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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06


 Mrs. Bolton, born Annie Scan- lon and the daughter of scrub woman, rises to a power of so- ciety through a second marriage for money-not love. Embittered against life through death of her first husband and son, she hitches her wagon, well-laden with gilt, to the goal of becoming one of the worlds top society figures. She succeeds, only to realize that what she has attained is phony.
 How she finds herself through the invasion of France, where she is at the time of the German march on Paris, is interesting reading. The large amount of background previous to this is probably necessary, but you really get into typical Bromfield writing at the invasion.
 Annie suffered privation again with the coming of the Huns, los- ing her sables and jewels, but gloried in it as the daughter ot the scrubwoman. She took up the raising of a baby whose mother was killed on the exodus from Paris by cowardly German ma chine guns, and eventually mar ried his father, an engineer in the French army. The book (Harp- CTS: $2.5O is a pretty good TO- nance once you get into 1t.
 CONTEMPORARY ITALY" by
 O Count Carlo Sforza Dutton: $3.50), sheds timely light on the political and spiritual problems of a nation. A noted anti-Fascist and one of Italy's leading career diplomats, Count Sforza gives first-hand analysis of the current dilemma, its causes and effects, and its relation to the historical past. Much of the book is de- voted to intellectual and social tradition and to the permanent values in Italian culture that must insure its future.
 The author does not make loose predictions; he does place confl- dence in the moral character of Italy and the good sense of a peo- ple already wise in the lessons of tyranny and war. The morass of Fascism and the Mussolinis must go, of course, for they have no place in the Italian scheme. And a sounder diplomacy must rule Europe, Sforza asserts, if the fol- lies of war and oppression are to end. Whatever the form of gov- ernments to come, SforZa con- ceives liberty for the masses and freedom within law for the indi- vidual nation-a Vaster provision for international benefit and good will.
 CARTOONING OUR TIMES
 THE cartoon has for years re- A hected the public opinion of the time. It has been used to mold thought and ideas. influence political trends, and has always
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
Employer Helps JapaneSe-American
 Win Appeal For Place In War Work

in the world against him, but he hates the whole Japanese race so much he can't seem to let reason control him.
 Harada had to buy a house in order to find living accommoda- tions. Harada says he doesn't be- lieve the trouble was primarily prejudice. He had a little girl, Susan, now 2, and was expecting another baby, born about three weeks ago and named Jane. He is willing to believe that 1t was that. rather than racial feeling, that made 1t hard to find home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
CAPITAL USES
 PSYCH|ATRY ON : HOMESICK GIRLS
By ANN HICKS

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, April 6-(UP) One of Washington's newest bureaus is small and special psychiatric service set up to adjust the trou- bles" of government employees whose jobs seem to be driving them neurotic.
 Most of its patients are govern ment girls suffe-ong from masked homeSickness." Their symptoms are usually these: They are bored. Their boss doesn't appreciate them They can't advance. People don't like them. And darnit, they aren't happy.
 The man who adjusts their woes is Dr. Bruno Solby. chief phychia- trist of the Mental Hygiene Unit, Employees Health Service, U. s. Public Health Service. According to Solby, jobs seem to incubate inner conflicts. They don't cause them.
 If you take 10 neurotic individ- uals, he explains, "the one thing they will have in common is that their neuroseS slowed up on the job"
 Troubles Begin
 Ip the case of masked home- sickness is more prevalent than people think-the government girl gets homesick, then she gets ashamed because she's gotten homesick, and then her troubles start.
 "She thinks it isn't adult" Solby explains, "so she tries to make her. self forget it.
 Then" and Solby's voice rises with mystery, quite odd things begin to happen.
 ".She tries hard to do good work, but she fails. She becomes discon- tented, starts to move around from apartment to apartment, gets into financial difficulties, can't seem to make friends, and she begins to feel isolated, and displaced.
 During her interview with Solby, the government girl discovers that "an unconscious wish to go home" has been mis-guilding her. That is, Solby says, this inner mechanism has made her fail-in the hope that she would be fired"
 Don't Want to Leave
 In most cases, once the govern ment girl knows what her trouble is, she doesn't want to go home at all. She suddenly turns around" says Solby, "and starts doing per- feet job"
 Sometimes the government en- ploye has a conflict that will need treatment, but an interview usual- ly does the trick. Solby thinks this is because an interview lis a good chance to ventilate your conflicts"
 It is unfair, according to this psychiatrist, to say women are more neurotic than men. They aren't More do come to the clinic, but that's because their percentage is greater here.
 Most male conflicts are "con- f1icts of between what a man is and what he thinks he should be-" Now, there is the added wartime conflict of being 4-F. We have to persuade a man." Solby says, that being 4-F in the draft doesn't mean he can be IA on a job."
 Moreover, Solby says, there's nothing to the idea that Wash ington has many more neurotics than any other city.
 That, he will have you know, "dOeS not conform with the facts "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
COLLEGE OFFERS
 DEGREES SUNDAY
Most Rev. Francis KeOugh to Preside at Providence
 Commencement Event

