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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-23
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 fnrRanrnrsaa.,A

Washington, Dec. 2s-The power- full farm block Of the United States Senate Is apparently oiling up its hardware to drlll effective price control legislation full of holes. Whenever Leon Henderson IS men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-23
Washington Merry Go-Round
Lewis DpIoy Antoeonism ToWord Lobor PorIy Moderator
 SloOooOO0O Christmas Moi Expected An Al-Time High; 78 Per Cent Of Union Soldiers In Civil Wor Under 2l.

WASHINGTON I in AL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-23

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR It is possible tO 70 behind . building, or In back oR lt; but it ls incorrect Co say, "Ae has gone back of che she'd"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-23

 and Answers
wOUR QUESTIONS ANgyvERND

TOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Watstbury Demeorat's aer. vice Bureau VIII mmsweR fer yea free, any question oe fact eR An- GoFmAtloa, not involving extem- sive research. write your aueg- t1on clearly, slgm name and nG- dress, enclose @ threo cant pe0tmge stamp. Medical or legal a1viee cannot Do given. Address water bury DenlOcrat'H Washington GeE- vice Bureau, 10lS Thirteenth Street Washington, D. 0.
 c. How many employed psrsonA in the United states are members Oe organized laher9
 A. The Bureau of Labor gtatistlca, Department of Labor, reported as of September, 1eAI, approximately ten to eleven million. N N
 e. On August 1B, ieA1, I Ordered 0 fur coat which was to Do made for me. It was completed on November l6, l0Al, and the dealer charged mo the full amount of the federal tax on the coat, although ! had paid halS of the cost ct the time ! placed the order. Was he ooTrecte
 A. Yes. fze could not deliver a coat that was not finished, end de- livery before October l, i0Al, waa one of the requirements to escape the tax which was effective on that date.
 c. How did the Bren gun get ats namep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-23

A. The name Is formed from the first two letters Of Brno, Csecho- slovakia, where the gun was devel- oped, and Enfield, England, where it was manufactured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-23

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Evening star., 1941-12-23
IsbeII and Hutson Join
AII-Stur Pro Team

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Cecil Isbell
and Don Hutson, the Green Bay
Packers famed aerial combination,
today were named to the National
Football Leagues all-str team which
will meet the champion Chicago
Bears at the Polo Grounds jan
uary 4.
Steve Owen, coach Of the all-stars,
also received acceptances of invita-
tions to play from Ray Apolskis,
Chicago Cardinal center: Augie Lilo,
Detroit guard; Chet Adams, Cleve-
land tackle; Joe Coomer, Pittsburgh
tackle; Dick Humbert. Philadelphia
end. and Pug Manders, Brooklyn
fullback.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
-Four Dufchmen Reported
Executed by Germans

LONDON. Dec. % (P,.-The Meth
erlands Indies news agency Aneta
said today that four Dutchmen had
been executed by German troops in
Holland for assisting British avia-
tors.
The men were the first executed
since September, when five persons
were shot for a like offense and
three others for leading sabotage
organization.
There were reports that anti
Nazi sabotage In Holland had in
creased since the German defeat
in Russia. Aneta said. The agency
said q Russian communique re-
ported that q German troop train
was recently derailed, killing or
wounding so men, and other railway
accidents, including one outside the
Amsterdam central station, were re-
ported by Dutch newspapers. Ex-
plosive have been planted in the
mailboxes of Dutch Nazis, one
Dutch Nazi paper admitted.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
We||es 10 Represent
u. 5. at Rio Farley on
Hemisphere Defense
Delegates to Meet
Jan. IS to Work Out
Co-operotive Moves

