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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
I'VE, THE WOMEN----- THE NON-DRINKINC GUEST HAS COME INTO HIS OWN

bright or even intelligent - not if the drinks were good.
 By that day is past, and the drinking guest has come into his own. Host and hostesseS no longer just tolerate him - they love him.
 At last they've realized that 1t is possible to mix drinkers and non drinkers without either suf- fering any i'll effects, and both managing to look out for their own good time.
 And hostesses especially have come to see that the non-drinking guest is always more considerate, more easily managed, and less boring than the guest who after the third drink thinks everything he says is either funny or has deep social significance.
 AN ASSET TO
 FAMILY BUDGET
 Besides that, a lot of hostesses are trimming their budgets these days and the guest who doesn't consume liquor is 8 financial asset.
 Happily the non-drirfking guest realizes that he is no longer a problem to hosts and hostesses = and so has quit apologizing for not drinking.
 The days of holding one drink all evening are over. Today the drinking guest just says, NO, thanks" and lets 1t 90 at that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
THE AMERIcAN ARMY


 Tn an Armored Division (writes Sgt. ......) the soldiers eyes take quite beating. He is frequently exposed to rushing air without the protection of 8 windshield. The air is usually heavily laden with dust. It also contains exhaust gases. To avoid enemy" observation the Arm ored Division moves and obtains its supplies when visibility is poor, usually at night with strict black out conditions prevailing. Exposed to these strains the sol- dier's eyesight is bound to be dam aged sooner or later. Such pros- pect is disturbing from the indi- viduals point of view as well as from the Army's point of view. Accidents and inefficiency in an Armored Division may well be caused by impaired eyesight.
 It is my intention (the Sergeant continues, writing like ColoneD to suggest to the Division Surgeon that the Vitanin 4 intake of the soldiers in the Arnored Division be increased, say by doubling the daily butter and cheese ration, or by supplementing the present ra- tion with suitable Vitanin A con- l centrate. I understand (adds the alert Ser- geant) that Vitamin A not only prevents optical degeneration but also improves ability to see in dim light or at night. believe the Armored Division would be rend- cred more effective if the eyes of the men behind the controls are kept in the best possible functional con- dition. (Sgt. .....).
 I quote the letters of the soldier because it illustrates fairly, think, the quality and spirit of the A1neri- can Army. It would be difficult for any one to state the question more clearly. The Sergeant did ask me to give him references on the sub- ject, but believe he will achiece the purpose as well or better if he mere ly submits his suggestion to his su- perior officer as he put it to me. There is solid scientific and practical foundation for everything this keen young soldier says.
 Perhaps it would be too costly and wasteful to double the butter and cheese ration merely to increase the vitamin A intake.
 Still, 1t should be well worth while for the Army authorities to consider providing a daily capsule of 5000 to 10000 international units of ila- tural vitamin A (not synthetic caro- tent) as a supplement to the diet or ration of every man in the Armored Division.
 This would be beneficial to many individuals in civil especially those who have difficulty in driving at night, from the glare of approach ing traffic, and those who cannot see their way about in the drusk or in 8 dirnly lighted place. Any one who dishes to test the effect of vitiman A should take an optimal daily ration, not less than 25,OO0 units, better 5000 units daily for Q few weeks, to supplement his or her ordinary diet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
0 MODERN MENUS You Must Help To Protect
 Local Supplies Of Food

istrator and consumer adviser, Of6ce of Price Administration and Civilian Supply, says: "The basic principle which should guide meas ures for consumer protection is ef- fective use of available community resources and participation by all groups of consumers in the com- rntnity."
 Democratic defense depends" i" she adds lon making these proh- lems matter of community con- cern, a responsibility of all. At the same time it is of primary in1- portance that the efforts of va rious rgoups, such as women's clubs, church groups, labor organ zations, Negro organizations, etc, be integrated and co-ordinated and that the gaps between sepa- rate efforts be filled in. It is the function of state and local de- fense councils to provide such CO., ordination and to take the lead in filling the gaps"
 These state and local defense councils are of vital importance to every local woman. The con- sumer representative on these councils has two general respon- abilities CD to see that the needs of civilian consumers are consid- cred and cared for as the defense program develops in states and localities; CD to help direct the activities of local consumers 50 that their industrial and group action may keep their living costs within bounds and protect their living standards.
 If the Food Stamp Plan is in the community, see that 1t is vide ly advertised and utilized. If the plan is not in operation locally, investigate the need and apply for its introduction if conditions warrant; encourage the School Lunch Program and nutrition ed- ucation classes and cooperative gardening and preserving pro- grams; see that milk is available to all. Support the "penny-a- glass" program for school chil- dren, low-cost milk programs, and dry skim milk for homes where the cost of regular fluid milk Is prohibitive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
BASIC BROCK HAS DUAL PERSONALITY

