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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-26

falling of Jericho'S walls was sap
ping, and the standing still of the
sun-that is explained, too. Joshua
is pictured as great leader with
all of a great leaders attributes
and, might be said, faults. If
Joshua was harsh in having Achan,
the looter, stoned. it was because
of very definite reason. The
hanging of kings Of Canaan was a
political move calculated to notify
the Pharaohs Of Egypt that their
reign over the Jordon valley was
at an end.
Chariots were new weapon of
warfare in the days of Joshua, but
Joshua overcame these ancient
panzers with a finality that gave
him control of the land of milk
and honey.
After reading the book, one is
convinced that, if Moses was the
lawgiver of Israel, Joshua was the
executor, plus the army, navy and
marines.
CLEVER. THESE CHINESE
CARL CLICK has plumber the
~ inscrutability of the chinese in
Three Times I Bow (Whittlesey
House: $3.50. Instead Of a stole
and taciturn race, you find a people
that are full of emotions and, con-
trary to popular opinion, deeply
appreciative of humor.
Clicks book invades the inner
most households of Chintown. In
timately friendly with most of New
York,s Chinatown, he gives you
home of the lightest incidents that
he has run across from a lifetime
of mingling with the high and low
of the sons of China in this coun-
try.
Especially funny are his reports
from Private Kung, Chinese soldier,
as written from American training
camp. You'll get long-deserved
laugh from these.
LESSON IN PARATROOPING
THE tale of the fall of Crete, as
l. told by war correspondent John
Hetherington in "Airborne Invas-
ion" (Duell, Sloan g. Pearce, Inc:
$2), is timely in two ways. That
Nazi-held island which guards the
approach to the Aegean sea was
recently assaulted by British COM
mandos, and later heavily bombed
by Allied planes. AS a possible new
invasion target, historic Crete is
strikingly similar to Sicily, gee
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graphically, and in the way in
which 1t was invoded. The opener
in both cases was made by air
borne troops.
Hetherington gives you the pic
ture of a paratroop- glider trans
port-borne force which conquered
staunchly defended but woefully
unprepared island in 10 days of
fighting. 1t is history that the
Germans, as they crash-landed or
floated down out of the blue skies
over the Mediterranean suffered
CHASTITY losses.
British, Greek, New Zealand and
Australian troops knocked them off
like sitting pigeons-but they had
to give in to huge numerical sup
eroirity, and fled across the mid
riff of the island to the southern
shore in an evacuation move to
Egypt which rivals that of Dun
kirk.
Hetherington's on the spot &C
counts of incidents dating from the
fall of Greece, the flight to Crete
and the final tragic climax of a
heroic battle are peppered with
pothos, drama, and number Of
opinionated but well = fashioned
cracks at high-ranking Britishers
whom he calls responsible for
Crete's fall.
MELODY IN FUN :.
IF you've been scratching your
L head over what you might send
your son, sweetheart, or pal in the
armed forces that would give him
real bang and a lot Of fun, cease
scratching. "Give OUT" (Arrowhead
Press: $125), Songs of, by and for
the Men in the Service" as the SUBJ
title reads, is the answer to the
problem.
The lad doesn't have to have sung
in the choir or glee club. (In fact
it may be an advantage if he didn't
some of the lyrics are a bit-er-
vigorous, though perfectly print
able.) Music is furnished with some
of the songs, but good many are
written to such familiar strains as
1.-THE Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Ono tably one by playwright Robert
Sherwood; my Wild Irish Rose"
one version is my Wild-Eyed
Cadet" and the Caisson song
has at least dozen sets of lusty
lyrics.
In a way, the book is poetry.
Rough sometimes, crude, perhaps,
but withal colorful. All the STAN
dards are to be found, much as the
Marines Hymn" - and ali, yes,
there's a dandy up-to-date version
of "Mademoiselle From Armentier-
es." Some express poignant loneli-
ness, others, cuss the top-kick mag
nificently, and put the camp cook In
his place. Illustrations on almost
every page, and slender volume
that will fit easily in that service
mans pocket. The boy will love 1t.
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Doran: so. now gives the story.
The facts are those of the Bible,
plus what differences can be drawn
from geography and archaeology.
Since Joshua was accepted as a
prophet and since the Bible re-
cited his doings, 1t was long the
practice for no one to question the
damming of the Jordan, the fiat
tening of Jericho's walls or the
causing Of the sun to stand still,
the authors say.
IF these strange events should
challenge our credulity, we must
reverently murmur: "A miracle! I
and inquire no further.
"But,' they continue, 1--WE be-
lieve we are no longer so con-
strained. Outof our study has come
no atheistic or irreverent aspersions
upon Divine power, but perfectly
credible and logical story of an en-
tirely human and credible perfor-
nance. Locked in the ancient texts
and now opened by the combined
key work of modern research, we
find these few bupt utterly con-
vincing pictures of people-living,
thinking, doing-three and a half
thousand years ago. Untarnished,
complete, vivid as when first re-
corded in their pristine stage of
iliterate mans recollections, they
have come down to us, and now
we may see them in all their SIM
plicity and freshness"
The authors give their explana-
lions of the miracles. The damming
of the Jordan was timing, the
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ticies especially prepared for NEA
Service by fuel conservation ex-
perts.
Heat-sealing your home, or in
sulating 1t, may be the whole differ
ence between keeping warm and we'll
during the coming winter, or suffer-
ing.
You can judge the importance of
insulation by considering how much
waste has been found to occur in I'M
protected houses in Portland, Me.
There, for every 100 square feet of
uninsulated space, the householders
loses as much warmth oas is pro-
duced by % to SO gallons of Oil, or
452 to 1855 pounds of coal. The
thousands Of feet Of wall and roof
area in a completely uninsulated
house obviously would mean ire
mendous waste OF fuel.
You will need the advice of
skilled person to do this technical
job right. 1t is best to consult
local dealer or applicator before
choosing any material He will tell
you how much insulation you re-
quire. and the best way to apply it.
INSULATE ATTIC
Since heat rises, the roof and
attic floor are the greatest ave-
nues of escape. These can be
sealed with mineral woods, which
usually come in loose granule or
batting form; ganulated or COM
pressed cork; expanded mica;
chemically treated fiber material
made of wood, cotton. or paper;
insulating fiber boards in sheet
form, made from flbers Of wood,
cornstalks, or sugar cane. All de-
fects in the roof, such as loose
shingles, states or unnecessary
openings, should be repaired.
The same materials that are
used for heat-sealing the upper
part of the house can be used for
Insulating the walls. OF course,
concrete and solid masonry can
not be heat-sealed after the house
has been constructed, since there
is no space within the walls for
insertions Of material.
Most types of already-built
walls can be insulated by making
small outside openings through
which "fll" types of heat-sealing
materials are blown. Afterward,
the openings are sealed, and there
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-26

