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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
TALBOT SIGNS TAX PETITION
Action Sought By LegiSIa- tors on Anti-POII Tax
 Measure Frozen

Congressman Joseph E. Talbot (R) of the fifth district has af- fixed his signature to a petition. calling the Geyer anti-poll tax bill out of committee and bringing it to the floor for action. He was the 125th member of the House to sign the petition. The other members of Connecticut's delegation in the low CT chamber, all of them Democrats, had signed the petition previously.
 Opponents of the bill and the pe- tition have contended that the pro- posed legislation is unc onstitutional but a recent opinion held by Dean Borchard of the Yale law school held that it is constitutional.
 The Geyer bill, which prohibits states from imposing poll taxes, has been kept in committee largely through the efforts of southern leg islators, who are bitterly opposed to its provisions. A petition signed by 218 Congressmen offers the only means of getting it to the floor for vote.
 By means of the poll tax, many otherwise eligible voters in the South, especially negroes, are pre- vented from voting.
 A similar bill in the Senate, Spon- sored by Senator Pepper, also awaits action,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
CITY TO PROTECT
 AUXILIARY UNITS
Fire, Police Chiefs Noti- fled to Keep Record Suf-
 fered By Volunteers

Mayor Vincent A. Scully yester- day instructed Police Supt. William J. Roach and Fire Chief Thomas F Cavanaugh to keep complete rec ord of all injuries sustained by aux Hilary firemen and policemen in the pursuit of emergency duties.
 The order was in line with the recent decision of the auxiliary fire men to petition Mayor Scully to in- sure them for protection in the event of injury and also to permit them to ride the fire engines.
 Mayor Scully said yesterday at meeting of the Waterbury De- fense Council that "as volunteers the auxiliary firemen are protected by federal law" He said he was certain that law proposed by OCD had been passed or soon would be passed to compensate civilian vol- unteers injured in line of duty on 8 defense job.
 To be covered, the mayor said, the auxiliary fireman and policeman must be fully qualified as to courses, carry Identification cards and bS in the pursuit of their duties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
SCOUTS AWAIT
 FIRE TONIGHT
Council Event Winds Up Second Week at Camp
 Mattatuck in Plymouth

The council fire tonight will close the second weeks activities at Camp Mattatuck in Plymouth, summer camp for members of the local Boy Scout council. The theme of the campfire meeting will be Great Men in American History" and voices representing Washington, Lincoln, Macarthur and other Amer ncoln, MacArthur and other American heroes will be heard. A colorful, patriotic program has been planned for the occasion by the young campers.
 Earlier in the day, at 4:30, a waterfront meet will be held. Va rious swimming races and boating feats have been arranged. Donlad Schaeffer, director of waterfront activities, will be in charge. Sat- urday is official visitors day and a large number of parents and friends are expected to witness the per- formances.
 Through special permission from Bishop McAuliffe a Mass will be celebrated tomorrow morning at the camp. A curate from St. Thomas church in Thomaston will officiate Parents of campers from troop 9 of Washington park will be special guests of the camp.
 A total of 104 boys are attending this weeks camping session. The camps capacity will be filled next week when 115 Scouts arrive. Scout Executive David Edison and Arthur z. Hirsch, field executive, head the camp staff which includes 19 assist ants,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
AUXILIARY UNITS
 ON DUTY SUNDAY
Volunteer Bremen, Police men to Take Part in De-
 fense Demonstration

Auxiliary policemen will report to their neighborhood fire station to- morrow when the air raid signals blast for the start of Waterbry's most realistic incident tests.
 Police Superintendent William J. Roach last night instructed the men that they are to report to their posts to be picked up by police cars and dispatched to incident stations Those living in the center of the city will report to police head quarters.
 Superintendent Roach appointed a committee of B to select material for uniforms for the group. The com mittee includes Louis Schmidt, Peter Laskas, Bert Bower, Lawrence St. Louis, Jacob Dickstein, Joseph Mill Ter, George Jacobs, Joseph Damsker, Carl Adler, Nicholas Iarrapino, Rob- ert Kiersted, Harold lily and Will liam Seletsky.
 Further compliment was paid the men for their work in the city Fourth of July.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
MARINES TO TRY
 RATING PROGRAM
Enlisted Men to Be Select ed for Officer Training
 After Proving Ability

