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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-19
Good Taste
Today
II Father Wants Vegetables Served
In Side Dish, Give Him
Spoon Too
By EMILY POST

III Father wants sfgftaDtes cef'eu
In Side Dish, Give Him
n Spoon Too
When a hostess chooses TO break
: trivial rule of etiquette-such as
serving a thin vegetable in indi-
vidual side dishes Is
likely TO be given by those who
care about good taste. But from
a utilitsrisn point of view, it
might be suggested that breaking
a rule to no purpose makes very
little sense. II father, for ex-
ample, or husband either, wants a
pet creamed vegetable or thin to-
matoes served in a bird bathtub
or a deep saucer. then give him a
teaspoon. too! True, a teaspoon
is. according to rule. NOT correct
for eating vegetables! But neither
is a side dish. Therefore, to break
one rule and let husband have
saucer, and then make him strug-
gle to eat tomato juice with a
dinner fork is spelling your table
setting to no purpose!
The same is true Of breakfast
coffee cups served with dinner.
This is, according to etiquette, not
proper at all. But If one chooses
to drink coffee with dinner instead
of afterwards, then big breakfast
cups require that cream land per-
haps hot milk. tool be provided.
An Impolite Detail Of Table
Service
Dear Mrs. Post: / am a waitress
and 1t is about my duties that
am writing. My lady thinks that
when ] clear the table for dessert,
at which time l have been remov-
ing the dinner plates from each
persons left. and at the same time
lifting off my unused silver,
should not reach across the place
to remove an unused implement on
the right side. She thinks that
instead / should walk around and
remove this from the right. Win
you instruct me just which way
is correct.
Answer: Your lady is absolutely
right. There is almost no mistake
that you could make in service
that would be less excusable than
reaching in front of any one. 1t
is more gauche than, though not
quite so impolite, serving your
lady first when another lady is a
guest at her table. But for this
you cannot be held accountable,
if your employer has told you to
follow this indefensible behavior.
Visiting Cards at Formal Teas
Dear Mrs. Post: A friend gave a
la 'ge formal tea for -to-be
and a card tray was provided and
placed in a conspicuous place on
a hall table. However, after the
party the hostess found only four
cards. To a hostess like myself
who was always brought up to
follow these conventional cour-
tesies, the casualness of the guests
would have been annoying. Will
you tell me what custom is &C
cepted as correct usage for leav-
ing cards at an afternoon tea.
Answer: l would say that about
one person in fifty leaves a card
at an afternoon tea. And among
people who know each other at
all well, the percentage is even
less. There are several reasons
why stranger leaves a card. She
may want her hostess to know she
was present or she may want to
make sure that she knows her full
name or perhaps she wants her to
be able to enter her name on her
visiting list.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-19

In q woman. chances are she
won't have the kind of job that
gives her a chance TO take re-
sponsibility or grow in her work.
She win be an underling, taking
orders all day long from some
one else. Much better TO spend
her time playing golf. II she
can afford 1t.
A whole class of women to-
day have lives that must be
filled with worthwhile - not
trumped-up-work. They must
find a place for themselves In
LIES picture.
Perhaps by working together
they can manage TO take more
important part in politics. in
community welfare work, in do
ing more than feeling sorry
about conditions" After all.
perhaps wives have more time
than their busy husbands in
which TO think about--and act
against - the evils that beset
this floundering world.
Alone they can do more than
most Of them are doing TO make
their home mean more TO their
families. This can be done by
guiding each member into some
interest that can be carried on
at home, by making the house
itself q comfortable. restful
place. and by seeing that each
member of the family Is made
TO feel that what he Is doing
and what he Is matters.
This class has time and
brains, and must find place
10 use them-some place besides
the bridge table.
Critics
Dear Miss Grey: I wonder II
other women get as weary as I do
about some Of the so-called funny
remarks directed against Mrs'
Roosevelt because she leads such
a busy hfe7
II these curbstone critics had
one millionth of the common sense,
intelligence and genuine culture
Mrs. Roosevelt possesses, they
might have right to criticize her
but when petty prejudice prompts
their cheap criticism, / must adj
NIT II becomes very stupid and
wearisome.
Mrs. Roosevelt. more than any
other woman Of our day, has given
other women food for thought.
II we had more Of her type we
would find this an even better land
in which 10 live. MRS. L. Y.
agree that such women as
the First Lady are furnishing
US food for thought.
Women are thinking for
themselves, now. II am not
mistaken history tells us that is
something they did not do In the
old DAYS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-19
THOUGHTFUL

