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r NEW YORK CITY—A nation wide rookie hunt giving every base-', j
ball player a chance at a Dodger contract has been launched by the .
[Dodgers with Argosy, it was announced by Branch Rickey, president
‘of the Dodgers, shown here (left) with Harry Steeger, Argosy editor.!
f Even though the Dodger organization is the largest in the game,!
[Rickey admits they but scratch the surface of player potential.'The
Dodgers will send a scout to any town in the country to check a
nominated player. __
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Serve An Angel Pie Filled With
Luscious Quick •Frozen Peaches
PEACHES for dessert? You can
have them whenever you want
them now that quick-frozen peaches
are plentiful at an attractively
thrifty prewar price. They are sum
mer fresh, with all their tree-ripen
ed goodness sealed in by quick
freezing within a few hours after
harvesting. w
► There are dozens of ways of serv
ing them. They are ready to eat,
of course, as soon as they are thaw
ed, and they are delicious served
just this way. Try them, too, in
shortcakes made of cake or biscuit
layers; make them into gelatin des
serts, serve them with ice cream or
'vanilla pudding. And turn them into
tart shells, big or of individual size,
with custard, whipped cream or ice
cream added, if desired. For a really
deluxe dessert, try a Peach Angel
Pie, a meringue crust piled with
quick-frozen peaches and whipped
cream. Don’t worry about the three
egg yolks left over—use them in a
baked custard or add them to a
batch of scrambled eggs.
: New recipes may be developed as
• result of the nationwide contest,
now going on, which is sponsored
by Birds Eye quick-frozen peaches.
From a first prize of $2,500 down
to 500 prizes of $10.00 each, the
prizes will total- $10,000, awarded
for best ending, in 25 words or less,
to the sentence: “I serve Birds Eye
peaches because t
In the meantime. Peach Angel Pie
is a really luscious dessert.
Peach Angel Pie j
3 egg whites * c .. v
3/4 cup sugar _ - .
Dash of salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 box (1 pound) quick-frozen
sliced peaches, just thawed
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup cream, whipped
Beat egg whites until stiff but not
dry. Add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a
time, beating after each addition un
til sugar is blended. Add salt and
vanilla and continue beating until
mixture will stand in peaks. Turn
into lightly greased 8-inch pie plate,
building sides up 1/2 inch above
edge of plate. Bake in slow oven
(300°F.) 45 minutes. Cool. Drain
fruit, reserving juice. Then|arrange
fruit in center of meringue shell.
Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons lemon
juice. Mix remaining lemon juice
and fruit juice, and boil 10 minutes,
or until slightly thickened. Cool and
pour over fruit. Arrange wreath of
cream around edge. Serves 6.
frarm in the South
Negro fanners operate 682,000
farms, according to the last cen- j
sus. These farms, of which 672,000 j
are located in the southern states,
make up 11 per cent of the total
number of farms in the United
States and occupy 30,800,000 acres.
Negro farmers are full owners of
8,200,000 acres of farm land
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Our Timber State
About one-sixth of the total stand
ing timber in the United States is in
Washington state.
Risky to Can in Oven
Can all you can is the cryptic ad
vice of National Safety council to
help beat the cost of living. But do
not can in your oven. Explosions
due to built up pressure are a very
real hazard. Use the water bath for
fruits and tomatoes, the pressure
canner for non-acid vegetables and
the open kettle for jams, jellies and
relishes.
Mixed Southern Wool
Mertizo wool is South American
wool from mixed breeds of sheep.
NEW GENERATION-OLD JOB |j
In a shiny new house, a young homemaker applies herself to fat j
salvage—a job that has been necessary since the beginning of the war. j.
Fats and oils are pitifully short throughout the world, and every drop of fe
used fat turned over to the meat dealer, increases supplies f.or all of us. [j
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"Next Door” fiy ted shears*
Next"Door: “But you DIDN’ Tmarry a girl . . . JUS’ like
the girl that married dear Old Dad. . . !
Divorce for Gabbiness
An old penal code of China pro- ;
vided that a man could obtain a
divorce if his wife was too talkative,
or if she disregarded his parents,
according to Encyclopaedia Britan
aica. He also could obtain a di
vorce, the code held, if his wife had
an envious or suspicious temper.