A new "ability-rating" program of promotion to officer rank has been inaugurated by the U. S. Marine corps, according to an an- nouncement received today at the local recruiting station. Under the program enlisted men are selected for officer training on the basis of proven ability, experience, leader ship, and knowledge of warfare Previously most of the candidates for commissions were college trained men.
 Those selected for commissions will receive training in special officers schools. Men under 35 are eligible for the rank of lieutenant and men up to 45 may be appointed warrant officers under the new reg ulations. The ranks under the new program, however, are for the du- ration of the war. Men who accept appointments will receive honorable discharges as enlisted men and will be transferred to the marine corps reserve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Women Can Aid ln Firing Deadly Anti Tank Shells
Salvaged Grease Provides Power for Powerful Guns = Glycerine Plays Vital Role in
 Operations of Guns, Ships, Planes.

300 pounds of nitroglycerine must be used with the other component parts of the formula. And to have the 300 pounds of nitroglycerine, 1t is necessary to mix about 326 pounds of glycerine with other necessary in- gradients. And 326 pounds of gly- cerine is derived from no less than 3,260 pounds of fat or grease.
 But glycerine performs its military duties in other and quieter ways, too It's on a gentle float of glycerine that ships compasseS rest. Recoil mechanisms of gun depend on il to function smoothly Hoists and hydraulic equipment find glycerine essential to efficient operation. Its used in the mechanism which throw overheard the deadly depth charge
 Glycerine
 Indirectly necessary to the de- fenSive and offensive prosecution o1 the war are the synthetic rosins used in the plastics which go into so many of our articles of war Glycerine is an important part o1 these roSinS. Many drugs and medications, too, depend on glycer- inc for their efficacy, and supplies of these must be increased to care for the needs of our evergroWing armed forces as well as civilians.
 Last year the United States used 200 million pounds of glycerine. This year with the needs of Americas allies added to U. s. needs, glycer- inc requirements are set at consid- erably in excess of that. And il is to the kitchens of the country that the glycerine industry is look ing for at least 50 million pounds of that need.
 Ten pounds of waste fat anc grease will produce one pound ot glycerine. To insure the 50,O0O ,00( pounds of vital glycerine, 5OO,OOO OOt pounds of waste fats are the ob- jective of the fats and grease sal wage drive. This objective should be easy to reach for it is figured that no less than 2 billion pounds ot grease go down the drain or out with the garbage every year.
 All over the country farmers are working hard and long to increase their essential oil bearing crops ane fat bearing animals, needed, no; only for glycerine but for food anc Tor various industrial purposes. In- creases in the production of do
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

If the women of America will salv- age only one-fourth of the kitchen fats and greases ordinarily thrown out as waste, they will be providing the power for firing 1,250, ,000, GOO anti-tank shells at our enemies, the New England Regional Office of War Information, IT Court street, Bos- ton, reported today.
 To the majority of these women it will come as a distinct surprise that the propellant power secured from their salvage is glycerine. For to most women, glycerine is some thing which, mixed with pleasant smelling liquid known as rose water, helps keep their hands the kind you love to touch.
 Without Grease
 Yet, without glycerine our great battleships, charting a course toward Tokyo, might conceivably end up in San Francisco. Without glycerine our big guns, blasting at the enemy, might leap from their carriages to turn their havoc on our own gun crews. Without glycerine, the depth charge intended for the Nazi sub marine might prove boomerang for the corvette carrying 1t.
 And without fats and oils, our supply of glycerine would be minus quantity. For although synthetic glycerine is distinct possibility for the future, that future, due to ther scarcities necessary to its production, recedes as fast as we vision 1t.
 With the loss of the Philippines and the loss of Malaga went over half our imports of essential fats and oils. Our allies lost equal amounts. Certain of our Latin American neighbors, also dependent on the Far East for their sources, are looking toward us for help in spelling out their limited supplies. Yet our needs and those of our allies for glycerine, the important deriva- tive of these fats and oils, increases each day the war continues.
 Normally, about 9 per cent of our glycerine supply has gone into ex- plosives. Peacetime uses for these have been continued largely to blasting and mining operations, uses which are increasing this year and undoubtedly will continue to increase for the duration of the war.
 Production Burden
 The demand for more and more metal-for guns, for ships, for tanks, for planes-has put tremendously greater production burdens on our mining industries. The crying need for new production plants, that our flow of war material may be never ending-the necessity for more and more military barracks-the insist ent call for added defense housing projects-all this is requiring more and more explosives, and therefore more and more glycerine, for blast ing operations.
 But our armed services and those | of our allies need explosives, too The second front in Europe, the de fense of Australia and China ant India cannot be carried out without countless tons of dynamite for de. molition purposes, and of propellan powders for the guns.
 All over the world the dull boon of dynamite sharp crack of rife signals the need of salvaging ou kitchen fats and greases. For t' produce one ton OS dynamite, som'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
THOMASTON BETHLEHEM EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

