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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-11
WE
the Women
BY RUTH MILLETT

When Papa goes into the army
months are devoted to TOUCHING
him up-to turning a soft civilian
into a hard soldier.
But Mama who is left behind to
face loneliness and worry, to be
solely responsible for keeping the
kids healthy and happy and out
of trouble, to make all family de-
cisions and accept the consequ-
enceS of poor ones, doesn't have
any intensive training to tougher
her up for the hard job ahead,
It's up to her to develop her
own capacity for taking it.
So maybe it wouldn't be a bad
idea for women to start trying to
get themselves in shape before they
are thrown into the job of carrying
on alone at home while their men
are fighting the war.
The first thing they ought to do
is get a check-up on their health,
and get any fixing up done that
has to be done.
Then they ought to get in as
good physical condition as possible,
watching their diet, getting enough
sleep and exercise, and taking care
of small illnesses so that they don't
develop into something more seri-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-11
U.S.. Bombers Drop
Death on Canton
In Big-ScaIe Raid
BY KARL ESKELUND

u. S. ARMY AIRFORCE HEAD
QUARTERS, Hengyang, Aug. IL
CUP)-U. S. army bombers, con-
tinuing their offensive against i'm
portant Japanese held centers,
dumped tons of bombs on enemy
military objectves in Canton in
a big-scale raid today.
Bombers under command of Col
Caleb V. Haynes blasted docks and
warehouses along the Pearl river
and scored direct hits ON a japanese
airdrome, probably destroying ID
twin-engined bombers parked on the
field.
Crews of the bombcrs saw fires
and clouds of smoke rising from the
target area after the mission was
completed
The raiders, hitting Canton for
the second consecutive day, attack
ed at dawn while escorting Ameri-
can fighter planes fought off and
repulsed japanese beros that tried
vainly to intercept them.
simultaneously the Flying Drag
or.s' of the 23rd pursuit group, led
by Col. Robert L. Scott, raided Japa-
nese-held Nanchang, shot down
three Japanese fighters and dumped
500-pound bombs on their targets.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-11
9ioting Surgesi in
Richest Street

NEW DELHI, India, Aug. II -
UP)-Bloodshed and rioting broke
out today in the Chandi Chauk. the
silver street once known as the
richest thoroughfare in the world.
when police fired on a mob and
killed one Of the demonstrators.
Several persons were injureS
when the police opened fire on the
crowds in the busiest shopping
street of the old. or native, center
of Delhi where students and others
picketed shops, trying to force
jewellers and ivory workers to close.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-11
MEET YOUR HUSBANDS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES

And they ought to take over the
office work connected with run
ming the family while their hus-
bands are still around to guide
them in their business tranSac-
tions. 1t wouldn't be bad idea If
their husbands would take them
around and introduce them to the
bankers, lawyers, insurance men
etc, with whom they will have to
deal.
Right now they should start max
ing decisions on their own instead
of always putting off making a
direct independent decision with,
I'll have to talk it over with my
husband"
Uncle Sam hasn't time to bother
with toughening up dependent
housewives for the job of running
a family single handed. So it's up
to the women to get themselves in
shape for whatever responsibilities
and hardships are in store for them
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-11
METHODIST CHURCH
MEMBERS GATHER

Members and friends of the
Methodist church will gather We'd
nesday evening at 6.45 for pot
luck dinner at the social hall of
the church, Eighth and Olive.
Chaplain Shaw of Camp Lockett
will be the speaker and Mrs. Eu-
gene Waterman will lead in COM
munity singing.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-11
Pass Up Drinks,
HeIp Make Rubber

CHICAGO, Aug. IL (UP) = The
American Business Mems Research
Foundation proposed today that
Americans forswear every other
glass of beer or whisky for the
benefit of the synthetic rubber pro-
gram.
The foundation suggested that
liquor consumption be reduced by
SO per cent so that this alcohol
could be diverted to produce rub
ber,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-11
ELECTRICAL SERVICE
LOST. FOUND, ES1kAY

TAKEN UP bay mare mule. iron
gray horse mule. u mi. W., IL
mi. S. on Dahlia. o M. Prowell
8-12
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-11
Cards of Thanks

We wish to thank the many
friends for their kindnesses and
flowers in the recent loss of our
loved wife and mother, Mary
Frances Cromwell.
c. v. Cromwell,
Mrs. Ruby Wade and family.
Mrs. Betty Standal and family
Mrs. Lillian Shunke and family
George BlackwoOd and family
Elmer Blackwood and family.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-11
33-TRUCKS. TRAIlERS

