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, 1948-02-26
A Message to the People of St. Croix

! among the people of St. Croix with respect to tn
lite between the United States and South America
at the hearings held in San Juan in April 1917 ha
primarily because of its adverse effect on tn
tronized our local service SO Loyalty for many year
means to set the record straight on the true natur
one-plane service from ST. Croix to either Miami
or New York. THIS ASSUMPTION is ALSO IN
CORRECT. At the hearings in San Juan, Pan
American testified that if it were allowed to serve
St. Croix, it would serve it on a daily round trip
schedule, the Southbound schedule originating in
San Juan in the morning and terminating at Trini
dad in the evening, and the northbound schedule
originating in Trinidad in the morning and term
mating in San Juan in the evening Exhibit No.
PA-5). Thus, under this proposed schedule a per-
son in St. Croix desiring to 60 to the United States
via Pan American would have to make a change
of plane. at San Juan just as he does today, THE
ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING THAT HE
COULD TRAVEL FROM ST. CROIX TO SAN
JUAN ON PAN AMERICAN INSTEAD OF ON
CARIBBEAN ATLANTIC. furthermore, Pan
Americans proposed schedule for st. Croix does
A0A pA11t PAOFIuC ~ q SOOu COMuGCuOu dk pan
Juan with flights to the United States. A Iayover in
San Juan would be required from 500 P. M. until
late at night or early the next morning. This ser
vice would not be as good as Caribbean Atlantic's
present service from St. Croix, which makes inn
mediate connection at San Juan with Pan Ameri-
cans northbond flight to New York. Caribbean
Atlantic can well understand St. Croix's desire to
be included on a through schedule from St. Croix
to New York but this is not what Pan American
proposes. Pan American does not even provide
through service from St. Thomas to New York and
never has. For the past two years St Thomas has
been served by Pan american only on flights origi-
mating at San Juan and terminating in Trinidad,
and there is no reason to believe that St Croix will
receive any different service.
Of the hearings held in San Juan in April l947
inPan Americans exhibits. They were relied up
recommendation that Pan Americans proposal b
Of St. Croi for many years and we are conf
immunity. We have gradually increased the humble
constantly improved our flying equipment. w
geared to the LOCAL needs of the commmitie
circumstances beyond our control. such as bein,
, 1948-02-26

There appears to be considerable misund
proposal of Pan American Always to serve St Croia
The Examiner of the Civil A~eronautics Board VIII
officially recommended that Pan Americans propc
local operations of Caribbean Atlantic Airlines.
In order that our many friends in St. Croix VIII
may understand our position in this matter, we are
Of Pan Americans proposal.
/. In endorsing Pan Americana proposal the
people of ST. Croix have assumed that Pan Ameri-
can would not compete with Caribbean Atlantic
for the local traffic between ST. CroK and St.
Thomas and between St. Croix and San Juan and
that Pan Americans service would be limited to
the carriage Of through traffic between St. Croix
and the United States. THIS ASSUMPTION is
INCORRECT. At the hearings in San Juan, Pan
American witnesses testified specifically that Pan
American would not be willing to accept any res
friction which would prevent it from duplicating
Caribbean Atlantic,s local service and would not
be willing to serve St. Croix if it were limited only
to the carriage of through passengers (page 375 Of
the Official Transcript. Accordingly, if Pan Amer
lean is allowed to serve St. Croix it will be able
10 pafal1e1 OaIlDDtdh htidAl1cS cnelIc loute AOAA
San Juan to ST. Thomas and St. Croix and would
expose to ruinous competition approximately SO
per cent Of Caribbean Atlantic'S total traffic and
total passenger revenues. Obviously, Caribbean
Atlantic cannot afford to compete with Pan Amer
lean, the worlds largest airline, for this local traf-
fic. The inevitable result would be that Caribbean
Atlantic, the pioneer in air transportation to St.
Croix, would be. forced out of business. THIS is
PAN AMERICANS REAL INTENTION.
, 1948-02-26

