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Evening star., 1942-08-09

simplest of hand tools, and are an
excellent demonstration of what
real craftsman can do when he sets
his mind to 1t.
Homemade items include Con-
stant-temperature table, constant
temperature oven, microscope lamp,
light filters and all sorts of electrical
and temperature controls. Also the
equipment for making 5x7-inch plate
microphotographs. The constant
temperature oven will maintain a
given temperature within one-tenth
of one degree centigrade. Much OF
this equipment was made from scrap
material at very low cost.
The foundation of his present
laboratory was laid while he was
still in school. On the advice OF
professor. he purchased an excellent
microscope stand, together with
minimum optical equipment suitable
for student work. Through the sue
ceeding years additional pieces have
been procured. until he now pos
sesses a complete research treat
ment.
The laboratory now in Mr.. Aston's
basement is the result of about 10
years work. BY utilizing discarded
material he has been able to build
it up with a minimum cash outlay.
About the only big items purchased
ire microscope, analytical balance
and microtome.
Mr.. Aston's achievements show
| that any avocation is within reach
of the determined lobbyist.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
Monday-Metropolitan Society
of Model Engineers. 0-gauge
work night, home of Charles w.
Nicholson, 2707 Cheverly avenue,
Cheverly, Md, 8 pm.
Thursday-Electric Railroaders'
Association, home Of C. j. Muir
ply, 1922 White place Sc, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
YCHESS =
The Game and Its
Players
By Paul J. Miller,
Chess Editor OF The Star.

Chess Editor OF The Star,
District Champion Vincent Eaton
will direct the play for the title OF
queen of District chess tomorrow at
pm. in the quarters OF Federal
Chess Club at 306 Ninth street NV.
Pairings are: Landau-Weart, Brise-
bois- -Schwartzkopf, McGinnis-Lam-
port, Sewall, bye, The public is well
come to attend the feminine chess
pyrotechnics without charge.
The final round in the current
District chess championship for
women, which is being sponsored by
the Metropolitan Chess Association,
Federal Chess Club and the chess
department of The Star, is scheduled
for Monday. August II, with these
pairings: SchwartZkopf- -Weart, Sc
wall -McGinnis, Lamport Landau,
Brisebois, bye. Hyman Bronfln, who
personally has been steering the
ladies along the path to chessic
glory, will be on hand for the flnal.
Awards will be made August "a.
Simultaneous with the feminine
matches Federal Chess Club will
stage social games for men tomor-
row evening. DR.. Carl Farman says
that after the hectic success OF last
weeks Defense stamp rapid transit
the players will be content to play
| chess the easy way.
Chess Problem No. 40.
By DIR. M. DA sILvEIRA, third prize
tour-way section. Sam Lloyd Memoria
Evening star., 1942-08-09

Both sides were vulnerable.
South was dealer and called one
spade, which was just out of the
shade West passed and North bid
two hearts, which East passed. South
then bid four hearts, and West,
thinking that South had started
with phychic to prevent East and
West from making game, bid four
spades which North promptly
doubled. The contract was set six
tricks for loss Of 1,700. In other
cases where West doubled South's
four hearts. which was redoubled by
North, the contract was set two
tricks for loss of 1000. The diff
ference between Vests four spade
contract doubled and Norths four
hearts doubled and redoubled was
2,700 points. OF course, this big
swing did not occur in all instances.
To give soldiers practice in iden-
tifying aircraft while they are play
ing bridge is the purpose Of new
deck of playing cards which has
just been released by the field units
of the Sd Air Force at Tampa. Fla.
The cards have been developed by
officers Of this command and are be-
ing made available to other Army
and Navy units, and to civilians.
This is not the first time in the
history Of playing cards that decks
have been put to use in time OF war.
British propaganda cards of 1883
are In existence which were designed
to show the defeat Of the Spanish
Armada,
Evening star., 1942-08-09
WHITE-7 MEN.


