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Evening star., 1942-01-10

By this time, all Of us are
aware that the services of any
one who Is willing are wanted in
any Of the branches of the civil
ian defense organization. And the
fields in which work can be done
are so varied that every particu-
lar aptitude should find its proper
niche. With the continual ex-
pansion and development of the
defense program, more and more
jobs are being created for VOL
unteer workers; important work
that can be done successfully
only with the cooperation from
the laymen as we'll as from those
who work on civilian defense jobs
during the day.
There are great opportunities
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Pays
Virginia Folk Profit Through Organization
By Clara Bailey.

Among the most interesting
work being done in this vicinity is
that carried on by the Old Do
minion Home Industries Coop
perative. Situated about 81
miles down Route l on the Rich
mond highway, it offers unusual
gifts with local Virginia flavor,
all handmade by skilled crafts
men in the State.
There are fascinating items
here from each of the 100 coun-
ties, for any man, woman or
child in Virginia can offer ar
ticles for sale If the quality OF
their work passes the require
ments set down by the Cooper
ative's Standards Committee.
Contributors pay so cents per
year, which can be deducted
from the first sale, and per
centage for maintaining the
shop. After three years, the
shop is self-supporting, and the
cooperative owns the roomy
roadside building which houses
the work of more than 400 mem
bers.
Not only does this arrange
ment enable many isolated peo-
pie to add to their often meager
incomes, but in many cases it
has given them new interest.
a new self-conf1dence. The Ia
dies in charge tell amazing
stories Of the people who make
these carefully done articles
placed on sale. Those carved
bookends, they will tell you,
were made by a 12-year-old boy
whose teacher recognized his
talents and encouraged him to
join the cooperative. The belts
embroidered in gay-colored wool
are the work of a deaf mute
who for the first time has found
Evening star., 1942-01-10
By Frankie Kuhn.

for volunteer work in all the serv-
ices of the Red Cross chapters
and particularly in groups under
Volunteer Special Services. The
first of these groups Is the Staff
Assistance Corps. It serves as
an organizing and record-keeping
staff and its assistance is given
to all other service groups of the
organization. The work is chiefly
clerical, consisting of filing, typ
ing, bookkeeping, preparing re-
ports and working on informa-
ton and reception desks. Trans
lating and organizing training
classes for the different services
are other jobs done by the group.
You can easily see that Its func-
tions are far reaching and OF
the greatest Importance with the
increased Red Cross activities.
The second volunteer group is
the Production Corps. As its
name implies, it Is concerned
with the provision OF many Of
the articles little needed during
peacetime, but Of vital necessity
in these days OF war. The group
obtains clothing for refugees,
hospital comfort articles and the
all-important surgical dressings.
Its members sew, knit, mend and
operate cutting and sewing ma
chimes. All materials are then
sent to their destinations through
the regular distributing channels.
It doesn't take much imagina-
ton to understand just how nee
essary the work of this group is.
And with the lengthening of the
war period it will become even
more important.
The provision OF meals for
projects sponsored by the Red
Cross is done by the Canteen
Corps. It is well prepared to
furnish mass feeding In disasters
and supplies assistance for home
garden and food conservation
projects, q problem that Is re-
ceiving more and more attention
by all branches Of the civilian
defense organizations. Its men,
bers attend food and nutrition
classes and get practical expe-
rience in feeding large groups Of
people and under difficult work.
ing conditions. This is good
spot for any one who has an in
terest in foods and diet with
application to her own home and
family, which is of supreme i'm
portance as a source of national
strength.
The duties of members of the
Motor Corps are to furnish trans
portation needed in connection
with all chapter services. Its
members collect garments and
materials and provide transporta-
ton for outings Of men in Gov
ernment hospitals, take patients
to clinics, and drive ambulances.
The Home Service Corps assists
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Your Place in Defense Work
Gr0nb of Volunteer Sbeci1 Services Offer O1euiueS
Services Offer Openings

