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Evening star., 1941-05-28

ing a budget. figure how much food
the family needs for year. And
take into consideration how long
fresh foods are out of season. Can
ming budgets vary considerably from
one section of the country to an
other, so it is best to consult the
State College of Agriculture for help
in making one.
THE CANNER-If you plan to can
non-acid vegetables, you'll need a
steam pressure canner. For only in
such a canner is it possible to get
temperatures above boiling. These
high temperatures are needed to kill
the organisms that cause Spoilage in
practically all vegetables except
tomatoes.
Steam pressure Gamers need to be
re-checked each year to see that the
pressure gauge registers correctly. If
these gauges are taken of and sent
into the factory where they were
made, manufacturers will check and
adjust them. Also, in some States,
agricultural colleges or local home
demonstration agents will help check
pressure gauges.
For processing acid foods-fruits
and tomatoes-it is best to use a
water bath canner. There is little
that needs to be checked on such a
canner except to see that all the
parts are together There needs to
be tight-fitting lid and a rack for
the bottom to set cans or jars on.
A wash boiler or bucket makes a
good water-bath canner if it is high
enough to permit covering the cans
or jars with or inches of water.
Not highly recommended by home
economists, but possible ways of can
ming certain fruits and tomatoes are
steamers, oven, and the open kettle
methods. Tin cans should never be
Evening star., 1941-05-28

Have you questions to ask con-
cerning the care of your baby?
We suggest that you send for a
copy Of Infant Care" Children's
Bureau Publication No. 8, United
States Department of Labor. to
aid you in raising a healthy,
happx youngster. Send 10 cents
with your order to The Evening
Star Information Bureau today.
Evening star., 1941-05-28

in neatly in place. The sun suit
buttons down the side, opens out
fiat for ironing. Pattern No. 1878
gives you the practical play suit
and frock with an adorable bonnet.
Use it again and again for your
little girls summer wardrobe.
Make it up in gay calico and per-.
Gale prints, in f1owered lawn and
muslin. Make it in gingham checks
and chambray stripes, cool at all
times and easily washable.
Pattern No. 1918 is in sizes I, 2,
8, and years. Size 2 requires
3ls yards 35-inch fabric for entire
ensemble, bonnet, sun suit and
dress; 3 yards rickrack for trim.
Starting your summer sewing?
Then send Is cents for our Summer
Fashion Book. 1t has over 100
practical patterns for home sewing,
covering sports, utility, play, day
time and evening dressup needs.
Detailed sew chart is mailed with
each pattern.
Evening star., 1941-05-28

used for oven canning. Nor should
peaches. pears or apricots be proc
essed in the oven, because they de-
velop a brownish discoloration.
CANS OR JARS-Always buy
new rubber rings for glass jars. Good
rubber rings stretch to twice their
length. Discard any jars or caps
that show cracks, chips or dents
Porcela in lined metal lids should be
thrown away If the lining is the
least bit loose. If wire clamps on
lightning type jars are loose. tighten
them by bending the wire down in
the middle of the top, and inward
at the sides.
If you use tin cans. you'll want to
make sure that you have the right
kind of tin for the kind Of food in
cluded in your canning budget. You
will need C-enamel lined cans for
corn, lima beans, kidney beans and
succotaSh. Cenamel cans have a
dull finish and light gold color.
You'll need the deeper gold. brighter
Renamed for beets, all kinds of ber-
ries, cherries. cranberries, plums
pumpkin and squash. Plain tin is
satisfactory for all other fruits and
vegetables
WATER SUPPLY-Water that is
suitable for drinking Is usually all
right for canning purposes. But
very hard water may make the It's
sues of vegetables tough and make
fruit sirups look cloudy. If you have
no other water to use but hard water
you can soften it by boiling the
water, then straining it through
several thicknesses of muslin. Or
boil the water, allow it to stand until
a fine precipitate settles to the bo-
tom of the pan. Then pour of the
water from the settings" and use it.
Evening star., 1941-05-28

