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5 S outhern Oregon News Review, Thursday, May 19, 1949 y^OMAN^S WORLD Be Smart! Hard Washing W ill Weaken Fabrics Pre-Wash Clothes in is progress has gone hand In hund w ith strides m ade In the lau n d erin g of those m a te ria ls . If. how ever, you are still fo llo w ing an cient lau nd erin g m ethods and w ondering why clothes don't last, then tuke a good look at yo u r lau nd erin g habits A re you setting the clothes down In strong soup solution and le ttin g them soak a ll night? Do you run the washing m achine fo r u long period of tim e In an e ffo rt to get them cleun? Do you rub co llars and cuffs on the board and w onder why they fray? These are outm oded habits and h ave no place In m odern la u n d e r ing m ethods T a k e a vacation fro m rough lau nd erin g methods, lea rn a bit about the new rules, and sec how d e lig h tfu lly clean the clothes w ill be w ith m uch less e ffo rt and w ork. Y o u 'll be suving on the clo th ing budget, too. A» fo r colored clothes, fro m w hich stains cannot be rem o ved by bleaching, It's w on d erfu l how sunshine works. M a n y of the stains ! arc bleached by gentle sunlight, and colors take on a new, refreshed look. I f you are fo rtu n a te enough to be able to d ry y o u r clothes out side. yo u 'll also a p p re c ia te the ben eficial pro perties of the wind or breeze. You don’t have to shake out clothes c a re fu lly as the breeze w ill p u ff th em out and get rid of the w rin k le s you would o therw ise have to iro n out. Save Ironing Time By Proper Preparation R e m e m b e r the tig h t knots Into which w om en wound clothes to get them re a d y fo r ironing? E x p e rts now tell us to lay clothes fla t and fold them as little as possible. i t s not wise to dam pen clothes too h e a v ily e ith e r fo r iro nin g i f you re interested in tim e-s av in g practices. In fact, if you can re m ove clothing fro m the line in a sligh tly d a m p state, they cdh be folded n eatly then ironed. Prolonged Soaking Weakens Material C o n tra ry to the g en eral b elie f thut the d ir tie r the clothes, the longer they should be soaked, o v e r night soaking Is not u good Idea. I f clothes a re soaked In a sink or a la u n d ry tub, fill w ith lu k e w a rm w u te r and add enough soap to m a ke two inches of suds. The w ay to get the m ost good out of soaking Is to place them in an The men on the farm and the children In the backyard aeem to get their clothea equally ■oiled. To make regular waith- Ing more effective on heavily ■oiled gurmenta, give them an "agitated »oak” first. T h e washer la filled for regular washing, but with lukewarm water and one-half the usual amount of »oap I» u»ed. When the »oap ha* formed suds, the machine la turned off and the clothea put In for a brief ■oaking. If you are in the process of le a rn in g to sew on a sewing m a chine, p ra ctice on smooth brown paper w hich has been " lin e d ” w ith a pencil and a ru le r. When you have learned to follow the lines, outline squares, etc., and p ra ctice tu rn in g corners. For all-around pleasure in wearing and the fillip It gives your costume, choose the small hat. They were never more charming than they are this season with their youthful and flattering ways. There’s the great Influence of the bonnet, and more than a touch of the newly revived cloche. But, then, the pert little sailor Is as fresh and crisp looking as ever. It’s versatile with gingham, chambray, linen and may well hurst forth In pastels and bril liants. Yes, the sailor Justifies Its popularity with all-around «atlsfaciory service'and smart ness. B a th r o o m tiles gleam when polished w ith a cloth w hich has been soaked in turpentine or lemon juice. When In doubt about how much baking powder to use, a helpful ge n e ra lity says one teaspoon of baking powder to each cup of flour. New Designs Bring Out Beauty of Your Chairs I went with mv ANOTHER a i } < ? f A G eneral Quiz J «'-»■•V-0-0-0-0-O-O-O-O-«*.0-0. O-O-O-O-O. The Questions 1. What are homonyms? 2. W hat is m eant by a L e tte r of C redit? 3. Who is known as the "G ra n d Old M an of Baseball” ? 