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Evening star., 1940-05-09

Invitation
To a Tea
Only Necessary if
r. S. v. P. Indicates
Reply Expected
BY EMILY POST.

Dear Mrs. Post: We've been having
quite a lot Of discussion lately as
to when 1t is necessary, or proper, to
answer an invitation to q tea. We
would appreciate having you explain
this with regard to q small tea and
large tea.
Answer: If the invitation reads:
"Will you come in on Saturday ;.
etc" or even Tea at o'clock on
Friday" and r. s. v. p. beneath 1t,
1t must be answered. The first
with a note in the first person,
and the second on your visiting
card under your name: Accepts
with pleasure for Friday the 5th"
An engraved invitation to . tea
need not be answered at all unless
1t includes r. S. v. p. II 1t requires an
answer, you write a third person
note on formal note paper. If there
is no answer asked for and you
want to be punctiliously correct,
you mail your card (or cards. the
night before, so that they will be
received on the morning of the tea.
The object of this is to let the
hostess know that you are among
those not to be provided for. If
you are going, then you leave your
cards at the party. II you know the
hostess well you don't leave cards at
the tea (unless you are old-fash-
ioned, and II you can't 60 you tele-
phone or write regret on your card
and mail it ahead of time.
Dear Mrs. Post: Two Of the
men in this business office have
Phi. D. degrees and every one here
calls them DR.. This and DR.. That.
I address them this way, too, but I
always wonder whether this is not
OVERRIDING the use of titles. 1t seems to
me that In general business this title
should be reserved for medical men.
Answer-The holder OF a Ph. D.
degree may properly be addressed by
the title doctor" under all circurn-
stances. But it is an especial re-
quirement when the subject in which
the person earned this degree
applies to his everyday work. In
any case, acknowledgement Of
this honor is courtesy which should
certainly be shown them unless they
prefer to be called Mr.. in ordinary
business life.
Dear Mrs. Post-Is one supposed
to write thank-you notes for BIRTH
day cards and kilograms?
message was unexpected, that is
from some one who had never re-
membered your birthday and whose
birthday you never pay attention to,
then you would probably want to
make this an occasion for writing
a note, or at least for sending
hand-written message on = greeting
card
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Release Calls Attention improvements in Vegetables
Entirely Correct for a Boy
To Bring Candy With Him
When Calling on Girl
But Establishing Precedent
Might Prove Financially
Embarrassing Later
Dear Kay and Alden:

Dear Kay and Alden:
Who should the
Is 1t all right fellow bring little gifts chocolates
he calls regard
the seriousness of their relationship? L."
There isn't definite rule to who should invite whom dinner
II had taken
But isn't obligatory.
boy invite girl to dinner
inviting to dine at his think should
And wouldn't advise extend invitation
OF only two datesuness she is having other
There certainly fellow
s candy and flowers when there no understanding between
them Boys should realize delighted most
They quite all right the shortest
young who took along box Of candy first
wouldn't hurting
would be fHcult
Evening star., 1940-05-09
POSTSCRIPT ON PROMS

POSTSCRIPT ON PROMS
We've been asked our opinion of
high school girls attending their
class proms when they don't have
dates.
We're all for it, and we think the
committees in charge of such
dances should make definite effort
to get both boys and girls who have
no dates to attend. After all, it's
q class party and every member of
the class should be made to feel
welcome.
We wouldn't blame any girl for
staying away from a dance that
was entirely a couples" affair.
And We think unescorted girls
would do we'll to 60 in groups OF
three or more. But if you know
that there will be other dateless
girls and plenty of stays there, 60
without hesitation-and have fun!
Is self-c0nSci0usness spelling
your good times? For S cents in
coin you can have our "Overcom-
ing Shyness" leafet-and It will
be big help. Just address Kay
Caldwell and Alden Harrison in
care Of this newspaper.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Ny Neiehbor Says:
Make cuts in marshmallov

