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Evening star., 1943-11-11
FATS AND SHORTENING


4 n To make bacon grease and other fats U.s.
able again, boil the accumulated fat in
about four or five times the amount of water for
five minutes. Let it stand until cold and the fat can
be lifted off easily, and scraped clean. This method
usually eliminates all traces of meat flavor
1G Rather than melt shortening in separ-
ate pan, melt it in the pan you will use
later for baking In this way the pan is creased and
the shortening melted in one operation.
1G three-way saving can be effected by
using butter wrappers for greasing baking
pans. 1t saves butter, fat and time Fold the wrap
pers and place them in the refrigerator until needed
II To save shortening, sugar and other ra-
toned foods used in pies and cakes, con-
centrate more on fruit mullins, coffee cakes and
rolls in which leftover fruit juices can be used
II Remove the traditional oversize sugar
spoon from the sugar bowl and replace it
with smaller spoon 1t is surprising how long a
bowl of sugar will last.
Evening star., 1943-11-11
FLOUR PRODUCTS

4 Leftover cooked cereal can be mixed with
rasins and spice and used as filling in the
core-holes of baked apples. Sprinkle the apples
with brown sugar and bake as usual.
, A good leftover recipe for stale cake and
cookies is to break them into small crumbs
and mix with cream Add little vanilla, place the
mixture in the freezing tray of the ice box. A des
sert that tastes like ice cream
Evening star., 1943-11-11

% Those wrinked wilted potatoes, the last
of-the-season specimens, be made
smooth and firm by removing the sprouts and soak
ing the potatoes in cold water for about five hours
MISCELLANEOUS
81 Truck farmers, rather than sell only the
perfectly shaped vegetables, could sell
the misshapen as seconds" at lower price.
The food value is the same and much food could
be saved.
% Much of the food that is Saved" in Amer
cas refrigerators is wasted because it is
forgotten. Keep memorandum pad on or near the
refrigerator to jot down the leftovers inside Cross
them off they used. Designate one section of
your refrigerator for leftovers only.
% After emptying milk bottle rinse it with
bit OF water Use the liquid in gravies,
soups, baking etc.
20 Local newspapers might run listngs in a
special Victory Garden Swap Column.
Gardeners with surpluses of certain products would
advertise what they have to swap and what they
would like in exchange.
Evening star., 1943-11-11

instead OF making cookies Which require ra-
toned ingredients, you'll find that box of
soda crackers turned into peanut butter sand
wiches, wrapped in wax paper and stored in the
cookie jar, will satisfy the between-meal snack
snatcher.
a Use spatula or scraper to get the last cup
cake muffin from mixing bowl ;. and
clean finger to get the remaining egg white from
egg shell.
Z When cutting cake, cut what you need in
strip from the center of the cake Then
place the remaining sides together, and the cake
will keep moist and fresh longer.
e Put all odds and ends of leftover dry cereals
into empty cereal package for use
bread in puddings, and meat stretchers. Or
serve it to the children as a new type of cereal.
= Line custard cups with leftover pie dough,
add bit of leftover jam or jelly and bake.
Husbands and school children will welcome them in
their lunch boxes.
q To solve the problem of leftover tcast,
sprinkle it with small amount of butter and
brown sugar put it under the broiler in the oven for
a few minutes Result? Delicious butterscotch
toast that nobody recognizes as leftover from
yesterday.
q Leftover pancake and waffle dough can be
utilized as batter for dipping pork chops,
egg plant squash and other fried foods. It can be
kept in jar in the refrigerator for day to day USE
Evening star., 1943-11-11

A0 In restaurants, hotels and Cafes wait
resses and walters when clearing the
tables, should place dishes with untouched butter
top of the pile This butter can be used for cook
ing. In many cases. have seen the butter dishes
placed at the bottom of the pile.
A1 To save bread and satisfy variety Of
tastes, bakeries could make 3-in-l loaf,
especially for families Of two. One part should be
white, one raisin and one dark
% When certain foods are in abundance, res
taurants and hotels could feature them
on menus and urge customers to order them as the
patriotic thing to do.
a Restaurants could save food by serving
only shce of bread or one roll with
each meal because many diners-out eat little or no
bread. The menu could state that more bread would
be served on request.
Evening star., 1943-11-11

