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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09
Squeeze and Freeze
Excess Food Baggage
WASHINGTON, ID. ca

WASHINGTON, ID. ca year
OF war has made millions of peo-
pie familiar with, and millions
more conscious of, dehydrated
food. Dehydration takes all the
excess water out of food. making
1t easier to ship and handle. Com
presson, the next logical step,
squeezes out the other spaee-rob-
ber-air.
The additional space saved by
compression ranges from 30 per
cent for dried whole milk TO so
per cent for cream of cabbage
soup. A square of compressed
potatoes half the size of a pack
age of cigarettes can be crumbled
into water and in a few minutes
swells into mashed potatoes suf-
ficient for two people. A one
pound brick serves "a people,
while a package no larger than a
shoe box contains enough pota-
toes for 100 men. Likewise, COM
pressed eggs occupy about half
the space of dried eggs. A IA
pound package of one-pound
blocks of dried eggs contains the
equivalent Of 537 whole eggs.
To compress food, the deny
drafted material is quick-frozen at
temperatures ranging from 20
above to 20 degrees below, de-
pending on the type Of product
This cooling keeps fat globules
from breaking down under the
subsequent pressure. Pressures,
which squeeze out the air, range
from $50 to $500 pounds per
square inch. The bricks are then
wrapped and air-sealed in mois-
ture-proof cellophane.
To prepare, the foods need only
be mixed in hot water. Besides
saving space, compression elimi-
mates oxygen, which is one source
of food spoilage; and the cello
phane wrapper keeps out mois-
ture. II the war department and
WPB adopt compressed food, the
feature writer's capsule meal will
be virtually reality.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09

y dnNbN kiNAllk raise
Or they viii be letters from
employers saying. 1T is next to
impossible for US 70 keep old
workers or get new ones At the
existing wage Levels which have
been put under control by gov
eminent order. How do we 90
about increasing wages 70 meet
these conditions >"
All such letters and variations
thereof win be queries for moro
information on the governments
~age sterilization progrsm-one
of the least understood of all the
wartime controls. yet the one
which will affect every wage
Garner in the country. Indirectly.
1t affects every member Of every
family right down to the sub
deb's allowance.
The reason wage sterilization
isn't yet fully understood is that
1t has been in effect only since
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09
Pertinent Questions About Postwar
Business Something for the
Rest of Us to Think About, Too

III ne production efficiency you've developed
reduced supplying purely local m.rkeisf
or wn sw1teh-overnkht-from goods
Al rcaceF companies they
perhaps regerators instead % shlr. washing machines
instead srpans parts they'll find market ready md
n ast |. rA>>e
establishing
ns~shrsarheus rer.d-~ish iss<inseas ssd skn
advertising.
-sach advertising sahsrs~. b ~ s>ss ps-~ss
policy business
Fer The business world the world q and
selling changing with lightning swfness Raymond Gap
Thou
sands s the warndustry esntsrs Earning
buying brands and products they, xht e<fere Hs
tcpsy-turxy soun over'--s
strangers II you don't acquainted
Whether when Peace hasf
trying get depends successfully
build your and reputation nowi-
In message Of ps.es
prepare for wsr'-"in time Of fer peace"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09
Listening Post: Silver Scandal and Other Interesting Bits

In iot3 America win leap far
ahead of the Unitsd Kingdom In
naval array and will pass ali
other nations In aviation. Ths
Soviet Union. q its reserve pcpp-
latioa can be equipped. should top
the Reichswshr. The total effort
Of the snti-A1is allianas viii sur
pass In the European and African
theaters the entire might Of Ber-
lin. Rome and their satellites II
the A. y. G. ID. countries can
mobilize as they have planes.
the JApa wfL meet their match In
Asia and the Pacific.
Federal officials have a simple
way Of esscribing In q nutshell
the program for 1929. They
say Il IL the period Of the ''tions.'
Last year. preparation and pro-
duction: this year. distribution
and action. Several weeks ago
the point was reached where the
u. s. A. was mAafng more mum
tons than All q It's enemies put
together. the combined Allied
group turned out twice a. much
as the foe Our soldiers. sailors
and flyers won Immortal 'fams
b. their skill and vsior.
But ali Of the splendid records
Of 1912 viii appear small com
pared with the great task before
"a. We have forged a colossal
military machine manned by the
best Our Job for 1913 IL 10 trans
port u 70 the fronts and uss IL
70 the hilt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09

