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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03
Pharaohs Rode on Rubber

Crude chariots of the ancient
Egyptians were equipped with
two-inch solid rubber tires. 11eir
formula for treating the, rubber
is unknown, but some of it is still
in a fair state of preservation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03
HOWARD FITZGERALD

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. 2.
-CP-Howard H. Fitzgerald, r.,
former publisher of the Flint,
(Mich.) Journal and president of
the Pontiac (Mich.) Press Co.,
which publishes the Pontiac Daily
Press, died in his sleep Saturday.
Mr.. Fitzgerald retired about 8
p. m. and was dead, of coronary
thrombosis doctors said, when
Mrs. Fitzgerald found him later.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03
MINISTERIAL MEETING

The Ministerial Association
will meet at Y.M.C.A. today
at IL a. ~. At $3.50 p. m. the
Mcclure Fellowship Bible Class
will held their r1ceting. The
speaker for this occsion will
be the Reverand J. S. Parker,
district superintendent of the
Methodist churches.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03
A. J. SMITH

CHADBOURN, Jan. 2. - Funer-
al services for Arthur ]. Smith, 80,
whose fire-charred body was
found Wednesday in PHILADELPHIA
dump, will be held at the China
Grove Baptist church near here
tomorrow at 4 p. M, with the Rev.
A. T. Peacock and the Rev. G.,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03
CHURCH DESTROYED

GRANITE FALLS, N. c., Jan. ?
Methodist church,
one and one-haf miles from here,
was destroyed by fire today. The
cause of the blaze was not learn
ed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03
Feathers Inspired Name

CALIFORNIA; Feather river is so
named because of the quantities
Of wild duck feathers found float
ing on its surface by its discov-
erers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03
City Briefs
MEET POSTPONED

The meeting of the Gray La
dies, scheduled for this week,
has been postponed until Tues
day, Jan. IL. it was announced
Sunday. All women interested
in joining this corps are urged
to register Ut Red Cross head
quarters in the Customs House
or contact Mrs. Vernon Avery.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03
PLANE CRASHES

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. 2.
-CR-A big plane, believed to be
a four engined army ship, crash
ed on Missionary Ridge, fashion
able Chattanooa subgurb early to-
night.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03

Carl Lewis officiating. Burial will
follow in the church cemetery.
Smiths body arrived from Phi
ladelphia Saturday afternoon.
Smith formerly was a mechanic
here and had been away about
three years.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03
WEATHER
Continued from Page One)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-P)-Weather
bureau report Of temperature and RAIN
fall 4or the "a hours ending p. M.
in the principal cotton growing areas
and eIsewhere.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03

Other than as a food, butter
milk is principally used in paint.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03

An owl stares because its eyes
are immovab1e in their sockets. |
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03

The breakfast menu of many
New England hotels features apple
pie. q +.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03

ssIn units Of one gallon o. less, one pin squels
one pound regardless Of actuol weight Of unit. HI
units Of more then one gallon the oetuol weight
must b ussd.
assCrsom spzsad means ali zutonsd ehsssss which
ore not In Group and which confirm a sssotsa
amount Of The Group II chsssss above, taksn To-
qsthss than The total amount Of oil other ehsssss
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Dorothy Dix SAYS

will be ashamed of him because
you know the absolute loathing in
which other men hold a young NAH
who is nothing but the parasite of
an old woman, who runs her er-
rands, takes her pet dog out to walk
for the sake of his board and clothes
and such tips as she sees fit to
hand out to him.
And he will be ashamed of YOU
because even those who do not
sneer at him openly will mistake
you for his mother and because
there is no spectacle more ridicu-
lous than that of an old woman
and a young man going out together.
no matter whether he is her hus-
band of her gigolo.
Furthermore, If you marry this
boy you will lose the respect of all
who know you. Your friends will
drop away from you because they
will not want to receive your hus-
band and because they will feel that
you are not the woman they thought
you were, or else you would not
have done such a fool thing. You
will be lonely woman, for you will
not fit into his crowd whose only
use for you will be paying the bills
for their amusement. And you will
be torn with a thousand jealousies
of every young girl whose skin, as
Mr.. Skeff1ngton" said, is tight, in
sead of wrinkled like yours. And
you will find that the old woman
who tries to keep herself young to
go with young husband and to
keep him amused has set herself
the hardest job on earth.
Don't do it. lady. Don't use your
good husbands money to buy your
self boy husband. 1t is too poor
an investment.
Evening star., 1944-01-07

