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Evening star., 1945-09-25

picture the boy painted of his home
town as an earthly paradise, and 1t
is not amazing that Matilda or
Yvonne or Carmen. or whatever her
name was, rushed to the altar with
him.
Now very few weddings ever come
up to expectations, so judge how
devastating has been the disillusion
of these wives from overseas. Moth
ing is as they expected it to be.
Main street isn't Broadway Joe
isn't a millionaire. He is one of a
million men hunting a job. They
haven't been received with glad &C
claim by their husbands families.
They are looked upon with suspicion
as foreigners, with queer ways.
Often they don't speak the same
language. They don't understand
the manners and the customs. They
don't know how to cook like their
husbands mothers. They have no.
body TO visit with. They are
strangers in a strange land, than
which there is no greater desolation.
Even their husbands have changed.
/ IltE ar lio 1ollSCI IONtlS. ltSy
are just married men. They have
dumped their wives down into an
alien environment, and they expect
them to be happy and satisfied, and
to know by intuition all the local
folkWays and the passwords into the
good graces of the community.
And when the poor bride. who is
bewildered and confused and lone
some and miserable, weeps for
mother and the girls, who are thou
sands of miles away, and who is
hungry for her own kind of food
and pines for the amusements she
was accustomed to. her husband is
seldom sympathetic with her. He is
just irritated with her for being
different.
OF course. in time these brides
will adjust themselves to their new
lives, but in the meantime they are
going through a purgatory. and one
that we sister women should tighten
by holding out the hand of friend
ship to GI Joe's foreign wife.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
By EveIyn Hayes

many another goblin can get you il
fyou don't watch out.
There's the hairdresser, for ex-
ample, who's wizard with the scis-
sors and, like skilled surgeon, has
an itching scissor finger that's hard
to control. Chances are he's a great
artist in his sphere, but it's perfectly
possible that his artistry won't look
we'll on you. Only last week a
friend of ours related that the hair
dresser to whom she had been faith
full for two years had done her dirt
and shorn the locks she had been
nursing to shoulder length for
months. "Ah, but the lights in your
hair dance so much more prettily
when it's short" said he, by way of
explanation. Fine stuff-but the girl
wanted chignon, not dancing
lights
Then, Of course, there are the one
night-stand specialists who appar-
emily think that a girl spends her
evenings at parties and her days at
the hairdresSer, with any incidental
Evening star., 1945-09-25

is possible to fix up the foot of a
bed which has been "gnawed" by
youngSter, or must it be done by
a professional? 1t is mahogany
veneer.
A friends little boy go was put
to bed in our apartment during their
visit the other evening While our
furniture isn't expensive it will have
to do for quite while, and I was
simply sick to see those awful teeth
marks in plain view. This was the
first time it was necessary to bring
him along so l know everything was
strange to him. To help" matters,
we're having visitors from home
both the first and second weeks of
October so this is an ronest-to-
goodness IS o ST.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Dorothy Dix Says

There has been tearing of hair
and gnashing of teeth among the
girls of our own fair land when they
have learned about the thousands
upon thousands of stalWart Ameri-
cans lads who have taken unto
themselves wives in the foreign
countries in which they have been
billeted. They naturally feel that
they have been robbed of Gods best
gift to woman, good American
husband, but they may, at least,
take bitter satisfaction in know
ing that the matrimonial situation
isn't all pie for the husband-snatch-
erS. either.
For, from the innumerable tear
sodden letters that come to this
column, it appears that the inter-
national marriage, which was sell
dom a success even in the lush days
when foreign titles were exchanged
for good United States cash, is run
ming true to form in humber cir
cles, and that the imported brides
are going through the world S
greatest orgy of homesickness.
And as a result many CT is won-
dering what made him do it, and
many a young wife is blotting her
marriage certificate with her tears.
And this is no reflection on either
the party of the first part or the
party of the second part. 1t is just
that love and romance are one thing,
and that your own tastes and habits
are another thing, and that it is
almost impossible to mix them.
1t is easy to understand the why
of these marriages. Any skirt looked
good to lads fed up on gazing upon
nothing but uniforms, and a boy
could think himself in love with any
girl who looked kissable Besides,
the strange woman has always had
an irresistible lure for the mascu-
line sex. Also, it is easy to see why
any good-looking youth appeared
the answer to maiden's prayer in
a land that the war had left virtu-
ally an Adamless Eden Add to this
a whlrlwind courtship to which the
girl was not accustomed and the
Evening star., 1945-09-25
RELISH RECIPE;
SALT MACKEREL?

