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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

T was among the first of the singing candidates, to run for high office," said Senator Elect Glen H. Taylor, Democrat, but I think I was the last to be elected" |"
 Taylor is the perfect example of an unknown common man who won out in his perseverance, for the highest office state has to offer. It took him eight years to be elect ed United States senator in state that ordinarily promotes" it's candidates from the state legislature, the sttehouse or a mayors office.
 Nominee Times
 This man. who never before held public office and who is true minstrel. arose seemingly, from nowhere to enter Idaho politics and become the Idaho Democratic senatorial nominee three times in succession. The recent campaign was the charm. He defeated con- servative two-term Gov. c. A. Bot tolfsen for the coveted post.
 I'm just what the papers say I am" Taylor said. T punched COWS in Idaho county over 20 years ago, and I have operated my own road shows"
 But he does object to being called a cowboy crooner"
 I'm a singer, yes," he said but a crooner-never!"
 Senator Elect Taylor was born in Portland, Ore, 40 years ago. son of minister, Pleasant John Tay- Tor, who incidentally, was the spokesman for the Idaho delega- tion at the 1920 Democratic con- vention in San Francisco that nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt for vice president. Later his father f1omesteaded at Kooskia in the Indian country in north cen- tral Idaho.
 Taylor started on the stage as a juvenile actor in a home produc- ton 21 years ago and since has toured the west with his own tent show, and as an actor, singer, or- chestra leader and rodeo per former.
 He entered the Idaho political arena in 1888 literally riding a horse, playing a banjo and singing songs when he announced himself as a candidate for the Democratic nomination as second district congressman. He was soundly beaten in the primaries in a field of eight,
 Taylor had entered the cam- paign as Q resident Of Pocatello, though his acting took him away from the state for nearly the whole of the year. Most political obsery- CTS thought they had heard the last of the songs and hls version of the economic philosophy of the common man from the lips Of Cowboy Taylor"
 But he came back to Idaho in lDl0, upped his sights, sought and won the Democratic senatorial nomination against two of the states most highly regarded penls ocFals. He was beaten by Senator John Thomas, who in February, 1889. had been appointed to tihe senate seat left vacant by borahh death,
 so is wns that in iego lhe siale WlInesseo q cowboy e'naef, ealn1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29


 under cover of darkness, but were beaten back by British artillery and newly y-formed Greek National Guard battalions.
 ELIAS units also sent an armored car into the Omonoias Square area during the night, the first time they have used armor, bu British manned sherman tank reportedly knocked it out.
 During the nearly three weeks of fighting, it was revealed, British and Greek government forces have taken 7,500 prisoners.
 Peace negotiations between Greek government leaders and representa- tives of the ELIAS were at a stand still pending word from King George on their united demand for the immediate establishment of a re- gency.
 Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden left Greece yesterday for London in an attempt to persuade the exiled king of the wisdom of such course.
 Relief agencies in central Athens yesterday distributed 350,000 meals, of which 150,000 were given out by British troops from their military liaison supplies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Nozis Fight For
 Future of Europe

London. Dec. 20 -- tU.P) - Nazi Deputy Press Chief Helmut sucn" hermann told foreign press repre- sentatlves today that Germany never would capltulate, the German DINE News Agency said in 6 broad- cast from Berlin.
 There can be no peace as long as people like Roosevelt and More Ronthau keep up their plans aiming at the annlhllatlon Of Germany and as long as 0eFmany's exteFminatlon Was tho plan Of churchill and Ho-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Ook Leof Cluster
 Given Gen. Potfon

With the Third Army on the Western Front. Dec. 29.-(UP)-Lt. Gen. George s. Patton today was awarded an Oak Leaf cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal for his bold and brilliant leadership" of the Third Army's dash across France last August and September.
 The award was conferred by It. Gen. Omar N. Bradley. commander of the i2th Army group. for what was called especially meritorlous service between Aug. and Sept. IA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Equipment RemoVoI ExpIonotion Asked

London, Dec. 29.--(UP)--A For eign office spokesman today con- firmed Washington reports that the British government Is joining with the American government in asking Russia for an explanation of the re- moval of equipment from the Ro- manian oil fields to Russia,
 The spokesman said the matter was being handled through normal diplomatic channels, but declined to elaborate.
 The commentator said he still was unable to confirm reports that Secretary of state Edward R. Stet- tlnlus, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, and possibly Soviet Foreign Commlsoar v. M. Molotov may meet soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

