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The Omaha guide., 1944-12-30
sAdamless Eden
Is This Hotel for
Workers

Washington's Girls Town" is an
"Adamless Eden" a city within a
cityl
This manless community is a gi-
gantic housing project for girls,
sprawled over 100 acres in the very
shadow Of the mammoth Pentagon
building in the nations capital. OFF,
cially it is known as Arlington
Farms. Unoficially it is called Girls
Town. the first 'hotel" ever run ex-
clusively by civil service employees.
Arlington Farms is a project of
the Public Buildings administration
of the Federal Works agency, and.
though only opened in March, 1913,
today has more than II, 900 "citi-
zens," including 1900 WAVES. The
general manager is William j. Bis
sell. of the PBA, and he is the only
man who lives in Girls TOWN. He
and his wife reside in the towns
only penthouse" atop the towering
three-story city hall, overlooking the
rest of the development.
Because of projects like Girls
Town, the acute housing conditions
in Washington were drastically re-
duced. The citizens of this COM
munity come from every state and
territory. Most of them work in the
Pentagon building, a few minutes
walk from home. Only requirements
to live in Arlington Farms are that
must be a government employ
ee; must earn a maximum of 81. 800
a year; and be between the ages of
l6 and ". The average age is 20.
Has Own Mayor.
Girls Town can truthfully claim
to be a complete civic entity. It's
ten huge dormitories, named after
states, each elect one member to
the city council" which in turn
elects one of its members as may
or" The present mayor is 22-year
old Lucy Aston, of Jackson, Miss,
a clerk in the department of labor.
Actually, these girls constitute the
Arlington Farms recreation council,
which checks and do~uble-checks all
activities on the premises, and is
final authority on the grounds. The
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children play a delightful role
- in the fashion picture. They are
dressed so cunningly these days it
would seem as if they had stepped
right out from the colorfully Illus
trated pages Of a story book. De-
signers who create such adorable
clothes surely have a talent all their
own.
1t is interesting to note the mate
rails these designers favor most in
fitting out little folks with pretty and
practical clothes. If a vote were
taken there is every reason to be-
lieve that corduroy would score first
in favor with velveteen a close sec
ond. Corduroy has a way Of being
sturdy and utilitarian with prac-
tically mo wear out about it" at
the same time that it makes up
beautifully in dressy little frocks
and coats. When it m to hard
wear, corduroy meets every test
unfailingly, and when it m to
fashioning pretty-pretty dresses this
winter, it is proving a fabric ideal.
The prestige of this practical as
well as most attractive material
has been greatly enhanced during
the last several seasons with the
introduction Of an especially fine pin
vale corduroy called cordurella,
which is voguish both for chill
dren and grownups. You can see,
centered above in the illustration,
how prettily cordurella makes up
into a cunning bolero suit with hat
to match. 1t was a clever move on
the part Of the designer who took
mothers and big sisters favorite
fashion. the bolero suit, and copied il
in miniature for little daughter. The 4
tiny jacket ties at the neck and has
a beanie to match. The ensemble
is trimmed in gay peasant flowers to
the delight Of the youngster that
wears it.
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tails make wonderful trimmings for
lapel animals, especially little dogs
OF leather OF oilcloth scraps. For
real glamour, try white leather
gadgets (the white leather from old
kid or suede Gloves with ermine
tails. For sports wear, black patent
leather or oilcloth with brown fur
tails. You will find fur tails at any
trimming counter. Ransack the
family scrap bags for pieces of fur.
If the scraps are big enough, cut in
shapes of animals and sew together
to a piece of fabric of the same
shape, with slight padding between.
Scotties r particularly doggy. Use
beads or buttons for eyes and nose.
and out-of-this-world dog collars
made of leather embroidered in
beads.
The Omaha guide., 1944-12-30
GAY CADETS"
By NANCY PEPPER
THREE CHEERS
FOR THE BOYS
ted NewspapersAwNu Feature,

