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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
8LANcHARD'S STATION

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Kratz had as
their guests Friday evening MIR. and
Mrs. Warren Newton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Newton, of near Bridgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Mcdowell and
family attended on Saturday after
noon the Military burial services of
his brother-in-law, William Black.
who was just returned from over
seas. The services took place in
Bridgeville Cemetery. Mrs. Arthur
Marvel and Miss Irene Adams at
tended the same service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Shockley spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thurman Adams.
Louis Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Isaacs and son, Everett, Mrs. Hell
en- Harrison and son, Ralph, at
tended at 4 o'clock Sunday after
noon in the Greenwood Methodist
Church the Jones-J Joseph wedding
Immediately following the cere-
mony a reception was held in the
Greenwood Community Hall for the
bridal party, relatives and friends
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Edgell called
on Mrs. Eta Todd, Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams
and family attended the funeral ol
Mrs. Adams aunt, Miss Lille Ad
ans at her late home near Wooden.
hawk, at 2 o'clock, Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. Helen Harmon attended thu
same funeral Tuesday.
All members with their families
of this community attended the tur
key dinner and Christmas part.
held in the Community Hall Tues
day evening for the Home Demon
stration Club.
Do your Christmas Shopping Il
Milford and Save Money. Milfor,
Chamber of Commerce. MAC
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs. David Steele spent
few days shopping in Philadel-
phia while Dave, Jr., visited his
great-grandmother in Selbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lynch, G..
F. McCabe, Mrs. Martha Conway
and Miss Matte H. Belts were din
ner guests of Rev. and Mrs. Chas.
F. Louhoff, Jr., at Nassau on Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Lena Gray is improving and
is now staying with Mrs. Rella Ev-
ans for few weeks.
Mrs. Stratton Burbage motored
to Georgetown on Friday on a bus
mess trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hick-
man motored to Philadelphia on
Saturday and visited their daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Richards, returning on
Sunday evening. Their grandson,
Gerald, underwent an appendicitis
operation on Saturday.
At the w. S. G. S. meeting on
Tuesday evening, December 2, in
Bethel Methodist Church, the cleo
tion of officers took place as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Amos F.
McCabe; vice president, Mrs. Fran
els Derrickson; promotional secre-
tary, Mrs. Harley Burbage; record
ing secretary, Mrs.t Elsie Evans
/ treasurer, Mrs. Charles e. John
son; spiritual life, Mrs. Thomas G
Jones; missionary education anc
service, Mrs. ]. Horace Derrickson
social relations and local church
Mrs. Clarence B. Holt; student
work, Mrs. Elliott Evans; you'll
work, Mrs. Chester Richards; chill
dren's work, Mrs. ]. r. Hill; sup
lply work, Mrs. M. j. Parsons; lit
i erature and publication, Mrs. Geo
Robinson; membership, Mrs. Yer
non C. Cobb; sunshine, Mrs. Thos
G. Walston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Lynch mo
tored to Philadelphia and are Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Lynch
besides Mr.. and Mrs. Paul in Ney
Jersey.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12

Mrs. Ollie Richards visited her
children, Mr.. and Mrs. David Hud-
son at Millville on Sunday.
The Lions Club held a success
full supper at the Lord Baltimore
High School on Friday night. Five
hundred persons were served.
The Christian Endeavor will have
their Christmas party on Tuesday
night, December 80, in the Chris
tian Church Chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Frey with
their mother, Mrs. Jennie Powell,
gave a turkey dinner to their fam
lily of 26 members on Thursday,
December A. 1t was the birthday of
Gerald Frey on this occasion and
a reunion of the Powell family at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
/ Frey
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Evans at
tended the funeral services of their
/ great-aunt, Mrs. Sallie Steele at
j Lewes. She had attained the age
of 80 years.
Do your Christmas Shopping in
Milford and Save Money. Milford
Chamber of Commerce. n14-6t
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
SUSSEX DAIRYMEN
NEARING QUOTA FOR
BREEDING UNI

