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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
Selected Poem
RAINBOW BRIDGES

arl John Bostelmann in The New York Times) Across winds cavernouS abyss, From palisade to precipice Between rock-stanchioned ridges, We may behold no edifice More beautiful than bridges. Where weaving fingers elevate Each span Of steel to fabricate A dream Into c structure, New vlslas loon lmmiculate With lyric architecture Like ralnbows wrought of river mist To glow through morning amethyst. Beyond ell else We build. Tn bridges art b edifieed By dreams of steel fulfilled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.
PUTTING CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FIRST

T. z. Roo, the distinguished Chi nese stateman, has said that what China needs is not more doctors, teachers, businessmen, and engi- neers who are Christians, but more Christians who are doctors, teach CTS. businessmen, engineers, etc.
 This is a striking way of saving
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Got An Extra Smoke, Bud?
By S. BURTON HEATH NEA Staff Correspondent

By this time, unless you are as completely disinterested as Vice President-Elect Harry Truman, who doesn't smoke = you must have read tens of thousands of words about the cigaret shortage. You know all about it, don't you?
 That's fine, because after canvass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02

at Christian character must be put first in estimating the worth of an in- di vi q u al. All the professions named above are useful. yet ev- eryone can work harm for hu- manity unless the person prac- ticing that pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
NO SALAD. NO DESSERT


 In the east, people were still con. fused and fashion?ridden about serving salad. Tn some of the starchy eating places (before the war) they seemed to think it was the correct thing to serve the salad only when you were pretty well fed up and wondering whether you should finger to pack in 400 sur- plus calorieS in the form of dessert just in case you could get nothing more to eat for 8 day or two.
 Whether Emily Post ordains it or not, serving the salad in the middle or at the end of 8 meal is wrong from the viewpoint of good nutri- tion and good health. The salad should come first in well balanced meal (whatever that may n1eaD and it should be required eating.
 By a real or proper salad I mean. children, dish of herbs, any kind or combination of greens, vegetables or relishes suitable to eat raw. To the dish may be added any kind of raw fruit that may be in season or available in fresh condition. So long as these essentials tre complied with, it is a question of individual preference what condiment, season. ing or dressing to use.
 From the nutrition and health viewpoint there should be taboo against incorporating cooked vege- tables or cooked fruits in salads.
 This is no mere freak fancy. The fundamental purpose of salad in . meal is to supply much needed min- erals and vitaminS which are so largely lost from foods that are cooked-Some of the vitamir1s arc destroyed by oxidation during cook ing, more are dissolved out and thrown away in the cooking water; and more than half of the mineral salts in fruits, greens and vege- tables are dissolved out and lost when these foods are cooked in the usual way.
 The good and sufficient reason why the salad should be served at the beginning, not at the end of the meal is manifestly to give the vic- tims of malinutrition - and that means practically everybody in American today-a break, to hoop their intake of vitamins and min erals at least a little, lest they be iulled by the half-baked assurances of self-conStituted authorities that "a reosinably varied diet provides all the vitamins and minerals one needs"
 To parents of young children recommend this general rule: Serve the salad first, and from the first let the youngsters learn that they must eat their salad if they want any dessert,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
CERTAINLY ON 6 BROTHERS

Boston (UP)-Asked to count ofi his servicemen brothers when he en- listed in the Navy. 17-year-old Wii- lia mH. Estano, seventh in a family of 20 to joint the armed services, baked at the sixth name. After pondering several minutes. he blurted, "Everybodqs got e right to be absent-mindedl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02

ing just 8 b ou t everybody W h o ought to kn ow why tobacconists' cigaret bins are empty, I'm in a daze, a dither, and something of a dudgeon.
 The War Food A d m i n istration says tn at more cigarets are being manufactured this year thai n ever b e fore half again as many as l.a dnAh AA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
Washington Merry-Go-Round DREW PEARSON F1

Son Reossured Nelson Chinese RedsJus Margarine Vorey Men Possible New Aides Stenus; Latin America Big Factor in Naming of New Secretary of Stote us Policy Argentina Strained Relations With Good Neghbors
 Stan at China questioned sta length about the Conmun
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
A Thought for Today

For know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LOrd to do justice and judgment-Genesis 1S:19.
 Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price: she is sought, therefore, for her own sake- Cicero.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
Daily Almanac

