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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-31
Additional Sport
(meg. U. 6. PAt. Off.) Bx HARRY FERGUSON

tUnAvDu kEWB9 Np0kt8 Emtt0kl
 Indianapolis, Ind, May 3i-(Up) The man who really won the b00-Eaito whirl around the brick track Co nowhere didn't put his foot on an accelerator or his hands on Q steering wheel. He won at with his brains.
 Lou Moore, designer and builder Of the winning car in the Memorial Day Sweepstakes Race, decided this was hls year to 90 all out. He dee cided Co take the bold gamble of building a car with enough gasos line capacity to go the entire hot, Rr1elling 500 miles without Q stop, !, AS it turned out hO had to flag his car off the track and force it Co make Q stop. But it wasn't be- cause his gamble failed him. It was because he decided to take another gamhle--to change drivers in the middle of the race.
 Floyd Davis started out driving Moores winning car and after about 90 whirle around the big brick saucer he was fer back in the pack. He was getting on average of about 1i4 miles m hour out of the car and Moore didn't think that was enough.
 Called the Turn
 An old race driver himself, Moore ls not Q man to hang back when a quick decision has to be made. Sge learned years ago that if you wait too long in the driving busi- ness somebody will whiSz past you and pick up the money when the oheckered flak flutters ct the fin. ash.
 Mauri Rose had been forced out oS the race by carburetor trouble end was available for 0 relief jop. Rose is what the race drivers call a lead foot, meaning he clamps Q heavy shoe on the accelerator and goes hell.or- leather on the turns. in an instant Moore made his dee cision. He Jagged Davis off the track end put Rose behind the wheel of the Moore Special.
 Rose began to roll. He shot by ears 60 fast that the rest of the field seemed to be dawdling like c Sunday driver in Q traffic jam. Faster and faster he went heavier and heavier his foot bore down on the accelerator. Tn fact, he got go- ing 90 fast that Moore became wor. raed.
 T tried to slow Rose down to- ward tho end," Moore said, but he kept pushing it ct i20 to 122 miles per hour"
 All afternoon other drivers were slowing down and rolling into the pits for new tires, more fuel and miner repairs. That never happen: cd tN Moore's racer with the pig No. ie on It's tail. On and on 1t went end this is the way Moore explains 1t:
 T pulled c sneaker on the rest of the boys by planning to 90 300 miles nonstop. A special big gas tank and heavy tires did 1t. Rose drove Q beautiful race"
 If anybody deserves this victory, Moore is the man. He used to Do Q eyiyee himself. He finished second in 1928 and third In 1888 and 1o34. But he had to walt until no could use Mls brains instead of his driv. ang skill to get the checkered Tag
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-31
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Two.base hlt--ott. Home run - Caniili. Stolen base--Re!ser. saeris {, Dcdeers 3. Bases on bells--off by Melton {, Hamlin (, N, Brown l, HiEbe i. H,ts-.oft Hamlln, Tn InnlnRs; M. Brown, in Il; HiEbe, I in l, Runs--oft Hamiin 2. Wild pitch--M. Brown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-31
aBatted for .,sn, Smith II, ir 9th,

Errors-Hemsley. Runs batted in Walker, Wright g, Kuhel 1. Knic. kerboclker 2. Two-base hits-Wright Boudreau, Knickerbocker 2, Kuhel. Home run.-Kuhel. Stolen bases - Boudreau, Appling. Left on bases ! Cleveland 5, Chicago 10. Bases on 'baiis--off Smith {, Jungles 2, Lyons 1. Hits-off Smith, 2 in { innings; {. .Jungles, 6 in {. Hit by pitcher-by JunEels (Solters). Losing pitcher Smith. f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-31
BEAUTIFUL

B AUTIFUL
 Tn q rolling wooded section on a large lot with 100 feet frontage, stands this fine Colonial home. On the first floor & large comfortable living room with fireplace, dining room, modern kitchen, maids room, lavatory, glassed in sun.rooni, open porch, utility room, attached garage. On End floor, three bed rooms, bath and shower, plenty of colsets, full insulation and storm windows.
 The exterior just as beautiful as the interior, well handicapped and studded with trees. Ideal location for rock garden or outdoor fireplace Ready for occupancy. To see this reasonable priced, attractive home call at
 757 Prospect Road at East Mountain
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Aueonuobiles
NeSO Car De0lers
AusomObIIss For Sale

ioS7 Nash @" Touring sedan elOO iea7 Packard i2o Tour. Sedan o4eb
 WATERBURY NASH co Seb West Main St. Dial 3.Iie3
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For Rent Reol Estate
Business Places For Rent

