S O U T H E R N O R E G O N N E W S R E V IE W
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WOMAN'S WORLD
Efficient Technique Important in Sewing Garments
By Ertla Haley
IIA V K A F I,A IK for ilyling
* clothsa, but my sewing tech
nique in really very poor. The
clothe« just don't seem to stand up
Well after a little wear," says a
neighbor who really enjoys making
her own wardrobe.
What should she and others like
her do? They can't go out to at
tend sewing classes, neither should
they be advised to give up some
thing they like so well Csn tech
nique lie learned after sewing hap
harardly for some time?
Yes, sewing techniques can be
Improved with Just a few tips In
tlie right direction, and s bit of
patience to do the proper things
The rewards are clothes that you'll
be proud to wear, and also clothes
that will
withstand laundering,
hard wear and cleaning.
Actually It's fun to do things ac
cording to methods that consistent
ly give good results. Your pleas
ure Is not Just In a seam well
sewed, but a garment that a good
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COW TOWN
Profile Interest
1
Check with original measurements
which were taken right after cut
ting the piece of goods
In this
way you'll know how It behaves
with laundering.
For materials which do shrink,
do the shrinking before making
the garment. Straighten the fabric
first. Wring out a piece of muslin
or an old sheet In warm water and
lay on a flat surface. Place the
new m aterial over this, being care
ful to avoid wrinkles In either the
muslin or new material Make a
newspaper roll, covering it with
muslin.
Roll fabric with damp
cloth over this and let stand for 12
hours.
After It has been rolled the re
quired length of time, unroll the
material and hang over a door to
dry. Hang fabric as straight as
possible and avoid wrinkling.
After drying, the material may
be pressed carefully. If it requires
this treatment
the
correct
temperature
for
the
World's Largest Stock Market
Likes Being Called 'Cow Town'
“Just can’t keep from writing you.
Eating ALL-BRAN everyday brought
me complete relief from constipation.
Medicines had failed
to straighten me out 1"
Mr. A. S. Beatty, Sr.,
Cornersville, Tenn.
One of many unsolic
ited letters from A L.L-
B H A N users. You,
too, may expect to
overcome constipa
tion due to lack o f ____________
dietary bulk if you follow this advice:
Eat an ounce of crispy Kellogg’s
A LL -B R A N daily, drink plenty of
waterl If not completely satisfied after
10 days, return empty carton to
Kellogg's, Battle Creek, Mich. Get
DO U BLE YOUR M O N E Y B A C K I
Synthetic materials require the
Chicago, world’s largest livestock market, is unique among
least heat, and you might insulate American cities in that it appreciates being called a "cow town.”
what little heat you do use by
While it has no tradition of fast-drawing sheriffs, gun-toting
placing a dry pressing cloth over cowboys and villainous cattle rustlers, Chicago, for almost a hun-
the material before the Iron g|ldes dred years, has played an im portant part in America’s great live-
over It. Do not dampen the ma
Mock in d u stry. I t is the strategic point between the meat-produc-
terlal In any way. as It may cause lnH rangelands of the West and the market outlets of the East
the material to behave strangely
Since 1865, when the Chicago Union Stock Yard was estab-
by wrinkling or puckering.
Ilshed by a special act of the 1111-
Woolcns require slightly more no*» legislature, almost a billion
heat than synthetics, but they burn , },ead of livestock—cattle, hogs and
easily.
A commercial
pressing sheep—have been shipped or driv-
cloth or a heavy piece of material en to Chicago.
slightly dampened is recommend-
B 1* a constant source of pride to
ed.
! the meat Industry that Chicagoans,
It the outer seams are likely to and m o s t midwestemers, talk
show the mark of the seam, place about “The Yards" with a posses-
a piece of paper under each side rive attitude. In 85 years It has be-
before pressing
come as much of an institution as
Materials which have a raised de- the city’s universities, its public
sign or embroidery of any kind parks, or even Lake Michigan.
should be pressed face down into a
Stock yard activities, wheth
In te re s t Is g iv e n to the face
heavy turklsh (terry cloth) towel
er they be tu Chicago or in any
w ith a p ro file bonnet such as
to prevent flattening.
of the other 12 major terminal
this, m a d e of n a tu ra l m ila n
Metallic materials require little
livestock markets, are simple
Pressing
D
u
rin
g
Hewing
s tra w
w ith
a
deep,
ro llin g
Iron heat. Velvet or deep napped
The man on horseback Is a
to explain. The stock yard is a
Yields
Good
Looks
b rim faced In sire n red s tra w .
fabrics should be steamed rather
livestock buyer who has a lot
public
market
place
where
Pressing during the sewing of a
A c lu s te r of b rig h t s tra w a<--
than pressed Place a damp cloth
of territory to cover in his
livestock producers sell their
garment will yield better finished
cents the side-sw ept lin e of the
against a standing Iron, and when
dally activities at the Chicago
animals to buyers on a free,
i MS
results
and
actually
makes
the
c ro w n . T h e fru its a re re p e a te d
steam rises, move the material
Uvestork market.
