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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25
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Evening star., 1947-12-25
Britain Looks at Babies

tutes, Is told from the childs point
OF view, although the feelings and
rights Of parents are far from ig.
nored. Just about all Of the phases
and problems that arise from few
weeks Of age to years are touched
upon in this child-wise picture. AS
the audience Identifies itself With
small Johnny it realizes for ex-
ample that babies can get just as
bored as adults. The picture points
out pictorially that the front Of
mothers coat as she wheels baby
along Is not the most fascinating
sight in the world, and suggests
the possibility Of pin wheel being
fastened to the carriage for diver
sion. Adults also come to realizs
that the many mo, no. signs they
smack sharply down before baby
can be just as disappointing and
frustrating for children as q no
bathing" sign suddenly viewed BY
adults on a beautiful beach.
Children are not depicted as
angels. The suggestions for sound
punishment when necessary are in
teresting, as are the suggestions for
the sort of discipline that prevents
Johnny from becoming "unmanage-
able" Wise parents will sense. too,
the effect of the general environ
ment and adult conversations on
young minds and emotions
Among other pictures devoted to
children are "Your Children's Ears"
(two reels, 20 minutes) and Your
Children's Teeth (two reels, IA min
utes).
Films on a wide range Of sub
jects are offered by this group. The
films (and the catalogue describing
them) may be obtained from Brit
ish Information Services, GOT Fiji
teenth street NV, Washington s,
D. c.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Bv Betty Miles

The interesting film Of "Your
Children and You," released by
British Information Services, points
out at the beginning that this film Is
mainly q counsel of perfection.
However, the suggestions are prac-
tical and parents could adopt them
all without growing wings"
The suggestions are Indeed prac-
tical and wise, and are~almed at
average imperfect parents and
average imperfect children" The
film is laced with warmth and
humor, and the lovable babies and
children who star make the film a
heartWarming as well as an in
structive one. The 3-reel picture
may be rented from British 1nfor-
nation Services, an agency OF the
British government, for $500.
All that has been said about the
realism of English feature pictures
can be applied en- toto to this f1lm.
The homes and clothing Of the
families represented are indeed
quite average. The people are aver
age looking too, and a mother who
has been caring for her children
and home all day long looks about
the way real-life housewife would.
The families are far from well of"
financially. In an occasional win
dow is a piece of cardboard rather
than a pane of glass, the result OF
lack of money or lack of postwar
glass. Problems Of English parents
are amazingly like problems Of
American parents, and the picture
demonstrates, through q series Of
gentle illustrations Of dos" and
"dont's" the wealth any family can
give its child in terms Of love and
security.
The film, which runs for 80 min
Evening star., 1947-12-25

quired, but sugar will be free from
Jumps the next morning, regardless
of how hard-caked it may have been.
For sugar especially, care must be
used, of course, to 50 balance nta.,t the vs
small glass on 1t that 1t will not
tip over and bring the wet cloth
Cor small sponge) into direct con-
tact with the sugar. I sometimes
Just place the dampened bit OF cloth
in my metal sugar scoop and deposit
it carefully on top of the sugar.
X X X \
UPHOLSTER1NG HIGH CHAIR?
From Mrs. w. J. X, Arlington.)
Has any one ever attempted to
reupholster high chair, the 3-Way
type, upholstered at present In red
leatherette? Since the present up
holstery is badly worn I would like
to do it over for our second baby
! but would appreciate some pointers
before I start!
Evening star., 1947-12-25