They teach that today in Texas
on los. ooo-scre reservation.
Here thousands OF young men are
taught To play David TO the 1912
Goliath; especially. TO train their
swooping. skidding whizzbong
guns which give no warning. 20 AZ
10 hit the giant smack on the
forehead General Bruce. a tail,
quiet Texan, IL aided by Col. Ray
c. Montgomery. ahrewd field
artilleryman experienced In In
telligence work who headed our
first tentative mechAnized force
Is years ago.
Other methods o. fighting tanks
are also taught: how TO wing
them with stationary anti-tank
guns of varying calibers; how to
tangle them In barricades or scar
them with flame throwers. or
blow them up with mines. In
fantry ore taught 10 snipe al the
slits that are . tanks eyes. 10 ix-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09
Uncle Sam Needs
10000 Nurses

Uncle Sam, determined TO win
the battle against disease as well
as against human slayers, is about
to comb the country for married
and retired nurses. So urgent is
the need for trained women for
the sick room that national sur
vey will be launched next week.
Also. in an effort TO meet the
army's 1943 goal of thirty thous-
and girls in white, more than one
hundred and fifty Red Gross
chapters will open recruiting sta
tons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09

i.ooe-pian> rss<. fne1ery 60 =
a~vsssat>1 thns - rer>s-W ~
foar-snesns ssvevnf9 vp1p -
ben rsrv~1 fsvtn~v ~. uor1o-
nshe 10 acrrs ~ ~ fuU@1vv
are devastated. Nru1egn -
hri sirrlar< fs<eevT nse<no1
cut. Lu<b~rk Oexmono nr1oev1e
etes - psv cent ~ ~ >swn -
bssa ee~nssaes1. A. - - -
reo1 nessnn1lna yuN1o - -
thDr1 - ~ tswn yulno4
TAs in<1veee the1 q -
honhinkr soows % - no1lmro
trsnspcrt.tia~ lss>m. poss1oo-
larry ra1lruo1e - ro1Dpun1D +
Germany SIN m. - ~ ue1oo-
Tive snepss - - lnpy - -
now y tAns eass r ally - -
esnt ~ the novwnf e1v1I1na noooA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09

United states
is in action in
Africa. l. ar e
n u m b ers of
them were used
by the British
VIII Army in
its recent VIC
tory over Mar
shall Rommel.
They W ere a
big reason why
he lost all but
so OF his tanks
in Egypt and
the retreat into
Libya. s till
m ore W ere
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09

