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fascinating and most entertaining
performance, let me mention some
of the other principals.
There is George Givot, who always
appears as a Greek. His father is
a Frenchman and his mother was
a Russian Greek and he originated,
more or less, in Omaha, Nebr. He
has been appearing on the New
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29
Scouts T a ug h t
Canning Course
At Gas Company

Fifteen Girl Scouts and Junior
Homemakers OF ST, Peter Claver
Community House have attended a
special canning course al the Home
Service Department of the Michigan
Consolidated Gas company every
Tuesday and Thursday morning for
three weeks Miss Theresa Matu-
rem, director Of the center and Miss
Irene Hickey, home service director
OF the Gas company. planned the
canning course so that the girls will
be prepared to can surplus fruits,
vegetables. jams and ielles for their
mothers as we'll as earning Service
Badge in scouting.
Each scout canned four jars which
included fruits, vegetables and Jam
or Jelly, then she took them home
TO serve as a nucleus for her moth
er's canning shelf Miss Hickey has
promised 10 visit each scout in her
home 10 observe her putting into
practice the class instructions.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29
Clio PRESIDENT.
is HONORED AT.
STATE MEETING

In honor of his outstanding con-
tribution 10 the cause of economic
and political democracy in the field
of race relations. President R. ].
Thomas OF the ClO United Auto
Workers was awarded a Certificate
of Recognition by the Clio National
Committee 10 Abolish Racial Dis
elimination, this week.
The presentation was made by
CIO Secretary James B.
Carey, who is also chairman OF the
Go National Committee 10 Abolish
Racial Discrimination. II was made
al the annual convention of the
Michigan State CLIO
The award was made 10 the
uAW-CIO leader in recognition of
his courageous stand in the Detroit
race riots and the Sojourner Truth
Housing project, in addition to the
relentless campaign he has con-
Quoted against race strikes in many
war plants. More than 10000 Nc
groes are members Of the JAW
CIO today
abolish Racial Discrimination was
established al the 1912 convention
Of the Clio as an integral part of
Clio apparatus in the fight for Sc
curity, regardless Of race, creed or
color.
In addition 10 Chairman Carey,
other members OF this ClO commit
tee are: President Willard S. Town
send Of the United Transport Serv-
ice Employees, secretary: President
Morris Muster OF the United Furni-.
ture Workers. James Leary secre-
tary-trasurer. Mine. Mil and
Smelter Workers: Boyd Wilson. IN
ternational representative. Steel
workers Union; Harry Read. editor,
Michigan Clio News: Walter Hard
In. international representative.
UAW-CIO and Ferdinand Smith.
secretary. National Maritime Unlop
George L. p. Weaver is the full
time director Of the committee.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29
R. J. Thomas Given Certificate For His Racial Stand
Coast ArtiHerynen
Win Soldiers Medal

The War Department announced
this week the award of the Soldiers
Medal to two enlisted men OF a
Negro Coast Artillery unit for he
roism displayed in saving the life
OF a pilot on the Island Of Oahu,
Territory of Hawaii.
Recipients OF the award were
Sergeant Nathaniel Hooker, OF 2l9
Moore street, Brooklyn, MY, and
Technician Fifth Grade Allie Avery,
OF 55l6 Haverford avenue, Phlla-
delphia. Pa.
In the words OF the citation. the
pair with complete disregard for
the gasoline flames and the danger
OF unexploded bombs assisted
in removing the pilot from a burn
ing plane that had crashed near
their gun position on March "a
1914"
Their courageous act" the cita-
ton concluded. In saving the pilots
life at great personal risk reflects
great credit upon themselves and
the military service"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29
THIRD OF ALA. REGISTRANTS
NEGROES

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - CAMP
OF total OF 374 regIstants of the
new jefferson county voters for
the period from June % 10 July
7. nearly a third, or 100. were Ne
groes Only 81 Of the l22 failed TO
meet qualifications for voting.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29
GETS FACULTY APPOINTMENT

INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE. Ga. -
DR.. c. l.. Spellman. native of Eliz-
abeth City. N. c., has been added
to the staff of Georgia State college.
He holds the masters degree in agri-
cultural education from Oregon
State college and his doctors degree
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29

from Cornell university. He has dis
tinguished himself as teacher OF vo-
cational agriculture at Berry O'kel-
ly school in Method, N. c., and
served as county agent in Wilson
County, N. c.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
The Young Idea

