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Evening star., 1940-07-26
Setting Up Housekeeping Becomes Practically Painless With New
Worrying1 Is
Waste Of
Energy
Never Any Good
And Frequently
Causes Illness
BY ANGELO PATRI.


Worry is a sure way to bring on
real trouble like illness. And, Of
course, the best way to cure illness
is to prevent 1t by cutting down on
the worry. Nobody can help worry
ing some If he is at all conscious
Of what Is going on In the world,
but every one can take precautions
against worry.
1t is not necessary to listen to
every radio broadcast that is on the
air. All this speculation-if, but,
maybe-one guess pilea on another
and all OF them gloomy. is enough
to turn us into a nation of neuras-
themes.
We need not believe al, that we
hear, nor all We read All war news
Is doctored news. One mans tale
is as well colored as another's. It is
best to conclude that all we know
about the war is that 1t is going on.
Beyond that we know nothing
surely. Knowing that we don't
know will ease deal CT strain and
that will ease up on the worry.
There's no use in worrying about
our getting into 1t. We will do our
best to stay out. If we stay out we
need not worry about going In.
That's settled. II we go in we are
in, and that's settled.
But suppose" You can sup
pose countless catastrophes and
keep on supposing them until the
morning dawns on the heels of
sleepless night and all you vii. get
out of 1t is the fatigue. the mental
depression and the fear the worry
brought to your sleepless body.
Speculation on what might hap
pen is about the worst waste of
energy ever discovered. Tc tegin
with, one never worries about the
right thing. 1t is always something
else that happens and it happens
differently, at an unexpected time,
from the unlooked-for source. All
the worry was wasted It has to be
done all over again. Why do 1T?
Children give their people un-
necessary worry. Parents lie awake
nights worrying about what this
child or that will do, what will hap
pen to him if he does, how they
will live through 1t if he Goes. Most
of the time he does not do what
caused the worry. He does some
thing else. If his people had Ii. own
about 1t they would have worried
about it, but not knowing they did
not worry and things came out bet
ter than could have been expected.
All the distress was needless.
Even if one knew about something
awful that was to happen, worrying
would not help. 1t would happen
just the same and the best thing
to do is to prepare for it. If rotf1-
ing can be done. then wait un.d try
to know the truth, Nothing will
happen to yeu that has not hap
pened to some one else before. If
he could take 1t. so can you.
One mother complained, Il am
losing my faith in Col. If there
were a God He would not let this
happen to u.s."
God is not Santa Claus. God is
an eternal Law of Love. Whatever
works in harmony with that Law
will work for peace and human
happiness and it will be permanent
What is in opposition to the Law
of Love cannot survive, but must
die of its own emptiness. You know
that is true, and on that you can
put your faith, your faith in the
goodness and rightness of God
Know that. Rest on 1t. and the
worry will go like the mist before
| the sin
Evening star., 1940-07-26

Basting Hint
Basting the leg of lamb with lemon
juice may add the tart flavor that
| YOU like.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

the most practical manner possible.
The section devoted to finances is
especially helpful, containing budget
tables. insurance data, and so on.
Her advice about decoration. hand
ling and training of maids, lighting
equipment, entertaining, marketing,
and charts and tables for linens,
wines, vitamins: and even for baby
clothes all make the book an out
standing one in its field Mrs.
Ripperger does not hesitate to give
actual costs and expenditures in
dollars and cents-she scorns the
evasive about" or approximately"
and gets down to hard figures in a
reassuring way that is very COM
forting. She even makes out her
equipment lists in duplicate, SO that
you can tear off one side for shop
ping purposes, and still leave a COM
plete one in the book for future
reference! And that I call just
about tops in efficiency and con-
venience!
So-if you want to be like the two
happy young people in the photo
graph, and set up your Lares and
Penates on your own hearth, no
matter how small-you would do
we'll to arm yourself in advance
with copy of Mrs. Ripperger's
guide book. 1t is written in such
a business-like fashion that you'll
find your flance or husband will
be just as impressed with its helpful
ness as you are-and that should
save a lot of arguments, shouldn't t
it? If you disagree about the kind
of paint to use on the playroom
wall. or whether you want to live in
such and such a locality as opposed
to your income or place of business
you can compromise by saying Well
leave it to Mrs. Ripperger-and
what she says, goes!"
And I'm sure you won't be making
any mistake!
P. S.-Would you like to know
what the happy couple in the illus
tration are drinking? Well-the
brand new housewife discovered
that by freezing pineapple juice
into ice cubes in her shiny new
refrigerator she added special
flavor to iced tea-the recipe for
which her mother had given her.
And here is how the tea is made:
FROSTEE
Pour l quart freshly brewed tea,
hot, over mint leaves crushed in six
teaspoons powdered sugar. Add six
whole cloves, and let mixture steep
for few minutes. Strain, and
pour into glasses filled with pine
apple juice cubes, and garnish with
mint if desired.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