ClhU-ClldG ID III Va 0Cls <hiiNS oANNA
all, when you've heard all about the
bridesmaids dresses and what the
bridegroom's mother is to wear, the
topic is pretty we'll exhausted.
OF course, we don't hope to ad-
vance any revolutionary ideas on
what might make for pleasant
evening of the strictly "hen-party"
variety. We're not condemning
showers as an idea; we're merely
protesting against the way they're
usually conducted. And as far as
we can gather, they're all cut from
the same pattern-unless we just
know people without a grain of orig
inality.
However, it does seem TO us that
one or two things might be altered.
For example, We don't believe that
one-tenth of planned showers are
surprises, so why not just make the
thing a party, tip off the bride in
advance and let the guests appear
at a respectable hour instead of
clustering in darkened room for
an hour before the honored guest
arrives? Frankly, we don't think it
would detract in the slightest and
it would certainly save dispositions
as well as a slightly foolish feeling
when the lights go on and every
body is supposed to shrek falsetto
Surprise
Then. instead of just sitting
around in small groups, why couldn't
bridge games or something of the
kind be organized for those who
want them? At any ordinary femi-
nine get-together cards of some
sort are usually in order, so why
should this be an exception? Mat
ter of fact. we don't like to admit
that men are essential to any gath
ering, but often it's nice if they
are invited in for a hour and a
half, say, after the ladies arrive
Then the party could be turned
into an evening of dancing-and the
home transportation problem would
be solved all in one fell swoop. Or
how about home movies for the
guests entertainment after the
gifts are duly admired? If the
Evening star., 1941-05-28

draperies as much as 2 inches py
letting out hens at top and bottom.
AS much as inches may be gained
by facing them at the top and
using a valance to cover the patch"
It is a well-known fact that there
were never two houses with windows
alike, so it is practically useless to
give measurements on these. Most
draperies bought in the shops are
2la yards long. Many small houses
and apartments built in the last
five years have windows that take
a drapery 2ls yards long. Down.
stairs windows usually need 50-inch
width and bedrooms the 36-inch
width.
These are specifications, but there
are also many tricks you may do
to make things fit. A single head
board used for twin beds without a
footboard will save you inches in
length and as much as 9 inches in
width. Dressers may be a shelf
with a glass top not more than 10
inches wide Put a skirt on the
shelf and hang a mirror above it
and you have a powder table that
answers all feminine makeup pur-
poses. Many new houses are
planned with a large living room
and no dining room. If yours is
one Of these, you may do a clever
dining corner with a small table
and four chairs that will be a game
area or a reading place during the
rest of the day. A good four-drawer
chest will hold silver and linen for
small family and be an attractive
living room wallpiece at the same
time. We suggest you first find
space for the absolute fundamentals
in your house, and then, through
your own ingenuity, the rest Of the
furniture will slip into place.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Ny Neiehbor Soys:

To remove grass stains from
canvas shoes add a few drops
of ammonia to a teaspoon of
peroxide of hydrogen and rub
the stains with the mixture.
Wash off with water.
When you want an unusual
garnish for a salad boil two
eggs hard, shell and let them
stand in vinegar that beets
have been picked in. They will
be a pretty shade of red and
when sliced will look nice
among green lettuce leaves.
If a cloth is dipped in vinegar
and rubbed over the kitchen
stove before it is blacked it will
remove all the grease that may
have accumulated on it.
Evening star., 1941-05-28

cult, more space Will De HeCeSSdIy
The average 3 or 5 drawer chest
has top approximately lS by 80,
and 1t may be more if it is an an
tique or a good reproduction. Dress
ing tables vary so much that you
should have the actual measure
ments of your own at hand.
The structural pieces for living
room are a sofa, large chair, like
a wing type, and smaller occa-
sional chair. Usually, the largest
sofa, similar to roll arm Chippen-
dale, will measure 6 feet 6 inches
overall in length and stand out
from the wall a good % inches.
This same design may be made
scaled down to 6 feet or even
feet, which is little larger than
the so-called love seat. If you have
a straight armed sofa with straight
leg, such as the more delicate Sher-
atom type, you can count on 6 feet.
Add to this one or two end tables
at least 16 by % and you will i'm
mediately know that the space must
be 10 feet maximum and minimum.
A wing chair will take a block out
of the room 80 inches square, a
pull-up chair 27 inches. A dining
chair is Jess than this but an over
sized club or wing may take more
than 80 inches.
A dining table is seldom less than
42 by 60 for the average family.
Count on this size and allow 18
inches for the buffet to extend into
the room and 18 inches for a chair
at the table-then see if there is
room for any one to pass between
the two for serving.
Know your rug sizes before you
look for a house. 1t is a shame
to recut a good rug If you are not
permanently settled. Sometimes
rugs can be switched from living
room to dining room or dining room
to bedroom, and with correspond
ing switching of draperies salts
factory effect is achieved. If
room has an alcove or is unusually
long, the addition of a smaller
matching rug or one of darker or
lighter shade of the same color
as the existing rug may be used
with good effect. In this way, with
q small investment, good rug is
kept for future use.
Measure for your draperies from
the top of your window to the floor.
It is usually possible to lengthen
Evening star., 1941-05-28

