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Evening star., 1948-06-15
Readers Clearing House,

Glldt ID 1OOAP4 WI. ~ AAASoS W.,
haven't had a failure with 1t yet.
It is from the Better Homes and
Gardens cook book.
One half cup butter Il use mar
garine, or a mixture OF margarine
and shortening), l cup boiling
water, / cup flour (all purpose
-four, n teaspoon salt, 4 eggs.
Melt butter in water. Add flour
and salt all at once and stir vigor-
ously; cook, stirring constantly until
mixture forms a ball that doesn't
separate. Remove from heat and
cool slightly. Add eggs, one at q
time, beating vigorously after each
addition until mixture Is smooth.
Drop from tablespoon two inches
apart on a creased baking sheet.
Bake in hot oven (450 degreeD Is
minutes, then in moderate over 1925
degrees) Is minutes. Remove with
a spatula and cool on rack. When
thoroughly cool, cut side OF each
puff and fill with cornstarch pud.
ding. Makes / dozen puffs.
There is never anything inside
these puffs that needs to be scooped
out, but they are not completely
hollow shells. They do have some
large bubbles Of dough, but just
slice through them with the knife
and after the filling is in, you don't
know they are there. f1atten the
dabs Of dough as much as possible
with the back Of spoon, and my
finger If necessary, before I bake
them. They are extremely sticky
and follow the spoon around If they
aren't held down. Then when they
puff up, there isn't much dough left
inside. l put the filling in through
the smallest possible cut. Several
people Cbesides my family have
eaten these puffs and say they taste
just like those professional bakers
turn out.
I do not use the cornstarch pud-
ding recipe given in the book, be-
cause it is blancmange, and looks
too much like library paste. I just
make it "by ear" so don't have
an exact recipe, but two cups OF
milk and ane egg, about u cup OF
sugar, more or less, and about 4
tablespoons cornstarch, vanilla to
taste, sounds about right. The
children like square of chocolate
melted in this before 1t is cooled,
but the rest of us like vanilla bet
ter. You can use the packaged pud-
ding mix If you like.
Be sure to use a large pan for
cooking the dough. so you have
room for vigorous beating without
having blobs of 1t slide out of the
pan when the eggs are beaten in. I
think perhaps the beating has
something to do with the texture OF
the finished puff.
Does any one know where hard
wheat flour can be obtained in
amounts suitable for family use? I
grew up in the Middle West, and
we baked all our own bread, even
biscuits, of this -four. I have tried
to make yeast bread from the flour
obtained here, but it does not make
good loaves, although it seems to
be satisfactory for rolls. I heard or
read somewhere that the baking
companies get 1t from wholesale
milling companies, but it comes in
large barrels or bags, and 1t Is too
much for family use. I think this
was requested once before, but I
haven't seen an answer and would
like very much to find out.
Evening star., 1948-06-15
ATTENTION!

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the Readers Clearing House
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Evening star., 1948-06-15
GAMING MATERIAL.

