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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
FREEZE TREE LIMBS
IN STUDY OF DISEASE

Freezing apple trees is one of the
most recent developments of the
| United States Department of Agri-
culture in its study of plant behav-
iOr.
Apple-disease specialists of the
department studying the connection
between low temperatures and per-
ennial canker in the Hood River
Valley in Oregon have frozen limbs
of trees to very low temperatures,
using a device made especially for
that purpose.
The freezing apparatus consisted
of an insulated box which was fit
ted around limb. Freezing was
brought about by using snow and
salt in mixture in the box and al
so by using solid carbon dioXide.
Temperatures as low as 400 below
zero were reached. The freezings
were made at the beginning, middle
and end of the winter.
These studies provide a unique
method of studying the effect of
cold on fruit trees. 1t is very signifi-
cant that low temperatures in No
yember or March caused much more
killing than in January. The most
significant discovery in the expert
ment was that fresh pruning wounds
are very susceptible to cold injury.
Canker follows cold injury. 1t is ina
portant, therefore, in perennial can
kcr control that pruning be delayed
until the danger of low tempera-
lures is past.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29

ed to consider the use of the school
child's time from his arrival home
from school unit 1.-The evening meal
This committee will meet at the
home of the president, Mrs. Thomas
J. Smith, to prepare its report for
the February meeting. A member
ship committee was also appointed
The pupils, directed by Miss Pau
line Reynolds, presented a program.
A surprise treat was given to all
present.
A quartet of girls has volunteered
to sing and play at the February
meeting.
Mrs. J. f. Hughes led the discus
sion of school lunches at the Janu-
airy meeting of Wainwright's Parent
Teacher Association. Mrs. Williams
exhibited sandwiches and desserts
suitable to accompany the hot dishes
served by the school children. Those
present indicated their genuine in
terest by questions and taking notes,
which included recipes.
The children's health program in
cluded songs and playlets.
Ovens Corner Colored Parent
Teacher Association is still working
on the playground. So little of the
school ground is cleared that some
of the sc children have to play in
wooded land.
j. II. Webb, of Laurel, spoke at
Owens Corner recently on the value
Of Parent Teacher work The pro-
gram, in charge of Mrs. Josephine c.
Baillou, included reports by MEM I
bers on topics related to Nutrition, (
compositions by upper grade chill I
dren on the school lunch project,
and food posters made by primary
grade children. Ice cream and cake
were served to all present.
-Four meals worked out at low cost
were exhibited in connections with
the Nutrition program of the Middle
ford Colored Parent-T Teacher Asso-
citation at the January meeting. Miss
Lettie Harper and Miss BERTHE Helm
gave talks on: Food for the Grow
ng Child" and Proper Nutrition.
George Heath and William Banks al
so spoke.
The Parent Teacher Association I
s financing the hot lunch project in
he school. Forty-five children are
ierVed Il hot dish each day.
A Homemaker's Club was organ ]
zed after the meeting. The club =
,lans to hold an exhibit at the March j
Meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
DENMARK OFFERS
QUAINT IDEAS FOR
VALENTINE PARTY

st. Valentines Day is one of The
most loved of holidays, perhaps be-
cause it is a day set aside for che
frolic of the little God of Love. Espe.
cially are lovers fortunate this yeal
that st. Valentines Day falls or
Sunday; a Sunday evening supper
and party is particularly pleasing to
Cupid.
Customs for st. Valentines Day
have grown through the centuries.
Each country celebrates this day in
its own way and with its own le-
gends, but some of the most unusual
and novel parties are those built
around Danish Customs, according
to lnez S. Wilson, home economics
director of the National Live Stock
and Meat Board. In Denmark, the
snOw-drop is sacred to st. Valen-
tine, so the sentimental Dane never
fails to send his lady-lOve a bouquet
of these dainty blossoms. For the
Danish party, the snOw-drOp tOgeth-
er with hearts, bow-knOts, horse
shoes and wishbones arranged in at
tractive combination make very
clever decorations. OF course, the
color scheme is quite appropriately
pink and white, and the more pink
the better, for on this evening, at
least, one must look through rose
colOred glasses.
The menu for the Valentine Sun
day night supper depends upon the
number of guests and the formality
of the party. Here are some foods
which fit in particularly well for
the Danish party.
Oysters in Ham CurlS with HOl-
landaiSe Sauce
Fold thin slices of cooked ham
around oysters. Broil about 10
minutes. Serve with Hollandaise
sauce. Allow eurls to each guest.
HOllandaiSe Sauce
Cream 1-3 cup of butter. Put 1-3
of that portion with egg yOlks, 1-2
teaspoon salt, dash of cayenne, and
2 tablespoons lemon uice in a double
boiler. Cook very slowly until the
begins to thicken (about
Then add the second 1-3
Of butter, and as it thickens, the rest /
Of the butter. Cook very slowly for /
about 20 minutes. Add 1-2 cup boil !
ing water and cook for a minute /,
more. If the sauce should curdle, it |
IAN be made smooth by beating it
into little hot medium
white sauce. r
This sauce is also good with ham
md oyster cnrls if the salt and acid
ire omitted in the making and in
tead 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
ldded for each cup of sauce.
Jellied Veal
Melt glass of currant ely and
id little mint Soften tablespoon
# gelatin in 1-2 cup cold water and
issolve over hot water. Stir into
he ely. Line heart-shaped mOlds
With the ely, fill with minced veal
nd pour in the rest of the jelly to
over the meat. Chill thoroughly.
When set, unmOld into lettuce leaves
T. nest of curly endive.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
BLACK LOCUST HAS MANY USES

