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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14
THE DESERT FLAMES
(New York Herald-Tribune)

The long-expected battle has burst again across the level and pitileSs reaches of the Iibyan Des- ert; no one can mistake the deadly seriousness of the issue that has been joined, but at the end of the second day there is little to show how it may be going. This time RommeI certainly failed to achieve surprise: he is fighting on a mar. row front. limiting his powers of maneuyer and with air superiority against him. But few will risk pre- diction on that desert battlefield. where there have been so many traglcally unexpected turns. and the struggle may sway back and forth for days before the decision becomes apparent,
 There is little doubt that this will be Q fight to a finish. if Rom' mel can force his way over only some seventy miles of desert. Alex anaFia, the Mediterranean. perhaps the whole Near East wlll be ia his grasp. If the British ean stop and fling him back, the high hopes that have 60 ogseH ridden 0n the bans DeFs Of their desert army Wiil flame again to beek0n them on. The whole course Of the waF may ssili turn on these few square miles 0f empty sand and rock. and this time our own men, sn the air and on the ground, are fighting side by side with the British And our other als Hes, As the alr Is split with the shflek and thunder of tbe b0ilibs, as the gTellnd shakes so the clash nf the iF0n cavalry. As the nlaht ia Feanened wifh burning tanks afG leaplne ann flashes sad aa lhf ] lsmeke and dust ~ devastation eglft
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

There is a shortage of school teachers in nearly every part of the country The war producing areas, are most affected. In many places the public schools have been called upon to take over courses of training with technical and industrial divisions as well as the supervision ot practical projects for the Army. Navy, and Aviation technology. Schools are about to open throughout the country, and 1t will be interesting to see how well they can meet their new challenges and re- sponSibilitieS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

Some of the brightest and bravest pag- es in the history of this war are being written in the Balkans Hitler'S brutal legions have overrun the little states but they have not broken the spirit of the people. The Balkan people, by the mil lion, are fighting back. The saga of General Mikhailovich, the JugoslaVian leader, will make magnificent book some day. When the Jugoslavian ar mics were crushed, plane was ready to take him to safety. But he refused to go. He remained behind to organize the most remarkable guerrilla army in history an army which has taken toll of thous- ands of Germans and Italians. Some 23,oOo square miles of rough and diff cult country is still controlled by Mikhail- ovich's hordes. Hitler and MusSollnl have no bitterer, braver, or more determ- ined enemy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

1. Which famous Soviet leader bears the nickname, Man of Steel"?
 2. Name the former U. S. ambas- sador to Japan who recently re- turned to the United States.
 3. The Soviet naval base of Novo- rossisk is on what sea?
 4. Of the eight Nazi saboteurs who landed in the U. s. from U-boats, how many were executed?
 5. Lac and Buna are towns on what important island in the Paci- flc?
 6. The earth is the second. third, or fourth planet in distance from the sun?
 2. In what sport is ''chukker" used to designate the periods of play?
 8. Colonel Bernt Balchen is Q noted airplane pilot, author, or newspaper correspondent?
 g. Name the general who was Washington's rival for command of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
 10. Leopards are striped or spot ted?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

morale to let 1t be known that labor had caught management oil base.
 Kanzler also was responsible for a WIPE decision to retain cer- tain facilities for manufacturing automobile engines instead of converting all to war work. His reason: He believes that sometime during the war, a flying submar- inc" will be invented able to oper. ate in the air or under the water, and that automobile engines will be needed to propel 1t.
 There has been no decision yet in the priorities dispute between Krug and Kanzler, but one of the factors which has gummed the priorities situation so far has been permitting individual conn panies to stock up with large quantities of steel and other scafce materials with no check on them by the government.
 MAIL BAG
 W.T.K., Wichita Falls, Tex The so-called 'big inch" pipe line from Longview, Texas. to Norris City, H., will be owned by the government, not by the oil com panies. The work is being done by War Emergency Pipelines, as agent for Defense Supplies Corpo- ration which supplies the money. Both are government agencies. Cost is estimated between 30,000,- 900 and $35,000,000. E.H.Cp Manchester, Ga.-Though the age limits for Selective Service are 20 to AS, a man who is 46 today may be eligible for induction if he was 45 at the time of registration. Men who have registered remain liable for service even if they have now passed the age limits. WI. LaR., DetrOit-The WIPE is try ing to collect secondhand stand ard typewriters, and is not inter- ested in portables. However, the War Department Service of Sup- ply) can use portables, provided they are in good condition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

