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Evening star., 1940-06-20
Study During
Summer Is
Harmful
Youngsters Need
Rest and Vacation
From School
BY ANGELO PATRI.

One child has failed to pass his
grade and is told that If he
makes up his work and passes an
examination in September he will
be promoted. Another is behind
his group grade If he studies
and passes at the end of the vaca-
ton. he may make up that lost
grade. Still another is so close
to the edge of failure that a sum-
mer of work might be wise-just
to strengthen him and keep him
from forgetting.
We should be careful about this
vacation tutoring. We should
know the child we are asking to
work overtime, know why he is
behind, know the possibility of
success in the understanding before
we begin. If we use a child's vaca-
ton time for work when he needs
play and freedom from pressure,
we make a grave mistake. If we al
low him to remain idle when he
needs to work we make just as
grave a mistake. We must look
at these children carefully.
A dull child, that is, one who
has to work hard to get an idea
but who gets it by and by and
holds on to it, does not benefit by
being tutored. He needs relief
from work of that kind and should
be given other occupations that
make use of his physical abilities,
skills and pleasures. A change of
work, an indirect attack on his
laggard ways usually helps wake
him up a bit. Drilling him will
not do that but will send him to
sleep all the tighter. His mind
shuts down hard when it is wea-
ried and the term end sees him
fatiqued quite thoroughly. He
needs a season at camp.
The child who lost time through
illness should be certified as to
fitness for summer work before
undertaking it. Illness usually
leaves weakness and fatigue be-
hind 1t. The body is in no con-
dition to study intensively. Unless
the physician says the child would
be the better for this makeup
work he should not be allowed to
do it. When he is quite we'll and
strong he can do extra work If
Evening star., 1940-06-20

to other guests whom they may not
know.
Q. know my steps perfectly
when I'm alone, but when l get out
on the floor with a girl I tighten
up like a banjo string. The steps
knew so well are gone with the wind,
and I'm left stranded. Are there
any cures for this buck and wing
fever cluttering up your desk?
A. The only cure for what YOU
cleverly term buck and wing fever"
Is practice and experience, which
will create self-confdence. And we
know just how you feel. having had
exactly the same experience!
Your best bet is to get some kind
hearted girl to dance with you in
private. It's the crowd and the un-
familiar situation that cause your
fright. Practice in private until the
steps are automatic, and then your
feet will instinctively carry you
through those bad moments at the
start Of a public appearance.
Another helpful device is to con-
centrate on the rhythm of the
music. making sure that your feet
are moving to that rhythm, and for
getting any particular steps you've
learned The strain of trying to re.
member merely makes you self.
! cons ;iOuS,
Evening star., 1940-06-20

necessary. Summer is not our best
time for coaching backward chill
dren who have been i'll.
The child who just passes, with
a warning, is the one I would not
tutor under any circumstances.
This child has been pushed along
by the teacher so that he could
make the grade. His family pushed
him, too. Now, having made the
grade, let him catch his breath. He
needs strengthening, but whatever
is done toward that end must be
done indirectly,
Evening star., 1940-06-20

COulc BOOO QdIlCeT! MY girl
friend and do not go out with a
group. Whenever we dance it is
with each other, and neither of us
wants to lead. What can we do
about this?
A. We realize that many girls 20
to public dances with other girls,
but we don't care much for the idea
Again, you're advertising the fact
that no boy will take you, which is
certainly poor strategy And you're
rather obviously inviting a pickup.
The situation is different when
you are on vacation, at summer
hotel. aboard a cruise ship, or in a
resort colony. Under such circum-
stances two or more girls can
watch the dancing, and accept invi-
tations to dance, without cause for
criticism.
Dancing with another girl when
you're in the learning stage is quite
all right, but don't do it when there
are boys around who might dance
with you. Do your lab work in
private. If you take turns leading
1t shouldn't do you any permanent
harm. since you'll be getting practice
in following.
Q. Is it proper to cut in at a
closed dance on girl to whom the
boy has not been introduced? If so
should he introduce himself and
start a conversation, or should the
girl do that?
A. AT a small dance restricted to
members and guests of an organiza-
ton. 1t is usually considered quite
all right for boy to cut in on any
couple. It's certainly correct if he
knows the other boy, who should
Immediately make the introduction
At larger dance, even though it
is not public, we'd hesitate to cut
in on a boy we didn't know, unless
we knew the girl In the latter case,
she could make the introduction.
II you start dance with a girl
who you don't know and her former
partner fails to introduce you, tell
her who you are, and start a con-
verstlon If you feel like talking
You might say, I'm Jack Smith. ]
should know you, but unfortunately
I don't"
@. Three girls are giving a dance
together. Should all of us be at the
door to greet the guests?
A. Yes, except when one of you
leaves momentarily to introduce
new arrivals to the chaperones, and
Evening star., 1940-06-20
My Neiehbor Soys:

