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Hartford chronicle., 1946-08-31
FLOGGING LAID TO KLANSMEN

Gordon, Ga. (LR)-Proclaiming themselves members of the Ku Klux Klan, four masked men in Gordon, Georgia, in the early morning of June 9, seized William Dudley, a Negro member of the recently organized United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers Union (AFL). The terrorists abducted him to a secluded spot, where he was severely beaten with a rubber hose.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-08-31
Collins Wins
 ALP Nomination

New York (NNPA)-Charles A. Collins defeated Harold I. Panken for the ALP nomination for the State Senate in the twenty-frs district, 1,516 to PA votes. MT. Panken is the Democratic desig- nee for the State Senate in that district.
 MT. Collins had appealed to vot- CTS of Harlem to write in his name in the Democratic primary "to break down the 1ily-white New York State Senate" Judge Samuel Dickstein of the State Supreme
Hartford chronicle., 1946-08-31
Two More Vets Lyncled In Texas

New York - Lynch terror con- tinued unabated in several South srn States, flaring August p in Marshall, Texas, where two Ne ITO veterans met death at the Hands of unknown persons" AL though Texas police attempted to
Hartford chronicle., 1946-08-31


 FDR ys Churchill - The Inside Story-by Elliott Roosevelt
 (Look)
 On the eve of the celebration of the official VI day, John Public is very perplexed. He sees nothing heartening in the constant picker ing of UNO delegates, the lack of agreements on what are obviously basic issues, if one is to have faith in the meaning of the charter of the UNO.. Certainly, he isn't in- spired by the equivocation on poll ,cy of dealing with existing dicta- tors whose ties with Naziism and Fascism are well-known, dictators whose internal tactics were con- demned by American State Depart ment White Papers. Somewhere along the way, the train to world order and peace has been derailed by power politics.
 At time when irresponsible per sons are mentioning with impun- ity the possibility of World War III, those of us who served over- seas and remember rather wildly the ghost villages of utter rubble, the rows of white crosses in ceme- teries of American dead, and the long lines of European civilians bodies wracked with the sores of malnutrition, waiting for hours in long lines for the SCRAPS of G1 chowlines, this book, Illuminating >20th century power politics, is a welcome sight. Indubitably, it is destined to take it's places, in the eyes of unbiased, objective, obser- vers with "The American White Paper" Crime For Decision" in telling the inside story of the Big Three Conferences by private con- versations.
 As the author puts it, t'This is written because I doubt we have only drifted away from the unity which won the war. It is because I am sure we are being showed away from it - by men who should know better....It is designed to shed light on the peace"
 In the preface to his book, MT. Roosevelt further asseverates: ".... The most serious evidence that we are losing the peace is the break down of Big Three unity, unity which is the keystone of the peace. Franklin Roosevelt chiseled that keystone and put it in place; a great many men have since been chipping away at this keystone.
 These saboteurs of unity are the men who blink the fact that in world dominated by the Unit ed States, Russia and the United Kingdom all three must work to- gether if peace is to be maintained. Or the men who contend that no self-respecting power can maintain unity with the Russians. Next men toned are definite efforts at Big Three Unity, the role of the vel low press in attempting to create dissension and dissatisfaction, the Fulton, Mo. speech of Churchill who had fought our military lead CTS for two years to delay the cross-Channel invasion of Europe III favor of penetration of noun tain barriers, the abandonment of United States of the role of me dlator between Russia and Great Britain, State Department career men, Congressional reactionaries men who have shrunk our for eign policy down to the size of the atom bomb"
 Part I deals explicitly with the meeting of Roosevelt and Church ill during which the Atlantic Charter was drawn up. It discus
Hartford chronicle., 1946-08-31

Court denied his application to
 overrule the Board of Elections which declared his nomination pc titions in the Democratic primary | invalid.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-08-31
MAGAZINE RACK

Samuel P. Perry, Jr. FDR vs Churchill - The Inside Story-by Elliott Roosevelt (Look)
Evening star., 1946-04-17

