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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
In Today's Mail
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McHUGH LAUDS NEW STATE
 TREASURER, JOSEPH E. ..... TALROT

On Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock hundreds of friends of Joseph Talbot, treasurer-esec shall gather at Rocco Diorio's Waverly Inn at a testimonial dinner-dance sponsored by the New Haven County Young Republican Clubs League in Joe s honor. That this affair will be one of the most successful and largely attended in Republican affairs in a long time is assured and mainly be- cause of Joe Talbot's actions since entering politics. He IS one of the younger generation in Republican politics whose every action is based on principle, at all times disregard ing his own opportunities for ad- vancement in politics for the sake of harmony and the benefit of the Republican Party.
 This was clearly demonstrated at the Republican state convention at New Haven previous to election day. If ever there was an office seeking the man, 1t was in the case of the Republican party seeking Joe Tal- UOt dS d CdAAOAudIC AOA ov"VS VASeS- urer.
 The night previous to the conven- ton a group of the leaders of the Young Republican Clubs in the state having meager idea of how the state ticket would line up called a meeting at F o'clock midnight in one of the rooms of the Taft Hotel inviting Joe Talbot to attend and there prevailed on him to seek the nomination for state treasurer. Joe more surprised than any one in the group immediately exerted his fine principle in politics by stating that he believed that the party would benefit more by nominating some one more prominent in Republican politics than he or 8 young man of Jewish extraction who would lend to attract votes for the remainder of the candidates on the Republican ticket.
 When put in this manner by the group in attendance at the meeting that he owed it to the Young Re- publicanS of the state to seek the nomination he being one of the or iginal and most prominent mem bers of the Young Republican Clubs League of the state, he agreed ito accept the nomination should the delegates and the Republican lead CTS of the state decide that he would would be an asset to the ticket. That the delegates and Republican lead CTS made no mistake in extending to Joe Talbot the honor of the nomin- ation for state treasurer, was proven by the fact that he was the great est vote getter on the state ticket. I personally agree with the news paper commentator who during the past week stated that Joe Talbot would be a worthy opponent for the Democratic incumbent as United States senator from this district in l94O. He has the education, ability and the fine principles that the Re- publican party stands for. Aspirahts for political careers in the RepubL- can party would do well to follow in the footsteps of Joe Talbot having principle as their main object at all times.
 JOHN McHUGH, President Irish Republican Club of Waterbury,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

Police Chief Roach is to be admired for his zeal in trying to make this a month of no motor fatalities. We'd like to see every month free of such terrible mishaps. This is the time of the year, though, when accidents seem frequent Extra precautions should be exercised by every one of us, whether we drive only in broad daylight or at all times Sloppy weather imposes the obligation, too, of keeping windshields cleaned off so as not to interfere with vision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

Hartford and not as bad as New Haven or Waterbury. If that were all there were to it, it would be very simple. The fact of the matter is that the city looks forward to some thing better. It isn't satisfied to see how badly some other city can do the job but how well we can do it here in Bridgeport.
 Some progress. has been made and more we believe can be made by careful and open minded study of the situation and occasionally the application of new tecfniqueS.
 AS a matter of fact Bridgeport'S Public Works Director had 1t pretty easy last winter when no more snow fell than you could whisk away with powder puff. This winter he was caught flat-footed by snowfall that came ahead of time. Even the State Highway department rose to the emergency in speedy time. Rea- sonable persons will realize that the method used by the state on open highways cannot be applied success fully on city streets. There must be some modification of the states methods however, which would at least assure that the main traffic arteries were clean and dry in the center to prevent the accumulation of mountains of slush, later frozen into solid ice with subsequent grief to traffic.
 We wish the Director of Public Works better luck next time. Per- haps the best of luck of all would be no snow for the rest of the winter but next to that, a chance to show that the Department is capable of doing not merely as well but a heap better than some of the other cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
Selected Poem
ADVICE TO VERY NEW PARENTS
(Charles Madam in the New York Sum

