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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-12-31

INFLUENZA, COLD OR cATARRH
Ordinary colds, the most common
of all our ailments, get to be so Gus
tomary we don't pay the attention tC
them they deserve and by being neg
lected they sometimes develop from
an endemic form to an epidemic, go
ing under different names as, influ
enza, catarrh with a tendency to wind
up as pneumonia.
In 1919, 200 million people were
stricken with influence resulting in
21,600,000 deaths; United States los
ing 100000 alone, five times as many
as were lost in the war. There is no
question but what it is an infectious
disease but how infection spreads has
been long standing problem which
has now been definitely solved While
| it has long been suspected that a
certain bacteria similar to the mi
crobes causing malaria, rabies, syp-
hills and many other diseases, the
virus is SO small it will penetrate
the finest filter it will go through
anything that water will and is too
small for the most powerful micro
scope to register
Dr. Albert P. Kruger and staff of
the University of California have done
much research work in connection
with the flue and find that the most
powerful germicide known to science
as bichloride of mercury and silver
nitrate has no effect on the virus but
they also found that common soap
made it perfectly harmless. They
also discovered that influenza serum
treated with formaldehyde becomes
a vaccine and an oil spray, Propolene
Clycol, sprayed in the air of a room
effectively kills the flue infection
which happened to be in that room.
They proved that the infection is car
rled through the air and that way
reaches the victims lungs.
They took three air tight compart-
ments, A, B, and injecting A and
B with the flue virus keeping c for
a test control. A group of mice were
put in each compartment after COM
partment B was sprayed with Propo-
lene Glycol. After days all the
mice in A were dead while the other
two lots were not affected proving
that the air infected mice in A was
a sure test as we'll as showing that
the air can be disinfected against the
flue.
How Infections Spreads
Infection mostly spreads through |
the air by sneezing or coughing as
we'll as from dry sputum, discharge |
from the nose or phlegm from the
throat mixing in the air. Most every
body are exposed to some variety of |
llue at one time or another but it is
either of the mild form or the person
is immune because of the
intibodies in his blood.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-12-31
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Mark Twain Said 1t Better

The Nazis farfeched phrases for describing defeats
if they victories not that to think Of
it, original
eve have theoretically reversed the fighting position,
and despite fierce resistance have detached ourselves
from the and the like all expressed earlier and
better by researches disclose Mark Twain He wrote
Thrustng my firmly between his teeth threw him
heavily the ground top of meSt Louis PostDspatch
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-12-31
Town and Farm
Continued from Page one)

(COhtlnued 1rOh PHSe OneJ
est on record and an increase of ap-
proximately 25 per cent over October.
Though demand still exceeds produc-
ton, future production is expected to
meet all essential needs. The mate
rial produced during November was
enough to recap 21a to million pas
senger tires and 100000 heavy-duty
commercial tires
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-12-31
The New Year

This is the last day of 1913. 1t has been eventful
year We have passed from the defensive to offensive
We have developed productive capacity and military
strength to phenomenal high We wagng effective
ofensves with the aid of allies winning the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-12-31
BOWLES SUMMARIZES
OPA WORK

IOFA WOhN
Chester Bowles, OPA administrator,
recently summarized the job OPA has
done in 1943 in holding down the cost
of living and in distributing rationed
products. A year ago, Mr.. Bowles
said, round steak was cents higher
a pound, pork chops were 51a cents
higher lamb chops cents higher,
and leg of lamb 1 u cents pound
higher Today MEAT in general is
averaging about per cent under the
! figures of Christmas, 1912" Food
prices, in general, Mr.. Bowles said,
Average out almost exactly the same
as last March. Rentals have also re-
manned about the same for the last
|year. On clothing prices are up
by per cent Christmas a year ago.
Today, the cost of living stands APP
proximately where it was eight
months ago. That is record the
whole country can be proud Of be-
cause it was the first time since Jan
uary, 1871, three years ago, that the
cost of living has been held SO stable
for so long"
FREEZE SWEET POTATO PRICES
Fresh sweet potato prices have
been frozen at all levels from country
shipper through retailer on the basis
of the individual sellers thigh" for
the five-day period from December IL
through December 81, 1913. This &C
fob I,xrn
at terminal markets recently had been
advancing at an inflationary rate.
MAY ADD COST OF JAR
Housewives will have to pay ap-
2 cents more per jar for
fruit berries, and vegetables sold in
glass containers where the professor
has started packing in glass since
1941. In packing in glass containers,
incur greater labor costs.
OPA HoNoRs VOLUNTEERS
The OPA War Service Award GER
-ificate will be presented during the
week Of January 2 to $4,000 men and
who have served 100 hours or
more as volunteer aids on local ration
ng boards during the two years the
boards have been in operation Dis
inguished Service pins will be
lwarded the 5000 volunteers who
lave served 500 hours or more. In
addition to certificates for board as
istants, the 10000 board members
will receive lapel buttons with the
war Price and Ration
ng Board - OPA - Meritorious Serv-
&C."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-12-31
OPINIONS OF READERS


