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THE ALTON (la.) DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1943 Page Three No Giant's World If Children Help Conserve Preserve (Another in a series of food preservation articles prepared for YOUR NEWSPAPER by extension nutritionist at Iowa State College.) Part of the variety in nest winter's meals may come from peas that have been preserved in different -ways. The family that has its 3 pints of preserved peas will have had about 60 pounds of unshelled peas to can, freeze or dry. Garden-fresb. vegetables have more flavor and nutritive value and keep tetter that those picked a day or two before they're preserved. And that garden-fresh flavor is retained especially well in frozen peas.

ORANGE CITY Mr. and Mrs. Okko Boos of California arrived at the home of liis parents, Dick Roos Sr. Wednesday. Okko has been called for army service.

Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Baker and son George and ilrs.

F. Wasseii- aar and son Donald, and daughters, Wilma and. Arloa, went to Sheldon Monday to visit friends and relatives. Tie second band concert of the season was held in the city park Wednesday, June 9. "While removing a chicken coop window frame, George Baker cut his wrist Tuesday.

The wound required several stitches. Eev. E. Bronkema or the First Chr, Eef. church has been appointed by the board as a member of a quartet to be presented to Synod, one of whom may be elected to fill the chair of Prof.

L. Berhof in the Calvin Seminary at Grand Eapids. The Harold De Jong family Peter Xotebooru and Gerrit Kok arrived here Thursday from Linden, Wash. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Sehuurman of Denver, are visiting with their parents, Eev. and Mrs. F. Schuur- wan. Belatives here received word that Mrs.

John Baker of Hospers slipped and bruised her hip Sunday. comes washing and g. Tnen Children can assume a greater-share of responsibility if equipment with which they must work is of the right size. A mother, father, brother or sister who is handy with tools can cut equipment to fit or make new. The small child can be a.

war worker, too. The 3 to a-year old "rows his weight in the boat" can aid busy homemakers if be learns to -help care for himself and his belongings. This training needn't be just "for the Self-reliance, independence and consideration of others are valuable character traits in peace time as well as under war conditions. Essentials Before the nomemaker assumes responsibility for outside war work she must be sure that -the Basic, essentials are met in her care of the child. Children must have enough of the right food sleep, work and play.

In addition, they must be protected against physical harm and fear and have companionship--both with their parents and with other children of their own age group. After these fundamental needs are met. short cuts may be found that will serve in the best interests of the child, as well as to conserve the time and energy of the homemaker. Size Important Important in teaching the child to hang up clothing and put away toys is equipment of the right size. Most children live in a "giant's world 1 as far as furniture is concerned- Hooks, hangers, dresser, and shelves for his belongings should be low enough so tie child can reach them easily.

The child beyond the high chair age can. learn, serve himself more easily at meals" if a chair and table of the proper size are provided. A chair of correct height is one that allows the child to rest his feet flat on the floor when he is sitting erectly! When the child is sitting erectly at a table of the right height, should be able to rest his lower arm on the table. Amish families don't worry about rationing. They have not applied for ration books and scorn the use of automobiles in favor of the horse and buggy.

Their beehives provide honey for sweetening, and they even raise their own spices and sage. the peas should be shelled and riased in cold water run through a colander. Scalding the peas in a large quantity of boiling water comes next; four gallons of water to a pint of vegetable is recommended so that the boiling does not stop. peas should be cooled quickly in cold water, drained and packed in air tight containers. Head space of inch should be left to allow expansion in freezing.

The peas may then be covered with a cold 2 percent brine made by dissolving 4 teaspoons of salt in 1 quart of cold water, or packed dry. Peas for canning should, be shelled, washed, covered with boiling water and simmered for 5 minutes. Then they should be packed loosely into pint jars or No. 2 cans, covered with the cooking water to within 1 inch of the top and seasoned wrih teaspoon of salt. Peas keep better iu pint jars than i quarts.

