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PURCHASES

The army quartermaster corps in
1914 placed more than IS per cent of
its prime contracts, representing
40 per cent of the dollar value of all
ONO depot contracts, with smaller
business organizations, the war de-
partment said.
Total purchases of subsistence and
other supplies for the army and
military services by the quarter
master corps amounted to $6,037,-
872, 909.
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FORECLOSURES

With more and more farmers re-
covering from the drouth years.
and with present high incomes max
ing it possible to reduce debts, farm
foreclosures totalled $500 in 1913
compared with 1900 in 1912 and
$1,000 during 1884, the Farm Credit
administration reported. These fig
ures are equivalent to 2.7 fore
closures for every 1000 farms mort
gagged in 1913, 5.3 in 1912 and 1913
In 1884, when farm activity still was
ut a low ebb, the FCA said.
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perate stand and prepared to blow
up all factories and installations
in the district.
mot one stone atop another g.
will be left q. when the Russians
enter" proclaimed Propaganda
Minister Goebbels.
Meanwhile, as thousands of Ger
mai refugees streamed into the
Reich from the east and Hitler called
upon all able-bodied men for a last
ditch fight and all others for indus
try, Nazi leaders threatened &c. .
cowardly creatures who try to de-
sert the fatherland in its hour of
need" Said they: eve shall not
permit them to throw a wrench in
the works. Germany will fight
on no matter where or under what
conditions. ="
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Fear Yank Drive

Attacking in snow and slush in
strength along an expanding front
below Aachen, Yanks put the en-
emy's Wanted Siegfried defenses to
the test again even as Berlin feared
an about drive to break the dead
lock in the west.
At the same time, the Germans
began to slowly break ground in AL
SAGE to the south, where mixed
u. S. and French forces increased
heavy pressure on their huge pocket
below S%trasbourg and threatened
the enemy's escape roads eastward
to the Rhine.
No less than 100, 900 U. S. troops
repeatedly burrowed their way into
the outer defenses of the Siegfried
line along the sector from which Won
Rundstedt had burst into Belgium
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MEAT:
U. S. to Take More

With smaller slaughter in federal.
1y inspected plants reducing alloca-
tons of meat for military and lend
lease purposes, the government
moved to channel more stock into
these packing houses from non-fed-
orally inspected establishments.
To trim slaughter at the q. 600
non-federally inspected plants, whose
entire output goes to civilians. the
government reported that they will
receive cattle subsidies ranging from
80 cents to So per hundredweight
only for the same amount of stock
that they butchered a year ago,
while payments of $3.50 per hundred
weight on hogs will be made on only
70 per cent of the volume of 1914.
Effect of the regulation will be to
make less meat available for civil
ians in centers served by non-fed-
orally inspected plants, but only
Slightly more for consumers supplied
by federally inspected houses. Pres
ent government acquisition of half
of the beef and As per cent of the
pork output of ~federally inspected
plants will be increased, it was said.
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Man

In rear base hospital
in Pacific recovering
from frost bite, Sgt.
James B. Krontz OF Hick-
DRY Point, Tenn, might
peH consider himself the
luckiest man in the UOrld.
BlOiUn from gunnery in
waist OF B-29 during raid
ouer Japan, one Of
Krdnts's legs OaS mirac-
ulously held by a safety
strap whiIe the rest of his
body dangled in the air
at 90, feet before bud
dios DuUed him hack inf
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Finish Fight

Declaring "there Is no evil
dence yet of any rout in the Ger
man retreat" Navy Secretary
Forrestal said: "They are with
drawing to the great line of de-
lenses on the Oder river
where they may fight with
the same tenacity and ferocity
they have shown in the west.
All that will beat Germany is
power, sheer, crude power"
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FARM MACHINERY:
Pinch to Persist

