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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-13
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Many Naugatuck Valley C.LO. leaders will be away from their home grounds next week, attending the convention of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers, CI.O., at Cleveland. Val ley delegates are leaving today and tomorrow for the week-long barley.
 The strike of Local 677, Inter- national Brotherhood of Team sters, A.F.L., against the Iffland Lumber Company, is being sup ported by the TOrringtOn CLIO. The executive board of the Tor ringtOn Brass Workers Union has. voted to aid the A.F.L. strikers in every way possible.
 Connecticut's first school of prac- tical politics, to be held in New Ha- ven, Sept. 27-28th, received the wholehearted endorsement of the Conn. State Industrial Union Coun- cil, C.IO., it was announced today by John Tunis, state Chairman of the Conn. Citizens Political Action Committee, sponsors of the school
 Our School of Political Action Technique is a non-partisan effort to teach citizens how to elect the kind of public officials that they think will serve them best" said Tunis, and we are happy to know that labor organizations are anx- ious to take part in our efforts to produce good government for Con- necticut."
 Secretary-Treasurer John Dris- coll of the CI.O. announced the en- dorsement of the school today, and urged all C.IO. members to attend the school if possible.
 The school will be held at the Hotel Garde, Friday and Saturday Sept. 27-28 and national experts 1T the practical job of political actior will be on hand to instruct the stu dents in the elements of politica action. State Democratic Chairman John McGuire, and Mayor William Celentano, of New Haven, are alst among the instructors at the school
 Robert Luce, executive secretary of C.C.P.A.C., declared that thert are still openings for registration in the school, and that persons in tereSted can contact the C.CP.A.C office at POT Orange Street, NeV Haven.
 A protest against raids" on 4 F. L. membership by the c. I. c was made today by President Tim othy M. Collins of the Connecti cut Federation of Labor in a let ter to President Irving Abb of tn Bridgeport Industrial Union Coun ell. The letter was in reply to c. I. O. telegram asking that tn United Construction Workers, A F. L., call off their pickets fror the Norwalk Tire and Rubber Com pany plant on the ground that tn United Rubber Workers, c. I. ( have contract with the compan,
 MT. Collins denied that the situ ation involves jurisdictional dis pute, stating that it is figt for higher wages, improved work ing conditions and the prompt set clement of grievances"
 Are you aware" he asked, "ths the 'back-door' contract signed be tween the company and the Unite Rubber Workers local while tt United Construction Workers pe tition for certification was pendin before the National Labor Relation Board provided for no wage ir creases or additional benefits fc presently employed workers?'
 MT. Collins suggested that Al confer with Secretary Treasure
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-13
IT 6 WATERPOWER.

The United States, at the end of 1880, had developed water power of IA 1885 900 horsepower out of an es- timated potential capacity of 38,- 900, 1000, according to the U. S. Geol- ogical Survey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-13

Mink raising in wyoming is on the increase, with a number of ranchers planning to expand fa- cilities and improve their breeding stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12

presented collection of his sandal de-
signs just the other day in New York.
Admittedly, the collection was beout-
full. Some of the sandals wrap hioh
around the ankle, some tie and some
fosten with small buckles or ornate gold
buttons. Shown at left is the Twice
Across Sandal" one of the six new styles.
This, Bernard Rudofsky hopes, all women
will accept os weoroBe with their tailored
dresses and suits. He showed it in black,
tan, and red and white Very Grecion
looking is the Toe Ring Sandal" which
has adjustable straps, one Of which forms
q ring around the big toe, slips through
slots in the sole, crosses twice over the
instep and ties around the ankle This
comes in coIored Ieothers, too, but is
perhaps most dramatic in the gold and
black combination pictured. It's beouti-
full with beach clothes, dressy afternoon
or evening clothes and oertonIy with
lounene and formal wear.
If we ore to judge by the way WASH
neton women ore buying these sandals,
we will define the word "sondoI" os the
most popular footeeor that ever mode
it's bow-ond certainly one Of the
shortest and most decorative approaches
to comfort
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Power to Adjust
By A naelo Patri

