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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25
Fuel Oil, Coal Situation
 Reviewed By Committee
SenalOr Francis I. MalOney Presents General Picture
 Oi Conditions Military Demands Come First

=. We are now utilizing nearly all the oil which can be taken from the ground. This simply is moi enough Co put the civilian supply on a peacetime or near peacetime basis tor non-essential uses. There Is lit- tic Likelihood of any increase in civilian supply until military re. quirements decrease. These, oi course. must be met. Even giving full weight to the fact that private automobile transportation is vital to a great portion of our people. We arc better of. by far. than any other nation engaged in this war
 B. Any decrease in military rec qAirements will make aEailaele more of the total supply of petrol cum for civilians. Civilians, there- fore, should feel the benefit of mil itary success. but must expect the drain on petroleum supplies neces- sary 10 these victories. The end oi the European war should result ill same easing of the domestic petrol. cum shortage.
 C. The Pacific coast may well become a critical area. should the cresocndo of battle in the Pacific rise. while the war in Europe is still at its peak Strenuous efforts are being made to provide additional transportation to. and storage alcne the West Coast. In addition. stepS which have been taken to enable the Elk Hills oil field to make its proper contribution for this war should be vigorously pushed
 =. The black market ia gasoline coupons is cutting heavily into civilian supplies. Efforts to stamp ii out have not yet proved successful Such efforts should be redoubled The black market must be stamped out.
 Coal
 'l Production, although higher than ever before in our history. !: continuing to lag behind consump- tion with stockpiles constantly de- oreasing. This trend will undoubted- ly continue through the l9s4-l94s heating season. in the absence oi sharp change in the war picture
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25

hinoer possible Japanese aggression in the future. and realization o; her industrial potentialiiies will provide a sound economic basis for trade relations. the report said.
 A hands off" policy was recom- mended by the committee unless differences between Chinese Ma tionalisis and Chinese Communists should threaten peaceful relations between China and the Soviet Un- ion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25

Senator Francis Maloney tD.. OonnD. Chairman of the Special Committee on Fuel on Shortages. today made public the Committee's s annual report.
 Senator Maloney stated. The re- port brings up to date the Commit tees study of the fuel oil and coal situations for the coming winter. The Committee finds the coal and fuel oil questions closely connected. Both fuels will be extremely tight next winter. unless the war picture changes substantially. Only by careful management win We be able to come through without undue sui fering
 The Committees major conclu- soins aie
 q. This nation has been Suc- ccSsiul in accomplishing the ue- mendously difficult task oi oiling a petroleum war on global basis and at the same time maintaining OUT NNn pSAISieufn tNolloilf. NaNil- out which we could not have made our war production record
 "2. Military requirements. ex- ceeding the most eXtravagant guess es of informed persons as few as a years ago. are being met. These mil itary requirements are constantly increasing with the scope and the success of our military and naval activities.
 g. Transportation has been pro yided. supply balanced. and essen tial civilian needs met There has been generally equitable disiribu- tion achieved for the supply of the civilian population
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25
WHENCE NECKNAMED

Wisconsin is known as the Bad ger State" not because of the ani- malls prevalence there. but because of the way men who went there to work in early times survived the first winter in dngouts, buTTowed into the ground like badget holes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25
SAVE THAT TIM

Thirty-three pounds of tin are re- quired to solder the electrical con- nections and alloy the bushines and bearings of a medium tank This is approximately the tin content of 5000 tin cans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25
By EvABETn MILLER NEA Correspondent

