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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
BRITISH MALAYA
DOLLAR ARSENAL
RELAYS VALUABLE TIN,
RUBBER TO UNITED
STATES

Singapore, Dec. 24-UP-British
Malaga has been described as the
dollar arsenal" OF the British EN-
pire because It's large exports q.
tin and rubber TO the United States
provide a large balance OF trade
which in terms OF dollars helps to
pay the British purchases Of air
craft and other war materials on
the cash and carry" basis re-
quired by the Washington govern
ment.
1t is the policy or the Malaga
governments to conserve all avail
able resources OF foreign exchange
to increase the country's usefulness
as the dollar arsenal.
There is a growing tendency In
Malaga to look more and more
to India, Australia and New Zea-
land for supplies OF foodstuffs and
manufactured goods which prev
iously were supplied by Great Bri-
tain or by countries outside the
sterling bloc. The possibility of
extending the trade between Ma
laya and India is being considered.
Exports Vital in War
Malaya's exports which may oe
of use in the Empires wartime eco
nomy include rubber, tin, iron.
bauxite, several minerals needed
in armament production including
wolfram and tungsten and veget-
able oils.
The principal economic weakness
of Malaga is its continued depend
ence on imported food supplies,
especially rice. Nearly two-thirds
OF Malaya's rice consumption must
be met at present by imports. It
is possible that arrangements Will
be worked out for increasing sup
plies from India and Burma ell
though so far as possible regard
must be given TO the preference OF
the population for Thailand (Siam)
rice.
1t is believed that Singapore's
industries can be adapted to pro-
duce certain wartime requirements.
There is, for example, the canning
industry in which many millions
OF dollars have been invested.
Canning Industry Idle
The industry normally is con.
cerned with pineapples for British
and Canadian markets, but since
the ministry OF supply ceased pur-
chases the factories have been
idle. The industry might be con-
verted to some other use, possibly
the canning Of other foodstuffs 20
build up a wartime reserve.
Similarly with other Singapore
industries. can be adapted to pro-
though occupied already with de-
tense orders, can turn out a va
riety OF goods and many of the
small Chinese industrial undertake
ings, foundries. etc, are capable
Of a considerable range of produc-
ton.
Already inquiries have been
made to ascertain whether india
or Australia can use the consider
able quantities of scrap iron avail
able in Malaga apd which in the
past have been-eold to Japan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24

find a reasonable and just solution.
The protests OF landowners, who
are supported by the Swedish
speaking press and the Swedish
Peoples party. caused the govern
ment to alter instructions for exc
cution Of the act. These, however,
are not considered sufficient by the
Swedes.
The Swedish Peoples party is
represented in the government by
Minister of Interior Ernst Won Born
who, by his impartiality and effec-
tiveness, has earned the widest re-
spect among Firms and Swedes
alike. The party is reported TO have
threatened to withdraw Won Born
from the cabinet If the Colonization
scheme is not brought before Par
lament again.
Meanwhile. Prime Minister Risto
Ryti and his economic advisers are
anxious to reconcile the disputing
parties and to bring the discussion
back on to more realistic ground
Through the peace treaty. Finland
lost about one.tenth of the total
area under cultivation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
MIAMI AIRPORT. LARGEST

Miami. Fla, Dec. 24-UP- The
new 100000 $40 acre Miami
Master airport, nearing completion,
will be the worlds largest COM
mercial landing field.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
By Hubert Uxkull

Helsinki. Finland. Dec. 24-UP-
The greatest and most urgent prob
lem which the peace treaty with
Soviet Russia created for Finland
the resettlement OF some 10000
farmers with their famiies-still
IS only theoretically settled.
A law which envisages the crea-
ton of new farms throughout Fin
land for all those refugees who want
10 stay on the land was passed by
the Finnish Parliament in June.
The execution OF this law. which is
called the Quick Colonization Act,
has met with great difficulties.
When the bill was discussed in Par.
lament it was evident that opin-
ions as to how the resettlement was
TO be executed differed widely
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
Woman Carlton Player
Likes Exhaustive Work

