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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-12-13

Collector Clark Squire announced
today.
Under the new revenue act, tax
payers are given one month addi-
tional in which to pay the fourth
quarterly installment Of estimated
tax for l945, and the due date is
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-12-13
Taxpayer Deadline
Moved to January Is

Next deadline for federal tax
payers is January Is rather than
December Is, Internal Revenue
Evening star., 1945-11-01
By Betsy CasveH,
women's News Editor.

hospital, don't just send one. hoping
it. will be wanted by somebody. Call
your local Red Cross Camp and
Hospital Committee-they will
check the list of wanted articles,
and advise you where to send yours.
=. A new revised recipe booklet,
'101 Recipes, Grandma's Old Fash
ioned Molasses," contains a wealth
of fine ideas for those sugar shy
days. 1t has been issued by the
American Molasses Co., 100 Wall
street, New York 5, N. Y. The
National Dairy Council, Ill North
Canal street, Chicago 6, Ill, comes
out with two new booklets, straight
From the Shoulder" health guide
for men, and Fit for Fun"-same
for the weaker CD sex. The
picture is taking on
somewhat Of an international tjnge.
with the first postwar products COM
ing from Norway, and sardines, tuna
and tunalike other fish on their
way from South American. More of
the home packs will be coming into
stores before long, too. More
chocolate novelty items are expected
to appear as the supplies of cocoa
ncreases-maybe even chocolate
gobblers in time for Thanksgiving
Speaking of Thanksgiving, the Poul-
try and Egg National Board has Just
compiled fine leafiet entitled, sim
ply enough, Turkey" This gives
you all the dope you need to know
in case you are a brand-new house
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Readers Clearing House

and windowsills, prefer the white.
They really don't draw" any more
soil. They only show soil more
easily, but with so many of the new
"wipe-off" cleaners now on the
market, cleaning paint Is a very
simple thing.
Regarding the dealers and
friends" saying that an automatic
washer tangles the clothes and
doesn't get them clean, this makes
me boil. l had the first automatic
washer in this area. always
made it a practice to tie belts
and nightie-strings even when ]
used regular washing ma
chine, SO this practice / have con-
tinued. put out one Of the clean
est and whitest washes I have seen,
but take no credit for myself. Mine
Is not dainty wash, with a IA
year-old and a 5-year-old son, both
of whom love machines and other
dirt making hobbies. Definitely, I
would say If I had to do without all
my labor r-saving miracles this would
be the last one I'd give up.
And do put basement under
your proposed house. Part of ours
has no basement and that part Is
always musty and damp in summer.
This climate particularly needs
Easements.
AS to Venetian blinds. we have
them all over downstairs. I am on
the fence on this question, since !
think they LOOK very nice and def
nitely add something to a house.
They are nuisance, however, be-
cause they collect lot of dust and
soil. They do not take the place Of
curtains, we found; we tried them
that way at first and thought the
rooms looked cold. We leave them
uncovered in summer except for
summer drapes, but in. winter we use
both celanese curtains and heavy
draperies. If we were building to-
morrow, though, ] believe we'd have
Venetian blinds again.
Please don't think I consider my
self an expert, but we have tried
out lot of things your letter men
tionS. One Is the window situation.
We do not care for easement win
dows-we have them in two rooms
but we have friends who would have
nothing else. I like a ventilator in
regular window for winter ventila-
ton and during rainy weather.
One thing you don't mention,
Evening star., 1945-11-01
AFRICAN VIOLETS.
(From Mrs. A. J. c., Arlington J

trTOW MTS. n. y. H., ATIUVLoH.}
Since I wrote to the RICH in July
about African violets and offered
leaves Of my pink one to some one
who had requested them I have had
numerous requests for more, both
through the RICH and from others
who got the word somehow. Ihave
thoroughly enjoyed the interesting
contacts thus made and certainly
hope that every one who has the
leaves has succeeded in roofing
them or will do so soon.
I must, however, beg of for the
present. I have split my original
plant twice and have given away
so many leaves that now my plant
looks rather like picked chicken.
/ have asked the last two ladies
VIII requested leaves to let me wait
to send them until my plant has
recuperated. When the plant is
larger and stronger I'll be glad to
share again.
I have found that it Is possible
to separate the crowns by cutting
through the main root with a sharp
knife and so get more plants and
somewhat more quickly than by
roofing the leaves.
Good wishes for your long con-
tinued success with your most in
teresting department, and for great
er success and enjoyment in their
hobby to all the lovers of African
violets Of all kinds.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Report to the Housewife