Undersecretary Of State Sumner
Welles will represent the United
States at the Inter-American Con-
ference convening in Rio de Janeiro
January Is to work out cooperative
measures for hemisphere defense.
the State Department announced
today. This announcement con-
firmed reports current here for the
past several days.
Mr.. Welles was designated by
President Roosevelt to attend the
conference.-the third meeting OF
American foreign ministers since
the outbreak of war in 1939-be-
cause Secretary of State Hull found
it impossible to 60 to the confer
ence in view of the pressure OF MS
Official duties here.
In addition to Mr.. Welles, the
United States delegation at the Rio
de Janeiro meeting will include as
advisors:
Wayne Chatfield Taylor, Under
secretary of Commerce; Capt. Ed
ward Macauley. vice chairman OF
the Maritime Commission; Warren
Lee Pierson, president of the EX-
port Import Bank: Carl Spaeth. as
sistant co-ordinator of Inter-Amer-
ican affairs and chief of the Amerl-
can Hemisphere Division of the Eco
nomic Defense Board. DR.. Harry d.
White, Treasury Department d.
rector of monetary research; Law
renee M. c. Smith, chief OF the
special defense unit of the Justice
Department; Leslie A. Wheeler, d.
rector of the Office of Foreign Agri-
cultural Relations of the Agriculture
Department; Emilio G. Collado, spe.
cial assistant to Mr.. Welles, and
Miss Marjorie M. Whiteman. assist
ant to the legal advisor OF the state
Department.
DR.. Warren Kelchner. chief OF the
State Departments Division OF In
ternational Conferences, was de-
signated secretary general OF the
delegation, with Paul G. Danles'
assistant chief of the American Re
publics Division, as secretary to Mr.
Welles.
Robert G. Hooper, jr., assistant to
the vice chairman of the Maritime
Commission, and Howard j. True
blood, divisional assistant IN the
State Department, were appointed
to the delegation as assistant ad-
visors.
Sheldon Thomas, second secretary
of the American Embassy at Buenos
Aires, and William A. Wieland, press
relations officer of the American
Embassy at Rio de Janeiro, will act
as press officers for the delegation.
Miss Anna L. Clarkson, assistant
to Mr.. Welles in the State Depart
ment, also was designated as his
assistant at the conference. Secre-
taries accompanying the delegation
include Guillermo Suro, chief OF the
State Departments central trans
lating office; Philip P. Williams,
third secretary of the American
Embassy at Rio de Janeiro, and
Edward R. Pierce, divisional assis-
tant in the State Department.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
By LLOYD LEHRBAS,
AxSoriated Press Etaff Writer.

Introducing the Right Hon. Win
ston Leonard Spencer Churchill,
Prime Minister of Great Britain,
now the guest of President Roose-
velt at the White House:
Soldier, newspaperman, adven-
turer, author, lecturer, artist, brick
layer, politician and statesman, Mr.
Churchill has served in more wars,
held more Offices and practiced more
arts than any man of his time in
the British Empire.
Since his graduation from
Sandhurst, Britain's exclusive
military school, wherever there
has been a war Mr.. Churchill has
been there either as war CORE
spondent or a soldier-and be-
tween times has run for Parlia-
ment (often unsuccessfully) or
held high Office.
Americans boast that his aggres-
sive, up-and -at-'em policies and ac-
tivities came from his American
mother (the former Miss Jennie
Jerome of New York; and his po-
Evening star., 1941-12-23

had reached Berlin left no doubt
that discussions about joint conduct
of the war between England and the
United States had either
already begun or were about to be-
GIN" said the broadcast.
Beginning last Friday, Trans
ocean reported at intervals, usual
ly from Stockholm, that 1t was
rumored Mr.. Churchill had gone
either to Washington or Mos
cow Apparently Transocean was
not sure of its facts, however, and
issued the reports partly for the
purpose of smoking out more
definite information. Yesterday,
for example, less than four hours
before Mr.. Churchills arrival was
announced in Washington, Trans
ocean said opinion in Stock
holm was increasingly confident
that the British Prime Minister
had gone to the Near East
The news agency said it was evi-
dent from the conference that
Britain hopes for United States aid
at Singapore, while the United
States hopes for Britain's help In
the Pacific.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
Introducing Mr.. Churchill
Statesman Leeds British Contemporaries
In War Service and Office Holding

