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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-07-22

Noulh never let him Evs Under hs-
Skill. That was my fault. too.
was too tired the night Of the Fes-
liral. Besides. l don't need to wear
Il ring to help myself remember
mat I'm going TO marry Paul He
really is about perfect. Id like Won
l" Know cach ether some time
mats very sweet Of YOU"
Marty'S tone was slightly mock
ing. although his blue eyes held
sincerity. I'D like to know vour
nance some day" He said it in such
Il way that it did not sound cn,h,-
S!aStic. or as If the day would be
near. or likely. meanwhile. so that
we can get on with our work, sun
pose we take n walk in the moon
hight. which is about the extent of
the entertainment | can now pro-
VIDE. You may want to see the rest
OF the trailer camp how the other
haif lives. you know, and take a
look at Lake Worth. which is our
substitute for your ocean,"
: I'D like it very much" Karen
said. IF you don't forget your
promlsc-all that rot about the
other half' and your Substitutions
DO you know you really are the
one VINO is snob. Marty. But be-
tore we start on any walk We are
going To do these dishes" She GOT
up from the little table that was
h'ted so neatly into its dining nook
ana began to clear it There was n
tiny sink and stove AMI ice box and
cupb0ardS that formed n Kitchen
ana completed this end Of the train.
cr. The other was the living and
sleeping space, containing what
looked like most comfortable
day-bed with heaps of pillows.
hookshclvcs that lent an air Of
nominees not TO be denied. a most
impressive radio cabinet.
II was like the doll house. Karen
thought. 1t would dc as much fun
to play 1T keeping house in it.
Well. If you insist" Her host
followed the example she had set
mt not with as much alacrity. IAN
good cooks shun the cleaninu-un
process. Or maybe it's that every
iireside needs the womanly inllu-
encc. l usually let the dishes rest
until | have to 3athc them in crdor
10 use them again" He opened ,
drawer and took ont an apror
which he proceeded tn tie AROUND
karcn's slender waist. He soiI ho
preferred dish towel around his
middle. since it was not quite so
cffeminatc.
And you win the third round"
he said a bit later. polishing off
glasses and Silvcrwarc like an ry-
pert. if he did shy from such occu-
patioHs. Il am the one who is the
snob. You see, ! don't mind calling
myself names. Remember, said I
am coward. too. where women are
concerned. So treat me with tender
ness. please, Karen. Leave nv
hcart alone. No matter what han
pens. remember asked of YOU that
one big favor. And now that we
nave tidicd up so neatly, thank YOU.
that more than pays your dinner
check in full. Lets see if it's the
same old moon up in my sky that
was With us the other night in
yours"
There is only one r'oon," Karen
reminded him severely. But waulG.
1t look the same tonight?
(To BE COntiuucd)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-07-22
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: ih"n' nat thanked ',cI f,,. .,,,,
t'ihl''. ior must learn. miI,Jv
!" VI more trusting ana believing
Ana S'iicc We have broken bre1d t1.
Se'iIcr. don't you think Won mioht
Try dropping that mister? nv
,'i'hdS call me Marty. or Mart, and
anSTcr 10 it,
III Try Il. on one condition. -
Karen returned. She had to admir-
700. ina she had been wrong about
Il LOT 0: things Such rs tina. they
c"'!sd not possibly he friends. for
instance. Thi. time. 80 far ut least
tn'rc had been nothing hut friend
iii.'"S between thcaL You must
"''h calling me names. Ii isn't very
2"n'lrn2niy. ur even very fair. And
answer to Earyn. If vuIn try that
instead OF all the others YOU try
on me"
You win this time" He pu,
Gown his cup TO look straight into
hcr eyes. 4 plead guilty to both
chArG"'. Ny only defense is that !
was afraid of you. Karen"
"Af'aid OF me-"
scared silly" He nuiG"d en-
practically. Il told you The other
night Eicn we We're dancing to-
&"th"r. that YOU are far too lovely
f"u are even luvrli"r, if may
mention ii, a!tiir" her" in my Trail
"r Win III" ";iiIil" li"ht Rejecting
III your eyes and aii'nncriur ON
%"ur hair. 'h"n before. Eut. BECAUSE
You are here, ';nr" ru,v that Won
az human, no. = queen, nS called
y"'r or " :'"a "",b:rss, hut n real,
earthly person
Karen sad. I'm glad YOU came
do"a to earth AMI realized that
Mhriy. Certainly I'm human. ]
cant help II. con !. that I'm Karen
EIi!: never thought Of myself as
a queen. or a laIy buuntiful. or any
Of tie other names you :"
You promised 10 forget and for
give those" he interrupted. "Sup-
pos" W really awrcc To bc friends
IRIS Tine. not Just shake on il. and
item iurn our hacks on it. thinking
its Impossible"
So he had thought friendship be-
tween them impossible. too. But it
vas something that lie had even
thought about it, 1T was mostly
You" fault, she reminded him once
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-07-22
81 NJ,IbSIS

