'""’^HOME IN NUERNBERG . . . War correspondent with Hertha Strobl
and her mother. The Strobls make their home in what is left of a
1 castle gate bouse. This is in the American tone of occupation.
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EUROPE’S LITTLE PEOPLE —1946
Bombed German Family Lives
Amid Ruins of Famous Castle
By PAULINE FREDERICK
WNU Foreign Correspondent.
NUERNBERG.—In 1938, in a humble home in the shadow
of a great castle, a little German girl was born. Her name was
| Heitha Strobl. I saw Hertha today as I stood in the biting win
ter wind on the hill that commands the ruins of the legendary
| old inner city of Nuernberg. Hertha had run out of the sham
bles of the castle to ask me for chewing gum. I couldn’t help
following her back. That’s how I found out that a lot of things
have happened to her in eight short years.
When Hertha was born she had 1
a seven-year-old sister. The simple
Strobl home was on a narrow street
at the foot of the castle in the quaint
old city whose walls and towers once
appeared on Christmas cards the
world ever, and where Albrecht
D^rer lived and painted. But there
V*ere other things going on in Nuern
f berg when Hertha was born. An
1 evil man by the name of Julius
Streicher had started here a fire of
anti-Jewism that was sweeping
Germany.
One day Hertha’s father had to
leave his humble job as a packer
of dental supplies and go to the
Russian front as a soldier. But Her
tha was too young to know much
about this. Soon after the days
of the fairy tales came to an end.
Hertha told me about them in the
kitchen of the place where they are
living, with her mother and sister
adding a word now and then. The
home is a little three-room gate
house built into one of the towers
of the castle wall which miraculous
ly stands in the bomb-shattered
ruins. Over the doorway there is a
Latin motto etched into the stone
and dated 1561. Roughly translated
^\it says, “There is nothing greater
ft* be desired than to deserve well
from the state."
Hertha’s sister was sitting at the
window peeling potatoes and her
mother stood beside the little stove
on which there was a pot of cab
bage cooking. The two small rooms
that ran across the back of the
kitchen held single cots with
feather-beds. The windows opened
onto the shattered spires and tow
ers of the old city below. A crude,
wooden-wheel doll carriage with a
rag doll in it held a place of honor
among the spare neat furnishings.
There was no heat in these rooms.
The tears came to Hertha’s eyes
as though she were angry when she
told about the time she was in the
hospital when a bomb struck it.
Then, one day when she was back
home, the great horns sounded
again, and her mother hastily took
her and her sister to the basement
CHOCOLATE . . This little
girl, llertha Strobl, is clutching a
precious chocolate bar. She wants
to run a chocolate store when she
grows up.
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of their home. When great blasts
shook the house, Hertha said In her
childish German, "I thought I was
going to be dead.” When the bomb
ing stopped and they came up to
look around, there was no longer
any Strobl house — there were not
many houses at all left in the city.
Even the greater part of Hertha's
beautiful castle was in ruins. But
what broke her heart most was that
her precious doll and doll carriage
were gone.
Frau Strobl took her two daugh
ters and went to an air-raid shelter
nearby to live for a while. That
was 50 feet down in the ground
and in a concrete room where there
was only electric light and no heat.
When Herr Strobl came back from
Russia, he found the little gate
house at the castle and the family
moved in there, but there are still
a lot of others living in bunkers.
Hertha and her mother and sister
were warmly dressed in heavy
clothes that did not look worn
and they had on leather-soled shoes.
Like many Germans in this sector
the appearance of the clothing is
good, and there are any number of
furs, especially red fox, here in Ba
varia. But these are the last of
the clothes — there is little or noth
ing to change to. However, children
under six are permitted one pair of
shoes a year.
