A 1956 Baby Speaks
. (Apologies |« Thomas Hood) 1
remember, I remember
The home where 1 was bora—
The crevices and cracks through
which
TBbfufi pteped In each morn—.
The ceilings law, the' shaky walls, "
The fragile, lumpy floors.
The windows loose and noisy and
The tissue-paper doors!
I remember, I remember
The cockeyed shape and she
The modernistic gadgets and
Contraptions not so wise;
The buttons all around the house
Which drove my folks berserk—
(We should have seen at sight, I
guess,
The darned things would not work).
A button moved the pantry out
And'put a guest room In; ,
We threw s darling little switch 1
And back It came agin!
(in dining-mom could be made
small
Or medium or large
(And pressing lever Number Eight
\ Would make It a garage!)
~ 1 remember, 1 remember
My father’s sad, sad tale
Of how he was a veteran
And got the home by mall;
He ordered It by catalogue
And got a G.I. loan
For 10 times what the shack was
worth
But, still. It was his own! .
I remember, 1 remember
My father always said,
“I wish I’d bought a rugged home—
Old-fashioned like Instead.”
One thing,” he said, ”a veteran
Inside his hat should paste.
*When you go out to buy a homo
Don’t ever buy In haste.’
Farewell to Beer \
Beer is going to be 10 scarce this
cummer that they may serve it In
punch glasses and demand a letter
of introduction. '
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It win be almost as hard te get
as daring prohibition. And not any
easier to drink.
In fact, some pessimists are pre
dicting that by Fourth of July it
will cost you 10 cents to hear "The
Stein Seng** from h Juke box;
It’s all because of the grain that
most be saved and sent to relieve
the hungry in Europe. Nobody can
—wpiahi when a thirst is sacrificed
te such a noble cause.
But it is going to ruin die inks
picnic, the City Hall outing, and the
bf 11 games between the single and
married men at Mulligan’s grove.
did we predict that it will do
^ more te arouse the general public to
a hatred of war than anything so
(hr. A beer drinker hi a beer drink
er» and he has never thought he
was asking too much from life.
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It. seems to us that lifeU going Jo
seem extra drab.for a while to the
fellow who didn’t care for the hard
stuff and whose only idea was: "Put
a bead on it, Steve!”
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' Now that the government baa
placed an those restrictions on new
building we await the black market
bungalow and the tie-in sales plan
which makes you also take a light
house, two cowsheds and a house
boat.
Read In’, Writln’ and Drivin’.
Automobile associations and edu
cators are dost starting a program
in high school to teach young peo
ple how to drive an auto and par
ticularly how, to do so with a de
cent respect for others. "A main ob
jective will be the development of
a sportsmanlike attitude toward fel
low drivers,’! it is announced. We
hope no instructor win get into bat
tle with another motorist en route
to and from die classroom.
The idea is good, but there will be
no change in the situation on Ameri
. can streets until somebody edu
cates our police chiefs, traffic heads
and cops as a whole so that they
will give the pedestrian an occa- _
sional break.
With the Want Ada.
' vT* i want the foUowing books:
"Meet Mr. Hypen,’ The Dawn of
a Tomorrow,’ The Brick Moon.’ ‘Xit
and Doe,’ The Silver City’; will
-swop iris and other perennials.
Mass. MM3."—Yankee magazine.
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Would you give us a couple of
' geraniums ter ’The Virginian" and
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"Wbat’re you mari-ying her forT”
••She ©ernes of a family, that has
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SHINS OP SPBINQ
An ant is here, -
m A worm Is there.... ' *
Haul out the ewiBf-^;:^
An* garden chair!
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In These United States
Ford Is ‘HeapPertery%
Says Georgia Neighhak
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RICHMOND HILL, GA.—Henry Ford, the motor mag
nate, looks a ‘.‘heap perter’* than he dich whemTie caifie’tb
his Georgia plantation, according to one. 6t his plantation
workers. ~ Ford is now 84 years old, .but he is, still keenly
interested in experimentation in aU lines, especially crops.
“You ought to lee him get arounaw
the plantation,” the plantation work
er aald. “He’ll go over to the School
at recess time and an the young
ones take out after him like biddies
running after a mama hen- They’re
crazy about Mr. Ford.’’
As for his neighbors — well, they
have found that Mr. Ford is lust
another farmer and that means they
think he’s all right
The plantation, under manage*
ment of O. F. Gregory, is expert*
men ting with a celery crop this
year. Gregory said he was putting in
14 acres of celery which should be.
marketable in June when celery is
scarce on the market and brings a
good price.
