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Evening star., 1942-01-17
The Divine imperative,
Dr.. Snyder's Tonic

THE Divine Imperative" will be
the subject OF DR.. Henry w,
Snyder, rastor Of st. Paul's Lutheran
Church. at II am. Contributions
to the emergency fund Of the Red
Cross will be received.
william B. Schaeffer. assistant to
the pastor. will have as his theme
at 8 pm. ITO Defense Of the Faith
There will be no meetings Of the
Luther League or Christian En-
deavor Sunday evening.
The Mems Club will meet Mon
day night at the home Of Charles
H. Snyder.
The Stirewalt Missionary Society
will meet at $50 pm. Tuesday.
Young women Of the congregation
are invited.
The Red Cross sewing group will
meet from II am. to 3 pm. We'd
nesday.
Dr. Snyder will meet the catecheti-
cal class at 4 pm. Wednesday.
The annual congregational meet
ing will be held at 8 pm. Thurs
day. Councilmen will be elected.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Columbia Christian
Opens Second Term

DR.. Elsie Wade Stone. president Of
the Columbia College Of Christian
Education, 17os Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV, announces the opening Of
the second semester Of the year on
February 2. It will continue to the
first week Of June. First semester
courses will be offered to new stu
dents. A thoroughly qualified faculty
and well organized curriculum. as
we'll as a high standard OF education
and spirituality are maintained.
The college is non-profit school
Of Christian education, offering q
general Bible and missionary train
ing course, leading to diploma, and
a bachelor Of theology course lead
ing to the degree Tn. B.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Church Of the Brethren

DR.. Warren D. Bowman will speak
on The Ministry Of Soul Building"
at 8 and II am. This is the third in
his series Of sermons on Mountain
Peaks and Valleys in the Life Of Our
Lord" His subject at pm. will be
THE Power of the Invisible" the
third in a series on Faith" The
Senior B. Y. p. D. will meet at $50
pm. The High School and Inter-
mediate B. Y. P. DIS will meet at 7
pm.
On Thursday, the Good VIII Bible
Class will meet at the church. A
period Of prayer will open the meet
ing at 8 pm followed by forum
led by the Rev Edward Gabler,
rector of the Christ Episcopal
Church. Sc. The forum will be
based on questions submitted during
recent months by members Of the
class.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Wouoh Methodist

At II am, sermon on "Gladness
in the Gloom" by the Rev. Samuel
E. Rose A church nursery will be
conducted for children whose par
ents attend morning worship. The
Rev. Mr.. Rose speaks at pm. on
Subtle Substitutes" Special music
by the young peoples vested choir.
Young peoples leagues meet at
6:45 pm.
The Mothers Glass meets with
Mrs, James r. Sleeth next Tuesday
at 8 pm. For transportation meet
at Mrs. Sutcliff's by 7:30 pm.
The Womans Society will hold its
daytime meeting on Wednesday at
II am. Luncheon will be served.
Service in the parish hall at pm.
on Thursday.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Metropolitan Memorial

The Rev. Edward G. Latch will
preach on THE Stuff Of the Chris
tlan Life at the morning service. AT
. pm. the young people will meet
for social. Refreshments will be
served. Following will be a sermon.
The Wesleyan Service Guild will
meet at the home of Miss Ethel
Vance on Tuesday evening. On
Wednesday evening the Mems Club
will meet at the church with DR..
William j. Thomas giving an illus
trated lecture on 10000 Miles West"
Evening star., 1942-01-17
'Epworth Methodist

DR.. Harry Evaul will preach on
/. Temperance and Defense" at II
am. tomorrow and at 8 pm. on "A
Candle for the Blackout." At the
evening service officers Of the
Woman's Society Of Christian Serv-
ice will have their installation by
Dr. Evaul.
The Young Peoples Department
will hold q tea at 8 pm. followed
by q meeting. DR.. Evaul on Thurs
day evening will discuss portion Of
the book The Methodist Meeting
House"
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Chevy Chase Baptist

