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Evening star., 1943-03-16
To Preserve Blankets

To keep blankets soft and fluffy
make certain that they are washed
long before they become grimy.
Incidentally, you'll increase their
longevity if you launder them rath-
er than have them dry cleaned
For best results, fill your tub with
lukewarm water and gentle soap
fakes, sWishing the water around
until there is a good foam. Dip
your blanket up and down letting
it balloon up. Two soapings are bet
ter than one, of course Now gently
squeeze out as much water as you
can, then rinse in three changes of
fresh tepid water Dry across a
clothes line, hanging binding at
each end. When partly dry, turn it
over. and when completely dry,
brush the nap in one direction to
revive its fluffy finish.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Children Help at Home

Children are shouldering many
responsibilities to help mothers who
are busy at war work. Once they
realize the Importance of running
errands, attending to the baby,
washing dishes and keeping their
rooms in order, they do these jobs
willingly and efficiently. The war
emergency may impose extra bur-
dens and deny them many taken
forgranted childhood privileges,
but it is also fostering cleanliness
habits, good judgment and self-re-
lance far beyond their years.
Evening star., 1943-03-16

tical and decorative pillow.
Puppy is outlined in simple en-
broidery; his features are filled in
with satin stitch.
Pattern envelope contains hot
iron transfers for l pillow; stitch
illustrations and full directions.
Send ii cents (coin) for Pattern
No. l846 to The Washington Star,
Needle Arts Department, P. O..
Box l72, Station D, New York
Ny.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Diet redtment
For Eczema

Eczema. hay fever and asthma run
in some families: Grand-parent
asthma, parent hay fever, grandchild
eczema, or vice versa. Three condi-
tions or tendencies in eczema are
(a} acidosis (blood too nearly acid,
(b) too much water in tissues, CO.
too much salt in tissues.
Cutting down on fat foods, starch
foods, table salt and salty foods and
all liquids and eating lean meats,
fruits and vegetables is the diet
treatment for eczema.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Food Supplies
For African
Campaign
General Gregory
GiveS Report
On Setub
Bv Edith M. Barber

Every one of us who has a son,
husband, a nephew or friend-and
who has not?-in the Army, will be
glad to know that our Quarter
master General, Maj. Gen. Edmund
Gregory, has visited our African out
posts and has seen for himself that
our troops are well fed. The pipe
line" of supplies as Gen. Mont
gomery designates the constant
stream of products which must be
ready to travel with the army before
it can advance, is going through.
At first most of it had to be shipped
to ports thousand miles away from
the front, and sent by train and
trucks. Gen Gregory offered tribute
to our truck drivers who are so
often so vulnerable to attack by the
enemy. Though it is now beginning
to be possible to use harbors at
shorter distance, it is still necessary
to take supplies over mountain
passes $50 to 300 miles.
Gen. Gregory makes the point that
occupying troops can never live off
the country, and that full supplies
must be shipped regularly. However
some of the countries in Africa are
fertile on a wide strip from the coast
inland, and it will be possible to call
on this for many fresh vegetables
and fruits. Already carrots and
artichokes are ready for harvesting.
The reason for the rationing of
canned goods in this country is plain
when we know that every soldier
must be supplied with three cans a
day. When we have the several
million troops overseas which will be
there by the end of this year, about
248 100000 cans will be needed each
month. There must be 40 to go days
reserve for task force, plus three
months supply to make sure that
the pipeline" will be fed at this
| end. AS an insurance, the Army
must have 50O0O0,000 cans of food
| on hand!
AS a postscript, when asked by
food editors questions in regard to
native foods which he had eaten,
Gen. Gregory described a banquet
meal offered by native official to
visiting generals. 1t began with
soup, and ended with dessert, with
both OF which spoons were provided,
For the seven or eight intervening
courses which consisted of a variety
Of roasted meats, fowl. meat pie
couscous, the guests, like their hosts
used their fingers. The couscous is
the bread Of North Africa. and is a
steamed whole cereal eaten with
meat or beans combined with vege-
tables.
CASSEROLE OF CORNMEAL AND
LIVER.
! cup cornmeal.
y teaspoon salt.
3 cups boiling water.
2 tablespoons bacon fat.
l Glove garlic.
y pound beef liver diced.
/ teaspoon chilli powder.
2 tablespoons -four.
1l2 cups boiling water.
Salt.
Add cornmeal slowly to SLOWLY
boiling water on top of double boiler
stirring constantly until mixture
bolS. Cover and cook over boilins
water 30 minutes. Place in CREASED
casserole and melt bacon fat. Ado
garlic ana cook minutes in fat
and remove. Add diced liver anc
cook about minutes until Drowned
on all sides Add -four and chill
powder, stir until we'll blended anc
add water. Stir over low heat unit
sauce thickens. Pour on top OF
cornmeal in casserole and bake ir
a moderately hot oven (400 F.
about Is minutes. Yield: 6 servings
Note: / cup of canned tomatoes
may be substituted for the boiling
cup of water.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Washington Data
New War Stamp Corsage Introduced;
Lilly Dache Gives Hat.Buying Hints
By Helen Toet

