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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11

Town Chairman Maurice F. Tangney Is said to be readying a lesson to be read to the Modera- tors who will be in charge of this years primary election. The S2 MOderatOrs are picked out by the Town Committee, members from each district proposing their choice and the entire committee then endorsing them. But last year Chairman Tangney after Q round of the various district polling places expressed himself as dissat- lseled with the manner in which the voting was conducted in some ee the districts, as well as reports that drifted in to him from other primary officials. And so when he calls Che MOderatOrs together next week for their instructions, cre- dentials, and supplies, he is pre-. pared to- tell them, too, just what they should do and how 1t should be done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
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dentials, and supplies, he IS pre-. mared to tell them, too, just what they should do and how 1t should be done.
 There is a rule in the Democratic Party which says, "The Moderator shall preserve order at the pollint place and shall see that these rule' and all applicable laws are carriet out and enforced. He shall have complete charge and direction of al tellers and shall have general super vision of the primary in his votinl district or ward. He shall decld' all questions of procedure and al questions concerning 6 persons rlgn to vote"
 City officials are confident that municipal employees will be able to bring their payroll deductions for war bonds up to the desired 50 per cent over present figures. A cur gent tabuIation of the amount maid i'm such fashion reveals that the percentage of the city's payroll being deducted for bonds is one woint less than : per cent. This As far from 10 per cent for the 1900 or more city employees, but 1t means that only an additional 1-2 per cent deduction would have to be achieved to accomplish the real purpose of this Third War Bond Drive.
 There may be 6 primary hangin ever the heads of the City Hal forces, but, neverthelss, departmen heads are spending long hours fig srring out their expenses for the pas rear and pondering on estimates 10 the coming year. City Charter pro visions demand such reckoning D ], September IS, and office heads an eaaeir assistants are hard at it, add ing, subtracting. dividing, not ' mention hoping.
 The fact that the Republicans were holding Q primary yesseEu~y was just about driven under c0ver by the fact that the Democrats were supposed to be at 1t again ehis year. Yet there are those m cor ranks who view the outlook 6sr their party as extremely bright, what with the Democratic fight and an apparent swing in the COP direction throughout Gen. mecticut. A good many poiitac- aIIy-untrled candidates are prom. ssed by the Republicans for this ian. As t0 the shape the cain- paign oe the GOPeFs will take indications of it have been given ln fEae past few menths by Repub- llcans On city boards.
 You may see 6 number of name menfloned for the top posts on th cor ticket. but what about tn elective boards? RumoTs eren aIwags true. 90 maybe the one abou e|aanass right down the line in pref nask lnelambants can be diae0untes
Evening star., 1943-12-26
.CoIored Masons
Elect New Officers

Several Colored Masonic Lodges
last week elected officers for the
ensuing year. They include:
James H. Hill Lodge-Thomas Da-
Wis, master; Leonard Cross, senior
warden; Arthur Chichester, jr., jun
ior warden: j. A. Davis, secretary;
A. ]. White, treasurer; Charles
Downs, senior deacon; Ellsworth
Turner, junior deacon; William Da-
Wis, senior steward; Moses Robinson,
junior steward; James Hill, tiler;
the Rev. Arthur Chichester, ST.,
chaplain; Robert Cross, senior mas
ter Of ceremonies; Edward Brown,
junior master Of ceremonies; A. A.
Wood, marshal
Eureka-R. c. Hill, master: D. K.
Pittard, senior warden; DR.. w. w.
Elliot, junior warden; Bethel Dukes,
senior deacon; Edward johnson,
junior deacon: Roscoe Barnett,
senior master of ceremonies; E. j.
Lewis, Junior master of ceremonies; !;
George Walton, secretary; DR.. l.. S.
Terry, treasurer; c. C. Reed, senior
steward; Lynnwood Smith, junior
steward D. K. Fickling. marshal.
Elections in Jonathan Davis Con-
sistory No. /, scheduled for tomor-
row, have been postponed until
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Uncle RAYS Corner