A word to male shoppers on their
floral purchasing for this coming
Easter Sunday. Orchids have always
been associated with the money"
set, but since the general public has
come to realize that in spite of it's
comparative high cost especially
around the holidays and fragile ap-
pearance it is one of the hardest of
cut flowers, the orchid has reached
the top in popularity. Here's a tip
for recipients! We always found it
worked wonders. Dampen a small
piece of absorbent cotton and place
it gently in the tongue" of the
orchid. Put the corsage back in the
box between the shredded tissue,
then place the box in the refrigera-
tor. Properly treated an orchid will
be Wearable for many days. Spicy
scented gardenias are a "suref1re"
choice unless your lady fair hap
pens to be allergic to the fragrance.
The snowy white bloom will go with
any costume-be it tailored suit or
f1Cral print. For the subdeb age,
whether she be your best girl, or
your daughter, by all means con-
slider sweetpeas. The various pastel
colorings of this bloom are dainty
and sweet and go well with her un-
sophisticated ensemble Violets are
another faVorite for Easter and the
color OF this flower certainly is ap-
propriate for the day. You might
consider camellias for they are
lovely yet aren't as popular as some
Of the above mentioned flowers so
you won't see so many duplicates of
your gift. If you men have any
bright ideas of your own for an un-
usual corsage Arrangement. Won
Evening star., 1946-04-17
|Shop>Talk'
By Dorothy Bihiman

might suggest 1t to the florist and II
time, help and equipment are avail
able he'll cooperate.
Honest to goodness, since the men
have returned to the fold, all we
hear is bowling. In fact, we've heard
so much about it that we decided
the conclusion was to get interested
ourselves or become bowling
widow" This having happened to us
B. w. (before war; we knew some
where around we'd find a pair OF
bowling shoes. Yep, under the back
seat of the auto. The shoes proved
good enough to wear on the alley,
but mighty soiled to be carrying
back and forth. Rather than invest
in new pair, we secuted around
and found nice "toter" made
especially for this purpose. If you're
interested you'll find this well-made
canvas bag is equipped with Upper
closing and strong handle for con-
venient carrying. 1t also has a card
holder where you may place your
name and address-this in case Joe
Blow mistakes it for his.
A new pot cleaner on the market
is made of Monel, rustproof alloy
containing approximately two-thirds
nickel and one-third copper. They
claim it will not rust or corrode un-
der the influence of soap or other
cleansing agents and is soft and pill
ant so that it will not injure your
hands. This pot cleaner differs from
most in that it is knitted in one pure
roll. This construction prevents un-
raveling as we'll as splintering How
ever. it can be unrolled for cleaning
DllrDOSes
Evening star., 1946-04-17
NeighborlyCo-operuHon
By A ngeio Pafri

Rearing child from birth
through adolescence is a 24-hour
round-the-year job and anybody
who thinks it is an easy one is very
much mistaken. The child who
never gave his parents trouble of
some sort is yet to be born. Most
parents get on well with the chill
dren while they are children and
behave in childish ways. The real
difficulty begins when the children
are half -fedged, the adolescent pc
riod.
At this time the children, both
boys and girls. are bit unbalanced
1t is as though they had one long.
sturdy leg and one short wobbly
one. They waver between child
hood and maturity. Sometimes they
behave with adult discretion and
the next moment relapse in child
ishness, tears and complaints and
even threats.
There is no royal road through
this period. The children suffer
and their parents suffer with them
If during their childhood, the chill
dren have been kept close to their
parents by affectionate understand
ing that ripened with the years,
the struggle is not painful, the suf
fering not so prolonged, nor SO
keen.
But, If the parents have been
occupied with other interests, if
they allowed the children's interests
to take second place, there will be
division tension and discord. The
Evening star., 1946-04-17

The other day asked my mother
how old she is. She said, Honestly,
don't know offhand Let's see-what
do you want to know for?'
No special reason" I replied. It's
just natural for an offspring to Won
der how old its parents are, I
guess"
thought she was teasing me and
little later left the room. When
1 returned mother was at her desk
with pencil and paper. working on
some figures. I asked her what she
was doing and she said she was
counting up her age"
For goodness sake, don't do 1t
even If you aren't very old. I think
it is wonderful to be that uncon-
scious of age"
But she continued, I'm curious
about it myself now"
Actually, mother has always beer
one of the youngest, prettiest women
1 have ever known, and that's not
just because I love her. She has a
skin which puts most younger
women to shame. She also has the
youthful mental attitude of enjoy.
ing life as it comes and a sweet dis
position. She has always been better
able to adapt herself happily tc
changing circumstances than any
one have ever known. She typifies
what I think the attitude toward
years should be.
Evening star., 1946-04-17

