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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

three patrol blinps and four trainer blimps. Under construc- ton and soon to be delivered gre six more patrol blimps.
 Seeking additional specific ap- propriaticns to permit actual build ing of all the craft already au- thorized the navy now is about to ask Congress for money for 21 more blimps.
 BLIMP STATIONS ARE
 PLANNED FOR COASTS
 In the meantime, the navy must have naval air stations to take care of the blimps. Congress is now putting the finishing touches on bill which will authorize ex- penditure of about $20,000,000 for station at Elizabeth City, N. O., to serve the Norfolk -Hatteras area, one at South Weymouth, Mass, to serve the Boston area, and to take over the Sunnyvale army air sta- tion to serve the San Francisco area. A later supplemental bill will ask for money to build stations to serve the Puget Sound, Southern California and Florida areas. There will also be 10 auxiliary area sta- tions whose main purpose will be to safeguard the blimps in case they have to make unexpected landings.
 At present the only station for navy blimps is at Lakehurst, N. J.
 Each of the big proposed stations will have g. hangar, tall mooring mast, large landing space, refuel- ing facilities, helium facilities and store houses. Each will have @ ground crew of from 12 to 50 men. Auxiliary stations merely have @ mooring mast and heliurn facili- ties. Five other blirnp stations will later be established outside the con- tinental United States.
 BLIMP HACKERS POINT
 TO WORLD WAR I
 For initiating the blimps, the United States posses nearly g world monopoly on heliurn, which IS a non -infiammahle gas. To fur- then the supply, Congress this year appropriate $l00,00O as. against ESQ., GOO last year. There will be ample helium to initiate all 48 planned blimps, with stores of helium aVhn- able for replenishment purposes.
 Ii backing up the navy's bliInp program, Chairman Vinson of the House Naval Affairs Committee re- calls that in the summer of 1918 half dozen German submarines piled their dangerous course up and down the American coastal ship ping lanes. They not only laid mines, but attacked American ships. On July 2l, 1918, in plain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
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the machines were destroyed and many of the crew Killed, only ono American blinnp crashed. That was in 1D33 and all of the crew were saved but two.
 It is contemplated to use blinps in the coastal waters and in 0r- dinary circumstances not Go sail more than 50 miles from land. The biz advantage the blinp has over the airplane is that 1t can fly high or very low, go fast or slow or hover land can even come down on the water to refuel. Tn trying to spot an enemy mine or submarine the airplane goes so fast that, Il the observer turns his head for q minute or so, the machine will have gone miles. An observer in a blinn sits high, wide and handsome and can see everything within quite a large radius.
 Tn wartime the blimp would be a biz part of the inshore patrol. Its crew can sight mines and sub. marines. As to mines, the crew can either destroy the mine or use contrivance to sweep It out of ths way, or drop Jagged buoy and notify surface vessels, so they can find the mine and destroy 1t. MANY ADVANTAGES
 OVER THE AIRPLANE
 As to submarines, an observer oA -a blirnp can see with his binocularG the tell-tale air bubbles, oil sticks, the feather a partially-raised peris- cope leaves in its wake. and may even discover them when suhmerg. ed in from B to 90 feet of water, Here again the blimp's crew can att tack submarine with bombs, depth charges and machine guns, or else slowly follow it's course and wireless to, surface vessels of the navy to come get it. The blinlp has It's uses in conveys and in escorting ships in and out of hsrbors. Tn case enemy warships were sighted, 1t could maintain liaisoi1 with coast defense units and warn them of the enerny's coming.
 Tn peacetime, the blimp crews can take good pictures of sea target practice by the fleet and retrieve torpedoeS after practice shooting, these instruments costing thous- ands of dollars each. Blimps also help the navy to find a paint which, applied to American submarines, would make them invisible to an air foe when submerged.
 Prime advocate of navy blimpS has been Capt. Charles E. RoSen- dahl, backed up by Admiral Tow CTS, chief of all the navy's air ac- tivities. It was owing to their ir1- sistence on the programs import ance that Congressional authoriza- ton was finally obtained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

