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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Strengthening CD
Discussed by Group

Action necessary to strengthen
local civil defense units was dis
cussed at meeting of the Min
nesota Avenue-R River Terrace
Citizens Association last night.
Alfred r. Marinshaw, presi-
dent. noted widespread compla-
cency among local citizens and
stressed the growing Importance
of civil defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Old Times Discussed

Robert Hershman of the
Washington Gas Light Co. last
night addressed the Dupont
Circle Citizens Association on
"Old Times in the District Of
Columbia" The meeting was
held In the Mayhower Hotel.
Evening star., 1954-11-16
Why Grow Old?
By Josephine Lowmon

Don't forget that your figure
is made UP Of four factors: First,
our bony structure: second. your
inusculature; third, your fatty
deposits, and fourth. your pos
ture. This latter can make SO
much more difference than most
women realize.
The fatty deposits can be con-
trolled through diet. Some
stretching exercises are also
helpful in distributing weight
more attractively. The tone and
development of your muscles
depends mostly on how much
and what kind of exercise you
take. You inherited your bony
structure and there Il, mot much
you can do about that except
from the viewpoint of posture.
It is possible to- straighten
them unless the round shoulders
have actually become structural
The longer you delay improve
ment Of posture the harder you
will have to work. and the less
Improvement you can make.
Many girls and women write
! to me about spinal curvatures
Great improvement can be made
through corrective exercises bu!
these should be taken directly
under the supervision of a highly
Evening star., 1954-11-16
Why Grow Old2
Proper Posture Improves
Figure and Measurements

trained person. Otherwise much
harm could be wrought. Today
most colleges give corrective
exercises to those young women
who need them. The change to
better posture which the record
Of pictures over four years time
show, is wonderful! The De-
partment Of Physical Education
of Russell Sage College at Troy,
N Y. Is doing some Of the most
outstanding work in this field.
When you think In terms oi
weight think in terms of muscles
and bpny structure. too. You
can have the right number Of
pounds and still have q poor
figure.
If your measurements are
right you really do not need to
worry about your weight. You
should always be conscious OF
your posture though.
Evening star., 1954-11-16

coarsely. Combine raisins. prunes.
walnuts, candied fruits. and
spices in second bowl.
Batter: Cream shortening and
sugar together thoroughly. Add
eggs one at a time. beating
thoroughly after each addition.
Sift -four with salt and baking
powder. Blend into creamed mix
ture. Divide batter and pour
half over each fruit-nut mixture,
blending thoroughly. Spoon dark
mixture first into 10-inch tube
pan, which has been lined with
2 tllickneSses of creased brown
paper and one OF creased waxed
paper. Carefully pour light mix
ture over dark. Bake in slow
oven (30O degrees F) about 3h
hours. Place q shallow pan OF
water in bottom of oven while
baking. Makes about Z pounds
Of cake.
Evening star., 1954-11-16

pieces of dried fruit, candied fruit
and nuts is easy If you dip one
side Of each piece first in thick
eonfestioners' sugar then place
on the cake. If your household is
divided on the dark versus light
fruit cake, here's a combination
designed to please both factions.
The bottom layer is a dark fruit
cake and the top white fruit
cake mixture. Pretty it up with
pieces of candied fruits, citron.
whole walnuts and almonds.
LIGHT M DARK FRUIT CAKE
Light Mixture:
! cup golden raisins
/ cup dried apricotS
2 cups blanched almonds
2 cups mixed diced candied fruits
" teaspoon ginger
Dark Mixture:
/ cup dark raisins
Evening star., 1954-11-16
.AUxiIiories
More
|Stofe Aid
BY Ruth Dean

