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Evening star., 1947-03-17
COMMENT.

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(From Mrs. M. P. c.; AlerandrtaJ
For some time I have been want
ing to comment on the nutrition
angle of some of the suggestions.
After reading the one about soaking
shredded cabbage in hot water Tor
IS minutes and then draining be-
fore making salad, decided I could
wait no longer. In this case it
probably would be more suitable to
use the water than the cabbage.
We are planning trip to Cali
fornia CLOS Angeles) in the near
future. We have two children, AZ
and l, and have no idea what to
take In the way of clothes. Would
some one please tell me as soon as
possible what will be worn at this
season? If you would rather phone
than write in, my number Is Temple
1884.
POPCORN STITCH?
from B. T. S., Wdshington.)
Can some one give me the direc-
tions of how to crochet the popcorn
stitch?
POETRY BOOK?
(Fron1 Mrs. X. D. NJ, Thtens-
DIle, Wis.,
Since leaving Washington nearly
year ago, I have certainly missed
the RICH. I am hoping that once
again, as in the past, you can help
me. I have looked everywhere for
the name of a book of poetry I
knew as a child, and which I want
to read to my children now. have
looked through the poetry index at
the library but cannot find it. The
illustrations in it were lovely and,
as recall it, it must have been
published between 1925 and 1928.
One poem in particular was:
wish 1t would rain.
Oh I do. and do.
For I've an umbrella
All shiny and new.
And I do want to use 1t. you see.
Another poem was something
about playing hide and seek" with
the wind near a big stone wall.
do hope some one will be able to
help me.
BAPTISMAL ROBE.
LEMON PIE2
(Fron, Mrs. H. S. NJ, Falls Church,
For Mrs. j. j. G. Do not Use
bleach on the baptismal robe. Vel
low spots are probably tender and
bleach would probably cause holes
People understand that dresses OF
age do not look like new ones, why
Evening star., 1947-03-17
(From Mrs. H. L. D., Washington.

tTfOHt Mfos 10 1<s ~, w ucIttitStOIt'f
On making homemade candles.
Take milkwax carton or the cylin-
der that holds the kitchen towels
or any other container you wish to
use. Take a nice piece of string or
wrapping thread not too fine, tie to
a short stick, lay across the top of
your form. AS you get candle
scraps all the time, save and melt
and pour into form. I make lovely
candles in this manner. Square,
round, flowers, stars, fioaters, just
use your imagination and fancy
molds you get marvellous results.
do!
The string must reach to the bot
tom of the form. Must be in the
exact center to act as a wick.
WHICH IS IT?
From Mrs. J. ~, Washington
Attention F.. K. F., concerning the
spelling of COLE slaw. I have seen
this mistake made so often that
feel I must write and correct it.
The recipe should be for COLD
slaw, not COLE. You know there
is cold and also hot slaw.
My mother died a few years ago
at the age Of 100. She used to laugh
every time she saw 1t called Cole
siaw. She said it was called "cold'
as far back as she could remember.
X X
STARCHING DOILIES?
(Fronl D. A. p, Arlington.)
Could any of your readers tell
me how to go about starching
crocheted luncheon doilies? They
are very open and large. So far !
have tried thick boiled starch, also
gloss cold starch. While wet, pinned
them on my rug to let them dry
but they come out limp and f1imsy
instead of stiff.
u X II II
OXALIS?
(Fron, Mrs. A. C. Nick, Washington. J
I would like to add my plea to
Mrs. r. v. HIS regarding the oxalis.
I have been trying for years to get
bulb or two of the variety that
has small leaf and tiny pink flow
ers. I have bought through cata-
logs but they turned out TO be a
larger and less desirable VARIETY.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
CANDLES FROM LEFTOVERS.
STAINED PEWTER2

