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Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28

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Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28
Flew With Gibbons

Floyd Gibbons had fallen i'll
and I few down from Asmara
with him 10 KhartouJn TO get him
proper medical care. We had
baths and clean food and had our
clothes washed. From our hotel
veranda we watched the Blue Nile
and the White Nile flow into one
river not so yards away.
The last miles to the Mediter-
ranean il was impossible not 10
think OF that line:
"And even the weariest river
winds sometime TO the sea"
Because Khartoum had seemed
glorious place against the back
ground OF the desperate and dis
eaSed Italian colonies, ] was anx-
ious to find how IL would strike
me now. fresh from the cleanli-
ness and strength of America.
But we stayed at a former
school now converted into a mill
tary reSt-hoase near the airport
some 20 miles out of town, and
there was no time to revisit the
city.
That may have been just as
well. / realize now. Khartoum Is
city of too many haunting
memories.
Floyd, with whom I first saw
Khartoum. died at home in the
first month OF this war.
Detroit evening times., 1942-06-28

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Evening star., 1942-06-24
| |WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lowman

Dy JOSepHfUe LOp"o"
It's always wise to wear a cap
when you go in swimming. Most
well-run pools require this for sani-
tary reasons. Hair catches dust and
boards CRIME and certainly should
not be allowed to float freely in a
pool, thus spreading bacteria.
Anyway, for the sake of your hair,
your head should not be sans cover
ing. Too frequent wetting of the
hair is detrimental to it and If you
swim in a pool the chemicals in the
water are not good for your tresses.
I 90 not know how long rubber
bathing caps will be on the market.
I had no difficulty buying one the
other day when I needed it. How
ever, I have absolute faith in our
inventiveness and feel sure that
there will be some substitute when
the regular caps are no longer
available.
The following trick will keep your
hair dry. So often the water seeps
in around the edges of the cap. Buy
some chamois and cut it into a strip
about four or five inches wide. Wrap
this around your head, at hair line
Put your cap on over it. 1t will save
your hairdo because the chamois ab-
serbs the water and 1t doesn't reach
the hair.
If you 60 in salt water and your
hair gets wet, be certain to rinse
the salt water out Immediately. Do
not allow it to remain in your hair
Also, avoid exposing the hair to
the suns hot and direct rays for toe
long at a time. Summer can be a
time to replenish hair beauty be-
cause general health and vitality
can be built up but the care of youl
topknot should be given thought.
II you wish detailed coaching
on five simnle steps in learning
how to swim, send a Scent
stamped. self addressed envelope
! with your request for the leaf1et.
Five Rules for Learning How to
SWIM" to Josephine Lowman In
care of this newspaper.
Evening star., 1942-06-24
Manners
of the
Moment

It's bad enough to have to dodge
flowers at the dinner table when
you are trying to talk to some one
on the other side of the floral dis
play. But when you have to crane
your neck around vase of gladio-
luses in the living room it just seems
too much to bear.
know big vases full of flowers
look wonderful in living rooms.
know that they mean a lot to the
rooms decoration and to the spirits
of the people who are sitting in the
room. But when you are arrang-
ing them it would be awfully nice if
you would think about the rooms S
congressional possibilities. I, for
one, like to talk to my friends when
I call on them. But if I had to
shout at them over or around a vase
of flowers my conversational abili-
ties shrink. Before I've been sit
ting there 10 minutes I suddenly
remember that I have a terribly
important appointment and l have
to go.
All you need do to please me on
this score is to get smaller flowers
or to put the big ones somewhere
other than between your chair and
mine. JEAN.
Evening star., 1942-06-24

