The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-04

had slept in a section of three-tler hunks now being built but they were lucky. Father and George had bed- ded down on the floor. Their blan- kets are dusty and several persons are coughing Searby. We pass a re- gently built wash room Unusual in most shelters) and sign that says God Bless Our King" as we go out into the gray morning.
 s7:15 8. m.-The family reaches their home, which was damaged some days ago by a bomb but not seriously En route, they pass one new bomb crater and the debris of several previously bombed buildings. Father is greeted by his neighbor who chose to sleep in bed last night while his family slept in the small corrugated iron shelter in the back Yard. The neighbor is feeling fine, having slept through heavy anti aircraft fire from nearby park, but other members of the family arc grouchy and stiff because of cramped quarters in the back yard shelter. Only 15 per cent of London residents use the subways as shell ters and an increasing number seek to sleep normally at home if the barrage permits.
 a One Egg Available
 n 7:30 a. m.-There is only one egg available so the family has ra- tioned quota of bacon, which is cooked with difficulty because the Ea1 bombers have damaged the gas mains and the flame is weak There is enough food for everybody but tes is limited, partly because a huge store of tea in London was destroyed by a fire that had nothing to do with the war.
 a. m.-Father walks 10 blocks to the bus. Gas compared to two blocks before the aerial blitzkrieg), and it takes him twice as long to get to the 0ffice If the night bombing has been heavy it may take him until 10 a. m. or later, with several changes en route. Once after heavy night at tack, he was waiting on the corner for bus and the traffic policeman stepped big limousine, asked where the driver was going and yelled over to ask if anyone waiting for the bus was going there too. Father and two shop girls said they were head ed that way so the policeman told Ihern to get in the limousine and they rode to work with a broker, all of them laughing and joking on the way although they were pretty tired rom lack of sleep.
 Plenty to Do
 9.30 a. m.-Mother and Gertrude havs plenty to do around the house and George goes down the street to the place where once was the home of a friend. The home had cost about 5000 when built from the fanily's savings. A NaZi pilot scored a direct hit on it and left only a pile of rubbish, but the family had moved to the country and escaped. z 10 a. m.-Mother goes shopping. As She gets to the vegetable market the air raid alarm sounds but nobody pays much attention. Later, while she is buying canned goods, a spot ter" on a nearby roof top blows a whistle and pretty soon planes can be seen whirling high overhead. Some people go to the shelters but others continue to ignore the planes.
 II a. m.-Mother purchases veg etables, meat, American canned soups, clam chowder,. chili con carne and some maple syrup. She can't get onions or lemons, but her chief limitations are due to rationing of butter. fats, sugar, and meat, and war time prices are high and also limit her purchases. She puts in an advance order for 8 Christmas tur- key at 55 cents pound but is told that she may have to take duck. No School to Attend
 Noon-There is no school for the children but they are required to study for a certain time each day. About 100000 children are in Lon- don or other evacuation areas" where schools are closed but the disruption of education, according