Jeffrey Lynn doesn't disturb the
neighbors when he listens to the
radio late at night--uses old
fashioned earphones.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-19
Bacon Mullins
For Breakfast
Bacon Mullins
Twelve medium muffins)

One-half cup crisp bacon brok-
en- into tiny pieces, 8 cups flour,
2la tablespoons sugar, 8 teaspoons
baking power. X teaspoon salt, 2
eggs, ~ cups milk, 6 tablespoons
melted shortening.
Sift flour before measuring.
Measure flour and add all the 9TH
err dry ingredients. In separate
bowl, beat eggs. Add milk and
melted fat (cool fat slightly before
adding). Sift all the dry ingredi-
ents into the liquid mixture. Stir
only enough to combine. Too much
mixing produces large holes in
the mullins.
Next add pieces OF bacon. Fill
creased muffin tins 2-3 full. Bake
in moderate oven (350 degrees F)
for about IS minutes. until deli
cately Drowned. A toothpick in
serted into center will come out
dry IL mullins are done.
For early morning delicacy
serve rice mullins with creamed
dried beef.
Rice Mullins
Two and one-half cups flour,
cup soft cooked rice, 2 tablespoons
baking powder i teaspoon sugar
u teaspoon salt, cup milk, :
eggs, 1-3 cup melted butter. Sifi
flour, baking powder, sugar and
salt. Beat eggs in separate bowl
Add milk and melted shortening
Add rice and mix well. Sift In
dry ingredients. Then proceed as
for bacon mullins.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-19
BY RICHARD ARTHUR BOLT
NJ. D., DIR. X. II.
Secretary, Maternal and Child
Health Section of American
Public Health Association

The prospective mother needs to
pay especial attention to personal
hygiene. More than ever before
he should give strict attention
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-19

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-19
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-19

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12
CREDITS BLOCKED

LONDON, Oct. II. - Britain has
blocked all Rumanian credits in the
United Kingdom because of the en-
trance of German troops into Ru-
mania in an action similar to that al
ready taken by the United States.
In itself this order did not break
diplomatic relations, but it was a
clear indication that such a rupture
was in near prospect, and tonight it
was announced that the British min
lister to Bucharest, Sir Reginald
Hoare, had notified Premier Ion
Antonescu that British-R umanian re-
lations had reached a critical point"
Whether Rumanian ships now in
British ports r to be included in the
order freezing Rumanian assets was
not stated. What it means, in effect,
is that nc Rumanian bank account,
no Rumanian-owned gold or other
liquid assets may be used to buy any
thing or be exchanged for British
money.
The authorized statement Of Sir
Reginald's interview with Antonescu
asserted there was reason to believe
that Rumania had made an agree.
ment with the German government
even before the Antonescu group
came to power upon King Carols alb.
dication for the dispatch to Rumania
of NaZi armored divisions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12

United to a series of blood trans
musions.
The child promptly recovered and
since that time she has made a life
work TO snatching similar suffers
from almost certain death. She has
donated her blood to So persons, all
doomed to die, and II of them re-
covered.
Shortly after arriving in the city,
she began receiving constant calls
for blood donations for cases IN near
by states. She said she would re-
main in Wilmington until the local
case is closed. This is the first time
she has made an errand of mercy
to North Carolina.
The fact that her blood helped sui
ferers from ~steptococcus viridans n
leukemia is considered extraordinary.
Seeking an explanation, doctors be-
lieve her many childhood sicknesses
may have given her special immun'
ity. She had scarlet fever, rheumatic
fever, measles, and an a Infection.
Remarkable power of her blood tc
restore itself quickly is equally mys-
FERROUS to the medical profession. She
feels no weakness after a trans
fusion, leaves the table, and immedi'
ately goes shopping, without distress
She has no special diet, but drinks
large quantities of milk and grape
Juice,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12
BRITISH, GERMAN
GUNS STAGE DUEL
Continued From Page One)