The Ford farm has 200 acres of
lettuce just beginning to head up.
An oyster ranch on the lower part
of the plantation is producing again
this year, the first time in several
years since the beds were ruined
by a fr*5b water flood. /
Although he has recently sold
some of *his farms,- Mr-. Ford has
maintained an interest in agricul
tural experiment for many years.
He has helped develop many plants
that could be used for rubber, for
plastics, and other industrial pur
poses. Through the years he has
continued to search for new crops
and new uses for those crops. *
Hoover Catting Bed
Tape to Aid Famine
SaHerers in Europe
By WALTER A. SHEAD
WNU Washington Correspondent
WNU Fsatares.
PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S famine
* emergency committee, headed by
former Pres. Herbert Hoover as
honorary chairman, is slicing
through red tape and bottlenecks in
a desperate race against starva
tion of many of the peoples of Eu
rope and Asia.
The people of the United States
are asked by the committee to vol
a.
untaruy sacrmce ao
-per cent of their
volume of wheat
product consump
tion and 20 per cent
of food fats and
oils, so that these
mUlionsfaclngstark
hunger may live.
And Secretary of
Agriculture Clin
ton Anderson de
clares that if the
American people
conserve on ell foods and eliminate
waste, the nation can meet our pres
ent food commitments and still pro
vide 10 per cent more food at home
than was available in 1049.
But that means another record
production of food stuffs by the
farmers of the nation, a record
that must be achieved in spite of
further shortages in labor and farm
machinery and’‘another season of
fertility' depletion'of the1'soil. But
it is an emergency -;". . an emer
gency which not only challenges the
'‘know-how*' of the American farm
er, but (every humanitarian instinct
of the American people.
Feed on Scraps.
Picture if you can children with*
big glassy eyes, thin shouldered
and old-looking, spindle-legged, with
swollen stomachs, pawing through
a dump heap searching for edible
scraps of swill, pieces of weeks-old
bread. They fall upon a prized
morsel and wolf it down . . . their
meal is over.
Such a scene is so commonplace
in many sections of Europe, India
and China that it occasions no shock
or even surprise to people in these
areas.
Aia their pain is rapidly becom
ing wane. Thousands of seres of
food-producing lands hove been dev
ostoted with rockets, bombs and
tank bottles and most yet be nour
ished back Into productivity. To
make the Job of food production even
worse, since drouths in 1945 played
havoc with the crops in some na
tions normally self-sufficient and
food exporting. Other countries
under-estimated their needs or over
estimated their ability . to meet
them.
At best, millions of children In Eu
rope are existing on less than 9,000
calories dally. In India and China,
the lucky ones get something like
1,500 calories dally, while here In
America our children are consum
ing at a rate of M00 calories each
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The agriculture secretary' Aar
named state directors afthe produc
tion and marketing administration
and chairmen of the county agricul
tural conservation: committees as
state end edunty emergency- food •
program managers. They will enlist
the aid and co-operation of state
and county USDA councils. They
will set specific local food conserva
tion goals, work out locally adapted
conservation measures, and mar
shal the forces of citizens’ organisa
tions and food trades that will help
f carry out Pm program an- a volua
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HENRY FORD
Aviation notes
FLYING PERSONNEL
Panagra has announced that
Comdr. Eugene Richards, former
naval air transport officer, will be
assigned to the traffic department in
South America. Also, the same for
Lt. Vail Clift (navy). . . . Chet
Moulton, Boise, has been appoint
ed director of the Idaho depart
ment of aeronautics, replacing A.
A. Bennett, who has taken over the
Boise agency for Piper and Swift
planes. . . . Justin Dart, former
Northwestern football star and now
president of United Drugs, has pur
chased a helicopter to fly drugs
wherever needed for rescue work.
. . . Jane Wilson, age 16, Salmon,
Idaho, had to wait several months
for her pilot’s, license because CAA
said she was too young — but she
could haye passed the test long ago.
. Clyde Martineau, manager of
the Shullsburg, Wis., airport, adver
tises' that he bas "the only field
with complete facilities” in those
parts. In addition to instruction,
rides and trips, he Is Aeronca
dealer.
HELICOPTER . . V Settles down
with the greatest of ease on top
of tower of Will Rogers Coliseum,
Fort Worth, Tex. Lt. Kenneth B.
Bloom of Pittsburgh, Pa., was
pilot, and Pvt. Robert S. Vnk of
Lancaster, O., crew chief.
