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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
South Britain Briefs

Steve Rant is our Shopaug en- gineer. He watches the rtinoff from Bantam Lake as 1t swirls downstream toward the Housato- llic and he knows the ways of the waters. Steve has floated home many night on an ice flow. He has seen giant trees torn and up- rooted by the floods and he claims there are mudholes on his road forty feet in depth, every spring.
 Dell Chandler watches the Pom peraug for us and almost any dawn you can see him walking along the ditch above the 1trapshop and taking a gander at the river. Dell remembers this village when it was lively. He has attended medicine shows and revivals. He remembers Ira Hawkins, the in. dustrialist who did not think 1t Is g crime to be human. Best of all, Dell Chandler Is hydraulic enc gineer with a genuine curve ball. He can twist 8 dead nuskrat off the screen at the head of the pen- stock with ore flip of his potato hook, he can drop a sandbag in just the right spot to keep the dike intact. If Hartford had hired him tO control the old Connec. ticut, there would have been nc dike cave-ins, but we would have hated to see him leave Britain even for g short job up there. On our inland waterways, it's tough to find 8 man with the sure touch and expert experience; it's tougher to find 2 regular guy with hail on his chest and 3 sense of re- spOnsibiIity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

"A garden is lovesome thing, God wotl" And righ TOW Fred Healey of Englewood Avenue is feeling some satisfaction in the result of his efforts since he started his plants last spring Fred makes his home with Dr. P J. Brennan and the doctors garden, planned and cul tvaed by Fred the east ends most noted horicuturis
 is right now, thing of beauty and joy forever Fred scaping and design. The garden proper, enclosed by high fences bordered by profusion of annuas and perennals coors blending harmoniously, and the low flowers graduating to the taller that form back ground In the borders and beds arkspur, dolphin ium many varieties of lovely shaded petunias, white alyssum and shade of lavender alyssun Giant znias and marigolds about in profusion and pink n1ows are here and there in the borders. Among the vast masses of bloom it is hard to detect weed, and the smooth lawns are like velvet. Fred Healey might easily pick off prize growing one of the best gardens of the month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Victory ''V'' Inspires Vast "Ghost Army" To Peck, Peck, Peck at Nazi War Machine
WAVE OF SABOTAGE, MURDER
 AND REVOLT MAKES EXISTENCE A NIGHTMARE FOR INVADERS
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON NEA Service Military Writer

New York July slThe sharp point victory v" punctng the Na machine myriad the countries
 d vast ghost army" into intensified sabotage the effort Encouraged by word of peoples are raising Cain behind the German lines.
 One why the NaM steamroer halgy that its drivers often monkey wenhes thrown hhndand beneath from sources
 From Poland tdngs of the greatest underground in h tory following the remarkable achievement holding
 secret meeting representatives fewer than hidden pledged to fight for freedom This before Hitler attacked Russia The desperate the meeting but assassination and have had fierce bloody
 Tn recent weeks. twohrds the obituary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

But when the Russian fighting started, these overflowed, and the Nazis requisitioned hotels at all the Czech spas not already filled by German refugees from parts of the Reich bombed by the R. A. F, PROOF GERMANS ARE
 PAYING HEAVY PRICE
 But Polish advices received here give stronger proof that the Ger mans are paying an unexpectedly heavy price for their advances in Russia. When the attack began, they ordered all Warsaw hospitals emptied of patients. But the German wounded filled the beds, and still the hospital trains came, clogging railroad yards.
 So desperate was the situation, according to these advices, that the Nazis rounded up from the streets Poles whose Slav blood was taken for trar1sfusions in quick succession. One report says even children were sometimes drafted.
 The Poles here hear from the sikorski government In London that hatred for the Nazis Is 50 ir- tense that they are afraid to try to recruit Poles to fight against Rus sia which occupied half of Po- land.
 The Gestapo has just sent 5000 Poles to the Oswiecirn concentra- tion camp where 5000 have died of torture, and disease. They have just rounded up a thousand Czechs formerly prominent in the Republic. Nevertheless, Czechs and Poles eag- erly form lines to get even the ceI1- sored Nazi newspapers and when ever the restrained tone of q com nluniuue indicates the Nazi Jugger- erly form lines to get even the ceE1- nalit in Russia Is jarnmed, they cheer and hold up two fingers, the Victory 'V".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Engineering, Science, and Manage ment Defense Training programs is given without charge to persons with the necessary educational quaIlfica- tons who aFe employed or employ able in defense work.
 Application for admission should be made directly to the lnssitution giving the coiirso degired. An ex- toislye summer program tg now under way ia over e percent ol the Nnlipn'A engineering eciIagas. and wlll be supplemented as rapidly ~ possible in the newly aashofi1ed nslda
 Augual !. Iefl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Good Evening.
DESIGN FOR LIVING CAt a Summer Cottage for the Month of July)
nY THE MAN IN THE TowER