A( His unhappiness-and that of many other top flight administration sup porters-was increased when MT. Roosevelt nominated to high State Department office a number of men who did not even claim to be New Dealers.
 These State Department nomin- ees. confirmed after 8 Senate tus- sle, included three assistant secre- taries-James c. Dunn, William H. Cayton and Brig. Gen. Juius C.. Homes--againSt whom there was bitter eft wing protests.
 These deveopments may have set a time fuse to sputtering deep within administration councis. PM reports that according to Ickes most intimate coeagues, the sharp tongued cabinet member does not ike the way things are going"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
City Will
 Poy Debts
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Continued from Page D $8s,457; January IS, 6,s2s; Feb ruary 1, $2,850; February 15, $16,- 362; March IS, $14,O93; May l, $18,- 107; May Is, $16,740; June l, $13,- 562; July l, $66, ,797; August 1, $2,- $50; August 15, $84,O97; September 15, $13,596; November l, $17,807; November 15, $15640 and December 1, $12,2S7.
 Next January payments due in to- tai amount of $166, ,457 is compar- able to the same period payments of 1943 when $150,, ,981 was paid, but is some $80, ,000 less than January of this year when a total of $245 ,833 was paid. However, the latter pay ment was high because $100,000 was included to write-of final indebted ness on the city's famed Brooklyn Bridge.
 With these total payments the city's total indebtedness of this na- ture will equal about $14,195, 500 which when exempted from the wa- ter fund due will bring the city far below the $10 million borrowing lim- it. Included in the general obliga- tions of $14 million are $1 ,485, ,000 in water bonds of the 1941 issue which at the time of borrowing the Legis- lature stipulated must be included within the general debt and not separately as is custom. This was done, at the time because of the "thin" financial condition of the city at the time. It is expected that local authorities during this com- ing Legislature will seek to have this sum withdrawn from that classif1- cation.
 The city's bond borrowing limi- tation is evolved as follows: To the Grand List of approximately $190 million is added the exempt taxes other than federal, state and coun- ty-for a total approximating $225 million. Five per cent of the latter amount is then determined as the limitation for borrowing. AS stated the city is now below the per cent total, which is about $10 million, to the extent of being in position to borrow upward, by issuance of bonds, of $1 million.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
 Drive Looms
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supplies for American forces ir Mindoro.

Washington, Dec. 28 = U.P) = No information was available at the War Department today on Tokyo reports that U. s. planes were sight ed approaching the Tokyo -Yoko- hama metropolitan district, at a.. m., EWT. In the absence of in- formation about the planes there, it was assumed they were on recon naiSsanc missions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Oddities M The NelUs

Concord, N. H., Dec. 29-(UP)-A special executive council session was scheduled for Tuesday to act on the petition of Arthur Bergeron of Ber- lin who seeks to establish Q mine for toothpaste ingredients under Lake Umbagog, most of which is in Maine.
 Bergeron, an attorney and Coos County solicitor, said in his petition that he hoped to dredge "infusor- lal" earth containing a ''rare' nli- neral, which he did not name, uns fusorlal is defined by Webster as earth containing minute decaying organisms, or algae.)
 Lake Umbagog, in New Hamp- shlre's north country, b widely known for its fishing.
 ConferenceB on the petition will be held with Main state officials. viaia q Galasaaarnlann aaid "QeP~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
OPPOSE PRIMARIES


 Boston, Dec 20.-(UP) - The Massachusetts Town Clerks Asso. ciation planned today to file Q bill which would abolish presidential primaries in the state,
 Under the proposed blll, state committees of the major political parties would elect doleghtes-Rts large and alteFnales tO attend na. iIonal conventions Of their Fespee. tive parties, Ward and Town com- mlttees would send delegates tO Congressional District conventions for the election 0f district deeigatos and allepnates t0 attend the nas llonal conventions
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Cowboy-Minstrel To Follow Footsteps Of Senator Borah
By JOHN CORLETT United Press Stan Correspondent

cowboy the United
  the late Senate liamE Borah
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Greeks Open Rebel Drive

