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Evening star., 1944-05-31
BABY PROBLEM.
(ThankS to Mrs. A. NICK,
Brentwood. Md

Mrs, r. j. NJ, Washington: You
should consider yourself lucky that
your baby will stay "zipped in" My
problem is how to keep my baby
covered on cool nights!
I have two children who are as
different as day and night and let
me say in passing that as they grow
older am deciding that all this
psychology and child training is the
bunk" Now I use common sense
and find that both children and I
are much happier and everything
turns out just as well. My boy was
like yours in refusing to lie down.
I solved the problem by using his
harness strap from the carriage.
extended it with heavy twine and
tied it to the bed spring. 1 allowed
enough slack for him to turn little
from side to side. Maybe this will
work for you also. On the other
hand. my daughter is like your baby
inasmuch as she wakens easily.
However, I found that it was the
light, even the lowest glimmer of
night light, which was at fault. MY
husband and I formed a habit of
preparing for bed in the bathroom
and going into the bedroom in the
dark. This helped immensely. Even
now I have to get up at S am. to
pull the shades or my daughter is
up with the first ray of light.
Evening star., 1944-05-31

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Evening star., 1944-05-31
Dorothy Dix Says

To all bridal couples I would say:
If you want to be happy though
married, don't argue. Arguments
have estranged more loving hearts.
broken up more homes, orphaned
more children, and done more to
swell the divorce court records than
all the glamour girls and boys in the
world, aided and abetted by the
seven deadly sins.
AS long as a couple yes-yes each
other the dove of peace hovers over
their home, whether it be a castle
or hovel. Agreement is the oil
that makes the domestic machinery
work smoothly and prevents those
nasty jars that wake so many hus-
bands and wives up from loves
young dream and makes them Won
der why they were dumb enough to
pick out mates who were so stupid
that they didn't see eye to eye with
them.
Why the argument, and why the
arguer must forever remain among
the mysteries of human behavior,
since it is a matter of common
knowledge that no argument ever
changes any ones personal point of
view, and that there is no other
individual who is such a bore and
from whom we flee in such terror
and haste as we do chronic arguer.
AS steady companion with whom
we had to live any of us would prefer
the vilest criminal to a worthy man
or woman with the perpetual de-
batting complex.
The people whose society we enjoy
and whom we grapple to us with
hooks of steel are those congenial
souls who either have the same
tastes and likes and dislikes and
opinions that we have, or else who
have enough magnanimity to let us
enjoy our own views in peace. If
this Is true of friendship in general,
1t is doubly true Of the domestic
relationship, and 1t is strange that
husbands and wives do not realize
that the success of their marriage
depends upon their keeping silent
on the subjects on which they differ.
You can trace almost all of the
tragedies OF marriage to the argu-
ing habit 1t is what makes home
life so dull that it is a little fore
taste of purgatory, for when hus-
bands and wives find out that they
are married to arguers to whom they
cannot even mention the state of
the weather without starting some
thing, they take refuge in silence,
feeling that it is better to yawn
than to fight.
Most divorces begin in arguments
over nothing at all. Then they pass
into quarrels. Then into crimina-
tions and recriminations and re-
Evening star., 1944-05-31
(Thanks to Mrs. II. L. c.,
W1Shinoton,)


