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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22
. STAMP NEWS

ECUADOR will honor its famous
citizens with series of five
postage and five airmail values.
Subjects for the stamps have not
been announced. Postal authori-
ties at Quito also have announced
the issue Of Pan American Union
commemoratives in four postage
and four airmail values.
q
Spain is issuing series Of Is
semi-postals concentrating the
10th centenary of Notre Dame del
Pillar, with surtax designated for
restoration of the shrine. The de-
signs will depict the legend of the
coming of the Virgin of the Pillar
TO Saragossa. The series will be
issued in IA postage and 10 airmail
stamps, and a special delivery.
d
Cessation of hostilities in Fin
land Is not expected to alter plans
for the issue of four Finnish SEMI
postals, for the Red Cross. The
designs include soldiers with
cross-bows, Finnish horsemen of
the Thirty Years War, soldiers Of
Charles XII of Sweden, and off,
GERS Of the war with Russia in
1908.
Venezuela will issue a ascent
postage stamp May IS, to COM
memorate the l50th anniversary
Of the birth of Gen. Jose Antonio
Paez, Venezuela's first president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22
CHAPTER XXI

Eddie didn't know whole lot
about Val Douglas private life, but
he was pretty sure she didn't have
any close relatives named Rodney.
So the guy who signed the wire
'love", must have been well,
he just must have been someone
else. Sure. Just one Of a dozen guys
who'd be willing to chase her around
the country.
He found her helping Wong
Lee with a batch Of pies. Mes
sage for you," he said and turned
his attention to Wong.
She read it and then glanced
quickly at Eddie. He was just
starting to leave.
"Wait a minute"
He stopped.
''You're not very fiattering," she
said graphically.
"I'm not very which,"
''This Rodney - I thought you'd
show a little more curiosity"
what makes you think l
vould?" he asked bluntly. Maybe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-22
D. Cupid Lands a Punch

you've got your signals crossed"
With that he left the galley. She
stood looking after him. Maybe she
did have her signals crossed, at that.
But in the next instant she forgot
about Eddie. What was Rodney
Blair doing in San Francisco? And
why was 1t she didn't feel particu-
larry thrilled to see him?
Val was Just a little afraid to
answer the second question in her
mind. She had q dawning Suspi-
cion that 1t involved Eddie Cava-
lier. Even against her will and
what she thought was her better
judgment.
For two days Bradley and Mon
roe practically monopohzed Eddie
Cavalier. They managed to sit next
to him at mess. They gave up their
cabin to bunk with him in the
crews quarters. They played poker
with him, and rummy for a penny a
point. On credit, as Duffy Kelso ex-
planned.
The only time Val was able to
see him was at mealtime and
occasionally during a workout.
Weather conditions were ideal.
The Pacific was as calm as a piece
of glass and Eddie made the most
of it. He must have run the equiv
alent of five miles a day around
decks. He sharpened up on the
LIGHT bag and slammed away
fiercely at the heavy sandbag.
On the third day Mike Kelly In
sisted he was okay, despite his
recent narrow escape in Prince
Rupert and spared three fast
rounds with Eddie. The boxing
writer's from San Francisco looked
at each other significantly.
Hes right as rain," Bradley
said.
Monroe nodded. "And just as
fresh. He's great one, that kid
He nodded toward Val who was
munching an apple on the other
side of the ring. Beautiful, over
there, hasn't been so clipper
lately" he observed.
"You wouldn't be, either, ii
someone blew UP an exclusive
right underneath you"
Val leaned over the stern rail
watching the foam flecked wake as
1t trailed Off behind them. 1t was a
beautiful, star-studded night. A soft,
war breeze toyed with wisps Of her
hair.
Careful, there. / don't want to
have to fish you out again."
She turned, startled at his voice.
"Oh it's you. I didn't hear
you come up. And how did you
manage to slip those two leeches
who have been tracking you
DOWN."
Simple enough" He leaned on
the rail next to her. II got Mike
and Pop to start a rulnmy game"
"We'll be in San Francisco to-
morrow night" she said. "Glad?"
"Glad enough. Things will really
move once we get back"
"Oh, you've been bored to death
the last 10 days?"
Hardly. 1t can be very bor-
ing when you're around"
How am I supposed to take
that?"
He looked down at her. who is
Rodney" he asked quietly.
She was so surprised she couldn't
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CR AMssJM
CRACKERS
MAIOPROPISMS

