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Evening star., 1943-06-27

Brooks, aged eight, had already been
i awake long time When the clock down.
stairs doomed through the silence, Tommy
rose and dressed Very quietly. 50 as not to
wake his parents. he slipped down the stairs
and out into the garage.
There was a sack on the garage floor.
Tommy felt for it in the darkness. As ne found
it something stirred gently under his touch.
A purring sound came from the sack, and one
tiny voice was raised in a plaintive mewing.
That one would be Wimpy, hungry and want
ING his breakfast But neither Wimpy nor
the Others would ever have another break
fast. A hard lump came into Tommy's throat;
he fought bravely to keep back the tears,
For moment he squatted there, caressing
the sack. One rainy night month ago he'd
found this same sack out in front OF their
house. He'd brought it in, and when he'd
opened it there were six tiny. helpless kittens.
They were starved and weak, yet they had
purred when he stroked their backs.
His mother had watched in disapproval.
What under heaven" she'd said. can we
do with six cats? Why, Tommy. you can't
even feed them; they're too young to drink
milk"
But she had let him keep them for time,
and Tommy himself had solved the feeding
problem with warm milk and baby nipple.
But at last his mothers patience had broken
down. ed" she had told his Dad, you will
have to do something with them. They're IN
the house all the time in spite of me, and
lust can't stand six cats under my feet"
So now they were in the sack again. and
this morning Dad would take them to the
creek Tonmy's thin jaw grew tight. All
through the night, between snatches OF trou-
bled sleep, he had thought of what would
happen. Dad would go down to the creek
with the sack over his back. He'd give it
careless toss into the water. Then he'd 60 to
work without even thinking of it again.
That was what hurt most - the careless
ness of it. If they had to die, at least they
should have someone near them, someone who
really cared - 1t hadn't been easy to make
up his mind about it. 1t had taken more
courage than Tommy thought he had. But
as the morning drew nearer. he knew what
must be done. He was the only one who loved
the kittens; he must drown them himself.
k1E PICKED up the sack now, grading it
gently in his arms, and stepped outside the
garage. 1t was still long before sun-up. but
there was bright moon. The stiffness and
the chill of the night made Tommy shiver a
little. The sack stirred, and Wimpy began to
cry again. Tommy spoke to him softly; in
spite of himself the tears came into his eyes.
Wimpy was his favorite. He'd been sickly
at first, and Tommy had worried about him.
But Wimpy had pulled through just as
Tommys mother had said he would. BE
cause" she told him, all cats have nine
lives
Tommy walked on down the path that led
to the creek 1t would take him down under
Evening star., 1943-06-27

Bill tried to turn his head but couldn't.
MY back - They shot me in the back.
| can't move" He tried again. then groaned.
They! The men at the pier? Tommy's heart
began to pound with real fear and excitement.
He wondered what he should do. Maybe if
he ran home and got his Dad -
Bill was talking again. did you see them,
Tommy? What are they doing?"
Tommy told him. He told him about the
tools and the box of something on the ground,
sitting near the pier.
For a moment Bill was silent That
MEANS" he said. they haven't got her set
yet. They've still got several minutes before
No. 78 comes along. That's when they'll let
her gor'
What Bill said didn't make sense to
Tommy. He did not know what Bill meant by
78 coming, or what the men would do when
they ''let her CO." All Tommy knew was that
he felt terribly frightened, and that Bill was
hurt.
Bill" he whispered. I'm going for Dad"
No" said Bill sharply, there's no time"
He was silent again and seemed to be think
ing. There's only one way" he said at last,
as if to himself Its slim chance, and God
knows hate to ask kid to take it. =. Tom
my, how far away is this box? Could you hit
it with the twenty-two?'
Yes" said Tommy, Il guess could
Then get the gun out of my pocket" Bill
told him. "Shoot from behind the rock.
Shoot once, then skin up the bank and hit
for home Shoot just once, then run like hell"
Tommy got the gun and slid up on the rock.
1t was sure mighty funny, just shooting at
target now He aimed, but pulled the trig-
ger before he was ready. and the shot went wild
Evening star., 1943-06-27

