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Evening star., 1939-02-19

In its recent annual report, based
in part upon its information of
European affairs gained from the
Lindbergh reports. the n A. G. A.
said:
THE sudden and rather general
appreciation of the potentialities Of
modern air power is the most sig
nificant event that has occurred in
modern times in connection with
strengthening the desires of peoples
to avoid war.
"Air power at the present time
is dominant factor in the strength
of nation and in enabling it to
maintain its independent exist
ence and territorial integrity. Ac-
cepted theories of warfare give a
steadily increasing place to air
power"
Air Trade Routes.
International striving for domi-
nance in the air has not been con-
fined to military construction, but
is resulting in determined efforts
to establish air trade routes" the
committee stated.
Looking in the future" the N.
A. c. A. said, "the progressive ma
tions are making sacrifices and ex-
pending their national energies and
resources for the purpose uf ad-
vancing their air commerce."
Solemn warning to the United
States was found in the growth of
Germany to a dominating position
in world affairs because of her. de-
velopment of air power and its
threat to the security of Europe.
"The crisis in Europe in the fall
of 1888 brought forcibly to world
wide attention the overshadowing
influence of air power in interna-
tional affairs the committee stated.
THE realization that aircraft had
been built in great numbers and
developed to point where they are
capable of operating at high speeds
over long distances, with large
bombing loads, thrust upon the
world a new concept of national de-
.fense."
The fact that Germany and italy
have been able to gain so domi-
mating a position is due, not only
to the fact that they have built
up great air fleets, but even more
to the fact that the airplanes COM
posing those fleets are of superior
military characteristics. This SUI
perior1ty has been due to vastly
increased aeronautical research.
Air Power Dominates.
"The history Of 1888 bears witness
as to how a nation in the space of
a few years, by concentrating much
OF its scientific research and in
dustrial resources on the develop
ment of air power, could gain, for
the time being, a dominating DO
sition," the N. A. c. A. reported.
To combat the menace of foreign
progress IN airplane design, which
was threatening to render this Ma
tion's air defenses obsolete, a thor
ough study of the entire field of
aeronautical research was begun
last year. Col. Lindhergh was en-
gagged in this study abroad.
In the United States a commit
tee headed by Maj. Gen. Oscar
Westover was at work. Less than
month prior to his death in an
airplane crash in California last
September Gen. Westover submit
ted report to the N. A. c. A.
asking that his committee be con-
tinued and that it be given the
additional function of making
study Of long-range planning for
future research facilities, involving
an additional research center away
from the Langley Memorial Labora-
tories of the N. A. G. A. at Langley
Field, Va.
Gen. Westover felt strongly that
the United States should not put
all Its eggs In one basket" In the
Wtally important field Of aeronau.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

