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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
THANK OFFERING
 MEETING CALLED
Alice Towne of WilIiman- tic Speaker Wednesday
 at End Congregational

Alice M. Towne, associate in Chris tian Education at the First Con- gregational church in Willimantic. will be the speaker. at the annual thank offering meeting of the Foreign Missionary Committee of the Second Congregational church in Davenport hall next Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Miss Towne spent several years in teaching activities with the pulp lie schools and college of Thteology at Cagayan and Dumaguette, Philip pine Islands. Since her return to the United States Miss Towne has actively participated in the Con- 1-egational Conferences. Her sub- tact "Our Work in the Philippine Island" is sure to be one of great interest. There will be contralto solos by Miss Doris Howe, accom- panied by Mrs. William c. Russell, and the devotoinal service will be lead by Mrs. Pierre 0. Cowles. Tea will be served following the meet ing. The board meeting will be held In the parlor at 2:15.
 The Civilian Defense Volunteer Office Is offering course on Child Welfare and Recreation to be given through November and the first two weeks in December. November 3, 10, 12 and IT at 7:30 p. m. will be held in the Conference Room of this church. Young men and women of suitable character for volunteer work with children are urged to register for this course.
 The annual meeting of the Needlework Guild and Exhibit of Garments will be held at the Junior Women's Club rooms, "A Central avenue, Thursday, November 6 at o'clock. The annual contribu- tion of two new articles of wearing apparel or a donation of money con- stitutes membership.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

MarSnal Henr Phileppe Petatn, however, was reported against the German proposal. Petain repeated ly has placed himself on record against the sacrifice by France or any more of her empire. He has rebuffed-at least for the time be- ing German proposals for the re- moval of Gen. Maxine Weygand as French commander in chief for Africa.
 Naxi Division Plan
 The German plan for the division of Africa calls for this disposition of territory, it was said:
 Germany: The bIiik of southern and central Africa, including Brit ish East Africa; British Sudan, Rhodesia, British southwest Africa, French Congo to Lake Tchad, French Togo and Damohey; Belgian Congo; probably French Madagas- car.
 Italy: Libya, Ethiopia, French So- maitland; Tunisia; Italian Erithrea; Italian Somaliland.
 France: Most of northwest Africa down to the equator including AL geria, most of French Morocco and, as compensation for her sessions the Axis, the British Colonies of Gambia, Sierra Leone, the cold coast and Nigeria.
 Spain: Her present possessions in Northwest Africa, plus slice of French Morocco.
 (- Portugal: Her present possession of Portuguese Guinea, Angola and Mozambique.
 Egypt: To obtain nominal inde- pendence under a regime friendly to
 Union of South Africa: To be nominally independent under pro- Axis Boer regime.
 Germany, Italy Agree
 It was understood Germany and Italy have agreed on the plan for carving up Africa and are seeking vigorously to obtain Vichy's consent, offering the prospect of separate peace as an inducement.
 Petain, however, having backed his policy for defense of the French empire with arms in Syria and at Dakar opposes the arrangement.
 He is reported convinced that any arrangement of this kind, particular ly one involving the transfer" to France of British African possessions still firmly in British control would automatically bring France back into the war at GermanYs side.
 It was said he alreAdy has put his foot down on one colonial arrange ment which had been agreed to by Wce-Premier Admiral Jean Francois Davlan.
 This was an arrangement which Darlan negotiated last June to allow Axis military forces to land supplies and troops at Bizerte in French Tu- nisia and move them overland into Libya. This would shorten the wa ter passage from Italy and decrease the dangers of attack by British submarines, light naval craft and planes.
 Petain refused to accept the ar- rangement. It was understood the Germans. though angered by his re- fusal, took no reprisals at that time due to their preoccupation with the Russian campaign.
 More recently, however, the Ger mans are said to have displayed marked hostility toward the Vichy regime, in belated repriSal for Pc. tain's action of last June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Continued from Preceding Page)

