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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20
- WE THE WOMEN
These WOmen'S Activities
Are ''NOn-ESSential," Too
WE, THE WOMEN

The women who still turn UP
their noses at WAACs and WAVES
declaring that, after all, war Is
O mans Job,
He women who. in 1913, still are
clinging vines.
POINTLESS CLUB WORK
The women who have the time
and energy 1t takes to keep up with
the Joneses-but haven't the time
and energy to work as nurses aides,
The women who are frantically
busy with the kind Of club work
that accomplishes nothing outside
Of making its members feel imports
ant.
The woman with plenty Of time
on their hands who haven't man
aged to flnd "just the right kind
Of war work."
The women without children
whose husbands haven't gone to
war, and who still sit around tell
Ing themselves that their only duty
In life Is to keep their husbands
happy.
There is probably not strong,
healthy woman in any Of those
groups who wouldn't be better OF
II she were drafted into a war job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

Of the protein the average person
needs each day: one-sixth Of the
calories, one-sixth Of the phos-
ophrus, one-tenth OF the iron. one
sixteenth Of the calcium and one.
eighth Of the riboflavin.
Fats and Oils
Rationing OF fats and oils Is
not very far away. And the
amount allowed 10 consumers will
depend 70 some extent on the
success OF the campaign 10 get
kitchen fats Into war production.
Up 70 now the campaign has not
been at al successful.
0lyeerlne. which comes from
fats, Is needed 10 make explosives.
And II Is used IN ships steering
GeaF, eoInpasses, medicines. and for
other vital war purposes. We are
using about 20 millions in0Tt pounds
Of glyceFine . year than We are
producing.
Fats are 70 per cent giyeeFine.
About q billion pounds of fats ana
eraaaes 90 down drain pipes ana
garbage cans each gear. THIS wastes
100 900 600 pounds u glyeerine. Inc
government had hoped % recover
through sc least 100000 200 pounds
81 fats. Il has been getting les than
0gloualKth pf that.
unlnss tha salvage eamnaten goes
over ne government may haFe e
aol fats AZ ne HQuEee. nnd that WI
<.anan Iaas tan 1Iaa maFInf fG1 aona
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

phans' Scholarships. After the meet
ing had q chance to kibit1 o few
hands In Ray Hendersons bridge
club at the Hotel Henry. Ray Is one
Of Pittsburgh's outstanding players
and proved 1t in the way he handled
this hand.
With the South cards, Hender.
son let the Jack Of spades win the
first trick, although he had the ace
and dummy had q singleton. He saw
that II he won trick, and II the ace
Of trumps was held up until dummy
was void Of trumps, his hand could
be forced by spade lead-and that
would be fatal II the trumps were
not split evenly.
After the hold.up the defense
was helpless. West tried another
spade lead, but dummy ruffed and
started trumps. West won the Sec
ond round and led another spade.
But now the ace stopped the suit
and Henderson actually put to sleep
the ace Of diamonds which West
had neglected to cash.
GIN RUMMY QUIZ
q. When ls the game completed?
A. When one player reaches Q
total Of 100 points or more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG
NEA Service STAFF Writer

