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Evening star., 1948-03-24

Tweedy or friIIy? 1t reoIIy
doesn't matter. Just make
sure that your handbag eor-
ries out the ideo. Too many
women start out with q toi-
Iored outfit and wind up
buying q handbag that SIM
ply doesn't go at all with the
ensemble. Be consistent, let
your bag and outfit really
look as if they have had
planning behind their pur-
chase.
Some women consider q
hot the most important &C.
cessoy. Others feel shoes,
gloves and costume jeweIry
ore the foeoI point. But q
great majority Of women
lean toward chasing the
handbag as their essential
accessory, and rightly so. we
think.
Evening star., 1948-03-24

corals and yellow. Pewter gray Is q
slightly deeper and less perishable
shade than those now on the
market. The addition of these two
new grays makes Sonata" and
"Cassandra" available in IL colors
now. Very shortly these new addi-
tions to a familiar line of carpet
will be available in several of our
local stores.
Play beauty parlor" at home with
the children! They will love to have
their hair washed if you secure one
of those new professional type sham
poo trays. 1t is the same style and
size as those used at your favorite
hair dressing establishment, with
a special attachment for home use.
The tray is made Of solid aluminium
and should last a lifetime, as it
won't rust or tarnish. It weighs ap-
Evening star., 1948-03-24
MARIONETTES?

(Fronr Miss P. g., Arlington)
I would not have the free time to
Join such a group as Mrs. A. C. P. of
Washington suggests, but I am a
teacher in a private nursery school
and would appreciate any sugges-
tions about using marionettes to en-
tertain small children. Could we
make them? Are there any simple
enough for small children to ma
nipulate?
Evening star., 1948-03-24

proximately two pounds and will
fold down for easy storing. A boon
when children's hair needs washing
this tray also offers adult members
of the family comfort at hair wash
ing time. One can rest back in a
chair while their hair Is easily and
thoroughly cleaned with no mess,
no overflowing and no soap or water
in the nose or eyes.
Stubborn duck or chicken joints
yield gracefully under the influence
of sturdy poultry shears. Instead of
trying to cut through the joints and
gristle and then resorting to twist
ing the chicken or what have you,
these shears will snip right through
with precision and speed. To be on
the safe side when storing, the
shears are equipped with a ring
lock on the handle.
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(Fron1 DR.. c. J. D., Washington. J
European Size. American Size,
CLEANING MAPLE?
METALLIC 0DNR2

(Fronn Mrs. A. w. c., Washington. J
I would like to learn of a reliable
method for cleaning honey-colored
maple dinette set. Are soap and
water satisfactory? What kind of
polish is advisable?
Also can some one advise me how
to get rid of a metallic odor which
emanates from a new cast-iron skill
let. have used it only twice and
on both occasions the food prepared
in it acquired a metallic taste. I
have scrubbed it with various
cleansing agents, but the odor per-
sists. Can anything be done about
this odor, or will it eventually dis
appear with usage?
Evening star., 1948-03-24
A GOOD SANDWICH?
POACHED EGG TRICK.

(Front Mrs. J. W. c., Gaithersburg.)
When was young. my aged father
and I would sit down just before
bedtime with sack of the ordinary
size of small ginger snaps, softened,
and a slab of soft cheese. We would
cut from the cheese q piece less
than u inch thick the size of the
snaps, place 1t between two Of these
ginger snaps and make a sandwich.
We would eat several of these and
then 60 to bed. They never inter-
fered with our sleep or caused any
uneasiness or bad dreams. What do
modern nutritionists think of such
an unusual combination of foods?
Those who dislike the indigestible
white part Of poached egg nay
try 1t another way. Beat the egg
as for scrambling and pour it into
shallow saucepan containing about
one-half inch of boiling water. Turn
the heat low and let it cook until
well set. Season it and serve 1t on
toast, buttered or with margarine.
FASTNACHT CAKES.
(Front M. r. S., Hampshire
Heights, Md.)
A recent issue reminded me was
going to forward my raised potato
doughnut recipe. 1t is from
Pennsylvania Dutch cook book 20
years old.
Fastnacht Cakes: One cup mashed
potatoes, cup sugar, yeast cake,
soak in lukewarm water, set this at
5 o'clock. Then add before going to
bed l cup butter and lard, 2 beaten
eggs, cup sugar, cups water, /
tablespoon salt, knead in the morn
ing. Flour as for bread when risen,
roll and cut out. Let rise before
frying in deep fat. I found -four
needed 6 to cups, when dough
doesn't stick to hands, it is finished
I use this same dough for Philadel-
phia sticky buns, raised potato
cakes. If more details are needed,
contact me through RCH.
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KEY LIME PIE?

ffron, Mrs. W. S. B., Washington.
I should greatly appreciate it If
one Of your readers would give me
q recipe for Key Lime Pie.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
from Mrs. W. j., ArHnoton.)