Gloucester. Mass. Dec. a. UP
Miss Mary Mesquite. daughter OF a
sea captain, is one OF the few WON.
en- carlton players in the world.
BY accident she became official
carilloneur OF the Church OF Our
Lady OF Good Voyage in 1922. No
experienced player could be found
to operate the bells at a wedding
apd she was asked. being a pianist
After is years Miss Mesquite still
plays the carlton as recreation
from bookkeeping for a local fish.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
Resettlenent
Government at Odds Over
Best Method of Procedure

among different political groups.
To avoid a split in the majority on
which the government is based the
bill was altered repeatedly until Il
finally became so elastic that
when it became law II constituted
not more than a frame for the &C
tual colonization.
The result was that the disputes
reappeared as soon as the survey
ors actually set to work. The main
issue of these disputes which are
carried on in government commit
tees and in the press is TO what ex-
tent the refugee farmers shall be
settled on land already cultivated
and TO what extent new land shall
be cleared.
Firms Import Food Now
The latter course has the obvious
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
Cattle Brand initials
Remain as Towns Name

Jal, N NJ. Dec. 24-UP-Where-
abouts of the man responsible for
the name Of this rich little New
Mexico oil and cattle town are un-
known.
He was J. A. Lynch, who gave the
JAIL ranch its brand OF -" on the
shoulder, "A" on the side and IL
on the hip OF cattle. He sold his
holdings and disappeared
According to Jal citizens he was
running cattle before the turn of
the century and some suspect he
is dead. but nothing was heard of
him after he left town.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
Town Assures Letters
to Men Serving Flag

Middleboro, Mass, Dec. 24-UP--
High school students. business men
and Observation-Disclosures of them
are engaged in a community letter
writing project to this towns men
In military service.
Names Of soldiers. sailors, ma
rines and coast guardsmen are as.
signed to various groups by civic
committee. The home town cores
pondents do not ask for prompt
answers, knowing the men have
little free time.
During the World War a similar
project was conducted for men over
seas.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24

ing concern. She uses both feet
and hands to play the bells. which.
are operated by foot pedals and
hand levers.
Miss Mesquite describes the
music as "a physically exhsusting
Job" because the largest bell
weighs 2.s26 pounds, the tongue
alone weighing 1875 pounds.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
Mother Tongue Dropped
by Norwegian Americans

Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec 24-UP
-Minnesota's present generation of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has almost
lost its ability to speak the Nor
wegian language.
SO few of, the states Norwegians
are familiar with Norwegian that
the Augsburg Publishing House has
been forced TO issue its Morse
Christmas magazine in English.
At one time Norwegian was the
accepted language In many Mime
sofa communities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
BOMB SUPPLIES FISH

London. Dec. 24-UP-Hundreds
of fish. dead or dying, were flung
on to the decks OF three vessels in
harbor at a southeast coast town
when Nazi raider dropped a
bomb in the water nearby. On
one ship, the crew had enough fish
to last two days.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24
SHOT IN HIP IGNORED

San Antonio, Tex. Dec. 24-UP
Shot In the hip 40 years ago.
Charles Charmoskey, 70. appeared
the other day at the county hos
pital for treatment.
Evening star., 1940-09-27

Breokfront Bookcase
Desks
An unusually low price
for this popular type
Com bining G beauty and
usefulness in a piece of fur
niture with bookcase, desk,
chest and curio cabinet. OF
fine walnut or mahogany
veneerS on hardwood with
antique = style brass ham
dies and exquisite mould
ing details! 80 inches wide
and 73 inches high!
Evening star., 1940-09-27
1906

Superb double-duty studio dvans built with
all the quality details for which the house of
Simmons is famous! Typical of this group is
the imposing dvan illustrated deep and
luxurious, with comfortable inner-sprng mat
tress. 1t is strikingly styled with massive
upholstered arms and covered with rich cot
ton-and-rayon velour. Other styles with hand
some walnut or maple-fnished gumWood arms!
Tapestries, homespuns and modern stripes
Cotton and rayon) in stunning colors.
Kanns-Thrd Floor.
Evening star., 1940-09-27
. Coil Spring
. Innenprine
Mottress

This charming bedroom suite embodies all the
rustic charm of maple along with the smooth finish
and fine workmanship of higher-prced materials.
The single or double beds have solid head and foot
boards, the dresser has three roomy drawers and
separate hanging mirror Both the dresser and
chest-on-chest have center guided drawers. Guar
anteed coil spring and fine inner-spring mattress
covered with durable ticking.
Kanns-Third Floor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

