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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26
Questions andAnswers

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 bury Democrats Washington sef-
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 Street, Washington, D. Q.
 c, What principal changes has the present war made ln the foreign trade Of the United Statess
 A. Thls nations trade has large. ly shifted to tho British Empire and Latin American countries, with exports consisting mainly of mlli- tary supplies and imports compris- ing strategic materials to an ever. increasing degree.
 e. What kinds of wood were chiefly used In the construction cf the NormandleS
 A. Nearly all of the wood in the vessel is pine, there being 2ST,O00 square feet of straight pine, and 27,b2i square feet of pitch and Oregon plne., Of the remaining woods of significance, 0S,l02 square feet of fine oak was used and e,2z7 square feet of poplar, In addition, varying quantities of walnut, cherry, linden, box-wood, hollywood, young elm, ash, beech, plane tree, syca~ more, avodire, lenion.trees ckoune, iroko and Siamese teak. wood, were used.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26

c, When did the United States acquire the Hawaiian Islands9
 A, Tn 1898 the Islands voluntar- fly joined the United States which, ct the same time, assumed the Hawaiian national debt of s4,ooo,- GOO.
 e. Is there c large Shakespeare Library In the souhtwest9
 A. The University of Texas at Austin has . very good one. e. Was the late Neville Cham. berlain, former British prime min. ister, 6 total abstainer from both liquor and tobacco2
 A. No; Mir. Chamberlain was very fond of cigars and smoked them frequently. He sometimes took whlskey. .and .soda with his lunch or dinner, but little more in the way of alcoholic beverages.
 e. What is the address of the American Kennel Club? A. 22i Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y.
 c. Are there any age require. nentS for eligibility for State un- employment compensation benefits9 A. No; any person covered by the State unemployment compensation law and otherwise qualified, Is cn- titled to benefits, regardless of age.
 e. What was the minimum pay for American soldiers in tho World War;
 A. Thirty dollars per month.
 c. Why did Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, not inherit the title of "Lord' from his father?
 4. Lord Randolph Churchill, father Of the present Prime Mini- Stcr, was the third son of John, 7th Duke Of Marlborough, and conse- quently did not inherit that title His title of Lord" was Q courtesy title afforded him as . younger son of 6 Duke. Lord Randolph Churc- hill therefore had no title to pass on to his eldest son, Winston. e. Someone told mo that Amerl- can farmers received over one bil- lion dollars income last year from milk, cream and butter. Is this true?
 A. Tho total cash income from milk, cream and butter. Is the farmers in ie4V amounted to ei,B2e,- 702,000.
 c, Was tho English submarine Thetis saivaged?
 4. Yes; 1t was raised in October,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEAR s O. N
 ROBERT 6. ALLEN

WAsAnoT0M June 2Th Russo German war has brought than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26
. EDISON IN %
 WASHI GT0N
by PETER EDISON, Waterbury Democrat Washington COrrespenaent.

Correspondent.
 Washington, June 7e-A good many unorthodox things may have to Do dono before this war lg over in welding the Americas, North, Central and South, Into an eoo- nonilc unit. But one of the moro unorthodox steps taken In furthers ing commercial relations between he United states and the 2i south. ern republicas Is the formation of Q chain of fntersAmerican Develop
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "The men which were here have all gone," say, linen who were here"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26
What's Your I. O.?

Can y0u answer seven of these test questi0ns7 Turn to back page for tho answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26
A Thought for Today

And David ald 30, as the Lord had command d him, and smote the Phlllstlnes from Geba untll thou come to Gaser,-I1 Samuel bs25.
  Obedience Is the key to every door.-oeorge Mcdonald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-26

c, Was tho English submarine Thetis salvaged?
 4. Yes; 1t was raised in October, 1889.
Evening star., 1941-08-17

