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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
So Many Spokesmen

Reverting to the subject of loose talk in high places, it should be remarked that Draft Director Hershey, in his con- fusing conflict about the calling Of fathers, is not the only offender. He IS not even the worst, unless because the military draft is so necessarily heart wracking a matter. The radio and newspaper accounts are filled with con- fusion created by half-baked statements from those who should be careful what they say. This has nothing to do with the privilege conceded to almost every body to express opinions. It refers to stafements of alleged fact, to opinions bv persons so highly placed that in time 0f var censorship their expressed ideas are the closest the public can get to facts.
 The controversy over the rubber stu ation was a prime Illustration. That IS ahout washed up, but the spieling of con 7ictinw ssfacts" goes on apace. In ad- scining columns the newspapers quote tne hsad of the War Labor Board that 1's ces rnslst be kept up so that the stand ard of living may be maintained, ana e,sote the head of OPA that the standard sE figing must be reduced 10 US lowest ssnifsf ifi modern times.
 news magazine of wide circulation ..stssres to warn the British Empire at |nwvih and with apparent authority what ! siI America ls thinking, and tnen mas 10 .xnIaln that lt didn't mean what lss WoLus n asHsad to say. An avlaHon RARpks ue-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
Selected Poem

HUNTERS MOON (Florence Ripley Mastin in the New York Sum r1ne hunters moon ls clear and bright As lantern in the sky Above the forest and the held where furry creatures le' From ieafiess nest and freezing hole They watch with hearts like snow The cold moons light |. without friend, Fearful they go. On trembling feet. aware at last That even Winter wind IS gentler than the trap and gun Of human kind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
A Desirable Clause

The manpower draft measure now under most serious consideration contains provision that no person assigned to war work by the government shall be required to join any union or organization Of en1- ployes unless he chooses to do so.
 We think this clause should be included in the final draft. If labor unions now on the defensive because of certain short sighted attitudes are really wise they will not attempt to oppose this provision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
Good Idea

Agriculture Secretary Wickard sug- gests that the 100000 families now try ing to exist on sub-marginal farms be moved onto more productive acres which are crying for labor. If that could be done it would go far toward meeting the farm labor crisis and assuring the Unlteo Nations of the food they will need next year.
 Such an ideal undoubtedly is unat- tainable. But we can hope that posltive steps will be taken to translate the loea' at least in part, into action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30

l. How many stars constitute the insignia of 8 general in the U. s. Army?
 2. What is the maximum speed limit for rubber-tired vehicles in the U. s. under the rubber conser- vation program?
 3. How many newspapermen acc companied President Roosevelt on his recent tour of the nation?
 4. The present population of the United States is approximately 123,- O0O,0OO; I30,000 900 or 134 ,000,0
 5. Which of Hawthorne's novels deals with Colonel Pyncheon?
 6. An insidious remark is most likely to provoke laughter, ill-will, or goodwill?
 2. How can water be held in a sieve?
 8. The members of the British House of Lords are also called p--s?
 g. Is a wombat bird or man. nal?
 10. The temple city of Angkhor is in Indo- China, Persia or Afghanis- tan?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30

Federal Works Administrator Fleming & has decided that federal buildings SnaI he heated to 68 degrees this winter. Oll IS being rationed to householders on sne basis of a 65 degree temperature: Prob ablv there is an argument in justiflcatlon of the spread. Is it war secret or may we inquire it's logic?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30

come. You may recall that a Certain H II g h Party a short time ago inti- mated that con- gressmen, type- writer r experts and other dumb citizens should not conce r n themselves with technical things t h ey couldn't possibly under s t an q - prob lems of produc- Az. ATlA ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30

at the happieSt times you have ever known and undoubtedly you will find that they happened suddenly. with- out any premed- ita on. and yielded such rich dividends of joy that you recall them years later with a thrill of falaaeiiFA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS D. D.
NOT FOUND BY SEEKING