Mrs. r. j. MS baby problem is
very similar to one that I had with
my two sons, now 8 and 2 years
old. believe I tried everything
under the sun to keep my babies
in a horizontal sleeping position, but
still they played in their cribs long
after lights out" and fell asleep
usually across the foot of the bed.
Finally, and on the advice of my
doctor, just let them have their
play and fall asleep wherever they
liked best in the crib. Instead of
moving them to the correct sleeping
position, I gently placed the covers
over them and let them sleep un-
interrupted. Then I began to notice
that they were slowly outgrowing
the wakeful habit. My husband
and I have trained ourselves to
awaken during the night to recover
the children if necessary. If you
concentrate on awakening during
the night, it will only take about a
week to form this habit. 1t isn't
unpleasant to have to do this, and
we think it makes our sleep more
restful and relaxed to know the
children are warm and snug. Even
in hottest weather, a sheet Is some
times necessary in the wee, small
hours.
If Mrs. r. j. M. will call me at
Shepherd ,2571, win be glad to tell
her more in detail just how we man.
aged our little night owls!
Editors note - Thank you.
Mrs. F. NJ. M. and Mrs. G. v. S.
OF Washington and Mrs. X. r. w.
OF Alexandria, for sending in
your suggestions ON Mrs. r. J.
MS baby problem. Because OF
similarity to others already re-
ceiued, 1Ue are unable to print
them at this time.)
Evening star., 1944-05-31
DOwn>to>Earth Duds

Judging from the calls that come
to this desk we gather that lot of
city children are putting their hands
to the good earth. As with women
whether it's digging or
dancing, cooking or capering, the
pressing question is what to wear.
When we talk about clothes for
gardening we're talking to those of
YOU who are serious about the job,
who spend more time in cultivation
than in conversation. Those of you
who plant bean or two and forget
about it probably haven't any prac-
tical problems about clothes anyway.
For the woman who's serious
about her spade work probably the
most workmanlike costume is we'll
cut fitted overall with double
stitched seams, if possible-double-
stitched for durability's sake be-
cause serious gardening is strenuous.
You'll like them better If it's de-
signed to be worn with or without
without in those moments
when you're working on suntan
With overalls you have no worry
of shirt tails flying in the breeze.
However slacks would do just as well
if you should have a sturdy pair
you'd like to dedicate to digging,
and with them you can wear any of
your tailored shirts. Sturdy cotton
perhaps in a gay plaid-would be
better choice than your rayon
crepes, which are too fragile for
such hot work. Best of all, we
think, are the cotton knit pullovers
in solid colors or stripes. They look
neat and trim, wash like a charm
and don't need ironing-which in
these days is probably the best rec
ommendation of all. Some people
find gardening apron helpful, too.
You can either buy or max, one
plain apron, finished with many
large catchall pockets to keep at
your fingertips seed packets, small
tools and the like. You could add
kneeling pad to it, too. Match it to
your plaid shirt and you'll really
have smart gardening costume
although one that's a far cry from
anything Luther Burbank ever
dreamed up.
For the woman who doesn't like
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Readers Clearing House

riod of relaxation it's time to get
supper, and I find the day is dis
appearing
Into this routine, I endeavor to
MT this edule: Monday,
straighten the house from the raw
ages of the weekend, Tuesday, iron.
Wednesday, clean the bathroom,
Thursday, the bedroom, Friday, the
living room. Saturday, the kitchen
and whisk up the house for Sunday.
Also baby is placed outside as the
weather permits and needs closer
watching than when inside as can
watch him as I work. Occasionally
1 rebel and take a day off or lust
do all the little" things. Needless
to say, I frequently fall shy of the
mark, but I fully believe it's from
too much to do, rather than poor
management. Meals are prepared.
baby is cared for and loved and
played with, clothes and dishes are
washed, the house is swept every
day, evenings are spent with my
husband, and these are the impor-
tant things!
Evening star., 1944-05-31
By Evelyn Hayes

edge of high heels meant for a
slacks there are heavy-fabric pima
fores with roomy pockets. No mat
ter what you choose durability and
practically are the primary con-
siderations in gardening clothes.
That's why we suggest overalls or
sturdy slacks If possible. You know
the ground won't come up to meet
you, you have to bend to meet 1t
and If your knees aren't covered
they'll take bad beating.
Feet should be planted squarely
on terra firma-not lettering on the
Evening star., 1944-05-31

dance floor. In other words II
you're going in for gardening leave
your dancing slippers in the closet
when you get down to work. A pair
of old saddle shoes or sneakers
would do the trick, but lacking those
it would probably be better to buy a
pair of inexpensive nonrationed.
low-heeled or heelless shoes than to
ruin your point-precious good every
day numbers by stomping around
in the dirt. Nothing is worse for
shoes-or you. You'll find you won't
tire nearly as fast II, as that corny
old joke goes, you have good solid
understanding.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
By Barbara Bell.

