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Evening star., 1946-03-11

some close friends who didn't know
Just how to sit In them to prevent
weak legs from giving way and
capsizing the chairs.
It Is almost impossible to lock
up the house. At least three Of the
doors are on their last hinges, and
IL any really confidential papers
are kept In the house, 1t would be
a good idea to prop chairs under
the door handles at night. Il have
just been told that should not have
mentioned the condition OF the
'doors--that I might as we'll hang
out a sign reading Burglars In
vited.")
The delegates who share the guest
bathroom. should remember to iiggle
the handle on one Of the fixtures,
or the water never will stop running.
One OF the sofas in the living
room definitely has fieas. It is
Cindy's fayorite sleeping place, and
there Is nothing we can. do about It.
Evening star., 1946-03-11

to set Z good-sized banquet table,
though very little Of II matches.
There Is everything from q Havi-
land china platter to 4 lustrous set
of glasses which originally were
jars that cheese spreads came in.
Come to think of 1t, though, there
isn't q banquet table. Two OF the
leaves got lost somewhere, so the
UNO will have to bring Its own
leaves.
So much for the advantages of
our house. Now for a few OF the
disadvantages.
To light the oven OF the gas range,
some delegate will have to get down
on his stomach and put a match
way back into the bottom of the
oven. because the pilot light Is
broken. Sometimes 1t blows up, and
sometimes 1t won't light at ALL.
Death Traps.
The two most comfortable chairs
In the living room are practically
death traps. We have almost lost
Evening star., 1946-03-11

No more than two delegates must
bathe within the same hour, or the
last guy won't have enough hot
water.
All in all, we think the UNO will
like 1t. Anyway, It's all we have to
offer.
distributed By McNausht syndicate. rnc.)
The grapefruit was brought to
Florida by the Spaniards In the 18th
century.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
BY THE HAsKrN SERVICE.


Q. What is the composition Of
tears?-J. T. s.
A. In healthy person, tears
consist Of water with traces OF salt,
principally sodium chloride.
@. How many times does whip
poorwill sing its refrain?-M. D. p.
A. It is not unusual for the bird
to repeat its melancholy refrain
from $50 to 200 times. The natural
list John Burroughs claimed to have
counted 1.05s such repetitions. The
song Is continuous from dusk until
about $3.50 pm. and from about
2 am. until dawn.
@. What is the inscription over
the entrance to the RCA Building in
New York?-L. v. M.
A. The inscription reads: evils
dom and knowledge shall be the
stability Of thy Times"
Q. Which was the greatest port
In the world before the war?--
B. D. Y.
A. New York was rated as the
greatest port by the Bureau OIL
Foreign and Domestic Commerce, /
based on 1895 data, the last year
for which comparison could bel
made. Other major ports In order
we're: London, Kobe, Yokohama,
Rotterdam, Baltimore. Colombo,
Osaka. Antwerp and Hamburg.
Q. Are lighthouses generally H.
by electricity?-L. L.
A. Electricity is used in most Of
the larger lighthouses. Electric in
candescent lamps placed inside the
larger sizes Of lenses produce beams
Of as much as 5000, 900 candlepower
where required.
@. How many times has the office
of Vice President been vacant?-
F. B. L.
A. Due to the fact that no pro-
vision was made in the Constitu-
ton for filling vacancy in the
Vice Presidency, the Office has been
vacant Is times. The first was due
to the death of Vice President Clin-
ton in the first administration Of
President Madison: the last when
President Roosevelt died and Tru-
man succeeded.
@. How many enlisted men rose
to officer ranks in the Army duringI
World War II?-D. r. D. L
A. The War Department says that
531 900 were commissioned after
serving as enlisted men in the war.
Q. Where are the permanent
records Of naval officers kept? Are
hey lost when ship is sunk?-
R. P. d.
A. The permanent record of a
nan serving in the Navy is kept at
he Bureau Of Personnel, Navy De-
,artment, Washington, D. c. These
'ecords are not released to the man
" to the ship or station. The
Bureau Of Personnel thus has q
record OF all personnel
Who have ever served In the naval
forces. Duplicate records are MAIN
aimed by the ship or station.
@. Are automobile accidents more
frequent in summer or in winter?
%. G. D.
A. National Highway Users Con-
,idents in winter increase from "a
20 So per cent over the summer sea-
;on.
@. What is the average tempera-
,ure of Honolulu, Hawaii?-G. L. G.
A. The normal mean temperature
s 74.9 degrees and the average
.elatiye humidity is f,8.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
The Great Game Politics
Observer Sees Threat Of Hannegan
RESIGNATION Causing No CONSERVATION

