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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1943-10-13
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gntmidlungen Ser Rampfbanblungen
i'm Sodiommer 1943. Den Mnfang bon
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Mitarbeiter fbreibt:
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ein &lob bon So Eonnen, par auerIt
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3abl, nno es fonnten oamals feine
|enogiiltisen Sdluiie auf feline 8ir-
fung ge5ogen tperoen CRIT in GuB-
lano tpuroen iie in ioI9en Maifen
eingeiett, baB Die 6eutide &eeresIei-
tung glaubte, Die ruiiii9e Sront
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1900 ibrer Sanfungetiime. Die St
ger" - in ibrer glrt Meiltertperfe
elmer bodit fompli5ierten uno ausge-
fliigelten Sehnif, oie es berItanben
bate, oas 5ulaiiige S0bitee,pidt NIT
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5lt bereinigen - betpdbrten itd) nidt.
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&fe 1puroen neben Sen ,,Sigern"
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geiebt, oie eeseniiber oem ,,giger'
einige gerbeiieruneen auftpieien. Mber
aub tie erfiiuten nidt bic Soffnungen
oes oeutiden Sberfon1manoos. 8as
bon alen 6ieien l1ngetiimen ubris,
blteb, mar Elm rieitges Eriinn1erfeIo
5eridlagenen StabIs.
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iden maren auf eine beionoere Ser
teioigung geitoBen, oie itd ni9t err
tpartet batten. Nad 8eridten an1e-
rifaniider 9adberitdnoieer bat sic
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langes @obr, 6as bon einem eiraeI-
men Mann getragen iperben uno raid
in Rofition gebradt iperoen fann, IN
benz es auf bic Sbulter zines atpeiten
Solbaten gelegt miro. Mus Der ,,8a-
aufa" miro eine ipe5ielIe Mafetengro-
nate abgefeuert, oie nur 5tpeieinbaIb
Hfun6 tpiegt, aber bon groBter Ct.
lplofib- ,.n6 9urdidlaesfraft 1T. See
BEN oieier ledtbetpieIiden @affe, oie
an mittelaIterli6e Weusfeten erin.
inert, uno oie BEN @uiien auf @runo
loes observation-disclosures geIie-
Ifert miro, beiibt oie ruifiide Mrmee
al1d anoere 9anfabpebrge-
|idiibe, oie aus uebreren 2dufen BE-
liteben, Inn einen mogli9it breiten
lStre1fegeI alt er5ielen. @s tpiro nit
&edt 6arauf bingelpieien, baB oieie
neue Eednif Der Eanfbefdmpfung
Ibeinabe cine 9feboIution bebeutet.
IDenn tpdbrerb es Iange Belt i1ien,
lals gdbe es fein Mittel, Inn ben berf,
Ilden Ban5erungetiinen oen gBeg 5n
oeriperren, bat Die Mbtpebrtednif nod
langem Suden enbli9 cine Baffe &C.
tfunben, Sic alien an6eren MitteIn -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01

presented with a new bridge, modern in
every respect, there was a prOvisO that
the old one must be strapped within 100
days after the new one was opened there
is strong sentiment in the southeastern
end Of the state for saving the old struc-
ture. SO much so that bills have been pre-
sented in the Legislature already to this
effect. And what's more Hartford'S two
Connecticut River bridges, one free, one
toll span, are cited as precedentS.
However, Highway Commissioner VIII
liam J. Cox claims that if New London
retains the old free bridge toll revenues
on the new one will suffer and it's going
to take long time for the state to re-
deem the bonds it sold to finance this
bridge. That's perfectly true, but it does
seem, in these war days, that to tear
down perfectly good bridge in a sec
ton where every war precaution must be
taken is rather foolish. If inland cities
like Waterbury are in danger Of enemy
attacks, New London certainly is in more
danger. 1t might Devise to let the bridge
stand for the duration and then argue it's
usefulness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01
Catholic Press Month

