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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, WOMAN'S WORLD Buying Right Swim Suit May Help Figure By Ertta Haley W HEN SUMMER COMES around, many women gaze with dis may at the figures and say, “I just can’t plan to wear a bathing suit this summer.” There are some figures, of course, which a bathing suit cannot dis guise, but then neither can clothes. However, many of the new bathing suits are designed to do a lot for the figure, whether it’s good or bad. Don’t discard the idea of wearing a suit because of some figure faults which can be much minimized by a good suit. Trying on a suit is the best way of deciding just what each one does for you. Just as in buying dresses, several mirrors that give a view of different angles, can help you to decide on the most effective suit. Young and Slender Choose Two-Piece Style Those who have a good figure that can stand inspection may wear the two-piece suit. The figure should be flat and firm because the midriff which is bare cannot hide flabbiness in the waistline. Two-piece suits are available in many stales and colors, and they have become a real favorite with women who like to get plenty of sun. They’re comfortable to wear and the styles are stunning, pro vided, of course, you have the fig ure for them. Rayon knits are cooling and are so constructed as to hold their shape. Cotton suits of this type are available in lovely designs and colors. Snug trunks and a trim bra in the Know your figure type. . . . hand knitted wool, ribbed or cabled, in black, white and colors, is a favorite if you’re in the market for a really neat appearing suit. If the waistline is only slightly flabby, and you’re all set for the one piece model, try a few bending exercises to whittle the waistline. A week or two will do wonders for the waist and make it within the limits of possibility to wear the suit on which you’ve set your heart. One-Piece Suit Ideal for Swimming Those who plan to sit and bake in the sun need a different type of suit from the girls who really like their swimming well enough to do it. Divers and swimmers will do well when they choose a slim Tricot Tiers Crisp white in doubled tiers gives an interesting look to this new summer bathing suit. The smoothly fitted halter bodice carries out the tiered motif of the skirt, thus giving the wear er an attractive look. The bath ing suit, made of avisco tricot knit rayon wears well and new methods of manufacture make the fabric run-proof, with a minimum of stretching. suit that is designed to fit the body closely, and thus does not hamper activities in the water. A wool maillot, 'slim and elegant, cut low in the back, skin tight to the fit, will cut the water like a knife. There’s no full skirt to bal loon out like a jelly fish in the water and hamper swimming. The slim, clean-cut silhouette that has been absent from the beaches for several years is coming back this season. The combination Before buying swim suit. wool and lastex suits that not only help mold the figure to better lines, with their control built right in the suit, are an invaluable aid to the girl who needs some support in her suit. Intense colors are favored in these suits as well as in other clothes, although you can still get them in black, white and navy, if that’s your choice. -THE READER'S COURTROOM- Passenger Resents Fare Play -By Will Bernard, LLB.- If the Railroad Agent Sells You The Wrong Ticket, May the Conductor Put You off the Train? A railroad traveller paid for his passage to a distant city, but the clerk of the depot accidentally gave him a ticket good only to a nearby town. When the train came to this town, the conductor insisted that the passenger either get off or pay more fare. The man flatly refused. At last, the irate conductor dragged him bodily out of his seat and pushed him off the car. Afterward the man sued the railroad for damages. He maintained the con ductor should have taken his word for the fact tha't he had already paid his full fare. However, the court disagreed, ruling that the man should have paid thg differ ence then and settled the matter later with the depot clerk. Not all courts take this viewpoint. "Is a Wedding Valid if the Bride Just Nods Her Head Instead of Saying "I Do?" On the complaint of her husband, S woman was charged with adultry. At the trial, she claimed that she could not be guilty of that charge because she was really not married at all! Blandly she explained that, at her wedding ceremony, she had not said “I do” but had merely nodded her head. The court de- cidad Um wedding wan valid. May an Accident "Victim" Collect Damages if Not Hurt But Just Scared? A widow lived alone near a rail road track. One morning while she was sitting peacefully on her back .porch, two freight trains collided and one of the cars toppled over into her back yard. Although not physically injured in any way, the woman sued the railroad for giving her such a scare. However, the court denied her claim. • • • How Rough May a Policeman Be in Arresting a Drunkard? A policeman was summoned into a cafe to arrest a drunken patron. The officer told the man to “come along,” but the drunk just sat there motionless. Angered, the policeman snapped a handcuff on the man’s left wrist and then or dered him to lift his