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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

salutes Milltown, N. J., for its tin can exchange plan.
 oncials in Washington have been pulling and hauling over the tin can collection problem. There were wrangles over de- timing facilities, and other wrangles over the best methods of collection. In New York city, cans came in so fast the dirty mixed with the clean that de- timing plants couldn't handle them, and Mayor LaGuardia was forced to revise te campaign.
 Meantime, the borough of Mill- town, population of $500, has in- stituted a plan Of its own which makes Washington sit up and take notice. It is called the can for-can exchange plan" If a housewife wants to buy a can of soup she must bring along q pre- pared empty can, to be surrendered in exchange. If she has nc empty, she must pay two cents extra for the new can.
 A prepared can is one which has been cleaned and flattened, with both ends and label re- moved. In this form, cans can he shipped economically and de- tinned efficiently.
 Mayor Walter Richter Is getting full cooperation from the towns merchants.
 NOTE Milltown, near New Brunswick, in the center of the state, is not to be confused with Leon Hendersons home town of Millville, in south Jersey.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
Good Tanks

Tn Libya, under the harshest of condi- tions, 90 American light tanks went through a month of battle with only F minor mechanical failures. In Libya, Rommel was informed officially by Ger man workshop company, 65 Nazi Mark ITS started 1,500 kilometer trip. Forty four fell out because of engine failure. Fifty shock absorbers broke down and had to be changed.
 We were slow in starting, but you should watch German eyes pop out when they see our General sherman medium tanks in actionl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

Our announced losses, subtracted from the total number of car- riers we had when war began leaves us with a slim margin. Also, we know by our announcements ot Jap losses that they are in the same boat.
 The last naval battle north
 of the SolOmons had all the
 earmarks of being fought with
 out any carriers on either side.
 If this is true, it brings out some highly important factors regard ing future warfare in the Pa cific, It means first, that we have to depend on islands to serve as stationary airplane car riers. Second, 1t may mean that we will not build airplane car riers in the future. This lat ter point is debatable. But here is no debating the importance of Pacific islands as air bases.
 Today, the chief importance
 of the Solomon Islands Is its
 airfield, That also Is the chief
 lmpOrtanCe VI ANNW OuhhS"
 But most of the island airplane carriers of the Pacific are m the hands of the enemy. Thou sands of islands dot the Pacific between Hawaii and Japan, all in Jap hands. Enough airfields have been developed on them to make 1t almost impossible for a fleet to approach the main Japanese islands without suffering terrific damage from swarms of deadly land-based planes,
 A few years ago, newspaper men covering the State Depart ment used a gag to enable them to write a news story on Christi mas and Easter. They queried the State Department regarding conflicting American-British claims to Christmas Island and Easter Island, and always got the bored response from the State De- partment that the United States
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

A. Yes.
 @, Does Maryland require . blood test to obtain c marriage licenseY How long is the waiting periodp Which Eastern states have no wait ing period for blood tests Where can get Q list of States which require blood tests before marriage licenses will be issued2
 A. Maryland has n forty-eight hour waiting period but no blood test, South Carolina and Florida arc the only States on the eastern coast which have neither waiting period nor blood test. Send Q self-addressed stamped envelope to the Waterbury Democrat, Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Washington, D. O., and ask for Summary of Mar riage Laws"
 c. Does the word private for c non -officer in the army occur in Shakespeare
 A. It Is so used in "2 Henry Iv". Act III, Scene 2, line i77:--"r can- not put him to private soldier that is the leader of so many thousands
 c. Who first considered building a canal across the rsthmus of Suesp
 A. The idea of a canal across the Isthmus was entertained aS early as the eth century A.D. by Harun al-Rashid, who is said to have abandoned teh scheme, being persuaded that it would be danger ous to lay open the coast of Arabia to the Byzantine navy.
 e. How many Presidents have laid cornerstones of the U. 8. Capi- tol?
 A. On September l8, l7s3, the cornerstone of the new Capitol was laid by President Washington. After 1t was burned by the British 1t was rebuilt and another cornerstone was laid by President Madison. August 24, iBi8. When it was enlarged in 1851 President Fillmore laid Q third cornerstone, July {, 1851.
 o. What Is a serenade in music2
 A. An evening song of tender emotion, suitable for singing under ladys window by her gallant wooer.
 e. Did Lee and Grant attend West Point at the same time?
 A, No: Lee entered the Academy in 1925 and graduated in 1929; Grant entered in 1889 and graduated in l843.
 e. How old is John s. (Ship. wreck) Kelly, husband of Brends Frazier?
 A. Thirty-two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
Current Comment

