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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26

A Ministry of Social Security to
coordinate all services has been
proposed in Fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26

Nigeria will buy foodstuffs from
its producers and retail it.
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-25

Old, frayed and defective wir-
ing may be pressed into service,
with dangerous results.
Here are some tips on how to
avoid common Yuletide fire haz-
ards:
1.-Christmas tree. Keep the
tree fresh by standing it in a
pan of water. Or flameproof it
by saving off at base at least an
inch above original cut and
standing it in the following solu-
ton: l pound ammonium sui
plate to 11s pints of water. Keep
tree in cool place until it has. alb
sorbed most of the solution. De-
gree of fire resistance depends
on amount of solution absorbed.
2.-Wiring. Inspect carefully
and repair or discard if defec-
tive.
Rubbish. Dispose of wrap
pings and empty boxes as soon
as possible.
4.7Candies. Don't use 'em on
the Christmas tree!
And well before Christmas
home fire extinguishers should
be put in order.
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-25

Washington only q had
resigned as commander-in-chief
of the Virginia forces, had mar
ried Mrs. Custus, had been elect
ed to the House of Burgesses and
his mothers worries as to his
safety appeared to be over.
A copy of the letter has recent
ly come into possession of the
library of Mary Washington col
lege, in Fredericksburg Mrs.
Washington's old home. The
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-25

when clothing became ignited
from open fireplaces, burning
matches or smoking in bed.
The cellar-to-attic check-up
and the removal of oily rags, in
Hammable paints that are not
tightly covered and old rubbish,
should be a frequent home duty.
Ashes should be kept in metal
covered containers and weather.
worn flammable wood single
roofs should be replaced with
asphalt roofing.
At least 40 fires day are
started because electric irons are
left in circuit. Prayed electric
cords and defective electrical
equipment should be replaced or
repaired by a competent electri-
clan. A chimney too warm to hold
the hand against with comfort is
a fire hazard and this along with
defective heating apparatus and
sparks on flammable roofs are
leading causes of home fires.
In the home, cotton materials
may be fireproofed by making
a simple solution consisting of
seven ounces of borax, three
ounces of boric acid and two
quarts of water. First dip fabric
in water, let drip, then soak in
the solution. The borax and boric
acid melt when heated and COM
pletely cover the surface of the
treated fabric with practically
an unburnable film. You can use
this treatment on quilts, mattress
covers, blankets slip covers,
rugs and cotton batting used in
insulating.
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-25
THE NOME NUGGET

During Washington's service in
the Virginia military forces from
1853 to 1859, he had undergone
immense hardships and returned
to Mt. Vernon physically ex-
hausted to be nursed back to
health by his mother. Mrs.
Washington's first news of the
outcome Of Braddock's expedi-
ton was that her son had been
killed.
When the letter was written,
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-25
How to Keep From
Burning Up!
BY VIVIAN BROWN
AP News Features Writer

Every "a seconds there is a
damaging fire in an American
home, causing an average loss of
$248.
Most dwelling fires are pre-
ventable despite the fact that the
largest percentage Of the 10000
persons killed by fire last year
died in or about their own homes
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-25
WASHINCTON'S
MOTHER HAD
WORRIES TOO

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. =
Just as war mothers do today,
Mary Washington worried when
her son, George, went away to
war. She wrote her half-brother,
Joseph Ball, Jr., in London on
July 26, 1859: "There was no end
of my trouble while George was
in the Army but he has now Civ
en- it up"
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-25

original is in the library of the
Historical Society of Pennsyl7z
vania in Philadelphia.
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-25
DON'T BURN
UP SANTA'S
WHISPERS

Look Out! Don't celebrate
Christmas by setting the house on
fire.
Safety councils are issuing
warnings of increased fire haz-
ards this Christmas, because OF
wartime shortages of electrical
wiring and replacement parts.
The Nome nugget., 1944-12-25

When the letter was written
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15
Ey IiiIEN ESSAKf
Genital Pres. nlIiIniiist