The reason that it withslood the FlgoTs of the quake was because the building had . steel frame and was anchored on foundations which the architect had with infinite care esy tabiished. The building Was not built upon sand, or even upon the solid rock beneath the sand; t was anchored on foundations of cement extended deep into the solid rock foundation.
 Life s . trial even for the most fortunate, The Heavenly Father ln- tends lt go te be, not because we takes pleasure ln our pain, but be, cause lt ls through such discipline that cur souls gre made secure, Earthquakes will come, storms, tors rents. These arc the let of Rh men. And SC can hs suEe that 10 the eaT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

Oil-rationed East has been gradually acquiring the big idea that the easiest way to get along without gasoline is to "ouit using the car," and 25 per cent of privately-owned machines have been laid up while millions of cars aren't running half as many miles "as they used to go." Shortage of fuel oil seems to be one of the most serious threats to domestic hap pineSs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

A. The dam arches upstream on a 5O0-foot radius, and is 726A feet high from bedrock to the walkway on the crest, which is f,244 feet long. The width at the crest Is 45 feet, and at the bottom, where 1t has to with stand a maximum water pressure of 45,000 pounds per square inch, 1t is 600 feet wide.
 c. What kind of a plane is the Douglas Devastator'?
 A. A torpedo bomber used by the Navy.
 e. Who wrote the Rhymes of Red Cross Man"2
 A. Robert w. Service, during the first World War,
 Q.When Amundsen made the first trip through the Northwest Passage. was he able to complete the whole passage?
 A. He sailed west in the Gjoa in 1905, but was caught in the ice be- fore reaching Point Barrow. In the spring of 1906 he continued the pass age, and brought his ship successful ly to San Francisco.
 c. When did England and the United States sign the peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War?
 A. On September 3, i7S3. A pro- visional agreement for peace had been signed November 30, l7S2.
 EDITORS NOTE-M you are desirOus of securing this weeks booklet, MONEY OF THE D. &" address F. M. Kirby, Department 2-lO0. Waterbury Democrat Serv. ice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth s., Washington, D. C., with IS cents to cover postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14
BARD OF FREEDOM"
(The New York sun)

It will be fifty years ago Monday that John Grecnleaf Whittier died. and a century ago this autumn that he attained full power as a political figure. The schoolmasters of several generations must take the blame for associating his name chiefly with snow Bound" and "The Barefoot Boy" One of his most recent biog- raphers. Whitman Bennett. how ever. has called his study Whittier:
 Bard of Freedom" But years more may pass before youngsters who read Maud Muller" learn to 70.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

