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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
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BEYOND all doubt, the U. s, Fleet, as built at present, is the worlds most solid. Every naval vessel Is the sum of four com- ponent factors: offensive fighting power; defensive protection; speed and maneuverability: and range - l. c, the amount of time 6 ship can remain at sea without needing to rcfuel, re.provision or repair. No one of these four basic fac- tors may be increased except to the expense of one of the others. To increase, for example, the size or number of guns, either speed is sacrificed to compensate for the added weight; or arrnor thickness must be lessened to keep weight constant; or less space and weight can be put into shops, stores, and fuel -- thereby decreasing sea- keeping and range.
 Great Britain, for example, sac- r!ficed protective armor for speed In the mighty IT. M. s. Hood. When 6 Lucky hit" landed on her thinly-armored barbettes, 1t crash cd right through to her powder magazines.
 Almost every country has cm. phasized 6 different one of the four basic aspects of shipbuilding to suit her special geographic 10. cation and the kind of war she might be called on to fight. Italy,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

Two anniversaries are being celebrated at the Hotel Taft in New York next week. Alfred Lewis, ager of the Hotel Taft and treasurer of the Hotels of Times Square, celebrates his 10th anniversary as man. ager of that popular hotel Frankie Masters celebrates music from the Grill Room of Hotel Taft During his stay at the Taft Masters introduced many of Tin Pan Alleys outstanding song hits including: I'erryboat Serenade Friendly Tavern Polka, The Hut Slut Song etc Lewis is rendering Masters party Monday evening June l6. Many of Masters friends in the newspaper ute to a great orchestra leader and swell fellow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
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DEsTROYERS are the Navy's trouble shooters. Small, light, -armored, they depend entirely on speed cup to 40 knots) and inaneuverability for their safety. Their job is to scout the enemy, torpedo his ships, depth -bomb his submarines and screen their own fleet.
 To keep up with the rest of Americas navy, U. s. destroyers have been built with greatr sea- keeping ability. Despite some l50- odd destroyers built and consider
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

Johnny Zurlis of Chambers Street who learned most of his football under Jimmy Lee at Wlby, has been awarded his grid letter at Eon College This year Johnny as transferred from tackle to guard Way Adamaits
 section neghbor of his, is also at Eon Winnie Cuddy of Naugatuck home from the University of Connecticut where he earned three varsity athletic letters Duke ONeil of Watertown and Bill Morris of Naugatuck have wound up another busy year of scholastic duties at St. Bonaventure College and scouting around for summer employment Charlotte Burns of the Ward Street Burns in Naugatuck is the lone borough resident graduating this year from Katherine Gibbs School in New York City,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

This has proved Q good choice. For example, the 27-year-old Ok lahoma and Nevada, two of Amer ica's oldest battlewagons, carry the same number (i0 of 14-inch tualy greater than) that of Bri- taiii's newest battleships, the King George V and Prince of Wales. '
 The recent cornfnissionin of the U., 8. s. North Carolina and U. 6. s. Washington brings to l7 the number of Americas ships of the line-i. e. battleships. The re. gently launched South Dakota will join the fleet early next year. Four. teen more are building or on paper. When hte nine sixtene- inch navl rifles of Americas newest battle- wagons speak in salvo, they hurl ten tons of arinor-piercing shell nearly 20 miles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

with only the Mediterranean to guard, had almost no use for great seakeeplng qualities in her navy. Her emphasis on speed at guns as, nd armor equal to (ac- the expense of armor and sea. keeping has had unhapy results.
 Americas navy, on the other hand, has thousands of miles of Atlantic and Pacific in which 1t might be called to action--with relatively few bases to which to repair. American naval architects, therefore, have emphasized pro- tection and seakeeping.
 Americas battlshlps, axis about which tn whole navy turns, are for the most part comparatively slow. Some do little better than 20 knots. But they have been built to pack 0 terrific wallop and to take an equal one. They are designed to withstand a number of bomb, torpedo or shell hits without fatal results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
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Members of the graduating class of nineteen forty one You've completed four years of study and bit o un My topic today is nothing new m aim Co be brief, that's your due. To tell you what lies ahead will not try, You probably know much about t as T. Should say of your knowledge give oil you've got, You would raise superior eyebrow and Say-so whatl RiRht now your mind is not on my talk But on your descent from the stage how will you walk (Ys your cap set at Just the right angleS Why aid Aunt Hattie send you that silly bangle2 wifi the stantons invite you for the usual two weeksf How will you wange those dates with pair of DekesH We must face issues, must 70 on, Though you havo just spotted Uncle John Members of the graduation class let me In closing You present a noble picture, most imposing Our honorable governor now will rank you, And for your very kind attention, thank you
 Elm Elm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

