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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-29
Important
Can n | n g
Information

IN request for information
Due, ,;~o W breakage of glass jars
rsgaluHe '.,l,aerous other questions re-
and na-' ~ home canning the Depart
gatanSf Il Agriculture in Washington
mem released % material to assist
aooe a'r Gamers.
'9,as .,.. cordelia B. Foster, home
MIS- us director of the Tide Water
service 'or company, 70 has urged home
power Prs of Wilmington Victory
can9ers 1e.s 10 keep the following in
saFasii' sIt'04ions " for future references:
'9s, Tune Gamers have been ad-
NJ; ho'tT IN use dependable directions
uSea ~ y, impol tant job of putting
ID food. s,o to follow directions with
care Ne the market are at least three
...ss un Of Of caps for sealing jars used
Vpss sSo,e NJ canning. Each type must
NJ '.y,' ssaled a different way, home
De sino specialists of the depart
ca.,+',a ,eamphasized. Each type will
men Mel alright if correctly handled.
2T, STtrep.niece cap-This cap, con-
.ns IN, - of a metal screw band,
ss.sS s,,,s lid, and separate rubber
gss' g.,s is a wartime design new to
.iaS' aa novice. 1t must be carefully
a.s .sirsted. Before the jar is filled,
sllh 1,..e the rubber on the underside
st7tt y tSp lid in the groove provided
", If # When the jar is filled put
lSl ~. Id on the jar rubber-side-
sonr ,v Screw the metal band tight.
I .,on turn back one-quarter turn,
wv, ~ that the band is loose on the
isr but still meshes in to the
Il, l,sresds enough to hold in place
@ring canning, AS a guide in
lorating a quarter turn, watch the
rosition of the thumb when turn
No hack a quarter way round the
~ 10 not ever seal this type jar
,rosIre tight before canning. In
sie any glass jar during canning,
ttp boiling food expands, and there
mnsf be some way for the steam
md air to escape the jar cap. If
Aev cannot escape, pressure will
ieveIop inside the jar and the
lass will crack or the jar explode.
When the canning process is fin
led quickly tighten the screw
VI or land, to complete the seal.
Ivo-piece cap-This type con-
ats Of a flat metal lid held in
0sce with a screw ball or screw
cap. Rubber compound I'm d e
on" the underside of the metal
i'd takes the place of a separate
rubber ring. When the jar is fill
eu. put this type of metal lid rub
ber.side-down on the jar and screw
the metal band or cap on tight
and leave it there. The right ad-
ilstmeat is to screw it down COM
pletely and firmly, but without
Going vise-like job. Exerting un-
usual iorce might cut the rubber
compound. Though this type cap
IS seemingly screwed down tight,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-29
SOCIETY

eral business discussion, after
which an interesting program was
presented. Mrs. Alberta War d
talked on Poultry Suggestions for
July" Miss Nettie Grace Cam
eron discussed BUSY Day Meals"
Miss Cameron demonstrated
''Leafy Vegetable Salad" which
was delicious The hostess served
punch, cookies and salted nuts.
The club will meet with Mrs. F..
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-29

sense of really being a part of her
community.
Life ISM nearly so pleasant for
the woman who has a child, but
no husband to look after her, il
she lives in large city-where
people are impersonal, and mos1
of the people she sees in the course
of day are strangers.
And the very aloneness of a
war wife living in large city
can have tragic results.
In New York the other day the
wife of a soldier living alone with
her four-months- baby died Of
heart attack, and by the time
her body was found her baby mad
died of starvation.
CHOOSE SMALL TOWN
There are good reasons why
many war wives live in large cities
after their husbands have gone in
to service. Bu. if they are free to
make a choice of where they are
to live-the small town is usually g
better, safer place for them.
And having their families set
tied in a small town would prob
ably be better for the husbands
too.
For at least they would know
that if their wives needed help
there would be help at hand.
City wives should consider the
advantages of a small town wher
they are deciding how and where
they will live for the duration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-29

BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bervin King
announce the birth of a daughter,
Jennie Lynn, July IL, at Marion
Sprunt annex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-29

