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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

generator breaks through the rub- Der mounting, putting the plane out of service. The plane consequently is labeled as "another American plane" that Is not SO good.
 A test pilot told me they also in- sisted on taking of hlghly-efnc American windshield wipers on the planes sent over and substituting ones that he finds freeze at high attitudes.
 There are other items too and, according to one colonel of the u. s. Army Air Force over here re- gently, it all adds up to 1900 man hours of work before an American plane is ready for the air once 1t gets to England.
 British mechanics also insist on servicing American engines in the manner they do the Merlin Rolls Royce motor. They tear American engines down after 500 hours and practically rebuild them, much to the distress of the .. 8. factory engineers who tell the British that American engines are designed to run longer without such frequent overhauls. SUPPRESSED FRICTION
 BEGINS TO FLARE
 The impact of all this has been the beneath-the-Svrface friction be- tween U. 8. Army odicials and American manufacturers on one side and British Air Ministry chiefs on the other. Nothing happened, however, until suddenly some of this friction began to appear in the press
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

A distinctive silver plated emblem bearing the own- CTS initials and the number of Pontiac he has owned being given to motorists who have owned two or more Pontiac cars according to D. U Bathrck general sales manager of Pontiac Motor Division. The emblem is
 mounted in the center of the radio grille where 1t be seen by all of the cars occupants ITO the best of knowledge this unique recognition of loyalty has never been used before by automobile company said Bathrick "The Loyalty Emblem which is given to owners by Pontiac dealers is simple token of ownerdealer friendship It takes its place with the high school and col signia."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
CHANGE
Good Evening.

There's not leaf upon the tree, The hedge is covered with berries, The tree is bare that was loaded down Last Spring with bushels of cherries, The view is unohstructed,
 Clear to the horizon one sees; A few short months ago
 You couldn't see through the trees. It's hard to visualize now After the Autumn change, Just how green things were last June Or autumn colors on the mountain range As the November days 90 on We grow Q bit reflective, The landscape has different look As we view 1t in perspective. Novembers both sad and glad, With winter she abruptly clicks, 7 Days of warmth, days of cold, November has bagful of tricks.
 FEM. ENE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
ELKS TO ASSIST
 CADET CAMPAIGN
President Frank M. Lynch of State Association Alp.
 peals to All Lodges

Cooperation with Flying Cadet campaign in Com ectlcut by the IE''ss of the state was assured today by State Auditor Frank M. Ay....4, president of the Connecticut Elks Association. Tn a letter to Francis s. Murphy, chairman of the Con. necticut Division, New England Fly ing Cadet Committee, Mir. Lynch said he would ask every Elks Lodge in the state to assist in the effort to interest qualified young men in the pilot training opportunity of the Army Air Corps,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

with many Brltlshers being quoted as saying American planes were no good.
 Alarmed, the Ministry of Infor- nation here suddenly started c counter bit of propaganda: Q pro- gram telling America that theiE planes were fine. The result has been series of recent trips by cor- respondents to different airhelds where .. s. ships are being used.
 The most recent was c junket to an airdrome where Q squadron ot Bell Alracobras was on display, English and American correspond ents were told by the pilots, in rath. CT q rehearsed manner, that the Airacobras were excellent.
 If 1t had been the new American P-3e interceptor they were talking about, the statements would have bee niSnpressive. But most of the Ar V can reporters knew that this pal s.cular American plane, although better than the Hurricane, was not 60 fast as the sp!tfire and 1t cer- tainly could not climb and fight ef- fectively against the Germans new ME-i00-F. Q 4o,Oo0-foot high.aiti- tude fighter.
 It all reminded me, in fact. oi the title of Q neat little document which has been issued by Air Min- istry officials to RAF plots who gre likely to come in contact with Americans. It is called How to Treat Americans" Point One: Don't tell them that their airplanes are no good"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

Grim business l.. .. That flight of four bombers over Waterbury Sunday noon resembed nothing much as an artists conception of planes flying in formation across cloudflecked sky Actually though the planes they assigned Sunday to engage in the hunt for a missing Army bomber that OvershOt the Bangor, Maine airport late Saturday afternoon in the dense fog and murk and later crashed in the Maine wilderness some miles north of Bangor The wreckage of the plane was sighted late Sunday afternoon by of her sister ships.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
HEADLINESOF STERYEARS
Ten Years Ago Today

