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Evening star., 1944-01-21
Burn and Save-COal

We are about half way through
our coal-burning season now. There
is still time to make some saving
on coal consumption for the year
Not only have many women been
faced with tending the furnace,
possibly for the first time in their
lives, but they have also been told
that they must do better job at
it than ever before and burn less
coal That's quite an order, but
many Of the gals are doing all right,
and beyond the fact that they have
used more hand lotion than usual
are none the worse for the ex-
perience.
Family furnace tenders may not
know 1t, but many of them are
needlessly throwing away precious
coal. Experts say that nine out Of
ten are doing this regularly-year In
and year out. In a recent survey
conducted by anthracite engineers,
it was found that more than 10 per
cent Of all the Nations homu-ieat-
ing coal is being wasted through
dirty and leaky heating equipment
alone; and even larger percentages
through the practice Of incorrect
firing methods.
In Washington alone, approx
mately IS per cent of the city's more
than 10000 centrally heated homes
burn coal. Over 80 per cent of the
total burn anthracite, and nearly
80 per cent burn bituminous. The
saving that can be effected here is
therefore not only of great signifi-
canoe to the war effort but of prac-
tical ana economic Importance to
the individual consumer as well.
The experts further point out that
the saving of coal does not entail
any sacrifice of heat or comfort
for, they claim, that actually less
coal is needed to provide the same
amount of heat when the heating
equipment is in good repair and the
fire correctly handled.
Hence, by mending their heaters
and their furnace firing ways out
Va AZ 1ollllllCS Cdl1 SdNC OtCI Hall
ton of coal during each heating
season and still keep as warm as in
previous years. (The average Wash
ngton home burns about six tons
of anthracite yearly0
Keep your heater clean. This is
sage advice, no matter what type OF
fuel you burn. Fly ash or dust is
one of the great fuel wasters of all
time. 1t collects on the inside sur
faces of all heaters while they are
under fire and acts as insulation
against warmth by keeping the
maximum amount of heat from the
fire away from the heating surfaces.
This job should be done before
the fall heating season, but if you
neglected lido it now, even while
the heater is under fire. It's easy.
Just open the heater clean out door,
or doors, and with your long
handled wire flue brush thoroughly
brush every inside surface. That's
all you have to do. If you have a
cylinder-type vacuum cleaner, the
job is even easier. You merely fit
1t with the proper nozzle attach
ment and vacuum all these surfaces.
To obtain quick heat on the
eoldest morning, shake the CRATES
until the first red glow appears in
the ashpit or until few pieces of
live coal drop through-then STOP.
Next, take an ordinary garden hoe
or poker and pull a few live Goals
toward the front of the flrebox to
make bright spot" but in doing
so, be careful not to disturb the fire.
This acts as pilot light and helps
to ignite the fresh coal and burn
up gases.
Now add a full charge of coal,
Evening star., 1944-01-21

smooth and fluffy, add -four small
amount at time, mixing we'll be-
tween each addition. Add we'll
beaten egg yolks. mix thoroughly,
add flavoring. Mix again. Lastly
add egg whites which have been
beaten just enough to hold a peak.
Fold in thoroughly but gently. Batter
should float when small amount is
droped in glass of water. 1t is the
mixing that makes this light and
smooth as velvet, fine grained and
moist and an excellent keeper.
If you can have some one to beat
eggs just when you are ready for
them, it's a great help and neither
the eggs nor the batter have to be
kept standing
Bake hour in a $50 oven and I
am sure you will be delighted with
the results.
Evening star., 1944-01-21
COFFEE MAKING.
THANKS to Mrs. N. L. H.,
W1cb r1fon

ftNfbho " Ih .. Nv. u. II
Washington
Replying to Mrs. A. E. F.'s request
tor advice on coffee making. We
have found, after much trial and
error, that a glass vacuum type cof-
fee maker equipped with glass FL
ter rod, and coffee that is drip grind,
makes excellent coffee. Proportion
is rounded tablespoon per cup, plus
one extra tablespoon.
The coffee pot must be kept scru-
pulously clean, and should be boiled
out weekly with spoon or two of
bicarbonate soda in a pot full of
water and allowed to boil until any
brown scum on sides or bottom of
pot are loosened by the fast boiling
water.
The coffee we use is only 81 cents
pound in popular chain store,
their least expensive brand, and we
think it can't be beat.
RECIPES OFFERED.
(Thanks to Mrs. W. S. R.,
Washington.)
I read with interest youl column
and was delightfully."- surprised and
grateful to Mrs. l.. H. for her recipe
for Chinese fried rice.
I am just one of these women who
are here for the duration, but do
have some recipes of my own which
Mrs. L. H. might like Not knowing
her tastes it is rather difficult to
mention anything, but should she
ask for anything special I might
help her out. My mother was a
good French cook.
X
NETTING?
Requested by Mrs. J. B. M,
SilDer Spring.
Does some one know how to do
netting? 1 have netting needles
(from England and directions on
how to make the netting.
They warn, however that it Is
easy to met" when you know how.
I'm hoping to find some one who
Evening star., 1944-01-21

