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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-20
Last Warden School
In B Zone Monday
Courses Open in Three Parts Of Districts Many Needed
to Man Important Central Sectors

The last Of the air raid warden schools for house.
holders In Zone will get underway Monday night at the
Maloney, Washington and Hopevlle schools An urgent
appeal has been made by all sector wardens for volunteers
to take the series Of courses They will be held every
Monday night from 730 to $3.50 for the next weeks
and will be completed before warm weather sets in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-20

81 10 50 will meet with Gordon
Somers In charge Of the meeting.
Owing to the great number OF
classes now being held In various
parts Of the city ARRANGEMENTS have
not yet been completed for the pro-
gram Of instruction which will start
Monday night. 10 "a expected, hows
ever, that the lectures and the
speakers will be announced by Nom
India q making fiahtAr nlAnAs.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
'Ersatz' Rubber,

There are no illusions about meet
ing our rubber requirements through
synthetics alone. The producing of
sufficient 'ersatz rubber" to satisfy
the smallest part of our needs is
still in the dream stage. In 1889
less than 1000 tons of the artificial
product were manufactured, and
in 1910 the amount was not materi-
ally increased. 1t was predicted
that the United States in 1941 would
be manufacturing $4,000 tons of
synthetic rubber But we are far.
very far. indeed, at this date, from
such a goal.
And in connection with synthetic
rubber the thing to remember is
that right now we need not less than
850,00O tons of rubber a year!
Even when the thoughts Of war
were far removed from our minds
we needed around 100000 tons, prac-
tically all of which went into manu-
featuring $1,000, 900 automobile tires
and 52,000,000 inner tubes yearly.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
SUGAR TO MEET
FAMILY NEEDS
If Meals Are Carefully Plan
ned, Allotted Sugar Can
Be Stretched
ENERGY SWEET TASTE

Homemakers need not be con-
cerned about how they're going to
manage under sugar rationing. The
amount of sugar they're going to
get will be enough to meet the
family needs, if meals are carefully
planned, according to- OPA's Con-
sumer Division. You get just two
things from sugar-food energy
and a sweet taste. So, you can
stretch your ration by betting some
of the food energy you need and
same of the sweet taste you like
from other foods. Take food en-
ergy, for example. Sugar supplies
food energy quickly. But you can
get your days supply just as well
from starchy foods like cereals,
breads and potatoes, from fats like
butter, and cream, and from many
meats. And foods rich in sugar,
like fresh, canned and dried fruits
as well as some vegetables are all
good sources of food energy. When
you're planning how to use the
days supply, here are few sugar.
thrift rules that will help you:
Serve cooked fruits hot to enjoy
their richest flavor.
Sirups saved from canned fruits
are good sweeteners for other
fruits, and can be the base for pud-
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26

ding sauces and for beverages.
A pinch of salt increases the
sweetening power of sugar in cook
ed foods.
Here are few recipes that will
make a little sugar go long way
in preparing desserts your family
will enjoy. Additional recipes are
available from the Consumer Divi-
sion in Washington.
Fruit Cup
Many combinations of fruit, fresh
or canned, may be used for fruit
cup. Use colors that blend or con-
trast pleasantly and combine acid
fruits with sweet, and firm with
juicy kinds. Cut large fruits into
small attractive pieces, mix lightly
so that they keep their shape,
sweeten slightly, chill before serv-
ing, and garnish the individual
servings with sprigs of mint or
choice bright-colored fruits. Good
combinations are: strawberries,
oranges, and apples, purple grapes
with seeds removed, grapefruit, and
apricots; peaches, raspberries, and
pineapples; water melon, honeydew
or muskmelon, red cherries, pears,
and green grapes.
Baked Cream Rice Pudding
8 tablespoons uncooked rice.
1 quart milk
8 tablespoons sugar
II teaspoon nutmeg or cinnamon
Y teaspoon salt
u cup raisins, if desired.
Wash the rice, and stir into the
remaining ingredients. Pour into a
baking dish, and bake for from 2 Y
to 8 hours in a slow oven (250 to
300 degrees F.. Stir 8 to A time;
during the first hour. During the
long, slow cooking, the sugar in the
milk caramolizes and helps to give
this pudding its delicious sweet
flavor.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26

for sewing and remaking will be
more successful if you do the job
Systematically. Remember that the
things you can use, either as they
are, or with only slight alterations
will be your best economics-both
in time and in money. Sometimes
simple refitting putting in a new
hem, changing a waistline or a
leeve style, are the only renovations
a garment needs. New collars and
cuffs can sometimes make a new
dress out of an old one. And don't
forget the ragman. Save the left
over scraps for him. And give him
the things that have no more wear
in them at all. Cottons, silks, wool
ens-they can all be salvaged and
reused.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26

