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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-25

Many favorable comments have been heard about the city concerning the direct and logical presentation of facts dealing with plans given Monday night at the Woy Hgn Scnool a1ap[u 6y Rev n Washington D. c. The lecture, which free to the public was of many that being scheduled posals Monday night was stormy one, it will be re- membered but regardless of hard walking and slow bus service and bad going with personally owned it is said that at least nine hundred persons in the audi
 torum that night All and creeds represented It does credit to city that so many are taking an interest in these problems Messages of congratulaton have come to this office for the Waterbury Council of Catholic Women who sponsored Father Conways lecture
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-25
Second of a series By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Staff Correspondent

MIAMI 25Jmmy Sullivan exprize fighter the sheriff of gambling watching a suddenly potentially richest gambling
 n of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Unfortunate,
Un-American

THE killing of German prisoners
of war by a private, who ad-
mitted that he deliberately sprayed
their tents with machine-gun bull
let's, is an unfortunate affair.
The point involved is not wheth-
er the German prisoners deserved
death. Certainly, no private, set
over helpless men as a guard, de-
serves any consideration when he
deliberately opens fire upon them
with a machine-gun.
The soldier, who served overseas
but was never at the battlefront,
has been convicted twice previously
by courtsmartial. Evidently, he
was entirely unsafe to act as a
guard over prisoners of war.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Rddar VIII Soon Be
Industries Marcel

AS ! said, we knew the Germans
had been working on such a device
early in the war This is how radar
was born in this country:
Back in 1882 two scientists OBJ
served that something happened
to a radio wave when it hit the wide
side of building and also when
ship went across its path. Research
continued, but the war sent radar
into hiding. On November IA,
1912, Jap battleship slipping
through the sea near the Solomon
islands was suddenly struck by
salvo Of shots from an American
ship eight miles away. The Japs
went down to Davy Jones locker
without knowing what hit them.
They never saw the American ship
which fired the shots. Nor did the
Americans ever see the Japanese
warship except as it appeared as
little "blip" - hight on tiny
screen.
Radar did it.
On winter day, sat in room
at the Willard hotel in Washington.
London was trembling under the
terror of night bombing. Sitting at
a table before us was an officer Of
the Royal air force. After few gen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
WOODFIELD

Pfc. Thomas Grimes, husband of
Jessie Grimes and only son of Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Grimes arrived
home on Friday evening after
six months and a half Of active
services in Germany. He will be
home for thirty days before report
ing to Fort Meade. They were dir
ner guests on Friday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodroe Ward and on Satur-
day Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth King
entertained them at dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgie Hawkins
have had as their house guests the
past week Mr.. and Mrs. William d,
Welton of Pelham Manor, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lenox Howes of
Hulmeville, Pa, are visiting Mrs.
Howes' mother, Mrs. Minnie Wat
kins in Damascus, and her brothers
and sisters at Woodfield, Cedar
Grove and Gaithersburg.
Mrs. George Baldwin of Grand
Rapids, Iowa, who spent the past
month with her father, Mr.. Elmer
Wilson, sisters, Mrs. Kenneth
Windham and Mrs. Bill King, re-
turned to her home on Wednesday
with her son, John.
Miss Mildred Burdette and Miss
Dorothy Monkey of Montgomery
spent last week at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Thompson
had as their dinner guests on Sun
day Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Baker Of
Cabin John, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Broadhurst
and daughter, Lynda of Washing
ton have been spending their vaca-
ton with formers parents az
Browningsville.
w. o. Frank Sheldon Philips and
wife, Sgt. Celeste Hawkins Philips
of Alex, Va. are spending their
vacation at Giants Neck, Mantle,
Conn. and Fishers Island, N. Y.
Celeste has recently been made a
sergeant.
Eugene Nichols is in Montgo-
merry County General Hospital for
treatment for his knee.
The Canteen Surgical Dressing
unit has just completed 5000 dress
ings for the Red Cross.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Typhoon Batters Fleet

