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Evening star., 1943-04-16
Why Grow Old?
Question Box
By Josephine Lcwman

/. Il am IS years old and weigh
about 100 pounds. How can I gain
weight and make my face and nose
look shorter? My nose is very oily
and 1t is very aggravating"
Answer-If you wish to gain
weight you should get lots Of sleep,
eat wholesome food, with plenty of
fresh fruits and vegetables for their
vitamins and minerals, as we'll as
cream. butter. nuts. oils. custards,
and the fattening goods. You should
also develop a liking for outdoor
sports and get in the fresh air to
exercise. This also will help your
oily complexion problem. In order
to make your face look shorter, fluff
your hair out at the sides and wear
bangs. Do not use cream on your
nose-only soap and water and an
astringent. Wash several times
daily.
2. "Is there any harm in wearing
arch supports without doctors ad-
vice? Also will you describe some
exercises which will raise the arches
of the feet?"
Answer think that arch sup
ports should be prescribed by ply
sician who is an expert in this line.
The following exercises have helped
many and you may be able to over
come your difficulty in few months
If you will do these faithfully. Take
off the socks and shoes and play
marbles. Put some marbles on the
floor. Pick them up with your toes.
Throw them Grip them hard. Also,
stand erect, lift the heels OF Of the
floor, lower heels rolling onto the
outsides of the feet. Bring heels
together.
3. MY arms are very large from
the elbows to the shoulders. have
an old-fashioned washing machine
with q drier. When turn this on
1t vibrates. BY placing my hands on
the machine 1t vibrates my arms.
If I do this daily will 1t reduce my
arms?"
Answer am not sure but Judging
from my experience with vibratory
exercises 1t may do 50. Take this
one, too. Stand tall. Swing the
arms forward, shoulder height,
shoulder width apart. Now fiing
them down and back as far a. you
can. As you do 50 turn the palms
Of the hands toward the back Of the
room. Swing forward and back.
Continue. Be sure to turn the palms
toward each other Is they swing for
ward and back Is they move back
ward.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
United Seanen's Service Are Now
Asking Aid of Women Knitters

Some OF the knitted garments
being made now will be sent to
these foreign centers, too. The serv-
ice now operates hotel and clubs for
American merchant seamen in Glas-
gov and Guorock, Scotland; Cardiff,
Wales; Liverpool, England, and
Durham, South Africa. Club and
recreation centers are operating in
Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana; San
Juan, Porto Rico; Port au Spain,
Trinidad, and Port au Prince, Haiti
Surveys are now being made in the
Persian Gulf and Algiers, looking to
the establishment of centers in the
near future. In fact, the Red Cross
following our invasion forces will
care for the merchant seamen, in the
African ports until such time as a
representative of the United Sea-
mems Service arrives to take over.
In addition to the above assistance,
the service division of the United
Seamen's Service also helps the mer-
chant seaman In his family emer-
gencies, very much as the Red Cross
assists the man in uniform. The
purpose of this organization is to
keep the ships sailing and to help
the men who today are called upon
to make sacrifices heretofore seldom
asked Of men not in uniform.
Evening star., 1943-04-16

pot, and that causes them to simply
ignore the existence of the women
who lack 1t. And, alas and alack,
this is gift of the capricious gods.
If woman has it, she has it; and
If she hasn't, there is no way she
can get it. Millions of dollars won't
buy the come -hither look in the
eyes, nor by taking thought can a
woman create it. 1t has to be born
in her.
Between the belle Of the ball,
however, and the drip, there are va
rious intermediate stages in which
lot can be done to save a girl from
becoming a wallfower. Then it Is
mother to the rescue. Many and
many a girl never has beau be-
cause there is no welcome printed
on her front door mat. When
mother perceives that no little boy
brings Sally a red apple, or walks
home with her from school, and
that she has to tote her own school
books, 1t is time for her to get busy
with the cookie jar and roll up the
rugs and turn on the radio to the
dance music, and begin tolling the
youngsters in.
Many a girl who hasn't luster
enough to shine as an individual
star does fine in a constellation.
And If Sally's house is the incest,
jolliest place they know In which to
spend an evening, and If Sally's
mother not only gives them the
glad hand but has something good
to eat In it, Sally will always be the
center of the crowd and have plenty
of dates, though she might not have
been able to wangle single one if
she had not had inside help.
Many a grouchy father who in
sists on reading his evening paper
In the living room and who turns
off the radio at 10 o'clock when he
goes to bed, and many a pernickety
mother who won't let the children
dance at home because it scratches
up the floor, are responsible for their
old maid daughters.
The too strict parents are also
first aid to making their daughters
wallf1owers. OF course, it is fathers
and mothers duty to keep an eye
on their girls and see what they
are up to, but they needn't trail
Evening star., 1943-04-16

