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Evening star., 1947-10-06

Mike fright is q thing un-
known to sonesters Jaime
Renoud, Borton Post, Trina
Gotkin, Larry Berger and
Michael Gotkin, singing here
with Mrs. Rose Robson
Cowen.
Three-yeor-oId Trino Got
kin of Tokomo Park soys
1000" for Instructor" Bor-
ton Post, 4, Of Chevy Chase.
while learning "funetiks
with the eIfobet."
Star STAFF PhotOs
Evening star., 1947-10-06

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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 Cass0eH
Evening star., 1947-10-06

or 2 pounds (if less raisins are useO
~ pounds white raisins, or pound
land use u pound more pineapple)
l pound cherries, cut up, pound
pecans, Il pound blanched almonds
one 4 or 6-ounce bottle of lemon
extract, / teaspoon nutmeg. table
spoon vanilla. teaspoon orange ex-
tract (or f1avoring), 2 teaspoons
almond extract Cor flavoring), l big
tablespoon rum. If you like), tea
spoon salt, 2 cups of whiskey. Pour
this over fruit that has been cut up
several hours before mixing.
To mix: Cream sugar and butter
(or shortening), put in eggs, one at
a time. until all are added. Beat
well. Put l cup of flour over fruit
and nuts. Add three other cups
-four to batter and beat. Bake in
slow oven stemmed pan, paper lined
and creased, for 3 or hours. Put
pudding pan with water under rack
where cake is. This prevents burn
ing.
This cake is delicious and will
keep Indefinitely. If you do not
want to mix with whiskey, 1t can
be mixed with fresh or canned
orange juice and pineapple Juice.
Did you know? Chewing gum can
be removed from clothing, rugs and
most anything with ice! Ink can
be removed If held under running
water of faucet and cloth rubbed as
it is held under water.
Evening star., 1947-10-06
Readers Clearing House

bed the bin and replaced with new
batch, only to discover the same
condition. I was about ready to Gis-
card my handy bin. Then thought
I would ask of your column. Will
await a reply.
Suggestions: Warm oil and alcO-
hol for baby in hot water while pre-
pairing the bath. (Place bottle in
water.) So soothing~on a cool day.
The one piece underwear for
kiddies in some makes are elastic
at top of drawers and hard to man
age for the tot. Carefully rip the
right side, bind with heavy muslin,
about 112 inches wide. Put the
snapper type snaps on the muslin
strip to fasten (use three snaps
Usually I can buy the popular snap
per tool and snaps at any notion or
10-cent store. Use buttons if they
cannot be procured,
BREAKFAST SUGGESTIONS.
From Mrs. F. r. B., ArlinqtonJ
I inclose two breakfast recipes,
hoping to help Mrs. E. w. L. make
her morning meal more interesting.
French Toast. One egg, 1s cup
milk, u teaspoon salt. slices
bread. Beat egg only sufficiently to
combine yolk and white; stir in
milk and salt. Dip bread in mix
ture and fry in pan with. plenty of
butter.
Rolled Oats Pancakes. One cup
rolled oats (not quick kind). Add
cup buttermilk and let stand
overnight in ice box. In the morn
ing add 2 beaten egg yolks (nix
welD, 2 tablespoons melted Short
ening. Sift together % cup flour,
II teaspoon soda, u teaspoon salt,
3 teaspoons baking powder and add
to first mixture. Fold in beaten egg
whites. Makes is pancakes
This recipe will keep for two
days in the ice box.
X X X
FRIGHTENED CHILD.
from J. M, Wdshington)
For S. C F., Washington: When
your little boy has bad dreams just
pick him up and take him TO bed
with you! When he is asleep you
can carry him back to his own
bed, but don't do it until he has
spent enough nights with you so
that the dreams don't come back
as soon as he is asleep again.
Then, in the daylight, try to find
out what's bothering him, but mid
die of the night is no time to do
that! I know, as I suffered, from
nightmares a great deal as a child.
The reason you have to 60 to him
so often is that the dream is merely
interrupted, not stopped, because
he isn't moved around and talked
to enough.
When a child is frightened In the
night Mother" is the only help!
And that means mothers arm
around you, tight. so even in your
sleep you know she is there.
Believe me, I know!
X X X X
MOLES?
from Mrs. J. X, WdshingtoH.)
Will some one please tell me what
I can do to rid my lawn OF moles?
Evening star., 1947-10-06