AMERICAN warships, operating
in Far Eastern waters, have
about conquered the enemy fleet
but they have no way to escape the
fury of nature, which continues to
unleash the typhoons that sweep
the seas between the Philippines
and Japan.
This is the time of the year for
the cyclonic storms that are known
as hurricanes in this hemisphere
and as typhoons in China. They
are not as destructive as tornadoes
but, otherwise, they take top rank
among storms.
1t is now revealed that the Third
fleet was buffeted by a recent
typhoon which damaged more ships
than the Japanese have injured in
any single battle. That cruiser
was badly hurt and battleships
tossed around like RATS gives a
fair idea of the force in such a
tempest.
No method has yet developed to
accurately predict the advent of
rotating winds. Consequently, it
is safe to assume that no major
amphibious operation will be at
tempted until the storm season.
ends in the Far East. There will
be no repetition, if our leaders can
prevent it, of the historical del;y-
erance Of Japan from invasion by
the appearance of the big blow,
which the Japanese pronounced the
Divine Wind"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
War Casualties

CASUALTIES in the armed
forces of the United States, up
to mid-July, were 1,049104. The
Army total was 915,71S and the
Navy total 13S, 1886.
The combined service casualty
list includes 24S,165 killed, $50, sSs
wounded, 48,777 missing and l21,-
1923 prisoners.
Similar figures for the armed
forces of the British empire are
336,772 killed, 9S,1l3 missing,
46s,83s wounded and 1905 pris-
oners.
In addition, London reports
146,7 60 civilian dead, injured and
missing in the buzz bomb and rock
ct attack. This includes 63,208
women and 1886 children under
16 years of age.
British losses were divided as
follows among the component parts
of the empire: United Kingdom,
760,33S, Canada 1Ol, OO8, Australia
92,21l, New Zealand 39,7SS, South
Africa, 36,765, India 177,s15 and
the colonies 36,376.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Great Respect For
The Russians

EVERYBODY in Europe" de-
clares General Jacob L. Dew
ers, American Ground Forces Com
mander, seems to be a little afraid
of the Russians, except US. And,
on the other hand, they are sus-
picious of everybody, | believe, ex-
cept u.s."
The General also expressed the
opinion that the Russians are anx-
ious ito cooperate with us in pro-
noting a world organization to
maintain peace and security" and
that ct is up to us to work to-
gether." He honestly believes that
the Russians are interested Gin q
sane, orderly world"
The General points out that the
Russian people have come q long
way in a short time, from a nation
of farmers to q nation Of mechan-
les in one generation. He says
that under the Cars, the Russian
people were treated miserably,
then the clergy took over and
treated them stability and then the
rich tried to take them over and
treat them unfairly. These state
ments go long way in explaining
the excuses of the Bolshevik revo-
luton.
We quote literally from the
American General in order that
his expressions might encourage
some Americans to forget their
phobia about Communism. They
might as well.
The General calls the Russian
people 'plain-spoken and plain
acting" He says that "they keep
their promise :. When they said
they would do . thing, they did it
/ have great respect for the Rus
SLAMS"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Sewing Machines

All restrictions Oh the produc-
ton If sewing machines for domes-
tic use have been lifted by the
WPB, which warned that this ac-
ton would not mean any great in
crease in the number of machines
reaching retail channels within the
next few months. 1t simply means
that sewing machines may now be
manufactured to the extent that
materials are available without
priorities assistance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
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m GEORGE S. BENSON
PfrsidcHf-- H1rdiRs C6iifge
Starry. .ArksMsss
Right Turn

Plain people in America are tired
of RECOMMENDATION. The figures show
it. Late in April big-city news
papers were publishing tables of
figures that grew out of survey
by the American Institute OF Public
Opinion, popularity called Gallup
Poll" An article by George Gallup
himself accompanied the figures
examined and they were both in
teresting and encouraging.
Nothing but victory in war could
make bigger news. Nothing short
of unconditional surrender by all of
Americas national enemies could be
more gratifying than this: Suddenly
there has come popular yearning
for the days when Mr.. Customer was
boss, when people got paid accord
ing TO what their work was worth,
when they had right to anything
their money would buy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Washington ] !! / B } l1:23Sy
Rdddr Saved Britain
viii Remodel Industry
ElectronicS Proves of Great Value to Amer
lean Air and Naval Forces
During Present War.
BY BAUKHAGE
NeUs Analyst and Commentator.

