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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

Wallace was at his best when he gave the oath of office to his successor, Harry Truman. There was a ring of sincerity in his voice which electrified those around him, and which made the vice. presidential ceremony almost more impressive than that which fo lowed. And the night before, Henry was at his best when he introduced at the electors dinner, the chief speaker of the evening, Vice PreSidential-elect Truman.
 "YOu know Harry" he said, I'm not supposed to leave Of- flee until noon tomorrow. But was talking to the fiscal clerk of the Senate today and he said go off the payroll at midnight. So if I show up for work at the White House tomorrow. I want you to know I'm doing it on the cuff"
 A few minutes later, Truman told Wallace, I've been off the payroll for two days already L>y- self. The boys are talking about taking up 8 collection to tide me Cver."
 NOTE: Truman resigned his senatorial seat two days before election.
 WHEELER TAKES
 WALLACE'S OFFICE
 Wallace'S office staff was none too happy on inaugural eve. The fact that Montana's Senator Bur ton K. Wheeler was taking over the presidential office suite poured salt in their wounds. Though Wallace still had several days to run in office, electricians, telephone men, and furniture nov CTS moved in q week ahead of schedule, virtually je rked the rug out from under his legs Then the vice president found painters crawling around his of- flee as he reported to work the last day. He took one long, last look and fled.
 Wallace sent all his official papers Ot the Library of Con gress where many will be sealed for 20 years, including complete reports on his globe -girdling
 trips. Behind, he left only battered tube of shaving cream and shabby hair brush which
 his secretary. Mary Huss rad
 purchased on January I9. I94l, to make him spruce up, the day
 before his inaugural four years ago.
 Wal cc's Washington wise chauffeur, Tom Harty, was sorry his boss was leaving though the eX-Vice-president probably had him working harder than any of his predecessors. Harty first came to work for Vice President Calvin Coolidge, has since chauf- fercd Vice Presidents Charlie Dawes, Charlie Curtis, and Rocse- velt'S first vice president, John Nance Garner None of these ever made him tend a victory garden. but while Henry Wallace was away from Washington, Harty and Mrs. Wallace faithfully tend cd the presidential garden in the rear of his sisters home, the Swiss legation. Harty said he sort of enjoyed getting up early and helping with the tomatoes and sweet corn which the vice president had collected from all parts of the world.
 BRITISH AID IN PACIFIC
 Ex-Representatiye Norris Poul- son of California, Republican, re- turned from London recently and refused to be quoted in the press on what he had learned there about British aid to the USA against Japan.
 Finally, confronted with the de- tails of a conversation in which he had participated. Poulson ad- mitted that he had discussed the Pacific war with two influential members of the British parlia- mcnt.
 Just what sort of help can we expect from you people once one can choose wisely except those
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

ground. holding enormous reserves safe from enemy bombers
 In the last few years more than 240O, O,000,0 900 gallons of oil and gas- oline have been fed into thirsty vehicles and planes by this system. They can pump about 5.O00,0OO gall Ions day through its 80,00O tons of steel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL l.. DOUGLASS, D. D.
AGE NOT IN YEARS

AGE NOT IN YEARS Should 8 man ever retire from business?
 There are many who say, Yes" The best things in life. they argue, are acquired only in periods Of de- tachment and leisure. If man
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Views Of The Press

eration. It will not avail US much to go gunning for new industries, only to have no room for them if we re- ceiVe their favorable consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Drew Pearson Soys Even Wouc Enemies Admit He Hos Grown Stoue U Navy Men Not Too Eager for British Russun Help Miss Perkins Insists She Hos Resgned Faye Emerson Didn't Knov Politics of California Governor.
BY DREW PEARSON
ics of California Governor.