Are These the Last Daysf" will
be the subject, tomorrow at II am
by the Rev Edward O. Clark. The
Adult Glass will be taught at GAS
am. by DR.. George E. Bigge. "A
Flashlight and You" will be the
theme of the story sermon to the
junior congregation. All groups of
young people meet at s pm.
The woman's society will meet
Monday at II am. followed by
luncheon. The prayer group meets
at 1890 am. under the leadership
Of Mrs. c. B. Dulaney. The de-
votional service on Thursday eve
ming will be under the auspices Of
the women's society with Mrs.
Harold E. Burton, presiding. The
evening auxiliary will meet January
% at the home Of Miss Elizabeth
Beman,
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Tukomo Lutheran

Becoming Missionaries" will be
the subject OF the Rev. J. Adrian
Pfeiffer at II an. The Luther
League meets at 7:l5 pm. A busi-
ness meeting of the Senior Luther
League will be held Tuesday eve
ming.
The quarterly congregational
meeting and dinner will be January
23 at $50 pm. Ernest Anderson
will preside. The meeting will be
called to order at 3 pm.
A stunt night" will be given by
the Senior and Junior Luther
Leagues on February 6 at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1942-01-17

ESQ pm. At 3O7
D street NV.
The speaker will
be DR.. Norman
B. Harrison OF
Min n e a p oils.
MINI. He will
lecture on the
Book Of Phillip
plans at 2:30
pm. daily and
on the Book Of
Revelations at 3
pm. On Tuesday
the m Q . tin & .
will be held at
the Metropolitan
RanfiNf HlalNech
Evening star., 1942-01-17

G. L. Cotter will be showing pic
lures Of Palestine illustrating the
fulhllment Of prophecy In the land.
The institute will give certificates
Of credit to those who desire to take
the courses
Dr.. Harrison speaks Tuesday. $50
pm, whats Wrong With the
World-Seen Through Three Great
Prophecies" At pm world Wide
War Awaits . World Leader-When
Will He Appear7"
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Dr.. N. B. Harrison
To Head Conference

The Open Door Church and the
Washington Bible Institute are hold.
ing Q joint Bible conference jan
uary 1925, beginning Monday ct
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Spirttualist

Mrs. Ethel HiEhsmith Readings by a
polntment ASSOCIATED with Longley Mem
rial Church, 2S05 Sth St Mt mn "a q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
You Can't Blame Him

It's not surprising that State Tax Con- missioner Charles J. Mclaughlin voiced an immediate protest to the plan, already proposed in Congress, to exempt all de- fenSe industries from taxation. Just think what that would mean in state like Con- necticut where practically all of our in- duStries are presently engaged in defense manufacturing. Why, as Com. McLaugh- lin maintains, it would practically ruin the tax structure of the State of Connec- ticut, as we'll as it's municipalities "
 It certainly would do just about that, It would compel city officials to readiuSt their budgets in the future and might inn pair a program of bonded indebtedness retirement. And what's more deadly about the proposal is that it's creator, Rep. John J. Cochrane of Missouri, would have it become retroactive to Sept. 3, 1889. That would mean, we presume that both state and political subdivisions would have to make restitution to many defense indus tries for taxes levied on them since that date.
 We don't quite conceive how any con- gresSmah could hope to accomplish any thing by such proposal as this. If the comment of Com. Mclaughlin isn't enough, there probably will be storm of protest soon spreading over Washington as state and local officials deluge the of fices of representatives with their letters and verbal messages. "Chaos" and "mu- nicipal bankruptcy" are two of Connec- ticut'S tax department heads terse de- scription of the situation to ensue if the proposal were made law. That's actually a mild way of putting it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

earth are not satisfied with loy- alty which we compel others to give us. CT a love which is the result of duress. How then could God be sat- isfied with a service that would not even satisfy the wants of our hu- man nature?
 If love is to be real, 1t must be spontaneous. If obedience Is to give us any satisfaction, it must be vol untary on the part of these who obey. If service is to gladden. our hearts, it must be given by those who are equally free to withhold it If they care to. God has given man free will, and someone has said that it is "even past the power of God to let a man have free will and yet not have it, to make men free and yet keep them slaves"
 We can be sure that since God gave man free will, someone will pit his individual will against Gods will and by so doing precipitate conflict. Free will is a gift of God. The world being as it is. we can be sure that a certain percentage of men will take that gift, which makes them worthy to be the sons of God, and misuse it until they be- come agents of the evil one.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Both Sides of the Ledger