eral remarks, ne made what was to
us an astounding statement; name
ly, that defense against daytime
bombing had been perfected and
method of ending the effectiveness
of night attack would soon be in
operation.
The tide had been turned in the
battle of Britain and, though we
didn't know it then, radar had done
that too.
Between these two events was an
other one we don't like to talk too
much about Over in the Hawaiian
islands on December z, 1941, Pvt.
Joseph Lockard, though not sup
posed to be on duty at the time,
was listeping to a detector," an
apparatus which strangers weren't
allowed to approach in those days.
Lockard detected an airplane
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, d. C.

washington, ID. T..
This is the first OF nOo articles by
Mr. BaukhaGe revealing some Of The
remarkable achievements OF rGdar and
explaining hon il operates)
Little by little the world is learn.
ing more of the secrets hidden in
that magic, five-letter word which,
spelled backward or forward,
means the same thing, but whose
real meaning is still a mystery. ]
mean R-A-D-A-R, -
] have written It down that way
because its derivation is one mys-
terry that we can reveal. Before it
went into classification" which is
what they say in the army when
they mean something can't be men,
toned in public, radar was an i'm
portant but little known, copy
righted, commercial label. 1t is
really four words in one: Radio
Direction and Ranging.
Early in the war there were some
stories printed about German air.
plane which had telcvision camera
in 1t which could send back pictures
of the territory beneath it. Shortly
thereafter all mention of such an
apparatus stopped and the dark
and mysterious career of radar be-
gan. Radar and television are not
the same thing, but there are SINH
larities and if we can believe that
actors in studio in the RCA build
ing in New York can be seen out
in Westchester county by people sit
ting around a television set, we can
believe that another little gadget
can register the presence and loca-
ton of distant object Qike a plane
or warship) and, if it is moving,
tell which way it is going and how
fast.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
What About Jap Dreams?

THE Toyko radio says that
Americas dream of victory in
the Pacific" is extremely bitter be-
cause of the presence of the Soviet
power and the probability of
clash of interests with the Rus
SLAMS.
Obviously, the japanese broad
caster is trying to take the minds
of his people off Japan's dream
of victory in the Pacific" which is
already much beyond the extreme
ly bitter stage.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Enemy-Directed

THE Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation announces that in the
year ending June 80, last, it inves-
tigated 1895 cases of reported
sabotage.
The FBI says that none was
found to be enemy-directed. This
will probably surprise many
Americans but the fact is that
there has been practically no proof
whatever that enemy-directed sab
otage existed in the United States
during the war against Germany.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26

about 30 miles away. He reported
1t TO his superior, but that gentle
man, knowing American planes
were out at the time, took no action.
Lockard was eventually given the
Distinguished Service medal. The
rest we had better try to forget
while we still must remember
Pearl Harbor." Human service
failed TO carry the message that the
Jap air fleet was coming, but radar
had done its part of the job.
Radar has grown to be giant
since then. This is what Impact, ."
an official publication of the assist
ant chief of air staff Intelligence
says:
The use of radar in military OPP
creations is in its infancy, but it has
permeated every phase of air war
fare. 1t is used in strategic bomb
ing by both British and American
heavies. 1t makes night fighting and
intruder operations possible. 1t liter
ally saved England in the battle
of Britain. And it provided for the
control and direction of virtually ev-
cry day or night sortie flown by the
TAGS TACTICAL air force planes)
during the winter (of l944-45)."
The Importance of the part which
the American tactical air forces
played from the battle of Normandy
right up to We Day is aclnowl-
edged by everyone, though there
may be differences of opinion as 10
the relative achievements of the
various branches of the service.
(Tactical bombing and strafing is
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Maryland Musings