Stating that &c. as long as the
war continues, farmers will not be
able to buy as much new farm ma
chinery as they need" the Office of
War Information said that the pro-
duction of equipment for the year
ending July l will fall short of heavy
demand despite the fact that it
should approximate peak prewar
output.
Although expecting quotas to be
generally met despite a slow start
in production, Owl warned &c" . no
more new tractors, side delivery
rakes, combines or other haying and
harvesting machinery will be avail
able during -. 1915 49,. than were
available during . 1914"
Indicating that farmers will have
to fall back on the same methods
this year to meet food goals, OWL
said that 1944's high production re-
suited from intensive use of existing
machinery, increased use of fertiliz-
er, greater acreage and harder work
and longer hours, with output pei
hand % per cent above 1910. Re-
processing of some 1865, 900 young
farmers between Is and Is for the
draft, however, may further COM
plicate the already pressing man.
power problem, OWL said.
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PACIFIC:
Strategic MOUes

Strategist and ~tactician, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur scored two
more landings in Luzon, directly
aiding his triumphant march on
Manila, while far to the north, U. S.
forces continued to drive to the east
ward in bitter h~and-to-hand fighting,
which threatened to cut the island
in two.
In one of the landings, U. S. troops
overran the Subic Bay area, which
opened up a big harbor for naval
use and supply of American forces
above Manila, while the other land
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and Luxembourg in his great De-
cember drive. AS the Yanks plowed
through heavy snowdrifts, they met
bitter opposition at Nazi strong
points.
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.WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS -
Russians Strike for Berlin As
Nazis Plan Last-Ditch Defense;
New LANDINGS Aid Manila Drive

Released ~ Western Newspaper Union
western Newspaper Unions news analysts and not necessarily Of this newspaper
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at 10000 feet before bud Sof' hhANT%
dies pulled him back into the plane.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Temporary Increase
In Price Of Citrus
Fruits Predicted

A temporary increase In the prices
of citrus fruit as result OF suspen-
sion of price ceilings was predicted
today by Washington produce mer-
chants.
Housewives may have to pay more
for lemons, tangerines, Texas grape
fruit and California oranges. Mer-
chants doubted, however, that there
would be any increase in the price
Of Florida oranges and said that
only lemons, which are scarce, will
remain high.
Brokers were asking as much as
s14 case for lemons yesterday, the
first day the $6.75 price ceiling was
removed.
But there were no sales to speak
OF at that price," according to w.
Darlington Parrish. produce broker.
Lifted Until January 13.
The commission merchants, who
buy from the brokers, said they were
still selling at ceiling prices or less
today. Retail prices will not be
affected for several days, they re-
ported.
The OPA lifted all ceilings on
citrus fruits until next January 1a
on the ground that sales below
ceiling prices make controls un-
necessary at present. Prices will
be watched, and If there is an in
f1ationary period, controls will be
restored Immediately, an OPA
spokesman said.
In Chicago, the price of oranges
promptly doubled and grapefruit
prices increased as much as 81 a
case. Here, the brokers' price on
tangerines jumped from 1928 to
$3.50 box The price of oranges
went up about Is cents a box.
Florida Oranges Plentiful.
Florida oranges are so plentiful
they will continue to sell below the
former ceilings, according to the
merchants. The season for Cali
fornia Valencias has almost past,
and navels will start coming in this
week. The first ones to arrive may
be high in price, but the price will
drop as they become plentiful, mer-
chants reported.
They were unanimous In approv-
ing the removal of ceilings and in
sisted that prices would drop to
normal after the first reaction to
the lifting of controls.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
MacLeish Says Atom Bomb
Aided Education ParIey

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Archibald
MacLeish, chairman of the Ameri-
can delegation to the London Con-
ference of the United Nations Edu-
cational, Scientific and Cultural Or
ganization, said yesterday that ex-
istence of the atom bomb had speed
ed the groups sessions to a success
full conclusion.
They came out with a draft of a
constitution with which we were
very much pleased" the former AS
sistant Secretary of State said in
referring to the conferees. The
atomic bomb had tremendous ef-
feet upon the conference.
Without it, they would have met
only as learned scholars and teach
ers. But the atom bomb turned the
conference into a meeting Of men
gathered in the face of changes
brought about by scientific achieve
ment, and they were all very eager
to reach an agreement. They knew
that they definitely had to set up
machinery as fast as possible to
meet the new conditions"
Mr.. MacLeish, who arrived on
transatlantic plane, said he would
| leave for Washington soon.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Return of Troops Triples Record
|Of Last War, Army Declares