keeper or an old-timer who has for
gotten-about buying the bird, dress
ing it, preparing 1t for the oven,
stufing 1t, cooking 1t, making gravy,
serving, and taking care of the left
overs. May be had by sending q re-
quest, with q stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope to the board, at 308
West Washington street, Chicago s,
Ill. s. The United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture also has a
booklet, for free, called Poultry
Cooking" which you can get by
writing the departments office OF
information, Washington as, d. c.,
and which has a very complete Sec
ton on turkey cookery. Bananas
are just right for eatinx "as is''
when the peel shows hecks Of brown.
Although you may buy them on the
green side, they viii ripen easily at
home by leaving them in the bag,
with wad of moistened paper, at
room temperature-never in the ice
box. (This you already know II you
listen to your radio jingles.) !.
According to reports, the little busy
bee doth mighty well this year, turn
ing out bumper honey crop just
when We need it to substitute for
sugar. A lot more canned goods
are in the cards for civilians-with
the exception of canned tomatoes,
which will be little lighter in sup
ply than other items, due to "hold
backs" This should be the best
year in three for canned fruits. Baby
foods, baked beans and fruit juices
are also expected to be available in
quantity
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Y cup sugar toptional).

Y cup sugar (optionaD.
3 cups corn meal.
W cup lard, drippings or Kitchen
rendered fat. Sift flour, measure
and sift again with baking powder,
salt and sugar. (Omit sugar II un-
Sweetened corn bread Is preferred0
Add corn meal. Cut In the fat until
the mixture Is fine grained. Store
in refrigerator. Under these condi-
tions, the mixture will keep at least
month.
CORN BREAD.
2 cups homemade corn bread mix.
1-cup milk.
/ egg, beaten.
Add milk and beaten egg to corn
bread mix, stirring until mixed.
Pour batter into creased baking
pan (6xl0 inches) and bake In mod
erately hot oven (400 degrees F.) for
rs to 80 minutes. Serves six.
CORN MEAL WAFTLES.
2 cups homemade corn bread mix.
2 eggs.
2 tablespoons lard.
cup milk.
Separate eggs. Beat egg whites
until stiff. Add egg yolks, milk and
melted lard to corn bread mix. Stir
until evenly mixed. Fold beaten
egg whites into batter. Pour into
hot waffle iron and bake until brown
and crisp.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
Wild Ducks
BY the Victory Chef

There is one argument that is
always good for revival-and that
concerns how long itstakes to cook
a wild duck properly. Most men like
their ducks rare, which seems to
appall the ladies. just why, I don't
know. They usually enjoy a good
rare steak-why should a duck be
different?
Your real wild duck fan is an ex-
tremist. He wants his duck hung
for so long that 1t becomes an insult
and then he wants 1t cooked 8 min
utes in a very hot oven and served
to him $50 that the blood follows the
knife'-in other words, purple in
stead of red and hardly warmed
through. He will first eat the breast
and then comes the assault on the
carcass, which is good for about an
hour-and nothing can be done
about it. If you have one of these
fanatics in your house, you would
do well to take a vacation during
the hunting season and leave him to
his caveman pursuits.
At the other end of the picture,
the little woman all too often wants
to cook wild duck, regardless of
size, as long as she does domestic
duck. She wants to stuff it and
serve it with apple sauce. And that
is just as much of an outrage to
good canvasback or little butterball
as Is the raw-meat eaters system.
A happy medium is preferred by
gourmets. Ducks should be hung In
the cold for two or three days, then
carefully plucked and cleaned. Never
soak wild duck ''to take away the
gamey taste"-why eat them at all
If you don't like game?
Rub the ducks all over with butter
or oil and stuff them lightly with a
small peeled onion, a piece of apple
and a spring of celery. Now put
them in an oven that has been
heated to about 500 degrees and let
them roast on a trivet in roasting
pan for Is to 20 minutes, depending
Evening star., 1945-11-01

which we like a lot. is the screen
which rolls up and down on the
inside of the window. When the
window Is open the screen is rolled
down and fastened. When the win
dow is closed the screen is rolled up
out of sight. We like these very
much-but here again, we know peo-
pie who have had them removed be-
cause they didn't like them.
Evening star., 1945-11-01