Although Senator Harry s. Trn. man of Missouri won the Demo- cratic nomination for the yice-pres- idency. the name of Wallace Will still be ln the running. for his wife was Bess Wallace before their mar riage 2s years ago.
 There is no kinship between Mrs. Truman and Vice President Henry A. Wellace's clan in Iowa. but the senator's 20-year-old daughter. Margaret. says they'd be proud to claim relationship.
 AS a vice presidents wife, Mrs. Truman would undoubtedly remain exactly as she is now, and as she must have been as Bess Wallace during her girlho0d in Independ- encc. M0.--complctely natural and unaffected, friendly and thoughtful. She puts people quickly at ease, laughs frequently, gestures to Illus trate her remarks. has q simple dig- nifty. Her blue eyes twinkle as she talks. and she dresses in a style as simple as her manner. Her white hair is short and simply done, combed into two soft cnls al one side.
 CAPABLE AND CHEERFUL
 She locks like what she is-a nice. companionable mother for 8 cole lege daughter and a capable. cheer ful helpmate for a very busy man. You can tell this by the way she speaks with simple affection Of her daughter: "She's 2 mighty nice girl. and We certainly enjoy her" and by the confident and unboast- ing pride with which she mentions her husband. the man who has made news by keeping an eagle eye on the governments war spending.
 I'm not very politically inclined" ," she said. "and we've never really discussed whether would campaign with him if he were the nomlnee." 1"
 Tn Washington the three Tru- mans live in an apartment where Mrs. Truman does the cooking. since she has been maidless for months. Her husband, like most men, likes steak and potatoes best, when she can get the steak. But the watch fuI eye he keeps on government spending does not enforce rigid domestic economy. because ''he thinks the housekeeping Is my bus- lness." she says.
 NO TIME FOR HOBBY
 Besides housekeeping, Mrs. Tru- man is kept busy with work at Q UEO canteen, where she spends at least one day each week in helping to prepare and serve lunches. She spends 2 good deal of time wlth Margaret.
 Mrs. Truman insists she has no hobby. simply because she has never had time to develop one. She Is an EpiseOpalean. and her husband be- longs to the Baptist church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25
U.S.PRODUCTS. EXPECTED
 SOVIET IMPORTS
ng RonRRT 3. WALTERs

Limited Prsss stan corsespenaensI
 Washington. July is.-CUpD-The United states stands a good chance of becoming the leading selling na. ton to the Soviet Union after the war. according to oflcial trade an. alystS.
 Before the war the United King. dom led all the countries ln pur. chasers of Russian goods while Germany sold the most to the Soviet union. But nov it appears that the United States win out- strip all competitors for Soviet trace.
 The Soviet Union win have a tremendous need for capital goods --oil equipment 0rom drilling t0 refinlngl, electrical manufactures. steel, chemicals, railroad equip ment. ships and shipbullding tech- niqnes. tErlc Johnston. .. &. Chamber of Commerce president, said that during his recent tour of Russia, officials talked in terms VI 0Me tAak 1AaAtoAAS NA NOtaaao WgAtAt of American goodsD
 It is known that the Soviet Union is interested in obtaining commercial credits in the United States. In addition. Russia has gold stocks and foreign currency for making trade payments.
 q. $. May Sell 3se Million
 Some sources believe that Soviet exports and imports after the war may total ore billion dollars in value. with the United States sell- ing annually as much as $50 mil- lion dollars worth of goods.
 Before the war. trade between the Soviet Union and the United States had reached sizeable pro- portions. U. s. exports to Russia ranged in value from 80 to 100 million dollars year. while im- ports from Russia were around 25 to 90 millions a year. The United States usually had a favor able trade balance of to l.
 Trade analysts do not view Rus sia as a strong competitor of the United States and Britain. for e:.sinple. in world market after the war but point out that sine N.n have to sell a considerable amount of goods abroad to pay for imports she vitaliy needs.
 Wide List ef E1poFss
 There are scores of commodities which Russia hopes to sell in the United States. but these are the most important: furs including sea- skins). fish, crabmeat, brisiles, caustic soda. chemicals. chrome concentrate. tobacco flor blend- ing with domestic typesD. COW. horse ard other small hair flor upholstery. coal. flax. leather dkid and goatD. licorice root. lumber. manganese. magnesite. matnes, mica, platinum, plywood. pulp wood. rugs. sausage castings and oil seeds.
 Tte possibilities of the Russian market are widely recognized. British manufacturers already are in touch with Soviet representa- lives. Sweden has indicated her interest in postwar trade with Russia. while the CzechoslOyak- Soviet Union mutual assistance treaty December. I9l3) calls for ''extensiye economic cooperation between the two countries.
 Some persons have compared Russia of today with the United States of the 18th century, draw ing fine analogy from her need to Geyelop inland transport and heavy industry and her plans for encouraging mass production. Trade analysts feel that American goods end services yill be an important factor in Russian re construction and economic development,
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Mrs. Frank Knox
Entertains TODAY
For Mrs. Ninzitz