From Mrs. H. F. c.. Siluer Spring. }
For the lady who wants to know
how to make candles from leftovers:
I have done this only once, myself,
but the experiment was very sue
cessful. A collection of old stubs
was placed in a clean tin can
wrapper removed) and 1t, in turn,
was set in the oven while meat was
roasting. When melted stirred un-
til the various colors were blended
then poured the wax into paper bak-
ing cups which had been placed in
muffin tins. The pieces of wick from
the old candles remained as "resi-
due" after pouring off the melted
wax and these were used again. The
resulting "cup candles" were f1oated
in a low bowl and used as a table
decoration.
A hand made pewter bowl was
used to grow bulbs in, and when
these and the supporting pebbles
were removed 7 found that the
bowl had a blackened spotty ap-
pearance. I have tried metal pol
ish, brass polish, securing powder
and steel wool, all of which failed to
restore 1t to its original condition
I would appreciate any suggestion,
as the bowl was a wedding present
and I feel very badly about having
spoiled 1t.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Readers Clearing House

worry about spots? After dress Is
used for the baptismal service, wash
it IN mild soap, do NOT iron, wrap
in blue paper and 1t will not turn
yellow. This method will keep any
white material from turning yellow.
It is the ironing that causes the dis
coloration. I have white cotton
dress that is nearly 100 years old.
It is not at all yellow and has been
kept white by the above method.
Request for lemon pie: A couple
of years ago there was recipe for
making lemon pie without corn
starch. Will some kind reader please
send in the recipe? Eggs are used
to make the filling solid.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
PIE RECIPES.

GROUND BEEF FILLING?
(Fron Mrs. w. W. B., Washington
To Mrs. j. A. w., Takoma Park.
Three eggs, y cup brown sugar, "
teaspoon nutmeg, u teaspoon CHINA
mon, Y teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons
melted butter, / tablespoon -four, /
tablespoon corn starch, III cup mo-
lasses. Beat egg yolks until thick.
Add molasses and butter. Combine
sugar. spices, salt, flour and corn
starch. Add to first mixture. Mix
thoroughly. Fold in stiff1y beaten
egg whites. Pour into pastry Lined
pie pan. Bake In hot oven 425 de-
grees about Is minutes. Cover pie
with q layer Of pecans. Sprinkle
with sugar. Continue baking IS
minutes.
Could any reader give me a good
recipe for the hot ground beef sand
wich filling?
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-25

Nearby Nebraska, another leading agricultural state, is in no better case. A special dis patch to the New York Times from Omaha, dated Aug. 19, tells of sizable increases in wheat acreages, and bushels produced, over last year.
 "In the process much land was plowed that should have been kept under grass.
 ''The longtime Nebraska farm CTS charged that speculators, sec ing a chance to make a killing, have taken the land during the bonanza and will leave the task of re-anchoring the soil to some one else Many soil experts are predicting another Dust Bowl worse than the one which ravaged the country in the line teen Thirties.
 Losing Battle
 Considering the fact that the Soil Conservation Service is even today fighting a losing battle, merely keeping things from get ting disastrously worse, I won- Ter how much can be done to re- verse the downward trend of the nations life-giving topsoil. Flood control is obviously one of the major remedies. This spring three states alone-Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri-lost $491,OOO,OOO worth of topsoil due to floods. Another way of putting this is to say that in the Missouri Valley this spring 3,0O0,OOO acres of farm land were inundated, near ly half of these being flooded twice or more.
 Americas solitary boast, the IVA, has shown that, even in regions of heavy rainfall, devas- tating floods can be averted by means of a well-planned series of dams and reservoirs. Similar plans-with the necessary re- giona1 variations - have been drawn up for the Arkansas, Columbia, Missouri and other river valleys"
 There are various me- thods utilized to hold rain-water on the soil. One analogous to dams is contour blowing. On hilly ground the furrows which follow the lands contour, in- stead of running straight up and down hillside, in reality serve as a series of little dams to hold the water in and slow down the
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-25

shade and enjoy their cud. After a while they have another big meal with little effort the cows harvest their own feed, and milk is produced at mini mum cost.
 Contented Cows
 Tn order to achieve this idyl- lie economic state, and establish pastures resistant to erosion, it is essential before planting to prepare the soil with manure, pulverized limestone and super phosphate fertilizer. The con- tented cows then bring us to the final method of soil preservation: phosphates.
 Phosphorus has again and again proved particularly good at promoting the hardy growth of vegetal cover for the land. It makes the land something like an absorbent sponge which retains water for growing purposes. In Alabama phosphates have been particularly effective in the es- tablishments of pastures similar to those described above.
 U. s. Resources
 Eighty percent of United States soil are deficient in all important phosphorus together with the inability of the Ameri- can fertilizer industry as pre- sently constituted to produce nearly enough phosphates. Phos- phorus is one of the many raw materials with which America is heavily endowed; we have, in fact, more than half of the worlds known reserves-prin- cipally phosphoric rock in Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming. There is no basic reason why phosphates could not be plenti- full for the American farmer.
 "But it is important to note here that the marked accomplish ments of super-phosphates pro- duced at TVA-operated Muscle Shoals have been established on over 10000 demonstration farms in 26 states throughout the Un- ion. If produced in sufficient quantities from our vast natural store super-phosphates would in- deed constitute one of the major techniques for conserving and restoring Americas vital topsoil.
 Any one of the projects des- cribed here, if widely, adopted in time, would go far toward stemming the appalling waste of our most precious material en- dowment. And if most of them are undertaken in concert, the present trend of prodigality and devastation would be sharply re- versed."
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-25