We're happy to report that the
soda fountain crowd is doing its bit
toward entertaining the boys both
here and abroad. Here are three
popular teen projects that deserve
special commentator in these col
umns, If only to prove that teen
tricks aren't all stuff and nonsense.
Join the TAGS-You know VIVA.
"stags" are and you know what
bags" are. but how about TAGS?
The letters stand for Teen-Age
Group and the idea is to have a spe-
cial weekly party for servicemen
under 20 years Of age at the local
USO with the Teen-Age Group act
ing as hostesses and dancing part
ners. Our first report of the TAGS
comes from Newport, r. 1. Why
don't you suggest a TAG evening
to the directors of your local USO?
News From Home-Lots of high
schools are printing special news
papers for the boys who have left
school to join the armed forces. Usu-
ally the editorial staff Of the regular
school paper handles the job. Local
gossip about the Soda Fountain
Crowd and plenty of gags FIJI the
columns. The paper is mailed out
to the boys, whether they are in
American training camps or already
overseas. Just imagine how they
enjoy hearing about the kids they
left behind them!
Get In The Scrap-And you an,
too, by making scrap books for the
servicemen in hospitals, the way
lots of teen-age girls are doing. Give
them plenty of pin-up photos. car
toons and complete magazine seri-
ais. Here's something for your club
or sorority to do the next time you
get together.
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last Court of Appeal is MI. Bis
sell himself, who is contacted daily
by the council for official opinion.
The system has worked admirably.
All buildings in Girls Town are
built of IN asbestos composition in
GLIDING ground corn husks. which is
fre-resistant. Nevertheless, Girls
Town has its own fire department,
with one completely equipped fire
truck The ten dormitories, or resi-
Gence halls, more like sorority
houses. are respondent with bright
chintzes, modern, light-colored fur
niture, and 5000 paintings and sculp-
tured works donated by the fine arts
section of the defunct WPA. Bot
tom rent for a dormitory is SIG. so
per month, but 81 per CEN of the
girls pay $24.50 monthly for the
de luxe suite"
A Dollar a Day to Eat.
Food at Arlington Farms is an inn
portant item, and is carefully super
vised by Mr.. Bissell and his gov
erning body" In a cafeteria seat
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Necessity. Mother of Invention, Works
OUertime to Combat ,ShOrtn oos

picking job that makes the piece
look light and fashionable. Some.
times these old pieces need even
more than that. Sometimes The
tables are too big, but by cutting
them in half and using them as =
pair OF consoles you have some
thing extra special.
That bedroom furniture with cane
lnsets-remember?-is also sort of
difficult to fit into a contemporary
scene. But a bed with cane head
and footboard easily can be made
INTO M with upholstered panels
and then you have something really
smart.
sometimes the piece you are faced
with is hopeless-in that case con
side how much of it can be rescued
Tor some other use. The base of an
impossible old settee or sofa might
De used for the base of a large
and smart coffee table by adding a
new top. Old chairs might be made
INTO stools or be used as table bases.
Consolidated Features.-wNu Release.
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Jumper Dresses Now
Made in Larger Sizes

