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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-24
SHIPMEN TO WORK
CHRISTMAS DAY AS
PRESENT TO YANKS

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Dec. 23.-R
Hundreds of shipyard workers
agreed today to work Chris mas
Day and return their cvy me
pay for the holiday to the = s.
Treasury, as a Christmas FL ut
to fighting forces on the iro..!
lines.
Eighty shipfitters initiated a
move to continue working on the
holiday Monday without pay as
a gift to the boys overseas" and
the proposal was agreed to by
hundreds on each of the three
shifts at the J. A. Jones Construc-
ton Co.
E. j. Krett, general manager
of the yards, said the company
would prepare a separate payroll
for the Christmas Day work and
that workers would endorse the
checks and forward them to the
Treasury. More than 1000 of the
approximately $4,000 workers ad-
vised officials they would be on
the job Christmas and many 9TH
ers volunteered as they learned
of the move.
The holiday work schedule was
approved by J. F. McInnis, of
Philadelphia, regional director of
East Coast construction of the
Maritime Commission. He said a
government ruling required that
the workers be paid for the holi-
day.
The move prompted the New
York Medal and Thermite Corpo-
ration to donate welding rod used
at the yards without cost for the
day and the shipyard cafeteria
announced it would supply free
Christmas dinners to workers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-24

was not the result Of any new and
direct plea because of the menace
of the German breakthrough. 1t
was given By Moscow sometime
before the Nazis smashed out on
their offensive.
The Russians are reported to
have voluntarily informed the Unit
ed States and Britain several
weeks ago that major winter
drive would be launched in strate-
gically important areas. A general
date was set, but Moscow ex
planned that the time would have
to be governed to some extent by
weather and other factors.
A Russian offensive could pro-
duce no effect on the Western
Front by forcing diversion of Ger
man troops in time TO influence
the breakthrough situation, mill
tary men say. From the time the
offensive started rolling until it &C.
tually menaced German territory
might involve weeks or even
months and a military decision
must be reached in the West be-
fore then.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-24
Nazis Withhold Strength
Until Victory Is Sighted

than the 30-odd miles he is kn ,wn
to have advanced since last Sat-
urday.
There is, however, no inclination
to turn away from the fact that
the situation in Europe continues
grave. Dispatches from the front
indicate that the Nazis, probing
north and northwestward with part
OF their armored columns, found
stlffening opposition there and now
are pushing armored fee1ers to the
south. ..
The enemy, by no means, has
committed his utmost strength to
the breakthrough venture, military
students here say. Sources of rein
forcement, both men and a1mor,
exist. These sources include more
or less dormant sections of less
active areas, including the central
Russian front.
The Russians, however, have as
sured her two Western Allies that
winter offensive is coming.
This assurance, it was learned,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-24
MEET RUSSIA'S
CASEY JONES'
nv EDDY GILMORE

,,or0W Dec, 23.-tR-Locomo.
M. mG Engineer D. A. Dolgikh of Tu.
tive mas acclaimed throughout the
Il! anssian press today as a sort Of
i hui Casey Jones.
SU Tr,e story which promises to run
..o saga of the Soviet railroads
h nv at Tula, a town just down
we line from MOSCOW.
plT noIgikh's engine was pulling a
81 If important cars d was
~ voo1heduled for quick run into
S ssn Just before departure
Lo,e however, engine trouble de-
Ve The engineer quickly discovered
hroken part in the firebox.
rbe fireman observed that to fix
neant the entire firebox would
w. " 10 to be cleaned, a process
ng 'hicb would take hours.
nolgikh. with an eye on his
a4ch and the schedule. shook his
S sa and said there was not time.
lg me engineer picked up shovels
An nj coaldust and covered the
H.. sro He then drenched himself
l4 i.b ice-cold water and hoped into
W., s frebox. press accounts Of the
;ncident related.
NE " ripped out the broken part,
"a quick repair JOB and hoped
~Gjye her the steam and let her
all" he said, apparently none the
worse for his experience.
The train got to its destination
md Dolgikh won a valuable prize.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-24
French Horn, Bass Viol
In Key After Is Years

