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Evening star., 1948-05-13

| Broccoli continues to look nice: as
paragus, OF course, is right in Its
prime. noticed quite a few water
melons about; incidentally you're
likely to see quite drop In the
lprice Of melons by the end Of the
week.
stopped long enough to have q
cup of coffee and some of that de-
licious Greek pastry you find at the
K Street Market. The baklaya
made Of crushed almond and wal
nuts between layers Of lighter
than-air puff paste, is rich and
sweet but it's mighty good.
Right next door is new stand
specializing In health foods for peo-
pie on restricted diets. Here you
can pick up freshly extracted juices
from carrots, celery, parsley, beets
or spinach. You can buy them
separately or in combinations.
You1l also find carbohydrate-free
gelatin desserts; packaged dietetic
puddings in a variety Of flavors;
pure gluten bread; fruit spreads;
peaches packed in water; soybeans
in tomato sauce and many of the
canned vegetable outlets and chops.
Strolling around by the fish stalls
I came across several interesting
items. BY the way, did you know
crabs shed on the full Of the moon?
The supply OF soft-shelled crabs will
increase materially around the Goth
to 22nd of the month. At the mo-
ment they're q little scarce and
fairly expensive. Later on In the
season you'll be able to buy the
cooked hard-shelled crabs from this
same stand. The proprietor told
me he had so many requests for
them he was going to build a place
outside where they can be steamed.
They had fresh pompano this
morning, a delicacy we don't often
find in our local markets. June
the 10th. I'm told. is the official end
of the shad season for this year;
SO, If you dote on shad here is your
chance to get some boned f1llets
before it's too late. Wonderful for
broiling when the bones are ali. re-
moved. Fresh lobster meat Is back.
we have had nothing but the frozen
variety for several months; I spied
some fresh mussels from up Bos-
ton way and chicken sea legs that
taste exactly like chicken when
cooked; fresh salmon from the Co.
lumbia River and fresh sturgeon
Evening star., 1948-05-13

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both anT 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 1t
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them. Betsy Cas,0eH
Evening star., 1948-05-13
Meat Loaf
u pound ground beef.

"a pound ground beef.
u pound ground pork.
u cup granular whole wheat
cereal (either regular or Instant.
u cup milk.
2 slightly beaten eggs.
4 cup finely cut onion.
l teaspoon salt.
u teaspoon pepper.
"a teaspoon sage.
Mix all ingredients together.
Put into a creased medium loaf
pan. Bake in a moderately slow
oven $3.50 degrees F. for l hour
or until meat is brown. Makes
nine thick slices.
Evening star., 1948-05-13
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
THURSDAY. MAY 10. 194s.
AHWhatS Cookin
FRIDAY.
Tartar Sauce

FRIDAY
Crab Cakes Tartar Sauce
flashed Brown Potatoes
Sliced Beets Mexican Cole Sla,u
Pineapple BdDaridn
pound crsbmeat mustard
l teaspoon minced parsley
1 teaspoon salt Z teaspoon meat sauce
"a teaspoon black pepper Dry bread crumbs
Separate fakes add the seasonngs and the
with
hot fat for to minutes
brown. also be pan-fred
SATURDAY.
Brnsed Short Ribs Noodles
Od-Fashtoned WAted Greens Lima Beans
Fresh Fruit Cup
4 cups shredded . teaspoon salt
strips bacon q pepper
tablespoons fat Il teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons sugar tablespoons vinegar
Wash the thoroughly removing roots and any tough
bowl Cook diced
crisp tablespoons of fat Add
seasonngs stirring until dissolved Pour
over greens and up well Make servings
Evening star., 1948-05-13
INTERESTING ARTICLE

From Mrs. C. w. c., Greenbelt.)
An article called TOO Many
Children Die!" In the May issue of
Woman's Home Companion, will
start a lot of people thinking on a
serious subject. I know it did me!
Evening star., 1948-05-13

up meals
WEDNESDAY.
Macaron in Bologna Cups
Green Beans Cucumber Tomato Salad
Deuas Food Cake
Macarop in Bologna Cups.
1 macaroni cheese bologna Canadian
Buttered crumbs bacon
Arrange bologna slices shallow top with mounds OF
Sprinkle with crumbs $3.50 degrees
FD minutes until macaroni shapes
THURSDAY.
S,CiSs Steak Rice
Broccoli Carrot Salad
Cara,Cay Nut Bread
Canned Peaches Cookies
CaIaway'Nu Bread
sifted tablespoon caraway seeds
u teaspoon soda 1la evaporated milk
y teaspoon salt Ia tablespoons vinegar
teaspoons baking powder 3 tablespoons
. chopped nuts tablespoon
Measure and st ingredients together
and nuts and stir to distribute rather
then add molasses Stir
blended then add melted fat Make well
stir in the liquid ingredients until -four just moened Pour into
small creased loaf t9x5x3 Bake moderate 350
degrees F. for so minutes. Makes small loaf. BY "vL"
Evening star., 1948-05-13
LAUNDRY HINTS.

