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Evening star., 1950-01-13
Why Has eyes" Vanished?

why mas cS fau1SneQ!
Eyes" is pretty word-that Is,
1t was a pretty word before it was
ousted by yep, uh huh, yeah, OK,
sure, you said it." and various other
vocal noises of affirmation.
It is difficult to account for the
disappearance of Eyes" in spoken
American English; but we hear 1t
so seldom that we may almost re-
gard 1t as obsolete.
For instance, let us tune in on
any one of the give-away quiz pro-
grams and harken to the emcee as
he interrogates a contestant.
Emcee: How do you do? You're
Mrs. Gloria Winsap?
Mrs. w.: THAT'S right.
Emcee: And you're a housewife?
Mrs. W.: THAT'S right.
Emcee: And you live In the
Bronx?
Mrs. W.: THAT'S right.
Emcee: Fine. Now see if you can
answer this question. If you answer
it correctly, you'll win (for the
next five minutes he enumerates
prizes). Now, are you ready, Mrs.
Winsap?
Mrs. W.: THAT'S right.
Emcee: Very well; here's the
question: In the song California,
Here ] Come" which one of the 48
States is referred tor"
Studio Audience, en- masse:
CALIFORNIA!
Mrs. W.: Uh-h -.
Emcee: Which one of the 48
States is referred to in the song
California, Here 7 Come?
Studio Audience: CALIFORNIA.
Mrs. W.: Uh-h- Tex no,
mean, uh-h
Emcee:: I can give you only one
hint, Mrs. Winsap: Ca -. Ca
Ca -.
Mrs. w: Kansas!
Emcee: No, not Kansas. Oh, you
know the answer, Mrs. Winsap.
Ca =. Ca -.
Mrs. W.: Ca Carolina!
Emcee: No, not Carolina. Aren't
you thinking Of California?
Evening star., 1950-01-13

A woman OF today would feel Out
Of place If she put on a dress OF
1900 and wore it about. The dresses
of that time tended to sweep the
streets"
A lady of fashion went forth in
a costume which had long sleeves
and a high collar. The collar was
so tight that it gave a choking feel
ing. The sleeves reached clear to the
wrists. When the lady walked about,
she used at least one of her hands
to gather up her skirt and try to
keep it off the floor, ground, side
walk or street.
Women went swimming or bath
ing, but what strange suits they
wore! The proper bathing suit had q
skirt which reached to the knees OF
a bit below. Each swimmer was ex-
pected to wear full-length stockings
while in the water, as well as on dry
land.
AS late as 1920, policemen in the
Boston area were ordered to keep
any woman off a bathing beach il
she appeared in alf-length stock
ings. Bare knees were barred there
Meanwhile, however, women had
been staging q kind Of revolt, and
were going swimming In many
places with half Length stockings
and with short skirts. In due
course, it grew to be the custom
everywhere to leave of stockings
while In the water. The bathing
suits came to have less and Les,
Evening star., 1950-01-13

shown in the left-hand column be-
low are linked with corresponding
terms that appear in the right-hand
column. Try to match them ap-
propriately. You are entitled to one
point for each correct matching.
(a) Daniel (x) Handwriting on the
(b) Julius Caesar wall
(c) Nero (w) Blitzkrieg
w Waterloo
(d) Napoleon W Crossing the Rubicon
(e) Hitler tzl Fiddler OF Arson
Score yourself as follows: 0-2, poor: 36s
average: 7-S, superior; ell, very superior.
Answers.
I. Shoes Vulnerable heed. 3. Bowler.
8. Coal. 4. Highway (shoulderl. S. Bald
win (apple). 6. (a) Daniel-HandwritinG
(x). (b) Caesar-Rubicon W. (c) Nero
Fiddler (x). (d) Napoleon Waterloo w.
te) Hitler -Blitzkrteg (w).
An Alaskan sealskin is so light
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Word Come
Find 81 or more words IN
INVARIABLY,

