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Evening star., 1946-02-22

ceiling price, Mr.. Carr declared:
You cannot build a $1,000 home
in the City of Washington that is
flt to live in. 1t can't be done, and
the sooner people realize it the
better"
A Government subcommittee un-
der the Craftsmanship of John
Ihlder, executive officer of the Ma
tional Capital Housing Authority
reported it proposes to enlist the
interest of the District government
and of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission in IAN
endeavor to find and service a much
greater number of sites than those
required for 900 temporary uniss,
so private builders may go ahead
with more assurance and so that
supplementary public housing may
be provided to the extent necessary. !"
The District government has ap-
piled to the Federal Public Housing
for 900 units of Tempo
rary war housing under the $191,-
100000 Government program to
convert and transfer housing units
to the points of greatest need.
Evening star., 1946-02-22
Legion Official Attacks
Real Estate InfIation;.
Urges Aid 10 Veterans.

Imitation of real estate prices is
reaching the point at which it pro-
yldes great possibilities of a great
national scandal" A. E. Casbrain,
American Legion representative on
the District Committee of Veter-
ans Housing, believes.
Mr.. Casbrain offered that opinion
at the second meeting of the Com
mlssioners' committee yesterday in
offices of A. Julian Brylawski. COM
mittee chairman.
L think this committee must take
steps to see that the veteran pur-
chasing home gets his moneys
worth" Mr.. Casbrain said. Men
coming back from overseas who are
without homes are willing to pay
almost any price,"
Santelmann Concurs.
Concurring, Rudolph w. SanteI-
mann, president of the District
Building and Home League. said
that building and loan appraisers
frequently were more conservative
than those of the Veterans Admin
lstratlon in valuing home for pur-
chase by veteran.
Mr.. Brylawsky, manager in charge
offeal estate for the Warner Broth
ers theaters here, said he con-
sidered the greatest hope for re-
lief OF the housing shortage Law in
possibilities for starting large apart
ment developments.
He explained that before a rental
program could be undertaken bv
District builders, assurances from
the District Rent Control Admin
istration on establishment of rentals
IN advance of construction would
have to be given.
To Consider Differential.
He said he had talked to Robert
F. Cogswell, rent control admin
istrator. and that Mr. Cogswell indi-
Gated he would take into consid-
Grafton the difference between costs
before the war and costs now"
Builders can't go ahead with
loans unless they can give assur-
ances to the credit people regard
ing the amount of return they can
expect" Mr.. Brylawski said.
Supporting the committee chair
man, Edward R. Carr, president of
the Home Builders Association of
Metropolitan Washington, said,
You can't build apartments with
out getting reasonable return" ~
He added he believed Washington
needs "a great deal of apartments. )"
Referring to the program of the
National Housing Administration
for the bulk of forthcoming home
building program under a $4,000
Evening star., 1946-02-22
Normal Trunsit Service
Resumed at Lancaster
BY the Associated Pres,

LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. 22.-Bus
and trolley service to Lancaster
County's 215,000 residents was back
to normal today following end of
a l6-day transit strike.
The 220 striking AFL employees
of the Conestoga Transportation Co.
voted yesterday to accept a 12-cent-
an-hour wage increase. Spokesman
for Local 1241, Amalgamated As
sociation of Street, Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees, had
sought 20 cents.
Evening star., 1946-02-22

crop OF ex-GIs, are probably won-
derin If we aren't knockin' over a
lot Of furniture here on tn stage
of the U. S. theater. But just be
patient. TIL common sense part of
tn play is due to show up any min
ute now. Many happy returns!"
-Wally Boren.
Evening star., 1946-02-22
Three Alarms in Minute

NEWARK, N. J. R.-Newark's 5
firemen spent busy 60 seconds re-
Gently. They answered three alarms
from separate boxes in the one
minute. The fires were not serious.
Evening star., 1946-02-22
WoIIy's Wagon
4ushY Barnes.