Al Feeding us dogs for the duration IS a
problem. So won't you please take those
discarded cabbage leaves, carrot, beet and potato
peel, table scraps dried bread and bones and make
us a dog stew? Well thrive on it and the gar
bage pail will starve on it. Thanks, boss-Rover"
- "Too much food was left on plates at our
church suppers by finicky eaters, while
hearty men were scarcely satisfied We instituted
farm style meal with only the meat served on the
plate from the Kitchen Everything else was placed
on the table, and the people helped themselves Much
food was saved and everyone satisfied
33 If spice manufacturers used boxes with
covers that could be lifted off easily in
stead OF the present Slots all the spice could be
used and none would be lost.
RI Keep special "Closer to Victory" ration
stamp book for unused food stamps We
have drawn pictures of Hitler and TOTO . and
rather than buy what we don't need with leftover
stamps, plaster Hitler and TOTO with them.
26 When food is scorched, don't throw it
away. Set the pan in cold water; the food
will come away from the sides and the scorched
taste will be hardly noticeable
2S After commercial canning factories have
harvested the crop of peas, beans, etc.,
farmers should invite town-fok to CLEAN the fields
An example is Jordan Minnesota, where cellars
are stocked with food all gained from cleaning.
~ Il told my three children that it was un-
patriotic to leave food on their plates So
sald The one who cleans his plate will be credited
with shooting Jap! 1t works."
Evening star., 1943-11-11

% Freshly grated carrots up to one-fourth
of the bulk may be added to any Jam or
marmalade in which aprcots, peaches, pears or
oranges are used. The grated carrots take the fla
vor of the fruit and add fourth to the amount
01 Garden peas that have become too hard
for serving whole may be cooked until
tender, pressed through sieve and used as nour-
ishing pulp for soup
% The outer leaves of lettuce, cabbage,
onions, peelngs from potatoes and car
rots, and tough ends of asparagus can be boiled
down and strained through circular coander Add
bullion cube to the mixture for each person served
for nutritious tasty soup. 1t also works we'll as
ham-bone soup.
Evening star., 1943-10-24

chiseling into another guys place
while he's over there doing his stuff.
You're the swellest person l ever
knew. I'll never forget you, Jo." He
looked at the cocoa getting cold on
the tray; little wisps of steam still
came from the two cups, and 10 had
cut sandwiches with bright green bits
of lettuce sticking out. II might have
known there'd be someone" Cal said.
+ OR a moment 10 stood there look
ing at him. There was bright, starry
look in her eyes. do you know you've
practically proposed to me?"
Cal shook his head. "It's no good,
10. You see, I'm here. He's there. You
see what l mean?"
Evening star., 1943-10-24

Eyes, see what you mean, CAL"
She went over and picked up the
letter again. Cal could see every de-
tail of her face, the little pulse throb-
bing in her throat, the same starry
brightness in her eyes, the look girl
might have who knows that the man
she loves is worthy of all she can give
him. Then swiftly she was beside him,
her fingers tight on his arm. Gee.
you're one swell kid" 10 said. Gee.
but you're one swell kid. Cal. -"
Then the door opened and Sylvia's
voice said, "Oh! Pardon my intruding
on big moment - but, 10 darling.
do see if left Jim's letter here when
came to borrow that book"
The Ead
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the brightness gone from her eyes.
What is it, Cal? What's the matter?"
For a moment he couldn't speak.
He could hear movements in the
house: girls voices, laughter, a radio
bringing the nightly newscast. Some
one downstairs began to strum on the
piano. He said: Il couldn't help it.
I'd seen it before could stop. It's
just one of those things"
II don't get it,"
1--WE been reading your mail. I'm
sorry, 10. 1t was just few words
10 went over to the desk. She picked
up the letter and put it down again.
"Oh," she said in queer little
ghost of a voice.
Cal said slowly, Il didn't know
there was "a a chap over there. l
don't know why there shouldn't be.
Nothing you've said, or done -"
go on" 10 said. Her breath was
tight. She was looking hard at Cal, her
heart in her eyes. 60 on, please" "
You see." Cal said, II = we'll, I
wouldn't be telling you this - yet -
but it's got to be said now. You're
different from any girl ever knew,
10. IL just couldn't be friend.
It's that way with me, 10. 1t has been
since the day met you
10 said gently, GO on, Cal"
well, / guess that's all there is to
it, 10. You see - tried to get right
into things, but they wouldn't take
me; but at least I'm not - not
Evening star., 1943-10-24