Answer-The sickness was prob
ably caused because oil has worked
its way onto the rollers when the
machine was being oiled. do not
know Of anything that will surely
restore the rubber to its original
condition. There have been several
rubber preservatives put on the
market this last year as an aid In
making rubber hose and tires last
longer, and whether this would work
on your sponge rubber rollers could
be ascertained from you paint. hard
ware or auto supply dealer who will
carries these new products.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: Can you tell
me what will remove the carbon
from an oil burner? I have asked
several hardware dealers, but no one
seems to know what it Is. HIN.
Answer-There are several makes
Of such powders. Probably your oil
burner serviceman would be the best
one to ask about this. If your oil
burner carbonizes badly it should be
adjusted. Ask to have your burner
inspected for the cause OF the
"sooting." Check that first and then
have the carbon which is present
burned out with the supervision Of
your heating contractor.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
Removal of Prunes and Raisiins
From Rationed List Good News

different In the packaged raisins
than they were when they were
bought in bulk, years ago. There
have been some bulk seedless raj
sins this year, and they have i'm
proved greatly In quality.
Before seeded raisins are added to
a cookie mixture, they should be cut
in pieces as they are too large to
use whole for most purposes. usu-
ally cut them by hand with houred
knife or scissors, as they are hard
to chop because they are so sticky.
When they are put into cakes, it Is
usually better to mix them with
some OF the flour, as they distribute
more easily that way. For cookies,
they may be added either with flour
or by themselves. If you like rail-
sins in rice pudding, you may use
either type.
For sauce to serve with tongue or
ham, seedless raisins are generally
used. They may also be put into
the stuff1ng to be used with pork or
duck. How did we ever get along
those few weeks when We hardly
dared spend points for raisins? They
may go back again later, so we bet
ter use them while we may.
1t is also a Joy to have prunes
off the ration list. as we'll as raisins.
Many household has missed the
familiar standby during its rationed
days.
While prunes can be cooked with
out soaking, they are plumper and
often more tender If, after they are
washed, they are soaked in just
enough water to cover them, and
then cooked in the same water.
They should be covered during the
cooking, which should be done over
low heat. 1t seems to me that I am
always stressing low heat. but the
majority Of foods are the better for
slow cooking. and at the same time
it is fuel saving.
When the prunes are tender, the
heat should be turned of, but they
should be allowed to cool in the
covered pan. When this is done,
the natural sweetness seems to dis
tribute itself into the juice, and you
will need to add no sugar.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
Make an Effort
To Eliminate
|Freckles
By Patricia Lindsay

By Patricia Lindsay
One of the most common of
beauty problems is freckles. And
I want to state at once that
think too much Importance is at
tached by the average woman to
the presence Of a few freckles A
sprinkling of freckles adds piquancy
and charm to any face, and only
those women who have too heavy
a covering of freckles should at
tempt to get rid of them.
A freckle is a small yellowish or
brown spot in the skin-a localized
collection of pigment which is ma
lures effort to screen out the harm
full chemical rays Of the sun. Only
thin, sensitive and light skins
freckle noticeably. for other types
OF skin are tough enough to take
care Of the suns rays.
Summer freckles disappear usu-
ally after sun exposure has ended
although some summer freckles do
persist throughout the year. II
you are a certain type of blond or
redhead, sun exposure will usually
result in a crop Of new freckles, so
prevention should be your rule,
rather than cure. If you take the
sun see that your skin is ade-
quately protected by sun-screen
cream or sheltered by a large head
covering.
Never use a strong chemical
bleach on your skin to Danish
freckles. Experiment If you wish
with pure lemon juice applied with
a camels-hair brush and allowed
to remain on the skin for a half
hour before removal with cool milk.
That is q mild and safe bleach and
does tend to reduce the prominence
OF the pigment.
In addition to lemon juice there
is q lemon-oatmeal pack which
might be used twice q week. This
is how to prepare it:
Mix the white Of one egg and
the juice Of one lemon, and add
sufficient almond meal or oatmeal
to make q thin paste. Apply this
to the area which Is freckled
whether 1t is on your face or chest
or arms and leave it until 1t has
thoroughly dried. Then rinse Oh
with warm water.
For persistent freckles which re-
fused to be bleached there is one
alternattve-to cover them with .
tinted foundation cream O. lot1nn.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
So, You Don't Want to Be Wallf0wer!
Parents Can Help Girl Achieve Popularity but Make Effort Too

