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Evening star., 1947-01-08
Infant Care

By Betty Miles

upset and break a treasured vase.
The mother should not have left it
where the baby could get hold of it.
Eventually the child will learn TO
behave Dy initiating the people
about him. In the meantime the
parents should provide the baby
with place where he can explore
his world and still be protected
from harming himself and from
narming the possessions of others.
LESSONS LEARNED BY .IMI-
TATING ARE FIXED MUCH
MORE FIRMLY AS PART OF THE
CHILD'S PERSONALITY THAN
LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH
FORCE AND PUNISHMENT. A
child who learns by initiating good
behavior acts in the acceptable way
because that's the way we do"
The child who learns because of
fear is likely to act in the accept
able way only when he thinks some
thing will happen to him if he does
not. He will try to get away with"
as much as possible.
Long before he can talk, a baby
can understand what is said to him.
Mothers and fathers should be hon.
est with their children from the
very beginning. And when mother
says, open wide; have something
my baby will like" it should be
something that he does like-not
bad tasting medicine.
| When it's necessary to leave the
baby, leave him openly and in q
matter of fact way-don't slip away
while he's busy with toy or some
other lnetrest. If you do the latter,
he'll lose little of his confidence
in you. If you treat the matter
openly he can enjoy the times when
you are with him without fearing
that way might slip away when
he is not looking. TREATING A
CHILD HONESTLY IS THE ONLY
WAY TO GAIN HIS CONFIDENCE
1T rs THE ONLY WAY TO TEACH
HIM TO BE TRUTHFUL. The old
er the child gets, the more impor-
can't is his absolute Trust In the
truth of what mother says"
(This article is the ninth OF
| q SerieS.J
Evening star., 1947-01-08
'Shop,Talk'
Rp Dorothy Rihlman

will this winter and nothing
than to sit before fire burning IN
fireplace such occasions this have hand pack
in transparent and there
and half included The cones wnic
slowly color ames genuine depfores
types off these blue yellow and violet
piy' detected they burn too Place
sit back to enjoy thefragrance and color
box household. OF box
will to hold needles thread scissors and
equipment especially for the and
mcer In this category large
contaner twodecker with tray top for
mbs other small objects The roomy bottom
Covered purchased fitted untitled
Those knitting hobby would be inter-
needles and gadg for
stitch approximately SO knitting and
regular lengths Made OF more-pe
fabric available assorted oors with contrasting Innings The
roll when the knitting session and we
meetings
worry perfume bottle will not ruin the
plate glass protect the
finish gray better disposition
about for the chest OF drawers
night table? They truly practical
and sparkle glamour to the rooms appearance
Nothing is as hemlne in
opinion things to do correctly Is turn hem
To help dcuy skirt marker in order This
wooden measuring marker and rubber
simple just adjust the measuring gadget
evolye slowly the bulb This
just the right height around the hen Use
this guide when turning and sewing the hem
Evening star., 1947-01-08
This is q condensatio
tion of the same name.

The HABITS formed in early
childhood will largely determine the
health, happiness and efficiency of
the older child and of the adult
These habits are begun in the first
year Of life, some of them directly
after birth.
To help a baby form good habits
we must see that he gets satis-
faction out of doing the things we
want him to, and that he does
not get satisfaction out of doing
the things we do not want him te
do. A baby wants to repeat the
things that give him pleasure anc
satisfaction.
AS babies get older they get more
and more satisfaction from then
parents' words and smiles OF ap-
proval and from any kind OF atten-
ton. GIVING THE BABY ATTEN-
TION AND APPROVAL WHEN HE
IS DOING WHAT THEY WANl
HIM TO DO WILL HAVE A BET
TER EFFECT ON HIS TRAINING
THAN SCOLDING HIM WHEN HE
DOES WHAT THEY DO MOI
WANT HIM TO DO.
When the baby throws his cup
on the floor and does other things
his parents would rather he
wouldn't, they must try to see
that he does not enjoy their re-
Spouse so that he does it again
lust to get that response. When
the baby tosses the cup, the par
ents sometimes laugh, and call 1t 9
"cute trick" Or they may scold
and call the baby bad" or SLAP
him. About all he is able to IN
derstand is that he Is the one tha'
every one Is interested in, and he Is
likely 10 repeat the trick to ge'
attention.
If parents manage to pay little
attention to the baby when he
throws the cup on the floor. ana II
they praise him generously when he
succeeds in drinking his milk with
out spilling it, he will act most OF
the time as his parents would like
to have him.
1t is to be expected that he'll
sometimes do things that are very
annoying. From the baby's point o1
view it's a lot of fun to watch the
milk trickle onto the floor. He
knows nothing about the trouble il
causes. If he does not get too much
satisfaction from doing such things
he will not do them very often.
It Is also to be expected that the
mother will be cross sometimes ovel
some OF the annoying things al
babies do. Mothers, like babies, are
human. But a mother should try
no. to be cross very often.
A baby's behavior may be very
annoying, but he is not winfull3
bad" To be bad" or naughty
means that the child understands
tnat one way of acting is right ano
smother way is wrong and that he
deliberately chooses the wrong OF
bad way. BABIES HAVE NO CON-
CEPTION OF RIGHT ANL
WRONG. They are exploring theil
world, and everything within reach
Is usable. 1t is the mothers fault
not the baby's, If he happens II
Evening star., 1947-01-08

