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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

A plot to alienate the Latin American countries from the Good Neighbor Policy of the United States is frustrated by Chief Counterspy Harding in the Case of the Ham Actor" another weekly episode in the David Harding-Counterspy" series, heard tonight at 10 p. rn., over WATR-ABC.
 An unemployed actor, hired by 8 Latin-American multi-millionaire to impersonate David Harding, un- willingly sets off spark of propa- ganda designed to cause hatred be- tween North and South America. When the real David Harding en- ters into the case and catches the culpritS, he discovers that the mill lionaire is employing his nefarious rumors in order to corner wide trade markets for himself.
 If that sevice member of the fam fly brings back a Japanese rifle as a souvenir of the Pacific war, don't shoot the gun. That's the advice of Dave Newell and Jim Hurley, ex- perts on the American networks "Fishing and Hunting Club of the Air" The Japanese Arisaka rifle, one of the most shoddily construct ed of all military rifles, is an ef- fective weapon when used with Jap ammunition, but will not stand the explosive power of American cart ridges. Firing an Arisaka from the shoulder with ,American-made ammunition is practically suicide, according to the experts. who com ment, "As the Jap say, lose face quick way" The program will be heard over WATR tonight at 8:30. The Theater Guild is on the air For the first time, listeners through out the country will be offered the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05
By VERNON EDWARDS NEA Stan Correspondent

NEA SGau COEreSpOnuenS
 Bridgeport, Conn.,, Sept. B. Bridgeport has the answers to the nervous, uncertain questions Amer lea is asking about reconversion.
 For this is no one-industfy boom town which muShroomed during the war and now is reconciled to becom- ing a ghost town. Bridgeport turns out everything from Navy Corsairs to toothpaste. It was key manu- featuring center before the war, and means to stay that way.
 Though thousands of women in elacks and men in dungerees today walk through the streets with the aimless gait of the unemployed such firms as General Electric, Singer and American Chain have exciting postwar plans which again will spell jobs.
 That's why 4he rest of the coun- try can shed 8 few of those recon version jitters after watching Bridgeport take the first steps away from full-blast war produc- tion.
 CONFIDENT OF FUTURE
 The employment story in Bridge port is a preVue of the national pic- ture in the next six months. This S whats going on.
 On the day before the Japanese surrender, 10000 men and women were on rush-order war jobs, and the War Manpower Commission was unable to fill $50 vital open- mgs. Then, with peace, contracts were cancelled by the hundreds. The Aluminium Corporation Of America told 4,000 workers 1t didn't know if or when there would be jobs again. Chance Vought Arr craft began letting 10000 of its l4,- coo employees go. Other big plants dl6 the same thing.
 That mass firing still goes on. By Eept. ', 25,000 workers are expected to lose their jobs. Bridgeport mer- chants and saloon owners, who rode the crest of the war boom. have seen their business go dead. Even the movies play to empty houses. The war workers, scared, are sticking close to home and waiting for things to break.
 Those unemployment figures in lust one city look bad. But, like all of America, Bridgeport has been planning to cushion peace with huge postwar expansions. Now watch what happens to the figures:
 The big plants are confident that once the decks are cleared they will do far more business than in 1889. Because of this, most plan eventu- ally to call back about half of the workers they had at the peak of the boom. To the average plant, this will be 6 big boost over pre-war employment rolls.
 That's the rosy side of the story. Here are the trouble spots about which we1l hear more in days to come:
 LOOK TO WASHINGTON
 First, retooling. The big lag in reconversion is going to be caused by the simple mechanical problem of getting rid of machinery used for filling war orders and replacing it with the type of equipment need ed for peacetime production. Most of the big outfits have blueprints on this, but it's not clear how soon the job can be done.
 Second, the veterans. Bridge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

ports Socialist Mayor McLevy will have some 27000 men coming back soon. To give them jobs, others must be thrown out of work. With these thousands in mind, McLevy talks about such projects as sewage disposal plants and bus terminals. But no one has figured out just how the huge costs will be split between Bridgeport, the state, and Washing ton.
 Union leaders don't think Mc- Levy goes far enough and are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

stumping for the proposed full em- ployment bill and increased unem- ployment insurance.
 While industrialistS are demand ing that Washington give produc- tion a shot in the arm by raising ceiling prices, the mayor and union groups are calling for more and more Washington leadership.
 That's a problem which the Tru- man Administration must solve soon for Bridgeport and the rest of re- converting America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

gan his musical career at the age of 13 as a violinist in an orchestra. Later he sang vocals for a dance band, doubling as violinist, when the great ''Roxy" discovered him and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