Is the child to have his way? Give
him time. Tell him that the new
ness will wear of. Tell him that
there are fine boys and girls every
where, and good schools and good
teachers, willing and anxious to
help him. He is not to become so
bound by habit as to be helpless in
new situations. Let him give it a
thorough trial before he gives up.
Teach him that he must not give up
every time he is faced with a new
situation; that no sturdy soul wants
to feel defeated. Point out to him
how and when and where he can
adjust himself, and encourage in
dications that point to his trying to
succeed. In time he will manage
to carry through. even though he
does not learn to like the change.
All his life the growing child will
have to meet changes. His health,
his financial condition, his social
life, his home, all are subject to
change, some startling and unex-
pected. If he succeeds in mastering
the new situation, in adjusting to it,
he will be stronger and happier be-
cause he has acquired this precious
power.
This does not mean that a child
must accept whatever comes his
way, but rather that he, for the
time being, must endeaver to ad-
just to it and continue to work
toward the situation which holds
his happiness,
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to get their own breakfast isn't
negligence; it's consideration, for
them and for me. Goodness knows,
I don't want to. And If they fix it
themselves they can have it early or
late, make their coffee weak or
strong, fry their eggs to suit them
selves. I'll do the same when visit
them. When I'm a weekend guest
hate rising at 8 and waiting until
II for a hostess to prepare waffles
and sausages when all I want is
coffee and toast anyway.
tell guests to do as they please
and they certainly do.
A minded friend who visits
us land do loathe gunsD skaters
the peace of Our countryside with
target practice. A scholarly one
always. takes to a corner with
book. And if some guest wants to
sit and hold his own wife's hand at
our house I don't even raise an
eyebrow at this unusual behavior.
Then there's the field-and- stream
crowd. A couple of them once came
back from the brook proudly car
rying an eel which they proceeded
to skin, fry and eat for lunch. Did
that start riot! I'm pro-eel my
self, but half the family and the
other guests left the house insisting
it was a snake and they would not
stay under the same roof with
snake-eaters.
That's not sympathy Freddy
reads in his friends glances; It's
envy. Why. some Of our guests are
freer here than in their own homes
and, having tasted freedom. they
come back for more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12

A child is subjected to many
changes as he grows. Whenever
change occurs, he must shift his
thoughts and his ways to suit the
new situation. If he does this sue
cesstully, the adjustment benefits
him and he has gained. If it makes
him miserable because he is unable
to meet it, he loses. We must not
forget that an important part of a
childS growth has to do with de-
velopment of this power to adjust to
new conditions.
A child gets a new schedule and
a new teacher and fails to fit in.
The first thing his mother thinks OF
is to have the schedule changed and
another teacher assigned to the
child. Is such change necessary?
Yes, if the schedule is not suited to
the needs of the child, if the teacher
is not fitted to his peculiar tempera-
ment and his ways of learning This
problem must be studied with great
care. The child's growth is of first
Importance. But the change should
not be made merely because the
conditions are strange.
A child moves into a new neigh
borhood. Often there is little
trouble, but sometimes he has a
great deal. He does not like the
school; he has no friends; the
strange children are not as nice as
those he left behind; the teacher
doesn't teach the same way. He
wants to go back. Grandma will
take care of him or Aunt Mary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12
Dorothy Dix Says

Just as much habit as breathing
and the naggers are unconscious Of
driving those about them to des-
peration.
If your wife could only be made
to realize that her nagging is un-
dermining your health and that
your earning capacity will thereby
be reduced, she might possibly stop.
For nagging is nothing but the re-
suit Of a woman's selfish determine
ton to have her own way, and bad
ger her husband into submitting to
her.
Why don't you ask your family
doctor to talk to your wife and tell
her that unless she quits nagging
you, you will not be able to work
and support her? That may stop
her, but no consideration for you
ever will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12
Emily Posts
Etiquette