the Red Cr,ss chapters in dis.
charging th.ir obligations to ac-
tive service and ex-service men
and their families. The members
Of this group visit and interview
families AMI individuals under
supervision. Training in social
case work practices is required
Of all applicants so that they
might bet.ar understand the
functions ald duties OF social
service worl.
The Hosntal and Recreation
Corps is concerned with the
maintenance, of the morale Of the
active and eS-service men in hos
pitaS. Und.r the direction OF the
medical off: ers, its members pro-
vide recreaional work for the
patients. They may also act As
receptionist. in clinics. The sat-
isfactory cumpletion Of a pre-
scribed couIse and Of a probation
ary period rre the only require
ments Of tlpse who wish to Join
the group. With the increasing
shortage OF nurses and the con-
sequent lesening Of the time
they can soend with their pa
tients. the Hospital Corps fills q
valuable SPIT in providing enter
tainmentS, 'eading materials and
other recr.ational facilities for
those who lave 50 little to boost
their morae.
Remember. as We said In the
beginning. all of these jobs are
voluntary md all are OF the ut
most Importance. Why not nose
around ant see where you will At
in best?
Evening star., 1942-01-10

should have q setback. It's the
second largest industry in the
country. says Mrs. Rosenstein,
and the Government does collect
taxes from the millions Of people
dependent upon fashion for q
livelihood.
Most amazing statement of the
whole thing, though, came from
Mr.. John of John-Frederics.
This famous milliner who long
has been known for his creation
of hats -that-make- -men-snicker
declares now that charm and
simplicity is the motto. At this
point the fashion editor leans
very close to you and whispers,
"Mr. John expects to plan more
sensible collections
And then, of course, she faints
dead away.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
What About Gardens?
By ". II. Younqman

I ONngm0n
and strength, the most important
contribution Is to maintain
morale. Morale is vital in a war
torn country and the benefits to
be derived from gardening, both
flower and vegetable, are great.
At the request of Secretary Of
Agriculture Claude L. Wickard
and Paul v. McNutt, director, Of
flee of Defense Health and We'll
fare Services, garden leaders
came to Washington to formu-
late a program for gardeners
everywhere. The following rec
concentrations were made at that
conference and hence are Of in
terest to local gardeners:
The production Of vegetables is
advised for rural and suburban
areas where the soil, experience
and available labor make such q
program practicable. Fresh vege-
tables are especially important to
furnish needed minerals and
vitamins for heakh and strength.
Tomatoes, spinach, kale and
other leafy vegetables should be
given preference, as they are
richest in these important ele-
ments. Where facilities permit
sufficient food should be provided
to care for needs during the
summer and for canning and
preservation for winters needs.
In the city there is little to be
gained by destroying lawns and
flower beds. Few vegetables can
be produced in the poor soils
and difficult growing conditions
usually to be found in the more
congested areas Of the city.
Where growing conditions are
favorable, Of course, and the
gardener has the necessary exs
perience and labor to insure re-
turns commensurate with the
effort expended, the growing Of
vegetables is justified. In most
cases, however, in congested
urban areas the time and money
might well be devoted to other
defense activities.
The English people, for all Of
their food shortages, are not
being asked to give up their
flowers. Only the commercial
acreages have been curtailed.
Flower shows are being held al
most as regularly as before the
war. They have found the
flower garden a most important
cure for distraught nerves In .
land where bombings have been
an almost daily occurrence for
mofIths on end. 4
Evening star., 1942-01-10

something in which she excels
and which enables her to bring
in money to swell the family
budget. In addition, this girl Is
developing a fine sense Of color
and design. The quaint family
of "shuck dolls" came down from
a mountain cabin, and many OF
the split oak baskets hanging
from the ceiling were fashioned
by patient fingers Of the blind,
and many a story Of pathos and
hope is woven into them. Indian
members contribute crude little
pottery pieces decorated with
native Pawmunkey design and
sent from the reservation near
Williamsburg.
The Standards Committee is
composed of Mrs. w. D. Powers,
shop manager, the home dem
onstration agent from one of the
four nearby counties, and Mrs.
w. L. Browning, Farm Security
Administration home manage
ment supervisor for the district.
This group examines everything
offered for sale and offers help
full suggestions for Improvement
when things are not acceptable.
One woman, for example, had
three quilts refused, but her
pride knew no bounds when a
fourth was accepted, and now
she has become a regular con-
tributor, doing excellent work.
The recognition Of ability is
one of the most valuable divi-
dends paid by the cooperative,
although 1t offers more concrete
returns to contributors, too. Last
year the shop did over $4,000
worth of business, most Of the
money going out in small month
ly checks to the hundreds Of
contributors.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Keep Your
Beauty!
By Patricia Lindsay