peninsula below Cherbourg. De-
spite dirty weather, the filters re-
ported that they had scored sew
eral hits and that other salvos
burst on shoreline workshops and
storehouses.
Light and heavy men o'war,
alike slipped through the thick mist
off Cape Contentin Thursday night,
leveled their deadly barrels and
pounded the ships in roadstead
and port, capable of %sheltering
hundreds of vessels and at least
fifty warships of the line.
"Our salvos were seen bursting
effectively on the targets and very
large fires resulted" the admir-
atty reported, in the noncommital
phrases of Nelson. These were
visible from our ships on their
way home at a distance OF 40
miles"
The Germans have light naval
forces at Cherbourg, the British
said, but they made no reply to
the bombardment and Cherbourg's
shore guns were silent until the at
lacking craft had come hard about
and headed for home, IS miles
away.
Then they opened up, but the
admiralty said mo damages or
casualties were sustained"
German sources, admitting "an
attempted bombardment of Cher
bourg by an enemy cruiser" said
the attacker was driven away"
by fire from ashore,)
British planes directed the fire
at Cherbourg, but that was now an
incident in the Royal Air forces
night of counter-atacking.
Bombers attacked from the
Channel and North Sea shores OPP
posite Britain to Kiel, Wilhelmsha-
ven and Amsterdam and were re-
ported to have devastated oil stores
at Hanover, Cologne and half a
dozen other points in western Ger
many.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12
CANTERBURY IS
RAIDED BY NAILS
CONTINUED From Page One)

ried out their assignments unhin'
dered by British anti-aircraft guns
DNB, celebrating on the officia!
report of last nights raids, sale
that London's sprawling Victoria
tation, in the West End, Was hit
hard and that numerous fires were
started by bombs in mid-city. Hall
a million pounds of bombs were
dropped on London alone last
night, NaZis said.
Spokesman insisted that wide.
spread British raids over Germany
and German : occupied countries
last night had caused no important
damage and none at all to mill.
tary detectives. However, they
listed a score Of persons killed in
western Germany and 18 in Am
sterdam and said that there was
devastation" over a residential
area half a mile in radius at Ham
burg and that another section of
the city WIS left "a shambles OF
ashes"
British raids in half a dozen
western German cities we're ac-
knoWledged, with non-military OBJ
jects such as houses and hospitals
declared hit. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12
BOMB IS AREAS

LONDON, Oct. 12-(Saturday)-
R-The raiders passed" signal
sounded in London Ground 2:3O
am. today, much earlier than usu-
al, following a series of night at
tacks in which German airmen,
slipping in stealthily with motors
throttled down for long glides,
bombed IS London areas.
The Nazis stabbed viciously and
repeatedly before calling it a night
but the Press Association said only
a few succeeded in penetrating
deeply into the city.
''The raiders that did get through
were even more random than usu-
al in their attacks" the news agen-
cy said.
It. was disclosed meanwhile that
several cottages were destroyed
early yesterday on an estate near
the country home of United States
Ambassador Joseph Kennedy.
Ambassador Kennedy was in Ca
at the time and was uninjured. The
walls of his house trembled and
lampshades fell across the bed.
This was the second close call
for the ambassador. Late in August
a bomb fell 300 yards from the
house and recently a Nazi air
plane shot down by the British
narrowly missed his home in fall
ing.
Kennedy lives near Windsor
castle.
In London early this morning,
one high explosive DO: ID wrecked
a church and damaged Y. M. c. A.
property, the British Press associ-
alton reported.
Eight German aircraft were
downed up to midnight, the air
ministry reported. Nine British
planes were lost but six pilots
were safe. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12
.PUCH'S ATTORNEYS
PLAN TO APPEAL
Columbus County Negro Con
victed Of Criminal Assault,
Sentenced To Die

