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Evening star., 1944-12-05
Thinks Steel Gases Satisfactory
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
In his article for November Is, Con-
stantine Brown stated that the Army
ing steel cartridge cases which he calls
shell jackets" do not know the source
of Mr.. Browns information, but if he
should make little further investiga-
ton he would find that his statement
does not square with the facts.
Of course, the steel case originally
was adopted at the time when it ap-
peared that the supply of basic metals
"copper", tin and zinc) used in brass
cases would be inadequate. 1t is one of
the bright accomplishments of the ord
nance department and of American in
dustry that during the stress of war
time they were enabled to develop
satisfactory substitute for the brass case
The oxidation of the steel cases at first
was a problem but this has been solved
satisfactorily and now causes no more
trouble than does any of the other
Army equipment made of finished steel.
Indeed, the steel case is just as salts
factory as the bronze one and the
question as to which kind to manu-
facture is purely economic. Steel cases
still are being manufactured in certain
sizes where it is cheaper to do so. The
current reported shortages in artillery
ammunition occur principally in those
sizes, 155 nm. and above, where no
cartridge case is used, so that the
change back to brass, made for tech
nical and economic reasons, has had
little or no effect on the ammunition
supply for large guns.
DAYTON A. GURNEY,
Former Chief Engineer, Ordnance
Department, U. S. Army.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Any One Who Quits
From the Providence Journal.

From the ProVldence Journal.
Any one who quits his war job now in
the belief that the war is as good as
won has no conception of the scope and
toughness of the fighting yet to be done.
The war in Asia is expected to last for
a long time yet. And surely one must
be an optimist indeed if he sees any
present signs of German collapse. Ger
tainly if our military leaders cannot fix
the time when the Germans, not to
mention the Japs, will be defeated, it is
presumptuous for any civilians in this
country to leave his war job on the
theory that he is no longer needed. 1t
will be time to make that personal de-
cision when. Germany and Japan sur
render
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Six Months Loter

tilC Alllcu lllfdSlOIl army SCI Out
from England for the long awaited
assault on Hitler's Fortress Europe
Today finds that army locked in
furious battle at the western border
of the Reich, and the bright hope
of victory in 1914 is yielding to the
conviction that we are just entering
upon the hardest, bloodieSt fighting
of the entire war.
Looking back over the past half
year, one need have no fear of over
estimating the magnitude Of Allied
success. If we have achieved less
than we had hoped, the fact remains
that our accomplishments have been
very great indeed.
The Channel wall" which Hitler
had said was secure against any
assault, has ceased to exist. The
great eastward sweep of the Allied
armies after the break through at
st. Lo has liberated most of France,
all OF Belgium and part of Holland.
The German Army has been terribly
mauled, reliable estimates placing
its losses in killed, wounded, cap
tured and missing at about 1,250,000
men. 1t has lost vast quantities of
equipment, and, possibly OF greater
Importance, it has lost its freedom
of action and is penned in now
against the Rhine, where one of the
greatest battles of attrition that the
world has ever seen Is under way.
These successes have not been won
cheaply. Our own losses since D day
may total somewhat more than
300,0 900 men. To this must be added
British, Canadian and French cas-
ualtieS aggregating from 100000 to
100000, bringing the overall total to
approximately half a million men,
Our losses in equipment also have
been heavy, and the urgent appeals
for more of almost everything that
are coming back from the front
attest to the expectation that the
heaviest fighting and the greatest
losses lie ahead.
In all of this, the outstanding fact
is that Germany, barring the un-
predictable, has lost the war. This
will be fearful winter in the Reich,
with hostile armies closing in from
west, east and south, and with vast
fleets of Allied bombers dominating
the skies and probing everywhere
with high explosives for the vital
industries that supply the German
war machine. No one can say how
much longer the struggle will go on.
Winston Churchill has heightened
his estimate, conceding now that
midsummer may still see fighting
under way. A few days ago a high
American Army officer" cited the
skill with which the Germans have
been conducting their defense as
evidence that an able professional
soldier is now directing enemy
strategy.
On the other hand, the relentless
bombing, especially of synthetic oil
plants; the tremendous grinding
pressure that is being brought to
bear upon the enemy along the
Rhine and the certainty that hope
of victory is gone may combine to
break the German will to fight at
any time. The only sensible attitude
for us, however, is to prepare for
months of the hardest kind of fight
ing. We were warned back in August
and September that the Germans
had not been beaten; that it was
quite possible that the costliest
battles of the war still lay ahead.
Many of us refused to heed the
warning, and the psychological let
down which ensued is exacting it's
penalty today The least we can do
now is to avoid repetition of that
mistake
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Mrs. Howe Thought First

