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Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23
By ALICE DENHOFF

THE budget-haadler sees how
good gravy ekes out meat course.
Rich gravy made from meat drip
pings or fat stars in a thrifty meal
of a well-browned pot roast, corn
bread and gravy. AS thrifty meat
cuts come into their own, so does
the good gravy that results from
long simmering.
Serve the pot roast with raw
vegetables such as a green salad,
some raw vegetable relish or green
pepper cole slaw for a hearty meal.
Many are the thrifty (for these
times) cuts of meat which make
good gravy and lend themselves to
flavorful combinations. When cook
ing liver or praised flank steak, try
adding thin cream to the drippings
and serving around the meat.
Braised round steak may also have
its milk gravy spooned around it
country style. Veal chops Drowned
and baked with peas, diced celery
and their own good brown gravy is
another nice meal.
Spicy Gravy
Lamb hooks do well baked in a
gravy made spicy with horseradish
or Worcestershire sauce. And fried
sailed pork surrounded with a
cream gravy is cause for a song!
In the main, gravy is of three
families; pan gravy Tor meat drip
pings "as is"); brown gravy, and
cream gravy. Pan gravy is simplest
of all. Just add a few tablespoons
of water to the savory brown resi-
due left in the cooking utensil,
stirring until of the desired con-
centration. Brown gravy is pan
gravy thickened and well Drowned.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23

OF
Galleries
BY HELEN FOLLETT

SHOULD it happen that you
have added little weight, this is .
good time of the year to start re-
ducing war because out door exer-
else is still delightful. When the
chill winds blow, you are not likely
to take kindly to long walks that
are so good for lot Of things that
all human creatures.
When adipose cells start to form,
there is no telling how fast they
may multiply. 1t is safer to be a
weight watcher, to see if the bath
room scales make dubious reports.
Ten pounds too much may not have
much of an effect upon the svelte
shape, but when ten doubles to
twenty it may be difficult to get back
to normal. Movie stars take no
chances. A lovely figure is their
stock in trade. Follow their example
if you are inclined to be curvaceous.
Enough Protein
Foods to eat are those that are
poor in fats, sweets and starches,
together with enough protein-meat,
fish, eggs-to maintain the struc-
ture of the body cells and to supply
energy.
One can have lean meat, chicken,
crisp bacon, practically all fruits,
buttermilk, cottage cheese, aspara-
gus, caulifiower, cabbage, carrots,
cucumbers, Brussels sprouts, let
tuce, spinach, squash, radishes.
tomatoes, onions, string beans. But
don't have any of these vegetables
swimming in butter. Take tea and
coffee clear. You may not like either
one at first but you may be sur
prised to find that your taste buds
will do a turn-about and accept
them.
List of Foods
Here is a list Of foods to be
avoided. Fat meats, duck, goose,
fried meats in any form. Starchy
vegetables like sweet potatoes, baked
beans, lima beans, canned or green
corn. Rich salad dressings, cream
soups, candy, pastry, sugar, gravies,
preserves.
While dieting will reduce because
if one lacks the usual amount Of
calories tie fat cells will live upon
themselves, bring about their own
destruction and a certain amount OF
outdoor exerc sc is necessary for
good spirits and well being.
If you find it difficult to take time
out for sports, do few calisthenic,
morning and night. A good exercise
is as follows: After taking a gooe
firm stance, feet parallel, few
: inches apart and bending knee up
ward, stretch legs straight forward
Return to preceding position, the1
original position. Change to Other
leg. Fifteen times day is reason
able minimum for this exercise
especially recommended for keeping
the abdomen fiat.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23
|ousekeeper in White House
Planning Meals for Two or Two Thousand