Here and There jungle jingles
on cereal packages are being fea-
tured by a well-known brand of
breakfast food to spur juvenile in
terest in the product. i. . If you wish
to give a Christmas gift to an un-
known serviceman in a camp or
Evening star., 1945-11-01
J Quick Tricks;

You can turn out 10 many treats
with 20 little effort when you use
q quick MKT almost seems as II
there must be magic In these mixesl
But. of course, It's not really magic;
It's Just that some one has done
half the work ahead OF time, to
spare you minutes when they are
most precious.
You can work your own magic,
too, simply by doing this advance
preparation yourself. There are
many types Of dry mixes that you
can make at home, utilizing those
spare minutes when you're waiting
for cookies to bake or for the family
to finish the dishes.
These homemade mixes consist OF
dry ingredients, measured and stft-
ed and blended with lard or other
fat. They may be kept in q covered
container In the refrigerator over q
period of time and used at will.
They enable you to turn out biscuits,
muf1ns, corn bread, wafIies, ginger
bread, ETC., in double-quick time
simply by adding the necessary
liquids.
You've no idea what an inspira-
tion 1t is to have one or two of these
mixes on hand, when you're In
quandary as to what to have for
dinner or lunch. And the family
benefits, because they get delicious
hot breads and other favorites more
often than they would otherwise.
Take today's recipe for homemade
corn bread mix, for example. How
many times have you thought, when
it came to getting dinner, IT wish
had mixed up some corn bread; 1t
would 60 so well with this meal?"
Hot corn bread does go well with
ever SO many dinner dishes ham
in any form, roast beef or pot roast,
veal steak, pork chops or spareribs,
and many more. And that's not
mentioning all the variations you
can make, such as corn meal gems,
corn meal waffles and corn meal
shortcake TO serve with creamed
meat.
HOMEMADE CORN BREAD MIX.
4 cups flour.
2 tablespoons baking powder.
2 teaspoons salt.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
RAISED CORN MEAL MUFFINS.
PHILODENDRON PLANT?

4e<A4oED WYNN MEAL
PHILODENDRON PLANT?
(From Mrs. J. A. M, Washington
In response to "The Boys" request
for yeast raised corn meal mullins,
I submit the following, taken from
the Boston Cooking School Book: ::
One cup scalded milk, u cup sugar,
"a teaspoon salt, ~ cups flour. /
yeast cake dissolved in 4 cup luke
warm water, l cup corn meal, 4 cup
melted butter. Add butter, sugar,
and salt to milk. When lukewarm
add dissolved yeast cake. Add flour
and meal. Beat thoroughly. Cover.
Let rise until light. Fill buttered
muffin pans "a full. Let rise until
pans are full. Bake 80 minutes in
moderately hot oven (375 degrees)
Makes II to 18 mullins.
I've a problem having to do with
a philodendron plant. A very large
one was recently given me. It's the
type with thick stem and large,
rather heavily ribbed leaf, and is
supported by a, 15-inch stick rather
than being permitted to grow down.
ward as the smaller vine type does
The pot is 8 inches in diameter and
6 inches deep, and there are 4
plants, each with q number Of
shoots in this one pot. Though ap-
parently healthy when I received
it, in the intervening weeks its
vitality has altered considerably.
know nothing about its care, and
would appreciate any advice Of
fered. 1t gets no direct sunlight,
but could be placed in a south
window II it can stand some winter
exposure. Because of its size, its
place will have to be a permanent
one, as it already needs a fixed cord
for some Of the longer branches" to
climb. Should it be placed in a
larger container? Should container
be designed to permit drainage?
present one Is not.) How much
water does 1t need?
-
Evening star., 1945-11-01

on size. The little teals or butter
balls may require only IL minutes
to be done to turn, but the larger
birds, such as mallards and canvas
backs will need the Is to 20 minute
period. This Is in toto-not per
pound.
The best way to serve the ducks
is one to a person if they are small
one of the larger ones should take
care of two people If the carcass is
not to be devoured. Cut the meat
from the breasts in long slices and
replace them on the bird for serving.
If the carcass is going to be needed,
take it back to the kitchen while
the breasts are being eaten and keep
the carcass warm, bringing it back
on demand. Braised celery, wild
rice and currant jelly are "musts
with wild duck.
Evening star., 1945-11-01

