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Evening star., 1952-08-19

assistance along this line, see your
minister. Apparently, however. the
qualms are ready to be smothereC
by the first propositioning male
who comes along.
Exercise a little more discretion
in your choice of friends; if neces-
sary. take another job to get away
from the bad influence under
which you are now moving. I am
quite convinced that the man in
the case is not honorably inclined
Any attentions you accept from
him will lead to more trouble than
you have already had.
DEAR MISS NISSEN: A year
ago I married, after breaking an
engagement to another man be-
cause fell in love with my hus-
band. I am now 81, he is 81. My
husband was wonderful when
went with him, but now all he
does is stay home and save money.
I keep thinking of the other man
and wish I had married him.
G. E.
ANSWER: Not an uncommon
situation for one who made a sud-
den switch from one man to an
other. Give your marriage a fair
chance: one year is too short a
time and you are too easily dis
satisfied. You apparently married
quickly. with little realization of
the responsibilities you would in
cur. Think about them now and
ask yourself If you are doing a
thorough job of being a good wife.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
Readers Clearing House
RECIPES?
QUERIES?

MRS. r. o. w., Mount Rainier
I have used many recipes anc
suggestions printed in this col
umn and now I hope some one
can help me with my problems
I have eaten chicken in the
basket at restaurants and would
like a recipe for the batter the
chicken is dipped into before
frying. The recipe I want leaves
a coating on the chicken that
is very thin and very crisp. 1t
is not the bread-like batter with
flour that is given in so many
cook books.
Perhaps some one can also
give me the delicious recipe for
pecan pie like the, pecan pies
bought in some local restau-
rants.
Although I have a regular egg
poacher. we prefer our eggs
just dropped into boiling salted
water the old fashioned way.
However, I find that the egg
that sticks to the bottom of the
pan is very difficult to get off.
What causes this? Can it be
avoided?
I have admired the people I
knew years ago who had luck
with cooked frosting that stayed
soft and fluffy but I never had
any luck with 1t. How can
one be sure when seven minute
frosting is cooked just long
enough.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
i Ion1e 7 euchinq Is Confusino|

step toward reading readiness. Pic
ture books are their first readers
They turn the pages and their
mothers talk to them about what
they see and let them talk. The
Mother Goose rhymes are read
to them and they relate the words
to the pictures. to the place on
the page, and soon they are "read-
ing them." not by sight and word
recognition but by association with
the picture and the place on the
page. Allowing the children to
talk about their experiences, tell
ing what they see, how they feel
about things, what they would like
or don't like, and guiding them
toward what is good and true and
lovely is the mothers educative
work and. If it is well done, the
child will go to kindergarten or
first grade well poised, unafraid
and ready for the teachers task.
Mothers should not attempt to
teach little children to read.
Reading is basic to all education
gained by books. Only the trained
teacher knows how to teach be-
glnners to read. A mother VINO
teaches this will not do as the
teacher will do and when the child
meets the teacher he will be con-
fused. afraid, then angry, and that
means a bad start on this most
important road to education. The
same thing happens in the teach
ing of arithmetic, writing, any
school subject. Leave it to the
teacher and save friction, time
and achievement.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
NAPLES?
I'M. C.. H., Alexandria

WI u 1E'1 ItOLWHUT tWI
I will be moving to military
station at Naples, Italy, and
would certainly appreciate any
information on what to take,
usefulness of car. refrigerator,
etc.. and the living quarters to
be found. Is it feasible to take
ones electrical appliances? I
would be most grateful for in
formation on this subject.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
ELECTRIC DRYER?
mrs. r. T. H., Delaplane)