party or Administration circles. II
ne were to 60 SO far as to say that
he intends to resign also as Post
master General, there would be no
panic. Conceivably, a man could be
had to fill both posts who would
not faI too far short Of the Han
negan standards-and record.
Evening star., 1946-03-11

have decided 10
offer our home
as the capitol of
the world peace
organization.
ALI we ask In
return is the
right to keep our
bomb shelter in
the corner of the
backyard. an d
the right to use
1t when UNO
sessions are in
rog IS. We
don't want to be
caught without
Evening star., 1946-03-11

COnllIllbtee, WIS
about to resign
the latter post
were belatedly
denied by Mr..
Hannegan.
There W ere
tw o interesting
: h l n 6 s about
these reports.
One was that
ey al W a y s
were put out by
friends SO close
to Mr.. Hannegan
as to make many
S uspec t that
49,
Evening star., 1946-03-11
By Frank K. Kent

The oft-repeated and widely pub
hcized reports that Postmaster Gen.
eral Hannegan, who Is also chair
man of the Democratic National
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Mclenore
Offers uNo Delegates
One Way Of Life
By Henry McLemors

DAYToNA BEACH. Fla. - Now
that Greenwich has voted against.
becoming the permanent site Of the
United Nations Organization, we
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protection when Henry MeLemors.
good fellowship over such subjects
as disposal OF the atomic bomb
secret, the Iranian question, and the
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Answers to
Questions

reader can get the answer 10 any
question q fact BY writing The Evening
NE. Warrington Q, b. c. Please In
close cents Tor return postaSe.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
BY Betsy Cas,OeH,
Women's News Editor.


cabbage being offered, too. Peas
and snap beans are a bit on the
light side, but can be found in most
markets. Plenty of potatoes of all
sorts, and a nice variety of green's,
including spinach.
Lovely pink rhubarb, and wonder
ful Strawberries adorn the fruit
stalls. The Strawberries, which come
from Florida, are of super quality
at this time, and worth the some
what luxurious price. A few Coco
nuts still remain, and although
bananas are scarce, there are fine
pineapples to be had, and all the
citrus fruits, including Temple
oranges. Some fair grapes from
California are coming in, with
d'AnJou pears, and nice avocados.
Here and There: "The shane
of things to come" may be seen at
new, self-service frozen food store
that has just opened in Washing
tons busy shopping section. A spe-
clally trained home economist is on
hand to give you information and
recipes for preparing frozen foods.
There will be all kinds of meats.
vegetables, fruits and poultry, and
a wide selection of precooked frozen
items, such as chicken a la king,
turkey and noodles, chow mein, fried
deviled crab, Southern fried bone
less chicken, and so on. This store
will undoubtedly be Mecca to the
many women who have little time
or space for elaborate meal prepara-
ton, and reduces the chore of mar
keting to minimum. Popcorn
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Strawberry
Trifles

Strawberry trif1es are a luscious
new version of old-fashioned Short
cake. They are really cup cakes a
la shortcake and festively so.
A velvety textured two-egg cake
is the beginning of this delightful
dessert. Slices of plump, scarlet
berries tucked under fluffy mounds
of thick whipped cream form the
filling and topping of this straw
berry symphony.
Special events always call for ex-
citing desserts. If you want your
friends and guests to remember
your party as an occasion, arrange
a huge platter of these little cakes
for wedding shower or wedding an
niversary buffet suppers.
STRAWBERRY TRIFLES.
y cup shortening.
4 cup sugar.
q cup corn syrup (white).
l teaspoon vanilla extract.
eggs.
2 cups sifted flour.
| 3 teaspoons baking powder.
l teaspoon salt.
Il cup milk.
Cream shortening and sugar to.
gether. Add corn syrup gradually
and beat well. Blend in vanilla ex-
tract. Add eggs. one at a time
beating until light and fluffy. Sifr
flour, baking powder and salt to.
gether. Add -four and milk alter.
nately to creamed mixture, beating
well after each addition. Fill 3-inct
muffin pans y full. Bake in mod.
crate oven (375 degrees F. abou
Is minutes. Cut off tops of cur
cakes and spread with whipped
cream and halves of Strawberries
Replace tops of cup cakes, garnist
with more strawberry halves, anc
top with whipped cream and one
whole strawberry.
Yield: About IA 3-inch cup cakes
Evening star., 1946-01-17

