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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Let Them Make Music

Can you remember when you first
responded to music? How many
times do you suppose your parents
said please don't do that" when
you rode the garden gate back and
forth because it had lovely squeak,
or tapped a tumbler to hear it ring,
or ran with a stick, first fast and
then slowly, liking the drumming
sound it made as it slipped over the
palings on the back fence? Many
OF these are child's first experience
with music. From that first under
standing a young person may de-
velop an allergy or complete tascl-
nation for music.
Even tiny baby loves music. If
the mother rocks him or sings to
him he will be more aware Of the
rhythm than if he just listens. Many
mothers during the late afternoon
play hour dance with their babies.
Children as young as 10 months will
often pat their hands in time to
music as mother holds them and
Sways to the music. The pleasure of
the sound as we'll as the motion felt
through his body gives the youngster
a two-way understanding of rythm.
The less we tell our children about
music the better it is for them. The
more we turn to music for pleasure
the more the child will respond to it
and realize its delight and satisfac-
ton. A child should learn to enjoy
music before he is taught to make
it. From pleasure in hearing it
and watching others enjoy it may
come the desire to create it. At that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
By Letfice Lee Street,

Dear Mrs. STREET.: On the subject
OF well-shaped heads, my young son
(now 71O was born with a pre-
natal tumor on the part Of the head
where the hair swirls. Ny doctor
gave me hope: he said it would
disappear by six weeks. Well, it
didn't. His head had this lump
until he was 10h months, but we
shifted his position each time we
handled him, and people have re-
marked on the beautiful head he
has.
The little girl (now Az had a
long head, so we went into action
and today her head is identical in
contour to her brothers, but we
did all this and received these
favorable results from shifting them
In early infancy from sides to backs
The system Of sleeping on the
face is common practice, but I know
Of three specific cases where the
children have slanting foreheads
and faces.
Answer-Your letter will be inter-
estlng TO many mothers, and you
were kind in your wish to pass along
the experiences you believe to have
been beneficial to your children.
But how do you know what would
have happened to that lump, how
the elongated head would have re-
shaped itself or how those slanting
foreheads would have looked had the
other youngsters, as infants, never
been allowed to sleep on their stom-
achs? You have no real proof of
the statements you made.
Without realizing it, you are prac-
ticing a habit of thought many of
us find convenient to use-we con-
vince ourselves that what we wish
to be true is true.
Please do not Observation-Disclosures
baby needs to have his position
changed, particularly a young in
FAINT who Is unable to roll over.
Your attention to both of your
babies was kind and helpful-it
certainly made them more comfort
able, 1t relieved little bones and
muscles that might have ached,
prickled or become cramped from
staying In one position too long;
1t smoothed out bunchy, hot clothes
and sheets. It is an all-around good
idea, much appreciated by any bam-
bino!
But about the merits of the cor
receive treatment YOU recommend
for heads-there are facts proven by
tabulated studies Of many babies,
made by experienced pediatricians,
that do not agree with your OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Fireless Cooker

AMES, Iowa lP.-Cooking
meals In the field while mother
and the rest of the family work
outside this summer is predicted
by Fannie Cannon, extension
home management specialist at
Iowa State College.
When women 60 to the fields
to help relieve the manpower
shortage, f1reless cookers or
homemade insulated cans will
keep foods cooking for two to
four hours If the food is boiling
hot when put into the cooker,
she said.
If old fireless cookers are not
available, Miss Cannon suggests
making one from a large can,
such as a 10O-pound lard can,
and small can to fit inside. A
layer of rock wool or other in
sulation is placed between the
two cans. Boiling-hot food
should be put in tightly covered
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about one-third the liquid had
boiled out. I followed directions
closely and adjusted the tops as per
directions. I used glass-topped jars.
Will the beans keep all right? There
are no bubbles in jars, but there is
moisture inside jar above line Of
water.
I certainly have enjoyed the
Readers Clearing House" and won
dered why page of its kind wasn't
started long ago. Thanking you,
am an "EX-BOSTONIAN."
(See one recipe for pickles below.)
ut is possible that tenpera-
ture seueral degrees higher than
the correct processing temperd-
ture ,Das built up il, your cooker
for a tetD moments. This Mould
cause the 1Ddter to boil out. IT
the jar tests for a perfect seal
there is no reason 1Dhy the beans
should spoil. Are you sure that
the pressure gauge is registering
properly and that you are get
ting the specified temperature?
1Uho loaned you the Gamer to see
it she had this trouble?-B. c..
Nk
PIZZA.
Thanks to Mrs. r. J. H..
Washington.
In response to Mrs. A. c. KS re-
quest for a pizza recipe, I have
looked up mine and am only too
happy to pass it along.
Sift together cups flour and u
teaspoon salt. Dissolve l yeast
cake in lukeWarm water, add to
sifted -four and salt together with
tablespoon of lard and enough
water to make soft dough. Let set
until it rises, then roll out thin
and place on a tin sheet.
Spread dough with the following
ingredients in order given:
l. Mazzarella cheese, sliced thin.
2. Italian tomatoes-remove hard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26

