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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
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 The Waterbury DemeerSs's Ser vice Bureau win answeR for yOu free. any question Of fact or ln- formation. not involving exten- siVe research. Write your guos- t1on clearly, sign name and ad- dress, enclose Q three cent postage stamp. Medical CT legal advice cannot be given. Address Water bury Democrats Washington Ser vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Washington, D. c.
 e. Are there labor unions in RusSia2
 A. The latest available report shows 192 trade unions, with membership of 26.OOO.OOO workers (pre-war).
 e. Which Jewish organization is helping stricken Jews in Europe?
 A. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 100 East 42nd Street, New York, N. Y., is accepting contributions to aid needy Jews in Europe. @. What is the cure for lice on canaries?
 A. Blow pyrethrum powder into the plumage with a small bellows blower. Repeat the treatment two or three times a week to destroy young lice that hatch in the mean time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
Q NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Films Britches
 Torn On Horns Of Dilemma
BY PETER EDISON (Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrreSpOndentD

Anyone feeling particularly bril- liant during this depressing season of dog days might step up and offer a solution to the Finnish problem which now. Is so compli- cated that it's harder to figure out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
Washington Merry-Go-R
BY DREW PEARSON

Perkins Threat RFC Monebog for Vto War Motero
 Senotor Bridges Honesty Gets Him Trouble with Shon Blonde Wooden Bodies for Army Trucks Will Sove Huge Amount of Steel; But Maritime Commission Wastes Pate by Building Perfect Ships
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
What's Your I. O.!

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27

Copyright, 1942, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30

T ON0ER than any of the United A Nations, China has been fght- ing the battle for freedom, Now, for the first time, flrst-hand Chinese accounts of that battle are begin ming to flow out of China to her new fellow nations in arms,
 The latest of these accounts is Destination Chungking" (Little Brown), by Han Suyin, Han Suyin typifies the China which has united under Chiang Kai-shek to resist the Japanese aggressor,
 She is c young Chinese girl, still in her twenties, who went to Britain to study obstetrics after completing her college work in China. There she met Q young Chinese cadet at Sandhurst and, after returning to find the Japanese attack already underway, they were married and then separated by the war.
 Destination Chungklng" is Han Suyin's simple, unadorned account of her life - of her schooling in China, her education in Britain, her romance with her young cadet, and life In China ct war.
 Its importance to American read- CTS, however, lies in its insight into the break between the new China which Is arising from the crucible of war and the old china overladen with tradition, ancestry and stulti- flying tradition.
 It Is equally important for its ac- count of every day Chinese life, for It's Insight into what life under the incredible difnculties of China at war actually is like. Out of her account arises the inevitable feeling that China is going through the dark hours just before dawn, that Han Suyin's people are now in the Val- ley Forge Of their war for indepen. dence,
 " WING LETTERS F R O M lI AMERICAN HISTORY" (Ran- dom House), edited by Edward Boy kin, Is a collection of famous let ters compiled in such manner that with notes 1t forms history of the United States from the Revo- lutlon to Theodore Roosevelt
 Tn 1t is the only love letter In ex- istence that Washington wrote to Martha Custis, John Andres note to Washington asking that he be shot like q soldier rather than hanged, letters from Hamilton and Jefferson in which they explained their fundamental political differ. ences, Lincoln's letter to Grant on the eve of the Battle of the Wider
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
LOAN ASSOCIATION ELECTS GOLDBERG
Other Officers Chosen at Meeting of Hebrew Group
 Last Evening
--NEA Radiophoto

