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Evening star., 1941-04-09
Don't Take Nv
For 1t
By FRANK COLBY.
Precedence
Precedence
Noun. Act or state of going before

PRECEDENCE is the surprise
word of the week. 1t must never
be pronounced "PRESS-uh-d -dence." !"
You will find but one pronuncia-
ton in the dictionaries. The accent
falls on the second syllable, which
rhymes with feed, heed, need.
Correct pronunciation:
pree-SEED-ence.
PRECEDENT has two pronuncia-
tionS. The adjective is pree-SEED-
ent; the noun is PRESS-ee-dent.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accentedD
From Saginaw: What is the orr
gin of the term SPINSTER, mean
ing old maid? MIG.
AnsWer-Strangely enough, SPIN
sters originally were young women
who prepared for marriage by spin
ming the thread and weaving the
linens of their trousseaus.
Since hope springs eternal in the
human breast, many women con-
tinued to spin long after they had
passed the marriageable age, and
they are called spinsters to this
good day.
Old maid means, literally, q
maiden unmarried woman) Of ad-
vanced years.
Just out! Pronouncing Test
No. 3, offered for first time this
week. Test your pronouncing
I. @. Send stamped (3-cent),
self addressed envelope to Frank
Colby, in care Of The Evening
Star. Ask for new Pronouncing
Test No. 3. It's entirely free.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
The EYENlN6,S HIGH lIeHTs.

lnC CNGNtNVS HlVH IiVhiS'
VOL, 6:t5-Women's Place in National
osfense: Mrs. Ellen Woodward, member Of
Tho Social Security Board, is interviewed on
the subject.
VOL, 7:30-The Lone Ranger still rides
despite The tragic loss Of his radio voice, Earl
eraser.
WNAL, s:00-0ui1 Kids shower down on
Hollywood for their latest broadcast and Walt
Disney serves as one nan observation board.
WINK, 8:i5-NusitaI Spell Down: Con-
iesiants have their choice Of naming, spelling,
singing or whistIing song titles and songs posed
them.
WNAL, 8:30-hdnhatian al Midnight: Lee
Tracy, actor Of stage and screen note, stars
in . drama Of big-shot gangsters and stool
pigeons.
WPC, o:O0-Auording 10 latest word both
Max Baer and his recent fiStt tonQueror Lou
Nova, are supposed 10 meet Mr.. Cantor TO
settle q matter Of 1000 bucks, and 10 ex-
chance goodnaiured quips, if possible,
WMAL. o00-MY. Eleanor Roosevelt ad-
Evening star., 1941-04-09
POINTS FOR PARENTS
By EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

Teach children that q mistake is
not something to grteve oUer but
something to learn trom
Evening star., 1941-04-09
LETTER-OUT

Remove to spell the word
opposite
"Leered-
correctly they'll give a kick
Answer to Yesterd
Letter-Out
BAISMEN-MENIALS Give to serve
(A ISHTAR-SHIRT
VARIETS-STARVE without food
HERDSNAN-HARDENS dt ses.
Evening star., 1941-04-09

EVENING STAR FEATURES TODAY.
Star Flashes: Latest news with Bill CoYe,
WNAL, 430 pm.
Star Sports Late sports by Ray Michael,
WMAL, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
sH0pT.WhVE PROGRAMS,

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03


 hundreds of equally.skiiled local workers remain out of jobs, Is not conducive to the promotion of pa- triotic enthusiasm, so also Is there not produced healthy reaction upon workers misled by extrava- gant advertising and ruinor into giv- ing up local jobs and journeying to some distant point. only to lind that they were infinitely better off at home. Often. these migrants have not found e job at all. They were too late. Not as many were needed as 1t was ct first thought. The pay was found to be lower, not higher. than in the job back home. There are no adequate housing facilities. Many are forced to live in trailers Or shacks. The result has been q rnass of unnecessary confusion, dis- iilusionment, wasted time, and costly delay for the nations defense.
 with the fullest cooperation of all = employers, workers, and the public employment offices - federal authorities believe that this costly rnieration and the resultant dow Inc up of production by such need- less shifting of labor, can be wholly eliminated.
 1t is this goal which defense off, ciais, through the Bureau of Erl- ploymsnt Security. are seeking m the current nationwide drive for the rogistration e every capable or potentially capable workers not already employed in defense work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
LIQUOR INTERESTS
 MENACE TO- YOUTH
Bible Class Students Are Urged to Study Present.
 Day Legislation