wHITEVILLE, Oct. 11.-Defense
attorneys this afternoon gave notice
of appeal to the state supreme court
in the case of Charlie Pugh, 30-year-
old negro, who was convicted carrier
today Of criminal assault n sen
fenced to die in the gas m al
state prison on Dec. 6.
A Columbus county superior cour'
court Jury shortly before noon TO
dav returned a verdict Of guilty IN
the case after celebrating Tor one
hour and one minute. The death
sentence was Immediately passed by
Judge Luther T. Hamilton.
Notice Of appeal to the state SUI
preme court by Lee J. Greer, jack
son Greer, ST., and Elwood weaver
members of defense counsel, auto
matically stays the date OF execu'
ton.
A motion to set aside the verdict
made by defense counsel was denied
bv Judge Hamilton. The negro Will
be lodged in the state prison death
row" at Raleigh during the week
end.
Members of defense counsel will
be allowed 10 days in which to per
feet an appeal in the case for sub
mission to the state tribunal.
The case went to the jury at 1929
o'clock this morning after Judge
Hamilton had completed his charge.
The verdict was returned at 11:SO
a. m.
Shortly after the jury was select
ed for trial of the capital case, the
presentation of evidence began yes
terday about o
The negro was convicted of criml-
nally assaulting Mrs. Polly Faircloth
near her home on the morning OF
September IS.
The October criminal term Of court
here came to a close this afternoon
when Judge Hamilton directed a
verdict of not guilty at the conclus-
ion of state evidence in the case OF
Willie Roe Coleman, negro, charg-
ed with the murder of Joseph Grain
ger, negro, on September S.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12
F. D. R. INSPECTS
DEFENSE PLANTS
Continued From Page One)

tens Of thousands of whooping,
waving Americans of every age
and color were damned elbow to
elbow along the route he Travelled.
If the President was attempting
to steer clear of campaigning-the
White House calls defense surveys
nonpolitical-the people who saw
him were not.
Pittsburgh and its suburbs gave
the biggest demonstration. There
were countless flags and Roosevelt
posters. Torn paper poured down
from buildings and formed bright
blotches Of color along the streets.
With banners. and vocal cords, and
sometimes in organized cheering
sections" at least a portion of the
spectators let it be known that
1--WE Want Roosevelt" Here and
there however, came a cry Of I'VE
Want Willkie."
Thirty-six electoral votes are at
stake in Pennsylvania and "a in
Ohio in the election Nov. S.
At the $500, 900 Terrace Village
housing development in Pittsburgh,
the chief executive dedicated the
100, 000th dwelling unit under the
United States Housing authorlty's
program, and turned it's keys over
to Lester Churchfield, 26-year-old
mill worker, and his family of four.
The occasion called for a brief,
extemporaneous speech.
Sitting in an open car overlook
ing a deep cash in the steel city's
mills and the winding Monongahe-
la river, Mr.. Roosevelt asserted:
1.-THE jobs and the homes of most
Of the people in our country con-
stitute a part of their stake in the
nation.
"As long as they know that their
government is sympathetically
working to protect their jobs and
to better their homes, we can be
confident that if the need arises
the people themselves will Who'll
heartedly join. in the defense of
their homes and the defense of
their democracy.
"And SO I regard these housing
projects everywhere as a part OF
the defense program" !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12
BLOOD
WOMAN SEEKS TO
SAVE BOY HERE
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Walker Memorial hospital. DR.. Sid
bury said the child's parents reslded
in Raleigh. The cause of his ailment
has not been determined.
Honored By Legion
Honored at the recent national con
vention of the American Legion in
Boston, for being the country's out
standing blood donor, Mrs. McMull1n
said the national executive commit
tee of the American Legion had I'M
der consideration plans to sponsor
her activities in the future.
Called to Wilmington Thursday on
another mission of mercy, "the lady
with the golden blood" who resides
in the nations capital, was reached
at the home of her sister in Ph1la-
delphia. She arrived here yesterday
morning by train and is stopping at
the Cape Fear hotel.
Gaining her first nationwide prom
Iinence through appearances on we,
the People program, Mrs. McMullln
established a new medical science re
cord on the west coast when she
donated blood to three patients with
in 81 days, with all recovering. He
rare blood has proved a curative for
the most feared and deadly blood
stream diseases known to mankind.
Most habitual donors of blood de
mand and receive fees but this not
the case with Mrs. McMullin.
Since December 26, 1889, she has
donated As quarts of her uniquely
curative blood to sufferers from
staphylococcus aureus s%epticemia, 6
deadly blood stream infection.
Having an unusual philosophy Of
free blood giving, she is called "the
woman with gloden blood because
"staphylococcus aureus mean ap
provimately golden germs"
Risks Life
Her life is the story of a great
woman who risks her life, not once
but often whenever needed, to save
the lives of others and further the
cause of medical science.
Mrs. McMullin says she is firmly
convinced that the power of he1
blood to help the sick is God-giver
and can account for it in no other
way. A woman who has saved many
lives by blood transfusions, she has
been a healthier and happier woman
by doing so.
A niece, Rosemarie Ryan, started
Mrs. McMullin on her humanitarian
mission in 1885 in Philadelphia. Tt
save the girls life, she was inoculatet
with the dread germ of a severe in
lection of the blood stream, and sub
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12
100000 MEN
EXPECTED TO BE
DRAFTED IN YEAR
Continued From Page One)

