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Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1942-09-01

The current needed to make the
amount of magnesium which goes
into a magnesium bomb-2O kilo-
wat hours-could be saved by an
average American home willing to
cut its use of electricity by just
2 per cent of the amount used in
a whole year.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1942-09-01

A Waterbury, Conn, woman ana
her daughter who recalled the
shortage of fats during the last
war and began saving fats Deem
Der 7 have contributed 100 pounds
of fats thus far to the present
drive.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1942-09-01

1t requires as much power to
carry 20 tons of four-engine bomb
er through the sky as is needed
by a crack passenger locomotive
to haul 1000 tons of cars and
tender over the rails.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1942-09-01

One reason we need lead-The
guns of a pursuit plane vomit bull
lets at the rate of 300 pounds per
minute.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1942-09-01

1t takes $4,000 man-hours of
work to build a medium bomber
as against only 200 for an auto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01

logs ready to take to his store
house out there in the pond.
That means that he comes ashore
in the daytime and cuts his trees"
thought Old Man Coyote as, tired
and with black anger in his heart,
he trotted home the third night.
He couldn't have found out about
me himself; he isn't smart enough.
1t must be that some one has told
him. And nobody knows that 1
have been over there but Sammy
Jay. 1t must be he who has been
the tattle-tale I think I'll visit
Paddy by daylight tomorrow and
then we'll see!'
Now the trouble with some smart
people is that they are never able
to believe that others may be as
smart as they. Old Man Coyote
didn't know that the first time he
had visited Paddy's pond he had
left behind footprint in a little
patch Of soft mud. II he had known
it he wouldn't have believed that
Paddy would be smart enough to
guess what that footprint meant.
But that Is exactly what Paddy did
do, as you and know So Old Man
Coyote laid all the blame at the
door OF Sammy Jay, and that very
morning when Sammy came flying
over the Green Meadows Old Man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01

about ) inches long. For seven.
perhaps eight days more, he will
spend all his waking moments gorg-
ing food. Holding his sightless head
high, he wanders about for more
food. At this stage, his nurses
know why he is so restless.
A tiny bamboo frame is ready for
him. Eons ago. his ancestors used
twigs. Once he is within the
frame, his head begins to swing to
and fro with purposeful move
ment. A mist begins to gather over
the frame. From under the weaver's
chin, silk flows from the glands. 1t
is known as flbtoin. and the spin
ner presses 1t out in two threads
which Immediately become one as
they reach the air and harden. A
soluble coating Of different sub
stance protects the thread. The
filaments are so fine, there are / 200
to the inch. For hours, the worker
pays out his silk, and in "a hours
he is hidden from sight.
Within the silken chamber. the
fat caterpillar begins to shorten and
shrink. He now has a short body, no
Jaws. II left alone. he would develop
into a silkworm moth. This hap
pens to only q few.
AS soon as spinning ceases, the
cocoon is plunged into hot water or
heat and then is placed in a bowl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01
BY Lillian Cox Athey

the New World, and they had visions
of growing silkworms was a failure.
Competing with the cost Of labor IN
China put an end to this industry.
For thousands of years. China has
been the center Of the silk industry.
There may be few free and in
dependent silkworms in China, but
millions are leading a most regu-
lated life and are as regimentated
as the men in the fighting forces
today.
The silkworms are guided and
guarded by experts They live on a
prescribed diet, their life span Is &C
curately measured-they are born to
toll for man.
The origin Of silk is clouded In
mystery. OF course. there are many
legends that claim silk has been used
for over 1000 years This would
also mean that the art OF weaving
Is that old. The secret Of the
source Of silk was guarded until
about $50 AID. To reveal anything
about silkworms and their product
was a crime punishable by death.
Two wide-awake monks visited
China. They carried walking sticks
that were hollow, and in some
strange way silkworm eggs were car
ried out Of the country in these cane
tubes. The industry was introduced
into Europe.
There is nothing eventful about
the life of q silkworm. A portly f.
male will be guided by An expert to
q special spot on which she Is to
deposit her eggs. She lays several
hundred of them, not one larger
than the dot made by the point Of
a pin. Her sisters and cousins also
will lay eggs, and about 10000 OF
them will weigh one ounce.
These eggs hatch when the young
mulberry leaves arrive. The tenn
perature must be just right for the
tiny leaf-eaters. Millions OF baby
silkworms will be busily engaged
mulberry leaves, shedding
tight outgrown skins and growing
more lusty with each change.
At the age Of two months, the
silkvorms life SPAN will be ended.
When he has reached his fourth
mott. he Is q days old and will Be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01
BY Frank willard
BY Herb and Dale UIrey
BY Will Eisner
Art Huhto