| thousand sandwiches to be made.
Perhaps it was group of poten-
tates from the Far East who can
eat only certain foods. Possibly it
was a special diet to be prepared
for a guest with ulcers. Only a
woman who was willing to learn,
work and progress, could have mas
tered the situation. Rationing cut
into necessary food supplies, but en-
PERTAINING went on. She'd check up
to see how many were expected for
meals, but was never sure until they
were actually at the table. In esti-
mating the quantity of food for a
garden party she once forgot all
about feeding the fifty handsome
motorcycle police. The ice cream
failed to arrive for a state dinner.
Sometimes the cook got sulky and
spoiled the food.
Yet, with it all, Mrs. Nesbitt's
problems were those of any home
maker with family. The President
suddenly refused to eat spinach and
liver. He was off vegetables, too
Does that sound familiar?
l hope you'll read this book. It's
a great lesson in housekeeping,
whether you home-keep and cook for
two, or for two thousand; and it
can be an inspiration to all women
over fifty who have to make living,
~>u@nnAnue a,.,.,rn
Cream of Corn Soup
Kedgeree with Scrambled Eggs
Green Peas Baked Whole Potatoes
Apple Pie a la President
Coffee or Tea Milk (Children)
Today's Menus include Favorite
White House Dishes.
All Measurements Are Level
Recipes Serve -Four
Kedgeree with Scrambled Eggs
This is based on any kind o.
smoked fsh-fnan haddie, bloater.
or kippers. Remove the skin ant
bone from l lb. and flake the fist
coarse. Melt 8 tbsp. butter or mar
garine in small, heavy frying pan
Add 8 c. cooked rice to the fish, ant
the chopped coarse whites of 2 hard
cooked eggs, seasoned with u tsp
paprika and Is tsp. nutmeg. Hea
gently but do not fry. Serve yer.
hot with garnish of the 2 hard
cooked egg yolks rubbed through
sieve. Garnish with parsley. This i
delicious accompanied with cream.
scrambled eggs.
Creamy Scrambled Eggs
Break 6 eggs into a bowl and bea
slightly. Add l tsp. salt, u tsF
white pepper and - C. top cream o
coffee cream. Beat until blended bu
not frothy. In a heavy, medium
sized frying pan melt IL tbsp. but
ter or margarine. Pour in the eg
mixture. Cook slowly, scraping u
the egg as fast as it coagulates. D
not let it brown or become hard. Til
use of cream helps to prevent scran
bled eggs from becoming too har
on standing, and prevents thei
from becoming watery.
Apple Pie a la President
Make good pie pastry with lar
or with equal parts of lard and MAI
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23
BEAUTY
By IDA BAILEY ALLEN

"AFTER a day of great excite
ment | was SO exhausted l fixed a
kettle of knackwurst and sauer-
kraut to settle my mind" It's Mrs.
Henrietta Nesbitt speaking, in her
fascinating and utterly human book,
"White House Diary" She spent
thirteen years as housekeeper in the
White House and never lost the
viewpoint of the average American
woman.
To start working for a living at
fifty-nine years of age and to make
a success, is an achievement; and
that's just what she did. The first
step in this remarkable career was
making her fine pies, cakes, cookies
and buildings to sell to her neigh
bors in Hyde Park, the Franklin D.
Roosevelts.
Later Mrs. Roosevelt invited her
to go to Washington. ~ don't want
a professional housekeeper, l want
someone / know" she said. And
when you read the book you'll I'M
derstand the choice, for it is clear
that Mrs. Nesbitt combines the
qualities of tact, stick-to-itiveness,
inventiveness and the will to work
with good old-fashioned common
sense.
Succession of Meals
"Life was succession of meals,
she writes. breakfasts were served
on trays any time between six ane
twelve. Some guests liked to com
bine breakfast with lunch. Brunch
they call it, a word l refuse to use
It doesn't sound tasty"
Meantime the work of the White
House went on with its endless en-
tertaining of all types of people
Perhaps it was royalty to lunch. o.
maybe a garden party with thre'
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23
Site Of An Historic Battle
the World

, and Germany. In fact, the entire
region of hills, from 600 to 1000 feet
above sea level, covers Belgium
south and east of the Mouse river.
1t is exciting to wind around dizzy
hairpin bends in the lovely roads
and take in vistas of tiny villages
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23

garine; or use lard, with extra mar
garine rolled in to make the crust
flaky. Line 9 in. pie plate with the
rolled pie dough. Peel, core and thin
slice 6 tart cooking apples; mix with
l C. sugar, u tsp. salt and l tsp.
vanilla. Spread into the crust-lined
pie plate; dot with / tbsp. butter or
margarine; cover as usual with the
top crust, fluting the edges together
with the fingers, or use the tines of
fork. Slash in places on the top
to allow the steam to escape. Bake
in hot oven, 400 F., for 10 min. !;
then reduce the heat to 375 F. and
bake 35 min. longer.
Foods the Man Likes
1t proved big help to Mrs. Mes
bitt to keep on hand a list of the
foods the President preferred.
(After all the man of the house
must be pleased, but you must be
careful not to repeat favorites too
often.) Why not make list of the
dishes your husband likes best?
Then work them into the menus as
often as possible. He will be pleased
and slightly fattered. What this can
accomplish any wife we'll knows!
And it can make life so much more
beautiful!
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23
Study Present Family

