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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

pie are likely to form wrong hab- It's, though it is none too early for them to learn self-control. Their father hadl never smoked or drank even coffee when married. ,.t
 This column was recently devot- ed to discussion of coffee and the wicked old sourpuss who conducts the column took pains to make his teaching concerning coffee explicit, in these words:
 "Tn my judgement coffee should not be given to children under six- teen years of age. Various inyalids had better seek the advice of their physicians regarding the drnking of coffee. For ordinary folk two or three cups of coffee daily, taken as 8 beverage, not to wash down tnmas- ticated food, is generally rather ben- eficial. Of course cupful of good coffee contains a fair medicinal dose of caffeine (perhaps 1 1-2 to 2 grains), and caffeine is stimulant to heart, brain, kidneys. Coffee taken late at night may keep you awake. But coffee after dinner in the even- ing cannot explain wakefulness or insommnia four hours later."
 Every paper, continues this trerl- chant grandmother, records the victim of some heart attack-gef1. erally from 30 to 60 years of age, and every one coffee drinker, you may be sure.
 Aw, come, come now, Grandma, how can we be so sure about that? Actually we can only infer that the victim of a heart attack who is from 30 to 60 years of age is or was coffee drinker because most sensible people are coffee drinkers. every one @ coffee drinker, you may be sure, as well as car- nivorous eater. .......
 But 1t is not so easy to be sure about that as the correspondent would have them think. /,
 It is reasonable to suppose that most victims of such heart trouble are carnivorous eaters since most people eat more or less meat, game, fish, eggs. But we cannot carry the inference to the conclusion that coffee causes heart disease. "
 So far as I know, the ordinary use of coffee is not held accountable for heart disease by any medical authority. The reader was appar- ently a guest in famous health resort sanitorium when she wrote this letter and the sanitarium ifl- terests promote the freak vegetarian diet idea and the idea that coffee is bad for everybody-indeed there is a notable relation between the saa- itarium and a manufacturer of a substitute for coffee.
 As for children, repeat that ill my Judgment children under six teen years of age should not be per- mitted to drink coffee, tea, cocoa or chocolate. Milk is the beverage for children. Calcium
 Tn his book on Sinus infection Dr. L. v. Ullmann says that calcium taken at the same meal or the same time as orange juice or grapefruit is precipitated and not utilized by the patient. If this Is true would 1t not be well to warn your readers, so that trev may derive more benefit when they take calcium. (F. L. F)
 Answer-There is little scientific suppotr for that theory. If your diet I includes sufficient milk and milk products chese, peas, beans, plain wheat, eggs, raw cabbage, carrot, turnip, lettuce or other greens, no need to worry about the citrus fruit you may enjoy at the same meal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
Modern Menus

Ia cup cocoa, cup sugar, 4 table, spoons cornstarch, 3 egg yolks, whites, 5-8 teaspoon salt, l-2 tea- spoon almond extract, 1 tablespoon butter.
 scald 2 cups milk. Mix cocoa sugar, cornstarch, salt, egg yolks and i-4 cup cold milk. Add hot mill; and cook in double boiler 20 min- utes, stirring constantly. When mix ture Is thick and glossy, add butter and almond extract. Cool. Pour into pie plate lined with graham cracker shell. Beat egg whites with extra sugar and pile the meringue on top Brown in oven lightly. Cool
 TOMORROW'S MENU
 BREAKFAST: Orange juice, ham omelet, rye toast, coffee, milk.
 LUNCHEON: Lamb stew with rice, carrot and cabbage salad, cocoa pie, tea, milk.
 DINNER: Baked slice of ham with cranberries, mashed sweet potatoes, creamed spinach, ban ana betty, hard sauce, coffee, milk,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
BY RUTH MILLETT NEA Service Staff Writer

