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Evening star., 1949-02-25
CONDENSATION:
MARKS ON FLOORS.

(Fron1 Mrs. A. C. F., WashingtonJ
In answer to the requests about
condensation on the new type OF
windows I think I have the per-
feet solution. Three years ago we
lived in new housing project,
Detroit. the condensation was SO
bad that the Government had men
60 through 1000 units and drill
two holes "a inch in diameter on
both sides of each window sill
(steeD on a slant toward the out
side wall. The small amount OF
air coming up through the open
ings kept vapor from collecting
on the window panes. If there is
an extra amount of steam in the
house from cooking. the small
openings allow extra water on the
window sill to run off.
Can any one tell me how to pre-
vent ugly black streaks made on
both wooden and linoleum floors
from chrome chairs which have
the chrome bar against the floor?
Wax floors seem to get worse.
TEXTILE PAINTS.
(Fron, Mrs. C. w. H., ArlingtonJ
To Mrs. E. A. r., Gaithersburg
Textile paints may be bought IN
any art store at about Is cents
per small jar. They come IN all
colors or you may mix your own
for various shades. The one l am
familiar with is "Prangs Textile
Colors." These are manufac-
tured by American Crayon Co.,
Sandusky. Ohio. For directions
send Is cents to them and get
their booklet entitled do 1t
Yourself" which gives excellent
instructions. Ask them for any
other explicit directions they have,
according to whether you wish to
use free brush method, air brush
silk screen or block print processes
| " " X
BASEMENT FLOOR.
From Mrs. w. r. B., WashingtonJ
For Mrs. G. F., Takoma Park
regarding treatment for a cement
basement floor. My husband
seems at last to have solved this
problem in our house and I should
like to pass on his suggestion
First clean the floor as well as
possible by sweeping, then apply
a coat of rubber base paint. Two
coats will give better results. The
paint he used, bought at the large
department store on Wisconsin
avenue comes in several colors
and requires no printing coat.
When this is dry. finish with a
very thin coat Of floor varnish
(equal parts of varnish and tur-
pentine). This gives a hard tough
finish which resists traffic wear
and seals against dust and mols-
| ture.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
pINCUSHIONS?

Washington.)
Will you please tell me what
material I should use to stuff some
fancy pincushionsf
Evening star., 1949-02-25
VINING MACHINES
SHELL LIMA BEANS
IN FIELDS AT

Q Right In the midst ef the
fields where the vegetables grow
are wide sheds housing inge-
nious machinery for shelling the
Evening star., 1949-02-25
OLD MAGAZINE?

(From Mrs. II. r. S., Falls Church,
I will not even try to tell you
how much enjoy RICH. So many
thanks. I wonder if any other
reader still has an old copy Of
the Saturday Evening Post for
May 81, l947. need 1t. and have
been. unable to find it in the old
magazine store. If one can be
made available to me should
be so grateful. Just call me any
evening after $50. RCH has
the number.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Information ana requests
sent tn by the tollo1Dino haze
been forwarded to those for
whom they ,Dere intended:
Washington-M. A. B., Mrs.
A. P. H., G. c.. E. B. H..
M. D. S.. Miss M. A. c., Mrs.
r. o. K, Mrs. G. A.. Mrs.
M. T. H., Mrs. A. M. K, Mrs.
c. Y. Mrs. L. B. r., Mrs. H. K,
Mrs. J. E. P, Mrs. De F. B., Mrs.
w. L. H., Mrs. F. s. N, Mrs.
E. H. D., Mrs. s. L. K, Mrs.
A. L., Mrs. r. L. G., M. W.. Mrs.
c. L. F.. Mrs. L. H. S., P. P. p,
Mrs. c. B.
Alexandria-Mrs. L. B. D.,
B. G. McF. Annapolis-Mrs.
E. L. H, jr. Arlington-T.
A. B.. Mrs. G. A. j.. Mrs.
]. M. L., Mrs. o. L. G., Mrs.
E. A., M. v. G. Brookeville-
Mrs. H. T. c.. Chevy Chase
Mrs. F. R. j., Mrs. F. G. K,
Mrs. G. E. P. Damascus-Mr.
]. T. T. Frederick-M. T.
Gaithersburg-Mrs. v. L. S.
Hyattsville-Mrs. L. T. M.
Landover Hills-Mrs. j. r. c.
Leesburg-Mrs. E. H. Mitchell
ville-Mrs. E. A. D. Mount
Rainier-Mrs. v. S. P. Rock
ville-R. C. M. Silver Spring
Mrs. J. B. NJ, Mrs. C. j. T..
Mrs. A. K. H. TakOma Park
Mrs. E. E. McC., Mrs. J. D.
Upper Marlboro-Mrs. w. c. E.
Vienna-Mrs. A. E. H.. S. w.
Winchester, Tenn.-Mrs. w. o.
D. Winnebago, Ill. - Mrs.
r. N. M.
Our thanks to these readers
whoSe contributions 1Uere SINH
lar to Others previously received
and already awaitino space for
publication:
Washington-Mrs. C. j. S..
Miss v. L. NJ, M. F. NJ, M. D.,
Mr.. H. l.. G., Miss M. H. M,
Mrs. R. M. K, B. S. Alex
andria-Mrs. L. j. B. AMMAN
dale-A. r. S. Arlington-Mrs.
w. F., Mrs. w. M. w., Mrs.
w. j.. Mrs. J. A. N. Mount
Rainier-Mrs. v. S. P, Mrs.
D. H. w. Silver Spring-Mrs.
F. c. r., Mrs. F. M. A.
BARBECUE.
(From Mr.. L. F., Falls Church,
Barbecue in Texas means bee
roasted on a spit. You eat slice
of it. This Is the definition foun
in H. L. Mencken and in Webster
The Good Housekeeping Coo
Book gives a recipe for barbecu
sandwiches in which slices G
roast beef or pork are covered b
a strong sauce.
Your recent recipe seems to b
for barbecue sauce without tn
roast beef. I am aware that certai
eating places in this section Of tn
country offer a strong, pasty sub
stance on a roll which they call
barbecue sandwich" but by an
standard such a prep
aration is only a caricature of tn
true barbecue. 1t is far better tbs
we call such mixtures by a mo,
descriptive name, such as mes
sauce or deviled hamburger, tina
by the name Of a good nourishin
food that In becoming all too rarl
Evening star., 1949-02-25

