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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
NAzI COLUMNS
 SMASH RUSSIANS
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fContinued from Page D Inducements sufficient to enable them to press southeast from Klets- kaya in great strength.
 German dive bombers unloaded tens of tons of projectiles, includ- ing screaming bombs," this paper reported.
 The Russians, fighting from an elaborate trench system, halted the Nazis at some points, hurling bottles filled with flaming benZine at the Nazi tanks. However it was admit ted that the fighting was spreading over larger and larger area as the German attack mechanism gained momentum.
 One German tank wedge was cut off on the approaches to Stalingrad but others continued their progress.
 Front-line advices reported fierce combats between the German air force -raiding the north Cau- casus and the Soviet Black Sea fleets air arm. The Russians beat of an attack on city N Obviously the Black Sea navaI base of Novo- Fosisk) and destroyed 13 enemy bomberS and damaged i've.
 Wiped Out Regiment
 Marines, supported by hotilla, repulsed 8 physiological attack Germans goose stepping straight toward Russian positions = and wiped out 8 whole regiment (3,0O0 men).
 The wedge was cut of northeast of Kotelnikovski, 30 miles south west of Stalingrad, where one spear head Is pointed toward Stalingrad and the other toward the Volga river between Stalingrad and As- trakhan, dispatches said.
 Soviet forces separated the tanks from the infantry accompanying them. Many already have been de- stroyed, the dispatches said.
 Other Russian successes were re- ported. Large enemy tank and in- fantry flores that tried to break Russian defenses near Prokhladnen- ski, 85 miles northwest of the Grozny oil wells, were beaten off yesterday with unusual losses" dispatch to the army organ Red Star said.
 Red Star reported that stifened resistance south of Krasnodar, from where the Germans have driven dangerously close to the Soviet Black Sea naval base of Novooros- sisk, had checked and even flung back the enemy at some points.
 But on several sectors, the Ger mans swiftly changed the direction of their main thrusts until they found soft spots, and were slowly forcing the Russians back.
 The immediate objective of the Germans who had forced the Don 40 miles from Stalingrad, was the Moscow -Stalingrad railway, which parallels the river, B miles east of if
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WATERBURY MFG.
 co. ELECTIONS
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the outcome.
 The Chase Brass & Copper Go. today issued the following state- ment O. the labor-management election:
 The second election to determine the representatives desired by the mploys of the Waterbury Manufac- turing Co. Plant of tn Chase Brass & Copper Co.,, to act as Labor rep resentatives on the War Production Drive being set up in the plant, Is being held today. The voting hours are from 6:30 a. m. to 11:30 p. m. Official ballots and instruction sheets issued by the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration have been given to each employe. The first ballots were cast at zoo o'clock this morning, as the 1l:00 to 700 shift left work. Employes or. the payroll of week ending July 25, ia- cluding those absent because of ill., ness or on vacation, and who report to the plant on August 25 either for work or to vose, will be considered eligible to participate in the elec- tion.
 This second or run-off election will be among the employe repre- sentatives that received the highest numbr of votes in the first or nom- ination election which was held on August 4. This second election will determine the A employe represen- tatives who will form the Organizing Committee, and this Organizing Committee will elect certain of their employees to form the Labor repre- sentatives of the Advisory Commit tee to meet with the Management and work out plans for the coming War Production Drive.
 Both elections are conducted by the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration because no union rep- resentS all the employees ofthe plant. The ballots and ballot boxes are the property of the State of Connecti- cut, and their authorized agents will be responsible for them. The ballot boxes will be sealed by the State AgentS and left sealed until opened by them. The Management of the company has nothing to do with the election, and 1t will not have any part in collecting the ballots or coE'nting them, nor will the ballots be available for them to see at any time. The agents of the State will count the ballots and after they have certified to the results, the ballots will be destroyed.
 Thc5e State supervised elections are unusual. because this is the first time that the State Board has ever supervised an election for War Production Drive Committees, and the first time that the War produc- ton Board has ever asked the State Board to act for 1t. The procedure used in this elec- ton is creating a great deal of in- terest among nOn-union plants throughout the country, and this Chase Plant Is expected to be used as . model by many of them in sst- ting up their War Production Drive Committees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
News from sOlOmOns