We have made mistakes, and before the last shot is fired we will blunder again. Errors in judgment, deep, disturbing doubts lie ahead. There will be moments when we wonder whether or not our sacrifices are being wasted. The whole thing started off tragically with Pearl Harbor. Then, while the British were matching our gross careleSSness in the Pacific with a colossal show of stupidity and bungling at Singapore, the nation was set aStir with vaudeville sideshoW in Washington, where the idea of tripping the light fantastic was welded somehow to the serious business of bomb defense and rescue work.
 To top it off the Normandie burned at her pier, and we could not be blamed for beginning to believe the cards were stacked against us. War is not a game of checkers that can be folded up with a yawn at bedtime. We face even more ghaStly cruelties. Yet even in this black hour other images are beginning to grow. The scared sides of the Normindie hardly had cooled before the Brooklyn Navy yards spawned a new combat submarine, and 6,000-ton cruiser dipped her bow into the water four months ahead Of schedule.
 A day later another maritime mater nifty was consummated at Staten Island where the spick and span destroyer Meade slid down the ways TWenty-four hours later Norfolk added the 35,000-ton Ala bama, mightiest battleShip in the Navy nine months ahead of schedule. Phila- delphia and Camden floated new cruiser, the Montpelier, and two destroyers, the Butler and Gherardi, in the Delaware river. At San Pedra, Calif., another Lib- erty ship, the 10,000-ton freighter Albert Gallatin, was launched
 Other pictures come crowding into the mind. Tn Detroit Henry Ford finally is geared to turn out planes in mass pro- auction. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Youngs- town and other great iron and steel cities are producing war sinews faster than carnival vendor can make popcorn. Yes, in spite of Pearl Harbor and the Nor mandie, in spite of the mistakes yet to be made, this is America.
 Oh, we'll stub our toes again before we emerge from the darkness of war into the light of peace. But we stin hes-- --ep with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Press Comment
FINDING A WAY ROUND"
CMeriden JournaD


 There is always way round in law enforcement, 1t seems, and Wa terbury's Mayor Scully has found it taxes charged against men in the in the case of old age assistance military service.
 Hizzoner will give them abate- ments, not because they are serving their country, at meagre pay in most instances, for that would be against the law, but on the statutory grounds that they are ted poor to pay.
 Applications for the abatement of these $3 taxes will have to be filed with the mayor by relatives or friends of the man in service. Ap- plications will not be granted in cases where men have resources aside from their military pay suffi- cient to allow them to pay the taxes.
 All this is lot of hubdub, of course, and means that officials probably won't bear down on the service men and will await action by the Legislature to exempt the service men from the head tax and make the exemption retroactive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Vision in Unseeing Eyes

Blind persons can see as we'll as you and I the vision of free world, world purged of war and oppression, devoted to the arts of peace More than 2,000 pair of such unseeing eyes must be fixed on such a vision these days, for 2,219 men and women in 54 workshops in 27 states are now turning out orders for govern ment goods useful in defense.
 Quite aside from the fact that through the National Industries for the Blind, these people are enabled to earn their own way, and thus gain personal confidence in the future despite their handicaps, it must be tremendous stimulus of hope for them to feel that they, too, are enabled to contribute to the effort to win through for freedom. It is a wonderful thing that these people, deprived of phys ical sight, are not denied glimpse of the future
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Advertising "Blackout" Upwise

Still useful even in the face of reduced stocks of things to sell, advertising must hold it's place among the activities of the wise business man, believes Professor F. A. Russell of the University of Illinois College of Commerce. There will be a buyers market after the war, he sug- gests, in place of the present sellers mar ket, and the business which has dropped out of the buyers consciousness and lost touch with it's customers will be heavily handicapped.
 Many firms which thus lost contact during the First World War. never were able to come back in the postwar era. New products will be appearing. There are shifts in population and buying groups, Professor Russell points out. Ad- Vertising still has an omportant, even though a changed, task.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Employers Strike

Is it necessary to point out that an employer who peevishly keeps men from their war jobs is just as unpatriotic as are defense strikers? In Cleveland a c. I. o. union went on short strike against an aluminium company. With the nation on the defensive and President Roosevelt demanding uninterrupted pro- duction, the strike was indefensible
 Then at night meeting the men voted to return to work. When they appeared the next morning men in the most essen- tial departments were barred while less essential, non-striking, less experienced workers were admitted. Company officials claimed the plant could not be made ready. But competent, neutral observers believed the company could have put the entire force back to work at once-if it had been willing to swallow it's irritation. Uninterrupted production! Those ring ing words were meant for employers too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