Columbia, Mo, Jan. 10-"Teach women the things women nave a chance to use"-that is theory ot education being put to the test at Stephens College, Columbia, Mo,
 On the Stephens campus today 1650 young women are being edu- cated, not merely as students, but as women.
 The test applied to every course and every class is "Is 1t of real use?
 Core of the Stephens curriculum Is based on the most personal kind of survey. Three hundred women college graduates, some married, some single, living and working in all parts of the country, were ask ed to keep a personal diary for three years.
 In 1t they listed all their activi- ties and concerns. When these were classified, 1t was found that some activities are common to all women.
 It is these that are stressed at Stephens. And 1t is never forgot ten for a minute that 30 per cent of Stephens "educated-fur-life" graduates marry within five years after graduation.
 BUDGET
 SHOCK
 Girls who plan to be married flock to the laboratory course in Household management. There Aot uiNlc fPat a 1u1flR phnnk
 For instead of learning how to "manage" on an income equal to her fathers (the average Income for fathers of Stephens girls is $6,00O each girl learns to live on the income of her fiance. This averages between $100 and $l25 a month. Some girls even plan to live on $80 @ month.
 She investigates rentals in tho town where she expects to live, finds out the cost of food, and plans her meals accordingly. Be. fore the year is over, she knows that she can't afford a furnished apartment but must buy her own furniture. She learns that she may have to do without 6 tele- phone In order to subscribe to the newspapers and magazines she feels she needs.
 In short, she knows just what Q financial setback she will be getting when she leaves Papa for her young man So far only one girl has decided that the young man wasn't worth the "doing without" She broke her engage ment when she learned just what his salary meant in necessities and luxuries.
 This "education for life" theorY Is put to work in every department and in every course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
BY MRS. GAYN0R MADDOX NEA Service Staff Writer


 NEA Service Staff Writer
 Nursery desserts play no havoc with adult dummies. And they can be very easy to eat, too.
 Banana Betty
 (Serves 1 to @
 Two large bananas, 1-2 cups toasted bread crumbs, l-4 cup melt ed butter, l tablespoon melted but ter (extra), 3 tablespoons brown sugar, juice and rind l lemon, dash nutmeg and cinnamon, IA cup water.
 Roll bread crumbs and toss in melted butter. Place the bread crumbs In bottom of greased baking dish, then a layer of bananas which have been cut in quarters and sliced lengthwise. Sprinkle with half the sugar and lemon. Add q layer of crumbs, then remainder of bananas, lemon and sugar. Top with crumbs. dot with butter and sprinkle with water. Bake in moderate oven (350 deg. F.) for about 30 minutes. Serve with hard sauce.
 Applesauce can be turned into on interesting nursery dessert. Crush old cookies and roll into fine crumbs Line bottom of baking dish with crumbs To applesauce, add beaten egg white. Mix well, and fill dish with the sauce. Sprinkle top fiber ally with cookies crumbs, sprinkle with cinnamon. pour a little maple sugar or melted honey over top and run under broiler just long enough to brown cookie crumbs. Chill and serve with cream.
 Cocoa Pie Serves to @
 Two and one-quarter cups milk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

thing she can do-if she isn't to be bankrupt one day-is to get enough life and joy into her face to out weigh the wrinkles, to get kindness into her eyes to take the place oi the dancing sparkle that is fading and to be interesting now that "cuteness" no longer becomes her
 Just filling idle hours with bridge playing, or sessions at her favorite beauty salons won't give her any thing she needs.
 But getting interested in some kind of work, In new ideas, in help ing others, in understanding, the why of things, will let her chalk up each added year on the credit side of the ledger. ,u
 Tn all the striving to stay phvsi- cally young and attractive, women too often forget that the only way to keep the years from being Q handicap Is to put the years to work, l'A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
NEA Service Staff Writer

kNSfA 0VA AVhSS SSWhf
 This is the time of year when soothing. creamy but non-sticky lotions become most important to the beauty-minded woman. Unless she uses one regularly on arms legs, feet, shoulders and back oi neck as well as hands and wrists her skin will look, feel and be dry and uncomfortable.
 There are many, many lotions In this category, of course rang Ing from hand lotion, Ot does very well for feet and legs, incidentally to the so-called body lations in sim pie bottles and In de luxe ones. Re- gardless of its name or bottle, be sure that the lotion you select dries fairly quickly, leaving no oily film to come off on stocking or night gown.
 At night after your bath, simply massage lotion into feet and legs using 1t generously around ankles and back of heels where rough spots are most likely to develop during cold weather. Put some of the back of your neck (you should use night cream on your throat and face) and down between shoulder blades as far as you can reach. Work 1t well into elbows and upper arms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
- RAISING FAMILY --- Young Girls NeedLittle Bit Of Emery Despite Rules