There Is magic In books. They
have the ability to transport US to
a world of fancy and romance. And
they have the quality OF bringing
the world Of today, Of which all Of us
are now citizens, to our doorstep.
Perhaps they are even more valuable
to the child than to the adult. They
introduce him to an understanding
of his universe. its people, its COM
position, and they introduce him to
himself-to his imagination, his in
tellect, his interests and capabilities
Last Tuesday, Mrs. Helen Ferris
editor of junior books for Viking
Publishing Co., and an editor of the
Junior Literary Guild, pointed out
lat a White House press conference
with Mrs. Roosevelt, the ascendency
Of comic books in the child's literary
diet, with the subsequent starvation
Of better reading habits. In the face
OF the present juvenile delinquency
threat, this is doubly dangerous. We
decided TO dig into the Washington
scene to unearth the opportunities
for parents and children to build
worthwhile reading habits. and a
worthwhile library for the child
and have fun doing 1t. This is what
we found.
Our first stop was the main Public
Library. at Ninth and K streets
NV. On the second floor of the
building Is large "children's room, "
complete with books that range from
fairy tales to nature and science
books, to foreign language books, to
such adult stories as Queens Die
Proudly" "a book, incidentally. to
which some older boys take like the
proverbial bee to honey Next to
this main room there is a special
room where parents may look over q
selection of books from the main
room, with help from the advisers
wise and time-saving device. And
there We found Miss NJ Ethel Bubb
assistant director in charge Of ad-
visory work with adults and book
selection.
Miss Bubb Is lady of great
| charm. Miss Bubb Is a lady who
knows her business. She also exudes
such personal enthusiasm for hel
work, and the benefits it can bring
| to children, that we found ourselves
almost wishing We could return tc
her magic and enchanting realm
ourselves.
| Miss Bubb may be contacted Mon.
day through Saturdays from m
to 6 pm. by calling National 6776
and asking for her. or the parents
adviser. After learning of YOU
problem. she will give advice ovel
the phone If you are unable to come
to the library. She will also consul
Evening star., 1944-12-08

ing measures are necessary, In ideas
for decorating children,s rooms and
in choosing gifts for children.
We were particularly interested In
the attempt that has been made to
divert the child's attention from the
comic book "boogie." We learned
about such books as Casey Jones
and Locomotive No. 63S," and HON.
er Price" These combine the two
great appeals of the comic book.
terseness and adventure, on higher
level. They have action, and many
and fascinating Illustrations. but
they are far better able TO serve as
a road to good reading in later
years than the increasingly popular
comics.
The library advisers have the ad-
vantage OF comparison in choosing
books. They can balance one against
the other, and judge the reaction
of the children to each They also
apply their knowledge of the books
at hand to the child, his personality,
needs and interests.
We learned that it is of prime i'm
portance to have children read crea-
tive books. And above all, they must
not get In mental rut. The guild
ance of parents is often the gateway
to the realm of books-a realm as
wide. and as rich, as the world.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Bv Betty Miles

with parents personally, by appoint
ment, preferably, but not necessar-
ily. II parents are unable to come
to the library for the books in the
daytime, she will make a selection
of the books that fit each particular
case. leave them at the main desk,
and the parents can choose the ones
they want from this selection in the
evening. tThe library remains open
from 8 to 9 weekdays, and from to
6 on Sunday) She will furnish COM
plete lists Of proper books for the
individual children, complete with
publishers. prices, and probable To-
cal sources.
Upon request, Child Heritage a
list of books selected as the nucleus
of the child's personal library before
he reaches the age of IL, will be
furnished. The adviser will also fur
nish lists of desirable books selling
in reprint editions for s100 and un-
der. In all cases, copies of any
recommended books are available at
the library. so it is not necessary to
judge any book by, of all things, it's
cover. Only the main library has a
large selection of noncirculating
books on display.
If you are newcomer to the
vicinity, you can check on the
branch library nearest TO you by
calling the main library. The
branches also have children's S rooms.
with advisers, and remain open two
nights weekly.
If the man of the house is en-
ployed in the District. or the chill
dren of the family attend District
schools. the members of the family
may secure cards, and any number
Iof books may be taken out during
the year. If the father does not
work in the District, or the child
does not attend a District school a
nominal fee will secure a card for
the family for the space of one year,
and once this card is secured, nom
District residents have the same
library privileges as District resi-
dents.
| The adviser may be of aid in help
ing the parent decide in the case
of purchasing an encyclopedia set
for the child. She can be of help
! in the case of the child whose
mental tastes have become "one
track and who needs more bal
anced reading diet, as we'll as in
the matter of the child who needs
to have his reading tastes raised
to a high level. but gradually, and
with discrimination. so that he does
not develop mental indigestion in
| the process. She can also help in
some instances where remedial read
Evening star., 1944-12-08

