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Evening star., 1945-05-26
The Okinawa Log Jam
By Maj. George Fielding Eliot

on Okinawa, to neutralize Japanese air
power on Formosa completely.
This will lay open to such landings
as we may desire to make, the whole
China coast from the mouth of the
Yangtze River down to the area of
Canton. The release Of the air and
naval forces from the Okinawa fight
ing will enable us to cut off all japanese
shipping in the East China as we'll as
the South China Seas. We shall be able
j to prevent any such japanese move as
the recent landing of reinforcements
north of Foochow and to give direct
support to Chinese forces seeking to
recover other seaports along the coast.
The japanese armies in South China
will no longer be able to receive any
supplies by sea or by rail and river
through Shanghai and Hangchow. They
will be entirely dependent on the north
south railway Peiping- -Hankow- Canton,
which they now hold. But this is a
precarious line of supply, indeed, subject
to constant interruption by guerrillas
and possibly to permanent interruption
by offensive land operations supplied
through Burma, as already noted In
these articles.
Under these conditions, 1t is not sur
prising to find suggestions in current
dispatches from China that the Japanese
may be withdrawing troops from South
China, and may indeed be preparing to
abandon all their holdings In that area.
The appearance in China of the Japa-
nese divisions from Burma suggests that
the Japanese are using their overland
rail and road route to pull out some of
their forces from Southeast Asia; it is
altogether possible that they may have
come to the conclusion that Burma,
Malaga, Thailand, Indo-China and that
part of China south of the Yangtze
River can no longer be held save at pro-
hibitlve cost and that they are now con-
cerned to keep open the railway from
Hankow southwark only long enough to
complete the withdrawal of their forces
from all these regions.
This may, Of course, prove a wholly
incorrect estimate of japanese inten-
tions; they have not been accustomed
to giving up territory until they were
driven from it; but lately their policy
In this respect has undergone q change.
(copyright. 1945)
Evening star., 1945-05-26

is sought as criminal, as a man
accused of helping the Nazis do
violence to his own people, a man
whom one French court has already
sentenced to death for treason.
In the circumstances, if Generals
simo Franco, standing on the So
called right of asylum, continues to
refuse extradition, he will be COM
mitting what amounts to an act of
provocation and will thus be lending
an immense amount of ammunition
to all those who believe-not with
out reason-that he should be ousted
and his dictatorship brought to an
end,
Evening star., 1945-05-26
Post Their Usefulness
From the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester Guardian.
Traffic accidents are symptoms OF the
inefhciency of our roads as means of
giving smooth, safe passage to fast-mov-
ing vehicles driven by fallible human
beings. However stringent the condi-
tions by which road usage may be
hedged about, the accident figures can
never be reduced to tolerable level 80
long as the great bulk of our motor
traffic is concentrated on roads that
were laid out before the motor vehicle
was invented and which are used for
a variety of other conflicting purposes.
To restore them to their prewar state
with money that might give us the be-
ginnings of highway system scien-
tifically designed for its present and
future purpose would be poor prepa-
ration for the anticipated fouffold rise
IN the volume of motor trafic.
Evening star., 1945-05-26
Lesson

School your child early, early let him see
The truth in beauty spread ,Dithin his
range,
The meaning hid behind the ,oind Of
change
The depth of natures practicaNty.
Sho,o him the c1sangeless patterns and
the tDay
One thing must cost another In euerA-
thing: :
Fruits cost the fo,Ders, summer costs
the spring, =
Birds cost the eggs. and night itself
costs day.
Teach hin, the view, the aH-encircling
scope
And scarce-imagined realm that no,o
he holds
As ,Ointer trees scarce credit the Uiid
hope
OF beauty to be theirs phen spring
untolds.
Nothing Is out Of reach; life bends to say
"Whdt Is your ,pish?":; then adds, What
tDilI you pdy?"
ETHEL BARNETT DE VITO.
Evening star., 1945-05-26

