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Evening star., 1947-01-24
POEM WANTED?

From Mrs. w. B. T., Arlington.)
| I should like to request copy
of the poem of which do not know
either the author or first line. 1t
was often quoted by my grandfather
at New Year because the theme
was appropriate then.
The thought of the poem was
something like this: 1t compared
life to pages in book which the
Master had given to a child as his
pupil AS life went on the pupil
4 spoiled or blotted a page and asked
for a new page. The poem con-
\ tinues and the Master gives him a
NEW page with the closing admonl-
ton, Now do better this time, my
child"
I trust I have given enough OF
the thought that some reader may
recognize the poem and give me a
COPY of the title and author so that
I may find it.
X X X x
LUXURY GIFTS.
! From Mrs. A. II. B., Washington. J
This is in response to Mrs. M. F.
T., about luxury items" for food
packages to Scotland. I have been
sending parcels to England regular
ly and will give you the reactions
of the recipients.
Il was in bed, feeling poorly when
your parcel came. My heart leaped
for Joy, when I saw the banana
fakes, dates and vegetable shorten
ing"
The ready mixed pie flour is a
/ God-send, since we have so little
fat. I am longing to open the
banana fakes and mushrooms.
Il am sampling the banana flakes
as a welcome change from porridge,
and shall enjoy dishing out the april
cots and puddings. The marmaiade
must be homemade Git wasnts and
is delicious
II have 40 patients to do for, and
the many dehcacies you have sent
will indeed make this a much hap
pier Christmas
/ I am listing some of the things
have sent, in what consider the
order of the most frequent request
/ Vegetable shortening.
Dried fruits-raisins. prunes, april
cots, figs and dates.
Packaged (drD cake flour mix
lures
Readv-to-eat (tinned> -four prod
ucts (they are rationed on breae
, in England.
Packaged pudding mixtures and
, desserts.
Timed meats (bacon, etc. -
cheese package.
Milk-dried, condensed or evapo.
rated IAN adult gets two pints 6
, week. Think of it'll.
Rice, sugar, liquor honey, mar
malade (be sure to wrap glass con-
,, tainers in corrugated paper, ane
pack so as not to have any move
ment up or down or sidewise). SALAD
dressings.
If you really want to go over
board on delicacies. then send some
: of the things mentioned previously
, banana flakes. mushrooms, any
kind of timed fruits (they love theil
"trifle"), chocolates-the list is long
They have plenty of tea and con-
densed soups. (They are not much
for coffee, although have sent the
powdered variety) They have not
had rice for four years.
Last, but not least, soap and soar
powders.
I do hope this will help you. Theil
.. diet is so austere, most anything is
; q luxury to them.
X X
THANK YOU" NOTE.
From Mrs. r. J. B., Washington.
Many thanks to you and the RCF
Evening star., 1947-01-24
BIZ Betty Miles

4 Preparing a child for the coming
| of the new baby Is not enough.
Plenty of children have happily an
! ticipated the arrival of q brother or
sister only to feel disgruntled when
the baby proves to be no good as q
playmate and requires SO much Of
their mothers time. The mother
who wants to prevent jealousy will
do well to set aside some time each
day that is the child's very own.
When the baby is asleep, she can
read to the older one or sit with
her sewing beside his sand box while
he chatters away at her. Assigning
special little tasks to him, such as
bringing diapers, encourages him to
feel that this is "his" baby and that
his help is appreciated.
That girls seem slightly more
likely than boys to exhibit jealousy
may be In part related to the fact
that girls tend to be more closely
associated with the mother and her
activities.
That oldest children show jealousy
more frequently than later-born
ones suggests that the hardest ad
justment to make is that required
of the first child when he is asked
to share the pedestal he hitherto
occupied alone.
child tr-In &c do fn fool
in his parents love is not going to
suffer very seriously from jealousy.
But parents should realize that even
though a child may not show any
recognizable signs of jealousy, other
behavior that seems unrelated may
occur when he feels deprived of love
and attention. Thus, he may attract
his mothers notice by failing to eat
or by wetting his clothes.
jealousy may arise later on from
fancied or real favoritism shown one
child. A father who thrusts aside his
delicately built son and makes much
of sturdy and stocky daughter may
find his son later harboring the feel
ing that he is unacceptable.
To considerable extent spats be-
tween children in family are one
of the ways in which children learn
social techniques. Young children
| are not endowed with any special
love of their brothers and sisters
but develop it as their experiences
with them are enjoyable and mean
ingful
! (TIlis article is the 18th OF a SerieS.)
Evening star., 1947-01-24
|WhyGrow
| Old?
Br Josephine Lo,0man

