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Evening star., 1946-01-27
Marica Easy to Grow

You are fortunate, indeed, if you
own marica. 1t is one of the most
interesting house plants you can
grow and one of the easiest. It is
pest and disease free and not too
particular as to heat or cold or as
to the amount of sun it receives.
OF course, a good sunny window
and an adequate supply of water
will result in more and better. BIOS
SONS. When 1t is growing rapidly
watering it twice daily is not too
much, and thorough washing of
the leaves every little while is of
benefit.
House iris is an excellent descrip-
tive term because the leaves grow
in fan just as the true iris does.
and the blossoms are like miniature
iris in both form and color.
1t has two other common names
which our grandmothers probably'
knew much better than marica-
twelve apostles plant and toad lily.
The marica has been grown for
many years, passed on from friend
to friend by cutting new plants from
the spots where the blossoms were
borne.
Choose the pot according to the
size of the roots, not the top. Too
large pot is often the reason for
little or no bloom.
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relatively low humidity. The leather
fern is equally adaptable. The
rabbit's-foot fern is so graceful and
lacelike that it makes very nice
substitute for the beloved maiden
hair Of yesteryear. The holly fern
is so named because leach section of
the tough, bright-green fronds some
what resembles holly leaf
Other interesting ferns are the
birdnest fern, with shiny, light-green
leaves, and the small Pteris cretica
fern, which is one of the so-called
table ferns.
Ferns are attractive only when
they are healthy and well-grown and
free from dust. They should be kept
in containers that can be carried
easily to the kitchen for a bath.
Too dry a room, too much strong
sunlight, poor drainage, a soil that
is too heavy or over-watering may
cause failure. White fly or scale
may follow.
The best soil mixture should con-
tain both leafmold and peatmoss
Three parts of garden soil, one part
of peatmoss, one of leafmold and
one of sand should prove salts
factory mixture. Make ample pro-
vision for drainage and water daily
for best results. Ferns do best if
repOtted each spring,
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IWintertime Gardening
|'Greem Things Gro1Vimg'
For Indoor Cheer
Bv Louise Hendev

Few houses today that the large
TALL rubber plant mothers could
mentioned will be entirely familiar Others will
Styles in plants hats change from time
learn Of the things is by visiting
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are either dwarf, by nature, or so
slow of growth that you can buy
them with safety for even a very
small place.
The lowest growing of all of these
is an old-favorite known to many
as baby's tears (Helxine SoleirolD. .
Peperomia, too, is well known.
Maranta with its variegated foliage
is somewhat less familiar.
Peperomia is easily propagated;
likes warm rooms and moist air.
There is variegated-leav type
and taller glossy green-leaved one.
Another plant which is little
grown is the Syngonium-a long
name for lovely plant! The leaves
are arrow-shaped, held delicately on
slender stems. 1t thrives on heat,
humidity and moisture. Though it
may grow large, it will do SO very
slowly.
An old favorite which demands
cool spot in an east or west window
is the Tolmiae, known to most of
us as the pick-a-back plant be-
cause Of its peculiar habit of growth.
At the base of old leaves small
clusters of new leaves will form.
Among the larger plants are the
oldtime favorites aspidistra and
sansevieria (snake plant). Just a
few years ago the latter was seen
in every home. The aspidistra is
of less recent popularity. They are
both completely hardy and make
valuable additions to the group of
house plants as background for less
vigorous plants and for arrange
mentS, Some water now and then
and clean foliage are their only
requirements.
The pandanuS, or screw pine, is
plant of great beauty if well cared
for, but it does require considerable
space. 1t will not grow more than
3 feet tall, but it will be as wide
as tall. 1t is gracefully shaped, with
long narrow sharp-edged leaves of
green and white coming from a CEN
ter crown. In February new plants
may be started from the suckers
which appear on the stem. January
is the time to repot this plant, be-
cause active growth begins then,
and daily watering should begin
also. A sunny window with a
temperature of from 65 degrees to 10
/ degrees is best. Keep the foliage
clean by wiping it with a damp
cloth.
| Another symmetrical plant is the
Norfolk Island pine taranca"ia)
It's needlelike foliage makes it par
ticularly appropriate for. the Christ
mas season, especially as a table
tree Give it plenty of water but
do not allow it to stand in water
A thorough soaking when the soil is
| beginning to get dry is better than a
little water added each day.
In our mothers time the Boston
fern was a very real part of the in
terror decoration. They are none the
less lovely today if a space can be al
lowed them where they will be pro-
tected from being constantly brushed
against. If space is adequate, some
form Of the Boston fern is still an
interesting choice. There are many
variations from the light-green
feathery foliage of the Whitman to
the more upright Verona.
If you have less room, the holly or
rabbit's-foot ferns are better choices.
Both will stand warm room with
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The Ernie Pyle is beautiful seeding tOhose
parents include the uiId of Alaska and rigorous
hybrid tea
Named for the famed riter its frendliness aurdness
and freedom of bloom uvW make the home tavore
a0herever ero1cs.
The fover is delightful pink, cutbed shape and
snmbfuonsy fragrant The ovoid bud very sloavy
and as ntods, dscloses the ufusion Of yeHo1c through
each petal from the very tip to the base.
The bush is clean disease resistant and very rigorous
Courtes yIackson Hperkn
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of finest quality and flavor-widely
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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
By Frances DRAKE