aeronautical research in noteworthy
manner. For the current fiscal year
the N. A. C. A. received SLIGO. 900 in
the independent Offices appropria-
tions bill.
For the coming fiscal year the in
dependent Offices bill, as reported
to the House. carries S2,180.00O, an
increase of $4,000. On the same
day, however, President Roosevelt
transmitted to the Hopse an ex-
traordinary budget calling for i'm
mediate appropriation of S6,723 900
and authorizing the N. A. C. A. to
enter into contracts for not to ex-
ceed $6 ,0OO, 600 more. This would pro-
vide a total of $15,003,0 900 for ex-
penditure or contract during the
coming fiscal year.
New Research Vital.
This vast increase, applied to ex-
pansion of facilities at Langley Field
and to creation of the new research
base at Sunnyvale, should do much
to restore American leadership in
the field of aeronautical research
and should at the same time benefit
domestic civil aviation as we'll as
the cause of national defense and
lessen the danger Of crippling or
complete wrecking of national re-
search facilities in event of war.
An unwelcome accompaniment to
the national defense program has
been a growth in foreign espionage
activities in the United States. Sew
eral cases have been broken" by
Federal agents and foreign spies
have been arrested. tried and con-
victed. Much of the foreign spy
work has been directed against
American aircraft plants and mill
tary aviation activities.
To overcome the menace of such
espionage to American security the
Federal Government today is ex-
panding its counter espionage forces,
especially in the Justice Department.
As the American aeronautical re-
search program goes into full swing,
the importance of halting the work
of foreign spies and preventing the
leakage of military aviation secrets
obviously will increase. It may be
anticipated that foreign espionage
activities will grow in about the
same ratio as our laboratories be-
gin to improve aircraft design.
Information Censored.
For several years there has been
rigid censorship of information con-
corning activities of the N. A. c. A.
at Langley Field. No descriptions
may be published of the technical
details of the more advanced re-
search equipment there and photo
graphs are taboo. It was impossible,
for example, to obtain an aerial
photograph of the N. A. C. A..
laboratory group, comprising 10
buildings on tract of "a acres, to
illustrate this article.
The N. A. C. A. was created by
Congress in 1915, after the first year
of conflict in Europe had demon
strated the potential va.ue of the
airplane as q weapon of war. For
about 10 years the committee func-
toned as q research agency for the
military service and then extended
the scope Of its activities to include
civil aviation when air traffic began
to assume commercial Importance.
To-day" the National Resources
Committee said IL recent report
Evening star., 1939-02-19
BY Joseph S. Edgerfon.

Behind President Roosevelt's re-
quest to Congress for an expansion
of more than 700 per cent in this
Nations aeronautical research pro-
gram is a story of international
rivalry. espionage and striving which
forms one of the outstanding ro-
mances of aviation history.
Among the figures behind the
scenes are thousands of research
engineers and scientists of many
nationalities. international spies and
agents, anti-espionage forces of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Secret Service Office of Naval Intel
ligence and the Army Intelligence
Service. and such patriotic volun-
teers as Col Charles A. Lindbergh
who looms large in the background
Of the American effort.
On the visible stage are the air
craft plants which are turning out
the larger, faster, deadlier aircraft
made possible by the research devel-
opments; test pilots who are start
ling the world with such perform
ances as power dives estimated at
speeds all the way up to 670 miles
per hour or II miles a minute. and.
more important, level flight speeds
of 420 miles per hour; and service
pilots who put the final stamp of
approval or rejection on the new air
craft and equipment.
Research Is Backbone.
It has become only too apparent
to leaders of the world powers that
research constitutes the backbone
of air power and that air power has
become the decisive factor in mill
tary strength. The result has been
an international race in aeronautical
research without parallel in aviation
history. President Roosevelts re-
quest to Congress for funds or con-
tractual authorizations totaling more
than SIS 100000 for aeronautical re-
search during the coming fiscal year
constitutes the American entry into
this race.
Aviation is the most important
subject that is now facing every
nation in the world" DR.. George
w. Lewis. research director for
the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics and president of
the Institute of the Aeronautical
) Sciences, recently testified before
the House Appropriations Commit
tee.
Aviation, he declared, is changing
the lives and thoughts of men" and
is altering "our whole concept of
government and power"
There is no question:" DR.. Lewis
said. that the present world situ-
alton Is due entirely to the unprece-
dented development of military air.
craft in one or two European coun-
tries. One country has made tre-
mendous efforts during the past
two years to build up it's air arm.
1t has built giant shadow factories
which were built and equipped by
the government and erected adja-
cent to large manufacturing plants,
like those of automobile companies.
These factories are building parts
and completed airplanes, so their
production is going up daily"
Europe Active.
Germany, DR.. Lewis testified, now
Is equipped to produce between 900
and 300 airplanes a month.
THAT is tremendous production,
and all of the major European pow
.ers have greatly increased their re-
search facilities and personnel"
he explained. "One country en-
ploys 1900 men in only one of
several laboratories. At Langley
Field we have about $50. 1 would
say that at the present time they
have in one country four times as
Evening star., 1939-02-19

tical research, upon which the Ma
tion's security would depend in time
Of war. His plan for a decentraNza-
Evening star., 1939-02-19

