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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-12-31
Honey Gifts

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After all, there is nothing more
heart-warming than a gift redo
lent Of sweet domesticity. Try Civ
ing to your sister or mother or
aunt, a bingham apron which you
yourself, make; or gay cretonne
pot-holders with large brass rings
in one corner, for hanging.
There is the whole bag family,
shoe bags for the back of closet
doors, dustcloth bags, string bags
and every sort of handy pocket to
keep home tidy and convenient.
There is scarcely anything love-
lier to give to your brother or Dad
than ajar Of your own best marina
lade, tied with a gay red ribbon.
and decorated with sprig of hol-
ly. The children will get no end of
fun out of a series of bean bags,
which take but a few minutes to
make and cost only q few pennies.
A portion Of your Christmas fruit
cake or plum pudding for neigh
bor-and a Christmas basket for
the poor completes a perfect
Christmas.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-12-31
EVERY HOUSEWIFE
NEEDS RECIPE BOX
Collection of Choice Recipes Eas-
lily Accessible Saves Time and
Energy-Less Cumbersome

Every well equipped kitchen
has a recipe box" says Miss Lorna
Barber, extension nutritionist, Of
Washington State college. "Many
choice recipes are forever lost be-
cause they have been written on
the back of an old envelope or a
scrap of paper and tucked away in
some cabinet drawer with every
thing from strings to screw driv-
ers. 1t makes little difference
whether the recipe box is made of
wood, tin or heavy paper, as long
as it is well organized and Access
sible.
"a recipe box can be purchased
at almost any hardware store,
book store or gift shop for as lit
tie as so cents, depending upon
how elaborate the box is. The box
or case. is made to fit uniform
cards of heavy paper, standard fill
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strong ones. This is enough to
show the wide variation between
plot 2 and 5 for instance. If one
had a field madeup of areas as
represented in either one of these
plots one could not expect to get
high returns per acre from it.
When looked at from the stand
point of missing and weak hills
how could one expect to get profit
able returns from such field?
The California station has pro-
and 26 strong ones. Plot s had S
missing, 80 weak ones and SO
ably done as much in the way of
study of production Of strong as
paragus crowns as any station in
the United States. They empha-
size particularly the selection of
parent plants for seed production
and then rigid culling of crowns
as they develop in the seeding row.
In their selection Of parent
plants their recommendation is for
the selection Of male crowns to fe-
male crowns in the production of
one to 5 or 6, these to be selected
during the late summer based up
on growth at that time. During the
winter these can be dug up and
set into seed producing plot
where where the female plants
will be clustered about the male
plant. In the selection Of plants
those which have tall growing
stems and which do not branch
close to the ground should be Sc
lected as this type of plants which
produce seedlings from which
there will be less tendency for
feathering out or the going to seed
as it is usually termed, early. This
method of production would only
be practical where one was intend
ing to grow large number of
seedlings. Where one intends to
grow just enough seed to produce
plants for an acre or two this could
be done by selecting the strong
male and female plants in the
field during the summer, stalking
them and then allowing these
plants to develop ahead of develop
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ing cards being preferable. Favor
tie recipes are written on the cards
and indexed in alphabetical order
under headings such as beverages,
breads, cakes, candies, desserts,
meats, salads, soups and vege-
tables. As many of these heads
as can be efficiently handled.
"The recipe box is a saver Of
both time and energy. When each
recipe has its place in the we'll or
ganized file, with your favorite
buildings coming just after "Des-
serts" and your best salad after
Salad" index, the collection Of
choice culinary treasures can be
run through with great dispatch
and accuracy. There is a place for
every recipe and every recipe is in
its place.
Although the old fashioned cook
book is probably the second best
way of keeping recipes, it is much
more cumbersome than a recipe
box, takes up more room and is not
a saccessible. No greater satisfac-
ton can come to the homemaker
than to have well organized re-
cipe box filled with her favorite
recipes" ........... ....
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It was not an unmitigated evil
that world depression came our
way. It is leaving in its wake q
trail Of sound character traits
which never could have been cul-
tivated in lavish times. It will
make us richer in spirit, for years
to come, because we have been
poorer in purse.
Extravaganza begets riotous
living physically, mentally and
spiritually. Now we are getting
down to brass tacks and turning
back, with new evaluation, to
the good old simple fundamentals:
food, warm clothing, air, sunshine,
fire, shelter, friends, job, home,
family. The Injuries of life are
just around the corner, as times
are picking up" but we shall rel
ish all the more for the stint we
have taken in our hunger-belt.
In the soil Of opulence, grow
hautiness, waste. laziness, flabby
muscles and a tribe Of kindred
banalities.
In the wholesome garden OF
thrift, blossom the virtues; beau
ty Of character, sincere friend
ships, energy, ambition, work, self
respect, sacrifice, duty, charity,
thoughtfulness for others, appre-
citation, gratitude and a score OF
others.
AS Christmas and the New
Year approach, it is appropriate
that we appraise anew our wants
and the gifts we shall present to
others, and arrange them on this
new basis of solid worth-whileness
rather than the superficial jazz
plane of yester-year.
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ment of other plants in the field
the coming season. This way, pro-
viding one can get male and fe-
male plants close together, one
could produce plants in the field.
There are several other factors
which should be considered, name
lycareful preparation of the
soil for the seed bed and careful
preparation of the soil for the
permanent asparagus field, proper
age of transplanting of the crowns
all of these factors may look as
though they are going to require
too much time and may set us back
a year in development of the field
but would rather it not be better
to wait a year since our field lasts
for at least 20 years and produce
as a perfect field as we could by a
proper selection Of crowns and the
other factors necessary, rather
than go along for 20 year period
with field by fifty per cent to
eighty-five percent efficient, when
it should be possible to have field
with ninety or ninety1five percent
good stand.
sugar, two-thirds cup light syrup
and one cup Of water into a sauce
pan and stir over slow fire until
the sugar is dissolved. Cook with
out stirring until it will form q
hard ball when a few drops are
dropped into a cup Of cold water.
Remove from the fire, add fruit
coloring and half teaspoon Of
peppermint oil for flavor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-12-31
HOME ACCOUNTING
CUTS LIVING COSTS
Simplest Way of Reducing Food,
Clothing and General House
hold Expenditures