ONE AND ONE-HAIF Ton ONO.
flat bed truck. See Latham Liu.
Co. Imperial IIiway at Euclid
s-i2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
Elementary Schools
 Combat Philosophies
Catholic University Launches Campaign Against God
 less Teachings; New Books Outstanding

has been worked out under the inl- mediate supervision of the Right Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Haas, dean Of the University's School of Social science, and of the Rev. Dr. George Johnson, director of the Depart. rnent of Education of the National Catholic Welfare Conference.
 The task of curriculum building has been done by Sister M. Joan, O. F., and her associates. The Readers for. the primary grades which have just been published, have been written by Sister M. Mar guerite, END. The Readers for the intermediate grades, now on the press, as the work of Sister M. Thomas Aqu!nas, O.P, and of Miss Mary Synon, editorial consultant of the commission. The Readers for seventh and eighth grades are still in preparation.
 Scope of Work
 The scope of the Readers is in- dicated by the following:
 Pre-Primer: This Is Our Home
 Primer: This is our Family
 &I0U kVSdOVAs AA4SoS nav ~NA
 Friends
 Second Reader: These Are Our
 Neighhors
 Third Reader: This Is Our
 Fourth Reader: This Is Our
 Fifth Reader: These Are Our
 People
 Sixth Reader: This Is Our
 Heritage.
 The Readers, which comprise the Faith and Freedom Series, have for their purpose not only the teaching of reading slills and the apprecia- ton of literary values, but also the development of attitudes of moral ity, justice and charity in individ- tlal as well as in general social rela- tionships. These attitudes, accord to the makers of the program, must be the bases of all good citizenship. The building of them by means of this education system appears cer- tain to be a definite contribution to national betterment and national defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
DISPUTE LOOMS | ON WAGE SCALE
COS Charges Against SCOviII Company Denied
 By Curtiss

Piecework pay rates at Scovill Mfg. Co. have created a row between representatives of the company and the c. I. o. Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers Union, 1t was learned to- day.
 Union representatives plan to carry. on "to the highest govern mental agency" if necessary to ob- tain redress. They claim that in- creased production by pieceworkers results in downward revision of rates. It is charged that the com .pany has refused to guarantee that increased ef1iciency on the part of workers will not be met with this practice.
 Alan c. Curtis, assistant to the general manager denied that the company arbitrarily slashes rates whenever a workman exceeds the maximum for the job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
AIRPORT SEEKS
 MORE WORKERS
Interviews Arranged for Saturday; Variety of
 Jobs Available

Hartford, Conn, June .ls-Men with experience ss auto mechanics, watch repairers, wood-workers and others with mechanical skills are needed to i'll jobs at Bradley Field, Windsor Locks. A. Albert Tobin, rep- resentative of the Q. s. civil service commission stated today, and ap- plicants will be interviewed Satur- day by Lieutenant Victor Wagner at the U. s. employment ofice at 40 Capitol Ave-, Hartford.
 Experience in working with air- planes is not necessary, MT. Tobin said, as general mechanical experi- ence is sufficient to qualify. Posi- tions to be filled include aircraft mechanics, aircraft painters, can- vas and leather workers, aircraft woodworkers, engine mechanics, nachinists, sheet metal workers, propeller mechanics, welders, ,elec- tricians and instrument mechanics.
 Salaries range from $1,5O0 to $2,- 300 a year, with time and one half after 40 hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

Director
 Staten Island will leave Waterbury Friday afternoon, August 2, and re- turn on Monday, August 10. Under present plans seven automobiles loaded with retreatants, will leave this city at noon on the 7th. The remaining members will go by train.
 The initial retreat exercises will begin at 8 o'clock Friday night and will end Monday morning.
 A year ago the largest group ever to leave Waterbury participated in the exercises-83 in all. It is expect ed that the retreat houses capacity --9O--will be reached this year.
 Of special interest is the fact that the Rev. Thomas H. Moore, S.J., will be giving his first retreat to the Waterbury band. Father Moore was recently entertained here in Wa terbury at the annual banquet of the retreatants in the Hotel Elton. Father Moore, 1t also might be men, toned, was 8 classmate of Mayor Vincent A. Scully at Holy Gross College and Mayor Scully will be among those attending the Man. resa retreat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

