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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07
Honor
Of
SeebeeS

Washington, d. c., July 22-"For
outstanding performance of duty on
Los Negros Island" fighting as
they cleared and repaired a dam
aged air strip and spending their
hours off duty to attack the enemy.
the 40th Construction Battalion Of
the u. S. Navy, known as the fight
ing Seabees. were awarded battle
honors by the War Department last
week.
A large proportion of Seabee per-
sonnet has been recruited from
trade union ranks.
The unit landed during a critical
situation when the holding of Los
Negros harbor and airstrip against
overwhelming enemy forces twas
precarious." They carried on their
work repairing the airstrip under
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07
enemy IRE, returning the nrs while

enemy fire, returning the nre while
their work.
When the Seabee battalion
learned that the cavalry patrols
operating against the enemy re-
quired fire lanes into the jungle
to permit concentration of auto
matte weapons against the enemy,
they turned their bulldozers into
the jungle and cut the required
fire lanes Elm superb disregard Of
the enemy fire."
After darkness fell the battalion
was harassed by infiltrating enemy
patrols and operated effectively a!
combat troops. They formed small
parties and took their off duty
hours to rout out small bands oi
the enemy, locate and report pill
boxes and otherwise carry on tn,
offensive, the War Dept. reported
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07
Wounded GI
Proud of Clio
Workmanship

Washington - Five McHugh
brothers used to make Mack trucks
at Allentown. Pa. and pioneered in
organizing the CLIO United Auto
Workers Union at that plant.
Two of them are still making
war trucks.
Three of them are In the Army.
And one Of the three, Staff Sgt.
Richard j. McHugh, Is In Walter
Reed Hospital here, his right leg
blown of on D-Day plus 6 by q
German 80 shell at q Normandy
motor pool.
Section leader OF an $nti-tank
platoon on D-Day. McHugh directed
three 81 nm. guns that were towed
off the LIST and were in action al
most before they reached the beach.
Service trucks loaded with rations
and ammunition advanced up the
beach with the first wave Of men.
Several times" McHugh said,
81 saw trucks keep on advancing
with their radiators and chassis
shot through with holes and their
drivers slouched dead over the
wheels. It was almost as II the
vehicles were human and deter
mined to carry on despite what
the ferries had done to them.
II was proud to belong to the
union that had built many Of
those machines"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07
Rubber !
Workers
Request

July II, 1914
Allegany County Commissioners
Court House
Cumberland, Md.
Dear Sirs:
Local Is. United Rubber Work.
ers Of America-CIO. in its regular
business meeting Of July 20. re-
solved to 60 on record favoring
the use of the NYA building In
Homecoming, Md. as an emergency
home for dependent and delinquent
children.
This may not be the very best
arrangement, but as brought out
through various comments in our
meeting something should be done
for these unfortunate children other
than placing them in Jail pending
final settlement of their cases.
We therefore urge you to place
this building at the disposal Of the
proper authorities for the above
purpose.
Very truly yours,
John Chisholm,
Secretary.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07

the citation concIudes: The
cheerful and accomplishing atti-
tude Of these engineers and the
outstanding esprit was noticeable
to all associated with the unit ana
gave great encouragement to the
troops.
I'm particular, the operation Of
the bulldozers into the teeth Of the
enemy's positions was most inspir-
ing and heartening, and created an
immediate resuSgence Of the often
sivs spirit In weary troops"
Evening star., 1944-10-06
Beauty Banter
By Betty Miles

This time we're shifting the spot
nght-shlning it full in the face of
those Of you who are victimized by
oily skins, blemishes, and-let's face
the inevitable-onrushing years. A
noted cosmetic house has made your
woes its own, and has produced a
face pack designed specifically for
you. A rich, masklike, peach col
ored preparation, 1t refines the skin,
as we'll as tones it, and brings up
surface stimulation. Teamed with
its companion preparation, facial
oil, it's a beauty boon.
Apply the face pack over a clean
skin, working from the base of the
throat to the hairline. Be gener-
Gus when applying 1t on the throat
and lower part of the face, more
miserly when working around the
eyes and temples, A 20-min-
ute stint for drying is all that's
required. but an extra 10 minutes,
II you can spare them, are beneficial.
Remove 1t with warm water, and
apply film of facial oil as the fin
ishing touch. One jar will serve
for a dozen treatments.
Perhaps you're plagued with that
fragrance foible-you
find a perfume that leaves nothing
to be desired, and then discover
that. within an alarmingly short
time after you've applied 1t, the
fragrance Is no more. Here's a
Evening star., 1944-10-06
By EueIyn Hayes