(Fron1 Mrs. W. j., Arlington.)
Have the liver cut not too thin,
salt, pepper to taste and dot with
butter or margarine and place under
high flame In broiler just long
enough to scar, pull out broiler pan,
turn liver over and dot that side.
Cook under not so high flame. How
well done your family like liver will
determine length of time second side
is cooked. Be careful, 1t cooks fast
I broil the liver after all the dinner
Is on the table.
Evening star., 1948-03-24

(From Mrs. J. J. c., Arlington.)
For Mrs. M. T. S., Gaithersburg
A mans shoe, size 40 in Austria Cor
anywhere in Europe) is size 81, c
width, in this country. We, too
have adopted families overseas and
I have a chart of sizes.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
(Front Mrs. I. M. G., Washington.

(From Mrs. I. M. G., Washington. J
To Miss M. T. g., the man In
Austria requesting q size 40 shoe
will take size in our American
footwear. I believe they use French
measure, and some high-class foot
wear in this country is so marked.
Just subtract 80 from the given
number and If a third number 60
Is added. it would be a half size,
thus 385 size 61a shoe.
Evening star., 1948-09-19

other leg twisted painfully under
the weight of his falling body.
Henry could hear the bone crack.
Psychologists believe that peo-
pie like Henry may actually have
accidents because they don't get
enough attention from their fam
lies. They want sympathy. or
they're facing some disagreeable
job they'd like to sl1irk. Exper-
ience with accidents in the past
has taught them that a sprained
wrist will make them monarchs
for at least a day. prompt their
spouses to indulge in a little PAM
pering and bring in solicitous
phone calls by the dozen. And
surely no one will expect an inva-
lid to cook dinner, take the chill
dren to the park or NOW the front
lawn. Subconsciously, they feel
that even the risk of serious
injury IL worth the attention
they'll get.
Some people who have recurrent
accidents are over-exposing them
selves to risk. They're the type
who rush across busy streets
against traffic lights, climb on
tottering ladders or paddle a canoe
into the middle of a lake when
they don't know how to swim.
They think of themselves as ad-
venturers and pretend they get
away with such foolish behavior,
but actually they're inviting acci-
dents.
A Hunch Can Hurt
ONE of the most common reports
from accident patients is, Il had a
hunch something was going to
happen today" Chances are it
was the hunch itself that helped
precipitate the mishap. The man
who walks under a ladder, sees a
black cat or breaks mirror and
then worries about the bad luck
that's supposed to follow, is sure to
find it. It's not superstition but
auto-suggestion. He's SO con-
cerned about the incident and
SO certain it's a bad omen that
he proves it to himself by hav-
ing an accident.
One recent experiment pointed
up the power of suggestion" A
class of horsemen was to take
cross-country trip and half of
them were warned of a deep crew
ice they would meet ON the way.
Though told where the obstacle
would be and its exact size, so they
would be prepared to meet it, this
half of the class had three times as
many accidents as the half that
was ignorant of the danger.
From her extensive research DR..
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when he's sidetracked by his emo
tons. At these times he's particu-
larly susceptible to accidents.
Statistics show there are lOO-
600 accidental deaths IN the conn
try every year 4.5OO people
are killed IN the home, 81, 800 in
motor vehicle mishaps and 1900
are industrial fatalities. Accidents
destroy more men than women.
more old people than young. How
ever. they outrank all other kill
ers in the one-to-29 age group.
For every person killed, three
are crippled for life and 90
suffer injuries serious enough
to need medical care. To break
down the figures each day approx
imately 800 people are killed,
1000 permanently disabled and
25,OOO temporarily disabled.
How 70 H Safe
IT IS clear that the major respon-
sibility for reducing these sky
scraper statistics lies with the in
dividual himself. Your part in
this project is simple and personal.
What you must do is act as your
own keeper by following a few
sensible rules:
I. Be careful when using house.
hold and industrial appliances.
Respect sharp knife or a frayed
electric wire, for they are poten-
tial instruments of danger.
Z Watch out during times of
emotional stress and apply an
extra dose of caution. The house
wife who quarrels with her hus-
band at breakfast stands a more
than even chance of having an
accident - she should not spend
her day on ladder cleaning out
the top closet shelves. She'd be
wiser to confne herself to safer
tasks until her temper is normal.
:. This may seem overly SIM
pie, but you should eat an ade-
quate breakfast every day and
take your time doing it. If you
allow % minutes to dress, shave,
eat and make it to the bus, you'll
be worn out from nervous tension
by the time you get to work. The
factory worker, particularly, is
constantly exposed to risks and
he can't take a chance on jumpy
disposition and an empty stomach.
But factory hand, white-collar
man or housewife, if you're acci-
dent-prone, try to find out what
emotional difficulties are precipi-
tating your mishaps. When you
start feeling sorry for yourself, for
instance, look out. You may pity
yourself right into the hospital.
The End
Evening star., 1948-09-19
THAT WAS NO ACCIDENT :.
Continued from page st,se