meet taxes, and pays the balance to charity.
 The result is-thanks to Ham Fish--that charity's share is far less, and the principal beneficiary is the Bureau of Internal Revenue. VIRULENT RED -TAPITIS
 Phil Young, hard-working son of the General Electric's Owen D. Young, is taking himself so seriously in the office of Lend Lease Administration that he is holding British orders up for three and four weeks.
 Young Young has habit of sending back British applications for war material with requests that they give details sa to why they need this or that--desipte the fact that his job is not supposed to be one of policy. Questions of poll icy are decided by higher-ups.
 Young'S favorite practice is to receive a British request, hold it three or four weeks, then bounce 1t back to the British for "justi- fication".
 Delays have become so bad that Ed Stettinius, superior to Young, has had to step in and try to eliminate some of the red tape.
 NOTE = A year ago, Young complained to Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau that Joe Green of the State Department was hold up British shipments with too much red tape. Looks like red-tapitis was the most con- tagious disease in the Capital. ARMY NOTES
 It. Colonel R. Ernest DuPIy. able, popular chief of the War Departments press section, is the Arny's outstanding author. Among DuPuy's books are::'sIf War Comes, World i'm Arms" Perish by the Sword, Where They Have Trod", which is rated as the best non-fic- ton volume ever written about West Point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
COLLEGE SAVES wAsTEPAPER

New. York CUPl-The sale of waStepaper is providing funds that will purchase uniforms for the ele- vator men at Hunter College. The custodian explained that no ap- propriations for uniforms were in- cluded in the college budget. and he did not feel that the men should be required to buy their own.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
FLORENCE OIL HEATERS

Get your new Florence Oil Heater now and give winter 6 mighty tough recep- tion when it comes around your house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
MADE-TO-oRDER STORY

Addhering closely to the comedy patterns which have made Edgar Bergen, Charlie Mccarthy, Fibber McGee and Molly top-ranking na- tional favorites of the networks, RKO Radios Look Who's Laugh ing" is said to be hand-tailored to their individual talents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
Don't Get Alarmed! Man With ad.and Pencil Will Not Issue Police
 Tickets = Seeking Information on Proposed New Auto Route.

been proved in the past. The plan ming b-department employed the same tactics in locating a site for the New London Groton bridge, and at one time discouraged the construction of a bridge in an area taht woulc. have sesn negligible usefulness for its existence.
 Members of the department urge complete cooperation on the part of the public in order to in- sure the success of the study.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
Stir Up Your Lay Liver Bic

To Help Relieve Constipation!
 If liver bile doesn't flow freely every 6eY into your intestines-constipa ton with It's headaches, mental dulllness, half alive feeling often result. So take pr. Edwards Olive Tablets to insure gentle yet thorough bowel movements. Olive Tablets are simply t1onderfuI to stir up your liver bile secretion and tone up muscular intestinal action. 15e, soc, 00t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

The thirty-flve million radio fans who have been hearing about wist- ful Vista in. Fibber McGee,s and Molly's weekly radio program will have an opportunity to see this mid-western village for the first time in RKO Radios new fun film, Look Who's Laughing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
Germany Urged France
 To Divide Up Africa
Make Three Portions Controlled By Germany, Italy,
 France; So Far Marshall Petain Has Refused
BY HARRISON SALISBURY Limited Press Staff COrrespOndent)

Germany the United Press was advised by competent sources in Europe today has offered France separate peace before the end of the war if she will agree divide Africa into three spheres German Italian and French completely eliminating Britain and Belgium from the continent The plan has been worked out in full detail in Berlin reported and has been the subject of exens i've negotiation with the Vichy regime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

Scotland lost its oldest editor by the death of Walter McPhail in Edinburgh who spent 60 years in aoulnalism, 66 with one newspaper.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
The Hess Mystery

