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Evening star., 1948-05-04

Old?
BY Josephine LOwman


A recent letter from reader says:
Will you help me with breakfast?
This meal has never interested me,
but since I now realize how impor-
tant it is for health want to cor
rect this mistake. My family con-
sists of my husband, me and two
children. one 6 years old and the
other 10 years old"
Individuals seem to be rabid one
way or the other about breakfast.
They either enjoy it more than any
other meal or they like practically
none of the breakfast foods. How
ever, from the health standpoint,
this is an important meal. In the
first place, you will not have suffl-
cient energy for your hard morning
drive unless you eat adequately.
Also, in many cases, this represents
one-half of the opportunity the
woman has to give good nutrition a
boost.
Most children and husbands are
away from home at MONDAY meal
time. Breakfast is certainly the
time when your children should eat
some whole-grain cereal. Adults
also require this food for best nu-
triton. If they tire of these, you
might try whole wheat waf1les or
whole wheat pancakes for change.
Fruit juice lis an important item
unless this is disagreeable to the
individual the first thing in the
morning. Some persons who toll
crate juice later in the day find it
uncomfortable on an empty stom-
ach. Milk should be a part of every
child's breakfast. An adult can take
his or her two glasses required for
good nutrition later on during the
day.
Eggs, Of course, play a big part in
Evening star., 1948-05-04
By Msrsnef Child

Jane Eads is . crack newspaper
woman right out of The Front
Page"-a feminine Hildy johnson,
with an accent on the feminine.
For although she Is tops In what is
generally Q mans field. she hasn t
lost . speck of her femininity in
the night.
Her co-workers, predominantly
men, say she's "one helluva won-
derful human being" and she's as
attractive as she Is wonderful.
Sleek. prematurely gray hair frames
her small face. Her expressive gray
eyes are her most prominent fea-
ture. Her complexion-like her
disposition-s fair and lovely. She
has = soft voice. 30 low as to be
sometimes inaudible to . person sit
ting next to her. She laughs . lot
and hates to have her picture print
ed. MY friends know what look
like" she says, "and no one else
cares" And this, with an assist
from her A. P. biography. is her
story.
Jane Eads' first job in the big
time was with the Chicago Herald
Examiner. She covered crime news
during the regime Of AL Capone."
The morning Of the Valentine
Day massacre in which seven gang
sters were slain, she was assigned to
cover dinky little two-body murder
while the rest Of the staff wrote
up the massacre. She was as put
out about the injustice as were the
Chicago police also assigned to the
lesser crime.
Prom Chicago she went to New
York to work for the A. P. for two
years"
I'm Chicago the expense accounts
sometimes were as big as the salaries
and taxis were as necessary to a re-
porter as keys to a typewriter. So
when the A. p. told her to follow
"Jafsie" day and night as her share
of the Lindbergh kidnapping cover
age, she hoped in taxi and trailed
him to Connecticut and back. 1t
took three days and probably more
taxi fare than the A. P. had ever
paid at one time before.
"a. then she resigned to 60 to
Europe"
She lived in Rome and Paris with
her husband, Newspaperman Sey-
mour Berkson: became a mother.
Years later when an interviewing
reporter asked what her most thrill
ing experience had been, she blurt-
ed out Having baby!" and her
answer hit the headlines. But 1t
had been the first time in years she
had had time to relax and be frilly
and smothered in attention and
flowers and she loved it.
The doctor had sworn she was
going to have q boy, so the girl that
arrived posed name problem.
Since she was born in Paris she had
to be named and registered with the
French police within 48 hours After
Evening star., 1948-05-04
By Barbara Bell

This cute little sun dress is ideal
for play hours out of doors. The
bottom is cut all in one, forms pam
ties and ties in front. Make several
in different colors.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1927 is
designed for sizes /, 2. 3. As and 6
years. Size 2 requires 21s yards of
IS or 80 inch fabric.
For this pattern. send Is cents,
in coins, your name. address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, The Washington Star,
P. o. Box SO. Station G, New York
10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-05-04

breakfast fun and nutrition and can
be prepared in many different ways
The minimum for good nutrition is
five a week, in one form or another
There is much that can be done
to make breakfast interesting. How
ever, this takes thought because we
use fewer different foods at this
meal.
If you wish to have my leaflet No.
43, Diets for Youth and Health,
send a stamped, self addressed en-
velope with your request to jose
phine Lowman, in care of The Eve
ming Star
Evening star., 1948-05-04
Capital Careers

