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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
VanDyke On Christmas

Henry Van Dykes .aleat was exceptional
He knew how to put proposition in such
plain terms that it assumed profound proper
tons. Thus, his definition OF the spirit Of
Christmas, expressed in the simplest of terms
springs from the very fountantead of truth
Says he:
Are you willing to forget what you have
done for other people and remember what
other people have done for you; to see
that your fellow nler are just as real as
you are, and to try to look behind their
faces to their hearts, hungry for Joy?
Then you keep Christmas.
Are you willing TO stoop down and con-
slider the needs and desires o. little chill.
dren: to remember the weakness and lone
illness of people who are growing old: to
stop asking whether your friends love
you, and ask yourself whether you love
them enough to hear in mind the things
that other people have to lear on their
hearts; to make a grave for your ugly
thoughts and a garden for your kindly
feelings-are you willing 70 do these things
even for day? Then you can keep Christ
mas.
And if you can keep it for a day, why
not always?
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
He Could Do This

Should President Roosevelt appear before
of his attendance at Cairo and Teheran con-
ferences his remarks would necessarily omit
all but the vaguest reference to military de-
cisions for the defeat of Germany. 1t might
lowing the parleys went as far as any state
ment safely could in this direction Germany
is to be attacked from the east. the west and
the south, and there will be no deviation from
the Casablanca announcement that Germany
may have peace only through unconditional
surrender. This has already been said. Pres
ident Roosevelt could not De more specific
without revealing military plans which would
be of great value to the enemy
But he could say something, perhaps many
things. to quiet the unrest and perturbation
that is spreading alarminsly among the peo-
pie concerning international and domestic af-
fairs. He could lead the country at large
back to unity, as no one else could by a
simple statement of definite aims in the post
war era as well as clear definition of our
war aims.
He could do much to help bring about the
adjournment of politics which he advocated.
He could, in fact, encourage it by declaring
that he will not again he candidate for
the presidency whether the war is ended be-
fore the major parties hold their next national
conventions or not
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
The Literary Guidepost

not eat them instead of using them
for breeding.
| He saw india after the war was
n full swing, and prints a de-
tailed report of his meeting with
Ghandi. He is painfully fair in
his estimate, bur he expl esses be-
lief the man is pretty close to
charlatan, and that his program
is just a form OF suicide for the
war cause.
He was in Russia, too. where
ne got some good stories. but new
err saw Stain He wrote Stain
a letter or two---it was the thing
to do-and the enigma of h e
Hremlin did nos reply. But Chap
In got behind the poker face of
The Russian peoule, and came to
understand them and concluded
that Dear Adolf's Bolshevik 'men-
ace is monkey business. that the
Russlan bear is not even hungry
for us.
And he writes entertainingly of
many people, including his fellow
journalists, His description of the
MOSCOW news front is the most
renewable have seen, because it
IS the frankest After months of
illustration, the Metroeole Hotel in
MOSCOW, headquarters for the cor
respondents, was as full of strains
as ladies' al society, and as
amusing to hear about from a
distance.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
BY JOHN SELBY

Seventy Thousand Miles OF
War" by w. w. Chaplin (AppIe.
ton'Century S3).
The little man is coming into
bis wartime own these days, but
not always in the same way. w.
". Chaplin's perspective on four
years of war is little-mannish, but
the charm of his book "a war
book can have charmD lies chief
~ in the fact that he unostenta-
tiously makes himself the little
man. He has been all over the
war world, has talked with a lot
CT people, important or otherwise.
and has the coed sense to admit
that he has not learned the an
sWers yet. Partly for that reason
his anecdotal account of a cor
respondent at large in global
war may have lasting qualities
that other and more pretentious
books, providing copious blueprints
Tor this and that, may lack.
Mr., Chaplin knows most of the
war areas. He saw Guam in 1910,
fo1 example, and the Navy cap
tain who was then governor ex~
plalned his duties. Chiefly they
We're to protect the pedigreed hogs
tee Department OF Agriculture was
sending out, so the natives would
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15

But if he has conquered himself there would
seem to be no valid reason why he should
not be successful in another command.
He possesses unusual canahility and great
personal courage. But if he is to give his
country the best that is in him he had better
to paraphrase an Old song, "quit kicking our
kids around We may well believe that, if
he is indeed to lead troops again, it will be
an experimental project in which the burden
of proving his fitness to lead will rest solely
upon him.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
Raymond Clapner Says:
Dewey Or Willkie Called
Best Bet In ~ Voting

