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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C. H&p&iieSi in WASHINGTON By Walter Shead WNU Comipondtnt WNU Washington Bureau, 1616 Eye St.. N. W, Utility Lobby Can Handle Congress, but Not the People '■THE powerful utility lobby in Washington has been quite suc cessful in bottling up measures which they consider inimical to the interests of the private utilities. Of course the most important of these are the bills which would set up regional authorities in the Missouri river basin and other rivers of the nation. Several of these bills have been bottled up in committee for months. But hearings reveal that out in the country where the utilities come up against the rank and file of the American people close to home, their batting average is almost nil. During' the past year 100 cities and towns have changed from private to municipal ownership. We now have 3,371 incorporated towns in the nation served by publicly owned electric systems. Of this number, and this is im portant, 2,827 towns are in the popu lation class of 5,000 and under, the Home Towns of the country. On top of this there are more than 800 Ru ral Electric Co-operatives operating outside incorporated towns and con gress has appropriated $550,000,000 to be spent in two years for the organization of new and extension of the lines of existing REA co operatives. Moreover, during this past year there is not one city or town on record which has gone back to private utility ownership. These figures put the utility lobby in the bush-league class, making strange indeed the influence they have upon the elected representa tives of these same people in the small towns and rural areas of the nation. Coat of Current Lower Why are the people looking to ward municipal ownership instead of private ownership of utilities? The simple fact is that the records show every city with a municipal utility has a lower tax rate than cities of comparable size with private utili ties . . . that they have lower elec tric rates, that they can afford to make more use of electricity as a result, for as the price of electricity has been reduced by municipal own ership, its use has been multiplied. Wider use of current permits fur ther rate reductions and consequent ly still more use of electricity. According to the testimony in these hearings, however, the folks in our small towns and even in our cities have only scratched the sur face in the use of electricity as a means of better living. For in stance, in 1945 the national average of electric consumption in the coun try was 1,225 kilowatt hours per res ident consumer, while ir Canada where municipal ownership has been in vogue for many, many years, the consumption runs more than 5,000 kilowatt hours per consumer. Contained in the testimony is acrid denunciation of the Tennessee Valley authority, and yet the same testimony shows that when private utilities have lowered their rates to meet municipal competition they have invariably shown higher net earnings. This was true when the Georgia Power company lowered its rates to meet TVA competition and experienced the highest net income the following year in the history of their company. Many samples were given where this same condi tion held true. Twice National Averagt Down in Mississippi at Tupelo, for instance, the first town to get TVA power, folks there are using more than 2,000 kilowatt hours per consumer, almost twice the national average. These higher averages are true all through the TVA area, and at lower rates than ever were dreamed of in the days of private monopoly of electric utilities. In many sections of the country, private utilities are now attempt ing to choke off or eliminate REA co-operatives by building spite lines and cutting rates for consumers who were refused private service until REA promised to serve them. Claude Wickard, REA administra tor here in Washington, warned that "We are facing a bolder and per haps a more desperate opposition from private utilities at this time than REA has ever before experi enced. This opposition extends from cream-skimming spite line activities in areas laid out for development by co-operatives, to the maintaining of a strong lobby in Washington. “A national advertising campaign in the weekly and daily press, in na tionally circulated magazines and on the radio networks is being carried out. State legislatures and regula tory bodies are being flooded with utility proposals for various restric tive measures to be applied to the REA program,” Mr. Wickard con tinued. It would seem, however, that with growth of municipal utilities and the REA in the home towns and rural areas, this lobby is only affecting members of congress, not the peo ple who elected them. Woman's World Protection, Comfort Important In Infant or Toddler Garments d^u £rtta V W HEN we think of clothes for babies, most of us make the mistake of clothing them, at least in our thoughts, with ruffles and bil lowy dresses. Actually, though, the most important considerations in making baby’s clothes sensible are comfort, protection, room for rapid growth and room for plenty of movement. So, when you plan a layette, or do some sewing for a friend with a baby, don’t get too sentimental. The gift-type garment may bring most Ahs and Ohs from friends, but the mother will appreciate sim plicity and ease of placing the gar ment on the baby most of all, and this should be your main aim. It certainly will be your main theme if you’ve ever tried to dress a squirming, wriggling youngster. The garments you’ll want to