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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
ARMY SAVES FAT TOO

Kansas clty, Mo. luPl--Amsriean housewives aren't the only ones save lng frying faks for the Army. aes eoFdlng to aaaFssFmasssE depot of- lieials.
 Ths AFmy's doing lt, too. fn Itaiy, one ansTteFnaasieF salvage eoinpany delivered se,ile pounds of seap io ration dumps,
 inc soap he'd been mnnufaos faFRd locally from meat IaI4 and rFaaGe arInbIneg en||aosn4 M lhn 1aEabeal snd shlpbe1 tp saap
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

 Riot Ends

New Bedford. Mass, Aug. l7.-- fUp)-Four New Bedford men and two juveniles were released in per- conal recognisance pending 6 hear ing Aug. go, after their arraign- inent in district court today in con- flection with New EnglAnd's only surrender riot.
 The men all pleaded innocent to assault or riot charges while two i5-year old youths were to appear later in juvenile court on delln- quericy charges.
 Joaquin F,feitas, S8, and Antone Sylvia, 30, were charged with in. citing to riot and assault and bat-, tery upon It. Gerard J. Rothhein of the Newport tR. T.) shore patrol.
 William Fontes, 36, and Ralph De Souza, 8. q medically discharged World War I veteran, were charged with assault and battery on Sea. man John J. Leery of the Newport shore patrol.
 Police charged that It. Rothlein's attempt to remove De Souza from an automobile that was blocking parade caused the riot last night that involved an estimated 1000 per- sons.
 Before the wild melee was ended nine men had been seized, several persons had been slightly hurt and police reserves and members of the State Guard were summoned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

charged against the war in Europe.
 The cost of World War I Is placed at $55, ,345, ,0O0, ,000--and this includes continuing expenses for many years after the war as well as the unpaid war debts.
 The army devoted roughly 30 per cent of its strength to the war in Europe, in line with the grand stra- tegy of beating Germany first, while the Navy sent approximately 30 per cent of its men to Pacific assign ments. Only a fraction of the army's European and reserve forces had been redeployed to Pacific war fronts when the Japanese surrender offer came.
 Of the Navy's nearly 2,500, 900 men, only 124,0o0 were engaged directly or indirectly in the invasion of Nor mandy, last big water operation of the war in Europe. The army sent about 3,500, ,000 men to Europe. Other millions were retained in supply and support jobs in this country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
Left in Lurch At the Church

Westhrook, Me, Aug. 11--(UP)- Norman Martin, 21-year-old Cor ham farmer. was honeymooning to- day after last minute change of plans resulted in Q last minute change of brides.
 The reason for Martins failure to appear for his scheduled wedding to Miss Elizabeth Furbish. 2l, daughter of the mayor of WeStbrook. was disclosed yesterday when he re- vealed he had choosen another bride.
 Bride At Church
 Miss Furbish and 45O guests had waited vainly in the Warren tCon- gregationaD church here Wednes- day. But the organ never piped Here Comes The Bride" for Mar tin already was on Q wedding trip with his second and final choice. Miss Beverly Rowe. 2i. of West Bux. ton.
 Tt was just . case of . fellows changing his rnind." said the phil. osophical Martin who disappeared after . wedding rehearsal Tuesday night and later married Miss Hvwe in a civil ceremony.
 Meanwhile Miss wurhtsh vssitea friends ln sanford and Mayor h OfdWay EuEbish said his daughter would be tout of town" Tor at least two weeks,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

when reached the clearing and hut I saw from the ledge. No one was there. My heart fell, but I was cheered by seeing other huts farther up the valley.
 Hours afterward reached a little rise about a half mile far ther up the valley and lay there ex- hausted.
 There, fortunately, a native caught sight of me. He had Chi- nese characteristics. would not have cared had he been a head hunter. He called over his shoulder to someone and came toward me on the run. In a few minutes I was surrounded by many people, all looking like Chinese.
 "A man with huge sword in a wooden case dangling at his side and wearing a tremendous hat came on the run. In broken English, he explained he was the head man, would take me to his house, and on the morrow to an English officer IS miles away. For the next % hours, I laid on the floor of the quarters of the head man, his wife and child, father and mother.
 GOOD NEWS
 "At 3 a. m. man came in with a piece of paper. On 1t in blue pen- ell and in English was written ITO any crew member of 01610: am at Htawgaw. Have this runner bring you here. This is an English outpost. It was signed TiS-J. N. Bailey, radio operator. I wept. I had felt certain that was the only one who got out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
Improved Meot Situation Seen

