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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
SALVATION ARMY. |PERFECTS PLANS.
Members at Victory House Next Week; Special
 Christmas Broadcast

Major Hugo Wiberg of the local corps of The Salvation Army has made arrangements with the man. agement of Radio Station WATR tc broadcast two Christmas programs one at 7:45 this Saturday evening and one at 1:45 p. m. Sunday De- cember 13.
 Major Wiberg also announces this morning that the local corps has been given permission to use Vic tory House on the Green commenc- ing next Monday morning until Christmas. The Christmas carols will be played over a public address system and an attendant will serve hot coffee to service men passing through free of charge as well as to any public employe in uniform.
 Lieut.. Robert Adams will be in charge at Victory House and will be assisted by members of the Women's Home league of the corps.
 Major Wiberg has just received word what a Christmas program originating in New York will be broadcast over the Mutual net work, Station WATR, tomorrow aft- ernoon between 5 and 5:30. The program is called ~'Human Deeds for Human Needs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
Man Power Shoe Has Hardly Begun To Pinch" Says Paul McNutt

must be adapted to the conditions of each community. But if the employers and workers of each community will use the War Manpower Commissions U. &. Employment Service and it's in dustrial training facilities the problem can be solved.
 Among the actions which must be taken are (a) the use of more than 3,500,000 additional women; fFi she breakdown of discrimi- nation against negroes, the aged, the handicapped, and other mi nority groups; Co the transfer of workers, especially skilled work CTS, from civilian industry to war industry. These will actually add workers to the labor force.
 In Baltimore. Buffalo, Akron, San Diego and other communi- ties Area War Manpower Com mittees. representative of man. agement and labor, are obtaining these results through voluntary action
 To keep needed miners on their jobs and needed workers on dairy and livestock farms employ ment stabilization plans have been developed. Voluntary agree ments have checked pirating in some degree.
 But by legislation or by stretch ing executive war powers to the utmost. action must be taken which will insure enough work CTS in the right jobs on time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
Ex-Journalist Tells HowHe Got Jap Cruiser
hriIing Attack on Vessels Told By Former U. P Cor h respondent; BOmbardier Wounded

right on the target. I pressed the bomb release three times and pulled up.
 was certain we had scored q hit. The gunner told me 8 few seconds later that he had seen a flash of fire and smoke just behind the cruisers smokestack. The hit was established fairly definitely im- mediately afterward when we heard our group leader announce:
 Give Mears credit for 8 hit"
 For a moment I felt elated. Then I realized we were in a tough spot. I saw a Zero swinging in to attack from the port Qeft) side. I kicked the plane into a turn. Hicks shouted:
 T got him."
 Circling and still losing altitude I swept past the destroyer directly ahead of the cruiser at 1,500 feet, trying to make up my mind what to bomb next. The destroyer fired a broadside at us, but missed.
 My heart was in my throat, but I circled around toward the cruiser again, thinking I could climb through his smoke and drop one from low altitude on his deck. By this time the cruiser was smoking badly amidships and listing to port
 We were only 800 yards from the strafing his deck. Then the cruiser cruiser when my gunner began opened up on us. I could hear the staccatto of its guns as we roared past. Bullets spattered the water like rain.
 Suddenly they found our range Tracers were looping toward us through the smoke. I felt some thing hit the plane. Hicks shouted
 MT. Mears, Deitsch is hit. ] think our plane is badly damaged.
 I turned and sped away only 8 few feet above the water The Japs kept firing until we were about a mile away, their shells bursting ir the sea ahead of us. was worried we might not be able to get back but finally we were clear and told Hicks to go down to helr Deitsch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