Almost the exact opposite of the btaleship Is the cruiser. Slim, fast (S0-plus knots), 1t has com- paratively little arrnor t2-8 itlches.) It's offensive batteries (6-inchers on tho 700.ton light cruisers: S-inch- CTS on i0,00.ton 'heavies') can fire with great rapidity and accur- acy. Cruisers arc the fleets scouts or raiders, depending. for protection equally on speed and armor-- though the latter cannot stand c really heavy shell. America has to- day something less than half of the % cruisers planned in the two- ocean navy, -s...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
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1. Mt. Whitney, calf, is highest .. s. point (i4,4e6 feet); Death Val ley, Calf, Is lowest (280 feet below sea level).
 3. Mt. Everest, on India China border, ct 29,i4i feet, is highest point in world. Mt. Aconcagua, on Chile-Argentina border, at 22,834 feet, is second,
 3. North pole is at sea level; south pole, as noted by explorer Scott, is 9070 feet above sea level. {. Mt. Mckinley, 20,300 feet, in Alaska, third highest in world, was once called Mt. Denali.
 5. Greatest ocean depth, 35,4o0 feet, is in the Pacific, off the island of Mindanao, in the Philippines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

ably more than that number building, naval experts arc far from unaiiimuos on the advis. ibility of using them for convoy work to Britain. DestroyerS are vital to the protection of slow battleshipS, and American admir-. als dare not deprive their maStiff greyhoundS of the sec.
 There are two other chief types, Gas distinct from classes, which subdivide types) of fighting ships. One is the submarine. Unlike Ger. many's small U-boats, whose cf- fectiveness and purpose shaS been all-too-well demonstrated in both the first and second World Wars, American submarines are large. with good sea- a-keeping ability SO that they can keep up with the rest of the fleet. Their primary job Is to scout aS units of the fleet, not to act as individual raiders. The U. s. Navy has on hand more than half Of her 200-submarine goal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
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The rose season in HartfOrd's Elizabeth Park will start June IS and continue through the week of June 22 Anticipating the usual large crowds of lovers and other visitors the Capitol City Park Department Superintendent, George H. HOilister, has made de- tailed plans for handling traffic, particularly Sun days During the rose season autos will be permitted to enter the park only the Prospect entrance with exits on Asylum avenue, Walbridge road and Asylum avenue at Steele road Special parking and picnic grounds will also be available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

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 With these clear, unequivo- cal words President Roose. welt, Commander-in-Chief of the U. s. Navy, piped all hands in our first line of de- fense to general quarters.
 The U. s. Navy, built and building, is the largest, most intricate single mechanism ever devised by man. In the last analysis, 1t Is designed to be used as a single machine "a machine in which huge 35,000-ton battleships and tiny 32-ton motor torpedo boats; bombers and bases 1; sailors at sea, on land bases and civilian employees in navy yards and inland factories alike are all mere cogs.
 Today these cogs include some 332 combatant ships and over 260000 officers and men. CThese fgiures do not include the Coast Guards 22,000 officers and men some of whom already have been ordered to duty in the Navy--nor its l20 odd cutters and patrol boats that the navy can take over) When the two-ocean navy s com pleted dt Is already well ahead of It's i946 order date), the U. s. Navy will be the worlds mightiest with 602 fighting ships (to Brit ain's 450-odd, built and building), manned by 6s0,000 officers and men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

Charley schiavone, of press room, will be guest of honor at testimonial dinner next Monday evening at the Canal Lunch in compliment to his approaching mar rage to Yolanda DAngelo of the welfare department personnel . Dr. Carroll Culhane has turned in 1886 model for 1941 Plymouth sedan which Ted Carroll sold him. James F. Stewart, of Southngton member of the American Brass payroll here was toasted at stag party at Waverly Tuesday night He's marrying Carolyn R. James of New Britain next Monday at St.. Marys Church in the Hardware City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