You can buy federal auto-use stamp today for $1.67. If you bought one early in February it would have cost you S2O9: If you neglected to get one and managed to elude the police during the past month, then you're in Accents. All of which simply means that these stickerS are pro- rated and you can save yourself some money in obtaining them by waiting a month or so Of course, you legally can't operate your automobile in that period and if you do and get caught you'll prob ably pay much more than the difference between the price of the two stamps. With the knowledge of prorating made known to motorists we do think that every pro- lection should be given those motorists who remain within the law and observe all the regulations in obtaining their stamps And by the same token efforts should be made to ascertain if those With out them are using their cars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

It's doubtful if the announcement that Waterbury has been placed in coastal area where housing rentals must be re- turned to the levels of last April will prove very disturbing. There's no doubt but what a lot of rents went up in the past eleven months, but there may be debat- able circumstances attendant on the same. However, the definite federal ac- tion may clarify the situation here as well as throughout the East where the situation is supposed to be much worse : than in other sections of the country. Far rent committees have been hard put to in keeping up with complaints which aren't always justified after preliminary investigation. Where definite profiteer- ing is established, though, action should be swift.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

what it takes. Men like Colin Kelly! Men like the one-man Philippine army, Captain Wermuth, collecting Jap pris- oners in the steaming jungles with the aplomb of wholesaler in New York buy ing goods for the firm.
 And Admiral HalSey, erasing the enemy bases in the Marshall and Gilbert islands with the vigor and accuracy of work man wiping fly specks from a grocery window. There are ugly-looking figures on the debit side of the ledger of war. But new page is turning, and the power is ours to keep it bright
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

You don't have to put your arm around him" said Moskovit. Just come to the party and go through the motions of patching up the old campaign wounds"
 The Mayor turned and looked out the window. Moskovit, who had worked hard for LaGuardia'S reelection, continued to plead for political peace between the two political leaders of New York who once had been such good friends.
 Harold" said the Mayor fin ally, haven't you enough trOu- bles of your Own?"
 "I suppose sO."
 "Then why do you take on somebody else's?"
 NOTE 1: Real reason Governor Lehman got sore at LaGuardia, and nearly accomplished his de- feat for reelection, was not so much that LaGuardia caleld him a "goniff". which is Jewish for thief, but because LaGuardia in- simulated that the Lehman fam fly, with Judge Irving Lehman head of the New York Court of Appeals, controlled both the ex- ecutive and judicial branches of New York government.
 NOTE 2: With the present snlit between IaGuardia and Lehman, Tom Dewey seems cer- tain of being the next governor of New York. Probable lieuten- ant-governor will be Roland Mar yin, ex-mayor of Syracuse.
 RUMOR- -MONCERS
 The morning after his fireside chat, the President fired another shot at "rumOr mOngers" and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Current Comment

consider that every artist who isolates himself from the world is doomed. I find it incredible that an artist should want to shut him- self away from the people, who, in the end, form his audience.
 -Dmitri Shostakovitch, Soviet
 composer and fire warden.
 
 What both Democrats and Re- publican should be doing now is not dividing the country with ex- cessiye partisanship but selecting in the coming primaries and con- Yentions men who have the daring and imagination to see the world whole and to tell the people the truth.
 wendell Willkie, 0. o. P. presi- dential nominee, l940.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04

