The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06

school boy. It was not tennis of professional quality, but 1t was high class amateur play. Frequent ly the ball was returned eight or ten times in a single exchange. Once when Wallace was at the net, he made five returns in succession, finally won the point.
 At 9:O5, the set ended. Wal lace rctreatcd to the corner of the court, pulled on his slacks, headed back to his apartment for shower.
 Other apartment dwellers, stiSl sitting in front of the fans, sighed and shook their heads in wonder ment.
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 About ten years ago, the great inventor Thomas Edison was visiting the great juvenile court judge, Ben B. Lindsey, and told him of his attempts to develop synthetic rubber. He got noth- ilig but rebuffs, however, from Washington (HooVer Administra- ticn) As boys, Edison anc Judge Lindsey's father were opera tors at the same telegraph desks. y. Look for ana greement with Mexico soon by which 1t will turn over most of its rubber production to us. So far Mexico has no re- strictions on tires or gas, but will impose restrictions to help its good neighbor - the one-time Colossus of the North" The State Department has ruled that 1t is not revealing diploma tic secrets to report that while King Peter of Jugoslavia and the President of the United States were viewing "Tortilla Flat" Sem ator Austin of Vermont and Ad- lniral King, Chief of the U. s. fleet, also reviewing the movie fel. asleep The State Depart ment objects to publication of most news connected with diplo- Inatic discussions. RESORT AIR BASES
 The $975 100000 appropriation for additional Navy public works encountered little opposition on the House floor, but there was a battle royal when the Naval Af- fairs Committee considered 1t behind closed doors. The question at issue was placing too many naval air bases in Florida and Chair man Carl Vinson of Georgia did some exploding on the subject.
 "Why do you fellows always center your activiteis in resort areas?" VinSOn bluntly asked Navy officers who testified for the appropriation. 'In the old days, the fleet used EO be based at Newport, and later it was moved to Coronado Beach, Cal, another society mecca. Now the big accent is on Florida.
 You have so many air bases in Florida that if an airplane flying over the state had to make forced landing, 1t would be almost sure to land on Navy field"
 We have to train pilots as fast as possible" explained
 COmdr. J. B. Moss, chief of Shore Establishments in the Blu reau of AerOnautics. Where fore, we have to pick 8 place for training where weather con- ditiOns are good, so we won't lose any time."
 What about all these opera tional bases you have in Florida, where pilots are supposed to be trained to fly in all kinds of weather?" shot back Vinson. Its beyond me how you can give them that kind of training in a place where weather conditions usually are ideal"
 Vinson shot a side glance at Rear Admiral Ben Moreell, chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, who was listening to the cross examination. Moss squirmed, made not direct reply.
 Well, my only hope is that our Navy pilots encounter the same kind of weather conditions in actual combat that they have experienced during their train Ing period in Florida" i" continued Vineon,, otherwise, they're going to be in a bad fix"