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Evening star., 1943-01-03

BY UNCLE RAY.

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Evening star., 1943-01-03
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Evening star., 1943-01-03
Coat Ornament in
School Colors Will
Attract Attention
BY KATHERINE HOUIsON

To make this original coat orna-
ment, you will need three or four
nuts or large seeds, enamels In
Evening star., 1943-01-03
Girl Says Work
Gives Valuable
Experience
Pupils Also Help
With Rationing
Of Fuel Oil
Prize Contribution

Prize Contribution
BY RACHEL McREYNOLDS, II.
Montsomery Blair High School. Silver
Spring, Md.
The plentiful duties of a COM
are doubled in times OF war.
Workers are vital in their present
positions, but some one must per-
Evening star., 1943-01-03

chestra. He has developed style in
"the Dixieland groove" influenced
by Ray Bauduc, formerly Bob Cros-
by's drummer. Ray has been Waits
Evening star., 1943-01-03

Motorman Ito man smoking
cisar)-You'u have to smoke on the
other end.
passenger-l can't; it's 1T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
Protecting Society

There are persistent and believable reports that Panderer Willie Bioff and his erStwhile boss George Browne, are not serving their 10 and 8-year sentences, respectively, in prison, but are in the Federal House of Detention in New York, which Is much more pleasant than -- for example - LeavenWorth. This Is of- fensive to many who feel that the two movie and theatrical union racketeers should be punished up to the hilt for their crimes against Society and betrayal of their union constituents. With that sen timent, we sympathize wholeheartedly. But there Is another side to the case. It Is this: The two criminals were front men for a Chicago mob known as the Syn dicate, which under leadership of the late unlamented Frank "the Enforcer' Nitti, grew out of the Capone gang after Scarface Al was sent to the pententiary. There Is reason to believe that Bioff and Browne know enough about the Syndi. cates racketeering activities to enable the New York U s. Attorney, Matthias F. Correa, to convict the really big shots and break up their vicious rackets. Any body who ever has been close to major criminal prosecutions knows that such mobs cannot be reached except with the cooperation of insiders The testimony of such insiders-let's say of Bioff and Browne in this instarce would not be enough to convict, But without 1t usually, conviction is impossible.
 Let's suppose 1t is true the two Bs have been detained by the government where they cannot be reached by intimi- dators or by suborners of perjury, in order that they might testify before the grand jury in New York, which has in- dicted enough Chicago gangsters to break up the Syndicate -- and, later, that they might testify against those gangsters in open court. That raises the question whether the public welfare will be served best by enforcing the utmost punishment on two cheap thugs whose capicity for serious evil has been de- stroyed or by breaking up mob that is actively engaged in major criminal rackets in the midwest, and that cannot other wise be destroyed. AS much as we despise Bioff and Browne, we're for using them to convict their masters and bust up the Chicago Syndicate for good and all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
A Thought for Today
Catholic Women Help War Effort

All the Catholic parishes of the city are at the present time cooperating with the Waterbury Council of Catholic Women in it's annual drive for membership. Last year the membership figure jumped to over 5000 which was gratifying to the Council. The Council is major Cath ollie organization, associated with the state and national association and in its operation does an important work in the community At the present time their energies are turned, like all organizations, to the war effort.
 At the headquarters 56 Church street, classes arc arranged for practically every day of the week. In conjunction with the Red Cross teachers arc supplied for Nutrition, Home Nursing, Nurses Aid, First Aid, Bandaging, and other courses. The sewing group have been doing fine work since the Council was first organ ized, and today their frequent classes are engaged in sewing for the. Chaplain's Aid These classes are open to all who are interested, and can give some time each week
 From the Council headquarters are sent magazines and religious articles col lected by members to the boys at camps and overseas. The work of the Council follows the trend of the times and heartily endorses all legitimate war efforts This is the year, if never before, to become affiliated with the Waterbury Council of Catholic Women
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
Theories Don't Change Facts