The Hebrew Free Loan Associa- ton at Its annual meeting last night elected Ex-Alderman Edward Gold berg as president. Other officers elected are:
 First viee-president, Julius Parr; second vice-president, A. Rivkin; financial secretary, Jacob Reiner; treasurer, David Swirsky; record- ing secretary, L. Bramnick, The association also elected, the follow ing honorary officers:
 P. Feitelson, honorary president; B. Sohryer, honorary Wce-presi- dent, and the following honorary board members: Martin Green blatt, Charles Greenblatt, Harry Fleisher, A. D. Solomon, I. Dibner, George Kaplan, Max Krinsky, Mor- ris Kosersky, Albert Burns.
 The following members were elected to the board of directors: Al Bramnick, I. Dibner, P. Feitelsen, D. Freilich, Edward Goldberg. M, l.. Gelman. I. Hutensky, A, Ku- dish, N. Kaplan, A. MatzSin, Jacob Relner, Joseph Reiner, A, Banner, A. Rivkin, D. swirsky, B. Schryer, N. Steinhorn, B. Stoll, J. Tarr, L. Wallacll, l.. WeiSman.
 Harry Krasow, Perry Graverstein and A. Harry WeiSman were elected legal advisors, J, Tarr, A. RiVkin and B. Schyer were elected to the finance committee and Morris Gel man was elected auditor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
LAST FIRST AID
 CLASS TONIGHT
In Sprague School Gym; Arthur PurintOn to Speak
 Sunday
WATERVILLE CorrcspOndent-AErs. R. W, HeniOn, Telephone S-Sas2

Waterville, April S0.-The last in the series Of eight classes Of First Aid instruction, under the sponsor ship of the Red Gross will take place tonight, ! o'clock, in the Sprague School gymnasium, and during the evening, the final eS- aminNtionS will be held. Mrs. Lillian Roland and Mrs. Selma Synithies, have been the instructors, and about lSS were registered in the class.
 Guest Speaker
 Arthur purinton, industrial secre- tary of the YMCA will be the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Everymans Bible Glass to Do held Sunday morning, at the Grace Methodist Church, Q @. m. Vincent Leonard, president will be in charge, and Charles Prohert will lead the song service. Mir. purinton's subject will be "Tomorrow,s World" Plans are being made for the observance of Mothers Day, and as is the usual custom, some outstanding mother will be especially honored on that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
SCOUT MESSENGER
 SUPERVISORS MEET
Various Groups to Be Or. ganized for Service Dur-
 ing War Emergency

The first class for Boy Scout messenger supervisors was held last night at the Scout house of the First Congregational church under the direction of David ?. Babson, Scout executive. J. Francis Roland, director of the civilian schools in this city was the principal speaker. The class will be repeated tonight.
 Boy Scouts of the city will be or. ganiZed into messenger groups to aid the civilian defense orgariza- ton aS soon as instruction for su- pervisors has been completed. Two supervisors will be assigned for each group of g boys. Boys from l2 to ? years of age will participate in the defense project. The super visors' course will be held each Wednesday and Thursday night until June {.
 An announcement was made yes. terday by Mrs. Arthur Mountain, executive secretary of the Civilian Defense volunteer once that an urgent need exists for messengers. Applications for the service will be accepted ct the oflce Wednesday afternoons between 2 and 6 o'clock. Written consent from parents must be obtained before the boys regis ter. Tltey will not be assigned to duty until they have received train. ing through the Boy Scout organi- zation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30

day, tho meeting on May 1o, win Do open Co both men and women.
 Glrl Scouts Meet
 Girl Scout Troop, No. 2I, met yesterday afternoon in Sprague School gymnasium, under the lead- ership Of Mrs. Anthony DiBiasi. Miss Jeannette Deaver, girl scout field director was present and detm- onstrated the making of sand- wiches, which are In keeping with the times, to be vitamin plus, and which win be appropriate to take for lunches during the Day Camp period, at Camp WeQuapausett, scheduled for May n, until 14. All girls of the local troop specified their intention ot taking part in the Day Camp activities.
 Mrs. Harold Benson gave instruc- ton on First Aid, and the girls played softhall in the school yard.
 Attending were Barbara Letevre, Josephine Ellnskas, Lots platt, Nancy 0'Connor, Mary Kelly, Ida Schepis, Nancy Haggerty, Joan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
Curremt Publication

