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Evening star., 1940-10-06
THE TOUGHEST JOB IN THE ARMY

ing three different field bases. And from there
followed it back to the base depot, in a
neighboring city - a factory building tenn
porarily converted into a military warehouse,
through which provisions for more than
$1,000 men were passing every day with the
unfurried efficiency OF production line. Here
meat and butter and eggs and fruit and vege-
tables were figured in tons, and flick of a
calculating machine was all that was neces-
sary to tell how much was to go to each rail-
head, so carefully had the whole system been
worked out in advance.
In the warehouse, saw not only food, but
tents, bedding, typewriters, stationery. per-
suaded an officer to count up the various kinds
of items that had passed through the depot.
The total was BAT, exclusive of 62 different
items of rations. And that Jumps all kinds of
office supplies as stationery" the officer
added. And of course we had to make all
the transportation arrangements: it took ITO
trains to get the men and supplies here, in
addition to those coming by truck. And we
had to supply all the furniture, arrange all the
housing. Right now we're figuring on getting
everybody and everything out of here when
the war is over"
How long beforehand did you start get
ting supplies ordered and shipped in here:?"
asked.
oh, we've been getting ready, more or
less, for several MONTHS the officer said.
though of course We didn't know just how
many men we'd have to supply, or just what
the day-by day requirements would be. We
estimated things as closely as We could and
took advantage of favorable prices and low
bid contracts
Suppose you hadn't had any time?" said
Suppose this action were real war that had
just happened, practically overnight"
He shrugged I'VE would have had to
scamper lot faster, getting things going" he
admitted, "and not worry so much about the
expense We might not have been able to get
such ideal arrangements - distributing CEN
tiers and things like that. But otherwise it
would have been exactly the same story. The
whole system is devised to be set up and put
into effect overnight, if need be. said we had
been getting ready for several months; |
should have said for years, because all the
plans and surveys we have made. all the
routine we have worked out, have been for
one purpose - to be- ready for any emer-
gency, any time, anywhere.
Just Beginning
! HIS little war" of course. is just sam
pie of what the Quartermaster Corps will be
up against as our Army gets bigger and bigger
in the coming months. For only short time
after these maneuvers ended more National
Guardsrnen than participated in the war
were called into active service for year; and
that was just the beginning of Amy plans
to have 100000 men under arms - all de-
pendent on the Quartermaster Corps for every
necessity of life - within a year. These men
- four times as many as have been in our
standing Army since the World War - will
not be in one area, but scattered in dozens of
areas all over the country. Any threat of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
Readers Interest!
50 Falls the Elm," by Father Bonn of Water bury in Great Grandchildren "Mein Kampf", Movies" Revive Interest = Northwest Pas
 sage", Pride and Prejudice" in Demand.

The old saying that in summer people like to give up the heavy stuff" with which they while away the long winter nights, in favor of light hammock reading" does not seem to be substantiated in Waterbury, according to Miss Mary c. Burke, assistant librarian at the Bronson library. A com- parative study of the reading habits of the users of the library during two representative winter months, and their reading this summer shows that the swing from non-fiction to fiction in the sum- mertime is far less definite than might be supposed.
 For the months of January and February of this year, the per- centage of books of fiction among those read was 56 and 57 per cent, respectively. For the three months of summer, thus far, the percent ages have been GA per cent, 62 per cent, and GA per cent. Taking into account the fact that there are fluctuations from month to month anyway, an increase of 8 per cent in fiction in the summer time is not very striking trend. It seems, evident, indeed, that the people of Waterbury, at least, read the same type of book the year round, with works of fiction always little more popular than others.
 Lists Checked
 To ascertain just which books were most in demand by the read- ing public, Miss Burke checked the applications for books to be placed on reserve. Among the re- suits of this study was the con- firmation of tendency previous ly noted at the library, that peo- pie like to read, or in many cases, to re-read, books which have been made into movies. After having seen ones favorite characters come to life on the screen, it is only natural to have ones interest in them revived. Sometimes movie goers like to re-read books to see just how much plot, and so on has been changed in the Holly wood version. At any rate, the trend is very noticeable, and makes up a great deal of the current reading, especially with the movie producers so busy in translating
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
BuIldinr and