The final collapse of Japanese re-
sistance on Okinawa, when it comes,
will have much the result of the break
ing of log jam in river. Tremendous
pressure will be released to sweep ahead
along an appointed course. This will
be the more considerable in its effects,
because it now appears that the re-
duction of japanese opposition on Luzon
and Mindanao may occur about the
same time, or within a reasonably ad-
jacent period.
So far as is known, there are now
approximately 26 American divisions in
the Pacific theater, including 20 Army
divisions Q8 infantry, dismounted
cavalry and l air-borne) and Marine
divisions. OF these, five divisions are
actively engaged in cleaning up Luzon,
four on Mindanao, and seven on Oki-
nawa. Three Marine divisions are still
resting and ref1tting after the bloody
conquest Of Two Jima. Thus only about
divisions are Immediately available,
pl1s such additional divisions as may
have been sent to thes Pacific theater
but not yet publicly identified.
The conclusion of operations in the
Philippines and on Okinawa would re-
lease a considerable number of troops
for use elsewhere. Not all of these units
could be Immediately re-employed, but
they would probably be ready for ac-
ton within a couple of months; that
is to say, they would form potential
reserve behind such further operations
as might be undertaken with new troops
plus the seven divisions now available.
But since any such further operations
must bear an amphibious character, at
least in their initial stages. it is clear
that powerful naval and air forces will
also be needed, and these will be re-
leased in very considerable force by
the fall of Okinawa, and to less
degree by the termination of large
scale operations in the Philippines.
Moreover, the very possession of Oki-
nawa and our ability to use it freely
as base, will be of immense impor-
tance. Formosa will then be cut of
from Japan, hemmed in between our
base at Okinawa and our forces on
Luzon. It should be possible. as soon
as our planes can turn their attention
from the support Of our ground forces
Evening star., 1945-05-26
This andThat
BIZ Charles E. TraceUeU.
"TAKOMA PARK.

Dear Sir:
The interesting letter about the in
digo bunting recalled a bunting festival
I enjoyed one morning at Beverly Beach
several summers ago.
"A marshy promontory studded with
very lew, shrubby sweet fern clumps
jutted out into the water before the
cabin and on this there seemed to be
dozens of indigo buntings, all in full
song, darting in and out of the sweet
fern bushes where, presumably, they
were nesting
1T was beautiful sight to behold,
and to listen to. Their song always
seems to have a metallic quality akin
to their color
Sincerely, NJ j. r. R."
X !. X X
The high metallic notes of the indigo
bunting seem peculiarly fitting.
They are practically off the high end
of the piano, that is why they strike
the human ear as metallic in quality
little higher, and they would be
unheard by human ears-but not dog
ears. Dogs can hear tones out of the
range of human beings. A silent" dog
whistle has been constructed on this
principle. The frequencies of this
whistle a.e so high that when one blows
on it he hears nothing but the sounds
of his breath
But dog far down at the other end
of the block can hear it, and will re-
spond, often, with a high-pitched yowl
The frequencies hurt his ears.
Those who have made an intense
study of the indigo bunting song say
n
day, and ends each song with three
sounds which suspiciously resemble
fish, fish, fish"
stance of applying human words to bird
notes. Given good imagination, it is
easy-but no two listeners will hear the
same word"
The indigo bunting is best seen by
reflected light. Then his metallic feath-
ers are at their best, truly making a
bird unlike any other in the vicinity.
We have never seen one anywhere
except on the ground, or sometimes in
shrub about feet up.
One was in Van Fleet rose the other
day. He was darting around for long
time, and we figured he was eating
aphids.
He is real help in the garden.
The female is plain brown bird, so
unlike her mate that many persons
never suspect her of belonging to him
at all.
There is little blue on the margins
of her wings and tail, but one must be
very close to see it.
The nest is put in fork in a low
shrub. Dead leaves, bark and plant
fbers are used in its construction. The
lining is composed Of fine grasses and
hairs. The eggs are blue-white.
The indigo bunting is not scarce at
all, but he is always rare in the garden,
and must be caught on the wing, as it
were.
He greatly resembles, as has been
pointed out, the blue paper used around
absorbent cotton.
Reflected light shows up the irrides-
cent quality of his feathers. The star
ling. too, is bird which benefits by
light in this way. Then he is seen to
be thing of jeweled beauty. This is a
facet of lifes beauty which is missed
by many persons, mostly because they
think they hate" some certain bird.
One may wonder how many wonderful
and beautiful things are missed in the
everyday life because people have axes
to grind, preconceived and tightly held
misconceptions, and party lines" to fol-
low. It is impossible to see things as
they really are If one is always living
Yp to some policy or other.
Evening star., 1945-05-26

alike-against touching or approach
ing any unfamiliar object. The bal
loon bomb is dangerous to that ex-
tent. Otherwise militarily, it is
more or less on the absurd side, be-
ing relatively like a bow and arrow
trying to compete against modern
guns-another example Of Japan's
peculiar tendency to do things too
queer to be comprehensive to our
western minds.
Evening star., 1945-05-26