WASHINGTON 1t is almost a
certainty that the Republican pres
idential candidate will be either
Dewey or Willkie.
For more than a year those two
men have been far ahead of all
others in polls, such as Gallup S,
and in the amount of news and
radio attention they h e com,
manded, as well as in the way
trey dominate the discussions,
publicc and private. of polite ans.
Most political reporters talk chief
ly about those two in their specu-
lations.
AS the nominating convention is
little more than six months away,
l. seems hardly likely that the
leading position which those two
have had for so long will be ma
terially affected in the relatively
short time left. Likewise others
who have been talked about for
so long, such as General MacAr-
thur and Governor Bricker, and
fo1mer Governor Stassea, are not
likely TO advance very fae OFT Of
the low brackets where they have
remained during the many months
of build-up effort by their friends.
Former Governor Landon re-
ported on his recent trip here that
there were more plcturese OF GeN
cal Macarthur in Kansas homes
than he had seen of anybody else
since the days ct old DR.. Goat
Gland Brinkley who won enor-
ncous popularity for reasons far
removed from politics. The diff
Guilty of conducting campaign
with General Macarthur as the
candidate causes doubts m g
many politicians as to the prac-
ticability of nominating him.
IT is possible tn Governor
Bricker will strike fire and come
1apidly to the front although in
q wear of effort he has had little,
if any Roadway. Some prominent
Republicans were saying f e W
GAYS ago that his s. chance
would be to ring the bell in his
PENNSYLVANIA society speech at
New York last Saturday night.
From the accounts published the
rext morning, il did not appear
that he said anything sensational
or that he shed any new light as
leader on the nations political
and international problems.
Former Governor Stassen of
Minnesota, as a lieutenant COM
mander on Admiral Halsey's staff
ir. the South Pacific, is not in a
position to campaign, or even to
reply to attacks His friends are,
however. insisting on entering him
in primaries where the chief eff
feet will be to take votes away
from Willlie. Commander Stassen
may come home on leave in
few weeks and if he does, he NAV
be persuaded not to allow his name
to be used to split WILKES vote.
WILKES chief chance now is to
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other laborite glared at her and
cracked. "Some of us would like
to try" The house cheered.
Our parliamentary, manners are
much potter than those of the
House of Commons, which at times
resembles a crowded pub on bank
holiday but we have no such eoua-
lily of men and women in debate
Or comment, the result being that
we have to endure some awful
and sister female frauds in pooG-
tics who, but for their sex would
be common hacks and so reoard~
ed. '"
There is tempting note in Mr..
Shinwells angry throw her o,,t y
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
You re
Telling Me

Photos of Chang Kai-shek i'e' Il,
show him smoking a Roo'e' q
ciggie. a Churchill Stogle "
Stain pipe. Zadok Dumkopl ~ ~;
gests that. maybe, the genefai'''
mo goes for chawin' terDaccy
Premier Stain says our war p -
duction is most magnllIOis..h
Thanks, Joe-but Hitler has SliO~
er name for it.
A new star. astronomers Iep' #
is running away from the SUI .,
a rate of half-million mics II
hour" What's the sun doinS-jL VI
waiting around to give 1t s'
start?
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
JAP CuSSING

As time goes by, we shouldn' t
be surprised if a fairly compre-
hensive assortment of profanity
were added to the heretofore i'm
rnaculate Japanese tongue. - At
lanta Constitution.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
POSTWAR pJSH-WASHING

nalre say they went % Nac'- to
ing women answering a question
Seventyfive per cent of t!oe W.
the dish pan after the war. All
light, all right. The men can
wash EN- if they have to.-Green-
vile IS. c. News.
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Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecu'
ton of the war to complete VIC
tory.
THouGHT FOR TODAY

THOUGHT FOR TODAY
The life that serves in little things
Is often nobly spent.
So do not be despising
The day of little things
For bees as we'll as angels,
Can boast pair of wings.
Moray Gray.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
As Others Say 1t
SHADES OF DIXIE

Hull of Tenne ssee couldn't help
get along with the Russian head
man, comments the Detroit News
since Stain is f, ON Geo1 gia, Sho'
nuf.-Christian Science Monitor.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
SALES TAX

U. S. Chamber of Commerce. in
advocating national retail sales
tax of 10 per cent, viii not en-.
tliuse Tar Heels now putting out
three per cent On their purchases.
Raleigh Times.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15
Fair Enough

Editors Note.-The star and News accepts
responsibility for the personal views Of Mr. PexIer.
ind sften disagree with them much many Of
Ills rsaders His articles the good purpose Of
making people think.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-15

Seventy Thousand Miles OF
War" by w. w. Chaplin apple.
ton'Century S3).
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
By Mrs Christine Frederick,
The Distinguished Authority Household Efficiency.

