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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01

 Mr. willkle will always remember what good listen. or he was, how seldom and how briefly he dominated the conversation. His Idea Of good dinner was thick steak baked potatoes, apple pie ana cheese- set in a framework of challenging and interesting talk
 His honesty went beyond words into the realm of deeds Tn io40 the then governor Of Kansas warned Willkle that he had been photographed smoking cgaret and that the prairie grapevine shuodered witn the Sumor that he occasionally enjoyed highbal. Such wastre could never hope to win pous KanSan votes, the governor said Months later, Mr. Willkie commented, "And the strange part of 1t was that tne good governor was voted out of office on the same oay that Kansas gave me Q majority"
 On the campalrn traIn no one managed Wendell Willkie He listened to advice, weighed the evidence and made his own decisions. When other men grew tense when teperS flared and personality GeIenses wore thin his trenchant humor, often earthy ana always in sharp focus, brought harmony out or ap. preaching chaos and reformed into an integratea team divergent viewpoints and antagonSac Strate- gies .
 Many people have now forgotten willkie's visit to Britain and his utterly courageous support or Great Britain standing alone and leonine in defense of civilization At that ts was was mo nc' op PUpTs ths "wise" politicians tut-tutted his outspoKen support of deeency and democracy. when evasion wouia nave been so much more "adroit'"
 And 30 we come to WillkIes last year, his tenta- tive reentry into the political field and his crusade to save the COP from the blind oligarchy or US entrenched leauershlpI to HIS uoAe~v :" n.. his withdrawal as c candidate and his cavalier OK. olusion from the io44 COP convention, pooy wnose leadership welcomed Herbert Hoover on their plat- form.
 Always the fighting philosopher, Wendell Wilkle wanted to carry the battle to that Chicago gatner ing Ills comment on his rebuff was typicaly withous maice 0The opportunity never came"
 
 In retrospect, Wendell wilkie-as knew him seems 70 eternally and nescapably right on a es' Sentia issues office In itself was unimportant oiier Ing merely c functional means toward necessATy end Tories famed in sef-righteow indignation Wnen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01
Bringing Them Home

The wartime story of the great ships Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth is dramatic one. Converted from luxury to rahued service early the war; they crossed and re- crossed the Atlantic in blackedou secrecy eudng and ourunning the submarines for which they would have been prime targets.
 Now, as fitting climax they sail proudly into New York with flags flying, bearing home as many as 1SOOO cheering American soldiers in one trip.
 It IS inevitable that the two great Queens should get good deal of publicity in picture and story But should not forget that these liners doing only small part Of the job-less than 10 per cent, matter of fact.
 The great bulk of our men returning from the Euro pean batlefeds aboard neverending procession of American ships They smaller and less famous than the liners converted Liberties victories C. aNpe lreiglaters and tankers.
 Maybe they aren't very fast very comfortable But ey me numeous and they are doing the only job that is Important Q the men on board They're bringing them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01
Waterbury Of The Past

25.Years Ago A trolley on the Waterville run was derailed, but no one was in- Jured.
 The Waterbury Brasscos were playing Albany ct Hamilton park.
 15.Years Ago A former Brassco player, Pat Ma lone, was being acclaimed as the leading National league pitcher. The city's stores were featuring articles for "school days.
 5-Years Ago Albert's Furniture Store was ad- vertising a fire sale.
 The 18th and 18th districts were expecting tough fights" in the coming senatorial nominations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01

icans could move out.
 wrote at the time of the white-faced fright of the citizens of the ghostly silence in their suburbs of their saying that we were all right because we were decent people-ther kind of people-but that the Russians were barbarians. wrote about the statuesque German fraulen who served as sort of hostess for the mess where we ate, and who said to the officers who 1t: You are killing me, ur- less you take me with you, for all can do is hang myself before the Russians come.
 The Germans in Weimar claimed they didn't have a thing They continually complained that the Americans should increase their food ration. There was no liquor in the town either, they said.
 -
 We left finally, on cold, rainy morning. At the temporary bridge across the Elbe at Magdenurg we met the Russian army moving south. wondered for weeks how 1t went with Weimar after that.
 Digging through the AMG reports in Munich much later, ran across what serves as Chapter Two. It was report to the Bavarian Regional Office at the AGG of one Wiess first name ungtven.
 But Herr Wiess, 1t appeared from this document. was authorized by the Bavarian AMG to 60 to Weimar with some trucks and get load Of garment- making material" From this report he evidently had terrible time. and this was his affidavit:
 He got to Weimar, he said, just as the Americans were leaving. The first spearheads of the Russians had reached the town, but Che main force was stil oampcd about a days march sway. The Wcirar mayor-4there was no way ol telling whether it was the same one we were un'ps~hsa lpcHed every
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01

