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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1943)
Teen Age Men Learn Leadership In Officers’ Training School America’s young men of war are learning to be leaders while yet in their ’teens. These youths of 17, 18 and 19 are receiving valuable training, experience and physical condi tioning as members of the Officers’ Candidate school at Fort Benning, Ga. By offering their service to the U. S. army at these ages they are following in the footsteps of many of our outstanding generals. The accompanying pictures, taken at Fort Benning, show typical scenes in the daily routines of the youths at the Officers’ Candidate school there. Above, candidate George R. Johnson of Sherrill, JV. V., takes a bead through the sight on a .37 millimeter gun and aims it for firing. Left: Sergt. Marvin V. Garter, 19, of Live Oak, Fla., (in center) checks on the facility vAth which two candidates get through a barbed wire entanglement. Here the officer candidates learn to shoot straight and fast. They are following a moving aerial target in the course of training in anti-aircraft firing. A group of young officers (above) study map reading and ori entation by compass. Right: Sergt. Marvin Carter, an instructor at 19 (right), shows candidate David P. ^Lehman, 18, of Elk hart, Ind., the proper way to handle his rifle in a bayonet charge. Camouflaged sol dier demonstrates sniping technique. Released by Western Newspaper Union. RECRUIT MUST TELL ALL When a recruit is being examined for the army, he should not hesitate to tell the examining physician his whole medical history. Unfortunate Dr. Barton ly, unless ne nas had some definite ailment or injury, he may fail to mention his ‘‘attacks of indi gestion” which he has blamed on eat ing the wrong foods or eating when tired or excited. He may feel that if he makes mention of these tri fling attacks, the ex amining physician may get the idea that he is malingering, “swinging the lead.” The result is that within a few weeks or even months of army life, he is brought before a medi cal board and sent to hospital for observation and treatment. By failing to tell of his attacks of indigestion or bringing a certified statement of these attacks from his physician to the army medical ex aminer, he may put the country to considerable expense and himself to much inconvenience. I am writing this because a report from Dr. J. M. Smellie, in the Brit ish Lancet states that of 247 cases of indigestion reported in one divi sion 131 had definite organic dis ease of the stomach and first part : of small intestine (duodenum) and were discharged from the service as permanently unfit. The remain ing 116, after investigation and a short course of treatment, were re turned to duty. Dr. Smellie states that when it has been definitely learned that a soldier has ulcer he should be discharged from the army “and immediately returned to civil ian life where rest, diet and tran quillity of mind are possible. Be fore enlistment these individuals were leading useful lives in the serv ice of their country and should be returned to such service. In the army they remain a burden to themselves and to others.” Most physicians and physicians who have had much to do with “in digestion” cases in civil and army hospitals will agree with Dr. Smel lie, that a chronic indigestion pa tient is a real liability. The thought, then, is that family physicians and patients themselves should have no false sense of duty, but should state by certificate and in person if there is a history of acute attacks or chronic symptoms of in digestion present. • * * Keeping Abdominal Muscles Developed As youngsters when we wanted to show one another how strong we were we tightened the upper arm muscle and the whole strength of the body was supposed to be in pro portion to the size of our upper arm muscle. I went with an older brother to see Sandow, the strong man, and my brother pointed out the ridges of muscles across the front of his abdomen. ‘•That’s what shows the strength of a man.” my brother told me. “If you see those ridges stand out, it shows the man is strong every where. Why, Sandow’s abdominal muscles are so hard he uses them for a washboard!” I believed this at the time and in a sense have always believed it, be cause the strength of the abdominal muscles has so much to do with the general health of the body, the proper working of the heart, lungs, stomach, liver, intestines. Well de veloped abdominal muscles give the body the proper posture—abdomen is drawn in. chest stands out, head is erect—thus enabling all the or gans in chest and abdomen to have room to work. A report from a European physi cian points out that actual disease of the organs in the abdomen can be caused or aggravated when the organs fall downward due to lack of support by the abdominal muscles. This falling down of the abdominal