I would like a little more in
formation on electric clothes
dryers. I know dryer would
be a great convenience in the
winter, as I have no basement
and no utility room where I
could hang clothes to dry and
have to use a portable alumni
mum line dryer in the bedroom
or living room.
However. clothes dried in a
dryer. it seems to me. would be
limp and lifeless and would wear
out sooner than clothes dried
otherwise. What do dryer own
ers think about this? Also, I
wonder which would be worth
more to me in convenience and
time saving-a dishwasher or a
dryer. Comments from owners
of both these appliances will be
received with the greatest Of
interest.
And what about having a
dryer installed with the outside
vents. Would I need a special
electrical outlet for a 220-volt
dryer?
Evening star., 1952-08-19
KINDERGARTEN AND
NURSERY

mrs. H. r. p, Arlington
st. Michael's Episcopal
Church. Eleventh and North
Ivanhoe streets. Arlington. is
accepting applications for kin
dergarten and nursery school,
opening September 8.
Information will be gladly
furnished by Mrs. w. C.. San
ders. JA. 1929, or Mrs. o. w.
Good, GIL. $500.
MRS. D. S.. Washington
We have just moved to WASH
ington from California and won-
der if some one could please tell
me if there is a nursery for 4
to S year olds in the vicinity
of Brookmont, Md.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
LIVER EXTRACT.
I'M. A. B., Cheperlu)

For the lady who wanted to
know how to make liver extract:
Take l pound beef liver and cut
in small pieces. Place in glass
jar, seal tightly. Place rack or
heavy cloth in bottom of a
gallon kettle and add cold water
to cover jar. Place lid on kettle
and boil for 3 hours. Keep jar
covered with boiling water.
Press and strain while hot
through cheese cloth.
AS for making taste more
palatable, your guess is as good
as mine.
SHERBET;
GAS STOVE.
mrs. G. X, Viennd)
Perhaps this very old but
delicious recipe for an "ice" to
be made in hand freezer will
appeal to Mrs. r. M. NJ, Fair
fax. Five threes: 3 lemons
(juice only. 3 oranges (juice
only. 3 quite ripe bananas.
3 pints cold water, 3 cups sugar
and l small can crushed pine
apple and its juice.
Mash the bananas we'll or put
through ricer or food-mill Cor
blender If you have one): mix
all ingredients and stir to dis
solve sugar. Freeze. (The
original recipe did not include
pineapple, as it was developed
long before that product was
generally available-its addition
is an improvementD 1t is easy
to make 70 of this recipe for
freezing in the refrigerator-it
is, of course, not SO smooth
made that way but still very
refreshing.
With regard to Mrs. r. M.
MS gas stove, I, too. use bottle
gas. And the instructions
which came with my stove said
never to immerse the burners In
water. 1t is possible to keep
them adequately clean. I find.
by use of dry steel-wool for
badly burned on materials and
by wiping with a damp cloth at
each dish-washing. CThe bottle
gas itself has nothing to do with
the clogging. but stoves for use
with this fuel must have special
burners with extra-small holes
which. Of course, clog more
readily.D
Evening star., 1952-08-19
LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY?
Miss E. c.. ArIinntnnl

I would like to hear from some
one who is an alumni or a stu
dent at Louisiana State Uni
versity. for I am going there
this fall and know nothing about
the school except what is in
their catalog.
I would especially like to know
what weight clothes are worn in
Baton Rouge. How long can
thin, summer things be worn?
How long and what type of
winter woolens are worn? What
Is the usual dress for class. Do
the "coeds" dress up or do they
go around the campus in socks?
What Is the most popular extra
curricular activity and what is
the usual dress for It?
I would also like to know If
the dormitories have &C. or
dc. current.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
BUTTERNUT SQUASH?
ELECTRIC STOVE;
DEVILED EGGS.

