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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07
FINAL COMMITTEE
MEETING TONIGHT

A special meeting Of the commit
tee in charge Of the recent catnl-
val held under the auspices OF the
Washington Park Community club
will be held this evening at 8:i5 o.
clock. President John B. Cuddy
has requested the attendance of all
members SO that final reports may
be obtained and all expenses proper
" listed. The meeting will be
held in the Community house.
Members of committee include:
John v Lynch, chairman, Ted Don
ahue, w. F.. Kelly, F. A. McGrath,
George Lynch, Mrs. Thomas o.
Donnell, James Gladney, Mrs. r.
Talbot, Mrs. M. Sutton, Marguerite
Tierney, Mrs AL Linden and Mrs.
Edward Plankey.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07
CERTIFICATES FOR
RED CROSS AIDES
Various Class Members
to Be Awarded for Com
pleting Course

Certificates for Members of sew
eral more Red Cross first aid
classes completed here have been
received at the headquarters on
Fisld street and are available for
distribution. The majority of
standard course certificate have
now been received and first aiders
have been asked to call for them
at the headquarters
Classes for which certificates have
just arrived were completed as fol-
lows: March IA, Sylvester Stokes
Post clubrooms, under Williams;
April ID, Lithuanian Committee for
the Defense of America, under
Strokalaitis; May l. Sacred Heart,
under Bannon. Calligan, McKenna
Casey and Bolger; May 7, for
optometrists, under DR.. Reichen-
bach; May 81. at Medical building,
under Youngquist. West, and Mar
cantonio; May IL, Blessed Sacra-
ment Church, under Roberts, Bile
witt, Norgren. Barnes, Leary and
Stevens; May Is, Elks Hall, under
Farrell, Pellegrin, Fitzpatrick and
Kelly; May 10, Christ Chapel under
Bormolini, Schuater, Olson and War
ner; May ~. All Souls Church,
under Erik. Currie; May %, East
Farms Community Club, under
Chaplin; May n, Slocum school, I'M
der DeBaIlis, Stone. Seibert, and
Sickmond June q Medical build
ing, under Hesgel Pierpont, and
Bringmann; June 2, Medical build
ing, under Webb and Leroy, June
3, Medical building, under Kildutf
and MacLean; May "a. advanced
class at Elks Hall, under Webb.
Roberts. Stone. Leroy. and Smith;
June 4, Maloney school, under Wal
lace; june H. under Rose and Ware;
June 8. advanced class, under Rose
and Ware
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07
Personal

The Misses Dorothy Gillies OF
Johnson street. Bernadine LaWlor
of Highland avenue, Mary Hodson
OF Columbia boulevard, and Cora
Adamson of Naugatuck, are Vaca-
tioning at Basin Harbor, Vermont.
The Misses Millicent Walsh and
Lena Sullivan of Hartford were the
weekend guests of Miss Rita Cork
cry OF White street.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. @. McRoberts
are registered at the Fifth Avenue
hotel, New York city.
-Four local students at the Teach
ers College OF Connecticut have
been named to the honor list, ac-
cording to an announcement made
by President II. ID. Welte. They are
Leonore Dem,ck, Mary Flahive,
Olga Klesch, all seniors, and Mar
jorie Mariner, junior. Others ON the
list include Verna Anderson OF
Naugatuck and Lawrence Mucci of
Southington.
John j. Shell of Oakhille avenue,
John Clarity of Coe street and Ed
ward Clark of Naugatuck have re-
sumed their studies at Providence
College after brief visits at their
homes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07
UNLIKELY

Mattresses rarely stay long enough
In the hotel business TO learn 1t
properly, and thus are unlikely to
replace men in dining room service,
according 10 most hotel managers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07
RITTER WRITES SONGS

Hollywood Announcement that
Tex Ritter will collaborate with
Oliver Drake on songs for Univer-
SAILS Texas Cowboy" first Johnny
Mack Brown Ritter feature. Is added
indication that westerns offer more
opportunities for display of versatll-
ity than any other type OF picture,
Drake himself Is associate producer
and writer, as well as tunesmith, on
the studios westerns. George Wag-
gner associate producer now hanl
ding top films at Universal, for
years was producer director
writer of westerns.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CLUB

