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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15

small arm ammunition boxes had been stored in the holds. Shore leave passes had been refused. All was in readiness to sail.
 Strange, thought Lieutenant Rol- lins, he had been terribly impatient about sailing until a few hours pre- viously. The long months of rigorous camp training followed by a hectic embarkation leave in Montreal had climaxed in his units allocation to this former Polish luxury liner, now known simply as TT g." That was three days ago and the letdown after all the activity and excite ment had been terrific. But things were definitely picking up. The req son was a blond, certainly not more than 24, slightly taller than aver age, but eminently suitable for 8 six foot officer.
 Lieutenant Rollins found him. self grinning in the darkness. The girl was evidently of the serious minded type, but that dimple in her left cheek held interesting possibilities. He had noticed 1t when she was only halfway up the gangplank, and he was trying to make out the color of her eyes when she had looked at him squarely.
 He had promptly raised gloved hand to his service cap in an in- formal salute and added a wide smile for good measure. She gave him a short fieeting smile in re- turn but it was a somewhat dis interested one.
 She stepped briskly from the gangplank and onto "B" deck then marched along with the others to the stairway leading uE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15
COPYRIGHT. 1881. MEA SERVIcKs ING.

end. Over 1t hung a sign, 70. c. Troops"
 He knocked twice.
 Come inl"
 Colonel L. s. Stephenson, M. O., was seated before a desk. He looked absently at the young ohi- cer for moment.
 "Oh yes, Lieutenant, I merely wanted to point out that 1t is after midnight and unless am mis- taken there are sounds generally associated with singing coming from the direction of the bar. As orderly of1cer," he paused sug- positively, T must ask you to at tend to the matter immediately.
 "You will be held accountable for an infraction of lights-out reg ulations during your period on duty tonight and, by the way, l also have an underlined order to the effect that orderly officers are to report any unusual incident, no matter how slight that comes within their notice or the notice of the sentries."
 The colonel turned to his paper. Rollins saluted, wheeled smartly and stepped out into the corridor.
 The officers bar was having difficulty getting closed when Rol- lins pushed open the glass doors.
 Break it up, boys" Rollins in- terrupted, "the o. C.'s orders"
 A captain grinned from @ stool at the bar.
 "Okay, Gregory, and I'll bring along a Scotch in case you're chilly when you come of watch at two"
 Rollins winked his thanks. He and Captain Sydney Tees had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15

YESTERDAY: The day before 2O,0OO soldiers are to leave Cam ada for England in convoy, naval commanders are called for con- ference and told that there will be . Maxi spy among the troops and that utmost caution must be observed. Captains of the freight CTS that will be among the con- vOy are then called in and orders are issued for the sailing. The masters are offered the OppOr- tunity to withdraw from the dam gerous mission, but no one speakS I'D.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15

rect similar course for policemen on his return.
 Waterbury is being represented at the Edgewood school on invitation of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York, national director of civiliar defense. The courses, now being of. fered for the benefit of policemen flyemen and civilians in eastern cities, will be extended soon tc other sections of the country.
 Patrolman Little is one of tho police departments safety experts He has served as statistician for the accident investigation bureau and has been prominent in the police departments accident prevention campaign. He has made frequent appearances as 6 speaker on behalf of traftlc safety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15
Mystery Light

a moment later on A deck-s seemed to be directly above the main lounge on the port side I .4." ts Rollins was hurrying out. Don't follow me. I'm going to try sur- prising whoever is up therel"
 He slipped through the door and ran on his toes across an open stretch of deck to the port side.
 There was no light showing or "A" deck. Slowly he made his way up. the steel companionway and lay flat on the top steps so that his eyes cleared the deck
 For a few seconds the whole deck seemed to be immersed in one big, black shadow Then things took shape. He could make out the deck chairs stacked against the wall few feet up. Beyond that there was a large emergency raft. In front of the raft l. Did that shadow move? @
 The lieutenant felt his eyes burning with the effort. He was concentrating every ounce of vision on that shadow. Yes, 1t had moved. It was coming in his dt- rection, seemingly hugging the dark portion of the deck close tc the wall.
 Rollins reached back gingerly and unbuttoned his servcie hol- ster. Noiselessly he drew tho powerful .A6.
 The shadow was no more than 10 yards away now.
 Halt where you arel" he bit out the command in low. even tones 'and lift your hands = highl"
 (TO Be COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15