IN the face Of a future, when
women will be buster than they
ever have been in their lives,
dare to be beautiful while you
are active! A sound beauty rou-
tine, with short cuts, will allow
ample time for women to take
their trucks apart or roll their
bandages and keep lovely looking
ut the same time.
After all, an adequate beauty
routine can be very much re-
duced, for good grooming salts
down to thorough cleansing, a
little skin pampering and sufi-
cient rest and exercise to keep
health up to par.
Skin care can, If you wish, be
accomplished with two products.
Both of these come in tubes, to
handle the easier and to keep in
your bathroom handy for use.
One Is q facial soap cream which
lathers and cleans like the soft
est Of soaps, and soothes as the
purest and richest of creams.
The companion product is q
liquid cream which melts at skin
temperature, leaving no trace Of
solid substance on the face. This
cream comes in varying degrees
Of richness for the treatment of
skin dryness.
An active woman can get in
her exercise by walking to her
appointments or place of busi-
ness, instead Of driving. Unless,
of course, the distance Is more
than 2 or 3 miles. If she cannot
get in the walk, then she must
devote from 10 to 20 minutes
exercising at home in a room
filled with fresh air.
One weekly visit to the hair
dresser, or a weekly shampoo and
setting at home should be suff1-
cient to keep hair lovely If one
uses good scalp products.
Evening star., 1942-01-10

II, In your travels around this
busy metropolis known as Wash
tngton, you stumble over the
crouched form Of q fashion edi-
tor, the proper thing to say is,
first, Sorry" and then How do
you think the war will affect
fashions?"
In her turn, the fashion editor
will be ready for you. If she's
in a particularly confidential
mood, she may say, Honest,
dunno, but my guess would be
that things will remain fairly
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Wars Effect on. Fashion
Those In the Kn0uv' Are of Many Varied Opinions
By Helen Vogf

By Helen TO9f
normal all the way around"
Should she be in q garrulous
frame of mind, however, she will
corner you for an indefinite
length Of time, during which
she'll fairly bowl you over with
her fund of information from
very reliable sources.
Some OF those sources have
extremely interesting thoughts
on the subject, and almost all are
agreed that women will continue
to pay attention to clothes, par
ticularly for the sake Of the men
of duty. Sane and sensible uni.
forms may be all right during the
day, but glamour is the keynote
after dark. An executive In one
local store declared that women
must go along as usual, taking
everything In their stride, with
as much calm as possible. Being
stampeded into buying is q fool
tsh move-remember the stocking
episode? There was q similarS I
one on woolens about . week
ago, for q possible shortage was
mentioned and women rushed to
buy up coats.
Most buyers and managers be-
Heve that good clothes will be
more important than ever-not
only because wen-fitting clothes
boost the morale, but also be-
cause they will last more than
one season.
Still another executive here in
town believes that fashions may
rise and fall with the tide Of
battle. AS long as all goes well
In the war, says he, women will
be likely to think of their appear
ance, but should there be great
setbacks it may be considered
unpatriotic to spend too much
money on clothes. One buyer of
better dresses" tells us that
while she Is concentrating on
good quality clothes, buying much
as usual. she is paying less at
tention to very high-priced and
extremely high-styled fashions.
All the people we've talked to,
however. believe that with the
possible exception of unobtain-
able fabrics and the like, things
should move along in their nor
NAL way. But what you want
and II you can't get what you
want, you can do without it."
In other words, there's no point
in being frightened by rumors
or eventuslities. Probably they
won't come true-and If they do,
the catastrophe won't pe over
whelming.
Some Of the theories advanced
by designers and stynsts In New
York have been equally interest
ing. The belief in an extensive
use of color is strong, and so is
the feeling that better" clothes
will. be important. Germaine
Monteil declares that if retrench-
ing becomes necessary, one ex-
pensive gown will take the place
of two or three-and this has
been true in England, too, where
rationing is in practice. De-
signer Nettie Rosenstein is Gre
ating wearable styles destined to
last for two or three years, but
she doesn't feel that fashion
Evening star., 1942-01-10

plete use by day or evening. The
mirror on the other side Of the
door is useful each time any one
goes out or comes in for q quick
glance to check up on personal
appearance, and the little table
will hold mail and deliveries as
well as purses and gloves. Be-
yond this Is the dining alcove
before another window. When
you consider the number Of uses
of the furniture In this small
space during "a hours you will
agree that it Is well planned
and placed.
Evening star., 1942-01-10