They should be processed for hours in the boiling water bath. In the pressure cooker, pint jars are processed 45 minutes and No. 2 cans 40 minutes at 10 pounds pressure. of Paullina and the Arie Van Marels of Orange City were weekend guests in the E. W.

Kraai cottage on Lake Minnewaska. Lt. Balph Mouw of Mojave Desert, enjoyed a 5 lai? leave in the parental, Otto Mouw home. The Misses Jeanette De Jager, Lorna De Haan, Muriel Reekes, Geraldine De Cook, Frances Brink Alida Hibma, Marcene Geurink, and Betty Giesen spent Monday at Sioux City Riverside Park. iMrs.

Steve KUeen nnd children of-Chicago are spending a few Muffins made from enriched flour, millv and egg are gems of good, nutrition. They carry valuable protein, iron, calcium: B- vitaimns and- Iron to the table in a delicious, economical manner. Creamed, hard-eoo'ked eggs served over split muffins are good alternates for meat-saving days. The proteins of the enriched flour, together with the proteins of the egg and milk, add up to plus values and farther, too. make eggs go Strawberries will retain more of their ascorbic acicl if the are left on after picking." Oxygen in the air destroys most of the ascorbic acid in the berries that are bruised, cut or hulled.

The Home Front In Iowa OPA Price Panels Many local rationing boards in Iowa have appointed a price panel to handle price problems arising at retail and consumer levels. These panels, usually consisting of three board members assisted by a price clerk, are appointed by the local board chairman. Functions of the panel include the rapid distribution of material relative to price assistance in solving the problems presented by retailers, handling complaints submitted -by consumers and retailers, and the collection of data necessary to the processng of applications for adjustment. The panel serves as a "listening post" relative to the development of pressure points in the price control program, and stimulates local interest in pries control activity. I apply for a temporary increase in their allowable inventory in order to meet the demands of the home canning sugar program anil the increased value of sugar stamps in War Ration Book No.

1, the Des Moines district OPA has announced. Petitions for temporary increases may be filed local rationing boards for approval. If a permanent allowable inventory increase is sought, the application should be sent to the district OPA office. Save That Tin! Two tin cans out of every three that could be salvaged are lieing thrown away in America today. Collections of tin cans have increased considerably since the program went into effect last spring--from a modest 1.000 tons of tins cans during the first month of the'campaign to 20,000 tons in April, but present collections are only a third of conservatively estimated potential.

Salvaged tin cans are needed to supplement the nation's supply of three critical war materials --tin, steel and copper. Reports Required The Food Administration has announced that all local slaughterers of livestock are required to make monthly reports of -their slaughter operations. 'Similarly monthly reports will required from butchers, but onlv for those months when their slaughter exceeds 4,000 pounds of llveweight stock. A "local slaughterer" is any person who in 1941 slaughtered livestock with a llveweight in excess of 300,000 pounds and who is not registered as a slaughterer in accordance Meat Bcstriction Order No. Can Get Sugar Retailors and wholesalers may Industrial Salvage Iowa collected and shipped 2S.fi percent of its half-year industrial scrarr quota during the first three months of 1943, according to C.

E. Keyes, field representative for the industrial salvage branch. WPB. Shipments of the iron and steel industrial scrap were tons, while the six-month quota for Iowa is 183,00 tons. Needed For Ships Iowa's 100 thousand ton quota of heavy farm scrap which Uncle Sam expects the state to collect by July 1 is sufficient to build sis: hard-hitting battlewagons and three destroyers.

To date. Iowa has turned in enough scrap to complete the destroyers and nearly two battleships. The June drive must pile up enough scrap iron and steel to build the four remaining battleships, for they might be the very ones to blast Japan off the map! A Fine Job Women county chairmen and their committees have done a grand job in the salvage of waste fats, according to Herbert O. Plagman, executive secretary of the general salvage division, WPB. These committee? reached 43.6 per cent of their quota for April.