1t isn't hard to make meals on a
tray attractive if you remember that
everything must have eye appeal as
well as appetite appeal. Linen should
be spotleSS, dishes should be your
prettiest. And small portions, re-
peated on demand, are sure to be
more appetizing than a piled up
serving.
Be sure to. serve chilled foods
really cold and hot foods piping. You
will find that if you serve your con-
valescent a potful Of steaming de-
Caffeinated coffee, she can relax taut
nerves while drinking it and not
worry over pillow tossing later on.
Remember, if you make decaffei-
mated coffee in a percolator, it needs
to "perk" from Is to 20 minutes, or
longer than the ordinary variety, to
bring out its rich coffee flavor
Variety pleaSes the convalescent ap-
petite, SO sometimes try serving cafe
au lait, with hot milk.
If you serve salads often, vary the
dressing, too. The addition of a
sprinkling of chopped mint to a
fruit salar dressing or of chopped
parsley to French dressing for vege-
tables adds interest.
If a scarcity of sugar poses a
sweetening problem for fruit des-
serts, remember that honey Is deli.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
r TREATING .OvERSHOEs.
Poetic Dressing Recipe

The other dined with prdes
himself his salads This he outdd himself
simple
only that Poetic This little
puntl bright soul started reting the rhymed
y the Rev. Sidney Smith,
Victoria the throne
Here's the poemor tack the kitchen
reSng assembly line:
"Tvo large potatoes passed through kitchen sieve,
Unsvonfed soffness to the salad give
OF mordanf mustard, add a single spoon,
Disfrnst the condiment that bites so soon;
But deem it not, thou of herbs fault
To add double quantity of salt.
Three times the spoon ,vith oil of Lucca crovn
And once avifh vinegar procured from fouOn.
True favor needs it, and your poet bess
The pounded yelloc of fiCo ,Oel-boHed eggs.
Let onion atoms lurk ,Oithin the boul,
And scarce suspected, animate the ,choe.
And lastly on the favored com pound toss
A magic teaspoon of anchovy sauce.
And though green turtle fall though venisons foush
And ham and turkeys not boiled enough
SereneIy full, the ebicure may say,
Fate cannot harm haze dined fodav'"
The G..
Evening star., 1946-01-17

before proceeding onward to the
Hudson and the Connecticut Rivers,
where 1t is claimed shad really are
at their best. GA point, may I add,
hotly disputed by dwellers Of Balti-
more and Washington, D. CD
Already some of the fancier fish
markets in town are receiving ship
ments OF shad from the South. The
grow larger as the season advances.
The meat of the fish is its usual
delicate, rich self, however, and we
can enjoy a shad dinner with or
without roes to enhance its pleasure.
These early young fish are de-
licious broiled or grilled. II you can
get the fish man to bone the shad
after splitting it for you, so much
the better. Otherwise, remove as
many of the bones as you can with
tweezers. Sprinkle the fish with salt
and pepper and brush it with oil
or butter-I prefer oil, even when
there's plenty of butter about. Broil
1t flesh side up first. Then turn it
and broil the skin side. It Is done
when the edges and ends are crisp
and golden. Dress the fish with the
pan juices and a little lemon juice
and take it to the table as hot as
possible. Tartare sauce is good with
it, If you must gid the lily.
II you 90 get shad with fairly
sizable roes, they are delicious
prepared separately, thus: Parboil
the roes in salted water to cover
with a tablespoon of mild vinegar
to each quart of water. Then plunge
them into cold water and drain. Be
careful not to break the membrane
Put the roes into a pan that has
a little butter or oil in it and cook
them for about five minutes, bast-
ing all the while. If you like, add a
little dry white wine to the basting
mixture. Sprinkle the roes with a
few tablespoons of minced onions,
little chopped parsley, some chives
and the juice of lemon. Now run
them all into the oven and bake
for about 10 minutes. Serve with
| the juices as a sauce.
Shad roes are wonderful with
oysters-parboil them as above, re-
peat the cold plunge and the drain
ing. Then fry the roes in oil or but
ter for about Is minutes, turn
ing so that they brown on both sides.
Set them in the middle OF a platter
and surround them with a ring Of
oysters that have been poached in
their own liquor until plump.
Evening star., 1946-01-17

