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Show MILLARD COUNTY CHRONICLE, DELTA, UTAH WOMAN'S WORLD Kitchen Should Be Functional; May Be Decorative New Dinnerware By Ertta Haley RANDMOTHER'S kitchen with ' its cheerful, homey atmosphere, ' its genuine liveability and roomy i space for family dining is not so much a thing of the past as one (might imagine. These features are being incorporated into many of the new kitchens now being built. Most of us have seen the era when the kitchen was a place for 'the chores of getting meals together, and not too adequately at that! Then jCame the streamlining phase when kitchens shrunk in size as time and jlabor saving devices wer installed. jNow the cycle is about to complete (itself, for the kitchen is going to be' the center of some family activity again, say the experts who have studied trends. The fact that the term "decorat-ing" is being applied more and more to kitchens is highly indica-tive of the trend. Kitchens are no longer streamlined rooms of white and shiny chrome. Fabrics, wall-papers and plastics as well as the use of colorful tiles and different woods such as knotty pine are be-ing used extensively in the newer kitchens. If you're planning on doing even minor remodeling of this, which is called the most important room in the house, keep in mind the trend, as new treatments may have a def-jini-bearing on other work done in the kitchen at a future date. Efficiency is, of course, the first thing for which to strive in an out- - en from there without walking? This space, according to experts should give a minimum width of 15 inches. Anyone who has stood over a range stirring, mixing and cooking knows that counter space is needed next to the range or within reach without stepping. This space counter width should be a minimum of 24 inches. Mixing and food preparation cen-ters need at least a 36 inch width top. This allows for enough places to stand ingredients to be used, as well as for equipment and for ac-tual working. When the above widths are used, especially when the top is provided by a cabinet, there is usually suffi-cient storage space beneath the top to hold most of the necessary equip-ment for the activity required. Arrangement of Kitchen Should Be Sensible There is much controversy on just exactly how kitchens should be ar-ranged, but time and motion studies do reveal that a right-hande- d per-son works from right to left. A good way is to place refrigerator at the right of the kitchen and adjacent to it, the food preparation area. This is then followed by the sink, the range and the serving area. Dinnerware may be stored either in the sink or dining area, but if possible, it should be easily accessi-ble to both. Single isolated units, those which don't follow in the sequence, are satisfactory if they are complete. Otherwise, one sees how many steps may be used to bring items to an isolated unit. It is more important to have each unit complete in itself than to have a sequence of the work centers. Choice of Decoration Varies Widely There is so much available in wall, floor and fabric coverings that one may decorate one's kitchen to her own taste. However, since so much variety is available, the choice is sometimes difficult to make! Kitchens should be in keeping with the type of home you have, so that the whole house shows a unity of theme. Some of the newest trends in kitchen wall covering show the use of wood paneling, real brick and real stonework. All of these coverings are practi-cal because they don't show soil readily. Heavy finishes are frowned upon since they require lots of care and upkeep. It's smarter, too, to keep as much of the natural finish as all the coverings are lovely. When using pattern in a kitchen, select the pattern first as colors to be used with it depend upon those in the pattern. Give Kitchens Some Refreshing Touches Some of the most casual details seen in kitchens are the result of careful and painstaking planning. For example, there was the kitchen which took its color theme from a set of antique china with an ame-thyst pattern. Soft blue walls, egg-plant linoleum and violet toile wall-paper was used, and everyone ex-claimed, "The kitchen matches your grandmother's china!" The new trend for plants in the kitchen is to mass them in one loca-tion rather than have them in small separate units. Place these near a snack bar, for examrle and get the full effect. Golden poppies and bine lu-pines are featured on this New California earthenware pattern wreathing so effectively on a modern coupe-shap- e plate. The coupe plate has slightly curving edges instead of the convention-al rim, thus making a roomier plate. A bold-patte- such as this is displayed best on plain background like gray linen. Can-dles are firmly held with flo-rist's clay and fruit is gently ar-ranged around them for an at-tractive centerpiece. In changing the kitchen to elimi-nate these faults, the plan is plain. Another feature is that certain work areas like mixing, cooking and washing dishes should have suffi-cient space in their various areas to hold ample equipment for their various activities so that steps may be saved and energy conserved. Equipment should be chosen with an eye to what is needed in each family. A large family with many having meals at home will natural-ly need a range with more burners than a smaller family. Counter Space Is Essential Anyone who has ever done a minimum amount of work in a kitch-en will realize the necessity of hav-ing counter or table space adjacent to the major appliances. When the rat HOT). Give kitchen homelike charm ... dated kitchen, but streamlining with an eye toward appealing colors and arrangements