Washington Mag Ia nc" and
startling 'nu.u.i' o., creeping through
Washington T. j. ihls-tIc Allied
IuErSl"u 81 '.' continent vii! r",c,
iair place. lUc dreaded D-Da" will
no or con-" 'n pass.
Nt least r G'l'u rcrplc-ru"s; o.,
them rcgtiin Amy mcu-hINc ,S-
irCSs"d tins J,'uuding idea: Pet
! anS II rs "uiy ., hmch and the Nrmy
should ncvc. have htuChca but /
can't Chd," 'uJ> particular hurcu
Iw"N UIs' don't think here viii
hC an invasion
The Allied strategy viii bc su'' G..
iirug different. these Officers are
$a.in... Nud nuIi Is H." bass or this
INCLUSION Wei. II isn't logical {"
.Dl,: ab"u, 20. INVASION rs much rs
thc i'aGcrs have talked Hbou' this
"rc II mor" 'Hau talk is actually
intended.
For month. there have been prom
i;cS. eve shall invade when thc
Surirr thaw sets in
The spring 'haw docs SGT IN. There
10 10 iayL..o". Dut m:oIc tall. auch
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15

raiders had made fierce a''ari;,"
on the port of Bristol last night, and
declared that large quantities a..
high explosives and inccndlarIcs"
were dropped. y British announce
mcnt that al least fifteen Of the
raiders were shot down indicated
that the NalIS may have struck with
as many aS 300 planes.
The British sand the raids had
"cauScd som" da'uaG" ana - small
number q! casualties over Wild"
areas "f south and snutiw",' Erg-
Land" bU, noted that the weight OF
bombs dropped did not seem proper
tionatc To the number nf planes on
ployed, suggesting that the main
objective Of the attack was 20 gain
information about possible cOnCcm-
tratlonS about invasion Cquipmcn,
along In" coast.
The RAF stain a' C"Ioru" was car
rICd oU' IN conjunction r.'n rad nu
uu:p"Crrod "hIcr',cs an Franrc and
tho I"N C"uurri, and wu"luvw..
Tho operations wc'r carried OFT
without loss
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15
Washington Speculates
If Invasion Will Occur

aa this
We shall invade when spring is
ira tb"i advanced"
SrrIuG adyarccs. comes galio1lng
up ana almost 10y. There is still no
30. aston.
setting ti" season aud almo-, the
L,w 81 ilI" UIE push ~ the marucr
''fr Allied forces havC been iollnn ir..
l"ih"r like ,,yIuc +" - burgiu.
u: ,ou really want lr r"b my nous".
still h" AKA? ucxt Tuosday Ji..Hl
~ O'Clock. Though, you'd liz" t.
i.r"r'. s." yuu could make your piauS
What ihc future holds for nnIDr.
l"G individuals. naturally, no on,
iu,wS. But regardless Of the plans
mat arc being 50 obviously made Tor
N-IJy. there q. ind"cd belize n
Washington that there will bc no
D-Day.
listened III on y discussion ct
tive Iu%ICty that must bc tOrmCntirs
Roosevelt. Churchill and Stain ON
TIC cvC oi the INVASION. Some at
tho takers griCvCd over The weight
Continued on Pdee Three)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15
Rail Conductor
Is Indicted For
Threat to FDR

Washington. MAY 1j--lAPI-
\ Federal grand jury today in
dirtcd Harold Mason. 81. ON
charge 0i making threats against
President Roosevelt.
l. =. Attorney Sylvan
schwartz, VIII" presented the case.
said Mason. IN extra conductor.
had frequently been u member
Of President EoOScycltS special
train crews.
Mason. arrested May 6 in Phil
adriplIia. was alleged to have
said in the presence OF others at
his home that II and ~ others
have 4 tommy gun waiting to ret
i crack at the President"
The maximum sentence on The
charge - i've wears impriSou-
mrnt and y II 900 fine. Schwartz
said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15
Chinese Open Offensive
In lunan Province Area

fhunCkiuE. MAY Ij.-(NP-
The Chinese announced today
that large Chinese forces had
launched IN offensive in western
funan province on the night Of
May 10. crossing the Salwrcn
river At many points on a front
Of over 100 miles in an effort to
link up with 1T. Gen. Joseph ".
StilwrlrS troops in northern
Burma
1h" drive. IN sense the first Dlg
Chinese offensive OF the entire Chi
war. broke the long
lu!i along Chind'S southwestern
frontier, and obviously was aimed
a, opening a connecting link with
lndra by way of the Lcdo and Burma
roads and breaking the bIockadr ol
China.
The Chinese. in the ncw ihrris'
were commanded by thr ScaSur.cd
veteran of many Chincsc-JaparcsC
battles. General Wei LI-huang.
known aS one hundred victory Wei
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15
Polish Priest in
Entire SecIlIsIon
After Suspension

