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Evening star., 1945-05-13

great potters being world renown.
But more space has been given to
the pottery of humber sort, nodded
by the hands of the village potter
and fired in his own kiln. This pot
tery-essentially folk arts brown
eathernware, in most instances
highly glazed. and still produced for
use in humble homes, and. highly
esteemed for its durability as we'll
as beauty, the latter in some in
stances, almost classical.
The British have also been long
famed for their woolen fabrics, often
hand woven, and none who visits this
exhibition will withhold praise of
the fine weavings shown-tweeds,
tartans, rugs and other things
some by hand, others by machine.
In some instances the wool has been
hand spun and colored through the
use of vegetable dyes.
In this category are Shetland
ShawlS, spun and knit by the women
of the Shetland Isles, lacelike and
light as a feather. From the Isle of
Skyehave come well-designed. hand
woven rugs of excellent quality.
Mention should also be made of the
fishermen's sweaters knit of dark
blue wool in local designs by the
women of the several vicinities-
faultless and serviceable to the last
degr0
Fine Needfe,Uork
Most remarkable among women's
works are a number of large white
quilted bedspreads from South
Wales and Northern England, beau
tiful in design and exquisitely
stitched, the patterns, often very
elaborate, being formed by hand
stitched outlines, requiring the ut
most accuracy in needlework. Ac-
cording to report, these can be exc
cuted by a skilled needlewoman in
less than six weeks-a fact almost
Incredible Similar quilted spreads
were made over a century ago by
slaves on our Southern plantations
under instruction of their mistresses
who designed them, bringing the art
from British homes.
Britons take especial pride in
their glassware and with good rea-
son, for it is of fine quality, clear,
transparent and beautiful in design
its lines graceful, rhythmical.
Much also may be said of the sill
verware exhibited, including rep
lica of the famous Dunkirk Cup,
which has been loaned by the Cleve-
land Art Museum Here too are tea
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers
Me1ican Prints on Tiew
At Pan american

Time to Eat, by Marion v. Ridge
way and Marjorie Thompson (How-
ell Soskin)-Play book for younger
children.
Thar She Blows, by Everitt Proc
tor Westminster; $2)-Story OF
whaling in the days when it was
New England's lifeblood. Exciting
adventure.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
We Dav
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY C0rinne TembiefOu. 9

BY Corinne Tembieton, 9,
Bunker Hill School.
Freed are slaves at brutal hands.
But graves doth lie on Europe
sands.
Broken is the captor's chain:
Sun has overpowered rain.
Broken rule of tyranny,
All these people now are free.
Let us bow our heads and pray
For joy and sorrow of this day.
Joy IS for the now free hands.
Sorrow for dead of many lands.
Give us better ways to trod,
With our trust in Almighty God.
Evening star., 1945-05-13

Heights-Powell Junior High School,
Hiatt place and Lamont street NV,
8 PM; John Clagett Proctor,
speaker.
Sixteenth Street Highlands
Brightwood School, Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets NV, 8 pm.
Friday.
Glover Park - Stoddert School,
Thirty-ninth and Calvert streets
NV, 8:15 pm.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
You Don't Say

Michigan, an inland State, has a
shoreline larger than any other
State in the Union.
Lloyd's OF London gets its name
from an English coffee house kept
by Edward Lloyd in Tower street
in the 17th century.
Evening star., 1945-05-13