Here
he
open and competitive market.
whole sewing operation an easier
In a w ris t b an d, used as an
through the steam, moving fingers
bids on a shipment of year
It is open to anyone who has
one. It will giVe you a pretty good
accessory to the h at.
carefully so as not to leave marks
lings from a Wyoming ranch.
livestock to sell and to anyone
Idea. too. of how the garment will
on it.
who has money to buy In com
look when It's finished
The Union Stock Yard might be
petition with others.
Grasp opposite ends at points some
O bserve Sew ing D ire c tio n s
Pressing
does
not
mean
Ironing
distance apart; stretch and sew-
F o r B est Results
At the time the Union Stock Yard likened in its operations to a se
the garment. Hold the iron so it
saw it diagonally until the fabric is
Pattern marks and other direc was established, seven different curities exchange in that the com
glides lightly over the fabric rather
In line.
•
tions have been carefully tested to yards were operating actively in pany itself does not own, buy. sell,
than pressing down into the ma
Kepeat the above process along
give the best results. Those who Chicago, and others were being nor does it have anything to do
terial In long sweeps as you do
the length of the m aterial If this
ignore notches in the patterns, planned. The producer whose ani with determining prices of the
when Ironing.
does not straighten the fabric,
seam allowances and other such mals were shipped to Chicago often commodity sold. Livestock prices
All seams, darts and tucks should markings regret them in the long was confused as to his best m arket are determined solely by competi
dampen It and stretch again.
• M P k o V F 1 ’
tive bidding, the buyer offering the
Dampening a piece of m aterial be pressed after you finish them, run, for all have a reason for being ing possibilities.
for straightening is done by wet with the heat of the Iron set for there.
This era was in the early days most attractive price gets the ani
ting a piece of muslin and placing
when stockmen from the west mals. Here is how the stock yard
I’r e ih r u n h n ijlr tia h
over the fabric until enough mois
drove their animals in herds, operates in its position between
seUer and buyer.
ture has been absorbed to make It
sometimes m a n y
hundreds of
tailor would admire. That, we'll pliable.
When the animals arrive at the
miles, to concentration points.
all admit, Is a goal toward which
yards—whether by truck or rail
a it h
rev**'
Cottons and linens may be sprin
Many
brought
them
afoot
all
the
It's worth working.
kled as though for Ironing, then
way to Chicago and sold them for road—they are unloaded and as
No one can do a good Job of
rolled until the dampness has
as much as they could get from a signed to pens where owners, or
T T S ALL V E R Y W E LL to make a
home sewing without having the
the commission firm representing
buyer.
spread through evenly. Shake out 4 fuss about mother on mother's
Van Camp’*
equipment ns well ns the space.
has been the cuddly darling of some
them, arrange through the stock
length-wise over a door to let them
There
was
no
true
"Chicago
Few have a sewing room, and so dry.
day." writes an 18-year-old girl man all her life, and must remain
Pork and Beans
yard
for
yarding,
feeding
and
wat
m arket” in those days. The stock-
they must at least huve a space
from Atlanta, "but mothers can so. There are old, old women out in
man had no real assurance that ering until trading time — from
» Tomato Sauce
Only
Pre-Shrunk
Fabrics
that can be converted quickly to
make pretty bad mistakes. Just like country homes who keep up this
his
animals would be in demand, 8 a. m. to 2 p. m. daily. At that
Should
he
Used
sewing needs. This means a large
anyone else, and I'd like to know adolescent adoration of some male
Choice, plump, whole beans
time
buyers
representing
packing
or even knowledge of the extent of
Imagine spending several hours what you think of my mother.
table that's firm , of correct height,
often a husband, more often a son.
that demand which would tend to houses, shippers and small buyers
. . . « secret savory tom ato
and level.
If necessary, use a to several days on a dress, only to
"Mother is a widow, aged 49 She "M y son was my sweetheart, he
determine a value. One "yard" ride horseback or walk through
sauce...sweet tender p o rk ...
dining room table with composi
has a small income; my sister and did everything for m am a.” they
the alleys looking over the avail
had a different price than its com
tion pads.
