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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02
By JOHN SKIES

The prepossession I have with
aviation these past few days stems
from a continued amazement over
the manner in which the aeronau-
tics boys have conquered the air,
and a study of their plans for even
further developments in the field.
Also because I was thrown, by
choice, with Col. Roscoe Turner,
the world-famed aviator who was
here over the weekend on a jaunt
down to Wrightsville from Indi-
annapolis.
One item I'd like to pass along
to you seems to me further proof
of what has been done in aviation,
something you've probably known
all along, but which, I don't be-
lieve, has been dramatized.
Blue Barron-no relation to the
orchestra leader of the same name
is n of Colonel Turner's CO.
pilots. Blue and 1 were tanning
the breeze the passed Saturday at
Bluethenthal while Colonel Turner
and his engineer, Jim Roberts,
were refueling the big plane that
brought Turner and his party here
from indianapolis.
1 suggested that I, for one, would
never be able to learn to fly a
plane because of a temperament
that would cause me all the time
to be fussing around with the
dozens of gadgets--the Turner plane
seemed to have hundreds of them.
THAT may be-" Mr.. Barron,
who vas a first lieutenant in the
Air Transport Command during
the war, said. But if you'd ever
stop to realize how little you should
do in a flying plane you could
understand how easy they are to
fly.
For example once, during the
war, I, along with some IA other
members of the crew, was on a
trip in the Middle East. We'd al
ready been in the air for some
eight hours and we still had ahead
of us a flight from Abadan, Iraq,
to Kurachi, India. That would be
a matter of another seven hours.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02

This is the way a Wall Street reporter
gives the comparative figures:
Estimates yesterday placed produc-
ton in this country and Canada at g.
795 units for the current (last) week.
This compared with 1926 units in
the corresponding period of 1941. Mean
while, the output Of passenger cars and
commercial vehicles in England in April
was 28,271. This compared with an aver
age monthly production rate of 31,464
units in 1888, the last peacetime year
for Europe.
Automotive factory workers got their
wage increase at the sacrifice of in
dustry's economic security.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02
The Strides Agitation Has Made Border
Closely On The observation-disclosures

stick, always moving it around. II,
after he gets his ship trim, he'c
go on and let the plane fly he'd
find everything SO much easier.
"You take the fellow who's run
ming a boat. He isn't always twist,
ing away at the wheel and making
adjustments in his engine. He gets
going and then lets the boat carry
on. The same thing should be
done in plotting a plane"
The trip Colonel Turner and his
crew, and passengers, made tc
Wrightsville was definitely sue
cessful. The Colonel is serious
about his plans to make regular
trips to the beach resort.
GAS soon as the folks in the hot
Midwest get to know that they
are just a couple of hours from
your resort here the quicker such
trips will be routine, every week
affairs" the Colonel said. "We
have a rather nice and busy air.
port in indianapolis and it won't
be long before the trip we made
down here this weekend gets
noised around and first thing you
know I'll be seeing you all just
about every Weekend"
One thing touched me about the
Colonel. In spite of the fact he's
known in London, Paris, Moscow.
Australia, and wayside points ano
has been up in the big-name avia-
ton brackets since about 1880, he
hasn't lost any of the common
touch with which he started out
when he was born on a Mississippi:
farm.
One of the boys in the office
has a sister who is desperately il
IN Indianapolis. To get there by
pus would have required two OF
three days. So I told the Colone.
ABOUT the situation and he said
Why, man, let the boy come or
and ride with me. Won't cost hin
a cent"
I'd like to tell you that sthe
BOY went on back with the Colo
mel Sunday, but at the last minute
ne found he couldn't get away fol
personal reasons.
But l can tell you this: "the bow
1hlhks Colonel Turner not only i.
a great aviator but-what the Colo
mel would probably like a lot bet
ler-also n of the SWEETEST DIV,
you'll find anywhere. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02

"We were all dog-tired. So, we
just put the plane in charge of the
robot pilot and every last one OF
us went to sleep and let the plane
fly along by itself. BY my watch
we slept for exactly one hour dur
ing which time no human hands
had anything to do with plotting the
plane. When I aWoke 1 found we
we're just 80 miles off our curse
and that we'd lost only about 1000
feet in altitude"
When you consider the fact that
planes with their human pilots
often get farther off course and
lose more altitude this feat Of the
robot pilot seems all the more
amazing.
1.-The big trouble with the begin
e is that he wants to fight the
plane" Mr.. Barron, who also has
been an instructor in the aviation
business, went on. Hes always
hanging on with dear life to the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02
Production Off