To the Editor of The Star:
In The Star of November 26 this quo
tation was used: "The longer I drink
of the cup of life, the sweeter it tastes,
the sugar is all at the bottom" The
speaker assigned the quotation to Har-
riet Beecher Stowe. who died 1896. It
apparently first was used by Julia Ward
Howe. GEORGE s. DUNCAN.
Evening star., 1944-12-05

Remember when DR.. Paul Goeb-
bells was blaring something about the
Nazis first being masters of Europe
and then of the world? Now he is
discussing "Germany's right to ex-
ist." Times change, and so do tunes.
Evening star., 1944-12-05

The CIO has just asked for a hard
peace for Germans and Japs. 1t is
barely possible that they may give
easier terms to Republicans.
Evening star., 1944-12-05

Lord Chesterfield, worlds politest
man, lived in the wrong place at the
wrong time. Think what he could
do today in America in talking to
his coal dealer.
Evening star., 1944-12-05

A marine in the Guam invasion
found two brand-new girdles. Pos
sibly this will precipitate a violent
appeal from the WACs to grant
them real combat service
Evening star., 1944-12-05

A recent study has shown that
fat women are not greatly interest
ed in men. Evidently they have
made their choice between males
and meals,
The messenger., 1944-02-01

The snow in January brought out the usual crowd of young peo- pie in toboggan parties on the slopes of the Tumble Brook Golf course.
 MT. and Mrs. Warrington w. Smith of Bloomfield Avenue were recent weekend guests of MT. and Mrs. Harrison Fuller of Pelham Manor, NY.
 Miss Susan Hyde, a student at Bradford College, Bradford, Mass. spent an early February week end with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Hyde of Kenmore Road.
 Thirty friends and guests cele- brated the recent 70th birthday of Mrs. R. P. Madsen of Elizabeth Avenue at buffet supper.
 MT. and Mrs. Herbert F. Stiles of Tunxis Avenue went to Stone ham, Mass. Sunday, February 6, to attend the funeral of the for mer's 83 year old aunt, Mrs. Philip Waite.
 James Baker of 438 Cottage Grove Road suffered a concussion when his car skidded on a patch of ice and struck tree at the in tersection of Cottage Grove Road and Tyler Street Saturday morn ing, January 22. Dr. Owen Murphy of Simsbury, who was called to at tend him, ordered his removal to the hospital.
 A mock wedding ceremony and an old fashion singing school feat ured the costumed "Down on the Farm" annual Merrie Friend party of the Woman's Guild of the Fed erated Church held Thursday night, February 3. Costume priz- es were awarded to Mrs. Harold Hayes, Mrs. Eleanor L. Fowler and Mrs. Karl Steamer.
The messenger., 1944-02-01

A January announcement tells of the promotion of Samuel H. Snider, 123 Kenmore Road, to a Vice-Presidency of the Hartford Connecticut Trust Company. He has been Trust Officer of the Bank.
 MT. Snider, a graduate of the Hartford Public High School, in 1919 entered the employ of the Connecticut Trust & Safe Deposit Company, just before the merger with the Hartford Trust Company. His banking career has been spent in the trust department. He was made an assistant secretary in 1881 and trust officer in 1888. He is a member of the American Institute of Banking and graduated in 1943 from the Graduate School of Banking, Rutgers University.
The messenger., 1944-02-01