Time was when you fretted and swore, And onged for the day would start TOT the sno4e The plans of May matured in June, You hoped the first week thered be a fuu moon Happy prospectsl the kids worked hard Dad painted furniture in the back yard. At long last moving day comes and with luck You ft everything in to the sedan and truck. Nom almost wishes she sent the youngsters to camp, While struggles to get order in cottage cold and oap Comes day when everythngs just fine, new routnes established, bathing suits fill the hne Sunny, happy days lifes just one sweet song. If you pick your place right nothing goes wrong. BUT-as you know things are seldom what they seem, And summer cottage bound to develop one rotten bea Weather be nice, it can likewise be freaky Windows get stuck, and roofs sometimes leaky as this paradise you considered with deght3 How could you forget those mosquitoes that bite And rain Of must sometimes rain at the shore, But you had quite forgotten how hard 1t could pour After month you're mad at your daughter And sick of the sight of so much salt water. Everythings damp everything's stuck The Browns at hotel some folks have all the uck) Oh, life can be a regular ocean of bliss Tn a sea full of breakers quite hard to miss. But, cheer upl don't be downhearted don't cryl For you only took the shack for the month of July!
 FEM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

papers In Poland are of Nad oc- cupation officials not Army offi- cers-who have been murdered. Rel. ativeS are allowed to use only the phrases sudden death" or "unfor- seen circumstances"-but they tell their story.
 Europe'S most dextrous monkey wrench beavers are the Czechs, who immediately after Munich began preparing to sabotage and spy upon their conqueror. Before the Nazi att tack on Russia began, the Czechs had warned London 1t was coming, having spotted the increased flow of troop-trainS eastward. "Train watching" is one of secret services standbyS in determining the enemy's intentions. To frustrate those inten- tions, the Czechs began in early June to cause wreckS, of which two, within A hours, occurred at Opava and Blana.
 SABOTAGE OF
 TROOP TRAINS
 In France, too, the same move ment of troop trains westward was detected by the growing De- Gaulle movement. Their agents also notified London, and immediately received aid from daring paractut- ists who brought explosives. By bomb and torch, the Free French have been wrecking German troop trains headed for Russia. They derailed nearly q dozen in Normandy; they tempered with rails in 37 places on the Brest-Paris line.
 At another old A. E. F. haunt, Epinal, spikes were pulled from the rails, derailing a 6o-car train.
 On some cars the Saboteurs dauhed a large red "v", the sym bol of victory, which like a torch is being passed from hand to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Minstrel Man

Minstrel Man. .. ;. Eddie Leonard who came into the great minstrel He knocked them out with his ''Ida' which sung repeatedly by him from the time he wrote it until he left the show business. Leonard typical minstrel and could put song and do
 bit of buck and wing and soft shoe all rigged up in typical minstrel attire, satin suit and high topper. No
 did with "ida" and 'RolyBoly Eyes" While he seemed just made for minstrel shows he almost became base ball player, but when he struck out and was asked whom he waving at his baseball ended and his show career began He identified with Primrose and West and Primrose and Dockstader, famous minstrel teams. He even had try at pictures As it happens of his early acquantances with whom he travelled north from Richmond Virginia, in search of a career also came into great fame as dancer of tap Bill Robinson the other day. alone in Broadway hotel his favorite rendezvous of early days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Evelyn Morrissey, of Park Terrace, enjoyed most pleasant vacation in New Hampshire, Maine and Can ada. She spent plenty of pennies on postals. Joe Corcoran former Crosby High swimming star, and his recent bride Helen Gill; of Brooklyn N. Y, now at honeymoon comprised motor trip of the New England States. !. George Crawford, counsel in the famous conspiracy case here has been reapponted by Mayor John W. Murphy of New Haven to the Housing Author sty of the Elm City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
By BILL GARRrGUs