WHY not let whatever you are
doing become an adventure?
Whether you are a housewife, nurse,
salesman, factory hand, clerk,
teacher. farmer, laborer, or any OF
the myriad other things people are
it can be exciting if you will bring
an adventurous attitude. to it. The
most humdrum activities can be IL
Illuminated by your own outlook.
People often do the same WORK
over and over again without bring
ing imagination or mental energy
or fresh effort to it. Perhaps they
consider the work they are dong
unimportant-Just way to make a
living. However there is a vast
amount of correlated material avail
able concerning every activity ano
work is a lot more fun the more we
dig into it.
think one reason so many women
In the home are bored and theii
housework seems humdrun1, is ne'
cause they have not formed the
habit of learning all they can ABOUT
what they are doing. 1t is only re-
Gently that homemaking has be-
come dignified with the title OF
career and that courses are being
offered iii it. Men and women III
business are more apt to study thell
Jobs because of the competition IN
volved in promotions.
Women in the home have the
most important work in the world
The health (present and future)
the psychological attitudes ana men,
tai outlook of their children are
dependent, to a large degree, upor
them. Wives carry a big portion OF
the responsibility for the health Oh
their husbands and the success OF
their marriage.
Let us be honest. How many
women do you know who studied
the psychology of marriage before
or after they became wives? How
many do you know who took ur
child psychology when their children
came? How many became INFORMED
about nutrition when they had II
plan meals?
know that many of them die
but there are too many who did not
Yet the libraries are chock full o.
material on these subjects. o.
course one can study all the book!
in the world and still be flop a.
q mother or wife. 1t takes lot O
instructive tact, common sense, low
and humor to win out. but certainl.
many constructive ideas could b.
gained and many mistakes avoided
by study and thought.
Anyway it will make your jol
more interesting and adventurous
If you wish to have my leafle
No. 81 "Vitamin Defense" to Civ
you a start send stamped, self-ad
dressed envelope with your reques
to Josephine Lowman IN care o
Ehe Evening Star.
Evening star., 1947-01-24

The baby's first smile is heart.
warming. and it is more than that
1t signifies his beginning response te
the love his parents feel for him
Very early baby comes to have a
special feeling for those who care
for him, and by the end of the flrsi
year sometimes has names by which
he refers to his parents.
His need Tor affection has de-
veloped in proportion to his aWak-
ening to the world around him. As
a little baby he needed only brief
periods of being held and talked tc
affectionately and sung to. Now that
he is not asleep so much of the time
and is so much more aware of other
people, his demands for the demon
stration of affection are greater. He
needs conversation and apprecia-
tive comments on his efforts. He
needs to be Rugged and danced with
and rough housed by his father.
Some young children show jeal-
ousy when their parents show affec-
ton for each other; they can't bear
having any one come between Cor
seem to come between) them and the
persons they depend on. Parents
who tease a child by displays OF
affection fof each other, calculated
to make him angry, do so in lg-
norance of the little cflild's great
need of feeling absolute security
about his parents love for him.
It is quite understanda able-more
natural than not, really-that chill
dren should show jealousy OF any
affection their parents display to-
ward other children. 1t is MOI e
often the mother whose attentions
to another child are resented-an-
other indication of how close the
relationship is between mother and
child.
Not all children show jealousy
but it, is hard for child who has
had his mother to himself to have to
share her with a new baby. Most
parents nowadays appreciate the
importance of taking special pains
to make the older child feel very
sure that they still love him after
the birth of another child Here is
an opportunity for the child's ia
ther to step in and form very
satisfying relationship. A nightly
game of ball will be looked forward
to all day. Helping father with
chores will be considered big priv
ilege, and the help" won't be so
annoying to the adult if he realizes
how important it is now for the
youngster to feel wanted and needed.
When visitors make admiring conf
ments about the new baby, it may
be necessary for the parents to draw
the older child into the limelight,
too
Evening star., 1947-01-24

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. B. c.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
FAREWELL PARTY? +?

