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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-08

explained DR.. Stlfler. They were
the Bible. One arranged q plaIl
whereby ne and his mother would
read simultaneously daily - land ]
will feel that somehow we are
united across the world"
DR.. Stifler's printer had to ex-
pand his shop by whole new
wing, where the Bible now Is pro-
duced on modern assembly line.
SENT MILLIONS TO CHINA
The 100000 odd distribution
figure Is for 1912. In the first
quarter OF 1913 the house pro-
duced AZ per cent more, but 1t Is
now running about 81 per cent
ahead. They had to cut down be-
cause their paper allotment has
been slashed aid soon may be
slashed again. Their 1912 distri-
button Is not an alltime high.
either. During the Roaring Twen-
ties, when China could be reached,
they got up to 100000 o year. II
things were normal there now, says
DR.. Stifler, they'd reach q wonder
full figure,
They did make two records in
1912. Their 5,37l,293 volumes Of
Scripture distributed in the
United States constituted the
greatest annual U. s. circulation
ever achieved during their 1877
years experience. And they put
out 100000 in Spanish - another
all-tlme high.
Before the war, most foreign
editions were published by the
British and Foreign Bible Socie-
bombed out OF business and we
took over and we did plunge. The
Spanish edition should last per-
hapg 10 years."
INVENTED ALPHABET
DR.. Stifler says Bible publishers
are used to working with mission
aries who reduce strange tongues
to writing for the first time, and
frequently invent new characters
for the purpose. There was even
a Welch missionary who found 1t
imperative to invent characters. He
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-08
bible Belt" Now Encircles
War Torn World, So ScripturaI
Best-Seller Is Rationed In u. S.
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG
NEA Staff CORRESPONDENCE

New York, Sept, 8.-That all.time
best seller, the Bible, has hit new
peaks Of popularity clear around
the world, and this has brought
some curious complications, INCLUDE
Ing rationing Of the Scriptures.
You can't issue e,230,O96 books
q year, In 121 languages, without
encountering few difficulties, re-
marked Or. Francis Q. Stifler Of
the American Bible society.
His noncommercial Bible House,
decided to produce the Good Book
in Japanese for Axis prisoners in
America. The printer got the
library copy all spread out for photo
offset reproduction and then
tried to read the page numbers.
They finally sent to Chicago Uni
versdty for a professor who could
put the Bible together again, in
order.
TO hear DR.. stifler tell It, ECU
rope cries for the Bible and Latin
America has gone wild over 1t. We
distributed $4,000 to Japanese, Ger
man and italian prisoners Of war
here; $1,000 to French prisoners Of
war In Germany; $4,000 to English
and $4,000 to Russian. We had
plates made UP for Bible in Rus
sian. That was our own act Of
faith. It cost us $4,000 and shows
how certain we feel Of q civilian
demand In Russia after the war;
BEHIND IN ORDERS
Another house Is rationing the
Bible at home. They stopped ac-
cepting orders In July so as to get
Strengthened around and be ready
by october to divvy up their stock
with retailers. They're 100000
orders behind.
War In Europe produced an over
night demand for Bibles, one
harassed bookkeeper reported, but
what sent sales sky high was Pearl
Harbor.
TN bet that by tile time the
war ends, every American soldier
will have owned ct least five
Bibles, one time or another" she
said. The government gives one
TO each. Relatives, churches and
various organizations give them,
too"
Or. Stifler, who learns lot about
human nature as he handles Bibles
for folks OF all denominations, be-
lieves that sentimental fetisl%stic
attachment" accounts for q lot OF
domestic sales.
People seem TO think there's
some protection in merely having
the Bible around" he said. "Re-
Gently somebody started buying
lup our little 15-cent Bible 1--WE
had 70 raise the price q nickel
lately) and covering It with steel
and selling II as q talisman, at $2.95.
The heaft-shaped object, carried in
the vest pocket, was supposed to
protect a soldier against any NOR.
tai wound"
The Bible man feels certain,
nonetheless, that the predominating
factor In the boom Is simply: There
Is no room for atheism In q fox
hole Fighters overseas have writ.
ten home urging parents to read
ties, but they wouldn't plunge"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-08
1.-THE Nebraska Story"
Counterfeit Ideas, Wholly Foreign to American
Life Being Urged Upon the People as Answers
to Economic Problems Says Gov.
Criswold of Nebraska.