ton lottery which will determine
the order in which men r draft
ed. The date for the lottery has
not been set but officials said it
probably would be held between
October 81 and 26. Local boards
have been instructed to mail out
missionaries at the rate of not
more than so daily, so as to insure
heir abilit" to classify them with
out congestion.
In the case of boards with small
quotas to fill, the mailing of ques-
tionnaire may be completed in
two or three weeks.
The new questionable asks som
so questions, divided into IS Sc
ries. They deal with such subjects
as Identification, physical condi'
ton, education, occupation or &C
tivity, other occupational expert.
ence, agricultural occupations, de-
endenty, ministers or divinity
students, citizenship, conscientious
objection to war court records
military service and status as stu
ents or presen t members of the
armed forces.
Some of the questions have more
than one part and not all of the
questions will have to be answered
by every men called. Individual!
will be allowed five days in which
to answer and return the ques
tionnaire.
On the basis of experience il
the World War draft, Osborn sale
a great many questions had beer
eliminated. Some of those, how
ever, such as the branch OF tn
army a registrant prefers Or wha
languages he speaks, probably will
e asked by the army after thu
registrant reaches an induction
center.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12
WATER SURVEY
IS CONSIDERED
BY CITY BOARD
CONTINUED From Page One)

would first have to conduct a ur-
yey of the underground water
supply in this section Ct the state.
That survey, he said, would cost
ST. 900 and, if it shows there IS an
adequate supply underground and
his concern is gwen a contract TO
bring that supply to the city, the
ST. 1000 would be deducted from the
contract price.
He said, under questioning, tina
he could not say how many wells
would be needed to give the city
a supply of 5000, 900 gallons a day
but that it might range from six
or eight wells to three times that
number. .
No definite estimate of the cost
can now be made in the absence
of additional information, he said,
but tentatively he estimated that
the cost to the city would be
around $18, 900 to $25, 900 per mil
lion gallons of water needed per
day.
He suggested that if evidence
of a sufficient supply for the city's.
normal needs is found, wells might
be drilled along the present a.
inch pipe line which runs from
the city to TONERS Creek or that
they might be drilled between the
TONERS Creek and the first lock
and dam on the upper Cape Fear
river, so that if the city ever had
to have a larger supply Of water
than could be found undo ground,
it would be less costly to push
the pipeline up the river to the
first lock and dam at Kings Bluff.
If evidence. of a sufficient under
ground supply should be found the
reputation of the company would
serve as a guarantee to the city
that the supply would continue,
he said, and at the same time the
company would inform the city to
what extent that supply could be
expanded if additional water should
be needed in the years to come.
D. J.. Callihan, well-driller who
has put down numerous S m a
wells in this section of the state,
told of his various experiences in
getting water and in not getting it,
of the geological formations he has
encountered, and Of the problems
which will be faced in attempting
to secure an Underground supply
of water sufficiently large to fill
the needs of the city.
Attending the meeting, h e /
than Mayor Cooper, were Com.
missioner of Public Works ]. E. l..
Wade, who introduced the Layne-
Atlantic representatives, J.. A.
Loughlin, city engineer, M'Kean
Maffitt, superintendent of the city
waterworks, an engineer for the
Layne-Atlantic company and a rep
resentative Of the state board of
health who has been working in
Wilmington ever since the city's
water became saline more than
a week ago.
During the session yesterday
morning Wade reported that the
water in the city mains today is
just about as salty as it was yes
terday.