At Christmas time thoughts of those at home and in the armed services turn to mail. But-and here the Army sounds solemn note = don't write to 8 man going into ser vice until hes has an address. That sounds simple, but needless delay and much disappointment have been caused by impatience on the part of the folks back home. If they had only waited until the soldier had an address, the mail would have gone straight through to him.
 A recruit being sent to an induc- ton center-that's Army pharseol- ogy for the front door to the Army, and 1t is Fort Devens for New Eng land - usually stays there but a couple of days before being moved to another camp for training. He hasn't given an address, for he hasn't known what it would be. But the people left behind think they will dash of a cheery word to him, and they send it on blind. They ad- dress it to "Pvt. John Doe, care of Recruit Reception Center, Fort Dev- ems, Mass" That starts. the letter off on its wanderings.
 Few Simple Rules
 Pvt. Does mail shouldn't wan- der If these few simple rules are followed; they would do much to in- sure faster delivery to all the men:
 First and foremost is: Wait un- til the soldier has permanent ad- dress" He will notify you as soon as he has an address to which mail can be sent. Don't address him at Fort Devens unless and until he has told you that that is his permanent address.
 Second: Give the soldiers com- plete address, his full name, serial number, grade and unit designation. |" This is obvious, but it is amazing the number of letters that arrive in Army camps withonly a partial ad- dress.
 Third: "Foregt about special de- livery = soldier mail travels fast est.' The Army postal service is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
Is This Payroll Savings Record? Byrne Organization 23 Percent

Norfolk, Va.-One of the country's outstanding records for payroll sav- ings has been established by the Byrne Organization, Navy contrac- tors, when in celebration of Navy Day, the employees of the concern invested 68.49 per cent of their pay in War Bonds.
 For many weeks, Byrne Organi- zation employees have been 100 per- cent in payroll deduction purchases, with an average check-off of g per- cent for buying bonds. Cash pur- chases in celebration of Navy Day ran the weeks record up to $68.49 out of every hundred dollars paid the workers.
 Remarkable as it is in sheer vol ume of bond buying the Byrne Or ganization's record is all the more astonishing because there was no ballyhoo. Jean Knox, chief engineer of the firm, who has been chairman of bond sales, was in Johns Hopkins hospital Superintendents on the job simply passed the word along that it would be appreciated if every man and woman would do the best he could
 Telling of the results yesterday morning, MT. Knox showed that he was proud of the way everybody came through Hundreds of workers got the problem off their minds in the simplest way, by just turning over their checks to the office with orders for as many bonds as the money would buy. There are several hun dred old Byrne men in the armed services now, and MT. Knox said yesterday the concern not only can raise money to buy bombers, but can furnish the men to fly them.
 The bond percentages by depart ments in the Byrne Organization for one week was as follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

have been added, bringing the total to 17,500,0OO.
 At the same time more than 4,500 900 men have been brought into the military forces. The number in civilian industry has dropped steadily.
 This has meant dislocation. Many communities have felt the pinch. But the manpower shoe has hardly begun to pinch. What we have done so far has been the easiest part of the job. For example: In this last year we have absorbed about 1,400,- coo of the unemployed. About 300,000 persons who were self employed, We have taken about 1,400, 900 from the farms.
 To obtain the workers we will need in coming months we will have no pool of unemployed to draw on and it would be most un- wise to draw increasing numbers from the farms.
 Where, then, will we get the additional millions we will need for war industries and for the military forces?
 The answers as worked cut by the War Manpower Commission
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

(For the first time in this war,
 newspaper readers are presented
 with . view of aerial fighting by
 a fighter who is also a trained re-
 porter. The author of the fol-
 lowing dispatch, Lieut. c. G.)
 Fred Mears of the Navy, was a
 member of the United Press staff
 at Seattle).
 By LIEUT.. q. O. FRED MEARS (As Told to Charles Arnot, United
 Press Staff CorreSpOndent)
 An Advance U. s. Base in the South Pacific, Nov. 12-Delayed)- (UP)-It was my first attack mis- yion.
 A Japanese cruiser and two de- Stroyers had been sighted 105 miles west of our base on Guadalcanal.
 We took of late in the afternoon ,-Grumman Avenger fighters, tor pedo planes, and Douglas Daunt- less dive bombers. I was flying one of the torpedo planes, but for this operation 1t was loaded with bombs.
 The weather was clear and hot.
 While we were gaining altitude, I heard 8 pilot report to the Guadalcanal control tower that he had sighted IS Zeros in the vicinity of the island. Our formation was alone in the sky. Very nervous, l tried hard to remember what to oo lhould the Zeros attack.
 I checked my guns and bomb ! load. They were ready fo raction. Then I told by bombardier, Warren Deitsch, Dayton, Ohio, to be sure to remind me ot open the bomb doors when the time came. l checked everything I could think Of.
 i A few minutes later, after circling to allow the rest of the attack group ] to catch up with us, we caught sight of the target-much sooner than we had expected. The Jap ships began zigzagging and circling. { We jockeyed into position to attack from the sun.
 DurlIfS GIldI uldlISuNe1' WC o1SAUCN A formation of f1oat-type zeros ascending to attack us. My turret gunner, George Hicks, Saginaw, Mich, reported two. I saw four more, We were still working around to attack position when our dive bombers let go.
 could see their bombs falling ali over the water, some of them near misses but I couldn't see ex- actly how many.
 Then it was our turn. I singled out the cruiser and pushed over into a 60-degree dive. The cockpit was dusty. For an instant was unahle to operate the bomb sight. Then the dust cleared. We were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
Army Authorities
 Give Instructions
Don't Write to Men in Service Without Definite Ad-
 dress; Special Deliveries Not Needed