Uncertainty about the. names to
be used in letters written to each
other by new in-laws is Of continual
concern to many readers. A letter,
for example, says: My son, q wild
over. recently married a widow. 1
have not been able to meet her as
yet, but l do want to answer the
letter she has written me. But how
shall I begin my letter and what
name shall I sign? She began her
letter Dear Mrs. Jones and signed
her first name"
Begin your letter Dear Jane" and
sign it Mary Jones'" Perhaps as
you get to know each other, she
may want to call you by the name
your son uses. But unless you have
other daughters or sons-in-law who
call you by an especial name (Which
you could use properly in signing
your ietter), it is correct that she
call you Mrs. Jones" until you and
she together decide on her name
for you
Dear Mrs. Post: Does the bride.
who is wearing long dress, but not
bridal veil, ever wear a corsage
instead of carrying flowers? And if
she may, should her two brides
maids also wear their flowers?
Answer: Yes to both questions.
but remember. if the bridesmaids
have nothing to hold in their hands
they may feel awkward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12
WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lovman
What a magician is exercise!

1t can Danish rolls and unattrac-
tive Jumps and bumps from the
slim girlish silhouettel Most women
begin settling down to thicken up
by the time they are 80. Even at
this early age you can discover the
forerunners of the matronly figure
to come.
The middle-age spread is blamed
on everything from babies and
glands to ancestors. This provides
an excuse for the woman who has
allowed herself to deteriorate be-
cause one cannot help avoid ones
ancestors or glands, and the babies
were worth it! There is a blossom
ing out which adds beauty to the
mature figure which angular youth
can never match. However, there
is no point in taking this theory too
far and bullying out in unattractive
humps OF fatty deposits.
Believe me, it is all a question of
calorie control and daily exercise.
Hundreds of times in my classes 1
have seen contour dug out of fatty
deposits by exercise, and long
hidden beauty revealed. Figure
molding is highly scientific art and
the trick is to do the right exercise
in the right way.
For years the old front bend has
been distorted from it's real value.
1t is usually done with the emphasis
given to the stretch of the arms up
ward. This has little value. The
important part is the stretch
through the torso which must be
accomplished by lifting the rib cage.
In order to emphasize this in the
minds of my pupils always have
them raise their arms in the, star
position farms half way up, and
insist that the arms be relaxed and
lightly bent at the elbow.
Bend forward, touching the floor
| if you can, or reaching as far toward
the floor as possible with your
hands. Then raise your trunk with
the arms in the position 1 have de-
scribed. Lift the rib cage upward
Continue bending and stretching
upward.
If you wish to have my exercise
which will remove inches from the
waist in few months time send a
stamped, self-addressed envelope
with your request for leaf1et No. 6
to Josephine Lowman in care Of
The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12

Dear Miss Dix: I am middle
aged married man with two children
in high school. Am a sober, indus
trious, conscientious husband and
father, but I feel I cannot stand
my wife's nagging another minute.
She is forever blaming me for
everything that goes wrong and
keeps me so worried that I find that
I am slipping in my mind and in
my business. I have tried to make
her realize what her constant nag
ging Is doing to me, but to no avail.
What would you suggest?
WRETCHED MAN
Answer: I am afraid a woman
cannot be cured of nagging because
she never admits she does it, and
you must recognize a fault in your
self before you can cure it. AS a
matter of fact, nagging gets to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12
Bv Barbara Bell