tMrS. E. u. M, W1Shtngt07D
Will some one please ex-
plain what a "butternut" squash
looks like? I'm not familiar
with any by that name.
Mrs. r. E.. who recently asked
about an electric stove-by all
means buy one with the burner
that can be lifted to the top! I
use mine that way all the time
and would feel as If I had only
three burners, with just the
deep well. Two ovens are won-
derful If you do any entertain
ing. I had my old gas stove
hooked up in the basement for
use in emergencies.
A new delight at our house
to the mashed yolks of hard
boiled eggs, add mayonnaise or
salad dressing to moisten and a
generous amount of dried beef
cut very fine. Replace in the
whites. It is the one form of
eggs to which our children do
not object.
Evening star., 1952-08-19
UNLOCKED FONDANT.

mrs. c. r. A., Washington
Uncooked Potato Fondant:
Boil or steam white potatoes
and put through sieve or COL
ander. Unless smooth and fine,
candy will have hard gluey spots
after 1t has dried out. Mix u
cup sieved potatoes with un-
beaten egg white. Add powdered
sugar gradually until whole mass
assumes consistency Of bonbon
cream. Flavor. From this you
may stuff dates. coconut creams,
etc. It Is a never fail and not as
sweet as the usual fondant.
Keeps indefinitely If we'll covered
in the refrigerator. May be
chocolate covered. Tinted and
made in nice patties.
, 1952-04-08
N o E

8&@4 &M&@ SHN @ 8A
The Democratic Club Of
st. Croix, Christiansted
branch, will hold a pre-con-
ventioa meeting at the Luth-
eran Parish Hall at $50 pm,
at which time delegates to the
Quadrennial Convention Of
the Insular Democratic Ma
tional Democratic Committee
of the Virgin Islands to be
held on April 5, 1852 IN the
city Of Christiansted at the
Lutheran Parish Hall, will be
elected.
All members and all persons
desiring to be enrolled as
members are asked to attend.
JOSEPH ALEXANDER
Chairman.
March 81, 1852
, 1952-04-08
ABOUT E
CREDIT UNIONS
Continued from yesterday

CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
Control and management are IN
the hands of the members of the
credit union. A board Of directors,
supervisory committee, and a
credit committee are elected at
the annual meeting of members
held in January. The board Sc
lects the officers from its own.
membership. The records show
that credit unions can manage
their money affairs with every
essential of success.
No officer except the treasurer
may receive any compensation,
and the treasurer very often
serves without pay, or for only a
nominal salary, especially in the
first year or two Of the credit
unions life. Experience has
shown that the credit union can
depend upon this u~nselfish service
of officials.
, 1952-04-08

Editorial
REAPPoINT JUDGE MOORE
WHEN THE Legislative Assembly convenes for the
specific purpose Of endorsing the reappontment Of Judge
Moore and communicating its approval to President Truman
with the request. that there be this reappointment, that body
can know that it has the backing Of thousands throughout the
Islands, and this paper. Judge Moore deserves to be re-
appointed, and the Islands deserve to have another term Of
this juist On the bench Of their highest court.
JUDGE MOORE has done a most commendable and
exemplary job in executing the duties Of his high office. He
has brought to the bench, and maintained the dignity, under
standing, fair play and justice which the local courts fully
deserved. AS a result this branch Of the government enjoys
the unquestioned respect which any judicial system should
enjoy. The docket is kept as clear as is possible under the cir
cumstances,= no cases are allowed to lapse, and those who deal
directly with the Court are convinced that matters are in the
most capable hands.
JUDGE MOORE DESERVES reappointment. His years
Of experience III the practice of law in Cook County, Illinois,
and before the Interstate Commerce Commission, coupled
with the necessary basic formal training having given him
the equipment for the position he holds. His foresight, under
standing Of the basic problems and his desire to make justice
have meaning far and beyond the mere announcing Of SEN
fences have convinced the entire Virgin Islands community
that tie courts have afunction the purpose Of which is the pro
lection Of their individual rights and liberties.
HAVING sentenced the Editor Of the AVIS to jail it might
seem strange to some that this paper would, for the third time,
go on record as favorng Judge Moore's reappointment. But
such is only natural when it is realized that the effort here is to
see the situation III it's broadest aspect and in terms Of what
this reappointment would mean to the community. The record
as to Judge Moore is clear. It is one Of which the jurist might
well he nroud and the community satisfied.
WE HEARTILY ndorse Judge Moores appointment
and ioin with the Legislative Assembly il urging the Presi-
dent to take this step.
, 1952-04-08

