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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

Editor Tall Tower Topics: There is great injustice
being done the American soldier overseas and to the
CIVILIAN population as WELL saw it in Ireland, saw it in
England and it every day here in Africa refer 70
the fact that Americans have too much money With
us overseas The harm done TO the civilian is tins al
OF us, and especially troops coming in, pay extremely
hgh prices Tor everything. VINE is good example
Two hundred francs for bottle CT seven franc Stuff
The American is often glad 20 pay an outrageous prce
either because ne doesn't like 10 QlDbe or because he has
the money and wants the goods, passing it off with
SWELL the money is no good to me over here anyhow
BY paying these high prices rob The civilian who con-
tnues to get his cd standard wages Instead of raising
the standard of living here we like to think we 90 by
scattering money around actually are lowering it,
I've heard many Frenchmen say that they did not like 1t
and don't blame them. The injustice which is done to
the soldier that he being robbed the merchants are
likely to laugh at him and deSpSe him for being sucker
scattering wealth the world we are mpoverlsh-
ing ourselves back home Every penny wasted over here
will have to be repaid in eventual taxes. That won't be
fun after the war. soldier overseas should not be
given much money to spend though believe he earns
every penny and more too large portion of his earn
ing should be retained in the States for him until he gets
back Aside from having nice comfortable start IN the
bank upon his return, he will be able to buy just as ucn
as he does If no one has the money to pay high
prices, the prices will come down. law should be
passed which would retain all but say dollars per
month of soldiers pay The lump sum collected would
then paid upon his return home or If he Wishes sent
to dependents This would help the soldier financially
and would tend to bring better understanding be-
tive and our Allies Looking at 1t seltshy how IS
soldier going to compete with defense worker, who mas
been making wages in getting new start, or
even living unless he something saved when he gets
home? This idea is basicay sound and even this late IN
the game if it is acted soon 1t will do untold good IN
solving many problems which will meet after the war
in occupied countries CPL John j. HOLMAN, 31106509,
9th Base Post Office, APO No. $685. care OF Postmaster,
New York, N. Y
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
RAYMOND DUDLEY
RETURNS TO TOWN
Second Church Missionary
Has Several Weekend
Lectures Billed

Reverend and Mrs. Raymond A..
Dudley, Congregational missionaries
from Aruppukottai, South India are
making their official visit to the
Second Congregational Church this
weekend, This afternoon Mr.. Dud-
ley will address the Annual Thank
Offering Meeting OF the Foreign
Missionary Committee OF the Wo-
mems Association at 2:30 p. m, In
Davenport Hall. His subject will be
india Today" Tea and q social
hour will follow. On Sunday, No
vember 7, Rev. Dudley will be the
preacher at the Communion Ser
Ice at 1890 q. m. and Will assist IN
the service. His subject will be
What Are We Accomplishing IN
India?"
At noon on Sunday. Mr.. Dudley
will address the Sunday Noon Club
NJ their meeting in the Chapel. His
subject will be 1.-THE Present Situa-
ton in India" and discussion and
question and answer period will fol-
low his talk.
Mrs. Dudley Will speak 10 tne sen
Tor, Junior and Primary Depart.
ments In Davenport Hall at II
O'Clock and will show moving pic
lures on India. Interested parents
and friends are invited TO attend.
At 8 o'clock, Mr.. Dudley will speak
again TO the Pilgrim Fellowship. At
this time he will take as his topic,
"A Trip to An Indian Village" IL
Illustrated with slides. A discussion
period will also follow this talk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

higher schools use so many texts
that It should be relatively easy to
find few books acceptable In their
entirety. Political science and po-
litical geography will simply have
to be skipped for this first year un-
til the texts can be rewritten.
SOME TEACHERS OUSTED
Aside from this, there are the
physical problems Of opening and
stating schools. This has been
somewhat complicated by the fact
that while AMG has given official
approval for the immediate re-
opening OF church schools, the
fact was apparently overlooked
that In Sicily there were no
church schools as such. The
church, however, took the APP
prevail to mean permission to
start schools, which 1t has gone
ahead and done - II Of them in
one province alone.
Many schools were wrecked, looted
or requisitioned but 1t Is hoped
that a survey now In progress will
unearth enough buildings to start
with. Teachers now are being care
fully checked. Probably not more
than 10 per cent OF them were Fa-
scist In more than name-that be-
ing essential to holding any teach
ing job. Aside from most school d.
rectors, gym teachers are the larg-
est group that will have to be fired.
The gym teachers primary Job was
drilling Fascist youth.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

