Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, October 04, 1945, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text(owa Man Wins Farming Award John Oeser Voted ‘Typical Midwest Farmer’ of 1945 at Festival in Yankton, S. D. “The Typical Midwest Farmer” sward for 1945 was conferred upon John Oeser of Westside, lowa. The presentation was made on Labor Day at Yankton, S. D., before a crowd of 70,000 people who had gath ered for the annual “WNAX Mid- West Farmer Day.” The recognition of the “typical farmer” was inaugu rated in 1942 as a means of honor ing outstanding war production on the land. Radio station WNAX and the American Broadcasting com pany sponsored the festivities, in co operation with the U. S. navy. Each of the five mid-western states, lowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, N. Dakota and S. Dakota nomi nated a “typical farmer,” meaning an outstanding one, and sent him to Yankton, S. D., for the contest. John Oeser was chosen, not alone for a remarkable production record, but because of his leadership in war and community activities. The four runners-up, representing four states, were also heaped with honors and valuable prizes. Festivities opened with an Indian ceremonial staged on the bank of the Missouri river. Indians in full regalia played native music and staged Sioux dances. They also took part in the mile-long parade which was lead by the Great Lakes naval training station band. The whole day’s program was planned to honor John Oeser. The 1945 winner, who is 58 years old, was born on his Westside, lowa, farm. As a boy he made a deathbed promise to his father to always keep the land, which his father as a pi oneer emigrant from Germany had plowed for the first time in the world’s history. Father of Eight. Oeser has eight children. The only son of military age is a technical sergeant with the marine corps, now in the South Pacific. Two daughters are graduate nurses. Since the son joined the service, Oeser has been handling all the work on his 160-acre farm with the help of two younger sons, 13 and 10 years old. His community record reveals that he has been a director in the Farm bureau, member of the school board, chairman of drives for the Red Cross, USO, salvage, and bond sale§. average corn yield in 1944 was 96 bushels per acre, with one field over 100 bushels per acre. In 1943 his average was 98 bushels per acre. His oats average over 60 bushels "GAY GADGETS" I Associated Newspapers—WNU Features. By NANCY PEPPER WHY DO YOU LOVE THAT VAN? Now that the Van Johnson hys teria is sweeping the country like the Sinatra tidal x wave, we want to (to-night know the whys ►.W and wherefores. When people [~ZI /s') A I asked us what m'/'yjf f yousawin / Frankie to bring / on the swoons 4 J/^sJ and squeals, we 7/1 / could only shrug gjU / helplessly and J3U say, “We, too.” Well, we’ve asked the 1,800 teenagers who act as “Hi Style Scouts” for Calling All Girls if they’re swooning over Van and why. Now, just let somebody ask us about this new crush and we’re ready with all the answers. “He looks like the boy next door— not like a movie glamour boy.” (Don’t you wish you lived on that girl’s block?) “The way he takes a girl in his arms and kisses her.” (Now we’re getting somewhere.) “His cute, squeaky voice.” (Well, what’s the matter with Mickey Mouse?) “His divine build, his boyish smile; his red hair.” (Three good reasons.) “He’s sweet and shy, when the occasion demands, he can be so-o-o masterful.” (Did you sit through his last picture three times just waiting for these “occasions”?) “He doesn’t act as if he were act ing.” (Then what does M.G.M. pay him for, anyway?) “Are you kidding? He’s positive ly gorgeous.” (That seems to sum up the whole situation.) Cost of Living Index At War’s Top in July WASHINGTON, D. C. - The bureau of labor statistics cost of living index reached its highest level of the war in the month ended July 15 when it reached 129.4 per cent of the 1935-’39 av erage, or 31 per cent above the August, 1939, level. In the last year the index has advanced 2.6 per cent. Mi. and Mrs. ‘Typical Midwest Farmer 9 of 9 45 Mr. and Mrs. John Oeser of Westside, lowa, will be guests of Presi dent and Mrs. Truman this winter. Oeser was chosen “Typical Midwest harmer of 1945” in a five-state competition in Yankton, S. D., on Labor Day. The Oesers were given an all-expense tour* escorted, to Washing ton, D. C., a tractor, Victory bonds, and checks for