Net earnings from loan opera
tons or other sources may be re-
turned to the members in the
form Of dividends, except that 20
percent of the net earnings are set
aside in a reserve fund for bad
loans. With well-established credit
unions a dividend rate Of 3 or 4
percent per year is quite common.
Federal credit union bylaws limit
dividends to s percent per year.
LOSSES
Actual statistics Of Federal
credit unions show losses charged
off because of bad loans amount
ing to less than two-tenths of /
percent of all loans made. The re-
cords of State credit unions cover
ing the First World War and the
postwar period Of financial stress,
as well as the depression years,
show a similar low rate of losses
from bad loans.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
SEVERAL PRoRLEMss

l. i. II
from Mrs. c. F. c., WGshiagt0a)
I am . bride Of one year and
have several problems. What can
lie done with mems shirts which
are worn at the neck ana Guns?
II work so have little time 10 un-
dertake the turning process. ]
hate to use them for dust cloths.
Is there any way to fix an ex-
lpensive plastic shower curtain so
lit win not ..fiutter" when the
shower water is turned on?
There must be some way to
weight 1t down.
I have tried. without success, to
clean my percolator with soda.
cream Of tartar and vinegar. Is
there anything ! can do to re-
move the ugly stains?
Why does either the liquid or
flake bluing streak my wash?
Is there any effective way to
bleach white things washed In the
automatic washers and dryers?
Our rubber-backed cotton loop
(9x6) rug was uneven when de-
livered. Is there any way to
stretch It back into shape? VIII
a good cleaner be able to do it If
Il cannot?
How does one clean a one-quar-
ter-inch space between stone and
wall, and between the stone and
sink?
What is the best method for
cleaning q nylon frieze chair?
Can ! do it myself?
There is not q stick of wood In
our kitchen. How does one put
up towel racks, wax paper holder,
ETC.? We have tried the rubber
suction gadgets to no avail.
| Is there q packet of seeds one
can obtain anywhere to use In
doors? All the instructions on
them indicate outdoor planting.
Is a cotton -(muslin) or a plastic
mattress cover best? Can the
PLASTIC be used ON sofa bed?
] found some photo waters"
which are grand for mounting
pictures. cards and clippings in
lexpensively. / have also used
them for mounting pictures on
our walls! They are gummed on
I both sides and can be cut down
to size you desire. They have an
eight-lettered name beginning
with D and ending with N.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Modern
Marriage
The Sympathetic
Girl Will Get
Most Dates
By Dr.. Paul Popenoe