youngest boy Fascist group to the
II cost for each one?"
To solve the textbook problem,
Lieut.. Gen. @. r. Gayre, we'll
known British ethnologist who Is
educational adviser to AMG, en-
listed the aid of Major Carleton
Washburne, superintendent OF
schools of Winnetka, ILL.,, who is an
internationally known educator.
PREPARE NEW BOOKS
"In many cases 1t will be posi-
BILE for us simply to cut out few
pages and then use the books as
they are" Major Washburne said.
Luckily we have found the plates
from which these books were printed.
With the help Of carefully selected
Italian educators, we plan to rewrite
the Objectionable pages. Meanwhile,
until We can collect the texts to de-
lete the necessary pages, we are
making plans to show teachers how
To start classes without any books
at all"
Deleted text books will be avail
BILE for all elemtntary grades except
third, where most books are too
riddled with propaganda TO be SAL
vagable.
In secondary schools and univer-
stiles the problem Is somewhat cas-.
Ter and less pressing. Only 10 per
cent of primary school students ever
60 further. More important, these
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
COMMUNITY CLUB
INSTALLS STAFF
Social Hour Held By Mary
Abbott District
Residents

John Rolly was installed as presi-
dent of the Mary Abbott Community
club last night at the Mary Abbott
school gymnasium by Dennis Nc
Carthy, president Of the East End
Community club, and John v.
Lynch, president Of the Washington
Hill Community club.
Others installed were: Albert Will
kie, vice-president; Mrs. John Rocco
recording secretary; Mrs. Patrick
Fitzpatrick, assistant recording Sec
rotary; Mrs. Walter Wenning, ilnan-
cial secretary; and Arthur Mitchell
treasurer. Louis Tedesco was In
stalled as chairman OF the board
Of directors whose members are:
Vito Travisano, Henry johnson, MI
chael Zello, George Morrone. Mich
olas Valerie, and Charles Nardozzi
The sergeants-at-arms are Harris
Ranslow and Robert Coatta.
Mrs. Florence Carosello was in
stalled chairman Of the entertain
ment committee with Mrs. Dorothy
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
YALE STUDENTS
AWARDED PRIZES
Eleven Undergraduates
Honored; Meriden Youth
Among Recipients

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 5 - The
award of prizes to eleven UNDER
graduates, with honorable mention
to FIVE more, was announced today
by Yale University.
The prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: The Anthony D. Stanley
Memorial Prizes, awarded to Juniors
In the Undergraduate Schools for
excellence in pure and applied
mathematics: First prize, Frank H.
McGar, Jr., as, Meriden, Conn;
second prize, Guy e. McGaughey,
Jr. rs, Lawrenceville, ILL.,; Alfred
w. VanSinderen, as, Brooklyn N.
Y; Blake M. Walker, as, Oak Park
ILL.,; and James I. Wyer, as, Cleve-
land, Ohio.
The Benjamin r. Barge Mathe-
NAUTICAL Prizes for Sophomores,
awarded to Frehsmen or Sophie
mores In the Undergraduate Schools
for solution Of original problems In
mathematics: flrse prize, John r.
Fleck. Wig Navy, Buffalo, N. Y;
second prize. Kerro Knox, Jr., as
WIS, Wyneewood, Pa; honorable
mention, James r. A. Biggs, 45W,
Seaford, N. y: and Julian r. Elm
stein. '45WS, Providence, r. I.
The Andrew D. White Prizes,
awarded to freshman, q sopho-
more and a junior or senior in Yale
College for the best essays on sub
jects approved by the department
Of History: Junior-Senior prize,
Frederick S. De Beer, Jr., "a, AL
bany, N. Y; honorable mention.
Joel x. Brody, "a, Bridgeport,
Conn.
The John Addison Porter Prize In
American History, awarded to
Junior or Senior In Yale College for
best original essay on O subject
bearing upon the political, consti-
tutlonal, or economic history, condi-
ton, or future Of the United States:
James B. H. Zischke, "A, Highland
Park, ILL.,; Honorable mention, Seth
@. Taft, "a, Cincinnati, Ohio; and
David E. Gle, "a, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The DeForest Senior Mathemat-
ical Prizes, awarded to Seniors In
the Undergraduate school for pro-
ficiency in pure and applied mathe-
MATES: first prize. Alfred E. Ro-
berts. Jr., "a. Rvloc, Pa; second
prize, Joseph r. Lee, Jr., rs, Daven-
port, Iowa.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
TRAINING COURSE
FOR FIRE CREWS
State Forester Halves
Issues Appeal for More
Volunteers

