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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-12
Press Comment
ZONE MANS FAMILY"
(Hartford Courant)

The in memoriam colums of newspapers published in the British Isles are pathetic to the extreme to our almost untutored eyes. For where Americans have suffered war bereavements on what may appear to them a comparatively large scale there have been few cases of the complete obliteration or nearly com- plete obliteration of family. Our casualties have been scattered, our losses less cataclymic as a whole. The following Evening Times is too poig- nant for tears. It speaks a volume:
 ROCKS.-In loving memory of my dear mother. Annie Rocks
 aged 54, also my brothers, James Rocks, aged 32, Patrick Rocks,
 aged 28, Francis Rocks, aged 21,
 John Rocks, aged 19, Joseph, aged IT, Thomas, aged 13, and
 my sister. Theresa, aged 25;
 also my granie, Mary Boyle,
 aged 84; my sister Jaw, Bes-
 sic Carruth, aged 28, and her
 five children, Patrick, aged 5,
 James, aged 4, Margaret, aged
 3 Ann aged 3, Thomas,
 months, all killed through
 enemy action 14th March 1941.
 Life is a composite of moods and moments. Most of them are fleet ing and for all enduring purposes unpunctuated. Some are joyous and stimulating; others are gloomy and gray. Naked cruelty is experienced by few. and grimness and despair too, are not the lot of the majority. A mother who has sat by the bed of her dying child, a lover who has lost his beloved. a cripple who has lost his crutch-these have known poignant but not totally crushing sorrow.
 What outlook the man or woman, girl or boy who inserted the above can have. is beyond our power to annalyze. Is the enduring emotion one of futility, of utter hopeless ness or of maniacal hate for the enemy who inflicted the blow? What ever 1t is, 1t is stark and extremely personal. Meeting the author, not
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Gen. de Gaulle used very point ed and picturesque language. He compared the war to a drum and said: No one man is beating the drum, but a host of beetles are bouncing up and down, and think they are beating 1t.
 Some of Gen. | Taul - ttcs attribute hs letter to lEe fact that he $ not aa particularly g0od terms NiS Churchill. Others point 1ut that Ae Gaulle ia .eeged because the Free FTench were treated rather ladiy ir Garia. given only cast-o5f a4l T1ent, and only sixty aged airplanes, though they bore the brunt of the fighting.
 However, others believe there may be some justice to Gen. dc Gaulle's criticism and that the allied effort could have more unity both as to battle fronts and com- mand.
 HE DISCOVERED FDR
 If any one person can claim credit for discovering Franklin D. Roosevelt 1t is Herbert Bayard Swope, former executive editor of the New York World, and Frank Cobb, the late editor-in-chief of the World.
 The discovery came in 1912 just after Woodrow Wilson was elected and when Swope, then a political correspondent, was travelling with him in New York state. Wilson was so completely at odds with most of the Democratic Party in New York that at the Onondago Hotel in Syracuse, he refused to shake hands with Charley Mur- phy, then boss of Tammany.
 But Wilson asked SwOpe to look over the field of New York Democrats and pick 8 progress sive for appointment to his ad- ministratiOn.
 Swope. at first was baffled, con-
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Selected Poem
SERVICE FLAGS

(By Mary Carolyn Power in the Boston PosD Up and down the shaded streets across our land
 so fair
 Sec them in the windows proudly hanging therel Little squares of color, Haunting gallantly A lone star. two stars, and here and there
 three Little squares symbolic that tell wordless story Of loved one serving for his country's clory; And you may hear an humble plea eventide
 befalls
 God keep you safe, my dear one wherever
 duty calls" Courage In the window like beacon light And faith upon the hearthstone, shining, shining
 bright Faith and hope and courage like holy candles glow, To light the way dear soldier lad, wherever you
 may go.
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Red Front Drive