When making iron holders put
in one layer of leather from an
old glove, as it is a nonconductor
of heat.
Lubricate the meat chopper and
electric mixer with salad oil. This
will prevent any disagreeable
taste which might occur if regular
lubricating oil were used.
Half an hour is ample time to
allow for baking of medium-sized
apples.
Keep flowers out of drafts as
much as possible; they are more
susceptible to chill than humans.
Cottage cheese, mixed with or
ange marmalade, grape jelly or
raspberry jam, makes good fill
ing for graham bread sandwiches.
These combinations are tasty as
well as nutritious.
To give crunchiness as well as
added flavor to meringues for
pies, add one-fourth cup shredded
nut meats to each two egg whites.
Sprinkle the nuts over the top or
add them to the meringue just be-
fore it is spread.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25

for apples, fortune telling and guess
ing games are all old favorites.
These suggestions may bring to your
mind others that may be old-time
Halloween games.
Last, but not least, a party is
never rightly ended without proper
refreshments. If it is a small group,
buffet supper may be served; and
if it is a large group, simple, but
delicious refreshments will finish the
evening with the necessary zipl
Orange Date Cake.
Y cup shortening
l cup brown sugar
/ egg (well beaten)
cup sour milk
2 cups cake flour
l teaspoon soda
/ teaspoon baking powder
"a teaspoon salt
/ cup dates
whole orange
Cream shortening, add brown sug-
ar slowly, and beat well. Add beat
en- egg and sour milk.
Mix and sift flour, soda, baking
powder, and salt. Grind dates and
orange together through food chop
per and add alternately with the
sifted dry ingredients. Bake in a
loaf pan in a moderate oven $3.50
degrees) for so minutes.
Halloween Ice Cream Clowns.
Place a ball of ice cream on a
butter cookie and use raisins, tiny
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25

nutmeats and whipped cream, and
pour into the freezing container Of
an ice cream freezer, filing it not
more than rs full. Assemble and
cover the freezer. Surround with
a mixture of parts of crushed ice
to part rock salt. Next turn the
crank slowly and steadily until turn
ing becomes difficult. When the mix
ture is frozen, carefully remove the
dasher and pack down the cream
with spoon. Replace the cover,
draw off the water, and replenish the
ice and salt. Let stand for an hour.
Orange Sauce.
! tablespoon cornstarch mixed with
! tablespoon cold water
5 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons hot water
5 tablespoons orange juice
" teaspoon lemon juice
! teaspoon butter
Make a paste of the cornstarch
and cold water. Add sugar and hot
water and cook for Is minutes, stir
ring frequently. Add fruit juices
and butter.
GOblin'S Dessert.
(Serves 4 to 50
2 eggs (separat td)
Z tablespoons sugar
l tablespoon butter (melted)
70 teaspoon salt
"a cup orange juice
IA cups stale bread (cut in pieces)
Beat egg yolks until very light,
and gradually beat in the sugar.
AJl I>,,f&or colt
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25
BETTER BAKING

Most of us are prone to be a lit
tie inactive and unambitious dur
ing the warm summer months.
Our appetites for heavy, hot foods
become dull and we readily ac-
cept and enjoy cool, refreshing
salads and beverages. Just as
we put on heavier clothing when
the temperature drops, so do we
discard using salads as the main
dish and dessert of the menu.
Miss Howe's book "Better Bak-
ing" includes many fine recipes,
tested in her own kitchen. It will
prove not only an incentive for
"better baking" but also for bet
ter and more satisfying meals.
You may secure this book,
Better Baking" by writing to
Eleanor Howe, 919 North Michi-
gan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, en-
closing 10 cents in coin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25

ruff of whipped cream on the cookie
around the clowns neck.
Pumpkin Ice Cream.
makes / quartz
"a cup sugar
" teaspoon cinnamon
" teaspoon ginger
Pinch of salt
/ cup coffee cream
2 egg yolks (beaten)
"a cup pumpkin (canned)
" teaspoon orange rind (grated)
" cup pecan meats
" cup whipping cream
Combine the sugar, cinnamon, GIN
ger and salt. Mix well. Add the
cream slowly and scald over boiling
water. Mix beaten egg yolks and
pumpkin, and add to the cream mix
ture with the orange rind. Return
to heat, and cook for S minutes,
stirring constantly. Chill, fold in the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25