There is no difference between
O man who uses his wealth to con-
troll the life of o community and o
bureaucrat who uses his power to
control the life Of that same COM
munity" was the statement of Gov
ernor Dwight Griswold Of Nebraska.
In an article, THE Nebraska
Story" in the current issue Of The
Saturday Evening Post, Governor
Griswold charged today's social
planners with interference in the
lives and liberties OF individual
Americans.
These social planners today are
In reality fighting for the vested in
terest Of government as against the
individual. precisely as some men in
another day fought for the vested
interest Of gress wealth"
Governor Griswold said counter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-08
WATERBURY FAILS
IN FAT CAMPAIGN

Less than the quota established
by the state was collected by Wa
terburians in its kitchen fat cam
paign during the month Of July, II
was revealed today by j. Warren
Epson, chairman Of the Waterbury
salvage committee. This city con-
tributed 38 per cent Of its original
quota. The monthly quota is 20,4SS
pounds. The amount collected was
7.a4l DO unds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-08

was working among Cree Indians on
the shore of Hudson's Bay and he
said that their talk II reduced to
an-alphabet writing, would be
"hopelessly long" SO he made
up an alphabet for them in which
each character stands for a syllable.
Familiar with that incident DR..
Stifler Is not particularly impress
ed by the publication this year Of
the Scriptures In Nam, spoken in
Guatemala; in each Of the three
dialects Of Quechua, spoken in Bo-
livia, Ecuador, and Peru, respective
ly; and in Canob, spoken by $4,000
Indians In Guatemala.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-08

felt ideas, wholly foreign to Amer
lean life, are in circulation and are
being urged upon the people as
proper answers to social and econ
omic problems. These ideas are:
]. Public debt isn't a bad thing.
It has social value. Since we
owe money to ourselves, 1t
really doesn't count, nor does
1t matter how much Of q load
we pile on.
2, 1t doesn't matter II public
money Is not spent efficiently.
The money is simply passed
around among members Of the
family.
g. Our pioneering Is done, our in
dustrial structure Is largely
completed. We have passed our
days Of great growth. There
fore we must change our ma
tional habit from one Of ven
ture to one OF careful conserva-
ton Of what we have.
4. A man who risks his Saved-up
dollars to start new business
does so only out Of O motive Of
profit. sdMsI
S. The state and local political
subdivisions are hopelessly out
dated. These local units should
be dispensed with. The citizen
should deal direct with his Ma
tional Government. Social and
economic change will come
faster.
8. The present law-making body
Of Government Is too cumber-
some in o streamlined age.
Therefore let Congress create
bureau or commission with
very broad grant of power to
make the law and change the
law from day to day.
The social planners, Governor
Griswold said, have broken down
legal and political barriers standing
between them and their aims in or
der they might give to the Amer
lean people something which the
people didn't particularly want, but
which was good for them"
We elect our President. We do
not elect the host of secretaries, as
advisers and lesser chiefs.
The president appoints them, and
these are the men who, either with
glittering showmanShip or with a
passion for anonymity have
planned and executed those
alterations in our society which they
believe we ought to have; they have
been so clever at contriving their
purposes that we, as voters, have
never been fully aware Of what they
were doing or how they were doing
it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-08
NEA Telephoto.

Waterproof Footwear is essential in maintaining the
national health. That's why the government anocates
certain quantities Of rubber in wartime for the manfac-
tre of rubber footwear That's why the Naugatuck
Footwear plant must be kept at full production capacity.
The Naugatuck Footwear plant needs workers.
men and women who are not only interested in max
ing vital equipment for the armed forces but realize the
Importance Of he ping maintain civilian health and, self
ishly, want job with future.
Naugatuck's nice place to work. No experience is
necessary, and you earn good pay while you learn.
Our transportation committee can help if you live out
side Of Naugatuck.
A Retirement Allowance Plan provides an annual
salary for you that is combined with your social sec-
ity benefits so that when you retire from your JOB
with future you receive an extra income.
Why not talk it over with us today?
Statement OF Availability Required 'FRONT.' In
Employment Office
NAUCATUCK FOOTWEAR PLANT Naugatuck, Connect
united STATES RUBBER C0MPA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-08

BUY WAR BONDS. STAMPS
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1943-12-17
DON'T MAKE LONG DIS
TANCE CALLS CHRISTMAS
EVE OR CHRISTMAS DAY