 Chicago
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

Two Havana, Cuba, firms now produce $500. 900 worth of books an~ nually.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
A Thought for Today

Let all bitterness, and wrath, mad anger, and glamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice-EpheSians 4:3l.
 Give not rens to your unframed passions; take time and little delay; impetuosity man. ages all things badly.--Statius
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10
Woman, 70, Aims to Create
New Robbit-Fur Industry

Mrs. Van Valkenburgh's efforts
is q rich cream-colored hare
with black ears, nose. toes, and
tail. Colors of the rest of her
rabbit family" range from
black, blue, yellow, gray, faun,
to white. The faun-colored fur
has the same soft beauty of nat
ural beaver.
= These rabbits also have heavy,
durable pelts which are made
into smart rabbitskin gloves, RI
valing most kid and pigskin
gauntlets. The hides promise a
future for rabbit-skin purses
and other leather goods.
III I can bring something USE
full and new to America, l don't
mind devoting my remaining
years to experimenting. I've al
ready had my fun" said Mrs.
Van Valkenburgh.
About the nearly $4,000 the
rabbits have cost her, the little
woman laughed, II can't take it
with me-"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10
Utica Students Hear
Musical Program
Hold We boy Observance;
PIon War Bond Drive

UTICA - With the primary
desire TO create interest in high
or education. Heydn Morgan,
head of the music department of
the Michigan State Normal Col
lege, at Ypsilanti. accompanied
by a number OF students from
that school Of learning. present.
ed musical program before
an assembly in the Utica high
school on Monday.
Numbers were given by a
choral ensemble of nine mem
bers with violin. cello and piano
solos. Two readings were a fine
addition to the program.
An impromptu We day pro-
gram was given in the auditor
ium Tuesday morning with mu-
sic in charge of Miss Purdy.
Rev. Louis G.. Heinecke, pastor
of Trinity L u t h er an church,
gave an inspiring talk and Ro-
land Chapoton, Eagle Scout, led
in a salute to the flag. In the
afternoon many Of the children
followed the example of their
fathers and stayed home.
With a goal Of $1,000 for the
high school in the Seventh War
Loan Drive, organization is
about finished. The person do
ing the best in reaching the
quota will be rewarded with a
$1,000 bond.
The Senior class is now plan
ming for the annual trip which
will be to Mackinac Island,
leaving Detroit May %.
The Girls first and second
baseball teams defeated Busch
of Center Line Tuesday by score
of 1876 and 1873. The teams are
composed of pupils of the 9th
and 9th grades.
The boys team played Center
Line Wednesday afternoon. And
the Busch boys were treated to
ice cream and cookies, the
Home Economics department in
charge of Evelyn OFT furnishing
the cookies.
In the grade school We day
home room programs were
given with songs and prayer,
and salute to the flag, the up
stairs group in the morning and
the downstairs group gathering
in the third grade room in the
afternoon.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10
Borkeeps Do Thriving
Peace Conclove Business

being on hand early if you pre-
fer Scotch and most OF the Eu-
ropeans do. But they are begin
ming to acquire taste for bour-
bon and rye.
They don't like it straight,
like we Americans" explained
Jack Andrews who has been set
ting 'em up for 80 years. These
fellows from abroad 60 In for
mixed drinks. particularly mar
TINS"
When We day came, many OF
the European delegations want
ed TO celebrate with toasts in
their national drink. But in all
San Francisco there was no
aqua Wet for the Norwegians,
no slivovitch for the Jugoslavs,
no real bois gin for the Dutch.
But there was champagne, a
few bottles Of imported French
wines. The Europeans haven't
acquired a taste yet for our do
nestle wines.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10
British Map 4
Japan
AlI-Out Role
is Assured

