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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. CU MAY 15, 1942 Kathleen Norris Says: t Parents Should Use Common Sense (Bell Syndicate—WNU Service.) Eleanor Roosevelt IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute ol Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Jean brings young people to the house, and they never refuse a second cut of beef or pie. And the wreckage they can cause in a case of soft drinks is unbelievable. By KATHLEEN NORRIS HE Whites live in Phila delphia and they have a daughter, Jean, 17, and a son, Robert, two years younger. Their lives have run along a fa miliar groove until now; they have lived exactly as have mil lions of American families, own ing their home and their car, having part-time help, going away for two weeks of summer vacation, putting Jean and Rob through public school with plen ty of luxury on the side. Now the Whites have come to a difficult crossroads, and they can’t agree. Father White is a man of strong will, and he needs it at this moment, for Mother, Jean and Rob junior are leagued against him. Father, flatly and simply wants to go on as they are. That is his entire platform. Jean and Mother, somewhat indifferently abetted by Rob, want to rent the house, move to a smart apartment, go in mod estly for entertaining, and give Jean the chance her friends will have of meeting the right people and going the right places. Doesn’t Like Their Home. Robert White’s income is $4,000 a year. Olive, his wife, began a budget when it was little more than half that, and they bought the house nine years ago. It is a square house with trees and a front garden, a double garage, four bedrooms and two baths, living-room, study, din ing-room, kitchen, two fireplaces and a small, sunny dining-ingle off the kitchen. To ninety-nine women out of ev ery hundred it would represent lux ury. But to Jean White it is just perfectly horrible and commonplace and she wishes it would bum down. The Whites pay $62.50 a month for interest on a $5,000 mortgage, home insurance and amortization. Rob ert White pays $40 a month for life insurance. The table costs an even hundred a month, and the four-day- a-week services of Amanda John son, about $35 more. Young Rob comes home ravenous every day, and makes incredible in roads on bread, jam and butter, drinking exactly a quart of choco late milk as he does so. Jean brings nice hoarse boys to dinner, and they never refuse a second cut of beef or pie. The wreckage these young persons can cause in a case of soft bottled drinks is unbelievable; Jean calls upstairs, “Mother, may we open this can of ham and have these eggs?” And what can Olive call back but “Of course, darling, what else are they there for?” Costly Incidentals. Home, food and insurance and service therefore consume half the income. Above and beyond these are the incidentals that all budget keepers abhor because they sound so insignificantly small and add up so brutally big. Incidentals mean telephone and long distance calls, tailor, laundry, cleaner, clothes, shoes, dentist, doctor, church, mov ies, theater, clubs, newspapers, magazines, gasoline and cleaning of the car, flowers, stamps—no one of them terrifying, but the whole mass unspeakably depressing. The Whites owe various small bills now, for the first time in their lives; Jean belongs to a ski club, and that costs money, and Rob had to have an emergency apendectomy. These bills fret the man of the house; he and his wife both thought them “somewhere around two hun dred” until they added them up the SPOILED CHILD The spoiled child is a prob lem, not only to her parents but to herself. She has never learned to think of others, and that is one of the first lessons she must learn before she can hope to achieve the happiness she takes for granted as her share in life. The “Jean” whose father wrote this letter is a spoiled child. She wants more than her father can provide. But he himself has helped to create the problem he asks Kathleen Norris to solve. other night and found they came to exactly $516.22. This caused a sort of family panic, in which Jean ex pressed her ideas. Jean and her mother think the time has come to borrow a good round sum, rent the house, and move to one of the beautiful new apart ments just finished in the smartest part of town. The square, all-win dow corner of the big drawing-room in these apartments, its white-brick fireplace and indirect lighting more than reconcile Jean to the fact that she would have to take for her own what was designed for a servant’s room, and that none of the White’s furniture would be suitable in the place. Only chromium pipe, white leather and crystal furnishings would fit there. The rent is $175 but Jean argues that the old house would rent for a hundred anyway. And she does so want—with tears and smiles and kisses how she wants!