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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1946)
First Choice for a Picnic—Fried Chicken (See Recipes Below) SERVBCE BUREAU EDITOR’S \OTE: This neus r m f wr, through special arrangement with the U ashington Bureau of If estern News- paper Union at 1616 Eye Street, N. IT., Washington, I). C., is able to bring read¬ ers this weekly column on problems of the veteran and sen iceman and his fam¬ ily. Questions may be addressed to the above Bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent column. No replies ran be made direct by mail, but only in the column which will appear in this news¬ paper regularly. Big College Enrollment Estimated enrollment of students In the 1,686 colleges, universities and other institutions of higher learning for the 1946 fall term was placed at 1,558,081 by the veterans administration, with the total capac¬ ity of these institutions at 1,673,349. Of this amount, the enrollment of veterans under public laws 16 and 346 was estimated to be 695.321 or 44.6 per cent of the total esti¬ mated enrollment for the semester. Now there are 394,551 veterans enrolled under these laws showing that the entrance problem is not as serious as it was first thought. The survey was conducted by Nelson R. Henson, director of training facili¬ ties service of VA's vocational re¬ habilitation and educational divi¬ sion. Mr. Henson said his de¬ partment is now preparing a de¬ tailed list of all educational institu¬ tions showing names, locations, number of vacancies, etc., to guide veterans in applying for educa¬ tion. These vacancies, it is pointed out, will occur almost entirely in the smaller and lesser known schools as the so-called “big-name and football team colleges are al¬ ready full-up.” Questions and Answers Q. I would like to know how long my husband will have to serve in the army. He went in on July 20, 1945 and went overseas March 4, 1946. His dependents are his wife and one son, — A worried wife, Ashland, Wis. A. I am afraid you will have to keep on worrying, for there is no way for me to estimate how long he will be in service since he has only about nine months service May 1 and the army has not issued regulations for discharge beyond June 30, 1946. He has only earned points from July to September 2, 1945 and has 12 for his dependant son and the army has not set a new date for critical point scores, depending now more on length of service. Q. Can you tell me how many battle stars or other decorations have been awarded to the 644th bombardment squadron and the 410th bombardment group? — J. V. Me., Chicago, 111. A. The war department says that the 644th bombardment squadron is credited with the battles of Nor¬ mandy, northern France, Rhine¬ land. Ardennes and central Europe. The 410th bombardment group, light, with air offensive, Europe. Q. I was drafted into the USNR and I passed the examinations OK. I stayed in only three weeks and was discharged as inept for naval services. 1 am now farming and I would like to know if I come under the G.I. bill of rights? — Reader, Ozark, Ala. A. The law says you must have served at least 90 days unless dis¬ charged previously for disability. I cannot tell whether your discharge was for that reason or not. Q. Is hospitalization or medical care provided for families of men or officers in the merchant marine? —J. L. B., Rising Sun, Ind. A. No, insofar as I can find out there is no provision of hospitaliza¬ tion or medical service for the families of merchant seamen. Offi¬ cers and men of the merchant ma¬ rine, themselves, however, are pro¬ vided with care in marine hospitals from the public health service. Q. My husband is in the army and when he was inducted he took out a bond a month. I was receiving them until January when I received the last one, for November. They are still taking the money out of his pay. Where can I write or find out about it? — Soldier’s wife, Nelsonville, Ohio. A. Write all details to war bond division, U. S. army, 4300 Goodfel- low blvd., St. Louis 20, Mo. Q. Are men being drafted into the navy now? — A. H. J., Towson, Md. A. The navy says that although draftees under the selective service act are eligible for entrance into the navy, at the present time all re¬ quirements of the navy are being filled by voluntary enlistments, so all inductees are being taken into the army at this time. Q. My husband is a veteran of World War I serving for 18 months. He is now 52 and almost unable to do any work. W r e have to rely on one boy, coming 16 and two girls at home. My health is no good. Where can he get help on a pen¬ sion?