Snow is made up Of small crystals
of frozen water vapor. Some dis
tance above the ground, often more
than a mile, bits of moisture in the
air become so cold that they turn
into snow crystals. They are some
what different from the frozen rain
drops which fall in the form of hail
| The crystal form sets snow apart
from both hail and sleet. Freezing
takes place in such way that each
snow crystal, or flake" has sides
or points. The common custom of
flakes is to have six points apiece.
Snowf1akes have been studied
with great care under the micro
scope. Thousands of photographs
have been studied, and no two snow
flakes have been found to be exactly
alike. They agree in having sides or
points, but there is always some
difference between them.
I have spoken of the six-point
custom" of snowf1akes. That is
true of the great majority which
have been studied, but there are
some with three sides or points
These form in high clouds where
the air becomes very cold.
Snowf1akes often fall in little
bundles. instead of as single flakes
That is one reason it usually is hard
to see the points clearly without a
microscope.
Snow falls more slowly than rain
for the simple reason that it is light
and feathery. There is "air resist
ance" to the fall of anything which
comes through the air. When one
object is lighter than another OBJ
ject of the same size, it tends to be
slower in falling.
New-fallen snow 10 or II inches
deep will amount to only about one
inch of water. If snow stays on the
ground for days or weeks, it tends
to become packed down. In that
case, pail one foot high filled with
snow will give something like two or
three inches of water.
A cubic foot of new snow is likely
to weigh from to II pounds. On
the other hand, a cubic foot of we'll
packed snow may weigh from IS to
30 pounds. If the packing of the
snow has gone on to an extreme
point, the weight of cubic foot will
be from 40 to so pounds.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
OES Activities
| In LocuI Chapters

Lebanon Chapter on Tuesday
evening will have 4 Christmas
pageant presented by the Star
Points. December birthdays hon.
ored.
Columbia Chapter will have initia-
tion Tuesday evening.
Electa Chapter will confer the
degrees on six candidates and have
q Christmas party Tuesday evening.
The Ways and Means Committee
will give the first Of series of card
parties ut the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Dony January 8.
Treaty Oak Chapter will have the
annual Christmas party tomorrow
evening.
The Luncheon Card Club will be
entertained on Wednesday by Alice
Manning.
Bethlehem Chapters Christmas
party on Tuesday. Refreshments. ,
0CtIlhuy NndPCCI 81Ouic 0Odlu
will meet Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. Bertha Clark and the
Boosters on Tuesday evening, with
Miss Annabel Tillett.
Warren G. Harding Chapter will
meet Tuesday evening.
Temple Chapter viii initiDte six
candidates tomorrow night. Re-
freshments.
Mary Weak, chairman Of the Aux
iliary Home Board, will entertain
her members at 7 pm. Tuesday at
the Fairfax Hotel.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Prizes for Best
combinations

The Junior Star awards as many
as five prizes of 81 each for the
best contributions published each
week. Boys and girls of high school
age and under are invited to COM
pete. Here are the rules:
All contributions must be ORIGI-
NAL. Write on one side of paper
and give your name, age, address
phone number and school, Type
written contributions must be dou-
BILE spaced. The editors choice of
winners Is final and he reserves the
right to use any contribution in
whatever form he deems advisable,
regardless of whether it is awarded
a prize. Checks are mailed to the
winners the week following publica-
ton of their work. Reporters cards
will be issued to writer's who, in the
opinion of the editor, deserve them
No contributions will be returned.
Address The Junior Star, 727 Star
Building, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Princeton 10 Publish
WRITINGS Of Jefferson

Plans for publication of the
writings and correspondence of
Thomas Jefferson under sponsor
ship of Princeton University were
announced last night by President
Harold w. Dodds Approximately
% 900 900 words will be included in
the edition which is expected to
contain nearly so volumes.
It is estimated that Is years will
be required to edit and print the
edition which will be published by
the Princeton University Press.
The project has he approval Of
the Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial
Commission headed by Senator
Glass, Democrat, of Virginia. An
advisory committee includes Solon
]. Buck, archivist of the United
States, and Archibald MacLeish, L.
brarian Of Congress.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Their Christmas
BY PATTY ANN HOLLEBAUGH, Is

Eastern High School
The boys are fighting with all thei,
might
To keep this country free:
T'hey're fighting with their heart
and soul
For folks like you and me.
Sure, we are having Christmas
With all its radiant cheer,
But in our hearts is a silent prayer
For some one we hold dear;
Some on whose only Christmas Joy
Lies in the gifts we've sent.
And the letters we have written
must help
To keep his heart content:
We have told him of the things he
loves,
OF his friends so old and true:
And we must keep on writing.
Though the answers may be few.
Yes, the Christmas they're having
over there,
Whether in a foxhole or a tent.
Has been made so much brighter
Through the notes of love we've
sent!
Evening star., 1943-12-26