Sussex County dairymen interes-
ted in the organization of Unit oi
of the Delaware Artificial Breeders
Cooperative, Inc, are nearing the
goal of 1000 cows signed up which
is the quota that must be reached
before operations can begin.
According to report issued by
Clyde Belts, of Milton, Temporary
Secretary of the Committee, total
of S62 cows are already signed and
an additional so cows are pledged
with final arrangements for them
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12


to be completed by the end of this
week
Efforts are being made by the
committee to reach the goal of l.
900 cows signed UP by the 18th of
December. Dairymen who have nos
yet been contacted but are interest
ed in Herd Improvement through
use of Superior Sires are urged to
contact Mr.. Clyde Belts, or the
County Agricultural Agents once.
Georgetown, Immediately.
Preliminary plans have been COM
pleted in preparation for immediats
service after the formal organize
tion of the Sussex County Unit OF
the Delaware Artificial Breeders
Cooperative, Inc
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
washington Monument Top

Washington monument Is crowned
by . small bright pyramid Of pure
aluminium. So inches at its base.
SO inches high and weighing 100
ounces. It was placed there in 1884
and at that time was the largest
piece of aluminium that ever ha6
heen cast in the world
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
They Love Termitea

The aardvark. the only anteater
with teeth, likes nothing better than
to trip into termite nest and lap
up the pests with his sticky tongue.
It viii average about ave feet in
length. The aardvark has pig-like
snout. tubular mouth and the usual
termite-catching tongue - sticky
one
Evening star., 1947-10-20

milk to make beating easier. When
milk is at the scalding point ttut
not boiling) stir in cornstarch and
egg yolk smoothly" If not quite
thick enough to suit, a little more
dissolved cornstarch may be added.
Last, add a generous spoonful OF
vanilla and pour into a baked pie
she'll. Cover with meringue made Of
whites of eggs. Brown meringue IN
hot oven until light brown.
To make g. coconut cream pie we
add coconut over the top OF me-
ringue before browning. Careful
that coconut does not scorch).
Now, Pennsylvania Dutch, DO !
hear any contradiction?
X \ X X
BLOCK PRINTING?
From Mrs. E. V. X, Falls Church,
To Mrs. L. F. NJ, Arlington. Just
when was beginning to think there
was no such thing as block-prlnteo
drapes, I read your letter. I de-
signed and cut a 12-inch square
half-drop linoleum block with Q
night blooming cereus motif. I want
to block print two pairs OF drapes
but am at a loss as to how to &c
about it. Where can you buy enough
textile paint to use? Have you trieo
the new dry tempera, Alpha color:
What kind of material would be
best?
Evening star., 1947-10-20

No one knows just when the plant
began to be used in foods. AS far
as can be traced, it was known and
used as an ingredient-in the green
fruit stage-by the Moors in North
west Africa. About the 14th CEN
tury it had made its way around
the Mediterranean to the Balkans
and thence to the peninsula OF
Iberia (PortugaD. 1t was found
also in Spain and gradually was
distributed by Spanish and Portu-
guese sailors around the world in
the course of their commercial and
exploratory voyages. At the time
America was discovered it popped
up here, too.
1t is believed that it was not until
two centuries later that the green
fruit was allowed to ripen, turn dark
red and be crushed to powder for
use as seasoning. There was an
economic reason for this - the
powder was to take the place OF the
ss-expensive pepper. The search
for short cuts to the pepper supply
led to many discoveries OF new
lands. In the Balkans paprika
came to replace black pepper en-
tirely.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
By Violet Faulkner

AS winter sets in school lunches
assume paramount importance in
millions of American homes. Many
children will carry lunch packed
at home while many others will buy
It at school, 1t isn't difficult for
mother to know whether or not her
child is getting enough of the right
foods If she packs his lunch herself.
She can't be quite so sure that her
sehild's nutrition is good when she
doesn't know what he eats at school.
In many cases food from home
needs to supplement what the
school furnishes.
A basic lunch pattern should sup
ply the food nutrients needed for
the optimal growth and efficiency of
the child of school age. A complete
lunch, whether prepared at home or
at school, served hot or cold, needs
to provide one-third to one-half of
the days nutritive requirements.
Type A lunch does this. It con-
tains u pint of milk; 2 ounces of
protein: "a cup of vegetable or fruit;
at least slice of whole wheat bread
or enriched bread. and 2 teaspoons
butter. The protein and vegetable
are usually combined in the form of
) sandwiches when the lunch Is packed
! at home. At school it is frequently
served as a casserole dish, stew, or
. in sandwiches. An orange from home
us needed to complete this lunch.
3 In type B lunches. the school pro-
s.yides only ounce of protein, y cup
] of vegetable or fruit and teaspoon
] of butter or fortified margarine, and
s12 pint of whole milk. A sandwich
Evening star., 1947-10-20
School Lunches

