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Evening star., 1952-09-25
SUGGESTIONS.
Mrs. r. r., Washington


My idea of a perfect family
would be one where every one
ate what was put before him.
If yours doesn't happen to be
one maybe some Of these sug-
gestions will help:
School children need a good
breakfast. # they're tired OF
all the usual things. try a rad
ical method as I have (ask your
pediatrician if you lihe). I
serve virtually any nourishing
food they like-potatoes boiled
in their skins (pressure cooker
does 1t in a few minutes). instant
rice. buttered egg noodles. hot
dogs, tomato soup, wax beans,
deviled eggs chow they can pre-
fer a deviled egg for breakfast
to a scrambled one. I can't un-
derstand, but mine doD, fresh
orange juice with half bottle
orange pop for zest. and so on.
To us grownups we can't
imagine liking such things for
breakfast, but in the last analy-
sis, if it's digestible and nour-
ishing at any meal, why not
breakfast? Tomato soup is not
much more than tomato juice
and milk, which are considered
perfect menu; pure egg noodles
are rich in protein and carbo-
hydrates and essentially the
same as a boiled egg and a slice
of bread.
And now a few tricks on keep
ing small fry happy, particularly
when they have to remain In
doors. Q'm sure you'll think !
sell cake coloring. but I don'to
Have you tried whipping up q
bowl Of suds and for variety
tinting it with cake coloring?
Give them some spoons and
small dishes and set them at a
table of wherever you like. It's
especially good for washday-
the children stay put.
For restless convalescents who
have tired of colors and books.
etc, color salt and sand (two
colors are nice) and let them
set at the play table making
birthday cakes and cookies.
Moisten it just enough to stick
together a little. Put papers
or an old scatter rug down II
its indoors. It takes a few min
utes to clean them and the ia
BILE, but if they have stayed
happy an hour or so it's worth
It,. Something with which to
decorate the salt or sand
"cakes," add to the fun--tooth-
picks. q few beans or raisins.
etc.
I also make a dough (Which is
not greasy of flour. salt and
boiling water. but I don't have a
recipe. think I use about u
salt. After it cools I work
-four into it just so it won't be
sticky and can be rolled with a
toy rolling pin.
Evening star., 1952-09-25
TRAILER EXPERIENCES?


I have enjoyed RICH for the
past three years. I am inter-
ested in information regarding
travel to the West Coast with a
small house trailer and q f.
month-old child. Would the
extra trouble of towing a trailer
be Offset by its advantages?
What mileage can you expect to
make? Are trailer courts avail
able after a reasonable days
travel?
Will be interested in COM
ments from any readers Of RICH
who have taken trailer trips
either long or short.
Evening star., 1952-09-25
STORM WINDOWS.

mrs. W. II. M, Arlington)
Mrs. B. F. B., East Riverdale:
We bought the inside storm win
dows for our easement windows
last winter and are thoroughly
satisfied with them. Ours are
very easy to install yourself.
Evening star., 1952-09-25
ANTIQUE TABLE?

MRS. A. S.. Washington
I have a lovely antique marble
topped table. The marble has
become spotted and stained and
I cannot seem to find anything
to remove these spots. I hope
some Of you readers can tell me
how to clear it up again.
I also have a lovely antique
buffet. It has a red marble top.
The wood is perfectly beautiful
and is hand carved. / would
love to know how old 1t is-can
any readers tell me where I
might find out?
KEEPING PANS BRIGHT.
mrs. S. G. D.. Washington
To keep pans bright is very
easy. Every time anything is
boiled in the pans. just add a
few drops Of lemon juice. I
keep q can open in my refrigera-
tor at all times. When boiling
vegetables such as potatoes.
corn on cob or any kind for that
matter. I just add the lemon
juice when the water starts to
boil.> I also do this when steril-
izing something. No more dark
stains to remove and the lemon
doesn't affect the flavor in any
way.
SONG?
MRS. J. B. B., washington
Could a kind neighbor please
send in the words to q song
entitled. "Daddy's Little Grip"
This song was on the hit parade
about three years ago; and since
we have just been blessed with
q little girl, we would like to
recall the words to sing to our
daughter.
TO REMOVE STAINS?
mrs. A. B. G.. BethesdG)
Can any one tell me how to
remove rust stains from white
enamel laundry tubs?
Evening star., 1952-09-25
SOUR CREAM?
SPOTS OFF LINEN?
CURLING LEAVES?