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 1t
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility Tor
Betsy Cas,OsN
Evening star., 1949-02-25
TOWEL BAR.

from Mrs. N. r., Falls Church,
To fasten towel bar. my hus-
band fastened one to plastered
wall and it holds we'll. First make
a hole with a very small bit or
finishing nail and use screws
about as long as the width Of
the board that is plastered. Not
less than " inch long or longer
than the thickness Of the board.
Any kind Of bar can be used. I
prefer stainless metal. but have
found many other kinds satisfac-
tory also.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Readers Clearing House
GARDENIAp

(Fron1 Mrs. D. +. B., Stluer Spring. }
I'd like to know If any of your
readers could help me with my
gardenia problem. I neglected II
to the point that I was sure ii
would die, as it had only about
three or four leaves left. The
plant Is feet tall and since I've
started nursing 1t back. the foliage
of top is beautiful but the lower
foot Of the plant is completely
bare. I was wondering if it would
be possible to cut the plant back
and have it start out anew. but
am afraid to attempt 1t without
some advice.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
5000
SHALL GOVERNMENT GIVE US
TELEPHONES?

AS every school child knows, this country
has the best and the most extensive telephone
service in the world-and by so wide a mar
gin as to make comparison ridiculous. All of
it has been developed and provided by pri-
Ra6e. enterprises at.Fates. which are publicly
regulated and reflect the cost of carrying on
the service plus a reasonable profit. Under
these conditions, does it seem either wise or
necessary to pour out government money,
which belongs to all the people, for subsidized
telephone service for special areas? That is
what bill now in Congress would do. 1t
would authorize the Rural Electrifcation Ad-
miniStration to make 35-year loans at per
cent interest to extend rural phone service to
farms not receiving it. What makes this par
ticularly remarkable is that, according to an
authority on the telephone business, Service
is now available, without construction
charges to the subscriber, to 85 per cent of
the occupied farms of the United States. 1t
is a problem, at the most, in not more than
Is per cent of the total rural area of the coun-
try" In short, most of the farmers who lack
service now simply don't want it, don't need
it, or think it not worth the trouble and cost.
1t was proposed that the bill be amended so
as to avoid the use of Federal funds to dup
licate service in areas where telephone COM
panieS are already on the job. This reason
able stipulation was turned down by the mea-
sures sponsor. Thus, should it pass in its
present form, costly and wasteful duplica-
tion of existing facilities would be inevitable
This is typical of the insane drive to have the
government do everything for everybody
regardless of cost or necessity. And, equally
important, it is another phase of the cam
paign to eventually 'socilize the enterprise Of
the nation.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Arti-T. B. Society
Luncheon june z
lcOntlnued irom nrst pars1