almost being named Babette or
something similarly exotic, Jane
finally settled on Barbara Berkson
because 1t would make q nice
sounding byline If little almost -Ba-
bette grew up to be a newspaper.
woman. Instead 1t looks as If she'll
be an artist!
Returning to the United States
in 1895 she became . Washington
correspondent, later did society,
and fashions"
The society and fashions nearly
drove her nuts. they were so dull.
In 1910 she Joined the j. Walter
Thompson Advertising Co. in New
York for two unhappy years. They
wouldn't let her wear a hat in the
ofnce-a far cry from the old Chi
cago days when IL a reporter stopped
to don or doff a lid he might miss
murder.
"She rejoined the A. p. in 1912"
Now she writes the Washington
Letter" q daily column with several
hundred outlets around the globe.
Today it may be about tea with a
new Ambassador, tomorrow about a
new congressional investigation.
Washington has a lot of both to
keep her busy.
Once she had a terrific idea for q
book. The Library Of Congress as
signed her small room in which
to work and she started researching
for 1t. When she found that that
alone would take three years. she
gave up-temporarily She's going
back to 1t some day-when she has
three years to spare!
She never writes gossip or any,
thing to hurt any one, although she
hates phony and won't cover lip
for one. She must wear q different
hat day, but the secret is that
they aren't always new hats-she
does little Disgusting things to the
old ones. She says she cooks better
than she does anything else. loves
to cook because "it's so relaxing"
and is mad for spaghetti.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
By Peggy Roberts

Here is a gift any mother will ap-
preciate. Trim crocheted bib with
cute applique embroidered faces
finished with perky bows.
Pattern Envelope No. R2607 con-
tains complete crocheting instruc-
tions, stitch illustrations. tracing
chart and complete embroidering
directions.
To obtain this pattern, send Is
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 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
SSE SHOPS
'CASh'AND CARRY
Without Painful Backachs

Many sufferers relieve nagsinx backachs
quickly once they discover that the real
cause Of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way of
taking the excess acids and waste out of the
blood. They help most people eliminate
about pints . day.
When disorder Of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood.
Il may cause nagging backache. rheumatic
pains, leg pains. swelling. puffiness under
ne eyes. headaches and dizziness.
Don't wait Ask yeur druggist for Doan's
Pills, . stimulant diuretic. used successfully
BY millions for over SO years. Doan's give
kidnsy tsbes flush out poisonous waste from
yszx kesA Get Deans Pills.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
WORDS TO SONGS.
From A. E. L., WASHINGTON.

IRON A. +. L., WdShlngton.)
AS a regular reader of RICH, I
have seen two requests from Mrs.
c. H. H. Of Kensington, for the old
song "RoSalie, the Prairie Flower"
but so far as I have seen, it has not
yet been sent in.
The words and music Of this song
may be found in a book entitled
Songs of Other Days" which I dis
covered recently while looking
through the files of the music read
ing room at the Congressional
Library. Those in search of old
songs will be well repaid by visit
to this division. The attendants are
very helpful and as a great many
songs are card indexed by titles, it
is interesting and quite easy to look
them up.
In the same book, was very
much pleased to find words and
music of two other childhood favor
ties, which mother used to sing.
Billy Boy. Billy Boy" and "Oh,
Dear. What Can the Matter Be?
Johnny's SO Long at the Fair"
In another book. Patriotic Songs,
I was glad to discover the beautiful
old song Mount Vernon Bells sung
in school when small girl, living
on the Nebraska prairies. The
words are by Stephen c. Foster,
and it is sung to the air of "Massa's S
in the Cold Cold Ground"
Evening star., 1948-05-04

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting q room.
Renting a room is made easy
by advertising in The Star.
Call National 5000. Open 8
am. to 9 pm.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
LOCATING BOOK?
Iron, Mrs. A. A. McG.,
WnShiuntOn