Moon rises at siO4 D m. twAr time) Sun rises at 7;bs .. n, sets at O;2b ?. m. war time)
 Vehicles must bs lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02

Four cities in Colombia have plan- ned new airports and three others are Investigating their possibilities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02
Your Health By pr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per- sOnal health and hygiene, not 70 disease, diagnosis of treatment, will be answered by pr. Brady if . stamped self addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should DC brief and written in ink. 70 reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address pr. William Brady, National News paper Service, 32O West Madison Street. Chicago. ILL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-02

Uruguay is now served by four international air lines.
Evening star., 1944-10-05
Mason Confirmation
Urged at Once by
|0Idesf Inhabitants

The Association Of Oldest Inhabi-
tants last night unanimously adopt
ed resolution urging Senate con-
fimation Of the reappointment OF
Commissioner Guy w. Mason fol
another term.
when we have good men like
Mr.. Mason In Office we should try
to keep them," declared Charles H
Bates, q vice president of the asso-
ciation, who offered the resolution
Mr.. Bates praised Commissioner
Mason as 'keen, alert gentleman
who has achieved a splendid record
during his tenure of office"
Referring to the recommendation
for Mr.. Mason,s custer made by q
District Senate subcommittee which
investigated alleged irregularities at
|Gallinger Hospital, Mr.. Bates said
that the Commissioner was entirely
''blameless" Of any responsibility for
lax conditions which the committee
found at the institution.
A copy of the resolution will be
forwarded to Senator Bilbo, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi. chairman of
the District Committee.
The association extended birth
day greetings to its oldest member,
Christian Heurich, ST.. who cele-
brated his 1920 birthday last month.
Acting President John Clagett
Evening star., 1944-10-05
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. What is the purpose of plant
ing mustard in orange groves?-
D. R. S.
A. Mustard Is planted in the
orange groves of California as a
winter cover crop to prevent soil
erosion and also provide vegetable
material for the soil.
@. Should a soldier remove his
cap when talking to a lady?-
o. B. B.
A. The War Department says that
if soldier is under arms he should
keep his cap on when talking to a
woman either indoors or outdoors.
If he is not armed, he should remove
his cap.
@. When and by whom was ST..
Paul, MINI, named?-C. G. Y.
A. In 1841 the future city of St.
Paul was marked by a crude chapel
dedicated by Father Lucien Gaultier
to Saint Paul, Apostle of the Ma
tions. The place came to be known
as Saint Paul's Landing and later
was shortened to st. Paul.
Q. Were the old Currier g. ives
prints colored by hands,. O. F.
A. Practically all the old prints
were pulled from stones and colored
by hand. Toward the end, the old
Currier & Ives tried some color
lithography but it was not very
extensive or satisfactory.
@. What was the per capita cost
Of running our Government in the
early days?-E. L. H.
A. For the first year the Govern
ment was organized-1789-the per
capita cost was approximately 20
cents.
@. When did Neville Chamberlain
use the now famous words Peace
in our time"?-C. N. L.
A. The words were spoken bv
Mr.. Chamberlain to the crowd out
side 10 Downing street, London
residence of the Prime Minister, on
his return from the Munich Con-
ference, September 80, 1898.
@. Who discovered the Galapagos
Islands?-T. v. B.
A. The islands were discovered ac-
cidentally by the Bishop of Panama
in 1885, when his ship was blown
off its course during voyage
between Panama and Peru.
@. How many carats would there
be in a diamond weighing /
pound?-E. L. H.
A. There are 2,268.3 carats in
pound of diamonds, avoirdupois
weight.
Evening star., 1944-10-05

Proctor narrated some Of his i'm
pressions Of Europe when he trav-
eled along the Rhine River in 1882
Mr.. Proctor recalled that he WIS.,
tied Heidelburg during the elec-
tion preceding Hitler,s rise to
power. At the time, he related, he
could notice the tension in the all
and the urfriendliness OF some oi
the populace toward the visitors.
-Four new members were elected
to the organization. They are John
Scrivener, Lloyd w. Stephenson
George A. Kieny and Harry G
Wilson.
Evening star., 1944-10-05

out the best and
the worst in us.
This has been
dramatically IL
lustrated within
the past few
days by the
w a S h in 6 ton
S e n a tors and
the st. Louis
Browns-put in
that order be-
cause, for the
purpose of the
sermon. the first
shall be last and
the last shall be
Evening star., 1944-10-05
On the Other Hand
Insults Cast at Russians May Cause
Regrets in Time to Come, Says Writer

balance, we will find ourselves chew.
ing our nails, hoping Russia will be
generous enough to disregard past
insults and wishing we had had
sense enough to keep our big mouths
shut
Evening star., 1944-10-05
Lost Radios Music
Attracts Huntsmon
~ the Associated Press.