passion for music and a beautiful
voice, singing as a choir boy in his
native village. He never lost his
great love for music and one year
too poor to give his children gifts
he wrote for them, and taught them
to sing that simply beautiful, yet
beautifully simple little carol Away
in the Manger," loved not only by
children but grown ups too, the
world over.
John Wesley who gave 30 much to
all Christenedom, was, too, q man
with . fine singing voice and al
ways writing hymns to teach to
others, among them "Hark the
Herald Angels Sing" set to music
written by Mendelssohn to celebrate
the art of printing. After hearing
his music sung by q double chorus
Mendelssohn wrote dejectedly to 4
friend, that although he believed
the music would be liked by singers
and their listeners 1t would never
do, set to sacred words, 1t was too
lively. Imagine his delight and
astonishment could he but know that
today every year it is sung in thou
sands Of churches.
No Protestant hymnal is complete
without that one written by Isaac
Watts, known as the master of hym-
nody, Joy to the World" set by an
American musician to the glorious
music by Handel. This. like most Of
Watts hymns, was written after he
had retired from 4 London church
to end his days in short time, his
physician thought, but he lived on
for more than 30 years devoting his
time and talents to writing hymns.
Two truly American carols are ut
Came Upon the Midnight Clear" by
Edward Sears, and his composer
friend Willis, and I'VE Three Kings
of Orient Are" words and music by
u. H. Hopkins, another Colonial
preacher.
Just as the Christmas festival lent
itself more and more to gayety and
aims giving so many Of the carols
became secular. For years in Lon
don a sheet called q broadside with
three songs on 1t was printed and
given out to people on the streets
so that they could sing together.
The songs on 1t generally were God
Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" II Saw
Three Ships" and "Noel";; children
and grownups alike wandered about
the streets singing them and re-
ceiving pence from listeners.
Songs about birds, flowers and
trees are popular at this season
too, THE Ivy and the Holly" and
Deck the Halls" being well known
ones. In Wales not only do the
populace deck their homes lavishly
with holly, but on Christmas Eve
bring in a huge Yule log. Each
member of the family sits on the log
to make a wish before 1t Is placed
in the fireplace to be lighted. then
gather round to sing the second
verse of Deck the Halls" which
begins, See the blazing yule before
U.S." This log burns for days and
every night neighbors visit about to
see them, until there h no more
fire, singing this same carol wher-
ever they are guests. The only
variation to this u attendance at
church on Christmas eve.
Evening star., 1947-12-25

of us had turkey or some meat Tor
Christmas, so why feel that 1t is
such crime for a cat to kill a bird
Read Mr.. Tracewell's This and
That" column in The Star. He often
writes feelingly of what the animals
do, as well as the birds. I keep my
cats in the house in the early morn
ing, until after the birds have time
to eat and get back to the trees.
Even birds kill and eat worms, in
sects, etc. .
(From Mrs. J. A. A., Woodbridge }
I was glad to read the protest
from Mrs. D. L. c., Arlington,
against belling g. cat. If those who
would tie bells around the neck of
their pet cat would try bells" on
themselves they may not be so will
ing to bell the cat. love birds, too,
and always feed them, especially in
winter. 1 buy extra bread to crum-
BILE to them and spend much time
chopping suet, etc, which I throw
out to them. I love my cat, also.
She gets bird sometimes, maybe
one or two a year. Cats need a
little meat every day, and II fed
the right food they are not so apt
to bother birds. AS long as can
afford to buy meat for myself I will
share it with my cat. Lovely mock
ing birds have lived in my neigh
borhood for several summers. They
have come right under my window.
where they'd sing and trill their
beautiful notes. The piano or radio
will attract them. Once I played a
few notes of the scale, then simple
trill as one of them listened and
sang right on the walk at the step
of my porch. This same little bird
came back again several times and
listened as I trilled a few notes.
Their attention can be attracted
easily in this way. It Is things like
this that reveal to us the truth of
a supreme being, but am not 60
ing to put bell on my old 1T. NJ
PLAIN AND EGG NOODLES?
From Mrs. L. T., Waldort.) .
Would like some recipes on max
ing plain and egg noodles?
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EXCHANGE OFFERED?
From M. L., Versailles, France.j
am a French lady 81 years old,
living in Versailles near Paris. I
should ike to exchange interests
with an American lady in your city.
sending postcards (viewcards) from
Paris and Versailles, or French
books or magazines.
MANTEL MIRROR.
from J. O., Washington.)
In answer to Mrs. n B F.'s inquiry
about a plateglass mirror over her
mantel, would like to give her .
Evening star., 1947-12-25
INSECTS ON VIOI ,ETS2