The smart woman knows that the way to fashion versatility on bud- get plan is to make each costume go a long way. That's why Pat tern 409 by Claire Tilden is such a basic wardrobe necessity! For though its slim, faultless lines can stand alone beautifully, it has the magic ability to change it's per- sonality. A good navy or black sheer will show off to good advan- tage that smart low F-neck .... those trim yokes. the bodice soft ness that's gathered under the yoking and darted above the waist and the stunning double front and single back skirt panelling. Have a tie-belt of gay grosgrain ribbon or a self-fabric buckled belt. Let your sleeves be three quarter, short or long. And now for the various changeabout ideasl When you're off to frivolous fun, show femininity in a ruffled collar of self fabric or contrast. When you want sinpIe-as-can-be dress make 1t of crepe and leave the deep V-neck collarless. And if you are in c more tailored mood, add a trim revers-collar. perhaps hav- Ing 1t in crisp white. That's the way to make several costumes bloom from one simple stylel
 Pattern 40g Is cut In misses and women's sizes i4. 10, i0, 20. 32. 34, 90, ae. 70 and 42. slze 10 requires sN yards 90 inch fabric.
 SEND FIFTEEN GENTS Ibel In coins fer thls pattern. WRITE CLEARLY 6NXE. NAME, AD. DRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
 Send orders to Waterbury Demo. crat Pattern Department. % Fifth AvoFne. NeW Xcgk. E. Y. t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
STATE

Only two days remain in which theatergoers may see Warner Bros. new thriller Bad Men of Missouri at the air conditioned State theater. Bad Men of Missouri" stars Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Wayne Mor- ris and Arthur Kennedy with a big cast. On the same big show Is "Taey Dare Not Love" with George Brent and Martha Scott.
 Starting Wednesday the State will usher in another smash summer show with the happy hit That Uncertain Feeling" co-starirng Merle ' Oberon and Melvyn Douglas and featuring Burgess Meredith.
 'That Uncertain Feeling" Is Ernst Lubitsch's first production as an independent producer and it is also his first in IT years of Holly wood picture-making in which he focuses on the American scene. As q matter of fact That Uncertain Feeling" is as American as the alarm clock seen in one of the sequences and as modern as the psycho- analyst who almost suc0eedS in breaking up a perfectly delightful marriage.
 The mood of the picture is sprightly and gay; if 1t is sometimes daffy, 1t nevertheless presents the kind of human comedy in which Lubitsch Is never at loss for the Unexpected twist.
 Supporting Miss Oberon and Mel vyn Douglas, who last came under the Lubitsch baton in "Ninotchka" are Burgess Meredith, who plays a wild -haired pianist with a leaning toward Surrealist alt; Alan Mow- bray, as the psychoanalyst who does his level best to convince love- Iy Merle that her marriage is not as bright as 1t seems; Eva Arden, as Sally, an unconventional private secretary; and Sig Rumann. seen as a prosperous Hungarian mattress merchant.
 Mrs Oheron is seen in fourteen different costumes, all of which were designed by Irene, Hollywood's lead- inN Bkyiigt. The accent in all Of Ghnas lovely gowns is Q smartnesS. sa4ber than on capitalization in =sping with the mood Of the pic- .lfks.
 1I,s sscond big hit Of thls pro- nxngn sB '.pa6saRe From Hongkong. flsTglllng lilm that will prove a FsHe iTont Cor all nfcYieGcerg. LglCile
 |fhenls and Reign pouslas head .'s tF'|ilant east
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