Looking as starched and crisp as
though she just stepped out of a
bandbox, the little girl pictured
wears a sweet summer muslin frock
and matching bonnet. Do it in any
pretty, light-colored material.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1896 is
designed for sizes 2, 3, 4, and
years. Size 3, dress, requires Ia
yards of IS or 80 inch material;
bonnet, "a YARD.
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, The Washington Star,
Post Offlce Box 80, Station G, New
York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
By Peggy Roberts.

This charming play skirt, with
novel flower-basket pockets and q
big, roomy bag to match, is ideal fol
picnics or beach parties.
Pattern envelope contains hot
iron transfers for the designs shown
plus complete instructions for max
ing both skirt and bag.
Send II cents (coin) for Pattern
No. R-2110 to Needle Arts Depart
ment, The Washington Star, P. O.
Box 172, Station D, New York 3
N. Y. Please include your postal
zone number.
Evening star., 1944-05-31

fiections upon each others mental
ity, and before you can say scat
they have dragged in each others
families and are rattling the skele-
tons in the closet, and everything
is over except dividing the children
and the silver. There is no such
thing as an amiable argument. In
Evening star., 1944-05-31

an argument every word is the fight
ing word.
So I urge every young couple who
are getting married to make a
solemn oath, and keep it, not to
argue. Let each others politics and
religion and tastes be taboo, unless
you agree. If John asserts that the
moon is made of green cheese, don't
trot out scientific data to the con-
trary.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
CARE OF IVY.
(Thdnks to Mrs. D. O'C.,
IKncL in nfnaa

Wdshington.)
In reply to Mrs. G. C. KS request
about the care of ivy, wish to say
I have had very good luck with
mine. Place in regular flower pot
with good soil, water daily. I have
a very pretty ivy trained on a small
trellis which looks very attractive
Try it and see if it turns out as
mine did.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Only WONDER BREAD Mokss This
$1,000 vitomin B, Guarantee

Regularlsboratory tests oftypical
loaves of Wonder White Bread
show an average Vitamin B, con-
tent substantially in excess of the
minimum requirements as recon-
mended for bread by the Federal
Food and Drug Administration.
We will pay 81 900 to any chari-
table organization named by the
citizen of the United States first
to dlsprove the above statement.
Continental Baking Co.. Ise.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
How This Energy Charged Wonder Breed
Can Give You All The Extra Energy You Want

nowarenecessarytohelpNamre
transform it into energy properly.
And only Wonder Bread is sold
under 900 guarantee of continual
tests of Nitamin B1 content.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Contains vitamins Of the B Com
pIex und Iron Your Body Needs To
Help Get All The Energy Out of II

AS you know, energy comes only
from the food you eat. Thus, to get
more energy-eat more energy food.
To get energy out of food, Nature
must have the help of Vitamins B,
and b. and Iron.
The two vitamins help to oxidize
the food in the cells TO get the energy
out of it. The Iron in your blood acts
TO bring the oxygen to the cells.
Study the chart. Then eat the extra
number of slices of energy charged
Wonder. Bread every day to get the
extra amount of energy you want.
GET WTAMINs. IRON
When you eat energy.charRed
Wonder Bread you know it contains
Vitamins B, and b and Iron which
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Merinoue

4FISI IIISuC
Bake meringue in slow oven.
Let cool in warm place and out
of a draft, and the meringue will
be less likely to fall
Evening star., 1944-05-31
First Straw

First Straw
The first paper drinking straw was
made by hand in 1888. Prior to
that date, natural rye straws were
used just as they came from the
field.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Loosen Asthma
MuCuS Sleep Fine
Saw IhoUsonds of Sufferers

