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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24
REV. HARTEN'S CHURCH BURNED
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
BURNED TO GROUND

BROOKLYN, N. Y. - Holy
Trinity Church, of which the
pastor is the dynamic Rev.
Thomas S. Harten, was COM
pletely destroyed in an early
fire Palm Sunday.
Three alarms brought apparatus
from all over ths city but it was
impossible to save the 100000
edifice, situated at 472 DeKalb
Ave. The church. was 80 years
old. A defective fiue was cause
of the fire. The full extent Of
tn loss is not determined, but
the church was RACED to the
ground with but little of its
furnishings etc. saved.
Rev. Harten rushed to the
scene when notified and watch
ed the flremen in their vain eff
forts to check the flames. He
made arrangements for Palm
Sunday and Holy week services
in various white churches.
Easter services will be held at
the Central congregational
Church on Hancock st. The
colored churches offered their
edifices but were found made
quate for the large congregation
that Holy Trinity drew under
it's famous pastor.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24
WAAC Activities

Monday, April 10 the follow
ing auxiliaries left from North
Station for training at the
Fourth WAAC training center,
TT. Devens, Mass. Auxiliaries
Carolyn Minkin and Nellie Hill
from Providence; Auxiliaries
Versie Terry and Elizabeth Nc
Na1r from Conn. They were &C
companied by 1t. Mildred Dav-
EXPORT Carter.
To the two hundred girls at
DeYens we're added a couple of
hundred more colored WAACS
who arrived Monday.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24
Dedicate Church
Sunday Afternoon

Services dedicating the new
edifice of the Pleasant Hill Bap-
fist Church, Rev. S. H. Bullock,
pastor. will be held tomorrow,
Sunday, at 8 PM. The building
is at the corner of Humboldt
ave and Waumbeck st.
Taking part in the services
will be representatives of the
Mass. Baptist Convention. Cor
don College, Andover-Newton
Theological Seminary, dignitar-
les from city and state, also
churches, pastors and choirs of
Greater Boston, and other not
able churchmen.
A musical program directed
by w. A. Rhodes will include
the Glover Leaf Quartet, the
Pleasant Hill Singers and the
Sisters of Harmony.
Sheloh Khalrs electric choir
will be in full charge of the eve
ming services.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24

The funny part part of all
this foolishness, ladies and
gentlemen, is the already rec
ognized land published) fact
that colored aviators were
among the first Americans to
challenge Axis planes in this
war.
Four days after Benito Mus
solini of italy opened the pres
ent conflict with. the criminal
October 1885 attack on de-
fenceless Ethiopia, an Ameri-
can air hero was acclaimed in
the U. S. daily papers.
The American air hero so
widely acclaimed in the world
wide news dispatches was Col.
John Robinson, a Chicago fly
er who VOLUNTEERED to fight the
Axis EIGHT YEARS AGO +,
before America entered the
war, and who fought off FOUR
italian planes Iinglehanded
while flying a comparatively
ancient "crate." Robinson had
tried in vain to enlist in the
U. S. Air Corps and had been
turned down like so many
others. Colored pilots also
fought in Spain against the
Franco Axis regime. The col
ored air heroes in Spain were
active long before we declared
war.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24
C0LORED AIR PILOTS
WILL AMAZE CRITICS
FIRST U. S. FLYERS TO CHALLENGE
AXIS PLANES IN SPAIN, AFRICA

Recent transfer of Colored
aviation units from Alabama
to Michigan and New York has
again focused national land
internationally attention on the
possibilities of Colored pilots
"Shattering the Axis" with
medium and light bombers,
heavy flying fortresses, fight
ers, interceptors and pursuit,
coastal patrol and vital obser-
walton aircraft.
'It can't be done" is the
dogmatic dirge from certain
political and prejudiced brass
hats within our nation.
"It can be done" says Cap.
tain Eddie Rickenbacker, AM
erican flying ace of world war
one, high executive of the
popular Eastern Airlines, and
unquestionably an authority on
air-warfare, if there ever was
one.
TITS all a big joke" laugh
the (superior) critics, "Colored
men can't fly. Colored men
haven't the fast mental and
physical reactions to become
airmen =. The Colored race is
too dumb for scientific ma
rhines. Colored aviators will
never see action in this war"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24
MRS. WI. REED
DIES SUDDENLY

