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Evening star., 1952-04-15
By Violet Faulkner

If you can't pronounce "ahu-
catl," it doesn't matter much
avocado will do. Avocado is the
most common name of the lush
tropical fruit which has become
In the last few years, the touch
of elegance to hundreds Of our
favorite salads.
Avocados, to the best of our
knowledge, had their origin In
South America. It was here, in
the venerable days of the Aztecs
that picture writings on walls OF
ancient dwellings illustrated the
"ahucatl," pronounced awa-kay-
tai. The nearest the conquering
Spaniards could come to pro-
nouncing it was awa-kah-tay, and
with the introduction of the fruit
into Jamaica, the name under
went further simpliflcation and
became avocado.
In the course Of time the fruit
has been called many names such
as butter pear, vegetable marrow
midshipman's butter, and alliga-
tor pear. In the 18th century
George Washington records the
avocado as the most popular fruit
of the Barbados Islands. Early
in the 1900s the Federal Depart
ment of Agriculture officially
tagged it avocado"
Growing Area and Culture
Although avocados are dis
tinctly tropical. the greatest de-
velopment has been commercially
in the United States the past
80 years. Both Florida and
California started the develop
ment at about the same time
California was able to develop a
strain of fruit making it available
practically nine months of the
year.
In 1924. there was organized a
non-profit marketing cooperative
association of California growers
which has had a great stabilizing
influence to the industry, and
has since seen an extremely
spectacular increase from some
2 million pounds of fruit in a
single crop year to we'll over So
million pounds. Hand in hand
with the increased production
went the interest on the part OF
the growers to learn to handle the
fruit to the best advantage.
Culture of the groves. which ex-
tend from the Mexican border
north to Santa Barbara. is a
highly specialized procedure, but
one which pays dividends. O1
the SO varieties which come into
commercial bearing, only IA are
eligible to meet the high stand
ards set by the growers them
selves. These IA have the highest
fruit oil content and therefore
the finest flavor, texture anc
palatability.
The State Of California requires
q minimum oil content of 3 pei
cent before an avocado may bt
Evening star., 1952-04-15
Why Grow Old?
Cu|orie Account

a great deal in recent years about
calorie counting, many of them
do not yet understand just what a
calorie is. 1t is a measure Of the
energy contained in food. The
foods we eat release q certain
number of calories or energy units
It is in this way that we measure
the energy produced by the foods
we eat.
If we eat food which contains
more calorieS than we need tc
replace the energy we spend. then
we gain weight. If we eat food
which has less than the energy
We spend we lose weight.
Many of the foods which are
high in calorie count are deficient
in health value. They may pro.
vide abundant energy but be lack.
! ing in the essential proteins, vita
Minis, minerals and roughage.
| Once you understand what ;
calorie is then your only problem
is to discover how many you neec
to maintain weight and to choos,
those which will give you tn,
greatest health value.
Evening star., 1952-04-15
BY Josephine Lowmon

Ruth M. Lewerton Phi. D.. pro-
fessor of Human Nutrition at the
University of Nebraska, has writ
ten a most interesting book called
Food Becomes You" It is pub
lished by the University of Ne
braska Press at Lincoln, Nebr.
In it DR.. Leverton says, "Our
weight is the balance in our ens
ergy or calorie checking account.
If we deposit just enough to cover
what we use our balance does not
change; if we deposit more than
we use our balance goes up, if we
deposit less, it goes down.
ITO lose a pound of body fat we
have overdrawn our energy ac-
count $500 calories. To cover this
debt the body oxidizes stored fat
and ! pound supplies $500 calo-
ries. Then the body weighs
pound less. To gain a pound of
fat we have to deposit in our en-
ergy account $500 calories more
than we need The body weighs
pound more"
Even though women have read
Evening star., 1952-04-15
Avocado, Tropical Treasure