Why Is wallflower? Why does
one girl never have a date to bless
herself with, while another girl, no
cleverer. no prettier, is a WOW with
the boys? That is one of the most
common and heartbreaking of all
feminine problems. It is salted down
with the tears of thousands OF for
lorn maidens who sit at home eve
nings with mama and papa reading
an improving book, while their sis
ters are stepping out to places of
amusement. Yet no one knows the
answer except the Creator, who
made both orchids and hay.
Every normal girl desires to be
popular with the boys. She wants
personable youths to vie for her
company. She wants her dances to
be cut to mincemeat. She wants
to be made love to, and eventually
to marry. And If never a lad dark
ems her door; If boys no more think
Of inviting her to 60 places with
Evening star., 1943-04-16
By Edith NJ. Barber

I suppose you've read Saroyan's
"The Human Comedy" If you
haven't, you will, and among the
many simple things you will re-
member is the search by a sympa-
thetic uncle for the "cookies-rai-
sins-in" which a small sick nephew
craved. Perhaps we never realized
now much we use this dried fruit in
cooking until we found that we had
to use points" to buy it. I am sure
that the appetizing odor of baking
raisin cookies filled many a house.
hold during the week after raisins
came of the ration list.
You may take your choice between
seedless and seeded raisins. In
cookies and cakes, I think that 1
prefer the first. In puddings, like
the latter. I will settle for either,
however. They are made from diff
ferent types of grapes, and the seed
less seem to have a little more sugar
content and perhaps more flavor.
Quality and cleanliness are quite
Evening star., 1943-04-16
The Gibson Girl Returns
.Todays Styles Reflect Influence of This Personality
Who Dominated Fashions at the Turn of the Century

one Of the original feminine pioneers
in business. With the mood Of the
moment tending toward femininity
in fashion. and with the realization
that the fine things in life can be
sentimental without being sloppy,
it's little wonder that today's woman
is taking cue from her predecessor
who did a serious job without re-
linquishnig any of her feminine
charm.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
BY Marearef No,ceU

BY MARGARET N0UeH
en- the marks with a few drops of
iodine, sponge out and then remove
with a solution Of Photographic
hypo, one tablespoon to q pint of
water. Then launder the towels in
the usual way. Experiment on one
towel only to make sure whether
the marking will come out.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: Is there any
way that I can remove the dark
rings from my aluminium pans? Is
there anything to prevent the dark
rings from forming when I boil
water in them?-K. p.
Answer-Fill the pans with a half
and-half solution of vinegar and
water, boil this for q few minutes
and allow to stand all night. This
will not prevent further tarnish-
ing, but will brighten the metal
for time. Boiling tomatoes in
aluminium also brightens it.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: How can re-
move the sickness from the rollers
on my washing machine wringer?
The rubber is not worn but it is so
sticky along one side of the role,
that clothes follow the roller around
and jam. r. D. N.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
BY Dorothy Dir

them than they do her grandmoth-
er; II father has to take her to par
ties and her hostess has almost to
club boys into dancing with her, it
is a tragedy as black as can be
woven out of the woof and warp of
broken girlish dreams.
And she asks herself why she
should be passed over in favor of
girls who are no prettier, no more
attractive in any way than she is.
What's the matter with her bait
that the fish never bite?
Primarily, the trouble with the
wallfower Is that she lacks what we
are pleased to call sex attraction.
For some unknown reason her fairy
godmother failed to drop into her
cradle that mysterious, Intangible,
undeflnable something that makes
men flock around the women who
have 1t like bees around a honey
Evening star., 1943-04-16
Bv Joan Gardner