This week the locale Of our din
ner Is laid in the Holland Of fond
memories-the Netherlands as they
were only few years ago, and as
we know they will be again in the
not far distant future.
Dining in the Holland manner is
today memory in more ways than
one, because even in this land of
the free It would be unpatriotic to
try to assemble the array Of good
food which the Hollanders used to
regard as only an ordinary event.
1t is said (but of this we are not
sure) that In the Dutch language
there is no word for "calory"-in
any event, 1t would not be popular!
At this dinner, though, the spirit
IS sustained but the volume modi-
fled to the American idea. The
menu reads like this:
Conson1n1e With Rice
Boiled Filet OF Sole With Egg Sauce
Veal Outlets in the Amsterdam
Manner
Indian Chutney and Spiced Pickles
SteDed Pear and Nut Cake
Coffee and Chocolate
The cooking OF the Hollanders is
cosmopolitan in effect. There is
the heavy and rich touch of German
cuisine, but there is also the lighter
influence Of Belgian and French
creation. Since the Dutch have, for
centuries, been great world traders,
one notes the frequent appearance
Of the spices and condiments OF the
East, such as the chutneys and the
highly spiced fruits and pickles.
Fruits and cheeses and cakes form
the favorite array Of sweets, while
the coffee and the highly popular
chocolate beverage is invariably of
the finest. The dinner here out
lined is only modest one-and at
that, the quantities for an American
dinner should run not more than
half required for the same dinner
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core, salt to taste, cook 10 minutes
in saucepan before spreading on
cheese.
3. Sprinkle with oregano and u
teaspoon pepper.
4. Three tablespoons grated Par
mesan cheese, which is essential
to bring out flavor of other in
gradients. Bake in oven $50 de-
grees for 80 minutes.
I have moved here recently and
am disappointed that at the only
place to purchase pizza it is sold at
an outrageous price.
I would like to know where there
are some Italian grocers, If your
readers know of some here.
X +k
TO EXTERMINATE FLEAS.
Thanks to Mrs. M. C. s.,
Washington.)
We recently had an experience
similar to your readers. The house
was infested with fieas; we sent
the rugs to the cleaners, and after
trying various sprays, insecticides,
ETC., We found that napthalene
flakes were most effective.
Spread the napthalene flakes
thickly on the floor and furniture,
leave the house closed for 48 hours
II possible. If not practical to have
the house closed for that long q
period, at least 8 or 10 hours. After
opening the house allow the flakes
to remain in unobtrusive places,
under the davenport, big chairs, etc.
The odor will repel and expel the
fleas as long as. 1t remains.
If napthalene flakes are not avail
able. use crushed moth balls;
crushed finely they are just as
effective.
(Tha,aks to Miss I. M. W.
Blddensburg.)
In recent column j. r. c., Alex
andria, asked for help to rid her
house of f1eas. Friends of mine years
ago had similar experience.
Where their dog used to lie was
alive with them. They solved their
problem by putting fly paper on the
spot.
I also moved into an apartment
where the previous tenants had had a
large pet dog which had favorite spots
where he lay We, too. were frantic
We tried the fly paper. which helped,
but to hasten overcoming the fieas
we fumigated the apartment and
had no further trouble. I hope one
or the other will be a means of rid
ding j. R. C.'s house OF heas!
Thanks for many helps from your
page.
(Thdnks to Mrs. A. B. C.,
Washington
There Is a Department Of Agri-
culture bulletin No. 152 which goes
into the subject Of flea eXtermina-
ton very clearly an concisely,
which may be had on request. Also
suggest that paradychlorobenz!ne
crystals be sprinkled all over the
rugs and floors and left. covered with
newspapers, for several hours. This
may be then taken up with the
vacuum cleaner. Remember, though,
that feas picked up in the vacuum
cleaner may be transported all over
the house and suggest that the crys-
tails be kept in the cleaner at all
times.
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Dutch Dinner
As Reborted bv Arthur II. Deufe.

