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Evening star., 1942-12-20

meantime. into the base because 1t
was difficult to move Col. Adamson
and he was very sick man, in
addition. They got into the base
and found out that Capt. Cherry
had been picked up. and We heard
that the other three boys had landed
on this unoccupied island, that the
Navy was sending a doctor over to
the island and that they would be
brought in the following day.
Fortunately for us, the small
Navy medical unit had just finished
little eight or 10 cot hospital under
the beautiful palm trees. The moon
light and palms made a picture
that really reminded me of the
stories you read about the South
Sea Isles. It was a Shangri-La. If
there ever was one They worked
day and night on us When I got
in the PIT boat I had gotten four
big mugs of water and big mug
of beef broth before the doctor
caught up with me When We got
to the base we were put on a couple
of ounces every other hour.
I tried to convince them that I
could take it and it wouldn't harm
me, but orders are orders and we
had to obey, which probably was
the right thing, because within 43
hours they sent some ply boats.
They picked us up and took US
down to the medical base, the Navy
hospital in the Samoans-all but the
engineer and the radio operator
who were very weak and couldn't
be moved.
Col. Adamson Becomes
Seriously Sick.
That is when Col Adamson ran
into his serious illnesses. Fortu-
nately for me, I bounced back. and
IN just two weeks. through the CO.
operation of our good Secretary and
General H. H. Arnold, there was
new ship and crew sent out from
the States that arrived on Sunday
and left to complete my mission
On Monday l followed through and
got into New Guinea and found the
boys there doing a most unbeliev-
able job because everything they do
and have done in the way of trans
portation was done by air-troop
movements, gun movements. ammu-
milton, supplies. evacuating the
wounded, and under the most ad-
verse conditions.
I stayed with Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur and found one of the
greatest enthusiasts for aviation
that 1 had ever met. 1t. Gen. George
Kenney, who was in command of
the air and one Of the hardest hit
ting airmen We have anywhere in
the world. The boys are working
day and night; they have very diff
cult conditions under which to work.
The day left they brought down
l9 enemy planes in one combat and
three in another and lost only one.
1t was mixture of heavy. medium
and b o m b a r d m ent planes, of
bombers and Zero fighters.
Whereas our quality and expert
ence level is going up, there the
japanese airmen's experience level
is going downhill very rapidly. There
are left very few first t-team pilots.
which are hard to beat and they
are tough. They go in anywhere at
any time into combat, but it is quite
evident, and our boys recognize it,
that the great majority of Japanese
pilots are inexperienced and green.
Our P-3Ss were showing up ex-
tremely well in combat and particu-
larly in bombardment of the units
that Japs have at Buna and Guna.
While out there I ran into the
fact that Brig Gen. CHanford, Jack
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unbelievable landings, and TAXED up
to us.
The ensign showed the strength
OF Hercules in getting Col. Adam
son up the 10-foot lift in bouncing
plane. and into the cabin. and the
little engineer and myself on the
wing. They lashed us to the body
with our feet hanging over the lead
ing edge. We started to taxi for
the base some 40 miles away. I
don't remember how long We had
gone. some Is or 20 minutes. when
the PIT boat. which had dashed
madly from some so miles away,
came up.
1t was decided to take the two of
us off and put us on the PIT boat
and then the plane followed another
PIT boat. which came up in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