right. When the drunk stubbornly refused to comply, the officer slapped him three times on the face with his billy—then led him away to jail. GVWrt- I GOfMERtfMTS As soon as he was released, the man sued the officer for using un necessary roughness. The officer insisted that he had a right to “get tough” in such cases, but the court decided that he had gone much too far. Denouncing his action as "a vicious exercise of brutality,” the judge ordered him to pay damages to his victim. The judge pointed out that citizens are not required to "jump at the snap of a police man’s finger.” Princess Style Snit Also Favored The short girl who tends to be somewhat plump will probably want to choose one of the many princess styles which are being shown extensively this season. This will give her the long, unbroken lines which her short figure needs to make it look dainty. The princess styles come with or without straps, the latter in a very cleverly styled boned bodice. Colors chosen should be solid so as not to break the figure and thus make it look shorter. If there’s a desire for some decoration, you can get this in neatly by choosing a suit that is ruffled in a contrast ing color on the bodice and on the skirt. Mature figures show off to best advantage, not in a full skirted suit but in a fitted suit, preferably wool. Suits are designed for all mature figure problems, some giving more support than others, depending upon what each figure needs. Be Smart! Raffia, superb in color and in its adaptability to unusual weaves, is the newest mate rial to make its bow In summer footwear. This fiber is giving expression to ever so many novelty effects, suited for cas ual wear at the beach, in town or resort. It’s equally smart with ..olid color cottons and lin ens. You’ll have a splendid choice of colors as well as styles, all easy to keep spark ling with a damp cloth. KATHLEEN NORRIS Widow's Marriage, Fool's Project n't AM 36, widowed and with three * children, girls 12 and 7 and a boy of 10. My 12 years of mar ried life were ideal Gene left me comfortable and the children are fine specimens. My mother died five months ago, and since then I have been bitterly lonely. I am writing to ask your advice about marrying again. “I wouldn’t be asking your ad vice,” continues this very odd let ter from a Texas woman, “if I knew whom to marry. But I don’t. This town has no interesting free men in it. I have played about oc casionally with men I wouldn’t or couldn’t marry, and have found no satisfaction in nightclubs, danc ing, and shallow relationships of that sort. “Do you know, and can you put me in touch with, two or three men anxious to marry a handsome, well- fixed woman who loves a good time, keeps a comfortable house, and needs a sympathetic companion?” And “Dot,” to call her that, goes on with a list of the qualifications she would expect in her new mate. He must be 40, he must have ex ceptional references and he must like a good time. Selfish, Inexperienced It is incredible to me that a woman so placed could be as com pletely inexperienced and childish ly selfish as “Dot” reveals herself to be in this letter. I answered her personally, and at once, but I haven’t much hope that my very forceful warning will have any effect. My reason for quoting her letter and her problem lies in the rather pitiful fact that, every year, thou sands of women deceive themselves with the fond thought that a second marriage will give them the hap piness. the dear companionship "... I have played about . . ." that death has taken away. They will not recognize the simple truth that one happy marriage is more than the normal allowance, that their memory of Tom and his ten derness has been softened and exaggerated by time, and that their chances of finding a real mate in this sort of a risk are got one in a thousand. Loneliness and vanity and hope rise triumphant over all arguments, and every year we can all count among our friends the widows who want to try again. In all this, their children are the first victims. Mother has told them sweetly, pleadingly, that they must be nice to Uncle Dick who is going to come live with them, and take Daddy’s place. And for awhile how jolly Uncle Dick is with young Stan, how pleasantly he teases Carol and spoils Baby Sally. Jealousy Enters But inevitably his newly-married jealousy begins to complicate everything, and the children are the first to feel it. Mother is torn between Dick’s demand that she go with him on a three-day trip, and the claims of the feverish, be- wilderea sick child upstairs. Dick says impatiently that kids don’t die of upset stomachs, and Mother agrees with him. But she doesn’t go off in any very gay spirits, just the same. The delicate attentions, the com pliments, the murmured intoxicat ing promises all have faded out of Mother’s life now; she is a har- rassed, overworked woman, with claims pouring in on every side— claims that she simply can’t meet. She loves Dick, but she didn’t ex pect, in marrying him, to have to <rive up all other loves completely. This is the most promising view. But very often the picture is far darker than this. Dick wants to help handle the business of his bride. He knows of investments that will double that comfortable income of hers. She mustn’t be afraid, women are all too timid, she can make