Evening star., 1948-05-10
INFORMATION ABOUT
GTRMANY.

Perhaps you don't know what
section of Germany you are headed
for, but, it would be a bit easier
to explain what to look forward
to, If you knew. It's like telling
some one what to look forward to,
coming to the United States, as far
as weather and clothing is con-
cerned. However, Germany has
rainier and cooler weather than we
have here.
Living conditions on a whole are
very good, of course, depending on
your location, your expectations and
the living accommodations available
when you arrive. Life in Germany
for the American dependents is not
too different from their life In the
States. They have beauty shops,
soda fountains, commissaries (super
markets. and PX's which are drug
stores on a small scale.
Commissaries are stocked COM
plete, including baby food, frozen
food, eggs, butter and fresh milk.
PX's have soap, toothpaste, sham
poo, bobby pins, perfume, powder,
dishes, some electrical equipment
and in season even have Christmas
tree decorations.
Our community PIX started a
eatalog order department which pro-
vided the convenience of ordering
direct from a company, rather than
having some one at home send us
our needs.
The electricity voltage is 220 in
most places, but you can get trans
formers and adapter plugs over
there if you want to take any
electrical equipment; electric toaster.
iron and ironing board, heating pad
and perhaps hot plate with two
or three burners. In some places
gas is turned off except for three
times a day.
The German beds are Of the large
twin bed variety which are fitted
together and each bed has three
sections Of mattress. They are made
that way so the haus-frau can air
them in the windows each morning.
1t wouldn't be wise to take your
own bed.
Good warm clothes are in order,
as the weather in Germany is un-
predictable. The coldest weather
we had was 20 below zero, down In
Bavaria, in January, 1947.
In do hope you are planning to
take a car with you. 1t is great
convenience to have one and the
possibilities OF getting one over there
are small. Parts for our cars just
aren't to be had so take any spare
ones you might need.
A few articles you might add to
your list are: Curtains or curtain
material, dress material, floor wax,
coffee pot, eggbeater and can OF
paint might come in handy.
Pets 60 through about the same
amount of processing as an indi-
vidual going overseas. They usually
go through a quarantine period OF
about 30 days. before arriving at
their destination. They are not
permitted to be on board with you.
Your service command will have
further information about this for
you, I am sure.
X X X X
FRIENDLY GESTURE.
From Mrs. j. P. ~, Arltngton)
In reference to Mrs. E. A. T. OF
Silver Spring, who states she is
moving from Washington and will
miss her RICH: If she will send me
her name and new address, I will be
very happy to forward them to her,
rs I, too, would miss it, and can
appreciate how she feels!
X X X
"THANK YOU" NOTE.
(Fron, Mrs. G. H. E., SilDer SPRING.
I would like to say thank you to
Mrs. H. F. D., Arlington, for her
recipe for pound cake. I was not
the one who asked for it, but I've
been housekeeping for over Is years
and in that time I have tried many
different recipes for pound cake, as
we are very fond of it, and really
and truly Mrs. H. F. DIS was the
best ever. 1t is we'll worth the half
pound of butter-and what a nice
size cake it is.