maiden by telling him how clever
and witty she Is. She would devote
all of her sales talk to ballyhooing
her looks
That Kappa Gamma key is no
help in unlocking the door to her
own little home of which every girl
dreams is abundantly proven by the
fact that the marriage ratio is lower
among college women than among
others of their sex Yet no one will
deny that the more sense a woman
has, the easier she is to get along
with, and the better wife and mother
she makes
This seeming contradiction in
mems tastes and what they pick out
for wives. may be explained in sew
eral ways. One is that the average
man is still a victim of the age-old
theory that the proper position for
a wife is on her knees. She must
always look up to her husband. She
must regard him as second Solo
mon. She must take all her opin-
ions from him and have no mind of
her own whatever. 1t Is the fear
men nave of their wives being su-
per1or to them that provides hus-
bands for the Dumb Doras.
Another reason. why men take
their admiration Of women of su-
perior intelligence vicariously, so to
speak, Is because they don't want to
be kept on their toes all the time
matching wits with feminine wise
cracker. There Is nothing I enjoy
more than an hours talk with a
brilliant woman" said a man to me
once, but God forbid that I should
be married to one! When I come
home at night l want to hear that
the baby has cut tooth, not to
argue about our foreign policy with
wife who knows more about 1t
than 1 do
But while few men pick out their
wives for their brains, all husbands
expect their wives to be possessed
of almost supernatural intelligence
and to be all around geniuses who
are experts in every line of human
endeavor. Every man expects his
wife to be as good cook as a French
chef and to be able to run a home
without running up bills, though
this requires the skill of sleight of
hand performer.
He expects his wife to be nnan-
cial wizard who can make every
penny grow into dollars. though the
geniuses who can turn this trick are
not working in kitchens for their
board and clothes. They are draw
ing down big salaries in banks.
He expects his wife to be doctor,
trained nurse, social secretary,
press agent for him, a diplomat
who makes friends and opens doors
for him, and who rubs his fur the
right way and walks high, wide and
handsome around his peculiarities
and prejudices; but he never sus-
poets her of being the brainy one of
the family. He thinks he is IT.
Oh. yes, men admire women of
superior intelligence, especially when
they keep their brains under their
hats.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Readers Clearing House

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and as 1t Is
obviously impossible for US to
test all recipes submitted. we
cannot assume responsibility
for them.
Betsy CasweU
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Dorothy Dix Says

A girl asks: do men admire
highly intelligent women?" The
answer is yes, and no. Abstractly
men admire brilliant women, but
personally the majority of them
prefer their feminine brains scram-
bled for their breakfast dish.
What's outside of a girls head is
more alluring to them than what's
inside of it, and no hostess would
attempt to interest a youth In a
Evening star., 1944-12-08

anything which is definitely
Spanish.
OF course, 1t need not be some
thing to eat, so any other sugges-
tions will be welcomed
FORMULA STAINS?
REQUESTED by Mrs. T. VS.
Bethesda
The Readers Clearing House has
tone of neighborly friendliness
that is certainly welcome to home
sick Southerner. It's the first page
I turn to!
May 1 add my voice to the re-
quests for a solution to the formula
problem? Every shirt my daughter
has. has yellow spots, and I've tried
just about everything, with no sue
cess. Won't anything take out
evaporated milk stains?
Evening star., 1944-12-08

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
RUM CHIFFON PIE:
CLEANING PIANO KEYS.