4. Where is the M am m oth Cave? 5. Nam e the ship scheduled to be destroyed by the U.S. Govern m ent th a t was saved by a poem. The Answers 1. Words w ith the same pro nunciation but d iffe re n t spelling and m eaning. 2. A le tte r, usually addressed to a foreign banking house, au th o rizin g the bearer to receive a ce rta in sum of money. 3. Connie M ack. 4. In K entucky. 5. "T h e C onstitution .” Self-Pity Can Destroy Lives N C E , when I was firs t m a rrie d , Lse a soft brush to keep the cloth covering on the tu rn ta b le of your record player free fro m dust, w hich m ig h t scratch your fa v o rite records. Soaking in denatured alcohol w ill rem ove in d e lible pencil m arks fro m washable m a te ria l, p ro vid ing the m a te ria l is fast-colored. KATHLEEN NORRIS O >u g iv e i« w w in n o w s th e a p p e a r- ance of greater height, use v e rti ca lly striped drapes extending to ~ -------------------------------- would w a" an t t to to in in v v ite ite al all sort» of wou)d w notables to a celeb ratio n dinner, and the d in n er would be a d re a ry , pretentious fa ilu re , and the Scotts would be rig h t back w here they started. M eanw h ile, s im p le r folk, m uch less gifted m en and w om en indeed w ere fin d in g th e ir feet profession that makes ,o,k* ally. quite unasham ed of shabby M a k e up the th ird tub fu ll of sleep all night! rooms and h o s p itality th at involved clothing w hich is lig h tly colored Thousands now sleep undisturbed became of the new* that their being «wakened night Biter the services of a ll the guests, and and sligh tly soiled. night niyht bt /ru n bbuidtr irrUalu.n—nu( tin som etim es th e ir contribution» of F ro m h ere you can go on to the n * nope “ LTh* t '* » condition Foley P ill, usually sllsy within 24 hour» 8ince blad- b utter or salad oil or red apples d ark socks and h e a v ily soiled n i f f,revid«'>‘ Foley Pills so fro m the stand at the corner. Auto potent Foley Pills must benefit you within 24 clothing. ful then, but everyone confidently hour, or DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK m a tic a lly they w ere m ig ra tin g to I f the w ater, durin g any of these expected to be, sooner o r la te r, Make 24-hour te" Get Foley Fille from drug- the picturesque old b a m s and f a r m tubs, gets too d irty , change it. and alm ost everyo ne was. oneyback do l i houses of Long Islan d and N e w B ut not O live. I kn ew h er for N o m a tte r how long you run the England, a u to m a tic a lly they w ere w ashing m ach ine, clothes w ill re 25 ye ars a fte r th a t firs t b rid a l d in d raw in g to them selves the fam e, m a in d irty looking if the w a te r is n er and she n e v e r did an yth in g e x — modest o r g r e a t .- t h e fin a n c ia l d irty . cept ta lk about her bad luck. She com fort, the frien d s fo r w hich poor H e a v ily soiled clothes, p a rtic u la r p layed the piano d e lig h tfu lly ; she BLACK OR B R O W N • O live hungered a ll through h er ly. should be washed in a load by was one of the w ittie s t w om en I days. THEY MAY LOOK ALMOST ALIKE them selves. W ith a good m odern ev er knew , but som ehow she got BUT NOT A U POISONS KILL BOTH O nly a y e a r or two ago I , aw w asher, the tim e of the washing sm all p leasure out of e ith e r g ift, process c a n be re g u late d to the and even socially she was alw ays A rth u r ag ain , and a ll the tim e he ch attered the joyous nonsense th a t deg ree of soil. About 8-10 m inutes le ft behind. RAT & ROACH PA STE had been bottled up in h im 40 years Thought Only of Self ago. His fir s t book was a success_ H e r tro u b le was th a t she could he was 64 when it was published_ K IN D S of RATS ic w V v c » \A /lv e jt ß ih _ th in k of nothing but h erself, and and he is busy w ith another, and of w hat everyo ne else was th in kin g of her. T h a t everyo ne else m ig h t possibly have som ething b e tte r to D R IG H T NEW S fo r m id w in te r _ . . , RO LL F ,L M S P E C IA L th in k of n eve r crossed h e r m ind. T h is film , p u rch a sed from th e t r u ste e s liv in g ! Pineapple design and o f the K R Y P T A R F ilm C e.. is fu lly O liv e was self-centered. L ik e all te ste d and p e r fe c t in e v e r y w a y . T h is gorgeous rose b rin g out beauty of is n o t o u td a ted or su rp lu s film ! self-centered w om en she was ab your chairs. Keeps ’em clean too! a ll that, and robbed h e rs e lf too SIZ E S : 127, 620, 116, 616 n o rm a lly sensitive and m anaged »1.60 P E R DOZ. ROLLS because of th a t sense of personal S DO Z— S4.25; 6 DOZ.