News from SOlom0nS
 San Francisco, Aug. g -(UP)- United States marines made their surprise landing in the Solomon is- lands by night and took prisoners in the first phase of an offensive in which they have no consolidated and extended their positions and i wiped out an enemy counter-attack- 1 ing force, it was revealed today.
 Now, 1t was indicated, the marines had their jeeps and amphibian tractors in action and were using them to go after the Japanese whom they had driven back into the interior of the islands they had stormed in the Tulagi-F1orida- Guadalcanal area.
 They are fighting fearful heat rain and dense undergrowth in their job of mopping up Japanese stragners and preparing to meet a possible big enemy counter-drive aimed at retrieving the biggest and most humiliating Japanese defeat of the Pacific war.
 First direct unofficial news of the Solomons action came from Sher- man Montrose, correspondent with the American forces and former Pacific coast manager for NEA- ACME newspictures, in letter to his wife, who lives at Mill Valley.
 The letter was headed Some where in the Pacific"
 Montrose revealed that United Press War Correspondent Robert Miller, who accompanied the United States navy and marines, had elect ed to remain with the marines when when correspondents, permitted to land, were given the choice of leav- ing at once or remaining "indefi- nitely."
 "Joe James Custed (United Press war correspondent also with the fleet) should be popping up with an interesting story before long," Mon- trose wrote. T was not with him during the excitement"
 Montrose said that despite all the hardships the marines were in good spirits and were derisive of Japana- neSe ClalInS O1 VlcCOry.
 We're all laughing about the Japanese claims of having sunk 25 ships in the battle of the Solomons," :" he wrote. Even though news is scarce hereabouts we got that one over just-resumed radio news"
 Chaplain Is Killed
 At An Advanced Allied Base, Aus tralian Zone, Aug. 25-(UP)-First Lieut.. Albert O. Hart, Sheridan, Mont, probably would be alive to- day If he had not stayed behind when his units broke camp, to de- liver 8 Sunday sermon.
 Hart became the first United States army chaplain killed in this war when plane carrying him to new camp crashed while landing, and killed all aboard, 1t was dis closed today.
 When his unit was ordered to a new location, Hart volunteered to wait 8 few days to help supervise shipments of supplies and equip ment. But his main reason was to deliver his regular Sunday sermon to the remaining group which may not see me again for some time"
 Hart was the finest chaplain have ever known" said the com manding officer of the Alabama unit, with which he had served. "The boys idolized him and he did wonders with morale. It's tough that such fine man must die"
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announced that these vessels, ag- gregating 160,000 tons, were consid- cred part payment for the damage Braz.' had suffered from the axis
 The bank -losure order yesterday affected the Banco Alemao Trans Atlantico, Banco Germanico Amer ica Sul and Banco Frances Italiano. The government ordered interven- tors to liquidate their assets.
 Enemy agents, fifth columnists and sympathizers were being seized so rapidly that the Rio De Janeiro Chief of Police ordered prisoners be- ing held or serving time for com- mon crimes moved into the interior to make room for internal enemies.
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saw the American flag and Ameri- cans awaiting us. It brought lump to our throats.V
 Warner said he hoped to leave as soon as possible to see his wife who is staying at Glendale, Ca.
 -ieut.C Col. s. c. Babcock, of Mar tha's Vineyard, Mass, assistant mill itary attache of the American Em- bas.y at Tokyo for four years, left the ship but his only comment was that he had not seen his wife in three years.
 He said he had been ordered not to discuss the situation h Jauan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25

was smoking a cigar as usual. In violation of the strict hlack-out the station was brightly lighted by flares and Nash lamps @ photographers could get pictures. Asked y0e g statement, Churchill said onlvs
 'E had . vegy good txap.s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
GEN. MAC ARTHUR'S
 PLANES HIT LAPS
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 dlers trained in jungle fighting. had engaged and dispersed a Japanese patrol.
 It was indicated that the Japan csc were still in possession of the little Kokoda airdrome and the vil- lage, which lies at the northern side of the own Stanley mountains that form the backbone of southeastern New Guinea. Allied patrols hold strongly the 5000 foot mountain pass between Kokoda and the Port Moresby side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25

Imitation has appeared in Fl Sal- vador, and the Government is fight ing it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-27
Joyce G. Stitely
Audit. Received
At Fort Myer
ColortMl Ceremony
Held Yesterday
In Post CHAPEL