F r i e n ds are
easier made ir
a small toWr
than in a large
city. The folk!
who live mex
door in a small
town are usual
ly neighbors, II
the real sense
of the word
And knowing 6
good percentage
of the people
she sees on tht
street gives {
woman alone {
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-29

there is enough "give" in this cap
tc allow steam to escape during
the canning. When canning is
cone, do not touch this type of
jar cap to make it tighter. Any
attempt to tighten may break the
seal
Lightning-type jar cap-this type
has a steel wire clamp to hold on
separate glass lid and separate
rubber ring. Before the jar is
filled place the rubber on a ledge
made for it near the top of the
jar. Fill The jar, put on the glass
lid, snap the longer wire up over
the jar top, and leave the short
wire up and loose. This allows
steam to esrape between rubber
and glass. AS soon as the food
is canned, quickly push the short
wire down to seal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-29
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Army Knows The Value
Of Whole Grain Foods
By GAYNOR MADDOX

On my nationwide tour of the
Army Bakers and Cooks Schools,
enjoyed many an Army mess
and went behind the scenes to the
kitchens to see how they oper-
ale, reports Ida Bailey Allen, ma
tonally known food writer and
consultant, author of Double
Quick Cookirg.''
Il found that a whole grain or
fortified cereal is always served
at breakfast. If any cereal is left,
It is saved and used within "a
hours-but never in it's original
form. Army chefs through their
own ingenuity frequently add an
extra surprise dish based on left
overs.
"At the Bakers and Cooks
School at Camp Lee, Va, they
have discovered new ways to use
leftover oatmeal suited to the
home wartime cuisine. However,
when adding extra amounts of ce-
real to the menu, the family will
have to be more active physically,
to use up excess calories. The in
structor at the school warned his
Class, If using leftover oatmeal,
reheat, stir well, and add water
tc avoid Jumping Here are two
of the unusual recipes he sug-
gested."
Oatmeal Savory
Reheat leftover oatmeal. Com
bine with approximately half as
much cream sauce, and add
squares of leftover cooked bacon,
sliced cooked sausage or shred
oed dried beef. Serve on toast.
Oatmeal Fruit Pudding
One and one-quarter cups left
over oatmeal, l IA cups enriched
stale bread, 2 IL cups milk, 1-3
cup sugar, 2 beaten eggs, 1-3 cup
raisins, salt, spice.
Combine the oatmeal and stale
bread. Add the milk, sugar, eggs,
raisins, salt and spice. Spread an
inch deep in an oiled pan. Cover
with drained stewed fruit; spread
on a second layer of the oatmeal
mixture, and bake &C minutes at
$50 degrees F Serve hot or cold
with cream or a sweet sauce.
TOMORROW'S MENU
(Eat the Basic 7 Every Day.
BREAKFAST: Tomato and
fresh lime iuice, French toast,
honey, fried bologna sausage,
coffee, milk.
LUNCH: Oatmeal savory
with dried beef, enriched toast,
sliced tomatoes, gingerbread,
tea, milk.
DINNER: Poached haddock
fillets, parsley potatoes, spin
ach, enriched bread, butter or
fortified margarine, lettuce
and green pepper salad, sliced
peaces, tea, milk.
Potatoes are one of the Basic
Seven Foods.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. King O. Bostrom
of Brunswick, Ga, announce the
birth of son, William Jack, July
20, in Marion Sprunt annex, Viii.
mington.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bervin King
announce the birth of a daughter,
Jennie Lynn, July 12, at Marion
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-29
War Wives
Should Be
Happier In
Small Towns
BY RUTH MILLETT

Unless there is some reason why
she has to live in a city, a war
wife with a child OR two is much
better off if she picks small
town for her duration home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-07-29
BY BETTY MACDONALD

WASHINGTON, July ga pro-
posal requiring the enrichment ot
all white flour will soon be placed
on the desk of War Food Admin.
:strator Marvin Jones, following
DISCUSSIONS in Washington by VIA
officials miuers, bakers and vita
min manufacturers.
Because manufactured white
flour is deprived of about IS per
cent of thiamine IBID; niacine
(rellagra fighting Vitamin b ;
iron and riboflavin (B-O; VIA
is urging further enrichment Of
al flour by addition of these vita.
Minis.
The cost will be negligible.
about 20 cents per $50 pounds o1
bread, and should not warrant ar
increase in bread prices.
The new proposal may call for
one of two things: enrichment Of
family flour, or enrichment of all
flour milled for human consump-
ton. Addition of these important
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
EDUCATION IN FUTURE