Springfield. Ma. Ma /, rNip
-Rrv S'Hn.>'ru, Drlcuau-Iyl lur %,
years pastor rr our Lads ur 'nr
Rosary church. remained IN scr'. o.
ion today. apparently rcrrucllcd 80
the bishops suspension which greet
cd him on his return home from q
flying mission tO MosCow
Indications that he had accepted
Tho suspension order rnpo cd by
bishop Thomas OLcnrv cnmc w.
'crday when the ID year old ruusr-
NmcriCan priest failed tp appear a.
four MASSES ~ the church wn.rr me
designed. and once duuucd labor, 10.
clothes tr help build. last nigh. ~,
remained away from celebration
n the parish housc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15

blasted by TOO ION. iIgn" ..rrn+ rp-
fore me invasion of hrI - Other
ranged more than BOO
miles farther. pressing The drive iu
clear enemy aviation from north
eastern New Guinea.
Tho SChOutcn islands. IN the mouth
Of GwcIvkin bay. were hammered
for the tCn'h straight day. and near
by N"Cmi""r island was mt. II w1,
IN" second day on a rugr the SrnuI,-
tens had b"cn under dnlDIc-Du-
TclCd attack.
Allied bomb, apparently were
having telling effect. No commune
que has mentioned actions over tine
SChoutenS since May &. when min"
OF &c japanese fighters were shot
down.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15
CANADIAN FRIGATE
IS TORPEDOED, SUNK

Ottawa Canada, Niv IL
CAP)-ThC Canadian iiiG,tc
Valley Field has been torprdord
and sunk while on escort duty
In the North Atlantic. with five
dead. 121 missing and 3S sur
virOrS. il was announced today.
Listed among tho missing was
tho captain. No Americans were
listed in the casualty list.
Tho VALLEY Field was commits.
stoned last Dccrubcr and was
the first American IriEdtr to ur
sunk.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15
AuiedDrue Breaches
NaziDefenses In ZtaLv
French Coast Hit:
Bremen Sealed Up

I.ontl"n. May l5.-(hP)-
American FLYING FOrtrcsscS and
l.ibrrator~ attacked German in
raNion dricnScS of the Pas dc
taIaIS area nearest Britain today
IN the 3lSt consecutive day of
The great aerial offensive, after
nigh Tin which German bonn
hcr> sharply attacked the Brit
iNl coast. M American bomber
was lost today. but of the az
companyinG Mustangs one was
missing. II fell to anti-aircraft
lire since the L. =. comm0uniauc
said no German plane was sight
ed.
y MAXIMUM OF 80 FortrcsScs and
DdD"rH'"rs, under protection of the
'irhth ar force Mustangs. pounded
installations in France, fol-
"W nG up - night attack un Cologne
~ British Mosquito bumbCrS and a
HcCk-cnd activity which saw the
nlS'Crrc Iir"uuCr Pass. main sup
ply Inc for tn" NaIis IN Italy, viz
.uflly called up.
tn" Berlin radIn asserted German
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15

.r Air. Euosc"cn wIll prnnahlY DC
var.-d.
-.." jersey Democrats will cicc'
u"',g.ic. 10 cast - votes Nj'u \
',H'U tenn .l,tc selected ~ Ma.y"r
E.lui iiIlg" Of jersey City.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-15

Continued on Pdee Three.)
Evening star., 1944-12-26

In few days overcome the sins of
years OF omission, but II you start
right away giving your hair a hum
dred or more energetic licks with a
brush, your locks will be lustrous In
no time. Very simple. but it's the
best beauty treatment we know.
Then, a day or so in advance Of the
party have your hair shampooed-
perhaps a conditioning liquid sham
poo to make your hair spotlessly
clean and shining. To add a bit Of
gala glory-and assure you an extra
look-try rinse that will add lovely
shining lights to your locks. One of
our favorite hairdressers has one
that does wonderful things for any,
bodys thatch. We especially love
his steel-gray rinse for the ladies 60
ing gray. Instead of looking as
though she'd been left overlong in a
bowl of bluing. a woman emerges
with her hair soft and lovely, all in
a delicate aura of subtle steel blue
that, incidentally, seems to cast a
lovely glow on the skin, too. Sounds
like magic-and 1t is, for a head of
graying hair.
II the coiffure you've been wear
Ing doesn't make you as pretty as
you might be, work out another
Look through the fashion maga-
zines and see how the smartest
models are doing their hair. After
all, they get paid to make people
Evening star., 1944-12-26

been admiring, use braided switches
to create the effect. II you're afraid
of letting your hair down In public
heres q trick that will secure the
rat to your noggin: Make a tiny
pin curl in back OF each ear and
fasten the roll to it-and then you
won't have to fear that at tender
moment your hair will fall down to
disconcert you and discourage your
Romeo. Unless you have greater
courage and faith than any one we
know, you'll then cover all with a
net.
With either a new or old coiffure
you'll want to add a festive note
for parties. You can do same by
weaving strand of pearls in and
out or you might sew glittering
sequins like tiny mirrors to a bano
| of ribbon matching your dress, plait-
| ing this with your braid, if any. One
pretty girl we saw the other night
pulled her hair back from her ears
secured it with small pearl crescent
barrettes to match her earrings anc
had all eyes turned in her direc.
ton. On the other hand, you car
simply buff your hair to a flnt
polish, put Whit of the most come.
hither perfume you know behinc
your ears and let the mistletoe dc
the rest
Evening star., 1944-12-26
The Young Idea