New York Women volunteers
in civilian war services have gone
through q shaking down In the first
year Of war. According to leaders
In the Red Cross and American
Women's Voluntary Services, the
"glamor gals" who quickly leaped
into uniform with their minds GEN.
tered on adventure and romance
have largely disappeared.
The organizations have grown
greatly and now total S,s26 600
women women who are con-
cerned with serious service.
Alice Throckmorton Mclean,
founder and president Of the AWVS,
says, 1.-THE glamor Of a uniform still
exists, but today the woman in uni
form knows that wearing 1t with
honor requires knowledge and
training"
AWVS activities have shifted
radically. The motor corps, once
extremely active, has been sharply
braked by gas rationing. Many
members, encouraged by Mrs. Nc
Lean and other leaders, have trans.
ferred to military auxiliaries or the
land army.
"We'd like to see our trained
women going out to run tractors
and teach farmers wives to run
them" she said. "It seems to me
our place will be more and more
in the land army and In dealing
with the woman ! n the home -
helping in c hid care, where
mothers are in industry, for in
stance"
They're already training people
in child care, both In cities and
rural areas. On December Z, 1871,
they had $4,000 members in $50
units; a year later, $4,000 In 49,
units.
The Red Cross motor corps uses
ingenuity to combat gas ration
ing. Bicycle squads and scooter
j ambulances are in service and one
whole disaster unit goes out on
horseback.
Yet the motor corps is small
in the overall picture of volun-
tary services. The Red Cross has
l,2l5,579 members, who did 8O,-
900, 627 hours Of work in the year
2,7l9,581 workers put in 174,S52,-
1858 hours. And enrolment is now
estimated at over 100000.
Due for big increase are the
home service section, which helps
to make up for the shortage Of
nurses aides, and the teaching job
done by volunteer professional
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

For all those important lunch
cons. teas and gatherings where
you really long TO look your best.
this exqulsitely designed frock
should be an immediate success. It
Is 0 gracious style every inch Of
the way, with well-placed pleats
releasing fullness IN 3 lovely, sIegs-
derizing manner.
Pattern NO. 0sei Is IN sizes ~,
81, %, 80, 40. a., a and 10. Sire
~ takes. with short sleeves, . So
yards ao-inch material.
For this attractive pattern. send
10 cents. plus I cent Tor postage,
in coins with your slanles address,
pattern number and sine 70 Wa
iaTbuFy Democrat 1odayls Pattern
Service, 100 Jth Avenue, New York,
ny.
Sewing seFlouelyf Then you'll
Wani. ~ ones our new asNina
guide and pattern booA, FASHION
Hhls efsrnaaifs o. page book con-
talnn new patterns. patterns foE r.
mating Cd clothes, saving tlnie
information 81 falITIea eoIoF Esd
nan1s Xaao nIlas y 80
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20
) GLORIFY
YOURSELF
Elbows, Knees Need
Proper Attention
BY ALICIA HART
NEA Service Staff Writer

Fastidious women keep their
elbows, knees, and forelegs well
groomed for themselves, as well as
for the benefit of their public on
the beach. Stiff joints are worse
tattletales Of age and Of wartime
inactivity than grazing hair. Soft,
smooth, clean elbows and knees af-
ford sense Of being attractive and
well cared for.
The skin over those joints is
thinner and flakes more easily than
that which covers muscles. So be
sure to keep 1t well creaHned or To-
toned. And use your scrubbing
brush, with soap. Brushing removes
dirt from the fine cracks and wrin-
kles, and also the ugly fragments
Of chapped skin.
If you work In short sleeves, you
may And 1t useful to protect the
elbows with one Of those new pro-
tective creams made for women
working in factories. These prepa-
rations are put on before the grimy
task Is undertaken. They help to
prevent absorption Of .dirt and
stains; make 1t easier to wash them
OF after the task Is completed.
Keeping legs free Of hair is a
controversial point. Some women
prefer the razor technique and
others stick to wax epilations. Shaw
ing Is quicker, but must be done
oftener. Most good salons do the
epilations, which can also be done
at home with specially prepared
wax! One house puts 1t up in small
tins which you set on fire for a
moment, spread on legs, and sweep
of swiftly.
Premature, slight stiffening Of
the knees may result from nothing
more than lack Of exercise. Thy
some workouts. If, after q few
weeks exercising, you still find 1t
necessary to lower yourself care
fully into q chair, for instance, then
you should consult your physician.
Stiffness can indicate an illness.
Here Is a good knee-limberer which
will put grace into your movements,
@ youthful spring into your walk.
SIT In a straight chair with feet
fiat on the floor. Bring left knee
up toward chest until heel rests on
chair. Now place hands under the
knee and stretch leg. Be sure to
keep your back straight. Reverse
lifting right knee up. Repeat SIX
times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