geared to the fast handling of or dinary first-class mail.
 Fourth: "Don't put cash in an en- velope - use postal money order.
 Fifth: "wrap parcels securely, ad- dress them properly, and mail them on time."
 Sixth: ~'Take extra care in wrap- ping and packing perishable stuff. Make sure the address is correct.w
 Seventh: "If you know that the soldier has gone overseas, use V-Mail. V-Mail is the fastest, safest and surr est" It is fastest because it is flown on the first available plane going overseas. It is given absolute pri7 ority in handling and delivery, by the Army and Navy, as a result 1t is faster by days or even weeks than any other type of postal service ir- cluding air mail. It is safest be- cause the original is photographed on microfilm, the original is kept until the letter is printed and deliv- cred, and then is developed me- chanically, at the rate of 25O0 an IOuE, HI GOtdI uhTk1IcSS, at tkI6 p0T6S of authorization. It is surest for three reaSonS:. pr'r
 Space Conserved
 First, because it takes one-37th ot the space of ordinary mail, - uns sack will hold 150,O00 V-Mail micro films compared to 37 sacks for l50OOO one-sheet letters. This saves valu- able cargo space for men, food and munitions. Second, because 1t is flown. Third, because if through ac- cident or enemy action the film is lost in transit, the original is, Se-; processed and delivered. v Mail goes through while other mail may. be piling up awaiting transportation.
 This all narrows down to simply: Help the Army speed mail to your soldier by waiting until he notifies you what his address is, then be sure to give complete name and adj dress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

more of their total earnings during last week. This was the regular. pay roll deduction, and the 69 per cent figure was a special effort in cele- bration of Navy Day.
 The Byrne Organization does not believe any company in the United States can equal its record. The Norfolk jobs of this company are meeting stiff competition from their colleagues at Magruder, where Camp Peary is being built, and Solomon's Point, Maryland, where an amphib- ious base is under construction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
SHEPARD REUNION

Sausalito, Cal. --(UP)- Henry Schumann- -Heink, son of the fa- nous operatic singer. now ship building worker, greeted another fellow worker whom he had not seen for 24 years. It was George Rogovoy, formerly cellist for Ma dame Schumann-H -Heink when she was at the height of her career Many is the glass of beer I've had with your famous mother" he said. "She was a fine singer"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
TO TRAIN M. DIS QUICKER

Chicago --tUP)-- The Council or Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association has adopted resolutions to shorten the period required for M. D. de- gree from eight years after gradua- ton from high school to five years, This shortened curriculum, as re- ported by the A. M. A. Journal will be in force for the duration of the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
MOTHER ALMOST
 FORGOT FORGET

WOonsocket, R. l., Dec. 11-(UP) Mrs. Norman Forget almost for got 9 Forget.
 The North Smithfield woman gave birth to a baby boy Tuesday and it wasn't until a day and a half later a twin brother was born.
 Hospital attaches said today that the mother and sons were doing we'll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
K. of l.. Meeting

Frank Saldukas, president, urges all members of the Knights of Lith- uania to attend a meeting called for tonight at 8 o'clock at the club house on Green street. Election of officers for the coming year will be conducted, and various future activ- itieS will be planned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
Student Choir

