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rAGll 2V EVERYDAY MAGAZINE FRIDAY. JUNE 21, 1943 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Why the Smiths Are Popular TheN ew Films They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy HaHo By COLVIN McPHERSON The Doctor Gives Views On Rationing By Logan Clendening, M. D. AS I WATCH the" gyrations of the rationing boards, I am re- COME BACK HERE I BuT NOW THAT frS9W4 YOU! IT'S TOO i MOF ACE IODINE! ITS SO RATIONED, DO LdH IODINE! DO A vraiTHiMK 'SHc'ri VQUR SHOES AND YOU HEAR ME rScPPnnT 5 i IH37, V0UR" 1 GO BAREFOOT 3 SHLF WITH THE Little Iodine, raised cain each SPRIN5SHE WAS IN SUCH A HURRY TO GET BACK TO twenty years and never caused a ripple, suddenly find the-maeives the center of attraction? The explanation Is simple.

The canning season is approaching and the rumor has gone out that the Smiths are among the chosen few who own a pressure cooker! CHRISTOPHER BILLOP. Negro Fantasy Is Fun The foreword to "CABIN IS THE SKY," at Loew's Theater, calls it a "story of faith and devotion." That it is. But with Ethel Waters, Eddie Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Hex Ingram, Duke Ellington and his orches- NATURE JPT fj NOTONVUIR REST OF JHEj tra, the Hall Johnson Choir and many other Negro entertainers in it, it is bound to be more than that. With all these talents, it becomes a bountifully entertaining musical comedy. LIKE SHAUMAR fofe tt 1 D0N WzMffi The screen version of the show which was at the American Theater two seasons ago tells the story WHY are the Smiths putting on such ail Huve they had their tires recapped? Is their victory garden the best in the neighborhood? Has their son just got his wings, or is their daughter an ensign in the Waves? Have they more than enough points for a nice big roast? Have they a relative in the fuel business? Or, more important still, have they got a cook? Maybe that old bachelor uncle of Mrs.

Smith's has died and left them money? Maybe the roofing man has told them they are now third on his list? Maybe Smith has been summoned to Washington to take an important desk in one of the war-production bureaus? Maybe Mrs. Smith has been named chairman of the local chapter of a national organization seeking a solution for post-war problems? Why do all the men pat Smith on the back and fight to sit next to him on the bug and offer him their excess stocks of cauliflower and eggplant seedlings? Wrhy do they ask his opinion of the war situation and protest that they have great faith in his judgment? Why do the women pay pretty compliments to Mrs. Smith's hairdo and pralge her cooking, and ask her recipe for lamb stew with dumplings? Why do they mention that they have not seen half as much of her as they would ivvfcvCsfrXvi.ws iTti MUiaisssl of Little Joe Jackson, a gambling no-good, and his loving wife, Pe tunia, who puts up a good fight and saves him from the devil, or, more specifically, Lucifer Jr. It turns out that the whole business was just Little Joe's delirious dream but that doesn't spoil the fun. ETHEL WATERS WINS A DECISION FROM THE DEVIL.

"How Cool you look!" like to, and invite the Smiths to come over for a meal and name their own day? How is it that the Smiths, who have lived in the neighborhood for Cherry and Berry Canning Methods "makes all salads better!" Your ujtggitl rail It with TRAVEL, RESORTS, HOTELS minded of a speech which was made by a great Conservative whom I knew in Edinburgh many years ago, somewhat to the following effect. "In the city of Edinburgh, which comprises nearly a million souls, every morning there is left on every doorstep cre bottle or two bottles of milk. The household may need three bottles of milk, and if that is the case, three bottles of milk are left on the doorstep. "This intricate arrangement has been made possible by the development of capitalism. I doubt whether or not an entirely Socialistic government could deliver exactly the precise number of bottles of milk on the proper doorsteps as required by the citizens of Edinburgh every morning, Saturday and Sunday included, every day in the year." The quotation indicates to my conservative mind that when the emergency is all over it ia most unlikely that the distribution of food will be left in the hands of the bureaucrats.

They have not shown any conspicuous knack in conducting an over-all paternal management of the distribution of food, nor adjusting food prices to the pocketbook level of the average American family. UNDOUBTEDLY PART of the confusion is due to the fact that Americans are unaccustpmed to working on a point ration system. And this is a good augury for the future. But the way in which one commodity is advertised as very scarce one week and then the next week is so plentiful that its ration point value must be reduced in order to use up the surplus must drive a Socialistic-minded bureaucrat nuts. Again I am encouraged because it shows that the law of supply and demand still works, no matter how much they attempt to caulk up the holes in the dam, and I like to live in a world of law and order.

