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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY Americas Card Authority

Today's hand, from Dr. Paul Stern of London, England, was played by Dr. M. Rockfelt at the Lyndhurst Club. Although a doc tor is supposed to relieve suffering Dr. ,Rockfelt really tortured his East opponent on this hand.
 East made the natural opening of the queen of spades, which the doctor won with his ace He cashed the king and queen of diamonds and led a small club over to the queen. -e.
 East showed out, so Dr. Rock felt cashed the king of clubs and let the four, flnessing the nine spot. Then he caShed the ace of clubs and led the jack.
 You can see East's predicament. Four trumps had been cashed, on which he had discarded the five and seven of spades and five and seven of hearts. What could be dis card on the jack of trumps? Hop ing that his partner held the nine of spades, he let go the 10-and Dr. Rockfelt started the slow tor ture of the progressive squeeze. The king of spades picked up East's jack, and on the nine of spades East let go the eight of hearts.
 Now the doctor led small heart to dummy's ace, picking up East's king and establishing the queen of hearts for the 18th trick.
 Locking at all four hands, one would not be sure that even small slam in clubs would be made, but the progressive squeeze gave Dr. Rockfelt Seyen-odd and top score.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04
JIMMIE FIDLER h HoHyuood
Distributed by McNauxAs Syndicate. Inc.

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 4-There is food for second thought eff you hap pen to be he-man with screen aspirations) in this little two-line item that appeared in a recent trade paper: Roy Rogers has signed for his tenth consecutive year with Re- public"
 If you patronize first-run theaters exclusively, you hear very little about Hollywood's cowboy stars. Even here in Filmville, they are gazed down-the-nose upon by the movie four hundred. Their pictures play the small theaters, fan maga- zines and columnists pay them lit tie attention, and they are seldom seen in the fashionable night spots Romantic leading men speak with contempt of the "oaters."
 But there are compensations!
 Financially, the cowboy heroes usually come out best. Their an- nual salaries may be less than those of the Crosbys, Sinatras and Gables, but the income is mighty steady. Like or Man River, they just keep rollin' along, year after year. A romantic star is lucky if he re- mains in the bigtime for a decade, but a cowboy star like Autry or Rogers is just getting off to good start at the end of that time, and will probably be just as popular at the end of second ten-year span.
 Where fame is concerned, the western hero again has an edge. He may never be the subject of draw ing room conversation or the target for bobby sox squeals, but he is an idol to millions of red-blooded Am erican boys. Not only are his fans amazingly loyal but they pay him
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04

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 Pattern No. 8982 is for sizes 12, IA, 16, Is, 20; 40 and Az. Size IA, gown, -18 yards of 35 or 39-inch fabric; jacket 3-8 yards; 2 1-2 yards lace.
 For this pattern, send 25 cents, in COINS, your name, address, size de- sired, and the PATTERN NUMBER to Sue Burnett, Waterbury Demo- crat, 1150 Avenue America, New York 19, N. Y.
 Teh Fall AND WINTER Issue of FASHION is brim full of smart ideas for every woman who plies a needle. Easy-to-make styles :. special designs by Americas top flight designers lots of ideas with with accessories free printed patteren in book. Price 25 cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04

The Lady of the House. Says. When October comes Thanksgiving isn't far behind, and pumpkin pies a threat and promise any day that the frost has hit few of them Pumpkins). ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04
.ChurchOpens
 Third Season
 With Conteen