But if Hertha’s mother was en
deavoring to make ends meet,
there was one thing that Hertha
was hoping with all her heart would
be changed soon. Last Easter there
was no candy, but just before Christ
mas there was a small allotment
and this Easter there probably
will be some. I asked Hertha what
she wanted to do when she grew
up, and without a moment’s hesita
tion she said,
‘‘Keep a chocolate shop!”
There was one other question I
was interested in putting to this lit
tle German girl. The names of the
prisoners in the dock of the Inter
national Military tribunal outside
the walls of the old city did not
mean anything to her, although she
said she had heard of Julius Streich
er. She had never seen any of the
Nazi leaders. So I asked if her teach
er were to tell her to draw a pic
ture that represented war to her,
what she would draw. She thought
for a minute and then she said firm
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“I would draw a castle and houses
—and the houses would all be
bombed.”
And probably she would Include in
the destruction, a doll carriage with
a doll in it. A little girl of tender
years who knows the true meaning
of war.
There is more in the American
zone — in all four zones in Ger
many — to take care of than just
seeing that there is enough food and
housing and clothing for the people
through the winter. There is a lot
of wrong thinking that has to be
taken care of, too, and that care
has to start with the youngest who
has never lived under Naziism. The
planter of this harvest of hate may
be dead, but the tares he sowed
still could choke out the goad seed.
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“We Bombed First,“Chorus German Boys
I learned from two little boys
that they had nothing to do because
there was no fuel to heat the
school house that day I asked
them what they thought of the trial
of Nazi war criminals Echoing
sentiments that seemed a little be
yond their years, they said that
t' trial was “too good for them."
I -> sked what they would do and
i • of them, betraying a streak
. otood-thirstiness that seemed ter
i'.i- icate the unhealthy influence un
1
der which he had been living, said:
“They should be broken up in
pieces and carried out of town and
thrown on the dump.”
I wanted to put one more question
to these young Germans. I asked
them if they didn't dislike the Brit
ish and Americans for all the de
struction that had been done to
Nuernberg. Somewhat like little par
rots they said in unison, as though
they had said it before:
“We did it to you.”
Cookies made from tbe new emer
gency flour tend to be darker In color
but they can be made acceptably
if directions are followed.
Emergency Flour
Meets Tests for
Breads and Cakes
Just what does 80 per cent extrac
tion flour mean? How will it affect
our own nome
baking? How can
it be used? These
are some of the
questions you're
* probably asking
yourself as the
^packages of
emergency flour
appear on store
shelves.
Well, let’s start with the first ques
tion. Eighty per cent extraction
means that instead of the 72 per
cent and 28 pounds of animal feed
that the miller has been getting
from every 100 pounds of wheat he
will now get 80 pounds of wheat
to be used as flour and 20 pounds
as animal feed.
The new flour is slightly gray in
color instead of the creamy white
which we are accustomed to seeing.
The color is due partially to the
parts of the wheat kernel which nat
urally contain some color or pig
ment.
Emergency flour is considerably
better than what we first had antici
pated. To date, tests which have
been made in actual home baking,
the flour has behaved satisfactorily.
In biscuits and breads, the color of
the finished product has a slight
grayish cast, but in other baked
products such as muffins, cookies
and cakes, the use of eggs tends to
push the gray into the background.
As for pie crust, you’ll And that the
new flour gives pastry a much bet
ter color than the flour we formerly
used. It seems that in pastry, the
crust comes out a more golden
color than before.
How to Use.
You will be seeing new recipes in
this column from time to time giv
ing you tips on how to use the emer
gency flour. However, if you want
to convert your old recipes, a safe
rule to follow is to take 2 table
spoons out of each 1 cup of flour
that the recipe requires.
In using the emergency flour with
baking powder, soda or sour milk,
Lynn Says:
Conserve Fats and Oils: Bet
ter use can be made of drip
pings — those fats that cook out
of roasts, bacon and sausage.
While the fats are still liquid,
strain them through cheese
cloth and store them in a cool
place. They are especially good
for seasoning vegetables; they
may be used for gravies and
sauces and even some baking, in
highly spiced cookies and cakes.