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 1t
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. Betsy Cass0eH
Evening star., 1947-01-08
New York
PreviietW lew

NEW YORK. - Herbert
Sondheim designs q two
piece wooIen dress, the tunic
fIorinq over q slim black
skirt. PIoids and stripes are
new for spring. This tunic is
pIoided in orange, copper
and black.
Center, q Hansen Bang
hooded suit. The bolero of
black wool which matches
the slim skirt is lined with
red and white leof-printed
crepe. The crepe also makes
the bodice Of the one-pieee
dress.
Froeonord inspired this
Evening star., 1947-01-08
By Peggy Roberts


Just the thing to give that extra
special" touch to baby's bed linens.
Try using the cute designs on romp-
ers and play suits, too. Simple out
line stitches are easy to. embroider.
Pattern envelope No. Rla35 con-
tains hot-iron transfers for three
designs, color chart, stitch nlustra-
tions and full directions.
Our new 60-page multicolored
Book Of Needle Arts" containing
five free patterns, and many other
suggestions for dressing up your
home and yourself, is homemaker's
treasure. Send your request for this
book to the address listed below,
inclosing 20 cents in coin to cover
the cost and mailing charges.
To obtain this pattern send Is
cents in coins, giving your name.
address and zone number to Peggy
Roberts, The Washington Star, P. o.
Box 100, Station G, New York 10,
N. Y. ,.t
Evening star., 1947-01-08


(Fron, Mrs. S. F., Washington.)
7 recently purchased a blond ma
hogany breakfast set with simulated
leather seats, blue, from couple
leaving Washington. This was an
expensive set, but I found on bring
ing 1t home, while not scratched or
marred, 1t was unbelievably dirty;
evidently the previous owner had
never heard of dust cloths, or that
one moved furniture while mopping.
How can clean this set without
harming the lovely satin, finish and
care for the leather seats so they
will not crack or peel? $3.50
Soap and water, as one suggested,
wax or furniture polish? Please do
help me. I will be most grateful.
+ 4 y Il
OIL STAINS ON CLOCK?
(From Mrs. X. J. M, F1irfar.)
Please someone tell me how to
remove oil stains from the face Of
a very old clock
X ~ X Y
COPPER KETTLE.
From Mrs. II. F. c., Silper Spring.
For Mrs. w. M. B., Washington.
I do not know whether or not 1t
would work for an old blackened
kettle, but I keep copper covered
pan shiny and new by cleaning with
salt and lemon or grapefruit.
Evening star., 1947-01-08

pastoral blue" fleece WOOL
en- coat and scorf. Anthony
BIotto coils it his "Shep-
herds CIook." The scarf.
may be worn as pictured or
droped over the head as q
hood.
At lower left, the Artist
Waldo Peiree and q model
wearing q Ben Reig design,
study his water color Trout
Fishing" The print is de-
rived from his pointing.
American ort and American
fashion are getting together,
as evidenced by the large
silk company that has been
having it's textile designers
trained to coteh the spirit,
coIorine, and style Of paint
ines by six contemporary
artists.
-NYDI Photos
Wide World Photo.
Evening star., 1947-01-08


Here's a stunning date frock that
juniors can make in no time at all.
Just three pattern pieces-af wide
purchased belt gives a draped-for.
you look. Wear 1t as a winged
sleeved dress, or try it as a pleated
jumper with colorful sweaters or
blouses.
Pattern No. 3021 is designed for
sizes II, u, 13, IA, 16. 18 and 20.
Size IL requires 27s yards Of IS or
80 inch material; 25s yards Of 54-
inch.
For this pattern, send Is cents, in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. o.
Box SO, Station G, New York 10.
IN Y,
Evening star., 1947-01-08
CHILDREN AWAKENING EARLY
From Mrs. G. S., Washingtoa,.J