eeeded DR.. Kendall Emerson as
Managing Director of the NTA on
January /, 194S. Before his present
appointment DR.. Perkins was depu-
ty commissioner Of the New York
State Department of Health. He al
so served with the New York
State Health Department as direc-
tor Of the Division Of Communica-
BILE Disease. A senior surgeon, u.
S. Public Health Service, Reserve,
DR.. Perkins in 1945 was assigned
to the Italian Medical Nutrition
Mission as co-director. He was
member of the United States Dele
CATION to the First World Health
Assembly, summer of 194S. He was
delegate to the meeting of the
Council of the International Union
Against tuberculosis, in Septem-
her l948. DR.. Perkins will speak. on
the subject Tuberculosis as a
World Health Problem" Reserva-
tions for the luncheon may be made
at the offices of the Delaware An
ti-Tuberculosis Society, 1908 Della
ware Avenue, Wilmington, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Newcastle Disease
Remains Serious
Continued from nrst page1


dent poultry growers should in
form themselves on the vaccine
situation and be ready to immun-
ize when local conditions make this
advisable.
Meanwhile, Gordy stresses that
strict sanitation and the blocking
of channels for transfer of infec-
tion remain in the most desirable
form of protection for most poul-
try growers. Serious as it is, the
disease-as it has developed in
this country-has not yet proved
as deadly in the proportion Of
chickens killed as it has in several
other countries.
For most meat and egg produc-
ers in areas where the disease has
not yet caused serious losses, Cor
dy says that the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the U. S. Department
does not recommend vaccination
except on authoritative advice
from local authorities. If Newcas-
tie disease strikes a producing
flock, a good procedure is to burn
or bury all dead birds. Susceptible
chickens should not be brought to
the premises for at least 4 weeks
after the outbreak.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Milton Theatre To
Celebrate It's Tenth
Anniversary May 20

The tenth anniversary of the
opening of the New Milton Theatre,
which took place on the night of
May 20, 1899, will be observed by
special programs and bargain
prices.
The opening picture for the week
will be that timely M-G-M Techni-
color musical, Take Me Out To The
Ball Game" which will play Sunday
and Monday nights at regular ad-
mission prices.
Beginning Tuesday night, May 81,
special bargain prices will go into
effect. A special family admission
ticket will be sold Tuesday through
Friday nights. This ticket will sell
for S1.0O and will admit pop, MON,
and all the kiddies, regardless of
number or age. Of course, they
must be actual members of the
family to get in on this family tick
ct.
Also, each night during the run
of these special bargain prices. at
tractive prizes will be awarded to
the largest families present.
OF course, Thursday and Friday
nights will be regular gift nights
for the ladies.
All in all, this promises to be a
gala affair at the New Milton The
atre.
In this way E. M. Scott. Jr., ow-
ner of the theatre. wishes to ex-
press his appreciation to the pa
irons of the theatre who have been
loyal throughout the past 10 years
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
WE MEET WITH TOP-FLIGHT
AUTOMOBILE MAKERS

Several officials and heads of departments
of the Milford Chronicle recently had the OPP
portunity to meet with the top executives of
the automotive industry at a meeting of
Greater Weeklies Associates held at the Ho-
tel Commodore, New York City, The con-
ference, devoted exclusively to the subject of
national advertising, was attended by about
200 publishers representing 25 states. Among
the speakers were: Joseph Frazer Vice
Chairman Of the Kaiser-FraZer Corp. r. G.
Somerville, General Sales Manager of Ply
mouth Motor Corp, and Kenneth Youell,
Director of Press and Public Relations of
General Motors Corp. These prominent auto
mobile men praised the weekly newspapers
part in the sale of automobiles. "Your news
papers are the backbone of all advertising,
especially automobile advertising" said Mr.
Frazer, and the other speakers agreed.
Thomas Darcy Brophy, the No. man in
national advertising, who is Chairman of the
Board of the American Association of Adver-
tising Agencies, and whose advertising
agency handle Lincoln Mercury advertising,
warned the publishers present of the dire
consequences which could result from strikes,
such as the present Ford Motor strike. He
blamed much of the present unrest in the
nation on the unwillingnesS of so many people
actively to participate in government, and
said that unless the people make greater use
of their vote our country cannot survive in
its present form. Other leading advertising
men who spoke at the meeting, such as Nor
! ris SWaney, who last year placed 100000
worth of Kaiser Tazef advertising, told Of
: the Importance to the advertising industry
{ of the small town newspapers. Newspapers
are must when you've got something to
sell,'' said Mr.. Swaney. "They are partic-
/ ularly must for certain kinds of products
/ that sell in Americas smaller towns and will
/ ages. LAS member of the Greater Weellies
/ organization, the Milford Chronicle is ex-
/ pected to carry considerably more national
( advertising in the year ahead. 1t was evi-
dent at the meeting that national publishers
and their agencies are particularly anxious
to place business in the newspapers which
have been able to meet the high qualifications
of Greater Weeklies Associates and the mem
ber newspapers.
The programs and Greater Weekly liter
ature for the Conference was printed by the
Milford Chronicle. One bronze plaque was
awarded at the conference. The Chronicle
received it. This newspaper is keeping Mil
ford on the national map.
I
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
WHAT IS RUSSIA UP To2