Part Of Haly's mighty air
force, lined up for inspection
at Ferrara. Italy has made
especially rapid progress in
AVIATION research. The Fds-
ctSt government has built an
derOnauticnl research center
called Guidonio, an entire city
deuoted to research.
Wide World Photo.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

ton Of the Federal Governments
aeronautical research activities and
for establishment Of SECOND West
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
Shrimp and Mushroom omeIet

Shrimp and Mushroom Omelet
 Another excellent recipe for supper is the shrimp and musll- room omelet, for which you should make the same foundation. Stuff the finisded omelet with shrimps and sauted mushrooms well heated together. Garnish around the omelet with 8 thread of shrimp sauce made by adding few pounded shrimp to rice cream sauce.
 Spanish Eggs
 On top of grilled halves of to- matoes place eggs which you have cooked in hot butter in a frying pan and trimmed to the size of the to- matoes. Garnish around with fried onions. Or arrange the tomato halves in a circle on a hot plate and garnish the center with the fried onions.
 Eggs on Foie Gras Toast
 Prepare a flat omelet in an ome- let pan, turn out on a plate and cut out in rounds, using a biscuit or cookie cutter. Dress each round on a round of toast spread with foie gras puree. Garnish the centre of the egg with Q large grilled mushroom and serve with a little mushroom sauce favored
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
Pleasing The Man
BY CHLOE JAMESON

It is @ popular indoor pastime among men-this verbal adoration of delicacies like green turtle soup which marks the first course of most every important bachelors dinner or celebration planned for a group of business men. Whether it's the turtle or the sherry flavor that accounts for the honor paid the soup would be hard to deter mine If you were to serve 1t plain some day.
 But nevertheless turtle soup could be quite economically served at home, now and then, at such times as you may wish to show the man special favor, or give him a pleasant surprise.
 To prepare a pure turtle soup using the fresh meat, would require more strength of character and pur- pose than the average home cook possesses, and prove a very expen- sive operation, too. But very eX- cellent boula boula or boula gratinee can be made with little trouble, using canned products.
 For. the plain boula, combine chicken stock (you may use the canned stock) with puree of green peas (also canned, if desired), using sufficient stock to make of the thickness of the usual pea soup. To this add the contents of @ small can of turtle meat, cut in small dice. Season well, heat thoroughly, and when ready to send to the table add tablespoon of sherry for each serving. This will make a delicious, finely favored soup. But for added delicacy try the boula gratinee.
 Mix with pea puree an equal quantity of chicken stock and cream; add the diced turtle meat and seasoning and heat thorough ly. When ready to serve, pour into individual soup cups, top with whipped cream and glaze quickly under the broiler. Serve with lit- tie cheese chips or Melba toast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
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ly chopped pecan or walnut meats.
 Fold quartered, pitted dates into the tapioca cream. Serve with whipped cream.
 Fold chocolate sauce into half of the tapioca cream. Serve in sherbet or parfait glasses in alternative layers with plain tapioca cream. Serve with additional chocolate sauce.
 Top the serving of tapioca cream with segments of oranges, canned or spiced fruit, jelly or jam, or toasted or plain coconut.
 Quick Cooking Tapioca Cream
 l or 2 egg yolks 4 cups milk 1-S cup quick-cooking tapioca 1-2 cup sugar IA teaspoon salt 2 egg whites 1 teaspoon havoring Double boiler Method: Mix egg yolks with small amount of milk in top of double boiler. Add quick cooking tapioca, sugar, salt and re- maining milk. Place over rapidly boiling water and cook 10 to 12 minutes after water boils again, stirring frequently. Remove from fire. (Tapioca will be well distrib- uted throughout, but mixture will be thin. Do not overcook.) Beat egg white until just stiff enough to hold shape. Fold hot tapioca mixture gradually into egg white. Cold mix- ture thickens as 1t cools. When slightly cool, stir in favoring; chill. Serve plain or with cream. Serves seven to nine.
 Saucepan Method: Mix egg yolk with small amount of milk in sauce- pan. Add quick-cooking tapioca, sugar, salt and remaining milk. Bring mixture quickly to full boil over direct heat, stirring constantly. Remove from fire. Mixture will be thin. Do not overcook). Beat egg white until stiff enough to hold shape. Fold hot tapioca mixture gradually into egg white. Cool mixture thickens as 1t cools. When slightly cool, stir in favoring. Chill.
 To make half this recipe, use three tablespoons quick-cooking ta- piaco and half other ingredients Cook eight to 10 minutes in a dou- ble boiler, or bring quickly to a full boil over direct heat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
Liver Once A Week
 Highly Recommended
Mineral Content Makes It Rich Food Source of Iron;
 Recipes for Enjoyment of Whole Family Offered

