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" s v THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. Woman's World Start on Pinafores and Aprons Now for Attractive Xmas Gifts D URING a year’s time, we always meet congenial people whom we like to remember at holi day time. Yet, because we don’t see them often, we’re still not exactly in a position to exchange Christ mas presents, and we’d like to do something so they’d remember us. If the people you meet have chil dren, the probleri is simplified, for presents casually given to young sters are always well received and oftentimes helpful if their mother is busy. She’ll really appreciate aprons or pinafores for her little girls, mit er, or caps for her little boys, or a baby dress for the new arrival. If you do any amount of sewing, you know that scraps of material have a way of accumulating, and unless you make a scrap quilt, you’ll never really find a good use for the scraps. Why not, then, gather the scraps and see what you can make from them for little tots —your own or someone else’s? Start now, and you’ll have them ready for the Christmas wrappings in time. Whether the girl is a toddler or a teen, she will appreciate an attrac tive apron or pinafore so she can help mother, or wear it entertain ing her own little guests. Clothing of this type requires a minimum of material, and bits of lace, ruffling, organdie or ric rac are all that are needed to complete the dainty little apron. Daintiness Is Key To Making Aprons Worn dresses, old formals made of organdie, batiste or other sheer fabrics such as curtain material form the basis for many an attrac tive pinafore or apron. Be sure to choose an attractive pattern, either making it or buying it, and do have lots of ruffling to make these gar ments the essence of femininity, so dear to the heart of a young girl. I/m your remnants tritely Cuttings can be used for sashes that tie in perky bows, and they also make nice ruffling material when pieced together. If you’re re claiming fabric from old window curtains, formals or such, dye it to the color of a confection like lemon ice, heaven blue or cream pink. Add a bit of lace or ruffling to this if you think it will look nicer, starch the pinafore or apron to perky crisp ness and you’ll have a gift that every little girl will adore. Another idea which is very popu lar now is to use inexpensive paisley print handkerchiefs in an apron. These are usually made of cotton and offer the dainty material so de sirable in a pinafore or better still, an apron. Of course, they can also be used for pockets or sashes if your other material does not reach that far. Handkerchief aprons should be starched to within an inch of their life, as they are usually very soft. Sew them with dainty hand stitches. Turn Rayon Dresses into Sunsuits and Shirts Every one of us has at one time or another bought a dress that we sim ply do not like. There’s lots of good material in such dresses which would be lovely in a sunsuit or shirt for a little boy. The skirt of such a dress will frequently provide enough material for two and even three sunsuits for a one or two-year-old. Make sure, however, when re claiming goods of this type that the colors are right for the youngster. By making aprons from them. Year-Around Cotton The thrifty way to achieve nu merous costume changes for small fry is to get your hands on a sewing machine and turn odds and ends of material into sturdy cotton outfits. True, they do wear some dark shades in clothing, but their youth ful pink-and-whiteness is at its best in some gay, light-hearted pastel shade, such as turquoise, pink, blue, light green and yellow. And another point in favor of these pastels is that if you do make them into tot’s wear, you can always use them with a good white broadcloth, poplin or muslin if you find yourself running short of mate rial. Dainty fagotting, feather stitch, bias binding and even dainty tailored lace can be used on little boys' shirts or sunsuits. Make it look tailored, however. It’s a good idea to get measure ments or used clothing from the mother before you actually start sewing, for nothing could be worse than sewing these little garments with loving care, and then find that they do not fit. Use matching thread always and make sure buttons and buttonholes or snaps are neatly put together. Children’s garments will have to stand many tubbings and should be sturdy even though dainty. Washing Tips Do your mending before wash ing, not after it. A liny hole is bound to become larger during washing when it receives some rather rough treatment. It’s easier on the garment and on you, too, if you wash fabrics before they become too soiled. If you want to avoid heart ache, remove colored trimming, buttons and decoration, unless you’re certain they’re absolutely washable. Soft water saves soap and washes garments cleaner. If the water in your community is hard, use a good, reliable water softener. Add the softener be fore making suds