Private Frank Hayes and John "Pick" Dillon are In town on visits from Camp Edwards and New York City, respectively Hayes is leave from the Bay State camp while Dillon is spending few days here visiting opening of the worlds first airport bank, the Empire Trust Company, at LaGuardia Field, New York, will be
 marked by issuance of special cachet to commemorate this event. The bank is issuing the cache free of charge and will handle all stamped and addressed sent to Cachet Director Empire Trust Company 12o Broadway Columbus pictures an Ohio shrine of Our Lady of the
 Highway patroness of travellers, and reminds that the first such shrine to be built in this country at Singac N J. It erected by the Rev. Giles Lawlor, OF.M, native of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

Editor, Tall Tower Topics Some people who are or less unlucky but know of group of more than 4OOO homeless boys all and creeds and color who thank their lucky stars for the birth of His Reverence Father Flanagan of Boys Town, Nebraska who was born in Roscommon Ireland, July 13 8s6 The boys of Boys
 Town and their friends from all our land have been sending greetings to Father Flanagan wishing him many derful institutions in America Boys Town you know,
 has sponsorship by any group of any kind whatsoever and receives its support only from those who have feel ing in their hearts for the unfortunate boys who hap pened to be abandoned are homeless-support from those who believe that to cast their bread upon the So that why send you his missve hoping that some of your Tall Tower readers might find chance to greet years of active service his wonderful institution Sin cerely yours, w. J. L.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

Harriette Marinan of Walnut Street is enjoying herself thoroughly this week by reason of the fact that she's vacation. She's a member of the American explaining those "Kiddiegrams" which she received yesterday the occasion being her nth" birthday. Raymond Mariner of Blanchard Street is back home Marys Hospital, judging by all the reports we get MT. and Mrs. Clarence Creighton of 462 West Main Street celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary yes teray amid the we'll wishes and congratulations of rel atives and friends Mrs Creighton is the former Ethel Rees born and raised in Brooklyn. Clarence is employed at Chase's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

Down at New York next week Connecticut will lead an hobbies being exhibited at Hearns Auditorium, Fifth Avenue and 14h Street and among the many Nutmeggers to show what they do with their spare time will be Clarence Baldwin of Milford VII who plans on dispayg convention badges He has dating all the way back to 1778. Eddie Welch of Norwalk has quite number Df hand-carved wooden animals of which he's proud. Miss Mildred Joy of Cos Cob has been saving sugar pers for long time and has them from every part of the U s. A. Eugene Merritt also of Milford, will exhibit Ice skates. Homer Bartlett thinks his collection of walking is the largest in the world This Milford
 ought to go up to Torrngton time to view the see canes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

Ia representative be sent in order to consider a settlement. No word has since been forthcoming, and Mir. Lynch yesterday expressed the opinion that he had all but aban- doned hope that anything would be done in that regard.
 Litigation concerns the bonding company's refusal to make pay- ment on bonds totalling $100,O0O is- sued in behalf of Daniel J. Leary, missing former city controller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
Todays AnSwe CTS e GR AlNIUk CRACKERS s
Questions on Comic Page

Questions on Comic Page i. Robert of Lincoln Is the bird, bob O link.
 g. The village slnithy stood un- der the chestnut tree in Longfel- lows "The Village Blacksmith" 3. Horatius stood at the bridge of Rome in Macaulay's poem.
 1. The arrow landed in an oak tree in Longfellow's Arrow and the Song" s. Columbus said "Onl Sail onl" in Miller's Columbus"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

Perusing inside page of the Dem. note that Bill GarTgus i'm his paragraphs in praise of salt comments on the fact that country housewives cooked their greens with salt pork This he said was before "the era of prepared breakfast food and such . "they cooked greens with chunk of salt pork" We there's
 few left who still cook greens with chunk of pork, and not just down the farm. few cooks also toss
 few pieces of salt pork into boiling water before they mdd tho string beans the cabbage what have y0u As loE succotash which Is still cooked ln the good old fashioned way in many homes-what s succ0tash with est good chunk of pOEki
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

Newly important i'm America's
 first line of defense are the navy's
 'nickel cigars" like the K-l, pie
 tlred above, taking off at Lake.
 hurst, N. J. The Navy has three
 of thsee bllmps, used for submar-
 inc sp0ttlng and other OffshOre
 work, soon will have six more. sight of summer vacationists at Cape Cod, Mass, the U-i56 attack ed a big American tug with its train of barges. The U. s. cruiser San Diego was sunk of Fire Is- land by a mine, the battleship Minnesota was damaged of the coast of Virginia. He cited this as proof of the importance of hlimps in helping guard American waters.
 Blimps, it is claimed, can do the work that otherwise a destroyer or submarine would have to do. But blimps cost only $325, 1000, whereas destroyers and submarines cost about $5,000,o00 each. Blirnps have crew of 8, whereas destroyers and submarines have crews of from l20 to 250.
 FAR SAFER THAN
 ZEPPELIN AIRSHIPS
 The blirnps now on order are 250 feet long, have a gas capacity of 415,00O cubic feet, 6 range of from 1000 to 2000 miles, Q maximum speed of 75 miles and cruising speed of 50 miles per hour. They
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