Things which are planned never yield such rich Satisfactions as things which happen spontaneously. Get all set for a good time, plan
 for weeks to have it, and the chances are that you will be disap- pointed when your plans arc car- ried out. Look back over your life
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
Press Comment
YOUR VOTE IS NECESSARY

lMeriden Journal
 It's a queer election campaign. One misses the usual verbal "at- taclSs", assaults. "scorlngs" and whatnot. The politically minded Hartford Times complains that the candidates deal only in "trivallties." The similarly minded Waterbury Democrat can find nothing more momentous in the campaign than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Sponge Iron Makes Experts Look Silly
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrreSpOndent)

The Leave Everything to the Ex- pefts" school of thought in Wash ington has just received a rather rude sock on the jaw which should leave the school adjourned and its thouRhts reeling for some time to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
ToDAY,s COMMON ERROR

TODAY's COMMON ERROR The word "ine is very much overworked; avoid habituaI lcose use of 1t. Instead of say ing a fine speech, say lucid, clear, pointed, expressive. In- stead of a fine cocktail, say delicious, appetizing, stimu- lating. Choose a word or definite meaning when tempted to use the indefinite word fine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30

@. What kind of naval vessel is the Bunker Hill, now under con- structionp
 A. An aircraft carrier of the Essex-Ticonderoga type.
 o. If the nylon in an Army par achuet was used to make stockings, how many pairs would 1t makep
 A. Three dozen pairs Of stock" ings.
 @. Which is correct, Woman's Club or Women's Club?
 A. Both are widely used, as Wo- mans Christian Temperance Union. Women's Bureau (U. S. Department of Labor, Women's City Club Of New York.
 o. Do any States permit seven- teen-year-old boy to marry without the consent of parent or guard ian?
 A. A few states permit an eight een-year-old boy to marry, but none permit -year-old boy or girl to marry without consent.
 @. Who has written a we'll known poem about George w. Goe- thals?
 A. Percy Mackaye, "Goethals, the Prophet Engineer" It begins, "A man went down to Panama"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon rises IO:5e D. m. (war time). Sun rises T:i9 a. m.: sets 5:52 ?. m. (war timel. All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
What Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

conoresmen Urqe Complete Unfieoon Auskon Commend Crowded Cokto Lounges Shock General Back from Poee
 People Con Wor Boek Home Without Delugns Washington
 Rrossots BeIitted Dooe Wher He ReEntered the Army
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
An, DAY FOR A WASHINGTON COLUM !ST:

Harrison Chicago Congressmen leun rom aH nnd One under officer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17
TWO DESERTERS
 WERE ARRESTED

Fitchburg, Mass, June 17.-(UP) Two alleged deserters from the Royal Navy who escaped apprehen- sion by working three months in a woolen mill but were seized when they sought to join the U. s. Army, were turned over to British Naval authorities today.
 The pair, David RobinIon, 25, of Birmingham, England and William Jackson, 23, of London, England, were arrested at their looms by two policemen who recognized Robinson from a picture on a circular put out by the Royal Navy.
 Both allegedly admitted desertion and said they tried to enlist in the U. s. forces to avoid detection. Jack son said he had hoped to marry a Fitchburg girl and settle here while Robinson said he eventually had hoped to return home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17
BRITISH HURLED BACK ROMMEL
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(Continued from Page D posite our positions at Fl Adem fail- ed to attack"
 Tn the area around sidi Rezegh probably will be staged a grand scale tank battle that may deter mine control of eastern Libya and Tobruk itself. The initial British success there was regarded as en- corraging.
 Should the crack British resist arlce in the Ed Duda-Sidi Rezegh sector, Rommel would gain valu- able toefold for a possible quick thrust at Tobruk from the south- east.
 ROmmeI May Need Help
 Failure of the Axis to attack Brit ish positions at Fl Adem was be- lleved to indicate that Rolnmel may be awaiting re1nforce cements. The British have nlassed large armored units at Fl .Aden, which controls an important pass down an escarp- ment to Tobruk.
 Forced to abandon coastal Fl GaZala and the Knightsbridge crossroads, Lieut.. Gen. Nell M. Ritchie's British Eighth Army con- centrated on defending Q new line based roughly on Acroma and Fl Adem, only 30 miles west of the Egyptian frontier.
 Through a desert valley IS miles south of Tobruk, Rommel was re- ported to have sent strong Italo- German patrols swinging southward around heavy Imperial forces mass ed in the Fl Adem area, IS miles south of Tobruk.
 By-passing Fl Adem, the enemy units continued eastward and 'veered slightly north into the desert wasteland between Ed Duda and Sidi-Rezegh where the British pre- vailed in 8 classic tank battle last November. Here, dispatches sad, British forces challenged the enemy in the opening stages of a develop ing battle.
 In an effort to block further Axis eastward thruSts, the British are defending the open desert south of the Tobruk perimeter, while the Tobruk defenders block possible moves along the coast.
 Qualified observers predicted that the current phase of the Libyan campaign was approaching 8 climax, with Romnel holding the upper hand. There was no indication how far eastward he would attempt to drive, but 1t was conceded that the Axis would be able to claim at least partial victory by driving east of Tobruk, leaving the harbor city en- veloped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17
Catholic High Grads Given Surprise Fete M and Mrs. John Conway Party Hosts for Peggy Con-
 way and Eileen Barringer
WASHINGTON HILL