Continued from page mine
Dunbar has drawn up a profile of
personality traits that 60 with the
accident habit. She has found
that only 20 per cent of patients
with chronic accidentitis don't
fit into the pattern. The acci-
dent-prone person is healthier
than most of his friends. When he
does get sick, however, he's likely
to do more than the usual amount
of complaining.
He Dxinlks aAA Snaolpos
HES always tense and in a hurry
even when there's plenty of time
to spare. He drinks regularly.
smokes heavily but just TO let off
steam." He's impatient, restless
and impulsive, he makes up his
mind quickly and tends to respond
to a problem by acting on it imme-
diately instead of thinking it out.
His social relationships are casual
and spontaneous. Whenever he
comes in conflict with someone he
tries to smooth it over by being
nice. If the disagreement comes
to a head, he'd rather walk out
than have an open fight.
He doesn't do much long,
range planning but prefers to
live from day to day. He's a
gambler, likes to take long shots
and boast about his winnings, and
his main outside interests are
sports and machinery. He's fatal
istic and when the unexpected
happens he's apt to say, 1T must
have been in the cards."
At this point you probably know
the answer to the question, "Are
you accident-prone7" If it's yes
you've made an important discov-
cry about yourself and can start
working on the personality traits
that cause your accidents.
Take Your 1i,sae
r IRsr of all, don't attribute every
mishap you've ever had to bad
luck. Second, stop running away
from your problems. Face them
squarely. weigh your alternatives
carefully, try to look ahead and
visualize the result before coming
to a decision. One of your biggest
faults is haste, so don't feel you
have to rush into things. Take
your time before taking important
steps like changing to a new job,
choosing a school for your son or
moving to another city.
Even if you don't see yourself
in the picture of the accident
prone personality, this new slant
on accidents still applies to you.
For the most stable and we'll
adjusted person has moments
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should be ready for their first par
AIDES. Mr.. Columbus Etheridge, first
colored Medforite 10 run for Alder
man. has written lis to announce a
new non-partssn Civic Club project
AL who are interested are request
ed to write or visit him at 155 Jer-
ONE street. Men and women are
invited, regardless Of party. on Jan.
School committee will open a drive
to collect funds and useful material
such as tables, chairs, folding cots,
tin dishes, blackboards, crayons,
paints, picture books. toys and sucn
items needed to start the pre-ntirs-
cry school program. Those contrib
uting will be listed as patrons. II
you can help IN any way, phone
Mrs. Dura Jenious, director: Arl.
5-SSl6. She will be glad to give all
required information. Election Of
Center officers for 1s49 will be held
next Friday night. Who is going
to win the best holiday decoration
prize for Ward six? More news
next week. And a MERRY CHRIST
MAS to you all.
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W. MEDF0RD