glove, hand out Of your glove-here's
one for the what will they think Of
next?" department. It's a long over
the-elbow rayon jersey glove with
hands that slip of1-so you don't
have to worry about what to do
when they pass the hors d'oeuyres.
Actually it's two-piece affair, with
short gloves that detach from their
matching arms. When you want to
oe barehanded you simply slip of
the shorties and the rest of the
long glove stays put by dint of a
circlet round your finger. You can
have 1t In fuchsia or purple to match
your new short-sleeved dinner dress
or TO spark your basic black. Also
IN lime. pastels, and black. Bridal
note: 1t also comes in white and
solves the problem OF the ring
finger.
X X X
GIVE EN- THE BRUSHOFF-Our
sales resistance is usually high-but
here's an overseas gift we're about
to fall for. It's natural leather
envelope-flat as anything - that
holds both clothesbrush and shoe
Evening star., 1944-10-06
Pin Money Pickups

HIGH, Wide AND HANDSOME
Actually Just high enough and
just Wide enough to be very hand
some is little hat we've stumbled
on. When we wandered into one OF
our favorite corners recently we no.
ticed three women trying on the
same hat. One was young, one
was younger, and the third may we'll
have been slim grAndma. The hat
looked well on all OF them, and
we were impressed. It's felt num-
ber with yollthfully draped of the
face lines, giving just enough side
width for fiattery. At the back an
adjustable button tab assures its
fitting almost any crown with or
without chignon. OF course, If quail
ity with a capital @" is your
forte, forget it-but ii you like an
effective bit OF head flattery that
you can pick up In two or three
colors to match different costumes
then this is what you're looking for.
The colors? All the new and old
favorites - purple, fuchsia, kelly
green, red. blue, gray, rust, moss
green, black and brown.
HAND IN cleveland in your
Evening star., 1944-10-06
Dorothy Dix Says

one knows. But they are. They
can't see happy and contented
single man or woman, going his or
her harmless way through life, with
out apparently feeling an irresistible
urge to drive them into the matri-
monial fold. While as for widows
and widowers, the dear departed"
are not settled in their graves be-
fore these busy bodies have hunted
up some woman whom they consider
just the one to take the dead wife's
place or some man who would be
suitable for the bereaved widow.
But while I commend you for try
ing to sidestep the match-makers,
for surely marriage Is one thing in
which a man should be free to fol-
low his own inclinations, fear you
are premature in congratulating
yourself on being a confirmed bache-
lor at %. You are not safely out
Of the woods at that age. You are
just getting in the danger zone. So
you had better watch your step II
you don't want 1t to carry you to the
altar,
Evening star., 1944-10-06

Dear Miss Dix: Don't you think
that something with boiling oil in it
should be done to the self-consti-
tuted match-makers who are al
ways trying to rush their friends
into marriage? I am % years old,
but 1 consider myself a bachelor for
the very good reason that girls do
not interest me nor does marriage
attract me-
But certain friends of mine are
always throwing girls at my head
and trying to involve me in a
romance. After all, there are some
men who prefer to go through life
without wife and kids and all the
worry and fuss that go with that
combinationsand I am one of them.
HAPPY BACHELOR.
Answer agree heartily with you
that there are no more pestiferous
pests in society than the men and
women who consider that they are
divinity appointed first aides to
Cupid. Why they are so keen to get
even perfect strangers married, no
Evening star., 1944-10-06

perfume that may interest you. 'Tis
said that it's composed of special
essential oils that have an affinity
for wools-so it will hang on for
dear life to your winter wardrobe.
Hallway between a cologne and a
heavier perfume, it can be applied
with grandiose flourish. It's frag-
rance Is keyed to tweeds and
sweaters, has that tang you find so
desirable in a scent, come the first
frost. Even its packaging smacks
Of autumn-it comes in a stream
Lined hacon, with burl walnut top.
Bath powder in the same fragrance
Is also available.
Inspired by the lustre and beauty
OF precious jewels, a noted firm
now presents its nail enamel. with
harmonizing lipsticks, in three Jewel
tones. The impressive lacquer ar
ray includes brilliant pink polish,
very bright, clear red, and a clear
black, a real brewer of black
magic"-it turns into a blue-red
when applied. Lipstick with a pink
ish cast compliments the pink pol
ish, clear red lipstick teams up with
the red lacquer, and a really dark
blue-red hue is the companion piece
to the dark lacquer. The latter is
especially good for the younger
woman, and as an accent for dark
fall clothes.
Evening star., 1944-10-06

