Verhovayak Lapja, 1943. január-június (26. évfolyam, 1-25. szám)

1943-03-11 / 10. szám

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March 11, 1943

Verhovayak Lapja

O O L A D iTTsTHp A G E o o

The Home Front In National

Defense----------------/

(Continued from Feb. 11th issue)

HOW IT WORKS:

An all-out job calls for an all-out-plan. The framework of home front defense covers the Nation. It calls for, and has a place for, the services of all.

The Federal Government is responsible for organizing the over-all national program. Its first aim is to strengthen the hands of all local communities — and particularly of overcrowded defense towns. It does not do the job for them; it simply helps them do their own job better than they could singlehanded.

Within the national framework, both Federal, State, and local, government agencies and voluntary private organizations have a definite place. Local organizations and local people, of course, do all they can, just as local governments give all the service they can in their own communities.

Find out what is being done, and how you can help in your own town. The task is tremendous. There is more than enough for all to do. The wholehearted answer we give to the what, where, and how of the home front is the measure of our national strength and unity.

The answer we give depends on you and your 130 million fellow citizens.

TI1F FRAMEWORK OF HOME FRONT DEFENSE

The Federal Government has

two agencies concerned with home front defense: The Office of Civilian Defense is responsible for maintaining channels of cooperation between the Federal Government and State and local defense councils; for helping to. develop civilian defense measures to protect life and property in the event of emergency; and for organizing a plan of volunteer service for participation in national defense.

The Federal Security Administrator has been named Director of the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services. The Director’s office is responsible for Nationwide activities in connection with health, nutrition, education, recreation, family security, and social protection against venereal disease.

Within the framework set up by the Director, six national voluntary agencies — the YMCA, the YWCA, the National Catholic Community Service, the Jewish Welfare Board, the Salvation Army, and the National Travelers Aid Society — have incorporated the United Service Organizations. Its purpose is to cooperate wherever help is needed in providing for the recreation and welfare of soldiers, sailors, and defense workers. The USO will operate servicemen’s clubs and similar activities in defense towns that cannot alone provide all the leisure-time activities required to take care of their new defense populations.

Defense councils have been set up in nearly all the States and in many cities and towns. These councils are concerned with all local activities that contribute to home defense. They cooperate with the Federal agencies and help tie together voluntary activities related to home front defense in their own communities.

Many places also have committees working with State and local defense councils on such problems as recreation, family security, and nutrition.

You can find out about home front defense in your town from the information service organized under your local defense council or your local government.

(Issued by the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services of the Federal Security Agency).

VICTORY MENUS

Tomato Buillon Hot Potato Salad Swiss Steak with Onions Steamed Green Asparagus with Egg

Com Pudding Molasses Cake

Whole Wheat Bread and Butter Milk for Children.

TOMATO BUILLON

Saucepan or thrift cooker — Time 25 min. — Serves 6.

1. Mix: 2 cups canned tomatoes, 1 small bay leaf, 2 cloves, % sliced onion.

2. Simmer for 20 minutes — strain.

3. Add 3 buillon cubes, 3 cups water.

4. Heat slowly, stirring constantly about 5 minutes.

5. Strain through cheese cloth.

HOT POTATO SALAD

Skillet —• Serves 4.

1. Dice 5 slices bacon

2. Fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon

3. Add to bacon fat 1 diced onion

4. Cook slightly

5. Add !4 tsp. salt, 3 tbsp. vinegar, dash pepper, 3 or 5 tbsp. sour cream

6. Add 3 cups diced potatoes

7. Turn potatoes in broth and serve.

SWISS STEAK WITH ONIONS

Serves 6 — Casserole — Temp. 325 degrees — Time 2 hours.

