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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-26
British Minister Tn
 Speech To Congress
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1T should like to say first of all thai I have been very much impressed hs che breadth of view which flavs found an all quarters over here.
 Any one who did not understand the solidarity of the foundation oi the United States might have ex. pected to find all minds fixed on thl existing aspects of war as they have hit America.
 U. 6. Na Attacked
 "After all the Q. S. has been at. tackled and set upon. I have seen ths most powerfully armed mllitary states and the greatest military power in Europe making war upor you"
 He said he had found here "ar awakened fortitude which, far iron being based upon cornplacency, IS tlaI mark Of an intellectual, O well, grounded, confidence In the final out, come. And we in Britain had thl same feeling in our darkest days"
 we must not underrate the force to which you and we have been sub jected," he continued.
 PICK UP TWO
 '"The forces ranged against us arG enormous. the wicked men allt their vassals who enrolled their peo' pie on the part of war and conquesi know that they are lost If they can. not beat down by force Of arms thu people they have attacked. They will stop at nothing"
 He said only a portion of our re- sources are fnobilized and i've bott have much to learn in the art of war some ground will be lost which 1t will be hard and costly to regain before the full nlarshaling of oul latent and potential power can bl accomplished"
 Disasters Escaped
 He declared that If Germany hat tried to Invade the British Isles 1T June ie40 and if Japan had declared war on the British empire and thu United States at about the samC date, no one can say what disasters might have been our lot"
 But now at the end of Decembei 104i our transformation Co total wal efficiency has made great progress, he continued.
 He said some people may be puz. zled or depressed 'when like youi president I speak of long hard war;" but the American and British people want to know the truth.
 After oil we are doing the nohiest work in the world--Tlot only defend. ing our hearths and homes but de. lending the freedom Of every land, he said.
 'The question whether deliverancC comes in Io42-4S-4A falls into itl proper place in the grand propor. tlons of human destiny.
 Masters of Our Fate
 "Sure I am that this day we are the masters of our fate and thai with on unconquerable will power salvation will not be denied us. n tho words of the father we shall mol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-26

The funeral of Thomas J. Mo- Mahon was held this morning at S:l5 o'clock from his home in Strat- ford to St. James church, Stratford, where a solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated at g o'clock. Burial was in new St. Joseph's cemetery Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-26
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sTEWART-In this city, Dec. a., i9ai. Ralph 4. Stewart of. 7i2 East Main St., Private funeral services funeral home, 94 Willow St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-26

he nifnld 0f epil tidlnHs. Not VIII the lidlngs saoll he bud either. TOT on the contrary mighty strokCe of var have already been kullt ngainst the enemy.
 'aTlu Q wounds have been inflicted upon the NaM tyranny which has festercd and infiamed not only in the Nazl body but ia the Nazi mind.
 ''Benito Mussoliri is now but a iackey and serf, the merest dis- penSor of his masters will He has inflicted great sutferings and wrong upon his own people. All his Afri- can empire has been liberated"
 Referring to the current British successes In Libya. he said that flor the first time we have fought the enemy with equal weapons--for the first time we have made him feel the sharp edge Of those tools with which he has ensiaved Europe"
 He said British General Auchir- leck had set out Ito destroy totally" the enemy forces of about lb0,000 men in Cyrenacia, "and I have every kNnUlk tO HGAAStS tA&Ns AAAo NeAAA will be accomplished"
 Give You the Truth
 @H am happy to he able to placs before you members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives at this moment when you are enter Ing the war, the truth that with proper weapons and proper orgarli- zation we are able to beat the life out of the savage Nazis," he de- clared.
 Tse said the subiugated peoples await the hour of liberation when they too will be able to play their parts"
 Turning to the Far East, he saic People have a right to ask me iHi England why have you not got ade- quate airplanes and weapons of all Kind in Malaga"
 Didn't Divide Forces
 Tn answer, he said, q can only point to the victory in the Libyail campaign. If VIC had divided the forces between Libya and Malaga we should have been found wanting In both places"
 He said the choice of how to dis- pose of hitherto limited resources ''had to be made by Great Britain In time of war and by the united States In time of peace"
 He felt that the choice made was right, and now that we are linked in righteous comradeship of arms" new scene opens.
 Teach Japan A Lesson
 As for Japan, he said that when we look ct the resources of the United States and the British Ein- pire compared with those of Japan when we remember those of China which has 50 long valiantly resisted invasion and when also we observe the Russian menace which hangs over Japan 1t becomes still more difficult to reconcile the Japanese action with prudence or reasonable sanity.
 "What kind of a people do they think we are? Is 1t possible that they do not realize that we never shall lease to, perservere against them until they have been taught lesson which they themselves and the world shall never forget7"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-26
Red Cross Campaign
 Passes $12,OOO Mark
Chairman Lewis S. Reed Issues Daily Statement
 Acknowledging Contributions From Citizens