- tuS ASsOciateu fIebSs
READING, Pa.-The woods were
Allied with music and Paul Swoyer
stopped his dog-training to run
down the source.
He found-lodged in a tree---a ra-
diO attached to a parachute and
Evening star., 1944-10-05
By LoweH MeHeft.

Today's sermon has to do with
baseball and related matters.
Baseball is like politics: It brings
Evening star., 1944-10-05
to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau, 316 I
tnclose 8 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1944-10-05
War Prisoner Meets Uncle

LOWELL, Wyo. P.-Carl Hessen-
thaler reports German prisoner
OF war assigned to work on his
farm is his nephew.
Evening star., 1944-11-13

BY his display Of unnagging zeal
loyalty and high deovtion to duty hi
fostered q spirit Of cooperation
among his stan"
1t. Roy M. Patterson. 81, Gov
ernment economist and secretary OF
the Washington Industrial Union
Council, comprising CIO unions
here, before entering the Army in
March, 1912. has been awarded the
Silver Star for gallantry In action
the War Department has announced
1t. Patterson, whose wife, Mrs
Lilly M. Patterson, lives at $50
Twenty-fifth street NV. was Sc
verely wounded while serving with
1t. Gen. Mark Clark's 5th Army in
Italy during an attack on enemy
positions In mountainous terrain
He is recovering from bullet wounds
In the chest.
After being struck by enemy fire
the War Department related, 1t
Patterson, a platoon leader, con.
tinued to direct his men in a bolt
and daring attack to destroy tn,
German threat on the position;
flank The action took place during
the 5th Army's drive through tn,
Gothic Line.
A graduate of the University o
Texas, 1t. Patterson came to th'
District in 1888 to accept position
as economist with the Bureau Of La
Dor Statistics. Later he became sec
retary of the CIO council.
Evening star., 1944-11-13

3221 Cathedral avenue NV, was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal for his work as liaison ofIicer
for the Air Area Service Command
and as port air officer OF the San
Francisco Port Of Embarkation from
September. 1912, to october. 1943. His
citation read, In part: He rendered
exceptionally valuable service in
connection with the procurement,
receipt and shipment of air corps
supplies and material to overseas
bases in the combat zone"
Col. Marlowe M. Merrick, 1901 K
street NV, was awarded the Dis
Itinguished Service Medal for his
service with the Air Transport Com
mand from June, 1912, to March,
le43. His citation read, in part: AT
cost of personal health his work has
always been performed with bound
less zeal and drive. The task as
Signed him was vital one in ferry
ing and transportation and his
execution of this assignment was of
the highest order"
Brig. Gen. Reuben C. Hood, 1910
Little Falls road, Arlington, Va, was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal for his work as chief of staff
of the 10th Air Service Command,
of the China Burma India theater
from February, 1943, to october,
|1943. His citation read, in part: His
clear concept and exceptionally keen
foresight materially aided the
growth Of the classification depot.
Evening star., 1944-11-13
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Evening star., 1944-11-13

by CHS. charged that All western
nations Britain, America, France
the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain
and Russia-were guilty OF aggres-
sion in the most heartless form two
or three centuries ago." and that in
modern. times among fragrant
cases" of aggression were "the
Soviet-Polish War, the Mesopo-
tamia, Nicaraguan and Cuban incl
dents"
Evening star., 1944-11-13