ton. Room temperature hastens
ripening.
Test for Eotine
The avocado is ready to eat
when it is almost butter-soft. It's
impor tant to know how to de-
termine this. When ready to eat,
it will yield to gentle pressure
when held between the palms of
the hands.
Nutritive Values
Every one wants to know what
they are getting for their money
these days-in addition to good
taste. of course. On both scores,
the avocado is tops. It's excellent
flavor is made possible by the
generous amount of fruit oil
which is doubly valuable to the
human being since it is easily
digestible, not an ordinary situa-
ton with regard to fat. Essential
fatty acids, equally important
proteins, IA minerals and nine
vitamins make up the nutritive
wealth of the avocado. When it
tastes good and is good for you,
how can you miss?
Uses
Whether a menu calls for soup
garnished with a few slices of
avocado, a half shell filled with
creamed chicken. a salad with
fish, vegetables or other fruit,
avocado appetizer or spread. or a
dessert, that menu is sure to be
a popular one.
Avocado Citrus Sherbet.
% cup sieved avocado
y cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
"a teaspoon grated orange rind
"a teaspoon salt
y cup sugar
l cup coffee cream
cup milk
Combine ingredients In order
given. Freeze in refrigerator with
control set at lowest temperature.
When firm, remove to chilled bowl
and beat until fluffy. Freeze again
until firm. Makes about l quart.
Evening star., 1952-04-15

sold. BY self-determined
high standards, the growers only
market fruit when it is at least
double the State requirement.
Some of the fruit contains as
much as 80 per cent fruit oil.
Since the fruit oil decides the
quality, the mechanics determin-
ing the eligibility of the fruit to
bear the name stamp is involved
Briefly, previous to harvest time,
field men are sent to the groves,
take samples of the fruit and
bring them to laboratories for
analysis. If the fruit measures
up, it gets stamped.
Pockine and Marketing
The fruit is perishable and
therefore must be treated with
gentle consideration. At harvest
time the fruit is removed from
the trees by hand, placed in can
vas sacks and later in field boxes
which are carried to packing
houses. All employees engaged in
handling the fruit wear gloves to
insure unscarred, unbruised fruit
from picker to packer. There are
two enormous packing plants
from which the fruit is sent to
major distribution points all over
the country. Here are the finest
conveyors, revolving packing bins
washing, grading and sorting
facilities, automatic lidding ma
chimes and similar equipment
Preceding plants and huge re-
frigeration areas hold the fruit
at proper temperature control
which is extremely important. AS
with bananas and tomatoes,
ripening is completed after the
fruit is harvested.
Avocados are packed in fats
with an average of 13 pounds
each. It's advisable to keep the
fruit in this container. A tenn
perature range from IS to 70
degrees is the most beneficial for
natural, unhastened ripening. Be-
low 40 degrees is unsafe for
holding the fruit and too high
temperatures causes discolora-
Evening star., 1952-04-15
Runnenede Group Holds Luncheon

Elected during the business ses-
sion were three sureties, to serve
on the national board. They in
cluded Washington member;
Mrs. Frank R. Keefer; Mrs. Fred
erick A. Wallis, of Paris, KY. and
Miss Laura Clark Cook Of Hills
dale, Mich. All officers serve q
five-year term. with the next
election scheduled for next April.
A total membership of 603 was
reported by the society, which Is
one of the most exclusive Of the
genealogical organizations. APP
proximately 200 members and
guests attended yesterdays lunch.
Evening star., 1952-04-15

United States Constitution has put
this country in a position where,
in 1852. it will produce approx
mately one-half of all the new
goods produced in the world, he
declared.
This has been possible, he said.
because I'VE have had less gov
ernment than most people; 1t is
the fruit of freedom from un-
necessary government"
| Mr.. Henry's talk followed the
annual meeting of the society at
which the national president, Mrs.
William Frederick Pearson, pre-
sided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Uncle Rows Corner

Recently / spoke about strange
ideas Of illness which were held
during ancient times. In Baby.
i0nia, Assyfia and elsewhere, 1t was
supposed that demons were the
cause Of disease.
We smile ut those people Of long
ago, but there are places In the
world today with ideas Of much the
same kind. Asia and Africa are the
principal continents In which some
persons suppose that demons, OF evil
spirits, cause illness.
one OF the present homes OF
"devil dancing" Il Geyi6fl, O large
end beautiful island south OF fhs
Ola. There are regular deetefs In
eevieH, and it would be quite wfena
60 suppose that all the residents
depend on dancers 10 make them
we'll
In backward parts Of The island,
there are natives Wh9 stlll believe
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ointS tor Parents BY rdy'h rhoms. woIIoe'