Maurine has lost another boy
friend. He told her that she Is
unsympathetic.
what am going to do about
It. DR.. Popenoe? Maybe I don't
know what sympathy is! I've al
ways thought was sympathetic
but if I'm not, I certainly want to
be. I'm baff1ed."
Sympathy may mean almost
anything, or nothing. Maur1ne.
You've probably heard the defini-
ton that sympathy is what one
girl gives another in exchange for
the details" In other words,
sympathy may be merely q cover
for curiosity. Oscar Wilde was
probably thinking along the same
line when he made his oft-quoted
remark that "any one can SYM
patl1ize with the sufferings OF q
friend, but it requires q very fine
nature to sympathize with q
friends success"
Undoubtedly. sympathy can be
increased by any one who feels a
deficiency of it. If YOU want to
tackle yourself, write me in care
of The Evening Star and ask for
q copy of Psychologist r. H.
Johnson's Suggestions for In
creasing Sympathy" ut will be
sent with the compliments Of The
Evening Star, but please inclose
a stamped, self-addressed envel-
ope with your requestJ You can
start by remembering that SYM
pathy means feeling with" You
share the others feelings; and 1t
is difficult to do this unless you
understand them.
Mrs. z. is one of the most SYM
pathetic persons I know. All neT
acuuaintances would agree,
think. Several points stand out:
/. She believes in herself. She
Aoesn't have to run down other
people because of any feeling ot
inferiority, envy or Jealousy on
her own part. Can you say the
same of yourself, Maurine?
2. She is interested in trying tt
find out why other people act al
they do. Instead Of denouncins
some action, she asks herself
''Why did he do or say that
What's his reason for that? II
were in his place, would / have
done or said the same?" Tes
yourself on that one. Maurine.
3. She is always ready to SHOW
her interest in others, to ask then
about themselves. to find wha
they need and help them In an.
way she can. How about your
self, Maurine?
4. She is always ready to do
little more than is necessary TO
this purpose. And you. Maurine
It's the sympathetic girl who !
likely to get the dates. It's tn
sympathetic wife who Is likely Il
have the happy home. And beinl
sympathetic is just as importan
to men as toiwomen.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
conducted by
BETSY CASWELL
/ FURNISHING ROOM?
TREATING GOTJRDS2

from Mrs. n. a. G., ArIingtOn)
! have tremendously enjoyed
reading your column and have
found it to be very beneficial.
First Of all. ! would like s1gges-
|tions on furnishing b boys room.
MY son Is IA years old and we
are moving into q tWo-beIrooTn
apartment wiz he win have his
own room. 7 am undecided about
having Q youth bed or q three
quarter size bed. Shall ] buy q
bedroom set or pick up odd pieces
|of unpainted furniture? Would
|it be cheaper to finish them my
self? Also. are bookcases suitable
for storage Of toys In his bed
room? Are throw rugs safe Or
should / buy q linoleum? The
floors are wooden parquet and
easy to keep clean. All sugges-
|tions will be. gratefully accepted.
Does any one know how 10 treat
|gourds? That is, how to dry them
and treat them for ornamental
purposes. ! am thinking Of grow
ing some in my garden.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
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PICKLE chips?
WINE JELLY.
from Mrs. @. z. X. Riuerdale,

fFrom Mrs. g. 7. X. Riperdale)
Gould some one please help
me out with 3 good recipe for
crisp pickle chips, preferably
sweet ones. This win be my f1rst
experience with pickles and j
do want them to turn out nice.
Some one recently requested q
recipe for wine jelly. I Just found
this one and hope It Is the right
one: One envelope sparkling
gelatin. u cup cold water. ! cup
hot water, u cup sugar, " Gun
sherry. V cup orange juice and
q tablespoons lemon juice. Pour
cold water IN bowl and sprinkle
gelatin on top Of water. Add
sugar and hot water and stir
until dissolved. Cool. then add
wine and fruit Juices. Turn into
mold that has been rinsed in cold
water and chill. When flrm lln-
mold. Serves six.
Evening star., 1952-03-07

DR.. and Mrs. A. j. s. Weaver
of Alexandria announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Molly
to MIR. Arnold Edward Petty. son
of Mrs. w. H. Petty and the late
Mr.. Petty of Bramwell. w. Va.
Miss Weaver attended the Col
lege Of William and Mary. Mr.
Petty has served in the United
States Navy, and Is a graduate OF
the College of William and Mary
He is a member of Theta Delta
Chi fraternity.
The wedding will take place IN
May.
Evening star., 1952-03-07

Mr.. e. H. Scott and Mrs. Estelle
Scott of Punta Gorda, Fla. an
nounce the engagement Of their
daughter, Jean, to MIR. James j
McGovern, son Of Mrs. Joseph B.
McGovern and the late Mr.. Nc
Govern of Gary, Ind.
Miss Scott is currently employed
with the Navy Department. HeI
fiance is associated with the Budd
Automobile Factory in Gary
where they will make their home
The couple have planned june
wedding.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Visitinq Here

