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DANDY, HANDY 'N CANDY By Winsor MESSAGES OF SPRING Spring — and the fashion for flowers and fruits is seen every where! Your personal stationery, too, captures the fashion theme as aptly as these gay strawberry ear rings. Your most intimate corre spondence will glow with the quick breath of Spring if you write your letters on Eaton’s new Spring papers. The fruit motif is gaily depicted, for example in Eaton’s delightful “Strawberry Patch.” In Eaton’s “Mimosa,” the graceful flower, delicately rendered on white envelope linings, shows through paper as sheer and crisp as the new spring organdies. Round Corners for Hens EVERY house, including one for chickens, needs its corners. In the case of chickens, though, corners are dangerous. They are dead-end streets to chickens. One bird may reach the corner. Others following it can begin piling up until the original discoverer of the corner has smothered. Corners just aren’t good in a chicken house. Another reason is that they are difficult to clean. Here’s how some farmers have kept their biddies from so foolishly getting into a fatal corner. They’ve taken a long strip of Masonite %" Tempered Presdwood, two feet wide, and curved it around the corners, nailing the ends to the wall studs and the curved center to a 2" x 4" stake jutting out from the corner. This neat trick eliminates the corner. As long as the Presdwood was “de-fatalizing” the corners, many poultry men have extended the ma terial all the way around the chick en house, so that it serves as a peck-proof strip. Tempered Presd wood is so tough and smooth that chickens can make no impressiol on it. Second Smallest Delaware is the second smallest state In the Union. To Square Materials AS RECOMMENDED by American Builder, a leading trade journal, here’s a quick method of squaring large sheets of material when a steel square is inaccurate or impractical. These are the steps to follow: i---1 D r\ 1. Choose a radius that is practical for the job, using “A” as the center. 2. Use tire same radius with ‘‘B” as a center. 3. Draw a straight line through points “B” and “C.” 4. Using same radius and with “C* as center, locate point “D.” 5. Lines from “B” to “A” and “D’ to "A” form a 90 degree angle. MIRROR MAGIC It’s new—it’s different—it’s the rage! The sleek, selfwinding Eterna Matic pocketwatch (dial view in mirror above), with interesting transparent back (lower center) that reveals the watch’s complex, whirling mechanism, is accelerat ing the popular back-to-the-pocket watch trend in men’s fashions, ac cording to leading style experts. Whether it’s tucked away in weskit, trouser or jacket pocket, this thin, silver-dollar-sized time piece, with ballbearing-mounted automatic winder, will wind itself as you walk. A far cry from the cumbersome “turnip” of yesteryear, this smart, modern pocketwatch for men, ac claimed by horologists as “one of the most brilliant of modern Swiss inventions,” is sweeping w'atches off men’s wrists from Paris, France, to Paris. U.S.A. ^ Clothing Shortage Why shortages of some clothing? Here’s why. A civilian uses about t pounds of raw wool a year—a soldier needs 162 pounds. The av erage civilian’s shoes last about a year—a soldier on combat duty can go through a pair in 10 days. W. C. Handy, the famed “Father of the Blues,” introduces a thrill ing parade of young entertainers in “New Faces,” one in a series of new Negro America documen tary films. Siding a New House TP YOU’RE planning to build a house, you have many things to consider. Among them are three factors which can spell the success or failure of your construction venture—foundation, framing and siding. Good materials and crafts manship here are mighty impor tant. Since siding “shows,” it is of more than passing interest to the owner. In siding, he wants such things as nice appearance, long life and as little maintenance as possible. A material that meets these qualifications recently was placed on the market as a pack aged siding. It is Masonite Siding, .nade of Tempered Presdwood, an all-wood panel that has proved it self over a quarter-century under all weather conditions. Masonite Siding comes in widths that are ideal for ranch style houses—12, 16 or 24 inches. These widths are inexpensive, and they add greatly to the appearance, used as lap siding with shadow strips. Of course, Masonite Siding can be used as panel siding, too, with attractive batten strips for a nice architectural effect. Countless builders are turning to this siding because it is econom