— *8.00 to m a k e an yth in g and e v e ry th in g F u lly p a n c h r o m a tic , se n s itiv e to a ll c o l C h air-b ack m ade in 3 se c tio n s . P th a t was said in h e r h e a rin g im im p o rtan ce , o r pride, or false val- or»- 50 W eston in d a y lig h t. O rder N ow ues. •P P 'e d e sig n a lso fo rm s arm r e s ts 1 D E L T A PHOTO. 690 3rd A v e .. N . Y. m e d ia te ly ap p lica b le to herself. tern 933 h a s d ir e c tio n s. Im p ro v ed patl Young w ives, a re h ap p ier when m a k e s n eed lew o rk so sim p le w ith So a t the firs t d in n er, when we c h a r ts, p h otos and c o n c is e d irectio n s. w ere both young w om en, poor, a m they re a liz e th at the firs t thought W N U — 13 bitious, adventurous, d eterm in e d ought to be fo r the other person’s S e w ln e C ircle N e c d lr e r a ft Dept il W. R andolph St.. C h icago M . I co m fo rt. N obody m inds m istakes, th a t N e w Y o rk should g ive us the E n clo se 20 c e n ts for p a ttern . For laundering ta. shortages, h ap hazard dom estic a r- In m e d iu m hot w a te r < ra n g e m e n t when a ll the w orld is N am e • wash p la y and w ork cloi young and everyo ne is fin a n c ia lly A d d ress m about the sam e boat. B ut every- w ith no rubbing and sen one hates fussiness, apologies, and Fresh Air, Sunshine the u nco m fo rtab le hostess whose S “ “00 " LBLE Y0 ? ARE YOUR RATS O S T E A R N S ".« BOTH Follow approved tn t l h o d i .............. a g ita to r type w asher. The ag itated soak is a sort of p re-w ashing w hich helps to m a k e the re g u la r washing m o re e ffe ctive on h e a v ily soiled garm en ts. • F il l the w asher as fo r re g u la r w ashing, but w ith lu k e w a rm w ater. W ith the a g ita to r going, add one- h a lf ihe usual am ount of soap. When the suds have been w orked up, tu rn o il the m ach ine and put the clothes In fo r soaking. S ep arate Clothes In to Groups A nyone who has done hom e lau n d ry realizes the d ism ay a colored sock can cause In a wash load of the towels and linens. F o r this reason, separate the clothes Into d iffe re n t loads fo r washing. L ig h tly soiled clothes and w hite clothes a re washed in the firs t tub. Benefit Materials Then com e the less soiled fabrics It's su rp risin g how mu such as napkins, towels. stain sunshine w ill re m Wood Window Valance Adds Charm to Room --------- THE GARDEN S P O T ---------------- Newest Fruits Please Palate Animal Laws Plague Solons --------------------------------------------------.By Eldred E. Green. B IG J U IC Y P L U M S , larg e sweet ch erries, golden apricots. No long e r are these fru its store item s. You, too, can grow these fine fru its In yo u r own garden. P ion eering In the developm ent of new h ard y fru its was the e x p e ri m e n t station a t Brookings. S. D. H e re D r. H ansen w orked w ith the w ild fru its and In te rb re d them w ith h a rd y kinds fro m other p arts of the w orld. O th e r Institutions and p e r sons have since added to this and now th ere a re m a n y ex ce llen t kinds fo r the M idd lew est. M ost of these new plants a re Just the rig h t size fo r the hom e garden. P lum s are alw ays w elcom e, but the old kinds th at cam e fro m E urope w ill not grow w ell m uch beyond Pen n sylvan ia, except In favo rab le spots The new A m e ric a n plums have been developed fro m the w ild p lu m and do not grow Into very la rg e trees. T h e y can w ith stand low te m p e ra tu re s and w ill grow In most any situation. W aneta is a m e d iu m size red plu m . O pata has a red skin and green flesh. Sapa is a solid red. skin and flesh. H anska has redskin w ith a bluish color. Red W ing Is d a rk red. M o n ito r is bronzy red I Golden M inn esota is a yello w . M ost of these w ill produce fru it * when only three or four feet high. Som e va rie tie s , as Sapa, can be grown In bush