Ingenious. .. So many Catholic soldiers in service
 were losing their rosary beads that Captain John D. Duggan reception center chaplain and Major George Crone 44th Division chaplain at Fort Dix, N J, de- a rosary ring for the soldiers to 5000 of them recently distributed among the Catholic soldiers at Fort Dix and probably eventually every camp and brass and may be worn on the finger carried round the neck cord The design permits the entire TO- yary to be followed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
NO OVERTURES IN
 LEARY BONDCASE
Prospects of Surety Com pany Offering Settlement
 Regarded as Remote

Prospects of an early settlement in the city's $l50,00O civil action against the Maryland Casualty Company seemed more remote than ever yesterday, when Corporation Counsel J Gregory Lynch revealed that he had heard nothing from the Surety Company regarding negotiations to discuss terms.
 Some time ago the corporation counsel communicated with the Maryland concern, requesting that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

uish them from the larger dir igibleS, or "sto- gies"), is being developed for aerial defense of American coast- al waters.
 One year aft CT recetvin 8 0 ong ressional Q Il h orization for Q force of 48 blimps, the navy has seven of these non- rigid airships in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18


 hound. That's . good story for East Hampton but it would never register out here. Our puppies chase foxes, if they can find them; if they can't, they worry wild. cats. If East Hampton wants some fox-proof dogs, we'll gladly consider selling . few.
 That trouble our town clerks have run into just proves that you need a lobby if you are go- ing to get anywhere in this cock eyed world. We find lobbieSt reg iStering for hairdressers and liquor dealers, but the town clerks are too cagey with their fees to employ a ylouthpiece at Hartford. The lawyers ganged up on them just sS they did on the rustic jus- ticeS of small town courts. Law yers hire lobbiests and they sure can pull wires to get what they want.
 News reaches us from the Sun. stroke Belt that politics have reached the encampment of the 43rd Division at Blanding, FIori- da. General Payne orders Q re- view for visiting Governor Hurley. Doughboys and artilIerymen will parade under the hot sun and kick up dust clouds for the pleasure and enjoyment of the visiting fire- men. That's one of the tough things about peace-tim soldier ing. Too many visitors, too much ceremony for celebrated persOnag- es or for persons who would en- Joy their name in the headlines.
 Skipper Rigney, Company Com mander of the Sarsfield Guards, writes swell letter from Cheshire. He claims that we're right in our contention that nobody worries about the welfare of soldiers, sail- ors, and marines until the dear little drafted boys are led into the service. Then the yelping starts.
 Nothing is toe good for the men in the service" 2. the draft cd men. Block dances, parties, models for them to escort, all these things are prepared for the con- scriptees. The professional sOI- diers are allowed t0 live in IeaIky barracks, or in plano box eshaclgs, without . single Congressman Fis- ing up to demand better facilities for the troops and their next-of- kin. As soon as the draft arrives, the welkin rings with demands for higher wages for mem in uniform.
 If some of the cry baby Con- gressmen who demand an iIaves- tigation of a general who orders troops on q hike because they shouted at the civilians and the young ladies along the way want to meet real men. let them talk to cld.timers with landmarks and q few service ribbons. They'll dlg- cover that the regulars think 0an- eEal Ben Lear was all-fiEsd easy with his pangy~waast charges.
 Hf any hyBteEinai erasnis thlmiEu elr koyH nEe getting geash bil eg handling mnd fho ahaRt end os fizs nisck. lst her travel eyer Co Ghnt ssi emazm fer MElalEh nnilarW
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

are run by two air-cooled engines, each of 400 horsepower. The off, cers of the crew are Lieutenant, Ensign and Naval Cadet. There are also five enlisted men, of whom one will be a pilot. The blimps carry machine guns, bombs and depth bombs.
 A blirnp differs from an airship of the Zeppelin type, not only in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
FAR SAFER THAN
 ZEPPELIN AIRSHIPS
By BILL GARRTGus