ical in first cost, in application and in upkeep. Its smoothness and high density make Masonite Sid ing an ideal base for paint. The absence of grain and knots gives it unusual paint-holding qualities —meaning that you have fewer repainting jobs. NOT ALL THE STEER IS STEAK ....SflJS V>1 BES88S • Qttttt / •’> 11^■<< « Fancy Steaks CO lbs. - 98c lb. Other Steaks, Fancy Roasts 118 lbs. - 77c lb. Medium Priced Cuts 111 lbs. -64c lb. Economy Cuts 185 lbs. - 35c lb. a U. S. Choice 1000 lb. Steer Yields Only 444 lbs. of Retail Cuts vwinmiiM. of beef prices are explained to Mrs. Betty Tolson, pretty Omaha housewife, S P H Rock one of the meat specialists for Safeway Stores, who points out savings by m v?; burners through purchase of economy cuts, averaging 35c lb., instead of available l? c0"s ^ing 98c lb Heavy demand plus small yield — 30 lbs. from a 444 lb. fancy steaks ave^gl"gtfoj. higher price of fancy steaks. Meanwhile Safeway reports SKrwToufo/^ fri^ with *«— newspaper advertising accounting ior 51'- m t.el sales last year. LUSTROUS AND LADYLIKE Dress by Frank Starr START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT in this lovely gown of lustrous Avisco acetate trimmed with a crisp cowl collar of white organ zine. . . . Perfect for party or dress occasions all through spring . . . you'll find it a welcomed ad dition to any basic wardrobe. Temporary Grain Storage 'J’HE time to prepare extra stor age for grain is before the stor age is needed. Temporary bins holding up to 800 bushels can be built on the farm of materials that can be used later for other pur poses, according to Masonite Cor poration. The illustrations show how sev eral panels of Tempered Presd wood are bent into a huge circle 18' 8" in diameter and bolted to gether. A floor of shiplap boards, covered with sisalkraft, is laid over joists. Grain'in such a bin is kept dry and clean. The cover is a double thickness of sisalkraft laid over a protecting shoulder of hay or straw. Weights attached to wires keep the cover down. Sides of the bin are durable and moisture-re sistant. Tempered Presdwood has proved itself as an all-around farm building material over a period of years. Easy-to-follow but detailed in structions for putting up a tem porary grain bin may be obtained y writing Farm Service Bureau, Suite 2039, 111 West Washington St., Chicago 2, and asking for free i-lan AFB-177. I Food Sense—Not Nonsense_| 7 Let’s Have No 11 o’clock Drag! Breakfast habits of many Americans on-the-go are due for a change— a change back to better breakfasts. Too often, this first meal of the day could no longer qualify as one of the good old-fashioned “three squares a day.” People who skip breakfast or eat a skimpy one are apt to drag by 11 o’clock. . , , , . ., These are the people who may say, “Pm not hungry early in the morning.” Perhaps they may not be, but are they alert at this time or does it take a good lunch to get them into action. Those who lack an early morning appetite might start the breakfast habit by eating small portions of a balanced breakfast, stepping up the quantities gradually. The cost of mid-morning hunger has been checked in an extensive study at the University of Iowa School of Medicine. During late morn ing hours, college students who ate a good breakfast turned out more work, were quicker in their reactions—both mental ana physical-—and did not tire as easily as when they either ate ho breakfast or had only unsweetened coffee# * Scientists say that those who skip over this meal or who eat a slim one, frequently fail to get enough of the needed nutrients in luncheon and dinner. For example, fresh fruits which furnish vitamins for sparkle are not always included in the last two meals of the day. What is a good breakfast? Authorities say that breakfast should furnish from one-fourth to one-third of the daily food needs. Plenty of fatigue-chasing protein should be in the breakfast—at least one-fourth of tne daily protein needs should be included if that let-down feeling Is not to appear by mid-morning. ....