For a long time the jumper dress
worn with different blouses was re-
garded as a fashion for the slim
and youthful figure. The dress is SO
practical with the change of blouses
it affords, designers decided to turn
it out in colors and cuts that would
hatter the larger-sized woman A
deftly designed jumper in dark
green, navy or brown gabardine
with well built-up under-arm treat
ment and a slenderizing deep "
neckline is available in the better
stores in the larger sizes.
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league, ard owners CT small stations.
Since July /, 1910. RID mas put
almost 400 Unlicensed radio stations
cut of commiccion. IIore tnan 200
Axis spies in South America have
been rounded IN with the nclp of
these watchGogs of the air waves.
Altogether some 5000 cases of al
legged unlicensed or subversive
transmission in this country and
elsewhere have been investigated.
The daily routine of radio hams
in the RID includes searching for
aircraft that are lost. disabled or
forced down. Hundreds of lives and
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millions of dollars worth of air.
planes have been saved by the skill
Of these hams.
In addition to radio direction find
ers used to obtain bearings on
planes and radio stations. the RID
operates a continuous private line
teletypewriter service covering the
country ard linking all monitoring
stations with one another and with
the east and west coast RID head
quarters. Each monitor station is
supplied with recording equipment,
making possible permanent records
of signals picked I'D on the air.
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Another type Of dress that should
be in every little girls wardrobe is
the jumper. Youngsters love to wear
their pretty jumper frocks Of bright
cordurella, and mothers like this
fabric because it can be easily
washed over and over again, COM
ing out as smart-looking as ever-
With a change of blouse each day it
gives variety. to the delight Of the
little wearer. Then too. it solves the
w~hat-to-wear to school and at-play
problem so easily and simply.
Ice cream makes a party for most
every little Miss, and so does a cum
ming red ~velveteen dress, as pic
tured to the left. Especially does it
look ''partyfied" when trimmed with
dainty Irish-type lace. as you see
here. The nice thing about cotton
velveteen is that while it is practi-
cal and comparatively inexpensive,
it tunes perfectly to S~unday-best
wear and to all sorts of important
occasions in a child's life. Soft string
bows, sweetheart neckline and
pulled sleeves such as prettify this
dress, are gay little details wee
young ladies like.
A cotton oxford cloth jumper dress
is shown to the right. 1t is gaily
trimmed in narrow bright embroi-
dered banding which outlines the bib
effect and gives an extra flip to
the graceful simulated pinafore that
is seWed in as a part OF the dress.
Cotton oxford cloth is attractive in
any color, but in navy or wine,
trimmed with gay embroidery II
looks more than an ordinary wash
dress. You can easily get inch-wide
Mexican : embroidered band trim
ming which adds just the right dash
of color to the dress pictured, at
lace or dress-trim counters. Since
peasant fashions are so popular, this
type Of trim is appearing on both
dresses and sheer Mexican : type
blouses for youngsters.
The young fry just love the new
checked taffeta that is being made
up into sprightly little dresses.
They also like the gay plaid t~affetas,
for the rustic of taffeta is music to
the ears of a little girl who likes
to feel dressed up.
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By ELIZABETH MacRAE BOYKIN

There is always news these days
about the old subject of making
something out of nothing. Espe-
cially nov that necessity, as the
mother of invention. is having to
work overtime because of the we'll
known shortages we're all having
to cope with.
The most recent make-over wrin-
kle we've heard about came from a
woman who made herself a pair of
charming-and useful-dining room
cabinets out of a pair Of old what
nots. She bought two implanted
chests Of drawers. finished them
carefully in the same walnut tone
as the what-nots. then hoisted each
what-not up on a chest-thereby
achieving a pair of delightful cabi-
nets with drawers below for linen
and shelves above for china.
Grim old dark carved oak is often
the hardest sort of furniture to ft
into q contemporary room. but the
solution there is a bleaching and
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Knitted Dresses Are
Figure Flattering

Slim. ngure-fattering and new
looking r the knitted daytime
dresses which every woman should
have who wants the comfort and sat
~isfaction of looking her best during
the active hours Of the day. II adds
much in their favor that this year
the newer models have gone definite
ly dressmaker in feeling. The same
can be said Of the popular jersey
frocks which are now designed to
be trim and shapely.
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HEADS AND TAILS

If you're planning to make some
novel lapel gadgets, consider these
new ideas in animals and birds with
long tails. They're much newer than
the funny faces you've been making
in cork, powder puffs. walnuts and
what have you.
Our Feathered Friends ~ Cut
pieces of felt or fabric in the shape
The Omaha guide., 1944-12-30
Heroes of Bataan Fight
Will Get Special Ribbon

LEYTE, PHILIPPINES. The
Philippine government announced it
would issue two sets of service rib
oons to the defenders of Corregidor
and Bataan, and to the military per
sonnet who fought for liberation of
the islands.
The ribbons for the heroes of Cor
regidor and Bataan will have a red
background with two small vertical
! stripes at each end and three
WHITE stars in the center.
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What to Do
By PHYLLIS BELMONf

Question: | have some rare old
dessert spoons but never see these
used in other homes. How may /
use mine correctly?
Answer: By all means use YOUR
dessert spoons. They may be used
for cereals at breakfast. for soup at
luncheon. except when you use bouil-
Ion cups, when you must use bouil.
Ion spoons.
Use your dessert spoons for vari.
GUS desserts such as chocolate pud-
ding, rice pudding or tapioca. but
not for ice cream.
Above all don't let the spoons lie
idle. Fine silver is a heritage to
be proud of, and should be used
constantly to retain its rare beauty.
Use and polishing will keep it lovely
always-it will not wear out.
Ledger Syndicate.-WNU Features.
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tnat hams are ideally suited to the
work which consists mainly of lis
tening to stations over the entire ra-
dio spectrum.
ABOUT 70 per cent of the approx
mateiy 300 RID employees are IL
cehseo amateur radio operators.
ihey man II FEC monitoring sta
LIONS throughout the United States
us territories and possessions. Prac-
ticaiiy all operators are members
y lhe American Radio Relay
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Blouses for Variation