Left above is "Sara" deaf mute, Uho has found
thing that she do-and do ,ve-fo little
With the help of Miss Sanford home demonstration agent.
"Sara has developed fine of color and design in
the belts she sells through the Old Dominion Graft Shop
Above, vsors look pottery made from James River
clay and of all coors and designs made by clever
iOOrkerS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15

are rigidly controlled 10 fit the in
comes oil Soviet citizens.
But communism has not been
able 10 shear Oft all OF the attri-
buteS of capitalism. and ! found in
Moscow that the sturdy old law OF
supply and demand is fixing the
open market prices. and IT Is in
many instances fixing them in a
financial SubstratoSphere.
The Russian ration OF basic
foodstuffs is sufficient to maintain
a civilian health entirely able 10
carry on the work of supplying
and supporting the mighty armies
stretched along 1000 miles of biz
zard-Swept battlefront from the
Caucasus 10 the Arctic Ocean.
But il is just enough for that
and Russians. like other folk. vel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
How to Make a Splendid
Cough Syrup at Home

d real savinr for YOU because n gives
you about four tune as much for
your money. ~ last lou- tmc.
never polls. and children love o..
This Is actually . urpr. inlip omcc-
tive, quick acting cou-h medicine.
Promptly, YOU feel II taknc hold It
loo ems Tho phlosm -oofhc. the Jrri-
tatcd membrane and make breath
ing easy You've never seen anything
better for prompt and plea In- results
lnoN D. % >pct1l compound ~ pro-
ven ingredient ~ concentrated form
most reliable soothing AGENT for
throat AMI bronchial membrane
Money refunded u u DOESN'T please
yolin-e every way.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
A Big Saving, and It's So
Easy, No Cookingl

Courh medicine usually contain a
large quantity Of PLAIN yrup-a good
ingredient but one which YOU can
easily make az homo Take . cups Of
Franulatcd sugar and cup Of water
and STIR "A few moments until dis
solved No cooking No trouble al
all. Or YOU can u-e corn syrup or
lIqud honey. instead OF SUGAR syrup.
Then get from your druggist 81
ounces OF PincN. pour 70 into a Pint
bottle and add your syrup This gives
you Fun pintof truly wonderful med
icine for coughs due TO colds. IL makes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
Figure Skates


The gift you can't 60 wrong on!
Cleaning white leather, ankle sup
port and strap. Also tubular style.
Womcn's. misses sizes 70 9.
SECOND BAsEmENT-FARMER- c
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
What Makes Russia Mighty?
Army Gets Bulk of Food:
RaiiOniIlS fOR. Civilians

This is the second article in
series about Russia's fighting
strength i'm her second winter
of war by w. w. Chaplin. vet
Gran international News Service
war correspondent who has just
returned from Moscow by plane
with the latest eyewitness PIC
ture Of conditions in Russia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
BY W. W. CHAPLIN

int1 News service War Correspondent
Food prices in the Russian ration
stores, the screen which Sits a
carefully estimated sufficiency TO
The general public and withholds
the bulk for the fighting forces,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
BUTTER $50 4 POUND

Butter IS very scarce In Russia
and The ration. when any is avail
able Al all Is tiny by American
standards But the price for what
u available in the government
torres is only IS rublcS or about
Sl-O per kllo or something like
s. a pound
II is reasonable 10 say ONLY
about such 4 price because in tho
open market butter SkyrockctS n
800 I7lbles klo. That would be
"a little more than $50 a pound A.
nearly As YOU can compare the
two currency values in terms OF
exchange
Tho average skilled worker IN
Russia gets about 1000 rublce =
month ~ the Official rate that
would translate into $3.50 a month
With that pay Just as a $50 a
week skilled worker has been able
70 do in America, the Russian
worker can buy All the permitted
necessities and have a Margin for
iluXurics But since his permitted
necessities arc far fewer than in
America he has more for Injuries
and he spends IT,
His luxury is 4 quarter pound
Of butter or an extra slice of
bread I'm a country with decks
completely cleared for war. such
little Injuries may become worth
any price.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15

