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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
ROMMEL'S TANKS
 THROWN BACK
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 Allied aircraft still were leading the attack, battering Axis landing grounds and forward positions. To- days communique reported that nine more of Rommel's planes had been shot down against British losses--inciudlng operations over the Mediterranean island Of Malta -of only four planes.
 Tuesday night. Allied heavy hombers raided air fields on Crete, from which Axis troops have been sent to North Africa in big aerial
 Last night. torpedo carrying planes attacked a large enemy tanker bound for the African coast and sank it.
 The communique said Axis oper- ations over Malta were on reduced scale and markedly ineffective.
 During Tuesday night" it said, Ian enemy counteT-attack on our positions was beaten olf. Yester- day, there were some minor tank engagements in winch damage was inflicted on the enemy. The ngnt" ing continues.
 "our day and night attacks on Tho enemy landing grounds and forward positions continue. The enemy remained on the defensive throughout. Night fighters carried out protective patrols oyer our troops and aiact down JunkerS- Al TtIaedav nieht.
 'sThe same night, our heavy homhers attacked airGroEnes itl fs~ata enA ares rse~e ate~taf etses,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29


 said the legislature probably wll 70 asked to clarify the esssttr& &ws next year.
 The SoclalistS endorsement e1 four Republicans in Hartford conn' try. including former Rep. William J. Miller, also was ruled oue hy Judge Mlllltzis decision.
 "Tt becomes clear" Judge Mellliz said, athat the requirement that the candidate or candidates under . party designation. in order to re. main on the ballot. shall have Tee ceived at least olie-half of one per cent Of the votes cast at such elec- ton, means one-half of ono per cent og the votes east at such elet- ton for the same ofiice or oflices as the candidate or candidates aSpirtd to-"
 The decision was In direct contra diction to a ruling on a similar question ln feso by Superior Court Judge P. B. o'Suilivaii. Ha ruled on Union party eaEs thns party candidates could 60 on the ballot where inc state party received tae -.s ---s-ssa -.s.-ea=ee es -setep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

Democratic leaders, encouraged by the vigor of labor's support of Governor Robert A. Hurley and the rest of the Democratic ticket, have revised upward their estimate of the party's margin in Tuesdays bal loting in Waterbury. Figures pri- .vately compiled indicate to the lead CTS that, despite an expected light vote, the party will carry the city by margin of from $500 to 5000. Some estimates are much higher.
 The size of the Democratic plur- ality in Waterbury will have an im- pcrtant effect not only on the state election but also on the fifth district
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
CILMARTIN SPEAKS
 IN N. Y. TOMORROW

pr. John c. dilmartln. superin- tendent of the Free Evening schools, win be In New York City tomorrow, convention day for Connecticut teachers, ao deliver a lecture at the Woodsldo eecretariaI school at t2S Park avenue. His subject will Do How to Develop a Speaking vo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

Washington, D. C., Oct. 20-"How much did we pay during World War IF" This Is an ever recurring ques- ton in the present era of price cell ings as we try to remember what sugar, pork chops, or steak. cost during the last World War.
 From the beginning of World War I in Europe in August, 1914, until April, 1917, prices in the United States were unregulated. In the last nineteen months of the war, the prices of a number of commodities were directly subject to federal con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
WOMEN'S CLOTHING
 IN GREAT DEMAND

Many WateFburians yesterday do. mated clothing at the Bundles for Britain headquarters. but clothing in large quantities is still needed,
 Used articles of clothing are cali- cd for, and any mendlng necessary will be done by volunteer workers. Articles \ most in demand at the present time are: Women's cloth- Ing, woolef dresges. skirts. under clothing. dressing gowns of some warm material. girls clothing, boys clothing including wool or corduroy shorts, shirts and undeFclothes, sweaters. gloves. and socks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
MAN TAKES PURSE
 FROM ROSE BOULEY

4 pocketbook containing about $50 was gnatched from Miss Rose Bouley, 303 North Main street. this morning by a man who leaped out Of the bushes while she was walking through Fulton Park. Police arc looking for the man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
BRISTOL BLACKOUT
 CURTAINS TESTED