(MfS. V. Q. r, WdShtngt0nJ
We are newcomers in this area
and I want you to know how
much I enjoy your column.
Could any one please tell me how
to make sour cream-like they
sell in the stores?
Also. how do you get cream
spots of linen? I've tried clean
ing fluid and it does not work.
Does any one know what
makes violet leaves curl? I'm
very grateful to you for all the
useful hints I've received and
used.
Evening star., 1952-09-25
QUERY?

fMrs. r.. r., SilDer Spring.
My husband and I have been
looking at the new furniture in
stores and dining room suites,
ETC., seem to have q hard glass
like appearance which Is beau
tiful. I have also seen it on un-
finished furniture in stores. Does
any one know how they do this?
Evening star., 1952-09-25
Readers Clearing House
MINIATURE TREES.
maj. NJ. B. c., Japan

maj. M. B. c.. Japan
I have followed your column
for years. And now that am
in Japan, while I get The Star
almost three weeks late, I still
read almost every word. One Of
your readers asked about the
art Of raising Dwarf trees. May
I quote an article out Of I'VE
Japanese" by Frederic de Garis.
"Bonsai or potted plants. are
dwarfed trees, trained to show
the beauty of large normal trees,
or of ancient trees. The favor
ite trees for bonsai are pines
(matsu), principally Of the
needle leaf, Mongolian oak
(keyakD. Some specimens OF
these trees, potted for 100 years
or more, bring several thousand
yen when sold. At one Of the
recent exhibitions of bonsai
there were two pines. each said
to be over 500 years old.
Trees also used in bonsai are
cryptomeria (sugD, maple (mo-
mijD, ground cypress (hinoki),
cherry (sakura). and others.
Some trees have two trunks.
some a single trunk: sometimes
q different species is grated
into the main tree. Some of
these dwarf trees, from / foot
up in height, have all the char
acteristics of normal trees.
The usual method Of produc-
ing these dwarfed trees is as
follows: The main roots of Sc
lected seedlings Of small trees,
not more than 8 to 5 inches in
height are cut away, only the
small roots being allowed to de-
velop-a procedure which Is
carried out periodically. Weights
are hung on the branches in
order to make them hang in
downward curved shapes and
the branches are tied with string
or wire to form them into ar
tistic shapes. The treatment
differs with each tree. The
trees are kept in a shaded loca-
ton. Six to 10 years are re-
quired to produce and get de-
sirable tree. Bonsai for decora-
tive and exhibition purposes are
common all over Japan"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
PATRIOTISM, WE ARE REMINDED, is STILL A VIRTUE.

In 1877 Prime Minister Dsraei succeeded against great
odds in preventing Britain from helping Russia push Tur
key out Of Europe In replying to storm of criticism in
Parliament, he said Cosmopolitan critics. who are
friends of every country their denominated
this policy as selfish policy My Lords, it is selfish as
patriotism" A&
Here, in our own country we have just been treated
to rare exhibition of another another
Prime Minister who for England first last and all
time And in this year of decision when we must choose
our own leader for the next four years this
ing visitation should help to inspire to cautious seec-
ton OF candidates in both parties whom expect
be for America, first, last and all-the-time
It is high time that we stop confusing patriotism with
lsoaonism Every thinking American realizes that the
great majority of irrespective of party accept the fact
that we can have no security until the peace of the world
somehow achieved; and that shall have heaviest
role to play it to be brought about in time Thus
should not be too difficult to that only strong ma
ton can play such role that now, are little
late looking to our own strength We dare not dssipate
It further in thousand silly goodng adventures at
home and abroad lest when the chips are down. we lack
what it takes to speak with the voice of authority
PATRIOTISM them the simple standard by which to
Judge any man who presumes to seek the presidency
time for political expediency for throwing bone to every
organized minority is past if America il to thwart the
holocaust In which the Red world expects to engu the
weak and fabby and irresoIute. ssal
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01

