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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. IkeJlonte. *1044*41 Hepasilesi in WASHINGTON By Walter Shead WNU Comsponditt WNU Washington Bureau, 1616 Eye St., N. W. A World Department Of Agriculture p* VERY farmer and rancher, every •*-' person connected with the food and agricultural industry in these United States from producer to processor, and citizens generally, should watch with deep interest the meeting of the food and agriculture organization of the United Nations in Quebec, starting October 16. This is the first of the permanent new United Nations agencies to be launched after the end of hostilities, which marks the importance at tached to its deliberations by our government and the governments of all the 44 United Nations. As this is written, the list of American dele gates to the conference has not been announced. It is likely, however, that the delegates from the United States will be headed by Howard Talley of the department of agricul ture, who has acted as the United States representative on the Interim commission of the organization. The food and agricultural or ganization ratified by the 44 na tions at San Francisco is part and parcel, and a most impor tant function of the United Nations organization. It is not a rt lief agency. Its aim is to im prove world agriculture and to increase food production; to provide a higher standard of diet and raise the levels of nutri tion and the standards of living throughout the world ... all of which is intended to contribute to an expanding world economy. The organization will likely set up machinery which will function for world agriculture and production much like our own department of agriculture functions in the United States ... in an advisory capacity, passing along scientific development . . . the dissemination of agricul tural knowledge . . . technical in formation and the results of sci entific agricultural research ... to aid in setting up agencies in all the 44 countries tor combating soil ero sion, to improve soil and crops, to develop better livestock ... to take into consideration reforestation . . . rural electrification . . . farm to market roads . . . exploration of new sources of food ... to provide better tools for primitive farmers to increase production . . . attention to surplus crops and a better dis tribution of these crops and many other subjects necessarily attendant to the huge and complicated task of providing more and better food for a world and its population ravished by years of total war. Not Enough Land There are now about 2,200,000,000 human beings populating this old world on which we live, and the ex perts predict that at present rate of increase there will be a billion more by the end of the century. These experts further point oyt that there are at present only about 4,- 000,000,000 acres of arable land in use, which is less than 2% acres per capita. Even in our own coun try there is only a fraction more than seven acres per capita in farm lands, including woodlands and pas ture lands. If we- would take into account only the crop lands har vested, approximately 321,250,000 acres, our per capita acreage would just about equal the world aver age. So without an expanding acreage of arable lands, without basic re sources in India, in China, in Rus sia and many other countries, such as we have in this country, the ex perts say that the world will con tinue to produce insufficient food to feed its billions of humans. What the representatives of these 44 nations . . . what our own delegation does at Quebec to commit this country to a pro gram of world agricultural re habilitation will determine in large measure whether we as a people were honest when we sub scribed to the Atlantic charter and the charter of the United Nations at San Francisco. t For with this charter in exist ence and binding upon us . . . with our nation emerging from the war as the most fortunate, the most pow erful . . . with a new conception and in a new position as the lead er of the world . . . the time has passed when we can watch the peo ple of India, China or any other nation starving, and salve our con science with a check to s<.me relief society. Two-thirds of the people of the world are farmers. These hundreds of millions are striving to raise food on won! out land. And from the selfish few comes the comment: “Why should we help the rest of the world raise food when there continues to be surplus in our own crops?” And the answer, of course, is that with proper dis tribution; that with the rest of the world eating and living on a par with our own diet; there would be no surplus, with a continuing ex panding world economy calling al ways for increasing production. LOG OF A MAN IN QUEST OF BETTER FISHING HOUSSHOLB MfM 1. —Man who has the ambitions of Mike Lerner but not the time, equip ment or information, tires of fairly good fishing in his own area at In dian river. 2. —News of big run of stripers at Wahoo beach 300 miles away, coupled with pictures of man who got a 40-pounder there last week, causes him to decide to pack im mediately and leave home grounds, where only snapper blues have been biting. 