and 1t is planned to hold these in- cident tests from time to time, with new people taking part, in order that everyone will become familiar with the work when an actual air raid should become a reality.
 Those taking part in Monday eve- ning's test were: Misses Mary Reilly, Anna McDonough, Mrs. Loretta Brick, Mrs. Frank McGrath, Patrick Ford, William F. Kelly, Martin Scully and Edward Brown.
 Mrs. Howard Mcintosh and Mrs. Harry Cunningham, have returned to their homes in Des Moines, Iowa, after spending their vacation with their aunt and uncle, MT. and Mrs. Jeremiah Griffin of Sylvan avenue.
 The carnival committee for Wash ington Park Community club held a meeting last evening to complete plans for the carnival to be opened Friday night, with @ parade around the principal streets of the Hill. The East End Community club will have their drum corps on hand, and Rodeo Riders of Watertown will also be among the headliners. George Lynch Is chairman of the parade, but the general chairman ship of the carnival is in the hands of John V. Lynch.
 President John R. Cuddy is ask- ing the people working on the booths to be on the grounds at 7:30 to get their merchandise ready.
 The parade will start from the grounds at the corner of Madison and Baldwin streets, the same place as last year.
 Instructor Patrick Wallace held an advanced 10-hour course at Washington school gym last eve- ming for people in Zone B who have attended the classes in either Ma loney, Washington and Hopeville schools, and were interested in go- ing further with their first aid.
 There is still room for anyone wishing to join the class, but MT. Wallace is asking that they kindly enroll Thursday evening. Classes open at 2 o'clock sharp and close at 9:30 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17
ASSESSORS PLAN
 SESSION TONIGHT

The Board of Tax Commissioners or Assessors, as Waterbury taxpay- CTS have referred to them for years, will observe "open house" tonight and Friday evening of this week from to 8 o'clock to accommodate bushes sand professional men who may wish to list personal property. Others required by law to report will also be welcome. The same hours will be observed next We'd nesday and Friday evenings.
 There has been noticeable laxity among personal property owners to comply with the law this year and the tax commissioners are broad casting a warning to al leligible to make prompt reports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17
GERMANY RATDED AGAIN

London, June l7-(UP)-Upwards of 300 British long range bombers attacked German war industry tar- gets in the Ruhr and Rhineland during the night after an eight day Hull, due to bad weather, in their devastation raids.
 It was understood that if the in- proved weather continued Air Mar shal Sir A. T. Harris would order 8 resumption of ra.ding on a 1000 plane g. night basis, and Britons watched eagerly for the first indi- cation that the United States army air force was joining in the attack, as 1t had done in an air-naval bat tie in the Mediterranean.
 Eight bombers were lost in last nights operations, which included laying mines in enemy waters.
 Britain's big long range planes, carrying from five to eight tons of bombs each, last raided Germany on the night of June 8, when 300 attacked the Ruhr and IS were lost,
 The last 1000 plane raid-made by 1,036 planes-waS against Essen, AASAAAS N4 oAAV 6A8UAAb'C xAEupp 0TILld~ ment works, on the night of June 1.
 The weather was not yet good enough last night to permit an att tack on the scale inaugurated by the 1,oS0 plane raid on Cologne May 30.
 There had been a considerable lull in aerial fighting for days, and even the fighetr and coastal com mands, which had put as many as 1000 planes a day Into their day. light raids on nearby coastal and inland targets on the Continent, had been compelled to Slacken their offensive.
 During the last three nights the Germans had sent two or three planes Q night over the English south coast, to drop a few bombs which caused slight damage and a few casualties. They wounded two persons last night when they sprinkled high explosive bombs on a south coast town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17