litical enemies in England invarl-
ably blamed all these things they
didn't like about him on his Amerl-
can blood.
If Mrs. Roosevelt hasn't made ar
rangements for a White House
Santa Claus Wednesday night she
has a guest who-With few false
whiskers and the traditional cos
tume-would look and act the part
second to none.
When he was in Washington
in February, 1882, on a lecture
tour, he advocated "a financial,
economic. military and political
agreement" between the United
States and Great Britain.
The Prime Minister is famous
for the hats ne wears. Most
famous was the clergyman's hat
under which he escaped from the
Beers (when serving as war
correspondent. Other favorites
have been silk toppers OF odd
shape, soft felts of no shape,
beret, and nowadays a naval cap
or a John Bull stiff black felt.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
British Spirits Soar
Al News Of Talks
Al White House
Leaders Second Meeting
Is Regarded as More
Important Than First
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
|. LONDON, Dec. 23-British spirits
scared today at the news that Prime
Minister Churchill and President
Roosevelt were conferring in Wash
ington. Prompt development of a
master plan Of anti-AXis strategy
was forecast.
Newspaper commentators gener-
ally agreed that the second meeting
Of the President and the Prime
Minister was of much greater i'm
port than the sea rendezvous IN
August from which developed the
eight-point Atlantic charter.
The conference was disclosed at
a time of speculation over Adolf
Hitlers assumption of the German
military command.
Important Moves Hinted.
Berlin and Rome limited that i'm
portaYlt military developments we're
in the of1ng, commentators in both
capitals using the word decisive.
The Stockholm newspaper Dagens
Nyheter predicted that Axis opera
tions would be moved from east to
west"
The military expert of the official
Spanish news agency E.F.E. said
Hitlers action possibly foreshadowed
German developments for defense
of Western Europe against a Yankee
attack" an invasion thrust against
England, or an attack on Turkey,
which lies between the Axis-occu-
pied Balkans and the British-held
Near East.
British observers took cognizance
also of the possibility that Hitler
might order an attack on Gibraltar
through Spain, hoping to neutralize
this stronghold at the western end
Of the Mediterranean to Offset re-
verses in Russia and provide route
for reinforcing Gen. Erwin Rommel
in Libya.
(The Argentine news agency
Andi quoted DN.B. in dispatch
from Berlin as saying the new
battle of Libya had cost the Brit
ish 10000 prisoners, 1,100 tanks
and 271 planes, while their terri
torial gains are Of subordinate
importance.~
OF the Roosevelt Churchill meet.
ing. the Daily Telegraph said:
The personal contact in this
emergency of the two leading figure:
in embattled resistance to tyranny
perfidy, cruelty and greed will
further that cause as nothing else
could do
The Daily Express declared plan
ming at Washington to upset tht
Axis one-by-one technique Of con-
quest was "as vital part of the wal
effort as munitions making"
For strategical reasons, the Dali!
Mail said, the world may have to b.
divided into a number of regions
each with its own high command
linked by a supreme council"
Evening star., 1941-12-23
AustroIio's Position
Outlined to Conferees

CANBERRA. Australia. Dec. %
R.-Prime Minister John Curtin
dispatched a cable today to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and British Prime
Minister Churchill outlining Aus
tralia's conception OF the whole
strategic problem in the Pacific as
1t affects her.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
81 Rookie Policemen
Goino on Active Duty

The Police Department announced
this afternoon that due to require
ments of the emergency for addi-
tional policemen, "a men from the
training school are being transferred
to active duty with only months
training. The men will be. moved
out of the school to make way for
the 100 new men to be added to
the force shortly.
Evening star., 1941-12-23

the Imperial Generals staff; Capt.
r. N. Macdonald Buchanan, aide de
camp; Air Commodore w. F. Dick
son, director of plans for the R.
A. F.; Group, Capt. A. G. H Sharp.
M. ]. Dean; Col. E. ]. C. Jacob, A. G.
Cooper and w. r. Jones Of the
Ministry Of Defense.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
Pat Regal Will Give
Employees SoIory Bonus

Pat Regal, head of Washington
clothing firm, will give Christmas
bonus Of one weeks salary to all
employees who have been with him
over . year, It was announced to-
day. Those who have been working
in the firm for less than q year Will
receive a proportionate amount.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
British Army, Navy
And R. A. F. Chiefs
With Churchill
Prime Minister'S Purty
OF IS Includes Top
Military Officials