DTOOkIlIl0 AVOIluO.
 Charles Petschke who suffered a heart attack last month is still confined to his home but is much better.
 Mrs. Christian Pc rson of Terry Plains Road is ill with an attack of angina pectoris.
 Famed by a strong wind, fire swept through large barn at Tunxis Avenue and Mexcur Road, owned by Thomas Leathan of East Granby, Sunday night, February sixth. The fire was discovered about 1O:3O and the building was completely enveloped in flame when the Center Fire Company arrived. Chief Burnham of the fire company said an investigation would be made to determine the cause. There was no stock in the barn at the time Several other small buildings were partially burned but firemen succeeded in saving a large shed. The flames were visible for miles and attract ed large crowd.
 Dana Hubbard, son of MT. and Mrs. Norman Hubbard of Terry Plains Road has been i'll with rheumatic fever for the past sev- eral weeks but is now greatly inn proved.
 Charles Aaron Smith, 31 Priv ilege Road, died Monday, February '. He was born in Warsaw, Indi- ana, son of the late Solomon and Sarah Hamlin Smith. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Anna Smith and several grandchildren
 Mrs. Nellie Harvey, mother of Mrs. Willis L. Hayes died at the latter's home on Monday. Febru- ary '. She was born in Scotland and was TT years of age. Besides her daughter, she leaves two grandsons in the US. Army and great granddaughter.
 MT. and Mrs. Carl E. Reardon of Baltic Street, Hartford, for merly of Bloomfield, announce the marriage of their daughter, Barbara Elizabeth to Private Hen ri F. Wilson. son of MT. and Mrs. Henri F. Wilson of Lancaster Road, West Hartford. The cere- mony took place December IS in the main chapel at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi. Private Wilson, who is attending the Aviation Mechanics School, is attached to tho Army Air Corps. The couple will make their home at the White House, Biloxi, Mississippi
 Miss Lydia Wadhams entertain od her Brownie Group at Valen- tine nartv at the Parish House.
 Ralph Pinnev recently spent a few days at the hospital
 A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Shupe. Shupe is in the Army Medical Corps and To- "9ted at Fort Bragg.
 The Bloomfield Disbursements Association, defunct for more than twenty years, has donated it's re- maining assets of $56.68 to the Lions Club for the care and up- teep of the World War IT Honor Roll at the Confer Green The
The messenger., 1944-02-01
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 mittee of the Bloomfield Federated Church.
 Professor Ebert c. Lane of Hartford Theological Seminary was guest speaker at the Sunday Service of the Bloomfield Fed erated Church, January 30. MT. and Mrs. John D. Britton have returned to their home on Duncaster Road, Bloomfield, after spending ten days in North Con- way skiing. They were registered at the Eastern Slopes Inn. Mrs. John Carvahlo of Bloom field Avenue has been elected pres ident of the newly organized Bloomfield Center Mothers Club. The object of the club is to main tain closer cooperation between the school and the home and ire quent meetings are planned. Mrs. Morris N. Cohen of Terry Plains Road is the club secretary.
 The Past Matrons and Past Patrons Association of Winton- bury Chapter, OES, met last month at the home Mrs. Alexander Len nox, Morningside Street, Hartford. The Bloomfield League of Wo- men voters met Monday, January 24, at the home of Mrs. John A. Case, Prospect Street
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Scheele of Blue Hills Ave. Extension have gone to Florida for an extended winter vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. Dominick Maselli of Prospect Street are spending the winter in Florida.
 The residence of Mrs. Helen C. Baker, 511 Tunxis Avenue has been sold to MT. and Mrs. M. J. Werner of the M. J. Werner Fur niture House. The Werners pre- viously lived at 1156 Main Street, | Hartford.
 Ensign William Edwards, USNR and Mrs. Edwards, formerly of Little Rock, Arkansas spent late January week end with MT. and Mrs. Robert M. Adams of Ken 1IlOIC ROdU, DlOOI1lllolU. EnSlSn Edwards is stationed at New London.
 Mrs. Mark s. Bradley of Ken more Road, Bloomfield, had as her guests during the last week end of January, Mrs. w. s. Seal, her son, Corporal William A. Seal, and her daughters, the Misses Haz- el and Grace Seal, of Wellesley Hills, Mass, and MT. and Mrs. Kenneth Bisher and their daugter, Pamela, of Red House, NY. Mrs. Dudley's son and daughter -in-law, MT. and Mrs. George Bradley with their two children, Sally Ann and Stephen, of Great Neck, L.I. were also recent visitors here.
 A fire at the dairy of Peter V. Boysen of Tunxis Avenue, Monday, January IF, caused damage estim- ated at more than $500. The fire started in the chimney and was brought under control by the Bloomfield Center Fire Company before the machinery was damaged
The messenger., 1944-02-01