Speaking before the Waterbury Federation of Mems Bible Glasses last night ct the Salvation Army, Rev. Herbert Haa ,e,ck of the Dan- bury Methodist church said that liquor interests today hold out e more vicious lure to young people than eyer before.
 This lure, he added, Is more vi. cious because their advertising Is in- sidious, tempting youth to drink In order to find out their capacity. He urges members of the group to study liquor iegislation carefully. in order to better protect the youth Of
 Rev. Alan Dodd of Thomaston opened the meeting with prayer, and Vincent Leonard of Waterbury. led the song service. Carl Froelich, president of the federation, pre- sided.
 O15acers for the coming year were narnde by the nominating commit tee. Clarence Folwell of Woodruff assembly, was named president. Others include: Vincent Eeonard of EveSymans Bible class, of Water vile, vice. president: Alison Hugh- son, also of Everyman's class. sec- retary; Roy Ferris of Woodruff as- sembly, treasurer, and Carl Froe. lich, chairman of the speakers and Bible rallies committee.
 A Bible rally will be held Good Friday evening at the First Meth- odist church of Waterbury at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Albert Hughes, pastor of High Park Baptist church, Toronto, Canada, will be guest speaker. pr. Hughes Is . graduate of McAEasters university in Canada. and Is an author and editor of re- hgious books.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
Migratory Defense Workers By WILLIAM w. RODGERS, Staff Writer
 Waterbury Democrat Washington Service Bureau
lse jobs, employed as well as

defense jobs, employed as well aa unemployed.
 All this has Q two-fold purpose: first, to provide maximum protec- ton against @ future shortage in the labor pool for the enormously .ex- banding Defense industries; and second, to encourage potential work. CTS to investigate thoroughly the prospect of defense jobs in their own communities before stampeding to some far-off locality.
 Too often the needless uprooting of workers from their home com munities has been caused by failure of some employers to observe the National Defense Commissions rec. concentration to utilize fully the local labor supply through the medi- un of local public employment offices.
 As pointed out by Knudsen, and again by the Employment Security Bureau in It's urgent call for the registration of all workers, 6 Ta- tion.wide network of 1900 local placement offices has been estah. lished, which, in addition to solv- ing local work problems, serves as . national clearance system through which needed labor may be obtained after exhaustion of the local supply.
 How England Solved Problem
 Great Britain faced . similar prob. lem at the time she embarked upon her all-out war effort. Ernest Bevin, British Minister of Labor and Na. tional Service, said recently, ".. one of the first acts of the government was to hand over to the Ministry ot Labor very great powers to deal with man power and the question arose as to how those powers should be exercised. one of the most difficult jobs was the Restriction of Engagement Order.' The labor situation was in chaos. Contracts had been given out to different firms on @ basis which enabled them to poach men from other employers and from local authorities and the steps they were taking to achieve their end would have soon resulted in 6 complete Reorganization of our industrial effort.
 What was more serious was that this was undermining the whole of the Trade Union Movement itself. Agents of e very undesirable kind. who were bribing people to leave one place to go to another and who were profiting by such exchange. were , beginning to spring up, and we had to look to the future. We de- cided that we had to create Q great central machine, but in its admin istration we would carry devolution down to the lowest possible point, and accordingly the pivot of the organization was based on the min istry's divisional controllers. The employment exchanges that had to undertake this duty had for many years been engaged mainly with grappling with masses of unenl- ployed. The whole outlook had to be changed. They had to be di- rected to placing people and not merely paying people"
 Clearance System Important
 The immense importance of such c single clearance system for defense labor is abundantly clear, not only from the standpoint of the urgency cf the defense program itself. but also for the general welfare of che country. Just as the importation of labor into communlties Wnsre
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03