Scorers In the Monday evening
tournament under the direction of
Mrs. j. G. Moriarty included. north
south, Mrs. Roger Peabody, Miss
Kathleen Bowling. 81; Miss Eliza
Ranaro. Mrs. s. Cocchiola, SIS ID:
east-west, Mrs. John Finlay, Miss
Anne O'Neill. So IL; Mrs. Frank
Hardy, Mrs. Patrick Cronan, So.
The official standing: Miss Sulli-
van, Mrs. Finlay, l27 l-2; Mrs.
Kronval, Mrs. Van Horstein, 121;
Miss Waters, Mrs. Hengeveld, 100
IL; Mrs Peabody. Miss Bowling,
ll0.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES :
Auxiliary Party
At Roberts Home

Mrs John Roberts OF the MerIden
road will be hostess Sunday after
noon, July II, TO members and
friends OF Battery O, 208th Coast
Artillery association. The occasion
will be q lawn party for the bencfit
OF the Waterbury troops now on
duty Somewhere in Australia" 1t
will also mark the first social en-
deavor OF the association which In
cludes In It's membership wives,
mothers. sisters and swethearts of
the boys In the service. The pub
lie IS also invited TO attend the party
which will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Roberts on the corner OF Mer-
iden and Todd roads.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07

Local Girl Scout headquarters on
Bank street will be open this sum
mer, with Miss Marion Risk, Of
flee secretary, in charge. Hours will
be from Q q. m. TO p. M, Mon
day through Friday and from 0 a.
m. to IL noon on Saturday. The
purpose of the summer opening is
to facilitate business In connection
with camp registrations and men,
bership records. Miss Sarah r. d.
Miller and Miss Jeanette Deaver,
Scout executives, are spending the
summer at the scout camp IN Wa
terville.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07
ELTON CLUB

Scorers In the Monday afternoon
tournament under the direction of
Mrs. w, s. Smith included North
south, Mrs. Helen Clarke, Mrs.
Louis Lougee, IS, Mrs Clifford Pet
itjean, Mrs. George Pierpont, So;
east-We Mrs, Edmund Spicor, Mrs.
II. s. Allen, 10; Mrs. Francis Dris-
coll, Mrs Charles Hayward, rs.
The official standing Is: Mrs.
Lougee, Mrs. Clarke, 240; Mrs. Petit
jean, Mrs. Pierpont, 248, Mrs. Dris-
coll, Mrs. Hayward, PAT 1-2.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07
Jane Nastri
Party Hostess

Jane Nastri of Lydia street en-
tertained at her home on Sunday
evening with hot dog" roast, fol-
lowed by hay ride.
Among her guests were Peggy
Kennedy, Bob Carroll, Betty Craw-
ford, Charles Kennedy, Rosemary
keenan,, George McDuff, Rita
Kearney. Jack Hartley, Ann Brad
ley, Bob Downes, Jane Cosgrove,
Bob Kearney. Claire Kopp. Graham
Pardee. Shirley Hartley, Jack Brad
ley and Roger Hall,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-07-07
Miss EUeLyn Doherty
Hostess At Bridge

Miss Evelyn Doherty of Chestnut
avenue entertained a group of
friends at bridge party at her
home last evening.
Among her guests were the Misses
Judith Mackey, Catherine McIner-
ney, Joan McEVoy, Ann Martin, apd
Barbara Scully.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19

,srger, farm lighting batteries, tswers,
On any Sieux City. Iowa, Genuine
snt sire 12-voie models available. guy
farm hRhfing batteries and necessary
Oar crew ran Install. Deaser inquiries
eid farm AightlnK batteries. write fer
sixesl win weld 40 - s-lneh shafts.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19

picking and sorting for canning in
wolves hand labor. The farmers tust
can't pay the wages possible on a war
project handled on a coSt-plus basis. "
A dollar and a half an hour and
time-and-a-half for overtime don't
mean a thing to a cowboy convinced
of the goodness, truth and beauty Of
life on the open range, the senator
asserted, adding
He is a romantic and self-sufficient
figure. He carries a bottle Of whisky
in one hip pocket a pistol in the
other, and cases out Of 10, he'll have
a poem tucked IN his vest. He is utter
ly happy.
For relaxation, when payday comes,
he can go into town, clean up a dance
hall, play a little poker, shoot a little
pool and spend the rest OF his wages
on his girl
''Of course he Is soon broke again.
but he considers that only fitting and
proper.
HE Just mounts his pony again and
goes gathering happily across the
prairie, breathing deeply Of the whey
air Of the west and shouting his poems
into the wind"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19
Pilots Given Chance
To Obtain Navy Commissions