is an important part of the whole goal. Correct Outstanding Faults in Remodeling Detailed analyses have been made on many older homes with special studies of the kitchen. These have resulted in a general impression which has a great deal of firm foun-dation: that older kitchens in gen-eral are poorly planned. Poor arrangement is one of the first and foremost faults. The others include insufficient counter space, storage space, inconveniently placed equipment, traffic through the various working areas, little window space, badly placed doors and too many doors. Another item which cannot be seen on house plans is a common one: upper cabinets are so high above base cabinets that the aver-age woman can often reach only the first shelf and never more than two of them without resorting to a stool or a ladder. with new color and pattern. kitchen does not already have this, cabinets and table are readily avail-able in assorted sizes to provide it. 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This belt opens with a single flip of one finger, there is no ques-tion of getting entangled in it or being unable to open it instantly. We've all experienced accidents that involve violent jerking and flinging about. We would be the last to protest when the sign "fasten seat belts" flashes up in the plane. We would have no respect for the traveler who thought it smart to laugh at them. Yet any-one who travels on our highways at crowded hours and in Sunday congestion now is in infinitely more danger than he who comes down to wny not nave similar Beits in cars?" asks Clayton M. Allen,' en-gineer in the department of water and power in Los Angeles. Mr. Allen has studied and charted the subject of accident control, and in a long talk we had on the subject he called my atten-tion to what he calls the "secret weapon" against accidents in cars. The secret weapon is the safety belt Law of Inertia We all know that when a car is stopped suddenly while going at good speed, the bodies on the seats of that car do not stop. They are subject to what he calls the "keep-on-goin-law. And they keep on going, straight through the glass of earth in the great clearances that are landing fields. Why Not Belts So why not seat belts in cars? It seems to me that the mothers and fathers of America's children and teen-ager- s ought to welcome this idea. Mr. Allen talked of such ab-struse matters as "the law of iner-tia, the law of momentum, the law of opposing forces," and of the fearful velocity of the occupant of a car when that car is abruptly jarred or suddenly stopped. We don't all know about these technical terms, but we do all know the anxieties that beset us when-ever the children we love are ln the car. We shudder at the ac-counts daily accounts of what has happened to other people's children. We shrink away from pictures of crumpled cars, glass and blood. the windshield, or onto their knees from the back seat, with a con-sequent danger of concussion. This year our fatalities in motor-cars will reach the million mark. We've actually killed a million of pur fellow creatures since cars . . the secret weapon . . ." came into everyday use some 45 years ago. This figure exceeds the combined fatalities for all our wars, by the way. But it isn't Just the dead. It's the nine million more who have suf-fered shocking injuries and dis-figurements by being flung against seats and doors and handles, or gashed with broken glass. One night years ago my brother and I were walking a hospital cor-ridor, waiting for the announcement of a baby's arrival. A man of per-haps 50 was walking, too, and it was natural to ask him if he was also awaiting a delightful event of the sort. "No," he said mildly, "I'm waiting for my wife. She's telling our little girl, Ellen, who is 16, that the accident she was in yes-terday has blinded her for life." Another girl I know, 5 years old, wears a long white cut across a little face that is lumpy and mis-shapen because a sudden stop of her father's car flung her against the door handle when she was two. And in my town stands a church built by the heartbroken parents of a beautiful who was thrown from a car when the door opened and chanced to be hurled against a tree. These girls, and hundreds more, could have been saved by the simple device of safety belts. Salty Soup If soup is too salty, cut a raw potato up and boil with the soup for a few minutes. Cleaning Chrome A mild soapsuds, a clear rinse, and a wiping dry with a soft cloth will keep your chrome utensils looking like new. To polish chrome, just use a soft cloth. Safety First A fire screen between the fire-place and you may not look so pretty but it's safer. Make sure your rug is well away from the fireplace too. ' Old Test Fails The old test of moistening your finger, then holding it under a piece of linen to see if the moisture will spread to the surface and thus prove the fabric is really linen, no longer works. Cottons are being made which give the same re-action. Nut Meats Have you ever wanted to use nutmeats in cakes or cookies, yet changed your mind when you thought of having to shell nuts? Food preservation specialists sug-gest shelling nuts when you have time, then freezing them for use when the occasion arises. Jelly Hint When covering jelly with par-affin, pour a thin layer of paraffin over the top of the jelly. Then put a strong piece of string on top of the paraffin with the end of the string over the edge of the glass. Now pour another layer of paraffin over the top. When you get ready to use the jelly, remove the par-affin with the string. I FIRST AID to the I AILING HOUSE I FTP By ROGER c WHITMAN I Asbestos Shingle Siding QUESTION: I would