Seventy three of Connecticut's 160 towns completed the first six months of this year without a fatal motor accident. South Britain also has an enviable record. We have Killed a couple of cows, a black-and-white kitten, and two dozen skunks. What we'd like to know is, who ran over our yell low-aIld-white cat?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Mrs. John Lawlor, wife of Fireman John J. LawIOr, lsk of Burton Street frehouse is still talking about
 recent experience she had while washing some clothes ak her home on Chase Parkway. It's one few house wives would probably want to experience H occurred while she was removing clothes from the settubS She thought that a of them out but saw what at first aigG appeared to be c0l0red belt or tie She picked lt out of the water and then discovered it was snake It turned out to be striped adder. But after aII the species of snake didn't matter much It was lust the thought of having picked t up by mistake for A piece of clothing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Marie Cavanaugh, of South Elm Street graduate tionng in Canada !. /. Dick Finlay has added another raft at Sandy Beach for the increase in attendance daily has warranted it. |. Mrs. Frederick Quatrano, of Morningsde Avenue nee Avina Sirica of Franklin Street. is vacatoning until August 19 at Bayyew with her fiveyear-old son. Richard Her brother, Fonse, Detroit lawyer and his wife her guests for another week. Francis Muligan will be honored at bachelor dinner at Patsy Browns Silver Chalet August 12.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Just suppose. .. There's no hose What will the dies do then poor things? According to statistics the present supply of silk hosiery will last about three months if the Japanese silk supply cut off Already out with synthetic flores taking its place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

w hen the Hartford dix e collapsed in dry
 we . tn CT and
 m o v ed over about 60 feet into the Con- necticut river, cries went up for better engi- neering. The fill of sand on clay did m 0l d, Somebody at the top laid an egg, Nm AAlk sluenna.a nra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Pete Barna believed to be the first local boy to join the parachute corps of the U. S. Marines. He's now stationed at Lakehurst, N. J.. Marty Mazursi, of North Main Street is relinqushing the presidency of the St. Stans Young Mems Club, for he's planning to middle with Mary ZembrOSIi of Union City, August 16. Ed Fitzgerald is in Atlantic City on his annual vacation where he claims the surf board riding is the greatest in the land Irene Reilly, of South Street, in training at St. Mary's Hospital was year older yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

GtFaso LlHzie, the VIVA mascot. a eAt which works with q. CarF0l Nainh ln Rarnmcnnt'a AW0Rn0d Landing" held no production whsa ehe eeFe birth e feog k'iiopA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

Jack COffey or Charley WOolsen could have taught Hartford folks 8 thing or two about practical en- gineering. Charley WooIsen is crippled but alone and almost un- aided he has maintained road into Flasg Swamp that stands up under heavy traffic for most of the year. Jack COffey learned road building in Ireland and he can make g better Job with moss. ferns, and dried leaves than al- most any town official we've seen. Jack just mixes in a eew rocks In the fiIl and let's the weather do its worse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

were made prior to the start of the contract.
 If Hartford had come over here where we experience real flood problems, we could have loaned them an engineer worthy of his hire. Any one of dozen local men could have told them that clay is mighty poor founda- ton on which to build. We have three rivers here to look after, not one, and we haven't ever had cave-in during a dry spell. We. spend only a little of the tax payers money in flood control and still less in straightening out the landscape after a flood. Our engineers have learned from the Squeak Street project that clay bank requires stiffening. We have 8 few old railroad ties holding up the bank beside the road along the Housatoriic and Q goodly cover of white birch and alder growing to prevent excessive wash. Only a little of the hillside rolls into the road and our enthusiastic road builders shove that over the road shoulders into the river. The highway is thus widened, the slope is modified, and we just sit back and wait for the next washout without fear.
The Valley settler., 1941-01-17