Waterburians continuing their excellent support of the current drive for $85000 being conducted by the local chapter American Red Cross for the organizations war fund according to the figures on further receipts announced today by Lewis S. Reed chairman of the com mittee in charge of the campaign
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-26

New Haven. There he engaged in the same business for 35 years. Due to ill health, he retired six years ago.
 Mir. Maiorano was well known in New Hoven where he took an active interest in civic and fraternal or ganizations.
 He leaves his wife, Mary Gar aldi { Maiorano; a brother, Joseph Maiorano of Orange; and a sister, Mrs. Arthur Chambers of Los An- geles. Calif. He was brother of the late Nicholas Maiorano, a Waterbury undertaken for 35 years, who died last January.
 Private funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 7:45 o'clock from the Celentano funeral home, 424 Elm street. New Haven, to st. Anthony's church for e sole emn high Mass ct s:30 o'clock. Bur- ial will be in the family plot in st. I.amganne cemetery. N1innAD may call at the funeral home this af- lernoon and evening. Eriends are asked to omit flowers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Labor Difficulties at
Bomber Plant OiSSolving

Carpenters union members took
the first step Wednesday which may
solve the controversy at Ypsilanti
bomber plant about double pay or
time and a half for overtime.
Local No. 512 of the United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners OF
America agreed 10 lower the year
old provision requiring double pay
for overtime work to time and one
half pay for overtime. Decision was
reached following conferences with
delegates from the Ford Motor Co.,
Bryant and Detwiler Co.. general
contractors Albert Kahn. architect,
and Jerome a. Utley, builders.
The agreement will provide for
double pay on. Sundays and legal
holidays. overtime work for full
shifts and preference to members
OF the local union in layoffs.
Meantime the Senate Defense In
vestigation Committee demanded
today immediate Qualification OF the
governments labor policies on low
cost defense housing projects.
An issue Is being made OF $979,-
900 contract for a Wayne County
housing project which John Car
mody. Federal Works administra
tor, testified had been held up be-
cause its award to an employer Of
CLIO labor might cause AFL "reper-
cussions." 1t Is believed by many
that this has a direct bearing on
workers at the bomber
plant.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09

lanti is Mrs Seamans' report OF the
huge pageant OF seven episodes the
first OF which was under her direc-
ton.
The program OF the afternoon,
The Fall Parade. a fashion show
of elegant furs. was presented by
Mrs. Olin Eckley. chairman. and
her committee. Mrs. Eckley intro
duced Mrs Edwina Blake.
Mrs. Blake spoke Interestingly OF
the various types OF furs, OF their
handling, cutting. sewing. dyeing,
explaining the source of the more
familiar furs and the development
and fashioning Of the garments
while Mrs. John Kolb. Mrs. Spencer
Davis and Mrs. George Elliott mod
eled the beautiful fur wraps OF
Hudson seal, silver fox and ermine
in an almost professional manner.
Many were amazed by the elegance
attained by the lowly rabbit.
AT the conclusion of the program,
members OF the program commit
Tee acting as hostesses for the day.
A novel feature OF the attractive
tea table was the arrangement OF
cat-tails and dahlia blossoms in a
large silver bowl which centered
the table. Mrs. Guy Davis, Mrs.
Fred Older. and Mrs. Elton Ry-
nearson assisting at the tea table
dispensed cordially while they
poured.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
PRESIDENT ASKS
MERCHANT SHIPS
Be GIVEN ARMS
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Minority isolationists have or
ganized TO oppose today's Neutrali.
ty Act amendment which they
characterize variously as war
measure and a declaration OF war.
But congressional leaders have as
surred Mr.. Roosevelt that they have
the votes to put guns on the ships.
There may be votes to abolish CON-
bat zones and permit American
merchant vessels TO enter bellige--
ent ports, as we'll, but the Admins.
tration is believed to be looking
first for a sure thing issue which
arming ships appears to be.
A whopping majority would have
important political and diplomatic
significance in counteracting the
effect of the House vote OF last
August which sustained the Adj
ministration by a bare 203.202 on
the question of extending the ser
vice period OF the citizens army.
First action on neutrality is sche-
duled in the House where Chairman
Sol Bloom, D.. n. Y, OF the For.
eign Affairs Committee is ready with
two amendment drafts. One would
repeal section six Of the act which
prohibits the arming OF merchant
ships. The other would repeal sec
tions six and two. the latter Of
which authorizes establishment of
combat zones and forDids our mei-
chant vessels to enter ports so des.
ignated.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Mary-Martha Group
to Aid Missionary