When the President decided to ask Congress to give him broader authority to control farm prices, he had on his desk an opinion from the Department of Justice, saying he had power to act with out further legislation. But he also had memoranda from several of his most trusted advisers, urg- ing him not to override Congress sional insistence on ll0% of par- ity by executive order.
 The men who supposedly had been drafting the imitation pro- gram didn't know what the de- cision was until the message went to Congress.
 NOTE: One of the early advo- cates of an economic czar" was Leon Henderson, who saw this as 6 means of curbing the War Labor Board and checking the rise of wages. But when the Presidents drafterS framed the order creating a c2ar, this czar had power, also, over Henderson's Of1ce of Price Administration. So at the end Henderson was a violent opponent of overall economic control cen- tered in one man.
 ALASKAN ATTACKS
 The Senate Military Affairs Committee got some encouraging news when 1t met behind closed doors the other day to hear the report of a subcommittee which has just returned from an inspec- tion tour of our Alaskan fortifi- cations.
 For military reasons, the greater part of the report cannot be re- vealed. However, this much can be told:
 The subcommittee, composed of Senators Happy Chandler of Kentucky, Mon Wallgren of Washington and Rufus Holman of Oregon, was unanimous to repel any attempted Jap inva- sion.
 Remarkable progress has been made since Pearl Harbor in eS- tabhshing new land and sea bases in the Alaskan area. The three Senators also paid high tribute to the morale and skill of U. s. airmen, who are forced to fly in the worst kinds of weather condi- tions.
 Though refusing to predict on how soon we can start an all-out air offensive to drive the Japs from their fOOtholds in the AIeutians, the subcommittee re- ported that one obstacle which has been holding up such an Of- fensive has now been licked.
 Hitherto we have been unable to send protective conveys of fighting planes with bombers raid- ing Jap positions fin the Aleutians, because our fighters do not have the flying range for the l,80O- mile round trip from the Army base at Umnak Island. nearest outpost to the Japs. However, this problem has been solved by the installation of "belIy" gas tanks on fighters. They carry sey- eral hundred gallons of fuel and can be dropped after they are emptied.
 The subcommittee also reported that Interference with Army and Navy radio communications in Alaskan area, caused by bad weather and the Aurora BoFealis vas being largely elreumyented by compass flying,
 POLITICAL ECONOMY
 Hard working Representative John H. FolgeF Of North Caro- llna Will 90 the limit for c eonst' tuent, but . recent request from a l0h-SeekeT Ia his district almost as kostl,,g a,,iv ihasa ltvas nlill EtanA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

eighteen stories high, that had been built for the express purpo s eI of suFvivin 6 earthquakes. It was said that the swaylng Of this building carried its center of gTay-. ity far beyond
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

Of testing, only those lives sill stand erect and survive tho shock of life's terrific OFdeAls that have been built upon q foundation which has real substance 10 it,
 TAe Bible aiVes ns ils E0Fd 0l counsel on this matter when C says, e0thRF foundation can no man lay than that is laia, which ls Jesus chglst.a
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across the scene one can only send ones hopes and wishes to the men once more standing in the breach for civilization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14
Questions
 and Answers
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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 Tho Waterbury Democrats ger. vice Bureau win answeg for yOu freq, any question Oe fact se h. formation, not involving exteA~ slve research. Write your que@- tea clearly, slgn nanas and nas dreag, emcIoss q three cent rogtago stamp. Medical CT legal advice cannot he given. Address Water. bury Denaocrat's Washington Ser. vice Bureau. 1o13 Thirteenth Street washington. D. O.
 c. How many cases has the Na- tional War Labor Board handled since 1t was established9
 A. From January 12, l9A2, when it was created, until July Sl, the Board closed 148 cases involving ST2,- 3B0 workers. It had received 347 cases involving 2Oe3, ,i64 employees at the end of July.
 e. What are the industrial uses of acetic acid
 A. 1C lS uSeQ Kl LAAC AAuAuAHCtu10 of solvents, particularly ethyl and butyl acetates and of cellulose ace tate, and in the production of ace tate rayon mad cellulose acetate plaE- tics. It is also employed as an agent to coagulate rubber latex into crude rubber and in the manufacture of dyes, solvents for. paints and var- nishes, pigments (such as white lead and vertigris), medicinals and va- riety of organic chemical compounds. It Is also utilized as an assisting agent in textile dyeing, the rnanufac- ture of inks, perfumes, vinegar and other food products.
 e. How long and wide is Boulder Dam?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

TODAY's COMMON ERROR The use of sure for yes, as "Will you come for supper?" "Sure" is definitely slang and should be avoided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14
STRENGTH
 FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS D. D.
BUILD LIFE ON ROCK

When the great earthquake Of 1906 occurred in San Francisco. one of the buildings which survived the tremor was a tower-like structure,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

Inside truth about the Presidents Labor pay themselves of them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14
Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14
Washington Merry Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

notion Message Himself After Aides Disagreed;
 Opposed "Econome czo When He Wosnt Nomed Aosko Found Great Progress Mode In Defene Konze Kruq Odds WIPE About Policy of Getting Tough
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-14