is no trace of where they were
made. If you have this kind Of
walls, you may be advised to
pack or pour blanket or granular
batting in, from the attic or any
other open space above. 1t also
is possible to use the rigid board
type of insulation as an inside
lining or, with asphalt coating
and mineral granule surfacing, as
an outside insulator.
Walls shutting off unused or
rarely used parts of the house
should be heat-sealed All sell
dom-used rooms should be closed
off from the rest of the houes.
The ceilings of unheated base
ments, cellars and vents should
be insulated with the same mate
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-26

rails used on the other parts of
the house. Whenever practicable,
basement walls also should be in
sulated. If the basement is to be
lived in, weatherstrip the doors
and windows.
Heating equipment must be
covered with insulating jackets
in order to avoid loss of heat
through radiation from hot water
tanks, hot air ducts, steam and
water pipes, and boiler pipes and
furnaces.
OF course, If such radiation is
needed to heat the space through
which they run, these should not
be covered. Any covering of bail
ers with asbestos cement should,
in general, be done by profess
SIGNALS.
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. HIGHLIGHTS FROM LATEST BOOKS
Joshua Fit Battle OF Jericho,
Became Greatest OF Leaders

Bible caused students to
overlook the life of of the Leaders
Joshua Leader United
Peon bv Rogers Costan doubleday
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SEA WITHIN SEA

SEA WITHIN SEA
The Sargasso sea, a great revolv-
ing mass Of seaweed in the Atlantic
ocean, covers an area almost as
large as continental United States.
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Good Evening.
CORN EXCHANGE

Never a summer since we were born
There hasn't been corner on corn
Corn OIL and off the ear
Is Augusts little gift Of cheer.
Corn on the ear! Let's all have our fling!
Corn on the cob! it's funny thing!
Golden bantam, when each yellow kernel
Hope once again springs eternal
Never a summer when the harvest comes,
Ladies and gentlemen, pickpockets and buns,
Feel q thrill at the wholesome sight
OF corn on the cob-am right?
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Tests Show Big Fuel Waste
When Home Is UninSulated

This Is the second Of six ar
ticles especially prepared for NEA
Service by fuel conservation ex-
perts.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-26

