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Evening star., 1947-02-06

with plenty OF winter still aheaC
you will find ample supplies of fresh
fruits and vegetables in the local
markets to help out on your menus
Rhubarb is of excellent quality now;
the same is true of Strawberries
Oregon pears are new in town this
week and they're really delicious
They are good to eat just as they
are, or wonderful when baked OF
added to salads. Try them as first
course for dinner with crushed pine
apple over the top. Citrus fruits
and apples continue plentiful.
Among the vegetables you will
ind adequate supplies of oyster
plant, peas, limas, string beans,
broccoli, Brussels sprouts, all kinds
of greens, yellow squash, green
onions, beets from Texas, cabbage,
caulif1ower, Florida eggplant, celery
aid mushrooms.
The meat situation remains the
same as last week, offering you your
choice of just about anything you
want. Featured for the week end
will be the forequarter cuts of veal
and lamb, plus leg Of lamb. Also
steaks, rib and chuck roasts and
smoked meats. Chickens of all kinds
are to be had, with frying chickens
taking the spotlight; they're very
reasonably priced this week.
You can now buy frozen meal
on-a-plate" dinners. They come in
various combinations, such as fillet
of Boston bluedsh, peas with but
ter and French fried potatoes;
vegetable plates which consist of
string beans in butter, carrots la
Vichy, corn and potatoes; others
have roast lamb, pot roast of beef,
Swiss steak or curried veal as the
main dish. They are ready to heat
and serve. You remove the cello
phane from the individual portions,
unfold the aluminium sheet, place it
across the top of the plate and tuck
the edges under the plate rim. Heat
Is minutes in a hot oven and your
plate dinner is ready.
Other new items in frozen foods
that I noticed were soybean succo-
tash, chicken enchiladas. shr'n'p
Creole, raw potato pancake batter.
You allow the batter to tlla,, >uur
into a mixing bowl, add a small
amount of flour, mix and they are
ready to fry. 1t was the first time
I had seen frozen domestic raised
Catoctin rabbit; 1t was cut in pieces
ready to cook. There were silver
salmon steaks, Petrale sole fillets
from the West Coast, cutup turkeys,
frozen hickory smoked turkeys.
Guinea hens and squab are on order.
For the people with home freezers
you can buy seamless knitted tubing
for wrapping meat, fish or fowl. The
tubing is slipped over the moisture
proof wrapper and the ends tied
for easier handling. This store also
carries the cellophane utility roll
for wrapping and the "seal-right"
containers which are waxed lined.
You can purchase frozen food carry
ing bags that are made of flberglass.
These bags keep the amount of
defrosting down to minimum and
the lining Is water resistant.
For the owners of pets you will
find two kinds of cat and dog food.
Evening star., 1947-02-06

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mail to the Readers Clearing
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Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
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those of The Star, and, as it is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. Betsy Cas,CeH
Evening star., 1947-02-06