Fen Years Ago Today
 in WnterhuTy--
 Hammers banged contlnu- ously ail day long as 6 de- Inolition squad labored to tear down the old post of- flee. It was expected that the work of raging the structure would occupy about one month. The contract, both for destroying the old post ofilce ard excavatlng for the new, was sublet to Charles Do. Bisschop. Mall trucks VII go down an Incline on the Cot. tage Place and the Grand street entrances, to c lower level when the new building is completed. A twenty foot drive will run between the Waterbury National bank building and the Elte oS the protected structure.
 Twenty Years Ago To-day in WateFhuFy-
 The crosby high school Senior Dramatic club pre-. scented "The Village Slsewl Of Long Age" a farce, at TeEn. pie hall. The cast consisted of Si students, and the 10. cale was Q New England country schoolhouse of many years ago on visiting day.
 Billy" Risney, well known constable, found 0 has doag upon alighting from . train in the Hartford railroad sta. ton. Upon opening it, he dis" covered that the contents consisted of gold pieces worth 9i 300. The owner, Q Springfieid woman, was found, frantic with worry. The bag was returned, the reward-forgotten.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
SIX SCARLET FEVER
 CASES REPORTED

Six cases of scarlet fever in Wa terbury are reported in the weekly culletin of the state department of health. They are among g cases of the disease in the state. Bridge port has eight eases and New aa- ven four. .
 Waterbury had one case ol whcoping cough and one Of lobar pneumonia, the report states. Thls city had no cases of measles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
GLIDER FLYING GETS IMPETUS
 INMINNESOTA
State First to Sponsor Extensive Training
 Program
Rv nARRY O.rLAHERTY

(Unkte0 Press StAM C0EEeSR SR@n@emtl
 st. Paul, Minn., Nov. lO. (UP) Ted Bsllak, director of Minnegota's glider training program, predicts that the army and navy soon will use glide CTS lowed behind troop transport planes to haul military eQuipmen,
 Bellak, who holds the worlds crosg-water glider flight record, believes the use of gliders by the German luftwaffe in the Crete campaign last spring has opened new fields for gliders and sale planes by the nahon's armed forces.
 Bellak was appointed recently as director of the first state glider training program in the nation.
 The necessity of training thou- sands of pilots, Bellak said, has stimulated interest in glider train- ing.
 Cites Russla's Program
 "Russia's great showing against Q superior German air force is largely due to extensive training with gliderS and other motlonless aircraft" he said.
 i've found that virtually all oi the boys I have trained In glider and sail plane flying have gone on to become regular pilots. And they find the early training in- valuable in power flying"
 The army and navy, he said have ordered several i0-paSsengeT sailplanes constructed as e result of the StlcceaS the German air force has obtained in transporting parachute troops and light artt. lery.
 State Sponsors Training
 Minnesota'S wind currents and terrain, he said, make 1t ideal for glider flying. The program Is sponsored by the state aeronautics commission and training will be supervised by instructors certified by the Civil Aeronautics Board.
 Tentative plans call for egtab- llshment of training centers Ut the University of MinneSotas fly ing field and at Shakopee, Minn Actual flight training. Bellak said will begin next spring, when five gliders under construction will have been completed.
 The gliders are being built wasl, the aid of the National Youth Ad- mlnistratior at . cost of Si,OOO each, Bellak said. The cost will be met out of the SiS,00O appro- priated by the last state leRisla tlire for the training program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

coincidence |. About 10 days ago read in your column about the necessity of stop signs Fox and Wilson streets also Washington and Congress ave- nues with results forthcoming Shortly after the tice prize dog killed at the Fox street corner by truck Accidentally and sedan stalled Sunday in a very precarOus spot on Washington avenue If stop signs had been there, both accidents would have been avoided Emmy ESS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

Biting the dust is just an old American custom Pedestrians pick right up where the redskins left off Now they're selling cigarett butts in France-and de- spite the high price business is picking up Germany reports 1744 English planes and 376 German planes lost m six months-Or don't you for fairy tales Alcohol was distilled first in Arabia-which Lad nOtI- ing to do with the famous Arabian Nights When woman complains to doctor that she's all tired out the first thing he does is look at her tongue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
FREE BEERg

