Show Hoard Hoarders Hoarder's Lot Isn't Happy One By RUTH MILLETT MILIEU There are a f few faw w women like her in every community Not willing to take pot luck with the rest of Americans until the thc war waris waris waris is over she is trying to fix things so that she wont won't lack for anything I If others have to scrimp on on sugar sugar she she wont There is anice a anice anice nice supply stored away in her basement Shell She'll still be serving pineapple when her neighbors cant can't get it any more For months ago she laid it away in case lots Vegetables A la Basement When other housewives find that canned goods are up in price price price-or or perhaps even impossible impossible sible to buy at the corner grocery gro gro- cery shell she'll shell she'll still be serving vegetables vegetables vegetables vege vege- tables from her basement supply sup sup- ply ply- And when others complain that their old electric icebox is about to give up the ghost and tick its last tick she will beable be beable beable able to smile For as soon as she heard that the manufacture of such things as as- electric iceboxes iceboxes iceboxes ice ice- boxes washing machines etc was to be curtailed she replaced all her still-good still equipment with brand new She has done everything she can to put herself in a position where shell she'll be sitting prettier than her neighbors during the next few years She's Sitting Pretty But She is ready for any shortage that has been hinted at from silk stockings to automobile fan belts belts' So of course she should be sitting back relaxed and se secure se- se cure But such But such is life life the the hoarder hoard hoard- er isn't happy She has a new worry worry and and its it's a real one Just think how awful it it would be she points ts out if my house would catch on fire fire fire- with all the things I have stored which I might never be able to to replace |