Distance lends something more
than enchantment to the view It
seems to be no accident that the best
journalistic appreciations of the
Folger Shakespeare Library have ap-
peared in the London Times and the
Manchester Guardian.
Evening star., 1945-05-26
Another Form of Salvaae

Another Form of Salvage
To the Editor of The Star:
Paper shortage is stressed TODAY
through many media People are urged
to reuse paper bags and to take empty
bags with them on their shopping tours.
Meanwhile, we have discovered that
newspapers, after serving their prime
purpose, make excellent wrapping paper,
and by several ingenious ways of folding
them in the form of bags and containers
they serve very we'll as shopping recep-
tacles. To fold the papers takes only
few minutes, and we find our newspaper
bags most convenient for trips to the
grocer and other suppliers of our daily
needs.
Why not encourage people to put their
newspapers to double duty during this
emergency? r. A. WALKEY,
Insists Negro Players Are Good
To the Editor of The Star:
Recently Clark Griffith assailed
Branch hickey through the Associated
Press for setting himself up as "dicta-
tor" of Negroes in baseball. Mr.. Griffith
also said that if Negroes ever become
good enough to compete in World Series,
he will be in favor of that"
1t is about time that Americans cease
being hypocritical about barring Ne
groes from professional baseball. This
attitude of the men who control Or
ganized baseball is one of the grave
factors that decreases the influence of
our Nation at San Francisco and will
at the peace table.
There is no question about Negro
baseball players being equal to other
ball players in America. In exhibition
games in the early years of the last
two decades the better combinations
of star outfits of the National or Amer
lean Leagues have gone down to defeat
often in games with Negro ball clubs.
Many present-day Negro players play
in Mexico, Cuba and South America
along with the imported pan-Ameri-
cans of our several professional teams.
Many Of them are stars in those leagues.
Negro sprinters are the best in the
world. In the late Penn games and for
several past seasons the four place
winners have all been colored boys. In
college football many colored boys
have. been all-Anerica selections. AS
boxers, oyer 10 per cent of the cham
pions and ranking professionals and
amateurs are colored boys. It is ridicu-
lous for Clark Griffith to say they will
be recognized when they become good
enough to compete"
E. B. HENDERSON.
Commends Suffrage Campaign
To the Editor of The Star:
I wish to congratulate you and your
paper for keeping up the fight for
suffrage.
had the pleasure OF being one of the
organizers of the District Suffrage Asso-
citation. It has been long, hard battle
but believe we eventually will gain our
point.
Once again. may say. keep up the
fght7
ARTHUR CLARENDON SMITH.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
Social Notes

Anne Christine Walsh, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edmund Walsh of East Clay street, was recently en- listed into the Woman's Reserve of the Navy as an apprentice seaman. A graduate of Wilby and the Perry School of Business, Seaman Walsh has been employed at the offices of the Waterbury Tool Co. She has one brother in the Maritime Service, Warrant Officer Edmund c. Walsh, Jr., who is a radio operator in the Pacific. Seaman Walsh expects to be called to active duty next month when she reports for basic training at the WAVES training center at Hunter College, Bronx, N. Y.
 Mrs. A. F. McCrea, Willow street, has returned after months stay at Mars Hill. Me, where she for merly resided.
 A Joseph Cappelletti, son of Mrs. Michael Cappelletti, Chase parkway has resumed his study at Jefferson Medical school, Philadelphia, fol- lowing a vacation at his home. He is president of the senior class al the college and a member of Pm Alpha Sigma, medical fraternity. He will receive his electorate in medi- cine in January and will begin his internship at Waterbury hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
Pfc. Caputo
 Takes Bride

