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Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-19
Roanoke
RannbIings
BY Pat Nantz

Charles Hasty, Of the junior
class at the Roanoke Rapids
High School, will attend tn q
meeting at the First Vanguard
Presbyterian Church Of Raleigh.
The meeting will take place on
Sunday, Oc' ober "a. Charles is
scheduled to be on the program
and will speak on christian
Growth :"
Home for the weekend from
his studies at Wake Forest Col
lege, was Thomas Clark. Tho
mas is a '48 graduate Of the local
high school -.
Three of the happiest families
in this city last night were those
of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Glover,
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Smith, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nantz. The
reason was that their sons, Earl
Glover, Lewis Buddy" Smith,
and Frank Nantz, Jr.. arrived
from San Diego, California,
where they have been taking
their basic training in the Navy.
They plan to be here with their
families until Monday morning,
when they will start back to their
base -. all three are AT gra :
duates Of the Roanoke Rapids
High School 49,.
Visiting in the mountains are
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Penson,
of this city. The Persons are
taking in the beautiful scenery
of Chimney Rock, its surround
ing mountains, Bat Cave, and
the famous Lake Lure. TIL e y
plan to return on Sunday, Oct
ober 81 $50.
It will be a big day at the
Roanoke Rapids High School to-
morrow when the Parent Tea
cheers Association holds its dis
trict meeting -.
The local mixed chorus will
hold its weekly meeting tonight
in the Junior Hi building at 1880
o'clock. 1t is under the direc-
ton of George Baird and every
one is invited to attend. =.
Two more college students who
visited their parents here over
the weekend were AL George,
Jr. and Virgil Mcdowell, Jr.,
both Of State College
Celebrating their birthday to-
day are Robert Lee Powers and
Shirley johnson. Robert Lee is
in the sixth grade and Shirley
is in the fifth Here's wishing
you both a very happy birthday 81.
Enjoying the week at Rich =
mond, Va, are Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Maine of this city. They
are visiting Mr.. Names parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Maine.
They also are planning to attend
the State Fair at Raleigh today
-. they will have as their guest
Mr.. Names parents, and Mrs.
Carlton M. Day of Richmond . i.
"Why in the world did you
ever write a policy on a man
nienty-eight years old?" asked
the indignant insurance-inspector
"Well', explained the new agent,
II looked in the census-report
and found there were only a few
people Of that age who die each
year ..."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-19

It will be a big day at the
Roanoke Rapids High School to-
morrow when the Parent Tea
cheers Association holds its dis
trict meeting =.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-19

Visiting in the mountains are
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Penson,
Of this city. The Persons are
taking in the beautiful scenery
of Chimney Rock, its surround
ing mountains, Bat Cave, and
the famous Lake Lure. TIL e y
plan to return on Sunday, Oct
ober 81 go.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-19

The local mixed chorus will
hold its weekly meeting tonight
in the Junior Hi building at 1880
o'clock. 1t is under the direc-
ton of George Baird and every
one is invited to attend. =.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-19

Home for the weekend from
his studies at Wake Forest Col.
lege, was Thomas Clark. Tho
mas is a '48 graduate Of the local
high school 90.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
By Josephine Lopman

Feeling tired most Of the time:
This condition affects your life much
more than you realize. 1t otter
necessitates living at low level Of
enjoyment and accomplishment. II
Is often the difference between
gayety and irritation, between sound
judgment and bad judgment, be-
tween being able to express, in words
and actions, the things you feel and
believe most deeply or passing them
by. It Is the difference between
sparkling personality and dullness
between glamour and unattractive-
ness, between homeliness and beauty
happiness and despair, criticism and
tolerance: in other words, the diff
ference between giving that extra
portion of yourself to life or not
that portion which makes it vibrant
and colorful rather than dull and
tedious!
DR.. Boris Sokolon, distinguished
physician and researcher, and au-
thor of the book, Middle Age Is
What You Make It" said to me, II
think you are doing a wonderful
work by emphasizing the destructive
effect of fatigue. One point needs
particular explaining. What is
fatigue? Psychologically it means
a presence in the blood stream Of
toxic substances of various nature,
which cannot be eliminated by the
organism for the time being. A
person who is never fatigued, or one
who never experiences the feeling
Of fatigue, has every chance of stay
ing young and vital until an ad-
vanced old age. A person who if
often fatigued submits himself to
continuous, almost chronic intoxica-
ton by poisonous substances. The
glands, particularly the adrenal
cortex, suffer most from the by
products Of fatigue. Experimentally
lit has been proved that serious
LESSONS will occur when grave
Evening star., 1948-12-07
By Aneelo Pafri

