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Evening star., 1945-12-18
Homemade Decorations

Adding personal note of Christ
mas cheer with gay decorations
made at home doesn't require half
the time and work you think it does
and it's barrels of fun, both for
you and for the small fry. We
found some ideas in a local elemen-
tary school that made our fingers
itch for the nearest scissors-ideas
that were transformed into items
genuinely attractive and colorful
and honestly professional looking.
Some could be hung on your tree,
some could be placed in strategic
spots about your home-all will spell
seasons greetings"
You've probably surmised that
those attractive hexagonal designs
you've been seeing on the covers of
leading magazines and in window
displays are really mammoth arti-
flcial snowflakes Making them Is
much simpler than you might sup
pose. You can combine an endless
variety Of colors, shapes and sizes,
and you'll find they're good workers
they'll serve in decorating gift
boxes, as mats under your candles
and bowls of evergreen, and so forth,
or pinned to the boughs of your tree
The illustrations show now it's done
It's amazing what one can do with
potato. The one we have in mind
had Yehudi qualities-to all appear
ances, 1t wasn't there. 1t was COM
pletely concealed by the evergreen
and berry branches stuck into it,
making a huge and charming bunch
Of Christmas cheer. Besides acting
as a natural pin cushion, the potato
keeps the greens fresh. A huge red
bow tied on one clump of branches
set the whole of it off. incidentally,
here's another idea-try dipping
evergreen or berry branches in a
tepid starch solution and then
showering them with artificial snow
The realistic effect will be gratify-
ing.
Another idea we took to our heart
was the converting Of paper bags
from country cousins into city slick
erS. The bags were painted front
and back with poster paint, in gay
colors. The particular designs we
saw 1lIuStId dUCO COllolSiCu VI CtilPCS
of varying widths, running some
times vertically, sometimes diago-
nally or horizontally. The tops of
the bags were scalloped for glamour
and held shut with bright bow.
You'll find, too, that those cylin-
drical ice cream containers can lead
dual lives. We saw some tall, some
small, painted with poster paint and
then decorated imaginatively with
contrasting ribbon run through
holes in the lid or stuck to the bot
tom with transparent tape. Colored
yarn and paper "ruching" were also
enlisted to brighten the lives of
some of these boxes.
You'll find this easy-paint a
spool some gay color, run string or
yarn through the hollow center for
fastening purposes, and also run
some shredded cellophane through
allowing it to hang out whisker
fashion on each side. Then hang
the finished product on your tree.
Easter needn't reserve a priority
Evening star., 1945-12-18
HELP MEN.

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apvERTis1NG iE5 fRpTi MANAGER-Retan .d
f s ene sdve9ss o9s ssD
duction Of a large retail store, under tn,
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* asNg asy sGRy hnp aI
splendid opportunity for one who has hae
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smaller store or one WHO has been assistan
with good future for TIE right person
Write or phone for interview to Henry N
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ASSISTANT MANAGER, young man will
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Evening star., 1945-12-18

What a COB for little sisters or
maybe daughters, to sail the blue
seas with. R2239 is a pattern of
Soldier to match.
Pattern envelope contains neces-
sary pattern pieces for doll and
wardrobe, hot-iron transfer for
hands and face; also full directions.
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 re-
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listed below, enclosing twenty cents
(20c0 in coins to cover the cost and
mailing charges.
Send Is cents (coin) for each Pat
tern ordered: No. R2229, R2239 to
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Evening star., 1945-12-18
HELP MEN Cont. J