gram to obtain naval aviation In
structors, Commander Bert H. Creigh-
ton, senior member Of the naval aVia-
ton selection hoard for the 18th naval
district has announced.
Those who have completed the ele-
mentary civilian pilot training or have
approximately fifty hours Of flying
time are eligible to apply. Candidates
selected will be ordered to active duty
with pay Immediately and viii receive
additional training from the navy
This includes the opt secondary
course, cross country, the flight In
structors course and then training at
the naval air station at Pensacola,
Fla.
Candidates meeting requirements
and between the ages Of 10 and 80
years win receive commissions as en-
signs and those with additional pro-
fessional experience and not more
than 80 years old win receive COM
missions as junior grade neutenants.
Only candidates who are not eligible
for aviation cadets due to average,
marital status or minor physical de-
fects will be eligible for this training.
The general requirements include
approximately so hours Of flying time.
a minimum Of high school graduation,
meeting the existing physical stand
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19
Money Will Not Pry Cowboys
From Saddle, Asserts Scion

The princely paychecls of war in
dustries may lure the hired man of
his hay rake. but Senator McNary
republican, Oregon. contends mere
money will never pry the American
cowboy out of his saddle.
Your true cowboy is q cross be-
tween bottle Of whisky and a poem, -
the senator unused in explaining the
happy labor relations he said prevailed
between the buckaroo and his boss.
He is q figure out of another world
"a dream world all his own-and he
would spit in your eye If you suggest
ed he start driving rivets In a ship
yard"
McNary reflected audibly on how
different from a stock rancher's was
the lot Of the orchardist. In private
life the republican senate leader is a
farmer. and the McNary acres are
devoted largely to fruit trees.
Il do not like to refer TO my own
he said, but there is a
shipyard 40 miles one way from my
farm, cantonment 40 miles in an
other direction, and another army
camp right over the mountains.
I'm that section Of Oregon fruit Is
the big crop. and all the spraying.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19
BUTTE MAN TELLS
OF SUB ATTACK

An account Of how he was hurled
into the sea by the force Of a torpedo
explosion which sunk his ship and
killed five men was given by Roy
Ayers. Butte man now In the merchant
marine. In a letter to his brother.
James Ayers, Butte merchant.
Ayers said he was on a supply shin
bound for Australia when the ship was
torpedoed. He was rescued and re-
turned TO Portland, whence he expects
to make another attempt to reach
Australia, daring the Japs to blow him
off his course again. His letter SAYS:
Il was on deck when, without a
bit Of warning. the ship was torn IN
two BY a great explosion. Five men
standing not more than 20 feet from
me were blown to pieces. I sailed into
the air and then / found myself ia
the water.
About all remember IS that I
started counting sheep on the way I'D.
and was still counting when I strug-
gled up to the oceans surface"
Ayers said he was in the water four
hours before being picked up by an
vessel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19

staged by casts rarely talented accord
ing to frontier standards; and ice sail
ing on the aIkan lakes. Fort Benton
the nearest settlement, was rs miles
away
When young officers left the door OF
the McCulloh house Immediately after
taps at night, they could hear the
coyotes yapping on the plains and
breathe air that seemed to be made
especially for the chosen few.
Joined by a Young Lieutenant
And there were always the marches
against Sitting Bull or Chief Joseph
under the cloud Of the recent massacre
Of Clusters regiment at the Little Big
Horn. Captain McCaskey told Mrs. Nc
Culloh Of the circumstances that had
caused him to be left behind before
the fatal battle, and Of how he was
obliged to 60 from door to door telling
each officers wife that her husband
was dead.
The scene had begun to change
when young lieutenant named "Jack"
Pershing joined the group Of officers
who came in the evenings to call on
the young ladies visiting at the Nc
Cullloh house.
MRS. McCulloh's sister, Miss Idona
Blanchard, was the one seen most fire.
quently dancing the cotillion or a
waltz with young Pershing.
They we're both beautiful dancers;
they made such a handsome couple"
said Mrs. McCulloh, looking back on
1t through the years.
Pershing was at the house so stead
ily that everyone called him Uncle
Jack" as a suggested relationship with
Mrs. McCulloh's son.
Some years later when the son was
student at Princeton, Mrs McCul-
loh lived In New York Pershing was
then commandant at West Point and
still the regular visitor. She made his
military kit when he was called away
TO the Spanish American war.
Many more years we're TO pass before
a day at Columbia, Mo, when General
PeFshing. hero of the first World war,
was receiving the degree Of doctor OF
laws Slowly moved the procession Of
solemn scholars In caps and gowns.
Then the general saw Mrs. McCulloh-
The procession was broken as he
rushed toward her. What happened
after that Is Ibst in the excitement Of
the moment. But before the day was
over they spent a half hour under
the trees, reviving memories Of Fort
Assinniboine when Il was the cultural
capital Of their world.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19