(FTOm Mrs. U. 81, WlSHt7tgtoIt'/
To Mrs. A. j. S., Washington. I
hope that Mrs. A. j. S. has not given
up hope of getting advice about her
two children who awaken early.
Have not seen an answer and would
like to suggest that they might be
too warmly covered, but 1t is much
more likely that they are not warm
enough. Little children lose body
heat very rapidly and canton fan
mel or other cotton blankets are
inadequate in winter. At least one
light wool blanket and one winter
weight wool blanket would be need
ed. One to be used in the early part
of the evening and the other added
later. On cold nights a comfort
should be added. Blankets are
loosely woven and if you have no
comfort spread or sheet tucked in
over the blankets will hold in the
heat. Another reason for early
wakefulness may be supper given too
early in the evening or not enough
supper. AS children grow and de-
yelop mostly while sleeping, they
need a full tummy and cozy warmth
to relax enough to sleep through the
night.
Just another line to, say how much
I enjoyed the two poems you sub
mitted, Mrs. A. j. S.!
ruANK vNTT NOTE
From Mrs. Fl. w. Men, BeraDyn.) t,
Many thanks for letters received
from Mrs. A. W., Mrs: M. M. c., Mrs.
M. A. S., and other RCH readers
who contacted me by phone giving
me the information asked for in
my letter to Clearing House. Mrs.
M. A. S., had me listen to her record
of the old song over the telephone.
appreciated the kindness OF
these RICH readers and understand
why Clearing House is so highly
regarded. I hope at some future
date I shall be able to return same.
Happy New Year and best wishes
to RICH readers.
EGGNOG DESSERT.
From Mrs. /. P. F., Washington.)
Just by chance I evolved a most
delicious and economical dessert,
Eggnog Bread Pudding. We had
some nonalcoholic eggnog pur-
chased from the dairy left over from
the holidays. I did not like the
idea of wasting this and used it as
follows: Four slices of white bread.
buttered Qeave crusts on and cut
into cubes). egg, beaten; handful
of raisins, handful of currents, ~
cupfuls of eggnog mix. This con-
tains sugar and so no sugar is re-
quired for this recipe. Dash. OF
salt. Pour into lightly buttered
/ baking dish. You can sprinkle
nutmeg on top of pudding If you
Evening star., 1947-01-08
Readers Clearing House
X X X X
CLEANING FURNITURE?

care of RCH and I'll be glad to ex.
plain.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
Chest Falls Far Short
 Of DriveGoal

Palmer's first Community Chest drive fell far short of it: $3,000 goal, drive chairman Les Ray reported at Mondays final committee meeting.
 Solicitors still have not made a complete report of Chest re ceipts, however. Clayton Eas- finger, treasurer of the organi- zation, reported that by Mon- day evening $1,083.09 has been banked. There was an additional S112 in pledges, as well.
 MT. Ray said it was the com mittee's decision not to prolong the drive in an effort to reach the goal. However anyone wish ing to make a voluntary contri- button still may do so. The dona- ton may be given directly to Jack Maze at the Matanuska Valley bank.
 MT. Ray promised that a com plete report of drive returns, to- gether with a Community Chest financial statement, will be pub lished in the near future.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
Shamrocks, High School 10 Play Army Fiues

The next basketball encounter for both Palmer high school and the Shamrocks will be a post holiday meeting with Army teams on Dec. 27.
 That evening the Shamrocks will play an 8 o'clock curtain raiser against the 177th MPs, the squad which they defeated just before going to Cordova. At S:30 Palmer high school meets the court squad of the Fifth Truck Company.
 The MPs plan to spend the weekend in Palmer, and will meet the Shamrocks in second game at 2 o'clock Sunday afer noon, Art Stacey. Shamrock Gsllage-, announced.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
Thieves Take
 $166 In Cash

Thieves entered the Ron-da. VOC restaurant sometime Satur- day afternoon and took S166 from two wallets of owner Pete Lucy.
 MT. Lucy was unable to place the exact time of the robbery. He said he had gone to his room at the restaurant to rest, when waitress Mary Tucker came on duty. Neither checked the cash drawer at that time.
 Later that afternoon when MT. Lucy checked his receipts, 1t was discovered that both wal lets had been footed. The thieves left the empty wallets.
 Bill Bouwens, assistant mar shall, is Investigating the rob- bery.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
ARC Offers Fund
 To Buy Equipment For Hospital

