PAGE TWO
The Week In
Washington
A Resume of Governmental Happenings
in the National Capital
Washington, Feb. 21.?Both political
parties have issued statements j
that politics must be disregarded in
the 1942 congressional elections, butj
there is little doubt here that as the 1
time approaches there will be more
and more of the usual name-calling
and mud-slinging concerning subjects
not directly related to the war.
It is not expect id that the Republicans
will criticize the President's
war program directly?but they win
make plenty of capital of such ma
terial as the recent appointment of
a dancer pal of Mrs. Roosevelt's,
Miss Myris Chaney, and a movie j
actor, Melvyn Douglas, to positions
in the office of civilian defense.
This was evident following the intraduction
by Republican Represen- ,
tative Leland Ford of California, of '
an amendment restricting the appropriation
of funds to OCD for ;
work. Before the vote the wires:
here were kept hot by Republican
leaders to get party members in
Washington to vote against the
amendment and by Democratic
leaders to get their men here to vote
for it. The Democrats believe that
the whole issue was brought up to
embarrass the administration.
The ' party" significance of the
amendment was emphasized by
Representative Ford himself when
he showed his unconcealable pleasure
over the opportunity to embar- ,
rass the administration by saying:
"Win, draw or lose, it will put a
hell of a lot of them on the spot."
Although there was some question
in the ininds of members of
both parties whether there was any |
necessity for expenditures for a division
of this kind, it was evident j]
that the attention given to the subject
was all out of proportion to its
importance. It was primarily involved
with a salary of SI,GOO for
Miss Chancy to be in charge of a
physical fitness program. Mr. Doug- ,
las said that tic had offered his services
"without compensation."
Mr. Douglas defended the job assigned
to him?that of forming a
clearing house for utilizing the tal
ents of actors, writers, radio stars,
etc., by saying:
"They want to know. What can
we do? How can we serve?' The .
people ot tne entertainment world
can contribute their talents and abil- .
ities to the civilian defense program.
They can dramatize defense; they
can dramatize the war effort; they
can bring home to all communities
all over the land the meaning of
America at war.
"The personal attack upon me has
broadened into a generalized attack
on a fundamental issue: whether or
not thousands of loyal Americans
who work in the creative or entertainment
world shall, because of
their profession, be denied the privilege
of helping to win this war."
While the issue was being debated.
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director
of selective service, stressed his
belief that the entertainment world
could play an important role in our
war program by ruling that men essential
to the movie industry should
be deferred from the draft. He said:
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Jap aliens from the Jap colony on
Terminal Island naval base at Los
Angeles. Picture shows them removing
an unidentified Jap from
bis borne on the island.
The continuance of motion picture
production is in certain respects essential
to the national health, safety
and interest, and in other phases
essential to war production."
Although Washington last week
was buzzing with talk on the Mel
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which also included a general rehashing
of other faults which have
been found with the activities of the
First Lady, the less politically minded
members of congress were more
concerned with the problems of
price control, Washington housing
and a proposed women's army auxiliary
corps.
Although the price control measure
is now law, the farm bloc in
congress is seeking changes in it to
permit further increases in farm
prices. The senate is considering a
measure to prevent federal agencies
from curbing prices before they
have reached parity as well as a
proposal to prevent the government
from selling surpluses as a means of
keeping prices down.
The pian for a women's auxiliary
for the army has long been under
discussion in the war department
and is being sponsored in the house
by Hop. Edith Hogers of Massachusetts.
Following the President's plea for
the "parasites" to get out of Washington
to make room for those who
must be there for government work,
additional housing has been proposed
and a measure is expected to go
through authorizing the expenditure
of $50,000,000 for additional housing.
A fire in the big Statler hotel, which
is under construction, is going to
further complicate the problem
since the government was planning
to make use of this mammoth building
for office space. The file is expected
to delay completion many
months.
Since Donald Nelson has been in
charge of the war production board,
there has been a general feeling
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net*.- mat uui war prouucnon program
now is making rapid headway,
Red tape is being eliminated, incompetent
executives are being replaced
and all forms of war work
are being put in charge of the men
best equipped to do the job. Many
business men, known to be authorities
on different phases of the war
program, have agreed to give up lucrative
jobs, at Mr. Nelson's request,
in order to go to Washington to contribute
their ability to the all-out
war effort.
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| Honey May Be Used
i.4s Sugar Substitute
By MISS ELIZABETH BRIDGE
Home Demonstration Agent.
Honey may be used in place of
molasses in recipes, using measure
for measure in ginger bread, brown
bread and steamed puddings. Because
it contains less acid than molasses,
soda is not needed. Add one
teaspoon of baking powder for each
one-fourth teaspoon of soda omitted.
Honey takes up moisture so cakes
and puddings stay moist 1 onger
when made with honey.
An easy way to measure honey is
with a moist or greased cup. Honey
should be stored in a tightly closed
container, since it absorbs moisture.
Drizzled Honey
Place the honey jar or pitcher in
warm, or hot, water for about ten
minutes before using. The warm
honey will drizzle from the pitcher
instead of pouring in a heavy
stream.
Extracted honey has about one"iftli
less energy value than an equal
weight of sugar because it is about
one-fifth water. Therefore, when
honey is substituted for sugar, the
liquid in the recipe should be reduced.
the amount depending on the
consistency of the honey. For example.
if medium thick honey is
substituted for one-half the sugar in
cake or quick breads, reduce the
liquid one-fourth. If honey is subI
stituted for all the sugar, reduce the
liquid one-half.
