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Evening star., 1949-09-01
QUERIES?
HINT; COMMENT.

from Mrs. J. F. D., WashingtonJ
Are there no more comments
on rubber foam mattresses? No
objections except odor?
Has any one a tried suggestion
for protecting dining room car
pet? We have new light beige
rug and two small children. 3 and
6, who often spill things. I have
thought of scatter rugs or re-
movable linoleum under their
chairs.
How do you tell when to re-
starch with plastic starch? 1 have
found results satisfactory, but my
only idea for timing is to put in
eight colored stitches ana .e..lj, (
one from the article oac' '''e
it's washed. Seems like a nu-
stance.
Right now is the time to slip
roses.
I do not object to gun play for
children except cap pistols, which
may be dangerous. 1 believe
children will have more respect
for real guns if they know how
the toys work. Our best quiet
toys are plastic modelling clay.
blocks. even for a 6-year-old. and
a magic slate. Tinker-tops are a
perennial favorite.
X
JOB ON RANCH.
(Fron, Mrs. P. G. B.,
Ldndover HillsJ
For B. j. NJ, Cheverly: Regard
to job on ranch, it depends on
just what type ranch and location
you are interested in. Also your
sex, age. plus qualifications affect
your eligibility.
My suggestion to you is to
write to information bureaus,
such as tourist associations,
chambers of commerce and edi-
tors of newspapers in whatever
town and State you had in mind.
I have a high school son who
has been working all summer and
still is down on a dude ranch in
the Southwest. He became ac-
quainted with the owners when
he spent 10 days as a paying
guest two years ago. He will be
home soon.
Should you want any further
information, write me through
the RICH.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
BY Violet Foulknsr
Food Editor,

September and summer is
over. But that doesn't mean we
won't have plenty Of warm days
to look forward to before the first
frost nips the pumpkin vines.
Looking forward to this week
end and our last summer holiday
the chances are ten to one that
you'll want the makings for cool,
refreshing beverages on hand. The
latest and newest is frozen coffee.
It comes in the same size can as
your favorite orange Juice con-
centrate; one can will make 80
cups Of coffee. All you do is add
one teaspoonful Of concentrate to
q cup of hot water. If you want
tall glasses of iced coffee. simply
put q teaspoon and q half Of the
coffee concentrate into q glass OF
cool water, add ice and there you
are! Add cream and sugar to suit
your taste. You can have a big
pitcher of this popular drink ready
to serve almost as quick as the
idea occurs to you. If you don't
use the entire contents of the can
at one time (and the chances are
you WON'T just cover the top
closely with a tight-f1tting lid or
q peice Of aluminium foil and re-
turn 1t to the refrigerator. I'm
agine how handy this concentrate
would be on picnic. No bother.
no fuss and one small can will
provide enough coffee to serve
a good sized crowd.
Still another new food item to
make life easier is the ready-to-
serve barbecued chicken you'll
find in the frozen-food cabinets
at your grocery. Incidentally
these chickens would be fine to
include in your picnic basket,
just in case you're planning a
picnic over Labor Day, because
they're good either hot or cold.
They have used whole chickens
for this product, selected from the
strain of Delmarva fryers known
particularly for their plump,
meaty breasts and small bone
structure. They are cooked on re-
volving spits in automatically con-
trolled ovens and basted generous
ly with q barbecue sauce during
the process. Each chicken is
wrapped in . pliafilm moisture
vaporproof bag to insure absolute
cleanliness. II it's hot chicken
you want allow time for the bird
to defrost q hours at room tenn
perature or a. hours in the re-
frigerator) then simply place on
Q pan and slip into q moderate
oven for Is minutes, basting once
or twice with q little butter. But
II you like cold chicken or
want 1t for salads or sandwiches
1t Ii ready to eat as soon as 1t
has completely defrosted.
It must be the thoughts Of the
holiday week end coming up that
has made me 70 picnic conscious
Evening star., 1949-09-01