Fear has many forms, many ex-
pressions-all of them uncomfort-
able. We all are afraid OF some
thing. We protect ourselves against
injury and death because fear warns
us to do so. That much fear we
always will have. Nature implanted
1t for our preservation.
There are other sorts OF fears,
however, that we could well do
without. They are severe handicaps
upon our freedom and our growth.
When we find ourselves afflicted
with one of them, we must do our
best to rid ourselves OF it.. And II
we cannot do that under our own
power, we must get help from the
experts.
Fears beset children" and make
their lives miserable oftener than
we know. 1t is difficult for them to
explain what they feel and how 1t
affects them. They cry and protest
when the fear takes hold Of them;
but it is only by their actions that
we can learn what it is they fear.
Why they fear it Is something very
difficult to learn.
One child fears the dark; another
fears losing sight of his mother;
still another fears closed door; and
still another fears strangers. The
kinds of fear are as numerous as the
experiences of life. Everybody won
ders why somebody else does not
fear the particular thing that dis
tresses him but instead fears some
thing quite harmless-to his way OF
thinking. Children, being strangers
to life's ways, fear many things and
only by experience learn the harm
lessness of many of them.
Force will not cure fear. Gentle
ness and patience cure many OF
them. When a mother discovers
that child is beginning to object te
her leaving him in the room by him
self for a short time, she should
begin to teach him that she goes
away and comes back-always
comes back. Tell him, I'm going te
the kitchen but I'll be back in a few
minutes" and disappear. Make the
time brief. Gradually increase the
Evening star., 1948-12-07

(From Mrs. E. L. c., Washington.J
May differ Gust little) with
M. H. G., Washington, in regards
to impossibility of making the Poin-
settia plant bloom again.
They definitely will bloom again,
but not in the profusion of blooms,
that it had when purchased. My
old plant has bloomed for two years
now Zone, two ond sometimes three
blooms, small of course). In the
spring lay it on the side in the
shade and cut it back. 1t stays
there until time to bring into the
house, but I do stand it upright and
water, after it starts putting out
good foliage. About the first of
october when I bring the plants
into the house depending on
weather.. water good with liquid
manure and fill in new dirt If
needed. and about January I have
blooms.
write this, not as an argument,
but to explain that they will bloom
maybe not next year, but will bloom
enough to satisfy the lover Of house
plants. Mine bloomed the following
year, and I just love flowers so
much that had it been the size Of
a 5O-cent piece I would be delighted.
This is why I think Mrs. J. r. G.
should give her plant a try. After
all, anything green in the house is
a pleasure, and if she has one bloom
and loves flowers. then these little
instructions will pay off.
From the nurserymen's viewpoint,
M. H. G. is absolutely correct. They
would not bother with old stock, be-
cause it would not produce the size
or profusion of blooms that it is
necessary for them to have in order
to sell the plant, but from the view
point of the lover Of house plants, I
consider it worth a try, rather than
throw q plant away.
I do not feel that reading a book,
and I am sure there are hundreds
published on the care of African
violets, could ever end the contro-
versy. know I have read all can
find and still don't know anything
about successful raising. Too many
things enter in it, bugs, water, light,
feeding and temperature. The ANA
teur is always in need of help, and
that is exactly what the RCH gives
us by this controversy. Long may
it continue!
from Mrs. P. J. T., Arhngton.)
One of the readers said that
poinsettias would not bloom again,
but have not found this to be true.
After my plant bloomed on Christ
mas, I put it to sleep. In the spring,
II cut it back, and replanted the
cut pieces some of them in the
same pot, since it was large. Then
I put it in the yard, under bush
or q tree. II the weather was dry
I watered the plant with cup OF
water occasionally. I brought II
back into the house when cold
. weather came. and put 1t in th'
basement.
I read recently that poinsettias
shouldn't be put in an artificia
light when they start to bloom.
, had casualty last year that makes
! me feel that this is probably true
Incidentally, I also put my Afri'
2 can violets out In the spring, never
5 bring them in until winter, and they
grow beautifully.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Careers

