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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER What Army Eats Isnt Chow Nowadays; GI Meals Must Be Tasty and Nourishing , The New York and Hollywood Scene: Faces About Glammerville: A1 Jolson spellbinding a squad of U. S. Marines at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool . . . Bette Davis and Secy Morgenthau thrilling the uniformed men at the Hollywood Canteen . . . Dinah Shore thrushing nine ditties for them . . . Bonita Granville showing Lt. Joe Wade the Hes all mended from that New Guinea crackup . . . Ella Logans real tears as she micro-phone- d "That Old Feeling to the sector via the which Isnt Mail Call program, heard by the public here . . . Veronica Lake, tiny as a doll, floating to the rhythms of Emil Colemans and Phil Ohmans crews at the Mocambo . . . Lovely Marianne OBrien of the Warners factory surrounded by Marines in the Clover Club . . . Miriam Hopkins at La Rue with her constant companion, who never was itemed as her favorite male. Hes a Greek biggie . . . Bob Hope and his Johnhair-dNo ny Weismuller cracks, he warns with a threatening finger, "I'm doing a pirate picture. Marshal Rommel (according to Britishers who made their escape back to our lines) has a sense of He made humor, be thinks several British officers attend his frequent lectures, during which he affected a pose that the Battle of Africa was a sporting event He would give these prisoners a testimonial dinner with all the pomp he could muster on the desert Big entrances, place cards, introductions, salutes and so on . . . And then, while the German staff dined on excellent cuisine, the British prisoners were served a meal consisting of their own captured with them. Rommel also delighted in pointing out their errors and why they were captives. He was asked To what do by a correspondent: you credit your success? How will . . . the enemy ever beat you? With a gleam in his monocled eye The German Rommel replied: Army is great because of its great organization. I know exactly when I will enter a town. One month ahead I know what suite I will have In which hotel. If, however, some day, I march into a place and go to my suite and find another German general then I will know we are licked! ... The "Oklahoma cast is reported doing so much ad libbing that "they Guild exare spoiling the show. ecs shrug and say: "Look at the box office . . . The New York Post Office has broken all records in the district. To date this year it has done business totaling 103 millions . . . The book now on FDR's bedside table is "Rendezvous with Destiny.' The only comment on the book appeared in a Chicago paper briefly and a story in the Christian Science Monitor. Not a single review has appeared on it yet . . . Hepburns newest interest, they say, is a famed polo player , . . Add ditty similarities: "Time Waits for No One and Tales from Vienna Woods . . . Lana Turner wont bark about it until she sees it here, but those delicious canapes Ray Bourbon served with cocktails the other sundown were made from dog food . . . ! The Late Watch: Shirley Ross and her husband, Kenneth Dolan (who parted last season), are happier than ever. They reconciled after he was quoted here as saying the fault was all his because: I neglected my wife Instead of my clients . . . There will be a copyright war over U. S. rights to the song popular . . . , with the troops, "Lili Marlene Douglas Miller, who wrote You Cant Do Business With Hitler," told OWI chiefs that the war with Germany will last at least another year and with Japan two . . . T. Casey, the Bklyn Citizen editor, has written two songs with Johnny Tucker of Hook and Ladder Co. 117 In Astoria . . . All major networks banned the song, Dont Change which has nothing to do Horses, with politics. It has been networked The authors wrote since April. Mairzy Doats. Noel Quotation Marksmanship: Coward: The most terrifying thing to a man is a woman who cries in advance . . . E. Hemingway: The saddest thing in the world is the affection of man and woman; the most fortunate ending is by death-- .- . . J. Porter: She whines him around her finger . . . Mable Bandy: Eyelashes that could sweep the cobwebs from any mans heart . . . L. Corning: Low clouds on the verge oi tears. Sallies in Our Alley: Bob Dunns office boy requested the afternoor off (on the day of a double-header- ) saying: Boss my grandmother . . . Dunn cut him short: Oh, come now, son. Youre not going to pull that chestnut about your grandmother being dead? . . . No, sir, was the reply. Shes home on furAt La Conga some lough! s were gabbing aboul a gal whose beauty was in dispute She looks, said an admirer, . . . "like something from Vogue! . . , "a rejection slip. velvet-knocker- ... Quartermaster Corps Tests Insure Purity And Palatability. By AL JEDLICKA Released by Western Newspaper Union. Wherever Johnny Doughboy may be fighting today, hes eating his fill of good, nutri- tional food. Whether its in the South Pacific, Europe or the Mediterranean, hes finding his fare palatable and strengthening; maybe not quite like Mas home cooking, but just what a fighting man needs to make him fight hard. If Johnny Doughboy is eating well, Rather it is the result of careful scientific study of the quartermaster corps subsistence research and development