(From Mrs. c. W. M. Siluer Spring.
To Mrs. K. K. NJ, Washington: !:
Samples and price lists for Gaming
material may be obtained from n.
II. Perkins, 256 Shelton avenue, New
Haven, Conn. They also viii send
booklet Of instructions. They are
prompt and reasonable.
Evening star., 1948-06-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Information and requests sent
in by the tollo,Ding haze been
forwarded to those for Uhona
they ,Dere intended:
Washington: Mrs. E. c. D..
Mrs. M. E. B., Mrs. E. D. G.,
Mrs. M. P. F., Mrs. H. D. r.,
Mrs. G. F., Mrs. p. E. j., M. ",
Mrs. v. r. c., Miss L. M. p, Mrs.
J. F. K, Mrs. A. E. S., Mrs. A. L.
N, Mrs. A. B. T.
Arlington: Mrs. r. L. S., Miss
P. z. Bethesda: Mrs. S. T. A.
Camp Springs: Mrs. c. P. F. Falls
Church: P. S. w. Silver Spring:
Mrs. J. E. NJ, F. A. H., Miss P. D.
P. Vienna: Mrs. w. r. w.
Our thanks to these readers
1Dhose contributions 1Oere similar
to others previously received and
already a,Daiting space for pub
lication:
Washington: E. A. j., M. S. B.,
Mrs. M. A. p, Mrs. G. w. H., Mrs.
S. j. K, Mrs. c. D. F., M. r. c.,
F E. F., Mrs. w. z. H.
Arlington: Mrs. c. A. B., jr.;
Mrs. T. B. Hyattsville: A. c.
Silver Spring: Mrs. A. D. O., jr.
POEMS GIVEN.
From Mrs. L. A., Washington
The following poem is one of m!
favorites and I think some OF th'
readers might enjoy it also:
REMEMBER.
Above world protesting at its pain
Behold the quiet. vast, unchanging SKY
Remember things that sleep, to wake again
is powerless to ef1ace
The wind. the-rain, the warmth o
A silver e' So SOUND d that falls on echoin
And though his hand should ravase
one by one.
All singing things. sll instruments o.
That ever drew a song from music
Music would not be dead. All that 1
Living will live, again to be expressed.
By laundering mankind, seeking God ala
Through black delusions-gropln
toward the sky
Where burns the molten message star t
Nothing that truly lives ever die!
BY RowENA CHENEY.
X y y
LOCATING POEM?
From Mrs. L. NJ. F, Brentwood
I wonder If among your reader
there is some one who knows tn
author, title, or remaining lines o
this old song or poem?
"Only to see you darling,
Only 10 hear your voice
Even its faintest whisper
Would make my heart rejoice,
In this connection I found tW
books at the Main Public Library
which may help some one else il
their search for such material. The
are: Stevenson's Quotations an
Granger's Poetry Index. IT yo'
know the author, title, first line, o
theme of the poem you wish t
locate, these books would be help
full.
Evening star., 1948-06-15
REPAIRING INNER-SPRING
MATTRESS.

| / !
From Mrs. G.. S. w., Washington.)
In response to Mrs. j. L. regard
ing repairs to an inner-spring mat
tress:
In 1929 I purchased mattress
for $26. 1t was made by one OF the
leading manufacturers, but did not
carry the firn name.
I used this mattress every day for
about 10 years, when the springs
deteriorated so that it was uncom-
Portable. then sent it to a local
bedding firm and had all the springs
replaced. I do not recall the cost,
but it was certainly not in excess
of $40 and may have been only
about $3.50. After the mattress was
repaired I used 1t every day for
about two and half years, or until
the middle of 1941. when I pur-
chased a new mattress for my own
bed and shifted the one that had
been repaired to my spare room.
However, during the war years this
room was rented for a considerable
portion of the time, besides having
guests month at time. Up to
the present neither the ticking nor
the replaced springs have shown
any signs of giving out. Possibly
one reason the mattress has stood
up so we'll is that I keep on 1t at
all times heavy mattress cover OF
unbleached cotton cloth, which I
prefer to pad.
BY all means have your mattress
repaired, particularly as the ticking
is in good condition. OF course the
cost will be more than in 1888, but
even at $40 I feel it would be well
worth while. recently had occa-
sion to buy mattress for an apart
ment I was furnishing, and all the
better types cost from $38 to $50
now. I would, however, have the
work done by one of the companies
that specialize in bedding. There
are several excellent ones in Wash
ington. would have all the springs
replaced as I myself did, because,
even though only those in the mid
die are broken, the chances are that,
as your mattress has been used long
enough to break the middle springs,
the others may be likely to give out
shortly.
I have not heard of any one else
who has had an inner-spring mat
tress repaired and should like to
know how yours turns out If you
decide to have the work done.
II II II II
OVERSEAS PACKAGES.
from Mrs. J. c. w., Washington }
To r. F. D.: This is in answer
to your inquiry about a local or
lganization which will collect your
bundles of clothing for overseas
relief. We would like very much
to receive any clothing you may
have. and will be, happy to collect
them at any time convenient te
you. Our society is "the Good
Samaritan Society,"" which was
formed last winter after letter OF
plea from an Army chaplain sta
ticned in Japan. He asked If any
thing could be done for the or
phanages there which were sc
badly in need Of the very necessl-
ties of life.
In January neighbor OF mine
: Mrs. Julia Judge, formed society
, to aid these poor people IN some
small way. She has worked con-
stantly since that time, and ouI
membership has increased from thu
Iorlginal 8 members to 96 in this
short time. The dues are only 81
cents, 81 and e, depending on what
: you like to give, or what you are
, able to afford. We have sent a
boxes of clothing, medicines ano
: food to three orphanages. o.
course, we are not able to do what
I'VE would like to do, as the postage
eats away . great deal Of our
Evening star., 1948-06-15
COFFEE STAIN?