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
Ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and as it is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. B. G.
Evening star., 1945-11-01
HOUSE PROBLEMS.

from Mrs. B. r. E., Silver Spring. J
Ours is a very old house-log, In
fact-which we have enjoyed mod
ernizing over a period of years, al
ways with the idea in mind that
some day we will build a beautiful
new one. Perhaps I can help you,
Mrs. j. L. S.
AS to natural trim for baseboards
Evening star., 1945-11-01
(From Mrs. N. J. De J., Takomd
Park. Md

rum, Ru.J
In answer to some Of the house
problems of Mrs. ]. L. S., we have
built three houses, so have a few
good ideas.
Aside from keeping the thermo-
stat out of the sun, do not have it
opposite or near the fireplace, or in
a corner with floor lamp near it.
The dining room is a good place for
it-if you have one-we do not. Ma
tural trim for window sills and bare
boards Is an excellent idea. BY all
means have a basement, in this cli-
mate, but do not put the recreation
room there unless the lot slopes, so
that the room can be at ground
level. Otherwise 1t will be damp
in summer, the walls sweat and the
floor become sticky-unless a wood
floor Is laid over the cement. p.
Both outswinging and inswinging
windows have their faults, are hard
to make Snug" and are more ex-
pensive than the good old double
hung kind. BY all means investi-
Evening star., 1945-11-01
gate screens that roll up, no matter
which type of window you choose.
SHIRT IRONING.

SHIRT 1KONING.
From Mrs. J. r. O., Washington.)
Iagree with Mrs. r. B. Of Bethesda
who says that there is so much sub
stance in the RICH that we need a
reprieve over the week end.
I'm sure a lot of us sympathize
with Mrs. M. B. F. of Silver Spring
if it requires her 20 minutes in which
to iron one shirt I've been ironing
my husbands shirts for Is years
and have it down pat SO that it
takes me eight minutes exactly for
one shirt. tried one lady's sugges-
ton Of ironing the back with the
fronts folded over it but found it
saved me only minute and I
didn't like the result.
I begin by pressing the yoke and
about 2 inches of the back, folded
across. Then press complete back.
Then both sides of collar Then both
sides of cuff and sleeve, then facing
Of buttons and button front. Then
facing of buttonholes, then second
front. Then press creased collar on
neck side. My iron goes smoothly
because I always use a commercial
starch and my iron so hot that 1t
would scorch If I fingered even
little. I'm a firm believer in thor
oughly dampening all starched
pieces. place each shirt on a hanger
Immediately after ironing and but
ton first and third buttons to keep
it there until my husband removes it.
WEINER ROAST?
From Mrs. p. J. B., Washington
Time and again I have obtained
wonderful hints and suggestions
from the RICH and now I'd like to
make an inquiry.
I am planning a weiner roast
shortly and would like to know if
any readers have any suggestions
for one Also what could use in
stead Of marshmallows since they
are so scarce? I have a recipe for
them, but they are too sticky to be
practical. Thank you very much
and / will appreciate any help.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-10

bedspreads, etc, will be shown.
 Painted furniture and toys in peasant fashion will open a field of possibility to those who would like to spend their leisure hours in adding gay touches to their homes, making playrooms out of basements, or doing smaller and less ambitious bits of painting.
 Henry Harmon is doing a splen- did work in crafts in the Juneau schools, and the opportunity Tor adults in the community has barely skinned the surface. It is hoped that the hobby show may cause the residents of the Gastlneau Channel to begin to explore the possibilities in this community. Mexico has it's Taxco, New Mexico has it's Santa Fe and Taos, and Alaska could have it's Juneau Ii. the possibilities here were seriously in the opinion of the present craftsmen, who have care fully surveyed the material at hand and the uses to which it can be put.
 Juneau-Mecca of tourists by the thousands before the war-will be- come an even greater tourist center after the war and everyone who comes will be interested in sou venirs, not mementoes which read Connecticut" or Ecuador" but authentic Alaska crafts, say mem bers of the committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-10
STYLE SHOW GIVEN TODAY FEDERAL
 EMpL0YEE5' MEET
Joe Werner Demonstrates Lovely Creation Just
 Out of This World