Governor McKeldin Of Mary.
land had before him today Q
request from the Women's Hos.
pital Auxiliaries of the Mary.
land, District and Delaware for
provision in the new State
budget Of "a substantial In
crease" in appropriations for the
joint State-voluntary hospital
program for care Of INDECENT
Maryland citizens.
The request was contained In
q telegram stating a resolution
adopted by the tri-State group
at its annual fall luncheon yes
terday in the Shoreham Hotel.
Rising hospital costs and in-
creased numbers of INDECENT
patients which are creating
serious financial burdens on the
voluntary. hospitals of Maryland.
were cited as reasons for the
budget increase request.
The resolution was initiated by
the Maryland Association Of
Hospital Auxiliaries. q group
representing 10000 Maryland
women.
Workshop Session
At workshop session follow.
ing the luncheon, attended by
approximately 500 women from
20 hospital auxiliaries. the tri-
State group was told that the
press reporting of Maryland's
recent gubernational campaign
was a good example Of how q
bad press" can affect q hos
pital program.
"The good services a hospital
performs are taken for granted,
whereas bad actions propel
their own communications" Mrs.
Helen Tengley. public relations
director of the Baltimore De-
partment of Mental Hygiene. de.
clared.
mo better example could be
given than the recent bad press
on Maryland's mental hospitals
and the medical school Of the
University of Maryland. The
word accreditation' in regard to
these institutions appeared re-
peatedly in news print. The
public did not exactly know
what accreditation meant. They
knew simply that to have it was
good to lack it was bad"
Loss Of Prestige?
4 AS D result, she said the Uni
versity of Maryland has "suf-
fered a loss of prestige by being
1publicized as having a medical
school lacking accreditation
since it did not have q medical
library that met accreditation
standards.
I She conjectured, however, that
athe medical fraternity will sue
cessfully pressure the legisla-
| ture next January" to secure the
i proper funds necessary to estab.
lish facilities toward accredita-
tion Of the medical school. and
that the four State mental hos
Continued on page B-2, Col, IL
Evening star., 1954-11-16

/ cup cooked prunes
2 cups Walnuts
2 cups diced mixed candied fruits
teaspoon cloves
teaspoon allspice
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Batter:
1la cups shortening
Q cups granulated sugar
6 eggs
4 cups sifted all-purpose -four
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
Light Mixture: Rinse and drain
raisins and apricots. Cut april
cots in thin slices. Chop almonds.
Combine raisins, apricots, al
monds. candied fruits and ginger
In bowl and set aside.
Dark Mixture: Rinse and drain
raisins. Cut prunes from pits
into small pieces. Chop walnuts
Evening star., 1954-11-16
Women Froternity
o Hove Fall Teo

The Beta Chapter Of Phi
Delta Gamma, national grad
uate fraternity for women. win
hold its annual fall tea on
Thursday ana Friday from 5
to $50 o'clock at Woodruff
House, Twenty-flrst and @
streets NV, III honor of the
\ women of the graduate school
Of George Washington Univer-
sity.
Miss Barbara Tillson will be
in charge of the arrangements,
Miss June Ayres. president Of
the chapter, will head the re-
ceiying line.
Evening star., 1954-11-16
Fruit Cake
Must Age
For q I ii11e
By Violet Faulkner