The U-boat packs and the dive
bombers have made real heroes of
our merchant seamen. On the sea
lanes of the world, their part of the
war today is as hazardous as is the
man in uniforms, even though
they are not on the battle line.
To meet the many needs of these
seamen, the United Seamen's Service
was organized in September, 1912, at
the instigation of the War Shipping
Administration. A non-proflt Or
ganization, its purpose is to provide
health, recreation and housing facil-
tiles for the American merchant
seamen in the United States and
other parts of the world. Thousands
of volunteers are helping to make
the service successful.
Women are now being enlisted in
the division of volunteers to provide
warm clothing for those men who
often lose everything when the order
comes to "quit ship" after a torpedo
has struck.
Among the garments needed i'm
mediately are turtle-neck wool
sweaters, long-sleeved, and watch
caps. In New York alone, SO women
are busy today converting $500
pounds OF knitting wool into these
garments, and throughout the
coastal areas, in cities like Boston,
Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New Orleans and big cities on the
West Coast, "port-area" committees
are working on the same project.
Some of the active and enthusi-
astic groups participating IN this
work are the American Womans
Organization for the merchant ma
rine and members of labor groups
like the CIO. Business women's or
ganizations, garden clubs and other
women's groups have made the
knitting OF these garments Club"
project. If you would like to assist
and are not located near port city
where a unit has been established,
write Mrs. c. H. Van Tyne, ma
tional director of the Division Of
Volunteers, United Seamen's Service,
Inc, 80 Broadway, New York City,
for instructions.
The garments must be made ac-
cording to regulations. Before any
work was undertaken, a poll was
made OF the merchant seamen to
find what types OF garments would
be most serviceable to them. 1t Is
upon their suggestions that the in
structions were prepared. Accord
ingly only long -sleeved, turtle-neck
sweaters and watch caps are &C
cepted.
The immediate need is for knitters
to convert wool into these sweaters
and caps to protect the men from
heavy weather while making their
runs to deliver food and munitions
to the fighting fronts.
In addition to this volunteer work,
donations of dark blue and gray
knitting wool are also needed. About
l pound of wool will produce one
turtle-neck sweater. or four watch
caps or approximately three pairs OF
socks.
Each merchant seaman who re-
ceives one sweater, one watch cap
and two pairs of socks requires ap-
proximately pounds Of wool In
knitted garments.
In addition to knitted garments.
the United Seamens Service plans
also to collect mems discarded suits
and overcoats to be issued to seamen
in the rehabilitation eenters estab-
ished by the service. These are
located in foreign ports as we'll as
along the coastal areas Of our own
country. Many men, safely back
with their ships, suffer from convoy
fatigue" and need an opportunity to
relax and rest before setting out to
sea again.
Evening star., 1943-04-16

You can see in a second how
mart 1t Is and how slenderizing
A really beautiful afternoon frock
either in monotone or with con-
trasting yoke and sleeves.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1794-B
designed for sizes "a, 36, SO, 40,
q. A, 46 and 4S. Size 36 requires.
with short sleeves, AZ yards 39-
inch material.
There's loads of fresh inspiration
for home sewing in our new Spring
Fashion Book-just of the press.
Send for a copy today. it costs only
is cents. You may order a copy
with q 15-cent pattern for IS cents,
plus I cent for postage.
For this attractive pattern send
IS cents, plus l cent for postage,
In coins with your name, address,
pattern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, Washington Star, Post
Once Box IS, Station o, New York
u. Y.
Evening star., 1943-04-16

Cd Have you q regular bedtime7 ?
CD Do you take a daily rest? 90 Do
you refrain from overworking, or
eating when overtired? 90 Do you
take regular vacations? (5 Do you
eat moderately, slowly and at meal
time? 90 Do you take regular exer-
else? CD Have you a regular
time OF exercise? 90 Do you take
sufficient exercise outdoors? 90 Do
you use tea, coffee, tobacco moder-
ately? QO Are you free from undue
worry and irritability? Ask your
self these questions and estimate
how much health sense you possess.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
What's New in T'01Un?
By Dorothy Murray
By Dorothy Murray
Pe0ny Pattern .