Washington, Aug. 17- (UP = Secy. of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson said today that the Army's 20 per cent cutback in food buying "along with other factors will substantially improve the civil- ian meat situation"
 Tn announcing the food purchase reduction, the War Department ex. plained yesterday that 1t was pos- sible because the packing of canned field rations was being stopped.
 A high proportion of meat is used in these rations. However, neither the war nor agriculture departments would say exactly how much meat this should return to civilian chan nels.
 Army demands on the nations beef supply have been declining and are certain to be cut further in the near future. Nevertheless, officials decline to predict whether ration ing will be lifted soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

My friends had sent a runner to Htawgaw.
 For 18 miles the trail led through mountainous jungle al- most unbelievable. Often on hair pin turns gentle coolies were all that was between me and precipices of several thousand feet. Frequently I was carried straight up the face of mountain on the back of coolie.
 "At 9 that night we were met on the trail by party led by Ser geant Bailey and a British agent, Jang Bhir Bai.
 Bailey had been fortunate enough to meet a native who had sense enough to take him to Htaw- gaw.
 We laid out signal panels. used green wood for a smoke signal and took advantage of a big mirror. It wasn't long before a big Dumbo GAS came by, saw the flashes. On the ground we spelled out, O1610 crashed. Two alive here. Airline Bai- ley.55 The GAG circlee. for an hour taking bearings. Finally the pilot came very close and waved. He had a grin on his face mile wide. We knew he had gotten 8 message through and they had our position"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
Rationing Regulations

CThe ration board headquarters at iie West Main street will be closed to the public all day Wednes- days until further notice)
 Rationing of GASOLINE. FUEL OIL and PROCEsSED FOODS tcanned fruit and vegetables) has keen abolished.
 MEATS and FATS
 Red stamps ca through Z-2 and A-i through K-i in Book ". each worth 70 points, are now valid. Stamps ca through u'2 expire 5taasps v-s through ga expire Sept, 30.
 Stamps Al through E-i expire stamps v-i through E-s expire Sugar stamp No. 30 in noek ". rood seF nys pounds expires Aus,
 SHOES
 AiEplane stamps 1. aa end ( in Book III are 6aeh Yalla foF one paig # shees iaanlIpit6|v.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
Turkey Growers Gaylord Guests

The Southern Connecticut Turkey Growers Association and the New Haven County Farm Bureau spon- sored turkey growers state meet ing last evening at the Gaylord Farm, Wallingford.
 The program was as follows:
 Tour of Gaylord Farm-Williann Worthington, manager.
 Timely Topics-The turkey and roultry situation, the feed situation, marketing, etc.-Roy E. Jones, ex- tension poultryman, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
 Feeding and management of tur- keys-Dr. H. M. Scott, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
 Gaylord Farm is west of Walling- ford, and slightly north of Hall Brothers Hatchery. Follow sign to Sanitorium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17


 Of the Army wounded, 354.526 have returned to duty. and of Army prisoners 95,990 had been lib- efated up to the time of the sur- render. Comparable figures for the Navy are not available.
 American Expenditure
 America began pouring her treas- ure into the global war long before she herself was attacked. Through lend-lease shipments and other aid we supported the Democracies who were fighting aggression while we began to remedy our almost com- plete unpreparedness for war.
 From July 1, 1940, the beginning of the fiscal year in which war spending started, through Aug. 8. 1945, the flood of dollars reached $290. .408, 900. 900. At least another $50 900 .000, 900 must be spent before the nation can consider itself back on a peace time budget. This money went for guns, planes, ships, tanks. bullets, training camps, war plants, merchant ships, and the bA aAAOPOA bdtAOA 0AA0 ouboActCA4CC VI the millions of Americans who fought the war.
 The money went.- too, for aid to our Allies. particularly Russia after she was attacked by Hitler.
 Two billions of 1t was spent by the little group of American scientists who worked for years to develop the most fearsome weapon of all time, the atomic bomb, first dropped on Japan Aug. 5.
 300 Billion Estimate
 No exact computation can be made of the amount spent to defeat Ger many and the amount spent against Japan. But most government ex- perts in fiscal and other fields be- neve obout two-thirds of the $300.- O00,000. 900 spent so far may be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

before entering the service.
 At the regular monthly meeting of the Litchfield Public Health Nursing Association held recently, it was decided to hold rurnmage sale on Wednesday, Sept. l2, in the Community Playhouse.
 This year the sale will be for the sole benefit of the association and it is hoped that great coni- munity interest will be displayed.
 Personal Items F. Kingsbury Bull has returned from a visit in New York.
 Miss Elizabeth Corberry is having
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
LlTcHFIELD Correspondent: Mary FioIek;
 Telephone 553-12
Knox Is Enqoged to Sgt. CopDock ] Miss Knox Now
 Teaching at
 Cheshire; Rum-
 mage Sole in
 September