The Youth Canteen at the Second Congregational Church will reopen tonight at 7:30. This will be the be- ginning of the third year for the Youth Canteen that is sponsored by the Pilgrim Fellowship of the Church for the sole purpose of affording young people of high school age an evening of Christian fellowship and fun. The Canteen is directed by Henry F. Liebeck, as- sistant minister of the Second Church, and was started in 1SN4 to help high school students to find wholesome entertainment. AS the years rolled by the Canteen has be- come very popular with high schoolers of Waterbury and many have been inquiring as to it's open ing date this year
 The Canteen will be planned for and operated by the high school students of the church and will be chaperoned by various parents throughout the year. It is held in the gymnasium of the church which is decorated each week by volunteer workers. Throughout the year en- tertainment will be provided by various volunteer artists and it is hoped this year the affair will be honored from time to time by hav- ing as its guests many well-known Waterbury entertainers.
 Music is supplied for dancing, ad- mission is free and the only cost to those who attend the Canteen is the milk or soda they consume dur ing the evening. The Canteen is non-profit organization with the welfare of our high school students always being it's main interest. The Canteen has grown since its begin ming in 1914 and the average at tendance has been in the neighbor- hood of some 250 to 300 young people, these numbers being taken from last years attendance.
 All young people of high school age are invited to be at the opening tonight, and any parents of the young people who attend are cord ially invited to be present whenever possible SO they may see that their children are having an evening of good, clean, Christian entertain ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04

VNeSNAAC4os
 About that personal freedom: The educator says that almost every community has a double standard. One is for the conduct of teachers in school and out. The other standard is for non-teachers.
 That's true, isn't it?
 Johnnys parents probably smoke, and chances are they have their friends in now and then for few drinks. But Johnny's teacher had better not be seen smoking a ciga- ret or having cocktail with friends.
 Dr. Brown was quick to point out that, while he thinks teachers should use that freedom with dis cretion, because "after all, teachers are setting an example for stu dents"
 But are they today? Isn't that just an old-fashioned idea we have stubbornly clung to?
 KIDS BYPASS TEACHERS
 Does Susie, aged 15, really pattern herself after any of her teachers?
 Nope. Chances are she is using a movie star, a radio singer, a fa- nous model, or some other bobby soXer as her ideal.
 Teachers aren't models for the young any more. And the reason they're not may very well be that double standards we have forced on them.
 No high-spirited kid is going to pick Miss Smith for model so long as Miss Smith has to act like a school boards idea of a teacher, instead of like a human being.
 Give the teachers as much per- sonal freedom as women have in other jobs and professions and maybe they will have a chance to serve as models for the young.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04

give with some rufes.
 Cool" colors named, which you'll find on the Winter chart, are glade green, frosty browns, pew ter gray, navy and royal blue, and black. Colors to avoid, unless you're a slim girl interested in ways to add apparent pounds, are the vivid sultry shades and white, which make figure loom larger.
 Best fabrics for slilnming a fig ure are flat dull-textured creps and hard-surfaced woolens. Most de- manding, if there are figure faults to conceal, are satin, matlasse crepe clinging brocades and woolknits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04

OA A eS A V S Brown, eXecu- tive secretary of the Presidents commission on higher educa- e ton.
 pr. Bro W n points out that the a l a T m i n g teacher shortage may have two h appy results: Higher pay and m ore personal f r e e d om for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04

ed up again, this time with the tooth in his hand. Why didn't you leave it alone, as told you?" asked the director. Well, sir, it was like this" explained Butch You said it didn't matter to you. But it matters plenty to me, cause Nom gives me fifty cents, every time lose a tooth"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04
By ALICIA HART NEA Staff Writer

The woman who plots ways to look hre slinmest in fall costumes will pick the dark, "coor' colors that minimize size and choose fab ricS that make the least demands of her figure.
 Even movie actresses with lis some figures must observe this rule, else the camera will add unwanted weight and magnify the slightest defect.
 Because Ann Dvorak, star of 'The Private Affairs of Bel Ami,'' is willing to talk, we asked her to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04

Who remembers the good old days come October and chestnut time how the youngsters enjoyed day in the country hiking ending up in the chestnut grove and picking until they too tired to fill another bag That was long time ago. kids, before the chestnut tree blight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04
Teachers Earn Personal
 Freedom
By RUTH MILLETT NEA Staff Writer