Washington, D. O., June 19.-Spe- cial-Witllout flare of torches or the beat of drums one of the most inl- portant undertakings in the history of Catholic education is well on it's way to completion at the Catholic University of America. Inaugural ed by the Catholic bishops of the United States and carried out by the Commission on American Citi- zenship of the university, the plan Is now ready for establishment in the Catholic elementary schools of the nation.
 Intended as a corrective for exist ing evils of individual carelessness and as bulwark against the im- pregnation of goddess philosophies, the program is regarded as a not able achievement in the association of religious teaching with secular education. !,
 Social Living
 By means of curriculum and of school readers this system sets out to instruct the children of the Cath olic schools in the principles and practice of Christian social living. By its use students are to be taught not only the elements of Catholic doctrine but the application of Catholic principles to their daily lives. By utilization of the system it is expected that millions of Catholic students will eventually be made deeply and actively conscious of the responsibilities as well as of the rights of their American citi- zenship.
 Initiated by the late, Most Rev. Rev. Joseph Corrigan, revered rec tor of the university, the program
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

mando band moves fn - swiftly. They've heard shouts. They dis appear out back, with the briga- dier keeping pace to the prod of knife and gun. A helmeted kraut got ij1 the way n just long enough for stiff right uppercut to send him kicking.
 GERMANS SEND
 TANKS IN CHASE
 Now comes that last lap. May- be three miles to go and as they cut across fields, light German tanks start roaring way back across the fields. Even if you're a Commando you can't stand up to fifty-mile-an hour tanks.
 So you run as never before and as you hit the beach you're still mile away from the boat and you wonder if 1t will wait. They've never done 1t before. You get Q sick feeling thinking about 1t, while trying to drag your feet into one final sprint.
 And then you're aboard up in the bow, getting sick all over the floor. Afterward, with the clean, cool night air of the Channel blowing in your face, and Britains white cliffs shining ahead, you know life holds few moments more beautiful than this.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

bordello. You can always get q dozen or so high-ranking krauts of assorted rank in the officers house. So that's where they head ed.
 The rest switched to the right, in open formation. On the way around, across fields towards the village, two sentries got knives from the rear in that swift, up- ward thrust the Commandos use
 "Then 1t was a funny sight" Adams said. "We're twenty yards away from the German cottage, when around the corner come six sentries on bicycles. They're talk ing about girls. One is laughing and riding without hands. They are in single file.
 "They see us when we see them and then all six are spread out over the ground and we are step- ing over blood which is begin ming to form into pools. Smoke still seeps from silencers which have muffled our tommy guns"
 Inside the cottage, 8 German sentry makes his last gesture when he opens the door to a knock and finds himself peering for one brief moment down the barrel of a gun.
 The German brigadier continues to live, however, as the Com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
COE STREET YOUTH
 ACTIVE AT COLLEGE

Providence, R. T., June l9.-Johr Garr.ty, son of MT. and Mrs. Frank A. Garrity, 46 Coe street, Water bury, and a member of the fresh. man class is a member of the com. mittee arranging for the Midway Victory dance being held at Provi. dence College this evening. Int dance, the first event of the sum. mer trimester will Ee held outdoors in the oval in front of Aquinas hall, the resident studenttS' building. Ad- mission is by purchase of defense stamps only.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
RETREAT BAND
 LEAVES AUG. '
Largest Delegation in His- tory of Movement to Visit
 Mt. Manresa

The annual Mount Manresa re- treat for Waterbury, New Haven and Torrington members will be held the weekend of August 2, 1t was announced today. Plans for at tendance of between 80 and 90 men are being made by local promoters.
 Those participating in the retreat to the Jesuit retreat house on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
FAREWELL TO MICKEY"

Monkey business Is hard to understand, Who thought that our friend from the jungleland, Would some day leave with Susie, his gal While all the time we thought him our pal2 We felt that he was gay and content He appeared to act as a bachelor gent. Who'd ever guess that the spell of the moon, Would affect our friend on this day in June? Now that he's gone we'll miss him I know, And our children feel sad, to see him go But ail the same we wish him luck,
 And home he'll come back to Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
-CiiUilian
 Defense
 Calendar

