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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-29

o. What are the duties of an aagSJ raid warden?
 A. Among their duties are cbsegv- ing and extinguishing lights duf1ng blackouts; directing persons to shel- ters during raids; reporting b0mhss fires and poison gas to control Cens ters: administering first aid: assisSA ing air raid victims. ~ Q. Compare the planet GAsmM with the earth.
 A. Saturn has c mean dialneteS of 7l,50O miles, Q little more than nine times that of the earth. Its mass is almost 05 times the eatth'S mass. Gravity is about 1.1T times that on earth, 50 a 150-pound man would weigh almost 175 pounds on -' Saturn. The mean distance of Saturn from the sun is about SS5.- 900 900 miles, and the mean distance of the earth from the sun Is but 92, ,87O .OO0 miles. The earth completes one revolution around the sun in one year: Saturn requires % 1.2 years to complete one revolution, around the sun.
 e. Who Is Sonia Henie's skating partner in the photoplay, Sun Val Valley Serenade?" A. Harrison Tllomsen.
 e. Does the American distance glider record made by Woodbridge P. Brown in June, 1939, still stand, or has 1t been bettered? :. A. The present American dis- <, tance glider record is held by John D Robinson who made a 290-mile flight from Elrnira, N. Y. to Mineral, Va, in July, 1940.
 e. Does the Federal Government T distribute trees for forest planting?
 A. No, but under the provisions of the Clarke -McNary law, 1t is co- operating with many of the State forestry departments in growing and distributing small trees for planting on farms for timber production or windbreaks. "'5i .stf s 4A
 e. How large Is the crucifx on the Richmond highway, and when was 1t dedicated?
 A. The statue at Aquia, meas. Stratford, Virginia, is 30 feet high and weighs nine tons. It was uH1- yelled october 6, 1890, and commetn.f orates the first Catholic settlement in Virginia
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 @. Does olling shoes improve theml can they Do polished after oiling2 M
 A. The. rational use of suitable oils or greaseS will make shoes wear much longer than they otherwise would, and, when the shoes are well made of good materials, oaling will waterproof them. Among the best materials for greasing shoes are heats foot, cod, and caster oils, tale low and wool grease, or mixtures of all of them. However, shoe uppers that have been oiled or greased with, any oil except castor oil, cannot be polished satisfactorily. If castor oil, is applied lightly, the shoes may be Aolished after they have been left from i2 to 24 hours, to give the leather time to take up the oil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-29
Washington Merry Round
NzA s-vie.. Ire.
DREW PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN

President putting mildly that the tank will be doubled Real inside light medium and heavy on tanks month So far none of the 0oo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-29

TODAY's COMMON ERROR A compound subject with and usually takes . plural vesh as "John and I are cousins r Exceptions arc . few tdiOs matlC expressions ae ''tAe long and short of it is-" and "the sun and substance is."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-29
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat washington COrrespOndent

Washington, October ,2e-There is a lot more good red meat than free verse behind OPM's latest high sounding statement to the effect that interruptions of defense pro- duction by strikes or labor show downs lis the greatest help the ag- gressors can get in these days when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-29

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-29
A Thought for Today

The fruit of righteousness Is sOwn in peace of them that make peace-James 3:1S Peace rules the day, where reason rules the mind.-Collins
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-03-07

custom among the Jews Of the
Orient. This definitely implies
acting the play by Purim players,
who, most likely, impersonated
the characters by maSquerading.
From the 10th and 18th centuries
we also have dramatiZatiOns of
the story of Purim. The novelty
of later "Purimshpielers" was
that their repertoire was not con-
fined to the drama of Purim.
This survey would not be COM
plete without mentioning tn a t
early in tn 10th century the
Christian Armenians also observed
Purim in their churches, where
they chanted annually a parody of
the Book of Esther. This they OBJ
served because Of the success of
CazaZ Aretum, who became Nor
decai in the parody (his wife be-
came Esther) succeeded in ban
ishing the Jewish governor of
observation-disclosures in the
-parody-to Abdera, Asia Minor,
where he was treacherously put
to death.
1t is also known that to this
day a certain IsIamic sect, the
TurcO-M usselman, observes a Pur-
i'm at which time they take &C.
casion to rejoice and to recall their
Indebtedness to Judaism and their
belief, according to their prophet
Nathan, that God will crown His
Amounted in the month of Kislev.
A review of the Festival of Pur-
i'm, as it originated and as it was
and is still observed by Jews
throughout the world, together
with the many Purims of indivi-
dual Jewish communities and ia
miles, give us hope that some
day we will again celebrate a Pur-
i'm which will commemorate the
humiliation of the dark and SIMS
ter forces which have gathered
against Israel in our own time.
and we will rejoice at the destruc-
ton of irrational prejudice and
racial hatred.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-03-07
Test Your |. @.
By DAVID b. FEINBERG