Study his present family set-up
and his relatives. Ask yourself how
,kZell you may win their acceptance.
Refuse to enter the marriage until
you are pretty sure you have won
this acceptance. Most of all, you
will want to win acceptance by his
child or children. and it won't be
easy, as a rule, if the child is over
twelve or fourteen. Usually it is
harder to win the adolescent daugh-
ter than the son, perhaps.
Study the man. Estimate how
well you and he might work to-
gether in bringing up the step
children. Be sure in your own mind
you won't be easily hurt, angered
or upset over the hundreds of
smaller or larger matters of rela-
tionships sure to arise. Be sure you
are a poised person, in strong COM
mand of your own emotions. Don't
look for perfect sailing nor be
daunted by small discouragements.
If you suppose you are failing don't
condemn yourself. Others in your
place might have done worse. Pray
for the best and thank God daily
for your successes however small
they seem to be, hoping they will
come more often and grow bigger.
Let US never cease to praise and
admire the step-mother who is sue
cessful and to be very charitable
toward the one who seems not to be.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23
SUNDAYS DINNER

SUNDAYS DINNER
Crab Meat Soup
Minute Steak on Toast
Scalloped Corn String Beans
Sliced Tomatoes
Spanish Cream with Peach Sauce
Coffee or Tea Milk (Children)
Grab Meat Soup
Scald l pit. whole milk with Y C.
light cream or undiluted evaporated
milk and/or l c. chicken stock, or
water containing 2 chicken bouillon
cubes. Thicker by blending l u tbsp
-four with 2 tbsp. butter or marga.
rine, l tsp. grated lemon peel, and ]
tsp. Worcestershire sauce. Add 1a C
of the hot milk and stir smooth
Pour into the heated milk and cooR
and stir until thick. Add u c. fakee
crabmeat or the contents of u lb
can crab meat from which all shell
has been removed. Stir in 2 hard
boiled eggs, chopped and mashed
fine. Serve busted with minced
parsley.
Minute Steak on Toast
For this use l lb. (any cut) o.
steak sliced as thin as possible. Gu
it in 4 portions and tenderize b.
pounding with a meat mallet. FIR.
quickly on both sides in butter O.
margarine, allowing q to 5 min
Serve on crisp buttered toast. Pou
over any drippings left from tn
frying pan. If desired the toast ca,
first be spread lightly with steam
fried onions, or the steak may b
topped with a thin slice of fried rip
or green tomato.
TRICK OF THE !EE
For extra fine flavor in gree
peas, boil down the liquid and adj
it Just before serving. This apple
to cooked fresh, frozen or canne'
ppns
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23
Problems
A
Step-Nother
By GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS. PhD

IN spite of the ugly pictures of
the step-mother in some fairy tales
and in an occasional movie; in spite
of the obvious difficulties facing anv
step-mother, there are a good many
very wonderful and successful stem.
mothers. But for them, some of the
great leaders of the world might
never have attained their greatness.
Abraham Lincoln is a good example
Any mother who has succeeded as
a step-mother has achieved more, as
a rule, than if she had been the real
mother. Manifestly it is nearly al
ways harder, and the older the step
child or children the more true this
difference. You see, the child over
four or five may have vivid and
affectionate memories of the real
mother, dead or divorced. The rela-
tives of the real mother certainly
have. Then the in-laws and their
Satellites" have increased in num-
Der, increasing the number of
watchful critics with the Jealous
feelings and actions. All these fac
tors tend to pull at the heartstrings
of the step-child and put unfavor-
able ideas into his head. And all
these factors may be more powerful
if the real mother is divorce than
if she is dead. With the rapid growth
of divorce this problem of STEP
motherhood will increase.
Practical Problems
Then there's the practical prob
lem of disciplining and guiding the
step-children. If the step-mother
attempts to assert such authority
over the older step-child, especially
over the adolescent, as she might
easily assert as the true mother, she
is pretty sure to meet with great
resistance and endless family strife.
The father, indeed, might not back
her up in reasonable controls even
of the younger children. New COM
plications arise if this step-mother
bears a child of her own or brings
children of her own to the marriage.
"Your children, my children and
our children" suggests a maximum
of these problems. Yet you and
have seen few such families high
ly happy and successful-where the
step-mother deserves recognition
comparable to a Congressional med
al.
To the woman considering mar
rage with a widower (ground or
grass) who has growing children,
let me offer few suggestions:
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23