llI tilC llNhk ANN "SSho zap eAAN
to do" series in this column and save
them for future reference.
If you find chest of drawers of
pine, or an old spool bed, slat-back
rocker or a Windsor chair, an old
dough board or any of the familiar
Pennsylvania farmhouse furniture
that abounds in this locality, all you
need to do Is take it out into the
back yard on q nice Saturday, give
it lye bath and turn the hose on it.
Lo and behold. it will have a charm
you never suspected.
One can of lye dissolved in two
gallons of water is the right solu-
ton. 1t hardly seems necessary
to stress the fact that I've is a
poison and will burn everything it
rests on. Wear overalls and old
shoes. a long-sleeved shirt and a
pair of cotton gloves. Use an old
broom to "slosh' the I've onto the
furniture and give it about 10
minutes to begin to work" Then
dip the broom in some SAND and
work off the old paint.
More applications of the I've bath
and the sand will remove the last
traces of paint. Use a wooden
skewer, a putty knife and a pad
of steel wool to get into the cracks
and turnings.
When it is all clean turn the
hose on it copiously. The fresh
water must wash off all trace OF
the I've or it will burn broWnlsh
stain where it rests.
Do not let the sun shine on the
furniture or it may warp. but leave
it in the shade where the breeze
NAV blow on it until it is thor
ouehlv dry. Then you may rub 1t
down with very fine sandpaper or
a pad of steel wool which Will re-
move the powdery substance left by
the paint and show the true "ooo
color. Be sure to rub with the grain
Of the wood always. Rubbing against
the grain will leave scar that Will
be impossible to erase except by deep
sanding.
When the surface is all smoothed
and clean wipe it all over with
turpentine. When this has dried
give it a feeding" of two parts
linseed oil and one part turpentine
wiped on with a cloth and rubbed
in thoroughly. You will then be
able to recognize the true color and
grain of the wood and decide which
finish, oil rub. shellac or varnlsh
YOU wish to give it.
It is most important that you
use this method of paint removal
only on pine and similar white
woods. Cherry, maple, walnut or
mahogany will be ruined If this
method is used. We will discuss
the procedure for the hard woods
in the next article Of the series
and in the meantime you may be
thinking about how you wish to
refinish the pieces you have pre-
pared and for what purpose you
plan to use them.
(This is the first in series OF
articles on renoDating furniture.
The second Dil appear merit
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1942-06-24
That Discarded Furniture
Has Many Possibilities
Bring Old Pieces Out of Attic,
Take Off the Tired Paint
And Consider New Finish
By Margaref NoweH

Conservation of all household effects wartime and with
atcs all furniture will
dwinde
with friends
with utility
from the attic
Chests drawers ignored this limited
rejuvna-
Let's divide salvage into two sections the true antique which must
refnished
old furniture which has been discarded
did with other the
method both old
surface method.
find out what have that is useful for home
Evening star., 1942-06-24

.reasonable facsimile thereof, is rap
idly gaining ground in the knowl-
edge-pursuing set Filthy saddle
oxfords are no longer a mark of
savoir faire-they are just dirty
shoes, and nothing TO be proud of
Also. leather NOES and loafers look
a lot better if they occasionally make
contact with a bit of shoe polish.
Cotton slack suits, those perambu-
lating potato sacks, are being worn
by boys to classes, and there's Moth
ing much that We can do about it.
However, as we go down for the
third time we can still feebly gurgle
that the jackets look far better worn
in than out. Of course, if you wear
them clear out and then throw them
away, that's all right with us, too.
Ninety-degree temperatures and
crowded classrooms demand partic-
ular attention to personal cleanli-
ness, so make with the soap and the
shower at every opportunity. If
you haven't yet cultivated the ac-
quaintance of good deodorant,
now is good time to scan the ads.
AS for perfume, avoid heavy scents
like poison and 60 easy even on the
more delicate ones.
Few girls will wish to sacrifice
their long bobs for a mere summer
session, but we're bound to tell you
that shorter cut or higher hairdo
is lot cooler. Goodness will also
be the excuse for a lot of fellows
getting convict haircuts, and II
their best girls can stand it, who
are we to complain?
Heavy lunches are poor stuff If
you have a tough class scheduled
for the first afternoon period. The
combination of lot of food, a
lot of MONDAY heat, and a professor
with somewhat droning voice are
simply too much for human flesh
to bear, and falling asleep in class
is seldom beneficial to your grades
The prof will be doublv annoyed
because he probably feels just as
sleepy as you do, but can't give in
to it.
Studying at night is tough-we
know! Your perspiring hand sticks
to the paper when you try to
write, the insects banging against
the screen lacerate your nerves,
and you feel that you'll simply die
If you don't dash out for a breath
Of air, a coke, and perhaps a half
hours communion with that cute
blond across the way.
Okay-how about getting up early
in the morning for a go at those
books? 1t will be cool then, especi-
ally with the hours difference be-
tween sun and war time. and there
will be few noises or other distrac-
tions to bother you. This is fine
stuff If you can do it, but try 1t
first on a morning when it won't
really matter if you fail to make
the grade. It's awfully hard to rout
yourself out after hot night, just
when you're beginning to get a
little real sleep.
As for your social program, this
has been the chief feature of sum-
mer courses in many high schools
and colleges In former years. But
studying Is serious business in these
war days, 50 don't sit under the
apple tree too late or too often.
Evening star., 1942-06-24
Easily Made
Play Set
n N n ~
Bv Barbara Bell