Following the death Of her
husband by two months Mrs.
William l.. Reed, widow of the
late secretary to the Governors
Council, was suddenly stricken
Tuesday of last week and rush.
ed to City Hospital where she
died the following Friday with
out regaining consciousness.
She had been in ill health a
good part Of the eight years she
was married to Mr.. Reed.
Funeral services were held at
Waterman's Chapel on Com
monwealth Ave, Monday, April
10. A brother and other rela-
tives survive.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24
Mabel Johnson
Dean Gets Honor
AT Bos. University

Mabel Johnson Dean is being
congratulated by classmates
and members of the faculty of
Boston University School of
Social Work for the excellent
research material collected for
her Master of Science thesis
in partial fulfllment of her
masters degree in Social Serv-
ice. She was honored by S., Max
Nelson, professor of Group
Work, on Thursday night, April
Continued on Page Four)
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24
EIn1a Lewis In
Recital May z

On Sunday afternoon, May 2
at $3.50, E1rna Lewis will be
presented in a dramatic re-
cital at George w. Brown Hall,
N. E. Conservatory Building.
This programme promises to
be one of the outstanding
events of the season. Miss
Lewis has not appeared in re-
cital for the past two seasons,
but her performances have al
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24
WANTED !!

Man or Woman for gem
eral cleaning-50c hour
$3.50 to S.
Apply 466 Blue Hill Ave-,
Roxbury, after 1920 Am.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24

ways been favorltes Of Boston
concert audiences.
For the past four years Miss
Lewis has been a student at
Emerson College where she
will take her speech degree in
June. She is a specialist in this
field and for this reason has
a wealth of fine material to
offer her patrons. The tickets
are selling at an extremely
rapid rate, but those that re-
main are on sale at "a VIII
liams st. Tel: Hig 1904. They
are priced at 55c, 85c and $1.lo
tax included.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24
Col. Julian Helped

Eight years ago, Colonel
Robinson was foremost among
American war pilots and was
honored by the name of the
Brown Condor"
France and Britain both had
Continued on Page FiUe)
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-04-24

The suppoSition is that until
Mr.. HASTE got busy, the plan
was to make colored "airmen"
mostly ground crews and hang
er laborers. Even Dr.. William
H. HASTE, Civilian Aid to the
War Department quit in dis
guest. y
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

Whiteside believes that all the
claims on civilian requirements
now are exaggerated. Everyone
wants more of everything because
! he always has had more.
The ability of business to sur
vive in spite of shortages is DEM
onstrated, says Whiteside, by the
! hardware stores. Everyone thought
they'd have to close down because
metal shortages stopped the manu-
facture of many things that they
sold BY their own initiative, the
stores got busy and found other
things to sell and they're still going.
But now it is necessary to know how
much longer they can keep going on
this basis.
Any day now, Whiteside's Office
of Civilian Requirements thinks
it will know the answers not only
for hardware but for every other
civilian need. Field surveys are
being conducted by WPB'S own
staff.
Saving the morale Of the home
front is considered just as i'm
portant as its physical wellbeing.
and WPB studies thus far have re-
vealed some curious situations:
Bobby pins are as important as
bullets if they mean the differ
ences between women warWorkers'
doing their hair at home or not
being able to get into a beauty shop.
Rubber for tWo-Way stretch
girdles is important If a corset
protects an older woman worker
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