and adding the clothing. Never soak clothes too long. After an hour or two, the soil tends to seep back into the gar ment. It also weakens fabric. Never take chances on colored clothes. Unless the label tells you the material is washable, wash the garment separately and keep it separate while dry ing. Intense heat in the water is harmful to all fabrics in the long run. Don’t dry clothes on top of radiators either, or “bake” your clothes in a dryer. Too much sunlight will bleach clothing. Colored clothing should be removed from the line when dry. If you don’t think a gar ment will stand the sun,' play safe and hang it in the shade. Fashion Flashes Two colors are being seen in coats as well as dresses. The dark and lighter shades of green are very attractive. You’ll like the velvet pillbox hats with pastel feathers swirling so as to frame your face most attractive ly. Also look for brightly colored bands of satin on hats to add style and distinction to them. Clean, brush and air woolens fre quently to keep them looking nice and fresh. Perspiration weakens woolen fibers, so take care by using good dress shields for protection. Fringe is seen a lot these days, especially for evening wear. There have been a number of moulded gowns made entirely of fringe. A champagne color is really beautiful. WASHINGTON * By Walter Shead . I WNW Correspondent WNV Washington Bureau Itlf Era St.. N. W. Republican Congress Faces Many Grave Problems T HE PEOPLE of our democracy again have spoken at the polls, as is their sovereign right. And they spoke in no uncertain terms to the effect that they are fed up with shortages . . . with rules and regu lations ... in short with the planned economy under which the nation has been living for the past 16 years. As a result of this mandate the next congress will be organized by the Republican majority, with Con gressman Joe Martin as speaker and very likely Senator VandenburfJ of Michigan as president of the sen ate. When so organized, the 80th congress will move along just about as did the 79th congress and the next two years probably will be a period of strife, stalemates and vetoes, this reporter predicts. As a result of the peoples’ vote, our domestic economy very likely will change from a planned econ omy into a free economy or free enterprise, as some call it. That word “free” is a magic word with the American people and the strange thing about the recent elec tion is that for the first time in his tory the American people have voted against the administration in power despite the fact that employment is at an aU-time peak and prosperity in money and «oods has set a new all-time record. Of course, Republican leaders here in Washington are enthusiastic and boastful. They are perhaps sin cere in their promises of what they propose to do to alleviate any real or fancied ills. On the other hand, the Democrats, realizing their mis takes and their peculiar ineptness in conducting this campaign, are look ing askance at 1948. Protection of Weak Now what will the people get in Exchange for their votes on elec tion day? The planned economy of Franklin D. Roosevelt came into be ing back in 1933 and has spread into every area of the nation, and for four succeeding national elections the people approved. A majority approved of all the progressive measures and social reforms which have been written into law. The basis of a planned economy is protec tion of the weak against the strong . . the setting up oi rules and regulations, with the government as the referee, for this protection. When the war came there were more rules and regulations to prevent inflation and to hold down the cost of liv ing for the masses who bent their backs to produce the food, the mate rial and the tools of war. But apparently, however prosper ous ox protected, the American peo ple buck their backs at being told what to do and this past year has seen a chafing to throw off these re straints and let “free” enterprise take over. The great trouble with a free economy, as one government official put it, is that we revert to jungle law, for the law that might makes right governs free and un trammeled competition and the weak, the little fellow, is gobbled up or is put out of business, no mat ter what field of endeavor. It is a survival of the fittest. Republican leaders in the senate and house have declared, as have the southern Democrats who voted with them, that the only domestic economy which has ever worked in this country is the economy of free enterprise. But has it? It has made some men very rich, it has estab lished Big Business, huge corpora tions and monopolies, and it has brought about depressions and pan ics, booms and busts, periodically for the past 150 years ... for the reason that jungle law is opposed to moral law. A planned economy, however irksome it may seem, is based upon the moral law. It was a collapse of the free enterprise sys tem in 1929 which brought about the reforms of planned economy. It was interesting to