The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-03

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 Off the wires. . They're telling this in the London subway shelters these evenings Wendell Wlllk1e boarded a London bus during his stay there and Ill American style looked around for the coin-bOx There wasn't one of course finally the conductoress spoke up: "Now then sir, either get get off will yer! . WiIlke took it good -naturedy and handed his fare over to her The press reports that when the passen gers learned who Wile was they paid extra fare to remain aboard until he had reached his destination
 Attorney Morton H. Greenblatt of Leffingwell Ave is back from three weeks trip which took nm nm through Mexico and the southern states. Mort just nassed the Connecticut Bar exams. Harold Dillon now working at Chase's in Watervile, will be a year older tomorrow The Tower is deeply indebted to the Brooklyn A. C. for complimentary ticket to their sand annual dinner dance at St. Josephs Ha Saturday eve ming February 22 That's one party worth looking TOT ward to and with Mike Sasso Jeff MorIlson, Eaole s DiNapo, "Skiddo" Dumschott Frank Passaro and Johnny Barnes in charge this years event should De e best ever =. Dr. and Mrs Louis Thibault, Jr today are celebrating their first wedding anniversary Therel be nice big candle on the anniversary cake tonight Mrs Thibaut is the former Lucille Phaneut
 That the spirit of wartime chvary is taking hold on of the radio stars is evidenced by the move for 'the cause of humanity by the Dick Todd Fan Club. When Kay Browning of Camden, Mississippi, formed the club several months ago. she was deluged with applications for membership including about 90 from Australia The club had set the customary fifty cents membership fec which was okay for the resdentS of this country but not for the folks from down under Wartime laws prohibit the sending of money out of that country So Kay found the solution in the Fed Cross Now prospective members residing Ill Australia join the Todd club simply by sending in receipt the local Red Cross certifying payment of 50 cents to that organization and its work The club absorbs the costs of sustaining the memberships
 Editor Tall Tower Topics :. . Waterbury can be proud indeed of the Second Congregational Churchs missionaries the Dudleys. What fine family they are! They're working trelesSly in back country district overburdened with too many heavy responsibilities but they're always cheerful and inspiring when we meet Mrs Dudley has both the large coed and eight-grades boarding school to manage in addition to supervising several Hindu Girls Schools extension work amongst village MT. Dudley as chairman Of the Church Council entire mission area travels hundreds miles, his expense than covered by touring allowances in his station-wagon Besides he has endless office work. Mrs. Edward G. Nichols, Missionary Madura District South India.
 William A. Patten. Torringtons genial mayor, is one in hundred The other day he rejected recOm- mendation that his salary be increased again Last year his pay boosted from S2,OOO to S25OO per snnum. At meeting of the charter revision commit tee Randy DOty, member, proposed that Bills salary be further increased to S3OOO but the New City mayor refused to entertain the motion stating that his salary was sufficient. "I think I survive until next October, said he His term expires that month.
 Far-awav places . Taboga Island may not appear on many maps and don't suppose there many peo- pie who visited it. let along heard of it. Once upon time great place for the pirates and there all sorts of legends about buried treasure and such But today Taboga Island is vacatoners paradise It overOOkS the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal ana is available only by small boats from Panama The big liners go right by it. Incidentally New EnglanderS, who the good old Aspnwal Hotel up between Stock bridge and Lenox will thrill to the fact that the main hotel on Taboga Island is the ASpinwan.
 All wool and a yard wide. Some bulletins on WOOIen facts give out statistics that surprising as for instance it takes ten sheep clOthe soldier
 When speaking of wool these days thinks of it in terms of Outfittng the Army and Navy and Air rather than in terms of trOtteur suit for ladies of fashion The total weight of a soldiers output Of wool including clothing, bedding and extras, IS ap- prOximatey thrty-SX pounds. The War Depart ment figures equpping about 4OOO, 900 men which will up about $40 900 pounds of grease wool
 wool wool in it's natural state just it off the sheep Secured wool is the material after it has been washed and forth In this country there about 5OO0OO persons engaged in the wOOlgrOwing industry. {. Australia is first ranking country in wOOl-grOwng, the United States, second and Argen- tina third Most all of states have wool growing, but the leading here Texas, WyOm- ing, Montana Utah Oregon Ohio, Idaho. California, New Mexico. and Colorado Sheep raising originated in Asia and wool garments worn by BabylOnians in 4OOO E. c. so there's nothing new or modern about wool The first sheep In America are said Co have been introduced into Virginia n 1908 or thereabOnts. the wool industry beginning n this country In l643 by wool cOmbcrs from Yorkshire, England Wool tx an important industry In England, and Scotland also In Ireland where they hand weav, the Irish tweeds. These are just a few of the many interesting items about wool that we have culed from an interesting paniphlet On wool called Memorandum on Wool"
 Good Night