QARAQE-Suitable for repair shop, Has oil conveniences. $50 month. 3 roons.top floor. All Improvements SIP. Inquire i7o Union st, or Hosey 3.i473.
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FOR BETTER sERVIOR-oall Rus. cells Waterbury Towel Supply O., so2 East Main sk Dial B.i57t Coat, Apron and Towel Supplies also In. dustrial Dry-O Cleaning Service.
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Money Loaned

sEH-Us if you need . first mort. gage on your property. Tel, S.sii2. D. T, Burlington, Inc. l4i West Main st,
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Have You Read The Used Car Offers On This Page Tody
Financial
Buslnssu 0ppoeSunlsles

iAAe so. MAIN gT.-Prcperty and Restaurant with Permit Must sell on account ot poor health end old age. Ina. premises.
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PONTIAC
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FINE-Building lots on asphalt road. Sec them before you decide. Louis DiPietro, 2e6 Piedmont St. Ext.
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Merchandise
Building Materials

USED - Lumber, windows, doors, bricks, plumbing supplies. New yard. 1854 Baldwin. Waterbury Wrecking O., 3.54s2: 3.7i0o.
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AHlllInsry ana Dressmaklns

FREE WITH COLD STORAGE Fur coats cleaned and glazed, IT.
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Business Service
Business Services Rendered

WINDOW CflHANfNo = You win save money H you send for us to do your cleaning. Connecticut window Cleaning Go, office, 322 Pine Sk Dial A-46i1.
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Rooms, Board, Hotel,
Roonns and Beard

BOYS CLUB, Cottage Place--Nice rooms, swimming pool, all home cooking. Reception rooniA Mods crate prices
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Building Lots For Sale

BUILDfN0-Lots for sale. Also
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Professional Services

LOUIS A. WALSH ARCHITECT
 an West Main St.
Evening star., 1941-07-26

for the Presidents signature. A
second measure, to extend the
period of service for the selectees,
will soon be reported to the Sem
ate-and to the House for action.
There is no opposition to the plan
to limit the draft age to men
under % years of age. The pro-
posal to extend the period of
service for selectees, National
Guardsmen and Reservists has
kicked up a lot of talk about un-
fairness to the selectees, who be-
lieved they were being taken into
the service for only II months.
Encouraged by this kind of talk,
some of the men in the camps
have written to Senator Wheeler
and other members of Congress,
protesting.
One way to deal with this situ-
alton is to make the men under
stand the seriousness of the
emergency which confronts the
country; to make them under
stand that to relieve them from
duty would strip the Army OF
nearly two-thirds of its personnel,
trained for II months, and leave
the country relying on unframed
men. If this were hammered
home the men in camp would
understand far better the need
for longer service on their part.
Creates Bad Morale.
If there is unrest among the
men now in training and service,
it is due in considerable part to
the fact that they have still not
been supplied with the weapons
which they are supposed to use.
In some of the units, not enough
rifles, even. have been supplied to
go round. There is a woeful lack
of anti-aircraft guns, too. and
other weapons. Eight months or
more have gone by since many of
these men were taken into the
Federal service, and they are not
properly armed yet. 1t may be
difficult to make them under
stand. in view of this lack of
weapons, that the situation is
really serious. The lack is charge
able to those responsible for ade-
quate production of arms.
This lack of arms does not
make for good morale among the
men. Training with make-believe
arms is not enough. Keeping the
BOYS entertained is not enough.
But those who deliberately un-
dertake to show the men in camp
that they are being badly treated.
that the country is not keeping
faith with them when it asks
them to serve more than IL
months are doing more than their
bit to break down morale. 1t is
the kind of thing that can only
play into the hands Of the poten-
tial enemies of the country.
In the bill which limits the
draft age to 81 years, an amend
ment was written by the Senate
to give the President authority to
take over national defense fac
tories in which production is i'm
peded by strikes or lockouts.
Senator Connally of Texas was
the author.
Another amendment offered by
Senator Byrd of Virginia and
Evening star., 1941-07-26
Natures Children
Short. allied Shrew
(Blarina brevicauda)