Sponge cake cut in squares
and served with any preserved
or fresh fruit with a topping
Of whipped cream makes a de-
licious, quick dessert.
To facilitate the removal of
frozen foods from refrigerator
trays, line each tray with
waxed paper before filing it.
When the food is frozen, lift it
out by the edges of the paper.
The paper may then be torn of
easily.
Bottles containing cream or
milk should never be left un-
covered in the refrigerator.
Odors from other foods are
quickly absorbed by them.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Dorothy Dix Says >>>
When Husband Gets Bit Flighty
Over a Girl, Just Be Patient

He won't be able to 90 the pace
long, and some day, when he is worn
out with being dragged around to
night clubs and his digestion is up
set by too much lobster and cham
payne and his rheumatism makes
his knees feel like balls of fire, he
will come hobbling back to home
and mother.
A lot of men who have been as
housebroken as the cat 60 haywire
when they begin to realize that they
are aging.
Some day they happen to look
at themselves little more closely
than usual in the mirror and see
that their hair is receding and their
stomachs protruding, and that there
are wrinkles about their eyes, and
that their clothes are just coverings
and nothing else. They go into q
panic in which they are just ready
to fall into the trap that any good
looking young woman sets for them
The tempter is always waiting for
him, with her batteries and cajoler-
les and her lies about his being
glamour boy who is too young for his
wife.
Sometimes the artless little crea-
ture inveigles him into marrying
her. Sometimes she takes what she
can get and moves on to richer prey.
But, however it ends, it is all
grief for the old man. He wakes
up eventually to the fact that he has
let mere girl child work a conf
dence game on him and that he has
made himself a laughing stock for
all who know him, and has lost the
respect and affection Of his wife and
children, and he is as miserable a
creature as there is on this earth.
If you care enough for your hus-
band to want him back, just wait
and you will get the battered re-
mains. DOROTHY DIX,
Evening star., 1940-06-20

ADVISED. CaCnSh don't like to die
an amazing length of time, so the
their heads, which discourages them
bit, and then, taking strong pincers
or tweezers or some similar weapon,
strip the skin backward over the
tail. This, we were assured, is easy
and can be accomplished in a jiffy.
The catfish don't resent it much by
this time. We don't feel that we
know very much more than we did
before, but maybe somebody clever
In the ways of skinning fish can
make something of it. In any event,
we pass the information along to
any one interested in the matter.
Aside from the catfish situation,
the rest of the markets seemed well
in hand. The usual number of
luncheon meats and cold cuts, hams
and hot dogs are being featured this
week end, and one of the best meat
buys seems to be veal. There is
quite bit of spring lamb still to
be had and frying chickens are
being specialed here and there at
attractive prices. Excellent fresh
Kennebec salmon and plenty of
northern lobster, both cooked and
alive, are to be had. Soft crabs, sea
scallops and fresh shrimp abound
and are inexpensive.
Peaches are beginning to show
up in larger shipments, but there
seem to be more clingstone than
freestone this week-eSpecially good
for stewing. All berries are plenti-
full, as are fresh figs, pineapples,
plums and seedless grapes. April
cots seem to be at their best just
now, and cherries have never been
better.
There are any number of vegeta-
bles from which to choose, with
western peas outstanding in quality.
Caulifower is poor, and asparagus
Is beginning to show signs of being
on its way out. Lettuce, especially
iceberg, has shown a marked i'm
provement both in quality and in
price, and, amazingly, shipments of
endive have started coming in. I
imagine that large stocks of this
Belgian-grown vegetable were held
In New York and are only just be-
ing released for publie consumption.
There Is little news in the grocery
line. Attractively priced sales of
fruit and vegetable juices are al
ways timely at this season, and in
many shops specials are being run
Evening star., 1940-06-20

he' oAsWH discover matter wearing gloves
advised Catfish don't
an amazing length Of time the thing
Evening star., 1940-06-20

Unpopularity Advertised
Two Girls Dance
Together in Public
Permissible to Cut In on Any
Couple at Small Gathering;
Practice Steps in Private
BY KAY CALDWELL and ALDEN HARRISON