From Mrs. M. E. N, Washington
I have q yellow cotton dress that
I have spilled coffee on and would
like to know II any one has been
successful in taking 1t out Of dress
Of q material q little like linen.
Evening star., 1948-06-15
By Marearet Child

Along about a year and half ago
Msgr. Ronald Knox, mystery story
writer himself, wrote to the effect
that "the detective story is
Evening star., 1948-06-15
AFRICAN VIOLETS.
(From O. B., Washington. }

fHTUHL Ss d., w UCfLGftytOfts/
In answer to Mrs. j. c. T., Falls
Church, concerning African violets:
They may have a little direct sun
light in winter months, but too much
exposure to direct sun will cause the
leaves to turn yellowish green. 1t
is better to protect them from di-
rect sun with one or two thick
nesses of cheese cloth or thin cur
tain.
The soil I use with good success
in growing African violets consists
of about 2I6 good garden soil, 3/6
leaf mold or peat moss, or 1/6 sand
together with some dried COW
manure. This gives loose soil that
holds moisture and through which
the roots penetrate easily.
It is best to remove the suckers"
or side growths of African violets.
Single crowns are most desirable.
The small side growths are easily
removed with sharp knife and If
they are planted in loose soil con-
tanning leaf mold or peat moss and
kept moist they will root easily and
thus give you new plants.
In answer to Mrs. M. G. w.: Afr1-
can violets do not have to be pot
bound in order to bloom well, but it
is best to keep small plants in small
pots. I put my small plants rooted
from leaf cuttings in 2-inch pots.
In about months when the plants
are as large or larger than the top
of the pot I put them in 3-inch
pots. In another month or two
when they are about large enough
to show buds I put them in 4-inch
pots, which are the right size for
mature blooming plants.
The lack of vigor in your plants
and decay of the leaves may be due
to overwatering. They should be
moist, but not soggy. Do not water
until the top of the soil appears
dry, then water from beneath in a
saucer. The pot should not stand
in water except for the short time
right after watering while the plant
or rather the soil is taking up the
water.
(From Mrs. T. X. K, Front Royal
The soil I use is half good loan
and half regular sand plus plant
food given once month. My vio-
lets are lovely. Water from bot
tom about twice week, just so soil
on top feels moist to touch.
Hope this will help you with your
plants.
ANSWERS TO QUERIES;
HARD WHEAT FLOUR?
(Fron, Mrs. J. p, Washington.)
Some one asked for information
about producing African violet seed.
My book on the violets by Helen
Pelt Wilson says to keep them on
the dry side, give them extra nu-
TRENT and if they put out more buds,
pinch them off. If the plant Is try
ing to mature two or more pods
they are not likely to produce seed
unless they are outside where in
sects can get in to the blossoms, un-
less you fertilize the blossoms by
hand with the pollen collected, on a
brush. 1t takes from 6 to 9 months
for seed to mature.
I also have information on the
Crown Imperial, that I believe was
asked for some time ago.. Stassen
Floral Gardens, 106 jefferson ave-
nue., Roslyn Heights. N. Y, and
Nelis Nurseries, Inc, Holland, Mich.
have them. You can get seeds from
Rex D. Pearce. Moorestown, N. j.
He lists the Crown Imperial and
several other kinds and colcrs OF
these plants. They are listed as
'Fritillaria" in all my books. Per-
haps you did not know them by that
name. Only Rex D. Pearce has
seeds.
Isalso have . cream pun recipe
Evening star., 1948-06-15

(From Mrs. T. X. X, Front Royal.
The soil I use is half good loan
and half regular sand plus plant
food given once month. My vio-
lets are lovely. Water from bot
tom about twice a week, just so soil
on top feels moist to touch.
Hope this will help you with your
plants.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-04-01
Taft Asks Full
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duplication with other bureaus but
in his experience it had been BIS
statistics in the other reports.
"In my opinion and that of our
staff" Taft declared, "better con-
tinue this work under a going con-
cern. In our study BIS has been
invaluable in providing the high
prices Of consumer goods, detailed
local statistics, and specific statis-
tics in the steel area"
Committee members Knowland
(R., Cali interrupted to state that
the committee recognized the value
of BIS studies not only in labor
but in general economic field and
that the Senate wants to enable it
to continue. But" he said, they've
asked 81 million more and we don't
want to keep extending it to an
degree"
In answer, Taft pointed out that
in the fiscal year they were handi-
capped with only $4,037,000. "There
is now inadequate data on family
income" he said, because of the
BIS lack Of funds" He termed the
House figure Of $2,500,000 "way
low" Such a low appropriation
would necessitate the end of the
Wholesale price index, strike sta
tistics, productivity index, man
power study, disposition of income
and many other important reports
which the Bureau issues.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-04-01
FOILED AGAIN