Older people apparently form the
group most liable to fatal farm ac-
cidents, according to an analysis of
1851 fatal teamwork accidents.
The greatest number occurred to
the age group 5000 for the United
States as whole, followed in order
by the age groups 50-59 and 70-79.
*****
every homemaker who knows
the facts about fruit this year will
understand the urgency of putting
up all possible fruit, even with
short sugar supplies" says Paul C..
Stark, Director of Home Food Sup
ply for the USDA. "Only by pre-
serving all fruits that markets and
home grounds offer this season will
families next winter be assured of
the fruit they need"
s##$*
Drying, one of the oldest ways
of preserving fruit, makes the mos
of the natural sugar in fully ripe
fruit. Fruits do not need sugar in
canning to keep from spoilage, but
sugar helps hold flavor, color and
shape.
#&%#*
The ninth printed list of sires
proved in Dairy Herd Improvement
Association will soon be ready for
distribution. The list includues data
on 1886 sires whose proved-sire
records were tabulated by the Divi-
sion of Herd Improvement Investi-
cations between January l, 1914,
and January 1, 1945. Copies will be
sent free to Association members
and others upon request. Address
requests 10 Bureau of Dairy In
dustry, u. S. Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, rs, D. C.
%**&s
Look over the garden and try to
find spaces to plant fall crops.
Keep the garden full and working
up to freezing weather.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
There Is A Joker

ALONG with other Americans,
we have been reading some of
the blurbs about "peace-time mar
wells" that are to come. 1t is really
remarkable what wonders the press
agents promised
However, up to the present writ
ing, we have not become excited
There is always a joker in connec-
ton with miracles. 1t will take
money to buy them. Apparently
the only problem now left for the
industrial laboratories to solve is:
How to be sure that the consumers
will have the money to buy the
new products.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Army Releases Doctors

Since January 1st, the Army
mas released about 900 medical of
ficers in line with its policy ito
return as many doctors to civil
ian practice as can be spared by
military needs" Approximately
1000 doctors will be released dur
ing the next nine months, accord
ing to an announcement by the
War Department.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
State P.-T.A.'s
Hold Conference
At College Park
"WOrk" KeywOrd Of Pres
ident, Mrs. Stanley G. Cook
Who Presided

Mrs. Stanley G. Cook, President
of the Maryland P.-T.A. presided
at the Conference held at the Uni
versity of Maryland, College Park,
July 10 and ii, and Work was
her key-word, as she said plan
ming for the future by strengthen
ing our organization is important"
Mrs. L. P. Ditman, Bylaws
Chairman, Mrs. Harold Warder
Publications Chairman, Mrs. John
Lancaster, Treasurer and Member
ship Chairman, ard Mrs. Earl Cos
weller, Psrliamentarian. explained
the important aspects Of the organ
ization.
Mrs. Albert L. Gardner, National
Vic e-President, brought a message
of guidance and inspiration to the
meeting, celebrating upon the
characteristics of good leadership
and urged all to follow instructions
of the state chairmen.
DR.. Arnold E. loyal, Dean of
Education at the Maryland Univer-
sity, spoke on Education in Mary
land, and DIR. Warren ID. Bowman,
Pastor, Church of Brethren, Wash
ington, d. C. spoke on CLONE Re-
lationships.'
Public Relations, which will be
the topic emphasized by education
in the immediate future, was dis
cussed by Mr.. Wilson C. Raver,
Secretary of the Maryland State
Teachers Ass )ciation.
Mrs. j. Frank Curtis, Mrs. Her
man Pfeiffer, of Ellicott City, Mrs.
Thurman r. Warfield of Lisbon,
Mrs. j. Raymond carp and
Mrs. Robert Mathews, of Savage,
attended this conference.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26

Remember way back when about
the only thing a soy bean was good
for was to provide sauce for chop
suey?
The Metropolitan Life Irsurs nee
company has discovered that d.
vorced and widowed persons can get
a new mate more easily than spin
sters and bachelors can get their
first mate.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Mitscher Promoted