I work and help support the house say fatuously. What the sons did
w ith f la v o r th ro u g h a n d
able stock in the pens.
petitors. Uniformity was lacking,
Have your sewing machine as
hold, and my married sister con was waste mama’s time, throw
Experienced livestock salesmen
through. O nly Van C a m p ’s
confusion
the
order
of
the
dav
well as all the other aids for cut
tributes, too. The problem Is my away her money, and contemplate
are on hand to show the animals,
. . . originator o f canned pork
ting busting and finishing close at
brother. 28 years old. He has been with great calm mam a’s relegation Mojor Stock Market
discuss qualities and weights, and
hand. These may be placed In a
and beans. . . gives you so
idle, lazy, spoiled since he was a to a charity home. The casual, lazy
negotiate
the
sales.
Many
bids
About this time, however, com
large box that can be conveniently
baby. He Is the only boy In the en affection of a worthless son is more
might be received for a load of
much good eating a t such
mission
firms
came
into
existence
carried about.
tire fam ily. He Is handsome and than enough for m am a’s reward,
and with these salesmen represent cattle, hogs or sheep before the
little cost o f money and effort.
An ironing board and Iron with a
very gay and popular, always being and she is willing to cripple thè ing the producers, guesswork on sale is made, although the com
pressing cloth should be part of
asked to parties we don't rate at lives of fine girls so that the boy values was reduced. The commis mission man (or owner of the
basic equipment, too. Bring them
all.
shall be denied nothing.
sion firms, working in cooperation stock) might accept an early bid if
out when you do sewing,
"M y mother cooks for him, laund
In this case, I advise Alice to with producers and buyers, recog in his judgment it represents the
ers his shirts, runs the whole house divide her time, from now on, be nized the need for one central true value, and he believes the
H tra lg h trn F a b ric s
Just for him, and gives him all the tween her married sisters. Nothing market, where producer and buyer market may decline during the
B e fo re C u ttin g
money she can get. He sleeps late;
Have you ever hnd a garment
will ever change the selfish, vain could intelligently appraise supply day. The commission firm sales
mother gave up an excellent Job at little woman whose mind and heart and demand, and where values men, representing the livestock
look slightly lopsided after cutting
the hospital across the street, so haven't developed at all since the could be determined by open, com farmer, knowing at all times the
and sewing It? No, It didn't slip
that she could stay home and wait days of the junior prom. Flattery petitive bidding.
while you were doing the cutting
Representatives prevailing prices, the day’s supply
«nJ prening yield better garment!.
and demand, and the particular,
on Neddy. She never will hear a is the breath of her life; nothing
• r sewing, probably, but It Just
ever-changing needs of the various
wasn't straight to start with.
find that after the first laundering word of criticism of him, and if he the girls can do will avail against
buyers, get the full price for the
Make certain the grain of the it has shrunk to a size that does buys her a dollar box of candy with Ned's murmur that she's the sweet
animals on any particular day.
the money she borrows from us and est mom in the world, bringing his
fabric Is true before you place the not fit!
gives to him, she makes more fuss breakfast upstairs and remember
pattern oo It for cutting This Is
Unless the m aterial Is labeled
Maintenance big Business
done by clipping the selvage and sanforized. It may very well shrink. than she ever does over anything ing that he has to have some dough.
we do.
Up until the sale is completed
catching one crosswise thread and
Even
her
scolding
of
him,
while
she
Some materials which are not so
and the animals are weighed, the
Point of Contention
pulling It out gently. Cut carefully labeled or guaranteed may not
rumples his hair fondly, takes on a
producer retains ownership. Once
on this line.
"Mother is very sweet and gen- note
adoration.
shrink, but you don't know unless
off the scale, however, ownership
Sometimes after tearing fabric, you've actually tried out the fab tie," this girl's letter goes on. "She
So Alice, move over to your sis
of the livestock is transferred to
It may be necessary to stretch It to ric. It's simple enough to clip off will always be perfectly amiable
ter's house. See what your mother
the buyer.
get the m aterial back In line. a piece, launder, dry and press It.
and brother can do when left to
Care and maintenance of the
themselves. Since Beatrice has two
yards is big business. A huge bat
baby girls, you w ill be more than
tery of mechanized equipment is
ordinarily welcome as companion,
employed daily to clean the vast
helper, and occasionally sitter, and
areas of pens (there are 13,000 of
A commission firm salesman
you will be more apt to meet nice
them), streets and alleys.