J. D. Boyd was the declarer in the
only small-slam spade contract that
was made. West opened the three of
spades, which was won by the ace
in dummy and when East showed a
void, five trumps were indicated in
the West hand, while declarer and
his dummy had only four each. Mr..
Boyd saw at once that If he led out
trumps, West would win the last
one, and this, together with the ace
OF clubs, would set the six-spade
contract one trick. He therefore
cleverly contrived to avoid trump
lead himself and this was his play.
His second trick was the lone ace
of hearts held by North. Then he
led a small club and forced out the
ace Of that suit held by West.
West then led second trump,
thus reducing declarer to two trumps
in his own hand and two in dummy
while his left-hand adversary held
three. Declarer next won with the
king of diamonds and played the
queen Of clubs. Then followed the
king and queen of hearts, upon
which he discarded the jack and 10
Of diamonds from dummy.
This uas than tho eif,,of}op.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Prize Contribution
BY VIRGINIA BALDWIN, 16,
Eastern High School.

In the glorious light of the
Christmas star, an angel appeared
above Bethlehem
Fear not, for behold, I bring you
good tidings of great JOY which shall
be to all people"
The angel who brought the mes
sage of Jesus birth looked down on
world in which there was little
peace. Under Herod, the tyrant,
the people knew trouble and suffer-
ing. Sickness and poverty and
heavy taxation we're their lot. The
miracle of the manger filled them
with hope and courage.
Peace did not Immediately follow
the promise of the heavenly host.
The pagan gods were not all over
thrown at once. Slowly, as people
opened their hearts to the wisdom
of the teachings of the growing
Christ Child, peace did come.
It came, not through the might
of conquering armies, but through
their acceptance of Gods Son as
their Saviour.
Through the centuries that fol-
lowed, many wars stormed the
world.
Those who held the message of
the manger in their hearts were
not discouraged. Around the world,
in many languages, the story of the
Christ and Christmas was told.
More and more people Of every race
began to hope for the realization
of Gods plan for universal brother
hood. But it was not yet to be. New
tyrants preached tragic doctrines
intended to separate and destroy.
This year, the Christmas star
shines again on darkened world-a
world at war. 1t shines on Chris
tian people everywhere-in bomb
wrecked villages. in foxholes, in
homes and churches, in hospitals,
on troopships. Those who are faint
of heart are bitter. They are de-
ceived by the noise and horror that
are the echoes of far-off battle
fronts.
The believing heart knows that
the dark hours will pass.
Though wars come and go, the
faith and hope that men hold in
their hearts cannot be destroyed.
These live on as the eternal echo
of the miracle Of the manger. And
the listening heart will hear again
this Christmas, clear and unde-
feated, the precious promise Of
Evening star., 1943-12-26
IAnacOstia Rifle Club
|Enrolls Two Girls
By SHIRLEY SIMENSEN. 1s
Anacostia High School.

AnacoStla ttlgh school.
Since the beginning of World Wa
II girls have taken an active part
IN many activities which had pre-
viously been exclusively for boys.
Beth Harrington and Marie Han.
son have joined Anacostia High
Schools newly formed rifle club
where, under the guidance of staff
Sergt. Butterworth, H. S. c. 1t. Bill
Aiken and H. S. c. Sergt. Philip
Reybold, they will be instructed ir
the fundamentals of caring for ano
firing .22-caliber rifles.
Until Anacostia is equipped with
its own rifle range, the girls viii
shoot at either Central or Eastern
At the first regular meeting the
members received pointers on safety
and were shown all the parts of q
rifle. 1t seems that, from now on
all the craftsmanship medals won't
be worn by the boys.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Daughters of America

State Councillor Margaret Taylor
and her officers will hold a New
Year reception January at North
east Temple, to 10 pm. Members
and friends are invited.
State visitations-Mount Vernon
Council, January at Northeast
Temple; Loyalty, January IL, North
east Temple.
The Red Cross unit meets every
Wednesday, IL to o'clock.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Auxiliary
Executive Unit
To Meet Thursday