Soy Thousands OF Sufferers
Choking. gasping, wheeling. recurring at
sacks of Bronchia! Asthma ruin your sleep
and rob your blood Of vitality important
oxygen because you can't get air in and out
of your lungs properly. But now 1t is no
longer necessary to suffer from these terri
BILE attacks without the benefit you may re-
ceive from a physicians prescription called
Mendaco. Within a very short time after
the first dose, Mendaco ingredients start cir
culating thru the blood. thus reaching the
smallest as well as the largest Bronchial
tubes where they usually quickly help lique-
fly, loosen and remove thick strangling
mucus (phlegm}, thereby promoting freer
breathing and more restful sleep. Get
Mendaeo from your druggist today. Take 1t
exactly as directed and see the results in
your own particular case. Under our guar
sntee unless completely satisfied you simply
return the empty package and get your
money back. Three guaranteed sizes: Only
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20
Paul Robson
Muriel Smith
AtOpera House

Introduced as the foremost
American anti-fascist by Samuel
L. Barlow, American composer,
who presided, Paul Robson, not
ed baritone and actor, addressed
Continued on Page Four
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NAACP NEARS GOAL OF $500 MEMBERS

At a meeting Of enthusiastic
workers and friends in 18th Bap-
fist Church, Thursday night,
Atty. Thurgood Marshall, Nat
ional NAACP Counsel, told the
audience that Southern practi-
ces Of discrimination against
, colored, once confined to the
area below the Mason and Dix
on line, were creeping north
word. He warned that extreme
vigilance alone would keep a
northern city like Boston from
suffering like determinations.
The meeting was in the in
terest Of the annual member
ship drive Of the Boston Branch.
Nearly 5000 renewals and new
memberships have already come
in and the committee is conf
dent of the goal of $500 being
reached.
Presiding over the meeting
CONTINUED on Page Four
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ELKS DANCE
POPULAR EVENT

A grand march with all its
well-remembered pomp and
ceremony will feature the
dancing festivities in Ritz Plaza
Ballroom Thursday evening,
May 25 at the 18th anniversary
Charity dance given by the
Commonwealth Lodge No. 10,
IBPOE Of w.
The gala occasion is attract
ing brother Elks and daughter
Elks not only from Massachu-
sets but from neighboring
states. Out of town guests in
cIude representatives from
Providence, Newport, New Ha-
ven, Hartford and other cities
and towns in the New England
area. 1t is confidently expected
by the local committee of ar
rangementS of which Daniel
Tillman is chairman and R L
Taylor, secretary that the
CONTINUED on Page Fopr)
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Honor Speaker King
At Dinner Monday

Nearly one hundred we'll
known citizens of Boston, Cam
bridge and other sections of
the Greater Boston area gath
cred at EStelle's Cafe Monday
night at a dinner in honor of
Spencer Rudolph F. King, Re-
publican candidate for nomin-
alton for Lieutenant Govern
or.
DR.. Franklin A Myers was
master of ceremonies. In his
address Speaker King, who was
warmly applauded, pledged a
continuance of good govern
ment and fearless performance
of duty, with equal opportunity
for all regardless Of race, colo-
or creed. Other speakers W ere
Rep Gibbons, general cam
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20
CLOTURE REJECTED ANTI-POLL TAX BILL KILLED
5000 in NAACP Drive-EII<s Expect Crowd at Ball
Sues For $4,000

Donald Lewis, recently found
not guilty of an attack, has
brought suit for $4,000 against
the Boston Terminal Company
for alleged false arrest, false i'm
prisonment, and assault and
battery, it was announced this
week.
William S. West, attorney for
Donald Lewis, would not discuss
the suit beyond confirming re-
ports that the suit had been in
itiated.
Lewis was arrested last Feb
ruary on charges of Mrs. Thelma
Ward (white) of Chattanooga,
Tenn, that she was the victim
of an attempted assault two
years before by Lewis whom she
identified in South Station when
she saw him passing. Atty. W.
S. West successfully defended
the young man who was acquit-
ted.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20