The wedding of Miss Rachel Fran ceschini, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Franceschini, Pleasant street and Pfc. Pasquale Caputo, son of MT. and Mrs. Matteo Caputo, Emer- aid street, was an event of g. o'clock Saturday morning, July IA, at Our Lady of Lourdes church.
 The bride, who was presented in marriage by her father, was gowned in white satin and marquisette, fash toned with a square neckline, fitted bodice and full skirt, cut entrain. A fingertip veil, arranged from a crown of orange blossoms and a colonial bouquet of white carnations, roses and orchids completed her costume.
 Miss Carmela Iannone, who serv- ed as maid of honor, wore a poudre blue gown, styled with a fitted taf- feta bodice and full net skirt. Her calot was of matching color and she carried a colonial bouquet of pink roses and carnations.
 One hundred guests were present at the wedding reception at the home of the bridegroom's where Mrs. Franceschini received in black and white dress and white accessories. The bridegroom's moth CT wore poudre blue costume with black accessories. Both had cor sageS of red roses.
 For her wedding trip to New York city. the bride chose printed dress with white accessories and an or- enid corsage. Pvt. Caputo is at home on 30-day furlough after a years service in Iceland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
Washington Hill
CYO TEAM PLANS
 WEEKLY PRACTICE
Scheduled Game Depends on Weather Saturday s.. Evening

St. Francis Xavier's CYO baseball team will hold their weekly practice at Washington Park diamond, Sat- urday night at o'clock, weather permitting. The same holds true for the game scheduled to be played between the Immaculate Concep- tions CYO and St. Francis tonight at 6:30 at Washington Park dia- mond.
 Mrs. Vincent Husvar, and the Miss es Katherine and Abbie Shea, of Washington street are vacationing at the Hennessey cottage, Bay View, Milford, Conn.
 Miss Alice Moran of Sylvan ave- rue, has just returned from a two weeks vacation spent at Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod. Mass.
 Mrs. George Keefe, Misses Mary E. Donahue, Statia Mcdonald and Abbie Shea. were guests of Mrs. George Keefe, at her summer home, Madison, Conn, last Sunday. when she entertained at tea party for her cousin, Miss Marion Cavanaugh of this city. Mrs. Keefe, formerly Miss Amy Casey, a former resident of Washington Hill, now resides In Hartford, Conn.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Lnehan of Brooklyn, N. Y, are spending a few days at the home Of MT. and Mrs. William Blacker of Syl- van avenue.
 Coming down town this morn ing from Washington Hill thoughts creep into ones mind of whether it's an advantage to live on a hill or not after last nights terrific downpour-"rocks and rills" were plenty along Baldwin street and Sylvan avenue at all the intersec- tions. At Pleasant street and Bald- win-all of Pine Hill" seemed to have accumulated. It would seem that the Merriman school lawn is almost demolished from the looks of the sand and gravel at the top of Liberty street-Storm sewers didn't seem to mean a thing-or would it be the lack of them?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
CLUB NOTES
TzCO. Sisters
 Wed SerUiCeM1en

Two daughters of Mrs. Mary Aruck, City Mill lane, became the bride of servicemen last month.
 WAC Cpl. Olga Aruck was mar ried June 27 in Paris, France, to T-Sgt. Ray Roland, San Francisco, Calf. Presented in marriage by Ma jor Walter A. Stansbury, Goldsbor- ough, N. C., the bride was attended by Sgt. Marie Rose Kutz, Newton, Wis. T-Sgt. Carroll Chips, Morgans- town, West Va, served as best man. The bride entered the service in February, 1943.
 S-Sgt. Anne Aruck, U. s. Marine Corps, and S-Sgt. Wyndal Coving- ton, Winston Salem, N. C., station ed at Cherry Point, N. C., were united in marriage June g at Win ston- Salem. Attending the couple were Mrs. Jeylene Conniston. Win ston- Salem, a sister of the bride groom, and Lorimer Covington, a brother. The bride has been in the service since June, 1943.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
SOCIAL
 FUNCTIONS
MG,yJGne Hayes To Wed JMly z4

Mrs. David F. Hayes, Wznow street. announces the coming mss~ riage of her daughter. Mary Jana. to Captain Francis David AlInan. U. s. Army Air Corps. son Of 1ff. and Mrs. Francis D. Altman, Chsrp " street. The wedding will tsira place Tuesday morning at 8 oicioc'< at St. Margaret's church.
 Captain Altman who has heesE serving in Africa Is home on q tlairs ty day leave.
 Miss Hayes, daughter of the 1at0 David F. Hayes, prominent busi- ness man and noted golf player was graduated from Crosby high school and the College of St. Elizabeth Convent, N. J. She has been en- gagged as bacteriologist in this city. at the College of St. College city, at the College of St. Elizabeth and in Summit, N. J.
 Captain Altman is graduate q Crosby High school and Pratt Ins stitute, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
More Women Employees E. Released From Work
Increase of 231 in Number of Applications Filed By .> ..< Women for Unemployment Benefits

claims were filed over the preceding week, an increase of 15.7 percent. The trend in unemployment claims against Connecticut showed that more women were out of work than men, In this group 7.9 percent more men were unemployed than the preceding week, while women claimants increased 23.1 percent.
 New veterans claims for the week increased 29.8 percent in the State. The number of service men and wo- men now receiving compensable as- sistance under the United States Servicemen's ReadjuStment Allow ance Act in Connecticut amounts to 1851. Of this total 1928 are men and only 25 ar women.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
Thomas Studio.