As if he didn't have enough do Uncle Sam has gotten himself
involved in the fashion business
With the help of eight opgh fashion designers the Treasury
panent setting War will be
looking
fashion world
Leading off the series the bouquet pictured the today
by Lilly Dache
tiger LILLY pink petals leaves felt
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Fear Will
| Vanish if
Faced
By Josephine Lowman

Psychologists tell us that one of
the best ways to cure the worry hah-
1t is to turn bright light on our
fears. Deliberately meet and ex-
anime as many Of them as pos
sible.
What you thought was wildcat
may turn out to be kitten in the
bright light of experience. That
thing you have been dreading al Of
may arise, the very thought of
which makes your stomach feel un-
certain and pulls at the muscles in
your face-meet it and get 1t over
with.
Stupid persons do not worry, but
it is amazing how many intelligent
persons do dread things for years.
Usually the prospect is much worse
than the experience. Once you un-
dergo it you may feel very foolish to
have wasted SO much energy and
precious living in gloomy contem-
plation of it.
Also, remember that the things
persons dread most seldom happen
to them. Think about the persons
you have known. What have they
dreaded? Did it happen to them
Usually not! More likely something
entirely unexpected turned up or
the fate they feared happened to
some other unsuSpecting person.
Just on the law of averages the
thing you most fear is unlikely to
happen. How utterly foolish it is tc
spend energy in worry over it, to
cloud your JOY in living with a sense
OF dread which puts lines in your
face and heart and poisons your
system
Mothers usually have most fears
in connection with their children
because they are subject to risks
and also because they can imagine
nothing worse. Intelligent fear is
wise. Naturally, a mother should
take all the precautions she can,
such as keeping matches away from
small children, never leaving them
alone in the house and carefully
coaching and warning them about
streets. After that, dwell on happy
thoughts rather than unhappy
fears.
Worry is a vicious habit. If
you have it, begin training your
self to overcome it. If you want
help send Scent stamped, self
adressed envelope with your re-
quest for my leaf1et Worry
Address Josephine Lowman in
Evening star., 1943-03-16
BY Peggy X oberfs.

Wherever you find place for
this precious puppy, you may be
sure he will make friends. He
can be made in such wide
variety of fabrics that he will feel
o. home in a childS room, college
1prmitory, play room, porch or
living room. Checked gingham
or plaid or CHEEKY flowered chintz
SsGkss q durable fabric for a prac-
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Strictly Clean

For cleaning window panes and
mirrors use wad of tissue paper
to dry them. There'l be no telltale
lint or streaks left after washing
them.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Because Weakened from Lack
ct Iron due to Monthly losses's