addicts will be glad to hear that the
1945 popcorn crop made an all-time
record of 436 million pounds. q.
Foods plentiful in February, experts
predict, will be eggs, heavy tom tur-
keys and other poultry, cabbage.
canned citrus juices and oatmeal.
. Another war baby was the
canning of biscuits. Servicemen
overseas complained that the bis
cults from home did NOT taste like
those mother used to make. This
led South Carolina extension spe-
cialists to investigate the making
and canning of baking powder bis
cults by home methods. Canning
was done in tin rather than in jars
for safe shipment. Even the
cleanest seeming glass may not be
really clean, some experts point
out, and because of a thin film of
soapy water ''bubbly" beverages
when poured into one tend to go
fiat almost at once Bartenders long
ago learned the secret of serving
really fizzy drinks by having glasses
polished to diamond-like cleanh-
ness. o.. The steel strike is caus-
ing some fear that there will be
reduced canning of citrus fruits this
year. Because of a large and
late crop, some tangerines may be
with us we'll into the spring.
Pepper continues very scarce, as
there are no indications as yet on
when the Netherlands East Indies
will start shipping the condiment
to this country. Stocks on hand are
low, and are being carefully re-
stricted to make them last as long
as possible. . Importers are hoping
for some shipments Of cocoa from
Brazil and Africa, but so far little
has materialized.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
ADVERTISEMENT.
This Homemade Cough
Syrup Beats Them All

druggist, and put it into pint bottle.
Then fill the pint with your syrup.
Thus you make a pint-a family sup
ply-of really excellent cough medi-
cine. 1t gives you about four times as
much for your money. Tastes fine
Children love it-and it never spoils.
The way this simple mixture takes
right hold of cough, is truly surpris-
ing. 1t loosens the phlegm, soothes
the irritation. eases soreness and diff
ficult breathing, and let's you get
restful sleep. You'll swear by it.
Pnex is special compound OF
proven ingredients, in concentrated
form, known for its quick effect on
throat and bronchial irritations. Just
try it, and if not pleased in every
way, your money will be refunded.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
HANDCRAFT CLASSES
BABY BOOKS.

(From L. M. B., Siluer Spring, Md
Here are suggestions for Mrs.L. L.,
In answer to her query on handcraft
classes. Try looking under Hobby"
in the telephone directory and call
ing these dealers of handicraft sup
plies, who would know the existence
and whereabouts of handcraft in
stitute in Washington, if there still
is one (there used to be, which ran
classes all day long,.
If you are adopting your child
through reputable child-placing
agency, the agency worker will be
we'll informed and glad to recon-
mend to you variety of books on
infant care. However, here are some
you will find informative, helpful,
and interesting reading. They are
obtainable at a weu-stocked public
library, where you will find yourself
croSs-referenced to many more.
1.-The Nursery Years." Susan Isaacs:
Babies Are Human Beings" Aldrich
and Aldrich; THE Rights of In
fants," Margaret A. Ribble, M. D.;
I'm Quest of Foster Parents" Doro-
thy Hutchinson, especially the chap
Icl OIl dOOpGlOIl.
NEEDLEWORK GUILD.
(From Mrs. C. w. M, Silver Spring,
Nd
Can some one give me the address
Of the Heirloom Needlework Guild,
Inc, which makes quilt patterns?
X X j: x
CLOTHES FOR NEEDY.
(Fronl M. r. P, Arlington.)
In regard to the clothing collection
during the month of January, shoes
sent should be tied securely together
that time and labor may be saved
looking for matching shoes.
x X X y
REGARDING SCORCHING
WOOL.
From Mrs. H. F. S., Silver Spring,
Md.)
Please tell L. L. D. to use another
piece of wool laid over material to
be ironed and then a damp cloth on
that-and she will not only cease
scorching her wool but will also not
wind up with the shiny surface SC
frequently encountered in a pressed
woolen garment.
4 X X X X
MORE ON SCHEDULES.
(Front Mrs. F. S. L., Siluer Spring
Md.)
Discussion of schedules has in
terested me particularly because a
''blow-by-b blow, every half-hour af-
fair" hasn't worked for me, nor does
a "let-nature- take e-its-course" work
either. I have settled on weekly
plan to cover all big jobs that should
be done-washing, ironing, cleaning
etc, and then a daily plan quickly
jotted down over the coffee, trying
to get in one big task as we'll as
regular work and one thing I really
want to do, each day.
When time, like money, fritters
away with nothing to show, I ask
myself-"Am I putting first things
first?" Am I making my head save
my heels?" Trite, but good checks
I've found.
j A good news broadcast or musica
! program on the radio helps me ts
wash dishes, make beds, pick up
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Report to the Housewife