Black locust is a 4-purpose tree.
says the United States Forest Ser
vice. 1t quickly produces good tim
ber for posts and other uses; it
roots strongly, thereby checking
soil erosion; it's flowers enable bees
to make a good quality of honey;
and it is a lesume. The nodules on
its roots store nitrogen in the soil,
enriching it for future crops. In ad-
dition, it is tree of beauty and is
valuable for shade.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
SCOOP" HANDLES
BETTER AND MORE

At the recent International Live
stock Exposition, the Chicago Pro-
ducers, cooperative livestock mar
keting agency at that point, handled
the selling of many prize animals
In the list was the reserve grand
champion steer, Illini Major, shown
by the University of Illinois; the
grand champion carload of Angus
calves; the reserve grand champion
of the junior feeding contest and
many winners of less prominence.
But what is of more importance in
cooperative marketing histOry-the
Producers TO rthat week handled ~
cars of cattle, as compared with 81
cars for the same week in 1890.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29

That Far East fracas won't be n
real war until they dong the United
States for a loan.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29

Mrs. Fred Harder, the vice-presi-
dent, presided at the January meet
ing of the Lincoln Home and School
Association. which was well attend
ed. William s. Taber, State Fores-
ter, gave an illustrated talk on Re
fOrestation".
The schools program in charge Of
John A. Ruth, was related to Mr..
Taber's talk Booklets on RefOres-
tati0n were distributed to all adults
present.
The membership committed re-
ported a paid up members.
At tile meeting of the Woodenhawli
Parent Teacher Association on Jan
uary 22nd, committee was appoint
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29

Mrs. A. E. Num- reported on the
Dover Nutrition meeting TO the Cedar
Grove, No. III, Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation on January 20th. Lunch
menus, made out by the children,
We're evaluated by Mrs. Num-, who
used the blackboard to illustrate her
points. The hospitality committee
served ice cream and cake after Il
short program by the children.
Thanks to the Parent Teacher AS
sociation, Mrs. L. c. Webb, president,
the Cedar Grove children are en-
joying six swings and four see-saws.
The association has so paid up
members.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
Everyday Psychology
Travelling in q Circle.
By DIR. JESSE w. sPRowLs.

II you are lost in the woods, you
wander around in q circle. If you
drive a car blindfolded on a prairie,
you will drive in circle. If you skate
blindfolded on large pool, you skate
in a circle. Sometimes you circle to the
right, sometimes to the left; sometimes
you will change from right to left.
But always in what looks like some
sort Of circle.
What's true for human beings Is
true also for all sorts of animals, even
down to the earthwerm.
rather suspect that the mechanism
is not so much a physical as it is a
psychological propensity. I know of
nothing more universal than the ten
derey to think in circles And animals
OF all kinds tend to be guided by what
might be called the minds eye"
After all, the whole thing Is not so
mysterious. 1t all amounts to saying that
no one knows his directions. There Is no
pure sense Of direction" except
perhaps in some species of pigeons
Even cat does not usually come back.
Lose q man in the woods or blind
fold him, and his cues to direction are
removed. He has nothing to guide him
but the idea that he is going straight
The idea itself under such conditions
is complex of lunches from rather
unusual and unreliable sources. So
you travel in q circle" That Is, you
wander ain1lesSly about.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
DELI AA4'AL O1O1NA1LO ". Burgess