Sl0ere0 Q bargain among stamp COL" lectors.
 Dennis O'Keefe, who plays the de- tective, Jim Lawton," on the Hollywood Mystery Time" series, is doing little sleuthing of his own between broadcasts. He's trying to locate three other Irish radio actors with penchant for golf to play with him against team of Scot tish golfers from the movie industry in a fgorthcoming tournament.
 Besides broadcasting her twice. weekly MBS interviews of famous people from Hollywood for the next several weeks, Paula Stone cuts two platter interviews each week for her local New York program which airs six times weekly over Station WNEW. Miss Stones sister, Carol, conducts teh program during Paula's absence, except on matinee days when she plays the lead femme
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05
Brdgeport's Svitch To Peacetime Production Points Way To Nation
RetooIins' Is
 First Hurdle

This Is the first of three arti- oies on the reconversiOn prOb- Ienns of a sample American Industrial city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

signed him as singer for the Radio City Music Hall. This was Jan'n first step to operatic career which has already led to his being called 'The Second Caruso."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

"SOrry, Wrong Number" star ring Agnes MOOrehead, already aired on Suspense" three times by popular request, will be brOad- cast for the fourth time on the CBS mystery drama show Thurs day, Sept. 6, at 8 ?. m. One of the mOst-talked-of radio scripts of its kind, Sorry, Wrong Num- Der" concerns the frantic efforts of a neurOtiC woman to convince the police that she has lnforma- ton about an impending murder
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

Jan Peerce, tenor star of "Creat Moments in Music," over OBS, be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

role in the Broadway hit, Dark of the Moon."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-05

Now that the Nazis and JapS have been accounted. for, David Harding-COunterspy," the in-
 trepid sleuvh portrayed by Don Mclaughlin and heard Wednes-
 days via WATR and the Amer ican chain, may well turn his at-
 tentiOn to the growing rackets designed to fleece our returning service men. David Harding will have lots of time to help the GIs,
 as he has mad his contract re-
 newed effective Sept. 26.
 fishing in the High Sierras in north- California before returning to Hol- lywood for the new "Gildersleeve" series launching its fall season.
 Noted News Analyst Edwin c. Hill, narrator of the Sunday night CBS dramatic thriller, Men of Vision," amazes cast members and writers of the show with his thor oughness. For the last 10 weeks Men of Vision" has dramatized the story of Americas wartime aviation heroes and the men who built the planes they fly. Hill has acquired a collection of models of practically every plane mentioned on the broad casts.
 Class Daley, one of radios top comediennes, who is an avid stamp collector, has just bought a block of rare one-cent inyerted-center stamps of the 1901 Pan A%esrican issue for 1000, which price is cons
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Bake a Cherry Pie

There's a legend that men
particularly like cherry pie--if it's
. really good cherry pie. The old
song asks the prospective young
bridegroom If his bride-to-be can
bake a cherry pie"-just to show
how important a matter this
delicacy was even back in the good
old days
Out in Ohio they make . one
crust cherry pie this way:
Take cups of canned, pitted and
drained cherries Tor the quick
frozen ones. thawed and drained)
and mix them with / cup of sugar
or q spoonful or so of honey, egg
yolks, well beaten, tablespoons OF
-four and a tablespoon OF water.
These are all stirred well together
and poured into a short pie crust.
The pie is baked in the oven, and
then, when it is done, the top is
frosted lightly with the white of an
egg, beaten stiff with a speck of
sugar. The whole is run into the
oven again, just for minute or so,
to brown.
Then there are cherry tarts-
wonderful little cups of flaky pastry,
filled with pitted big black cherries
and topped with melted currant
jelly. In the old days a bit of
whipped cream went on the top of
each one-but that may be too diff
cult to accomplish now. And really
the tarts don't need it-they are
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Miracle
Meal