from Mrs. A. A. W, Arlington.)
I have several lovely African
violet plants I started from leaves.
Recently I discovered they are in
tested with some sort of insect.
This insect is not on the plant it
self, as far as 1 know. Rather, 1t
seems to thrive In the saucer d.
rectly under the flower pot. Upon
watering my plants these tiny
things came up around the rim of
the saucer. And I have seen some
on the outer rim of the flower pot.
The young insects do not seem to
fly, but rather suspect they develop
wings later as I have noticed several
flying about my violets this past
week. Will some one please tell me
what to do to rid my many plants
OF this infestation?
X X
MOLD ON WALLPAPER.
(From Mrs. S. S. F., Washington
To Mrs. r. c. M, Washington. A
few years ago, 1 had a similar ex-
perience with mold on wallpaper
and here Is what I did. First, I
washed off the mold with a damp
cloth wrung from soapy water. Then
I left light bulb burning continu-
ously In the closet for several days.
OF course, I removed everything
from the closets and left the door
open as a precaution against fire.
When the wallpaper had dried, ]
painted over the spot where the
mold had been q used enamel paint
II presume shellac or any other
"sealer" could be useO to be sure
that any mold left on the wallpaper
could not come through. I have
had no trouble since.
4xx
LOCATING PATTERN?
from Mrs. Fl. M, Washington.)
The Clearing House has helped SC
many people I hope it can help me
Eight or ten years ago, I sent to The
Evening Star for a pattern OF a
knitted bedspread. The complete
double spread is exquisite. Though
the pattern had no name. I believe
it is the one or very similar to the
one, which is called 1.-The Grace
Coolidge" pattern. Each square has
a large raised leaf in the corner and
seven smaller raised leaves across
the center of the square.
Ny original pattern has disap-
peared. A few years ago found
an Abigail knitting book containing
pattern which I thought was the
same one. Recently, I decided tc
make twin spreads out of the dou-
BILE one and will need more squares
Upon completing a square out OF
the book, I find it is not the exact
pattern, and I cannot use it.
II some one knows where I can
find the pattern I am looking for
I will be very grateful If she will
please call me at Emerson 6002 in
the evening.
II \ X 4
BELLING THE CAT.
from Mrs. S. H. P, Washington.)
Re belling the cat! This is little
late, but after reading reply from
Mrs. M. R. B., Arlington, I coule
not keep quiet.
Please never let anything with rec
pepper on 1t get near an animal
especially a cat. Their skin ane
mucous membrane Is much more
sensitive than that Of human
being. One tiny grain Of red pepper
could cause untold agony. An ami
NAL would get it on its feet ant
the only way to get it of would bt
to lick, thereby burning both outsid.
and inside. If one has never beer
burned by red pepper, they have NJ
idea of the excruciating pain.
have been! Also. II we can all be {
bit more tolerant Of all God-giver
natures of all animals. We will no'
be 80 impatient Of what they do
After al, most humans kill. Mos
Evening star., 1947-12-25
ALASKA.

From Mrs. F. J. c., Arlington.)
Take all your present wardrobe, as
sooner or later you'll use 1t. Add
fur coat, or a heavy wool coat
with "zipped-in" fur lining, a good
ski suit; stadium boots, overshoes
and rubbers, q good raincoat make
certain 1t will cover your winter
coat, suits to wear both summer
and wanter, many sweaters, scarfs,
mittens, etc. Silk stockings are
warmer than nylons. The climate
at Fort Richardson isn't half as
bad as you probably imagine it to
be. I spent two years there, and I
thoroughly enjoyed them to the
point that I would be delighted to
return tomorrow! The summers are
perfectly grand, excellent for pastel
suits, even cottons at times. A heavy
robe and sleeping pajamas can be
added, but I never did find 1t neces-
sary to acquire "woolies!" And don't
forget your evening dresses! How
ever, you'll find the shops well
stocked with clothing for all occa-
sions. Best of luck to you. I hope
you enjoy Alaska's friendly people
and magnificent scenery.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Readers Clearing House

pointer. Be sure to tilt your mirror
a little or If you want 1t fiat against
the wall, have air pockets made on
either side Of the tiny frame that
holds the mirror, SO that air can
circulate and prevent the moisture
coming in contact with either the
silver or copper back which will
form 4 chemical that eats 1t off.
TO SOFTEN SUGAR, COOKIES,
CAKE.
from Mrs. M. F. M, Washington.)
A most simple, easy and COM
pletely effective method of softening
sugar which has hardened into
Jumps, cookies which have become
dry, and cake, is to place a small
glass containing piece of damp
cloth in the receptacle holding the
food to be softened, close the con-
tainer tightly and let it remain SO
overnight. For cookies or cake a
little longer time is sometimes re-
Evening star., 1947-12-25

To all you members Of
the ever-erowine RCH
family, my very special
and personal Christmas
greetings to each and
every one. 1t is your neigh
borIiness and fine example
Of good will toward men"
thot shine brightly in these
dark days Of doubt and
uncertainty.
May the next year re-
turn to you in full measure
the kindness and thought
fu|ness you have shown
for others.
Betsy CasweH
Evening star., 1947-12-25

NEW HOME pROBI EMS?

