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t THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. *104041 H&p/Viiesi in WASHINGTON By Walter Shead WN(S Correspondent V/NU W asbington Bureau. 1616 Eye St.. N. W Crowded Capital Slowly Resuming Former Charm \yASHINGTON is the biggest county seat town in the coun try. It is a beautiful city of broad, tree-lined streets and avenues, of stone and marble public buildings, exquisitely beautiful parks and statues, laid out with pleasant sym metry, roughly in the form of a wag on wheel with its avenues emanat ing from the Capitol and the Mall. But Washington is a city of con trasts, and its beauty but lightly masks its slums, for in the shadow of the national capitol, of the or nate senate and house office build ings, there are slums and blighted areas equal in squalor if not in ex. tent to that of any large city. Fifteen years ago Washington’s population was something like 350,- 000. It had the air and atmosphere of a southern city. It was easy going and unhurried and its pulse quickened only when congress con vened. It was a city of tourists, the native population looking upon them with condescendingly good' humor. Today Washington’s population numbers over a million, and in the metropolitan area which spills over into Maryland and Virginia across the District of Columbia line, the total population runs something like 1,300,000. These people have flocked into the capital city from every cor ner of the nation, once the world, and today Washington is truly cos mopolitan in population if not in its physical plant. City to Remain Big For the city, its business district, its utility facilities, its planning, zoning and housing was set up for a city of less than half its present size and although there may be some reduction in population as gov ernment, its only industry^ reduces its staff after the war, civic leaders here do not foresee an appreciable reduction in the size of the city. So during these 15 years Washington has zoomeu, and particularly the past five war years the place has been packed and jammed with hurrying scur rying humanity. Stores 'are crowded and lines even form to get out of these stores; people are living doubled-up in apart ments, single apartments having as ninny as five or six people occupying space intended for one or two; streets teem with shoppers; traffic is slow; street cars and busses are packed; houses are at a premium, of course, although there is a tre mendous building boom under way in outlying Maryland and Virginia in the metropolitan area which includes Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Hyattsvilie and other communi ties in Maryland, and Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church and other near-by towns in Virginia. Life is complex here today. Con- gressional debate draws no packed galleries from local gentry; trans portation and other facilities have barely kept pace with growth; food ir in short supply; there has been httle or no beef in Washington for months; restaurants feature seafood dishes at prices which paralyze; there are lines waiting for tables; sightseeing busses have started op erating again; the capitol dome is agam floodlighted; business and of fice space is at a premium with rents outrageous; huge foreign gov ernmental agencies such as the British Purchasing agency and the Russian Purchasing agency are giv ing up whole apartment buildings which they occupied, and these are being turned back to tenants; gov ernment agencies are being reshuf fled and the people of the dis trict at last see an opportunity to gain the ballot. Civic Pride Lacking For this capital of the greatest democracy in the world is the least democratic city in the world . . . its people are taxed without repre sentation ... its government is a bodge podge affair, unrepresenta tive of the people . . . and congress now seems inclined . i grant these people the right to vote. Bee luse of the fact the people have no say about their city government there is no civic pride here . . . there is no civic leadership ... for congress and the commissioners named by the President and approved by con gress run the city. Big Parties at Embassies Social life here is largely con fined to homes and to diplomat ic centers. The embassies and consulates along Massachusetts avenue and Sixteenth street pro vide the settings for lavish par ties and entertainments. Pri vate clubs also furnish social life for their memberships. There are no first class night clubs, and hotels, overcrowded as they are, have few facilities for this purpose