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Evening star., 1943-12-27
80 Newspapers Join
Publishers Association
By the Associated Press.

By the ASS0clated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Linwood I
Noyes, president of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association,
announced today 38 daily newspa-
pers had been elected to membership
since the April ANPA' convention.
lifting the total to 625, largest in the
57-year history of the newspaper or
gainiZation.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Qarh uf Uhanka
THE FAMILY.

FALWELL, CARL P. We wish to express
our sincere thanks to the ministers, neigh
bors and friends for their sympathy and
floral tributes at the passing of our loved
one. CARL P. FALWELL.
THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
c. Mex. Thompson Dies

WASHINGTON, N. c.. Dec. q. F.
Charles Nick. Thompson, editor
of the Washington Daily News, died
here yesterday at hospital after
q brief illness. The body was sent
to Martinsburg, w. Va. for burial.
Mr.. Thompson is survived by his
widow.
Evening star., 1943-12-27

The sooner you get that War saw
ings stamp in your book the sooner
you will get victory in the bag.
Evening star., 1943-12-27


L. V. cox, Secretary.
LATTERNER, ARTHUR. On Friday. De
cemher - l943' at his residence , s.7 ass
bsbgnG st q ARTHnR MI1s
and father Of Mrs. Miriam I. Renninston
and Arthur AItin l La Lattsrnsr ,,,no ,,,ou,,
home, 2eoi 4th st. NV. on Tuesday. De
Gfts.mber 2s. at II am. Interment Prospect
LAvEzzo. ROSE ANGELA. On Monday
Ordway st. NV, ROSE ANGELA LAVEzzo
beloved wife Of Gus c, Lsvezzo ana daugh-
| Notice of services later.
LAWRENCE, WALTER. On Saturday
ResfmRfy Ep 3; p Ia4; Ns At F[eedmens Hospital
Rbeocs B mfs afoyfa Ivs
Mrs, Ada Riegins, Mrs Blanche Jackson
and Mrs, Matte Robinson.
by w, Ernest Jarvis.
LEE. EDWARD. On Sunday, December
cxansr;s "a S4 a. ne Aleyandra HosPtal
Morris and brother of Miss Helen Lee ana
IS, at The Whaatlev funeral home Alex
andrla Va, at s pm Interment Port Re
public, Va. on Wednesday, December 50
LIVINGSTONE, d, ROY. On Saturday
BsTTnn BTTmoeF # 25 1aaa at hs 2
LiV1NGsToNE Beloved hnsbs u and nd Of BESSIE sos
/ 9. Living stone and father of Mrs Helen
NJ Boswell Of Arlington, Mass. and Ruth
! V. LIVINGSTONE
Services At. the S. H Hines Co funeral
home, 2a01 14th st. NV, on Wednesday
December - at l pm. Interment Fort
/ Lincoln Cemetery. oS
ser9ber IS. lo43, LAURA E, LOGAN Of
Of JohnM Logan. Also survived by seven even
sisters and four brothers.
Services
nome, 2901 18th st. NV. on Monday
December %, at 4 pm. 1nterment pri-
LOGAN, &C MAMIE A. On Sunday, pecem-
Charles R; Hush NJ Logan. Mrs. 'eSt'rt Gertrude De
Mrs sea5s T. r feet eoPf o Bfsfn Bsfn Salt and
Services at Chambers funeral home, 517
llth st. sc. Notice of time later.
maxwell, ELIZABETH WOOD. On
Of her daughter. Mrs. Charles Calvin Gal
EI7ABETH HfRs WooD 1ES Mhx%EI SSSTs Psft affe
Robert Bruce Maxwell
>, Mrs Maxwell will rest at the Warner E.
ave Silver Spring, Md. until Monday
afternoon; thence to the home of her
Sanshter Sa,g VIII where (privatel services will be
Private interment in Rock Creek Cemetery.
MAY, JAMES. On Saturday. December
St ne JAMES s,2snfe NAY Beloved sSo Sasssnd Sashsnd
Ct Louise G. May and father of Mrs
Ihaxter Chinn of Ashland. Ky: James
B May of this city. 1t. Col William p
Nay Nay Of Of Greensboro. N. C, and Walton NJ.
Services at the s. H. Hines Co. funeral
home, ,29o1 14th st. NV. on Wednesday
December 20. at l pm. Interment Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
MELCHIOR. WILLIAM HENRY. On
Monday, December 81, 1913, at Circle
LIAM HENRY MEL LCHIOR. husband of the
ate Annie l., Melchior and father of Mrs
! Funeral services on Wednesday, Decem-
per 29, at $50 PM, at the WheatIey
funera! home, Alexandria, Va. Interment
Ivy Hill Cemetery. 20
Evening star., 1943-12-27