Renderers are making a special drive during Jnne to spur the collection of this vital war material. Stamps Not Valid One cent red ration stamps, which are used principally in mnking "point change" by retailers and customers in the purchase of meats, expire on the same late as other stamps of the same letter series, the Des Moines OPA cautions. Many persons have been under the impression that these one cent red "stamps were good even after the rest of the series had become invalid, the OPA said. The Last Day Don't forget--midnight June 10 is the (leadline for getting ymir application cards in the mail for your War Ration Book No. 3.

Mrs. John Fitenbogaard of Linden, is visiting with relatives and friends for a few weeks. John Hofmeyer who has 'been attending radio school at Kansas City, arrived home Friday. He will leave for arniy service soon. Johnnie, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Wiersma of Hull was the Friday visitor with nis uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Wiersma. Visitors in the Herman Jacobs home at Rock Valley Monday were Mr.

and Mrs. John Hofmeyer Sr. Mr. and Mrs. George Van Roekel and children of Sanborn and Mr.

and Mrs. Peter Van Mulm and child of Rock Valley visited the George Wiersma home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Camaier were at Omaha Wednesday and Thursday on business. A group of Boy Scouts went to Paullina Friday and returned again Saturday. They did some fishing there. The Camp Foster Youth Fellow- Conference will open Monday, June 14, at 5:00 Registration and entertainment fee: S9.00; Traveling expenses by bus from Orange City will be one cent per mile; Topics: (1) The -Master Builder; (2) The Builders: (3) The Building. Mr and Mrs.

Peter Vande Zwaag went to Siohx City to see their brother, Ben Vande Zwaag, who is in the Lutheran hospital after having an injury to one of his eyes. Miss Helen Geels assisted her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. John De Vries and sou Jackie of Ron-eua, S. D.

Mr. De Vries is employed with a transfer company a Sioux Falls. Mr. and Mis. J.

P. Calsbeek Jack Duimsrra left Saturday by automobile accompanied by Arie Vender Stoep, Lyle Johnson, Mert Kraai, and Ray Wierda for a day's fishing at Spirit Lake. Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Elmer Kersten spent Friday and Saturday in the Arie Faber home.

Staff Sgt. Elmer Kersten is at present stationed in Alaska but received a 15 day furlough foi'e change of address. Mr. and Mrs. E.

De Leeuw and Mrs. John Groen attended the funeral of Mrs. Keizer Thursday. Mrs. John Ver Steeg is visiting with relatives in Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin for three weeks.

John Luchtenburg bought a farin near Roct fiapids and the family will move there next March. Mrs. Gerrit Wesselink and children, Beverly and Bobbie, of Sibley arrived Friday evening at the Mrs. John Ver Steeg home. Pfc.

Marion Jasper. Service Post master, San Francisco, Califi APO -11G, Camp Lt. A. W. V.

2Sth TM Ark. class a 'g A. Ter Horst. APO i Carlisle Postmaster. New York, I Pvt.

Marion Sclialekamp, COL A. Replacement APO Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. Pvt. Thomas De Jong, Co. Replacement Al'O S.77, Mrs.

Wesselink rence Ver Stee and Mrs. Law- spent Saturday Sioux Center in moving to weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Druimstra. Rev.

Wm. Van't Hof of Holland, arrived Frfiday for a week's visit with relatives. Misses Harriet Wielinga and Marjorie Koeka left Saturday for Sioux 'City to begin a 10 month's instruction at the National Business Training School. Rev. R.

Bronkema fainily are spending a few weeks at Grand Rapids, Mich. The Case De Lint family spent a few days in the Dettmar Hnbbelirik home at Sioux Falls. John Eeinsma is enjoying a month's vacation from his work at Des Moines. Sgt Mary Sipma, WAAC of Daytona Beach, recently was a guest of her sister, Mrs. Lyle Johnson.

The entire Gt. Dolieslager ily have been ill with the measles and have all recovered. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Westra of Bellflower, arrived Weil- lius Keizer of Mountain Home, nesday to stay with the latter's afternoon with their brother, Marion who is in the hospital at Cherokee.