In making honey cakes and quick
breads, mix the honey with the liquid.
and bake at lowest temperature
possible. This prevents loss or
change of flavor of the honey and
aiso avoids too rapid browning.
Hot Chocolate
2 teaspoons cocoa, >.i teaspoon salt,
j 3 teaspoons honey, 3 cups scalded
J milk.
Blend cocoa, salt and honey. Add
to scalded milk and simmer about 5
; minutes. Top with honey meringue
1 or whipped cream.
Honeyed Ham and Apples
Brown a rather thick slice of
; nired ham in a baking dish, pour 4
' teaspoons honey over ham and stick
in 3 whole cloves. Place cored apples
in halves or slices of pineapple
on ham and bake in a moderate oven.
Sweet potatoes or carrots may be
used instead of the fruit and pork
chops may be substituted for the
ham.
Candied Sweet Potatoes
or Carrots
Place raw or partially cooked
sweet potatoes or carrots in a bakilie
dish and add hnnov and butter
and bake until tender.
Steamed Brown Bread
1 cup yellow corn meal
2 cups graham flour
1 tablespoon salt
Pi teaspoons soda
2 cups sour milk
2-3 cup honey.
1 cup raisins .
Mix together the meal, flour, salt
and soda; add the sour milk, honey
and the raisins. Steam three hours
in covered tins, which should be not
more than two-thirds full at the beginning
of the cooking.
Honey Nut Browns
',i cup butter
2 oz. chocolate
Va cup honey
'a cup sugar
2 eggs
V.i cup flour
14 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped nut meats.
Melt butter and chocolate together.
Add honey, sugar and beaten eggs.
Sift flour and baking powder together.
Add nuts to flour and add
to first mixture. Bake in a shallow
well greased pan in a slow oven
(300 F) for 40 minutes.
Apple Sauce Cake
'.2 cup butter
1 cup honey
1 cup apple sauce (from dried or
fresh apples, thick)
214 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 egg
li teaspoon cinnamon
'i teaspoon nutmeg
'4 teaspoon cloves
(4 teaspoon salt
1 cup seeded raisins
14 cup nut meats
Cream butter and honey, add apple
sauce and beaten egg. Sift flour
with other dry ingredients, add
raisins and nuts and add to first
mixture. Beat well and bake about
1 hour in a moderately hot oven.
This cake may be made several days
before serving as the flavor improves
with age.
Gingerbread Cup Cakes
1 cup cake flour, or
1 2-3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1-8 teaspoon cloves
V4 teaspoon salt
Vz teaspoon soda.
1 teaspoon baking powder
1-3 cup shortening
Vz cup honey
Vz cup brown sugar
V\ cup molasses
1 egg
Vz cup sour milk
Sift flour and measure. Sift anc
\ mix with remaining dry ingredients
Cream fat, honey, sugar and molas
ses together. Add beaten egg. Adc
sour milk alternately with flour mix
1 ture stirring only enough to mi>
: flour. Bake in moderate oven (3001
I for 25 minutes. Yield: 16 cup cake:
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i WILLKIE HINTS
HIS CANDIDACY
AGAIN IN 1944
Boston.?Wendell Willkie, in answer
to a reporter's question recently
whether he would "like to meet the
champ again in 1944." replied that if
his own ideals prevailed he expect- j
ed to be a "force" in that election. i
The 1940 Republican presidential
candidate said that at the present
he was more interested in convincing
the American people that they
faced a world-wide struggle and of
"speaking of those things I think are
wrong in the administration of government."
Willkie declined to answer a iv
questions concerning congressional
criticism of the President's wife but
declared that he was of the opinion
that in the final analysis civilian defense
would be effective if administered
well locally.
Only 35 Confederate
Vets in North Carolina
Raleigh. Feb. -8.?Friday was the
!00th anniversary of the birth Henry j
Lawson Wyatt of Barboro, the first
Confederate soldier to be killed in !
action during the War Between the j
States
Of the 127.000 other North Caro
; nnians wno served in that war with
Wyatt. today there are only 35 living,
according to the state pension
records. The list of Confederate
widows still carries 765
names but many of them were much
younger than their veteran husbands.
There also are three old negro
body servants of Confederate officers
on the pension list.
Last month the state paid S17.6!)5
in Confederate pensions. At the
peak, in 1928. the total was running
SI.300.000 a year.
Although Wyatt was a North Carolinian
and a member of the First
North Carolina (Bethel) Regiment,
Virginia also claims him for he was
born in that state. Virginia has
placed a marker at his birthplace
while North Carolina has a monument
to him in Capitol Square.
Texas is the leading producer of
cotton.
or 8 cup cakes and one 9-inch layer.
Baked Apples
Bake apples with a small amount
of water and butter until they begin ;
to soften. Remove from oven, fill
cavity with lemon juice and honey, j
. and set back in oven to finish baking.
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I The deceit and treachery of the mur- !;
derous attack on Pearl Harbor makes
v American blood boil. There is only one !;
% answer; complete, smashing victory ;I
? over those who attacked us. !
5 WE. PLEDGE the all-out co-operation ;
< of this bank. We will do everthing we S
5 can to keep the financial machinery of
j; wartime America running smoothly. ?
!; WE URGE every citizen to pitch in, to 5
J place America's welfare above every ?
I; other consideration. Victory will come ?
j if we fight this war as a united people.
:j: BUY DEFENSE BONDS here, and buy \
!; liberally, in this hour of our national crisis. ?
5 We have a full supply of the various de- S
; nominations of these bonds now on hand. ?|
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