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Evening star., 1941-04-06
It's a mans army, and
the men want sensible
down-to-earth presents
W Emily %oa<
Author Of "Efiqveffe: The Blue
Book Of SoeioI Usose, "Ths
Personality Of Howe" Ere.

4 RANY, many letters asking for
NH advice about presents to send
4 to men in camp remind me
of cartoon l saw not long ago. An
Esquirishly-dressed young man in an
electric supplies store was holding up
the cord of a heating pad and asking
the clerk: Can you tell me whether
Camp A has AC or DC?"
The weather, by the time this is
printed, will have made heating pads
unimportant; but the story is still
good as reminder that any personal
possessions suggestive of pampered
surroundings would be a handicap
which even a Sergeant York might
find it hard to live down. In other
words, anything in his equipment. or
in his own manner. or in the behavior
of his family that tends to set man
apart from all the Others in his COM
pany is hurtful.
Since presents of many sorts are
arriving in camps, only to be packed
up and sent away again, l am print
ing a memorandum made for me by
the public-relations officer at one of
our training camps. He has also sent
me the list of clothing issued to each
selectee, and including all necessary
items from hats and coats to socks
and shoes. The only items find miss
ing are pajamas and bathrobe. Al
though neither is supplied by the
Army, l am told that the selectee is
permitted to have both. They should
be kept as near regulation as possible.
That is. the color of bathrobe should
be tan or olive drab; and pajamas are
very welcome gifts, if of serviceable
variety and if the color is plain tan
or gray or navy blue.
In addition to the above items, the
officer in his list of appropriate gifts
includes the following: Only four
handkerchiefs are issued" he says,
''but the selectee can always use a
dozen; same with gloves - and an
extra pair for dress will be appreci-
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Fred tern~

be an especial note of warning about
shoes. Men are critical and they like
to see shoes of good leather, we'll
fitted, and of the foot-supporting
type, especially on the dirt grounds of
a camp.
If girl goes to stay over Sunday
in the near neighborhood of camp,
she may take long dress to wear in
the evening if she chooses. But let
her remember that an elaborate eve
ming dress and a service uniform do
not look well together.
Again quoting the officer: General
rules of military routine, to which all
relatives and friends who visit the
camp or station should conform, in
clude the following: Civilians rarely,
and women never, are permitted in
the tent areas. The reasons are obvi-
Gus. While Private John Doe might
like his mother or his girl friend to see
his tent land practically all mothers
insist on seeing the tents), his tent
mates may be relaxing in their under
clothes. And since tent can not be
locked, civilians are discouraged from
entering the tents. Also, if govern
ment property goes missing, someone
has to pay.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Identification Bsoeelef

"A PRESENT that his mother or best
girl might give him is plain silver
identification bracelet. The officer tells
me: its not sissy and serves pur-
pose" His name and serial number is
engraved on the name plate, but. as
with everything belonging to man,
the palmer the design and style of en-
craving chosen. the better taste it is.
And of course there is food! My
officer consultant says: Eyes indeed"
All the work and the hiking they do
seem to give the men amazingly good
appetites. If you want to please the
man who's in the army. give him food
- much food! AS a matter of fact,
the army gives him good food and
plenty of it, but it is plain and, there
fore, one who loves rich cake from
home can hardly get it rich enough.
A box filled with variety of candies,
figs, dates, nuts, crackers, jellies,
sandwich filings - items like those
put up in steamer boxes - are always
gratefully received. Or the best sug-
gestion, of course, is box of what
ever those at home know he likes best.
And now for rules of etiquette: The
clothes worn by girl visiting at a
camp should be of the smartly tail
ored sort, rather than of the fluffy
ruffied type that the average girl. for
some unknown reason, loves to wear
when walking around training camp
with her best boy friend. There should
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Be Courteous