Anticipating the greatest
Christmas long distance tele-
phone traffic IN history, The
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
is asking the public to refrain
from making long distance
calls to distant points on
Christmas Eve and Christmas
Day, SO that the lines can be
used as much as possible for
important calls connected
with the war effort and for
calls home from men and Wo-
men in the armed forces.
I'VE are asking the public
not to call distant points un-
less such calls are absolutely
necessary" said w. H. Wal
lace, the company's CONNER
cial Manager.
Each unnecessary call viii
crowd out a Christmas call
home from some service man
or woman. Many more service
people will be calling this year
than last because here are
more of them III camp and the
larmed forces are cutting down
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1943-12-17
AMUSEMENT PAGE

Christmas furlouglls to reliev
congestion on the railroads. :.
We are not SO much con
cerned about long distance
calls within Ohio. We cal
handle most calls inside th,
state with only occasiona
minor delays. But on calls go
ing outside the state to sec.
tions where there are large
military centers the lines will
be seriously congested, many
calls will meet long delays and
some will not get through al
all.
Mr.. w. III. Wallace said that
on business days the company
is constantly contending will
the problem Of overloaded
lines due to the tremendous
volume of war calls, but OF.
the Christmas holiday the sit
|llation becomes much more
critical bee ause Christmas
long distance traffic follows
an unusual pattern. Much. OF
it is to and from remote points
off the beaten path, which
have ample facilities for their
small normal telephone traffic,
but not near CROUCH for the
abnormal holiday load. This is
particularly true Of the loca
tons at or near military
camps.
Mr.. Wallace pointed out
that the Army, Navy, Coast
Guard some government
agencies and many war plants
will be doing business as
usual over the Christmassholl-
day and they will need the
telephone lines. Calls made
just to extend Christmas
greetings add to the overload
which has existed on long dis
tance lines since the war be-
gan and may hold back ur-
| gent war calls.
All Of the 636 operators IL
! Dayton will be on duty at
j some time or other on both
days, handling long distance.
INFORMATION, local and other
duties throughout the critical
period, which starts or the
day before Christmas and con-
tinues until late Christmas
night.
On christmas Day in 1888
approximately $3.50 long dis.
tanee calls were made from
Dayton. Last year, there were
S,4So calls and this year the
Christmas Day figure is ex.
pected to be even higher. 1t is
estimated that Christmas long
distance traffic throughout
4 the nation as q whole will be
ls'5 per cent greater than last
ly ar.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1943-12-17

Ella win eiwaye hc the gulleless
H,sle e;h whe can laugh and srean Il.
ia cry, 100. For siso's real. With resi-
ssili,y. and with kindness and 'hunail-
sy she inherited from her many young
tsafs " the orphanage.
Ella comes from Newpor, News, w.
When her father died she was sent 70
lac Riyerdsle crphanagc In New York.
k!fer Chick and his vile adopted her
SAs travelled with his band for two
ysars and never sang once. That's be-
tause Chick kept saying @Don't come
up like D shooting star and drop just
- fast. Take your time, Build
Dus when Chick thought she was
ffady he wanted her TO record music
~itli him. The record company rejected
Ella 81 iirss. Chick refused 10 make
records unless che was ON them. Chick
Won.
She made her first professional ap.
peaTsnce Il Yale. Then he gave her
The scid test BY putting her in the
Savoy Ballroom up Harlem way.
They're real critics in Harlem. H
i was accepted there. Ia 20 places :
she did 60 places-clear across the
q ,rtry, blazing on every college cam.
spas. IN every major theatre, and right
;to HOLLYWOOD and pictures.
D Alter Chicks death Ella kep, his
haad going for three years, then gave
A up, fulfilled ! hungry ambition o.
coass 10 ccnst radio show over the
iBlue Network, teamed up with The Four
kcYs, launching them once again with
hrt reputation az q POWER ainang quar-.
1sts. When she moved into the Cafe
Mskne - NA~ 49, - 1880 -.-esr
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1943-12-17
SPORTS LECTURE