Average is "a; limit, 80 minutes.
Rules-Words must be of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition Of ''s,'' such as '"bats,"
cats" are not used Only one form of q
word Is used. Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Test Your Horse Sense-syDr G W. c'o".

l. If Achilles were living today, he
would probably be most interested
in buying which article of apparel
named below?
Shoes Hat Shirt Tie
2. A pinboy would be of most
assistance to which one of these
men?
Golfer Machinist Bowler Clergyman
3. The word vein" should make
one think primarily of which type
of heat?
Oil Coal Wood Gas
4. You would normally find
BERN associated with which one Of
the following?
Lake River Airport Highway
5. Which one of the following
names should make one think pri-
marily of William Tell?
Baldwin Kieffer Gage Catawba
clio. The five historical characters
Evening star., 1950-01-13

Present natives of the Pribilof
Islands are descendants of Aleuts
brought there by the Russians to
hunt seals.
Evening star., 1950-01-13

Americans use q gallon measure
dating from the time Of Queen
Anne when it was used to measure
wine.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Answer to OPUSCULE.
Uncle Rows Corner BY Romon coffmon

material in them, until they took on
the form which is common nova
days.
Other fashions changed as we'll.
Dresses were shortened until they
barely reached the knees during the
period of the First World War. Since
then, the styles have differed a
great deal, but the street-sweep-
ing skirt has failed to come back.
The clothes of men and children
also have changed during the past
SO years. Take, for example, the
trousers of boys. Early in the pres
ent century, it was against custom
for a boy to put on long trousers
until after he entered his teens.
Usually the change from short to
long was made between the ages
Of IA and 16. Nowadays we some
times see boys only 8 or 9 years old
with long trousers!
Evening star., 1950-01-13

Mother-It's time for Jim to
waken from his nap, SO I'll put
the radio in the other room. When
he's q little older he won't be so
interested In turning 1t on.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Goren on Bridqe

! In today's hand South opened the
bidding very modestly with one club.
West, naturally, passed despite his
two-and-one-half honor tricks. Even
IL he were not vulnerable it is
doubtful that a one-heart overcall
should be considered with this type
hand.
North, though certain that the
partnership would go to game and
suspicious Of q slam, nevertheless
bided his time with temporary bid
OF one diamond to find out at low
level just what type Of hand his
partner held.
South's rebid of two clubs was
normal, denoting minimum hand
but a good club suit. North could
bid two spades at this point with
the assurance that the opener would
be obliged to speak again, but
elected to bid three spades "a jump
shift designating an early interest
In Slam. South naturally signed
off at three no-trump. North made
one more slam effort, jump to
five clubs. His trump support, it
will be noted, was adequate for a
rebid suit.
It is South's decision to bid six
clubs that is worthy of comment. A
less discerning South might have
said, "In view of the fact that
have opened a minimum hand I do
not feel inclined to take any fur
ther action, now that game has been
reached"
The point is that, in view of the
bidding sequence, South's hand
should not be looked upon as a
minimum. The king of diamonds
should no longer be regarded as
one-half trick, for, having been
promoted by partners mention of
that suit, 1t begins to look more like
an ace.
The key to the situation is that
North must have singleton heart.
Perhaps 1t would be appropriate at
this time to refer again to our COM
mon sense convention which pro-
vides that when a player names
three suits, including q Jump, he
advertises singleton or void in
the fourth suit.
Note that II South had held:
Ala 0KJ4 1753 KJ8f
he would have had precisely the
same high-carrd count, but would
have been obliged to pass the bid
Of five clubs. In that case, his hand
would have retained its minimum
status. With the knowledge that
partner had q singleton heart he
would realize that his king of
hearts was q worthless card. Per-
init me to repeat that a high honor
In partners suit should mentally be
promoted to the next neighbor rank.
(Copyrisht. 1850. by Charles II. Goren)
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Points for Parents B, Es,h TAoma' wo'os'
accordingly.