State Forester Austin F. HAYES
announced today the start Of a
training program for volunteer for
est fire fighters TO fill the gaps IN
Connecticut's trained forest fire
crews before the spring fire season.
Training courses have opened In
Mcriden and Sterling. Others will
be organized throughout the state
as rapidly as candidates can be Sc
cured. Courses will continue, as
needed. through the winter, with
members Of the staff Of the Forestry
Department as instructors.
The Connecticut War Council, CO.
operating with the Forestry Depart
ment, has asked all local councils
to assist In the organization OF the
forest fire fighter classes. In a let
ter to local chairmen, State War
Administrator Harold F. Woodcock
pointed out that 1.-The demand for
fuelwood. Grating, lumber and ship
timbers Is acute, and everything
that can possibly be done TO prevent
further destruction OF these re-
sources by fire will be a direct aid In
wartime economizing."
Mr.. Halves said today that similar
classes conducted last Writer gave
complete training to approximately
1000 persons, and he has set the
same figure as q reasonable goal for
this years program. The classes are
oper to men and women from 10
to 10 years Of age. A number OF vo-
men took the training course last
year. There are seven lessons Of two
hours each, usually held In the eve
ming. once a week. In early spring
each class Is given an additional
class period out OF doors where
trainees practice putting out q fire.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
IF" Stands For Freedom, :"
Not ''FasciSm," In Italy'S
Newly Revised Textbooks
BY TOM WOLF
NEA STAFF Correspondent

Palermo, Nov. 5-If all goes well,
the majority Of Sicily's schools
(Which normally would have started
on October u may be opened early
in December. If they are, 1t will be
a considerable triumph for AMG-
the Allied Military Government Of
Occupied Territories.
No problem Is more important
in its long-run implications than
the whole question Of education
in the Fascist countries. The fact
that the Fascists themselves rec
ognized this has UNNECESSARILY
complicated AMG's problem, for
the Fascist school teXt-starting
with the primers-are shot through
with propaganda.
Fascism creeps into the illus
trated alphabet in the very be-
ginning of the first-grade primer:
"T' is for Fascio.' Mixed into
this book are tales such as "a
True Story" which tells Of man
who, despite great odds, over
came the forces Of evil and saved
his nation. t ends: "His name
Is Benito Mussolini."
HISTORY IS UPSET
One page is devoted to this
trief bit of history: Italy extends
into the Mediterranean. From
Roman days the Mediterranean
has been OUR SEA. Also on the
sea are other italian territories:
Libya and Ethiopia. Many Ital-
ians live and work In Libya and
Ethiopia"
AS the grades advance so does
the propaganda. Stories In the
second reader almost invariably
end with quotations from Musso-
lini such as Believe. obey, fight"
The third reader has whole
chapters devoted to the story of
Mussolini's life ana the conquest
Of Ethiopia. Propaganda pops UP
IN the most unexpected places. In
the fourth grade grammar. for ex-
ample, the scholar IS told to pune
tuate such sentences as Italy
Albania Libya the Dodecanese
and italian East Africa are all
parts Of our empire
Even arithmetic II loaded with
propaganda from the day children
were taught how to write figures.
Nineteen hundred Twenty-Five"
for instance, is offered as some
thing to put into numerals, and
Is accompanied by this reminder:
THAT was the year OF the march
OH Rome by Benlto Mussolini at
the head OF his Black Shirts"
In It's simplest form, propagan-
do phrases questions like this:
THE glory OF F'ascists In war
lasted seven months. How many
days did 1t lastP" "A Fascio di Com
battimento IA Fascist organization)
spends 925 Ira to send five balilla
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
NO TRAINS FOR
JUNIOR, BUT
DOLLS FOR SIS
By SHIRLEY HUTCHINSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
Chicago, Nov. s. CUP - Santa
Claus will do better by little girls
than he will bv little boys this
Christmas, according to a survey Of
priority-conscious toymaSers.
Junior will be hardest hit by the
train shortage. Manufacture of
metal and electric toys ceased 10
months ago by government orders.
Stores report their leftover stocks
have been snapped up and manu-
facturers have been unable to de-
wise satisfactory substitutes.
About the best a railroad
minded boy can expect is a wooden
train to be pulled about on a
string" said one manufacturer,
whose shop now makes flashlights
for the Army.
Department stores have a wide
selection Of dolls, many dressed as
Waves, Wacs and Marines. Most
have plastic or bisque heads and all
have the conventional curly hair.
The china dol lis no longer - she
was a German product. And pri-
critics have claimed the "didey"
deli. Rubber was the secret Of her
success.
Toy buyers report that almost
any young homemaker can expect
to find a dolls house under her
Christmas tree. But 1t will be made
Of cardboard and the electric w!r-
ing and real" plumbing OF forms
years will be missing. Doll fur
niture Is still available, as are glass
and plastic dishes.
Warm lnded small fry will get
cardboard and wooden construction
sets with which toymakers hope TO
fill the gap. There are army camps,
mo&ei airplanes and whole nayies.
The tin solaier made in Japan has
been replaced by patriotic card
board variety.
The transportation problem has
hit the younger generation. Skates,
veloc lpedes, scooter and wagons
are war casualties, and manufac-
turers cay they are unable To de-
velop sturdy wooden substitutes.
Chances are 1t will be a quiet
Christmas. The makers OF air rifles
and cap pistols long ago turned
from play" to real firearms.
Materials for most musical In
struments are frozen. The NINA
ture bugles produced by one con-
Germ gave the Army an idea for
full sized plastics bugles. Now It's
entire output goes to the army's
reveille men. Tonettes, which when
properly tootled produce earsplit-
ting notes, are now the official army
recreation instrument.
AS for st. Nick himself, he'll be
around. Employment agencies re-
port enough white haired men
available to fill all their Santa
Claus demands.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