Ltchfield, Aug. l7-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knox of old South Road announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Anne, to Tech. Sgt Robert M. Coopock. Army Air Corps son of Robert M. Coopock, ST., and the late Mrs. Coppock of Green vile, Miss.
 Miss Knox, who graduated from New Haven Teachers College in January, is teaching at Humiston school, Cheshire.
 Sgt. Coopock, who recently re- turned from overseas, attended Georgia Tech. and Mississippi State
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17

10 weeks vacation from has m at the office Of the Niichfe'f age.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. A. Turner sN daughter, Nancy, are spending f weeks at Eastman, Cape cod.
 Charles D. Hoffman spent Wed nesday in New York city. Miss Harriet Richards has return ed to New York after spending iNo weeks in Litchfield with friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
260I 900 Gallant American LiUes Lost Ln War H
$350 Billion Expended as History's GFeotest Conflict Is Fouaht
By CHILEs c. COLEMAN United Press Staff Correspondent

tUnited Press Staff C0ErespOndent)
 Washington. Aug. 15-tUP)-- The United States paid with the lives of more than 260,000 of her men and 435O, 900 0,OOO, 900 of her wealth to win historys greatest conflict.
 For every life lost and every dol- lar spent by this country in World War I, more than five lives were lost and more than six dollars spent this time.
 16 Million Inducted
 Selective Service ii1ducted 16,000,- 900 men into the armed services out of nearly 100000 who were processed. Additional hundreds of thousands served under enlistments while still under age, direct commits .sions from civilian life, and in the Wcmen's Army Corps and in the Merchant Marine.
 The peak of strength of the armed services at any given time, how- ever, was about 11,500,000 men and women.
 Roughly third fo our casualties were incurred and a third of our money spent to defeat Japan. The rest went toward subduing Maxi Germany.
 The money cost of the war will mount for countless years. There will be interest on government borrowings, benefits to veterans and spending to keep the peace we have won:
 65O,ooo Wounded
 The killing will stop now but the cost in broken lives will last a gen. eration. More than 650, 900 men were wounded. Some will never know health again.
 The grand total of U. S. casual ties for the whole war against the Axis is about 1.075,00. It includes approximately 925, 900 army casual ties and l50,O00 in the navy, ma- rine corps and coast guard.
 The German-Italian part of the war cost about 100000 U. s. casual ties.
 The Pacific total includes as of now about 100000 dead. When final reports are made. however the 0SAW1 tpA WA4A DC OWClACu ny Aklat4y thousands. Many men, now carried as missing or prisoners in the cas- ualty lists. will be found to have perished. It will be months before final figures can be reckoned.
 In the war against Germany and Italy. out of the e00,000 U. s. casu- alties, about 150,0o0 were listed as dead.
 The figures above are based on latest ofiicial reports issued by the War and Navy Departments, plus allowances for casualties that have been occurred but not yet an- nounced.
 In the first World War. there were 259, ,7E35 Q. S. casualties of which 53,878 were killed l,377 wounded and 4.480 taken prisoner.
 The latest offlcial compilation of total casualties in all theaters was l.068, ,2l6. This total, which was not adjusted to take into account the normal reporting lag. included s22,- 130 Army and l46,077 Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard casualties.
 These totals are reflected in the following table.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
MOSTLY CANADIAN

The great American Falls carries only about 6 per cent of the water of the Niagara river. The other 96 per cent goes over the Canadian Falls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
Yank Flyer Tells Viuid Story or Rescue In Himalaya Jungle

Harry Grayson has been over- seas on special assignment for NEA Service. Here is another of his dispatches from the China Burma-India theater of operations
Evening star., 1945-10-18
AUTOMOBILES WANTED.