The
talks business with an Iowa
men there than in the collapsing
yards encompass an area one mile
hog farm er. A total of 3,425,-
walls of your old home.
long and half a mile wide, with ap
252 head of hogs were shipped
-By W ill Bernard, LL.B.-
proximately 150 miles of inter
For collapse these walls will, with
to the Chicago yards in 1949.
twining railroad tracks, ra il equip
that new mortgage and that useless
Is a Poisoner Guilty if the Wrong
A certain church decided to con
man pulling them down. Then Ned of these interests met with owners ment, office buildings, scale houses,
Person Swallows the Poison?
duct morning and afternoon w or
w ill drift away. The world is full of of the many yards and railroads stables, grain elevators, sales ring
A m arried man, in love with his ship services, with an hour's Inter
these men, and they wander on, in Chicago and brought about the and water systems. Streets are
secretary, determined to do away mission for lunch. During the in
formation of the company which threaded
throughout the entire
down and down.
with his wife. One Sunday after termlsslon period, a young man
bears today's name.
area These facilities are essential
stood
up
and
voiced
some
vulgar
noon he handed her an apple dosed
Chicago is a m ajor terminal to the handling of the animals
with arsenic, and then went out for and profane expressions. Arrested
livestock market. This means the which arrive at the yards over 28
a walk. By a tragic quirk of fate, later for "disturbing a public m eet
yards serve all segments of the railroad lines and in thousands of
”• • • goy ond popular , . ,“
the wife decided that their three- ing," the youth protested: " I didn't
livestock industry. Chicago’s Union motor trucks from the livestock
year-old child would enjoy the ap disturb the meeting, for the simple on every subject except Ned. If we
Stock Yard does not own, buy or producing areas.
reason that there was no meeting criticize Ned her mouth shuts up
sell, or in any other way enter into
The yards,
necessity, must
going on at the tim e.” But the and she looks into space and doesn’t
in just 7 days. . . In one short w eek.
the transactions dealing with the
be large. "Biggest day" ship-
court disagreed and found him answer. She and my brother-in-law
transfer of livestock ownership.
a group of people who changed from their
ments show the following rec
guilty as charged. The Judge said George haven’t been speaking since
eld dentifrices to Calox Tooth Powder aver»
Competitive bidding alone deter
ord of livestock received: Cat
Machine Duplicates
the meeting was day-long.
Christmas, because George told her
mines the price of cattle, hogs and
tle, 49,128; calves. 10.673: hogs.
aged J8% brighter teeth by scientific test.
what he thought of Ned. And as
sheep.
122,749. and sheep, 71,792.
Pressure in Earth
W hy not change to Calox yourself? Buy
my sister stands by her husband,
Those entering into the bidding
Livestock
commission
charges Calox today . . . so your
Would Robin Hood Be
LOS ANGELES — Solid marble on
_ - a » public
____- m arket include indi-
we never see Beatrice, whom we
are regulated by the Secretary of teeth csn start looking
Iike P10133363 ,n a machine vidual buyers wanting only a few
Considered a Criminal Today?
love dearly. Bee would love us to
Agriculture. Charges for service brighter tomorrow 1
representatives of the
go live with her, but that would which duplicates — on a pygmy animals,
made by members of the Chicago
A housewife noticed that various leave mother practically unsupport scale—pressure 22 miles under the large packing houses who buy in
Live Stock Exchange (an organi
volume daily, and shippers or
articles of food and clothing were ed. She would have to rent rooms earth s surface.
zation of commission men) figure
disappearing from her home. She or take boarders.
A University of California at Los Order buyers
less than one-half of one per cent
became suspicious of the maid,
"Just this week we discovered Angeles geophysicist is proving
The Chicago yards, because
of the gross proceeds for expert
ple—and gave it to her. The child
and one day caught her with a that mother has mortgaged this that there is no such thing as "solid
It is a market-place, provides
ate the fruit, and soon afterward
salesmanship, receiving, yarding
bagful of loot. Arrested for steal house, which my father left to all
facilities for unloading docks,
rock.” His tool is an eight foot
and superintending the feeding and
she died. Arrested for murder, the
ing, the girl explained: "Yes, I five of us, up to more than half its
McKesson A Robbins Inc., Bridgeport, Con»
pens, feeding, housing, weigh
high hydraulic press which exerts
man pleaded: " I loved my daugh
watering of stock, rendering ac
did take some things—but never value. What she did with the $6.000
ing and other services neces
ter dearly, and I certainly never
a pressure of 130,000 pounds per
count sales, checking freight bills
for myself. I have a friend who Is thus gained she will not say. She square inch.
sary for the care of the ani
for possible errors, securing re W NU—13
dreamed of hurting her. This was
2 6 -5 0
mals during the time they are
says it was necessary. We believe
completely unintentional on my
funds on freight when necessary,
Dr.