Indiana Fly Inf Farmers
A field day for flying farmer* will
be held August I at Purdue univer
sity, West La Fayette, Ind.' 1
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min ids Farmer Pilots
Twenty-five farmers, ’piloting
their own planes, flew to Chicago
recently to attend the Prairie Farm
er Land meeting of flying fanners:
They elected Norman McCoy of
Blue Mound, 111., director. - • >
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Airmen- are Rescuers
Dan McMullen and Douglas Wells
at Largos Fla., were flying a cub
plane over the ocean to observe 21
stranded whales when they spatted
• boat in distress. The flyers saw
the signal from the boat and fleet
off’ to find' another boat mid. lead1 it
taoK- to that rescue.- «
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CAA NOTES ' " -'-i'
More than 100 mechanics have
been designated as aircraft maim
tenance inspectors by the CAA;- and
100 recommendations are' pending;
... Donald R. Harvey, born in Chll*
licothe. Mo., has been appointed
personnel officer for CAA. .
Last September, Milwaukee estab
lished a '‘downtown” landing strip
on Lake Michigan frontage a few
hundred yards from the business
district The strip is 1,000 feet long
and 101 feet wide. A. C, Lang, a
Woman's World
Men’s Shirts Convert Nicely
Into Dressy or Work Aprons
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VEEN’S shirts are scarce these
A** days, and you may vfopder.at
tiie wisdom of “making ^something
out of theih" in this case. But,’when
a shirt is-’so worn that It'esn'inO
longer be used by the man'lof.the
family, it is welcome material for
aprons, which are so useful and es
sential.
Shirts become worn around the
collar and sleeves, also under the
armholes and cuffs. After tHese
have been turned and worn again,
there’s nothing much that-cam be
done with them. In this case, you’ll
feel well Justified and* economical
if you sew up an apron from them
Before getting into the actual cut
ting and sewing, let me point out
that not all shirts will make good
aprons. The materials which you
can and should use for aprons are
percale, ..broadcloth and poplin.
Those shirts of rayon are much bet
ter if. converted into blouses for
small fey.
The above-mentioned materials
which are suitable for aprons , pos
sess these qualities—they are easy
to handle, they tear, crease, hem,
gather, stitch and press easily. You
will also want a fabric that launders
easily and one that starches nicely. r
Do both washing and starching be
fore you cut the fabric. -
If there is a goodly amount of
material in the salvaged shirt, an
apron with a bib may be made.
This type of apron is especially
practical if you want one for work
ing around the kitchen or laundry.
Cut Apron on Correct
Grain of Material
Cutting the apron on the correct
grain of the material is very impor
tant in the appearance of the fin
ished article. If necessary make
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1/ you have a man’t shirt.. •
basting stitches of the fabric both
lengthwise and crosswise as a help
in laying out the pattern. If you
are utilizing the back of/feie shirt
for the front of the apron,}fold this
in half when cutting. £he front
of the shirt may be used.' for side
pieces of the apron.
If you are a, tail person, allow
for sufficient length both in the front
of the apron and the neck bands.
Whenever possible cut the apron
lengthwise, Snip tiny notches (as
you see on regular patterns)^ where
seams are to.‘meet.
In some type* of aprons where
you want one. particularly well fit
ted, you'll want Herts at both sides.
Make these deep or shallow, depend
ing upon the amount of material
you have or the amount of fitness
you want in the apron.
The back edges of the apron are
finished with narrow hems, whereas
at the bottom of the apron as
wide a hem as is practical Is used.
Evep. thopgh this, article Is "just"
an apron,' learn to turn it properly
Make a pretty apron.
when hemming. Measure the turn
•very inch or so, and baste before
sewing.
If you want pockets^ finish the
hem on them before attempting .to
place them on the Apron itself. Aft
er the hem is In turn the side# in,
basting them, and then they will be
easy to place on the apron Itself.
All fancy pockets, should be turned
and basted carefully, as they attract
attention and will either make-or
mar the'appearance unless they art
properly finished. Since the pockets
will usually have' r lot of wear in
such- an article a* the- apron, ft wUb
Be absolutely necessary- hr doable
Panel Interest
Print and plain combine in a
coat dress from Eta’s spring col
lection. Black sleeves and skirt
panels accent the black and white
•f the cable print.
stitch the pockets at the top and
prevent tearing if they catch. Pull
thread ends through to the wrong
side and tie.
Making the neck strap illustrates
a principle of sewing which you will
use often in other types of sewing
such as belts, bands, double ties
and trims. Piece the strap togeth
er to make it long enough. Fold
the right side in. Bring two raw
edges together and stitch, making
a scant one-quarter inch seam.