ANACONDA-~The notable reduc-
tion In the number Of man-caused
fires In the Deer Lodge forest area Is
q good indication Of the care being
exercised by those using the forest
lands" Eric White, district ranger for
the United States forest service office
In Anaconda, said. This reduction Is
especially evident In the heavily used
parts of the forests, In spite Of the
much heavier growth OF grass and UNI
derbrush this year. Care is still neces-
sary In the forests when building fires
on smoking, and must be continued in
the coming hunting season. But the
past few months shows that campers
and picnickers can and viii be careful
when they realize how important that
care is" he added.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19
Old Colorado TOIUn
Turns Up Big Safe,
Relic of Boom DGus

A 4,270-pound safe, a relic Of Victor
Colorado's booming mine camp era
and the fire Of 1893" was pushed into
the towns victory scrap pile at the
city hall
Mayor Robert Moos, credited with
the richest strike" so far In the COM
munitys salvage drive, discovered the
safe buried In the middle Of a street.
What Moos noticed was q metal
piece sticking out of the street. He
ordered it removed as a menace TO
tires. A street department crew start
ed digging and uncovered the safe.
Old-timers recalled that following
the 1899 fire which RACED the mining
camp. burned equipment and rubble
we're used TO fill holes and excava-
tons when the town was rebuilt.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19

Only a few miles from Helena the
sleigh careened up a snowbank, hes
itated, and turned over. Dragging hel
child, Mrs McCulloh crawled, floun-
dered and wriggled out Of the way Of
the mules hoofs. The snow inside her
clothing was less cold than the day
Righted again, they started on through
the great white wastes that covered
plains and distant mountains. A wind
howled out Of Canada. A few more
weary miles and the sleigh turned over
again; then again and again. And al
ways the floundering to escape In the
drifts. It was to turn over many times
In the next week. Nearing Fort Benton
on the seventh day they crossed the
Bird Tail Divide and found that the
warm chinook winds, rising suddenly,
had melted the snow, leaving a trail Of
mud crossed by deep, snow-filled ra-
vines.
Unconscious in Minor Accident"
The change was made to wagons and
the journey continued. At the ravines
the mules were unhitched and led
across, the wagons being dragged after.
At one Of the stops Mrs. McCulloh's
scarf caught in the wagon wheel and
drew tight around her neck She had
Just time to gasp out the word, "chok-
ing'' when the whole world became q
dead gray like the sky. She was re-
vived with no more serious damage
than a cash on her cheek.
Sleds again at Fort Benton. At the
foot of the Bears Paw mountains a
speck ahead Of them grew as they
came closer-it became a wagon be-
side a bonfire. The smaller specks
we're a man and woman. When they
halted beside the pair they found a
bride and groom on their way into
the mountains. Trying to go ahead
with wagons, they were stuck and had |
already burned two of their wagons |
10 keep warm. They joined the party. |
II the soldiers had arrived two or |
three days later only frozen bodies
would have marked the snow beside
he ashes Of the wagons.
Night-black. impenetrable night,
without a star as q guide through the
wilderness. There were screams as the
leigh ahead went over frozen bank.
/ few minutes later new force came
lpon the scene of confusion-horses
loofs, men-the relief from Fort AS
inniboine They had been travelling in
he wrong direction. Except for the
creams, the relief would have passed
n the night and the whole party would
lave been lost in the mountains.
Jay Times at Frontier Post
Then followed gayety in the safe
onfines Of the fort.
what would these modern mothers,
Tho raise their children by books,
hink Of my child's early life" she
sked and smiled again, recklessly.
All their world centered at Fort
Issinniboine. The McCullohs, the post
Ulcers and their wives became small
roup of educated persons surrounded
Y wilderness. There at the fort we're
inners resplendent with glassware and
liver; dances, called hops" with the
egimental band to make music; rid
az groups Of well gowned women and
len In uniform to canter joyously ,
cross the plains; private theatricals
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19

ards, citizenship in the United States
and meeting qualities Of desired Off
Ger material.
This program opens a wonderful op-
portunity for men, who have previous
ly been disqualified due to insufficient
flying time, marriage or minor physi-
cal defects, to enter naval aviation,
Commander Creighton said.
Applications for this program win
be received at the office Of the naval
aviation cadet selection board, lit
Marion street, Seattle.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19
Great Falls Bum
Has Cash ADLentu

ragged. dirty. bewhiskered man
OF about 20, with a hungry look In
his eyes, awakened the pity Of Great
Falls officers assigned to the skid
row beat Of police.
Chief Of Police Harold M. Mady said
the aged man was seen Flooding slow
~ through alleys at various times and
officers thought he was getting food
from garbage cans and sleeping
wherever he could find a secluded
nook.
When searched, he was found In
possession Of $40 In travellers checks,
$35 bank draft and about $50 In
cash. He made no statement.
He was given a bath. a good meal
and his reserve OF cash was slightly
depleted to buy him suitable clothes.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19