Mrs. Frank Knox, wife of the Sec
retary of the Navy, entertained at
luncheon today in honor of Mrs.
Chester Nimitz, wife of Admiral
Nimitz. The luncheon was given at
the Statler and among the guests
were Mrs. Thomas C. Hart, wife of
Admiral Hart; Mrs. H. E. Yarnell,
wife of Admiral Yarnell; Mrs. E. C.
Kalbfus, wife of Admiral Kalbfus.
and Mrs. j. o. Richardson, wife of
Admiral Richardson.
Wives. of vice admirals at the
luncheon included Mrs. r. S. Ed
wards, Mrs. Randall Jacobs, Mrs.
r. R. Waesche, Mrs. Ross T. McIn-
tire, Mrs. w. T. Parent, Mrs. j. S.
Mccain and Mrs. S. M. Robinson.
Other guests at the luncheon were
Mrs. Wilson Brown, Mrs G. j. Row.
cliff, Mrs. A. j. Van Keuren, Mrs.
w. S. Anderson, Mrs. G. F. Hussey,
Mrs. w. H. B. Blandy, Mrs. Francis
Rockwell, Mrs. D. c. Ramsey, Mrs.
Morton Deyo, Mrs. R. M. Brainard,
Mrs. C. A. Jones, Mrs. o. M. Hust-
vedt. Mrs. L. A. Danfielu, Mrs. T. L.
Catch and Mrs. r. M. Griffin, all
wives of rear admirals; Mrs. Emory
Scott Land, wife of the chairman of
the Maritime Commission, and Mrs.
L. S. Perry, wife of Capt. Perry, aide
to Secretary Knox.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
USO Group Plans
Glasses Aimed
At Service WipeS

More than 200 women serving on
advisory boards of the II local USO
Clubs attended a buffet luncheon
held by the Women's Committee of
the USO Council yesterday in the
ballroom of the USO Club at 1914
N street NV. Several speakers
outlined accomplishments of the
women volunteers with USO and
discussed details of a program de-
signed to give cultural and educa-
tional assistance to service wives
whose husbands are overseas.
Miss Ruth Orndorf, regional SUI
pervisor Of the USO Clubs operat-
ed by the women's division of the
National Catholic Community Serv-
ice, stressed the need of instruct
ing servicemen's wives on such sub
jects as international problems and
geography so that these women will
be equipped to discuss such ques-
tions intelligently with husbands
on their return from abroad.
Glasses will be held at all USO
Clubs in the near future, it was
announced.
Others who spoke included Miss
Annie Kate Gilbert, regional
YWCA-USO supervisor; Miss Ma
bel r. Cook, national representa-
tive for this area, and Mrs. Albert
w. Atwood, chairman of the Wom-
ems Committee. s
Evening star., 1944-03-08
.SisferhOOd to Mark
18th A nniverSary
OF Synagogue

An Oneg Shabbat, sponsored by
the Adas Israel Sisterhood in COM
memoration of the 18th anniversary
of their congregation, will be given
at Q pm. Saturday at the synagogue.
The program will include an adj
dress by Rabbi Max Art of the
Jewish Theological Seminary in New
York. Greetings will be extended
by Rabbi Solomon H. Metz and Mrs.
Henry Gichner, president.
A playlet, Inheritance" written
by Mrs. David Kushner and directed
by Mrs. I. E. Levinson, will be pre-
sented. The cast includes Mrs. Nor.
ris Gewirz, Mrs. Meyer Goldberg,
Mrs. Benjamin Manchester, Mrs.
Albert H. Platt, Mrs. Abe Sachs,
Mrs. Nathan Sinrod, Mrs. Sylvan
Steiner, Mrs. David Tavan, Mrs.
Stanley Weiner, Mrs. Herman Weiss,
Miss Rita Atlas, Miss Susan Gichner
and Miss Judith Platt.
Children who will participate are
Morrisa Basseches, Howard Bleich.
Herman Blunnenthal, Sidney Frank,
Edith Kammen, Frances Kossow,
Sander Mendelson, David Paulson,
Pearl Schneiberg, Ivan Sheferman
and Arthur Steuer.
Community singing will be fol.
lowed by reception. Many tradi.
tional sweets will be served. Ar
rangements are being handled by
the house chairmen. Mrs. Henry
Paul, Mrs. Joseph Inof and Mrs.
Alfred Abel.
Mrs. Levinson Is chairman in
charge Of the affair.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
By the Way
BETH BLAINE