The Soviet is intensely eager to have the British and Americans open up a second European front. Every news story that comes from Moscow is filled with propaganda for such development The old cock-sure spirit is gone. Day after day we are told that the Russians are doing the best they can, but they are outnumbered, outgunned, and facing disaster. Now and then we are reminded that the morale of soldering in the ranks is suffering as they ask each other sadly: "Where are our allies? Where is that second front?
 Nobody can blame the Soviet for this propaganda drive to force our hand. The Russians have put up a marvellous de- fense against Hitler's armies. With their blood they have given to England and the United States new lease on life. They are entitled to expect that we will do everything we can to relieve them in their distress for our sakes as much as for theirs That, however, is no excuse for American Communists and fellow travellers who are playing the game of a foreign nation here today, even as they played the game of foreign nation while Russia was Hitler's ally and, there foe, our undeclared enemy.
 Timed so accurately that the theory of coincidence is strained, a group of known Red Frontiers held a rally in New York, heralded with large advertisements in the daily press, ito support the Presi- dent for the opening of a Second Front Now" The rally was sponsored by the Greater New York Industrial Union Coun- cil c. l. O., with Joseph Curran as president and Saul Mills secretary. The featured speakers included some Communists plus Curran and the leader of the pro- Communist wing of the American Labor party, Congressman Vito Marcantonio
 These were the same leaders who bit terly opposed every move to prepare American defenses against Hitler up to the day Der Fuehrer invaded Russia, and who thereupon became most Vociferous advocates of war. At the same time men and women, some recognizable as old-line Communist party workers, began distrib- uting in the subWays and streets post cards, addressed to the President, pledg ing support of your second front agree ment" and adding: Tt is needed now without further delay see danger to victory unless the western front is opened immediately.
 Here is an obvious attempt by thor oughly discredited element to stampede President Roosevelt into action, timed per fectly to coincide with the drive of a for eign government to that same end. It should be ignored. Nobody is more aggressive or impatient of delay, in such matters, than Frank Roosevelt and Win ston Churchill. Their records are replete with proof that the second front we all want will be opened the first moment it has any slightest chance of success Messrs Roosevelt and Churchill need no prodding They need no printed postcard assurances that their countries are with them. All they need is the ships, the planes, the other armament and muni- tions. Let our Red Front concentrate on helping to provide weapons. Let them leave war strategy to democracyminded leadership.
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carry on the war at home. That's job for all of us no matter how great or little our own personal interests in the far flung fighting fronts. We should realize this after what transpired down there at Washington this past weekend. Here was no hesitation of fear of reprisal from foreign governments. The same decisive ness in all our activities is bound to win results.
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1. Does the U. s. Office of War Information have branch in IIon- don?
 2. Who presided over the court cartial that tried the NaZi saboteurs who landed on the United States coast from submarineS2
 3. The Houdry Butadiene Process has been advertised as source of greater supply of synthetic rubber, cooking gas or cloth?
 4. Steel is heavier than copper: true or false?
 5. What is the name of an eight armed fish?
 6. What is the date of the first day of autumn this year?
 '. India, Japan or China was for merly known in Europe as "Cip- ango"?
 8. Name the noted American who organized the Standard Oil Go.
 9. Who wrote "The Conquest of Peru?
 TO- Complete the proverb: "Eat, drink and be merry, for -" one of use but would be struck dumb. There would be no common ground of experience on which to stand.
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a nara time llnQlng progressive Democrat. At that time there were almost no Democrats in up- state New York, and all of them in New York City belonged to Ts,u,7
 Fin Coba said. "Tbcres yoaa4 eiiow named Roosevelt Srom tcheag Y worth .as
 ans
 Swo looked into him; de { into eI,t tn beating Bha Eyed o4eoAa44 o1 t44e Ryan traction interests; took his name to Woodrow Wilson.
 "All right" said Wilson, "we'l make him Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ROOsevelts seem to like the Navy"
 DANGER FROM DAKAR
 Among the unfortunate and sometimes discouraging fact-fac- ing which the U. S. A. is now up against is the effect of European defeats on South Amerca.
 Diplomatic dispatches from the Good Neighbors at present indi- cate that their armies, some of which never were too enthusiastic about the democracies, are getting restless again. They fear that a Russian victory for Hitler will re- lease his armies to plunge into Africa, use Dakar as the jump ing off place for an invasion of South America.
 They have seen what diff culty the British had in stopping Nazi force which Churchill admitted to be smaller than the United Nations. They also knew that Franco is ready to play ball with Hitler in Spain. And they see no obstacle in the path of Hitler trek across Morocco to Dakar. In fact the diplomatic grapevine already bring word that Franco Is all set to help this trek.
 As a result of the danger to Dakar, the Brazilian army is in a quiver. Brazil is the nation, just opposite the bulge of Africa, which would bear the brunt of any att tack on South America. But other Latin-American armies also are nervous, are asking for addi- tional arms from the U. s. A.
 As result, there is no chance of Argentina and Chile breaking Axis relations until the scale of victories tips in the other di- rection.
 NOTE: U. s. Ambassador Jeff Caffe1y will return to Brazil soon. CELLOPHANE COMMISSIONS
 When friends wrote to Colonel ''Wild BiIl' Donovan asking him to get them commissions in the Army, his stock reply was: "Why don't you enlist?"
 But now in Washington al- ready overrun with officers, the Donovan Committee seems to be changing its policy. Among others, John Wiley, ex-minister to Latvia and Estonia, now one of Dono- vans aides, has been recommend ing commissions for friends, among them a Polish friend of HIS POLISH WlIe.
 NOTE: Here is the latest de- scription of the commissions be- ing handed out to the favored: "Cellophane commissions -- any, body can see through them, but they protect from the draft" LOUISIANA MANEUVERS
 Maj. Gen. Dan I. Sultan, com- mander of the 9th Army Corps, has a unique record. For many years he was one of the ablest officers of the Army Engineer Corps, handling some of the most important jobs or that crack or- ganization, including commits sioner of the District of Columbia. Then in 1888 he switched to com- bat service and has hung up an equally brilliant record as a di- visional and corps commander .. It. Allen R. Woodacre of New Bedford, Mass, has 8 very hand some handwriting and put 1t to unusual use the other day. A sol- dier asked: "Sir, will you do me a personal favor. I have 8 new girl
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w a r Department headquarters, you find an unlonely major surrounded by IS srnart-look
 ing gals, W h o. most of the time, have their she'll lick ears and ruby lips glued to the business end of a telephone. There Is on ly one
 switchboard girl in the bunch. She sits on 8 dias overlooking { h e room and with a
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disobedience on this occasion he would not be p e r m 1 t c d to
 enter with his people into the promised land.
 M 8 ny fee l that this was 8 heavy and un- just punishment. Tn reality this mudgment was n a SRed 1inOn
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS D. D.

