The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-19

no ii"" e"~-NNN "N.oNo' 49,
Heroes of history the way
deep in every breast he is enshrned
every land the name of Washington
Immortal the shall endured
Man, Soldier, President He has No Peer!
Alice in the Poets Corner,
Hartford Times.
Help. Help! Cries the conductor of MICS
''Woman of Tomorrow, Nancy Craig radio listener
writes her ask how to keep ebony elephant from
drying out It's large figure, according to the writer
and decorates hearth Miss Craig looked up all her
recipes and cure-as but there nothing about pre-
venting excessive dryness in ebony elephant.
10000, she's now appealing to her listeners Inc
best way might be to let the elephant drink more or
isn't that funny? Perhaps it's just the mood of the
day. Well at any rate we tried hard Miss Craig
Harry Osborne, former WATR announcer who lately
has been filling similar capacity at WNAB Bridgeport
has enlisted in the Coastal Artillery He dropped in yes
terday say goodbye to his pals Ray Fitzpatrick and
Bill harrington. Sergeant James Harry formerly OF
Wolcott Street and nephew of Joe Phelan, East Main
Street businessman has been selected to attend the Can
didae Officers Training School at Fort Bennng Georgia
next month. After he finishes the course ne Will pc
commissioned second lieutenant by Uncle Sam. Jim
by the way has IL years of military service TO MS cfe
Donald E. Sterner A. son of MIR and Mrs. O. E.
Sterner of Bishop Street is member of the basketball
team representing Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in the
interfraternity basketball tournament now under way
at Colby College. Under the physical education
plan adopted by the college upperclassmen required
to take three hours week of physical training and
credit is given for participation IN mterITateTnlIy
sports Formerly only the first two classes were
required to enroll in physical education classes put
the national emergency has shown need for further
physical development OF college students Sterner grad
uated from Crosby in the Class Of 1889.
What, tapoca pudding? That may well II be be
the burning question of the day the in the Far East
continues to weigh heavily in favor Of the in
vadng Japs. The Netherlands East Indies are
now the goal of the japanese Foremost among
these is Java, the center of the land from which
was supposed to rich Spices honey, pearls
everything that held worthwhile striving for in the
ancient days But right now we think Of Java pro-
Queer of immense quantities cassava from which is
derived tapioca which in turn make into pudding
If you're fixing to dose yourself up with qunine,
better easy for SO per cent Of the worlds qunne supply
from Java the most densey spot in the
world 100000 people spread over area only about
1000 square miles greater than New York State
Heard in passing. Danny O'Connor is postcard
ing close friends back home here in Waterbury from
Palm Beach where he is presently stationed in his
capacity as chauffeur for Mrs Irving Chase Danny
won't be home until May or whereabouts Local
X of C. members sorry to learn of the death Mon
day night of Daniel J. Callahan of Washington, D. c.,
who had been Supreme Treasurer of the Order since
1909 Mary Gladney has joined the Scovl forces and
is working for Pat Wallace i'll the Packing Department.
She previously associated with the Democrat Cir
culation Dept.
Albert Payson Terhune dead It's hard to believe
that the master of Sunnybank dead Albert Payson Ter
at time somewhat of little tin god to this
scrbber How we like SO many other American boys de-
of those big coies of his No doubt literature goes
these stories weren't masterpieces but they certainly
good reading The author lived the sort of life that many
person tied down by ledger desk job has dreamed of
outdoors, doing things going places avoiding the hum
drum He could hold readers with his descriptions of the
sae play their emotions ne put souls into his dogs
In this respect he great writer for he wrote not in
imagination but in reality without resortng to the stark
that school of realism finds necessary for proper
expression The Master is dead the coes look in vain
for the familiar figure raise their for the call
WHISTLE stir uneasy at the deathke stiffness of Sunny
bank.
Jim COnOn, who earned his varsity basketball let
ter at Crosby High few years ago. is just speedy to-
day he seven eight years ago. Henry A. Loncto
81, of Hartford will attest to that The other night
Henry shot his wife and two children at their Park Ter
home and left them there to die. Twenty minutes
later C0nl0n, state trooper, arrested LOnct0
the Windsor Highway walking toward the entrance of
Keeney Park, for murder.
., Good NIGHT,