You can make a pickup" dinner
off half pound of dried or
"chipped' beef, mushrooms, some
green olives and a few other items
that may be lurking in your pantry
or your icebox. In fact, you can
feed four hungry mortals with this
dish.
Let the dried beef stand in a
little cold water for about 80 min
utes. Then squeeze it dry and pull
it apart in sizable pieces. Melt a
little butter or margarine in a fry
Ing pan and put In the beef, STIR
ring from time to time, until the
beef is cooked. Sprinkle the meat
with some flour and keep on stirring
the flour should get absorbed by
the fat. Now, pour in cups of rich
milk and bring the mixture to boil,
being sure you stir it all the time.
Lower the heat and let it all simmer
for 10 minutes or so.
When the beef is ready, add a can
Of mushrooms, 10 or IL green olives,
sliced, cup df cooked or canned
corn and few cooked or canned
peas, if you have them. Last of all,
stir in a wineglass of sherry-nice
and dry. Check for salt and pepper
and serve with spoon bread, fluffy
and puffy from the oven.
Evening star., 1945-02-22
.Boneless' Shad-and Others

does simplify the eating thereof. In
case you'd like to experiment, heres
the procedure:
Put the split, cleaned shad on a
rack in a roasting pan. The rack
must be high enough to allow 1or
3 cups of water below it. The flsh
must touch the water. Cover the
pan and bake the fish In an oven
averaging about 325 degrees for hve
hours. No less. Basic the fish ire
quently and just before it is done,
take off the cover so that 1t can
brown a bit If you like, you can
replace u cup of water under the
fish with y cup lemon juice. Serve
as usual, with nice lemon wedges
and sprigs of parsley.
However, if you want to do shad
the way that the Marylanders con-
slider tops" you'll season the fish
with salt and pepper and stuff it
with bread cubes and celery leaves,
moistened with little butter or
drippings. OF it's a roe shad, the
roes must be removed and cooked
separately Sew up the cavity, put
bacon strips up and down the length
of the fish and bake it in pan
with a little water as you would a
chicken. It takes about an hour and
quarter of cooking. Serve it gar
nished with parsley, with a sauce
made of melted butter, lemon juice
and chopped chives.
AS for the roes-there are many
fancy dishes made out of them-and
to my mind the fancier, the least
tasty. The best of all ways to pre-
pare shad roe is to take a fine pair
of roe, with the membrane intact,
of course, parboil them in salted
water to which a little vinegar has
been added. Then plunge them into
cold water. drain them and let them
cool. Broil them on well creased
broiler or saute them in hot pan
with a little butter. Serve them
with crisp curls of bacon and
wedges of lemon, with final dress
ing of the pan juices poured over
them.
"The Y. C."
Evening star., 1945-02-22
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS;
COOKED SHRIMP?
(Thanks to- Mrs. C. S. r.,
WaShinQton.I

For the lady who wanted recipe
for Southern cOrnbread with no
-four, here is the way my South
Carolina mother-in-law makes it.:
"As much cornmeal as you want
cornbread, pinch of soda, pinch
of salt, a dash of buttermilk, and
enough cold water to make soft
dough. Mix all together and make
into a fiat cake in a we'll creased
skillet. Bake in hot oven 600 de-
grees) for approximately 80 min
utes, or until brown, turning once. "
I have used a biscuit pan, but un-
less a great amount Of lard is used
in greasing the pan, the cornbread
has tendency to stick"
Some one requested carrot reci-
pes. Often when I make scalloped
potatoes, I alternate the potato
layers with layers of scraped car
lots, sliced lengthwise (using more
potatoes than carrots, and omit
the cheese I usually put in seal
loped potatoes. This is very good.
Another lady requested fish reci-
pes using Tuna, crabmeat, etc.
Here is one she might like: Rice
Ramekins: Combine cooked rice
and an equal amount of crabmeat,
shrimp, tuna, or cooked fish. Meas
ure these ingredients and add y
as much cream sauce. Season the
sauce with salt, paprika, Worces-
tershire or sherry, prepared mus
tard. Fill buttered ramekins or
baking dish. Cover the tops with
bread crumbs, dot them with butter,
or sprinkle them with grated cheese.
Heat the dish in quick oven (4O0
degrees) until the crumbs are
brown.
I'd also like suggestions as to how
one uses the cooked" shrimp found
in meat markets. Can it be used,
Just as it is, in shrimp cocktail?
I enjoy the RICH immensely and
it has helped me many times!
Evening star., 1945-02-22