run-off.
 Tn addition broad shallow channel, wider at the bottom of the hill than at the top, is dug into the hillside to confine the run-off water to a definite, re- stricted course. Another we'll
 known device is to alternate strips of closely rooted small grain with strips of a loose-fur- roWed crop such as corn. The soil naturally remains better an- chored under a system of crop rotation, also, than with the one crop cultivation so characteristic of many factories in the fields
 'Plowman's Folly
 Another technique is gaining wider and wider acceptance if still the subject of heated con- troversy. Its spokesman, Edward H. Faulkner, brought out his "Plowman's Folly" four years ago, genuine best-seller. His thesis, which he presented in an extreme form, is that the tradi- tional American deep-furrowing moldboard blow disturbs the na- tural organization of the soil and, by thrusting the remainders of past crops and other topsoil- anchorage and moisture-absorb- ing surface debris deep into the ground, both reduces soil fertil- ity- and leads directly to erosion. He cited his own highly produc- tive experiments with scratch ing or surface-disking the soil to substantiate his claims.
 Despite the astounding suc- ces of his book, MT. Faulkner was widely dismissed as faddist if not crackpot. Yet in the semi-arid Great Plains, and in the Pacific Northwest, use of the one-way disk for blowing (to loosen the soil underneath but leave the residue of former crops on the surface) is becoming quite extensive. This 'stubble-mulch" type of cultivation gives fields a trashy exterior, with seeds plant ed through the mulch, but it is recording superb results.
 Pasture Land
 T must touch on the remedy of restoring pasture land. In the important dairy state of New Jersey more than 33,OOO acres have been especially prepared and seeded for pasture during the past seven years-planted to grasses such as orchard, broome and reed canary and legumes such as Ladino clover, which is so prolific that a single plant may spread 16 square feet in single year. And then the cows are not permitted to graze a field until the grass is abundant.
 Here is one result, according to Roscoe De Baum, Farm and Garden Editor of the Newark Evening News: Tn former years, the pasture lot was usually the poorest soil on the farm Cows would work for hours to get a little grass. Tired out, they would give up. Late in the afternoon, the hungry cows would return to the barn to get their fill of costly hay, >ensilage and feed With the improved New Jersey pas ture, cows eat their fill in a hurry. Then they rest in the lsaa1aa1111111111s,
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-25
sapping our soils vitality.
 Erosions Cost

oQPPAAA6 OoA 0SAAso N4toA1tys
 Erosion's Cost
 "They key state of Iowa itself has been a bad offender. Last June alone-due to spring rains and severe floods-it lost 115,- OOO,OOO tons of topsoil, the worst erosion loss in it's history. Dis quieting reports issue from Iowa State College at Ames. One of the most recent is that in the past five years acreages devoted to ''row crops" have increased 28 per cent with the decrease in soil-anchoring pasture land cor responding. An indication of the way fertility is declining on the black-velvet corn land which I visited before the war is that in the past five years Iowa farmers have had to increase their use of chemical fertilizers nine-fold. War does accentuate bad farm ing practices.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-25