Retired Firemen S Association
will assemble al the Taltavull
funeral home, 436 9TH ST. sw.,
al $50 m, Tuesday, Decem-
GER 2S, 1a43, TO attend the fu-
neral of our late brother, JO-
5EPH B, KLEIN.
j. NJ. JAMESON, President.
Evening star., 1943-12-27

NfNV. 'attS n n VTI q q II ud! Dt-
gath St, Arlington, Va JAMES N r
KING. Beloved husband Of The late Laura
V. King and father of Everett n. Ernest
W. King. Mrs, Vera V Mortimer and Mrs
Elsie May Van Ness. Friends may call a.
his late residence until Tuesday, December
IS, at | a m,
,SeFNceS VIII be held a. Whnhold Meth
odist Church, Lanham. Md. at 10 O'Clock
noon. Rea ives and friends invited. In
terment church cemetery.
KLEIN. JOSEPH p. On Friday. De
cember "a, 1919, a. his residence, GIG
Sth st. s.W., JOSEPH p. KLEIN, beloved
son OF the late Peter and Catherine Klein.
Remains resting in the chapel of P. A.
Taltavull, 426 7th st sw. Requiem mass
at St DominIcS Church on Tuesday De-
cember 2S, at Q am. Interment Mt
Ohvet Cemetery Please omit flowers. 81
KLEIN JOSEPH b Comrades OF the
Evening star., 1943-12-27

.. 4. & h:
~ lumbla Lodge No. 10, l. o. O. F, are
IN requested to assemble at Deals
NJ funeral home, SIC H st, ne, at S
~ p M, Monday, December -. lQ43 to
attend services for our late brother,
Nv HERBERT r. KING.
~ R E. Michel, Pee Secty
M BY order Of Noble Grand, W. F.
" Zimmerman. -
Evening star., 1943-12-27

0hIHsbt' LDWAKD G, SR, On Thurs-
ga; 1a9o December g, i943. at his residence,
4oo9 b3rd &t, Brookmont. Nd. EDWARD
c: GRIGSBY, SR., the beloved husband
Of Martha v. Grigsby ana father Of Elsie
hartman Mary Edna Thompson, Agnes
V. Knott and Edward C. Grigsby Jr
Remains resting at the above resi-
dence. Mass at Holy Trinity Church on
Tuesday, December 20, at 9 am Rea-
uVes and friends invited 1nte-ment Mt
Olivet Cemetery. Services by Chambers
GEORGETOWN funeral home .
Evening star., 1943-12-27

BROWN, FRANK. On Wednesday, De
cemher %, l943. at his residence, 1918
18th st. n W, FRANK BROWN, the be
loved husband Of Elizabeth Brown. He
also is survived by one son, James Brown,
one aunt, Hannah Myers one grand
daughter. Antolnette Brown, other rela-
tlves and friends.
Remains resting with l. f, Murray &
Son, 1887 10th st. W. where services will
be held Tuesday, December rs, al l m
Rev. E. c. Smith offiCiating. Interment
in Harmony Cemetery
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30
Support Marshall, Or :.