Absolute and unlimited state sovereignty have been carried to the absurd extreme of worldwide mur- der. If each nation is to remain the supreme judge of its own cause there can be no real treaty of peace
 pr. Joseph F. Thorning of
 Mount St. Mary's College, Md. We in America must be full of admiration (for British women). One of the most difficult tasks We face is to make women think in- ternationally.
 Mrs. Roosevelt.
 The stern sacrifices for which war calls are a summons to self-disci- pline. The tribulations through which our country at war must pass should give birth to more con- scious and more chastened high na- tional purpose.
 Rabbi David de Sola Pool of
 New York.
 
 Each time a motorist turns a wheel in unnecessary driving 1t is a turn of the wheel against our sol- diers.
 Presidents rubber Investigating committee, Bernard M. Baruch, chairman.
 No one recognizes more than the Army the necessity of cargo air. craft.
 Lieutenant General Henry
 Arnold, chief of Army Air
 Force.
 All this business of talking about the war being over at certain time. and that there should be a second front, is just sticking out your neck. The best thing occa- sionally is to be a sphinx.
 Representative Sol Bloom, New
 York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

their erSatE coffee right now,
 One of them once told me his hiS- tory, He was a buyer Of raw ma tnrials ia Africa, He also was an observer for 20 years after versail- les He spoke English perfectly, knew the territory and British ship ping methods inside out,
 When the Nszis moved on Cgecho- Slovakia, he was recalled as a spy, sahoteur and provocateur in the Eu- detenland. Since 1889, he has SlaVed In the Propaganda Ministry, thriv- ing on the promise of "fuehrers' job in Africa when 1t was won.
 He had been living on tiny salary. was allowed insufficient gas oline even for official trips; was allowed so few clothing ration tick. cts that he used to beg them from American newspaper men,
 This minor ofiicial and thousands like him see their whole careers vanishing with the American land- Ing in Africa, Sooner or later, all Germany will have to relinquish its dream of "The German Africa" so efficiently and confidently ballShooed by GoehbelS through screen and ra- do,
 Africa" has been a big word in Nal vocabulary for years, It has figured in army conferences, in Ger man economic parleyS, in Professor Haushofers Gco-PoolitiS, Now 1t is o,, even bigger word, but its signifi- canoe has gene into reverse,
 Two years ago in Berlin, asked @ Propaganda Ministry stooge this question;
 "Youvc got Norway, Denmark, Poland. France and Italy-wAy don't you stop wasting lives in new cam paiSns and organize the Europe you new control?"
 He replied; "Ah, you don't see our plan in the whole, We've got to have Africa before any of the rest of our conquests do us any good, The raw materials, you sec, will come frcm Africa, With these supplies, we can operate Europe But not otherwise, It's big plan, this Na- tional Socialism" m,"
 Not more than a week later, an- other Na2i official called me in and casually tossed me "a good story,"
 The paper he handed me stated that Germany had been preparing an army of volunteers for service in tropical desert areas, Hundreds of thousands of specially selected men were undergoing heat treat ments, exposure to sun, wind and other rigorous desert conditions,
 
 This was the famed Afrika Korps in the making, Months later the long billed caps of the Afrifia Korps uniform appeared on Berlin streets,
 These soldiers were honored at every public event after they enter cd the Libyan and Egyptian cam paigns Their success in redeemirg Germany's lost African colonies was never doubted. Rommels recent ap- pearanca in Berlin saw the Afrika Korps at the pinnacle of its glamor
 Now, Rommel's defeat and Amer British troop landings in French North Africa have totally crushed this gem of hope in the Nazi grand plan. Instead of being successfully on the defensive in Africa, the Nazis now are on the defense in southern Europe.
 Thus, Allied African successes have struck hard at the home front in Germany. Hitler knows it. And so. ersatb balm for the peoples disappointment is hurriedly being stirred up in Berlin's Wilhelmplatz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
An Experiment