When a brewery vat overflowed into the city water supply Of Jol- let, H., residents eot'a kick out of turning on their water faucets. to find beer flowing from the taps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

ing og Flying Cadet meetings, Aar. Murphy said M expressing his pleas lrre at the action taken hy the Elks ~ Connecticut
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
ARMY INDUCTS
 20 LOCAL YOUTHS

waterbury's contingent of twenty. Zx young men was inducted intA the United States army yesterday at Fort Devens, together with iSg other draftees from Derby, Naugas tuck, TorTington and other western Connecticut communities.
 The local group was the first In. ducted from this city under the pre-. induction examination system nov h effect, and, the last that will be called from Waterbury this year The next quota will depart in Jane lary, ard will cors1st of 67 young men. Board iS-B will supply 3S, soard I5-A, II and Beard i6-A, II.
 It is said that color blindness oc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18

It is said that color blindness oc. CUTS in 3 to (. per cent of men, and only 03 per cent of women.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
National Council Promised

w. D. Brown. director of the Ford
Motor Co.'S Bureau of Sociology,
told the conference that well do
we know that thousands of men and
women between the ages of 40 and
so are better fitted for certain work
Evening star., 1941-11-23
More Traffic Police
Uroed by Cleveland d

Washington I. Cleveland, manager
Of the District Division OF the
American Automobile Association.
Yesterday urged the Commissioners
to assign to traffic duty a large
proportion of the 100 additional po-
licemen Just authorized by Con-
gress.
Pointing out that only II per cent
Of the metropolitan force is assigned
to full-time traffic duty, Mr.. Cleve-
land said:
"The American Automobile Asso-
citation recognizes the need for ad-
ditional foot policemen in Wash
ington. However, We desire to call
to your attention the fact that over
a period of years traffic accidents
have resulted in approximately
twice as many deaths as have violent
crimes such as murder. Because of
this fact, it is all too apparent that
the need for additional traffic po-
licemen is even greater than the
need for additional foot patrolmen." "
Evening star., 1941-11-23

than the younger and experienced
worker The Ford concern. he said,
has more than $4,000 employees over
so and in addition has working for
it 26 totally blind men, 353 with only
one eye and AZ with effects OF in
fantile paralysis.
Other speakers in the afternoon
session were Mark w. Walter, 6i-
rector of the Bureau of Rehabilia-
ton, Harrisburg, Pa: Philip Shays.
personnel director of Republic Avia-
ton Corp; Norman Potter, chief
instructor of the civil pilot course
at the University of Newark, and
H. V. Schneider, safety director for
the Capital Transit Co.
The Resolutions and Recommen-
dationS Committee. which met last
night With presiding officers and
other conference officials. will pre-
sent resolutions at todays meeting
which begins at ? pm. Among sub
jects to be discussed in the creation
of permanent national council Of
employment of the handicapped. ac-
cording to Conference Director Fred
eric G. Elton.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

way. DR.. Isaminger said the Takoma
Park Association. under the leader
ship of c M. Purves, already has
completed organization of its Cam
paign Committee and will distribute
survey questionnaires this week.
Health Officer George C. Rutland
hopes that every section of the city
will get similar programs under way
as soon as possible so that there will
be a continuous, city-Wide drive to
rid the city of rats.
Citizens Pay for Bait.
Under the plan the Health De-
partment prepares the bait, but in
dividual citizens pay for it. Each
bag, containing about a half pound
of bait. is delivered to the home
owner at cost of about IS cents.
Each citizens association will
make its own survey to determine
the amount of bait needed. The
Health Department then estimates
the cost of the materials necessary.
and the ASSOCIATION collects this
amount from householders. Each
group will deposit its fund with the
Evening star., 1941-11-23
.BurIeith Citizens Help
Health Heads Open
Wide War on Rats
Members Distribute
Poison Bolt to Homes;
Other Groups Follow