Make cuts in marshmallows,
insert bits of butter and jelly.
Arrange on crackers and broil
or bake until the marshmal-
lows are puffy and brown.
Scrambled eggs and boiled
sausages are popular, even
in summer, for evening snacks.
Vary the flavors by surround
ing the platter with broiled
pineapple rings, apricot or
peach halves.
Do not move bread dough
after it begins to rise, or 1t is
likely to fall. Select spot, out
Of draft, for the bowl. Cover
with a cloth and then let the
dough alone.
Evening star., 1940-05-09

growers contribution to the chang
ing fashions in. vegetables. These
new varieties are the result of their
experiments to give consumers high
quality. crisp. tasty vegetables of
uniform size and color.
"One of the newcomers in vege-
table fashions is the green bean with
no strings attached. This new snap
bean is long and slender, and it's
much easier to shred than the old
fashioned string beam
Carrots have been streamlined so
they can be scraped with less waste.
Many varieties now have rounded
tops. with smooth sides that taper
down to the root. Brighter color
and less core also give carrots a
higher popularity rating.
"A really stylish vegetable is the
longer, straighter cucumber. 1t
yields more slices, because it is
longer and the ends are less pointed.
"Once the tomato was known as
the beautiful love-apple Since then
this vegetable has been much i'm
proved for eating purposes. 1t is
now firm and meaty, smooth and
round, bright and shiny.
"The new iceberg lettuce is an
other popular style trend in the veg
etable picture. This iceberg, or New
York, lettuce has a firm, compact
head-almost like a cabbage. 1t has
crisp, tender, curling leaves just
about the right size for cups to
hold salad. And this lettuce makes
perfect salad by itself, when the
hearts are served with a favorite
dressing.
Celery is still another vegetable
in the style news. A new variety,
with less stringy fiber, is now being
developed. It's crisp and tender
all the way through, from its green
ish outer stalks to the heart at the
center"
SUNDAY DINNER MENU.
Spring Hors d'Oeuyres Platter
Veal Birds
Boiled Greens Steamed CdultfoUer
PopoDers
Ron1dine and Wdtercress Salad
Banana Cream Pie
Iced Coffee With the Meal
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Stepped Up Rhubarb

Spiced rhubarb puts extra zest
into meals. Make rhubarb sauce
in your regular way, then just be-
fore you take it of the fire mix in
4 teaspoon of cinnamon and "a
teaspoon each Of cloves, nutmeg
and grated lemon rind to each
cups Of cooked rhubarb. Boil for a
minute, then serve warm or chilled.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Start Day With Lemon

One Of the most refreshing ways
to start the day is to drink glass
OF water to which has been added
the juice Of lemon. This is an
excellent health rule also.
For its laxative effect, many per-
sons drink lemon water and soda
on arising. Squeeze the juice Of a
lemon into Z tall glass Of warm or
cold water. Into another glass, put
half q teaspoon Of ordinary baking
soda. Pour back and forth and
drink when foaming subsidies.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Curry in Dressing

Curry powder in French dressing
does a lot for plain vegetable salads.
For each cup Of French dressing
mix "a teaspoon curry powder, "
teaspoon each Of minced chives and
parsley and one hard-cooked egg,
finely chopped.
Evening star., 1940-05-09

pass 1dcI UVer CIle BeIefaI MARKET 0tUatOn,
In most instances produce prices are coming
down and quality is going up. This is marked in
the case OF tomatoes, cucumbers and peas especially
Greens are still very popular and young turnips with
tops attached, are greatly in demand. Cantaloupes
and cherries make headlines in the fruit stalls-not
found everywhere but very good Bananas are par
ucularly fine just now and so inexpensive they
are boon to any budget Meats and fish and poultry
stay about the same last week, although for the
week end we flnd veal forging ahead as favorite
and selected buy. incidentally. many butchers will
cut piece of roasting veal into steak-size slices for
you and roll 1t neatly-this is fine way to buy the
meat for a small household.
Now Tor the departments news. I'm sure you'll
be Interested In the annlininr hu
Evening star., 1940-05-09
SPRING HORS D'OEUVRES
PLATTER.