White 10 Play and Mate in Two Moves.
Solutions toward The Star Honor Chess
Certificate come this week from yosepn j.
csrsnee cssfr eanrsa panforth' onS Alien 4. jenkins
George Stanley Thomas.
New York State Chess Associa-
tons Congress opened yesterday
afternoon at Cazenovia, N. Y, with
Malcolm Sim Of Toronto, Canada,
tournament director The congress
continues through August l6.
Roy Dessauer, South Quincy
avenue. Ventnor. N. j.. has published
in a 16-page brochure (retails for
so cents the As games played In
the Fourth Annual Ventnor City In
yitational Masters Tournament.
Prizes awarded were $50, first prize,
to Abe Yanofsky, youthful Canadian
champion; $50, second prize, to
Jacob Levin, winner OF the tourney
last year, and $40. equally divided
between Sidney Bernstein, Jack
Moskowitz, Albert S. Pinkus and
George Shainswit. Each player also
received 81 for every point scored
Brilliancy prizes totaled S35. For
the last two years invitations to the
New Jersey classic have been ex-
tended to Washington experts.
1t is an old sjory-tumult and
shouting anent VINO is the rightful
chess champion of these United
States. When Frank Marshall re-
signed his title after 26 years OF
royal reign and Samuel Reshevsky
donncd the regal toga via competi-
ton IN special national matches,
chess editors the country over
heaved a sigh of relief and muir
INJURED sotto voce-"Ah, at last feud-
ing is buried; the national title Is
settled with a pedigree beyond dis
| repute:"
| But the results OF the 1912 Ma
| tional United States Chess Fedora
ton Title Tourney have reopened old
wounds. Isaac Kasndan scored
equally with Reshevsky to share the
honor of United States chess cham
pion. A playoff was touted-a play
off that has been as the sound Of
tinkling brass, with a hollow rims
for Kashdan. The majority of ches!
writer's still refer to Reshevsky a!
the champion and Kashdan is rarel.
given mention at all. When th'
open tournament of the United
States Chess Federation is held Au
gust 22-30 at Dallas, Tex. perhap
definite arrangements will be mad
to test Reshevskys supremacy
Surely Kashdan is legitimately en-
titled to a gentleman's satisfaction
after four months of dilly-dallying
eh, Reshevsky?
Here is how "Al" Horowitz drey
against Reshevsk in the 18th roun
of the 1912 national fray:
Evening star., 1942-08-09

Grong interest military OF all Uar1ees is being
philatc circles This enueope dd
dressed to the Rife Quebec Canada By unknoDn
Atherton Queensland Australia post
marked there April 9 1915 and cdcheted by the censor at
Ueek later Similar OF the Second Wortd
quantities. Many wiH be PRESCRIBED but
still oH be lost After quarter OF century the quest
the Thus history repeats for the
collectors Of postal wrappers it does for other people
Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Chess Problem No. 4fO.

By DIR. M. DA sILvEIRA third prize.
tolr-way section. Sam Lloyd Memorial
Tourney Chess Review Magazine, l942.
BLACK-II MEN.
Evening star., 1942-08-09

White 10 Play and Mate in Two Moves
Certificate come this week from Joseph J.
Feeer, Daniel F. Longley. M. l. Jacobson
Clarence Danforth. Allen A. jenkins
George Stanley Thomas.
Evening star., 1942-08-09

Kt-R4 Time-1:1S. Ill.
Martin Stark, sometime District cham
pion and Capital City Chess Club titlist,
displays the style that makes for cham
pion, any city, any State. Observe that
playing time OF Stark and Shapiro Is the
same for their respective games.
Evening star., 1942-08-09

Released by the Bell Syndicate Inc3
Evening star., 1942-08-09
In Local Bridge Circles
By Frank B. Lord.