Memorial day supper guests in the Steve Van. Otterloo home at Sioux Center were the John Starkeuburg family of Alton, Wm. Dolieslager and family, and Mr. and Mrs. A.

Van Otterloo of Orange City. The occasion was also the 17th birthday of their oldest son. Mrs. Harold Ver Steeg and children, Bonnie Lou and Jimmie, arrived here from Hopkins, Mich. Harold Ver Steeg will come this week, and together they will spend the summer In the Steve Je Vries and Mrs.

John Ver Steeg homes. Friday evening a farewell was I held for Pfc. Neal Jager who left Sunday. Out of town guests were the families of Albert Wiel- kamp of Maurice, Jake Foreman of Maurice, Lou Cleveriuga ot Alton and John Brower of Mau- received, a letter from the Camp Polk hospital statin son. is to that their improving and write his own Gerald, will be able letters soon.

Out of town guests at a reunion of the Keizer brothers and sisters, held at the Al Giesen home Friday evening were Corne- mother, Mrs. Ralph Mulder of Sioux Center. Dick Pals of Pittsburgh, is visiting' friends and relatives here. Eev. Wm.

Van't Hof of Holland, Mich, will preach at the American Kef. church Sunday. 'Mrs. John Scout, of Granger, is visiting reatives here. The Bert Vande Berg family of Lytton, were week-end guests in the Gt.

Vande Berg and J. G. De Jong homes. Mrs. Frederick Cooper is spending two weeks at the home of her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. L. X. Fish at North Manchester, Ind. Miss Mable Ver Steeg is the new bookkeeper in the Den Hartog garage.

Mrs. John Postma is slowly improving. Lt. Clayton Jansma and family of Jefferson, spent Monday with relatives in Hospers. Miss Hendrine Dykstra was a week-end guest in the Joe Doornink home at Sioux Center.

Friday dinner guests at the Albert Houtsma home were Mrs. Gt. Dolieslager and children, and Miss Katie Baker, the ocen.sion lieiug Mrs. Dolieslager's birthday. Gertrude Houtsma.

who has been an invalid for years, remains about the same. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Vauder Laan fl-ntl Mr. and -Mrs.

John A'anuex Laan attended the funeral services of their aunt, Mrs. G. Keizer at Alton Thursday. Idaho, and Mrs. John Schut of Granger, Washington.

Mrs. Ed Van Zee and Mr. two and children and parents. Mrs. Dick Van Zee spent Memorial day in Bigelow, Minn.

Mrs. Tom De Jong and Katli- ryn Biemers spent last week in Sioux City. Miss Dorothy Siderius left Monday for Omaha, where she will try to find work, Mr. and Mrs. John A.

Brink of Maurice visited in the Wm. Vande Brock home Friday eve- JUNE IS IOWAVE MONTH Enlist Today Visit the Navy Recruiting Office at Sioux City OUR MEN ARE DOING THEIR PART! ARE YOU DOING YOURS? Ed Van Zee and two children spent Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Van Zee at Middleburg. The Girls Society of the First Eef.

church held their annual picnic in the Alton park Friday evening. They enjoyed a roller skating party after a delicious supper was served. Mrs. Dorothy Do Cook and son Wesley of Maurice wer; the Sunday visitors in the Mrs. Joim Vcr Steps home.

Mr. and -Airs. YTiu. Boone ani! family of Sioux Center and Mr. and Mrs.

Wilbur Vcr Sttvs ami family and Miss Mable Vcr' Steejr of Orange City visiied with tlieir Marion who is in the hospital at Cherokee, Monday afternoon. The Misses Elizabeth and Fannie Lammers of Sheldon were the week-end guests in the Jack Ver Steeg home. Friday, Frances Coleubrander, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Colenbrander, arrived home from Hope College, Holland, where she has attended school.

The Girls Mission Band of the First Ref. church met Monday evening with the topic "Sharing Christ with Mountain Friends." The topic was given by Francos Brink and hostess was Elizabeth Colenbrander. The Senior Ladies Mission Society of the First Ref. church met Wednesday in the church parlors. Pvt.