9 The people of St, Croix have also assume
il Pan American were allowed to serve St. Gro
Pan American would Immediate provide tAtifoui
All the above facts are taken from the ORcia
They are facts testified to by Pan Americans witne
on by the Examine in his Report and formed the
denied.
We have been operating a local airline servic
dent that our service has been of substantial benz
Of weekday schedules, inaugurated Sunday servic
have always followed that policy that our servic
we serve. This will continue to be our policy int
overwhelmed BY Pan american Always, do not f
the above facts are realized by the people Of 81
and viii not take any step which may well result
ARIRREA
Evening star., 1948-10-12
A Night Light

ing and watch the shadows darken
the things that are about him. II
will take time and patience to teach
him, and plenty Of experiences that
prove to him that the darkness IL
kind, before he loses this fear. It
is an instructive fear placed in him
by Nature for his protection.
We all have this dread Of the
dark, the fear of the unknown.
knowledge based on experience
destroys most Of 1t, but there Is al
ways enough Of it left for our pro-
lection. Always enough to whisper,
BE careful. Look where you are
going and carry a fashlight" We
should not be aStonished, then, to
find children who are inexperienced
in life's ways, strangers in the
world. afraid Of the dark, Of the new
and unfamiliar which, too, are dark
ness to him.
Deal gently with children who
have much Of this fear. Let them
have the light. Keep strengthening
their faith in the goodness Of life,
in the goodness Of people and the
gentleness Of the animals about
them. When they have faith
Evening star., 1948-10-12

really three dresses in one.
The Victorian gown is made
of white "Poris" foilIe. Its
soft, noturoI shouIdered
jacket with the quaint pep
Ium back thot fans out, has
the train hooked on to it.
Detoeh the train and you've
q lovely dinner outfit. Take
off tie jacket, add q wide
velvet bow and you're oil
dressed to go dancing in q
stropIess gown. Present -doy
brides prefer to use their
wedding dresses otter the
big day rother than storing
them away and looking ct
them as the years poss by.
And for your first big
party be the perfect hostess
in q black dress featuring
q full skirt Of sotin and q
wool jersey top. The black
sotin bow and the satin ball
trimming on the dress top
ore style notes cribbed from
the Victorian fashion era
and incorporated into q very
effective present-doy porty
dress.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
By Angelo Pafri

When child Is afraid IN the
dark. why not give him a light? 1t
can be subdued one that will not
interfere with his sleep. 1t seems to
me senseless and useless to scold a
frightened child. Talk will not cure
fear. Let the light put out the
dark and kill the fear, and then go
on to teach the child that there Is
nothing to fear about the dark.
Don't force him to- go into the
dark. Force increases fear and the
feeling of insecurity it bears. Go
with him, holding his hand, and
show him how lovely the night is
with its mysterious, star-sprinkled
sky. Show him the beauty Of the
moon and the shadows it makes.
Keep doing that. Keep praising the
beauty that is in the night; speak
Of its peace and rest.
Show the child that the dark does
not take away the familiar things
nor does it bring anything new or
bad with it. Turn on the light and
let him see the familiar things in
the room. Go with him in the even
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Rv Marqaret Child

What is the greatest career a
woman can have? Acting? Writ
ing? Politics? All things consid-
cred, isn't there one other that for
personal JOY and satisfaction out
weighs all else?
Motherhood is, after all, woman's
great and incompatible work."
Mrs. George Harris Collingwood
knows the great truth Of Edward
Carpenters discerning words. Six
times q mother, she is now finding
that the rich, full life she has
known rs a parent does not end
with the embarkation of her child
rem on lives Of their own. The
Collingwoods have always been a
close family and although a con-
tineht separates some of them to-
day, they are still as near In spirit
as In the days when the whole fam
lily used to pitch in with the dinner
dishes, singing and juggling as they
worked.
Charles, the Rhodes scholar who
became one Of our youngest and
most outstanding war correspond
ents, broadcasts over CHS from Los
Angeles now. He's the one who
married Louise Allbritton, the film
actress.
Tom, who graduated from Roose-
velt High just before the war, is q
sophmore at the University OF
Washington. Six years in the Navy
have delayed him to the point where
most fellows would have iust
skipped the whole idea Of college
altogether. He's terrifically talented
with charcoals and oils and with q
color camera.
George Harris, jr., Bud" goes tt
st. Johns. At 10, during the war
he was chief clerk in charge Of ar
once OF 40 people in Army G2, owe,
In Italy.
Jean teaches at one Of those pro.
gressive schools in Ann Arbor while
"she puts her husband through Law
school" Theirs was school day!
romance.
Eloise is the most maternal, hav.
ing presented the Collingwoods with
their first grandchild.
And Rebecca is preparing for 8
career in occupational therapy al
Western State College.
When the Collingwoods gather
it's been nine years since they were
all home at the same time-it's in q
rambling, roomy frame house or
Crittenden street. The furniture Il
old-fashionedly comfortable; there
are flowers everywhere. The needle
point dining room chairs were done
by Mrs. Collingwood and she baked
the luncheon bread and the after
noon tea cookies. But she's not
plump and flour-smudged, she's
smartly slender and a charming
conversationalist. Keeping up with
her children has broadened her
range of interests from the Ameri-
can school system to world affairs.
There's always been a lot of read
ting aloud in the Collingwood home.
When the six were small, they lived
in a house in which all the bedrooms
opened onto a small hall. There
Mrs. Collingwood would sit like an
actress on stage and enthrall her
private audience.
Then there was the Cocoa Choir,
All the Collingwoods are musical
and four of them belonged to the
Junior Choir of the Mt. Pleasant
Church at the same time. On re-
Evening star., 1948-10-12
WhyGrow
Old?
Bv Josebhine Lowman