q ffHNf II. DeNfe.
served in Rotterdam or Leyden or
in any one of the numerous delight
full villages scattered here and there.
The rice consomme soup is iden-
tical with the same soup in this
country. The boiled sole is really
"poached" sole, poached not more
than five minutes, removed care
fully to prevent breaking. And the
sauce Is as our own egg sauce, but
with more eggs and. most likely.
the addition of tablespoonful of
capers, which, however, are optional
and now are hard to find.
Veal outlets in the Amsterdam
manner are slices of veal, cut half
an inch thick and about two inches
by four inches in size. They are
pounded thin and then dipped in
egg and crumbs and fried to a rich
brown. With the veal (Which is a
popular dish in HollanO are served
crisp hashed brown potatoes, and
the veal may or may not be topped
with fried egg. There are small
heaps of chopped onion, chopped
picked beets, chopped dill pickles
and bits of anchovy or other salty
| fish as edible garnishing.
The chutneys and pickles come
from the shops where imported
condiments are to be had. The
stewed pear is invariably a whole
pear, or it may be replaced by a
whole peach. The cake is substan-
tial as well as decorative The cof-
fee is strong and black but smooth
and mellow and the chocolate is a
sheer delight.
The conversation is apt to be a
little stodgy at first as all attend to
the matter of the food, but as time
goes on there is relaxation and a
breathing spell and no rush to leave
the table. Here Is dinner for mod
ern American adaptation which
may be adjusted to the points left
in the ration book.
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Shifting Baby's Sleep Position
Has Little Effect on Head Shape

servations. An infant should be
allowed to sleep in any position
he chooses so long as he does not
develop poor sleeping habits there
by, such as the undesirable prac-
tice of sleeping in any position that
might cause cramps or fatigue.
Flattening of the head due to Sleep
ing positions will disappear by the
third year.
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pans and placed inside the
smaller can. Insulation retains
the heat, and heated soapstones
or concrete blocks provide heat
for continuing the cooking. Fire.
less cookers may be used for any
food that requires long, slow
cooking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
From Betsy Caswelps Cookbook
Bread and Butter Pickles

quarts tablespoon broken stick Gin
Slices nanon
quart onions sliced tablespoons white mustard
! cup salt. Seed
~ pounds brown sugar. TABLESPOON whole allspice
quart cider vinegar. teaspoon celery
\ teaspoon pepper.
Wash cucumbers, using slices
from fourth to one-third thickness Peel onions and
slice Put in separate vessels
layers Let stand overnight
The next morning prepare jars washing scadng them
Prepare lids rubbers
Drain cucumbers and onions
clear waters Prepare sirup into preserving KETTLE
aod vinegar lie spices loosely in bag Put them
Heat strip TO boiling point minutes
soned with spices Remove
water add to strip and heat boiling not boil
Turn into jars and SEAL
The above Is just OF the practical tempting sug-
gsons to be found IN Betsy Caswes Wartime
ing Book Many Others equally good
found within its "a pages
If you would like a copy, mail this coupon
Betsy Casweus Dept,
The Evening Star.
Washington, D. C.
1ncosed please find copies of Betsy
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
By Barbara Bel :

Delightful frock for junior sizes.
Soft looking, simple and a whiz
when it comes to perfect fit.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1868
designed for sizes II, 10, Is, II and
10. Corresponding bust measure
ments %, 81. 80. IS and 81. Size 10
(3D requires, with short sleeves, 37a
yards 39-inch material.
For this attractive pattern send
Is cents, plus l cent for postage, in
coins with your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell. Washington Star, Post
Office Box rs, Station o, New York
II, N. Y.
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Keep Dust Cloths Handy