Those new pillowcases you've just
added to your linen closet deserve
a little something extra in the way
of embroidery trimming. Here are
three new floral designs to help
you give them that added touch.
1t won't take you long to make
them beautiful as well as useful
and anyway, nice things are always
worth a little extra fussing.
Pattern envelope contains hot-iron
transfers for three designs, each
about II by 8 inches; color chart,
stitch illustrations and full direc-
tions.
Send IL cents (coin for pattern
No. 2053 to Needle Arts Depart
ment, Washington Star, P. o. Box
az. Station D, New York 3, M
Evening star., 1944-01-21
By Margaref NoweL

but be careful not to cover the
bright spot" Open the firing door
damper for a few minutes, but be
sure to close it again and keep it
closed until the next refueling. You
always do this. Open the ashpit
damper wide to admit an under the
fire draft which pushes the fire up
full speed; and shut the check
damper to keep out over-the- fire
drafts which retard the fire. When
the house is warm enough, adjust
these two hampers to more moderate
relative positions.
The same rules apply to in
between refuelings during the day
except that your check and ash
pit hampers will probably need but
few readjustments and these only
minor ones.
In mild weather you follow the
same procedure for banking as for
daytime refueling, outlined above
In cold weather you will have to
shake more ashes out of the CRATES
and add more coal. And the
dampers should be adjusted for
greater heat-check damper more
nearly closed, ashpit damper more
nearly open.
Drastically banked fires waste
coal, especially in cold weather, be-
cause they allow everything in the
house to get chilled, and unneces-
sary amounts of coal have to be
burned to rush the fire up in the
morning. So, in cold weather par
ticularly, more uniform tempera-
lures are recommended. Sixty-five
degrees is said to be, healthiest: and
at night you should never let the
house get below SIS degrees-prefer-
ably go degrees.
The firing door damper is usually
whirl or slide in the front of the
firing door. 1t should be left open
Evening star., 1944-01-21
Dorothy Dix Says

Dear Dorothy Dix: Don't think
me a cranky old lady. I am just
hurt. My son has been married 10
Years and has three children.
love them dearly and know they
love me- I don't even feel that
have been a martyr, but I have
practically been at their beck and
call ever since the first baby came.
They are grateful to me for what
II have done for them, but I have
Evening star., 1944-01-21
It's in the Bag

Save all scraps and slivers of toilet
soap. When halt cupful has been
accumulated put them into four
by-four bag made of old bath towel
ing. Sew strap across the back,
and presto, you have an ideal soap
mitt to use in the shower. A similar
bag made with laundry soap odds
and ends is very useful for washing
out bathtubs, sings and washbowls.
Evening star., 1944-01-21
CLEANING COFFEE POT;
EGG YOIK

CLEANING COFFEE POT;
EGG YOLK.
(ThdnkS to Mrs. J. F. ",
Alexandria,
In the January 10 issue Mrs
D. E. B., Washington, asked if some
one knew of a way to remove the
stain in glass coffee pots.
I put heaping tablespoonful OF
boraX III the coffee pot, then fill
with hot water ana stir with a spoon
to mix and let stand about half hour
Wash out well with soapy water and
rinse well and every bit of stain will
be gone.
For the lady who asked about
using egg yolks. I add little milk
to the yolk and beat with a fork
and scramble in a little butter. When
done it is soft and mushy and my
baby loves it.
Good luck to the Readers Clearing
House, I never miss it.
POUND CAKE.
THANKS to Mrs. c. F. C.,
Washington
Here Is most excellent recipe
for pound cake. I have given 1t to
many people and they have all had
fine results.
One and two-thirds cups sifted
-four, pinch of salt, l cup butter, u
teaspoon baking powder, l cup eggs
we'll beaten, ll2 cups granulated
sugar, teaspoon lemon extract.
Measure all ingredients in the
same measure. Cream the butter
and flour Beat the eggs (yolks and
whites together) until light and
frothy and beat into the flour and
butter. Add the sugar and beat
thoroughly. Then add the salt anG
lemon extract, and lastly the baking
powder. Bake in a funnel pan at q
temperature of $50 degrees "a mod
crate oven) for about SO minutes
Let cool in pan in which it is baked
The lady who requested the pound
cake recipe said their cook used tc
mix her pound cake with her hands
When I got this recipe the directions
said. mix by hand" but I use the
electric cake mixer.
(Thanks to Mrs. P. H. c.,
Washington
1nclosed is pound cake recipe fol
Mrs. F. j.. Washington, that is some
thing "out of this world" to use the
slang phrase.
One pound sugar, l pound butter
pound flour (cake -FOUR, 10 large
eggs, any f1avoring desired. p tea
spoon almond and y teaspoon
lemon is very good and different.
Directions are to mix with hand
cream sugar and butter until very
Evening star., 1944-01-21
Practical Hint