VISITORS are always permitted to
visit the camps. 1t is expected, how
ever, that mothers and fathers as we'll
as other visitors will show the same
courtesy that they show the owner of
private property. When they present
themselves at camp headquarters, the
adjutant will be glad to send a run
ner to locate their son - and will send
a guide to direct them to the morale
officers Office, where they can talk
things over" And let me add that
they must know the number of his
company. To ask for Johnny Smith"
would be hopeless.
The further subject of perfect be-
havior on our part, when our men
are in process of military training,
brings back to mind point of view
which was plainly to be noted in the
World War. This was the attitude of
certain women whose sons or hus-
bands had volunteered, and who
therefore tactlessly proclaimed that
those who volunteered we're better
men than those who did not go until
the draft compelled them to. That
those who rushed to enlist were brave
and patriotic is true. But it is not at
all true that those who waited for the
draft necessarily lacked either of these
attributes.
To look upon the enlisters as heroes
who were forgetful of self. and the
drafted men as selfish slackers, was
only proof of great blindness. Many
men who were the most eager to get
into the big adventure" were held
back by sense of duty and personal
responsibilities. Afterward, when these
men were drafted, there remained in
some of them feeling of resentment
that they should have been judged by
appearances rather than by fact. The
fact is that man who is free to go
one, in other words, who has no help
less dependents and is therefore able
to enlist - has definite advantage
in that he may choose the branch of
the service he prefers. In other words,
those who have volunteered because
they want to choose their branch of
the service are not necessarily to be
rated as Drawer or more patriotic than
those who are willing to do their best
to fit the space into which they will be
put, when they are called.
Released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
What Nor TO GIVE "A SOLDIER

ated. Wool trousers are issue. They're
warm, but not very dressy. For dress,
the selectee can wear better grade
(wool serge or elastique - cost from
$500 to 5000. Sweaters and muffiers
make acceptable gifts. Both should be
khaki colored, and the sweater sleeve
less to be worn under service shirt.
Slippers are always handy; should be
moccasin type. (Fleece-lined were
good in winter. Might remember this
next fall) Don't send any display
toilet articles. He has no dresser upon
which to display them. A comb and
single hair brush are sufficient.
For other gifts: automatic pencils
and fountain pens. Waterproof and
shockproof wrist watches-these need
not be expensive-many at reasonable
cost keep accurate time. Radios-the
small portable type with the replace
able battery. A typewriter is useful
at Z but takes up room and adds
a burden when troops move.
"If he is a pipe smoker, then
new pipe. Tobacco and cigarettes can
be bought tax-free on any army post,
but if friends and relatives send them,
it leaves the selectee that much more
of his pay for amusement"
My advisor remarks further:
please tell your feminine readers
few don'ts. This is a mans army and
the men themselves are eliminating
the frivolous and effeminate. From
survey of average sales of toilet ar
ticles at the post exchange, it is found
that men avoid soaps or lotions that
have strong scent.
mo electric razors This army will
spend some time in the field on maneu-
vers where electric current will not
be available. Don't send books or
magazines, unless he especially wants
an unobtainable one. Every camp and
post is equipped with library ade-
quate for the needs of the men. Don't
send writing paper The morale officer
supplies all the stationery"
To this let me add - don't forget
to address his mail to: Private John
Doe, or Corporal, or Sergeant; never
Mr.. on an envelope.
Evening star., 1941-03-04
AII-Day and AII-Nighf
Parking Ban Urged
By De|ano
Tells Building Congress
Thot Time Has Arrived
For Capitals Decision

A prohibition against all-day and
night parking on Washington
streets ION and after a certain
future date" was suggested by
Frederic A. Delano, chairman of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming commission, in a speech before
luncheon meeting of the Wash
lngton Building Congress yesterday.
Mr. Delano was discussing the
problem of congestion in large
cities and said:
Clearing the streets of parked
cars is a problem OF major impor-
tance in every city, but no city can
even make a beginning with the
solution unless it starts with
provision that on and after a GER
tain future date all-day or night
parking on the streets shall be
absolutely prevented.
Decision 'Must be Made"
This sounds drastic, but obvi-
ously until a city shows its definite
intention to do something of this
kind, it is practically useless to
discuss remedies, for it has been
amply proved over and over again
that people will not go to parking
lots. much less pay for parking
privileges, so long as they can Sc
cure free parking at the expense
of the general public. We have
arrived to just that point in WASH
ington and decision must be
made"
Mr.. Delano pointed out at the
start of his talk that coming
ordinances had, In many cases,
resulted in unusually high values
being attached to some properties,
while running the value Of others.
The result of high land values has
been the creation of crowded slum
areas, he pointed out, and stated
that to reach a fair solution of the
problem I'VE must study the causes
of congestion, of overcrowding, or
excessive real estate valuations on
the one hand and of low valuations
Evening star., 1941-03-04