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mas has aways The best ,o we ss
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Evening star., 1945-12-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WE CAN PAY ALL CASH UP to $11, 900
for q fairly modern 5 or room home in
q convenient residential neighborhood. We
need it badly. No agents, please. Box
iNExPENsIvE BUNGALOW NEEDED. Can
you help us find a reasonably modern and
convenient home before the first of the
year. No brokers. Cash. Box 3-B. Star.
MOTHER FROMAN'S CHICKEN BOx-or-
der your roast Xmas turkey now. One
whole fried chicken, ST so: roast chicken
So so; fl. and rolls; small delivery charge
ssoI and ebo2. l1os 9th ST. st. NV. wv a1s
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that at a
special meeting of the stockholders Of The
Green Line. Inc. held at the office Of the
company, North Capitol and r sts., Wash
ington. D. e, on the 21st day of November.
representing all of the capital stock OF
said corporation being present and voting
in favor thereof, the following resolution
and unanimously adopted: Resolved. That
the name of this company be changed from
The Green Line, Inc, to Sightseeing In.
corporated, and that the aforementioned
name be and 1t is hereby adopted as the
corporate name Of this company. The GER
tificste Of such change has been filed in
Rss.d District Si Columbia as proyidsd by lay
1945; 90 G i, ELLIS, President. (s)
THE WASHINGTON HIGHLANDS Citisens
Association will hold Q special meeting on
Wednesday, December 10, 1946, at the
Walter B. Patterson school. Elmira and
South Capitol sts. s.w. AL members are
urged 70 b present, meeting starts Pm
Evening star., 1945-12-18
SPECIAL, NOTICES Cont

HOUSE OR BUNGALOW WANTED; mus,
be modern. convenient D. C. or Mo Re-
plies confidential. No brokers. Box 421-
/ Will NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any
debts contracted by any one other than
myself. JOSEPH r. SCHULZ. 523 18th
THE PARTNERSHIP between Jack schwarz
and Philip r. Rosen has been dissolved as
of Dec. IA, 1945. All persons having
claims shall promptly present same to Jack
SchwarZ who is continuing the business as
a registered plumbing and heating engi-
neer at 4S25 Ga. ave. NV. Phone RA.
5975.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the stockhold-
ers Of the Raleigh Hotel Co. will be held
on Wednesday, January 8, 1916, at 8
o'clock pm. at the Raleigh Hotel, 18th
st. and Pennsylvania ave. NV, Washing
ton, D. c.. The object of said meeting
is to consider and act upon the decrease
Of the amount of capital Of the company
from S1.250,000.00 to $500, 0,000.00; the
diminution of the par value of each share
of stock from $4,000 to $1,000: a distri-
button to stockholders in partial liquida-
ton; the institution Of proceedings for the
dissolution of the company; the election OF
directors for the ensuing year and such
other business as may properly come be-
'''' 'N EDWARD L. HILLYER,
VIM. L. FLATHER, Jr.,
A. w. HOWARD,
T. E. BooKER.
S. H. KkUFFMANN.
A. G. NEAL.
Directors
Evening star., 1945-12-18

on the use of decorative eggs. Take
an egg. punch a hole in each end
and drain the yolk and white out
Wash the shell, then paint it with
poster paint. and let yourself &C
on the decorating-you might try
stripes in a contrasting color, polka
dots, stars-the choice is yours
Run a ribbon through the holes, tie
it in a bow and tack it to a back
ground.
Here's something else-removt
the nut from a walnut shell, sticl
ribbon between the halves, ane
glue the shell together with cement
glue. Then paint the shell, or guile
it, and hang it up.
Incidentally, we've been emphasiz
Evening star., 1945-12-18
SCRAPPLE.
From Mrs. C.. w. H., KenSington
VieD, Md

From Mrs. C. w. H., Kensington
VieD, Nd
Here is a good recipe for scrapple
that Mrs. o. G. S., Mitchellville, Md,
requested. do hope that she has as
much success with this as I do. (My
mothers old recipe and it has never
failedD
Ten pounds whole hog head, az
pounds hog liver, pounds corn
meal, salt to taste, Y pound flour, 8
ounces spices, including pepper and
sage.
Clean heads thoroughly, removing
the eyes and ear tubes. Split the
head lengthwise and remove the
teeth and soft bones in and near
the nose. Place the heads and other
meat in a large kettle with a liberal
quantity of water and cook until
the meat falls off the bones. Sepa-
rate the meat and soft tissues from
the bones and pass through a meat
grinder. Strain the liquid in which
the meat was cooked to remove the
small pieces Of bone, return to the
kettle and heat to boiling point.
Then slowly add the meal and flour
stirring constantly.
Boil and stir until the mass be-
comes thick. Add the salt, spices and
chopped meat and boil 10 minutes
longer Pour while hot into deep
wet molds. Bread pans will do.
X
CURING HAMS:
FELT SLIPPER PATTERNS.
from Mrs. F. w. MGR, Washington
For Mrs. P. j. c., Rockville: Old
Maryland family recipe for curing
hams written out for me by my
father in 1898.
ITO the hams, shoulders, sides
and jowls of 1000 pounds of dressed
pork use l bushel fine salt, 11z
Evening star., 1945-12-18

