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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
HOME SERVICE
Vivid Pictures on. Glass
 Painted From Pattern,

A charming, appealing picture is Doe and Pawn" You can paint it easily yourself in lovely colors on glass-in its full size, g by 12 inches. You lay your glass over a paper pattern, following its lines with your hrush-and by the same simple method you can paint other de- lightful subjects.
 A thrill to see rich color effects emerge as you work. The doe and lawn pictured here are in soft browns dappled with white. The mountain Is a rich purple with deeper purple shadows
 All these colorS-indeed any color you can get by mixing three in- expensive tubes of oil paints-red, yellow and blue. To darken a col or, use black household enamel; to tighten one, white household enam- el.
 Our new set, -Four Designs to Paint on GlaSs-Second Series," m- cludes Cabin in the Pines, Swans on a Lake," Rose Bouquet" Doe and Pawn leach by 12 inches. Has directions for mixing colors, tells colors for each picture.
 Send 10c in coin for our set of FOUR DESIGNS TO PAINT ON GLASS-Second Series to Water
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father or mother complicated their lives, why then they shouldn't take them in.
 If they found that they weren't blissfully happy with a husband or wife, divorce was recommended even if there were children to con- slider. The sophisticated answer to that complication was, "A home where the parents are unhappy and fighting and quarreling all the time is worse for children than 8 home with just one parent.
 QUARRELING
 VS. CHILDREN
 It seemed old-fashioned to suppose that two grown-ups should be ex- pected to stick to their marriage VOWS, even though life wasn't all the moonlight and roses they supposed it would be when they married.
 And it seemed woefully unsophis- ticated to say to young people with small children, Since the fighting and quarreling of parents is bad for children, give up your fighting and quarreling and act like grown-ups- but don't give up your marriage When young people found it hard to get jobs, no one hinted that they might be looking for too good job, or suggested that they try a job they considered beneath them-just for a starter. No. They were told their country had failed them by not pro viding them with good jobs the day they quit school and started job hunting.
 Young people have been so filled with the idea that their happiness land their security are their only concern that their hand-me-down philosophy doesn't have much place in it for duty. Now we are entering a period of our nations life when its future may hang on the unself1sh devotion to duty of its citizens.
 Bringing out that discarded word at this time of their country's need may be quite a shock to them. But once they get used to the idea, they may find that life holds more mean ing when duty is recognized and obeyed.
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ing cloth lightly with the cleaning solvent and cover it with neor two layers of dry cloth. Light strokes are
 essential in sponging; rubbing does not help. In sponging the spot, work from the utside tward the center of the spot, tapering in every direction to help prevent a ring As the cleaning fluid is applied, blow lightly on the spot to aid quick
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10 C0eM 1aIIllIy, to their conmun- ity, or to their country.
 They were taught that their real duty was to themselves; that their own happi- ness should come first in their de- their way of life.
 They weren't to ciSioinS and in conside CT that they might have 8 duty to their parents. If talk ing in an old
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However lacking paternal die their broken their first responsibility of their children its heart chdes need and meeting Logically enough society benefits this world without mourning obligations Somehow always have to
 CAROLINE CHATFTELD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23

am great properly orphan homes for children for they enable children to start life free obligations do with foster parents the poor help from these people who claim adopns would better off, But in most parents big hearted They when the children young and the insurance children older It selfish venture
 A HAPPY MOTHER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23

believe the Ocoogs agreed that when is possible to a that's best place it. But babies Certainly widOwer with little doesn't them there relatives institutions which he place them until such time he
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obligation affection that the foster children incur rather would child could free and unfetered with need to parents foster But how do? reared inevitably incur ob loved and love s whether they be or aliens.
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extreme? Granted that the majority of movad shness that they adopt children empty they give those ch protection in the vast children together naturally flesh and blood parents and children.
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drying and also to prevent 8 ring. The absorbent pad and the clean ing cloth should be changed fre- quently and kept clean. Do not roughten the fabric by too too vigorous treatment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23