cleaner. The clothesbrusf simply fits
into leather pocket on the back
of which is fleecy wool shoe poll
isher. The latter you use by Slip
ping your hand in the pocket and
going to work. Not only would the
overseas contingent (male or female)
love this, but 1t would do for any
one on your domestic Christmas list,
too. Also It's wonderful grooming
gear for working girls to keep In
desks.
SWEET AND LOW-HEELED-As
you know, If you follow this corner,
fashion has set women right back
on their heels-another way of say
ing that the f1at-heeled shoe is In.
And so--if you feel the urge to part
with one of your shoe coupons, you
couldn't do better than to invest
in a love Of a low-cut pump with
scooped-out toe and nice low heel.
In pin-point perforated suede-black
or brown-it's comfortable enough
for workaday, capricious enough
for dressup and, what's more, won't
cut capers with your budget.
X
WINTER WARMUP-Pardon us
for being bit previous, but you
must admit it HAS been cold these
past few nights. Furthermore, we
remember how disappointed many
Of you were last winter when YOU
shopped for warm sleepers and
couldn't find any. For all of which
reasons we started early this year
on such things as fannelette paja-
mas. Much better are these, we
say, to raise your personal Fahren-
heit than to turn on the heat
too soon. We'ye found buy, we
think, in pair OF two-piece striped
tailored f1annelettes that manage to
avoid the usual sacklike look on
top by dint of an inset waistband.
You can have these gems in your
choice of candy or barber pole
stripes in shades Of blue or pink.
Evening star., 1944-10-06

for both OF us. Watching child fall
asleep is a truly beautiful experience,
it always seems to me. Sometimes
1 fell asleep in my chair and mapped
for five or ten minutes. AS my child
grew older, he would sometimes re-
bel and announce, I'm not going
to take nap today" One needs,
then, infinite patience (Which, like
others mothers, I did not always
have), but If you can just take
things calmly the child will usually
tire of thrashing around and settle
down and fall asleep. AS he grew
older, I instituted the pillow sur
prise" which proved a great lure to
taking nap. ANY little gift or sur
prise will do-a War Savings Stamp
in sealed envelope, a tiny glass for
his breakfast juice, a piece Of candy,
a cookie or a piece of fruit done up
in waxed paper and tucked under
his pillow delighted him.
I hope this mother will take heart
and realize that almost all of us
have "difficult" childrenl I am sure
her little girl is no more of a prob
lem than any 4-year -old When a
mother can be with her child, for
get the nursery school, say I. The
child needs to know she is loved
and priced (the more so when her
father is away and that mother is
proud of her. A parents companion
ship on little walks and excursions
and playing make-believe with toys
and at tea parties is, to my way of
thinking, of much more value to a
child than just turning her loose to
play with children all the time. A
child needs playmates, but not all
the time, and most children are de-
lighted if mother or father will just
get down on the floor or sin the
sand and play.
Please be assured, Mrs. G.. D., that
all of us are discouraged, at times
I have often felt that I am a COM
plete failure as mother and then
one bright day-my child will do
that makes me know
IF r,,u fao orI he
Evening star., 1944-10-06

L.. H d 4
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must be accompanied by the
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we will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The Eve
ming 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 CasveH.
Evening star., 1944-10-06
(ThdnkS to Mrs. D. j.,
TdkOntd Park.

Please let me suggest to the
mother of the difficult 4-year-old, y
as did Mrs. C. D. H. of Chevy Chase,
that a daily nap will quite likely
solve many of her so-called prob
lens. A one or two hour nap in the
afternoon will do wonders for almost
any child in resting mind, body and
nerves-not to mention what this
wonderful period of quiet will do
for mothers nerves! My son, now
in school, did not give up his nap
until he was almost 6, and on the
few occasions when he missed it for
some reason he was impossible" by
dinner time-cross, whiny, naughty,
unreasonable.
l always had a routine about nap
time (and I confess that it's about
the only routine 1 was ever able to
follow. We ate our lunch and then
little son climbed into bed and I
sat by his bedside and read him sew
eral stories or verses Qetting him
decide which of his books he want
eO and then sang to him until he
fell asleep. 1t was a pleasant time
Evening star., 1944-10-06
By Peggy Roberts