hostess is a particularly good friend
of the bride-to-be she may have
some old reels of the lady that
would provide a good laugh or two
especially if they're of her high
school era. We don't like organized
fun in the slightest, but it seems
that a few well-planned adult
games, such as home version of
quiz show, might be fun-and there
are all sorts of appropriate varia-
tions which could be worked in.
The thing we're trying to put
across is that if you're planning to
give a shower any time soon you
might rack your brains for an idea
that will give the party a littls
"oomph." We're practically posi-
tive that the lady in whose honor
it's given will have better time;
we're absolutely sure that the
guests will
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Plan for the Fundamental
Articles and All Others
Will slide Into Place.
Understanding Specifications
Also Enables Homemakers
To Save Valuable Space
By Marearet NoweH

Washington especially
A, a
sofa
will a
embryonic by
long distance.
Most empty look larger than they really Unurtaned
walls effect
furniture
will
long and feet inches wide Add night table
6foot the
possibility
making diff
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Safety Drive
Is Important
To Parents
May Rouse Them to
Need for Training
Their Children
By Betsy CaS,CeH,

Dy DSfS.y " AUSWSh,
Womans Editor
OF vital interest to every thought
full mother and father Is the safety
drive proposed by Traffic Director
william A. Van Duzer to curb the
practice of stepping or running into
the street from between parked cars
into the path OF an oncoming
vehicle.
Many adults, of course. are guilty
of this dangerous method of taking
short cuts, and their education also
Is to be included in the campaign.
However, with the mounting toll of
childish victims stemming directly
from the practice, the matter as
sumes grave proportions to all
parents and guardians who have the
training and discipline of little chill
dren in their power.
1t seems a lamentable fact that
intelligent grown men and women
should have to be brought to a
realization of their obligations
through such an organized cam
paign of education. That they have
not "seen their duty and done it"
without civic prodding is almost
inexcusable. Because they have not
enforced discipline to the extent
that children will obey them even
when out of sight: because they
have not taken the time and pa
tience to explain and warn about
the dangers of traffic and the error
of treating busy thoroughfares as
safe Fairgrounds; because they have
permitted children too young to
understand the meaning of such
explanations and warnings to play
about the sidewalks without adult
supervision; because, in short, they
have Shirked the parental obli-
cation of protecting their children
from one of the greatest dangers
that may beset them-they now
must be forced into performance
of their duty by a program of con-
centrated education and law en-
forcement that will require time and
effort that might happily be ex-
pended in other lines.
And what if they refuse to learn?
After all, if the stories of repeated
tragedies appearing far too fire.
quently in the daily papers have not
caused them to listen, what chance
has a campaign? None are so deaf
as those who will not hear, and
unless every parent will cooperate
heart and soul with the coming
safety drive it is to be feared that
the slaughter of innocents will 60 on.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
the Standard Furniture Measurements When
Arranging Entertainment
Adds 'Oomph' to Shower
For the Bride>tO>Be
Try Bridge or Home Movies
Instead of Depending Upon
Feminine Conversation
BY Helen Vogf

around that the female of the species Is deader
collective
dull, actually poisonous.
it. When welhked girl about to be
friends should buy few
gifts them her geogether and thus show
bridetobe from
anticipate
that's where the trouble starts
they nickel to lack originality
actually
gratitude; and presents OF
duplicates nat
audible feminine
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Local Plants Flourish

The carbonated beverage industry
is largely made up of fiourishing
local bottlers, each doing a small
volume, latest figures show. Accord
ing to preliminary figures for 4,504
establishments just released by the
Bureau of the Census, the average
production for 1889 amounted to
$81, PIP per plant. Not included
were plants with an output of less
than $1,000 q year.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
By Barbara Bell

The princess pinafore, fattering
fashion for miss / to 5 years. Ruff
fed cap sleeves, side sashes which
tie in back and a bonnet to match.
Besides this irresistible costume
Pattern 1878 also offers a sus-
pender-back sun suit with band
of elastic at the waistline to keep
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Serve With Meat