been friends since the old rugby days at university. Tn fact, Syd recommended him for his com mission with the Royal Westmount Regiment after he had obtained his Onicers Training Course Ger tificate "Ag.
 But out on deck 1t seemed in- creasingly chilly and lonely. Rol- lins grumbled to himself as he started another long tour of the ship to check on the sentries. All these precautions by the old Man seemed exaggerated, with the ship still beside dock that was heavily patrolled by military and Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
 
 It was about 12:3O when he en- tered the orderly room on the aft deck. He examined the orders for the next day and grinned widely. Lieutenant Harry Miley was booked from his exiuberation when the bar closed, 1t would be Q painful ses- Aion.
 Suddenly, he and the sergeant working at the desk looked up at one another They had both heard the noise--a low but unmistakable throb running through the ship. The sergeant Jumped to his feet.
 "It's the engines, sir. We must be on our wayl"
 The lieutenant sf-h-hed him Take 1t easy, Sergeant. It will take hours before we ."
 The door opened and Q sentry entered.
 lieutenant Rollins = quickl was just on my way here a few seconds ago when I spotted two small flashes, followed by @ thirc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15
By CHARLES DONALDSON, Staff Writer, Waterbury Democrat
 Washington Service Bureau

The Bureau of the Census has discovered that, for the first four weeks ofa 1e41, our national birth rate has reached its highest point since 1880. Some 10000 more babies were born than in the same period last year. This, of course, may be only a temporary change from the low-range tendency of the birth rate, which statisticians have in- sisted is downward. They contend that the age structure of the popu- lation has been increasing as a re- suit, and will continue to do so, al- though at gradually diminished rate. until about 1880. What pos- sible effect this would have on our way of life Is problem to which economists and others have been giving attention and study.
 Effects on the country's political and social framework are certainly of prime importance, and increas- ing dominance in national affairs by conservatism would be expected with more old people and fewer young ones assuming responsibility
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15
NAVAL ENROLLEE
 GUEST AT PARTY

Maugatuck, July iS,-Anthony snigeIski of 70 Washington street, who gill leave soon for the V, Y. Naval Training station at Newport R, T., vas h0n0red recently ~ 2 farewell party at the home of -<. ard Mrs. Je1eph Pasgeek. AtleDds lnR the affair were: Br0nifiaw zellls hFowfagi, MT. and MFa. Michael Biis koWSigt, nlisaeli Voebnrs. Victor oaFs
 llnfki, q. keeelniekl, Peter DAn1ra, 5opoph @iFEewt, John IGimkiss. Jos
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15
.PATROLMAN LITTLE
 TO STUDY DEFENSE
Chosen to Attend Training School at EdgewOOd Arr
 senal Next Week

Patrolman James Little of the police department will attend a training course in emergency de- fense work at the Edgewood, N. J., arsenal next week, it was announced today at the oflce of Mayor Win. cent A. Scully.
 Private William Kinney of the fire department recently completed a course at the training school. He will direct a local course for fire men, while Patrolman Little will di-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15
MAYBE HE'S TYPED

J. Carol Nash, appearing in Paramount's Forced Landing" is now known as ''the man of a thou sand faces", as result of playing 80-year old characters in three re- cent productions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15

seph Schultz, John Smith, Albert Mintze, John Galeski, Alice Mar dello. Henry Gomlinski. Anthony Smigelski. Mir. and Mrs. Nancy Gomlinski and MT. and Mrs. Joseph Passeck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15

NEVER SHAVED, WORE TIE
 Southampton, Eng. (UP)-A man who never shaved or wore a neck tie is dead. He was William Bur. rough Hill, o7. Britain's oldest auc- tioneer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
ChrysIer Has I0-Point
Program Already Under Way