Alternate wearing a spangled,
raspberry-tinted jersey blouse with
a gold mesh jerkin that shines like
chain mail. for two separate eve
ming costumes. Or choose an all
white spun rayon. sheer as hand
kerchief linen. with ruffies OF lace
running down the front end at the
wrists.
As a quick change for. an
engagement, put on q high-necked
white crepe blouse striped in glisten-
ing bugle beads.
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It takes an extra minute to do a
pretty powder job-but girls. it's
worth that minute! Pat on your pow
der from the base of the throat up
ward. Soft. gentle but firm pats. A
powder brush will give a smooth
finish. And to keep powder freshly
fragrant, stir it up from the bot
tom. Use a bone spatula Or a spoon.
And keep the lid fastened to keep
the fragrance in and the dust out!
Ledger Syndicate.-wNU Features.
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sugar.
Orange Fig Whip.
(Serves 81
l cup evaporated milk
l cup broken fig-filled cookies
l cup orange sections
" cup broken nutmeats
Whip milk and fold in cookies. Add
orange sections and nut meats then
chill thoroughly. Pile lightly into
sherbet glasses and serve.
Pecan Crispies.
1 cup shortening
~ cup sifted -four
" cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups pecans, chopped
Cream shortening. add sugar and
vanilla. Add pecans and -four. Make
rolls about 2h inches long and y
inch wide. Place on cookie sheet and
bake IS to 20 minutes at 325 degrees.
When baked. roll in powdered sugar
and cool on wire rack.
Get the most from your meat! Get
your meat roasting chart from Miss
Lynn Chambers by ~priting TO her in
care Of Western Newspaper Union. 2IO
South Despiaines Street, Chicago s. mn
Please send a stamped, self-addressed
enrelope for your reply.
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Son of a Borrower
Pays Up Old Debt

HOLYOKE, MASS. = Thirty
three years ago Joseph Skinner
loaned a mill hand 500 to pay his
sons college expenses. When the
borrower died, Skinner thought no
more about the money. Recently
he received a letter from his for
mer employees son containing a
thank you note-and a check for
500.
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collection of reci-
pes is especially
planned for the
low sugar budget.
for strange though
it may m,
there are many
foods which can
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BAG WITH A SAG

A teen-age gal has strange ideas
On fashions smooth and sporty,
Her dresses may be size IA,
Her sweaters are size 40!
She calls a coke a little Joe,"
A a Is a "Jalopy."
She calls her beau her "O.A.O."-
WE CALL HER SWEATERS
IS L o p p Y"t
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nam Operators Track Down Illegal Radio Stations,
Locate Missing Planes, Uncover Enemy Sny Rings

Radio amateurs are helping Uncle
oam police the air waves-have
been since the war started-as
members of the RID. which is short
for the Radio Intelligence division
of the Federal Communications
commission.
The job of the RID is to police
the airways, track down illegal ra.
dio stations, trap enemy spies, and
most important of ALTO save hu-
man lives. Experience has proved
The Omaha guide., 1944-12-30