Shiloh Church School viii observe
Christmas Sunday tomorrow with
exercises most appropriate for tht
occasion and with some new features
expectd in the musical program.
Due to early mailing we will have
to omit some news. including the
Pageant report, until next week.
Edmund Christmas and his brother
Edward recently received three en-
cores at MIIS Talent Show. We
recently referred both lads to o
national magazine. Edmund has
been elected president Of the NILS
sophomore class. Thanks to friend
Ted Peaslie and the School Com
mittee, the First Battalion Of Ca
detS, Community Center has been
granted the use Of regulation Cadet
training rifles. A brief preliminary
drill was held last Saturday. How
ever drills will be postponed DUR
ing the holidays and capable in
structors will be enlisted for the
New Year. BY next spring the boys
should look pretty good, and perhaps
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as follows: Narrator, Dorothy An
drews; Miriam, Marian Baud; two
angels, Carolyn Smith, Alice Jas
per, Star, Shirley Anderson; Mary,
Evelyn High; Wise Men, William
Barron, Edward Whitaker, Robert
Martin: Spirit Of Rome, Barbara
Stowe: Spirit Of Christianity, Hsr-
riet Smith; Spirit Of Discipleship,
Pauline Stowe: shepherds, David
johnson, Carl Collins. Robert sneed,
The Voice. Arthur L. Whitaker.
Music BY choral group Mrs. Emma
Gray, director; director Of pageant,
Teresa Jones.
Among the sick M. Ebert
sneed, sr., and Laurence Ellis at
Whidden Hospital.
Sunday, the 26th, there will be
a special program at the evening
service. December 81, Watch
Meeting, There will be social hour
at the Parish House from eight to
ten. Service at Church at ten: bap-
tism, testimony and message by the
pastor.
Billy White and his Intermediates
won their second Basket Ball game
Of the season, as did Johnny Col
Inns and his Seniors by large mar
gin.
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unemployment and also new babies
in the families.
We at the Lenox Street Project
pray that he viii always wear the
same size hat; that we are sure Of
that because he has experienced all
kinds of hard times and did all
kinds Of jobs and Is proud to tell
you about them. This is pride and
the stuff champions are made Of.
LENox VILLAGE WEDDING
December 20 was a great day at
500 Shawmut Avenue. Olivia
Coleman and Edward Boddie
were united in holy wedlock by
the Rev. Enoch Woodhouse. The
bride wore very lovely pink
and black ballerina dress with
gorgeous orchid. The groom, Mr..
Boddie, looked rs though he was
on a fashion parade. The matron
Of honor was Mrs. Helen Erickson.
She wore a very charming blue
dress. Mr.. Charles Roadway did
the honors as best man. The
brides mother, Mrs. Ucil Coleman
was a very charming hostess at
the wedding party. Among those
present were Martha Fugit, Pat
Hunter, Rosetta Lewis, Robert
Ford, Arthur Hardy and Robert
Joseph, also the brides sister. Miss
Ramona Coleman. After the cere-
mony, Mrs. Coleman served the
guests a most delectable repast.
After feasting upon SO delicious
a repast, they had their photos
taken, then the bride and groom
left for New York on their honey
moon. The best Of luck to them.
XMAS PARTY AT THE
SOCIAL HALL
On Saturday, December rs,
there will be a Xmas party at the
Social Hall. Mr.. Willis extends
cordial invitation to the Co-Eds to.
be present at this party. Cookies,
candy, ice cream, punch and fav-
ors will be given away. Mr.. Willis
Mr.. Robinson and Rev. Wood
house viii personally supervise
this dance.
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animously voted to be the best
yet, and adds to the prestige Of
the Director, Florence Heggia
Taylor. AL lsoloists were heartily
appreciated. Champlin Jones, bass
few from Canada, where he is
working with a group of music
ians, to fill his place on this pro-
gram. The support of the instru-
mental accompaniment went far
to enhance the beauty of the per-
Torrance. The choir, profiting by
the constant drilling of the Direc-
tor, was said to surpass any pre-
vious performance. A feature Of
the evening was the presentation
by DR.. w. A. Rhodes of the Rhodes
Medal for being the outstanding
choir in the community.
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WORCESTER
BY BILLIE

The Executive Board of the
New England Regional Confer
ence NAACP under the presiden-
cy of Mr.. George c. Gordon of
Springfield and the Craftsmanship
of Atty. Joseph G. Lecount of
Providence, convened in Hotel
Lucille, Boston, Mass, on Sunday
Dec. 18th. The Regional is a Sec
tional unit Of the National organ
ization, composed of 81 branch
members, and some of its duties
are to assist in alternating the bur-
densome tasks Of the Home Office,
and through concerted programs
and personal contact, stimulate
and encourage its member bran
ches, morally and financially.
There were many important is
sues on the agenda and the most
paramount was the discussion of
the Ralph Jennings case. Our leg
al council, Atty. LeCount will be
present at the preliminary hear
ing. Mrs. Florence LeSuer, presi-
dent of the host branch, greeted
the delegates and visitors of
many distant points who later
enjoyed delightful repast. The
next Board meeting will be in
Lowell, Mass, during the month
Of January.-Mr. Nelson w. Am
bush, chairman Press and Publ
city.
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COMMUNITY CHURCH
Jordan Han

Liberal Religion and the Destiny
of Man" will be the subject of the
address by Rev, Fred 1. Cairns at
Community Church Sunday, Dec. 20.
at 1890 a m. Mr.. Cairns, an author
and minister Of the First Parish
Church Of Needham, has held pas
torates in the South in both the
and Unitarian denom-
nations. Last year he was the Ex-
ecutive Officer of the Medical Mis-
SIGN to Greece and Italy, under tbs
auspices of the Unitarian Services
Committee in those countries.
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sHRIsTMAs SPIRIT EVERY DAY