Close only one end, leaving the oth
er open. Clip raw edges every three
or four inches.
Press the seam open its full length
as this will insure an even edge
when the strap is turned. Now, place
the end of an orange stick at the
closed end against the stitched end
and with your fingers crowd the
strap down on the stick to turn it
right side out Clip stitched end off
and press strap with seam to one
edge. The bib hem must be creased
and hemmed before the neck strap
is sewed onto the apron.
Make Dress-Up Aprons
With Baffle or Shirring
Women who want to look pretty
in the kitchen as well as when
dressed to go out' will use ruffles
on their aprons. If the sieeve of the
garment is not to be used for pockets
and such, this material can easily
be cut into ruffles.
If two pieces of material are
Joined for the ruffle, try to use sel
vages and stitch a three-eighths
inch seami Hem the ruffle, using a
very narrow hem.
If you are making a one-piece
apron for dress-up, you will want
hip tucks on each side, or cluster
tucks on each side of the apron.
These tucks help to take up fullness
and fit the apron to the body. Three
cluster tucks will do very nicely for
the average apron, and the thread
of the fabric should be used to guide
you ip stitching straight
Your Sewing Machine
Well-finished clothes depend on
proper use of .the sewing ma
chine. Here are some minor dif
ficulties which can be corrected
easily. ■- hirs ; '• •'
H your machine skips stitches,
one of the. following may be re
sponsible: needle improperly
set in bar; needle too short or
too long; needle bent or blunt;
needle too fine for the thread you
are using.
Puckers in the material may
be caused by tight tension, a
blunt needle, too long a stitch on
fine material, or a fabric which
'is too light to carry over the feed
. in the latter case, use a news
paper or tissue under the fabric
If your bobbin or shuttle thread
tends to break, look to . one of
the following for the' reason:,
incorrect threading of the bob
bin; tight lower tension;^ bobbin -
i: wound too tightly or unevenly; t
| bobbin wound too full.. j,
■ Spring Fashion Notes
Black Swiss eyelet is used with
black crepe, navy eyelet may be
trimmed with a wide band of navy
aatin, or the hat may carry the deco*
rative effect desired*
Pink is a favorite colo/ht is black
with touches of pink in'the veiling
or dower** If you Urn while and
wear the bailor' type s* hat wen.
you'll be hr
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Most hats art livened with
hunches of the most natural looking
spring (lowers. Yellow daisies, roses,
peonies, violet? and assorted flow-'
ers are seen. „ v
i Cool, summery; looking dresses
are important tor daytime wear.
They .all stress slim, trim lines and
many dresses have a high"- neck.
NEEDLEWORK PATTERNS
Pansy Bouquets to Embroider
Popular Doilies for Crocheters
Embroidered Pansies
U'MBROIDERED pansies make
a handsome design on pale
green, lavender, delicate pink or
white organdy or linen luncheon
cloths. They can be used effec
tively on linen guest towels, too.
Five pansy baskets and eight
smaller sprays are included in the
transfer pattern.
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To obtain transfer designs for the
Pansy Bouquets (Pattern No. 5087) color
chart for embroidering, amounts of all
colors and materials specified, send 20
cents in coin, your name, address and the
pattern. number.
Crocheted Doilies
HERE are two of the most pop
ular crocheted doilies you’ve
ever put a hook into. The 13-inch
“pansy” doily has one-inch pan
i sies done in shaded purple and
lavender thread. The lacy pine
apple-doily comes from a reader in
4kron, Ohio, and is a beauty. It
^ ,26 inches in diameter.
Music Over Phone
The first musical instrument
whose sounds were electrically
produced was the telharmonium,
invented by Thaddeus Cahill and
first demonstrated in 1902 in Holy
oke, Mass., says Collier’s. The in
strument was played on a two
manual keyboard in a special stu
dio from which the music was
transmitted over telephone wires
to any subscriber who wished to
listen.
But when this instrument, which
weighed 200 tons and cost $200,000,
was tried out in New York City,
it proved a commercial failure
because it interfered with the tele
phone service.
To obtain crocheting instructions la
’ Pansy Doily (Pattern No. 5711) and As
Pineapple Doily (Pattern No. 5806) seal
20 cents in coin, for each pattern, yeas
name, address and the pattern nnmb—’
Send your order to:
SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK
1150 Sixth Are. New York, N. T.
Enclose 20 cents for pattern.
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