Today we're gathering together which readers
have recently asked concerning dancing
solve particular terpsichorean
Please tell right girls to dance together
night
escorts don't ~ ~ ~
A. We object senuousy the together
night club or at public where are
dancing together " ~
When girls they advertising the fact that
will dance with yourself black eye such tha
Furthermore have stopped would be
you two boys dancing together possible that
boys dsapprove just as heartily of girls doing it.
We suggest that
corted who
girl friend possible persuade the bows who
take you out to learn ~ ~
@ Is 1t all right for two girls dance alone?
Evening star., 1940-06-20

on soups that jell easily. Among
these are green turtle and a new
type of mushroom consomme. I'M
ported cheeses are still plentiful,
and domestic stocks have never been
better.
SUNDAY DINNER MENU.
Lobster Cocktail
Melba Toast CELERY Curls
Baked Chicken
Summer Squash
Avocado Salad
Blueberry Pudding, Cream
Coffee
BAKED CHICKEN.
2 frying chickens q to 21a pounds
each.
Salt and pepper.
3 cups milk.
Flour.
Butter.
Have the chicken cut in serving
pieces. Dip in -four well seasoned
with salt and pepper. Fry in butter
over low heat turning until brown
on all sides, keeping pan covered as
much as possible. Place the chicken
in the scalded milk. Cover tightly
and bake in a slow oven 900 de-
grees F. for 30 to IS minutes or
until tender. Remove chicken from
roaster or pan and make gravy as
follows: Mix 31a tablespoons of flour
and a little water to a paste and
add to the milk. Cook, stirring
constantly until thickeend. Season
with salt and pepper and pour over
the chicken. Serves six to eight,
BURBERRY PUDDING.
8 slices bread.
"a cup butter.
/ quart blueberries.
u cup sugar.
Salt.
Remove the crusts from the bread
slices and butter each slice liber-
ally. Stew the berries gently with
the sugar and little salt for about
IS minutes. Place the bread slices
in a buttered baking dish, alter
nately with the stewed berries un-
til all are used. Bake in a moder-
ate oven for about 20 minutes, cool,
and set on ice to become very cold.
Serve with cream, either plain or
whipped.
Evening star., 1940-06-20

Q. Three girls are giving a dance
together. Should all of us be at the
door to greet the guests?
A. Yes, except when one of you
leaves momentarily to introduce
new arrivals to the chaperones. and
Evening star., 1940-06-20

the spny things we usually stood and yelled until
some kind masculine acquaintance took it away from
us. We never saw it again If we could help it-and
never ate any of it, either Everybody else seemed to
enjoy it-but somehow we were out of sympathy with
the whole deal.
So we haven't been very helpful about the best
ways to remove the outside covering from of
homelest fishes in the world. This morning wander
ing through the fish markets, however, we discovered
number of large and pricky specimens sadly gasping
their lives away upon the tiled slab. Near them was
pan full of skinned ones. So plucked up courage
and inquired into the CORY deails-much to the dis
gust OF our daughter, who making her first round
OF the markets in the process of being broken in
the rudiments of housekeeping. AS far as we could
discover, it's simple matter, but wearing gloves is
ont like to die and will endure rough treatment for
Evening star., 1940-06-20
BY BARBARA BELL

It's open season for aprons
you're going to need lot of new
ones as summer goes on and visitors
flock in! Here's new design with
which you can make pretty little
tie-ons, and like, all-pro-
Evening star., 1940-06-20

Our Dancing Dos and Don'ts"
leaflets will give you many addi-
tional points on ballroom eti.
quette. Send 5 cents stamps or
coin) to Kay Caldwell and Alden
Harrison, in care of this news.
paper.
Evening star., 1940-06-20