Catholic Press Month is observed dur
ing February. The general press owes
much to Catholic Press services who aid
materially in fairly and accurately dis
penSing the news of the day. There are
many important Catholic papers in the
various dioceses of the country not the
least of these, The Catholic Transcript,
published in Hartford, the Catholic or
gan of the state of Connecticut.
This paper as well as many other Cath
Ollie papers handle N. G. w. G. dispatches
and many times are able to present
angles that have been missed or over
looked by the secular press. Most Rev.
John Mark Cannon, episcopal chairman
of the N. G. w. G. Press Department,
characterizes the coverage of this press
instrument to bring quickly information
to the public on all current movements
of society and governments out of joint
with traditional Christian practice and
morality 1t reports only on religion,
mortality, or kindred fields and whatever
inlpingeS upon the exercise of the rights
of human beings in these fields and
releases authentic information to the
press for the protection Of the Church
and the safeguarding Of the liberty and
natural rights Of the common people"
In this state The Catholic Transcript is
an important and accurate dispenser OF
the news in this sense as partly described
above. It's editorial policy is noteworthy;
its editorials very well worth reading.
Other Catholic dioceses also support COM
mendable papers. And we have in this
country many splendid weekly and
monthly magazines: America, the Jes-
uit weekly, and "The Commonweal'
stand out as excellent journals that deal
with literature, the sciences, the arts and
current topics. We congratulate the Cath
Ollie press during their month and wish it
success in all its undertakings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01
MONDAY. FEBRUARY /, 1915
The Little Man who Wasn't There

Grass Roots, North America - This is
now q deSolate place; once 1t was a
Ehriving center. Not very populous, but
people used to come here from miles
around to spend pleasant few hours at
It's motion picture palace.
Il wasn't really palace. It wasn't at
Ill spalatia1. It was hardly more than
Storeroom building with 500 opera chairs.
But to the folks around, many Of whom
came there regularly each week, it was
y dream palace.
It was there they took refuge from
their daily chores. There they saw a
world Of make-believe that caused them
to, forget their troubles and cares for
the moment There; too, they saw the
real events Of life; the present world
goings-on. They didn't want "to get
away, from it' altogether. They wanted
to know what was going on - usually.
Had they not read about 1t in the
papers? Had they not heard about it
on the radio? Had their preacher not
told them about it from his pulpit?
Indeed.
But to see it, virtually living before
them; to see the people whose voices
they had heard on their radios; to have
before their eyes a demonstration Of the
work that was being done - on their
behalf - by men and women in the war
plants; to learn through news pictures
Of the daring and sacrifices Of soldiers
and sailors; through pictures - fiction
allied, to be- sl1re-but based on factual
events.
Grass Roots picture palace was built
TO give entertainment to the people Of
its little community and to the farm and
village homes nearby. But, with the adj
vent Of the war, that entertainment be-
came something more powerful.
It became morale builder. It was
knspirational, It built courage. It made
stamina. Backbonel
Backbone. That's what the little pic
ture palaces that do the map in 5000
or more places are to their industry
and to their country. They hold it to-
gether. They are the vertebrae around
which the land is built these little
Grass Roots places and their little store
room picture palaces.
Around them is built the corner drug
store; the grocery and meat market; the
notions and dry goods shop; the five
and ten cent counters. But Grass Roots
doesn't have these any more.
The little man who ran the picture
palace isn't there any more. He was
The spark plug Of the community spirit.
His theater was the bright spot on Four
Corners Place. Bright inside as well as
out. For it was here happy-faced folks
used to gather; to exchange neighborly
greetings and cheeery words; to hear one
another talk and laugh and applaud.
And wasn't it around that theater that
the rest Of the business center was built?
It's dark now; not merely dim. Four
Corners now is mostly empty stores.
Because the little man who ran the
picture palace isn't there any more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01
Needs Some Deliberation

me "dirt road" proponents are at it
again The Legislature is going to be
asked to do some more for those COM
munitieS Of the state which rarely have
10 devote any considerable portion OF
their tax income to road improvement or
maintenance. They usually get enough
from the state to take care of all their
needs. And so far as maintenance goes
The main roads are taken care of by the
state and the back-roadS are often
worked by residents who pay off their
OWN taxes in this fashion.
What should be done with such pro-
posals as that $1,O00,000 be transferred
from state aid road funds to town aid re-
mains to be seen. The million-dollar state
aid fund was set up two years ago, while
at the same time the Legislature was sup
ping" the S., 100000 dirt road fund by an
other million. This latter always provided
$17,750 for each of the 1859 towns of the
state and was to be used for roads that
ordinarily would not have received main
Eenence.
It's hard to argue against spread"
of more highway funds among the cities
and towns, but the point of the whole
matter is this. If the dirt road fund is
lifted up to $4,000 900, it's never going to
drop below that figure again. And in
times like these with Motor Vehicle De-
partment receipts sure to drop further
this year it's hard to see how road aid
funds can be raised without endangering
highway expansion plans for the future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01