today. BuC nave III mllQ tlle
legion of apartment dwellers here
in Washington who are employed
five days a week with little time
left over to do anything but a
Tight" housekeeping job. These
same people may decide at the
last minute it's good day for a
trip to the beach or a long ride in
the country. They suddenly real
ize the stores are closed and there
isn't thing in the house to fix
for a lunch. Out Connecticut
avenue way there Is dandy little
delicatessen where you can stop
and pick up the makings on your
way out Of town. They make a
potato salad using an old Euro
pean recipe that is very good. If
you prefers you can buy the ma
terial to make your own sand
wiches or they will make them to
your order. You have q choice OF
|cornbeef, tongue. pastromi, their
own baked ham. turkey or i'm
ported Swiss cheese. The sand
wiches are good substantial ones,
too. no relation to the tea-party
variety. In fact. they will make
Just about any type of sandwich
you want. With a couple of these
hearty sandwiches, bottle OF
milk and some fruit. you have an
ample lunch. They also have some
wonderful smoked salmon on
hand in case you find yourself
caught short on the wherewithal
for canape f1xing&
HERE AND THERE: Monoso-
dunn glutamate, the miracle food
powder with no flavor Of its own,
not only intensifies natural fla
vors of chicken. beef. pork, lamb,
cooked vegetables, dehydrated
soups and other foods, but in
many cases glutamate has the
quality of suppressing undesirable
favors such as the earthly" taste
of potatoes, the "fishy" flavor
sometimes detected in lima beans
and the unwanted sharpness Of
onions Grease or oil can be
removed from fine fabrics by dust
ing the soiled spot with corn
starch and allowing it to stand
until grease or oil is absorbed;
then simply brush the spot away
>. If your food budget is a
problem and you want to use
thrifty cuts Of beef here is a listing
of them: pot roast. shoulder
roast, shoulder steak. flank steak,
.boneless chuck pot roast. boiling
beef, short ribs. boneless rolled
neck, beef brisket, shank meat
and hamburger Corn pud-
ding, broiled tomatoes, snap beans
with lemon-mayonnaise sauce
and hashed brown potatoes make
a delicious vegetable plate. A
hearty dessert such as ginger
bread and apple sauce is always
welcome after a main course such
as this . Time now to give some
thought to your winter heating
problems. A booklet, designed to
help home planners select the
heating system most suitable for
the type Of dwelling they plan to
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Readers Clearing House

CHILD'S SLEEPING PROBLEM? 4?
from Mrs. A. E. S., Alexandria,
First, wish to express my great
appreciation of the great help the
RICH has been to me.
I wonder If some one who has
experienced the same problem I
have can give me any hints on a
possible solution.
Our 11-month- old daughter has
very poor sleeping habits. She is
an extremely active child and does
not seem to know how 20 relax or
go to sleep by herself either at
nap or bed time. A few times I
have let her cry herself to sleep.
This takes about two hours and
she goes to sleep only after she is
completely worn out. She stands
up in her crib and crys as long as
she is alone. At other times I
stand or sit rubbing her back
until after a very. long restless
period she goes to sleep.
All during the night she is very
restless, often waking up and cry
ing every few minutes and some
times taking a couple of hours
going back to sleep. 1t makes no
difference how much or how little
sleep she gets in the daytime, the
time I put her to bed or the
amount of food that she eats.
AS she grew older, I thought her
sleeping habits would improve. but
as they have not, it has become a
major issue in our household. This
is plea from a very weary mother.
PLAY PEN?
(From Mrs. G. F., Takona Park
Will some one with experience
comment on the play pen which
is rectangular and which will go
through doors setup as compared
to the square type which must be
folded each time to move through
the doorway.
X
COOP SCHOOL.
(From Mrs. E. L. H., HyattSDille.J
Registration for the Hyattsville
Cooperative Kindergarten will be
held at $3.50 pm. September 9,
1949, in the auditorium of the
Forty third avenue school, Hyatts-
vile. Children 4 and 5 years of
age will be eligible. The term
begins September 30, 1949. For
more information contact me
through the RICH.
Evening star., 1949-09-01

Contributions cnd requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name sand ad-
dress. 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
Clearing House are not neces-
sarily those of The Star and,
as it is obviously impossible
for us to test all recipes sub
mitted. we cannot assume re-
sponSibility for them.
Betsy Cas,ceH
Evening star., 1949-09-01
SPICED BAKED PEARS.