for it's superior qualities, beef or pork liver are more economical and arc equally rich in iron and other important elements. Because 1t should be served to the children once week as well as to the grown ups, 1t Is well to select a recipe which the whole family can enjoy. The following ones serve this pur- pose well.
 Liver Loaf
 1 pound liver
 l cup bread crumbs
 1 egg
 Ia cup stock 1 teaspoon salt 2-3 cup milk tablespoon parsley,
 4 teaspoons fat chopped
 l tablespoon onion, chopped
 Wipe liver, cut in slices. then run through a chopper together with vegetables. Add crumbs, moistened in the beaten egg and liquid, fat and lastly seasonings. Beat together well, pour mixture Into 0 well greased baking dish or mold and set in a pan of hot water. Bake l-2 hours (S25 to $50 degrees F)
 Escalloped Liver And Cabbage
 l pound liver
 2 slices bacon
 s1 egg, beaten
 . salt
 1-2 cup ground cabbage 1-2 tablespoon ground onion
 (optionaD
 tablespoon bacon fat
 l tablespoon flour
 1 cup milk
 1-4 teaspoon salt
 Gut bacon into inch pieces and fry crisp. Drop liver into boiling water and cook for minutes. Re- move skin and veins. Wipe liver dry and put through food chopper. Add beaten eggs to ground liver and place in bottom of baking pan. Spread ground cabbage, mixed with grated onion, over top of liver mixture. Make sauce of fat, flour, milk and salt. Pour sauce over cab bage. Sprinkle crisp bacon over top of white sauce. Set pan in hot wa ter and bake in moderate oven 30 minutes at $50 degrees F.
 (Connecticut Dairy And Food
 CounciD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

MHUEIIH WIIIGs 11IC QUUKIUIVy " use shall leave to your own judgment and the size of your ap- petite.
 Make the omelet proper as you would any other foundation ome- let beating the eggs well, seasoning them and pouring them into @ skillet containing very hot butter, stirring the omelet briskly with Q foik so that the whole mass will heat evenly. Turn out on hot platter and stuff before fold- ing over the omelet. Serve with a little of the sauce poured around mot over the omelet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
Kitchen 

If you feel good hand lotion E an extravaganza V. fall b~ck on lemon or vinegar. rubbed on the hands after washing the dishes or doing any kitchen task requiring the hands to be immersed in hot, sbapy water. You'll be surprised at the soft whiteness of the skin and the smoothness that will follow.
 Following fish suppers, all silver ware and plates used for the fisn should be immersed in cold water for few minutes before washing, or rubbed with a cut piece of lemon to remove the odor. Plunging them into hot water first sets the fishy taint instead of removing 1t.
 Instead of having the kitchen walls the same throughout, have three walls painted and quite neu- tral in effect, with the fourth waD in the dinette nook--papered iu gay plaid or a paper in some anus design. It will make a much more interesting room.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