Just for fun, make this gay little
three-piece play set for your tod
ding little one! Pattern No. l628-B
offers a quickly made smock, romp-
er and overalls. Match the three
in the same material or contrast a
f1owered cotton smock with plain
color rompers and overalls. Then,
whatever the weather. you have a
proper outfit: sun suit alone on the
hottest days; overalls with a smock
above when it is cooler.
If you want to start sewing now
you couldn't find an easier pat
tern with which. to begin. The
little smock has a simple yoke top
with kimono sleeves, and it is easily
trimmed with a touch of ric-rac
and cute pouch pocket! Overalls
Evening star., 1942-06-24
Hold That Scarf

Whoops, girls! Here's the way
that you can hold that peasant
scarf on your head in a high wind.
Clip it to your ears with your ear
rings! That's what Bonita Gran
vile does, for we saw it with our
own eyes when she was lunching
in the R-K-O Radio commissary
with Jackie Cooper. Her slack suit
was plain and tailored, her scarf
print and colorful. She pulled it
tight around her head, just behind
her front curls, fastened it at either
ear lobe with huge gypsy earrings
of yellow gold.
Evening star., 1942-06-24
Summer in Camp
Is Wholesome
For Children
Some VIII Benefit
From Living With
Own Age Group
Bv Leffice Lee Street,

By Leffice Lee STREET.
II you are considering sending
your boy or girl to camp let us first
discuss the child, and at another
time, the camp itself.
Types Of children who are helped
by the busy, healthy, outdoor life
are:
/. The only child. He Is given
the opportunity to rub elbows with
his own. kind, u.lhampered by over
doting adults. He learns he must
think of others and be good sport
If he is to win new friends. He es-
capes entirely from the almost in
evitable loneliness he feels at home.
At camp he begins to realize a fact
that is vital to his future happiness,
success and peace of mind. which is:
He is not the most important person
in the world.
2. The babied. spoiled child. The
youngster whose parents are over
solicitous Is put on his own two feet
at camp, he is not bound and tripped
by apron strings, he is not nagged.
watched and told what and how to
do every little thing. The coun-
selors seem more like pals than in
structors and he has a wonder
full sense of freedom and savors his
first taste of independence, self
reliance and the ability to think for
himself. He, too, learns that others
are as important as he.
3. The bully, the braggard. This
type of child is often improved be-
cause he soon discovers that there
are other boys bigger stronger and
more apt at sports than he. The
spirit OF the camp will not tolerate
member who picks on a Httler
guy or who boasts and struts. He
begins to find out what real men
Cor women) admire in each other.
Frequently such a lad will develop
hero worship for an older boy or a
counselor. This is excellent if the
admiration for the other boy is
coupled with the desire to copy him.
He learns that it is strong to help
the weak, he learns what is worth
fighting for; he learns not to brag
about winning and not to sulk about
losing. His rough and ready fellow
campers will teach him a great deal.
4. The timid child. The youngster
who is unsure of himself sees chill
dren his own age and younger Jump
ing into the water and fearlessly
learning to swim. He will not be
urged or scolded. and he will be
praised for his good effort more
than perfect performance. He gains
confidence in his own abilities and
learns to play naturally with other
children, which is the first step in
learning to live harmoniously and
self-assuredly with others.
Most youngsters adore camp life,
and if they do not they are ex-
ceptions or the camp is not ideal
/ for them.
Evening star., 1942-06-24
Clans Popular
With Almost
Every One
Variety of Recipes
Makes Their Use
Widespread
By Edith NJ. Barber