like to have some information regarding as-bestos or cement shingles. Do you think they make a good siding for a house? How long do they last and can they be painted? Could they be put on over shingle weath-erboard? Do you know of a better way to tighten and protect the out-side of a house? ANSWER: Good asbestos shingle siding is considered a very fine finish for a house and would improve its appearance greatly, besides providing some degree of extra warmth in winter time, as it acts as a sort of "overcoat." The siding can be painted, for special paints have been manufactured for the purpose. You will give good protection to your house with as-bestos siding. Being a composition of asbestos and Portland cement that will not disintegrate, there is no reason why the shingle should not last for many years. ONCE OVER I News, Views, Gross Information By H. I. Phillips "Halley Speaks at Niagara FaDs" headline. Any truth to the rumor Tammany sent him a bar-rel? . . . Things that grate on our nerves: Benedictions by airwave comics who have spent most of the program descrating just about everything wholesome and decent. . . . Cockeyed economies: An army department removing all white crosses from Hawaiian graves of our soldier dead because of the cost of upkeep, while Congress votes a few hundred thousand dol-lars to give every member new electric typewriters. . . . Harry Gross will appeal his pris-on term. Possibly claiming he had "scratched" and wasn't even run-ning. In prison will Gross be named librarian because of his ex-perience with books? Or put in charge of the ice? Then there's the story he will refuse to wear pris-on black and white stripes as they are not his racing colors. . . . Walter Winchell has signed for life with ABC for a sum totaling mil-lions. Walter now achieves the dis-tinction of making so much money he will have nothing left at the end of the year. How about a greeting to all the "chips" at sea, Walt? . . . Hamburgers and frankfurters now go up under OPS permission and this seems pretty sad news, as it takes m..o.st Americans off their main food On the day Harry Gross was arraigned for his sentence the hunch bet by all the horse players around the court was "Here He Is" which won at $21.10, with some going to "Bargainer" at $24.10 on the same card. Everybody laid off "Ready Answer" which showed at $8.60. A Providence, R. I., court says a common problem now Is who gets the custody of the tele-vision set. Well, It all depends. Is a wife Inconsiderate and cruel toward the set? Does she shove it around, Insisting the living room is no place for it? In using the vacuum cleaner does she tear the connections loose? Then she Is clearly unfit. On the other hand, suppose the husband makes beer stains all over the cabinet, tries to make delicate adjustments with a hammer and chisel or shuts it off when his team Is losing a series game with a cry of "Aw, this is a lousy video!"? Would you say Harry Gross was "the Grosstest with the mostest on the bulls?" . . . Bob Christenberry, proprietor of the Astor, is the new head of boxing, and we hear that a guest called the desk the other day and demanded, "Send up the pro-prietor. The wife and I are having a fight and I want everything ac-cording to the rules." ... A self-winding watch has been turned out for automobiles with a guarantee to tell the right time. That's odd. We felt certain there was an under-standing whereby nothing but defec-tive clocks were sold to automobile makers. SEASONAL The melancholy days have come, The saddest of the year . . There's trouble with the furnace and The thermostat acts "queer." Charlie McAdam, one of the 150 holders of a piece of "Saucy," an erratic filly, gave us a piece of his piece the other day. We made a $2 bet. The skinner finished 19th in a nineteen-hors- e field. McAdam's piece just managed to do that well Our piece was even farther back. Benson Ford says the auto driven by atomic energy is near. A lot of drivers behave as if they thought it here now. Welsh Coracle Now Vanishing Skin-Cover- ed Boats Have Ancient History T"HE WELSH CORACLE, a boat with at least 2,000 years of his-tory behind it, is facing an uncer-tain future. For the present, according to re-ports, salmon fishermen continue to use their primitive craft on the Teifi River in Wales, one of the few spots where British coracles can still be seen in action. New licenses for coracle fishing, however, have been forbidden by Teifi authorities in the interest of fish preservation. Unless efforts to repeal the law are successful, the practice will cease with the death of, or forfeiture by, the current licensees. Coracles are made by covering a wicker frame (something like an oversized basket) with hide, skins, tarpaulin, or other waterproofed cloth. Under various names, and in different sizes and shapes, such boats are found in many regions of the world, especially in the Orient. Among their numerous advan-tages, coracles can be cheaply and quickly constructed with such simple tools as flint knives and bone needles. They are easy to handle; smaller ones are light enough to be carried by one man. The coracle is often mentioned in connection with another ancient and similar skinmade craft, the Irish curragh. Experts say, how-ever, that the more conventionally shaped seagoing curragh is basical-ly different from the true coracle, which usually keeps to the rivers. Julius Caesar wrote of having en-countered the d boats of the Britons in 55 B.C., with in-dications that these may have been of the curragh type. Later, during the struggle in Spain against Pom-pey- 's forces, the Roman command-er himself used such craft for transporting soldiers across a river. |