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Evening star., 1942-10-04
At Boiling Field.

stan Sergt. David w. Lerch. l1us-
oano OF Mrs. Blanche H.. Lerch.
o'o Aiaoama avenue Sc, has been
promoted to the grade OF technical
sergeant Sergt. Lerch has beer,
stationed here since his enlistment
In July OF 1899. n.
Evening star., 1942-10-04
At Enid, Okla.

Aviation Cadet Charles A. Miller,
Is. son Of Mrs. Carrie Mae Miller,
1926 Tenth street NE. arrived
here recently to complete his basic
hight training. Cadet Miller at
tended Pennsylvania State College
Of Optometry. Philadelphia, from
1o37-4i, receiving IN o. y. degree.
Evening star., 1942-10-04

FHS Il VII OuOSCIS NxHClIs
First 1t. Stirling E. Chambers,
1908 r street NV, was recently
promoted to the rank Of captain
In the Quartermaster Corps Of the
oath Division here.
At Fort Knox, Ky.
Six local men recently arrived at
the Armored Force Replacement
Training Center here for their bastc
Evening star., 1942-10-04

AT EAnAme Clty, Fla.
Richard v. Moore, 20 Dolphin
Green S.W., will receive his SILVER
Wings" as an aerial gunner today
upon graduation from the United
States Army Air Forces Flexible
Gunnery School at Tyntall Field
here.
At Pensacola, Fla.
J. w, Wright, seaman second
class, son of G. M. Wright, BIS
Twenty-first street NV, recently
graduated from the Naval School
OF Photography at the Naval Air
Station here and has been assigned
to active duty. Wright enlisted in
the Navy In January OF this year
and was sent to the Naval Training
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

have been delayed by slow start, by poor planning, by failure to realize the sltta- tlon's gravity, by group seiflshness, by politics by the growing pains inevitable In such a tremendous industrial expan- sion as we are undergoing. He knows that we are having trouble in delivering to the fighting fronts even some of the material already manufactured. He knows, also, that these handicaps are only temporary - that, if we can squeeze out enough time, we are unbeatable in an economic war.
 Realists, on the inside of the situation, have no doubt that from the moment Russian mud dries out sufficiently to bear the weight of wheels, the Nazis will stake everything upon desperate attack designed to destroy the U. s, s. B. before we can become a real factor In the shoot ing war. Starting from front far to the east of the 1041 boundary, and undelayed by any such upset as the Serbs precipitated year ago, the Germans will have full summer season in which to push whatever successes they may achieve. There is the possibility of some very, very bad news from Europe. Those wishful thinkers who have visualized Russian capture of Berlin may be due for a shock Mercurial temperaments may go down into the depths of despair.
 The stable and the far4sighted, how ever, will continue singing the song they began long before Pearl Harbor. This is going to be long, hard war. We may so much as begin to dish it out. The tide take a terrible mauling before we can will not turn until the vast weight of our industrial power has begun to move with a speed and momentum that still is lit- tie more than dream. But if we hold out under such beating, week after week and month after month, until we really get going-perhaps year from now-we can and will beat Hitler. The need in the coming months is going to be for type of courage which our people have not needed SO badly since the days of Valley Forge--the fortitude to get up from one knockdown after another when we are so battered we can hardly see whence the blows are coming, and to go back to the fight. Given that, we have what 1t talks to win.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
A Trial Workout

The results of the Salvage for Victory" drive being conducted throughout the city the past few week-ends might well be used as a means of determining to some extent how easy it would be for the city to install the oft-discussed rubbish collection system. While the two are far from being related, nevertheless there are certain phases which would give an insight as to what might be ex- pected if the city decided to go into the rubbish collection business.
 For instance some sort of an idea of the size of the fleet of trucks needed to cover the entire city will. certainly be known when the salvage campaign is completed. From those who manned the trucks in their tour of the several sections officials can get an idea of the number of streets and houses that will have to be visited. From this can be determined how often a collection is feasible. And ultimately we'll know just how economically the whole job can be done for.
 And after all this is determined we'll know that the city still must consider municipal rubbish collection as some thing to be developed later on. In the first place the city could not possibly ob- tain the necessary trucks today to start such a system. It would also be hard to get sufficient labor to man the trucks. Construction of a disposal plant would be expensive and probably long-delayed through lack of essential materials. Therefore, we can only be advised from the experiences of the salvagers what may be expected if the city should ever decide to go into the business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
It's the State That Pays

