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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-21
Let's Face Facts
Container Shortage
| A Primary Headache
| For Farmer in 1914
| By BARROW LYONS
By BARROW LYONS
-WkU SfoH Corrsspondenf'

1t is the advice of this correspond
ent that every farmer and shipper
who requires wooden or paperboard
containers to ship his crop to mar
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-21

Bdrber-Has your tie red uhen you
came in here2
Cusfomer-No, it uasn'f
Bmber-COsh, l must hare cut your
throat.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-21
Use Local Committees

Coordinating with this order, local
committees under War Food admin
istration will determine specifically
what each shipper will receive with
in the quotas for packaging of va
rious classes of fruits and vegeta-
bles. Quotas of containers for the
less essential vegetables will be cut
down on the basis of percentage
of what the shipper used in the 1912
crop season. Each shipper will be
expected to offer proof of the guam
tity of containers used in 1912.
The general situation was outlined
by R. A. Palen, chief of the Con-
tainers and Packaging Branch, Of
flee of Materials and Facilities,
VIA.
1T is impossible at this moment
to know just how short of forest
products we shall be-" said Mr.. Pa
len, because it is impossible to cal
culate exactly what military de-
mands will be.
I'VE do know that inventories have
been practically exhausted. AL
though we expect to get some addi-
tional help in numbering from war
prisoners, this will not compensate
for the loss of men drawn into the
armed services, and additional num-
bers that will leave the forests for
shipyards and industrial plants.
There will be no relief from this
situation, so far as we can fore
see, except when direct war reo,lire
ments decline, or men return to the
woods after their release from the
army and navy.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-21
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Yes, Stung

Yes, Stung
He-Tve been in touch with roy
atty.
She-You have?
He-You bet. l was stung by a
queen bee!
Lots wife turned to salt; a lot
of others have turned peppery.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-21
MONEY CAN'T BUY

aspirin. faster-acting, more dependable
than genuine pure St. Joseph Aspirin,
worlds largest seller at 100. Why pay
more? Big 100 tablet size for only 35f.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
Found Lana Turner

Once before lie Roy made an
impulSive discovery in this man.
ner that turned out 0. K. That
was when he spied a fetching
young school girl slipping a soda
in a drug store and asked if she
would like to be in pictures. She
liked il, all right, and you know
her today as Lana Turner.
So far, Mervin has had more
response on the role of Salome
than on any Of the other parts
in The Robe About 100 girls
have written him saying they
have enough oomph and glamour
to portray the dancer.
But the director feels this
casting will be comparatively
simple. His headache is with
the big male characters, and
it's all on account of the abbre-
waited costumes the Greek and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
Seeks New Actors

AS TO that talent hunt for
"The Robe" Mervyn is doing it
the hard way. Numerous stars
have come to him asking if they
can play roles in the picture
simply because they feel il will
be a.great thing for the world
TO have the book on the screen.
But the director feels more OF
the Biblical spirit will be cap
tured if the top roles are played
by unfamiliar faces.
Consequently, he interviews
about 200 peple every day, and
.he does not confine his activities
70 his office hours.
The other evening at Mocambo,
one of Hollywood's better-known
night spots, he stopped man
dressed in a tuxedo and asked il
he would be interested in test
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

Roman males wore in the days
of Christ.
"When n man comes TO me
wanting to play the role of
Gallo or Demetrius," sighed the
director, "the first thing 1 do Is
ask him to show me his legs.
And II they aren't good, he
doesn't have n chance.
81 have found there are n lot
OF n a N d o I'M males running
around, but a very small per-
centage OF them, ASSURE you,
have good looking legs"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
AIlerqic to Planes

