THE NEWS-JOURNAL, RAEFORD, N. C THURSDAY, NOV. 22nd, 1945 PAGE TWO More Than Two Million Troops Have Returned The army said Tuesday that de spite strikes and shorter working hours more soldiers have been brought home in six months than were in the whole World One's AEF. A war department statement said that 2,470.880 were returned from overseas from V-E Day May 8 to November 2 and that discharges totaled 3,114,000 up to Nov. 16. Arm istice Dav strength in World War 1 was 3.673,888 and of these 1,929.760 were overseas. Their return was rot completed until April, 1920. The department said it expects 502,000 men to reach eastern ports and 195,000 western ports this month. It expects 423,000 in the east and 306,000 in the west In December. Arrivals will taper off in January to 235.000 in the east, 223,000 in the west. The statement added that "except for delays in turning around ships on both coasts because of strikes and shorter working hours, and the loss of some British transports," there would have been shipping enough to exceed withdrawal quotas by the end of the year. But, it said, the original "target dates" still will be met. These are: 1. January SI, all troops back from Europe and the Mediterranean except 370,000 occupation soldiers and 300,000 needed to dispose of sur plus property. The 300,000 will trickle back and all will be in the U.S. by June 30. 2 June 30, all troops back from the Pacific and other areas except occupation and garrison complements leaving 400,000 in the Pacific, 100, 000 in other areas. The last of 97 cargo ships being converted to troop carriers, the de partment continued, will be ready this week. This will give the army the use of 790 ships for transporting troops 253 troopships. 210 conver ted cargo carriers, 38 hospital ships, 178 assault transports and 111 war ships. tamer. "The egg is the cement that holds the castles of cookery together," once said a famous chef. You may use eggs to thicken a custard or sauce, to leaven or lighten a souffle or cake, to hi !d together oil and vine gar in a creamy mayonnaise. Use egg whites to make cloudy soups clear, or an egg shell with some of the white still clinging to "settle" muddy coffee. State College Hints To Farm Homemakers (by Ruth Current) With the aid of an ordinary food or meat chopper the home cook can convert some of this fall's abundant nuts to butter or paste for sand wich fillings. These butters may be used in soup, scalloped vegetables, stuffing, and omelet, or as part of the fat in biscuits, cookies and cup cakes. For a half pound of peanut butter: 2 cups blanched and roasted nuts; 1 tablespon bland table oil; 1-2 teaspon salt. Grind through finest plate of the chopper twice or three times until the nuts have the con sistency of butter. Add oil and salt. Mix well and pack in a tight con- Flat omelets, fluffy omelets, which ever you like, the ingredients are the same. One or two eggs lor eacn person. 1 tablespoon of milk for each egg, and salt and pepper to taste. To make omelets fluffy, beat the egg yciks and whites separate'v For a flat tmclet, beat all ingredients together. Some Victory Loan Facts Washington, D. C. victory Loan facti, honoring the men and womea who won the war, are ai follows i I) a I et October 29 through De cern brr 8. Quotas t $11,000,000,000; 4 bil lion in individual sales, 2 billion In Series E tales 7 billion front other non-bank investors Reasnni Treasury balance will be drained by December. 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