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Evening star., 1942-01-15

told her we thought she should pass
up the new job.
Now, we'll admit that our advice
was based partially on the mere
principle of the thing. But before
you hoot at us for being a pair Of
impractical goodie- goodies, let's con-
slider Mary's self-interest in the mat
ter.
You might think that it would be
all to her advantage to take the new
Job, no matter how much 1t incon-
venienced her old employer. After
all. he deserved little consideration
from her. But how would her new
employer react to that course Of
action II Mary followed it?
He'd probably think. "Well. she
left her old boss in hole. Shed do
the same thing to me If she got the
chance" And Mary would be start
ing her new job with q bad black
mark against her.
But suppose he didn't look at 1t
that way. Suppose he approved Of
her action-even urged her to take
It, In that case, we'd figure that
since he had no regard for another
employer, he'd have just as little re-
gard for his employees. And we
wouldn't consider him a very good
person to work for. Sooner or later,
we'd expect him to be just as incon-
siderate of Mary as he had been Of
Mary's old boss.
On the other hand, Mary will earn
the confidence and respect of this
prospective new employer If she re-
gretfully declines to leave her old
job without proper notice. If at all
possible, he's very likely to hold the
new job open until she can take it
even though he said at first that 1t
had to be filled promptly.
And If that is impossible, and
Mary misses out on this opportunity,
that man isn't going to forget her
when he has another opening in his
organization. Furthermore, her old
employer will respect her instead Of
being outraged at her conduct. and
it's always better to have a mans
good will than his LII will, even II he
8 bit Of a heel!
Altogether, we'd be willing to bet
plenty that Mary will make out =
lot better In the long run by follow
Ing the procedure We suggested. No
matter how strongly you might like
to get even" with somebody, don't
let that desire influence you when
you must make an important de-
Evening star., 1942-01-15

A cheerful frock to wear under
your winter coat right now does
wonders for your morale! So, you
owe 1t to yourself to spend few
sewing hours with Pattern No. 1885,
B-plus a few yards of soft crepe in
your most becoming color or a gay,
pretty print-and turn out this at
tractive. flattering dress with the
very effective low neckline and
dropped front yokes.
You'll find this top detailing viii,
be a center of interest-so plan to
edge the neckline with a narrow,
sheer ruffling or lace. Then it will
be suitable background for your
finest brooch, or your new pair OF
clips, or twisted strands of pearls
Below the shoulder yokes, soft
gathers let in the easy fullness which
makes the bodice of this dress fit
the larger figure gracefully. The
raised line of the skirt definitely
narrows the figure at the waist anG
Evening star., 1942-01-15

adds considerably to the style inter-
est of this simple, easy-to-make
model.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1853
is designed for sizes "a, 36, SO, 40,
AZ, A, 46 and 48. Size 36. q sleeves,
requires AZ yards 39-inch material.
A new Fashion Book has just been
published. It is crammed with ex-
citing new ideas for spring sewing!
Send Is cents for your copy today.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
After>HOurs
Work Very
Harmful
Teachers Should
Leave School
With Pupils
By Aneelo Pafri