except at the Statler and the Mayflower. Woman's World Brighten Up Home by Couch Covers and Making Slipcovers 'IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL s UNDAYI chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. P'VERY homemaker arrives at the ■*“' point where everything at home looks happy. Usually this is when the children have passed that gangly stage and don’t seem to concentrate on wearing out the fur niture since their activities take them outdoors a bit more. Or, if you don’t have children, perhaps you suddenly cast a look about the house and discover that the furniture has faded and is not exactly on the better side of sev eral years wear. It’s really a sim ple matter to cover faded uphol stered chairs, and particularly couches. If the day-bed or couch has no arms or back, it is very easily cov ered with one of the new informal couch covers. You’ll find after get ting into the work that the job is even easier than making a dress, so don’t let the size of the couch dis turb you one whit. Select the material with the great est of cire as to color and weave. The color should harmonize with the room and yet add some sparkle and newness to the entire decora tive scheme. A weave that wears well is desirable, and, if the fabric is plain colored, perhaps you can se lect one of the new fabrics with a nubby texture or an interesting pattern woven through it that adds so much decorative interest. Fabric Measured on Couch to Be Covered To cut the cover to fit the couch, select a piece of material long enough to cover the couch and touch the floor at both ends. The ma terial, when placed on the couch, should touch not only the floor at both ends, but also in the front. If it is not wide enough to extend fully across the couch to the back, the fabric will have to have a seam where it shows least. If a floral pattern is used, match the two pieces together before sewing. This informal type of couch cover is hemmed with a narrow hem on all sides and allowed to hang free on all sides. If the couch is placed next to a wall, tuck the cover un der the mattress on the wall side to make it stay in place and give a better effect. For the tailored cover, a little more work is necessary, but the re- Add decorative touches to the home. . . . suits are well worth the effort. This type of cover is made to be cut in two pieces, one piece of material being used to cover the entire seat and enough to hang over the sides. The second part of the cover is that which is used for the flounce or the pleat. This is gathered or pleated and pinned and cut sep arately (and may be pieced very easily without showing), then" at tached to the first part. For the tailored type of couch cover, lay the fabric on the seat. At the corners, pin a seam through the band of fabric which you have cut for the top section. If you are skilled at sewing these seams may be stitched without basting, but do this only if you have pinned them carefully together and are sure the comers are properly squared to give a tailored effect. The seams are sewed on the right side By making a sneui slipcover. of the fabric and may be finished with an upholsterer’s seam, cording or piping. Let us assume that you have cut the seat part and the band (which should be one inch wider than the depth of the mattress) to go around the mattress part. Then you are ready to cut the pleated exten- Cool, Open Sleeves A white linen dress, made with open sleeves, scooped out neck and wing sleeves by Adele Simp son spells cool perfection for sum mer. sion which will act as a skirt. This should be cut wide enough to reach from the band to the floor, allowing for a seam at the band and a hem. The pleated edge should be cut twice the length of the band to allow for nice, full pleats, or, if you pre fer, pin the pleats in and cut ac cordingly. To finish, hem the pleat and join the pleating to the band, allowing the corded edge to head the pleats. Cording may also be run down each comer. Ruffled Edge Looks Pretty on Couch If you are using a studio couch in an informal sort of room, you might plan to make a ruffled edging for the skirt. This is done much the same v/ay as the pleated edge. Plan to use 2% times as much for pleating as you use for the band, and be sure to allow for the seam and the hem in cutting just as you do for the pleated type. Hem the ruffle before attempting to gather it, as it will be easier to work with a straight piece of ma terial. The gathering may be done by hand if you can sew very fine stitches, or it can be done with a very loose stitch on the machine. It is