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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-04
Honeymoon
Wardrobe
Fashions
nv JOAN DEAN

BRIDES SUITS Pretty en-
sembles for Spring brides-these
are the subject Of our piece to-
day. We believe well have an
audience, for it seems there are
more brides than usual this
Spring. WHO said anything
about a draftP)
And each little bride must
have going-away costume
that's quite. quite divine. Some
thing that will make her friends
utter numerous obs and abs of
admiration. She'll want an outfa
that's as attractive in its vay
as her wedding gown.
HER NEYM loon will
never be perfect if she doesn't
find the perfect suit as well ~
sutton. And since costume suits
are the most fashionable this
season. her choice will fall on
either a dTeSS-With- Jacket or
dresS-with-long coat ensemble.
it must be a very feminine
. creation. too soft and flattering
JAS TO line and trimming. Simple
yet definitely dressy. That's
why brides-to-be will be de-
lighted to learn that trapunto
work on soft wool Is very much
In style.
TRAPUNTO WORK is a type
OF embroidery over padding
which gives a raised and out
lined design that's very charm
ing as an accent on plain cloth.
Jackets and coats with this
trimming are blooming profusely
this Spring.
They're most effective in the
new Cameo Beige and in Green
Gold-two pet colors. Beige. of
course, is the color in the spot
light for the moment. And it's
seconded by a chartreuse yellow
or by Vitamin Green, the latter
a green that has plenty of
energy without being too bright.
ALL-BEIGE outfits are advo-
Gated since monotone costumes
with matching accesSories) are
the latest trick. You could
hardly find a prettier one than
the costume suit sketched today.
which has a new long fitted
jacket over a beautiful sheer
wool crepe dress.
A touch OF trapunto trims the
front yoke of the frock. which
has inverted pleats in the skirt
and a self belt with covered
buckle. The pockets. shoulders
and sleeves of the long jacket
are ornamented with trapunto.
Jacket buttons from top to bot
tom with covered buttons. tSuit
comes in Tahoe blue, aqua. gray
and navy as well as beige)
ALLURINGLY CUT is the
long fitted coat of the second
costume suit. also trimmed with
(trapunto above the large flap
pockets on the hips. II is in
Green Gold, saddle-stitched in
Vitamin Green. and has out
lining of green thread around
the raised design.
1t slips on over a bewitching
print dress in green with star
flowers of tawny gold. A tucked
and pleated dress-skirt being
pleaded only in front. so as TO
he most practical. Horizontal
tucks form the shoulder yoke
and give very f1attering accent.
This ensemble may be had in
black and rose. likewise.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-04
Spring Costumes Call
For Slim Wais+Iine
BY IDA JEAN KAN

FROM THE signs, the Ameri-
can designers are set to be very
hard on the American figure
especially the waistline. This
middle measurement is the one
they are determined to feature.
They give us choice between
the broad, closely-fitted waist
band and the snug, elongated
line from floating rib TO hip, or
the stark alternative of leaving
this region bare!
To wear any of these styles, a
slimly tapering waist is an
absolute necessity. So long as
your waist doesn't exceed 30
inches, it doesn't much matter
what il measures. The test is
whether il strikes a neat bal
ance with the rest of your
figure. 1t should be at least
eight inches less than the bust
and about 10 inches less than
the hips.
How fast you can come to
terms with your waiStline de-
Ponds on one thing: Pull. Pull
your waist out slim for 10
minutes a day and you can slim
off half an inch per week. Here
is waist-pulling routine TO
start YOU off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
Are You Interested