We have been wearing sheer silk
on our legs for a long time and
now, for goodness sake, we are
going to wear it on our faces! This
sounds wild but looks beautiful.
There is now a liquid makeup base
which is actually made Of silk. I
have tried II, and find that 1t is ex-
cellent for a dry skin. It is ex-
tremely light weight and pliable,
does not look heavy and keeps the
skin soft.
7 like to report brand-new ideas
which appear in the cosmetic field.
I know how much interest women
have In them and believe that the
average woman does not have time
to keep up with constantly appear
ing new products.
There Is another new and inter-
ssting makeup base. The original
object in perfecting this base was
to find a MISUNDERSTANDING
makeup for motion pictures, one
which the actress could wear equally
well before the camera or on the
street.
This is not oily but keeps the skin
soft and lasts for hours. One of
the new and convenient features is
the fact that it comes in stick form,
the makeup base being encased in
a plastic case. 1t looks like large
lipstick and can be carried in your
, handbag.
There is another useful cosmetic
aid of which you may not know.
It is a clear liquid which keeps lip
stick of napkins, glasses and cheeks.
In other words, it keeps your lip
stick where is belongs, on your lips!
You apply your favorite lipstick as
usual, blot 1t with tissue, and then
apply the liquid. This doesn't make
the lips feel dry. Even If you do
not wish to use 1t all the time, it
Is grand for that special luncheon
or dinner date!
Long ago there wcs little choice
In cosmetics. ColorS were limited
and powder weights were the same
If you had an allergy to cosmetics
you simply had to go without them
There were no special bases for the
oily skin and the dry skin. Hor.
none creams were unknown anC
lipsticks were too oily or too dry
There were no bubble baths MOI
were there perfumes to match youl
personality!
While the average woman cannot
afford to indulge in all of the in
tricacies of the entire field, it seems
too bad II she does not learn what
Is really best for her special type
skin and coloring, because this car
make q great difference in hel
beauty. =..
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Capital Careers

hearsal days, Mrs. G. would whip u1
one Of those huge dairy calis full bk
hot cocoa and party" the entire
choir. r
You see; the Collingwoods always
shared everything-from smiles ID.
sninies. And, although they are
today so widely scattered, they still
do, with the help Of MONS News.
letter" as theyca1l the long identical
missives she sends each one. .
Mrs. Collingwood Is o Michigan
girl who attended Western College
in Ohio. Living In the Great Lakes
country, there's never been q time
when she couldn't swim, and she
saw the automobile industry birth
and bloom. She wanted to be q
writer. One summer, years ago, she
decided to revive the ambition and
make 1t something more. That was
the summer all the kids had measles,
mumps and whooping cough. She
would still like to be q writer.
Mrs. Collingwood had three sisters
and mother who was q strict dis.
ciplinarian. Which may be why the
accent is always on UNDERSTANDING in
her menage. Sharing a wrong, she
calls it. Offering sympathy for. an
error committed, instead Of censu,re
for q wrong doing.
II she had it all to do over, she'd
still have her brood. but she'd want
to be better motherl She worries
that maybe she wasn't orderly
enough. Maybe those evenings when
the dishes lay In the kitchen while
the family remained at the table
exchanging ideas, reading articles,
talking over their days activities
could have been better managed.
But she wanted her children to be
as aware as possible "of all the vari-
Gus fascinating threads that 60 to
make up the wonderful tapestry Of
modern living"
Mrs. Collingwood herself IL well
aware of these threads. She loves
symphony music and the legitimate
theater and gets q bang" out Of
Plutarch's Lives" her favorite
book. She has exchanged her
PTA and USO work for q place
on the board Of the YWCA and
busies herself filling hope chest for
the grandbabies yet to come. She
and Mr.. Collingwood, the forestry
expert, see few films, but they adore
Louise, and when she and Charles
are home for Christmas, the Holly
wood star hangs up q stocking Just
like every one else. ,
There isn't anything Mrs. Col
lingwood doesn't derive pleasure
from-it's 50 wonderful Just to be
alive, she thinks. But her greatest
joy, OF course, comes from her fam
lily keeping just one thought in
mind. AS much as she loves her six,
II am not so much the Collingwoods'
mother as am Harris Collingwood's
WIFE"
They all must be so proud Of her!
Evening star., 1948-10-12