The American people have been
reading mystery, stories for many
years. People exercise their wits
to see if they can find the solution
of these puzzles. If they are
skilled ON mysteries, let them try
their hand on the Rudolf Hess
case, as to why he got out of Ger
many in such a hurry that he had
scarcely enough gasoline to get his
plane to Scotland.
The Nazis want the world to
think he suffered from mental alb
berration. Adolf Hitler would not
have chosen Hess as his deputy
fuehrer and probably his closest
friend and associate if the man had
any mental weakness. Mr.. Hess
probably knew just what he was
doing when he put plenty of blue
water between himself and his
friend Adolf.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
Memories OF Patriots

On May 80, the American people
are asked to suspend their daily
work and pleasures, and spend a
brief time in honoring the veter-
ans who have served in the coun-
try's wars. Originally established
as a Decoration day for the men
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
Memorial day has become the occa-
sion when soldiers who served in
all our wars are to be honored.
In thousands of quiet cemeteries
lie the remains of these men, who
never more will hear the sound of
the warriors trumpet, the clash of
steel on steel, or the boom of can
non. They passed through life's
most terrible experiences and they
did not quail. Without protest they
left their peaceful homes, their be-
lovel families, and the occupations
on which their future welfare de-
pended, and marched to the camp
ground and prepared for the dead
ly business of war.
They had no personal animosity
against their foes, but felt they
were called upon to support GER
tain grand ideas for the benefit of
their country. Thousands Of them
sleep in quiet cemeteries in Europe
where they gave up their lives, as
they thought, to end all wars. The
results of their sacrifice have
proved disappointing, as wars have
not been ended. but their sacrifice
was just as noble. Those quiet
resting places should be watched
and tended and kept ever green.
Any ravaging war that lays its de-
structive hand on those graves
should forever meet the execration
of mankind.
1t is a pleasing and beautiful act
to place flowers on the grave of
any such veteran. The heart Of the
whole community should go to
these peaceful resting places. The
veterans have passed to a scene
where the issues of life are not
settled by the futile and destruc-
tive hand of war. but by the justice
of God. Let them never be for
gotten, for they are men who have
helped our country reach higher
level.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
Mans Treasures Gone

The war goes on day by day, re-
ducing to ruins some Of the noblest
products of mans genius over the
centuries. 1t seems like some ter
rife whirlwind that sweeps thru
the products of mans toll and sac
rifice and power, and reduces them
all to ordinary rubbish.
A few nights ago the ruthless
Nazi raiders swept over London,
planting their bombs on such 1bble
products of mans aspiratiaa as the
houses of parliament and Weafnin-
ster Abbey. Under the latter roof
is perhaps the worlds finest col
lection of memorials of great men.
Terrific damage was done to such
structures as if they were Of no
more account than rickety and
worthless shacks in someone's
back yard.
The human race goes slowly and
toilsomely along, creating objects
Of nobility to testify to its spiritual
longings, and expressing the mar
vellous skill and rich imagination
with which the Creator has gifted
human beings. Then brutal war
comes raging into the midst of
these products of inspiration, rep
resenting the noblest achievement
Of the human spirit, and sweeps
them into the dust heap and the
dump.
1t is something as If a baby was
turned loose in a museum full Of
creations of beauty, and should
take a sharp knife of which it had
gained possession, and should cut
and slash famous pictures which
have inspired the world, an d
should turn them into messy strips
of worthless canvass.
Such actions are childish. They
are like the doings of infants who
have not yet gained any conception
of Judgment and right conduct.
Such loss of treasures, with the
dreadful loss of life that went with
it, could have been averted, if the
man or men responsible for this
war had been willing to settle dis
puted issues in a spirit of reason
and kindness and tolerance.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
800 OF NATIONS LOVELIRST
TRY FOR ZIEGFELD ROLES