We assume that the of clothing has not gone up
in greater proportion than the increase Nor has
furniture automobiles increase in great proportions
What has increased however, is the number of costly
things the average family considers essential to every
day living. Nearly every home now has bathroom In
stead of cooking Is dollar stove costly cleaning gas
and electric ranges used and gas bought for fuel in
stead of harvesting the family woodot We want fine cleo
trio regeraors record players and televson SETS Near
Nobody bear cotton next to the skin be
silk nylon Farmers leave their machinery out to rust
and fishermen leave their nets out to rot because everybody
must spend certain amount of time travelling around at
tending social affairs and seeing the distant places
foreparents might have dreamed of but hoped to
We all want finer houses with fire. places and picture
windows of plate glass; with lace curtains and plush drap
cries. plus venetian blinds We used to do with straw mat
ting, but must have wool rugs floors; polish
ed and overstued furniture instead of canebottomed
chairs lot of entertaining has to be done and costs
lot with whskey 81 to $40 quart when
shine used to be bought by the prosperous at $40 for
ive-gallon Jug Nearly everybody who counts
modern beach cottage comfortable his home And in
of sort must be in the family for the kids
be accommodated with transportation and be supplied with
spending money. sa 9fE
We just amt going back to the old style of living
anything we are going to have little style particu
larly somebody will let have it on credit.
Let mediate upon this peculiar circumstance 1t is
not the producer of the the merchant who do
ing so much to think We buy lot gro
ceres with days wages than before but the trouble
about the cost of living not satisfied to live
the same plane of life used to live We have have
SO many more things Yves got to keep up with the Joneses
as the old saying goes.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
sTUMPY POINT NEWS

Mrs. Alice Bueber returned to
her home in Edenton Tuesday after
a visit with her brother, Henry
Twiford. She was accompanied by
her nieces, Mrs. Aldine and Bea-
trice Meekins.
Miss Ina Payne and Marjorie
Barnes of Raleigh spent the week
end here with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
v. Payne.
Miss Janice Meekins and Bob
Butler of E. C. C. spent the week
end here with Miss Meekins' par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Meekins.
Billy Hooper of A. C. C. Wilson
and L. w. Hooper and Charles
Meekins of E. C. C. spent the week
here with their parents.
Mrs. Lucy Best is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Payne, in Portsmouth. Mrs. Payne
is ill with bronchial asthma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Wise WISH
ted relatives in Norfolk over the
weekend.
Mr.. E. M. Hooper and Earl
Meekins of Columbia spent Tues
day here on business.
C. E. Payne was in Engelhard
Tuesday, where he was treated by
DIR. Liverman for influenza.
Linwood Wise of Elizabeth City
and Currituck spent Tuesday here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. U.
G. Wise.
Milton Hooper and family of
Norfolk are here for week with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. s.
Midgette, Mr.. and Mrs. M. v.
Hooper.
Mrs. Edith Best and family Wis
ited>her father and brothers, Sid
ney and Brice Creole at Rose Bay
Sunday.
Lit and Cursor Meekins spent
Wednesday in Norfolk on business.
Geo. Wise and Alph Hooper were
in Manteo Tuesday on business.
Doris Twiford and children, Pat
and Brantley, spent the weekend
here with Mrs. Florine Hooper.
Geo. Payne is on the sick list
this week with intestinal flu.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
OTHER EDITORS
TAXES AND FOOD
eve The People)