her home with the parents or En- sign Fisher of Morristown, NJ. for the duration. Ensign Fisher is stationed at Patton Hall, Prince ton, N.J.
 The children of It. and Mrs. Arthur Gregory and Dr. and Mrs. William Goodrich, and their neigh bors, MT. and Mrs. B. H. Trafford of Knollwood Road, have all re- covered from a recent attack of chicken pox. Mrs. Trafford was a victim of the same allment and has recovered also.
 Among the charter members of the volunteers of the Hartford Hospital, who have been awarded second year service stripes, are Mrs. George Long and Mrs. George J. Mead of Bloomfield and Mrs. John P. Ramsey, wife of our Town Manager.
 Charles Ludwig Gamer of Priv ilege Road, Bloomfield, died Thurs day, February 3. He was a mem Der of Teutonia Lodge, Sons of Herman. Besides his wife he leaves five sons and three daughters. They are William Gamer of New port, R.I., Louis Gamer of Glas- tonbury, John Gamer of Long Island, N.Y., Thomas Gamer of Rockville, Albert Gamer of Hart ford; Mrs. Raymond Moylan and Mrs. Earl Spring, both of Hart, ford. and Mrs. Francis Fox of Tacoma, Washington. Funeral ser vices were held at the Taylor and Modeen Funeral Home, 233 Wash ington Street, Hartford, with Rev. John Kavasch, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church officiating.
 Another test for candidates who wish to be considered for the Army Specialized Training Program or the Navy VIZ Training Program will be held March 15 at 9 M. at Bloomfield High School. Only students who meet every eligibility requirement. will be permitted to take the examination. The group is limited to high or preparatory school graduates, or seniors who will be graduated by July 1 of this year.
 A victory program held under the direction of Miss Shirley Long featured the January meeting ot Tunxis Grange.
 Mrs. Edgar H. Bogardus of Mountain Avenue has been re- elected chairman of the board of deaconesses of the Bloomfield Federated Church.
 A daughter has been born to MT. and Mrs. Leonard M. Beman, IS Tunxis Plains Road.
 Mrs. Isabel M. Burnham of Tunxis Avenue and Mrs. Addie Miller of Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford left January 29 for a three months stay in Albuquerque, N. M.
 The recent birthday of Miss Mar iorie Watkins was celebrated with party at her home. Members of the Senior class of the High School have had their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-13
.Air-Ldid Mines
Take Big Toll

LONDON, April 13 ms
The story behind the oft repeated
and unexciting phrase in air com
muniques- mines were laid in
enemy waters" was told for the
first time today in an air minis
try summary revealing that mines
sown over a 1.3OO-mile sea front
had crippled 1000 enemy ships.
More than 100000 tons of
Axis shipping probably have been
sunk since 1910 as a result of
operations by Raj planes which
flew more than 1900 sea mining
sorties, the statement said
Fffteen-hundred pound mines
filled with 800 pounds Of ex-
plosives-capable OF breaking A
ships back-have been laid at the
approaches TO U-boat nests on
Frances west coast, in U-boat
training waters of the Baltic Sea.
i'm the Kattegat and even IN the
sheltered Kiel Canal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-13
Young Bandit Pair
Robs Tavern Of S218

Two youths between Is and %
years old early today held up
Peter Joncius 50. operator NJ a
tavern az 37Ol s Telegraph
Dearborn III The point Of gun
took S2lS from the cash register
and fled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-13
FLYNN RESOLUTION

II read in part.
THE inevitable victory ~ oar
righteous cause can best be a.
sured the sooner nv his CON
tinued direction of the great
contributions that ARMED Amer
lea. agricultural America and
industrial America are making
all over the globe In defeating
the forces of tyranny.
The permanency Of the peace
may well depend on the pres
ence in the councils 81 nations
of our commander In chief. the
President Of our country, and
WnEld leader franklin ID. Roose-
Welt.
Farley. who is entering lnnn- h.i
ninth term as state chairman
made no reference N Presiden
Roosevelt or 4 possible fourti
term when ne formally accepted
mis- reelection.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-13
PRo-ROOsEvELT GROUP