From M. H. c., Washington.J
I do need the help Of the friends
Of the RICH so much. We have
just bought 4 home. That in itself
is enough these days, but we find
the problems arising are over
whelming.
First of all, the Venetian blinds
need cleaning. The tapes are soiled.
Some of them are 2 yards wide
and having called cleaners, 1 find
it is a very expensive proposition.
Could I do these myself successfully
or should send them and have
them done? Are there places where
they can be done without paying
almost the price Of the blinds?
We want to buy a piano and there
again the apartment size or small
grands are prohibitive. If we bought
a second hand upright could we
paint it the color of the room (pale
green) to advantage or would 1t only
make 1t more monstrous? Also does
one paint over the name Of the
manufacturer? I am sure that some
of YOU have wrestled with this
problem.
have some drapes which are a
light brown shade. Gould I bleach
them and dye them a good shade
of red? Does most Of the color have
to be out to be successful?
Last Of all I have a walnut bed
scraped and sanded ready to be re-
finished and I would appreciate
advice as to the best method for q
smooth satin finish.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

ACkNCWbEL%JM L.
Information and requests sent
in By the tolloUing haze been
forwarded to those for Dhom they
Were intended:
Washington: Mrs. A. S. p. Mrs.
J. K. B., Mrs. B. p, N. A., Mrs.
p, Mrs. J. F., Mrs. F. j. c.. Mrs
G, Mrs. B. J. D., Mrs. B. c. O.,
Mrs. j ] B., Mr.. w. T. p, jr.
Alexandria: Mrs. N. H. c., Mrs.
D. J. r., Mrs. S. NJ, Mrs. c. A. I.
Arlington: Mrs. G.. r. H., Mrs.
E. T. r., Mrs. E. E. B. College
Park: M. B. Silver Spring: Mrs.
J. M. j., Mrs. j. r. Cheverly:
M. L. X. Takoma Park: Mrs. B.
Mclean: Mrs. H. H.
Our thanks to these readers
1Dhose contributions 1Dere similar
to Others previously receiDed:'
Washington: Mrs. H. B. M.
Arlington: L. NJ, Mrs. A. F. L.
Fairfax: Mrs. J. G. S. Pooles-
vile: Mrs. L. F. B. Vienna: Mrs.
c. A. H. Alexandria: Mrs. v.
M. r.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
MANTEL MIRROR.

" fops ~s ~, w s'c'V''"SNS'"'
In answer to Mrs. II. B. F.'s inquiry
about a plateglass mirror over her
mantel, I would Like to give her q
Evening star., 1947-07-30

would make a deep cut in the
number.
It trims the armed services to Il
officers of four-star rank-fuu gen.
erals and admirals. They would be
divided five in the Army, four in the
Navy, four in the Air Force and one
in the Marines.
The limit on three-star rank, held
by lieutenant generals and vice ad.
mirals, would be 61-38 in the Army
and Air Force together and % in
the Navy.
The three and four-star ranks
would be temporary, connected with
the officers assignments. The high.
est permanent grade would be two
stars-major generals and rear ad-
mirals.
Five-star rank. held by generals
Of the Army and admirals Of the
Fleet, would be abolished in peace
time except for the men who now
hold 1t,
Evening star., 1947-07-30
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, July 30.-Admiral
William F. Halsey says British naval
units were given unimportant OBJ
jectives in the final phase OF the
Pacific war to prevent any postwar
claim that Britain had taken part
in the climactic blow against the
japanese fleet.
In the eighth Of series OF ar
ticles in the Saturday Evening
Post, out today, the former COM
mander of the mid-Pacific striking
force recalled American carrier
strikes in July, 1945, against the
Jap naval base at Kure after which
the enemy feet had ceased to
exist"
The Kure attack was made only
by American planes, Admiral Hal
sey said, adding:
cat Mick Carney's Rear Ad-
miral Robert B. Carney. Admiral
Evening star., 1947-07-30
Promotions in Army
On SeIective Basis
Now Up 10 President
BY the Asseeiafed Press