nurses and first-aid brigades.
These are taking on a new
slant, too. In the first months Of
1912, when public attention was
on the possibility of being bombed,
people rushed to take first-aid
training for their own use and
100000 first aiders were certi-
fed. Now many Of these are
using their knowledge to train
factory workers, not only teach
ing them how to cope with in
dustrial accidents, but also how to
prevent them.
For home nursing, vital In
areas short Of medical lnanpower
1000 were trained up to last
october. A million more will be
trained by June.
Mrs. Dwight Davis, national d.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20
HONE FRI Ont FORECAST :
RATIONINC MAY REVIVE -.
OLD-FASHIONED SWAPPING
by ANN FRANCE WILSON

u kAkNkN EsAkNSG VSAAS0OAN
NEA Service STAFF Correspondent
Washington, Feb. 20 = A brand
rev field of bargain hunting will
be opened for home front shoppers
next month when rationing Of pro.
cessed foods begins.
And the bargains will be found, Of
all places, in your neighbors' pam
tries.
The good old American custom Of
trading Is due for a revival. OPA
says it's okay to swap processed
foods of equal point value. But
point values. as you know, are not
pegged to prices.
Grocers will continue to sell
many products at reduced prices
for quantity purchases. This may
tempt you to expend more ration
points than you had planned for
one type Of food.
so. you'll probably have TO start
shopping among your neighbors
who may be similarly overstocked.
You'll swap can for can. And IN
the swapping some wise little ladies
may exchange i0-eent car for one
that cost. well, maybe Is cents.
Home Canning
Home canned foods viii make
swell gifts this year, but 0PA says
you can't give away more than 30
quarts In any one calendar year.
Liberty Cabbage
It's patriotic 10 eat lots OF aauer-
kFaut before warm weather sets In.
The Food Distribution AdHinistra-
ton Is worried because consumers
have not been buying as much bulk
sauerkFaut as they used 10 buy In
cans. Last fall, you remember, only
10 per cent OF the kraut supply was
packed IN tin, The rest went into
oldfakhi0ned kFaut barrels. There's
still . lot 0f II Ia the hands OF
packer, Maybe ven yet more
kFautsmlnded when our ration
points run low,
Peanut BulieT
Tilere'll be lots OF peanut butter
Ia me stores this year and foQd en-
ncrss hops you'll consume more
than gon "a lasi year. Peanuts ere
rich IA iIle nntEimenls ~ reed, I.No
gnnoes Is NNAnusa eaAlaln aNeaklkAM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

alice beets. Combine water, vinegar
sugar. salt and pepper, add orange
Or grapefruit sections. Heat. Pour
over beetg.
Here's q delicious special for
Washingtons birthday.
Cherry Tapi0ca Cream
l8eFves 100
one or 3 eeg yolIEs, Z cups milk,
- cup aulck-e00king kapioca, IL
cup sugar. - teaspoon salt, I o.
= esg whites, I teaspoon flavorilla,
ME- egg yolk with Ia cup milk
a toD 0f double boiler. Add tapl.
Nea. ~ cup sugar, salt, and re-
anainina milk. Place over boiling
water and cook 70 70 ~ minutes
afIer water bolls again, stirring
frequently, Remove from IRE,
fF9plnea win be well distributed
N|I0Hailnui, but mixture WIN b.
|n. % not ogereookl Beat eos
waite until efilI but not dry. Aad
I0malnlne sugar gradually, beating
fn Rotary esq bealaF, STR ial
eA gradually into $50 white
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

The W o m e n
who pushed and
showed their way
in to the Enrol
Flynn trial.
The W o m Q n
who spend their
mornings COS
siping on the
telephone.
The able-bod.
led women who
complain tina I
they are having
o tough tim 9
keeping h Gus q
for one m q n
with a full-tirne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

rector Of Red Cross volunteer spe-
cial services, says many Of her
trained volunteers are absorbed
by the war industries. But she
doesn't mind. Let them take jobs
and go right on as Red Cross
volunteers, too, is the offlcial at
titude. And a great many volun.
teers do just that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

maid. Nutn MAiiett
The women who still play bridge
several afternoons each week.
The women who think the war
has hit them hard when it has
brought them nothing worse than
rayon stockings, "A" cards, and
cream that won't whip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