4ushy Barnes,
down at the news
stand, thinks we
oug h t to write
George Washing
ton a b ! r t h d a Y
greetin'. He be-
lieves we ought
t o S a y: ID e a r
George - You OIL
boys from Valley
Forge, along with
some of the peu
Evening star., 1946-06-10

known even the best of environ-
ments to change the fundamental
nature Of a child If he was born
with a poor quality of intelligence
he will die with that quality, and
nothing we can do will alter the
fact. That child can be taught
good manners and simple facts and
useful work that makes no demand
on high intelligence but which keeps
him happy. Nothing destroys a
child's happiness so completely as to
try to force him to live beyond his
intellectual means. 1t cannot be
done.
These few hints are given in re-
Sponse to many questions about the
chances of good environment to cor
rect defects of mentality, establish
good health in adopted children
whose history is dubious In those
respects. No one can speak with
deflniteness on the matter, ex-
cept in the cases of mental defici-
ency. Actual mental deficiency is in
durable. For the rest, the chances
are best for the children of good
family background. But no promise
can be made concerning the future
of child They come in sealed
packages and remain sealed until
life's frictions, good training and
education open them up.
Before adopting a child confer
with the accredited Adoption Gen.
ters. The people there understand
and will help the searcher for an
adopted child.
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Superstiti0ns in Cookery

read, recently, a very Interesting
article that dealt with the effect su-
perstition has had-and still does,
for that matter-on the cooking
rules of today in many parts of this
country. 1t would appear that the
word of-mouth culinary lore handed
down from mother to daughter for
generations has a definite place in
the scheme of things even in these
enlightened times.
Just for fun. I did little delving
OF my own into my collection of
old cookbooks. some of which date
back several centuries. And there,
usually in the section of "sug-
gestions" for the cook or lady of the
house, found number of things
that are the height of absurdity to-
day-but yet seem to remain as Gus
toms in parts of the United States.
1t has been said that the possession
OF such old cookbooks by Individual
housewives, who follow them rather
than learn new methods, is largely
responsible for the tenacity with
which the ld-fashioned beliefs have
hung on
Perhaps there are some supersti-
tions about food in your part of the
world-not that you believe them.
any longer, but perhaps you remem-
Evening star., 1946-06-10

And what about the awfulness of
eating sea food and ice cream at
the same meal? That's been proved
a fallacy-provided, of course, that
both foods are in prime condition
Another book declares that tame
rabbits are not fit to eat. How about
all those full backyard hutches that
so many of us raised during the
war for just that purpose? They
worked out okay!
OF course, the whole field of herbs
has an enormous group of supersti-
tlonS of its own, but other foods
also were standard medicinal rem
edies in many old households. A
spoonful of dry bran was recon-
mended after each meal as a sure
cure for dyspepsia and oatmeal
cruel and rice water were standard
panaceas for all sorts of ills.
And remember the old one about
stewing silver spoon with mess
Of mushrooms-if it turned black
there was at least one poisonous
mushroom IN the pot? Well, don t
put your faith in that. Either know
your mushrooms, buy the cultivated
ones from a market or use the
canned variety!
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Heredity; Environment
Rv Anpelo Pafri

The Importance Of heredity in
the development Of our children
cannot be overlooked. Parents and
ancestors do pass on some of their
characteristics. The traits bestowed
by many lines of progenitors, are Sc
cret until life's frictions develop
them.
Doctor Holmes once said that If
one desired to have a fine child one
must select the best possible grand
parents. That could be. It also
could be questionable. Most of us
can recall knowing the descendant
OF fine grandparents who was less
than admirable; and, too, we can
recall readily the descendant of
people not especially gifted or wise
who was eminently successful, hav-
ing a fine character and intelligence
Such variations are what make the
human family the delight and de-
spair OF the specialists in psychology
Whatever the vagaries of nature,
however, the selection of a child's
parents is an important matter. A
child Of healthy, intelligent, success
full parents has a fine chance to be
healthy and successful in his turn
The odds would be against the child
OF parents who lacked good health
and were of low intelligence.
Now environment enters. In my
experience, good environment al
ways helps children. A comfortable
home, good food, good training help
the child to grow in good ways, but
l have to say that 1 never have
Evening star., 1946-06-10