Forerunners OF the new T. ID.
were successful on Bataan against
Japanese light tanks, although
they were crude affairs--old 75's
on half-track carriers. saw this
pioneer T. ID. tried out at the
Army mansuvers a year ago. dur
ing a day spent observing new
ideas Of anti-tank warfare with
Lieut.. Col. Andrew ID. Bruce. now
Major General commanding the
Army's anti-tank center near Wa
co. Texas. General Bruce and
Lieut.. Gen. Hugh A. Drum then
contributed greatly TO the doc
trine now taught in Texas and
fought in Africa.
II is a typically American doc
trine, not static but dynamic. Its
essence Is that the best defense
against the Juggernaut OF the
Is not simply TO await
its onslaught, relying on barri-
csdes. mines and anti-tank guns.
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nut nobody. least Il n fh<
Royal All rcrc~. O<v<s thsf
Germany has b~en smashed ~
TIE somhsnx shs has rscstvedl
That u to program - the Gu
tars. A hair dcx<n main tar
r~ts IN Germany hsve ben al
tackled uprs than go tines snd
such rlse>. - Ho~tceh have h<~n
heavily damaged ~ concentrated
raids
rssoros SNOW pAn1Aan
TIE mast relssele eul1s -
damage aons tS<,erman estiss =
the RAJ aerial photographic
SERVES. Pictures snow ( 1T -
tween 90 and coo Acre. IN such
cities - cblcgns. posssl1nxk
Mains And Rostoch have be~n
devastated. Whsn the RAJ us>s
the word devastated n mean.
that more than % PER oent u The
buildings In TIE ara have bs>n
destroyed
In broad tsruss here srs some
of the effects a. the RAJ s@
l. SWEDISH reports - eoai
production In the Ruhr has fallen
off which in turn reduces Steel
production end that repair wcrk
has consumed . trsmsndous per-
ton Of oev1Ay's var snsrsy.
=, German N crate In the
bombed areas 10 wobbly. A
nwi~ correspondent wrote that
inhabitants az the Rhinelsnd
sespsd ''obsesssd By the horrors
Of onpubsrdmsnt" Even The Ger
man radio after the September
raid on puIsberg described tbs
situation this way: Last night
the men and wornsa AZ puispsrE
tremhied. thar faces we're I'D
and hoDard and thsir words
bore wisness 10 their terror"
woRkERs 40 To lpny
3 Between 2.0oo. 900 and g.
100000 persons - m1Dy At than
eogible for front line duty--ars
tied down ~ noDbers of ~
"self defense organization" Late.
~, however. the demand for add
tionai troops has increased %
much that workers no beer
taken out Of factories TO man ths
soii-aircrsft units and the msr
released have Gone 10 war.
4. Actual physical damage ess
be summarized - fnilows; pull
berg 600 Of the largest stss
works In Germany has bsen GA
Of operation since July: coIons'
bombed 10 times and { ou'
one-third = the city IL IN rstns
0oludinx an area one mile ~ Z
mile and . half which included
- Industrial section: Mains =.
the Germans havs acknowledged
that the aebr part of the city
has been ruined wflD seven 81 10
houses WRECKED. hamburg
raidsd % times with submsrine
construction plants and ~ IN
eilitieD heavily damaHsdE Oman
--raidsd loi time. Including one
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09
Fast, Hard lifting U. S. Tsnk-Buster
Hell ps to Roll Back Rommers Amy
BY THOMAS VI. JOHNSON
Tacoma Times Special Writer

WASHINGT0N-A new weapon
from the American arsenal has
just been unsheathed in this war,
with results that will notably in
fluence what survives Of the
"blitzkrieg," A tank destroyer.
designed and manufactured in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09

There are several special new
ways OF attacking tanks. but the
American way 10 TO take the Of
fcnsive against them. Reports
from Africa indicate that the
Naxis-even the mighty Rommsl
ARE finding that way extremely
offensive. And its suocsss 10 -
more indication that the day APP
proaches If n already hsspot ar
rsved--whsn the war ceases TO b
a blitzkrisg and becomes q siege
of Hitler In hls FORTRESS Of
Europe"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09
By PETER EDISON

If there Is unusually heavy fall of what looks like
snow all the United States this winter large part of il
may turn out TO be stuff that doesn't melt but will burn
They viii be letters from workers asking in effect How do
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09

in
A
blosed
wheeling
than to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09