years. He is A years old. The
citation read in part, He con-
tributed to the successful train
ing and disposition of our air forces
He displayed great ability and ini-
tiative in matters pertaining to our
air forces in this country. BY his
tireless efforts and relentless pur-
suit of the problem he rendered par
ticularly valuable service towards
the coordination of the communica-
tions system of the Army, the Navy
and Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton"
Brig. Gen. Joseph H. Atkinson,
660l Fourteenth street NV, was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal for his services as command
ing general of the 5th Wing of the
18th Air Force from January, 1943,
to June. 1914. His citation read, in
part: With unusual ability and SUI
perior leadership he rapidly devel-
oped his organization into an eff
cient strategic striking force. With
initiative and energy he applied his
thorough knowledge of combat
operations to, the development of
new tactical methods which proved
so effective that they were adopted
and used throughout the North
African Air Force"
Col. Norman J. Eckert. formerly
of 220 Whittier street NV. was
awarded the Legion of Merit for his
work as assistant chief of staff. GIL,
at Army headquarters in the South
Pacific from December, 1912, TO
August, 1943. His citation read. in
part: With untiring effort and a
high devotion to duty he attacked
with enthusiasm the many and
varied problems in the formation Of
the intricate personnel system. His
initiative and resourcefulness were
responsible for the smooth opera
ton and many accomplishments of
the G-1 section during the period
of the development of a major base. +"
Col. James b. Jordan, formerly Of
Evening star., 1944-11-13

omcer In t n e
North American
theater and the
European thea
ter from March,
1912, to Febru-
ary, 1914, tn e
War Department
announces.
Col. Fisher is
now in France.
He was gradu-
ated from West
Point in 1924,
and he and his
wife have lived
in Washington
for the na st five
Evening star., 1944-11-13
Jops Reply to StoIin,
Coll Soviet 'Aegressor'

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The Tokyo
radio last night replied obliquely to
Premier Stains characterization of
Japan as an aggressive nation" by
including Russia among aggressor
powers in broadcast comment on
what is the aggressor?"
The Japanese broadcast, reported
Evening star., 1944-11-13
Col. Fisher Awarded
|DSM as Air Officer;
|0thers Win Honors

Col. Ralph E. Fisher. whose wife
lives at 5000 Cathedral avenue NV,
has been awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal. for his work as air
Evening star., 1944-10-16
move to sabotage the war effort.

move to sabotage the war effort"
The broadcast, declaring that
Horthy "has at last dropped the
mask and become an open traitor" !"
said the regent had made arrange
ments for his family and friends to
seek safety in neutral territory, sug-
gesting the possibility he may have
escaped arrest by the Gestapo.
Confirmation of Horthy's armistice
request was expected hourly from
Moscow, where Prime Minister
Churchill and Premier Stain are in
conference. Neutral sources said yes
terday Hungarian armistice delega-
tions were en- route to Moscow.
Terms Reported Accepted.
The Ankara radio, quoting Hor-
thy's order of the day, said Hungary
had accepted Allied armistice terms
These were believed in Ankara to
parallel those offered Romania
which would mean that Hungary
would have to turn her armies
against Germany. The terms also
we're said to include the disarming
and interning of all German forces
on Hungarian soil, restoring Tran
| sylvania to Romania, installing 6
| liberal all-party government anc
Evening star., 1944-10-16

imminent. The village of Smakt,
miles due east of Overflow and I
miles from the German border, was
captured.
Yanks Near La Breese.
On the southern front the 7th
Army drove its deepest spearhead
within 2 miles of La Breese, "a miles
north of Belfort and II miles from
the Rhine. La Breese, 8 miles north
of LIE Thillot, is only miles from
Schlucht Pass through the Vosges
The capture of Fremifontaine
farther north in an area IL miles
east Of Epinal, placed a spearhead
'. thin Z miles of Bonhomme Pass
The capture of the important
Neuhrtre Valley road junction OF
Baccarat and the two villages OF
Glonville and Fontenoy to the
northwest and west advanced the
Sd Army to within 18 miles of the
Saales Pass in the area southeast
of Nancy.
Still farther north the Americans
pushing completely through the
forest of Parroy and capturing
Embermenil beyond, now had thrust
% miles directly east of Nancy on
a direct line only As miles from
the Strasbourg crossing of the Rhine
into Geramny.
Evening star., 1944-10-16
Aerial
Continued From First Page.)