the cafeteria at the plant when he'd
barged into her, apologized, and later
found the magazine she had dropped
- with her name on it =. something
to return. That walk through the park,
and the bench they'd sat on, and the
pigeons that fed right out of her hand
- crumbs of sandwiches they had
brought. That night in the street
when she'd brushed hands with him.
and her fingers curled around his and
they walked on for a while like that,
not even speaking.
Whats it to be-" 10 asked now.
Cocoa? It's our one vice in this
dump" If she'd offered him cold
poison he'd probably have said yes.
Make yourself at home" 10 said,
81 shan't be long," and she went out
humming little tune. He hated to
have her 60 even for that long But he
closed his eyes and saw the way her
Evening star., 1943-10-24

mately of 10. The things that surround
you - they tell. Pennants from her
school days, that gave him jealous
ache because he hadn't known her
then and other fellows had; pictures
that 10 had hung, so different from
the ones that must have come with
the room; books - whole row of
them above a small writing desk, a
letter - a soldiers letter. my dear
est, was so bucked to get your last
letter 1t came just when l was bit
down and cheered me no end. l do
miss you, darling.
/ HE words had leaped into his mind
before he could turn away. He might
have known. he thought. A girl like
10. =. Then the door opened and 10
came in. "Cocoa's on" she said. Il
hope you haven't been bored" She
set the tray down. Her face altered,
Evening star., 1943-10-24

boarding house room, but guess it's
the people who live in places that
make them - different!' For a de-
lirious moment of prophecy he leaped
beyond the war. He saw just what
kind of place he'd like for 10 and him
Evening star., 1943-10-24

mouth shaped when she spoke his
name, and how the dark hair curled
back from her forehead, and a pretty
trick she had of touching it with her
fingers. He thought, his heart thump-
ing hard again, how someday he
Evening star., 1943-10-24

self. Then, a bit scared that
he had run ahead of things,
he told himself that he knew
little of 10 yet, or she of him.
Oh they'd had times to-
gether - unforgettable times
in the short while since he'd
met her. The day coming from
Evening star., 1943-10-24

would get up courage to say,
80 darling, this is for keeps.
When can we get married."
With 10, Cal figured, it'd
have to be simple like that,
simple and honest.
He got up and moved about
Evening star., 1943-10-24

Owe your smile q pFi9nrer,
more winning Sparkle with the aid Of
Ipuno and mossoge!
CHIN UP, Plain Girl Glance at the most
~ popular girls in your crowd-girls who
win admiration, invite romance. Very few can
claim real beauty. But they all knosU bo1O to
smile!
So smile, plain girl, smile! Not faint, half
hearted smile but radiant smile-the kind
that gives you magic charm. Yes, smile-but
remember, sparkling teeth and your smile of :
beauty depend largely upon firm, healthy
gums.
"Pink tooth brvsh"-u worning!
If your tooth brush shows pink" see ,our
dentist! He may say your gums are tender
robbed of exercise by today's creamy foods.
And, like many dentists, he may suggest the
helpful stimulation of Ipana and massage"
For Ipana not only cleans teeth but, with
massage, helps the gums. Just massage little
extra 1Pana onto your gums every time you
clean your teeth. Circulation increases in the
gams helping them to new frmness. Let
lpana and massage help you to brighter teeth,
hrmer gums, winning smile.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-12-18
Christmas  Planned

