The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-03

WIVeS, 1ue ClUle HllOCACeQ 10 runs ming a household has so many de- mands on 1t, that a twenty minute free period looks like Q vacationl Extra a-currlcular war activities, bal- ancing wartime budgets, planning shortage" meals all take added thought and effort As a matter of fact, we have 80 much on our minds that it's dtfncult to keep everything In our minds. The time has come when we can't trust to memory to hold and categorize all the isolated bits of information that are I1eces. sary for doing a good job at home during wartime.
 The only solution is for every housewife to become e writer" There's no disgrace in having to write things down to remember them. It Is, in fact, essential. There isn't @ business executive who
 doesn't have @ memo pad, date calendar, an address book, and @ things to do" file within handy reach of his swivel chair. But there
 isn't one housewife out of ten who
 has an efaciently operated "oface'
 from which to run her household
 "Ofilce" doesn't necessarily mean
 an elaborate set.up with desk and
 phone and file cabinets, although if
 facilities are available, those ac-
 coutrements are fine to havel But
 If you lack space and furniture,
 why not try the bulletinA board -in-
 the.kitchen idea2 It's impossible to
 remember all the little things you
 want to do or buy or tell your hus-
 band--unlesS you write them down somewhere. And that somewhere"
 is the danger spotl Don't. be 6 scarp-of- -paper householder. That's a type of person we can get along without-for the duration, and for-
 ever. You know T wrote Helen's address somewhere" .. or Where did jot down that list of things I wanted from the depart ment store?" .. or T know put that down some place!"
 Get some system into your remem- bering. Look around in the local five and dime store for a bulletin board. If you can't get one, maybe friend husband - or you, yourself can square off a piece of soft wood into which Its possible to stick thumb tacks. Get that bulletin board up in your kitchen just as soon as you're able! It will i,:lp save gas, energy, | needless steps and your dispositioni It will help you keep an orderly | which it's impossible | to run an orderly house.
 First of all, have one pad on the | board for listing things to buy on 1 your next shopping trip. As items come to mind write them down i'm. mediately. List, also, errandS to be lone in town-such as stopping at the cleaners, returning books to the library, paying the florists bill. If | you're systematic about writing things down. shopping trips will be more fruitful and less frequent.
 Reserve another section on your board for rationing information. Have a little pocket for the family's :ation books--and have the pocket near enough to the shopping list to remind you to take the books along when you buy! Post in this section all rationing- reminders that it's your lob as a homemaker to keep in mind. For instance, make a note ,f which stamps in your sugar ra- ion book are currently exchange able for a pound of coffee or pound of sugar. Make a note to remind yourself that under coffee rationing each stamp entities you to a specific amount of coffee. This applies whether you buy 100 per gent coffee or mixtures which are only part coffee and part something else. Remind yourself to read the label on the coffee you buy to be sure you're getting ALL coffee. Con- ceaIed substitutes may take away | part of your fair share. This item | of information is probably securely | lodged in the back of your mind and you'd no more take chance on get- | ting some mixture that isn't all cof. fee than you'd risk bean in brew Ing experiments. But there is q chance that somebody in the rest of the family needs this reminder. Everybody in the family. incidental Iy, should know how to shop for ra. .ioned items. You can never tell when they'll have to do the shop pingl I
 on the ratloning section of your bulletin board, leave space for a point value" ehaft. When point Fntioning goes into operation, you1l have tO know..the polnt values of sveFy food item ratloned under that sgsten,. It will be necessary when | making your budget--because a cer. lain number Of points will have to I last the family q specific period of lime. You can't afford to consis. Iently buy food items having . high point value.
 Keep. too. a general memo pad. Things you ahOuld remember 70 do
 may Do overlooked in the rush Of c busy day, if you don't write them | down. Here Keep notatl0ns of phone | ualls to bs made. little houaehold lohs lo be done. Hogfiee" work to be sompleied. A good design for live Ina lB Co l0l down things you'd Ike l0 tell husband and family nt the aInnHf t4Hl4s itt.HE 4uA.8a NlAk