THAT little modern American
glass ash tray on your coffee
table has heritage that reaches
back centuries before the Chris
tian era!
The romance of glass is an an
cient tale, whose beginning is lost
somewhere in antiquity. The most
interesting chapter of this age-old
story is the revival within the last
few years of American crystalware.
Once before America was foremost
in the manufacture of fine crystal
but it took a World War to bring
about revival of fine glassmaking
in this country when exports from
Sweden, Czechoslovakia and other
war torn countries ended.
Use American Crystal
Time was when the woman who
wanted the last word in elegance
for her table would consider moth
ing but imported crystal. Not so,
today. With imports of fine crystal
cut off, the bride-to-be, shopping
for her first stemware, finds glass
ware designed and crea e d in
America, practical from the stand
point of future additions or replace
ments. And the older woman, as
well as the new bride, appreciates
its flawless crystal nd artistic
design.
It's stemware we think of first,
when we think of glass. And to
stemware the creators of modern
American crystal have devoted
years of research to produce the
most brilliant glass ever made
by man, and the most adaptable
patterns.
Fine handmade glassware, you
know, does not "just happen" It's
the result of painstaking study to
combine the necessary ingredients
properly. It's design is modern, in
that it is meant for modern homes.
But it is traditional enough also to
ON p m n perfectly period
setting.
New Stemware Design
One of the most recent stemware
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
As Million Are
Undernourished
Nutrition Farley Called by
President Urged to
Find Swift Cure.

WASHINGTON - Forty-five mil
lion persons are undernourished in
the United States while its granaries
are overfowing with surplus"
foods, and the diet standards of rs
per cent of the. population need to
be raised to Withstand the "strain
of total Defense" the national nu-
triton conference was told.
The conference was called by
President Roosevelt and attended by
400 physicians, health officers, edu-
Gators and nutrition experts.
Paul v. McNutt, federal security
administrator, told the conference
that Mr.. Roosevelt expects from it
the formulation of recommendations
for immediate action"
Can't 'Muddle Along
Nov that our national existence
is at stake we can no longer afford
to drift-to muddle along" McNutt
said. 1.-THE easy-going complacency
of peace must give way to the hard
bitten realities of defense"
Other speakers declared that
President Roosevelt's estimate that
"one-third of the nation is ill-fed"
was conservative.
DR.. Russell M. Wilder of the Mayo
foundation, Rochester, Mimi, said
the nation faced a serious problem
of malnutrition and that despite "a
so-called surplus of foods great
many of our people are not receiv-
ing the fare they need for strength
of mind and body"
Urged to Find Answer.
President Roosevelt asked the
conference to make recommended
tions for the best ways to put the
nation on a nutritionally sound
basis. Those recommendations,
McNutt said, are expected to an
swer these questions:
/ l. How much responsibility shall
the government assume and what
shall our national economic policy
be with respect to nutrition?
2. What is the most effective way
to solve the twin problems of under
nutrition and farm surpluses?
3. How can we send to Britain the
food she needs and at the same time
give all American families fairly
good diet?
4. Can nutritionally adequate
diets for all be achieved as result
of employment and wage increases
expected this year and next?
S. Shall we attempt to promote in
expensive methods of distribution OF
all basic foods if it means displacing
unneeded workers in the marketing
system?
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
SOY BEAN SEED
NOW AVAILABLE
Efforts Made to Increase Pro-
ductiOn of High Oil Con-
tent Soy Beans
CLEANED AND TESTED

In an effort to increase the pro-
duction Of high-oil-content soy
beans in this area, plans are now
completed so that Delaware farm
ers may secure this type of seed
for planting, according to G. p.
Ocheltree, chairmna of the Della
ware Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration Committee. Yellow
varieties of soybeans suitable for
Delaware conditions have been pur-
chased by the Commodity Credit
Corporation and will be available
for purchase from local seed deal
ers in the State. Ocheltree says
that in purchasing these seeds it
will not be possible to secure pure
unmixed lots of a single variety.
The seed will be a mixture of four
varieties each high in oil content
and all have approximately the
same maturity date.
Cleaned and Tested
Soybean seed which can be sup
piled by local dealers will be clean
ed, tested and bagged in even
weight bags of two bushels each
and will have a termination of 80
per cent or better. Bags will be
tagged to conform with the FEEDER
al Seed Act. The U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture has guaran-
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
DlluaH lu DllllaN
by Helen Henderson