Both mothers serenity and babys happiness promoted
en mother anticipate undesirable happenings and act
accordingly.
Evening star., 1950-01-13

Sights In Strange India" is the
title Of q. picture leaflet. It contains 10
pictures by Frank G. Pape and several
hundred words Of text by Uncle Ray.
To obtain copy send q self addressed,
stamped envelope to Uncle Ray in care
Of The Star.
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Take Nv Word for 1t By F'o"t Coli,
THAT'S right!

Mrs. W.: THAT'S right!
Emcee, Historically: That s
RIGHT! That's RIGHT! Cali
fornia 1t Is! (Studio audience cheers
wildly, the orchestra plays like mad,
and the emcee goes berserk.)
About the only time "yes" is heard
on the radio is in commercial an
nouncements. Eyes" always begins
a declarative sentence, as: 'Y-e-s,
you'll love the luxury ride of the
new, streamlined, 1850 Flivmo-
Evening star., 1950-01-13
Not This

Mother-No, no. son! Leave
the radio alone! He turns it on
as loud as he can and 1t nearly
drives me crazy. He cries when ]
slap him. but goes right back to 1t.
Evening star., 1950-01-13

An Alaskan sealskin Is so light
and pliable that an entire pelt
can be passed through q napkin
ring.
, 1950-08-15

Here's evidence that architects
and designers practice what they
preach, for this ingenious bit Of.
modernizatiOn was recently un-
dertaken In the home Of q prone
iRent mid-western architect.
Before remodeling, the old
pantry was q hopeless ycatch=alL
Then partitions were changed.
back stairs eliminated. doors re-
located - and presto! this prae.
teal, of-the- kitchen pIayroom
was created. The Riddles are
crazy about the new arrangement
Tor now they have q room 6
their own. Mothers enthusiastic
because the children are within
easy beck and call, and their &C.
tivities can be supervised with
minimum effort.
The borrowed light" semi-par.
tition makes both the kitchen and
playroom seem more spacious.
Built-in toy shelves furnish q
place for every precious POSSES.
sion. The combinatit
, 1950-08-15
FORMER / G SCHOOL

ed special courses at Heidel-
berg University, Germany.
She is a member of Kappa Mu
Honorary Society and Delta
Sigma Theata Sorority.
Captain Anderson was born
on the continent but his father
was born in Christiansted. He
is delighted with the Islands
& is particularly pleased that
through a clerical error some
years ago the record shows
him to be a Virgin Islander.
He was graduated from Ho-
ward University with honors
in 1941 and Immediately enter
ed the Armed Service with the
rank OF IND Lieutenant, Infan-
try. He saw active service in
Africa and Italy and is a reci-
pient of the Purple Heart and
the Bronze Star Medal, award
ed for valor in armed conflict
with the enemy.
AT the end Of World War II
Captain Anderson was assign
ed to occupation duty and &C
, 1950-08-15
Personnel Mention

EENZHE IN
A. Thurston Child, former
Superintendent of Education
here and now Professor of
English at the Polytechnic In
stitute at st. German, Puerto
Rico, spent the weekend in
St. Croix visiting old friends.
Mr.. Child taught summer
school in St. Thomas. He left
for Puerto Rico today to be on
hand for the re-opening of
Polytechnic.
, 1950-08-15
Victory IN Koreu
Is Assured.
Trurnun Tells Rhee

President Truman says vic
tory in the Korean war IS as
sured. These words Of conf
.dence were sent to President
Syngman Rhee, President of
the South Korean Republic on
the occasion of the second an
niversary Of the creation Of the
Republic.
Mr.. Truman said, Il know
that the aggressor will be re-
PEELED and that the people of
Korea will achieve the free
dom and independence which
are their natural right.
, 1950-08-15
Unions Beck Down
On Ultirnutu1n
To President Trurnun