(From Mrs. M. E. p. kensington. J
To Mrs. E. T. of Washington, in
regard to washing diapers: I have
an enameled pail with cover. in
which have a solution of 3 table
spoons of borax and l gallon of
water. I place the diapers in this
pail as they are used, and I wash
them once each day. have not
found it necessary to use bleach,
but it can be done safely, with no
harm to your baby's skin. if you
are sure to rinse them thoroughly.
boil the diapers once a week be-
cause my baby's skin is very sensi-
tive, but if you are using an auto
matte washer, the boiling probably
can be omitted Il wash mine by
hand. I think it is desirable to
dry diapers outside when it is pos
sible. They seem so much softer
when dried in the open air and
sunshine.
I believe. you can remedy the
starch sticking to- the-iron" situa-
ton If you will put a piece of par
affin the size of q dime in your
starch while cooking it.
Evening star., 1948-05-13
FORT RICHARDSON?


from Mrs. C. w. L., Arlngton.J
wonder If any readers might be
able to tell me anything about the
Army post at Fort Richardson, Alas
ka. I believe Fort Richardson is
close to Anchorage. I expect to join
my husband there shortly and would
like to know what the living quar-
tiers for enlisted men and their fam
lilies are like. Also I would like to
know what kind of clothing is best
there. have been told that during
the summer you can wear shorts
and sunback dresses, but how are
the winters?
1 would like any information al
all about the place that any one
can give me. I would also like tc
know what to take for my 3-year.
old son and myself on the boat trip
over.
LENGTHENING SLIPS:
POUND CAKE CORRECTION.
| from Mrs. II. F. D., Arlington.)
For M. NJ. Washington: JUS
heightened three of my slips ant
it has worked out nicely. One wa!
good jersey so I stretched poin1
and purchased wide lace to make II
longer. This is not an inexpensive
way because the lace cost SO cents
yard and it takes two yards. j
purchased slip material for the
others. This makes nice job anc
| is inexpensive. For one I got u
yard (25 cents and made a ruff1e
this slip didn't have a ruffle ane
only needed 4 inches added on. Tht
other got u yard and took off the
rufle that was on the slip anc
sewed a piece 8 inches wide arouno
and then put the ruff1e back on
You see in each case the material
is yard wide and I split it SO
could have yards.
Pound cake information: I sent
in a pound cake recipe for a reader
which appeared in The Star but
would like to make a correction. The
recipe calls for u pound of butter
but have never made it with butter
or even oleo. have always used 8
vegetable shortening. The reader
wanted an inexpensive pound cake
so this is a very important matter
One and y cups sugar, u pound
shortening (vegetable). cups flour
and 5 eggs are used.
*'*
LUMPY PUDDINGs.
From Mrs. d. r.. Br1nchDille.)
To the lady who has trouble with
lumpy puddings: First they should
be cooked slowly over a low flame
Here is my method: / place all dry
ingredients in small bowl and mix
into a thin paste, with little OF
the cold milk. The remainder OF
the milk is heated over low fame
1t is important not to get the milk
too hot or it will become lumpy as
soon as you Vdd the paste. IT the
milk does get too hot, remove it
from the stove until it cools little
When the milk is heated, add the
paste, stirring slowly. Continue
stirring until cooked to the thick
ness you want. Keep it quite thin.
Pudding thickens when it cools. An
other important thing is to cool it
before placing in the refrigerator,
otherwise it will become watery. II
you still have trouble, buy an asbes-
tos plate for your stove, but re-
member to keep your heat low.
Here is my favorite chocolate pud-
ding recipe:
One quart milk, rounded tea
spoons cornstarch. 13 heaping tea
spoons sugar, rounded teaspoons
cocoa, l teaspoon vanilla. A sprin-
kle OF cinnamon (optionaD. For
added attraction add bits of choco-
late or the cinnamon on top. You
ron olSo odd stale cakp
Evening star., 1948-05-13
CHOCOLATE PUDDING.

