Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 August 1943 — Page 13

MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1943.

It All Proves “Men Should Marry WACs

Times Special

Homemaking—

Shopping for Wool Blankets? Here's How to Get Best Buy

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Aug. =Anyone who has seen the | members of the Womens’ Army | Corps in action has become con-

vinced that their service in that

organization will have a lasting | effect on their future life. | Improved health and posture] and a brisker step are the most apparent changes noted, but there are others. For instance, what will be the consequences of their life i the army on the housekeeping Babits of the WACs? | For the duration—and six months thereafter—they will have to con-| form to the army's idea of neat- | ness (often at variance with that! they previously held), stringently enforced by the daily inspections of eagle-eyed officers. | The family of an ex-WAC should never have to complain of wrinkled | sheets or blankets that pull out) at the foot. After her army train-| ing, she will automatically make x: beds with square corners and, lankets tightly stretched — and probably see that her family does) likewise, Shiny Shoes The shoes in her house will undoubtedly be scrutinized with an | rele eye by our WAC housekeeper. Boe months or years of lining them up under her bed every morning in a prescribed order, | with laces tied and tucked in, all} shges cleaned and brightly polished, | she couldn't possibly tolerate any lesser standards. | Who knows, she may even be influential in persuading the high school students to wear their sad- | dle shoes nicely polished instead |

A good quality, 100 per cent virgin wool blanket should retain its luxurious looks and feel through many years of service.

HERE'S GOOD NEWS for those chilly nights just around the corner

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THE Woman’s Viewpoint— ‘Racial Unity Can't Be Won

In a Jiffy’

By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON Times Special Writer NEW YORK RADICALS and Washington theorists should read and heed what John Temple Graves of Birmingham says in his new book, “The Fighting South," about our most important domestic problem, racial unity, The gist Is: § Political and so- § cial equality for j southern Negroes, desirable as it is, § ean’'t be won in a jiffy. Granted that there are many bigots and ignoramuses on both sides of this question, we also have thoysands of able and intelligent men and women who recognize the dynamite at hand and are working hard to avoid a major explosion, The formation of a collaboration committee of 33 white members and 33 Negroes, all from below the Mason and Dixon line, is heartening. Only by co-operation can the difficulties be ironed out. = 2 CERTAINLY OUR theorists and radicals have done as much as anyone to precipitate trouble over this gravest of issues. With incredible naivete, they have assumed that things would be hunky-dory, if we passed a few new laws. Another funny thing—those who squawked loudest during prohibition

of dirtied up in the current fash-| from the next heat wave or two. Once more you will be able to buy all days about the impossibility of mak-

jon. WAC inspection officers, like the ancient Greek Gods, ‘see everywhere”; consequently # WACs

was sharply restricted.

emulate the Greeks and pilish every | around.

“unseen nook” with utmost care.! After a WAC has seen the inspecting officer run her finger over yery possible ledge and space, she goon comes to the conclusion that army quarters must be spotless.

by WPB to four colors, besides |

color scheme. And they have wide, satin bindings, which add to the richness of their looks. i Wool makes a better, warmer

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is a common thing to see a WAC| Wi tuck away a “fuzzy-bunny” or a| Inners mn ere is just one thing to do— months of such training, no WAC Iusyy Juiest drawers. of Closets. | the county extension office have] housekeeper of her neighborhood, Berlin, home demonstration agent. for, inspection—or visitors. She may ty in the district 4-H judging con- | 1sekeeping standard of the whole; Winners were Rosana Miller, soldiers who returned from the last line Roy, Warren township, third, automatic, were often more than Rumford, Warren township, second, the WACs will have an edge on| Local Leaders marriages to ex-sonldiers. ship, second, and Joyce Armstrong,

dashing wildly around as she] tiny scrap of paper. In such cases 4 I ; Contests | “ swallow it!” will ever be guilty of the house-| Winners in the girls’ 4-H club] GF the contrary, she will undoubtwith a home that is always ready | up her daughters in the tests in Greenfield Aug. 6. Seventyrion. | Wayne township, first; Ida Grider, war, trained in the army ways of baking contest; Jean Stratton, slightly irked by the housekeeping and Patricia Murphy, Decatur their civilian sisters—with at least | Jean Lesman, Speedway, was first; Speedway, third, in clothing judging, More Chocolate pe

“Just before formal inspection it! searches in vain for a spot to os advice she usually receives is: You will readily agree that, ater] A nounced : : | { wifely crime of dusty corners or judging contests held recently in| edly be held up as the model been announced by Miss Janice M.| | bef same way—thus helping to raise the five girls took part. It has been rumored that the Wayne township, second, and Adeneatness until they had become Washington township, first; Gaylle habits of their wives. Here's where | township, third, food preparation. hazard removed from their . Jane Augustine, Washington tcwnand Bernice Kendall, Wayne townGood news for chocolate lovers.

Transoprts carrying war equipment to North Africa now bring cargoes

tine, Washington township,

ship, first; Joan Love, Perry township, second, and Margaret Augusthird,

canning. Local leaders and mothers who! helped were Mesdames Frank Morgan, A. F. Augustine, J. P. Mitchell, Edwin Kendall, €harles Dickerson, wedges garnish enriched bread R. A. Yorger, F. C. Fivecoat, Wayne gandwiches and add almost the Symonds, G. W. Amos and Jack

of cocoa beans to the U. S.