(Thanks to Mrs. F. G. D.. Arlington.)
Rum Chiffon Pie-Three eggs, II
cups milk. "a cup sugar, Is teaspoon
salt, tablespoon tor envelope} gela-
tin, "a cup cold water, 4 tablespoons
rum.
Scald the milk in double boiler
and pour it over the combined
beaten egg yolks, sugar and salt.
Return to double boiler and cook
to custard consistency. Remove and
stir in the gelatin. which has been
soaked in the cold water. Mix well
and allow to cool. Fold in stiffly
beaten egg whites and add rum.
Pour into graham cracker pie crust
COR regular pastry can be used. al
ready baked, of course and chill in
the refrigerator until set. Spread
thin layer of whipped cream over
top and sprinkle with grated choc-
olate or cocoa If desired. Be sure
custard is well cooled before folding
in the egg whites or you will have a
thin layer Of gelatin on the bottom
of the pie. l always cool it at least
an hour. The amount of rum may
seem too much, but the flavor
evaporates very quickly. so If less is
used it is hardly discernible. This
is one of our favorite company des-
serts and always brings requests for
the recipe when tasted the first
time
Cleaning Ivory Piano Keys-I al
ways remember my mother cleaning
the piano keys with rubbing alcohol
she simply put little on a rag
and wiped the keys with it. Her
piano is about 80 years old and
while the keys are not chalk white
they are not yellowed with age by
any means
I hope that these suggestions viii
be as helpful as some I have gotten
Evening star., 1944-12-08

and Mrs. A. H. requests luncheon
menus for and year olds. May
recommend Better Homes and
Gardens, Baby Book?" 1 have
found 1t invaluable for supplement
Ing doctors suggestions. No doubt
other baby books put out by home
magazines would have other prac-
tical suggestions.
SPANISH CHRISTMAS?
REQUESTED by Mrs. r. S. G..
Siluer Spring.
7 would like some simple sug-
gestions on how to add a Spanish
touch to our Christmas festivities
am entertaining couple at
Christmas who are originally from
Madrid so would like to do some
thing that would remind them of
their homeland and bygone Christ
masses. Perhaps cookie-in fact
Evening star., 1944-12-08

You can have fun and save money
by making your own slip covers
This pattern shows you, step by
step, exactly how to do it.
Pattern envelope contains full di-
rectionS for making covers for diff
ferent types of furniture; construc-
ton drawings, diagrams and mate
rial suggestions.
Send Is cents (coin) for Pattern
No. R-2l92 to The Washington Star,
Needle Arts Department, P. o. Box
172, Station d, New York 3, N. Y.
Please include your postal zone
number.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
Thanks to Mrs. J. Y. W..
WnShinQtOn.l
Thanks to Mrs. G.. p. B.,
Tdkou1d Park.

Wash the pods, then cut of tops
and tip ends, slice crosswise In u
inch rounds, then roll in corn meal
and fry, not deep fat, just enough
to keep from sticking, or about the
same amount as Toured meat. Salt
to taste. Okra Is also very good In
vegetable soup and IN gumbo. ]
don't know exact proportions. but
about ears of corn or small Can
of corn, l can of tomatoes, / large
onion and about II pound OF okra
salt and pepper to taste. Cook until
thick. This is delicious served on
steamed rice or with hot corn bread
Evening star., 1944-12-08
from the RICH. It's the best idea
The Star ever had.

The Star ever had.
OKRA.
Thanks to Mrs. g. p. B.,
Takoma Park
For Mrs A. J. s., washington,
who desires recipes for using okra :
Wash okra, cutting off ends care
fully to keep juices intact. 1t may
then be put in layers in baking
dish with tomatoes, green or red
peppers or both, an onion or two,
eggplant unpeeled and cut In small
pieces. Salt, and add bits Of but
ter to each layer.
Another okra dish: Starting with
sliced onions. place layer of each
of the following vegetables, season.
ing with salt, garlic, lemon. honey
and paprika as you go along. Last
2 layers of okra and tomatoes. Bake
In moderate oven 80 to 40 min
utes. Two pounds small okra, l
pound green peas, medium car
rots. shredded or sliced, onions
medium sliced, 8 large tomatoes,
l pound fresh lima beans, pound
fresh string beans, l tablespoon
grated garlic, 3 tablespoons vege-
tized salt, 4 cup olive oil, juice Of
lemon, 2 tablespoons honey, 2 table,
spoons paprika. Wash okra thor
oughly. Do not cut. merely remove
tips at both ends, being careful not
to allow 1t to bleed Wash and
prepare other vegetables, cutting
string beans lengthwise instead of
crosswise Okra may be used in
soup also. Hope Mrs. A. j. 8. en-
joys these.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
Thanks to Mrs. l.. N. H.,
E-1Jo 4