lis the one we do not tolerate, even
preferring sunsets when they run to
the pale yellow or true vermilion
variety.
So, we would like to pass on the
thought that good taste and the
accepted thing" Is just as right &C
cording to your version as ours.
What is right for you is good for
you. Into this rightness goes your
personal preference, bit of fashion
to keep it alive, bit of comfort for
everyday living, all keyed to the
life you must live as efficiently and
happily as possible.
You don't have to follow the
trend like little lamb If you like
something very different. You don't
have to buy what your friend or
neighbor has, as what Is right for
her may make you completely
miserable. Have the courage to in
vestigate your own ideas, and be
straightforward about carrying them
out. If you make mistakes, as we
all do, you won't be able to blame
any one else. and taking full re-
sponsibility on your own shoulders
will not make the same mistake
twice.
When you set out to assemble your
own home you will bring to it a
host of memories which will color
each one of your choices. All the
happy experience as we'll as the
unhappy will help you decide why
you like one thing and do not care
for. another. Looking back on your
own childhood you will understand
how important are the things we
live with in our houses.
In planning your own home for
your family consider their wishes
on the subject. Within your own
four walls are being formed the
taste of the next generation. Each
pleasant interior you create, each
happy holiday Or family gathering
which makes joyous memory will
be pattern for the next generation
to follow
Evening star., 1944-01-07

Dear Dorothy Dix: My husband
who died 10 years ago, left me very
wealthy. am a woman of 55. Re-
Gently I met man who is 80 years
old and he tells me that he is in
love with me and wants to marry
me. love him, too, but am dubious
about marrying him because he is
of different religion. Do you
think I should marry this man?
Please advise me, as am very
PUZZLED.
Answer-There is nothing in your
case to be puzzled about. You don't
need to go to any astrologer or
crystal-gazer or consult any fortune
teller to find out how such a mar
riage as you are contemplating will
turn out. You have only to look
around your own circle of friends
to see the shamed. heartbroken,
cheated, rich, old women who have
bought themselves young husbands
and who have been left bankrupt
in money and happiness.
Try to face your problem with a
little good, hard, horse sense instead
of indulging in wishful thinking
Try to face facts as you know they
are. You know that no man of 80
ever falls in love with a woman
almost old enough to be his grand
mother. No man ever marries a
woman 25 years older than he is
except for her money. Between a
young man and an aging women
there is nothing in common. They
have no basis on which they can
erect house of happiness.
To begin with, there will be
between you the most deadly barrier
in the world, and that is shame.
You will be ashamed of him because
you will be bound to have a con-
tempt for man who will sell his
youth, his independence, his am
biticns, everything that makes a
man a man, rather than work. You
Evening star., 1944-01-07
If Canned Food
Freezes

rs canned food safe to eat after it
has frozen?" This question comes
frequently to the United States
Department of Agriculture in winter.
Canning specialists reply that
freezing in itself does not spoil
canned food, but that when food
swells in freezing, it may break jar
or break the seal on a can or jar, so
that spoilage organisms may enter.
II jar of frozen food breaks, there
is danger that the food may contain
broken glass, and then the jar and
contents should be discarded. All
other canned foods that have been
frozen should be examined for leak
age and bulges. Any that show
leakage should be used promptly like
any other opened canned food.
Those that have bulges, but no leak
age, should also be used as soon as
possible if they cannot be kept
frozen, for they may have a break
too small to let liquid out. but large
enough to let bacteria in. AS safe
guard, If frozen canned food has
stood after thawing, it is we'll to boil
for at least Is minutes before tasting.
Any food that shows any sign of
spoilage should be destroyed.
Evening star., 1944-01-07

Here is girl We are all proud Of
Miss Liberty herself, holding high
the torch of freedom. Relax in en-
broidery and buy another bond with
the money saved from costlier pleas
ures. Simple stitches add up to a
portrait worthy of an honored place
in your home. The layout is so de-
signed that, if you prefer, you may
cut out the airplanes before you
stamp the design onto your ma
terial. For our part, we think they're
symbols of freedom, too.
Our 60-page multicolored book of
Needle Arts containing five free pat
terms and many other suggestions
for dressing up your home and your
self is now available. Send your
request for this book to the address
listed below, iRclosing 20 cents in
coins to cover the cost and mailing
charges.
Pattern envelope contains hot
iron transfer for one design, about
IA inches; stitch illustrations and
full directions.
Send II cents (coin for pattern
No. 2047 to Washington Star Needle
Arts Department, P. o. Box 172,
Station D. New York 8, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Your Personal Preference