~ Queen Esther was MOrde-
CATS (a) niece, (b) aunt, (c) cOu-
sin?
(2) Which Jewish philosopher
of the 18th century adopted Mai
monides' name?
81 What was Moses Mendels
sOhn's chief contribution to Jewish
assimilation?
az Is it true that lions and IL
gers roamed Palestine in biblical
times?
(5) Who are the Yemenites?
(6) Moses Hess is the author of
which important pro-zionist book ?
(7) What is the present Jewish
population of Rumania?
60 Which famous italian sculp-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-03-07
Purim and Its Customs
By NORRIS A. GUTSTEIN

Purim the Feast of Lots perhaps the Feast of Gifts
and Portions the historic festival universally celebrated
Adar 14th and the following day in Shushan, Persia
where the feast originated The holiday commentaries the
day when the Jews through the Intervention of MOrdeca and
Esther narrowly escaped being victims of the antSemitc
plot of Prime Minister Haman to annihae the Jewish peO
pie in the PersanMedan Empire during the reign of King
Ahasuerus (Xerxes) 485-464 bee.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-03-07

floor to eradicate the name. 9th
ers would write it on paper and
then erase it at the mention of
Hannah. This last custom was no
ticed by a traveller as late as the
nineteenth century in the Sephard-
ic Synagogue in London. To this
day the Jews of Alden observe
this at their homes.
The burning of Hannah in eff
gy is another custom on Purim
which expresses the urge to ami
hilate him, at least symbolically.
This custom was noticed by visi-
tors to have been practiced in
Caucasia as late as the end of last
century. It, too, goes back to Tai
nnudic days. In Gaonic times in
Babylonia the burning of Hannah
in effigy was performed publicly
while young men danced joyfully
around the bonfire. In Persia the
children indulge in this sport to
this day while shouting Hannah,
Hannah, the wicked Hannah"
During the 14th century this
custom found expression in Italy
in the ceremony of riding through
the streets on horseback with
paIm-branches in hand, shouting,
blowing trumpets and making
merry around puppet of Haman,
which was set up on high, and
finally burned. In Frankfort it was
the custom to make a house Of
wax with Hannah and other fig
ureS in it, which was put on the
almemar and, as soon as the read
er began to read the Megillah, the
house with the entire contents was
put to flames.
While in our times it is the uni
versal custom to chant the Megil-
lah in Hebrew, we find that in
some places during the 18th and
18th centuries the Megillah was
not chanted but read like letter
and, at times, in the vernacular.
AT a very early period it was read
in Greek, which the Talmud sane
lions. In parts of Spain during
the 18th century the Book of Es-
Their was read in Spanish, which
invited the criticism of the rig
orous pietist Isaac ben Sheshet.
To this day the narrative is ex-
pounded in Persia in the vernac-
ular.
The custom of maSquerading on
Purim is said to have originated
in Italy during the 18th century;
however, it may go back to an
earlier period. The opinion that
"Purimshpieler" originated as
late as the eighteenth century is
not quite accurate. In GaOnic
times the dramatization Of the
story of Esther was an established
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-03-07
tor made a statue of Moses?

tor made a statue of Moses?
(9) Rembrandt found ideas and
models for some of his most ia
nous painting in what ghetto?
(1O) Who said 1.-THE day of death
is better than the day of birth" =?
(1D.. Which. country, besides
Spain and Portugal, expelled all
of their Jewish inhabitants?
ANSWERS on Page Eight
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-03-07

The principal traditional GUS
toms of the Festival somewhat
neglected in America-are to give
aims to the poor and to exchange
gifts between friends and rela-
tives.
The Purim customs are many
and vary in different countries.
The theme of all customs is the
expression of indignation against
Israel's arch enemy Hannah. The
license to make noise in the syn
agOgues when the name of Ha-
man is mentioned is therefore of
ancient origin. Today this GUS
tom is carried out by rafting the
"grager," which is the prerOga-
tive of the children. In many me-
dieval synagogues it was custom
airy to write the name of Hannah
on stone and rub it against an
other stone so as to erase the
name. At times the stone was
smashed. Some would write the
name of Hannah on the SOleS of
the shoes and rub the shoes on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-04
Fother's Day, June IS
Don t Forget About
f q t h 6 r S D a y!