The farm situation is a number one domestic problem, for after all everyone has to eat. The draft rulings have at last officially recognized this fact. The ques- tion now is how much damage has been caused by delayed decisions, that cannot be corrected this season.
 To get increased milk production, once the supply has been depleted, requires several years. Cows must be mixed and fed regularly, and anything that inter- feres with that, as has been the case for some months past, depletes supply, or prevents an increase.
 Farm wages have increased until they are prohibitive on most small farms where a major part of the milk comes from. All the theorizing in the world and planning from swivel chairs will not change these facts. Fortunately, the small farmers working through their marketing cooperatives, are at last mak- ing themselves heard. Otherwise, this country would be in a bad way for it's milk supply right now and in the iu- ture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14

the revolver down again. A few shots might do the plane irreparable harm, and he would have to be pretty good marksman to hit rat at that distance.
 Suddenly he reached for his oxy- gen apparatus, adjusted it to his head, and then turned the nose of the plane upwards. He took his plane above the clouds until at last he was at an altitude where the rarity of the atmosphere would no longer sustain life. He glanced to the back of the plane. The rat was dead.
 He got rid of his deadly little enemy by carrying him to a height where he could not survive. The technique was very simple and very effective. And 1t is the type of tech- nique which can be used against all those evils which gnaw at mans moral fidelity and threaten to plunge him into disaster. The way 10 overcome such evils is to carry them to a moral elevation where they cannot survive. The Bible says, Walk In the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh" !" overcome evil with good" Ascend heavenward in the experience Of prayer. and the evil things which cannot endure at that celestial alti- tudc will de.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
Albert Stoessel

Albert Stoessel, who died while conduct ing an orchestra at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City Wednesday afternoon, was chiefly noted for his association with the Juilliard School of Music where he directed the orchestra and opera. He also was musi- cal director of the Chataqua Symphony Orchestra and the Oratorio Society. Although only forty-eight at the time of his untimely death on the occasion of the annual ceremonial Of the Academy, he had identified himself as a leading musician, director, violinist and composer.
 The group he was directing at the time of his collapse was playing Robert Nathans ballad poem, "Dunkirk", set to music by Walter Damrosch. Stoessel's passing was sad and dramatic occasion; an occasion already marked with pathos for many reasons, one of them the receiv- ing of the gold medal of the institute by Mrs. Stephen Vincent Benet, widow of the late writer who died very short time ago.
 Mir StoeSsel succeeded Walter Dam- rosch as head of the Oratorio Society He was serious musician, his playing most ly confined to chamber music His pass ing will be deeply felt by his associates, especially at the .Juilliard School where his influence has been felt by many aspir ing musicians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14

With very large and very black head lines accentuating the latest war news in Africa and Axis defeat, the very tragic news of our south west becomes some what overshadowed. It will do well, however, to give passing thought to the flood conditions which are particularly bad in Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, and other states in the river area. Were 1t not for the war these catastrophies in the home land would have first place; take, for instance Fort Smith, Ark, with big part of the main section of the city under water and many cities and towns going through untold misery in the loss of homes, fleeing the onslaught of the rivers madness, Airplanes are sighting the homeless on roofs in trees and elsewhere as they soar over five or six thousand mile area
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
They're Not Forgotten

It is comforting to those at home to read, buried here and there in news accounts or sometimes in front page lines, about the lengths to which the armed services will go to rescue single man or little group that has been lost somewhere.
 When Lieutenant Tom Thayer bailed out over North African mountains and was lost, three plane scouting parties were sent to look for him. When the nine-man crew of Fortress was lost on the Greenland icecap, thousands of dol lars and the lives of three would-be res cuers were spent before Bernt Balchen got most of the flyers to safety.
 Life is cheap in battle. No good com nander can count one life, or thousands, against an objective that will contribute to beating the Axis. But when opportun- ity offers that will not endanger the greater goal. no effort is spared to look . fter every man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14