KAREN BELL. N,ri,n. NJ .....,
MAJ been Tia" S"".'l..rt - ,,,.,L
member 81 her ri'h Florida st.
PAUL WYATT. since chiIIhncd How.
ever Sil" Surprisingly encounters g.
young stranger. obviously not ni h.r
social standing. and l'arns that he T.,
MARTIN HALLIDAY.
ft.SiEkDAf: En"ounJ"rInS Martin
Hal iday once acaii Ea,ru -,lI"ui,.
anu surprisingly finds h,rsl!I Lk,n:.
HIM. ''''s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
BY ANN STEVICH NEA Staff Correspondent

Washington, Dec. g. Warmodel shoes or standardized press prob ably won't happen here. However, there is a growing protest against the disappearance of utility clothes while scads of inferior purses, neck wear, and gee-gaws are to be found in the market. In order to make the most of manpoWer and materials, some basic specifications may be required for other products like those in effect on stockings and shoes.
 The shortage of children's util- ity clothes is of great concern. The War Production Board is giving as sistance in procuring materials. A flat order has just been issued that manufacturers must produce def mite quota weekly for civilian sup ply of certain types of infants and childrens stockings. There probably will be more such orders on other types of short items.
 CHRISTMAS SPLURGE
 Some fancy Christmas food gifts are not going to be price-controlled. Those luxurious boxes of dozen or so highly selected apples or pears rae free from control. Gift packages with limited amounts of mixed fresh fruits combined with other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
Dupont Photo From NEAL

Dupont Photo From, NEAL | z This pineapple decorated with sngels Is one fruitful" result to be had from making your own, Christmas tree decorations from plywood or cardboard, and paint
 ing them as you please.
 point of your decorative scheme. Plan, instead, to use greens, flow CTS, knicknackS you have, and a generous amount of ingenuity, to work out some attractive holiday home decorations.
 Branches of lacy white pine, blue spruce, flat cedar and scotch pine can be combined effectively with ribbons, hou-chous of lace paper doilies, Christmas tree balls, pine cones, spangles, or the heads of fresh flowers to drape on doors, windows and mantels, Irene Hayes, fashionable Manhattan florist, sug- gests.
 You can even build your own Christmas tree with greens,' Miss Hayes explains "by filling a flower pot or bowl with spagnum or green sheep moss and then sticking cut branches of pine or cedar into the moss, putting in the main branch first and building upward with shortest branches nearest the bot tom. Stand your tree" against a wall or in a corner, so that you don't have to worry about the back
 "A Yule display for mantel buff let, coffee table, or window sill can also be achieved with greens and moss," Miss Hayes points out. Hel suggestion is to fill two or three
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
HOME FRONT FORECAST Gew-Gaws Appear Amidst Scarcity Of Utility Goods

things will be exempt in most cases. Christmas packages of dried fruits will have a rise of approximately 20 per cent in their ceilings but will remain under price control.
 CALL BONNER AND BLITZEN
 You had better see to getting your Christmas presents early. The Office of Defense Transportation has found it must be firm about ad- ditional deliveries. They are not going to give any motor carriers ad- ditional gasoline for Christmas de- liveries. But they will permit one additional delivery the day before Christmas Day.
 ODDS AND ENDS
 The Fats Salvage campaign now wants your half-pounds of fat. Don't wait to collect a pound. Beginning December 13, you will get one point for one-half pound Glass con- tainers are still scarce, so you won't see them, replacing paper ones on grocery shelves for some time Production of wood furniture for 1914 has been cut back to 84 per cent of 1943. Some less essential items such as plant stands, tea wa gons and magazine racks won't be made from wood at all . Import ed Swiss watches, becoming more important with the disappearance of domestic supplies, have been giv- en new low ceiling prices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