Another less economical spectacle, and one which I think involves a mistake, is the result of putting a time limit on when a certain ration stamp can be used. The American housewife, who is naturally a thrifty soul, finds herself Saturday with a whole page of stamps which will be useless Monday. So she proceeds to market, buys a number of things she does not immediately need and with the help of others like her, cleans out all the grocery stores and markets, so that even the cockroaches are feeling a depression. OS THE WHOLE from the standpoint of a nutritionist, in spite of the fluctuating announcements, I cannot see that anyone is really suffering from malnutrition, and in many cases there ia evidence that changes of dietary habits are beneficial. I do not believe from the study of such authoritative surveys as I have been able to obtain that the diversion of food to civilian populations of other lands threatens to impose any deficiencies on the American people.

The severest criticism of the Surplus Commodities Corporation which I have read concludes that at one time the corporation had stored enough food to supply a full month's ration of 48 points for half a million people. And that is not serious, because the stores were not perishable and will be used somewhere, sometime. Still and all, we can recall with satisfaction for postwar purposes the words of the Great Decentral-lzer that: "If it were left to Washington to tell us when to plow and plant and reap, we would all starve." Questions and Answers. G. D.

I am in my late thir JM. That's what they'll say whet they see you in this ICE-CUSE 3 PIQUE SUIT. And indeed, you'll The pleasure of a vacation, weekend stay, or a holiday outing in the peaceful rustic surroundings of The Lodge Pere Marquette State Park is something you can count on this year just you have in the past. Plan a visit now. Lodge and deluxe cabin accommodations, American plan.

Transient meals served. Riding, hiking, boating, conducted nature tours. fsel cool for nothing beats HOW tempting they look in the stores now; the blackberries, dewberries, black and red raspberries, boysenberries and cherries. And luckily for us and our families, they are the very simplest of "put-up" Jobs for next winter's delicious desserts. No pre-cooking, and but a short processing time in water bath or oven, and you will have jars full of berries that will keep their rich color, tempting aroma, vitamins and flavor.

There's no doubt how important they will be in solving dessert problems next winter. The Government has warned us to can fruits against probable shortages and the point values now well, you know, so let's can our own. There is no reason we should not re-use glass jars no matter what they've held before. For quite a while now, I've bought mayonnaise, coffee, with an eye to re-using the jars for canning. The only "musts" are that they have no nicks or cracks and that the top size fits exactly the sizes of canning lids that are on the market.

Try out the tops, before you sterilize the jars. It's a mean Jolt to be suddenly faced with a full jar all ready to be sealed and no lid to fit it. There are plenty of jars and lids In the stores now; the Government has seen to it. Also there are several new types of lids on the market. My standby is the two-piece metal vacuum type closure; you can buy them almost everywhere.

Whatever type you get, follow the manufacturer's directions; it would take too much space to list all the types and different procedures. Just a word about the glass insert, metal screw band tops that require rubbers. The glass tops do stick out more than the metal type ones, so there is greater chance of disturbing the seal once the metal screw band is removed. That's why canning experts advise leaving the screw bands on the jars with glass inserts. With all-metal tops it is unnecessary.

Open kettle canning of berries and cherries belongs to the horse and buggy days. Our up-to-date choice is between the water bath and the ovon method. The water bath method requires a large kettle, wash boiler, with a perforated Insert that holds the jars one-half Inch above the kettle bot- inch of the jar top. Roll the Jar back and forth in your hands again. That settling will give space for a few more berries up to within one-half inch of the jar top.

We're ready now to pour the hot syrup into the jar within one-half inch of the top. Next, use the clean cheesecloth to clean off the top and on with the lid. Into the pre-heated oven or the simmering water bath with your jar and then quickly fill up the next and so on. What's the temperature and timing for your oven processing? Well, here is the expert advice from the Canning and Nutrition Council of our St. Louis Office of Civilian Defense.

It's been specially worked out for our locality I've seen and tasted the results. The fruits atay full and plump, the color is excellent. All around, the results are much better than with the usual time and temperature advice. Here's the last word for oven processing of berries and, cherries in St. Louis and roundabout; 35 minutes at 300 degrees.

