Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 January 1943 — Page 12
fomemaking—
. The January White Sales Bargains —And How to Extend Their Lives
THE JANUARY WHITE SALES are with us again—even though the ks of sheets and towels and pillowcases may not be so tall as in past TS. . Because the quantities available are not so great, the care of busehold linens is more important now than ever before. One way to get the best service from your new sheets or pillowcases I to distribute the wear as evenly as possible. Tests show that sheets
, or anything want any part of my life changed. I'm young and very ‘much in love with my husband. We have a beautiful child. Yet, there is a man, unmarried, whom I like
thinks of me as anything but a close friend. . What makes people, like me have such trifling thoughts? I don’t want such thoughts, I wonder if it wouldn't ‘clear the air a little bit if I were to “lift the lid” and see how things are underneath. What do you think? | M.E. W. 2 ” ” : Answer—Most of us remember Pearl Harbor but perhaps you'd better remember Pandora. What makes you think you are any diferent from anyone else because you harbor wayward impulses?
Actually they are common to all. ‘Some won't admit it. Some simply {ignore them, with horror or humor, according to their temperaments. Some just go ahead and upset the apple cart. But all belong to "the ~ same human race and none wears . & halo. Now according to your story you're in love with your husband and wouldn't change any part of your life. You're surprised to find that another man attracts you. That’s not so unusual. The conquest of your husband has been made, but you miss the excitement of the courtship when you weren't so sure of him. Wouldn't it be nice to recapture ~ just a little of that romantic time, ' to try your powers again, to quicken your complacent.pulse? The thing for you to decide is whether what you have to gain is worth what you would lose. You have now what many women would give their eyeteeth to possess, and what you no doubt would be miserable without. Everyone has to sacrifice many of the minor desires of his life in order to safeguard these major satisfactions. Unless you're willing to pay the
wear out most quickly where the sleeper’s shoulders normally rest. You can distribute this wear by reversing the sheet occasionally, putting the top part at the bottom ‘of the bed. Sheets also will last longer if you let each rest between working periods.” So put freshly laundered sheets on the bottom of the pile in your linen closet. Thus. no sheet is overworked while others lie idle. If you find snags or tears on the sides of your sheets, take a look at the springs and bed rails to see whether they are to blame. Bend down any loose or sharp ends of wire on the springs, or sandpaper off any splinters on the bed rail. And it’s best to mend the snags and tears in the sheets quickly. If you don’t, they will be even bigger after the sheets are laundered. Sheets not large enough for the bed wear out more quickly than those the right size.- When used as undersheets, they may get hard pulling in the effort to tuck them in. When used as topsheets, the may get yanked at the top as the sleeper tries to cover his shoulders. If you have such sheets, try piecing to make them longer. Good material’ from old, worn sheets serves this purpose. If need be, you can even piece the sides of a small sheet and get more tucking-in room.
About Pillowcases
LIFE-EXPECTANCY of pillowcases is about the same as that of sheets. And you can extend their careers, too. Underslips, the removable coverings for pillows, lighten the wear on pillowcases. Acting as a “buffer” between case and pillow. the underslip keeps the case from rubbing against the harsher ticking fabric. A pillowcase may show first signs of wear where folded. Constant folding makes these places so weak that in time they may split. Here's how to avoid this damage, if the pillowcase is made from tubing and has no side seams: Before the case has seen very much wear, open the séam end. Then move the side places where folds formerly were
case. -Re-seam the end. If you happen to have pillowcases too narrow for your pillows, you can piece the sides. It may not lend to the appearance of the pillowcases, but it is good economy. Pillowcases too small have shortened careers. Using a sheet or pillowcase as a laundry bag is one of the hardest uses to which it can be put. There is strain on the sheet where it's knotted to hold in the laundry. If
price in loss of the things that|a pillowcase is used, its seams often
make up the happiness of your life, you'd better leave the lid alone regardless of the condition of the atmosphere. You get some vicarious satisfaction for the adventureSome side of your nature by going to movies and reading books which deal with triangular situations. And = you always can demonstrate the , force of your own personality .in satisfying ways which do not involve the same risks. Ee : 2 2 ® DEAR JANE JORDAN-—I am a girl who lives in a small town. I have been going with a boy whom I like very much, but he likes another girl, too. He goes with her ‘while and then comes back ‘to me. | I never like to talk about anybody, but the girl he likes is always telling me things he says hich he denies afterward. He is ® swell boy and I don’t want to make him mad. Please tell me just ‘what I should do. ky ; YOUR FRIEND.