sell. We want more pots and pans"
Some of its comes from consum-
ers yelling, Uncle! We can't find
any baby buggies, and we got
babies Or, from lady riveters
1--WE gotta have more bobby pins
to maintain our morale"
Part of 1t may come from wor-
ried labor organizations complain
ing, 'Hey! The War Department
has Just cut back contract for
electric gadgets and some of our
union members are temporarily
cut of job. How's about letting
Them make waffle irons"
BIG JOB AHEAD
Into the center OF this complex
mess steps the Office of Civilian
Requirements of the War Pro-
duction Board, charged with the
responsibility of seeing that the
civilian Front does not break
down during war time, and that
D Is hitting on all eight when the
boys come home.
At the head Of this organization
B Arthur D. Whiteside, president
Of Dun and Bradstreet. He rates
now as vice-chairman Of WIPE
and he reports direct to WPB boss
Donald M. Nelson.
This Whiteside is something OF
Q character. He Is of medium
height, his white hair is crew.
cropped, and he bristles with en-
ergy. In his Office, he never sits
down for more than 80 seconds at
o time; keeps pacing the floor.
He knows his way around
Washington. He was here in NRA
days, and he was an assistant to
Nelson in the old OPM. He took
charge of aircraft priorities, then
served as head Of the OPM iron
and steel branch. He left Wash
ington at the end of 1941 to go
back to Dun and Bradstreet, was
called back to Washington Is
months later to head up civilian
supply. Knowing iron and steel,
Whiteside can balance civilian re-
qlirements for bobby pins against
essential military requirements
for bullets. Knowing business
from his Dun and Bradstreet
background, he should be in a
position to appraise civilian de-
mands against civilian needs.
DEMANDS EXCEED NEEDS
But-"what people want said
Wniteside, 'is not what they
need" He went on to admit that
nobody now knows what civilians
really need. There is no real con-
ception of how much or what
kinds OF goods there are In inven-
tories, except for the few rationed
items like automobiles, tires, re-
fr1gerators.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

comp were a talk by Robert Shepard,
District Chairman of Health and
Safety Committee, Naugautck, on
safety and first aid on wednesday
evening. A demonstration Of black
out first aid followed the talk.
Friday night all three camp troops
participated In a Scout rally which
included events in firebuilding, knot
tying, compass, observation and
judging, and first aid. On Tuesday
the camp was visited by Deputy
New England Executive Henry
Schneider who expressed himself as
much pleased with the development,
Mr.. Schrieber, who has held the
archery championship of New Eng
lanf for the past three years, gave
demonstration Of his skill at the
afternoon assembly. AS result
Scouts are now practicing up on
the archery range.
AS part of the food for victory
effort Scouts have picked several
hundred quarts of blueberries, which
are marketed in town. Each Scout
is paid for this picking project in
ratio with his results. AS blueber-
ries will be at their peak this next
week the Scouts expect to pick a
great deal of fruit that otherwise
would go to waste.
Over a hundred Scouts were In
attendance this last week from
Thomaston, Watertown, Oakville
Middlebury, Naugatuck, and Wa
terbury. Fifty new Scouts arrived
Sunday chiefly from Troop 10, st.
Peter and Paud Church, and Troop
9, Washington Hill, Waterbury.
Church services were held Sun
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
MILLION CHATS
BEING STUDIED
AT TEXAS univ.

Austin, Tex, July 10 (UP)-Some
people might think that gnats are
only pesky, bothersome little crea-
lures, but half-dozen University of
Texas professors go for them in
big way. In fact, the university's
gnat collection is the largest in the
world; and it also has stable col
lection of flies.
These insects are valuable for re-
search on genetics, and the insects
about 100000 of them-are kept
in bottles in a special air-condition-
ed laboratory. They even have a
special diet of a mixture Of bananas,
yeast, karo syrup, agar and water.
Food rationing is no bother to them.
The genetics research is being
conducted with the aid of $35 900
Rockefeller Foundation grant to the
university. Part of the funds was
used to equip a fy-catching bus,
which has travelled $4,000 miles in
trapping the insects.
The university collection includes
gnats from Florida, Rocky Noun
tain area, Iraho, Utah, Yellowstone
Park, Grand Canyon, Arizona, Mex
leo, the Texas Big Bend country,
Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Cananda,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
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Waterbury Democrat Washington COrresp

Waterbury Washington Correspondent
controversial
q N.
Civilian suppymeanng other than food which the
of
able get by the stocks
built up
of the essential items going
replacement Furthermore the heat being
its plant facilities supplies the
manufacture of civilian goods.
pressure not all from manufac
retailers saying
Iookitl empty
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