Albert De Haan who has been home on a 1C day furlough left Tuesday for camp. Mrs. P. G. Vande Brake of Maurice underwent a major operation Friday.

Neil Van Zanten is improving. Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Van Zcu are parents of a baby boy, born Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Kenny are parents of a baby boy, born Friday.

Pvt. Roy Vanden Hul, Co. loth Engr. Camp Maxey, Texas. Pvt.

Steve Kroeze 87112302. McCloskey Gen. Hospital Ward 31 Temple, Texas. Ensign L. TJ.

Luymes, Bldg. 7. T. O. Amphibious Base.

Camp Bradford N. O. Norfolk, Va. every chick raised to full maturity has a place in Uncle Sam's army. The sooner those chicks build sturdy frames and sprout pullet the sooner they'll help sink the Axis.

For a vig-orous start in the Food for Victory battle, give your chicks FARMERS BEST CHICK STARTER Made It has everything chicks need for rapid growth, and chicks like it because it's always fresh. It's made The HUBBARD SUNSHINE Way Farmers Mutual Co-op. Co. Alton Carnes Iff Write him, even if you are not related to him. It will show that you are interested in him.

It means so much to the boy who is fighting your battle, SUGGESTIONS FOR LETTERS How "does the baseball picture look? Which headline boxers are in the sendee? How's the old high school gang? Whom does he know who's gone to war? Are you working overtime for the war effort? What new gags have you heard? Any new radio programs? What good pictures have you seen? How did you spend the week end? How are the girls occupying How are some of the folks he knows? Are yon buying war bonds regularly? What else you doing to help him? Be Sure Your Letters Are Cheerful! IOWA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANV THAT'S TRUE, even though the electric light and power industry in America was called on to produce, in 1942, tic greatest amount of electric power in history--189 billion kilowatt-hours! And at tbi same tke average cost per kilowatt-hour to the consumer was latffcr tlian ever before! Not only were ail the demands of war plants, military camps, naval stations, and arsenals met--but there remained 27 billion kilowatt-hours of electrical energy to take care of the needs of shops and stores, 30 billion for homes, 13 billion for public portation, street lighting, and other uses. i- These are some of the accomplishments of the electric light and power industry and of the electrical manufacturers who build the equipment used to generate, distribute, and utilize electricity--working together with the teamwork so typically American. How We Helped A I More than one half of all the electric power generated by electric light and power companies in the U. S. is produced by generators manufactured by General Electric.

And such has been the improvement in the efficiencies of turbine-driven generators that if the electric power used in 1942 had been produced with the machines of 1924, it would have required more than a. million extra cars of coal end one hundred and forty thousand men just to mine and haul this extra coal. POWER DISTRIBUTION. To have ample power available wherever new war plants have sprung up requires large and highly efficient transforming and switching equipment and the solution of highly intricate engineering problems. General Electric has had a.

hand, and a. head, in the development and manufacture of much of this equipment. UTILIZATION. i i machines, lamps, and appliances that put clec: triciry to work more efficiently in factories and homes is one of our most important jobs. The United States has more of these electrical helpers than any other nation.

la 1942, the average home used twice as much electricity as in 1930, and in those 12 years the average price per kilowatt-hour decreased This if only a small part of cbe story of Amcrici'i electrical industry. When the full story becomes history with the pissing of the years, it will reveal group of nien who, with determination which now seems providential, kept on-co-operatively developing new and better equipment, increasing generating capacity, lowering costs, expanding service, planning always to be ready for the demands of the future. It will be a story of remarkable vision and courage--for it all had to be planned, and the work started, years ahead of the need. The next time you meet a man from your electric service company, be he the local manager, or meter reader, or spurred lineman carrying out his assignment in rain, sleet, or heavy winds, give him a word of encouragement--for he ii the man who is making it unnecessary for you to stand ia line for electric power. GCJUTJ! Electric Sciiiuststlj, N.

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