One man tried an experiment. He pocketed a 25-cent war stamp book and agreed with himself that he would buy at least one stamp every time he was asked. That was six months ago. To date he has not been asked to buy stamp. Then he decided to buy whenever he noticed a booth placed to catch the inattentive. That was two months ago. He has S4 in stamps in his book.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

every Nasl min. lstry because all these years they have plugged way unsom. plainlngly at red [ Q D c routine
 struggling along on ineapre pay and living on the promise of fat Jobs in the iin. mense director. ate Hitler eN. pected to set up Africa, T hese I c l o W s are Meeplng 1 n { o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
Views Of The Press

was, among other things, one of the best teachers of young talent. who came to her to learn diction and the fundamentals of the art of the theater. As 6 person and as an ac' tress she was one of the most ad- mirable women of the American stage. She was not only stagewise, but wise in the ways of 6 world that, for all its disappointments, she found rich and rewarding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
International Spotlight
Allied Blow At Africa Hits Career Plans Of Hitler StoOges
By JEAN CRAFTS NEA Service stan Writer and Former neflln CNrreNnNnllani

When the Allies struck in French North Africa the blow caused Q shudder through the very underpin~ nlngs Of the great NaRl political ma chine Berlln's myriad civil servants and petty officials upon the effl. ciency of whose humdrum work the whole structure rests The Allied coup brought anguish Co ofiicials in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

didn't consider them worth claim ing.
 Today, however, the United
 States would give It's eye-tccth
 for more Pacific islands. Those
 that we allowed Japan to take
 at the Versailles Peace Confer
 ence almost mean the balance
 of naval power in the Pacific. FUTURE OF FLAT-ToP
 Inside fact regardlr o. $, air- plane carriers is that some or them have been lost while doing normal submarine patrol duty and cruising at suicidal slow speed, At slow speed submarine can catch up with them, and sub- marine torpedoes have accounted for carrier deaths.
 This slow speed may be neces- sary, because fuel oil Is hard to get in the South Pacific, but 1t is not good raval planning. If a carrier operates at top speed no submarine can catch her
 When the Lexington was sunk she was within only 200 miles of another U. $. carried, which means about 30 minutes flying distance or less. Airplane carriers should not operate that close together, ard there was some inside criti- cism of the commanders which never leaked out.
 So the future of the carrier remains to be seen, though there are so few of them left that their
 future may not be decided definitely in this war.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 The Chinese complained to Wen dell Willkie that no important American had visited China since the visit of Gen. U. s. Grant. Committeeman John Hamilton heard of this he said: I'm go- ing to tell that to Henry P. Fletcher. He once ran the Ameri- can Legation in China" <. When polo player Winston Guest was visiting in Argentina, his Argen- tine point of view, especially in S. A. didn't understand the Argen- tine poitn of view, especially in regard to meat. "Oh," said Guest, well sell you all you want" One all-important backstage link between the United States and Gen. Giraud, in preparation for the North African landing, was Gen. Odic, of the French air corps. Residing in Washington on a colonel's salary paid by the the U. s. Army, Odic gave in- valuable advice on airports around Casablanca, kept up contacts with Giraud The anti-New Deal Republican New York Herald Tri- bune recently refused the fol- lowing wan ad: CONSULTING EXPERT, long on government payrolls, sickened with waste and time, money and materials, want part time remuneration in opposi- tion to non-essential spending Of defense funds.
 MRS. ROOSEVELT'S
 SECRETARY
 The woman who travels over the world with Mrs. Roosevelt has certain vigorous things to say about the female of the species. Malvina Thompson, secretary to the First Lady, says women would be more respected in the world if they would be more business like.
 She has little admiration for the women who write to Mrs. Roosevelt by the score asking for special favors, such as promotions and commissions, for their hus- bands.
 Miss Thompson has been close to Mrs. Roosevelt for more than ten years, but she has always kept the relation on professional basis, never asking favors for herself or her family.
 The other day, she asked Mrs. Roosevelt for a few days leave to visit her mother, who is i'll.
 But, TOmmy'!' exclaimed Mrs. Roosevelt, q didn't know you had mother"
 TIN CAN COOPERATION
 The Washington Merry-Go-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

in our lives is right, fifty hopes and fears rise settled and all up, take hands and dance a fantastic ring around the am cient idol - the grand Perhaps.
 This is a po- etic setting forth of some t h Il g which so often twistS the SOlll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