AMERICAN BANTAM, Chevrolet, Packard
or any other desirable car urgently needed
To get full ceiling price in cash immedi-
car 70 Eov1NG MoroRs Sss' 1878 pvns s. now now
AUSTIN wanted. and ali other makes. Jacl
Blank SAYS We are urgently in need o.
$500 at once. ARCADE PONTIAC CO;
"Washington's largest Pontiac dealer.
1437 Irving ST. NV.
BUCKS, Chevrolets. Fords Pontiacs or
any make of car that has had good care
We need them and will pay the highest
ceiling price. 81 HAWKINS, 1888 14tf
st. NV. Dupont 4455.
BUCKS, Pontiacs and Odsmobiles want
ed. late and old models will pay extra
for clean cars. WESTMoRELAND AU-
BUICK. Chrysler Dodge, Plymouth olds
and Pontiacs badly needed to supply de-
mand OF returning overseas veterans
Highest prices paid for clean cars. Drive
inside. our modern parking building for
appraisal or call Mr.. Miller at EX. 4s00.
NV Corner nth and Nd.
BUICK OWNERS-Call Bob Terrett, EN-
1904, and get every dollar your car is
worth; 4432 Conn. ave. CENTRAL MO-
BUIcKs WaNTED-we will nay the limit
any model, any year; all cash. no checks
WILLIAMS AUTO SALES, NO. S31s.
CHEVROLETS WANTED--We will pay the
limit any model. any year: all cash
Evening star., 1945-10-18

GMC, cab over engine. 5-ton. with or with.
out hydraulic dump body: considerably
below ceiling price. Call MI. Hasek. A. P
WOODSON CO Republic $500
CHEVROLET 1912 stake body 1900 mi,
like l.ew, new tires. 1910 Montana ave.
INTERNATioNAL 1887 lz-ton stake
guaranteed; OPA price. SID WELLBoRN
MOTORS. 5000 Ga. ave. NV, SH. $500.
ARMY SURPLUS TRUCKS by Centra
Motor Co. authorized GMc truck dealer
No prioritieS needed.
Chevrolet 1942 la-ton, 12-ft. stake body
Chevrolet 1912 t2-ton stake, power winch
Chevrolet 1912 1a-ton dump, power winch
Chevrolet 1941 1h-ton dump.
Chevrolet 1912 1la-ton panel.
Dodge 1941 2-ton dump.
REQ 1912 4-ton dump.
Command and reconnaissance cars.
GMG 1941 2ia-ton. 1o-wheelers Ions
Diamond T 1885 1-ton panel.
Wir ches. power, 5 ton, new. S165.
Trailers new ammunition carts, S37 so.
Army stake bodies, S25.
Buick 939 4-door sedan, series so. ST. ,0S5
These trucks can be purchased on terms
or. trades at prices considerably under
ceiling. All are in excellent condition
with heavy-Guty Army tires. dual wheels.
CENTRAL MOTOR CO., 3143 Lee hwy.
Arlington. Va. Daily and Sat. 4 to O.
Sunday 10 to g. OK O552. CHI 1000,
Evening star., 1945-10-18

United States, his pedantic gabble
simply means that we should not
lop off the first syllable of "al-
NEST" For instance:
Wrong: Most everybody were
there" Right: Almost everybody
was there.
Wrong: II am most nearly
through reading the book" Right:
I have almost finished reading the
book.
Wrong: Most all the money is
gone. Right: Almost all of the
money is gone.
How to use most" correctly.
Most men are honest. Ten dol
lars is the most 1 have ever paid
for a hat. She is prettier than most
girls of her age. OF the three boys
he is the most honest. Most Of the
money has been spent.
From S. N. Y, Norfolk: Which
is correct, naval officer" or navy
officer?
Answer: Navy is not an adjec-
tive; it is noun. Therefore
naval officer, naval base, nava,
warfare" Also, in speaking of the
Navy (of the United States use
a capital IN" Likewise capitalize
Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army
and Air Forces.
Evening star., 1945-10-18
T axe My Word for 1t
by MINK VVLDI i.
Handbook Of Practical English.