A style show was presented by the program committee of the Fed eral Employees Association at the regular monthly meeting at noon today in the Gold room of the Baranof hotel.
 Latest styles in outdoor wear, street dresses, afternoon dresses and evening gowns were attractive ly illustrated by Mrs. Irma Novel;, Miss Pat ShAffer, Miss Bonnie Klein. Miss Jane English, Mrs. Phyllis Mcclellan, Mrs. Ardys O'Shaughnessy, Mrs. Ruth Rose, Mrs. Julia Steele, Miss Betty Jones, Mrs. Helen Snoddy and Miss Kay Kennedy.
 Miss Margaret Femmer accom- panied the stylists at the piano, and Miss Pearl Peterson displayed a series of sketches by Linn For rest.
 Joe Verne styled a too, too de- vine creation that was simply out of this world. Features of the exotic ensemble included a delicate red body fitting pair of long handles which gave a sleek, poured- into appearance. The hat was a gorgeous array of feathers and whatnot giving caught-in-the tornado-appearance suggesting non- chalance. Delicate supporters gave dainty socks a neat and trim ap- pearance above the little No. 12's and spacious and voluminous barrel added the final touch to a glorious style that simply held the audience enthralled as the wearer eased gracefully and smoothly about the floor.
 A. w. Blackerby, President, told members present of new legislation which enables them to draw their annual leave in a lump sum on termination or entrance into mili- tary service, or which enables their beneficiaries to draw the leave in case of death.
 New members present were Mrs. Ruth Rose, Indian Service; An thony Karnes, Veterans Adminis- tration, and Miss Grace Sanford, OPA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-10
FOUR ALLIED
 ARMIES CAUSE
 NAH RETREAT
(Continued from Page One)

four and one-half miles of Houf- falize, German hub at the heart of the Buldge. At the same time the U. s. First Army troops on the north beat to within three miles of the vital Houffalize-St. With road.
 Meanwhile, on the sou h n sector of the western front, enemy diversionary attacks probed to within IA miles of Strasbourg on the French First Army front while the U. s. Seventh battered back into the Rhine bridgehead town of Gamshiem, nine miles northeast of Strasbourg.
 The Seventh army held the Ger mans at a standstill on both sides of Bitche.
 In the north the Canadian First Army advanced one mile near Wyler, eight miles southwest of Nijmegen and seven miles west of Kleve, northern terminus of the Siegfried line.
 Weather curtailed tactical air support as the U. s. First and Ninth Armies are pressing on the Ardennes Salient from the north the British beating steadily from the west, and the U. s. Third from the south. although some aid was given the Seventh Army behind the German line.
 Hundreds of U. $. heavieS took off from ice-coated runways in Britain against targets in western Germany after a one-day layoff.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-10
CDAANN0UNCE PLANS FOR TWO
 PARTIES TODAY

Plans for two carG parties were announced by the Court of the Little Flower, Catholic Daughters of America, at their regular meet ing held last night at o'clock in the Parish Hall.
 With Grand Regent Rita Moore presiding, the members voted to give two pre-Lenten parties, one on January 19, and another on February 9. The first party is to be a dessert card party, and bridge, whist and pinochle will be played.
 The second party will not be a card party, it was announced, and final plans for this will be made later.
 Committee members for the first party are: Mrs. Mary Toner and Mrs. E. w. Norris, in charge of games; and Mrs. Rita Moore, Mrs. Henry Harmon, Mrs. Helen Wruck, Mrs. J. McAllister, Mrs. Verna Carrigan and Mrs. A. M. Geyer, in charge of refreshments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-10
McDonaId Is Grand Pap For Fifth Time

Word was received this morning at 11:15 by H. l.. Mcdonald, genial secretary of the Elks' Lodge, that he is again grandfather, for the fifth time. The wire announced that a daughter, Linda Jean T'rumbo, was born Tuesday at p. m. to his daughter Jean, at South Gate, Cali fornia. This is the William Trum- bo's first child. Mac said both his wife, who is visiting her daughter, and his daughter are doing fine.
 The Trumbos are former Juneau residents.