New London As more or less in the
khroes Of Q dilemma at the present time.
e has realized an ambition OF long years
standing, but In doing so has found itself
confronted with more than It actually
barRalned for. The city now Is linked with
the eastern shore OF the Thames River
by not one, but two very disable highway
bridges. Il 50 happens, though that one
Of them Is Of the modern toll vintage,
while the other dates back 70 the days
when any molorlst could drive across a
bridge without being stopped for q dime.
And despite the fact that when y was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01
Current Comment

saw a lot of American troops.
I saw combat teams and had lunch
with them in the field. They are
healthy and efficient and eager to
fight again. think they will.
President Roosevelt at Casa
blanca.
We have met. We have talked. We
have registered our entire agree
ment on the end to be achieved,
which is the liberation Of France
and the triumph of human liberties
by the total defeat Of the enemy.
General De Gaulle and Gen.
eral Giraud.
It Is not enough to view the
future with sober confidence. We
should view the future with burn
ing hate and bitter resolve.
London editorial.
When peace Is declared. WASH
lngton must again become the
bridge OF our ship Of state-not the
gun turrets, engine room and galley
combined.
Governor Leverett EaltOnstall
OF Massachusetts,.
In these days Of total war. when
the nlachine shop and the mill
are as much part OF defense as
the foxhOles In North Africa. any
member Of the great industrial
army who for profit deliberately
sends 10 our Army, our Navy, cur
Marine Corps o. our air forces
defective, faulty or rejected nrlnas
nent should he treated 90 q
traitor.
Representative Michael A.
N1|ghan e Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01
TRIPoLI
New York Herald-Tribune)

New York Herald Tribune)
Ever since Wavell's army first
broke out Of the Egyptian desert on
that great raid" which swept across
Cyrenaica, Tripoli has been a SYM
Dol, a goal. The seat Of Axis power
in Africa, guarded by the wastes
which divided it from Egypt and the
Fighting French bases in the south,
by the prestige-so swiftly shattered
-of Graziani and his italian divi-
sion, by the more durable qualities
Of Rommel and the Afrika Korps.
Tripoli seemed the end of the Afri-
can rainbow. Alternately the armies
surged toward the city and drew
back again, mirroring the ebb and
flow of global war. And now Mont
gomery stands at the scity-but this
time 1t Is the goal which has reced-
ed. Tripoli is still a symbol. but the
fighting viii go on, to Tunis, to BIZ
zerte, until Africa Is free,
But while the fall Of Tripoli will
not decide the great battle of the
Mediterranean 1t will bring to scr-
ry close the pathetic venture Of Italy
into empire building. Coming late,
as q modern nation. upon the stage
Of world politics, Italy Of the old
kingdom. like the Italy Of Fascism,
wasted blood and treasure on many
futile iInperialistlc gestures, all Of
which ha dthe afr Of shoddy copies
Of the really determined and eff
Client aggressions Of history. Even
the Ethiopian campaign. which was
conducted with more ruthless power
than any Of Italy's other colonial
wars, was Knocked BY the Roman
trapplngs with which the Imitation
Caesar decked out his trlumphs.
For the Italian people. feluetant
paFtakeFs Of MunGollni's false glory.
wFacked hg the anguish and eacFl.
flee Of an linwanted. unsuccessful
war, the flames above TTipoll may
prove that pillar Of fire BY night q
lead them out % the Faeelat wilder.
ness. Their digappolnlIneufs when
Ire fruits e victory turned % ashes
made many ol them Give ear 10 Mus
aollnl and his crew. Dor nat lhey
are tasting defeat, end, n quote
winston Churchill, 4 = tsIlF lhe END
ol the ozz|nn|n1 WAT IheV can
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01
A long Threatening comes at last. Al