MANY members of Waterbury Lodge, 265, BPOE,
especially the older members of the benevolent organza
ton including the present exalted ruler Attorney Harry
F. speman and several pastexalted-rulers will mourn
the recent death of William D. (Sunshne BID cameron
Of East Norwalk The deceased attended the national
Eks convention in Boston in July, but entered the
Norwalk General Hospital after vacation and ms
return home on July a. He former BPOE east
ern district deputy in 1885, native of Westerly, R. L.
and at the time Of his death was 60 years OF age He
was also 32nd degree Scottish Rite member OF the
Masonic order His son. W. D. Cameron, Jr, was aboard
the cruiser Quincy" when it was torpedoed year ago
and was reported missing in action" TO Norwalk
Eks the late Bill Cameron was especially oear as ne
had been twice elected exalted ruler.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-26

Joe Nerrow of Watervile Street will be year
older tomorrow. Clarence Tansley of Ayers Street
has been promoted from Pharmacist Mate third class
to Pharmacist Mate second class in the U. s. Navy
Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Grenier of IS Proctor Street
THEY'RE the proud parents of five children Henry,
Jr Eleanor Beverly Arleen and Ann. The proud pop,
better known as "Whitey', is now employed at SEQ
Wills. For years he was manager OF an "A. q r.
store on Washington HILL
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SOUTH PACIFIC POST

somewhere a like a
long S by another slightly
thicker shifting
the white finer slightly colder land
somewhere in the South Pacific
Where the sky cloudy the
any liquor a
somewhere in the blue Pacific where the mail
Where Xmas cards in considered up todate;
Where always the payroll, but have
Though the get
spent
somewhere the Southern
And the numbering turtles the die
Oh take to Waterbury well,
this S to
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- Anderson Street. Naugatuck,
Good NIGHT
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he pens he and his soldier buddes staged party for 70
war orphans kids who had been picked up in streets after
the battle OF Britain after no trace OF tner parents au
weekly ration of cookies and candy for the kids and ala
1t with SMILE adds the local corporal for the stories the
Yankee bows were told about these kids would bring
lump to your throat The treat the kids derived from
this party the boys figured, well worth the sacrifice
of giving up their weeks supply OF American cookies and
candy.
John j. Martinson of 125 Griggs ST., foreman at the
Farrell Foundry, is hOspitalized at ST. Marys
Harold Perugin is staff sergeant at Frew Field,
Florida Mary Belle Gaylord's recent birthday
royalty celebrated by her Scovi Training Room Asso-
GATES Helping make the event joyous were Charley
March, Marjorie Hicock Betty Lou Whitley Donna no
manauskas and Beryl Hutchinson.
The Town Crier Tells E. :. Plenty OF volunteers will
be needed this in neighborng towns and little
towns help with the harvest and Cheshire preparing
for big apple crop, but peaches and plums will be
among the missing fruits Getting back to the sub
ect of Cape Cod and cranberres the latest announce
ment from that neck of land is that the CROP though
good faces ruin unless lots and lots of ckers be
recruited soon it looks like they're going to be kind
of begged down unless the good old V. Ps vounteer
pickers) come forward for the good of the cause.
The Town Crer says to stay home Labor Day weekend
and avoid the rush and incidentally obey the Office OF
corner says she has Just finished first Latch of tomato
canning Goodbye now!
"CHICK" Kelley sports ed of the opposition is
mentioning this week and handyman Henry L.
Brophy is pinch-hitting Dr. Joseph A. Reynolds
has been confined to his home the past two weeks with
Illness Bill Lewis has returned after week at his
old stamping grounds, West Point. He with the
Ordnance Division two years and half
George Brewster of 80 Rose Street. son of Mrs Mary
Brewster of Prospect has volunteered his services I'm
Gle Sam and his first assignment sent him to the Naval
seabees in Norfolk Virginia as chief petty officer Be-
fore he signed up George earned weekly stipend at the
Chance Sikorsky plant in Stratford
Irene and Iauretta Collins of 166 Fiske Street
guests at the New Weston Hotel in New York City,
Private William "Hawk" D'Andrea has returned to his
Army base at Stapleton, N. Y, after most enjoyable
furlough here. John w. Mulcahy has been placed
the Scoviu Special Retirement List. Ill health
forced him to relinquish his job in April of this
He and his wife recently celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary.
PACIFIC POST
somewhere South Island where the like
And each followed another slightly
blows thicker shifting sands
And the white finer and slightly colder land
somewhere in the South Pacific where
Where the cloudy and the
Where the birds nightly obng of blessed ee
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-31