Instantly at the crack OF the pistol
both men at the pier spun around.
One, the taller man, made quick
move, and a heavy gun roared.
Tommy heard Bill yell. telling him
to run. But he could hit the box! He
took careful aim and shot once more.
ALMOST as he touched the trigger
it happened. There was a great
white flash and the whole world
seemed to explode. Tommy saw the
taller mans body hurtling through
the air. He knew instinctively that
both men had been killed. For a
moment the roar of the blast rang
in his ears; then all grew quiet once
more. In the moonlight he could see
the bridge still standing.
Bill called: Hit for home, kid!
Tommy was home now. He'd
been there for an hour or 50, ever
since he'd left the hospital and knew
that Bill would get well. A lot OF
people had come to the house, men
patting his shoulder and women
kissing and hugging him and max
mendous fuss. He was glad to slip out
kitchen. He had thought that he'd
ece of bread and butter, but as ne
the kitchen he stopped short. There,
4 saucer of milk, were all six kittens.
still staring at them when he heard
ler's step.
as smiling. II sent your Dad, sne
ou can keep them now, until each cat
littens of her own. ;. To think that
e the instrument in saving thousand
I'd moves in mysterious ways his won
perform.
~ hugged her, then knelt on the noor
W the kittens to him. His mother
t; God did move in funny ways. But
wrong about the lives. 1t hadn't been
e near a thousand. He petted the
Six times nine was only fifty-four.
The End
Tw-s-1-4s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Fresh Egg Supplies
 Doubled In Month

meat birds. The matching eggs us ually used at this time for broiler chicks are thus coming on to the eastern markets. It means less fried chicken next summer and fall but more eggs now.
 "An item of much interest to con- sumers is that these matching eggs are more valuable as human food because breeding birds which pro- duce matching eggs are fed more vitaminS than commercial egg pro- ducers. The matching egg has to have everything necessary to new life. Because such large percent age of cur eggs are used for hatch ing eggs most of our prepared feeds in New England are breeding rations and all our eggs average better as human food.
 Many consumers do not realize that eggs are one of the best pro- tective foods because of their rich ness in the vit2minS and minerals which help build rugged health. During the winter when weather conditions are severe and when colds and influenza are about, the use of the protective foods are especially important. Fortunately, this is the period of decline in egg prices. Fresh egg prices are definitely lower and according to the OPA ceiling they are regularly declining each week. <"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
0,t fe0.g HH3
 REAL PERSON BY DR. HARRY EMERSON FOSDlCK
Bring Your Secret Fears Out of
 Hiding and Confront Them Openly

I reptitious fears, can unload them- selves. Fear of the dark, of water of closed places, of open places, of altitude; fear of cats, of Friday the thirteenth, of walking under lad der; fear of responsibility, of hay ing children, of old age and death; guilty fears, often concerned with sins long passed; fears of made quacy, coupled with humiliation and shame: religious fears, associated with ideas of a spying and vim dictive God and an eternal hell; endless detailed worries, real or imaginary, and sometimes vague fearfulness, filling life with anxious apprehension without the victims knowing just what he is fearful of such wretchedness curses inumer- able lives, and the first step toward cure Is to end the concealment and crary the whole situation out into the light.
 The disruptive effect of such secret, chronic fearfulness is phy- sically based. The adrenal glands were evolved to furnih us in every frightening situation with "a swig of our own internal tight-tonic."
 A scared man chased by a bull may jump a fence that under nor nal circumstances he could not possibly scale, but such sudden ac- cess of energy cannot be long sus- tained. All fear is thus an alarm, in response to which the adrenal glands spring into action, and the tragedy of habitual anxiety and dread is that they constitute a con- tinuouS false alarm, repeated call ing out the fire repartment when there Is no fire, turning the in- valuable adrenal secretion, epine- phrin, from an emergency stimu- lant into a chronic poison.
 Because of this people can worry themselves sick or insane. Tremb- ling, fainting, nausea, palpitation of the heart, convulsions, and other bodily repercussions fear are fami- liar. Fear in all it's forms has a direct physical effect.
 Many secret, chronic dreads, sup pressed or repressed, all for the skilled competence of the psychia- trist, but others the ordinary man can handle if he is wise. AS in fantS we started with fear of two things only - falling and a loud noise, and all other fears have been accumulated since. To find out where and how we picked them up is often half the battle. Sometimes when abnormal anxietieS and dreads are thus objectified they can be laughed off the scene. As in MT. Beers case, they are essentially absurd, incapable of standing in- spection in the sunlight. Dr. Sadler even says, with perhaps deliberate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY America's Card Authority