good form for 0 child to wear any sort of jewelry.
 This is the way I look at 1t. Chil- dren need little extra adornment, 1t is true, but sometimes bit of finery is very dear to them, just as 1t IS to US. We pat our Gertie on the back when she asks for a inin- iture cactus garden and say she Is great girl. But of what use Is Q cactus. and why?
 No, I have no jewelry store. I am getting no commission rom any firm. I am simply getting off some steam about long-standing grie- vance. choose "B" for mine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

Small Mary wants @ bracelet like her mothers. But mother says gravely, Children don't wear bracelets, darling"
 But why, Munsy? It it wickedP"
 "Oh, no. No, indeed. It is just that you are lovely enough in plain things without more adornment."
 But I'm not half as pretty as you, Munsy. You are so beautiful, and you wear jewelry."
 Ladies wear lots of things that little girls don't. And so do men wear things that boys don't. 1ma- zine how Tommy would look in a tail coat like Daddy wears to dinner parties"
 T don't want to wear bustles or trains or grown-up clothes. just want a bracelet or necklace. Lad ies have oceans of gold stuff all over their clothes now, and so many chains and bells and ornaments that I don't see why little girl can't wear one tiny ring if she wants to. I always wanted a locket like the one you had when you were little. Now why is 1t that girls can't have keepsakes any moreP" WE ALL NEED
 SOMETHING EXTRA"
 Mary's mother, like other moth- CTS, has no answer to this. She knows that 1t is not considered
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

When a girl signs up for physi- cal education, she finds that the sports which are stressed are those she is apt to keep ap once she is out of school.
 In "Humanities" her teachers of appreciation so that when she plays the radio, she turns to good music instead of poor They teach her to exercise the same discrim- ination when she buys furniture
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

give her sone- thing besid es gossip to talk about. N
 It doesn't do any good for a pretty woman to kid herself into thinking that the years aren't changing her looks. They are no matter how extrava- gantly she takes care of her beauty.
 So. the only
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

WOA VAAy SA AA9- cussion. If we took 1t too liter ally. maybe 1t is at that. But in this case l am making 1t signi- hcant of other folderols in life, Is exist e Il c c made of sue h stern stuff that neith CT man woman nor child m ay be a bit foolish or vain and must emu late only t h C stoics?
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for her future home.
 She can check out copies of the finest paintings, to hang on the walls of her college room.
 She is encouraged to build a personal library, filling its shelves with books from the college li- brary, which she is allowed to keep al year. The college wants her to learn to live with books and accomplishes Its aims in an-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
CUPS THAT CHEER BUT NOT
 lNEBRIATE

A reader says she wants the five children of her only daughter to develop physically, mentally and
 morally as they should and fears my approval of coffee drinking may encourage the children to cultivate the habit which she believes would be detrimental, especially to the sixteen year old child. A youth six- teen years old seems a mere child to her.. and ct that age young peo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
Boredom Is Accornplice Of Wrinkles
BY RUTH MILLETT

Nothing ages a woman faster than boredom. And that Is Q pity, because the woman who is bored is usually the one who thinks that her looks are the most important thing in life.
 If she wants to hang on to Ter attractiveness through the thirties, forties, fifties, sixties, she'd better get rid of the boredom. And And something that will put some sparkle and life into her face, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
EducutiOn- -toY-Life' Plan Asks: IS It Of Real Use?