From Mrs. J. d. X, Washington
I think this is the pudding Mrs.
j. M. j., Silver Spring, wants. This
is from an old lady's file. 1T also
makes a delicious pie.
Mix u cup sugar, tablespoons
cocoa, 2 tablespoons flour (these are
rounding but not heapingo, pint
of boiling water. Stir hard, add 3
egg yolks, cook on slow fire until
smooth. Remove from fire. add one
rounding tablespoon of butter, !
teaspoon of vanilla. Pour into mold
and add. Beat whites, add 2
tablespoons Of sugar and teaspoon
of vanilla. Put on top as meringue
and bake slowly until brown. This
makes 2 pies.
Evening star., 1948-05-13
SMALL WASHER.
HINTS TO MOTHERS.

from Mrs. C.. E. B.. RiDerddle.)
In reply to Mrs. v. B. concerning
the small washing machine, may I
give her my findings? have one
which has proved very handy and
efficient for baby washing and un-
derwear, etc. However, I would not
recommend one for heavy, extra
soiled work clothes as I do not be-
lieve it would get them clean. Also
since the wringer is small and hand
turned, at least on mine, this would
be difficult when doing heavy pieces.
A few hints to young mothers.
Use an old toothbrush occasionally
when cleaning your child's white
shoes. This helps work the polish
down into the creases and bright
ems them. I have also used small
packaged, cloth decals on my sons
at" shirts near the neck to cover
stubborn stains. He likes them,
| too.
I am a newcomer to this area and
would like very much to make
friends with my neighbors. I am a
former home economics and art
teacher and have great interest in
all phases of these and in children.
Are there other young mothers near
Riverdale or Hyattsville with similar
interests?
PACKAGE FOR ENGLISH GIRL
From Mrs. G. w., Capitol Heights
In reply to Miss NJ. L. M. as to
what to send to a 15-year-old Eng
lish girl. Candy would be most &C
ceptable, but is soon gone and all
that's left is pretty box. A far
greater thrill is to receive some ar
ticle of clothing and to announce
with pride it came from America
q know, I've done it myself. The
recipient would be delighted with
cosmetics but I don't think shed
be as pleased at the amount of pur-
chase and customs tax to pay q
sent my sister two bottles of sachet
costing $40 and she had $500 tax
to pay. Similarly with costume
jewelry. Toilet soap is not taxed
and would be nice. A cardigan
sweater would be. sure to please soI
II you could possibly send a dress
that would be q gift In all sense OF
the word. Nylons would delight any
teen-ager, and the compacts over
here are much prettier than those
at home. I don't think you need
worry that what you send won't
be acceptable; whatever you decide
on is going to give a great deal OF
pleasure.
liked your idea of magazine sub
scriptions, I send all my magazines
home and they're very much en-
joyed by my family and friends.
May I also say how much I en-
Joy the RICH. The discussions are
a big help. I have profitted by them
and it is so nice to have recipes
some one else has tried and rec
commended.
Evening star., 1948-05-13
APPLE CANDY?

From Mrs. W. W. S., Washington
I am hoping that one Of your
readers can tell me how to make
apple candy such as you buy In the
vicinity Of Winchester, Va. ] have
a large apple tree in my yard and
would like to make some OF the
candy for some of my friends. who
like 1t very much.
Evening star., 1948-05-13
WASH NUMDAH RUG?

WASH NUMDAH RUG?
TO LENGTHEN DRAPERIES?
From X. J. M, F1irt1r.
l. How to successfully wash Num-
dah rugs? 2. have moved into q
house with 8-foot windows, and
would like to be able to use the
drapes now have, which are prac-
tically new, but they are too short.
Evening star., 1948-05-13

(Fron, Mrs. G. T. G., Greenbelt.)
Ave Maria. Thou happy mother. God is
with thee.
Blessed, blessed art thou above all moth
erS
Since in Bethlehem came to thee the
angel Of the Lord
Honored and blessed, honored and blessed,
Maria.
Mother of Jesus, infant, Redeemer.
Born to save us from our sins and al
our heavy woes. Amen.
Sung to music by Bach -Gounod.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-10