Don't throw away your dust rags
any more. Even the rag bag is feel
ing the pinch of war conditions.
With less and less cloth being woven
for civilian use, the remnants from
other years are becoming precious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26

When vhe and blue
elovev
bowdey bloom
season"
Right is wh
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THREE REQUESTS.
requested by Mrs. II. w. G.,
A[erdndrfn

requested by Mrs. H. w. G.,
Alerandr1a)
I've discovered some OF those
pesky little red ants in my kitchen.
I put down an ant button found
them in my pantry a few days later
ON loaf of freshly-baked bread.
Does any one know Of a sure cure
to rid the house of them?
Can some one supply a recipe for
bread and butter pickle and can 1t
be made from fresh cucumbers or
must one use pickles? I have quite
a few cucumbers from my garden
and don't want to waste them.
What causes the water to cook
out and how can you prevent it
from doing so when things are
processed in pressure cooker? A
neighbor loaned me hers and I put
up beans. When they were finished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts other than those contracted by
myself. ROBERT IRWIN COMPTON, Rt /,
De1ense highway, Landover. Md 90
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QUAINT ACRES.

Now open for the season Home grown
vegetables in variety. Peaches, grapes,
apples IN season. Combine orders with
nelghbors. Silver Spring, Colesville I'd,
route 20. : mi. from District. SH $40
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ACCIDENT LIFE OR DEBIT MAN: must
oSltlon to qualified man. RIM. 800, 1923
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-10

October 10. 1913
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03

THAT long-awaited era in which
l Americans will do much of their
sight seeing at home will be born
in postwar America. And we can
thank electronics engineers whose
work in pre-war television con-
tributed so much knowledge that is
extremely important to the Allies
In the battles being fought with
the Axis nations.
When peace comes, radio manu-
facturers, now devoting all their
facilities to war production, will be
prepared to build reasonably priced
television sets in large volume, ex.
plains DR.. w. R. G. Baker, General
Electric vice president. T h e
manufacturers will be clamoring
for work to keep employees on the
job. And the nations eight tele-
vision stations-more will be built
rapidly ~ will open up with full
scale programs shortly after war
ends.
The television sets built after
the war probably will produce pic
lures in black and white because
color television may be too expen-
sive and still has not been worked
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03

group. Union Baccalaureate Ser
vice, IL a. M, auditorium of High
School. Rev. Herman Dam will de-
liver the Baccalaureate address.
Methodist Youth Fellowship, Z pm.
Lloyd Jones will conduct this SER
vice. Evening service at 7:30;
Special music by choir; great con-
gregational hymn sing; sermon
subject: with the Help of the
High Heavens" Help build up the
morale of America by uniting with
people all over the Nation IN at
tending the Church services this
Sunday and singing the great
hymns of spiritual courage and
strength. Prayer service Wednes-
day evening at 7:3O p. m. Series
of studies in the Book of Acts in
the light of present day living will
be the theme for these services.
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

Mrs. A. H. Skinner at Clayton
has a duck which has laid litter
of black eggs.
The Smyrna Base Ball Club will
play the Conference Academy club
at Dover on Saturday.
Picnics will be held by the public
schools at Sunny Side, White Hall
Neck, and Greenspring next Satur-
DAY afternoon.
The ladies of Kenton ME-. Church
will hold strawberry and ice
cream festival on the 9Th, 9th and
10th of June, for the benefit of the
parsonage.
John P. jefferson brought 80
quarts of Strawberries to town Sat-
urday afternoon from trial patch
of early varieties.
Walter T. Massey was in the
lead, at least in quantity, on the
strawberry line, having two crates
on sale at Stewards grocery store
Friday morning. They went off
very well at Is scents for the med
ium size and 20 cents for the very
large berries, but others coming in
during the afternoon set the prices
down to IL cents. They are now 8
and 10 cents per quarts. Thos. j..
Stevens, near Bryn Zion Church,
was only an hour or two behind Mr..
Massey with full crate of ber-
ries.
A shirt factory for Smyrna seems
now an assured fact. Negotiations
are being made and nearly COM
pleted whereby shirt factory will
be started in the upper part of the
late Taylor machine shops in a
month, commencing with 80 ma
chimes.
Yesterday was Decoration Day,
but as usual, it was not observed to
any considerable extent. The
schools, banks, roisery and basket
mill took holiday.
A well filled auditorium greeted
or organist, G. Virgil Gordon, at the
Methodist Church on Friday even
ing, both as a compliment to him,
a ndto hear the music in the Re-
cital that had been announced. The
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03