OF a parrot. OIuH
well and sew neat
ly together. Finish
with long narrow
strips of multi-c color
felt in fantail effect
or make a realistic
looking tail out of
little multi-c color
fe h S. Use Sc
quins for eyes that
really sparkle!
Enr Enp FIR
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beaten until thick enough to stand
in peaks. Spread on cake.
A delightful spicy pudding can
easily be made from sugar substi-
tutes, and these are guaranteed to
satisfy the family:
+Ginger Pudding.
(Serves 81
l cup hot coffee
2 tablespoons shortening
l cup molasses
l w~ell-beaten egg
"a cup sugar
2 cups -four
n teaspoon salt
! teaspoon baking powder
l teaspoon soda
"a teaspoon cinnamon
" teaspoon each cloves, nutmeg,
ginger
Pour coffee over shortening and
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TOT 81 Spread With the
following:
Orange Topping.
Is cup sugar
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
2 tablespoons orange juice
Mix all ingredients and sprinkle
on top of pudding. Return to oven
which has had heat turned off. for
about 10 minutes.
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De hxed with a minimum OF sugar
Try packaged mixes, dried fruits.
candied fruits. and the sugar sub
stitutes If the sugar canister is get
ting empty. There ire many pack
aged filings which will relieve sugar
from being used in pie and cake
filings, and these come in a variety
Of f1avors.
Substitute as many Of the fresh
fruits for dessert as possible. and If
they are baked, sweeten with maple
or corr syrup. If your ~favorite
cookie recipes call for one cup Of
sugar, use "a Of a cup. They will be
just as good, il a little less sweet.
Marble Molasses Cake.
u cup butter or substitute
y cup sugar
2 eggs beaten
2 cups sifted cake -four
2 teaspoons baking powder
u teaspoon salt
70 cup milk
2 teaspoons allSpice
3 tablespoons molasses
Have all ingredients at room tenn
p~erature. Measure out -four, sugar,
salt and butter in bowl. Beat for 2
minutes. Add eggs and milk and
beat for another two minutes. Take
out one-third of batter and mix with
molasses and allspice. Drop by
spoonfuls into creased loaf pan, al
ternating light and dark mixture.
Bake in a moderate oven for / hour.
Serve plain or frosted.
Angel Cake.
~ cups light corn syrup
5 egg whites
5 egg yolks
/ teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
l cup sifted -four
l tablespoon lemon juice
u teaspoon salt
Boil syrup until it forms a soft
ball when tested in cold water.
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Sugar-Shy Sweets

Have the holidays exhausted your
of sugar and sweets? Today's
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until thick and lemon-colored. Fold
in sifted dry ingredients. Bake in
large INCREASED tube pan in a slow
oven 600 deg.) until well Drowned
and done. about so minutes. Invert
until cake loosens. Ice with following:
Sugarless Icing.
l egg white, unbeaten
u cup light corn syrup
* teaspoon salt
~ teaspoon vanilla
Combine all ingredients in top of
double boiler. Beat with a rotary
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Stir until melted.
Add I~nolasses and
mix thoroughly.
Add egg and beat.
Add sifted dry in
gradients, mix un-
til smooth. Pour
into wax lined
square pan and
bake in moderate
oven $3.50 deg.)
for 80 minutes.
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Sugar Substitutes
Come Into Limelight
After the Holidays

Pears and other fruit may be
stewed or baked with very little ad-
ditional sugar because the fruit is so
sweet in itself. Fruit desserts are
kind to low-on-sugar budgets.
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Beat egg whites
stiff but not dry,
pour syrup over
them slowly, con-
tinue beating.
Add the lemon
juice and vanilla.
Beat this mixture
until it holds its
shape. Fold in
egg yolks, beaten
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Ledger Syndicate.-WNU Fe
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-18
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No. 3593
Estate of GEORGE l.. GREEN
FIELD, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned, Leona Dodd as adminis-
tratrix of the estate of George l..
Greenfield deceased to the creditors
of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, that
within six months after the first
publication of this notice they either
file them with the necessary vouch-
ers in the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of the State of Cali
fornia. in and for the County of
Imperial, or exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers to the said
Leona Dodd, as administrative of
said estate, at the office of D. B.
Roberts. 207 Bank of America Bldg,
FL Centro, California, the same be-
ing the place for the transaction of
the business of the said estate in the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia.
Dated at FL Centre, California;
this 25th day of July, 1914.
LEONA DODD, Administrative OF
the Estate of George l.. Greenfield.
Deceased.
tNo.22) J28. A4-11-18
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-18
CONFIDENCE PROVED

When Gen. Patton was in the limellght
over the slapping- soldier incident IN the
Italian campaign many demanded the
generals scalp and there was much to
warrant such feeling. 1t rested largely
with Eisenhower as to Patton S tate. Cen
eral Ike delivered his reprimand, and no
doubt it was one that "Old Blood ana
cuts could understand and appreciate.
II probablv was couched in words right
out of Patton's repertoire. Then no more
was heard from Eisenhower-Or Patton.
for that matter. The senate held in abey-
ance Patton's promotion. Next word was
that General Patton is directing the tank
brigades in France and he is doing great
lob of it. So well that the senate promptly
this week approved his promotion. 1t
takes a tough one to fight with tanks.