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Evening star., 1940-12-20
SIS, 10000 Contract
For Navy Planes Let

A SIS, ,160501 Navy contract for ar
undisclosed number of airplanes Or
dered from the Brewster Aeronau-
tical Corp, Long Island City, N. Y,
was announced at the Navy De-
partment late yesterday.
It was included in a list of con.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Communist Party PorIey
Is Summoned by Stain

- the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Dec. 20.-Joseph Stain
today summoned an all-union con-
ference Of the Communist party
for February Is to discuss its work
IN transport and industry.
Organization questions" were the
only other subject listed on the
a1enda
Evening star., 1940-12-20

gift which adds
to his spiritual
serenity for
such gifts gen.
orally take the
form of remov-
j ing something
W h / ch is un =
necessary or bur.
densome to the
development Of
a more abundant
life.
So President
Roosevelt's sug-
gestion that we
re m ov e t h e
dAllor-Siun from
Evening star., 1940-12-20
William Allen White
Gets Churchmun Award
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PresS
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-William
Allen White, Emporia, Kans., editor.
was chosen recipient Of the Church.
man award yesterday "for the pro-
motion Of good will and better
understanding among all peoples"
awarded annually by the Church.
man, independent journal of the
Protestant Episcopal church.
Mr.. White is chairman of the
Committee to Defend America by
Aiding the Allies. Last years award
went to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

sumed names for self-protection, or
are inaccessible to American consuls
for various reasons. Other refugees
have failed to apply for visas. or been
unable to complete applications for
different causes, such as the required
affldavit guarantees that they will
not become public charges in this
country. Special arrangements were
also made to issue visas to British
Evening star., 1940-12-20
YuIe Gifts
Without the
Dollar Sign
Courage and Honor
More Expressive
Than Mere Coins
Nv JAY FRANKLIN,

Generally speaking, a Christmas
present is one which adds 20 the
individuals physical possessions and
little thought is given to the sort Of
Evening star., 1940-12-20
This Changing World
Strict Censorship Clouds Woshineton's knowledge
Of Reported Troop Movements by Germany
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

first time months ofcial Washington In
dark regarding happenings important cen Europe
military between
between occupied France and Spain tight
that being there little reliable forthcoming from
these key places.
piecng together be logical relatively
reliable started moving their
Evening star., 1940-12-20
By PERTINAX.

Otto Abetz was sent to Vichy for
4 very definite purpose-to ascertain
the significance of Pierre Laval's
dismissal in terms Of foreign policy.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Another Mystery at SPANS Door

movement
border is surrounded by equally deep secrecy.
According certain
Pyrenee have been the since this
from the of
quantities of food supplies following them.
The German high which of
Spain is seriously concerned over the food situation There is
there thing Spain is bone If decide
attack the British at Gibraltar considered possibility will
bring with them the mmuntons
but also food supplies
Marshall Petain glad
Laval sort of haison in Paris
moved from France 1t doubt
the aged field marshal hard for settlement of the French
German collaboration question
collaboration would have resounding effect all
Evening star., 1940-12-20

Is made ready. The Christmas peace
dove which Hitler let out last year
is ready to fly out once more to bring
goodwill and happiness to the world.
Some who are said to have seen that
dove declare it to be disguised hawk.
The new order in Europe-based
on the totalitarian theories-is more
likely to succeed, the Germans tell
Petain. if France indorses them
unreservedly. Such an Endorsement
by the marshal would have real
Evening star., 1940-12-20