The story of the theatrical ca
reer of Mrs. Ralph Coolidge
Mulligan is the sort of which
dreams are made she NEVER
played anything but lead And
yet she gave up that career when
she married, has never gone back
to it, and is one of the Red Cross
most faithful and hardest work.
ing volunteers today.
To go back to the beginning,
this is Mrs. Mulligan's story. She
was born in small town in New
York State-so small it isn't even
on the map-and the name of
the town is Amsterdam. There
she had her schooling and spent
her childhood. In 1918, having
finished high school,, she went to
New York City to study for the
theater under Beverly Sitgraves,
who was contemporary of Min
ME Maddern Fiske and taught
great many of the theater's top
flight artists. After six months of
this schooling, Mrs. Mulligan
(she was then Marguerite Max
WelD was given the ingenue lead
in the all-star cast of "The Man
Who Stayed at Home" Her next
lead was in THE Fair Caucas-
ian," which opened here in
Washington. From that she went
to playing the lead opposite Will
liam Courtney in THE Law
Breaker" and then she was the
star in Manhattan. She did
stock work, too, and played the
ingenue lead with Grace George
in "L'heure Exquis."
Never happy when she wasn't
busy, Mrs. Mulligan found time to
operate a bookshop (The Sky
lark) and to open the first Junior
League bookshop here. She took
a home nursing course back in
peacetime and worked as a VOL
unteer in the clinic at Columbia
Hospital. Less than a month
after Pearl Harbor she took the
nurses aide course and. finished
in the second class to be capped
IN Washington. She served as an
aide at Garfield Hospital and
now works as an interviewer in
the Nurses Aide recruiting Office
at the Walsh House. She works
as hostess at the Stage Door
Canteen every Tuesday evening
and has a hospital room in her
own home where she instructs
some of the young pupils from
Potomac School in home nursing.
BE sure to say in the column
that we can still use more
nurses aides for the class that
Will begin training March 27
Tor Gallinger and Providence
Hospitals" Mrs. Mulligan told
us. And the interviewing days
at the Walsh House are Mon
days, Thursdays and SATURDAYS
from 10 am. to IL noon" The
Walsh House, as you know, is at
Massachusetts, avenue and
Twenty-first street.
Evening star., 1944-03-08

the United States delegation to
the Joint Brazil Limited States De-
fense Board will give at the Shore
ham. Maj. Gen. Estevao Leitao de
Carvalho. head of the Brazilian
delegation to the Joint Board, will
be host at luncheon tomorrow, hon.
oring the visiting officers, and when
they leave Washington the end of
the week they will 60 to Jackson,
S. C.
Other military officers coming to
Washington and for whom infor-
NAL parties will be given include
1t. Col. Jose Mendez of the Mexi-
can Army, who is presidential aide.
Col. Mendez arrived in this country
10 days ago, coming by way of
Brownsville, Tex, and he is here
to purchase materials for the con-
struction of the new building for
the Secretaria de Defensa Nacional.
He was appointed by President Ca
nlacho and he will spend some time
in Washington though no date is
set for his arrival.
There is much activity in the
Cuban Embassy staff. The Minister
Counselor and Sonora de Baron with
their 4-year-old daughter Catalina
left yesterday morning for Havana,
where they will have a months va
cation. Also leaving yesterday were
the Commercial Secretary of the
Embassy and Sonora de PaZos, who
will be in Cuba for several weeks.
The newly appointed Minister
Counselor of the Embassy, DR.. Joa-
quin E. Meyer, who has been Secre-
tary of the Embassy for some time,
returned yesterday from Cuba. He
has been on vacation in his home
land, where he was accompanied by
Sonora de Meyer and their small
children, Alicia, now S, and little
Carlos, only 2, who came back to
their Chevy Chase home with him.
Also returning to his post here is the
Air Attache of the Embassy, Capt
Efrain r. Hernandez, who Joined
Sonora de Hernandez in their apart
ment in Dorchester House Monday
after short stay in Havana, where
he went on business for his govern
ment.
Sonora de Jones-Parra, wife of the
Military Attache of the Venezuelan
Embassy, is not quite so fortunate.
She has been visiting in her home
in South America and arrived in
Miami last week. There she is await
ing transportation and plans to join
Col. Jones-Parra here as soon as she
can secure railroad accommodations
Evening star., 1944-03-08