VOIIdI1 1cS N1dIdIII TIT MIt 4VCW IO1A OuIU Not of the pin with its lunging lance,
 Not of the germ with perfldious bite: I sing the terror that walks at dark.
 Beware the bubble that hides by night! At o'clock when the fire is out
 And the crib is thousand miles from light And junior bawls till the plaster falls Remember the bubble that hides by night! The learned doctors will pull their chins
 The clinics remove your cash with delight; But it isn't fits in small child, it's
 The terrible bubble that hides by night. Over one shoulder and pat, pat pat,
 And you're back in bed ere the neighhors fight And junior will jump at the mighty bump Of the bouncing bubble that hides by night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
A Book a Day
Exciting Glimpse at Our History

t
 It is not often that reviewer can dive into the depths of a new book and come out on the other side with the honest statement: This is an exciting book" But it does hap pen once in a while; it is happen ing right now, as far as this partic- ular reviewer is concerned, in con- nection with Adventures of Amer ica", a pictorial record of American history from 1857 to 1900, compiled by John A. Kouwkenhoven from the files of Harper's Weekly (Har- per's: $350).
 In this fat book you get a day. by-day record of America as 1t looked for a contemporary view point. It is much as if you had a file of Life Magazine running back to pre- Civil War days; for although these Harper's Weekly pictures are sketches rather than photographs, they provide the same effect.
 Some of them may look rather quaint to our eyes. They were drawn before anything resembling the present photo engraving process had been dreamed of; illustrators work ed under vast mechanical handi- caps in those days. Yet the net ef- feet is not one of quaintness at all. On the contrary, this book takes you back, almost bodily, to vanished era, and gives you all of its authen- tic flavor.
 There is not space here to list all of the subjects covered by these illustrations. The Civil War, the opening of the west. the depressions and labor troubles of the post Civil War years, the development of ! American industry, the changes in fashions-all are recorded, set of admirably by MT. Kouwenhoven's succ.nct comment.
 Adventures of America, to re- peat, is an exciting book.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 10:5l p. m.
 Sun rises TOT a. m.; sets 4:25 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Although the sun starts to set minutes later from the middle of December on (scarcely noticeable), the hour of sunrise continues fractions later all through this month and into January before 1t starts to creep back mas time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

1. In dry measure, how many quarts are in one peck?
 3. Should wedding presents al- ways be sent to the bride?
 3. Name the Softest mineral.
 4. What are the names of the two rivers that unite in PittsburgfL Pa, to form the Ohio River?
 5. Name the U. s. Ambassador to italy.
 6. In what year was the first coast coast highway in the Unit cd States opened to traffic?
 '. What is the correct pronun- ciation of the word finance?
 8. What is pedagogy?
 g. How many cubic feet are in one cubic yard?
 10, Name the principal river of Nevada.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

The well-p-eserved skeleton of prehistoric monster of the same pe- riod as the dinosaur was found in mountainous region near Scores by Sound. Greenland, by M. Stau- Der, a Swiss geologist attached to the Danish Arctic Expedition of Dr. Dauge Koch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
Questions and Answers
By Frederick M Kerby

Enclose a tkree-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ti0n of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington. D. c.
 THE EDITOR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

The efficiency of dictorship lies in it's nuisance value Fascist statesmen yell like spoiled children or threaten like gangsters and weak governments appeaSe them by giving them what they want.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

@. How many properties has the Home Owners Loan Corporation &C., quired from owners to whom it has extended loans?
 A. Up to August 31, 1888, 107,9 properties had been acquired by the corporation by foreclosure and vol untary quit claim deed. In addi- tion, 14,4O8 properties were bought in by the corporation and are await
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
A Thought for Today

He doth execute the judgment of the father less and widow, and lOveth the stranger, in glv- ing him food and raiment-DeuterOnOmy AO:AO'
  When faith and hope fail as they do some times we must try charity, which is love 1n action-Mulock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

All Europe needs now to complete it's demorialization is another Peace of Munich"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

o. Where is Bard college? A. It is residential college for men of Columbia university, located at Annandale-on- Hudson, Duchess county, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
O DEW PRARsON
sn1 ROBERT c ALLEN