(From Mrs. w. L., Arlington.)
Pepper Hash: After removing
seeds from IL green peppers and II
red peppers put through food chop
per Cover with boiling water. Let
stand for S minutes, drain, cover
again with boiling water and let
stand 10 minutes and drain. Add
15 medium sized onions that have
gone through food chopper, IL
pints white wine vinegar, " cups
white sugar, tablespoons salt
Cook 20 minutes or more.
Can while hot. Celery seed or
white mustard seed may be added
If you wish. I have never made
this recipe with white wine vine
gar. I use the vinegar one buys
in the grocery store.
Can any one tell me how to cook
salt mackerel to make it tender?
! soak it all day and overnight
then boil it 2 or hours, yet it is
still tough
I want it tender like the fillet of
salmon that once was available in
cans.
Evening star., 1945-09-25

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We will withhold both and use
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Views expressed in the Clear
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cannot assume responsibility
for them.
Betsy CasiOeH.
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been affiliated with the group for
years and president the last three
or four There are branches in
every State, a monthly publication
and very active associate or in
valided membership. For some
years I assisted in a phase of the
work connected with the "Cheerio
radio program which ceased in 1910
after 10 years on national hook
up. Address Miss Alice Hazen Scott,
"a Curtis Place. Maplewood, N j.,
president of the National Shut in
Society.
r
"GNAWED" WOOD?
From MIS-. W. A. S., washington. J
Could any one please tell me If it
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Mrs. F. w. H., Mrs. J. M, Mrs.
r. S. E., Washington.

Mrs. F. w. H., Mrs. J. M, Mrs.
r. S. E., Washington.
PATTERNS.
From Mrs. J. E. M, Washington. J
I have two patterns for knitted
gloves, one with a long gauntlet cuff
one with a short hared cuff, which
imagine Mrs. w. H. B. could use
If she will call me at Emerson 2784,
l shall be glad to send them to her
Also, in answer to reader who
wrote in sometime ago regarding
needlepoint designs, l have three
would send her. One is rose, one
a poppy and one a stylized Celanese
flower design. The work is easy to
dot only requires concentration
and care IN counting the squares
You can do them in any color COM
binationS desired If she is still in
terested in doing them, can send
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WASHING SWEATERS.
IRON Mrs. r. E. ~, Hughesuille,
Md)
I am much interested in the wash
N'0 Of sweaters, a most timely prob
.-l.l Just now. ] should like to give
my method in the Clearing House
since it has two points which have
not yet been mentioned. I do not
bother with any kind of a frame to
shape them, although l think it a
nice idea. l use warm water with q
generous amount of mild soap flakes
Make good suds. Now turn the
sweater wrong side out, remember
ing where the most Soiled spots are
on the right side. Now squeeze
don't rub the sweater in the suds
paying special attention to the
clean squeeze out the SudS. Do not
wiring a sweater. Now rinse in luke
warm water, still wrong side out.
Rinse a second time. Next have
handy thick turkish towel and lay
the sweater on the towel. Roll up
the towel with sweater inside into a
tight roll and mash on all sides.
Now unroll and your sweater is one
half dry already. If you like some
sort of a frame, now is the time to
use it. Turn your sweater 'ght side
out. Shape it to the frame and dry
on paper or cloth in a warm place
A sweater washed in the evening
this way is wearable the next morn
ing. The two points % washing
wrong side out and t2) rolled in a
towel to half dry the sweater were
demonstrated to us several years
age by our home demonstration
agent The purpose of washing
wrong side out is to avoid reughing
up the nap on the right side during
the squeezing process. I have made
sweaters look fine for years by this
method.
SHUT-IN SOCIETY.
From Mrs. J. S. ". Arlington.)
Re: Mrs H. E. McG.'s Front
Royal, Va, query:
The president of the National
Shut-in Society of America is q
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Information and requests sent
in by the toloDing hare been
forwarded to those for 1Dhom
they mere intended:
Mrs. w. T, Arlington Mrs.
E. L. G., Takoma Park: Mrs.
F. w. H., Mrs. d. A. W., Mrs.
N. c. A.. Washington.
Our thanks to Mrs. M. L. S.,
Herndon, Va, for her contribu-
tion, ,Uhich tDds similar to others
previously received.
Applications tor the future
RCH book hare been filed for
Mrs. A. T. S., Suitland, Md:
Mrs. K. NJ, CheUy Chase, Md;
Mrs. V. p. T., Frederick, Md
Evening star., 1945-09-25

Glamour and good grooming insebarabe-a maxim
all ,conldbe Iopeies should keep firmly in mind. Even
beauty of tnrban like this from Sally Victor can't
make eal sIamorons if her face and hands aren't
ticnlonay cared for big help in keeping hands lovey
areaseless hand cream be applied nightly and after
dOinq household Chores
Evening star., 1945-09-25
Bv Pepqv Roberts