HE opinions OF the pers this page their on, not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions are presented II The
Stars e0ort to gue all sides OF questions OF interest to It's
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1940-12-20

waiting consideration strictly the basis of
priority of Existing laws governing entry OF aliens do not
been able
administrative regulations
changing conditions
covering the five countries tabuaed issued
quota 1889 40 lie, visas granted within limits
Evening star., 1940-12-20
PIons to Admit 1000 Political Refugees
Recall Fact SOC, 900 Are on Waiting Lists
Nv FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE,

times Hungary'S (869), and nearly 60
times Rumanias (37D. Not more
than 10 per cent of quotas may be
used in any one month, but since the
annexation Of Austria, in March, 1898,
the quota of German, Poland and
Czecho-Slovakia, the countries prin-
cipally affected by the refugee mi
grafton, and several other countries
have been fully used. In addition,
names of many tens of thousands of
Would-be immigrants are inscribed
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Purse Curb
May Offset
Recent Veto
Loeon-WoIter Aims
May Be Accomplished
Through Fund Bills
Nv DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Roosevelt's refusal to
accept the judgment Of q majority
Of both houses Of Congress that
correction is needed in the pro-
Evening star., 1940-12-20

badly damaged would
bases operations
campaign at this time the equally improbable
conditions such that neither the Germans the Italians
would risk it, The flight quadrons
eastern coast OF Italy described precautionary of
avoid
the British adequate Albanian mainland
adjacent
Evening star., 1940-12-20

Of actual fghting troops Is rela-
lively small, but long trains con-
tanning war material for a large
force and for a lengthy CAM
paign are being sent into Italy
every day.
1t appears to well-informed OBJ
servers there will be no German at
tempt to assist the Italian effort to
reconquer Albania.
Reliable reports indicate that
most of the Albanian n0rtS have heen
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Complicated Conditions

Existing of
waiting lists who United States
Authorities control countries refuse departure permits to
classes Other countries decline extend transit prv
eees route to the United States and
rail- facilities reduced is
consequently applications
under German and Polish regardless waiting lists and that
this
try. The CzechoSlovak quota already
months made the principal channel through which
State accepted the committees that the coe
would eventually other country in order that
ordinarily regarded
recommended by Advisory Committee
issued than half this
Not all vsas delivered Immediately because appN
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Peace Offensive Foreshodowed

present. parallel military preparations of the Reich for
somewhere before
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21

I'm you'll read wi tn interest Hrs. naryn,s
little story about the tooth SOUP. I was es-
pecially interested in it because of SINH
lar experience. Ny father Who is an enthusiastic
and expert fisherman and once took my two child
fishing. We short of time, having just the
afternoon rather than the whole day which usually
devoted to our favorite sport, and decided try
spot which had been highly recommended to US. We
baited hooks and the childrenIs and pro-
ceeded to wait happily for nibbles. passed
and nothing happened. All the finny which
supposed to abound in those particular waters
disdainfl1ly ignored bait and the children be-
gan to fret. "e re tired. Couldn't 60 home now?
Why doesn't a fish bite on our hook? Are you sure
there're any fish here2 How do you known And any
fisherman knows that questions like these fatal
to fishing trip, especially when you don't have the
answers. After hour of this, decided
were tired, too, and started to wind up lines.
Ny father suddenly gave shout and began to pull
his taut line, while we hung dangerously the
edge in order to be the first to his fine fish.
He continued to haul in line between exciting gasps
this wise "Boy have so much fist we can't
eat it if this fellow is big I think he ISM
Nobody who hasn't thought he had hooked whale and
then pulled twenty thirty yards of rusty wire,
all neatly rolled up into a bundle, possibly
know feelings when exactly that appeared the
hook. Nobody said word. We just all stared at the
wire wi tn mournfu1 expressions. Finally my father
said, "That'n do wi tn 1T? Throw it back to give
other darn fool thrill?" looked at it a
moment and then said, I'VE might make soup of it.w
Ny dad threw back his head and laughed. VIII bet
you could nearer it than anybody earth, at
thatI" And the wire lives longer in memory than
a fifty pound fish would have. When 60 driving
and pass that place, both kids shout, mother,
theres the wi soup placeI" and all in all, we've
had lot of fun wi tn it.
But the point of the whole thing is that have a
reputation at home of being able to make out of
a cup of water and wish. 1--we played tricks
with soup than anybody you saw, and that
you don't need fairy godmother to make good soup
for you. Or even to stretch of prepared soup
from strictly tWo-person family lunch to company
dish that vi IL make history. your vegetable
water every kind goes we'll in soup and try strip
ping the refrigerator of all the little glass jars
the next time you need what my family calls "rubber
soup".
But why do 60 telling you all my secrets?
You'd think lid know by now that a woman wi thout a
is like the first and fifteenth wi thout
a pay checkl
--Peggie Arness
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21
WASHING MACHINES NEED CARE