parents suddenly discover that
things are not going we'll with the
half-grown children, that they have
scant influence over them, and that
other people have taken their places
in the affection of the children.
1t is in such situations that neigh
borly kindness, neighborly sympathy
Is demanded. When a neighbor's
child takes his place in your fam.
lily. becomes the daily companion Of
your son or daughter, step care
fully. Study the newcomer, try to-
make him happy and at ease, and:
at the same time say nothing and
do nothing that will pull the child
away from his home. The day is
coming when that same Wayward
child will long for the comfort of
his fathers understanding, his
mothers affectionate care. Keep
that fact in mind when the neigh
bor's child seems to adopt you and
Your family. He will. in time, when
this phase of his growth is COM
plete, go back to his own family
and you would not have the an
tagonism of a neighbor darken your
life.
Remember that your child also.
is or will be, adolescent and he
will in his turn go through the
stages Of maturity, he, too. will
struggle TO find place for him.
self in the outside world and adopt
somebody else in your place-for
a time Do to your neighbors' chill
dren as you would have them do
to VOlIrs
Evening star., 1946-04-17
why Grow Old?
BY Josephine Lo,gman

1t is not a matter Of pretending
to be younger than one is. This
course highlights ones age and
keeps it even more painfully in the
foreground of consciousness than
the usual attitude. However, why
do so many women count each year
so carefully and then seem to plan
what they want and what they do
by what the calendar says is right?
I just do not see how life can be
measured in years and remain vital
and exciting! Those who are busy
living and enjoying it are the ones
who seldom think of years at all. OF
course, there is always some one who
says, "at your age"
The funny thing to me is that do
not remember ever having heard
that phrase with a happy connota-
ton. 1t is always brought forth in
connection with something like
creaking joints or not knowing how
to jitterpug.
I have never heard any one say
"At our age, isn't it wonderful? Now
heavier responsibilities are leSsened
I can do this or that which I have
wanted to do for so long" or cat our
age We have more sense, or more fun
or more JOY out of living, or more
love-"
If the phrase, "at our age" begets
such dreary thoughts and attitudes
it seems it had better be left unsaid
Evening star., 1946-04-17
By Peggy Roberts

A real, funny Southern nanny,
cooking and tasting and making
hapjacks on your tea towels, will
add a lot of pep to the kitchen.
Pattern envelope contains hotiron
transfers for seven designs, color
chart, stitch illustrations and 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
request for this book to the address
listed below, inclosing 20 cents in
coins to cover the cost and mail
ing charges.
Send IS cents (coin) for Pattern
No. R2392 to Needle Arts Depart
ment. The Washington Star. P. o.
Box 172, Station D, New York 3,
N. Y. Please include your postal
zone number.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
REQUESTS?

(Fron Mrs. r. M. W., Washington. J
We shall soon be leaving Wash
ington for far away. The RICH has
been one of the most instructive and
enjoyable items for me. Please for
give me if 1 act piggish, out here
are several requests I would like
answered before I leave.
I have two children, 3 and years,
/ plan to take compartment to the
coast. How can sleep the children,
especially the baby, so they won't
roll off the beds on the train. l
could put one beside me, but what
about the other? have a big box of
discarded and broken toys, the latter
could be repaired. Is there a welfare
agency here that can use these toys
and repair the broken ones?
Is there trick to painting ceilings
so that paint won't run down the
arms? Has any one ever had any
luck buying cloth for children's snow
suits by the yard? I've been looking
for ages but have never found it.
Now for one little suggestion, I've
senG IN q couple DeIOTe, SO QOn I
feel like complete parasite. In
making packaged puddings. lf you
use 3 cups of milk instead of 2,
you get less rubbery texture and
more pudding I often use cups
Of canned milk, plus l of water, too.
X X
PIANO PRACTICE.
from Mrs. G. L. W., Washington. J
To Mrs. D. K. S., Silver Spring, you
are indeed fortunate that your 8'2-
year-old boy wants to practice; most
don't, you know. From my own
youthful experience, may offer the
following comments in case they
may fit your boy? He sounds so much
as felt as beginner He probably
doesn't have confidence, and
Evening star., 1946-04-17