This puppy won't bite when you
lean your head on his and he'll Ger
tainly look cunning as a chair back.
Corresponding pussy (R1845) is also
q decorative design.
Pattern envelope contains hot
iron transfers for three designs,
stitch illustrations and full direc-
tions.
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, inclosing 20 cents in
coins to cover the cost and mailing
charges.
Send Is cents (coin for each pat
tern Nos. R2310, R1845 to Needle
Arts Department, The Washington
Star, Post Office Box 172, Station D.
New York 3, N. Y. Please include
your postal zone number.
Evening star., 1945-09-25
MODERN PROBLEM?
From Mrs. C. L. j.,
West Lanhdm Hills, Md. J

w COT AuI1tUbt AAttto, b o.t
While spraying DDT solution on
screens of our home (screens fit
ting on the inside of the window
FRI nes) my husband accidentally
let some of this solution leak from
the hand sprayer onto my hardwood
floor and several pieces of mahog-
any furniture.
I Immediately wiped this of, and
have done so repeatedly, but these
white, chalky spots persist in re-
appearing I might add my floors
and furniture were highly waxed
but this solution has eaten right
through the wax.
Is some kind reader in a posi-
ton to offer remedy for this
trouble?
TIE DYEING.
From Miss B. F., Arlington)
For Mrs. H. E. S., Indianhead,
Nd, how to do "tie dyeing.'
Use thin, unbleached muslin,
heavy cheesecloth, potato sacking
voile or any thin, smoothly woven
cloth.
The material should be folded in
half, then knotted in two or three
places. Dye may be commercial or
natural dye. The whole piece of
material should be dipped in the
dye and left for 20 minutes, then
hung up to dry without undoing
the knots. The places knotted will
not take the color. Fl desired knots
may be tied in different places and
the material dipped in a different
color dye. Assorted effects may be
obtained by tying other pieces of
material on, pinching the material
together, or pleating or tying to-
gether small parts with string.
"Batiking" is a more complicated
process. Portions of the desired de-
sign are painted in with wax, the
piece dipped in dye, and then after
drying the wax is washed out in
gasoline l suggest Mrs. H. E. S.
consult a book or pamphlet in her
local library for the exact process
as it is rather long to explain.
Good materials are China silk in
an ivory shade, or any other silk
which is the same on both sides.
I hope that this information will
be of help.
CHICKEN FRIED SHRIMP?
fFrom Mrs. A. J. A., Washington j
Will you be kind enough to give
me recipe for chiCken-fried
shrimp? l have seen them so golden
brown, but just can't seem to get
them that way without having them
too hard.
PREPARING FROZEN FOODS.
from Mrs. N. C. A., Washington J
Mrs. R. C. of Washington asks for
suggestions for the improvement of
frozen foods now on the market. If
she has in mind the best methods
of cooking them. I can offer the
following suggestions from my own
experience.
I have used practically every
brand on sale here in Washington
and I have found that the deSiq-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Sept. S. -P)-Thc
cotton futures market closed strong
today with quotations show
ing gains of 30 to 90 cents a bale.
Final prices were at today's best
levels and while the market en-
oountered hedge selling and profit
taking from time to time to mar
ket displayed relative strength
throughout the session. Mills were
buying futures with scattered out.
side demand attributed to unfavoc
able private crop reports from the
main belt.
The Government weekly crop
ard weather bulletin, however, in
Dictated that slight improvement
had taken place in the crop las,
week. Some Of the trade buying
which came into the ring was as
ISOLATED with possible sales of COT
ton to Spain. Demand for spot cot
ton in the South, according to mer.
chants, has improved and prices
were reported firm.
Private advices from the South.
stated that cotton in many sections
was averaging from two to three
weeks late and that prospects were
backward. North Carolina growers
stated that boil Weevil in sections
of the state were damaging new
blooms with heavy rains also
detrimental.
Futures closed 80 to 40 cents a
bale higher.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
RAILS, AIRCRAFT
ISSUES DECLINE

