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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
Farmers See
 Subsidy Dead

Washington, December 10. - (UP) - Farm bloc leaders still were con- ,f1dent of victory today in their fight to kill the administrations food subsidy program despite vehement portests voiced by representatives of more than 8 dozen women's or ganizations in 8 last-minute march on congress.
 The Senate Banking Committee closed hearings cn anti-subsidy leg is1ation late yesterday after the wo- mems groups stcrmed the Capitol with demands that subsidies be con- tinued to prevent increase in their grocery bills. But farm bloc mem- bers said their fears were the result of groundless scare campaign" and Senator John A. Bankhead, Democrat, Ala, predicted today that one of the two pending subsidy bans would be passed next week.
 Administration forces, however. chung to hopes that a compromise could be worked out to save at least some subsidy payments, an essen- tial part of President Roosevelt's anti-inflation program. They be- ieved that a combined price sup port and subsidy program, stripped of the meat and butter price roll backs that have drawn such bitter farm bloc opposition, stood a good chance of acceptance.
 Bankhead said he was confident {1,of &bo or1ti cy,hcifl1 kill tn ho arl- proved by the committee would be the one he introduced. Both his measure and the one passed by the House would include subsidy bans in legislation extending the life of the Commodity Credit Corporation for another IS months.
 After the women's organizations staged their protests, Albert Goss. master of the National Grange and strong opponent of subsidies, ap- peared as a rcbutta1 witness. He declared that the women had been staanpeded by scare campaign, ard deplored the movement, saying lift ing of subsidies could not raise family's food costs more than a few cents day and that it was "ridicu- lous to talk of wild imitation at that rate"
 Among the women's groups was the National Council of Negro Wo- men whose president, Mary Bethune, was applauded by other women pres ent when she said: Initiation means less food on the table for the Negro family, less milk for the chil- dren, and they have too little now"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
Post-War Projects Under Construction
Several Capital Improvements May Be Decided Upon
 Shortly; Late Controllers Program Studied

Closely reviewing the proposed financial program of the late Con- troller Thomas F. Conlon for the creation and maintaining of capital improvements, for Waterbury, the subcommittee for postwar plan ming of the local War Council met yesterday to discuss the possibility of commencing work on any of the proposed projects.
 Although the meeting was but a preliminary discussion to determine just what ground york could be laid at this time, members of the sub committee agreed that, if possible, efforts should be made to inaugu- rate any steps that would be feas- lble.
 The late controller, in 194l, the records reveal, after a long and in tensif1ed study during which many municipal finance sources were sur- veyed and reviewed, submitted a financial program to the late Mayor Vincent A. Scully and the board of finance, in which was outlined a long term plan for the financing of intended postwar projects for Wa terbury.
 A portion of this plan, which the late controller himself termed a Hong range financial plan calling for refunding of IT year bonds," is already in operation by means of the water bonds issued to defray pertinent expenditures.
 Financial Setup
 Under the proposed plan a gen. eral financial program was laid out to meet the cost of such capi- tai improvement projects then un- der consideration as the 2nd pipe line (now almost completed) the third dam and city incinerator plan a street paving program, renewal and repair of bridges and a state trade school building.
 In the comprehensive report and program devised by the late MT. Conlon, he forewarned that 1t would be undesirable to undertake any financing, for such projects which would result in a net increase in the city's total debt in view of the hearings of Waterbury's bonded debt for the next 12 years.
 Three alternatives were sug- gested In the submitted program in view of this heavy indebtedness namely; l. "the city can postpone or forego making capital improve mentS regardless of their neceScjtv 1t can pay for the proposed im- provements out of current income at expense of the taxpayer at g substantially higher rate than would otherwise be required; finally, it can determine, as closely as possible, the financial require ments of a program of capital inn provements over a reasonable De- riod of years and establish a long
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10

tContinued from Page D Pacific theater still under General Douglas MacArthur's overall con- mand.
 Major General Richard K. Suth- erland, MacArthur's chief of staff, was revealed to be in New Delhi, completing arrangements for the closest possible laison between In1u,iGbaStens ana MacArthur's commands with various officers of each spending varying periods in the others area. Sutherland attend ed the Roosevelt Churchill Chiang meeting at Cairo.
 Cairo understood that moves also were under way to establish much closer military liaison between the United States and Britain on one side and Russia on the other, in- cluding major enlargement of the Anglo-American military delega- tions in London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
Mr. Murray Lives and Leorns