- Answer—It is not unusual for a ‘young man to like two girls any more than it is for a young woman to like two boys. The thing for you to do is fo ignore what the other girl says, enjoy the young man’s company when he calls, and interAs
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suffer the chief strain. Then, too, the fabric, although sturdy, was not made for this type of wear and much damage can be done by rough handling.
Careful Laundering
A MAJOR GOAL on laundry day is to keep sheets and pillowcases white—but not launder them too hard. It's best to wash sheets and pillowcases before they become very soiled, ;and to avoid using strong bleaches. Bleaches containing free chlorine react with the fiber of the fabric, causing it to deteriorate. The sun is a good bleaching agent —you can depend on it to a great extent to make your laundry white. However, don’t depend on laundering or sunshine to banish stains on sheets or pillowcases. It’s best to remove stains before tubbing because hot water sets some stains, so they are more difficult, perhaps even impossible, to get out. When drying, hang sheets and pillowcases by the hem. If it's cold weather and they freeze while on the line, don’t move them until dry. They split if folded when frozen. Sheets run through a mangle sometimes split along the selvage. This is the result of allowing the edge of the sheet to roll back as it enters the mangle. Folds form along this edge. Continual pressing of these folds in the mangle breaks yarns in the fabric and slits occur. You can seam such tears, or take off the entire selvage and finish the edge with a narrow hem. And there’s still a third way—you can strengthen the edge by stitching tape under the torn places.
EVEN YOUR BEST FRIEND. . .
won't, appreciate a8 drink that's. unpleasant tasting and sediment-full because you use home-made ice
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Times Special NEW YORK, Jan. 11, — The kitchen needs cleaning; so you push a button. Water from concealed ceiling pipes washes down the plastic walls (all closets and accessories are recessed), swirls over the floor and drains automatically. . . . The front doorbell rings while you're in the nursery; so you push a button. A television device flashes the caller’s face on the nursery screen and you tell Him, over the two-way speaker system, that you don’t need another airplane, thank you. . . .
You fly home on a winter night
Industrial designers Sundberg and Ferar of Detroit designed this version of the built-in kitchen cabinet of the postwar future. It fea- - tures graceful molded fronts, cabinets that swing down to reveal dishes conveniently stored in racks, concealed fluorescent lighting, built-in
waffle iron and dishwasher and
foot-pedal control over hot and cold water.
from a neighbor’s party—90 miles away—to find your hangar doors closed. Your landing lights activate the hangar’s electric eye and the doors open automatically, saving you a cold, dark walk. . .
It's moving day, but you're fond of your present house. Well you might be, with such conveniences as a heating unit built into the walls—making it possible to leave windows open on the coldest winter days and still keep the house warm. So you take your house with you to the new city. It’s no problem. Built in sections of light, durable plastics, the house was planned so that it could be erected
For Red Cross
Tae advanced nutrition class of
Warren Central high school will ' preparé and serve a luncheon for
ihe. Warren Township Red Cross sanieen Wednesday in the school cafeteria. : | Mrs. Lucille Grenneman and Mrs
{irivienne Carter will be hostesses
The “T.formation” home of tomorrow shown in the architec: skelch above is so planned that it can be erected in eight hours or lei and moved from city to city as easily as a vanful of furniture.