think that they haven't all been caught,
but have moved
Because Robber is smart enough to
know it was no longer safe to stay
here" replied Farmer Browns Boy.
Unless am greatly mistaken, We are
going to hear from some of our neigh
bors before long that they are overrun
with Rats. And those Rats will be the
same Rats that were in this barn.
Robber decided that his new neighbors
were too dangerous and that if they
were going to stay he and his tribe must
move. And that is what he did do, he
and all the rest of them. You know it
Is said that Rats will leave a sinking
ship. They are smart enough to look
ahead and know that what Is bad may
be worse.
80 you think we have those Owls to
thank for ridding us of those Rats?"
said Farmer Brown.
Il know it," replied Farmer Browns s
Boy.
Then 1 hope they will stay unless
they develop liking for young chick
ens," replied Farmer Brown.
They viii stay" was the prompt re-
sponse. They have a family of eight
babies up in that box I built for them.
I peeked at them this morning. As
for the chickens. we will see what We
will see when the time comes. Mean
while we are rid Of the Rats"
tCopyright, 1922
In a recent month Honduras shipped
1,230,805 punches of bananas to the
United States.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
NOW SCIENCE TELLS
Why BRAN IS SO
GOOD FOR HEALTH
KelIoxR's ALL-BRAN Has
Bulk" and Vitamin B;
Also Hsalthful Iron.

NV usina Kellogg's All-Bran, MIL
lions Of people have overcome com
mon constipation, and the neaoacnes,
loss Of appetite and energy UlA' so
frequently result.
New laboratory tests snow AZ
Bran supplies two things neeoeo 70
overcome temporary and recurring
constipation: Bulk" TO exercise tne
intestines. Vitamin B to help tone
| the intestinal tract.
The bulk" in All-Bran is mucn
Ike that Of lettuce. Within Inc
BODY. it forms q soft mass GentIy
/ il clears the intestines Of wastes.
Further experiments prove ALL
Bran provides twice as much blood
building iron as an equal amount
by weight of beef liver.
Fat this delicious cereal and avoid
nils and drugs. They cause artifl-
eial action, and often lead TO harm
ful habits.
TRY two tablespoonfuls Of Kel-
/ LoSos AIl-Bran daily-sufncient 70
overcome most types Of constipation
4 II your intestinal trouble Is not re-
/ iieve0 this way, see your doctor.
All-BrAn has a delicious, nut-sweet
favor. Enjoy as a cereal with milk
or cream, or use in making nuf1y
bran muffins. breads. omelets, etc.
Recipes on the red-and-ereen pack
are. Sold by all grocers. Made by
kellogg In Battle Creek.-Advertise-
ment.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
Care of Rainy-Day Footwear
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

! this way sharp color contrasts are
avoided. The rubbers are inconSpic-
uous and the smartness Of the footwear
| is accented.
It would be impossible even to men
/ ton the numerous styles Of overshoes
with their fiuctuating shapes to go with
varying models of shoes. There is, ap-
parently. an endless assortment 1t is
the care of the rubbers and other styles
Of overshoes that is almost as needful
as the choice if good looks and long
wear are coupled. The suggestions given
today are practical and are worth fol-
lowing.
To prevent heels of rubbers wearing
out, especially when the heels of the
shoes worn with them are uneven or do
not fit the rubbers as perfectly as they
should, put small piece Of sponge into
the heel of the rubber. The sponge
will adapt itself to the shape and depth
Of the heel, improving the At and the
comfort while at the same time pro-
teeting the rubber
To insure rubbers being put on the
correct foot, letter r in the right foot
and L in the left rubber Also 1t is
advisable to mark your initials In rub
bers il you would be able to pick them
out quickly from among others, with
the absolute assurance that you have
the ones which belong to you.
When rubbers have holes in the heels
cut the heels out leaving a strap only
to go over the back of the shoe. This
transforms rubbers into the handy tips
so many persons prefer to wear.
Be sure to keep your rubbers washed
and clean. Dirty rubbers are unsightly,
so, at least, start from home with clean
ones.
1t Is we'll to remember that thin and
very flexible rubbers which can be
tucked into a handbag are now to be
found, and when rain is pending it is a
wise precaution to carry pair Of these
emergency rubbers with you to slip on
when needed
(Copyright. 1922
Evening star., 1932-02-25
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Me and pop was taking a wawk be-
fore supper, and all of a sudden pop
tripped over a stuck up brick and start
ed to fall down and dident quite, sit
ting down on somebody's frunt steps
instead, saying. Yee gods, a little bit
more and I'd of twisted my ankle rite
of my foot, owtch.
You dident brake it or anything, did
you, pop? I said, and he said, No. but
certainly gave 1t something to remem-
Der me by. I'm not going to wawk
home on this thing, I better rest it up,
the house with nothing smaller than
q 20 deller bill, I can't offer that to
street car conductor, he said.
Why pop, what, would he do? said
and pop said, He'd proberly brake my
other ankle. Take this bill and for
Peet sake be careful with it and see
if you cant get change somewhere, he
said.
And he gave me the 20 doller bill
and I started to go in stores to get it
changed, going in a cigar store ferst
and saying to the man, would you mind
changing 20 doller bill?
On the contrary I'd be delighted If
some kind sole would only show me
where to get the cash to change IL
with, the man said. Being a little man
with glasses and a sad expression, and
! went in a hardware store and asked
and the man termed around and yelled
to somebody in the back of the store,
Hay Ed, here's q kid wants to know
If we can change 20 doller bill and
the man In the back of the store yelled.
Kick his pants out of here before I
brake into tears.
Me quick wawking out by my own
free will and I went in more stores
and one man asked me If knew there
was a depression going on and the
other one pertended he was going to
throw a loaf of bread at me, and I
went back TO pop, saying, Here's your
40 doller bill, pop, nobody cant change
1t and most of them get mad.
Lets try wawking, pop said.
Wieh we did, and by the time we
Evening star., 1932-02-25