ranean and they have brought to that ancint sea the 1942 brand of warfare In which aerial striking pow CT is even more vital than naval power.
 The first action of American planes in the Mediterranean got big headlines in the morning newspapers and led aviation men to say that the Germans had now to combat a third aerial front, dded to those in Russia and in Britains' zone of the continent.
 Military men said the American planes had gone into action in the Mediterranean at a critical time and had played a vital part by inj creasing protection available to con- voys and extending potential Allied offensive operations hundreds of miles to Italian waters and the Black Sea region.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17
nttaeks had previously been re- ported.
Al Seanen Died

Am East Coast Port, June IT, (UP)-- Forty-one seamen died in the Caribbean sinking by Axis sub- marines of two American merchant men flying Central American flags, and seven others still are missing on raft somewhere south of Cuba, survivors reported today.
 Seventeen men including all who were below decks-were lost with . medium-sized cargo vessel of Panamanian registry sunk on the night of May 31. Seven others from this ship still are missing. The 19 survivors drifted 12 days on their kafts.
 Twenty-four Americans, includ- ing two members of U. s. navy gun crew, went down with a small ,9nerchantman of Honduran regis- try on the night of June 6. Thirty five men were rescued after six days ,0n rafts.
 V A coast guard cutter directed to Ehe raftS by Q navy patrol plane, picked up both groups of survivors within Q few hours of each other And brought them here.
 2 The undersea raider stalked the Panamanian vessel for more than Beven hours, Vim Dewitt, 20, third Innate of Amsterdam, Holland, said. z we first sighted 8 periscope at ~10:4O a. m.," he asid. "It was so close to our ship that we could have spit on it. The submarine did not surface"
 The navy gun crew aboard the ssnerchantman manned their guns and still were standing by when two torpedoes whizzed past at 4:55 70 m.
 z A third torpedo fired about two ~aaours later struck the vessel amid- ships on the port side. "She cracked up immediately ? the young mate said. "In half a minute she was disappearing be- meath the surface. No one below @sieck was saved. We did not have time to jump over-the sea washed Lis over"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17
Supreme Efforts Of
 Hitler Have Failed
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1zvestia's correspondent, describ- ing the "spartan-like resistance of the people who ignore all priva- tions and dangers" said the city was teeming with activity with volunteer fire fighters, mail carriers and me- chanics maintaining services.
 The first Russian communique to- day said there were no important changes on the front, from Lenin- grad to the Crimea, last night.
 It reported, however, that the Germans had made 8 "psycholog- icap' attack on a sector of the Ktar- kov front. Shouting, with chests thrust out, they marched straight toward Russian positions. The Rus- sians waited until they got within easy range and slaughtered them.
 On another sector, Soviet units
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17

has shifted from Western Serbia to Bosnia, the reports said.
 Meanwhile, German authorities added 26 more Czech names to the list of those executed in reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard (the hangman) Heydrich, Reich protector of Bohemia -Moravia, and underground reports said every where the Germans went in Czecho- slovakia they were confronted with the name 'Lidice" written on walls, houses, trees and telephone poles by patriots.
 Thus far, 3S persons have been put to death in reprisal for the Heydrich killing, not including an estimated 250 slain during the Nazi "extermination" of the town of Lidice where every male inhabitant was killed and the women deported.
 These additional reports of un- rest reached London:
 Norway: Reliable reports from Oslo said German families fleeing from bombed Rostock, Luebeck and Cologne were arriving in increasing numbers, taking over apartments which Norwegians were ordered to vacate. At first, those who opposed the Nazi regime were ordered from their homes, but as more homeless Germans arrived, the term "oppo- sition" was interpreted more lib- ara1lv fha rennrtS said
 France: Nine major acts of anti NaM disorders and sabotage were reported from the forbidden zone along the Franco-B Belgian border in the great textile, mining and indus trial basin of French Flanders-a region administered by German au- thorities from Brussels, not by French from Paris or Vichy.
 Vichy authorities said 40 persons melted by Communist agitators in Maubeuge freightyard attacked a train, pillaged cars loaded with po- tatoes and threw vegetables to the ground. A similar food riot occurred at Carvin where a bakery was stripped.
 Sweden: Reports from Stockholm said 200 persons were arrested foI- lowing NaZi administrator Josef Terboven's visit to Skien, Norway, in connection with disturbances there. New mass arrests reported also in Oslo, involving many school boys suspected of participating in editing an Illegal newspaper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17