FatheF=i never thetlaht I'D
have U thief and A Her for q son,
New YOU Yell me The truth Did
YOU take some money from veur
methers purseq
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25

in things which are about the same
as witchcraft. The people speak Of
illness and 10 kinds Of demons
which are the Cause.
A mask Of a special kind Is used
to represent each demon. The
demons have names. Lepr6sy. f0f
example, Ia supposed to be caused
BY d demon known az Naja.
If q fheditihemafi IL asked TO
treat a person for a certain Mind
Of illness, he puts Oh the mask Of
the proper defiefi, and dances
three tiifies=at dawn, OF sunset
and at fAidhiGht, The evil spirit "a
expected TO leave the patient ana
90 Int the bedy Of the devil
dancer,
After the dancer iFHaeines that
he has taken the demon Int his
ewn body, he walks 20 the edge Of
The village and falls 10 the gF0undl
making believe that he IA dead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
BY Romon coffmon

This Is supposed to rid him Of the
demon.
If there Is doubt about the kind
Of illness, two OF more dancers may
perform for d patient. 10 take
care Of certain sick persons, d
mask carrying the images Of ali
10 demons may be used.
Music for Geyion's dancers may
be provided by q man who beats
q drum Of 0 crude type.
,.fs sbtAlH, o. free seey Of TIE .llivss
sassSSsslsis. Hy.lssssss 20 vHlIs Az IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Contract Bridge


Contract Bridge
BY lesley Dloekwood
This is another deal from Tho
teaTiisofsfour contest between Mr.
Champion, Mrs. Keen, Mr. Dale and
Mr.. Musxy and O team representing
the Uptown Club.
South dealer.
Northseouth vulnerable,
NORTH,
tMr, North
AAQ i0e97b
0kGi0
"a
WEST, EAST,
tMft. Keen tMr, Champion,
Aega AKA
% oQJi6s
ASioess Ab4a
tMr South
A.
"a: :t Ei;!'''"
The bidding
South, West, North, East,
J d'm'd Pass asBades Pass
eam'd Pass sspades Pass
SANDS Pass 6d'm'ds All pass
y hope you and MuEzy stayed out
OF slam on this one, Dale" said
MT Champion, 1T can't be made"
I'VE didn't, We were in a SIAM"
MT, Dale answered,
Mr., Champion shook his head
sadly, u was afraid we wouldn't
do better than halve the match, ;"
ne said, TITS really tough hand
TO stay under six It's not too bad
q slam at spades. After all, when
you have a seven-card suit, your
partner will be void only about
eight times in a hundred.
"And even if he is, there is still
pretty fair chance of losing only
one trick in the suit. For example
II the king is singleton or if the
jack is either singleton or double
, ton"
Didn't Have Problem"
"Of course, when we played the
hand, we didn't have that problem"
said Mr.. Dale, we
Mr.. Champion barged right ahead.
II give Mr.. North credit for putting
the slam in the right contract" he
said, beautifully. "All he had to do
was to find 80 split in the oppos-
ing diamonds. And SO times in 100,
that will be the distribution.
"This is all very interesting" cut
in Mr.. Dale. "but the diamond dis
tribution had nothing to do with the
play at our table"
you played 1t at spades, them"
Mr.. Champion asked.
mo, we didn't" replied Mr. Dale.
Getting Irritated.
Mr.. Champion was getting irri-
tated I'm a minute" he remarked
loudly. you'll be telling me you
made q slam on this hand"
We did" said Mr.. Dale, quietly.
1.-THE defense must have fallen
apart" Mr., Champion sneered.
ION the contrary" said Mr.. Dale,
"after the opening lead by Mr.. West,
there was absolutely nothing the
opponents could do about Il. II
was iee.cold,"
Mr., Dale lot Mr. Champion think
that over 0 while before no OK.
planned,
See toinorroW's column.
copyright, 1903, General Tsatursa Corn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25

shoes, they found 10 ounces Of
Hela=weFth about 5000,
No one confessed ownership, 40
The customs men made sverveAe
aboard lhe ship NV ths Aheea on,
Thsv Attea no one particularly
we'll, Alvmlsa, me eiAeeFa made
|he arrests but .eok shs seia AwAy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
M. PoIomar Scientists
Study Explosive Stors
by mo AGseeislsd b,sW

MT PAL0MAR, Galifr=seiehs
lists here are busy studying neVae
and supefheVae-stafs that blow
up
The AstFamerE are locking al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25

them through red and blue filters
IN an attempt 10 And II atomic
energy makes them explode.
II would DO interesting 20 know
II our own sun will ever join the
neVae class, a scientist said, III
10, earth and the ether planets of
The sun would not last more than
a few hours"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Gold Found In Shoes,
Dut Owner 10 kIsslnc