Here Of what the Cyr Corporation Is doing for
the National Defense Program
l. Contracted supply 63 500 United
states Army Over $1,000 have already shipped and the balance
are being made at the Of go a day.
Work the great proceeding schedule
and machinery about 50 cent Installed with much of 1t already
Two Numbers
-Four Of assembly
Contracted build lselage
Natn BE bomber and already installing 100000
iee q leased space N tie Graham plant Warren
4 Has undertaken build additions Dodge forge plant
Lynch road which produce alloy forgings
the Martin bomber
VII manufacture - mneer anti aircraft guns Machinery
already order and work will be spread Cyser
Corp plants
in preliminary phases developing horsepower
engine. which Amy and Navy consider promising
Educational completed which
noses Of aane bombs 10000 reench shells and 10000 threench
cartridge
The Dayton plant field kitchens
and eonement heaters and building refrigeration
for the Army.
Olte Detroit Is making bearings and other powered
metal parts for defense
70 At OPMs Chr5ter has undertaken method
of making plane landing which result tremendous
tightening Of the load on the machine tool indntz
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Allison Expands

Allison division is continuing to
expand its facilities. looking to a
capacity of 1000 engines a month
by the end of the year. Although
the Allison plant is outside Michi-
gan, the Detroit Cadillac plant
and other Michigan units are pro-
ducing essential parts for this
famed airplane motor.
Buick Motor division has started
construction of a plant near Chi
cago for production of Pratt q
Whitney radial, air-cooled engines.
This plant will have a capacity OF
500 engines a month.
Buick engineers in Michigan
working in the divisions Flint
plant are at work studying the
new production techniques re-
quired, and actual production will
start when necessary special tools
and equipment can be secured and
&. installed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Fruehauf Trailer S
Sales Soaring
Big Defense Orders Poir:
to $25,OOO,O0O Volume

Due in large measure to heavy
national defense orders, the Frue-
hauf Trailer Company looks for
ward to a record-breaking sales
volume that will exceed SIS, 000,0 900
and may reach $50, 900, 000- accord
ing to Harvey c. Fruehauf,
president.
The company now has on the
books orders for more than SS,0OO,-
600 in trailers for the army, and
it is confidently expected that this
figure will be greatly increased,
perhaps even doubled, in the next
flew months.
Fruehaufs previous high total Of
sales for any one year was Sl9,-
l512.l las, established in 1910, and
! this was 81 per cent above preVi-
Gus high mark, reached the year
previously.
One army contract calls for
1000 searchlight carrying trailers.
to be employed by anti-aircratt
detachments. The searchlights are
detachable, permitting their set
ting up at the point of use while
the trailer carriers return 10
supply headquarters for further
Operations.
Another big order is for semi
trailers to haul 35-foot pontoons,
employed. by the engineering corps
10 build bridges.
The expansion program begun in
1889 when a large addition was
made to the Detroit factory, and
continued last year with the con-
struction of a new administration
building will be augmented by the
building of a parts depot. garage
and driveway and assembly addl-
ton in Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Luxury Goods Firms
Will Be Hardest Hit

Due TO its impact on the middle
class, the heaviest consuming
group, the treasury's program for
increasing taxes hits hardest at
producers of semi-luxury and lux
ury goods such as jewelry, furs.
sporting equipment, etc. Also con-
cerned are owners of private
schools, colleges, resort hotels and
higher priced apartment houses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Firestone Expanding
To Build 'BOfors' Gun

AKRON, May II. - Firestone
Tire and Rubber Company is
spending from $500, 900 to 100000
for plant facilities to make gun
mounts and carriages for the
Bofors anti-aircraft gun for the
army. The company has contracts
ranging between 100000 and
$4,000, 900, and may get more.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Special to THE DETROIT TINES

FORT CUSTER, May IA
year ago this army post, then
known as Camp Custer. presented
a simple picture of a countryside
dotted with an occasional building.
Today it is a huge soldier-city,
with homes for more than 10000
men.
Formerly but a Summer train
ing camp, Fort Custer now can
boast of POS barracks leach
home for 63 soldiers: 45 mess
halls of 250-men capacity each; SO
mess halls of 170-man capacity;
102 recreation halls, eight infirm-
aries, a 750-bed post hospital, and
eight canteens-the soldiers gro
cpT-U gtnTpc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Parker Pen Factory
MAY Make Shells