TWO ways of getting the most out of your washing
machine are, first, to run it properly, and second,
to keep it properly cleaned.
sDon't overload your machine, either with clothes
with water. is the advice of the consmrs'
Counsel of the AA. "The mach ne usually has water
line marked in the tub, so it's easy to know when
the full mark has been reached. Follow tn d irec-
ticus given with the machine to know its top cape
city for clothes. Exceeding this limit can njre
both c1 othes and machine.
another rule is proper operation Of the machine
is never to start it When it is in gear. Likewise,
throw the machine out of gear before you turn off
the motor. This avoids excessive strain the
mechani m.
sits god rule, too, always to launder your
machine after laundering your Laundry. If there
stains the inside of the macn ne, whiting
fine securing powder to get then off. Never use
coarse, harsh securing powder if you want to retain
the inside surface of the tub.
HT4e greenish spots that sometime form on the
inside OF copper tubs-called 'verdigris can be
removed with soap sds and ammonia, you
paste made M tn whiting and otalic acid. Always
dilute oxaHc acid-about tablespoon to cup of
water. Leave the whiting and ocalic acid the
spot until dry, then rub it off, Remember to keep
oalic acid out of reach of children, and Ia bel it
PISON.H
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21
Balancing the Budget
by Bertha Maryn

"oh, dear, today would be good day for soup but
I don't have thing in the house and it's Late
to go shopping."
This lady,s plight reminds me of an old Slavic
folk story. beggar to poverty stricken
farmhouse and asked the farmer's wife for something
to eat.
Indeed, I'd be only too glad to share bit Of
food with you but not a morsel have for
selves", was the good wonan's reply.
The beggar stood wdaunted. "surely you still
have water?" he asked, "and old rake tooth?"
Curiosity Led the farmers wife to admit that water
and rake tooth were available.
We'll fetch the tooth and a quart Of and
I'LL cook you the best soup you did
curious than the proverbial cat, the produced
the tooth and water and placed them on the kitchen
stove.
NOV, my good woman" said the beggar, nthere
wouldn't be bit of barley rice would there? And
if you only had a bit Of onion and carrot. Ny,
what soup that would bel" By this time things had
gone far that the good could not resist the
desire to what would happen to this remarkable
recipe. So she looked and looked and found
barley and ice, carrot and onion, all Of which
went into the pot.
My, my this smells good, but if only had bit
Of a bone with small bit of fat. would
that be soupI" MY dear woman, see if you can't
borrow bit of bone from your nei ghbor. Needless
to say bone with piece of fat meat was found and
the rake tooth soup boiled producing most tempting
aroma, to the anaZemet of the foolish and curious
wife.
The end of the tale, like all folk tales, is Of
"that they all lived happily after" The
moral being the naivte of the good in believ-
ing that it the ra<e's tooth that made the soup
what it There is, however, another moral. Good
soup be made easily and cheapl but the presence
Of few staples in the pantry Will obviate the
essity Of the rake tooth. tablespoon Of barley
rice, half cup of beans peas, carrot or two,
onion, cabbage celery and any other vegetable
either cooked can be the makings of deli
cious and nutritional dish. bone with without
meat will add to the nourishing value well
improve the taste. However, in the absence of neat,
couple of tablespoons of butter added before
ing vi IL do in PINCH The following staples should
be in every pantry dried peas, dried beans, barley,
RI nOOd1 A cOnbi of any or
all of these Will give interesting variety
of soups.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21
NO EGG CHOCOLATE CAKE