very important that the gath ers be very even. If you plan to finish the cover with a piping in con trasting color, baste the ruffled edge to the band before joining the ruffle Slipcover Material Select attractive colors, but don’t neglect serviceability when choosing material for your slip covers and couch covers. A firm weave, as well as fast colors, and colors that wear well are quali ties that you will want in the long run. For cording or piping use con trasting colors, but make sure here, too, that the colors will v/ear well, and that the edges can be turned under easily enough to avoid raveling. To get the most satisfaction from your goods, choose a fabric that is designed for the other furniture in your room. In early American rooms, chintz, simple striped effects, cretonnes and homespun are the most effective. For simple, modern rooms, choose plain solid colors with good weaves. Consider such fab rics as linen, novelty cotton and duck—all of which are very sturdy. If all of your house is predomi nantly Victorian, you’ll enjoy ginghams, calico and novelty cot ton. In this case, be very care ful that the colors you choose harmonize with the other pieces of furniture you already have. Summer Fashion Notes Waffle pique is popular for lingerie touches on bladtc costumes. You can use a touch of it on the neckline, on cuffs or other decorative touches. Hats are going sensible again, and undoubtedly will carry all the lovely feminine touches that so en dear them to women. Rhinestones, roses, veiling and velvet are sched uled to do the trimming job for the season. For real style in the afternoon dresses, you’ll find lovely floral prints in silk. Painters, like Gau guin, seem to have been the inspira-t tion. If you’re young and tiny, you’ll be perfectly at home in a shirred bod ice and a dirndl skirt. Puffed sleeves are in with all their femi ninity and should make summer clothes even more ey->appealing. Lesson for August 4 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. JESUS AND THE SABBATH LESSON TEXT — Exodus 20:8i Mark 2:23-28; Matthew 12:9-13. MEMORY SELECTION—This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will re joice and be glad in it.—Psalm 118:24. “The Sabbath was made for man,” and was ordained of God for the good of man’s body and soul. It was intended to be a day of glad fellowship with the Lord. Since the Sabbath — the seventh day — was essentially one of rest and worship, the principles which surrounded it and directed its life may be applied to our day of rest, which is the first day of the week— the Lord’s day. That word “rest” sounds a little strange in this busy world of ours, and yet it is an important one. It means quiet for the struggling one, calm for the troubled, repose for the weary, cessation of labor for the worn-out one. God in his infinite wisdom saw that without rest man would soon destroy himself, and he made pro vision for one day in seven when labor should cease and man should be free for that recreation of soul and body which should fit him for the labor of the week. I. A Day of Holiness (Exod. 20:8). God gave his people a holy day to balance up their days of la bor and to bring blessing to their souls. On that day he decreed that they should come apart from their labors, turn from secular interest and turn their hearts and minds to the unseen and the eternal. Man would become so engrossed in the things of this world that he would soon forget; therefore, God com mands him to stop and worship. That should be sufficient to cause his people to “remember” the day “to keep it holy." Notice that the day of rest was to be not only for the family, but also for servants and for visitors. The employer who unnecessarily operates his factory or office on Sun day violates this commandment. Note ; , that the man who is to rest on .he seventh day is supposed to work on the six days. Some neglect to do both. This matter of keeping the Lord’s day holy is one which has tremen dous implications in the lives of our children. Many men and women who have had built into their own characters the stalwart virtues nur tured by family attendance at di vine worship have not only forgotten their own continuing need, but are destroying the interest of their chil dren in church attendance. It is serious enough to go astray in one’s own life, but to lead one’s children astray is an appalling re sponsibility. Let’s keep the Lord’s day as a holy day. II. A Day of Helpfulness (Mark 2:23-28). The formalists of Christ’s day, the Pharisees, had overlooked the heart of God’s law and the holy living which it was