William Lonergan former officer of Watervlle Court
WEIGH Foresters of America and very pleasing pianist
is private with the Army's Engineer Pipe Line Com
pany in North Africa. His sister Irene is having the
Democrat sent him nightly and in his October 22nd let
ter which reached my desk this morning he writes The
sure was glad to get these It seemed wonderful to read
each and everyone Of them from front to back Your
military notes are hum dingers and we Army men love
&c read about our former buddes and know where they
are and how they are Say hello to Jimmy Coffey at
Scovill's for me and Ed Lazar at the Owl Lunch.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

Arthur J. Rabinowitz, 20, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bene
dict Rabinowitz of $50 Cooke street. Russell E. HUM OF
Bristol and John w. Panalena of New Haven have en-
tered advanced aerial navigation members of the new
est Of cadets and student officers to report to the
Army Air Forces Navigation School at San Marcos Texas
They will receive 10 weeks instruction in four methods
OF navigation plotage dead reckoning radio and celes
tial If they complete their they will receive tn
silver wings of the AAF navigator and commissions as
second lieutenants appointments flight officers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
REAL THANKSGIVING DAY

Westfield, Wis. (UP)-This village
will 20 back to the Thanksgivings
OF the Pilgrim forefathers this year.
A civic Thanksgiving In which re-
sidertj Of this area will gather to
thank God for victories In tn" war
and other blessings was approved
at a citizens meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
8 GO FROM VILLAGE OF II

Harris Location, N. H.-(UP)-
This tiny mountain village Is real
ly pitching In to help win the war.
OF Its II inhabitants, eight have
Joined the armed forces.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

Rose Marie Paris, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
Paris of SO Wood street. enjoyed herself assisting her
dad in the compilation of votes at the East Main street
firehouse Tuesday evening Later she witnessed pro-
ceedngs in our editorial office where the final tabula
tions of all districts officially mapped out A
Walsh school eighth grader her ambition in life is to be
a competent newspaperwoman
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

Martin and Mrs. John Rolly as her
assistants.
A social hour and dancing fol-
lowed the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

Mr. and Mrs Stephen A. Canty of ~ Scott Avenue,
Watertown celebrated % years of matrimonial bliss
yesterday. They're the proud parents of two sons
serving Uncle Sam. Private Stephen A. Canty Jr,
is with the Marine Corps Reserve at Paris Island c.
while his brother Gerard is with the Merchant
Marines at Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn N. Y. Mrs.
Canty is the former Josephine Kelly of WATERFOWL
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

Art Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William d. Nelson
of Sheffield street. Watervile former office boy Is
enjoying seven-day furlough away from Naval assign
ments at wildwood, N. J. He enlisted in the coors
petty officer which is comparable to buck sergeants
rating in the Army He hasn't been ut to sea yet but
expects to plenty of in the not-toodistant fu
ture.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

The first helicopter pilots II.
cense ever issued In this country
was received by Igor I. Sikorsky on
May 20, 1910.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
HELP WANTED