Almost every one has heard about
-Robinson Crusoe," the man who
spent years on desert island and
came back alive. That story was
written by a British author, Daniel
Defoe, and 1t was based on the real
adventures of a sailor named Alex
ander Selkirk.
Crusoe and Selkirk are famous,
but there was an Indian who went
through nearly the same adventures
on the same island.
The island is the largest of the
Juan Fernandez group, and lies
about 400 miles west of Chile. 1t
has the special name of Goat Island
and was discovered in 1863 by Juan
Fernandez, pilot of Spanish sail
ing vessel. This man was granted
ownership of the islands by the
Spanish King and tried to start a
colony on Goat Island.
Left Goats on Island.
The colony failed and the people
moved away. They left behind
them, however, some Of the goats.
The goats must have liked the island
very we'll. At any rate, they followed
a wild life and increased in number.
This is the reason the place came
to be called Goat Island.
British and Spanish vessels made
visits to Goat Island from time to
time. During 1881, British vessel
stopped there and many of those on
board went ashore. Suddenly, the
sailors saw three Spanish ships
coming near and an alarm was
shouted. In those days, Great Brit
ain and Spain were not on friendly
terms, and there was no telling
what Spaniards might do to British
citizens who were found on one
of their islands.
Forgot an Indian.
Getting into rowboats, the sailors
returned to their ship in a hurry
and sailed away before they could
come to harm. BY accident. how
Evening star., 1945-05-13

Magnesium is so weak in its pure
state that small boy could bend
q half-inch bar, yet it is SO tough
as an alloy that 1t will stand the
shock Of landing a 30-ton warplane.
Evening star., 1945-05-13

and coffee sets very pleasing in de-
sign and, most amusing, a pair of
grotesque SalamanderS produced
through the cooperation Of design
er and silversmith for the Worship
full Company of Ironmongers of
London.
There is so much to create inter-
est and induce lingering on the part
of the visitor and reviewer, but per-
haps most interesting of all to many
will be the four model rooms set up
in separate alcoves. Two of these
are dining rooms, one in a SUPPOSE
tious city house, the other in house
in the country, while the remaining
two are, respectively, country bed
room and a town music room. In
each instance these comprise exam
Piles of many crafts, such as furni-
ture making, hand-printed curtains,
embroideries, tableware and other
accessories. In the music room are
a cello, violin and charming tri-
angular harpsichord, the first of
which at the close of the exhibition
is to become the property of local
cellist.
NafiOn-Wide Display
This exhibition was planned be-
fore the European war began. 1t
was sponsored by the British Coun-
Gil with the purpose of illustrating
both the modern and traditional arts
and crafts of the people of Britain
In order to create closer cultural re-
lations between Britain and the
United States. The exhibits were
assembled in the Royal Library of
Windsor Castle and were sent over
seas by convoy, arriving safely in
New York. The opening exhibition
was held in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum in New York in 1912, since then
it has been set forth in art museums
in IS cities in this country under the
capable charge of Miss Muriel Rose,
who accompanied it from England
and on its travels in this country as
curator. Washington is last on the
circuit, and after the close here, it
will be returned to Britain and its
lenders.
1t cannot fail to fulfill its mission,
The arts and crafts are peculiarly
personal. Their practice and under
standing is bound to create a sense
of fellowship and an extension of
horizons. Now that war in Europe
Is over, normal life in Brit
ain can be resumed, the crafts
men will undoubtedly return to crea-
tive endeavor Indeed, new era
should be opening to them, in as
much as the depredations of war
must of necessity require the serv-
ices of craftsmen as we'll as builders
during the period of reparation. To
this work the British, with charac-
teristic forethought, have already
dedicated their knowledge and their
talents. Through art the humblest
craft takes on dignity and distinc-
ton. 1t is the art of the people
the art most closely associated with
life.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Forgot an Indian.

Getting into rowboats, the sailors
returned to their ship in a hurry
and sailed away before they could
come to harm. BY accident, how
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-09

chion at WatertoWn aveaue and Robbins street. They allege the silent policeman" was constructed in such way that it constituted an obstruction, and claim the pink CT light at the top could not be seen when the accident occurred, at night and in rainy weather.
 Street-Superintendent Scott-Smith admitted today, on questioning by the plaintiffs counsel, that work had been done by the city on the stanchion since the accident. He gave the date as Oct. 27, 1942, and stated the work was done at the re- quest of the police department.
 MT. Smith said the pedestal had been loosened and wire which con- trolled the lights was broken. He said workmen raised the pedestal and set the stanchion back in it's original place. No changes in con- struction were made, he testified on cross examination.
 The street department head also stated, on crosS-eXamination, that he lives in the section near Water town avenue and has to pass the traffic standard nearly every day.
 Technical testimony on construc- tion of the stanchion was given by Henry Woodlock, assistant city en- gineer, early in the hearing. He described the base as being three feet and eight inches square. He said the top was two feet square and that the base was three and a half feet high.
 William Reynolds, local engineer, was on the witness stand when the luncheon recess was taken at 100 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-09
BOND BUYING
 BOOSTED HERE
VIE Celebrated in Patriotic Way; S22,60O Sold at
 Victory House