From Mrs. J. T. w., WGshingtOnD
The following is a recipe which
I thought others would like. I
make it readily and it seems to
meet with favor more and more.
These are cinnamon favored. The
following is required: Six aryon
pears, 6 whole cloves, 2 cups water,
2 three-inch sticks of cinnamon,
~ cups brown sugar, u cup gran
ulated sugar. Combine sugars,
water, cinnamon and cloves. Cook
until sugars are dissolved. Cut
thin slice from blossom end of
each pear and stand upright in
baking dish. Pour sirup over
pears. Bake in a slow oven (325)
for 112 hours. basting pears oc-
casionally. Cook until tender.
think the Women's Page and
the RICH are really marvellous. I
have learned so much by reading
the wonderful recipes and other
suggestions. Long may it con-
tinue.
PROTECTING SILL:
LAUNDERING PONGEE.
(From Mrs. A. F., ArlingtonJ
To Mrs. S. w. p, Silver Spring:
You might have your window sill
fitted with glass to protect it from
dampness from potted plants.
To Mrs. G. S. K, Washington,
who requested information about
laundering pongee: I have al
ways had success inQaundering i'll
by ironing it undampened and
using a moderately hot iron. |
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Recipe
Roundup
A bbIe Pand0wdy

Peel and core about tart
apples. cut them in eighths, and
put them in the bottom of a bak-
ing dish. Mix up half a teaspoon
of cinnamon with half a cup of
sugar-brown is wonderful If you
have it on hand-and sprinkle this
over the apples. Dribble about
half a tablespoon of butter in
little pieces all over the top. Then
pour over all a cup Of boiling
water.
Cover the mixture with biscuit
dough. prick with fork and bake
in a hot over for about Is min
utes. Serve from the baking dish,
with maple hard sauce made by
breaking a cupful of maple sugar
into half a cup Of cream. adding
half a teaspoon vanilla and 2
tablespoons of butter. and letting
all simmer for a few minutes.
Chill thoroughly before serving
with the hot pandowdy.
Leek and Tomato Soup
If you can find leeks in the
market, here's a nice way to use
them-in a leek-and-tomato soup:
Slice or chop coarsely enough
leeks to make one cup, and drop
them in boiling. salted water. with
half a cup of cut-up onion. a cou-
pie of cloves of garlic-optional,
entirely!-2 cups of finely diced
potato. (Wash the potatoes clean,
but don't peel them). Cook for
Is minutes after hard boiling
starts, and then add q cup Of
stewed tomatoes. half q green
pepper. chopped. and some
chopped parsley. Celery can be
used sparingly. If you wish. Boil
for i've minutes longer, and serve
in cups or bowls. with crisp corn
bread and . green salad for q
delicious luncheon.
Evening star., 1949-09-06


could shoot a bow and arrow down
the Gran Via, or any of the mar
row, winding streets and be al
most certain to wing half a hun
dred men, women, children, dogs
and cats.
Owl Can't Beat Spanish.
The thing that amazes an Amer
ican visitor is that it is at 2
in the morning when all the ex-
citement goes on. It is then that
the cafes are going full blast, the
streets are packed with strollers,
the parks alive with little chill
dren playing and dogs barking
and cats meowing in Spanish.
Three-quarters of the stores are
open and filled with customers
who see nothing strange in going
in and having baby fitted for a
pair of shoes not long before the
sun comes up.
The owl is a great slayer upper.
but he can't beat the Spanish.
This is a perfect country for any
one suffering from insomnia; he'll
have company all night long.
We flew into Madrid from Lis
bon, arriving about 1880 in the
morning. AS we drove in from the
airport we were under the impress
sion that either another civil war
had broken out or that some great
fiesta was being celebrated. The
town was as wide awake and
bustling as Times Square is at 8
in the evening. We asked the
hotel concierge what was going on,
and he said nothing was going
on-that didn't we in America
close our places of business and
sleep most of the afternoon so that
we could stay up at night when it
was gayer and one wasn't bothered
by the sun?
No Other Choice.
After few days we settled down
to Madrid's routine. We had to,
because there is no choice. There
is no such thing as having break
fast before 10 o'clock. The res
raurants just don't open. and
II is q better time than 10,
Evening star., 1949-09-06
This Changing World
Navy Called One of Main Trump Cards
In Mediterranean Diplomatic Moves

