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Evening star., 1950-12-04
Why Grow Old?
Short Rest Periods Help

4, dipped in warm or hot water
Use whichever you like best. In
this position. with pads over your
eyes, the light and rush and glare
and hurry will seem far away and
you can rest completely for a
short time.
We all know we should do this
but few women put this idea into
practice. Those who remain
youthful are often disciples of the
afternoon rest habit. If you can
not swing that, at least try to
break your day with some rest
periods SO you will come to the
end of it without dragging fatigue.
Many women are so tired when
time comes for the real festivities
that they cannot enjoy them.
In all times of crisis and hurry
and stress. remember the short
rest periods. This is one of the
tricks many successful people
have learned and use regularly in
a very practical way. Many of
the worlds famous folk have even
learned to lie down and sleep for
10 or Is minute periods in be-
tween hectic responsibilities.
If you are troubled with in
somnia and want help. send a
stamped. self-addressed envelope
with your request for leaf1et No.
81, "Shuteye," to Josephine Low
man in care of this newspaper.
Evening star., 1950-12-04
By Josephine Lowman

Just between us girls this is a
hectic season even If it is fun. ]
don't know how it is in your
family, but in mine I do most of
the Christmas shopping.
7 always selected most of the
cf1ildren's things, those for my
husbands family as well as for
mine, gifts for those who work
for us, and gifts and cards and
kilograms for all sorts of friends
and acquaintance. I naturally
plan the Christmas dinner and
also see that the wreaths are up,
the Christmas tree the right size,
and often select or help with the
selection of gifts for our children's
friends.
In case you, too. are beginning
to dash madly about. let me give
you a truly useful hint. You will
get as much done. and will use
better judgment in the choice of
your gifts. if you will take two 15-
minute rest periods during the
day. Do not try to go for such
long stretches without rest.
When you take these rest pc
riods lie down with your legs and
hips higher than your head and
place pads over your eyes. Some
women find ice-cold pads refresh
ing while others prefer pads
Evening star., 1950-12-04
By the Chef

Along about this time every
year I get dozens of letters ask
ing me to repeat my recipe for
fruitcake in a candied grapefruit
shell. So it has become an annual
affair, and here's the recipe for
1850! These fruit cakes stand
aging well, and make delightful
gifts.
Select large. seeded grapefruit
of good size and color. Wash care
fully; break the oil cells by rub
bing lightly on a fine crater. Cut
a slice from the stem end of the
grapefruit, scoop out the pulp,
being careful to leave the thick
part of the peel, and being care
full not to break the shell. A
small. sharp pairing knife is the
ideal weapon. Scoop out fruit and
membrane with a spoon.
Cover the shell with cold, salted
water. bring to a boil and cook
for ten minutes. Drain off water
and repeat the process three or
four times, until as much of the
bitter flavor is removed as desired.
Cool shell. Put in a sirup made
of equal parts of sugar and water.
Use sufficient sirup to float the
fruit. Cook to 220 degrees (very
thick sirup). Remove from sirup
and cool, turned over a glass to
shape.
Now for the fruit cake: You will
need = cup of shortening, u cup
of brown sugar. 4 eggs, ! cup
flour. u teaspoon nutmeg. "a tea
spoon of cloves. "a teaspoon of
salt, cups seedless raisins, "a cup
Evening star., 1950-12-04
By Borboro Bell

Here is a stunning outfit that is
perfect for important holiday oc-
casions. Make the full-sleeved
blouse of glamorous sheer fabric
and the fitted skirt of rich velvet
or taffeta.
Pattern No. 327O is a sew-rite
perforated pattern for sizes u, Il,
16. Is and 20. Size IA, blouse. re-
quires 27s yards of 39-inch fabric;
skirt. 8 yards of 39-inch. $
For this pattern send IS cents
plus cents for first-class mailing,
in coins. your name. address. pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, The Washington
Star. P. o. Box 90, Station G. New
York 10, N. Y.
Send an additional Is cents to-
day for your copy of the fall and
winter issue Of Stylist, our COM
plete pattern magazine. Interest
ing, informative and colorful. Free
gift pattern for you printed In
the book.
Evening star., 1950-12-04