verted Victory and Liberty ships,
with a total capacity Of $4,000 men,
were immobilized by a strike OF
longshoremen at New York.
The department added that de-
livery Of railroad troop sleepers to
carry soldiers from ports to per-
sonnel centers has been tied up by
. strike at the Simmons Co. in Ke-
nosha, Wis; that intermittent
strikes at the Pullman Standard
Car Manufacturing Co. and in some
subcontracting plants also have de-
layed production Of troop sleepers,
and that q series Of strikes at the
American Car e. Foundry Co. in
Berwick, Pa. has delayed production
of troop-kitchen cars for use on
troop trains.
Except for delays on both coasts
in turning ships around because of
strikes and shorter working hours
and the loss of some British trans
ports, the War Department added,
enough shipping would have been
available by the end Of this year to
have exceeded the return quotas
agreed ON by the War Department
and theater commanders.
The report added, however, that
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Timken Oil Heot
works wonders!

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NOW!
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Washable Wool
To Be Released
|ForCWiIions
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
American women can look forward
to washable woolens, thanks to the
War Department.
1t. Col. S. J. Kennedy of the Army
Quartermaster Corps told a special
Senate Wool Committee yesterday
that military requirements had led
to the production of woolen goods
that can be washed as we'll as dry
cleaned without shrinking.
The Army now is saving 81 500 900
monthly on its wooden socks bill
over expenditures in the early
months of the war because of the
development, he said. Soldiers can
get twice as much wear out of a
pair of socks now because they can
be washed in the showers or in a
helmet with rainwater and still fit
their feet, he added.
Representatives of manufacturers
present at the hearing said the
progress made by the Army in CO.
operation with the woolen industry
would soon be reflected in the pro-
duction of women's washable woolen
undieS and other things.
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Despite delays caused by strikes,
the War Department reported today,
soldiers are being brought home at
about three times the rate of return
Of our troops from Europe in the
World War.
In an overall review of demobili-
zation and troop returns, the de-
partment reported that the volume
Of arrivals Is now more than double
the record number Of troop embark
ationS during the war.
simultaneously, it was announced
officially that the airlines plan to
make about 10 per cent of the plane
seats available to returned soldiers
on flights from the Pacific Coast, and
the War Department said it had re-
quested the ONCE of Defense Trans
portation to withdraw additional
Pullmans from short-haul civilian
service. Under this proposal, Pull
mans would not be provided for
trips up to 500 miles. The present
limit Is $50 miles.
The War Department review re-
peatedly mentioned strikes. 1t cited
the case of 18 troopships with q
combined capacity of $4,000 men
strikebound in San Francisco Bay
and another case where 16 con-
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Million Stamps Collected
By Roosevelt Uncraied
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-One mil
lion stamps collected by Franklin
D. Roosevelt from his boyhood to
his death were uncrated yesterday
preparatory to putting them on dis
play for the public and eventual
auction.
The collection was unoficially
valued at $4,000 to 100000 by
George B. Sloane, stamp authority
who appraised 1t for H. r. Harmer
Inc, which will handle the auction.
The appraiser said the stamps
ranged in value from q few cents
to possibly $500 apiece, with the
American proofs-dating back to the
l890s-the most valuable. Many bear
Mr.. Roosevelt's signature on the
margin Of the sheets. Regular Amer
lean and foreign stamps are in
cluded in the collections.
The collection Is being sold be-
cause Mr.. Roosevelt did not specify
in his will what disposition he de-
sired made Of 1t, and under law
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occupation and garrison compile
ments OF 100000 men in the Pa
cific and 100000 men elsewhere by
the end Of June, 1946.
December is expected to be the
peak month Of returns, the War
Department said, with 423,000 SOL
diers arriving on the East Coast and
BOG, 900 on the West Coast.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Political Censorship
Renewed in Portugal
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON. Nov. 20.-Censorship of
political news in Portugal, suspended
for 40 days preceding Sundays elec-
tions, was resumed yesterday.
The government lifted censorship
for the election campaign period
to permit publication of criticism of
its policies.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
87% BuIgor Vote Seen
For FutherIund Front
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Nov. 20.-Still incomplete
returns from Sundays Bulgarian
elections indicated approximately 81
per cent Of the voters favored the
Fatherland Front, while about IS
per cent Of those eligible went to the
polls, 1t was announced last night.
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there Is still mo good reason to
believe that these dates will not be
met" These target dates include:
Withdrawal Of all troops from
Europe and the Mediterranean by
the end of January. 1916, except
for an occupational army of 10000
and force of 100000 to dispose of
the Army's property.
Withdrawals to reduce forces to
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the executors of the estate have no
other choice. it was explained. Pro-
ceeds will 60 to the estate.
The collection will be auctioned
by individual stamps and appro-
pirate groups some time after jan
uary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-19
To Participate
 In Annual Concert