From Mrs. J. F. s., Takoma Park J
Can some one help me plan a
farewell party Valentine week end
for couple who are in their mid
thirties? I'm planning on ten cou-
pies and would like suggestions for
some rousing good games.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Readers Clearing House

put furniture polish on the OUT
SIDE if you like.
live in small apartment, where
air is considered to be dry.
haven't used the bowls very often.
As to clippings and recipes, ETC..
I keep some in a card index box
about 9 inches long; larger ones in
envelopes. The more experience
one has, the more one can reduce
these. I have thrown away many
more than keep.
X X X
CHRISTMAS CARDS. 4
From Mrs. v. E. A., Washington J
If Mrs. r. j.. Washington, would
call up the. chiIdren's Hospital. be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets NV, or st. Johns Orphan
age, 1922 F street NV, or Christ
Child Society, 618 Massachusetts,
avenue, I think they would take
them.
STOLEN.
fFT0m Mrs. M. A., HydttSDtueJ
I would like, first of all, to thank
the lady who sent the recipe for
fruit cake using white sugar. j.
To Mrs. NJ. c. T., who wished
recipe for STOLEN" here is one my
grandmother used to make and il
is very good.
Two pounds flour, "a teaspoon
salt, l cake yeast, 3 eggs, more il
desired: l cup sugar, tablespoons
shortening, about 2 cups warm milk
Place the flour in warm bowl anc
melt the yeast in the warm milk
Use the same method as used fol
making rolls or bread-that is,
allow to raise several times. We
didn't like the citron and peel. sc
just used raisins and baked in LOAF
pan with sugar and cinnamon or
top.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.

(From Mrs. G.. w. B., Alexandria,
In reply to Mrs. G. E. R., Alex
andria, asking for addresses OF
Women's Exchanges. There is a
newly opened Woman's Exchange
at 1005 King street. Alexandria, Va.
The telephone number is Alexan-
dria 4603.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
POEMS.

! From U. L. o., Washington.)
In a recent issue of RICH some
one requested a poem titled Beau.
tiful Things" if I remember cor.
rectly. I found the inclosed clip
ping in a "saved-up" issue of the
Evening star., 1947-01-24
FLOWERS?

FLOWERS?
From Mrs. C. G. F.. SilUer Spring.
A large part of our garden is
shady but I'm very anxious to plant
some flowers in all portions OF the
yard. Could some Of the readers
give me some suggestions of attrac-
tive flowers that don't require toe
much sun and also flowers that
don't need any sun?
Thanks so much for the answers
to my problem of a smoky fireplace
1t works fine now, and we really
enjoy it!
Evening star., 1947-01-24
MAHOGANY BOWL.
TNDEXING.

fFrom Mrs. L. S., Washington.)
In answer to M. c. F.. Arlington,
this is the care I give to my
mahogany bowls which I brought up
from Haiti five years ago.
After using the bowl and wooden
plates for any kind of a salad or
dessert, I wash them quickly in
warm water and soap suds. and dry
them. Twice year I rub them
all over with olive oil. One could
Evening star., 1947-01-24
TO KEEP FRUIT CAKES.
From F. L. G., Bethesda. J

TF7OHE r o.. O., Dtt7tcSUu.7
To Mrs. E. G.. S., Washington.
Wrap cakes in waxed paper and
then in an old tea towel or table
cloth. Cut an apple in half and
place the cakes and halves of apple
in a tin with a tight lid.
From Mrs. 0. A. H., Wdshington)
Line container with brown paper,
wrap in cloth and keep DAMP,
not really wet. with wine or rum
whatever you have. Keep top on
container. Keeps perfectly. I made
one the first week in January, l946,
and used it around Christmas time.
1t was very good.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
. HWhat$ CooRiil'
MONDAY.
Lamb PGtties

Bro,oned Potatoes Cauifotoer
Pink Grapefruit Endiue
Banana Fritters
sFritters.
4 to ripe bananas y teaspoon baking powder
juice egg, separated
tablespoons powdered sugar salt
4 milk
teaspoons teaspoons melted butter 80
in chunks with
sprinkle with powdered Make batter as fol-
baking powder together Add salt to egg
and until stiff. Beat yolk, add milk and melted
butter until smooth fold in beaten egg
each into the batter and fry In deep
until golden Drown Drain on paper
and serve brandy by wi"
Evening star., 1947-01-24
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HEI ,pFJJI, HINT.