Cool-mixture thickens as 1t cools
When slightly cool, stir in flavor
ing. Chill and top with maraschino
cherry rings and sauce.
To make half this recipe, use
three tablespoons tapioca and 1-2
other ingredients. Bring to a full
boil over direct heat, or cook 8 to
10 minutes in double boiler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20
Caroline
Chatfield
The Hit-and-Miss Folks Have the Most Fun.
Says Today
ri.le Rega.srsd. Q. 8. Paten. onOe

The Hlt.And-MlSS + 0lkS rave the N1OSC = Umo
Gardeners housekeepers into classes Those who
systematic book and clock and those who adhere
the hit trial and PLAN To the latter class we peong
sight border which
bed winter Isn't that luck
Of the border without having to
LIFT nger?" It didn't to to measure the depth Of the brown
plant enes like the botanical names
Of cold weather demands plenty All
winter reed in the thought Of those paeone nug tucked away
thought Of that ny edge And then woke from
sprigsh
leaves
slick black
sticks the Of the border just enough to remind that
rebeusy blanket seeking sunshine This
all that remained Of ferny garland thirty feet long,
rakd hauled bushels leaves
recalling had heard twelve
friend wanted Each winter she vowed she'd
get 1t the next Finally she acquired The following spring she
Tmmagng through her attic and rubberd just
moths can't get in (they wouldn't eaten the
dyed black and will the price cold
went the coat to hot her attic When fall
and she took out her horror she had kid with
q sken She's q
than her moneys worth Of laughs at her stupidity
people they
another There's monopoly the life
She what's
that Il isn't what she's looking for
CAROLINE CHATFIELD
hs coIumn Letters un.uitnbe Justification win be
All write
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

By MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
(NEA Service STAFF Writer)
Certainly George Washington's
birthday is cause enough for a war
time party. Plan it carefully. Ra-
tioning and patriotism do not pro-
hibit agreeable menus. But plan
well in advance.
Here's q red dish - a relish to
serve at buffet party with cold
cuts.
Florida Beet Relish
(Serves g.
One and one -half-pounds beets,
1-2 cup water, 10 cup vinegar,
tablespoon sugar, IL teaspoon salt,
few grains pepper, l-2 cups Or
snge or grapefruit sections.
Cut off tops of beets Q inches
from roots; scrub, cover with boil
ing sailed water. Cover, boil 80 to
IS minutes, or until tender. Drain,
dip In cold water. Remove skins,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

cup rich white 2 eggs s eE
sauce " cup nut meats
cup American
cheese s
Combine grated cheese and white
sauce. When thoroughly blended.
beat in the yolks of 2 eggs thor.
oughly, and remove the pan from
the fire. Add two tablespoons Of
white cooking wine. Beat egg
whites until stiff and fold them
into the cheese mixture. Spread
whOle-wheat bread moons with the
mixture and, just before serving.
brOiler to brown. Sprinkle each
canape with chopped nut meats az.
soon as II is removed from the
broiler. Makes "a canapes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

My last stop on my recent trip
was OF Pittsburgh. where met the
ofilcers and board members Of the
Pittsburgh Bridge Association. It
was at Pittsburgh that one Of our
greatest national tournaments was
held, and am confident that this
same organization will produce
great results in behalf Of War Or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20
MONDAYS MENU
BREAKFAST:

BREAKFAST: Applesauce,
oatmeal, toast, coffee, milk.
LUNCHEON: Cream of leek
and potato soup, rye bread, but
ter or fortified margarine, raw
carrot sticks, prune turnovers,
tea,, milk.
BUFFET UPPER FOR
WAsFINGTON'S BIRTHDAY:
Hot tomato bouillon in cups,
sailed crackers, cold cuts. Flor
ida beet relish, creamed pota-
toes, watercress wholewheat
sandwiches. cherry tapioca
cream, tea, milk, cocoa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20
By RUTH MILLETT