and mail to soldiers overseas be- tween october 1 and December l,
 Heaviest shipments cl care d through the Army Post Office in New York which handled l46,iSS sacks of parcel post, weighing about s,os7 800 pounds: 27,4s6,lS5 pieces of first class mail; 5,225, ,220 pieces of air mail and l,499,2o0 V-mail let ters,
 One of the cargo ships carrying mail to the British Isles sank in the North Atlantic, On 1t were 1886 sacks, most of them stuffed with parcel post packages. All of these packages which went to the bottom were mailed before October 3,
 At the time the Army received Christmas mail there were some 100000 troops outside the United States, The i4729,6So pounds of packages and mail dispatched to them compare with only $S,2o00o0 pounds Of mail sent to the 10000 men of the first A. E. r. for the last two war ChriStmaSeS.
 The Army Post Office in San Francisco which clears mail for troops in Pacific outposts handled l04,045 sacks of parcel post weigh ing 5,722,426 pounds between Octo- Der l and December 1. In addition li,047,0S0 pieces of first class mail; 3,0S6,090 pieces of air mail and 2,272000 letters were dispatched to the Pacific fighters.
 PRESENTS FOLLOW SOLDIER
 The avalanche of overseas Christi mass mail vas only trickle, how ever, compared to the mountains of holiday parcels which are nov ing in troops in this country.
 Each Army Post has its own post office. Part of the equipment is a 'locater"-- an index system which gives the whereabounts of every soldier evere stationed at the post. Presents delivered after a soldier has been transferred are turned back to the Federal Postal Service for reshipment to his new post.
 Every soldier has an Army serial number and an Army Post Office number. If known, these should be included with the soldiers full name, rank, company, regiment and camp on all mail, General Adams declares.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
Non Essential Hospital Service To Be Reduced
Maternity Wards to Witness Many Changes in Pro-
 cedure, Privileges; Volunteers to Play Part

mel makes lt imperative that the as- slgnment of private duty nurses be based on the need, Doctor clifford points out. Nursing service must be assured for the lll regardless cf their ability Go pay for this care, Under present conditions, private duty nursing is Q luxury service ex- cept for critically ill patients.
 When hospital facilities are over. taxed lt Is necessary either to limit admissions or reduce the length ot each patients stay, according to Doctor clifford, Hospitals have rec tiuced the length of stay of post. parsum cases so as to offer care at the time of delivery to as many mothers as possible, Maternity cases and newborn infants have been discharged seven or eight days after delivery in many hospitals.
 Doctor Clifford said that the State Department of Health is prepared to assist local communities la plan" ming for volunteer service in homes of mothers discharged early from the hospital with newborn infants, Volunteer service may make the diff ference between normal and speedy recovery from childbirth or a convaleScencc interrupted by com. pllcations. By helping with house. hold duties and the care of new born infants. trained local vclun- teers make q definite contribution to tho war effort,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
OF BLOOD
 DONORS GROWING
Many Waterburlans VOlun' teering to Aid Blood
 Plasmia Reserve

Many persons have already called tho office of the White Gross hospl- tai plan to register as blood donors In the drive to equip Waterbury with q civilian blood plasma reserve for use In emergencies, 1t was an- nounced last night by Miss Aida Greer, superintendent of waterbury hospital, which Is administering the program,
 The available appointments for next Monday, December l4, when the actual donations will first be made, are nearly half taken, and several people have reserved periods later in the week, Miss Greer said. "All persons wishing to donate blood for the safeguarding of the Water bury defense area should call 3-2lSl as soon as possible" she urged, "in order that they may make an ap. pointment at the time most con- venient for them. Waterbury has responded well on the first day after announcement of the program, and we expect the flow of requests for appointments to increase steadily Stop at the White Gross, i93 Grand street or call 3-2iSi as soon as you can, if you wish to make an ap- pointment for next week." was her recommendation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
HEATING OIL TODE SCARCE
Gas to Be RatlOned Until Rubber Problem Is Solved
 Says lckes