D We've dozens and dozens Of suggestions for
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4 see the godgets in our Stationery Section
look throughout the store for gifts 10
help bis hobby along. III
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g 80
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-02

studying consumer reaction, Tully
said. Results were even more en-
couraging than we had anticipated"
he declared, pointing out that during
the survey the enriched" and ordi-
nary types of flour had been offered
side by side. "Sales of the enriched
product showed that the educational
work being carried on by the indus
try and government authorities has
made excellent progress. Preference
for the new type product was, in some
cases, unanimous, and for the test as
a whole was materially higher than
for the old type product"
The survey also revealed, however,
that demand for the enriched flour
was decidedly greater among the
average and above-average income
groups than from those of low in
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-02
Md, and took an active part in other
campaipns of the Civil War.

Md, and took an active part in other
campaigns of the Civil War.
The First Infantry was mustered
into service for the Spanish Ameri-
can War but did not go overseas
The regiment was again in Federal
service from June to November, 1916
and was stationed at Eagle Pass, Tex.
1t was drafted into Federal service
for the World War in August, 1917,
and with other troops helped make
up the 115th Infantry, 10Th Division.
The 18th Infantry participated in
the Meuse-Argonne operation and
held defensive sector in Alsace. Be-
cause of outstanding performances
in France the regiment is entitled to
carry on its regimental colors a
streamer in the colors of the Victory
Ribbon with the inscription, "Meuse-
Argonne, Alsace." The regiment was
disbanded in 1919 and reconstructed
as the First Infantry, Maryland Ma
tional Guard.
Effective Januafy l, 1941, when
National Guard units of the nation
were to be called into Federal service
for year of training the First Regi-
ment was designated once more as
the 115th Infantry.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-02
A. & P. COMPANY
COOPERATES IN
DEFENSE MOVES

AS a further step in it's program
of cooperation with health authorities
in the national defense program, the
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Com
pany has announced in it's Sunny
field" brand family flour to conform
to the new enriched" standards.
Frank M. Tully, in charge of flour
buying operations for the A & P, ex-
planned that family flour packages
now moving to retail outlets are lab
eled enriched" and carry statement
that the flour contains more than 1.66
milIigrams of Vitamin B., or thia-
min; 6.15 milligrams of NICOTINE
acid, the pellagra-preventive found in
many common foods such as liver,
kidney and other wholesale meats,
6.15 milligrams of iron.
This change in the flour follows
closely the company's action in plac-
ing it's bread in the enriched" pro-
duct class through the addition of
corresponding amounts of the vitamin
and mineral properties.
Americans preference for delicate
white bread, Tully pointed out, has
brought about milling processes
which have given an extra-fine pro-
duct, but which have been responsible
for the loss of much of the vitamin
and mineral values of wheat flour.
This loss is now counteracted by ad-
dition, after the milling process, of
the "B complex" properties that
bring the white flour closer to parity
with whole wheat flour.
Adoption of the new type flour fol-
lows an intensive test program of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-02
FLAG and COLORS
Are PRESENTED
18TH REGIMENT

A new American flag and regimen
tai colors were presented to the 115th
Infantry Regiment to replace the
present well-worn standards when a
flag presentation ceremony was held
in the regimental area Saturday
morning.
Maj.-Gen. Milton A. Reckord, COM
manding general of the goth Division,
presented the flags to Col. D. John
Markey, Frederick, the regimental
commander, on behalf of the War De-
partment. All of the senior officers
of the Division were present.
Col. Marley told the massed regi-
ment that the regimental standard
is the symbol of the organization and
although it is no longer carried into
battle as it was during the Civil War
and the Spanish-American, it is still
1.-THE most sacred thing in the posses
sion of the regiment" This is evil
denced, he continued, by the fact that
WAAOAA Vic tAOOPS oAC III OiAC 4lCAO
one is permitted to touch the colors
when they are uncased except the
commanding officer.
Replacing First Infantry Regi-
ment" with "115th Infantry Regi-
ment" was the only change in the
regimental standard. But that change
was symbolic of the age of the or
ganization and it's recent induction
into Federal service from it's Mary
land National Guard status.
A history of the regiment told by
Col. Marley related its service from
it's formation in 1886 as the First In
fantry, Maryland National Guard.
Present units of the organization date
back to 1861 with the organization
of Company E, Purnell's Legion Gun
ion), which participated in the bloody
Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-02
NeW Story Begins Next Week