7 OuIIInCT OCdSOI1
Light and noise interfere with
sleep more in summer than at any
other season.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
BY BARBARA BELL.

There are two very good reasons
for making your own slips. One is
that they f1t incomparably better;
the other is that you can use extrava-
gantly lovely, long wearing silks
and still not be in the least extrava.
CANT. When you buy the material
and sew your own it costs much less
AS for At, this design has thoughtful
detailing you'll never find in run
of-the-mill undies - detailing that
Evening star., 1940-07-26

apple tree in the
orchard.
And then, what
bliss when Mr..
r i g h t com e S
along. or t h e
business girls
salary becomes
large enough to
permit the full
flnent of such
a desire! Talk
about the thrill
of a lifetime!"
For most women
this Is it, and
they hurl them
Evening star., 1940-07-26

gray cotton wadding such as is
used on upholstered overstuffed
chairs for this purpose. Two folds
should be enough with the padding
already there. You may get this
in the department stores, upholstery
department, or in the specially
shops.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
I have very fine old carved
frame in which I wish to place a
copy of portrait. The picture Is
about an inch too small for the
frame, and I do not care for
white mat, as it detracts greatly
from the color in the picture and
the rich gold of the picture frame
facing. Have you any suggestions
of how I might use this? Would it
be possible to use colored mat?
HAL S.
ApsWer-Yes. You might pick out
one OF the soft background shades
of the picture and get very nice
effect, but don't be too hasty about
it, as the important thing is the
picture. and the mat must not
be too evident. Another trick that
works very we'll is to use a mat Of
gold paper which matches the frame
facing. The richness of this is very
often just the quality the whole
thing needs.
X X X X
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
Can you give me directions for
pinch pleating soft silk curtains?
MRS. KID.
Answer-The simplest way is to
buy the new buckram with the
draw strings which are already for
use. All you need to do is stitch
them on the top of the curtains,
pull up the draw string and the job
is done. All the directions come
with the binding, which you may
get in the drapery department of
any of the department stores or the
speciality shops.
If you wish personal replies
to your questions to Margaret
NOVEL;. care of The Evening
Star, please be sure and inclose
stamped, self-addressed en-
velope with your request. In
quiries to be answered in this
column will be included as
quickly as space permits.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Success With Mahodanv

In their treatment Of mahogany
the Colonial cabinetmakers Of the
middle 18th century were delight
fully successful. They obtained a
richness and beauty of color which
could not be equaled.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

purpose?
MRS. D. E. F.
Answer would suggest that you
get sheet of wallboard, with a fine
surface like beaver board, and fasten
it to your wall space with the aid
Of narrow molding There is a
paint called blackboard paint which
will give you the heavy dull black
you desire and three coats Of this
will give you fine surface When
you wish to remove the board you
will not have the great difficulty OF
removing the black paint from the
plastered wall.
X ~
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
I have small library with one
wide window and a door onto the
porch. The wood wainscoting and
trim around the room, including
doors and windows. is in a dark
oak stained finished. What would
you suggest for a wall surface? The
grain in the wood Is so evident
that I feel figures will make the
whole room look overdone. Would
you give me your opinion on this?
H. G
Answer-You may look at this two
ways. If you like the heavy grain in
the wood and wish to accent that in
the room. play up to it with plain
walls and a distinct, though un-
patterned, color at your windows.
For instance, cream-colored walls
and deep rose-red soft curtains. If
you wish to tone down the wood
work land you do have a lot of it
with two doors and the wainscoting)
you might use diagonal medallion
motif in an all-over pattern or a
small all-over pattern in good rich
color. Then select one of these
colors in the paper to repeat at
the windows in plain draperies.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
My dining room chairs have slip
seats which I bought on purpose
so that I might change the up
holstery with little trouble. 1 find
that the padding on the chair seats
seems to have settled until it is very
hard. What could I get that might
be used under the new covering
which would make the seats a bit
more comfortable?
D. D. M.
Answer-You may get sheets of
Evening star., 1940-07-26
"A Home of Your Own,' by
Henrietta Ripperger, Is
Invaluable Volume
Well.Known Writer Supplies
Answers to Many Problems
That Confront Homemakers
BY BETSY CASWELL,
Woman'S Editor