Make white cotton lining for
wicker clothes baskets, attaching to
the basket with drawer string The
lining keeps clothes from snagging
on loose bits of wicker and saves
them from dirt that may work it's
way up through the crevices.
Evening star., 1944-01-21
BARBECUED SPARERIBS.

ftuUhS " MIS-. y. II. A.
WashingtonJ
To Mrs. j. M. P. P, my belated
thanks for the recipe for the Italian
meat sauce you contributed in
response to my request. 1t was
delicious.
To Mrs. w. B. -H., Arlington: The
following method for barbecuing
spareribs was published in The Star
several weeks ago, but I hope Miss
Caswell will consider it worthy of
republication. First make the barbe-
cue sauce.
In saucepan put 2 tablespoons
bacon drippings, then add l cup of
vinegar, a cup catsup, No. l can
OF tomatoes. spoonful of sugar the
recipe didn't say, so I used a tea
spoon. chopped onion, l table
spoon Worcestershire sauce and or
3 spoonfuls of ground chilli powder
Simmer this sauce and stir it we'll
for half an hour. Cut spareribs so
they will lie smooth in the bottom
of roasting pan. Sprinkle with a
little salt and lot of pepper. With
the oven at high heat, give the ribs
a qiuck browning Then pour all
the barbecue sauce over them and
from there on baste often until the
spareribs are tender. Generally
about an hours roasting will do the
job nicely When done, they should
be brown and crisp on the outside
tender and juicy on the inside, and
there should be cup or so of sauce
left in the bottom of the pan to put
into gravy dish.
I hope you enjoy these as much
as we did.
Editors Note: Many thanks to
Mrs. S. A. H., Alexandria. and
Mrs. D. V. G. and Mrs. H. W.,
Washington. for thor bdrbecued
Spdreribs recipes nhich Ue hope
to publish as soon as space per-
mtts.J
Evening star., 1944-01-21
DYEING DRESSES.

Washington
I have two perfectly good dresses
that would like to dye either dark
blue or black. I have tried two diff
ferent makes of dye, but the dresses
only came out slightly darker even
after the second dye BATH One is
made Of acetate and I understand
cannot be dyed but am hoping
some one knows of some way to
make it take dye: the other dress, I
am sure, is silk as I have had it a
long time and have come to the con-
clusion that the dyes lack something
now, as I never had any trouble
with them previously. These dresses
are in good condition, and 1 would
appreciate any suggestions that I
could try. 1 cannot wear the dresses
as they are and am willing to try
anything. I can be reached at home
in the evenings by phone, Franklin
7700, Extension 805.
I join many others In saying the
Clearing House is invaluable and
never miss reading it.
Editors note-We tried all our
sources OF information, Mrs. O.,
to locate shop that carried the
,Didth shoe you desire. No luck
at all, We are sorry to report.)
SOFTENING BROWN SUGAR.
(Thdnks to Mrs. X. S., Clinton, Md. J
I am interested in the question
concerning the softening of brown
sugar. All you have to do is to cut
a thick peel of apple and place 1t
in the package of sugar. 1t will
work magic. Do try it. We have
been doing this for years.
Evening star., 1944-01-21

have skin and bone removed and
potatoes added few minutes before
serving, leaving very little stock in
the pot, In the South, black-eyed
peas are cooked with the ham hook
1t is usually called cow peas"
Chicken bony parts make a good
stew with dumplings. Or chicken
pot pie may be made by using a few
mushrooms and green peas and a
hard boiled egg for decoration.
Evening star., 1944-01-21
PEWTER SHAKER?