looked to be grease spots on dining
room wall. I have been told they
are lime spots caused by paper
having been hung before plaster
was dry, but to my knowledge plas-
tering was done months before.
I do know room was papered dur
ing cold spell and heat was not
on in house, and perhaps the
walls were damp. These spots are
appearing in great numbers. some
quite large and as paper is rose
color they do detract so much.
I need help desperately.
COAL PLANT.
fFrom L. G., WashingtonJ
I am sending a clipping for
The Stars RICH, which I believe
is what she desires. This was
carried 3 to 4 years ago, at which
time I tried it and it was beauti-
full. When I was a child. we
made many Of these, but I had
forgotten all about the "depres-
sion flower" until saw this recipe
in The Star.
In a shallow pan in which one
cup of water and one tablespoon
of ordinary bluing have been COM
bined, place lump of soft coal or
rough stone, which will do quite
as well as the coal. Sprinkle one
tablespoon Of salt, one tablespoon
alum over coal and in two days
you will begin to see the plant
commence to crystalline. Keep
sufficient water in the bottom of
the bowl so that the rock or soft
coal may absorb the moisture.
To color it a beautiful pink, use
a few drops of mercurochrome or,
if you want 1t faint violet color,
Evening star., 1950-12-04
FOurROAsTED TrTRKEy

I
fFrom Mrs. N. r. c., Alexandria. }
Clean. stuff and truss turkey
rub with seasoning, salt and fat
To wrap: Place turkey on Q
long sheet Of aluminium foil, more
than twice as long as the bird
Fold foil over turkey, join edges
firmly. For a large bird. join two
long pieces with a tight double
fold in center. Turkey may be
wrapped the night before and
stored in refrigerator. Before
roasting, open foil and bring bird
to room temperature. then reseal
foil for roasting.)
To roast: Place wrapped turkey
on rack in pan, breast side up,
in moderately hot oven at 400 F.
Allow the following approximate
times for stuffed bird. (Stuffed
weight is about the same as un-
drawn weight: or allow 8 pounds
for stuffing.)
10 to IA pounds. Is minutes per
pound; 3 to 4 hours.
Is to 18 pounds; 16 minutes per
pound: 4 to AZ hours.
10 to "a pounds; IA minutes per
pound; AZ to 5 hours.
To brown: During last As min
utes open and slip foil from
around turkey. letting juices run
into pan. Brush well with melted
fat once or twice during brown
ing. Turkey and juices will brown
evenly without burning. Make
gravy in your usual way.
These are instructions given out
by the manufacturer of an alum
mum foil beginning with the let
ter r.
OLD MAP?
fFrom c. A. McH., Washington. }
have searched nearly a year
for large old map 1922 issued
by United States General Land
Office entitled United States In
cluding Territories and Insular
Possessions. It was never re-
issued. It is over 6 feet long, and
whatever copies were left after
distribution to, departments, were
sold by the Government Printing
Office, but they have long since
been sold. and have none avail
able. Does any reader happen
to know where I could get copy?
Thank you.
~
SPOTS ON WALLPAPER?
fFrom Mrs. A. w. r., Jr..
BetheSda.J
I always enjoy RICH and am
wondering if some kind reader
will be able to give me some
help.
In March we moved into our
new home and had been here only
week when we noticed what
Evening star., 1950-12-04
MOTH REMEDY

(From L. B. B.. Washington.)
H. A. S.. Washington, asks for
a moth remedy. Here is one
used by my cousin in Kansas
City, Mo-. and also by myself
even for my fur coat. Use tur-
pentine-saturated rags, white pre-
ferred. I use small pieces (sev-
eraD hung in the closet. Also
II moths are numerous, place q
can with a small amount of tur-
pentine in a back corner of closet
I have found this the most ef-
fective and the cheapest.
RUSH SEAT?
fFrom Mrs. L. p. r., ArlingtonJ
I should appreciate very much
learning the name of some one
who could put a rush seat on a
chair. using real rush.
PHLOA?
(Fron, Mrs. NJ. H., Washington.)
I have a lot of creeping phlox
and wish to transplant it and
what I want to know is, do you
take it up in the fall or spring
and transplant?
X X X
OLD MUSIC?
(From Mrs. C. j., Washington.)
I am interested in starting a
collection Of older popular music
for the piano. Do any of the
readers of this column know
where secondhand sheet music
may be found? Many thanks foi
any leads.
X X u X
SUEDE JACKET?
From Mrs. J. r. c., Arlington. J
S. o. s.: I have just purchased
a light cinnamon colored suede
jacket from which suede particles
are rubbing off on my clothes
on the car upholstery and every
thing it touches. These particles
Evening star., 1950-12-04


From Mrs. J. D., Washington. J
For L. H., Glenn Dale. Place in
a shallow bowl in order men
toned, one lump of hard coal, 4
tablespoons salt. 2 tablespoons
bluing, 8 tablespoons water, 6
drops mercurochrome. You will
see the changes in very short
time. Also a few drops Of water
once a week Con the side of coaD
after the original mixture has
been absorbed. Will keep it moist
and growing. Should the growth
go over the bowl do not put the
pieces cut off in the drain, as the
water will make it grow in the
pipes.
Evening star., 1950-12-04
CHICKEN BACKS
JELLLED CHICKEN.