carries on tour. BY it We shall know
the original when you attend the
next National Symphony concert.
That would be on December IL,
when Pianist Eugene Istomin is the
guest SoloiSt.
Bonnie sees nothing unusual in
woman playing cello. Many do.
She has been playing since she was
IL cher father was musician, tool u.
Her instrument Is a Vuillaume, a
French cello made about 1874, quite
nice and extremely beloved by its
owner
Playing in an orchestra, even such
complex one as the National Sym
phony, sometimes seems soft work.
Not so. There are long rehearsals,
constant, practice at home between
the housecleaning and the cooking
and such. And then those late hours
of playing at the actual perform
anceS. And more rehearSals. And
practice. ...... .-...
Bonnie got her basic training for
this merry-go-roundish existence at
college. Worked her way through,
acting as a dormitory chaperon to a
bunch of gals her own age, some-
times waiting on table.
The merry-go-round does stop,
however. When it does it means the
ORCH ira is between seasons.
That's when Bonnie takes outside
jobs in string quartets or small
spot orchestras. Her dream, like
so many others, is to appear in re-
cital, solo.
Meanwhile she plays and prac-
E.tices and writes to Ralph. She likes
to fish, too. She's the kind OF a
fsherwoman who bats her own
hook and everything. Once caught
9-pound pike ur in Minnesota,
twice as big. that is, as pixies usu-
ally come. But he got eaten instead
of mounted. Somebody even had 1t
cleaned before Bonnie could get her
picture taken with such a prize!
Incidental intelligence on this
Bonnie musician discloses that Mo-
zart is her favorite composer; his
"Haffner" symphony her favorite
composition; there is no discrimina-
ton by the male musicians against
the distaffers if they know their
notes; she has found DR.. Kinder an
inspiration.
That tea and pastry soiree hap
pened to be at the Neptune Room,
because it was a convenient meet
ing place. Later it came out that
when Ralph proposed, he was all
for whipping out the ring right
on the street. but Bonnie refused.
This looks like a nice place. Let's
go in here" she said, or words to
that effect. SO they became engaged
in, yep, the Neptune Room. And
now interviewed there. Hope the
next time she goes in some one
hands her a contract for a starring
recital!
Evening star., 1948-12-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Information and requests sent
in BY the tollo1oing haze been
forwarded to sthose for phom
they were intended:
Washington: Mrs. D. e. B.,
Mrs. C. p, Mrs. S. c. S., M. F.
NJ, E. K. W., Mrs. w. l.. S., Mrs.
w. NJ, Mrs. M. L. S., Mrs. G. A.
B., Mrs. r. X. O., G. ]. p, H. E.,
P. w., Miss S. A. B. c., Mrs. M.
A. P.
Alexandria: Mrs. F. A. H.,
Mrs. G. r. H. Arlington: Mrs.
M. S. S., Mrs. P. K, Mrs. G. w.
p, Mrs. B. H. p, Mrs. H. A. g..
Mrs. H. D., Mrs. j. L. j. Church
ton: D. E. Eustis, Fla: Mrs. E.
D. T. Falls Church: Mrs. B. j..
P. Kensington: Mrs. c. H. H.
Lancaster, Pa: Mrs. A. G. H.
Mt. Rainier: Mrs. r. T. H., Mrs.
H. L. S. RemingtOn: Mrs. j..
M. J. Rockville: Mrs. G. O. Sill
yer Spring: Mrs. P. S., Mrs. A.
r. j., Mrs. c. w. M. .Takoma
Park: Mrs. N. D., Mrs. I. H. H.
Our thanks to these readers
whose contributions tDere similar
to others previously received and
already aDaiting space for pub-
licdtion::
Washington: M. T. H., Mrs.
G. T., Mrs. j. w. c., Mrs. A. j..
p, Mrs. J. P. S., Mrs. M. D., Mrs.
v. NJ, Mrs. v. M. w., Mrs. E.
LeR., Mrs. P. B. T., Mrs. A. l..
B., K. I. S., c. j. M.
Alexandria: Mrs. e. c. e. Ar
lington: Mrs. c. p. L. Baden, Pa:
Mrs. G. M. S. Bethesda e. l..
M. Chevy Chase: Mrs. G.. r. d.
Falls Church: Mr.. L. T. r. Nc
Lean: Mrs. o. L. B. Rockville:
Mrs. E. P. F. Silver Spring: Mrs.
M. G. C., Mrs. J. E. M. Spring
field: Mrs. G. L. G.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Why Grow Old?