PROBABLY the secret dream of
home OF her Whether shall be tiny
busy world whether is to be
much
depends desire for four
personal walls
she first plays house" a
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Large Sheet of Wall Board
Covered With Special Paint
Gives Writing Surface
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.


would like to wall my little boys black
wondered II 1t would
with black paint for this
would be
and either paint
suggestions might offer
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
ARMY DRAFT VOTE
BY PEOPLE URGED
Continued From Page One)

but should not be insurmountable,
he commended.
Wheeler's challenge came as
proponents and opponents of the
Burke-Wadsworth measure pre-
pared for resumption in the senate
Monday of debate which began
yesterday with a routine explain
alton of the bill by Senator Shep-
pard (D-Tex) and fared almost
Immediately into a heated contro-
versy as to whether the United
States was likely to be attacked in
the near future.
The Montana senator's confident
statement that public sentiment
was opposed to CONSUMPTION was
quickly disputed by Senator Bark
ley Of Kentucky, the democratic
leader, who said he thought the
weight Of opinion in favor of draft
ing men would begin to be felt
heavily as debate progressed.
On the other hand, Senator Nye
(R-ND), an opponent of conscrip'
ton, said he thought that the sen.
ate debate would build up so much
popular opposition to the draft that
even if he and others of like views
were unsuccessful in defeating the
measure in the senate, it would al.
most certainly be compromised in
the house.
Barley said he was opposed tc
proposed compromises such as
that outlined in a substitute bill
by Senator Maloney (D-Conn).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
Grace Methodist Church
Announces Its Services

Church services will be held to-
day at Grace Methodist church as
follows: Church school at 9:45, A
r. Grove, general supt. Morning
worship at II o'clock, sermon by the
pastor, subject: BLESSED Are the
Meek" the third sermon in a series
on the Beatitudes of Jesus. Eve
ming worship at 8 o'clock, sermon
by. the pastor, subject, Andrew:
the First Disciple of Jesus" Prayer
meeting at 8 o'clock on Wednesday
night, leadership by the pastor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
ALDEN IS BOMBED;
DAMAGE SLIGHT
Continued From Page One)

(OUllGlx1uCu WV OASt
on the harbor at Tobruk, Libya,
in which n italian vessel was set
afre and others damaged Of sue
cessful attacks on gun emplace-
ments and buildings in the Red
sea port of Nassau, Italian
Eritrea.
Far to the northwest, Egypt
the land Of the Suez canal and ap-
parently the grand aim Of Premier
Mussolini's strategy took every
necessary step to range her fight
ing men with Britain's when the
expected Italian invasion C o m e S
there.
Tonight, the entire Egypto-1tal-
ian frontier was calm. The British
communique, for the first time this
week, omitted any mention Of the
situation. Military sources said,
however, that big Italian tr o o p
movements had been observed in
the vicinity of Bardia, 80 miles
within Libya.
The Italian air attack on Alden
was one of a series of maneuvers
suggesting a fascist intention to
break British empire communities
ton through the Red sea.
One Soldier Killed
(Reports from Alden said n SOL
der and three natives were killed
and that II persons were wounded.
(The German wireless reported
that the raid apparently was
sprung from leila, a town in Brit.
ish Somaliland captured early
this week from the British, which
is scarcely more than half an
hours flying time from Aden.)
The Italian drive in the Somali-
land was headed toward Berbera,
the capital and principal port over
looking the Gulf of Alden. No de-
tails as to it's success were given
by the British, aside from the for.
NAL announcement that the adj
vance was continuing" l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
BRITAIN BELIEVES
ATTACK UNLIKELY
Continued From Page One)