avoid are those with tiny collars that wrinkle and crush easily, garments that have to be slipped over the head, and tight, gathered sleeves. Whenever you can, make clothing for baby with wide, raglan sleeves because these slip on so easily. Show a definite preference for gar ments that open and close in front, particularly nightgowns and the like that can be folded over and tied. Fabrics may be just a little diffi cult to find, but remember to choose those that are soft and fine: batiste, soft muslin, voile, extra-soft flannel and crepe. The seams may be French fell, flat hand-rolled or bound. Special Care Needed For Toddler’s Clothes Have you ever watched a baby learning to crawl or reach? Notice this the next opportunity you have and see how much leeway the gar ment has to have to accommodate all this activity. The sleeves should be loose and free so as not to put any strain on the youngster. The little seat of the pants comes in fbr its share of the strain too. Little rompers or panties for the baby at the creeping stage need extra full ness at the back, and should be shorter in the front because of the positions they get themselves into. Because toddler’s garments come in for their share of buttoning and If you’re tewing for baby. ... unbuttoning, you will want to make these as secure as possible. Top tips which you will want to follow for sewing on buttons are these: first, use only a single thread; sec ond, do not make the mistake of sewing on the buttons too tight. There is pull and strain on the but ton that easily gives way if it hugs the garment too tightly. Save the Sentiment, Lean Toward Practical All mothers want their youngsters to have lovely pastel coats of soft wool with silk linings. This is a nice sentimental gesture, but actually this type of coat is more practical if made with flannel or challis that is unlined. Then the coat is more easily made, simply washed and more durable. Another good idea is to spend time making rompers in several sizes for the toddler. Boys, of course, use rompers as soon as they begin to crawl, but it isn’t such a bad idea to make rompers for little Make them temible and practical. girls, too. Dresses may be lovelier, but if you will notice, they easily get in the baby’s way, and she may trip and fall more often than nec essary. Dress the child as if she Figure-Hugging \jf. '} m* ■ This duotone wool suit from Gunth sports a figure-hugging jacket and turn back collar and cuffs. The blouse is matching African marigold rayon crepe and the belt is ginger pigskin. The haio hat is made of straw, banded in velvet. were an active youngster instead of just a pretty doll, and the baby will be much better off. Always make little girl’s dresses with large hems. Then as the child grows, the hems can be let out and more wear achieved from the gar ment. A little girl’s dress should have an opening sufficiently large around the neck to permit easy getting in and out. Only one button is used for this opening. Very large or small buttons or snaps and hooks are considered poor choice for youngster’s gar ments. Child authorities say that it is easy for the child learning to dress to use the medium-sized flat button, but he is lost with the out size or small size. Teach him self reliance by making it easy for him to dress himself. For boys’ one-piece garments, use a drop seat controlled by a belt. This is easy for the boy to manage even at an early age and looks neat. The drop seat can have an elastic run through a casing so that it snaps back into place easily after being stretched. Laundering Tips Study the directions that come with your garments when you wash them. It’s no longer true that everything must be washed in the hottest water possible. Sort clothing so that all sim ilar colors are washed at one time with light clothes first. Bluing follows the final rinse, and is usually given to all white clothes to prevent them from turning yellowish after age. Starching follows the bluing proc ess, but in many cases these two are combined when you use a ready-made starch that has the bluing already added to it. This mixture is ready to use and is just diluted as directed. Select a ready-made starch that is smooth, otherwise you will have difficulty mixing it with the wa ter. Clothes should be properly hung to save ironing time. A gar ment hung on the “off grain” will not iron well and will not set properly when worn. Hang dresses by the skirts or at the shoulder seams; hang socks by the top so as not to put unnec essary wear on the foot, etc. Iron rayons and synthetic fab rics according to instructions that come with them. Your heat ing guide on the iron will be an invaluable aid in applying the correct amount of heat to each type of fabric. ’IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAYI chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. s Lesson for July 28 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. JESUS AND REVERENCE FOR SPIRITUAL VALUES LESSON TEXT—Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 19:12: Matthew 5:33-37: Mark 7:5-8; 8:34-36. MEMORY SELECTION—But seek ye first the kingdom of God. and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.