intended to produce, and had bound up even the observ ance of the sabbath (which was in tended to be a day of rest and glad ness) in such a mass of technical “thou shall not’s” that it was a day of fear. The accusations against the disci ples because they had taken and eaten grain was not on the ground" that they had stolen, for the law (Deut. 23:25) guaranteed that right to the one who passed through his neighbor’s field. The Pharisees con tended, however, that the disciples had worked on the Sabbath in pick ing and hulling the grain. God’s laws are helpful laws, and it is only when men pervert them, or add to them their own traditions and interpretations, that they be come burdensome to anyone who is God-fearing and obedient. III. A Day of Healing (Matt. 12: 9-13). Jesus made it clear that healing of the body (yes, and of the soul) was most appropriate on the Sab bath day; in fact, that is the very day for it. The healing of the man with the withered arm revealed that back of the Pharisees’ professed concern for the Sabbath was a real hatred for Christ. It is an appalling thing that in the house of worship on the very Sabbath day, these men, outwardly so religious, were plot ting against our Lord. Jesus cuts across human hypoc risy and hatred to declare that the true keeping of the Sabbath is to do the work of God. No work of neces sity (like plucking the grain) or of mercy (like healing the withered arm) is ever out of place on the day of rest. A word of caution is needed, for some have sought to interpret this Scripture as providing biblical ground for doing all sorts of things on their day of rest. That day is for man’s good, not for his detruc- tion. His greatest good is served by rest, worship, spiritual develop ment, Christian fellowship, and the doing of deeds of necessity and mercy. The desecration of the Lord’s day in our time is a serious matter. Let us not contribute to it. ★ ★ - ★ * * ;* ★ .* * H09SSM01P Fruit Preparation Required Processing HWito ink Hat k Missis Skt-Tiw k Masts Apples Wash, pare, core, cut in pieces. Drop in slightly salted water. Pack. Add syrup. Or boil 3 to 5 minutes in syrup. Pack. Add syrup. 25 10 Apricots Wash, halve and pit- Pack. Add syrup. 20 10 Berries except Strawberries Wash, stem, pack. Add syrup or water. 20 8 Cherries Wash, stem, pit. Pack. Add syrup. 20 10 Cranberries Wash, remove stems. Boil 3 minutes in No. 3 syrup. Pack. 10 Currants Wash, stem, pack. Add syrup or water. 20 10 Figs Put in soda bath 5 minutes, rinse. Pre cook 5 minutes in syrup. Pack, add syrup. 30 10 Grapes Wash, stem, pack. Add syrup or water. 20 8 Peaches Peel, pack, add syrup, or precook 3 minutes in syrup, pack, add syrup. 20 10 Pears Select not overripe pears, pare, halve, precook 3 to 5 minutes in syrup. Pack. Add syrup. 25 10 Pineapple Pet!, remove eyes, cut or slice. Pre cook in No. 2 syrup 5 to 10 minutes. Pack with syrup. 30 15 Plants Wash, prick skins. Pack. Add cyrup. 20 10 Quinces Wash, pare, cut in pieces. Precook 3 minutes in syrup. Pack, add syrup. 35 15 Rhubarb Wash, cut into pieces. Pack. Add syrup. 10 5 Strawberries Wash, stem precook gently for 3 min utes in syrup. Remove from syrup and cooL Boil syrup 3 minutes. Add berries and let stand for several hours. Re heat. Pack. 20 8 Tomatoes Scald 1 minute, cold dip 1 minute, peel, core, quarter. Pack. 35 10 Can Fruits and Berries This Easy Way (See Recipes Below) Fruits A-Plenty! Among the most envied women (he past few years were those will) large stocks of their own canned fruit. Yes, commercially canned fruit has been a mighty rare com modity during the war, and it’s still scarce. If you plan now to do your canning, you’ll be among the lucky home makers when shortages really be come acute during the fall and win ter. There are few pleasures greater for the cook than those jewel-like quarts and pints of luscious fruit on the pantry shelf. And besides, it’s very easy to can fruit because they are acid and easy to prepare. You have a choice of two pre ferred methods, and you are not limited to a pressure cooker in case that is causing you some worry. A hot water or boiling-water bath, as it’s sometimes referred to (because the water must be kept bubbling merrily above the jars all during processing) is very adequate for canning fruits and tomatoes. As you may know by trips to the store, you can buy one of those large kettles fitted with a rack and a cover to hold anywhere from four to six or even eight jars. If you don’t want to buy a water-bath, you can rig one up yourself with a washboiler and a rack. Some wom en have even found lard