when favorable weather returns in
the spring the British are deter
mined to seize the advantage.
We're not afraid Hitler will try
to invade u.s." one officer COM
mented. We're afraid he won't
No longer haunted by expecta-
ton of a direct German assault at
any moment now that this perilous
week has passed, the British are
increasingly aware Of the mush-
rooming power of their own forces
itching for a chance to take the
offensive.
This week was one Of the most
favora' lie for sea-borne invasion
because of high tides which would
have carried Nazi troop barges
farthest up British beaches.
Now, as fa1 as Britain is con-
erned, the war of nerves is over.
Today's wholesale raids were re-
garded as aimed to crack public
morale which, the British, say, is
far higher than in jittery August,
1899, before the war and daily air
raids began.
(The German high command has
said the Great British munitions
works at Faversham, the Pobjoy
aircraft works at Rochester, gov
eminent shipyards at Sheerness
and Chatham on the Thames, an
airport at Bristol and docks in the
big east coast port of Newcastle
were bombed in large scale air
raids yesterday
One Of Biggest
In one of the biggest aerial at
tacks that northwestern England
has experienced, the Nazis dropped
a dozen screeching bombs designed
to destroy and terrorize, lombard
ed civilians.
Four persons were killed, two
injured a n d residential property
was damaged elsewhere in t h e
northwest, but no military targets
J were hit. In another town two men
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
New York City Saves
By Dropping Insurance

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10-GP-A
report by Mayor LaGuardia of New
York saying that his city saved
money by disseminating fire insur-
ance on its buildings vas distrib'
uted today to all major cities by the
United States Conference of Mayors.
LaGuardia said New York City
had. saved nearly s4,200,00 0 in a six
year period by failing to insure its
buildings. Compared with an aver
age annual saving. of $69S, $50 in fire
insurance premiums, LaGuardia
said, the average annual loss by
fire damage to city-owned buildings
was only $21,750.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
STORM WARNINGS
ARE ORDERED UP
Continued From Page One)

The strong winds reported by the
bureau thus far were so miles an
hour.
The storm was first reported near
the Virgin Islands in the West In.
dies Monday, moving west.north.
westward. 1t continued in a north
westerly direction through the Ba'
haman group up to Wednesday
night, but Thursday veered to the
north-northeast and picked UP in in.
tensity.
Yesterday, the forward motion of
the disturbance appeared to have
been halted and the weather bureau
said there were indications it was
drifting slowly westward toward the
Florida coast. Small craft warnings
were issued for the Atlantic coast
line from Cape Hatteras south to
Miami and remained up today.
Forecaster Harry Armstrong said
the interruption Of the storms
northerly course probably was
CduSeU ny d lllSA pICssIiC dlCo IAiot
moved down from Canada over the
North Atlantic states and down to
the Carolinas.
Watch Anxiously
Floridians, well acquainted with
the vagaries Of tropical storms,
watched the progress of the disturb
ance anxiously after it halted its
northward movement yesterday.
They recalled M storm that
circled the Bahamas, backtracked
down around the tip Of Florida and
came up to strike the Gulf coast OF
the state. Another came down from
the North Atlantic-in the opposite
direction from that usually followed
by tropical disturbances-and hit the
state. 1t was promptly tagged "the
Yankee hurricane"
Forecaster Armstrong said that
tropical storms have been known tt
make complete loops as they move
along, one such disturbance striking
Key West and returning to hit ii
again.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
TRANSPORTATION
KEY TO PROBLEM
Continued From Page One)

tCOnt1nued From rage One)
Winborne, state utilities commits
sioner.
J.. Charles Phelps, of Raleigh,
retiring president, presided as
POSTMASTER and introduced speak
r and guests.
In a short business session fol-
lowing Bailey's talk, A. P. Bur-
ton, of Wilmington, vas elected
president, and Phelps was made
chairman Of the board for the next
year.
Vice-presidents were selected as
follow: w. b. Beasley, Hender-
son; J.. A. Bodine, Wilmington;
and c. H. Pruden, Windsor. L. R.
Early, Wilson, was reelected Sec
retary-treasurer.
New directors are: H. H. Jones,
Few Bern; T. D. Love, Whining
ton; I. M. Porter, Raleigh; ]. B.
Fearing, Windsor; w. K. Helms,
Wilson; c. W. Howard, Kinston;
P. W. Glenn, Durham; A. F. Puck.
EFT, Durham; G.. F. Dempsey,
Fayetteville; and E. T. Ussery,
Sanford.
All new officers were installed
Immediately following their election
Only One Problem
Bailey continued, saying: "We
don't have too much cotton, we don't
have too many watermelons, and we
don't have too many vegetables.
1--WE only have too many in one
place. And the answer to the prob
lem is the perfection and develop
ment Of the nations transportation
systems"
Overproduction would be entirely
out Of existence, he said, "if OBJ.
stacles in the way of interstate
transportation regulation had beer
removed long ago"
Mayor Dan j. Herrin, of Wrights
Vile Beach, opened the affair las
night by extending a welcome to the
visitors. Through a misunderstood
Ing OF newspaper accounts, the may
or said, he had Understood that j
Melville Broughton, the democratic
governor.nominate, would be the
principal speaker at last nights ban
quet.
And with that in mind" the
son 50.156.
mayor said, II had a speech pre-
pared In which l was going to bring
out that the State Of North Caro-.
lima collects three dollars for every
dollar 1t needs"
II was going to bring out that
there are tremendous SURPRISES In
nearly all of the state funds"
He added, however, that: u found
out that Mr.. Bailey vas talking here
tonight, 80 I threw that speech out
Of the window"
In introducing Bailey. Winborne
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
T. ]. Bullock Post To
Install Its Officers

