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v» THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. SERVICE E DITOWS NOTE: This newspaper, through special arrangement with the Washington Bureau of Western Newspa per Union at 1616 Eye Street, N. W^ Washington, D. C. f is able to bring read ers this weekly column on problems of the veteran and serviceman and his fam ily. 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 newt' paper regularly. Mental lllneta Clinics In addition to 32 clinics already authorized, the Veterans’ adminis tration has directed the establish ment of as many such' clinics as| necessary in the 70 regional offices' for the treatment of mental ill nesses among war veterans. According to the announcement, the need for treatment of these emotional and nervous diseases is evident and experience in civilian practice both before and during the war indicates that a majority of such cases can be treated in clinics without hospitalization. In the mental hygiene program, emphasis will be placed on group therapy which is the simultaneous treatment of a number of veter ans suffering from similar mental or emotional disturbances. The neuropsychiatrist, clinical psycholo gist and social worker will co-oper ate as a team in these clinics iQ treating the patient. Questions and Answers Q. Can my daughter, who Is en gaged to a young fellow overseas, book passage on a boat and be mar ried b him while he is still in serv ice in Germany?—S. P., Havre de Grace, Md. A. The war department says the procedure is for the girl to write the boy telling him to get permis sion from the commanding general, European theatre, for entrance of the girl into the area for the pur pose of his marriage. When he re ceives this letter of permission from the commanding general, he should mail it to the girl. She will then take the letter along with passport application to the state department and apply for passport and visa to get overseas. She then must ar range for her passage and pay her own way. Q. My husband was in the army three years, from 1905 to 1908, and was in the Ute Indian campaign. Would he be entitled to a pension? He is not disabled from military service.—Mrs. R. F. J., Mahtowa, Minn. A. There is provision for both dis ability and death pensions for In dian wars. I am not sure, how ever, whether these provisions ap ply to the period 1905 to 1908. They apparently apply to earlier Indian wars. However, to be sure, you should take it up with your lear- est Veterans’ administration office. Q. 1 am a World War II veteran and would like to start farming. I kept hearing over the radio that I could get a loan from the banks tinder the G.I. bill of rights. Well, I went to the bank and they said I had to have capital to get a loan but how can I have that when I served three years in the army? Is there any chance of me get ting a loan so that I could start farming?—R. L. K., Winslow, 111. A. Provisions of this law are that the Veterans’ administration will approve a loan up to $4,000 for an eligible veteran, if the lending in stitution will make the loan. The bank or other lender is the judge of whether or not the veteran is a good risk and is likely to succeed at his venture. Q. My son was discharged from the army in February, 1946. He was overseas 25 months and while in the army he had to work so hard he could not rest at night and would wander around in his sleep. Since he is at home the same thing hap pens when he works hard. He can’t get any rest at night. He wasn’t this way until he went into the army. Would it be possible that he is eligible for a disability pay? —Mrs. J. L. E., Hickory Fist, Miss. A. It might be possible. The only way to find out is for your son to apply to your nearest office of the Veterans’ administration and ask for an examination and disability rat ing. Q. My son was killed in action in World War U. His insurance was made to his mother. We are di vorced. I am 55 years old and not able to work. Can I draw a de pendent parent’s pension? If so, how much and where shall I apply?— D. V. M., Ferguson, W. Va. A. Yes, although divorced, as a dependent father you should be i- titled to $25 per month. Make appli cation to the Veterans’ administra tion office at Huntington. Q. My husband is a veteran of World War I, serving overseas 11 months. He has a 50 per cent permanent disability given in 1930, This disability becomes worse. Is he eligible for pension? If so, where can he get help?—Mrs. M. L., Fort Payne, Ala. A. Your husband evidently had a disability rating from the Veterans’ administration which likely was wiped out by the economy act of 1933. Suggest that he contact his nearest office of the Veterans’ ad ministration for a new disability rating. WOMAN'S WORLD Plan Trim New Dresses for Fall While Fabric Selection is Good <Bu £lrtta ^J4aie T T SOMETIMES is "hard to realize A during hot summer days that all the big stores and foresighted wom en are planning their wardrobes for fall, but that’s a fact. If you plan your fall wardrobe now, your chances of getting better material in a wider selection of colors and weaves is greater than if you wait a few weeks. Every woman likes a few trim new dresses for fall, and the matter is easily solved by selecting pat terns and materials that will be figure flattering as well as practical. One dress for the woman whose wardrobe does not permit the ex penditure of too much money is a good basic style with several changes of collar and cuffs. She might like