The St. Joseph's Student Choir will hold rehearsal tonight at o'clock at the choir room in the old St. Josephs school. Preparations will be made, under the direction of Pro- lessor Alexander J. Alkesis, for the Christmas church program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

for making use of every hnur Gs e very workers time. ..
 T h e figures which tell the story of Amer ican manpowel are impressive.
 w h e n t h C Japs struck at P e arl Harbol t h e re W ere barely s e v e n million persons in war indus t r 1 e S. s in c ( then more than fan m l. nn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage inten- tion has been filed with the reg istrar of vital statistics at the town clerks office:
 Clifford J. Quilter, Al Baldwin street, and Bridget Sullivan, 256 South Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
St. Patrick's Choir

There will be a rehearsal of the senior choir of St. Patrick's church this evening at 7:30 o'clock. The junior choir will rehearse tomorrow at 10:30 a. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
By PAUL V. McNUTT Chairman, U. S. War Manpower
 Commission
Written for NEA Service

Washington, Dec. 10.-Never in any previous war has the nation ap- preached the bottom of the man. power barrel. Never, therefore, has it been necessary to develop a plan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
WELCOME VETERANS HOME

Spartansburg, s. C.-CUP) What was probably the first welcome home party for veterans of World War II was held at the USO club here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

Uruguay has just established maximum sales prices for potatoes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

Thus, of the 13 divisions of en- ployes, six invested one-fourth or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11

he's working harder than ever before to help win a war let's make him 8 hero in his own home this Christmas! Platter him with a gift that shows love and devotion and care in selection one that will give him new ease and comfort on the fireside front. Make it a gift from the store he would buy for himself
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-09-04

case was tested in the courts of
Cairo. Umberto Jabes, Italian
Jew living there, sued the German
club for issuing an anti-Semitic
pamphlet. In those days Musso-
lini had not yet begun to parrot
German anti-Semitism. Today the
Jews of Egypt wonder whether
fate will once again transform
this rich land which they have
helped to prosper into "house of
bondage" and thus bring to a
climax the prophetic case of Um-
bertd Jabes.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-09-04
Cuba Suspends
Immigration

HAVANA, Cuba (JTA)-The
suspension of all authorizations
issued by the immigration Depart
ment for Cuba visas to applicants
in Europe was announced during
the weekend by DR.. Jose A. Mar
tinez, Minister of State.
The order, which will come as
a blow to many refugees in Eu-
rope who were hoping to emigrate
to Cuba, also provides for the
suspension of all applications for
Cuban citizenship.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-09-04

1t is possible that Egypt, after
thousands of years, shall once a.
gain become house of bondage
for the Israelites? Egypt has
some $4,000 Jews, less than half
of one per cent of the total popu-
lation. These Jews feel the link
to a great history, which began
with Joseph, who became Prime
Minister; continued in Moses,
thought by some to have been a
son of a daughter of Pharaoh;
and which, through the centuries,
has been bound by thousand ties
to Jewish tradition and develop
ment, ending with the Jewish in
dustrialists and financiers of our
own time who have helped trans
form Egypt into modern nation.
For a long time, Jews were not
permitted to enter Egypt, a Turk
ish possession. In modern days
it was Mohammed Ali who, in
need of foreign capital, encourage
ed the influx of Jews. That was
in the early nineteenth century.
The contribution of Jews to the
growth of the Egypt which is to-
day a prize sought by Germany
and Italy has been written in
countless chapters. Most OF
Egypt's Jews live in Cairo, Alex
andria, Port Said and in the
smaller towns. The overwhelm-
ing bulk were born in the coun-
try and the others found their
way to Egypt from North Africa,
Syria and Palestine. Cairo's
Jews include some $4,000 Sep
hardin and 1000 Karaites, the
largest segment of that Israelitish
sect which believes implicitly in
the Bible but not in the Talmud
and similar post-Biblical writings.
Cairo has some 10000 Jews alto
gether. Alexandria has $4,000.
The recent dispatches from
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-09-04
The Jews Under King FarOuk
BY WALTER d. LORBER

