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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
TREM0RS
OF EARTH OCCUR
Seismologists Differ As To
Probable Location Of Re-
peated Shocks
BY The Associated Press

Earth tremors, recorded on seis-
mographs from London to Homo
lulu Friday, were described var
iously as of terrific intensity and
as only a light shock"
Just as much at variance was
the estimated location, ranging
from Kamchatka, north Of Japan,
to the West Indies.
No report from the scene of an
earthquake had been received.
The California Institute of Tech
nologv seismograph in Pasadena
recorded. a quake at 2:31 pm.
(EST}. DR.. Charles Richter said it
Wassa "great quake" estimated at
between 2 IL and 8 degrees in in
tensity. The largest ever recorded,
he said, was measured at 8 degrees.
He estimated the distance as. 1000
and the probable location as north
Of Japan.
In London. j. j. Shaw, govern
ment seismologist, said the disturb.
ance was so great that 1.-THE seis-
mograph was quite unable to record
the largest waves"
Light Shock
He said he thought it was mot
very far from the Hawaiian: Is
lands. but at Honolulu the u. S.
Coast and Geodetic survey report
ed only a light shock was recorded
on its seismograph and estimated
the tremor was .4,000 miles distant
"%probably in the vicinity of the
Galapagos. islands off Northwestern
South America. DR.. Perry Byer1y
Of the University of California at
Berkeley, said after a recheck OF
his data that the quake probably
was in the vicinity of the Marshall
or Marianas islands, some $500
miles distant, .
AT Fordham university in New
York, Rev. ]. j. Lynch said "trem-
ors as severe as they come" were
recorded from 2:33:37 to 237:5e
o'clock with minor shocks still be-
ing recorded at $50 pm. He esti-
mated the center. of the disturb
ance '.in the general vicinity of the
Dutch East Indies.
New Orleans Version
At New Orleans the Rev. Karl
Maring Of Loyola university saio
the seismograph recorded a quake
that was at least as severe as the
one which shook Santo Domingo
several month ago. He estimated il
was 200 miles from New Orleans
Gin a Westerly direction"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
MEET

The Wilmington and New
Hanover county Laundry and
Cleaners association, recently
organized by p. Franklin Bell,
Chamber of Commerce secre-
tary, will hold its first meeting
since organization Jan. =, at 8
o'clock in the Woodrow Wilson
hut.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
HoNORED

Ar honor group Of Wake For
est college has named Bynum
Shaw and Robert Waters, Of
Wilmington, as members of the
colleges chapter of Omicren
Delta Cappa, national honorary
leadership fraternity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
CITY BRIEFS
BIBLE CLASS MEETING

The weekly meeting of the
Mems Bible Glass Of St. An
drews = Covenant Presbyterian
church, Fifteenth and Market
streets, will be held Sunday
morning at 9;45 o'clock. DR..
j. e. Evans Is the teacher. All
men OF the community are
cordially invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
RUSH EXPECTED

Wilmington merchants were
expecting an unprecedented
shopping rush today, as Christ
mas stocks were reported fast
disappearing fir store
shelves. Members Of the Retail
Merchants association will OBJ
serve Saturday hours Monday
and Tuesday, and will be clos
ed Dec. rs, it was reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Pilots association this morn
ing, after being delayed en-
route.
EXPECTED HOME

Pfc. Jackie O. Goodwin is ex-
pected to arrive in Wilmington
this weekend from Keesler
field, Miss. to spend the Christ
mas holidays with his parents,
MI. and Mrs. r. L. Goodwin, of
~, Lake Forest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
ELECTRICAL MEET

Members of the Electrical
Appliance association in Will
mington were scheduled to
meet in the Chamber of Com
merce offices the second week
in January, p. Franklin Bell,
assistant secretary, reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
VESSEL MOVED

The Patrol Craft 776, attached
to the local naval reserve unit
for training purposes, has been
moved from the custom house
wharf to temporary docking
space in the North Carolina
Shipbuilding company yard, it
was announced by 1t. Com
mander John H. Wilson last
night. The craft is expected to
remain at its present spot un-
til after the holidays, Wilson
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
w

Nearly. 1900 packages have
been wrapped for mailing at
the Chamber Of Commerce
Christmas wrapping service,
sponsored by. the Retail Mer-
chants association, H.. e..
Rogers, service manager, said
yesterday. Rogers added he ex-
pected today TO be the busiest
day yet realized by the work
ers there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
SHIP ARRIVES