Halloween provides a good excuse
for an unusual party. The theme
you may select should be the basis
around which the party is built.
"Black Magic Party" "The Haunt
ed House," Buried Treasure Hunt"
"The Witches Rendezvous" "The
Ghosts Gambol" are all suggestive
names for the party you may be
planning for All Hallows' eve.
A Halloween party without deco
rations just isn't a party. They
may be so simple that it takes very
little time to put them up; pump
kins, cornstalks, and lighted jack
o'-lanterns. Or you may decorate
with witches, owls, black and or
ange crepe paper streamers, black
and gray crepe paper moss dripping
from the ceilings, or ghosts standing
in spooky corners with eerie lights
thrown upon them.
The invitations should, Of course,
be indicative of the type of party
you are giving.
ION Halloween the ghosts will
dance,
The gnomes and COLLINS will sing
and prance; -
So don your masks and costumes
gay,
To the Haunted House be on your
way.
The door will be open till the clock
tolls eight,
So take my advice and don't be
late"
In keeping with Halloween we
must not forget the traditional
games and pranks. The chamber
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25

gundrops or cam
died cherries to
make the eyes,
nose, and mouth
in the ice cream.
Place an ice
cream cone up
side down on the
ice cream for a
can. and Mace a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25

This was the kind Of service and
sacrifice, without flavor or affec-
ton on which the success of both
the World war draft and the World
war army depended absolutely.
You CANT. make me believe that
the President doesn't feel all this.
Nobody who knows him can fail to
respect his great personal gaIlantry.
This action of Elliott's must have
made his heart cringe. He has suf-
fered more hurt from such errors of
others than from anything he HIM
self ever imagined.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25
PERMANENT GUESTS

1t seems cruel to deny beloved par.
ents the comforts Of your home dur
ing their old age, but Kathleen Nor.
ris strongly believes that sometimes
this must be done. She explains that
no parent has the right to ruin the
happiness Of his children through his
DUN seIf-indulgence. II the parents
are that selfish, Miss Norris recon-.
mends that they be told-not asked
to liue Somewhere else.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25

Add butter, salt
and orange juice.
Pour over the
cubed bread. Beat
egg whites until
stiff, and fold into
the first mixture.
Pour into but
tered baking dish
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25

can't 60 there, even for visit. He
has not one cent Of his own. To put
him in an institution would break
his heart, and also mine. couldn't
bear to tell people where he was.
But it does seem like deadlock as
things are now; Frank is constantly
annoyed about it, and hate to have
the best husband in the world bur-
dened with my folks. Can you think
of way out?"
Get Rid of Him.
The answer is that the only way
out is a hard one. But have known
many cases in which it has worked,
and it will work for you. Immedi-
ately, without any argument, put
this worthless annoying old man into
an institution. Borrow on his insur-,
ance, if need be, to pay the charges
at some partly endowed home, or
put him straight into the poor-house.
That will bring him to his senses
for the first time in his life.
In one case that knew an aged
man-of-the-sea got a job at the coun-
ty farm, found that he was natural
vegetable gardener, was permitted
to sell surplus produce for is own
profit, and eventually turned into a
useful member of society. In an
other case an old woman made her
self so helpful that the good nuns
placed her in the position of head
cook, and she was able to send mon
ey to daughter who was in finan-
cial difficulties. A man of GA can
be busy and happy if he wants to
be, and if your father is persistently
critical and miserable despite all
that good daughter can do, he de-
serves nothing better than the poor
house.
Or better, find some country farm
where woman will board him for
$25 or $50 month. There are many
such places. Let her wrestle with
his peculiarities. Ask your brother
for another SIS and make up the rest
yourselves.
Don't Discuss It, DO It.
Don't discuss it with him at all.
Just drive him there and say: dad,
your things are all in the back of
the car. Here's where you get out"
If Uncle Dan decides to 60 with
him, so much the better. But get
rid of them both with the same
speed that they would have gotten rid
of burdensome old relatives some
40 years ago. Old fathers and moth
ers can be delightful and contribute
ry members Of the family; but if
they don't choose to be, then surely
you and your Frank are not the per-
sons to shoulder the ensuing unpleas-
antness. 1t all depends upon you,
now, and upon your capacity to face
few unpleasant hours rather than
lifetime of slavery.
Every human being ought to plan
for his or her old age, work for it,
definitely arrange for it. Only
part of such foresight need be finan-
cial; the keeping of friends, the priv
ileges of service, the capacity for
earning a modest living are all as
possible at 60 as at 26. No human
being has right to infiict his COM
pany upon young married pair,
be his claim that of father, uncle,
mother, mother-in-law or any other.
Nothing destroys the security of
marriage SO quickly as to have an
uncongenial person planted in the
home, a person whom only death
will remove. It will be poor sat-
isfaction to Blanche, 20 years from
now, to realize that she not only
sacrificed Frank, but her children
and her home to this spoiled old
despot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25
By KATHLEEN NORRIS