—to entertain in the new place, to have that ad dress on her writing paper, to have “fun” with the others of her crowd until she gets married. Both Parents Are V.'rong. “I’ll be darned,” writes Rob sen ior, “if I want to go in for more ex pense now. I want to stay where we are and see if we can’t cut down expenses. Just tips in the new place would stand me in about twenty a month; the whole thing would be done on borrowed money, and I don’t like it! Answer us honestly,” his letter concludes, “which of us is right?” My opinion. Robert, is that nei ther side is right. I think you and Olive have been wrong all along, and I think it’s your fault that at 17 Jean has such completely false ideas. Years ago you should have been saving a thousand a year out of that handsome salary; years ago Jean should have realized that that last expensive year of private schooling, with its inevitable friend ships and comparisons, was not for her. Years ago Olive should have lifted the heaviest of your burden by bringing that admirable budget of hers not just within the narrowest possible margin of income, but far below it. Since you have so spoiled Jean that debt and pretense seem to her the natural steps toward finding her husband and place in life, you may be very sure that when she does step socially above you and her mother, and needs you no longer, no consideration may be expected from Jean, should your old age be dependent and helpless. Needs to Be Awakened. So my advice to you now is to move, indeed, but to some small place whose rent won’t be more than $50. Rent your present home in deed, but only to cover overhead expenses there, and to invest the rest. Beside that, put $100 into gov ernment bonds every month before you turn one cent over to the family. WAR AND CHARITIES NEW YORK CITY.—One morning I went over to the Naval hospital and returned in time to meet Mrs. Myron Taylor, who came to see me about the USO campaign. She also spoke to me of several other chari ties, the School for Applied Design, the Purple Box (where crippled workers have for many years been doing the daintiest kind of sewing) and the New York Association for the Blind. These charities are ei ther giving up in despair, or cur tailing their programs, because it is so difficult to raise money for any thing but war work. Our National Symphony orchestra in Washington has had this same experience. The big gifts have come in, but it is largely supported by small gifts, and this year these gifts seem to be flowing into defense bonds or war charities. I think it is time we consider what we really intend to do about the type of cul tural community service rendered by a symphony orchestra. The School for Applied Design has trained many women for commer cial art. The Purple Box has trained cripples so that they have been able to support themselves. It is possible that women now being trained in the School for Applied Design might go into munition fac tories for the duration of the war. Perhaps it is one of the organiza tions which can be shut down, but it will be hard to build up again once disbanded. Certainly there is no place in in dustry for the cripples in the work rooms of the Purple Box. There is comparatively little opportunity for those who are trained by the New York Association for the Blind. • * • HEROIC DEEDS WASHINGTON.—One evening, in New York city, I sat on a panel which inaugurated a series of forum discussions to be carried on through the spring for the benefit of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. I was delighted to find my cousin, Mrs. Joseph Alsop, as well as a number of pleasant ac quaintances, on the panel. The sub ject was women’s work in the war and an effort was made to cover as many outside activities outside of actual industrial work. The President’s speech was heard over the loudspeaker at the hotel where we assembled and everyone listened eagerly. I think his closing stories about the heroism of some of our men fitted in particularly well with an appeal which one of the speakers made f«r the USO. She had mentioned the fact that some people wrongly think that the serv ices rendered outside the camps to men of the armed forces are apt to make them “sissies.” Somehow, that seems to me a poor word to apply to the average boy in our services. If we needed corrobora tion on her stand, the President’s speech gave it. These stories are illustrative of hundreds of thousands of equally heroic deeds which are being performed every day in the line of duty. Some of them will never be reported. Others will receive recognition in time. One need never worry about the heroism of the youth of Amer ica. Almost any day, any newspaper can supply you with innumerable acts in civilian life, which require courage, initiative and quick think ing and are the background for heroic deeds. • • • CHILD CONGRESS Miss Thompson and I took the plane back to Washington and I was here for my press conference at 11 o’clock. Miss Katharine Lenroot at tended to talk about the Pan-Amer ican Child Congress. I was par- tieularly pleased to hear hCT say that the advances made since this congress firs; met were really notable. Now, at its eighth session, we can fix our minds primarily on the needs of the children in the war. We still can feel that well-established social legislation will carry forward the program and improve the agencies now set up in the different countries on this continent, so that the chil dren will be cared for in peace time as well as during the war period. I am sure that everyone has the same feeling that I have, a sense of relief that we are go ing to be told what we should do in this war period in our homes. It will surely reach down into our lives. Some of us may find adjustments difficult, but, after all, the adjustment of the boy who leaves his job and goes into the a rmed services is a far more drastic one. * • • WASHINGTON SPRING WASHINGTON.