The Burleith Citizens Association,
first civic group to respond to the
District health officers call for COM
munity action in a war against rats,
helped the Health Department start
its initial large-scale rodent eX-
termination campaign yesterday by
distributing poison bait to 100 homes
in the Burlelth section.
The bait, consisting of laboratory
tested red squill mixed with fresh
hamburger, canned fish. Oat meal
and other ingredients, was distrib-
utter in paper sacks by members of
the associations Rodent Control
Committee, headed by J. Clyde
Smith, 1921 r street NV.
During the last month, the COM
mittee made houSe-to-house cam
vass and found 100 home owners
ready and willing to help fight the
disease carrying rodents by using
the bait around their houses.
Poison Squad Instructed.
Or. M. +. lSamlnger, director OF
public health instruction, and A. P
Bell, rat control co-ordinatoNof the
Health Department. met with men,
bers of the committee at Mr.. Smith s
home yesterday afternoon to give
instructions on how to use the poison
bait and to discuss the campaign
Although the Burleith association
is the first to get its program under
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Prejudice Is Blamed
For Industrial Bars
On Handicapped
Conference Proposes
National Council
To Aid Disabled

One Of the biggest tasks facing
labor today is breaking down en-
ployer prejudice against hiring ell
derly or handicapped workers, Rob-
ert J. Watt, international repre-
sentative of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, declared here yes
terday.
The labor leader. who is men,
Der of the Defense Mediation Board.
spoke at the afternoon session OF
the National Conference on EN-
ployment of the Disabled at Ward
man Park Hotel The conference will
close this afternoon with the pres
entation of resolutions and recon-
mendations for promoting employ
ment of the disabled.
1--WE must overcome employer
prejudice and prove that elderly
and handicapped workers are Just
as efficient and capable as other
workers when the work is suited
to their needs" Mr.. Watt said.
A similar note was sounded earlier
in the dav when Leonard Cultivate
of the minorities section of the
Office of Production Management
deplored the rejection OF many po-
tential defense workers because Of
minor disabilities as 'ShortSighted"
and causing Large scale unemploy-
ment" of such persons.
Labor Bewildered.
Mr.. Watt said that because so
many Government agencies have
certain responsibilities for helping
the disabled. labor was "beWildered
and confused over the lines of de-
narration"
Labor, nonetheless, must take the
initiative in advocating training and
restraining opportunities for the dis
abled and elderly worker and at
the same time press for legislation
to prohibit discriminatory practices
Mr.. Watt asserted.
Stressing that labor also must
press for elimination OF clauses IN
the law permitting disabled work
ers to waive their rights and settle
on an agreement basis. Mr.. Watt
commented that the technique used
in many instances Of settling cases
on an agreement basis would put
many inmates of Sing Sing to
shame"
Labor has an enormous take IN
any program to help the disabled"
he declared. 81 am sure labor will
join Fundamentally with you in
any well-co- -ordinated program to
help the disabled"
DR.. Henry H. Kessler of the Ma
tional Safety Council asserted it
was difficult to convince people that
a person with a physical defect may
not only be normally productive
but may actually excel fellow work.
ers in a chosen field.
He pointed out the Governments
plan to rehabiliate some 100000 Sc
lectees deferred temporarily because
of some physical defect and said
that if the United States found it a
good policy to salvage unframed
youths" then employers might con-
slider the same plan.
National Council Proposed.
w. D. Brown. director of the Ford
Motor Co.'S Bureau of Sociology,
told the conference that well do
we know that thousands of men and
women between the ages of 40 and
so are better fitted for certain work
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Dairy Industry to Open
Radio Series Today

The Nations dairy industry, in
cooperation with the Women's Ma
tional Emergency Committee, Gov
ernment officials, leaders in medi-
cine and science and stage and
sports stars, today will inaugurate
the first in a series of broadCasts
over the red network of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
TIC be known IS Listen America" ="
the broadcasts will be heard each
week for u Sundays. Todays pro-
gram is scheduled over Station
WRC from $3.50 to pm.
DR.. Henry Sebrel!, senior sur
geon OF the United States Public
Health Service. Will discuss the
value Of nutrition in the opening
program.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

Federation Of Citizens Associations,
which will pay for the bait as it is
distributed.
Besides Mr.. Smith, members of
the Burleith committee which at
tended yesterdays meeting and
helped in the distribution are Nor
man w. Fields, Perry A. Fellows and
Mrs. H. L. Parkinson.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

from the University Of Minnesota
last June, DR.. Ford became execu-
tive secretary of the American His
torical Association and editor Of the
review, with headquarters here.
DR.. Ford will speak on The
Northwest in the International Pic.
ture."
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Sir Philip Gibbs to Speak