Many people children deprive those children of their obligation themselves which they could speak particular home life everything and child life to it's own mother born and thank father refusing of am free
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
Duty" Is a Rare Word In Vocabulary of Youth
|OId-F fashioned
 Idea Has Been Long Neglected
BY RUTH MILLETT

Duty is a word that Americans haven't bothered much with in years. Too many of today's young people were brought up without ever having been told they had any duty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
TOMORROW'S MENU

BREAKFAST-Green apple sauce. wheat cereal, bacon rolls, currant jelly, coffee, milk.
 LUNCHEON-Cheese souffle, cole flaw, orange and banana cup, cook les. tea, milk.
 DINNER-Beef kidney stew, with mashed potatoes, broiled tomatoes, celery, stewed fresh prunes, soft eus- lard sauce. coffee. milk.
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Caroline Chatfield
Correspondent Deplores Adoptons; Thinks Orphan'
 Better Of in Institutions.
Sqw Today
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MISS CHATFIELD:


 Perhaps my quite orthodox but feel strongly on subject would like word of space Recently read her real mother and you by telling how much she owed the foster mother couldn't wouldn't give No mo- the child the priceless gift life But for the rest of daughter will obligated to foster parents who took her for their pleasure they and sick that daughter sacrifice everything for them
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of
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23

 too little sebum, and therefofe should NOT be subjected to soap and water unnecessarily and should have regular applications of a suit able skin oil, such as the cold cream (Ointment of Rose water) of the U. s. or British Pharnaco- pceia freshly prepared by your own druggist.
 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
 Plants in the House Relative of mine is an invalid confined to bed. Tn the house and even in the bedroom are many house plants. Could it be that her health is harmed by so many plants grow ing in the house?
 CTD.H) [ Answer--Qn the contrary, the more plantS growing in the house or the sick-roon the better for the health of the occupant or the pa- tient. tProtected by John F. Dille Co0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23

John Adams was | living ex- president of the United States for a quarter of century.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23

A scientific expedition in New Guinea found rats measuring three feet from tail tip to nose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
GOrtying YOMi:Self
B AHcia Hart
NEA Service stafs writer

Face poWder+-in the seven shades that famous beauty expert con. siderS the seven standard complex ion tones furnished inspiration foa collection of the latest thing in stockings. The stockings were dyed in colors to match the flesh tones.
 A group of fashion. and beauty au- thorities have made up their minds that it is as silly for the fair skinned woman to wear dark tar stockings, just because. her cos tune is beige, as 1t would be fol her to wear dark tan face powder
 whether you approve of their theory or whether you firmly in- tend to go right on wearing fairly dark stockings because you flee darker shades make your legs anC ankles seem simmer, the idea itsel1 is interesting. And SO are theil general rules:
 "Be as considerate of your leg. as you are of your face, ]" they ad. wise. Since your legs are aboui one-third of you, there's no reason why you shouldn't devote req. sonable amount of time to groom. ing them"
 They point out that it's a mis. take to spend fifty minutes of ( shopping hour selecting gloves ant 8 bag, leaving only about ten min. utes for choosing stockings. The, d1Sapproye heartily of anyone whS says, T have to dash in here ana pick up a. couple of pairs of stock, ings." MAKE SURE
 OF THE SIZE
 The new complexion tones ir hosiery include; opalescent, for tn, | light blonde; champagne rose fo the olive blonde; bisque, for thu white-skinned redhead: rachel, fo the prematurely gray and thre, deeper beige shades for light, me dium and dark brilnettes.
 You should make very sure tha your stockings are the right size If the feet are too short, the, won't wear well. And if the fee are too long, you'll have ridge and wrinkles around heels an angles. Remember to straightel back seams several times a da, Sit down to- fasten front garters t your stockings; stand when : yo, fasten the back ones.
 BEAUTIFUL FEET
 ARE COMFORTABLE FEET 1 Put on clean stockings ever morning, of course v from stand points of hygiene, looks, and tn budget. Stockings which ar washed the minute you take then off will give longer service.
 Once 8 week remove Superflu ous hair on the legs with a wax O cream .depilatory, a plain razo or an electric one, designed espe cially for women. Pat on crean or hand lotion or a fragrant DOW der-cologne immediately after tn hair-remoyal job.
 Use fresh lemon juice or . commercially prepared bleach t. keep knees and inside of ankle smooth and white. Rub piec, |. of wet ptInnice gently over cal louses on heels as well as fee each time you bathe.
 And don't get any idea that . | pedicure is pure luxury. Beautiful feet usually are comfortable feet Make no mistake about it.
 John Adams was | living ex
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o. Hw may I remove soft drink stains from clothing and table linen?
 A. Fresh stains may often be removed by applying solution of equal parts of glycerine and alco- hol by the pad method". This pad, or. sponging method is ef- fective on stains that dissolve read fly, and on grease stains. At the start, brush off surface dust and dirt. Then place heavy absor- bent cloth or clean blotter be- neath the stain, with the right side of the stain down. Before begin ming to sponge. moisten the spong-
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Of Interest To, Women