REWARD: Similarly the A
merican Federation of Labor ap-
proved special one dollar levy
on its 100000 membership for
renewed political and legislative
activity, which will provide a
campaign chest of many mil
lions.
Both these groups have now
hitched all their hopes to the
Democratic Party, and especial
ly to President Truman. They
expect him to reciprocate, and
they look for their reward in a
January demand from him for
outright repeal of the Taft
Hartley Act. They think it will
be for him to refuse.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-10
Peger Writes That Moral Training and Hereditary
Honor Can Be Given and Found Even in Slum Areas

and recently married. She made
an unpleasant impression in a
matter of loyalty. To abandon
the hat he would have had to
repudiate the faro dealer.
Miss Fanny Dempsey and the
older brother, of course, gave
him the outlines of the spiritual
traditions of the United States
and evidence shows that little
boy without a mother or father,
from a standing start in a sa-
loon and gambling hall in a
frontier gold camp, can become
a fine citizen. He hoboed a year
across the Northwest, including
the Harvest season which in
those days was the Western
boys equivalent of the modern
summer camp, played football
for Colorado School Mines, SOL
diered in France in the First
War and in the years since has
become one of the greatest mi
ners of the United states a
man of morals, abstemious, mo-
dest and, in word, good.
Squalor is not necessarily con-
fined to slums. 1t was a rich
mans son with every "advan-
tage' save moral training and
hereditary honor whose career
at trimming wealthy suckers dis
graced the Presidency and
shook the honor of millions.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-10
BY JAMES MARLOW

Washington, Dec. 10-(P0-- A
witness goes before the House
Un-American Activities Commit
tee, doesn't answer a question,
Whammo, he's cited for con-
tempt of Congress. Then, if
found guilty in court, he can be
jailed or fined.
But another witness goes be-
fore the same committee and re-
fuses to answer, and e..
Nothing happens. How come?
It's all pretty much in the way
you do it.
But what is contempt of Con-
gress? It's violating a law which
says:
When anyone called as wit
ness before Congressional COM
mittee ignores the summons or
refuses to answer any ques-
ton pertinent to the question un-
der inquiry" he shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
A person cited for contempt,
indicted by grand jury, and
found guilty in court can be jail
ed for year and fined $1,000.
If the committee asks a wit
ness a pertinent" question and
he simply and flatly says Il re-
fuse to answer" he can be cited.
III the Committee asks a per
tinent" question and decides the
witness is stalling by answering
neiter yes nor no directly, he
may be cited.
But if witness says Il re-
fuse to answer on the grounds
that it might tend to incriminate
or degrade me-" he's pretty sure
not to be hooked. Here are
couple of examples:
Yesterday the committee, in
vestigating an alleged pre-war
Soviet spy ring here, called in
Henry Julian Wadleigh.
He had worked in the State
Department before the war. And
the committee asked if he had
fed secret government papers to
Soviet spy.
He said Il refuse to answer on
the grounds that it might tend to
incriminate or degrade me-"
This didn't necessarily mean
Wadbigh had done anything
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-10

Colo, gold camp in the stage
tradition. He had innate quality
and knack for opportunity.
He got two rooms above the
New Sheridan, saloon, restau-
rant and palace Of chance, at
glance, inappropriate en-
vironment for an orphan child
of six. The kids best friends
were faro-dealer, who gave
him a pearl derby hat,
and a waitress named Fanny
Dempsey, who cajoled him to
eat oatmeal for breakfast in
stead OF steak and fried potat-
oes. AT ten he bought from
another free enterpriser a pop
corn route among the brothels
of Telluride and by all the laws
of social science he should have
hanged at Canyon City about
1910
The pearl derby became his
crown. He wore it to bed, like
the kings in the comics, and
when an austere female got
him straw sailor with long
silk ribbons at the back and pro-
missed to take him to the circus
if he would throw away the der
by he turned his back on her
and the circus. She left town
and never saw him again al
though she was his own grown
up sister, reared in a convent
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-10
BY Lynn Nisbet .