The 22nd annual installation OF
officers of the T. j. Bullock post
No. 4, American Legion, will be
held this afternoon a 3 O'Clock a
st. Luke's A. M. E. Zion church.
The service will be opened win
Luke Sunday school choir and IN
vocation by the post chaplain.
Douglas King will make the adj
dress of welcome, with Past Com
mander H. J. Miller making the
response.
After singing Of the Star Span
gled Banner, E. M. Butler will
speak on Religion and Patriotism.
1.-TWO Flags" will be recited by
Alice Saunders and Nancy Hand,
after which DR.. Foster Brunett
will make the principal address.
Installation Of officers will fol-
low.
The service is in the charge of
William Blunt, Angle B. Ownes,
and Norwood Hunter. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11
More Traffic Code
Violators Arrested

Liquor law and traffic vio,,.i..
were the most frequent ca,sos :.
arrest in Wilmington yesterda,
Six people were arrested for ~,
fic regulation violations. mos. =,
them for parking in bus STONE "
loading zones.
For violating the liquor law -.
following were arrested as Apr
agents continued a recent drive.
Mitchell Harper, TIC South Eig,.,
street; Ida Redick, sos South ,nI
street; Arthur F'aison, Johnnie Dipg,
ms and Bernice Robinson, othervi,,
unidentified; Dorothy Davis and In,
ellie Richardson, otherwise upider.,.
fled; Leroy Jones and James Ke,,.
on, otherwise unidentified, Ro,,
Stanley, 716 South Eighth strest,
Ruth Moore, 1905 Church street,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11

said to the mayor: You should
have saved that speech. Our speak
er tonight may be the governor,
nominate some day."
"I'u Never 49,"
Bailey continued the discussion
by saying: IT'D like to settle that
question here and now. I'll never
be governor-nominate. But if I am,
I'm going to do two things.
I'm not going to promise any.
body anything, and I'm going to
make the State Of North Carolina
traffic conscious"
(Broughton will speak Monday
night at a meeting of the North
Carolina Traffic league.)
When the new officers were m
nounced the club presented a gift
to the retiring president. He made
a short talk expressing thanks for
the honor bestowed upon him and
extending congratulations to the
new officers.
Five-Point Platform
In making recommendations for
the Improvement Of the functions
of the traffic club, Bailey laid
down a fve-plank platform:
/. Recognition of pertinent indi-
cations of public sentiment.
2. Staying awake to opportuni-
ties for advancement.
3. Knowing the job to be done.
4. Not "being allergic to bal
oney."
s.. Having faith lin the import
ance of the job to be done"
Miss Mary B. Williams led the
assemblage in the singing OF sew
eral appropriate songs.
The golf tournament scheduled
for yesterday afternoon Vas not
held due to weather conditions, but
a boat trip and bridge tournament
were held for the ladies attending.
Arrangements for the meeting
were made by a committee COM
posed of: Peter Brown Ruf1n, j.
A. Bodine, H. E. Boyd, T. D. Love.
A. P. Burton, L. L. Doss, E. M.
Westbrook, and E. S. Caps.
Bailey concluded, saying: Il
hope the Eastern Carolina Traffic
club will continue to work toward
informing the public Of the i'm
portance of transportation to this
complex, active and. vigorous
state"