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signed to blunt the Soviet Bridge
head across the Dnieper near Cher
kasi. Nine counter attacks were
thrown back in one sector and 1000
Germans killed.
(Radio Berlin said the German
reinforcements had regained control
of Cherkasi after the Soviets had
encircled the city and penetrated
it,
The Red Army increased its hold
no communications lines in the
Dnieper bend with the capture Of
Koristovka, ~ miles southwest Of
Kremenchug and junction Of dou-
ble-trunk railroads running to Una
menka, Kremenchug, Krivoi Rog
and Dnepropetrovsk.
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COMMUNITY sing
NEXT WEDNESDAY
St. Michael's Church Audi
forum Scene of Free Sos
cial an Entertainment
WATERVlLLE
Correspondent, Alice MacMul-
len, Phone 3-7217

Waterville, Dec. 4EThere will be
a Community Sing Including sing
ing of Christmas Carols) next
Wednesday night. at BIS in st. Mi
chael's Church Auditorium under
the direction of G. Loring Burwell,
who needs no introduction.
There is no admission fee and q
hearty invitation is extended to all
residents of Waterville and Fair
mount-no age limit set-anyone
who enjoys singing or just listen
ing.
It is hoped there will be a large
gathering. If enough interest Is
shown, more such sings will be con-
Quoted in the future.
Arthur F. Nelson, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William D. Nelson OF IA Shelf
field street, first class seaman, has
returned to his naval base in Provi-
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Roosevelt and Churchill had left
Tehran.
London newspapers published the
Tass dispatch under black banner
lines. The authoritative London
Times said the conference consti-
tuted a major event of the war"
and would doubtless put the cop
ing-stone upon the vast military
effort for the overthrow of Germany
to which the grand alliance stands
committed"
Radio Moscow reported that the
Russian Communist organ Pravda
similarly displayed the dispatch in
its main column on the front page.
The Berlin radio in its overseas
service predicted that the confer
ence would result In demand for
Germany's surrender and promptly
rejected it.
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Rev Francis Hinchey, former as
sIstant pastor Of the Church Of the
Blessed Sacrament, this city, died
early today following a severe heart
attack. Word OF his sudden illness
was received here last evening and
prayers were offered for him at the
various Friday evening services.
Father Hinchey was well known
in this city, having been assistant
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tCOnCmueU 1TOW rage ~
then selling them, greatly marked
up, to their regular customers. Sew
eral adjustments have been made
here in such cases, it was learned.
In one such case the retailer from
whom the purchases were made be-
came suspicious over the large
amount of purchases made by the
same customer and traced the pro-
duct to a small store where the COM
modify was re-sold. In another case
a consumer spotted an inexpensive
garment similar to one for which
she had paid large price in an
other store, and her complaint like
wise resulted in discovery of such a
violation.
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OBITUARY

STOCKBRTDGE-Mrs. Annie A.
Stockbridge, 88, mother of Mrs.
Arthur M. Wellington of Waterbury,
died at her home in Bingfamton,
N. Y, Thursday. She was formerly
of Meriden and had been a mem
Der of the First Methodist church
there. Survivors include two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Wellington, and one other
daughter, Mrs. Elra Huntley Of
Binghamton; three granddaughters;
one grandson; and two great
grandsons.
The funeral will be held from the
A. A. Lamphier funeral home, 122
West Main street, Meriden, tomor-
row at 2 p. M, Rev. DR. George
E. Bishop officiating. Burial will be
in Pine Grove cemetery, Ansonia.
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l, 900 New Weapons
Helping Uncle Sam
Army Ordnance Reveals Interesting Facts in About
Effort: Research Goes on in Laboratories, Colleges

Springfield, Mass, Dec. Army
Ordnance has over one thousand
deadly new weapons under develop
ment and undergoing battlefield
tests for the final assault on the
Axis.
Col. William A. Borden, Assistant
Chief Of the Technical Division of
the Ordnance Department, Army
Service Forces, today informed Brig.
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TRAFFIC DELAYED
BY FOG BLANKET