David
Griggs
hopes
the
de
it is all spent, or nearly, for Ned
on the property. AU operations
part." But the court ruled that
writing
letters
regarding
sales,
are "posted," which m e a n s
bought a new car; he says it is a vice wiU provide d a t a on the
the defendant was guilty of mur
keep clients informed of possible
they are governed by the
friend’s
car, just borrowed, but we earth’s crust at depths six times
der. The judge said that the man
changes in price by special letters
greater
than
drills
have
penetrat
believe it Is his.
terms of the Federal Packers
and circulars.
had Intended to kill a human be
ed.
He’s
after
information
that
will
and Stockyards Act, under the
"We love our mother,” the letter
99
ing—and It made no difference at
In short, Chicago feels it has a
suDervislon of the United States
finishes. "O r we did. When she explain earthquakes, the formation
all that the wrong person became
right
to
be
proud
of
being
called
a
treats us fairly, all our love and of mountain ranges, the flow of oil ! department of agriculture.
cow town.
the victim.
W ith o u t P a in f u l B a ck a ch e
o o a
trust comes flowing back. But this through underground rock and,
dreadful state of affairs gets worse perhaps, how to locate veins of
A l w « |v t older, «trees and (tra in , ovee-
One
morning
a
middle-aged
azertlon, eiceaaiva (m olting or axpoanrn to
and worse; we hated it when we precious metals.
bachelor strolled next door for a
cold sometimss «Iowa down Itidnay funo-
He and his assistants in the '
were
little girls, it keeps us nervous
visit with the lady of the house.
tion. T h ia m ay lead m any folks to com
and resentful now. I f we $ay any UCLA geophysics laboratory are
plain ot nagging backache, ioaa of pep and
Suddenly, In an amorous moment,
As o market, Chicago is known at the livestock barometer of
energy, headachea and diaalneaa. G ettin g
thing mother asks us, with tears in experimenting now with c y lin d ri-,
he put an arm around the startled
the world. All commission firms there are bonded under govern
up night* or frequent paaaagea m ay result
her eyes, to be nice to our only cal bits of marble, roughly the
housewife and gave her a resound
from
m inor bladder Irritatlon a due to cold,
ment supervision in amounts corresponding to the volume of their
ing kiss. She struggled out of his very poor, and everything I took brother. What can we say to her size of a one inch piece of chalk.
dampness or d ietary indiacratlona.
business.
Management
of
the
Chicago
yards
is
proud
that
no
pro
The marble cores fit into a cyl
I f your discomforts era due to theaa
ardent embrace and fled upstairs. went for her.” However, the court that will make her realize how un
ducer has ever lost a single dollar in a transaction throughout the
cauaea, d o n 't w ait, try D oan’a Pill«, a mild
inder Into which two pistons, which
The incident upset her so much ruled out this "Robin Hood de fair this is? Dory is 20, and engaged
diuretic. Used aucceeafully by millions for
long history of the company.
that she later decided to sue her fense.” and decided that the girl When she marries I feel that I | exert the Pressure, are Inserted,
over 60 years. W h ile three symptoms may
often otherwise occur. I t ’s amaaing bow
neighbor for damages. When the was technically a thief. The Judge simply can’t carry on alone. We are ■ Under pressure the m arble ac
All sales are on a cash basis. A nod of the head or a gesture
m any times Doon's give happy relief—
tually "creeps" or "flow s." Its j of a hand indicating agreement on price, binds the transaction
Jury brought in a verdict of $700, said that the main element of the both teachers."
help tho IS miles of kidney tabes and Si tore
the bachelor howled that he was crime of theft isn’t to enrich one
crystaline
structure
is
b
r
o
k
e
n
i
flash o a t waste. G a t D oan’s PUia today!
and the buyers word closes the deal, whether buying a trainload
Adolescent Adoration
being treated much too harshly for self, but to deprive the owner of
down. The machine Is so powerful
or a single animal.
Here
is
case
of
that
odd.
im-
"lust a kiss.”
It can squeeze sand into h a r d
what is rightfully his.
m ature type of small woman who auartzlte rock.
QUICK and
TASTyMEALi
&
Van (amp*
POR*
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KATHLEEN NORRIS
Pampering Son Unfair to Girls
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NOW-WONDERFUL REUEF
FROM CONSTIPATION
7 DAYS
WILL DO IT
-----THE READER'S COURTROOM
Mistaken Poisoner Still Guilty
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Marble Flows
Like Molasses
ns.
CALOX
Now She Shops
“ Cash and Carry
Chicago Is Livestock Barometer
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D oah ’ s P ills