S. EAR Mrs. Norris"
writes Blanche B.,
- from a suburb near
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25

Of horrors, with
clanking chains,
dc mp h a n d 8
clutching the
guests, and dark
tunnels should
put the guests in
to the spirit of the
party. Bobbing
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-25

and bake in moderately slow oven
1925 degrees) for about 30 minutes.
Ginger Snap Pie Crust.
makes 2 crusts)
Make 3 cups ginger snap crumbs
by rolling ginger snaps on bread
board or crumbling through food
chopper. Combine with "a cup melt
ed butter and blend lightly. Then
press mixture into pie plate, shap-
ing firmly all around, and place in
refrigerator to chill until firm.
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie.
Makes 2 pies)
tablespoons gelatin
" cup cold water
6 eggs
cups sugar
21s cups strained pumpkin
/ cup milk
! teaspoon salt
teaspoon ginger
! teaspoon cinnamon
" teaspoon nutmeg
" teaspoon cloves
cup whipping cream
Soak gelatin in cold water 5 min
utes. Separate eggs and beat egg
yolks. Then combine cup of the
sugar, the strained pumpkin, milk,
salt, and spices with the egg yolks
and cook slowly. stirring constant
ly, until thickened. Remove from
fire, add gelatin, and stir until dis
solved. Cool. When mixture be-
gins to thicken, stir in the remain
ing cup of sugar and fold in the
beaten egg whites. Pour filing in
the chilled ginger snap pastry shells
and chill in refrigerator until set.
Before serving decorate pies with
whipped cream faces, using chilled
pastry tube.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-31

collars. But they shrank after
washing and no purchaser knew how
much shrinkage to expect. Shirt
manufacturers had shrinking ma
chimes but they didn't do the job
completely and they had to allow
three-quarters Of an inch for shrink
age in each collar. The problem
was to produce uniformly shrunk
fabric that would not change its size
when given the average laundry
wash.
In 1919 Cluett, veteran of the
Spanish-American war, an engineer
and an inventor with a number of
patents to his credit, joined the re-
search department of the company
Of which his name is now part.
After a long series Of experiments
he finally produced in 1928 the proc
ess now known as sanforizing and
all those devoted to wearing shirts
with soft collars breathed easier,
both figuratively and literallyI
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-31
WHEN YOU'RE PLANNING MENU ESPECIALLY FOR MEN
See

Just between us women, we'll
have to admit that, if left to his own
devices, many a man would enjoy
living on straight diet Of meat,
potatoes and pie. 1t requires lit
tie judicious scheming on Mothers
part to supply Father with his IA
vorite foods and provide for him a
wholesome, well-balanced meal in
the bargain.
Whether she's planning a menu to
please the men folk in her family,
or is chairman of the refreshment
committee for the May meeting Of
the business mems club, it's wise
woman who remembers-and caters
to-these masculine foilbles in food.
Just how do a mans food prefer
ences differ from those of women?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-31

nitroglycerine, called ''Nobels blast
ing OIL" and further research by the
two led to the invention and COM
mercial production of dynamite,
originally known as "Nobel's ig-
Mites"
When Nobel died in Italy in 1895
he left large fund, from the inter-
est of which annual prizes were to
be awarded achievements in various
fields, including physics, science,
chemistry, medicine and literature.
But the most humanitarian, the No
bel peace prize, is paid from the
profits Of merchant of DEATH"
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