A dear friend of mine is anxious
to obtain copy of a book called
Concerning Them Who Sleep"
She has tried to purchase a copy
but has been told the book is out
of print. She had copy and loaned
1t to friend bereaved and she never
saw the book again. If any one
knows where or how a copy can be
obtained the information will be
deeply appreciated.
RUST STAIN FROM TUB.
fFrom Mrs. B. NJ, Washington
To Mrs. F. M. c., Marlboro to re-
move rust stain from bathtub: Make
pastelike solution of cream of
tartar and peroxide, apply to rust
stain, let it on for couple of hours,
then scour. Works like magic!
MAKING CHILDREN HAPPY.
(Fror, Mrs. r. NJ. NJ, ArIington.)
These ideas have been stewing
around In my head for quite a
while. I hope the suggestions will
help some one. tried to be brief,
but couldn't do better.
Now, something about ready
mix preparations. They are fine and
always try to keep several kinds
on hand. But, being sort Of old
fashioned, I try to stick to home
tufN
a few other things that spell home.
I want my children to remember
mama" in the kitchen, carefully
measuring, sitting, kneading and
many other details that are in>
volved in home making. All this
takes more time than simply dump
ing something out of package
into a bowl, adding the liquid.
giving it a stir and then out into
the pan in less than 10 minutes.
! am not against the "quickies,"
for I depend on them a good bit,
but I feel it worth the time and
trouble to instill in my children
the love of cooking and the only
way they get that is by watching
me and helping. depend lot on
food coloring, especially in cakes
Any child will get a delightful
surprise when offered a cake that
is marbled with pink and white
etc, or the icing colored up
prettily.
I find the cupcake mixes very
handy. as they are usually eaten
in one to two days and not worth
too much trouble. One time saver
is the package of fluted, waxed
paper cups that come in white or
colors, that can be put in muffin
tins. They are very inexpensive,
save the greasing, cut down on
washing and are very appealing
to children of all ages. Mine love
to take the paper off and take
turns choosing different colors.
One more and final suggestion.
Serving ice cream at children's
party. Small colored flower pots
purchased at any dime store with
paper cups to fit inside fairly we'll.
These I bought at the same time
to get the right sizes. Fill with
ice cream and sprinkle finely grated
sweet chocolate on top to cover
well, to resemble dirt. Stick
smooth -stemmed flower in the CEN
ter and the result looks like an
ordinary flower growing in the
pot. grated the chocolate the day
before and fixed the cups in the
flower pots.
A small bunch of flowers costs
little and the flower pots can be
used for another party Cor for
plants so the expense is not too
great; the delighted surprise the
children got when they started to
eat was worth the trouble. OF
course. the main thing is secrecy,
as one child can spill the beans
and spoil the surprise. while 1t is
being prepared. So keep the child
rem occupied elsewhere until serv-
ing time.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
GREETING CARD VERSES;
PAPER DRAPERIES;
CASSEROLE RECIPE

(Fro7n M. r. S., Fort BelUor.)
Here is some information for the
reader who was interested in sub
mitting her verse to greeting card
publishers. I have been selling nu-
merouS greeting card ideas, verse
and art work for two years now to
six of the big companies. I make
the entire card up in dummy form
before submitting it, but I do know
the companies purchase just the
verse and prefer that to be type
written on separate sheets. You can
get the publishers names off the
back of cards. The large companies
are Gibson Art Co, Cincinnati,
Ohio (Creative Department.; Para
mount Line in Providence, R. l.;
Barker Greeting Cards in Cincin-
natl, Ohio Gust humorous poetry;
Hall Brothers, Kansas City, Mo-;
Rustcraft Cards in Boston, Mass;
NorcrosS in New York, N Y; Wal
lace Brown, Inc, at 225 Fifth ave-
nue., New York.
Now to answer Mrs. M. H. B., who
wanted to hear from some one who
actually had used paper draperies
We timidly bought some for our
living room and are extremely
pleased with them. We picked
lovely design with a dark plum
background and people actually had
to feel them before they realize they
aren't made of material I would
advise her to get good ones and buy
them in the curtain department of
a good department, store. We use
ours with glass curtains and they
certainly don't look incongruous at
all with the rest of our furnishings
which are expensive. When your
house has over 80 windows, they are
a blessing! I don't think they would
be quite as rich looking without
curtain underneath, but for the
summer they should do nicely.
After such a variety of topics,
don't suppose it would be amiss to
end up with recipe for a casserole.
Some one requested good oven
dishes and this one is plain de-
licious!
Brown q cup of raw rice and
pound of hamburger in 3 table
spoons of shortening. Mince the
hamburger up. Place in casserole
with a can of stewed tomatoes, cup
of minced onion and cup of minced
celery. Add salt and pepper and
bake in oven y hour or until rice
cooks. If it seems dry, add water
or tomato juice while baking. 1t
tastes like Chinese dish when it's
through.
From Mrs. J. S. M, Arlington.)
I could write a column on my
experiences with paper draperies,
but it would all add up to don't risk
using them, because of sweating I
have used two well-known brands
and the result was the same, water
was actually in puddles on the floor
beneath each drapery. Why they
collect the moisture I can't say, but
was told it was condensation. My
floors were stained so deeply that
they required sanding to remove it.
The DurchaSe price is cheaD but the
Evening star., 1948-05-04
THANK YOU NOTE.