Have you ever wondered why you
like the things you do? Have you
ever stopped to think why, when all
the world likes blue it makes you
feel bleak and discouraged, why your
little sister who shared your room
with you and grew up in the same
environment with you loves orange.
and it is the one color you can't
stand?
Psychiatrists tell us that we are
conditioned for our likes and dislikes
by our experiences. Many Of these
experiences of early childhood are
lost to our memory and all that re-
mains to us is like" or dislike" 4"
during our adult years. Some of
these are deep seated enough to
amount to real aversion or pure joy,
which Is one reason why taste is en-
tirely personal matter.
An ardent enthusiast of modern
decor who admits to no interest in
period furniture-except Victorian
tells us why. Certainly Victorian
frills are as far from streamlined
modern as one can get. She says
that the cluttered messiness of her
mothers large midwestern house
convinced her at an early age that
her own home would be the epitome
of simplicity and neatness Modern
Evening star., 1944-01-07
By Margaref NoueH

interior and furniture expresses this
to her satisfaction. But, among the
happiest memories of her childhood
are vacation weeks spent at her
grandmother Victorian house in
Ohio. Her memories of this charm
ing woman, seated in her rosewood
carved chair, surrounded by rose
patterned walls, and lush satin
draped windows makes such set
ting for contentment that she finds
herself drawn to it in spite of her
preference for simpler things.
Our own adherence of orange
color stems from an experience with
an awful great-aunt who visited us
for five long days when we were very
young. She wore flaming orange
negligees, the inside of her travel
ing case was this color and from
that day to this a strident voice, an
ugly disposition and a domineering
manner has made us see orange, not
red. This color, of all on the palette
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Here's Ham
What Am

There's a grand Southern ham
dinner only half an hour away
if you take your delicatessen man
into partnership. Have him cut
you a steak from a cooked ham
about three-quarters of an inch
to an inch thick. Take it home
and place it in a skillet in which
you have heated just smitch of
bacon drippings.
AS the ham heats, pour over
it crushed pineapple, a spoonful
OF honey and the rest plain sweet
cider, enough to make one cupful.
AS this mixture heats with the
ham, stir in half glass Of sour
currant jelly and, if you like, a bit
of ground Glove (the Glove is op-
tionaD A little casserole of can
died sweet potatoes completes the
Southern atmosphere.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
By Evelyn Hayes

new number, but it's great favorite
because it looks well on almost
everybody, and its small price is not
the least of its virtues. At the same
shop there's another good skirt that
would be fine mid seasoning for
your wardrobe Also rayon crepe,
it has an inverted roll-pleat front
and three little tiny knotted bows
just below the Waistband for pune
tuation.
ALL WOOL AND A WONDER
Full BUY! Among the things that
the war has made it all but impos-
sible to find are nice warm things
for new babes. OF the latter there
have been plenty. of the former not
enough. And a warm wool wearable
is the incest way Of all to welcome
a newcomer opening his eyes for
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Pin Money Pickups

HIGH RISING AND HAND
SOME! We hear you've been ask
ing for slim skirts to wear under
your fur jackets, SO you'll be pleased
as punch to know that we've found
a budget beauty at one of the shops.
It's a sleek straight skirt with twin
Sits at either side for purposes of
locomotion and your favorite high
rising Waistband. Three small darts
on either side of the waistband give
a fine man-tailored effect. Made
of black rayon, it looks amazingly
like a good hard-finished wool. Sur
prise! It's very inexpensive!
X X
ON THE SOFT SIDE! A soft
skirt works wonders on tired-out
wardrobe. One that teams up
amiably with a variety of blouses
is crepe model with f1attering
front drape stemming from a bow
at the WaiStline. This Is not a
Evening star., 1944-01-07