fatigue Is present and this, in turn.
will result in the feeling Of fatigue.
Thus we have a circle; fatigue
affects the glands and depression
of the glands causes fatigue.
Long before the arrival of middle
age one should avoid fatigue. You,
as well as myself, have emphasized
the fact that one can produce an
enormous amount of work, physical
as well as mental, without ex-
periencing fatigue, merely by re-
specting the laws of relaxation.
unfortunately, women do not
realize that by overworking, by
worrying, by restlessness, they first
Of all affect their glandular system
and thereby kill their youth. would
suggest that you give your feaders
a few practical suggestions on how
to avoid fatigue and thus defer old
age and prolong life.
/. Never eat while worrying about
something. Nervous indigestion is
often the cause of intestinal poison
ing.
2. Relax for asfew minutes after
meals. Observe this rule very
strictly.
3. Learn to concentrate your at
tention on one thing at time.
This will safeguard against mental
fatigue.
4. Fatigue is the enemy of your
health and youth. 1t leads to pre-
mature old age.
S. Physical exercise is. the founda-
ton of youth and health, provided
1t is done without fatigue.
g. Follow Napoleon's example:
The minute you feel the signs Of
fatigue, relax for a few minutes.
You will accomplish more in your
work by respecting relaxation than
by pushing yourself.
z. Your glandular system needs
stimulation as well as relaxation In
order to function properly. Light
exercises are the best stimuli to
glandular activity"
Evening star., 1948-12-07

v e i
name or the disposition came first
the appellation is perfect.
Bonnie is only one of the National
symphony Orchestra's around-one-
hundred players-one Of the IL
women in the aggregation. She
never Gin common with most OF
the others of the orchestras musi-
cians) has solo passages that would
single her out for the critics croiS
de commentator. But she's fine
musician or she wouldn't be starting
her sixth season with the Nationa
symphony organization.
Yet to see her walking down thu
street in her brown crepe new look
you'd peg her for an extremely
pretty young housewife. Which Il
exactly what she is in the hours
she's not dominating one of the nine
violoncellos in the National SYM
phony's string section.
Maybe Bonnie is the new look ir
musicians. Anyway, she's 5000
friendly, laughs lot and is ex-
tremely well adjusted, showing
neither temperament nor contempt
at the shopping, sometimes silly, lit
tie questions thrown her way.
She's a WaShingtonian out of Ne
braska-up North Platte way. Hac
a year at the University of Nebraska
before transferring to the Eastman
School of Music. She had planned
to be teacher (of music, naturally
but happened to apply for position
with the National Symphony, was
duly auditioned and hired. That
simple, it was!
She has, as noted, been with the
orchestra six years, has also beer
married six years. HE is career
Marine, in the Marine Band, the
one who is famous and plays al
the White House. What with Bon
ME playing nights and touring ano
him touring with the Marines, il
would not seem they have much Of
q marriage, but they do.
Above is the picture of her he
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Childhood Fear

time and always emphasize the
return.
A child is afraid of a dog. Don't
make him pat the dog. Stand at a
distance and admire the animal.
Call attention to the fun another
child has with his dog. Tell him
stories about good dogs. Let time
and experience teach him, and don't
force the matter in any way. Don't
talk about it before him and make
his fear Of dramatic Importance.
Ignore it as much ais possible.
Children who are afraid of being
locked out at playtime can have q
key tied in their pocket and be
taught how to use it. If in time
and that may mean some years
the fear grows stronger instead of
lessening, see the specialist about 1t.
Evening star., 1948-12-07

SANTA CLAUS DISGUISE?
From NJ. M. S., Wdshington.)
Our favorite fruit cake in answer
to the lady who wanted fruit cake
without all the stuff put in il I cut
it from Good HousekeepingsI don't
know how many years ago, and have
made them ever since. Don't know
how it will keep as it never lasts
very long here, so can't tell from ex-
perience. 1 make it for gifts for
Christmas just before the holidays
and wrap it in wax paper, then
cellophane, and the folks I give 1T
to don't keep it either, it's SO good.
It's called Bishops Cake.
Three eggs, well beaten: cup
granulated sugar, 11a cups sifted all
purpose flour, III teaspoons baking
powder, "a teaspoon salt, 2 cups
coarsely chopped walnut meats, l
cup coarsely cutup dates, ! cup
halved candied cherries. Combine
eggs and sugar, beat well. Sift dry
ingredients together. Add nuts and
cutup fruit to -four mixture. Fold
into egg mixture. Pour in creased
pan with bottom lined with creased
paper q use brown paper. Bake
1h hours in a moderate over 325
degrees.
This recipe called for u pound
semisweet chocolate. We didn't care
for this, but maybe some readers
would. This is added with nuts and
fruit to flour mixture. Try this
cake can really vouch for it. BY
the way, bake mine either In loaf
pan or tube pan.
Have the lady, Mrs. D. D. r.,
Mount Rainier, write me in care OF
RCH in regard to cleaning Chinese
rugs. I have had mine for years
and they have never been to the
cleaners. I have always cleaned
them myself.
What can I put on my eyebrows
and front hair to whiten them, as
I'm going to play Santa Claus at a
school childrens Christmas party
and want to look realistic. I plan
to hire a suit How about sugges-
tions as to what to do and how to
act and what will give me "mascu-
line voice" I want to do my very
best to make the children happy and
give them a good time. Thanks a
lot, hoping to get quick response
as I want to be prepared and ready
soon.
PACKAGES FOR OVERSEAS.
From Mrs. r. L. G., Washington,
Any readers desiring to send 8
food package overseas as part o1
their Christmas observance may Oh.
tain the name of a needy family ir
Europe by calling Randolph 0872
Names are available for families ir
Germany, France and England.
GERMAN CHRISTMAS COOKIE
From F. S. L., Wnshington.)
Does some kind reader of Euro
pean origin have the recipe for /,
/, Christmas cookie that Is callet
/ Pfastersteine? These, I believe
symbolic the stones that were uset
D when st. Stephen was stoned. Hence
: these cookies probably are dark ii
E color and hard.
E Since 1t will take longer to hav
J., this recipe inserted in RICH, perhap
this could be mailed to me.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
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CANDY TIPS.