The Bristol Co. last night tested its blackout equipment. in keeping with Army orders and an announce ment from Chief Air Raid Warden James J. Curtin, that manufactur- ing plants must be 100% or drastic measures will be taken. All black out curtains in the plant were re- leased and examination was made from outside to determine the thor oughness of the equipment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
Maritime Commission
 Probe Is Demanded
Senator Aiken Claims Rash Dissipation Misuse" Oi
 Public Funds

It has permitted willful extrav- agance, incompetent management ard footing to prevail at shipyards holding contracts with the commits sion for the construction of vessels on a plus-fixed-fee basis"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

Fay Mckenzie, Republic starlet, saw a toothbrush sticking out of tho back pocket Of a soldier at the Hollywood Canteen. "What's that for" she asked. "Miss,p exclaimed tho soldier, "I'm on a three day leave"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

the targets bombed yesterday were enemy concentrations which were attackd intenslvely with good re- suits.
 'Nine enemy fighters were de- ssroyed.
 "Last night. our torpedo aircraft, despite heavy. intensive fire from escorting warships, sank 6 large enemy tanker bound for the African coast.
 Enemy activity over Malta vas ineffective and on a reduced scale. From the above operations, four Of our aircraft failed to return"
 Front line dispatches describing tho first tank clash between Axis and British forces Tussday, said British axlmor had dealt sa snb- stnntial hi0wH to R0nlinel'a taEkE a~A @ant taana ~aelang hne1s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

The United States has l.77o,OOo retail stores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

1000 to 5000 troops, supported by tanks. planes and artillery in the Nalchik region, on individual sec tors in a narrow valley. Reinforce ments enabled the Germans to push back the Russians again today, the Soviet noon communique acknow- ledged.
 The Germans had tried for three months to drive from the Terek valley, east of Mozdok, to the near by Grozny oil fields and Ordzhon- ikidz. They failed in the Terek val ley and now had turned toward Nal chik, evidently hoping to find easier going toward the same objectives.
 Attacks Slacken
 The noon communique indicated that ferocious German assaults against an industrial area in north- ern Stalingrad had slackened, if only momentarily, from the weight of losses.
 Tn the area of Stalingrad, our units were repelling attacks" 1t said. "One battalion Q,000 Ge rmans) at tacking 8 factory area were thrown back, losing more than l00."
 Thrown back" indicated that the Germans were hurled back to their original positions, or beyond them.
 The size of the attacking force and German losses were smaller than they have been since four days ago, when the Germans threw masses of men, tanks and planes into a great effort to plunge to the ] Volga river.
 Yesterday for instance, the Ger mans lost 2.400 men killed and 30 tanks in gaining 200 yards in the industrial district. Their total losses in gaining the 200 yards and prob- ably 6 block of two streets the day before were 4.400 men killed-prob- ably several times that many wounded - and A tanks.
 Positions Raided
 On the southern outskirts Of Stalingrad, where the Russians sev- eral days ago drove the Germans back and killed 1000, a Soviet de- tachIhent raided German forward positions during the night and killed 10 men In hand to- hand battle, the noon communique said.
 Fifteen planes were shot down yesterday.
 i Northwest of Stalingrad. Marshal semyon Timoshenko's relief offen. sive advanced toward 6talingrao foot by foot over stubbornly de. tended German trenches and pill boxes.
 The noon communique announced that Soviet forces, attacking 2 height northwest Of Slalingrad. had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29

New York City has 1,669,9O4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-29
STATE SECRETARY
 UPHELD BY COURT