To most Of us, museums are often
places one walks into and out Of,
set apart from active enjoyment
and real living. Not so the Chill
dren's Museum. 1t Is as alive as
the children who have taken 1t to
their hearts. Interesting exhibits
are synonymous with every museum,
of course, and Children's Museum
Is no exception. But the core of
its work centers around the many
and varied clubs in which the chill
dren participate. These clubs exist
only as long as the children's in
terest in them.
Last week we went to the pink
tinted Villa Rosa at 42l5 Massa-
chusetts avenue, the home of Chill
dren's Museum, now almost 3 years
old. A red and white satin clown
peered out at us from a huge holly
wreath at the foot of the spacious
staircase, and pink satin and tar
latan angels f1oated amidst silver
stars over the landing, above the
poinsettias that decked the stair rail.
We learned later that the children
had planned this artistic display,
and arranged it. Boys in green and
red hoods were hauling Yule log to
burn brightly in the fireplace in the
large room where the Christmas
festival was held. A huge tree filled
ore corner. Carols were In the air.
We've been looking for Christmas
all week. We found 1t with these
children.
Now in Its winter program, the
museum is sponsoring many clubs,
activities in which the children
voluntarily participate. The pro-
gram Of creative arts includes clubs
devoted to music, clay modelling, art
the paper theater and ballet. There
are also other clubs, including one
in boxing, a camera club, nature
study groups. mineral study groups
and clubs offering Spanish ano
French A dark room complements
the camera club, and birdhouses anc
home-stuffed birds testify to the
Evening star., 1944-12-26

Now that It's all over, the last
vestige of tissue has been swept
away and the dog has choked several
times on the tinsel and pine needles,
you can turn your mind to other
things-parties, for instance, of
which you probably have several on
your calendar. Naturally you want
to look your best, but take a tip
from us, instead of worrying about
what to wear and rushing out to
buy in haste what you1l regret at
your leisure, concentrate Oh your
self. It's an amazing thing. Women
always worry themselves into fur
rowed brows about what they're
going to wear-and then men never
notice beyond the vague outlines of
something kind of blue" All a man
usually remembers about the girl
he gives the biggest rush is that her
skin was satiny, her eyes shining
bright and her hair shimmery in
the candlelight. And so your old
Aunt Mathilde suggests that in the
current party fray you concentrate
on the things that really counter
what he'll remember-of which
probably No. is your hair.
After your battles with shopping
crowds and burning the midnight
oil in orgies Of package wrapping
your hair undoubtedly needs a bit
of refurbishing. OF course, you can't
Evening star., 1944-12-26
For the Party Rush
By EveIyn Hayes

look at them. Then be courageous
and try one of their new coiffures.
Chances are you'll want to try a
chignon or fat roll at the nape
of your neck.
If you've been wondering how all
the girls have suddenly grown 80
much hair so quickly" let us shat
ter your illusions and say it amt SO.
What they've done-and you can
dds to buy yourself a rat"
Grandmother used to call 1t that
and we haven't found a more
glamorous word for it yet! In case
you don't know, it's a roll of meshed
wool that puffs out your hair and
fools your public. One of our con-
freres had all the women envious
and all the men incoming about
what they envisioned as Godiva-
locks until the morning she over
slept and came in au naturelle-
sans rat-and we discovered her hair
fell just to the shoulders. You can
buy these "falsifiers" at almost any
hairdresser's, but there's a particu-
lar one who has been specializing in
hair goods for more years than
your mother can probably remem-
ber. and they can supply not only
rats, but switches of real hair as
well. to cover the rat and really
confuse people. Most of the girls
whose sleek coronet coifures you've
Evening star., 1944-12-26
Dorothy Dix
SAYS