Providence, R. l., April 6 - Prov idence College will hold its twenty third Commencement on Sunday, April IS, Very Rev. Dr. John J. Dillon, O. F., president, announced today. The traditional exercises. shortened to two days last year, have been even further condensed, with the baccalaureate exercises,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

Private Joseph A. Lingis, for some time member of the Second Cavalry at Fort Jackson, s. C., is now receiving his mail addressed in of the postmaster in New York City A memorial exhibition of paint ings by FlOrentne Hayden will be held at the Matta tuck Historical Society April 10 to 29 The auditorium will be open weekdays from to p. m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

Mrs. Frederick Dauch of Marion recently under went operation at the Waterbury Hospital Andy CiarIOne, medically discharged from the Army some time ago, will be year older Easter Sunday {. Bill Pollard says local police, hot after purse snatcherS doing their darndeSt to prevent women from losing their cOmpIexiOns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

Mary A. ODonneN of 9O1 Baldwin street, very competent health department nurse, is certainly de- serving of new Easter bonnet for Sunday is her birthday .. Jean COrkingdae spent last weekend in New York City Theresa Crook of Franklin street. deputy inspector of the Labor Department, affiliated with the New Haven area has returned to work after long siege of illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
HIGHLIGHTS FROM LATEST BOOKS
''What Became Of Anna Bolton' Bromfield Scores In Novel

Bolton" there isn't question
 Bromfed the country squire of Ohio again has hi novel bit different from Ihe Rains Came Parkingon strong story of human emotions ant hrOuoh hV war
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

Thursday, April 27h, is the closing date in the essay contest sponsored by the Ladies' Auxiliary Veterans or Foreign Wars The subject this year Unity for Peace and according reports there will be spirited com petition the $50 cash prize offered by Lieutenant Shea Auxiliary of Waterbury, the cash award and medal do- mated by the state department and the $1OOO national prize The Tower has been given few official entry blanks and you interested you may have one by visiting the Democrat office. In an OH-the-R Record report the Scovill Company is facing a number ot changes among of it's highest executives. If a perry replaces Goss here and there don't be surprised It will be part ia "PrePostWar plan Aspirants for police promotions noticeably getting uneasy there are several vacancies and any number of cand dates, who hoping for speedy action Corp Coyle Posts degree team put on swell show ln seymour Wednesday night The boys set for their local premier next Tuesday night deputy fire chief in the Water bury Fire Department is deputy fire chief until the bell hits and then he's just another fireman when the chief arrives. There's good story behind this setup We will 'break it" shortly The old home town IS going to witness real sanbang Democratic primary fight next fall all five fronts or five wards This is not year for Push Overs" Notwithstanding F.D.R.s golden smile and magnetic voice Republicans have chaked up Connecticut in the COP vic ory column
 Johnny Mastroianni of South Elm street has been promoted to Pharmacist Mate third class at the U s. Naval Hospital at Sampson N. Y His brother Vinnie former local dentist is an officer at the Naval base MT. and Mrs Patrick Hussey of South street have chrstened their daughter of March 21, Patricia Ann.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
Good Evening.