Pe0ny Pattern -.
band-new supply of that popular Roeve pottery now
display locally The bowls and
motif This pottery has enjoyed popularity great
gifts.
Ready to Serve -.
Seasoned homenakers gadget testing
cakes biscuits and whatnot but the
The tester small article that
for quick access when needed, and long metal
finger hook handle for
cakes and biscuits but testing vegetables
For Precious LiQuid ..
New after dinner coffee sets glass very
They slightly larger than the detasse
straight sides which provide modern appearance cup
and set is equipped with glass spoon
glass ball top
N0Onfinne Necessity ..
Have priority thought
making the variety
simulated leather It has which your
to eliminate the enjoying
what brought from article very light weight
and low in cost convenient handles
leather make for carrying
Danish Bulkiness 80.
II you're the ladies like "tong"
handbag be the smart carya Made of lovely pgkn
leather they have individual holding change
this item is approximately that Of pack Of cigarettes
Evening star., 1943-04-16
For a Change

Instead OF cookies-or when the
cookie jar unexpectedly resembles
Mother Hubbard's cupboard, make
filling of powdered sugar, butter
and vanilla, spread on one graham
cracker and put another on top.
Makes nice change In a lunch
box, but do wrap carefully in wax
paper,
Evening star., 1943-04-16
Company Dessert

Gingerbread still has a favorite
place on menus. For a company
dessert, split gingerbread square
and fill with layer of vanilla ice
cream, II you can get 1t. or orange
sherbet and serve Immediately.
Evening star., 1943-04-16
By Helen Vogt

long gloves for afternoon wear or
short ones for any time Of the day.
Now, we don't give Norman Norell
all the credit for this backward look
into fashion, but we do think that
he took a somewhat elusive tendency
and made it concrete. Today's
women are pioneers in many indus
tries, just as the Gibson girl was
Evening star., 1943-04-16
By Peggy Roberts

Asre another adaptation Of gay fashion from Latin America
nr ooo and matching belt In gaudy stripes solid
color Both are easily ocheted quick stitch immediate
Wear them simple sport dress
spring
sizes Are all included in the pattern.
Pattern envelope contains
directions for the above - -" -"
Send II cents coin for Department
"ssnmssoo star r O. Boz 172 Station D. New Yoak, n z.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-18
BALANCE, NOT UNITY, IN AFRICA

1t is somewhat difficult to understand
the failure of Generals Giraud and De
Gaulle to reach quick settlement of the is
sues between them
., While it is impossible, at this distance,
to understand the differences between the
two leaders of the French, is is apparent
that General De Gaulle has insistently de-
rfanded the removal of certain officials
and, equally important, the appointment OF
some of his men to posts of relative quality
General Giraud, being in command in
North Africa, is put in the position of hav-
ing to sacrifice some of his officials and to
make greater concessions in the effort to
secure unity. Moreover, the unity that is
underway seems to be more apparent than
real
General De Gaulle's insistence upon
various concessions to offset his rivals pow
eTindicates an intention to effect balance
ofrpower rather than merger of spirit.
8 There seems to exist some fear that
General De Gaulle's Fighting French or
North African group and thus be in posi-
ton to regiment or expel officials and mill
tafy leaders who serve under General Gil
raud.
Moreover, fighting France in London
has maintained propaganda policy, in re-
lation to Occupied France, of indiscrimi-
nately eondemning as enemies all French
men who were friends and associates of
Marshal Petain since the fall of France
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-18
THE FORD FORTUNE

1t appears that Edsel Ford, president
of the Ford Motor Company, bequeathed
the major part of his estate to the Ford
Foundation, which will use most of an esti-
mated S200,00O,00O for scientific, educa-
tional and charitable purposes
Mr.. Ford's will illustrates the COM
mendable generosity of many rich Amer
leans, who after amassing huge fortunes,
give them to the public after their death
The Ford fortune it should be point
ed out, was earned in highly competitive
field, without the benefit of monopoly Or
legislative favors. If any private fortune in
the United States represents the just fruits
of our economic system, it is the Ford for
tune.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-18
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS SUPPRESSED

The office of War Information tells
us that only fourteen hundred of the twenty
four thousand daily newspapers published
in Germany in 1888 remain alive and two
thirds are published by National Socialist
Party Publishing Houses.
We are not surprised that the Nazi
regime has resulted in the death of many
daily newspapers but it is somewhat amaz-
ing to be told that Germany had twenty
four thousand newspapers in 1888.
BY comparison, the two thousand daily
newspapers in the United States seem to be
entirely inadequate to our population.