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Evening star., 1943-08-01
J. A. FnsWafers
Entertain at Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Fitzwater of
Chevy Chase were hosts Monday
evening at dinner in honor of the
birthday anniversary of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Calvin Ourand. who with
her two children, Judy and Bill.
have been the guests for two months
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzwater. The
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Ourand of Richmond. Mrs.
Wade Carlsen and Mrs. Victor
Miller.
Mrs. Ourand and her children
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Sees Graduation

Mrs. Sara Gray Jordan of Airing
ton left Wednesday for Camp Lee
to attend the graduation exercises
Friday when her son, CHARLES Rich
ard Jordan, was graduated as a
lieutenant from the officers Candi-
date School. 1t and Mrs. Jordan will
return to Arlington with the elder
Mrs. Jordan for a visit.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Leave for South

Miss Mccall Henderson and Mrs,
WIZ. Bell left yesterday for Mont
gortery, Ala. for an extended visit
with Mrs. Charles E. Mccall and
MrssaMarty Lubner. En- route Miss
McSall will stop in Gastonia, N. c..
Wnsfe she will attend a house party
given by Miss Tulla Carter.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Naval Officer Fefed

Capt. Ernmet P Forrestel, U. S.N.
OF Arlington left yesterday for new
duties and before leaving was en-
tertained at dinner by Comdr. and
Mrs. r. H. Hederman and Comdr
and Mrs. j. F, Quilter of Arlington.
the party being given at the Army
Navy Country Club.
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Going to Nantucket

Mrs. G. S. Cox, wife of the New
Zealand Charge d'Affsires and their
children will leave the middle of the
month for Nantucket Island, Mass,
for several weeks vacation. Mr.. Cox
will join them for a brief stay and
accompany them back to Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1943-08-01

will leave next week for st. Angus
tine, Fla, where they will join 1t.
q. g. Ourand
Evening star., 1943-08-01
Manassas Visitor

Mrs. Maurice Graham has gone
to Manassas to spend a week with
her mother, Mrs. E. B. Tobin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
While the Bombers Roar

Twice within a generation it has been tragically demonstrated that the days of sailing ship isolation arc gone forever. Wars are no longer bound by mountains, climate nor seas The last echoes of iso- lation have been drowned in the roar of the bombers
 With recognition of the fact that iso- lation is an impossibility and that this country cannot shut itself off from future wars no matter where they may occur, it becomes matter of sheer self interest to help prevent wars. The surest way to prevent war is by taking hand in world affairs and stimulating international trade. Only through trade can the pros- porous and fruitful world evisaged in the Atlantic Charter be realized.
 In the United States, the machinery for bringing about expanded trade is already in existence. In the words of Under-Se Secretary of State Sumner Welles Tt consists of the Trade Agreements Act of 1884, renewed in 1887 and l940, under which the President is authorized, by procedure and within the limits stated in the act, to enter into agreements about tariff rates, quotas, and the like with for eign governments, and to proclaim the changes in American rates necessary to carry out part of the agreements"
 The act must be renewed in June or we will have in effect served notice on the world that we expect to take no part in efforts to establish lasting peace; that as far as we are concerned peace objec- tives are words-nothing more. After victory, if we follow the path of isolation, youngsters in time for World War III. Along with our imagined isolation, we will have depression and bankruptcy. Our great productive capacity will avail us lit- tie without worldwide channels of dis tribution. And industries which don't produce, don't supply jobs or taxes. The wreckage of our tanks, planes and ships will be scattered in every corner of the world. Our men will be there, too, those who didn't come back. We will be "safe- ly" at home with war debt of several hundred billion dollars, minding our own business until the next war comes along.
 Is this what Americans expect of the future? They will get it unless they make up their minds once and for all to swim with the rest Of the world toward peace and sanity. At best it will be long pull, but there is no better way to begin while the bombers' roar is still in our ears, than by wholeheartedly urging re- newal of the Trade Agreements Act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
Red Front Scores Again