The U. S. Liberty ship, Ed
ward w. Moore. arrived yester-
day for storage in the Whining
ton Reserve fleet lay-up basin,
making the 18th vessel stored
here this month. The vessel
was lowed past the Cape Fear
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21

The U. S. flag has 10 stripes.
The Great Seal of the United
States presents 10 national en-
blems. In the right talon of the
American eagle is an olive branch
with 10 leaves. in his left talon
are 10 arrows.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
D..
c. TIENKEN

Friedrich c. T1enken, SO, of 81
Central Blvd. Sunset Park, died al
his residence Friday afternoon at
3 o'clock after a short illness.
, He was the son of the late Fred
rick c. and Carrie O-tmann TEN
ken. 3,
Surviving are his wife, the former
Miss Elizabeth Marie Hewlett;
one brother, Ernest Tienken; one
sister, Mrs. w. c. Riggs, Jr., and
one aunt, Miss Elise Ortmann.
Funeral services will be announc-
ed later by the Ward Funeral SER
vice. J. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
MRS. S. M. CARR

AAAAS0s Ne N4s 0AAAVAS "M
BURGAW, Dec. 20. = Funeral
services for Mrs. S. M. Carr, age
80, who died at her home near
here Friday will be held Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
Hopewel1 Presbyterian church. The
Rev. T. l.. Clark will officiate. In
termen+ will be in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are four sons TIC. Of
Andrews, S. c.; S. A.. and ". L.,
Of Burgaw and A. G., Of Watha.
One daughter, Mrs. M. C. Torian,
Of New Bern and two sisters,
Miss Evelyn Lewis and M. H.
Heffelfinger, both of Los Angeles.
also survive.
Services are in charge Of Har-
rell's Funeral Home.
MRS. MARGARET E. ALBERT
Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
garet E. Albert, SO, of Carolina
Beach,, who died Thursday, will be
held today from the Yopp Fu-
neral home at 2 o'clock. Interment
will be in the Salem cemetery.
Winston-Salem. The Rev. Thomas
P. Noe will officiate.
She is survived by one daughter
Mrs. James H. Myott of Carolina
Beach and one granddaughter. Mrs.
Harriss Lambe Of Raleigh. Three
sisters and one brother, all Of
South America, also survive.
CHARLES D.. WILSON
Funeral services tor Charles D.
Wilson, SO. formerly Of Whining
ton, who died at Columbia, S. c.
Thursday morning after a long
illness will be held Friday Afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock from the graveside
at Oakdale cemetery. The Rev
William Grove, Jr., officiated.
He is survived by three nieces:
Mrs. Newton Fisher, Mrs. z. K
Bell and Mrs. Ralph w. Several
all of Wilmington and one nephew
j. E. Wilson, Jr. Of Charlotte.
He was the son of the late VII
liam A. and Sarah Sherwood Will
son Of Wilmington.
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Think Before Replying
By A ngelo Patri

When a child Is refused permits
sion to do something he wants to
do, he will not accept the first no as
final but will begin teasing, nagging,
pleading for the yes that will give
him freedom and clear conscience
to go his way. To avoid that par
ents say, When say no I mean no
and all the begging in the world
won't make me change it. Now
that's settled. Once for all, it is no. !"
That, if it is rigidly observed does
save parents a deal of Irritation, but
there is one consideration to be held
well in mind in this situation. Make
sure that no, or yes. is the right an
swer before giving it. If that is not
done it sometimes happens that the
parent in authority may find him.
self In an embarrassing position. He
might like to change his decision In
the face of the new knowledge, but
he Is not certain about doing so. If
he changed his mind would his au-
thority, his wisdom, be threatened?
When we make mistake the bet
ter part Of wisdom Is to acknowledge
it and backtrack speedily. Children
respect honesty and good sense in
their parents and though they may
discover that father and mother can
make mistakes just like other folk,
they esteem them the more for their
having the grace to acknowledge It,
But a little foresight will often
avoid embarrassing moments. When
a child asks for something he wants,
when he asks permission to do some
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Jane CLARK