pails satis factory because they are deep enough to let the water come the required two inches above the jars, and still broad enough to take four pints or quarts easily, depending upon their height. Selection Important. I can’t stress too highly the im portance of having the freshest pos sible produce for canning purposes. Perhaps it is best pointed out in this way. You know the rapidity with which fruit spoils as soon as it is ‘picked. You also know how im portant it is to have unspoiled fruit placed in a can because it easily spoils when preserved if there are bacteria there that begin working. Blemish-free fruit will take less time to put in cans, and the chances of spoiling are cut down. Besides that, the appearance of the fruit is better. LYNN SAYS: Here are some canning point ers: To guide you in the approx imate number of jars you should have, you’ll want this guide. To make one quart of canned fruit you will need these amounts of fresh fruit: 2 Vi pounds of apricots; IVi pounds of cherries; 2Vi pounds of peaches; 2 to 2Vi pounds of pears; 2 medium-sized pineapples; IVi to 2 pounds of plums; IVi pounds of rhubarb; and 3 to 3Vi quarts of strawberries. Always use the manufacturers’ directions in fastening the cap as caps vary greatly in their use. Here are fruits which may be cold-packed or hot packed: apri cots; berries; cherries; grapes, figs; peaches; pears; pineapple; plums and rhubarb. LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENUS Chicken With Dumplings Lima Beans and Corn Stuffed Tomato Salad White Rye Bread Spread Fresh Diced Pineapple Cookies Beverage Freshly picked fruit and berries, young, tender and full ripe, are the best ingredients for canning reci pes. Under - ripe fruit does not have mellow fla vor, and over ripe fruit will be mushy. That’s why the “prime condition” of fruit is so important. Look out for bruised spots, signs of decay and other injuries. All these things have a great bearing on the quality of your final canned fruit. Making the Syrup. Fruit may be canned'in just plain water, but if you have any sugar at all (those extra canning stamps for sugar!) make a syrup, even if a very thin one for canning fruit. The syrup mellows them and brings out true flavor. ‘ Here are some proportions for the lighter syrups which are popular this year: Light: 1 cup sugar, 3Vi cups wa ter. Moderately light: 1 cup sugar, 2 cups water. Medium: 1 cup sugar, 1% cups wqter. To make the syrup, combine the sugar and water and allow to boil for five minutes, without stirring. Remove scum and use to fill jars. You’ll need from % to 1 cup syrup for each pint of fruit after it’s packed in the jar. If desired, juice may be extract ed from fruits and berries by crush ing, heating and straining. No su gar is needed. Use it as you would syrup. In making syr up, one-half com syrup may be used with one- half sugar. Honey may also b« used, but it does darken the fruit and emphasize th« flavor. Methods of Packing. Fruits may be cold-packed for canning prior to processing. This | means that raw fruit is packed cold into the jars, then processed in the boiling-water bath or pressure cook er. This is suitable for many fruits and berries, and is usually used by women who have a lot of canning to do. The hot-pack method is Sometimes used for fruits. This means pre. cooking the fruits in the syrup a short time before packing in the jars and processing. The ogen kettle method gives beautiful fruit, but is not often used today because there is too much danger of contaminating the fruit after it is cooked and transferred to the jars. In this method the fruit is cooked thoroughly in an open ket tle in the syrup and then placed in the jars and sealed. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Gems of Thought DE NEITHER craven /lor vain. The test of courage comes when we are in the minority; the test of tolerance comes when we are in the ma jority. ff ouldst thou subject all things to thyself? — Subject thyself to thy reason.—Seneca. The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days. Whoever builds a fence always fences out more than be fences in.—Emerson. The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT BUILDING MATERIALS CONCRETE BLOCK AND * BRICK MACHINERY Three men can make 1,000 blocks per day. Machines available: $260.00 com plete. Machines tor commercial and per sonal use. Make your own blocks at Mi the retail price. Small and large mixers^ available. Demonstration plant 2 miles east of Dublin. Ga.. on Highway 80. J. M. Way Co., P. O. 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