this year: Aircraft Carrier Wasp; Destroyers o,Brien. Wake, Morris. Roe. Wainwright. Buck, Gleaves and Plunkett; Submarines Tamber and Tautog; Destroyer Tenders Dixie and Prairie and the subchas- CT P. c. $40. Seven merchant vessels have been bought to use as tenders.
 Progress Is being made in the building of 8 number of important vessels: the S5,OOO ton battleships North Carolina and Washington, each of 2S knots speed and with nine 16-inch guns were launched in June. The keel of a sister battleship the Alabama, was laid last February. The keel of the Iowa one of the 45,Oo0-ton battleships was laid in June.
 Cruiser keels laid this year in- clude Atlanta, Juneau San Diego, San Jan and Cleveland. De- stroyers launched this year are the Mayo, Charles F. Hughes, Gwtn. Meredith, Monssen. Wilkes and Nicholson. The keel of the submarine Grenadier was laid this year.
 The navy has 1873 useful planes. Last year 933 were ordered, and some of these are now being deliv- cred. This year 3,900 will be ordered for 1941 and 1922, and if a second appropriation goes through, 4,0o0 more will be ordered for the same period. This schedule contemplates $500 to 5000 planes in l942.
 A total of 15,ooo has been au- thorized for the navy. The big gest trouble here is to get trained pilots for these planes. The navy and the marines have 5000 pilots now, next year they should have B. 800 sailors with wings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

Never Sorrows shall I sing Never to Selfishness shall l cling Never Criticism shall write Never of God shall lcse sight"
 One member, already badly dis abled, broke her knee in an auto mobile accident on the way to the convention. At the convention din- ner, donations were asked to help defray her hospital expenses. Mayor Percy Benbough of San Diego. who repeatedly has aided the Indoor Sports, handed a check for $50 to the chairman Assemblywoman Jen- nette Daly of San Diego followed suit with $10.
 Group Has Affiliate
 Mayor Benbough and Assemblywo- man Daly are members of the Good Sports Club, an organization of able bodied men and women who do all the physical work necessary to conduct the clubs activities. With out them the Indoor Sports would be slowed down considerably.
 One purpose of the Indoor Sports is to help themselves make living despite their handicaps, and many members who attended the San Die go convention are supporting their families comfortably through their work in various trades.
 A 53-year-old man, for example, who is SO badly deformed with arth- ritis he cannot walk or raise his hands to wash his face or comb his hair, supports himself and a wife by operating a wholesale magazine route.
 They came to the convention on their backs in rolling beds, on their stomachs in small carts which they propelled by their hands, on crutch- es and wheel-chairs and in steel braces, but everyone of them was smiling
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

into their medium both the clasSs- ics, like the ever-popular novels of Charles Dickens, and modern epics, such as Kenneth Roberts Northwest Passage. At the pres ent writing, for example, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice" is in great demand at the library, And Daphne du Maurier's Re becca", just now being brought back as a second-run picture to the neighborhood houses, is also being read quite widely.
 "Mein Kampf"
 The present war, of course, has no small effect on the reading habits of Waterburians, and Miss Burke reports that there is still considerable demand for that monument of monomania, Hitler's own "Mein Kampf". Tell that to those who say only light reading is done in the summer!
 Pierre von Paassen's Days of Our Years, over year old, and in some ways quite out of date, is still being read a great deal, because of the light it sheds on the international situation, and the interpretation which the au- thor gives to the events of recent years, and of the First World War.
 A work of similar type which is also constantly being reserved is DelVayo's freedoms Battle" dealing with the Spanish civil war. And each edition of John Gunther's Inside Europe" is hastily gobbled up by the reading public as soon as it appears.
 Books of a different sort, are. of course, still read, as the popu- larity of Christopher Morley's latest, kitty Foyle", will testify. How Green was my Valley, which has led the best-selling books for many weeks, is also much in demand from the library. ''The Nazarene", by Scholem Asch is among the books with a long list of readers-in-waiting.
 Local Interest
 Father Bonn's recent book, "So Falls the Elm Tree" has, of course, a special interest locally, but is reported to be much in demand elsewhere too. It is one of the books most frequently asked for at the Bronson library, and in Miss Burke's opinion, deserves every bit of its popularity.
 According to the library records, it seems to be the same people who do the reading in summer and in winter-and they read a little of everything, not pre- dominantly any one type of book.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
POLICE ARE BEING
 PUT ON SPOT
West Haven Police Chief Scores Public for Not
 Supporting Officers