A visitor from the Midwest Is
Mrs. Charles J. Freund. who
arrived Tuesday to stay with her
sister, Mrs. Abram Simon. Mrs.
Freund who Is of Columbus. Ohio,
will be here two weeks.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Contributions and requests

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and adj
dress. We win withhold both
and use only initials. Please
address mail to the Readers
Clearing House, Women's
Page, The Evening Star.
Washington 4.
Views expressed In the
Clearing House are not neces-
sariiy those Of The Star, and
as 1t Is obviously impossible
for us to test all recipes sub
mitted, We cannot assume re-
sponsibflity for them.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
Readers Clearing House
mEANTN5 BRuSHES?

CLEANING BRUSHES?
from M. e.. H. WGsl,jngt0n)
WIN some one please tell me
how to clean paint brushes on
which the paint has hardened?
- $50
MoLASSES CAKE?
from Mrs. "A. HI. Washington
Approximately q year ago ]
cut q recipe for molasses cake
from the Clearing House. I made
1t once and it was delicious. but
I have now lost the recipe. ]
would certainly appreciate having
this recipe again.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
MARMALADE:
ssTHANK-yOUn NOTE.

From Mrs. A. J. L.. LincolnioJ
Mrs. o. G. c., Washington: ]
made dried apricot marmalade by
your recipe and it Is delicious.
I wish to thank all the kind
people who sent In information
lon growing avocado seeds.
Evening star., 1952-03-07
BERKIEY. CALFoRNIA?

BERKELEY, CALlkNJkSN1Ag
from Mrs. C. r. H. Arlingt0nJ
Could some one who has lived Ia
Berkeley. Calf, please ten me
about it? Is the climate nice on
does It rain all the time9 Are
there as many hills as in San
Francisco and how IS it for sinus
trouble? A number Of the meme
|bers in, my family have respira-
tory trouble and we are trying tc
find the ideal place"
*A& z
ALLOWANCE PROBLEM?
from Mrs. r. n. r., Arlingtonl
So many people write In saying
how much help they receive
through this column after making
q request. that ! hope to get big
returns.
I'd like TO know how much al
|loWance q college boy should re-
|ceive. and Just what it should
cover when living away from
home. Food Is Q very large item
Evening star., 1952-09-15

the strength and the security o1
the republic"
"The burdens attached to the
Office OF President of the United
States" he said. "are enormous.
know that those responsibilities
are so far beyond the limits Of hui
man wisdom and strength that. il
I am called upon to bear them.
should be utterly dependent or
the sustaining power Of God as
the source of truth and wisdom In
the endless hours Of uncertainty
and anxiety.
I'm my public life I have always
tried to follow the rule laid down
$500 years ago by the prophet
Micah: to do Justly, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with my
God"
Evening star., 1952-09-15
Truman Scandal Banners Here
Fail to FIuster Party Workers

Democratic National Committee
workers don't know, and say they
don't care. who plastered the
Truman Scandals" signs at the
Ring Building headquarters yes
terday.
One huge banner, about 5 by rs
feet, and painted in gaudy blue
and red, was hung outside the
building while a handful of good
Democrats were spending Sunday
working inside.
Beside the block letters, "Tru-
man Scandals" were listed series
of indiscretions charged to the
administration by the signs au-
thorS.
Evening star., 1952-09-15
Man Who Defended Hiss
Quiet on White House Visit

Lloyd Stryker. the New York
lawyer who was defense counsel
at the first trial of Alger Hiss,
saw President Truman for five
minutes today but declined to dis
cuss his White House visit.
mo comment" he told report
ers as he brushed out Of Presi-
dent Truman's Office.
Hiss. former State Department
official, was convicted of perjury
at his second trial for denying
Communist associations. The jury
deadlocked in his first trial.