Evening star., 1950-06-18
COOP SCHOOL


for children Of 5. and for those
whose 6th birthday comes too late
In the year for them to enter the
first grade in Fairfax County pub
lie schools.
Any one wishing further infor-
nation. may write to Post once
Box 67e. Falls Church. Va.
fFront Mrs. 4. C, c., ArlfngtonJ
The Colonial Village Co-opera-
tive Nursery School at 1908 Key
boulevard. Colonial Village, Ar
hngton. Is now receiving applica-
tionS for the fall term beginning
September Is. Children from 3 to
B years Of age are eligible to
attend.
GREASE FROM STOVE.
From Z. c. J., WGshtnotonJ
Relative to inquiry from Z. s.,
washington ! have removed
grease from gas stove burners
by dipping them in a solution Of
water with some lye in It. Ex-
treme care should be taken not to
get your hands in it, Remove
from solution with q stick or some
thing similar.
OKINAWA.
From Mrs. N. NJ. L., Greenbrier.D
To Mrs. L. s.. Pueblo, Colo: MY
husband and I have just returned
from q tour of duty there and we
found 1t TO be an intensely inter-
esting experience.
1t viii probably be six to eight
months, perhaps even longer. be-
fore you can Join your husband.
However. big new building pro-
gram Is supposedly underway so
he may have more cheerful news
for you. I hope so, because I think
you would like 1t there. II you
do not go. his tour win be only
Is months. II you do Join him
1t viii be one year after your
arrival as 1t Is In all the theaters.
He will get on q priority housing
list as soon as he arrives and the
speed with which he moves up will
be determined by many things:
How many are completing tours
about this time. how many decide
to send for their families and how
much has been done TO repair the
quonSetS which were damaged in
the big typhoon last July which
destroyed many quarters COM
pletely. When I left in March,
these repairs were going very
slowly.
II you go. you will find a COM
stocked with fresh frozen
meats, vegetables, recombined
milk. cold storage eggs. butter and
margarine. as well as q large selec-
ton Of canned foods. You will
only have fresh vegetables occa-
sionally and 1t Is q good idea to
take seed and have q garden. Il
costs about the same as 1t does
In the retail stores here. but your
food bill will be high because YOU
use more canned and less fresh
foods and because you will have
servants TO feed as well 90 your
own family.
The PIX is large, fairly attrac.
tive and well stocked with home
permanents. nail polish, etc., but
II Is wise to buy enough clothes to
last Q year, especially shoes, which
wear out quickly there and are
difncult to order.
You will go to the beach often
for 1t Is . wonderful place for the
children to play. there are movies
and clubs with bingo, weekly
dances and parties. Most people
entertain fairly often but very
Informally.
Baby sitters are no problem 20
you will probably 60 out more
than you do here. The Okinawan
girls are very good with children
and you can get two maids who
VIII live In your house for 400
. month plus their meals. They
do all the laundry, cleaning and
usually like to learn to cook II
you want to take time to train
them.
The quonsets are two ana threa
oedroom. The new quarters are
20 oe cement block and be typhoon-
proof but you can be safe during
the typhoons now, II you follow
the rules carefully. They are
frightening. I admit, but don't
seem as bad while they are going
on as they sound in the news
papers. There are usually about
Tour q year and about twice that
many alerts when you must pre-
pare for them even though they
may miss the island.
You will need to have a esr-
the offices. commissary, PIX.
cleaners. etc, are widely scattered
and 1t Is difficult to get around
by bus.
The temperature varies from
about IS degrees low In winter
TO 30 in summer, but the hu-
midity Is terrific and you feel
both the heat and the cold more
than you do In the States. The
rainy seasons are depressing. but
when the sun comes out It Ia thu
most beautiful spot in the world.
No palm trees like the South Pa.
cine. but pines. wild azaleas.
gladiola, lilies and cape jasmine.
II Is rugged, mountainous country.
I am afraid that have been