containing one of the protein foods,
butter and lettuce or packed with q
separate serving of carrot strips, to-
gether with citrus fruit cup, should
be sent from home.
In the type c lunch milk is the
only food furnished by the school.
In this case complete lunch, with
the exception of milk, must be
carried from home.
AS you can see it is important for
every mother to know the type of
lunch being served her child at
school so she can supplement it
with the necessary foods from home.
School lunches are twice as much
fun when there's a surprise in the
lunchboX. Sandwiches are easy to
prepare when they are made of in
teresting and unusual breads.
ORANGE HONEY NUT BREAD.
2 tablespoons shortening
cup honey
l egg
~ tablespoons grated orange rind
q cup orange juice
IA cups flour
21z teaspoons baking powder
i teaspoon soda
u teaspoon salt
q cup chopped nut meats
Cream the shortening and honey
well. Add the beaten egg and
orange rind Sift the dry ingredi-
ents and add alternately with the
orange juice. Add chopped nuts
Pour into creased loaf pan, the bot
tom of which has been lined with
waXed paper. Bake at 325 degrees F.
for l hour or until the loaf is nicely
Drowned and begins to shrink from
the pan. Makes / loaf.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lowman

Almost every woman begins to
notice an incipient bulge at the
thigh soon after her 30th birthday
anniversary. This may be only q
suggestion Of things to come, but
1t Is a warning signal which sends
thousands of women into action
each year. They are wise women!
This figure fault is easier to avoid
than it is to remedy, although
inches can be lost from the thighs
even after they have ballooned for
years.
Women who work in Offices or
who sit a great deal are especially
subject to thigh and hip trouble. It
is good thing to take care con-
corning the way you sit in a chair.
Many women simply plop down in
such a way as to exert the greatest
pressure on their thighs. II you
will sit correctly, with your. hips far
back in the chair seat, your back
erect and your body well poised, it
makes big difference. It is also
a fine idea to sit with the back
straight, far out in the chair with
only the back hips on the chair seat,
for part of each day.
The following exercise should be
included in any thigh reduction rou-
tine: Stand erect, with your weight
divided equally between your two
feet. Contract the hip muscles.
Hold while you count to 10 slowly.
Relax and repeat 10 times morn
ing and 10 times at night.
This exercise will be helpful, too:
Lie on your left side, placing your
right hand on the floor in front of
you to aid balance. Lift your right
leg straight up toward the ceiling.
Do not roll over onto your back, but
remain on your side during this ex-
ercise. Be certain that your body
makes straight line from head to
foot, before beginning.
If you wish to have my routine
for reducing the thighs send a
stamped, self-addressed envelope
with your request for leaflet No. 4,
Reducing the Thighs" to Josephine
Lowman in care of The Evening
Star.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Paprika Subbed for Pepper

In Spanish and Portuguese soils
the plant became entirely different
that is, mild and with little or
none of the original pungence4 In
those countries this variety came
to be known as 'pimenton."
The real grinding industry for
paprika was developed only in the
18th century in the two districts OF
Hungary which still are the center
of production. Before World War II
the United States imported in one
year some 100000 pounds of pap
Unexpectedly all Of it coming
from Hungary and Spain.
The plant has been grown with
some success in the United States
notably in Washington, Louisiana
and Idaho. But something is lack
ing-the fierceness impaired by the
Balkan soil is greatly mellowed
Maybe the warlike atmosphere that
hovers over those countries has
something to do with it-or perhaps
1t is the paprika itself that spurs
the countries on. Next week I'll
give you some real Hungarian pap
rika recipes that I collected In hap
pier days in Budapest.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Bohemian
KOlaCh