L cups flour BIZ cup sugar
l tsp. soda Is squares chocolate
tbsp. butter C. sour milk or
l tsp. vanilla buttermk
III tsp. salt
Sft together flour, sugar and soda. Shave choc-
olate in pan with butter, set in pan of hot water
and stir until smooth. Put vanilla and salt into
sour milk and add to flour mixture. Stir until
smooth, add chocolate mixture. Bake in an 8 inch
pan in moderate oven.
ICING
1 tbsp. cocoa 3 tbsp. strong hot coffee
l tsp. vanilla Il tbsp. butter
C. powdered sugar l/S tsp. salt
Mix cocoa with hot coffee. Cream butter, add
sugar, salt, coffee and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
Enough for t he above cake.
Helen oHelia
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21
Recipes
-Peggie Arness

Mrs. Ethel Rosenzweig sends in the following:
ovEN-FRcSH CUP CAKES
l3 C. shortening W tsp. salt
tsp. vanilla cup sugar
1 egg, wbeaten q tosp. ba1 ing powder
cups sifted flour BIZ cup milk
Combine vegetable shortening, salt and vanilla.
Add sugar gradually and thoroughly. Add egg
times. Add small amount of flour to the creamed
mixture, alternately, with milk, mixing after each
addition until smooth. Pour batter into cup-cake
pans creased with shortening. Bake in hot
(G25o) IS to Ii minutes. Makes l8 cup cakes.
You can add raisins to your batter and put halves
of walnuts top for variation instead of using
icing.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21
Better Buyers Briefs

Eight leaders of the Better Buyers met Thur sday,
March L., at the home of Mrs. Helen Heine.
Coop flour and shortening discussed and it
thai the second shipment tening whittier
and creamder than the first. letter from Miss
Bramblett stated that further improvements could be
expected. She viii also send bread recipes for
the of Coop flour.
Mrs. Gladys Hughes reviewed "The Chamber of Hor-
rors", and Mrs. Milton Thrber gave short talk on
"Hosiery--The Problem of Every Lady Present..
The next meeting Will be March %, at the home of
Mrs. Doris Seybold, lob Crescent Road.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21

Do you have a shocking kitchen? Perhaps its the
clothes to be specific, your shoes,
was the advice o. Kline Nlmer gave a Greenbelt
housewife who cplainedd receiving electric shocks
when she touched things in her kitchen. "Do you
rubber soled shoes?n the first question Full
mer asked when she phoned in the complaint. Upon
her affirmative reply change Of shoes advised.
"1f that doesn't help" said Mr.. Nllmer, "call me
back" She HASN'T call ed.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21

Mrs. Rae Peterson's Better Buyers group mees
Friday, March u, at the home of Mrs. Dor othy B1o
len, 22-A Crescent Road.
Mrs. Iyla Aarti Will conclude the review of
"Ameri can Chamber of Horrorsn.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21
SPRING RAPTURE

The rains of spring are but tears of delight
That fall from the skies
In glad surprise
To see EARTH beauty emerge from the white
Of the winter's SHOWS.
The cries Of birds not really Gliding
But happy Tilt
Sung With heads a'ti1t
To coax the spring--"Come out of your hiding
AS soft wind blows.
p. Woodman
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21

Miss Lois wilson left by plane Saturday morning
for Duluth, Minnesota, where she called because
of the serious illness of her mother.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21
Greenbelt'S New Babies

Nr. and Hrs. William Joseph kellaher, &c Ridge
Road, announce the birth of a daughter, Alice Pa
tricia, Wednesday, March l3, at 1880 Pm.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21

Miss Florence Manich, who teaches in Seat Plea
SAINT, Maryland, is planning to spend the Easter hol
iday with relatives In Worcester, Massachusetts,.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21

The soul of your being may be likened to radio
receiver. So long it receives messages of beauty
hope, cheer, courage, grandeur and power from the
earth, from men and from the Infinite, so long are
you young.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21

The Eospi tai Auxiliary dance April will be the
first dance after Lent. lake your plans to attend.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21

Mrs. Carl Jernberg's group met at her home Tues
day, March II. nVitaminsn the topic of discus
sion, with special consideration their presence
in liver.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-03-21
DON'T LOOK NOW, GIRLS,
BUT SHE'S HUMAN, AFTER ALL!