complete wardrobes. I Mrs. Oeser was presented with a wrist watch. per acre. He raised 125 to 160 head of hogs each year. Over half of Boone oats grown in his county can be traced to him. His farm was chos eP for the state corn yield test plot in 1942-'43 and ’44. In 1943 and ’44 he had the second highest average yield in his state. Good pasture of clover, bromegrass and alfalfa are pro vided for his cattle, hogs and horses. About half of his farm is kept in pasture and hay. In 1942, he marketed 142 head of hogs, 10 head of beef cattle and approximately 1,- 400 pounds of butterfat. They now have 170 hogs, 36 head of cattle, and 700 layers and chickens. They also have two large gardens. In 1945 he had 17 litters of porkers, with an average of 8 thrifty, fast-grow ing porkers. Five Year Rotation Plan. The land has been limed, and he has a five year crop rotation plan, that was laid out by the Soil Con servation service, in operation. He and his wife and three younger children carried on a well balanced livestock and grain program despite wartime handicaps of insufficient labor. During 1942 and ’43 he complete ly modernized his home by install ing running water, bathroom, elec tric lights, refrigerator, radio, sep tic tank, new tile smoke house, elec tric washing machine. The home has a fine, well-kept lawn, and an evergreen wind-break. This family DAFFYNITIONS WARRIOR—A gal who uses too much dazzle dust and pucker paint. IT PUCKERS ME—lt makes me j mad. THE FEET—That’s what you call | any good dancer. You call Frankie | “The Voice,” don’t you, and Dick ■ Haymes “The Throat”? Well— VANNY—Wonderful. And in case you don’t know why, just take an other look at those love scenes in “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.” C. O. D.—Crush on a Drip. SLURPY—Droolsome. • • * TRIXIE TEEN SAYS— “Care in the summer—fair in the fall” — that’s my motto and I won't be stuck with it. Sure, it’s fine to fry to a frazzle in the sun all day—but a little creaming every night will help to preserve that peach skin complexion underneath the tan. And, un less yon want to be wearing your hair Parched in the middle this fall, you’d bet ter protect it from sun and sea with nightly hrushings and weekly shampoos. Girls who fall apart over the summer have a hard time putting the pieces together in time for school opening. And, like the Last Rose of Summer, they’re apt to be left Blooming Alone when the hell rings. • * • SILLY STUFF She—My dad takes things apart to see why they don’t go. He—So what? She—You’d better go. * She—l could have married anyone I pleased. He—Then why didn’t you marry? She—l didn’t please anyone. ♦ Well, as the Slick Chick said to the Wolf, “Raise your right arm; ! raise your left arm. Now, go ahead j —FENCE ME INI” 1 ! iffl# r: SEPT. OCT. WOV. DEC. Wj^lW 7,900.000 7,450.000 7,000,000 0,400.000 5.720,000 THE HOME JOURNAL, PERRY, GEORGIA was recently awarded a Victory ci tation. His county extension director said, “In my 32 years of agricultural ex tension work I know of no one more entitled to the title of being the “Typical Farmer.” I am thinking of a lot of real folks whom it is a pleasure to know and work with. I feel sure he is tops on our list and well worthy of all honors that can be given him.” ! | Minute Make - Itjal ) ; By GABRIELLE 5 Roll your own—eyes, not ciga rettes! Rolling the eyes is a splen did One Minute Exercise. Look straight ahead. Now, lower and raise the upper lids ten times with out moving the lower lids. Now close your eyes and count ten. Re peat. If you suffer from eye strain this is a very soothing exercise. Ledger Syndicate.—WNU Features. An Early Start With the Old Scatter gun Although only 11 years old, Joe Morrison of Pleasant Island, Me., is already an accomplished fisherman and a fair hand with a rifle. This fall he is taking up the shotgun under his father’s coaching. The elder Morrison, who operates a sportsman’s camp, has been taking Joe along ' on hunting and fishing trips since the boy was a toddler. Industrial Research Laboratories Shaping Future of ‘American Way’ New Products, Processes Mean Jobs, Better Living Jobs, incomes and more, better and cheaper goods and services for the new era which America is now entering will depend to a large ex ; tent upon scientific research. The radio, television, chemical, plastic, automobile and many other indus : tries are direct tangible benefits of industrial research. The television industry, for example, has