Under the guise of United Labor and Victory" rally, the Red Front once more has borrowed the responsibility of many on-Communists and anti-Com- muniSts to build itself up.
 The real purposes of the May Day rally in New York and others throughout the country were two. First, the old attempt to build up pressure for second front in Europe, which Stalin demandl. It being well known that such second front is due this summer, the Reds want to be in position to claim credit for having forced it. The second purpose is to con- demn the general American protest against Soviet execution of two Polish labor leaders who, as Socialists, were in wrong with the Communists.
 It is time for American personalities to begin checking the credentials of un- known committees which seek to capi- talize upon their good names.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
Educational Progress

In line with educational progress the Catholic University of America in Wash ington, D. C., has announced the con- pletion of the Fourth and Fifth Readers of the Faith and Freedom Series for Catholic elementary schools Other read CTS have already been published from Pre- Primer up, and Seventh and Eighth Readers are now in preparation Look ing over synopsis of these books they seem to present their material in true American way with a background con- forming to Christian ideals.
 Today more than ever with questions arising as to subversive material appear ing in some of our educational systems there is need of sound foundations that make for Christian social living and "social betterment" as 1t is stated in regard to the Readers in question.
 History in our American schools was recently given some consideration, many making the statement that too little of American history was taught in the ele- mentary and high schools. Polls were taken and there was quite a to do about this for time. The compiling of the readers mentioned above seems a step in the right direction. The Fourth Reader of the Series, "This Is Our Land", ac- quaints the small student with his own country, it's geography and pioneer life; and the Fifth Reader, "These are Our People" to quote the synopsis, "treats with American industrial geography and with present-day trade relations as well as with various racial clements in the American nation"
 In our own community we have an educational system that merits praise. Public and parochial schools maintain high standards, and in the vast number who finish each year in our high schools a large percentage go on for higher edu- cation and in college again distinguish themselves as high standing and average students.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19

We are practically at that stepping-off place called commencement. Some grad uations have already occurred, others will follow in quick order and they will not be the affairs of other years. The youth of the country, the males especially, are not so interested in the night of the prom the new wrist watch, and the prize in history, as they are in - where do go now? All have one thought in mind, and that is what branch of the service they are going to join for the duration. They may pass cum laude or just with passing mark. It's commencement time and the lines form on the left and the right, but one of them leaves immediately for a nearby camp to begin some sort of maneuvers. The boys of sixteen and seventeen are not thinking of pleasure able summer loafing and vacationing It's, where do we go from here? Just a question Of packing up the troubles in the old kit bag with smile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19

know the United States better than any others. Where they are now reveals what importance Hitler attaches to United States and is influence on the neutral countries. For all four Germans are located in key neutral capi- tals where they can watch Ameri- cans and keep their ears open for news of U. S. dip:omatic and mill tary maneuyers, and counter-act American influence.
 Here arc the four German ex- perts on the U. s. A.:
 Franz yon Papen, German military attache in Washington during the last war when he en- gineered plans to blow Up the Welland canal and brain trusted various other sabotage.
 Hans Heinrick DieckhOff, ex- ambassador to Washington and one of the most skillful to be stationed here in years.
 Hans Th0mSen, counselor and charge de'affaires of the Ger man embassy after Dieckhoff left Washington.
 Kurt Sell, correspondent of the official German News Agency D. N. B., long stationed in Washington where he was gen. orally popular. Unofficially he acted frequently for the German Embassy.
 In Europe these four are now stationed as follows: Won Papen in Turkey; Dieckhoff In Spain. Thomsen in Sweden: and Sell in Portugal.
 These are countries which, If they moved their neutral position ono way or the other might de- eide the fate of the war.
 Copyright, 1o43, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
New Law Required

Presumably the Axis will call soon for amendment to the laws of war so as to ban further exploits like that of Ameri- can Lieutenant Frank L. Dunn of San Antonio, Texas.
 Lieutenant Dunn was looking for aerial pictures when flight of axis planes cannes in to land at field near Cagliari, Sardinia. The sly cuss circled with the enemy, flew low enough to get his shot of an Italian cruiser in the harbor, and was off before anti-aircraft gunners of Axis flyers noticed the interloper in their midst.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19