muscles is called ptosis. By exam ining 100 bodies in which these or gans were down low, he found that the distance the organs had dropped was in proportion to the weakness or weight of abdominal muscles. Now it is not difficult to keep the abdominal muscles developed suf ficiently to hold organs in place. It requires just a little thought and a little exercise daily. At all times we should try to stand and sit erect; stand as tall as we can. The exer cise is ' trying" to touch the toes, keeping knees straight. The slight est bend of the knees puts the work on the legs. • • • QUESTION BOX Q. Is Vitiligo curable? Does it grow progressively worse with time? Can you tell me what causes this ailment? A. Cause of Vitiligo—white spots on skin—is unknown. Some recent cases have been traced to a chemi cal used in tanning leather so that a cure may be discovered. There is no known cure at present. Painting patches with coloring matter ob tained from your druggist is all that can be done. HOUSEHOLD MEMOS... Give Cupid a Break . . . Bake Him a Cake (See Recipes Below) Valentine Notes Along about this time, even though it isn’t spring, there's a note of pre cious sentiment that gets into the atmosphere. Per haps it's those bits of bright red and lacy paper the children have been pasting into heart shapes, the rhymes they ve been making. Yes! Valentines! Cupid has a way of darting into this season and winning us over even if only with a cardboard ar row springing out of a froth of red and white paper cutouts of hearts. Why not plan to give yourself up to a party with a Valentine theme? Let’s make it simple but festive for even simple gayety will do loads for your morale. Except for the cake in today’s column which is a wee bit party-ish, the rest of ingre dients in the party are streamlined to save your time. Our color scheme for the holiday runs into red-and-white, so our main dish is going to be a variation of the old favorite chicken and cran berries. *Jellied Chicken and Cranberry Loaf. (Serves 6) 1 tablespoon gelatin 2 cups well seasoned chicken broth 6 small thin slices chicken 2 cups minced chicken Cranberry mixture Soften gelatin in a little broth, add remaining broth and heat un tu geiatm is Dis solved. Pour a lit tle into the bot tom of an oiled 1-quart loaf pan. Divide remaining gelatin between 1 cup dark and 1 cup light meat of chicken. Add alternating layers of chicken and cranberry, chilling each layer thoroughly until set before adding the next. Cranberry Mixture. (For Chicken Loaf) I pint cranberry juice 114 tablespoons gelatin % teaspoon salt Dash of cayenne Juice of 14 lemon 1 cup minced celery Soften gelatin in a little cranberry sauce; dissolve over hot water. Add remaining juice and seasonings. Cool and add celery. Since the main dish is a combina tion salad and main dish—if served with a lettuce or watercress gar nish and mayonnaise if you want it, balance the menu with some attrac tive assorted sandwiches. Sand wiches should be light snacks for this type of party, so we’ll fall back on the old standby, cream cheese. Cream Cheese Rolls. Mix 1 package of softened cream cheese with 1 tablespoon of mayon naise and a dash of Worcestershire sauce. Blend thoroughly. Take thinly Lynn Says: The Score Card: It looks very much as though you will cook what you can find with more foods announced as to become ra tioned. Canned and frozen foods along with meats will be less easily available. Fresh fruits and vegetables are to be unrationed so keep your budgetwise and marketwise eyes cocked for bargains. Turnips, carrots, beets, citrus fruits and apples will appeal to wise menu makers. Canned soups which you obtain and pay more for now are usu ally more concentrated and you can get more food value from them. You'll like using dehydrat ed soups, too, the chicken-noodle combinations being winners. Plan to pack whole wheat flours and dehydrated pancake mixes into your shopping bags. The for mer will help you get vitamin B in the diet, while the latter is a fine time-saver. --- Valentine Party. •Chicken Cranberry Loaf •Assorted Sandwiches or •Graham Gems •Cupid’s Cake Tea Hot Chocolate •Recipe Given — sliced white bread, trim off crusts, and spread with cream cheese mix ture. Roll, cut in half and brush with melted butter. Toast in broiler until evenly browned. Other good cream cheese combi nations, using heart or diamond shaped bread slices, include cream cheese and apple butter or cream cheese and currant jelly or rasp berry jam. Hot muffins that pull no nutritional punches would be good foil for the cool, smooth jellied chicken and cranberry loaf. Try these: •Graham Gems. $4 cup flour 1 cup graham flour % teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg, well beaten % cup milk Sift the flour. Sift again with salt and baking powder. Add egg and milk and beat only until mixed with dry ingredients. Bake in small, but tered muffin