hday Comes and Find What Your Outlook According Sors
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Fix Easy
Oven Mea ais
Br PRUDENCE PENNY

THE OVEN dinner is always
popular because II eliminates
many last minute motions IN
the preparation Of an eve
-nLar -r.nal- Ihe-eaflAe44a 44aE44 y I -ft,ti-
homemaker who wants her
family 10 have a good tasting,
nutritious meal can still at
tend the weekly bridge or
church social and come home
70 pop the dinner into the
oven right from your refrig-
orator.
Beef and bean loaf is an
extra favored main dish that
FITS well into an oven meal.
Team u with glazed carrots
and baked pears which may
be cooked al the same time
the beef and bean loaf is
baked. This delicious loaf Is
thrifty as we'll as full Of nu-
tritious protein, vItamlnS, min
erals and energy that all 90 10
making strong bodies and good
health
Cereals. ever present on The
pantry shelf. not only add
their share Of nutrition 70 this
satisfying dish bat also add
now flavor and texture 70 an
old iavorlte,
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

For Saturday, Jan. ~, 1915
MARCH ~ TO APRIL 20
ATi s-Not too favorable,
especially if you go haywire and
don't keep any sort Of system or
sound formula. Today can be
productive II You make it so.
Mind temper, heed advice, in
structions. ---
I APRIL 2f TO MAY 20
Tnurits-New ventures, risky
schemes, assuming unnecessary
debts on the beware list this day.
Pay close attention 10 duties,
keep in touch with pressing
events, hold disposition even.
MAY 2f TO JUNE 2f
Gemini-You are usually quick
Of thought and action-vamabIe
aid today as emergencies may
arise. Be prudent in spending;
have sufficient forethought 20
avoid unnecessary errors.
JUNE p TO JULY 2S
Cancer M ark time, make
ready preliminary plans for more
auspicious days latter part Of
this month. Caution, well-made
plans now important to later
success. Don't worry.
JULY 81 TO AUG. %
LeO-Unruly temperament,
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

the ffh Of special series o rs articles bH Idd Je
KAN acquiring "A Super-F0ure IN Short Order FooW
column and iCatch your pounds melt Gpdy
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Genuine Romance
Often Lacks Sparkle
Nv HELEN ROWLAND

criticism from a woman-pro-
vided her criticism is entirely
complimentary. Of course. For
example, he loves to be told
that he's too big-hearted-but
not to be told that he's too big
headed.
ALREADY. THESE wak
marriages are running Up
against the economic problem.
Sometimes it's the mans
money, sometimes it's the
wife's money; sometimes it's
TOO much money-and some-
times it's no money at all.
which start most of the quar-
relS.
II takes a man a little while
70 come out Of his dare when
ne realizes that he has jtlst
been accepted by a girl who
proposed to him.
Most of these playboy. night
club husbands are like em.
broidered guest-towels not
much use in the world except
10 show off to other women.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

" ~ ~ ~
hasty action may interfere with
your progress. BE genial, but at
the same time watch your inter-
ests aud those Of your family,
employer. Sound methods will
win.
AUG. Igs TO SEPT. 20
Vir0o-Idle along until you
get your bearings, then swing
into action. Care, but not over
caution, will handle most of the
difficult things for you today.
Don't strain, but strive after
objective.
SEPT. S4 TO OCT. ss
Librd-The speed with which
you act must be gsuged by the
necessity Of results now. Care
less effort, no matter how
speedy, can wreck your plans.
OCT. aI TO NOV. g2
ScOrpio-Some personal prob
lens that could set you off on
the wrong track unless you use
your innate sensible judgment
and refuse 10 be sidetracked.
Familiar m tiers, substantial
issues favored.
NOV. 2S TO DEC. 20
SGgittdrius - Steer skillfully
To keep from errors. Serve only
the right forces. Profitable work
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