In the water bath method, 20 minutes boiling time does the Job. Accuracy is important. Watch your clock for timing in the oven or water bath method. Treat them carefully, those precious jars, when you take them from the oven or kettle. Grasp them by the "shouldef" of the glass jar, never the lid.

Set them gently on the newspaper or cloth for cooling, with space between the jars. No drafts now; they should be in a protected place. Until the Jars have cooled completely and the seal is sure, don't handle, shake or test them. Wait 24 hours. Then test for seal, and put your tempting jars away for next winter's good desserts.

By the way, some of the berry growers in the county hereabouts are short of pickers this year. How about trying to make arrangements for a family outing that includes berry picking, or possibly a picnic into the country where the dewberries and wild blackberries are just beginning to turn a luscious deep purple? Plan now and you may be able to find very economical ways to add to your berry canning supplies. MARGARET PINKUS. torn; it must be deep enougb to have water an inch above the jar tops. A well-insulated oven with accurate oven heat regulator is the "must" for oven processing.

Don't use your oven until you have had it tested for accurate temperature regulation. One way or the other, make your choice and let's get started. The gadgets are the same as we used in canning our strawberries. A large-mouthed funnel and a pouring ladle or measuring cup with a wooden handle simplfy filling the jars. Tongs make it easy to handle the hot jars and lids.

Swatches of clean cheesecloth are the sanitary way to wipe the tops of the Jars clean before putting on the lids. Now here's the recipe that I've found to give the most delicious results. Gently dump the berries from their boxes into cold water in your sink. With your fingers half opened, lift the berries up and down in the water. Don't let them soak.

Out with them again, and start stemming. SORT the soft berries Into a separate bowl as you do the stemming; discard any mildewed or bad ones. When you have finished stemming the berries, crush the soft ones, add a little water to them and let them boll gently in a saucepan for a few minutes. Strain off the Juice for making the syrup. Medium syrup, that is, one part of sugar to two parts of fruit juice or fruit juice and water, makes the berries just right for eating as stewed fruit, for pudding sauces and for pie-fillings.

It gives an extra something to the color and flavor that makes the berries extra delicious. Figure how much syrup you will need, according to the number of quarts or pints you are putting up; let it boil just until the sugar dissolves. Now let's get the stemmed berries into the sterilized hot jars. You don't want your berries floating to the top. Here's the simple trick to get around that When the jar is half full, hold it between your hands and give it several quick back and forth turns.

The berries will settled down without crushing. Fill in more berries, this time up to one-half the heat better than this tine white pique. Tailored along crisp, smart military lines with prety, paarly, icy buttons end a clever skirt. Wear the smart jacket wit-t slacks or other skirts wear the skirt with other blouses. In White only.

Sizes 12 to 18. Only 40 miles from Si. Louis close enough to drive, even with an card. Also served by Illinois 1 rtcueo K. R.

to Grafton, taxi to The Lodge. Per literature, rates, and reservations writt H. R. SPRINGER. HM.M Mmogtr "Cabin in the Sky" would be worth the price if only to permit observation of Miss Waters' acting skill.

One of the leading actresses of the American stage, by common acceptance, she has been seen In St Louis not only in "Cabin In tha ky" and revues like "As Thousands Cheer," but In the dramatic "Mamba'a Daughters." The screen audience, however, has encountered her only in minor roles, such as personal paid to Jeanette MacDonaM in the happily forgotten "Cairo," or one of the episodes of "Tales of Manhattan." In "Cabin in the Sky," she can pray for Little Joe's soul end seem pathetically sincere. She can sing "Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe" and score one or two points more than any of the "my man" prima donnas. She can get angry at Joe and his light-skinned girl friend, Georgia Brown, and make a threat to kill them as real as the flash of a knife blade. And when she goes down to Jim Henry's- Paradise gin-mill and goes to town on the dance floor, there's an all-of-a-sudden heat wave in the place. Only a fully experienced actress could handle all her assignments.

Other players are enjoyed, too Rochester, Miss Horne, Armstrong, Ingram, Willie Best, Butterfly McQueen and so en. Other songs pep up the show "Cabin in the Sky," "Taking a Chance on Love," "Consequences" and "Honey in the Honeycomb." The dialogue is colloquial and clever, filled with punch lines. It is the deft combination of all elements the realism and the fantasy, the truly spiritual qualities and the primitive religious guesswork, the words and the music that puts the fchow over. Its similarities to "The Green Pastures" are equalled by its similarities to "The Hot Mikado" and the Negro revues cf the 1920s. Persons seeking a different type of entertainment ought to enjoy it greatly, anybody ought to derive at least some amusement from it.