tcopyrixht 1915. King Features Syndicate. Ina,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-23

nephew, not son, i'll our family,
and l guessed that Dicky shared my
hope. But l knew that we could do
nothing now to verify that hope, or
to prove it false.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
Pro draft Senators forget
armys own book on USSR

A FEW weeks ago when l
IN was in Washington and
appeared before the Senate Arm
ed Services Committee to ex-
press my opposition to the draft
and universal military training,
1 had discussion of this ques-
ton with some of the Senators.
They were accepting the idea
that the situation was the same
today as that which faced us
in 1941. 1t was on that basis that
they were ready to approve bill
lions of dollars for arms and
the drafting of our young men.
Some of these Senator'S are. I
am sure. the victims of the very
propaganda they repeat. They
haven't studied enough history
TO know the differences between
fascism and communism: and it
is unfortunate that their ignor-
ance of these important differ
ences may lead us to war.
I referred the gentlemen of the
Senate Committee to a number
of documents prepared by our
War Department for our troops
during the last war. I quote one
of these now, because it states
the difference concisely-and we
are either going to understand
this difference or we shall go
to war. $50 .a
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
Dictotorships

In answer to the question,
Aren't Nazi Germany and the
Soviet Union the same?"-it said:
Some people who talk faster
than they think would say yes.
After all, both are relationships.
"But there are many differ
ences, and they happen to be
the important differences. The
Nazi idea is that Germany, and
the whole world, must be ruled
by a little clique Of greedy mon
for the benefit of small group.
This clique never intends to re-
inqaish its power. It is not in
terested in improving the lot of
the ordinary people. 1t is inter
ested only in war, plumber, and
world power.
THE Soviet idea is that the
dictatorship must serve the peo-
pie. There is no master race
idea in the Soviet Union: all
people are considered equal.
Working conditions were con-
stantlY being improved before
the war. at time when the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
Difference

Though I detest the whole idta
of relationships, there is a great
difference between the fascist
dictatorship which tries to per-
petuate itself for its own profit,
power and glory, and the die
tatorship in the Soviet Union
which has as its goal an economy
of abundance for all its people
and the eventual dissolution of
the dictatorship.
The fascist dictatorship must
expand its working area. 1t must
seek new sources of raw ma
terials, new markets for its goods,
and new people to exploit. This
necessity is not inherent in the
dictatorship of Russia. The Rus
slams have no necessity to ex-
pand their borders, nor viii they
for many decades to come, ex-
cept as external threats and pres
sures compel them to seek mill
tary security.
When we are willing to ac-
cept this factual difference be-
tween fascism and communism,
when we have stopped the circu-
lation of the myth that the two
are the same, we shall find that
we can live at peace with Russia
without jeopardizing our own
hopes for an economy of album
dance based on system of pro-
gressive capitalism in demo-
cratic society.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
Ford IocoI in Detroit votes
probe of JAW Peorio raid

DETROIT - JAW Clio Local
Goethe Ford local, largest in
the world-has voted to set up
a committee to investigate raid
ing activities by their inter-
national.
This action followed an APP
pearance before the locals execu-
tive board Of Grant Cakes, presi-
dent, and Milt Burns, director Of
organization, for the CLIO farm
equipment workers.
Burns and Cakes both pointed
out that continuation of JAW
raids upon sister-CIO unions
could only benefit employers, as
was. the case with the Cater
pillar Tractor Co., in Peoria, Ill.
Burns documented his charges of
raiding with UAW-CTO leaflets,
newspaper ads and radio scripts
used in the Cat Peoria raid,
as a consequence of which 10000
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
Equality