herself a very rich woman. What can Mother say? “I married you, Dick, but I have no faith in your judgment.” So she goes to the bank with Dick, and Dick takes her to a'champagne lunch and assures her she has shown good judgment. And that, many times, is the end of her money, and often the children’s money, too. Letters aren’t often as childish as the one I quoted in the begin ning of this article, but all women have a way of bringing arguments into line when they plan the deep injustice to their children that a second marriage almost always in volves. And if this is the case in what Mrs. Wiggs called a "sod” widow, it is doubly the case when it is a “grass” widow who is concerned. Then children’s delicate nervous system may be actually destroyed by the palpable efforts of Mother to show that he does love them. Only she has to love Uncle Dick, too, and Uncle Dick isn’t always— quite—well, you see, darlings . The darlings don’t see anything but one complicated, nerve-racking mistake piled on another, for the excellent reason that that is what the situation becomes. With no chil dren, or with motherless children needing her, or perhaps with one grown child, the experiment often is a success. But with girls of 12 and 7 and a boy of 10—well, no sensible woman need go out of her way to invite that sort of trouble into her home. Festive Affair Honors Barnum Connecticut City Grateful to Showman BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — This city went all out with a three- ringed din kept up several days in honor of the late Phineas Taylor Barnum, the legendary showman who in the distant yesteryear said: "There’s a sucker born every minute.” From early afternoon into late evening, the music blared, the ban ners flapped and Bridgeport’s men, women and children frolicked and danced in scores of streets, in com munity houses and in the armory at the Big Top Ball. All this was a reminder to young and old that P. T., as the souvenir program proclaimed, did for Bridgeport what a catalyst does for the chemist—start all the good re actions and bring about the desired results. It was Bridgeport’s first annual Barnum festival which will be re peated every year coinciding with the arrival of the big show, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. The circus ar rived for a two-day stand to bring the festival to a climax. Barnum might have been born in Bethel, 23 miles away, on July 15, 1810, but the guiding fathers want the world to know that Bridgeport was his preference. It was here that P. T. wintered his “Greatest Show on Earth,” the small wagon affair that became the forerunner of the circus which inherits the slogan. Incidentally, ever mindful of get ting the house packed, Phineas away back said: “Give ’em what they want,” and proceeded to do just that. He imported the famed Jumbo, the elephant from England, and he discovered a midget, Char les S. Stratton, in this town, named him Gen. Tom Thumb and shared his fame. When inspiration was at a low ebb, Phineas had a mule painted with stripes and exhibited as a zebra. i Apathetic 'Citizens' T HAD A BIT of an argument, or * at least a conversation, with a retired school superintendent on the subject of teaching American government, its concept, practice and operation in the American schools, beginning in the grades and continuing through to high school graduation. That argument, or conversation, aroused my curiosity. I wanted some idea as to what portion of Americans — youngsters and old sters — were, or were not familiar with the operation of government “of the people, for the people, and BY the people.” In a small way I attempted to satisfy that curiosity. As opportunity offered, I talked informally with a dozen people. I formulated no set of questions to ask, but whenever I could I would turn a conversation around to the subject of government, and inject some questions, as if for my own enlightenment. In age, my 12 people ranged from late teens to those on the down hill of life. In all of the run-of-the-mill 12 I found only one who could tell me, in an intelligent way, the fundamentals of our gov ernment’s operations, local, connty, state and national. As for the teen-agers, boys from good families, I found their knowledge or interest in gov ernment began and stopped with the cops. To them the po liceman was government, and they were against him. A prominent doctor asked me who determined the amount of taxes he was to pay to the city, county and state. When I told him that insofar as the country is con cerned, the board of supervisors determined how much money they would need and the assessor made a tax levy to produce that amount. He did not know what the board of supervisors was, or what its job was. He knew nothing of his local, county, state or national govern ments. A young woman, a state uni versity graduate working as a newspaper reporter, knew some thing about congress, but she did not know that it consisted of two parts. The only senators she knew of were those connected with the state government. A young man, of some 22 years, thought the man in the White House was all there was to govern ment. He was a high school gradu ate. Of the two school teachers the woman was, I think, the best in formed, but she knew nothing of the details of the governmental op erations. The