GAINESVILLE, Wis, May IT,
There is a possibility that part of
Parker Pen Company's facilities
will be turned over for defense
production, Kenneth S. Parker,
president, reports. He said that
the United States government is
considering the use of the con-
Germs plant for the manufacture
of machine gun shells and ma
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
875 Buildings

The s75 buildings now compris-
ing Fort Custer include a service
club with dance floor. a library,
and restaurant; a guest house
where visiting relatives OF sol
diers may stay: bakery, laundry,
and cold storage plant.
The lO0O-man recruit reception
center at Fort Custer. which has
cleared upwards of 5000 Michi-
gan selectees since January 3
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Clooked an Secrecy

The significant work being done
by this vast organization was re-
Gently described in a corporation
statement which read:
Our part In the defense pro-
gram u an important part. And
Of that We are proud. 1t Is
mark Of confidence in the pro-
ductiVe effectiveness Of our or
ganizati0n, = tribute 10 the skill
and experience and capacity for
good work of all the men and
women who are General Motors.
Like Americans everywhere,
we of General Motors are eager
20 do our part-and mgre--in
this all-impOrtant national task"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Rushing New Plants

Frigidaire. AC Spark Plug,
Saginaw Steering Gear and Guide
Lamp divisions are pushing COM
pletion of plants and installation
of necessary machinery in prepare
ton for production on machine
gun orders. AC Spark Plug also
is producing thousands of plugs
for use in aviation engines.
The forge plant of the Odds
Motor Works division in Lansing
has virtually completed tooling for
machining and forging II nm. and
Jos nm. shells anil production al
ready is under way.
Chevrolet Motor division plants
are continuing deliveries at rapid
rate of special military trucks Of
various types to the British and
United States Governments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Big Pontiac Foundry
Tops Rated Capacity

Spurred BY national defense
work and record-breaking sales
the Pontiac Motor Division foun-
dry has been operating at from IS
70 p Per cent above normal or
rated capacity since last july
according 10 II. J. KlinFer, general
manager Of the dInsloa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Used 1ypewriters
At Premium in London

LONDON, May 17.-Second-
hand typewriters are selling at
prices as high as new models did
in pre-war days because OF stop
page of imports from America.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Fort Custer NOW Boasts
875 Buildings, 10000 Men

soon will be tripled in capacity.
further expanding the facilities Of
this post.
With its own telephone system
OF "a miles of lines, and other
utilities of comparable magnitude,
Fort Custer operates today very
much like the average city. Hav-
ing its own police. water supply,
and three huge theaters. this mas
sive military reservation h a S
changed within the-last eight
months from sleepy" Camp Gus
ter into permanent bustling post.
Expand Personnel
A company Of the Second In
fantry moved here last September,
to mark the beginning of an ex-
pansion in personnel. Last January
IS. all of the units of the regular
arny's motorized Fifth Division
had arrived. Commanded by Maj.
Gen. Joseph NJ, Cummins. the
Fifth Division now is permanently
stationed here.
Most OF the components OF the
Fifth Division already have been
brought up TO full war strength.
which means that Fort Custer has
become an integral part OF the
nationwide defense picture.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
tanning Co.
Working at Capacity

BOYNE CITY, May 1.-THE
Michigan Tanning and Extract
Company here is working to full
capacity, with large part of its
output allocated to defense orders.
More than 300 are employed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
GIN PUSHING
S75O,OOO,OOO
Arms Program
ITO neglect defense is 20 In
vfte disaster"

With this punch-line as It's
slogan. General Motors Corpora
ton now is engaged or an about
defense production program with
orders approXimatlng $50 O0,-
600.
Defense production is now the
No. l Job IN more than IS Cen
eral Motors plants. with hundreds
OF other organizations teamed up
70 supply these units with raw
materials and parts.
Deliveries in 1910 from General
Meters plants IA the limited States
and Canada. 10 the British. Cana
dian and United States govern
ments totaled about S60000,00o.
In It's Michigan plants today,
this corporation Is producing a
wide variety Of essential defense
items, ranging from fine, precision
aviation instruments TO massive
tank engines.
Aircraft defense activities Of
General Motors are steadily ex-
panding.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18