From time to time the World Calendar Association, for which organization The Democrat has a lot of respect, having watched It's work and listened to its arguments for many years past issues brief items urging adoption of a reformed calendar based on regular di- vision of the year into periods of similar length with holidays occurring on the same day each year and with provision made for additional holidays caused by changing the calendar all around, It's the only one of the numerous calendar reforms of the goth century which has endured and which actually has support In a number of countries of the world.
 Memorial Day falling on Friday this year is pointed out as typical Of the con- fusion and disrupted business sequences that Americans endure by virtue of important dates changing from year to year. It's good holiday for those who won't work on Saturdays, but not for those who have to work, A year from now the holiday will fall on Saturday, which will make an ideal vacation week. end, but which will, of course, eliminate Saturday shopping in retail stores. In 1943 the date is @ Sunday with the holi- day being observed on Monday, Memor- ial' Day skips Monday in l944 because 1t is leap year.
 As we have pointed out before the reform group is using every means now to enlist support for its drive for a per petual calendar because an ideal date for a change comes on January l, 1945. Despite the situation throughout the world Americans might give some thought to adopting this World Calendar now, Any change of this nature involves so much that it takes the support of a great nation like the United States to swing many smaller ones into line; to interest church groups and others to be affected by the proposed change.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
AN EXCELLENT APPOINTMENT
Bridgeport Times-star)

In the appointment of Col. Sam. uel P. Fisher of Litchfield to the post of state defense administrator, Governor Robert A. Hurley has made Q most excellent and fortun- ate choice.
 As chairman of the Tercentenary Commission in l935, and the more continuously as chairman of the Highway Safety Commission, Col. Fisher demonstrated executive abil- ity and ideals of public service which are rare.
 We congratulate Governor Hurley upon seeking him out, and upon be- ing fortunate enough to obtain his services. Col. Fisher is 0 dollar a year man who will be of immense value to the states defense program.
 Governor Hurley has also an- nounced his intention of reappoint- ing State Tax Commissioner Charles J. Mclaughlin. Commissioner Me- Laughlin has been both keen and able in his post, and there would be no creditable reason for even considering his replacement.
 Thus Governor Hurley, as he moves toward the problem of nam- ing his official family, begins with 8 notably high standard. We hope 1t continues, and that the reap pointments include that of Motor vehicle Commissioner Michael A Connor, as distinguished in ability and service to the state as these first two names on the Governors appointment list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30

fense as the training of an army. Mod ern war attacks civilians and cities as viciouSly as 1t attacks armies. If unpre- pared to resist, an army, even a good one, may be suddenly left without the back home support which 1t must have to func- tion. Certainly one of the factors which brought about the equalization at Munich was the defenSeleSS state of London. People who were in London at that time can tell of the conditions: No anti-air- craft guns; no afraid shelters; no ade- quate evacuation arrangements for wo- men and children; no proper firefghting setup; nothing to prevent the city becom- ing an immediate Shambles under quick raid. This must have been one of the thoughts in Chamberlain'S mind when he flew to Munich.
 We have Warsaw, Rotterdam, Coventry and London before us. Their lessons are written for all to read. Mayor La Guardia begins with the estimate that "it is 95 per cent probable at this time that we will never get into action. But the country cannot take chance on that per cent" That is the thought behind the organ ization which La Guardia is now setting up. Big cities, vulnerable to air attack, will be tackled first, others later. Most cities will be entirely unaffected, at least at first.
 It took months of preparation, for in- stance, to stage Seattle's first 15-minute blackout Should an emergency confront the country, it might come suddenly. Then 1t is too late to improvise, With the experience of Europe before us, it should be possible to lay the groundwork of ef- fective civil defense without disrupting at all the normal life of communities. That, we take 1t, is the aim of the OCD, to lay basis for civilian defense, phase of ail-out defense that is 100 per cent defensive in nature, and as important !. part of national defense as the armed forces themselves
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30

A. Never would the American public be able to use all this power cried anti-NeW Dealers.
 one of those who shared this view was Charles Wetmore Kel- logg of the Edison Electrical In- stitute and the Engineers Public Service company, and Q spokes- man for the power companies Only three years ago, February, 1888, IVA Director David Lilien- thai, speaking before the National Industrial Conference Board, warned business of q coming shortage of power. When he sat down, Kellogg gave this public re- assurance:
 we have ample power and there Is absolutely nothing to worry about"
 Irony of fate-.- today Kellogg is Q dollar-a-year man sitting at & conference table trying to find enough power to fill the 800,000- kilowatt shortage and keep de- fense industries going. Ie even has to consider ways by which power saved by municipalities on Sunday can be transmitted to fac- tories several hundred miles dls- tant.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Vice President Henry Wallace's daily morning game of tennis is 6 stellar attraction at his hotel. Other residents flock to the win- dows to watch him perform, and Wallace plays a fast, snappy game |. Admiral Harold Stark, white cropped Chief of Naval Opera tons, Is known among intimates as Betty" c neckname hung on him when he was Q midshipman at Annapolis .. The name of the officer in charge of finding space to house the War Depart- ment's constantly expanding agen- cics is Colonel Eugene House. helder.
 Copyright, 194l, by United
 Feature Syndicate Inc3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
Beyond Life