there is "trick" or an important
point to each dish. In old fashioned
potato salad, the kind made of
freshly boiled potatoes with hot
dressing of bacon drippings, vinegar,
sugar and onion, the trick is to get
the dressing very sweet. Use more
sugar than you'd think necessary
the first time.
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PUNCH RECIPES.
| (From Mrs. E. C. H., BrenttDood.)
A few nights ago some one asked
for recipes for nonalcoholic punch.
I'm delighted that she asked for
that kind, as 1t gives me the oppor-
tunity to send some I use.
Supper Punch: Serves Is large
glasses. Two cups sugar, 2 cups tea
e cups boiling water over tea
spoons tea), cup lemon Juice, /
cup orange juice, 1 cup grape juice
OF not, l cup pineapple juice. Boil
sugar with cup water until sugar
is melted. Combine with tea. Cool,
add juices. Dilute with 2 quarts of
water or less If punch is to stand
very long with ice in it.
Hot Fruit Punch: Serves large
or Is small glasses. One cup sugar,
/ cup tea infusion (pour one cup
boiling water over two teaspoons
tea), Y cup grape Juice, Y cup
pineapple juice, Y cup lemon juice,
cups boiling water. Dissolve sugar
in hot tea. Combine all ingredients.
Serve at once.
Sparkling Wedding Punch: Serves
so. Two cups hot, strong tea; u
cup lime juice, 2 cups light corn
sirup, 8 cups unsweetened grape
juice, cup orange juice, few grains
salt, 4 quarts sparkling water, /
small bunch fresh mint. Combine
tea, mint, lime and orange juice,
corn sirup and salt. Let stand until
cool, strain and chill. Add grape
Juice. Pour over ice in punch bowl.
just before serving add sparkling
water. Garnish with orange and
lime slices, stuck with sprigs of
mint Cfresh).
Pineapple Punch: Juice of six
lemons, IL cups water, IL cups
sugar, 1 cup pineapple Juice. Boil
sugar In 2 cups Of the water. (Sugar
goes farther when dissolved in hot
water0 Combine and serve over ice
cubes in glasses. Is very refresh
ing, especially in warm weather.
IL
BIRTHDAY PARTY
(From Mrs. D. E. ", Washington. J
In reply to Mrs. A. R. B., Silver
Spring, concerning children's
birthday party: Not long ago,
had a party for my 3-year-old
daughter on her birthday at which
we entertained IA children, ages
to 6. There were toys, books, puz-
zles, ETC., around the living room for
the first comers to play with until
enough children had arrived to
really play game. After the first
half dozen youngsters were here,
we sang and acted out some nursery
songs such as "The Farmer in the
Dell" Ring Around the Rosie" ETC.
They love to sing. Then they pin
ned the tail on the donkey" the
child winning receiving a small
prize. BY this time all had arrived
and we had refreshments. It is a
good idea to eat early and so inter-
fere as little as possible with supper
Favors are very popular with
children at these ages, so we had at
each place a snapper cap, a nut
cup Of candies and fancy paper
napkin. From the ceiling were sus-
Evening star., 1947-02-06
= kHWhatS CooRiin'' :
FRIDAY
Shrimp Stuffed Tomatoes With Cheese Sauce
Shoe String Potatoes Spinach


Shrimp Stuffed Tomatoes With Cheese Sauce
Shoe String Potatoes Spinach
Baudrian Cream
Shrimp Stuffed Tomatoes.
large tomatoes cup chopped cooked shrimp
Il cup chopped onion Salt
tablespoons butter Pepper
"a cup soft bread crumbs "a cup milk
II pound processed American cheese
tomatoes careful break outer skln
onion butter Add tomato pulp crumbs shrimp Season
with salt and Fill tomatoes with shrimp mixture Place IN
baking dish Add hot water bottom OF dish
Bake moderate 5 F 80 minutes Place cheese
double boiler melt boiling water stirring
occasionally tomatoes.
SATURDAY.
Veal Stew With Dun1pEngs
Molded Cranberry Salad
Fig Nut Pudding
Nut Pudding.
IL. sifted -four y cup milk !.
IL teaspoons baking tablespoons melted shortening
" teaspoon salt n chopped figs
v " chopped nut meats
mixture
2 hot water "a cup brown sugar
tablespoons butter
sift flour add baking powder salt and y cup
together bowl Add milk and melted shortenng
stir only until smooth Add cup chopped figs to batter and spread
about 0x6x2 inches Sprinkle with nut meats
ingredients bring to boil Pocr hot
$3.50 degrees F As to
0Nminue Serves 8.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
HOT PLATE COOKERY?

