The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20

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 struggle for survival of the uermans Who he'd come to gflef wath the sure tary,
 Amid the Nlbble, ln a building With two walls, many times with the steet wall entirely gone, you might see Q stove or people elbtlna near a makeshlft table--and then you'd Fes allse that people were really ats
 tempting Co carry on d normal life ln these makeshlft abOsles," MlAs Farley explained
 Though the Tetitonlcs are characs Ierlsucally a hardy, strong swllled people, who have for cenCIrles palnstakingly given their energies 10 hard work and frugal living, she relates the Germans have made lie Je progress ln restoring life Co nor. malcN
 WeaFiness Prevails
 Everywhere people appear weary, she said, adding that much Of thelr dejectlon springs from psychologlc. Al causes, A people who follow.thes leader, the Germans today find themselves without a leader except Tor the various Allied government occupying various Zones, They do As they are told without bitterness or recruitment But the visitor Ia al. ways aware that their energies of mind and body are ebblng,
 Once they have acquired a make. shit roof over their heads, then the most absorbing interest Is the next meal Miss Farley said, In cit. les where an Industry has been restored sufficiently to operate, the people much prefer to spend the day treking Into the surrounding cuuns tfyside in the hope Of finding food Money does not provide food, since there is little or none to be obtained. For this reason bartering of every imaginable article Is widespread.
 She observed upon many occasions people digging in a long.harvested garden in the hope of finding a poe tato or two which might have been overlooked.
 Lack of manpower, because of heavy losses sustained in six years of war, is also hindering the industrial program since a lack of miners, craftsmen, and all types Of workers exists.
 AI-rOund Shortages
 A complete lack of materials k perhaps the greatest obstacle in the effort to restore community life, m Germany, Experienced In the matter Of all.round shortages, Miss Farley said; The slightest effort as. sumes tremendous proportion. Sup pose you want to start a school. First you find building with say, a roof. Then you have to get lumber to make benches and desks. There's no You need pencils. notebooks, paper. And there isn't a thing to be had !"
 After viewing people struggling for sheer survival for months, Miss Far ley related the traveller is pleasant. ly surprised to note in Heidelberg, which had singularly escaped wide. spread bombing, a shop in operation here or there or steeple clock ace tually going.
 Of her work with the u.N.RR.A., the Waterbury woman says Its an experience I am most grateful for" Constantly handicapped by lack of supplies, it was not an easy job for the strong-spirited people recruited from the Allied Nations to revive in spirit and body those, who by the grace of Providence, came out Of the Nazi slave labor and concentration camps alive. Miss Farley dealt with the minorities, termed the stock pile of humany missery"-the Poles. Latvians. Lithuanians, ukrainians. and Jews, who after live years Of hunger, misery, brutal Ity, at long last arrived at a safe haven.
 UN.R.RA. officials never could offer a full course meal. Miss. Far ley said, but with what was al hand. officials did manage to pro- vide weli-balanced meals. and the did acquire weight and verve Sufficient clothing arrived for adults, but garments had to be re- for children. And that pre- sented an almost unsurmountable problem
 During her last assignment in Pocking, Miss Farley was in charge of housing, distribution of clothing, recreation, education, trade schools, and workshops. And she had more than her share of problems. Tn an attempt to clothe the children comprising more than 25 percent of the inftltrees. she ordered sewing machines, but once they arrived, there were insufficient machine needles. And SO it went with practically every effort. al- though conditions are much better today.
 Successful Health Program
 She was proudest of all of U.N.RR.A. successful health pro- gram, which succeeded she said because medical supplies were plen- tllu. n IOHAptCsC AAOSAAatAOaA RAO~ gram thwarted epidemic of all kinds
 Formerly associated with the ju- yenile court in this city. Miss Far ley emphasized many times 1t was the unaccompanied children, their young minds filled with the horror of Nazi brutality, who tore at her heart strings. Many related they were once of large and happy fam lies. Taken off to one camp, they had seen their parents, and several brothers and sisters lead to the gas chambers. Then herded to an- other camp. they lost a few more dear ones. until they remained alone.
 With those who survived, 1t is