THE HEART MADE CLEAN
 Every Bible reader recalls the story of Moses angrily striking the rock with his rod and causing water to gush forth. The condemnation passed upon him by the Almighty was that because of his anger and
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR The use of an elIipticIe clause from which the subject and predicate are Omitted-may be confusing; as "When six years, old, my grandfather died " Say, "When \ was six years old
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and I want to impress her. Will you copy this letter to her in your handwriting. You write mighty pretty" Col George Barker, brainy chief of staff of the 9th Army Corps, needs no bugle to get him up in the morning. Long before first call he is boring over his maps preparing orders for the
 rg' operations With tens 1i housands of soldiers in the Ir a11ver area, Bell telephone is tg g a huge pay-station business. However, there has been only one case of defrauding the company by use of slugs. The culprit was caught.
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
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A Thought for Today

Behold, come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.-ReveIatiOn 22:12.
 Life will be heightened while growing, for thought Is the measure of life.-Leand
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e. What is the new rule about flying the flag 24 hours a day?
 A. It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on flag staffs in the open. However, the flag may be displayed at night upon spe- cial occasions when 1t is desired to produce patriotic effect.
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e. Do men usually gain weight when they enter the Army?
 A. The average weight increase Is 6 pounds in the first six months.
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Whats Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
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the 
 Governments
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. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Girls Give
 Answers In
 Capital Army Quiz
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