Boston brown bread--there's Q true New England sandwich). Bean Loaf
 a cups boiled navy beans
 1 small onion, chopped
 8 tbsp. melted bacon fat S4
 1 cup bread crumbs N \ l egg
 li-4 tsp. salt
 1 cup irradiated evaporated milk
 Mash beans. Add other iugredi- ents and stir to blend well. Turn Into a well oiled baking dish. Shape into c loaf. Bake in moderate oven (376 degrees F.) about 46 misi- utes. Serve with catsup. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.
 Undiluted irradiated evaporated milk is used in the preparation of this bean loaf. The concentrated milk makes the loaf moist, gives 1t Q good rich flavor and ct the same time contributes extra food value.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
(RY BEATRICE HALLl

Liver Is Q valuable article of diet for every member of the family and the wise menu maker includes this food once every week. Liver, as well as other animal organs, is out standing among meat foods as sources of vitamins. In addition the mineral content of liver Is of great importance for liver is one of our richest food sources of iron. Al- though we may prefer calves liver
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

Up 90 spirits and down 90 the dos~Eums if you top off dinner with surprise dessert. A fruit pudding made from quick-cooking tapioca is always interesting, for you can ring Q dozen reasonable changes on the basis recipe.
 This tapioca cream is easy to make, too. It needs only @ few min- utes' cooking and the ingredients except the egg white and flavoring can all be mixed in the double boiler or saucepan In which 1t is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
Bean Loaf Tempting

sean loaf is Q main dish just made TOT cold weather meals. Hearty and wholesarae, it's just the sort of food mat appeals on wintry nights. High M protein, bean loaf is c grand meat euhstitute-and It's economy is cer- tainiy an aid to the food budgetl The loaf is pretty to serve, for 1t holds Its shape when turned out and slices beautifully. It would be q tempting dish for Q Saturday night supper party. Be sure to have plenty ot spicy catsup to 90 along with 1t,
 Incidentally, slices of bean loaf make . mighty good sandwich fill- ing, Tucked in between rounds of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

with a dash of Madiera.
 I may say that for many of ths recipes served on toast, tha spreading of foie gras adds a de- licious touch. For home use it is perhaps most economical to buy the email containers of foie gras: they cost very little and go far for such purposes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
ONION OMELET

2 tablespoons butter
 1 cup chopped onions
 { tablespoons water or stock
 Salt and pepper
 1 tablespoon finely minced par
 sley
 Omelet.
 Beat four eggs until light, add four teaspoons water or milk and salt to taste. Pour into a hot, well buttered pan and stir briskly with a fork until the whole is well heated; finish cooking just above the flame, remove to a hot platter and fill with the onion mixture made as follows: Melt butter, add onions and stock and cook until onions are a golden brown. Add flour, seasonings and parsley and cook five minutes longer, stirring constantly. Spread on one-half the omelt. fold over and serve at once. garnished with sprigs of parsley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

cooked. So there's an appreciable saving of cooking utensils. And 1t always comes right, for 1t thickens to Q rich, creamy texture as 1t cools.
 Here are some of the variations that tempt appetites and pique in terest:
 Crush peanut brittle coarsely and add to the tapioca cream. Serve 1t in sherbet glasses, garnished with a little cream and additional crushed candy.
 Pour g little maple syrup over the tapioca cream after 1t Is in the sherbet glasses and top with coarse-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

collops of chick en flyers and minced m u s h. rooms sauted in butter and serv- ed with a sauce made with the juices left from sauteing, with "a garnish of chop ped flyers and mushrooms and a flavoring of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
THE CHEF SUGGESTS
THE CHEF SUGGESTS
 Omelets And Other Egg Recipes
 Good For Sunday Night Suppers
By JOSEPH BOGGIA Chef.-The Plaza-New York

For a Sunday night supper dish I could not suggest nicer recipe than a fluffy omelet stuffed with
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