alert shreW, working every moment
that it is awake, not only finds the
insects that are hidden in some
shelter through the cold weather,
but the grubs in the ground. The
birds get those easily seen and do
a grand work. But the shrews catch
the runners, jumpers, diggers and
wigglers, in or above the ground.
These funny little fellows are ter
ribly savage, and they do not hesi-
tate to attack each other or a much
larger animal. For the shrew is a
ground dweller and able to burrow
and can get through soil as fast as
his neighbor. the mole. His sense of
smell is highly developed, though
his tiny eyes and scarcely visible
ears are apparently not of great
value to the hunter. That flexible
nose of his serves him we'll, and his
brown-tipped teeth are very effec-
tive for holding squirming prey and
Sitting the skin neatly down the
back. Crushing is done with the
heavy molars.
ShrewS have wonderful digestive
powers. AS they use up so much
energy, strength and vitality, they
must eat every few hours or starve
to death. They will eat their weight
in insects, meat and earthworms In
a few hours, and in a short time be
ready to do it all over again.
In the North they work under
the snow or underground, and they
even come to the surface and then
tunnel back to the earth to their
regular runways.
Field mice babies are slaughtered
by the thousands, for their nurseries
are in the ground, where the shrews
are aware of their runways.
1t is never wise to put two shrews
together. They just don't seem to
care for companionship, and the
easiest way to have solitude is for
the stronger one to feast upon the
weaker one Pets have been made
of ShreWS. They take up little room.
All they demand is a box or bowl
of earth with enough dry leaves for
comfortable bed and abundance of
food and water. OF course, you
must put something like wire net
ting over the container in order to
keep your pet at home. This is only
for the purpose of observation In a
schoolroom or for taking notes.
What you may be quite surprised
with in your wee captive is his sing
ing voice.
Evening star., 1941-07-26
Laval Seeking q Comeback
Ex-Premier Declared Hoping for Revival
Of Socialism as Alternative to Republic

his meeting to me. During this Paris
meeting Laval laughingly INDUCED
in ludicrous description of the
Vichy government methods, or lack
of methods, and of Vichy's pathetic
endeavors to set things going.
ut has not yet dawned upon the
whole lot Of them" he said, that
the French people are deeply at
tached to popular representation
and that some revival of patriarchal
absolutism, more or less IN accord
ance with the formulas of the Ac-
ton Francaise, is not going to sat
iSfy them anyway
Ideas of His Youth.
But, Mr.. Laval" interiected my
friend, you are not the man to
come forward, at the present time,
for a resurrection of Parliament"
No" retorted the former Minis
ter, but, mind you. I am back to
the ideas of my youth. I stand again
as full-fiedged Socialist and, in
that respect, feel rather we'll fitted
TO supply an alternative for the de-
funct republic which the majority
can indorse.'
OF course, Pierre Laval. who, po-
litiCally, cannot make headway ex-
cept with German assistance, would
not dare express himself in such
terms unless he was certain of Ber-
Inns approval.
Laval introduced in the talk an
element of comedy. telling the story
of the controversy he had with Mar
shal Petain, in the night of Deem
Der 13. Immediately after he had
been Summarily dismissed from
his post.
Petain Loses His Key.
Some of the most trusted ad-
viSers of Marshal Petain," M. Laval
said, openly strove for digging out
of the past some kind Of monarchy
and hated me, particularly Raphael
ALBERT. the then Minister of Justice.
When I asked the old man for an
explanation of the harsh treatment
meted out to me, his answer was
that I never had fully enlightened
him about my dealings with the
Germans. But, from day to day, I
retorted, everything I did was made
known to you.
In a casual way, perhaps, M
Petain said, but you were careful
not to commit anything to paper
and ink. My rejOinder was that I
had no time to scribble and that,
owing to the highly confidential ma
ture Of the matter, I could not
afford to dictate notes to a secre-
tary. Moreover. I was afraid that
my notes would fall into hostile
hands.
He protested that he would have
locked them in the safe which stood
in a corner of the room and that
nobody would have had access to
them. But, I inquired, who keeps
the key of that safe? That KEY
never leaves me. pronounced the
marshal in categorical tone. With
all due respect, will you kindly
show it to me?
"Of course, exclaimed the chief
of state He got up from his seat
and fumblingly explored his pockets
outside and inside. He could not
produce the key"
The issue over which the two
rulers parted seven months ago is
still very much alive today, regard
less Of M. Laval's fate.
(ReIessed by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, me-
Evening star., 1941-07-26