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23.-P)-
After Is years. the third French
horn and the first bass viol final
ly got in key.
Richard PERISH, third French
horn player, and Helen Smith who
plays bass VOL in the Los Angeles
Philharmonic Or h e tr a, are
honeymooning.
They met in 1919 when both play
ed with the National Youth Or
chestra here.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-24
SECRETARY RESIGNS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 23.-(P)
DR. W R. White, editorial secre-
,ary Of the Baptist Sunday School
board, has resigned to accept the
nastorate of the First Baptist
Church Of Austin. Tex. DR.. T. L.
gocomb, executive secretary of
4be hoard. announced today.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-24

1t is estimated that during O.
Henry's most productive period (the
first decade of this century, he
Evening star., 1944-01-25
By Evelyn Hayes

the epitome Of the smooth, neat
look. But, unfortunately, such a
coiffure is becoming only to the pre-
cious few with alabaster brows, good
features and good hairline. A side
part will probably do more for you
than classic center line-and a
few bangs on the long side of the
brow will probably help a lot with
out destroying the neat look.
We also foresee chignons on
every other daughter of Eve. some
made of your own locks, others
bought. Indeed. this is the
Big hairdo in New York at the
moment - smooth front. with a
chignon at the nape of the neck,
caught in a net. This is probably
the coiffure you'll note most often
as you slide through the slick pages
of the fashion mags. Before you're
lured into one of those low-slung
buns, consider whether 1t will be
becoming to you. Remember the
models are all tall, attenuated
femmes with swanlike necks-and a
chignon needs a long neck. If
yours is more the turtle variety bet
ter stick to a close fitting roll or a
brushed-up line in back, rather than
foreshorten the line with a chignon.
Evening star., 1944-01-25
Hairlines Of Beauty

The other day we were talking to
a young woman who has designed
hats for one OF the large motion pic
ture companies-andf for the stars in
their private lives, as well. Looking
over her collection, I mentioned that
several of the hats seemed designed
to be worn with pompadours, as well
as the newer, much-touted fiat-top.
This designer pointed out that the
movie stars-smart gals that they
are in the ways of beauty-rarely
changed a coiffure once they found
one that was becoming.
Margaret Sullivan is a good case
in point. This charming actress,
who recently returned to the theater
after several years OF retirement,
wears her cleaning hair loosely to
the shoulders, with the ends slightly
rolled and straight soft bang cross
the forehead-an individual, per-
sonally becoming coiffure that she
has made famous. Though her
clothes were by Hattie Carnegie, her
coiffure continued to be by SULLIVAN.
The fact that she made her return
to the theater in a season when the
experts were proclaiming that long
hair was out, that the f1at-top coif-
fure was 1T, didn't one whit inf1u-
ence Miss Sullivan to change hair
style that she knows is best on her.
Mary Martin is another example.
This little lady's heart may belong
to Daddy, but she certainly has a
mind of her own. They with a
capital T. say that the upswept
hairdo is OUT-especially those with
the fringe on top. Fie, says Miss
Martin. and continues to whoosh
her hair to the top of her head in
a mass of curls which do much to
fatter her pretty heart-shaped face.
In fact, if you doubt our printed
word, see for yourself. Look through
the sleek pages of your favorite
fashion magazine. The girls who
pose for those pictures are the we'll
known cover girls, the ones whose
faces are their fortunes. You'll find
out perhaps one in a bookful is
wearing her hair short. These girls
have ignored the dictums Cor dicti?)
of fashion and continue to wear
their hair in way that is most
becoming to them. And. without
meaning any offense, most of them
need worry less about flattery than
you and I.
Therefore, we pray, don't follow
fashion blindly. We foresee an epi-
demic of center parts because that's
Evening star., 1944-01-25

II you're tempted to take the short
road to the neat look remember that
shorn locks are more limiting than
long locks. However, you can have
your hair cut in modified, modern
ized version of the wind-blown that
is not only versatile-but easy to
keep-if you have either a naturally
curly or freshly permanented mop.
Worn with the new close fitting
clothes, this coiffure is thoroughly
young and charming-slightly nos
talgic in its resemblance to the
shingle of the 20s.
One last word. Naturally you
want to affect the new, neat, serene
look. One of the reasons might be
that men go for that "consumma-
ton devoutly to be wished" - the
soft but neat effect. But remember
the boys won't notice either the
softness or the neatness if the ef-
feet you achieve is not one that
f1atters your little face. With bow
to the English bard-we implors
you ito thine own self be true"
Evening star., 1944-01-25