One Of the simplest ways Of re-
ducing food, clothing and general
household expenditures is through
the keeping Of home account rec
ords, says Miss Gladys Gallup, ex-
tension home management special
list, Washington State College
Keeping account records makes it
possible to save money, time and
energy by showing mistakes in
buying and management. 1t also
gives better distribution Of the
family incline.
Simple forms may be used t.
record family expenditures under
the general heads such as foods,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-12-31

clothing, operating and develop
ment. Subheads under the group
heads should further detail the ex-
penditures in the case of clothing,
insurance and other items. The
accounts should not require more
than 10 minutes a day to keep up
to-date and perhaps two hours at
the end Of the month to summarize
them.
As the record of cash expendi-
lures gives the farm family only
partial picture of the value of
living, it is necessary to know the
value of the farm products used
as well as the purchased supplies.
In the urban home, the vegetables
taken from the garden should be
included in the records. When all
factors contributing to the family
living are taken into account, the
picture is much more complete and
more easily analysed.
The real value of home account
records lies in the analysis at the
end Of each month and at the end
of the year. Costs which are out
of proportion are quickly brought
to light, careless buying is exposed
and mistakes in the management
of expenditures are easily revealed
when compared with standard cost
records. The analysis enables the
housewife to plan her expendi-
lures and study her costs in rela-
ton to the family income.
Complete instruction for keep
ing home account records may be
secured by getting in touch with
your county home demonstration
agent or writing to the Extension
Service, Pullman, Wash, Farmers
Bulletin, No. 1853, planning and
Recording the Family Expendi-
lures" will be mailed free of
charge to any address upon re-
quest.
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE
ASPARAGUS BED