The following girls from this city are members of the New Haven State Teachers College Glee Club: Miss Judith Boyle, soprano; Miss Arlene Brown, and Miss Barbara Brennan, second sopranos. They will take part in the sixteenth an- nual Glee Club Concert to be given on May 18 at 8:30 p. m. under the direction of Mrs. Mary Louise Fried line
 The Glee Club will broadcast in half hours program over Sta tion WNHC on Tuesday, May p at 7:30 p. m. Selections which will be presented are: This Is My Country"-Al Jacobs: "Panis Angel icus" "Franck, soprano soloist Betty Boynton Mckinney; With Song in My Heart Richard Rodgers; Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho" a Negro spiritual; piano solo The Sunken Cathedral" Debussy by Miss Muriel Lent; Ave Maria Bach -Gounod, soprano soloist Miss Hope Annes; Where You There?" a Negro spiritual Lover Come Back to "-Sigmund Romberg; and Dance A Cachucha"-Arthur Sullivan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-19
Club Activities

Misses Hilda Monaghan of Wy man street and Virginia Doolan of Waterville street have been invited by St. Joseph's college faculty in Hartford to attend open house to- day in that city.
 Pine Rock circle, Lady Foresters, will hold a card party at their next meeting on June Is in Me chanics hall. At a social held last night in the clubrooms, Mrs. Cath erine Marinan was in charge. Miss Mary F. Franklin presided at a business meeting held last night.
 A show and dance entitled Miss Smarty" will be presented tomorrow evening at 8:30 at Beth-El auditor ium by Jewish sororities and frater- mites of Waterbury. Music will be provided by Unico Barrone and his orchestra.
 Participating organizations in- clude the following:
 Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, A. z. A., Phi Beta Fraternity, Gamma Chapter, Phi Delta Gamma Soror- ity and Tau Epsilon Chi Sorority
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-19
POLl'S

The new Ernst Lubitsch picture "A Royal Scandal" now playing at the Loew-Poli theater, is a gay con- lection about Catherine the Great and an affair that isn't in the his- tory books. Tallulah Bankhead, the combustible Broadway star, plays Catherine, and Charles Coburn plays her willy, confidential adviser. Also present are Anne Baxter, as Catherines young romantic rival, and William Eythe, as a young lieu tenant who is almost the czarina' s downfall.
 More than anyone else in the busi- ness Lubitsch has saucy insight into human nature, which makes for good clean fun, and, in addi- tion, he gives people credit for be- ing intelligent. He leaves something to their imaginations. Both the people who act in his pictures, and the people who see them, have the uncommon pleasure of using their imaginations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-19
STRAND

John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee and an impressive lineup of supporting players chalk up an un- qualified dramatic hit in Flying Tigers" Republic picture which is now at the Strand theater for a weeks run.
 With it's action set against the stark suspense of the Burmese war front, the film grippingly depicts the exploits of tfc famed American Volunteer Group or Flying Tigers" 7" whose courage against incredible odds has written an immortal chap ter in the history of American val- or.
 The story presents Wayne as a squadron leader who, distressed by the overwhelming odds pitted against his command, drafts into the Group of young flyers of indis- putable personal courage but of doubtful motives. Woody Jason played by John Carroll-is inter- ested chiefly in the five hundred dollars bonus he will receive for every plane he bags, rather than in the cause for which he fights. He soon incurs the enmity of all the other flyers, particularly when it appears that he failed to save fel- low flyer in his zeal to bring down more planes and earn more bonus eS.
 Wayne never loses faith in his friend, however, and this faith is ultimately rewarded by an act of spectacular bravery on Carroll's part which once and for all estab- fishes him in the good graoes and high esteem of the other Fly ing Tigers.
 With excellent roles in How Green Was My Valley" and My Life With Caroline" to her credit, Anna Lee scores again in the fem mine lead of Flying Tigers.
 The companion feature on this same Strand program is also a pop ular request return engagement Melody Ranch" starring Jimmy Durante and Gene Autry, America S leading singing Cowboy. Ann (Twinkletoes) Miller is the heart interest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-19
FULTON BAND AT
 BRISTOL SUNDAY

