The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-13

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out Of mechanical refrigerators, and
keeping the little woman happy and
occupied at home with electric
washing machines and vacuum
cleaners. But they won't be new
CADETS, churn. They'll be old ones
mere memories Of the good times
that were B. H.-Before Hitler. He
is the guy to be blamed for all this,
not Mr.. Nelson.
In the next one, two, three
months, stockpiles can be built up
on all these metal gadgets, within
limitations. When those stockpiles
are used up-thats all there Is,
there isn't any more till the wars
over.
AND WAIT
TILL CHRISTMAS
You will begin to feel this through
the summer, and fall but by the time
you're ready to do your Christmas
shopping, you'll be limited to tooth
picks, chopsticks, wooden nutbowls
and kindred by-products of the for
est monarchs. Who knows-maybe
burnt wood wall plaques will come
back.
AS for the brides Of 1943 and the
young couples courageous enough to
get married and set up housekeep-
ing-try to set up housekeeping-it
will be a wooden wedding.
The walls from civilian conSum-
ers are likely to be long, loud and
lachrymose, for just picture things
when there are no more of these
new gadgets to brighten your life:
When your car or tires wear out,
you'll be walking home, unless you
can get a street car or bus close to
your door. The house you walk to
will be an old one-no new con-
struction vii be permitted except on
war housing projects, and possibly
new chicken cops and woodsheds
and porch steps.
The doormat you wipe your feet
on won't be metal or rubber. The
rack you hang your hat on, the
hanger you put your coat on will
not be metal. The ashtray and
smoking stand you put your Snipe
in will not be metal. The rack for
your tie will not be metal. The soap
dish, toothbrush holder, toilet pa
per holder, bathroom scales, clothes
hamper, will not be metal.
The windows you look out OF will
not have metal frames, the venetian
blinds will not be metal, the curtain
road will not be metal.
The Riddles toys you stumble over
will not be metal.
The ornamental radiator cover
you fall against will not be metal.
MODERNE BUT
NOT METAL
Out in the kitchen, the pride and
Joy will not be reaching for tin cans
of food on the shelves of metal
kitchen cabinets. The kitchen table
and chair may still be moderne, but
they won't be metal. There simply
won't be any new electric iron,
ironer, rooster, toaster, boiler,
broiler, waffle iron, percolator or
mixer, all of which would take
metal. No metal vegetable bin or
vacuum cleaner, either.
There won't even be any new
metal wastebasket to receive the
bills you can't pay for the metal
things you can't buy.
If you go out In the evening, the
new street signs will not be metal.
There will be no new juke boxes,
slot or vending machines, marble
games or cupboard motors in your
life.
If your nerves need treatment,
there will be no electric vibrators
or sun lamps or heating pads.
If you die, the flowers set you by
loving friends cannot stand on new
metal stands and-here's the final
ironless irony-if you want a metal
casket you'll have to confine your
self to one of gold or silver, OF
which we have too much.
Life will be like THAT,