CHICKEN BACKS
JELLIED CHICKEN.
Iron, Miss E. r. S., WGshington.)
In reference to requests Of Mrs.
M. S.. Silver Spring and Mrs. E.
H, Washington, am glad to give
the following recipes.
Jellied Chicken: To three
pounds of chicken backs add a
cupful of water if using pressure
cooker. 1magine more water
would be required if ordinary
cooking utensils were used). Cook
until very tender and while hot
pick all the meat off bones, sea-
son and add to liquor of which
you should have one and one-haif
cupful. Place in refrigerator ana
when cold you will find it jellied.
And now for various menus:
Chicken with Dumplings: Dis
solve jellied chicken and when
hot thicken with a sauce made as
follows: mix heaping tablespoon
OF flour, some salt, and enough
evaporated milk (about "a cup)
until smooth. Add to chicken str
ring it in gradually. Dumplings
that nevc1, fail are made with l
cup of flour, p teaspoon of salt,
2 teaspoons of baking powder.
Make a well, adding enough cold
water to stir a batter that can
be dropped from spoon. Drop by
Spoonsful on hot creamed
chicken, cover for ten minutes
and serve with peas or any vege-.
tables desired.
Hot creamed chicken may be
served on hot rice, macaroai.
noodles or toast. Creamed diced
potatoes put in baking dish COW
cred with grated cheese, then hot
creamed chicken and topped with
either undiluted tomato or mush-
room soup, baked in oven a few
is really delicious. FIRE.
quently We add cooked green pep.
pers, onions, celery and pimentoes
which give chicken a la king
taste. Corn fritters are splendid
with either the creamed OF jellied
chicken salad and so quickly pre-
pared. To one can of cream style
canned corn add one egg, tea
spoon baking powder, u teaspoon
salt and Z cup of flour. Mix to-
gether and bake by spoonfuls on
griddle same as griddle cakes.
Evening star., 1950-12-04
Conducted by
BETSY CASWELL

can be only partially removed by
brushing and I get most of the re-
mainder with the sticky side of the
adhesive tape. Can any one sug-
gest any treatment for the jacket
to help pervent this rubbing off or
any easier way to clean up what
does rub off. Any suggestions will
be greatly appreciated.
Evening star., 1950-12-04
Readers Clearing House

sharpen an indelible pencil in
the water.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-24
Popular Library
Books Are Listed
FICTION
THE WAY WEST, Guthrie.

THE WAY WEST, Guthrie.
There were over a hundred men,,
women and children who had de-
cided to leave their prosperous
farms, and businesses to try their
luck out west. Lucky for them,
they found guide, Dick, who
knew the rough country and what
was more important knew human
beings, and helped to guide these
people through their emotions of
birth, death and hardship.
THE ROBBER, Brocker.
Through the eyes of Barabbas,
we see the garden Of Joseph of
Arimethea; we go with John the
Baptist to the palace of Herod.
Through these pages, characters
come to life, and the times IN
which they lived.
THE LONG LOVE, Sedges.
When Edward asked Margaret
to marry him, he promised her
that he would make their marri-
age his first concern. But, this
was much more difficult than he
had thought at that time. Ed
ward loved his career and it was
a constant struggle for him not
to put his business first.
NEVER DIES THE DREAM,
Landon.
The author of Gamma And The
King of Siam" has written a novel
of Bangkok and Of woman mis-
sionary whose faith saved the
people and the situations many
times.
THE SCREAMING MIMI, Brown
Detective story.
NON-FICTION
THE CRAZY GLASPECKER,
Dodge.
The author of How Green Was
My Father and How Lost Was My
Weekend continues to find adven-
ture and usually humorous in the
lands south of the border-this
time Peru.
A SORT OF A SAGA? Mauldin
The Early Life of Mauldin'
which was one of roaming.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-24
FARM CENSUS
BLANKS ARE DUE
QuestiOnnaires Will Help Save
Time In Compiling
Farm Reports