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Fl. !. Ickes
 May Resign

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

vlota," auendermann aaid, "uer~ many is lighting for iho future oi Europe
Evening star., 1944-02-27
IMCA Official 10 Give
Series Of Talks on Girls

Mrs. Helen F. Southard of New
York, personal relations secretary of
the national YWCA, will come to
Washington this week for a series of
talks before Junior high school stu
dents and adults working with teen
age girls.
Her schedule will begin at p.m
Wednesday with an address on
Problems of the Adolescent Girl
Today" before the Girl Reserve
Mothers Council at the YWCA, Sew
enteenth and K streets NV. She
also will speak at a dinner meeting
OF YWCA committees on counseling
camping and Girl Reserves at 6pm
Wednesday.
Mrs. Southard will start a series
OF Talks to Teens" for eighth and
ninth grade girls at pm. Sat-
urday at the YWCA, with subsequent
talks scheduled for March II and 49,
The speaker is author of recent
pamphlet, Have You Met Yourself
"A Psychological Introduction
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Educator Sees End
OF School Grades

Public schools where every stu
dent will learn at his own rate oil
speed and no one ever will be
"fiunked' were prophesied yester-
day by DR.. William H. Burton, Har.
ward University professor of educa.
ton, before special meeting ot
the Elementary School Principals
Association at Banneker Junior
High School.
DR.. Burton believes the present
system Of grades will some day be
abolished. Instead, addition ano
subtraction will be taught as the
student is able to learn it, he pre-
dicted
DR.. Burton also believes. he said
in eventual selection of public
school officials according to ability
alone" and not by any system OF
seniority, race or creed"
A. Kiger Savoy, assistant superin
tendent of elementary schools, di-
visions 10 to 13, introduced DR.
Burton. j. c. Payne, president OF
the association, presided. The
speaker was thanked by DR.. Garnet
C. Wilkinson, first assistant super
intendent of schools, divisions II
to 13.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
5igrid Undset Speaks
In Broadcast Tuesday

A radio program featuring Sigrid
Undset, the author, and two youth
panel discussions are being ar
ranged in connection with the three
day conference TO open Tuesday
at Catholic University under au-
spices of the Family Life Bureau
of the National Catholic Welfare
Conference.
The famous Norwegian author
will speak on The Family Is Worth
Fighting For" at 1915 pm. Tuesday
over the NBC network. Participate
in roundtable discussion afterWard
will be Mrs. Augustine B. Kelly, wife
of the Representative from Penn
sylvania, who has six sons in the
service; Mrs. Robert A. Angelo
president of the National Council OF
Catholic Women, which is arranging
the program; Miss Josephine Brown
and Mrs. Mary Filser Lohr.
Five students from Catholic COL
leges will discuss What the School
and Parish Can Do to Assist Youth
in Preparing for Marriage and
Family Life Thursday morning at a
youth session, sponsored by the
Washington region of the National
Federation of Catholic College Stu
dents. In the afternoon a similar
group will talk on the contribution
Of the home and the individual
young persons to preparation for
marriage and family life.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Howard u. Celebrates
77th Birthday Thursday

The 77th anniversary of the found
ing of Howard University will be
commemorated at 1920 am. Thurs
day in the Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel.
DR.. Frank Porter Graham, presi-
dent OF the University of North Car
olina, will deliver a Charter Day"
address. He ill be introduced by
DR.. Mordecai Johnson, president of
the university.
Annual awards for distinguished
postgraduate achievement" will be
awarded three alumni Miss Lillian
Evanti, grand opera singer, of Wash
lngton, and DR.. w. Lincoln HaW-
kins, a chemist, and Thurgood Mar
shall, a lawyer, both of New York
City.
Hundreds of alumni. faculty men,
bers and the trustees of the uni
versity are expected to attend.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Mine Students Chosen
|As Winners in CAA
Essay Competition