Exactly the same system which
Florenz Ziegfeld and his stage di-
rector, Ned Wayburn, used for the
selection of their Follies beauties
was followed by Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer in choosing the show girls
for ."Ziegfeld Girl" spectacular
musical coming to the New Plaza
Theatre, Milford, for a three-day
engagement on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday, June 1, 2 and 8.
Ziegfeld believed that a pretty
face was the first requisite, then an
attractive figure. Next he required
girl to be able to dance, or at
least to be able to carry herself
gracefully. Applicants were lined
up back stage and advanced one
at a time across the stage in time
to dance music. They walked to
the far side, returned, came down
stage to the footlights, walked to
the baekdrop and were measured
for height, then exited. No an
nouncement was made as to whe-
ther the girl had been selected. She
was notified privately, later. Zieg-
field and Wayburn insisted on COM
plete quiet. The addition to them
was just as important as a dress
rehearsal.
Producer Pandro Berman and Di-
rector Robert q. Leonard followed
the same system in interviewing
more than 900 girls for "Ziegfeld
Girl" the only difference being
that each girl selected as possi-
bility was later given a screen test.
Georgia Carroll, known as "Amer-
ica's most beautiful model" was
chosen first. Then came Nina BIZ
sell, Alaine Brandeis, Virginia
Cruzon, Lorraine Gettman, Patri-
cia Dane, Louise LaBranche, Anya
Taranda, Madeline Martin, Irma
Wilson, Francis Gladwin and Wv
lent Mason-all beauty winners and
considered the nations outstanding
commercial and Photographic m ID
els. Another 500 were interviewed
for the remaining thirty-tw0 who
supplemented the twelve front-line
show girls in the films production
numbers. The girls appear with
the principals, Judy Garland, Hody
Lamar, Lana Turner and Tony
Martin in the numbers. James
Stewart also starred, is never seen
with the beauties.
Ziegfeld believed that tall girls
must have more perfect features
than small girls. He felt that the
latter would get by with shub noses
because they looked "cute" where
as the tall ones didn't. Ziegfeld's
one weakness was for unusual hair.
red being his favorite.
Whereas nearly all the appli-
cants for show girl jobs in "Zieg-
field Girl" wore bathing suits, with
one or two in play suits or evening
dresses, Ziegfeld's original glori-
fed girls appeared at additions in
light cOlored cotton bloomers, long
stockings, or tights, smocks or
jumpers with low necks and short
sleeves, and high-heeled slippers.
Yet even in that get-ups ziggy could
pick 'em!
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
Doctors To Be Scarce?

There seems a danger that if
many doctors are called as needed
for military service, there will not
be enough to serve the civilian
population. A scarcity of doctors
has been reported for years in
country towns. 1t is to be feared
that under present conditions,
many communities of some size
will experience a shortage of doc
tors.
Many doctors have not Jared
well financially, because it has
been so hard for them to collect
their bills. Some families seem to
think the doctors bill can be paid
last. AS medical service is so often
given to poor families free, it
would seem as if people should
strain to the utmost to see that
the doctors bill is promptly paid.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
HitIer's Boasts

Adolf Hitler, in his recent address
to the German Reichstag, boasted
that no coalition of nations will
ever deprive the Germans of SUI
perior armament. Adolf should
consider that he has quite job on
his hands to hold down the rebel
lious people of IA crushed nations.
1t will take a lot Of tanks and guns
and planes just to keep them
crushed.
Meanwhile the mighty factories
of America are getting started, and
will be turning out such a volume
Of weapons OF war as the world
never before saw. Hitler will not
probably talk quite as loud when
tens of thousands of American
planes manned by brave British
lighters begin doing the things to
German cities that he has done to
the peaceful people of IA conquer
ed countries.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
CHORAL GROUP BUSY
WITH SEASONAL PLANS

