The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-31

to whom they were fntrusted forward ed them on his receipt of the single code word sent by cable in accord ance with previous arrangement.
 B. M. Sanford is cutting from his land at Good Ridge and hauling to Bridgeport about fifty cords of wood purchased by parties who find ready sale for it on account of the coal shortage. There is practically a coal famine in this town and one family after another find themselves com pelled to fall back upon wood which is none too easily obtained on account of the labor shortage.
 Miss Catherine Dewey, bookkeeper for the Connery Bros. Co.,, in George town, had her hip severely wrenched and was otherwise injured a few days ago by the upset of a sleigh in which she was riding.
 The War Bureau committees of this town were well represented at the meeting held at the Stratfield in Bridgeport today (Thursday) under the direction of the State Defense Council. Special delegates appointed to attend were, Mrs. B. P. Sanford, Mrs. J. B. Sanford and Mrs. D. s. Sanford.
 A proving up of the figures making up the grand list slightly changes the total as given last week, the total thus amended being $1,S12,634
 Charles Williams and Moses Baker, with their families, have moved to the former Andrew Perry house in Easton now owned by the water com panE
 The local Home Guardsmen have their next drill in Danbury on Tues day evening of next week. A battal- ion drill is scheduled for the evening of the 22nd.
 Mrs. D. S. Sanford, head of the Home Economics committee for Red ding, has addressed a letter to her as- sociates in which she notes that weather conditions have so far pre- vented the committee from meeting and goes on to say:
 There is in this community an inn mense amount of latent force and self-sacrif1ce. As we look about us, however, we cannot but feel that in many cases this has not as yet been called forth. There are people about us who fail to realize that the country is facing a very serious, if not an alarming crisis. There are oth- CTS who are hysterically nervous but who are intellectual in their attempts to help the situation.
 'FWe are not war relief or a Red Tyo Economics committee whose business it is to urge that household re- sources be conserved and private in comes expended in 8 way to conserve the resources of the country. May we not constitute ourselves band of missionaries to spread abroad among our friends and neighbors, by exam ple and by word, the right ideas of economy and thrift.
 For example, there is genuine req son for cutting domestic use of wheat of sugar and of beef, mutton and pork The reason is that these things are needed by our armies and our allies and that this is a reason able and effective sacrifice which we can make for their sakes; and also that we can find substitutes for these articles of food much more easily than can they. For example, again, wool is needed for army clothing and the supply of wool is short. So far as we can wear silk or cotton, cordu- roy, velvet, velveteen, in place of wool, we are conserving the wool supply for our soldiers. Can't we preach this gospel in Bedding?
 Candy is almost pure sugar and candy is almost or quite pure luxury. Can't we institute a crusade against it in this town? Can't we start a cru sade against white bread, against cake, against meat three times or two times a day or even ten times 9 week? Can't we pledge ourselves and get our women friends to pledge themselves to buy no new wool gar ments? You can add many items to this list. Can't we, in short, make the Home Economics committee an effective force in this community?
 Can't we do all this without cutting eown the nutritive value of our chil- dren's food-get the sacrifice from the grown-ups, not the children? Can't we do this with bright faces and sane minds, without hysteria and without gloom, keeping up what in nocent pleasures, what simple so- cial gatherings we may, as an aid to our sanity and balance?