Lay the flowers gently on the sod, prop the wreath carefully against the monument. The dead will not hear, nor see, nor smell, nor be disturbed They had their hour; brief it was. They were cut down in their youth and in their strength. Before the unseen bullet came or the unheard shell detonated, they lived many lives in one. They knew the sweet knowledge of what it Is to put something else before self, Many do not learn this in long lifetime, though 1t is one of the things we are put on earth to learn They learned the lesson that was taught of old:
 Verify, verify, say unto you,
 Except corn of wheat fall into the
 ground and die, 1t abideth alone:
 but if 1t die, 1t bringeth forth much
 fruit.
 He that lOveth his life shall lose it;
 and he that hateth his life in this
 world shall keep 1t unto life eternal.
 These men we honor today died for us. They died because with what vision was granted to them at. the time, 1t seems the only way to pre- serve something more precious than life. Did you ever talk to soldiers? You wouldn't hear them say anything like that. If the subject were brought up, you would get only deprecatory Shrug, swift change of subject, perhaps even an obscenity-decked denial Men who become soldiers don't talk about saving democracy, or of revotion to freedom. Don't let that fool you. The devotion is there, too deep for expression sometimes, too latent for thought, but 1t is there,
 It was there in all of these dead when they were young and tanned and strong. Because they had 1t; because, though any of them would have fumbled and blushed, and denied his devotion, 1t was deep with In him even to death; because of these things we are what we are today. We can do nothing for these dead any more. They do not see our ministrations nor smell the fresh blossoms. What we do today In honoring them Is really for our selves. It Is a rededication of ourselves to the end that we shall not, in any evil day, prove less than they,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
Three More Initials

It will be long time before the initials OCD are quite as familiar to Americans as the initials ARP are to Britain. We hope they may never be. Yet it is time to learn them, and to know them as well as circumstances dictate. OCD is the Office of Civilian Defense headed by Mayor La Guardia of New York. It is roughly to the United States what the now-famous ARP (Air Raids Precaution) is to Britain. It is the organization which will set up the means by which civilians defend themselves and their cities against air raids.
 There is nothing hysterical about set ting up these techniques in time of peace. They arc as much part of national de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
Selected Poem

THE CHEST (Glenn Ward Dresbach in the Christian Science
 Monitor) Above his pasture hill the clouds were flying Like swift white sailing ships of long ago, And over them we heard the punctual crying off wild geese bound for northern lakes they know. He had been sharpening tools-the lid was lifted Upon an old blue chest there beside The wall and in faded print still drifted A full-rigged ship upon shining tide. He said "A sailor left it-on a morning That must have been like thiswhen was young He left field half plowed, without warning, My father told me-and away he swung. "The chest was empty and when was older I put the tools In it. so they would shine liked pretending then . that it was mine."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
GIVE IT BACK TO THEM?
(Meriden Journal

There will be no surprise, of course, if the Mohegan Indians in the eastern part of Connecticut do not get to first base with their claim for compensation for lands that the state took from them away back in 1880. For one thing, the descendants of the original redskins do not con- stitute an impressive voting bloc in the eyes of the Legislature. Second ly, the state is already spending more than it can afford. Lastly, there's @ sneaky feeling going around that it would serve the Mo- hegans right to give the land back to them.
 The claimants say that the pro- perty forcibly taken from their an- cestors in New London and parts of Holland and Windham counties is now worth s5O.O00,0 900, which will probably be news to the assessors in those localities. But if 1t came to q showdown. the Indians might find the land appraised as of 1880, which would hardly yield pocket money. It is too bad, though. if the state reneged on its part of an agreement with the Mohegans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
Views Of The Press