—M. H., Madison, Ala. A. If he has never applied for a physical disability rating, suggest that he contact his nearest veterans administration office and ask for an examination to determine whether or not he is eligible for a disability pefision. There is a contact region¬ al office of VA at Huntsville. Eat Outdoors! The time has come to take the picnic baskets out to the shady glen or under the old oak tree ifi the back yard and let the outdoors spread Its inimi¬ table seasoning to savory-cooked foods. Why not plan to eat out¬ doors at least once a week this summer? Eating out doors will get Mother out of the sweltering kitchen for at least two hours; it will give Dad time to contemplate the beauties of nature; and it will give youngsters a chance to catch up on out-of- doors secrets. Outdoor eating is spoiled if there’s too much fuss connected with it, so plan everything as simply as pos¬ sible. The family will enjoy nib- ling on a chicken leg with their fingers much more than trying to carve a piece of pot roast for every bite they take. If they don’t want to wrestle with salads, take along whole fruits like oranges and to¬ matoes, pears or grapes, or such things as carrot sticks and celery hearts and let them get their vita¬ mins that way. If it’s pie or cake for dessert they like, bal*e and leave In its pan, as it’s easy enough to place that in a box and slice as it’s needed on the picnic. Here’s an unusual way of prepar¬ ing potato salad that’s both flavorful and easy to make. If you are hav¬ ing a light supper, you won’t need extra meat: Hot Potato-Sausage Salad. (Serves 6) 1 pound sausage links 6 medium-sized potatoes Y* cup minced onion % cup vinegar 3 tablespoons water 2 teaspoons sugar H teaspoon salt Pare potatoes and cook, Drain and cut in Vi-inch squares, Place sausage links in skillet and add a small amount of water. Cover and steam for 5 minutes. Drain ofT re¬ maining water and cook sausage over low heat, turning to brown evenly. Remove links from pan. Add onion to drippings and brown. Add vinegar, water, sugar and salt. Stir and cook about 10 minutes. Pour over potatoes. Top with sau¬ sage links. Lynn Says: Sandwiches for Summer: Nut bread tastes mighty good when spread with orange marmalade, currant jelly and a grated rind of lemon mixed with cream cheese. Or mix chopped, cooked fruits with cream cheese and spread on date bread. Date paste or mixed dried fruits ground into a paste and mixed with cottage cheese offer a taste treat on raisin brown bread. Cut peeled cucumber very fine, mix with mayonnaise and give it a dash of onion juice and spread on thin slices of white bread. You’ll also like these combi¬ nations: cottage cheese with grated carrots, apple butter with raisins and chopped nuts; cream cheese with finely ground, hard-cooked egg and minced green pepper. Cottage cheese mixed with ripe olives or green stuffed olives gives an attractive color to pin- wheel sandwiches. Sweet salad desserts are excel¬ lent for strictly feminine lunch¬ eons. Diced canned cling peaches plus assorted fruits, frozen in gelatin-thickened whipped cream, are tops. For enjoyable eating, include shiny black olives in your picnic lunches. Te keep them shiny and to prevent shriveling, roll them in a few drops of olive oil or salad oil and wrap them in wax paper. THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GA„ THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1946 WNU Washington Bureau. 1616 Eye St..N. W, Houses Now Selling for Double Their True Worth A RE YOU one of those who are willing, under press of circum¬ stances, to spend $6,000 to $7,000 out of your war savings to buy or build a home, and out of low grade mate¬ rials too, and in 6 to 10 years see it deteriorate in value something like 65 per cent? In other words, are you willing to spend $6,000 today for a home, and in 10 years sell it for $2,100, and take a loss of $3,900? At any rate, whether you are willing or not, that’s what likely will happen under present inflated values of homes and home construction. That’s what hap¬ pened after the last war, and that’s what government, in the face of overwhelming opposition by the real estate lobby, is seeking to pre¬ vent after this war. It is having little luck so far. And you may be lucky if you don’t lose the whole thing. After the boom and bust period which followed the last war, millions of home owners who had pur¬ chased at inflated prices, not only lost their equity, but they saw the mortgage foreclosed and their homes go into the hands of insurance companies and other real estate mort¬ gagors. Farmers were in the same boat. The only difference