nurSemald and he'll be at it still
when he's in a Wheelchair.
We used to have terrible sessions
about it when we were first married
Always l got the same answer
You're different. Sure 1 enjoy the
others but I put you on a pedestal,
way above them. You'll never un-
derstand because you don't need any
one but me-" 1t was a pretty speech.
and rather dramatic. I always
thought it was original, now it ap-
pears it's the same line other f1irta-
tious men hand their wives.
A pedestal may be an honored
position but it can get dreadfully
lonely. Who wants to be a figure
sculped in marble atop a monu-
ment? Not I. Besides. the pedestal
is too darned flgurative. What it
really means is that I sit in the
corner at party while Freddy tears
around being the life of same.
He seems to think I should be
satisfied to know he worships the
ground I walk on, or some such
stuff. I'm not the type to appreciate
it. I'll trade my place on the
pedestal for a foot on the dance
floor any day.
I don't want to put binders on
him when we 60 out together but
as my escort he might act as if he
belonged to me, not to every woman
in the room but me. His attitude
seems to be that I'm big girl and
1 can fend for myself. I'd be lot
more agreeable at parties if he'd
beau me around and let the other
women do the Tending.
Evening star., 1946-06-10

crushed thoroughly and mixed with
6 tablespoons OF lemon Juice and .
cup of sugar Cor other sweetening)
and a cup of sparkling water, will
make simple and delicious punch
to serve is. Here is q punch, using
sparkling water, to make so punch
cup servings.
SPARKLING WEDDING PUNCH.
2 cups hot strong tea.
u cup lime juice.
2 cups light corn sirup.
3 cups unsweetened grape juice.
l small bunch fresh mint.
l cup orange. juice.
Few grains salt.
4 quarts sparkling water.
Orange and lemon slices stuck
with springs of fresh mint.
Combine tea, mint, lime juice.
orange Juice, corn sirup and salt.
Let stand until cool: strain and chill.
Add grape juice. Pour over ice in
punch bowl. Just before serving add
sparkling water. Garnish with
orange and lime slices stuck with
sprigs of fresh mint.
Evening star., 1946-06-10
WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lofpman

II you will look calorie up in your
word guide you will find some
thing like this: "A calorie is a unit
of heat. The quantity of heat
necessary to raise the temperature
OF a kilogram of water l degree
centigrade. Unit of energy sup
piled by food One ounce of sugar
will produce about a hundred such
calories. Quantity of food capable
OF producing such an amount of
energy"
That sounds a little involved
bu. we do know one thing! Too
many calories certainly put the
fat on us and ruin our dreams of
slim loveliness and greatest attrac-
tiveness and vitality. Only during
the past few years have women
been aware of the Importance of
calorle counting and even now few
of them have comprehensive
knowledge of which foods supply
the greatest number of these small
heat units.
Actually calorie is a heat unit
rather than a food unit. but it has
been found that the food we eat
supplies the body with energy and
heat in varying amounts for use in
carrying on life's activities. There
fore, we have food units equivalent
to heat units. When we consume
more food than we require for ac-
tivity and heat the remainder is
sadly stored as fat.
Foods vary greatly in their calorie
content. For instance, l ounce of
fat gives you about 265 calories,
which is more than twice the num-
Der in other foods, namely pro-
teins and carbohydrates. This is
why fats are cut low in the reduc-
ing diet Many women overlook
this fact and use too many fats
while conscientiously leaving off the
much-maligned baked potato or the
luxury of sugar in coffee. which
they could afford if they were
calorie wise.
If you wish to have my calorie
chart, send stamped sef-ad-
dressed envelope with your request
for leaflet No. So to Josephine Low
man, In care of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Bv the Chef