not mean that, in point Of servility,
the marshal and the admiral ever
were found to be at fault.
In quick succession. they sur
rendered the Syrian air fields, threw
their troops on the British and the
Free French forces, and today, In
Indo-China, they are quietly COM
plying with all the requests of
Japan.
But the representative of Hitler
in France are reported TO believe
more and more that the men in
Vichy are temperamentally unable
to carry out a national revolution. "
that they never will succeed IN
boldly asserting their leadership,
that their so-Called reforms and
their slogans fail to make an i'm
preston on most Frenchmen, that
they have no hold on the French
public. and that. in the new Europe
of the Nazi dispenSation. they can
not fill their assigned part.
In the opinion Of the Germans
they may temporarily prove useful
for strictly limited tasks, resistance
to the Anglo-American world. in
the overseas possessions, etc. But,
surely, from puppet government
something more must be expected.
Marshal Petain and his lieutenants
seem to stage a cardboard political
scenery most likely to succumb TO
the first gale which happens to blow
Never will Fascist inspiration raise
them above the antiquated tenets
OF French conservatism.
Laval BeIittIes Vichy.
Significant facts can be quoted TO
illustrate the trend of the Nazi
ENJOYS to France.
A few weeks ago, the German
authorities got in touch with a per-
sonality who, during the last quar-
ter of century. cut a very big fig
ure in the Second Socialist Inter
national. A straight offer was made
to him through an enlissary. If he
would return to Paris and resume
his former activities, free scope
would be given him TO translate his
Socialist program into concrete ac-
ton. In the occupied zone, news
papers would be placed at his dis
posal. etc. At the end of a few
months, he would be free to scrap
the experiment. if he did not want
to proceed further. Let it be said
that the proposal was turned down
forthwith. The other piece of evi-
dence comes from Pierre Laval him
self through friend of mine who
recently visited the former Premier
in Paris and smuggled a report of
Evening star., 1941-07-26

Government but Constantine Brown.
also the war news from the Russo
German front.
All Germany's satellites have been
accustomed to strike after the enemy
had been doWned by the Reich.
Toxic believed that Russia would
last maybe two weeks more than
France and Poland, but by the be-
ginning of August Stain would be
somewhere far behind the Ural
Mountains with only semDlance
of an army. Western Russia, ac-
cording to the German plan, was
to have a number of puppet mon
archs sometime in September
In the meantime the German
armies we're to start new blitz in
Western Europe preliminary to an
all-out attack against Britain.
Resistance Exceeds Hopes.
The resistance and the offensive
spirit of the three Russian armies
under the Marshals Voroshilov
tnorth), Timoshenko center and
Budyenny (southD have exceeded
the most optimistic hopes of the
British and American governments.
While it is too early TO shout VIC
tory, there is no doubt that the Ger
man forces have met for the first
time in almost two years real op-
position which has thrown monkey
wrench in the we'll oiled wheels of
the German military machinery. AS
far as it can be judged in Wash
ington, from scanty confidential re-
ports, the Germans never dreamed
they would have real trouble in Rus
sia. They admitted the huge mass
of the Soviet armies might make
progress somewhat slower, but after
the first week they decided there
would be no counteroffensive on a
large scale And most military eX-
perts in this country and in Britain
reluctantly agreed with the Ger
man thesis.
The Japanese general staff, more
than any other high military estab-
/ hshment, believed that all the Ger
mans would have TO do from now on
will be mopping up operations.
Without regarding the warnings
of some of the wiser japanese civil
/ lians, the general staff decided TO
Evening star., 1941-07-26
This Changing World
War News and Strong Stond Token by U. S.
Are Cousing Deep Concern in japan