Hard cook eggs. allowing one
whole egg per person. Chill. Scoop
out the yolk and mix it with we'll
seasoned mayonnaise and q little
caviar-the small, inexpensive kind
will do for this. Stun back into egg
whites and chill thoroughly. Set
on a platter with chilled spring
onions. radishes, olives; one or two
sardines that have been drained,
chilled and we'll sprinkled with
lemon juice, and q few picked peets,
also chilled.
VEAL BIRDS.
2 pounds veal.
! cup bread crumbs.
2 tablespoons butter.
n teaspoon salt.
Pepper. .-.....
Chopped fresh sage and thyme (if
possible).
l tablespoon chopped green pep
per.
egg, 2 tablespoons milk.
Have the butcher slice veal from
shoulder or leg very thin. Wipe
veal, remove any bone, skin or fat.
Cut meat in pieces 2l2 inches long
by Ia inches wide. Spread each
piece with a mixture of the crumbs,
butter, salt, pepper, chopped herbs
(use dried if fresh are unavailable)
green pepper, egg and milk. Roll
up like a jelly roll, securing with
toothpick If necessary. Dust in
flour, salt and pepper and brown in
hot fat. Put in a casserole or
baking dish and add l cup milk
and cup water. Cover, bake in a
moderate oven for about 1la hours.
One cup chopped mushrooms may
be added for last half hour of cook
ing. Thicken gravy before serving
if desired.
.. BANANA CREAM PIE.
tablespoons cake flour.
u teaspoon salt.
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten.
tablespoons sugar.
u cup cold milk.
IL cups milk, scalded.
2 teaspoons vanilla.
3 bananas.
"a cup cream. whipped.
baked 9-inch pie shell.
Combine flour, sugar and salt.
Add cold milk and mix well. Add
scalded milk gradually. place in dou-
BILE boiler and cook until thickened,
stirring constantly. Pour small
amount of mixture over egg yolks,
return to double boiler and cook
three to four minutes longer. Cool.
Add vanilla. Chill. Add slices of
one banana. Slice second banana
and arrange in pie shell. Pour in
chilled filling; slice remaining ba-
mana over top and spread with
whipped cream. Serve at once.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Sunbonnets Are Bigger

PARIS R).-Bigger and better
sunbonnets are thriving In new
collections OF Paris dressmakers.
These match decollete beach frocks,
In dotted pique or checked cotton,
and are distinguished by back drap-
cries that form vaist-long capes.
Evening star., 1940-05-09

Dear Columnists:
THE other evening q question
arose on which my gang and I
debated for hours. AS q regular
reader Of your column I told the
boys I could get the correct answer
from you.
The question is: Is it proper eti-
quette to hold q girls hand in the
theater? You may think this is a
silly question. but the boys want
to know whether their conduct in
the theater is right or wrong.
wv. E. M"
From the standpoint OF etiquette
holding girls hand in the theater
is definitely bad form. Good man
ners frown on any familiarity or
display of affection in public.
But plenty of young people whose
standards are high and whose man
ners are generally very good have
broken this particular rule on occa-
sions. If boy and a girl are on
hand-holding basis, and if they
choose to indulge in this minor in
door sport in the darkness of a
movie, we don't think the heavens
would be likely to fall. Always pro-
vided that they do it discreetly and
make no public display of their
fondness for each other.
Evening star., 1940-05-09

to live up to.
Dear Miss Caldwell and Mr.. Harrison
My boy friend Of many months is
about to graduate from high school
We have exchanged gifts the past
two Christmases, and I thought my
photograph would make an appro-
pirate graduation present.
But my mother is raising objec-
tions. She claims that such q gift
shows conceit, and that it looks as
though I were pushing myself on
him.
I don't want him to get any i'm
preston like that. Do you think
my gift is out of place, or shows
conceit? I do not intend to write
any silly or sentimental phrases on
1t. He has asked for my picture
several times.
will deeply appreciate your opin-
ion, for I have found your answers
to my other questions highly agree
able to Mother and myself.
u. w."
On such questions as this we
usually find that a mothers judg-
ment is pretty sound. But in this
particular situation we can see nc
reason at all why your photograph
would not be an excellent gradua-
ton gift for the young man.
Since he has requested your pic
ture, you will neither be pushing
yourself nor showing conceit to give
it to him. And we're sure he'll
have no such thought. More prob
ably he will be delighted with the
gift.
We never knew boy going
steady" with a girl who didn't
want her picture and who didn't
prize it highly when he got it.
After all, your photograph is the
one thing which you can give him
which no one else can.
Your mothers attitude in wish
ing you to avoid any action which
might reflect on you in any way is
certainly praiseworthy. But we
think the picture is a completely
appropriate gift and that she is
unduly concerned about it.
Evening star., 1940-05-09

es.",n be interested in the sreaminins undergone
tables IN the last lew yarsa
New varieties as well abundant supply
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Bureau Of Home Economics
Points Out Advantages to
Average Housekeeper
Veal Seen Good Weekend Buy
In Washington Markets.;
Produce Prices Lower
BY BETSY CASWELL,
Woman's Editor.

we have an Interesting quotation from recent
Bureau OF Home Economics Of Agriculture to give
today We'll
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Try New IVORY sNoW-ifs PURE!