Hard working Representative John H. FolgeF Of North Caro- lima wdll 90 the limit for c eonsti' tuent, but . recent request from a i0hsaeeker Ia his district almost
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-10

at the same time SO determined
to make their daughter miser-
able? He felt again the strange
working of that intuition that
made him doubt q ccep t G d
values. They were steely - the
Gordons. Couldn't they sec that
Louise was - he supposed
sweet was the word, and real
ly in love? And that Drake, for
all his staggering, was a fine
boy, and lonely?
Listen, Drake"
IL know that tone of voice.
You're going to have some kind
of a sensible suggestion. | don't
want sensible suggestions. l
want you 10 say something to
make me feel better"
II was just going to ask you
why you don't marry Louise,
right off. You're your own boss,
as Louise said. You've got
enough money
mot to get married"
"What do you mean?'
I'm not 81 yet, Paris. The
Farmers Exchange Bank hash
got much IL say about what ]
do, but they don't have to give
me a. cent more'n they think ]
need to live on"
But ] thought
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-10

"I've got a checking account.
But it's just about three thou
sand dollars, or was, / mean.
I've spent q lot Of 1t. Can you
imagine what old Mr.. Curley,
he's the trustee, would say II
I told him / wanted some of
my money SO could get mar
ried? He's already been after
me about spending so much
Gould you start in some
kind of business, do you Think
"I've been turning that over
and over in my mind. You know
I've been talking to Peyton
Graves. He's going to work in
real estate"
"Surc enough. Old Peyt n
Graves. / didn't know he had
any get-up about him."
"Peyton's got the same idea
had about that tract Of land
right up there by the public
school. He said If / could get
my money out and put some in
with him - his uncle would let
him have some - we could
swing in together end make Us
q lot of money"
Paris looked respectfully al
Drake. Drake talked like q man
of affairs.
Are you going to do it,"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-10

too, In that city. It's important
that you develop some kind Of
point of yiew, a way of judging
and estimating things that will
help you keep on an even keel"
Paris settled back in his
chair. Whenever DR.. Tow r
started like this he was in for
long, but usually happy, di-
erosion.
This one lasted until late aft
ernoon. DR.. Tower talked of
medieval history, of mans men
tai comfort in the centuries be-
fore science turned his thinking
along disturbing channels, Of
mans unhappiness because he
heally has no home in the uni
verse.
They discussed new attitudes
toward hysteria, new concepts
of the escape complex and its
treatment, the appropriate point
of view for a physician working
in the world of insanity.
They drank coffee together,
DR.. Tower swinging one knee
over the arm Of his chair--an
unprecedented informality.
Paris felt a quick surge Of
curiosity. He was sure that this
man was really able and intel
ligent - probably a very fine
doctor. What was the matter?
What landed him here In Kings
Row with his sole contact these
lectures and talks to a medical
student?
DR.. Tower finished his coffee,
and set the cup on the table.
Paris sighed. Maybe ii
would be more sensible for me
Just to be a doctor. and not start
out to specialize in any sort OF
way, but"
"Well?"
cts just that I think really
want TO. 1t sounds q lot more
interesting"
1T is. 1t Is q vast field for re-
search. I don't know II the time
has come for this kind OF study,
or not. II looks as Il II might
come now. There 10 . stir In
Vienna. Whether It's the real
thing or not. I fancy no one can
say"
81 guess keep thinking OF
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-10
loeoI Action

Lucy Carr, the"
"Oh, yes. The insane woman
you played to. Oh, yes, yes"
"And Benny Singer"
"You don't feel such people
well, sort of Objectionable"
PARIS looked as if he didn't
understand what the docto r
meant. He shook his head. mo,
sir. Never. l liked Mrs. Carr,
and l like Benny Singer"
DR.. Tower half closed his
eyes. II sometimes think the
whole thing is problem for the
poet"
Because he's a sort of mad
man, too?"
THE madness of poets is SIM
ply larger sanity that comes
from a special vision. suspect
poets, and great writer's Of other
kinds novelists, know more
about the way the human mind
works, and is likely to work,
than all Of the psychologists
rolled into one"
DR.. Tower stood up. He push
ed books and papers about i'm
patiently. We'll, / hope you've
enjoyed the chat. did. Now,
get on with you, Paris Mitchell.
You've got summer Of tough
work ahead. l won't fool you
about that. Well get those let
tiers off to Vienna, and then
we'll know in month or SO
how things stand"
Paris was deeply concerned
for Drake, whose pride had been
dealt a telling blow by DR.. Cor
don. That Drake was in love
with Louise Gordon, Paris did
not doubt-nor that frail, pref
ty Louise, weakened i'm strength
and purpose by the united wills
Of overwhelming parents, loved
Drake.
Because Drake was consid-
cred wild" and the town was
talking" Louise was forbidden
to see him. The two Of them had
quarreled, Paris interceding In
hopes Of salving brakes petu-
lance, easing Louise's pain.
How, he wondered, could DIR,
and Mrs. Gordon be such pill
! lars of virtue In Kings Row and
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-10
. BARBS