According to an announcement from Hartford the State of Connecticut, through its Highway Department, will be called upon to pay $344, ,127 of the $780, 900 required to rebuild the collapsed sec- tion of the Connecticut River dike. This is considerably more than estimates for the same work submitted some time ago by the War Department, but the diff ference is explained by the fact that building costs have scared considerably in the last few months However, that's hardly the point in question.
 What should concern the state more than anything else is that 1t is required to foot practically three-fourths of the damages for which, presumably, 1t is in no way responsible. On the basis of this assumed responsibility for failure of the dike to stand up even before it had been subjected to travel. Incidentally the reminder of the cost is to be borne by the Hartford Flood Commission. And additional funds are being supplied by the Hartford Bridge Commission.
 It begins to look as if no responsibility for the slide had been fixed as yet or If there had then the state is Shouldering the added expense of paying for what would seem to have been a mistake. In view of the present probe into the State Highway Department it's just as well the attention is being centered on 1t right now One almost might believe that the reasons for the Highway Department shouldering the additional cost of rebuild ing the dike should be included in the investigation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
Sensible System

Sugar rationing is coming closer. Registration for cards is not many days off, and thereafter we shall have to drug the sweet tooth with half a pound per person each week. It is going to be a bother But since there is shortage, the individual rationing plan seems to us to be the only sensible way of handling al- location.
 Surely it will be better than the cur rent haphazard control over gasoline. With ration card every person gets his share, and no more. Without one, early birds and hogs get everything, and the rest of us nothing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
The Crisis Looms

The rains have begun to fall in Russia, Where General Winter has been a stout ally of the Soviet Union, now General Mud is taking command on the fighting front. By some this is hailed as good news. Well clothed, properly fed, ade- quately equipped, hardy men can march and fight even in the bitter cold of winter Russia But even a native duck has to watch his step in the spring mud over there. Beyond dispute, the mechanical ton which has been Hitler's most potent weapon has met its match in Nature. But unfortunately, mud has no national alle- glance and knows no friends. If the Nazis cannot move their tanks and trucks through the mire, no more can the Reds. And therefore the successes which the Russians have been achieving during the winter must bog down into series of local actions which, whoever wins, can have not more than a Sentis mental military value. Meanwhile, relieved of the pressure of Stalins annoy ing offensive, Berlin can prepare for the great drive upon which the fate of the world may depend.
 Hitler. understands as well as we do .hat time fights for the United Nations. l4e realizes that our economic resources .fe tOo great for the Axis @ withstand, ,nce they have been brought fully into ,1ax ffe is aware that up % TOW, we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
Press Comment
MoBILEzENd THE WOMEN
(HartsOrd T,imes)

(1IAftf0fd Times
 1t k 6 compliment to Mfs. Chase Qoing Wcodhouse, Ccnnecticut'e Secretary Of State, that she should Dc chosen t0 have charge Of the listing end placing Of scientifically trained women in WaF jobs, under the National Roster Of Scientific and Specialized Personnel, She viii work with c group Of w6mefl diSs tisigulSfed iil the field Of education, t0 make available to the nation the skilled services of wcnlen who haye achieved recognition in special fields.
 Already . program of thls kind has been started tO provide Q list Of exceptionally skilled men, Elcet Os whom gre beyond the draft eee Cf wlao presumably would be exempt from combat duty. There ig il1 pFO6s Fess c mobilization Of tfe begt brains iil tle country, which will be mad0 available Co the Government.
 Mrs. WoodhOuse's gE0up piane tc collect faetuai date on shortages iil the field Of science, to have tlle c0ls iege9 poll ktelf aiaFnfIae t0 get c C0mpiste list Of tile skilled women iga the country, tO fay the ground work fCF fezfesheF courses fer wclflS sn iil "siiOftage areas" and ,t0 aFs range c epeciai placement program.
 Mfss W00dhOlise hMe had c nFfl-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

thelr highest expectations fulfilled. Their preaching was well received. There Was moral enthusiasm aroused wherever they went. Best Of oil, there were many miracles, pres Clseiy as their Master had tfophes sled. When they returned and told Him what had happened, His ootas mont was, 'I baheid Satan aS iIghts ming fall from heaven"
 christ had sent out few men to tEy His FolGgion, and they found that it worked. What Christ was eayine was that the coming Of the Kingdom was now assured. When c few people who really believed ia Yziifi he'd faith enough to 70 forth end actually to try to get golaies thing accomplished in His namo, He knew with Q deOp certainty that c great movement had been started which would spread over the face Of tha earth. T7aey had tried theiF Fo@ ileioa. They he'd put it Co tho test. And new as Christ heard them re- count thelx eKpoFionCe, Ho knew
 that an enthuslasFi he'd been re- leaeed which would eventually txAr9foEfia tho character Of people everywhere. The doom ol elif WMA sealed, Satan was fallen as llshts lmlnR from heaven.
 All Nishls RAseFvee
 Aakaon MeWApapeK SgnaloAle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