A real "pea -souper" rolled into
the Waterbury area this morning
on the heels of yesterdays light
rain. Although no traffic accidents
we're reported to police headquar-
tiers, motor traffic proceeded
throughout the city at snails
pace, and bus traffic came almost
to a standstill. In the suburbs, the
fog condensed to make a slippery
coating of ice over the pavements.
However the fog began to lift at
8 a. m. and a blue sky promised
to cancel the weatherman's predic-
ton of cloudy with occasional rain.
lines, for it not only includes q
go0dly section Of Washington Hill,
but goes ever to Hamilton Ave-
nue. and even takes in . section
of East Main Street. The voters
residing on the south side Of East
Main Street, for example, in the
neighborhod of WolcOtt Street
must 90 to the Baldwin Street
firehOuse to vote. And right
across the street Srom them dur
ing the 1913 balloting was the vot-
ing place for District SIS.
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The funeral Of James Martin
ONeil, 81, Winsted, father Of Mrs
James Lee wife Of Crosby High
schools football coach was held
from the Maloney Funeral Home
Winsted today at $3.50 a. m. to St
Joseph's church at 8 a. m. Burial
was in st. Mary's cemetery, Nor
folk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04

In Philadelphia, the use Of sugar
bowls is forbidden In public eating
houses, even In normal times.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04

Private funeral services for Miss
Edith A. S1nyth, 100 Country Club
road were held today at the Alder
son funeral home, 10 Central ave-
nue.. Rev. Paul Lernke, pastor of
the First Lutheran church officiat-
ing. Burial was in Riverside GEM
etery.
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eph's church at 9:15 a. m. Burial
will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home today
until 10 p. m. and tomorrow from
2 to 10 p. m.
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returns 10 Base
dence, r. l., after a brief furlough
here. A former employee of the
Waterbury Democrat, he has been
in the service a year. He finished
his boot training at Sampson. N.
Y, and advanced training at Nor
folk, Va.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04

Summer is cooler than fall In San
Francisco.
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Adjusted

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Forced Nozis

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Final Stamp
On War Plans

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Speaking Of election districts
brings home the fact that thor
Ough CANVASS Of the same Is In or
der b correct discrepancies In
boundary lines and population
trends. District So Is . notorious
ekEsnder against geographical
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-04

The funeral Of Mrs. Josephine
Veprauskas Of 419 South Leonard
street, will be held Monday from
the Stokes funeral home, 694 River
side street at $3.50 a. m. to st. JOS
Evening star., 1943-08-01
What America Means to Me

By Pearl S. Buck. (John Day.) J
Probably no war in history has
had as many serious thinkers stand
ing on the sidelines trying to turn
it into a. crusade as the present one.
Almost every one with a cause to
forward has come out by now de-
claring that said cause is indis-
pensable to the war effort and that
defeat awaits the United Nations if
they do not at once incorporate that
particular movement into their war
aims. Pearl Bucks cause, as every
one known, is the perfectly ad-
mirable one of racial equality. She
has been writing articles about it,
and making speeches, too, for some
time. The present book is collec-
ton of these pieces.
Without taking issue with Mrs.
Buck on the rightneSs of her views,
the reviewer cannot resist saying
that the good lady is tiresome and
rather absurdly pontifcal She is
deadly dull, and she sermonizeS. 1t
does not seem to the reviewer a very
practical way to work for racial
equality, or any other cause. On
the contrary, Mrs. Bucks method
seems more likely to keep open the
irritatons which inevitably attend
the question. She did write a good
novel once-"The Good Earth" 1t
should not be forgotten. Just at
present, however, she seems on the
way to becoming a lady lecturer
rapidly,
Evening star., 1943-08-01
The Last Inspection

By Alum Le1Uis. Macmillan }
This is collection of short stories
by a British infantry officer of 27.
War experiences and childhood
memories make the subject matter
Of the great part of the pieces. The
quality is uneven. The war stories,
on the whole, seem to be the best
of the lot. The others incline to
extreme fragility and representative
ness.
The war tales, however, are not
the typical ones of the man of let
ters turned soldier, of which there
has been such. a plenty. They are
discontented in temper and marked
by savage criticism of the general
management of the war in England
Their mood is what one will expect
about year after the peace, when
patriotic fervor has Stacked off to
normal, and the first crop of war
disillusionists begins to put up its
head.
For a condensed, abrupt kind of
satire, Alum Lewis has a decided
talent, and by'so departing from the
approved path, he displays an in
dividualism which makes him one
to watch,
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Scandi11avia's True Spirit
By Ada Sullivan,
Reference Room, Washington Public Libra