from B. A. c., Siluer SPRING.
For my limited time and money
RICH is the best all around some
thing ever offered the general pub
lie. Without it the public would
surely miss some mighty fine help.
Since I am not a'good cook or
especially gifted in the art Of house
keeping, I would like to contribute
two items I have used and can
swear by. Unless were absolutely
sure of them I would never send
them in, because your department
deserves only the best, I think.
First. an odorleSs, safe, sanitary
way of removing all odor and germs
from items of household use such as
garbage pals, sink strainers, fruit
Jars and dishes Beside this wonder
full help it also inhibits mold growth.
Second is a cleaner for porcelain,
enamel, metal, rubber and chron-
ium, etc. 1t removes embedded stains
made by acids, salt air, fruit juices,
water rusts, grease, ETC., and is nom
acid, -alkali and no. harmful to
materials and HANDS!
If any reader is interested in
either I will be happy to give them
more information if they will write
me in care of RICH.
Evening star., 1947-01-24

readers for the wonderful responses
to my appeal for party plans.
I know I shall enjoy trying all
the wonderful recipes, and do ap-
preciate your kindness and your
thoughfulness so much.
x
EARLY-WAKING CHILDREN.
From Mrs. G. S., WaShingtonJ
How is v. w. P. going to insure
temperature of SO to so degrees
in a child's bedroom when the out
side temperature is between 80 and
40? Since the heat in most apart
ments is off at about 10 o'clock and
she insists on good ventilation? I
was deploring the use of COTTON
blankets; we both agree that two
wool blankets are enough, but when
the room gets to be below so surely
then something more is needed.
Now, Mrs. A. j. S., won't you few
weeks from now write to the RCH
and tell us if some or any of the
suggestions have helped your chill
dren to sleep later?, truly sympa-
thize with your lack of sleep; it Is
one of the hardest things to bear.
X X II .
CANNING SHELLED LIMA
BEANS?
From c.. NJ, Glenn Dale.
Will some kind lady please send
in recipe for canning shelled lima
beans in pint jars in an open ket-
ic11 n FRY
ing season. I certainly enjoy the
column and get a lot of swell ad-
vice out of it. Sorry have nothing
to offer at present in exchange.
TEEN AGE PROBLEM.
From L. F., SilUer Spring.
In answer to P. o. and her ques-
ton about girls wearing face pow
der between the ages of IL and Is,
I would like to say that I am a.,
soon to be Is, and we at school
have had some discussions on the
subject. The majority of us feel
that face powder is not at all neces-
sary for good grooming and at
times it even looks silly for girls
of our ages to be applying it.
You also mentioned lipstick. Most
girls starting to wear iipstick apply
too much and in the wrong way. A
little lipstick put on with care can
do quite bit more for you than a
great big splotch of it. Also I do
NOT recommend some of the deeper
colors for teenagers. I hope I have
cleared up the question in your
mind.
Smyrna times., 1947-12-25

met at Asbury Methodist Church
Friday evening, December 10Th.
Miss Ada Raiser, vice-president,
presided. Devotions were conduct
ed by Mrs. Clarence Scuse. Busi-
ness meeting was in charge of
Miss Ada Raser. Rev. Robert E.
Green was present and installed
the newly-elected officers, as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Andrew d.
Cole; vice-president, Mrs. Ernest
S. Mattiford; treasurer, Miss Ada
Raiser; recording secretary, Mrs.
Fred Harris; promotion secretary,
Mrs. G. Harvey Wright; secretary
of spiritual life, Mrs. Clarence
Scuse; secretary of missionary ed
ucation and service, Mrs. William
Knottsfi secretary of christian So
cial relation and local church ac-
tivities, Mrs. Norman Short; Sec
retary of student work, Mrs. JAM
es Fleming; secretary of youth
work, Mrs. Robert e. Green; secre-
tary of children's work, Miss Julia
Smyrna times., 1947-12-25
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME and CLUB PARTIES