Plastic toys will be all the rage this coming Christmas, according to rnanu- facturers. Already restrictions are being felt in the trade and the counters this next December will not De covered with the toys that have come to be a staple of most stocks in trade at that season of the year. After June 3 toys can't contain more than per cent of what are now listed as critical materials. That means a curtailment in use of steel, iron, copper, brass, etc. There will be lot of ingenuity demanded to produce articles to take the places of those falling into this category. We're wondering, though, If many nanu-. lecturers may not have foreseen this and produced heavily in the months immed- lately preceding the ban on certain metals and alloys. To our way of thinking the change from familiar toys won't be so pronounced this year as 1t will be the following one should the war still be going strong at that time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

tlsh foreign policy 100 per cent. But the other day he remarked to . Dritish friend:
 ~ have fought fer the British, V0ted fOF them, worked for them. But whenever ! meet . member Of the British embassy ! have to introduce myself Gil over again. They never know who ! ana"
 Senator Greens experience, plus these Of many other congFessnlel, with the polite but cFygtalsgAElSlg British embassy was discussed last week with Batish movie producer Alfred Hitchcock. fn Washington to open his new mystery thriller, "gabouteur," Hitchcock WaS urged by c group Of senators to dc c picture which would prove Co the American people that tho English people arc not all like their eTns bassy.
 We need something which will sell the British people te the American people" urged Senator ClauGe Topper oE F10f- ida. We gre 100 per cent for the British. But c i0t of our folks dont know them. We need Co know mere about tho nfan in thO street, the folks wfe are just like our folks. Unfortunately Soo many Of us hsve the impress sion thst ell British gre like the very charming but somewhat FaFlfled mobility which the EFis tlsh Foreign Office sends ever here"
 Hitchcock said that his next pics ture would De something which got down to the bedrock Of the Erie tigh people and would show what the Backbone Of the Empire was made Of.
 (Copyright, ie42, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Inc. j
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

The Civilian Conservation Corps con- tinues to retrench Another order has just gone forth closing up about 250 of the existing 600 camps. A few years ago there were two and three times this number and many times the S50o0 eco enrollees of today. Private industry is gradually absorbing most of the boys, If the war doesn't get them As for the camps they will always be monument to one of the high spots in the New Deal. Despite criti- cism of the CCC 1t has been an Invaluable aid in the development of natural re- sources in almost every state. Without its manpower many projects would still be undone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
Current Comment

To overtoke and outstrlp the axis production, our munitions factories and shipyArds must operate on q seven-day week.
 --preAident Roosevelt.
 
 We are taking away from people things which make the standard of living, but this is Che way of total all.oiit war and the price Of cary victory. war Production ohiSf Donald N. Nelson.
 I have had c little trouble IAak. ing ends meet.
 --Joe Robertson, reklising ninth term aA mayor oe MAnsfield, Mo- at salary of q 2 year. Yt won't be long now before ASn- erlcan bombs fail on Tokyo. Rep. Andrew !. May, Kentucky bamocrAk chairman Of House Military AfRaiFa Committee. Let ts move forward stsadfassiS together into the storm and thtuesf Prime Mlnials9 Wln1lon cAaEchlll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