HUI HlAlE CoohEfL
From Mrs. J. H. X, Bellenlead, N. ~
There may not be many women
around Washington cooking on hot
plates-but it's the fashionable"
thing to do up here in this college
student residential section! I've
been wondering if some of the ex-
perienced Washington housewives
wouldn't help us new brides by
giving us some good recipes for
cooking a la hot plate. It's not
only tiresome but awfully expensive
to keep cooking fried steaks, chops,
ham and so on, and know would
welcome new ideas, and I'm sure
other girls in similar circumstances
would, too. Please, please, help us
out!
74@* 4 X
CRIB VS.. BASSINETTE.
REFRESHMENTS FOR MEETING?
From Mrs. T. c. B., CheDy ChGSe.)
In answer to Mrs. E. H. H., Wash
ington, we had both bassinette and
crib for our baby. We used the
bassinette a little over two months.
It is grand from the standpoint of
carrying the baby around. We could
take her visiting and bring her
home without disturbing her. We
put her in the living room at night.
A crib can be used only as such.
Also a small baby feels more secure
in the smaller bed and Is more pro-
tected from draughts.
However if there is any ques-
ton of expense I'd get the crib to
start with. Many babies start off
just as well that way and you have
no extra piece of furniture. These
cribs, which adjust to various
heights, make care of crib as
easy as care of bassinette. You
then don't have to get two sizes
of sheets or rubber pads. You'll
have to have the crib sooner or
later, so decide whether you want
to bother with the two or not.
And now a request-My husband
is having about 20 men of his club
in for a meeting this month. Can
Come one suggest simple refresh
ments which might be served after
Evening star., 1947-02-06
Peach
IceCreann
/ tablespoon plain gelatin.
! tablespoon cold water.
! cup crushed canned

! tablespoon cold water.
cup crushed canned cling
peaches.
3 tablespoons granulated sugar.
" teaspoon salt.
! egg white.
! cup whipping cream.
Y cup honey.
" teaspoon vanilla extract.
Canned cling peach slices.
Combine gelatin and cold water;
let stand about 10 minutes. Com
bine crushed peaches, sugar and
salt and heat to boiling point. Re-
move from heat. Add moistened
gelatin and stir to dissolve gelatin.
Beat hot peach mixture into well
beaten egg white. Chill. Combine
cream and honey and beat until
very thick. Add flavoring. Beat in
peach mixture. Pour into tray, place
in freezing unit and freeze. Stir 3
or times during freezing process.
Crown each serving with 3 peach
slices.
Serves four.
Evening star., 1947-02-06

pended many balloons giving very
festive and partif1ed air, and one
of which was given to each child
after he was through eating. For
refreshments we had ice cream,
birthday cake with candles, fancy
cookies, and gingerale for the older
ones. It was served on fancy paper
plates, and paper cups with colored
straws for the gingerale. They all
sang Happy Birthday" Of course
when the lighted cake was brought
in.
After refreshments were over, she
opened her gifts, with all the child
rem looking on. Then In order for
every one to receive something to
open, we had a fish pond. Each
child fished twice-receiving a 10
cent-store toy the first time and a
box of crackerjacks the second time.
Each package was done up in bright
paper and tied with ribbons. The
fish pole was a sturdy mop handle
with a heavy string on which vas
tied a picture hook.
1t was then time to 60 home, so
we all gathered in a circle and
sang "Our birthday party's over
and we are going home," etc. This
all had taken 21z hours, and all
were ready to leave. They all seemed
to have good time, and had lots
of things to take home. I hope
this may give you some ideas.
POEM LOCATED.
(From w. E. A., Washington Ell
w. B. T., Washington, should find
the poem she is looking for on page
of"Cheerio's Book of Day." It
is from "The New Leaf" by Helen
Field Fischer. "He came to my
desk with a quivering lip" is the
first line.
(From D. r. p, Washington)
The poem requested by Mrs. w. B.
T. is "The New Leaf" by Helen
Field Fisher.
H. to my desk with auivsrins lip
Dear 4 Teacher, a, j want . new Leaf" he said.
And gave him new one all unSpotted
And into his sad eyes smiled
DO better now, my child"
came to the Throne with trembling
The years work was done.
Dear Father. want new year." said.
IT have spoiled this one
He took the old year, torn and blotted.
And gave me new one, all unspotted,
And into my sad heart smiled:
do better now, my child"
X \ X X
DECORATING PROBLEM?
From Mrs. A. NJ, WGshington.)
We are moving into our new home.
This will be our boys first bedroom
of his own. He is years old. I
have a blue bedspread and would
like to make some inexpensive cur
tains. I have sent for booklet, etc,
but most of them are chintz
(fiowere6 and I would like some
thing rather boyish, but not too ex-
pensive.
Any suggestions would be appre-
ciated and I know some of the read
ers have had experience In this
line.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
HOMEMADE SOAP.