Dear Miss Dix-My problem is
my husband and his secretary. We
have been married more than 80
years. Have married son. Up until
lately have had happy and peace
full home, with my husband appar-
emily perfectly satisfied with me.
But about five years ago he hired a
new secretary, a young married
woman. don't know just what she
did to him, but she changed him
alarmingly. He was always afraid
of growing old, and now he is in
such stew about it and works so
hard at trying to keep young he is
wearing himself out. His clothes
are what the well-dressed college
boy is supposed to wear. He affects
a pep he doesn't feel, and he vir-
tually collapses after the audience
is gone. He takes his secretary out
to luncheon at the smart hotels and
parades her before people. He takes
food and household goods from our
home to give to her. And he gives
her presents of a value that he
never bestowed upon me. He says
for me to get divorce, but, after
all. still love him, and this woman
couldn't have him any more than
she does now. What should do?
TITAN.
AnsWer-Just hold steady and
keep your tongue behind your teeth.
Don't nag. Don't weep. Don't take
martyr pose. Just ignore your
husbands infatuation as much as
you can.
know it is pretty hard to ask
wife to look natural and act casual
when she sees her elderly husband
making a fool of himself and being
played for sucker by a little gold
digger, but it is the best way to
handle the situation.
Time is the only thing that will
cure him of his infatuation for this
young woman and convince him
that he isn't the merry nght-heart-
ed lad that he thinks he is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
HULL LISTENS
AT CUBAPARLEY
Pan-American ENJOYS Will
Gather To Talk Plans
For Joint Action

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July 90
government announced to-
night that the German legation had
withdrawn the note of two weeks
ago in which it expressed hope that
Central American nations would do
nothing" "unneutral" at the Havana
conference of foreign ministers.
The withdrawal, the government
was made by German Min
lister Otto Reinbeck, with apologies,
in a cable from Havana, where he
has gone to watch developments at
the sessions opening tomorrow.
HAVANA, July 2O.-lR-T h e
United States delegation became
the center of intense activity to-
night in informal conversations
aimed at formulating proposals on
hemisphere defense and economy
at the second meeting of Ameri-
can foreign ministers opening here
tomorrow.
The arrival Of Secretary of State
Hull, with his staff of diplomatic,
trade, monetary and agricultural
advisers, opened preliminary con-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
GERMANS TIGHTEN
fHOLD ON DUTCH
Reprisals For 'Mistreat-
ment' In Indies Begun
In Netherlands

AMSTERDAM, July 20-R-
(via Berlin)-The German h g n
commissioner in the Netherlands,
Arthur Seysz-Inquart, decreed to-
day establishment of German
courts to try Dutch citizens who
act against the German nation,
people, party, individuals or prop
erty.
They also will try German SUBJ
jects or former German citizens
for any offenses they may commit.
The Dutch may be tried in these
courts if they commit what are
considered to be crimes against
''the general interest,"" such as sa-
botaging food supply.
This is the first time that Neither
lands legal processes have been
by the German occupation.
Police in the Hague last night
picked up Dutch colonial officials
arrested in reprisal for alleged i'll
treatment of Germans interned IN
the Dutch East Indies.
How many were arrested was
not disclosed. The German COM
plants were said to refer to about
1000 interned persons.
These, a German spokesman has
stated, were made to submit to
''humiliating treatment, such as
riding on third class railway
coaches with natives, being guard
ed by native soldiers and being
made to clean their own rooms.
Mail to the East Indies has been
stopped.
Rost Van Tonningen, 4 Dutch Ma
ri leader, was named commissioner
to control the social democratic
workers party, the communist par
ty and the revolutionary socialist
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
Berlin Radio Repeats
Hitler;$ Speech Ouer
And/ Over In English
IL BROUGHT DOWN
Ships In Southeast Ports
Heavily Bombed; Brit
ish Claim Not Hit
TROOPS CALLED
Rv the Associated Press

LONDON, July 21.-(Su1,-
day., - Nazi air raiders
swarmed back to their almost
constant assault on Britain
early today, roaring as far
westward as Wales before
British fighter planes drove
them off. No bombs were
dropped in Wales.
Great fleets of Junkers
bombers and Messerschmitt
fighters swept across the
British coasts all day yester-
day in one of the greatest air
offensives of the war, keep
ing British anti aircraft bat
teries and fighting planes
continually busy.
While the German bombs,
like exclamation points to
Adolf Hitler's "final appeal
for an axis dictated peace,
found targets across the
length and breadth of the
island yesterday, Britons in
sisted they were looking be-
yond the defense of this gum
| girt seat of empire to an
eventual British offensive
abroad, and handed command
of this Kingdoms greatest
army to tough FISHERMAN
General Sir Alan Brooke.
Pounding steadily by air, evident
ly to soften Britain for the
threatened direct onslaught, Nazi
bombers took a toll of 1886 civilian
lives and left 476 other persons
seriously injured in the month be-
ginning June 18, the ministry OF
home security reported. 1t was the
first of the monthly casualty totals
which, alone, are now permitted
publ catlon.
A brief communique said 'the
largest number killed in any local.
ity on sny occasion was 49," News
paper - lords show total casual
ties du. 1g the World war as the
result of .lr raids to be 857 dead,
2,058 inj ured.
British defense planes brought
down IL of the aerial invaders, the
air ministry said, and to Ger
man fighter planes were severe
ly damaged attempting to drive off
a British night bombing raid on
Germany.
The air ministry said two British
fighter planes were lost but the
pilot of one was safe.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
ITALIANS BOMB
BRITISH RESCUERS
545 Survivors OF Sinking
Cruiser Saved By Brit
ish Vessels
BY LARRY ALLEN