Oct >. and hasn't given enough
time for people 10 want pay
raises.
Briefly stated. the reason wage
sterilization Is necessary Is that
wages represent the biggest
single item in the total cost OF
the war. The government Is now
spending for war AZ the rate Of
six billions a month. or 200 mill
lion a day. Since approximately
10 per cent Of the war cost is
wages. That amounts to az bill
lions a month, or 40 millions a
day.
LOWER PAY, LESS COST
II the total cost Of the war
runs to 800 billions. 21o billions
viii be wages and salaries. not
just TO the men in the armed
services, but TO every man, wo-
man and child who does a lick Of
war work. II the cost of the war
is to be kept down. If taxes which
go to pay those war costs are TO
be kept down, wages must be
stabilized.
The principal reason for keep
ing wages and salaries under con-
troll, however, is TO prevent in
flation. II wages are permitted
to rise without limits, the cost
OF the goods produced by labor
and the services rendered by
labor must rise with them. That's
initiation. To prevent il. the gov
eminent is actually interested in
seeing that you have no more
money to spend than there are
goods and services TO spend them
on.
BY last September II was ap-
parent that everything which had
been done up to then in the way
of price control and wage ad-
iustment was still not sufficient
to check initiation. On Oct. 2.
congress therefore passed an
amendment to the price control
act authorizing the president n
take this drastic wage control
step. Moving rapidly. the presi-
dent created the Office of Econ
omic Sterilization, with ex-Su-
preme Court Justice James r.
Byrnes at it's head.
Under the presidents order,
however, the major part of this
authority was delegated to the
War Labor board, which had been
set up previously to handle war
time labor disputes. Director
Byrnes divided the responsibility
further.
THE JURISDICTION
Control over farm wages of
less than S2400 a year was as
signed to the Secretary of Agri-
culture.
All other wages-workmen's
pay calculated on an hourly,
daily, or piecework basis-was
left with the War Labor Board.
salaries-under $4,000 a year, ex-
eept for executive or professional
employees not covered by a union
wage agreement-were also left
under the jurisdiction of WLB.
All other salaries-pay COM
puted on a weekly. monthly or
annual basis-were assigned to
the control of the commissioner
of internal revenue in the treas
ury department.
General orders, rulings, regula-
tons and interpretations of the
War Labor Board, the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue and
the Secretary of Agriculture will
therefore govern all actions on
wage sterilization for the dura-
ton of the war. What those re-
gulations are and how they af-
feet your wages in wartime will
be explained in a series of short
daily articles to follow this gen
eral introduction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-09
Who Gets Wage Boosts and Why;
Also Who Doesn't. and Why
Wor Financial Structure Closely
Tied in With Notions Poyrolls

Ediogs so,s This by Psser Edson
Warrington
49,
eofker ne second va Monday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10


" on her own. And the same was
true OF husbands.
The wife played bridge with the
wives Of her husbands business
associates. And the husband saw
something Of his wife's old school
friends and their husbands. And
OF course they spent good many
Of their evenings with people they
felt they had to 'be nice TO" for
business reasons.
CHEATED BY MARRIAGE
But wnen they started living as
individuals they began making
friends as individuals. And the
friends have come to mean q great
deal to them-so much that they
are beginning to realize they have
let marriage cheat them of some
thing that was their right-the right
10 make and keep personal friend
ships among members Of their own
sex.
Ana there is no reason why they
they ever should have forfeited that
right. Men and women's lives are
richer and fuller and more inter-
esting II they share their interests
and enthusiasms with good friends
Of their own choosing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10

RATION BOOK Nv

RATION BOOK Nv
Ration Book w will headquarters
until Details registration for late applicants WILL
be announced later.
MEATS FATS
Brown Book III will be in effect through
December L.
PROGRESSED FOODS
through November 70
% and stamps will be valid through December 20
will required for purchase OF JAMS e pre-
serves and fruit spreads Except citrus marmalade0
SUGAR
stamn 20 In Ration Book through
January IS.
Stamp 10 the apane sheet Of Ration
valid for purchase Of one pair OF Shoes
GASOLINE
NO. coupons valid three gallons through
February . -
.B'' and 60" coupons worth galons ID"
valid and worth gallon
and IR" and coupons valid Cor five gallons
must be endorsed with the
automobile registration number
OIL
unit all Of which are marked are valued a. 10
gallons: and value Of each Is 30
class units marked 49, worth $50 gallons All ncd num-
bcrs ration gallons Of
stamp time the winter
Glasses Of issuance nave been deter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
I'LL GlaA KBe,l
NANtckey,'Ss#
MOlasses Is
Sweet Source
Of Calcium
BY GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Staff Writer