PernapS you Will be interested IN q
recipe for soap which was taken
from the magazine page of The Star,
May rs, 1882, by Lydia Lebaron
Walker. I still have the original
copy and have used 1t a number
Of times. Just this morning have
prepared three patches of grease to
make soap. Shall just give the
recipe and not all of the article.
Ham and bacon fats should be
put in cold water and be slowly
brought to the boiling point. Allow
to simmer for IS minutes. Il al
ways skim the foam off the top.)
Put kettle in cool place until fat
forms solid cake on top of the
water. Remove this cake. Scrape
of under side to remove extraneous
particles. Repeat this process once
again. This preparation is to elimi-
nate the salt from the fat and render
it less soft.
Put pounds of any mixture of
tried ont fats, such as drippings,
etc. into a kettle of cold water and
process 1t as given above. Cool and
scrape of all particles you possibly
can from under side of the solid
cake. Put this fat into kettle and
melt, Pour through a fine straining
cloth and allow to cool to lukewarm.
No. 1. Dissolve / pound can of
lye in quart Of cold water. Allow
to cool. Then add u cupful am
monia, 2 tablespoonsful sugar and
tablespoonsful borax. When all
are dissolved, turn into lukewarm
grease slowly. Stir with wooden
spoon or paddle) until thick and
pour into pan lined with cloth. Be-
fore it becomes too hard, mark into
square or oblong cakes. The sugar
makes good suds. Age improves the
soap.
No. I. Prepare fat according TO
Evening star., 1947-03-07
High School Career Conference
Will Help Students on Choices

More than IS meetings and panels
with SO leaders from various occu-
pational fields will be held at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
to advise students on their choice
of careers, beginning Monday.
Known as the Career Conference
the meetings will last through the
week. The project will be the
largest of its kind ever conducted
in Montgomery County.
The program was launched this
morning during a general assembly
at the school at which Dr.. Max Baer
director of the guidance service ol
BNai Birth, discussed vocational
trends.
When the panels begin on Monday
the speakers will discuss with the
students the problems of choosing
a career, the training and educa-
tional qualifications needed and the
limitations and opportunities offered
in each field.
Among the conference speakers
will be Helen Jepson of the Metro
politan Opera, James Flanagan,
member Of the Public Utilities Com
mission: Arthur Nemming. civil
Evening star., 1947-03-07
| 373 Patrons Plead
For Postmun Who
Left ftVuIentines'

The mailman who left friendly
valentines" at all the homes or
his route shortly before his BIRTH
day on February land resigned
after being called on the carpet
for doing so-apparently has the
support of most Of his former Gus.
toners.
G. F. Tolson. a Washington real
estate man, said today 373 sigma
lures had been signed to a petition
asking that William o. Wood, Is
of 122 Thirteenth street NE, pe
reinstated in his job with the Pos
Office Department Mr.. Tolson salt
the signatures represented most oi
the 26S houses on the mailman's
route.
Postmaster Vincent G. Burke saio
the former postman violated regu-
lations by his act and considered
the matter closed following Mr.
Woods resignation. The valentine
were considered a solicitation Of
money by some residents, Mr.. Burke
explained at that time.
Mr.. Tolson said he was going te
take the petition to the Senate Post
Office and Civil Service Committee
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Battery Park Citizens
Elect Shreve President