Serve fewer fried foods to
save on fat. If you do fry, use
the shallow fat method or the
oven.
Save the fats and oils which
have been used for frying and re
use them whenever possible.
Otherwise, give the fats to your
butcher.
Render the excess fat on
meats and use it either at home
or turn it into the fat salvage
Dried bread crumbs can be
used for puddings such as apple
or peach betty, for dipping meats
and fish, or other foods that are
baked or fried.
If you have dried cake, crumb
it and use for a cake crumb crust
for pie. Mix the crumbs with a
little melted butter and sugar
and press into a pie plate.
Now that you've been asked
to save wheat, do the following
things to save on bread.
Serve creamed meat on top of
mashed potatoes instead of toast
or biscuits.
For lunch, serve open-faced
sandwiches instead of the closed
variety.
Top meat casseroles with
crumbled potato chips; use
mashed potato or corn meal
mush for topping meat and vege
table casserole.
Lynn Chambers’ Menus
Tuna Fish Au Gratin
Boiled Potatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Banana-Apricot Salad
Custard or Rice Pudding
Butterscotch Sauce
Rye Bread Beverage
it seems advisa
ble to use a min- '
imum amount of
stirring and mix
ing after the flour ^
has been added. 2
The rule which
you nave Known so long, mix omy
until flour is moistened,” as far as
quick breads are concerned applies
particularly to this new flour.
In making yeast-leavened prod
ucts, handle the batters and doughs
lightly, especially after the first ris
ing. Another must is to let the prod
uct rise not so much, so start work
ing on it just before it doubles Itself.
Texture In Cakes.
For the emergency, you’ll have
to forego your elaborate, velvety
textured cakes. Simple cakes—the
two egg type—are quite acceptable
made with the new flour, but the
texture is not as soft and fine as
you are accustomed to. You see,
the flour is just not as soft and fine
as the bleached flours which we rec
ommend for really fine cakes. In ad
dition to the simple white or gold
cakes, you may also use the flour
for devil’s food or chocolate cakes
and spice cakes.
Thickening Qualities.
For all practical purposes, the
new flour has the same thickening
quality as regu
!lar all - purpose
flour. Use it the
same way as you
would our regu
lar flour in thick
ening gravies,
sauces, stews,
pie and cake fill
ings.
Anomer point wmcn it is well to
remember in regard to the new
flour is that it will not keep as well
as regular flour. Don’t stock up on
it! Buy limited quantities, but buy
them more often.
The same storage that we give
regular flour is doubly important in
this case. A covered container is
recommended, and it’s best to keep
this in a cool, dry place. Let the
air circulate around the container.
Food Value.
Some people have said that the
emergency flour is a fine thing be
cause it has more “good in it.” Well,
of course, the bran in the flour is
Pie crust made from the new flour
browns more readily even though
you will nerd a few drops more of
ice water to make it hold together.
nourishing because it gives us more
thiamin, niacin, riboflavin and iron
than regular flour. It gives us only
about half as much as enriflied
white flour, however.
Gold Cake.
2 cups emergency wheat flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
'A cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
% cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sift together dry ingredients.
Cream shortening. add sugar.
Cream thoroughly. Add eggs, one
at a time, beating after each addi
tion, about 1 minute. Combine milk
and vanilla. Add flour and milk al
ternately to creamed mixture, beat
ing after each addition Pour into
two well-greased layer cake tins and
bake in a moderate (350-degree)
oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
Drop Cookies.
2 cups emergency wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
% teaspoon salt
% cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
I teaspoon vanilla
Sift together dry ingredients
Cream shortening, add sugar and
beat in egg white. Add dry ingredi
ents and blend in Ms cup chopped
nuts, if desired. Drop by spoonfuls
on greased baking sheet, allowing
room for spreading. Bake in a mod
erate oven 12 to 15 minutes.