The lawyers have won over the town clerks. From here on, the town clerks aren't allowed to search titles or to make out deeds. The boys with the legal certifl- cates qualify for this work under the new law, but we'll square the score by charging them fifty cents
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
Good Evening.
IT SEEMS TO BE FFrx-F1FrY

One headline states the Nazis on top Another procams in their victories drop The Russians are leading, another story claims, An unpronouncable town has gone up in flames. Great victories for Germany, says one communique, Enormous losses for Nazis the next ones say Russian army unlimited comes story over wire, Conditions in Russian interior reported most dire. Germany will win by a superior force, Russian losses guaranteed from Naz source Two armies claim victories, two armies are mad, But who knows what goes on in Berlin or Leningradi Reds say enemy Is slowing in drive, Nazi spirit more alive. Neither country mentions offensive abatement, Neither is given to so-called under statement. One headline reports the Nazis on top, the other half the world wishes the slaughter would stop
 FEM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
Clipped and pasted

Clipped and pasted Margaret MacDougall of Amherst, Nova Scotia should have good luck for the rest of her life In weeks searching she found 11O foureaf clovers in her front yard. They're drafting grandparents for the Army now. Henry w. Schaffner of Henrietta Texas is only S6 but has granddaughter And he's drafted. Researchers recently brought to light an old tombstone Seavey Island off Ports mouth, N. H., that dates back to 1714
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

& day for the use of our Town Hall while title searching here.
 A n E . . { Hampton farm. CT claims that 8 fox chased his dog to within fifty feet of the house. He says the dog wasn't foOling, . n q that it was sure MpNA @ a m V A a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
South Britain Briefs

at Charleston, Rhode Island. The British lads at ease out there have tales to tell. Their gear is thread bare but clean. They've seen the real war at seq and they know the feel of an Iceland fog. You won't find them whining. Charleston, Rhode Island, is the place. Drive out there and take . look at gen. uine service men, but don't expect too much. Real men, afloat or ashore, have but little to say of their exploits. Only the draftees, like Sergeant York, are self-styled heroes.
 Eds Note: That swell letter from Skipper Rigney as mentioned by Bill Garrigus will be printed in full tomorrow evening. It's dan- dyl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

being smaller, but also because 1t has not internal structural frame- work and because internal pressure of the gas, which initiates 1t, is necessary to maintain its strength and smooth its form. Its bag Is made of rubberized fabric.
 While America, England and Ger many have all had shocking acci- dents with rigid airsllips, in which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
ALMOST UNANIMOUS

When James Monroe was elected to @ second term as president q
 1920, he received 2S1 electoral col lege votes against one vote for Johl Adams. Of the seven votes cast b! New Hampshire. one went to Adams
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
NON-RIGlD SHIPS GET IMPORTANT DEFENSE ROLE
M N M
BY MILTON BEGINNER (NEA Service stan Corfespondent)

N1NKsA DoLFEOo Nt75zE OVEEUoFVl71clIU
 Washington, July ls-The .. s. Navy's famous nickel cigars have come back into their own.
 A great fleet of blimps (nick- named nickel cigars" to disting-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

Jumipng from an altitude o| 26,400 feet. . parachutist in Rus, sia delayed opening his parachut. for 2l,l60 feet and attained 2 maxi mum speed of 343 feet per second.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

Hf any hyBteginal esmnis ihlmiu enr boys aFo getting a geaSA bit ag handling mnd fh9 ahagt end es fhs stick. let hGr flnTsi eyer o Ehnt ssNi emfzm fen MElalFA amsleNW
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

hound. That's . good story for East Hampton but it would never register out here. Our puppies chase foxes, if they can find them; if they can't, they worry wild cats. If East Hampton wants some fox-proof dogs, we'll gladly consider selling few.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

oood Night.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-08
Out-of-Statsrs
Swell Idle List