man, of pronounced leftish tendencies, said frankly that he knew nothing of its operations, and would not be interested until it became a government of the pro letariat. Neitner the man or the woman would have been competent to teach the subject of government. There was the condition. Out at a dozen run-of-the-mill, sup posedly self-governing Ameri cans, I had found but one, less than 10 per cent, who had any real idea what government is ail about, that in the freest, most prosperous, country on earth, whose government is “of, for and BY the people.” Over the years our government has grown into a stupendous and , complex institution. We are the i owners of that institution. We are responsible for its operation, and i we hire the workmen who keep its wheels turning. My little investiga tion would indicate that by far the greater number of us know little or nothing about that which is ours, and for which we are responsible. Why should we know, or how can we? To the three R’s of our public school education we have added many items to the curriculum, but no one of those additions touches that most important of all sub jects for all of us—government. If our free governmeut BY the people is to continue the people must know the funda mentals and the details of that government. The place they should learn of it is in the schools. To teach the concept, the prac tice, the purpose and the details of operations of government to the youth of the land will mean, for them, a greater respect for law, more appreciation of the responsi bilities and obligations as citizens, and should do much to reduce the youthful delinquency that worries all parents and law officials. The only thing that will effective ly stop the wild, extravagant and excessive spending by congress is the weight of public opinion force fully expressed by those whose votes send senators and congress men to Washington. Congress is listening to the organized voice of minorities. The one chance of the majority is to demand what it wants in personal letters to those who wish to be re-elected. It is not I a matter of a political party. Both are guilty, and both are attempting to win by following the same road. Plan Colorful Menus, Easily Prepared Food For Holiday Occasions H OLIDAYS are often hard on mother because there is not only the whole family home for all meals, but also guests which , may number sev- f" eral. Consequent- \ !|if^ r 'ly, the lady of the . Fl t house is so busy with food prepara- J tion and conse- If you're planning to celebrate Independence Day at home, use some of these simple suggestions for meals. The colors and other sug gestions are in keeping with the theme of the day, but the food is kept simple by day-before prep aration, and by very easy last- minute undertaking. Weather permitting, serve sup per outdoors, and save getting for mal about the service as is usually the custom in the dining room. You pnay use colorful paper plates and napkins, too, thus eliminating much of the dish washing that always comes after eating. H ERE’S an easily prepared menu which may be started the day before: Tomato Onion Pie Celery Curls Carrot Sticks Black Olives Tutti Fruitti Salad Ice Cream Cookies Lemonade How to do: Prepare celery and carrots the day before and refrig erate. Place olives to chill. Pre pare salad and place in freezing trays. Make cookies and make or buy the ice cream. An hour or so before dinner, prepare the tomato onion pie, and while it bakes, set the table on garden or porch. Tomato Onion Pie (Serves 4-6) 1H cups crisp cracker crumbs H cup melted butter 2H cups thinly sliced onion 2 tablespoons butter 1H cups canned tomato sauce 3 eggs, slightly beaten H pound sharp American cheese 1 teaspoon salt % teaspoon pepper Mix crumbs and Vx cup butter. Press into nine-inch pie plate to form crust. Bake in a moderate oven (350°) for ten minutes. Fry onions in two tablespoons butter until lightly browned. Bring canned tomato sauce to a boil. Remove from heat and add cheese. Stir well. Add eggs slowly t o tomato mixture. Add salt and pepper. Pour over onions which have been placed in the crumb crust and bake in slow (325°) oven about 45 minutes or until set. Tutti Fruitti Salad (Serves 6) % cup shredded coconut 1 cup maraschino cherries, halved 2 oranges, sectioned and diced 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained 2 bananas, diced 1 cup whipping cream % cup mayonnaise Toss together coconut and fruits. Chill and fold in cream which has been whipped. Fold in mayonnaise. Freeze until firm in refrigerator trays. Serve on lettuce cups. Whatever your menu plans for the holiday, you’ll want to have plenty of cookies to aerve with fruit or ice cream for snacks and dessert. Make them appropriate by having star shapes and rectangles with stripes, as pictured. For a porch supper on the Fourth of July you can plan this “patriotic” onion pie which fits into the color scheme of things with its rich red color. The pie has a crumb crust and a filling of canred tomato sauce, onions and cheese. LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENU Chicken Baked in Milk Baked Potatoes Peas with Mushrooms Hot RoUs Grated Carrot-Pineapple Salad Fudge Sundae ‘Star Cookies •Recipe Given I F you want to serve barbecued frankfurters for a garden sup per, these may