A graphic concept of the amount
of the American tax bill can be
grasped from comparison of the
amount of taxes paid last year
with the cost of food for the 15O
million America npeople.
Statisticians report that the
United States spent 52h million
for food.
Taxes for all units of govern
ment totaled $57 million.
These facts do not necessarily
mean that either taxes or food
are higher than imitation would
normally force these costs. 1t
merely shows how much of the ma
tional income is consumed by gov
eminent expenses. There was
time in the history of the country's
economy when worker believed
that if he could get sufficient mo-
ney to feed his family, he would
not have to worry too much about
the cost of government
That time has passed. Perhaps
there will be no return of such
conditions. Governments are doing
more things, performing more
services for more people than ever
before. On its face that may seem
to be progress, but, it tends to
bring about a condition in which
the individual depends less on him
self and his own efforts and initia-
tive than on the State. The farther
along this raod we travel the
nearer will be our approach to the
Socialism of England and ulti-
mately the Communistic system
of Russia.
Both bring dictatorship. The ini-
tial steps in this direction are bu-
reaucratic directives for the reg
ulation of the economic life of
people. Many Americans got some
satisfaction over the victory of
Churchill and his party in England,
but time will show that there is
little "Winnie' and his crowd can
do to unscramble the Socialist egg
the English people voted on them
selves when they elected a labor
group to Parliament. Bhitishers
have merely snapped one set Of
bureau bosses for another. The
regulations, imposed from above,
will continue doing business about
as usual.
There is a direct relation be-
tween the percentage of the ma
tional earnings paid in taxes and
dictatorship by government bu-
reaus. The public overlooks that
despite the fact that most people
accept the truth of the old maxim
that "He who pays the fiddler
calls the tune. When the govern
nent and it's officials control the
expenditure of a third of the ma
tional income, it means that these
same officials must regulate the
spending of the balance in order
to insure that they can contine
to get their take from earnings.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING

We all like to make faces at the prices of groceries
these days. and complain about the high cost of living
general There many things to be said and they have
been said but an analysis the figures and prices of today
20 years ago brings to the conclusion that we are
often prone to grumbe ourselves into arriving at msead
ing conclusions. VS.
Take the cost of living for comparison. BY that we
the things must have to eat Todas prices COM
pared with wages 20 years ago. reveal with emphasis that
those who produce and who sell the food we eat are not
sharing in income equal the increase in wages of both
skilled and unskilled labor.
Today carpenters receive in this immediate section
to $3.50 per hour Laborers receive $05 to $OO per
hour Twenty years ago. you might hire the best carpenters
% 40 cents per hour You could hire ordinary labor
field hands for Is cents to dollar per day. less
the deep farm belt So while wages have advanced
five and six fold the general of retail commodity prices
have not increased in equal proportion.
Here is comparison of prices of March 1882 during
the depression, when many employed relief
projects for as little as GA cents day.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01

awarded as local, regional, and
state prizes for the best talks on
Screen Pastures-Their Use and
Management" Prizes Of $500, 5000,
and 500, all in defense bonds, will
be awarded to the three top win
ners in the state finals. Regional
prizes win be $50 and $25 in
bonds.
International material is being
made available to the schools Of
the state. Each contestant must
write his or her own speech but
may receive international help
from any source. Maximum length
Of each speech is ~ minutes.
The state finals will be held in
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
SPEAKING CONTEST
PLANS ANNOUNCED

All white high school students
in Grades 9-12 are eligible to en-
ter the 1852 speaking contest spon-
sored by the North Carolina Bank
ers Association in cooperation with
all agricultural agencies, according
to s. H. Dobson, pasture specialist
for the State College Extension
Service.
The competition, Dobson empha-
sizes, is open to boys and girls in
both rural and urban areas. "A sep
arate contest is being sponsored
for Negro high school students.
Several thousand dollars win be
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
Crime in America
By ESTES KEFAUvER
United StGtes Senator
Seventeen of Series
Costello & Co. Of New York