—Matthew 6:33. Summer Fashion Notes For beach and sports wear, these are the fabrics found most suit able: shantung, calico and chintz. Select them in their brightest, gay est colors. Brown and white spectator sports dresses will, I think, always be popular during the summer. When they match shoes and bags they give the impression of neatness and trim You’ll find few sleeves on dresses for sportswear of this type, the idea being that you want as much sun as you can get, and also, no sleeves will offer more ffreedom for playing. Felts are scheduled to be made in a tempting array of colors, and you’ll find many of them made for easy traveling because a big boosf in this department is expected u the comine monthc Reverence is not an incidental thing which we may or may not choose to have in our lives. It is vital. Reverence toward God and the things of God will result in re spect for all values in life. It will balance our thinking, speaking, and our acting toward our fellow men as well as toward our God. Our lesson calls for I. Reverence in Worship (Exod. 20:7; Lev. 19:12). The Lord rightfully expects from us a proper attitude toward him. If we worship him as we should, we shall find that other matters fall into their proper relationships. Essential in true worship is rev el ence for the name of the Lord, for that name stands for all the qualities and characteristics of God. This means that there must be no taking of the name of the Lord “in vain.” Our use of the word “vain” car ries the meaning of “useless, with out purpose or meaning.” This is part of what is in mind in this com mandment, for the name of Je hovah is sacred and is to be rev erenced as standing for the eternal God. It is never to be used carelessly, or for a frivolous purpose. All too often we tell jokes or stories which have no real purpose or meaning ex cept to elicit a laugh, and in them we use the name of God. We all need to exercise care at that point. The Hebrew word translated “vain” has the additional meaning of “evil” and “falsehood.” Men are so bold that they may even use the name of God to support themselves in a lie. God hears and will in no wise hold them guiltless. II. Reverence in Words (Matt. 5: 33- 37). The Sermon on the Mount (so- called), from which this portion of Scripture is taken, is difficult to in terpret to the satisfaction of all. Some disregard its evident applica tion to the kingdom and, attempting to apply it in the midst of an un- fcnrt eneration, fall into such in consistency that they abandon the effort and regard the teaching of the passage as impossible idealism. Others, who rightly interpret the passage as presenting the laws and principles of life in the kingdom of God, when it shall be fully set up on earth with Jesus as King, fail to make any application of those prin ciples to life. This is also an un fortunate error. We who follow the Lord Jesus are not to swear by either things sa cred or things that might be called secular. Perhaps he has in mind that our lives should be so true that men will not need to have any kind of oath to be assured of our sin cerity and honesty. Swearing should be entirely be yond the pale with Christian men and women. It is all too common with both men and women. One fears that this is true not only in the world, but among professed be lievers in Christ. Let us stop it! III. Reverence in Works (Mark 7:5-8). Words which do not issue in works are worse than meaningless. They lead to acceptance of a formal re ligious system which is dangerous. “It gives a sense of religious sat isfaction which is very superficial, but of some apparent value. It car ries with it no high ethical demands. It helps a man to feel religious with out being either ethical or moral. It does not probe or arouse. It soothes and calms” (W. R. White). Who will deny that much of the church life of our day has reached that same sad state of “much ado about nothing”—talk, talk, talk, and no honest disposition to deal with sin, or to seek holiness of life. The Lord hates it, and it is a vain exer cise as far as spiritual results are concerned. IV. Reverence in Will (Mark 8: 34- 36). Here true reverence shows itself in recognizing that God’s will is “good and acceptable and perfect” (Rom. 12:1). Following the Christ of Calvary calls for a willingness to say no to self (literally, to deny any con nection with self-life) and to follow through with him on the path of shame and crucifixion. No self- will and no compromise are per missible to Christ’s disciples. Foolishly to attempt to hold one’s life for self is to lose it. That pain ful loss has left brokenhearted, wrecked lives all along the path of man’s history. But why should anyone do it? Equally foolish is the one who supposes that this world has any thing to satisfy the human soul. As- uming the possibility of the impos sible—that is, attaining the whole world as one’s own possession—to do so at the cost of one’s soul would be an indescribably poor bargain. Potatoes are plentiful in supply and will spoil if you don’t use them. Use them in place of scarce wheat products as the starchy food for dinner, as stuffing or even in bak ing. Wheatless Meals If you want to have fun, and at the same time, test your ingenuity, do what some of the public bating places are doing during the wheat shortage: On one day of the week, serve completely wheat-free meals. You may even learn to like it so well, that you can stretch this to two days of the week and thereby help feed the famine-stricken coun tries. Why not try it? What are some of the foods to use in place of bread and flour? Here is a partial list to help you: pota toes, com and cornmeal, corn cere als, hominy, oatmeal, rice and other wheat-free cereals. You might start off breakfast with commeal muffins or potato pan cakes in place of the customary rolls, coffee-cake or toast. Use po tatoes plentifully for both luncheon and dinner, and if you want bread, make some oatmeal gems, 100 per cent rye bread, or