let the shoes dry thoroughly, then
use your finger and apply a very
thin coat of paste wax. Let the wax
dry, then shine with a soft cloth or
brush. Remember to use very thin
coat. That's the reason for using
your. fingers for applying!
May I offer my thanks to the lady
quite awhile back who gave her
grated carrot salad. 1t Is my family S
favorite now!
And If the space permits I will
turn in another carrot favorite OF
ours. Carrot Pudding: Two cups
grated raw carrots, u cup bread
crumbs, l egg, l teaspoon salt, 2
tablespoons melted fat, u cup milk.
Mix carrots with crumbs. Beat
eggs and add to them salt, milk and
fat. Add liquid mixture to carrots
and crumbs. Bake in creased oven
dish slowly 900 to 325 degrees until
firm.
from Mrs. C. B. G., Bethesdd)
May suggest that the mothers OF
crawling babies purchase a pair OF
dark socks, with elastic tops, several
sizes larger than the shoe, and slip
these over the white shoes. Practl-
cally ends the cleaning problem and
saves the shoes!
Evening star., 1947-10-06

WHITE FRUIT CAKE;

from Mrs. H. c. p, Washlngtoa.)
In reply to Mrs. c. v. B.. Silver
Spring. Tennessee" White Fruit
Cake. One pound butter marga-
rine, or shortening), pound sugar
G cups, pound -four a cups, l
dozen (whole) eggs, pound cltron
(cut up fine), IA pounds pineapple,
Evening star., 1947-10-06
CREOLE PECAN PRALINEs.

FESAN
fFron Mrs. W. F. H., Arlngton.)
In reply to Mrs. ". MS request for
creole pecan pralines, am submit
ting this supposedly authentic creole
secipe. Anyway, it is automatically
good!
Three cupfuls of granulated sugar,
cupful of cream or rich milk, tea
spoonful vanilla. 2 cupfuls of pecan
kernels. dash of salt, l cupful OF
granulated sugar, caramelized.
Boil the 3 cupfuls of sugar with
cream in a large, deep kettle, until
1t forms soft ball tas for fudge
when tested in cold water. While
the sirup is cooking, melt the re-
manning cupful of sugar in heavy
frying pan, stirring constantly until
1t reaches the pale golden brown
caramel stage. Carefully add the
caramelized sugar to the first sirup,
stirring with a long wooden spoon
and being careful not to get burned
when it foams up. Test Immediately
tor the soft-ball stage, if salts
factory, remove from the heat and
let cool almost to lukewarm, then
add the vanilla, nuts and salt and
beat until stiff and creamy, as fudge:
Drop in fiat cakes on buttered
sheet.
PAT-ON-THE-BACK.
from Mrs. r. c., Alexandria,
wish to take this opportunity to
tell you what a wonderful job you
are doing with RICH and also that 1t
Is due to your column that I have
switched to The Evening STAR How
about radio 15-minute-o more
program? What do others think?
USING BITS OF WOOL;
VOLUNTEER WORK.
from Mrs. r. L. G., Washington.)
To Mrs. r. N. L. To use up the
small bits of colored yarn, I can
think of nothing more gratifying to
yourself and helpful to some one
else, than to knit gloves and send
them to some relief committee here
for forwarding overseas.
To Mrs. R. N. L. I think you
would find volunteer work at the
headquarters of the American Com
mittee for Relief OF France, or the
Friends Relief Committee, or any
similar organization, the answer to
your desire for volunteer work during
certain hours of the morning.
In answer to a question of Mrs.
n. N. L. of Alexandria about using
up small bits of wool, and since she
needs gifts for the men folks. She
can make lovely winter scarves of
the plain afghan stitch. about inch
of each color until she has the full
length OF a scarf. I have made some
lovely scarves for Christmas gifts
out of bits Of wool.
CONTEST MAGAZINE.
from /. A., WGshington)
For Mrs. r. N. L., Alexandria:
Contest Magazine, published by
A. D. Freese & Sons, Upland, Ind.
It Is sola at a local dime store on
r street. at Is cents per copy when
obtainable. There Is a night class
in contest writing at the YWCA.
CROCHET.
from Mrs. E. H.. Wdshtngton.)
About 10 days ago lady wanted
information about crocheting roses.
I misplaced the paper with her
name Do hope she sees this and
will phone Randolph 1858. will
be glad to give her instructions.
" n
PLANT PLEA?
from Mrs. z. B., Mount Rainier.
Several weeks ago I made good
many exchanges of the white
African leaves and stripped my two
lovely plants of so many leaves that
now both of them have died of and
I feel badly about having lost them.
Perhaps some kind reader would
now help me to start new white
plant again. I should be very CRATE
full for same.
X
%rTUr3rhJr- NEET NNG
Evening star., 1947-10-06
Teen Topics
By Sally