with Palm in France, took the salute. He used to train MP'S to be tough in the Provost Marshal school here. He used to be considered hard boiled himself. Now he commands the post which is the Third WAAC training center, Just over the Georgia line, south of Chattanooga RECRUITING FALLS OFF
 Colonel Brown now beams with pride over his Soft-boiled WAACs. He thinks they're wonderful. They think he's an old dear. There you have an idea of what's happening 10 what they used to call, this mans army" It's this woman s army now, here at Oglethorpc, at any rate.
 For some reason or other, recruit ing Of the WAACs has fallen off lately, and the Army brass hats want something done about 1t. The first flnc flush of enthusiasm with which the first volunteers enlisted hasn't followed through. A rcGruit- ing campaign Is 10 be launched soon to build the 60000 force 10 the au- thorlacd l50,000, but the real de- mand for WAACs is closcr 10 375,- GOO. There's q bill before Congress now 10 increase the force to that number and make 1t a part of the regular Army, Instead Of Just an auxiliary.
 The WAACs have found l20 Army jobs that they can do-frofn cook ing and baking 10 driving q truck. The WAACs claim they do these jobs better than men can do them, and they learn to do them faster, The dope is that the men have to bc taught Q thing nine times before they get it. The gals claim they can catch on after being shown twice Surprisingly, about half Of them arc married, women who joined ID after their husbands. Ninety per cent of the women have volunteered for overseas service.
 STILL FEMININE
 That's the way 1t Is with them, If the WAACs are changing the Army doesn't seem to be changing the women, much, They wear uni- forms, yes, and they learn to march. They learn Army traditions and talk knowingly of general orders and converse fin military jargon.
 But for all their military ways, the WAACS brag that they arc still feminine. "On hot days" says ono officer, i've don't serve boiled beef and dumpling8 just because its on the menu, Instead we serve a light salad"
 Were in unlform,' says another, 'but we can still go in for smart tailoring, and fine underwear"
 We have coycralls for fatigue duty, but we don't want slacks as our uniforms" says third. We still prefer skirts"
 They still stick to powder and lipstick, though they don't use them aS ostentatiously as in civilian life. One officer confessed that in her smart military-looking shoulder strap handbag, she still carried lace-edged white hanky. Just to re- member.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
Liberty Ships

In view Of skepticism which some have expressed about the quality of mass produced vessels such as our Liberty ships, 1t Is interesting to note that the first of these, the Patrick Henry, now has entered her third year with two long war zone cruises behind her.
 On her maiden voyage she traveled 30000 miles and lost only three hours for repairs. On one voyage, carrying a useful load of more than 1l000 tons (the Liberties are rated 10000 tons) she aver aged 11.6 knots for almost 5000 miles, Possibly not all Liberties are equally good, But here is a record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
THAT BABY WAGNER ACT
tIiartford Courant)

In these closing days of the leg lslatlve session no occa9ioi whatever exists for considering the Baby Wag- ner Act. which, as It's name indi- cateS, Is of the same piece of cloth as the National Labor Relations Act, At a tfnie when Congress is taking action to bring labor legIs- lation more in harmony with the prevailing state of public opinion, 1t is certainly no time for the Gen eral Assembly to duplicate the in- equities of the Wagner Act and make it's provisions applicable to intras- tate business,
 The larger industries Of the State, engaged as they are in interstate commerce, are subpect, of course to the Federal law, and the smaller businesses operating within the confines of the State arc seldom involved in labor disputes. Tn fact, labor relations throughout Connec- ticut are good, not so much because of law as because of friendly under standings and a pirit of fair play. The Mediation and Arbitration Act is always available in cases where management and labmor cannot compose their differences.
 To clutter up the statute books unnecessarily with additional labor legislation serves no useful purpose, and that applies to other legis- lation as well. No law should ever be enacted unless a real need for 1t has been clearly shown. This the proponents of the Baby Wagner Act assuredly have not done, and the General Assembly is under no ob- ligation to concoct reasons of its own. The old adage, Leave well enough alone" covers the situa- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14