out to the engineers satisfaction,
DR.. Baker says. Color television
will come, he explains, but prob.
ably not for some time after the
war ends. The size of the picture
produced by a television set will
depend on public demands, but the
average American probably will
want picture IL to Is inches
square so he can sit seven or eight
feet away from the set and enjoy,
the program.
Television transmitting stations
will be located where they will
reach the most people, and these
stations will be linked together by
relaying stations or special coaxial
cables. General Electric now has 3
relay station in operation in the
Heidelberg Mountains near Albany,
N. Y, which picks up television
programs from New York City, 126
miles away, and sends them to tele-
vision sets in the Capitol District
of New York State, via the trans
mitter which broadcasts programs
from the Schenectady, N. Y, tele-
vision station WRGB. This is the
nations first television network.
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03

word that her husband has been
promoted to private first class at
Camp Davis, N. c.
Sic. Clifton Still, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Still, who has been
stationed at Norfolk, has been
transferred to Navy Field, N. Y.
Mrs. Schantz of Pottstown, Pa,
is the guest of Mrs. John Fearon.
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03

by Louise 6ouecKer BurSiem
The u. S. o. dance Saturday
night drew 200 persons-and from
all reports, the dancers had a lively
time. The room was decorated
simply, with American flags and
owers-the former being the handi-
work of Harry Cloud, who volun-
teered his services, and who is re-
garded tenderly by the Saturday
might hostesses for his help. Free
soft drinks were served in the hall
but they went pretty slowly at
first. 1t was not until Bob Cum
minis, the orchestra leader, an
lnounced from the stage that there
were FREE soft drinks in the hall
that the rush really started!
- -
Poor Susie Payne! Until last
week, Susie was what is known as
a shaggy dog of the shaggiest or
der-a bali of fluff with little dog
showing. Susie is pretty well
known about town, for she accom-
panies her mistress, Miss Emma
Payne, everywhere-doing her duty
in civilian defense work, too.
But last week-and we sigh to
think of it = Miss Payne clipped
Susie-and Susie is no longer a
shaggy dog. She is completely
shorn-right down to the skin-and
almost unrecognizable. In fact, if
she hadn't been with Miss Payne,
we should never have known the
dog-she looks so undressed and
young and slim!
The truck drivers who pass by
the Times Office sometimes perform
the most amazing tricks. Just yes
terday, we held our breath until we
were purple, watching huge truck
squeeze through an opening in the
street which allowed him no more
than one-half inch on either side.
1t makes us ashamed to think that
we can't even steer sewing ma
chine!
To this years graduating class,
the What-Not extends best wishes
for the good luck, success, and con-
tentment of every member, and a
prayer for better world in which
each graduate can live in pride and
harmony.
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03
The Smyrna Times
Phone 5221 SMYRNA. DELAWARE
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

The regular meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary will be
held on Tuesday evening, June Sth,
at the home of Mrs. Clark Knots
at 8 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03

uate of Washington College, re-
ceived Masters Degree in Gradu-
ate School of Boston University
and S. T. B. in the School of The
ology of Boston University. While
attending Boston University Mr..
Green took special courses at Har-
ward University. Services for the
week are as follows: Church School
at 9:45 a. m, Harvey c. Jones,
General Superintendent. Interest
ing sessions planned for every age
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03

instrumental was very pleasantly
interspersed with vocal music, by
]. E. Hoffecker, L. M. Price, w. o.
Hoffecker and ]. A. Hoffecker.
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03

LOST
Ration Book 1, No. 710826-359.
If found return to
HELEN LOUISE CULLEY,
Union St., Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1943-06-03
Walter Buckson Boat Inspector

Gov. Walter w. Bacon has an
nounced the appointment of Walter
Buckson of Leipsic as boat inspec-
tor for term of four years, COM
mencing June 1st. Mr.. Buckson
succeeds Robert w. Davis, Little
Creek, who resigned, effective May
81, to become superintendent of the
Masonic Home near Wilmington.