they are adult. Nothing is further
from the truth than that when boys
and girls marry they will grow up
together and have the same tastes
and habits and points of view. 1t
is pure luck if they develop along
the same lines Of the two who
seemed on a par in their teens one
may be star in the 20s and the
other a dim wit.
Also. there is a practical side to
consider. Few boys in their teens
have any way of supporting a fam
lily, and no marriage can be happy
in which incapable children are
wrestling with the problem of how
to make living. And many a boy
who had it in him to go far never
rises above mediocrity because he
is sunk by the wife and babies tied
around his neck,
Evening star., 1946-04-17
By Barbara Bell

An important outfit for your
spring-into-summer repertoire "a
clever blouse coupled with a good
looking skirt. This blouse has
saucy sleeves, slimming peplum and
bows for trimming. The skirt is
straight and has excellent lines.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1904
comes in sizes II, IA. 16, 18, 20; 40
and AZ. Size IA blouse, 2 yards OF
IS or SO inch fabric; skirt, Is
yards.
For this pattern, send 20 cents, in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. O.
Box 80, Station G, New York 19
N. Y.
Colorful, exciting, smart the
Spring and Summer pattern book
A free pattern for a hat and bag
ensemble is printed in the book
Price IS cents.
Evening star., 1946-04-17

against himself, but against the
poor, silly little girl who accom-
panies him to the altar.
OF course, miracles happen now
and then, and once in a blue moon
a child marriage escapes going on
the rocks, but statistics show that
young marriages are rarely success
full They end in divorce far oftener
than do the marriages of mature
people. I get thousands of letters
year from the unhappliy married
and practically every one of them
begins: L married too young"
And that is perfectly logical and
inevitable because teen-age boys
and girls are still growing and
changing, mentally and spiritually,
just as much as they are physically,
and they do not know themselves
what they are going to be when
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Dorothy Dix SAYS

Dear Miss Dix: I am II years old
and have just graduated from high
school. I am madly in love with
a girl of my own age and we in
tend to be married at once. I think
that there is nothing better than for
a couple who love each other to be
married and have children while
they are young so that they may
enjoy happy family in the flower
of their youth rather than wait un-
til they are middle-aged.
Don't you agree with me in this?
AN UNDECIDED YOUTH.
Answer certainly do not.
think that there is nothing truer
than the old proverb that "a young
man married is a young man
marred," and that for a boy of IT
to take unto himself a wife is for
him to commit a crime not only
Evening star., 1946-04-17

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 CasweH.
Evening star., 1946-04-17

Step, step, step out in the I0lVer
and Io,Oer heeled shoe. No Longer
a rage or a fad, Io,O-heeIed favor-
ties haze become a standard shoe
fashion. Pictured are some of the
nevesf "fafies. They range in
feathers from rough snedes, pol
ished kids, patents, bnckskins
and crushed goafskin to the very
newest of all, cobra and python
skins. As for colors, you'll find
many of them in scarlet and
green's, and macy and black, not
to mention a bevy of suedes dyed
in shades to match and blend
,cifh your summer dresses.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
From Mrs. J. A. A.,


Mrs. D. K. S., who wishes her
child TO be interested in his piano
study should first make sure that
he has good teacher, and let me
say here, that degree does not al
ways make fine teacher. Listen
to his playing and make sure that
he is being taught the right basic
work such as correct time, scales,
chord inversion, finger exercises,
etc. and that his playing has good
expression. If he has much diff
Guilty have him take extra lessons
for awhile. Then let the child and
his teacher both alone. His teacher
has her method and when she wants
YOU to sit by his side when he goes
to the piano she will ask you to.
When he asks you to tell him note,
do SO, but not until he does ask. He
has little now to play for others.
but he will be glad to show off when
the time comes. Since he wants
to practice, your part is easy. just
listen. Don't criticize his playing
and point out to him his mistakes
or he will soon have little respect
for his teacher and pay no atten-
ton to you and you will have frus-
trated your own desire.
Evening star., 1946-04-17