MISS LARD 13HoRED IT s-.o"Ea
Last rondoy NIGHT tho l.at-
anuskC; valley Lodge wa3 tho 50 tting
for c vlry c,otrcc tive. bridal show
or givon by tho toc caors md wives
of t?2o faculty in honor OF --iss
Lorirdc lard who is loavin~ next
wooA. -
Tho Alaskan tho2o wcs used ~
throughout t,ao arrcng o.lorts.. Tho
dc core tion corani ttoo trans forx.od
tho living room Of the Lodge into
an Alaskan scone b. use Of cotton
end icy blue c. ndlos. -cny lovely
gifts, wore crrcn god Il 6 snow
mound OF tro2suro which dur In the
ovcning, woro presented to tho no.
norcd guest By cn old prospoctor
(this role VS. played. b.. Bob B-in).
who os nc said mad struck 1t ri chit .
Part Of tie ontortc imont cone
sisted Of c short sl,it, anfEski-
Fra Gcdy", presented by: Cola Fl OF z !,
rocdor, Yrs. Vernon foreman, Eskimo
lover, Cleo strctton, "-3ski me id"',
H. tito Joffory" Esl-i-nurdoror II, .ond
Yrs. Harold nhunc, "Fido". Several
OF the guests woro called upon to
ao,.o up tho oomporcry stage sotting.
CONTINUED on psgo 81
The Valley settler., 1941-01-17

Remember tho Farm end Home
Extons ion school starts Mondcy,
January at $3.50 A.. ct tho GrcIa
HAIL. e ryone is invited to atto-
nd. IN excellent program hcs been
s.1'rcngod ~ j. Hcz2l Zimne rman
and Howl -1stollo. Tho Eomo1aelzors
Gre sorv5ar lunch on londay, Tues.
dt,y end f3dno sdcy. Cone oarly-
stcy ell dey md benefit by this
Farm and Tono program which is
planned to help the whole firm E crn-
lily.
The Valley settler., 1941-01-17
Sattlar

WHO re THE CHAMPION 500 OR pIEocTr11E.
PLAYER IN TIL. VALLEY?
The Grange Will hold q White
iEle plant Card parity to which the
epublic is invited, January 90, start
ing coMpe tit ton TO determine the
champion card player Of tho valley.
Grange r2ombors ere requested
ito br ing sorotainG TO servo IS Q
prize -as prizes will pc given at
the end OF ply OF ovory four
Hands.
EIGHT parties will be held to
l6o oormino the champ on52ip. The
contest ants TO be eligible for
teiaar,p ionship r2ust compete in five
part les and play l2O hands. The
Isocicl cor,ai ! ooQ Will lEoop 9 re-
cord Of players scores.
F.. The cha.pion Will receive
f. wortlawail o plizo.
Play starts ! oigat O'Clock
lJcn. 80. '.ao is TIC card sh1.rl- Of
the valley? ct CT the scoro board
in the Settler.
The Valley settler., 1941-01-17

The Extension party is Thur.
evening, Jan. 80. Tho program in J
cludos &c, talks, c food exhibit
showing foods needed for c family .
Of five for & weok, slzits from
Homomakoro Clubs, Old Time Dcncing
and -rcfro shmonts Will b. served by
the HomcmclScrs. Everyone is wolcomt
Tho Hilltop Homomckcrs will
moot on 4iosday, January 81.
The Valley settler., 1941-01-17
&C ctLVES or IILT SUBSTITUTES
(Cont iruodl !

dsovol cp93 =. There are several
calf foods available, through .she
r.ogulcr H2ed dealers, that have bee
found v9rT satisfied tory. Na iry.non
who can 't,ise thoir own grein Will
- .aolc - Use TOT IL repl@c omon
ncif9os - much loss cost tncn dcir
ron VINO h vo to buy all of tbs r
ere in.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
u. S. Influenza Epidemic Menoces Europe
New Outbreak Of Disease Thut Started Honolulu Reported
Spreading Across America at 50Me o-Doy Pace

States is that 1t is virtually nom
fatal. Pneumonia, the thing that
caused the high death rate in the
great worldwide World War out
break of FLU" is not accompanying
this one to any extent
The first cause of human "fu"
was discovered in 1894 virus, an
organism which in size rates below
microbes.
The "fiu" caused by that virus is
known as type A influenza, but the
puzZling thing is that there are other
types of FLU" There have been
several small outbreaks in recent
years for which the cause was not
discovered.
So far as the present epidemic has
been assayed, it is all type A, but
the assays take time, and whether
some other kind Of FLU" may be
creeping along is not certain.
Resistance to the type A FLU"
varies greatly. Some persons, pos
sibly 30 per cent in some COM
munities. seem so resistant they 90
not become i'll. Yet. in few tests,
evidence of FLU" has been found in
this kind of group.
This finding has led to suspicion
that persons apparently perfectly
we'll might be the worst FLU" spread
ers. This explanation is based on
the fact that person really i'll goes
to bed and stops moving around
where he can infect others.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
By HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE.
Associated Press Science Editor.