„, A good breakfast can follow a basic pattern—fruit, a mam dish such as eggs or a breakfast meat, enriched bread or toast, and milk. All of these foods except fruit are top sources of protein; they feed out a Steady supply of energy. Enriched bread supplies not only protein but the ewmtfrl B-vitamms, riboflavin, niacin and thiamine. Served as French toast, bread can be the basis of a high protein dish which com bines eggs, milk and bread. For the Day After Easter AFTER EASTER you count on giving the family some of that traditional ham in sandwiches, and salads too. Ever try a good Ham and Sweet Potato casserole? From the Test Kitchens of Minute Maid Fresh-Frozen Juices comes a glamour version of this old favorite. Tangy with the flavor of fresh-frozen orange juice, topped with crunchy peanuts and baked to a delicate golden brown, it’s a recipe you will want to keep on file. DID YOU KNOW —when cooking meat, you always use a low to moderate temperature. High heat toughens it. When using up left-over meat as in a casserole you try to combine it with other foods already cooked. This does away "with the risk of over-cooking your meat. HAM AND SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE 6 medium sweet potatoes, cooked % cup brown sugar, firmly packed % teaspoon powdered cloves 2 cups diced, cooked ham 1 can Minute Maid Fresh Frozen Orange Juice Water \b cup chopped peanuts 1 tablespoon butter or margarine Grease a 1% quart casserole and place a layer of sliced, cooked ■weet potatoes in the bottom. Blend brown sugar and cloves and sprinkle part of mixture over sweet potatoes. Top with layer of diced, cooked ham and repeat until ham and sweet potatoes are used. Place contents of Minute Maid can in measuring cup and add water until it measures 1 cup. Blend and pour over mixture in cas serole. Top with chopped peanuts, dot with butter or margarine and bake in moderate oven (350° F) 35 to 40 minutes. Serves 6. Arthur Jennings Hanson Would Be Commissioner Arthur Jennings Hanson is run ning for election as an Omaha City Commissioner. Mr. Hanson is an active, honest and successful citizen who serves faithfully, tolerantly, effectively and efficiently whenever appointed or elected to any position. His dis tinguished record is ample proof of his qualifications to do an out standing job in any spot on the City Council. Mr. Hanson is General Agent of the State Mutual Life Assurance Company. For over 25 years he has continuously been in life in surance management and at the moment ranks as the senior gen eral agent of his company in all the western half of the United States. This is a strong testimon ial to his integrity, competence and wisdom. Mr. Hanson has served in many capacities. He has a record of serving generously and unselfish ly in many important and diversi fied organizations. Currently he is President of the Small Property Owners Association of Omaha; President of Nebraska Association National Apartment Owners As sociation, Inc.; Director in Amer ican Real Property Federation; Member of Neighborhood Conser vation Board and American Le gion. In the past he has been—Presi dent of Nebraska Life Agency Managers Association; President of Omaha Association of Life Under writers, Inc.; Secretary of Noon ;Day Club of Omaha; Director of j Kiwanis Club of Downtown Om aha; National Officer in Tau Kap pa Epsilon Fraternity. Mr. Hanson has been honored and endorsed in so many ways by people who know him well, obvi ously is qualified to be a good Public Servant. As a member of the City Council, he will definitely be a credit to Omaha. Let’s every one be sure to vote for Arthur Jennings Hanson. Radar The word radar is made up of the first letters of the phrase Radio Detection (the direction of the tar get sought), And Ranging (its distance away). Radiolocation is another word for the technique. Dale L. Hooker Is Candidat for City Commissioner Dale L. Hooker was born at Mit chill, South Dakota, April 19, 1896. The son of Walter and Myrtle Hooker. Mr. Hooker spent most of his youth in South Dakota, and moved with his parents to Macedon ia, la. when he was 17. He gradu ated from the Macedonia High School, and completed subse quent course of Business Admin istration. He served in World War I, until the Armistice was signed At this time, he was appointed manager of the Quinn Lumber Company of Weston, Iowa, where he remained until he moved to O maha in 1921. At this time he became interested in the finance business and was appointed super visor of a national finance cor poration and traveled many years in this work throughout many of the midwest states. His home and residence however remained in 0 maca. He resigned this connection in the finance business in 1946, and entered in to the apartment house business, where he now owns anJ operates the Claremont and Bon nie Brae Apartments at 4018 and 4020 Izard Street. Mr. Hooker has belonged to num erous social and civic organizations in Omaha — he is a long time member of the Elks and has been affiliated with the American Legion since 1921 and currently