A teacher called for brief essays on
"The funniest thing ! ever saw" One
boy got through several minutes before
the others, and the teacher asked 70
see his effort. On his paper was writ
ten. aThe funniest thing ever saw
WIS too funny for words"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-19

Opportunities for student pilots and
aviators with limited amount Of fly
ing time to receive commissions in the
United States navy, obtain additional
flying time under the direction Of the
government and serve their country in
the war emergency are open In a new
order designed to accelerate the pro-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
Says Rails
Private

NEW YORK. May S.-Federal
Government will not take over the
{ountry's railroads during the
Aresent war as il did in World
War /, it was predicted here to-
lay by John w. Berriger III, as
ociate director. division of rail-
way transport, Office of Defense
Transportation. Berriger spoke
before the second days sessions OF
he three-day economic conference
n the National Association of Mu-
jual Savings Banks.
CharacteriZing transportation as
)ne of the basic ingredients for
Fictory, Berriger stated that the
purpose of the ODT was TO assist
Internal transportation agencies
Sther than airlines, 10 move goods
10 various parts of the country
promptly.
%. Only privately managed
American railroads can do his
Job, but they cannot do II with
out an organization such as
the ODT-'running interference
for them To sweep away the
obstacles which stand In the
way Of maximum capacity" he
declared.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
Farmers Market

! APPLES-Northern Spys. fancy. 81. so n
bu.; No. /, 81 rs a2,25 No. 2, SIG LIS
steele's Red, fancy, So bu.; No. /. 1922
ASPARAGUS - Fancy, SIa12o doz
punches; No. /. 75asOc No. 2, SOC
BEETS-No. 1, $50 75c bu.; No 2, SOC
CABBAGE---No. l. 6oa75c bu.; No. 2
Soc chives, No. /. 75Q Soc dozen.
cARRoTs-No. /. sl.5og1.sS. bu.; No
: ESas-La!se; rye. slOon 'O-dOzsn case
mf FRENo Il 0 HHSSppIvE-Fancy. sl.25 6-lO
box: No, i, 75c; No. = coo.
HORsE-RADIsH-No. !. $2a2.50 bu.
LEEKs-No /, 75eaSI dozen punches.
ONIONS Green. No. 1. 25640c doz
punches: dry, No. 1, s2a2.25 5o-lb. sack
PARsNips-No. /. s15oa2 bu.; No. ?
PLANrs-Pansies. $4,000 15.box nat
Saliva, 81 IS nat; geraniums, s3Q $50 IA
pot fat; flowers, miscellaneous. 81 nat
VEGETABLES 75c nat.
PoTAToEs--No. /. S1.2od1.35 bu.; No
e. 75Ms5c
PoULTRY-Live hens. heavy breeds, p
N 2ec H. leghorns, 81 T23c IN; hroilers
heavy rs "a zoe H. leghorn. 25427c ID
RADISHES-Red outdoor S2U2 90 bu
RHUBARB Hothouse, 25M soc 6-lb
box; choice Csc; small. 46c doz. punches
rhubarb, outdoor. 30 q35c dozen punches
red outdoor fancy, So so bu.; No. /, S2.5'
J. RUTABAGAs-No. 1. 5oa roc bu.
sPINACH-No. /, S2m2.25 blu.
soRREL-No. /. so a soc bu.
TURNIPS-No. 1. esq 75c bu.; No.
TURNIP CREENs-No. /. s225 bu.
VEGETABLE oYSTERs-No. j, 6O975'
dozen punches
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-08
New Era Brewing

Signs are that a new era Is
brewing. that stockholders are
becoming determined to assert
their rights.
The executive Of one CON-
pany finland SteeD this week
declared that. before complying
with any decision rendered by
the National War Labor Board
demanding that the company
compel its workers to maintain
union membership. it is consid-
ering the advisability of asking
its stockholders TO vote on the
question.
Several top executives have
voluntarily cut their salaries.
thus taking cognizance of rising
opposition by stockholders to
salaries they regard as unwar-
rantedly high.
Several corporations h I've
slashea five-fgure pensions for
senior executives.
Some companies are holding
stockholders meetings at var
ious centers in addition to their
statutory annual meeting.
Many arrangements are being
subjected TO searching question
ing by stockholders.