Have you a household problem to solve? Write your question clearly, sign your name and ad- dress, enclose three-cent p0stage stamp and mail to The Woman's Editor, Washington Service Bu- reau, The Democrat, 1913 18th Street, Washington, D. C., for a personal reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-22

at his sons clothing. What are you wearing?
he inquired.
What do you wish?" Martin asked, sur
prised He had imagined dinner of old friends,
informal and gay, and he had thought with
pleasure of a soft silk robe, easy and cool, and
which he had not been able to wear for a long
time.
Wear your formal foreign evening clothes"
his father said. And what badges have you?
Put on the gold key they gave you. and any
other thing you have
He met his sons astonished stare. II want
to be proud of you before my - my friends. "
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he said, and then looked at his watch. Its
late," he muttered and hurried away.
In his room, alone, Martin dressed himself
carefully in his best - stiff shirt, silk vest.
tailed coat. He had not worn them since the
formal college banquet of his graduation day.
He had thought then that he would never wear
them again - certainly not in his fathers
home. More mystified than ever. he put on his
Phi Beta Kappa key. his gold signet ring, his
diamond studded fraternity pins one Greek
letter and the other the honor society of his
profession.
(Continved on poge 12)
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Martin drew OaCk Instantly MS IdIncI iOOSt0
his hands and the look disappeared.
Are you well?" he inquired.
Quite we'll, Martin replied. He hurried on,
anxious for talk. Il hope you are not angry
that disobeyed you, My Father. felt must
come home now - for two reasons. The first
is that want to be of what use l can against
the enemy The second is that was honestly
ashamed to be living abroad in ease and at
study, as though my country were not suffer-
ing"
His father stood looking at him. II am not
angry" he said 1T would be of little use if
we're. This generation does what it pleases."
mo, Father, don't speak 50" Martin cried.
1T makes me feel you are angry"
His father shook his head. mo, only certain
of your misunderstanding" he said in low
voice.
Father, how can you say that" Martin
demanded Il am your son.
But his father only gave him melancholy
smile I'VE will see,' he said gently. Mean
while, it is time for our guests" He glanced
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wide paper-latticed window looked out into
his own small courtyard. The bamboos, the
pine were the same. Bamboos attain their
growth in single year and seven years we're
nothing to the pine already two centuries old.
Japan and China" he thought, and was
pleased with his comparison.
The door opened and Ling Ma came, her face
all loving solicitude. Nov, heart of my flesh,
you are not to touch anything will unpack
your garments and fold them away"
Foreign suits must be hung, not folded,
Ling Ma" he said.
Then show me one and will do the Others"
she said. "You must rest yourself; you must
eat and sleep and play after all these years of
study. You are too thin" She came close and
searched his face You didn't take foreign
wife,"
Martin laughed at her. mo, no wife,
kShe nodded her satisfaction Then we must
see to it. will talk with your father myself"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
School News Page Comes
To Close OfSecond Year