The harmful effect of industrial
labor disturbance on a nation engaged
in recovering from wartime to peace
time production is partially illustrated
by the difference in the percentage of
motor vehicle output in this country
and England before the war and at
present.
Here and in Canada production is
approximately so per cent of the pre-
war level. In England it is 80 per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02
tunate that the latter need for federal

tunate that the latter need for federal
revenue no longer exists.
That is to say, they will view the
abandonment of subsidies as a blessing
provided a proportionate decrease in
their tax bills is forthcoming. On the
other hand, if subsidies end without
a parallel cut in taxes they will know
that they are not getting a square deal
from the Treasury, which they can go
on hoping for, despite past experiences
to the contrary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02
Religion
QUEEN ESTHER ENERGIES
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS

QUEEN ESTHER ENERGIES
In all Bible lands there is only
one historic shrine - barring re-
Gently acquired rights" in the
Tomb of Rachel-that belongs to
the Jewish people. That is the
tomb of Esther and Mordecai, at
Hamadan, Persia, the ancient Ec-
BAHAMA. The venerable rabbi in
charge told me that the local Jews
have documents proving posses
sion of the tomb for 1900 years.
Now come reports that the Iran
ian Government plans to "restore''
and embellish the tomb, and erect
a statue to Queen Esther there.
Thus the loyal Hebrew girl is to
come to new honor in the land
where she stood fearlessly fast for
her people.
Amidst the turmoil of Oriental
politics, a government is taking
thought of one woman's fidelity.
The fact suggests that every faith
full testimony to truth bears fruit
in ways and times that the wit
ness could never foresee.
How the years have indicated
Thy saints and prophets, o God!
Give us place and part with them
in meeting the calls of our own
day. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02

heart" the jacket informs the pal
pitating reader. He's on the trail
of a man who done him dirt, and
he runs his quarry to earth in the
raw frontier town of Triumph.
But this quarry, Younger Miles,
is Triumph's big shot. Banker and
sheriff shamelessly do his bidding
and Chris antagonizes the towns
better element by telling suca
tales as would never soil a gentle.
mans lips about Younger's drunk
en- wife.
To provide a base of operations,
Chris signs up with Della Harms
as foreman of the Box H. ranch,
Which Younger covets. But it looks
for a time as though it wouldn't
be a sturdy base for the hands a.
ready there, except Andy. have
gone soft and Chris turns them in
to enemies, doing it thoroughly in
one case by beating the fellow up
before he fires him.
It all comes to a thrilling end
ing as Chris, discovering the a.
tempt of Younger, Stew Shallis,
the brutal Ernie Coombs and the
RAINBOW gang to corner him, feel
ing the dismal gray taste Of
death in him. is obliged to flgh1
for his life.
If you want to sample this sort
OF fiction, which is native and dat
ed, Coroner Creek" is your meat,
your red meat. 1t moves fast, j.
isn't too implausible, it's as moral
as a be, and it packs a surprise
or two as well as an armory OF
guns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02
TheLiterarv
Guidepost
BY w. G.. ROGERS
CORONER CREEK, by Luke
Short Macmillan. 60

The range and the roundup tho
two-gun swarthy william, tho cold
eyed and unsmiling hero with hair
on his chest, the taciturn Indians
the lathered horse, the mad gallon
through the street, the ferocions
battle in the saloon, the lightning
tast draw, the flash of guns and
the glorious triumph of right and
virtue as climax. . that's what I
remember of the paper-backed
westerns.
Westerns are still the same If
Luke Short may be regarded as
typical. Writing under a pseudo
gym which is properly clipped for
the author of this kind of warn
ne gives his characters the sort of
names that belong: Della, Abbie
and Kate for the women. and
Snrls, Andy, Frank, Ernie. Sam.
bye, Mac, Tip and SO on. he-men
all.
Chris banning had a dark and
bitter secret locked within his
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02
DREAM HOME

"Back home to lots of folks is where they
can get bacon and eggs, fried potatoes, hot
biscuits and plenty of butter all for a quarter.
But that's strictly a dream home now -
Christian Science Monitor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02
TOP o. THE MORNING

By faith 1 drink the water in my cup;
The bread 1 break at evening as l sup
I take believing thai the loaf is sure
To be quite clean. At night l go to sleep
And Journey through a strange and dark
ened land,
With confidence that God has power to
keep
His never-failing hold upon my hand.
Grace Noll Crowell.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-02