Robert NJ. Hutchins, the young and cru
dite president of the University of Chi
cago comes out with the declaration "the
Federal government should pay for the
education of students with ability to as
simulate higher learning" and added "but
no governmental agency should be auth
orized to decide what subjects they should
study" Among other things he assert
ed:
There is no reason why the taxpayer
should provide the money to help young
people learn how to get rich, have a good
time, or climb the social ladder. The old
free-and-easy days of the selective sys
tenn, or the big games, of education to
make. living and to get into the right
clubs should never reappear. Students
who are qualified should enter higher
education. and they should enter it
whether they have the money for it or
not They will have to be paid by the
government"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
CHRISTMAS BONUSES

(Riverside Daily Press)
Christmas bonuses this year are eX-
pected to mount to enormous sums. In
many munition areas they may run into
millions or even tens of millions. For
the nation as whole, the Christmas
funds available for holiday spending will
be far larger than ever before.
Meanwhile the goods available for pur-
chase are less, in quantity, value and var
iety, than for many years. SO 1t seems
as if the Christmas shopping, though
rather extensive, will hardly measure up
to that of normal years The handling
of Christmas gifts will be far more diff
cult than usual because of the absence
of so many heads of families.
All in all, this Christmas season seems
to require not only as much of the holi-
day spirit as is possible in wartime, but
also an unusual amount of good sense.
1t is all right to be generous where that
is possible, but it is also wise not to throw
money away in reckless and ill-considered
spending A great deal of what goes into
Christmas stockings now should be thrift
money. 1t will be very useful later on,
for the children or for the returning
fighter.
What better use of these surplus funds
could be made than to invest them in war
bonds? At this time no Christmas pres
ent could be more appropriate or more
helpful. Some of the bonus money might
well be held for that fourth war loan
drive that is scheduled to open in Feb
ruary.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
AMERICANS SHARE
IN FEEDING WORLD

That the impoverished war-occupied
countries and others suffering from war
pinches indirectly must be fed and cloth
ed over period of recovery and recon-
struction after the war no one disputes.
Many of these nations are receiving help
now and will in as large a measure as
possible during the global struggle.
Something of an outline for this huge
postwar undertaking has come out of
the Atlantic City meeting of the UNRRA.
Congress has yet to authorize this coun-
try's participation and approve the gen.
eral plan as we'll as make available the
estimated two billion fund from the Unit
ed States.
There are two underlying principles
and fundamentals to the entire program.
One stems purely from sentiment; the
knowledge and feeling that contributions
are necessary to keep vast peoples from
starvation. The other relates to the busl-
ness, or economical side-the permanency
of recovery and the regaining of full in
dustrial stability. An appeal to the SYM
pathy of the American people never goes
unanswered. But as to going further and
producing more revenue bA taxes to
meet the program opens an entirely diff
ferent channel of thought and considera-
ton.
Looked at purely from the business
point, there will be no little demand for
careful and studiouS consideration of the
problem. Both from a sentimental angle
and the economical side, one of the first
considerations should be speedily to place
these nations back into normal activity;
put them on their feet fiscally. And this
brings up the argument Of some that the
aided nations should not be placed on the
dole" They should help to their great
est capacity. Pertinent to this attitude
is the suggestion of one of the country's
clearest thinkers and economists that
frozen funds of these various nations
should be used to pay for part of the
needs to be supplied.
America is not going to balk in this
heroic task. Neither will or should we
throw open the doors of the treasury
for this purpose. We have bit of spend
ing on ourselves in this immense post
war recovery program.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL
Sacramento Bee)

Sacramento Bee) --.~~
One of the problems confronting the
War Relocation Authority in its program
of resettling japanese outside the con-
finement centers is that thousands have
expressed the desire not to leave.
AS the amazing picture of the Tule
Lake camp unfolds, that becomes less
and less surprising.
Recently it was disclosed we'll organ
lied prostitution traffic flourishes open
lv in the project. And now George Stout,
the state liquor administrator. reports
the discovery of large moonshine still
for making whisky and sake.
How the WRA officials at the project
overlooked these things really is baf-
fling. AS for the moonshine STILL if
they were so blind they could not see
it at least they might have smelled it.
A thumbnail renort on the camp we'll
could be: A good time was had by all
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
MODERN MENUS