There is nothing more sad that can
think of than to be so lacking in
friends that folks are made glad by
ones absence rather than ones pres
ence. 1t is rather dreadful not to be
wanted even as a neighbor. But Robber
the Rat doesn't appear to mind this at
all He has no friends and apparently
he wants no friends. He and his family
are quite sufficient unto themselves
Il haven't seen Rat about here for
more than week. I wonder what has
become of them" said Farmer Brown at
work in the barn one morning.
I haven't seen one either" replied
Farmer Browns Boy, but l think 1
can guess what has happened"
"What?' asked Farmer Brown.
'Mr. and Mrs. Monkey-face have
proved too much for them" replied
Farmer Browns Boy.
you don't mean to tell me that you
think they have caught all those Ratsl'
exclaimed Farmer Brown. Nonsense -
Farmer Browns Boy grinned. NO"
said he, Il don't think that. They have
caught lot Of them but to catch all
would be too much to expect of even
such good hunters as they are"
Then where are the rest of them?"
demanded Farmer Brown.
They have moved out. Yes, sir, they
have moved out" replied Farmer
Browns Boy.
why do you think that?" asked
Farmer Brown.
Because know just how smart
Robber the Rat is" replied Farmer
Browns Boy. He is an outcast and
hasn't a friend in the world outside his
relatives, but he is smart. I have no
use for Robber the Rat but sometimes
have to admire his smartness. Just
think how hard We have tried to get
rid OF those Rats and all the time they
just kept increasing in numbers. I
suspect that old Robber Just laughed
at us. He was smarter than we were.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
SPRINGTIME
BY d. c. PEATTH.

Robins songs are proverbial har-
bingers of Spring. For me the music
of the song sparrows is the true har-
mony with which the new year begins
One speaks of Spring as the new year,
and one wonder why New Year day
should come in the early part of the
Winter. Truth to tell, the date for
the beginning of the new year has been
tried in many places in the calendar.
and the Jewish and Chinese New Years
are far from each other and from our
own. I still think that March l or
thereabout is a good date for New
Year, as the Romans arranged it, and
I notice that almost all nature lovers
unconsciously think of the New Year
as that first, uncertain, almost too
balmy day that comes, about this time.
when the little song sparrow lifts up
his brave voice and sings. The robins
note I say again, is no more than q
barbaric whoop compared to the bub-
Evening star., 1932-02-25
bling happiness Of the song sparrow's

bling happiness of the song sparrow's
Spring song.
You will know him., perhaps, as the
bird who says Maids, maids, maids,
put on your tea kettle-ettle-ettle." But
this is a silly travesty Of that sweet
strain Of melody. I only quote it be-
cause. in a rough and cheap way, it
does reproduce what the song sparrow
sings
Like the robin and the bluebird the
song sparrow is so early in the con-
cert of the year, because he overWin-
ters here in the District. Indeed, as
with the meadow larkS, one often hears
a bit of the song on fine January days.
There is no question that one of my
Washington friends and correspondents
is right-every individual song spar
row sings a little differently. This
might be true if we listened attentively
to all birds, but not to the same extent,
I'm sure, nor would all singers repay
so much attention with any individ-
ual charms.
The song sparrow is primarily a
meadow bird. He will, like the robin.
approach your lawn seeking worms,
and your garden, where he looks for
weed seeds and insect larvae. Or If you
go walking down along the creeks in
the country C'runs." as they call them
Evening star., 1932-02-25
My Neighbor Says:

II milk or water Is spilled on
the dining table cloth. place a
piece of white blotting paper over
it. This will absorb the moisture
almost Immediately.
The oven temperature must
always be uniform when baking
cakes. Opening and closing the
oven door changes the tempera-
ture.
Grated lemon and orange peel
may be easily removed from a
crater If a clean vegetable brush
Is used.
To mark hemlines on dark
material, use a thin slice of hard
white soap. 1t will make a neat
line, which can be later removed
by rubbing between the hands.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-02-25
DAILY DIET RECIPE

CHICKEN BROTH WITH
LEMON.
Chicken broth. six cups.
Bay leaf, one.
Rice, one tablespoon.
Salt. one-half teaspoon.
Raw egg, one.
Lemon juice. three tablespoons.
SERVES SIX PORTIONS.
Homemade broth made from
giblets, neck, wing, ETC., Of the
chicken may be used or canned
chicken broth containing the rice
already cooked can be used. The
rice should be simmered in the
broth until tender, If homemade
product Is used, and use bay leaf
as seasoning during cooking
process. If canned product con-
tanning rice is used add bay leaf
and simmer broth for about Is
minutes. Meanwhile beat the
egg. add very little salt and the
lemon juice very carefully.
Have broth hot, but not boiling,
in a double boiler. Stir the soup
carefully into the egg and lemon
mixture just before the soup is
served. Warm up again in the
double boiler but not too hot.
The soup will be frothy and
milky looking, with a pleasant
taste.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein. Lime,
iron. vitanains A, 3 and C pres
ent. Can be eaten by normal
adults Of average. over or under
weight.
Evening star., 1932-02-25

overshoes mentioned, and in a wide va
riety of colors The woman who has
an entire rainy DAY outfit has the color
Of her overshoes, whether they are en-
tirely of rubber or are partly of fabric,
m4tch the rainy-day togs.
The woman who is particular about
her footwear appreciates also that,
apart from such a costume, rubbers
should be of the same color as the
shoes over which they are worn. Some
times the exact shade of the shoes can
BE- matched and sometimes merely the
colors are alike-that is, tan rubbers
and tips are selected to go with tan
shoes and black for black shoes. In
Evening star., 1932-02-25

TN this season of snowy or rainy
weather, rubbers, rubber tips or
overshoes of some sort are needed
i by the person who is properly
equipped for going out in such
storms. Time was when this footwear
vas ungainly and uninteresting. Today
ehere are many models in each type of
Evening star., 1932-02-25

in Virginia) you will hear him often
amid the bloSSoming alder bushes. for
they are cleanly birds, forever wash
ing themselves.
Evening star., 1932-02-25

To avoid taxation of a castle in which
he is not living. laird in the North OF
Scotland has removed the roof from thf
ancient building
Evening star., 1932-02-25

got there pop was wawking as good as
new, proving all his ankle needed was
exercize.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
The Rats Are Missed.

When folks are missed alas how sad
Old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1932-02-25

He and the rest of them did just about
as they pleased, and they stole enough
grain to have fed a horse. II those
Owls hadn't come here to live in the
barn they would still be stealing. Now
We are rid of them, and I say a good
riddance"
Farmer Brown laughed. "No one will
disagree with you in that, Son." said
he. But you haven't told me why you
Evening star., 1932-02-25
~ DON JUAN DELIGHT

IL UHeeda Gra5Am Crackers. >. 4 csb
bRtter. .. tSbie5bOoy aNsSr. 81 can
9pblss4Ees. ~ TEASPOON efls4m6nJ. II.
egg ubffes. =. Tablespoons sSg6r...
TEASPOON rAHIIIS
Crumble Uneeda Graham
Crackers fine and mix with
softened butter and sugar. Line
buuered pie pan with mixture.
Turn applesauce into pie shell
and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake in a hot oven (4250 F.)
10 to l $ minutes. Prepare mer-
ingue of stifHy beatenegg whites
and sugar. Flavor with vanilla.
Spread over pie and return to
slow oven (325' F.) 10 to15
minutes to set and brown. 6 por-
tons. Preparation, 8 minutes.
Evening star., 1932-02-25

Before you worry about
anothermeal. send for" Menu
Magic" This book will show
you tricks to teach a French
chef. Brimful of time-saving
menus and recipes. New
ideas. every one. just clip the
coupoa. sisn. and mail.