"StFange Daughter" (Jonathan Swift, by Louella Woodford. -The story of Q strange, interpretive child.
 "The Rich Are Not Proud" (Carl- ton House), by Mary Douglas War; ren. Romance in light, amusing vein, with complications involving an elderly employer, his beautiful secretary, his two young wards and the secretarys brother.
 And Let the Coffin Pass" (scrib. nerS), by Kieran Abbey.-The NaN underground" from Canada to the United States is the setting for this mystery thriller.
 "steady" (ScFibnefs), by James and Marion Renicks-Arother in c series of stories of sports for young CT readers-thiS one about baseball.
 Vengeance Trail" (Dodge), by Kim Knight.-Tast action Western story in real, two-gun style.
 "Tell It to the Laughing StaFS" absorbing novel of Steve and Ellen, (E1arpers), by Edward HavIll-A young married couple, faced with the problem of adjustment.
 "PenduIuin" (MesSner), by Theda Kenyon. = 4 novel covering three generations of women.
 JOSEPHINE" (fIarperS), by Kathleen Coyle-A story of a cat, with c personality all her own. "FeaT and Miss BetOny" (Crime Club, by Dorothy Bowers I-Death strikes in c nursing hon1e"girls' school.
 SDeath Turns the Tables" (1Ear. pers), by John Dickson Carr. = An excellent mystery concerning 6 re- markable English Judge, his prote. gee and his daughter.
 "GchOOI OG the Sea" (gtokeS), by Leland P. Lovettet-A careful study Of the contribution which Arnapo- is has made to American life.
 "GrOw Yeur Own Vegetables (Ezotgtlto AGtffIin), by Paul ". DempeeyI-A modern gardener of~ fefg the amateur some excellent tipG fn growing vegetables.
 ~xhe GhadeW RI6eg" Doubleday. DOras), by William Colt MacDons aId,--A gay degpegado, with . price on his head, puts his finger into Mexican politics and finds danger on both aides Of the border.
 T Have Just Begun te Fight (DOdd, Mead), by Commander Kd- ward EllsbeTg -Aa excellent story Of Aanegica's first naval hero, John pnnl Jones, pointed for young read. leEs hetWeen Q and lA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30

lightning & among the chief causes q Forest fires.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
TMRsR CHARMING NKw


 The flrSt-nighters who come Co enjoy each other and the hAloonyiteS who como Co enjoy the play The movie usherS who 60 through daily military drills before the box office opens Tho songSnalths who add SO much to tho nations happiness, sitting In Lindy's wear ing droopy expressions :. The City Hall pretzel peddler, who attracts your attention by singing operAtic arias in Q rich barytone Har- lemiteS trying to drown the poverty around them by wearing their fin- cry along the avenues on the Sab bath Broadway tin-horn gamb- lerS who are more concerned about who won what race than who won what battle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
800 REGISTER AS SUGAR CONSUMERS

More than 500 wholesalers, retail CTS and large users of sugar reg. iStered yesterday at the three local high schools, bring the total of reg- IStrants to $50 for the two-day reg iStTatiCn period, Household consUTl. CTS will register for their rationing books next Monday, Tuesday, Wed" nesday and ThurSday at the gram" mar schools.
 Teachers and other volunteers, who served as registrars in this weeks registration, will also serve during the general registration next week, Chairman George J. McDtff of the sugar TatiOning board VIII be tn charge. Yesterdays registrations tnclud- ed 14O at Crosby, 0T at LeayeE1Wogtn and 6 st Wiiby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
w o R L D w A R A YEAR AGO
 APRIL 30, 1941
(By United Press)

VBy UHItGW FFEBBJ Italy selxes three Mexican tankers.
 British announce capture of Italian post of SocOta in East Africa on April 27.
 Canadian cruiser Prince Rob- eFt haIts U. s. Ener President Garfield and takes of four Ger man avlatOrs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
BOUND TO BE READ