A tart salad for serving with
roast pork or veal is made by mixing
drained sauerkraut with diced sweet
picked beets and mayonnaise.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Few Clothes
For Infant
Are Best
Summer Weather
Demands Clean,
Cool Attire
Hy Leffice Lee Street,

Each day Old Soils FURNISHED
countenance beams more hotly upon
us, and as you shed your sweaters
and heavy clothes, remember that
your baby feels the change in tenn
perature Just as much as you do!
He wants to take his sweater of,
too, but he cannot, unless you will
do 1t for him.
It is an old-fashioned and un-
wholesome idea that an infant must
be snugly wrapped in woolen shawls
even in warm weather, and many q
little baby used to suffer needlessly
from perspiration and prickly heat
when this practice was in vogue.
Now, except for very new infants,
babies are allowed to kick in the
sun in nothing save their own be-
guiling, Sun-tanned birthday suits.
Just lately I received a letter
from q mother asking if it was wise
for her to take her baby out OF his
flannel nighties. should say 1t is!
I do not like bulky flannel nighties
ut any time, and certainly not in
mild weather. A little baby is much
more comfortable in thin cotton
knit nightgowns.
Speaking of your baby's night
clothes, I want to tell one mother
who asked me that q baby should
never wear the same nightie twice
in succession. Sleeping garments for
infants should be washed after each
use, well rinsed and dried out OF
doors. A baby should not wear a
nightgown or any article OF cloth
ing the same day that it has been
washed. Even though it may seem
bone dry to you, it may not be. If
your baby's clothes are laundered
daily, as they should be, there will
always be a supply Of perfectly dry
garments on hand and you will
never have to run the risk of his
wearing anything that might be
even q little BIT damp
Another mother wants me to tell
n0T now 10 ptOpcI1y tdhC Sdi e VI iiCA
baby's diapers. She lives in the
country and the diaper services do
not deliver to her community.
Here are the rules, and to pro-
tect a baby's health. they must be
followed to the letter! Diapers
should be washed daily. Do not
allow soiled diapers to dry, but rinse
them out at once and then put
them in a covered, water-fllled pail.
Wash them in the hot suds from a
pure, white soap, and then boil them
for at least Is minutes.
Rinsing is of utmost Importance,
as the presence of soap can start
skin irritations. If your baby's skin
is easily chafed, try rinsing the dia-
pers, after you have boiled them,
in 2 per cent solution of boric
acid. Diapers should be dried out
of doors, and, personally, I think
they should be ironed.
Diapers that have been wet by
the baby must never be dried and
used again before they are laun-
dered
Every mother wants her baby to
be free of rashes. eruptions and
the dreaded impetigo. so great care
must be taken that all clothing that
touches the baby's tender skin is
sparkling clean, fresh and dry. Il
you give your infant this unfailing
attention you may feel safe in
knowing that you are doing your
best to protect him from such pos
sible unpleasant infections.
Have you questions to ask con-
corrir~ thu CARA of vnnr hah
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Equipment for Canning
Wise to Look Over Materials
Before Rush Season Starts


usual will
full the
of the points she'll need
Department Of
BUDGETIf live farm canning budget will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
SPECIAL MASS
 FOR CHILDREN
St. Mary's, Catholic High Students to Attend Serv=
 ices Tomorrow, 9 a. m.

St. Mary's Parochial and Water bury Catholic High schools will open for the fall term tomorrow morn ing. There will be a Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion at 9 o'clock for all school chil- dren.
 All boys and girls of the Immacu- late Conception church who wish to try out for the parish track team are requested to report to the church basement tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 The Young Ladies' Sodality will receive Holy Communion next Sum- day morning at the o'clock Mass.
 Favors reported from the Novena in honor of St. Joseph last Tues day are as follows: Employment 2, better position obtained 3, pension claim allowed 1, bad temper cured 1, health partly restored 2, and good confession l.
 Friday of this week will be the first Friday of the month. Masses will be celebrated at 5:30, and 8 o'clock Confessions will be heard Thursday afternoon and evening. Exposition of the Blessed Sacra- ment will be held all day Friday after the 8 o'clock Mass, closing with prayers and benediction in the evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
TEACHERS AWAIT
 MORE TRANSFERS
Board Also Expected to Act on Closing of Several
 Rooms Tonight