designs, called Plymouth, has a
unique fiared stem. Another digni-
fed pattern has stem suggested
by the pillars of Thomas Jefferson's
home, Monticello.
It's revelation to browse" in
the glassware department of your
favorite store. Next time you do so,
notice the items other than stem
ware that are now handblown from
modern American glass. Be sure to
make mental notes of the things
you may want for future wedding,
shower, anniversary or birthday
gifts.
Many useful and unusual new
designs have appeared lately. One
of these is heavy crystal salad
bowl-an innovation for buffet sup!
pers and equally at home on the
dining table. Another item is an
all-crystal pitcher to lend decora.
tive charm to the dining or cock.
tail hour. An unusual vase is a
cornucopia shape of plain or gleam-
ing spiral optic crystal on q pol
ished square foot.
Moderate Cost
The finest m cd dern American
crystal is not cheap. Neither is it
expensive when you consider that
in glassware, as in other household
appointments, quality pays for it.
self in the long run.
The cost of fine crystal is de-
termined by several factors. Red
lead which makes glassware clear
and heavy, and causes it to ''ring'
is an expensive ingredient, used
only in the best handblown glass.
Then, too, the fabrication of each
piece of modern American crystal
by the hand of skilled craftsmen
blowing, grinding, polishing takes
time.
Nevertheless, many examples of
this modern American art, with a
history thousands of f-years old, can
be purchased for a few dollars.
Such collectors items include crys-
tai ash trays, small vases and
bowls and candleholders.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26

teed a sale price for all oil-bearing
seed and Ocheltree urges all farm
ers who are interested in securing
yellow soybeans for planting this
year to contact their county Agri-
cultural Conservation Committee
or their county agricultural Exten-
sion agent to learn where seed may
be obtained, purchasing procedures
and details of the program to in
crease production of ail-bearing
seed in Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
Newest Recipes
Use Economical
Classed Foods
Syrup Replaces Sugar;
Bottled Milk Basis For
Cheese Soup

Here's news for patriotic house.
wives.
Are you concerned about sugar
rationing? Well, here's a dressed
up party cake that uses only one
third of a cup of sugar. Yes, it's
possible when glassed syrup and
mashed banana are used to sweet
en- the cake along with semi-sweet
chocolate and honey-flavored whip
ped cream for the filling and top
ping,
This economy in the use of sugar
is made possible primarily through
the use of syrup-the kind that to-
day comes glassed in handy con-
tainers made by the new duraglas
technique which insures lighter but
stronger bottles. This banana cake
would ordinarily require l full cup
of granulated sugar. By using syrup
it can be made with only one-third
cup, saving of 662s% for the
woman who is counting every
tablespoon of her rationed amount
of sugar.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
Ants in His Pants? No!
1t Was a Bee! Really

YELLOWSTONE PARK.-A f.
middle-aged gentleman suddenly ..
moved his pants in front of e.
Mammoth hotel.
'I was taking a picture when su.s
denly bee flew up my pants leg.
he told Ranger Frank Kin. Mod.
esty had to be showed aside
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
'Anglicized jazz Brings
Hamburg Orchestra Ban

BERLIN. The Hamburger Tage-
blatt said that well-known cafe
orchestra had been deprived by the
authorities of its right to give pub
lie performances because<it played
"Anglicized Jazz music" Hundreds
of phonograph records of similar
music were reported confiscated in
Hamburg cafes.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
OLD CLOTHES
CAN BE REMADE
With War Making Many De-
mands on Material, Moth,
erS Can Renovate
MUCH CAN BE SALVAGED

