Evening star., 1952-05-26


house.
From Mrs. NJ. A. r., HyattsUille)
The Takoma Park Cooperative
Nursery School will hold open
house during the week of June 2.
The school is held in the Takoma
Park Christian Church, Chicago
and New York avenues. Takoma
Park.
Mothers who are interested in
sending their and 4 year old
children to a nursery school in
the fall are cordially invited to
visit the school. The hours of
school are from 9 to HAS am.
Monday through Friday.
For those mothers who are not
quite familiar with the operation
OF a cooperative nursery school
1t is organized and administered
by the mothers and operated
under the direction of trained
teacher. Participating mothers
are asked to drive children in her
area to and from school one day
each week and to assist the teacher
for that day.
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MOVING TO COUNTRY?
From Mrs. L. w. c., MerrifeldJ
To the lady who is contem-
plating moving to the country:
did just that six years ago and
have never regretted it. The adj
vantages are clean fresh air, quiet,
peace. the miracles of unobstructed
sunrises, bird-watching, growing
things and animals. Needless to
say there are disadvantages. But
have encountered none that were
very serious. At first we had trou-
BILE with our pump. which was too
small for the load we put on It.
Finally, we replaced it with a more
powerful model and have had ne
trouble since.
Your septic tank will have to be
cleaned periodically. Ours has
been In use IL years and has been
cleaned once four years ago. If
you have an adequate water sup
ply. your troubles should be prac-
tically non-existant. Our well is
. dug well 40 feet deep and we
have had more than sufficient
water, even in the driest summers.
Learning to cook on electricity
after having used gas all my life
did take bit of doing and for
two or three. months I despaired
OF ever learning the knack. Elec-
tricity is slower to heat than gas
and stays hotter than gas. Now
that I'm used to it, like it much
better than gas. 1t is far cleaner
and pot securing is reduced to
minimum. OF course, you could
have a bottled-gas stove if you
choose.
The most annoying thing I've
found is the rural party telephone
line. There are 10 subscribers on
our line. 1t is seldom free and
rings all the time. You'll find
that you can't visit by telephone
on a rural line, but it is always
available in case Of an emergency.
Furthermore. you'll find when you
move to the country that you'll
probably see more Of your city
friends-taking car ride in the
country-than you did in town.
One other thing. having ade-
quate bus service to town is a
must even if you dc. have your own
car. There are times. when your
car is in the shop, or is in use by
another member of the family,
when you'll have to resort to the
bus. In our neighborhood you can
usually hitch" a ride with a
neighbor. but even SO fairly
frequent bus schedule is con-
venience. If you decide to move
and can manage it--be sure to
have a garden and invest in a
deep-freeze. You will eat better
with less work and expense than
you dreamed was possible.
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SUGGESTION.
fFrom Mrs. W. f., Falls Church.
This is a suggestion for the
many persons who write RICH for
information regarding duty in
foreign countries. The Armed
Forces Hostess Association, room
1-B-877. the Pentagon, carries
complete up-to-date files on all
foreign countries. Their service
even includes information regard
ing auto care, drivers licenses and
hospitals as well as climate. hous-
ing, travel, etc.
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MUSTY OROR?
(From Mrs. B. A. E., Falls Church.
I'm wondering If any Of the
readers might give me a sugges-
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