Members OF the Mary-Martha Mis-
sionary Society of the Lutheran
Church set the date for their an
nual thank offering meeting. and
decided TO send a missionary box,
al their business meeting which
was followed by a program Wednes-
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Frank Lidke. Sr.
The annual thank offering serv-
fee is to be Oct. 22 in the Sunday
School rooms OF the church. The
missionary box, in charge of Mrs.
Peter Buccos. will contain supplies
for a school and a missionary in
Alabama.
Delegates who will attend the
annual convention OF the Michigan
district OF the missionary fedora
tion to be In st. Paul Church. To.
ledo. Oct. Is are Mrs. Rodney Mast
and Mrs. Theodore Dascrner. Miss.
Cora Roehm is alternate. About Is
members Of the society will attend
the sessions.
II was decided to remember Mrs.
Title Tackman, who is Ill in Boyer
Hospital, with a card shower.
The subject for the evening pro-
gram was Our rs Years in the In.
dian Field" Mrs. Fred Peters told
OF native missionaries, and Miss
Edith Lidke reported on a talk by
Mrs. Ruth Meyer. a speaker at the
Chautauqua at Lakeside, o., las.
summer. Mrs. Meyer Is a returned
missionary from India. The begin
ring of the missionary work and its
progress during the past Is years
was described by Mrs. Hugo Fenker.
Mrs. Willis Steffen read a letter
Of appreciation from Mrs. Milton
Schramm. a missionary wife, for
refrigerator that had been sent
them.
After the meeting refreshments
were served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Calendar Of Social Events

TODAY
Martha A. Beach Tent Daughters of Union Veterans 1890 GAR
Hal.
West Circle Society Lutheran 1880
Mrs Carl Hornberger, S27 Miles
Presbyterian Womens Union number O'Clock
Mrs Harry Hammond; o'clock with +. II.
Missy
Order Rainbow For Girls regular meeting 1880 Masonic
lodge
B. B William Waters
business
followed by entertainment Ypsilanu High School
Perrine Auxiliary. m. GAR Hall
Inspection night Preceding session served Michigan
Union.
Auxiliary Womans Society Christian
1880 home Walter Heyler
Womens Republican Club with Mrs
a p.
Cleary College Alumni dinner. $50 alumni
Faculty Danes. o'clock Charles McKenny. Hall.
Club, o'clock, with Mrs
Womens Relief Corps, o'clock
AtnseyNereness Junior Club of WRC. O'Clock, GAR Hall
Friday Bridge Club. luncheon o'clock
Ypsanti hail.
n. Huron ST.
Red Cross sewing and knitting. five wech Hall to
o'clock
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Fifty Enrolled in
Initial Leadership
Training Sessions

Community Leadership Training
School held its first session OF the
season in Presbyterian Church Wed.
nesday evening. there being so
students enrolled in four classes.
Because OF conflicts in appoint
ments additional students are ex-
pected at later sessions.
Rev. William R. Shaw discussing
the Christian Message for the Pres
ent-day World spoke OF the great
need for religion. While there are
many helps the essential need is
real religion. he stated.
In Miss Muriel McKercher's class
problem areas In teaching the Bible
to small children were discussed
Emphasis was placed upon the
value OF the Bible as a guide to
growing life.
Youth and Worship was the topic
presented in the class taught by
Miss Martha Norris. Suggestions
were made Of how TO make worship
meaningful and valuable to young
people.
In the class for church officers
and leaders in church organizations
DR.. Z. w. Brakeman. OF the Univer-
sity OF Michigan. opened the dis
cussion OF the educational problems
OF the modern church. He said that
greater attention must be paid to
religious education in America II
this country is to be saved from ca
tastrophe. All citizens interested in
a better nation should give generous
support in time, money and per-
sonal service to the churches of the
community. At the school next
week DR.. Brakeman will discuss the
relation OF laymen to ministers and
the service OF each In the Christian
Church.
The assembly session was direct
ed by the Rev. Raymon B. Bair who
spoke on the Bible as a pathway
TO God.
This Leadership Training School
is sponsored by the Ministerial AS
ISOLATION and cooperating churches.
1t is open to all seekers after truth
and inspiration. Sessions are held
in the Presbyterian Church each
Wednesday evening from 7;15 to
9:15.
Registrars Earl Hubbard and
Louis White attended to the enroll
ment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Pythian Sisters Past
Chiefs to Entertain