in a few hours and moved from city to city as easily as a roomful of furniture. . . . = | : * 8 x “J INCONCEIVABLE, this world of tomorrow? Not at all. All of these innovations, and hundreds more have already been worked out on the drafting boards of foresighted engineers and industrial designers. Not that they'll come all at once —24 hours after peace is signed. The transition will be gradual. “The first steps will be the development and distribution of known techniques and approaches. Most important single item here will be the use of plastics—color impregnated and scratch-proof so that the cost of upkeep, from razors to automobiles, will head toward the vanishing point. Raymond Loewy, noted New York industrial designer, forsees “a revision in the American conception of industrial economy, with the emphasis on quality insteady of on price, as at present. The basis of thought in design will not be how cheaply a product
The Times Pattern Service
By MRS. ANNE CABOT
All out for warm hands-—wonder-ful mittens that wear and wear and come out of any snowstorm as handsome as when they went in! Make them of 1 2-ounce ball of sport yarn—use a l-ounce ball of pright colored yarn for the loops on the cuff and the bright tracery of color down the sides of the cable stitch design on the backs. The snes shown are done in navy blue with Kelly green. Mittens would be handsome in wine and pink, red and black, blue and white. Wear them not only for sports but for street wear, too. To obtain complete knitting: instructions for the two-color mittens (Pattern 5477) sized for 6-6%2-7 and 714, send 11 cents in coin, your name and address and the pattern pumber to Anne Cabot, The Indianapolis Times, 211 W. Wacker dr, Chicago.
WCTU Backs Tyndall Move
A statement was issued today by the Central W. C, T. U. of suggestions made at a recent meeting of the executive board. They uphold the anti-vice campaign of Mayor Tyndall and hope that legislation concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages will be passed by the legislature now in session.
Members of the executive board include Mesdames W. W. Reedy, H. D. Terry, R. H. White, John Sink and George Barnes. f .The program at the meeting included Mrs. O. W. Fifer, who led the devotions; the Rev. S. L. Martin, guest speaker; Mrs. C. A. Breece,
who reported on the union’s activities at the Veterans’ hospital.
Wives of Officers
To Dine Tomorrow
A group of wives of officers in the armed forces will meet tomor-
ficers’ club in the Claypool hotel. They plan to have dinner together
8307. 11.19
For this attractive pattern, send 16 cents in coins, with your name, address, pattern number and size to The Indianapolis Times Pattern Service, 214 W. Maryland st. Pattern 8307 is in sizes 11, 13, 15, 17, 19. Size 13 takes 3% yards 39inch material, eight yards braid for trimming. Find scores of interesting patterns for all ages and all sizes in the winter fashion book, our complete catalog of latest styles for home dressmaking. Send for your copy today, 16 cents. Or a fashion
book may be ordered with a 16cent pattern for 26 cents.
W.S. C. S. to Install New Officers
Officers of the Indianapolis district Woman’s Society of Christian
Service will be installed at 1:30 ptorium. Dr. Guy O. Carpenter, Methodist district superintendent, will be the installing officer and will speak on “The Voice From the Past.” Officers and members of the 54 W. 8. C. S, groups in the Methodist churches of Marion and Johnson counties have been invited to attend. Awards for efficiency in the various departments of work in 1942 will be made. : Mrs. H. F. Ayres, Edgewood, corresponding secretary, will report a total membership of 5000 for the district. ciety this month will mean that there is a W. 8S. C. S. group in each pastoral charge of the district.
Special Secretaries
Mus. C. G. Shriver will be installed as president; Mrs. Howard Pugh, vice president; Mrs. honorary vice president; Mrs. E. P. Jones, recording: secretary; Mrs. Ayres, and Mrs. S. D. Clark, treasurer. ‘Special secretaries are Mrs. C. M. Bless, spiritual life; Miss Jean Coffin, missionary education; Mrs. Garfield Walker, missionary projects; Mrs. J. N. Greene, missionary personnel; Mrs. Walter Gingery, Christian social relations and local church activities; Miss Alice Krause, Wesleyan Service guild, and Mrs. A. M. Brown, student work. Also, Mrs. Sexson E. Humphreys, young women’s and, girls’ work; Mrs. Ruby Jenkins, children’s work; Mrs. W. M. Baumbheckel, literature and publications; Mrs. C. W. Duncan, supplies, and Mrs. O. R. Sum ner, status of women. \
Sorority Meeting
Alpha Upsilon chapter of Alpha Zeta Beta sorority will meet at 8 p. m. today in the home of Mrs. A. B. Lashley, 530 Eugene st.