DUMB - A group of state en-
ployees were discussing the pros
pective changes in high ranking
appointive personnel when til
Scott administration gets under
way. The talk tured to two or
three officials who were very ac-
tive against Kerr Scott in the
primary, but who are now hope
full they may be retained in their
more or less lucrative positions.
AT this point one of the confer
ees injected the observation: "If
they are that dumb. then they
are too dumb to hold the Jobs
and they ought to be fired" Sc
lah.
M1SQUOTE-Several report
ers deliberately misquoted Gov
ernor-elect Kerr Scott Tuesday
and the capitol press crowd has
been arguing ever since about
whether they were kind Or not.
The newsmen were waiting for
the morning press conference
with Governor Cherry when
Scott Unexpectedly showed up.
He hadn't seen a newspaper
story of that day containing a
statement by Charles Flack,
whose resignation as chief clerk
of the utilities commission Scott
had requested. When he had
been shown and had read the
statement the incoming COVER
nor quipped: Hes a good talk
Ell. amt he?" Some papers quot
ed him correctly, but several
changed his quip to read "isn't
he" Later the new governor
said that since ''isn't" is gram
matically correct maybe that
was what he said.
AMT - But he did say
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-10
Nisbet Says Those Against Scott Have
Hopes OF Retaining Their State Jobs

"ain't", and amt is a good word.
1t has more punch and every-
body knows what it means. An
other oldtimer in the group re-
called that the late Senator ].
W, Bailey made very effective
use OF the amt contraction. Few
men in public life have had
better vocabulary or made more
effective use of words than the
late senator. In speaking and in
writing he made every word
count and "ain't" was one of
his favorites. Kerr Scott would
not claim the scholarly attain
ments of Senator Bailey, but he
also can use simple words eff
1ectlvely. And he said "ain't."
RESERVATIONS - In connec-
ton with anticipated changes in
appointive positions there h as
been a lot of talk about resigna-
tions, requested or otherwise. It
Is OF common knowledge that the
eleven members of the highway
and public works commission
have discussed en- bloc resigna-
lions prior to January 1. Latest
word on this is the matter will
come up for further discussion
at the scheduled December %
meeting of the commission
Hathaway Corss, paroles com
missioner, has already rendered
his resignation to Governor
Cherry effective December 81.
MOTIVES - Other resign
ations are expected, and rum
or has it they will be motivated
by widely different sentiments.
Very few of the top flight ap-
pointive officials supported Scott
Tor governor and they recognize
that political practice calls for
their renlacemant.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-10
NARROW Wonders Why House Group Finds
Contempt In Some Witnesses Not Others

wrong while working for the
State department.
1t did mean he was exercising
right given him under the
fifth amendment to the consti-
tuition. That says:
mo person shall be. COM
PEELED in any criminal case to be
a witness against himself :"
The tall, bushy-haired Wad-
leigh gave the same answer to
many questions by the commit
tee.
Is there a chance he may be
cited for contempt?
NO." said committee men,
Der when asked about it. He's
not in contempt of congress. We
won't make any charge against
him. He was standing on his con-
stitutional right.
IF he'd said I refuse to an
swer' and let it go-without Civ
ing the grounds he gave for re-
fusing-we'd cited him for con-
tempt"
Here's how it worked out an
other way when 10 Hollywood
writers appeared before the COM
mittee last year and were cited
for contempt.
They did not give-although
IT, y didn't flatly say they refus-
ed to give-a yes or no answer
to this question:
Are you, or have you ever
been, member Of the Com
munist Party?"
Nor did they say 81 refuse to
answer on the grounds that it
might tend to incriminate OF
degrade me-"
They just didn't answer the
question directly, or they talked
around it, or challenged the COM
mittee's right to ask it at all.
For not answering to the COM
mittee's satisfaction, two of the
10 already have been convicted
in court.
One of the two, John Howard
Lawson, has appealed to the
U. S. Supreme Court. The out
come of his case will bear direct
~ on the others.
Further, he said its tactics in
wade the freedoms of an indivi-
dual guaranteed by thAteconsti.
tuition.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-10
1t May Not Be The Appropriate Time
But This MAY Be Worth Considering

While this is not the most appropriate time to
call attention to the idea hope that the citizens
of Roanoke Rapids will bear in mind the possibility
of adding to its beauty by individual exerton.
Practically every citizen of Roanoke Rapids
do something to make his or her premises more at
tractive The beautifeation program includes
than the planting of flowers and trees. 1t includes
the proper upkeep of grounds and buildings.
Some years ago, the writer in the course of
long automobile trip, passed through many towns
and cities. One of them stands out prominently be-
cause of the way property-oWners maintained their
lawns and homes
In this day of automobile tourists, any town or
city give itself considerable advertising by pre-
senting an attractive appearance Those who travel
will quickly notice the difference and make mental
note of the place which has Well-kept appearance.
and make mental note of the place which has we'll
kept appearance.