.. .... BY LARR4 ALLCN ''''
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 20.
-RLBritish men O. war splashed
into Alexandria harbor today with
545 half-naked officers and m
saved from the Italian cruiser Bar
tolemeo Colleoni, sunk in battle
yesterday in the Aegean sea.
The Italians, a British commune
que said, were rescued by British
warships while Italian planes rain
ed bombs on the scene OF opera
tions. Italian casualties were reck-
oned unofficially as not over 3oo.
The captain was among those saw
ed.
Crews of British and French war
ships, anchored in the green wa
ters of the western harbor, lined
their decks to cheer the incoming
vessels bearing the prisoners.
It was a big day for Alexandria
celebrating the feat of the Austral-
ian cruiser Sydney and destroyers
in sending the prize Italian ves-
sci to the bottom of the sea.
Smiling nervously, the Italian Of
ficers and sailors walked gingerly
down the gangplanks, many of
them clad only in lifebelts d
shorts.
They stepped onto the blazing
bricks of Alexandria's quay and,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
Master Printers Rename
Pugh Alb h Session
F. E. LITTLE ELECTED
E. Norfleet Among Speak
ers At State Conven-
ton Yesterday

w. M. Pugh, Of Chapel Hill, was
reelected president of the North
Carolina Master Printers assocla-
ton at the final business session OF
the annual convention yesterday
afternoon at the Ocean Terrace no.
tel, Wrightsville Beach.
Other officers elected were: vice
presidents, Sam Afford, Of Hender-
son; R. B. Carmichael, of Winston
Salem; Fred E. Little, of Whining
ton; and Fred Plexico, Of Char
lotte; secretary and treasurer, e..
A. Moore, Jr., of Raleigh.
Retiring officers include: vi e.
presidents, W. B. Hall, Of High
Point; Rupert Riser, of Green's
boro; J. D. DeVane, of Fayette-
vile; and Fred Christian, of Dur
ham; secretary and treasurer, G..
A. Moore, Sr., of Raleigh.
The officers, which comprise the
board of directors of the organiza-
ton, decided to held the mid-win-
ter meeting in January in Char
lotte.
Pugh presided at the annual bus
mess session, Eustace Norheet de-
livered the address of welcome,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
BULLITT RETURNS
ABOARD CLIPPER
Other Notables Are Among
Refugees From France;
French Praised
BY WADE WERNER

NEW YORK, Ju o.-The
transatlantic Dixie Clipper
brought ho1 e rom broken Fra--ce
today Unit d States Ambassador
William c. Bullitt, who narrowly
escaped death in the bombings
which preceded the French col
l~pse.
In the same plane came tn e
former Empres ess Zita of Austria
H. ry. Driven into European
exile when that empire crashed in
49," as seeking new and
more distant refuge now, It h
time from the military conquests
of the son of pre-war Austrian
customs official, Fuehrer A d o +
Hitler.
Neither F.ullitt nor the former
Empress would predict what the
next Eul opean developments might
be.
Bullitt, however, talked freely Of
what he had seen and experienced
in war-torn France, and emphasiz-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
ELECTION CONTEST
BEGINS IN MEXICO
Almazan Ticket Candi-
dates Announce Plans To
Set Up On Congress

MEXICO CITY, July 20.-R-A
prospect of a congressional strug-
gle between Gen. Juan Andreu Al
mazan and Gen. Manuel Avila
Camacho, rivals in Mexico's re-
cent presidential election, appeared
tonight when Gen. Almazan's cam
paign manager, Eduardo Nerl,
said congressional candidates on
the Almazan ticket would set up
their own congress.
Neri added that he assumed the
followers of the administration can
didate, Gen. Camacho, would do
the same and that 1--WE therefore
would have two groups, each claim
ing to be the legal congress-"
"Of course" Neri said, "ours
will be the legal congress since
our party got 80 per cent of the
vote in the elections.
Gen. Camacho's followers S o
claim victory for him and his con-
gressional slate. Neri stated that
If the Almazan men were denied
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