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Speed of Red Fox
The red fox is much faster than
the grey fox. He has been known to
cover a given distance at the rate of
30 miles per hour.
May Become Short
Fertilizers may be difficult to get
when they are needed next year. So
it’s a good idea to see your dealer
now and make arrangements for
1948 fertilizer, say county agricul
tural workers. The safest plan is to
get delivery of fertilizer at the ear
liest opportunity.
Sun Cured Raisins
Most of the raisins used in the
United States come from the dry,
sunny climate of California where
sun-drying is practical and cheap.
Everglade Wild Game
Wild game in the Everglades were
forced to forsake their homes for
high grounds as virtually incessant
downpours inundated the whole vast
area, reports Florida Wfldlife.
Coons, opossums, deer, wildcats
and other animals fled before the
rising flood-waters. In some sections
young quail and turkeys were
trapped by the water. Snakes also
moved out of the flood areas.
Leap Year Salvage
An extra day this year means
three extra meals and an added
opportunity to save used cook
ing fat. The American Fat Sal
vage Committee points out.
Your meat dealer will buy every
pound you turn In.
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WASHABLE
Miss America of 1947, Barbara
Jo Walker of Memphis, models a
washable evening gown of bailer,
ina pink chintz at a recent meeting
of laundryowners. The material is
a new washable fabric marvel
developed though co-operative
efforts of manufacturers and the
laundry industry.
Flow Under Cornstalks
Plow under those cornstalks. Is
the advice of soil experts. Like other
crop residues, cornstalks are im
portant in helping rebuild organic
matter. A ton of cornstalks is esti
mated to be as effective as three
quarters of a ton of fresh manure
for organic matter. Cornstalks also
are a source of nitrogen, phosphorus
and potash. Returning crop residues
should be a part of every good soil
management plan. Liming and use
of fertilizer are other vital prac
tices.
School No»v Owns Fort
A school district is the owner of
Fort Ringgold, the old cavalry post
where Civil war generals Robert E.
Lee and U. S. Grant soldiered to
gether as young officers.
With Grain of Salt
Not so many years ago salt was
used in payment of a fine in central
Africa. When a murder was com
mitted, according to custom, the
community in which the murderer
lived was responsible for paying the
blood-money. The chief of the vil
lage went around on an appointed
day and collected from each of his
subjects two cupped handfuls of
salt. This was pooled to form pay
ment for the life taken.
TAN TOPI By CHARLES ALLEN
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INCOME
TAX
CONTINENTAL FEATURES
“I filled it out this .time. My husband's been letting the gov
ernment get away with murder!”_
Forestry in Europe
The Zurich municipal forest, the
Sihlwald, has been producing wood
crops for nearly a thousand years,
and in 1422 the city council decided
that the cut of that forest should not
exceed 20,000 pieces of timber per
year. This order constituted the
first recorded forest regulation that
is known. Led by Germany, Swe
den and France, all the principal
European countries now have gov
ernment forest agencies in many
cases have laws to regulate the cut
ting oi timber on private lands.
Mentally 111 in America
Approximately seven million per
sons in the United States are men
tally ill and their care costs the
public more than 175 million dollars
a year.
Rivers of Milk Used
More than 60 million quarts of
fresh milk and cream now are be
ing used daily by American con
sumers.
Value of Milk
A quart of milk—four glasses—
supplies approximately these per
centages of the daily nutritive re
quirements of an average man: Cal
cium, 100 per cent plus; riboflavin
(vitamin G), 82 per cent; phos
phorus, 67 per cent; protein, 49 per
cent; vitamin A. 30 per cent: thia
min, 22 per cent; calories, 22 per
cent; vitamin C, 19 per cent; niacin,
6 per cent, and iron, 3 per cent.
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Chesterfield of Birds
The great blue heron is consid
ered the Chesterfield of birds. To
his middle claw is attached a small
comb, with which to preen his
feathers. All herons fly with their
necks drawn in, and their feet ex
tended. About 25 species are found
in the Western hemisphere. 24 in
North America. Young herons are
awkward, staddly birds, comical in
their expressions and attitudes.