Editors note: The following
 article has been taken from a
 treatise on conserving and re-
 storing the nations number
 one natural resource-the fer
 tilitY of its topsoil. Entitled
 "Spartina and Black Velvet"
 the article was taken from the
 magazine The Commonweal
 and was written by the maga-
 zines editor. Edward s. Skill
 in. Ii appeared in the Sept.
 51h issue. Because the Front
 iersman deems the subject
 mailer treated of vital interest 10 farmers anywhere. the arti-
 cle is reproduced in almost its
 entirety.
 "The state department of edu- cation in Iowa has just completed a three-year experiment giving soil conservation instruction in the states rural elementary schools.
 '"To have American public edu- cation deal with the basic i'm portance of things is heartening, and now the great majority of Iowa's 48,000 rural pupils from the first to the eighth grades will not be permitted to forget that civilization moves, survives or disappears with the fertility of the soil
 Grave Problem
 "A few figures give an idea of the scope and gravity of the prob lem. One-fifth of the arabic land of the United States is already denuded of its priceless topsoil Con which alone crops will grow); it is pitted and ruined beyond re- pair. One-third of the remaining farm land is badly damaged. We still have over four hundred mill lion arabic acres left in varying conditions of soil health, but we are currently ruining a half mil lion acres year.
 '"This after ten full years of the National Soil Conservation Service, the instructions of coun- ty agents and the bitter lesson of the dust bowls of the early thirties. With other leading na- tional resources badly spent or dwindling because of the war, we can ill afford to expend our topsoil, the one resource which is indispensable.
 'I say this without even taking into account what happens to the farm families who are vic tims of erosion. Particularly as the increasing use of plastics widely extends the industrial use of fibers and other raw materials produced directly on the land. Another aspect is this: each year we extract 2,500,OO0 tons of phos- phates from our soil by growing crops and grazing, and lose an- other 3,000,OO0 tons through erosion; yet, according to the National Resources Board, we are only returning 2,5O0,00O to the soil annually through fertil- izers and by other means. One | way or another we are steadily
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-25

William Hoskins Valley farmer recently trip side prize for his garden exhibit al the f pictured above he shows his Matanuskagrow vegetables naring Seattle residents Mr. oskns holds 24inc long nip which measured foot through Miss Lulu Fairbanks the Alaska Weekly staff oohng the heft Valley cabbage while Art Ganson of the Seattle Chamber of
 merce Alaska department helps hold for photograph Mr. Hoskns irip which his first side in 10 made Mt Mckinley Airlines ship.
 He took his garden exhibit along for display in
 Nelson windows in seattle Photo courtesy of Seattle Te
The Valley settler., 1947-08-14

IMAM tnous endorsement Of statehood for
laslca was given by a. State and two
teri itorial .sobornors at the recent Gov
ernorts Conference hold in Salt Lake City.
Stating that 1.-THE Expressed wish Of our
own follow-cit lions Of Alaska is merely
FOR t he ful1f i11nont Of the moderate, IN
derst andab1e, tradit ioaa1 and legitimate
aspiration to achieve full equality and
re sponsib1li ty in the family Of states and
for government according to the OF
tabllshod American. pattern, the 46 pr in
ipals of the conference passed the reso-
luton for Alaska stat ehood, a. proposal
submitted by Governor Gruening.
XXX E<**
They that stand high have many blasts to
shake them. --Shake spoare.
The Valley settler., 1947-08-14
FRESE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
LRRIVE F9OlE STATES

FtlGSh A-tUILS AND VEGETABLES
LRRIVE F3olE STATES
truck containing tomatoes, cucmnbors.
crabapple s peaches, pears, and watorGnolons
arr lived in Palmer today. The Produce was
brought from Yakima Valley, Wash. by truck
ever the highway. Y. Rlgors, and G.
Tempt eton Of Anchorage we're tho drivers.
They reported that it took 2 days and ono
might to make tho trip.
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(cont inuod from page 81
vide permanent Legislative solut ion to tho
vexing problem, Delegate Bartlett recon
lmcnded that cons iderat ion be givon to
plan to sock congress ional approval Of
government shiD building program for tho
Alaska trade.
Cong es snan jackson Of Washington, chair
man Of last year's similar committee oa-
phasizod the need for the forl1ul alton Of
a permanent Alaska shipping program as soon
as possible. This program embraces chart
oring Of ships by the government to tho
four @neri lean operators in the Alaska
TRADE at nominal rates and the payment OF
hull insurance by tho government.
George Talmago OF the Mar it inc 6om1 sion
| in testifying before the committee statoa
that the present rates in Alaska shipping
are $50 per cent above prouar rates. Those
| increased tariffs arc in force at inc
whom the American operators are receiving
government subsidy not previously given in
the form of ship hiro and insurance.
1t was DO cd out also that should an :
plifiod aid BIO sought from Congress in the
form Of a, ship constructio program to
suppl onont any permanent program outlined
that action should be init iatod inrnodia-
ely since such program would have to
| BIO consi derod by the Buroan Of the Budget
many months before the plan would DO pro
| sen ted to Congress for action.
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AASKA STLTEH0OD
Unan imous endorsement of statehood for
/ Alaaka was givon by A. State and two
tarr itorial cob ornors at the recent COW
Evening star., 1947-03-23