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Farm Advice for Vets
The Veterans' Service bureau is
currentlj receiving scores of letters
from veterans, all pertaining to
farming—how to get farm loans;
how to get farm equipment; farm
surplus property; how to build a
farm house; to get REA service; to
buy farm land, and many other
questions pertaining to farming for
the veteran.
Answers to these questions can
only be general, since conditions
vary in many communities, but
generally speaking the veteran may
find the answers to his questions
in his home community, if he but
knows where to go. First stop for
the farm-bound veteran should be
the county agricultural agent. His
Job is to help all farmers and he
has been designated by the USDA
to work with returning veterans. His
office is usually in the court house.
He can answer most of your ques
tions or can refer the veteran to
the farm agency working in special
fields. All local draft boards have
been directed to refer veterans in
terested in farming to the county
agent.
In many agricultural counties,
veterans can obtain practical and
valuable counsel from working
farmers who are serving on the
county veterans’ advisory commit
tees and this committee also may
be approached through the county
agent.
Questions and Answers
Q. My son was killed in action
April 1, 1943, in the North African
area. In November, 1942, he was
shipped from New York across, and
he did not get his pay from the
government for three months and
he could not keep up his Insurance
policy, so it was dropped. I have his
letter giving the address as the
Pearl Assurance Company, Ltd., of
London. Is there any chance of get
ting insurance on it? Will the body
be snipped home if I asked for it?
—Mrs. J. P., llazen, N. D.
A. You would be entitled to your
son’s back pay, plus six months pay.
You may also be entitled to a
pension if you are a dependent par
ent. For your back pay and allow
ances write to Claims Division, Gen
eral Accounting Office, Office of
Special Settlement Accounts, 27
Pine street, New York 5, N. Y. For
a pension if you are entitled to it,
make application to your nearest
veterans’ administration office, prob
ably at Fargo or Bismarck. About
your insurance, your son evidently
did not take out National Service
life insurance, but with a private
insurance company in London, and
if it lapsed, you could only write
to London to obtain its status. Legis
lation is pending now to authorize
shipment of the bodies of American
soldiers to the United States under
auspices of the army quartermas
ter department.
Q. My husband was discharged
November 21, 1944, and has 78 per
cent disability. He has lost all of
his papers except his discharge.
Can he get new papers and a pen
sion?—Mrs. W. R. F., Mentone, Ala.
A. Yes, the veterans administra
tion office where his disability was
rated would have his record and he
can obtain copies there. If he has
been rated 70 per cent he should be
drawing a disability pension. Con
tact your veterans’ administration
office.
Q. I am a veteran of World War
II. I was inducted December 8, 1942,
and was honorably discharged Feb
ruary 19, 1943. I am a farmer and
need help on the farm. They told
me I am not eligible. Can you tell
me? — J. A., Scottsboro, Ala.
A. It appears that you are short
the required 90 days service, unless
your discharge was due to a dis
ability. Suggest you contact your
county agent and see what he can
do for you.
Q. 1 am a mother of seven chil
dren. 1 am unable to work. My hus
band is a veteran of World War I
and since he has deserted the fam
ily for another woman, we have no
support and he says he won’t sup
port us. Is there any chance of get
ting a pension for me and the chil
dren from this veteran? — Mrs.
D V. E., Portageville, Mo.
A. There appears to be none as
long as ne is alive and suffers no
disability. The courts are available
to you for support of your children.
Q. Is a former divorced wife of a
World War I veteran who bas not
remarried and to whom alimony
had been decreed, eligible for a pen
sion when the divorce was procured
by the veter«»n?—- Mrs. 8. R., At
lanta, Ga.
A. Yes, providing you are a widow
and lived with him for 10 years and
was not at fault in the divorce and
providing, if you are without chil
dren, your income is not more than
$1,000 annually. You should apply
to the veterans’ administration of
fice at Atlanta to determine your
eligibility, however.
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