3. —Start of trip delayed by long job of packing outboard motor, extra rods, tackle boxes, slickers, boots, gear of all kinds, utility cloth ing, etc. Drives 80 miles for first stop at Kickapoo Inlet. Finds bass were there last week, but are far away now. Asks if anything is run ning and gets answer: “Small snap per blues.” 4. —Drives 50 miles to Big Horse Cove, well - known striped bass grounds. Sees numerous boats in bay. Rushes eagerly to boathouse and asks “What’s doing in stripers?” Gets answer: “You know how bass are?” Replies: “No. How are they?” Is told: “Ain’t heard of one caught in ten days. Nice run of snapper blues, though.” 5. —Calls it a day and spends night deploring the luck. Starts early next morning for Roaring Rip, 60 miles away, on a report a feller got 20 nice ones, ranging up to 35 pounds, a few days ago. Finds bridge and beaches crowded with people getting snapper blues. “Any bass?” “Not lately. Ought to be good next month.” 6. —Remembers hearing of a striped bass fishermen’s paradise at Killikowowie Point, always good in October. Drives 100 miles more. Finds famous guide, Stew Woodson, half asleep in a skiff in a small in let. “How’s the stripers?” “You’re late. They was here last week. Nice run of snappers now.” Asks Stew if any reports of stripers at other points. “Chet Baker got over half a hundred big ones four days ago at Winnepesaukee Ledge,” is reply. 7. —Gets up at daybreak next morning and drives 90 milts to Win nepesaukee Ledge. Not a surf-cast er around anywhere. Boats all at moorings. “Ain’t been a striper took in last three days,” says the guide. “School moved to Mulligans Bay, I guess. Snapper blues runnin’ as big as six inches.” 8. —Consults map and finds he is within 150 miles of Razze.uazzle har bor, famed for its stripers. Decides he might as well try it there. Reaches there at sunset. No bass in six weeks. Guides look for ’em around November this year. (But snappers are ini) 9. —Reaches home weak, sore and disgusted. Crossing iron bridge over Indian river, two miles from bis own house, sees Ernie Perry and Ed Dudek casting for stripers. “Any luck?" he asks. “Boy, where’ve you been?” is reply. “Best run of stripers this season here for last five days.” 10. —Throws outboard motor, fish ing gear, maps, etc., into river and shoots self. • • • THE TROLLEY CAR PASSES. New York City, one of the last strongholds of the surface car, an nounces that they will be removed from the streets by January 1. We, for one, feel a little sad, not only to see the trolley car pass from the streets of Gotham but from any other place. It was a symbol of a happier, more philosophical and more comfortable America. * The swifter, more up to date and less restricted bus has replaced it all over the land, but to us a bus is as satisfactory a substitute for a trolley as a witch’s broom would be for a ride on a cloud. * Not that we have been on a trol ley in years. We don’t remember the last time, but our childhood mem ories of the trolley ride are bright and glamorous. We can recall trolley cars on the Sylvan avenue line back home that we loved. And trolleys on the run from Merwin’s beach, miles through a leafy pas sage by Woody Crest, Rocky Ledge, Prospect Beach and West Haven that still seems like something out of a fairy tale. * We have a particularly soft spot for the first trolley we ever remem ber. Grandma took us for a ride. It was winter. And it had a stove in the center and a conductor with side whiskers who put in a shovel of coal now and then. • * • An American congressman urges that we introduce baseball to the Russians. Can you imagine what would happen under Stalin to a pitcher who pitched his own way? • • • Can You Remember— Away back when a small steak sold /or 40 cents instead of t3J>0? • • • Our big job is to select the war criminals of Japan. It would be a lot easier to pick the ones who are not. Good to Bake—That’s Devil’s Food Cake (See Recipe Below) Cake Tempters Family hungry for cake? As a general rule, families take it easy on cakes during the spring and summer because there’s a •wealth of fruits and ber ries to solve the dessert problem. But, comes the first whiff of fall in the air, when the kitchen will stay cool enough even for baking, and there’s the family on mother’s heels begging for a cake. Then, too, husbands and sons will soon be returning, and they will want a big taste of mother’s good homemade cake. Be ready for the call when it comes, homemakers, with a brand new line-up of recipes that are bound to win the family. We’re still aware of the strategic situation in regard to sugar, so the following recipes don’t go all-out for sugar. They’re taste-tempting and delicious in spite of it all, and there’s a grand variety from which to choose. Take your pick: *Bran Devil’s Food Cake. (Makes 16 cupcakes) cups sifted cake flour 114 cups sugar bt cup cocoa 214 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt % cup shortening 14 cup whole bran 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs Sift flour once, measure then sift again with sugar, cocoa, baking pow der, soda and salt into mixing bowl. Add shortening and whole bran. Add about % of the milk, then vanilla; beat until perfectly smooth, about 100 strokes. Scrape bowl and spoon and mix well. Add remaining milk and beat until well blended. Add the well-beaten eggs. Fill greased muffin tins % full. Bake in a moderate (350- degree) oven about 25 or 30 minutes. Do you like a cake served warm, in squares, with the tangy flavor of a citrus marmalade? This, then, is made-to-order: Marmalade Tea Cake. 2 tablespoons melted butter or sub stitute y 2 cup brown sugar 114 cups corn flakes 114 cups sifted flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons sugar 14 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons shortening 1 egg % cup milk 14 cup marmalade Blend together butter, brown sugar and 14 cup corn flakes. Set this aside for the topping. Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening. Beat egg and add milk. Add to dry ingredients, stir ring only until combined. Add re maining 1 cup of cornflakes. Turn into greased 8-inch square pan. Dot Lynn Says: Make Dishwashing Easier: Stunt fishy odors on dishes by washing them in soapy water to which some vinegar has been added. Rinse dishes in hot vine- j gar water, also. Hot, soapy water is indicated for greasy dishes; cold water for egg, starchy and milky dishes. Scrape dishes before starting to wash and have a strainer in the sink to collect all leftovers. It’s much easier than scooping them up out of the water. Stack dishes carefully before washing. It won’t seem like you have so many, and there’s less chance of their breaking. China can be allowed to dry by itself on a dish rack, but glasses, silver and cutlery should be wiped immediately after wash ing. Make sure you have plenty of good absorbent dish towels handy. T^se paper toweling for hands to save cloth towels. Lynn Chambers’ Menus Stuffed Veal Shoulder Browned Onions Carrots Potatoes Cranberry-Orange Salad Biscuits •Bran Devil’s Food Cake Beverage •Recipe given. with marmalade, spooned on top of batter; sprinkle with mixture set aside for topping. Bake in a hot (400- degree) oven for 25 minutes. Serve warm, cut in squares. Sour Cream Spice Cake. 14 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 14 cup thick sour cream 114 cups sifted cake flour 14 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons cinnamon 14 teaspoon cloves Cream sugar and shortening, add egg and beat well. Add sour cream. Sift flour with baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves and cinnamon. Add two tablespoons of the dry in gredients to the creamed mixture. Beat thoroughly. Add remaining dry ingredients to the first mixture, beating well. Pour into a well- greased and well- floured pan and bake in a pre- ill heated 350-de- 'I gree oven for 30 minutes. An inusual va riation in cakes is to use ginger bread as an upside-down cake with an apple or orange topping. This saves both sugar and fussing as it is not necessary to make an icing for this type of cake: Gingerbread Upside-Down Cake. 14 cup shortening 14 cup sugar 1 egg 14 cup molasses 114 cups sifted flour 14 teaspoon salt 114 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon baking soda % teaspoon cinnamon 14 teaspoon ginger 14 cup sour milk Bottom of pan: 2 tablespoons butter or substitute 14 cup Ught corn syrup 14 cup nuts 2 sliced apples or oranges Cream sugar and shortening. Add egg, beat well. Add molasses, blend. Sift dry ingredients and add alter nately with the milk to the creamed mixture. To prepare pan, melt butter and add corn syrup. Ar range fruit and nuts. Pour batter over iruit and bake for 35 minutes in a 375-degree oven. Turn cake out of pan immediately after removing from oven. For those of you who like your whipped cream and can’t get it, here is an excellent way of making it: Whipped Cream. 114 teaspoons plain, unflavored gel atin 14 cup cold milk or water 1 cup well-chilled light cream Soften gelatin in cold liquid. Set over hot water and stir until thor oughly dissolved. Pour cream into fairly deep, narrow bowl, making sure it is deep enough so cream covers at least % of the beaters. Stir in softened gelatin gradually. Set bowl in a pan of ice and let stand 5 minutes, stirring around edges several times. Leaving bowl in ice and water, beat with rotary beat- ter 5 minutes. Cream will be light and fluffy but will not stand stiff enough to peak. Let stand 1 or 2 minutes more in ice water, stirring gently. Cream will thicken and be come stiff enough to peak. This may be sweetened and flavored to taste. It may be served immediately or kept in refrigerator or cold place until ready to serve. Texture im proves on standing in refrigerator for 14 hour. Stir until smooth and serve. Released by Western Newspaper Union. EDITOR’S NOTE: This newspaper, through special arrangement with the Washington Bureau of Western Newspaper Union at 1616 Eye Street, N. W., Washing ton, D. C., is able to bring readers this weekly column on problems of the veteran and serviceman and his family. Questions may be addressed to the above Bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent column. No replies can be made direct by mail, but only in the column which will appear in this newspaper regularly. Veterans’ Administration Gen. Omar Bradley,*new boss of the Veterans’ administration suc ceeding General Hines, has moved with military dispatch in reorganiz ing