North Main street at Electric ave- nue.
 Rev E. Einar Kron, pastor. Sunday, July 12-
 Sixth Sunday after Trinity.
 Divine Worship at 800 a. m. when the sermon subject will be "The Law of Love Versus the Law of Retaliation"
 Sunday School meets at l0:00, with Superintendent Frank Benson | in charge. Thursday, July 16-
 Luther League will hold meeting and Frankfurt Roast at the home of MT and Mrs. Joseph Bertrand in Campville in the evening.
 Services at St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran church will be held tomor- row morning at 1915 and 11:30. it was announced this morning by Rev John N. c. Mohrmann, pastor.
 The order of services will be as follows:
 Organ Prelude by Miss Wall Opening Hymn Opening Hymn Kyrie-
 Gloria in Excelsis-- Epistle Lesson, Romans 6, 3-l1- Hymn
 Gospel Lesson, Matthew 5, 20-26- Reciting of the Apostles Creed Hymn
 Sermon by the pastor, The One
 Thing Needfup Offertory-
 Voting members of the parish will meet this evening at the church at 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Army ChapLdins
 Urgently Needed

The Army needs chaplains. Lowered requirements and an expanding Army have joined forces to speed the appoint ments of more clergymen to the Corps of CnaplaIns.
 To provide adequate religious guidance for soldiers of all faiths as the army continually grows in numbers, the Corps of ChapIains revised its regula- tiOnS for commissions. A can- didate must have three basic qualifications: He must be a citizen of the United States or of 8 cO-beIIigerent or friendly country. H. must be between the ages of "A and 50. He must have acceptable ecclesiastical indorsement from his church body or its officially designated representative. If he meets these requirements he should get in touch, either by letter or telephone, with the office of the Corps Chaplain, First Corps Area, sos Commonwealth Ave-, Boston, Massachusetts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

mestic fats and oils are expected to keep us out of the danger zone this year, but unfavorable crop con. ditions, resulting in short harvests, or a further falling off in imports due to the activities of Axis sub marines in the south Atlantic would leave us with gloomy outlook.
 Salvage of kitchen fats and greases is one source which neither weather nor war can affect this year and 1t provides an important back log for future needs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

probably would survive going with out food for month.
 Wear and tear on the muscles and organs of the body cannot be corrected without sleep. At least eight of the twenty-four hours should be spent in bed, and some times more to be fully rested. Just how much is needed depends or many things-age, kind of work hours of work, etc.-but nobody should go without eight hours oi sleep each day.
 LACK OF SLEEP
 INJURIES HEART
 To try to do war work without enough sleep is dangerous and in. efficient We become tired, irritable and nervous. Our ability to throw off colds and other infections i; reduced. We throw an added bur. den on our hearts and other or gans. Our work is not as good al it should be, and our mistakes increase.
 Night workers should have only light snack when they get home go to bed within an hour and have their heavy meal, after eight full hours rest, with the rest of the family. The older children should be out playing, or at school, while the night worker is sleeping. The younger children can be kept out of the way. This schedule allows several hours recreation before time to go to work again. HAVE PLENTY
 OF FRESH AIR
 How well we sleed depends or how well we arrange for it. Quiet and darkness help more than any thing else. Here are some rules:
 Use your blackout screens if you must sleep during daylight.
 Try to go to sleep at about the same hour each day even though you may work an odd shift.
 Your night clothes should be loose and the believers not too heavy.
 Get plenty of fresh air into the room, but don't sleep in a draft.
 If you have trouble in getting to sleep, don't take tea, coffee, or cola drinks before going to bed, and don't overeat. Try a few setting up exercises and take warm (not hoU bath.
 When you get to bed, lie flat on your back and let all your muscles go limp. Start from your toes and relax every part of your body in turn, right up to the top of your head. With little practice, this is an effective method of inducing sleep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
MOUNT OLIVE ZION