Anti=RooseveIt Film Mogus Hired Jimmy When the Democrats Swept California;
 Monopoly Suit Worrying Republicans,
 Who Rule Pro-New DeoI Movie Industry;
 Hon-ond-Eges Sen. Downey No Huey Long
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

LOS ANGELES, December 12 - Behind Jimmy new as movie mogq are two two against the movie industry plus the fact that the heads of the industry are as sensitive to politics their stars ornf foYo h1io nriti tioicr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Mystery is pronounced mis-
 terry; not mis'-try.

ing expiration of the redemption pe- riod before title in absolute fee can be obtained; five hundred and nine ty-five properties were sold at fore closure to parties other than the H. O. L. O.. and 14,648 eases have been withdrawn, due to payment of deltnquencies by borrowers after foreclosure proceedings were au- thorized.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
Test Your Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

EDITORS NOTE-Another report touring Mey-GO Founder follows this Southern California;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12

A complete boxing program was teleyised from London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
o. What makes a ball bounce?

@. What makes ball bounce?
 A. The elasticity, which is the property of returning to original shape after distortion. Elasticity is possessed by all substances, but in different degrees. The elasticity of a steel ball makes it rebound from a solid surface, but the rebound is not as great as that of a rubber ball, because rubber possesses great elas- ticity.
 c. For what is the French phy- Sician M. F. x. Bichat famous?
 A. As the founder of modern gen. eral anatomy. In a single winter he opened no less than 500 bodies. He died in 1902.
 o. When playing poker, does royal flush in spades beat another royal flush in hearts?
 A. They are of equal value, since the suits have no rank in poker. Send a stamped, elf-addreSsed en- velope to our Washington Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Washington, D. O.. for a free copy of Ranks of Hands in Poker" which also contains detailed infor- nation on the mathematical chances of improving hands in draw poker.
 If you want a copy of our booklet, MIXED DRINKS AND WINES" The Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
Judge Ben Lindsey

Judge Ben B. Lindsey, crusad- ing juvenile court judge from Denver who was elected Superior Court judge of Los Angeles by the biggest vote ever given, is contin- uing his crusade for children.
 Though boxed out of the Los
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25
- THE CHEF SUGGESTS Veal Is Made Delicious When Served With Piquant Sauces
By JOSEPH BOGGIA Chef-The Plaza-New York

dish, stir in flour, then gradually the milk; when smooth and creamy add the seasoning. the meat cut in dice, and the oysters. Cook until the edges of the oysters curl, add the sherry and serve at once.
 Yer yoften veal is cooked with tongue or ham which blend with it and give added flavor to the recipe as in this one for:
 Veal Outlets Montholon
 Cook the outlets in butter, gar- nish with slices of tongue and sauted mushrooms and surround with Supreme Sauce or a thickened gravy may be made of the butter and meat juices in the pan to which little white wine and seasoning should be added. Mushroom sauce is also a good choice for medallions of veal or cut lets which have been dipped in egg and crumbs and cooked in butter. And frequently the chef uses zin- gara sauce and garniSh to- mato gravy garnished with shredded mushrooms. ham and tongue and favored with little Madeira wine and cayenne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25

out OverpOWer1ng It. Many or Chelr most tempting entrees use this meat as 8 foundation and elaborate it with an expertly seasoned sauce. One very appetizing recipe is this one for:
 Blanquette a PAncienne
 Veal from the shoulder is cut into pieces, blanched, cooled and strained, then cooked until tender in white stock, carrots, onions and a small bunch of herbs. When meat is tender, the liquor is thick ened with a roux of butter and flour, and when well cooked the sauce is finished with yolks of eggs and cream strained over the pieces of veal which have been placed in another saucepan. Small cooked onions and mushrooms are added and when serving garnish of chopped parsley.
 If you will go to the trouble of cooking calf's head can give you mos tempting recipe which com pines the meat with oysters:
 Calf'S Head with Oysters
 1 cupful of cold boiled meat from
 calfs head and tongue
 1 cup oysters
 pint hot milk
 tablespoons butter
 tablespoon flour IF tablespoons flour
 teaspoon salt
 Pepper
 tablespoon sherry
 Melt the butter in the chafing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25
Food Budgets May
 Be Based On Diets
Providing Necessary Variety of Eatables for Well-
 Planned Meals Helps Guard Health