When friend from Arkansas ar
rived the other day after a weeks
visit to New England, she remarked
II have been having a regular orgy
of clans They are the things ]
miss most, believe. I've had chow
der. clam cakes and steamed clans
I have had my fill for once. but
probably won't get any more until
next year"
We Fasteners like our clans, too,
| but We can take them at intervals.
One week we may have the soft
shelled clans steamed or made into
chowder. Some persons prefer the
small hard clam for this purpose
and certain recipes demand some OF
each type. The hard clans are
known as cherrystone, little neck,
quahaugs and poorquaWs. The soft
Shelied clans are sometimes called
chowder clans Soft clans are used
for scalloping and for clam cakes.
The long hard necks are removed
before chopping.
There are innumerable clam
choWder recipes. The Manhattan
variety is distinguished by the fact
that it always contains tomatoes
and thyme as well as potatoes and
onions or some other vegetable. The
New England recipes always demand
salt pork, onions. potatoes, and gen.
orally milk or cream.
One of the best clam dishes I
have eaten is prepared from little
neck clans which are baked in the
shell with chilli sauce and a very
rich cheese sauce. They are served
sizzling hot for first course.
SCALLOPED CLANS.
4 tablespoons butter.
tablespoons -four.
tablespoon chopped parsley.
teaspoon scraped onion.
p teaspoon dry mustard.
Il teaspoon salt.
Pepper.
! cup milk.
2 cups clans, remove from shell
hard = cooked eggs, finely
chopped.
y cup buttered bread crumbs.
Melt butter, add -four and stir
until blended. Add seasonings and
milk, stirring constantly over low
heat until mixture thickens and
boils. Add CLAIMS and eggs. Pour
into creased baking dish, cover with
crumbs and bake in a moderate
oven (375 degrees F. 20 minutes,
until crumbs are brown. Yield, six
servings.
NEW ENGLAND CLAM
CHOWDER.
Il pound salt pork, diced.
medium-size onions, sliced.
cups diced potatoes.
cups boiling water.
y teaspoon salt.
IA teaspoon pepper.
/ quart clans, chopped.
l quart milk.
2 tablespoons butter.
Pilot crackers.
Cook salt pork in large saucepan
until crisp on all sides. Add onions
and cook three minutes Add po-
tatoes, salt and pepper and water.
Cover and cook 10 minutes. Add
clans with liquor, milk and butter
and cook until potatoes are tender,
about 10 minutes. Arrange crackers
in hot soup plates and pour chowder
over them. Yield: Six servings. Note:
Soft-shelled CLAIMS or equal parts of
hard and soft clans may be used. If
soft-shelled clans are used. the hard
portions may be chopped and cooked
with the potatoes
Evening star., 1942-06-24
American Style Leadership
Not a New Idea After All
Paris Was Influential Back in 1917,
But Even Then Our Designers
Had Minds of Their Own
By Helen Voef

since the fall of France and the
Paris the fashion leader the world
been screaming
However though they've done fine job the
1917 they talking ngeniousness American
designers though Paris clothes still
shown in this country Fashion authorities
subject of originality in dress and the modern" feeling
during World War
Said speaking THE
season that approaches will surely down in history which
easily
their history They knkerbokers
down the front"
The fashion silhouette which did nothing material
Tor hater
short jacket which cung the
smart and soft materials umphed stiff
favored partial to shorter
Evening star., 1942-06-24

son to hope that the American de-
signer was making a name for him.
self and that women would stop
following the crowd" and learn to
be as individually chic as the French.
From one column came the hopeful
comment: This has been big step
in the right direction for the past
few seasons" 1t is hoped, they con-
tinued, that variation in the fullness
of skirts and the lengths of jackets
would eliminate the American wom-
ems 'lamentable sameness in ap-
pearance." So, even 25 years ago,
the designers and stylists were pro-
testing against freezing fashions!"
Variety did appear in skirt widths
and lengths. although they all fol-
lowed simmer line, even as today
In discussing individuality one writer
pointed out that skirts were longer
and narrower than they had been
for several seasons. However, she
continued, 1T also is true that very
short (?) skirts are worn and that
skirts of comfortable width are seen
as often as are the tight. semi
hobble effects. All this means in
spiration for style designers. If a
uniform width or length is accepted,
the designers have little encourage
ment to go ahead with new and
different things" Such was the case
In 19l7-quite different from the
designers of 1912, who welcome re-
strictiors as a stimulant to design
ing and who must abide by a GER
tain sweep of skirt and length of
garment. The comfortable width"
of World War I fashions was 2l2
yards: the regulated sweep" of to-
days fashions in wool is maximum
OF 70 inches-2 yards.
Although there was much talk of
suits that looked like uniforms, Of
capes. and particularly the cape
coat" the military influence first
began to be discouraged about this
time. Fussier, more feminine clothes
began to appear, irregular hemlines
were popular and brocade trains at
tached to the waistline of an evening
gown were known to sweep 20 inches
on the floor. The harem skirt,
called the Oriental skirt, made news
in the Paris collections, some with
two openings for the feet" others
draped so that trouser effect was
shown on only one leg. and all elab-
crate, yerdage-consuming and dust
catching" models that were consid-
cred, strangely enough, rather simple
in design.
(This is the second in series
OF articles comparing fashions
during World Wars and H.
Evening star., 1942-06-24