From Mrs. w. E. B., Gaithersburo. J
To Mrs F. NJ. Bethesda. Thanks
for the beautiful poem. I could
never tell you how much I enjoyed
1t and I'm sure other readers did
too. If you've more like it tucked
away in your store of earthly treas
ures, come again. clip every little
verse and put it In my scrapbook of
poems.
l also want to thank Mr.. E. C.H.,
Brentwood who graciously supplied
the missing lines in Twenty Years
Ago Also the extra verse. which
did not have. When Grand
fathers Clock" was published in
RCH some time back l discovered it
had one more verse than was in the
little song books we used at Mary
land University several years ago for
the Rural Woman's short course.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
REMOVING MARKS?

From Mrs. J. E. p, WaShington.)
Can one of your readers give me
a suggestion on how to remove black
marks left on the porcelain of a
bowl made by the use of plumbers
snake? My husband said the snake
appeared rusty, however, the marks
are black scratches. I have already
tried several well-known brands of
securing powders. Also steel wool,
a razor blade and liquid bleach,
nothing seems to have any effect.
The marks do not feel as though
they are scratches or gouges into
the porcelain, they appear to be on
the surface.
Evening star., 1948-05-04

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1948-05-04

NUIoI oI IhIN FtOW TUB.
fFront Mrs. B. NJ, Wdsttngton.)
To Mrs. F. NJ c., Marlboro to re-
move rust stain from bathtub: Make
q pastelike solution of cream of
tartar and peroxide, apply to rust
stain, let it on for a couple of hours,
then scour. Works like magic!
Evening star., 1948-05-04

(From Mrs. L. A., Washinqton.)
Will one Of the readers please send
in the master mix" that appeared
in one Of the House and Garden
Magazines in January or February
issues? This mix is one that can be
used for variety of foods from
pancakes to rich dessert cakes by
addition of several ingredients.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
Kids Are A Luxury Now

Can afford children? Sixty
afford child
of the unskled workers can't afford wife,
USA revealed by statistics of family
with the BIS budget for city
families, this is what get. 4t.
The BIS budget joyes prescription for standard living
families can't have that budget but lot of
families Or if they do the kids had better
right early life. Or the families should look for
lower than in the cities
by the which FRB reports families of skill
semsked workers. them had
BIS budget family go had enough
SELF wife chd 40 could children and
30 had enough for husband wife three
children About the results revealed for families supported
by clerical workers and sales people,
families dependent upon msked workers
meeting the BIS budget Only them made
support wife, had have child;
10 enough for children and enough for three
children
unable
BIS
PhD) the
the richer
The took 33 of the total
compared with 20 1945 Increased incomes in 19
reported proportion of those 1896
already at the er-income levels
The total of losing
The billion dollars which
CATER the first of this worth
33 billions in the kind of dollars spending
the volume of goods produced by industry 20
Meanwhile corporation profits for of
estimated billion before This profit
than earned whole before 190 with the
of 1929 First 1948 profits will be greater
But already there is investment lying than
find use for.
These just few of the that agan the midst
of alleged prosperity-we riding for fal[
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
Strange NLRB Decision