Milk and Cheese-one fourth or more.
 Vegetables and Fruits-one fourth or more.
 Meats, Poultry, Fish and Eggs about one-Sixth.
 Bread and Cereals - about one eighth.
 Fats, Sugar, and Accessories about one-siXth.
 Within each of these five groups of foods, there will be, of course, good many alternatives and in some cases choices among food products of similar food value. In other cases selection must be wisely made in or- der to be sure about food value. But for balanced diet, none of the groups may be omitted, and no group is interchangeable with any other group. To consider the poSsi- bilities group by group:
 Milk and Cheese. For those who do not drink milk, this important food may be used in soups, sauces, buildings, or in the form of cheese. Five ounces of Cheddar cheese is about equal to quart of whole milk. For the family above, fourth of the food money for milk and cheese allows a quart of milk daily for each child and a pint for each adult.
 Vegetables. Generally speaking, all the vegetables serve similar purposes in the diet, but some of them, such as onions and celery, are more im- portant for flavor than for food value. Others have special values for which they should be given sepa- rate listing as follows:
 Potatoes and sweet potatoes. ara for practical purposes ill the varied diet, interchangeable in the menu. One or the other may very well be served every day.
 Tomatoes, fresh or canned. No other vegetable retains so much of its vitamin c when cooked or canned.
 Leafy, green and yellow vegetables also have a special place in the food budget because they contribute inn portant minerals and vHamins.
 Dried beans and peas. also pea nuts. peanut butter and nuts of all kinds are highly concentrated foods and very useful for that reason.
 Fruits. At this time of year. of course. winter apples are at their best, oranges and grapefruit and tangerines are at the height of their season; bananas are plentiful. Until the fresh fruits are ill season again. there are canned fruits of all kinds and also dried fruits with their more concentrated food values.
 Meats. Poultry. Eggs and Fish. Muscle meats, whatever kind or cut, have about the same food values. Liver. kidneys and other organs are still more nutritious and so are eggs and some kinds of fish. Bread and Cereals. Flour, corn meal, rice. macaroni, spaghetti and various breakfast cereals as well as bread, crackers and other bakery goods. It is good to use some whole grain cereals, to make the most of the food values of the grain.
 Fats and Sugars are gruped to- gether because they are all concen- trated energy foods. The fats in clude butter, salt pork and bacon. With sugars are classed sirups. mo- laSses, jellies, jams and honey.
 Accessories include such items as coffee, tea, cocoa, baking powder soda, vinegar. salt, spices, etc Bud geted, however. with the fats and sugars, to which are allotted one sixth of the food money for a mod crate cost diet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25
1y FRANCES PECK

may be inverted without egg
 whites slipping.
 Add 0roduolly-
 1s cupful sugar, beating well after
 each addition.
 Be1t- 3 egg yoiks until thick and lemon
 color, then add
 1s teaspoonful vanilla and fold
 into whites.
 Sift in dry ingredients, folding them in gradually. Pour into two pans (71s x7h"), the bottoms of which are lined with waxed paper, having batter A inch deep. Bake in a hot oven (425' F.) 8 minutes, or just until cake springs back when touched lightly with finger. Turn out onto damp cloth, remove v'axed paper at once, then cut off outside edges 1s inch. Roll from broad end in the damp cloth, rolling the cloth in with the roll. When cool, unroll and spread with Cur rant Jelly. Reroll as tightly as possible and place cloth or waxed paper around roll to hold in shape. Cut rolls into F inch pieces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25

For downright substantial SUD- per fare, you can't beat this tangy Tomato Rarebit. Takes Ketchup- rich and racy favored Tomato Ketchup-to snap up a supper dish with such savor. It's easily made, too. Just white sauce thickened with cheese and spiced with To- mato Ketchup. Grand garnished with Sweet Gherkins! Here's the method:
 Melt
 4 tablespoonfuls butter, then { tablespoonfuls flour and blend
 well.
 Cook until bubbling, then add 2 cupfuls milk and cook, stirring
 constantly, until thickened. IF cupfuls grated cheese 1s cupful Tomato Ketchup F teaspoonful salt
 dash of pepper.
 Continue cooking slowly until cheese melts. Serve at once over crackers or toast cubes. Serve with mixed vegetable salad, hard rolls, Pure Apple Butter and beverage for a quick luncheon or supper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25
Attractive Dinner Dishes
BY BETTY BARCLAY

