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HOMEMAKER'S CORNER - - - BREAKFAST PANCAKES ! A HEARTY BREAKFAST TO START THE DAY RIGHT ***Oall the family to breakfast with the tantalizing aroma of pancakes and sausages- They’ll hurry to the tab’e with squeals of delight for this "all-out” meal. Wholesome, nu tritious hot cakes, made with en riched flour, bran and corn meal. Serve with plenty of maple syrup and just watch them go for it. DO IT THE EASY WAY Measure the dry ingredients the night before and cut in the short ening. That takes no time when you use creamy Spry—the purer short ening that cuts in quickly, blends easily. In the morning, add the beaten egg and milk and presto! they're ready for the griddle. Clip the recipe now. Better be prepared for extra servings when you use it for here are the lightest. tenderest pancakes you ever tasted! ***** BREAKFAST PANCAKES 2 cups sifted flour 1-4 cup Spry 4 teaspoons baking Yi cup bran powder 2 tablespoon3 1 teaspoon salt corn meal 1 tablespoon 1 egg, beaten sugar 144 cups milk Sift flour with baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in Spry fine. Add bran and com meal. Combine egg and milk. Turn liquids into dry ingredients and stir gently until blended. Drop by spoonfuls on hot griddle rub bed with. Spry. When cakes puff and bubble, turn and brown on other side. Turn only once. Serve with maple syrup and sizzling hot sausages, ham or bac on. Makes 18. (All measurements in recipe level) i _ i Inis toothsome Christmas Dessert Co-Stars as a Glamourous Centerpiece ^■■■' , Aluminum angels and tinsel are war casualties and even Christmas greens may be short due to trans portation difficulties; but even if pou can’t celebrate the merry Yule tide holidays with the usual decora tions, you can manage to create a gay tribute to the Christmas spirit with your handiwork. A glamour dessert that rates ap plause for any holiday party is a iruit tart made with quick-cooking tapioca as a thickener. It’s easy to make and a joy to the thrift budget, too. You can count on the tapioca to keep the juice where it belongs, inside the pie, and you’ll be sure of a texture that cuts to per fection. Served with a star of pie crust as a decoration, this tooth some tapioca dessert will do double duty as a holiday table decoration. wk&s name* .. i Christmas Pie 3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca 1% cups sugar t4 teaspoon salt 3 cups cranberries, chopped 1 cup seeded raisins -»>»“* I % cup water 1 drop almond extract, it desired 1 recipe pie crust Combine tapioca, sugar, salt, cran berries. raisins, water a»d almond extract. Let stand 15 minutes. Line i a 9-inch pie plat* with pastry rolled XA inch thick. Fill pie shell with cranberry mixture. Moisten edges of pastry with cold water Bake in hot oven (450°F.) 15 minutes; put star cutout on top of pie. Reduce heat to moderate (350°F.) and bake 15 minutes longer or until cranber ries are cooked and pastry star is done. J NOTICE TO GAS USERS: J1 ( WAR PRODUCTION BOARD ) ORDER L-31 1 1 Amended November 12, 1942 1 Effective On and After November 30, 1942 ) 1 Restrictions on Deliveries of Gas 1 gm On and after November 30, 1942, no Utilities shall # V | deliver to any non-residential consumer, and no \ / I such consumer shall accept delivery of GAS for the I 1 operation of any gas-fired equipment, including % # “space heating equipment,” unless such equipment 1 was installed or converted from some other fuel to l 1 GAS, such conversion having been completed prior 1 f to November 30, 1942, and unless such equipment | | replaces similar type of gas-fired equipment of equal 1 f or greater capacity, previously installed or oper- M V ated by the same consumer at the same premises V # for the same purpose. I y On and after November 30, 1942, no Utilities shall 1 f m9 deliver to any residential consumer, and no such f y £ consumer shall accept the delivery of GAS for the J | operation of any space heating equipment unless / \ such equipment was installed or converted from \ / some other fuel to GAS, at the premises prior to 1 V November 30, 1942. V I On and after November 30, 1942, no person shall C 1 J install or cause to be installed, gas-fired equipment J I designed to receive deliveries of GAS from any I \ Utilities if such deliveries are prohibited as above 1 / indicated. i ( 11 Metropolitan TV ( l ' tSth^HAnrET'' vV_ 14th o "J Serviceable Gifts for Service Men NO matter what branch of the ' service “he” is in, or even if he , s still available on the home front, w thill wintry blasts require woolens 1 ;or warmth — and knitted scarfs, gloves and socks will surely make welcome gifts. If you have knitted them yourself, they will be doubly ippreciated because a gift which has been “specially made” by you will have a special appeal for Urn. Use sturdy knitting worsted because it is serviceable, smart, comfortable and warm. The smooth fitting scarf is strategically ribbed to eliminate any bulkiness at