QUESTION: My little girl, six
years old, has styes. What can
do to help her;
ANSWER: Styes are infec-
tons of the lashes. The germs
which cause them come in from
the outside and the condition Is
more common among children
who, experiencing eye-strain, rub
their eyes. Consult a physician
for diagnosis and treatment.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Fruit Snacks
By The Chef

For an unusual afternoon refresh
ment in the good old summertime !
am indebted to friend of mine
from Sweden, a bon vivant and
gourmet par excellence who has
made a study of the "smorgasbord"
and the light, separate afternoon
snack.
In the latter field he has perfect
ed a repast that is enjoyed thor
oughly by friends who sit atop his
penthouse terrace on hot afternoons.
Here one does not miss the usual
toasted canapes, the rolled or dain-
tily cut sandwiches. the bouchees
filled with cheese or the patty shells
bursting with curried crab. No, our
friends offering is fruit in various
shapes and guises, served with a
superb sauce for "dunking," and de-
licious glasses of perfectly brewed
iced coffee.
The fruit tidbits are served on a
large platter, sunk into a bed of
crushed ice prepared on larger
one. Each bit is speared with a
toothpick for easier eating and the
sauce Is presented in a separate,
chilled bowl.
There are wedges of fresh pineap-
pie, Strawberries or other large ber-
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Report to the Housewife

Of ingenuity and you might get
some helpful ideas from the recipes.
The leaf1et may be had for free
by dropping a line to the National
Potato Chip Institute, 1853 Hanna
Building, Cleveland Is, Ohio.
We take it SO completely for grant,
ed as part of the American way
of life. that it is hard to realize the
pure food and drug law IL only 40
years old. Theodore Roosevelt. then
President, signed he first legisla-
ton ON the matter. This is
Home Food Preservation Week. Just
IN case you have forgotten.
Taking a number of standard
produce items, let's compare their
prices one year ago 9th those listed
today. Comparisons are said to be
odious-but that's not true lii this
case!
From these random items one gets
a very interesting picture of just
how our fresh fruits and vegetables
nave weathered the storm. Ou, OF
this group only rhubarb is higher
than last year, and only carrots and
cucumbers show no change at all.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Recipe Roundup

Mix together about IL pints Of
water, tablespoon of wine vinegar.
6 peppercorns, salt. an herb bouquet
and y lemon. Let all this boil to-
gether for Is minutes and then
strain. Add enough of the strained
liquid to the trout to just cover
them. Simmer very gently for Is
minutes, keeping a lid on the kettle
When the fish are done. drain
them well, set them to chill and
serve them on lettuce leaves. gar
nished with parsley and lemon
slices, Pass with them some green
mayonnaise to which few capers
and little chopped cucumber have
been added.
Evening star., 1946-07-18
BABY PROBLEM.
(From X. S., SilUer Spring.

fFfOUt n. D., oHpeI Sp n.y.
I would advise you not to let
your baby cry it OUT My baby
too, does not sleep we'll and once
in desperation I allowed her to
cry. She began about 9 pm. and
went to sleep at am. only after
two sedatives from the doctor. Then
she slept only two hours! Several
times after that experience I was
forced to let her cry for awhile
and on each occasion she cried
for short time and then began
to laugh and it required several
hours of coddling, soothing talk and
gentle handling walking, etc, to
restore her to normal.
She is now % months old and
she has never failed to wake me
several times or more each and
every night. We haven't missed
one Il ght since l came out of the
hospital with her. She is fine.
bright and healthy child but she
is extremely high strung and
nervous the result of an almost
fatal illness in early infancy.
Her daily nap is really a series Of
short maps of about minute dura-
ton. When not fully awake she
frets and wriggles all over her bed.
My pediatrician finally gave up
and told me her restless" sleeping
was something she would have to
outgrow.
I do find it better to keep her
play quiet and not allow children
playing with her to be noisy or
rought. She rests better when alone
with me all day. l have not taken
her bottles away at night because
l must have some sleep. When We
have visitors after pm, and they
Evening star., 1946-07-18