In each of the following sentences
one of the words Is incorrectly used
and gives the sentence an absurd
meaning. Cross out the wrong word
and supply the one that should have
been used.
1. Never had she tasted such ex-
cellent wine, such detachable food.
2. His determination to avenge
the wrong done him made him an
invisible foe.
3. Years Of hardship had made
him caucused to lack Of decent food.
4. I refer from your attitude that
you don't intend to make good this
debt.
5. He enjoyed most Of his adj
ventures variously through the med
ium of books.
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Answers on Back Page
CAGES OF MINUETS

Ellen Drew, leading woman with
Basil Rathbone and John Howard
In Paramount's Destiny" owns the
film colony's finest collection of
music boxes. One of them is an Or
nate silver art piece, set with gems,
which tinkled In a French court
salon in the 1885.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS

VAL DOUGLAS - girl sports
writer, shipped on freighter
70 find excitement.
EDDIE CAVALIER - . prize
fighter headed for the title, has
. score TO settle with Val.
CAPTAIN STEVE HANSEN -
skipper Of the Northern Belle.
DUFFY KELSO Cavaliers
manager.
YESTERDAY: Well out at sea,
the reporter stOwawayS are dis
covered. Val threatens TO refuse
them the use Of the radio, but
Eddie tells her he won't let her do
that. She gives in. Later, Eddie
takes q raAiOgram to val. 1t Is
signed "IOve-ROdney."
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Exhibits At South School

The sewing class and citizenship
classes OF the South School will hold
an exhibit on Tuesday evening from
tbs to 9 O'Clock. The sewing class
will display some of the dresses,
fancy work and other handy crafts
done during the year under the d.
rectionS Of Miss Meo.
The members of Miss Griffin's
and Miss McCarthy's classes will ex-
hibit art and crafts from their ma
live countries. The public is invit-
ed to attend these exhibits which
is sponsored by the Watertown
school department under the leader
ship Of Howard Harrison director
Of adult education and recreation.
G. Y. o. Plan For Bowling League
Plans for the entrance of two
teams IN the Waterbury G. Y. o.
council soft ball league will be pro-
Framed this evening at the local
:hapter meeting at the st. Mary
Magdalene's church hall. At re-
,ent meeting Clemant MachokaS
vas named chairmen of the COM
nittee to make arrangements for
he annual C. Y. o. bowling ban
luet TO be held at the Lift the
latch inn in Middlebury May II.
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PATTERN 209
BECOMING APRON
IS EASY TO MAKE

An apron needn't be all work and
no play! Claire Tilden proves this
fact in her Pattern 200 - be-
quilting apron style that COM
bines good sense with fair for
fashion. It's very simple to cut
and sew, and Is exceptionally easy
to launder, too. as there are no
darts or gathers. You'll like the
slenderizing line Of that long front
panel that tapers so gracefully. 1t
combines with the low, pointed bod
ice seems to give nice fit through
the top and flare through the skirt
The back straps are Joined together,
thus preventing bothersome Slip
ping of your shoulders. Bright con-
trast may he used with unusual ef-
fectiveness to make the front and
back bodice and the neat little tie.
And either fresh ruffling or gay ric-
rae may outline the waist seams, the
becoming round neckline and the
armholes. You'll probably like this
apron so we'll that you1l stitch up
two or three versions In O variety OF
CHEEKY fabrics.
Pattern 400 Is cut In sizes small
(32-34, medium (36-38) and large
t40-40. Small size. apron with con.
trsst. requires SIS yards IS inch
fabric. So yard contrast and 3 yards
ruffllng: apron without contrast,
2 Ia yards IS inch fabric and .
yards ric-rac.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS uScD IN
coins for this pattern. WRITE
CLEARLY SIZE. NAME. AID.
DRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
Send orders 10 Waterbury Demo-
craL Pattern Department
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Etiquette Your Passport
To A Full Social Life

First impressions are so import
ant-and what an important part
etiquette plays in them!
A warm welcome is given the
young bride who, meeting her hus-
bands friends for the first time,
appears gracious, well-bred.
Her smiling "How do you do" in
response to introductions strikes the
right note at once. Unacceptable
to people Of back ground are such
expressions as pleased to meet
you." "A pleasure, I'm sure"
And, though a woman ordina-
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WOMAN REFUSES
TOSTOP DRIVING
Mrs. Olive Nourse, IS, APP
peals SIS Fine for Che
shire Violation
Especial to The Democracy