here We go! Clasp your hands be-
hind your head--now bend, sister,
bend! Bend-'way down - harder,
try to make those elbows touch the
right knee. DON'T bend the other
leg to do this-that's not cricket!
Try this 10 times with each leg. If
you're stiff the next morning, just
say to yourself "ah, ha-that's the
very thing!"-and stick with it.
Now here's one that starts out at
a crawl-that's the starting position,
anyway. Down on hands and knees.
grasp the left ankle with your left
hand. Raise that left knee up to
your chin. Lower your head and
chest until they meet the knee. Now,
swing! Pull that leg and knee back
and upward toward the sky! Hang
onto that ankle! Swing up and up
with your head and chest. Hold it
for minute-relaX. Repeat this
swing stuff five times with each leg.
This is really a wonder of an all
around exercise. 1t does marvels for
the hips, strengthens the shoulder
muscles and chases away the shad-
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thing he very much wants to do,
stall for. time. If you are occupied
tell him to wait until you are free to
hear what he has to say. 1t is
mistake to answer under such con-
ditions. Let neither irritation nor
preoccupation permit you to answer
speedily. Wait. You must have
background for the request, and full
information, lest you step into
trouble.
Take time to listen, to ask ques-
lions, and if necessary, take more
time to consider, then you won't be
shocked to learn you gave child
permission to do something you
never would have allowed him to do
and being forced either to withdraw
the permission or to abide by it
against your good sense.
This is more important in rela-
ton to the adolescent children than
to the little ones because the little
ones lives are open. to the world
while those OF the adolescents are
complex and obscure even to those
close to them.
Say, Tell me about It," Listen.
Then If you are not satisfied that
you have sufficient ground for de-
cision, say, Give me time to think
this over. I'll talk to father, or
mother, about it and we1l see." Then
once the decision is made it stands
and no amount of teasing will help
it. Children reared in this idea
won't waste time in teasing They
present their case certain of just and
loving consideration.
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Dorothy Dix Says

should have his tonsils out, or if
Sally should encourage that Jones
boy or show him the door.
OF course, to the man who has
worn his own vocal cords to a fragile
by arguing, explaining, cajoling and
lambasting customers and clients all
day, it seems very silly and unrea-
sonable for his wife to begrudge him
the peace and rest he can find in
reading. But she has her side Of
the controversy as well as he has.
Ordinarily she has been shut up all
day in the house, with no more slim
ulating conversation than the baby's
dada, and she is bottled up with
things she wants to talk about.
She is hungry for companionship.
She wants to swap gossip with her
husband. She wants to know whom
he has seen, what he has done, what
he had for lunch, how the business
went, what funny stories he has
heard, If any. And she Is simply
dying to talk about any news she
has picked up over the telephone,
and how prices have gone up at the
market, and that Johnny has lost
his front tooth; but she can't do this
If her husband is so immersed in his
magazine that he only grunts by
way Of comment. and she knows he
hasn't heard a word she was saying.
So it is no wonder that the women
who are married to men with a
reading complex feel that they have
just grievance against their hus-
bands. Their idea of pleasant eve
ming at home isn't spending it with
a stuffed shirt with book, out of
whom they can get no response, no
matter how hard they work to get
| it going They feel it is just as
much their husbands duty to pro-
vide them with little of their So
ciety as 1t is to provide them with
bread and butter.
Stevenson rated being good Cos
| sip as one of the most desirable
qualities in a wife. That goes
double for husbands.
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You would never guess, unless you
area woman yourself, what Is the
fault that wives complain of in their
husbands more than almost any
other thing. 1t is the reading habit.
Apparently they rate it along with
drunkenness, Skirt-chasing and fail
ure to provide. Perhaps they give it
a few more red points than either,
because they can understand a
mans taste for liquor, or his getting
a kick out of thinking he is a wolf,
or his being allergic to work; but
they can't comprehend why he
wants to read when he might be
Cabling.
You might think that a taste for
reading is a vice that leans to vir-
tues side and that a woman who Is
married to bookworm has her con-
solutions. She, at least, knows where
he is when he spends his evenings
planted by the reading light in the
living room. Assuredly she must
realize that it is better for him to
take his romance vicariously in a
novel than to stage love affairs OF
his own, and that the heroine of the
ldOCCt pCob DCklCl ID q SdlCl
panion than some little cutie in the
Office in which he works. Also, that
| it saves friction for friend husband
to expend his criticisms on the
things he reads in the newspapers
rather than on the way she keeps
house.
So it would seem that a man who
was welded to the bookshelf ano
the evening paper would be the
answer to a maiden,s prayer for an
ideal husband, but such is not the
case, unless the wife is also addicted
| to printers ink The average wife
Graves conversation. Preferably she
would rather furnish it herself But
not even woman can get any kick
tout of monologuing along to a mar
who has to be dragged out of a his.
tory Of the Middle Ages, or a who
dunit murder story when he is asked
for an opinion on whether Johnny
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Push>Ups, Figure>Up