Contrasting fabric is used eff
fectively on this casual summer
frock. The youthful round yoke
buttons on the shoulders and has
a gay ricrac trim. Waistline darts
insure a neat look.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1927 is
designed for sizes II, IA, Is, ID, 20
40 and AZ. Size IA requires 2as yards
of fabric for lower part of dress; "a
yard for contrasting yoke and
sleeves.
For this pattern send rs cents, in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. o
Box 80, Station G. New York 10
N. Y.
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now. I think youll find everything
you need In your rooms" And run
along she does. It's terribly humili-
ating. The guests look at each other
and then at me. I can feel them
thinking, Poor Freddy, if she'd do
that there's no telling what else the
poor man must put up with"
On occasions when Foxy sticks
out the evening until the guests re-
tire, she bids them goodnight with
IT you get up before the family,
the coffee is in the little closet over
the stove and just help yourself to
anything in the refrigerator"
I've even known her to walk out
OF a roomful of guests. go to her
typewriter. pound at 1t for an hour,
and eventually come back without
even an apology.
Granted. some guests turn out
to be dull, or even boring, but I
don't think that allows you to be
rude to them. Trouble is, Foxy
doesn't think she is being rude. She
says her guests can retire when
they feel like it, why can't she?
And insists that when she Is tired,
it's silly to stay up and pretend
she's not, just to observe an out
NODDED convention.
THE fact remains" I tell her,
"it's discourteous.
They always come back" she
points out.
IT wouldn't"
you don't have to, darling. You
live here!"
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ADVICE TO MOTHER.
4(From Mrs. L. B. T., BrandyUine,
MD

s(From Mrs. L. B. T., BrandyUine,
Md
would like to put in a word of
sympathy for Mrs. A. R. r., whose
problems have been discussed by
several of your readers. 1 think she
is doing about as we'll as anybody
could in difficult situation. After
all, a woman with four small chill
dren does not necessarily have any
more energy than one who has only
two, and what mother of two babies
has ever said she had an easy time
of it? There seems to be remedy
for everything under the sun except
for the problem of having too much
to do than one woman can look
after. 1t is true that bathing, feed
ing and generally caring for chill
dren should be fun, but it is any
thing but fun when there is too
much of it. The person doing it is
dead tired most of the time and
probably in a nervous and run
down condition
What this mother needs is not
so much advice as help and an I'M
Outstanding friend to take some of
this burden off her shoulders at
least for a while. People in in
dustry have their hours of labor reg
ulated by law; nobody expects them
to work from II to Is hours day,
with no days off. Neither do they.
under ordinary circumstances, have
to work such hours to the accom-
paniment of shrieks and howls and
insistent demands of small children,
all of whom have way of needing
attention at the same time.
This may seem rather discurslve,
but the point I am getting at is this:
AS long as the vocation of mother
hood is admitted to be the highest
calling a woman can follow, why is
1t that some brilliant exponent of
this proposition cannot figure out
some way to help conscientious
mothers who simply do not have the
stamina to work the impossibly long
hours that it may require? House.
work can be simplified, yes, but only
to certain point. In many cases,
household arrangements can be
modified to make the work easier,
but again only to certain point.
Many mothers who would love to
have separate playroom for their
children and a good collection of
toys to keep them occupied are
stopped even before the start by lack
of money or living space, and these
are usually the mothers who have
the greatest need for such help.
A few years ago the WPA had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12

This, too, may be regulated for
light or dark slices. Unlike most of
the older styles you insert the slice
of bread at the side instead of the
top. The model moves the bread
up and down and forward while
being toasted. for even, crunchy
BROWNIES Also large or small bread
slices and even English mullins may
be toasted in this new model, which
is finished in chromium and has a
plastic base that will not transmit
heat to damage your table.
Give your tot a beach vacation
right in his own back yard this
summer. Secure large and sturdy
sandbox with canopy top for his sun
fun.
The rugged wood frame has side
seats and metal lined interior and
the canopy will keep him from the
too clustering sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12