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aeAFehlna . Aawiv arrived small
Chinese Ahlp, Aellesa 0 pAlg el
she's IN q pAAaAsswAv, inside M
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Evening star., 1952-09-04
Silver Hill MANAGER
Confident Of Taking
Title in City Series
By Bill Fuchs

Ed Buccl, the jolly, heavy-Set
tile-setter who manages the Sill
yer Hill baseball team, is jollier
than usual these days. Eds talk
ing about the Washington ANA
teur Baseball Association cham
pionship.
1--WE got all the confidence in
the world in this team" he says.
"I've had it ever since we beat
Heurich in that playoff for the
Industrial League championship.
We're in good shape now-no
cripples, everybody feeling fine. I
think with a little luck we can
take it,"
The Sand and Gravel team, a
40 victor over Haley's Dodges in
the first City Series game for both
yesterday, takes on the Black Sox,
1873 loser to Atchison and Keller
in another first-round game yes
terday, at 4::30 pm. tomorrow on
the West Ellipse. FBI will meet
Haley's on the South Ellipse.
Today's schedule has the Ma
tional Used Car Dealers meeting
the Royals on the south field
and Heurich taking on Lincoln
on the west field.
2OO-Mile Trip in Vain.
While George Jarboe was hang
ing up his 18th victory agains,
three losses. one a six-hitter, fol
the Gravelmen yesterday, Ber
Harrell. husky fireman. was get.
ting himself tossed out Of a game
he travelled about 200 miles tt
pitch.
Harrell, who gave up only three
hits while striking out seven anc
walking three in the seven in.
nings he pitched, was tossed ou
by Umpire Joe Powell for pro-
testing too strongly Powell's Cal
on a play at first. The Hale!
pitcher thought First Basemar
Ken Cunningham put the tag or
Jarboe, who had walked. Gun.
ningham took the throw from
Catcher Irv Shoemaker. Powell
didn't see it that way and wher
Harrell gave his opinion on the
play after the inning was over
the umpire tossed him out.
my wife and I are on vaca-
tion," Harrell said later, land We
drove all the way down here from
Altoona, Pa, just SO I could pitch
Evening star., 1952-09-04

partmental League and Tuesdays
rout of Lincoln A. c. in the City
Series. One of the losses was a
80 shutout by Fort Belvoir. The
other two were in the league to
Atchison and Keller and the Union
Printers, each of whom the G.
Men beat five times.
Tomorrow the G-Men will meet
Haley's Dodges of the Anacostia
Recreation League at 4:30 pm. on
the South Ellipse, while Silver
Hill, the team some expect to
stop FBI, faces the Black Sox on
the West Ellipse. 1t will be the
first meeting of the year between
FBI and Haley's. 1t also will be
the first time Haley's has faced
Billy Carroll and that could be
bad for Haley's.
Carroll pitched the first three
innings against Lincoln. BY that
time the G-Men had 14-0 lead.
Carroll wound up his chore by
striking out the side.
Hes the best in the city
Beall says. There has been only
one run scored against him in the
last rs innings and that was un-
earned. He had one stretch OF
IS scoreless innings"
Carroll has an 1872 record.
Evening star., 1952-09-04

this game. And then get thrown
out"
Harrell, 28-year-old fireman for
No. 10 Engine Company. and his
wife were on their way back to
Altoona before the eighth inning
was half over.
Errors Hurt Dodgers.
Pete Holcomb finished up for
Haley's and didn't allow a hit,
though walks-three of them in
the eighth-didnt help. Actually,
all of Silver Hills runs were un-
earned, passed ball and three
errors doing the damage.
These boys have backed me up
we'll all year." Harrell said before
departing. They're young and
bound to have a few jitters. Re-
member, we had it tough. We had
to win our last five games in a
row in the second half to make
the playoffs."
Atchison and Keller pounded
out 13 hits and capitalized on
seven errors by the Black Sox to
win its opener.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Norfolk Wins Pennont
In Piedmont League
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND. Va. Sept. 4.-The
Glass B Piedmont League closec
out it's regular schedule last night
with the Norfolk Tars winning the
pennant by taking both halves oi
what turned out to be split sea.
son.
Norfolk, farm club of the New
York Yankees. finished the second
half of the seaSon-split June q
by league directors because the
Tars were making a runaway o1
the race-with a 9l2-game bulge
over second-place Lynchburg
Norfolk was IL games in front o.
Richmond in the first half.
A post-season playoff starts to-
night.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
.&xMhazzM