and sometimes squalid conditions on
the other"
High buildings created a demand
for widened streets, which in turn
means sacrificing the park strip of
grass and trees given to our Capital
City and admitted by all thoughtful
people as the most notable and truly
essential quality of a city in a warm
climate"
Comparing Washington's prob
lem to that of other cities, he pointed
out that all-day or all-night park
ing is banned in many towns.
However we approach the prob
lem, we are driven to the conclusion
that the major cause of the trouble
is the density of population housed
In every great Office building, store,
hotel or apartment house.
"It creates a situation which must
be borne by the neighborhood and,
last but not least, either streets
must be widened to reach these areas
or else off-street parking must be
supplied in order to clear the streets
so that they may perform their re-
quired functions"
Evening star., 1941-03-04
Proeope Corrects
Quoting Of Statement

In a story which appeared In
The Star on Saturday, concerning
a speech delivered before the Amer
lean League for Finnish War
Orphans, the Minister of Finland,
Hjalmar J. Procope, was quoted as
saying that his was "the only con-
quered country still her own
master"
The Minister was incorrectly
quoted. He did not refer to Finland
as a conquered country" but as
the only small country which has
been invaded that remains her own
master" The Star is glad to make
this correction and regrets the
error.
Evening star., 1941-03-04
Wool Called 'Botuny'

Certain types of wool have been
named botany" because the first
shipment of Australian merino wool
was made from Botany Bay.
Evening star., 1941-03-04
Plans for Three-Hour
Business Recess on
Good Friday0utI
Catholics and Professionals
Join in Seeking Aid
Of Firms in Capital

Tentative plans for soliciting the
cooperation Of business firms
throughout the city to recess from
noon to pm. on Good Friday,
April II, to permit their employees to
attend religious services in observ-
ance of the day, were outlined last
night at a meeting under auspices
of a committee of leading Cath
olics and Protestants in the Willard
Hotel.
The committee is headed by the
Rev. D. Albert j. Mccartney, pastor
of the Covenant-First Presbyterian
Church, chairman. The Most Rev.
Michael j. Curley, Archbishop of
Baltimore and Washington, and the
Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, are co-chair-
men, while the Rev. Joseph S. Gedra,
assistant at the Immaculate Concep-
ton Catholic Church, is the COM
mittee secretary.
Thomas F. Carlin, faithful master,
Fourth Degree, Knights of Colum-
bus, presided at the meeting in the
absence Of DR.. Mccartney and was
elected lay chairman of the COM
mittee.
Notification Duty Assigned.
The meeting was made up of those
who attended as individuals and of
representatives Of many organiza-
tions which have indorsed proposals
for the observance.
A motion was adopted authorizing
Mr.. Carlin to take necessary steps to
notify heads of the various firms of
the plans for observance and to
solicit their corporation. He was
authorized also to name a smaller
committee to assist.
Father Gedra said 13 States have
legalized the observance of Good
Friday and many cities also have
definite arrangements for observ-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06
DRUGGISTS SEEK
 UNIFIED ACTION
Testimonial to Dr. Beirne Tuesday Evening May
 Witness Program

Pharmacy leaders from Chicago and Washington are coming to pr. Hugh P. Heirne's Testimonial Din- ner ct 2 Gables Inn Tuesday eve- ming Co explain new government policy in drug and tolletrles tax and the definite shortage of import ant drugs such Q Belladonna and Atropine.
 Due to the national emergency, the speakers ct the dinner will pass over the usual talk ill order to inc struct pharmacists in the best way to protect the interest of Connec. ticut patients and at the same time cooperate in the preservation Of valuable drugs.
 John Dargavel, secretary of the Association of Retail Druggists, is coming directly from Chicago Co join with pr. Belrne in establishing e definite policy for tho preservation of valuable drugs and establishing of g voluntary group to preserve many necessary drugs for home de- fence.
 From Washington, Rowland Jones, CongresssonaI Representative of the National Association of Retail Druggists, will bring last minute news.
 John Dugan, Publicity chairman,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06