Some are proud of material things, Shining cars and diamond rings Some like roast beef cooked quite rare, Some like a house with curvng stair There are ladies who like hats quite tall, And others that don't like hats at all Girls who adore each new hair cut, Men who think life just sweet golf putt Some are proud of what they own, Clothes and cultures sleek wnd-blown And there are others who think no other thing Is sweeter in life than liacs in springl EM EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

Sergeant Harry Huey, former coach of the K. of L. basketball team and veteran employe of the C. L. & F. Five-by-Five basketball team to 39 to 36 victory the UBoat Chasers in the finals of the Gold Ball tourna ment at Miami Beach, Florida, last week. According to Everett Clay Miami sports writer, the FivebyFive club should have been named the Sx-bySix club aver age height of the players. The name, FivebyFive in cidentay is from the song of the title and was selected by Mrs. Bruce Hale, wife of the champions coach-captain player and former AlAmerca at Santa Clara.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

Winifred V. Delaney, Organist at St. Michael's church, Naterville, has arranged very diversified the junior choir at the o'clock Mass and the senior choir at the Mass of Corpus Christi two hours later At the latter Mass the three PalO girls, Rae Canda and Carmella, and the Perrllia girls, Frances and Sally, will be the featured sOlOiSts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

The community-wide interest in the recent Scovill Fourth War Loan drive was seized upon by the oddson boys or bookies downtown as a new channel for the betting fever. Not few pools made the num- Der of daily blasts from the factory whistle each de-
 some sections of town that bookakers would let you pick your number and give you odds your guess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
Editor, Tall Tower Topics

Editor, Tall Tower Topics z. The twelfth annual exhibition of the combined gymnasium classes of the Eaugatuck. YMcA will be held Friday and Saturday o'clock Enclosed compin altary reserved tickets for you and the Mssus for the opening night. Many which am sure will be the most spectacular since this yearly event inaugurated Fritz Klambt Nauga- tuck Physical Director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

MT. and Mrs. John T. Smith of 12 Ward street proud to announce the birth of their second and third child, James Richard, born the last day of Last month at st. Mary'S Hospital. Barbara Marie is now seven years old and John ThOmas IT,, is two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

BUY WAR BONDS { STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06
CARTOONING OUR TIMEs

THE cartoon has for years re-
 A hected the public opinion of the time. It has been used to mold thought and ideas. influence political trends. and has always
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-06

Good Night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-01
BEAU JACK WINS

NEW YORK, March 31.-(R
Sidney Beau jack Walker,
of Augusta, Ca, former hold
er of the New York version Of
the lightweight championship,
outpointed Juan Zurita of Mex
leo City, holder of the MIA
lightweight crown, in a close
hereunder tonight in Madison
Square Garden. Beau Jack
weighed 1876, and Zurita 1894.
A crowd of 1883 contributed
to a gross gate Of $751;, 1902.
1t was a thrilling. punch
packed scrap all the way, with
the judges deciding the ex-
bootblack landed the heavier
blows. There were no knock
downs, although both fighters
appeared in trouble on occa-
sions as they battered each
other about the ring.
Referee Frank Fullam gave
Beau Jack seven rounds, Zuri-
ia two and called one even.
Judge Marty Monroe called
six for Beau and four for Zuri-
ia, while Judge Jim Hagen
gave Jack six, Zurita three
and called the other a toss-up.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-01
POLITICAL ASPECTS

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma.
pies, March 31.-R-Day and night
assaults by American and British
heavy bcmbers on the Bulgarian
capital of Sofia have definite po-
litical aspects" and are closely
tied-up with the Russian advance
to the Balkans. 1t was disclosed
by high Allied air officer today.
He said the bombings, which for
a 36-hour period ending yesterday
rained almost continuous destruc-
ton upon Sofia $ railway yards and
other installations and sent smoke
mounting two miles into the sky,
might have ching effects
upon Hitler's shaky Balkan satel-
lite.
"They are also linked with any
western front offensive which may
come" the officer said 1.-The idea
is to give the Germans as much
trouble as possible and tie up as
many of their troops as possible,
both in Italy and the Balkans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-01
SERIES OF RAIDS
ON TRUK UNDERWAY
Continued from Page One)


No details were available on the
Palau attack, except that japanese
ships fled from Paulau's closely
guarded harbors as they had in
the carrier attack on Truk.
It was the most far-rea ching
blow ever directed at the Japa-
nese in the Pacific offensive. Pa
lau, perhaps the most powerful
base in the Carolines, is only $50
statute miles from the Philippines;
$40 miles from Guam, and more
than 1000 miles west Of Truk.
A total of 172 japanese planes
We're destroyed by Southwest Pa
cific air forces Wednesday-49 at
Truk and the balance at Hollandiat
which the Nipponese have been re-
irlforcing to make it their number
one air base on New Guinea now
that Wewak has been Temperate
ly neutralized.
simultaneously a Liberator
bombed Ponape in the eastern
Caro1ines while Army, Navy and
Marine planes bombed and strafed
ammunition dumps, coastal and
anti.aircraft batteries, and ware
houses on four Marshall island
atol1s
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-01
CARDINAL FARMS
BRING RESULTS
BY OSCAR KAHAN