note only Very recently that the first to cry out and demand that the govern ment do something were Senator Thomas of Oklahoma and his south ern colleagues in the Democratic party when the cotton market skid ded so sensationally after govern ment controls were taken off. Sena tor Thomas, Senator Ellehder (La.), Senators Eastland and Bilbo (Miss.) and others were among those most outspoken against any government ctmtrol of prices or commodities. Few Startling Changes Of course, everybody knows there is a presidential election coming up in 1948. With this in mind, it is predicted that whatever curbs are put upon labor unions will be lim ited; that congress will be unable to stop strikes; that it will soon weaken the President by immediately re voking the war power act; that the President will use his veto to hold congress in check; and that one of the first dangers will be rapidly dropping farm prices with probably more expensive price supports. PAST AND PRESENT ... In connection with 50th anniversary of establishment of rural mail delivery, the past and present of the postal service are depicted in this picture. A navy helicopter is shown making a perfect three-point landing on a huge replica of a new five- cent airmail stamp. The stage coach at right symbolizes the type used to deliver mail in the last century. GOLDEH JUBILEE Dire Predictions on Founding Of H.F.D. Foil To Materialize WNU Features From a humble beginning in 1896 when four men on horse back and a boy on a bicycle embarked on the first experiment in carrying mail to rural areas, the rural free delivery service of the post office department has expanded to a $100,000,000 enterprise as it notes the 50th anniversary of its establishment this year. Financed by a congressional appropriation of $40,000, the initial experiment of free mail delivery in Jefferson county, W. Va., was viewed by some as “so-^- cialistic” and “ridiculous.” When Representative John O’Don nell of Michigan introduced the first bill for a rural mail delivery system in 1892, critics in congress declared that sending men and horses all up and down rural America with the mail would bankrupt the country. Doomed Gatherings. Others argued that mail delivered to the farmer’s door would give him less opportunity to gather at the post office store and thus would destroy his social life. Even some farmers were re luctant to sign up for the experi ment, one West Virginia farmer who liked his toddy seeing his regular excuse for coming into town being snatched away from him. Postmasters themselves often were unhappy about the proposal. Many postmasters, particularly in small communities, were storekeep ers as well and they gloomily fore saw loss of customers as the need to come in for the mail was taken away. Small Offices Closed. Other postmasters were worried that the new system would elimi nate the need for their little cross roads post office. Actually, rural free delivery did result, in the course of time, in discontinuance of some 30,- 000 fourth class post offices. Some unrealistic souls were worried that farmers would be spoiled by such a luxury service. They foresaw farmers emulat ing city folks, even to the ex tent of refusing to stir from the house until the morning paper had been read. In 1893, however, a bill providing for an experimental rural mail de livery route received congressional approval. Three years later enough money was available to begin the West Virginia experiment. Within nine months, R.F.D. had grown to 82 routes, operating from 43 post offices in 29 different states. Ten years later this number had increased to 37,728 routes covering nearly a million miles of road. Since that time rural roads have been im proved, permitting a consolidation of routes and a reduction in the num ber. Total miles covered by car riers, however, have been increased. Serve Eight Million. Now, on the 50th anniversary year, 32,161 rural routes are in op eration, 426 of them being tri-week ly routes. Thousands of friendly rural carriers, rain or shine, carry mail to nearly eight million fami lies along R.F.D. routes today. Average length of R.F.D. routes is 44.1 miles. Longest route, covering 101 miles, oper ates out of Antonito, Colo. The shortest is 6 miles, operating from Glenshaw, Pa. Average daily travel for the entire R.F.D. is 1,433,601 miles, or more than 57 times the distance around the earth at the equator. Total expenditure for the R.F.D. during the fiscal year ending June 30 was $106,846,521, representing a cost of $3.50 a year per patron. Transportation Varies. For years the mail was carried in buggies drawn by teams. Later specially-built, weatherproof wag ons were utilized. Now, most per sons on rural routes get mail deliv ered by automobile, of course, but there still are many routes in north ern states where horses and sleighs come into use in winter and some in mountain states where horseback delivery still is in vogue. Rural free delivery proved itself a boon to rural dwellers