Trap bidding and cue bidding will sometimes result in peculiar con- tracts. My friend Earl Bryan of Cleveland thought that his bidding on today's hand was gong to give him lot of trouble. But I think he played the hand pretty well to make Seven-o odd
 Vests pass over one spade was trap pass, and South's bid of three clubs Was a cue bid. North braveIy bic four hearts, feeling sure that East and West had the hand and trying to shut them out. East's bid of four spades was an- other cue bid. as was Vests five hearts. I think West was rather optimistic in goinr to seven clubs.
 Bryan (EasD won the opening lead in dummy with the ace of hearts and led small club, win ming in his own hand. A heart was ruffed, club led back and the last heart ruffed. Now a spade was ruff fed. Rryan ran off his clubs, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

Human life is full of secret fears, thrust into the attics and dark corners of personality. Sometimes such fears are consciously sup pressed" deliberately but out Of sight and hearing, and sometimes they are unconsciously "repressed,' ,' until. forgotten altogether, they gnaw at the vials of life like clandes- tine diseases of which the victim Is unaware. In either case, the first step in dealing constructively with fear Is to end its secrecy and con- front 1t openly where we can look at 1t ourselves and talk about 1t with others.
 Many fears are not of this kind. Multltudes today know clearly what they stand in dread of. - unemployment, economic insecurity, illness, war.
 Many others. however, are haunted by furtive fears. The tragedy in the early life of MT. Clifford Beers, narrated in "A Mind That Found Itself" would prob ably have been impossible had he brought his secret dread out of hid ing. Clifford attended him and picked up the idea epilepsy was contagious; this dread, secretly hidden in his thinking, obsessed him until outgrowlng his control it convinced him that he had caught epilepsy. and so he trav- eled the road of needless, claudes- tine fear into insanity.
 One of the chief services of min isters mad psychiatrists is to be Hs- tening posts, where cram m e d bosoms, long burdened with sur-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Is HOuSeWOrk Cinch Now, Mrs. America?
By RUTH MILLETT

The housewife as an employer is a peculiar person.
 When she had a maid, she used to tell her friends what an easy job her maid had - and how She didn't appreciate her "luck."
 Now that she is doing her own work. with considerable help
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
HOME FRONT FORECAST
Margarine Is
 Short Despite Extra Supply
EY ANN STEVICK NEA Staff Correspondent


 Washington. Dec. g - Too little and too late to prevent threatening shortages of margarine may be the additional hand-out planned for next quarter. War Food Adlninistra- tion has got tentative figure of 110 million pounds for the January March civilian quota.
 The figure is 10 million pounds above the present quarter. In November alone 13 million pounds more margarine was sold than had been estimated by Office of Price Administration cal. ulati ms.
 With meat points down for De- cember, and butter still up, 1t is likely that even more margarine will disappear this month. Therefore points on margarine will probably have to go up to maintain stocks.
 War Food Administration plans to extend allocations for margarine if demand increases next year, but next months point-values will have to be worked out on the basis of the additional 10 million pounds for the quarter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

There is suspicion that stocks of some frozen fruits and vegetables may be released from rationing. Storage space is needed so badly for meat that the possibility of moving these foods out rapidly to make room is being considered.
 ODDS AND ENDS
 Discussions are under way in the War Production Board about releasing quantities of wool from government stockpiles for civilian use Dehydrated potatoes have been removed. from the list of dried vegetables reserved for war re- quirements .. The flat ceiling prices imposed on imported hard candy have been postponed until February 15, but prices in the meantime will ne held down to those of similar domestic candy sold during March, 1942 ... On January 5, the second birthday of the nations War Price and Ra- tioning boards, nearly 100000 War Service Award Certificates will be presented to volunteers who have served more tt.an 100 hours as as- siStants to the boards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
TOMORROW'S MENU (Eat the Basic ! Every Day)