NEW YORK, Sept. 5:-R-Oils,
rubbers and metals advanced
fractions to around a point in to-
days stock market but the trend
as a whole was irregular with
rails, motors and some aircrafts
showing the greatest losses.
The list was mixed throughout
the session with emphasis on spe-
clalized dealings as good num-
Der of investors withheld orders
pending President Truman's rec
concentrations to the first peace
time assemblage of Congress
since Pearl Harbor.
Brokers and clients also wanted
to know what the nations law
makers would have to say about
taxes, employment, demobiliza-
ton, reconversion procedures, how
long wartime controls must re-
main and other questions which
vitality concern business and in
dustry.
At one time minus signs for out
numbered plus marks but a good
number of leaders erased or re-
covered part of extreme declines.
Volume totaled $4,000 shares
against 1,O7O,O00 Tuesday.
The Associated Press composite
of 60 stocks stood unchanged at
67.6. Of 929 issues dealt in, 1928
advanced, 376 declined and 225
were unchanged.
Gar Wood Industries and Coca
Cola hit new peaks. Other risers
included Bethlehem, Goodrich, In
ternational Harvester, Curtiss-
Wright AZ, American Telephone,
American Smelling, Dow Chemi-
cal, Du Pont, Union Carbide, East
man Kodak and Texas Co.
Below water were Youngstown
Sheet, U. S. Steel, Chrysler, K. I.
Case, Douglas Aircraft, Western
Union "A'', Air Reduction, Santa
Fe, Southern Railway and West
inghouse. ...
Bonds ended irregularly lower.
Cotton was 30 to 40 cents bale
higher. Chicago wheat closed un-
changed to l 1-8 up. Corn rose
IL to l IA. oats gained 3-8 to 7-8
and rye climbed / IL to 2 IA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-(P)-G-ain
futures advanced, backed up, and
then got good rally going near
the close today to climb as much
as l 1-8 cent a bushel in wheat
and Ia cents in rye.
Trade was quiet most of the
session with many releases on the
sidelines pending futher develop
ments especially President Tru'
mans message to congress to-
morrow. They are particularly
interested in Qualification of the
nations plans for feeding Europe
with the commodity credit cor
poration now buying wheat in sew.
eral markets, apparently for this
purpose.
Short-covering in wheat and oats
brought strength in late trade, anc
rye moved upward with these
grains, with trade light and prices
more easily influenced. Corr
moved upward on scattered buy
ing despite favorable growing
weather and a private crop esi
mate by C. M. Calvin of James E.
Bennett and company, which fore
cast the corn crop about 60,00O,.
coo bushels higher than the August
1 government estimate.
Wheat closed unchanged to 1
1-8 cent higher than the previous
finish, September S1.65, corn was
IL to IA cent up, December SIZE
3-8, oats were 38 to 7-8 higher
September So IL, rye was up !
So to 2 IA cents, September s1.5:
SO and barley was l IL to -7-s
cent higher, September $1.08.
The Commodity Credit corpora.
ton bought about $4,000 bushels
Of wheat yesterday, including
100000 bushels at Kansas City
325, 1000 at Omaha, and 372, 1000 al
Galveston, Texas but none in Chi
cago.
Calvin forecast the corn croE
at 1904, -04, 1000 bushels, compared
with the government August
estimate of 2,844, 478,000 bushels
He estimated the spring whea'
crop at 320,086, 900 bushels, com
pared with government forecas'
of 300, 314, 1000, and oats at 1888.
644, 900 bushels, compared with c
government prediction of 1,546,.
032,000 bushels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 5.-P)-
USDA)-Hogs: 266. Market al
ceiling 1895 (flaD on good and
choice barrows and gifts 12O-33O
up. 100-12O, 1885. Good sows I'M
der $50 14.10; 350-50O 14.1O; weights
over 500 14.10. Good stays 1410.
Cattle: Choice steers 16.OO-16.5o;
Good 15.0015.5O; medium 1900
1880; common 100000. Good
beef type cows 1O.5O-11.5O; good
dairy type 9.50-10.00; medium 7.5O
800; common ,5.5O-6.5O; shelly
kinds lower Good beef type heif-
ers 13.50-15.00; medium 100000;
common 6.00-700. Good butcher
bulls 10.00-10.50; medium 8.OO-9 so;
lgiht common kinds 6.5O-7. so.
Choice calves 1900; good 1900
1850; medium 12.5O-13.50; com
mon 100000. Good to choice
lambs 14.00-145O. Good sheep 500
700.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
CHICAGO POTATOES

. CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-lR-USDA)
Potatoes: Arrivals "a, on track
252, total U. S. shipments 7O2.
New stocks: Supplies moderate,
demand slow, market dull; Cali
fornia long whites, U. S. No. l.,
1925; Idaho bliss triumphs, U. S.
No. 1, $2.25-$2 40: Washington
long whites, U. S. No. /, $500
1925; Nebraska red warbas, US.
No. 1, $2.5O-$275; North Dakota
bliss triumphs, U. S. No. l, $500
81. Is; Cobblers, U. S. No. l, $2.O5;
Wisconsin red warbas and chip
pewas, U. S. No. l and good quail
ity, $2.1O.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
CHARLOTTE SPOTS