White flowers and lighted candles
completed the setting for the we'd
ding yesterday afternoon of Miss
Joyce Grace Stitely and 1t. George
Bernard Reid in the Chapel at Fort
Myer, where the Rev. Magnan, chap
lain, U. S. A., off1ciated at o'clock.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Charles Warren Stitely, and, wearing
a gown Of ivory satin with a finger
tip-length veil, she was escorted to
the altar by her brother, Mr.. j.
Harold Stitely. The fitted basque
Of her gown was finished with long
sleeves and sweetheart neckline
and the full skirt ended in a fan
train. Her satin-edged veil of illu-
sion was held by a tiara of seed
pearls and she also wore a strand of
pearls, which was the gift of the
bridegroom, and carried a bouquet
Of white roses and camellias.
Miss Mary Mccormick was the
maid OF honor, wearing a costume
Of rose faille and carving an arm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-27
Earla Marshall.
Capt. Harwood
Are Married
College Park Church
Scene of Ceremony
Last Evenine

A prettily arranged wedding If
the Christmas season was that of
MISS Earla Ball Marshall, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Hirst Mar
snall OF Hyattstville, and Capt. FL
nott Brooke HAYWOOD, United States
army Air Force, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
george G. HARDWOOD Of Baltimore.
The ceremony was performed last
evening in st. Andrews Church
IN College Park, the Rev. John
Jacquelin Amber, rector of Pinck-
ney Memorial Episcopal Church in
Hyattsville, officiating at o'clock.
The Rev. Nathaniel C. Acton, rector
OF st. Andrews and formerly assist
ant rector of st. Johns Church on
Lafayette Square, assisted.
Mr.. Marshall escorted his daugh-
ter and gave her in marriage, and
her wedding gown was of white
velvet fashioned on princess lines
with sweetheart neckline and long
fitted sleeves. Her long tulle veil
fell to the end Of the train and
was held by a tiara of seed pearls.
She carried a prayer book bound
IN white on white satin pillow
With long streamers Of white satin
ribbons falling from the markers in
the book.
Miss Berry Marshall was maid
OF honor for her sister and the
bridesmaids were her cousin, Miss
Betty Marshall of Arlington; Miss
Elizabeth Towers and Miss Betty
Bookings OF Hyattsville and Miss
Eleanor White of Linden, Va. They
were dressed in taffeta, the maid
of honor in gold color and two of
the others In green and two in red.
The frocks were made with full
skirts and fitted bodices which had
yokes Of net, and their mitts of
net matched their costumes. They
each wore a heart-shaped hat of
white sweetpeas matching their
bouquets.
Preceding the bride to the altar
was her cousin, little 4-year-old
Doris Mattingly, who was flower
girl. She had = dainty frock Of
white taffeta made like a Kate
Greenaway model with high waist
line, snort puned sleeves and long
straight skirt. She wore a ban
deau Of white sweet peas and yellow
roses, which also formed her old
fashioned bouquet.
Mr.. Robert Ireland was best man
for Capt. Elliott and the ushers in
cluded Mr.. Barton Hirst Marshall,
Jr., and Mr.. Charles K. Marshall,
brothers Of the bride; Mr.. Edmund
Robinson and MIR. Arson Briggs.
The reception was held In the
Alpho Omicron Pi Sorority house at
Maryland University, of which the
bride is member. Later, Capt.
and Mrs. Elliott left on their we'd
ding trip, the bride wearing a trav-
cling costume Of pink wool with
which she wore black accessories,
They will be at home after Janu-
airy Is in the Prince Georges Apart-
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bouquet OF deep pink roses, and
Mary Lime Stitely, niece of the
bride, served as flower girl. Her
frock was Of blue taffeta and she
carried Colonial nosegay of sweet
heart roses and forget-me- nots. Both
attendants wore head wreaths of
flowers matching their bouquets.
1t. Reid Is the son of-Mr. Eppa c.
Reid of Warrenton, Va, and his
brother, Mr.. Joseph L. Reid, was his
best man. Mr.. Walter Thompson,
brother in-law of the bride, and Mr..
Keith Hord, served as ushers.
Following small reception which
was held after the ceremony, 1t.
and Mrs. Reid left for New York,
with the bride wearing costume of
peacock blue with black accessories
and . corsage Of camellias.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-27
Miss Letitia Ord
And Capt. Elliott
Will Be Married

