The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-25

are the varieties usually served at the White House.
 President Taft, however. always got his turkeys from Tazewell County, Virginia, from which Queen Victoria also received tur- keys and Albermarle pippins every year during her reign.
 Senator Ollie James of Ken lucky also used to i:,-!- l-.at Rhode Island turkeys could not compare with those from the Blue Grass state, and always sent a large bird to Woodrow Wilson.
 Incidentally, it was not until around 1845 that anyone ever paid much attention to Thanksgiving in Washington. It was considered chiefly a New England holiday. In that year, however, the sleepy city along the Potomac, particu- larly its merchants, woke up to joys-and commercial possibilities of Thanksgiving. GrocerS' ads that year bloSsomed forth herald ing Sixty barrels of white wine, 40 barrels of champagne, two half cask of French brandy, all by re- cent packet from New York via Alexandria"
 MRS. R'S CRANBERRY SAUCE
 Mrs. Roosevelt's speciality for Thanksgiving dinner is cranberry sauce. Here is her own recipe:
 Ih nranherripS
 Pick over and boil in pint of water in open kettle until all are broken. It is well to crush the berries as they boil. Add water if necessary.
 Put through sieve.
 Add sugar to taste.
 Add sugar to taste.
 Set on stove for another three minutes to boil.
 Then sest aside to cool.
 ONE-MAN CONTROL
 It hasn't been featured in the headlines, but more and more one man is is running the War Production Board. He is dynamic Wall Street broker Ferdinand Fiber" Eberstadt, close friend of Gen, Brehon Somerven and gener- ally considered the man placed inside the WIPE to run things for the Army.
 Eyerstadt has more power over the life of the nation than any other man today except the Presi- dent. He has maneuvered him. self, or been maneuvered by Gen. Somervell, to a place so strategic that practically no civil or military production of any kind can pro- ceed without his approval.
 A glance at the revised chart of WIPE organization shows Eber- stadt. either in person or by deputy, at the head of all con- trolling points. Most of the titles mean nothing to the layman-such as Chairman of the Facility Clearance Board" or Chairman of Program Adjustment"-but they affect the life of every layman.
 It is now a fact that without Eberstadt's approval. no road may be constructed in the United States. no hospital may be built. no power plant. church, sewer, school, no airfield, no tank, no air plane. no naval vessel or naval gun.
 By controlling the materials that go into all manufacture, he con- trols all projects. civil and mili- tary. Army and Navy men sit with him on the Requirements Committee, of which he is chair man. and have the dominant voice in military matters. But Eberstadt can tell them that their programs are impossible to ex- ecute because of inadequate ma- terials.
 If a Government agency. fed- eral or state. wants to build a road leading to a copper mine. to accelerate the mining of copper. the project must be approved by Eberstadt. If another agency wants to build a dam to increase of power for war industry, Eber- stadt must approve. if houses are needed for war workers, the