A program on North Carolina
composers, study course and a
birthday cake honoring Miss AllA
Byrd McKinnon featured the meet
ing of the Lumberton Music club
at the home Of Mrs. Dickson Nc
Lean. Mrs. J. A. Martin and Mrs.
R. A. Mcintyre were associate hos
tesSeS.
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MISS STRUTHERS,
LIEUT.. BOLTON
MARRIED HERE
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bride, was flower girl and wore a
dress of yellow silk ret and car
ried a nosegay of blue and yellow
flowers.
The BRIDES mother, Mrs. Struth-
ers, wore gown of ice blue and
corsage of yellow roses. Mrs.
Vollers, the brides grandmother,
wore gown Of wild cherry with
matching color turban and an Or
child corsage blending with e r
gown.
Mrs. Struthers entertained tn E
bridal party at cake cutting at
the home of Mrs. Katherine Vol
lers, the brides grandmother.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Bolton left for
northern wedding trip. Mrs. Boil
ton wearing an ensemble of blue
velvet with black accessories and
a corsage of orchids for travel.
Mrs. Bolton is the daughter OF
Mrs. David L. Struthers and the
late Mr.. Struthers of Wilmington
and Gastonia.
The bridegroom is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl M. Bolton OF
Ancida, N. Y.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-31
ROSEHILL MUSIC CLUB
TO BE HOSTESS AT MEET
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L
board members who will be pres
ent will be Mrs. c. F. Halves, of
Rosehill, recording secretary for
the state and Mrs. T. L. Riddle of
Sanford, chairman of the State s
Artist bureau.
The entire days program will
be dedicated to Mr.. and Mrs. Cros-
by Adams, of Montreal, renowned
composers and friends of the fed
Grafton who are this year cele-
brating their Goth wedding ami
versary.
Mrs. William H. White of San
ford. State Counselor of the Junior
division, will talk to the young peo-
PIE at their meeting in the after
noon. Mrs. c. L. Abernathy, Jr.,
OF New Bern, District Junior coun-
selor will preside at the Junior
hour.
Mrs. L, A. Wilson. of Rosehil,
director of the Southeastern dis
trict is in charge of the days ac-
tlvitieS and will preside at the
business session and the following
musical program. This program
will be composed of members pre-
scented by the clubs of the district.
Soldiers from nearby camps are
also expected to take part on the
program. They will be presented
by members of the war service
committee.
The recording secretary for the
district is Mrs. F. L. King, of Will
mington. The melting will be held
in the auditorium of the Rosehill
Presbyterian church and will begin
at 1870 am. Luncheon may be
secured at the registration desk.
The Rosehill Music club, which
will be hostess for the occasion
cordially extends an invitation to
the public to attend this meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-31
MISS ANNIE KIDDER
WEBS MAJOR BEATTY
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H. Gwalthney of New York city;
Miss Hope Wishar of Miami, Fla. !;
F. Hopkinson Smith of Birming-
ham, Ala; Mrs. Sophia S. de
Beatty of New York city and Mrs.
J. F. Kaufman of New York city.
Among those who entertained in
honor of the bridal couple during
the past several weeks were: Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Perry, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. P. Bethell Miss Jane
Emerson, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Storm, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Holmes
Davis, Miss Peggy Moore. Mrs.
John o. Dunn, Mrs. ]. D. Sprunt,
Mrs. Charles E. NOEL, Mrs. Clark
Bellamy, Mrs. Isaac B. Granger
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lawrence
Sprunt.
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LUMBERTON, Oct. 30-A hand.
some bronze roll Of honor with the
names of doctors, nurses and per-
sonnet of Baker sanatorium who
have gone into, active service was
presented to this institution by the
Baker alumnae and auxiliary at a
joint meeting of the two groups at
the nurses home. Mrs. R. N. Liver
more is president of the auxiliary
and Mrs. VI. D. Baker, Jr., of the
alumnae. Four doctors, eleven nur-
ses and one business manager have
gone into service form this insti-
tuition.
Three new members were oblig.
ated by the Veterans of Foreign
Wars auxiliary at meeting held
at the home of Mrs. A. c. William
son. Two members are Mrs. W. A.
Roach, ST., and Mrs. w. A. Roach
Jr., whose son and husband. res
pectively, has been reported killed
in action as a Liberator pilot over
Germany. The other new member
is Mrs. Frank McGrath, whose hus.
band is doctor in service in North
Africa.
Miss Edith Russell Taylor, Of
Maxton, whose marriage to staff
Sergeant Benjamin Grody Floyd,
Jr., of Lumberton and Alexandria,
La, took place Saturday afternoon
in Saint Paul Methodist church in
Maxton, was honored at several
parties in Lumberton. Mrs. Wood
row W. Seymour of Fort Benning,
Ca, sister of the groom, enter
tanned at bridge at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Ben G. Floyd. High
score award was won by Mrs. A.
Jennings Floyd, of Yadkinville and
second high by Mrs. DeLeon Wilk.
erson. The same evening Mr.. ano
Mrs. Ben G. Floyd, ST., gave a
dinner party for members of the
wedding party and the two famil-
les at Crawford's tea room. A three
course barbecue chicken dinner
was served. Capt. Woodrow Sey.
mour was host at a stag dinner fol
Sgt. Flody at the Lorraine hote.
the evening before the wedding.
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Emmanuel Presbyterian
Circles Will Convene