The new job to which Vice Ad-
miral Marc A. Mitscher mas been
assigned will use his vast fight
ing experience in the Pacific to
help plan a quick end to Japan.
His recent appointment as Dep
uty Chief of Naval Operations for
Air indicated the growing Navy
policy to staff its top positions
with airmen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Anti-FreeZe

The War Production Board has
advised that only the alcohol type
of anti-freeze will be available
for civilian use next winter and
advised distributors not to wait
TO order the alcohol type on the
theory that methanol type anti
freeze might he available. This will
not be the case, WPB declared.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Commercial Agitation
Will Profit Greatly

Speculation as to radar's ultimate
possibilities are unlimited, both in
war and peace. Any ordnance ex-
pert win tell you that a controlled
missile that is, bomb such as
the deadly German ~" bombs,
which flew from Holland to Eng
land - can, with certain improve
ments, be made much more deadly
Not only can they be made to fly
much farther-across the Atlantic,
over the North Pole but they
can be accurately aimed and di-
rected at an area such as a city
and ruthlessly destroy it. Radar can
do that and many other things it has
not yet attempted. There are, like
wise, an infinite number of ways in
which radar can and will serve a
peaceful world.
In commercial aviation, the man,
in the control tower, the traffic cop
at the airport, will be able to To-
cate all of the planes in the vicinity
by day or by night, in cloudy wealth
er and clear. And it must be re-
nembered that regulating the traf-
fic is going to be one of the most
important problems of tomorrow's
skyways, for there will be a ire
mendous increase in the number of
planes which will be in use and
similar increase in their speed and
size.
Radar can warn the planes them
selves against collision and the pres
ence of land masses, high tension
wires, tall buildings or other OBJ.
stacles to their fight And, of
course, will permit safe landing
even in a dense fog.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
Newspaper For Germans
AMERICAN OCCUPATION authori-

AMGRANAN V~Sup4tAUt 0NthOkA[
ties are publishing q weekly
newspaper for the German and
Austrian populations and making
an effort to give the people Of these
enemy countries an opportunity to
become acquainted with the truth.
Undoubtedly, the weekly journal
is necessary and will do much to
help our occupational forces in
their handling of the people of the
occupied zones. It may, as some
believe, shorten the required period
of armed control.
The press blurb about the week
ly paper, however, says that it
conforms ito the American ideal
of presenting news without bias
or argument If this is correct
the weekly is about the only pub
LEGATION in the world meeting the
ideal. At best, other newspapers
seek to do so.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
b A X BIS /. /. by Baukhage

Ad in personal column-'Literate
lass looks for laughter in letters"
Then don't open your mail, lassie,
on the first Of the month.
A French paper says that French
girls don't like the G.I. brand of
love-making. However, there is
considerable shortage on the home
front and the product siin has a
good potential domestic market.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26

that part of air forcs activity which
is an integral portion of the individ-
ual land force operations, as much
a part of the battle plan and its
execution as the disposition of ar
tillery. Strategic bombing is the
"softening up" the long range air
attackS)
And radar was vital part of the
success of the tactical operations in
Europe from D-Day on because of
its help in getting a fighter-bomber
to its target and getting it home
again in weather which is too bad
for normal operations.
1t controlled night fighters, photo
and mapping planes, picked out tar
gets and kept track Of enemy planes
in the area.
To quote an official comment:
"On the western front, despite
constant overcast conditions dur
ing the last winter, the TX, XIX and
xxx TAGS were able to operate at
maximum strength continually. On
the other hand, the LIST Tactical air
force, which was without radar
equipment last November, flew
only two missions that month, one
of these abortive because of the
weather."
AS TO the long-range, strategic
bomber, which has to cross half
continent to get where it is going,
if bad weather envelopes it, radar
is, of course, invaluable for keeping
its location. Radar is also an inte-
grail part of the fire-control.