Teachers May Be Allowed to Act Like Humans Soon," reads the headline over a newspaper story dealing with recent comments of
Evening star., 1946-11-02
This Changing World
By Constantine Bro,On

other attempt to exonerate himself and
If published might have encouraged the
rebirth of Naziism and pam -Germanism
in the Reich-eyen though he urged
the Germans to put their trust for re-
construction and revival in the west
ern powers rather than in the U. S. S. r.
The third letter was intended to re-
lieve his guards of any accusation of
negligence in connection with his sui
eide.
Publication of the first letter would
help substantially in understanding the
present problems and difficulties be-
tween the u. S. S. r. and the western
Allies. 1t is said to be a lengthy and
hand written document in which the
former Reichsmarshal declares that
since he is going to meet his Maker
in a short while he is no longer in
terested in occurrences on this earth.
He leaves behind a world in turmoil,
but he has no longer an interest in
taking sides with anybody. Hence, he
asks that what he says be taken as
the unadulterated truth-a full con-
fession of man who is about to de-
part from this world.
Then Goerlng disclosed some star
ting facts which throw a most signifi-
cant and particular light on the be-
-the-scenes deals and intrigues
which were known to only handful
of persons and were certainly sensa-
tional news to most, if not ALL Ameri-
can policy trainers, both civilian and
military.
What these negotiations and pour
parlers were is impossible for outsiders
to know now. The suppression of all
these documents, in spite of their great
historical value and their revelations,
which would make the American peo-
pie understand better the reasons and
underlying causes of the present in
ternational confusion, was due to the
strong representations of the other
major powers.
Moreover, the State Department and
American military authorities in Ger
many believe that the publication of
these letters might irritate our allies
and render the already strained rela-
tions between the east and west more
difficult
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Soviet Troops in Europe
By George Fielding Eliot

CHICAGO, Nov 2.-The statement of
Generalissimo Stain as to the number
of Soviet divisions in the occupied coun-
tries of Europe corresponds rather close
ly with the information on this point
which was available in American mill
tary circles in Berlin and Vienna this
summer. In both places this writer was
told that the Russians were reducing the
number of their divisional units, con-
solidating and bringing up to strength
main in their occupation armies and
sending home the frameworks OF under
strength divisions to be filled up with
recruits as part of the home army or
in some cases to be deactivated.
This process was not unlike what
the American Army was doing. Thus
just before I entered Germany the IA
NOUS Sd Division had officially left
for home, there to be built up afresh
with new drafts of officers and men.
But it left behind it one of its combat
teams and quite little other person.
mel, most of which was used to bring
the 1st and 9th Divisions, permanently
assigned to the Army of Occupation,
closer to full strength. A little earlier,
the 4ZQ tRalnDOW) DlVlSlOIl, WIllCH udu
formed the bulk of our garrison in
Austria, was deactivated as a division,
though certain of its units remained
in service. -
In another respect the Russians are
doing much the same thing that we
are. They are sending home their older
men and men who are surplus to the
consolidated establishments. They are
reducing their administrative overhead
and tapering off temporary commit
ments concerned with cleanup OF war
activities.
What this means in terms of person.
mel may be judged from the fact that
on August the strength of the Ameri-
can Army in Germany was about 1886, 900
men, yet in tactical units we had only
two divisions, three brigades of con-
stabulary. one parachute regiment, one
infantry regiment of the Berlin garri-
son and seven air groups. The full table
Of organization strength Of these tactical
units would have been rather less than
Evening star., 1946-11-02

10000 and very few If any of them were
at full strength. Even when the Army
Of Occupation is reduced to its estimated
large figure of 100000 at the end of this
fiscal year (June 30, 1947), it will still
have the same number of tactical units.
This means that rather more than half
its ration strength will be overhead
of various sorts-headquarters adminis-
trative personnel, military police, hos
pital stats, the services of supply and
transportation and so forth.
The Russians have similar problems
to deal with. Thus in, August they had
some 100000 men in their zone of Ger
many according to the best available
estimates, but their divisional strength
was estimated at about the equivalent of
IS to 18 divisions. At full strength Is
Russian divisions would be no more
than 10000 men, so the Russians
had plenty of overhead, too. They
were engaged in consolidating in order
to get full strength divisions. 1t Is
this process to which Generalissimo
Stain refers when he says that about
40 Soviet divisions will remain" In the
west when the latest rehabilitation
order has been fully carried out. Be-
sides Is to Is full-strength divisions in
Germany, it is estimated that there
will be 10 or IL in Poland, perhaps or
6 in Hungary, in Bulgaria and 2 in
Austria.
X
1t should be noted that Stain does
not include Romania in his statement
Of Soviet strength outside Russia. There
are probably from to 8 divisions
there, possibly more.
We may. however. accept Stalin's
figure of 40 full-strength Russian di-
visions in Germany, Austria, Hungary,
Poland and Bulgaria by, say, the end
of this calendar year as being reason
ably accurate. It accords with such in
formation as is available from other
sources.
But we should not permit ourselves
to suppose that this marks reduction
of Russian fighting potential In those
areas Rather 1t marks an increase, not
in numbers but In efficiency.
tCopyright, 1946.)
Evening star., 1946-11-02
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