26 when the cream Of Boston
beauty and talent gather in
Mechanics Hall to sound the
starting gun in over $50 contests
over the nation. The contest
promises to be one of the real
ly great social and entertain
ment events of the year. Besides
the contest which is OF national
interest, Roy Little Jazz" Ed
ridge, king of the nations trum-
peters and his 16 piece orcheS-
ira, will play for the dancing
enthusiasts and Billy EckStine,
singing idol of the nation, will
appear as an added attraction.
Authorities on beauty and
Continued on Page FiUe)
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Mechanics Hall Beauty Contest
And Dance Very Successful

The new angle was given to
the Sepia Miss America Contest
when it was announced today
that not only will representa-
tiveS from Greater Boston par
ticipate in the event, but girls
from Maine, Rhode Island, and
Connecticut. In addition to a
Miss Boston being chosen, a
Miss New England will be
crowned also. 1t was also re-
vealed that the nations leading
news picture magazine will be
present in full force to photo
graph the Contest.
The question of whether a
Boston girl will wear the Sepia
Miss America crown will be an
swered on Friday evening, May
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20

tai war crops.
Among the additional ap-
pointees are 81 emergency war
food production assistants 49
preservation assistants, includ-
ing 10 part-time workers, three
state supervisors and IS clerks
including 10 part-time clerks
This brings the wartime Exten-
sion staff up to a total Of 95t
Continued on Page Four
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HOLD IMPORTANT
POSTS IN VIA

WASHINGTON - There are
nearly 400 new colored workers
on the stats of State Extension
Services to perform the import
ant job Of helping colored far
mers increase their output of vi
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20

4N4ND 7 lNIAOIA
Who comes to Mechanics Hall
Monday, May 20.
When Andy Kirk and bis
clouds Of JOY, June Richmond,
Bea Booze and Ray Perry, his
Violin and Orchestra make their
appearance at Mechanics Build
ing on the night before Decora-
ton Day, Monday, May 90, the
music-loving public of Boston
will get the surprise of their
Continued on Page Four
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MARION WEBB
BURIED

Marion l. Webb of Is Win
throp st, Past Exalted Ruler OF
Commonwealth Lodge No. 10,
was buried Thursday, May 10,
after services at Norris Davis
Funeral ParlorS.
Mr. Webb died Monday after
several weeks acute Illness, al
though ailing for over a year.
He leaves his wife, Mrs Arzolia
Gazette Webb and other rela-
tives.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20
SENATORS AGAIN KILL
ANTI-P0LL TAX BILL

WASHINGTON - A debate
limiting cloture in the U. S.
Senate to shut off overtime and
killing verbosity against the an
ti-poll tax bill was defeated with
SO ayes and A nays, far short
of the two thirds majority
needed. Present indications are
that the bill designed to grant
voting rights to coIored citizens
in eight southern states would
be shelyed /. for duration. The
House had passed the measure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-04-28

for our purpose here to Southeastern Aaska,l will cost If we are to find this elusive figure must have help of the transportation companies first of all in determining what the travel cost will be this coupled with what the cost of room and board and entertainment will be once the tourist has arrived will be close to the answer
 Meanwhile, might point out that the pending transfer of Frank Dufresne to the Fish and Wildfe Services Chicago office is both taking away some- thing from Alaska. and giving something.
 Dufresne will leave soon for his new assignment and Juneau and all of Alaska couldn't find better publicity agent than the former Executive Officer of the Alaska Game Commission, who knows what Alaska offers and where to sell it.
 Already Dufresne through his contact with the outdoor Writers of America practically assure us that Juneau will be the scene of this organizations next big convention And if these men meet here soon after the war and we ready for them, they will carry the description of Alaskas recreational facilities all America