the administration to provide better and more efficient service in behalf of the stream of veterans now being discharged from the serv ices. One of the most important changes made by General Bradley is a complete decentralization of all veterans facilities under the super vision of 13 branch offices. Obvious ly routine decisions can be made more promptly and more intelligent ly in a vast organization such as the Veterans’ administration if they are not forced through a bottleneck in Washington. Another change, one which had long been a subject for discussion, and ofttimes of criticism, was the medical service. The general now has separated and elevated the medical division to a higher status under command of Maj. Gen. Paul R. Hawley. Under this new arrange ment, the new "surgeon general” will report direct to General Bradley. The Veterans’ administration is combing the government agencies and other channels for help and likely will emerge in the postwar era as one of the largest if not the largest governmental agency, han dling as it will the affairs of some 12 million discharged veterans at one time or another. The administration has recently been the object of both congressional and private investiga tion as to conditions within the or ganization, conditions at Veterans’ hospitals, treatment of patients, the tremendous shortage of physicians and nurses and other help and no doubt, it will be General Brad ley’s policy to eliminate immediate ly all situations which led to these investigations. Questions and Answers Q- I was discharged on February 24, 1943 by reason of “Sec. II, A.R. 615-360 and CDD.” Will you explain the meaning of this. I will soon be 42 years of age. Is there any way I can volunteer for service in the occupational forces? — S., Rogers- ville, Tenn. A. "This means that you were dis charged under section 2 of the code governing discharge of veterans and “CDD” means a certificate of medi cal disability. In other words, you were discharged for a medical dis ability of some sort. The nature of your disability should be stated on your discharge. Yes, if you can pass the physical, the army is accept ing volunteers for the occupational forces. Q. How many points does a father of four children have who has been in service since last October 24 and across since July?—Mrs. R. B., Uh- richsville, Ohio. A. The army point rationing sys tem as of September 2 gives 1 point per month for time in service, 1 point per month for time overseas, 12 points for each child under 18 years with a maximum of three, and 5 points for each decoration or battle star. If your husband, has no decorations or battle stars, he would have about 51 points. At thk; time 80 points are necessary for dis charge, although the army has an nounced discharge for 70 points by October 1, 60 points by November 1 and elimination of the point sys tem later in the winter. Q. I am writing in regard to a soldier killed in Germany who made his insurance to a lady who raised him. After his death, his own mother came and claims she should get his insurance. Which one is en titled to the insurance?—Mrs. T. G., Water Valley, Miss. A, If the soldier named the lady who raised him as beneficiary in his insurance, she is entitled to it and will get it notwithstanding the moth er’s claims. Q.—My brother left high school recently to join the navy. Is my mother entitled to an al lotment or allowance from the government if he allots the re quired $5? E. W., Rogersville, Tenn. A.—Yes, providing your brother listed his mother as a dependent when he enlisted or was inducted into the service. Q. U a member of the regular marine corps extends his enlistment while overseas and the extension has one more year before expiration, will he have to remain overseas until the expiration, if he has been over seas 20 months?—Mrs. W. D., West Memphis, Ark. A. Not necessarily. The marine corps has set up a rotation for re turn to this country after 18 months service overseas. Extension of his enlistment would have no bearing upon the time he spent overseas. The chances are this marine will return soon for duty in the states. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAY| chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQU1ST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago Released by Western Newspaper Union. s Lesson for October 14 Lesson subjects and Scripture lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. THE HOME FOSTERING CHRISTIAN IDEALS LESSON TEXT—Deuteronomy 6:4-9: Luke 2:51, 52; Ephesians 5:22. 25 ; 6:1-4. GOLDEN TEXT—Be ye kind one to an other. tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Chrtsfa sake hath forgiven you.