Cheshire. Aug. 29.-The right to
continue driving an automobile was
vigorously claimed last night by q
75-year old woman, who rejected
Justice Luke H. stepleton's advice
TO give Up her license, and appealed
q s. fine which he imposed on her
on q charge Of failing to grant the
right Of way.
The justice said he would dis
miss the case II Mrs. Olive Nourse,
Of Cheshire, would stop driving.
thereby giving up her 2e-year old
privilege TO operate @ motor vehicle.
Mrs. Nourse fatty rejected the
bargain. declaring that she need
Cd her license In her work. and
adding that slie would continue 70
drive until unable 10 pass the tests.
The case involved Robert Schmidt
Of Waterbury. driver OF q bus which
figured IN q collision with Mrs.
NouFses car Friday. The woman de-.
MED that she gave no signal.
airs. NolirBe has been on the
Cheshire jury list. She was exam
ined during the waterbury mum.
cipai trial.
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By MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Service staff Writer

a whole or half ham offers many
delicious economy uses. For one
major cooking you get materials for
several other meals. It's flavor is
decided enough to give character
to dishes made Of left-overs. 1t
can be served cold, sliced, with hot
vegetables. And for these hot days
Of late summer it can be cooked
early IN the day and served cold
as baked ham, sliced, or in aspics
for the warm weather supper.
If you use regular cured ham, it
must be boiled first. Scrub ham and
cover with boiling water. Add u
cup brown sugar, a few whole
cloves. tablespoon picking spices
and a raw apple. Simmer gently
for about 20 minutes per pound for
small hams and Is minutes for
large hams. Cool in the stock for
large hams. Cool in the stock it
was cooked in. Remove outer skin.
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THE WOMEN
Juliet Hopes Romeo's Love Is
Not a Dodge---of the Draft

does he really = love-Ine? agony
that in the past was the lot Of
heiress only.
No matter how much the young
man protests his love, the girl has
that nagging little doubt in her
mind. Statistics strongly indicate
that some of the young men rush.
ing for licenses must be prompt
ed by more than love. Maybe her
young man is one Of those.
And if it is trying for prospec-
tive brides, it must be doubly
embarrassing for young men.
OF course a young man can't
come right out and say, "I'm not
marrying you to dodge the draft,
sweetheart" The very mention Of
such a consideration would be in
sulting to the girl Of his choice.
And, of course, his more sus-
picious friends and those with q
misguided sense Of humor are go
ing to make smart-aleck remarks
about how fine an institution
marriage is - especially at this
moment.
Certainly he must realize that
the first time his sweet little bride
gets good and mad and can't think
Of anything else mean enough to
say to him, she will remind him
that he married her while q draft
bill was being considered by con-
gress. She will wonder in an icy
voice II that influenced his pro-
posal.
Yes, it's big boulder in the
path Of true love this exposure
of the sudden marriage license
boom.
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EARLY UP AFTER OPERATION

What is vital capacity2 1t is the
quantity of air one can breathe out
after having taken the deepest pos
sible inspiration. An instrument
for measuring the vital capacity Is
called the Spirometer, kind OF
gasometer, and such an instrument
Is commonly used in gymnasiums
and by physicians making physical
examinations Of candidates for ap-
pointfnent Of police, flremen and the
like, as well as In ordinary periodic
health tests. Vital capacity is q
good index to physical fitness. Aver
age vital capacity Of adult male is
3700 &C. and that Of adult female
$500 &C. GA pint Is approximately
500 CO..
Ordinarily 500 &C. or about one
pint Of air flows In and out Of the
lungs with each quiet breath. This
is called tidal air. Then about three
pints Of air may be breathed in by
the deepest possible inspiration over
and above tidal air, and this Is
called complemental air. In addi-
ton, about three pints can be
breathed out by the most forcible
possible expiration in addition TO
the tidal air Of the ordinary quiet
expiration. That's all the air there
is-available for breathing. Still
present In the lungs, bronchial
tubes and trachea after the most
forcible expiration is 1000 &C. (two
pints) Of air, called residual air.
This residual air together with the
supplemental air, constitutes the re-
esrve supply Of air in the lungs, APP
proximately i've pints.
In 100 patients who had apper-
dic.tis operations the Soviet inves-
tigator measured vital capacity two
days before the operation and daily
afteyward until it returned to nor
NAL. Likewise in 100 patients who
had hernia operations. And like
wise in so patients who had other
than abdominal operations. The
patients were men and women, from
is to so years old, and ali opera
tons were under local anesthesia.
All patients were divided into two
groups. The first group were kept
in bed four or five days after OPP
Grafton. The second group were al
lowed to get up on the first or Sec
ond day after operation.
The vital capacity Of the first
group, remaining In bed several days
after operation, was more markedly
decreased and slowre in recovery
than was the vital capacity in the
second group, early up after opera
ton.
In the first group, remaining in
bed several days attire operation.
there were seven instances Of post
operative pulmonary complications:
In the second group, early up after
operation, only one.
Now I do not recommend Somer-
saulting your way back from the
operation room or stepping out
with doctor or nurse (take your
choice 1.-THE night after. But I do
believe, and have always believed,
1t would be better for surgical pa
tients to get UP and resume normal
activities instead Of lying about and
playing cripple for weeks, months
or even years after a trifiing lapara-
tony.
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Caroline
Chatfield
Means to the End of Making Boy Friends
Says Today