LONDON, May 10 CR) =
Prosecution of \the war against
Japan topped the tasks facing
Britain as this nation settled
down today after a joyous cele-
bration of We Day and shoul-
dered its share of the tremen-
dous problems connected with
the care and rehabilitation of
liberated continental countries
and the occupation Of van
pushed Germany.
With the war in Europe fin
ished. it is expected that British
fighting men and equipment
will be transferred as rapidly
as possible to the far east, where
other British land, sea and air
forces already are in action.
!. Meanwhile the government Is
rushing to completion plans for
support of UNRRA work in
feeding and sheltering the Euro
pean continents Ar-stricken
millions. Organization of the
commission which will control
the British-occupied portion Of
Germany is already nearly COM
plete, with many OF the staff
trained and ready for departure.
1t has ben speculated in London
that either Field Marshal Sir
Harold Alexander or Field Mar
shall Sir Bernard l.. Montgom-
cry may head the British COM
mission.
Britain also Is prepared to
start a postwar program at
home to aid thousands of bomb
ed-out families. Approximately
10000 American made pre-fab-
ricated houses are among those
thatrwill be erected for civilian
war victims.
Government and bus ess
leaders already have started
making plans to recapture Brit
aims share of world trade and
a keen race with American
businessmen for world markets
is foreseen.
While his government was
getting ready to grapple with
these problems, the average
Britisher returned to work and
his normal routine after a dou-
BILE We Day celebration. He
rode or walked to work through
streets strewn with paper Or
dotted with charred remains of
victory bonfires.
The rejoicing and celebrating
which began with the first news
of the end of the war on Mon
day continued far into the early
hours this morning.
Celebrants ronge the
streets last night. Crowds pack
ed London's west end. watching
and taking part in the general
hilarity.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10
By JOHN A. RARRIS, JR.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10
tP) - Bartenders along San
Francisco's swanky Bistro cir
cult, patronized by delegates to
the United Nations Conference,
are emptying collectively APP
proximately 1000 bottles OF
spirits daily.
This figure was obtained by a
personal tour of a dozen bars,
all in the interest OF scientific
research. They were plain and
fancy foot-rail spots frequented
by delegates from Europe, the
Middle East, Scandinavia and
South America.
How much was consumed at
private parties and in hotel
rooms when the curfew has
sounded is something else.
Liquor stores have reported a
brisk trade. There have been
some parties where as much as
three cases of whiskey and an
equal amount of champagne
have gone down the hatch.
For the most part. the bar
tenders are tight-lipped about
how much they serve. Their
bosses, they say, wouldn't like
for them to give out that infor-
nation. But they do admit there
has been "a slight increase in
"set-ups' since the Conference
started.
The delegates make no ex-
cuses for taking nip now and
then. Most of them come from
countries where drink is con-
sidered a necessity.
AS Frenchman said, What
is life without wine?"
But the thing that has thrown
a damper on the spirit of San
Francisco's cocktail hour is the
scarcity of ~cotch and bonded
whiskey, not to mention the alb
sence of national drinks.
The bars have a quota of be-
tween seven and ten bottles of
Scotch daily. It's a matter of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10

HOUSTON. Tex. - WD -
Mrs. Louise l.. Van Valkenburgh
is creating a new American in
dustry in her own backyard.
The industry Is being built
around rabbits-some 500 giant
multi-colored rabbits of the
long hair variety that make into
fashionable fur coats for milady
and into luxurious wooden cloth.
No run-of-the-mill cottontails
or jackrabbits are allowed in
Mrs. Van Valkenburgh's aristo-
cratic rabbit community. The
ancestray of each resident dates
back to 10 years ago when the
little 70-year-old woman started
her unique enterprise with two
Easter gift Dummies.
WEIGH IL TO IA POUNDS
Everything ! touched multi
Piled" smiled the quaint little
old lady, land now look"
Mrs. Van Valkenburgh had to
breed and cross-breed over and
over to produce her lonv-haired,
high-priced an mails. Each
weighs from IL to IA pounds
q remarkable size for a fur"
rabbit and especially unusual in
a hot climate like Houstons.
Although as large and "cud-
dly" as blue-ribbon Persian
cats, these rabbits are not pets
to the scientific-minded woman.
mo special favorites," she
emphasized. II believe that
was predestined to do this ex-
perimenting. I'm proud of them
all. but not sentimental about
any one"
Wool supporters, fur and
leather manufacturers and other
authorities have told Mrs. Van
Valkenburgh that she is "the
only one in America who has
worked with this kind of breed
ing-genetic breeding"
That, along with their praises,
has encouraged the rabbit raiser
to continue experimenting. And
because of the manpower short
age, the energetic woman does
the hard work she formerly
hired two men to do. Just feed
ing the Dummies takes from 8 to
10 hours daily.
One of the prize products of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10
Disarm 10000 Nazis
Surrendered in Holland