Business associates who know
lie Roy, however. are confident
he can do a finished job of con-
Verting the Lloyd c. Douglas
best seller into picture. One of
these men pointed out to me that
lie Roy is literally allergic TO
airplanes, but that didn't pre-
vent him from turning out hit
like Thirty Seconds over
Tokyo"
I've never even been near an
airport" Mcrvin confirmed dur
ing our interview. But after
directing Thirty Seconds know
practically every bolt and gadget
in a B-25. I feel as though 1
could fly one.
Don't worry, though, they'll
never get me of the ground.
Terra iirma for me, and the
more frma the less terror"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
Director lie Roy
Seeks New Actors
for The Rope

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 80.
CPEAKING of talent hunts,
~ director Mervyn lie Roy
has started one that will
make David o. Selznick's
search for Scarlet O'Hara
look like an Easter morning
snnep after the bunny has
made his visit.
lie Roy has taken it on him
self to find 127 entirely new
faces to play speaking roles
in THE Robe" which he will
direct for R-K-O and to; and
TO give an idea of what it's
like finding talent, he devoted
a month to this project in
New York and returned to
Hollywood with only two
prospects.
ITS sometimes frightening
when I consider we will have
10 start shooting i'm June"
Mervyn recently told me.
But I try not to think of the
picture In terms of its vast
scope. l concentrate on only
one or several details at a
time. If / did otherwise l
would be tempted to give up"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
A Wild Hose

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 30.
Get Sonny Tufts 10 tell you
about the time he tried 10 oper-
ate the large hose that wife
Evening star., 1944-06-01
Report to the Housewife

vest in a book called Creating Body
Beauty" by Marguerite Agniel. the
dancer. This should be available at
most large bookshops shortly.
United States Department of Ag-
riculture's Farmers Bulletin No.
1854, Making a Dress at Home,
should be of real assistance to you
amateur dressmakers. Veterans can
learn some good tips from 1T, too.
For sale by the superintendent Of
documents, Government Printing
Once, Washington, for 10 cents.
There1l be fewer commercially
canned tomatoes on grocers' shelves
next year. Victory gardeners and
home Gamers, attention, please! n.
II your grocer offers you unpublished
rice in bulk instead of your usual
snowy packaged variety, don't turn
up your nose. The new type is
graded between brown" rice and
white polished rice and pays big
dividends in extra food value--espe-
cially In the "B" vitamin content.
Facts and Tips for Service Men and
Women" is pamphlet No. 90, issued
by the Public Affairs Committee,
80 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20,
N. Y. It contains a wealth of
helpful information on legal mat
ters, debts, illness in family, taxes,
insurance, etc. Costs 10 cents by
mail. II some Of the juice
oranges now on the market are too
sweet for your taste, q little lemon
or grapefruit juice, added before
serving, will provide q nice tang.
Evening star., 1944-06-01
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Our thanks to the Jollot0ing
readers, Whose contributions
tDere similar to Others previously
receiped:
Mr.. D. MacD., 3D.: Mrs. T. J. C,
Mrs. d. J., Miss C. H. B., Mrs.
w. B. w., Washington. Mrs.
w. J. M, Silver Spring: Mrs. E.
w., Arlington Village.
Also, information, submitted by
Mrs. H. H.. Mclean, Va; Miss
H. B., Arlington, and Mrs. A. G.
j., Washington, has been for
Warded to the indiuiduals for
Dhom 1t uds intended.
X X II
SUMMERTIME SUGGESTIONS.
Thanks to Miss r. A. c.,
Wnshington.)
Answering MRS. W. r. B., VIII
asks suggestions as to avoiding us
of the oven in hot weather: If yo
have or can obtain a Dutch oven
a large, heavy metal roasting pan {
kettle with close fitting cover, yor
problem should be solved. In TIL
you can roast meat and it will
the same as If you had roasted 1t
the oven in any "self-bastine
roasting pan. I have a heav
Evening star., 1944-06-01
By Betsy CasveH,
Women's News Editor.