Now you can read Peter Muir's
latest serial in the Worcester Demo-
crat-"HUTCH" of the r. A. F. A
Great Romance of the Present War.
HUTCH" of the R. A. F. by the
author of that outstanding success,
"War Without Music" will thrill you
from the first to the last word.
An American aviator with the R.
A. F. Hornets" makes a forced
landing on golf course in Kent.
There he meets lovely Wendy Bruce
but he also hears that familiar
drone in the sky-German Messer-
schmitts chasing one Spitfire.
He repairs his plane and flies off
to join the fight . Romance in
tensified by the fever of war!
Don't miss it! Starts in this paper
next week, May 10.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-02

Toast coutons are thin, hard slices
of toast cut into small squares after
toasting and dropped into the soup
just before serving. They are espec-
tally good with cream soup.
The best veal cut to roast is the
ribs, choosing preferably, the first
two or three ribs. The meat is heav-
Ter, larged boned and has more layers
of fat as the cuts progress.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-02

visited Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bur.
bage, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Wallo, of Will.
mington, spent the weekend with
Mrs. George E. Dryden and Miss FL
sic Dryden.
Mrs. John Cottingham has return
ed after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
rill Beauchamp in Berlin.
Mrs. Marion l.. Brown visited
friends in Baltimore, last week.
Mrs. Lola P. Brown of Church Hill,
Md, spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Pilchard.
Mrs. Hurley j. Esham returned
home this week after visiting rela-
tives in Cape Charles.
Miss Grace Jones spent the week.
end at State College, Pa.
Judge and Mrs. William F. John
son have returned after visiting rela-
tives in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Corddry, Miss
Carolyn Hargis and DR.. William H.
Ricketts, spent Sunday with Mr.. Mar
ion H. Dashiell at st. Andrews Pre-
paratory School, Middletown, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Robins and son,
Louis, of Griffiths Neck, visited Mr..
and Mrs. William C. Powell, this
week.
Mrs. Charles Boehmn has returned
to Salisbury, after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. William G. Kerbin, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gladding spent
several days in Baltimore, last week.
Mrs. Benjamin T. Truitt and son,
Fooks, visited Mrs. William Collins
in Baltimore, last week.
Mrs. Allen CULLEN and daughter,
Joann, of Ocean City, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Hearthway last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ellis, of Sal
isbury, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Clarke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio w. Wilson en-
tertained at dinner party on Sat-
urday in honor of their daughter,
Miss Margaret Wilson's birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Phillips and
daughter, Peggy, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Medford Phillips in Laurel, Del
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sturgis spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Townsend in Newark.
Mrs. Hargis Bradford and Mrs
James Parks spent Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Parsons in Berlin.
Miss Mary Taylor spent the week.
end with relatives in Oak Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Redder
have moved here from Pocomoke.
Mr.. Columbus Maddox, of POGO.
moke visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
E. Hill, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Evans ane
son, Barry, have returned to Laurel
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Leland B
Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Taylor visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Pennewell Applebaugf
in Cape Charles, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Savage, Of
Chincoteague, spent Sunday will
friends here.
Mrs. Luther Atkinson, Mrs. Lena
Layton and Miss Mary Truitt spent
Sunday with Mrs. Louise johnson a
University Hospital, Baltimore.
Mrs. Irving Scarborough has re
turned to Tasley, Va, after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Taylor.
Mrs. George Moore visited relative.
in Indiantown and Spence, last week
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-02

comes, Tully said. at is this lat
ter group" he explained, "that both
government and the industry are par
ticularly anxious to reach, for these
people comprise the largest proper
tion of the population that is today
consuming diet which is deficient
in essential health-giving vitamins."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30
DANGER WITHIN,
 CLAIMS SPEAKER

Providence, R. T., Sept. 30-(UP) President Malcolmn Boyd Dana of Piedmont college (Demorest, Ga0 warns that if Fascisn comes to the united States 1t will sweep up from the south.
 "You still hear people declare It can't happen here, but remember we have two dangers to face-one from borders and the other from brothers" Dr. Dana told the open ing session of the sgd annual New England conference of the State TederationS ot WOmen's clubs here yesterday.
 we can protect our borders, but what are we donig to protect our- selves from the danger on the i1- side. There arc es6 different Fascist groups in Georgia out to bait la- bor."
 Discussing the movement of northern troops to southern camps, Or. Esana said he would not want a son of his in 6 southern camp under present conditions in that section. He said a recent survey of a southern mountain district showed 60 per cent of an entire county suffered from tuberculosis. eanesr og pellagra.