one set of collar and cuffs in a prim and dainty sheer fabric in frosty white. For more dressy wear, a good choice would be a gay stripe or plaid, in taffeta or one of the rayons. Then again, the basic dress may not need collar or cuffs for really formal, dressy occasions. For this you might like to splurge on some clever costume jewelry—a,touch of glitter at the neck, and a matching bracelet. Remember how popular pearl type necklaces were—and still are—and how much they do for a simple black, brown or navy blue dress? That’s what I mean. Basie Dress Must Flatter Figure Unless you select the most figure- fiattering basic dress you won’t be able to do a thing with it. The side drape is only good on some figures. Others look better in gored or slight ly flared skirts. Still others prefer neat pleats or strictly straight lines. Select figure-flattering material All of these things must be im portant considerations in choosing a dress that will take the place of several. Select, too, one that has good sleeves and neckline. If you know, for example, that a V neck doesn’t do a thing for you—and it doesn’t do much for the very thin, fiat-chested woman — then choose something with a little fullness in the bust. If, on the other hand, you have a well-set pair of shoulders and are well-filled, stay away from \oo much material at the top of the dress. Should you be planning several changes of collar and cuffs for the dress, then you will want a basic style that will be usable with collars most flattering to you. Buy a good pattern, a good ma terial, put the dress together as carefully as you know how, and you will then have the most important ingredients of the successful dress. Black, navy blue, brown, dark green and gray are the classic col ors for this type of dress. The one you look best in should be first, second and third choice. Small Details Make Dress Fit Wearer Recent figures prove what most of us have always suspected. That is that few women come close to the perfect figure. This means that small adjustments must be made on pat terns and clothes to make them fit perfectly. UT Adjust clothes to your figure. Some women run narrow in the shoulders and need an extra dart there or at the collar to make the dress lie smoothly. Shoulders, of course, can be built up with padding A simple pattern plus a simple rayon fabric that is easy for a be ginner to handle makes this a nice frock on which to start sewing. The neckline can be worn high or low, and the fluffy peplum at the hip adds nice detail to the cos tume. so that they will balance the figure, but this is an individual problem that must h<» handled directly in front of the . : rror. Another important problem in fit ting is the bodice. To give a well- molded line, it’s advisable to take one or two darts under the arms to get this effect. How much of a dart, and just where it should lie, is best determined by basting and fitting. Just where the hemline should fall is another point that has troubled many of us for a long time. This should not be determined, I feel, so much by what the fashion is, but rather by where the line is most attractive to you. If you are short and plump you will want a longer skirt to give you the long line that is most flattering. The shape of the legs is often the most impor tant factor in the length of the skirt. Waistlines and sleeve lengths are another detail which would be judged by the figure. For this there is no guide like the full length mir ror. Another detail which can be used with the basic dress is to have one of those soft sheer wool or wool jer sey jackets to wear over it. There are some gathered-at-the-waist styles that are nice. There are oth ers that are more tailored. If you wish to have a bolero jack et as another change of costume with the basic dress, select enough material and then choose a contrast ing print for lining it and make a belt of the print to have with th® dress. Lingerie Touches A dress will always do more for you if you have proper cloth ing to wear underneath it. A bulky slip can ruin the good lines of a dress, and a sagging slip is a mark of poor groom ing. Slender figures can wear bias cut slips; the stc.it figure should have one with gores. Pay just as much attention to the seams on the slip as the fit. A too-small bias-cut slip will ride , up and yield little comfort. Select the correct length for your height. They now come in short, medium and tall lengths and everyone can be fitted prop erly. Leave only the minor ad justments for the straps. Seams on slips should be flat and double-stitched. The zig-zag stitched seams wear well, but they may look wrinkled if you are wearing a sheer dress. The top of the slip gets hard wear and should be flat and self- stitched around the edge. Lacy tops are pretty and dainty, but if a lightweight dress is worn, a simple slip will give the best lines underneath the garment. Fashion Forecast A good fall pick-up for last year’s suit or this year’s too is a smart stitched dickey. It’s fine foil for the felt hats which are destined to appear soon. If you’re buying a good skirt for day wear, select at least two blouses to go with it for extra wear. One may be tailored and in bright, jewel-like colors, while the other may be crisp tubbable white. Tailored frocks for business and school carry ever-popular saddle stitching, leather belts and other bright accents that liven the cos tume. You’ll notice some influence from men’s wear in some of the sports wear. Some plaid jackets are tai lored like the men’s, and there are coats, so very spo' y looking, that have iour pockets. . 