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Evening star., 1942-07-22

loyalty of the Burmese. Many other
Baptists are doing heroic service in war
areas and are being helped by the loyal
people of the land.
When war interrupted the work of the
American Baptist Mission in Burma, Dr.
Gordon Seagrave formed the Harker
Memorial Hospital mobile surgical unit
to serve the Chinese Army. Prior to
that, an ambulance would make a TO-
mile round trip along the Burma road.
Driven in turn by DR.. Seagrave and his
slim, light-haired wife, the ambulance
would return late at night with load
of sick and wounded.
Mrs. Seagrave was chief anesthetiSt
when her husband operated at the hos
pital. Sometimes there were six surgical
cases in one day--drivers who had gone
over precipices on the Burma road,
injured coolies or victims of Japanese
bombers.
The work of the medical missionaries
was we'll described by Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek, himself a Christian,
when he said
Through these days of war we have
learned to depend on our friends, the
medical missionaries. They have stood
firm everywhere, during bombings and
military attacks. People Of every class
in society have flocked to their hospitals,
not only for the treatment OF their sick
ness and wounds, but also to share their
morale. We honor them as never before
and count on their continued presence
in Our midst"
Evening star., 1942-07-22
Suggests Way to Add"
Third Traffic Lane.

To the Editor Of The Star:
There is no doubt that Washington
now is crowded to near capacity and the
streets present problem during the
morning and evening rush hours.
But another traffic lane easily can be
added during both these rush periods.
The writer turns south into Sixteenth
street from Park road every week day
morning between 7:45 and 8 o'clock.
From this point to K street IA parked
cars were counted on the west side Of
Sixteenth street in an average morning.
These cars have been parked there over
night, with windows tightly closed, and
about 80 per cent bear District license
plates. with utter contempt for numer-
GUS traffic signs reading mo Parking
from 7 to $50 PM
The same condition prevails on the
east side of this street during the eve
ming rush and probably on every heavily
travelled thoroughfare in this city.
Thus, from three lanes trafic Is
reduced to two and with four or five
buses to every square trying to dodge
around Illegally parked cars 1t is not to
be wondered at that congestion, con-
fusion and numerous accidents prevail.
The remedy is up to the Police Depart
ment. n. T. ROBERTSON.
Evening star., 1942-07-22

hardly be considered war industry,
1t Is nonetheless a service which is
of vital importance to this wartime
Capital. Certainly the dispute be-
tween the union and the dairy oper-
ators is one which falls within the
scope of the formula for settling
labor controversies which has been
enunciated by the War Labor Board,
and In these circumstances, the
proper course for the members of the
union is to pursue the orderly rem
edies which are available to them.
To follow any other line Of action.
under conditions as they exist in
Washington today, would be evidence
of degree of irresponsibility which
would fully justify the national
union in carrying out its threat to
withdraw the charter of the local.
Evening star., 1942-07-22
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles E. TrdcetDeU.

Hunting for ticks is also part OF
visit to friends farm.
"Oh, by the way he says, softly, after
you have been browsing around through
the underbrush for few hours. I'VE
have ticks here, Let me look at you
You submit yourself to critical in
spection.
This" he saws. calmly, "is tick
He is calm, you see, because the tick
is on you.
Ticks must be removed.
Chiggers, alas cannot be removed,
They stick tighter than the proverbial
brother.
Some people say that If you go
through fields with bare legs, the CHG
gers won't leap at you, since they like
darkness for their work
Ticks have a playful way of dropping
down on the back of your neck from
overhanging trees or shrubs.
In this way they hoped to conceal
themselves at the edge of your hair,
and feast contentedly until they drop
off after many hours.
This is the reason why, on a week end
in the country, one must be very care
full to make thorough job of tick in
spection, both for ones self and friends
and relatives, and particularly of the
children.
Another thing to keep in mind Is the
possible danger of drinking water and
milk from unknown sources.
How hot and thirsty one becomes
1t is a great temptation to drink any
old water and any old milk.
They all look all right.
The danger, if any, comes from bits OF
life so small that only microscope
can see them, and we don't drink either
milk or water with microscopes.
The trouble comes through careless
ness, failure to use, for few moments
such brains as we possess.
The whole spirit of short vacation
Is against it.
We are out for fun, even in wartime
and we want no thought of germs to
enter into our heads.
We are doing something, for few
hours, to which we are strangers, ir
the main, but we blunder ahead In the
best possible manner
Several days later we may wake ur
with pain in the tummy, and high
| temperature, and wonder what hit us
| There is no trip worth it. just as there
| is no friends farm worth bad cas-
| of chiggers.
II want you to see my farm" Wha
wonderful, friendly gesture that is
and how 1t warns ones heart! But HI
doesn't say anything about the chigger
and the ticks until he gets you there
and even then the chiggers probabl
will notify you first.
Evening star., 1942-07-22