W ONNttph fes Hi''fN N''N ~ bi"f NJ
can he done by you and all who
pay attention to rules, and strive
20 improve.
DEC. 25 TO JAN. 2f
CdpricOrn-Can be a favorable
period for your interests; en-
couraging for new undertakings
of merit, urgent programs. Be
amenable 10 progressive ideas
and methods, advantages TO be
gained.
JAN. 22 TO FEB. 20
Aquarius-Today not too dif-
fcult but it does demand dill
gent attention 10 your work. Dis
cuss the tricky or puzzling angles
with right people; be agreeable
20 orders, instructions.
FEB. 2f TO MARCH 20
Pisee MARITIME interests,
transportation by rail and air
under benefic aspects. Money and
property transactions ask pene-
trsting thought, care.
YOU, BORN TODAY: Deter
mination, shrewd business sense.
honesty, industriousness out
standing. Can go far in profes-
sion or other occupation when
living true TO better qualihca-
tions.
Copyright. is4s. ~ King Features
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
You Problem? Consult
Mary Haworth h S Mail

spend this time with me-her
husband.
On the fourteenth Christmas
I finally persuaded her stay
with me and|prepare a Christi
man dinner-the first since we
were married In the afternoon
she went 10 see her father tthe
surviving parent and other kin
at his home.
About nine months after her
Christmas dinner with me. her
father died at the age Of 7S.
Since then. she charges me with
being responsible for her miss
ing the last Christmas dinner at
has table.
DO YOU think this Is a reason
able charge To hold against me7
ID. G..
Family Ties
DEAR d. c.:
In general, women seem 70
cherish flial attachments 10 A
greater degree than men do. as
witness the tendency in families
of grown sons and daughters for
the girls-whether married or
single 10 take more initiative
than the boys in noting the
needs and administering 10 the
welfare Of ageing parents.
Because of this tendency. IL
was a rustic amenity in past
generations TO felicitate parents
of daughters for their good
fortune in having produced
handmaidenS for their old age
AS IL TO say. It's a proud
thing 10 have sons. 10 be sure:
but once they're grown they're
no longer yours"
Usually they are assimilated
into the clan or social swim of
the woman they marry, pro-
vided the wife has a typical
woman's feeling for family ties
or their equivalent in bosom
friendships. and provided the
man is normally adaptable fell
low,
Forgiveness Needed
Thus II seems to me you were
more in the wrong than your
wife in raising a fuss for IL
years about her wish To spend
Christmas with her parents.
Further, ! get the impression
am l right?-that> you AL
ways refused TO go along, since
you speak Of her spending these
days with her family and not
with you. Now, If this is true.
II you could be so pigheaded in
that heart-melting season, who
could blame e-her for running out
on you 10 happier company?
Not l, believe me. \
But on the other hand. of
course, she is behaving badly
now in hatefully reproaching
you for what can't be helped.
You must be getting on in years
yourselves. and YOU both should
forgive and forget old grudges.
II you hope 10 enjoy the life
span left 10 YOU. VI. n.
Copyright. ie4s. IN. wsshinGtcs rnss.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

Simply super! That's how
you'll look, Junior Miss. in Pat
tern 1897, a stunning suit.
Jacket has flap pockets; skirt,
an inverted pleat II can he
made from a mans SUIT
Pattern 1897 comes in junior
miss sizes II. l3, Is. II Size
13 takes 2h yards 54-!nch fab
ric.
Send 20 cents in coins for
every Anne Adams pattern.
Write plainly nam Q and adj
dress. style number and size.
Send an additional Is cents
for the Anne Adams Book OF
Patterns for spring Free pat
tern for hat and giiet Sc
printed in hook.
Send 35 cents in coins when
ordering both pattern and book.
Send your order 10 the Anne
Adams Pattern Department,
The Detroit Times, Detroit 81,
Mich.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

DEAR MARY HAWORTH:
The following problem is only
a fragment OF the whole, which
has TO do with my wife'S stti-
tude toward family relation
ships, best summed up in her
Vorite phrase. Blood IS
thicker than water
We have been married for 10
years We have no children
For l3 consecutive years my
wife preferred d 10 spend all
Christmas day and practically
every Christmas eve with her
kin AZ her fathers house This
she did despite the fact that l
regularly pleaded II was her
duty as a married woman 10
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