Like many agricultural enter
prises the development of new
paintings of asparagus is a four
or five year program. The plant
ing, once established, should last
for at least 20 years. Because of
the length of the time required
to establish new bed and bring it
into good bearing there is always
a tendency on the part of the
grower to hurry the planting and
often forget some of the essen
tials to the securing of a field
which will yield maximum crop.
Study of agricultural conditions
today even in our community,
brings out rather clearly the need
of enterprises where production per
unit is high. In other words the
man who can produce $50 boxes
Of grass per acre is going to do
it more cheaply than the man who
can produce but $50 boxes pro-
viding of course that the same ex-
penditure is put into Che produc-
ton. The man who can produce the
$50 boxes will come much nearer
making a profit in any year than
the man who can produce but $50
boxes. For this reason those de-
veloping asparagus acreage should
give careful attention to some of
the fundamentals which may be
overlooked.
Let us look at the record of one
Of our fertilizer plots as far as
stand is concerned on the various
plots. This man in developing his
field years ago did not secure
plants from carefully tested par
ents. A study of these plots this
summer showed the following re-
suits: Plot had 18 missing plants,
48 weak ones and &c strong ones.
Plot 2 had % missing, Ga weak,
10 strong ones. Plot 8 had ~ miss
ing, al weak and 40 strong ones.
Plot A had 20 missing, SO weak
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-12-31
Candle Wax

Do not worry if candle wax has
dripped all over your fine table
top. Simply rub it in and you VIII
have a more beautifully polished
table. If the stain gets on cloth
ing, it is a more difficult matter.
Scrape away the paraffin from
clothing on which candle wax has
dripped on each side of the fabric
and pass a warm iron over the
spot. The grease is melted ana
absorbed by the blotter. The col
oring matter may be dissolved by
sponging it with denatured alco-
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Lollipops

The children will like this harm
less form of Christmas candy. It
has the advantage that it will be
eaten slowly and they are less like
~ to over-eat Of it. Pna two cups
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for the
MM10p! Reader
BY
= TO,ence Addick BUgs
Graces Which Grow in Thrift
V11Tsce Mldlck I

hol. If there is still . grease spot
it may be removed by q cleaning
agent such as chloriform or car
bon tetrachloride. Sometimes there
will be a ring about the spot re-
moved. In that case it is necessary
to dry clean the whole garment.
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Facts for Farmers

Under this heading will be printed from
OF timely to the farmers Of this community selected
County, cooperating with the u Dept Agriculture
Washington State College
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Eggs should be cooked at a low
even temperature to keep them
easily digested.
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in bold relief. Above it the silver
star CLEANED brightly; to Paul it
seemed more alive than ever.
Through the days that followed
mother and son thrilled as they no
ticed the many people who stopped
outside. Cars from all over the
city drove by each night and the
comments and praise that they
heard was as music to their ears.
''Paul, do you think we could
have got as much happiness out of
this if we had lots of money and
could have bought anything we
wished?" Mrs. Rainier inquired Of
her son one evening.
"No, mother, I DON'T" Paul an
swered very quietly. "There would
mt have been half the fun in it
that there has been. I just don't
care now whether we win a prize
or not. To see how much beauty
we have been able to make out of
so little has been reward enoMh.
And it has taught me a lesson I
will never forget. Oh, mother!" his
voice grew excited, "you are just
wonderful-you are! Who but you
would ever think of such thing"
But Paul did win a prize-to the
surprise of his mother and himself
he won the biggest prize the paper
had offered-$200. The simplicity
of the design, the artistic skill that
love and care had woven into it,
the contrast between it and other
elaborate decorations entered, and
the evident spirituality Of the
message all lent their influence To-
ward the final decision. Three
times the judges drove by to see
it, and each time they grew more
impressed. There seemed to be a
strange radiance about this par
ticular exhibit that they could not
account for. They could not know
that it came from all that had been
put there by loving hands. But all
were unanimous in deciding that
it merited the first and best prize.
1t is doubtful if any two ever
spent a more wonderful and joy
Gus Christmas than Paul and his
mother. They could scarcely cred
it the fact that their work had
been counted the best in the whole
city. Ond the prize meant much to
two who had to scrimp and save
for so many years. To them 5000
was a very large amount-it
would buy many needed things.
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a Christmas Contest
Il n by Katherine Edelnlan