Richard G. Shreve has been named
president Of the Battery Park Citi-
zens' Association. Other officers are
Anthony r. Gould, vice president;
Mrs. Lewis E. Dixon, secretary; E.
c. Andrews, treasurer, and Judge
Carey E. Quinn, counsel.
Other officers include: Direc-
tors, Charles B, Heinemann, jr.;
James A. DeLany, j. B. Engle and
Dallas M. Barr; delegates to the
Fire Board, Stuart L. Bailey, Mr..
Gould and Capt. Frederick o. Smith,
all reelected; delegates to the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton, John D. Fox, Carey E. Quinn
and Robert E. Thomas, with alter
mates as John Yesair, C. j. King
and Robert Best.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Mrs. Maggie Houff
Dies in Arlington

Mrs. Maggie M. Houff, 65, a resi-
dent Of the Washington area for
the last Is years, died today at the
home of her son, Lurty c. Houff, 1902
North Frederick street, Arlington,
after an illness of several months.
A native of Staunton, Va, where
she had spent most of her life, Mrs.
Houff was the widow of Milley C.
Houf1, who died in 1911. She was a
member of the Washington Brethren
Church, Twelfth and E streets Sc.
In addition to her son, Lurty, a
member Of the accident investiga-
tion unit of Metropolitan police,
she is survived by two other sons,
Harper P. Houff, Staunton, and
Tracy Houff. Hyattsville; daughter,
Mrs. Gladys Thomas, whose hus-
band, Rhulin, is a compositor on
The Star. and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
IL am. Monday at the Barren Ridge
Brethren Church, Augusta County,
Va. Burial will be IN Lebanon
Church Cemetery, Augusta County.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Chevy Chase Forum Plans
Foreign Trade Discussion

Foreign Trade-Asset or Liabil-
ity?" will be discussed by the Chevy
Chase Forum at 8:15 pm. Tuesday
in the Chevy Chase Woman's Club.
This is the second in series of
open meetings sponsored by the
Montgomery County League of
Women Voters and the Chevy Chase
Forum, under the direction of Mrs.
James v. Bennett.
The scheduled speakers are Mrs.
Chase Going Woodhouse, executive
vice chairman of the National As
sociation of Consumers, who will
act as moderator; Winthrop G..
Brown, chief Of the Division of
Commercial Policy, State Depart
ment, and August Maffry of Wash
ington, vice president of the Export
Import Bank.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
House Votes 10 Name
Dam for Hoover
By the Associated Press

A bill to rename Boulder Dam on
the Colorado River in honor of for
mer President Hoover sailed easily
through the House late yesterday
Republican sponsors said they
hoped there would be no political
criticism that would "detract from
the honor of the only living former
President"
Both sides of the House joined
in paying tribute to Mr.. Hoover's
humanitarian work as the remaining
resolution was sent to the Senate
on quick voice vote.
1--WE are not attempting to honor
the political convictions of Mr.
Hoover here, or attempting to homo,
the party he represented as Presi-
dent" Representative Brown, Re-
publican, of Ohio said.
Mr.. Brown and others noted that
it was largely through Mr.. Hoover's
efforts as Secretary of Commerce In
the 1920s that the dam was con-
structed.
1t was named Hoover Dam by
Secretary of Interior Ray. Lyman
Wilbur in 1880, but changed te
Boulder Dam by the succeeding
Democratic Secretary of Interior
Harold L. Ickes. three years later.
House Majority Leader Halleck
predicted the resolution would find
equally quick passage in the Senate
and that President Truman will be
happy to sign it."
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Division of Trees
Relieves Firemen
OF Rescuinq Cats