d tunic of dusty blue serge with three
shoulder bars to show his rank I'VE
had head winds from the time we passed
Newfoundland. There was time when
I was hoping to make it in 13 hours, but
that went a-glimmering"
But this is the quickest trip yet"
said somebody to the pilot.
"Yes, we had good luck" he said.
But the weather wasn't good"
He handed over thick book in blue
paper covers that bore the official record
of the record crossing. "I've marked her
weather The forecast was pretty nearly
on the nose" he said
What hotel are you stopping at?"
asked the man with the list.
I'm going home" said the pilot, who
had just set a new record for nonstop
trans Atlantic crossings from east to
west.
Fourth car, see you get your baggage
aboard" said the man with the list.
Then the tractor snorted as it hooked
into the rear of the big bomber and
wheeled around to tuck it in close to the
hangar. Taxis rolled away across the
airport, and there wasn't anybody left.
An official of "Atfero," or Atlantic
Ferry Organization" turned to this re-
porter Its hard to realize that little
while ago they were in England" he
said.
"Yes," said the reporter
"But you can't say who the pilot was
or when they left England-or where
they left-or where they landed" said
the Atfero executive.
The reporter looked around. An r. A.
F. fight lieutenant with the arm circlets
to show his rank, had gone. The pilot
and co-pilot, with little khaki upper
bag of clothing; the navigator in the
bound weather teddy-bear suit; the pas
sengers in their wrinkled clothes, with
lambskin boots and the sharp eyes OF the
air crew Of the Atlantic ferry organiza-
ton were all gone.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Pool Paraphernalia
By Basil Gordon.

This article discusses the extraneous
objects to be found in swimming pools.
These may be divided into two classes,
inanimate and animate.
The first group consists of such acci-
dental debris as leaves, twigs and bios
SONS. To this must be added the in
territorial membranes such as the rope
stretched across one end for the timid,
and the horde of inflated rubber horses,
snakes, camels, sea serpents, dragons
and just plain rings.
So much for inanimate nuisances.
Coming to the animate class, We find
that well represented also, although
not so we'll as formerly. Modern methods
of piping and filtration have fairly well
eliminated that jolly little fellow, the
horse leech. As producer of wild
feminine screams he had no equal, par
ticularly when he worked his way inside
the old-style voluminous bathing suit.
Far less terrifying, but still plenty
good enough to add zest to the pool,
are the various species of bugs, even
liiouSll GiiCy w Woih etiiNSA IiiS
cap of not having so many hiding
places in the modern bathing suit. At
least out of 10 don't belong in the
water anyhow, unlike the leech, and are
more than half drowned when they crawl
on swimmer looking for a place in the
sun and eventual economic freedom.
They are far too weary to scratch or bite,
and are quite harmless; but from Eve
onward no woman has ever believed that,
and not too many men, either.
Often there is a small frog or two,
usually good for few screams from the
gals, and an occasional snake almost
good enough for Mysteries. And, at
rare intervals, a fearsome invasion oc-
ours, bringing actual panic-the arrival
of swapping turtle.
The writer recalls one such episode
at a Virginia swimming pool years ago.
The proprietor, retired general Of
marines, was summoned to the poolside
by shrieking feminine mob of family
and guests, who Indignantly pointed out
not one, but actually two, snappers Of
about five pounds each. They were firm
in their refusal to 60 in until the ami
mails came out.
Attempts to net them failed, as they
dived too quickly. 1t seemed pity to
Evening star., 1941-08-17
By John D. Leonard.

ground work. At this point he is ready
to be sent to Carberry from England.
At Carberry the fledgling gets his first
taste of flying aircraft of a similar type
to those he will ultimately use on his
return abroad.
The 24-hour routine at Carberry is
divided into two general phases, day
and night flying Because of the long
daylight period, day flying starts at 5
am. each day and continues until
o'clock at night. While some of the
men are in the air others are studying
advanced ground work in such subjects
as wireless operation and navigation.
Night flying begins at 9 pm, when it Is
dusk, and continues through the dark
ness until the am. twilight. During
his night flying training the pilot re-
ceives actual experience in blind flying"
and in adjusting his vision to a point
where he can see almost as we'll in the
darkness as in the daylight. BY the time
he has finished his training the pilot is
a qualified night flyer
At the end of the 10-week period at
Carberry the pilot takes stiff written and
oral examinations. If he passes both he
receives his wings and automatically be-
comes a sergeant pilot
AS each class graduates" Group Capt.
Walker recommends to the Air Ministry
in London a certain number of the
sergeant pilots for commissions as pilot
officers, the equivalent of our own Air
Corps second lieutenantS. The Air Min
istry makes the final decision.
Some Teach.
After trainees at Carberry receive their
wings most of them are sent back to
England for final 1O-week training Pc
riod with an operational unit before 60
ing into action. However, some who
show particular possibilities as teachers
are retained in Canada as instructors.
The officers and men at Carberry are
very proud of their station, and with
reason. Despite its distance from Winni-
peg, the only city of substantial size in
Central Canada, Carberry has all the
facilities of first-class air base.
The stations long, broad runways are
hard-surfaced and the intervening
ground between them is reminiscent of
any flrst-class golf course fairway. Huge
green hangers boast concrete floor sur
faces and variety of repair and mainte-
nance shops. In three-story control
Evening star., 1941-08-17

