The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-07

Just to be doing something we picked up an in-
 leaflet that showed sturdy travelling
 its About to cast it aside decided to see as the popular saying gOes-whats cOOkin'? The small brochure told plenty about agency in Waterbury
 that quietly goes about its way helping the sck-the
 Waterbury Visiting Nurse Assn To many this IS just
 a name, another of those agencies. And beginning
 with the bag on the cover we begin to appreciate the
 good done by the visiting If you have been
 desperate to get nurse you will know what blessing
 a visiting be flor those who do not require X full time nurse' The leaflet tells the visiting Q is graduate, registered nurse The association
 holds mothers club sessions every week. and well child
 conferences. The visiting gives skilled nursing
 care, instructions to the person in charge of the
 patient advice and help to the expectant mother and
 supervision to help prevent disease The slogan of the
 association is Good Care Means Quicker Recovery However quiet election day may appear to John c Public, who doubt revels in his welearned peace after being harangued with political speeches for weeks end, few voters cognzan of the feverSh activity which exists at party headquarters the cityS poll ing places where workers labor feversy to ferret out every last vote. Usually housed in vacant store With temperatures ranging around 30 to 50 degrees, they sver round the clock working like beavers, with little else to fortfy them than innumerabe cups of muddy coffee which usually has the peculiar flavor of an herb brew Long before the sun is up drivers are rushing about bring factory workers and checkers red pencng long lists of voters Then comes the influx of office workers By mid-morning opposite every name IS a designated time to send a Noon-hour brings an other mad rush when less than 1859 voters want the five available exactly at 1240 Though not more than 60 per cent of the vote is in by mdaernoo It IS
 
 worried and the town chairman puts in brisk appear and delivers frenzied pep talk Once the t. C. IS well his way to deliver another renzed pep talk the conversation goes something like this What does he
 ean-sayng East Main street is far ahead of us. How could they be? Not fifteen minutes ago Johnnie went down to see how they doing and Mary told him of the record they didn't have 40 per cent in felt like tellin him maybe had heat we could at least talk without stuttering He must think we're Esklmos That's what he must thnk!' Simultaneously driver will rush in with that belgerent look indicating he's been sent wild goose chase You know soon enough s.Hey what's the idea l Wanta know" he demands.
 Mrs Smith said she told you three times her kid had mumps and she couldn't vote. And they live on the fourth floor" And over at the long telephone tables,
 many sugarcoated voices heard to remark through 12 long painful hours "Now, Mrs. Jones' you really should change your mind It's really your duty 10 yote you know. Oh just let your washing go What if your husband hasn't got clean shirt It wouldn't be the first time he didn't have-Oh, what really meant to say IS -He really get along without clean shirt for one day You know an election be lost by just a few, few votes and I'm sure MT Jones wouldn't want us to lose the election just for clean shirt now, do you? No, of course he wouldn't Oh, I'm you'd the light, Mrs Jones' because you're such an intelligent woman. Well, thank you, Mrs Jones We'll be right up Mrs Jones"