Mrs. Homer D. Hudson, Mrs.
Warner w. Price, Miss Bertha
Smithers and Mrs. Howard R.
Jones, all of Smyrna; Mr.. and Mrs.
William d. Hudson and family of
Georgetown, and Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Lindale Frazier were guests at an
annual Christmas dinner at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel E.
Jones, Wilmington on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Leland Harmon
son have issued invitations for
their annual "at home" at 5 O'Clock
on Christmas Day at their home
''Greybox".
Mrs. Henry C. Webb, Smyrna
and Mrs. Paul Kellogg of Dover
attended the meeting of the execu-
tive board of the Diocesan Wo-
mans Auxiliary on Thursday at
the home of Mrs. Paul Turner, Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Deakyne will
entertain at their home on Main
Street, Smyrna on Christmas Eve.
Among other Smyrna residents
who will entertain at large parties
during the holidays will be Mr.. and
Mrs. Wells FAIRIES, who have issued
invitations for Christmas night.
Among those home for the
Christmas holidays from the Uni
versity of Delaware are: Jane
O'Neill, James Edmondson, Jack
Wilson, Roland Mills, Glenn Mat
thews, William George, Kay
Boehmler and Palmer Carter.
Home from Washington College,
Chestertown, Nd, .,are William Ken
worthey, Gene Handsberry and
George Wright.
Miss Ruth Gooden, a sophomore
at Mary Washington College,
Fredericksburg, Virginia, is spend
ing the vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Gooden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Busker and
young son "Skippy" and Mr.. Char
les Busker will spend Christmas
with Mr.. Busker's parents in Crum
Lynn, Penna.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Leland Harmon
son will receive their friends at
their traditional "at home" on
Christmas Day at five o'clock at
their home "Greybox".
Smyrna times., 1947-12-25
FOR SALE

Homemade Candied Grapefruit
Peel.
HAZEL c. BOEHMLER,
Phone 1912 Smyrna, Del
Smyrna times., 1947-12-25

Griffith; secretary of supply work,
Mrs. Townsen Vaughn; secretary
of literature and publications, Mrs.
Arthur Short. The program was
in charge of the retiring officers
which was a Christmas program.
Two piano solos, Japanese Sun
set" and Spring Melody, and one
musical reading, 'fKatie Did,, by
Mrs. Marian Coverdale. Christmas
story by Miss Julia Griffith, "Just
Before Christmas" Christmas
carols, lead by Mrs. Howard Dea-
kyne, and one game, after which a
social hour and refreshments were
served.
Smyrna times., 1947-12-25
Notice To shareholders

The annual meeting of the share
holders of The Fruit Growers Ma
tional Bank and Trust Company OF
Smyrna, for the election of direct
ors and for the transaction of any
other business that may lawfully
come before it, will be held at the
Office of the Company in Smyrna
Delaware Tuesday, January 13
1948 between the hours of IL A. M
and IL noon.
Smyrna times., 1947-12-25
Farm Sales

Jan. 6-Harry Hoffecker, 6 miles
East of Smyrna. Walker, auc.
Jan. IA Clifford Jones, near
Downs Chapel. Walker, auc.
Jan. 20-Samuel Walls, on Alley
Road, 8 miles west of Clayton
Walker, auc.
Smyrna times., 1947-12-25
DIVIDEND NOTICE
The National Bank of Smyrna
Smyrna. Delaware

The Board of Directors has de-
clared a dividend at the rate of 40
per annum upon the capital stock
of this institution for the period
July 1, 1947 to December 81, 1947
inclusive, payable January 2, 1948.
CHARLES M. GEE,
Cashier
Smyrna times., 1947-12-25
NOTICE
Stockholders Meeting

The annual meeting of the stock
holders and the election of Direct
ors will be held at the Banking
House on Jan. 13, 1948 between the
hours of 10 A. M. and P. M.
CHARLES M. GEE,
Cashier
Smyrna times., 1947-12-25
MEETING OF w. S. C. S.

New Officers Installed by Rev. r.
E. Green Friday Evening
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service
Evening star., 1947-10-31

about a month later when police re-
ceived phone call telling them that
two fashily dressed men were loiter-
ing around an A. & P. grocery
at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc Hawkins and Prout
were arrested shortly afterwards.
Identified in Other Holdups.
Special line-ups were held and the
two were identified as the Knight
slayer and as the men who COM
mitted at least II other holdups
which netted them more than
$4,000 loot.
Rewards totaling 1900 were Of
fered amidst a storm of public
clamor demanding the capture of
the killers of Mr.. Knight.