Mickey Swata, quartermaster first class U, S. Navy is back In town but not for long He dropped in yesterday noon and has orders to be back at the S. Vulcan brand repair ship, this evening. Mickey tells me the Vulcan will be placed in commission June 10 as receiving ship Shortly he will be placed in the navigation department and some time next month he hopes to take his chief quartermaster's exams Philadelphia is great town he adds, but nothing ke Inc good old Brass Center of the world. Mickey was tSanSferred from Waterbury May l7.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

Rt Rev Monsignor Matthew J. Traynor, pastor Of s. Maryg Church New Britain former local pastor, has declined an honorary degree of IL D. from St. Bonaventure College Allegheny, N Y The honor was to last Sunday afternoon but he wrote saying he would be unable to make the trip to the college his alma mater Colangelo Joe Lavorgna Alphonse Ranaudo, Thomas Parziae and Ajax Cireo members of the Italian Choral Club kept cool last Sunday by taking in It Happened On Ice" In New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
BY TOM WOLF NEA Service stan Correspondent

New York, June 12-"All freedom . depends on free. dom of the All of American history has been inevitably tied up with those worlds Freedom of the seas' . We shall actively resist every attempt to gain control of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
FIRST LINE OF DEFENsE"-
Freedom of The Seas" Means Stand B" To Uncle Sam'S Rapidly Growing Navy
PRESIDENTS PLEDGE PUTS SEA ARM ION RUSH SCHEDULE OF PREPAREDNESS

you Navy-our First line of DeReneg Do know how ships has, how good they operate who them, how? The article Democrat correspondent Tom Wol these questions and many N b the Oe three.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
FAMILIAR SCENES CONTINUED

Familiar scenes still finger Around the household door, And see so many new things That were not seen before. The peach tree and the lilac, The rcsebush on the wall, The fern so nice to look upon Are cheerful sights to all. The old arm chair is waiting Tn such delightful shade, We just sit down and wonder Has anything better been made2 There are four white brches Standing in bunch, Big enough to sit under And eat little lunch. It was my own hand That carefully set them there, They grow winter every year And are looking very fair. And there is 6 splendid lawn Surrounded by an iron fence It always looks 50 green, Its beauty Is immense. And now I've seen 50 much Of all the scenes at home, I'll take little walk And view what scenes may come.
 --nausal Gillette
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

TOMORROW: Air Power, Bases and Men.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

them to keep free
Evening star., 1941-08-31
By III. G. Wells.

order must be taken out of the mouth Of
India-is now to work strenuously upon
as universal an understanding as pos
sible in this immense effort to salvage
mankind For no other thing is pos
sible. 1t is either this or the steady COL
lapse of human society through war and
more war and cruelty and abomination
to extinction.
Collapse Called Universal.
People don't seem to realize how fast
and far this thing already has gone.
Forty years ago return Of deliberate
torture, plunder, assassination and the
use of poison gas as recognized methods
of state would have been inconceivable.
To struggle back out of this universal
material and moral collapse in which we
already are deeply involved is the mani
fest objective of the great declaration
of the Atlantic
Now let's be plain about certain things.
The first is that the proposal Of
declaration of human rights as the fun
damental law of the world, over riding
every other rule and practice, is not
strictly parallel with the mistaken idea
that the Declaration of Independence or
the Gettysburg address of Abraham Lin
coin constitutes the fundamental law
of the United States. These are merely
interpretations. The fundamental law
of the United States is the Constitution.
But the present emergency is no occa-
sion for Constitution n-rlongering. There
is no time and no need for that. These
broad, realistic world controls arising
out of our war organization. we realize.
can be and are elaborated to insure i'm
mediate, common security in respect to
these three vital things-air and sea
transport generally, access to raw ma
terials, and individual freedom. They
will have the power to do that and there
is no need and no time for a sort Of
world delirium of electioneering and
voting about it.
Below that three-fold protection there
will be no need to tamper with presi-
dents, princes, potentates and powers.
They will be just little-"mediatized is
the word. That is all. Absolute
sovereignty Oh every Single COiilIIluIuIy
must be relinquished so far as these
worldwide federal needs are concerned,
but there is no need to meddle further
with local national affairs. About those,
the great declaration, as I read it, has
absolutely nothing to say.
Nations to Become States.
Now this means definitely that every
state In the world that has hitherto
considered itself free to arm as it liked.
trade as it liked and consign the rest
of the world to the devil if it so dis
posed, has to realize that it is now
subject to limitations of wider order.
Politicians, rulerc and peoples of Den
mark, Finland, Norway, Bohemia, Po-
land, Bulgaria and Abyssinia have to
recognize that for their own good and
safety of mankind, their status in the
new order has to be practically identical
with the status of Texas, Alabama or
New York in the United States of
America or Ontario or Quebec in the
Dominion of Canada or Wales or Eng
land in Great Britain.
1t is no good beating about the bush
Evening star., 1941-08-31