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.
Betsy Cas,veH.
Evening star., 1945-12-18
Readers Clearing House

and If too stiff add little cream
add peppermint flavor to taste. I
use from 10 to Is drops depending
on freshness Of peppermint. Shape
and place on waxed paper for about
one hour, when they will have q
sort of crust and will take the cho-
colate better. If there are any
questions will be glad to answer
them If you will call Sligo 5543.
CHRISTMAS COOKIES.
from Mrs. J. F. p, Cabin John,
Md)
ROcks-One and one-half cups
sugar, cup butter, 2H cups flour,
3 eggs, pound dates chopped, l
pound English walnut meats, / scant
teaspoon soda dn -FOUR, l table,
spoon cinnamon, " teaspoon cloves.
Cream sugar, butter and spice
Add eggs unbeaten, then nuts and
dates (fiouredD and add flour lit
tie at a time. Let stand in re-
frigerator all night. Drop from tea
spoon on creased pan. Bake Y hour
in oven about $50 degrees.
For Mrs. E. H., Riverdale, Md:
Christmas cookies, these are guar
anteed to keep until Christmas, If
you can keep the family from them
that long!
CHRISTMAS DECOR?
(From Mrs. r. M. IT, Arlington.)
AS a young bride moving to
Washington, I have found the RICH
an invaluable aid in setting up
housekeeping. Now, with the Christ
mas season approaching, I wonder
if any of the readers would know
how to make decorative angels out
Of tin cans. I have seen these
angels in the stores and would lcve
to be able to make them myself.
Also any unique ideas on Christmas
decorations and centerpieces would
be appreciated.
BELSNICKEL";;
STUFFING.
(From Mrs. H. P. B., Washington. J
For Mrs. E. v. S., Bethesda, Md.
Here Is Arthur Guiternan's de-
lightful "Belsnickel," copied from
This Week of December 10, 1887. It
gives me real pleasure to be able to
help fellow reader at last-two in
one day, at that!
Santa Claus comes when you're good.
With candy and toys in his sleigh,
see dGa a aH tax: as them san :nnSd .Sss
His nose Is curved round like sickle.
He flies from the Antarctic Pole
As soon as he hears that you're bad.
Anf fhs sayess Te4y Sess s t. hs h.t hS ,eu had
His mouth is as sour as pickle.
He comes on his leathery wings,
He % never likes stealing your things:
And siis. ssd SsiFass sfst. IRON md
Belsnickel.
But If you don't quarrel or nsht
Or peeyishly grumble and Eroan.
Beisnickel is happy and bright
So Ana .s s s.sss way ~ tss vii af. Alone
Belsntckel.
I'm sorry can't answer her other
request, but I would like to suggest
that she read How Come Christ
mas" by Roark Bradford, which Is
in the December, 1880, issue of Har-
per's Magazine, and may be found
in the bound copies at the Public
Library.
For Mrs A. c., Washington: II
you will follow the recipe on the
poultry seasoning box, BUT substi-
| tute plain cornbread for at least hall
the bread called for, AND stuff your
bird loosely, you should have gooe
eating and lots of compliments
That's what I do!
All best wishes to the RICH, anc
to all our good neighbors who con-
tribute.
Evening star., 1945-12-18
CHRISTMAS TREE COFFEE
CAKE?

from Mrs. ". A. s., Washington. J
About years ago, just prior To
Christmas time, there appeared in a
Washington paper a recipe for a
breakfast cake made In the shape OF
a Christmas tree. I made several
anG gave to friends and all said 1t
was the most delicious breakfast
cake they had ever eaten. have
searched for days to find my news
paper copy of the recipe but cannot
find it. I should appreciate 1t SO
much If through your column this
recipe could be located. I'm sure
some lovers of good recipes will
have it.
Evening star., 1945-12-18
SOFTENING SUGAR?