! Beall also has Dick Strauch.
who won eight games without a
defeat before coming down with
sore arm. Strauch also pitched
a little Tuesday and reports his
arm never felt better.
This also is a very good field
ing club" Beall points out. "These
boys have made only IL errors
lin "a league games. John Mig
gins at second and Ted Tucker
at short have been coming up
with a lot of double plays"
higgins. brother of Larry Mig
gins. outf1elder for the st. Louis
Cardinals. is one of four G-men
batting more than 300. He is
hitting slightly over that figure,
while Outfielder John LeGross has
Ia .440 mark, best in the Indus
trial League. Outflelder George
Hughes is batting $50 and Tucker
about .345. Slightly under 300,
but coming up consistently with
that long ball, are First Base
man Bob Hill and Catcher Ed
Eden.
Yes. FBI looks formidable
enough to win the title. But
there's one thing that could stop
the G-Men-a major crime out
break, particularly on the East
Coast. Most of the players are
agents. subject to call outside of
Washington at any time.
NOTE: Bill Jeffries, Heurich
ioutf1elder, had six stitches taken
in the middle finger of his left
hand. :. He gashed it on sheet
of metal last week at the Gichner
Iron Works where he is en-
ployed. However, he's well
enough to play now. The grass
was not moved on the South
Ellipse for the opening of the City
Series Tuesday between Heurich
and the Herson Panthers.
That's great" one outf1elder
remarked sarcastically, now the
ball will stop so feet in front of
U.s." The West diamond was
moved.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Giants, 4: Pills, 8

Totals 81 . E2S Ii Totals 81 l 80 IA
popped t for Williams in 9th.
IRAN for Irwin in 10th.
framed for Maelie in 18th.
FSingled for Co-win in 7th. .
SRan for WARS in 7th.
Zone out when winning run scored.
Philadelphia - 600 O3O 600 O---3
New York 600 q0l 200 IA
Runs-Jones. Waitkus, Simmons. Dark.
Rhodes. Hartung, Westrum. Errors-El-
liott; Msg!s BURGESS Buns batsed :I,i1, in
Thomson. Two-base h!ts-Burgess, Ennis.
Westrum. Three-base hit-Thomson.. Sac
rifices-Ryan. Lockman. Double plays
Jones to Ryan to Waitkus; Elliott to Lock-
York. 8. Bases on balls-On Simmons. 8:
off Maglie. l. of ,corwin. /; Struck out
lie. 9; by Corwin. 2; by Wilhelm, 8. Hits
on Simmons, 9 in s innings (none out
! in 9th); of Hansen. 2 In 2 innings: OF
Magle in 5 ,gtin inninEs' Of cogwin; mo IN
ssrned funs-oH simmons; S-5; =, OF
MaFlie Winning pitcher-connellyr l3-o).
Losing pitcher-Hansen (5-6). Time
BOA. Attendance-15.9S4.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Hugerstown CIinches
Second Straight Pennon'
By the Associoted Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Sept. A.
Hagerstown clinched its second
straight interstate League pen
nant last night as the veteran
Andy Bush scattered nine hits
over the route to blank the Harris
burg Senators, 90.
It was Dutch Dorman's third
Interstate League pennant with
the Maryland team. The Braves
won previously in 1942. They
never have won the league playoff
for the Governors Cup.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
CoIesviIIe Host Tonight
Ito BeuIlsyille Nine

Colesville. the leading team in
the Upper Montgomery County
Baseball League with an 1875 rec
ord. will be the home team against
Beallsville at $3.50 o'clock tonight
at the Agriculture Center in
Gaithersburg.
Gaithersburg is in second place
with a 17-8 record.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Cincinnati and San Diego
In Legion Baseball Final
BY the Associated Press

DENVER, Sept. 4.-Undefeated
Cincinnati plays San Diego. one
of its previous victims, tonight for
1.-The championship of American
Legion junior baseball.
San Diego fought its way past
Austin, Tex, 6-3. last night in q
stirring 10-inning game.
Cincinnati beat the Californians
9-6. in II innings. Tuesday night
If Cincinnati loses tonight, an.
other game will be necessary to.
morrow.