Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 12 September 1941 — Page 2

POST-DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941.

TOKYO FAVORS ‘WAIT AND SEE’ AS KEY POLICY

Soviet Maritime Areas Give the Japanese Deep Concern. Shanghai. — Informed yuarteis believe the withdrawal of Japanese shipping from Manila and the trans-Pacific routes was designed to enable the Japanese to solidify their military and naval strength in Manchukuo for a possible push to the north against the Soviet maritime provinces. These quarters emphasized, however,* that such a move would not necessarily occur within the next few weeks or even months since Japan policy was apparently built entirely on a “wait-and-see” basis, | depending on whether Russia j would collapse. Even in the event of such a collapse, these quarters added, it would not necessarily mean that the Japanese would invade Russia unless such a move was found necessary to forestall a German occupation of the maritime prov-

inces.

Attitude Seems Cautious This opinion was based on the theory that the Japanese could obtain a demilitarization of the maritime provinces following a Russian military collapse, which in effect . would give the Japanese their dpsires without the necessity of .further military adventure. Placing of several vessels from the Manila service on the run to Dairen and the appointment of a new Japanese military commander at Port Arthur indicate that most of the vessels would be used in strengthening Japan’s position in the north rather than in the south. Available military information in Shanghai indicates the Japanese have sufficiently strong forces in Hainan island and Tonkin to bear pressure on French Indo-China and Thailand without military intervention as • neither Indo-China nor Thailand was prepared to resist. Some quarters here believe Jap anese charges that the United States was attempting $o encircle Japan was partly reasonable from the Japanese viewpoint/in view of the tremendous strengthening of -,the United States power in the Philippines, the dispatch of lend lease materials to Singapore; the aid to the Netherlands East Indies, and the attempts to build up the Chinese air force. ICELAND’S KEY TO FORECASTS STILL SEALED Weather Data Remain Secret With U. S. Occupation Chicago.—United States’ occupation of Iceland isn’t going to help the weather man a bit—despite the fact that the rocky island is a key point for long range forecasting for the entire North American coastline. Dr. C. G. Rossby, assistant chief of research from the Washington weather bureau, points out that Britain has been keeping reports from Iceland’s half-dozen weather stations “a jealously guarded secret” ever since occupation of the

island..

Vital To War Effort And Britain would be foolhardy not to do so, says Rossby. “The reason is simple. Icelandic reports Avould aid in plotting long range forecasts for eastern America, but they are of vital importance for day to day European forecasts. “When I worked for Sweden’s weather bureau,” he said, “Icelandic conditions were the first thing we’d look for on the chart in making up our forecasts.” Rossby, who will remain on leave of absence from his Washington post until September to serve as director of the University of Chicago’s new institute of meteorology, is the leading exponent of the air mass theory forecasting in this country. He believes that within the next 10 or 15 years the U. S. bureau will be able to extend accurate long range forecasting to 30 days or so. That is, providing the war doesn’t last too long. Broad Scope Explained Long range forecasting, he explained, is concerned—not with predicting each day’s weather— but with assaying temperature and rainfall anomalies that will occur in each area. “The five-day reports now are being used for agriculutural and various inductrial purposes, and eventually, when these and other uses become more widespread, man may become so adjusted to this long : range forecasting that he will consider it a necessity.” o — TOMMY TAUGHT TO SEW

When the Cooker Bakes the Cake!

CLAIM SOLDIERS DISLIKE ARMY

NAVY COURTMEN PRACTICE v BASKETBALL ON SHIPBOARD

d bo e n n d se Quiz

Q. Are newspapers paid for printing the Defense Savings Bond

Lack Of Equipment And Recreation Lower Morale

VV/'HAT’S NEW in the field of ^ Angel Food cakes? Simply this, it’s a fact that you can now bake an.A-1 blue ribbon Angel Food right in the deep-well cooker which is a part of the modern electric range. The finished cake is a typical “baked” product, not a steamed cake as you might think and the directions are very easy to follow. No water is used in the well-cooker for Angel Food cake baking, and the pan containing the Angel Food is simply lowered into the dry preheated cooker. Thus the cooker when covered, is really converted into a miniature oven. The switch is turned to a low speed which provides a heat which is equivalent to that of a 300'’ to 325° F. oven, the temperature au which Angel Food is usually baked. No special formula or method of mixing need be employed in preparing the Angel Food cake mixture which is to be baked in the well-cooker. Use your own -favorite, time-tested recipe and apply the method of mixing you like best. If you have never tried your hand at whipping up an air-spun Angel Food before, perhaps you will like the simple standard recipe given below. Watch carefully the changing appearance t>f the egg whites as you beat them, however, and when they are stiff enough to hold a peak but still have a moist and glossy appearance, that is the