The chiefs of the British Army,
Navy and the Royal Air Force ac-
companied Prime Minister Churchill
to Washington for the conference
on prosecution of the war, the Brit
ish Press Service said this afternoon,
simultaneously with the White
House announcement that they will
participate in a conference there at
SPIN.
Sir Dudley Pound. admiral of the
British Fleet; Sir John Dill, field
marshal of the British Army, and
Sir Charles Portal, air chief mar
shall of the r. A. F., are in the
group participating in the confer
ence on the strategy of the war.
The announcement was made by
Sir Gerald Campbell, British Min
lister Of Information in the United
States
This was the first announcement
Of the composition of the group Of
about rs which arrived with Mr..
Churchill in Washington yesterday
and gave emphasis to the importance
of the conferences now in prog
ress. Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of
Supply, arrived with the party and
his presence was announced last
night.
No Schedule Announced.
No announcement was made at
the British press service of the
schedule which the top-ranking
British military commanders would
follow, but it was assumed that they
would shortly begin consultations
with Gen. George Marshall, United
States Army Chief of Staff, and
commanders of American naval and
air forces.
Admiral Sir Dudley Pound has
been first sea lord of Britain since
1899 and was named admiral of the
fleet, giving him command Of the
entire British Navy, IN that same
year. His mother was an American
and he has been in the Royal Navy
since 1891.
Sir John Dill assumed the rank
of field marshal following the Brit
ish evacuation at Dunkerque, Sue
ceeding Sir Edmund Ironside. He
effected the reorganization of the
British forces in the dark days after
Dunkerque and he is scheduled to
retire on Christmas Day.
Air Chief Marshal Portal is one
of the youngest high-ranking Off
GERS in the British armed services
He is an intimate friend of Mr.
Churchill, dimes with the Prime Min
lister once or twice q week and Is
said to be closer to Mr.. Churchill
than any other military man ir
Britain.
Others in Party.
In addition to the Prime Min
ister's staff and the staf1s of Lore
Beaverbrook, Admiral Pound, Fielc
Marshal Dill and Air Chief Marsha
Portal, a group from the Office o1
the Ministry of Defense, headed
by Brig. L. c. Hollis, accompanied
Mr.. Churchill
Those accompanying the Prime
Minister we're: j. M. Martin, pri.
vate secretary to Mr.. Churchill
Cmmdr. C. r. Thompson, persona
assistant to Mr.. Churchill; Capt. F
D. Brown, another private secretary
Sir Charles Wilson. physician; A. H
Paynton and G. M. Thomson, pri'
vate secretaries to Lord Beaver.
brook; H. T. Weeks, T. A. L. West.
brook and c. r. Morris, of the Min
istry of Supply; Capt. G. B. Lambe
r. N, director of plans Of the British
Navy; Comdr. r. A. Currie, r. N.
Capt. r. v. Brockman, r. N, II
! charge Of the cipher staf1; Maj. Gen
g. N. MaeReady, assistant chief o
Evening star., 1941-12-23
-STEP UP &C" CHEAPLY
WITH FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT

No need to spend hardearned money on fancy pills.
Delicious Florida Grapefruit will furnish ALL the
Vitamin &c" you need every day. You get it FREE
in the cost of your food-and you get it in NATU-
RAJ form along with B1 and b. and valuable
minerals and fruit sugars for extra energy. Today
ask your dealer for FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT. So
good to eat-so good for you.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
Berlin Not Surprised
At Visit, Agency Says

BERLIN, Dec % (Official Broad
cast) (P.-A news broadcast of
Transocean News Agency said today
that British Prime Minister Church
ills visit to washington surprised
no one here"
THE news of recent days which
Evening star., 1941-12-23
WHEN NATURE WARNS YOU!

If you suffer from frequent colds if your bones ACHE
if you bruse easily, if your gums are SOFT if wounds
and cuts don't heal quickly if you feel "too old and
tred"-THEN WATCH OUT! These are the "dan-
ger signals"-GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR! You're
probably very low in Vtamin "C'.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
STORAGE OF &C"

Other Vitamins can be stored in the system. BUT
NOT "C'. Unless you replace it daily-in sufficient
quantites-your system is going to feel 1t keenly.
Evening star., 1941-12-23
&C" THE NEGLECTED VITAMIN! 4

Many diets, otherwise sound, are low on "C'. Onya
few foods are rich in CO.. Cooking with soda or boiling
kills it. Alcohol, overwork, colds or common infec-
tions rob your system of it. You may spend money
freely for food, may "eat like horse, and still be
dangerously deficient in Vitamin "C".
Evening star., 1941-12-23

STARVING
FOR VlTAMIN &c"
ANDDON'T
KNOW 1T!

SAY GOVERNMENT HEALTH AUTHORITIES
ONE MAN IN THREE!
Yes, Vitamin deficiency ailments were found in q OF
all Army Draftees rejected. Official U. S. Health
Department figures are shocking. In this land OF
plenty, millions of citizens, rich as well as poor,
feel weak and run-down-are losing their youth and
vitality due to vitamin starvation.
Evening star., 1941-12-23

w ShRSSiSos
Statement Released.
Shortly before pm. newspaper
men were called into Mr.. Early s
Office and, on receipt of notice that
a British official simultaneously was
talking from Washington to London
press headquarters, the secretary re-
leased the following brief statement
The British Prime Minister has
arrived in the United States to dis
cuss with the President all ques-
tions relevant to the concerted wal
effort. Mr.. Churchill is accom-
panied by Lord Beaverbrook and
technical staff.
Mr.. Churchill is the guest of the
President"
In amplifcation, it was explained
that the last portion of the British
Journey had been made by air ane
that President Roosevelt had me
his distinguished visitor at a "nearb,
airport" Whether the entire trans
Atlantic portion of the trip was b,
air or on a British ship was no
indicated.
In the early evening, the President
and Mr.. Churchill posed for pictures
at the White House entrance-tht
former in a gray business suit ano
soft hat, and the latter in his sea
rnanlike high-buttoned REFER with
cap to match. Both carried canes
that of Mr.. Churchill having 6
flashlight attached for use in black
outs.
Shortly after the initial forma
announcement of the arrival OF thu
British delegation. Mr.. Early's off1c'
issued q second release, as follows
There is, Of course, one primary
objective In the conversations to b<
held during the next few days BE-
tween the President and the British
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
Local Union n To
Attend Church In
Body This Sunday
Annual Christmas PartY Is
All Set For FriddY.
December l9