The recent decision Of the national NkB not TO hod
Union Shop elections in states where anti Union forces nave
mt over laws against the Closed Shop is strange to
the least For the first time history federal agency
has decided that laws take precedence over national
statutes The decision goes farther: 1t says that be-
cause 13 states deny working people the right OF the
Closed Shop the federal government will not hold elecons
prescribed by federal law to determine these working
people want the Union Shop.
No doubt the Republcan-dominated congress and the
National Association of Manufacturers will be pleased by
the decision and Wall Street will reward the Repub
cans by seeing to it their campaign Golfers are well ed
1t is necessary to understand the whole Union Shop
election idea set forth in the vicious IatIlartley Act
to recognize the stupidity Of the boards ruling Union
Shop election does guarantee the Union Shop at all 1t
simply shows the desire of the workers. The law does not
REQUIRE employers to grant the Union Shop if the
ployes vote unanimously for it. The law merely forblds the
Union Shop unless the workers vote for IT. The Union Sop
must be negotiated and agreed upon by the employer just
formerly.
The Taft Hartley Act thus puts a stumbling block in
the path of the Unions and gives the employers superior
advantage Dozens of okers in the law make bargaining
difficult and will lead inevitably to strikes, Just as
they already have wrecked ongestabshed friendly rela-
tonship between employers and Unions IN many areas.
It is not a violation of any state law IN those
backward whskerbossed states which have outawed the
Closed Shop The working people to want the Union Shop
to express their opinions with respect to It, Surely the
farmers and manufacturers would not establish thought
control to ste the desires of the workers Or would they?
No matter how you look at it, the NLB decision lacks
both common and courage Yet it should have one
good effect upon the working people of the 13 staesand
also upon us 1t should send to the registration offices
should make the vital need to be ready to vote IN
the coming elections For unless the workers register they
cannot vote.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
NEWS und VIEWS

the hopes of the Democratic party
and they admittedly smaPresien Truman "nonpoical
trip West has placed the Republican into defensive and
difficult Republican politicians assembled Philadelphia
poopooh Mr. ruman transforming tour but the fact remains
did telling job reaiza-
ton OF the failures OF the 6Oth Congress-
Moreover, behavior
shows theePabean deeply divided nearly
domestic This
House Senate Republicans sharp conflict such
housing foreign aid expenditures tariff education
Obviously House Republicans dnounce
housing bill ocias obnoxious and threat free enterprise
then the electorate ought take another look at the of
Republican party And party leaders, mysterious
influence of public opinion polls think they have the election in the
bag they have another think coming
Yes Mr. Truman is giving the Republicans run for their money
This has done little cheering for the present
the White House His legislative and administrative
give him credit for political spunk and born determination
speak his mind This is what he said in jefferson City, Mo-
the people You have pecantere Congress- You
speaintee Congress because only onehrd you
the election of 946 and getting just you
have no sympathy with you If do that again will also get
what deserve"
The who spoke these words is Mquetoas the
Republicans might as well realize it,
Congress- housing is perhaps the most
remembered the eectoneen period ahead Inst TO
Wagner Ender bill That BILL providing housing
for the next 10 years places emphasis private
Taft and his colleagues of the inability
alone to relieve the desperate housing shortage
ubc housing units at cost to the federal of $780,
CO0OO0 a
This socialism, but an intelligent
obligation of -housed
the House
With the help of parliamentary tricks the TIVE bill has been
committee; substitute by hardly
Similar thickness has been applied other legislation notably
the repeal OF margarine Here the principal
Senate Until few weeks final
repeal apparently underrad strength butter
lobby and its errand boys in Congress.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
Workers Going Into Red

While business as whole never had it so good the
working people are gong deeper and deeper into the red
the American FederaonSt says. This is emphasized by
the Institute Of Life Insurance which has Just disclosed
that Americans sumenderng life insurance for cash
at rate almost % per cent faster than last year "Reent
lessly rising prices blamed.
Thanks to inatonary prices Of food clothing and al
most every other item entering into the total cost of living
the workers of the nation and their families much
off then they used to be. Millions of wage
are borrowing and buying on credit.
Regardless of what they may say employers know that
the situation is described but armed with the Taft
Hartley law club faty refusing to grant wage
increases which their highly profitable enterprises
S absorb Unless this Unjust treatment of American work.
erS ceases, reprecussions ineXtabe
Employers who rakng in profits at the fastest rate
in history and simultaneously rejecting labors requests
for some measure of relief following a foolish
and potentially dangerous course