Putting policemen on the "spot" was scored last night by Chief Harry Futile of the West Haven po- lice department at a meeting of the state highway commission at the Hotel Taft in New Haven The meeting witnessed the formation of a county safety committee. com posed of 23 towns. which will work with the state commission.
 Chief Futile declared that the police should be given more sup port. He said that 1t has come to the point where an officer can- not get c doctor to testify in a drunken driving case and is put on the spot when he himself takes the stand.
 The chief declared that police- men are hesitating to enforce the laws because the fear, the embar- fassment and annoyance of taking the stand and being heckied by lawyers. The heckiing takes the form of actual 'triai" of the ocer, with the iimeiight being turned on him instead Of the accused. the chief said.i iN
 The newly formed organization win strive for unity and ooopera- ton with the iarger unit. Major John M. BuEzal. of Waterbury. wa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
FRUIT MARKETS GO ON PARADE.
Contest for Best in City Ends With Selection
 on Friday

Waterbury's finest fruit and vege- table markets will be chosen Fri- day in a city-wide contest sponsored by the local market growers asso. citation.
 The contest, which is the. first of its kind ever to be staged in New England, is attracting wide spread attention from trade circles throughout this section ot the coun- try. The local committee, composed of Lloyd A. Williams of the Con- necticut department of agriculture, and Frank DeBisschop, 4. s. Coe, and Frank Rheinhard of the mar ket growers association, have now completed arrangements for the judging which will take place the morning of Friday August g.
 Four of the best qualified judges in the state of Connecticut have been chosen to select the winners of the contest. Benjamin P. Storrs, director of the Connecticut Bureau of Markets, will b in charge. He will be assisted by O. G. Sheetz, fed eral inspector with the surplus mar keting administration, Robert T. Hepburn, New Haven County farm agent, and Donald Manchester, ex- president of the Connecticut Vege- table Growers association.
 The purpose of the contest, as an- nounced by the market growers as- sociation, is to promote better re. tailing methods and to stimulate business for fruits and vegetables during the normally dull vacation period. The first three winners, in addition to the honor of being chosen Waterbury,s finest markets, will receive cash awards of $25, SIS, and $5 for their prize winning en- tries.
 A large percentage of the retail trade has announced their inten. tion of entering the contest, and many are already making prelim- mary plans for their competitive displays. Friday will find the na- tive production season at its mid- summer peak and local retailers will be able to display a greater variety of low cost product than at any other time during the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

Mrs. James Crean of Oak Street, Mrs. William Scully, and Mrs Gus Mulne spent the past weekend enjoying Worlds Fair sights Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Shea of waterve have been enjoying recent vacation Henry Wagner, foreman in the tool mill at Chases is two- weeking it. . MT. "Z" Buckingham of Thomaston has been switched from the night to the day shift at Chases and the popular Buck certainly enthusing over his spent weeks vacation recently with friends and relatives ill Scranton, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. William Simpson Mrs
 Simpson the former Betty Sheehy of Vermont StreeD of Central Park Vest N C., enjoying visit to the home town with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pepin of Ives Street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
MEMORIAL DRIVE 1. TO END TONIGHT
Canvassers for Fund Are Asked to Make Final Re-
 turns at Meeting