pFpbubIY BWVUu EEEIKEAVlb VI W7Wa- tsonal needless caSualties.
 Both sides knew what c dead- iy weapon gas could be. The Allies were pledged not to use 1t. The only thing that would keep the interruptions Axis from resort" ing to 1t was to convince them that our retaliation would be worse than their first attack.
 CWS did this. It was 0 delicate job of suhtly letting the enemy know just enough about what we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

''The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it."-Schopen. hRuer,
 SECOND TEXT: IBID The early years, the first two score,
 Assail us With problems by which wO are
 sorely vexed, And, yet, what does their paltry
 grist avail us, When all that they supply us Is the
 teXt2 The tides of time give casual Shlu- ton For al our errors when they're at
 the flow; We never reach c definite solution Until they ebb-and we are In the
 know.
 The commentary only winS it' stipend When toward the final dusk WI
 sadly range;
 We never know the answers till
 we've ripened, Until it's far too late for Us to
 change. The world Is well aware what our
 Tepute iS, It knows the text and sees the co1a-
 Htient, too.
 It counts the empty jugs and
 tilted cuties, Discounts whatever virtues may
 ensue. But still I think, # I could have my
 druthers, On reaching the allotted three.and-
 ten,
 I'd Spurn the set opinion Of the
 others, And furnish them the same old text
 again.
 The War Labor Board, which wants to dissolve, has agreed to re- main on the Job te handle thC toughest rec0nverslon disputes. Ap. parently the boys don't know wha' usually happens to Che winner' when someone says "Aw, come on Four more rounds and we'll al quit ' Secretary Forrestai has disclosed that the Germans used peroxide as the propellant for their V-holnbs, We can't help but wonder how many fair frauleins found their tresses de.AryaniSed, with the supply shut of.
 And now the French want us to send them S00,000 tons of coal Q month to pay them back for what we are using in the redeployment program. France will not be France again until she Is out from under the hateful heel of liberation.
 There Is much talk about thC minimum economy" under which Germany may sustain herself In thC future. Why not call In expert ad- vlCe from Washington, where 1t hai been praCtiCed for SO long?
 A general election in Japan be- fore the end of the year is predicted. The JapS want to join the interna- tional community of good neigh bors-but first we'd better make darn sure that they return the lawnmower.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01

No man cherlshod greater hopes and Ideals for tho peace of the world; and no man, in my opanion, would have had greater capacity to help carry them out.
 ! have been thinking back over eone of the days I spent with wendell Willkle. And in this hour of victory, which as much aa anyone's is also Wlllkie's hour, ! take advantage of Drew Pear sons invitation to set down some of my "reminiscences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01

the rest Of the story Of Weimar. I got the first chapter at the site, the second in Munich, and, unexpectedly. the climax just be- fore I left Paris.
 Weimar was the first German town spent any time in.
 And WeiTnar was something especially interesting to see be- cause, although until then, since the fighting, 1t had been "the American zone," the Russians were moving south to occupy 1t rAarYna nAYflv aa an0n na khA Amer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01
Chemical Warfare

EDITOR's NOTEi Peter EdsOn is 0n vacatIon' during which time, DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Washington correspondent will write this column
 WASHINGTON, Sept Lone of the most thank. less jobs of the whole war was performed py Sne Chemical Warfare Service BW it Was JoD %H. M1V
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01

EDITORS NOTE. Drew Pearson is on vacation m hls nbuence, BART CRUM, West Coast carn- nAlgn manager for Wendell Wlllkle and on hde. pendent Republlsans contributes guest COlumnl
 SAN FMANCIsCN sepA i-Mow wish Wendell Willh0 coun he alive today to watch his realistic dream os Che World. omerginU on tho stage or history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-01