much apprehension over the ability
of many players to attend owing
to transportation troubles, the lack
of gas for automobiles and the cur
tailment of railroad facilities. An ag-
gressive propaganda campaign will
be conducted in the hope Of round
ing up players in regions where
only a day or less of travel will
be necessary To this end managers
of local duplicates will be urged to
hold "on to Syracuse" games offer
ing as prizes payment of entrance
fees or part travelling cost. An ef-
fort will also be made to charter,
buses wherever that is feasible.
George Kathan, the newly elected
president of the Federal Bridge
League who is native of Syracuse,
but learned to play contract after he
came to Washington, has discovered
quite few Washington players who
came from Syracuse and other
places in Central New York whom
he hopes to corral and move on to
his old home town for the tourna-
ment. He is especially anxious to
make strong showing for his own
group of Government players.
The pair game of the Federal
Bridge League last Tuesday night
saw a close finish between Miss
Maize Buie and Isaac York and
Miss Paris Keener and DR.. Emily
Grewe. The former won by score
of 145, while the runners-up regis
tered 143. r. H. Higgins, former
president of the league, and Miss
Theresa Peeshell were third with
1884,.
An interesting hand of one Of the
early events of last weeks summer
tournament in New York developed
a swing of 2,70o points. which shows
that even the experts sometimes
exercise bad judgment or are caught
by freak hands.
Here was the distribution on the
| deal in question:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12
An Old Business Closes

All Waterbury regrets the closing of the Dallas Flower Store. One of the city'S oldest business houses it has became through the years an institution here, if not tradition. Founded many years ago by Alexander Dallas it later passed to his son, Walter Dallas, the president treasurer at the time of its closing. Since the early days of Dallas flower business there have been many changes and a great development in the flower trade. This firm was always leader and main tained greenhouses for supply until few years ago. Many will remember when the greenhouses were at the corner ot Ludlow and Willow streets, now St. Mar garet's church property. Later they were moved to Meriden road.
 The Dallas family, an old outstanding one in the community, maintained business that the city could well be proud of. Through the years they have served the public; first Alexander Dallas, fine courteous gentleman, and then his son, who carried on in the tradition estao- lished by his father. Also with the com pany for many years was Miss Sarah Keenan, secretary and assistant treasurer of the company Miss Keenan grew up with the Dallas store and also was part of a business so familiar to born and bred Waterburians.
 To say that the Dallas Flower Store will be missed is putting it mildly. Many will recall when as children they went into the Dallas store in it's various loca- tions and MT. Alexander Dallas, a kindly gentleman, always had rose or some other flower to offer. The feeling for flowers is strong one, and those who work with them have a rare heritage. That this old and cherished business finds it necessary under existing circumstances to close it's doors is regrettable. This feeling is general that it is not good thing for city when businesses of long standing are forced to this step. We 1eel that the great regard we have for thls company is general in Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12
Good Start, Related

President Roosevelt's executive order co-ordinating the military draft with manpoWer control, all under the juriS- diction of Paul McNutt, is sound and constructive MT. McNutt has been given the authority necessary to decide which men shall go into the Army, which into the Navy, and which shall remain in industry. EnliStmentS, which could throw the entire selectiye machinery out of whack, are banned within the prime age group. Men over 38, who generally have passed the age for good soldering in the ranks, are excluded from the nll- itary draft unless they have particular skills which are badly needed in the armed services.
 The Army, the Navy, Agriculture, Labor, Housing, War Production, ship ping and land transportation all are to be represented on the War ManpoWer Commission, so that the problems of each will not be overlooked. No civilian, but the secretaries of War and the Navy, shall determine how many men each service is to get each month. It will be up to Chair man McNutt, however, to produce those men without breaking up the vital in- duStrial machinery of the arsenal-gran- ary of democracy.
 
 of it's strength, however, lies in para graph 5. This authorizes Chairman McNutt to pry loose workers whose serv- ices are more urgently needed elsewhere, and to insist that, being made available for essential work, those men and women shall be hired through the U. s. Employ ment Service. It goes without saying that in placing workers the USES is to see that every war winning job is adequately filled
 Mr. McNutt can go to the Pouter Doll Manufacturing Company, Inc, and say to MT. Pouter, president: "You have seven skilled machinists. The Smashem Tank Corp. needs Is good machinists. Please let Messrs. A, B, c, D, E, F and G go by Saturday week." To Messrs. A to 6, inclusive, MT. McNutt can say: 'When you are through at Pouter's, you can get new work only through the USES"
 To the USES MT. McNutt can say: "When those seven Pouter mechanics come in for work, and the eight from the Roller Skate Factory, Inc, send them all to the Smashem Tank Corp" If this is how the setup is supposed to work, and if MT. McNutt is permitted and encour- aged to make it function so, this man. power order could be the solution for our most pressing war problem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12
Keep Them Alive