from fatigue at the end of the
sixth hour on an eight-hour shift.
Bicycles solve transportation
shortages in small towns only.
Repair parts for electric iron
are essential.
Lack of silk and nylon hose Is
an Annoyance, but they are not
considered essential. Makeup
materials are essential.
MAKE DEFINITE PLANS
Up to now, guesswork and ar
gument have governed ALLEGATIONS
for various goods. But with new
determinations now being made
by Whitesides organization there
will be basis for revised claims
on materials for the fourth quar-
ter of the year. What the civilian
economy really needs - to remove
a hardship - it will get. Many of
these hardship needs will be local
or regional only, and they will
be supplied regionally to make up
shortages.
And, you'll have to make up
your mind to get by on what they
say you'll need - not what you
want-till the war blow over.
NEXT - Joseph b. Eastman.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
Camp Mattatuck News Bulletin

day morning at camp. Rev. Will
liam Hawkes. of the First Congrega~
ton Church, Woodbury., conducte<
the Protestant services at an out
door chapel on the point. Catholic
Scouts attended Mass at the adj
ministration building. Rev. Joh1
Rznza, curate of st. Thomas Church
Thomaston, officiated.
Chef John Thibault Is receiving
the congratulations Of the campers
on the birth of an eight pound
baby boy to Mrs. Thibault at st
Mary's Hospital Saturday.
Two former staff members nov
in the Navy were visitors at Gang
during the week; Ray Bailey, form
erly Of Troop 8, Waterbury, and
Hatch" Hathaway, Eagle Scout Of
Troop 2, Naugatuck.
New campers chosen by their fel-
low Scouts for admission to the
Order fthe Arrow at a ceremony
Order of the Arrow at a ceremony
Crane of the camp staff and camp
ers Richard johnson of Thomaston
James Kissane of Naugatuck, LouA
Westerlund, James Keny and AZ
Dostaler of Waterbury. Selection Il
based upon campers all round
Scoutlike conduct and cheerful serv-
ice and helpfulness.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

"Gene" Johns, a Scoutmaster at
Boy Scout Camp Mattatuck, who
reports for duty with the q. S.
Navy this Thursday, was presented a
purse from fellow campers and stall
members at the closing campfire
Saturday evening. Gene, an Eagle
Scout of Troop 9 Of Washington Hill,
Waterbury, has been camper at
Mattatuck since the camp first
opened in 1889 and for the last three
years has been on the camp staff,
one of its most popular members.
He Is a member of the Order of the
Arrow, national camp honor society
of the Boy Scouts Of America. Her
bert Knutson of Troop II succeeds
him as camp Scoutmaster Of Troop
CO.
First Sergeant James William OF
the y. S. Army, formerly Scoutmas-
ter of Troop %, Waterbury, gave a
most interesting talk to the Scouts
about Army life. Sergeant Williams
is also a former camper at Malta
| tuck.
Announcements certificates were
given the following Scouts at the
campfire: Second Glass Scouts
David Triggs, TT. 2, Thomaston, and
Edward Mittlemean, Troop %, Wa
terbury; First Glass Scouts, Charles
Probst, Tr. II, Waterbury, and
James Sheldon and Richard john
son, Troop 2, Thomaston. Merit
Badges, William Sullivan, Tr. ID
Waterbury, First Aid; Robert Nc
Cullough Tr. "a, Waterbury, Cook
ing; Star Scout, Arthur johnson
TT. II, Waterbury.
! Special Events of the week al
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