The agreement between the Soviet Union
and the Western powers to lift the blockade
of Berlin and to reopen mutual discussions
of the German problem, is generally consid-
cred to be a major victory for the West in
the "cold war" 1t would be manifestly un-
wise to believe that the situation is suscep-
! tible to no other interpretations Kremlin
has pulled many clever trick in the past,
and things are not aways what they seem
! to be on the surface. However, the Russian
blockade failed entirely to get the planned
result, and the Soviet policy markers have
apparently accepted that as demonstrated
fact and are embarked in new tactical di-
rection.
The Berlin blockade will make colorful
page in history if for only one reason-the
way the air lift broke it. No one, save a few
American military eXperts-and they had
their doubts-believed that great city, war
torn and with few resources of its own, could
be indefinitely supplied by air. But the air
lift did the near impossible. Food, coal, and
all the rest of the necessities came in by
thousands of tons each day, weather not
withstanding. The British helped materially
Every possible plane was pressed into service
and kept flying. The job was done without
regard to cost or risk. At times planes arriv-
ed and departed from Templehof airdrome
at two-minute intervals day and night. Ber-
lin was fed and sheltered.
The air lift was the weapon that made the
blockade untenable, But, if Russia has really
decided it is necessary to come to terms with
the West, there must be other reasons back
of it. One may be that the Bear has bit off
all and perhaps more than he can chew for
the time being. The job of consolidating the
countries behind the iron curtain is incred-
IDLY difficult. 1t is no secret that millions of
people in Czechoslovakia, Hungary and else
where are restive under Soviet dictation.
Russia is making an all-out effort to increase
her industrial production, particularly in the
theavy- goods field. The drain of her military
establishment on her resources is enormous
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
JacksOn's Casino
Featuring Best
In Entertainment

Jackson's Casino, Ocean City.
Md. that favorite night spot for
residents of Delaware and Eastern
Maryland is planning summer
program that will be featured by
the best entertainment procurable.
Johnny Bond and his Orchestra
will be the featured attraction for
the grand opening this evening and
will continue at the Casino until
June 23rd. The vocals for this
group will be sung by Rosemary
Calvin. Bond and his orchestra
have long been featured M. G. M.
record artists.
The famous Johnny Boutwell,
will be the featured attraction
from June "a until July oath. john
ny's orchestra is famous from coast
to coast, presenting a brand new
king of dancipation, spanked with
vocal styling by lovely Elleane
Martin and the comedy antics of
trumpeter Rob Turk.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

STRANGE PROCESS

The mine workers union has announced
that it will seek to established 6-hour day
and 30-hour week for coal miners. Just
what this would involve deserves wide con-
Sideration. First of all, underground miners
have come close to that goal already. The
present agreement calls for an 8-hour day.
with pay for hours. However, an hour of
this is consumed in travel time and 80 min
utes for lunch. So the miner actually pro-
duces coal only 61A hours day, or 32h hours
a week. Under an official 6-hour day, the
travel time and lunch period arrangement
would still remain in force So the miners
would be working at the job only AZ hours
day, or 22k hours week. If it was neces-
sary to work longer week to meet the de-
mand for coal, additional hours would be
paid for at overtime rates. The effect of this
on the economics of coal would be Stagger-
ing. If the underground miner received the
same daily pay he is getting now, he would
be receiving $3.45 an hour for his actual
work, not counting any overtime At pres
ent, labor represents 60 per cent of the cost
of producing a ton of coal. This figure would
shoot up again-and so, inevitably, would
the cost of coal to the consumer On top of
that, the abnOrmally short day would do
much to nullify chronological advances which
the coal industry has effected at great ex.
pense. Machines, plants and other facilities
would stand idle much of the time. Goals
competitive position would be weakened
more and more of its markets would 90 tC
other fuels-and there would be fewer and
fewer jobs for miners.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Gale BOggs To Speak
Here Memorial Day
tcontlnusd from nrst pags1