Mrs. James Basevi Ord announces
the engagement Of her daughter,
Miss Letitia Howell Ord, to Capt.
Edward Charles Elliott, jr., United
State Army Air Corps, son Of DR..
and Mrs. Elliott of Lafayette, Ind.
Miss Ord is the, daughter of the
late 1t. Col. Ord, u. S. A., and was
graduated from Mary Lyons School
and attended Sweet Brier.
Capt. Elliott is a graduate of Pur-
due University and is a member of
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
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Guests

Col. and Mrs. E. w. Timberlake
OF South Arlington had as guests
Christmas Day to meet Mrs. Harrie
Shea, wife Of Capt. Shea of Bronx
vile, N. Y. Col. and Mrs. William
Ely. Col. and Mrs. Milton w. Kaye
and their guests. Capt. and Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. William Lunch an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Annette Lunch. to
Mr.. Lyons Rose, son of Mrs. Ray
Rose Of Washington and Scran-
ton, Pa.
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ments in Hyattsville. Both Can't.
and Mrs. Elliott were graduated
from Maryland University In the
class Of 1941 and Capt. Elliott is .
member Of Theta Chi Fraternity,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-27

and Mrs. Edward Hartshorn. Mrs.
Shea Is spending the holidays with
Col. and Mrs. Undertake.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Yellow Laburnum
Has Old History

Laburnums or golden-chains have
been in cultivation since the middle
ages and these tall shrubs or small
trees are some of the Oldest plants
that have been used for ornamental
purposes in Europe. They have
showy dropping clusters of yellow
pea shaped flowers which are quite
similar to the blossoms OF Wlstarla.
Laburnums are generally easy to
grow and in suitable situations they
are hardy as far north as Boston.
Two or three species are IN cultlva-
ton. and those most generally seen
are Laburnum anagyroides, COM
nonly known as vulgare, and Labur-
mum alpinum. These are very at
tractive and rather similar, but the
best of the lot is hybrid between
the two known variously as watereri
and vossi. This hybrid bears larger
clusters of flowers and is a more
profuse bloomer and is, in all, the
most satisfactory of all laburnums.
Laburnums grow we'll in any sunny
situation and in any good garden
soil which is not to oacid. Don't
plant them among rhododendrons,
for 1t belongs to the Legume family
and likes a soil only slightly acid
or more nearly neutral and we'll
drained position.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Don't Cut Asparagus
Often in First Year

During the first crop year, cut
the asparagus only three times Late
season cutting will reduce the crop
yield in the following year. As soon
as early peas are ready for the ta-
BILE in your locality the asparagus
should be allowed to grow without
interruption to give the plants time
to store up food for next year.
Cut carefully to avoid injuring
undeveloped sprouts below the
earth's surface. Push the knife into
the ground beside each sprout,
twisting 1t slightly to sever only
the desired spear. or snap of each
sprout with the. thumb and finger.
Weed constantly until the sprouts
grow tops in the late season. Then
the bed should be left unGisturbed
until the fernlike tops become yell
low and the berries turn red. At
the end of the season cut these tops
off close to the ground. being careful
not to allow the berries to scatter
and take seed, and then cover the
bed with a heavy dressing of fresh
manure. AS this vegetable is heavy
feeder, it is almost impossible to
give it too rich dressing. The ma
nure serves both as a mulch and
soil enricher. If none is available
use any litter for a fall mulch, and
enrich the soil in the spring with
poultry or shredded animal manure
or some commercial fertilizer.
Nitrate of soda may be applied at
the rate of one pound to 200 square
feet but not later than July. Mu-
riate or sulphate of potash or super
phosphate may be used one pound
to 100 square feet, and annual top
dressing Of humus may be applied.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Flea Beetle Injuries
By Eating Foliage