We at the Lenox Street Project
have tried in every way to keep
that cheerful, kind and helpful at-
titude every day. We have tried
to be fair with all the tenants,
1906 families and there are no
privileged few Or pets as they are
some times called. 1t is an impos-
sib,lity for a project Of this size never
to have differences between en-
ployes and tenants or neighbors
with one another. We can truthfully
say, not one difference has gone
unsettled. Mr.. willis has done a very
good job. in that he had made the
tenants feel that the project is their
home and they may enjoy he four
freedoms as any other citizen. We
think the friendliness that radi-
ates throughout the development
on his daily rounds touches the
tenants and they make it their
business to give him a cheerful
greeting and the children gang upon
him as II they were seeking auto
graphs. MI. Willis heart and soul
is in the interest Of tlplchildren at
Lenox Street and he shows Just
as much interest in the children m
the surrounding neighborhood. He
has taken q special interest also in
the so-caIled bad boys and Just a
kind word or little understand
ing in heart to heart talk with
them has done wonders. Mr.. Willis
says there aren't any bad children,
but there are hundreds Of misguided
children that lack the proper home
training, some are without mother
and fatherly love and this means
more to them at their age than
anything else. His interest in these
children is showing Xmas spirit ev-
ny day.
Mayor Curley knows from per-
sonal daily contact that Mr.. viii
lis had patience, stability, courage,
and foresight. That is why we are
proud Of young Mr.. willis, for we
know his fine qualities through his
helpfulness to so many unfortu-
mates, families with sickness and |
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Tsenage Ne1e's
Prize QWiS

answer to the weekly quiz ques-
ton. Submit your answer on
this form and return to Mr.. VIII
lis at the project office on Sat-
urdays at 1890 PM. The ages
for this contest are 9-18.
We are using the same ques-
ton that was published last week.
This is due to the fact that there
were no winners. The same ques-
ton will run until an answere is
given and the money will be ac-
cumulated. Come on boys and
girls, let's get busy and hit the
jackpot.
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CAMBRIDGE
ST. PAUL A.M.E. CHURCH
Rev. B. H. Galloway. Pastor

hCFs d. h HALFWAY aStOT
The morning service was mark
ed by singing of seasonal carols
by the combined choirs, a seper-
ate number by the Rosebuds, dir
ected by Miss Lottie Strother, and
climaxed by masterful sermon
from the Pastor. The evening SER
vice was sponsored by the Young
Adult League, headed by Charles
Bourne, and was both surprise
and delight to the congregation.
Outstanding features were solo by
Miss lola Goodridge, trombone
solo by Charles Bourne, reading
by Miss Bradelle Galloway, rous-
ing selection by the Junior Choir,
Mrs. Martha L. Burch, Supervisor,
remarks by the Pastor, and a eli
max of as pretty and impressive
candle-hght occasional as ever
witnessed.
NOTES
The regular monthly meeting Of
the HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE Of
Cambridge was held at the home
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UNION BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. w. Marvin Gibson, Pastor

Early Christmas service at SIS,
Christmas morning, with the fol-
lowing churches participating
with Union: st. Paul A.M.E.; Mass.
Ave. Baptist; Rush A.M.E. Zion;
Western Ave. Baptist. Rev. Gal
loway of S. Pauls will deliver the
message and good music will be
feature. Light refreshments will
be served in the vestry. Club
Donation Day comes on this Sun
day. Union Watch Night Services
by the Cambridge Church on the
Mass. Ave. Baptist Church on the
last day Of the year opening at
10 Pm. Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year to all.
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of Mrs. Susan w. Cox, 100 Ellery
ST., Tuesday, Dec. IA at p m. The
next meeting will be held the second
Tueday in January ct the Cam
bridge Community Center. AL
housewives are invited to attend.
Mrs. Susan w. Cox, Pres; Grace E.
I.anders, Sec.
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MAIDEN
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Earl w Lawson, Pastor


Christmas Sunday was celebrated
in sermon Gifts For Christ" by
pastor, special music by the choir
directed by Mrs. Alberta C. valen-
tine At the Sunday School hour
the church was filled with parents
and friends to hear the exercises
Of the Beginners and Primary de-
partments also the nursery children
Under the leadership Of Mrs. Far
tin, Mrs. Gladys High, superinten-
dent. In the evening the pageant
He Came To Bethlehem" was PR
sented by the young people Of the
Church School. Scripture reading
by Lloyd Andrews. Oh aracters