than 100000 Americans. u5) A
butcher can reduce the point value
of meata in danger of spoilage but
does not have to red-ced the price
Check YOurseif
Answers: Cd True. CO. False. 90
True. You can get your own copy
of price lists from your ration
board. (4) True. (5) False. Farm
ers and dairies must collect stamps
in the same way as storekeepers
90 True. CD True. (8) True. 90
True. 10' False. Your name can
be used only with your permission.
I'D True. By paying no more than
top legal prices you eliminate
illegal profits, on which the Black
Market feeds. 12) False. 13)
True. G4) True. Q5) False. He
must reduce price, too.
MONDAYS MENU
(Eat the Basic Z Every Day.
BREAKFAST: Grapefruit, ready
to-eat whole wheat cereal, French
toast, syrup or jam, coffee, milk for
children.
LUNCHEON: Vegetable chowder
whole rye toast, butter or fortified
margarine, home-canned fruit, nut
cookies, coffee, milk for children.
DINNER: Soup of leftover gravy
vegetables and vegetable water, soya
crackers, omelet with tomato and
cheese sauce, fried potatoes, but
4 i
butter or fortified margarine, fresh
fruit gelatine, coffee, milk for chill
dren.
Fortified margarine is one of the
Basic Seven Foods.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
PIE FOR SUPPER
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
It's pie-supper time in Missouri. The
folders in, the wood lot has given up
its quota of oak and hickory, hawg kill
Inns about over And the people are
gathering these coolish, misty evenings
at the schoolhouses and the crossroads
church. bringing their box suppers along.
Yes, the war has brought gasoline ra
tioning, but all that has done, says a
news item from Linn County, is to shoe
away some townspeople and county poll
ticians. Now it's generally the barn and
pasture folks, the quarter-section people,
the men and women and boys and girls
from the scattered bottom-lands on the
springfield creek branches.
And maybe there's not so much sugar.
But the crisp and golden pics are all the
tastier for a little sweetening up with
sorghum. The pumpkin and the mince-
meat pies-and have you ever tried per-
simmon pie?-still are being sold at auc-
tion to boys who bid for the privilege of
having supper with the girls who baked
them.
Kind of nice, these topsy-turvy days,
to know they're still gathering around for
pie SupperS in Missouri -s-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
Tolk
-by-
Peter Edison

For whatever parallels or proph-
ecies you can make of them, there
are some interesting contrasts and
comparisons between the present
railway labor wage demands and
the railway labor wage adjustments
made Immediately before, during
and after World war l.
The contrasts are principally
these:
In World war I only about 30
per cent of the 100000 railway
employees were organized; today,
close to 98 per cent of the 100000
employees.
Then, the railroads were under
government operation from Decem-
ber, 1917, to March, 1920. Today
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
FIRE AND STRIKES

Montreal firemen and policemen won
all demands set out when they walked
off their jobs the other day. Also during
the, fortunately brief strike, a major
fire broke out Volunteers came to the
rescue and by diigent work and facing
danger prevented spread of the blaze.
Fortunately again gangsters did not have
time to organize to sack the city during
the strike Somewhere there is room for
criticism in this incident. Someone is to
blame and the public should not be ex
posed to dangers through such happen
ings.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
WE
the Women
BY RUTH MILLETT

The young officer came home
with good news for his wife. He
had an apartment lined up, after
weeks of looking; and in addition
he had been able to buy the furni-
ture of the former renters - an
Arm couple who were being sent
to ancrte- post. So everything was
fine and candy.
1t was, at least, until the land
lord discovered that the officers
wife was pregnant. With that, he
told the couple they would have to
find some other place to put them
selves and their furniture. He
couldn't rent to a couple about to
have child.
When the couple protested that
the baby wouldn't be born for two
months the landlord shrugged his
shoulders and said, But when it is,
you can't throw it out the window
He had them there. No, they
couldn't tn; ;oW the baby out the
window.
When you nave a baby, you have
10 make a h.,ne fer it. Even though
there a. e still many landlords who
refuse TO have children in their
houses and apartments.
MORE TROUBLE AHEAD
The war has called attention to
this situation, since in crowded
areas landlords can be as choosey
as they Wi>.l abo,t selecting their
tenants. out the situation is going
to be Just as bad or worse when the
war is over and the service men
come home and start looking for
homes so that they can move their
wives and children out from under
their own parents roofs, where
they found shelter during the war.
The situation is going to be bad
unless the women take things into
their own hands and start a cam
paign against the mo children
rule cf unfeeling landlords.
That is a problem the women'S
clubs might well tackle. For keep
ing hcmes together is women's job
And it isn't easy to keep them to-
gether when a family looking for q
place to Ave is disheartening by
humping into mo children" signs
everywhere.
If club women want a real prob
lem to tackle, here is one ready
made for them.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
By GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Staff Writer