tins in a hot (400-de gree) oven for 20 minutes. A delicious mouth-watering cake to top off the party is just the thing .you need to make it a success: •Cupid’s Cake. 1V4 cups egg whites (about 10) iy4 cups sifted sugar % cup sifted cake flour y4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon vanilla Measure egg whites and place in a bowl. Sift and measure sugar and add flour. Add half of sugar and y« teaspoon salt to flour. Sift 5 or 6 times. Beat egg whites until frothy, add cream 'j of tartar, beat un til egg whites are slightly stiff but still glossy. Fold in sugar, 2 table spoons at a time. Fold in sifted flour a little at a time. Fold in vanilla and pour into a hot pan that has been set in a hot oven, 425 degrees, while cake is being mixed. Bake in a hot oven 20 to 23 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. In vert pan to cool cake. Frozen Strawberry Filling. 1 package lemon-flavored gelatin 1 cup boiling water 1 package fresh-frozen strawberries 1 cup whipping cream Add boiling water to gelatin, stir until dissolved. Break strawberries into separate pieces, add to gelatin and stir carefully. The cold straw berries will cool the gelatin and at the same time thaw the syrup around the berries. If strawberries are thawed, cool gelatin before add ing strawberry mixture. Whip cream and fold in % cup of whipped cream into strawberry mixture. With a sharp knife cut out center of cake with a sawing motion, leav ing a 1-inch shell around top of cake. Lift out center of cake and tear off pieces of center to fill hole at bottom of cake left by tube. Use this extra cake and put into filling or frost small pieces and roll in coconut. Pour strawberry filling into cake. Frost outside of cake with remain ing cream. Part of this frosting may be used through a cake decora tor tube to add valentines to aides and swirls to top of cake as shown in picture above. Put cake in re frigerator for Vs hour or long enough i to set filling. Serves 10. ' W hat problems or recipes are must j on your mind these winter days? W'nte to Lynn Chambers for expert advice on your particular problem, at Western News/tuper Union, 210 South Desplaines Street, Chicago, III. Ulease be sure to enclose a stamped, self-addressed en velope for your reply. Released by Western Newspaper Union. 8278 N MJ yri. Blouse and Juniper. UERE’S a juvenile jumper outfit * * which has extra prettiness—in the soft, curving lines of the jump er and in the round Peter Pan collar and short puffed sleeves of the blouse. Any little girl will look “nice as pie" in it—yet it is very practical and can be made at next to nothing cost. • • • Pattern No. 8278 is in sizes 2. 4, 6. 8. 10 and 12 years. Size 4 jumper requires Is,b yards 36 or 39 inch material, blouse l1,* yards. Slip and Panties. IT IS sound economy to make *■ your own underwear, in these times particularly! This pattern will guide you in making the type slip you have always sought ... a slip which fits without a wrinkle, has a graceful top and offers con The secrets of washing woolens successfully are: (1) plenty of suds; (2) luke-warm water throughout the washing and rins ing; (3) no rubbing or twisting; (4) drying at moderate tempera ture, avoiding both heat and in tense cold. • * * When clothing is spotted by rain, place a clean damp cloth on the material and press it with a moderately warm iron. • * * Draperies that shrink may be remedied this way: Add a fold of contrasting color to the bottom of the old curtain, using a harmoniz ing color or cording between the two materials, and the effect will be very pleasing. • * • The first time the cork is taken J out of a glue bottle, dip it in melt J ed paraffin and allow it to dry be fore replacing—it will never be sticky and hard to remove. • • • A speck of salt greatly improves chocolate, caramel and white 1 frostings and candies. Furniture for a man’s room is appearing in bleached and limed finishes rather than in the dark oak which used to hold sway. * • * When using an aluminum sauce pan for boiling eggs, add a few drops of vinegar to prevent the pan from discoloring. * • • The popular wrap around tur bans should be washed frequently because they are handled so much. Those made of silk, rayon or knit wool can be laundered with lukewarm water and mild soap if i the color is fast. * • • When plain pillow slips made from tubing are partly worn, rip or cut off the seam at the bottom and sew the slips again with the fold in the center. It will double their life. _ trol for the bust line. Panties t* match are included! • • • Pattern No. 8261 is in sizes 12. 14, 10, 18. 20; 40 and 42. Size 14 slip and panti* take 4',* yards 39-inch material. Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South Wells St. Chicago. Enclose 20 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No.. Size. Name . Address . 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