You girls who suffer from simple anernia
or who lose SO much during monthly
periods that you feel tired, weak.
dragged out"-due to low blood iron.
Start today-try Lydia Pinkham's
TABLETs-one Of the greatest bIood-iron
tonics you can buy to help build up
red blood to give more strength and
to promote a more robust bloodstream
in such cases.
Taken as directed-Pinkham's Tab
lets are one of the uery best
and quickest home ways to get IS
precious iron into the blood. NNT
just try them for at least 30 .NM.
days - then see If you, too, Me-
don't remarkably benefit, Fol-
low label directions.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
BE Patient With Boy
Perseverance May Bring Latent
Good Qualities to Plain View
BY A ngeio Pafri

me here's another member of the shoobg family said the
Don tell me said the Head reaching
Wel We II nave to do the
the
bread in the
assigned
The morning the second day AL appeared
What is ? the
ITS me said AL -he teacher
Evening star., 1943-03-16
How a Married
Woman Signs
Her Name
Form of Signature
Varies According
To the Occasion
BY Emily Post

The following QUESTIONABLE has
been sent me by "A Neighborhood" !:
Question: May a grapefruit and
orange spoon be used for prunes or
other fruit when served for break
fast or dessert?
Answer-Yes, of course. A fruit
spoon is always correct for fruit
and SO is fruit knife.
Question: Should a married wom-
an sign her name Mrs. John E.
Smith or Mary F. Smith, with her
married name in parentheses, in
the following cases: l. When writing
business letters. 2. When she is
asked to sign church subscription
lists or guest books. 8. Applying for
position. 4. For charge account.
Answer. Business letters Mary
F. Smith (Mrs. John E. Smith. 2.
(Signing subscription lists and pub
lie guest books and hotel register)
Mrs. John E. Smith. 3. Guest book
in friends houses) Mary F. Smith.
3. applying for position Mary F.
Smith with (MrsD in parentheses
if she is to be known as Mrs. Smith.
If she omits parenthesis she will be
called Miss. On many firms it is
exacted that all woman employees
be called Miss 4. (Charge account)
Mrs. John E. Smith MARY F..
Smith, meaning that the charge
account is to stand in the name
of Mrs. John E. Smith and checks
will be signed Mary F. Smith.
Dear Mrs. Post: My employer has
just suffered bereavement and let
tiers and wires have been pouring in.
He wonders if might be assigned
to answering these for him and in
some cases for the family. If so,
how?
AnsWer-It will be entirely proper
for you to send his thanks for all
formal letters and cards and mes
sages by writing across his Cor any
other member of the family's) Wis
iting card: Thank you for your
kind sympathy" Special letters
from devoted friends should be an
sWered by personal notes Also notes
of thanks for flowers. These could
also be written by you: Mr.. Jones
has asked me to thank you for your
beautiful flowers and to tell you how
much he appreciated your letter of
sympathy" Or perhaps he may
want you to telephone his thanks
for him and say that he would like
to see that person soon.
Dear Mrs. Post: To settle an argu-
ment, is one supposed to entertain
or be entertained on ones birth
day?
Answer-Either one! Nearly al
ways little children's parties are
given for the birthday child by her
COR his) parents. In the case of a
grown person, a husbands birthday
is usually celebrated at home by his
wife; otherwise a party is more
often given by friend. But as
have implied, there is no fixed rule
Dear Mrs Post: I am marrying a
warrant officer in the Army. Will
you tell me how to have his name
engraved on the amour "onentS?
In particular, is warrant officer in
cluded?
AnsWer-John Hopping Overland,
Warrant Officer, Army of the United
Evening star., 1943-03-16

Dear Mrs. Post: I am marrying a
warrant officer in the Army. Will
you tell me how to have his name
engraved on the amour "omentS?
In particular, is warrant officer in
cluded?
AnsWer-John Hopping Overland,
Warrant Officer, Army of the United
States
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Who's Afraid of Gremlins?

Gremln" the version of the famous little who
isn't there He the who this ha misfortune
happen and first discovered the RAF TO
afraid of these little mischief gremln of
lapel made of carved wood and painted in bright coo
Humorous and different these gadgets effective
spring suits casual
Evening star., 1943-03-16
That Spicy Story .
South Sea Influence
Newesf Foot Warmer .