Women's News Editor.
Mes that every one was happily pre-
dieting, where, oh where can they
bea Might try paging Bo-peep!
Here and There: AS you
know, you must be very certain that
your pressure cooker is In perfect
shape and ready for . strenuous
canning season. A defective cooker
may be real danger-both at time
Of operation and later in spoilage
of improperly canned foods. The
pressure gauge is especially i'm
portant and check up is essential
to be sure 1t is registering correctly.
The Washington Gas Light Co.,
through its home service depart
ment, has arranged testing facilities
for these gauges. II you do not
wish to take the entire cooker with
you, remove the lid, or just the
gauge itself, take 1t to the company's
of1ces ut Eleventh and H streets
NV, and inquire for the canning
demonstration center in the display
lobby, or the home service depart
ment on the third floor. The
War Food Administration has taken
action to permit manufacturers OF
frozen dairy foods to make more Ice
cream during June and July than
has previously been announced, due
to extra heavy milk output. 5. III
you are really interested in getting
, lovely figure through sensible and
tested exercises, we suggest you in
Evening star., 1944-06-01
serts, other than the tapiocas?
Something that can be fixed while
the rest Of the meal Is cooking.
ROSE BOWLS;
SACHETS

VIC ICct u tklc ulcdl Is COOKING.
ROSE BOWLS;
SACHETS.
Thanks to Mrs. B. L. C..
Alexandria,
In an old magazine I recently
read an article entitled pickle
Your Roses" BY making q rose
petal jar or q Sweet pot" you viii
enjoy year-'round fragrance. This
is the formula.
Gather the fresh and most fra
grant roses early In the morning.
Pluck the petals and clip OF the
fieshy part of their base. Spread
them on . fiat surface and let them
lie until all dew has dried from
them. Place q 2-inch layer Of the
dried petals in q 2-quart earthen
jar with tight fitting lid. Sprinkle
a scant handful Of salt over the
layers. Add more petals from day
to day until the jar is filled.
II you desire, you can store petals
in tins or jars with q small amount
Of cloves and cinnamon substituted
for salt.
Allow the containers to stand COW
cred one week, then turn the con-
tents into large pam and add one
half ounce each Of rose, heliotrope,
lavender and violet powder, one
fourth cup powdered orris root, plus
Dne teaspoonful of ground mace, a
few drops each of oil Of rose, gera-
MUM and almond oil (all available
from cosmetic counters) and II salt
has been used instead of spices, add
one-half teaspoon each Of cilna-
mon and cloves.
Mix and pack in small jars with
close fitting covers. Let stand two
weeks. Stir occasionally and leAve
tthe jars open few moments eacl,
day to scent the rooms. These rose
liars retain their delicate sweetness
| for years. Il
Il Old English Lavender Sachet:
Here is formula over 100 years old
One-half pound dried lavendci
blossoms, v ounce dried thyme, v
ounce dried mint, "a ounce caraway
u ounce coarsely ground cloves (put
through q food chopper, 1'ounce
salt.
Mix thoroughly and fill pads foI
the linen closet or dresser drawers
Combination Sachet: One cur
dried rose petals, cup dried Glove
pinks or carnations, ! cup dried
mignonette, l cup dried lemon ver-
bena.
Pack these down well in measur-
ling. Rub them through a. coarse
sieve twice; then add tablespoons
Of powdered orris root and X tea
spoon of ground cloves. Fill tiny
bags padded with cotton batting.
Herbs should be gathered on q
bright day, just before they come
into blossom, lavender when it's just
In bloom, and flower petals while
the dew Is still on them.
Editors note: We Uish to
thank Mrs. L. ~, Hyattspille. and
Mrs. w. G. L., Washington, for
their contributions to the rose
jar" request. Because OF similar
ity to other recipes" 1pe are un-
able to print these at this time.)
| - y
Evening star., 1944-06-01
Victory Garden Beans