Boston, Dec. 1O.-(CP)-Leo Murray invited a young couple to his hotel room early today, and an argument developed re- garding the ease with which a pocket could be picked.
 The visitors claimed 1t was easy; Murray disagreed.
 After they had left, Murray discovered that his wallet, cOn- taining $120, was missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
Bombs Take Heovy Toll In Germany

Stockholm, Dec. 10.-(UP)- The Social Demokraten re- ported from Bern today that informed Swiss circles esti- mated 124,630 civilians had been killed in Allied air raids on Germany between April l and Dec. 5. In addition, the dispatch said. 31,O00 were wounded and 2,590,000 renered homeless.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
MORE SHELLFIsH

Boothbay Harbor, Me. Dec. 10 - (UP)-Dsspite manpow and ma
 teria1 shortages, Maine fishermen
 are harvesting more shellfish than ever before.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
MONOPOLIZEs TITLE

Val Birmingham, veteran New York golfer, has won the Wykagyl Golf club champiouship 70 tipoaA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10

Balsa wood from Ceylon is be- ing used in making aircraft in Aus tralia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
When Whskey
 Is Not Whiskev

Los Angeles, Dec. 20 - (UP) - State authorities today held a car load of alleged whiskey which an- alysis showed to be water, caramel coloring, and a dash of alcohol.
 Bottled by Boston concern, the liquor was priced at $5 fifth and labeled "of exquisite taste and sat- isfying miltlness."
 Milton P. Duffy, chief of the Bureau of Food ard Drugs of the State Health Department, said the contents neither tasted, smiled, nor appeared like whiskey
 corporation to corner the world cotton market and Australia has de- veloped the largest steel plants in the world. planning a high tariff protection after the war;" he de- cared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
Bulgaria Is Wor Weary

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
Many Poised
 ForInvosion

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10

Robert Miller, son of Mrs. Mary Miller, Woodbury, is now at the radar school at Jacksonville. having been graduated from the Naval Air Technical center there and promot- ed to aviation radioman, third class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
1 bw NEws oF OUR
 s&eS9s z AaEes.-xl MEN
z 0N UMO FORM

Camp Murphy, Fla, Dec. H. Technician 5th Grade Anthony J. Shkymba, son of MT. and Mrs. John Shkymba, IT Alma street, has been enrolled in special course of in- struction at the Signal Corps school at Camp Murphy. Shkymba was se- lected for this specialized training on the basis of his aptitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10

this is an inward fear which makes
1t impossible for her to laugh, play
and be at ease in any situation.
| Sometimes older children will
frighten 4 small child without it
being evident to the parents. Occa-
sionally maid or nurse may be
terrifying a child with threats or
stories and be smart enough to keep
1t all from a busy mother.
After hunting down the cause and
remedying 1t. there is a long con-
valescent period when the youngster
must be taught to romp and laugh
1t would seem that with the relief
from fear the child would snap back
quickly, but these things are deeply
imbedded and 1t often takes many
months to urge them out of their
shell.
Start first by playing with the
child at home in her own environ
ment. Play for half hour in the
morning and again In the afternoon
Don't Overture her lest you defeat
your own purpose. Laugh q great
deal yourself Try to combine
laughter and giggles with play.
Teach her to turn a somersault and
laugh when she rolls over. Roll her
4 ball and laugh when it goes out OF
bounds or she can't catch it. Grad
ually bring in one or two other
happy children and play with them
until you find they play naturally
by themselves. Go very slowly in
making her do anything she does
not wish to do. If you want her to
swing, and the smile leaves her face
and she gets stin and tense all over,
don't force her. Swing the other
children and watch her until she
begins to show interest. In time she
will do all these things, but forcing
her to try will set her back by weeks.
AS the tension begins to 60, let
her romp as much as she will. Roll
ing over and over with other chill
dren on the floor, jumping on a
couch. running after and throwing
ball are all wonderful relaxing
exercises. As her body relaxes the
smiles and the fun will return and
she will both laugh and cry when
it Is indicated.
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That delicate Mechanism
First, Discover What Is Troubling the Too Quiet Child
Then Begin the Job of Bringing Him Out of His Shelf