Are the subjects . girl studies In college of real importance to her after graduatiOn-when she enters the working world or bee comes housewife and a mother? The faculty of Stephens College, Columbia, Mo, thinks its curricu- Ium gives the ideal answer to that question. Ruth MiIlet, whose pop ular column, We, the Women" appears daily on this page, went to Stephens, and watched this great scholastic experiment at first hand. She tells what she saw and heard, in three fascinating articIes-the first of which ap. pears below.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
FREEZING BLEACHES

Drying white clothes outside II, freezing weather actually whitens them. But handle carefully when removing from the line so that they do not tear. Woolens, of course should never be subjected to freezing temperatures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

BOOKS on corfect dreSSing say that children should not wear jewelry What do you think, motherP f A. Right? V B. Wrong?
 c. That It makes them vain?
 D. That 1t Is bad taste because nature is all the jewelry young children need?
 Maybe you think that this matter Of jewelry is frivolous and not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
Latest Styles
HO1C TO Keeb Well.
By DR. WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

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all human subject to weaknesses, ton this likely the atmosphere However families by handle ton without friction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
BEAR DOWN WITH BRUSH

If, through neglect, the skin on your body is quite rough and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

I'm guilty; old lady who has lived disappointment without becoming bit optimism faith the essential goodness human nature
 laid nowadays the people general For instance why much discussion n-laws? doubt long experience that the minority.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

Lets lay the dgreeabe inaws on the shelf for while grateful children publicity questions find young the old between naws bette understanding human relationships hope tn light to promote such understanding H. NC.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

As see it. this is not an isolated case The vast majority Of young responsibilities best they for those the burden of caring elderly childish with childhood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10

Tn families, I acquainted the children parents their ability while pleasant relationships in-laws happen be nt with mother who reduced from afuene sOcad depression but through the kindness children tho old mother comfort and that of this family including in-Iaw mother apprecatve OE her blessings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-10
Caroline Chatfield Sops Today
An Old Lady Looks at Life and Calls It Sweet
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WE ALL NEED
 SOMETHING EXTRA"

Mary's mother, like other moth- CTS. has no answer to this. She knows that 1t is not considered
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-19
North Caroiinas Gains In
Rural Identification Are
Greatest In United States

Continued From Page One)
York, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois
alone exceeded North Carolina.
In 1885 there were only eleven
states below North Carolina in per-
centage OF farms electrified. By 1889
the state had passed - others and
stood almost exactly in the middle
uf the 48 states.
The Federal REA report for 1889
quite naturally attributed much OF
the North Carolina growth to lis
own efforts, but there was more than
enc significant passage indicating
that private utilities were as much
responsible as the federal agency.
For instance, in recapitulating
North Carolina activities, the REA
report said in one paragraphs:
The utilities have extended their
rural lines more aggresSively and
faster than in most other states"
Perhaps because Of the rather bit
ter controversy Of couple Of years
back-perhaps for a variety OF rea-
sons, the Federal REA report failed
TO mention the State Rural Electri-
fication Authority, but it is regard
ed as quite significant that the ire
mendous growth in rural lines began
in North Carolina almost smultan-
eouSly with the creation OF the State
body. It is also quite significant that
it was not until last year that the
Federally sponsored electric COOP
crativeS began TO show anything like
the increase in mileage that IT,.
utilities could boast.
The state enjoyed a noteworthy
distinction, according 10 the report,
in having one of the eleven' coopera-
tives in the United States witch have
made interest and principal pay
ments to the Federal government on
amortization of loans.
This early-bird payer is the Pitt
and Green Electric Cooperative at
Farmville. It's ability to pay ahead
OF time is attributed to success Of its
management in convincing its GUS
toners (mauy of whom are tenant
farmers) that it is the part OF Wis
dom to pay their electric bills Cat
least the mnimum) fog year in adj
vance. AS result the P. and G. GUS
toners now pay $24 to the coop in
the fall, when they have money from
their crops, and then have no more
worry about the current bills except
in cases where they use above the
minimum. Getting its money in ad-
vance, the coop has thereby been
able to pass the cash along 10 Unctt
Sam
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-19
Closs's Column