let all the water out, killing the use of
the pool for several days until it filled
again, thought the general. He sighed.
If he were on active duty, it would have
been so easy to say, Sergeant, get those
turtles out" and go back to sleep. But
in his time he had planned campaigns
against the enemy. THE Marines have
landed and have the situation in hand,
ladies'" he announced Just get out
of the combat area for two hours or so"
Going to his room, he put together a
fishing rod he had not used for couple
of years. Attaching the reel, he thread
ed the line through the guides and put
the kitchen he raided the iceboX and
took hunk of raw steak. Pausing only
to grab up bucket en- route, he went
to the pool, baited the hook, tossed it
over the side and sat patiently on a
bench, rod in hand.
In a few moments some shy young
thing disobeying orders, crept up and
observed the general. The sight of a
fuli-fedged general fishing in a SWIM
ming pool was too good to keep secret.
Hes losing his mind" she announced
breathlessly, after hurrying back to the
house Come see for yourself
They did, in such force that the gen.
eral had to warn them against annoying
the enemy unnecessarily. Visions of
Simple Simon fishing in his pail came
to them, and there was some talk of
sending for the wagon.
Unmoved. the general fished on. In
about 20 minutes he hooked turtle,
had the time of his life playing him to
exhaustion, then brought him in and
put him in the bucket Rebaiting, he
tried again. The second turtle was
more wary than the first, but in the
end, about As minutes later, he, too,
was hooked and landed. Complacently
the general gathered up rod and bucket,
headed for the house and turned the
prisoners of war over to the cook.
That night there was triple cele-
bration of joy at the manor. The pool
was again free for use, the turtle stew
was delicious and, best of all, 1t would
not be necessary, as had once seemed
so certain, to put in an sos hurry
up call for the nearest alienist to ex-
anime the general.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Learning to Fly for Britain

CARBERRY, Manitoba.-Out on the
hot fiat plains of Central Canada, 125
miles west of Winnipeg, hundreds of
men of the Royal Air Force are fighting
the Battle of Britain "a hours a day,
seven days week at the r. A. F.'s No.
80 Service Flying Training School.
This lonely post, garrisoned by fiedgling
pilots, all from the British isles and
stated by R. A. F. officers with memories
of combat over Dunkirk and countless
raids over Germany, is one of the 18
R. F. posts which recently have sprung
up in Canada, the main theater for Brit
ish Empire air training.
All day and all night big twin-engined
~Avro" Anson, reconnaissance bombers,
veterans of overseas action and still
clad in their original tan and green
camouflage drone over the heads of
placid Carberry's TOO inhabitants.
This station, like other R. A. F. posts
In Canada, is maintained independently
of the British Commonwealth air-train-
ing plan now under way in the Dominion,
but nevertheless works in close co-opera-
ton with the Royal Canadian Air Force,
which conducts the training program.
Carberry, as the station is familiarly
called, only opened last February. Since
then its commanding officer, Group Capt.
H. E. Walker, who holds the Military
Cross and the Distinguished Flying
Cross, has presented wings to three sets
of graduates. For military reasons the
size of each class cannot be revealed.
In the 42-week training period between
the time future pilot enlists in the
r. A. F. and that when he is ready for
combat duty, Carberry provides an in
tensive 10 weeks of intermediate train
Ing.
Work in England.
Before the student pilot comes to Car
berry he will have spent two weeks at
manning depot in England. similar to
our own induction centers; 10 more at
some initial training wing or ground
school learning wireless operation, navi-
cation, armament and routine drill and
another 10 weeks at an elementary flying
training school, where he obtains his
first flying experience and advanced
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Atlantic Only Small Pond
To Plane Ferry Pilots
By Robinson MacLean.