Sometime ago a reader asked how
to remove decals without running
the painted surface they were on. A
neighbor of mine had wonderful sue
cess by holding the spout of steam
ing tea kettle close to the decal.
Mrs. H. B. A. wants to know what
to give her 2-year-old for supper
Evening star., 1944-12-08
ADVERTISEMENT.
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to colds. 1t must be good! Today
you can get this effective Pertussin
at any drugstore.
Pertussin-a famous herbal remedy
lis scientifically prepared to work
internally. It acts at once. Pertussin
not only relieves your coughing
spell, but also loosens sticky phlegm
and makes 1t easier to raise.
Pertuain is safe and mighty eGec-
the for both old and young-even
small children inexpensive. Pleas
ant tasting. Get Pertussin today!
Evening star., 1944-12-08

recipes call for too much shortening
and brown sugar l melt table
spoons oleo (butter If available) In
heavy skillet, then spread ls cup
brown sugar evenly in bottom OF
pan. Place either pineapple or tart
apple rings in this syrup, filling
centers and other spaces with
raisins. cherries, pecans tpeach pre-
serves should be delicious too. Over
top of this pour cake batter, either
sponge or coffee cake. The latter
makes more servings.
Coffee Cake Batter: Three table
spoons butter, cup sugar, creamed
together. Beat in eggs. Add Ia
cups -four, teaspoons double ac-
ton baking powder and n teaspoon
salt. Sifted together - alternately
with / cup milk. Bake in moderate
oven $50 degrees for IS minutes.
Make sure sides Of pan are creased.
Sponge Batter: Beat yolks OF 3
eggs, add l cup granulated sugar
and tablespoons fruit juice. Sift
in l cup -four and / teaspoon bak-
ing powder. Fold into stif1y beaten
egg whites. Pour over fruit. Bake
IS minutes to l hour IN moderate
oven. I usually turn my cakes out
| Immediately.
Time Saver: If you have cheese
knife (mines made from a piece OF
steel wire strung onto an old u
shaped hacksaw handle} cut your
oleo COR bulk butter) into u pound
prints and when measuring l table
spoonful just cup off one-eighth of
the print. I've always done this
with print butter but only recently
thought of doing it with oleo, and 1t
is such a help when making sub
stitutions.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Our sincere thanks to the fol-
lowing readers ,0hose recipes and
suggestions ,Uere similar to others
previously received:
N. H. H., Mrs. c. B., Mrs. r.
w. E., Mrs. C. z. r., Mrs. S. A. w.
and Mrs. G. A., Arlington: Mrs.
w. w. B. and Mrs. X. S.. Wash
ington: Mrs. r. J. l.. Cheperiy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-24
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l. CLOCKS One clock is minutes faster than the other.
Enough time completely cook breakfast of Enrched
Minute Cream of Wheat
2. HANDS Boy has hands. If you wish yoH had more
hands speed breakfast in the morning, switch En-
riched Minute Cream Of Wheat Cooks in a twinkng,
ready in fy!
3. KNIFE AND FORK. Babies don't need 'em that
smooth, fully digestible Cream of Wheat It's Baby's
Best First Solid Food!
a. CALENDAR. September has only 80 days-so
box of Cream Of Wheat should you through the
OF the month 40 generous servings in each big package
Non-rationed too!
S. COW Cows aren't purple and green-except this
who's purple with and green with envy-because she
heard that Enriched Minute Cream Of Wheat is
digestible than milk
+. SHOES. Boys shoes different Different, too are
kinds OF Cream OF Wheat Enriched Minute" (extra
nourishng, quick cooking) and Regular (America's
favorite for IS years.. Try both-soon!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Congressman Lose
Fiqht for Higher Pay

WASHINGTON Dec. 7 (UP)-
An attempt TO increase salaries
and clerical staff allowances for
members Of Congress failed in
the House.
The proposed raises would have
swelled the congressional pay
checks from $4,000 to $4,000 an
nually and would have allowed
$500 instead Of the present
$500 to each member for clerical
helm