Lee, 18. Boys to participate
ii City Wide Ping Pong
tournament to lie aeid ut Cen
t4al. Tuesday, Dec. 28 Hi Y
christmas Party. Wednesday,
December % U.S.O. Christ
..ss Family Night. Thursday,
December 80 Blackout Dance
sponsored by the Wyoming
lily COED Club. Friday, Dec.
81 New Years Eve Party
sponsored by Boys Work Com
mittee. Saturday, January /,
OPEN HOUSE sponsored by
Jsouse Committee.
WAR CHEST CAMPAIGN:
We are now in the Midst Of
the War Chest Campaign of
Cincinnati and Hamilton
County The Lockland "
Zone Of which Walter Houston
is Chairman and G. S. Long,
Co Chairman has d rather
high Quota which must be
reached before out Deadline
reporting date on Monday,
Dec. IL. The Chairman has
asked all Captains and Work
ers to make their Contracts
early and get their reports in
in order that we may cona-
plete this job at the earliest
possible date.
REMEMBER - The Bonds
You Buy Give Our Boys Some
thing To Fight With and Your
War Chest Dollars Give Them
Something To Fight For.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1943-12-17

aba 10 make their own vsv il esscs
and ls,assses. Sill d, tho LsaslSas Ella
.,ss been hcld over Tor Is weeks
She has composed enough words aae
music 10 make the ASCAP membership
--she's The youngest in the rcvered
songwriting organization. She picks her
tunes out naturally with one finger on
the piano.
"Then The piano player writes down
the chords. Wish | knew how because
sometimes those chords sound barberish
10 me--like the Times they played in
the old barber shops
.Wha, do want mos,! |. Please 90,
want 10 be altar like Ethel Wasert
with Broadway showl"
But Ella can never talk about herself
withou, remembering Chick Webb. He
was sick and deformed, and ike Ella,
started life struggling against bitter
poverty.
"Iie was the kind thar comes once
every 1000 years. Most people always
have an angie not he. Always think.
ing of others, and always in pain, but
no one ever knew il. II he'd have taken
the same time tina, he applied 10 help.
ina people, and rested he'd have. lived
longer than h 2o years. Ard there
was 60 much Jsic in that man.
That's Ella Fitzgerald! A veteran Of
nine years Of trouping ss rs, but still
loyal 10 The memory Of the great Iiisls
man who made her famous and happy
> Chick Webbl Someday abe hepes
% build an everlasting nsmffia =,
Hstlsn 10 the diminutivs dtttmming
ssnius. Maybe aites ~ aas VEL
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1943-12-17
FOUND
HER
'YEL-LOW
BASKET
By
TED YATES

SHE FOUND HER YELLOW BASKET Ella Fitzgerald skyocketed
10 fame swinging nursery rhyme "A Tke Task Los, Ny
yellow Basket 6 she AWOL from the orphan asylum she
kyed in 10 dance an the old Harlem Opera House
Numb with stage fright she LOST her feet and desperation found
ne Chick Webb great spirit that gowcd IN
broken BODY her. He with his Moe Gale front
II Chick and M Webb adopted her When Chick died
n 1880 Ella had the unique experience Of nhng his entire
errhcsra and that great manager, Gale
~hree wears before ha, stopped Mr. bb the and
wa Winter said Ella Il asked for hs autograph and his handa
sec freezing cnlds bu. he signed that autograph for
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1943-12-17
LOCKLAND ~ NEWS

Basketball
The y Big Five l5) Bas-
ketpall Team played the Glen
dale High School Return game
on Tuesday, Dec. IA. at the
X GYM. Tn Friday December
16, the " Big rive Cagers
viii take on the Boys Club
Bombardiers at the 9th st.
IMCA, and the return match
win be played on the X Gym
nasiu1n December ~.
In the Junior Basketball
Circle plans are under way for
the basketball League for
Boys III Elementary School,
the Coaches Of tliA teams to
play Ii this Circls met Tues
0ay, December IN, atsEhich
time the problems Of condslc-
ting such q league were dis
cussed, III view Of the fact
that many boys are working
after school hours il viii be
difficult to keep the Basket
ball teams going, but In spite
Of this problem the Coaches
feel that the League will be
successful even though few
boys may be represented on
the various teams.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1943-12-17

k8110 &4xV a10O AAxkCk w 0,y
for the Organization ofsan In
dustrial Basketball League.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM:
Although the Christmas
Season this year will take on
an altogether different atmos-
phere than the usual Spirit Of
Hilarity and Gayety, there is
evidence that there will be
many worthwhile and con-
structive activities around the
" Building during the Christ
mas Season. Some of these ac-
tivities are being sponsored by
Outside Organizations, others
by Various YMCA Commit
tees and Clubs and some of
the YMCA for its members.
Beginning Thursday, Decem-
ber 16, some of the Highlight
Activities are as follows: Sun
burst Quilting Clubs Christ
mas Dinner; Saturday, De
cember Is, Masonic Lodge and
Eastern Stars Annual Christ
mas Dinner. Sunday, Dec. 19.
Glendale Hi-Y COED Club
Silver Tea; Tuesday Dec. 21--
Valley YMCA Ping Pong
Tournament for boys, Thurs
ac. % Mayo's Christ
na arty for Lockland
ao Children. Monday, Dec,
~ nasnetball Came. Tuesday
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-02-19