ber hearing of them when you were
child. If so. drop me a line in care
Of The Evening Star; tell me about
them. II you give your permission,
I'll use them in an article, for they
should be of interest to others who
wish to compare notes.
For instance. what folklore dc
you know about cooking vegetables?
Ore of my books solemnly in
structs that tomatoes must be
cooked a long. long time to remove
the poison. They should be set
on the stove at least four hours
before dinner to stew properly" It
was considered essential to soak
cucumbers in cold water before
serving Ito take the fever out"
Also, cabbage causes sickness un-
less fever is soaked out in salty
water" One lady writer says that
onions must be cut and soaked in
water to prevent indigestion.
Then there's one about radishes
which a lot Of my gourmet friends
swear by today-eat some of the
center leaves from the top of the
radish if you don't want indiges-
ton. My book firmly says the leaves
contain a digestant, made to order
for radiSh eaters!
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Wedding Punch

Every month is right for romance
and weddings, but traditionally June
Is the month most often associated
with the bride. Verdant foliage,
roses, perfect days and blue skies,
all belonging to June, make it the
ideal month for weddings, particu-
larly for a colorful and lovely gar
den wedding.
At a home reception, because of
its ease of preparation and serving,
buffet luncheon or supper is popu-
lar. A white cloth should be used
for the table, an organdy or lace one
preferably. For charming floral dec
orations, combine flowers of pastel
shade with white flowers and ferns
or smilax. The central interest on
the table should be the wedding
cake, but remember to place it where
the bride and groom may cut it con-
veniently when that exciting mo-
ment arrives.
The easiest beverage to serve is a
punch. And any punch is improved
by the addition of sparkling water
or club soda, which gives 1t sparkle
and favor. A pint OF strawberries,
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Beauty From Mexico
BY Elem Sakes

Are you looking for something new
in the way of an interesting note
that will inject color into your room
scheme and also add interest?
Look no further. For our neigh
bors south of the border have
come to your assistance with their
pottery, silver, and textiles. The pot
terry from Mexico way will delight
the most discriminating. One of the
oldest of the human crafts, pottery
making is practiced just about
everywhere in Mexico. Pottery
notes scattered throughout your
rooms in either glazed or unglazed
earthenware - decorated or plain
are a cool letup from the costly,
fragile flgurines that are used in the
room decoration in the winter.
Lacquer work, silver, handblown
glass, tin, linen, exquisitely carved
woodwork, serapes "a woven blanket
with a slit center that can be worn
over the head during the day and
at night used as a cover are all
items to think about for adding
color and a festive air to your rooms
for the summer.
The picture shows only few of
the many items that are available
locally. The water jug which is of
lovely rose color with gayly painted
flowers is love Jug" One opening
is for him" and the other for
her The candelabra is of the
famous Mexican tin which can be
polished after washing it with soap
and water. Peon book ends are an
other novel idea for your book
shelves. The large plate is one of
the famed "fingernail'' type lacquer
work done by women in Mexico who
chip out the designs with their nails.
Evening star., 1946-06-10

pearls are pretty nice themselves
but their chief purpose is to set off
the expensive stone and make II
look grander. brighter. more allur-
ing. I wish Foxy could learn some
thing from that.
Sometimes If I merely say How
do you do" to a girl We pass on
the street, she'll hiss in my ear
Who is that?" When I tell her
it's Madeleine (or Maryann or
Martha) she says. Il don't mean
her name; I mean Who is she?'
Foxy isn't satisfied until l explain
all about her, including how often
l happen to meet her.
On the other hand, If Foxy
thinks I've been impolite to a
lady, she dresses me down with
Don't be rude. I want other
women to think I'm married to a
nice man, not a boor."
There you have it. She's an
noyed If I am nice to the girls
and annoyed If I'm not. The only
solution she ever offered seemed
pretty silly. why can't you.
she asked, BE nice to other women
but not too nice?"
MY darling wife" I answered
who is to say how long I should
hold a lady's hand in greeting?
How often I may take the same
girl to lunch? Is it nice or too
nice to have cocktails with a pretty
stenographer? Where does courte-
Gus attention stop and Irritation
begin?' And Foxy replied:
You're old enough to use your
own judgment"
Which is exactly what I do-and
still she doesn't like it.
Evening star., 1946-06-10
BLUE CARBON spOrs9