The impending arrival of a
small American detachment Of two
cruisers and three destroyers at
Ferre, Spain-the first such call in
ten years-also is pictured by the
Communist propagandistS as aid
to what they describe as the "tot-
tering Franco regime"
While the assertions OF Russian
and satellite broadcasters and COM
mentators undoubtedly are ex-
aggerated, there is no question
that the showing of powerful naval
units impresses the minds of people
inhabiting the shores of the Medi-
terranean, convincing them that
the nation that owns such ships
is powerful, indeed.
Respect Naval Power.
The millions who live on the
shores of the Mediterranean have
a long history of respect for naval
power. This is so true today that
the French government, hard
pressed as it is. has decided to
build a large battleship and a
super carrier. When objection is
taken to such an expense. which
may run into billions of francs
the reply of French navy men is
that the mere showing Of that
tangible force will pay dividends
in prestige and in continued loyalty
to France of populations which
easily might be led astray.
There IS no doubt that the popu-
lations of Europe. which suffered
greatly from air bombardment in
World War II. are fearful of that
weapon. But an airplane, even of
the B-36 type, does not affect
people living near the sea like a
battleship of the Missouri type
does.
During one of the many cruises
which occurred until last year at
Trieste, the commander of the
American unit in that city told
the American naval commander
that it did him a lot of good
and he looked with a sense Of re-
lief when a naval detachment
dropped anchor in that port. The
population in Trieste and neigh
boring places quieted down as if it
had been given sedative.
Whether by design or otherwise
we played our cards well in the
Mediterranean when it was de-
cided to send a small but nonethe-
less imposing fleet to support our
diplomatic actions in that section
of EIIrone
Evening star., 1949-09-06
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D.
SEPTEMBER 8, l94o

dining room. 1t had just opened,
and we were the only diners. The
walters and the captain looked at
us as if we were cut of our minds
for jumping the gun, so to speak.
You seldom see a sun-burned
Spaniard, but you see plenty cf
moon burned ones. The only
reason that the people of Madrid
go home and to bed at in the
morning is that the severe drought,
the worst in 100 years, has forced
rationing of electricity and all
lights go off at that time.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1949-09-06

dramatized by the length Of the
present session. All that has beer
accomplished to date. and all that
will be accomplished if Congress
continues in session until Christ
mas. could have been disposed OF
before July 81. the legal date o1
adjournment now being avoided
by grace of a technicality. That
is to say. these things could have
been done if the present Southern
Democrat Republican coalition
had not hog-tied the Senate with
rules permitting unlimited OBJ
struction Of legislation.
Endurance Contest.
Under the circumstances the ad-
ministration forces are doing as
we'll, perhaps, as could be expected
They are getting enacted some part
of the program promised the
people and can hope to get little
more of it through before f1nal
adjournment, whenever that is tc
be. The grim manner in which the
Presidents supporters are sticking
with the job may or may not
impress the people back home. In
deed, the voters, generally speak
ing, may not realize what an en-
durance contest is being waged
here in Washington. On the other
hand it is possible that they do
and that they see in it one more
evidence Of the stubborn streak in
their President, which they OBJ
viously admire.
The President has had plenty
of opportunities to put that streak
Evening star., 1949-09-06

not Withstand CONSTANTINE nr'"n'
attacks from land-based planes
How true this assertion Is will be
seen-if and when.
For the time being, however. the
Navy is one Of the main trump
cards in the hands of our diplo.
mats in the Mediterranean area
The presence of a handful o1
American men-of-war has helped
our diplomatic actions psycholog'
ically.
Moscow's broadcasters bear wit
ness to it when they attack vio'
lently against that arm of i'm
perialism." According to Russian
political and military commenta-
tors, the situation in Greece woulc
have reached serious proportions
If the capitalist navies had not
threatened the Greek people by
their appearance in Greek ports
Elections Influenced.
The Italian elections last year
were Influenced equally, by the
fact that American carriers
cruisers. destroyers and subma-
rines persuaded those who might
have voted the Communist ticket
to support the Christian Social
lists and "other tools of American
Imperialism"
With Machiavellian designs, So
Wet commentators said last week
these ships of destruction put
into such harbors as Naples, &C.
noa. Taranto and Bari, where the
people were overwhelmingly SYM
pathetic to the Communists but
because Of such pressure methods
were coerced into voting against
the Communists.
Evening star., 1949-09-06

OF power d II q
the humility
that must ac-
company it.
If dru n X
W ith sight of
power we loose
wild tongues
that have not
thee in awe.
"Such boast
in gS as tn e
gentiles use
And lesser
breeds without
the 1aw
Evening star., 1949-09-06
On the Record
Bankruptcy of Britain Would Put
u. S. Foreign Policy in Discard