The Department Executive Com
mittee meeting Of the American
Legion Auxiliary, under Mrs. Ger
trude Pierce, president, will be held
Thursday at 8 pm. at the Legion
clubhouse.
The national defense conference
Of the American Legion Auxiliary
will be held January IA. IS and 16
at the Statler Hotel. The meeting
will open with banquet January IA
All reservations should be made to
the department.
The James E. Walker Unit and
Post gave Christmas party on
Wednesday to so veterans and Grip
Piled children at the Twelfth Street
Branch of the YMCA, conducted by
Mrs. Marion Burke, chairman, and
Mrs. Henrietta Harris, president Of
the unit.
The Legion Auxiliary gave a party
at Mount Alto Hospital for disabled
veterans on Monday. Ice cream
and cake was served. They also
gave a Christmas party on Decem-
Der II at Walter Reed Hospital, with
refreshments, entertainment and
Christmas packages.
Members of the I'd Division, No.
28, with Mrs. Ruth Fritz, chairman
of rehabilitation, visited Mount Alto
in November and distributed ciga-
rettes as a greeting from the I'd
Division Post and Unit.
The Executive Committee of Sergt.
Jasper Unit will meet tomorrow at
$50 pm. at the American Legion
Club. with the president, Mrs. Emile
Schuler. presiding.
Mrs. Ola D. Lee, chairman of the
War Activities Committee, has called
a meeting of her committee for
Tuesday evening at her home, 1925
Wisconsin avenue NV, when final
plans will be completed for the SELL
ing of War Bonds and Stamps at
the meeting In January in cooper
alton with the Fourth War Loan
Bond drive
Evening star., 1943-12-26
The Message of Christmas
Prize Contribution
BY MARGARET RICHARDSON, 16,
Eastern High School,

BY MARGARET RICHARDSON, 16
Eastern High School
g" And suddenly there wa.
with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host. saying:
Glory to God in the highest
and on earth, peace. p
John j. Jones closed the Bible
and placed it on the table. He rose
slowly from his seat and placed an.
other log on the glowing fireplace
Mrs. Jones looked up and brushed
a tear from her eye.
You know. John, every Christ
mas eve when you read the story
OF the first Christmas, 1 feel so won.
derful inside. It's so lovely" She
paused, then asked, John, what
are you doing?"
I'm trying to fix this track. II
keeps getting out of place, anc
the train won't run"
"Oh. just leave it alone, John
The tree looks all right without it.
You know no one could ever fix that
piece of track but Bill"
You know, Sarah" the old man
said, returning to his seat, I'm
beginning to understand the story
of Christmas for the first time"
What do you mean, dear?" she
asked.
In the Bible, it says that God
gave Jesus Christ, His only begotten
son. that we might live in peace
Well, we've given our only son tc
our country for much the same
reason-so the folks to come after
us, even after him, can live ir
peace!"
Mrs. Jones smiled. That's nice
thought, John. Bill would be proud
to hear you say that"
They sat in silence, which was
| finally broken by Mrs. Jones. 81
sorta feel like Bills coming home
He said he'd be here, If he coulc
make it." She knew, even as she
said it, that it couldn't come true
but it was such a consolation.
why, I almost feel as though he
were right here in this room!" Fol
a strange, fleeting moment, she al
most believed herself.
Mr.. Jones rose once again and
went over to the tree. I'm going
to have another try at fixing this
track. It"
John, what's wrong? Has any
thing happened?"
The old man stood up, and there
were tears in his eyes. bill was
here, Sarah-just now. Look!"
He pointed to the piece of track
which only Bill could fix. It was
In its place and tho train was run.
ming smoothly.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Ben Hur News

Christmas exercises, sponsored by
the Executive Board, will commence
at pm. today in Pythian Temple.
Samuel Trupp, chairman of the
board, and Louis NJ Merryman.
chief, United Court, will speak, fol-
lowed by moving pictures and re-
freshments.
H. Bruce Nickel, State manager,
Philadelphia, will install officers Of
the six courts in Pythian Temple
on January 81. Representative Mel
win D. Newland and Richard A.
Walker, president, Maryland-Dis-
trict Of Columbia Congress, will take
part n the ceremonies.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Ring Out, You Bells
Prize Contribution