Like gliding the lily to put a
bolero over such a stunning prin-
cess frock, isn't it? But the bolero
makes it twice as effective. Add a
crisp taffeta or pique bow to the
dress and your bolero princess
dress will be tops anywhere!
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1882 is
designed for sizes 10, IL, ID, 16, 18
and 20. Corresponding bust meas
ures, %, 80, 80, "a, 36 and 80. Size
II 900 short sleeves, requires 5h
yards 39-inch material for the en-
semble.
For this attractive pattern send
Is cents, plus cent for postage, in
coins with your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, Washington Star,
Post Once Box 80, Station g, New
York 10. N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Avocado Ring Mold

Avocados fit especially we'll into
gelatin salads of winter popu-
larity The fruit supplies desir-
able spring character in its green
color and green" vitamins. The
combination is a good standby
for the legions of busy women
everywhere, who like to put part
Of the meal together ahead of
time and have it ready for service
at buster moment later on.
Try Avocado Winter Ring Mold"
for family dinners.
AVOCADO WINTER RING
MOLD.
l household size package lime
favored gelatin.
ia cups hot water.
cup diced avocados.
tablespoons lemon juice.
Salt.
y cup diced cooked carrots.
Salad greens.
Pour water over gelatin and
Evening star., 1944-01-07
MAKING COFFEE.
(ThankS to Mrs. M. J. S.,
JUncL L;-oJo.,
Hot Tamale en-
Casserole

With every one pressed for time and
no domestic help available at any
price, Mrs. Homemaker turns more
and more to casserole dishes to keep
her family well fed and content.
"Tamale en- Casserole" is a popular
choice and has distinctive good eat
ing qualities which do not become
tiresome. Ripe olives add much to
its eating goodness and appetite
appeal. No one leaves the table
hungry after having participated in
this entree even though the recipe
calls for only one pound of ground
beef.
TAMALE EN- CASSEROLE.
Corn Batter:
~ cups finely chopped, we'll
drained cooked or canned hominy
l cup water.
l teaspoon salt.
2 tablespoons salad oil.
y cup yellow corn meal.
Filling:
% cup fat.
l pound ground steak or ham
burger.
l cup chopped onion.
l minced Glove garlic.
l teaspoon salt.
2 tablespoons chill powder.
IL cups hot water.
l cup whole ripe olives.
Il cup grated American cheese.
Batter:
Combine hominy, water, salt and
oil, and bring to a boil. Stir corn
meal slowly into boiling mixture.
Cook and stir 3 or minutes or until
thick; cool.
Filling:
Heat fat; add meat, onion and
garlic, and cook and stir about S
minutes. Add salt and chill powder
and stir to blend. Add water and
olives and cook and stir about 5
minutes. Line bottom and sides of
a 2-quart casserole with corn bat
ter. Add filling. Sprinkle with
cheese and cover top with remain
ing batter. Cover casserole tightly,
place in kettle containing suffi-
clent water to cover lower Il of
casserole, cover kettle and boil
about one hour. Replenish water
as needed.
Serves 6.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Keeping Ham Safely

Though ham is as typically Amer
lean a food as fried chicken. many
American housewives still do not
know how to keep it in best condi-
ton. Quantities of good ham go
to waste every year from insect
attack, mold or other spoilage.
To save every bit of ham this
year, K F.. Warner, extension meat
specialist Of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, advises
having this meat properly wrapped
to turn off insects, then keeping it
in dark, cold, well-ventilated
place. The ham should be covered
first in stout paper that is absorbent
and greaseproof, then inclosed in
a muslin bag. The paper keeps
the grease from softening the bag,
the bag keeps insects from the meat
Leave the wrapping on until time
for cooking.
Greasing the surface of the ham
with salad oil will help prevent
mold on the meat. Oil is especially
useful for keeping mold from the
cut surface of hams that have been
sliced and then stored in the re-
frigerator or pantry.
The safe temperature for storing
ham depends on the ham. Well
cured ham, such as country cure or
Smithfield style, is dry enough and
contains enough salt to keep even
at summer temperatures in a dry,
cool, clean smokehouse or cellar. In
warm moist weather mold may de-
velop on the outside of such ham,
but it usually may be rubbed or
trimmed off the surface with no
serious loss. Mold should not be
left to penetrate the meat, for then
it Spoils the flavor.
The mild, soft commercial hams
found on most retail markets today
contain too little salt and too much
moisture to keep safely except in
Evening star., 1944-01-07