An observant parent watches the
too-quiet child very closely. The
little boy or girl who seldom smiles
and almost never laughs out loud
may be in 4 serious nervous condi-
ton. Don't permit the remarks OF
friends, such as, What sweet,
quiet little child you have" to deter
you from finding out what is wrong.
Laughter, giggles and smiles are as
natural to children as sleep and
hunger Shriu yells, tumbling play,
vhoops Of laughter and drenching
tears are the normal exhausts for all
the wonderful energy OF . growing
child.
The child who is physically i'll,
undernournished or with some
vitamin deficiency. may be placid
and quiet, but he will smile and cry
on occasion. The little Swear -old
who locks out on the world with
large. unsmiling eyes, who remains
tense and unsmiling in a group Of
children, is shut up within herself
by nervous fear. She needs gentle
persuasive, watchful care to help
her out of her little shell and begin
to unwind" before she becomes
seriously ILL.,
First Of all. look for possible causes
Of the tension which q little child
is too young to tell you about.
Remember that a child's mind and
nervous system are amazingly COM
prehensive. rejecting either inwardly
or outwardly all that goes on about
her as sensitively as a harp string.
The average child will cry out
against hurt just as quickly as she
will laugh when you make her happy
The highly strung child may be so
puzzled and confused by quarreling,
anxiety in grownups or the surliness
Of old people or servants that she
will close up completely and fail to
respond with either tears or a smile.
Prolonged illness in the family
which causes worry to all members
may trouble . small child. This is
especially 50 II the patient is her
mother or father from whom she
would ordinarily receive protection.
But il parents show their anxiety,
and fail to consider the effect their
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Readers Clearing House

sary and justiflable to be sneaks
and liars. I believe our girls are
more clear in their thinking than
we were. and that they have much
more clearly defined idea of right
and wrong, and they act upon their
convictions. Rather hard for us
oldsters sometimes.
What an escort mas to do with it
Is difficult for me to see. Escorts no
longer count for much anyway, since
they don't pay the bills, are little or
no protection, and, since their con-
versation is confined to two sub
jects-"I" and Il want"-are little
company. Women do not need
escorts to light their cigarettes,
although some escorts are very lib
eral about smoking the girls caga-
rettes.
AS for the ''husky females" in
uniform-I should have resented
such a phrase applied to me, but if
that describes them I wistfully ask
that may be called female" from
now on, although am sorry I can
not qualify as husky" I am hor-
ribly jealous Of them. I am Jealous
Of their clear eyes and bright faces,
their dignity and poiSe and of their
youth and loneliness. am jealous
Of the part they may be able to play
in winning and holding all that we
in this country prize so much; more
than all else-our freedom in all
that is our own personal affair and
harms no one else. They are doing it
on the home front as we'll as in their
line Of duty. I am iostled by them
and jostle them during the rush
hours, as unavoidably on their part
as on mine, I am sure. II Mr.. A. v,
c. can no longer hold a straight
back and nat tummy consistently
any more than I can, I would sug-
gest that he try my method OF stand
ing In downtown doorway some
time and look in their faces as they
pass by, then note how quickly they
rise to give seats in cars and buses
to older men and women and find
his resentment turning to admira-
ton. Then he might follow me fur
ther and take his jealousy out in
trying to avoid the ugly table and
other habits We older people are so
apt to drift into. We can't turn
back the clock, and we ecant do
much Of anything else about it-so
let's get back of these kids and
help them. They have tough enough
shedding ahead!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10
Dixie Dinner
Is Served to
| Teudi Club
By Arthur II. Deufe