laboratory in Chicago, which is chiefly contributing to the armys CQnquest of food problems arising from different climatic and storage conditions throughout the world. There was a time when the army wasnt so exacting about food, when fares were plain and repetitious. No farther back than World War I vets lost much of their enthusiasm for corned beef and salmon because of their constant serving. But thanks to the sympathetic understanding of Col. W. A. Point, who appreciated the value of a nutritional as well as a tasty fare for troops, the a subsistence school in 1920, which spawned the research laboratory in 1936. When the laboratory was opened that year, there were no indications that the U. S. would find itself in a world-wid- e struggle five years later, fighting in Jungles, mountains, deserts and snowy steppes. But when that day did come, the laboratory Its no accident. army-institute- A MAJOR on the Quartermaster Corps laboratory staff places various foods, such as navy beans, bacon, raisins, plum jam and butter In a special testing box that can simulate either arctic cold or tropic heat. was ready to undertake the vast task of adjusting the American soldiers food to the different embattled regions. No less than 31 army officers and 61 civilians are at work in the research laboratory chemists, bacteriologists and vitamin experts, working in approximately a different fields under direction of Col. Rohland A. Isker. In addition, there is an experimental kitchen for testing preparations and a dining room where help is served new food and asked to comment on its palatability. In the absence of Colonel Isker, vho was on a mission in Europe, Dr. Jesse II. White was in charge of the laboratory, and it was he who escorted this Western Newspaper Union correspondent through the premises. A retired army colonel who returned to duty at the research laboratory without assuming his old military rank when the wars pressing events forced a need for trained men. Dr. White has been associated with the quartermaster corps since 1907, and always in the forefront of the drive for progressive procedure. Originally a meat inspector for the navy, Dr. White first undertook the study of canned fruits, vegetables and other items for the army, and participated in Colonel Points special subsistence schools. Boneless Beef. Although Dr. White has been in on the whole gradual development of the armys scientific food program, meat still remains his first interest, and to him must go the credit for the acceptance of boneless beef. It was only after Dr. Whites insistence that the army experimented with boneless beef during the maneuvers of 1936, eliminating the poor and expensive cuts and wastes in the carcass. In 1940, the army half-doze- n VARIOUS chemical and physical tests of food samples are conducted constantly in the Quartermaster Corps laboratories, to determine their stability under differing climatic conditions and other influences that would affect their wholesomeness. went still further with boneless beef under Dr. Whites leadership, utilizing the entire carcass for roasts, stews and sausages. Though the conservation of space was a factor then, it did not assume the tremendous importance it did with the outbreak of World War II, when the long supply lines imposed a severe strain on our transport system. As a result of Dr. Whites sharpness, the army achieved additional conservation, of space through his suggestion for cutting pork loins in two and fitting one end in the slope of the other, thus forming a single package of half the former size. As a fruition of the effort to provide a variety of food to troops, three times as many meat items have been developed under the direction of the research laboratory than existed during the last war. Before the war, packers professed difficulty canning pork luncheon meat in large containers, but careful research overcame the problem. Formerly, the lard in pork sausage had oozed from the meat and collected around the walls of the can, but this liquefleation was also corrected. Heading off the inevitability of complaints from a continuous serving of Vienna sausages, a coarsely ground, finely spiced frankfurter was developed for variety. With the extension of the fighting to the tropical climates, preservation of fats and oils have presented a difficult problem, but under the direction of the research laboratory remedies have been developed. Army Spread. Most noteworthy of these developments, perhaps, is the socalled army spread, a combination of butter, cheese curd and milk powder. It was produced following a search for a palatable fat to replace the old Carter Spread composed of butter and hydrogenated cottonseed flakes, which tasted tallowy and stuck to the roof of the mouth. Although army spread has filled the bill for an appetizing fat, it is of no use as a shortening or in frying. Due to scientific methods in the preservation of lard and other shortenings, troops afield now profit from the availability of high caloric biscuits. The celebrated hardtack of old was nothing more than flour, water and salt,' since no stable shortening had been discovered. But through the use of antioxidants, fats and notably lard have been so treated that they would stay fresh and usable from six to nine months. Working in conjunction with