Pieces of the German story may be scattered all over thousand square miles, but pick them up and add them together and you get the same old tale of deceit cut dealing and the ace up the sleeve. This IS
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Worcester
!. H. Edwards, 7 Liberty ST., Worcester 5
Al Right

rolls along and they may put on
one of their old-time winning
streaks when the kinks are all
smoothed out. Harold Black, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Black
of q Laurel street, is back hme
after serving three years in Eu-
rope and the South Pacific. The
Springfield School Committee has
appointed Miss Rebecca M. john
son as assistant principal Of the
Washington School, the first of
the race to be promoted above
the teaching level in the schools
of that city. A daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lacy Saunders,
1872 Chandler street on Saturday,
May 26. Mrs. Saunders is the
former Augusta Macdonald. The
| NAACP will hold its annual open
meeting at Zion A.M.E. Church
on Belmont street, June 4, at 8
pm. Rabbi Levi A. Olan will
speak on "Doing Something about
Bigotry." The public is invited
Quinsigamond Lodge No. 173, Of
Elks will initiate a class Of cam
didates Sunday. The regular de-
gree tenn will conduct the cam
didates through the rituals.
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MAIDEN
UNION BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. w. L. CLAYTON Pastor

rev. w. IL. Clayton, faStOr
MAIDEN, Mass, May IS
"As an Eagle Stirreth up Her
Nest" was the subject of the
morning sermon by the pastor.
Among the visitors were Miss
Helen Mann and Mr.. Jones Of Bos-
ton, Mrs. Sarah Green, Lynn; Mr..
Raymond Atkinson, ex-service
man, also the bride and groom,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Thompson.
Evening service and the spring
rally was held with good results.
Building of the House of Cod"
was the subject for this service.
A beautiful bouquet Of flowers
given in memory of Mrs. Violet
Taylor by her mother, Mrs. EN-
lily j. Dunbar; daughter, Emily.
June 3, will be observed as Fam
June Bird i'll be observed as Fam
lily Day. A special sermon viii be
given at the morning service. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert L. Smith and
children viii represent the family.
The twelfth annual Style Review
by the For-Get-Me-Not Club, Mrs.
Ruth E. Day, president, will be
held Tuesday, June 10th.
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Springfield
OLIVER M BUCCS
40 Franklin ST. = Telephone 4-8258

OLIVER M. BuCCS

Rebecea N. Joohnson Of Quincy
street, a native Of this city, who
was appointed a teacher at the
Buckingham Junior High, here, in
1943, has recently been promoted
to the position of assistant princi-
pal of the Washington School. DR..
John Granrud, superintendent of
school, remarked on her promo
ton, "She is one Of our most
brilliant teachers" Miss johnson
graduated from Technical High,
here, and Fisk University, Nash
vile, Tenn. She did post gradu-
ate work at Northwestern, Spring
field College and Boston Univer-
sity. She taught in the elemen-
tary schools at Columbia, S. G.
and was later transferred to the
Booker Washington High School
where she taught junior mathe-
MATES for several years. Has
served as educational director at
camps for women at Orangeburg
and Charleston, s. c., under the
NYA. She was active in COM
munity work here and has APP
peared on programs and councils
of New England communities.
With retirement of Miss Olive
Rainey, Springfield, has one other
colored teacher in it's school sys-
TEN, Mrs. Cannon MCLEAN at the
Hooker School was appointed
here previous to MissJ ohnson. AL
bert, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wick
Silvert of 124 Essex street, has
been i'll at Mercy Hospital. Lit
tie Katherine NJ, daughter of
Mrs. Desoline Kennedy, of Frank
lin street, is improved after sew
eral days illess. Mr.. George Gift
ford of Seventh street, received
word of the death of his mother
and has gone to Montgomery
Ala, to attend the funeral.
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Cambridge

er; three readings, by Mrs.
Bowen, and short speeches by
members Of various Church
Clubs, who were the following,
MesdameS Rollins, Sadie Boston,
Hines and Willoughby, MeSsrs.
f. Johnson, Bourne, Willkie,
Baker, the Misses Grace Scott,
Naomi Harvey, Doris Mullens,
Jacqueline Crawford, and others.
Special guest speakers were
DR.. Wade Ellis, Rev. E. L. MI
chaels, Of Rush ANIE Zion
Church, Rev. Lowry, of Massa-
chusetts Avenue Baptist church,
Charles Cobb, and Linsey Crum-
bin, Ensign Gilbert Crooly, and
Feature Editor Lydia T. Brown
Of the Afro-American news
papers.
Rev. Stokes was highly lauded
by all the speakers who express
ed the same wishes that the
Bishop would return Rev. Stokes
to st. Pauls for another year.
Mrs. Kathlyn Beatty, on behalf
Of the Pastors Aid and other
auxiliaries presented Rev, Stokes
with a purse Of 500. Mrs. Hazel
Stokes, the pastors mother, was
presented with sum of mon
ey and two corsages by Mrs,
Rollins, in behalf Of the Wom-
ems Clubs Of st. Paul's church
Members of the Pastors Aid
who sponsored the reception
were Mesdames Ruth Ridley.
Lovette Wright, Kathryn Beat
ty, Rosa Jones, jamie Bell, Hazel
Stokes, Sarah Smith, Violette
Hewitt, Stella Diggs, and Massey
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DO YOU KNOW
MASSACHUSETTS :?