taters know 1t. Laurence Cornwall, Fairfield realtor was asked on the witness stand in Superior Court the other day what the average New York prospect desires to be shown He said:
 "The New Yorker wants to buy a fine old Colonial house with four bathrooms, all in perfect condition, with a brook in the front yard, shaded by beautiful trees, occupying l2 acres of land on an exclusive hilltop for not to exceed $2,500."
 Thus two humorous sides are pre- sented of a question on which we know but little in this locality. All Connecticutians do know, however, that the state in general is hand- somely benefited by the desirables residents being attracted here, and we want them to keep on coming not to be driven away by any ill., advised state taxation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30

Walter Darley ends successful reign as Secretary of the Democratic State Central Committee tomorrow and on Monday assumes the responsibility of Deputy Motor Vehicle Commissioner, In this new office he will continue to be associated with man with whom he has worked shoulder to shoulder for the past year State Chairman John T. Mccarthy of Newtown, for the latter on Monday will be sworn in as Motor Vehicle Commissioner. MT. Darley has been sec- retary of the committee for the past two years. He served under J. Francis Smith as chairman and succeeded to the office when "Joe" Mulville of this city resigned the secretaryship. The breaking up of the McCarthy-Darley combination in the Central Committee means, of course, that the party will have to build up a new leadership for the 194S campaign as by that time it's likely that the chairman, too, will have been forced to give up this extra-curricular job in order to devote all his energies to the considerable task of bossing the Motor Vehicle office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30

Anything can happen when changes are being made in leadership and Demo- crats will be required to do lot of think ing and consulting before entrusting the committee to a new chairman and secre- tary. Of recent years the importance of the State Central Committee throughout the etire year has become more and more apparent, Republicans found this out to their sorrow after Democrats became convinced that here was the place to make their start towards successful campaigns. Now 1t behooves the Demo- crats to keep pace with the extra efforts that Republicans are making to build up a strong organization within the state, stemming from central headquarters in Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30

piled by the Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation.
 Yet--With the airplane indus try crying for aluminium, with refrigerator companies eliminating one ice-cube tray from each unit, and with housewives called upon to turn In discarded pots and pans, this new hotel is planning alumi- mum windows instead of steel.
 Thus thousands of pounds of aluminium will be necessary for Washington's new luxury hotel, three blocks from the White House.
 WIRTZ RESIGNATION
 On January 10 of this year Honest Harold" 1ckes issued on official statement to the press denying Q Washington Merry Go- Round story that the Under sec- retary of the Interior, Alvin J. Wirtz, would shortly resign and would be replaced by exACongreSs- man Jack Dempsey of New Mex leo.
 With characteristic vigor. Sec- retary Ickes said: :"Both generally and specifically I deny every single one of these statements and every implication that ony one of them may carry."
 However, Alvin J. Wirtz has now resigned as Under Secretary of the Interior and ex-Congressman Jack Dempsey is being appoint ed In his place.
 NOTE - When Admiral Land, chairman of the Maritime Com mission, heard Dempsey was leav- ing the Commission for the 1n- terior Department, he hit the ceiling. New Mexico, from which Dempsey halls, cannot boast & single ilavigable stream but he has been an excellent Mari- time Commissioner.
 POWER SHORTAGE
 During Term of tho New Deal, critics lampooned 1t for building power plants all over the U. S..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30

the ideals of freedom unhampered
 by age-old prejudices. It was our privilige to bring forth a new form
 of government, and it has been our privilege now for more than 15O years to cherish the freedom under
 that government. Today that froo- dom Is being stamped out in many parts of the world, and even In our own country there is a danger that. amid the circumstances of war, we may lose for ourselves the things that we created and cultivated for the whole world.
 Looking back over 6 century and q ahlf of history, we can see that America has been the hope of the world Indeed. Whatever we do in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
We Grow

It seems - nay, 1t was - only yester- day that the 1940 census was being taken. Yet the United States already has l,200,- 900 more people than 1t had then. That's the estimate of the Census Bureau, based on immigration and excess of births over deaths. We now number 133,000,0 900 people, according to this the best guess.
 Somehow that doesn't fit into the pie ture that has been drawn of static peo- pie which has stopped growing, expend- ing, progressing, It always was cock eyed picture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30