How to Bust a Block After you've seen a picture like "BOMBARDIER," at the Ambassador and Fox theaters, you go have a beer. Or maybe a milk-shake or plain lemonade. Somehow "Bombardier" of Itself doesn't add up to the abundant life. And over your beer, or milk-shake, or lemonade, you may come to wonder just why "Bombardier" was made that way. What was the big Idea back of Its production In Hollywood? Well, obviously to tie in with the war effort, but mainly to ive us information about bombardiers, the boys who go around hunting pickle-barrels from 24,000 feet up, to drop bombs in.

Pickle-barrels in the form of Nazi submarine bases and railroad centers and armament plants, or Japanese naval concentrations. "Bombardier" does give Information, fascinating Information. It shows how bombardiers are trained. It tells us about the lads themselves how they may be subject to peculiar emotional hazards, to strange fears, to air-sickness and one thing and another. We learn how pilots and bombardiers cooperate in delivering a load of destruction to the enemy.

Is there any need, then, to cook up a phony feud between Maj. Pat O'Brien and Capt. Randolph Scott? And do we have to have one silly emergency after another, such as a flare catching on the tail of the plane, or an automatic pilot going haywire or an oxygen tube getting loose? We think not. Whatever is at stake in this war is a lot more Important than any feud between any "Chick" and "Buck" and the mere honest details of a raid by Flying Fortresses are more thrilling than any excitement Hollywood could Invent. From Heel to Hero Persons who expect that "PILOT '0.

5" is no more individual and interesting than its title might indicate are in for some surprises if they see the main feature at the Orpheum Theater. This account of an act of heroism in Java in March, 1942, and the story of the life that preceded it, is filled with hokum, quite true, and perhaps will not be believable in most respects, but certain scenes stand out vividly and cannot be forgotten. At the start of the action, a Dutch Major, played by Steve peray, asks for a volunteer who will fly the last remaining fighter plane against the Japanese. Franchot Tone is accepted and sets out to drop a 500-pound bomb on a Japanese carrier, from an improvised bomb rack. While he ia on his way, others who remain on the island tell the story of hia life.

And in flash-back style, the audience sees it unfolded. It seems that Mr. Tone had been a promising law student at one time and was much beloved by Marsha Hunt, but he took the wrong turn in the road and went to work for a crooked poJitical machine. When he did try to get out, it was too late. Whether most credit goes to David Hertz, who wrote the original story and screen play, or to George Sidney, who directed, there are moments in "Mot No.

5" which will stick with many people long after the title and perhaps the players in the film can no longer be recalled. The scene In which the crooked Governor, played by Howard Freeman, poses for the film cameras. That's real slugging at politicians. Another scene In which a crazy girl becomes imprisoned in a chimney. It's good for a nightmare or two.

And the arrival of an Italian refugee in his brother's law office in this country. Highly effective. Use Oar Cnorge AeeesHt or Lay-Away Services at No Extra Cnorge THREE SISTERS 7th at Locust BEST CO. 25 LOCUST STREET ST. LOUIS CHESTNUT 2S4 I TOMORROWS Horoscope My Day -O- By Eleanor Roosevelt by WyNN ties and have been classified as a "potential diabetic." What are my chances of having a normal Answer: Many women, even those who have more or less serious cases of diabetes, have been able to have normal babies.

If by proper treatment the disease Is brought under control, there is no reason why you should not have a normal baby. H. Are men with high blood pressure accepted in the Army? If a man has served in the Army and acquired high blood pressure, will. he be released? Answer: Applicants with high blood pressure are not accepted in the Army. If it can be proved that the high blood pressure was the result of Army duty, the soldier will be honorably discharged in the line of duty.

SATURDAY, JUNE 26. BE alert to check extravagance and to spot heavy expenses before completely committed, today. Afternoon tempts us to substitute action for reason; don't just dash about. Evening: new ideas that flow in are likely to be valuable. Happiness.

Seek truth wherever it is to be found. This is the only formula that has ever made anyone truly happy. No human being with a closed mind has ever been happy; he or she is prejudiced and therefore unaware of much truth that could otherwise have been enjoyed. Nothing but truth is enjoyable. "Those who become disillusioned," says Manly P.