These are the days when, in the
Southland Of these United States,
the green mint is sprouting, the new
peas and carrots and potatoes are
leaping forth, and spring chickens
(wnen you can get them) vie in
rivalry to please the fastidious and
educated Southern taste for fried
chicken.
Sam Meredith, somewhat removed
from his native haunts, has spring
chicken fever and secured the mar
kets for some plump fryers to serve
the members of the Club de Jeudi-
that little club of four couples who
use Thursday evenings as oppor-
tunities for the menfolks to cook
the dinner while the cooks have the
afternoon and evening of.
Jellied Soup
Fried Chicken and Cream Crazy
Spoon Bread
Ne,o Peas Asparagus
Sam Meredith's Strawberry Pie
Southern fried chicken differs
with every locality, but one of the
outstanding methods is. this: Joint
the chickens, which should weigh
from to ~ pounds. Roll in flour,
in which salt and pepper has been
mixed, then in egg yolks and then
in fine crumbs. Fry in butter which
is almost smoking hot, turning
pieces to insure browning on all
sides. When tender, drain off fat,
placing chicken under a cover to
prevent it drying out. Now make
cream gravy, pouring most of the
cooking fat from the pan. stirring
in a little flour and browning 1t
SLIGHTLY, then pouring In good rich
milk or cream, cooking to a cream
and straining.
And with this goes spoon bread.
Here, too, there are countless recipes,
but here is one which Is simple and
sure: Using white, fresh-ground
whole corn meal, first scald four
cups Of milk and pinch or two of
salt. Then stir in one cup of meal,
cooking until it thickens. Then add
two tablespoons Of melted butter
and then stir in four well-beaten
eggs. Place this mixture in baking
dish which it should I'LL not more
than half. See to 1t the dish Is well
buttered before the mixture goes in.
Bake in a hot oven for about 40
minutes, checking with broom straw
to see If 1t is done.
And, finally, the famous Sam
Meredith strawberry pie.
First bake a good pie shell. Then
cut up cup and half Of ripe
Strawberries and place in the bot
tom Of the shell. Then take the
same amount Of berries add one
half cup OF sugar and two table
spoonfuls Of corn starch and = pinch
Of salt. Cook for five minutes. Let
It cool. Pour over berries In the
shell. Leave for about two hours In
refrigerator. Then. just before sefv.
Ing, oovaf with naef1neaa.
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Efficiency Kits
Help Problem
Of Skin Care
By Patricia Lindsay

Can you diagnose your SPECIFIC
skin texture? Do you have dry skin,
DIV skin. or 4 combination Of both?
Many women are confused As to
which cosmetics to use for basic
skin care. They experiment, per-
haps q little too much. with vari-
GUS brands and mixtures about
which they hear. 1t Is hit or
miss experiment simply because
they are not certain about skin
type.
There should be a little margin
Of doubt II ones skin is very dry
all of the time, or very oily. For
treatment of either skin one should
buy cosmetics especially mixed for
the type. But many women COM
plain Of skin being terribly dry some
days, and quite oily on others. Sur
prising as it may seem this type OF
skin is a normal mixture-for nor
NAL skin reacts to heat and cold,
weather and a vomans physical
condition. And it is dincult to treat
intelligently.
One OF the leading cosmeticians
OF our time has tackled these three
skin type problems by assembling
what she calls efficiency kits. Each
kit contains the cosmetics especial
ly suited to treat q dry skin, or an
oily skin, or normal skin.
The kit for the normal skin, for
Instance. contains cleansing lotion,
powder foundation, cream
mask and an astringent besides
two special creams. One cream is
fluffy and is to be used on the days
when ones skin is dry. With such
a kit on hand a woman's basic skin
treatment problem is pretty much
solved for her.
But let me give all women one
precaution. II skin-care kit Of
any brand is purchased, give it \
chance to prove its worth. Put
away all the other cosmetics which
you have been using and use only
those which come in the kit-and
use them according to directions
BY the time the jars and bottles
are empty you will know whether
or not that selection does for your
skin what you want 1t to do, and
you may discover that you can do
with only two or three OF the aids,
instead OF needing the five or six
which usually come in assembled
kits. Then the aids you like may
be bought separately in larger and
more economic quantities.
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This Is the nth IN q series Of
articles On child health in spGS.
time. Tomorrow: Postxss u IN.
poFto&t.J
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A really luscious little two-piece
for the junior miss. Hug me tight
jacket with nicely fulled skirt. Cute
collar and cuffs.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1861
designed for sizes 9, 10, II, II, Is, IA
and IS. Corresponding bust meas
urements a, 70, 20, 80, 81, 81 and 80.
Size 10 (28) requires. with short
sleeves, 3 yards 39-inch material.
y yard contrast.
There's loads Of fresh inspiration
for home sewing in our new Spring
Fashion Book-just of the press.
Send for copy today, 1t costs only
IS cents. You may order q copy
with a 15-cent pattern for as cents,
plus cent for postage.
For this attractive pattern send
is cents, plus l cent for postage, in
coins with your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, Washington Star. Post
Once Box IS, Station o, New York,
N. Y.
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Liver, Gravy
Biscuits!