I like to see the teacher escort
her class to the school gates, smile
farewell to them, and go her way
in the same spirit of relief and joy
that the children show when they
reach the sidewalk. When a teacher
stays after hours habitually, either
keeping in the failures, tidying
closets and washing boards. or cor
recting work, am troubled.
Teachers hours are long enough,
and very trying, and they should
end with the dismissal bell
+ Holding children after hours Is
not good school practice in my way
of thinking. To begin with, it is an
injustice to the teacher who has
worked hard all day. For some rea-
son this child or these children
have failed. The teacher usually
knows why they failed. Having that
In mind, it ought to be within her
powers to adjust that childs pro-
gram and her own so as to over
come that difficulty in the school
time.
A good classroom program pro-
vides for the treatment of individ-
ual problems. The child who did
not get the point needs personal
help Why not let the quick one
help the slow one? He will get the
point much faster if that is done
than he will if he is kept after
hours. He is tired, the teacher is
more than tired, and tired minds
close their doors slap shut.
Disciplinary cases are usually of
two sorts-those that can be helped
by adjustments of program, personal
direction and friendly help, and
those that have roots deep in social
abnormalities, mental and physical
defects that are beyond the teachers
help.
Neither Of these calls for after
hours time from the teacher. The
adjustments are better made within
the school day: the social and per-
sonal Embellishments must be at
tended to by the social machinery
set up for that purpose.
There are people in administra-
ton posts who applaud the teacher
who stays overtime habitually, keeps
the children in after hours and
seems to have no interest in life
beyond the four walls of the class
room. That is not healthy for the
teacher nor for the children.
The teacher is the children's
source of light and life for five
hours a day. To prepare for the
strain of those five hours the teacher
needs recreation, fun, leisure and a
free mind, insofar as these spir-
itual needs can be met in this up
side-down world.
Try as she may, she will have
hours of homework to do. Unless
she gets relief in the afternoon and
early evening. she must live In
treadmiI. If that happens her spirit
dies, and there is neither life nor
light in her, and the children
droop. |
Wise teachers make it the rule
to leave the building with their pu-
pills. Close the days worry in the
desk and don't reach back for 1t
again. They know that it is best to
let the day carry the failures and
the griefs OF into the forgetfulness
of the past and to live the hours
between school days as richly, as
merrily, as hopefully as they know
how.
Teachers are trained to a stern
rule of punctuality. They are on
duty by the clock every morning.
they live by that clock all the day.
If they would play the better part
In wisdom they would abide by the
same clock when it strikes the hour
for dismissal
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Mopping Hint

Whenever Using . mop pail be
sure to place 1t upon . carpet mat,
or q number Of thicknesses Of news.
papers. If you don't, q ring may
form on your carpet or rug, and
such rings are hard to get out.
When working near long curtains.
pin the curtains up and out Of
any danger.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
To Sweep Room

Slip a cotton flannel bag over tht
broom head and you have a hand.
tool for sweeping down walls ane
ceilings, or busting hardwood floors
When soiled, simply soak In suds.
water and wash in the regular way
Cotton flannel bags are very handy
and they last a long time.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Matters General Interest Women Washington and Vicinity

physical selves we require an abun-
dance Of fresh air as well as the
right food.
Work your lungs out with this ex-
ercise: Lie on your back on the floor.
Bend your knees and put your feet
fiat on the floor. Do not wear cloth
ing that binds when taking breath
ing exercises. Take one long breath
and follow 1t with flve short, sharp
intakes Of air, completely filling the
lungs. Exhale.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Tomorrow You'll Wear

l. ollloA Wv " - - w ~S~A
shell jewelry in flower designs for
spring, because it is so pretty. femi-
nine, and will give your costume a
dressed-up look.
big bright buttons on your spring
suit or two-piece dresses, some OF
them light reflectors for wear at
night in a blackout.
dresses with lace tops. the top COW
cred by a bolero or jacket. Good for
women who haven't time to change
before dinner.
-handkerchiefs that spell spring,
prints bigger and brighter than ever
or pretty flower designs to add color
to your costume.
loose. swinging jackets with slacks.
Many of them are designed on boxy
lines to be worn with either slacks
or skirt.
bright plaid boots for AFRAID
duty. They have thick rubber soles
and are sheepskin lined, look well
and feel warm. too.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Check Beds REGULARLY

Health authorities assert that in
somnia, Nightmares and broken
sleep, and sometimes even physical
ailments, can be traced to unsatis-
factory sleeping equipment. AL
bedding should be checked regu-
larly.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Something New

Oyster stufiing for fish Is some
thing new. Make a regular bread
oyster stuf1ng, season well and use
as a filling, between two layers Of
fish steak mild -havored) or lightly
stuff q large e-sized fish to be baked.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Cooking Hint

To help brown a pot roast. mix q
tablespoon Of granulated sugar In
with the fat or meat drippings used
for soaring the roast The sugar
gives q brown color and very good
flavor to the stock and gravy.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Sufficient Notice Must Be
Given Present Employer
Before Quitting Job
Ethical Course Will Inspire
The Respect to Which All
Who Work Are Entitled
By KAY CaldweH and Alden Harrison

Today we have little problem in business ethics but don't let that
at time and we're wondering would solve it.
employed position which
She felt unaby that
give a
be coniderate OF her welfare.
Mary had put in her application for another and day
told
position but 1t had be filled the following Monday just
days
consideration
opportunity the other hand hated
days notice knew that her old employer would If
did What to do?
Well advised Mary to tell the who had offered her the
that would like to take It, but couldn't
hole suggested
explain the situation to him. able willing her
ltnQre nntic dne not
Evening star., 1942-01-15
New Flavor