Nutrition ABC’s

With cabbage in season, cabbage

whole vitamin alphabet. | Flint and Miss Bertha Throne.

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and there is plenty of wool to go

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True, the new all-wool blankelsplanket, because It is a natural need for unity. that families will buy are limited

insulator. insulating air spaces

Nature has locked tiny, into each

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Buying Tips GOOD WOOL BLANKETS, which |

with proper laundering and ’tween- | seasons care, will last for many years, are not cheap. Therefore | it behooves the woman who buys | one to make sure she is getting the | most value for her money. In buying, your instinctive first consideration will be the appear-| ance of the blanket, Look for full, | clear colors, which are obtained! from dyes that do not fade. Buy the finest quality your budget can stand (it's the best economy) and make sure bindings match the

color of the blanket, are perfectly

and are of long-wearing material, Feel the blanket, Soft, elastic! wools have a springy “come-back” | of the live, resilient fibers. Gather a bit in your hand; squeeze it tight | and watch it spring back to normal when you release it. The weave should be fine and close, for warmth insurance, durability and aid in re-! taining the shape of the blanket under laundering. » 2

Check Size

A GOOD BLANKET should have a thick, soft nap, for it is the fluffy | depth of the nap, not the thickness of the actual fabric, that gives warmth and adds to the blanket’s luxurious beauty. Another advantage the all-wool blanket has over the part-wool is that the 100 per cent wool one retains its heat-in-| sulating nap after many launder- | ings, whereas the part-wool one sel- | dom does. | Lastly, check the size of the blan- | ket, and make sure that there is| plenty to tuck in all around.

| you want of pure virgin wool blankets, whose manufacture, until recently, ing people good by legal measures

—now clamor for them to obliterate

Now the major portion of our domestic and imported wool is no racial misunderstandings. longer needed for the armed forces,

Every sensible white person and every sensible Negro realizes the Justice must prevail for all our citizens. But justice will not prevail, for a long time

white, but these are soft, pastel | porous, cringly wool fiber, thereby! to come, if radicals and theorists— shades which will go with every making it a non-conductor of heat.| our desk reformers—insist upon dic’

tating to the people of the South instead of helping them through a difficult time which has taken on many of the aspects of the reconstruction period. Both whites and blacks suffered then because of the meddling of the ignorant.

Beauty— Correct Fit Is Vital in Shoes

By ALICIA HART Times Special Writer Shoe rationing may" turn out to

They will represent Marion coun- | stitched, so as not to twist or pucker pe a plessing in disguise. Those of

us who have complained for years about how tired we were after a shopping tour downtown, may discover that it was due to nothing more than wearing the wrong size shoes. Today, salesmen are urging us to try on a size larger than we've been used to wearing, just to see if they aren’t a mite more comfortable. They realize that your shoe coupon is far too precious to be wasted on shoes that are too short or too tight. As a matter of fact, one authority

| believes that most people should

wear a Size larger and two sizes wider than they do. Try this test. Insert your forefinger between your heel and the back of your shoe. If you can manage to slip it in, then your shoes are large enough to allow your feet to expand. Walking is wonderful exercise. But it can be just plain torture if you don’t walk correctly. Most of your weight should be borne on the forward part of your foot. And hit a good brisk stride if you want to streamline your figure,

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TIMES Linoleum Care

For Summer Summer is the hard time for] kitchen linoleum. One thorough washing with soap and lukewarm (not hot) water, if followed with a coat of floor wax, will provide the basis for an easily maintained floor throughout the season. Wash the

floor with a mop or scrubbing brush. Be sure that every trace of abrasive grit is removed. Rinse thoroughly with clear water and when dry apply the wax. Several thin coats are better than

Test Cotton Canal Lining

The Denver office of the bureau of reclamation, department of interior, reports favorably on the experimental use of cotton osnaburg {for the reinforcement of low-cost

asphalt canal linings at Notus, Idaho. These service tests, undertaken by the government agency in (collaboration with the Shell Oil Development Co., show that: 1. The use of the fabric greatly

one thick application, A daily wipe with a sudsy cloth or mop should be sufficient to keep the linoleum clean for quite a while. Scrubbing, it should be remembered, removes the wax and necessitates applying a new protective coat,

increases the toughness of the mem|brane and adds a considerable safety factor against stresses and I shocks. 2. The use of the fabric can be a {source of danger if care is not used

|to secure a good bond between it

Army Develops

New Cereals

The army has developed two new cereals: A pre-mixed dry cereal which can be eaten as is or cooked, and a converted rice which is processed to retain all the nutritive value of brown rice and is so hard that even weevils won't eat it raw.

Army Develops Duffle Bag

A new type of cotton duffle bag intended for the use of troops going overseas has been developed by the quartermaster corps to replace the two barracks bags now issued to soldiers. ? The new bag was designed primarily to transport the soldier's clothing and equipment as well as articles of personal use in a single container along with the soldier (himself, It has about a third larger capacity than the old bag and is similar in design to the one used by the marine corps, with certain refinements to improve its suitability and serviceability.

and the material on both sides; i.e., in such a case it will form a noncohesive plane in the structure. Sections under trial—where trouble with non-adhesion has not arisen— are in good condition. It is believed that recent advances in devising and applying mildewproofing to cotton fabric will obviate in the future the principal deterrent in the past to the use of fabric in lining irrigation canals and draining ditches.

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