AN EASTERN AIRPORT.-A dozen
men who had had their last meal in
England crawled out of the belly of a
big American bomber here and hurried
to the city for their next meal.
Soon that dozen will be flying back to
England again. But today they had set
an all-time record for east-West trans
Atlantic crossings, knocking off the trip
In 1914 hours.
The big bomber slashed in across the
low hills around the airport and rolled
to a stop on the asphalt without a
cheer. There were only 10 men to wit
ness the making of new transatlantic
record, and nobody seemed to care. The
pilot, who had been bucking a head
wind since he passed Newfoundland,
showed open window and stuck his
head out of the plane as the four mo-
tors sputtered to a standstill.
You'll have to pull her up about
feet" said a member of the ground crew.
A tractor beetled its way to the nose
of the plane and hitched on the front
wheels. 1t tugged valiantly but failed to
move the huge bomber. The 10-man
Welcoming Committee stuck its shoul-
ders to the wheels, and the big plane was
rolled into position. A flap opened in
the fat stomach of the plane, and lit
tie man in a wrinkled brown tweed suit
climbed out.
What hotel are you stopping at?" de-
manded a man with list of names.
Blank hotel" said transatlantic
passenger.
Then put your luggage in the first
car" said the man with list.
One by one, the others got the same
treatment. Then the pilot climbed out.
"A good trip?" asked one of the home
port crew of the Atlantic ferry organi-
cation.
"The weather was very poor" said
the pilot. hitching up his pants under
Evening star., 1941-08-17
Norway's Modern Vikings

This Is the story Of the vikings OF
194l, blue-eyed, fair-haired youngsters
from the villages Of Norway and the
towns of the U. 8. A. On the smooth,
broad runways OF the island airport at
Toronto. Canada, the Viking spirit lives
again as members of the Royal Norwe-
gian Air Force carry on the traditions
of their ancestors, the men who dis
covered America 1000 years ago.
year and three months ago Ger
many invaded Norway. For 81 days one
of the weakest air forces on earth fought
one of the strongest. The members OF
that weakest force" left Norway still
fighting. Today, joined by hundreds OF
fellow Norwegians from the United
States and far corners of the world, they
are getting ready to renew that tight,
to hurl 1t back at their homelands in
vaders.
1t is less than q year since a fleet OF
speedy American bombers and fighting
planes began to arrive at Camp Little
Norway, in Toronto. yet already two
souadrons are in action overseas. AL
ready the first German planes have been
shot down by pilots trained in Canada.
These Norwegians and the odd Ameri-
can who here and there manages to find
a place among them are colorful bunch.
Ever since their arrival Toronto and the
rest of Canada have been on tiptoe
watching their hard-hitting action.
How did they get here?
Scores left Norway with what little
was left of the valiant little navy that
helped to sink third Of Germany's bat
tie fleet. Scores more went on fishing
boats or British destroyers. A dozen
escaped in German bombers stolen from
under the noses of coffee drinking NaI
pilots. These were flown to the Shet-
land Islands.
Still more, in twos and threes, have
risked death running the German
coastal blockade in rowboats and SAIL
boats. One trio in an 18-footer, trio
wh6had never been to sea in their lives
before, reached England after fooling q
German submarine with fishing nets.
Today each of the three is juggling the
controls of a Fairchild trainer similar to
those used by the United States Army
Air Corps.
Unusual Voyage.
Two others, nameless for fear OF Nazi
revenge on relatives in Norway. made an
incredible voyage across the North Sea
from Bergen to the Shetland Islands in
six days with a rowboat. Scores more
have come by other routes and from
every corner of the earth.
An example to his men is the story OF
Mai. Ole Reistad, the man in charge at
Little Norway An athlete with Olympic
medals and trophies by the dozen for
skiing, javelin throwing. discus throw
ing, broad jumping, ETC., he had $500
hours in the air behind him and was one
of Norway's most famous test and mill
tary pilots before the blitz began.
Mai Reistad was at large military
airdrome near Oslo when the Nazis
descended, taking the country COM
pletely by surprise. The major slipped
away to his squadron of old, 1924-model
Fokkers and was promptly blasted out
of two airports by 1s40-model MesSer-
Evening star., 1941-08-17
BY Adam Ross.