Do you think dishwashing can't be
easy and pleasant? Do you think
dishes, dishes, 8 times a day, must
mean rough, red hands? Then you're
wrong both times! See for yourself
-. swish Ivory Snow into your
dishpan. Suds! Suds! And more
suds!-in just 8 seconds. Is it easy?
Why, those suds just whisk away
grease. What a pleasure to see china
and glassware sparkle after one
Evening star., 1940-05-09

quick rinse. Sparkle like diamonds!
And mmmm -. your hands!
Ivory Snow is 30 good to them,
That's natural, because it's the
speed form Of pure Ivory Soap.
Why, if your hands are rough and
red now from strong soaps in your
dishpan, change to Ivory Snow.
In just 2 weeks they'll be softer,
smoother! Give Ivory Snow this
two-week trial. Start todayl
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
WORK ON JANUARY
DRAFT IS STARTED
North Carolina Will Be Elk
pected To Furnish 1,635
Whites, 366 Negroes

RALEIGH, Dec. 16-R- State
selective service officials started
work today on draft board quotas
for January, after receiving word
from the war department that
North Carolina would be expected
to furnish 1888 white and 366 ne
gro draftees during that month.
Governor Hoey received instruc-
tons from Washington which said
that all of the white men would
be indicted into the service at Fort
Bragg, and would then be sent to
Fort Jackson where they will be
assigned to the 30th division. In
structions covering negroes have
not been received.
The white drattees will be in
Quoted as follows: IS on January
6, 100 on January Z, 100 on January
8, 100 on January 9, 100 on Janu-
airy 10, 100 on January 10, 100 on
January IA, 100 on January IS, $50
on January Is, $50 on January 20,
$50 on anuary 81, $50 on January
%, and $50 on January %.
Quotas for the various draft
board areas probably will be about
four times as large as the Deem
Der quotas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
OFFICERS NAMED
FOR HOLLY RIDGE
Col. Crawford, Lieut.. Col.
McCroskey Are To Re-
port December q

An executive officer and a plans
and training officer have been or
dered to report to the Holly Ridge
anti-aircraft base on Dec. Is, &C
cording to the Associated Press.
The executive officer is to be
Colonel James B. Crawford, of the
Coast Artillery, now stationed at
Fort Scott, Calf. He was born in
New York in 1888, and graduated
from West Point in 1911. He later
attended the Army War college and
the Coast Artillery school.
The plans and training officer is
to be Lieut.. Col. Samuel L. McCros-
key, now on duty at Washington.
He was born in Washington in 1893
and entered the service as a second
lieutenant in the Coast Artillery in
1915. He is a graduate of the Ar
tillery school and later took a course
at the Washington state college in
1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
Housewipes Are Warned
On Bootleg Oysters

"Rootleg" oysters peddled or
the streets are bought at n
ho1sewife's own risk, W. c. Haas
city-county s%anitarian, said yes
terday.
These oysters have not been IN
spected, he pointed out, but the
board of health permits them te
be sold because the people OF vii
mington have bought from these
peddlers for a great number Of
years.
Some people prefer these oy'
sters fresh from the sounds be-
cause they say that many wash
ings necessary for certified oy'
steys take away the flavor, Haas
said. The oyster consuming pub
lie should know that the people
they buy from are clean and SAM
tary, he added.
Oysters bought in public eating
places and markets r certified.
he said.
Quite a number Of qualified
shell fish dealers operate in New
Hanover county, Haas added. This
.necessitates preparing oysters
without touching them by hand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
TO PRICE

LONDON, Dec. 16.-LP-The min
istry of food announced today the
price of apples grown in the United
Kingdom would be controlled after
Dec. rs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
Special Court Terms
Called For Guilford
And Durham b. Hoe)

RALEIGH, Dec. 16-R-Gover-
nor Hoey today called special court
terms of one week each for Gull
ford and Durham counties. Both
were requested by county officials,
and are to dispose of crowded
criminal dockets.
The Durham court will be held
the week of December 80, with
Judge Clawson Williams presiding.
Judge F. Donald Phillips will pre-
side over the Guilford term, which
will be held the week of January
10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
COL. M'CLELLAND
HEADS Fl. SCREVEN
Wilmington Officer Takes
Over AS Dubois Goes
To Hinesville