On Wednesday evening, De- cember 22nd, the Christm1 Program will be presented i" th. Social Room of the Community Baptist Church. This is the pro- gram more ropularly known as the Sunday School program. It will begin at 7:30 o'clock with a pageant by the Beginner-Pri- mary children entitled Christ mas Symbols" Santa Claus will make a stop here, and there will be the distribution of gifts. The final portion of the program will be a Chris mas play, "The Least of These, presented by tie Junior-I Intermediate boys and girls. This program is in charge of Misses Estelle Martin, Bea- trice MacFarlane, Lois Collins, Anna Pavloff and Mrs. G. s. Morony.
 A sDecial Christmas Eve WOr- ship service will be held Friday, at 6 80 pm. The late hour is in keeping with Christian custom and enables people to attend after the stores are closed. For this service a beautiful solo is planned, but is being held as a surprise until that evening. Rev. Morony will bring a short de- votional message entitled This Night and Me-. Following tn s service there will be caroling
 For December 26th, the Sun day and day following Christ mas, the regular services will be held throughout the day. At the morning church service the Senior Choir will sing "The Lord Is Come", and Come and A dore Him., and the Children's Choir will sing "Dear Little Stranger. The sermon for the service will be Ready, Pre- pared, Expecting. At the 7:3O o'clock service the Navy Choir will present the Halle lujah Chorus, from Handel's Messiah, and "Ihe Infant Jesus". Rev, Morony will speak upon, "A Christmas Miracle.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-21

with the German high command
communicate, sa.d German troops
had been forced to retreat across
the Dnieper river from their east
bank bridgehead at Kaerson near
the rivers Black sea delta.
The withdrawal was achieved
without any loss. despite a heavy
Ice drift, - the broadcast said. The
Nazi high command, detailing Sun.
days operations. d however,
that Soviet attacks on the Kher-
son bridgehead had failed.
Moscow was silent on the de-
velopments at Emerson, and also
at Nikopol to the forth, where the
Germans said the Russians also
were attacking an east bank
bridgehead. A successful Soviet
smash across the Dnieper at Ell
tier point would open the way for
Russian drive toward Nikolaev
and Odessa, but there was no in
dication that such an effort had
been made.
However, one German radio an
alyst in attempting to explain the
loss of the Axis positions on the
east bank opposite Kherson said
Gen. Feodor Tolbukhin had shift
ed some of his forces from the
Perekop isthmus leading into the
isolated Crimea and hurled them
against the briGgehead.
The Soviet communique announc-
ed that German tank and infantry
counterattacks had been repulsed
with heavy losses to the enemy
southeast of Kirovograd in h e
Kirovograd in the Dnieper bend
ard also in the Korosten area west
Of Kiev.
A German military spokesman
was quoted in one Berlin broad.
cast, however, as saying that the
big Nazi counter attack which had
ragged for five weeks between Kiev
and the observation-disclosures line
row had ended.
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MILITARY CONFERENCES

LONDON. Dec. 20-lR-By every
Syn a series of inter-Allied mill
tary conferences was in prepare
ton tonight concurrent with a ST.
lence which fell on the question
OF who would be the commander
in-chief when the Western front
is thrown into action.
Censorship permitted the disclo-
sure that Admiral Harold R.
Stark, American navy command
er for this theater, had returned
10 Washington-obviously for in
vasion discussions-and there was
reason to expect new and signi-
iicant talks among Russian, Brit
ish and American officers to be
connected with meetings to 60 on
in Washington.
But there was nothing to sug-
eest here that the grand action
may be expected for some months
and there was much to suggest
the reverse.
Reports from the United States
tf at the American chief OF staff,
Gen. George c. Marshall, would
not assume command of the Allied
invasion forces got a reaction
among American officers here
which was totally uniform-an air
of complete lack of information so
61ong as to suggest it was genu-
ire in every sense.
The same was true regarding
all discussions as to whether Gen.
Sir Harold Alexander, deputy COM
nander under Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower in the Mediterranean,
might be the supreme command
err of the invasion.
This question ct "who"' was one
ct the best kept secrets of the
war.
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Sofia Also Reported
To Haze Been Hit
By Waves Of Planes
Continued from Page One)