'fOur regime ls different from yours" stain said in effect. "K know you have foreign observers and newspapermen at the front, but we run things differently. So please dent Ask S1S for this."
 Therefore, ct no time have American or British observers been on the Russian front. A few .. 6. officers have made trips be. hind the lines, but only 6 short time. This iS why U. g. official knowledge of the exact condition of the Russian army iS either sec. cfld-hand or deduction,
 However, according to the best sources available, here iB an Ap. lproximate estimate of RusSla'B strength and her chances of hold ing out against Germany this spring and summer. The picture is neither black nor white. It is mixed.
 First, it iS on unacceptable fact that the German retreat curing the WtnSeF was not b0 important As generally featured in Moscow cables. Actually, the Naxls executed q brilliant nia. neuver in stFalghtenlng their lines, and an examination of Che map shows that their re- treat was not very substantial.
 However, the Russian army hes shown Itself to Do of much tough. or stuff than anyone expected. Its inanpoWer seems unlimited. Morele Is high, while German morale i reported poor with troops tired and depending in part Oil Bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania aiid Italy.
 RuSSia's greatest lack is tanks and airplanes. Those have been going from the United States and England aS fast as we can ship them --- but not fast enough, On
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
Selected Poem
SIGNATURE OF MUSIC

(Marguerlte Janvrln Adams in the Christian
 Science Monitor) This signature of music on the sand, This writing of the sound of waves is warm With lave of water, with the satin calm Following tempest-here the scroll in hand Slips through the fingers where the curving land Lifts to the marsh grass and beyond the palm Become reality; here is temporal balm For fevered mood, no diapason planned For orchestration can be such as this Wind.sound and shell-sound and the beat and pulse of the seas wording, heavy emphasis Held In the silken tendrilS of the dulss This signature of music that we hear Beating against the tidal atmosphere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

Washington just won't be the same place without Rep. George Holden Tinkham of Massachusetts He has been in public life for 50 years and congress- man since 1915. A rabid isolationiSt he no longer finds his district the same as 1t was due to redistricting. He's now a stranger in the district for which he long was a symbol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

e. pla yAslst have any connection vli1 ~ XXI '' tao 4vauss" of oos.hss poem and 0osSnode opera, Sog the legendary pF. John 4aaistlis o9 Chrlstepher MaFiowss drasnA, gvt Johann Faust, . German goldsmith, was long believed to have been tho inventor of printing. Tho belief was q mistake, for he leaned money @ Gutenberg who actually invented the printing press in Europe.
 c. What is the euii name Cf the radio news commentator, 1aukhaee4
 4. HiImaF Robert Beukhage.
 e, what is the area and pcrulas klor of tie countries comprising the Pan American Vnion7
 A. They accupy q totel asee ok more than 100000 square miles and have . population Of over SV4,s 000,0oo.
 e, Who wrote the song, Deep in the Heart Of Texas"7
 4, The words are by June Hef- stey, tho music is by Don Bwandes.
 e, what does tho term cracking unit" mean ila the on industFy2
 A, It referg to processing apS paFatus iE which heavier cil s broken down Into gasoline esi0 other lighter hydfceasboflg by the controlled application of tempeFas tuFe and pressure,
 a. Does the United States d0vs eminent operate any barge iineg7
 4. The Inland Waterways Core poraticn OE the Department Of Commerce operates barge lines oss several important water routes
 EDITIONS NOTE-M yOu ase aesirOus of securing this weeks boOkIet, "TFsE DOG AND CAT BOOK, aAFdesB Y. M. Kirby, Des paFtm.snt es10O, WateFbwry Demo. crat Service Bureau, fOf3 ThiH. teenth Street, Washington, D. o. with 70 cents t0 coveF postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

 liant career in education. elae eaFI De depended csi e cary Ctit the work assigned 10 heg, sueeessfuIt aaa expeGitiOusly.
 n ccnnection with the eeiiegs pian t0 mobilize the women Of th country 1og WaF WOsE, lt ie lntej estlng that the voluntary TesistEt ton movement already fe ilEldeg waA in Connecticut. T1lf0u9h the co operation OE the United states Eiyl' plcyfment Service sggd tAe Wcsmeflt ( NmefkencT Mobilization C0s1tnitte' Of tic Dtate Dafenge council vel. Iintafy rsgisefatlon viii be ezpedlted go that t3seKe may be avRfiaDIe al tiie earliest opportunity z iiet q C0nnectie#t women gsady te ed D war pgOduetiOii.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

doesn't solve the problem. Tn the wake of this mass migration Rre whiflpoois a,n ( eddies that may not Dc Quieted for months.
 About 7BDOO of these JApanese C are U. 6. citizens, with aii the rights and priviligeS Of any other citIs zens. So far, the Jap citizens have been good. Too good. They have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
What Your I.Q.?
Can you answeF seven Of these test queStlons7 Turn Co beck page fog che answeR6s