A banana of medium size, mashet
and then whipped until fluffy, give;
a new flavor and texture to a cup
CT Boiled salad dressing or mayon
naise to be served with fruit salac.
Evening star., 1942-01-15

Being . Business Asset" is our
booklet covering all phases Of Of
flce etiquette and Job conduct. II
you'd like . copy, send 5 cents
stamps or coin) to Kay Caldwell
and Alden Harrison, In care Of
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Victory Club Plans
Dance Tomorrow

So there will be no shortage of
partners at its dance tomorrow at
the Palisades Clubhouse, the Vic
tory Club has urged prospective
guests to register in advance il they
plan to attend without escorts.
Should girls be in the majority
James V. Wickham, the director
will round up = group of service :
men, he said. There is no admis-
sion charge for men in uniform
although other guests must pay a
small fee to take care of expenses
OF an orchestra.
Mr.. Wickham. who said the club
is dedicated to welfare and recrea
ton for defense" is handling regis
trations by mail at 1917 Ninth street
NE.
Tomorrow's dance will start at
pm.
The Palisades Clubhouse is To-
Gated at Potomac avenue and
Weaver place NV, on the Glen
Echo or Cabin John streetcar line
The Victory Club was recently
organized to provide a recreation
program for newcomers or others
wishing to make social contacts.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Madame Litvinof
To Be Honor Guest

Nine. Maxim Litvinoff. wife of
the Soviet Ambassador. viii be the
guest of honor at an exhibition OF
Russian photographs to be shown
at $50 pm. today at the Woman's
National Democratic Club, 1926 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
The exhibition is sponsored by
Federal and local social workers
for the benefit Of Russian War Re-
lief.
Speakers will be Miss Katharine
Evening star., 1942-08-27

Pi Beta Phi Club
Plans Rush Tea
For Freshmen

Girls who are enrolling this fall
as freshmen In universities where
there are active chapters OF Pi Beta
Phi will be the honor guests at a
rush tea to be given tomorrow by
the Washington Alumnae Club Of
Pi Beta Phi. The tea will be held
from to Z pm. at the home Of
Mrs. Samuel Spruce. 1909 Van Ness
street NV.
A display Of arts and crafts from
the mountain settlement school
which the fraternity maintains at
Gatlinburg, Tenn, will be a feature.
Assisting Mrs. Spruce with ar
rangements will be Mrs. Maurice v
Dawson, Mrs. Reginald Pledger and
Mrs. WILDER J. Eccleston.
Hostesses will include Mrs. James
N. Greear, Mrs. Richard v. Mat
tingly, Mrs. C. w. Mitchell, Mrs.
Frank F. Nesbit, Mrs. F. D. Shelton,
Mrs. Henry w. Herzog, Miss Rhoda
Watkins. Mrs. Griffith w. Garwood
Mrs. Ray Wakefield, Mrs. Francis
w. Brown, Mrs. A. L. Thompson,
Mrs. Wtllford c. Taylor, Mrs. viii
liam G. Dulin, Mrs. Karl D. Loos,
Mrs. Leroy Shriver. Mrs. G. C.
Dickins and Mrs. Winfield Weitzel
Evening star., 1942-08-27
S Party
Celebrates I'D
Year Of Suffrage
Memenfos of Early
Days of Increment
Shown at Reception