Correspondent
 If you want to know any real facts about this Army. you have to ask a women. No, this isn't spy story - simply a matter of fact &C., count of where you go to get the answers.
 In a big office of the old nine corridored, four r-story, World War One Munitions building that is now
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Questions
 and Answers
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Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

De GouIe Calls Allies Leaders Mere Beotnq Drum; Armies Grow Reve Again As Axis Ahead
 Feor Defect Of Russia Would Troops Them;
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EDITORS NOTE-If you are
 desirous of securing this weeks boOklet, POPULAR RADIO STARS, address F. M. Kirby, De- pertinent 2-1OO, Waterbury Dem- ocrat Service Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street, Washington, D. C., with Is cents to cover postage.
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o. How tall is Little Jack Little? A. Five feet, four inches.
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Copyright. 1942, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Lexington advertiser., 1942-12-17
Vincent Is Chairman
Local RatiOning Board

d. c. Lundy, of Lexington, Chairman
of the Holmes County War Price and
Rationing Board No. 26, since the OPA
set-up was established in the county, has
resigned and W. M. Vincent has been
named chairman, according to an an
nouncement today. H. w. Watson has been
appointed as the third member of the
board. W. NJ. Vincent and H. Fl. John
son have been members of the board
since the organization was perfected
Mr.. Lundy is resigning because of cir
cumstances beyond his control.
In announcing the change in the per-
sonnel of the Local Rationing Board
Mr.. Lundy expressed his deep apprecia-
tion to the people of Holmes County
for the splendid cooperation, patience
and consideration shown him while
serving as chairman Of the board and
expressed his desire that this same fine
spirit and cooperation continue through
out the duration of the program. Mr.
Lundy especially praised the fine work
and cooperation of the public school
teachers and members of various COM
mittees throughout the county that have
helped execute the far-reaching program.
He expressed his sincere thanks to
everyone that has helped out in any way
since the rationing program was
launched in Holmes County.
The war rationing program has de-
veloped into a far-reaching, vital and
very important set-up that affects every
family in the county. Multiplied details
are necessary in the execution of the
all-important functions designated by
the government.
The Lexington advertiser., 1942-12-17
Christmas Service To
Be Held Sunday Night

Rev. A. Y. Brown, Pastor of the
Methodist Church, announces the fol-
lowing services:
The Union Christmas service which
was announced to be held in the Metho-
dist Church next Sunday night will be
held, instead, in the Baptist Church at
$3.50. The arrangement of the Baptist
Church is such that the program can
be best put on in that auditorium and
we are glad to go to that church for
the service. The program is under the
direction of Mrs. Myrick and large
number of the boys and girls of the
school are taking part. Everyone is
cordially invited to attend.
Thursday evening Of this week, Decem-
ber 18th, the Young People of our
church are invited to a Christmas BAN
quet in the Educational Building. This
banquet and social is given for the
young people by the Woman's Society
of Christian Service. All the boys and
girls of the League group and Of from
IL to 18 years of age, or about, are in
vited to come and enjoy this social.
The Lexington advertiser., 1942-12-17
DIR. Brooks Succumbs
At Greenwood Saturday

DR.. Henry Felger Brooks, 81, super.
intendent of the Greenwood District OF
the Methodist Church the past -four
years, died at his home in Greenwood
Saturday night after a illness Of .
month.
Funeral services were held at pm
Sunday at First Methodist Church, con-
Quoted by the pastor, the Rev. W. R
Lott, assisted by the Rev. j. w. Ward
superintendent of the Greenville Dis.
trict, and DR.. Clovis Chapel, pastor of
Galloway Memorial Church, Jackson
Burial was at Carlton, Texas.
DR.. Brooks held many of the leading
appointments in his church during the
81 years of his ministry.
Previous to entering the ministry he
taught school and worked as travelling
salesman. He was born near Harris
burg, KY, and received his literary
education at the University of Kentucky
and his DID. degree from Asbury Col
lege, Wilmore, Ky. His first appoint.
ment was to Talpa charge in Texas, and
later served as pastor at Santana, Gle
burne, Mulkey Memorial in Fort Worth
and Mineral Wells.
He transferred to Northwest Texas
Conference and held pastorates at Yer
non and First Church, Amarillo. He
later was appointed to First Church
Shreveport, La. His next charge was
Capitol Street Church, Jackson, Miss.
and in 1926 he was transferred to the
North Mississippi Conference and serv
ed as pastor at Clarksdale, Starkvillt
and Tupelo. After five years at Tupelo
he was appointed superintendent of the
/ Greenwood District.
| Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ethe
Land Brooks, five children and three
grandchildren.
| Dr. Brooks was we'll known and hac
many friends in Holmes County thai
regret to hear of his passing
The Lexington advertiser., 1942-12-17
Lexington Stores Will
Be Closed Dec. 1926