tne neck. Directions tor knitting these designs may be obtained by sending a stamped, self* addressed envelope to the Needlework Department of this paper, specify* ing design No. S-107. _ -- ——^—— Toys and Togs to Make for Toddlers WATCH your youngster s eyes 1 shine when he sees a menagerie g under the Christmas tree. You can | make these animals from any scraps ^ of material you may find in your sewing basket, stuff them with cot ton batting. This Christmas will find us celebrating in the old-fashioned way, making a little count for a lot. While you’re in the mood for mak ing gifts, crochet a bib for the toddler, and booties in the latest open-toed style for the tiny new trees. Directions for the bib and booties and further in formation about the toys may be obtained by sending a stamped, Sell addressed envelope to the Needlework Department of this paper, specif* ir.tr design No. 1531. SUSPEND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST Annual Christmas lighting con test for employees of the Nebraska Power Company, which has been held each year since 1937, has been suspended this year because of the scarcity of lighting materials. “With new lighting equipment for elaborate out of doors display 1 unavailable, employes who hare) none on hand from previous years* would be unable to compete,” Mrs. Felicia Randall McGargill, contest chairman explained. ‘‘Others who do have materials also would not be able to get needed deplacements of parts or make any extensive changes in their decorative design”. Although there will be no cash awards for Christmas lighting con test winners distributed as has been the custom, the power company employees’ annual Christmas carols HUY YOUR— POULTRY AT THE NEBRASKA PRODUCE 2204-6 NORTH 24th ST Get the Best in Quality at tSt NEBRASKA PRODUCE Lowest Pric<* PHONE WE. 4337 sing party will be held as usual the afternoon of December 24 at Serv ice Headquarters biulding, 43rd and Leavenworth Streets. LEARNS TO READ, AND WRITE SO HE CAN JOIN THE ARMY Lillard Icei Smith, a Negro regis trant with Local Board No. 9 Wash ington. D. C., had to go to work when quite young and did not get much “schooling", but he has a bounding patriotism and conse quently was keenly disappointed, when, on volunteering for induction; in the Army in April 1941, he fail [ed to pass the literacy test “I want to fight for my country and I'm going to fight for it," he told his local board at the time- "If I've got to read and write to get in the Army, I’ve just got to learn how.” Recently Smith again presented I himself at the local board offices, 12227 M Street. N. W„ proudly dis ALL WORK GUARANTEED "28 Years in Business" ECONOMY TAILOR Chas. M. Simmons, Prop. WE CUT, TRIM and MAKE SUITS TO ORDER Alterations for Ladies and Gents Cleaning and Repairing 1818 NORTH 24th St. Omaha, Nebraska ■———■■■■ playing papers to show that he had. been accepted for enlistment in the Army. Questioning by Chairman James D. Hayes of the local board revealed that Smith .following hjs rejection in April 1941, had gone to night school, while continuing to work, for a year and a half, Using his own funds to obtain sufficient education to qualify for military service. ‘‘He is an outstanding example of the courage and patriotism of the American Negro,” declared Chair man Hayes, “and this board is con fident that he will be an exemplary soldier." Local Board No. 9 with which Smith was a registrant, includes the White House in its area and President Franklin D. Roosevelt is one of its registrants INVESTIGATION OF LAY-OFF OF 500 NEGROES URGED Savannah, Ga.,—Urging the in vestigation of a lay-off here of 800 laborers, 500 of which are Negroes, the Savannah Branch of the NAA CP this week wired the War Man power Commission: ‘‘Strongly protest lay off of 800 laborers at South eastern ship yards for failure to sign agree ment which smacks of collusion between company and union and which would deprive workers of rights.” The Savannah NAACF COmmittef on Labor and Industry stated that these unfair labor practices in Sav annah can be traced to the union bosses, who, having a c losed shop, agreement with Southeastern Ship yards, are using all methods of in timidation in an effort to frustrate plans for a rival labor union for memberships among workers. Conditions for the training of Ne gro defense workers in Savannah are notably poor since there are no available facilities in this city. POPULAR MAGAZINES DISCUSS NEGRO LABOR New 'iork, N. Y.