Once the people of Egypt said of their Jews that they
OO many and too mighty. 1t is slogan which Hit
Ter is trying to fasten upon the creuy of the world The
cycle of history to have turned full circle hand
full of Jews in Egypt watch the struggle between the Unit
ed Nations and the Axis invaders for possession of the Nile
delta. What might have been for Americans distant
of battle takes personal urgency because of the
the Egyptian battle front of great numbers
American troops whose guns tanks and planes playing
increasingly important role in the struggle for this
cial sector of the war;
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-09-04
NOTICE UNDER THE
FICTITIOUS NAME ACT

The undersigned, desiring to en-
gage in business under the name
of ELITE SHOP, Jacksonville,
Fla, intends to register the said
name with the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Duval County, Flor
ida. Dated this 14th day of Aug
ust, 1912.
MORRIS LEIBOVITZ, Owner.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-09-04

cairo nave repeated the brief
items which preceded the Jugger-
naut of Hitlerism across the face
of Europe. Jews, mostly those
who had found refuge in Egypt
from Germany and other coun-
tries overrun by Nazism, have
been looking for other places of
refuge. But the native Jews,
sure of their unbeatable link
with the country, are almost as
confident as the cafe patrons of
Cairo and Alexandria who danced
and drank while General Rommel
moved from the Libyan frontier
towards Alexandria.
One can hardly blame the Jews
of Egypt for feeling 80 sure of
themselves, considering the role
which they have played in the
modern history of that land. The
fact that Great Britain is able to
take a stand in the Nile valley is
due entirely to Jew.
It will be recalled that it was
Disraeli's imagination and re-
sourcefulness which put the Suez
Canal into British control and led
eventually to the British Protect
crate over Egypt. In 1875, when
the Khedive of Egypt was in need
of funds and was prepared to Of
fer his $4,000 shares of the AGO.
900 ordinary shares of the Suez
Canal, Henry Oppenheim, finan-
cier interested in Egypt, passed
on the story. Eventually Disraeli
pushed the deal through, despite
great internal opposition. Cory,
Disraeli's chief private secretary,
tells the story that it was essen
tial to give the Khedive the
money before Parliament could
meet. Disraeli sent Cory to New
Court, the Rothschild banking
establishment. Cory told Baron
Lionel de Rothschild that Disraeli
needed 100000 pounds "a huge
sum in those days. tomorrow"
With establishment, Cory records
that Rothschild picked up mus
catel grape, ate it, threw out the
skin and asked quietly: What is
your security" The British
Government, was the reply.
You shall have it," was Roths-
childs instantaneous answer.
That is the origin of Britain's
power in Egypt and her capacity
to defend India more effectively.
Egyptian Jews Today
The contemporary history of
the treatment of the Jews in
Egypt is bright page-more re-
Gently flecked with danger spots.
For the Jews who escaped from
Nazi-held Europe, current events
have been a source of dismay.
Ever since Hitler came to pow
er, Egypt has been fertile ground
for the fantastic creed of "Aryan-
ism" dressed up as "anti-Jewish-
ness" for the Semitic Arabs. A
group calling itself Young
Egypt" distributed "Mein Kampf''
under Italian direction. Numer-
Gus incidents of terrorization "a
gainst Jews occurred at Cairo and
Port Said, with police having to
step in and arrest Arab students.
But it should not be assumed
that anti-Semitism was a creed
fostered by the Egyptian Govern
ment or permitted to pass I'M
challenged by Egyptian citizens.
In 1889 La RipOste, a Cairo paper,
non-Jewish, complained to the
Egyptian authorities because of
the wide circulation of the World
Service Bulletin issued by the
Nazis at Erfurt. 1t was this
same material which Coughlin
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-09-04

Palestine Jewish soldiers members of the Palestine BuEs
the United States undicosed military mission Vi
headquarters of the United Palestine Appeal described
development of the UPAbult agricultural The Jewish
homeland which had been before outbreak of
The Jewish soldiers said that food production being greatly
creased the Palestine settlements supply the allied now Sta
toned in the Middle East Shown in the photo pointing Oa
Of the colonies from which they rights Pvt Isaac
BOnah of the colony of Shaar HagOlan the SGT Sinai
lchter Of eusalem Pvt Samuel Schwaz of Tel Avv Isaac
Putermik of Elm HhOresh Funds Palestine App
defense and upbung Palestine provided The
United Jewish Appeal for Refugees, Palestine
which the UPA together with the Com
mtee and National Refugee Service.