schmitts and Heinkels. But first five
Norwegian planes-the only halfway
modern fighters they had-went up to-
gether and took on a formation of 70
German bombers in waves. They shot
down five. Three of the Norwegians were
rather badly shot up before they landed,
of course, and three of the pilots had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
ST. LOUIS GOLFER
 TOPS CANADA OPEN
Sarazen, Snead and Smith Trail Hot 67 of Tom
 Draper

Toronto, Ont, Aug. 8.-UPl = A dark horse'' entrant, Tom Draper of St. Louis, led the field of Aneri- can and Canadian golfers into the second 18 holes of the Canadian Open golf tournament today. < The American contingent domi- mated the opening IS holes cf play yesterday. Draper's brilliant 67 gave him one-stroke lead.
 There was 8 three-way tie for second at 6S among Horton Smith of Pinehurst, N. C., Lloyd Mangrum of Monterey Park, Calf, and John ny Bulla of Chicago.
 Bobby Cruickshank of Richmond, Va. fashioned a 69 to equal the best Canadian performance of the day. turned in by Archie Skinner of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada,
 Gene Sarazen was tied at 70 with w. A. Francis of Altoona, Pa, and two Canadians, Bob Fray of Toron- to. and Vic Corbett of Owen Sound. Ont.
 Sammy Snead of White Sulphur Springs, Va, the defending cham+ uion. fell 71 to tie with five others
 The low 60 and ties go into the 36-hole final tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
Anent the Dodger Tom Toms

LOquacous Larry LePhan had his cheek hook pitcher and Ouheler to help drag Dodgers World Series with those Yankees across information Pitcher Tom Drake rghthande who had trial with Cleveland m Outhelder with only four years the Detroit farm hands agent the winter of 1SS940 utility man the He played position except pitched inning He hit SO7 in 9S games Larry
 Gilbert field this spring and he has missed only innings the Nashville club played hitting him fourth in the Southern League Has obtained 1O htS mcudng eight triples and 26 doubles and has driven m 70 with 22 Has great ar the
 ranking with the Giants Johnny Fucker as tne in the last 10 Real fly hawk Tor Drake record of nine wins ana mostly in relief roles and has saved at Nashville in past two months Has pitched earned and uneaned and 126 hits a
 mthat enables him to work cen needed Has me curve and equally good fast ball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
WEST POINTERS AT
 BLIND BROOK FIELD

Purchase, N. Y.-Paying their first visit of the season to the Blind Brook Turf and Polo club, team of West Point officers will meet Blind Brook combination on the Purchase field this Sunday after noon at 3:30 o'clock.
 The Knights of the Blind Brook club won closely contested game last Sunday afternoon from the clubs Esquires combination, to take the best two games of a three-game intra-c1ub series. Some of the fast est and most exciting play of the current season was supplied by the game, with the score tied in three of the six chukkerS before the Knights won by to ' on two goals tallied in the sixth period by Merrill Fink, club proprietor and captain of the Knights.
 Much amusement was also pro- vided last Sunday by a "Burro Ball" game between halves, when members of the two teams and spectators at the game took part in this donkey mounted version of softbal.
 Close Contest
 Regular Blind Brook fans look forward with keen anticipation to the forthcoming visit of the West Point officers tthis Sunday. The Military Academy representatives al- ways provide hard competition, and another close contest is therefore expected. Merrill Fink has gone to considerable trouble to arrange this game, having made efforts for sev- eral weeks to contact the officers who have been out on maneuvers or other assignments. Due to the defense program 1t is likely to be some time before the West Pointers will again play at Blind Brook, if at all again this season.
 Coming to the Purchase field for the Army will be Captain Fred Whipple at No. 1, Capt. c. D. Hines at No. ?, Major John L. Hines at No. 3, and Capt. George Mather at back. The Blind Brook combination will include James D. "Brud" Moore at No. 1, Johnny Clements at No. 2. Tommy Gllynn at No. 3, and Casey Hayes at back.