Here's a rule that's often forgot
ten: Never mention personal names
in public.
Oh, you can name names when
you're discussing President Truman
or Gen. Marshall or any other pub
lie character. That's the penalty
they pay for fame. But private
citizen has a right to his privacy.
Don't broadcast gossip about any
of your pals or their parents or
their friends. Even harmless news
of the neighborhood shouldn't be
shouted out at the corner drugstore
or the juke-box bistro.
Maybe you've noticed how folks
prick up their ears when local names
are mentioned. 1t may give you a
false feeling of Importance to have
them hanging on your words that
Folks PICK w TIER
EARS. Wt4eh EVER
LOCAL NAMES ARR
R MENTIONED
II :.
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way. But the self-same folks will
Evening star., 1947-10-06
KEEPING MELONS.

from C. A. W., WGstinston.)
noticed in the RICH that Mrs.
v. H. L., Waldorf. made a request
for information on how to keep
watermelons till Christmas. I have
had some experience and satisfac-
tory luck along this line.
The melons should be vine-ripened
and busted thoroughly-do not wash
coat heavily with parafin (apply
several coats of melted paraff1n at
different tines and then hung in
a burlap or other bag In cool dry
place. This method appears to be
preferable to other methods of stor-
ing. Under no conditions should
the melons be placed on hard sur
face or where the paraff1n Is likely
to melt. The cooler the better.
Evening star., 1947-10-06
WEEVTLS?
SUGGESTIONS.

From Mrs. r. B. S.. Wnshinqton.)
I have the -four bin type cabinet
and discovered weevils in the flour.
Destroyed flour, summed and scrub
Evening star., 1947-10-06
BABY SHOES:
CARROT RECIPE.

(From Mrs. r. 3. E., Washington
To Mrs. w. B. T.: May I offer a
suggestion for keeping your baby
shoes clean? When I was in school
my girl friend gave me a wonderful
tip and this saved me hours of work
while in my nurses training.
After applying the white polish
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15
DR. GOODWIN WATSON TO DISCUSS
 NTER-CROUP POLICIES AND PRACTICES

interviewers were recruited from the 1o sponsoring organ izations. the Hartford Semin- ary and St. Joseph's College. Tabulation of their findings was completed last week and the material sent to Dr. Wason.
 An internationally know social psychologists, Dr. Wat son is Professor of Education at Columbia University with which he has been associated with for some 20 years. Also active in related fields, he was director of research for the National Council of tn e YMCA, and spent three war years in Washington direct ing the analysis of broadcasts from other nations. Author of books and articles on psycol- ogy and education, his report of a nationwide survey made by the Comission on Con- munity Interrelations, Ameri- can Jewish Congress, has just been published in book form by Harper & Brothers under tn title "Action for Unity"
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15

port that indicated that through the medium of visual aid in mo- tion pictures, five minute talks and group conferences with guidance teachers at the schools that that end of the program is already we'll developed.
 MT. G. Clifford Jackson, pro- prietor of the Watch Crystal Clinic is co-chairman in charge of the business campaign and plans through literature and conferences with heads of busi- ness to make some real inroads during the drive.
 The Hartford Negro Citizens Council plans to make this cam paign one of the best in it's fif- teen year history. They are anxious to have individuals and organizations volunteer to join committees at the earliest pos sible moment.
 Dr. Cornwall, the chairman, stated "That it is only through such intelligent, community wide, educational mediums that many of the barriers between people of color and full citizen ship can be eradicated.'
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15
SCHOOL FOR BLIND
 TO TRAIN WOODARD