Nine school children in the
Washington area have been selected
as winners in the Sky Roads essay
contest sponsored by the Civil
Aeronautics Administration and
will be awarded prizes totaling $575
in War Bonds, William A. M. Bur-
den, Assistant Secretary Of Com
merce. announced yesterday.
THE Place of Civil Aeronautics
in the Postwar World" was the sub
iect of more than 300 essays sub
mitted. Entries were divided into
three groups, representing elemen-
tary, junior high and high schools
In the Metropolitan area.
Receiving $100, $50 and $25 War
Bonds, respectively, to be presented
Wednesday morning in Mr.. Bur-
den's Office in the Commerce De-
partment building, are: Anne Coff-
man, Westrn High, first: Wilma
Welch, Dunbar High, second, and
Arthur H. AFFORD, Western High,
third. Honorable mention in the
high school group has been voted
to Rolf Scovell, Western High.
In the junior high school class,
the winners are: Tommy Tobin,
Powell Junior High. first; Don Nc
Curry. jr.. Eastern High, second:
Joseph C. Reynolds. Gonzaga High.
third. Phaon Goldman, Shaw
Junior High, received honorable
mention.
Elementary school winners are:
Kaye Dunham. James Monroe
School, first; Elmer T. Brooks. Nor
gan School, second, and Berdon M.
Bell, jr.. Shepherd Park School,
third. Honorable mention has been
awarded to Elaine Grabiner, Webb
School.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
YMCA News

Ioday-Java Club breakfast for
servlcemen, 9:15 am; Dorm Mems
breakfast, $50 am.
Tomorrow-Staff conference e.3r
am: Us Mems Club dinner SIS
pm; current events forum. 8 pm.
music hour, 8 pm.
tuesday - Toastmasters' Club. 2
pm: concert, $3.50 pm.
wednesday -Lenten luncheon
i2:oo pm. DR.. Clarence w. Gran.
1ord, speaker. Checker and Ches,
Club, pm; forum, 8 pm.
Thursday-Book Worm Club 3 n m
Friday Good neighbor motion
picture, Brazil, 8 pm.
Boys Department..
IomorroW-Swimming instruction
4-8 pm.
Tuesday - Girls Auxiliary, e:4s
Wednesday-Boys' Cabinet s pm
Frlday-Town meeting; Central
Eastern, Western, Wilson, Tech Hi-Y
Clubs, 7::3O pm.
Saturday-Junior Club. $50 am
intermediate Club, 1920 am: Prer
Club, Ills am; movies, 1890 pm:
Future Business Mems Club. 1:3C
pm; Railroad Ramblers, 3 pm.
Wanted: Waste kitchen fats to
make explosives for our guns! Save
yours. Take them to your meat
dealer.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Washington K. of c.
To Mark Anniversary

Washington Council, Knights OF
Columbus, will celebrate its first
anniversary in its new home al
1901 R street NV. on March a.
with special entertainment pro-
gram to be followed by buffet sup
per.
Address will be made by William
Z. Leahy and the Right Rev. Msgr
Peter j. Guilday. President James
A. Sullivan has appointed a COM
mlttee consisting of Alfred A. Nc
Garraghty, chairman; Andrew Soul
len, Francis B. Myers, Alfred P
Nef1. George Gingras and joseph
Mccain to arrange for the celebra
ton,
Evening star., 1944-02-27
By JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

When Juliette Durand-Texte ap-
pears in her piano recital at the
Statler Hotel on March 6, this beau
tiful and gifted French pianist will
Evening star., 1944-02-27
College of Law Alumni
Elect Board of Directors

The Washington College of Law
Alumni Association has elected a
board OF directors to assist associa-
tion officers in directing alumni
activity.
Members for three years are Miss
Catherine l.. VauX and Walter 5.
PaWl: two years. Mrs Mary M. Wit
tenmyer and Edward N. Bodholdt.
and one year. Miss Pauline Cook
and Wayne Smith. DR.. Edwin A.
Mooers is association chairman.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Duckett to Exhibit
Water CoIors Here

A special exhibition of water col.
ors by Vernon Duckett of Wash.
ington will open Tuesday afternoon
IN the Statler Hotel sponsored bI
Mrs. Laurance Rockefeller, Mrs
Brecklnridge Long. Nine Carlo.
Martins, Mrs. Dean Acheson anc
Mrs. Harlan Stone.
Mr.. Duckett soon will leave fo,
South America on a mission fo,
the Co-ordinator or Inter-Americar
! Affairs.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Youth Under 81, 900 Bond
In Whisky Theft Case

Charged with the theft of two
cases OF whisky, Harvey Lee Robin
son, 10, colored, who, police said, has
no fixed address, was arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage yesterday. His
case was continued to March and
bond was set at $4,000.
Police accused Robinson of break
ing into Kelly's Restaurant at 1901
l. street NV. Friday night ano
stealing the whisky.
Police said Robinson was on pro-
baton for previous housebreaking
OffenSe.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
New 6. W. u. Course
In Propaganda Being
Given by Experts