CAIRO, Ill, March 81. - R -
The St. Louis Cardinals have
more reason to be thankful for
their farm system this season than
at any time since Branch Rick.
ey's brain-child first produced the
stars for a world championship
team in 1925.
This is the third war year d
baseball" said Manager Billy
southworth. today, land the draft
has made tremendous inroads on
manpower but the farms have sent
us Emil Verban, a fine infielder,
to replace Lou Klein and Augie
Bergamo, promising outfielder,
to replace Harry Walker.
ALSO, we must depend this year
on young pitchers to replace those
lost to the armed forces and in
that department, too, the farms
have come through. AL Jurisich,
Blk Donnelly, Bud Byerly and
Fred Schmidt were developed on
our farms. 1 don't know where
we'd get four men like these ii
we didn't have a farm system func-
tioning so efficiently"
As a matter of fact, the Card
inals also owe thanks to a bene'
VIOLENT boss in Detroit, a group Of
cannery workers in Richmond,
Calf, and the Detroit Tigers.
Verban, heralded as one of the
finest fielding second-basemen ev'
er to come to the Cardinals, once
was a member of the Detroit farm
organization, playing with Alexan'
dria, La, in 1888. He was osten.
sibly released but was ordered te
report to Hot Springs, Ark, an
other Detroit farm club. Instead
he signed with the Cardinals. He
batted $40 at Houston in 1912 but
slipped to .257 at Columbus las
year.
Pergamo, 1924 hitting outfieldel
at Columbus got into baseball whe1
his factory boss in Detroit gave
him a week off to attend a Card
inal tryout camp. And Mickey Bur
nett, rookie infielder outfieldel
from Sacramento, won his PROBES
sional start with the aid of fellow
workers at the Richmond cannery
who pooled their funds to sent
him to a Cardinal farm.
Southworth has taken the strait
off his four recruit pitchers, tell
ing them that they all were goint
to stay with the Cardinals. Byerl:
won nine and lost 81 with a veal
Sacramento club; Donnelly won II
lost 8 with Rochester; Schmidt wo1
10 and lost 10 with the SAM
team. and Jurisich was in tn
Coast Guard last season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-01
Some Dopesters Predict
AU-Chicago World Series

Leroy Scha1k and Tony Cuccinello
holding At cards, the Sox infield
is as stable as any in baseball
today. Veteran Catcher Tom Turn
er and Vince Casino also are 4-F',
as well as Orval Grove, Buck Ross
and Rookie Ed Lopat Of Little
Rock, Ark, the nucleus of a draft
exempt pitching staff.
Bill Dietrich, who has a 1910
record for the Sox in 1913 is listed
for limited service.
Only Myril Hoag, the former
Sox who was honorably discharged
from the Army last year because
Of dizzy spells, and Johnny Dick
shot. 1856 slugger for Hollywood,
are draft-free in an outfield other
wise well fortified by Wally Moses,
Thurman Tucker, Ralph Hodgin
and Guy Curtwright-1-A's.
The Cubs At club includes
starting pitchers Paul Erickson
and Ed Hanyzewski, Catcher Roy
Easterwood; infielders Phil Caver-
retta, Jimmy Foxx and Eddie
Stanky, and outfielders Dom Dali
lessandro and rockies Johnny o..
trowski, Andy Pafko and Ed
Sauer..
Ostrowski was the Pacific Coast
League home run king last year
with 81; Pafko led the coast in
hitting with 1853 and in runs bat.
ted in with 116, and Sauer was
the Southern batting champion
with 1858.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-01
"Pinafore'' A Pleasing Interlude
ForLargeH igh School Audience