} CANDY TIPS.
From Mrs. L. F. H., Washington
Recently 1 have discovered two
very easy candy recipes which I
would like to pass along to my
friends. Nut and chocolate clusters
can be quickly and easily made by
melting a package of chocolate bits
(the kind used for Toll House
cookies) in a bowl over hot water.
Remove from heat when melted, and
allow to cool slightly. Then stir in
about 1h cups of peanuts, then
drop from a teaspoon onto creased
waxed paper and chill in the re-
! frigerator until firm. Really de-
licious and absolutely fool proof
The second discovery concerns a
very inexpensive way for making
fudge cheaper and better than the
usual packaged mixes. A jello and
pudding company has new puds
ding package of dark and rich choc-
folate which can be used for making
fudge. The recipe is on the package
and makes over pound of fudge
for less than twenty cents. Plus
the cost of nuts If you use them
If you prefer chocolate-raisin clus-
ters. they may be made by substi.
tuting raisins for peanuts in the
first recipe mentioned. Merry
Christmas to all
Evening star., 1948-12-07

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 not 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., 1948-12-07

UA1OSC 1lA6A1-NOAC-
age artists in a
vast symphony
orchestra!
Well, ev cry
day I unlearn
another fallacy
and over tea ant
French pastr..
(she likes the
chocolate kind
Bonnie Moeller
dissipated thi S
one.
3 o n n ! e
couldn't be bet
ter n a m e d.
w p a 4 p nr tho
Evening star., 1948-12-07
MAKING MEMS TIES.

From F. J. c., Washington) .
AS we near Christmas and Christ
mas giving, finding ourselves short
of some very nice gifts we had
planned, we feel like the proverbial
drowning man open to suggestions.
One woman solved her problem by
making her five brothers, and her
husband beautiful ties.
She decided the shape of tie she
wanted and the color for each. The
color did not matter so much as
quality, but they must be Of beauti-
full material. The first thing she
did was to visit the tie rack of each
Evening star., 1948-12-07

Berets are a must" in every
Voman's hat wardrobe this season.
You see them worn with mink,
mouton and tweed. For compli-
ments galore, knit this unusal beret
in your most becoming color.
Pattern envelope No. R2641 con-
tains complete knitting instructions,
material requirements and stitch
illustrations.
To obtain this pattern, send 20
cents In coins, giving pattern num-
Der. your name, address and zone
number to Peggy Roberts. The
Washington Star. P. o. Box 100
Station G, New York 49, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Capital
Bv Marqaref Child

Il I've always imagined musicians
en- masse as temperamental lot,
contemptuous Of those outside their
harmonic world. And especially
Evening star., 1948-12-07
RECIPE WANTED?

From Mrs. c. Mem, Washington.
During the war I clipped a recipe
from your column and I shlppeo
hundreds of these cookies overseas
Grand keepers" The recipe Is for
"honey nutlets" and I have lost 1t
Can some of your readers help me?
Evening star., 1948-12-07

(From Mrs. J..E. p, Wdshington.)
I have always used pattern sim
plicity 4816 and do not feel the ties
looked homemade. I assume other
pattern manufactures carry the pat
tern and any should be successful II
directions are followed carefully.