enough, and faith must be based
on experience, they will be braver.
Have no fear Of spelling a child
by allowing him this night light.
There is nothing else you can do
to allay his fear. Forcing him to
stay in the dark only strengthens
his dread. and the experience does
not make his faith In his parents
stronger. You don't learn to trust
people who force you into an ex-
perience that causes suffering. The
child who Is suffering the fear of
the dark needs faith. Keep that
idea In mind as you deal with him
In common-serlse fashion.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
By Eleni
Fashion Editor

Life is made up Of many
new and Wonderful events.
There's q young womon's
engagement porty, her we'd
ding day and her first fling
at hostessine in her new
home.
These events ore marked
by excitement and the eor-
nest desire that all things
be jus. right and she at her
IoveIiest on those important
days. However, all things
considered, everything must
not look too planned, Most
women reolize that gracious
ness and natural charm will
get them by without too
much stress on elaborate
fashion. The important
days in q womon's life are
not days to be marked by
the wearing Of exaggerated,
theatrical clothes.
As Pierre BoImoin, famous
French designer who recent
Iy visited Washington, is
fond Of soyine, "a womon
should always remember
thot q dress is something to
be lived in" He points out
that q dress is never an end
in itself. People should be
conscious not so much Of q
Evening star., 1948-10-12
GINGERBREAD;
GALL CURCI RECORDS.

From M. L., LeeSburg.)
For Mrs. ]. K. McC., who wanted
Q sticky, sweet gingerbread, think
this recipe will suit:
One cup brown sugar, I cup sour
milk or buttermilk, teaspoon soda
/ tablespoon ginger, tablespoons
baking molasses, heaping table
spoon of shortening, about 2 cups
of -four.
This was my mothers recipe and
you know in those days they mixed
and baked more by instinct than
measure. However, these measure
ments have worked out for myself
and the baking molasses should be
the one the name of which rhymes
with puff.
Mrs. p. r. H. asked about records
of CALI Curci. I used to have some
when we had q Victrola. Lucia"
was one, and the Victor company
made records with both q blue and
q red center, which is probably
where the friend got the idea OF
the IeQ seal. ouk ~ "eo AA0S e~A
Identification mark.
Seems to me any good music store
could supply the information.
X = 4 y
LULLABY.
(From Mrs. II. M. j., Washington. J
To e. p. M, Fort Belvoir: I think
the following is the lullaby to which
YOU refer. My copy I have had for
forty years. 1t is called THE Slun-
ber Boat" and the words are by
Alice c. D. Riley, the music by
Jessie L. Gaynor was published by
Clayton r. Sunny Co., 220 Wabash
avenue, Chicago.
THE sLUMBER BOAT.
Baby's boats the silver moon,
Sailing In the sky,
Sailing Ger the sea Of sleep,
While the clouds float BY.
Sail. baby, sail,
Out upon the sea,
only don't forget to sail
Back again to me.
Baby's fishing for dream.
Fishing near and far.
His line q silver moonbeam ID,
His bait silver star.
Sail, baby sail etc.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are hot necessarily
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., 1948-10-12
By Barbara Bell

I
Here Is a handsome set Of bridal
clothes for a favorite doll. The tiny
garments are fun to make and will
be a wonderful surprise on Christ
mas morning. Each piece requires
a minimum of fabric. Use scraps
for veil and lace edging.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1866 Is
for dolls 16, 18, 20, % and "a inches
For exact requirements, consult pat
tern.
For this pattern, send Is cents, in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell. The Washington Star, p. O
Box 90, Station G, New York 10, N
y.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting a room.
Renting a room is made easy
by advertising in The Star.
Call Sterling 5000. Open 8 am.
to 8 p.m.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

beautiful dress as Of q beou-
tifuI woman.
All of the pictured clothes
are from O local store. They
ore designed with q Vieto-
rion dir but ore Giro lo48
in every respect es, far as
fobric, cut and charm go.
The engagement dress is
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Readers Clearing House
APTITUDE TESTS;
KEEPING SHOWER CLEAN?