Rea ding of current national feel
ing in the Scandinavian countries
one cannot but believe that, should
any part of the invasion of Europe
come by way of Scandinavia, the
Allies will be welcomed in the spirit
of Sigrid Undset's little old lady.
This sweet little old lady" Sigrid
Undset says, lived in a small house
which she had filled with treasures
of Chinese porcelain.g old furniture
and curios from abroad. When, after
q raid by the Raj, she found her
home razed to the ground, the old
lady ClaSped her hands and eX-
claimed: Thank God We are not
forgotten by our friends"
In 1910 Denmark, considering dis
cretion the better part of valor, sub
mitted under protest to Nazi de-
mands. But according to Signe
Toksvig, writing in the August, 1912,
Atlantic Monthly, the proud Danes
have ever since been questioning
whether they might not have better
riSked by opposition the worst the
Nazis could give them. The effec-
tiveneSS of Danish efforts at the
present time to make life miserable
for Nazis is told in Nothing Rotten
in Denmark" an article in the New
Republic of June 7. 1943.
Norway did not submit without a
struggle. Norwegians are fighting
now, side by side with the other
Allies. The wide range of their ac-
tiyity is shown in a literally illus
trated article in the March, l943,
National Geographic AS for Nor
Wegians at home, Sigrid Undset
writes in the New York Times mag
azine, December 6, 1912, of how
they live for revenge"
"Swedes Don't Scare" an article
in the New Republic OF March 8,
l943, pictures Sweden, still free,
determined and prepared to resist
Evening star., 1943-08-01
I he Art Word

Waugh was brought up among
artists. He studied at the Pennsyl-
vanla Academy of the Fine Arts and
then in the Julian Academy, Paris.
His medals and honorS were MANY.
At first Mr. Waugh painter subject
pictures. such as his Knight of
the Holy Grail" also in the Evans
collection, and picture of pirates
boarding captured vessel which
was shown in an exhibition of the
National Academy, but a summer
at Gloucester turned his attention
to the sea on that coast and from
then on he painted nothing else.
1t was his custom to spend whole
Gays on the rock-bound shore study
ing waves and wave motion. taking
IN all its beauty-a beauty of end
less change, and recording it bv
way OF memoranda. He almost
never painted picture on the scene.
as 1t were, for, better than others,
ne realized that the sea is never
Twice the same and that no one
can record it as Of any single mo-
ment. Therefore his paintings are
composite impressions-truer than
truth, as the saying goes.
A landscape painters subject is
flxed, save in the matter of light.
a portrait painter can demand
hxed pose of sitter, but a painter
OF the sea must learn it bv heart
and paint from memory. For this
reason he, himself, declared that
his pictures were not subject to time
limitation. Art" he said, inter
prets; skill produces technique: ex-
perlence stores the mind with facts
upon which the imagination can
feed, and Imagination produces the
result" 1t is this mingling of imagi-
nation and fact which makes
Waughs paintings what they are
eplcs OF the sea. Frederick Waugh
was charming person, wrapped up
IN his work, but friendly and hos
pltable; happy, and at the same
time strong of conviction. Having
chosen his road and made rules for
himself, he went on his way with
out Worrlment concerning new
movements or diverse ways of think
ing. He was an artist, first and last
and always, and he found many to
share his enthusiasm. Few have
lived a fuller, happier life. He
should, and it is hoped that he will,
some day be represented here per-
manently, in not only the Corcoran
Gallery but also the National Gal
lery of Art.
To an unusual extent we, here in
America, have produced marine
painters of exceptional merit.
Greatest of all undoubtedly is Wins
Evening star., 1943-08-01

low Homer whose works are mas
terly. Then there was Woodbury.,
who also painted on the Maine
coast; and, thirdly, Emil Carlson
to say nothing of Paul Dougherty,
Alexander Harrison and Richards.
Homer painted the sea primarily in
relation to those who lived by or
on it; Woodbury. concerned himself
in his paintings chiefly with the
boundless ocean in all its immen-
sity; Carlsen pictured it in it's
gentlest moods, its most lovable ex-
pressions. The three other painters
named-all represented in the Cor
coran Gallery Collection-each had
his own point of view and varied
mode of Interpretation. In recent
years new name has been added
to this galaXy-that of Stanley
Woodward, painter and etcher Of
the sea-exceptionally gifted, and
at present serving in the armed
forces. Through the works of these
and other Americans, our art takes
IN special distinction and honor.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Guide to Art