Salem, Ohio.-A committee from
Local Union No. AZ has accepted an
invitation from the minister of the
First Baptist Church for all members
of Local AZ and their friends to at
tend a special service this Sunday,
December Ia. We want all potters and
families to attend church, because,
under the present war conditions, we
don't know if all will be able to attend
in group again. We beg Of you to
make it unanimous. Rev. S. Talmage
Magann will preach the service.
The annual Christmas party will be
held Friday, December 10, and all pot
ters and their families are expected to
attend and bring their children. There
is treat in store for them, along
with old Saint Nick who brings good
cheer and all that goes with it. A
fine program is in store and we know
if you come you will have a good
time. We will have the final news on
the Christmas party next week.
All we do here in Salem is talk Of
the present war with Japan and how
all members have pledged to support
our President, Franklin d. Roosevelt.
All politics have been forgotten,
everyone is on one side, united as one
our folks stand ready to go forth and
fight for the land we love. We hope
we can give this Japan all she wants
with kick in the rear for good
measure.
Our sailor from AZ, Charles Ever
stine, is located at Pearl Harbor. We
wish him luck. Joe Horvatin has just
been inducted and is on his way. We
have a Marine in Fred Lothian and
Don Bradley is in the Army. Emanuel
Lamping is at his barracks in North
Carolina. We wish all these boys the
best Of luck O. C. az.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
D. Of G.. Union Heads
Hit Anti-Lubor Lows

Washington, d. c. Officials of
local A. f. of l.. unions took steps to
prevent the adoption of restrictive
labor legislation and present labor's
case to the public in more favorable
light.
Specific programs of action were
adopted by more than 300 trade
union officials and delegates at a
special meeting of the Central Labor
Union. Steps authorized by the group
include the following:
/. To ask members of the national
A. F. of l.. Executive Council by tele.
gram to call meeting in Washing
ton of the presidents of all nationa
unions to formulate a program of CO
operation with the defense effort.
2. To develop plan to combat
ant-labor legislation.
3. To appoint special publicity
committee "to create sympathetic un
derstandng" of labor's position will
the public.
A. To appoint special COMMITTEES
to study editorial in all Washington
newspapers to prepare special re
port on editorials which attack tn,
A. +. of l.. or propose anti-labor leg
islation. This report is to be pre-
sented at the central body's mex
meeting, December Is, along with I
plan to counteract the unfavorabl
| editorials.
Frank J. Coleman, recording secre
tary, speaking in behalf of the reso
luton, asserted ,"The same organized
group interested in destroying labo
for years is behind the anti-labor bill
now before Congress-"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
A FRIEND

| have a friend who's jolly
And always full of fun;
Who can lend sympathetic ear
To a fellow on the dun.
| have friend who's cheerful
In spite Of pain and ills,
A fellow who can always smile
When it's time to pay the bills.
| know a man who's my idea
OF what a friend should be,
And | know no other
Could be such a pal to me.
Chico Deshler Goodman
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11

representatives of the people, or by
John l.. Lewis"
And again, Rep. Francis E. Walter
says:
"If it had not been for one man, and
one man alone, John Lewis, we
wouldn't be considering the legisla-
ton"
These are not the Smiths, the Hoff
mans and the Coxes talking. These
are the words of legislators who are
regarded as temperate in their point
of view on this question.
Because Of the excesses of one man,
labor is now threatened with the loss
of it's rights. 1t seems to us that it is
up to labor to do something about
such ridiculous situation. 1t is the
duty of the CIO-not Congress-to
punish Lewis. Let them toss him out
on his eyebrows. Even in the ranks
Of the CIO it has now become evident
that Lewis is complete liability to
labor. The CIO cannot survive and
carry Lewis on it's back like the old
man of the sea. For self-preservation
it must repudiate and get rid of him.
AS for the AFL, it is up to us to let
Congress know that we do not intend
to be made a goat for the sins of a
man who has done his utmost to de-
stroy our organization and jeopardize
all of labor.