are going to take such a snobbish
attitude toward him and his family.
Unless you can say to the man you
marry, Thy people shall be my
people and thy God my God" you
will find small happiness in being
his wife.
No marriage is ever a successful
marriage in which the wife feels
herself superior to her husband.
There is something in the feminine
psychology that makes a woman
want to look up to her husband,
not down upon him, and certainly
10 man enjoys knowing that his wife
considers herself better than he is
and that she regards him as social
interior.
Nor are you playing the game if
5ou marry man whose family you
are not willing to accept. Remember
that after you marry him they will
be your family, too. You will bear
their name and their blood will
flow in your children's veins.
Furthermore, it seems to me that
nothing could be crueler than for a
girl to marry man with the de-
liberate intention in her heart of
separating him from his own people,
of taking him away from the moth
Evening star., 1944-01-25

er who bore him, the father who
sacrificed to educate him and the
brothers and sisters who love him
and with whom he has all memories
in common.
What If these people have not
had the social advantages that your
parents have had and their man
ners are not as polished? What if
they are not as well educated?
Some of the truest and noblest
hearts in the world beat under
shabby clothes. Some of the finest
ladies and gentlemen I have ever
known lacked parlor tricks and
wouldn't have known their way
among the forks and spoons at a
formal dinner. Some of the wisest
men and women I have ever known
expressed opinions, that would have
done credit to Solomon, in shaky
grammar Most of the great men
in this country have come from just
plain people as these you despise.
And I certainly don't think it
wise to try to change a man after
you are married to him, for few
men take kindly to correction
Marry a man you don't need to
change, or accept the man you
marry as he Is.
Evening star., 1944-01-25
Try This Old Home-Mixed
Cough Relief. Surprising!

Then get "a ounces of Pinex from
any druggist. This is special COM
pound Of proven ingredients, in con-
centrated form, we'll known for
prompt action in throat and bron-
chial irritations.
Put the Pinex into a pint bottle.
and add your syrup. Thus you make
a full pint Of really splendid cough
syrup. and you get about four times IS
much for your money. 1t never spoils
and children love its pleasant taste.
And for quick relief. it's wondek
1t loosens the phlegm. soothes the irri-
tated membranes. eases the soreness.
and makes breathing easy. If not
pleased. your money will be refunded
Evening star., 1944-01-25

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 it is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them.
Please do not be impatient if
1t 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., 1944-01-25
1876
3%48
Bv Barbara Bell

The woman who has a thousand
jobs a week in keeping her home
running smoothly finds it more fun
If her clothes are suitably geared
for the job! The gay pink and
white dress illustrated is tops for
any job!
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1916 is
in sizes "a, 36, 3S, 40, AZ, A, 46
and 48. Size 36, short sleeves, re-
quires Az yards 39-inch material;
~ yards rick rack for trim.
For this attractive pattern, send
Is cents, plus 1 cent for postage, in
coins, with your name, address,
pattern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, Washington Star, Post
Off1ce Box SO, Station G, New
York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-01-25
Dorothy Dix Says

Dear Miss Dix: I am a girl of
%, secretly engaged to man of 30.
My family oppose the match very
much because we are aristocratic,
while he belongs to very plain
people. He is very handsome, dresses
and talks we'll, has a high school
education and good business ability,
but must admit that I wouldn't
own his mother and father and
brothers. I would be ashamed of
them before my friends.
Also, this young mans manners
are not just what I would like them
to be- Do you think it wise to try
to change mans ways after YOU
are married? I love my fiance with
all my heart and feel that we are
meant for each other, but I do not
know whether to marry him or not.
ANN S.
Answer should say not, If you
Evening star., 1944-01-25
THANKS to Mrs. L. G.. H.,
WnShinCtO1.

At this season of the year, most of
us find time for all the little things
we have planned for dressing up the
house. Those new pillowcases, for
instance, need touch of embroidery
to set them off properly. Here are
ideal floral designs to add the dash
Of color you want There is not
over-much work in the stitchery, so
that you'll achieve the desired
"dress-up" quickly.
Send II cents (coin) for Pattern
No. 1895 to Needle Arts Department,
Washington Star, Post Once Box
172, Station D, New York 3, N. Y.
Evening star., 1944-01-25
(ThdnkS to Mrs. E. G. S.,
TQkOu1d Park

I took red candle grease spot
out of my Christmas dinner cloth
by putting bowl underneath and
then pouring boiling water from a
height of several inches above down
onto the spot. 1t is better to do this
from the wrong side of the cloth, as
then the wax, largely on top of the
cloth, is washed off, not through.
When the color has become faint, a
little mild soap may be used to
finish the job
Editors note - Thank you,
Mrs. S., for the cheese Sout1e
recipe. Wen try to use it as
soon as tDe can't
Evening star., 1944-01-25
CANNING REPORT:
WALLPAPER SPOTS.
(ThdnkS to Mrs. A. F. E. S.,
WASHINGTON.