From far-off Bohemia, years and
years ago, the first emigrants to ar
rive in this country brought the
delicious and distinctive pastries or
cakes known as Kolach or Kolachen.
They trekked out to the western
frontiers with the housewives in
their covered wagons and today in
the sections of the United States
developed by those Of Bohemian
descent, the characteristic little
cakes are still very necessary part
of the local cuisine.
Particularly popular in Nebraska
and Iowa, they are made today
just as they we're back in the old
country, hundreds of years ago. The
favorite filings for them include
poppyseed, prunes and sometimes
cheese-that is, cottage cheese
mixed with spices and raisins.
To make Butter Kolachen, soak
2 yeast cakes in about tablespoons
of lukewarm milk. Add u teaspoon
Of salt, very little sugar and stir
well. Beat up II cup Of butter with
l whole egg and then slowly beat
in one at time a yolk, a whole
egg. a yolk, ETC., until you have
used a total of whole eggs and 4
yolks. Then work in the yeast mix
ture and u pound of flour. Beat all
this we'll, and put 1t in a warm place
until it has doubled in bulk.
| Lightly flour board and roll out
the dough, a third at time, to
quarter Inch thickness. Cut it into
21a inch squares. Then roll these
squares into the shape of an egg
Let these stand in a warm place
until light. Then, in the center of
each one make a depression and
drop in filling. Bake the cakes In
a hot oven for about Is minutes
and sprinkle them with powdered
sugar just before serving.
i Prune stuffng is good and the
one most often used. To make it,
wash, soak and cook prunes as
usual until they are tender. Drain
and stone them and cut the skins
with a sharp knife. Add sugar to
taste and lump of butter Flavor
with cinnamon. If you like, add a
stick of cinnamon and few slices
of lemon to the prunes while they
are cooking-the flavor is especially
subtle and good when introduced
in this manner.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Bv Betty Miles
the mart.

Just one year ago Mrs. Clara
Wright Smith hung out her shingle,
THE Gentlewoman's MART. sat
down at her desk in an otherwise
bare room and waited for her first
customer. Today, Mrs. Smiths shop
bulges with handmade quilts and
bedspreads, china, glassware in col
lectors' patterns, handmade baby
garments in cotton and wool, aprons,
gloves, luncheon sets and numerous
other items. These items were
brought to this Washington "wom-
ems exchange" at 1851 Wisconsin
avenue by women who needed
money to supplement their income.
Everything that comes in here, !"
Mrs. Smith declared, has its own
story. Take that framed piece of
velvet, with the hand-painted roses.
1t was once part of wedding gown. ="
Mrs. Smith sees everything in the
shop in terms of the women who
brought the articles in. There was
the woman who brought five hand
some quilts, her mothers life work.
Financial strain had strangled senti-
ment. There is the woman who helps
support her five children by making
luncheon sets. One old woman, Mrs.
Smith told us, made potholders that
sold well to servicemen as souvenirs
during the war, and now uses the
mart as her outlet.
The stock in the Mart ranges from
a lamp from Tiffanys to the tempt
ing items on the 35-cent to 81 "econ-
omy table" Mrs. Smith prefers to
keep the articles in the shop reason
ably priced, and to take articles from
women who really need the money
Women bring their treasures to the
Gentlewoman's Mart, name their
price and leave the articles at the
shop. When an item is sold, Mrs.
Smith notifies them.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Star staff Photo,

Things subject to the luxury tax
silver, gold, leather goods-are
not handled by the Gentlewoman's
Mart. Large pieces of furniture are
not handled there, but bulletin
board, listing rugs, and pieces OF
furniture for sale, may be seen. Also
to be seen is a placard advertising
made-to-order lamp shades. The
shades, and the decorations on them
are made by hand.
At the mart are shawls ideal for
the bed-ridden-and also sought by
employees in buildings that have
been too generously air-conditioned.
Crocheted cotton gloves and knitted
wool gloves are also popular items.
Organdy and cotton aprons-one
skillfully made from four voile
handkerchiefs-sell quickly.
Ingenious shoppers purchase china
Bennington cuspidors, glorify them
with flowers, and use them to dec
crate their room. Old farmhouse
wash basins are bought and used
for punch bowls. Old flour boxes are
used as containers for flowers or
newspapers-ando one woman bought
one to use as an overnight bag!
Also at the mart are tappa cloths
from the Samoan Islands, 150-year-
old andirons. crocheted dish rags
fashioned like dresses, "soakers, -
pomander balls, handmade shade
pulls, book marks, mirrors, picture
frames and an endless variety OF
articles.
Mrs. Smith takes the wares and
work of women from Washington
and nearby Virginia and Maryland.
Her shop was designed originally
to help women from this section,
and to this policy she continues to
adhere.
Anticipating postwar need for
additional income in the home, Mrs.
Smith set up the mart after five
Evening star., 1947-10-20