The Milford Choral group, COM
posed of Ga men and women of
lower Delaware, are busy with
plans for next Fall, as well as
completing final arrangements for
the first concert June 10th, in the
Milford Community Building. (See
next weeks Chronicle for full par
ticulars and concert program.)
After the rehearsal on Tuesday
evening a meeting was held, with
AL Humes presiding, and the GA
present definitely went on record
for continuing the group next year.
with Mr.. Robert w. Rudolph, min
lister of music at West Presbyter-
ian Church, Wilmington, as the
director.
Next week the group will re-
hearse on the same schedule as
last week with the exception all
rehearsals will be held in the Mil
ford Community Building. Tickets
for the concert may be obtained
from any of the choral group mem
bers or may be purchased at Miss
Stidham's shop, J.. H. Humes and
Son, or Garrett L. Grier's.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
Contributions
Are Needed To
Continue Work
On Playground
CONTINUED from rirst pase)

promoted by few citizens who col
lected money sufficient to purchase
certain land which was decided to
the City of Milford, and that at the
present time the City of Milford is
cooperating with the w. P. A. in
an effort to complete the project.
1t is the opinion of this office
that contributions, made by indi-
viduals to the City of Milford for
the purchase of property decided to
the City Of Milford for use as pub
lie bathing beach and playground,
are contributions for the use of
political subdivision of the State
OF Delaware for exclusively public
purposes, and that such cOntribn-
tlOns are deductible by the donors
in arriving at their taxable net in
come In the manner and to the ex-
tent provided by section 23(O) ~
Of the Internal Revenue Code.
Respectfully.
T. MOONEY
Deputy Commissioner
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
NEW BOOKS9?

| The following new books have
been added to the Milford Free
Public Library:
Traitors Purse, by Margery AL
lingham.
The Presidents in American His
tory, by Charles Beard.
What the Citizen Should Know
About the Navy, by Hanson Bald
win.
England's Hour. by Vera Brit
tain.
Ghosts on the Range, by Caddo
Cameron.
The Search for God, by Mar
chette Chute.
Drink to Yesterday, by Manning
Coles.
A Toast to Tomorrow, by Man
ming Coles.
Ambassador Dodd's Diary, by
William E. Dodd.
Kablona, by Gontran de Poncius.
Singing Beach, by Elizabeth Fos-
ter. q
Adam Penfeather, Buccaneer, by
Jeffry Farnol.
What Every Citizen Should Know
About the Army, by Haryery s.
Ford.
Behind Gods Back, by Uegley
Farson.
Tiger Milk, by David Garth.
Sons Of the Others, by Phillip
Glib.
In This One Life, by Ellen Glas-
gov.
A Sea Island Lady, by Francis
Griswold.
Ace in the Hole, by Jackson
Gregory.
The French Hey, by Frank Cru
ber.
Dawn Watch in China, by Jay
Homer.
No Homeward Course. by Waiter
Havinghurst.
The Grace of Guadalup, by Fran
ces Parkinson Keyes.
By Way Of Silver Horns, by
Grace L. Hill.
Call the New World, by John
Jennings.
Faraway Island, by Elizabeth
Jordan.
Where Beauty Dwells, by Emile
Loring.
The Delaware Scene, by Jack
Lewis.
London, by H. v. Morton.
Who Is This Girl, by Helen Top
ping Miller.
They Went On Together, by Rob-
ert Nathan.
What The Citizen Should Know
About the Coast Guard, by Hick-
man Powell.
Road Leading Somewhere, by Ur-
sula Pafrott.
Waltz Contest, by Berta Ruck.
Crusader in Crinoline, by For
rest Wilson.
The New Garden Encyclopedia,
by E. L. Seymour.
The Battle for Asia, by Edgar
Snow.
Student Nurse, by Renee Sham.
Men of the Mountains, by Jesse
Stuart.
The Gulls Fly Inland, by Sylvia
Thompson.
Cheerfulness Breaks In, by An
gela Thirbell.
Out of the Night, by Jon Valtin.
Lovers Alibi, by Margaret Wild
demer.
Weekend With Death, by Patri-
cia Wentworth.
Behind the Screen; How Films
Are Made, by Stephen Watts.
World Almanac for 1941.
New International Yearbook.