The type heating requires
electricity Instead has pocket
chemical that tabespoonfus
added kneaded through pocket placed
outer article a
type of material is safe, economical useful
Evening star., 1943-03-16
What's NeW in T0Wn?
BY Dorothy Murray
In Time for Spring

In Time for Spring -.
Clean upholstery other
with dry cleaner that works like only
harmless to fabrics and colors actually supposed
color and add lue the material liquid pick up
dirt and soil instead of driving into
feature is the fact that it will Apply piece
toveling and after is allowed dry you'll nap looking
soft and
That Spicy Story -.
Add zes to dinner by favoring the soup
casserole with of the choice selections seasong
which lift the taste of the food heights
group are herb and spice vinegar garlic vinegar
all-purpose seasoning.
South Sea Influence ..
Now, by gosh it's "sarongs" for brooms bright
coored material with thick this covering
excellent when removing
1t Is made to t broom and fsens strings
washed easily having
fresh for each cleaning.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Hostess HELPER .

In to identify persons glass from another hang
small oblong piece frosted which indi
initials written After the
removed by washing.
Evening star., 1943-03-16

Dear Mrs. Post: To settle an argu-
ment, is one supposed to entertain
or be entertained on ones birth
Evening star., 1943-05-30
HOW TO USEIT

At least twice day use this cream paste as
you would any tooth paste. Brush we'll, with
quick. aetated, up-anddown movement
of the briStles against the enamel
The Prescription for Your Teeth" is a
blend of over IA different selected ingre-
dlcntS, balanced to give maximum polish
ing and cleansing without danger to enamel.
Evening star., 1943-05-30
n WHAT TO EXPECT

Sensational "pin- point' cleansing!
surges instantly into active, cleansing foam
that gets after pin-point spots on enamel
An eye-openine taste thrill that sets
your whole mouth tingling.
economy you can measure in hard
cash. So little paste needed to get results!
LAMBERT PHARMAcAL Co., St. Louis. Mo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

gave 20 n girl who Was illeg-
Ultimate and who did not want
10 have 10 present her birth
certificate when looking for
a defense position.
MY problem IL similar
also, am illegitimate and was
adopted when was about
three years old. My foster
mother never thought of alter
ing my birth record and had
me baptized under n name
that 1 have since used a. my
legal title. Now l, too, have
chance nj defense job.
When I went after my birth
certificate. and I might add
there could never be more
humilisting task, I found out
IL had 10 he made out with my
first name. Now ever, denti-
fication l possess IL under my
baptisnal name. Yet this
other name IL the one ! WA
told I'D have 10 ase as my
legal title and they win not
change II on my birth record
unless 20 TO court. The
name 10 particularly obnoxious
to me and n II IL possible. and
was informed Mt City Hall II
was. I could have my entire
adoption name placed on my
birth record thus saving me
all kinds of embarrassment.
"Can You tell me the quick
est and most inexpensive way
thu can be donee would
much rather ask You about "
than the people ! encountered
nj City Hall. ~ they don't
seem 30 care who hears them.
Disguised.
The best thing is to put you
affairs in the hands Of an attorns
and let him take care Of the d
tails. He can save you much en-
barrassment Making a nam
legal is simple II you have II don
correctly by an attorney. Tn
small fee you pay Is worth II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29
Writer Suggests a Creed
For Wives of Service Men

not becoms dependent On then.
financially o. smotionslls.
/ win 80 this period II sersrs-
tlan 10 try n understand my mar
rage and NJ husband snd ny
sslf. out e that understanding
can come = better. fuller llfs whsn
- are haek together.
M. sEtT-rfry
will ~ kro~ sensitive. thins.
m that because I - ~ honssr
hzlf ~ a eearis my friends ~hcss
husbands srs attn viii thew -
lsnger want ne around n 10 "
n me 10 ~ interesting enough II
- enjoyed fur rnys~h
I wsii ri fan . victim 10 s>if.
pity. I yin never thlnk q my,
seif a. = reer. icnsiy ~omsn .
wonder whs thls hsd 10 harper
n Mr sna - Ny marriage.
These months or years q s<p.
sratsoa win he a psrled 81 growth
for my husband. and there u Nd
reason WY they cannot 10 60.
me
I wui d<v.lop enough conf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29
Pressed Wood Material
Now Used in Refriaerator,