A long threatening comes at last. And
as we digest the headline-All Edible
Meat Faces Rationing About April /,
we wonder about the days to come. AS OF
today we do not need to stint ourselves
as to meat. If the butcher has it and we
are customers in good standing he is only
too glad to cut us choice roast, or steak
or chops, or whatever he has on hand.
Later things may be different. House
holders are already falling into different
menu habits. They are trying tripe, kid
neys, liver, hearts, sweetbreads and such
tried cooking, and finding that they are
most delectable. The so-called straight
meat eaters are disgruntled little over
lack of steaks and roasts, but the substi-
tutes are many. There's always baked
macaroni and Boston baked beans. What
could be finer or more nutritious!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01

The Duke estate in Somerville, N. j.,
of $500 acres is to be utilized wholly for
farming purposes. Mrs Doris Duke
Cromwell is putting this plan into prac-
tice. Many will recall when driving
through that section of New Jersey the
wall-encompassed grounds as you drove,
seemingly, for miles. In June roses COW
cred the screening wall. The 1890 acres
within those walls will now be used part
ly as dairy farm, also chicken farm to
aid in the butter, eggs and milk shortage.
It will be used as a livestock farm of the
first magnitude, the first of the dairy
herd having already arrived. The
father of the present owner operated
the estate as dairy farm during World
War I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01

The idea was discussed between
Willkie and Stain during WILKES
trip, then with FDR. Willkie
preached the idea after he found
Stain rritated over the failure Of
an outstanding American to come
to Russia, despite the fact that he
had sent his ex-F'oreign Minister.
Maxim Litvinoff, as Ambassador
to Washington, and his present
Minister Molotoff on a special
mission to Washington.
Stain also was irked at the de-
lay in establishing a second front
and over the failure of up-to-date
lend-lease airplanes to arrive. To
ease the situation, Willkie suggest
ed the idea of a talk between sta
lin and Roosevelt. and even dis
crissed a meeting place In Siberia
or, Alaska.
Later. WilIkie reported this to
Roosevelt, who liked the idea
and went into more details as to
where the meeting might take
P~0O'
The plan petered out partly be-
cause Allied war chiefs wanted to
discuss strategy near the North
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01

in his ear set and the two men re.
sumed their conference.
NOTE: Baruch spends about
100000 annually out Of his own
pocket for research and hiring ex-
perts to aid the government. Since
the war broke he has spent most
CT his time in Washington pa
tiently, persistently prodding the
war effort. t
NEW EUROPEAN FRONT
Six months ago when the ques-
ton Of Second Front In Europe
was under hot backstage discus
sion, 1t was the British who were
most adamant against ar attack
against France, Norway or the
Lowland countries.
U. 8. strategists leaned much
more heavily toward this point Of
attack-in some places only twen-
ty miles from England-but the
British leaned toward North AZ
RIGA. They were afraid their huge
army In England--one OF the most
concentrated forces In, the world
would be depleted and the British
isles endangered. Also they point
ed to the bristling Notifications
across the Channel and the GER
tain terrific loss Of men.
In recent weeks, however,
British officials have stated
quite frankly that the position
has changed. Now, with Hit
ler's forces spread out from Rus.
sla 10 Sicily, they have felt
there was o better chance Of in.
vading the continent. They are
now In o betvcr position tn use
their huge army In England, and
some Britishcrs tcei It would he
wise to strife now father thai
walt until o huge American
army with its supplies can cross
submarine -ipfested ocean.
American strategists on the 9th.
er hand, have leaned toward the
slower, longer way around the
Mediterranean, through North
AFRICA and up the Balkans.
This was the big problem facing
Churchill end Roosevelt. Many
Observers believe lhst Romnlel.
and the Nazl army nov blocking
the Allies IN Tunisia, hcld the 5sy
to that decision,
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ture Syndicate. Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01