The following Lexington business
establishments and professional offices
will be closed Friday, December 25th.
and Saturday, December 26th:
IGA Store, Patterson's Variety Store,
Herrin Bros. Watson's Bargain Store,
Volunteer Store, Hardin Bakery, Jitney
Jungle, T. A. Knight, H. H. johnson.
W. o. Thompson, d. B. Miles, Maxine
Williamson, Mgr. Postal Telegraph, Farm
Security Admin, W. E. Strider, Supv.,
Orchid Beauty Shoppe, City Office,
Lexington Coca-Cola Bottling Company,
Holmes County Implement Co., New
NFLA, by C. w. Carr, Sec, Weathersby
Chevrolet Co., Hooker Insurance Agency,
Fritz Beauty Shop, Taylor Barber Shop,
Lexington Shoe Hospital, Denton Rosa
mond, Tax Assessor, Shaddock, Kim
brough G. Co., Eddie Malloy, G. H. Nc
Morrough, The Smart Shop, Friends
Grocery Store, Cohen's, ]. N. Flower,
Flowers Bros, o. L. Ellison, Browns
Department Store, Western Auto As
sociate Store, Pat M. Barrett, Holmes
County Bank & Trust Co., by W. R.
Ellis, Jr., Piggy Wiggly, by W. Bond,
The Fincher Co.. Enos Pettus, The
Lewis Grocer Co., Herman Insurance
Agency, Berman Brokerage Co., Minnie
Jordan, Irene S. Money, Ruth Holloman,
Light Co., Miller's and 10c Store, First
National Bank of Lexington, by M A.
Scobey, B. Schur, Lexington Advertiser.
All customers are urged to do their
shopping early next week.
The Lexington advertiser., 1942-12-17
Martha Rhyme Member
Washington Post Staff

Miss Martha Rhyme, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs John X. Rhyme of Lexington
former member of The Lexington Adver-
tiser staff, has been named junior re-
porter in society on the Washington
Post Miss Rhyme left Lexington in
June for the nations capital and was
employed in a War Production Board
office until October when she accepted
position in the circulation department
of the Washington Post
c. G. Van Keuren of Dnrant, was a
Lexington visitor Tuesday.
The Lexington advertiser., 1942-12-17
Advertiser Will Be
Issued Early Next Week

The Lexington Advertiser will be pub
lished one day early next week and all
correspondents, contributors, and adver-
tisers are requested to get copy in for
this issue on Monday, December 21.
Business firms and professional people
will have the opportunity of placing
Christmas greeting advertisements in
this issue. The Advertiser staff will
appreciate your cooperation in getting
in material for publication not later
than Monday afternoon.
The Lexington advertiser., 1942-12-17
William Malone Gets
Promotion In Army

William Phillip Malone, son Of Mr..
Thomas B. Malone of Route /, Lexing-
ton, today was wearing the stripes OF
First Sergeant, after his promotion at
the Air Depot Training Station of the
New Orleans Army Air Base.
The Lexington advertiser., 1942-12-17

William A. (Gus) brennan has re-
ceived word that his son, Pfc. William
A. brennan Of the United States Marine
Corps, has arrived safely overseas at
an unannounced destination. He has
been stationed at San Diego, Calf, and
sailed from the west coast.