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. Lesson for August 25 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. JESUS AND PURE LIVING LESSON TEXT—Exodus 20:14; Proverbs 4:14-23: Matthew 5:8; PhLlippians 4:8. MEMORY SELECTION—Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the Is sues of life.—Proverb# 4:23. Moral corruption has been the ruin of the great nations of the earth, and if history is not to be repeated by the fall of our own nation, we must do something—yes, something prompt and drastic. The breakdown of morals in our land is so evident and so widespread as to give grave concern to social and national lead ers. What then, is the Church doing about it? We do not like to talk about adul tery and related sins. We must speak with care and tact, but per haps the time has come for some straightforward dealing with an un pleasant situation. I. Keep Your Home Pure (Exod. 20:14). As the divinely appointed center of man’s life, the home holds a place of such importance that it is the special target of Satan’s offen sive. That has always been true, but it seems that in recent years the onslaught against the home has been intensified. Any violation of the divine plan for the marriage of one man and one woman in loving communion for the founding and maintenance of the home, is a direct violation of the law of God. It is also a violation of the law of man. It brings serious results in the destruction of the home, and in the ruin of individual life—physical, moral and spiritual. This awful sin (and do not let a wicked world convince you that it is anything else) is back of much of the discord and divorce in our American homes. When we realize that in the City of Chicago there is now one divorce for every three marriages, and that the ratio is rapidly becoming low er, there can be no question that divorce is a major evil in our day. Statistics are positively shocking, but they are cold and quickly forgot ten. But who can fail to see, and who can forget, the awful woe brought into American home life by divorce. Bad as it is, the awful effect on parents is nothing compared to the nervous, moral and spiritual shock which comes to children in broken homes. Statistics reveal that now (1946) more than 70 per cent of the juvenile delinquents and young people committed to prison come from homes where divorce has entered to break down and de stroy family life. II. Keep Your Heart Pure (Prov. 4:14-23; Matt. 5:8). Out of the heart are the issues of life (Prov. 4:23); hence it is of the utmost importance that it be kept in purity and devotion to God. The heart in Scripture does not refer to the physical organ which circulates the blood, but even as that heart is the center of the physical life, so there is a spiritual heart which is the very center of man’s inner being. Evil thoughts, unholy desires and ambitions hidden in the heart will ultimately be revealed in overt acts of ungodliness, unless God is permit ted to regenerate that heart and make it clean. The solution for the problem of impurity is found in our lesson verses. First of all one must avoid the way of the wicked (Prov. 4:14- 17). They are so evil that they can not sleep until they have misled some poor souls and brought them down to their own level (v. 16). They make sin and immorality look mysterious and attractive. Don’t be led into sin by the enticement of curiosity. Shun the evil way, which goes down with increasing darkness, by seeking the good way which “shin- eth more and more unto the perfect day” (Prov. 4:18, 19). The way of life is a bright and shining way. Don’t let Satan fool you, young peo ple, into thinking the opposite. It’s great to be a Christian! III. Keep Your Head Pure (Phil. 4:8). The mind of man is quick and active (that is, if he is really alive and awake), and it wants to be oc cupied with something of interest. The world, the flesh and the devil are keenly aware of that fact and come to fill his mind with allure ments to sin and destruction. Thank God that no one need lack for things that are good, honorable, true and noble to fill and satisfy ev- ry mental as well as spiritual in terest. God’s provision is not lim ited either in scope or variety. He provides the best, the most delight ful, the loveliest and most noble. Observe that it is for us who know Christ as our Saviour to give our selves in diligent effort to “think on these things.” As we do we shall find that they crowd out our think ing those things which are sensual, selfish or sinful. It Is a sound principle of psychology as well as a spiritual admonition. It really works. Bread Makes the Pudding! (See Recipes Below) Don’t Waste Bread! Most of us don’t think it matters one way or the other whether we throw away a stale slice of bread, but, if each family were to save a slice of bread every day, the amount would feed many mil lions of hungry families who are less fortunate. Small families, particularly find that the average loaf of bread dries rather quickly, and there are sev eral slices within the week that are regarded as unfit for sandwiches. But there are literally thousands of uses for such bread. Why not start on a personal campaign of your own just to see how much you can save by using every scrap of bread well? Spread the word to your friends and neigh bors, and let’s see if we can’t really save food, which is the equivalent of putting dollars and