Circle meetings of Immanue,
Presbyterian auxiliary will be held
as follows:
Chairman, Mrs. Annie R.
Cumber will meet with Mrs. John
I. Kelly and Miss Hazel D'Orange.
II North 18th street, Tuesday at
p. m.
II-Chairman, Mrs. Harry Wet.
tig will meet with Mrs. Leitch,
2204 Barnett avenue, Tuesday at :
p. m.
III-Chairman, Mrs. D. H. Bar.
nett will meet with Mrs. S. 0. Yopp'
206 Castle street, Monday at 8 p. m.
IV-Chairman, Mrs. W. A. Ma.
rine will meet with Mrs. Carney,
300 Nun street, Tuesday at 8 pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-31
Victory Health
Clubs Will Meet

The free Health for Victory clubs
will hold their regular meeting the
first week in MISUNDERSTANDING the
programs in with the U. S. Food
Administrations Food Fights for
Freedom" crusade, which starts
in November. The Wilmington club
will meet in the Tide Water home
service kitchen, November. 3, at
u pm. The Greenfield club will
meet in the Greenfield community
house, November 4, at 2 pm.
These meetings are open to the
public.
Miss Cordelia Foster, home serv-
ice director for the power COM
pany, said the entire memberships
will be asked to take the following
pledge:
II hereby promise to use food
as a precious weapon to h e p
shorten the war, and to save
American lives. I will faithfully
make food fight for freedom by
producing, conserving, sharing and
playing square with food to the
limit of my ability
In joining the U. S. War Food
Administration Food Fights for
Freedom" crusade, the housewives
will agree to pin up on their kitch-
en- walls a chart on which each
member is to score herself and
her family daily on four points.
The first point is to produce as
much food "as you possibly can
On the farm or in Victory gar
dens." Second, to conserve food
by wasting nothing, "cleaning' the
plate, preserving IN the home, sub
shutting plentiful for scarce foods,
and serving the right foods for
strength and health.
Cheerful acceptance of rationing
is the third point listed on the
chart as vital to sharing our food
with Americas fighting men and
our Allies. Point No. stresses
play square with food by buying
rationed food only with your
stamps and by paying no more
than top legal prices.
Food does fight for freedom, and
it is we-the women and home
makers Of America-who can make
food one of the most powerful sin
gle weapons for final victory. BY
attending these meetings. where
one learns how to get the most
in nutrition from foods, and by
putting what we have learned into
practice at home in our kitchens,
we are forging mightier weapon
for freedom from our common ev-
eryday foods.
Wartime cakes and pastries tie
in closely with the crusade, par
ticularly with conservation Of the
scarce foods. 81 admit" said Miss
Foster, that some people might
wonder why we would talk about
cakes and pastries with a war 60
we shall discuss at our Health for
ing on, but the cakes and pastries
Victory clubs this week enables
one to stay within the patriotic
limitations Of our ration allowances
and at the same time add zest to
meals. AS matter Of fact, these
wartime desserts not only taste ex-
cellent but are less fattening than
the extremely rich cakes, cookies
and pies that were SO popular be-
fore the war;
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-31
MARIE Salem,
LIEUT.. BELLAMY
TO WE'D NOV. 9TH

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but friends of the couple are cor
daily invited to attend.
Lieut.. Bellomy is now stationed
at Camp Davis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-31

In addition to ordinary masks,
the Chemical Warfare Service
supplies special masks for train
ing for spectacle-wearing soldiers
and for use with optical instru-
mentS.