II we ever draft women into in
dustry. here are some types that
should be among the first to be
ordered into useful production.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

You people are writing US, ask
ing for recipes for meatless menus.
And when we broadcast them, you
all say you like them, and please
give some more.
Today, we have q most delicate
and delicious fish dish, a real meat
substitute dish, and a leftover
chicken concoction that is real
party fare.
If you're having any holiday par
ties, why don't you try this chicken
shortcake on your guests? You
can cook It ahead Of time and It
will be perfect later when you are
ready TO serve IL. And the cheese
moons are delectable canapes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20


his column letter. unsunbe for VIII be answered
AL held On confidence write Mlss ChatAd OF
this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

Steomeo kIsn Eu0oihg
+ From Mrs. 7. r. Thompsons
Newton Centre, Mass.
~, pounds any " teaspoon
/. s teaspoon sal. S STsa az: ers Eaiss
cup eup milk sauce sauce "''''0
Use raw halibut or founder, put
through the fine knife Of q meat
chopper. Place IN q melon mould
q pintsl. The fish, crumbs, salt
and pepper are put In first. Mlx
and add milk and eggs slightly
beaten. Steam one hour. Serve
surrounded BY small boiled onions
and potatoes placed alternately
around moulded fish, and with q
rich mushroom sauce.
Chicken GhoFseaks
~ t slses subsa y q: ggssssssa
pi SS'g5s'i strips. s6ssssss'S a"
Y : ;:s:ss' & eAlsA.n 'S Si:ssssi:: '"'''
Slowly hast the cheese and he
chicken broth N the t0p az q
double boiler. Stir occasionally.
until cheese Il me|tod. Add fha
euhed chicken and MIX carefully.
Split bot h|aeuiis. Butter theiIl.
then put together with 4 generous
filing 81 enc bee chicken. NaFnlah
each poFjion with pImenio strips
and parsley, #|Ih mag - r9e4 d
Nf az NMzAS #HH|
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-20

The blanket was twelve inches thick. There were a
sticks along the edge Of the border just enough to
our verbena had greened and grown there. spE
ept out rebeIiOusy from the blanket seeking air and
was all that remained Of ferny garland thirty feet
Nogales international., 1943-09-24

Hank Myers rapidly strolling
down Grand avenue.
Nogales international., 1943-09-24
Flaming Coffins

Two-thirds of the ten thousand persons who
burned to death in the United States in l94l perlshed
in homes In spite of these figures it is hard to CON
vince anyone who has not witnessed experienced
the lightning like destruction Of which fire is capable
that an agile person might be unable to flee the COM
paratvey few feet necessary to reach safety from the
confines of the ordinary home. Many remain uncon-
vnced until in screaming terror they pass out of this
world, victims of their own ignorance.
Home fires frequently originate in Easements. In
less than five minutes any fire generate super
heated air temperatures Of from 400 to 500 degrees
This superheated air rises through every to
the higher sections of the building and endangers
every inhabitant, for breathe air of that
temperature and live. Within ten minutes, as the
fire progresses the air temperature increases to be-
tween 800 and 1000 degrees. When air Of this tenn
perature concentrates in attic spaces upper halls,
it spontaneously sets fire to every item of burnabe
material Frequently fire is found in the basement
and on the top floor, with no flames in sections be-
tween. Thus is explained the awful apparition of
house spouting flames from every window in matter
of seconds.
Occupants of every home in the country should
know whether their places of residence in reality
flaming coffins. In where they are the fault
is probably traceable to minor construction details
that cap easily be corrected-such improperly
sealed clothes chutes, dumbwater and stairways as
we'll as walls without fire stops These and similar
hazards can be minimzed or removed at comparative
ly small expense They often spell the difference
between life and death.
Nogales international., 1943-09-24
Friendship