(Thdnks to Mrs. A. F. E. S.,
Washington.)
am a constant reader of the
Woman's Page and think that I
profited most from the information
given on canning in the Presto
cooker. had been wondering what
the pressure was when the indicator
was at the cooking point. I am now
using the vegetables that I canned
in it last summer from our Victory
garden, and they are all in fine con-
dition. I followed directions for
canning in any other pressure cam
ner. When purchased jars little
too high for the usual rack I used
thin pieces of wood cut from an old
bushel basket.
Some time ago I thought that I
had ruined my breakfast room wall
paper with grease, but I removed
the spots with a paste of fuller's
earth and benzine-type dry cleaner.
Evening star., 1944-01-25
TRIBUTE TO THE STAR;
SPONGE CAKE RECIPE.
fThdnks to Mrs. E. E. ~,

fThanks to Mrs. E. E. ~,
Arlington)
A few weeks ago there appeared
an appreciative note in the Clear
ing House from some one with the
remark that during her mothers
day, she did not have the helpful
ideas given in this sheet of The
Star at the present time.
This recalled to me recipe that
! took from The Star just AZ years
ago, near the beginning of my
housekeeping days and which I
have sent to friends in the four
corners of the U. S. A., since have
never seen one just like it. 1t has
been used, doubling the recipe, for
children's birthday cake, frosted
with orange icing, During those
earlier days, while The Star did not
have a Clearing House, the few
recipes were par excellence.
This is superfine sponge cake,
If made properly is like pound cake:
Sift l cup of flour and measure.
Sift at least 3 times with Il tea
spoon salt and u teaspoon soda.
Beat whites of eggs with p cup
sugar until sugar is thoroughly dis
solved and whites stiff. Beat yolks
with z cup sugar until very creamy
and sugar thoroughly dissolved. Add
grated rind and juice of one lemon
to yolks and beat again.
Combine whites and yolkS and
beat until well blended. Fold in
flour (do not beat) and bake so
minutes to l hour in tube pan $50
to 375 degrees. CA large heavy
rotary egg beater works fine.) The
number of years this recipe has
been made, praised and asked for
speaks for itself. The double recipe
has just gone in birthday cake to
Denver, Colo, and one also to
Pleasantville, N. Y.
X x X
DIET COOK BOOK?
Requested By Mrs. r. L. L.,
Wastington.)
Can any one tell me if there is a
cooking book available giving diet
recipes for people with high blood
pressure? Thank you.
X X *
SPINACH RECIPES:
SPAGHETTI SAUCE.
fThanks to Mrs. r. O. M,
AnnapoliS.)
Besides the recipes previously
printed, here are a few more ideas
which I use:
/. Make white sauce using part
Of the spinach liquor, and mix with
spinach.
2. Mix leftover cooked spinach
With French dressing, and little
Evening star., 1944-01-25
Bonnet Blocking

To reshape baby's bonnet after
washing, draw the hood over an in
verted mixing bowl of appropriate
size.
Evening star., 1944-01-25
Readers Clearing House