Crest stage at Hartford in river rising should be tomorrow. Heavy continuous rain fell in this section Wednesday but Thursday was fair, fortunately. The Con- necticut river rise and it's tributaries in Vermont and New Hampshire will con tinue 10 rise, it is stated, reaching crest stage this week also, it is predicted. No unusual condition is anticipated in the Hartford area if precaution is taken in the low areas along streams and rivers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14

cept A few rockets, but 1t can fly out ahead of the convoy, hover over the sea, spot the wolf pack, and report by radio to the escort vessels. This saves movement Of the escort vessels, which in pres cnt practice have to mancuvcr constantly around the merchant ships, with heavy consumption Of fuel oil.
 Moreover, the helicOptcr, with out firing shot, brings alarm tO the submarine and causes it tO dive.
 Earlier acceptance Of the heli- copter was prevented by the Nays Bureau Of AeronauticS, which con- tends that the machine is de- fenScleSs against the guns of 8 submarine. The defenders reply that the plane can dart about so crazily that 1t Is too cvasivc to be easily hit. Moreover, heli- copters can be built for $15,000 each and the loss of q few would not be serious, compared 10 the loss Of escort vessels.
 Tn any case, the matter has gone beyond the stage of ar- gumcnt. The War Shipping Administration k determined to have helicOpterS, and # the Navy won't come along, VISA will make a deal with the Coast Guard to train pilots, and an- other deal with the War Depart ment to place the planes on It's ships.
 It E significant that VISA, which provided tfc tanker, and the Army, which provided the hclicoptcr, were the principals in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
Views Of The Press

It's raking and smoothing the plot getting ready for the planting, with one's feet in soft melloWness, It's pulling the string taut for straight lines and making a drill with the end of the rake. And then as one plants the dry seeds, there is Joy in his heart as he thinks ahead to the time Of bloom and fruition, so great is the wonder of the eternal promise of seed time and harvest.
 There is melody in the bright sun and the warm rain, In peaceful gray clouds and star -closc nights. He who can hear harmony knows that in the harsh cacophony Of a dis traught era, the theme of eternal rightness is not lost Gardening is growing fruits and floWers-yes, but 1t is also link between man and the yerities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14

last weeks experiment. The Navy, whose principal business It is to protect shipping, was rep- resented merely by an observer. ZANUCK'S CONFINEMENT"
 Col. Daryl zanuck. 20th Gen. tury-FoX movie mogul, has been cbafIng at the bit over what some friends jokingly call his "eolitary confinement in the Pentagol building. Actually it isn't Soli- tary confinement, It's just tho fact that zanuck has visited some of the most exciting war fronts and now has been ordered back to the humdrum routine of inactivity which 50 many Army officers go through every day in the War Department.
 Zanuck's schedule a8 told to his friends, Is something like this:
 "In the morning, I get tO work at and spend 10 min utes reading the newspapers. Then I walk Up and down the corridor looking for something to do. I stick my nose in every office where l think I might be useful. Nothing happens. Then spend 70 minutes reviewing pictures just back from the front. Then ] walk lip and down the corridor some more, sit at my desk pretending to look busy. Finally I 70 home"
 This, for 6 man accustomed 10 having several thousand people working for him, used to pro- ducing a dozen or so pictures at one time, must be tough.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
MENTIONED IN PASSING
(New Haven Journal-Courier)

(New Haven Journal-Courier)
 What are the possible explana- tons of the fact that the per capita use of cigarets in Connecticut is about four times the use in Arkan- sas and two and one-third times that in Kentucky?
 Is the pressure of work greater in this northern state and do we smoke more to relieve the tension? Or do we have more money with which to buy our smokes? Would 1t be a fair guess to suggest that residents of Arkansas and Kentucky do more cigar and pipe smoking and thus turn less frequently to cigarets? Whether that is true, 1t is a fact that more tobacco is chewed in the South.
 Connecticut's use amounts to two packs week for every man, woman and child in the state. Since the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
Selected Poem
HONIESTEADERS

CDavd Morton nj the New York Sum-
 Surely some moon, in some forlorn, lost sky, Above what citys desolated towers, Had dreamed of two who would be you and l, Knowing the tragic tale that would be ours No moon in later skies has looked on love Ane loneliness and loss and ruined glory, AS she who took ourselves for dreaming of Whose sadness still unwritten story. From this too moderate sky and shrunken moon Above this popuous and ordered town, Too straightly fashioned for such bale-and boon, Our homeless hearts go out, go seeking down Lost centuries of moons and ruins and wrong, For streets where strayed and stricken ghosts belong
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
GARDENING
Christian Science Monitor)