1 ness, Jackson's letters defending Peggy Eaton, and host of others that will live on.
 The compilation is not without It's touches of humor, For instance, Mrs. John Adams wrote to her sis- ter describing how she hung the wash in the White House reception room. Mrs. Adams also wrote to her husband O terse, emotion filled let- ter about she and young John Quincy Adams witnessing the Bat tie of Bunker Hill.
 It's Q good book to keep handy for anyone who gets discouraged when this war doesn't always 90 so well for the United States,
 THE difference between auto- Il matlc and semiautomatic arms, one learns from an exhaustive and interesting new book, is that the former keeps firing when the trig- ger is pulled and the latter dis- charges only one shot.
 That's only one of Q multitude of facts in Automatic Arms" (Mor. row), by Melvin M. Johnson, Jr., and Charles T. Haven. Johnson is the inventor of the famous Johnson semi-automatic rifle and light ma chine gun and Haven is 6 firearms collector who wrote the history of the Colt revolver. Much of the book is technical and suitable only for experts and those who, in these war days, must acquire @ working knowl- edge of firearms in minimum of time.
 The chapters on history and de- velopment of automatic and machine arms are especially informative for laymen who try to understand tech- nical terms in war articles.
 TN "Salsette Discovers America" (Knopf), Jules Romains tells of the arrival of his refugee professor friend from France. Through the eyes of Salisette he sees the Signifi- cant thing of life here as compared with his native land.
 The author and publisher must have been Joking ct the satiric map, "A New Workers Idea of the United States" when they decided upon the title to this book, because Prof. Sal- sette never got out of the state. THE LIFE or FRANCIS
 \ DRAKE" Doubleday, Doran) is brilliant biography of the British naval hero by A. E. W. Mason.
 Anyone who thrills to tales of the sea and adventure will read this book as avidly as e best-selling novel because the story of Drake's life Is one of the most exciting in modern history.
 NURT RIEss, author of "Total Es- Npionage," tells the dramatic story of the war within being waged against the Nazis in the conquered countries in his latest book, Under ground Europe" (DiaD.
 It is hard to realize the irnagina- ton and determination of these peo- pie in their unrelenting campaign against the enemy, but Riess has un- earthed many stories of heroisrn, cunning and sacrifice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30

Eunier. Betty CfaW. Dorothy nAauFnan Baker, UsHlFMN Barbara Monsafnhdik Post, Betty Tyler, xeoma Jean Lefevre, Dorothy G1lm Carol Hoadlcy. Eleanor EII Shirley Duhay, Ruth puH0. sn0 Carol Kenney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
WOMEN READY ron HARVEST

Portland, Ore.-(UP) = Between SO,OO0 and 10000 Mritnonaah coun- ty women stand ready to assist 1 n farm crop harvest work fl Q labor shortage develops, according to Emery H. Worth, state farm place. ment officer of the Q. s. employ Fnert service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30

The grownups ct the zoos having more fun than the children they take there The pretty wait- fesseS who came to the Big Town for mtnks and silks and are now grateful for three meals . day The lady baseball fanatic who sits near third base at tho Polo Grounds and has the voice of truck driver The Park Ave. doormen who are knee-deep in gold braid and are kdded by passing soldiers who salute them The Greenwich Village intellectuals who like to give the Idea they're geniuses and have to borrow money for drinks and rent,
 Suhwayites looking ct people across the aisle as if they weren't there Wall Streeters who re- lax in noisy joynts after sitting in 6 quiet office all day The department store Salesgals who hold a cheerful smile like 6 torch, but their eyes tell c different story <. [. DowAgers trying to lick the one inc viilcible thing in tAe world-tlme. They add wrinkles to their faces worrying about how to stay young -, The weil-dressed pretties who have charge accounts in the best shops and nobody's respect.
 The bleacheFites who enjoy them selves shouting insults at umpires who are too far away to hear them ... The sixth Ave. jobless who stand around busily doing nothing Playwrights making the round of producers offices with brief eases filled with plays, trying to ap- pear important Gypsies in musty Bowery stores ready to tell any body's future -. although anybody can see they haven't got much of q future themselves :. Tired house, wives lugging heavy packages into Tenth Ave. tenements, fighting a losing battle for existence shoe- shine boys foolishly tossing away
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30

The old man who stands on street cornerC urging people to be good and pure The people in the cheaper eateries. The variety of foods doesn't interest them-only the prices :. Gals wearing the uniforms of vari- ous services-proving that . uni- form is the best beauty treatment of all The jitterbugs in the bathrooms, tossing away energy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30