from Mrs. j. H. McV.. WASHINGTON.
would appreciate it very much if
some OF you readers could tell me
how to remove blue carbon spots
from red wool sleeves in a black
dress have. These spots did not
come out in dry cleaning and l am
stumped.
DAINTY TEA SANDWICHES.
fFrom Mrs. j. c.. Siluer Spring.
This Is in answer to the two re-
quests I've seen for directions for
making dainty tea sandwiches. 1
suggest that this information be
filed for use after the present food
emergency is over.
Bread should be at least a day old
The long Pullman loaves are best.
unsliced of course. The bread is
slice1 as thin as one can. the day
old bread and very thin, sharp
knife can produce almost paper
thin slices of bread. Almost any
sandwich filling that does not con-
tain Jumps can be used. If raisins
or nuts are used they should first
be put through a food chopper
After spreading. crusts should be
trimmed off and bread cut in tri-
angles OF strips. wrapped in damp
cloths and put in the iceboX until
time to put on the trays for serving.
Suggested Filings are anchovy
paste. butter creamed with lemon
juice with chopped water cress
added, cream cheese with mayon-
naise, chopped stuffed olives and
crumbled crisp bacon, grated cheese,
mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce.
few drops of taoasco. and for the
daring a few drops of onion juice
tsecured by squeezing sliced onion in
potato rlcer, avocado very, very
ripe and soft mashed to a soft
paste and favored with lime juice,
salt and pepper and chilli sauce. cot
tage cheese, mashed with mayon-
naise with chopped chives and graf
ed carrot and grated green pepper;
honey and peanut butter. honey and
lemon juice and ground nuts and
raisins, cream cheese and jelly, cot
tage cheese and olives, deviled ham,
mayonnaise and finely ground
pickle, chicken salad put through
food chopper, dates, dried figs and
citron, all ground with cream!
cheese.
Proportions of individual ingredi-
ents depends on consistency de-
sired or taste Almost all cheese
filings may have Worcestershire
sauce, tabasco chilli sauce and the
like added to suit the individuals
taste. The cream and cottage
Evening star., 1946-06-10

enameled in brilliant hues, and
ovenware that will go straight to the
table with no apologies necessary.
They say that our Mexican neigh
bors know the secret of leisurely liv-
ing with their festas and siestas. We
don't deny that. Well also add that
they have quite few interior dec
Grating tips up their sleeves that
aren't amiss even in this section Of
the country. And for that We'll en-
phatically say "Muchas Gracias,
Amigosl"
Evening star., 1946-06-10

As charming as fair weather is
this fgure-paring two-piece frock
Note the new, jaunty fare on the
brief peplum and scalloped closing
Lovely in crisp white or pastel eyelet
fabric.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1926 is
designed for sizes II. IA, 16. 18 and
20, Size IA requires 3as yards of 39-
inch material.
For this pattern, send Is cents, in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. o.
Box SO, Station G, New York 10,
N. Y.
Evening star., 1946-06-10

The weird looking stick is a 'Moli-
nillo"-a chocolate beater which is
carved in very unique fashion.
Blankets woven in muted pastels, or
in bright bold shades, lovely table
cloths, woven table mats, fabrics for
draperies. are other Mexican notes
for your summer comfort and pleas
ure.
Little knick-knacks that will give
your rooms originality and fiesta"
look are wall sconces made of tin
patio bells. bowls filled with gourds
Evening star., 1946-06-10

nlrtS with Otner
women. He says
he loves me best
but likes variety.
and that I can
not u n d erstand
because l am a
one-man woman.
Have you ever
run into any
thing like this?"
Oh boy, have
I! Freddy is so
6 / r l-conscious I
bet he practiced
flirting on his
Evening star., 1946-06-10

the pedestal isn't
the whole show;
there are lesser
attractions. too.
Are wives too
dumb to under
stand that, or do
they just prefer
to hide their
h e a ds In the
sand?
My gosh, why
do they set a
bunch Of pearls
around a beauti-
full emerald? The
Evening star., 1946-06-10
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