Liver is so chock- full Of special
food values that 1t Is practically a
must" on your weekly menu. How
ever. its point INDEPENDENTLY
that Of Calls liver-is comparatively
high, 50 you must plan to make
every scrap Of the liver you buy 20
Is far as possible.
This is best done by making a
delicious and nourishing gravy that
Is wholesome In its own right, and
carries the SAVIOR of the liver along
with 1t. To make things even bet
ter, serve the liver and gravy with
crisp. hot biscuits-and you'll find
the platter will be licked clean" or
Its equivalent in polite society!
LIVER AND GRAVY ON HOT
BISCUITS.
Ia pounds liver, sliced.
Il cup fat.
rs cup enriched -four.
Salt and pepper.
2 cups boiling water.
z cups irradiated evaporated milk
Sprinkle liver with salt and pepper.
Roll in cup flour and brown slowly
on both sides in the hot fat. Place
liver on a hot platter. Add the \,
cup flour to fat remaining In pan, q
little salt and pepper and stir until
smooth. More fat may be needed to
blend smoothly. Add water gradu-
ally. Stirring constantly, cook until
mixture begins to thicken, then add
milk and continue cooking until
thickened. Serve on hot biscuits
which have been split.
BISCUITS.
Z cups sifted enriched flour.
4 teaspoons baking powder.
u teaspoon salt.
u cup cold shortening
u cup irradiated evaporated milk
mixed with " cup cold water.
Silt -four with baking powder and
salt. Cut shortening into flour. Add
diluted milk and mix quickly but
thoroughly. The dough should be
soft. Turn onto q Toured board
knead about "a minute. Roll to u
inch thickness. Cut and place or
baking sheet. Bake In Q hot over
(l60 degrees - about II minutes
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as 4 friendly link with home In a
strange town and I do enjoy the
many and varied items on the Wom-
ans Page.
Thanks for any help other readers
may give me.
REFINISHING DRESSER.
Requested by Mrs. L. F., Arlington.)
I enjoy the Clearing House so
very much! I wish some one could
tell me how to remove the finish
from an oak dresser, and prepare it
for walnut finish. I would greatly
appreciate the information.
REMOVING SHINE FROM CLOTH.
THANKS to Mrs. A. W., Washington
To remove shine from cloth put
the garment face down on the IRON
ing board. Place a wet cloth over
the material, without wrinkles
Place two folds of dry newspaper
on top. Press with a hot iron until
steam penetrates. Do not iron dry;
to do 50 makes a shine on the seams
and cooks the cloth.
If the material still shines, iron
again, and, with the steam still In
the goods. brush, or rather flick,
WI tn wire brush such as is used for
suede shoes.
As conservation measure when
cooking: Remember that nothing is
hotter than boiling. When this point
is reached, turn down the gas, and
cover the pot to hold at just boiling
point.
SMOKING ON THE STREET.
Thanks to B. M. H., Washington
I hope I can offer one womans
reply to Mr.. A. v. c. without sput-
tering too much. I imagine I am
about his age-one of those we'll
bred feminine women he seems to
regret passing out of the scene.
Perhaps If he knew us as well as I
do he might not feel quite so badly
about it. We were well trained in
the arts Of making men do as we
wished in way that the girls of
today would scorn as beneath their
dignity and sense Of fairness.
I surely do approve OF women
smoking in public If they wish. I
recall we'll once thinking I had
proved was lady by badly burn
ing young man who thAughtlessly
lighted a cigarette when in my COM
pany. In attempting to knock it
from his lips, in some way it fell
against his shirt and set it afire.
I don't blame him for leaving me
fiat where we stood. even though he
never did even suspect my sessions
In the furnace room, back of the
barn or in the attic with my own
cigarettes, and was no worse than
average. I feel very small and
cheap in contrast to the frank hon.
esty Of the girls Of today in this
as in many other matters. If I and
my girl friends had considered
smoking wrong, we wouldn't have
done it at all, but in view OF notions
and gossip OF others we felt it neces-