NEW YORK, Nov. New Workers
take it for granted that Gov. Dewey,
If he tucks away an overwhelming vic
tory in the gubernatorial election next
Tuesday, will be the Republican presi-
dental nominee in 1948. Many of them
believe his defeat of Senator Mead
Democrat, will impress the rest of the
country with the necessity of his re-
nomination for President-unheard of
in Republican annals, after defeat in
the previous national campaign. What
Mr.. Dewey thinks about 1t he is keep
ing to himself.
4 His Democratic opponent, Mr.. Mead
and other Democratic leaders take the
slant in their campaigning that Gov.
Dewey is really seeking another presi-
dental nomination, using possible re-
election as Governor as necessary
steppingstone. They have charged that
Gov. Dewey, in his campaign. is really
making race against President Tru-
man, the expected Democratic stand
ard bearer two years hence.
A Dewey victory this year, particu-
larly II it is on large scale, will put
the New York Governor in position
to strike hard for a presidential nomi-
nation. But that his denomination will
be assured, or that he can have
presidential nomination without a strug-
gle is, so far, the merest twaddle There
is building up real struggle for the
honor.
Mr.. Dewey Is not the only Repub-
lican leader whose political prospects
are likely to be advanced in the coming
election. For example, Gov. Warren of
California, Republican, has already
swept that State, winning in the pri-
mary both the Republican and Demo-
cratic nominations for Governor. In
Ohio former Gov. Bricker-Mr. Deweys
running mate in 1914, and the choice
of some of the delegates that year for
a presidential nomination-also stands
a chance of an overwhelming victory in
his race for a Senate seat. If he
should win with lead of three or four
hundred thousand in a State which
has been considered pivotal in the past,
his stock will soar, too. Senator VAN
denberg of Michigan will emerge from
the coming election. too. with a tre-
mendous lead over his Democratic OPP
ponent. Gov. Baldwin of Connecticut,
dark-horse possibility for the presi7
dental nomination, will be elected to
the Senate also, by big plurality If
the signs are correct.
Then there are former Gov. Stassen
Of Minnesota and Senator Taft Of Ohio
who are not facing an election test
this year, but who have many follow
ers throughout the country-to reckon
with in the 1948 scramble for a presi-
dental nomination. This scramble will
be under way as soon as election day
has passed
Evening star., 1946-11-02

The three letters written by Hermann
Goering before his suicide have been
inpounded, classified as top secret and
added to the vast collection of highly
important and revealing Nazi historical
documents which will be kept for long
time in unknown vaults by the Allied
governments.
Few people in this country have be-
come acquainted with the contents OF
papers found in the German archives.
Some of the records, which were still
in the possession of attorneys for Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop and other Nazi
officials, were introduced at the Nuern-
berg trials, but were not admitted as
evidence by the International Military
Tribunal All the documents, which
are said to illustrate the German pas
sion for method, deal with many dis
cussions, agreements, peace overtures
and negotiations between some of the
belligerent nations in the years be-
tween 1888 and 1915.
The reason they are being guarded
more closely than some of the military
plans during the war is believed to be
that they deal with talks between some
of the Allies and the Germans and
OilCA odIClutCo de IiiliC WllCll CFCIy
one was shouting loudest to fight the
war to the bitter end.
When Goering's letters were discov-
cred in his cell at Nuremberg it was
first believed they might be made
public. But after these were carefully
examined, orders came from Allied
authorities that they, too, should be
placed under lock and key.
The officials who handled them re-
ceived formal and definite instruction
never to breathe word about the
details of their contents and were
warned that any indiscretion would be
punished most severely
Nevertheless, it appears from certain
remarks made before a heavy curtain
of secrecy was drawn on these papers
that the most significant and histori-
cally important letter is that in which
Goering described in detail German
Russian relations from the spring OF
1889 to the winter of 1914. The others
were less important historically.
Goering's last address to the people
of Germany Is said to have been an
Evening star., 1946-11-02
A Discredited Line