he crept up through the Green
Forest toward the pond of Paddy
the Beaver. AS he drew near he
heard a crash and it made him
smile. He knew what it meant. It
meant that Paddy was at work cut
ting down trees. With his stomach
almost on the ground he crept for
ward little by little, little by little,
taking the greatest care not to
rustic so much as leaf. Presently
he reached place where he could
see the aspen trees, and there sure
enough was Paddy sitting up on his
hind legs and hard at work cutting
another tree.
Old Man Coyote lay down for a
few minutes to watch. Then he
wriggled little nearer. Slowly and
carefully he drew his legs under
him and made ready for a rush.
Paddy the Beaver was his at last
At just that very minute a harsh
scream rang out right over his head
Thief! Thief! Thief"
1t was Sammy Jay who had n.
lently followed him all the vav
Paddy the Beaver didn't ston IN
even look around. He knew what
that scream meant and he scram-
bled down his little path to the
water as he never had scrambled
before. And as he dived with 4
great splash Old Man Coyote landed
with q great jump on the very edr.
Of the pond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01
BY Thornton w. BURGESS

Coyote accused him of being tattle-
tale and threatened the most dread
full things to Sammy if ever he
caught him.
Now Sammy had flown down to
the Green Meadows to tell Old Man
Coyote how Paddy was doing all
his work on land in the daytime
You see Paddy had twice given
Sammy a terrible fright. once by
cutting another tree so that it al
most fell on Sammy. So he had
made up his mind to get even by
telling Old Man Coyote about Pad
dys work by day. But when Old
Man Coyote began to call him a
tattle-tale and accuse him of hav-
ing warned Paddy and to threaten
dreadful things. he straightway for
got all his anger at Paddy and
turned 1t all on Old Man Coyote
He called him everything he could
think Of. and this was a great deal,
for Sammy has a wicked tongue.
When he hadn't any breath left he
flew over to the Green Forest and
there he hid where he could watch
all that was going on.
That afternoon Old Man COYOTE
tried his new plan. He slipped into
the Green Forest, looking this way
and that way to be sure that no
one saw him. Then very, very softly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
The COMPOUND Chance

When today's hand was played in
a tournament, most of the PLAYERS
who held. the South hand reached
a contract of six spades. All but
one of them discarded a diamond
on the ace of clubs, allowing the
contract to depend on a finesse for
the spade queen. When that lost
they were set one trick. One player
gave himself compound chance for
his contract, instead of depending
on the simple finesse.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
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The bidding:
South West North East
"a Pass 3NT Pass
40 Pass "A Pass
ga Pass Pass Pass
West opened the deuce Of clubs
and the successful South player
ruffed in his own hand rather than
put up dummy's ace. Next he laid
down the spade ace, followed by
the ace and king of hearts. Another
spade was led to dummy and South
would have made his contract with
out further difficulty if the queen
Of spades had dropped on this trick.
When the queen Of spades failed
to drop, declarer went after his
second chance by cashing the club
ace, on which he carefully discarded
The queen of hearts. The jack and
ten of hearts then were led from
dummy allowing South to discard
his losing diamonds. The only trick
he lost was to the queen of spades.
Note that South's second chance
for his contract was about as good
as trump finesse. for he would
make his contract if the opponent
with three trumps also held either
three or four hearts. In addition. !
he had the chance of dropping a
possible doubleton queen of spades |
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Yesterday you were Theodore /
Lightner's partner and. with neither
side vulnerable. you held
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The bidding:
Lightner Jacoby You Schenken .
AnsWer-Bid two clubs. This re-
Spouse is one-round force. Later |
on you probably will have a chance
to show the hearts. and your re
verse bidding then will show
strong hand.
Score 100 per cent for two clubs,
80 per cent for one heart.
Question No. 1,244.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Lightner Jacoby You Schenken
10 Pass "a Pass
20 Pass 90
What do you bid? (Ansver to-
morrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01
Take My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Espionage

There is more than a little spec
ulation as to how the word espionage
should be pronounced Many read
ers have correctly reported that they
are hearing confusing number OF
RECOMMENDATIONS from their loud
speakers.
The truth is, this word of French
origin seems never to have felt alto
gether al home in the English Ian
guage. although most dictionaries
give first choice to this Anglicized
pronunciation. which We may safely
regard as best American usage:
ESS-pi- oh-nidge.
The second choice, similar to the
French. is: ESS-pi- oh -NAHZH.
The third choice accents the sec
ond syllable, which is pronounced
exactly like the word pie" thus:
esS-PIE- oh nidge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

For three nights Old Man Coyote
had stolen up through the Green
Forest with the coming of the black
shadows and had hidden among the
aspen trees where Paddy the Beaver
had cut his food, and for three
nights Paddy had failed to come
ashore. Each night he had seemed
TO have enough food logs in the
water to keep him busy without
cutting more. Old Man Coyote lay
there and the hungry look in his
eyes changed to one of doubt and
then to suspicion. Could it be that
Paddy the Beaver was smarter than
he thought? 1t began to look very
much as If Paddy knew perfectly
we'll that he was hiding there each
night. Yes. sir. that's the way it
looked. For three nights Paddy
hadn't cut a single tree, and yet
each night he had plenty of food
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01
How Did 1t Start?