Rev. John Mott will be the speak CT at the 10:30 o'clock services to- morrow morning at the Mount Olive A. M. E. Zion Church. Rev. Sails man w. Weller, pastor, will be the preacher at the evening worship at 7:3O. The junior choir will be heard in the morning and the seniors in the evening.
 Church school will be held at 9:30 o'clock. conducted by Superintend- ents Mrs. Anna Dunham and Mrs. Elsie Mum. A business session of the church will be held at 3:30.
 The Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor Societies will meet at 5.3O and 6:30 p. m, respectively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
ADVENT CHRISTIAN

Discerning the Signs of the Times will be the sermon subject of Rev. Joseph P. c. Johnson, pas tor of the Advent Christian Church on Cherry street, tomorrow morn ing at 10:30 o'clock.
 Irlou Wilson will be in charge of the junior church at Il o'clock Joseph Schola nwill supervise the church school meeting at 11:45.
 Jean Corkingdale, delegate to the General Eastern convention will re- port on the annual Alton Bay, N. H., sessions at the morning worship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
SOLDIERS FAvORITE

The photograph and name of Betty Rhodes, who is the singing star of Paramount's "Priorities on Parade, now graces the side of a war tank somewhere on European battlefield. Men of the 1st Armor- ed Division at Fort Knox Kentucky voted her the honor because she dedicated several songs to them oyer the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Streanlined War; ime Program Formulated
New Feature Substituted for Cancelled General Reli,
 giOus Conference at NOrthfeld, Mass.

East Northfield, Mass, July 10. = A streamlined wartime program was announced here today as a sub stitute for the Northfield General Conference, which was cancelled early this week. The dates will be the same as those planned for the cancelled session of this sixty three -year-old religious gathering, August to IT.
 The smaller gathering will be held in the Northfield Chateau and will consist of a series of meetings ad- dressed by Dr. Harris E. Kirk min- ister of the Franklin Street Presby-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Methodist
FIRST METHODIST

The First Methodist and First Baptist Church congregations will meet together Sunday at 10:30 a. m. in the First Methodist Church at 80 North Main street. Rev. Dr. John J. Snavely, minister of the First Methodist Church, will have charge of the service and will preach on the theme "The Divine Spirit"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
THIRD CONGREGATIONAL

Morning worship will be con- ducted at the Third Congregations al church on Highland avenue at 10:45 o'clock tomorrow morning by the pastor, Rev Conner R. Lewis. His sermon topic will be Are We Christian? If Not Why Not?'
 The church will be closed during August and the parishioners have been invited to join with the Sec ond Congregational church for the whole month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
3 ANSWERS
 TO WAR QUIZ
Questions on Want Page

Questions on Want Page l. He belongs to the road repair squad.
 g. Army gas masks cost $9.25, so $1875 buys two, with 25 cents left over.
 3. Emden is in Germany
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
ST. PAuLs METHODIST

In the absence of the pastor, Rev Louis Higgins who is vacationing, Walter J. Oldroyd. Waterbury lay leader for Methodist Churches, will speak at the 10:45 o'clock worship tomorrow morning at St. Pauls Methodist Church on East Farm street. His topic will be Looking Toward Jerusalem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Talbot Checking On
 Chances Of Success
Congressman Looking for "Sure Thing" in Coming
 Elections, Observers Suspect

Congressman Joseph E. Talbot is believed to be evauatng Republican prospects of victory this fall before the state ticket His decision may be announced early next week The Naugauck representative has spent the past several days travelling through the towns of the
 district to meet various local leaders and discuss the fall
 campaign His schedule calls for conferences with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Bv HARRY J. JOHNSON, M. D.