It's not mite too soon to be
baking your holiday fruit cakes
that is, II you haven't al
ready done so. They should
have at least 4 weeks (longer is
even better) to ripen before
they're cut.
Many countries italy,
Persia, Spain s.. lay claim to
the origin Of the fruit cake. but
authorities give the honors to
ancient Egypt. Centuries ago,
along the Nile valley. Egyptian
homemakers ground their own
wheat into meal. Then to the
meal they added oil. honey, rare
spices. sun-dried tropical fruits,
and other aromatic substances
for flavor and formed the mix
ture into cakes. British sailors.
who travelled the Orient, re-
turned home with glowing tales
of the cakes made with fruit and
some of the more enterprising
ones brought some of the in
gradients with them. Soon the
British bakers picked up the
idea. Recipes for the cakes be-
came family heirlooms, jealousy
guarded and handed down from
one generation to the next.
When the bakers migrated to.
America the priced recipes came
with them.
Many notifications of the old
fashioned cakes have come about
in the past quarter century
thanks to our food research
laboratories and food professors.
We have a wider selection of
fruits and nuts and the modern
cook no longer depends on spices
and herbs in the coarsely ground,
crude state.
But making a fruit cake still
takes time, skill and forethought
If you want to turn out a quality
product. Each step-fronl chooS-
ing the ingredients to the proper
storage--is important. You'll find
kitchen scissors invaluable in
preparing the fruits, nuts and
peels. No special pans are 7nec-
essary but the most majestic
cakes are usually baked in tube
pans. Loaves are popular, also
small round cakes. Bake 'en1
in one-pound coffee cans. GUS
tard cup and fruit cans for
nice-sized holiday gifts.
If you're baking some large
and some small cakes this guide
may be helpful. Bake all cakes
in q slow oven 275 to 800 degree
F. Miniature cakes baked in
custard cups take about s0lle
hour. One-pound cakes take.
about two hours. Larger cakes
take anywhere from two and
one-half to four hours, depend
ing on their size. Test all cakes
for doneness before removing
from the pan. And don't forget
to put a shallow pan Of water
on the floor of the oven while.
the cakes bake. Keeps them
moist and adds a soft glaze to
the top. aas,
After the cakes are baked, cool
them thoroughly, and store in
air-tight containers for the aging
period. If desired, wrap the
cakes in brandy soaked cloths
and then in aluminium foil. It's
the carefully wrapped well-aged
cake that has the flavor but 1t
takes time to develop and mel
low. Fruit cakes can be stored
in your freezer but not until they
have been well aged first. You'll
find that even cakes with large
pieces Of fruit and whole nuts
will slice easily If they have had
time to ripen properly. It al
ways helps to have the cake
chilled first and to use very
sharp knife.
Decorating a fruit cake with
Evening star., 1954-11-16
Officers Wives Clubs
Admiral to Tell Of His Journe,

Shop Branch, Special Serv-
ices Division, Department of
the Army. gave a very spirited
lecture on Original Christ
mas Decorations from scrap
and salvage material"
Among those assisting were
Mrs. Raymond R. Regain, Mrs.
Robert F. Wheeler. Mrs. Will
bur S. Dillon, Mrs. Warren H.
Metzner, Mrs. John F. Hyde,
and Mrs. Robert E. Kemp who
was in charge of transporta-
ton.
JANGO
Mrs. Alfred C. Richmond,
wife of the commandant U. s.
Coast Guard is the honor
guest today at the Senior
JANGO fashion show and
luncheon at the Army Navy
Country Club, Mrs. Charles p.
Cabell. is chairman Of the
program and has Mrs. Sue
Botteler as guest conninenta-
tor for the Jelleff's Style Show.
The Navy String Band will
play for the luncheon.
Noyol Operations q
The wives Of the Officers Of
the Operational Readiness Di-
vision, Officers of the Chief of
Naval Operations win hold
their November luncheon on
Thursday at the Army Navy.
Country Club.
Mrs. Robert P. Briscoe, wife
of Vice Admiral Briscoe,
Deputy Chief of Naval Oper-
ations will be the honor guest.
Evening star., 1954-11-16
Ex-FeHoWship
Meetinq

Mr.. Syud Ahmed of Pakistan
will address the World Affairs
Committee of the YWCA at
the World Fellowship meeting
at 2 PM, Friday. at the Pakis-
tan Chancery, 2201 r street
Evening star., 1954-11-16
By Evelyn m. Dent