More than 13J.OOO unemployed Mich
igan VOL kerS today are offered as a
graphic warming to those unSkilled
Rren throughout the na tion who plan
on migrating to this Industrial state
seeking Il job i'll defense industries.
Nationwide publicity given the
award of huge defense contracts and
SubcOntractS to Michigan industry has
resulted in an unwarranted and CON
Stantly increasing influx of unSkilled
workers migrating into various com
munitieS of the St;lte, particularly De
troit
V. B. Steinbaugh. director of the
Michigan Unemployment COmpenSa-
ton Commission, pointed out that the
Commissions employment service diyi-
sion has registered the SkillS of 139. 761
available men and women now seeking
work in Michigan.
I'm addition" he explained. last
week We had an Increase of almost "a
per cent in the number Of applica-
tons filed with our offices and an in
crease of 81 per cent in the number
Of claims for unemployment benefits as
compared with the preceding week"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-08

work This Will include housing. trans
bOrtatiOn. SANITATION. recreation. labor
and ma terialS. education women : de
Tense work first aid. auxiliary police
and fir, protection. and air aid train
ing.
Other members of ;he Wayne county
council, i'll addition to Mayor Benin.
are Robert H. MacIiac. William {.
Herr Frances Comfort. Paul Krau>P.
DIR. Thomas J Heidi. Charles f..
EdgecOmb. William l.am>Un. LOuiS
Walters. Simon Shelter. Capt John j.
PiorkOWSki. Chester VI. Culver, Or.
Warren f. Bow. Charles f.. Boyd.
Maurice H. MacNlahOn. Dean Kirk b.
O'FerraH. tItev. James j. OMara. DIR.
Mary VI. FaZer. f.. j. Frawley. Edgar
X. Allies and Charles (. Digs. all Of
Detroit: Robert &. Holland, of Garden
City Mason L. Rumney, Crosse pOinte {;
Walter kauar Hamtr;tmpk Blaine Il.
COlman. of Highland Park Jasper y.
Howard. Lincoln Park: George X.
StOddeld Il. of MelVindalr: Ruth Huston
Whipple Plymouth Edmund T. Hig-
gins, River Rouge. and Joseph l..
Hickey of Crosse lie
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-08
Petition Filed
For Change
In Gas Rate

Prospects apIcar favorable for Il
new type of natural gas rate i'll De
troit and vicinity which will abolish
the two-rate plan now in effect and
will permit the domestic consumer 10
readily compute his own gas bill.
The Michigan Consolidated Gas
Company Friday filed petition with
the Michigan Public Service Commits
sion asking authority to sell gas Oh Il
straight cubic loot basis and change
the discount for payment of bills Ia ii
that ten per cent The company asked
~ >D for abolition of the So-called two
ate base hill IN, thOd of computation
or 'iromntiunal rate. This i the
method that has been found unpopular
with a portion of ihc Detroit public
These changes will neceSSitate Il
new rate schedule with slight increases
or those who have bcy II favored by
IL. IirurIpIional rae and decreases for
hos. who have not been ~ fortunate.
IL apIsa:td likely that since the
company agreed with he city and
county tina; the Michigan Public Ser
VIC. COMMISSIONS rate for house heat
ing established last January and later
suspended was too high" would re-
>uij in Il rrddjustmcnj of house heat
ing rates downward.
We are asking these changes. said
VIM. d Voolfolk. president of the
company. lin an effort 10 remove ev-
cry source Of dissatisfaction with our
billing methods We are determined to
give our customers the Kind Of service
they want
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-08
DanieI-Reidy
NuptiaIs Saturday

DONOthy Ruth Reidy, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Reidy of 49,
Sycamore street, and Ensign Lafayette
>. Daniel, son of Mr.. aud Mrs. Steph-
en- j. Daniel of 15 Walnut tStreet
were married at st. Joseph Catholic
church ON Saturday morning The cere-
mOny was performed by Rev. }. l. Lin
Senmeyer.
The bride was given in wedlOck by
her father. She wore "a gown of white
marquiSette and carried Il prayer book
covered with white roses.
The maid of honor. Rosemary Re'idy,
sister OF the bride, was attired in a
lavender marquiSette gown and car
ried yellow roses.
Betty Chuklin was bridesmaid She
wOne Nile green ma rquiSe6te and car
ried yellow roses.
Donald Daniel, brother of the bride
groom was best man and the grOOmS-
men were William Tillman- Morgan
Kramer and willard Wick.
After the CEN mOny, wedding
breakfast was served at the Wabeek
;ea rUOm. followed by a reception at
the home OF the brides parents.
After Il honeymoon motor trip. En-
Sign and Mrs Reidy will make their
home near Chicago. where the groom
II stationed