paratus that has accompanied these performances in previous years.
 After man and beast have per- formed their death -defying feats in this arena, you will wish to inspect the worlds largest travelling Soo- logical collection, with It's almost priceless specimens from every cline. Through the wizardry of MT. 0eddes and his host of untiring fellow artists, this vast menagerie has been transformed into Q ver- itable jungle. Each of the caged, ferocious beasts is housed against painted background stimulating his wild and treacherous native jungle habitat.
 "To afford better view of this unsurpassed collection of untamed animals, new and revolutionary cages, fashioned of wondrous plas- tics and curved for increased visi- bility, have been purchased. These have been deftly maneuvered to circumscribe two enormous rings at either end of the unparagoned menagerie. In the center of one ring you may witness hundreds of scampering sirnians chattering in- comprehensibly on new and unique monkey mountain In the other are displayed perfectly school ed beasts, inculcated with incon- ceivable intelligence.
 HONEYMOON SUITE
 WAu HAnnANTTIA
 "The congress of strange peoples from all parts of the globe now gathers in Q new and wondrous abode, especially constructed at great expense by MT. Geddes and his staff. Mere words but shabbily describe this priceless educational feature.
 "Last, but far from least, la-deez and gennul-men-the worlds most terrifying living creature, the largest and most ferocious gorilla ever ex- hibited: Gargantua the Great. The black heart of this Public Enemy Number One of the animal kingdom softened to the tender charms of his new-found bride, Toto. This loving pair, through the efforts of Q multitude of fearless experts, has been provided with Q new and rev. olutionary home. Set between matchless, painted jungles at each end, their lavish chambers, richly lighted. are endowed with perfect cline by gently waited man-made breeze. The scheme is truly worthy of the greatest jungle romance of the ages.
 Make way, la.deez and gennul- men. It's an even greater Greatest Show on Earth"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03

versions of the war.
 'The army in Albania was Q be- wildered mass of peasants {. lacking in those essentials of sup- ply lines, staff work, coordination and common sense efficiency" he wrote.
 "The military had some excuse for the Albanian fiasco. It was Q cam- paign which the high command nei- ther prepared nor wanted. But there was no such excuse in Libya. Here was Q clear military defeat"
 He said draziani "sent his men like medieval garrisons into towns where they locked themselves up and tried to fortify their positions. The desert areas between towns were left unguarded. There were no defended liens of communica- ton one camp was incapable of aiding another they fought as isolated units instead of as Q united army. Within each town the Italians again were the victims of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03

Uncle Sam is trying his best to profit by British experience in de- fense work and avoid the bottle neck" of migratory defense workers
 Following William s. Knudsen's February admonition to all National Defense contractors to make more intensive use of the U. s. Employ ment Services 1,500 state- operated employment offices in recruiting new workers, there came the soile- what startling announcement rom the Social Security Boards Bureau of Employment Security, of a drive to obtain by April IS, the registra- ton of all workers available for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03

Also, Davis said, the army had failed to work out the supply lines and coordination necessary to . modern war. As an example of the bod generalship of General Rodolfo 0raziani in Libya, he said, the Ital- ian troops frequently were found in trenches "so deep that they couldn't look out to see the enemy coming"
 Badoglio was opposed to the en- tire war, Davis wrote in the Moni- tor. He knew that his soldiers weren't ready and he tried to per- suade Premier Benito Mussolini to delay the Greek expedition, Davis said.
 But Mussolini, he continued, de- manded immediate action, saying, i've are going to occupy Greece. l have spent e7,600,000 bribing the Greeks in key positions. They will Smash old Guard Leaders Then, according to Davis, while Bodoglio was waging Q war that he he'd opposed, the pro-0erman Fas- cists led by Roberto Farinacco of the Fascist Grand Council, saw a chance to smash the "old guard" leaders.
 Farinacci first waged Q quiet carn- paign accusing Badoglio of being a traitor who wouldn't fight on Ger manys side, Davis wrote. Then, "when the bribery in Greece failed and the army was in . shambles, Farinacci saw his chance to pin the blame on his arch enemy. He pre- pared an article for his newspaper (Regime Fascista) denouncing the chief of staff for incompetence"
 Davis said that when Badoglio read the article he went to Musso- lini and said, T am resigning."
 Mussolini, according to Davis, re- piled, you are already out, your resignation was accepted some time ago."
 The party had beaten the army because 1t had honeycombed the army with its own men and its spies," Davis wrote. ...
 "The result was e political crisis showing the staff to its foundation, just at c time when this was most demoralizing."
 Describing the condition of the Italian army, Davis told of soldier he interviewed. The soldier had been in Albania 16 months before the at- tack on Greece and he was quoted as follows:
 "That first day (of the Greek campaign) he went up into the Pin- dus mountains, into a world of ice and snow. shall never forget the appalling cold as long as I live. The snow was three, four, five feet deep. They sent us into that with sum- rner clothes.
 "Next day, we were ambushed by the Greeks. I had a gun, but piece of the mechanism was lacking. They hadn't any spare parts in stock. The gun wouldn't shoot.
 "There were about 500 men in my unit. Only 38 of us survived. We had no food for five days, no assistance while struggling back. At the base, I saw docks loaded high with cases of ammunition, food and supplies. But no one was distributing 1t. It wasn't that we lacked thighs. It was just that no one got them out to us."
 Davis said he heard many similar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
|NO OPPOSITION
 TO CITY'S BILL
Teachers, Bremen Sup port Amendments; TObin
 Protests Salary Cut
tBy Dsmsoras IsgialAtlvs Reportsrl