In one town there is even an or ganized group of service mems wives who get together monthly to pass around the letters from their hus- bands-all overseas. And though they are all in sympathy with each other, so far as group of women can be, at each meeting somebody wonders why somebody's husband wasn't a little more demonstrative in his letter. And some woman says afterward to a friend, I'm glad my husband doesn't seem to be having as good a time as Helen's."
 And so it goes. The men write their letters to the one woman in all the world they feel will under stand them but the letter gets passed around to a lot of people who don't quite understand.
 RESPECT PRIVACY
 It doesn't seem quite fair to the service man. Women would un- derstand that if they ever stopped to think how they would feel if their men passed their wives let
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
Beauties Hints
 Cucumber Pack Made At Home Aids Oily Skin
BY ALICIA HART NEA Staff Writer

I'v, had several letters lately ask ing me what to do about oily skin, and just the other day I came across an excellent recipe for cucumber pack. It is special home preparation concocted for her own use by Mrs. John Brownlee, attrac- tive wife of the Australian baritone star, of "The Vagabond King"
 Tt is especially refreshing" she says, because the two salts con- tained in cuculnbers provide a won- derful astringent, and also aid in clearing up any small blemishes you may have"
 Because cucumber juice contains very little fat, Mrs. Brownlee points out, 1t is excellent for skins that have tendency to be oily.
 Here is the way she prepares the lotion: Slice half chilled cu- cumber very thin, place in fine sieve and mash through with a fork. Cool the juice in the regrigerator before using it.
 Cleanse your face thoroughly and then apply the liquid with a piece of absorbent cotton. Leave on for 10 minutes, rinse off with warm water, and finish up with a cold towel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

Maurice Hart, who conducts the Music Hall" at WNEW. from two to four P. M. each afternoon, may well be called the diagnostician of recorded music. His program is divided into eight different acts of fifteen minutes each, with each act setting forth a diagnosis of record- ed music. ) In Act One, Same Thing Only Different", he sets forth three different ways of playing the same tune. Act Two, Then and Now" he plays the earliest record ing of a song, and the latest. Act Three is Color Wheel, where the listeners spin an imaginary color wheel, and make a request for song with color. In this program, Red Sails in the Sunset, and White Christmas" are the top re- quests. Act Four, Bouquet of Flowers, is song requests with flow CTS being predominant. In Act Five, "Megaphone to Microphone" Hart gives recorded history of crooners from Vallee to Sinatra, and finds his listeners request Ross Colombo almost as much as Cros- by or Sinatra. Time to Dream, Time to Waltz, Music the South American Way, and many other acts contribute to "Dr. Hart's" in- teresting musical dissections. And so on, for two hours, he plies his listeners with many different inter pretations of song. His fan mail is replete with unusual requests, and Maurice tries to please them all. He is truly the diagnostician of record ed music.
 The cab driver, the welder and the waitress, long narboring secret yearning to become great stars, will have the chance to fulfill their am- bitions and win major award of | $1 ,000 cash besides, in Star for 8 Night" new variety show to be launched over the Blue Network, Wednesday, Dec. IS from 10:30 to 11:00 D. m.
 Star for a Night" will present young hopefuls each week, cast op- posite a name star of stage, screen or radio in a skit designed to give them equal opportunity to display
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