The Voice disagees with the opinions Letters sub
the subject
effectively letters will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

Needless to say, North did not ex-
pect his partner to make six clubs,
but he felt that the opponents might
well make their fve-heart con-
tract-which they certainly would
have. -r
West opened the spade king. De-
clarer won and led the trump ten
to the ace, neatly collecting Vests
king in the process. A diamond was
returned and East carefully-too
carefully!-played the ten. per-
haps declarer would have guessed
the diamond situation, but East's
play made guessing unnecessary
Declarer won, drew East's trump
Jack, then led the club five to the
six and returned dummy's last dia-
mond. This time East played the
jack-not that it mattered. De-
clarer won and led the diamond
nine, on which he discarded
dummy's remaining spade. East,
winning with the queen, could do
no better than return a heart. De-
clarer ruffed, discarded two hearts
from dummy on his established
eight and seven of diamonds, and
cross-ruffed two spades and a heart
for the fulfilling tricks.
Yesterday you were Howard
Schenken's partner and, with only
your side vulnerable, you he'd:
a SO
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I. 1868
The bidding:
Schenken Lightner You Jacoby
AnSWer-PasS. You are not strong
enough for a free two-heart bid, de-
spite your six-card suit.
Score 100 per cent for pass, 10 per
cent for two hearts.
Question No. 1859.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Schenken Lightner You Jacoby
IA 20 Pass Pass
Dbl. Pass (?)
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

June. If new paintings are made
as the spring goes on, peas can be
gathered all through the summer.
For most purposes of human food,
peas are gathered while they are
green and tender, only two of three
months after the seeds are planted.
If not gathered for table use, they
will become dry, hardened seeds.
Millions of bushels of green peas
are put into cans each year. In the
United States, Wisconsin is the
leader in the pea industry.
It's factories have produced more
cans of peas than all other States
combined.
Canada has big production Of
field peas" and peas of this kind
also grow we'll in some northern
parts of the United States. Field
peas make an excellent feed for
cattle, and also are of value for pea
soup. They contain almost four
times as many food calories per
pound as green peas.
Peas differ greatly in the height
Of their stems. There are dwarf
peas with stems which reach height
of only inches. The garden peas
we see most often grow to heights
of from to feet, and need stakes,
sticks or string for support. Special
varieties of peas have stems more
than feet long, and need tall stakes
or other very good support.
Sugar peas" are different from
others because you can eat the pod
as well as the peas. The pods are
picked while small, and are cooked
in the same way as string beans.
Red, white and purple flowers APP
pear on different kinds of peas which
are raised for food. Close relatives
of those peas are the sweet peas"
grown in flower gardens. Sweet
peas have no use for food, but they
please the eyes with their pretty
colors, and also have a fragrant odor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
1~eAe Ra4

Ten illustrations by Frank c. Pape ap-
pear in the picture leafet, "Africa's PEOPLE
and Customs. If you want copy send
a sef-a ddressed envelope bearing Scent
stamp to Uncle Ray in care of The Evening
Star.
(Read Uncle Ray Every Sunday In
The Junior STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Uncle Ray Corner
PEAS.
PEAS.