(From Mrs. E. A., CheDerly.)
Aptitude Tests-After waiting pa
tiently for a reply to this question
and seeing no replies, I spent several
hours on the telephone cleaning
the following: George Washington
University offers these tests. They
take from 4 to 6 hours, followed by
a conference with the psychologist,
and the fee is $40. Veterans, of
course, have the fee paid by the VA
free to them. The time to take
the tests can be arranged to suit
your convenience, either an hour or
several hours at one sitting" Call
. National 5000 and ask for Guidance
Center.
Tests are also available at the
Center for Psychological Service,
1885 Eye street NV. These tests
take seven to eight hours and the
fee is SIS. Can also be taken in
whatever hours you find convenient.
These tests are not necessarily for
veterans, they can apply and be
helpful to most any one, even we
housewives. It's nice idea to be
prepared with hobby or some out
let for that day when your chill
dren are grown, household chores
are lessened and you find yourself
in a rut With idle time on your
hands and not attuned to the time!
To the lady from Fort Myer about
her little girls hair: Don't have 1t
cut! I had your same experience
and my girls curls are gone. Don't
have it done by real expert, either,
as another lady suggested. I paid
$3.50 for one OF. those haircuts that
encourages natural curl on our
otner girl, and the result-three
layers of straight hair!!! I was sure
our little girls hair was to be wavy
as their daddy has naturally wavy
hair. Now I'm convinced it's just
baby curls and I wouldn't cut it at
all. When 1t is too long, braid 1t
halfway down and let the ends
curl.
Now for o request-how and what
does one do TO keep the tile walls and
floor of . stall shower clean? Mine
gets coated with a soap curd or film
that doesn't respond to thing but
IN acid cleaning.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

BY Peggy ROBERTS
This delightful dainty design will
bring new loveliness to your bed
room and provide fascinating
needlework hours. The pretty skirt
is crocheted in the favorite pine
apple motif, the rest of the figure,
arbor and flowers are embroidered
In simple stitches.
Pattern Envelope No. R2626 con-
tains hot-iron transfer for embroid-
cry pattern, crocheting instructions
for skirt and edging, material re-
quirenents, color suggestions and
complete finishing directions.
To obtain this pattern, send Is cents
in coins, giving pattern number, your
name, address and zone number to
Peggy Roberts, The Washington
Star, p. o. Box 100, Station G, New
York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

mode Of layer upon layer Of
white net over toffeto. In
trieote stitching of silver and
white bueIe beods on the
front Of the gown with the
Wotteou neckIine serves to
enphosize the cut Of the
dress top.
Our wedding dress IS
Evening star., 1948-10-12

We take our Inspiration from an
old Enslish hat box and make up
a petite bag In your pet feathers
and fabric. In black, brown or
green suede; or black, brown.
navy, red or green calf; also black
velvet 1925 plus Federal tax.
SSl7 esnRsssissf Ave. NV. % 81
U0ss Norsh ef Do Pest ctrsso)
Evening star., 1948-10-12
CERAMIC JEWELRY?

CERAMIC JEWELRYv
(Fronl Mrs. J. j., ArIington.)
I can hardly wait till The Star
arrives for your page. Now I want
to know If any one can tell me
where to get the lovely ceramic jew
elry, hand painted, made by an ar
tist who uses A. r. as a signature.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
RADIATOR PROBLEM?

(From Mrs. E. S. S., Arlington.)
Could any one please tell me from
experience whether or not placing
tapestry covered sofa bed in front
of a radiator will be detrimental to
the furniture? Also, whether or
not pan Of water on the radia-
tor would keep furniture from dry
ing out?
Evening star., 1948-10-12

They all must be SO proud Of her!
Evening star., 1948-10-12

(From Mrs. A. B. T., Greenbelt.)
To Mrs. w. c. L., Washington
The high luster on the reflnished
table legs may be reduced to a satin
finish by rubbing with powdered
pumice mixed with water Use a
soft pad Of cotton or felt for the
rubbing, Flush with water to re-
move an pumice remnants, ther
wipe with benzine. The final ster
Is coat of hard wax.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

Our wedding dress is
Evening star., 1948-10-12

FREE LANCE WRITER'S?
from L. w. L., Brentwood.)
Some years ago was a member
of the Washington Society Of Free
Lance Writers, but have since lost
track of this group.
Can you or some Of your readers
tell me If this group is still ac-
tive and functioning for beginning
writer's?