EER 'ERT ROLLING
 Sunday night marks the debut af HATR's new aIl-star show for she OEAI, titled "Keep 'Em Roll Amg.n Tho new production, fcatura Ing Clifton Fadiman as permanent emoee and Morton GoUid'S Or ehestra, win make It's initial bid Cor listeners from 10:30 to n on Sunday night with Ethel Norman and Maurice Evans as guests. Miss Norman will introduce a new Rodgers and Hart song ti- tied "Keep Elm Rolling" written especially as . theme for the WATR-MBS broadcast. The tune, lt is revealed, was dashed off by the MeSsrs. Rodgers and Hart in a single afternoon. Last week OEM producer Arthur Kurlan tele- nhOned the composers office and reminded NIT. Hart that the dead line was approaching. "I have to get that music to Miss Norman. Have you gotten around to writ ing the song yet?" Mr, Hart ad- mltted that they hadn't, But" he promised, well do it this after nOon." They did, and when you hear 1t, you'll agree that Keep Elm Rolling" Is . good after noon's work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06
Safeguarding Our American Liberty

A handsome wall chart in map form is availa- ble to you from this newspapers Washington Service Bureau showing essential features of hemisphere defense in relation to the world.
 This Defense Map size 22" S2" in cOOrs shows the chief United States Naval, Air and Coast Defense Bases. It indicates also the effective range of both and air patrol and gives the distances between vital points in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Various current types of planes andnaval units illustrated
 you want this Defense Map. send the coupon below, carefully filled in, and enclose with it fifteen cents in coin unused U S. postage stamps, to cover return postage, handling and other costs: = -cLIP COUPON HERE F M. KeFby Director The Waterbury Democrats Service Bureau Dept DM-s. 1918 Thirteenth Street. Washington. D. C. Enclosed find fifteen csPs send sf the wall Defense Map to-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06

The anlmator responsible for many of little Timothy Mouses scenes in Walt Disney's "Dumbo." gained much of his inspiration by drawing whiskers and buck teeth on poFtroits of screen comedian Ed Brophy. who furnished Timothy's voice. Tn this way the animator was able to effect the correct balance between the man and the mouse, which makes Tlm- othy one of The most amusing char acters ever to pop out Of a Disney paint pot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06
POTENTIAL SONG HITS HAVE BEEN FILING UP

Forty of these firms, each col- lecting three such songs, thus pile up 120 potential "naturals" every month. Consequently, in the ten- month period of the ASCAp strike, the musical reservoir collected ap- proximately 1900 tunes that are ex- pected to keep Little Old America swinging and swaying for some time to come.
 But that's not all by long shot, From now on the lid will be off whole series of new songs written for new Hollywood movies and Broadway want thes songs fully ex- plotted by radio, now that the fight is over.
 In addition, all the old-time fa- vorites that were kept off most of the airwaves during the ASCAP- BMI fight, must be crowded into
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06
MORRIS sTAYs IN FILMS

Chester Morris has given up the Idea of returning to the Broadway stage. Instead he will remain in Hollywood, his next starring picture being. "I'll Be Back in a Flash", for Producers William Pine and William
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06
WATR PROGRAMS
 1920 Kilocycles

s:o5-off the record--Joe Reich s:15-off the record-Tommy Dor a:sO-off the record-Polka Time g:I5-Off the record-Ginny Simms 4:0O-Off the record-Frankie
 Masters 4.15-Off the record-Bob Chester 4:s0-Off the record-Eddy Duchin 4:45-off the record-Jimmy Dor s:oo-off the record-Dinah Shore 5:l5-Off the record-Claude
 Thornhill 5:s0-NewS 5:45-Easy Listenin' 6:0O--Yankee News 6:l5-Afystery Song Contest 6.30-Pleasure X Profit 6:45-Hits and Bits 7:00-Fulton Lewis, Jr. 7:15-Hubert Kregeloh, Commen-
 tator 7:30-Ione Ranger s:00-Cal Tlnney-Sizing up the
 News s:15-True Detective Mystery s:45-Webb Triton, Baritone 9:00-News: Dancing Discs 9:15-Bill Derwin-Sports Page |. 9:30--Adyentures fin Melody 10:O0-Raymond Gram Swing l0:15-Spotlight Bands 1O:30-Mystery Hall 11:00--Yankee News 1f:15-Interlude: Weather i1:3O-B. B. c. News, Glen Gray's
 orch. 12.00-Sign Off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06
TONIGHT ON THE NETs