raid IN two months on Sofia, a
CITY OF 100000 at the junction of
the main communication lines
from western to southeastern Eu-
rope.
Domestic radio transmitters
around Berlin and the Vichy radio
network, including a big station
IN southern France, went silent to-
nlght-indicating new Raj night
activity.
Reuters reported the transmit
tiers remained BACKED out for
more than two houus at Berlin,
which Swiss traveller declared
today was now three-fifths de-
stroyed.
In yesterdays blows upon Augs-
burg in Germany and Innsbruck
in Austria, the Americans shot
down 81 fighters OF the thinning
German air force, probably de-
stroyed % more, and damaged a
number Of others.
Eleven u S. Flying Fortresses
and Liberators were missing, but
some of these were believed to be
safe. The fligh. to Augsburg was
the longest yet made from the
Mediterranean theater.
The Hungarian news agency
NIT SAID the raid OH Sofia lasted
two hours and 20 minutes, the
raiders coming in at great alti-
tude and dropping delayed action
as well rs contact explosives.
The last attack on Sofia was
directed at the strategic railroad
yards. Targets in the city we're
blasted first Nov. IA and again
Nov. Is, these raids, too, being
aimed at railroad facilities.
In today's operations from Brit
ain Marudels together with lighter
Raj bombers made series of
attacks on detectives in northern
France, and all bombers returned
safely, while escorting Raj, Allied
and Dominion fighters shot down
eight enemy fighters for loss of
three. Two more German planes
were shot down by Raj and Do
minion fighters out on supporting
sweeps in northwest Germany,
made in conjunction with the
heavy IT s atIack Three of these
fighters were missing.
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Winston Churchill
Is Reported Making
Satisfactory Progress

LONDON, Dec. 20 Up Prime
Minister Churchill, showing mark
ed Improvement for the fourth
straight day since the announce
ment that he had been stricken
with pneumonia in the Middle
East, was reported in todays bull
letin to be making satisfactory
progress.
The bulletin, issued from No. 10
Downing Street, disclosed that the
69-year-old statesman's tempera-
ture has been normal for AZ hours.
Medical authorities here said the
crisis apparently had been passed
but added that the Prime Minister
is not entirely out of danger. A
relapse is possible until all lung
damage has been repaired. but the
disappearance of fever at least
means that active infection has
vanished. they said.
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FULL AGREEMENT
REACHED IN CAIRO
Continued from Page One)

on purely military basis, were
concerned with the implementation
of his majesty's policy to afford
ali military support to all forces
resisting the enemy in Yugoslavia.
United States fighting services
we're associated in the converse
tlcns which resulted in full agree
rnent as to details involved in car
rying out this Eolicy"
Both the United States and Brit
ish governments recently disclosed
that more Allied aid was being
sent to Tito's forces than to Mihai-
,ovic's. saying that this was be-
cause they were doing more of the
fighting against the Nazi invad-
els,
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SOVIETS ADVANCE
TOWARD LATVIA
Continued from Page one)

Wet airmen also knocked out 20
Ma iztanks. ..-
Number of Prisoners
In the reduction of one German
strongpoint on the Newell front the
communique said a Soviet forma-
ton captured a considerable num-
Ter of prisoners, 80 machine-guns,
II guns, and large cart column
Ct. military equipment.
Soviet advance guards were be
lieved to be about 80 or IS miles
from Vitebsk on the north.
A Berlin broadcast also quoted
a German military spokesman as
Saying the Russians we've attack
ing west OF V;sebsk, upper White
Russian citadel whose Nazi gar
rlson holds a salient just below
the Newell sector
At last reports the Russians
were IS miles from Vitebsk on the
east. northeast and southeat, and
about the same distance on the
north in the Newell area.
Moscow dispatches said shatter-
ed German divisions in the Newell
sector had taken up strong new
positions after steadily givin 6
ground for five days, and now were
fighting back savagely against the
troops under the Armenian gen.
eral, Ivan Chrstoforovich Bagra.
mian.
Big reinforcenents a SO have
been shunted into the area where
the Germans in less than a week
had four divisions chopped t..
pieces and were hurled back 10
miles along front so miles wide.
AT the opposite end of the front
a Berlin broadcast, at variance