Nine SchWimmer, herself REF
ugee' since 1929 when the Supreme
Court denied her citizenship be-
cause she refused to bear arms,
donated her archives, accumulated
during nearly three quarters of a
century of struggling all over the
world for peace and understanding
to the New York Public Library. 1t
is known as the Schwimmer-Lloyd
Collection. Mrs. Lola Maverick
Lloyd of Winnetka, ILL.,, collaborated
with Nine. Schwimmer for the past
30 years.
There are other Europeans"
said Nine. Schwimmer, daughter Of
a distinguished Hungarian family,
who have managed to bring to this
country books, pamphlets, docu-
ments and letters, which would
have been destroyed by a dictator.
Many of these, like my own
archives, are the only records of
some events; others throw addi-
tional and interesting light on hap
penings extensively recorded else
where.
Put Them to Use
I wish all the people who were
able to bring papers with them in
their flight from Europe would put
them to use through the public
library.
MANY refugees are making blood
donations and other contributions
to bringing the war to an end This
is cultural contribution we can
make to better world"
The Schwimmer-Lloyd collec-
ton, occupying many Stacks and
files, covers the amazing variety of
subjects, held together by the COM
mon thread of desire for world
understanding, which have occupied
the spirited ard full life of Nine.
SchWimmer.
6. 1t included a complete history
1t included a complete history
of the feminist movement, from the
first feeble beginnings during Nine.
Schwimmer's girlhood in Budapest,
through the suffrage fights and
down to such triumphs of feminism
as the Waves and the Waacs.
Copies of Wilson's Appeal
1t also includes what are probably
the only copies of Woodrow Will
sons appeal, translated into dozen
languages, of Nov. 7, 1918, to the
defeated nations of Europe urging
them not to engage in civil wars.
Like Nine. SchWimmer's own
life, the archives cover every inter-
est that appealed to women-child
welfare, birth control education
suffrage, naturalization laws, peace
and world government.
They contain stately papers re-
lating to her position as Hungary's
minister to Switzerland in 1913
the worlds first woman ambassa-
dor-and simple letters to her from
Hungarian peasants when she was
working for land reform in 1911.
One of the largest sections Of the
file reflects the great fundamental
interest which underlies Nine,
Schwimmer's activity-world peace.
Plans for world government, Of
every kind and hue, were studied
by the woman whose energy has
never been exhausted but whose
health hos been working by writing,
lecturing and organizing. Nine.
Schwimmer knew all about and had
extensive information in her files
on every world plan from the most
fantastic dream to the last detail
of the BeVeridge Plan.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19
Nine. Schwimmer Urges Refugees
To Donate Salvaged Documents
BY CORRINE HARDESTY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

New York. July 17-(UP-Roka Schwimmer who
kings presidents and ministers from the
World today appealed refugees follow
tribute world giving documents
library
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

swim in. This is not very good
place as many get cuts from the
broken glass in the water. The old
er children can hike to red bridge
or London's but little tots can't do
this. A small wading pool in the
center would do and would serve
the purpose very well.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

Europe and South Africa.
Primarily, the university scien-
fists are doing research on chro-
mosques and the gnats provide ma
terial. Already the scientists have
determined the effect of X-ray on
chromosomes, revealed some facts
about evolution, and learned that
naturalization of species probably
from Florida and Mexico has de-
veloped a new species.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

Some of tn lads returning from
far-flung theaters of war thank
the sulpha drugs not only for heal
ing their wounds but for settling
their sex problems. They call the
cure "Sulphadenial".
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-19

"See some Nv our draft age
fathers runnin' round lookin' as
worried as they did when Junior
WIZ bout due. Seems like tn
fellers in Washington hez got
them so confused they don't
know whut's goin' tub happen.
II tn lawmakers don't make up
their minds soon tn dads won't
be fit fer nothin' but a rest
home.
DOINs ROUND TOWN:
TUESDAY, July Goth:
A doll show will be held at the
South End playground at 2:30
p. m.
WEDNESDAY, July 21st:
A class in sewing and handi-
craft will begin at Washington
Park playground at 2:30 p. m.
The Santa Maria Circle, No.
II, Daughters of Isabella, will
hold their regular meeting at
the K. of C. hall. All members
are requested to attend this i'm
portant meeting.
THURSDAY, July 22d:
Mrs. E. Einar Kron has invited
| the women of Zion Lutheran
church and their friends to
attend a coffee party in the
social rooms of the church on
Cherry st.
SUNDAY, July 25th:
The Santa Maria Circle, No.
n, National Daughters Of
Isabella, will hold their annual
outing at the summer home
Of Mrs. John White, Grove
Ave-, Lake Hitchcock. An
interesting and enjoyable pro-
gram has been arranged and
an invitation to attend is ex-
tended to all members and
friends.
"One thing that'll keep tn dads
from foldin' up like bridge
table Is plenty NV Milk in their
diet. An when I say Milk I
mean Cashin's Dairy Milk-cuz
when you're buyin' somethin',
you might as well git tn best.
Oashin's Dairy Milk is good for
everyone - frum Grampa clear
down tub tn latest addition tub
tn family. Milk is tn finest
possible food tub build healthy
bodies and nerves-an' you git
top quality an flavor when you
buy Cashin's Dairy Milk"
ZEKE