There are so many kinds and
types of beans that q book might
well be written about them. but this
little item is merely to mention the
ordinary Victory garden string bean
wax and green, which Victory
gardeners are now tending and
harvesting with great success.
The finest of all string beans, II
seems to me, are the tiny, immature
pods, barely 3 inches long and no
bigger around than an Ice cream
soda straw. Flippant souls cali
them ''rat-tail beans" which de-
scribes them, even If inelegantly.
These tiny beans are merely
Evening star., 1944-06-01

aluminium pan Of this sort, bought
some IS years ago. The directions
fcr op-of-stove roasting that came
With this pan vere to get the pan
very hot over direct flame, then put
IN the meat and Immediately turn
the flame low. There is rack Il
keep the meat OF the bottom Of the
pan. No water is put In the pan,
4 have found roasting time the
same as for meat cooked in the
oven. The result is not, in any
sense, q "pot" roast.
Such q pan may be used, in the
same manner, for baking potatoes
|or other vegetables. It is entirely
satisfactory for baked custards,
bread puddings, etc. For these, do
mot preheat, but put water In the
bottom of the pan and keep the
flame low enough to prevent the
water from boiling. Put cover or
circle Of waxed paper over the pud-
ding to keep the condensed steam
from dropping into 1t. Any casse-
role dish ought to cook well in the
Dutch oven" If browning is de-
Evening star., 1944-06-01
DEAR READERS: AS 70

DEAR READERS: AS you
can see, space on the Woman's
Page has been drastically cur
tailed due to war conditions.
TO keep enough features Of
varied interest available, we
must shorten each one as much
as possible. Some have had to
60 entirely, but we are trying
to keep up those which your
response shows are your IA
voriteS.
The Clearing House, espe-
cially, is affected due to the
tremendous number of letters
being received daily. We want
to get In as many OF your re-
quests and suggestions as pos
sible, and so I'm asking you to
please make your letters just as
brief as you possibly can. I
realize that this Is going to take
away some Of the friendly
conversation" that has been
such q pleasant atmosphere OF
the column but, for the dura-
ton, there's nothing else we
can do.
Also, the publication of re-
quests and answers may be
even more delayed--but we
know you will understand, and
be patient. Please send mail
to the Readers Clearing House,
Womans Page, The Evening
Star, washington 4, and help us
to help you by keeping 1t short
and snappy!
Betsy CasyeH.
Evening star., 1944-06-01
Silver Cake for a Bride

Snowy-white, fine-textured silver
cake will honor any occasion, but Is
particularly attractive at special
party for the bride.
The use Of light corn sirup not
only lessons the amount Of sugar
required in the batter, but makes
the cake just moist enough.
Ordinary boiled frosting Is well
suited to this silver cake, but II you
can spare q pound Of confectionery
sugar make the creamy butter
froSting described below.
SILVER CAKE.
MAKES tho 9-inch Idyers.)
az cups cake -four.
8 teaspoons baking powder.
u teaspoon salt.
" cup shortening.
! cup sugar.
u cup light corn sirup.
Evening star., 1944-06-01
Readers Clearing House