The drive for funds for a memo rial to the three boys killed by lightning at Washington Park re- gently that has been going on under the auspices of the Washington Park Community Club will close to- night at a meeting of the committee at the Washington Park Commun- ity House. All canvassers are asked to make their final reports tonight.
 A discussion on the proposed me- morial will also take place tonight and all members are asked to at tend tonight's meeting which will be called for o'clock. Any persons, wishing to mail their pledge may do SO by addressing it to John Whe- Ian, treasurer, 68 South street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
THAT'S THE WAY OF IT
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Now is the time for lot of fun In deciding how the country should be run In iiffy you may find yourself in Dutch, In up to your neck like German putscn Sneak yol,r mind, be an independent guy, But don't be surprised at sudden poke in the eye You,re for conscription, your neighbor is not, Resulting in a verbal battle-so what. You're in favor of bundle for Britain But you know guy who says it isn't 1ltun You argue thus favor the peoples choice, But then yours isn't the cnly voice. Say what you think, aim not to offend But like as not you'll lose your best friend It seems to be time for lots of pickering, It doesn't pay to do much snickering. War and peace, that's the twain That's got the whole world wacky again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

Mr. and Mrs Samuel Ella of Ward Street celebrated
 year of matrimonial bliss yesterday. Mrs. Sam is the former Marguerite Insero . Lester J. Brooks a year older last Sunday MT. and Mrs Patrick Quilter will have four candles their wedding anniversary cake today. Mrs Pat is the former Mary Mccarthy. May reception desk at St. Marys Hospital is twoweekngt in Massachusetts. She'll be back on the job next Mon has secured Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra for Sun day. September 8, for his ballroom. It will mark the final band at this popular ballroom this season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

August 22 It will be just another day for most of us. Out in Mobridge South Dakota, however therel Il be celebration for August P is the birthday of Sakakawea - Bird Woman. Who's this Bird woman! expedition when it explored the Louisiana Purchase She was the daughter of Shoshone chief but was cap tured by South Dakota Sioux when l2 years olo Four later she acted as guide for the white explorers That was 1864. She died in 1912 and was buried few miles north of Mobridge the site of what was then frontier outpost, Fort Manuel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

Silver screen. Marlene Dietrich gets chance to air her vocal chords in fine style in her latest picture Seven Sinners in which she will sing among others q Cant Give You Anything But Love- Baby. Mo- ton picture history has just been made at Warner Bros Sheridan and George Brent provides the longest kiss ever taken It lasts exactly 562 seconds, shattering the record of 49 seconds credited to John Barrymore and Dolores Costello. In "The Sheik" long years ago Ru- doph Valentino and Agnes Ayres had two 4Osecond and 35second efforts No matter how long they've been acting or how big their may appear in the lights screen stars are completely finished with their schooling. Rosalind Russell is adept at most any thing but scene in Hired Wife" called for cooking stove so Roz had to study 194o technique in cooking to make the scene authentic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

To qualify for membership in the Indoor Sports Club person must be physically handicapped to the ex- tent that he is unable to move about without the aid of two crutches, a wheel-chair or a rolling bed.
 Six hundred Indoor Sports, who prefer to be known as just physl- cally handicapped and not cripples, attended the national convention in San Diego last June. The Indoor Sports Club was 10 years old last April. The idea was originally the brain-child of Edna Enoch, tuberculosis shut-in of Los Angeles. She died before she could see her dream come true, but G Allison Phelps, philosopher of Hol- lywcod, founded the first Indoor Sports Club in April. 1880.
 New Chapters Sought
 Today the organization is seeking to interest sf1ut-ins in other states in forming chapters. and a move ment is already under way to estab- fish chapters in Chicago and Seattle.
 Tn California there are chapters in San Diego, San Gabriel Valley, Huntington Park, Hondo, Los An- geles, Orange county, Long Beach, Riverside, San Pedro, Pomona and Santa Monica.
 The associate chapter in Ran dolph, Vt, is composed of members from Massachusetts, New Hamp- shire, Vermont and Connecticut, bu. there are enough members in each state now to start individual chap ters.
 People used to think that when persons became handicapped they were through with life. They either were shut away in the four walls of their homes or made their living by begging on the streets. The main work of the club is to dispel such conceptions, and they do this by taking the shut-ins out of their homes at least once a mont th to parties, shows, fish-fries, barbe- cues, boat rides, yearly trip to Ca- talina Island. parades, flower shows, and even the circus.
 No Dues in Club
 There are no dues in the club. Money to pay for operating expenses is raised by card parties. rallies and through the sale of newspapers and magazines.
 The Indoor Sports code, written by Mrs. Mabel R. Richardson, is closely followed. It is:
 Never Martyrdom shall I seek Never Sarcasm shall I speak Never Ingratitude shall show Never Discontented shall grow Never Sympathy shall desire Never Self-pity shall I acquire Never Unhappiness shall I spread Never Tears shall I shed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
LOCAL WOMAN ON
 FERROUS VOYAGE