A selective system Of promotion
for the Army, similar in many re-
spects to that which the Navy has
employed for years, is provided In
legislation awaiting action by Presi-
dent Truman.
The measure also makes sharp
peacetime cuts in the number OF
general officers in the Army and
admirals in the Navy.
In general the change in the Army
promotion system provides that off,
GERS who reach the grade Of captain
through the present seniority pro-
motion system must be recon-
mended by a selection board for
any further advancement. Those
not recommended by the board can
be retired from service.
Provision also is made for &C
CELEBRATED promotion for outstanding
men. That feature also is applied
to the Navy, which already has the
selection board system for officers
who have reached the grade of
lieutenant q, g..
Equality for Specially Officers.
Another major change in the
Army system is that more perma-
nent commissions would be in the
Regular Army-not in branches such
as the engineers. Armed Services
Committee members said that
change was made in order to provide
specially officers with the same
chance for. advancement as line
officers.
Exceptions are made for the Med
ical, Chaplain and Air Corps, which
retain separate Identities.
Senator Baldwin, Republican, OF
Connecticut, reporting a Senate
House Conference Committee COM
promise on the measure late Satur-
day night. said no change was made
in the actual existence of the special
branches or their relative import
ance within the service.
Provision is made for inclusion of
qualified officers of the speciality
branch on the selection boards which
pass on the advancement of officers
assigned to such a branch, to pre-
vent assignment of unqualified men
to positions Of responsibility in tech
nical fields.
An amendment provided that as
signments into and out of the civil
functions of the Corps of Engineers
should take place only with the ap-
proval of the Secretary of War, upon
the recommendation of the Chief
of Engineers.
Deep Cut in Officers.
The bill limits the number Of
general officers in the Army to
three-fourths of per cent Of total
personnel. which Senators said
Evening star., 1947-07-30

that demolished the Japanese fleet
IT hate to admit q political fac
tor into military eQuation-my
respect for Vice Admiral Sir Ber-
nard Rawlings and his fine men Of
the British Pacific fleet made me
hate it doubly-but Mick forced me
to recognize that statesmen's OBJ
jectives sometimes differ widely
from combat objectiyes, and that
an exclusively American attack was
in Americas best interests"
Evening star., 1947-07-30
HoIsey Says Politics Barred
Bio Role for British in japan

Halsey's chief Of staff insistence,
I assigned the British an alternate
target, Osaka, which also offered
warships, but none Of prime impor-
tance.
"Mick's argument was that al
though this division Of forces VIC.
lated the principle Of concentration
and superiority, it was imperative
to forestall q possible postwar
claim by Britain that she had de-
livered even a part OF the final blow
Evening star., 1947-07-30

EDGEWATER, N. J-ASPHALT PLANT BURNS-Scene at the
Barrett Tar Paper Co., which almost totally destroyed by
yesterday The blaze attributed by officials
spontaneous combustion Three blasts and resulting fire.
batted reen for hour and half left only the walls OF
standing Chemicals used to conne the blaze
building adjacent highly combustble tar storage
tanks of the General Chemical Co. -AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1947-07-30

Rocket Experiments Set
Australia's first airstrip for rocket
range experiments will shortly be
] completed at Woomera.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-10-10
METHODIST MINISTER
NOT FOR OUR FOREIGN
POLICY OF FORCE

Springfield, Mass. - The United
States is following policy of force
toward Russia and "such policy in
the past has meant war;" Bishop G.
Bromley Oman of New York told
delegates to the seventh Methodist
ecumenical conference here Septem-
Der %.
at is easier to summon us to a holy
war against Russia than to solve the
problems involved in an economic JUS
tice and world order" he said. IF
we were able to defeat Russia in
war we would not by that fact eval-
uate a philosophy of materialism for
economic problems or end atheism"
The delegates were told the world
situation is so tense ''any national or
reaIignment suddenly
may bring death and devastation to
any minority almost overnight
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-10-10

Hiroshima and Nagasaki can ade.
quately report on.
Furthermore these chains were not
carried all the way out per formula.
The fission effect stopped relatively
early in Japan. Already, it is said,
atomic bombs have been produced
which are a great many times as de-
structive.
So mankind comes to its third, and
perhaps its last, great landmark =
something to make the models we
were discussing in the preceding chap
tiers look relatively minor. The dis
covery of fire, the development of
agriculture, the release of atomic
power-and after some thousands of
years the creature called man has
either mastered his environment or
caused it to destroy him.
In the late Tertiary epoch, 100000
to 100000 B. c. anthropoid apes
roamed over Asia, Europe and Africa,
some of them rather manlike. One
branch in Asia finally came down out
Of the trees and began walking erect.
1t had big brain for an ape, and of
course an opposed thumb with which
to manipulate things = sticks, axes,
some day cyclotrons.
In the Lower Paleolithic epoch, l.
100000 to $4,000 BE-, this creature
invented fire, and became radically
progressive in the reduction of the
weight of its skull and jaws. In due
course a race evolved not far differ
ent from the Australian bushmen OF
today First axes, choppers, and
other crude tools were made from
flaked stone Hunting was the chief
economic occupation. The brain case
grew larger. Language probably de-
velop along with the first tools. One
needs to explain to ones fellows how