1. The abbreviation "M-Day' stands for Mothers Day, Mobilizas tion Day, May Day or Maryland Day?
 ?. In which state Is Mammoth Cave?
 3. The German air force is called Luftwatfe, Panzerschiff or Sturz' kampf?
 {. What grade of college student is called an upper class man.?
 6. The planet Jupiter is largeA than the earth; true or false?
 6. Is g-i-s-t pronounced with A hard or soft 6?
 2. Which race horse won thA Wood Memorial Stakes at Jamaica. N. r., in 1941?
 8. What is the lowest denornina. ton United States postage stampf
 9. What household article ram away with the spoon in the nursery rhyme: "Hey diddle, diddle, the cal and the fiddle?
 10. Who composed the March of the Toys?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30


 For these giant bombers, rang ing more than 5000 miles, able to penetrate oil the way from Eng land to the Skoda munitions works In Czechoslovakia and the avia- ton plants of Austria, may In the end turn the tide of war.
 This is e field in which the U. s. A. has a head start on Eu- rope. The U. s. fighter planes sent to Britain so far have been none too good. But this country pio- neered heavy bombers; the fa- nous "flylng fOrtresscs" were the first of their kind in the world.
 With this in mind, take q look at the changed bomber construc- ton program just announced by Knudsen.
 Old plan-Called for 200 me- alum bombers monthly, plus 100 heavy bombers. Total bomber out- put, both medium and heavy-3,- 600.
 New plan-Calls for 800 heavy bombers monthly, plus 300 medium bombers monthly. Total 5000 heavy bombers, plus $500 medium bombers. This means q total of nearly 10000 bombers, and 1t may go even higher in Q few months. GERMANS SLOW START
 Encouraging thing about the big bombing plane situation Is the advance start of the United States. Only six months ago no other country in the world pro- duced four-motor bombers.
 Today, Germany Is just get- ting Into heavy production of It's four motor bomber, the Kurier, at the F0cke-Wu pant in Bre- men, which Is one explanation for the constant British bombing of that city. Also it explains the smashing air raids on tho French seaport of B0ul0gne, from which several Kurier squadrons operate against Bri- tish shipping.
 Accurate figures on Kurier out- put are lacking, but best infor- nation Is that 1t will not match the combined American British output when bth countries hit their stride early in l942. Britain Is now turning out her first four motor bomber, the Stirling. Exact rate of production is a military secret, but it is not high. U, s. airmen consider 1t an excellent ship.
 Meanwhile U. s. production is expanding at Q rate which a few months ago was not thought pos- sible. Airplane motors are the key to the bomber program, To this end Ford, Buick and Stude- baker have taken over Wright and Pratt Whitney patents and by early l942 will be turning out l. 600 engines a month. This will be in addition tot he accelerated pro- duction of Wright and Pratt Whitney in their own plants.
 Propeller production also Is being stepped up. The Nass.- KelvinatOr company is rushing construction of Q new plant at Lansing, Mich, to manufacture three-blade bomber prOpellcrs under license from United Air craft.
 Meanwhile BOelng and Con. soIidated flying fortresses are being ferrled in q steady stream across the Atlantic.
 NOTE - The Martin BX-9 twin motor bomber, considered by the British the best of its type in the world, has reached the mass pro- duction stage and soon will be coming off the line at a rate of more than 120 month.
 LUXURY ALUMINIUM
 Within three blocks of the White House a new luxury hotel, < the Washington Statler, is being erected. Associate architect is Angelo R. Clas, former assistant administrator of the Public Works Administration. Chief architects are Holabird and Root of Chi cago, which supplied many execu- tives for PWA. Financing is sup-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
Daily Almanac

Moon sets :30 p. m. Daylight time)
 Sun rises SPA a. m. sets s:l5 p. m. (day- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min- utes after sunset.
 Those end-of- the-month thunderStorms we've been enjoying have been quite typical of July and August, as really have been April and May. If ever there was transposed sea- son 1t was spring in Connecticut; we vauited directly from winter to warm weather.