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART,
W-Palntings and sculptures by
great masters as represented in the
Mellon, kreSS and Widener collections.
Chester Dale collection of 10Th CEN
tury French paintings; PAINTINGS and
drawings by 10th century French
srtlStS loaned by French museums;
arts Chinese. porcelains, Gel emicS and
Italian Renaissance and French 18th
century, furniture; paintings loaned
by Belgian government. weekdays, 10
am. to 3 pm: Sunday, 2 to 10 p m
War paintings ly artists commissioned
by Life.
NATIONAL MUSEUM, Natural His
tory Building, Constitution avenue at
Tenth. street N.W.--National collec-
ton of fine arts-,paintings sculpture,
other collections. Special exhibitions.
Loan exhibition of jades.
:. Arts and Industries Building. Ma
tionai Museum. Division oi Photog-
raphy SUNDAYS and weekdays lex
Mondays. 1:30 to 4:30 pm.
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART,
nue. N,W.-Paintines by American
artists, also by 10th century foreign
artists. casts from antique: Barye
bronzes,c works Of contemporary sculp-
and modern paintings, rugs. laces,
ceramics etc. Exhibition of cartoons
by Clifford K. Bergman. through
August S.
SMITHSONIAN ms TIT U TION,
main building, south side of Mall at
Tenth street N.W--Division Of
Graphic Arts. U. s. National Museum.
Collection of prints and illustrations
Of technical processes.
FREER GALLERY, south side of
Mall at Twelfth street N.W.--Orien-
tai art; paintings and prints by j A.
Mcneil Whistler, also other American
artists. Daily except Mondays, 8
am. to 4 80 pm.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, First
street between East Capitol and B
streets S E.-Division of Fine Arts
Exhibition of prints, American illus
trations, architectural photographs
Jefferson Bicentennial exhibitions.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY,
1901 Twenty-first street NV
Paintings of contemporary artists.
chiefly OF French and American
schools; also prints. weekdays, II
a m. to 6 pm; Sundays. 3 to r pm,
paintings by John Marin; photo
graphs by Clarence Laughlin.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
The Navy Reader
Edited By 1t. William HQr-
rlson Fetridge, U. S. N. R.
(BObbS- -MerriU)

Edited By 1t. William Hdr-
riSo71 Fetridge, U. S. N. r.
(BobbS- -MerriU.)
This is the kind of book which it
is virtually impossible to review. a
collection of miscellaneous material
articles, essays, human interest
stories and speeches. But the papers
add up to something of such great
and momentouS interest to the
American people that the reviewer
has undertaken at least to call at
tentlon to the work, though to de-
scribe it properly would require
several pages.
It is a volume compiled for the
easy guidance of Navy acolyteS. The
selections in it are taken from recent
publications; they apply to the Navy
as 1t IS, but what they make in sum
is reminder of what the Navy
always has been, its glorious fighting
tradition. There are descriptions of
the various types of ships, illustrated
by photographs. There are similar
descriptions Of the Navy air aux
lllarleS. There are articles by lead
Ing Navy strategLSts on the place of
the Navy in this present war-not
all in agreemens, by any means.
There are accounts Of the training
Of enlisted men and officers. And
there is an unforgettable section of
flrst-hand stories of fighting the
enemy all over the world.
You had better get it. That Is the
reviewers best word.
Evening star., 1943-08-01

aggression. This article appeared
also in the Readers Digest of April,
1943.
Reading matter on current condi-
tions inside the Scandinavian coun-
tries calls for the supplement of ma
terial on the people, their land and
their institutions, and for their ma
tional literature as a medium re-
vealing the peoples character.
Mrs. Harrlman'S charming Mis-
sion to the North" is record of her
thoughtful and admiring obserVa-
ton of the Norwegian people and
their country during three years
spent there as United States Min
ister.
No less an authority than the
former mayor of Narvik, Theodor
Broch, has set down in The Noun
tainS Wait quiet, informative, but
intense account of what went on in
Norway before and after the inva-
sion. Another authoritative book is
The Fight of the Norwegian
Church Against Naziism," by Bjarne
Hoye and Trygve Ager.
Describing what meets the eve in
Scandinavia, there is Karel Capek S
Travels in the North" a light.
impressionistic account of his travels
through Norway, Sweden and Den
mark, which he has tellingly illus
trated with his own sketches.
Scandinavian literature, Icelandic
and Finnish, as we'll as Norwegian.
Swedish and Danish, receives pres
entation at once scholarly and
stimulating in The History of the
Scandinavian Literature" edited by
Frederika Blankner.
The magazine articles and books
mentioned in this column, with more
related material In both the English
and Scandinavian languages, are
available at the Public Library,
Eighth and K streets NV, and
through its neighborhood branches.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
BY Florence S. Berrvmau,

