Evening star., 1948-03-17
LIFE IN HONOLULU
AND OKINAWA.


(Fronl Mrs. G. F. H., Washington }
Mrs. H. B. M, Arlington, asked
about shopping facilities in Homo
lulu. She will be glad to know there
are no shopping problems there.
Honolulu is not unlike any stateside
city of the same size with a central
downtown section plus neighborhood
centers with branches of the larger
stores. There are infants and tod
dlers' shops and maternity shops,
too.
The grocery problem is nom
existant. Prices on some goods may
differ, but goods are available and
in popular brands.
She will need woolens at sea. San
Francisco is cool and the nights at
sea are quite cool. Even a top coat
is welcome in Honolulu because
there is cool season.
I hope she enjoys her stay there
as much as 1 enjoyed mine. With
so many families going overseas I
should like to offer few suggestions
regarding a pleasant stay on
OkinaWa.- I spent year there and
was one of the first to arrive and
would have welcomed a word to
the wise then.
Clothes are major problem. The
trip alone requires variety from
warm to cool and enough to carry
you from 2 to weeks at sea and
facing limited laundry facilities.
To make your Quonset more liv-
able (you will be living in a Quon-
set) take along yards OF material
for slip covering. curtains and some
fairly heavy since only the bath
room has a door Your two or three
bedrooms will be only arches. Such
things as cloth are not constantly
available.
There are many things in the
hardware line you may need unless
you are lucky enough to get a
recently vacated Quonset, such as
assorted nails, hammer, hinges,
large and small, cupboard door
knobs, thumb tacks, several extern
sion cords.
For decorating you'll want decals,
shelf paper, oil cloth. Paper doilies
have 101 uses. There are so many
little things that an hour or two
in the 10-cent store will aid you
in selecting little things" and with
imagination. Stop in the notion
department because you'll be want
ing needles, pins, buttons, tapes. etc.
Be sure and take along a variety
of threads, colors and weights,
because these things occasionally
become available but not in all
shades and quantities. It's fun, too,
to have that particular shade OF
green when your neighbor gets that
piece of material but no thread to
match and you'll find her willing to
give you q spool of white when you
are fresh out and so is the post
exchange.
No matter what assortment OF
small things you take along you
are bound to find some one who
wants them if you find you really
don't need them Qucky yoW and
there are thrift shops set up in all
the housing areas to handle any
surplus you may have and also will
ing to sell you used hot plates
you'll need them-no stoves when
you leave.
You'll need at least two hot plates
(four burners) and any other cleo
trio cooking aids, especially an
oven or roaster.
There seem to be enough refrlger-
ators now so though you may have
to wait for yours it won't be long.
If you don't want to cook at
home there are central messes, but
it'll be nice to have the cooking aids
for nasty days and the hike to the
mess hall is bad.
There are bound to be many
things one who is going to Okinawa
would like to know and if I can be
Of any help please contact me
/ through the RCH. I shall be most
happy to answer your queries.
IDENTIFYING EXCERPT?
From Mrs. J. V. r. c., Washington
I wonder if some kind reader is
familiar with the following excerpt:
Whose bread I eat, his song 1
sing" I have searched Bartlett's
Quotations, The Concordiat and
numerous other references with no
luck. Would really appreciate help
on this, as I have no idea from
where it came.
VACUUMING RUGS?
| (FroDl Mrs. L. H., WdShington.)
Would you readers owning room
sized hooked rugs help me with your
advice on the best way to care for
Shayn9 Tnw often ran y0di va r1n1rn 2