memorable treasure. Additional awards of five dollars are given to each listener whose entry is read on the air.
 Soprano Dorothy Kristen and ba- ritone Mack Harrell supply the vo- cal interpretations, and they are as sisted by the Carter Chorus of nine mixed voices. The orchestra is un- der the direction of Harry SoSnik who also arrangeS the musical pro- gram.
 'Lum and Abner" and their films are now first-run movie house at fractions When they started mak- ing pictures several years ago, the "Lum and Abner" budget was mod- est. Now, though, the pictures are being played in big town screen pa laces and the radio pair have had their celluloid investments increased Grantland Rice, who was heard on Dr. Frank Blacks Friday night con cert series over NEG during the football season, has won his own Saturday time on the network and will be heard at 2:30 D. m., EWT. with dramatized stories about sport ing events.
 When Alec Tenpleton is heard in performance of the Rhapsody in Blue," on the CBS Carnival show of Dec. 15, he'll be paying tribute to his favorite composer George Gershwin. Ironically, Alec and Gershwin exchanged correspondence and long-distance telephone calls for many years, but the two never met.
 Jacques Renard, orchestra conduc- tor on Phil Bakers '"Take It Or Leave It" started new series of his own, "Broadway Calling" on CBS last week. Now the title of the program has been changed. Start ing Dec. 10 the name will be Fri day on Broadway"
 Lulu Bates, Blue network singer, has long been an admirer of Cham Der Music Society of Lower Basin Street." so she has decided to do something about 1t. That some thing is her singing tribute of the programs theme song, Basin Street" via her own show Thurs day, Dec. g, at 10:15 p. m.
 Tenor Jimmy Cash, featured on the Burns and Allen CBS series, astounded Universal film company. when he made his recent screen de- but so smoothly that not single re- take had to be made!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

There never has been such a dress, for glamour, as the dirndl! Today's model has that button front long bodice with a choice of two necklineS-convertible or open and ruffled.
 Pattern No. e515 is in sizes Il, 13, l5, IT, 19 Size 13, short sleeves, takes 3 3-8 yards 39-inch material. 1 3-4 yards machine rnadc ruffling is required for square neck.
 For this attractive pattern, send IS cents, plus 1 cent for postage, in coins, with your name, address, pattern number and size to the Waterbury Democrat Today's Pat tern Service, 1O6 7th Avenue, New York, Il, N. Y.
 Keep up your wartime sewing, thus you are helping bring victory sooner. You'll find 52 pages of ab- sorbing sewing news, 102 new de- signs in the new fall issue of FASHION; just out. A copy is 25 cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
&22M Glalh @9I RNtckoM.M Plan Easy Buffet For Christmas Open House
By GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Staff Writer

Keep Christmas friendly. Why not tell your friends that your home will be open all day Christmas and ask them to drop in any time. You'll be surprised what a pleasant way that is to celebrate the feast of human brotherhood.
 Have table with refreshments on it, ready for the caller. A large bowl with fruit punch, a fruit cake or some other appro- priate cake, and sandwiches, nuts and raisins. If you like, you might have creamed chicken, too. It can be made in large quantity and kept in the kitchen over hot water. Or you may have one of those electric hostess servers, which keeps food hot right on the buffet table.
 Whatever refreshments you de- eide on, keep them simple, easy to serve and, of course, easy to keep fresh and inviting.
 An aspic with veal or chicken makes good buffet dish for the Christmas caller. It looks festive and will stay put"
 Jellied Veal
 Three to pounds knuckle of veal, herb bag, onions, chopped, 2 tablespoons sliced celery, 2 car rots, whole, l lemon, unpeeled, gelatin.
 The knuck1e must have 2 pounds meat and gristle on it; the we'll cooked gristle adds much to this dish. Have the butcher crack the bones well, especially the marrow bone. Cover with hot water. Add herb bag, onion, celery, whole car rots and the lemon, cut in slices.
 Cover and simmer slowly until liquid is reduced to 1-2, and meat is tender but not stringy, about l 1-2 hours. Add salt and pepper at end of first hour. Have ready a mold rinsed in cold water. Take all meat and gristle off bones, and scrape out all marrow; put meat in a pan, discarding lemon and herb bag and carrots. Add soaked gelatin to the stock-1-2 tablespoon gelatin to pint stock-and pour over the meat to fill mold. Chill. Turn out on lettuce garnished with pickles, sliced tomatoes or pickled beets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

baking tins with spagnum or green sheep moss and then arrange ever green branches in the moss so that some go up and others down, to hide the tins. Tie some of the front branches on each end with a red ribbon bow and nestle pine cones and red berry sprays into the greens. Then put four candlesticks into the branches to hold tapering red can- dles, to be lighted when the family is gathered. Drape wreath on the front of the mantel and if a mirror or picture is hanging back of your display, make it part of the effect with festoons of evergreen. If the wall is bare, give it Christmas dress by hanging up greens with scotch tape.
 To make your mantel decoration look really professional, Miss Hayes advises that you use cherubic plas- ter choir boys to separate the tins
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
. McKENNEY ON BRIDGE