FALL CHAPEAUX CONTRADICTORY

Hats which will adorn fall coiffures this season ar*-* contradictory —they are level-headed but giddy! They are also considerably larger than of yore, divide allegiance between enveloping veils and big snoods that hide the hair and go in for coque and ostrich feathers. In the early collection of one of the foremost designers, the models almost without exception were made to sit level on the top of the head. However, the severity of this line was adroitly torn down by use of feathers or big swathing veils. The majority of the larger hats have gently upturned brims and many use bright birds for a trim. Some of the smartest of the smaller hats are bellows-shaped with clusters of coque or ostrich poised right in front over the \eyebrows.

London—Sewing classes have been started in the British army. The A.T.S. girls are taking some of them. Girls of the A.T.S., says the war office, have been giving up part of their spare time to help the men with their mending. Now the girls are teaching the men how to do their own sewing. A queen termite may be a thousand times larger than the king.

WOMEN URGED TO BUY ’BARGAINS FOR DEFENSE' Bargain hunting—with a patriotic motive—4s recommended for today’s American housewife by James Madison'Wood, president of Stephens College, Columbia, Mo. Pointing out that women spend most of the family funds, he said that “every/ dollar saved through wise buying practices means another dollar available for defense.” He suggested “Bargains for Defense” as a motto. Women are the main purchasers of United States defense savings bonds, he stated, while most contributions to patriotic appeals such as the USO likewise come from savings in the household budget. Dr. Wood suggested that housewives set aside a special “bank” in the kitchen, where pennies saved by buying bargains can be deposited. More than one person already has bought a defense savings bond with a bagful of small change, he said, and coins of any denomination are “acceptable and

welcome.”

Spotting low prices—always the

delight of a thrifty woman—has another relation to the defense program, the Stephens president added. It helps check profiteering by retailers, which in turn halts

the upward spiralling of

.costs, he pointed out.

According to a number of responsible authorities, there is a definite morale problem in the American Army. Such magazines as Life have sent qualified reporters into Army camps and they have returned to write that a substanlHal percentage of the conscripts now under arms don’t like the Army and are eager to get out |

of it.

It is inevitable than when hundreds of thousands of men are drafted, a portion of them will re main permanently dissatisfied. However, the reporters state that at the present time there is a com paratively low state of morale among many men who entered the service in the expectation of bene liting from it and enjoying it. The principal causes of unrest are

these:

1. There is a lack of martial spirit, due to the fact that we are not at war, and our emotions ha^e not been stirred to the boiling point. As Ernest Bindley puts it, “It is like trying to infuse morale into a football team that has no 1 games scheduled.” Unless we actually go to war, this phase of the morale problem will probably remain unsolved.. 2. Many conscript soldiers lack confidence in their officers. The Army has on its roles many officers who have no concept of modern warfare, and who have little capacity for leadership or for instilling respect and admiration in the men they command. The General Staff, headed by energetic General Marshall, is said to recognize this, and is gradually weeding out incompetents in the commissioned per-

sonnel.

3. Lack of adequate weapons and

other materials has been a sore point. Conscripts couldn't make sense out of maneuvers in which broomsticks were used for cannons, cans for shells, and in which ancient trucks were painted,, “Tank.” Now, however, this deficiency is being corrected as arms output increases. Troops are getting more and better equipment and by next year many divisions should possess everything that 'is

needed for modern battle. 4. Most general cause of com

plaint, say many, is the pay given the soldiers. Conscripts get $21 a month for the first three months, and $30 thereafter. Under a new congressional bill, pay at the end of a year’s service will advance to $40. That amounts ,to next to nothing. The soldiers must pay for haircuts, razor blades, clothes pressing, etc. By the time necessary expenses are met, there is little left for recreation or even the simplest luxuries of life. As a result, soldiers have an extremely difficult time finding amusement. The cost of giving the privates a fair wage—$50 to $75 a month— would amount to relatively little, in the ilght of the gigantic costs the defense program involves., It is probable that laws to substantially

held recently in Atlantic City l raise the Army s wages will be inthrew a new s.ant on the tagenuity | ^