Aware that America must still subdue another formidable foe, Wa terburians made bond purchases on VIE Day amounting to thousands of dollars. Originally scheduled to open next Monday, the Seventh War Loan Drive was launched yes- terday to coincide with the Victory in the European theater.
 Though total bond sale figures have not been tallied, officials everywhere reported purchases Spurted upward.
 At Victory House where bonds were issued with a special VIE Day stamp totals sales reached $22, 2,6OO. Eight members of the Temple Israel who took charge of sales there, were busy throughout the day. Toward mid-afternoon bond purchasers were so numerous they stood in the rain awaiting their special VIE Day bonds.
 Scovill's whistle, blasting 9 times this morning, indicated that an equal number of $1,000 bonds had been sold during the past week. Twenty-siX bonds of that denom- ination have previously been sold.
 All factories and stores also re- ported sales had been accelerated by the VIE announcement.
 A separate bond sale conducted for VIE day by members of the Ahepa society, Waterbury Greek American organization reported sales of $28,00O by personal solici- tations. George Pistoles served as chairman.
 Well-organized staffs of solicitors are currently at work in local in- dustrieS and mercantile establish ments, while rallies are being plan ned by chairmen of bond sales in various factories throughout the city.
 All purchasers of bonds are en- titled to prizes totaling $15,OOO or value War Bonds, subject to rules of the war finance commit tee,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-09
Test Faces Big Three
By ROBERT !. MANNING

Washington, May g - (U.P0 - The Big Three alliance, history's most powerful military coalition, to- day faced the most difficult test of their ability to agree.
 Most of the world awaited the answer to a Hateful question:
 Can the United States, Britain and Russia cooperate in peace as they have done in war?
 "The problems are just begin ning,' highly-placed American official commented, "and we have an amazing lot of them already"
 The official end of the European war prompted reports that Pres ident Truman would waste little time in arranging his first meeting with Premier Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill.
 The Big Three were split over Poland. There was a potential dis pute over Austria. Political develop ments in the Balkans were not alto- gether satisfactory to the three Allies. Points were still unsettled in the occupation and control of Ger many.
 These and other questions pro- vlded an important reason for such top-level barley. Diplomatic ob- servers felt that Frances General Charles De Gaulle, who was ex- cluded from the Crimea conference, would be called in this time.
 Probably as urgent as these inn mediate questions was an issue not concerned with the Big Four's role in Europe-Russia's plans for the the Pacific war. Stalin already has denounced the Russo Japanese neu- trality pact.
 Without waiting for a new Big Three.or Four-conference, how ever, the Allies prepared to put into operation the four-power machin- cry for controlling defeated Ger many and the miniature four-power plan for occupying Austria.
 Reliable sources said that "as soon as they've cleaned up the purely military phases of Germany's de- feat, the British, Russian, French and American officials picked to govern Germany would move into Berlin.
 The late President Roosevelt pick ed General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme Allied commander in the west, to fill the United States seat on the Berlin commission. But, a U. $. official said, 'it is not com- pletely certain" that Eisenhower's skill would be wasted on a peace Job with war still going on in the Pacific.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-09