—I came back to Washington by plane one afternoon in order to attend the party given by the Washington Newspaper guild for the purpose of raising money to send delegates to the National News paper guild convention, and for the benefit of army and navy relief. Washington is at its most beautiful at this time. All the flowering shrubs are out and the spring flow ers are everywhere. One cannot help but be impressed by the beauty of this capital of a great country. Kitchen Comfort Spring Fever? Are the warm lazy days working havoc with your de sire to cook, to work in the kitch en? Then dispel these lagging feel ings with quick ly put - together meals that cut down your work to a minimum and the use of your oven to practi cally nothing. This is the season to make the most of your broiler and meats that are at their best when broiled. Broil er specialties are lamb chops (both shoulder and loin), steaks, thick ham slices, and young chickens. If you heat your oven very hot and also the pan in which you are broil ing your meat before you put the meat into the oven, you will ac tually be cutting down the time you have your oven on. In this way you are way ahead on economy of heat and also in keeping your kitchen comfortably cool. To cut down the time you spend in actual cooking, select foods that cook quickly or that can be cooked and served together. Our menu to day is a good example of this: the lamb chops broil quickly and the lima beans brought to a boil and cooked quickly take only as much time as the lamb chops to cook un til tender. Serve them on the same platter, too—they’re pretty that way and you will have fewer serving dishes to wash. The Refrigerator. Your appreciation for your refrig erator or icebox undoubtedly zooms upward quite fast with the first ap pearance of warmer weather. In deed, what could you possibly do without refrigeration that keeps fruits, vegetables, leftovers, meats, milk, butter, eggs and countless oth er products in perfect condition? In what other place could you possibly store away the salad to' keep crisp and cool and the delectable desserts that must remain firm before serving? Those reasons are enough to make you keep your refrigerator in the best of condition, but the recent lim itation on making and selling re frigerators will certainly give you further reason to cherish it with the best possible care. Keep the refrigerator away from the sun that comes into the kitchen. Keep it away from the stove, too, and give it enough space for good circulation of air at the back and top. Most refrigerators need a 2Vi- inch leeway at the back and 6 to 12 inches at the top. Temperatures are important, so check them with a thermometer. Safest temperature is between 40 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Cool hot foods before putting them into the refrigerator. Cover foods except those having thick skins. Moisture from uncovered foods collects on the freezing unit and you will have to defrost oftener. Your refrigerator has a big job in keeping everything cool, as every piece of food requires just so much energy to cool. For this reason you should not overcrowd your refrig erator or stuff it full with bags, car tons and vegetable tops that also need energy to be cooled. Defrosting. Once a week or oftener in the Lynn Says: Keep your kitchen well venti lated and you will drive away much of the feeling of fatigue that comes while you cook. Warm air usually rises so it is better to keep the windows open from the top to create better ventilation and avoid drafts. Place an electric fan right above the stove so that it fans the warm air right out the win dows, or combine a fan with a screen placed in the upper sash of one of the windows and adjust to fan the air in or out the room. In some kitchens it is practica ble to place a fan in the chimney flue provided for that purpose. This Week’s Menu 'Broiled Shoulder Lamb Chops Lima Beans in Tomatoes Hashed Brown Potatoes •Bran Sour Cream Muffins Butter •Wilted Lettuce Salad •Frozen Prune Whip Coffee Tea Milk •Recipe Given. summer if the weather is humid, defrost the refrigerator. This will help it keep the proper tempera ture. When you defrost, wash the inside of the box, the trays, etc., with a solution of 3 quarts of warm water and 1 tablespoon of soda. Wipe with a cloth wrung in clean, clear water and dry thoroughly be fore returning the food and trays to the box. In this way you give your refrigerator good care and pro long its service to you. •Broiled Shoulder Lamb Chops. Have lamb shoulder chops boned and rolled and cut into slices about 1 inch thick. Thor oughly preheat broiling oven with regulator set for broiling. Place lamb chops on rack so that there is a distance of about 3 inches be tween top of chops and source of heat. If this distance must be less, reduce the temperature accordingly. When one side is nicely browned, season with salt and pepper, turn and finish cooking. This requires about 15 minutes. Serve with to matoes which are stuffed with cooked lima beans and broiled. Here are muffins that will act as a spring tonic with their rich-in-iron molasses and bran cereal that peps up even the most wilted spirits: •Bran Sour Cream Muffins. (Makes 18 small muffins) 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup sour cream V4 cup molasses 2 tablespoons water 1 egg, beaten 2 cups bran cereal Sift together flour, soda and salt. Combine cream, molasses, water and egg. Stir into dry ingredients and add bran cereal. Fill well- greased muffin tins two-thirds full and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 20 to 25 minutes. Wilted lettuce makes a quick and easy salad combination. It is per fect with the broiled lamb chops be cause of the bacon flavoring which blends so well with them: •Wilted Lettuce. 