Between March % and March
27, copies of the 1850 Census of
Agriculture QUESTIONABLE will be
placed in the mailboxes of all
farmers in Ottawa county, Charles
j. Gillespie, Census District Super
visor, has announced.
Farmers are requested by the
Census Bureau, U. S. Department
of Commerce, to fill in the ques-
tionnaires in time to have them
ready to give to Census takers
who will call on and after April
/ to take the Census Of Popula
tion and Housing and to collect
the Census of Agriculture reports.
Distribution of the Agriculture
QUESTIONABLE is being made in
advance of the Census enumera-
tors visit to afford farmers time
to consult their records for in
formation about their farms and
farm production during the year
1949, Mr.. Gillespie said. This
method, he pointed out, will save
time for both the farm operator
and the Census enumerator.
The system of self-enumeration
by farmers is being employed by
the Census Bureau for use in Al
States. Self enumeration will not
be employed in the seven South
ern States Of Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Caro-
lima, South Caroline, and part of
Arkansas, because of complexities
presented by tenant and landlord
farm operations in those States.
All farmers in this county
should receive the QUESTIONABLE
by March 27, allowing them about
week in which to fill the answers
to questions before Census takers
start their rounds on April 1.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-24

both occupied most of the time.
the school is suggesting that de-
finite appointments be made with
teachers by parents who wish to
talk with them. Even though
teachers are usually at school un-
til 4;S0 or later, they are often
engaged in extra activities with
various school organizations. Due
to this, it is further suggested
that interested parents contact
the principals or the Superintend-
ent's office. In this manner def
mite time appointments can he
arranged with the various teach
ers.
principals and teachers are
always interested in discussing
educational problems with par
ents. Most school difficulties can
be solved by the cooperation Of
parents and teachers. AS faculty
members, we realize that you are
mainly interested in the progress
of your child. This interest is
mutual, and we are always ready
TO give service either to student
or parent whenever possible.
occasionally parents call upon
a teacher during class hours for
a conference. Of course you real
ize that this is unfair to both the
teacher and the students. In or
! Ger to avoid such conflicts and 10
receive the consideration you de-
serve, faculty members will ap-
| preciate an appointment with
parents at a time mutually con-
venient.
please remember it is no
necessary to wait until a trouble
some problem develops for ar
ranging an interview. PERHAPS
you would like to discuss othe
school factors such as school citi
zenship, study habits, participa
tion in sports and activities, plan
hing a course of study, or choos
ing college. Whatever you
question, we will be glad to b,
of service whenever possible.
Mr.. Corthell also discussed tn,
High School course of study an,
graduation requirements. n,
changes will be made in cours,
of study or requirements thi!
coming year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-24
Urge Parents To
Visit Teachers

Principal B. H. Corthell dis
cussed parent visitation and how
1T could best be arranged at the
Board of Education meeting on
Thursday evening. He made the
following remarks to the board
members:
The school faculty believes
that it would be advantageous to
both students and teachers if
more parents would visit the
school and confer with their chill
dren's teachers. This almost al
ways results in a better under
standing of each others problems
and improved school work by the
pupil.
Since parents and teachers are
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-24
Elnore Cow Ends
Testing Period