A needle and thread can go a
long way in meeting your family's
clothing need this year. The war
is making heavy demands on all
wools, silks, nylon, in
particular, and on all production
machinery. So before you go far
in your plans for buying clothes,
take careful stock of what you al
ready have, suggests OPA's Con-
sumner Division. Study your entire
family's wardrobe. Decide what 1t
needs for the coming season. Then
check these needs against the ma
terials you have on hand, and see
what you yourself can make. Some
of the things you need can probably
be remade entirely of things you
already have on hand. Others may
require the addition of small
amounts of new material to trim,
alter, and refinish. You will, no
doubt, need some entirely new
things too. But you may decide
that even some of these things can
be made more economically at
home than they can be bought at
the store. This stock-takng of the
family clothing needs and resources
will pay you well. Take the matter
of coats, for example. Even coats
for small children take big slice
out of the family clothing budget.
But if you have a grown-up's coat
that is out of style or worn around
the cuffs and edges, and you are
sure it can't be renovated for con-
tinued use, you can probably re-
make it into an attractive new coat
for your small son or daughter.
Success in remaking coat depends
on a number of things. The old
coat must be care fully ripped, the
material cleaned and pressed, and,
if possible, turned. The selection
of a reliable pattern is important
in making a coat of good design,
of the right fit, and of a style suit
ed both to the material and the use
to which the coat is to be put.
Instructions and Bulletins Available
Most commercial patterns have
complete and clear sewing instruc-
tions, and bulletins available from
government agencies have many
useful tips on handling materials
and finishing details. Buttonholes
are often a stumbling block. With
a little practice, you can learn to
make good ones. But if they're a
problem and you can get CONNER
cial ones made at not too great a
cost, let the tailor or seamstress
take this job off your hands. And
remember that a tailor's final press
ing is just the finishing touch your
coat needs. Suits for little boys
and girls also lend themselves read
lily to home sewing and remaking
especially in these days of mixed
schemes for skirts, pants, and jack
cts. Part of such suit might be
a new sweater knitted from the
ravelled yarns of worn one no
longer in use.
Your Ingenious May Surprise You
And you don't need to be limited
to remaking woolens. Neat cotton
frocks for school and play can be
made of the good par of old ones
no longer in style. lhese can be
finished with contrasting pieces of
new materials for collars, cuffs, and
belts. Playsuits and sunsuits re-
quire little material, and can be
made of practically any cotton OF
linen fabrics, attractively finished
with inexpensive trim. You'll prob
ably be surpried at the number OF
ingenious things you can do once
you get started. But your plans
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
Cream of Cheese Soup
(Serves 5 to 6)

Cream of Cheese Soup
(Serves 5 to 6)
1A cups boiling water
II teaspoon salt
u cup shredded carrot
Il cup chopped celery
2 beef bouillon cubes
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons onion
(fnely chopped)
" cup flour
2 cups milk
u pound sharp American cheese
(grated)
3 Sprigs parsley
Place water in saucepan. Add salt.
grated carrot and chopped celery !;
cover. Bring to boiling and cook about
S minutes. Then drain hot liquid into
q bowl and dissolve bouillon cubes in
it. Remove vegetables from saucepan
and melt butter in it. Add onion to
melted butter, cover and COOK slowly
for about 10 minutes. Blend in the
-four, add the milk and cooking liquid
in which bouillon cubes are dissolved.
Cook, stirring constantly. until the
mixture boils and thickens. Then re-
duce heat, add grated cheese and stir
until cheese is melted. Add cooked
vegetables. Heat for 5 minutes, then
serve. Garnish each porti o n with
chopped parsley.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26

Be regular on the home front.
Make regular payroll purchases of
u. S. Defense Savings Bonds and
Stamps.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses. cows
and mules removed FREE Of
charge by calling DOVER TAO K
13. No animals removed unless cal
is made Immediately and no an
imals dying from a contagious dis
ease will be removed
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
Military Decorations

For a birthday celebration set
"V'' of candles in the cake and
decorate the table with red, white
and blue tablecloth and paper
soldier and sailor saluting the flag.
Try this recipe on the boy who
is home on furlough and hungry
for some good home-cooking.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
Cheese Soup

The old reliable handy quart Of
milk provides the basis for this de-
licious cream of cheese soup. Now
that the housewife is placing added
emphasis on the nutritive value of
her daily dishes, soups made with
milk are an important part of any
menu.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26
Victory Banana Cake
(Makes two 9-inch layers)

"a cups cake flour
2h teaspoons baking powder
~ teaspoon soda
IA teaspoon salt
"a cup shortening
1s cup granulated sugar
q cup glassed syrup (blue label)
eggs (well-beaten)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup mashed bananas
Il cup sour milk or buttermilk
For filling and Topping:
7-ounce bar semi-sweet chocolate
l cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon honey
Sift cake flour, measure, add baking
powder, soda and salt and sift together
twice. Cream shortening until soft, add
granulated sugar and continue cream
ing until light and fluffy. Stir in syrup
slowly. Beat the eggs and add in about
four portions, beating well after each.
Stir in vanilla. Add the sifted dry in
gradients alternately with the mashed
bananas and buttermilk, beating well
after each addition. Line two 9-inch
layer cake pans with waXed paper.
Grease sides of pans and over Waxed
paper. Pour in batter and bake in a
moderately hot oven (375o F.) for
about 20 minutes or until an inserted
toothpick comes out clean. Cool IN pans
at least 10 minutes before removing to
cooling racks.
Melt semi-sweet chocolate over hot
water and use as filling between the
layers. Beat whipping cream until stiff,
adding the tablespoon of honey gradu-
ally. Top with this honey-favored
whipped cream.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-26