Isired, light the broiler flame and
lset the dish under the flame for q
few minutes. The roast may be
dried OF, If desired, in the same
manner, or by leaving the cover of
for q while at the end Of the cook
ling period. Have you, by the way,
tried those precooked hams that re-
|quire only 5 to minutes to the
pound further baking?
A set OF wedge shaped saucepans
which fit together so that the three
use only one burner should be help
In keeping the kitchen cool.
/ suggest, further, that you make
UP your mind that home e-made pies,
cakes, biscuit, muffins and rolls are
"out" for the duration Of the hot
weather. In summer such are only
for housewives with the most per-
fectly insulated ovens, and those
one does not get in any apartment.
Rely largely on fresh, frozen and
canned fruit for desserts. Let ready
cooked cereals and whole wheat
bread replace cooked cereals for
breakfast when you market, select
quick cooking vegetables. Realize
that there lis no reason but prejudice
for including cooked vegetables in
every dinner in summer, the same
or equally nutritious vegetables can
be used uncooked In salads.
This will be my ninth summer In
Washington and like washington
summers. feel that this gives me
some right to speak-for II speak
as find" The right clothing Is
very important. / hold that cotton
voile and very thin, smooth rayon
are the only fabrics suitable to the
washington summer climate. Silk
and tight-weave cottonS should be
avoided Turnover collars which
double the thickness at the back Of
the neck ought to be Slaunned
Shoes with no backs and with open
toes certainly are d blessing and
fabric shoes are a comfort If you
can get them. A sleeveless lew
backed apron-dress or sun-suit Is
fine for housework.
T*&
POLENTA; STAINS ON SINK.
Thanks to Mrs. G. W. s..
Washington
For the lady who requested the
italian Polenta, / am sending my
recipe which was given my mother
by Luisa Tetrazzini with which she
served her famous chicken dish
Chicken Tetrazzini."
Cook cup Of yellow corn meal
in 4 cups OF boiling water hour,
Pour into bread pan and cool. Cut
In slices and dip in olive oil and lay
Evening star., 1944-06-01

u cup milk.
" teaspoon almond extract.
4 egg whites.
/, Sift flour. Measure and sift to-
gether with baking powder and salt.
Cream shortening. Add one-half cup
sugar gradually, creaming after each
addition. Beat In sirup q little at a
time. Add dry ingredients alter
nately with the milk to the creamed
mixture. Add fiayoring. Beat egg
whites until stit1 but not dry. Grad
ually beat In remaining one-half cup
sugar. Fold into cake batter. Pour
into two well-greased layer cake
pans. Bake In q moderately hot
oven (350 degrees Fahrenheit) foi
Is to 80 minutes.
CREAMY BUTTER FRosTING.
Sufficiently for filling and frostins
t,co s-inch iayers.)
u cup butter or margarine.
1-pound box confectioner's sugar
2 egg whites.
Pinch salt.
teaspoon vanilla extract.
Y teaspoon almond extract.
Cream butter or margarine. Sift
confectioner's sugar to remove al
Jumps and add to butter or mar
garine, gradually. Add unbeaten egg
whites and salt and beat until light
and fluf1y. Add flavoring extracts
Spread between layers and frost
sides and top Of cake smoothly. Use
remaining frosting to decorate cake
Evening star., 1944-06-01

When savory b used, the beans seem
at their best when served with Z
Light cream or white sauce.
And then there is that grand
European peasant dish--slices Of
lamb or mutton cooked In d pot
until almost tender. And then. d,
with the meat, well covered with
broth, 80 the string beans and
savory-all cooking together until
the beans are tender. Then the
broth Is thickened with D little four
and butter. This Is definitely
gourmet dish. Some peasant fam-
lilies add = few cups Of diced raw
potatoes about half an hour before
serving. letting the potatoes cook
tender In the broth. II there Ia
no fresh sayory, a few pinches Of
dry herb. tied In clean cloth, like
q teaball, will provide the flavor.
Formerly throughout the United
States string beans were dried for
winter use and many families put
down q barrel Of beans In brine.
rinsing them Of In winter and
cooking as fresh vegetable. But
what with frosting. canning and one
thing and another, dried and salted-
down beans are now almost museum
pieces. But the picked green string
bean Is still an excellent condiment
and the garden might well supply q
basketful for picking.
Simply prepare the beans as for
cooking, trimming on the ends and
making sure there are no strings.
Now make brine--half q cup Of
salt to two quarts OF water and let
beans stand In brine overnight. Next
day drain the beans, rinse in cold
water and pack, standing on end,
In. sterilized jars. Include nubbin
Of garlic and chill pepper In each
jar. Now have ready 8 pickle mix
ture quart of vinegar, half q cup
Of brown sugar, teaspoonful Of mus
tard seed and q pinch Of celery seed.
Bring this mixture to q boil and fill
each jar so that it runs over. Then
seal and set in q cool, dry spot.
Ready from six weeks on. Nice with
cold meats.
Evening star., 1944-06-01
MILDEWED WOOLENS?
Requested by Mrs. G. p. Washino