Mrs. Thomas S. Gates, jr.,
wife of the Under Secretary of
the Navy will be the honor
guest at luncheon tomorrow,
when the Officers Wives Club
of the Civil Engineer Corps
entertain at the Officers Club.
National Naval Medical Cen
ter.
Mrs. George g. Cornwell, jr.,
president. will greet members
and guests with Mrs. Thomas,
before the luncheon which will
be served in the Anchor Room
of the Club.
Chief Of the Bureau of
Yards and Docks, Rear ADJ
miral John r. Perry. recently
returned from an inspection
of Naval installations in Lon
don. Paris, Spain. Philippines
and Guam, is the guest
speaker. He will tell of his
journeyings and describe the
dedication ceremonies at the
new. Naval Hospital on Guam.
Mrs. Stanley Rockefeller has
charge of reservations and
would be pleased to hear from
any one who did not receive
an invitation and wishes to
attend. She can be reached
at jefferson 2-0895.
Evening star., 1954-11-16

fair. with Mrs. Anthony j.
Zolenas. jr., in charge of ar
rangements.
Mrs. Jervis Brekke. of the
Patricia Stevens Finishing
School, is the guest speaker
and a scholarship to the
school is to be given as a door
prize.
Mrs. Clifford v. Morgan
will preside and honor guests
include Mrs. George E. Arm
strong. wife of the Surgeon
General and Mrs. Silas B.
Hays. wife of the Deputy Sur
geon General.
Andrews Air Force Base
A Christmas theme will be
the order of the day for the
Andrews Air Force Base Of
ficers Wives Club luncheon
today. Mrs. Frederick w.
Lang, nationally known in
garden club circles, will be
the guest speaker.
Mrs. Lang will illustrate her
talk by making Christmas
wreaths, swags. tree and man
tie decorations, and has of
fered one OF her illustrations
as q door prize.
Militoy Police Corps
The November luncheon
meeting of the Military Po-
lice Corps Officers Wives was
held at the Officers Club,
Fort Myer. on Friday. Host
esses for the affair were the
wives of Officers of the Per-
sonnel Division, Office of the
Provost Marshal General.
Mrs. Eugenia .Nowlin, Craft
Evening star., 1954-11-16
Army Surgeon General

Today at 1890 the officers
Wives Club of the Army Sur
geon General Corps will meet
at the Walter Reed officers
Club. The Walter Reed Area
Unit are hostesses for this af-
Evening star., 1954-08-08
WERNER WOLFF

EsATUGC Hon mich does the typical hOuse,cJs
~ spend a neek for food?
$2l.56. according to national survey.
-FO.. Clereland, Ohio
MAESTRO -. Where has The music Of Mozart had
its latest success?
Among the Indians between Venezuela and Brazil
An explorer recently found that record of Mozart
symphony played on portable phonograph was one
Of the best means of breaking the social barrier
Indians who remained Indifferent to The Stars and
Stripes Forever or to Louis Armstrong record sue
cunbed at once to Mozart. - NV Jr., Ne,c York
TOLL /. More than 100 American servicemen per-
ished recently wAen an aircraft carrier burned. How
many Amsricans uere killed in the battle Of Bennington
the Revolutionary War battle tor Which the aircraft
carrier yas MGMed?
Only IA. - Mrs. I'd, Jacksonville. Texas
NGOOegSTRUCK What unusual claim pas filed
recently wh the Maricopa County Recorders office, in
Phoenix. ATiz.?
A local resident who admits he's "foresighted has
filed claim for 100000 acres of the NOON
LIB. El PasO Tex.
YlSM E. Hoe does Land O'Lakes Wis, with
population Of $50, rate daily airline serSice2
Excellent muskellunge fishing created demand
forit. = DING, Los Angeles
cosDUcIsDM ~ - N
Evening star., 1954-08-08
CONDUCTED ~ - N

NOTE We win pay 50 for question and answer used in this
column Questions based current news and clipping
source accompany Address: Tom Henry.
THIS WEEK. 420 Lexington Avenue New York H. N r. I'm
accepted contributions he acknowledged returned
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
MIDNIGHT MASS; CANDLELlGHT CEREMONIES TO MARK CHRISTMAS

titled, Seeing the Star, portrays the true meaning of Christmas.
 The cast includes Betty Farmer, Sylvia Nelson, Eugene Combs, Albert Compton, Ruth Nelson, Deraire Curtis, Lewis Geiwitz, Louis Pinkham, and Wesley Lan- caster. The public is cordially in- vited to attend.
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
NEW BABIES
Farmer