grated 50 harshly on your esthetic sense?"
Answering in order he said, the sales
girl told me you bought it. Your maid told
me you were up here, and need the pup
again for very important reason. That was
the last one they had in stock
But why do you need it?" she persisted.
Specifically, mean"
Someone wants it," he said evasively
Not good enough - try again.
Look, he said cant man have any
secrets?' She merely stared stonily.
He sighed. "Okay, you win" He told her
about BIB. and Angela.
When he was finished, she rested her elbows
on her knees, chin in her hands, and stared
lakeward.
"Well?" he asked.
Angela Crane" she said without looking
up, is very discriminating person.
I've got to make any concession. Even
that Now will you be good kid and sell me
the blamed thing?"
oHE sat up quickly and curled her legs be-
meath her. Unfortunately, she said, I'D
bought it for a friend and already mailed it,"
Jeff groaned.
She lives in Birmingham, Alabama I'll
give you the address if you want it," she
added with straight face. Its only fourteen
hundred miles"
mo thanks. l know when to quit" He
ran finger around the inside of his collar.
How about glass of water before starting
back?'
She got up. Come inside" She held the
screen door open for him. 1t was sprawing,
lodge-type house. A living room was full of
comfortable furniture. The floor was bare
except for two or three woolly throw rugs and
huge bearskin stretched before the fireplace.
With quick look he noticed small kitchen
in the rear and a couple of rooms off the
living room.
Nice place." he said.
Thanks she replied tugging tray of
cubes from the refrigerator How about iced
tea instead of water?"
Suddenly he stared at a small end table
next to the big green couch. He practically
held his breath as he walked toward it. his
eyes riveted to piece of statuary. He picked
it up as she came over and handed him a
glass. 1t was the dog.
did you say you had mailed it, he said
Evening star., 1947-03-23

coolly. "or that YOU were gong to mail it?"
Il said I'd already mailed it
He balanced the dog in his hand. you
Just happened to have an extra one YOURSELF"
She nodded, That's the original
The original?" he echoed
She took sip. Il designed it,
Jeff could almost feel his face undergoing
certain transition. First there was blank
ness. Then dawning awareness. Finally,
complete understanding and amazement.
You. ?" he blurted
Don't take it 50 hard. Or do all COM
mercial artists affect you that way?"
He sat down. 'Oh. III recover" he assured
her weakly. He turned the dog over in his
hands. you showed admirable restraint in
not scratching my eyes out"
Everyone is entitled to an opinion - no
matter how unqualified"
"Okay," he grinned "Ill let you get away
with that one; but now if you'll take off your
hobnailed boots we'll get down to business.
How much do you want for it?"
She shook her head. Its beyond price,
He covered his face with his hand and did
slow burn. Nov I'm showing the restraint.
Okay, 50 it's beyond price. So how about
making me present of it,"
She appeared to be thinking No." she
said finally, your reason for wanting it is
bad. Too commercial. Now, if you really
admired it ~ which unfortunately you don't
- we'll, that would be different
cHE put down her glass. Sorry, Mr. Sewell.
You'll have to use other influences on Miss
Crane. I'm sure you II figure something OUT
She looked at her watch. Nov if you'll
excuse me, have to get dressed And if you
care to wait, I'll take you across the lake in
my put-put. You can get bus from the
village on the other side and save yourself
walk
mo thanks Jeff said getting up.
Wouldn't want to trouble you.''
mo trouble at all I'm visiting on the east
shore anyway
Jeff sat down again and she went into her
bedroom. BY the time she came out half
hour later, he had made decision
Let's co." she said
He looked at her carefully. Her hair again
was set in the enticing page-boy effect Her
violet blue eyes were accentuated by a peri
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