For the most part, Washington
housewives are doing swell job OF
'holdine the line" on food prices, a
survey of the situation indicates.
There are, of course, those self
eentered souls who insist on three
rib roast of beef, and don't care how
many dollars they pay for it. But,
according to dealers, such customers
have been the exception, rather than
the rule, and it is indeed gratifying
to learn that "nylon hysteria" was
only a passing phase, and, given a
really vital problem to cope with,
the American woman has shown
her usual courage and intelligence,
There's quite bit of meat in Wash
ington this week end-but whether
1t sells fast or not remains to be seen. !
My guess is that, at high prices, it
won't, A number of dealers and
larger markets are declining to buy
the expensive meats, if they cannot
sell them reasonably. and will, there
fore, offer their usual fare of chicken,
some cheaper cuts of lamb and veal,
and fish.
The last mentioned is expected in
good supply and includes the finny
standbys such as butterfish, trout,
croakers, porgies, mackerel and the
fllleted items. There are also sword
fish steaks coming in, together with
salmon, both the Eastern and West
ern variety. Crab meat, raw shrimp,
Holsters, hard and soft crabs.
scallops and clans are also available
Cheese has really begun to move
at last, and larger shipments of
better quality cheddar have been re-
ceived in the past few days. Eggs
are still plentiful, and stay about
the same in price-When one grade
rises a cent or so, another grade
drops, and so on.
Produce is in lavish supply, with
only one or two items showing a
seasonal scarcity. Most abundant
are potatoes, onions, cabbage, Gu
culmbers, squash, corn, okra and
tomatoes. CantaloupS and water
melons are especially heavy, and
there have been extra large guam
titles of bananas coming to town.
Peaches and apples are also abun-
dant, and there is wide assortment
Of other fruits from which to choose.
Here and There: w While it's
only drop in the bucket, and
Washingtonians may not even get
q sniff of it. there's news in the
report in a daily trade journal that
q Philadelphia importing firm ex-
poets a shipment of olive oil from
abroad this week, and that small
amount of "on spot" Syrian and
Palestine olive oil is being released
from bond for general distribution.
This pure oil is high in price, as it
has always been. but little of it
goes a long way, and gourmetS con-
slider it essential to Well-made
salad dressing. The dearth of any
kind of olive oil has been acute for
months and months-so this may be
the beginning of the end of the
drought. The outlook is for a
very, very small Alaskan salmon
pack this year. The largest corn
crop in history is expected. The
Nations hens laid more than thir-
teen and half billion eggs during
the first half of 1916. Radio come
dians take notice! The avocado
enthusiasts recommend spreading
the softened fruit on corn-on-the-
cob instead of using butter; WON +
DERFUL, they cry. We haven't
Evening star., 1946-07-18

ries In season with their caps on.
rather thick slices of oranges cut in
halves, grapefruit segments cut in
halves, cherries or grapes with stems,
melon balls of different kinds and
diagonally sliced pieces of bananas.
All of the fruit should be well chilled
before serving and should be sprin-
kled with lemon juice and finely
chopped mint for added favor.
The sauce is made by mashing
three Bounce packages of cream
cheese with a silver fork and them
working into this 2 teaspoons of
soluble coffee and "a cup of dark
corn sirup Beat we'll with the fork
until smooth and creamy. Add
tablespoon of light cream and lastly
stir in "a cup of finely chopped Pc
can or walnut meats Blend until
velvety smooth. Chill and serve
with the fruit. 1t is best to keep
most of the sauce in the refrigerator,
using only little at a time In the
serving bowl, so requirements will
be cold, which is must" in this in
stance.
When making the iced coffee, my
friend brews it double strength and
pours it hot, over ice cubes into tall
glasses
Evening star., 1946-07-18
Hard-Shelled Crabs

Since we mentioned hard-shelled
crabs in recipe for crab imperial
not so long ago, we have had a num-
ber of letters asking for more
recipes for these delightful denizens
of the deep and also for exact di-
rections for cooking them to eat "as
is at a crab feast.
This is favorite Maryland sport.
Indeed, there always have been a
number of places in and near Balti-
more and Annapolis where one could
revel in a great heap of scarlet crabs,
on tables spread with newspapers,
complete with hammers. nutcrackers
and picks, with tall mugs of beer on
| the side.
The crabs cooked at these speciality
spots enjoy an especially fine flavor
and this is the method employed
by one chef:
Take large, active and angry crabs
and plunge them into rapidly boiling
water until they turn red. Then
transfer them to arNther kettle in
which a stock made from water. a
tablespoon of vinegar, onion stuck
with cloves, some live peppercorns
a bay leaf and a liberal dash of salt
is boiling hard.
| Let them simmer in this for Is
minutes. Then drain the crabs
and let them dry Let them get
good and cold and then set to work
with the hammer. etc, using lemon
juice and a good cocktail sauce for
dunking purposes
If you have any left over-which
is doubtful-pick out the meat care
fully and use it in this excellent
concoction:
Melt a couple of tablespoons of
butter and blend into this 2 table
Evening star., 1946-07-18