The Coldest Month
According to the weather bureau, January is the coldest month of the year in the U. S. So watch that thermostat. And there are still
The Sale Goes On... !!
MAROTT'S JANUARY SALE “SPECIAL GROUPS AT REDUCED PRICES
Due to government requisition of leather for the use of our fighting forces, its scarcity tauses us to forego our usual store-wide January Sale made ‘famous over the past fiftyeight years. However, the shoes we offer at regular prices are greatly enhanced in value due fo this condition, and these special group reductions are sensational values. We are endeavoring in the best possible degree to observe our traditional January Sale.
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This means that the pathway the world of tomorrow will Ix: lined with today’s products, rede signed for service as yet wu dreamed of. Emphasis in hon planning will be on space saving. The scientific kitchen, who: equipment will be built in fo added convenience and neatne::. will boast such present-day lux urjes as splash-proof sinks, auto matic dishwashers and -garbag: disposal units. :
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lor the luncheon. Students preparing and serving it will become members of the Jwaior Red Cross ranteen instruction class. Members of the canteen include
Canned Vegetables © Glassed vegetables may be heated in the liquid in which the product
is packed. Use a low flame and. A
leave it on the fire only until heated through.
To Fix Prices
OPA says it will soon place & ceiling on beet and cane blackstrap. molasses prices. SHAT
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NEW HOUSING developmer:: will eliminate all angular corne:. | Fixed accessories will be built fir, so that all walls will be flush. Designs impregnated in’plastic wall; will. make papering unnecessalj.
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be fluorescent, eliminating th: need for lights, since the walls
would give off an evenly distrili-
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carpets will end forever the tips’ |
hubby’s classic excuse: “But I! couldn't see the stairs in the dai, dear.”
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In this picture the lighting defects have been corrected. Now she enjoys proper light with. out eyestrain. The lamp is properly located; equipped with a 100-watt bulb to give plenty of light with no harsh shadows or glare.
PEAK OF WAR and you think immediately of planes, tanks, J) warships and fighting. Cut there’s another kind of war many need to fight right in thei cn homes—and that’s a war against “gloom” and “glare” ‘the cvestrain pair. Your eyes—and those of your family-——must no | ¢ sabotaged by strain and overwork . that come when you use ' .c wrong kind of light. !
- America needs the be: the alert! Prevent eyestra
zyesight to help win this war. Be on 1, headaches, nervousness, and fatigue
that, often come from poor lighting. Provide the right amount and the right kind of ligh 113 wherever eyes work or play.
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FOI AODERATE VISUAL TASKS 10 to 30 foota * are needed for reading good print on white easy sewing om light colored goods—average knii in g—shaving—play of little children—washin; at tub: oi sink—ironing—cleaning vegetables. |
FOR AVERAGE EYE TASKS 30 to 50 footcandles® |
of lca! lighting are required, such as reading a news. papi --children’s home work—stamp collecting—draw- |
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FOil CASUAL SEEING TASKS 10 footcandles* or less (light are required, as in the hall and bedroom, or dining room table, unless reading, studying and ¢ are done there. Also card playing and similar eye . worl: cot involving close secing.
*4 footcandle is theam i. : of light you'd get on a surface a foot away from a common candle. i 5
: ‘For a complete lighting -'.-up in your homo to see if you have adequate light, phone o-oo "Home Service Depart, Riley 7622, and u lighting specialist will cull free of charges This service is availal:/c within the limits of rationing and ether wartime restrictions.
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