chance to be heard and on which it is
impossible to form constructive judgment
until the war is won by the United
Nations.
The attempted presidential purge OF
members Of Congress few years back
an attempt that failed disastrously-is to
be tried again against those who are
recalcitrant, this time with the aid of
Mr. Willkie.
But this is not all. The effort is now
being made to interfere in State and
local politics, as evidenced by the New
York situation, and in which the ef-
frontery of Mr.. Willkie is especially
brazen for the reason that in seeking the
presidency especial emphasis was laid
upon the proposition that he was not a
New Yorker at all, but Hoosier of
Hoosiers.
Nor is there any logical reason for a
defeated presidential candidate to claim
leadership of the party that nominated
him after he has been repudiated at the
polls, and this is especially true In Mr.
Wilkes case, his conversion to repub-
ASoAAAoAAA bNAlA6 az 1CdoI OPCll W HucStlOIl.
The situation is more serious than may
appear upon the surface If democracy,
for which we are spilling our blood and
sacrificing our substance, is to survive;
If the two-party system, on which our
American form of democracy largely
rests, is not to go into the discard then
the people must retain their entire free
dom to select nominees for public Office
of their own choice and in the manner
prescribed by law, such choice to be free
from upset by outside interference or
dictation, and certainly without collusion
between rival political parties.
Let Mr.. Bennett and Mr.. Dewey, the
unquestioned selections of their respec-
tive parties in New York for the guber-
material nomination, fight it out on their
own merits and on the merits of the
party platform pronouncements, and
may the best man win.
JOHN w. SMITH.
New York City.
Evening star., 1942-07-22
Try 1t Again

Between December 80 and Monday
evening there had been only seven
test blackouts in the District, each of
them preceded by ample warning.
Householders and the owners of COM
mercial properties were able to make
simple preparations to comply with
regulations-many of them SO simple
that requirements were met by turn
ing out the lights
1t is not surprising, therefore, that
Monday evenings surprise blackout
revealed a large number of violations.
For the surprise blackout was wholly
different, in the requirements called
for, from any that preceded it. While
the authorities are compiling the evi-
dence in more than hundred cases
which might be taken into court and
prosecuted under the new law, it is
possible that the best interests of the
community would be served by a per-
sonal warning in each case of vio-
lation, rather than by an attempt to
make examples of those who, through
carelessness or ignorance, failed to
conform Deliberate failure or re-
fusal to conform, of course, is some
thing else.
After all, as Col. Bolles wisely OBJ
served in commenting on the results
of Monday evenings test, the lesson
which must be emphasized from now
on is that blacking out is not pre-
caution for the individual citizen, but
for the safety of the whole city. At
no time, from now on, can property
owners be unprepared for the black
out signal lest they endanger the
safety of the city. Houses and apart
ments cannot be left untenanted
with burning lights. Business estab-
lishments must seek ways of extin-
gushing lights at moments notice
at any time during the night. Locked
automobiles cannot be left on the
street with lights burning.
The best way to achieve such pre-
paredness is to make the citizens
thoroughly conscious of their indi-
vidual obligations in blacking out the
city. But as the whole business is
still very new to them, other oppor-
tunities for voluntary compliance
should be permitted before there is
any general cracking down" through
criminal prosecution.
Evening star., 1942-07-22