only the inirnitable Gilbert and
Sullivan could inject. The desper-
ate scenes were those that pro-
voked the most laughter. And the
lass that loved a sailor won
her lover
Credit for the dramatic training
must be given to Miss Grace
Green; dances, Mrs. J. T. Bel
cher; staging and lighting. George
West and Albert O'Briant; sound
effects, Bill Pruett and Bobby
Wilson; costumes, executed with
the assistance of Miss Mary Eliza
beth Groverman; makeup, Mrs.
Vera Webster, scenery, Miss EN-
ma Loosen; business manager,
Mrs. George West, with Barbara
Marshall as student assistant; and
mana ger.
Mrs. Burrows Smith, publiity
manager.
Add to the cast-names mention.
ed, those of Tommy Appleberry,
Emil Meyers and Mary Elizabeth
Boone, Shirley Colkitt, Sara Anne
Eaton, Margaret Fales, Lucille
Gray, Harriet Hines, Mary Ham,
ilton, Faye Herring, Ann Hurst,
Judith Johnston, Dolores King,
Mary Lewis, Bobby LaSure, Ruth
Middleton, Carolyn Mintz, Flora
McIver. Lucy Ncrthrop. Patty Pet
er, Mavis Sykes, Gloria Todd, Fran
ces Thompson, Evelyn Volk, Net
tie Wilson, Martha Brinson, Mil
dred Thomas, Margaret Holmes.
Mac Ayers, Cecil Brown, Toby
Bernstein, Robert Chennis, Curtis
Craig, Bobby Davis, Furman Hall,
George Jones, Dick Jones, Jack
Jefferies, Aller Lanier, Eugene
Mauney, Donald Matthews, Jack
Mintz, Bobby Mckenzie, Wilton
Rankin, Abner Tart, Neil Patrick,
Bobby Haas, l.. w. Fonvielle, Joe
Venable, Taneil Horne, Ted Prev
attic, Calvin Billiard, John Hearn,
H. c. Cooley, Donald Brown.
Ma~shals: Joyce West, Betty Har-
riss, Dorothy Romeo, Laura Roe,
Archie Craft, Betty Sue Westbrook,
Al Eskridge, Jimmy Lee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-01
SPORTS TRAIL

four as it just means they can
hack or shove or trip once more.
Nor will the new unlimited SUBJ
stitution rule be confusing, as the
coach takes care Of that and the
boy goes into the game or comes
out when he is told.
And as for the rule forbidding
defensive players from touching
the ball on it's downward flight to-
ward the goal, the few players that
will effect aren't in the service as
they are too tall to be accepted, so
as long as that change had to be
made it might as well be made
now as anytime.
Personally, we don't think the
rule is necessary, and we can't
think of any other sport that pena-
Lies a man because of his physi-
que. Sure, the step1adders had an
advantage, but it wasn't insur-
mountable, for if it had been a
team like the Oklahoma Aggies,
who have Bob Kurland, the tallest
of the tall boys in big-time play,
would have finished their season
undefeated.
The criticism of this goal tend
ing naturally came from coaches
whose teams were not blessed with
such giants and had been victims
Of teams with such players. But
the change doesn't seem fair to
these tall boys, who are handi-
capped in other ways, such as in
ability to scoot about like smaller
players. 1t destroys some Of their
effectiveness and might in some
instances result in a lad riding
the bench when he might be play
ing. Just because nature made him
too tall, legislation is enacted to
rob him of his chief, and some.
times only, asset.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-01

FRENCH LICK, Ind, March 81
-R-Tomorrow being April Fool S
day, this is as good time as any
to reveal there is growing con-
viction the Cubs and White Sox
may meet in an a1l-Chicago World
Series this fall.
The best qualifications the two
clubs have Of becoming World
Series rivals for the first time in
st. years is their exceptionally
large stock of draft ineligibles.
Thirteen Cubs and 10 White Sox
are currently exempt.
But this security is threatened
by the new proposals in Washing
ton that 4-Fs be drafted for Army
battalions or be shifted to essen
tial war work, which, if adopted,
might force the baseball industry
to close shop for the duration.
The nearest thing to a quote
Jimmy Dykes, manager of the
White Sox will volunteer is:
'1f everybody gets the notion
we're Of championship stuff this
year the other teams may scare
SO badly We'll pick up a lot OF
cheap victories, maybe enough to
make us pennant winner"
No peep Of any kind can be
pried from the cubs Jimmy Will
son, but the feeling is general
among observers that the club is
we'll stacked to give the St. Louis
Cardinals run for the National
league flag.
With Hal Trosky. Skeeter Webb,