Milford High School Band, under
the direction of John G. Frick, the
schools musical director. A firing
squad, honor guard, and massed
colors will be second in line, fol-
lowed by members of veteran or
ganizations and auxiliaries.
The line of march for the Memoir
ial Day parade will be east on
Lakeview and Causey Avenues to
the Plaza, north on Walnut Street
to N. w. Front Street, west on N.
w. Front to Church Avenue, and
north on Church Avenue to the
Episcopal Church Graveyard,
where members of the Milford Post
No. 3, American Legion will con-
duct appropriate services at the
graveside of one of Milford's he
roic war dead.
The V. F. w. has extended an
invitation to all the areas veterans
to attend the exercises at the
school and participate in the par
ade that follows. An invitation has
likewise been extended to Col. Will
liam f. Lank, a Legionnaire. and
John H. Barcus, a member of the
v. F. W., to act as honorary mar
shalls fOf the parade; veterans
Lank and Barcus are believed to
be the two oldest active veterans
in the area.
The city's observance of Memori-
al. Day will be brought to a close
with additional appropriate exer-
cises at the Milford Baseball Park
Monday afternoon, prior to the
game being played there as a bene-
fit for the local youth and recrea-
tiOnal program.
Congressman Boggs, speaker al
the exercises at the school, is vel
known as both veterans and as Z
legislator. During World War IL
he saw front line combat servic'
in France and Germany with al
Armored Division, and was Iitel
on several occasions; following hi
honorable discharge from service
in 1945, he became active in veter
ans circles as a member of thu
Veterans of Foreign Wars, tn,
American Legion and the Delawar
Vets, and served as commander o
the Admiral DUPONT Post, V. F. w
\ An attorney by profession, he en-
tered the political arena as tn
Republican candidate for Unite'
States Representative in the 1874
election and was subsequent
elected; on recognition of the out
standing services rendered as
: member of the 18th and S0th Con
crosses, Boggs, was reelected t
h his present congressional seat las
Fall and has distinguished himsel
in the present Congress.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
BIG PINE

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Webber of
Burrsville, called on Mrs. Violet
Beauchamp, Sunday.
Mrs. Howard Hardesty and Mrs.
Theresa Kidd have returned to
their homes after spending three
weeks with Mrs. James Hardesty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hopkins
were visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Aida
Robinson last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowdle en-
tertained visitors from Baltimore
over the weekend.
Mrs, Frank Beauchamp visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Drum
mond on Sunday.
A large crowd attended the sale
of Mrs. Anna Wilson held on Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hopkins
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph An
thony, near Whites Church, last
week.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
NR0N&
PROVEN NATIONAL DEFENSE

The unifcation of the Armed Forces has
long been a controversial issue. Everyone
agrees that we must get the most possible
defense for each dollar spent, and that waste
full duplication and overlapping should be
eliminated i'll the interest of both economy
and efficiency. However, there is a grave
danger that, in seeking these desirable ends,
we may do inestimable damage to our mill
tary effectiveness. AS an example, several
changes in the unifcatiOn law have been pro-
posed. In the view of experts, they could re-
suit in the elimination of the Marine Corps
and Naval Aviation, with the first being alb
sorbed into the Army and the second into
the Air Force. To all practical purposes,
both might disappear. ThiS-like the fight
against the construction of new larger car
riers for the Navy-is based on the claim of
Air Force partisans that the land-based plane
can. do practically everything should another
war come, claim as yet unproven. Within
a few days after war begins, they say, we
viii disrupt and paralyze the enemy's indus
try, communications, lines of supply, and so
destroy his capacity to fight. Therefore, why
carry the burden of great navieS and ground
forces? That story had its exact counterpart
at the beginning of the last war Goering, to
take a single example, was absolutely con-
vinced his Luftwaffe could bring England
to her knees. Yet, in the actual course of the
war, navies, with aircraft carriers, proved
absolutely essential. So did the land armies.
The traditional weapons, no less than the
new, played vital roles. Nothing has yet ap-
peared to substantially change the picture
We hear talk of planes which will girdle the
world with huge loads. But those planes dc
not as yet exist. In the meantime, national
security demands fair balance between the
various fighting services and the retention
and further development of forces-such as
the Marines and Naval Air-which have
proven themselves so magnifcently.