spent more than 20 million dollars on re search and it is expected to pro vide for more than 350,000 new jobs which never existed before. Other new products and services which may be expected now in clude: Aviation type gasoline for automo biles at no extra cost. Factory made houses with stand ardized parts but put together ac cording to the owner’s design. Moth-resistant and non-shrinkable wool fabrics treated at the factory with special chemicals. Transparent window screens that will roll up like a shade. Windows of polarized glass through which the flow of light can i be regulated by turning a button. Sulfa drugs, penicillin and other new healing aids, plentiful and at costs than can be met by all. Thousands of familiar prewar achievements will be obsolete. Auto mobiles, radios, washing machines, refrigerators and similar products will be so greatly improved that customers will want the new prod ucts even though their old ones are not worn out. This will provide thousands of new jobs in existing industries in addition to those cre ated by new industries. ‘Atomic Age’ Coming. American industry engages not only in applied research but con tributes heavily to fundamental re search pioneering new knowledge in chemistry, physics and other sci ences. “Atomic bombs would not have been possible except for the experi mentation in atom smashing to which industrial corporations con tributed funds, talent and new tech nological equipment over a period of several years. The application of atomic energy to peacetime prod ucts will come eventually. Between the two World Wars, in dustrial research in the United States grew almost tenfold, from an expenditure of 2.9 million dollars in 1920 to 23.4 million dollars in 1940, | While indications point to industrial j research growing faster in the next decade than ever before, the j shortage of technical personnel to 1 staff laboratories will be a serious handicap. Availability of funds will be an other important factor in the growth of research. Decline in income from endowments has made educational and research foundations increas ingly dependent upon contributions by industry. Magnesium Is Smelted Direct Under New Method WASHINGTON.—Magnesium, the light metal that has revolutionized airplane construction since the be ginning of the war, can be smelted directly out of magnesium-silicate ores by a new process. U. S. Patent No. 2,379,576 has just been issued here to Dr. Fritz J. Hansgirg. Dr. Hansgirg is at present car rying on his magnesium research at Black Mountain college, in North Carolina. Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Eggs and Rice Cakes Make Good Lunch A tomato treat that’s hard to beat is this one in which cottage cheese is used for stuffing. Frilly sand wiches can be made by spreading thinly sliced bread with mayon naise, seasoning the lettuce and roll ing up the bread. Lunch is often one of the most neglected meals of the day because the whole family is not at home to eat it. Then, too, many homemak ers feel they just don’t want to both er fixing something palatable and attractive. But, let’s look at it this way. Lunch, according to nutritionists, itf-n should contain at least one-third to fcEEn one-half the day’s r —H calories, and the NNw jtii C proper balance of \ proteins, carbo hydrates, vita mins and miner als. This doesn’t mean that you have to spend a lot of time prepar ing this noon-day snack, because, chances are, there are plenty of things in the refrigerator, ready to be made into satisfying, nourishing lunches. Now that food rationing has eased, it might be a good idea to invite friends in for a quick lunch; or, bet ter still, have a plan whereby you invite four to six people over for noon-time, and then have everyone : take turns having each other to luncheon. It’s a neighborly way, 1 and you will be sure to get into bet ter luncheon habits this way. Here is a colorful salad plate that i makes a quick and easy lunch. It looks pretty, too, on gay, informal plates. Stuffed Tomato Salad Plate. (Serves 6) 6 large tomatoes Vi pound cottage cheese 1 cup chopped cucumber 3 tablespoons real mayonnaise Parsley Scallions Lettuce rolls Section tomatoes to within V it inch from bottom. Mix cottage cheese, cucumber and real mayonnaise. Fill tomatoes. Serve with scallions and lettuce rolls. The rolls are made by spreading thinly sliced white bread with mayonnaise and then placing a lettuce leaf on each slice. Sprinkle