By DemoorAG E.egia1Atave ReporteTl
 State Capitol, Hartford, April 3, Completion of hearings on water bury bills yesterday afternoon left members Of the cities and bor- oughs committee signing with relief today. All that now remains for them to do on proposed legisiation affecting Waterbury is study the bills in executive session and file reports for or against them In the Senate and House.
 Nttle Opposition
 The re.hearing on the city adtnin- istration's main charter bill yester- day afternoon developed no general opposition. The only objection of any kind was made by Attorney John 2. Tobin, who protested against the city's plan to have two city court prosecutors ct 34,000 each There is now one prosecutor, at $6,- 900, and ayi assistant at 44,000. fl anything, said MT. Tobin, the as- sistants pay should Do raised to 46,- 900.
 '"If the salaries of the prosecutors are to be cut" said MT. Tobin, ."therl the salaries of our elected city of- ficials should be reduced"
 The city administration support ed 6 bill placing Harold J. Parker disabled fireman, on the retired list for life at full pay and providing for payment of medical expenses by the city.
 A bill providing . pension for for mer Fireman Daniel J. Fran was withdrawn before the hearings started.
 A blank bill recognizing police department sponsored by MT. Tobin was dropped when the committed refused to postpone c hearing on it to . later date. The bill had al. ready been once postponed.
 Delegations of teachers and fire. men were on hand, as they were two weeks ago, to support the char. ter revision bill, which makes changes in their pension systems.
 Senators Edward P. Egan and Mi. chael v. Blansfield and Reps. Danie J. Mahaney and John Membrint registered again in favor of the bill
 Eavor Full Pay
 Corporation Counsel J. Gregory Lynch, speaking for the Parker bill said that originally 1t called only for half.pay but that since 1t wa! filed Fireman Parker has had { foot amputated and is totally dis. abled. The city feels 1t only fail to give him full pay and medica care, he said.
 Senator Herbert '. Baldwin in. quired why an exception to thu half-pay rule was being made il parker's case, and MT. Lynch ant Mayor Vincent A. Scully repliet that they felt it was c rare on, highly deserving case, since Parke had suffered his disabling injurie while on duty at Q fire several year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
HUR -RY, HUR- KY, HUR- -RY, FOLKS,
 TO THE NEW STREAMLINED CIRCUS!
Everything Under
 The Big Top Has Gone Modem
BY TOM WOLF.

NEA Service Stan Correspondent
 New YoFk, April 3--AttentiOn kids-erosm 6 tO co. Ycs, it's true.
 They're strenmlining the circus. Beeors. you drop . nostalgic tear. listen to the ringmaster. In shiny
 topper and swaIlow-tail coat, he's
 telling os the changes. Many will be ready Co appear this year when
 the greatest show opens in Msdi.
 son Square Garden, New York, Monday, April 7.. A few will not
 But harkl Streamllned circus or not, the singmaster's stentorian
 tones remained unchanged:
 'L,A-DEEZ and gennulmen. Ring ling Brothers and Barnunn & Bailey present for your ediflcation and en- joyment the Greatest Show on Earth. This year, this stupendous phantasnagoria has been revised and redesigned by that world re. nowned master of spectacle, Norman Bel Qeddes. His revolutionary and magnificent designs have snatched away the breath of millions in many fields.
 "To afford you the maximum of pleasure. this gargantuan assem- blaze of man and beast has been undermined from the uppernost pinnacle of the Big Top down to the hilarious antics and comedy conceits of the funmaking clowns from every land; even to the re- eplendent uniforms of the host of courteous attendants.
 "AS if st commanded by the ma gic of an Indian fakir, the gigantic canvas room above this hippodrome remains suspended in air--with no support from within by clumsy adiaphanous poles. Your view of the extravaganza you are about to re. gard will be further enhanced Shrough the necromancy of modern science and Q myriad of new and ingenious spotlights.
 MENAGERIE BECOMES
 NERITABLE JUNGLE
 "The astounding and startling aerial sensations and the incon1- parable presentations of world-re. howned equilibristic stars that you are soon to inspect will seem doubly incredible without the maze of ap-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
PEACE COUNCIL
 FILES PROTEST
Delegation From City tO
 Attend Rally in New !
 York Tomorrow