move into the Southern Pacific.
They also reckoned that the United
States and Great Britain would con-
fine their actions to an official pro-
test couched in strong words but as
meaningless as those which followed
every encroachment of the ASiatic
mainland and the disregard of
American interests in those regions
since 1881.
If the Japanese were certain that
nothing besides economic sanctions
would follow, the situation would
not be so bad. But behind the freez-
ing of the funds and the Severence
of all economic relations they see
something else: They are worried
lest their next step-be it in the
direction of Java and Sumatra or in
the Celebes and Borneo-Will be met
with force.
STAFF Not Sure of Itself.
The japanese general staff has
never been sure of itself. This ap-
plies particularly to the navy. The
aggressive policy which the Jap
anese naval high command agreed
on after years of hesitation was
based first on the belief that the
United States will not fight because
public opinion does not stand for it
and secondly-in recent weeks, on
the assumption that the United
States Navy is not strong enough
TO accept commitments in the Pa
cific and in the North and South
Atlantic. This latter theory could
have been justified if the Reich had
finished off the Soviets on schedule
and started major campaign against
Britain.
But since this plan will have to be
delayed henceforth for at least sew
eral weeks, assuming that enough
forces are being poured into Russia
TO put an end TO the resistance of
the Russian armies. a major cam
paign in the North Atlantic appears
now unlikely.
The American Navy in the Pacific
has not been sufficiently weakened
by the withdrawal of ships to the
Atlantic to fear a setback in an
engagement with the Japanese Navy.
The position of Japan is now as
follows: If she does not go farther
than Indo-China and Thailand,
both without much importance as
far as raw materials for the prosecu-
ton of the war, she faces economic
ruin.
Toxic is worried lest some OF its
best South American customers fol-
low the Washington and London
lead and break off economic rela-
tions.
The islands from which Japan car
get all the raw materials it needs
must be occupied by force. And if
the United States Pacific feet ir
the Pacific joins in the defense Of
the Netherlands East Indies, the
prospects fc- Japan are extremely
gloomy as long as the Reich con-
tinues TO be locked in war with tht
II. 6. 6. r.
Evening star., 1941-07-26
Pastor Will Preach Lost
Sermon Before Vacation

The Rev. Glenn B. Faucet, pas
tor of the East Washington Heights
Baptist Church. will preach at IL
am. on "A Triumph Song" 1t
will be his last sermon before 70
ing on a vacation.
The following guest ministers will
be leading the IL o'clock services
during August: August 3. the Rev.
A. X. Stockebrand; August 10. DR..
Clinton N Howard; August II, J..
Raymond Schmidt; August "a. this
Rev. B. A. Owen, and August 81
Warren Taylor.
Evening star., 1941-07-26
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Many people, getting a f1eetlng
glimpse of the shrew, think they
have seen tiny mouse. These
animals are our smallest quadru-
peds. and a plump mouse seems like
giant beside the wee shreW. And
it is known that shrews are the
commonest of all warm-blooded
creatures. not omitting the birds.
Yet few know anything about these
busy and important friends of ours.
much less how they look and what
they do.
Shrews have soft fur coats the
color of shadows. They have long,
pointed snout which supports long
and quivery 'Whiskeys." In all, the
creature is not more than By inches
Evening star., 1941-07-26

long, so you can well realize that
the agile little fellow can hide
quickly when it so desires.
Choice hiding spots are wood
piles, logs and such places. Winter
and summer they seem to establish
themselves where they may always
be sure of a drink of water Hunting
must be done day and night. and
for this reason, the shrew is friend
of ours-indeed, a very important
one, for the number of active and
sleepy grubs consumed by this
hunter is amazing. We are loud in
our praises of our bird friends for
keeping down the insect hordes, but
the courageous, ever-hungry and
Evening star., 1941-07-26
New York Minister
To Give Sermon Here

At the New York Avenue Presbv-
terian Church tomorrow the guest
speaker Will be the Rev. DR.. Leland
w. Kuns, assistant minister of the
Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas
of New York City. He will speak
at IL am. on "Christs Greatest
Sermon" He will also address the
meeting of the young people at
6:45 pm.
DR.. Kuns is a graduate Of the
Union Theological Seminary and
for four, sc~rs has been associated
with Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, former
pastor of the New York Avenue
Church.