At the October meeting OF the
Past Chiefs OF Pythian Sisters Club
Wednesday afternoon, plans were
made for entertaining the Minnie
Z. Mix Past Chiefs Association this
month. names of members TO fill the
chairs for Past Chiefs Night. Nov
5 were selected. and necessary com
mittees were appointed. Mrs. Clar-
ence Sanderson. president, conduct
ed the business meeting at the
home OF Mrs. Harry MaGraw.
Committees for the Minnie f.
Mix Past Chiefs Association, re-
ported on the progress OF plans.
The association meeting will take
place at X. P. Hall with luncheon
at 1890, Oct. %
A farewell gift was presented to
Mrs. Clare ]. Hewens, who will re-
side In Bad Axe.
The meeting was preceded by a
dessert luncheon at 1880 served to
% members Mrs. MaGraw was as
sisted by Mrs. Walter Weaver, Mrs.
Louise Nobel and Mrs. Matte Bang
hart.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Facing Realities of Life"
Topic For II. III. S. Assembly

Facing the Realities Of Life"
was the topic OF an interesting
talk by Verl Tester. Ann Arbor. a
child guidance expert, who address.
ed the Roosevelt High School as.
sembly Monday.
Mr.. Teeter said an individual is
Judged on six main points: ap-
pearance, verbal expression, intel
ligence. emotional stability. inter
est and social adaptation. He said
particularly that a pleasing per-
sonality was essential and that It
was much better to secure one by
self rivalry than by rivalry with
others.
The speaker contended that each
should try to find his particular
place in the world. This place. he
said. depends upon interest. abil-
ity and opportunity. IL plus A
plus o equals success" he said.
He pointed out that most peo-
pie lose Jobs because they cannot
control themselves and are not
willing to work hard. Too, many
people work for money alone.
There are many things that money
cannot buy. he said. pointing out
that money should be tool used
for good but not for anyone's sole
goal.
Mary Alice Warner was the stu
dent chairman OF the assembly
which was opened with the pledge
Of allegiance TO the flag. led by
Wendell Schoolmaster. Miss Lii,
liam Ashby directed the singing of
one verse OF America and then
Principal Leonard Menzi introduc.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Fashion Show of Furs Gioen
For Literary Club Meeting

The auditorium OF the Ladies'
Literary Club House was filled to
capacity Wednesday afternoon when
Mrs Fred Older presided at the
initial meeting Of the club year 1871
and 1912 OF the Ladies' Literary
Club. The gathering was featured
by showing of furs.
An impressive introduction TO the
years program was the understand.
ing reading OF the beautiful Club
Collect by Mrs. Guy Davis.
After routine business had been
dispatched. Mrs. Older called upon
Mrs. Luman Seamans who reported
the Triennial Convention OF the
General Federation OF Womans
Clubs at Atlantic City. Mrs. Sea
mans told OF the presentation OF a
gold medal to Mrs Emma Fox, De-
troit. for her great number of
years service in club work. The
discussion of world affairs COM
prised large part Of the conven-
ton programme interest to Rpsi=-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
School Social
Season to Open

Opening the social season al Ypsi
lanti High School. upper classmeu
sponsor the annual Sophomore Re
ception Friday night in the gym
nasium.
a yellow and gold color scheme
will be carried out in cabaret dec
orations and In the refreshments
10 be served from a large table at
one end of the gymnasium
Dancing to an out OF town orches.
ira will begin at 9 and continue
until midnight.
Committees for the party include
Ann Briggs and Edith Steere. CO.
chairmen OF decorations assisted by
Donald Hubbard, Lawrence Porter,
Val Baker. Robert Freeman. Lawr-
ence Koppin and Robert Moffett,
William Reed, orchestra chairman,
assisted by Robert Houck, Leland
Bachman; Carolyn Wolter and Mar.
tina Ogle. co-chairmen OF invita-
tons and chaperons. assisted by
Catherine Loesell, Lugenia Renton
and Dorothy Rice; Jean Miller. re-
freshment chairman, aided by Phyl-
lis Hammond. Geraldine Rice. Betty
10 Needles, Sonia Moss and Pauline
Kramer; Dorothy Johnson. program
and favors chairman, aided by Phyl.
lis LeClair. Robert Freeman, Donald
Gill and David Cummings.
Miss Mary Parrish and Miss Ruth
Blekking are faculty advisors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Enlarged Crinnell Store to
Rank With Best in Michigan