 s-- heard crying for help and atten. dantS rushed in to find his bed mass of flames. My husband lifted him to a chair and called the fire department" said Mrs. Chapman. Mir. Culbert must have tried to relight his pipe and being para lyzed on the right side, fumbled the match"
 Native of Dublin
 MT. Culbert, who resided at 28 Burton street, Waterbury, was 8 native of Dublin, Ireland, the son of the late Henry and Mary (Shea) Culbert. He had lived in this city most of his life, and was employed as a stationary engineer.
 For IS years he had worked at the New England Watch company; later at the Waterbury Clock company, and prior to his illness, at the Industrial Properties, Inc. MT. Culbert was a communicant of St. Thomas Church, and a member of its Holy Name Society. He is survived by three sons, Harry P. of this city; the Rev. James Culbert, C.M. of the Vim centian Order, who is now stationed in China; es7d Stephen w. of Wa terbury; three daughters, Mrs. Earl Cooper, Woodbury; Sister Mary Anthony, Ursuline Order, Middl- town, N. Y.; and Mrs. Patrick Mc- Gill, Waterbury; three brothers, Patrick of Newburg, N. Y, Chris and Samuel of New York City; one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Kirkman, New York City; thirteen grand children.
 The funeral will be held on Sat- urday morning from the Lunny funeral home, 25 Central avenue, at time to be announced. Burial will be In new St. JoEeph's ceme- tery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday and Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17

AEr. and Mrs. John Conway oi Baldwin street entertained Miss Eileen Barringer and Miss Peggy Conway at surprise party in honor of their graduation from Catholic high school, Sunday evening.
 Mrs. Nellie Spillane and William McQuinn entertained with Irish step-danclng. Decorations were pink and white roses.
 Among those attending: Mir. and Mrs. Daniel Sheehan, MT. and Mrs. William McQuinn, MT and Mrs, Thomas Calvin, MT. and Mrs. Kier- nan Heavin, Mrs. Henry OLeary, Mrs. Nellie Spillane, Mrs. M. Phe- Ian, Mir. and Mrs. Dennis Sullivan, and the Misses Peggy Spillane, Nel- lie Lyons, Eileen Barranger, Helen Duhamel, Mary Wild, Peggy Con- way, Mildred Dodd, Helen Conway, Maureen Conway. Also, Edward spillane, Joe Mccarthy, Patrick Ma honey, Michael Splllane, Henry A. Curtin and MT. and Mrs. John J. Conway.
 Miss Anna Goggins, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Michael Goggins of South street, has been a patient at St. Mary,s hospital but expects to spend the weekend at her home. Miss Goggins had her appendix re- moved but is on the road to a com- plete recovery, and will resume her Trigl fn1k Aancin0 apain
 Miss Estelle Whelan, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. John Whelan was a recent visitor at her home. Miss Whelan is studying nursing in Bos- ton, Mass.
 Sector Warden Edward Brown of B-3S held an incident test Monday evening, with several "would-be" casualties reported.
 {. The blue alert was sent out from Zone B headquarters and Boy Scouts from Troop 9 brought messages to those on duty who in turn made out written reports which they tele- phoned in to headquarters ct Wash angton school, and then brought in Sheir written reports.
 The four watchers on duty at the Eone headquarters received the re- ports by phone, then checked the written reports as they were brought In. Zone Warden Frank x. Keefe $ very well pleased with the work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17

Two Polish girls were sentenced in Poznan to four months Strafiager camp for having gone to theatre, that Poles are not permitted to at- tend. Somebody identified them and called the police. The performance was interrupted, the policecame and the girls were arrested. They are now h concentration camp.