With shops and offices working fever ishly on Thanksgiving Day the tradition al feast wasn't quite the same for New Englanders. We hope that this won't be the same next year, for if there is one day when everyone is entitled to little time off, it's thanksgiving Day Let's pray the tide will be turned by 1943.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
Selected Poem
PRAYER FOR MY OLD AGE

(Fairfax Downey in the New York Sun) God. if Thy finger turns another page Of this, my book of years, on to old age, Grant me, pray, unto the last of life long-dear, tried companionship, my wife. If must know the loneliness of the old, Keep Thou my spirit stanch, enduring, bold That may welcome, not demand-depend On love Of child and sympathy of friend. Be that which never lets affection swerve Not duty but the proof still deserve.
 This is my prayer, O Lord, and this my VOW: That be as find my mother now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
A Thought for Today

And he shall be like Q tree planted by the rivers Of water that hrlngcth forth hts fruit ln his season, his leat also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper,--rsalms l'S,
  Tho mind Is hopctuE success Is m Gods handS-plautuS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Elegant is used much much too loosely In such expressions as san elegant view"; "I had on elegant tlme"; This is on elegant cake.' Its correct usage Is In the sense of ex. ceiling in she power to dis. crlmlnate properlyi and sel- ect properly, or giving evi- dence of such excellence, ns san elegant gentleman"I "elegant ornamentasiOn''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

WASHINGTON November 2S takes only pencil paper @ ana , e s @ the Pacific Ocean
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

With Plane Carriers Reduced Pacific Isles Assume New mpoonee Soonons Chiefly Significant Airero Boses Future the oTop oy Not Be Decided Definitely This War;
 towr New Jersey ConfoCon Exehonge Plan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS D. D.
MERCY AND LOvING-KINDNESS
 FOREVER

Robert Browning in one of his poems speaks of "the grand Per haps". He says thta just when we are safest and think that everything
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

e. How old is John s. (Ship' wreck) Kelly, husband of Brends Frazier?
 A. Thirty-two.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03

berry mullins be-
cause the B-vita-
Minis, often called
morale builders,
in the bran and
the magnesium in
the blueberries,
which is reputed
to create kindlier
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03

BEAUTY comes to the linen
- closet in fascinating pairs
when pillow slips are embroidered
with these new motifs. At top,
there is a picture treatment, I'M
usual and interesting. Next-a
scalloped band of dainty flowers
in all white is effectively relieved
by pastel center flowers. For the
third pair, the perennial butterfly
energies in a new and lovely de-
sign; lastly, pots of tulips furnish
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03
% lynn Ghot,sAen4
Lynn Says:

Easier Way to Live: One good
way by which to simplify home
making is to get rid of trouble
makers in your household fur
nishings as fast as you can.
II you have an extensively up
holstered sofa or chair which re-
quires special cleaning often,
make a slip-cover for it out Of
one Of the practical cottons or
other washable fabrics which are
so numerous in the stores these
days. A quick trip through the
household washer now and then
will keep it spic-and-span. Whisk
it off and let the regular cover
ing show when special guests are
coming, or use the slip-covers
day in and day out, for they are
so attractive in themselves.
When your draperies wear out,
or when you decide to do over a
room, look at the beautiful wash
fabrics which you can buy for
your windows. Make them up
with washable Innings, these pre-
shrunk, too, of course, and save
yourself troublesome cleaning
from then on. In time, you can
''re-p1an'' many of your furnish
ings for practical washing ma
chine handling.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03