Pushups-and NO groans, please!
To be perfectly frank about it, we
hate 'em. too! What woman doesn't?
They take time, energy, and a con-
scientiousness that's NOT easy to
come by. But pushups, like dieting
and lot of other beauty measures
that pay off, take naturalization
Once you've firm conviction that
as far as your figure is concerned,
it's either do or die, keep it or lose
it, you're already on the verge of
winning the battle of the bulges.
Once you're determined-you'll set
aside a few minutes for pushups
every day-and stick with them!
Don't get the idea that because
we're sympathiZing with you, and
ourselves, on this business, that the
results of pushups are anything less
than worth 1t all-and then some!
They are. If you do pushups, with
a purpose, you can lose weight;
you'll be giving those muscles a
stretch or two that's the very exer-
else they've been needing! After
all. good figure is well knit fig
ure, slim and lithe-how else can
this be accomplished except by keep
ing those muscles elastic and timber!
AS if this weren't enough, don't over
look the dividends of exercise, by
way of redistributing your weight.
Pushups can do away with the
bumps and humps-you1l have a
even, smooth line to the looks of
you!
All right, one, two, three-here we
60 on some all-around good exer-
cises that'll get you into the right
frame Of figger for under those new
spring clothes! You haven't been
thinking that all this talk of fuller
styles was going to get you of
easy this spring had you? Oh, my
dear gal, the fuller the lines of
clothes, the simmer you MUST be,
else an ellover large scale results!
Are you HIPPED ON HIPS? Are
they big problem? Beware-that
spreading hip line can be the ruina-
ton of the smartest gown! If such
Is your worry then just say to your
self, Now is the time for all good
women to rally to the routine
and get set with a couple of these
exercises.
Here's one that calls for a prop
one chair. stand. erect, facing the
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Why Grow Old?
By Josephine Loyman

Sometimes we forget that the
skin and our scalp is part Of our
whole living organism and can be
only as healthy, and therefore, as
lovely as our entire body is healthy.
Our scalp is not separate part but
must depend on our diet for its
vitality and the bloom of our tresses.
Diet then certainly plays an i'm
portant part In lovely locks. We re-
quire q certain amount OF protein
foods for body repair. Carbohy-
drateS and fats supply us with en-
ergy Certain minerals are essen
tial for the well being of our glands,
organs, bones, teeth and blood. The
most important sources of these are
calcium, iron, copper, PHOSPHORUS
potassium and magnesium. Milk,
eggs, fruits and vegetables, meat and
whole grain products give them
to us.
Vitamins also play an important
part in hair beauty because they do
so in body health. Vitamin A is
especially correlated with the epider-
mis-, of which our scalp is part.
Goose pimply skin is often result
of too little of this vitamin. Some
physicians have gone so far as to
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express the belief that lack of Vita
min A in the pregnant woman leads
to an unhealthy condition of the
scalp of her child. Extreme dryness
of skin has long been connected with
this same deficiency So, If your hair
Is to be beautiful, you would do well
to look to your diet and especially to
your yitamin A intake.
Best sources of vitarnin A are the
green and yellow vegetables, espe-
cially the green leafy ones. The
deeper the color the higher the
vitamin content. Eggs. butter, cleo
with added vitamins, and cod liver
oil are the richest sources. II YOU
plan your diet carefully and well
you will probably receive the 5000
units of essential viNmin A. If yod
wish to have an aptimum amount,
build up the items mentioned or take
it in capsule form under the direc-
ton of your doctor.
If you wish to have my leafiet
which lists vitamin sources ask for
leaflet No. 38, "Vitamins in Your
Diet" Send a stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope with your request
for it to Josephine Lowman in care
OF this newspaper.
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Emily Posts
Etiquette