Farmer
 MT. and Mrs. Ray Farmer of Palmer are receiving congratula- tions on the birth of their fourth child, a son, who was born at Valley Presbyterian Hospital on December 8. He weighed six pounds, 10 ounces at birth.
 WhatleY
 MT. ard Mrs. Kenneth Whatley are parents of their second child, a daughter, who was born at Val ly Presbyterian Hospital on De- cember 19, weiging six pounds, 12 ounces at birth. She has beer named Janette Lee. MT. Whatley is a plumber.
 Moffitt
 A fifth son was born to MT. and Mrs. Wallace Moffitt of Pal mer on December 20. He has been named Jeffery Dale and weighed nine pounds, four ounces when born at Valley Presbyterian Hos pital. MT. Moffitt is employed at Union Oil.
 Hamel
 MT. and Mrs. Copy J. Hamel are parents of a new daughter, Carollyn Sue, who was born at Valley Presbyterian Hospital on December 21. She weighed seven pounds, four ounces at birth. MT. Hamel is a painter and the family make their home in Wasilla.
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
Cadars of Lebanon Oldest Christmas Trees

What some people consider to be the worlds oldest Christmas trees have been standing on a Mediterranean plateau for cen turies. These are the cedars of Lebanon, protected by both reli- zion and by law.
 Some of these magnificent trees have a girth of 40 feet and a branch circumference of 300.
 These trees were not always protected. Once, as the result of an agreement between Hiram of Phoenecia and King Solomon, corscripted Hebrew laborers were sent into the Lebanons to take to Jerusalem, as the contract stated cedar trees without number"
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE AT UNITED PROTESTANT

4 Christmas eve candlellght service will be held at the United Protestant Church at g pm. on Friday evening. The church choir, under the direction of Ben Klein bach will sing. "Ye Watchers ard Ye Holy Ones, 10, How Rose" Angels We Have Heard On High. and "Gesu Bambino". Special musical selections on the organ, flute, and vocal arrange ments will make the service one Of great beauty.
 Rev. Brian Cleworth will bring . meditation and the service will close with the candlelighting cere- mony. A cordial welcome is ex- l 4o o+
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
Holiday Decorations Brighten the Valley

Many of the city's offices and stores are gaily decorated for the holiday season. Among them is the reception office in Dr. C. C. Bailey's office, where the girls on the staff created wall plaque Christmas tree of shiny tinsel from which hangs tiny colored bulbs.
 Bert's Drug store has attrac- tive decorations up, including a Christmas kissing ring in which hangs a sprig of "bachelor's op- portunity".
 Bettys' shop has a beautiful Christmas window, featuring a shadow box of Santa and his reindeer, and gingerbread house.
 Koslosky's store also has beau tiful decorations and features a live Santa Claus in the toy de- partment during the evening. In the Coop area, the various departments have decorated for the holiday season and Christmas carols are broadcast during the day. In addition a huge Christ mas tree is lighted each night by hundreds of electric bulbs of various colors.
 An evening ride around the valley will result in the viewing of many attractively decorated homes, many of which have been entered in the Palmer Garden Club Christmas lighting contest. The United Protestant Church has been floodlighted in such a man. ner that the church stands out in pale red relief. A nativity scene has been set up outside St. Johns Lutheran Church and this also is floodlighted. It seems as though the Valley has entered into the decorating for Christmas idea more this year than ever before.
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
WASILLA CHAPEL
HISTORY OF THE BIBLE TO BE SHOWN ON FILM DEC. 26

One of the finest films ever produced on the history of the Holy Bible will be shown at the monthly Singspiration Service at the United Protestant Church on Sunday December 26 at 8 pm, according to an announcement this week.
 The film was produced by the American Bible Society and is an hour ard one half documentary film on the history of the Bible. It is being shown under the spon- sorship of the Ministerial Associa- ton.
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
HOSPITAL STAFF ENJOYS CHRISTMAS PARTY