mill ends are sold. Rayon fab.
RIGS are available i'm a wide
range of colors and weaves: the
spun rayons are most suitable
for spring clothes while the
sharkskin types are crisper and
cooler for summer. Percales,
dimities, challis-type tons,
piqueJ and ginghams are some
materials from which TO choose.
If you're in need of spring
suit, lut think you can't afford
one, try salFaging your husbands
or brothers cast-off wool tweed
or worsted suit! You procee TO
first rip the s'lit apart, and turn
the fabric on the wrong side for
re-styling.
Choose " simple or classic suit
pattern; with the aid of your
"stand.in" dress form, you'll be
able to fl your figure easily,
since men jackets follow quite
closely the lines of feminine
classic suit. Turn the trousers
upside down after they are ripped
apart, in order to make your
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
Make Own Clothes -AndSayp M0neU

many changes on the basic suit
or dress: dirndl skirts with tuck
in and overblouses; one-piece,
Observation-Disclosures d esi & ms,
etc. a sleeveless jacket or wes-
kit Of some much brighter color
will lift a plain dark dress out
Of the doldrums; extra ruffled
jabots and dickeys 20 stick in the
neckline of a plain dress will give
it the desirable fresh, crisp look.
With so many women occupied
with wartime efforts, planning
Victory gardens or busy with fac
tory c. general office duties, it's
we'll to provide ahead for hot
summer days when you will be
glad to~relaX when you doff your
coveralls or uniform. That is,
don't forget TO provide plenty of
frilly frocks, sheer, lightweight
summer housecoats, and ineXpen-
sive tubbable home frocks TO
keep you cool and looking pretty
and feminine in your leisure
hours.
Such rayon weaves and cot
ton fabrics can be found in
thrifty lengths at remnant coun-
tiers and in outlet stores where
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
HOMEMADE Liver SAUSAGE

picked meat, sausages, etc, l
was very fond of liver and still
remember the fresh liver sau-
sage mother made when | was a
little girl on the farm. I make
it myself, now, but of course it
never does taste as good as the
liver sausage mother made so
long ago / thought, perhaps,
some Of your readers might like
the recipe.
Mother used TO use half Of the
liver for frying and half of it for
sausage. / always liked pig or
pork liver the best because il
seemed sweeter TO me. however.
any other liver will do. Mother
used 10 boil the liver until it
was thoroughly done. about one
hour. then she removed il from
the water and let il cool. sea-
soned il well with sage, savory
and mace II use these when |
can get them. and if I haven't
them in the house use the
mixed poultry seasoning). Salt
and pepper We're added 10 taste.
and then she poured over this a
couple of tablespoons of olive oil.
II was all mixed together thor
oughly Mother used her hands
for mixing and if il seemed a
little too dry she added some of
the water the liver had been
boiled in.
After this was all properly
mixed ITO her satisfaction she
stored it away in a big brown
crock II the cellar under the
house. This liver sausage was
grand for sandwiches. especially
on rye bread. We used TO
spread it ON crackers. too, and
mother used TO cut it in slices.
then dip in flour and fry until
brown. II really was-and still
Is delicious, Try IL and see.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

the dressmaker loves: the tuck.
ing, fagoting, ruffling, pleating,
hemstitching, etc. etc, are easily
achieved by using the gadgets
in the sewing machine kit. And
good news for the wartime sewer.
there are no priorities on the
notions counter where you can
get items like shoulder pads, bias
bindings, slide fasteners, seam
bindings, To name but a few.
All these touches make smart
and gay effects on plain frocks.
And buttons there are still
plenty of buttons even If they
have become plastic and buttons
do clever tricks with the plainest
garments.
It's not a bit too early to get
started on your spring wardrobe,
now. Look your old clothing
over carefully and see what can
be redesigned. and salpagedi then
plan most carefully what you can
spend for materials; enroll in a
sewing course at your local sew
ing center, and if you can, have
your "stand-in" dress form made
so that in a few weeks you will
be all set to sew your own. And
don't forget to treat your sewing
machine to a spring "tune-up" so
that it will give you the utmost
ease and service when you need
it. Clothes control" through
economical repair, means econ
omy on both the home and ma
tional fronts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

dummy IS very reasonable, and
enables the most inexperienced
worker 70 fit herself, drape and
see herself as others see her" in
a most remarkable way. This
form is just as helpful when
redesigning old clothes as when
making new ones, perhaps even
more so.
If you have a dressmalIer. then
she viii be able with this modern
'stand-in' TO make your dresses
without your wasting a moment
in tedious fittings an added
point for women occupied with
defense and war activities.
There is a great deal to learn
about pattern adjustments, since
these must be made before you
attempt to cut an inch of the
fabric-so precious these days!
AS women usually know, there's
a slight figure variation between
right and left sides of bodice and
hip measurements. In adjusting
pattern pieces, remember they
are always adjusted on the por-
tions of your figure which are
larger.
Always keep bodice fullness
details toward the center front
no matter how much must be
added for perfect fit. Adjust
mcnts should be made outside
the detail area" because darts
tucks and pleats follow down
from center point of bust. The
same rule applies to skirt adjust
ments this trick aids in achiev-
ing more slender lines.
THERE'S an old saying to the
effect that your dress is only
as good as the fabric you put into
it. These days, when clothing
may have TO last for the dura-
ton, doubling, or possibly trebling
its wear, you will be wise to
spend a little more for your
fabrics and you'll get a whole lot
more utility in the end.
When you do buy, note the
important point of shrinkage;
generally speaking, woolens and
cottons have been pre-shrlnk be-
fore purchase. But make sure
about 1t.
If they shave not been pre-
shrunk, do it yourself by satu-
rating the fabric with warm
water; wiring it out and roll fab
rio i'm towel to squeeze out the
remaining water; remove inn
mediately and hang in single
thickness to dry quickly. When
almost dry press on wrong side.
Only prc-shrunk fabric is worth
making up, otherwise after wash
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