exact second at which the beating should stop. Then, when folding In the sugar and flour, do it thoroughly but gently. Rough or excessive mixing at this point tends to toughen the delicate structure of the Angel Food. Use a pan which has never been greased, of course, and be sure that it fits the wellcooker. And finally, invert the baked cake on a cake radk and let it hang for an hour before you attempt to loosen it from the pan. Angel Food Cake

teaspoon salt

1 cup egg whites

% teaspoon cream of tartar

1 cup sugar

% teaspoon vanilla

1 cup less 1 tablespoon cake

flour

Add salt to egg whites and beat until foamy. Add cream of tartar and beat until they are stiff enough to hold a peak but still have a moist appearance. Add sugar gradually and fold in each portion carefully but quickly. Add flavoring Fold in sifted flour in 3 or 4 portions. Pour batter into an ungreased Angel Food cake pan. Meanwhile remove insert pan from cooker well, then replace cover. Preheat with the switch at high heat for 10 minutes. Place cake into well; then switch to low. Bake at this low heat for 1 hour; then remove cake from well, and invert on a cake rack to cool before

handling.

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Perfect physical fitness is required of sailors in the U. S. Navy. Excellent athletic facilities are provided both afloat and ashore. Pictured above are bluejackets on the aircraft tender U.S.S. Wright holding basketball practice on shipboard. Almost every ship in the XL S. Navy has its own basketball team. Rivalry among the crews of the various crafts

runs high. In addition to basketball—football, baseball, boxing, bowling, wrestling and tennis all rank high as sports with Uncle Sam’s sailors. Organized intra-fleet competitions are held for most sports. Trophies and individual awards usually are presented to the championship winning teams and players.

of American Manufacturers. Deprived of their usual materials because of defense priorities, these manufacturers are showing impressive resourcefulness in redesigning their products to use materials which do not conflict with the demands of the armament program. One large electrical company is perfecting both a radio and an electric iron of glass. Wood is replacing steel in kitchen cabinets, and plastics are replacing bronze in fly-screens, and aluminum in bottle tops. Running short of the synthetic, koroseal, which was requisitioned for the Army and Navy, other manufacturers are using rayon fabrics for shower curtains. From cooking utensils to lamps, the housewares industry has been affected in the use of materials— but the ingeniousness of these manufacturers has created new items which “for the duration” will fill every household need. Don’t even be surprised if your new electric toaster this winter is made

largely of glass!

HOT OFF FIFTH AVENUE TWO-PIECE LOOK Autumn fashions already cast their shadows before them. Most important of the incoming silhouettes is the “two-piece” look with tiers and peplums to accent a small waist and rounded hip-line.

SHORTER AND SMARTER The newer coiffures emphasize the shorter and smarter look. Locks only two or three inches long all around are curled into loose ringlets. Even the glamour bob is said to be on its way out in favor of “feather” curls.

PERFUMED HANKIES Something new in swaetness are perfumed hankies, treated with flower scents in such a way that the fragrance lingers even after several trips to the laundry.

HATS GO STRAIGHT

Small felts with upturned brims that sit straight on the head are

living j among the smart new shapes for

fall. The hats are usually draped

“If the man down the street is with a fluff of maline to soften underselling your favorite mer- their rather severe contours,

.chant,” he declared, “take your

trade to him.’

YOUR HOME AND MINE BY JANE FLOYR BUCK

Our kitchens shortly will be^welcoming all sorts of little strangers, offspring* of the defense program.

The annual Housewares Show size ironing surface.

SMOOTHES TRAVEL WORRIES An iron that folds up like a tent into its own traveling case and is companioned by a small heat-proof ironing pad is the newest device for vacationists. Although it is quite light in weight it has a full

is the lack of organized recreational facilities. Many major Army

camps are located in areas where there are few communities. The United Service ' Organizations (USO) has raised considerable money through public subscription, but the total produced is far from being sufficient to provide amusement on anything near the desired scale. All the reporters who have investigated Army conditions, tell of finding groups of soldiers loitering on street corners on their evenings off, broke, and with nothing

to do.

It should l*e emphasized, in the interest of fairness, that a high proportion of the Army’s enlisted personnel has excellent morale. Further, in the Naviy, air corps and marine corps there is no morale problem whatsoever, as these branches of the fighting forces have no conscripts. Most of th« conscripts have gone into the infantry, and it is there that the morale problem exists. Progress is being made in bettering the lot of the men, but it looks as if a good deal more must be done if the largest peace-time American Army in our history is to have the morale that is essential to an A-i fighting force.