fo rm . The plants a re 1 1 * v e ry pro du ctive. E ve n I f you can grow the o ld er kinds of prune-plum s f these new ones w ill prove to be f hig h ly d esirab le fo r eatin g , canning t or p reserving , as w ell as e a rly b ear ing. v C h erries have not been over- I looked. T h e Hansen Bush C h e rry Is b a v e ry larg e sw eet fo rm of the I w estern sand c h e rry th at Is h ard y a and adap tab le. The fru its a re larg e d and produced ab undantly on m e- y d lu m heignt bushes. I t nas been in te rb re d w ith A s ia tic plum s to give • • • played lb» piano d elig h tfu lly . . , the c h e rry -p lu m hybrids. These are o pp o rtun ity it had given so m any larg e sw eet c h e rry -lik e fru its on others, O liv e was obsessed w ith sm a ll bushes. O k a has black fru its trifles. She apologized fo r the d in and Com pass has red ones. ner napkins; she flu tte re d about A pricots have been created from the shortage of forks, she in te r h a rd y Chinese and M an ch u rian ru p ted the conversation, Just as it got under w ay, w ith nervous asides to h e r husband and to the b ew il dered a m a te u r w aitre ss who had n ir d b ills h ave brought out been h ired fo r the occasion. I f a pointed d iffe ren ce s. Cats on the guest hesitated one second in a t p ro w l h ave caused considerable tackin g his food, O liv e ’s eager c a te rw a u lin g . G oats, too, have butted into the proceedings. E v e ry th in g , you m ig h t say, loose ly, w ants to get Into an act. iiï'.'-'î’ ' « M in iviom er s nouse was so p erfect. Y o u ’ll th in k m e q uite un c iv ilize d ; I know th ere should be candles fo r d in n er, but this room 1» so d e p lo ra b ly d ark . D re a d fu l a p a rtm e n t, but a ll we could g e t." Apologies .Spoiled It And so on and on. A ll through the ye ars O liv e flu s tere d h erself and everyo ne n e a r h er w ith her flu tte re d pretentiousness. I f one m e t h e r dow ntow n a ll the pleasure of an unexpected encounter was spoiled by apologies. A b ill introd u ced in the A rk a n sas le g is la tu re would have p ro vided a bounty fo r citizens who kille d u ntaxed dogs. T h e sponsor said dogs w e re k illin g livestock. The house k ille d the b ill. An Illin o is proposal would m a k e the o w n er lia b le fo r d am ages if his dog b it anybody who was “ p eac efu lly conducting h im s e lf in a place w h e re he m a y la w fu lly b e .” Postm en, m ilk m e n , and m e te r read ers w ere a ll fo r it. The le g islators w ere told th a t le tte r c a r 2S DD C H AR M to yo u r liv in g or * * d ining room by m a k in g the w indow valance illu s tra te d above. No ca rp e n try s k ill o r special tools are required. The fu ll size patterns now a va ilable re a lly s im p lify m a k • » , in just 7 days. . . In one »hort week. . . ing. a group of people who changed from their User m e re ly traces the pattern old dentifrices to Cslox Tooth Powder aver, on the wood, saws and assembles aged 38% brighter teeth by scientific test e xa ctly as p a tte rn indicates. A Why not change to Calox yourself? Buy lis t of m a te ria ls supplied w ith the p a tte rn tells you e xa ctly w hat to Calox today . . . to your buy. A ll m a te ria ls can be pur teeth can start looking chased at yo u r local lu m b e r yard. brighter tomorrow! You’l l save over one-half m aking the valance yo u rse lf and have loads o f fun doing it. S en d 25c for Mt. V ernon V a la n ce P a t tern N o. 30 to E a si-B Ild P a tte r n C om pany D ep t. W. P le a s a n tv ille . N . Y. McKesson & Robbins Inc., Bridgeport, Conn, riers w ere a tta c k e d by dogs 650 tim es last y e a r. Also th a t tho m e t “ This d rea d fu l old hat. B ut w hat can poor fo lk lik e us do? M y dear, I know i t ’s m y tu rn fo r a p a rty , but poor A rth u r m issed his com m ission, you know. I took m y poor little play to B ra d y — he was v e ry kind, but he looked a t m y hands. 1 told h im dishw ashing and p la y w ritin g d id n 't go v e ry w ell together, a n d - poor m e, I began to cry . W ell, of course th a t m a d e h im im p a tie n t_” O liv e not only n e v e r did a n y thing w o rth -w h ile, but she some- 7 Nourishínq Get* some-today! hakes