What we should understand, we Think is that
nothing is more important than friendship or more
essential and rich in reward.
Friendship is never one-way street To have
friend, be one, being requires only occasional
moments and remembrances and contacts.
The greater demands Of friendship are few and
far between and most Of rise to them; it is the
simpler, everyday demands that we neglect to our
cost and eventual regret.
The GREATEST certainty is that human con-
facts are as vital as the air breathe and that cher
ishing and nourishng them is more important than
twothirds of the daily dozen things we let intervene
Who dares risk being too busy for friendship?
One can be too busy for idle chatter perhaps or for
that job not really worth doing but certainly never
too busy for the word or the handclasp that may be
our friends greatest need today and own in some
day to come.
Life is swift and terrible race doubly compli-
Gated now by the war; and almost everyone is inclined
to postpone social amenities.
Nogales international., 1943-09-24
Big Oil Companies
Drilling For Oil

PHOENIX, Sept. ga joint test
of oil possibilities in the region q
miles southwest of Holbrook in
Navajo County, Arizona, is being
undertaken by Union Oil Company
of California and Continental Oil
Company.
A test well located in Section 10,
Is N. 18-E, and known as Union
Continental-Aztec Number l, has
been spudded in on property of the
Aztec Land and Cattle Company.
The parcel On which the test well is
located is part of a $4,000 acre block
of land held jointly by the two oper-
ating Oil companies.
The drilling operation is being
done under contract by the firm Of
Manning and Brown, drilling con-
tractors of Denver. Heavy rotary
equipment is being used and was
moved into the area from the Rat
tlesnake Field in New Mexico. Drill
ing plans call for carrying the test
to sufficient depth to adequately
examine any and all possible pro-
ductive formations.
Nogales international., 1943-09-24
2M1f1lffAox r

1015 Hearst Building
Chicago
September ID, 1943
Mr.. Craig Pottinger,
Publisher, Nogales international,
Nogales, Arizona.
Dear Mr.. Pottinger:
Coming back on the train read
your editorial Remember the
Nazis" in the September 10th issue
and I want to commend it most
forcibly.
I think it is very essential that
the American public should not be
permitted to forget what Hitler and
his mob of gangsters have done to
the people of Europe and what the
fiendish yellow devils of Japan did
at Pearl Harbor and have done
since.
I hope you will write another
editorial en- the Japs and that you
will keep this up on both the Japs
and the Nazis until the war is over
so that America won't get so soft
and forgetful that they will let
these fiends off at the end of the
Nogales international., 1943-09-24
|FBI Confab
Here Sept. 28

PHOENIX, Sept. 23-O.P)-H.
r. Duffey, agent in charge of the
Phoenix Federal Bureau of Investi-
gation announced recently that the
third quarter conference between
F'BI and Arizona law enforcement
officers will begin Sept 21st with a
meeting in Kingman and will end
Sept. 30th in Stafford.
A meeting will be held in the
courthouse at Nogales, Sept. %.
Agents will lecture on the forces
I'VE are fighting-Naziism, wartime
prostitution and the white slave
traffic act.
They will show a sound motion
picture and also discuss fingerprint
fundamentals.
Nogales international., 1943-09-24
SEEN and HEARD
--oA -
THE MAIN DRAG

Big demand for houses lot
of folks would locate here if they
could find place to live l.. there
is a market for every modern
home in this city if you want
to sell list your house with a real
estate agency.
Colette Stewart leading a nine
year-old scottie from independence,
Kansas an important member
of the family of Major Donald W.
Stewart, U. S. Army Air Corps, ne
Gently locating here.
Long period of warm weather
petering cut it's been dry, too,
this month.
Government men making bio
graphical sketches of prominent
citizens.
Big crowd at Rancho Grande
rOdeo Sunday and good time en-
joyed by all there's a rOdeO
Nogales international., 1943-09-24

struggle with a light sentence.
Thanks again for your many
kindnesses during our recent be-
reavement, and kind regards.
Sincerely,
JAMES B. MEIGS