HOSE, rayon and cotton.
Stripes and clocks. Reinforcements of
cotton for long service. Sizes 10 to IL.
pr. 2jc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
HIS CASH CROP

As an extra incentive 10 the
farm workers. they are permitted
10 keep and divide among them
selves all they raise above the
established quota.
Thus when the harvest Is In. a
peasant may find himself the pos
SCISSOR OF a considerable quantity
OF produce over and above his
obligation TO the state and his own
needs for the coming year. This
represents what an American
farmer might call his cash crop.
There is little that money can
buy IN Russia. where there are no
longer ordinary shops and the pro-
ductlon OF luxury goods long since
ceased.
So IN the public market p great
enclosure where stalls are rented
for a few kopeks. the old capital
lslc law Of supply and demand
- Sllll allowed 10 operate.
This brings in the peasant IN
hope Of securing high prices for
MS goods, and IT by no means
excludes city purchasers who have
nothing else 10 do with their
money after paying the low fixed
prices Of goods available through
their ration books.
/ visited this market and found
trade brisk. at prices that would
make an American think he was
having a financial nightmare
When a Russian buys his allow
ance Of black bread At the govern
nent ration store he pays one
rublc about Is cents al he Off.
cIai exchange faie) per kllogram
or two pounds and a fifth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
SUGAR, 500 \ KILo

Sugar and cereal soil AZ an
equal pound price in The fixed
food stores, a price Of , rublos
or . cents per kIlo az pounds
bat in the market humanity :
sweet tooth forces the TWO prices
far apart.
Cereal in that supply de
mand emporium brings a mere
$50 per kilo. Just a 10 times
boost. But sugar scars 10 600
ru5leS a kllo or the equivalent Of
$50 | have heard that there are
ready buyers for such S4O-a-pound
sugar but / didn't sec any.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
$40 4 KILOGRAM

II he isn't satisfied with his 400
70 700 grams Of bread day. &C
cordIng 10 ms status. however nc
can 90 10 the market and buy
more 1t costs him there 10 rubles
$1,000 a kilogram, and l have
seen that price paid
Children get a small milk ration
a. the government stores. from a
half PINT 10 a pint a day according
to age. and the price is about three
rublcS - cents a quart. II addl-
tional milk Is required By people
VINO have money left over after
their ration purchases. IL can ire.
quenily be bought In The open
market.
I have seen 80 uhley $3.50 =
quart paid for IL and 7 was in
formed that sometimes The price
has been as high as so rublcs
10 EGGS FOR 80 CENTS
Eggs when they arc available
sell IN the government stores at
s TubloS 80 cents for 10. In
the public market one egg often
brings as much as - rubles or
approximately S2Z5 al the official
exchange rate
TINS Is a purely formal rate
because the ruble actually has mol
value outside Russia and there are
government laws against either
export or import Of Russian cur
rency. This rate is. however. The
only NardStick available 10 sug-
gest comparative values.
Meat which is strictly rationed
but sold i'm small quantities at the
government stores for an average
of 10 rublcS Isl 50l per kilo or
- pounds. is often obtainable in I
the market for any one willing 10
pay from 800 TO $50 rubles or S45
up
md so pound brings enough
customers 20 keep the market 60
ing The peasants seldom have
any loitovcrS 10 carry home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15

come an occasional fling Of sheer
luxury, like an egg for breakfast
| don't believe any Russian
would buy an egg, or any other bit
OF food, at any price If he thought
his purchase would keep that food
from a soldier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
W arm ShearIing

To keep her toes toast warm!
Sheepskin electrified to fluff and
raise the Pile. White or blue.
Misses and women's sizes 4 70 9.
SECOND BAsEMENT-FARmER- c
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15

Tomorrow: Rus>ia'> AmaLons
the women warriors on the
battle front and on the home
frOnL)