Two railroad Unions backed
down from a proposed ultima
tum to President Truman to
seige the nations railroads or
they would strike, After a con-
ference with presidential As
sistant John r. Steelman, that
lasted past midnight, the
Union officials agreed to with
draw the demand and they
agreed instead to continue ne
gotiations with the carriers for
a 40 hour week for their 200,
600 members.
, 1950-08-15

and pin-up board are also excel
lent juvenile advantages.
Pantry-to-playroom was just
part Of the modernization plan
for this thirty, year old home.
According to the architect-owner,
remodeling throughout was &C.
complished mainly by removing
. few old partitions and installing
new ones in logical locations to
put seldom-used space ON q full.
time basis. .
This story was recently Tea.
tured in Popular Home" mag
azine, published by the United
States Gypsum Company, Chicago.
1t Is the first Of q series Of seven
similar articles about profession.
al men In building who are build.
ing or remodeling to better their
own living. The series is just one
Of the many different homemaker
features Of the magazine, and
should present q multitude Of
ideas that can be adopted or
adapted by others who are inters
2~ted in building or undermining.
, 1950-08-15
Indiun Delegate
Suggests WuY to
End Koreun Conflict

AT Lake Success, India out
lined a plan to have the nom
permanent U.N. Security
Members try to work out a
settlement Of the Korean con-
,flict. The Indian delegate, Sir
Bengal Rau, suggested that
the six nations, as a special
group, consider all proposals
for ending the Korean fighting
and for the future of Korea.
The temperament members
of the U.N. Security Council
are India, Norway, Jugo-Sla-
via, Cuba, Egypt and Ecuador.
, 1950-08-15

companied by Mrs. Anderson
and daughter, spent over four
years in Germany. His son,
Raj, was born in Wurtzberg, Ger
many in 1913.
While in Germany Mrs. Ander-
son took an active part in the com
munity life of Kitzingen Ger
many, where the family was sta
toned. She served as y~ice-presi-
dent of the first Parent Teachers
Association organized there and
Secretary of the Board of Direc-
tors for German Youth Activities,
headed by Mrs. Henry C. Newton,
wife of the Commanding Officer
OF the Kitzingen Training Center.
The couple visited several Eu-
ropean countries many times in
Guiding Denmark, Switzerland,
Luxembourg, France, Belgium, Hol
land, Austria and Italy.
Captain Anderson was promot-
ed to his present rank while in
Germany and was the recipient
of several letters of commenda-
ton for his military service there.
He was recently appointed by Pre-
sident Truman and confirmed by
the Senate for regular commits.
sion, and is presently assigned as
assistant professor Of Military
, 1950-08-15
House. Senate Bill
Lifts Ruciul Burrier
In United States

The Senate and House pass
ed a compromise resolution re-
moving race as a barrier to CT
tizenship for all aliens admit
ted to this country for perma-
nent residence prior to 1926.
The bill affects aliens of ia
panese, Korean & Polynesian
origin.
, 1950-08-15
u. s., Austruliun
Planes Strike Reds
On All Fronts

United States Far East Air
Force and Australian Mus
.tangs carried out another full
scale program of strafing and
bombing tactical and strategic
targets during the "a hour
period, of August IA. More
than 400 sorties in the 5Oth
consecutive day collaboration
with ground troops, were
flown.
, 1950-08-15
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
ENDORSES BILL TO
REGISTER DOCTORS

The American Medical As
ISOLATION endorsed, in princi-
pal, bills pending in Congress
for registration and induction
into the military service 81
doctors and other technical
and specialized personnel.
, 1950-08-15
Cricket Fans See
St. Louis Defect
Spurtuns in Opener

A large crowd Of cricket fans
were on Parade Ground on
Sunday to see the st. Louis
team win ovef the Spartans
l89 to IL.
Top scorer for the st. Louis
was Christian Hendricks who
made 26 runs. Irving Henry
was top scorer for the Spar
tans. He made q runs.
Next Sunday will see the
st. Louis and the Unique in
action.
, 1950-08-15