With this generous apron you
save your good dress. To save pen
MES, you'll have to slip them in the
piggy pocket. ]
Pattern envelope contains hot
iron transfer for designs Zone
potholdeD, color chart, stitch illus
trations and full directions, plus
tissue pattern for sizes IA, Is and
10.
Our 6O-page multicolored book of
Needle Arts containing five free
patterns, and many other sugges-
tons for dressing up your home and
yourself is now available. Send your
request for this book to the address
listed below, enclosing twenty cents
t20c) in coins to cover the cost and
mailing charges.
Send Is cents (coinl for Pattern
No. R2416 to Needle Arts Dept, The
Washington Star. P. o. Box 172
Station D, New York 3, N. Y. Please
include your postal zone number.
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Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Womans Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those Of The Star, and as it is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. Betsy Cas,ceH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12
|Shop>Talk'
By Dorothy Bihlman

Recondition the finish of your
automobile with a new fast-acting
cleaner. This particular product
removes road film and faded, dead
pigment. 1t uncovers the original
finish both quickly and safely. A
brother product should follow this
cleaner to help prevent fading and
oxidation for more lasting luster.
We all realize what a job it is to
clean and polish a Car, especially
one that has got very dirty and more
or less dulled by age, but after the
job is done the old jalopy will be
mighty good to look at!
1t Is fact that the great majority
of homes in this country today, even
in the middle and upper income
groups, are definitely no maid"
establishments. It's the reason why
now-available chemical aids to
housework are such boon to the
harried housewife. The job of clean
ing silver has been so simplified
that it is matter of minutes in
stead of hours. There are several
excellent silver cleaners on the mar
ket, and here's still another to add
to the collection. With this method
one simply dips the silver article in
the solution and in a few seconds
the tarnish is off. Simple? The
product is chalky substance meas
ured into special foil envelopes and
packed in an attractive silvery box
carrying directions for use. Box con-
t. MS eight packages-use one for
each cleaning. There is very little
or no damage to the life of silver
because there is no rubbing with
abrasive paste or polish to wear it
away Kind to the hands and mani
cure too!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12

a wonderful idea
hits me in the
middle of a par
ty. When some
guest { m a | e }
strolls of with
another gu e S t
opposite SEX to
view the garden
in the MOON
light, they don't
see fit to apollo
gize on their re-
t urn. w h y
should I?
TELLING quests
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quarters out and
then stop dead.
It's d e fnitely
embarrassing.
Most frequent
and annoying is
her, Well, I'm
going to bed"
act. When she
gets sleepy, she'll
smile one of her
hostess. S m II e s
and say, You
folks stay up as
long as you want.
Ill run along
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12

not last forever, SO if you need a
new toaster YOU might as we'll go
right ahead and look into the matter.
There is a nifty new design now on
the market that is said to make
perfect, evenly Drowned toast to
suit your individual preference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12
Definition of
the Sandal
By Jane CLARK

In dictionaries and encyclopedias the
word sandal" is defined as "a sole Of
leather, cork or wood strapped onto the
foot"
Long, long, long oeo the sandal, &C.
oording to this very definition, wos the
chosen footgeor of ancient peopIes-the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12

First, we couldn't get coasters be-
cause of the war supply situation
and now we can hardly get the
bread because of the wheat prob
lem However, that condition can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12

Greeks, the Ronons and many others.
Only 40 years ego on American physician
wrote. wise shoeine consists not in
fitting and supporting the foot, but in
allowing it absolute freedom Of motion"
What, but the sandal could fit this defini-
ton Of perfect footeeor? Then along in
1914 Bernard Rudofsky presented
revolutionary display of wonens Clothes
The show amounted to sharp criticism
Of the clothing we wear today Rudofsky's
complaint wos thot women unthinkineIy
accept discomfort for fashion. Por-
tiouIorly, he emphasized, as an example
Of this, the shoes we wear. Sandals, he
pointed out, could be fashionable look
ing and we're the only shoes for comfort
and foot health. Proving that he wos a
constructive critic, Bernard Rudofsky