BY CATHERINE CLARK, IL,
Woodrow Wilson High School.
Ring out, ring out, you Christmas
bells,
The light has come to earth.
Behold! Behold the death of sin
AS mercy has its birth!
Sing out, sing out, your voices raise
Let sorrow turn and flee,
For God has spoken; hear his word
Let man from death be free"
And as the blessed Christmas Star
Shone out with glorious ray,
Behold the star of freedom shine
With ever Frightening ray.
AS on this day, so long ago,
Eternal life was given,
Rejoice We now as tyranny
From off the earth is driven!
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Make
Friday Night of
Fun at Wilson
Prize Contribution.
BY BARBARA HAUTER, 16,

Woodrow Wilson High School.
Friday is often a night Of gay
times for Woodrow Wilson High
School students because 1t is usu-
ally designated as sorority fraternity
meeting night.
The meetings Of Delta Rho Gam
ma Sorority, for instance, take place
In the home Of one of its members,
supposedly at 7::30. In the recep-
ton room or the living room you
usually find piano, with a crowd
gathered around 1t. You can easily
spot the goats" (the pledges)-the
busiest people in every crowd. They
are forever waiting. on the men,
bers, providing entertainment and
taking the blame for everything
that goes wrong. When the mem
bers go INTO another room, that
means a business meeting is being
held.
The doorben rings-it's either one
Of the fraternities, rushees or late
members. After every one arrives
the fun begins. The group at the
piano is either listening to or sing
ing popular songs. In one corner
several boys and girls discuss such
topics as the Army-Navy game.
At the first opportunity the rug
cutters" swing to the music of Harry
jameson the phonograph, Of
course.
Then comes the entertainment
from the goats" usually a skit
about some member or a silly song
acted out and costumized. These
give hilarious laughs and start ev-
erything and every one out right.
After light refreshments, the fun
continues until about IL.
Then you begin thinking about
your parents and start for home,
glad that there is no school the next
day or sorry that you have to go to
work.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
|vFW Post 10 Hold
Christmas Party
|For Veterans

Equality-Walter Reed Post and its
auxiliary of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars will hold a Christmas party
this afternoon for overseas veterans
at the Servicemen's Club No. /,
Ninth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV.
Mother Steed, hostess of the club,
will be assisted in program by post
members and of the auxiliary. There
will be turkey dinner and all its
trimmings
Children Of the University Park
School of Hyattsville, Nd, under
the supervision of Mrs. Jane Reinl,
president of the auxiliary, made
candy cups for each table guest.
A group of artists will appear on
the program, including Mrs. Sue
McLeish, soloist; Mildred Hopper,
songs with her accordion, with E.
Brown at the piano; Orville Bailey,
fife; Helen Gilliaert, soprano, with
Jack Holiday, jr., as accompanist;
Vice Comdr. Valentine T. Mayer,
harmonica; Carl c. Pribek, sketches;
Peter L. De Roselli, master OF cere-
monies, and Comdr. George G. Nc
Leish will give q recitation.
The party Is a follow-up Of the
posts birthday celebration last Mon
day night at 713 D street NV.
The v. F. w. Honor Guard will
install officers at 713 D street NV
as follows: Captain, Stephen T.
Nichka; first lieutenant, Valentine
T. Mayer: second Ieutenants, Emery
L. O'Berry and Frank c. Pierce
quartermaster and adjutant, Leon
ard j. Bacon; advocate, George G
McLeish; chaplain, Edward T. Sped
den; trustees, Frank Topash, Jacl
Holiday and George J. Neuner.
Front Line Post will meet tomor.
row night at 713 D street NV
Comdr. Garnett M. Mattingly viii
preside.
A monthly news bulletin for al
members Is the latest feature. New,
items will be received by Publicity
Omcer George ]. Neuner.
Pentagon Post will meet Tuesday
night at 713 D street NV.
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Masonic News

Harmony Masonic Lodge elected
officers as follows: Master, Bruce R.
Allen; senior warden. Harvey G.
Stailey; junior warden, Harry Rod:
secretary, Johnston r. Zimmerman;
treasurer, Guy F. Allen; senior dea-
con, David 8. Miller; junior deacon,
D. H. Benson; senior steward,
George E. Loges: junior steward, Er.
nest I. Loving.