Science and Tactics at Tuskegee
Institute in Alabama.
They are the house guests of
Mrs. Anderson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Bough, and will be
here for a month.
Evening star., 1950-08-28
Ey Violet FouIkner


AS summer draws to close the
fruit and vegetable stands are as
bright and colorful as any florist
window. Summer fruits have a
season that is all too short for
most of us. They're here. for just
a few weeks, then they're gone
again for a long time 1t. unless
you store some Of them in jams,
relishes and preserves on your
pantry shelf.
Many new homemakers who've
never put up" any fruits before
will be doing it this year and
proud they'll be next winter of
the delicacies they can produce
with these thoroughly tested
recipes.
PLUM BUTTER.
To make plum butter. wash
plums and cook until soft. Put
through food mill (using screw
without scraper to hold paddle
in place. to remove seeds and
skins. Measure pulp, add 70 as
much sugar as pulp. Mix, cook
until thick consistency. stirring
frequently. Ad ground cinnamon,
allspice. and cloves if desired,
allowing to 2 teaspoons mixed
spices to each gallon Of fruit but
ter. Pour hot butter into hot,
sterilized jars, filling to within
" inch of top. Apply hot steril-
lied caps.
PERSIMMON JAM.
Use persimmons that are so
ripe they are like jelly. Wash,
cut up, and press the pulp through
a food mill. Measure 2 cups of
pulp into heavy saucepan. add
an equal amount of sugar, and
simmer slowly for 20 minutes,
stirring constantly. (If kept be-
low boiling point the jam will not
become bitter. Some people use
a double boiler for cooking this
delicate sweet.) Pour into small
hot Jars or glasses and seal.
Makes about q pint.
GINGERED PEARS.
4 lemons
" cup water
8 pounds firm Bartlett pears
4 pounds g cups) sugar
"a pound green ginger root
Chip off yellow peel of lemons
rather coarsely. add water, cover,
and let simmer until the peel is
tender. Wash and peel pears, and
cut into medium fine chips
(There should be about 4 quarts
Evening star., 1950-08-28

ditionally follow. Women fire.
quently have a period Of employ
ment in early adulthood, then
retire from the job market to
raise a family, sometimes return
ing in later years.
In order to qualify for old-age
and survivors insurance under the
old law, an individual must have
had either quarters of coverage
equal to at least one-half the
number Of quarters elapsing since
1886 and before age IS or death,
or 40 quarters of coverage. Under
the new law eligibility require
ments are liberalized considerably
to provide new start" Quarters
of coverage would be required for
only one half of the number of
quarters from 1850 to the time a
person reached age IS or died
with a minimum of six quarters
OF coverage required. These
quarters. however. may include
those earned before 1851. Thus
any person aged 81 or over on
the effective date of the bill would
be fully insured for benefits at
age IS If he had at least six
quarters Of coyerage acquired at
any time.
1t Is also possible now to COM
pute the average wage from the
period following 1850 rather than
after 1886, If that is to a per-
sons advantage. The individual.
however, would have to acquire
six quarters of coverage after 1850
in order to have this new start"
in the average wage.
In addition to any rights a
married woman may have on the
basis of her own wages. she is
eligible also for a wife's or widows
benefit if her husband is insured.
II her primary benefit based
on her record Is less than
the amount of her benefit as
a wife or widow. she receives her
own primary benefit plus the
amount by which her wife's or
widows benefit exceeds it. If her
primary benefit is equal to or
larger than the benefit which she
would otherwise receive on her
husbands record. she is not en-
titled to the latter benefit. Spouses
make no extra contributions for
benefits for their mates. The
benefits are paid to the mates as
dependents, and not paid if a
state Of dependency does not exist.
Evening star., 1950-08-28
Live Long-And Like 1t
LOrJ-7AI7d
Social Security Amendments Aid Wonoer