TO- iiC'u. Biry InT More
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07
-. WHAT TO EXPECT

Sensational "pin-poinP cleansing
Surges instantly into active, cleansing foam
that gets after pin-point spots on enamel
surfaces.
An eye-openins taste thrill that sets
your whole mouth tingling
Economy you can measure in hard
cash. So little paste needed to get results
20, ST. Louis, Mo. N.,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

Think of it, More than million PeoP1e-critca PeoPle-keeP
using Hsterne Tooth Paste day day after
They've found the ideal prescription for their teeth and stick
delightful effective and safe dentce worthy of the good
bears Why don't you find what may do for your
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07
i, HOW TO USE IT

At least twice day use this cream paste as
you would any tooth paste. Brush well, with
a quick, agitated, up-and-down movement
Of the bristles against the enamel.
The Prescription for Your Teeth is a
blend Of over Ia different selected ingre-
dents, balanced to give superb polishing
and cleansing without danger to enamel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31

use them, and that he'll be up there in front
when the fireworks start.
He is. you might gather. a rabid outdoor
man in private life. His wife, who was Miss
Adele Blanc before they we're married in 1915
and who has become the mother of Simon
Bolivar Ill, Mary and William Buckner,
almost had nervous prostration countless
times before she became convinced of the
Generals indestructibility. Once was when
his dogs upset his duck boat in zero weather
in 10 feet of mucky water. He came ashore
complete - boots. gnn shells, dogs and boat;
even his bag of ducks. More than that, he
refused to quit hunting until he had filled
his limit
One of his firm tenets is that man never
catches cold if he permits wet clothes to dry
on his body. His men in Alaska have come to
accept that as gospel But they don't under
stand how the General can take sub-zero
weather without an overcoat. His wife could
tell an even more remarkable story: that he
seldom sleeps under any covering heavier
than sheet.
He is passionately fond of hunting and fish
ing, and all his life has owned hunting dogs.
The brace in Alaska with him are spaniels
named Peggy and Flight. and they're as
hardy as their master. When he heard that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31
- AMY

Like many men of action. the General gets
little wordy when he writes public utter
ances After year in Alaska he issued
manifesto to his troops in which he said pom
derously:
Men accustomed to luxurious living and
highly developed artificial amusement GEN.
tiers laugh off former discomforts and incon-
veniences and display oommendable initia-
tive developing recreational facilities from
the resources at hand. For those who have
built up this manly spirit in our command
have nothing but the highest praise and
have every confidence that their fighting
qualities can be counted on in an emer-
gency."
Some of the Generals case-hardened buckos
thought that was really mouthful of Ian
guage. but every man understands the legend
of the hide of the enormous Kodiak bear
The hide hangs on drying frame near the
Generals quarters, and. as the story goes,
there isn't single bullet-hole in it. Newcom-
ers often ask how it was killed. Thereupon,
the nearest sourdoughboy promptly and SOL
EMMY obliges
Why" he'll say, 1.-The General just r'ared
back and bellered at it, and the dang thing
died of fright
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-31

some of his enlisted men admired the. dogs
and would like to 60 hunting themselves, he
instituted hunting leaves for men of his COM
mand - and bumped into an argument with
the Alaska Game Commission. The Commits
sion tried to make Army men take out nom
resident hunting licenses. which are expen-
sive The General hit the roof
why" he demanded hotly, should these
men protecting Alaska be charged high fees
for hunting? It's an outrager'
The Game Commission stood pat, and the
General took the issue to court. He told the
judge: Il intend to hunt, myself, without TAX
ing out nonresident license. What does the
Game Commission propose to do about it,"
The Commission proposed to prosecute
him and refused to issue him resident H.
cense So the court issued the license in the
Commissions name
They Li]es Alaska
NoBoDY ever accused General Buckner of
being sentimentalist, yet the wild grandeur
of Alaska has got under his HIDE. Mrs Buck
ner loves it. too. They plan to build house
near Anchorage after the war and live there.
They have the site - knoll with majestic
view of Mount Mckinley, Hottest peak in
North America.