Paul was his old happy f--when
he replied: "Bet your life we have
Why, all the fellows say they'd
rather come to our house than any
where else. And-and, mother, If
dad had lived we could have been
as we'll off as the rest of them?"
In the hours that followed Paul
seemingly forgot about the news
paper prize, but his mother DID
not. That night, after he had re-
tired, she sat down in the little
living room and pondered the mat
ter over. Was there anyway that
she could help him to carry out
his desire? What a happiness it
would be to give him the joy OF
competing in the contest!
Suddenly she started from her
chair and a smile came over her
face. Her thoughts had drifted
back through the years; back to
childhood days. She remembered
out on the farm how her mother
had taught her to fashion many
beautiful Christmas decorations
out of scraps of tinfoil and colored
paper. Always there had been a
box in the attic where everything
of this sort had been stored away
And, as is often the case, the
things we do in childhood stay
with us; so she herself had con-
tinued to save bits of paper and
other things as her mother had
and now there was huge box OF
it stacked away in the closet. Per-
haps that would enable Paul to en-
ter the contest?
For a whole week two busy per-
sons worked across the table from
each other every evening. Careful
ly small rolls of tinfoil and rolls
of green-and-red paper were
smoothed out and fashioned into
Christmas decorations. Out of the
discarded pieces of silver paper and
tinfoil a great cleaning star be-
gan to take shape, a star that
seemed to fill the whole room with
it's radiance. For, from the moment
that mother and son began work
ing upon it, it seemed to them as
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if the little star that led the
Wise Men was shining again
From the love and care they had
put into it's making it seemed to
be taking on real life, and all un-
consciously their voices grew low
and hushed as they worked upon
it. And slowly from the red-and-
green paper letters were formed,
huge letters along simple lines
that told the message that the an
gels sang in the long ago.
Mother, it's going to be great!'
Paul would say every now n d
then in his enthusiasm. "There
couldn't be anything better than
this; why-why this star seems as
if it were really alive!"
But Mrs. Rainier knew of tn
many lavish and expensive decora-
tions that were going up all over
town. The simple things that they
were fashioning would probably
show up very small beside such
display. But she tried to keep
faith with the faith of her son.
And even though they should not
get a prize, this work that they
were doing was bringing them a
great amount of happiness; a deep.
err and finer spirituality than they
ever had known before. They
seemed to have caught the very
spirit of Christmas; each day
seemed to be bringing them near
er to Bethlehem.
In a week the decorations were
finished, and Paul took ladder
and set to work. Across the high
side wall of the house that faced
the street he placed the letters
that had been woven from scraps
of paper. When completed, they
read: "Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, good will to-
ward men," Above this he placed
the silver star which had grown to
be so real. With long extension
cords and three rejecting lights
that they had been able to hire
from a nearby electrician for a
small sum, the lighting system was
complete.
Paul could hardly wait until
darkness fell to turn on the cur
rent. His hands trembled with ex-
citement when finally the moment
came, and his heart almost stood
still as he looked up and saw the
message that has thrilled the world
for nearly 1000 years stand out
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the SCreeC car CIlds
took him home each evening; al
ready men and women were loaded
down with packages that had all
the earmarks of Yuletide gifts.
There was something about
Christmas that always thrilled
Paul; he even liked to repeat the
name over and over to himself.
He often wished that he might be
selling toys and things at Christ
mas instead of being office boy at
the big lumber concern where he
worked.
"Gee, mother!" he yelled as he
went in the door; 'the Daily Mir
ror is giving prizes for the best
decorated homes at Christmas.
Wouldn't it be great if we could
win one of them?"
"But, Paul." Mrs. Rainier spoke
as if she hated to throw cold water
on his enthusiasm, "you know we
cans afford to do anything of that
kind. II only wish we could for
your sake" she added. "Maybe
next year."
Paul looked around the sparsley
furnished room before replying:
"Never mind, MOTHER" he said,
"for the time, I forgot a b o u t
things. Darn money, anyway; why
does it always have to block the
way when we want to do something
we like!"
"It-it doesn't always block the
way, Paul; in fact, most of the
time the absence of it is an incent-
i've to do big things. If everybody
had money many of the grea t
deeds that have thrilled the world
never would have been accomplish
ed. And-and, Paul, don't you
think we have been fairly happy
without a lot of it," She looked
anxiously into his face as she put
the question.
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But over and above this was
the thought that the thing had
fashioned from almost nothing
but faith and love had been consid-
cred worthy of prize.
And as they stood in front IF
the modest little home after the
judges had left and looked up to-
ward the great, glistening star that
seemed to smile down at them,
they were both filled with the
deepest and most wonderful happi-
ness that even Christmas can
bring. Love and faith had once
again found a way! Its star was
shining brightly for the grateful
pair!
buy Christmas Sedls"-,
Her Christmas Wreath
ri would not wear the laurel"
said the dear, coquettish maid,
"for of the pathway leading unto
fame / am afraid. The cedar is too
|somber, the holly is to gay. will
not wear the willow, and cannot
wear the bay. The rose is out of
season, and the lily, too. And I
think, on Christmas eve, I'll wear
some mistletoe. THE Country
Home.
-"Buy Christnas Scals"-
Stranger-Rastus, what do you
do for a living?
Muffin, sub.
Stranger-Well, that's a pleas
ant job, must say. No worries at
tached to it.
Rastus-N awsuh. 'Ceptin' All
mought lose it.
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T WAS three weeks
before Christmas. But
already the a t m o s.
phere of the holiday
season seemed to cover
the city. Paul Rainier
felt it as he boarded
the street car that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-06
TRIAL OF SLAYER
OF FOUR SHIFTED.
AIDES Fails to Appear in Snow
Hill Court for Yuel Lee
Hearing.