New York-Isaac Woodland, blinded Negro veteran, whose assailant, Police Chief Lyn- wood Shull of Batesburg, s. O., was acquitted by an all-white jury in twenty-eight minutes recently, left New York City today for the Avon School for the Blind where it is hoped, he will be sufficiently rehabilitated to enable him to adjust to a normal life. Woodland was ac- companied by Franklin H. Will Hams of the NAACP legal staff.
 At the Avon School for the Blind, in Avon, Connecticut, where Woodland was sent thru efforts of the NAACP and the Veterans Administration, MT. Woodland will be taught to read Braille, to write, use the type writer, walk alone and prepare ahimself for a trade or pro- fession.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15
VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CAMPAIGN MARCH PATH TO APRIL 9TH

Dr. Isaac w. Cornwall pre- sided over the regular member ship meeting of the Hartford Negro Citizens's Council meet ing Friday evening March 7, at the North End Community Center. Dr. Cornwall outlined the proposed plans for the Vo- cational Campaign this Spring. He indicated that there would be three phases emphasized in the campaign; the first was the schools of the city, the second businesses and third a public afternoon mass meeting Easter Sunday as the closing affair.
 The organizations present went into the matter of electing a general chairman for the drive, plus a co-chairman in charge of the public meeting. Mr.. William De Loach, state chemist was selected unani- mously to coordinate the whole city-wide effort. Mrs. J. Elmer Dixon was selected as co-chair- man in charge of the public meeting.
 MT. Thomas l.. Borders, who is in charge of the school end of the campaign, submitted a re-
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15

How people of different origins, races and religions live live together in this comm unity will be reviewed by Dr. Goodwin Watson of Columbia University at a public meeting Wednesday. March 1o, at 8 P. M. at the West Middle School. Material on which Dr. Watson will base his discus sion of intergroup policies and practices in Greater Hartford has been provided by confden- tial interviews with about SO key people in business, in dustrial, educational, housing, welfare and labor fields.
 The March 1o program has been planned by the Greater Hartford Intergroup Commit tee -of which Dr. Sanford Sol omon is president. Frank Simpson and Siegmar Blam- berg of the Connecticut Inter-, racial Commission and Dr. Palmer Howard of the State Department of E d u c t i o n trained and supervised the vol unteer interviewers who a. ssisted in the local study. The
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15

Woodland s admission to the training. school marks the final chapter in one of the most shocking stories in southern anti-Negro sadism in the his tory of American racial strife. The horrible torture beating of the Negro soldier, still in uni form and fresh from more than two years in the South Pacific, became a cause celebre and was widely publicized in newspapers in every section of the globe when the facts were first dis covered by the NAACP in Ap- Til, 1946. Through efforts of the Association, Woodland re- ceived medical care from some of the nations leading special ists but 1t was discovered that
 his eyes were totally beyond aid. NAACP investigators tracked down his attacker, Po- lice Chief Shull, who was event. ually tried and acquitted in record time in South Carolina.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15
ARKANSAS POLITICOS RESENT DEMOCRACY

Little Rock, Ark. Some peo- pie in these parts do not want the democratic procedure and especially if that means the le- gitimate solicitations of Negro votes, or the organization of the group for voting purposes.
 This does not represent the findings of the Gallup Polls or any other Poll but it seems to be the unanimous opinion of the North Little Rock Democratic City Central Committee. To substantiate their feeling the following resolution was passed by this august body.
 "The Democratic party in Ar kansas is founded by white peo- pie and used by them as their medium in making their choice to fill the various public offices.
 It is detrimental to the best interests of society to have white candidates solicit colored voters, shake hands with their electors, speak at their rallies, and place themseves on equal stan dings with them. Candi- dates who continue this repre- hensible practice will be re- quested to withdraw from the primary.
 The committee also protested the formation of a nonwhite vot- ing league. All of which comes out of the fact that the Negro population is ready, willing and anxious to exercise their legal right to vote. Plus the fact that many white candidates appre- ciating that sooner or later, this element in the voting popula- tion will be a deciding factor, had begun to make certain nor nal overtures for support.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15
IF AT FIRST
 YOU DON'T

Trenton, N. J.-'I like peo- pie who are courageous enough to keep trying to get jobs', said the manager, so six Negro girls won posts as telephone operators in Trenton, N. J., 1t was revealed by Mrs. Ethel M. Nelson, chairman of the Trent on NAACP Labor Committee.
 Mrs. Nelson said she saw an advertisement for operators by the Bell Telephone Go. in the local newspaper. She sent six girls, two at a time, chosen for their neatness, personality and intelligence, and each girl filled out an application at the Bell Telephone office. When two weeks had passed with no word from the company, Mrs. Nelson sent the girls back to find out
 Cont. on Page 15l
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15
TO OUR REAL ESTATE FRIENDS