and queen of clubs were cashed then the king of diamonds, anc now Mrs. Low took the diamond finesse. This gave her perfect count on the West hand. At this point she cashed the ace of dia- monds, discarding heart, then ruff fed dummy's low diamond. Now she led heart which West was forced to win; then West had to lead away from the jack and one spade into declarer's ace-ten.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
WE, THE WOMEN
WE, THE WOMEN Letters From Servicemen Should Be Confidential

ters around to be read by anyone who would take the time to skim through them.
 In ordinary times, none of these women would think of showing the letters they received from their men. But because the men are in uniform, they seem to feel that they don't have to respect their privacy.
 It's the same kind of reasoning that makes the average civilian think 1t is all right to ply any stranger in uniform with stream of personal questions from How do you like the army?" to "HoW often do you write your mother?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
? Tree Shortage

and four choir boy candlestick hold- CTS to carry out the motif. A Santa Claus, snowman, angel, or bell left over from some other Christmas can easily pinchhit for the central choir boy figures.
 With little paint and ingenuity, you can make scads of decorations for your Christmas tree-if you're lucky enough to haze Christmas tree. Cut out figures from very light plywood or sturdy cardboard and let your imagination run riot. Noted decorator Peter Hunt has evolved series of fruits" cut out of wood with a simple jig-shaw and decorated with colorful angels and whatnot. Or you might go back to the old fashioned decorations of pop corn strings, twisted crepe paper or strings of squares, circles, diamonds and other shapes cut out of bright colored cardboard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
Current Rationing Regulations
MEATS AND FATS

Brown stamps valid through January l.
 PROCESSED FOODS B "C stamps will be valid through December 2o will through January 2o valid five pounds of sugar through January 5
 SHOES
 IS Ration Book stamp on the airplane sheet Of Ration III valid for purchase pair 1 shoes coupons three gallons through Febru ary
 B1 and and C-1 valid 10 rtWo gallons B-2 valid five gallons marked valued at 10 unit marked and value of each is 50 gall 25o gallons All encircd numbers gallons of that particular stamp stamps time during the winter regardless have been determined by the oil during the winter and the size of storage tanks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
BY CAROL HERMAN NFA Staff Writer

If you don't want to find, on the night before Christmas, that all through the house there's nothing that looks remotely like Santa Claus time, plan your home decora- tions well before December 25.
 A dearth of Christmas trees is expected, due to manpower and ship ping space shortages, so don't bank too heavily on a tree as the focal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

husbands and wives are supposed to argue a great deal at the bridge table, saw some very nice play ing during this event. For example. Mrs. Joseph E. Low had to watch the drop of the cards to make her contract of six spades on today's hand.
 Mrs. Low (South) won the open ing heart lead with the ace and cashed the king and queen of trumps, finding out that West had good trump trick. The contract now looked donAl0sa Tha anA ktn0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
RAPID GROWTH

When the Ice Follies show was first organized in 1886 there were only g skaters in the troupe. Now the featured performers outnum- Der that first cast by ten, and the complete roster totals 130 That orig inal troupe made one of its first bookings a he New Haven Aena-- and the current edition is due at the Elm City rink on December 13 for a weeks engagement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

small successes, and Bills moth CT shows the letter to all her friends.
 Joe writes his wife a home sick letter, tell ing how much he misses her and how f e d up he is with living in a strange l a II d. His wife takes the letter to a club m e eting and drags it out for all the club members t0 reafJi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
BY RUTH MILLETT

You can't help wondering, when you see the way women pass the letters from their service men around for anyone to read, just how the men would feel if they knew the letters they wrote to one woman were town property.
 Bill writes his mother brag- ging, boy-like account of his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLE

Because of the timeliness of its spiritual quality and its setting in Rome, c. B. De Mile announces he will film a modern prologue to "The Sign of the Cross" and reis- sue the picture. It stars Claudette Colbert, Fredric Marck, Charles Laughton and ElisSa Landi.