There is $3,O0O on deposit to the account of the Valley branch chapter of the American Red Cross to be used for purchase of needed equipment at the Valley hospital, Bill Bouwens, local chapter chairman, announced this week. The money may be spent by the hospital board to purchase any equipment most vitally needed, he said.
 The help has been extended through the Anchorage chapter of the American Red Cross which recently completed a survey of Valley hospital needs. Originally S2,2OO was promised, but when
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Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24

services. There are no Christina, trees, no gift exchanging, nor even any holiday decorations in downtown stores. One large de. partment store did yield to American influence enough to hang some Christmas trimmings.
 One Christmas Tree
 There were boxes from home. and one American family deco rated Christmas tree, but it really wasn't Christmas in Bra gil for homesick Americans. For one reason, Christmas comes in the middle of a Brazilian sum- mer. Last year it started by be- ing very hot, and then ended in a tropical deluge just as Christ mas masses were ending in the churches.
 But a Brazilian child has an-
 lC9at.nl I ol page 2
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
l3 Months m Brazil LeaUes Yen For Snolu

Of all the Valley residents who are hoping for a white Christ. mas, Miss Jennie Skule, Palmer school teacher, is probably hop- ing hardest. She spent last Christmas acquiring a sunburn at the resort city of Serra Negra Tn Brazil, and this year she'd like to enjoy a little of the real Christmas atmosphere that she used to find at her home in Ely Minn.
 In fact, if there's not a fresh white blanket of snow over the Valley by Christmas, Miss SkuIe IS going to feel that she's skipped over two Christmases of her life. In Brazil, there not only was no snow, there wasn't any. real Christmas.
 Brazilians do not celebrate the hol.1cT, egceat tlzrcu~'1 rcIi~ioi,e
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
Holiday Services
 Are Scheduled
 In Local Churches

The week of pre-Christma: merrymaking will be set aside in Palmer on Wednesday eve ming, while Valley folk attend religious services in observance of the holiday.
 The first service on Christmas Eve Is that of St. Johns Lutheran church. The church program, the joint effort of choir and Sunday school, begins at 8 o'clock. Chimes and carols will be broad cast over public address sys- tenn from the Lutheran tower as part of this program.
 Then again at 11:3O, as a pre- liminary to the midnight mass to be celebrated in St. MichaePs church, sacred music and carols will be broadcast from the Luth- eran tower.
 Exactly at midnight the bells of St. Michae1s will ring to call all Valley residents to midnight mass. Everyone is invited to come, regardless of church af filiations.
 Religious observance of the Christmas holiday will culminate with a morning service in St. Johns Lutheran church at II o'clock on Christmas day.
 Pastors of Valley churches unite to invite Valley residents everywhere to attend the Christ mas church service of their choice.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
Legion Plans
 Park for Palmer

Palmer's first park will be re qulrlng the attention of a volun. teer lawn-mowing brigade about six months from now, accord ing to plans formulated at last Thursdays American Legion meeting.
 At that meeting it was decided to seed and landscape the three Legion-owned blocks across from the Matanuska hotel, Comman- der Jack Maze reported. The parkway will extend from the hotel corner down to point just past the new King Automotive Service building.
 This land, triangular in shape is 530 feet long and tapers from 96-foot base width to the tip of the triangle just beyond the ga rage. It has been set aside as a park reserve in existing plans for a future town.
 The whole American Legion Is enthusiastically backing park plans, MT. Maze said. Although only planning is possible now. Legionnaires hope to begin pre- pairing the ground as soon as weather permits in the spring.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
No. Paper Friday

Because Christmas falls on Thursday. the day on which the Valley Frontiersman goes 10 press. there will be no Fri day paper this week. Neither will there be Frontiersman published on the Friday after New Years.
 Committee chairmen and those who wish to make an- nouncement of SC h e duled events for the coming week are asked to leave those an- nouncements al the Valley Frontiersman before next Monday.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
Scout Troop
 Is Organized