Bernard Baruch, in whom the country
has great confidence, pleads with Con-
gress and the people either to give Gen.
eral Marshall what he wants-that is, the
men he asks from the draft-or to throw
him out "The man in charge Of the
job should be given unqualified support.
No cheese pairing. M trading down. Give
him what he needs. In such a matter it
is better to be safe than sorry" Mr..
Baruch's appeal was made to congress
Sional group considering the Wheeler
Bill, which would defer drafting Of pre-
Pearl Harbor fathers at least until jan
uary. General Marshall, Admiral King
and other high military and naval eX-
perts previously had urged that Congress
do nothing to interfere with the drafting
az the men now programmed for lnduc-
ton IT, after all the arguments that
have been made, General Marshall ana
Admiral King insist, on their own initia-
tive and not out of loyalty to non-technl-
cal Superiors, that they need 1,22l 900
men during the last third of 1943, they
should have them.
We must have confidence in somebody
to decide such questions on the basis OF
knowledge that cannot be shared with
the lay public and OF military education
and experience that only the best OF the
brass hats possess. There is ground still
for grave doubt whether, if the armed
forces are built up to the size projected,
industry will retain sufficient manpower
to supply them with all the shipping,
equipment and supplies they need. But
III the end the chiefs of staff must decide
that. II laymen, including Congress,
were to interfere and make a mistake,
the consequences would be too terrible 10
consider. On the other hand, II the
chiefs of staff are permitted to rule and
they prove to be over-optimistic, the sin
will be on their heads.
It Is doubtful if Congress should or Will
override the insistent demand OF General
Marshall and Admira. King. But that
demand Is not for pre-Pearl Haroor
forces: 1t is for specified number OF
physically capable men. The Selective
Service System must decide whence the
recruits shall come. This is not OF the
same highly technical character as the
other question. Laymen have right 10
insist that before pre-Pearl Harbor fathers
are drafted, every other resource shall
have been exhausted. That has not yet
been done. In this field Congress still mas
room to function as guardian OF the peo-
pies rights.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30

Probate Judge Leigh of Mobile, Ala,
has ruled that after court has rendered
final judgment ANYBODY - including a
newspaper editor - has the right to criti-
CHE that judgment, so long as he OBJ
serves the normal precautions against
SANDER or libel.
This overrules the contempt convic-
ton imposed upon Publisher Ralph B.
Chandler by Judge Touart, who was hurt
by editorial criticism in Mr.. Chambers
Mobile Press and Register.
Thus in Alabama, as elsewhere, prece-
dent piles on precedent upholding the
right, and the duty, of an alert press to
protect the public interest in connection
with the administration of justice, as in
other fields
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30
Views OF The Press

was an active newspaperman for
forty-thre years, and not far re-
moved from news work during the
years he served as secretary Of May
or George 3. Mcclellan Of New York
between 1905 and 1910. He had &C.
cupied the post Of Dana and Of Nit
chell, one OF the most distinguished
In the nation, since December, 1926.
Despite the anonymity that must
shroud the work Of an editor or
editorial writer, Mr.. O'Brien's writ
ings were easily detected by many
Of the thousands who daily scan
NED The Suns pages. Once to the
honor Of the profession he adorned,
that rule Of namelessness was
broken, when his unforgettable edi-
torial on THE Unknown Soldier, /"
written in 1921, was signalled out
for a Pulitzer prize award. The
article is now required reading in
every American school Of journal
ism worthy Of the name.
To many q layman IMMERSED in
the ways Of sanctum I'd city rooms,
Mr.. O'Brien became known and APP
preciated through his book, 'The
Story of The Sum-" published in 1918
and still considered model history
Of an individual newspaper. BY his
deft descriptions Of Charles A. Dana,
Of his doughty managing editor,
Amos Cummings, Of Selah M. Clark,
"the Great American Condenser"
who for years as head Of the copy
desk taught so many now faTrous
authors how to pack their punches,
Of BOSS" Lord, Sam Wood the ship
news poet. the irrepressible frank
Ward O,Malley, who really discover
ed Broadway, and the other Char
acters" that made his chosen paper
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30
France Fights Again