FORT SCREVEN, Ca, Dec. 10
Colonel R. S. McClelland' con''
handing officer of the 252nd Coas'
Artillery, today assumed
mand at Fort Screven, succeed
ing Lieutenant Colonel B. 5. Du-
bois, 10th Coast Artillery trans
ferred to Camp Stewart, Hines
vile, Ga. oc,,a
The first battalion of the 2o2no'
comnosed of National Guard units
from Wilmington, Lumberton and
Raeford. N. c., has been stationed
here since shortly after induction
into federal service in September.
The second battalion, composed
of units from Greensboro, now sta
toned at Fort Moultrie, S. c., is
expected TO arrive at Fort Sore
ven within the next few days.
The third b~attalian, also sta
toned at Fort Moultrie at the
present time, will be transferred
here as soon as housing facilities
are completed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
TUESDAY, DECEMBER y :.

the presidents gray horse
battery c of the 18th field srtt,
the catafalque cort.,n,
the ashes to the cemetery. ,rb.
falque was draped with a ~.
Jack, and the small box con.s oNiof
the ashes also were wrapped IN !
British standard. '1'
A French 70 boomer a 1s.,,..
salute, and a United sta1es SUI
band played Chopin's funeral
as the caisson proceeded tovons
vault. AS the ashes We're Carried 'A'
the resting place, the band ooro '"'
flourishes and a ruffle and ~ -VO.
Nearer My God To Thee" A rni,sa
States army chaplain Offered nr.a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
Chalk Injured In Auto
Accident In Robson

LUMBERTON, Dec. 16.-John D.
Chalk, of Rockingham, state game
and inland fisheries commissioner,
was painfully injured near here
Sunday afternoon when his automo-
bile left the highway and plunged
down an embankment.
A patient at a local sa%nitorium,
Chalk sustained a broken hip, chest
injuries and severa decorations
about the face.
He was %enroute home from Lake
Matamuskeet, where he had been on
a hunting trip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
Absent Solons Are Asked
To Return To Capitol

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1e.-R-
Fully expecting that Pr id en- t
Roosevelt will veto the Walter-Logan
bill, both democratic and republican
house leaders today asked absent col
leagues to return to the capital by
Wednesday for a vote on the ques-
ton of overriding his objections.
Acting Speaker Mccormack o.
Mass.) and Representative Martin
R-Mass.), minority leader, announced
that they had sent notices to those
members who have gone home that
IAN important. vote would be taken
on the bill that day. Friends said
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
STATE BUYS CAR
FOR BR0UCHT0N
Cadillac Formal Sedan Pur'
chased For $3,362 From
Raleigh Concern

RALEIGH, Dec. 16-R-Gover-
nor-Elect Broughton will find a
brand new automobile awaiting his
official and personal use when ne
takes office January 9.
The division of purchase and
contract announced today that the
machine would be a Cadillac form
al sedan, bought from Wilson W.
zle. Inc, of Raleigh for $685.. 26.
Officials said the regular price for
the model, delivered in Raleigh,
was $4.412.
The car is black, and will seat
seven persons. It is air condition.
ed. has automatic lift for win
dows, and thermostatic heat con.
troll.
1t is customary for the state to
buy a car for the use of each in.
coming governor. The Lincoln car
bought in 1896 for Governor Hoey
will be sold by the division of pur.
chase and contract early next year.
The earth travels approximately
Is miles a second in its journey
around the SUM-.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
G HOLIDAY

RALEIGH, Dec. 16.-R-Gover-
nor Hoey and the council of state
have declared December Is as a le-
gal holiday in North Carolina, so
that banks may close for two days
at Christmas. The governor issued a
formal proclamation setting aside
the day. Banks may not close for a
whole day except on legal holidays
and days especially proclaimed by
the governor and council of state.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
N. C. VOTES

RALEIGH, Dec. 16-R- North
Cardinals 10 votes in the electoral
college were cast today for Pres
ident Roosevelt and Vice President
Wallace, after the states presi-
Dental electors had named Rich
ard ]. Reynolds of Winston-Salem
to fill a vacancy in their group.
The vacancy was caused by the
resignation of V. Buren, Jurney.
who found that he could not serve
as an elector and still keep a
S., 500 a year job or the state
industrial commission.
Judge w. A. Devin of the SUI
preme court administered the oath
of the IL electors who were pres
ent at the start of the meeting.
They Immediately named Rivers
D. Johnson of Warsaw as their
chairman, and then elected Rey-
nolds to succeed Jurney. 5