Train Down Hips
 I am 38, five feet inches in height, and weigh IA pounds. My superfiu- ous. flesh seems to be almost cx- clusively on my hips. Can you sug- gest any way to train down my hips? (AErs. k. F. H)
 Answer--Do the exercises describ- ed in "The Seven Keys to Vite," es- .pecially the one illustrated on p. 26. For copy of booklet send twenty five cents and 1-ct-stamped envelope bearing your address. Sometimes course of pituitary hormore medi- cation administered by your physi- clan Git cannot be had otherwise) promotes redistribution of fat which accumulates below the equator.
 Quinine
 Noticed when I took your quinine prophylactic against cri another trouble, angina like pains in heart region, disappeared, but returned after I stopped the quinine. Later I resumed quinine and the pains a. gain ceased. Now I'd like to. know whether 1t would be harmful to continue taking two grains twice a day indefinitely? (G. K.)
 Answer--I believe not, but 1t would be much wiser to have your physi- clans opinion about that.
 Ribofiaven Is Vitanlin c
 Oculist you suggested failed to help chronic corjunctiyities. It is of years standing. Ugly red lids. Please give your opinion of riho- flavin injections, as described in magazine article inclosed.
 --(R. w. E0
 Arlswer-Aside from the dramatic effect I see no reason for injecting riboflavin. It could do no harm to take 1t in the natural way, by mouth say three or four capules of vita min B complex daily. Vitamin B complex includes 400 gammas of ribof1avin (vitarnin G; B2) in each capule.
 Protected by John F. DilIe Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

nlaTlty NoASMS HI McAASan
 Pandemonium! That's the usual climax of this fast, exciting card garne-"Michigan"l
 Three to eight can play, using one deck plus an extra four = Ace of Hearts, King of Diamonds, Queen of Spades and Jack of Clubs
 These four cards are laid down face u and everyone lays four or more chips on any or all of them
 Dealer deals full deck, one card at time, also a dummy" hand not shown till play is over.
 The object of the game is to get rid of all your cards and collect all chips. You may lead with the lowest card you hold in any suit and continue to play on 1t in se- quence. When you can't continue the sequence, anyone who can plays next. When nobody can, last player leads his lowest card in a different suit.
 If you can play a card match ing any of the center four you get the chips on it. If you're first to get rid of all your cards you get the remaining chips - and amid groans of chagrin and shouts of laughter the game ends!
 Such amusing games make you popular hostess all year. Our 32-page booklet describes 47 grand games and stunts for two, three, four or more. Includes card games pencil and . paper games, funny stunts, puzzlers and nonsense gags
 Send 10c in coin for your copy of GAMES AND STUNTS FOR TWO OR MORE to Waterbury Democrat Home Service, 635 Sixth Ave-, New York, N. Y. Be sure to write plainly your NAME, AD- DRESS, and the NAME of book let.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

later. Tn a matter -of-fact way, children will discover as they grow older that privacy while dressing is the proper procedure, and will ad- just themselves to adult conventions.
 c. How much does rice increase in bulk when 1t is cooked?
 A. Rice grains absorb a great deal of water, and swell SO that the cooked rice is from 1-2 to 5 times the bulk of the dry rice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28


 hosts and host esses use d to ask each other sadly. And they never seem c d to hit on a very satisfactory an- swer. Tn CT e was no getting around 1t, the Smiths m a d e uncertain ing n Q r d. Y o u couldn't just greet them at the door, hand them a drink nnA irnnn hand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
STRAND