glow, believe that our school page
has been an incentive for children
to do better and more painstaking
work. 1t is certain that, in the chill
drens' efforts to make an interest
ing column of their activities, they
have stretched to new horizons in
results.
1t would be hard to say which
school, Isaac Bear or Hemenway,
edited and made UP the best school
publication. The writer has written
for (alas!) and been exhilarated
(woe) to have stories Of his printed
in mimeograph magazines publish.
ed by "advanced guard WRITER'S" I'm.
ineligible stroies written more or
less for the neurotic sophisticates.
And those publications were all
strictly awful. Therefore, we say
that Hemenway and Isaac Bear are
to be congratulated. We will not be
surprised if they win state and dis
trict prizes next year in grammar
school publications.
We have raved about the young
artists in our school system. Let it
be said that we are still raving. A
number of these young Wilmington
ians r going far up the ladder as
artists, illustrators, craftsmen.
Our space is up-and so long until
next year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
Isaac Bear

The Finnish commandments
Field Marshal Baron Mannerhiem,
once said: IF the Films can hold
the Russian troops for two months
1 shall be satisfied" On March 1,
the Films were still holding the
Mannerhiem line.
The question may often come in
your mind why the Firms signed
the peace treaty. My reason is
that if Finland had not given up,
Russia would have taken the whole
of Finland in a short time because
the Russian troops h a d already
Russia did take Finland the Firms
broken the Mannerhiem Line. II
would have lost all of their indie
pendence, and that was what they
were fighting for.
The tired Finnish army was glac
to sign the peace treaty. For 8
while Finland thought they woulc
get help from Britain and France
The Allies said that they had fifty
million well-trained troops ready
to go when Finland called f
them. Norway and Sweden refused
to let troops go through their coun'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

the way to ride a bicycle in COM
plete safety. From this we have
derived the following set of safety
rules:
l. Obey the traffic rules. 2. Sig
nal the drivers behind you which
way you r going. 8. Be ure to
have a tail light or reflector on
the back of your wheel and a head
light on the front. 4. Keep your
bicycle in good repair. S. Don't
drive out from behind parked cars
without looking both ways first.
6. Sound your horn when someone
is in your way. Z. Don't do two
things at a time while riding. 8. Do
not ride on the sidWalk. 9. Register
your bicycle with the police. 1t
makes it easier to find when lost.
10. Stop at each stop light or stop
sign. II. In parks, you should keep
in a group, not riding all over the
place.-Grace Morrison, grade 6.
We have on hand-and sorry we
couldn't find space to print them
stories on safety rules for bike
riders from Betty Hill, Katherine
Piner, Jesse Lee Philemon, June
Bumby, Josephine Schulken, and
Rachel Crimson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

straight to you.-Virginia Watson,
grade 8. One day when l was
swinging, I heard a sweet girl sing
ing. 1t was such a pretty song, l
asked her to come along.-Ruby
Evans, grade 8. The birds are
very, very gay. Happy, h appy
songs they say. Making people glad
each day, on this lovely day in
May.-Virginia Cooley, grade 3.
There was an old man of the town.
He was a comical clown. He had
one leg, the other was a peg. And
he died in the middle of the sound.
Fritz Stellges, grade 5. There
was an old man of the hills, who
didn't ever pay his bills. One day
when hunting quail, the cops took
him to Jail, and from then on the
old man paid his bills. - Jackie
Cooley, grade S. There was an
old man of the sea, as merry as
merry could be. He'd sail far and
wide, over seas he would glide,
That funny old man of the sea-
Harry Stanley, grade 5.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
Editors lettings