Hall, "had illusions." Avoid Fool's Paradise. Your Year Ahead. Your year ahead means Inward readjustment, if born on this data. Must control emotional swings. Push for practical financial-work betterment from mid July on; caution with estate.

Danger: March 19th to April 7th. My Neighbor Says: To keep flowers fresh, change the water each night after cutting off about an inch of stem with a slanting stroke. If you have any charcoal, drop a small piece into the water. Remove the leaves near the bottom of the stem, as they spoil the water. pany with soldiers, sailors, and officers of every grade.

Some of the officers were willing to sit up all the way to California, even though it was a three-day trip, because they did not want to delay in getting to their destinations and accommodations simply did not exist. Gradually the patient and very understanding officials of the railroad had everyone stowed away, but it took them over 12 hours. Now I realize that many a boy in the services can not make his plans very far ahead, but he must take his chances with the others and not feel that because he is a private he is discriminated against. In the last war, my husband waa Assistant Secretary of the Navy, but that didn't give me any special consideration. I can remember trips when I stood up for five hours, or sat on the arms of seats in crowded cars, so do not let your boy get the idea that he isn't fighting for a real democracy.

How It Started By Jean Newton "THE NAKED TRUTH" Are we too soft to stand the shock of reverses? Can't we stand bad tidings, uncushioned by the announcement of good. Must the news be sugar-coated? The ancients tell how Truth arid Falsehood went bathing. When they came out of the water, Falsehood put fin Truth's clothes, but was regarded ankanre. Truth, refusing to masquerade, went nude and was acclaimed. It is a reflection upon our backbone and spirit to assume that we do not prefer naked, rlain, or unpleasant truth to the garnished brand.

HYDE PARK, Thursday. I AM printing a letter today which has come to me and reads as follows: "Long Beach, Cal. "Mrs. Eleanor Tiooaevelt. "My Day: "Could you spare me a few lines in your column for the youth of America? After all, they are as important as teas, victory gardens, etc.

"My son, who is a private in the Army, is home on furlough. Today we went down to get his transportation back to camp, which happens to be in Mfssiaslppi, a long trip. "We were told that, because of his llng a private, we could not buy him a Pullman ticket. They were reserved for officers. The only way to procure berth for him would be on a troop train.

I am asking you, Mrs. Roosevelt, is this a democratic way of doing things. Is he still not a citizen of the U. S. and shouldn't the soldiers be accorded some consideration? "He came out of the ticket office and made one remark a remark I have heard often of late what are we fighting for, mother? Will you please give this your consideration, and I thank you." I think there must be some mistake about this, because, unless a train is already overcrowded, I am quite sure that a private, as well as a civilian, can get a berth or any accommodation that he in wilting to pay for.

Whnt many people do not realize is the volume of travel today and the fact that they should make reservations far in advance. I know, for instance, of a case not long ago where a civilian waited in the station-master's office for accommodations, in com 1 JC'8y y6a NaMkpny Second Features and Such WHITMAN GABARDINE (or Summer fun Keep the small fry cool and happy all Summer long in Whitman cotton gabar dine. It's sturdy, fast color and to take plenty of wear and washing. OVERALLS in navy or tile blue. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 3.00 COTTON KNIT sweater white, light blue or yellow.

Sires 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 1.25 Will not shrink more than 1. Bug-a-boo Second features are still with us, and who was kidding whom about their being abolished? Loew'a companion feature, A STRANGER IN TOWN," sends Frank Morgan, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, to a small town on a duck-hunting trip and he helps Richard Carlson clean up a nasty political mess. The drubbing the crooks get is quite satisfying. At the Orpbeum, "THE DEVIL WITH HITLER" is a short slapstick burlesque in whirh the Old Nick actually does set out to do something about Adolf the SchlklRruber. At the Amban-dor and Vox, Hoy Rogers and his cowboy cavallering, in "MiNG OF TEXAS." At the St.

Louis two second features, MIANTVTOWN" and "A GENTLE GANGSTER." One March cf Time issue on "The New Canada" at the St. Louis and tn-ether about at the Ambassador and Fox are added items. Powerful. Will not Spot or stain walls, drapes or furniture. Plrsnantly pmr srrntrrf.

I'm rrr Orpt nl Comment Mm. Atquuemrnll (at on AA Sprat Gelatin salads will come out more easily if the mold has been well lubricated with French dressing or mayonnaise before filling with the salad mixture. This also give extra flavor to the salad..

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