: Gather We beefSteaks while We
smay-supplies will soon be feeting, if
the meat packers strike keeps up for
sany. length Of time. Stocks of meat
fhere in the District and nearby
gareas are only sufficient for a few
days distribution unless replace
sments come in. Many small meat
markets that obtain their supplies
from the strike-effected packing
houses are talking of closing up shop
sentirely, as soon as their ice boxes
tare emptied of items now on hand.
Some quick frozen meats will be
available for time, but as demand
for them increases, stocks will, ma
sturally, dwindle quickly.
{ Fortunately, there are plenty of
chickens of all kinds, large turkeys
:and eggs. Fish, too, will return to
its wartime role. of meat substitute,
and it is, therefore, good news that
the fish markets seem to be well
stocked these days. Especially good
are salmon, trout, rockflsh, roe and
buck Shad, sea bass and Spanish
mackerel There are Smelts, too,
and the usual line up Of porgieS,
croakers, butterf1sh and so on. Crab
meat, oysters, clans and some lob
Sters are also available.
Butter and cheese are still in
deplorable state and many grocery
items are also on the scarce" list
probably due to the between-pack
Heason, plus labor and transporta-
ton difficulties, topped off with
shortages of materials due to strikes.
I wonder when the poor down.
trodden housewife is going to get up
in her wrath and throw her weight
against all these stoppages? Re-
member, as the Ladies Home Jour-
nal sayS-'Never underestimate the
power of a Woman!"
Brightest and best of the market
pictures is that of produce. With
the exception of onions and corn,
almost every other vegetable is on
hand. There is plenty of lettuce,
romaine, escarole and chicory for
the salad bowl, along with spring
onions, radishes and cucumberS.
Good tomatoes are to be found,
mushrooms are big and white;
artichokes are approaching the end
of their season but there are still
some good enes about. Cauliflower,
broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage
and celery cabbage are recommend
ed, as are carrots, beets, turnips
and rutabagas. There is some red
Evening star., 1946-01-17
COMMENTS, CONTINUED


From Mrs. T. H. S., Falls Church,
Neither my husband nor I had
ever been associated closely with
youngsters until ours made her ap-
pearance, so we have treated her as
we always have our adult compan-
ions, as human being with a per-
sonalty and responsibility in her
world. At 10 months she expects to
receive and give consideration. One
of the first words she learned was
mine" because various objects in
her reach were for her but others
belonged to daddy or mother and
she must not bother them. When
she began to navigate beyond her
own playroom put some small IA
vored objects on each table, shelf
and bookcase that belonged exclu-
Sively to her and in a remarkably
short time she learned to keep
hands off everything else. In our
home now one would find an olive
bottle with colored soapy water in
it sitting beside daddys pipe rack
and clothes pin beside china fig
urine on the coffee table. Her books
are on the bottom shelf of the open
bookcase where some valuable VOL
umeS are kept just as though there
were no baby in the house. The only
time have to remove small objects
is when visitors come, often with
children much older than ours And
it is such pleasure to know friends
don't have to scurry frantically
when they see you coming up the
walk, lest the fragile treasures in
their homes will join the trash that
day.
1t is our experienced opinion that
regular habits of eating and Sleep
ing create much less disturbance in
household than irregularity. A
child gets sleepy at a certain time
in the evening if he is accustomed to
retiring then. We don't grab our
youngster from her play and plunk
her into bed, but suggest few min
utes before that it is time to start
putting things away for the evening
and take bath (Which is a giddy
time at our house with the parents
getting just about as wet watching
as though they were in the tub, too
then kissed and tucked in and
off to sleep. No teasing to hear
another story, ETC., for that period
comes always just after dinner.
Until our baby's Christmas this year
we had never bought her a toy except
small books. The things she played
with developed wonderful manual
skill and coordination and are avail
able in every home: A tin can with
The cut edge pounded smooth, a
rock that would fit in and was too
large to swallow, some clothes pins
milk bottle, a wooden mixing bowl
and spoon, tin pieplate, a length
of rope, some bright ribbons and
scraps of cotton cloth, a pair OF
her outgrown shoes with the laces
a sofa pillow with washable cover
and an endless stream of empty
cereal cartons and the small weekly
home magazines from a local grocery
chain. These last amused her ano
provided material for the natura
urge to tear paper. She probably
ate the better part of one of them