A letter from members of the 750th Tank Battalion, Comany A, at Fort Knox, Kentucky to workers who recent ly struck in a war industry, said in part:
 we feel deeply hurt to think you would let the boys overseas down. Just what do you think would happen to this coun- try if the boys overseas would sit down, and quit fighting, because they just make $50 month? We need more fight ing equipment. What do you Americans want? More money now and slavery la- ter, or less money and freedom? Just think how some of your sons and broth CTS over there would feel if they knew how you were selling them out, and that's what you are doing when you stop pro- duction" There is bible story of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
UNCoNQUERED NORWAY
(NeW York Times)

A little over three years ago the Nazis were dropping bombs on Nor way in an avowed effort to protect that country from the horrors Of war. This week 1t was announced that Norwegian airmen have de- posted more than an equivalent weight of bombs on German soil. Norwegians have shot down at least seventy-two German planes, to which may be added twenty-six probables and eight-ilve damaged. At sea they have sunk or badly damaged ten U-boats and destroyed thousands of tons of NaHi shipping. Norwegian sailors are serving on warships in tho North Atlantic: the Arctic, the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf.
 We have less accurate informa- ton as to what is going on in Nor way, but we know that the battle continues inside the German lines as well as outside. So Norway's Ii1- dependence Day, celebraed yester- day, was not mockery. Indepen- dence Is lost only when the pas sion for 1t goes out of mems hearts. It lives in Norway and will live until the drama just completed in Tunisia has been re-enacted in the North.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19

be getting well, for he was worth nothing save as material on which to experiment There were at one time sixty million slaves in the Ro- man Empire, mere live stock to be beaten, sold. or slaughtered at their masters will. The cultured people of Rome amused themselves with gladitorial shows in which thousands of people were sometimes slain in an afternoon. The luxury of those days was almost beyond description. The emperor Caligula spent a half million dollars on a single banquet, and at a dinner given in Nero's honor $l60000 was spent on roses alone
 It was Christianity which broke up this system and paved the way for new world. We may criticize the Church all VIC have mind to, but the fact still remains that before it's organization even the most civil ized nations were indescribably cor rupt and that under the power of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19

said he had never been a member of the groups.
 T can't say whether they be- lOngcd to the Communist front or not" Schunnan declared.
 Dies prober Matthews snatched up a book, entitled "World RevOlu- tionary Propaganda" by Harold D. LaSswell, former professor of po- litical science at the University of Chicago. Lasswell is noted authority on Soviet propaganda, helped the OWf set up It's propa- ganda analysis division. Waving the book triunphantly at Schu- man Matthews asserted:
 "Well, Harold LassweIl says these groups are COmmunistic."
 "Schuman replied that he had the highest respect for Lasswell'S integrity and ability. "If he said so, then It's true," agreed the EGG official.
 When Matthews finished his cx- animation, he magnanimously asked Schuman If there was any thing he would like to add. Schu- man fished a letter from his pocket, which he said had been written by friend recommending him for the FCC job.
 "Frederick Schuman is admir- ably qualified for this position" Schuman quoted from the let ter, "There is no question about his reliability, loyalty, patriotism and devotion to the United States"
 The letter was signed by Har- old LassWell.
 NOTE: When the Kerr Commit tee, appointed to Investigate" the Dies Committee, ran across this testimony, they exonerated Schu- man of being red.
 1 GERMANS WATCH U. S. A.
 There are four Germans who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
THE NEW WOMAN? WE
 HOPE NOT!
(New Haven Journal Courier)