4 slices bacon, cut in small pieces and fried brown % cup vinegar ii cup water 1 teaspoon sugar When bacon is browned, add other ingredients and heat to boiling point. Pour over lettuce. Sliced hard- cooked eggs and a little diced onion may be added to make the salad extra delicious. •Frozen Prune Whip. (Serves 6) IVs cups cooked prunes 14 cup granulated sugar for prunes 14 teaspoon ground cloves 2 cups milk 14 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon plain gelatin 2 eggs 1 cup whipping cream Cut prunes from pits in small pieces. Combine prunes with 14 cup sugar and spice and heat to dissolve sugar. Chill. Combine 114 cups milk, salt, and 14 cup sugar and scald. Add flavoring and gelatin moistened in remaining 14 cup milk and stir to dissolve gelatin. Pour over beaten eggs, stirring briskly. Chill until thick. Whip cream stiff and fold into chilled gelatin mix ture; add prune mixture. Pour into refrigerator tray, place in freezing unit and freeze. Stir once or twice during freezing process. Have you a particular household or cooking problem on which you would like expert advice? Write to Miss Lynn Cham bers at Western Newspaper Union, 210 South Desplaines Street, Chicago, Illinois, explaining your problem fully to her. Please enclose a stamped, self-addreised envelope for your reply. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for May 17 Lesson subjects and Scripture tex ^® V»v InternaU^” 1 TUESDAY: THE DAY OF CONFLICT LESSON TEXT—Matthew 22:41—23:11. GOLDEN TEXT—The stone which the builders rejected Is beccme the head ol the corner.—Mark 12:10. “By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?” Such was the challenge Christ faced when He came into the temple on the last day that He was to be able to teach there. The chief priests and elders (Matt. 21:23) asked it because they knew that they had received their authority with their offices, whether appoint ive or hereditary. Jesus held no such position, yet He had just driven the money chang ers out of what He called “my house” — the temple. They chal lenged Him, and through the long day He answered and also asked them questions. Here we find a rich store of parables, illustrations, un answerable arguments, as He met the Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians —all His enemies who, though they hated each other, made common cause against Jesus. The discus sion concludes with His facing of the Pharisees with I. The Ultimate Question—“What Think Ye of the Christ?" (22:41-46). The crux of the entire matter was right there for them, as it is for us, though in a somewhat different sense. They were looking for the Messiah—the Christ; but their idea of Him was that He would come as their roy^j leader, to break the yoke of Roman bondage and set them free. They knew He was to be the son of David, but they did not see in their own Scriptures that this one was to be David’s greater son (Matt.l2:42); that in the line of David was to come the one whom David “in the spirit” called “Lord” (Ps. 110:1). They knew about Christ, but they did not know Him, and thus they were like many today. They have heard of Him; they may even admire His character and His teach ings, but they do not know Him. What think you, reader, of Christ? Christ then states H. The Final Test—Doing, Not Just Saying (23:1-4). Having finally closed their mouths (22:46) Jesus proceeded to a solemn indictment of the scribes and Phari sees. First of all He declared that they failed in the final test of life, -• which is not words but actions. Noticfe that He recognized their authority and their teaching, but in severe condemnation pointed out that they did not live what they pro fessed. That is the criterion by which we shall all be judged. Those who think that because they belong to some church, or subscribe to a creed, or speak a smooth word of testimony they may then live as they please, will find themselves standing with the scribes and Phari sees on the judgment day. Why keep that kind of company? Such men are capable of IH. The Great Hypocrisy—Pride Posing As Piety (23:5-9). They were, oh, so religious! In terpreting literally and mechanical ly God’s command that they keep His law always near them in action (hand) and in thought (mind) (see Deut. 6:8; 11:18), they made showy leather cases and wore them on wrist and forehead as containers of the written Word. They loved the chief seats and the titles of distinc tion. And all this was done in the name of religion. What hypocrisy! But wait — are we any better? What about the preacher who is not happy unless he is invited into the pulpit? What about those who take or accept the titles which our Lord expressly forbids? What about those in the pew, as much as in the pulpit (and perhaps more), who want to be recognized as “the masters” ol the church? To be sure, they do not always wish it to be so crudely put as that, but they do expect to be recognized as such “or else—.” This too, under the name of Christianity. There indeed is the great hypocrisy! We are thankful that our lessee does not close here. Our Lord next revealed IV. The Right Attitude—Servic* Not Recognition (23:10, 11). He that is mastered of Christ is ready to be the servant of all. To exalt Him is to at once do away with self-praise and self-glory. Pride in position, and the desire to be praised and recognized by men, in evitably lead a man into a pitfall in which he is humbled. On the other hand, the one who in humility serves the Lord will, to his own surprise, find that God has exalted him. 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