7RequeSted by MIS-. W. Y. s.,
Arlington.J
I have pewter cocktail shaker
which has not been used for a few
years. 1t is now discolored on one
side and pitted. I have used the
usual silver and cleansing powders
on it, but it hasn't improved one
bit. I wonder if one of your readers
can recommend something which
might restore it to its original color?
1 would appreciate any advice which
may be given.
Evening star., 1944-01-21
BLEACHING FLOORS?
REQUESTED by Mrs. w. c. L.,
WnShinoton

Washington
Will some of your kind readers
tell me how can bleach my recrea-
tion room floor light again? 1t is
soft wood and has become discol-
order from dampness. I want to
bleach it, then give it several coats
of varnish.
Evening star., 1944-01-21
Readers Clearing House

knows how" and will be kind
enough to give me start.
X X X
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-24

units from the guayule prof.
ect at Indio.
A telegram was received Thurs
day morning by County Agricul.
tural Commissioner B. A. Harrigal,
also association secretary, explain
ing that the deal had been approx
ed. Farmers met Immediately to
make plans for starting the houses
on their move to the valley. They
decided to begin moving at once.
The units, complete with plumb
ing and sanitation facilities and
the necessary large pieces of furni-
ture, will be used to house the
farmers employees.
-Four of the units will be used by
Walter Farley Of Calexico, four
units by the American Fruit Grow
ers of Brawley, and the remaining
"a by farmers in the Ell Centre
area. The "a units allotted to Ell
Centro will be set up on East Main
street near the industrial district.
The units are constructed so they
may be used as dormitories, apart
ments, or sleeping rooms by chang
ing the arrangement of the parti-
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-24
County Tops Goal
In Bond Drive

Imperial county has gone
over the top in the Fourth
War Bond drive. This was
announced T h IRIS d y by
County Chairman Herb Faw-
cett when Ell Centre and
Holtville Joined CalexicO to
pass their goals. Aiding materially
in putting the county, as whole,
over was Brawley's sale of $4,000
in one day. That city still is slightly
short of its goal but word was rush.
ed to county headquarters that:
"Brawley will reach it's goal, and
quickly"
Complete figures were not avail
able Thursday as to how far over,
the goal the county went, and lead
ers announced that the next report
will not only give the over-goal fig
ures for the county, but will tell
of Brawleys last minute push.
Subject to change later, the fig
ures show Holtville sold $334,275 on
quota of $S31,875 and Ell Centre
subscribed $l,229.245 against its
quota of $l,2O9,500.
Calexico passed its goal first and
over-s subscribed it's quota of $685.
500 by $65,220, according to last
available figures.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-24
Germans Driven
Back at Anzio
In New Thrusts

ALLIED HEADQ U AR T E r S,
Naples, Feb. "a. (UP)-Allied gum
fire beat off new German attacks
on the Anzio beachhead front and
broke up another enemy attempt to
reform for a third major on
slaught against the Fifth army
line, it was disclosed Thursday.
Sharp localized fighting flared
up on both flanks of the rain
laShed beachhead Wednesday as
German skirmishers probed vainly
for weak spot in the Allied lines
around Aprilia and Cisterna.
American and British infantry,
fighting in nkle-deep mud, beat
off the enemy thrusts, aided by a
binding midday rainstorm that
grounded the luftwaffe's ow-flying
attack bomberS.
At the same time, the big field
guns of the Fifth army for the
second time in three days broke up
big concentration of Nazi tanks
and infantrymen massing in the
Aprilia area for another larel-
scale thrust down the Aprilia- An
zio road.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-24
u. 5. Planes Hit
jap Base 1900
Miles From Tokyo

PEARL HARBOR, Feb. "a. (UP)
Hundreds of U. S. planes from
a powerful naval task force that
thrust within 1900 miles OF Tokyo
were believed Thursday to have
wrecked another portion of the
Japanese fleet in an assault on the
twin Mariana bases of Tinian and
Saipan, next to-the-last Pacific
barrier to Japan itself.
Speculation grew that the car
rier-based planes, duplicating the
American victory at Truk, $50 miles
to the southeast, caught Japanese
cruisers. destroyers and possibly
even battlcships and carriers in the
Mariana Strongholds and sent many
of them to the bottom under
rain of bombs and torpedoes.
AWAITS FULL REPORT
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz. COM
mander of the Pacific fleet, an
nounced in communique Wednes-
day that the assault began Tues
day. No details were available, he
said, and it was presumed that the
task force had resumed radio ST.
lence until it reaches less danger
Gus waters.
The raid came only five days aft
er carrier-based planes, perhaps
including these making the new
attack, sank 10 japanese ships,
Continued on page 2, col: a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-24