Boston, December 24. - Market supplies of fresh eggs have doubled in the last month, according to a statement prepared for t-le New England Councils Committee on Agriculture and Forestry by the New England Poultry and Egg h. stitute. A curtailment of matching due to feed shortages is creating this unusual surplus. the Institute statement added.
 Recent market reports Of egg surpluses alorg the eastern seaboard were confirmed by egg cooperative associations and the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange" the state ment read. The New Hampshire Egg Auction, the Brockton Egg Auc- ton, and the Maine Poultry Cooper ative at Lynn, Mass, report their volume doubled in the last month. MT. Percy Sterling, Secretary Of the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange, reports that the news report quoted is by no means exaggerated, and that supplies ill Boston are much larger than usual for this time.
 'The reason for this unusual sup ply of eggs at this time of year when they are most needed for good diets is the curtailment of matching due to feed shortages. New Eng land is ii1e great poultry breeding center of the country. Millions of cases of matching eggs are exported from New England. Many of them go to produce broilers. Because poultry feeds are limited the goV- ernment is insisting on a 20 per cent reduction in the production of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
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 ANfckonT TS95M Eggs In Cracker Nests Are
 Nutritious Novelty
BY GAYNOR MADDOX NEA staff Writer

Eggs are a vital food and should appear frequently in the menu. Not orly are they unrationed, but con- tain absolutely essential nutrients. Eat at least four a week for health.
 Try this unusual way of cook ing eggs for breakfast. It has crisp ness and welcome novelty. And try the oyster stew receipe. You'll wonder why you haven't had oyster stew more frequently. It's grand dish for the after skating party.
 Eggs in Cracker Nest
 Two ounces American cheese, "A crackers, four eggs.
 Melt cheese i'll top of double boiler with 2 teaspoons water. Crumb crackers and mix with melted cheese. With mixture, build four nests in muffin tins Drop one egg in each, season and bake in a moderate even for 30 minutes.
 Serve oyster stew for lunch on cold winter days. It is nouriShing and requires a minimum of short ening. Here's 8 delicious recipe: Oyster Stew
 One cut peeled clove garlic, l slice onion, tablespoons shorten ing, teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 2 dozen raw oysters, drained, 4 cups bottled milk, one and one-half teaspoons salt, 1-8 teaspoon pepper, dash paprika, oyster crackers.
 Rub the insice of the saucepan well with the garlic and onion, and remove them. Then melt the butter in this saucepan over low heat. Add the Worcestershire sauce and the oysters from which any bits of shell have been removed, and heat until the edges of the oysters just begin to curl. Then add the milk, salt, pepper and paprika. Heat well and serve with oyster crackers. Serves 6.
 TOMORROW'S MENU
 (Eat the Basic 2 Every Day)
 BREAKFAST: Melon, hot cereal, English mullins, but
 ter or fortified margarine,
 grape jelly, coffee, milk for children.
 LUNCHEON: Oyster stew, crackers, tomato aspic salad with
 cottage cheese, cookies, tea, milk for children.
 DINNER: Eggs in cracker
 nest, green beans, fried potatoes, whole wheat rolls butter or for
 tified margarine. lettuce and
 tomato salad, apple cobbler, cof-
 fee, milk for children.
 Eggs are one of the Basic Seven Foods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

tions and taken all kinds of short cuts to make the work easier.
 CHANGES HER TUNE
 If an old friend from out of town calls an hour before dinner time she suggests having dinner out whereas once she would have told her maid to whip up some hot biscuits and bake pie and get out the best dishes because there would be a guest for dinner.
 And yet with all the short cuts and help from other members of the family, she is terribly proud of doing 'all her own work" !" And she has convinced her hus- band she is a wonder.
 Yet if she gets maid tomor- row, what do you want to bet she doesn't decide within month that the maid is leading the life ,of Riley and doesn't appreciate her luck in having such an easy job in such convenient home?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

and cooperation from the other members of tn e family, she has changed her tune.
 T h e kitchen she suddenly has decided, is a tor ture oh a m b e r, with the sink too low, the shelves too high, the stove too far from the S 1 Il k, and the light poor.
 F UT t herlnore, she has made all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

much refreshing than bah yet they do biggest benefits of a bath-relaxation
 who have little time to lo in tub and that for model takes but 10 minutes taking cold spciy Spend relaxing with
  then scrub yourself dry promote 
 minutes left deodorant dust body with clothes step a fun," Kay concludes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23

Many a soldier will dream he is walking down the road toward home when the familiar voices of Amos n Andy (Freeman F. Cos den and Charles J. CorrelD -head- lining a special program of radio stars-is beamed overseas at Christ rnaR time.