UTRECHT, The Netherlands,
May 9-(Delayed)-(R Some
of the 10000 surrendered Ger
mans in Holland were being
disarmed today, but the liber-
ated Dutch are puzzled and
somewhat annoyed at the sight
Of enemy troops still striding
the country side with their
weapons.
, They are provoked, moreover,
by the sight Of German troops
retaining transportation facili-
ties including bicycles and
horses "requisitioned" during
the last five years from the
Dutch.
Technically. the Germans are
capitulated troops and not pris-
oners of war. They retain their
officers, who pass on the orders
issued by the Cana dian First
Army authorities. For move
ment to Germany, they must
continue to be self-sufficient.
Thus their transport, food and
supplies necessarily must be
kept intact as far as possible.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10
Three Fraser
Soldiers Freed
From Germans

FRASER-Three youths from
this community who have been
prisoners of war in Germany
have been released it has been
revealed.
Cpl. Raymond Engel, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Engel, who
was formerly listed as missing
In action over Italy and later as
q prisoner of war has now been
freed.
William David Starkey. son of
Edward Starkey of Miller road,
and Pie. James Rose. whose par
ents live in California. have also
been released.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10

Civilians in Texas and Man.
haitian m & hit have different
ideas, reports Ships Magazine,
but in Navy slang a mustang"
is a commissioned officer who
rose from the ranks, while a
pink lady" is alcohol engine
fuel for torpedoes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10

1t was thought that church
buildings which are declared
surplus in u. S. Army canton-
ments would be hard to dispose
of, but experience has shown
they are the easiest to sell. Rural
congregations are the chief buy
erS.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10

The highly nutritious dehy-
drafted foods utilized by overseas
troops are packaged in a state OF
preservation which will last in
definitely.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10

GROTON. VT. W.D-Though
It's reputedly the oldest station
ary sawmill in America. the sing
ing saw at the Kicker Mills here
annually turns out 100000 feet
of lumber.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10

A country wide campaign Is
on to fix all auto brakes. The
driver gets the fix - the pedes-
trian the breaks.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-10

The museum of art at the Uni
versity of Oklahoma contains
objects of art from China, Tibet,
India, Persia and Nepal.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1945-02-01
AMERICAN RED CROSS,
i READING WRITING
. BY Szm Ssmvp ANpRoDmMR6mu
OoOs.e
w.,

WIN Durant has the gift of describing history and philosophy
that make and fascinating reading His The Story of
Philosophy published in 1927 made him famous and best
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BY JEAN MERRITT
Heinz Home Institute

Campfire Hot Dogs in Blankets
For each sandaoich cut slit length.
iDise in
1 frankfurter.
Spread the cut side apitT-
Prepared brown or yellow mus
tard.
Insert in slit
Slice genuine dill pickle.
Wrap
1 slice bacon
around the frankfurter, fastening
each end with a toothpick.
Place on toasting fork and hold over
hot Goals until frankfurters are
slightly brown. Or pan broil on
top stove or under broiler, turning
until bacon is crisp. Place between
rolls, and eat while hot.
Shisk Ke Bah
Remove bones, then cut into 1-inch
cubes
2 pounds lamb shoulder.
Combine
"a cup olive oil
"a cup malt vinegar
2 bay leaves
11a teaspoons salt
rs teaspoon pepper
" teaspoon paprika
" cup onion, finely chopped
1 Glove garlic, bruised.
Heat to simmering point. Cool.
Marinate meat cubes in the olive
oil dressing overnight or "a hours.
Drain meat on absorbent paper
and place on wooden skewers. Broil
over hot fire 20 minutes turning to
brown all sides. Garnish platter with
slices of dill pickle, and lemon
wedges. Serves 6-8.
Campfire Hot Mustard and Cheese
Sandwiches
For each sandapich spread
2 slices bread
1oith-
Thin layer of prepared brown
or yellow mustard.
On one slics of bread arrange
Slice of American brick cheese
2 strips bacon, broiled until crisp
over hot Goals.
Arrange betDee1a slices of bacon
Slices of stuffed olives.
Top with second slice of bread.
Place sandwich on grille over hot
Goals and toast on both sides.
If toasting rack is available, place
sandwich in it as this makes the
turning of the sandwich for toast
ing easier.
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Backward Barbecue