 The Victory Gardens of America can accomplish much in terms of food and saving of transportation space, facilities and labor. But. more than that if lO,0c0.000 men and women, boys and girls. who have heretofore known little or noth- ing of the rewards which come to them who love to delye in the soil have gardens this season, many will come to knoG a fascinating hobby.
 Gardening is way of life and an attitude toward it, I's tlc feel Of moist, cool il in a mans hand and the feel of warm sun on his face. It's the turning Of rich, brown loGm to the miracle Of n new season. and friendly. fat robins hopping aver the dark earth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY


 Having spent a lot of time read ing this column Mrs. D. c. s. says she has finally decided to consult or Doc Brady about-her dog.
 That reminds me of the time when some Snooty neighbors. who regularly employed the leading doc tors Of the village, called me over when their Boston terrier broke a leg. Sayi The terrible tempered MT. Bangs performance would seem like the reactions of MT. Vim pie compared with what I told 'em all up and down the street on that occasion. But then I had never owned a dog.
 Since that time have owned, or at least paid for several. But I must admit have never understood dogs, not half so well as they have always understood me. There was Tony the Wirish Terror, for in- stance. For years the Nice Kind Lady, the Young Snip and the or Timer tried to pretend they were taking Tony for walk. Eh? What goes, or who cares who's walking whom? Tony always said. Let's go.
 Mrs. D. s. 0. complains that her dog seems upset by the prepared dog foods the poor dog has to eat, now that rationing necessitatcs changes in his diet. Veterinary believes the prepared dog food doesn't contain as much bone meal as A dog should get. What Is my oplnion2
 My opinion is that veterinary phy- sicians arc pretty well qualified to advise about matter of feeding care Of treatment of dogs, cats, horses, cows, chickens turkeys, rab- bits, pigs pigeons, sheep. goats or what have you. Speaking as an awful flop at the business of care training and feeding of dogs, I should think powdered bone in the dogs food would be good for tho dog If he can't get much bone by gnawing his own,
 Mrs D. c. s. says her dog has al. ways eaten everything g-meat cooked or raw, lettuce, apples carrots, po- tatoes What? No cream and egg? Remember, don't know what I'm talking about, but for years the Nice Kind Lady treated Tony to dish of fresh cream and egg. well beaten togcther-bc insisted on that--and we spent most of our time nj the poorhougc, Unlike the items men toned by Mrs. D. c. s., this cream and egg supplied Tony with somc- thing every dog needs, especially every young dog, namely, Wtamin D. If you don't know what vitamin D Is good for, maybe we'll talk about 1t another day.
 Then finally Mrs. D. c. S. explains why she decided to take chance on my dog advice. She remembers something said here long ago about having q nip of iodine with Tony md sharing my daily Vitamin rations with him. Just what vita- mins did I share with Tony2 Tab- lets containing vltamin D, vitamin Band vitamin G-.'tablotG good to eat--Tony begged for 'cm. and l believed they helped 10 keep him up and doing when the decrepitudc of advancing age began to tell on him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14

children cannot be counted as GUS toners, and since there are some persons sufficiently discerning to prefer the pipe, many cigaret users must have to smoke at much high CT rate than two packs & week in order to set that average.
 Since this state is such a good customer of the tobacco growing South, we don't feel backward about suggesting that our southern neigh bors revise the greeting, Damn yankee" to the more respectful Connecticut Yankee, Sir!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
The WAAC's Pass In Review
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

It was at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Four thousand WAACs passed in review, and not slip showed. The seams of their 69-cent government issue hose were all straight straighter, in all honesty, than their ranks.
 It was an all-WAAC band, even to the cute little number who car ried the big bass drum, even to the color bearer and the color guard, and to First Officer Aloise Shimkus of Worcester, Mass, an exdesigner who has just graduated from the Command School in Fort Leaven- worth, If you please. She sang out