Pro Roosevelt delegates-at-large
10 the national Democratic CON
.vention also were named by the
committee.
Farley'S strength upstate Still
on the upsurge despite New Deal
reports 10 the contrary was-Ie-
hected in the choice Of convention
delegates. Several are leaders who
supported him in his successful
convention fight against Senator
James A. Mead for governor in
1912.
The return of Farley 10 state
leadership was without npen op-
position. and It was apparent that
the forces aligned against him. IN
Guiding the strong OConnell ma
chine of Albany County. had been
-daWnad earlier IA eatfetis --
The resolution praising MIR
Roosevelt and regarded by the
committee members as being over
-whelmingly in favor ~ IS years
in the White House for Mr.. Roose-
welt was introduced by Edward j.
Flynn, former national chairman,
and Bronx Democratic leader.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-13
Farley Silent
On Roosevelt
special to THE DETROIT TIMES

NEW YORK. April 13-Former
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley, unrelenting opponent of 10
years in the White House for
President Roosevelt, was unani-
mously reelected chairman Of the
New York state Democratic COM
mittee yesterday.
A few minutes later, with Far
ley looking on silently. the COM
mittee unanimously passed a reso-
luton endorsing Is years in the
White House for President Roose-
welt and implying that the secu-
rity OF the world depended on his
presence at the peace table.
The collapse OF the New Deal
move TO unseat the leader OF
Jeffersonian Democrats in this
state also saw the election Of a
full slate Of state committee Off
GERS friendly to Farley.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-05-19

workers about $50. 900 persons in
all-last year prevented the loss
of many crops at harvest time.
1t is reasonable to suppose that
an earlier start and more COM
plete organization of such a n
effort this year might accomplish
more. Indeed. the War Food Ad-
ministration has already la i d
plans for bringing at least 4,0OO,-
600 people to the farms for part
time or temporary work this sea-
son. A n d impor:ation-as last
year-of workers from Mexico,
the Bahamas. and Jamaica is
contemplated.
In the final analysis, the choice
may have to be faced. as it was
in industry, between production
and soldiers. In war the balance
is usually in favor of soldiers.
The Cristian Science Monitor.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-05-19
Ration Reminders

Meats, Fats Red stamps AS
through M8. are good indefinitely.
Processed Foods-BIue stamps
AS through KS, good indefinitely.
Sugar-Su9ar stamps 80 and 81
each good for five pounds indefi-
nitely. Sugar stamp 40, good for
five pounds o f canning sugar
through February. next year.
Gasoline--A-l1 coupons, good
through June 81.
Shoes-Stamp Is in Book One,
good through April 80. Airplane
stamp l in Book Three good in
definitely. AirplaDe stamp 2 be-
comes good May l and remains
good indefinitely.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-05-19
RAILROADS ON The JOB

The war is making millions of
people aware of relative values
Products and services, more than
money, gain in Importance.
Recently a man with a pocket
full of money wanted to 60 from
Portland, Oregon, to Salt Lake
City to see his son in the Army,
who was being shipped overseas.
All means of transportation were
swamped. But, as usual, tn .
railroad squeezed on one more
passenger.
In addition to handling its reg.
ular business. the railroad is al
ways supposed to, and always
does absorb excess traffic which
turns to it like drowning man
grasps at a lifeboat. The people
take it for granted that the rail-
roads can absorb whatever bur.
dens are thrown on them, includ-
ing war. and their record in not
disappointing the public has been
outstanding.
People are prone to forget the
most essential things in life un-
til relative Importance is drama
tically brought to their attention.
The old locomotive whistle 8
something we all take for grant,
ed. When otner means of trans.
portation are blocked. we expect
to be able to take train" to
any desired point. just as we ex-
pect to take our next breath.
The man who wanted to see
his son in Salt Lake found that
being able to take a train meant
more to him than money, for the
money alone could not get him
there.
Our daily lives depend on pro-
ducts and services which are the
least obvious and sensational.
And among these, the American
railroad system is outstanding.
Never has this been demonstrate
ed so graphically to millions of
travellers and shippers as during
this war. Without the railroads,
We would all have been sunk
tiguratively and literally. For
without our railroads, our ships
would be idle.