torte. To make this, one mixes III
cups drained, pitted and sweetened
cherries with u of cup of zwei-
back crumbs, and sets them aside
for while. The yolks of 4 eggs are
beaten until they are light and pale
yellow, and u cup of hot cherry
Juice Is poured into them. This is
stirred well and " cup Of zwei-
fback crumbs are added to it. The
mixture must be beaten until It is
thick and smooth.
A 4 cup of nutmeats 20 In and
then the cherries that have been
mixed with the crumbs. Last, the
stiffly beaten egg whites are folded
in-as lightly as possible. The bat
ter Is poured into creased spring
pan, sprinkled with crumbs, and
baked in a moderate oven for so
minutes. It is turned out on a plat
ter and eaten while warm with
cream-again whipped cream If you
can manage 1t.
New England also offers version
that's hard to beat. Three cups Of
cherries are put into an unbaked pie
shell. Then about a cup of sugar is
sprinkled over them-how much de-
pends on the sourness of the cher
ries-the sugar is mixed with ia
blespoon of quick-cooking tapioca, a
dash of salt and just hint of nut
meg. The cherries must be stirred
until they are well coated. Then
they are dotted with butter and q
top crust or strips of pastry to make
lattice crust is put on. The pie
first is baked in hot oven and then,
after 10 minutes, the heat is reduced
to moderate and the pie bakes for
about 25 minutes longer. This, prob
ably, Is the most traditional of all
cherry pies, and has been a New
England favorite almost since the
Pilgrims took over.
Evening star., 1945-02-22
By Betsy Cas,ceH,
Women's News Editor.

you with informal little personality
sketches Of SO of Minnesota's cosmo-
politan hosts and hostesSes, along
with their special menus and ia
vorite dishes. -. A new spread
Is said to be proving success In
the western region laboratories Of
the United States Department of
Agriculture. 1t is made from un-
cooked, cold processed jelled and
frozen fruit. 1t is said that the new
spread retains the color of the orig
inal fruit, uses less sugar and loses
no nutritive value as in the case of
many regularly prepared jams and
jellies. All very mysterious, and
that is all the dope we have on the
business up to now. Enough
metal for the manufacture of about
SOC, 900 enamel water bath Gamers
has been allotted by the WPB for
the 1945 home canning season. These
will be manufactured in only one
size-large enough to hold 7 quart
jars or 8 pint jars or 4 half
gallon jars. Racks will be of car
bon steel. The Gamers are expect
ed to appear on the retail market
in small lots from time to time, be-
ginning soon. An advance
Evening star., 1945-02-22

Along the Atlantic Coast, about
now. the great shad season is just
getting into full swing. Many OF
these fine fish are shipped to inland
markets to be enjoyed by sea tood
fans far from the source OF supply.
The first of these silvery fish are
caught in Florida waters and are
somewhat smaller than the ones
found later on off the Carolinas or
In Chesapeake Bay. The roes, too,
are small-but the flesh OF the flsh
and the little roes are incredibly
sweet and tender. AS the fish pro-
eress northward, they and the roes
increase in size-and along about
the time they meet the waters OF
Chesapeake Bay, the annual con-
troversy between dwellers along the
Potomac, the Hudson and Con-
necticut Rivers begins to hum.
1t has long been moot question
among epicures as to just where
the shad reach their point OF per-
lection. Washingtonians will tell
you that there is nothing in the
world to beat Potomac or Chesa-
peake Bay shad-an opinion as hot
iy contested by residents of New
York and Connecticut. Probably
they are all correct, really, because
by the time the shad have reached
as far north as the Chesapeake,
they have attained their majority"
as it were, and are at their prime
from then on in.
The simplest ways of cooking shad
are the best. In the good old days,
dealers cheerfully boned the fish
for you-shad's one great drawback
is the amount and fineness OF its
bones-but that is thing OF the
past.
You can try to do the job yourself
If you have untold patience, a pro-
fessional boning knife and a. pair
of tweezers-but it's best let alone.
There is a way of cooking shad,
of course, that practically "melts"
the bones and leaves only the larger
ones to be troublesome. In my opin-
ian, however, this destroys much OF
the fine flavor of the flSh-but 1t
Evening star., 1945-02-22

spoons fat, tablespoons flour, l
cup milk. Add to it the following:
3 hard boiled eggs, chopped, l cup
bread cubes, tablespoon chopped
parsley Tor dried parsley, / tea
spoon onion juice, u teaspoon
salt, u teaspoon pepper.
Combine the above ingredients,
then cool and form into patties. Dip
in l beaten egg plus l tablespoon
water, then in bread crumbs. Fry
till brown. usually use more than
l cup OF bread cubes and sometimes
add pinch of sage.
If my letter is not already too
long could I offer a couple of sug-
gestions? For quick candied sweet
potatoes, peel and slice about u
inch thick. or however you like
them. Use whatever amount of po-
tatoes, butter, margarine, or I even
use shortening. and brown sugar
that is called for in your recipe
place it all in an iron skillet or
Dutch oven. Sprinkle the sugar on
top and put u cup of water in and
cover tightly. Don't cook too fast.
Add more water if necessary, Just
enough to be surprised how quickly
they are done.
AS a dessert for babies and chill
dren: Prepare any favor of gelatin
leaving out Il cup of water. Add /
pint, or even more of apple sauce,
and bit more sugar if necessary,
depending on how sweet the sauce
is. This is good with cream poured
over it.
I am anxiously awaiting the RICH
cook book.
X Il
CROCHET BED JACKET?
REQUESTED by Mrs. H. S,
WashingtonJ
I would like directions on how to
Evening star., 1945-02-22