BRATTLEBORO-Sadie Orms-
by Ferdinand Della, a registered
Holstein- Friesian cow owned by
G. w. Mining and j. H. Drom-
gold, Elmore, Ohio, has complet-
ed 264-day production test of
429 pounds of butterfat and 12,-
032 pounds of milk made in Herd
Improvement Registry.
Testing was supervised by Ohio
State University, in cooperation
with The Holstein- Friesian Asso-
citation of America. Della" was
MIXED two times daily and was
5 years, months of age when
she began her test period.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-24
POPULAR Gus CARPENTER RECALLS
EXCITING LIFE ON 18Th BIRTHDAY
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page y
years of age, he went back
home to Wisconsin in 1886
to live with his mother with
mere $1,000 in gold pieces
in his money belt. (He gave
$400 of it to his mother).
AS "solid young man" back
home, he learned the blacksmith
trade, but soon made up his mind
that "a man would be a d..
fool to spend the rest of his life
shoeing horses" Next he turned
to working in a locomotive re-
pair shop. "That was still
verse" Then he learned to dress
tools and worked his way into
q boiler shop. "That was prett!
easy; soon I got into erecting,
and then into the engineering
business at which I worked for
many years"
AnG how did Gus Carpenter get
to Port Clinton? In 1898 he
started work as an engineer with
the Western Plaster company of
South Chicago, operated by Wal
do Avery, father of Sewell Avery,
who is now chairman Of the board
of U. S. Gypsum company.
In 1902, the United States Gyp-
sum Company was formed from
some then existing plaster COM
panies. The South Chicago plant
received it's plaster via schooner
and small steamboats, from Ala
baster, Mich. (Can modern Port
Clinton gypsum workers fancy
that?) In 1904 (Gus recalls all
the details) the plant burned out
and operations were moved to Ro-
bey Street, where Gus remained
until that plant was closed in 1917
Mr.. Carpenter was sent to the
Gypsum, Ohio, plant where he
operated the engine room unit!
1925. Still too young to slow
down, Gus served five years in
the storeroom here and then six
years on duty at the gate house.
In November 1916 he retired after
48 years of active service, having
been chosen for the special honor
of pension in an industry which
does not have an established pen
sion plan.
Every Christmas, Gus re-
ceives a letter from his old
acquaintance, o. M. Knode,
Chicago, now president of the
company. Mr.. Knode, Sewell
Avery, chairman of the U. S.
G. board, Dick Stevens, 92, re-
tired, Oakfield, N. Y, and Gus
Carpenter are believed to be
the only living members of
the original U. S. G. staff.
Gus has nothing but kind re-
marks for his old associates
and for the U. S. Gypsum
company. "In all those
years, there were only two
weeks when I didn't get my
paycheck right on the dot"
he says. 81 never got rich
but I've always eaton we'll "
This hydrogen bomb age has
no FIRST" for Gus Carpenter
he operated the first Hydrogen
bomb" of the amusement world.
the worlds first ferris wheel. The
"infant" ferris wheels of today
get their name from his former
employer, Charles E. Ferris, who
built the original ferris whee!
for the Worlds Fair in Chicago,
1892. An equipment salesman on
the contract at the time, Gus Car
penter now of Port Clinton was
drafted" to operate this first
ferris wheel.
He recalls that it carried 36
cars on the wheel, each car
accommodating so passen-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-24

gers. The big wheel was $50
feet in diameter and lowered
275 feet from the ground.
Its axle was 33 inches in dia-
meter with an eight inch cav
ity in its center, and weighed
rs tons. The wheel bore 1000
lights and could be seen for
miles. Passengers paid so
cents for ''two times around.
"The wheel cost about $500,000
and paid for itself in two
MONTHS" Gus says, adding,
"They hauled the half dollar
pieces away in mail sacks"
After the first season ut the
63rd Street midway. the big
wheel was moved to the north
side, where Gus continued to
operate it as an engineer for
five seasons, holding another
job at the same time. "The
wheel was busy from 500
a. M. to IL and 100 at night
and we never had an acci-
dent" Gus says.
Mr.. Carpenter has lived at 61E
Madison street for 80 years, his
home being the first ever built
on the east side of Madison souti,
of Sixth street.
Asked about his daily routine
he says he likes to eat, sleep, and
walk around his yard when the
weather is right. He has planted
95 spruce trees of many varieties
in his yard, and has 125 to 15C
trees in all, which he has brought
up from seedlings.
Feeding birds from a wind
ow is one of his special and
regular hobbies, and he has
at least five bluejays, four
cardinals and flock of spar
rows as regular" boarders.
81 give them grain as a regu-
lar diet, but on my birthday
I'm giving them some special
bird food which Albert Holz-
hauer gave me-" he explained.
With Spring arriving, Gus i:
thinking in terms of grating
some of his different varieties OF
spruce trees. "Do you know
where | can get some grating
wax" he asked.
His latest acquisition is fine
television set. ''They keep talk
ing about it's later than yos
think, so l thought I'd better ge
a set"
Mr.. Carpenter has been wild
over since 1919. Married in 1900
the Carpenters had two children
Mrs. Frieda Fisher, who nov
makes a home for her father an,
operates Milady Beauty Shop
and Laurence Carpenter, 1910 f
Perry street, cost accountant ol
the Standard Products staff.
On his 85th birthday, Mr.. Car
penter recalled an incident o
many years ago which still give
him a chuckle.
Back in those early days in
Chicago, a lad walked into his
engine room. "What in the
hell are you doing here?
demanded Gus. The sur
prised lad left, only to re-
turn a little later with Waldo
Avery, the big boss. There
was a knowing smile on the
lads face as he waited to see
whether he would again be
ordered out. That lad was
Sewell Avery!
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