BY the Associated Press
SNOW HILL. Md. November Ga
change of venue sending the trial OF
Yuel Lee, colored, confessed slayer OF
Worcester County farm family of four,
to Dorchester County was granted to-
dav by the Circuit Court of worcester
County.
The change was granted on petition
Of F.. Leonard Wales, appointed by the
court to defend Lee. He contended
fair and impartial trial could not be
obtained in the county where the crime
was committed.
Judges Joseph L. Bailey and Robert
F. Duer granted Mr.. Wales petition
without taking cognizance of a second
document, presented by Bernard AIDES,
attorney fer the International Labor
Defense League and voluntary counsel
for Lee.
AIDES Keeps Promise.
Judge Bailey yesterday said AIDES
had no standing before the court.
AIDES was not present in court today,
keeping his promise never to return to
Worcester County, made Wednesday
after he and two companions were
beaten by an angry mob He and other
representatives of the league had been
warned by officials to stay out of the
county.
The Dorchester County Court con-
venes Monday. States Attorney Cod
frey Child Sid the case probably would
be called at Cambridge the following
week
Lee Left in Baltimore.
Helen Mays, representative of the
league as a protector" for AIDES when
he came here Wednesday, did not ap-
pear to answer to charges Of carrying a
deadly weapon. officials indicated the
charge. filed when a pistol was found
in her possession during the mob scene
of Wednesday, would be dropped. AIDES
furnished $500 bail for her.
A crowd which had milled about the
court house during the night under the
belief Lee was to be brought here to-
day. dispersed shortly before court con-
vened when it was made clear Lee would
be left in the Baltimore City Jail, where
he has been held for safekeeping.