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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ FEBRUARY 27, 1942 Kathleen Norris Says: Women May Have to Be Regimented (Bell Syndicate—WNU Service.) W AR IS W ORK American women are willing, even eager, to volunteer for war service of one kind or another. But after a little time many of them begin to question the au thority of those in command, to demand smartly tailored uni forms at the price of efficiency, to find it more convenient to plead a previous engagement when that inevitable emergency call comes and finds them just “too tired" to make the effort. War is work—hard work—for everyone, and Kathleen Norris believes that unless women vol untarily toe the mark, they will have to submit to the draft and to military regimentation. The bombs wont wait for you to fin ish that “rubber." And the cry of human suffering will not be stilled by promises. W'ar is work, and that work must be done now! / believe that within six months every woman and girl in the United States will have to register. There will be training camps for officers and no more room for petty squabbles that threaten women’s war work. By KATHLEEN NORRIS A LL American women want to help the country now. Thousands are enlisting for service—any service. Nurs ing, sewing, making bandages, canteen work, entertainment; whatever each one may do she is eager to do. But American women are not drafted. They are not obliged to register, state age and capabil ity, and await the order to serve. That has been the procedure with men for generations. They expect to obey, take orders, work humbly in the lowest ranks until they prove their right to promotion. Women volunteer eagerly enough. But presently they question the right of Mrs. Wilson to give orders; they don’t know who ever told Mary Da vis that she was boss. They want a becoming uniform; and I have heard lately of many who would not report for duty until they got that uniform. When an emergency call came for certain others, who had taken nursing courses and sud denly were needed, several an swered that they had engagements or were playing bridge—yes, the latter answer was actually given to the anxious superintendent who needed vital help to save life. A San Francisco paper .had an editorial that is a reproach to ev ery woman in the state. It warned women volunteers that they must pull together, that they must stop fighting for places of power or prom inence, that they must avoid dupli-. cation of service and concentration of help in certain popular areas. May Need Regimentation. Does that same condition exist among the women of your group or neighborhood? If so, and if it continues, the only answer is government regimenta tion of women as well as men. When that comes, every woman will do what she is told to do. The women placed in authority over her may be infinitely less capable than she is herself, but she won’t be al lowed to question orders or choose her own way of doing her own job. She will report where she is told to report, on the minute, and she will endure whatever conditions meet her without any redress. We are the geatest nation in the world. But we never have been a truculent nation, looking about for excuses to make trouble with our neighbors, and we have been rich enough to be content with the poten tialities of our own magnificent land. Now that is changed. We must meet attack from without, and even if it takes us years to get our full fighting power organized there can be no turning back now and no half way measures. And unless our women can do their share without actual military regimentation, ihey must be prepared to be mobilized. Utmost Is Exacted. In every army there are, tempo rarily at least, mistakes in com mand. It would take a superhuman commander-in-chief always to dele gate authority to the right person. Fitness for office is a thing of slow growth, and fime is the one thing we have not, just now. Neverthe less, in a few weeks or months the incompetent officer is moved to some less important command; there is a “shake-up,” and gradually the ut most is exacted from a well-or ganized, tightly knit, well-controlled soldiery. Meanwhile the recruit obeys, and keeps his mouth shut. Jlynn GltambeA&i Who Wouldn’t Come to a Dinner Like This? (See Recipes Below) Accent on Dinner If they draft women, our sex will learn more about discipline and au thority in six weeks than most of us experience in a lifetime. Life to some women will seem one long out rageous injustice. How many wom en would have been silent, as the boys were silent, over the conditions in our first enormous army camps a few months ago? The conditions have been changed; they are being steadily bettered, but at first they meant almost constant discomfort for the draftees. Cold, boredom, mud, poor food, uncertain ties of every sort were their life. But they were in the army, and they took it as a matter of course. Are you ready, as a woman, for that sort of thing? Or can’t we women do our full share of war work without being hammered into line? I am afraid it will have to come to that. I believe that within six months or a year every woman and girl will have to register; there will be training camps for officers, and there will be no more room for the petty squabbles and jealousies that threaten women’s war work today. Quarreled for Power. I say this because of my own ex perience in an enormous organiza tion of women a few years ago. These women were first of all for peace, and, secondly, almost all mothers of sons. But from the be ginning they quarreled for place, power and title. They wrote me endless letters complaining of each other. On several occasions they took petty cases to court, once try ing to prove that on* of their lead ers hadn’t really been the first one to think of the ideals of the league, and at another time to challenge the citizenship of a valued charter mem ber. Months were wasted while they argued and threatened; on the occa sion of our first annual convention certain disaffected members threat ened the delegates with warrants, and warned us all by wire that our meeting would be broken up by the police. The millions—they were ac tual millions—of peace-loving mem bers faded away. Men can’t get along and take or ders without definite, unquestionable authority. When the top-sergeant, or the pip-squeak lieutenant, or the unreasonable captain speaks, they obey. In the ranks of our armies today, humbly taking orders, are some of the boys who, if they live, will be our great men tomorrow. The President of 1962 probably is doing K.P. duty, turning out