MolaSscs offers sweet and
wholesome answer to the current
problem--when milk is scarce, how
best to make up the lack of calcium
through other fods?
Molasses is rich in calcium, iron,
and other minerals.
With less milk available, use
more calcium-rich foods In all your
meals, not In Just an occasional
meal.
Fig Drop Cookies
makes AS dozen cOOkiesD
One cup shortening, IL cups
sugar, 2 eggs. l cup molasses, 4
cups flour, 2 teaspoons soda. tea
spoon ginger, teaspoon cinnamon,
l-2 teaspoon salt, / teaspoon va
nilla, la teaspoon almond extract,
2 cups finely cut soaked figs, cup
broken walnut or pecan meats.
Cream shortening and sugar UNI
til smooth and fluffy. Add eggs
and bert until smooth. Add mo-
lasses and mix thoroughly; then add
flour which has been sifted with
soda, spices and salt. Stir in va
nilla ard almond flavoring. Add
figs which have been cut and soft
ened in warm water, then drained
thoroughly. Add broken nutmeats.
Drop by teaspoonfuls on creased
cookie sheet. Bake in moderate
oven $3.50 to 375 degrees F. for IL
to Is minutes.
Farm Fruit Cake
One-half cup chopped salt pork
Gall fat, 1-2 cup boiling water, !
teaspoon soda. 1-2 cup molasses, 10
cup sugar, egg, separated; 2 cups
flour. l-2 teaspoon cloves, / tea
spoon cinnamon, l-2 cup chopped
raisins and dates, 1-2 cup chopped
nuts, "a teaspoon lemon extract
or vanilla.
Chop pork very fine and cover
with boiling water lin which soda
has been dissolved. Add molasses
and sugar, and beat we'll. Then add
yolks of eggs we'll beaten. Reserve
1-2 cup flour to dredge dates and
raisins. Sift remaining flour with
spices and add to mixture. Add
dredged fruit, nuts and then fla
voring. Fold in stiffly beaten
whites of eggs. Pour into buttered
and floured bread pans. Bake l 1-2
to hours in slow oven (275 to 300
degrees FL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
Opening-V 3.
BY WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority


Always give serious thought to
what your partner is attempting
to convey by his opening lead. In
today's hand, only few West play
ers made the correct opening lead,
and fewer East players interpreted
1t correctly.
I think that East should have
doubled the four-spade contract.
especially In view Of his partners
overcall. On the opening heart lead,
the ten was played from dummy
and East played the jack. South
dropped the siX-spot, concealing the
duece. Most East players now
cashed the ace of clubs and led the
other club. But West had bid clubs,
and II he had wanted the suit
played, he could have opened it
East's correct play at this point Is
to lead the heart seven. West will
ruff and his side is bound to make
a club and spade trick, setting
the contract.
With a club return, South won
the second round with the king.
cashed the king of trumps and led
the jack. East covered and South
won with the ace. Now the de-
clarer knew that East held the
missing trumps, and in all probable
ity the missing hearts also. He had
seen East play two clubs, and hop
ing that he held two diamonds,
South cashed the ace and king. The
high trump and another one put
East In the lead and he was forced
to lead into dummy's ace-queen Of
hearts,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
HONE re Forecast
Tire Shortage May Cut Milk,
Laundry And Coal Deliveries