Grinnell Brothers Music House,
fresh and immaculate for the open
ing Friday. ranks in its complete
set-up as one OF the finest music
stores in Michigan. 1t is expanded
to four stories, including the base.
ment, and represents complete
equipment.
The ground floor with its white
notified walls is very inviting, with
its console pianos with their latest
attachments, the shining band in
struments, the organ on which
there will be recitals on the open
ing days and its very large and
complete sheet music stock. There
are 10000 records, including classic
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Teachers introduced
to Prospect P.T.A.

Teachers Of Prospect School were
introduced. committees were ap'
pointed and plans for the year were
made at the first Prospect Parent
Teachers Association meeting Wed
nesday evening al the school.
Mrs Edmund Block presided. II
was decided. TO have a school kitch-
en- shower in the near future and
10 appoint two pupils 10 take care
OF small children who come 10 the
P. T. A. meetings With their par
ents. 1t was voted to join the state
organization. All present we're re.
quested to list types Of programs
they favor for meetings.
Committees appointed by the
president are Mrs. Herbert Wilson.
Mrs. Benjamin Parker. Mrs. l.. A
Murdock. Mrs. William Orr. Mrs.
Floyd Woodward, Mrs H. A. Trot.
ter. Mrs. Alfred Weber. member
ship; Mrs. Neil Johnson, Mrs. Harry
Skillman. Mrs. r. T. Oltmanns, Mrs.
Carl Lam barth and Mrs. Harold
Woodside, finance.
After the meeting. various table
games directed by Mrs. Woodward
were enjoyed. Refreshments were
served by the sixth grade mothers
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Summit Study Club Members
Observe SLIDER Anniversary

The 25th anniversary OF the Sum.
NIT Study Club was celebrated with
a luncheon in the private dining
room Of Charles McKenny Hall
Wednesday afternoon. The dining
table. seating 22 members. had a
beautiful floral centerpiece Of glad.
ioli and asters. The new silver COW
cred year books and silvered favors
were at the places. Further carrying
out the anniversary motif were
dainty cookies sprinkled with silver
coating, gift to the club from Mrs.
Milton Barnes.
Opening the business meeting, de-
Votions were led by Mrs. Laura
Davis. For the program. Mrs. Eta
Ford, a charter member. read a
paper she had prepared on the his
tory and work Of the club.
Mrs. Minnie Snidecor described
the lovely sunken gartiens she had
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09

al, popular and syncopated compo-
sitions.
The walls OF the upper floors are
done in cream notified finish. The
top floor contains a recital hall
with a capacity of so and is for the
free use for piano recitals. On
the second floor are teaching rooms
for the music teachers OF the city.
Console pianos in many designs
are shown on the second floor and
with the latest attachments. Ra-
dos showing frequency meditation
are also in a separate room on this
floor
In the basement are many makes
OF refrigerators. washing-machines
and gas and electric stoves for
cooking and oil stoves for heating.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
HAVE AN EXTRA CHANCE

IT SHOULD be obvious that
stalking your chances entirely on
one factor is unsound II you can
add still another possible means
Of success. Many fair players
seem never to learn this, however.
As soon as they see one possible
way to make their contract. II GER
tain missing cards are placed as
they wish. they begin play accord
ing to that plan. Just another mo-
ment OF study may show them
that, without impairing that pos
sibility, they can add another, so
that If one try doesn't work the
other may. Just such little mental
habits can mark the entire differ
ence between some winning play
ers and some losers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
Club Entertained

The Ritzy Eight Club was enter.
tanned Wednesday evening at the
home OF Mrs. Lester Klein. Cards
were played, prizes being won by
Mrs. Carl Casselberry. Mrs. Sanford
LeClair. Mrs. James Lamont. and
Mrs. Orville Townsley. who won
the special prize. A delicious lunch
con was Served by the hostess. The
club will meet in two weeks with
Mrs. Courtney NnYak