Sometimes, we may hear a person
say that two objects are "as like as
two peas in pod" That is another
way of saying that the objects are
so much alike that they cannot be
told aptrt.
Peas in pod do look great deal
like one another. If we study them
with care, we may see small differ
ences in size and shape, but in gen.
eral they seem as much alike as
identical twins"
The peas in one pod may be alike,
but many kinds of peas are grown,
and they differ in number of ways.
The seeds may be large or small,
rough or smooth.
Common garden peas are planted,
as rule, in March, April, May or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. Incl
Mate Preferred to Coffee

Paraguay now has 25O,0O0 con-
f1rmed mate drinkers who prefer the
tea made from leaves of a native
tree to coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
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Evening star., 1943-02-02

pie In Europe starving to death, we
think how lucky We are when We sit
down even to scanty meal. The
old-fashioned grace before meals has
taken on real meaning. When
We thank God "for what We are
about to receive" we put our hearts
into It.
And certainly people are realizing
as never before that tho only hap
piness that stands the wear and
tear Of life Is the domestic brand
that Is woven on their own hearth.
stones. The philandering husbands
and wives, who 60 abroad In search
Of their pleasure, get . few thrills
that are followed by headaches and
heartaches, but they never know the
peace and contentment Of the mar
ried couples who love each other.
and who know that i all the world
turned against them there would
still be one on whose loyalty and
devotion they could depend.
The parents whose children are
q burden to them. whom they wish
OF on nurses and governesses and
camps and schools as soon as pos
sible, miss the finest and purest Joy
that can come to any one In never
seeing on their children's faces tho
alteration and worship that they
only give to father and mother and
God. And surely no parents In
these days with sons at the front
but who know the fine pride that
comes in having reared sons who
had the courage and the patriotism
and the manhood to offer their all
to the defense Of their country.
Evening star., 1943-02-02
It's Patriotic
10 Keep WE'LL!
By Vida Ca,nery. r. ~

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Community Service Society oe New York.
Good health demands that those
organs intended to act as elimina-
tors Of body waste function freely,
Our awareness Of this explains why
so many Of US fall victims to the
persuasive voices Of those whose
business 1t Is to sell patent ca
thartics, skin cleansers and costly
devices for exercise. Careless, hur-
ried living has made US forget the
one sure way to maintain normal
elimination Of body waste-the basic
health practices We all learned in
hygiene class at school.
Cleanliness Of the skin stimulates
removal Of waste through the pores,
so wash your body from hair line to
toe tip every night with warm water
and soap and rinse OH with clear
tepid water. II your sense Of beau
ty demands 4 bit of powder for pub
lie appearance, by al means use it.
but play fair! Let your pores
breathe at night and In the morn
ing treat them to q second bath be-
fore covering them for the day.
The lungs receive from the blood
material which, II retained, may act
a. a poison. Good posture, = we'll
ventilated environment and daily
out-of-door exercise encourage the
lungs to more effective release Of
waste.
II you recall that as the blood cir
culates through the body. 1t also
leaves waste In the kidneys, you will
understand the necessity for ade-
quate fluid intake.
The fourth avenue for disposal Of
body waste Is often thought of g
the only one. Despite efforts Of our
doctors to explain that normal body
Evening star., 1943-02-02

travel wherever We wanted to go,
whenever we felt like 1t.
As for fine clothes and good food,
we took them In our stride and only
grumbled because our suits and
frocks were not imported. and
beeves were not made up entirely Of
filet mignons. We didn't even con-
slider ourselves fortunate to have
homes and families. We howled
over taxes. and wives and husbands
being hard to get along with, and
children tying you down when they
are babies and keeping you awake
at night wondering what they are
doing when they are adolescent.
1t Is only since we have seen the
tragic spectacle Of millions Of people
who are afraid even to whisper to
their nearest and dearest that we
have realized that freedom Of
speech and action is something that
is worth fighting for and dying for.
It Is only since We have begun to
feel the pinch Of the shoe ourselves
that we are sensing how much Of
the pleasures Of life are dependent
upon having and doing just the lit
tie common, ordinary things that
We have never regarded as Of any
importance at all.
It is both funny and cynical that
the rationing Of gasoline has done
more to bring home to us q realiza-
ton Of the big part that small things
play in our happiness than all Of our
philosophizing. For we are already
looking back with nostalgia upon the
good old days when We could Jump
In our automobiles and run around
three blocks to the grocer's, or 60
. couple Of thousand miles to visit
dear old Aunt Mary.
And the same thing holds good oil
along the line. We used to eat q
good dinner without really savoring
1t. It was just one more meal. But
now, with q food shortage that no.
body ever expected to see in this
country staring us in the face, and
with the thought Of millions Of peo-
Evening star., 1943-02-02
|WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine Low,wan