committee. OF all places, threaten
ing headache for OPA.
The set-up and enforcement
would be complex beyond even
OPA's usual capacity for complica-
ton. AS in Germany, with restau-
rant rationing, people w.uld have
to be equipped with variety OF ra-
ton books, and code OF law to 20
with them. In Sweden they had TO
60 TO the length Of establishing
standard weights for portions. Eng
land, having tried 1t In the last war,
skipped 1t this time. The OPA which
has been working over the restau-
rant problem for months, wants
none OF 1t.
LOW-COST LOOMING
Palmer piece goods will be the
warp and wool OF discussions OF
the OPA with advisers from the
piece goods industry, Such fancy
finishes as MORE, enclosing. lac
quer, printing. flock printing. che
mile and screen printing may go in
the effort TO bring out more low
cost textiles. Heretofore professors
have made fancy finishes to get the
higher prices allowed.
ODDS AND ENDS
New price ceilings are being es-
tablished for ash and garbage cans
to prevent price increa T. thy
are becoming practically collectors
pieces Books can still be bound
In any grade Of sheepskin. Good
grades Of cattle-hide can no longer
be vsad Nylon Is so valuable for
war purposes that the only nylon
consumer product left Is toothbrush
hEistles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
WARTIME HEALTH COLUMN
Eye, Ear And Nose Disturbances
Usually Annoying, Not Serious

should see his physician who will
then collapse the blood vessel by
the pressure of sterile gauze pack.
or cauterize 1t by various chemical
escharotics.
EARACHE
Most earaches Of short duration,
which subside spontaneously. repre-
sent Inflammation or swelling Of
the eustachian canal. This type
usually occurs in conjunction with
tonsilitis, sore throat. or sinus in
lection, and aside from the dis
comfort involved. 1t is ely be-
nign and self limiting.
When an earache begins. apply
heat to the ear (hot water bottle
or electric pad). Then place two
or three drops of warm glycerine
or / per cent phenol in glycerine in
the ear and take an aspirin tablet.
II the pain Is not improved in an
hour or two, 1t may mean that
there is pus behind the eardrum,
and professional care should be
sought.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
BY DIR. THOMAS ID. MASTERS
Written for NEA

Infection OF the eye, ears, nose
and throat may occur to persons Of
any age, and while they usually are
not serious in their implications, a
great deal Of discomfort can be
eliminated by prompt and efficient
treatment.
Most small specks in the eye or
on the eyelids may be removed cas-
lily with the corner Of a clean hand
kerchief or bandage. II this meth
cd Is not successful, flushing the
eye with boric acid solution Is a
safe way to remove many particles.
The eye Is exceedingly delicate.
Pencils. toothpicks, matches and
knife blades are not safe ophthsl-
mological instruments, nor should
the eye be rubbed, even carefully.
II the particle is embedded in the
eye, and not easily removable. the
eye should be closed and covered
with compress In order to prevent
further injury, and a doctor con-
suited promptly.
Such annoyances often can be
prevented simply by remembering
to close the eyes partially when
In a dusty environment. In a shop
where there is any hazard from
steel particles, emery dust or chem
icals. suitable goggles should be
worn.
NOSEBLEED
Nosebleed occurs when the small
blood vessels that pass through the
lining membrane Of the nose are
ruptured and blood escapes. Most OF
the cures" for nosebleed merely
provide distraction during the 10 or
so minutes for the bleeding to stop
Of it's own accord.
Here is technique that really
works we'll to bring nosebleed to
an end: The patient sits In chair
with his head inverted between his
knees. or lies prone on a bed with
his head hanging over the side. He
should breathe through his mouth
and avoid all shifting.
If nosebleed persists, one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10

portation TO establish central clear
ing pools In cities. You would phone
the central pool. A truck assigned to
your zone would pick UP your laun-
dry. A similar plan In effect for
farm TO market milk deliveries has
saved 25,00O,0 900 truck miles.
The tire shortage has also reach
ed the point where ODT viii take
over all local Joi.. Information Of
fices established under trucking In
dustry control. There will be on
ODT traffic clearing desk in l42
district offices TO move iater-city
freight rapidly and economically.
Ratiouing Of restaurant meals has
salsed rs ugly head In . Senate