(New Haven Journal-Courier)
 The war is going to bring lots of changes, and particularly in the activities of women. It may make them major league ballplayers or elect one to be vice-president. But this idea of a woman sentry flat tening an intruder with her billy club is something else again.
 Audrey Pearl Roberts yeah that's a woman all right. She was on shore patrol, and no one was supposed to get through the gate at the School for Women Reserves at Hunter College, New York. When they gave her a club they must have been pretty sure she wouldn't use it but she did.
 No one is going to feel sorry for the drunk who tried to get past her and didn't, but and here is the disturbing part of the news Navy Commander Morgan congratulated her. and they saluted each othei and had their pictures taken laugh ing in high glee. Well, we just offer this warning: Any man with more than a days growth of beard had better stay away from Gate 3 at Hunter College. in the Bronx.
 | More than that, if Navy men
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
Views Of The Press

have any foresight at all, they will keep billy clubs and other lethal weapons out of the hands of their women enrollees. For command er's or even an admirals gold braid will not protect him when the wo- man has returned to civilian status and decides to settle q controversy by some other means than strat- egem and tears.
 Kipling knew they are dangerous. and said 50, Even the queens from Cleopatra Of Egypt 10 Cath erine II of Russia--have shown their fangs. Better not let them cultivate strong-arin methods. For If they do, peace isn't going to bring peace at all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
Retroactive, We Hope

We tremble to think what might have happened if Manpower Commissioner McNutt had not remembered belatedly, to give congressman a blanket exemp- tion from the 48-hour week ruling.
 Undoubtedly MT. McNutt made the exemption retroactive so that the United States of America will not be hailed into court for violation of the minimum work week regulation in critical shortage area That would be the last straw.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
THE NEED FOR HOME RULE
(Hartford Courantl

AHihlLiOlu SOuAdhL)
 Anthony Stango served the city of Waterbury as member of the Police Department until 1t was dis- covered that he was not an Amer ican citizen. He thought that he had acquired that status through service in the Army. By the time he had gained citizenship in the way he was over the maximum statutory age limit for policemen. The result Is that a special act of the General Assembly has been re- ported out to allow his return to the force.
 This instance shows clearly the low estate to which municipal home rule has sunk. The bill to allow Waterbury to place MT. Stango on its police force recites that such may be dons "the charter and the ordinance of the city notwithstand- ing" Why should they stand in the way, if soundly based and fairly drawn? It is carrying state restric-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
Selected Poem
PUEBLO POTTER

PUEBLO POTTEK A. H. Robinson in the Christian Science Monitor My ancestors made pottery and passed the secret on to me, make 1t, too, from sweet, moist clay in the tribes traditional way. The ladies that are small and slim, the storage pots with wel-smoothed rim, the ollas, seed bowls-tempered, glazed, decoration neatly phrased in polished black in orange and brown Oh finally, take them down to Trader Johns in Santa Fe, and then you come and gladly pay, and take them when you go again to Boston, to the South, to Maine For my bowls and jars contain desert soil brief August rain, the color of mesas glow, and this is why you never know quite what 1t is leave behind my country which you found most kind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
Your Health
 By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per- sOnal health and hygiene, not to
 disease, diagnosis of treatment. will be answered by Dr. Brady if . stamped self-addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address Dr.
 William Brady, National News paper Service, S2O West Madison Street, Chicago, Ill.
 WHAT TO DO ABOUT A LUMP
 Woman 45 years old complains she has noticed . lump in her breast for about four months. The lump is not sore, but feels like . knife cutting for a few moments after pressing on 1t. Her doctor told her that the breast must be removed, half of 1t now and they may have to take the rest of 1t of later.
 An, but what would q doctor, just an ordinary doctor, know about such things2 Since the doctor ad- vised operation the unhappy woman has heard there Is a doctor Gin the next state) who cures cancer by treatments. She has not seen this latter doctor yet. She would like to have my opinion first--can the can- Ger be cured without an operation?
 Every Tim, Dick and Harry is telling her what to do, says the poor woman, and she doesn't believe they know any more about 1t than she does herself. But strangely enough she would have more con- fidence in my advice. Of course she doesn't want to have the breast removed if the cancer can be cured without. (Mrs. ----A- .)
 This familiar situation recllrS con- stantly. The ordinary" doctor diagnoses cancer and urges the best treatment. Whereupon the pa- tient retires to procrastinate for . while. That is the cue for Tom, Dick and Mrs. Harris to come on with their advice. Of course the patient knows they know no more than she knows about 1t, but never theless what they tell her generally favors further procrastination. So at this stage she decides to write to or Doc Brady and see what he thinks about 1t.
 And this is what I think.
 Any woman, married or unmar. ried, regardless of her age, who finds a lump in her breast should report immediately to her doctor. or to any good doctor, for eXamina- ton and advice. Chances are the lump is insignificant, but no woman can afford to gamble her life on that chance.
 If the lump is freely movable it Is unlikely to be of serious nature. If 1t seems more or less attached to the skin over 1t or to the bone under 1t, 1t is more likely to be cancerous. It makes little differ ence whether 1t Is sore 0r painful or not.
 Neither the quack in the next state nor any person anywhere can cure cancer by treatments" of any sort.
 Radical surgical removal, if tho cancer Is recognized and treated early enough cures in reasonable. though small, proportion of cases. Radium or x-ray treatment of the wound beginning promptly after such operation is the best assurance against recurrence of the cancer.
 Procrastination is dangerous ally of cancer. The month or few months the patient procrastinateS allow sufficient time for the cancer to grow, extend or spread too far for complete eradication by surgery OF aNV other iflnal1a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19