1. Did Gen. Douglas MacAFtiluE voluntarily leave his post in the Phiiipplnes or YVES he commanded tO do % by the pFeeident7
 2. What type cf vessel is ats x' boat9
 Q. 4 restaurant meal, with . Se' menu, is called t---s q -ss--e2
 {. Eilis Parker Butler wes aE American actor, dFamatlst e tauinoFtst7
 5. The IEiondlke is in Alaska;
 Ss e. what is tie taIIsst sdlnes is tiie world?
 [. What two articles Of food ant drink were tile Greek gcds slippcset tO i've On7
 Q. The Danish West fndies, puF, chased by the United States, an now known as what iglands9
 .. Who organized the "Ilcsigt Riders" and became ite AsSt ooioneli
 70. 4 pintaii i0 Q western SaadlG l1ofDe, wild Guck, CT deege
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

from Heir first preaching c n q
 missionary on- deavor. Y h c y. must have sone out with many
 grave doubt ts. They were given assurance Eh . ( they would meet expedition. But as they fulfilled the coanmisslota that had been given them. khey foafnd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
Daily Almanac

sun rises 5:BS .. m; sets 7:le p. m. twar tilne).
 Ali vehicles must Dc lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The second of two full moons occurs this month torakrrow afternoon. RAe changes Of phase in the moon for one month ArO not exceptional. but rare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.
WHEN WE REALLY USE OUR
 REY.YHTAM

"And Jesus said unto them, be- held Satan as lightning fall from heaven"
 These were the words with which Jesus quietly appraised the work of his disciples when they returned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Ie you Intend te 90 on . jours
 iey, that ig not Q pFopOnals end it ig wrong Co sny v propcee to 60 eIi . }ouFney."
 The right wOFA is puEpose
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

WASHINGTON April When Harry Hopkins and AveFe Hrmn d er1a vr anv Aneic obge A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
A Thought for Today

Hear, and understand: not that which goeth into the mouth deRleth a man; but that which cOmeth out of the mouth this deflleth man. Matthew 15:10-11
 But words once spoke can never be recalld.- wentworth Dillon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
Que tiolle
 andAnswers


 x0Um oUks1I0ND AN9wMMkD
 Ths WassSamy DumoaFttu neF. Viso Bureau wiii enSweR sor yea free. mnb question Of eeet ~ in. formation, met Involving eNtoMs olvo Eosearoh. Write your anea. alon clearly, slen name and ae. dress, enclose a throe cent peesage stamp. Medical oE logal navSoe cannot Dc glVeH. Adatesg water barry Desneorat's Wnshlnglon Scr. vice MnreMn, 101s Thirteenth Street Washington, D Q.
 d, Are prisoners Of war paid by tho country that captures thein9
 A. The Hague cciventloas pro- vided that work done by prisonera of war for the ntate must DO paid for at tho fates h fierce kog work of q similar kind done by soldiers Of tho national army, CT & taero are none in force, at Q rate aceofds ing Co tho work performed. ITO wages 70 paid shall 60 toWaF4 As1- proving their position, and tho bal- aElce shaii Do paid them after des ducttng tho cost ck their naeantes nance. 0tMcera taken prisoner must receive tho sa iIiefate q pay as os- iiceTs ok corresponding rank n the country where they are held, tho amount to be returned ultimately hy their own government. Whether these provislofls arc being observed by the Axis this year is doubtful. c. What department in Washirg- ton, D. O., iS accepting binoculars foF use in the war eKort7
 4. The Naval Obsefvatcfy, Wash- iTgtcn, D. 0. Enclose your Eagae and ether Identification in order that tho binoculAfs Fiay be returned tO your after tho war. The 0cveEn- niAnt pays R enlnil 0aiIla for their use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
2 NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Jap Moving Troubles Are
 Just Beginning
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat washington Correspondent

Correspondent
 Washington, April % SIeadaches over the moving Of some iiB,OOo Japanese from their no-ionger hap- py homes in Pacific coast states are Just beginning, as Che final report from the Toian Committee 1fveg. tigating National Defense Migration will show when 1t is issued ii c week or SO. All these Japanese viii be moved by the end of May--flot to their final wartime abodes, but out of the strategic areas into tenn. porAry reception centcrB. That
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
Washington Merry Go- Round

Needs More Tonks PI0nes from Allies tO Turn the Tide; Strutoasts Fear Union Axis Fleets for NeoE Eo Push
 Ru avens Are Worried Too-Abcut Invosion of Europe