"The Soviet government raised
the status of women to equality
with men, while the Nazis con-
sidered women fit only to breed
children.
'The Soviet government in
creased the number of school
children by 400 percent, and of
college students by 800 percent,
while the Nazis cut the number
of students in Germany by more
than half.
The Soviet government has as
its goal the building of a better
happier country for its people.
The Nazi government has as its
goal the building of a powerful
war machine that viii plumber
the world 10 enrich Germany"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29

Cat workers were taken into
the JAW.
BURNS quoted David Livings-
ton, of the UAW organizing staff
in Peoria, which is said to have
spent 100000 on the raid, as
saying that seizure of the Peoria
FE local was "more important
than the situation in General
Motors"
The Local 600 investigating
committee will appear before the
UAW-CIO international execu-
tive board to demand an ex-
PLANTATION of the Peoria raid,
after an on-the-spot investiga-
ton among Cat workers. Also at
issue in the probe is the So
assessment about to be levied on
all UAW members. Local 600
executives have expressed fear
that this $4,000, 900 fund will be
used for further raids, rather
than organizing the unorganized,
or as strike defense fund.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29

Altgeld, said Stevenson, was one of "our
greatest American heroes" who Carved ever
lastingly his monument in the hearts of all
Americans who love justice"
What Adlai Stevenson didn't mention. his
grandfather and namesalxe was Vice President
under President Grover Cleveland xbeu fad-
eral troops were sent into CHICAGO bv the
government TO shoot down strikers and braak
me Pullman walzout--during AItgeld's ad-
ministration!
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29
Stevenson doesn't
remember grondpo

Adlai Stevenson, Democratic candidate for
governor, is working hard at trying to build
up ''quickie" liberal reputation
Last week, for example, he made a speech
praising the late Gov. John Peter Altgeld, who
defended the Pullman strikers toward the
close of the Last century.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-29

Nazis were ruthlesslY destroying
the German labor unions and
turning their own people into
slave 1aborers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Parent.Teacher
Activities

The home and. family life de-
partment of the District of Column
bia Congress of Parents and Teach
ers is sponsoring a workshop for
study groups November 3 and 4
in the Adams School. Nineteenth
and California streets NV, from
10 am. to noon. Miss Margaret
Moore, seventh vice president and
chairman of the department Of
home and family life, has arranged
the following program:
Wednesday morning at the gen.
eral session Mrs. Dwight Avis, third
divisional representative, will speak
on The Value of Study Groups"
Following this. High Lights From
Successful Study Groups" will be
presented.
At II am. the general meeting
will be divided into three groups,
the first under the direction Of
Mrs. Vesta Lynn, teacher of kin
dergarten in Laboratory School,
Wilson Teachers College, who will
discuss THE Preschool Child
The second group will discuss
Sabotage Child" with Mrs. Oc-
tavia Reed, supervisor in the de-
partment Of elementary supervision
for curriculum planning In Dis
trict of Columbia Schools.
The third group discussion on
1.-THE Adolescent" will be led by
Miss Eleanor McAuliffe, assistant
principal. Paul Junior High School.
On Thursday at 10 am. there will
be q resume presented from the
SHgcussion groups held the preceding
day. At IL am. there will be two
discussion groups:
"Homemaking," led by Mrs. Ola
Day Rush, head Of the department
Of home economics, District of Co.
lumoia Public Schools, Divisions !
to 9.
THE Use of Films as a Basis OF
Discussion" under the direction of
Mrs. Dorothy Mason. editorial re-
search assistant of Public Library
Study group chairmen, presidents
program and visual education chair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

men and all others interested from
the local Parent-Teacher Associa
tons are urged to attend these con-
ferenceS.
DR.. Carl F. Hansen, associate
superintendent of public schools
will speak on "A Definition of Hap
piness for Children" at the Phoebe
Hearst Association meeting tomor
row at 8 pm. in the school. A
social will follow.
John Burroughs PTA Executive
Board will meet Thursday at Ills
pm. Mrs. Marion Wade DOYLE
president of the Board of Educa-
ton, will speak at the Whittier
Elementary School Association
Thursday at 8 pm. on Laying the
Foundations for a Better Under
standing of Our Public School Sys-
tenn"
Langley Junior High Association
Ways and Means Committee is
planning bake sale Thursday at
noon in the school cafeteria.
Attention, summer roundup chair
men. Mrs. Harold Keesling wants