HERE'S a pair OF crocheted
gloves in a class by themselves.
So smart. so perfectly swell
with all your clothes, IneX-
pensive TO do in string
Snappy gloves crocheted in
two pieces are quickly whipped
together. Pattern SSS has di-
recuons small, medium. large
size. stitches.
Send Is cents in coins for
every Laura Wheeler Pattern.
Send your order To the Laura
Wheeler Pattern Department,
The Detroit Times, Detroit 81,
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Beef.Besr Losf

s cups crisp rice Cerc5l
2 cups cooked dried lima or'
navy beans
/ pound ground beef
2 eggs
a cup milk
/ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
2 tablespoons finely chopped
green pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped
onion
Crush cereal into coarse
crumbs. Put beans through
ricer or coarse sieve. Combine
all INGREDIENTS, mix thor
oughly. Pack lightly into
creased loaf pan; bake IN mod
crate oven 1850 degrees } about
! hour. Serve with tomato
sauce or gravy, If desired.
Serves eight.
II beef and bean loaf is
stored in refrigerator ready 10
be cooked. place il into A cold
oven and heat IL gradually
while the oven preheats TO
save time and 10 prevent any
possibility Of breaking the
baking. dish by too sudden
change Of temperature.
Hamburger Crumbls
Ia teaspoons salt
Ia quarts boiling water
2 ounces long spaghetti
. tablespoons fat
a pound hamburger
2 tablespoons chopped green
pepper
2 tablespoons chopped onion
.. teaspoon salt
"A teaspoon paprika
y teaspoon pepper
Ia cups cooked tomatoes
y cup cooked cut string beans
= cup grated American cheese
Add salt 10 actively boiling
water. Gradually add spa
ehetti and continue boiling
until spaghetti is tender. Drain
and rinse. While spaghetti is
boiling. melt fat in skillet
Brown hamburger in fat. Add
green pepper and onion. Cook
, minutes .Nt-
Add salt, paprika, pepper.
tomatoes. green beans and
cheese. Mix well Fold IN
spaghetti Pour into creased
quart casserole Bake lmmcdi-
atelv or store and bake later
In moderate. oven t375 de-
grees) about = 10 30 min
utes. Serve hot.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

NOTHING HURTS a girls
vanity so much as a mans will
ingness 10 forgive her too
quickly for making him jealous
Of another man. It's so unflat-
tering!
No man objects 10 honest
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18

NOTHING GENUINE is
quite so glittering as its imita-
ton; and no girl can expect
man who really loves her 10
be as artistic and effective in
the technique of mis- love-
making as one who merely is
playing a clever game.
Perhaps the wiseSt and hap
piest girl is one who never
bOtherS 10 figure out what a
man means. but Just accepts
what he says-and promptly
forgets il when she closes the
door behind him.
Nowadays, "A girl has no
trouble in making a man bc-
lieve that she's IN love with
him; that Is merely confirm
ing his secret conviction.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
Daily Horoscope

Look IN tks Ssciiop IN Wkiek- Your BirtI
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-18
BEND

position up through the middle then bend
right right Straghten and bend to
touch left elbow left knee Not six times in all Sore
meSa that exercise taking hold faster!
Progress gradually the day will when touch the
right elbow to the lett knee
After you timber up. try a tougher number
Begin with standing stretch feet wide apart Keep
heels Stretch both overhead but concentrate the
uppH through midh and keep the shoulders relaxed
Now add bend stretching up with left but let right
slide down the thigh aiming reach below the knee Come
back position the opposite side Four times
alternating sides will starter later you work to
II
combinations Standing. feet wide
apart pun through middle the waist and then bend
touch fingers OF both hands 10 floor
foot knees straight Repeat TO the other side
Smyrna times., 1946-09-19

from 1t like a frightened mustang. But
when it came, long later, to the Editorial
Committee, we cried with once voice,
This is it!'"
When.funnier books are written, Frank
Sullivan will write them. Here's quote
from his new book, ga Rock in Every
Snowball":
"'Why worry?' the optimists say. say,
why not worry?' Was there ever time
in the history of the world when there
were such magnificent opportunities for
fretting as there are today? Why not take
advantage of thems -.
Don't say: We'll, I won't worry today. Pm
worry tomorrow Tomorrow you may be
Smyrna times., 1946-09-19
TOP PRIORITY
DRIVE NOW ON
Two Weeks Set Aside For
Veterans to Buy Current
Stocks of Surplus Goods
STARTED SEPTEMBER Is