(From Washington, d. C. Post)
We said a few days ago that the
chances of success of the movement
to repeal the federal taxes on mar
garine have never been so promis-
ing as at present. But we under
rated the strength of the organized
opposition of the dairy interets and
its power to choke off legislation.
1t is a waste of time to reiterate
the sound Arguments in favor of re-
peal, in view of House Agriculture
Committee in shelving all the bills
providing for reduction or elimina-
tion of the discriminatory taxes
on margarine.
Eventually, we still believe that
the pressure of an aroused public
opinion, plus the pressure of rival
farm groups producing materials
used in making margarine, will
force Congress to repeal the mar
garine taxes. But there is slight
hope that any of the bills can be
brought to vote by a discharge
petition during the present session.
The committees decision to pigeon
hole the bills is a disheartening ex-
ample of what Representative
Poage, a leader in the fight against
the margarine tax, rightly calls
political cowardice"-that is, fear
of alternating farm voters in an
election year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-04-01
Teacher Praises
US Japan Policy

Tokyo (LPA)-Irvin R. Kuenzli,
general secretary of the American
Federation of Teachers-AFL said
last week, after eight days in To-
kyo: "The policies being followed
by Gen. Macarthur in Japan seem
to be sound, sensible and human" I"
The AFL leader took several
field trips and interviewed Japan
ese teachers and workers. He said:
Democracy is not being forced
from the top. 1t seems to be COM
ing from the people under the gui-
dance of the occupation forces"
MacArthur's policy of encourag
ing collective bargaining is result
ing in the breakdown of imperial
ism, and providing a new personal
and political freedom to the COM
mon people, Kuenzli explained.
In speech to teachers union
members he said: "The creation in
Japan of a new teachers union of
over half a million members rep
resents one of the great milestones
in world teacher union history"
Kuenzli exchanged union buttons
with the Japanese Teachers Union
president.
Subsequently the AFL official
told meeting of 5000 unionists
that the future of democracy in
Japan depends upon a sound pro-
gram of free public education,
strong labor movement, and de-
cent social attitude on the part of
leaders. He particularly
praised the adult education policies
of the American occupation auth
critics, and their assistance to trade
union education.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-04-01
New Lever Scale
Won By AFL Union

New York (LPA) - The AFL
Int'l Chemical Workers Union last
week negotiated new contracts for
5000 workers in five Lever Broth
ers Soap plants. Among the gains
won we're an 11c-per-hour wage in
crease and improved vacation, and
sickness and accident benefits.
Commenting on the new union
contract and the company's action
lowering prices of some of its pro-
ducts to consumers, Charles Luck
man, Lever Brothers president
said: Passing along to consumers
the benefits of increased producti-
witty and lower raw materials costs,
and passing on to employees the
benefits of wage increases in the
sound way to check initiation, while
at the same time improving the
national standard of living
The recent wage increase is the
fourth boost the chemical workers
have won at Levers in the past two
years.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-04-01
Congress Extends Rent G oI
In Mo dified Form For One Year

Washington-Congress approved
and sent to President. Truman q
compromise measure extending
rent control in modified form un-
til March 81, 1949.
In place of the provision in the
House bill which would have given
local boards power to determine
whether rent control should be con-
tinued, the compromise version es-
tablished a new federal court to
review disputed cases and render
a final decision.
The American Federation of La
Dor approved the grant of arbitrary
power to local rent boards on
grounds it would mean the virtual
end to effective controls.
The measure adopted provides
that the Emergency Court of Ap-
peals, established in the Price Con-
troll Act of 1912, review fully the
evidence of both sides in cases
where the Expediter rejects the
recommendations submitted by the
local boards.
The court, made up of three or
more federal judges named by the
Chief Justice of the United States,
would automatically receive the
challenged recommendations. 1t
would be required to uphold recon-
mendations based upon adequate
and substantial evidence" and sup
port the expediter if it found them
mot of sufficient weight"
The measure stipulates that the
Cos local boards must conduct pub
lie hearings and give appropriate
advance notice of them before ar
irving at any recommendations.
In other provisions governing
some 50,000,000 persons living in
100000 dwellings under federal
rent control, the law says:
Landlords and tenants may enter
into voluntary" leases extending
at least through Dec. 81, 1949, and
permitting rent increases of up to
15 per cent.
Units operating under similar
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Fact Finders
(Continued From Page One)