—In the second of two n: i'cles appearing within the last two weeks in poo.'lar Americ an magi 7ines, Wm. A. II. Birni,. writes of the “Black Brain Trust" in the .January issue of the Amer ican Magazine. This article and an earlier Collier article bv Walter Davgnt c rt, speak of Negro leader s!i r .11 America :>nl the Negroes fight for the total abolition of sec ond class citizenship in the United States. The American Magazine which lists its circulation as above two million for the 3 months of ’42 calls attention to "25 Negro lead ers who have assumed command of America’s 13,000.000 Negroes in their fight for equality. They hold informal meetings to plan their strategy, whether it is to defeat a discriminatory bill in Congress, or to overcome prejudice against a black private. Few white men know it, but they have already opened a second front in America—a front dedicated to the liberation of the darker races ORDERS BUS CO. TO BRING ITS POLICY IN LINE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 8802 Washington, D. C.—After giving ‘‘careful consideration" to the com plaints submitted against the Cap ital Transit Company, Washington, D ,C., alleging that Negroes are re fused employment as bus and street car operators solely because of their race, the President's comm ittee on Fair Employment Practice SUBSCRIPTION RATE IN OMAHA One Year — — — $2t# Six Months — — — — $j .25 Three Months ?— — »- .<& One Month — — - - .£3 SUBSCRIPTION RATE OUT OF l OWN One Year — — — — $2 60 Six Months — — - *150 Three Months — — — 11.00 One Month — — — — .10 All News Copy of Churches and all organizut* ions must be in our office not later than 100 p. m, Monday for current issue. All Advertising Copy gj Paid Articles not later than Wednesday noon, pre ceodine date of issue, to insure publication. National Advertising Representative: INTERSTATE UNITED NEWSPAPERS. INC., 545 Fifth Avenue. New York City, Phone MUrray Hill 2-5452, Ray Jick, Manager. Bj Bureau of Public Relations, O. 8. War Dept., Wash., D. O. ^ ON ThK GREAT ROAD TO ALASKA—A scenic view of a portion of the Alcan Highway where it winds through the wilderness of Yukon Territory. It will be open to traffic early in the winter. ALCAN HIGHWAY DEDICATED; NEGKO PARTICIPATES IN CEREMONY Whitehorse, Y. T.—Four outstand ing enlisted men, two of them Ne groes, in the United States Army played a historic role recently in the ceremony dedicating the Alcan International Highway. They held the symbolic ribbon across the rsad which was cut by Ia.n MacKenzic, Canadian cabinet minister, and E. L. Bartlett. Secretary of State of the Territory of Alaska. Corporal Refines Sims, Jr.. Negro of Philadelphia and Private Alfred Jalufka, white, of Kennedy, Texas, were chosen by Colonel E. G. P iul es of Los Angelos to represent tho Whitehorse sector of the read. Master Sergeant Andrew E. Doyle of Philadelphia and Corporal loh.t T. Reily of Detroit were picked by Colonel Robert D. Ingalls of Nev. War Manpower Commission, direct ed the company to bring its employ ment policy into lin with Execut ive Order 8802. The Order forbids discrimination against war workers because of their race, creed, color or national origin. “In the light of all the facts," and in keeping with its duty to re dress grievances whirl; i finds l-> be valid, ho Committee colla.i upc the Capital Transit Company to : take seven steps to bring its era-1 ploy ment practice in line with the I [national policy as expressed in Ex j ecutive Order 8802. - j S READ The njJJOR S' iiMiiUhtmiii'i.i;, ;t ;-m Hi.111 . - oiu n iitiMnnniuiim—ininiimi;itnimi ! THE OMAHA GUIDE A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Published Every Saturday at 2418-20 Grant St OMAHA, NEBRASKA PHONE WEbster 1517 Entered as Second Class Matter Ma^ch 15. 1927. at the Post Office at Omaha, Nebraska, under Act ot Congress of March 3, 1879. *1. J. Ford. — — — Pres. Mrs. Flurna Coooe'-, — — Vice Pies C. C. Gailowav. — Pub.isher and Acting Editor B«vd V. GaikftfA?. — Sec’y and Treas. CHRISTMAS SEALS ! I • I .... Protect Your Home from Tuberculosis Thrifty Service 8 LBS. OF LAUNDRY BEAUTIFULLY LAUNDERED FOR ONLYfJfl AND ONLY 7c For Each Additional lb. This includes the Ironing of all FLAT WORK with wearing Apparel Returned Just Damp Enough for Ironing. EMERSON SARATOGA 2324 North 24th St. WE. 1029 l York City to represent their com rades on the Fort. St. John Sector. Jalufka and Sims, are the bull dozer operators who met on the Al aska-YukOn border for the final break through on the highway, Doyle, a radio expert and signal) corps man, has been in the Army 16 years. He is the highest rank ing non-commissioned officer on his sector. Reily, a Negro, is known in Detroit as a concert baritone, singer and has made an outstand ing record in the service “These enlisted men.” declared Paules and Ingalls in a joint state ment. “are worthy representatives of the thousands of American sold iers who have done such a magnif icent job in building this road.” JOHNSON DRUG CO. Nl.W LOCATION 2306 North 241 h I We. 0998 Free Deliver* I Ileal Shoe Man— FONTENELLE SHOE REPAIR (’ash and Carry • I LAN Mi I 1110 North 24th St. i \ h/% Relief At Last For Your Cough Creomulsion relieves promptly be cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in flamed bronchial mucous mem branes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un derstanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Couehs. 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