By HARRY J. JOHNSON, M. D. Director of Health Education
 Life Extension Institute, Inc.
 (This is the fourth of six articles on proper care of your health in wartime).
 Even soldiers under bombardment must sleep.
 Sleep is as necessary to life as air, water, or food. Most of us would die of exhaustion if we went without sleep for a week, but we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
NEWS 
ALL SOULS

Rev. T. L. Sinclair, rector
 Morning prayer and sermon will be offered tomorrow morning at 9:3O o'clock at All Souls church, 12 Hewlett street. The rector is away on vacation this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
WEST SIDE HILL METHODIST

Sunday, July I2 11:00 a. m.-Morning Worship. Ser mon by the pastor, Rev. John Franzen, on the subject: "The Moving Finger Writes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Good Evening.
STEEL AND FLAME

From out of the sofness of our dreams
 From the gentler way played the game From the peace we knew by the valley streams, Or the city streets, where the white glow gleams,
 We stand at last before steel and flame. Star dust faint above fields of home,
 Work and sleep-and pair of eyes But now there's flame crimson foam, And now there's steel from the Gulf to Nome
 And now there's death in the distant skies Old rose gardens-and bridal Juncs-
 Soft arms necklacng golden years, But now there's blood the changing moons, Theres flame from the headlands to the dunes,
 There's rber needed above all fears The honeymoon's over-high and low,
 Rich or poor, from youth to age It's all-out now and the clocks not slow, Where it's life or death in the undertow
 As the gray surf breaks and the black storms rage
 --Granland Rice in the New York Times
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
SIDETRACKED

Sheldon Leonard, who is featured as determined detective in Para mounts Street of Chance, studied criminology at Syracuse University
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
BUNKER HILL

Rev. Alan M. Fairbank, pastor Of the Bunker Hill Congregational Church, will speak at the morning worship at 10 o'clock tomorrow on the subject, Shall It Be Up or DoWn?'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

Enter without knocking. Top-flight executives
 might well envy the privileges of entry enjoyed by Joe Tepone of Radio City Joe is the official bootback for the NEG offices and since Radio City was built has made the rounds of them twice day without fail It makes difference what's going on when Joe makes his appearance. He gets right of way and everything continues without interruption when he starts to work on shoe. Joes quiet space without apparent disruption of proceedings One shoe finished slight slap the ankle by Joe gives him the other foot Both finished he's up and off to his next customer He puts gloss 400 pairs of shoes week and considering whose shoes they are that's record to be proud of but Joe Tempone evidently is just intent on doing good job every day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
AnslUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6. 1. Elmer Davis. 2. True. 3. The hangman. {. Jeanne d'ArC. 5. Author. 6. Atlas. ]. 366. 8. Seabird. g. Slavery. 10. Once every two months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

BIT. and Mrs. Joseph Kushs of Harrington Avenue will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary tomorrow. The latter is the former Anne Gladney of Rye Street Johnny Grebb, formerly of Naugatuck and Doris E. COrrin of Highland Park Michigan, will observe year of matrimonial bliss tomorrow |. Ruth Murphy of the Hitchcock Lake Murphys comes through with the prize slogan of the week-turn in that old frying pan and keep 'em frying in Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

MT. and Mrs. Edward Fitzpatrick and daughter, Lorraine of 6 Rye Street. have returned after spend ing the present week at Fall Mountain Lake where they entertained MT. and Mrs. Ben Reeves and daughter, Frances, of Long Island. Jack Rose former local automobile salesman is with the 574th Technical School Squadron, U. S. Army at Miami Bearch, Florida. The beach is at the Air Corps front door. Mr. and Mrs N MarinarO and LeonOra TrumfiO of Highland Avenue vacatiOning for two weeks with their cousins, Mir and Mrs Joseph Forgione of Memphis, Tenn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

A very fine gesture one that will be appreciated by the deceased girls family will be a solemn high Mass of requiem which will be sung at St. Thomas Church Monday morning. July 13, at o'clock for the respose of the soul of Florence McGrah who was
 killed in automobile accident with her sisterin-laW and her aunt on last Sunday. This Mass will be given by the employees of the Grieve, Bisset & Holland Com pany, where Miss McGrath member of the office force for number of years.