ing or wetting, the garment will
be too tight and unshapely.
The trend this season is all
toward basic, simple costume,
with "miX-match" combinations
o. blouse and skirts, to permit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

- w ~ ~ NNhAAhalAN AANAN y -
" and saving for taxes are
w uppcrmost in the minds
Of every family today Never
theless with every glance al shop
windows, the home-maker is
tempted by their colorful display
OF novel dress fabrics. by gay
cottons. and bright millinery
flowers, 10 recall that il is time
for her 10 plan her spring and
summer clothes and outfits
Clothing following shelter and
food is the third and largest
outlay on most budgets. But this
season. planning a spring ward
robe is complicated by prionties
ON many kinds of materials, and
by restrictions on trade sewing
practices, Prices Of ready-to-
wear garments and suits are de-
.cidcdly UP.
Why not then decide TO make
your own? And also keep your
clothing budget balanced by re-
designing and salvaging those
"Slackers' in your clothes closet
that have become outmOded, but
which stu have good material in
them. and which a little work
VIII turn into smart new look
ing dresses?
Youll find. whether you are
an inexperienced sewer or an
old hand at the sewing game,
that you viii greatly profit by
taking advantage OF the war
time budget sewing instruction
given at your local sewing
center.
In a few afternoons, you'll be
shown The fine points of cutting
and fitting, the right handling of
fabrics. and how TO make the
little " drcssmaker tou h s "
which lift a finished garment out
Of the commonplace class.
c EWING the modern way is an
- adventure, especially when you
take advantage of the many
sewing machine attachments.
But first il is necessary to select
the right pattern for your par
ticular figure, and also to recog-
nize the important relationship
between pattern and fabric.
This relationship must be taken
carefully into account either in
planning a new dress, or in re-
styling an old one. The sewing
center expert will guide you on
this point, and at the same time
ard you IN selecting fabric de-
sign that viii flatter your figure.
For instance, if yours is a short,
stout figure, you will not choose
plaids, checks or stripes which
will only tend to make you APP
pear still stouter and stockier;
YOU will, instead, choose plain
fabrics in soft or muted colors.
Again. If you are short
wasted, you will not select a
pattern which has q wide yoke
across the top--a style which
would "cut you" instead of add
ing TO the appearance Of length
and slimness. If your waist is
wide, then you would not select
a pattern which emphasizes the
separate blouse and skirt idea,
but rather one which would give
a one-piece or redingote sill
houette, etc.
Many women know today of
the advantages Of having dress
form made to their identical self,
This is easily and quickly done
IN the space Of an hour, at the
sewing center. where an expert
will copy your form" with all
its exact measurements of bust.
waist, hips, shoulders, etc, and
east it" in a new plastic mate
rial, which when hardened is
your perfect double!
The cost of this made-to-
measure permanent dressmaker's
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
BY MRS. COLIN ID. WILTON,
Los Angeles. Cal

4 WAS raised on a farm in the
northern part of Michigan.
y The nearest town was twelve
miles away, and we didn't have
meat all the year around like
city folks did. Dad usually
butchered in the Fall. and we
always looked forward TO butch
ering time" because we would
have fresh meat again, and oh,
how good il tasted. Mother used
20 make mincemeat, head cheese,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

new skirt. The top trouser
pieces that are cut away will
provide sufficient material for the
skirts kick-pleat at the front.
1t need hardly be mentioned
that If the fabric is badly soiled,
it should be cleaned when cut
apart; or the suit may be COM
pletely finished, and then sent
to the cleaners for its final
cleansing and pressing.
INDIVIDUAL touches. always
the trademark of fine dress
maker, are easily attained by the
home sewer by utilizing sewing
machine attachments. For ex-
ample, one may cut out odd
shaped patch-pockets of some
contra ling fabric and apply
tt m with the edge-stitcher at
;achment for firm, unpuckered
edge finish. Or you might use
some of the popular braids, and
landings 10 simulate pockets, or
TO make slot pockets.
All the luxurious finishes which