coast of the Atlantic toward the Suez
Canal and another from the Dardanelles
toward Syria and Palestine, they hope
to squeeze the British out OF the Middle
East and gain possession OF the most
important prize of this war: the oil
fields and the pipe lines of the Middle
East.
200 German Divisions.
The estimated force of the German
Army is placed now-after deducting
what is believed to be its real losses in
Russia-at about 200 divisions. When
the campaign against the Soviets be-
gan the reported strength of the Wehr-
macht was 265 divisions.
Discounting the exaggerations of the
Russian official communiques,-in the
same manner we discount those of the
German high command regarding Rus
sia-the losses of the Nazis up to this
time are approximately IS divisions, or
more than 100000 men killed, wounded
or missing.
This still leaves the Reich 200 divi-
sions or about 100000. The new 40
divisions which are supposed to be in
training now are not included In this
estimate. The men are still raw" and
will not likely be used in any major
offensives except as requirements or part
of their training.
The British have not been asleep dur
ing the Russian campaign. They have
not come to the rescue of the U. S. S. R.
with some spectacular attack in Europe
because they believed such an action
to be futile, costly and possibly leading
to a new defeat. But they have strength
ened the Middle Eastern army because
they expect a new and desperate Of
fensive in that vital region.
They are prepared to meet it with
greater effectiveness than is generally
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Chinese Living Costs Increase II Fold

of living. Since farming is profitable,
farm labor of all sorts is in great de-
mand.
Skilled laborers in West China, such as
carpenters, are receiving wages IL times
greater than pre-war, or exactly the
same increase as in the cost of living.
The carpenters are organized and they
have adjusted wages with the rising costs
of living. These classes engaged in pro-
duction are affected favorably on the
whole by an increasing rise in prices.
However, white-collar workers fall into
an entirely different category. Salaries
of these occupational groups are fixed.
The income of the institutions in which
they work has increased little; conse-
quently salaries have been raised only
slightly, whereas cost of living has ad-
vanced u times. The situation has be-
come so acute that some of these per-
sons are giving up their present posi-
tons for those of manual labor. Most
of them have used up their savings.
Some are living close to the subsistence
level not through shortage of food, but
because they are unable to purchase
daily necessities.
For instance, the income of bank
employe I heard of recently in Chung
king was insufficient to meet his family
expense. He now supplements his In
come by pulling q ricksha.
Another story to the point is about
q housewife and her servant. The
housewives husband makes 5000 q
month, but the servant earns much
more than does the white-collar hus-
band of her mistress. II am better OF
than you," the servant said to her
mistress. "You should be working for
uaeo
Evening star., 1941-08-31