II bombers-37 American and "a
British-and IL fighters.
The RAF lost nine aircraft out of
l, 500 it had in action Saturday
night.
While the shattering mass at
tacks were going on American light,
medium and dive-bombers were
hitting front line targets from
Aachen to the Swiss border.
Marauders showered millions of
leaflets over the Siegfried Line tell
ing the Nazi soldiers their days
were numbered.
More bomb tonnage hit Duisburg
during Saturday and yesterday than
London got during the. worst month
of the blitz.
In 18 hours 1000 RAF bombers
showered more than 10000 tons on
Duisburg and lost 18 planes. During
the Luftwaffes record month on
London, September, 1910, German
planes dropped just under 10000
tons, but lost 1,l24 aircraft, the
Air Ministry announced tonight.
The German inland port, located
where the Rhine meets the Ruhr, is
scattered over As square miles. Last
pilots over the target at am. yes
terday said the place was burning
from end to end. We could see fires
when we were 200 miles away"
Six-ton earthquake bombs dropped
by Raj Lancasters scored direct
hits on the already dry Sorpe Dam
Sorpe Dam Blasted.
Hand-picked British and Cana
dian flyers successfully preached the
Sorpe Dam yesterday morning, &C.
cording to Flight 1t. G.. Camsell
Winnipeg, Canada, who was In the
first wave of planes blasting the
dam. The Sorpe structure was hi
Evening star., 1944-10-16
Western Front
Continued From First Page)

picture of punishment within the
city:
Artillery fire surpasses all pre-
vious barrages. Every village, large
or small. is exposed to the incessant
fire of the heavy guns. Every Or
chard, which may hide a strong
point, is showered with grenades. "
"They have been given the order
that come what may-Aachen's life
line must not be severed" the broad
cast said
! But the German counter effort
apparently had not slowed down the
power of the American assault on
the city itself.
Aachen was gripped in vice of
steel and pounded as pitilessly as
were Warsaw and Stalingrad, with
the German high command ruth
lessly sacrificing its industrial future
for generation in dogged attempt
to bulwark the break in the Sieg-
fried Line.
The Allied communique reported
tersely of pressure against stubborn
resistance from mortar fire and dug
in tanks"
The Paris radio said German re-
sistance east and southeast of the
Schelde pocket west of Antwerp had
suddenly collapsed and "the en-
trance to Antwerp harbor Is now
clear"
But this was not confirmed either
| by headquarters or by field dis
| patches, which indicated rather that
the Germans were clinging to their
watchdog gunposts on either side of
the Schelde Estuary as long as pos
sible.
Swiftly capitalizing on a linkup
along the western shore of Savo-
jaargs Plaat, Canadian troops
plunged westward and joined their
Leopold Canal bridgehead forces in
the Watervliet area.
Three Canadian bridgeheads
across the canal and west of the
Savojaargs inlet thus were joined
and an area 4 miles deep and
more than 6 miles long consoli-
dated south of the Schelde.
With firm base organized for
an assault on the final German po-
sitions in the pocket around Bres-
kens, other Canadian outfits drove
north of Antwerp and finally
clinched control of Woensdrecht at
the mouth of the causeway leading
to Zuid Beveland and Walcheren
the islands guarding the north side
OF the estuary.
/ Woensdrecht had been a disputed
place, with the Germans holding
part of the village for days and driv-
ing the Canadians completely Out
for brief period yesterday.
Walcheren Island was reported u
per cent flooded from breaches ir
dikes caused by Allied earthquake
bombs, but the Germans elevated
guns on the dikes still could fire anc
the two principal cities, Vlissinger
(Flushing) and Middelburg, still
were above water.
Advance Near Renkum.
To the east, the British I'd Army's
patrols struck northward across the
Neder Rhine near Kendum, mile.
west of Anthem where British para
chutists made one of the wars mos
heroic stands before giving up the
bridgehead which might have per.
mitted Allied troops to sweep inte
Northern Germany
1t was in the Renkum area that
a German toehold south of the
Dutch Rhine was liquidated only 9
few days ago.
On the eastern reaches of theil
Dutch salient the British regainec
ground in an advance toward Vier.
lingsbeek, II miles southeast o1
Ijmegen and miles from the Ger
man border.
The Germans appeared to be with.
drawing farther south and the cap.
! ture OF the town Of Venray appeared