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, WomaE's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and, as 1t
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. Betsy Cas,0eH
Evening star., 1947-10-20

years of guiding bewildered service
men and women, occasionally re-
uniting families, and harboring
stray dogs and pigeons at the D. c.
Information Booth at 1914 and E
streets NV. During the '30s she
conducted a program as the "fact
finder" on a local station.
Born in New York City, Mrs
Smith has been a resident of Wash
ington for 81 years. Seventeen years
a widow, she has filled those years
with energetic public service and
the companionship of her schnallzer,
Success
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Readers Clearing House

tions are clear enough to follow,
as the pants never chafe the baby
because the air has free circulation,
and seldom do the baby's clothes
get wet. One of the large mail
order houses carries a plastic film
which found to be the most salts
factory. Some types get stiff after
while and some are too fragile.
I~make six at time and they last
several weeks. I rinse them out
in clear warm water whenever the
cotton material gets damp. Oh, yes,
be sure to slip the diaper between
the two layers of plastic on the
end that's double.
REFRIGERATOR ROLLS?
From Mrs. /. M. D., Arlingtora.)
Some months back the Good
Housekeeping Magazine published a
very excellent recipe for refrigera-
tor rolls under the. title Susan
Makes Refrigerator Rolls" lost
my copy, can any one repeat 1t
for me?
xx
CREAM PIE.
From Mrs. ". McA., Washington.
It was a shock to my Pennsyl-
vania pride when I read Mrs. E. T
SIS conception of a cream pie as
mace in Pennsylvania. 1t was al
wrong. I should know. I was taught
Pennsylvania Dutch cooking before
I could reach the top OF the table
without standing on a chair hav.
ing been born in Crawford County
of Juanalta County stock. Here Il
my mothers way Of making cream
pie. One and a half cups milk
whole milk y cup granulateo
sugar. Put this on in double boiler
beat the yolks of 2 or 3 eggs (ac.
cording to price of eggs 2 Is
enough, IN a bowl. Add a table
spoon of cornstarch and a little
Evening star., 1947-10-20
By the Chef

That little jar or tin of paprika
which lends favor and appearance
to so many dishes has a most inter-
esting past. To begin with, the
name "paprika" is purely Hun
garian and should be applied only
to the spice originating from that
country, Jugoslavia and/or Bulgaria.
In English it Is simply red pepper"
if one is being strictly formal about
terminolOgY.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Bv Barbara Bell

Barbara Bell pattern No. 1720 is
designed for sizes IL, IA, 16, 18 and
20. Size IA blouse requires 2A yards
of IS or 80 inch fabric for three
quarter sleeves; skirt, 3h yards.
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 90, Station G, New York 10. N. Y
Evening star., 1947-10-20

are around my dining room VIM
dow. They look like small ants with
white wings; in fact, they may be
tiny flies 1 have sprayed with five
per cent DOT but the next day finds
more than ever.
X X X X
IRONERS?
From Mrs. A. J. B., Alerdndr1d.)~
1 am much interested in buying
an electric ironer. Does a portable
ironer. the kind which can be placed
on a table, do everything the larger
cabinet type does? Please let me
hear from you ladies who have used
either or both on their advantages
and disadvantages. Thank you.
"MY CREED"
From L. E. T., Washington.)
To Mrs. L. E. B. and Mrs. ]. H.,
about the author of the poem my
Creed" if you mean the one start
ing, II would be true, for there are
those who trust me" the author
is Howard Arnold Walter and 1t is
found in many hymnals, set to
music by Joseph Yates Peck.
HELPFUL BABY HINTS.
From Mrs. D. H. E., ChurchtonJ
The cold weather makes diaper
changing quite a chore for those OF
lis whose babies are old enough to
wear overalls, and I have simplifled
matters considerably by putting a
Upper in the inseam of each pair
of overalls. Start at the bottom
of one leg and run 1t all the way
up to the crotch and down the
bottom Of the other leg. A 16-inch
Upper is the right size for my baby
(e months) and even if you can't
find a Upper that opens at both
ends q couldnD it's very easy to
slip the baby's foot out after the
Upper is opened and there's the
diaper without having to take the
overalls off.
Also by all means make water
proof pants out of plastic film. The
easiest way is to cut a straight
piece about 9x20 inches (smaller for
Younger babies The long edges
can be hemmed on some types of
plastic with warm iron, using
a piece of paper between iron and
plastic to keep from sticking. Turn
about 2 incheSup at one end, MAX
ing it double at the front for boys
and in the back for girls. Do not
iron this together. Cut two pieces
of soft but durable cotton material
about 6x12 inches and fold length
wise over each end of the plastic
piece. Sew together with double
thread using long basting stitches
as the more holes you make in the
plastic the sooner it will tear. Fold
your diaper to fit inside these pants
and pin the tabs together on each
side of baby. I hope these direc-