The child was fatally injured
 when, playing in the gutter On Viii
 tow street, she was StIuCK y May'> auto, the finding states.
 The operators observation of a child in the roadway, 15C fset n front of his car, obviously clgrossed ill her playing" and obvious to surroundings indicated an exercise of car commensurate with ihe dan ger and uncertainties inheroNt ii, the situation" the finding states. His course ol conduct failed to satisfy the standard of .'e~ sonable care required by the curcurlstances, and while it may have been negli- gent, such negligence was not crim- inal."
 May was proceeding 25 miles per hour at the time of the accident and he had an unobStrucC1d view of the roadway before him. There were no cars preceding him and no cars were parked in the westerly curb. He observed the child in the gutter of the road when his car was 150 feet distant, at which time the child was facing westerly in the direction of two Dty com panions on the sidewalk, and, to quote the testimony of the opera tor playing. The car was then both of the south-bound lanes. No and continued 1raveling partly in horn was sounded to warn he child of the approaching car Nor was the speed of the car appreciabW slowed after observation of the child's posi- tlon and conduct. The car came to a stop about 60 feet bey ond the point of impact, according to the testimony of the operato', indicat- ing that the braking equipment of the car was not applied until af- ter the impact
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-09
WELL KNOWN OAR.
 MEMBER SUCCUMBS
Miss Ida M. Lewis Descen= dant of Revolutionary
 War Leader Dies at 87

Miss Ida Melissa Lewis died early this mornuing at her home, l04 Piedmont street, after a long illness.
 Born October 25, 1857, in Water bury, Miss Lewis was a daughter of the late Burritt and Harriet (HulD Lewis. She was a direct descendant of It. Col. Jonathan Baldwin and Melicent Baldwin Porter for whom the Waterbury chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution was named. She had been a member of the chapter since 1893, a member of the Waterbury Women's club since 1900 and a member of the Mattatuck Historical society.
 Surviving is cousin, John B. Hull, Waterbury.
 Funeral services will be held Fri day at 2 D. m. at the Alderson funeral home, TO Central avenue. Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony of the First Church of Waterbury, Con- gregational, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home to- from ' to p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-09
REPORTS CURRENT ON ARMY LEAVES
No Confirmation of RumOr On Furloughs Being Of=
 ficially Extended

Though reports were rampant throughout the city today that a radio announcement had been heard here reporting Sewicemen now on leave had been granted a 48-hour extention in observance of VIE day, the office of Adjutant William s. Bray, Bradley Field stated they had received no such report. Chief Charles A. Brougham of the local Navy office also stated he had re- ceived no official confirmation of the report from Navy headquarters.
 The home service division of the local chapter Of the American Red Cross and radio stations were this morning swamped with inquiries from servicemen, now on leave, seeking confirmation of the radio announcement.
 Neither local radio stations could trace the source of the announce ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-09
War Training Program Terminating June 30
Courses Given in Waterbury Affected By U. s. Office
 of Education; Industries to Resume Program

Prof. Forrest Hughes, institutional representative of Yale University, and Dr. L. L. Bethel, director of the New Haven YMCA Junior col lege issued a joint announcement today that they had received direc- tions from the U. s. Office of Edu- cation, Washington, D. C.. to te"- minate the Engineering, Science, Management War Training program by June 30, 1945. All cou1 ,es now underway as well as those to be started in the coming week will end by June 30.
 t"This order will affect several hundred students now taking cours- es given by the New Haven YMCA Junior college in cooperation with Yale University" said pr. Bethel.
 The closing of this program, how ever, has been anticipated by the college and since June 1914, the college in cooperation with indus tries has been making plans fer the carrying on of educational Sc - vices essential to employed men and women during the conversion and postwar period"
 Courses given in New Haven, Meriden and Waterbury as well as the new series of courses whic h started on May 8 will all terminate the week of June 25
 For the past several m Jnths special committee known as tine Development Committee has beeli working on the conversion pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-09
U. 5. Drafts
 New Formula
BY R. H. SHACKFORD