corn sticks. The family will appreciate them as a welcome change. Non-wheat cereals like cornmeal and oatmeal can be used for stuff ing and crumbing in place of bread or flour. Only in a very few cases will you be able to tell the differ ence, and even if you can, you won’t find that difference unpleasant. • Now that the vegetable and fruit season is here in earnest, fill the family on salads and fruity des serts. Everyone yearns for in-sea son produce and large quanti ties of fruits and vegetables will spell both health and pleasant eat ing to the family. Look over these recipes which I’ve dished up for you today. Per haps they will start you thinking about how you can help in serving some wheat-free meals every week and still give the family complete •atisfaction at the dining table. *Potato Cups With Tuna Fish. (Serves 4) 114 pounds potatoes 1 cup water 1 teaspoon salt 14 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons vinegar 3 A teaspoon grated onion 14 cup diced celery 14 cup diced chopped olives 14 cup grated American cheese Lettuce Wash and peel potatoes and cut into pieces. Cook until done in salted water. (Water should be evap orated by the end of the cooking time.) Press through a ricer, add milk, 14 of the mayonnaise, 4 tea spoons of the vinegar and 14 tea spoon of the grated onion. Beat un til well blended, then spoon and shape into nests or cups and chill. Add remaining ingredients to one 7-ounce can of flaked tuna fish, chill and then serve into potato cups. Sprinkle top with cheese and garnish with crisp greens. LYNN SAYS: Save flour when you bake: You can stretch your flour supply by adding fruits, meats and vegeta bles to your hot breads and dinner dishes. For example, when you make pancakes or waffles, any of the following may be used to give you more from your recipe, with out additional flour: chopped ap ples, mashed bananas, blueber ries, diced ham and cheese, sau sage meat partially cooked and drained, canned or cooked com, and nuts. When making home - baked breads, use dried fruits and oat meal whenever possible, in muf fins, bread and biscuits. Prunes, raisins and figs are fine for flavor and texture. In place of bread, occasionally use leftover cereals for the starchy food for breakfast. Add one cup of ground leftover meat to cereal and chill, then slice and fry. Or, add chopped apples to cereal, fry as for french toast and serve with syrup or honey. Sweeten and flavor cereal and bake with eggs and milk and serve as a dessert. LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENUS •Potato Cups with Tuna Fish Tossed Vegetable Salad: Green Beans, Celery, Onions, Radishes, Spinach Leaves Com Sticks Apple Butter •Peach Melba Beverage •Recipes given. Here is a vegetable dish that is substantial enough to fill in for both bread and meat on some day: Cora Cutlets. (Serves 6) % cup thick white sauce 3 A teaspoon salt Vs teaspoon pepper 14. teaspoon paprika 2 hard-cooked eggs finely diced 1 cup cream-style corn Combine ingredients in order giv en. Divide into six equal parts and shape into cutlets or patties. Roll in crushed cereal crumbs and brown in a small amount of drippings or fat, turning once. Serve with melt ed cheese, if desired. Corn Sticks. (Makes 14 corn sticks) 1 cup corn meal or water- ground corn meal V4 teaspoon salt >4 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder % teaspoon soda 1 cup buttermilk or sour mill 2 tablespoons melted fat 1 egg, slightly beaten Sift corn meal, salt, sugar, baking powder and soda together. Add but termilk and fat to beaten egg. Add to the corn meal mixture all at once, stirring quickly and vig orously until just mixed. Place in hot, greased cornstick pans. Bake in a hot (425-degree) oven for 20 minutes or until done. If you’re looking for a hearty sup per with a stick-to-the-ribs main dish and a light, summery dessert, you’ll want to clip the following recipes to have on hand. Savory Baked Beans and Hamburger. (Serves 4) 2 tablespoons fat or drippings V6 cup sliced onions % cup diced celery V4 pound chuck, ground 2% cups baked beans or cooked kidney beans 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce % teaspoon salt % teaspoon powdered sage V4 cup water or canned tomato juice Heat fat in skillet, then add on ions, celery and ground meat. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes. Add re maining ingredients and heat thor oughly. You don’t need bread when you make meat loaf. In its place you can substitute oatmeal, chopped nuts, ground leftover vegetables or leftover mashed potatoes. •Peach Melb*. (Serves 8) a cups fresh raspberries >4 cup currant jelly Vt cup granulated sugar 144 tablespoons cornstarch 1 tablespoon cold water 8 canned peach halves 1 quart vanilla ice cream Mash raspberries, add currant jelly and sugar and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mixed to a smooth paste with cold water and cook, while stirring, until thick and clear! Strain and cool. Place one peach half, cut side up, in each sherbet glass, fill with ice cream and serve with sauce poured over the ice cream. This sauce Melba may also be served over orange ice cream or lemon sherbet for delicious effect. Mocha Peach Shake (Serves 4) 4 canned cling peach halves 2 teaspoons soluble powdered coffee bi cup hot water 1 cup vanilla ice cream 1 cup light cream Mash peaches and press through sieve. Dissolve coffee with hot wa ter. Combine peaches, dissolved coffee, ice cream and cream, and beat with a rotary beater until smooth. Released by Western Newspaper Union. 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