er, as a volunteer arbitration tribu-
nal. But Feinsinger replied that ar
bitration is not included in the
boards powers, and any award that
it might make would be subject to
approval in Washington.
To Helstein's request that hear
ings before the commission be
open to the public, Feinsinger ans
wered that publication of its re-
port would furnish adequate pub
licity to the issues.
On the eve of the March 16 strike
date President Truman wired UPW
asking that it accept the status quo
pending the report of the commit
tee. The union replied that it would
do SO if the President could per-
suade the industry to Immediately
grant the &c an hour raise that it
had admitted was due the workers.
No reply was received either from
the packers or the White House,
and 100000 workers went on strike.
UPW has asked for a 29c-an-
hour raise, the amount necessary
to bring packinghouse averages.up
to the point which the Bureau of
Labor Statistics says is necessary
for minimum living standard. To
date, packers have not gone above
their Sc concession, while the union
has said that it would Consider"
a 19c offer.
When the fact-finding board re-
ports, the President may, under the
Taft Hartley law, instruct the At
torney General to seek an injunc-
tion to outlaw the strike for so
days. A second study Of the dis
pute would then be made, provid-
ing no settlement was reached,
after which the NLRB would re-
quest the lifting of the injunction
and poll strikers on acceptance of
the last company offer. If still un-
settled, the dispute would then be
referred to Congress.
US Agriculture and Labor Dept
statistics reveal that between June
1916 and June 1947 packers in
creased their prices to retailers 80
per cent. During the same period
the amount they paid farmers went
up only AZ per cent, and retailers
increased their prices only 81 per
cent. On the basis of these figures,
UPW points out that the meat
packing industry has been the
principal profiteer since the end of
OPA.
The union has also adjusted the
Labor Dept four-person-family
budget to the three-person-family
which the industry claims is more
typical, and found that $1.39 per
hour is necessary to maintain
decent standard of living. Since
over two-thirds of the workers in
the industry make hourly wages of
$1.10 or less, UPW asked for a 29c
increase.
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AFL Union Chief
Continued From Page One)

declared, not only government as
sistance, but finally remittance
from the United States would be
cut off. He continued:
american aid to Italy and Eu-
rope does not come from the So
called high finance of Wall Street.
1t comes from American citizens
who pay taxes. 1t will always be
possible to convince the American
citizens to pay more taxes in ord
er to assist the European people to
rehabilitate themselves and to re-
build their countries.
u. S. Would Not Help Foe
"No one, however, could convince
them to make these sacrifices in
order to help an enemy totalitarian
country, as Italy would become
should the Togliatti group control
the government-that group which
in the electoral campaign has made
of America its No. | enemy by
smearing the walls of Italy with
the most infamous, ridiculous and
comical lies against the United
States, from which Italy always
absorbed the lympth of her life"
Antonini asked the Italian people
to recall who had demanded of
Italy "heavy, cruel reparations for
herself and her satellites" and
had blocked the country from the
United Nations. "You Italians will
be able to answer these questions
when on April 18 you will vote to
smash once and for all the Musoc-
vite fifth column" he said. "ln this
wish the salvation and the future
of Italy stand"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-04-01
Association HOnOrs
Memory OF Furuseth

New York The oath birthday
anniversary of the late Andrew
Furuseth, father of the LaFollette
Seaman's Act, passed by Congress
in 1915 was celebrated recently by
the Friends of Andrew Furuseth
Legislative Association.
In connection with the observ-
ance, Silas B. Axtell, counsel and
one of the founders of the associa-
ton, announced the organization
is sponsoring a move to have a
library or room in all Seamen's
Union buildings dedicated to the
memory Of Mr. Furuseth.
Mr.. AxteIl also said a book on
the Life and Work of Andrew
Furuseth" will soon be published
for general distribution.
Mr.. Furuseth, frequently called
the Abraham Lincoln of the sea,
died in Washington, d. c., on Jan
uary %, 1898. His body laid in
state in the rotunda of the Labor
Department building, an honor ac-
corded to no other labor leader in
America.