Good news for the hoasekssper
whose refrigerator - too badly
worn for nae 10 q new ieeboz made
almost entirely Of a pressed wood
material. the most popular model
requiring only eight pounds Of
steel. The box IL ssid 70 uks only
= hundred pounds 81 ice per week
and 10 maintain an even tempera-
tlre Of about - degrees. The
wood construction has very high
insulating value. u easily cleaned
and produces no condensation on
me outside Of the refrigerator.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29
Dust On Electric Bulbs
Cuts Down llIuminaiion

since duzl cr electric buih< sn<
shades enss down illumination
~ economical housewife cleans
them regularly = possibly ever
fwo weeks Bulbs should ~ wipes
eff WITH clean eleth wrunE o.
II warm. sesry water. Metal go.
nsrttons should never - mni<.
tened. halHs never washed VIII.
current u m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

OF mind OF the wealthy family.
Then the mother who had de-
voted her whole life 70 an imbecile
son. and who chung TO him be-
cause OF the memory Of her one
love affair, died. Someone had to
take care OF the imbeeile son so
the county took over and naturally
Investigated the records Of the
birth OF the hoy and the mothers
background Welfare workers are
pretty thorough in their research
on cases They wanted 70 know
about the money that came each
month and sought out It's source.
In hall In one of our large
cities was the portrait of the
man whom all respected. n
Was ~ mere accident that the
social worker looked ~ that
portrait ths day she came into
eosrt to probate the imbecile
80 he could have proper care.
The portrait looked like the
man for whom she was doing
case work. Then she traced
the source Of tane allowance
and from then on the story
anravelled. The sister Of the
dead man was frantic and did
her best 10 cover mp the life
of her dead brother. OF course
no one else found out. social
workers are discreet. but the
slip was there so years after
the man committed his folly
and he was revealed.
1t isn't always the person who
committed the folly who suffers
but often the child of an affair
and that, too. years afterward.
In the case Of several letters we
have received birth crtificate
later is the stumbling block that
causes the trouble.
Here is one girl who tells such
story.
Dear Mr.. Antheil: Recent
by, read some advice you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

that this il nst
period cF
marking tim
wili face ny
loneliness n
Elead 90 trying
II nun fypm u
~ going @me.
Nh ere = \ 4
doing some
III ng ever
minute What I
~ant 20 b E. .
ca ! m. poised
A~~n Aka kas
inner strength
70 draw on
afs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

But ! knew q man. respected IN
q fine community, who lived 70 be
81 years old. For the last so OF
those years the man paid for his
folly. We say = woman pays. but
so does a man. Sixty years before
the death OF this man his child was
born out OF wedlock. The man
didn't love the mother Of that
child She was available and was
young and loved the man so much.
She was 8 maid in his home and
her alteration vas something he
couldn't overlook.
There was no scandal, no
one knew about his paternity.
But the child was not a nor
~ work by the day TO support
y. The man wanted Ia keep
Me secret, - he did the best
Ne could. He sent the mother
money every month. not much
but enough 10 keep the imbe-
e1te child and herself IN feed -
when she couldn't work. Each
time the question Of his check
came np In his business he
Suffered, although he lied and
said the check WAS for a wom-
an for whom he felt sorry.
The man WAS wealthy and
had many philanthropies, but
somehow he couldn't get away
from the feeling of guilt each
time he had TO talk 10 his
office helpers about the check.
The man died and letter en-
trusted his secret to a sister, a
social leader in her town, and she
was forced to carry the burden Of
her brothers guilt and the terrible
fear something would happen Ia
reveal the secret. The mother OF
the child never told. but of course
the family couldn't be sure she
wouldn't. The poor boy. as he
grew mp. looked exactly like his
father which didn't help the peace
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

No matter how carefully voa
plan. there are usually a rev
drops Of coffee left over. Collect
them n a covered glass tsr and
seep m refrigerator. Use tbss
coffee ~ q fiavor,ng IN baking and
buildings.
Oatmeal Cookies
About dozen large eookies)
one and one-half cups sifted