CHENGTU, China-White collar
workers in China are bearing the brunt
of the rapidly rising prices that are
one of the conspicuous outward features
of the economic situation in West China.
School teachers and professors, and
government workers, above all, are suf-
fering very greatly from the tremendous
increase in the cost of living, which is
affecting divers occupational groups in
different ways. Wholesale prices are
13 times pre-war prices, and the cost
of living is IL times pre-war cost.
Producers such as farmers, artisans
and miners are better of than before
the war. Wage earners engaged in pro-
duction and skilled laborers are about
as well of as before the war. Chinese
farmers in particular are benefitting by
rising prices. Their expenses for seeds,
fertilizer, farm equipment, labor AMI
EldlS, lllIcu idDoi oAfu oonSo oAS FeA~ 80
at one price level BY the time crops
are sold, prices have risen, giving the
farmer an additional profit.
The manufacturing business, like
farming, is profitable also. BY the time
articles are manufactured, prices are
higher than when the raw materials
were purchased. Merchants are making
money because stocks purchased at one
price level are sold at higher price
level.
Miners, like other producers, are hav-
ing a profitable business because of the
increased demand for raw materials, and
the lag in the cost of production. Farm
laborers are receiving increases in wages
nearly equal to the increase in the cost
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04

daughters Donna and Doris spent
Saturday in Dearborn.
Mr.. and Mrs Glenn Miller. West
Sumpter. were dinner guests OF her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gar
rod. recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bobicz, Jr.
visited their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Morrison, Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. William Simonds
and little Joyce Ann visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Barlow Sim
onds, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Lamkin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee J. Tallad day. Judd
Rd., returned home Tuesday evening
from trip through northern Mich
igan. Wisconsin, Illinois. and In
diana. They were gone a week.
Mr. and Mrs Ben Shirer, Peoria
ILL.,. and Mrs. Margaret Ledder, and
Mr.. and Mrs. William VANITY, Milan,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04

spent Tuesday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. o. z. vedder.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ross labaugh.
Greensburg. Ind. returned to their
home Thursday after spending two
weeks with their parent. Mr.. and
Mrs. R. c. Lamkin and brother.
I Erwin and Mrs. Lam kin.
Mrs. William Kline returned home
Thursday from her sons home in
Brooklyn, much improved In health.
Mrs. Edward Kline, who was with
her for a few days. returned home
Sunday.
Grant Smith has returned TO the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs Barlow Sim
onds after spending three weeks at
Camp knight Of the Pines, Douglas
Lake. Cheboygan.
Jack Thilo. Miss Peggie O'Neal
and Miss Nina Thilo. Ypsilanti. were
sunday supper guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Duane.
Mrs. A. ]. Lamkin spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Durfee Haner, Coun.
ty Line Rid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hitching-
ham accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Hammerschmidt, Detroit. to
Avon, Ohio. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Dysinger
and daughters were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Roy
Osborn. Geddes.
Shirden Hawks and granddaugh-
ter Nancy Yates, Ypsilanti, were
supper guests at the A. j. Lamkin
home. Friday.
Miss Belle Mulholland, Brooklyn,
Mich, spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. William Kline.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Vedder were
in Ann Arbor Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Nickles,
Dundee, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Duane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Crandall,
Detroit. were week end visitors OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Crandall.
Mrs. Clifford Sutherland, De-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04
BACKACHE,
LEG PAINS MAY
BE DANGER SIGN
OF Tired Kidneys

II backache and leg pains are making YOU
miserable. don't just complain and do nothing
about them. Nature may be warning you that
your kidneys need attention.
The kidneys are Natures chief way Of taking
excess acids and poisonous waste out of the
blood. They help most people pass about 3
pints day.
II the Is miles Of kidney tubes and filters
don't work well, poisonous waste matter stays
in the blood. These poisons may start nagging
backaches. rheumatic pains. leg pains, loss Of
pep and energy. getting up nights, swelling.
ness Frequent or scanty passag es with SMART
ing and burning sometimes shows there is some
thing wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
Don't waitl Ask your druggist for Doans
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help
the Is miles OF kidney tubes fgsh out poison
Gus waste from the blood. Get Doan's Pills.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-04
Funeral Services Today For
Mrs. Katherine StoIISteimer

Ann Arbor. Mich, Sept. LAST
rites were TO be conducted at 3
o'clock this afternoon in the Much
liz Chapel for Mrs. Katherine Stoll-
steiner. IS, who passed away Tues
day afternoon. Rev. Z. c. Stell-
horn was to otficiate and interment
was to be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Stollsteimer was born in
Germany. March u, 1858, and
came to the United states with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Sterile. when she was a child
She had spent most Of her life in
Washtenaw County.
Surviving is one daughter, Mrs.
Lydia Stollsteimer Warren, with
whom she made her home.