For sheer DRAMA for wholesale peeng back Of deceptive
camouage the New York City hearings the climax Of
the Senate Committees crime hunt
Our final judgment Ambassador William ODwyers official
conduct when he Kings County district attorney and then
mayor of New York, this:
Neither he nor his appontees took effective action
against the ecelons of the gambling narcotics waterfront
murder bookmang rackes In fact his actions mpeded
Using investigations of such rackets"
ODwyer questioned closely in connection with his ham
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01

Raleigh on April IL. School con-
tests will be held on March 81,
county contests on March 20, sub
group contests on April 2, and
group contests on April A.
Persons desi ing more informa-
tic should see the local vocation
al teacher, high school principal,
cnu-tv agent, or other agricultural
worker.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
IT Taxes
ALL KINDS
BY DAVE WEST

We haven't anything in particu-
lar against Norfolk. 1t seems no
worse and no better than any other
large town. Its just that, like all
other conglomerations of buildings
and streets housing and providing
working places for more than 49,
900 people, its not for us. Those
who like it may have it without
fear of our entering counter
claim. We wish it were possible,
however, for those who are un-
happy in cities to leave them.
Whether this would or would not
make them all ghost towns is
matter we're not competent to de-
eide, our prejudice being the great.
healthy, unreasoning thing that it
is.
Let's say that there are people
who like city sights, sounds and
smells and don't mind having their
toes stepped on, waiting in line to
crowd into a theatre, restaurant,
bus or to get out of any of the
darned things. Having reluctantly
granted that there may be such
humans, we wish to make it clear
that we didn't see any of them
in Norfolk last Saturday during
the hours we strolled around the
streets and stores and coffee shops
trying to kill the time between an
early train on which we'd seen our
mother off for California and
bus that could get us on the way
back to the kind of civilization we
happen to prefer.
We paced alongside the going
to-work traffic on an inbound one
way street for an hour or SO be-
fore the stores opened. 1t was one
of those streets lined with bat
tered, weather warped dwellings
that are the eyesores of the cities.
We found ourself watching the
stream of traffic and the people
in the cars as we walked along. To
be quite frank, that wasn't much
more healthy for the spirit than
looking at the endless row Of how
els
The drivers and the other people
in the front seats of the cars
caught in the iron flood all glared
sullenly, tensely at the road ahead;
or, at stop lights, they glared up
at the overhead lights or at the
back of the ear ahead. Those in
the rear seats lay back with their
heads turned toward the sidewalks,
staring vacantly; they appeared to
be looking inside or through the
ugly houses they faced-and they
looked as though they saw moth
ing inside or beyond the walls at
that.
In all that mechanical river we
saw only one man who appeared to
have any individual personality.
That was a colored man driving
a one-horse wagon in the swirling
traffic. He was a problem for
everyone else, of course. For (for
some reason) they were trying to
go as fast as they could in the
few blocks before their cars had
to come grinding and screeching
and, occasionally, crashing to a
stop below red signal. Everytime
a car swerved close to another, to
get by the slow-pacod vehicle. the
waggoner got cursed bitterly. But
he would just grin. wave his hand
at the outraged driver and go back
to talking to people on the side
walk. He picked up two hitch-hik-
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
PATENTS MAKE JOBS
WASHINGTON COUNTY TO
GET HYDE FARM AGENT

w. H. Pruden, Hyde County
Farm Agent for the past three
years, is expected to go to Wash
ington County soon to fill the va
cancy in the office for farm agent.
MIR. Pruden, who is from North
ampton County, is an active work
err, and has won a host of friends
in Hyde County. Much regret is
expressed over the probability of
his departure. The Washington
County board has approved Mr..
Pruden for the post.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01

The National Tamporth Swine
show and Sale will be held in Win
ston-Salem ON October "a. This
win be the first national hog show
and sale ever held in North Caro-
lima.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
GRASS ROOTS OPINION.

BABYLON N. II, EAGLE 1T may be that the admin
stration looks upon the in Korea with its 100000
American casualties and 5000 Americans murdered as
triumph IN foreign policy but it win be hard to convince
the American people that this is true" ~