1. Wipe with a damp cloth 3 lbs. Swiss steak, 2” thick

2. Sift together % cup flour, 1 tsp. mustard, 1 Vs tsp. salt,

' Vi tsp. pepper

3. With a saucer or meat mallet, gradually beat the flour mixture into the steak until it is all absorbed

4. Brown steak in % cup shortening

5. Rinse pan with 1 cup water and pour on steak

6. Arrange on top of steak 2 cups sliced onions

7. Cover

8. Serve with border of Mashed potatoes

9. Garnish with Parsley

STEAMED GREEN ASPARAGUS WITH EGG

Serves 6 — Saucepan — Time: 25 Min.

1. Wash and trim off tough ends of 2 lbs. asparagus

2. Cut in 4 or 5 inch lengths and tie with thread (this makes it possible to remove easily)

3. Place in center of pan

4. Wash thoroughly and place on either side of asparagus

4 eggs

5. Add % cup water, salt

6. Cover. Cook on high heat until steaming. Turn heat low and steam without removing, cover 15—20 min.

7. Garnish with Hard-cooked egg, lemon butter, anchovy sauce.

LEMON ANCHOVY SAUCE

Mixing Bowl — Time 2 to 3 Min.

1. Cream together V* cup butter and 1 tsp. lemon juice

2. Add 1% tbsp. anchovy paste

3. Serve on green asparagus

CORN PUDDING

Serves 6 — Casserole — Temp. 325 degrees — Time 1 hr.

1. Beat slightly 3 eggs

2. Add 2 cups milk, 2 tbsp. sugar, 1 tsp. salt

2. Combine 2 cups corn (cream style) with 2 tbsp. butter, 1 minced green pepper, 1 tbsp. minced onion, ti cup minced pimento

4. Add tó milk mixture. Mix well

5. Turn into buttered casserole and bake

MOLASSES CAKE

*

1—8 square pan — Temp. 350 degrees. — Time 35 to 40 Min.

1. Cream % cup shortening

2. Add gradually % cup sugar

3. Add 1 egg, % cup molasses. Mix well

4. Sift and measure 1% cups flour

5. Add 2 tsp. ginger, Vs tsp. cinnamon, Vs tsp. salt

6. Mix 1 tsp. soda

7. With Vs cup sour milk

8. Add alternately with flour mixture to creamed mixture

9. Bake

(From the Kitchens of the General Electric Institute). -----------------V-----------------remember

Always remember to forget The things that made you sad,

But never forget to remember

The things that made you glad.

Always remember to forget The friends that proved untrue,

But never forget to remember

Those that have stuck by you.

Always remember to forget The troubles that passed away

But never forget to re• member

The blessings that come each day.

—Levi Furbush in “Cheerful Letter”

MISS ROSALIA SULLIVAN

(6604 S. Winchester Avenue)

Rosalia Sullivan, recently transferred from the Junior Order to the Senior Order of Branch 503, hails

from East Pittsburgh. Her parents also are members of Branch 503, now that Mr. Sullivan for 2 years is working in Chicago in a war plant

Rosalia’s ambition, for which she is studying at Harper Heigh, is to become a stenographer. She is a member of the Loyalite Club, enjoys studies in cooking and sewing. She’s a Walkathon fan, likes Chicago better than East Pittsburgh (no offense to Pittsburghers!) because the boys here are nicer, and also goes for eccentric dancing. Recently celebrating her sweet sixteenth birthday, a surprise arranged by her mother, Rosalia and her friends went to the Panther Room to be entertained by Gene Krupa, who, incidentally, is her favorite orchestra leader. Congratulations to you, Rosalia!

NO WANT

To all war rationing I shall assent,

Accept food shortage uncomplainingly,

Respect my country’s warning not to be In even little ways extravagant.

Sacrifice will only challenge me;

I shall not want.

But I may have, nor spend a copper cent,

The sight of white flowers on the lilac tree,

Brown thrasher’s clear sweet singing; no decree Has rationed these with strict apportionment.

There need not be of joy a scarcity;

And none shall want.

—MARY FERGUSON LEGLER, (In the Christian Science Monitor)