Philadelphia: In Hamlet, Act w,
Ophelia says, There is pansies,
that's for thoughts" Why?-Mrs.
j. P. D.
Answer: For centuries it has been
a poetic fancy that pansies, with
their humanlike little faces, have
sprung from the thoughts of lovers.
Indeed, the name pansy is from the
French name pensee, which also is
the word for thought" In France
a panSv plant is called "herbe de la
pensee,' meaning plant OF the
thought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01

China, Italy and Japan. 1t took at
least 1000 silkworms. spending their
entire lifetime, to furnish us with
a silk dress or shirt. 1t requires
about IS yards of pure silk to make
a parachute. You can readily I'M
derstand why we should wear cot
ton.
In the early days of our country,
silkworms were imported from
China. Several men had noticed the
flourishing mulberry trees found in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01
Remarkable Treatment for
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free stomach acid
which causes you
to suffer with ter
rlble gnawing agony
even W h e n I h e
stomach is empty2
Are YOU teasingly
prodded with a de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01

which has a brush wheel. This re-
wolves automatically and removes
the loose threads The continuous
thread Is unwound on a tiny wheel.
One pound Of raw silk will yield
$50 miles Of fiber. In 1885, Japan's
export was 100000 pounds of
raw silk-the work Of 10000 ,o00, 900
silkworms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-01
NATURES CHILDREN
SILkWORM.

With things looking as they do at
present, it appears that the silk
worm is in danger of losing its
prestige as one of the two insects
in the world domesticated by man.
Leave our American scientists alone
for awhile, and they bring us won-
derful material out of their test
tubes.
The United States is the greatest
purchaser of exported raw silks,
about rs per cent obtained from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
.HebresO Ladies Aid
 Plans Runanaage Sale

A regular meeting of the Water bury Hebrew Ladies Aid association was held Monday afternoon, with Mrs. Harry Klamkin, president, pre- siding.
 Mrs. Peter 0reenberg gave c short talk on the importance of the work of the Consumers Committee.
 Final plans were made for 0 runl- mage sale to be held at 322 South Main street, the week beginning Monday, May 4th. Due to the in- ability of the committee to get cars to call for clothing the members arc requested to bring their clohting for this sale to the home of Mrs. Harry Klamkin, 22 Buckingham street or Mrs. Abraham Fandiller, 2i0 Cooke street. The following are on the committee for the ruininage sale:
 Mrs. Abraham Fandiller, chair- man: Mrs. Abraham Sherman, co- chairman; Mrs. Charles Hennelis, Mrs. Wilfred Greenblatt, Mrs. George Kaplan, Mrs. Louis Rieger, Mrs. Benjamin Israel, Mrs. Nathan Mis- key, Mrs. Morris Siller, Mrs. Joseph Pintoff, Mrs. Max Steinhorn.
 A committee was also chosen for the Strawberry Festival to Dc held May 20th on the lawn of Mrs. Harry Brownstein's home on Avalon Circle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
Senior Hadassols Held EIections

 The Waterbury Senior Hadassnli at It's annual meeting yesterday al ternOon reelected Mrs Clarence Freedman as it's president.
 Among the other members named to oface were: Mrs. Max Matzkln, first vice-president; Mrs. Samuel Dritbner, second yice~president Mrs. Otto Halpert, recording secretary: Mrs. Coleman Tennenbaum, corre- spending secretary; Mrs. Meyer Don, assistant corresponding secre- tary; Mrs. Max Sobol, financial sec retary: and Mrs. Robert Kosersky. treasurer.
 Members of the Young Jedean group, under the direction Of Mrs. Harry Rosenfield, entertained with a group of Palestinian songs. Mrs. Sidney Cassel and Mrs. Arthur 1fl- field read papers on current Far Eastern topics. Mrs. Louis Reiger had charge of the program.
 Mrs. Samuel Druhner is chairman of the annual donor supper which will be held this evening at the El- ton. She will be assisted by Mrs. Joseph Ruskin, Mrs. Arthur Krarsl- CT, Mrs. Haskell Harris, Mrs. Harry Rosenfleld, Mrs. Samuel Cikens, Mrs. Sidney Yavetz, Mrs. Irving Gordon and Mrs. Clarence Freedman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