Tbailand Enu0v
1t Reception

The marriage of Miss Avis Re-
hecca Belt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rigel Osborn Belt of Chevy Chase,
to 1t. Boonyong Nikrodhananda of
the Free Thai Unit, took place Sat-
urday evening at the Metropolitan
Methodist Church, the Rev. Edward
Gardiner Latch officiating at the 8
lo'clock ceremony. Mrs. James Shera
Montgomery rendered program of
Bach music
The bride wore a powder blue
gown with a headdress of tulle and
corsage bouquet of white orchids.
She was attended by her sister, Miss
Molly Ryland Belt, as maid of honor,
who wore a pale gold frock with a
bouquet of talisman roses. Mr..
Baancherd Balankura, a cousin of
the bridegroom. served as best man,
and the ushers were Capt. Fenner
Chace and Mr.. William Belt Inger-
SOIL
Immediately following the cere-
mony a small, informal reception
was held at the home of the brides
parents, when the couple we're as
sisted in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs.
Belt and by the Minister of Thailand
and Nine. Semi Pramoj 1t. and
Mrs. Nikrodhananda left later for a
short wedding trip to Cambridge,
Mass.
The bride attended Black Noun
tain College in North Carolina, and
for several years studied music in
Cambridge, Mass. She more recently
has been student at the Peabody
Conservatory of Music in Baltimore.
The bridegroom, who has been
in this country since 1898, attended
Columbia University and Cornell
University, where he gained many
honors IN the field of architecture.
He was at the Harvard School of
Architecture at the time of his en-
tering the service of the Free Thai
Unit.
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Indus Freedom
Topic of Address

Independence for India depends
largely on the united efforts and
common agreement of the religious
sects within India, Theodore Davis
told members of the Washington
Club yesterday.
In an Illustrated lecture on
india" the speaker, who repre-
sented American business firms In
India for many years, declared that
the religious problem of India pre-
sents a greater obstacle to their
liberty than British opposition.
Religion dominates the land and
each group Is fanatically antago-
nistic to the others, he commented.
The British have had to maintain
order among them and freedom is
hopeless until they bury their Diff
ferences," according to the speaker.
Mrs. William Smedbury, represent
ing the speakers bureau of the Red
Cross. reviewed the activities of the
Red Cross and urged that members
of the club contribute at least half
day week to volunteer work.
She said that in the National Red
Gross there is one paid worker for
every 800 volunteers. Five million
pints Of plasma must be added this
year, the speaker announced, to the
5,000.000 pints collected and proc
essed last year. Mrs. Smedbury also
announced that 5.500.000 packages,
each containing 1,400 calories, were
sent to prisoners Of war and that the
number must be doubled this year.
Announcement was made by Mrs.
r. Winston Holt that canned goods,
collected at the club by the Defense
Committee in case OF air raids, will
be purchased by the management
of the clubhouse The money viii
be donated to the treasury and added
to the clubs saving account.
Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin presided
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Nnbtials Set
For March 10

The First Secretary of the Swed-
ish Legation and Nine Dahlman
will be hosts at an after-six party
tomorrow evening, entertaining at
their home on Bancroft place in
compliment to Miss Jane Nell
wrath, daughter of Mrs. Frederick
William McIlwraith of London and
the late Mr.. McIlwraith, and her
fiance. 1t. Col. Walter Barton Leach,
A. A. F., son of Mrs. Grace w. Leach
of Brookline, Mass, and the late Mr..
Leach.
The party will follow the rehearsal
for the wedding of Miss McIlwraith
and Col. Leach, which will take place
Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock at
All Souls Unitarian Church, the
Rev. Seth Brooks officiating.
Miss Isabel Haynes will be the
brides maid of honor and only at
tendant, and Mr.. Gordon L. Leach
of Wellesley Farms, Mass, will be
his brothers best man. The ushers
will include Col. Guido R. Perera,
1t. Col. Richard E. Elweu, 1t. Col.
Arthur M. Wood, Maj. Frank S.
Riggheimer, jr; Capt. Oliver w.
Hammonds and 1t. Pandia C. Ralli,
all of the United States Army Air
Forces.
Miss. McIlwrath, who has been
employed at the British Embassy,
came to this country in April, 1943,
from Bermuda, where she had served
with the British censorship. She
served in a similar capacity in Lon
don during the early part of the
war. Her brother, Flight 1t. Will
fred L. McIlwraitn, Is with the Royal
Air Force in England
Col. Leach is a graduate of Har-
ward College and of Harvard law
school, and he is former professor
of law at that institution. He is q
Evening star., 1944-03-08
En- Route South
ON Wedding Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wager Triesler
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Edna June Triesler,
to Mr.. Raymond H. Monica, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Monica. The
Rev. Ralph D. Smith officiated at
the ceremony, which took place
Sunday in the Woodside Methodist
Church.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, was attended
by her sister, Mrs. Betty Shew-
bridge, as matron of honor, and
Mr.. Francis Lago served as best
man.
An informal reception was given
following the ceremony at the home
of the brides parents for members
of the immediate families and close
friends, after which the couple left
for a wedding trip to Atlanta,
where they will visit the bride
groons brother.