therefore won't cease to be self
conscious, until he's had a good deal
more than two months study, just
how long would depend on his prog
ress. Better avoid the appearance
of constantly listening, but if you
Just happen to be around" occa-
sionally and compliment him IN a
Well-executed bit, it would encour-
age him. However, the comment
must be well chosen and sincere or
your purpose might be permanently
defeated, for he would lose conf
dence in your opinion. A childs ideal
is perfection, not mediocrity, SO be
careful in timing your praise. Criti-
cism Of his temporary failures
should be avoided, he probably
knows how it should sound and Is
doing his best to achieve that and
criticism would make the temporary
defeat more bitter.
1t might be encouraging to him If
you would explain that he may
struggle with difficult passage or
exercise for weeks, appearing to
make no progress, and then one day
to find that he can execute it with
perfect ease. He won't be convinced
until he has experienced it himself,
but the actual experiencing of what
you told him would happen would
bring it home to him, and also
would inspire confidence in you and
make him more amenable to suggeS-
tions from you. Perhaps it might
help to divide the practice period,
separating two sessions at the piano
with some occupation requiring
physical activity to relax the tense
muscles
AS for his enjoying his music, I
don't think you have to worry. He
enjoys it, or he wouldn't want to
practice. The harder he concen-
trates, the more he loses himself in
his music and therein lies the en-
joyment of it.
(Froml Mrs. w. c., Washington
Perhaps my experience with piano
practice may help Mrs D. K. S.
Keep busy, out of sight. but in hear
ing distance of the practicing. One
must concentrate to practice and
close supervision is diStracting. If
I heard my son getting too frus-
trated over mistakes, I went to the
piano with a little treat, such as a
bit of fruit or a cookie for him, but
never a word about the music unless
it was something cheerful. The
short pause would break the mo-
notony and refresh his mind so that
he was able to correct his mistakes
with no help from me- Don't help
unless asked. OF course the treat
should only be done occasionally
on those specially difficult days. Try
to arrange the practice time SO that
it does not interfere with play time.
To be called from his playmates to
practice is apt to cause a dislike
for the piano. Don't worry about
his playing before an audience
When he learns we'll enough, that
will take care of itself. 1t isn't easy
to keep boy happy at the piano
for enough years to make his music
of any use to him. but I've found
that it was worth all it cost in time
and patience. My son. a scientist,
now finds it's a great relaxation
from work.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
From E. A., Washinotou.

For Miss L. W.. Washington. who
wishes to know about refinishing
furniture, in my house, 1 have two
bureaus, a dining room table, din
ing room chairs and a china cabi-
net (cover-type) which were bought
in the unfinished state I do not
think any one seeing them would
realize it. I have also done over
secondhand bureau which was
originally golden oak. 1t is now
walnut finish. I began with the
dining room table and chairs. They
come properly sanded. Use val
spar type of varnish which con-
tains the stain you wish. Il use
walnut because 1 like it best.) After
the first coat and when it is thor
oughly dry, sandpaper with fine
sandpaper and finally rub down
with steel WOOL Then give it
second coat. Do the same after
that. Finally I used clear varnish
and sandpapered and steel-wooled
again.. Then I waxed. The finish
has lasted well. 1t does not mar
under hot dishes with no more pro-
lection than the tablecloth and even
water spilled on it causes nothing
more than a very temporary light
Evening star., 1946-04-17
UNFINISHED FURNITURE

In answer to a question about un-
finished furniture, I would suggest
the use Of waxy stain, which gives
a finish like that of CONNER
cially done piece with a minimum
of effort and inconvenience. For
the amateur. this product does a
better job than any done by paint,
varnish stain, or stain and elm
mates the necessity of using pum-
ice. This product is carried usually
by only one paint store in city
and can be located by referring to
the classified paint section of the
phone book. 4,
Evening star., 1946-04-17
BREAD SOUP.
(FrOm Mrs. W. F. 3D.,

UNUHtU UFhy WU.
To Mrs. B. A. L., Silver Spring
who requests the recipe for bread
soup. Cut up in small pieces one
or two heels of old but not dry
bread. Put several tablespoons of
butter in saucepan and when hot,
add the bread and toast it until
bread is a golden brown. Be sure
to stir all the while and do not
have the flame too high or it will
burn. Now add 2 cups of hot water
and bring to a boil, add l cup of
rich milk (part cream is best and
bring to a boil again. Add salt to
taste.