Next time Kitty" gets marooned
on the highest branch Of the tallest
tree Of your neighborhood. don't be
surprised If a tree trimmer instead
Of fireman answers your call for
help. -,
The Trees and Parking Division
has relieved the Fire Department
Of its function Of rescuing cats, ca
naries, etc.
The shift of responsibility was
agreed to recently by John w. Bat
son, trees and parking superinten-
dent, and Fire Chief Clement Muir
ply. They came to terms after Chief
Murphy said the calling out of his
men score or more times year
to perform such odds and ends OF
community service cut down the
departments readiness for fires.
Mr.. Baton agreed that anything
to do with trees was his response
oility. Already his spike-shoed trim
mers have gone aloft to retrive a
tom and two females, he said today.
Because custom has not changed
overnight, Fire Department tele-
phone operators will continue to
acknowledge pleas for assistance, but
instead Of sending 3 hook and lad
der. they will pass the job on to Mr.
Batson's ofnce In the District build
Ing.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Trial Of Chinese in Staying
May 60 10 jury Today

The case of Lee Fook, so, a
Chinese, accused of first-degree
murder in the death of Harry Lee
alias Lee Ying Toy, 40, was ex-
pected to go to a District Court
jury today.
Fook is accused of fatally stab
bing Mr.. Lee last September. On
taking the stand yesterday Fook
claimed self defense. He testified
with the aid of an interpreter.
Testimony began last Monday
MIR. Lee was proprietor of a laundry
in the 4500 block of Georgia avenue
NV. Government witnesses testi-
fed to seeing Fook chase him along
the street and stab him.
Assistant United States Attorney
Edward Molenof rested the Gov
ernment's case Wednesday. Attor-
ney Woodrow E. Faulkner repre-
sents the defendant. The case is
being heard by a jury of 10 men
and 2 women. with Justice Alex
ander Holtzon presiding.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Bar Association Joins
Move 10 Give Veterans
Special Court Study

The District Bar Association TO-
day joined in the movement to assist
the courts in giving special study to
the cases of veterans accused OF
crime.
Austin F. Canfield, District bar
president, said he had been author
lied by the associations Board OF
Directors to appoint a committee to
study the problem of accused vet
erans whose crimes can be traced
to their war experiences.
Participation of the bar group
Mr.. Garfield explained, was request
ed by Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws
of District Court, who has led the
campaign to give special study to
what he describes as victims of the
war"
Mr.. Garfield said the project had
powerful appeal" to him as public
service. While the committee will
decide how the association can help
in the problem, Mr.. Garfield said he
thought feasible plan would pro-
vide a panel of lawyers who could
make independent studies of vet
erans' cases and advise the court as
neutral parties.
The committee, which, will be ap-
pointed over the week end, will
meet with Justice Laws and repre-
sentatives of the Federal agencies
which. are working now on the de-
tails Of obtaining the necessary in
formation in veterans cases.
Mr.. Garfield said he could visualize
a program under which the courts
could call on lawyers, not connected
with the prosecution or defense, to
go over veterans records and make
written reports.
Legal chiefs Of the armed forces
and the Veterans Administration,
as well as Justice Department and
prison authorities, are scheduled to
meet again with Justice Laws
April
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Maryland Area Group
Plans New BUILDING Code

A committee OF registered archi-
tects from Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties today is studying
recommendations to be incorporated
in a proposed new building code for
the metropolitan areas of the two
counties.
The committee was appointed this
week after a meeting of a group OF
architects at the Dispensary Build
ing, Silver Spring. at which it was
decided to inaugurate a movement
to have new code adopted.
Members of the committee are:
Dana B. Johannes, Clifton B. White
and James B. Thomas, all of Silver
Spring; Paul B. Kea and r. Web
ster Ross of Hyattsville; Fred E.
Taylor of Takoma Park and G.
Wayne Mead, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Delay Of Execution Granted
For Patton and Wheeler

The date for execution of Reginald
]. Wheeler, rs, and Jesse James
Patton, 81, both colored, convicted
slayers of Maurice L. Bernstein, So,
druggist, was postponed yesterday
by Justice Alexander Holtzoff OF
District Court from March % to
May %. Postponement was granted
pending further action on the case
in the United States Court of Ap-
peals.
Mr.. Bernstein was shot and killed
during holdup in his store in the
1700 block of Florida avenue last
June. Wheeler and Patton were
convicted of first-degree murder
last November. "