Sir Philip Gibbs, British journal
list, will speak on The Spirit Of
Britain" in the Charles Carroll
Forum at the Willard Hotel at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon. The Rev.
DR.. James A. Magner, procurator of
Catholic University and chairman
of the forum, will preside at an open
discussion following the talk.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Archives Hall to Admit
Visitors This Afternoon

The National Archives Exhibition
Hall will be open from 1870 pm.
to pm. today for visitors under a
new policy announced by Thad
Page, administrative secretary. Be-
cause of public interest in displays
in the hall it has been decided 10
keep the exhibition room open on
week ends and holidays.
Saturdays the hall Will be open
to the pubic until 4;30 pm. while
on holidays and Sundays the room
will be open from l 80 pm. to pm.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Minnesota U. Alumni
To Hear DR.. Ford

DR. Guy Stanton Ford, former
president of the University of Min
nesota, will speak at dinner meet
ing of the local Minnesota Alumni
Wednesday at Hotel 2400. Retiring
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-13
A. |. B. Speaking
Contest Tonight

TIE annual American Institute
g Banking public speaking contest
al - held Wednesday At : ?. N.
n TIE Bank % California. y. A
club rooms. This affair j. open
= Re public.
There are i've contestants IN the
local contest. and the winner Vdll
represent Tacoma chapter in the
district siiminsiions 20 - held in
Spokane in Nav. The winner Of
ne district contest will 10 sent
u the national A. J. r. convention
n June for the finals. and
ehsnc. a. the si.iO0 in prize
money.
IN ths local contest each con
tesiant vii speak 10 minutes Or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-13
To F eie Canadian
Filler With 7 Nazi
Planes 10 Credit

VANCOUVER. C.-PisnS wen.
made Tuesday for civic recep-
ton for Flight Lieut. Noel X.
Sisnsfeld. one Of Csnada's leading
aces II TIE present war. expected
u arrive - rs home here on leave
the end ~ THIS week
Stanxfeld. = member of the all
Canadian squadron n the ROYAL
ar force. has seven German planes
tn rs credit. After visiting Van
eonVer Re Will 50 n Medicine Hat,
Alta. n take ID ms duties as in
striicfor under the British COM
monwsslth ar training plan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-13
War in Europe
A Year Ago
March Il, l940
h UNITED PRESS

British secretary Of war a.
nounosd that approximately SIS
ooo British soldiers were in France.
End q Ruxso-Finnish war By
tomorrow predicted Fighting -
dueed 70 isolated clashes on al
fronts.
Joachim Won Ribbentrop. Ger
mar foreign minister. departed
from Rome. with general opinion
that rs conference with Pope Pin.
and Premier Benito Mussolini we're
failures
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-13

Of fishing gear. And they're all
excited about the prospects Of
killing q moose or a caribou.
It's no wonder. Just over the
hill from the camp they can fish
In the ocean for cod. Within a
few minutes walk or drive they
can fish in some Of the finest
trout and salmon streams in the
world. The hunting Is fine.
And they're welcomed 10 their
fun. The people Of st. Johns and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-13

men who are 10 be stationed here.
the ones who are now CHARTERED
on the U. 3 Transport Edmund b.
Alexander. They were not talk
ing about the hot spots." the
beer joints and the like.
They wanted TO know the price
Of hunting and fishing licenses.
what wss the best kind Of tackle
for salmon and trout. From their
talk IL sounded as though every
man had brought along q supply
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-13
Architects Dinner
Honors Loveless

With ; persons present. TIE
Tacoma Society % Architects -
which y. y. Durham i president.
entertained a. dinner Monday eve
mig - TIE University Union club
n honor o Arthur Loveless. Seat
te architect. Just hack from =
years TIP - the orient
Lovsiess sailed from san Fran
cisco for Honolulu. the South Seas.
Australia. stopped tvice At Bal.
then On to Burma and Peiping
where he spent two delightful
months taking colored MOVIES snd
seeing TIE points ~ interest He
showed = number ~ reels Of his
pictures Monday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-13

Newfoundland are eager 10 make
the American soldiers at home Al
Quidi Vidi. For Quidi Vidi Is .
part Of St Johns and. as long As
American troops are CHARTERED
here. the people know n
a oulwark between them
enemy who is only eight h.
away by airplane.
kENT: Newfoundland be-
comes An armed camp.