DO YOU KNOW THAT 9.
More than $4,000 men from
Massachusetts now serving in
the army will be returned %
civilian life during the coming
year, under the point system 0.
discharge and for other reasons,
even thoug', the t'spcnese war
requires all the men now antic-
ipated. It will bring the total
number of eligible veterans in
the Commonwealth to over
1870, 900 Nearly two~thirds Of
the $4,000 wage earners en-
ployed in Massachusetts factor
les during March were engaged
in war production, approximate
" as high a ratio as at any
time during the war :. In ship
building nearly 100 per cent OF
the wage earners were in war
work, in electrical machinery
95.2 per cent, foundry products
94.7 per cent, radio apparatus
1913 per cent, heating apparatus
e2.7 per cent, iron and steel
g1.s per cent, rubber products
1854 per cent and machine shops
82.3 per cent, as shown by re-
ports to the Department Of La
Dor and Industries.
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WOBURN
ST JOHNS BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. Harold T. Branch, Pastor

ST JOHNS BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. Harold T. Branch, Pastor
WoBURN, Mass, May 2S--
Services were we'll attended at st..
Johns Baptist Church Sunday.
Rev. Harold T. Branch brought
the message in the morning which
was a special message to the grad
yates. He deplored the fact that
the youth Of our race are so re-
luctant to step out and show the
world what they can do. He urged
those with talent, not to be afraid
to grasp opportunities when they
are presented and make the most
Of their education. Rev. Edward
McCreary, former pastor, but now
pastoring in Newport News, Viz
ginia, brought a most inspiring
message. He was greeted by a
large number Of parishioners. The
Mothers and Daughters Clab is
sponsoring a Friendly Tea on
Fathers Day. A program fea-
turing Fathers will be presented.
Pvt. John Bigger spent a 12-Gay
furlough at his home on James
street from camp in Texas. At
the end of his furlough he left for
an assignment in California. John
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Bigger and has a brother in
the service. Mrs. Ruth Logan
and Mrs. William G ,od of Somer-
vile, Mass, were visiting relatives
and friends in this city Sunday.
Wilbur Allen, United States Navy,
and Mrs. Allen are visiting rela-
tives and friends in New York this
week. Seaman Allen is enjoying
a furlough from his duties at
Quonset Point, R. l. Mrs. Henry
Heard of Wade avenue, is con-
fined to her home with illness. Mr..
and Mrs. William Plunkett are re-
ceiving congratulations on a re-
cent addition to their family, a
girl, born at the Choate Memorial
Hospital, recently.
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and candidate McDermott. Among
the Lawrence supporters is Mr..
EdmunSon, who says he believes
Lawrence rates a second term since
he did as well as any mayor con-
sidering the war conditions. The
mayor, he says, proved in every
instance that he had no racial
bias. McDermott supporters
claim he, too, is without bias. The
city primaries will be held July
10. More later.
Pastor J. Frederick Bailey
preached a quiet and touching fu-
neral services here last week, Fri
day, as the late Mrs. Marjorie
Parham, mother of five children,
two of them servicemen, made her
last visit to Shiloh Baptist Church.
While her son, Vernon, with the
us. Army in Asia, was unable
to be here, a large attendance Of
Perham relatives and friends were
present to pay their last respects.
Mr.. J. Wilson Parker sang beau
tifully accompanied by Mrs. Coral
Yancey Alexander. It was re-
vealed during the services that the
deceased had made provisions for
her passing. Burial was at Oak
Grove Cemetery. Another one
of MAS boys" has sent card
of sympathy from Europe. This
one is from our old buddy, Capt.
Hamilton D. Kelley, O-34744S, Co.
I, 365th Infantry, APO-92 care
PM, New York, N. Y. g.. Thanks
for your news, folks. NIX.
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WORCESTER, Mass =, May %
The Honor Roll Committee held
memorial exercises at Belmont
and Clayton streets for the late
Pvt. Ellis Spring. A parade was
headed by the bugle and drum
corps, veterans of three wars,
with the Boy Scouts of John
Street Church following. A
wreath and a gold star placed
on the Honor Roll. Rev. Gibson
Of John Street Baptist Church de-
livered the eulogy, a salute was
fred and taps sounded. The pa
rade then proceeded to Shepard
where exercises were held in
honor Of the late Willie Shepard
of World War /.
The bugle and drum corps is
under the direction Of Mrs.
Martha Johnson, Elwood Price
and William Kennedy.
Mrs. Stella Ward is seriously ill
at the City Hospital. Mrs. Mary
Reese has the honor of being
chosen as the first girl among US
to sell papers, and owing to her
ability and being well known, her
sales were of great volume. The
lockwood Ramblers Of the Com
munity League are stronger than
they were last season, but the
team still lacks too much. They
have been losing close ones; that
means they are not well organized
for scoring runs. Bill has helped
lot, but they can stand further
improvement. Nevertheless I be-
lieve the Ramblers' inner works
will steady down as the campaign
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ST. PAUL A. M. E. CHURCH
Rem5ert Stokes, Minister
REV. STOKES FETED
Bv Lydia T. Brown