this with salt and pepper. Roll up and fasten with a toothpick. Occasionally we all have some leftover rice in the refrigerator, pos sibly after a chop suey dinner the I BUDGET I night sefore . IWhat about crispy, golden I brown rice cakes j for lunch, served n. | with apricot jam L ‘~--— "*• or marmalade, and some spinach made delectable with a cream sauce. There you have nourishment plus in addition to a colorful and contrasting menu. Rice Cakes. (Serves 6) 2 cups cooked rice (V% cup un cooked) 1 beaten egg 2 tablespoons flour Lynn Says Hints for the Home: Sugar bags make good dishcloths. Cut, hem and launder before using. A dishwashing apron is easy to make out of oil cloth. Cut to pat tern, bind the edges and you will have a water-resistant apron. Old pillow cases are excellent for protecting the tops of clothes while they hang in the closet. Use this tip for putting away out-of j season clothes. Odd bits of linoleum make nice covers for kitchen or laundry ta ble and may even be used as shelf covering. Old socks are excellent for ap plying wax to furniture; they may be used for cleaning silver ware, too. If you are crowded for space, build a blanket bin across the narrow end of a hall, underneath the windows. This is good to use in storing clothes, too. Fold the latter in clean tissue paper to prevent wrinkling. Lynn Chambers’ Menas •Country Omelet •Swiss Spinach Rye Bread' Asparagus Salad With Cheese Dressing Prune Cake Beverage •Recipe given. , 1 tablespoon melted butter 1 teaspoon salt Dash of pepper 1 teaspoon sugar Mix all ingredients together in or der given. Drop by spoonfuls anim hot, greased griddle. Saute until, golden brown on each side, turning only once. •Swiss Spinach. Into 2 cups of finely chopped «>»»• ach, blend Vt cup very thick, -ft seasoned white sauce (flavored onion and a dash of Luate enough to hold spinach togethsrc. Eggs can always pack a craiirifc tional punch into lunch and sttfllkaqp' a meal on an economical fUtna You’ll like both of these one served hot, the other «nw| cold! Sunshine Egg Salad. (Serves 6) 8 hard-cooked eggs 1 cup finely diced celery M cup salad dressing 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sa.nct 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon scraped onion Salt and pepper Celery curls 6 thick slices of tomato Salad greens Chop eggs, but not too fine. AHU celery, dressing and seal runny" Season to taste with salt and pepper., j Press into molds, and chill belSwm' serving. Unmold each on a slice off , tomato in a bed of salad greens.' Garnish with celery curls, paprika,] and additional salad dressing, if ' sired. ♦Country Omelet. (Serves 5) 2 cups diced, cooked potato* 3 slices bacon V\ cup minced onion 4 eggs, separated 2 tablespoons top milk 1 teaspoon salt *4 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon chopped parsley Brown potatoes, bacon and anient j together in a frying pan. Cool. Srat egg yolks slight stiff and fold into pan, add 2 table- ' — spoons shortening into the pan. Pour j in egg mixture. Cook over low feaa* until lightly browned on (about 15 minutes). Brown ty slightly under broiler and serve. ’-r There’s a surprise in stow wrA. mushrooms de luxe that wili rotta guests ask for more. An afli caasta*- ble luncheon like this is served w&k a smooth, creamy mayonnaßK'XKK** made by mixing mayonnaise uak milk and heating together. An easy, point-free lunchaoi on. made with mushrooms and «atvm& with vegetables. It takes oriiy xrawit 20 minutes to bake. Mushrooms De Luxe. (Serves 6) 12 large mushrooms % cup dry bread crumbr 1 tablespoon chopped gre<x,?ffi|r per IV2 tablespoons chopped onion 1 teaspoon chopped parsley V/2 teaspoons salt % teaspoon pepper V 2 cup real mayonnaise V 2 cup milk Wash mushrooms, remove stems and chop. Mix chopped stems, bread crumbs, green pepper, onion, parsley and seasonings. Brown ia 2 tablespoons of the mayonnaise. I Fill mushroom caps. Bake in jt moderately hot (400-degree) oven M. ' minutes, or until tender. Serve wtUk- 1 vegetables and mayonnaise cams, ' made by heating remaining mmyon naise with Vi cup milk and -aodfcang 1 until smooth. This is cooked av«t ' low heat, stirring constantly, S min. utes or until hot. A dressing for tomatoes, equaf none, is made by merely sieving: well ripened avocado and seasoning with lemon juice and garlic s ait. This will reduce the pressure *t hard-to-get salad oil, ordinarily usoft for dressings. Released by Western Newspaper Unioc.