We cannot say goodbye until
next year" without a few last
words. To the children of the New
Hanover county school system;
Thank you for your contributions,
without them this page could not
exist, and Wilmington and al
southeastern North Carolina would
be ignorant of the work you are
doing. From reading and enjoy
ing your writings, we all know
something of the trend of educa-
ton today, the way it is taught
and the way it sticks. We know
that our school system has, with
out question, the finest principals
and teachers in the state. We know
that they are on their toes to keer
your school day a happy but in
structive one.
We know, too, that they have
really given thought to your writ
ings for this page. 1t is reflected
in the variety of topics, and g
hundred other ways. And so, thank
you, principals and teachers, we
are grateful for your efforts tc
keep the school news the most in
teresting page in the Sunday Star
News.
And to r. B. Page, publisher o.
The Star-News, goes our apprecia.
ton for the space he has provided
for this work you are doing. 1t i:
a real contribution to communit!
welfare and a sincere effort to pro
vide for the publication of all thos'
stories and poems which have fill
ed young minds for generations.
John Marshall, managing editol
of the Star-News and the young
est member of the Board of Edu
cation, is another who has don'
more than his bit to make thu
page your page. He has written thu
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
William Hooper Pupils Write
Series of Short Sketches

l love to play in the spring, I love
TO work and to sing, I love to swing
through the breeze, and hear the
BIRDS in the trees.-Floyd Moore.
grade 3. Pretty flowers bloom in
May. l picked a pretty bunch to.
day. Some were yellow, some were
blue, summer brings them all to
you.-Frances Hamilton, grade 8.
1t is fun to go to Lakeside. On Sum-
day IN the spring, to see the chill
oren on the slide, and swinging in
the sWing.-Billy johnson, grade
3. We like the little birds in spring
because they come around a d
sing, the flowers, too, come into
sight and make the world so very
rlght.-Peggy Benson grade g..
Summer is almost here. Robins
greet us with cheer. Many birds
are here and there, picking in.
sects everywhere.-Marion Leroy
Shepard, grade 3. 1t was the very
first day of May, when 1 first went
out to play. I picked some pretty
violets blue, then I BROUGHT them
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
Sunset Parks Pupils Write
Essays On History Activities

Life iii the Middle ages was
not like life today. They had cast
les to protect themselves in war.
They were hard to heat because
they were big. Around the castle
was a big moat with a draw bridge
to cross on, but this was kept up
unless some body needed to 60
out or in. They had a portcullis
also for further protection. Life in
a castle was not comfortable.
In the Middle ages there we're
different kinds of people; as the
common, the clergy, and mobiles.
The serfs, which were the common
people, had to work for their lords
and 60 to war with them. The
serfs had to stay on the land OF
their lords and could not go away.
The clergy were the holy people.
In the middle ages there were
gilds. Gilds were groups of people
who got together and did a certain
kind of trade. Then the gilds disap.
peared because of inventions.
In our school not long ago we
had a film. Its title was Bicycling
in complete safety" 1t was shown
to us in order that we could see
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

headlines, fought hard to give us
space when it looked as if we were
going to be crowded too much,
and has championed the work you
are doing.
Finally, there are our sponsors
who have believed enough in this
work to- provide all kinds of en-
couragement. They have been glad
to do their part to make the page
possible and to the following firms,
our sincere and grateful thanks:
Efird's, Saunders Drug Co., Hugh
MacRae and company, the Peoples
Building and Loan, and the Will
mington Furniture company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
CLEVER RIDDLES

Thomas Gray, grade 6, VIM.
Hooper, turned in the following
clever riddles:
l. What becomes of a white rock
when it's thrown in the sea
2. What did one toe say, to the
other one?
3. What did the sock say when
the toe asked it to let him out
4. I am long as a pistol barrel
and thin as a dime and shine like
4 dime?
Answers: l. 1t becomes wet. 2.
I think we are being followed by
a heel. 3. I'll be darned if I do.
q. A case knife.