One of the curious by-products of
the war is that it has given women
the liberty to do the courting and
pop the question. This is result
little foreseen by our soldiers and
sailors when they started out to
fight for global freedom, or else,
perhaps, CT Joe would have been
less enthusiastic about answering
his country's call.
For one of the privileges of which
the masculine sex always has felt
that it had a monopoly was the
right to take the initiative in love-
making and to be the picker in
marriage. And conversely it is the
one advantage that men have over
women that women have envied
them most.
Just why this unequal state of
affairs always has existed. nobody
knows. For considering that the
love motive is far more important
in woman's life than it is in
mans and that every wife is 10
times as much married to her hus-
band as he is to her, it is obviously
only fair play for the woman to have
priority in the selection of mate.
Such. however, has not been the
case. 1t was the man who looked
EN- over and took his choice, and
all that the poor girl could DO was
to sit on the anxious seat and look
willing. She had to do her wooing
under cover in devious and round
about way, and only too often before
she got her prospect interested In
her sales talk, some girl, who was a
faster worker, had gotten him.
But the war has changed all of
that. 1t has blasted down the wall
that shut women out of the matri-
monial running and that forced
them to take the kind of husbands
they could get instead of the ones
they wanted. Now no longer do
girls cherish secret passion. They
institute a whirlwind courtship that
sweeps their victims to the altar
before they know what is happen
ing to them, or they weep upon the
breasts of the men they want until
they melt down their resistance and
get the wedding rings they are cry
ing for.
That girls are doing the proposing
now explains the vast number of
furlough weddings that have swept
the country like an epidemic For
it takes more sophistication and
backbone than the average boy pos
sesSes to resist the cutie who is bent
on marrying him, because all the
other girls are getting married.
I get hundreds of letters from be-
wildered and tormented lads asking
how they can make Sally or Mamie
see that it is just plain common
sense to wait until after the war
and they see how they feel about
each other then, before they get
married, or why they can't make
Arabella realize that they can't
marry until they have some way of
supporting a wife. The poor boys
don't even have the technique Of
sidetracking the girls by telling them
that they will be brothers to them,
and they never seem to realize that
they can say mo" and stick to 1t,
when girls ask their hand in mar
lriage.
Evening star., 1944-12-26
By Betty Miles

industry Of the nature study groups.
All clubs are formed upon request
of the children. II five children
exhibit interest in an activity, an
attempt Is made to form a club.
Plans for puppet shows are now
in progress. Special and varied fea-
lures are also planned on Saturday
afternoons, and productions of the
Children's Theater of New York,
sponsored by the Museum when it's
in this city, are frequently presented
in the National Theater.
Dramatic clubs are the core of the
work in the summer time. These
include work in acting, costuming,
lighting and writing. And we
thought them particularly interest
ing as dramatic groups because we
learned that their main function is
NOT to train children with dra-
matte ability. Their function is to
develop poiSe, character and skill in
human relations. It's actually a di-
rected form of e-believe-and
does child exist who is not a past
master in make-believe? A small
ZOO, housing tame animals, is an
other high spot in the summer pro-
gram.
The Museum is interested in dis
covering children's aptitudes. 1t is
not primarily a mecca for the gifted
or the privileged child. 1t draws its
followers from all over the city and
vicinity And it has learned that
many an average child blossoms
unbelievably when he discovers an
activity for which he is particularly
adapted, when he discovers his
niche. A valuable agent, this, In
determining a child's vocational
possibilities.
The exhibits include a doll collec-
ton, various special exhibits of in
terest to children, a nature room
with a galaxy of birds, fish and sea-
shells and many other unusua.
pieces, quite a few of which are oil
foreign origin. All of these displays
are gifts to the Museum, or they are
| borrowed. incidentally, the Museum
itself Is run entirely on contribu-
tions and membership funds.
| A junior museum staff supple.
ments the volunteer adult staff thai
conducts activities at the museum
1t was this group that set the mem.
bership fee at 50 yearly, declaring
that "a kid can earn that much him
self if he wants to-" There are now
approximately TOO members, includ-
ing q few adults. However, it is moi
necessary for child to be member
OF the museum to enjoy the privi-
legeS OF the clubs and of Villa Rosa
itself. Members are favored with
birthday celebrations Gncludine
barge trips In summer, or movies al
the museum in winter-and, ol
course, the traditional cake), receive
schedules each month and have ths
joy of belonging" Above and be.
Iyond this, there is no discrimination
between members and nonmembers
During its winter program tn,
museum Is open Tuesday through
Friday from to $50, from II to
on Saturdays and from 3 to S OF
Sunday. The museum is never opel
on Monday. The public is welcom
at any hour while the museum i
open-in fact. it's possible to gail
admittance from $50 to Tuesda,
through Friday.
Inquiries may be made by callin
Emerson 4456 between the hours Q
$50 and $50 Tuesday through Fri
day. Miss Matilda Young, the di
} rector. will send upon request tn
monthly schedule and a member