Mementos of the days when
women picketed and paraded for
the right to vote were featured yes
terday when the National Woman's
Party entertained members and
friends at an open house In cele-
bration Of the 22d anniversary OF
the woman's suffrage amendment
In dramatic sketch depicting
one of the earliest scenes of the
woman's suffrage movement, three
OF the characters wore Quaker cos
tunes which had been used back
In 1917 during woman's suffrage
parade. The costumes were found
in an old trunk not long ago by
Mrs. Dora B. Ogle, house director of
the party headquarters at IA B
street NE.
Also recalling the campaign which
reached successful conclusion in
1920 was the gift of banner car
ried by pickets and addressed to
President Wilson during the World
War. Mr.. President" it proclaimed,
ut is unjust to deny women a voice
In their Government when the Gov
ernment Is conscripting their sons"
This relic was presented to the
archives Of the National Woman's
Party by Otto c. Household, past
president Of the Policemans Asso-
citation.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, chairman
OF the party also accepted another
memento from Maj. Gouverneur
Hoes-a red and white satin mar
shal's staf1 which his mother, the
late Rose Gouverneur Hoes, had
carried during suffrage parade
down Pennsylvania avenue. A men,
orandum in Mrs. Hoes handwrit-
ing recalled that her younger son,
Laurence Hoes, had acted as her
page during that occasion.
An exhibition of stamps honor
ing women was loaned for the tea
by Mrs. Grace Lowering MacKnight
and was on exhibition in the old
coach house which now serves as
the party's feminist library.
Mrs. Wiley, who presided during
the program, paid tribute to early
suffrage leaders, but reminded her
audience that the party's major
objective-the equal rights amend
ment-is still to be attained.
Calling recent recommendation
to the War Labor Board which. if
adopted, would equalize the wages
OF men and women engaged in
Interstate con,noAroo "apoth.r ,.,;,.
stone in the great struggle for
equality between men and women"
she added: But there is no per-
manency in such a situation because
the board that equalizes wages can
later create differentials.
Adoption of the equal rights
amendment, she asserted, would
make such a governmental policy
permanent.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Soroptinists Hold
Informal Gathering

Miss Estelle Zirkin, president Of
the Soroptimist Club of Washington,
who has returned from a vacation
in New England, was among men,
bers who met for an informal
luncheon at the Willard Hotel yes
terday. In recess during the sum-
mer, the club will resume regular
sessions next week.
Others in the group yesterday in
cluded Miss Agnes Cady, who is
back from a vacation in the Pocono
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Horse in Bedroom

frightened during an air raid, a
morse owned by an ex-soldier In
East London, England. climbed the
stairs. took shelter in a bedroom,
and had to be lowered with special
tackle by the fire department.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Sorority Plans Fete

A card party and fashion show to
raise funds for an ambulance for
the armed forces will be sponsored
by Tau Beta Sigma Sorority at 8
pm Wednesday at the Jewish Com
munity Center. Miss Rhea Jaschik
Is the chairman in charge.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

Mountains: Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar,
temporarily stationed at Miami
Springs, and Mrs. John Bennett of
Clearmont. Fla, former member
of the local club.
Evening star., 1942-08-27
Shipping Bon Lifted

French Morocco has lifted it's ban
on the shipping of citrus fruits or
fresh vegetables to other countries.
Evening star., 1942-08-27

Lenroot, chief Of the Children's
Bureau OF the Labor Department.
and Charles p. Taft Of the Federal
Security Agency.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Maxim Smusher

you cannot eat your cake and
have it, too"
So goes an old schoolbook maxim,
written out millions of times by
children to improve their penman-
ship, only to grow up and become so
addicted to typeWriters that they
never take pen in hand except to
sign checks and tax forms. But still
there may be value in the exercise,
say educators. Constant repetition
Of the maxim will impress on juvenile
minds an important fact Of life.
However, no fact is important unless
it is true.
The maxim is not true Of a fuel
recently claimed to have been in
vented by man from Londonderry,
Ireland. Costing less than coal, it
can be burned over and over again,
exact number of times unspecified.
1t gets better and better with use; the
ashes actually give more heat than
the original fuel. Finally the ashes
get tired OF their philanthropy and
will burn no more. All aboard for
Londonderry! Here is a man who, if
his claims are true, upsets yet an
other old maxim. He can fuel all of
the people all of the time-or at least
everybody In Scotland.
Evening star., 1942-07-17

been worked out for a pool of private
transportation within certain cities.
However, nothing has been done to-
ward establishing a pool of civilian
transportation from city to city or State
to State. Such pool would prevent
croWding the buses and trains during
the emergency as well as saving very
great deal of rubber, probably even more
SO than do the pools within cities.
During ordinary times the bus and
railroad companies probably would COM
plain that such a plan would take away
their customers and that the drivers of
private cars paid no transportation
licenses and therefore should not be
allowed to operate under such a plan.
However, at present the bus and rail-
road companies have more business than
they can handle, with a possibility of
having to cut out all n-essential"
civilian transportation.
/ realize that there are some listines
OF travel opportunities" in the papers,
but these are few and far between. and
the number benefting through them is
very small compared to the number that
would take advantage of such plan if
1t was properly advertised. Could not
some plan be worked out to carry out
this city-to-city pool on a more extensive
scale? GABRIEL T. LOWRANCE.
Evening star., 1942-07-17