Means to the End of Making Boy Friends
The other evening teen boys and girls arrive
at party opener They piled out OF their
Somebody tossed out odtenns ball
scarcely follow it In less than fifteen minutes some Oh Them
dancing others swimming and others sing
radio Remember how fast the OLD vaudeville acts
These youngsters were tbng about at just
such pace
For five hours the whirlng derses kept going
danced with their desserts
in motion not only Of hands and feet but
the laughter that spattered on the dark
DO you know what happened girl in the bunch
doing? Why she would have
unless perchance here had been
gallant sacrificed his fun to sit and nurse
place the sy
haiden in that evenings program
they have and no run az teen
asking the magic formula that is
yield immediate returns There none There are means 10
the end if girl will take Them
Paradoxcay girl first and most important
belongs congenial crowd all OF whom are doing
the places dating the boys she's
They have all sorts of get-toghers with and without
wolf So
girl friends and employ the
offensive.
eventually develops at and sports
deuetude in
the moth
she cannot hold her with
everything but fly planes and probably
taking lessons in that art
oomph pretty have places,
gals without the hher
CAROLINE CHATTIE1D
. .nss: @ e e
M are held in write Miss chatSeid Of
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IndOC WIFI BIOuG
and brick walls
as a background.
A shallow shelf
around the room
where the stone
Joined the brick
g. from the floor
gave q place to
put trophy cups
and also acted rs
. wall decora-
tion. Gay checks,
stripes or plaids
make IN excel.
lent chair cover.
ing, repeated as
draw curtainsf for
the small high
window above
the shelf. With q
background as
rough Is this use
sturdy maple or
oak furniture
and 90 that the
room will not be
too dizsy. the
floor G covering
should be plain
In color. though
having the same
rough ehafaeter.
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By MIRIAM YOUNG

BY MIRIAM YOUNG
(NEA Service Staff Correspondent
New York.-Not even air raid
sirens, falling bombs and blackouts
can make modern woman forget to
put on her lipstick, powder her nose
and curl her hair.
The sale Of cosmetics in Europe
has increased, rather than decreased,
since the beginning of the war.
DEMAND is
AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
In England, reports William T.
Carlson, sales manager for Eliza
beth Arden, one of the largest manu-
facturers of beauty preparations here
and abroad, sales are nearly 8 per
cent ahead of last year.
'"The demand for cosmetics has
not fallen OF even in the conquered
countries of Denmark and Norway"
says Mr.. Carlson. "Our Paris estab-
lishment has re-opened. Sales are
up rather than down in Italy. In
London, we have had to place lin1i-
tations per customer on some Of our
items.
"Why, British women actually are
boarding beauty preparations. The
day Mr.. Chamberlain announced
that the war probably would con-
tinue for at least three years, one of
our best customers bought $500
worth Of creams and lotions"
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Of Interest
To Women