A quaint exception to present.
day custom is described as follows
"A set of old teaspoons have come
into my possession lately from a
New Orleans branch of my family
They certainly were not given to
rashness or fads, but these spoons
are marked with a single initial
lying down sideways. This has
caused discussion and am wonder
ing if there is any authority fol-
this marking, sectional or other
wise"
At the end of the 18th century
in New England as we'll as in the
South, silver often was marked with
initials "a single one usually Sc
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BISCUIT TRICKS

from Mrs. E. z. H., Arlinqton.)
For those who use enriched and
all-purpose flour, for general use,
cakes, pastry, bread and biscuits, I
would like to add my bit toward the
biscuit problem. The all-purpose
flour, if sifted with baking powder,
3 teaspoons to 2 cups, and. salt, at
least four times, give it a light tex
ture which adds to the quality of
biscuit and cake. Also for a tender
biscuit, l rounded tablespoon of
shortening to cups of flour is suffi-
Gent with 70 cup of milk. My FAM
lily like tall biscuit, which, if ten
der, is good cold or can be warmed
in covered pan in oven. For those
who like a crusty biscuit, round
ing tablespoons Of shortening to q
cups OF flour is good proportion.
Dough should be rolled thin, so there
will be less inside crumbs. When the
diners are divided, I make a pan of
each type. Butter tops with soft but
ter scantily, let stand 20 to 80 min
utes and bake at $50 degrees as
minutes). Shortening should be
rubbed in sifted flour, until granny
and coarse.
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oLlfEH hOlMES.
do the duty which lies nearest thee.
1 des second duty will already haye become
STARCH HINT.
From Mrs. E. c. H., Brentwood,
Md
Mrs. j. B. A. to have collars and
cuffs board stiff" try making starch
with less boiling water; starch the
collars and cuffs, then dry. When
preparing for ironing, instead of
dampening, dip the collars and cuffs
in cold-water starch, roll UP tight
for Y hour or so, then iron. Years
ago when all garments were finished
stiff, I would starch my girls dresses,
then sprinkle with thin cold water
starch. They ironed beautifully and
almost stood alone.
Sp**
COCONUT CAKE.
From Mrs. NJ. T. ~, Washington. J
I am contributing this cake recipe
If you care to have it for the RICH.
CocOnut Meringue Cake: Five ia
blespoons butter, 20 cup sugar, 3
egg yolks, cup sifted flour, IA tea
spoons baking powder, "a teaspoon
salt, "a cup milk, u teaspoon lemon
extract, u teaspoon vanilla extract.
Cream butter, add sugar gradual
ly and cream until fluffy, beat egg
yolks until thick and lemon colored.
Stir into creamed mixture. Sift
flour, baking powder and salt to-
gether and stir into the creamed
mixture alternately with the milk
Stir in lemon extract and vanilla.
Pour into creased and Toured 8-inch
square baking pan.
Topping: Three egg whites, / cup
confectioners' sugar, / cup shredded
coconut moist. Beat egg whites until
stiff enough to hold a point. Grad
ually beat in confectioners' sugar
beating we'll between each addition
Continue beating until mixture IL
very stiff and glossy. Fold in mois,
coconut Carefully spread on top Of
cake batter. Bake about 40 min.
utes in a moderate oven $3.50 de.
QreeS)
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WASTING AWAY THE WAIST
is just one of those things we're all
going to have to make an effort
about--either to keep it tiny, If
you're lucky one, or to get it tiny.
The prediction is that we're in for
many long seasons of the teeny-
wasted fashions. Without waist
that's small enough to speak of,
what's the hope?
Well, take heart-here's hope If
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Two-piecers are tops in the fash
ion parade this season-youn like
this clever, uncluttered version
with striking bow trim. It's a 60
everywhere style, perfect for bust
ness, shopping, club meetings, the
theater.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1443 is
for sizes u, IA, 16, 10 and 20. Size
IA, short sleeves, requires 35s yards
of IS or 80 inch fabric.
For this pattern, send 20 cents, in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Bar
bara Bell, The Washington Star, P
o. Box 80, Station G, New York 10
N. Y,
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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 CasaOeH.
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ows Of a second chin, case you see
another one lurking!
Okay. good! Now, roll over fiat
on your front-face down, arms
bent, elbows go at the waist and
hands at the shoulder line. Now
raise your right leg up and back as
far as possible. Now stretch,
HARD! Bring your right leg back
to the floor and try same with the
other leg. Do this eight times with
each leg. This is not only the very
stretch for the hips, but it is Won
derful for the thighs. When you
become an expert, with ease, with
this-try doing it fast and in sue
cession, without touching your feet
to the floor,