utes. This means it will not act on
the veto until Friday at the earliest.
Administration supporters in the
House made little effort to stem
he tide of sentiment for overriding
The veto. They had thrown in the
iponge late Wednesday after Bark
ley's speech in the senate denounc-
ing the veto message.
OOUGHTON ADDS WORD Ar
The 80-year-old Doughton added
% the Barkley rebuke by describ-
ing the presidents attitude as:
IF you accept my dictation, II
you do as l say, if you advocate
your duties. then I'll approve what
you do"
Representative Harold Knutson,
(RD, Minnesota, ranking Republi-
can member of the ways and means
committee, decided not to partici-
pate in the denunciation of the
president. He said that Doughton
had said all that could be said and
did it WELL"
DRAWS BOOS
Representative James F.. O'Connor.
CD, Montana, was booed when he
told the House that it voted 1885,
100000 for United Nations and re-
habilitations relief but now refuses
to give the president money to carry
on the war while our boys are
fighting and dying on the battle
fields" This was a reference to the
Continued on page 2, col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-24
jap Government
Faces New Crisis

Vichy quoted Tokyo newspapers,
however, that transfer of the cabi-
net meetings to the Imperial pal
ace was further proof of complete
unity in the leading bodies of Jap
an"
The Tokyo radio announced addi-
tional changes in army positions in
the general shakeup, which resulted
in TOTO also becoming army chief
of staff and Navy Minister Adm.
Shigetaro Shimada, navy chief of
staff.
Maj. Gen. Takeshi Hattori was
named commandant of the Shim-
oshizu army aviation school and
Maj Gen. Naoichi Nakano was des-
ignated commander of the police
affairs bureau of Osaka division.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-24

The bill was sent Immediately to
the senate which also was expected
to muster the necessary two-thirds
vote to override the veto and make
the bill law despite Mr.. Roosevelt's
objections. The senate will not vote
Thursday.
REFLECTS ANGER
The house vote reflected anger
over the stinging tone of President
Roosevelt's veto message, which
Senate Democratic Leader Alben W.
Barkley Of Kentucky said yesterday
was blow at the integrity of every
member Of congress.
The conflict between the presi-
dent and congress over the tax bill
had reached such pitch that it
caused both Barkle and Chairman
Robert l.. Doughton, CD, North
Carolina, of the house ways and
means committee to break their
long relationship with Mr. Roose-
velt.
Contrary to expectations, the SEN
ate did not stand by to act on the
veto Thursday. At the request of
Senator Lister Hill, CD, Alabama,
the senate recessed until noon Fri
day after meeting only few min
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-24
American Planes
Blast Two Big
German Centers

LONDON, Feb "a. (UP)-Power-
sul forces of American heavy
.,ombers blasted German aircraft
and ball bearing plants at Gotha
and Schweinfurt Thursday in their
fifth destructive assault on Nazi
aviation centers in five days.
Maj.-Gen. James H. Doolittle
sent his Eighth air force bombers
against Gotha and Schweinfurt
ieep in central Germany and other
Nazi targets to maintain the terri
ic tempo of the United States
,erial offensive which has hit the
Reich every day since Sunday.
Again the attack was directed
1t the fountainheads of the Ger
nan air force as the campaign tt
3reak down Nazi aerial resistance
vent on at an unprecedented clip
The primary targets were tn
,all bearing plant at SchWeinfurt
which was crippled by an Eight
,ir force bombardment last Octo.
Der, and the aircraft plants a
iotha, where great war machines
urn out Dornier bombers, gliders
md component aircraft parts.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-24
Russians Battle
In Dno Streets

MOSCOW, Feb. "a. CUP)-Rus-
sian troops and tanks hammered
the Germans back through the
streets of Dno, strongest German
oase east of Pskov at the invasion
gateay to the Baltic states, Thurs.
lay and capture of the town was
Believed imminent.
The Soviets broke into the north
ern and eastern outskirts of Dno.
FOUR way railroad junction of 5000
persons co miles east of Pskov,
yesterday after capturing more
than $50 localities in advances OF
Up to 16 miles in "a hours.
German forces appeared to be
abandoning their positions around
Ono, already outflanked from the
south and north, with little more
than rear guard resistance for a
stand along line running jul,
east of Pskov in a final effort to
save EStonia and LatVia.
More than 1,5C0 Germans were
killed, and many others were cap
tured in the fast-breakirg often
SiVe.