For the first time since the fall of the
French Republic in June, 1910, French
troops are battling the Germans on the
soil of metropolitan France - the slano
of Corsica. First announced as a COM
mando raid, the operation soon took on
all the aspects of real invasion. French
troops which had seen action IN the
Tunisian campaign began the operation
and have now been joined by American
forces.
General Henri Giraud, after an in
spection tour of the fighting front, an.
nounced that Corsica will be cleared OF
Germans in ten days. The potential
value of this front is ineScapable. That
the Germans realize what Allied poses
sion of Corsica will mean is indicated by
the reinforcements which they are throw
ING across the sea from the italian main
land. Before the island is completely
occupied, the French, Italians and Amer
leans fighting there may be engaged in
major battle. But at present they out
number the NaziS.
Conquest of Corsica will ring Italy
from the west and give the Allies air
bases within fifty miles o. the mainland
and not much farther from the Pc Valley,
where the Germans are expected to make
their strongest stand in Italy. Besides
this, Corsica brings Allied forces within
400 miles of southern France and pro-
vides possible springboard for invasion.
Hardly less important than the Starte-
4ic advantage which occupation OF Cor
S|ca represents is the uplift of spirit given
10 the French people. Although an is
land. Corsica is an integral part of France
nroner and the spectacle OF French
troops battling for its possession is visible
proof OF ultimate release for the nation.
Il Is also the fulfillment OF General De
caulle's promise that French torces'
newly equipped with American arms,
would strike at the moment most favora-
hle 20 the Allies.
n its long history, Corsica has changed
bands more often than almost any other
Efiiory Of its size IN Europe. Az one
lime or another, nearly every country IN
EUROPE has had q finger In the Corslcan
|a. II looks now as II another change
status was lmninent~-a return %
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30
The Retreat From Naples

The stories told over the radio and in
the newspapers about the events occur
ring preceding the expected fall of Naples
are pretty grim. If the happenings were
just the usual and harsh procedure that
goes with war that would be accepted as
something that must be. But what has
been happening, is still happening,
doesn't bear thinking about.
All the wishful thinking, all the IFS
and why's cannot change or mitigate the
feelings caused by the wantom destruc-
ton, as an army retreats from what 1t
is about to lose. War breeds diffidence
and hate, and 1t also breeds sentiment.
And many who have seen or who have
never seen Naples will wax sentimental
at the thought of the once beautiful port
of Naples. In the midst of our own COM
forts and luxuries which we can still
enjoy 1t is not agreeable to think about
this city-and others that have under
gone like xperiences-ravaged, refugees
once again taking to the road to avoid
brutality and killing.
There is a vast hate in the hearts and
minds of those who are wreaking this
vengeance as they leave Naples, what Is
left of it, to the Allies. Not long since
we listed a few OF it's splendid churches,
the art therein contained, the great
Palace of Naples, which Lowell Thomas
stated Wednesday night was destroyed
if we can believe what we read and hear,
are all these a shambles? These, how
ever, are merely things. What of the
people terrified and deSolate? The Nazis
are surely seeing to it that the coveted
prize, the city of Naples, which they are
about to win, is damaged beyond repair.
Thus the retreat of the Nazis from Naples
which will go down in history as an
ignoble event.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30