A two-week top priority" drive
to sell current stocks of surplus
goods, set aside for veterans of
World War II, began September
Is, it was announced yesterday by
Frank L. McNamee, Philadelphia
regional director for the War AS
sets Administration. Whenever
practicable, Mr.. .McNamee said, the
sale of set-aside items will be re-
stricted to one to a veteran. AS
an additional step in widening dis
tribution, lot sizes are being reduc-
ed. Veterans will be able to buy
these goods at sales in every Sec
tion of the country as we'll as
through WAA regional offices. Mr.
McNamee cautioned veterans to
remember, however, that set-aside
items are in short supply and will
not meet the needs of the thou
sands of veterans who want them,
In this category are jeeps, auto
mobiles, light trucks, Office furn-
iture and Office equipment, he said.
Smyrna times., 1946-09-19
Demand by Veterans

Because of tremendous demand
by veterans for these short-supply
items, further certification for
them has been stopped in the Phil
adelphia region. This was done to
forestall disappointment among
veterans who might be certified
only to find themselves unable to
buy. WAA's objective is wide and
fair distribution of surplus proper
ty among veterans, Mr.. McNamee
declared. The special sales cam
paign will continue until the set
aside operation is closed out ex-
cept for addition of a few items in
the future to benefit newly dis
charged veterans. Only veterans
of World War II may buy set-aside
items which include automotive
equipment, general purpose ma
chinery, agricultural equipment
and supplies, Office machines, ap-
Smyrna times., 1946-09-19
FIRE LOSSES
HIGH IN US.
757,500 Persons Die Each
Year States National Fire
Protective Association
HELP PREVENT FIRES

According to the Delaware Safe
ty Council, nearly 100000 places in
which people live have fires every
year with an average loss of 5000
per fire. Figures of the National
Fire Protective Association indi-
cate that about 757, 500 persons die
each year and majority of the
victims are women and children.
Careless smokers and careless
handling of matches are response
BILE for more home fires than any
other common cause. Never smoke
in bed in the attic, or in the gar
age. Snuff out cigarettes before
discardnig them. The cardinal
rule of fire prevention is good
housekeeping. Every home should
have at least one dependable fire
extinguisher. Always seek the ad-
vice of your Fire Chief before pur-
chasing one. There are different
types of fires. When re-roofing,
use fire retardant materials. If
your roof is made of wood provide
spark arresters on chimneys.
Many deaths occur annually as a
result of using gasoline for clean
ing purposes. Gasoline has no
place in the home. Heating equip
ment in many households has been
neglected during the war due to
manpower and material shortages,
however every home should have
its heating equipment thoroughly
inspected prior to the fall and win
ter season. The Delaware Safety
Council lists the following six
items that should be carefully
checked: ID Are CRATES in good
condition, not cracked or broken? ?
(2) Is the fire box sound, without
cracks or leaks? 90 Are flues,
smoke pipes and chimneys free of
accumulated SCOT? (4) Are smoke
pipes without weakness from rust?
90 Is smoke pipe tightly cemented
in the chimney with no loose joints
between pipe sections or furnace !?
co. Is the draft system adequate
to carry away fumes or gases?
Smyrna times., 1946-09-19

time-consuming jobs into one fast
field operation. The Forage Clip
per is in reality a hay combine. T"
cutting a standing crop, or picking
up windrows-chopping the hay to
any desired length from IS of an
inch to IL inches (up to 3 inches
in cured hay) and loading by means
of a pivot-mounted elevator and
loading to rack hitched behind
or to a truck driven alongside.
With a corn attachment installed
in place of the standard reel and
cutter bar, the machine handles
row crops with the same speed and
efficiency as it mows and crops al
falfa.
Mr.. FAIRIES points out that the
Forage Clipper not only saves hay
from the obvious destruction caus-
ed by rain, dew and high humidity,
when left in the field to cure, but
protects it against the equally
harmful effects of the suns rays.
According to agricultural research,
hay loses up to 65 per cent of its
earotene tthe substance that be-
comes Vitamin Al after only 30
hours of field exposure to sunlight.
And if it rains, bleaching steals
away nutrients which may be as
much as 81 per cent of the miner
ais, 35 per cent of the carbohy-
drates, and Is per cent of the pro-
tein. To these unseen losses must
be added the mechanical losses of
leaves, varying with the degree of
dryness and methods of handling.
Because the Forage Clipper makes
it possible to harvest and store hay
or ensilage at the peak of it's nutri-
tional value it delivers high quality
feed an important advantage
both to dairy farmers and cattle
men. Other significant advantag-
es cited are the saving of countless
over conventional hay
ing methods; saving of manual eff
fort; and the obvious economy of
several pieces of field
with one simple, effici-
ent machine.