~ fOf eHtt -. DefF pWUH.
''Stltchery and Weaving" is the
title Of the present exhibition in the
Museum of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. This is the
18th in its series of displays of
decorative arts and will remain
throughout the summer. 1t COM
prises woven, embroidered, printed
and knitted fabrics of Revolution
ary and early republican periods.
The exhibition engages attention
from a number of standpoints-his
toric, artistic and economic. People
with an interest in the past can
conjure up many lively visions Of
our ancestors by studying this large
assortment of fabrics. Linen towels
and bolster cases, for instance. each
carefully embroidered with initials.
call to mind the romantic 18th cen
tury maiden, industriously filling
her hope chest And great person.
alities of the past come closer when
we see such items as the pieces of
brocade from George Washington S
waistcoat and Martha's dresses.
These pieces are still handsome and
fresh in color.
The exhibition has many es-
thetic aspects. Modern designers
can learn much from the excellent
designs of coverlets; for example,
the simple but tasteful themes of
the handwoven types and more
elaborate motifs of these made on
the power loom.
Economic aspects OF the show ac-
quire importance as we ponder
clothes ratloning. The Government
hopes to avoid this extremity which
would be hardship to present-day
women. The Colonial woman was
not SO fortunate as we, who can go
to a store and choose from an eX-
tensive assortment of attractive,
well-made garments. She had to
prepare the fax and wool; she often
spun the fabric and then made it by
hand into clothes for the family.
We on the other hand, may well
envy her varied talents. on which
the fashions Of her day made far
greater demands than would our
simpler garments. Aided by sew
ing machine. we can make a dress
from 3l2 yards of material But
great-great-g grandmother had to
cope with skirts many yards around,
with boned bodices and heavy
| Innings.
The exhibition begins with a large
spinning wheel, carder and swift:
a flax wheel, hatchell for cardine
| fax and other objects of importance
in making fabrics. 1t continues with
examples of Revolutionary home
| spun. linen, gingham and ticking,
Evening star., 1943-08-01
current Books
By Mny-Carfer Roberts.
FoIonge

By Allan Chase. (PutndmSj
This is another expose of the Axis
secret army. 1t is occupied, for the
most part, with Central America,
the Caribbean and the Philippines.
1t is sensational and detailed. The
author does not say how he came
into possession of such intimate in
formation about Axis plans beyond
stating that his informants cannot
be named for fear of reprisalS. The
main case that he builds up is that
the Falange Exterior, which osten-
sibly is the Latin American branch
of the Traditionahst Spanish Pha-
lanX existing to strengthen cultural
| ties between Latin America and
Spain, is really controlled and oper-
ated from Berlin, with its purpose
to maintain German fifth column
under the protective coloring of
Spain's neutrality"
1t claims that the Falange in the
Philippines penetrated the civilian
defense organization there and, dur
ing the japanese raids, practically
paralyZed the organization func-
tioning. In Cuba and Puerto Rico,
Falangists got information on Amer
ican merchant shipping and radioed
the news to German submarines
In Panama, hundreds of Germans
were landed as refugees" and, un-
der Falangist regime, were given
jobs close to American defense
works. Spanish ships have know
ingly carried German agents and
put them off in small boats within
reach of our coasts. Oil from Vene-
zuela, ostensibly for Spain, has really
gone to Germany in a steady stream
Generally, when Axis embassies
closed, FalangiSts took over their
| activities. And so on.
Mr.. Chase usually is specific. He
names names and gives dates. Some
of his SharpeSt raps are for our
State Department officials, who fire.
quently have been miSled, he says,
by FalangiSt overtures into virtual
collaboration with German plans.
Whether his book is true in all its
claims or not, it seems to dispose of
the idea that Frances Spain is not
paying its debt to it's German spon-
sor, though just why the Spanish
| FasclstS should accept Hitler's
promise to restore their old empire
is hard, at this moment, to under
stand.