 armored force from his headquarters here at Fort Knox from the sum- mer of 194l until he got his Euro- pean assignment While he was here, he kept reminding the War Department in Washington, from time to time, that he had a lot of trained armored divisions ready to go. Even then he felt he was vast ing time.
 He can't claim credit for being the father of armored force. Primar- ily he was a field artillery officer His basic idea when he became commander of the armored forces was that the only excuse for any kind Of a vehicle was to get a gun some place, in hurry. It was on that basis that he tripled the size of the armored force in little more than year
 HELPED DEVELOP THE My
 When the responsibility of decid- ing what types of armored vehicles the U. s. should adopt was placed on General Devers, he made his de- cision that the proportion of light, medium and heavy tanks should be ordered so that production could be begun with 6 minimum waste of time. Maybe there were some mis- takes in the first designs, which had to be corrected later, but Dev- CTS got tanks that he could use to begin his training with and get his force organized, in n hurry.
 The M-7, self-propelled l05-mm, howitaer known in Africa as "the priest" is one of the new weapons whose development General Devcrs had a large part In pushing. It was bigger, heavier weapon than had ever been mounted on self propelled chassis. It was the Devers doctrine Of using 6 vehicle to get gun some place in hurry. And 1t more than justified the faith he placed in It's design, in Africa.
 He is 55, but get credit for be- ing 10 years younger. His mousse colored hair is just turning gray at the temples. Hes flve-feet-ten, weighs around l70 and is bit on the bandy-l Legged side, as though he might have been a cavalry of- fcer.
 HATES RED TAPE
 No martinet, no stickler for de- tails, Devers' success as an organ izer has been his ability to hurry up and get right to the heart of any issue and then go on from there. He has a reputation for hating paper work and red tape. In his staff meetings with armored force officers at Fort Knox, his subordi- mates used to try to think of things before the general Usually, they say, he was always way ahead of them.
 He preached a lot of thorough ness, along with all his hurry up tactics. You build the best gun mount you can design" he kept tell ing his armored force staff here at Fort Knox. Then you mount on it the best gun you can make. On that gun you put the best possible sight. The gun and the carriage are wasted If you don't have good sight. Then to aim that gun you have to get good gunner. If the man who uses that sight isn't any good, the good carriage, gun and sight arc wasted. So make good gunners."
 For q Pennsylvania Dutchman out Of York, Pa. Jake Devers is given credit for being one of the Army's greatest hustlers. For anyone who wants his second front in hurry, he should be just the man.
 Everything he does makes sense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19

Go! I'm wasting time!"
 If he carries that motto with him into action in Europe, the a s S u mption is that Jakie Dev- CTS will be push ing that second front idea for all he's worth. Let's gol" he'll be reminding his superiors as well as his subordi- mates, "I'm vast ing time!"