sons whose annual net income Is
at least $400 will be covered. Those
self lf-employed not eligible are
farmers, physicians, lawyers, den-
lists. osteopaths, chiropractors, op-
tometrists, Christian Science prac-
TONERS, naturopaths, professional
engineers, veterinarians, archi-
tects, accountants and funeral di-
rectors.
During the early years after en-
actment of the 1850 amendments,
about $4,000 wives under the age
of IS whose husbands have
reached that age will receive wives
benefits on the basis of having
children under the age of 18 in
their care who are entitled to
benefits. An estimated 5000 for
mer wives, divorced from deceased
fully insured men, may receive
mothers benefits each year while
they have children under 18 in
their care. Benefits to these
women were not permitted under
the act before the 1850 amend
ments. Already receiving bene-
fits under the present law, of
course, are wives of IS and widows.
Also. during the early years
after the enactment benefits will
be awarded on their mothers wage
record to approximately $4,000
children who would not have been
able to qualify under the law in
effect previously, because the IA
ther was in the houshold or was
making some contributions to
their support.
Provided, too, is a provision per-
! mitting payment of benefits at
the age of IS to a widower of a
woman who died after August,
1850, if he had been receiving at
least one-half of his support from
her. The widower's benefit, like
that already in effect for widow,
is three-fourths of the primary
insurance amount that would
come to the insured person him
self. ....-
Also. when a wife's policy ma
lures. benefits may be paid to her
husband when he reaches 65 If he
received at least one-half of his
support from her. The amount
Of benefits payable is one-half of
the primary insurance benefits, as
is the case of wives benefits based
on the husbands wage record.
Another new provision raises
parents benefits from one-half of
a son or daughters primary insur-
ance amount to three-fourths of it.
The lberalizing of eligibility
requirements for those now past
middle age should be of particular
interest to women in view of
the work pattern they ira
Evening star., 1950-08-28

NS"SS'
BoonS to women are several
provisions in the amendments to
the 15-year-old Social Security
Act awaiting the Presidents sig
nature.
Women are found in sizable
supply in some of the groups for
merly excluded from coverage.
Also, some wives and mothers who
formerly did not qualify for COW
erage now are eligible. And the
survivors and dependents of work.
ing wives will now benefit from
the latter'S insurance.
Seventy-f1ve per cent, of course.
Of the 100000 domestic workers
covered under the new law are
women. Seventy per cent of the
600, ,000.workers in non-prof1t Or
ganizations now eligible for COW
erage are women. Fifty per cent
of the "borderline" farm workers,
whose occupation, such as agricul-
ture processing, is related to farm
ing, 25 per cent of the newly eligi-
BILE Federal employees, and "a per
cent of the now eligible employees
of State and local governments are
women. Twelve per cent Of the
non-farm self-employed are mem
bers of the fair SEX"
A domestic employe who works
for an employer for at least "a
days in a calendar quarter with
cash wages of at least $50 paid is
eligible for social security cover
age.
Employees of religious, chari-
table, educational and other non
profit organizations exempt from
income tax may be covered if the
organization itself files a certifi-
cate indicating that it wishes to
have the old-age and survivors
insurance system extended to its
employees. Such q certificate must
indicate that at least two thirds
Of the employees want coverage.
Members of the clergy are ex-
cluded.
Federal employees of short du-
ration, those excluded from civil
service pensions pending perma-
nent appointments, and some
others in special categories are
eligible for coverage.
Approximately 1,450,000 State
and local government employees
now are eligible for Federal old
age insurance, but public employees
covered by a retirement system
will be excluded.
Approximately four and three
quarter million self f-employed per-
Evening star., 1950-08-28

Next time you make stewed
tomatoes. add a little Worcester
shire sauce along with the salt
and pepper for good flavor.