at peace with Japan Most I'm.
pressive to Americans who have
been anywhere near the Russian
front are the earnest but impro-
vised supply methods. Across the
Russian steppes come food and
ammunition for the men at the
front-behind a team Of caribou,
or oxen, or on the shoulders Of
men afoot. Any way and every
way, the people Of Russia keep
supplies moving The Russians
think Germany is getting plenty
of oil, making use Of synthetic
processes for fuel oil and getting
lubricating oil from the Maikop
fields in the Caucasus, as well as
from Rumania.
DYNAMO BARUCH'S
BATTERY =
+ Silver-crested, 72-year-old Ber-
ME Baruch, who has had as much
to do with speeding up the war as
anyone in washington, recently
felt the personal seffect Of war
regulations.
Baruch is forced to wear an ear
phone because Of hearing diff
Guilty. The other day, while con-
ferring with Ferd Eberstadt, vice
chairman Of the WPB, Baruch
failed to catch something Eher-
stadt said. He picked UP a note
pad on the WPB officials desk
and asked him to write 1t down.
!, Eberstadt jotted on the pad,
whats the difficulty"
"The battery in my hearing
aid has gone dead" Baruch said,
land / haven't been able to buy
any, There's q shortage, you
know. The Army has been us
ing o great number Of batteries"
Eberstadt Is a close friend and
protege Of Baruch, so he swung
into action. He called In an as
sistant and instructed him to find
a battery. III you have to comb
every radio and electric appliance
store In Washington" Then, with
a grin, Eberstadt told the finan-
cier: ttF
1--WE can't let you 60 without a
battery, Bernie. Your hearing is
essential to the war effort"
About an hour later. after Ba-
ruch and Eberstadt had lunched,
the assistant returned with sever
al batteries. Baruch installed one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01

There are still snow-covered ski slopes
in our New England states and upper
New York, not to forget Canada. At the
present writing skiing is at its height.
There is little or. no agitation this win
ter about hopping onto ski trains for
nippy weekend on the slopes. No special
weekend trains for the hearty sportsman
but the skiing is good at Bear Noun
tain, in Middlebury, VT, and the Lauren
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01

professor, is to inspire with an IN
tense devotion to the American way
Of life. This is true Of soldiers, az
well.
A bomber who destroys war
plant, a troop train. or concen-
tration of materials, is not neces-
sarily impelled by motives of hatred.
His feeling Is likely to be quite i'm
personal. The armed forces Of the
United Nations destroy military
machines and their agencies in or
der that the way Of freedom may
be preserved. They are merely re-
moving obstacles in the road to
progress, and they can undertake
the job with spirit because OF what
they are lighting to save.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01
Selected Poem
FALLOW ACRES

FALLOW ACRES
douise Darcy in The Christian Science Monitor)
These fallow acres lying in the sun
Have done their work and 1t was work well done
In earlier years fine crops grew on this soil;
This loan was worked with many hours OF toll;
From spring TO autumn harvest cycle grew,
Ripening each fall with vaFi-colored hue
OF rich abundance stored In barn and bin
To meet the days when winter settled in
These fallow acres were not always bare,
Running 20 MEADOW grass, thistle and taTe.
Now idle IN the sun and wind and rain
They rest, waiting 70 feel the plow again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01
DON'T TEACH THEM TO HATE"
(christian Science MonitOr)l

(Christian Science Monitor)
The psychologists have a word for
it--"emoticnal dynamic" It means
q power or strength Of impulse to
action in the individual springing
from some agitated or aroused
mental condition. Certain profess
sional soldiers believe that fighting
men should have it, and they are
probably right. But it should be 4
constructive, and not destructive,
feeling. In war where emphasis
is laid on destruction that last
statement may bear analysis.
Prof. e. n. Reeder Of the Uni
versity of Illinois does not believe
IN stirring up hate in children.
Teaching hatred of Japanese or Of
Nazis arouses emotional prejudices
which are likely TO be carried into
the postwar world and actualIv
prevent the peace we want 10 ac-
complish. The better way, says the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01

ate. When We get down 10 the bot
tom Of II, we are true friends to the
people We like and 10 those who
because their temperanents diner
from ours, have something 10 con-
tribute TO the growth OF our hearts
and minds. The best friend we Can
possibly have Is the person who
mercilessly cuts down our eg0tisn,
points out our faults without heslta-
ton. yet IN spite OF our repFehen-
slble characteristics loves ~ and
can always be- depended upon e
stand BY rs IN trouble.
Many centuries ago EuFlpldes said
life has no blessing like q prudent
friend" He Is rich who has fFienda
and he q poor indeed who lacks
thonl, We can al have as mans
friends ~ We are willing 10 bus With
iillsNlfiennena and iove.
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