from the first, relieving the isolation of farm life. With more rapid distribution of newspapers and magazines, it moved not only the town but also the state, nation and world into ru ral communities. It saved farmers trips to towns. Varied Services. In the best tradition of rural, mail delivery, carriers have secured! aid for sick people, notified farmers that their stock was out, put in firei alarms, helped with stalled vehicles and performed innumerable other services. The main job of R.F.D., however, is to get the mail through, and in these 50 years carriers have more than carried on the postal mandate —given in the New York post of fice’s free translation from Herodo tus, ancient Greek historian: “Not snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers .rom the swift comple tion of their appointed rounds/' Old Revolutionary Mine Discovered DOVER, N. J.—Discovery of an old iron mine in an unsurveyed wooden section of Picatinny arsenal’s reservation recalled Revolutionary war period mining in this area. The old mine was found by two ar senal guards while posting “no gun ning” signs. Abandoned mine workings have been discovered in the four northern New Jersey counties of Morris, War ren, Sussex and Passaic. Seldom, however, are large workings uncov ered that have gone unnoticed tot years. Arsenal engineering division maps reveal that Chester Iron company was one of the early owners of the abandoned mine site. Officials be lieve the workings may have t been either the Copperas mine or Green Pond mine. Ore for cannon balls for Washington’s Continental army was taken from both mines. Pedals at 82 HASTINGS, NEB. — Miss Martha M. Patterson celebrated her 82nd birthday anniversary by riding her bicycle. Although she no longer likes to pedal downtown because traffic is heavy, Miss Patterson still cycles for pleasure and on small errands. 12,000 G.1.S Abandon War Brides NEW YORK. — At least 12,000 wartime marriages between Amer ican soldiers and foreign women al ready have broken up, R. G. Mas- trude, official of the international migration service, reported on his return to the United States after con ducting a •■urvey in Europe. In a large percentage of cases, Mastrude said, the G.I. brides were simply abandoned. “The soldier goes home, and that’s the last his wife in Europe ever hears of him. We have discovered that a great many gave false ad dresses in America. Countless mar riages were bigamous, the man al ready having a wife in the United States,” Mastrude declared. Branding international agree ments on divorce laws as “unfor tunate,” Mastrude said it is possi ble for an American to divorce a foreign wife without notifying her. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS f-^retty. d^fouAeA d^riyliten Suit ^JdouAe ^droch ^JdaA Sdide (^ioAtny Three Lovely Blouses ^JEED a new blouse or two to brighten your suit? Here are three lovely styles to make from the same pattern. Youthful round neckline or flattering V are pro vided, and you can have long or short sleeves. Choose snowy white crepe or soft pastels. • * * Pattern No. 8078 comes in sizes 12, 14, 16, i8, 20; 40 and 42. Size 14 tab blouse. 1% yards o£ 36 or 39-inch; ruffled blouse. 2 yards; bow tie, short sleeves, 1% yards. If you keep your dustpan waxed, it will always look clean and the dust will slip from it more easily. —•— Boil the clothesline in strong salt water to keep it from freezing in winter. * 0 —•— If you are making a stuffed toy for your youngster, put a few pebbles in a pill box in with the stuffing, to produce a rattling noise. If you need a kitchen stool to get at those high shelves, use an old baby highchair. Remove arms and tray and paint the stool to (natch your kitchen set. E : 8068 ^ 34-4$ Slimming House Dress A COLORFUL, oversize ric rae is used to trim this beautifully slimming house dress. Note the smart side closing, the handy shaped pocket. You’ll look as neat and efficient as can be in this sim ple style. • • • Pattern No. 8068 is for sizes 34, 36, *38, 40. 42, 44. 46 and 48. Size 36. 3^ yards of 35 or 39-inch. The Fall and Winter Issue of FASHION has a wealth of smegestions for every woman who sews. Easy to make patterns, fashions by top-flight designers, beafcty and home making sections, free printed belt pattern in the book. Price 25 cents. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South Wells St. Chicago 7, HL Enclose 25 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No *»»» Namo Arfrirggg StJoseph ASPIRIN WORLD'S LARGEST SEUEK AT I THE'QUMTS' I promptly reliev* cough* of fCHEST COLDS MUSTEROLE To Have and to Holdl U. S. Savings Bonds ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Full-strength yeast acts faster because it's fresh! Fleischmaim’s fresh active Yeast goes right to Work—makes sweeter, tastier bread . . . helps insure tender light texture. IF YOU BAKE AT HOME— use Fleischmann’s active, fresh Yeast with the familiar yellow label. 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