BY Peggy Roberts
Here are bluebirds and roses for
your bed linen. To get the same
design for your bedspread, also,
order Pattern No. R2004. No. RITZ
for bureau scarf. No. R20l6 for
o vanity set.
Pattern envelope contains hot
Iron transfer for three designs, two
about 6 by II inches; one about 6
by % inches; color chart, stitch Illus
trations and full directions.
Send Is cents (coin) for Pattern
No. R1829 to the Washington Star,
Needle Arts Department. P. o. Box
172, Station D, New York 3, N. Y.
Please include your postal zone num-
ber.
Evening star., 1944-10-06
Bv Barbara Bell

A lovelier party dress couldn't
be bought-or made-for your little
girl! She'll love it's pretty ruf1les
and ribbons. You'll like the waist
defining lines on little figure and
the dainty front closing. 1t will
make perfect party frock for winter
IN appropriate fabrics. -
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1850 is
designed for sizes 2, 3, 4, 5 and s
years.. Size 8 dress and panties re-
quires 2ita yards of 39-inch material.
For this pattern, send 20 cents in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, Post
Once Box 80, Station g, New York
10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-10-06
DIFFICULT 4-YEAR-OLD.
THANKS to Mrs. C.. G.. r.,

SftCbg (ftdSC.t
Will you please pass along to Mrs.
G. D. Of Falls Church one further
reference? u
I have today found an excellent
article, THE Contribution of the
Nursery School to the Home" in the
book "Our Children by Fisher &
Greunberg.
This article stresses the fact that
the exclusive attention of an adult
is too much for a child, especially
during those years when he is max
ing his first adjustments to social
living.
To quote: When any two individ-
uals, no matter what their age, are
together "a hours a day, seven days
a week, each is likely to be more
aware of the failings and foibles of
the other. 1t is not strange that
under these conditions mothers oft
en- become unduly aware of child's
every popularity"
There are other excellent chap
ters in this book which would make
Its reading most worthwhile.
Evening star., 1944-10-06
STORING GRASS RUGS?
CHERRY PUDDING.
(ReQueSted oy MRS. W. M. Fp
Silper Spring.

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Requested By Mrs. w. NJ. r.
Silper Spring.
/ want to thank the lady who SO
kindly told me what to do about my
coffee percolators. washed them
with soda and they are as good as
new now.
Could any one tell me how or what
to do with my four good grass rugs?
/ must store them for the winter.
but want to have them ready for
next summer.
I would like to submit my recipe
for cherry pudding, which is very
economical dish and goes well on a
cool night: One tablespoon OF but
ter, n cup sugar, " cup milk, cup
-four, teaspoon baking powder,
pinch salt, l cup sour pitted canned
cherries. Mix butter, sugar, add
milk alternately with dry ingredi-
ents. Turn batter on buttered bak-
ing dish and pour the cherries with
their Juice over the batter. Bake in
moderate oven $3.50 minutes. Serve
with hard sauce or foamy sauce.
Serves four
MINCEMEAT TURNOVERS FOR
OVERSEAS.
Thanks to Mrs. N. O. T.,
WGshington.)
On Christmas, 1917, I was in Toul,
France. From Boston I was sent a
tin can full of mincemeat turnovers.
They were simply grand. Add rum,
or brandy, to the mincemeat. Wrap
each turnover in wallpaper. mo but
ter or sugar. My experience was
that no cookie arrives overseas in
flrst-class condition.
COOKING GREEN SoYBEANS.
Thanks to Mrs. w. r. B.,
Washington
To Mrs. C. D. H. in reference to
cooking green soybeans: We have
been enjoying this fresh vegetable
from our garden for the past two
To facilitate shelling the beans,
pour boiling water over the pods and
let them stand a few minutes, then
drain. before shelling. This enables
the beans to slip out easily from the
lining. Cook the green beans in
moderate amount of water, Just as
you do limas, but allow little more
time. Even when done, however.
they are firmer, but think you will
enjoy this texture and the delicate
nutty taste. They should still look
fairly green when served. We like
them seasoned only with butter and
salt.
Evening star., 1944-10-06
Attention!