between now and after the last war is that now more land at inflated value is being purchased for cash than 25 years ago. Thus the purchaser of high cost farm land today stands a bet¬ ter chance of evading the mortgage foreclosure . . . that is, he may save his land, but suffer the loss in value. Home Prices Jump 65 % In a nation-wide survey recently completed by presidents of Federal Home Loan banks, regional mana¬ gers of Home Owners Loan corpora¬ tions, insuring officers of the Fed¬ eral Housing administration, all constituents of the National Hous¬ ing agency of which Mr. Wilson Wyatt is administrator . . . these results were disclosed: As between 1940 and 1946, low- priced homes, homes selling under $6,000, have gone up 65.1 per cent, medium priced homes, $6,000 to $12,- 000, have gone up 57 per cent, raw land has jumped 60.1 per cent and fully prepared building lots have upped 61.8 per cent . . . and the report disclosed that this inflation held true in small towns and large cities alike . . . and some of these communities showed real estate prices skyrocketing as high as 100 per cent. The Pacific coast region led the parade of price rises with an aver¬ age increase on low-priced homes of 96.3 per cent, while the Mid¬ dle Atlantic region showed the smallest, at 44 per cent. Some of the answers to this in¬ flated value of homes and home con¬ struction are seen in the Wagner- Ellender - Taft bill which the real estate lobby is opposing tooth and nail as “socialistic.” The bill, how¬ ever, is a long-range bill and will not answer the immediate problem, as the veterans’ housing bill with its attendant subsidies seeks to do. Looks to Future Needs This long-range measure, foresee¬ ing a continued emergency demand for new housing for many years to come, provides for the expenditure of some 6.8 billion dollars in pub¬ lic money for slum clearance and public housing, both urban and rural development, offers federal loans where they cannot be ob¬ tained by private loan, and pro¬ vides for easy purchase or fair rent¬ al. Despite the determined opposi¬ tion, this bill sailed through the sen¬ ate without even a roll-call record vote when the measure was passed. It appears to this writer that the result of this impartial sur¬ vey shows clearly that without regulation inflation comes upon the heels of widespread de¬ mand. In this instance, the greater demand is in low-cost homes and that’s where the greatest degree of inflation rests ... 65 per cent as compared to 57 per cent for the next bracket. It is for this reason that OPA and Housing - expediter Wyatt hcfve been demanding price con¬ trol of these homes and sub¬ sidies to partially provide incen¬ tive for material supply, and to ease the burden of costs with public money. Tt appears, too, that instead of pre¬ venting inflation in the real estate market, which is already here, the objective now is to hold it from go¬ ing farther ost-of-bounds, if this can be done in the face of all the ob¬ stacles which must be overcome. We have the certain lesson of the last war in front of us. We have the facts of the present to go upon and yet our psychological make-up is such that our fur is rubbed the wrong way when we are told through governmental regulation to do this or not to do this. What we want, we want now. Lynn Chambers’ Menus Outdoor Menu Fried Chicken Potato Salad Carrot Sticks Whole Ripe Tomatoes Bran Bread and Butter •Hot Milk Cake Beverage •Recipe given Fried Chicken. Cut chicken into serving pieces. Chicken may be dipped in seasoned flour, corn meal and flour, or cracker crumbs or flour. If a heavier coating is desired, dip in egg, beaten slightly, then in flour coating. Use heavy skillet and have 3 to 4 inches of fat in it. Fry chicken on both sides until golden brown. When browned, turn fire down very low and allow chicken to cook until ten¬ der—from 30 to 60 minutes depend¬ ing upon size of the pieces and age of chicken. Or, if desired, finish cooking in a moderate (350*) oven. If you prefer your chicken in a loaf, bake it and when ready to serve your picnic lunch, slice it from the loaf for sandwiches, or serve with tossed salad: Chicken Loaf. (Serves 8 to 10) 4 to 5 pound chicken, cut in pieces 1 small carrot 1 small onion 2 stalks celery 1 clove 3 peppercorns 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups bread crumbs 1 cup cooked rice 1 Vs teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons chopped plmienfo 3 cups chicken broth, milk or both mixed 5 eggs, beaten Place chicken in large kettle and add carrot, onion, cloves, pepper¬ corns and salt. Cover with cold water and sim¬ mer until tender, about 2 hours. Strain chicken stock and let chicken cool. Combine diced chicken with remaining ingredients. Add more seasoning if desired. Place in a deep loaf pan and bake in a moderate (350-degree) oven for one hour or until firm. A good salad to take in a well- chilled bowl to the picnic grounds is this one that is light but chewy and rich in vitamins: Tonic Salad. (Serves 6.) 