Members of the Valley Presby- terian Hospital staff and their es- corts and guests enjoyed Christ mas party in the hospital lounge on Monday night of this week. Early in the evening the group participated in games. Jack Maze played the part of the aimable Santa Claus and distributed the gifts, following which refresh ments of cake, coffee and ice cream were served.
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
CHRISTMAS DRAMA AT
 CHURCH OF GOD

4 three act play of modern sett- ing is to be presented by the Church of God this evening, De- ,cember B, at pm. The play, en-
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
FIREARMS SAFETY
 CLASSES POSTPONED DURING HOLIDAYS

There will be no meetings until January 8 for Valley youngsters who are attending the firearms safety and marksman shooting classes being sponsored by the Matanuska Valley Sportsmen, it was announced this week. The meetings generally are held each Saturday night at the clubs rifle range.
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23

The celebration of midnight mass, beginning promptly at 12 o'clock, midnight, on Friday, Dec. 24 will usher in the observance of the Nativity of Jesus Christ at St. Michael's Catholic Church. The public is invited.
 A concert of Christmas music will be played on the organ by Mrs. Lloyd Morley, beginning at 11:30 pm. The regular choir will sing a program of traditional Christmas carols during the Mass, which will be offered by Rev. James P. Snead. Rev. Snead plans a special sermon.
 Confessions will be heard all day Friday and on Christmas Eve until HAS pm.
 Benediction of the Most Bless ed Sacrament will immediately follow the midnight mass.
 Two Masses will be offered on Christmas Day, the first one be- ginning at g a.m., to be lmmedl- ately followed by second mass. This is the only time of the year when three masses are permitted during one-day period.
 Acolytes to serve ct Midnight Mass will be: Henry Gallant, Ro- bert Johns, Gary VanValkenberg, Carl Hendrickson, Ernie Stine- berg, Harry Hartung, Lynn Pud- dicombe, Vicky Johns, Mike Gal lagher, David Martin, and Tim Gallagher.
 White vestments will be worn by Rev. Snead and red cassocks by the altar boys.
 Scarlet poinsettias will be bank ed on the altar and Christmas greens and trees will fill the chancel. Lighted white tapers will flicker in each window wreath ed in greens.
 The Creche representing the manager in which Christ was born al Bethlehem has been erected in the sanctuary and will be un- yelled at the midnight mass.
 Those planning to attend the midnight mass are urged to arrive carly. to be assured of seating.
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
LUTHERAN CHURCH CHRISTMAS SERVICES

CHRISTMAS SERVICES
 St. Johns Lutheran Church will observe the Savior's birth with special children's program on Friday evening, beginning at 7:30 pm. The program will fea- ture the telling of the Christmas story by the children of the Sun day School. A filmstrip will show the meaning of the Christmas tree in Christian symbols, showing how Christ came as the fulfill ment of prophecies.
 The church choir will present a number of carols during the program. Candy and gifts will be distributed to the children.
 On Christmas Day, at II am, a service of carols and songs of Christmas will be held.
 MOOSE CAR.LIFT
 Members of the Palmer Moose will be participating in the na- tion-wide Operation Christmas Carlift". A ride to church on Christmas Day is being offered by the Moose to all persons who, be- cause of illness, disability or simi- lar cause, might be unable to at- tend the church of their choice bee ause of lack of transportation. Anyone desiring transportation is asked to contact Ralph Moore at the local Moose lodge.
 The entire valley is extended a cordial invitation to attend any or all of the planned programs in the area churches during the holiday season.
 WASILLA CHAPEL
 Wasilla Chapel is presenting their Christmas program Sunday, December 26, at 8 pm. Included will be the play, Glory to God" to be presented by the adult class. The public is invited to at tend. The Chapel is located two blocks from the Depot on Knik road.