Though some folks only do Their
picnicing in summer, October really
IS the month for outdoor meals. The
sun is warm; the air is brisk. Tweeds
feel good; the fires comfort. AND
those winged beasts that made most
summer picnics such a torment, have
vanished with that first crisp touch
of autumn chill.
Now's the time to specialize in
suppers at the outdoor grille. Keep
them swift and keep them simple
Use paper plates and cups and nap
kins. Plan menus that are mostly
make-yourself-affairs. And rely on
flavor aids like ketchup, chill sauce
and mustard to give the tang folks
like in self-cooked meals.
Tricks are the trademark of the
skillful backyard cook. Tips such as
these will add fun, fame, and flavor
to your grille or fireplace meals:
Frankfurters coated with prepared
brown or yellow mustard, then
grilled, have a cooked-in piquance
and a kind of crusty sharpness diff
ferent from anything you've tasted
in this line before.
Weiners, split lengthwise and fillec
with mustard and slice of genuine
dill pickle, are tasty wrapped ir
bacon strips and broiled.
Drumsticks of ground beef, seas
oned with prepared yellow mustard
and bound together by bread crumbs
and an egg, may be nodded on green
ish saplings or stout skewers, and
broiled, to your great good salts
faction. w
Shish Ke Bah, Of lamb and vege-
tables on skewers, make good eating
cooked so all the havors mingle
Here are directions for giving old
favorites glorious new SAVIOR:
Hamburger Drumsticks for an
Open Fire
Combine, Mining thoroughly
T. pound ground beef
2 eggs
I cup bread crumbs
teaspoons prepared yellow mus
tard
u teaspoon salt.
Squeeze firmly around the end Of
a whitfield stick. Broil slowly over
hot Goals. Keep turning the stick
to get uniform browning. Serve
between frankfurter buns. Serves 6
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each one who passed a stick Of
gum. Were they deightedl 1 was
showered with thanks and good
wishes which I must send on to
you since you are the one who de-
serve them in my opinion. After
the last person had passed there
were a few sticks of gum remain
ing, and you know me-for a lit
tie excitement I threw up a
couple of sticks of gum at a time
and watched the little fellows
scramble for them. What a time
they had in the snow. But, after
it was all over, I saw a poor lady
standing with baby coach watch
ing the fun. She had not received
anything for either herself or her
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child. So 1 hurriedly made amends
by giving her a package of life
savers. This brought to a close
another Christmas, after having
the opportunity to help to make
these people of war-torn France
happier and more thankful on this
day.
Please understand about the gum,
and 1 am sure you will. 1t just did
not seem right for me to keep it
all after seeing these children, Won
dering what the next day would
bring to them, when I had both
candy and food. I am rejoicing to
think with so little effort on my
part, so many people were made
Continued on Page rour)
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how true this is. If just praying
and wishing could accomplish the
purpose, you would be here with
us now, son. However, it's that
thing called war that keeps us sep
arated, and will keep many of us
separated until final victory is ours.
Meanwhile, Eddie, we want you to
feel that we're pulling for you
every day of our lives, and we hope
that Christmas 1915 will tell an
other story for you, that your hap
piness viii then be nearly complete.
Best of luck to you soldier, and
may all your hopes and dreams
come true. Don't forget to drop
us a line whenever you have the
opportunity so that we may know
that everything is o. X. with you.