hot Monday following hot week
end, Is conducive to heat prostration,
according to the late Senator Copeland,
He was doctor, and he knew.
This summer, more than ever, per-
sons who go on weekend parties should
be careful to use the sunshine in mod
Grafton.
So much has been said Of the benefits
of the suns rays that many think one
cannot get too much Of them.
Red-headed persons and blonds are
known to be susceptible to too much
sun, but it is not always realized that
others suffer as we'll, although not as
easily, from overexposure.
Extreme care must be taken from now
on to avoid sickness of all kinds if pos
sible, because there are going to be
fewer doctors available.
Just the common sense of 1t will ap-
peal to some temperaments.
Who wants to be ILL., anyway?
The answer is, nobody. and every one
can do something along the line of pre-
vention by being a bit more careful
about what one eats and drinks,
Food and drink in strange places are
notoriously dangerous, but seems that
when we rush away for week end, we
tend to lose all caution.
" X
Being finicky, as it is called. has been
frowned upon, especially for children.
One is not supposed to be so touchy
about things, especially in the food and
drink line.
That IDEA came down from days when
food was not easy to come by, and the
critical persons were stabbing directly
at the heart of the "provider"
Maybe We are returning to those days
1t still will be good thing, however, to
be careful of what one eats and drinks
especially If they are to be combined
with much sunshine
We saw friend the other day whose
legs were redeemed by chiggers.
He had been invited to visit the farm
Of an Office associate.
Not knowing how to get out OF it, he
had gone, to return with living me-
mentoes of his trip.
No visit to any farm we ever have
seen is worth it.
Have you ever had chiggers?
They are unpleasant, terribly itchy
and at times even dangerous.
Everybody with farm has number
of remedies which must have gone with
the purchase price of the place.
These remedies" are urged upon the
innocent guests.
The guests, in the meantime, are sup
posed to like it, or at least not Say
anything" much.
Take your chiggers like man-they
are part Of the place, along with few
| thousand ticks or so.
Evening star., 1942-07-22
Historyin Secondary Schools

A growing demand for the teaching
of American history in institutions of
higher learning prompts natural
question with regard to the policy of
instruction in that field followed in
the secondary schools. 1t well may
be asked to what extent children
who are destined never to attend
colleges or universities are being
made acquainted with the funda-
mentals of national experience.
An answer worthy of attention is
offered by DR.. Chester w. Holmes,
assistant superintendent in charge
Of Washington senior high schools
and teachers college. He says: 1.-The
history courses begin in the junior
high schools in the seventh grade
and are offered in every remaining
grade through the twelfth, which is
the last year of the senior high
school. They begin with the Euro
pean background of American history
and carry our boys and girls through
the colonization of America right
down to the present day. In addi-
ton, there are available for students
who care to take them, courses in
ancient and medieval history and
in modern history. Sometimes, in
these days when free electives of
subject-matt are the order Of the
day in our secondary schools, there
are a few among us who wonder
whether we are not making serious
mistake in falling to require every
boy and girl going through our sec
ondary schools to take these two
courses in addition to the American
history, which is required of every
student before he can receive his
diploma If we did require 1t, we
should have reasonable assurance
that our American youth had an ade-
uate background of history of the
world to understand something of
the chaotic condition in which that
world finds itself today"
The point thus set forth by DR..
Holmes would seem to be valid.
American history cannot be taught
effectively in arbitrary isolation from
the history of the world at large.
Neither is it wise to attempt to
divorce American history from other
social studies of high practical value
DR.. Holmes explains that geogra-
ply, including the problems of inter
national trade, is taught in the
seventh and eighth grades of junior
high school and the first year of
senior high school. Community
civics and vocational civics are
offered in the ninth grade and the
twelfth; sociology in the eleventh or
twelfth; economics the same. I'm
the final year Of the senior high
school those students who are alive
Evening star., 1942-07-22

to political and world affairs may
elect the course In contemporary
problems. This course aims to give
them an understanding Of the polit-
ical and social conditions in the
United States and in the leading
foreign countries; to concentrate
attention upon the problems of the
United States as world power, and
to introduce problems of interna-
tional import, such as war, peace and
world trade"
AS to the fruits of this philosophy
of instruction, DR.. Holmes believes:
There is better understanding Of
world conditions by our high school
boys and girls now than there was
by our adults of world conditions in
1914" Some progress, then, has been
made in the past twenty-five or
thirty years. What the lay public
will wish to know is the expectation
of still greater advancement in the
future