cents in your pocketbook? Here are ways to use those left over pieces of bread with meats and vegetables. They stretch these other foods as well as make the dish more savory, which will be of interest to the palate as well as the purse. Tangy Cheese Dish. (Serves 8) 5 cups toasted 14-iuch bread cubes Vi pound American cheese, grated 3 eggs, beaten 34 teaspoon salt 34 teaspoon paprika 34 teaspoon dry mustard 234 cups milk Alternate layers of cheese and toast cubes in a greased 134 quart casserole. Combine beaten eggs, salt, paprika, mustard and milk. Pour liquid mixture over bread and cheese in casserole. Bake in a moderate (350 degree) oven for 35 minutes. , Meat Souffle. (Serves 6) 2 cups ground cooked meat 34 teaspoon salt 34 teaspoon pepper 4 egg yolks, beaten 2 tablespoons shortening 34 cup chopped onion 134 cups milk, scalded 3 cups bread cubes 4 egg whites, stiffly beateu Combine meat, salt, pepper and beaten egg yolks. Melt shortening in a small skillet, add onion and cook five min utes. Pour scald ed milk over bread cubes. Combine meat mixture with bread and milk. Fold in stiffly beat en egg whites. Pour into a greased 134 quart casserole and set in a pan of hot water. Bake in a mod erate oven for one hour. *Baked Tomato Surprise. (Serves 8) 2 3-ounca packages of cream cheese 2 tablespoons milk LYNN S. A,YS: ' The Know-How of Bed Care: Beds should be cleaned on the day that you. give a thorough cleaning to the bedroom. Remove all blankets, sheets and pillows to a chair. Draw the mattress off the bed so that the frame may be dusted thoroughly. Box springs may be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner, and dust may also be gathered from wire springs with the vacuum. Wire springs may also be wiped with a clean, lintless cloth that has a few drops of lemon oil sprinkled on it. The mattress should be gone over thoroughly with a vacuum cleaner on both sides. This, of course, may be done on the bed or chair. Change the mattress pad fre quently, and fit the sheets care fully at the comers, tucking them well underneath the mattress when you make the bed. LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENUS Salmon Salad Potato Chips •Tomato Surprise Watercress Salad Bran Muffins Beverage Blueberry Cobbler Cream •Recipe given. 1 teaspoon garlic salt, if desired 2 teaspoons celery salt 4 teaspoons salt 4 eggs, beaten slightly 2 cups dry bread crumbs 8 medium tomatoes Combine cream cheese, milk and seasoning. Add salt to slightly beat en eggs. Place dry bread crumbs on pie plate. Slice each toma to crosswise into fourths. Place one tablespoon of the cheese mixture on half of the slices. Top each with the other tomato slices. Place toothpick into middle of each “sand wich” to hold tomato slices togeth er. Roll the tomato slices in the bread crumbs, dip in beaten egg and roll again in bread crumbs. Bake on a well-greased cookie sheet in a hot (400 degree) oven for 20 min* utes. Bread Griddle Cakes. (Makes 14 cakes) 2 cups dry bread crumbs ■ 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt 34 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup finely grated apple Soak dry bread crumbs in milk to soften. Add salt, cinnamon and soda to bread crumb mixture. Blend thor oughly. Add beaten eggs and apple; mix well. Drop by tablespoon onto a hot greased griddle. Turn over and brown on both sides. Serve with syrup, honey or apple sauce. Now that so many fresh fruits are in season, you’ll certainly want to make good use of them. Fruits combine well with bread crumbs and give a nourishing finale to the lighter meals we are accustomed to eating in warmer weather. Here’s a lovely dessert dressed up to fit a queen’s table: Baked Fresh Peach Macaroon. (Makes 6) 6 medium fresh peaches 1 egg white, stiffly beaten 34 cup white corn syrup 34 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 cups coarse dry bread crumbs Dip peaches in hot water to re move skin. Slowly combine beaten egg white and com syrup, beating until blended. Add sifted brown su gar and bread crumbs. Cover peach with macaroon mixture. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake in a moderate (350 degree) oven for 25 minutes. Danish Apple Cake. (Serves 8) 1 quart applesauce 2 cups toasted bread crumbs 3 egg yolks, beaten 34 cup melted butter or substitute 34 teaspoon cinnamon 34 cup sugar Changing; Character Of Outmoded Rocker 3 egg whites 6 tablespoons sugar 34 teaspoon vanilla Combine applesauce, toasted bread crumbs, beaten egg yolks, butter, cinnamon and sugar. Bake in a greased two quart casserole in a moderate oven for 45 minutes. Re move from oven. Beat egg whites until stiff, add sugar gradually con tinuing to beat until mixture stands in peaks. Add vanilla. Top apple cake with meringue and return to oven for 15 minutes or until mer ingue browns. It’s a duty to see that no fat goes to waste. Here are quick tips: Every bit of fat left from cooking may be saved and used again un less it has scorched or is too strong in flavor. Keep any fat from scorching and smoking. For once a fat reaches the smoking point, it gets rancid and it doesn’t taste good. Released by Western Newspaper Union. IN TODAY’S cramped living 1 quarters there is little space for a rocker that neither harmonizes with antiques nor modem furni ture. Yet, with the slight altera tions shown here, such a chair may be made to seem at home with either type of furniture. After the rockers have been removed. 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