"TO be prepared for war Is
one of the most effectual means
of preserving peace."-George
Washington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Builds Plane Parts

Fisher Body division is handling
a program for manufacture of
parts and subassemblies for 100
twin-engine North Americ a n
bombers monthly.
The Rochester Products division
which is being supplied parts
from Michigan GIN plants-has
begun production on airplane con-
troll and instrument items, follow
ing extensive preparations and
plant Encouragement.
In addition TO these aviation
activities, General Motors divisions
and plants are hard at work on
a variety of other defense projects.
The Cleveland Diesel Engine
division is continuing deliveries or
propulsion and auxiliary engines
for naval use. The injectors-the
so-called heart" for all GIN Diesel
engines-are all produced in the
Detroit Diesel plant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
Trucks Are Vital

Likewise, the General Motors
Truck and Coach division of yell
low Truck and Coach Manufac-
turing Company. in Pontiac, is
rapidly filling truck and truck
tractor orders for this country and
Britain. This con1pany's United
States defense orders alone now
total more than S100000,000
Many other General Motors d.
visions are now producing, or
preparing 10 produce. a great
variety of other important defense
materials. Included are cartridge
cases, fire control instruments.
fuses. landing gears. electrical
equipment tank gun mounts, dies
for other suppherS magnetos, mo
tors. and many other items OF a
technical and confidential nature.
Five different en- divisions in
Michigan now are working on con-
fidential government programs,
described simply in United States
reports "a secret experimental
work
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13

tooing becomes universal in the
United States.
Women especially, they fore
see, may dislike and fight
against the idea of permanently
marking their bodies, even if
the marking occurs in seldom
seen locations and may some
day save their lives.
But there is new kind of
invisible" tattooing now avail
able which might help this stu
alton. Or. Henry G. Drake and
Jack DeMent of Portland, Ore
gon, have found that chemicals
such as zinc orthosilicate and
cadmium borate-when tattooed
into the skin are invisible
markings which only can be
seen when irradiated with Y
rays. Then they shine in colors.
The zinc compound gives off
a greenish hue while the cadmi-
um compound CLOVIS red.
The Oregon scientists rec
ommend their invisible tattoo
ing to identify soldiers killed in
battle. to brand" habitual Grim
inals or sex offenders. and for
placement near surgical scars
TO give brief histories for ply
sicians without relying on
patients own statement of the
nature of his case.
Valuable as this invisible"
tattooing might be for many
purposes, it will probably not
be a desirable way to provide
the tattooing for quick medi-
cal survey at the scene of an
accident.
No policeman, called in 70
pick up a supposed drunk, is
going TO carry around an "
ray apparatus in his hip pocket
and neither are ambulance sur
geons. what is needed is a
visible but inconspicdous mark
ing in code.
II the girls don't like il,
that's just too bad.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13

be designated. AS is now well
not possible simply 70 give blood
from one person to another
without first determining to
what blood type the recipient
and the donor belong. Before
the discovery Of the four differ
ent blood types promiscuous
transfusions were given. Some
times the patient lived and got
well. In many cases the patient
died. Just why was one of the
mysteries Of medicine.
But in the year 1901, Or. Karl
Landsteiner Of the Rockefeller
Institute for Medical Research
discovered the different kinds
OF blood groups. For his dis.
eovery he was later awarded
the Nobel Prize.
All the testing Of blood types
that is necessary before a trans
fusion takes time and yet, in a
serious accident, time is lack
ing and a TRANSMISSION may be
needed quickly. If every per-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13

accident victims to
see if they could be
given the tetanus an
titoxin safely.
BY the tattoo code
all accident victims
susceptible TO serum
sensitivity and ana
phylactic shock could
easily and quickly
have been Unidentified.
People with epilep-
sy would be greatly
benefited by a tattoo
code mark on their
bodies to serve as
permanent W arm ing
that they need prompt
medical care if they
are found uncon-
sCious.
Every normal per-
son, too, would bene-
fit by the code tattoo
ing so that his partic-
ular blood type could,