Ending tomorrow evening at War ner's Strand theater Is "A Wo- mans Face" co-Starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas; also Richard Arlen and Jean Parker in Power Dive"
 Six months in the making, filmed in Arizonas picturesque Monument Valley, Billy the Kid" comes to the screen at the Strand on We'd nesday with Robert Taylor in his first Western role and with Mary Howard in the feminine lead and Brian Donlevy in a top support ing spot.
 "Billy the Kid" is Taylor's first Western adventure -- and what an adventure it is! Filmed in glorious technicolor amid the rugged and inspiring scenery of the Pioneer West, it tells the story of swaSh- buckling adventures, hAirbreadth escapes and sensational achieve mentS.
 Taylor presents surprise after surprise, all the way from trick horsemanship to tense dramatic acting. Beautiful Mary Howard appears opposite him as heroine of the picture and the great SUD- porting cast includes such favor ties as Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter. Gene Lockhart. Henry O'Neill, Chill Wills. Connie Giichrist, and a host of others.
 Thrill to its sensational chases, Its fights. its excitement-revel in the romance of the boy who turned bandit and the girl whom he could never forget-enjoy the drama, the comedy, the action of this histor- ical masterpiece. You really owe 1t to yourself to see Robert Taylor m his first Western role in Billy the Kid" at the Strand starting We'd nesCay.
 Co-featuring the program Is an- other enjoyable hit titled For Beauty's Sake" with Ned Sparks, Ted North and Marjorie Weaver.
 Among the outetanding attFac. tons coming soon to the Strand gre 'sThe Big Store" Blood and Sand Caught in the Draft" Moon Over Mlaml," "Out Of the Fog" "BaFnaeie Hiii," "They Met in Bombay" and many others. the state starting Wednesday and remember, the state is healthfuliy ,na-5 s1laa5. lIa1r1.nN @& @1l 6f...S1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
BY RUTH MILLRT

Once upon a time the non-drink- ing nuest was looked on by hosts and hostesses who went In for en- tertaining in a big way as 8 dud-- a problem child.
 i'What1l we do with the Smiths? sFsaav don't drink" the would be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
!, MODERN MENUS
BY MRS. GAYNoR MADDOX NEA Service Staff Writer

Total defense begins at home. To protect your family against run- away food prices, hidden cuts in quality of processed foods, against local profiteering and inadequate supplies of essential foods, you your self, must do something. Don't leave the job to others while you sit home and complain.
 Harriet Elliott, associate admin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
ToMoRRow's MENU

BRESAKFAST: Sliced or- anges, oatmeal, blueberry mullins, coffee, milk.
 LUNCHEON: Potato soup, chopped salad of green cab bage, celery, green lettuce, and top onions with French dressing, enriched" bread toast, stewed piackberries, cookies, tea, milk.
 DINNER: Leftover meat stew with carrots, corn, parsley and onion, mashed potatoes, Frenched green beans, radishes, plum pie, cheese, cof- ee, milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
REsTTUL COLOR SCHEME

If you want to redecorate a ma hogany bedroom, you will probably wan to consider color combinations that are unusual but not startling. Antique yellow and pale gray is ul1- usual and decidedly restful. Have the walls a very pale gray, the car- peting slightly darker with gray and yellow patterned chintz for bed- spread and dressing table skirt and bench. A striped fabric in gray and yellow would make handsome dra- peries over full eggshell curtains. One chair might by covered in matching striped material, others in plain yellow damask.
 Barbara Stanwyck never has to study her lines on movie set.
 Claudette Colbert played on a boys' soccer team when she was 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

! H1IU ACSP 11uKIU NSuVH N1HAVVV
 ink them drinks until the party was over,, comfortable in the know ledge that If they didn't have a good time at the party they would n't remember 1t, and certain also that the talk wouldn't have to be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
Latest Styles
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
Of Interest to Women

Have you a household problem
 to solve? Write your question
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 reau, The Democrat, 1913 18th
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 personal reply.
 e. What can be done to prevent the formation of cream of tartar crystals in grape jelly?
 A. One method is to allow the grape juice to stand overnight in a cold place to precipitate the cryS- tals Next morning, dip the juice out carefully and restrain 1t. The crystals will remain with the sedi- ment on the bottom and sides of the container. Another method is to can the juice and allow 1t to stand for some time for crystals to form before making the jelly. Still another method is to combine grape with other fruit juices.
 @. Is 1t advisable to allow young children of opposite sex to see one another undresSed9
 A. Yes, because in that way they learn, without emphasis. the dlffer- ence between the sexes and will not develop an undesirable curiosity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28
Caroline
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Do You Know The Art of Making Friends With
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 associates that give pleasure than these children enthusiasm for whatever Is that rteres them at the moment enthusiasm It's great fun with them acquiring useful knowledge about the world exploring in mind even am getting stiff in the joints''
 My friends doesn't know great in making children explain to her that all Of us are nos gt ed as she of would gladly lay on the line ft drinks to buy sucn friend don't know how to entertain Sometimes mpatiene to get the ba! con versaion rolling questions that didn't help Sometimes feeble effort to provoke little fun ana mdest teasing and the youngsters saEte doves, and frightened off,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