Identification cards are waiting air raid wardens, watchers, and others. Apply police headquarters, 9 to 12, to daily, bringing two unmOunted, frOntyiew, recent photos.
 FRIDAY, June 19
 200 p. m. Audet hall, 49 State street. Red Cross sewing class, Mrs. Romeo Dumochel. 800 D. m. Bunker Hill church:
 First aid class, Harry Grover. 500 D. m. Farrel Foundry & Ma
 chine co: First aid class, pr.
 Wm. A. Goodrich. TOO D. m. K. of P. Hall: 57 North
 Main street: First aid class,
 Al Grosnick and Margaret
 ManMlIi.
 7:SO D. m. Duggan School: First aid class, Charles A. Williams
 and staff.
 7:3O D. nj. Medical Bldg: First aid
 class, Fred A. Webb and stan wrlanllIa T.asae has one Of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

Gene and Lil Ford of Lounsbury Street are proud parents of healthy baby boy Gene stopped pacing the corridors of St. Marys Hospital early Wednesday morn ing The baby and Mrs. Ford nee LII Cuddy are doing nicely thank you Bill Swan" Dwyer cuts g nifty figure in the uniform of second ooey in the armored forces He's been visiting with his mother Those new uniforms scovis plans to outht lts guard ln WILL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tucker of Sampson Avenue, Watervlle, held open house yesterday another we'd fling anniversary celebrated Friends from far and wide dropped in to wish them well and many more happy anniversaries. Ray Neville, Washington Hill youth Army Corporal at Fort Bragg, N. C., expects to be sent to Officers Training School shortly MT. and Mrs. Theodore H. Kurtz of 108 Willow Street have decided to chrsten their daughter of June 70, Virginia June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

MT. and Mrs. William Ferrari are celebrating their third wedding anniversary today. The latter is the of MT. and Mrs Domenic Barbier. . Mrs. Minnie Beck with Hair last surviving child of Rev. Dr. Edward C. Beckwth passed on to her heavenly reward June in Berkeley California Her father pastor of the Sec ond Congregational Church here from 1871 to 1881. Willie and Adona Knight celebrated their first wedding anniversary last week in their cozy Cosset Street nook
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
CALEDONIAN DECREE TEAM TO OFFICIATE

The Caledonian Degree team of Continental Lodge will exemplify the Master Mason degree at a meeting of Euclid Lodge, A. E. & A. M. tomorrow night at 7:3O aC the Masonic Temple. A dinner will be held at. 6 p. m. Reservations are being accepted by Worshipful Master Harry z. Bristol and Theron E. Alexander, secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

Gene F. Nara, son of MT. and Mrs. Alexander
 arra formerly of this city, will graduate from Hart ford Public High School next Monday evening. He has been awarded a standard scholarship by Wes- Ieyan University in MiddletOwn The nephew of Alder man William and Vincent Gerardi of this city, young Nara was very active in club affairs during his four wear curriculum and also earned his varsity basketball letter He'll be freshman at Wesleyan comes next September.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

Gay faces in the dim-Out. The S. s. Happiness docked in Broadway Harbor and down the gangplank came Mr. and MT. Orand DiFronzO to celebrate their first wedding anniversary at the Hotel New Yorker. Accompanying them the trip were MT. and Mrs. Pat DFronzo former the local king of the rOOers Frank Purcea former vaudeville entertainer is now conducting the Actors Colony" in Derby. Jim BozzutO the well dressed air raid warden, is now host at DAngelo's where his smiling personality is winning many new friends
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
A FISH ST0R1

A neighbor went aflshing One day not long ago. Very patiently he kept a-wishing Til the sun went very low. The line was watched intently For quite while think, When finally 1t went pulling As quick as you can wink. Fish are always good, They are the best at any time, So eat one now, know would, They always are 50 fine. So let us go a-fiShing, And fish where'ere we can, For you know 1t is The oldest avocation Among the haunts of man. It rests a tired body, And makes us well and strong. So let Us go a-fishing When anything goes wrong. He is 8 well-known fisherman, Who lives quite near at hand, He fishes the best of all the day, In so very many ways. Recently he was very lucky, And brought home great big fish, It was a splendid nice big bass, As nice as anyone could wish. Fish stories are sometimes true Like others that we tell, And now say to you adieu, And wish you very well.
 DANIEL GILLETTE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
Commando Raid Follows Rehearsal
 Pattern-W With Some Grim Variations
By an NEA Service
 Stan Correspondent