Have you o household problefn
to solve? Write your question
clearly. sign your name and ad.
dress, enclose three cent postage
stamp ana mail to The Woman's
Editor, Washington Service Bu-
reau, The Democrat, 1013 18th
Street, Washington. D. c.. ter
personal reply.
q. Please give me a recipe for .
liquid yeast.
A. Use y pound Of good. sound,
clean potatoes. Pare and cut them
into small pieces and cook until ten
der In IN cups boiling water. Mash
the potatoes in the water in which
they were cooked. Add tablespoons
sugar. ~ tablespoons salt, and
enough cold water to make 81 cups
Of liquid, and allow this mixture to
become lukewarn (about 81 degrees
F.. Add / cup of the starter re-
served from the last baking. II no
starter is available, one cake Of dried
or compressed yeast soaked in !
cup Of lukewarm water may be used
instead. Allow this mixture to stand
overnight. In the morning 1t will be
light and frothy and is then ready
to use. Stir it well. Pour on cup
to save as q starter for the next
baking, and store 1t in a clean,
scalded, loosely covered jar in a cool
place.
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of marriage IL
censes for each
week or each
month S ] n C e
the draft BUSH
ness was first
mentioned, and
these show that,
compared with
the same Pc
Rod of t / m e
last year, the
license bureaus
Of the country
are d o | n g a
/ a n d offic e
h,,eiposs TheSA
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late season, or planning to it in September will
be interested hope, in the illustration which shows
an acove used bedroom in a rough log cabin.
Here the fabrics, the curtains which shut it Off the
decorations the WALL the rug and the bedspread
By all means find something of the same kind if you
can and if like this type of decoration. If rot,
practical result be achieved by the use of
bleached muslin for the draw curtains which shut off
the alcove To give them character apply border of
striped material down the sides and the bottom
The small curtains should be of solid color appearing
in the stripe and the bedspread could be of striped
material. primitive rug with the same colors would
be a wise choice.
inning to think of game room because you are con-
mt or cellar consider how an attractive room was
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Ringing In Ears

Is 1t dangerous to take cold
tablets II they cause ringing In the
ears? I know that is from the quiz
nine, but I wondered If 1t Is harm
full. (J.A.F0
Hardly enough quinine
In such tablets to cause ringing in
the ears. More likely that is due
to overdose Of the acetanilid, anti
pyrin, phenacetin or acetylsalicylic
acid in the tablets. Sodium salicy-
late Is another drug which may
produce ringing in the ears. I should
not advise monkeying with any drug
that produces such effects.
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TOMORRoW'S MENU
m Az ST.

BREAKFAST: Sliced
peaches, cornfia X es, VIII oil e
milk, buttered toast, coffee,
milk.
LUNCHEON: Fried ham
sandwiches, green salad bowl,
chocolate gingerbr a d, tea,
milk.
DINNER: Salmon souffle
with cream sauce, steamed
brown rice, green peas, let
tuce and tomato salad, lattice
apple pie, coffee, milk.
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BY RUTH MILLETT

AS if the course Of love weren't
rocky enough, the threat Of con-
scription has thrown a bgi boulder
right in front of the man and the
maid who are thinking Of getting
married.
We hear reports OF the number
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sandwich recipe.
FRIED HAM SANDWICHES
apple pie, coffee, milk.

One and one-half cups ground
cooked ham, tablespoon tarragon
vinegar, 3ls tablespoons prepared
mustard. 2 tablespoons horse-radish,
u teaspoon salt, pinch black pepper,
Y cup prepared salad dressing.
Season ham with vinegar, mus
tard, horseradish and salt and pep
per to taste. Moisten with salad
dressing. Slice bread u inch thick.
Spread lightly with butter. Spread
the ham mixture on slices. Put
slices together to make sandwiches.
Fry in butter until delicately brown.
Serve with green salad.
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(sgssd letter. hssh and nyEiens act e
envelope e enclosed Letters ,nSsA Be SIs1
the nuber g letters eesvee
<hs column No reply es maae &c
Madison Street. Chicago He
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MAKEUP is YOUR
AFTERNOON NAP

If you're to stack up well against
competition with girls who haven't
worked all day, you'd better let
makeup give you the fresh appear
ance which an afternoon nap gave
them.
In the desk drawer Of every
working woman there ought to be
soap, because the kind found in the
average Mushroom Is too harsh for
delicate skin; q box OF little check
er-sized disposable discs Of COM
pressed cotton which. when dipped
in water, become wash-cloth size;
and cleansing cream.
Begin your after-five freshening-
up routine with good scrubbing.
Dusty or family Soiled skin makes
anyone look tired.
Take of your dress before you
wash your neck and arms, and while
it's of, dip another little disc in
after-bath friction lotion or cologne
and 60 over shoulders and upper
arms.
Now put on foundation cream,
powder, rouge and lipstick as care
fully and artistically as you possibly
can. Use a clean powder pun and
have clean tissues ready for blot
ting and setting lipstick. Comb
your hair, inspect your nails, put
on the extra pair Of clean white
gloves you always keep in the ONCE
for Just such occasions, then walk
do not run-to the elevator. HE
will never suspect, from looking at
you, that your days work was any
thing but good, clean fun.