O. If a federal automobile use; tax stamp is stolen from an auto mobile, must the owner buy a new stamp?
 A. The owner must submit an affidavit to the Collector of Inter nal Revenue cf his district stating the date. or approximate date, on which the stamp was purchased, location of the post office or Col lectors office at which it was pur- chased, amount paid for stamp, make, model and serial number of vehicle from which the stamp was lost or stolen, together with a con- else statement of the facts and cir cumstances surrounding the theft or loss of the stamp. If the infor- nation is satisfactory to the Col lector, a statement will be given the owner which will be accepted by federal officers as evidence that use-tax has been paid on the vc- hicle described for the period indi- cated. Lost or stolen stamps wlil not be replaced free of charge. o. If an automobile travels at speed of 15 miles-per-hour for two miles, how fast must it travel the next two miles to average 30 miles per-hour for the whole four-mlle trip?
 A. For an automobile to average speed of 30 m.ph. for a 4-mile trip it must complete the trip in minutes. If the first half 2 miles) is made at the speed of 15 m.p.h., it will consume the whole minutes, aid no matter how fast the last half of the trip is made, | it will be impossible to average 30 m. .p.h. for the 4-mi!e trip. 1 o. How is Molokai, the name of i the leper island in the Pacific, pro- nounced?
 1 A. Molo-kah'ee.
 o. When was the race on the Mississippi between the steamboats, Robert E. Lee and Natchez, and 1 which one won? .. 1 A. The race started at New Or leans, La, at 4:55 p. III. June 90, 1870. The Robert E. Lee arrived at the finish line, St. Louis, Mo, ct 11:09 a. m. July 4, and the Natcnez i reached St. Louis at 12:53 the same day. The elapsed time for the Lee was 90 hours and IA minutes, and 10. the Natchez, 92 hours and 2 1 minutes. The distance at that time was 1,252 miles.
 Q. Why are the Ides of March famous in history?
 A. March fifteenth in the Ro- man calendar was called the Ides of March. On that date Julius Caesar was assassinated. Accord { ing to tradition, a soothsayer had : tod Caesar to beware of the Ides of March, but the dictator refused to heed the warning. The name means fatal or inauspicious day. 1 o. What Is the title of the first 1 song sung by Jeanette Macdonald in "Smilin' Through?
 A. The Kerry Dance" i EDITORS NOTE: If you are
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
poison pcddlers" that wasn't re-

poison peddIers' that wasn't re- ported.
 This time he had a listening audience of one, New Deal Sena- tor James E. Murray of Montana, who called at the White House to discuss a proposed expansion of public power facilities and the establishment of aviation train ing schools in his state.
 What did you think of the broadcast, Jim?" the President asked.
 Tt was the most effective speech you have ever made, in my opinion" answered Murray. What you said cleared up a lot of phOney rumOrS."
 Its a serious problem" ad- mitted the President. We've got to nail every whisper that poisonS or befuddles the public mind about the war-and nail it hard. But we can't lick this problem unless every man, wO- man and child in America does his part"
 The President added that he was convinced that the general public was waking up to the dan gers to morale and unity inherent in false rumors and defeatist whispers.
 "Yes," said Senator Murray, "the people are going to begin turning on WhispererS who are retarding the war effort and in- terfering with national unity. They are going to begin telling the rumOr r-mongers to cooperate with you, the COmmander-in- Chief, or else keep their mouths shut"
 ALCOHOL SHORTAGE
 Sears Roebuck officials tele- phoned the War Production Board last week to ask how serious the alcohol shortage was and whether it was O. K. for them to take 150OO0 gallons previously ordered for anti-freeZe.
 "Since Donald Nelson was once with Sears ROebuck," they ex- Ilained, i've have to lean over backwards about these things. And we dOn't want to take the alcohol if the shortage is acute"
 War Production Board officials replied that the shortage was very serious.
 A few hours later Senator Clyde Herring of Iowa phoned to Fraser M. Moffat, Jr., Chief of the AL cohols Unit of the War Produc- ton Board, and asked him why, with an acute shortage of alcohol, he. Moffat, had vetoed a govern ment loan to the Gulf Distilling Company of New Orleans, which was ready 10 improve it's plant and turn out 190 proof alcohol.
 we don't need the alcohol" was Moffat's amazing reply. "FurthermOre, you wouldn't want us to use government funds to establish competitors for existing facilitieS?"
 CORN BELT VS.
 BIG BUSINESS
 As a result of this and several other similar conversations, mid- west senators are now accusing Moffat of being more interested in mot establishing competitors for existing facilities" than he is in relieving the serious war shortage of alcohol.
 Senators Herring and Gillette of Iowa and George Norris of N . braSka all are raging over the situ- ation and Norris has written vehement protest direct to Donald Nelson. Senator Norris pointed out that Moffat is vice president of the U. S. Industrial Alcohol, one of the biggest alcohol corn- panies ip the U. s. A. There fore Norris claims, Moffat has a direct interest" in alcohol com- petition and should not be al- lowed to pass on" the building up of wartime plants which would compete with U. s. Industrial AL cohol after the war.