Help wanted: knittsrs ana screwers.
Handymen, pantrymen and brewers,
Riveters, reapers, cashiers, cleaners,
Fingerprint men, coopers, window cleaners
Cast your eyes the want ads, my dears,
Today you don't beg for Job with tears
Help wanted: billers, typists, office clerks,
No references nee1ad, just one VINO works
Pastry COOKS Dish washers elevator operators
Hostesses photographers Xmas card demonstrators
Gardeners drivers, plumbers, courtroom girls,
Beauicians, hairdressers good at curs
No exper. necessary, ladies' eighteen to eighty
Needed assemble goods both light and weghty
1echnicians paper hangers six foot chorus men,
Bartones and BASES, wanted at least ten
Cast your eyes the want ads, my dears
Today you don't be for q job with tears. EN- EN-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
You May Always Be
Constituted If

YOU don't correct faulty living habits.
In the meantime to help insure gentle
yet thorough bowel movemcnts-take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets.
Olive Tablets arc simply toonder!M
TO stir up liver bile dow when needed
and relieve constipation. i5e, SOC. SOC.
Test their goodness tonight FOLLOW
label directions. All drugstores.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05
PENS REPLY TO
COWARD'S POEM
TOU.S. OFFICER

WA1
30 stung by the remark-"We're
here 10 win the war for yOu"-of
. young American Army OfElcer In
Glasgow that he wrote q poem
about it for "Stars and Stripes"
U. s. Army newspaper. Following
reply to Coward was written BY
Gin Robb Wilson, state aviation
director Of New Jersey and pres
ident Of the National AerOnau-
Ito Association, who fought In the
French and American air corps
during the last wary
LINES TO NOEL COWARD
BY GILL ROBB WILSON
Dear Noel Coward: These lines re-
fer
To that young Yankee ofilcer
Who. in Glasgow, on q drink or two,
Said: We're here to win the war
for you"
I'm sorry you were hurt and lied
away:
Another drink or word might well
have saved the day.
His words were sticky, I'll agree, to
British ears.
They touch the quick OF British
pride, which fears
Naught but to be shaken in It's
aloofness from fate,
Which DEGREES no murmuring, save
"too little and too late"
He did not know you're born o
thousand years Of age
And by that margin, tardily en-
rolled upon your parish page.
He did not know the island soul
that dwells in time,
And reads today as but Q verse In
an historic rhyme.
SO, with q drink or two,
He did what youth must always
He said the thing he thought was
true:
Were here to win the war for
you."
My dear. proud friend, would you
deny the lad his youthful
pride?
He said, "for you" He might have
said "for me-" or "for my side"
But no. For you he left q farm, an
endless prairie sky,
And traded security for Q chance to
die.
Your courage In that year Of FIRE
and death
Had caught his heart, quickened his
And sent him overseas to live or
perish
With you, whose age he knows not,
but whose future he would
cherish.
Were here to win the war for
you" This was not boast. Call
It, rather, youthl
He did not say Ito rum" ITO win"
youth Is blunt. but also dies
for truth.
This young United statesi This
youthful kingdom Of o million
dreams!
This reach Of land and sky and sea
caught ct the seams
BY the thread Of freedom, stitched
by the hand which weaves all
fate
into the seamless robe Of Eternity
should not our pride be great?
Forlorn causes, underdogs yes,
British valor - thrill US to the
bone.
That lad, sir, spoke for men who
leave no friend to die alone.
Were here to win the war for
you" A boast, a phrase, BELT
Element, disdain?
Oh, no, my friendl A promise, that
so long as the United States
remain
Those men who fight for freedom
as you do
Shall hear some doughboy drawl:
We're here to win the war for
YOU"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

AS soon as the airfoil Of bomb
err reaches the speed Of sound, the
air no longer flows smoothly
around II, but starts going off In
sound waves which upset the air.
flow and promote resistance and
instability.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

Add Squelches: He's the kind Of
a guy who went to college-won an
MA. and q B.A. but he's still being
supported by his PA. :.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

Hitler Is now making the greatest
comeback In hlstOry-his retreat
from Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

Gag Of Week: Customer: MAY
I have q mustard plastcr?" Drug
gist: "Sorry - no mustard - how
about mayonnaise?"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-05

Every policeman In the province
OF Mendoza, Argentina, has been
ordered to get the exact same hair
cut, mustache and side-burns. Sort
OF a Mendoza Beaver fashion?