flowers flowers that hat your II NM.. -
know how to appreciate. Then, Of
course, if you have few yellow or
deep red chrysanthemums in your
fall garden, let them fall gracefully
in and out among their own leaves
in FURNISHED bowl, and you leave
nothing to be desired.
Here's the mousse which you can
have as a main dish. Make it the
night before and it's all ready to
serve just with unmolding:
*Chicken-Ham Mousse.
Serves s.
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
81 teaspoon salt
III cups chicken broth
~ cups ground, cooked chicken
IL cups ground, cooked ham
n cup salad dressing
minced scallion
" cup whipped cream
package lemon-favored gelatin.
Add salt to egg yolks, then broth.
Cook over boiling water, stirring con-
stantly until mixture coats spoon.
Pour over gelatin and stir until dis
solved. Cool. Fold in remaining
ingredients. Place strips of green
pepper, sliced olives, sliced hard
cooked eggs on bottom Of oiled mold.
Pour in mousse. Let chill until firm.
Unmold on lettuce and garnish with
romaine, endive and tomato wedges.
Dispositions will all be the mer-
rier when you serve these bran-blue-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03
Friends

They (friends) will be like two
ships who set sail at morning from
the same port and ere night-fan
lose sight of each other, and go
each on it's own course and at it's
own pace for many days, through
many storms and seas, and yet
meet again, and find themselves
lying side by side in the same
haven when their voyage is past
Charles Kingsley.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03
In the Navy a floor is "deck,"

III JIG Navy q 1OO1 ID q UcCNs
doors are "bulkheads," down.
stairs is ''below," and a cigarette
is a Camel" At least, Camel is
the favorite cigarette among Navy
men as it is among men in the
Army, Marines and Coast Guard.
Biased on actual sales records
from service mems stores.) And a
carton of Camels is their favorite
gift. Your local dealer is featur-
ing Camel cartons for service
men, now. And now is the time to
send that carton.-Adv.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03

the whole family
h ON e for tn e
weekend are a
heavy drain on
the honemaker.
II she expects to
spend any time
with her family,
Madame House
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03

Add to first mixture and stir just
until flour disappears. Fill creased
muffin tins until two-thirds full and
bake in a moderately hot doodle
gree) oven about 80 minutes.
*Julienne Salad Bowl.
(Serves g.
i cup cabbage
cup carrots
u cup green peppers
81 cup red radishes
Garlic
Curly endive or shredded lettuce
Shred all the vegetables fine. Ar
range mounds of them in a bowl,
and toss french dressing over them.
Rub the bowl in which they are
served with garlic.
A main dish that will 60 we'll with
the Julienne Salad is this Baked
Bean dish:
Baked Bean Rarebit
can baked beans
n pound American cheese, grated
slices bacon, fried crisp
n green pepper sliced
Mix beans, green pepper and
cru1nbled bacon with grated cheese
and pour into a casserole. Bake in
a moderate oven $40 minutes.
A cake that's a tasty sugar saver
is this one:
*Whipped Cream Sugarless Cake.
RI cups sifted cake flour
IN teaspoons double acting bak.
ing powder
II teaspoon salt
"a cup butter or shortening
1 cup light corn syrup
eggs, unbeaten
" cup orange juice
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
cup cream, whipped
Sift -four once, measure, add bak.
ing powder and salt, and sift dry
ingredients together three times.
Cream shortening, add orange rind,
and then syrup beating we'll after
each addition. Add "a of -four and
beat until smooth and well blended
Add eggs one at a time, beating
well after each. Add remaining flour
in thirds alternately with orange
juice, beating after each addition
for best results. Bake in two creased
8-inch layer pans in moderate
(375-degree) oven 80 minutes. Cool,
Spread whipped cream between and
on top of layers.
What are your food problems? Cake
making? Bread making? Pickles, jams,
jeIlies? Children's lunches? Miss Lynn
Chambers sOiU be glad to give you ex-
pert adUice on your particular prob
lem, if you tUrite her explaining ,Uhat
you .Uant to knOtU, at Western Ne,os-
Paper Union, 2lO South Desplaines
Street, Chicago, III. Please enclose a
stamped, addressed envelope for your
reply.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03
Prepare for Week.-Mrs.

Lazy days with first signs Of fall
In the air, wilted appetites and
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-09-03

wife must scurry around and plan a
preparedness campaign which will
stock her refrigerator with foods
that can be pulled-like the tradi-
tional bunny out Of the hat-and
still keep her reputation as the ''best
cook around here"
Remember, you can do more for
your table by arranging Concord
grapes tastefully with a few golden