2 cups cabbage, sliced fine 1 cup grated carrot 1 cup chopped tart apple % cup chopped green pepper 1 small onion, minced Moisten all ingredients with a lit¬ tle salad dressing. Salt, if desired, and serve cold. A delicate yellow cake that Is made in a square pan is another easily transported item. Ice this with a little orange powdered sugar icing or a chocolate frosting: •Hot Milk Cake. 2 egg whites, beaten stiff 2 egg yolks, beaten light 1 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 ^ tablespoon cup hot milk butter, melted Add yolks to egg whites, then blend sugar in slowly. Fold in flour which has been sifted with baking powder, then lastly add the butter. Bake in a square pan in a moderate oven for 25 to 30 minutes. When cool, ice with: Chocolate Frosting. 2 squares chocolate 1 tablespoon butter H cup rich milk Powdered sugar Melt chocolate with milk and but¬ ter. Add enough powdered sugar until frosting is of a spreading con¬ sistency. Flavor with vanilla. This will keep soft and smooth. Released by Western NewsDaDer Union. *1044*41 (l&pjotitesi in WASHINGTON By Walter Shead WNU Correspondent SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS l^ouiul Ijjohecl ^utterlnn Simpfe StyL for ijounq Cjirts Simple, Cool, Comfortable pjERE’S dress to A make wonderfully for that simple daughter of Brief young yours. cap sleeves are cool and comfortable, Flattering Frock A S PRETTY a summer frock as xrrMi’ll you’ll cpp see is is tViiQ this flattprincr flattering yoke charmer that makes up so nicely in contrasting fabrics. Wide extended shoulders accent a tiny waist, darts insure a neat fit. Try it in a heavenly pink stripe with a plain fabric or white eyelet for yoke and sleeves, and trim with oversize ric rac. Pattern No. 1527 comes in sizes 12, 14, 16, 18. 20; 40 and 42. Size 14 requires 2% yards of fabric in 35 or 39-inch for lower part of dress; Vs yard for contrasting yoke and sleeves. oV$ ■«3if In building a casement window in the kitchen remember that it should open out, not in. And the base should be at least a foot above the sink. A basket equipped with such items as soap, polishes, short-han¬ dled brushes, sponge, clean and lintless dustcloths, and the like will save time in cleaning as you go from room to room. Record the guests who have dined at your table by having them autograph the tablecloth. Then, before the next dinner, you can embroider each signature in outline stitch. If you’re planning to paint your house this summer and intend to do the work yourself, remember it is smart to let the first coat dry ten days before applying the sec¬ ond. When game is on the menu, avoid handling before cooking by flouring this way; Put a small amount of flour in a paper sack, pour in the pieces of meat and shake the bag until each piece is well coated with flour. Yes! Sweeter, Tastier Bread With FLEISCHMANN’S lent • This active fresh yeast goes right to work, ? ^ you full value because it’s full strength. And brea made with Fleischmann’s active fresh Yeast sweeter, is lighter, more tender. If you bake at home— Get Fleischmann’s active fresh Yeast with the familiar yellow label—America’s dependable yeast favorite for over three generations and narrow belt that ties in back. Why not make it now to have ready when the first day of school rolls around. Pattern No. 8021 is for sizes 6, 8, lfl 11 and 14 years. Size 8 requires 2 yards oi 36 or 39-inch fabric; 3'A yards ric rac. Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South WeUs St. Chicago 7, m, Enclose 25 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Pattern Nn Size_ Name- Address. If you prefer to close up the shelves where your canned goods are stored, try this trick. Fasten worn out window shades, still on rollers, to the top shelves and pull down to desired length. To soften putty for removal from window panes, draw a hot solder- mg iron over the material, being careful to keep the heat away from the glass. Most putty, however, when it needs to be replaced, can be removed with a small screw¬ driver. DOUBLE MEASURE means quality and quantity in Moroline, petroleum jefiy. minor Aids healing, burns-scalds a soothing an<i dressing for Get Morolna. minor cuts, bruises, chafes. Kootm "6 FLAVORS-AT GROCERS