—Ephesians 4:32. “Juvenile delinquenc’ - ” is an ex pression often heard ... our day. It speaks of the awful way in which our boys and girls have gone astray spiritually and morally in recent years. Fortunately, we are begin ning to realize that most of the blame falls on the parents. It is parental delinquency in the matter of proper rearing of the children which needs our earnest attention. The home is the right place for the fostering of Christian principles of living, but all too often even Christian people have put that whole load on the Sunday school and church. They can help, but they cannot do the job which should be done in the home. Home should be a place where: I. God’s Word Is Accepted (Deut. 6:4-9). The Bible teaches us the truth about God and that is information of the highest value and usefulness in the home. He is our God, and He is one God. There is no other God, and at the same time this in finite and eternal One is very close to us—our God. How precious! The acceptance of the truth con cerning God draws forth our love toward Him. He is not like the heathen gods who cause only cring ing fear. He loves us and we love Him, with all our might (v. 5). This Word of God and the truth concerning Him should be the nor mal and natural subject of conver sation in the home. Any time, night or day, and any where, in the house or on the street, it should be as easy for a boy to talk to his father about God as to discuss his school work, or sports, or any other thing. Let’s make it a natural, normal, accepted thing that God and His Word are talked about in the home. II. Growth Is Expected (Luke 2: 51, 52). In the well-ordered home the child finds his place as Jesus did, as an obedient, well-mannered, co-opera tive member. There, too, is the natural place for normal, well-balanced develop ment. There must first be growth in wisdom. The mind and will must be in control, lest the physical get out of hand. They must develop, even as the body grows. Thus the growth of the body becomes not just an animal development, but one amenable to proper restraints, cul tivated and poised for full useful ness. But the home fails if it does not at the same time give the child a chance to grow “in favor with God and man.” The boy Jesus contin ued to grow in gracious personality, with both God and man as the in terested recipients of the fruits of His spiritual development. Every home should be a Christian home and every Christian home should be a center of normal growth for children. This should give us cultured Christian men and women for the next generation. III. Love Is Expressed (Eph. 5: 22, 25). Love is not just a warm and ten der feeling hidden away in the heart. It shows in the homely de tails of daily life in the home. A Christian wife expresses her af fection for her husband by giving him his God-appointed place as head of the house. There is a graceful and voluntary submission to God’s plan for the home which makes for order and unity. Happy is the wom an who seeks that place and lives in it! Her life will be blessed! A Christian husband will learn to control that natural masculine ten dency to dominate. He will study the gentle art of courtesy and kind ly affection. He will love his wife as Christ loved the Church, and that means a willingness to both live and die for her. Christianity really should show forth at its very best in the home but, alas, so often just the contrary is true! Let us get that thing straightened out and keep it right! IV. Rights Are Respected (Eph. 61-4). Mutual devotion between husband and wife, and mutual trust between parents and children—there we have the basis of a real God-honoring home. We must give attention to the matter of a fair and full recognition of the rights of others. The parent who rides roughshod over the wills of his children need not profess to be a true follower of Christ. Like wise, children who are disobedient and insolent to their parents have no real testimony for Christ. This business of being a Chris tian is real. It calls for right living everywhere, and that must begin at home. In the home the parent and child must both learn and live the high standards of Christ. “NO MORE TROUBLE WITH CONSTIPATION!” Says Long-Time Sufferer Who Tried KELLOGG’S ALL-BRAN If you, too, are disappointed with pills and purgatives, be sure to read this unsolicited letter: “For several years I was afflicted with common constipation. I tried various reme dies, but sot only temporary relief. Several months agro, I started eating: KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN each morning:, drinking water freely through the day. I have since never had the slightest trouble with constipa tion. My gratitude to KELLOGG’S ALL-BRAN." Mr. H. M. Riley. 11 E. Division Street, Chicago, 111. Do you want to be free of harsh laxatives for the rest of your life? You may be, if your constipation is due to lack of bulk in the diet! Just eat a dish of KELLOGG’S ALL-BRAN and drink plenty of water every day! 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Its antiseptic action lesa- i the danger of infection whenever the n is cut cr broken. Keep a bottle handy for the minor lualties of kitchen and nursery. At nr druggist—triad size bottle 35 usehold size 65^; economy size $1.25. a HANFORD MFG. CO, Syrscnss. R.Y. Sole makers of 3 a ' sat tl”/Mijrrh Leaves Nutritious Leaves of good hay constitute from one-third to one-half the total volume of the hay but they contain about two-thirds of the total protein Raccoon Prolific The raccoon is most prolific in the south, which produces about half the nation's lumber, almost entirely from second growth forests. Binds Soil Organic matter binds soil parti cles together like hair in plas ter, which enables the particles to resist the action of run-off water.