rinse In clear cold water will save
time and trouble in washing glasses
and other containers that have held
milk and clothes or towels, ETC., on
which milk has been split. .
Apparently the Vitamin C content
Of potatoes has been left unsung.
according to a release from the De-
partment Of Agriculture Although
they do not rank anywhere near as
high in c content as grapefruit or
oranges, for instance, they have an
appreciable amount that is helpful
when remembering all the needs of
the basic diet. Some kinds of pota-
toes have more G than others-the
department wishes that farmers
would raise those varieties that rank
highest in this respect. The
Tooth pamphlet in the Public AZ
fairs series deals with topic that
is becoming more and more impor-
tant in this country-"Small Farm
and Big Farm" 1t Is written by
McCarey Williams, and it may be
said that the author pulls no
punches in his presentation of facts.
. :. Season canned baked beans
with plenty of chopped onion, pickle
relish or horseradish and moisten
with mayonnaise for a "he-man"
sandwich. (Almost a Bumstead
specially
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Report to the Housewife
Although many shoppers complain

Although many shoppers complain
that it is hard to get top-grade po-
tatoes at the moment, it appears
that there are plenty of mo. Is" to
be found in local markets. These are
perfectly good for average use. so
should not be overlooked Too, there
are adequate supplies of the little
red-sklnned new potatoes that are
so good cooked in their tender Jack
cts and dressed with chopped chives
and butter-or margarine. Lima
beans are more. plentiful than they
nave been for long time, with a
wide range in quality and price. To-
matoeS from Florida have started
arriving in bigger shipments, along
with egg plants, green peppers and
squash.
From California come fine peas,
broccoli, carrots and cauliflower. Let
tuce from Arizona is very good-in
Doth the Big Boston and Iceberg
types. Greens are more plentiful
than they have been, but cucum-
bers are scarce and high. There
are good mushrooms available and
plenty of shallots, radishes and
celery. Snap beans are recommend
ed. as are futabagas and turnips.
Big Red Spanish pineapples are
somewhat high in price, but of ex-
celent flavor and sweetness Straw
berries are good, and more avocados
are expected for the week end. A
few bananas have come in this week,
but supplies are limited. Hothouse
rhubarb from Michigan is recon-
mended, but the grapes and pears
are about over for the season, as far
as quality goes. The citrus fruits,
with the exception of tangerines,
continue in good standing, and ap-
Piles are still wise buy.
The poultry situation is unchanged
from last week, with very few
chickens and turkeys trickling into
Washington markets. The report
that the Army plans to release
more poultry from the DelMar-Va
section early in March should i'm
prove the situation somewhat.
Eggs are lower in price again this
week and are plentiful. There does
not seem to be as much demand for
them as one would expect, accord
ing to some dealers. Cheese remains
scarce, along with shortcomings and
butter.
There is little or no change in
the overall meat picture. Nearly
everything is hard to find, and, ac-
cording to recent news reports, no
relief Is in sight, as the weatherman
likes to put it.
20 that h,-in of fio l1xJ
to that fish story of ours. um as
tired of writing about fish as you are
of eating it-but it has to be doneD
For your delectation-if you can
call it that-there are fresh blue
fish, rockfiSh, trout, Spanish and
king mackerel, sea bass, butterf1sh,
porgies and croakers. A bit more
limited are roe and buck shad, fresh |
founder, steak cod, whiting and
the filleted items. Crabmeat, |
shrimp and oysters have taken |
turn for the worse, all three are
almost impossible to find. There |
are some clans about and speciality |
markets may offer you red snap
per or even pompano-at price.
**
Here and There: Food of My
Friends" is a charming and most
unusual collection of menus and
recipes compiled by Virginia Staf-
ford and just published by the
University of Minnesota Press.
Deity illustrated by Grace Keen,
it's a MUST for your own kitchen
library and a perfect gift for the
brides shower. The author presents