By an NEA Service
 Staff Correspondent
 Somewhere in Britain--Over clean white sand we go. Over sand rutted with beach vines that struggle up over high dunes and then disappear as the sand becomes rock and the rock rises into cliff that faces its twin across the English Channel, north of Bordeaux.
 It is rehearsal for invasion, and as we race silently over sand and swiftly climb this cliff the Com mando alongside slows for one mos ment, then comes on with a rush. He is Tom Adams.
 Later 1t gets hard" he says. COMMANDOS CARRY
 ASSORTED WEAPONS
 You know that. It's like finiSh- ing three hours of grinding foot ball practice and then being told to take ten laps around the field before hitting the showers.
 Only here it's tougher and you're not in condition, But for the first time in a long while you feel good.
 You run hard for a while and then drop flat on your belly and crawl forward for maybe sixty yards. Then you run some more, before slowing down to stalk. The whole unit is spread out to sur- round cottage guarded by sen- tries. Inside Is one Brigadier and staff. He is to be taken prisoner, and hustled back to boat which leaves only on time.
 Faces are black and uniforms dark and weapons range from tommy guns and long, deadly knives to leaded swagger sticks, which make no sound when they crack a skull. :.
 Tom Adams carries loaded swag- ger stick.
 GRIM SOUNDS BREAK SILENCE
 Not since the dull sound of keel scraping sand has there been noise. Suddenly you hear a grunt as one sentry is grabbed from be- hNnd and then a "huh-huh" when another is gagged too hard. Sem tries are theoretically dead now and quickly a British Tommy, who played the part of the Briga- dier is being rurshed back over several miles of moor and dudne- land to waters edge. That's how they rehearSed 1t.
 Later, Tom Adams said, 1t went something like that = only with variations. They landed on the beach north of Bordeaux all right climbed the slanting cliff and headed for the small French town which serves as German military headuuarters of the zone.
 The Commandos felt differently then they did in rehearsal. The boys were keyed up, taut. Knives were loose, trigger fingers ner. vous. Five left the formation and headed for the German officers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
Good Evening.
DAISIES IN JUNE

Lately I saw 8 daisy field, A million daisies or more, No one planted them but there they Were' Just what arc daisies for2 To write about, to sing about, To gaze at in the field, To i'll big vases, to decorate, From the yearly June yield. Daisies in June, what sight! Tn sunshine or in rain, Common flower of the summer une= Did you ever see daisy chain? Lately I saw daisy field, Why do they fade so soon? There's many pretty floral sight But nothing like daisies in Junel
 -Em Elm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

A carelessly thrown match in an improvised building in which cock fight was in progress in Tlapala, Mexico, caused a fire in which 20 people lost their lives and 20 oth- CTS were seriously burned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
Current Publications

"Uncensored France" (DiaD, bs Roy F. Porter.--An eyewitness ac' count of France under occupation
 "In Search of Sanity" (F'arrar { Rinehart), by Andrew Shirra Gibb "A clear and scientific discussion of the psychological problems con fronting us today,
 ."Rig for Church" (Macrniilan) by Capt. William A. Maguire.-Life story of chaplain in the U. s Navy, now Fleet Chaplain of ths Pacific Fleet.
 "Archer Pilgrim" (Dodd, Mead), by Don Jackson. 1.-The storyA of a man who loved the soil
 "I Dive for Treasure" (McBride) by Lieut.. Harry E. Rieseberg.-An adventurer recourts his diving ex- periences in waters of Il different countries of the world.
 'Guide Posts in ChOas" (CroW- elD, by Charming Pollock. - Un- usual experiences corralled in one volume by an expert on human behavior.
 @Night of Flame" (Rcynal & Hitchcock), by Dyson Carter.- Story of physician and the three women who figured most prcmi- nently in his life.
 "The World at My Finger Tips (Bohbs-Merrill), by Karsten Ohn- stad.-The story of young man. . 29, who is conquering the tragedy of going blind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19

Naugatuck Police Sergeant Anthony Farrar, who switches from first aid work to writing poetry with the Mickey, the monkey captured in the Rubber Town Monday by carnival after he had enjoyed almost separate cage with Susie at the carnival would probably get q kick out of the poem which follows
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
PARK BENoHEs Ton RoMANcE

Chicago (UP)- Because soldiers, sailors and marines like to sit in the moonlight with their girl friends, the Chicago Park District rec0udi- tAoned over 2l ,0t0 park benches and put them into service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-19
Q ANSWERS
 TO WAR QUIZ
Questions on Want Page

Questions on Want Page
 1. wearer of book is a Navy printer. 3. Brig. Gen. James H. Doo- little did much by leading air raid on Japan.
 3. Mauna. Loa threatens Hilo, second city of Hawaii.