the state starting wednesday and remember, the state ls healfhfully aaE een1ll'ancd et all ilmess
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-28

Claudette Colbert played on a boys soccer team when she was 10.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Stock Averages
60 Stock Range Since 1927:
By VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, April 22-An early
rally in todays stock market f1zZled
to a certain extent when the war
news took on>a more pessimistlc
tinge.
Steels led a forenoon swing that
carried favorites up fractions to a
point or so. At the same time many
issues failed to exhibit rising ardor.
After midday quotations began to
soften and, at the close, moderate
irregularity prevailed.
Dealings, fairly fast when trends
were pointing upward, slackened ap-
preciably on the backstretch. Trans
fers for the full proceedings were
around 100000 shares.
Much of the initial bidding, brok-
ers said, was due to the thought Of
some speculative forces that Allied
reverses in the Balkans had been
pretty well discounted by the long
downward drift of stock prices. The
same kind of reasoning apparently
applied to mounting taxes and in
creasing Government controls.
Worries revived, however, as dis
patches from the battle fronts told
of a possible British-Greek rout.
Helpful to sentiment was a slightly
better labor outlook, with a 3O-day
cooling-of period decreed for Gen.
eral Motors, and an urgent plea by
the President for quick settlement
of the soft coal mining controversy.
American Telephone dived to a
new low since last June, along with
Chrysler, Sears Roebuck, New York
Central and Du Pont. Consolidated
Edison again was under last years
bottom.
Among resistant stocks were Santa
Fe, Southern Pacific, Southern Rail-
way, United States Steel, Youngs-
town Sheet, Texas Corp, Goodyear,
Western Union, American Smelling,
Johns Westinghouse, J. I.
Case, Douglas Aircraft and United
Aircraft.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
General Foods Corp.

NEW YORK, April % LP.-General
Foods Corp. reported earnings for
the first 1941 quarter of S4,334, ,178
after provision for all charges, in
cluding dividend on the preferred
stock and taxes. That equaled 80
cents a share on the 5,251 ,440 out
standing common shares and COM
pared with S4,310,045, or 80 cents a
share, in the corresponding three
months of 1940
In the 1941 quarter provision was
made for a $1,147, ,446 reserve for
possible inventory write-downs and
other contingencies, including taxes.
against similar reserve of S443, ,466
for the 1910 quarters.
Sales in the first quarter of 194l
were $45, ,249, ,496, compared with S40,-
477,226 in the same period a year
ago.
Copperweld Steel Co.
Copperweld Steel Co. reported for
the March quarter earnings of S438,-
723 after total tax deduction of
S547 ,251, equivalent to 80 cents each
on 514,864 shares of common stock,
compared with $227, 7,687, or as cents
each on the then outstanding 431,-
TIA shares in the 1910 first quarter.
HarbisOn- Walker.
The HARRISON Walker Refrac-
tories Co. estimated net profit for
the first quarter of 1941 as 1854, 300,
after State and Federal income and
excess profits taxes and dividend
requirements on per cent pre-
ferred, equal to so cents share on
1,358,883 shares of common stock,
compared with S379,60O, or 25 cents
a share, in the 1910 March quarter.
Bangor g. ArOOstook.
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad re-
ported March quarter net income of
1892 ,051, equal to 81 share on the
common stock, compared with $685.
1855, or SITS a share, in the COM
parable period last year.
N. c. e. st. L. Railway.
Net revenues of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis Railway
for the first quarter of 1941 were
s1,253,674, an 8o-55 per cent in