From Mrs. A. B. w., Washington
I hope some kind reader will tell
me how to soften a 5-pound bag OF
granulated sugar! I've tried heat
ing it in a slow oven, have put 1t
In q tin box with sliced apple and
have covered it with a damp cloth
all to no avail. Any helpful sug-
gestions will certainly be most ap-
preciated,
Evening star., 1945-12-18

To make nowhakes Cut perfectly round piece of paper
using possible circle 2-Fod the
half 3Fod in half again; 4Fod three sections equal
side will decidedly
fake); products
Evening star., 1945-12-18

ing the use of poster paint because
its solid, true colors render such
a professional finish. Your only
limit in all of this is your imagina
tion-the possibilities are boundless
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-29

OF Michigan, levy not 10 exceed 4
mills 10 create a sinking fund for
the purpose of purchasing real es-
tate for sites for and the construc-
ton and repair OF schoo. buildings
for a period of five 90 years, COM
mencing with the year l945?
tb' The proposition of increasing
the tax limitation provided in Sec
tion ~ of Article 10 OF the Consti-
tuition of the State OF Michigan. by
not exceeding 2 mills on the assess
ed valuation of all property in the
district, for period OF five 81
years, commencing with the year.
ls45.
The polls OF said special district
meeting will be open from one o'clock
p. m, Central War Time. being two
o'clock p. m, Eastern War Time. to
seven o'clock D. m, Central War
Time being eight o'clock p. m. East
ern War Time, on the said 18th day
of June, l945.
This notice is given by order OF the
Board Of Education of School District
No. Fractional. Clinton and Harrison
Townships. County of Macomb. State
OF Michigan.
Dated: May 81. ls45.
PAUL w. SCHANHER.
Secretary.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that
in conflict with the provisions of this
resolution, insofar as they conflict
herewith. be and the same hereby are
rescinded and repealed.
Ayes: Members Kelly. Schanher.
Nank. Schott and Donaldson.
Nays: None.
Resolution declared adopted.
On motion duly made, seconded. and
carried, the meeting was adjourned.
May 20-M.-L
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-29

Proposal TO authorize an increase
In the tax limitation provided In
Section 81. Article 10 OF the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Michigan for
all purposes except taxes levied for
the payment of interest and princi-
pal on obligations incurred prior to
Decepber 8, 1892. by 2 mills on the
assessed valuation OF the taxable
property within the limits OF the
district.
Shall the total amount OF taxes
which may be assessed against
property in the school district for
all purposes except taxes levied for
the payment OF interest and prin-
cipal on obligations incurred prior
70 December 3. 1882, be increased
for a period of five years. l9i5 10
ls49. both inclusive. by mills on
the assessed valuation of all proper
~ In the district as provided in
Section 81, Article 10 of the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Michigan
YES
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED. that
the polls at said special district meet
ing shall be open from one O'Clock p.
m. Central War Time, being two o.
clock p. m, Eastern War Time. To sew
en- o'clock p. m. Central War Time
be ing eight o'clock p. m. Eastern War
Time, on the said llth day OF June,
l945.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED. tina,
the secretary OF the Board OF Educa-
ton OF said school district be and he
hereby is authorized and directed 10
give notice OF said special district
meeting 10 the electors of said school
district. by causing copies OF said no.
tice TO be posted in not less than five
OF the most public places in said school
district, one copy OF which notice shall
be posted on the school grounds on
or near the front entrance OF each
school house In the district at least six
full days prior to said 18th day Of
June, l945.
the notice OF said special district
following form:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL. MEETING OF
THE ELECTORS OF SCHOOL DIS
TRICT NO. I FRACTIONAL OF
CLINTON AND HARRISON
TOWNSHIPS. MACOMB
COUNTY. MICHIGAN
TO THE ELECTORS OF SAID
SCHOOL DISTRICT:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that spe-
cial meeting of the electors OF said
school district will be held in the
Mount Clemens High school on Cass
Avenue in said district on the nth day
OF June, le45 at one o'clock p. m,
Central War Time, being two O'Clock
D. m. Eastern War Time, for the pur-
pose OF submitting to the electors OF
said district the following PROPOSE
tons:
"a, Shall School District No. I
Fractional. Clinton and Harrison
Townships. Macomb County, State