is a mem ber and Director of the “Small [Property Owners Association”, he [is Legislative Chairman of the a [bove Association, which Associa tion has been very active in local .and state affairs, re-concentrating j on the elimination of Federal Con : trols — reduced taxation on the j local level, etc. Mr. Hooker is married, wife Zel da — has two sons who are married and have families. Mr. Hooker says that he is very sincere in his effort to become e lected to the office of Omaha City j Commissioner and is making a supreme effort among his friends to attain this objective. He be lieves that he can serve the peo ple in a loyal and honest manner. He believes that the foremost pro I lem of all Omaha citizens is strict ly tax troubles. The property own er currently is taking the licking of his life, as he is bearing the brunt | of our unusually high city taxes rape i r.jw This was just pointed out by our Governor Crosby, that the Omaha City levy ranks the highest in the state of Nebraska. He will fight to achieve a more cautious and careful spending of the tax dol lar, that budgets can be substan tia'ly reduced in all departments. Mr. Hooker says we are riding a good .horse to death and the horse could foil dead unless relief is for thcoming quickly. The same procedure should be applied in .'electing all other de partment fields. In this manner only, will we get experienced men for certain fixec' functions of the city. Taxation as applied in Omaha, is the Power to destroy It has des troyed the past record of ou.’ City Council in appioving L 'irgj* bud gets - Free for all Spending Ap proving Mill Levies, as submitted by other Taxing bodies, such os, School Board, etc., which are en tirely out of line. It must bo stop ped now and for good. Mr. Hooker is pledged to the “Small Pioperty Owners Associa tion” to see io it that Mill Levies will be substantially reduced in a sane and sens) ole manner to cope with the increased property values Mr. Hooker extends this pledge to all other people - Property owners one and all. Mr. Hooker is against Floridation of City Watei. Mr. Hooker believes that the $10.00 filing fee setup for persons running for City Council, is entir ely out of order - that it should be at least $100.00. This would eli |minate many people who file for • this office who are insincere and do not make any special effort to become elected but simply file and i clutter up the ballot. This would eliminate 50% or better of the 75 to 100 who file every three years as the record has indicated. Washing Machine Finish The white, porcelainlike finish of the modern washing machine i* strictly chemical in nature. It may be a glycerol-phthlate resin or a urea-formaldehyde resin or a com bination of the two. In most cases, the finishes are baked at moderate ly high temperature. I Lime for Gardens Most vegetable crops do best on ; soils that are neutral or slightly ■ alkaline. However, do not plant I Irish potatoes for at least two years after applying lime because j alkaline soils seem to favor the development of potato scab. CHRYSLER DEVELOPS GAS TURBINE |j Something really new in passenger car motive power is Chrysler Corporation’s experimental gas turbine engine, now undergoing road tests in a production model Plymouth car at the 4,000-acre Chrysler en gineering Proving Grounds, largest in the world, near Chelsea, Michigan. By means of a revolution ary new heat exchanger, or regenerator, Chrysler engineers have designed for the first time an auto motive gas turbine that combines outstanding performance characteristics with fuel economy comparable to that of today’s piston engines.and exhaust temperature cooler than that discharged hr the average car. Chrysler emphasized, however, that development of the new gas turbine does not auta* that such an engine is ready for general use. Whether there ultimately will be commercial pro duction of gas turbines for passenger cars depends on the long-range solution of many complex metal lurgical and manufacturing problems, and there is no indication now how long it will take to solve these problems. In photo at top, George J. Huebner, Jr., (right) Chrysler Corporation Executive Engineer, points to the experimental Chrysler gas turbine engine, which fits easily into the engine compartment of a Plymouth car. William I. Chapman, turbine project engineer, looks on at left In lower photo L. L. Colbert, President of Chrysler Corporation, demonstrates how effectively the new Chrysler gas torb'ne solves the long-standing turbine problem of high temperature exhaust