A new wartime course in psychol-
ogy of propaganda and public opin-
ion Is being given at George Wash
ington University by DR.. Theodore
M. Newcomb and Selden Menefee.
DR.. Newcomb is acting chief of the
analysis division of the Foreign
Broadcast Intelligence Service of the
Federal Communications Commits
sion. Mr.. Menefee, a journalist, re-
Gently conducted Nation wide
opinion survey under the auspices of
Princeton Universitys Public Opin-
ion Research Institute.
Guest lecturers from the FEC will
be DR.. Hans Speier on German
propaganda, Sebastian de GraZia
chief of the FEC Southern European
section of the Analysis Division,
Italian propaganda, and Mrs. Au-
drey Granneberg Menefee, japanese
propaganda.
The classes meet at 735 pm. each
Thursday.
Mrs. Florence Nixon and Miss Vir-
ginia Jones will represent G.. w. U.
in the third annual National Inter-
American Discussion Contest, with
regional finals at Fordham Univer-
sity on March %. They will write
manuscripts of not more than 1000
words on, THE Base for Permanent
Cooperation Among the American
Republics"
Mrs. Edith Grosvenor Woodson,
who has been teaching at Roanoke
College, Salem, Va, since her grad
uation 10 years ago from G. w. u,
has been appointed assistant to the
women's activities adviser and as
sociate IN physical education for
women at George Washington Uni
versity.
Evening star., 1944-02-27

De making her
first public pro-
t e S S / o n al ap-
p e a r a n c e in
w a S h i n g t on,
though she has
had the distinc-
ton of giving a
Town Hall pro-
gra m in N e W
York.
Few in her au-
dience will real
ize perhaps that
t h is art | S t,
whom Alfre d
Cortot halls as,
La nf 4 h
Evening star., 1944-02-27

greatest representatives of the brill
liant French school of the piano,
has behind her a dramatic story OF
a dangerous headlong flight from
Nazi bombings and the constant
fear of arrest and Imprisonment be-
fore she and her family reached
safety in the United States.
In private life the wife Of Ca
mile Chautemps, four times Premier
of France and a French Senator
prior to Lavalls ascendancy to
power, she fled with her husband
and their four children toward the
French sea coast four days after
their daughter Antoniette had been
born during a bombing which shat
tered the glass in every window in
the room that housed them. Other
stages of their perilous race to
escape capture and internment in
cluded three-day- -and-night jour-
ney without food and water in a
storm tossed fishing craft en- route
to Lisbon. the last lap of their
exodus, which finally ended in the
blessed refuge of America.
The skilled. flying fingers which
can feature Bach's "Overture Can
tata." Beethoven's Sonata in F
Minor" Chopin's "Ballade in A Flat
Major" and many other tests of her
art in professional piano recital,
are equally proficient with exquisite
needlework and the more homely
domestic arts. She is preparing the
meals for her family, even the pas
try and desserts when they have
company. She makes all of her own
chic dresses and hats, too, as we'll as
those for little 3-year-old Anton
iette.
Live in Chevy Chase.
In their home at Ala High street,
Chevy Chase. Md, Nine. Chau-
temps creative skill and artistry are
still further evident in the furniture
which she has re-upholstered her
self and in the very smart but in
expensive arlet-and-white window
draperies which high light the
drawing room with its grand piano
around which her family circle in
variably groups itself.
The domestic side of her life she
dismisSes with characteristic
French Shrug. When we are very
young, we French girls are trained
to do everything about the home.
Here in your American houses, with
their upn6arf,,1 ritoborc o,J oil
their marvellous conveniences and
Evening star., 1944-02-27

Housewives, join the fight. Save
waste cooking fats for gunpowder
Take them to your meat dealer.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
McCurrun to Address
Federal Bur Luncheon

Judge George D. Nelson, chair
man of the Federal Bar Associa-
tons Program Committee, an
nounced yesterday that Senator Nc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada. new
chairman of the Senate Judiciary
Committee. will be the speaker at
the associations weekly luncheon
at 1890 pm. wednesday in Schnei-
der's Restaurant.