The theater- lovers haunting the theater section at the Fifth Ave library. They know everything about the theater, even if they can't afford to see oil the plays :. New York may not be the best place to live in, but it's the best place to watch people living. z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
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A Holy Communion service N be held tomorrow morning, g c H, at st. Pauls Episcopal church. An observance of st. Philips and se. James Day.
Evening star., 1942-12-28

Now the Secretary of Agriculture,
whose business it is to decide how
much of our food supply goes to
the fighting men and how much is
left us at home, has directed OPA
to ration certain other foods. They
propose to do that by this system
of point rationing. which. it is be-
lieved, will serve the interests of
the consumer of these commodities
better than any other method.
The whole object of the scheme
is 10 get as even a distribution as
possible. to make sure that every
body gets what he needs. And we
can all get that, even if some of
us don't get as much of some things
rs We may want The program
could be wrecked of course, if there
were much boarding; but the
hoarder not only cheats at the ex-
pense of his neighbor. he cheats
himself. too, in so far as he Injuries
the working of an instrument which
is designed to help all of us to win
a common victory.
l do not believe there will be
much boarding. This country was
organized on the principle that if
the American people understood
what was gong on, and what had
to be done IN their own best in
terest, they would do it. That sys-
tenn has worked for $50 years, and
don't believe it is going to break
down now.
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Foods on Rotioning List
OPA Order Also Cites Canned
Goods That Won't Be Affected

other tomato products. all other
canned and bottled vegetables, veg
etable juices and combinations.
Canned soups, all types and vari-
eties.
Dried, dehydrated fruits: Prunes
raisins, all others.
Frozen fruits: Cherries, peaches
strawberries. other berries, all other
frozen fruits.
Frozen vegetables: Asparagus
beans, lima: beans, green and wax
broccoli, corn. peas, spinach, all
other frozen vegetables.
The following items are not in
cluded:
Candied fruits, chilli con carne
frozen fruits in containers over lC
pounds, frozen vegetables in con-
tainers over 10 pounds, fruit cakes
fruit juices in containers over
gallon, fruit puddings, jams, jellies
meat stews containing some veg
etables, olives, paste products (suct
as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles
whether or not they are packed with
added vegetable sauces, pickles, po-
tato salad, preserves. relishes. veg
etable juices in containers over
gallon.
Evening star., 1942-12-28

aside contingent reserves to tide
them over periods of diminished
production--as they should do. But
no one is doing this for the con-
sumner
Lack Of Consumer Help Hit.
War puts the Government into
every American kitchen" Mr. Mont
gomery added. Every pound of food
the family eats will be there bv
Government decision somewhere
along the line. The new Food Dis
tribution Administration does not
recognize the need for a partisan
OF consumers. accountable to them
in name and in fact, to help with
this job.
What appears to be planned is
that consumers needs shall be de-
termined for them by an office not
admittedly accountable to them. At
the same time an industrial rela-
tionS division is created to work
closely with food professors and
distributors and to give them a
chance to say what they want.
Termination of consumers coun-
sci is a clear signal to consumers
that they had better begin to look
TO their food needs themselves
Evening star., 1942-12-28

enough food for people abroad and
enough to feed adequately every one
in the United States, but unless we
make sure that this is exactly how
| we intend to use our food there
will be hardship among many of our
people and dissatisfaction among
many more" he asserted.
Mr.. Montgomery said he resigned
as consumers counsel because the
new Food Administration does not
recognize the need for a partisan of
consumers
This was in contradiction to a
statement OF the department an
nouncing the resignation and say
ing that 1t was planned within a
few days 10 choose Mr. Montgom-
! erys successor - and to expand
consumer work.
When his attention was called
to this Mr. Montgomery insisted
that he was right. and that his
resignation was "A clear signal to
consumers that they had better
! ioOh w tiiCIi loOt ltCuS themselves.
Wrong Idea About Food.
The trouble over there Cat the
Agriculture Department.. he SAID
lis that no one thinks of food as
something to eat Their training
and experience leads them to think
of food as something to be produced
and marketed for the benefit of the
! producers.
so far the consumer supply has
been what is left, both in quality
and quantity. AS our armed forces
and dependent overseas popula tions
increase, this is going to be more
serious
This year we had good weather
and big crops. The Army, Navy
and lease-lend people are putting