spoons -four. Stir in gradually cups
of rich milk and season with a dash
Of salt. Bring to a boil. Stir in
carefully lemon, chopped fine, rind
and all Season with some black
pepper. paprika and little cayenne.
Let the mixture simmer for a few
minutes. Then add about 3 cupfuls
Of picked crab meat. Now toss in a
couple of teaspoons of worcester
shire sauce and a small wine glass
Of dry white wine. Heat through
and serve Immediately as a stew,
with pilot crackers.
Or there's a baked crab dish that
is delicious Soak 4 soda crackers
in a fiat dish in a cupfm of milk
for about two hours. Put 2 cups of
crab meat in bowl and lift the
moistened crackers gently and place
on top. Add little melted butter
and mix all well.
Crate the yolks of hard cooked
eggs and add them with some celery
salt and pepper Chop up the egg
whites and add them, too. Turn
the mixture into buttered baking
dish. sprinkle with cracker crumbs.
dot with butter and bake until
Drowned. Serve cole slaW with this
0pe
Evening star., 1946-07-18
BY Betsy CasiceH
Women's News Editor.

had a chance to- try it out yet
doubt very much if the men of
the house would stand for it. They
had only just got broken to marga-
rine when that started disappear
ing. . Among the synthetic foods
developed by the Germans during
the war are meat substitute made
from cheese and sugar-mill by
products; a synthetic butter from
weed seeds; artificial honey and
dehydrated butter. And we think
WE had some rough ones! .. II
your family likes to nibble at things
on the side during meal. and you
want to save on bread, give them
crisp raw carrot and celery sticks
Cucumber sticks are good, too, as
are green pepper rings. An in
teresting little leaf1et is compiled
of prize winning recipes using po-
tato chips, resulting from a competi-
ton conducted in high school home
economic classes all over the coun-
try. The kids really showed a lot
Evening star., 1946-07-18

mothers with the same problems
and to know also that there are so
many understanding and helpful
ladies.
/ have a let down" feeling on
Saturday evenings when read The
Star. due to the fact that this
friendly column does not appear in
this edition.
WASHING MACHINE; SALMON
LOAF
fFront Mrs. J. F. P, Cabin John, Md.
To Mrs. A. F. r. Apartment sized
washing machine. I didn't care for
the type with the motor on top at
all. The top was too heavy to han
die very easily and the motor didn't
seem to go far enough into the tub
to do much more than shake the
clothes up bit. To me. with trying
to save soap. it is easier and simpler
to wash by hand.
TO Mrs. L. NJ. s.. jr. For Salmon
Loaf Cfor quick lunch) One cup
salmon, cup stale bread crumbs,
soaked in l cup tscalded) milk
teaspoon salt, Il teaspoon onion
juice. l teaspoon lemon juice.
tablespoon butter. 2 egg yo!ks
(beaten>, 2 egg whites beaten very
stiff, Combine in order given above
Evening star., 1946-07-18
BREAD PUDDING.

From Mrs. Z. C. D., Arlinqton.)
In reply to Mrs. S. J. D. of Wash
ington, who requests a recipe for
bread custard in the RICH of July
10, l would like to offer mine. My
husband and friends say my pud-
ding is far superior to any they have
tasted, and If may be so 'conceited,
l agree!
Bread Pudding; Break up 2 cups
Of dry mot hard) bread and soak
in / quart milk until soft. Place in
saucepan and scald on stove. stirring
occasionally to prevent scorching.
While this is heating, beat 2 eggs
with rotary beater until lemon COL
ored. add l. cup of sugar Tor white
sirup>, l teaspoon vanilla and !.
teaspoon salt. When milk and
bread is scalded, stir in the egg mix
ture. Pour into glass dish, set in
water and l bake hour at 325 de-
grees.
This makes a delicious custardy
pudding. II desired chocolate may
be added to the milk and bread mix
ture, or raislnS, but we find the
plain custard is best Also the 2
egg whites may be beaten separately
and used as meringue. first spread
ing layer Of tart jam on the pud-
ding.
The Clearing House is of great in
terest and invaluable service. I
keep all recipes of interest 70 lne and