Every effort should be made t0 keep the United States out of war, speakers declared at c meeting of the Waterbury Council of the Amer ican Peoples Peace Mobilization last night at c. l. o. hall on Bank street. Plans were made to send 6 delegation to . rally of the New York chapter Friday and Saturday.
 Miss Ethel Faust of New Haven, secretary of Labor's NonvPartisai1 league, was the principal speaker. Miss Dorothy Dunfle, acting secre. tary, pres1dede in the absence of John Carew, acting chairman.
 The gathering endorsed . letter sent to Gov. Robert A. Hurley op. posing anti-sabotage bills now be- fore the General Assembly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
Italy Near Collapse
 Before Greek Fiasco
Former Rome Correspondent of Christian Science
 Monitor, Tells of Army, Fascist Party Smasf-Up

Boston, April 3. - CP) = Italy was on the verge Of collapse from "Army Party" conflict and military Dry ot even before she attacked Greece according to Save R Davis, former Rome correspondent of the Christian Science Monitor The army led by Mar sha Pietro Badogo chief of the general staf be trayed from the rear" by the proGerman Fascist party Davis wrote in article appearing in the monitor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03

The immense importance of such . single clearance system for defense labor is ahundantly clear, not only from the standpoint of the urgency of the defense program itseif, but also for the general welfare of Che country. Just as the importation of labor into communities whsrel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
NEW TO VIRGINIA

Virginia Dale, who used to have e dancing act with her sister, was pleased whenshe learned she could dance in Paranaount's "Las Vegas ts"--until she learned 1t was Q "dove dance"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03

notable bad planning. They usually had only one outer line of defense"
 Davis was Rome correspondent of the Monitor from early in the war until Q month ago when he left Italy voluntarily to join the news papers staff here. He said he had had no trouble with the Italian gov- ernment. Before going to Rome, he was member of the Monitors New York and Washington staffs.
 Additional youth hostels are bes ing opened in Northern Ireland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
TURNS TABLES

Anthony Quinn has his own tools and lathe and turns out porch fur nit,ire for his friends.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27
College Juniors To
Glue Pay At Chapel

Lavender, and Old Lace" play
based on Myrtle Reeds famous novel
by the same name, will be presented
by the junior class of Bluffton col
lege at the newly decorated and re-
modelled chapel this Wednesday night
at o'clock
The cast of characters includes
Miss Mary Ainslie, played by Ruth
Henderson, Columbus Grove; Jane
Hathaway by Margaret Berky,
Bluffton; Ruth Thorne by Betty
Keeney, Pencraft, Pa; Bernice Carl
ton by Margaret Olivet, Chicago;
Carl Winfield by Mark HORSEPOWER,
Bowmansville, Pa; Sophrony Trotter
by Evelyn Hilty, Pandora; DR..
Howard Patterson by George Swank,
Bluffton; Hepsey by Frances RAM
seyer, Smithville; Joe Pendleton by
Bert Smucker, Bluffton; and James
Ball by Richard Weaver, Middlebury,
Indiana.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-27

Wilma Steiner, Dorothy Jennings,
Adah Lehman.
Mary E. Stearns, Marcene Stone
hill, Ruth Hankish, Virginia Geiger,
Harriet Burkholder, Marjean Todd,
Betty Holtkamp, Marjorie Niswan-
der, Eloise Sommer, Hildred Ever
sole, Carol Bame, Mary Jane Worth
ington, Wanda Diller, Dorothy Cred
ing, Doris Garmatter, Betty Stein
man, Helen Soldner, Marjorie STRAIT
ton.
BOYS GIEE CLUB
The winning boys glee club in
cluded: Robert Amstutz, Robert
Burkholder, Maurice Kohl, Ear
Dean Luginbuhl, Warden Loganbill
Norman Sumney, Kenneth Reichen,
bach, Raymond Schumacher, Floyc
Herr, Robert Oberly, Lysle Niswan
der, Ralph Balmer, Leroy Luginbuhl
Richard Gratz, Norman Beidler.
James Reichenbach, James Gratz
Wilhelm Amstutz, Roger Howe
David Tosh, James Fett, Rober
Cooney, Gerald Augsburger, Harols
Augsburger, Dale Grismore. Rober
Albro. Neil Neuenschwander.