An item from Pompano, Fla. re-
ports on a family suffering from the
effects of the recent cold wave
When asked how many children she
had. and how old they were, the
mother replied that she could not
remember. When told that she must
give the information before help
would be forthcoming, she replied
well, I got one lap child, one creep
er, one porch child, and one yard
young 'un."
THE CATS MEOW.
It used to be, twas told to me
In hist'ry's ancient lore,
That the Lions tail went round the
world,
And around the world its roar.
1t used to be that all could see
The Lions might and name,
But his name is mighty shaggy now
And his roar is Chamber
It used to bet USED to be-
But here is something new!
You may twist the Lions long, long
tail
And the Lion will only new!
1: !: - ::
Time magazine has a new name
for the RuSSo-FinniSh war It's Rus
sia's Molasses-krieg.
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Time also. carries an account Of the
Kmsolving family, well known for
generations for active churchmen. A
legend which Time did did not car
ny, but which was told about the
Ninsolving several years ago, is even
noW amusing.
1t concerns a dinner party given
for Bishop KinSolVing.
The party was given on Beacon
Hill, and was a very exclusive al
fair. The dinner hour came and went
however, without the Bishop. The
hostess waited for fifteen minutes. q.
half an hour. ...a an hour. .. then
finally went ahead and had the din
ner without the guest of honor. On
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-19

the following Sunday she attended
services and waited to speak to her
absent guest. Had something hap
pened. perhaps, 10 prevent his at
lending the dinner given for him?
The Bishop assured her that it had
been his intention to attend. and that
he had made every effort to do so.
but that her butler had consistently
refused to permit him to enter the
house.
The embarrassed hostess fastened
home and consulted the butler.
Hadn't he been aware of the fact
that the dinner mad been given for
Bishop Kinsolving? Why hadn't he
permitted the Bishop to enter?
Yes, he had known the dinner was
for a bishop, but no bishop had ar
rived. No, he was quite sure about
it. He was positive. No. the only per-
son who came was an old man who
tried to claim he was King Solomon
and he had been turned away.
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L'ENVOI.
l have d little item
To use right here. today.
Its purpose is to fill this space,
And now it's said its say.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-19

zee tile county. Sheriff: Lane in
craven has been elected and re-
elected almost since Il time to which
Ule memory OF man runneth not to
Itle contrary. He was co-manager
WIN Harry Jacobs for the Hoey cam
paiSn i'll his county in 1886.
Lewis is a civil engineer, grad
tate OF State College. His father,
Elisha Lewis, was for years private
secretary to Congressman Claude
nltchm. Here again there appears
the political technique of making an
announcement to take the edge Off
che Just previously made by an OPP
ponent. Only day or so ago, Hor-
ton announced appointment of a
niece OF Congressman Kitchin as his
Women'S state manager.
Mt. Nolan IS q progressive real
estate man in Shelby. He is said to
nave thorough knowledge of the
people and politics of his county.
His appointment at this compare
lively early stage of the race indi-
Gates that Maxwell does not intend
TO let Cleveland go by default, in the
tace OF facts indicating that Horton,
}. NJ. Brougnton and Paul Grady oc-
cupy strategic positions which ought
to give them the great bulk of the
cOunty'S vote.
Broughton'S lineup. which includes
OduS Null and Lee WeatherS. Shelby
Star publisher, along with Roscoe
Lutz as nominal county manager
looks mighty strong and indicates
that 4 large part Of the 'Gardner-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-19

Foey' group will be 70" him.
The Ralph Gardner stroke BY Hor-
ton was entirely expected and is no
part Of surprise to anyone. In the
1889 Senate session the Lieutenant
Governor was very kind indeed to
the freshman Ralph, 4 son Of former
Governor o. Max, and it has been
known for months that young Gard
ner would work actively for the
Plttsboro candidate.
With him there is sure to go some
part of the ordinary gang" strength.
Grady'S pull on the Cleveland
county vote comes through his in
laws, the Eskridges, who are polt-
cally potent in their own right. The
Johnstonian carried Cleveland over
Whelmingly against Stanley VIM
borne for Utility Commissioners in
1888.
What these powerful groups will
leave Tor others in the matter of
votes is problematical, cut the Nolan
appointment SHOWS that Maxwell
plans to make Il hard drive IUr al
he can get, anyhow.