from the synthetic product, thiokol,
manufacture of which is not con-
templated in the Government pro-
gram. Little has been said yet, how
ever, as to the availability of ma
chinery for retreading or the availa-
bility of material for retreading
plants.
In the second category, notable
developments are in prospect. Presi-
dent Parish of the Standard Oil of
New Jersey reports that an optimum
amount of close to 100000 tons of
butyl rubber and a cheaper substi-
tute can be produced in the next two
years by taking advantage of scrap
material in possession of the Oil COM
panies. This would be enough for
about 34000,000 new tires.
All this means that with care civil
ian automobiles may be kept on the
roads for such essential purposes as
taking workers to their places of en-
ployment, children to school, doctors
on their rounds, etc. 1t does not
mean that there can be any careless
or unnecessary driving for the dura-
ton of the war. And it does not by
any means indicate that the rubber
and tire situation is not as serious
as anybody has said it would be.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Says Some Will Remain
To Fight Poll Tax in Virginia.

To the Editor of The Star.
Representative Woodrum has become
highly incensed because some critic of
the poll tax has inferred that Govern
ment in Virginia is fascistic and Hit
lerian.
Admitting that the Government is
benevolent, it is known fact that very
few of the masses of people in Virginia
vote unless their poll taxes are paid by
some one.
II there ever was time for passing
the Geyer bill, it is now. Mr.. Woodrum
suggested that rather than live in a
State SO Hitlerized and non-d democratic
the critic should leave the State. Un-
fortunately, for even Virginia, that has
been true of too many people. Espe-
clally has it been true of colored citizens
Tor many of the ablest who would have
peen credit to the State have gone.
But since Virginia is still functioning
IN the commonwealth of the United
states 1t may be that democracy in
suffrage will yet return to the State So
some will remain to fight against the
pernlclous poll tax which disfranchises
IN practice more than one half of the
adult population.
E. r HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Grain for Feed

It is stretching point to say that
the administration has won victory
as a result of the decision of the
House to modify its unqualified oppo-
sition to the sale of surplus grain
for feed purposes at less than parity
prices. A more accurate statement
of the case would be that the House
has retreated from, although it has
not entirely abandoned, a position
which was wholly wrong and thor
oughly harmful to the country's war
effort.
AS matters stand the Senate view,
which still considerably restricts the
administration freedom of action,
has prevailed. Out of its vast store
of surplus grain, acquired at public
expense as part of the program to
aid farmers, the Government will be
permitted to sell not more than 1875
100000 bushels of wheat at 85 per
cent Of corn parity, or about 83 cents
a bushel. The House had insisted
on sales at the full wheat parity
price of about $l34 a bushel
The net result of this is that the
Government is enabled to sell some
o: these resources, which belong to
the people, for livestock feed purposes
with view to increasing food pro-
duction and holding down the price
OF food during the war. Because
Congress has refused to permit full
use of these surplus grains. there
will not be as much food, and it will
be higher in price, than otherwise
would have been the case. But, to
this limited extent, there is some
gain. Whether it will be real and
permanent In character remains to
Evening star., 1942-07-17
Rubber for Tires

Order and understanding are be-
ginning to emerge from the hitherto
utter confusion on the rubber situa-
tion-particularly on the possibility
of supplies for essential civilian
transportation. There is no occasion
for undue optimism and there still
are opportunities for error through
failure to take into consideration all
of the factors involved But the stu
alton, as seen today, seems to be
about as follows:
Demands of the Army, Navy and
essential war industries are very
heavy. They will consume all the
900 tons contemplated for the rest
of this year and next by the Govern
ments synthetic rubber program.
There is no certainty, of course, that
this goal will be reached.
This leaves the civilian population
dependent on three sourceS-rubber
already in uSable tires and what can
be reclaimed from Worn-out tires.
synthetic rubber which can be made
outside the Government financed
program, and rubber from guayule
and Russian dandelions.
In the first category a great deal
is possible. The rubber industry has
made an intensive study, results of
which soon will be laid before the
Federal Government. 1t is said to
indicate that tires already on civilian
cars, used with care and retreaded
from time to time with reclaimed
rubber from worn-out tires, are al
most sufficient to keep up essential"
automobile traffic for the next two
years. A few new ones can be made