The flea beetle is a small beetle
with long hind legs, and it can jump
like a flea when it is disturbed. 1t
does much damage to a number of
plants in the garden by eating holes
in the foliage, in some cases injur-
ing the plants so badly that they die.
Many plant diseases are spread
by these destructive little insects.
as they feed on an affected plant
and then carry the disease to a
healthy one. There are many kinds
of flea beetles, in most cases each
kind only attacks related plants.
though some are general feeders
and injure many crops.
The control of these pests is some
what difficult, as they do not seem
to eat foliage once it has been
sprayed with an arsenic poison.
Bordeaux mixture does seem to repel
them. however, and where the beetles
are present it should be mixed with
arsenate of lead and sprayed on the
plants at regular Today intervals.
A contact insecticide may be ef-
fective if used early in the morn
ing before the beetles become &C
tive. New seed beds may be pro-
tected against the beetles by cover
ing them with cheesecloth or some
other thin gauZe material.
Here again the warning against
weeds should be stressed. These
serve as hosts to many of the gar
den pests, and if they are never
allowed to grow there will be fewer
breeding grounds and shelters for
most of the common crop enemies.
L. and E. B.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Survey Provides
Picture
Of Gardener
Spends One.Tenfh
OF His Income on
Supplies, Labor

Some time ago, Andrew S. Wing,
editor of The Garden Digest" con-
Quoted an interesting survey TO
get an accurate picture of the typi-
cal American garden fan. Among
other facts unearthed was the in
formation that the average gardener
spends 10 per cent of his income
on gardening. This includes seeds,
other supplies and labor. So don't
feel extravagant over your garden
expenditures, particularly at this
time when victory gardens are SO
important to our national welfare
We gardeners know the expenditure
for seed and other equipment is
money we'll spent, based not only
on yields of edible produce. but
also on returns in the form OF i'm
proved health. improved appearance
of the home, and the fellowship
We have with other gardeners.
Favorite flowers, as shown by the
survey, were in the order named
rose. gladiolus. delphinium, lily,
dahlia. peony. chrysanthemum. house
plants and the more common an
nuals and perennials.
Quite contradictory to general
opinion, almost half of the garden
ers surveyed owned dogs. This
SHOWS that you can have both a
garden and a dog and harmony
still prevail. Recently gardening
publication invited readers to send
in their solutions for having both
dog and garden, happily and with
out friction, and many feasible
ideas were suggested, among them
being: Establishment of a private
domain for the dog; training dog
to respect planted areas.
One item In this survey that
caused me no little concern at first
glance was that although the aver
age gardener has several children,
the percentage of children who work
in the garden is not high. Of
course. in the age group of the
gardeners under discussion average
age of the group surveyed was 49,
many of their children doubtless are
of that adolescent age of from IA
to 18 when in normal times every
thing but gardening is on their
minds and the world offers so many
intensely interesting and absorbing
activities that gardening is tempo
rarily forgotten. The bright side
of the picture, though, is that such
children. where love OF gardening
has been fostered in them. will
surely take it up again when youth
full enthusiasm in athletics and
general high school and college &C
tivities has run its course. And
our present critical situation has
already turned youthful minds to
victory gardening-the youth of our
country I believe are responding
magnificently to this phase of ma
ticnal defense.
Let's have more surveys of this
type-I don't know about you, but
I think they give gardeners great
deal Of food for thought.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Birds Have TwofOld
Value in Gardens

The presence of birds in the gar
den is bound to add charm and give
pleasure to any one. Every effort
should be made to attract them to
your property, both for the enjoy
ment of having them there and for
the economic contribution which
they make.
Every gardener can see and ap-
preciate the work of the birds in
helping to kill the pests which
might otherwise become so numer-
Gus as to destroy many crops. In
sects form large part of the birds
Sustenance, and birds are more
plentiful and more active in our
gardens when harmful insect pests
are most numerous and most de-
structive.
A flock of starlings will be busily
engaged in eating the grubs of the
dreaded Japanese beetle. Robins,
wrens, sparrows and many other
birds may be seen gagly hopping
about, searching shrubs, trees and
plants for insects for food. In the
fall they consume large quantities
of weed seeds
AS it has been proved that in
dividual birds return to the same To-
cality year after year, it is wise to
make friends with them, protect
them from their natural enemies,
provide comforts for them during
the nesting and summer season and
use any means possible to attract
them. Food and water are most es-
sential. Supply bird baths or shall
low drinking pans. Place the baths
in the open away from the trees and
shrubs that might harbor the birds
enemies.
In the winter provide crumbs,
small grain, suet meat scraps and
nuts to keep the birds fed. In the
spring supply your property with
q number Of suitable bird houses or
nesting boxes. L. AND e. B.