3O-hour course, she gets e certificate from the college. She has at her tongue-tip, now, Q repertoir of games and songs and stories which she can call forth in the most ave- some cellar. She can prevent tear- full, overwrought little ones from falling victim of hysteria or panic. For she knows some of the ques- ti0ns and fears that will be troubl- ing her flock, and she is prepared with reassllring answers and ex- plantations.
 For emergency use the teacher has some sort of simple amusement kit containing say, a ball, a bean bag, Q small drum or horn for rhy- thnaic dance accompaniment, and perhaps @ hand puppet.
 whether sch will be called on to help out ct Q school, a Sunday school, an apartment shelter, or just t0 keep her own young family fram getting the llttezs when the the sifsns bzow, zhe'Ii hs helping her communitE meet war in sane and cooperative mancg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

The school Is grooming volunteer aides as assistants to expertly train- cd nursery and primary school teachers. wilson has just finished giving 6 trial course to 26 student teachers. nov it is giving the course to volunteers fEom the general pulp lic.
 The secret of the course is Its pTaeticalitY. 1t stresses practice with children themselves. That exper- fence is supplemented by a nain- imum of theory. Tho vOlEnteera, some barely 17, first observe exper- fenced teachers handling different age groups leading children in songs, dancing. games, storytelling. Then the ereen-hcrns are given 6 trial spin at leadership Co get over their stage fright and discover the special approach necessary for the various age levels.
 Lectures on elementary child psy- chclogy are BandWiched in = with onxklouIAR eInnAnasle on the typical Fesetlons o9 Bfitl&h yoanestegs in actual alk+faIa eitMntions.
 NEn a 1eut ccMrle1Ds tne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
SOCIAL AC7TV77TES
Catholic Women Continue DriUe

The drive for membership of the Waterbury Council og Catholic Women is now in progress.
 m his appeal Go the PastoEg Of the Diocese the Right Reverend Maurice V. McAulifge, BAshcp Of Hartfcr6 stated 'srhe Council has long ben known for its unaelfish devotion to every Catholic cause. 1t has been the strong support Of tho Diocesan BureAu of Social Service. Tn these war days it is devoted also Co patriotic works Please urge the women o9 your Parish to become members and sslp- port thls worthy organization"
 Among Ahe solicitors o9 st. Anii's, Blesed Sacrament, st. Cecelias and St. Francis Xavier 'parishes are:
 St. Anns parish: Reverend Ernest Ialnosltagne, Mrs. Albert n. Ia- vigne, Mrs. Serge A. Belanger, Mre. Homer R. Bernier, Miss Laura Birol, Mrs. Arthur !. Dugre, Mrs. John LaValiee, Mrs. Joseph Q. per- reault, Mrs. Luclen E. Perreault, Mrs. Leo A. Pepin. Miss Cecil0 D. Rochon.
 Blessed Sacrament parish: Rev. erend Robert Chagno1, Mrs. P. ,. O'Ba1en, Miss Rose Clarkin, Mrs. Fred Dauch, Mrs. James Doyle, Miss Mae K. Tlnnan, Mrs. Peter 0illi- gan, Mrs. John Joy, Mrs. Richard Joy, Mrs. Benjamin LaValIee, Mrs. Arthur McDonald, Mrs. Frank New- comb, Mrs. William 6cho1leld, Mrs. Mark T1erney.
 St. Cecelia's parish: Reverend Peter Cuny, Mrs. Charles A. Woll- schlAger, Miss Barbara Graft, Mrs. L. Siebert.
 st. Francis Xavier parish: Rev. erend David O'Keefe, Miss Mary Champion, Miss Julie Briody, Mrs, James Carroll, Miss Margaret Car- roll, Mrs. Margaret Centerhar, Mrs. Charles Delaney, Miss Maureen De. laney, Miss Rose Foley, Miss Mar garrett Frageau, Miss Mary daffney, Mrs. Edward P. Goggin, Miss Alice Qoumy, Mrs. Martin Qroody, Mrs. Patrick J. Hughes, Miss Jane Ken nedy, Mrs. Albert Linden, Mrs. Rob- ert McIIugh, Mrs. John F. Neeson, Miss Mary Oponnell, Mrs. George O'Neill, Mrs. Wilfred Rochon,. Mrs. Francis Scholar, Miss Mary Sheri- dan, Mrs. J. Elmer Shove, Mrs. Os- car Strafstrorn, Miss Mary Sulli- van, Miss Margaret Tehan, Miss Laura verriker, Mrs Patrick J. Wallace.