GIRLS-Take from Miss Priorite satisfactory
substitutes her oued Silks ltes and feathers equally
attractive fabrics In fetching fae suit hat
and matching fabric and bag she under the
critical Of the United States Armed Forces wO show their
approval of her and PepsCoa for rlouoh celebration With Miss
Prores left right Private Jean Ddaire Of the Marines
Seaman c. Benns Of the Navy Sergeant D. w. PIKE Of the Army
Evening star., 1942-06-21
UoQQ1
wAllv'soaen

STRANGER THAN MAN
FRESH Fish mined" in the middle of the Sahara
fish caught by natives who dig
streams.
W00DPECKEAS only birds in the United States that
dig solid Their incden tally,
longer than their heads.
MOOSE may heavy but they awkward they
through dense forests with the quiet
ness of q
GAME SHARK dental scorres. When
one of sharp slides orscard replace
from "spure" back ro~ Carl KulBERG
Evening star., 1942-06-21

''Golly. MIR. Murphy" l says
to him. you mean this country is
a whole army stronger than it
would have been if those lives
hadn't been saved?"
~ mean just that" Mr..
Murphy comes back. "And
there's 2.8OO.OOO women to
match up with the men who
are alive. Moreover the whole
$500, 600, along with the rest
Of our population, arc a lot
healthier than the average per-
son was q generation ago."
Who done it," I asked him.
Maybe the good Lord had
something to do with it. says MIR.
Murphy, although | sometimes
wonder what we've done to de-
serve His mercy. But science and
doctors and education and better
wages and a lot of other things did
their part"
II bet all them people is thank
full to be alive" says l.
"They'" he chuckles. What do
you mean they? The chances are
pretty darn good that yon are one
of them"
Evening star., 1942-06-21
LOOK WHO'S LIVn'

JUST found out the difference
between an actuary and an es-
d tuary. An actuary was just
here in the Wagon and put me
right. He explained that an estu-
ary is a wide place at the mouth of
a river, but an actuary works for
a life-insurance company an fig
ures out how many premiums they
are likely to get from you before
the tide turns an you hit the jack
pot the hard way.
But that amt what l wanted to
tell you. This actuary fellow is
named Murphy an he sure knows
his figures.
''Wally," says Mr.. Murphy,
s'here's something that will in
terest you. We have been inn
proving the death rate in the
United States-and that means
lowering IL pretty steadily
for forty years now.
'In the year 1912 there are
100000 husky men walking
around in this country that would
not be here if people died off as
fast as they did forty years ago.
"Thatnumber. strangely enough.
is just about the size of the entire
draft for the army of 1917"
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Z q
SkIN-SAFE!
FABRIC

Nohssi will PROTECT your nrs.
clous dresses and indies again .,
underarm "perspiration rot"-,b.
most common cause of damage and
d'scoIoratiOn. Fabrics of ali kind
are getting scarce. you know.)
NoHssi will not injure your sens;.
tive underarm skin pores { Nonspi's
gentle astringent action is safe
effective).
no"s'' checks flow of perspira.
t'on l to 3 days land once persn;.
ration is checked embarrsss;na
perspiration odor is gomez.
"ohsP' is safe and convenient 70
use a clean, clear liquid, Nonspi
dries quickly.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
"Perfect Nervous Lady" In
Course of Time Gets Wrinkles

thing If nervousness interteres
with appetite, if it keeps her awake
at night, she should have a
thorough physical examination.
The cause may be due to some
hidden infection, some digestive
disturbance. There's a close bono
between body and mind; what al
fects or may affect the other
since the two are sympathetic.
If she is in good health, desires
sincerely and prayerfully to get
along pleasantly with her fellow
creatures. she must formulate a
policy Of protection, not seek an
noyances. and, when they present
themselves before her, have sui
ficient strength of character TO
bear with them patiently.
She must protect herself against
fatigue, which starts nerves janS-
ling. She must sidestep doletul
bores who rob her OF her good
spirits. Most Of all, she must pro-
test herself against nervous fancleS
that bcset ali of us at one time or
another-needless anxieties, cross
ing bridges before We come 10