San Francisco, May 9.-UP) - The United States had drafted a compromise formula which would allow the Western Hemisphere to settle its own disputes within the framework of the world organiza- tion, it was learned today.
 The formula, which would pre- serve the Pan American security system without weakening the authority of the world organization, was disclosed as the United Nations Conference devoted itself today to closed meetings of technical con- mittees. No plenary sessions were scheduled.
 Soviet Foreign Colnmissar V. M. Molotov was expected to leave to- day for Moscow where the question of expanding the Polish govern ment to permit it's being seated at the conference here will be settled.
 w. Averill Hartman and Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, U. s. and British ambassadors to Russia, are expected to return to Moscow soon. Hartman, Clark Kerr and Molotov comprise a special commission set up at the Crimea Conference to work out an acceptable reorganiza- ton of the Polish government.
 European and Latin American countries proposed today that the old League of Nations hold a final in San Francisco and hand all of it's authority over to the new world organization. Such action, they said, would remove any question of the legality of transfer of authority over territor- ies mandated to certain powers, Japan, by the old league. The new formula for settlement of Western Hemisphere disputes was designed to remove the fears of Latin American nations that the nter-American Security System set up at Mexico City recently would be lost in subordination to the new world organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-09
Zhukov Signs For Russians
BY JOSEPH w. GREGG JR. United Press War Correspondent For Combined Press And Radio

Marshal zhukov's Headquarters Berlin, May 9-(UP) - The final seal was set on the Wehrmachts defeat and humiliation before the world when Field Marshal Keitel | tltular head of the once proud Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was brought to Marshal zhukov's Headquarters in the devastated German capital early this morning and signed the formal ratification of Germanys unconditional sur render.
 As one of the first two American neWspapermen officially permitted to go to Berlin since the Russian occupation I witnessed the sigma
 ture in the large white washed hall of an army technical school in | the eastern residential suburb Karlshorst, now used by Zhukov as his headquarters.
 The document was more or less identical terms as that signed at Reims on Monday morning, with cer- tain additions requested by the Russians defining more closely the details of the surrender of German troops and equipment.
 On the Allied side it was signed byMarshal Zhukov for the Russians, by Air Chief Marshal Tedder on behalf of General Eisenhower and was witnessed by Gen. Carl A. Spaatz and Gen. De Lattre De Tas- Signy. On the German side Keitel, as Oberkommando der Wehrmacht signed together with Admiral Erie deburg, commander in chief of the German Navy, and Col General Paul Stumpff, commander in chief of the Luftwaffe.
 With signatures of the heads of all the German armed forces ap- pended, this historic document forestalls forever any future Ger man claim that the German army ended the war unbeaten.
 Keitel, tall naughty grey-haired figure wearing the full dress uni form and red striped pants of a German field-marshal, maintained his Prussian arrogance to the bit ter end.
 After his signature already had been appended to the document and while the Allied chiefs were signing, Keitel made a last minute attempt to play for time. He beck oned the Russian interpreter to him and began haranguing him, bitter ly protesting there was an insuf- ficient time to notify the forces under his command of minor mo- difications in the equalization text and asking for another "A hours grace before it became effective.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-09
( OF ( AUXILIARY
 TO ASSIST DRIVE
Plans of Prominent Lith= uanian Group Also Dis=
 cussed for Card Party

Members of the Lithuanian Cham Der of Commerce Auxiliary will as- sist at the State Armory Friday from 9:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. in sort ing and packing clothing for ship ment overseas. The group will in- clude Mrs. Lucy Grinius, Mrs. An- thony Orantas, Mrs. Frank Pene- vich, Mrs. Frank Dapsis, and Mrs. Mathew Colney.
 At meeting held Monday night at the home of Mrs. Geddes Ulin- skas of Chamber street, the auxil- iary completed plans for a card party scheduled for May 20 2 D.. m. at the Lithuanian Legion hall on Bank street.
 Vocal and piano solos were ren- dered at the meeting by Miss Ger trude Ulinskas. Mrs. Mary Vitkaus- kas was admitted as a new member. The next meeting was scheduled for June 4 at the home of Mrs. Mary Krugelis of Chamber street.
 Mrs. Anthony Orantas, president, will supervise arrangements for the card party.