Seaman Pc Helen Marie Sullivan of the WAVES, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Sullivan of Fairlawn av- enue has recently completed her basic training at Hunter College and has been transferred to the Naval Air Station at Hanana river, Flor ida. Prior to her enlistment, Sea man Sullivan was employed at U. s. Time Corp. She is graduate of Wa terbury Catholic High school.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Warren Hollis, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, an- nounce the birth of a son on Sum- day, July IS, at the Huron Road hospital, East Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs Hollis is the former Lorraine Broome, Ridgewood street.
 Mrs. Loretta Donahue, Dikeman street, Miss Katherine Garrity, High street, and Miss Kaye Cooley, Wall street, are vacationing at Cape Cod, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
Atkins Russell
 Bridal July A

Rev. Joseph Valantiejus, pastor, officiated at the wedding of Miss Nella A. Russell, daughter of Mrs. Nellie Russell, Arnold street, and Pfc. Chester Atkins, son of Mrs Mary Atkins, Norton street, which took place Saturday morning, July IA, at o'clock at St. Joseph's church.
 The bride, given in marriage by her brother, Peter Russell, wore a white gown, designed with a satin bodice, leg-o-mutton sleeves, square neckline and full mar quisette skirt. Her full length veil was arranged from a beaded tiara and she carried a bouquet of gar- denias, white roses, sweet peas and orange blossoms.
 Miss Frances s. Russell, as her sisters maid of honor, was attired in pink ninon gown, with a V neckline and bracelet sleeves and a matching picture hat. Her bou- quet comprised pink roses and sweet peas. Miss Anna M. Stasu- laitis and Miss Florence M. Ru- kauskas were bridesmaids. They were gowned in yellow satin and net, matching bonnets and carried bouquets of red roses
 T-Cpl. Frank Lanosa was best man, and guests from Wellesley and Boston, Mass, New York, Rhode Island and Chicago were ushered by John Budzinauskas and Peter PauskaS.
 A wedding breakfast at The El- ton followed the ceremony. The brides mother wore a navy blue and white costume and the bride groom's mother was dressed in white and orchid. Both had cor sages of red roses.
 The couple left for a wedding trip to Montreal, Canada, the bride wearing a blue dress, black accessories and a corsage of gar denias. Upon their return, they will reside at 93 Arnold street. Pfc. Atkins recently returned to this country following three and a half years service in the Pacific with the 102nd infantry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
Miss Della Pennlzf Bride Satnrday

Miss Carmelina DellaPenna, daugll~ ter of MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Dellas Penna, Blanchard street, and Cpl. Joseph Pelosi, son of MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Pelosi, Hamilton avenue, were united in marriage Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Palms and summer flowers decorat- ed the church for the ceremony which was performed by Rev. Ed ward J. Farrell. Gaetano Giaquintn was organist.
 Presented in marriage by her father, the bride was attired in white net gown, fashioned with a square neckline, long sleeves, . fun skirt and long train. Clusters of orange blossoms caught her full length veil and she carried a bou-s quet of white roses and a prayer book marked with an orchid.
 Miss Florence Pelosi, cousin of the bridegroom, as maid of honor, was gowned in yellow taffeta and car-s ried 8 bouquet of American Beauty roses. Philip Pelosi, U. s. N, serv- ed as best man for his brother.
 A reception for about, 200 guests was held at F1orio Post hall follow ing dinner at D'Angelo,s restau-. rant. Mrs. DellaPenna was dressed in navy blue chiffon with a corsage of red roses, and the bridegroom's mother attended in blue chiffon with corsage of gardenias.
 For her wedding trip to an unan- nounced destination, the bride chose black and melon two-piece dress with black accessories. The bride groom, who recently returned from overseas duty, will report next month for reassignment.