ing away goods, under the Mar
shall Plan, and the American tax
payer is paying the producers. And
this will have to go on forever
unless American policy determines
that the dollar area shall import
as much as it exports.
When American critics attack
British socialism, they should re-
member that socialism is always
the last refuge of bankruptcy. The
poorer a family is, the mere it
must plan the work and expendi-
lures of each Of its members. Free
dom, which is range of choice, is
the privilege Of riches. The poor
are collectivist, not necessarily
from choice, but from necessity
and socialist doctrine often pro-
vides merely a respectable ration
aliZation to cover the inevitable
In the long run, you cannot
make people well-to-do by char
ity. Charity can tide them over
an emergency, but only the open
ing Of opportunity will save them.
Power and wealth. on the other
hand, tend to dull the mind.
Powerful nations, especially If
given over to materialism. believe
unconsciously in the security OF
their leadership. They should re-
member, however. that every peo-
pie has alternatives and that des-
perate peoples seek desperate al
ternatives.
Great Britain is no exception.
The British people have been
among the greatest in history.
They did not become world ar
biters by chance. And it is un-
wise to goad even an old lion.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1949-09-06
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&ENTER
MARKET CITY
.. MyM Af HX5H<

SURE SIGNS OF FALL -
Oysters are coming in now
from the Chesapeake, from
Long Island and Cape Cod
Like most families, ours is find
ing difficulty in waiting for a
real cold night and the serving
of steaming, delicious oyster
stew. Meantime, you might be
enjoying oysters on the half
shell and the like.
This is Just about the tail
end of the soft-shell crab sea-
son. But Chesapeake Bay
croakers, Norfolk spots and
rockfish are here to satisfy sea-
food enthusiasts.
The recent hurricane played
havoc with fishermen's nets,
and the Eastern Atlantic re-
gions have been feeling the
effects. All Florida fish-in-
Guiding the popular red snap
per-have been on the scarce
list. The recent storms in this
area also ruined fishing nets,
and fishermen have been busy
repairing them. But spots are
running larger in size, and the
supply is beginning to pick up
this week.
THE VARIETY SALES CO.,
that interesting little stand in
the back of the Market, next
to Bishop ThompsOn's seafood
stand, has some more exotic
items on hand this week.
Ever taste Turkish lentils?
They're called lentils, but they
are really a cross between the
lentil and the split pea, and
they make wonderful soup,
just as do the other two.
They're orange in color, and
have quite a different flavor
from the former two favorites.
You might give them a try this
week if you're on the hunt for
something a bit different.
This stand also has some
imported Locatelli Rom a no
Evening star., 1949-09-06
On the Other Hand
Presidents Well.Known Stubborn
Streak Still Being Put to Test

to the test and 1t is conceivable
that he himself considers it a
real asset politically. 1t certainly
proved to be when he clung to the
conviction in the spring of 1948
that he should be nominated and
then, in the summer and fall, that
he would be elected. There's no
way of knowing how many votes
were attracted to him by this
simple, understandable human
characteristic, but there may have
been millions; in any case, enough
to make the difference.
In the past the Presidents stub
bornness has paid off. It did so
when he forced Congress to return
in the, summer of, s1948 to take
another look at the legislation he
had been demanding. It may do
so again this fall If he keeps Con-
gress here as long as it limited he
intends to.
No Rest for Lawmakers.
Exercising this singular trait In
a good cause. he Is determined
there shall be no rest for the
weary Congressman until he gets
his reciprocal trade agreements
legislation, designed to ease some
what the worlds unhappy econom-
ic situation.
Doing the same in another good
cause, he seems determined that,
so far as the Government is con-
cerned, Britain's financial ENJOYS,
here this week, shall be dealt with
IN "a spirit Of friendliness and
helpfulness." Apparently he would
make this spirit clear enough to
offset the billingsgate OF abuse
with which the visitors have been
met by the isolationist press.
At the same time. and more i'm
portantly, he Is stubbornly ignor-
ing the defeatism now permeating
so much Of the discussion of the
international situation. He may
not have all the answers, but he
hasn't quit trying to find them.
People probably appreciate that.
And then there is this little
matter Of the best-advertised
military aide any President ever
had. Nothing but grief seems to
have come thus far from his OBJ
stinate loyalty to the ill-starred
general. but it could be that the
people wouldn't like the President
any better If he should decide at
long last to give the big fellow
the boot.
Evening star., 1949-09-06

being as the walters are more
awake by then. Most people here
have lunch between 8 and 4
in the afternoon. No one ever
thinks Of starting cocktail party
before $50, and the proper hour
for dinner is roughly around mid
night.
On our second night here we
ran into two American friends
Dorothy and Dick Kollmar, also
new arrivals to Madrid. All -four
OF us were starving to death, and
at II o'clock tore into the