Bv Lydia T. Brown
The Reverend Rcmbert Stokes,
popular pastor of the st. Paul's
AME church was rendered a
formal reception oy the Pastors
Aid Society of st Paups in the
church auditorium on Tuesday
evening, May %. The rooms were
decorated with green and yell
low streamers with varied COLI
ored roses on the tables. On the
rostrum a large FINK and white
cake, the gift Of Mrs. Beatty,
with pink tapers and a vase Of
sweetheart roses was the center
piece.
Mrs. jamie Bell was mistress
of ceremonies and the following
musical program was presented:
Duets, Misses Ruth and Naomi
Harvey, and Egcrton Johnson
and Clarence Baker, accompan-
led by Mrs. Edna Willoughby;
solo by Miss Gertrude Debma1,
accompanied by Miss Grace
Scott: piano solo by Miss JAG !
queline Crawford, who also gave
q reading, written by her moth
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WEST NEWTON
Nm zIoN BAPTIST CHURcH

Mt ZION BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. ]. H. Dennis, Pastor
God is spreading beauty over
and around us, and He is asking
us to let Him come in and shine
forth in spiritual, harmonious and
peace beauty excelling all other.
Come to Zion Sunday, June 3,
11:45 am. Rev. Dennis begins a
series of sermons on the "Seven
Seals" Sunday morning, June 8,
1O:45 "The White Horse" Rev.
Dennis presented Easley Larkin,
Jr., 1S-month-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Larkin of Cameron avenue,
West Somerville, Saturday, May
g., 2:45 pm. Mr.. and Mrs. S.
were godfather and godmother
and Miss Marion also attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin, who are
from Texas will soon leave for
California. Sunday, May 81, was
another great day with Rev. Dem
mis- at his best. The morning
theme: Accounted Worthy" God
could and did take a blasphemer,
an accessory in murder and made
him a star, a wonderful writer.
Why don't you let Him make you
all over again? At 7:45 pm. the
pastor seemed to touch off spir-
itual fuse to the good gathering
with the text, "He Gave 1t to
Others" The world is full of all
we need. Then why go hungry,
naked and homeless? Il heard Of
only one beggar going to heaven
and that was in a parable. You
must pay to get something here
and be sure to get something
there. If not you and the one
talent man viii meet the same
fate" Mrs. Emma Lee and Mrs.
NJ. L. Robertson san a duet en-
titled "In the Garden" Come to
Zion and hear Rev. Dennis. Hear
ing his voice on the air each week,
Monday to Friday is good; but
seeing him, too, is better. So
come to Zion on the highway,
Thursday. May "a, Rev. Enoch
Woodhouse of Boston, gave
very successful gospel song recital
at Mt. Zion. Assisting were his
sister, Mrs. Johnson, reader; his
two young daughters, singers, and
also Mrs. Woodhouse. The COM
mittee in charge included Rev.
Dennis, Mrs. Lee and J. Bland.