Commending the advancement
 m scouting work in the Valley
 curing recent months, Hal Crib
 pile, field executive for this area
 last Friday announced the insti.
 tutlon of a new troop of Bow
 scouts in Palmer. q doubt if
 Scouting in Anchorage today is
 as lar along as it is in Palmer
 right now" he said, in reporting
 plans for the organization of tbe
 new troop.
 The troop will be American Leglon-sponsored. The Legion se- lected leaders and committeeman for the troop at it's meeting last thursday. MT. Gribble already has met with the men to give them their first training lessons Tn Scout leadership.
 The men who will guide the American Legion troop include:
 Bob Stewart, Scoutmaster: Bob Johns, committee chairman: pup Mleike, camping and out door life; Dr. F. R. Sims. finance. $ Bert Stewart, advancement. Leon Faurie, membership.
 The men will be trained for a two weeks period before troop members are enrolled. A number for Paimer's second troop has not yet been assigned.
 MT. Gribble said the added troop would be an asset to Scout ing in that it will give existing Valley troops more competition as we'll as giving better area GOV. craze here.
 The Scout executive also ex- planned future plans for Bow Scout work in this area for the next two or three years. He told of plans for the air encampment at Fort Richardson in the spring TOT a Scout rally to be held in during Scouting week n February and for a future scout camp somewhere in the Valley. He said this camp might De located on the Kings lake 'ite, or might be constructed at another site.
 MT. Gribble also explained he use of funds designated for he Boy Scouts through the local community Chest drive. He said hat Anchorage and Fairbanks iave borne most of the expense I scouting in the past few years ut the Valleys developing pro- ram calls for local sharing in he expense.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24

L. K. Gibson and family left Palmer last Monday evening en route to Seattle for the holidays. Mrs. Gibson and the two Gibson children do not plan to return. Coach Gibson will be back at his basketball instruction job in about 10 days, he said.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
KERMIT HAS BIRTHDAY

Kermit King celebrated his eleventh birthday s a urday with a week end shopping ex- petition in Anchorage. Kermit left on Saturday mornings bus, intending to combine a birthday outing with some Christmas shopping chores.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-24
AHSDefeats Thanksgiving Local Five

A Palmer high school five that looked better in defeat than it has in recent wins bowed again to the basketball stalwarts of Anchorage high school last Saturday night. The final score of 34-16 gives little indication of the all-out first half battle of the local squad.
 Lacking the services of Don Irwin, hospitalized by flu last weekend, Palmer's boys still did a remarkable job of hold ing down Bob Pfeil, Anchor ages Dead-eye Dick and pivot man. Bob went home with just a solitary field goal in the sec ond quarter, a field goal and foul shot in the third, and an- other single field goal in the final quarter.
 Hutchinson, starting at cen ter for Palmer in place of IT, win, played a steady, consistent game. Puhl, captain in Satur- days game, was tops in both offensive and defensive play for Palmer. He led local scorers with six points; Bouwens had five. Captain Tommy Rafailo- vlch led Anchorage with nine tallies.
 Even as coach L. K. Gibson had promised, the Palmer team showed much improved effort over their first meeting with Anchorage. Their first-half bas- ketball Saturday night was pos sib1y their best effort this year. but they failed to keep up in theI second half. |
 The Anchorage squad, aHl seniors in the starting lineup except Eyes, has lost one game this year to Petersen's Flyers in tn Anchorage city league. They are undefeated for two consecutive years in inter-scho- lastic play.
 Tn the o'clock curtain-rais- CT between the second teams. 1 Anchorage trounced PaImer's men by score of 30 to Il. An all-freshman five, playing at the final whistle, gave Palmer promise of strong competition in coming seasons of play.
 The dependable effort of Wal ter Bendixen at guard for Palm CT also showed local fans that Palmer squads will be playing good basketball for some time to come. Walter was moved back from the first string for the Sat- urday game, in order to give him taste of four quarters of real basketball.
 The box score: \ Anchorage: (34) l
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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-11-20
"The Merry Widow" On
Chicago Theater" Show

Ruby Mercer, lyric soprano, and
Morton Bowe, Metropolitan Opera
tenor, who were co-starred on the
'Chicago Theater Of The Air" pre-
sentation of Oct II when the eighth
opera-operetta season was inaug-
urated for that Mutual network
program, return to head the The
ater's" cast for the Saturday, Nov.
%, broadcast 90 to II p. M, EST)
when the operetta "The Merry Wild
ow'' is presented.
Earl Wilkie, baritone, will be
heard in supporting role.
Miss Mercer will sing the title
role of the Franz Lehar musical with
Mr.. Bowe heard singing the role
of Prince Danilo.
Henry Weber, musical director
for the Chicago Theater' series,
will direct the orchestra and chorus
for the program, which will feature
such popular song favorites as the
Merry Widow Waltz" Villa, 8
'The Girls At Maxims," and Ro-
nance"