In the March 1st issue we dis cussed in an article, some of the practices of the majority of real estate dealers in Hartford to- ward Negro clients. Our full intention was to point out the fact that because of these pre- judiced attitudes, Negroes are forced into ghettos that initiate against their becoming self re- speoting responsible citizens.
 There are few people in Hart ford with an interest in housing that do not know about these practices and especially the Hartford Real Estate Board. A Board that is very much con- cerned with the ethics of it's membership though we do not know that these "ethics" have as yet reached out where Ne groes are concerned.
 Now of course we appreciate the fact that not all real estate operators in the city concur with the spirit of these undemo- cratic practices, but we like wise know that the majority do not have the courage to apply the basic ethics when it comes to business practices with Ne groes.
 Fortunately there are now some young real estate opera tors who are just back from the wars. Young men that the war experience gave a new point of view about democracy and peo- pie. Some of them have adver- tised with us and are still adver- Using. We welcome these indi- viduals to our advertising col umns and we welcome them to the community and nation, be- cause their fortnight inten- tions are the substance of which real democracy must be fash toned.
 It is unfortunate if any of these young men got the inn pression that we included every single operator in the city.
 We did not mean the coura- geous few but we certainly did mean by far the majority, who war or no war, are not pre- pared to be just in these mat ters.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15
LAWYERS AND CITY POLICE BEFUDDLED

Saturday morning was a great morning in the City Pc lice Court for measuring the in- adequacy of some police and the profound lack eff knowl- edge of some lawyers in the city, when it comes to questions that involve people of color.
 One woman and group were hailed into court for alleged gambling. The game was SUD- posed to have been conducted in the home of this colored wo- man. The squad charged with the responsibility of presenting the evidence against the alleged offenders presented such evil dence as the following.
 That they found empty bot ties strewn all over the place; a few number slips; a blanket and a deck of cards on the table saw one man putting money in- to his pocket as they entered the room and had the feeling that it was disorderly house.
 It was the finest conglomera- tion of no evidence at all as has been presented to any court in a long time and therefore Judge Ribicoff released the whole group with suspended sentences.
 But the masterly part of the whole procedure involved a member of the group who was found to be carrying a loaded revolver. Attorney Sidor, who was recently appointed to the Board of Education represented the man accused.
 When the Judge asked the counsel why this man was car rying a loaded revolver, MT. Sidor quickly and glibly in- formed him that this was a cur rent practice among Negroes. They usually carried guns, or knives, or raZors..
 This startlingly erroneous bit of information left a number of people in the court not only
Hartford chronicle., 1947-03-15

feeling that the police need to be more efficient in some of their operations, but that some of our legal profession in the city are sadly lacking in knowledge about other people.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-06-26
RECEIVED TREATMENT

Mrs. Margaret Bowron, widow of
w. H Bowron, fell at her home on
North street the past week and Sus-
tanned an injury to her leg. She has
been receiving treatment at the
Bethesda hospital in GAINESVILLE.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-06-26

Michigan are about in Ohio's posi-
ton. New York and Pennsylvania
also are behind on farm work sched-
ules. The southeastern section of the
u. S. is complaining about too little
rainfall.
Ohio has good prospects for
wheat, with an average yield of "a
bushels per acre indicated on June
l. The condition of Ohio meadows is
10 points better than average, and
the pastures of the state are in ex-
cellent condition. Farmers are ad-
viSed to make the fullest possible
use of hay and pasture crops be-
cause they can cut down the amount
of grain needed for the states live
stock.
Ohio is one of the important farm
ing states but it normally produces
only three to four per cent of the
national oat crop, five per cent of
the winter wheat, and four per cent
of the corn. Ohio fields which are
left in grass this year will get back
some of the productive power which
was lost through wartime cropping.
Ohio farmers have better than
average stores of old corn and oats.
Livestock numbers in the state have
been reduced; SO, even with a below
average crop of feed grains in the
state, the carryover and the harvest
should provide enough grain to
carry the livestock.