Head of American Dental As
ISOLATION says one-third Of the
dentists in u. S. will eventually
be absorbed by the Army. The
yanks are coming.
What the average mel likes
about a pretty girl 10 his arms.
II there's anything left Of ia
pan later on, why not call 1t
Macarthur Isle?
These days it isn't what
man stan Is for as much o. what
he helps with.
War Is very likely to MIKE
our most important part Of
American cul ure agriculture.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-10

more a b sently than before.
Paris, I like your good man.
ners. You are a credit to your
grandmother, and ! hope you
appreciate exactly what she has
done for you. You are the only
young man I've seen in Kings
Row who isn't a pumpkin"
Paris flushed d arkly this
time. my grandmother is pref
ty fine, sir. She certainly is. But
but, really"
Madame Won Elm came TO see
me just before she went to St.
Louis. She wanted to know If
you'd be ready to go to Vienna
in September"
Paris breath went out OF
him. "Oh." His tone was dreary.
What's the natter"
We'll, you see, DR.. Tower,
Grand'mere treats me as if ]
we're a child. I just-just sort of
feel like she ought to have told
me-"
You'll have to do some
stiff reading"
Paris sighed. "All right. Do
you suppose - did she say any
thing about going with me?"
The doctor stared this time
mo, nothing at ALL" He spoke
almost kindly. "I'm sure that
would be rather a severe under
taking for her-at her age"
Shes not SO old. But ! guess
she's pretty sick"
Paris, undertook this work
with you with decided misgiv-
givings. I guess it's fair to you
to tell you that it has been a
pleasure.
Paris blushed. He was curl
ously touc h e d, and couldn't
think of anything TO say.
Thank YOU"
Il hope that when you get
into your work in Vienna you'll
find that - all of this has been
q help. Some of 1t has been in
adequate, some Of IL has been
10 In advance, of any institu.
tional study you could have got
ten anywhere. think some Of
IL will prove useful. But don't
be fooled by vienns, just be-
cause its Vienna. There are old
fogies. and crazy experimenters,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-10
nA " BEL. L.AkhANN
THE GORDONS ARE STERN
CHAPTER XIV
E0k ot!tTE;ss

Annals diagnosis of Paris
state of mind was correct. Her
observation was q neat COM
pound of native peasant shrewd-
ness and affectionate intuition.
Paris was apprehensive and
miserable for precisely the rea-
sons she had named.
Today, for the first time since
since that dreadful day, he
walked boldly down through the
evergreen groves toward the
pond. The branches reached
across the space between rows
and touched. He pushed them
aside and presently came out on
the little clearing about the "se-
cret lake."
4 He turned and went quickly
Ito the apple tree. The young
Leaves covered the branches. He
Pit his back to the trunk and
laid his arms along the two
large dropping limbs. He want.
Ied TO talk to her. He saw her
now. clearly once more.
Renee, my darling. ! love
you. ] didn't know then how
SRseh. ] know now"
AZ the sound Of the words
yvhich startled him back into the
|1pcooont, Ill sense Of her presence
49, gone. He giimpsed, for ar
nDonnt only, the flutter of hel
- 6roo4 down the long ave.
no ~ qpruces.
ime had. begun 70 pass. I,
16n't evef stop now. I,
~ - svsry day, faster and
~ stirring, unhappy
m1ng lhou0ht.