and rompers are cut and scanned
in a jiffy, buttons attached at. the
shoulders and they are ready to
wear!
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1921
is designed for sizes l, 2, 3. 4 and
S years. Size 2 years requires 3%
yards 35-inch material for 3 pieces.
Send for the new Fashion Book
to aid you with its many clever
suggestions for summer sewing!
Patterns in all sizes from l to So.
The Fashion Book may be ordered
for 15c or. together with 15c pat
tern for Csc plus 1c for postage.
For this attractive pattern send
15c, plus 1c for postage. in coins
with your name. address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, p. o.
Box IS, Station o. New York City.
Evening star., 1942-06-24

(This is the second in q series
OF articles comparing fashions
during World Wars I and H.
Evening star., 1942-06-24
Ideas for Summer School
Difference Between CaSualness
And Sloppiness Is Important
By Kay CaldweH and Alden Harrison

Attending school through the scohng
experience
young people meeting
unfamiliar conditions.
knowing
where casuaness ends soppn vtay
end of a salvage truck.
Evening star., 1942-06-24
Bread Dough

Do not move bread dough after 1t
begins to rise, or 1t is likely to fall.
Select . spot out of . draft for
the bowl. Cover with . cloth and
then let the dough alone.
Evening star., 1942-06-24
Adds New Taste

Chop a green pepper fine and
add it to beef or lamb gravy. 1t
will give 1t a new and different
taste.
Evening star., 1942-06-24
Cooking Prunes

Try cooking prunes without sugar.
Then remove stones and stun with
marshmaIows. Chill before serving.
Children enjoy these.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Running Ear


 Have you a monograph on running ear2 If so, kindly send me a copy. Also the one on fodin Ration and one on Insomnia. tG, K, ]
 Answer--T have none on running ear, For either of the other pamph. lets send stamped envelope bear- ing your address. If you want both, incloSe ten cents additional,
 Deficiency of Rlbofiavin
 Is glossitis caused by vitamin or chemical deficiency in the body2 The tongue Is sore, although not ab- normal in appearance, and small sores come at the corners of the mouth and disappear in few days, only to break out again. There is also a general debility and nervous weakness. (Mrs. c. F. C)
 AnSwer-Deficiency in riboflavin intake may account for such mani feStations. Ribofiavin Is one of the factors of the natural B complex. Deficiency in niacin Cformerly called nicotinic acid) may contribute to the manifestations. Niacin is another of the B-complex factors. Supplement your diet with a good daily ration Of vitamin B complex in one form or another, Substitute plain wheat for white flour as much as possible in your diet. If you can get fresh wheat germ (millers call it mid dltngs plus germ and scalp of the sizingso from a mill, a few pounds every week or two, 1t is a fine source of B-complex, used with any cereal. or Incorporated in any -four recipe In place of one-third to one half of the flour. For instructions in the use of plain wheat in the family dietary send a stamped envelope bearing your address, and ask for Wheat to Eat"
 Beware the Charlatan
 Ben Told a certain eye doctor can remove cataractS from the black of eyes by the use of leeches. (C.ED
 Answer-Cataracts are not on the back or front of the eyes, but inside of the eyeball-catarac is a cloudinp and opacity in the crystalline lens within the eye. Only way cataract can be removed Is by operation, re- moving the lens, after which the pa- tent has fairly comfortable vision by aid of spectacles with thick lenses This operation is done under local anesthesia and is painless.
 Mastitis
 Can mastitis be cured or does it mean eventual removal of the breast to prevent cancer? (J. c. E)
 Answer-Infiammation of breast (mastitis) is usually not so serious.