processors, the dairy products section of the research laboratory under Lieut. Robert J. Remaley has developed an evaporated milk with a concentration of 3.1, surpassing the old figure of 2.1. Of value to the army in the economy of space, the new product should prove of equal advantage to women shoppers in the postwar world. Advancements also have been made in the production of dehydrated cheese. Previously sold primarily to bakers for fillers, spraying, etc., the cheese retains its essential lf 40-5- 0 two-poun- -l flavor. Lieutenant Remaleys department also has been active in the preparation of vanilla ice cream mixes, shipped in the form of dried powder to the various fronts, where fruits or other flavoring agents may be added. Sea Water for Baking. Technologists in the research laboratorys baking department are engaged in various experiments on cereals and other components of One experiment conbreadstuffs. cerned the use of sea or ocean water in the production of bread, since there are many military baking installations in the various war theaters where fresh water is limited. After careful experimentation with ocean water provided from the countrys eastern and western coasts, it was discovered that the variation in salt content of ocean water was not sufficient to require any change in Chaplains Feel Weig lt of Responsibility It is estimated that between 30.000 stationed in England for over a year and 40,000 American servicemen admits the possibilities, but in a have married English girls. The communication to the General Comlatter not only have changed their mission on Army and Navy Chapnames, but each anticipates the day lains he points out some responsiwhen she will change her residence bilities that weigh heavily upon him. to some American city street, or vilMy commanding officer turns the Will these n soldier's application to marry over lage or farm. marriages strengthen the to me. The G O. takes his responsiinternational bonds by the transfer bility seriously. He asks his chapof such wholesale feminine citizen- lain to interview Johnny and his ship to these shores. Chaplain prospective bride, investigate his Thomas B. Richards tvho has been service record, determine his ability Anglo-America- the regular army bread formula other than the omission of salt. Prior to the experimentation, however, the ocean water was treated with calcium hypochlorite on the basis ol 0.5 grams to 31 gallons of the water, against possible content of algae, sea weed, etc. Proceeding on the principle that flour is the most important and the one indispensable ingredient to the production of baked products, the quartermaster corps tests samples from each car offered before acceptance. Made from either hard spring or winter wheat, the flour must produce bread with good volume, grain and texture, creamy white crumb color, and pleasing flavor and taste, according to Technologist Paul V. Holton. Containing about 12 per cent protein and one-haper cent minerals or ash, the army flour is enriched with thiamin (vitamin Bl), riboflavin (vitamin B2), niacin and iron. One of the outstanding developments was the production of a granular dehydrated yeast for use overseas because it will keep well for a year if under refrigeration of degrees F. and show no appreciable loss in baking strength if stored at 70 degrees or below for six months. If kept at higher temperatures, however, the yeast quickly loses Its quality. Other factors favoring granular dehydrated yeast, which is manufactured in pellets and packed in d size, moisture proof cans, are its quick action during baking and its greater leavening power per unit of weight. Canned Rations. To meet the needs of our soldiers under the varying conditions of war, rations have been developed. For instance, when establishing a beachhead there is no time for the preparation of a meaL The K ration which may be eaten cold, is designed for such an exigency. The C ration is intended for later use when the beachhead is established and the tension is not quite so great. The C ration which may be eaten cold but may be made more palatable by heating the cannfed components, requires a minimum of preparation. For scout troops or eating, the ration is preferable. The D ration, a high calorie chocolate bar, is carried by the soldier to be used only in an emergency. Each of these rations has been developed only after the most careful research They must be nutritionally adequate, of excellent keeping quality (at least six months under varying conditions of climate), easy, to carry, and palatable. One of the research laboratorys biggest tasks was in the improvisation of packing to suit the various climatic conditions encountered. In early South Pacific fighting, many different types of packages deteriorated on the tropical beaches under the elements of rain and heat. Through careful research, however, various protective coatings and waterproofing materials, such as waxes, were developed, not only to guard against exposure on the beaches but also to enable many of the packages to be floated ashore to facilitate unloading operations. The laboratory has a cooperative project called the Guinea Pig Club, of which every employee as well as every officer in the laboratory is a Washington, ORLEMAXSKI-LANG- D. C. E TALKS WITH STALIN Two of the most important