Christmas parties can belp in the
Food Fights for Freedom Cam
paign, if you give prizes for the
best score in the Sharing and Play.
ing Square With Food" quiz. It's a
true or false quiz.
Quiz Questions
% A soldier eats 112 times as
much as a civilian. 90 Top legal
prces for the same foods are the
same in every store. 80 Your grocer
must post top legal prices for his
store. a. One of the big reasons
some foods are hard to get is be-
cause more people have money to
buy them. go If you buy butter
direct from a farmer or dairy, there
is no need to give up ration stamps
90 If you eat in restaurants and
don't use your ration stamps, you
should destroy them. % Practically
all the food we send to Russia is
for her army. 90 If your grocer
or butcher sells above top legal
prices, you should first call it to his
attention. 90 If he persists, you
should report it to the Price Panel
of your local Ration Board. t1O'
Your name can he used without
permission by the Price Panel in
investigating violations. 90 BY
paying no more than top legal
prices you help stamp out the
Black Market. 12) It's all right to
turn over expired ration stamps to
your grocer. 13) It's not fair to use
ration books of members of your
family who eat in an organized
mess of the armed forces. Q4j The
Home Front Pledge to pay no more
than top legal prices, and to buy no
rationed food without giving up ra-
tinn stamps. has heen taken bY more
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
s. Burton
Heath
Writes:
RUBBER SETBACK

Grubs of the Phyllophaga hogardi
the June beetle to you - have
interferd with what from the emer-
gency viewpoint was our most
promising experiment in the pro-
duction of natural rubber. Those
grubs have forced Shada, Haitian
government agency cooperating
with the Rubber Development
Corporation, to abandon one whole
division of its project.
Shada is working with cryptos-
tegia, and has produced strain OF
that weed which can be tapped at
the age of six months to produce
300 pounds of rubber an acre. The
contract calls for seeding of 10000
acres by the end of this month.
The area infested by the June
beetle had just been set out, but
nevertheless would have been plo-
ducing .etex commercially before
mid-1S44. Shada is going to do its
best to fulfill the cCrtract terms by
the end of the Year, but in all
probability can not
There are lost not merely the
time, and the work done in planting
he St. Marc d'vis ion, and the seed
lings used. tuI a.so the use of land
which had been cleared for the
purpose and the time that will be
required to prepare other land.
l~. - &c oh ln
pectations Shada had promised &c
turn over 5000 tons of natural rub
Der next year and close to 10000
tons in 1915. This would have beer
valuable out of all proportions to
its weight because for many vital
war purposes synthetic, of which
here probably will be plenty mex
year, is highly unsatisfactory with
out a leavening of natural rubber.
Moreover, this cryptostegia rubber
was expected to be much less costly
than that from South America
Taking Rubber Developments moi
more than rs cents" estimate at face
value Tor the Amazon product, II
appears that Haitian rubber viii
sost not more than 65 cents pounc
ard may reasonably be expected t
cost as little as 35 cents, low price
these days though not competitive
under peactime conditions.
The setback, therefore, is yer,
unfortunate. Also ii serves to en-
phasize how much trouble natior
can get into when it dozes com
placently until the whole house il
atire, and then tries to put out th
blaze with a water pistol.
We are paying plenty, in othe
fields as we'll as in connection will
rubber, for our long refusal to lool
international facts in the face. Leo'
hope we have learned lesson.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-16
Mind Your
Manners

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the
following questions, then check
ing against the authoritative
answers below:
l. If a relative or friend writes
offering you help of some kind
which you do not intend to accept,
must you write your thanks?
2. If your hostess serves you pie
for desert, should you talk about a
different kind of pie which is your
favorite?
3. In these times when you use
your car for an Grand should you
cfier to take a neighbor along?
4. In war time is it all right for
someone to say to business asSo-
ciate, Cen I give you lift part
way home?"
S. 1t is better to offer what hos
pitality you can than to wait for
the day when you can entertain
exactly as you would like to?
What would you do if
Someone tries to help you, but
without much success
(a) Say, well, thank you, any
way?
(b) Say, Il do appreciate your
kindness in tying to help
me-?
Answers
l. Yes.
2. No.
3. 1t is the considerate and pa
triotic thing to do.
4. Yes.
5. Yes.
Better What Would You Do
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