early and gulping his camp coffee and beans with the rest of them. Dinner is the master meal of the day and as such requires the most mas terful stroke the homemaker can apply. With time unlimited, this master stroke is not so hard to bring into play, but with days like these which are filled to the ut most with activi ty of all kinds, time-saving hints and ideas for din ner are important. Planning a meal which can all be baked is both time and money saving. If you’re pinched for silver and aluminum for cooking and serv ing, you can use glasswares for both the cooking and serving. Today I’m discussing a dinner that is equally adaptable for either a family or company dinner. It’s one of those meals that you won’t forget because it’s always bound to be successful from the point of view of appetite appeal, ease in serving and ease in cooking. Tuck these ideas where they won’t gather dust, for they’ll gather fame more easily. *Lamb Roast. (Serves 8 to 10) 5 to 6 pound leg of lamb Garlic clove or slice of onion Salt and pepper Have a leg of lamb boned and tied. Wipe with a damp cloth but do not remove fell, the parchment like covering over the meat. Rub gar lic or onion (or onion salt, if you have neither of those) over the meat, then rub salt and pepper. Bake in a slow (300-degree) oven, allowing 30 to 35 minutes to the pound. If a heat resistant glass platter is used, the lamb may be served from that. •Franconia Potatoes. ' (Serves 8 to 10) 8 to 10 medium-sized potatoes 4 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons chopped parsley Cook potatoes in boiling salted water for 15 minutes. Drain and place in the oven around the meat to finish roasting, about 40 minutes, i Pour melted butter and chopped parsley over potatoes when done. Arrange with whole, cooked carrots on platter and serve. A hot bread on a cool evening adds plenty of staccato to the menu, and I would ad vise serving it of ten. This one is especially appro priate for the menu today be cause your oven will be hot and you can bake it before you put in the meat. Lynn Says: Trying to tackle the winter vegetable problem? Here’s a pa rade of suggestions that will prop up your meals: Baked squash with small white onions baked in the hollow. A bit of cream sauce added just be fore serving to the onions will also perk up this dish. Sprinkle with paprika for color. Carrots: glaze these with brown sugar and butter when baking. For cooked carrots add a bit of tartness with lemon juice. Serve canned or cooked lima beans with this smart mustard sauce: 4 tablespoons butter mixed with Vs teaspoon sugar, 1 tea spoon ground mustard and 2 ta blespoons lemon juice. Beets like to be teamed up with a Harvard sauce. Thicken the beet liquid with cornstarch and add a bit of grated orange rind and juice for delightful vari ation. Sprinkle cooked asparagus with grated Swiss cheese and brown under the broiler. Parsnips: parboil these, then dip in egg and bread crumbs. Fry until a golden brown. Turnips: cook and mash. Sea son with butter, salt and pepper and a dash of nutmeg. This Week’s Menu Mixed Fruit Juices •Lamb Roast •Franconia Potatoes Carrots Fruit Salad •Spice Bread Butter •Caramel Crumb Custard •Recipe Given. •Spice Bread. (Makes 1 quart loaf pan) 2% cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder Vx teaspoon salt Vx cup sugar *4 teaspoon cinnamon y« teaspoon nutmeg Vg teaspoon ground cloves Vt teaspoon ginger 1 cup currants 2 eggs 1 cup milk Yg cup shortening Sift flour before measuring. Then sift together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Wash and drain currants; mix into dry ingredients. Add well beaten eggs, milk and melted shortening to dry ingredi ents. Stir only until just well com bined. Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake in a moderate (350-de -X-e) oven for about one hour. Caramel flavoring flirts witi: cus tard in this dessert idea. But what’s especially nice about this one is that you can bake it along with the bread since both require the same oven tempera ture. Custard’s best baked in indi vidual cups and the custard unmold ed onto the dessert plates when ready to serve: •Caramel Crumb Custard. (Serves 8) V4 cup sugar Yg cup boiling water 3 eggs 1 cup sugar % teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 3 tablespoons melted butter 1 cup coarse dry bread crumbs (crusts removed) Yg cup caramel syrup Make a caramel syrup by melting % cup sugar in a skillet, very slow ly, and allowing to cook until a golden brown. Remove from heat and add boiling water slowly. Re turn to heat for 10 minutes or until completely dissolved. Separate eggs and beat yolks until lemon colored. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, salt, syrup, milk and butter. Add bread crumbs and fold in stiffly beaten whites. Pour into eight glass cus tard cups. Place in a pah of hot wa ter and bake in a moderate oven (350-degree) about 40 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream. Speaking of planning menus that seem to fit both company and fam ily dinner occasions I thought you might like a few suggestions. Here are foods that fit each other be cause of their flavors blending to gether so smoothly, because of their balance and contrast in texture and flavor. They’re easy to keep in mind and fix at a few hours’ notice: Menu I. Consomme With Lemon Slice Lamb Steaks With Gravy Spinach Ring With Browned Potato Balls Apricot and Cream Cheese Salad Orange Rolls Baked Alaska Menu II. Cranberry Juice Pork Shoulder Roast Baked Squash Green Peas Perfection Salad Whole’ Wheat or Graham Bread Dutch Apple Cake With Hard Sauce , Menu III. Tomato Soup Baked Fish With Lemon Slice Scalloped Potatoes Grapefruit and Orange Salad Hot Biscuits Spiced Watermelon Rind Chilled Fruit Ice-Box Cookies (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) RAND for January sewing right now, and good to repeat again this summer is the princess frock for little girls offered in Pat tern No. 1516-B. The same pat tern also shows you how to make overalls, rompers and a bonnet! As all mothers know, little girls look their very best in a princess frock, the silhouette of which is flattering to chubby and slim fig ures alike. And so easy to make too! The neckline here is , cut square, the sleeves are short and puffed. The frock will be ador able in a gay flower printed or plain color cotton trimmed with perky ric-rac and a set of match ing buttons. Another garment you’ll rush to complete for your little daughter’s midwinter wardrobe are the over alls—cunning and practical too. 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