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CORPORAL GETS BIG CHANCE El Paso, Tex. For five years Don C. Driver, Jr., studied hard to qualify as a flying cadet. Now a corporal in the regular army, young Driver, 20, has been ordered to a flying field on the Pacific (Coast for his primary air corps training. — -o v R. A. F. TYROS TO ARIZONA

Phoenix, Ariz.—A new contingent of 60 British youths has arrived to increase to 110 the number of Royal Air Force cadets taking preliminary flight courses at. Thunderbird Field.

NEW! “BACTERIOSTATIC’’ FEMININE HYGIENE now finding great favor among women ... Many doctors recommend regular use of douches as a precautionary measure for women who want to be clean, dainty—for women troubled by offending odor or discharge. Some products may be harmful to delicate tissues. But not Lydia E. Pinkham’s Sanative Wash! Pinkham’s Sanative Wash is gaining great favor because it’s NOT a harmful germicide. Instead—it’s a mighty effective “bacteriostatic” (the modern trend). It not only discourages bacterial growth and infection but thoroughly cleanses, deodorizes. Very soothing—relieves minor irritations and discharge and has a tonic effect on delicate membranes. Inexpensive! All druggists.

No. 30 of a Series

A BAD ONE DOES TURN UP ONCE IN A WHILE!

Good weather and a bumper crop! Even then one finds a poor stalk once in a while. The retailing of beer is something like that. Most beer retailers operate respectable law-abiding establishments. Occasionally one finds an exception—a man who tries to beat the law or who permits anti-social conditions. The beer industry wants this type of undesirable retailer stamped out. Your cooperation will help us in our cleanup efforts. The beer industry brings important

benefits to the community. Here in Indiana, beer provides employment for 14,831 persons, supports an annual payroll of $14,054,194 and contributed $1,376,132.84 last year in state taxes. Indiana, too, has an important stake in the beer industry’s purchases—for materials, equipment, and services—from over 100 other industries. You can help us protect these benefits in two ways. First—patronize only the reputable places where beer is sold. Second—report to the proper authorities any law violation you may observe.

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BEER...a beverage of moderation

Quizzes ?

No. Publication of these Quizzes and other information about Defense Bonds anti Stamps is a voluntary patriotic contribution on the part of the newspapers in the cause of National Defense, and one in which participation by the nation’s newspapers is practically unanimous. v Does the Government pay radio stations for Defense Savings Bond and Stamp anndnncements? No. These are furnished free by the broadcasters of the country, who are cooperating almost without exception in this program to

help America arm.

To conduct the Treasury’s country-wide Defense Savings Program would seem to require a large organization. Is this the case? A.. No. Promotion of the Defense Savings Program is largely a matter of volunteer effort. State chairmen are organizing general committees, which, in turn, carry on the Defense Savings activity through other committees appointed in counties, cities, and towns, and also in social, civic, labor, business, and other organizations

throughout all the communities of the State.

Q. When will Defense Stamps go on sale in retail .stores? A. Many stores already have placed stamps on sale, and it is estimated that by the middle of September Stamps will be available

in a million stores.

NOTE—To buy Defense Bonds and Stamps, go to the nearest post office, bank, or savings and loan association; or write to the Treasurer of the United States, Washington, D! C.

Average Farm In Texas Rises To 329 Acres Austin, Tex—The average size of a farm in Texas is 329 acres, Charles E. Baughman, chief clerk of the state department of agriculture, has computed. The number of farms has de creased in a five-year period and in the same time the average farm size has increased about 55 acres. Baughman’s review of the agricultural situation shows the dethronement of King Cotton. In a five-year period, cotton acreage decreased 1,909,664 acres. Peak of

cotton cultivated was 17,700,000 acres in 1926 and the acreage in cotton in 1941 is 8,500,000 acres. Cotton farming ftas declined more swiftly than other farming, Baughman said in a discussion of the statistics. While the decrease in the total number, of farms (17341939) was 83,015, in the same period the number of cotton farms decreased 91,429. “Two-thirds of the farmers employ the use of only one-third of the land,” Baughman said, “while one-third of the farmers emplo," the use of two-thirds of th land. Around 428,000 people, whose family heads were formerly employed in the production of cotton, have turned to other work, while some 400,000 people have left the farms altogether.”

-AN URGENT MESSAGEto women who suffer FEMALE WEAKNESS

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