The last few days have been
discussing the gradualness Of aging
and tho effectiveness Of daily care
IN combating those many small age
signs which count up to loss Of
youthful appearance.
In line with this, take . look 1T 4
vomans hands. These useful and
should-be attractive extremities Oft
En- give age away long before It Is
xipel
However, we know that the oppo-
site is possible for we have seen
little old ladies whose hands were
white, smooth and lovely as they sat
With their needle work. The hand
shows vividly the difference care or
neglect can make.
Take the question Of gloves-you
take the gloves-I will take the
question. I dislike wearing them!
It's . great temptation to leave
them Oh on Z mild day when you
run over to the grocery or the
bakery. Yet, the sum total Of many
such times weathers them and
makes them wrinkled and yellow.
Gloves should be worn generally
and particularly when driving. golf
ing or working In the garden.
Hot water Is bad for the hands
and should b avoided whenever
possible. We know that We should
apply hand lotion after each wash
ing, but 1t Is difficult to take time
and even harder to believe the diff
ference the lotion would make. One
widely known cosmetic house that is
now making war materials expert
mented with one Of It's feminine
workers who had developed callouses
On her hands. Massage and hand
lotion soon rid her Of these and
kept her hands lovely though she is
engaged In an activity extremely
detrimental to hand beauty.
It is also . fine idea to give your
hands some extra special treatment
once or twice = week. Some time
when you are to be in the house for
. few hours, massage hand cream
into the hands. Then put on cotton
gloves and wear them for as long as
vou can. Do this twice a week.
The hands require special exer-
else Just as the rest OF the body
does. Although we use them q great
deal. improvement can be seen when
they are given scientific workouts.
II you wish 70 have my exer-
cises for the hands to add to
your hand routine, send . Scent
sfam,>ad aeyf- aAdre~xA11 envelnx>e
With your request for them to
Josephine Lowman In care Of
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1943-02-02

What figure hattery there is in
this model with softly styled bodice
and softly hared skirt disappearing
into . waist-hugging midriff! It Is
perfect for Junior sizes and perfectly
lovely for Easter In one Of the gay
new prints.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. l717-B
Il designed for sizes II, 13, is, II
and 10. Corresponding bust meas
urements 20, 81, 80, IS and 81. Size
l3 (3D requires 3as yards 39-inch
material: Y yard contrast for collar
and cuffs.
Good news for all home dress
makers; the spring fashion book is
ready! You'll find it brimming with
new ideas for dirndls, tailored frocks,
suits and accessories! Send for your
copy today, 1t Is Is cents. Order q
fashion book with . 15-cent pattern
for IS cents plus cent for postage.
For this attractive pattern send Is
cents plus cent for postage, in
coins with your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell. Washington Star. Post
Once Box Is, Station o. New York,
N. Y.
Evening star., 1943-02-02