In his recent intemperate speech
before the United Nations General
Assembly, Foreign Minister Molotov
spoke scathingly of dollar diplo-
macy" being used to promote dollar
democracy" This was his way of
spreading Moseow's relatively new
propaganda line belittling our for
eign-loan policy-a line that has
been echoed faithfully in the Rus
sian satellite countries. Interestingly
enough, however, Czechoslovakia has
lust deviated from 1t so markedly
that possibly Mr.. Molotov and the
other voices of the Kremlin may be
persuaded never to mention it again.
At any rate, as far as the Czechs
are concerned, this is the story:
They would like to borrow $50 ,0O0, 900
from us, but we have stopped ne
gotiating with them because they
have given the distinct impression
at least semiofficially-that they re-
gard us as dollar diplomats" and
dollar democrats" Our position in
the circumstances has been quite
understandable: We have made
clear that we do not propose to
submit to having our motives ques-
toned, or be otherwise insulted, by
anybody requesting loan from us.
The simple and obvious fact is that
we have no desire whatever to force
our money on governments abroad,
and if the Czech regime agrees with
Moscow that our dollars have an
imperialistic taint, 1t can escape the
taint merely by not asking for the
dollars.
But now the Czechs tell us that
this is not how they feel at all.
Vladimir Clements, their Commu-
mist Deputy Foreign Minister, has
made a point of saying to the whole
nation that our suspension of ne
gotiations is an "unwelcome episode"
attributable largely to a misunder-
standing. According to reports from
Prague, he has completely repudi-
ated the idea that the Czech govern
ment regards us as dollar diplo-
mats" in this matter. 1t believes,
rather, that the question is purely
commercial, and It will "henceforth
Evening star., 1946-11-02
A Job Well Done

Among those who served thelr
country on the home front during
World War II, none deserve more
praise than the citizens who volun-
teered for duty with local OPA
boards. Theirs was not a partlcu-
larly pleasant form of war work,
by any means. They were helping
to administer very necessary but,
to the average citizen, very an
moving phase of the war program
the rationing and pricing of essen
tial commodities, from food to gaso-
line.
At the wartime peak OF this con-
troll program there were nearly $780,
900 citizen volunteers engaged IN
this unglamorous service to their
neighbors. The fact that rationlng
was thus placed on democratic
basis of self-regimentation helped
greatly to insure public cooperation
and support. Even so, the lot OF
board members was not an easy one
and many found themselves the
objective of much gripping and
abuse. After the war their position
became even more difficult, but
thousands of them have carried on
faithfully and well.
Now that the tide of the postwar
decontrol program is in full flood,
the inevitable has happened. 1t has
washed away the need for further
operation of the community price
board system. Demobilization of all
of the remaining 1,642 local boards
and their paid and volunteer work
ers will be effected by Monday. In
the District of Columbia this will
mean the closing of four boards and
the release of thirty-five paid en-
ployes and one hundred and thirty
five volunteers.
OPA Director Paul Porter did not
exaggerate the Importance of the
role which these patriotic citizens
played in the winning of the late
war. The battle against imitation
and waste at home had to be waged
as determinedly as the battle
against the armed enemy abroad
The Nation owes a debt Of real
gratitude to the men and women
who helped to win the vital battle
of prices and conservation behind
the lines.