be used in the fol lowing simple menu: Barbecued Frankfurters Picnic Salad Corn on the Cob Rolls Butter Mustard Relish Fresh Fruit or Berries Cookies Beverage Bake the frankfurters in an over, with the sauce, or place them in a skillet so they can be cooked with the sauce on an outside grill. The menu re quires little other preparation ex cept for t h a salad. Barbecued Frankfurters (Makes 6 rolls) 6 frankfurters 6 rolls 1 tablespoon butter H cup chopped onion 1 teaspoon paprika H teaspoon pepper 4 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon mustard 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce % teaspoon tabasco sauce 14 cup catsup 3 tablespoons vinegar Melt butter, add onion and cook until clear. Add dry seasonings, sauces, catsup and vinegar. Cut a three-inch slit in each frankfurter and place them in a baking dish, slit side up. Pour sauce over them and bake in a moderate (350“) oven for 20 minutes. Place in split, with green onions, if desired. Servo extra sauce separately, if desired. Picnic Salad (Serves 6) 4 cups cubed, cooked potatoes H cup chopped green onion % cup diced celery 1 teaspoon salt % teaspoon pepper 6 hard-cooked eggs, sliced % cup mayonnaiiie 2 cups grated carrot Combine potatoes, onions, celery and seasonings. Add eggs and may onnaise. Toss lightly with carroty chill and serve with greens. • • • MERE are some cookies which ** will be appropriate for the holiday: •Orange Sugar Tarts (Makes 5 dozen) ii cup butter or substitute 1 cup sugar 1 egg !4 cup bran 3 cups sifted flour 314 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon salt 14 cup orange juice 2 teaspoons grated orange rind Colored Sugar Blend butter and sugar until light | and fluffy. Add egg and beat well, j Add bran and blend. Sift flour to- ! gether with baking powder and salt; add to first mixture alternately with orange juice. Stir in orange rind. Chill. Roll out dough to 14- inch thickness, working with a small amount at a time and keep ing the remainder chilled. Cut into star shapes with floured cut ter; sprinkle with colored sugar and bake on a greased baking sheet in a moderately hot (375°) oven about 10 minutes. LYNN SAYS: Flavor Tricks Improve Simple Dishes Grated horseradish added to hollandaise sauce will win you many compliments when served with fish, baked, boiled or fried. Mix strained honey with butter and heat. You couldn’t have any thing better for waffles, pancakes or French toast. Introduce flavor to waffles by adding a tablespoon or two of mo lasses to the batter just before baking. Orange marmalade is an old favorite with toast, but try this idea for a real treat: place slices of cream cheese on top of the marma lade and broil until the cheese if bubbly. Broccoli looks good and is tasty, too, if you dress it with plenty of melted butter and garnish with riced, hard-cooked egg. Save your sausage drippings for gravy. Saute a few mushrooms in the drippings, then thicken with flour and add milk. This is especial ly delicious for chicken.. Uncovered Relics Yield Story of Primitive Man LONDON. — Archaeologists thought .hey had caught a glimpse of the lives of Britain’s pagan Saxon ancestors through relics dug up recently from an ancient burial ground on Farthing Down near Coulsdon. Beside the skeleton of a child of about 2, probably a boy, had been placed his well-loved toy iron spear. A child in another grave was thought to be a girl. Beneath her chin were found the colored beads she used to wear and someone, more than 13 cen turies ago, had placed a Iprge dec orated bead in her mouth when she was laid to rest. Leg and ankle bones of an old man were found to be bent, prob ably because he had squatted on his heels in a primitive home which boasted no chair. HOUSEHOLD MINTS Experience taught her. One mother who sends a boy and girl away to college makes a list of the things packed in each trunk and secures it to the lid of the trunk on the inside with thumb-tacks. This way she gets back at least a percentage of the things originally sent. •— Wash line technique. When washing heavy blouses, shirts, etc., hang eacl\ one separately on a wooden clothes hanger and thsn on the line. They will dry more quickly and in better shape than when pinned directly to the line. Dry in no time. A quick way of drying stockings is to squeeze them as dry as possible, then roll tightly in a turkish towel for fflre minutes. Hang in an airy place and they will dry in a jiffy. • Deposit rubbers here. A wooden box or carton placed inside the kitchen door to be used as a re ceptacle for rubbers and galoshes on rainy days will save the home maker much linoleum cleaning. • Consider the mop. Floor mops, as a rule, are somewhat neglected when it comes to washing. Give your mop a good bath in boiling soapsuds every week or so. Soda added to the water will loosen the dirt wonderfully. St. Joseph WHEW YOU WANT AtPillWi AT IT» WtT, RELIEVE ITCHING With Antiseptic Ointment For helpful Antiseptic and medicinal aid to externally caused skin Irritations that Itch, such as tetter, rash, siinple ring worm, dryness or eczema, use Grays Oint ment as directed. Medicated to clinf loos er for more thoroughly relieving Itching. IF PUT CAN Kf/OCK THIS MONSTER. STIFF MERE BUGS AND SUCH M>NT LAST ONE MUFF! 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