Evening star., 1951-04-30
For May Reading
By Betty Miles

This month, Elizabeth Bentley
begins her story in McCall's with
'My Life as Spy" The story
will run in four installments in
that magazine, and will appear in
book form this summer.
"McCalrs presents her story as
a human document Of tremendous
interest and significance at this
time" the editors declare in a
foreward, when the Communist
threat to our country has been in
tensified all over the world"
In recent Washington press
conference, Miss Bentley stated in
effect that she hopes her story
will reach as many people as pos
Sible, with it's words of warning
about Communist methods and
means.
McCall's explains the planning
that produced Contour" a hand
some new pattern in sterling sill
yer flatware.
Described as dual-purpoSe sill
yer, Contour" has new design
and comes in new sizes. The
place setting can be used for
casual, buffet and formal meals,
with the place knife and fork mid
way between luncheon and din
ner sizes, and right for both. The
tines of the salad fork are shaped
so that the fork is correct for
dessert and fish courses, too. The
place spoon, larger than the "over-
worked teaspoon" is at home with
cereal, soup and dessert.
Contours" designer studied the
hand first. we are told, then the
lifting and cutting uses OF t1at-
ware, then created the pattern for
comfort and balance in the hand.
There is way to make money
and still have time for your home
and family" William A. Lyngate
declares in Today's Woman. you
may have untapped earning power
in your ability to get along with
people and make a good impress
sion. If you're willing to try
your hand at door-to-door SELL
ing, you can turn this into a
steady profit"
Door-to-door selling is 81
billion industry and there are
nearly a million women, mostly
housewives, in it. the author re-
ports. Many of these women are
paying for doctors bills. mort
cages on their homes or the edu-
cation of their children with
their profits, he adds. Many q
woman who thought she couldn't
sell has found to her amazement
that the family income is richly
supplemented by her earnings.
About 5000 different firms are
in the door-to-door selling field,
so there's almost no limit to your
choice of things to sell. If you
want to go into selling, Today's
Woman suggests you read Door
to-Door Selling" a booklet by
the managing editor of Re-
failing Daily, published by
Fairchild Publications, Inc, New
York 3, N. Y. ($1.5O. 1t con-
tains helpful information and a
list of house-to-house sales firms
in the home-furnishings field by
States.
Certainly, not all women can
sell. Included in Today's Woman's
informative article is a check
list based on scores made by
successful saleSwomen. Here are
some of the questions that require
the answer "yes" if you are a
candidate for success in selling.
Are you genuinely interested in
people?
Are you a self-starter with
initiative? The hardest door to
have opened for you is your own
front door-to get out and get
going" says one successful sales
woman.
Have you an important incen-
tive to earn money?
Have you a patient and under
standing husband?
Have you in mind selling a
product you know is reliable?
You can't effectively sell some
thing you don't trust. Check
with the Chamber of Commerce
or Better Business Bureau in the
city where the company has its
main Office or factory. the author
counsels. Also, if the firm adver-
tises regularly in good publica-
tions, you can feel safe.
Ask your friends to help you