Members of the board of educa- ton will meet this evening at 7:30 at Room in the Crosby High school building. It is reported that business to be discussed at this evenings session will include the transfer of several local teachers and the closing of some of the rooms in each of five schools in the city, as an economy measure. It is thought likely that there will also be some discussion of the man. ner in which information supposed ly available only to the superintend- ent of schools and some of the member of the board has repeat edly leaked out previous to board meetings, thus causing some embar- rassment to Superintendent Con- don, whose policy it is never to re- veal such information out of cour- tesy to the board.
 According to reports which have been widely circulated, the schools in which rooms are to be closed are Merriman, Abbott, Chase, Hopeville, and Driggs. The transfers to be made include that of Irene Kemp from Driggs to Chase; Margaret Dillon from Merriman to Hendrick- en; and Irene Kennedy from Rus sell to Kingsbury. It is thought that Mary Real will be transferred from Columbia to Driggs, and that suc- cessor will be appointed to Mary Cronan, who recently resigned as physical instructor in the grade schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

The streets of Waterbury will be thronged tomorrow morning as they have not been since June with thou sands of children returning to school tanned and healthy after the long summer vacation = which probably doesn't seem so long in retrospect.
 It is estimated that the total en- rollment at the city's public and parochiaI schools will be in the neighborhood of 19,O00 pupils, al- though there is still a good deal of conjecture among city officials as to how much the attendance will fall below last years levels.
 For the grammar schools and the parochial schools, classes will meet as usual at 8:45 a. m. The schedules for the thre high schools have been announced as follows:
 At Crosby there will be a faculty meeting in Room 107 at 8, and sev- eral departmental sessions at 8:30. Seniors will meet in the assembly hall at S:45; juniors at 9:15; soph- on1ores at 10:15; and freshmen at Ills.
 At Leavenworth,. the faculty will meet at Room 109 at 8 o'clock, while freshmen will meet in the gymna- Sium at 8:30; seniors at 10:15; juniors at HIS; and sophomores at 12:15. All students are requested to use. the lower School street en- trance.
 The Wilby faculty will meet at 8:30, and members of all classes will meet in the assembly hall at g.
 The schedule for re-examinations at Leavenworth will be as follows: September 1, English in Rooms 107 and 100 from 2:30 to p. m.; Sep tember 5, Mathematics, Rooms l07 and 109 = 2:30 to p. m.; Septem- Der 8, Civics, World History, and United States history; Rooms 107 and 109, 2:30-4 D. m.;
 September g: General Science. physics, anatomy and biology; Rooms 107 and 1O9, 2:30 to p. m; also Italian and Latin, Room 106, 2:30 to p. m.
 The following will be Wilby's re- examination schedule:
 Thyrsday, September 4, 1941 = English A B c D, Proctors, Miss Bowes, Miss Canty; 2:30 p. m., TOT.
 Friday, September 5, 194i = Uni ted States and European, History. ProctorS, Miss Cawley, Miss Clark; 2:3O p. m., 1o7. 106.
 OfHlce Machines. Proctor, Mir. MeInbrino, 2:30 p. m., 3.
 Commercial Law, Arithmetic, Saleamanship. Proctors, Miss Colloty Miss Crary; 2:30 p. m., 107, 106.
 Monday, September 8, 1941 = French A B c, Spanish A B c, Italian A B c, German A B. Proc tors, Miss Doran, Miss Eaton; 2:30 D. n., 106, 107.
 Tuesday, September g, 1941 = Economies, Algebra, Geometry, Proctor, Miss Fitzgerald: 2:30 p. m., 1O7.
 Bookkeeping A B c. Proctor, Miss Garren; 2:30 p. n1., 209.
 Civics and Oral English. Proctor, Miss Goodwin; 2:30 p. m., no
 Business Training and Commer- cial Geography. Proctor, Miss Ha- zen: 2:30 p. m., 109.
 Wednesday, September 70, l94l - Stenography. Proctor, Miss Healy; 2:30 p. n1., 106.
 Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Gen. eral Science. Proctor, Miss G. Hutchinson; 2:30 p. m., 106.
 Thursday, September Il, 194l = Typewriting A B c. Proctor, Miss M. Hutchinson; 2:30 p. m, PIP.
 At Crosby, the examination sched- ule will be as follows:
 Wednesday. September 3
 English ", III. II, I-P. M. 100