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address. 4.
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 it is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them.
Please do not be impatient if
it takes a few days for your
request or suggestion to appear.
The great number of letters
being received, together with
space restrictions, make it i'm
possible to keep up with the
daily mail. For the same rea-
sons, duplicate or similar reci-
pes cannot be printed.
Betsy Cas,VeH.
Evening star., 1944-01-07

stir to dissolve gelatin. Chill un.
til thick but not firm. To pre-
pare avocados: Cut into halves
lengthwise and remove seed and
skin. Dice fruit, and add lemon
juice, and a sprinkling of salt.
Combine with carrot; add to
gelatin and blend lightly. Pour
into a ring mold and chill until
firm. Unmold onto serving plate
garnished with salad greens.
Serves 6 or more.
Evening star., 1944-01-07

powder or baking soda, and they are
much more wholesome and digest
ible.
Am sorry, but I forgot to say that
one must beat this cake as is done
to any.
GREASE SPOTS ON FLOORS.
REQUESTED By Mrs. A. M. W.,
Washington
I wonder if some of your readers
might have method of removing
grease spots from hardwood floors.
X X X
MAKING COFFEE.
(ThankS to Mrs. M. J. S.,
WdShington)
I suppose you will receive many
answers for Mrs. A. E. F. with
regard to making good coffee and
you need not publish this if you do.
My advice to Mrs. A. E. F.. is not
to be deluded into thinking she can
make coffee by using a tablespoon
for each cup. was taught to use
Evening star., 1944-01-07
ADVERTISEMENT.
DISCOVERY 1sIs 1Ss sCOLDS'RELIEF

(home medicated mutton suet)-which
grandma used for coughing-nasal con.
gestion, muscle aches of colds-teache,
modern mothers to follow her example.
So their families get relief from these
colds miseries with Penetro, the salvs
with modern medication in a base con.
tanning old fashioned mutton suet. 25c,
double supplv 35c. Demand Penetro.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
COOKY COOKBOOK.
Thanks to Mrs. e w w
SALAD DRESSING.
(ThankS to Mrs. L. II. B.,

Washington.
I would like to submit this fool
proof recipe for salad dressing. in
which use either soybean or peanut
oil with equal success.
One egg yolk, u teaspoon salt, "a
teaspoon dry mustard, y tablespoon
boiling water, tablespoons lemon
juice.
To the egg yolk, salt and mustard
add the boiling water and beat
quickly and thoroughly with egg
beater. Then add / tablespoon of
oil and beat until Incorporated. Re-
peat this procedure until the mass
thickens, then increase the oil to 2
tablespoons at time and continue
until u pint of oil has been used.
Stir in the lemon juice last.
The whole process can be COM
pleted in about 10 minutes.
X ~ X
RECOVERING QUILT,
(Requested by Miss E. L.,
TdkomG Park
I cannot afford to send my down
quilt to a regular firm for recover
ing, and would like to try the job
myself at home. Perhaps some one
can give me instructions to follow
in doing so. The quilt is single bed
size, filled with excellent down, and
has been covered in taffeta which
its becoming all too sorry a sight.
What Is the best material to use,
what size needles and kind of
thread?
INEXPENSIVE MEAT CUTS.
requested By Mrs. o. L. T.,
Washington.)
We hear great deal about mex
pensive meat cuts-but unless we
know just what they are, it is hard
to obtain them from the butcher.
Will reader of the Clearing House
be good enough to give us list of
such cuts-mainly suitable for small
families of two or four? And then,
perhaps, some one could ring in a
few recipes for preparing them
which would be unusual and mighty
helpful.
LAUNDERING WOOL, SOCKS.
REQUESTED by Mrs. D. G.,
Anndpolis)
I'm a new bride and know far too
little about this complicated thing
called housekeeping" Particularly
am stumped by laundry problems.
Here's a special one:
My husband wears au-wool socks.
He has warned me repeatedly about
shrinking them when I wash them
and SO far I haven't done any of
them myself-sneaked out to a near
by hand laundry and paid for them
out of my own money. But, of
course, some day he'll catch up with
me, and there will be a roV-and
then some!
So I would be very happy if some
one would give complete directions
in the Clearing House for washing
all-wool socks-and for drying them.
I've heard there were such things
as sock stretchers, but can't seem to
find them in stores here. Is there
any other way to dry them to keep
them from shrinking-such as pin
ming on a towel, or something?
Oh, if only I'd kept all the house
hold hints" I've skipped over in
magazines and papers in the dear,
dead pasti