diplomatic reports of the war have been received at the White House recently, not from any trained diplomats, but from two private American citizens Father Orlemanski of Spring-fiel- d, Mass., and Prof. Oscar Lange, n leader and a teacher at the University of Chicago, both of whom had interviews with Stalin., Although less widely publicized than Father Orlemanskis interview. Professor Lange had a long separate pertalk with Marshal Stalin and, haps because he was not- circumscribed by church superiors, his report, on the whole, has been the more penetrating and helpful. New conclusion drawn from the reports is that Polish-Russia- n relations, one of the most troublesome problems of the war, are on the eve of a wholesome rapprochement, probably beginning about now. It was shortly after the receipt of the reports that President Roosevelt began a seriex of three conferences with Polist Premier Mikolajczyk in Washington, the results of which exceeded expectations. relations can If Polish-Russia- n be settled amicably, one of the worst obstacles to postwar peace will be removed. Poland, for a hundred years partially governed by Russia, has d a suspicion of the Soviet, while the Russians, having borne the main brunt of the European war on land, naturally feel they are entitled to areas forcibly wrested away from , them after the last war. STALIN DISCUSSES . POLISH BOUNDARIES In their separate interviews with Stalin, the two Father Orlemanski and. Professor Lange, heard the reassuring words from the strong man of Itussia that his government wants a "strong, independent Poland after the war a Poland which will be strong both internally and externally, but which will be favorably disposed to the Soviet Union. Stalin went even further and said that he was ready to help create a new Polish army. "I am ready to build an army for Poland, equip it fully find arm it with the best guns the Soviet Union can make, he told Professor Lange. "I will do this for at least 1,000,000 men. Stalin also discussed the question of Polands future boundaries and revealed that they had already been discussed in some detail at Teheran. In doing so, he let drop i very imthat, at Teheran, portant point Roosevelt and he had agreed to the breakup of Germany after the war. Poland should claim East Prussia," Stalin said, "and should also claim Upper Silesia and all the German territory, up to the Oder river, including Stettin. NOTE This would give Poland practically all of Pomerania, a great stronghold of Prussian militarism. Shortly after Teheran, this columnist reported that the Big Three had proposed giving Pomerania, East Prussia and Silesia to Poland, in order to separate the Prussian junkers from the rest of Germany and stamp out German militarism for keeps. Stalin told his visitors that he was not sure whether Poland should get Breslau (in Silesia) or not. When these plans for Poland had come up at Teheran, Stalin disclosed, President Roosevelt had been in complete agreement, but Prime Minister Churchill had hesitated. "He asked me: 'Who is to guarantee the security of this new Polish I answered him simply: state? 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If only one item is under test, the taster is requested to tell whether he likes the item or not and why. Figures are tabulated statistically, and the popularity of an item may thus scientifically be obtained. in Soldiers Marriages to support a wife, and on the basis of this investigation make such recommendation as he deems advis- able. To determine what to recommend seems to be adding a touch of gray to the hair of many chaplains. Will they make the mistake of giving the green light to the altar that will lead to the woes of unhappy wedlock? Chaplain Richards reports there are international problems that not even a chaplain can escape or solve. POLES IN RUSSIA Professor Lange had been permitted to visit with the Polish army Inside Russia which is fighting side by side with the Red army. He also had talked with various Polish leaders inside Russia, and he told Stalin that he was deeply moved by he splendid treatment given the Posh army by the Red army. Several days after Professor Lange had arranged with Wanda Wasilievska,' head; of the Union of Polish Patriots, to better the living conditions of Polish refugees in Russia, Stalin informed Mme. Wasilievska that better war conditions now permitted better living conditions and that Polish refugees should share in the pro-Sovi- et SCORES POLISH INTELLIGENCE SERVICE Stalin was quite cynical about the Polish intelligence service inside Poland and the reports of alleged conditions it had made to Premier Mikolacjzyk. All it did, he said, was deceive the Polish government-in-exil- e yiptmfpa "by sun and Wind SOOTHED QUICKLY When hot, searing winds whip your lips, dry out tender skin ceils, lips may crack, bleed! They need Mentholatum. (1) It stimulates local blood supply, helping Nature heal. (2) Helps revive thirsty cells so they can retain moisture from the blood. Get soothing Mentholatum! Jars, tubes 301. in London. Foreign Commissar Molotoff, who was present during the interview, interrupted at this point to say that, in a recent speech. Premier Mikolajczyk had claimed he had the support of 90 per cent of the Polish people. Keep the Battle Rolling With War Bends and Scrap |