WIACA piOiAASCo /" Uc dIHOuk Lne
most important fashion trends for
spring.
Possibly when you hear his name
you'll be vaguely puzzled by the un-
familiarity of 1t. But as a matter
Of fact, Norman Noren has been
designing for a great number OF
years. (He even remembers cos
tunes he created for Valentines
pictures) It has been only in the
past two years, however, that his
creations have been seen under his
own name. Before that he was one
Of the many designers who do their
work for large firms and who are
not known to the public.
Norell's designs are famous for
their fine fabric, simple styling and
quality OF line. He scorns gadgets
and uses a minimum of yardage.
and he believes that clothes should
Be made for q purpose and should
have . definite place in the ward
robe. His creations are expensive,
yet even when women are more
economy minded than ever, he does
not condone compromise, for he
feels that good clothes are an in
vestment, justifying their price and
outlasting, by far, the less expensive
dress In variability and in timeless
quality.
To be well dressed he urges wom-
en- to look at themselves from head
to toe, not just from neck to hem,
being sure that all accessories are
In keeping with their costume. For
spring Norell sees the shirtwaist
dress individually handled as newly
important: the short dinner dress
As q necessity because Of curtailed
transportation; fewer colors and q
continued lessening Of yardage with
more "dressmaking" used in design.
He knows America, does this son
Of Indiana, and he knows what
American women will wear. Re-
member his name; you'll be hearing
Q great deal more Of it.
incidentally, the second prize for
1912 went to Lilly Dache and john
Evening star., 1943-02-02

rhythm With respect to intestinal
elimination varies from II to -
hours or eyen longer, faith In the
cathartic rdutine persists. Tho re-
suit Is that our poor bodies are de-
luged With q succession Of harsh
drugs until they refuse to function
without some such artificial slim
illus.
Give your body . chance to
establish It's own rhythm. Unless
prescribed by your physician, avoid
cathartics. Eat . diet rich In fresh
fruits and vegetables, drink m ade-
quate amount Of liquids and estab-
lish regular habits. II years Of bad
habit lie behind you, this extra hint
may help drink . glass Of hot va
ter with dash Of lemon In It fox
flavor on rising.
Evening star., 1943-02-02
AdditionalAdvice
About Slicing
Your Bread
Sandavich Makers
Put the Butter ..
On Uncut Loaf
By Edith M. Barber

It seems as If any one could cut
bread, but there Is q trick to 1t II
you are to keep your loaf In its
original oblong shape. First Of all
the long knife must be sharp. It
matters very little whether 1t has
straight or saw edge, but = saving
motion should be used when slicing
and-mark this potnt-the knife
should be held absolutely horizontal.
Bread may be cut paper thin tfthis
procedure is followed.
There Is another point which will
interest the sandwich makers and
that Is In regard to spreading the
bread. Butter should be creamed
until soft and then spread with q
blunt-end knife on the loaf after the
end Of the loaf is cut OF. The bread
may be spread alternately with but
ter and filling. although In this case
the slices win not quite match.
You Will flnd the unsliced loaves
more convenient when you are
crumbing bread for stumngs as It
Is much quicker to pull 4 loaf to
pieces than 1t Is when you must use
the slices. A reader has asked me
whether the crust should be used in
stufnngs. If 1t Is soft it may be used
Otherwise the crust should be placed
on q baking sheet and dried In the
oven. The dry crusts may then
be rolled and used for coating foods
to be fried or sauteed or baked. II
dried bread crumbs are kept any
length Of time they should be kept
In jar covered with cloth but not
with its own tight cover, as without
the circulation Of air crumbs 20
rancid quickly. Every bit Of bread
purchased should be put to some
good use for the sake Of thrift and
food value. According to the new
rulings Of the food administrator
al white bread will now be enriched
with certain minerals and part Of
the vitamin B complex.
sCALLoPED TOMATOES.
I slices enriched bread
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
l No. 2 can tomatoes
u teaspoon salt
u teaspoon pepper
! tablespoon sugar, II desired
Grated onion
y cup soft bread crumbs
u cup grated cheese
Spread bread with butter or mar
garine. Line 1-quart baking dish
with bread, butter side out. Mix
tomatoes with seasonings, pour into
dish, top with crumbs and cheese
mixed together. Bake tn moderate
oven, $50 degrees r., for Is to 80
minutes. Six servings.
MUSHROOM sTUFFING.
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons chopped onion
! cup (A pound) chopped mush-
rooms (stems and caps)
II cups soft bread crumbs
u teaspoon salt
" teaspoon pepper
Dash Of nutmeg
2 teaspoons lemon Juice
Melt fat In frying pan, add onion
and mushrooms and cook over me-
dium heat minutes. Add bread
crumbs, which have been mixed
with seasonings and lemon Juice.
Cook minutes, stirring constantly.
Use for stunning thiniy sliced steak,
green peppers or eggplant.