ting down the percentage Of garb-
age.
IT'S hard on the pig farmers
near the Army camps, but II
saves the taxpayers money.
After watching the eating hab-
Its Of 10000 soldiers at Chanute
Field, Ill, the Quartermaster corps
gave each dish q rating, accord
Ing to It's popularity.
Roast chicken and apple pie
rated 100. So did roast duck and
roast ham. But creamed ham
rated only SIS. COMO dietitian
Mary :. Barber explains: "NOt
many men like messed up food
Artemus Ward said, when I eat
hash, I like 10 know what I'm
eating"
Another unpopular dish was
oyster stew, So. (WesteFners are
suspicious Of seAS0od.) Baked
liver rated " ana beef hearts
70.
In the vegetable fold, ONO
was puzzled to find canned peas
more popular than frozen peas
90 70 69). Canned cream corn
Is the most popular vegetable (0O).
so It won O place on the menu
for the coming Christmas dinner.
And canned peas won o place on
the Thanksgiving menu.
No matter what you may do to
butter up spinach, 1t remains spin
ach and the soldiers gave 1t o
rating Of Il. It was Just about
the lowest OF all.
DRASTIC TIRE SHORTAGE
An OPA expert makes the priv.
ate forecast that by next Febru.
ary the country will be crying for
Rubber Gear Jeffers to come back
to washington to finish the Job
of getting synthetic tires for the
country. II Is believed here by
those who know the tire situation
that the crest Of the wave which
letters went out on is rapidly
becoming o trough.
Jcffers has estimated that sew.
enteen million tires, both new
and used, will be available In
1913. But OPA estimates that
twenty five million tires will
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30
BLOOMFIELD's PERENNIAL
ISSUE
CHartford Times)

Mama sAOAA eeAeSot
At the Forthcoming town election
in Bloomfield the question Of dis
continuing the town manager form
Of government Is again to be voted
on. Outsiders have an interest in
this issue not from q spirit Of in
reference with Bloomfield, but be-
cause there Is growing interest in
the business manager form Of gov
eminent. Bloomfield is something
Of q laboratory and other towns in
this general area, where the sub
ject has been more or less discuss
ed, naturally are inclined to OBJ
serve how the system works in
Bloomfield.
It Is no reflection on the town
manager plan as such that 1t has
not had q smooth course In Bloom
field thus far. Some things deserve
praise because Of the very critics
they beget. Sometimes q good gov
eminent system Is adopted under
too much pressure and the uncon-
WINGED minority comes back for an
other test Of strength. It happens
that the first Bloomfield incumbent
Of the town manager office became
involved in a hot contest with the
Board of Finance. Whatever the
merits of the two sides of the dis
pute. no town government can pos
sibly operate properly If the finance
board Is hostile. It can prevent any
undertaking by refusing to appro-
PIRATE the necessary funds.
Bloomfield is q growing commun-
ity. It's growth has been on q high
level. It has become in increasing
measure q suburb Of Hartford. Some
Of the most beautiful residences In
Greater Hartford are found in that
town. It has q host Of attractive
sites for future homes. It would be
to Bloomfleld's credit and helpful
In It's future expansion II II could
settle down 10 an efficient. salts
factory. reasonably harmonious
form Of town government. It would
incidentally be setting q good ex-
ample for other towns where there
is room for improvement.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30

william Romeyn Benjamin, who died
this week in New York City at the age
OF 80 years, was the country's leading
autograph dealer and authority on his
torical letters and manuscripts. Mr..
Benjamin's hobby, or real business you
might say, was a fascinating one. He be-
gan collecting in 1887 and up until his
death this week had been actively inter-
ested, although he retired actually from
business in 1887. Among his choicest
possessions was the only known letter in
exitence written by Thomas Lynch, Jr.,
a signer of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence. The Lynch autograph was very
rare and in securing the signed letter
for $4,000 he was thought to have a
real bargain since it was later valued at
$4,000.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30

be needed this year not sew.
enteen million. Thus, q short
age Of eight million d indl.
Gated by the end Of this year.
One index Of the shortage is the
fact that there are between $780,
600 and 100000 Floating certlfi-
Gates" - that Is, certificates that
have been granted by rationing
boards for tires, new or used, but
for which tires have not been
found by the holder.
OPA experts describe the situ-
alton as terribly serious" with
emphasis on trucks. There are
approximately five million trucks
in the country, OF which one
million have been disqualified
from obtaining any additional
tires, new or used. The other
four million may obtain such tires
II they are to be had.
Those who know the inside
story are much worried by the
fact that the country got q bull
ish impression about rubber and
tires from the resignation Of JEFF
fers, which was generally inter-
preted as meaning that the situa.
ton was well In hand and that
the emergency was over. The
contrary, however, appears to
be the fact. More than one In
slider Is saying today that Jeffers
got out OF the way Just before
the roof fell In.
MERRY.GO.ROUND
A high, air.minded War Depart
ment official says the length Of
the war depends on the weather
this winter. II the weather Is
favorable for flying. the war
in Europe might be over before
next summer Word has come
back to washington from BuenoS
Aires that O large shipment Of
u. s. aspirin, sent to an approved
Argentine drug firm, was surrepti-
tiously transferred to a German
drug firm and retailed by them.
The Argentine government does
not recognize the u. 8. black list.
Copyright, i943, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30