It goes without saying that some means of protecting traffic policemen from the dangers of early evening dim outs will have to be devised by our city officials. Of course traffic conditions are particularly bad right now with the hol- iday season rushing up on us, but even when these hectic days are over there will still be the same dangers of policemen being run down by motor cars unless they or their station in the middle of the street can be made plainly evident to drivers.
 There are any number of ways in which this matter can be handled, but certainly some one of them should be speedily adopted. Let's not wait until some officer has been hit and perhaps badly injured or killed to institute this form of protection. Before anyone has been clipped by passing automobile, give the hard-working and long-suffering traf- fic patrolmen some assurance that they are going to be visible at considerable distances to the drivers of the cars that flow along our central streets in the late afternoon and early evening.
 In many cities the authorities have adopted uniforms or symbols that stand out in the murk of these winter evenings We happen to be subjected to dim-out regulations right now, so anything that is done to make the patrolman stand out or to mark out his spot in the road way must conform. That may eliminate certain recognized means of providing traffic patrolman protection, but 1t doesn't throw them all out. Waterbury should be concerned with protecting its guardians of our traffic lanes just as it is for the pedestrian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12
Proof of the Gesture

The A. F. of L. and the c. I. O. have agreed on joint committee to hear and settle iurisidictional differences or, if it fails, to send them to an arbitrator named by the President. This could promote the war effort greatly.
 When President Murray of the c. l. Q. was asked what effect the new agreement would have on the current jurisdictional rIispute in the Kaiser shipyards, he de- clir1ed to comment. Does that mean mental reservations even before the com rnittee has been established? The proof of the agreement will be in the sincerity with which it is carried out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12

It will be interesting to see how the Democratic Party reacts to it's new lead ership as a result of the victories Thurs day night in New Haven of Gov. Robert A. Hurley for the National Committee and State Comptroller John M. Dove for State Chairman. We say interesting, because presumably allied i'll the mutual interests of MT. Dove and Gov. Hurley are groups within the party which certainly have not been loud in the praise of either dur ing the past two years. All of which may mean nothing in the coming two years and certainly the conclusion of the New Haven gathering was particularly hap py one with all present wishing the new officials and the retiring ones the best of best wishes. And it must still be re- membered that Democratic patronage for the state, if any, must come through the office of Senator Francis T. Maloney. So if you can figure out just who is who and why you're better mathematician than the writer. One thing is very certain. Ii inter-party differences aren't shelved and the new regime doesn't work harmonious ly, the fall of 1914 won't bring many hopes to the Democrats of Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12

be defined as discovering God and falling in love with Him. The person upon whose heart God has laid His hand and caused the miracle of new moral enthusiasm and purpose to spring forth Is truly a person in love. He walks forth in new world. He rejoices in the sunshine of a new day.
 St. Francis of Assist did this. He was a worldly. pleasure loving youth until one day God touched his heart into the power of new experience. John Wesley did this when at a Moravian prayer meeting in Aldersgate Street he felt his heart strangely warmed. and went forth to mold the character of the English-speaking people. Dwight L. Moody declared in the latter years of his life that as he left the store in which he. was working after his Sunday school teacher had spoken to him earnestly about religious things, the Boston Common into which he walked assumed an as- pect of almost supernatural glory.
 The Bible tells us that God is love. To know Him is to fall in love with something greater and more significant than the universe itself.
 All Rights Reserved
 Babson Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12
A Bubble Punctured

President William Allan Patterson ot United Air Lines, who cannot be suspected of belittling the possibilities of the air plane, stuck the pin of common sense into a gossamer bubble the other day. To haul 1,56O tons of freight from Chicago to San Francisco, and the same quantity back, would cost $5o,ooo by train but $1,75O,OOO by plane, says Patterson.
 A ship can take 13,o0o tons round trip between San Francisco and Brisbane for S12O,0OO; planes would cost $29, ,0OO, 900. Obviously plane cost will come down. But not that much. The train and the ship are going to remain invaluable for de- cadeS to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12