NEW YORK, Jan. l4.-Next
stop of the flu epidemic is Europe.
Although medical authorities will
not be quoted, the trail is plain.
The first place to report an out
break was Honolulu. late last sum-
mer. California health authorities
traced it from there, via passengers
coming to the United States, to the
West Coast, where it started in late
fall
Its eastward progress since has
been so inexorable that it might
be said to have travelled so miles
a day. although actually, it came
East spotted all along the lines of
travel, with its van at any one time
always next door to an area farther
West where the outbreak had be-
come epidemic.
Where the Honolulu outbreak
originated is unknown But "flu''
outbreaks have occurred sporadi-
cally for several years in widely
scattered parts of the world.
The first outstanding feature of
this one was its steady progress
eastward.
Another sign Of the eastward trail
was the fact that England recently
asked for, and received large ship
ments of the new influenza vaccine
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Corporation Officials
Are Silent on Details

NEW YORK, Jan. IA R.-Tri-
Continental Corp. and Lehman
Corp, reported by Washington
authorities to be prospective buyers
of the United Kingdoms direct"
investments in the United States, are
among the largest of the Wall
Street investing companies.
Officials of the companies refused
to comment on any details of their
interest in the securities to be
liquldated.
At the Office of Lehman Corp,
Arthur H. Bunker, executive vice
president, said he had formed no
group of investment trusts to bid
for the British securities.
When, as and if the British
want to sell their securities" he
said, "a number of people will be
bidding for them"
Cyril j. Quinn of the Tri-Conti-
mental Corp. declined to comment
on the Washington story.
Continental Corp. reported
total investment as of September
30, 1910, of $39, ass 900 and total
resources of $42 2,589,000. 1t has
several investing company affili-
ates.
Lehman Corp, formed by in
terests identified with the banking
firm of Lehman Bros, in its latest
report showed total investments of
$63, ,971 900.
Evening star., 1941-01-14

developed at the Rockefeller In
stitute for Medical Research in New
York. There have been unverifled
reports that all the British military
forces are to be vaccinated.
England stands first on the
European receiving end because
American war support is probably
sending more human "flu" carriers
there than to other countries. But
all Western Europe is exposed to
catching Americas "f1u," especially
Portugal, landing point of the
clippers.
As things stand now, the "flu"
carriers cannot be stopped. because
no medical authority can recognize
them.
Contrary to a widespread belief,
this flu is not likely to start with
intestinal and stomach upsets and
pains. Those things can happen, but
doctors say they usually don't.
Even when a person has it.,
physicians may have difficulty in
diagnosing it. Possibly, the out
standing characteristic is the speed
with which it strikes. There is likely
to be sudden fever, headaches, back
aches, leg aches. Medically-speaking,
these are not very specific signs, yet
they may be all there are.
The second great characteristic of
this "flu" outbreak in the United
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Three Hurt in Fire
AT Powder Plant
Where 81 Died
Detonution and Blaze
Followed Flash in
Destroyed Building
BY the Associated Press.

4
KENVIL. N. j., Jan. l4.-Fire early
today destroyed a building used for
manufacture of fuse compound at the
plant of the Hercules Powder Co.
Three men were injured A COM
pany spokesman said damage was
slight.
The fire was caused. the spokes-
man said. by a flash" in the nitrat-
ing section of the building at 3 am.
A detonation followed.
Much of the plant, engaged on
Government contracts, was de-
stroyed by an explosion last Septem-
ber u in which 81 persons were
k'1led.
The men injured in today's blaze
were admitted for treatment at
Dover General Hospital, Dover
Their condition was reported good.
They were George Allen, Norris
town, and Arthur Burt, Kenvil, eye
injuries. and James Van Houton,
Mount Arlington, wrist lacerations.
William Cummings, only other en-
ploye in the building, was not hurt.
The company spokesman said the
building. known as the "P. E. T. N.
plant" was very small"
j. A. Struthers, plant manager.
said pentoxides and nitrates were
mixed in the frame building. The
compound was placed in detonation
caps of explosives.
The flames were extinguished by
the comapny fire department. Mr..
Struthers said machinery. in the
building was destroyed
The buildings was isolated from
other parts of the plant.