BAR-B-QUED OYSTERS?
QUICK DESSERTS?
REQUESTED by Mrs. w. S. S.,
Washtngton.)
Can any one tell me how TO bar
b-que oysters the way they are
served at "Bookbinders" in Phila.
delphia, Pa?
Does any one know any quick des.
Evening star., 1944-06-01

not touching each other on baking
sheet. Sprinkle thickly with grated
Parmesan cheese and fresh paprika.
Bake slowly until brown and serve
instead Of potatoes.
If Mrs. v. c., washington, would
touch the stains In her sink with
muriatic acid swabs Cotton or rag
wrapped around stick, do not get
on hands and handle carefully Is
any acid or caustic), leave on about
two hours and wash thoroughly
after. think she will find the most
stubborn stains will be removed.
~ 4
WASHING BLANKETS AND RUGS
Thanks to Mrs. M. s., Washincton.J J
/ wash all my good wool blankets
and wool numdah rugs In my wash
ing machine with : soapless lather
bought at the drug store. The liquid
works up to q beautiful lather In
almost cold water. The amounts
and directions are in the pamphlet
attached to the bottle. There Is nc
need to rinse the blankets in soapy
water for they dry beautifully soft
with just clear rinse water. shake
them while drying, about three ol
four times toward the end Of thl
drying period. ] have had marvel.
louS results.
Evening star., 1944-06-01
Fruit Juice
Canning

Americans enjoy fruit in liquid
form. Fruit juice for breakfast has
become practically q national food
habit in this country. Fruit juices
have also increased IN popularity as
between-meal beverages.
How the national appetite for.
such juices has increased In recent
years Is shown by consumption fig-
ures recorded by the U. s. Depart
ment OF Agriculture. In 1885 the
average American was consuming
ID pounds Of canned fruit juice q
year. In 1910 this figure had
jumped to IS. Since the war civil
Ian consumption has been lower,
only because supplies for civilians
have been smaller.
This may well be tip to the
home Gamer this season when fruit
crops generally are expected to be
large. From the first berries and
cherries of summer to the last
grapes Of fall, possibilities for
home-canried fruit juice are many
and varied. Many Of the wild
fruits and berries are excellent. for
putting up as juice. Home canning
specialists Of the u. 8. Department
Of Agriculture point out that soft
fruits, not arm enough to hold their
shape for canning yet not oyerripe,
make excellent juice. The more
fully ripe the fruit, the more sweet
ness and flavor its juice has. How
ever, no fruit should be used for
canned Juice II 1t has soft spots or
any evidence of decay.
Sugar helps hold the color and
flavor of canned fruit juice, but the
juice may be safely canned with no
sugar and the sweetening added as
1t is used.
Before putting up fruit juices, the
glass jars and lids are made ready
Just as for other fruit canning. II
bottles are used, see that each is
smooth at the top, free from hicks
and cracks. Wash bottles and heat
to boiling like glass jars. Wipe
crown caps clean with damp cloth
but do not wash them. Dip each
cap In boiling water just before
using.
Berries. red cherries and plums-
or mixtures of these fruits-are pre-
pared for Juice by removing pits,
crushing, heating to simmering.
then straining through a cloth bag.
Add sugar II desired-about n to
cup for each gallon of Juice, de-
pending on the sweetness of the
Juice. After the sugar Is added,
heat the juice again to simmering
and pour into hot jars or bottles.
Fill jars to u inch of the top and
bottles to u inch of the top. Ad-
just lids of jars or seal caps on
bottles. Process either pint or quart
jars or bottles In q boiling water
bath for s minutes.
The canning specialists advise
handling only small patches of fruit
at a time so the work can be done
quickly and the fruit will not have
to stand long.