CHARLOTTE, Sept. 5.-P)-Spot
cotton 22.45.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-(P)-Cattle
prices were mixed today as buy
ing sent fed steers up a shade,
but common and medium grades
and all cows held steady. Trade
was active for choice offerings
and other grades finished dull.
Bulls closed steady to Is cents
lower and vealers finished steady
to quarter higher. Shippers
paid SIS to choice vealers, follow
ing yesterdays so cent dip. Stock
cattle sold for $11 to $3.50. Good
to choice southwest calves
brought $14.
Twelve loads of choice cattle
sold for $18 PEI hundred pounds
the OPA ceiling and a sizeable
supply brought 81 to $3.50. Good
and choice heifers were firm and
topped at $3.50.
The hog market was unchanged
and the 5000 salables cleared in
early trade. Almost all grades
OF barrows and gifts brought the
s14.70 ceiling and cows sold for
81 with little sorting. Packers
b 'ght $500 by direct shipment.
Slaughter spring lambs finished
steady to Is cents lower and
slaughter ewes lost a quarter in
late trade. Feeding lambs were
steady. Good and choice native
spring lambs sold for $13.25 to-
S13.35.
Salable receipts included $4,000
cattle and 1000 sheep.
(USDA - Salable hogs 5000.
total $500; active and fully steady;
good and choice barrows and gifts
to 14o-lbs. up at ceiling; good and
choice sows at 400; complete
clearance. Shippers took 1000.
salable cattle $4,000, total 49,
500; salable calves 300, total 300;
fed steers and yearlings strong
tc shade higher; fairly active on
all grades; bulk fed steers 1000
1850; IL loads scaling 1147-13OO
lbs. 1900, the ceiling. sizeable
supply 17o0-1790; good and choice
heifers firm, best common and
r0eoium grades and all cows
slow, steady; bulls steady to
o cents lower; vea1ers steady
to 25 cents higher, shippers pay.
ing up to 1900 for choice vealers;
very scant supply stock cattle
here at 11Oo-13.50, mostly 1900
1900; good to choice southwest
rs1veS ID No
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. 5.-R-
Turpentine rs IA cents a gallon;
offerings 1876 (50-gal. bbls); Sales
$500 gallons; receipts IA barrels;
shipments none; stocks $500 bar
rels.
Rosin: d0O-lb. drums), offer
ings 40; sales 40; receipts 229;
shipments none; stocks 1888.
Quote: B 600; D 6.07; E $50;
F $40; C STA; H e.76; 1 6.76;
K $50; M 6.82; N sos; VIC 1923;
WV 7.5O x $50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
ANCIENT BELIEF

The ancients didn't know about
bird migration and some people.
even Aristotle, believed that the
disappearance of certain birds
and the appearance of others in
autumn, was accomplished by
transmutation-bir turning into
other species, Or even into animals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
N. C. HOG MARKET

RALIvIGH, Sept. 5.-(RHNC-
DA)-Hog markets active and
steady with tops of 14.55 at Clin-
ton and Rocky Mount and 1875
at Richmond.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 5.-R-
Cotton futures advanced here today
On buying, stimulated by small
crops expectations, and n1ill-price
liking. Closing prices were steady
20 to As cents bale higher.
Omen High L n1u l,lnsn
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
RALEIGH EGGS, POULTRY

RALEIGH, Sept. 5. = P) INC
DA)-Egg and poultry markets
steady.
Raleigh-U. S. grade IA, extra
large Sc; fryers, broilers, and
roasters 30.8.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-06
Oren High Low Last

CHICAGO DAIRY PRODUCTS
= CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-R-Butter,
Steady; receipts 556,710. Eggs, re-
ceipts 1885.
Evening star., 1945-07-02
DR.. |. H. Evans Takes Oath
As Librarian Of Congress

DR.. Luther H. Evans was sworn
in Saturday as Librarian of Con-
gress, succeeding Archibald Mac
Leish. who is now an Assistant Sec
retary of State.
The nomination of DR.. Evans
was reported unanimously to, the
Senate by the Joint Committee on
the Library, and the Senate con-
firmed the nomination Friday aft
ernoon.
DR.. Evans has been acting libra
rian since Mr.. MacLeish went to
the State Department.
The new librarian greeted his
staff in brief ceremony in the
Jefferson Room of the Library an
mex, presenting to the group his
wife, and 9-year-old son, Gill. He
characterized the post as a great
and difficult assignment" but de-
clared that with the cooperation of
the staff, upon whom he would de-
pend, he would try to fulfill the
great task"