@. My English class will be CRATE
ful for one of your sane explanations
on the use of most" and almost. -
Even l myself am a little vague
about the words.
A. Most and almost should not
be confused. Most means nearly
all; all but a very few" Almost
means 'all but; nearly; a little
short Of
My long-haired assistant, DR.
Etaoin Shrdlu, describes the mis-
use of most" for almost" as:
'Harumph! A dialectal aphetic
mislocution.' Moreover-harump
we should give consideration to
the fact that aphesis is form OF
aphaeresis'
All, that DR.. 81 True gram
marian that he is. he's never hap
prier than when he has succeeded
in completely bewildering unhappy
teachers and causing innocent
school kids to shudder with loath-
ing at the very thought of English
grammar. Boiled down to plain
Evening star., 1945-10-18
Uncle Roy's Corner

Parrots can initiate, or mock,
words which human beings speak,
and so can some members of the
crow family. That is a most in
tereSting talent, but who ever heard
a parrot or a crow sing a pretty
song?
! If we~wish to find birds which can
mock in musical way, we must go
to the smaller members of the bird
world Catbirds do this to a certain
extent, but the greatest imitator is
the mockingbird
! Let mockingbird put on a pro-
gram, and you might suppose you
were III a district with a dozen kinds
of birds close at handl First may
come the call of bobwhite, then
the scream of pigeonhawk, the
Warble OF robin. the sweet notes of
a bluebird. Next, you may hear
what sounds like whippoorwill.
! If you hear those sounds in full
! daylight, the whippoorwill song will
give you hint that trick is being
played on you. The whippoorwill
is bird of the night, and it is only
after sunset that we should expect
to be told. that poor Will" ought to
be whipped.
A bird expert in South Carolina
has reported that in the space of
only 10 minutes he heard mock
ingbird initiate the songs, or cries,
of 80 birds!
| On this continent, mockingbirds
are most common in southern parts
of the United States, from Virginia
and the Carolinas to Texas. Yet
they nest, at times, in such States
as Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois.
Very rare they have been found
nesting as far north as Massachu-
setts and the Great Lakes area.
South America has many mock
ingbirds. People who live as far
south as Argentina hear them Civ
ing out their rich store of songs.
Evening star., 1945-10-18

USED TRAILER, reasonable. Call NO
LARGE ASSORTMENT = new and used
"A month finance ter. gage trailers
stake and express H. available toi toi
equipment heaters, beds, helper springs
tfailers AMERICAN TRAILER &C.. inc,
4o30 Wisconsin ave. NV" Wo. '2ai
NEW kozY, Piatt and Superior also, new
tandem Liberty: many good used trailers,
aHqpfna RfcHfEa 'afqs TRAiIER "sa SALES Ii '0 Route
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asIsfy saek m 'sfa Rnss pf
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a5-FT. NATIONAL, tandem wheels; con-
dtion like new; will sell reasonable. Lot
~, WASHINGTON TOURIST CAMP on
~ LuxoR HOUSE TRAILER. sleeps 4,
stationary bed, love seat, baby crib built
H sssf Safs sass plus o
hitch, controller. helper springs all light,
water and waste connections GO. Avail
after $40 pm, at Cherry Hin Trailer
Camp, Baltimore Blvd. a1'
PRAIRIE SCHOONER house trailer, 24-ft. :,
in perfect shape; new tires lEre-War):
Schult. 1914. 27-ft, perfect condition;
permanent bed, inner-spring mattress; cleo
trio brakes; plenty of closet space; new
tires: run less than 500 miles; good
Homemade house trailer comfortable
and in perfect condition, ready to move nov
row located at trailer park; $500; stove
iceboX, and sink.
Many other 40 trailsrs st range r4 q
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Evening star., 1945-10-18
ACREAGE FOR SALE.

BLUEMONT, VA.-25o acres, stone build
ing 2SX405 on top of Blue Ridge Noun
tain On good road Stone house can be
remodeled and made a beautiful estate.
Well watered by springs and streams.
Priced to sell at $4,000. ]. L. C. WEST,
Falls Church 2135.
THREE 5-acre wooded tracts, 9 miles out
off Georgia ave. one with large stream
also 4L2-acres, all cleared with stream. or
Redland I'd, near Norbeck. JOHN BUR
DOFT, Colesville, Md, Call Ashton md
3S46
SILVER SPRING-e6 acres. approximately
] mile from Naval Ordnance Laboratory
tap BsaptIfqI 6gIlding ste Can M Allngt
81 So! Georgia ave. 81, 6P4l until pm
ed: on , paved streets: in nearby Va
SSonyoednient to d00TTntownn WashinIgZtt9pn4
co, 2o51 Wilson blvd, Arlington Va
VII Will 't1 CONSIDER TRADING this Mt. Yer
non. Va .gs1round-We have ; parcels C Of
way, 2Slz acres between two highways, 1Sa
acres. long frontage on roadway. Brokers
cooperation invited. HARRY DREISEN
1920 New York ave. Ma. -7172, Ma. 1856