TONIGHT ON THE NETS
 The Coffee Time" show (NBC- Red, a will use a Baby Snooks com- edy routine to promote Defense Savings Stamps. SnookS learns that Daddys Defense Stamps are not to be stuck to postcards, She, and not the stamps, take the licking i, War, elections, Broadway and de- fense inspire the highlights of the March of Time Broadcast, (NBC- Blue, 8 =. Author Clifford Gold smith says tonight's "Aldrich Fam fly" script Is his favorite, He's writ- ten more than 150, so it should be good. CNBC-Red, 8;S0l. Brian Donlevy will be among Bing Cros- by's guests during the K, M, H, broadcast. (NBC-Red, 9.
 Tommy Dorsey Is Q perfection
 list.
 When Nathaniel Shilkret, one
 of America's foremost arrangerS,
 composers and conductors, once
 told him that he was destined to
 become one of the greatest trOm-
 bGnistS of all time, Tommy, lack
 ing confidence in himself, only
 laughed. He vowed, though, that
 he would never be satisfied with
 musical mediOcrlty and the Sen
 timental Gentleman's" standing
 among the top orchestra leaders
 of the era has substantiated his
 VOW.
 When the Coca Cola Company
 recently decided upon its new
 Spotlight Bands" program, Tom
 my Dorsey was one of the first
 band leaders to be considered. He makes his first appearance on this show during the week of Nov. 3 over . coast -.>--cOaSt Mutual net work. And along Tin Pan Alley they say 1t is safe bet that his music will become Q regular fea- ture on the program.
 BATTLED FOR PLACE
 As a boy Tommy had to battle with his brother Jimmy for a chance to practice on the single sax their father had given them. His real search for perfection started after he and his brother had spent ten years playing with many of the name bands of the country. They had been with Paul Whiteman along with Bing Crosby and the Rhythm Boys; they had been on the radio with Andre Kostelantz; and with Nat Shilkret whose prophecy set deaS a-forming in Tommy's head.
 Tommy set out with his brother Jimmy to put together a band which | .hey planned to be a super-band. | Tommy started on his quest for the | pest.
 Around his own trombone and Jimmy's sax he gathered Bing Cros- oy's brother Bob as vocalist, Glen Miller to augment the trombone sec- ion, and Ray Mckinley to handle the drums. One transforming trip from New York to Mexico with a stopover in New England and the outfit was made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06
BY JACK DEvLIN NEA Service stan Writer

New York, Nov. GA musical ''blitzkrieg" of at least 1900 sure fire" tunes is about to start pouring intU the radio public's ear from Q bulging reservoir of song that's been filling up ever since the AsCAP-BMr boys started feudin' about 10 months ago.
 Tn Q nutshell, here's the way it figures out: While there are hun dreds of song publishers, actually about 40 are considered to be among the mainstays of the indus try. Out of an average of about 20 songs individual firms accept each month for publication, an average of three or four is regarded as good hit material.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06

Wistful Vista the mythical mid western town immortalized in the popular Fibber McGee and Molly radio programs. provides the main backgrmound for RKO Radios new smash comedy hit "Lool Who's Laughing" starring Edgar Bergen, Charlie Mccarthy, Fibber and Molly and Lucille Ball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06
Dial Doings
By JIM PARKER

arrangements went up in smoke. To help him out, conductor" of record programs are playing his platterS more often, thus keeping his name
 bfore the public while new arrange ments are being made, John Bar rymore will celebrate his first an- niversary with the Vallee show next week. He and brother Lionel, by the way, are being suggested as a permanent radio team after their recent bit on the same show. The Pied Pipers, vocal quartet with the Tommy Dorsey band, used to be an octet but split in two when one member went to work in an airplane factory, another became a fire mar shal in Montana, the third went to work for the city of Los Angeles, and another became an arranger for Bing Crosby. IT.. remaining four will be featured with Dorsey's or- chestra on tonight's Spotlight Bands" show over WATR at l0;l5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06

Lupe Velez, Leon "Rubberlegs" Errol, Charles Buddy" Rogers and Marion Martin, who enact top roles in RKO Radios "The Mexican Spit fires Baby" have all appeared in Ziegfeld's Follies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-06
LOVES LABOR LOST

Jean Aines has at last found use in q motion picture for her aero battles hobby. She plays a cheer leader in 'aThe Male Animal"