A Waterbury woman, Mrs. Mary B. Pavilionis. is making the perilous trip from Petsamo, Finland. to this country aboard the ship American Legion, it was learned today. She is the sister of Peter Bernota, of Highland avenue. He lost touch with her some time ago, and asked the U. s. state department to locate her if possible. Mrs. Pavilionis was eyen- tually found in the Russian-oc. cupied section of Lithuania, and is now coming home, with 900 fel- low-refugees aboard the American Legion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

A coincidence Mrs. George Watson of Hitch cock Lake received twin surprise on August when she received word from her brother, Roland Fogel- berg of Summit N. J.. announcing the birth of son to his wife. They in turn sent cable to MT. Fogelberg's sister in Stockholm Sweden, which reached there about 11:3O a. m. On the same day at 6:45 D. m, a cable received here from Sweden an nouncng the birth of to Mr. Fogelbergs and Mrs WatsonS sister, Mrs. MOeller in Sweden. Two first cousins with birthdays, thousands of miles apart Will they be able to attend each others birthday parties?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
c ANSWERS TO
 CRANlUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

Questions on Comic Page
 i. A span, in the United States and Great Britain, is nine inches. The term originally meant the dis- tance that could be covered by e mans outstretched thumb and little finger.
 2. A hand, unit of measuring the height of horses, Is four inches.
 3. A fifth is 0 fifth part of c gallon, or four-fifths of a quart.
 {. A cubit. originally the dis- tance of a mans elbow to the tip of his outstretched fingers. is iesal- " l8 inches.
 {. A stone is . variable measure of weight used in many countries. m England it has been fixed at iz pounda.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

This m that . Al Johnson is still telling this one about himself He, George Mausof and John Alanskas fishing up at Burr Pond recently and bet on the first one to get bte The trio cast their lines repeat edly without much They getting dscour- aged when something nearly yanked the line out of ATS hands He excited that he almost fell out ot the boat. From then on it was battle royal to hear the boys describe the outing with Johnnie Alanskas settling for all bets on the return trip to the Brass City
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
TOWEL DIET KILLS SEA LION

Toledo, o. - (UP) = Someone dropped a Turkish towel in the Toledo Zoos sea lion pool, and now zoo officials are looking for new sea-lion. The animal ate the towel, and died. The zoo valued the sea-lion at $35.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

its airplane activities. Quonset Point in Rhode Island will be one of the jumping off places for watching the North Atlantic. Aviation facili- ties there are being improved at cost of $2s,154.000.
 Threats to the Monroe Doctrine and our possible responsibilities in South America have been factors in the naval expenditures for improved aeronautical facilities in the south, as follows:
 Corpus Christi, Tex. l.. .$23 300 0O0 MlaHil, rla. ...........ss.. S,54Z,oOO PneSacola, Fla. ......... 3,e35 ,000 Jacksonville, Fla. ........ 13,028, 500 Nor1olK, Va. ............. 13,125,0O0 Guantanamo, Cuba ...... 4 ,965 ,000 Panama Canal Zone. ..... 10,500,000
 Better to watch the Pacific the following amounts are being spent on the west coast for naval avia- tion facilities:
 Alameda, Calf. ..........$ s,3so,ooo Puget Sound, Wash. ..... 6,995, ,000 San Diego, Calf. ...... 3,521, ,000 Hawaii, Midway, Wake
 and Johnson Islands. 29,270 000 7Ol VESSELS
 IN SIGHT
 War vessels are the most impor- tan item in naval expenditures. The accompanying picto-chart and table show the present lineup of U. s. naval tonnage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20
PILOT USES swAsTIKA AS JOKE

Princeton, Cal. - (UP) - Local residents were given a momentary scare when Q rice-throwing plane, painted orange and black and with Swastikas on the wings zoomed down on them. The laugh came when the pilot called out: I'm Hit Ter. Chase me-"