frankly, none Of us has ever eaten
any at a good restaurant or hotel
that we considered even palatable.
The first step, after selecting firm,
green globes with rounded, meaty-
looking leaves, is to soak them In
lukewarm salted water for an hour
(they must be weighted DOWN +.
Then let clear water run through
them to flush out the loosened sand
and any tiny lugs. Cut stems of even
with bottom and place In kettle Of
boiling water sufficient to cover them
completely, and which has been sea-
soned with salt, olive oil and l Glove
of garlic in the proportion Of / full
teaspoon salt and ! tablespoon oil to
each quart Of water. After water
has come to full boil again, turn low
and boil slowly, covered, for one full
hour and Is minutes. This long
cooking is important, they do not get
tender and have a raw, weedy taste
if cooked a shorter time. Drain up
side down for 10 minutes before
serving, and serve with the following
hollandaise sauce.
Two tablespoons butter, level
tablespoons flour, 2 egg yolks, "a
teaspoon salt, "a teaspoon pepper,
l bay leaf, 3 tablespoons vinegar, 2
tablespoons finely chopped onion, "a
pint boiling water.
Put bay leaf and onion in vinegar,
bring to boiling point and cool. Rub
melted butter and -four together,
add gradually the water, stir until
boiling and thickened, and add
vinegar and onion (removing bay
leaf. Take from fire, stir in grad
ually the egg yolks. Heat slowly
a moment, add salt and pepper and
pour into individual cups to serve
with each artichoke. This amount
will serve three people generously
or four rather skimpily.
I might add that artichokes, to us,
just don't seem to have any taste
at all unless served with this par
ticular hollandaise. We have tried
them with melted butter, mayon-
naise and mock" hollandaise, but
with all of these they lack that
certain something to bring out their
own delicious flavor.
n II -
Evening star., 1944-01-25
Child Could Make It.

You may not know it,
but, in your own kitch-
en-, you can easily pre-
pare a really surprising.
relief for coughs due to-
colds. It's old-fashioned
your mother probably
used it-but for real
results, it can't be beaten.
Evening star., 1944-01-25

8. Thoroughly wash spinach. Chop
without cooking Add French dress
ing, little minced onion and (op-
tionaD a quartered and finely sliced
cucumber.
Spaghetti Sauce: The following
recipe is an excellent one. Thor
oughly fry u pound ground pork
Do not make into meatballs. Then
put in pan with one (either 2 or 21a
size) can tomatoes and one can
Italian tomato paste. Let simmer
Fry or 3 large onions, y green
pepper (optionaD, large Glove gar
lie, u cup parsley. All these ingre-
dients should be cut in small pieces.
About 4 pound sliced mushrooms
also may be added. Fry until onions
are almost Drowned Add to to-
mato mixture with whole cloves,
4 piece of bay leaf, 4 teaspoon eel
cry seeds. 2 tablespoons grated Ro-
man cheese Season with salt and
pepper. Simmer for at least three
hours. Serve over cooked spaghetti
with grated Roman cheese.
X X X
CHINESE FRIED RICE.
(Thnnks to J. L. D., Siluer Spring
Here is a recipe for Chinese Fried
Rice that is very similar to that
served in Chinese restaurants.
Fry one thinly sliced onion in 3
tablespoons salad oil until brown.
Add 1la cups diced cold roast pork.
Cook until pork is heated. Add 2
cups warm cooked rice (salted. j..
Cook stirring with fork until thor
oughly heated. Add 3 eggs, slightly
beaten, teaspoon soy sauce and u
teaspoon salt. Continue to cook and
stir until eggs are set. Serves 6.
X
a HOT-SPICED SHRIMP?
requested BY Mrs. L. H. B.,
Falls Church,
Could any one tell me how to pre-
pare fresh hot-spiced shrimps as
they fix them at restaurants on the
water front?
PIE POINTERS.
(Thanks to Mrs. w. r. B.,
WGShington.)
Having recently acquired several
professional pointers on piemaking
which have proved invaluable to me,
I should like to pass then. on.
l. Mix shortening and flour well
together to coat all -four evenly. but
don't handle too much. Flaky pastry
requires less mixing then if mealy
type Is desired.
O. To insure crust browning we'll
while baking add a little corn sirup
or sugar to the water in mixing
Also helps prevent bottom crust from
getting soggy.
3. For two-crust pie. moisten the
edge of lower rim with water or milk
before adding top crust. Seal tightly.
4. For two-crust fruit pies, cook
and thicken the filling, then cool
we'll before placing in the crust.
This helps greatly in preventing
boiling over.
S. Bake two-crust pies in hot oven
$50 degrees, custard pies and shells
not quite so hot. Low temperature
tends to boil out filings.
X X \
ART1CHOKES.
fThanks to Mrs. l.. G. H.
Washington.)
There are usually so many answers
to request in this column for a
recipe that when 1 saw one for pre-
pairing artichokes I did not hasten to
reply. However, to date have seen
only one recipe dn addition to an
article by the Victory Chef, and,
because my method of fixing them is
so different from either of these.
am sending it in with the hope that
the lady who asked for it will find
this recipe to her liking. Our family
thinks artichokes are food for the
gods when fixed this way, though,