Of course the flavor of food is of prime importance. Healthful- ness, of late years, is strongly fea- tured. But don't forget attractive ness. Food that looks good, always seems to taste good, and the wise housewife caters to thee ye when preparing her meals.
 Fortunate, tasty, healthful dishes may be made attractive as easily as any dish. Noet the following "cold weather food" recipes as ex- amples that prove the truth of this statement:
 Lima CrOquetteS
 cups cooked, dried Limas 1-2 cup cream
 1-2 teaspoon salt
 IA teaspoon poultry seasoning
 1 tablespoon tomato catsup
 Ia teaspoon pepper
 IA teaspoon powdered sage
 l egg slightly beaten
 1 cup fine dry bread crumbs.
 Rub Limas through a coarse Strainer. Add crumbs cream, salt, pepper, sage dIlu egg. OIldpe III the form of small cylinders. Roll in crumbs, dip in egg beaten with 2 tablespoons cold watch and again roll in crumbs. Fry in deep hot fat (390 degrees FD until brown, then drain on soft paper. Place on serv- ing plate and garnish with rings of fried apple.
 Baker Limas with Marshmallows
 cups cooked dried Limas
 1-2 teaspoon salt
 1 1-2 tablespoons butter
 3 tablespoons brown sugar
 IA cup hot water
 strips bacon
 to marShmalloWs.
 Put Limas in a buttered casserole dish, adding water and stirring ill salt, butter and brown sugar. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F) for about 20 minutes (until thor oughly heateO. Then place bacon strips over top, dot with marshmal- lows and place under broiler flame until toasted a golden brown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25
(BY BEATRICE HALL)

Getting full value for the money expended for food is not only a mat ter of getting good quality and full measure. It is very definitely a mat ter of selecting foods for their nu- tritive value and the particular con- tribution they make to balanced diet. The best way to do this is to draw up a food budget, based on a diet, balanced for nutritive values, and then try to buy accordingly. Budget-making helps to keep with in the family income, and also to guard the family health by provid- ing the necessary variety of food for well-planned meals.
 A food budget, however, like any other budget, is very much a family affair suited to the family for which it is made and probably no other. The housekeeper must plan it ac- cording to the makeup of her fam- lily, their habits, and their tastes, as well as their income. Are there chill dren, and if so how many and how old? Do all members of the family eat all their meals at home? Do the children get hot lunches at school? Are there many and frequent guests at the family table, and how much other entertaining is done in this home? And last, but by no means feast important, what likes and dis likes must be allowed for?
 With due allowance for such points as these, the housekeeper may find it useful to apply the sugges- tion of the Bureau of Home Eco- monies that she divide her food money into five portions, and spend it for five different groups Of foods. For example, if the family consists of 2 adults and children about eight and ten years old, and the amount of food money available is SIP or $13 a week, it would be well to divide the food dollar like this:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25
BEANS FOR THE BOYS

DGA4NO COR HE bO Il D
 A rib-sticking, rugged disk to stand by you on a wintry night is great pot full of Vegetarian Beans merged with crunchy corn kernels, seasoned with rich Tomato Ketchup, and sprinkling of but tered bread crumbs. Try it on your men folk next time they come home ravening for food. Here's how: Place-
 i 25 ounce can Oven Baked
 Beans, Vegetarian Style, in
 casserole. Peel
 8 small onions and arrange in two
 rows over Bean-, pressing them
 down half way. Sprinkle onioils a0ith- F teaspoonful salt, then cover
 with
 1s cupful Tomato Ketchup. Pour over top 1 20-ounce can whole kernel corn,
 we'll drained.
 Cover and bake in a moderate over (375' F.) 11a hours. About 20 minutes before taking from oven, remove lid and top with but tered bread crumbs. Continue bak- ing, uncovered, to allow crumbs to brown.