A. The trench-mortar is. Its shell carries a small propellant charge on the base, which ignites by percussion when the shell is dropped down the bore.
 O. May 8 worker in covered em- ployment under the Social Security act name a beneficiary to receive any benefits that may be due him should he die before reaching his 65th birthday?
 A. No; upon the death of a worker who dies either fully or cur rently insured, leaving no surviving widow, child or parent immediately eligible for monthly benefit pay ments, a lump-sum death payment is made in the following order: widow or widower of any age; child or children of any age, and other persons (such as grandchildren who are entitled to share in the es- tate under the law of the state; parents of any age; if nore of the above is living. other persons (rel- atives or friends) who pay the workers burial expenses.
 O. Who played the roles of the two brothers in the motion picture Invisible Stripes?
 A. The roles of Cliff and Tim Taylor were played by George Raft and William Holden, respectively.
 O. What Is a leaded joint, In pipeline construction.
 A. One made with lead which is burned onto the joint. usually where there is a bell and spigot, to make a seal,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12

We note under a Hartford date-line that there won't be any restrictions on the sale of Christmas trees this year. It would be foolish to do that for Christmas trees have come to be the livelihood of many farmers And when you have but one market and that brief one, it cer- tainly would be almost criminal for the government to step in and put stop to the sale of Christmas trees. True extra care can be used in distributing them, but their sale ought to be allowed this year and next year, too, even if the war IS on. Trees raised for such purposes as the Christmas season must be harvested as any other farm product. Such harvest should not be interfered with.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12
Current Comment

We may have the privilege of supplying rejuvenated French army which, although it would cause change in our calculation, would be very agreeable burden. Ferdinand Eberstadt, WIPE exe- cutive.
 The sum total of her woman's knowledge will be increased in the post war world because more wom- en will have worked at mems jobs. More interests in common should make for better understanding be- tween husbands and wives.
 Mrs. Dwight Morrow. Other things being equal, pro- duction can decide the issue. Other things being in our favor. produc- ton can speed victory and save the whole human race months and even years of anguish.
 --Adml. Harold Stark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12

ed in a Westport, Conn, studio
 by sculpotr Rudolph Evans, who
 was awarded the contract for
 $32,O00.
 Though the statue will be bronze in final form, it is now clay--and much smaller than 19 feet. Sculp- tor Evans is engaged in the task of enlarging the clap figure from life-size to three times life-size.
 A 19-fooSF bronze statue sounds heavy, but actually it will be hol- low, with the bronze only three sixteenths of an inch thick. The statue will be cast in a dozen pieces, set up for inspection, then taken apart for shipment to Washington.
 Thus far, sculptor Evans has
 not encountered proirity trou-
 bles in securing materials for
 the statue but it remains to
 be seen whether WIPE will let
 him have the bronze.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Democracy in action: Japanese Americans in the U. s. Army (corporals and sergeants) care- fully studying the historic sta- tuary of the Senate Worst tragedy that has hit Italy: Mus solini can't stick his chin out any, more. He has too many double chins Real love: The Army Postal Service reports that an en- listed man at Fort Devens, Mass, has received 1,400 letters from one girl in five months, or almost eight letters day. She keeps her sol- dier boy so busy reading he has no time for new romances The late Will Rogers is being haunted by prioriteis. For six months the Capitol architect has been trying to get the word "Oklahoma" engraved on the base of Wills statue, but the war in- terferes Maritime Commis- sion Chairman Admiral Emory Land is president of the Touch- down Club, ar gathering of foot ball stars who meet for luncheon in Washington Congress man-elect Tavern Dilweg of Wis consin once played on the Green Bay Packers.
 Copyright, 1922, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-12

SerV1ce ,SC0OOl t0 find out what a fighting branch of the service was all about. But a short time ago when he was just a first Ii e u [ e n a mt in Washington. writ in g CT ious speeches for gen. erals to deliver, Lief was sent on a speaking tour W ith a lot of colonels and ma- jors who thought tf1ay Uynro SOync.