The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-25

T noticeable glow continues to be re- 6ected overhead and can be seen for miles around. The latest orders in a number of office buildings are to pull down blinds at closing time. This eliminates any possible glow from offices while they are being cleaned or by corridor lights shining through glass doors and transonlS, during the night.
 Hotels have posted notices in ele- vators and Hobbies asking guests to cooperate by putting lights out or leaving and drawing shades when the room is occupied. Some em- ployes, however, in a few places I have visited during the past ten days are not serious about the mat ter. Whether they truly think noth- ing can happen or are trying to make visitors at ease by scoffing at any possible danger would be hard to say. The maids go around dur ing the evening hours to rooms where guests are out. The windows are opened, beds turned down and night light left burning with shades Up. This continues until the guests return from theater, night clubs or other places.
 New York city is but one of many places along our coastline where an aura is created by lights. I have noticed from my home village that lights are discernible for miles away in different directions. It seems to me that all neighbor cities and towns should be forced to go on a dim-out with New York city in or der to eliminate light beacons to any lurking enemy in the sky or on the seas. We certainly have divided opinions on most every subject per- taining to the war effort.
 Three men visited the Hearthstone for lunch. Their waitress informed them that only one cup of coffee or tea could be sold to customer They will not fill an order for a second cup. This Is supposed to be cooperating with government re- quests.
 For years this same place served two pots, one with tea and another with hot water so that each cus- toner could dunk the tea ball for an "extra" cup. Now a teaball must make a single cup of tea for three people, No second cup Is allowed anyone. We asked what would hap pen if. a lone customer ordered tea. It seems that two other guests somewhere would be supplied by that tea ball.
 We asked If we could get hot wa ter should we bring our own tea ball. The waitress said they did not want to encourage that habit.
 After lunch we visited nearby grocery store. There seemed to be ample tea balls in stock. A package of fifty tea balls was priced at fifty nine cents. "A single cup of tea in the restaurant was ten cents.
 A visit to Horn and Hardart's Au- tomat revealed no effort to check on customers that purchased one or more cups of coff Zee at one meal. Hotels too, were serving extra por- tions of both beverages.
 It is interesting to note that some places heap over generous helpings of food on each customers order. There would be substantial sav- ings in eatables plus a larger profit to those places if smaller amounts were served. An invitation to diners to request more if so inclined, would be in order. One cannot comfort ably watch large portions of food being sent to the refuse cans, for no other reason than creating a false sense of lavishneSs. There IS an inner feeling of regret under ex- isting circumstances that waste or this kind is permitted.
 Shortages, SurplusseS, and conser- vation are getting special attention at the moment by Manhattan sales executives who are planning well come to members from all parts of the United States for the National Federation of Sales Executives sev- enth annual conference. It Will pc held at the hotels Roosevelt and waldorf Astoria, June fourth and fifth, with leaders in business ana | government holding speeches anc demonstrations of less than twenty i've minutes per person during | morning, afternoon and evening meetings.
 Among the outstanding names on the program are Ralph Cordiner president of Schick, Inc, Leo M Cherne, executive secretary or Re- search Institute of America, wal. ter Gebhard, sales manager Q Henry DisstOn & Sons, Thomas Y Joyce, president in charge or sales and advertising for RCA Manufac- turing Go, William H. Howard, vlcs president of R. IT. Macy O., Cahrles | Q. Carr, director of advertising anc public relations of Aluminium Corp of America, Richard c. Borden oi the Borden O., J. J. Newman, vics president in charge of sales for B r. Goodrich O.. Leasing Rosenwald