We have prepared three leaf
let's to help you in planning box
lunches. Several menus" and
a group of suggestions are con-
tained in each one. If you'd
like one or all, simply check
your choice below, clip this
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11
HlDta on Ftiouetta

Don't let your small child make
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11

On the afternoon OF the broad.
cast day, while the band was re-
hearsing without her. Paula left the
hotel for some lunch. Walking
down the towns main drag she ran
into an eX-Broadwayite In uniform
and they sat in the local beanery
for quite some time talking about
Broadway and Tin Pan Alley and
the people they both knew. Paula S
soldier friend mentioned that one
Of the country's crack swing mu.
sicians. who had worked with her
in the Artie Shaw band. was a pris-
oner at the Rehabilitation Center,
the Army's advanced prisons for
returning men, who had shown
signs of reform, to duty at nearby
Fort Jackson.
The musician DIETS call him Ed.
die because he's back on duty now
and certainly doesn't want TO be
reminded OF his Army mistakes)
had been one of Paula's best
friends as well as her fayorite gui-
tarist, and she decided to try to
see him.
\ telephone call got her no
where. She was informed that the
Rehabilitation Center allowed visi.
tors on Sundays only. So Paula
took cab out to the camp and
called on the Center's officer Of
the day. The same smile that had
won over hundreds OF audiences
worked overtime on him. Finally
he smiled back.
"Of course. ! can't do this Off
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11
BY Dorothy kllgallen

Ever since USO.Camp Shows, Inc.
started its fine program 10 enter
tain the men in the armed services
there have been scores OF stories
about shows played under strange
conditions for a fun.hungry soldier
audience. Bob Hope can tell OF duck
ing into a foxhole during a Luft-
waite raid: Joe +. Lewis played a
show in the South Pacific, where
the stage had an adjoining slit
trench. just in case the Japs in
their Zcros decided TO take a bal
copy seat and many another per-
former has had the big guns not
too far away rumbllng ina strange
new rhythm to the music OF his
accompaniment But so far I've
heard. Paula Kelly is the only en-.
tertainer who ever gave a show in
an Army prison, where the audi
ence was supervised by armed
guards.
Paulas show wasn't a USO book
ing. II was strictly on her own.
II happened when Paula was
touring the country with Bob Al
lens band. while he was playing
one-nighters. They we're scheduled
for a one-day shot In Columbia, S.
C.. and the crew was 70 play for the
Bob Hope broadcast from nearby
Fort Jackson the following night.
The Hope show has Frances Lang
ford a. It's singing star, so OF course,
Paula had no duties for the eve
ming.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11
What They're Whispering in Gotham

cially." he said. but | imagine II
you came out here to sing for the
men and we allowed Eddie to &C
company you, we couldn't possibly
object TO you talking with him.
After all, you do have 10 get to-
gether with him on the numbers
you want to sing"
Within ten minutes Eddie was
hooking up his electric guitar and
a halfdozen guards and prisoners
were setting up an outdoor ampli-
flying system in the administration
area of the Center right across the
wire fence from the stockade prop
er.
You never saw anybody's face
light up as much as Eddie's did
when they called him out and told
him what was up" Paula says.
There were others whose faces
lighted up. too. Paula recalls. Men
(the majority of them in prison on
AWOL charges) we're pressed
against that wire fence as II they
were trying to crawl through the
mesh. one Of them said to a guard:
This is like being home again.
Last time | saw her she was at the
Strand with Al Donahue, and | was
"a civilian. II makes a guy realize
how much he's missing in life. II
makes me want to see how fast
can get into one OF those honor
companies and work my way out of
this place.
The show was quite a thing that
night. Paula started with Body and
Soul because II was Eddies IA
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-11
THEY SA Y

Seattle-Nice President Henry
Wallace-"Those OF us who realize
the inevitability OF revolution are
anxious that 1t be bloodless and
gradual, instead OF bloody and sud
den"
Philadelphia 49, Viyien Kellems.
prominent Connecticut Industrial
list: Unless private business is
permitted 10 function in the tradl-
tional American way, you can take
all the grandiose schemes for a
beautiful new world and chuck
them right out the window
Washington-Joseph T. Grew,
former ambassador to Japan:
There exists among our people
far too much wishful thinking. op-
timism and complacency to the ef-
feet that once We have defeated
the Germans. we shall mop up the
Japanese in short ORDER
San Francisco-Rear Admiral
Carleton II. Wright: "Mil'ions os
Japs will have to be killed before
the war is ended