OF whom a demon had been cast.
This demon went and got other
demons more wicked than himself.
and when they came back they
found the mans soul was like an
empty house: and entering In. they
made his condition worse than IL
had been at first.
We want 10 be very sure about
what We do with our lives, once We
have made q strenuous EFFORT 70 re-
form them. II We leave them empty,
evil win come IN again and take
possession or II we pull up the bad
weeds Of habit and cageleGsly throw
them down on the very spot they
once occupied, the9 may quickly
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-30
NEUROTTCg NEED ACTION,
NOT REST

There Is q popular notion, shared
by those doctors who harbor quaint
theories Of nerve energy" that
one who Is presumed 10 sufEer from
"weak nerves." nervous exhaus-
toin," neurasthenia," NERVE strain"
nervous breakdown" needs most Of
all rest. The ostensible reason for
this Is that the nervous wreck can
recharee his or her batteries and
accumulate q reserve fund Of Inn
aeinary nervous energy" TO carry
on with.
whenever you come UP against
this quaint fancy Of nerve energy
as something separate and distinct
from the ordinary energy you use
when you work or play or exercise,
bear this scientific fact in mind:
Brain workers, so-caned, require
less sleep for refreshment or res.
toration than do those who use
their muscles for work or play. II
Il were true what they say about
nerve energy" Of course the brain
worker would require more sleep
than the manual laborer does.
The natural, normal reaction To
fear, anger, worry, anxiety, iHTita.
ton, annoyance, danger Is muscular
Notwithstanding or running away.
Civilization, education, refineinei1t
make IL incumbent upon the indi-
vidual to repress this impulse and
even to conceal so fer as possible
the desire or feeling-to smile po-
lately when one may really yearn
to give the diSagreeable person 9
cuff on the ear or kick IN the
pants. The emotion has its physio-
logical effect, causes sudden pour
ing out Of an excess Of adrenin BY
the adrenal glands. The adrenin
mobiiizes an excess Of sugar IN the
blood-the fuel which Will be re-
CURED by the muscular work In
volved In fighting or running away.
The adrenin causes temporary In
crease In blood pressure. temporary.
inhibition or arrest OF digestion,
Temporary stimulation Of the heart
but as no muscle action follows. the
total effect Is comparable with rae,
ing the automobile engine with
clutch disengaged.
1t may DO refined, polite. civil
lied to preserve at least the SEM
blance Of equanimity in all circum-
stances but II we could react to am
noyances, taunts, vexations, sneers,
sights, insults, snarls and threats
by fighting or running away we
would not be 50 nervous"
since we can't "blow on steam"
in that primitive way, It seems 70
me that some alternative ACTION
Is imperative in every instance to
protect the body against the harm
done BY repressed emotion. That Is,
the greater the responsibility, strain
or hazard In ones occupations 20"
cial position, racket or project the
more essential Is regular daily exs
eycise, physical work, active play.
believe that doctors who give
countenance TO the idea OF weak
nerves" or 'neurasthenia" or Tex
haustion OF nervous energy" or
"just too much strain" do o tire.
mendous amount Of harm. That
sort Of pampering encourages peo..
pie to resort to tobacco or alcohol
instead OF DOING SOMETHING.
II encourages them TO use various
nerve sedatives" and when the
simpler sedatives no longer benumb
senses sufIiciently they more read.
ily resort to the habitual use OF
narcotics.