Evelyn Cooper, who is responsible for all those
grand you've been getting at the Food Store,
was glimpsed the other day, roaming around the
Food Store--wonderi ing what to have for dinnerl
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-01-12
The Church and fhe Negro
(From the Catholic SentineD

The mission of the Church is to save all men. The
Church cannot be- that respecter of persons
nationaties She draws color linewhen it is
question of saving the souls of all colors look alike
her. She only condemns racism but also the nane
prejudices to which it gives rise
conformity with mission of the Church
is the spirit of this passage taken from the first encycca
present Holy the American hierarchy We
special paternal affection for the Negro people
dwelling among you the field of religion and education
that they eed special and comfort and
very deserving of IT,
Last week the annual dinner meeting of the ST. Vincent
de Paul society gave visible evidence of what is being done
here in this Archdiocese to capture the missionary spirit of
the Holy Father and to emulate his socude for negro
population prominent negro Catholic from Seattle Mr.
Sqires the principal speaker newly formed Vincent
ian group from the recently established Catholic mis-
sion here the city, mingled freely with the other members
of the society fine spirit of Christian comradeshp
evident
The negro needs the comfort of the church. even more
than do others for the that his life is hemmed
in by many social restrictions Though negro
TO be physical slave in many instances he continues
be an economic slave by virtue preudced public opinion
The economic plight of the negro expressed by the
speaker is due to disturbing racial inequality The working
day of the negro has hours than that the white
but he gets less day When he buys he usually
more when he sells he usually gets When times
along the negro is the first fired when good
times return he is the last to be rehred His children
attend schools where much shorter prevail
less efficient teachers hired That the situation
least most negro sections of the country speaker
asserted.
Prejudice against the negro SO widespread found
it's way into state and national legislation AS result
there is legal presumption that the negro socially
inferior being AS long the negro is prevented
oyng equal economic opportunity with the white man, he
naturally has most difficult struggle in becoming in
cultural sense the equal of the white.
In presenting his for the negro, Mr. Squires adj
mted he did not know complete solution for the problem
he presented While the Church entirely solve the
problem her duty plain She must strive to break down
unreasonng prejudice against the negro And to win his
affection she must show him that the Church there u.s.
in the words of the Apostle neither Gentle Jew
barbarian Scythian, bond Free But Christ is ALL
and in ALL"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-01-12

You don't have to vote We refuse to consider voting
as matter of duty Stay away from the polls you wish
Let the other fellow you But be sport Don't
plain if the other fellow votes in to office who
pass obnoxious laws raise taxes You had your chance
Of course may rain little election day or you NAV be
too tired to go to the trouble of voting
But other people, in other days. in this country and
other lands sacrificed their very lives attain right
deciding the laws under which they should live In America
we have this right We go to the polls and without let
hinderance from any select the who will make
the laws.
We like to think that few American Negroes will forego
the right to vote They made too many sacrifices
that right But to those who too tired
different who just can't be bothered about voting
would like when they kick about the way the is
to have pckets placed around their homes carrying signs
reading:
"QUITY
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-01-12

Holmes, Ruth Wells, Rilla Drake,
Gloria Harvey, and LeEtta San
ders King. Mrs. King will direct
the community singing, Mrs. Ber-
nice Clark, pianist.
Marjorie McFarlin and Jean
Shields were chosen as the two
delegates to represent the Senior
Girl Reserves at the Mid-winter
Conference. The Conference will
be held this year at Bellingham on
February 9, 10 and IL. Each club
is allowed to send two delegates.
The Committee of Management is
sending one of the girls.
The Modern Misses, an alumni
group of Girl Reserves, held its
first meeting of the wear at 4 o.
clock at the Y.W.C.A. The club
decided that the first topic for the
month of January would be bud
getting. The subject of budgeting
will be discussed among the club
members,