The following program will be played by the Fulton American Band of Waterbury at a concert Sunday at Lake Compounce in Bris- tol at three o'clock.
 March On Parade ........ Coleman Overture Pique Dame ... Suppe Selection from Sweethearts . Clark The Dance of the Serpents Boccalari Waltz, Tales of Vienne Woods
 Strauss TannhauSer March ..... Wagner Selection Mile Modiste ..... Hebert March, Forward America .. Lentine
 The Opera Mirror, Fantasia of Opera Themes ........ Tobani American Fantasia ....... BendiX Spirit of America, Patriotic Pa
 trol ................. Zemenik March, The Governor Foot Guard, u1uoii The Star Sangled Banner ... Key
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-19
THE WOMEN-- Confidence Is Key That Will Open Door To G.I.'s Old Life

wonder whether or not they are still important members of the fam fly circle when they read cheerful letters from home saying, Don't worry about us, we are getting along fine"
 WORRY ABOUT HOME
 They may even search their minds for keys to unlock the closely-knit family units they have had no real part in for so long.
 They often worry about how to get a wife, who has gone home for the duration, to break away from the influence of her family; how to re-establish a marriage that was barely started before the war interfered; how to become 8 real father to the child to whom Dad dy" is only picture on the man. tie.
 And yet for all their searching for keys to open these doors to the lives they once led, most servicemen will probably come home to find the doors standing wide open, and the keys not even needed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-19

A picnic supper has been ar- ranged by Girl Scout Troop 68 of the Second Congregational church for June at Camp Wequapauset, with parents to attend as guests. Health program awards will be pre- sented at that time. Mrs. Classen Perkins is leader of the troop.
 The Women's Get Together club of the Third Congregational church will hold dessert bridge in the parish hall Tuesday, May g, at 1:30 p. m.
 Approximately 200 persons, in- cluding 21 servicemen, last night attended the Tri-Y dance at the Central "Y" The Omega Omicron, Omega Tri-Y. club, and the girls department, sponsored the affair. Les Barbour and his orchestra pro- vided the music.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-19
BEAUTIES HINTS Expert Gives You Makeup Tips
BY ALICIA HART NEA Staff Writer

Cake makeup, launched by more and more cosmetic houses and liked by increasing numbers of users, does a much better job of yelling a skin beguilingly if you'll master the subtleties of application.
 To learn what they are, you can't go wrong following the advice of Constance Luft Huhn who, as the president of a cosmetic concern, is her own best guinea pig
 Her tip is to apply cake makeup with an almost, arfgth arfgthar pad of cotton-spreading it in a thin film over laugh crinkles anu m a thicker coating if circles under eyes proclaim your need for sleep. Blot up excess moisture, wait few minutes for the film to dry, powder your face, and there you are all set with an experts technique of application.
 To strip, Mrs. Huhn advises the use of cleansing cream followed by a good scrub with mild soap and water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-19

A Sunbacker with Slimming princess lines for your outdoor pro- gram this summer. And pert bolero to match.
 Pattern No. 8785 is designed for sizes 12, IA, 16, Is, 20; 40 and AZ. Size IA, dress requires 3-8 yards of 35-inch material; bolero, 1-8 yards of 35 or 39-inch material; 2 yards ric rae.
 For this pattern, send 20 cents, in COINS, your name, address, size de- sired, and the PATTERN NUMBER to Sue Burnett, Waterbury Demo- crat. 1150 Sixth Avenue, New York 19, N. Y.
 Send for your copy of the new Spring issue of FASHION-just of the press Book full of smart, up-to- the-minute styles. IS cents.