Washington, Dec. 0-~(up)--War Petroleum Administrator Harold l.. fckes told fuel oil users and motor. iSts last night that heating oil probably will remain scarce for the duration" and that nationwide gasoline ratlonmg would remain in effect "So long aS the rubber prob~ lem remains Co be solved"
 But even when the rubber problem Is solved, he added, gasoline ratlon- ing In the Eastern States will con- tinue while there Is a problem of transporting petroleum.
 fckes outlined to a radio audience e three~point policy to be followed by his new Office of Petroleum Ad- miniStrator for War;
 1, The Army and Navy have the first call on petroleum sup. plies,
 2, War industries will bc fueled unfalllngly.
 ,, Everything humanly possible will be done Co supply essential civilian requirements but, when prosecution of the war requires curtailment, there will be no alter native.
 He said he was recommending to the War Production Board that domestic users of fuel oil be made subject to compulsory conversion of their furnaces to coal, If possible, Industrial users already are com pelled to convert,
 The greatest and most vital con- tribution that the individual Am. erican can make to the winning of this war is his Solf-denial as to gasoline and heating oil" he added.
 We have hoped to supply New England, as we'll as all the states on the Atlantic seaboard, with 75 per cent of the normal heating oil requirements of those who must heat with oil"
 But he added that this is not a guarantee, 1t is only a goal.
 IckeS explained to mic. .westerners that there were two main reasons for curtailing some civilian sup plies despite an apparent plenty of petroleum products.
 "One is to provide the clorest possible source of supply for the oil-famished east, and the other is to provide the closest source of supply for tranSShipment to the battlefronts overseas" he said,
 Conversion of heating plants ir the Midwest will also be necessary, 1ckeS added, because oil will not continue to be plentiful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
New Cabaret Ordinance"
 Seeks To Prevent Another
 Cocoanut Grove Tragedy

New York, Dec. 9.-Tentative draft of an ordinance setting up standards of safety against fire for cabareta, night clubs, restaurants and other similar places where food and drink are sold, and for dance halls has been completed by engi- neers of the National Board Of Fire Underwriters, 1t was announced to- day by W. F, Mal!alieu, general manager,
 Need fer widespread adoption of such an ordinance was tragically emphasized in the Cocoanut Grove club fire in Boston on November 28 MT. Mallal.eu said. The proposed ordinance is being studied by com mittec of hotel men and others whose properties are typical of those affected ty its provisions. When completed the rcabaret ordinance will be made a chapter in the l94l edition of the National Boards "SuegeSsed Fire Prevention Ordi- nance" which sets up controls for the prevention Of fire in various hazardous processes and occupan- cies.
 This Suggested Fire Prevention Ordinance" which has been adopted by thirty -one cities within the past fifteen months. contains provisions relating to fame -prooting, exits and other safety measures. Numerous
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

cities have similar ordinances, but there frequently Is a difference of opinion in interpreting such terms as night clubs" "cabaretS," places of public assemblage" and "restau- rants" This new ordinance will provide uniform interpretations of those terms.
 Tke cabaret ordinance suggests regulations for the number and size of exits: forbids over.crowding; provides definite aisle space in night clubs, cabarets. dining rooms and other similar places: requires the fiame- -proofing of decorations: re- quires two independently fused cir cults for the electric lights in all such places; and provides for licens- ing by the police department, with the fire department making frequent inspections for violations.
 "One of the basic facts about the Cocoanut Grove tragedy that has been overlooked, Mir. Mallalieu said. lis that oyercrowding, the rapid spread of the flames and inadequate exit facilities all contributed 10 the loss of life. Our engineers have att tempted to control these and other factors in the new ordinance which they propose, and which it Is hoped will be as effective as safety meas ure as theatet ordinances have proven to be-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
CASE SHOP CAST
 ORPHANS GUESTS

The east of the Case Shop min- s,rel show scored Qiute N hit last evening es they presented their an- Iual production at the Highland Heights orphanage in New Haven, The children applaudcd loudly as the final curtain came down and forced each principal to take bow.
 The entire show as 1t win be offered at Temple hall Friday even- ing ol this week, was presented for the Childrcn's benefit last evening under the able direction of cliff Me- Hale. Ambrose Egan, a member og the Wilby high school faculty, donated his services last evening as pianist,
 l Tho proceeds of Fridays show will ho given to former members of the Case Shop now serving Uncle Sans armed forces. Cliff Slater and his orchestra will play for the show and dancing to follow at Temple hall,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

Some of the "eOfntort' pfOccuufeS and prlplleges must be reduced In maternity hospitals throughout the state to Insure maintenance during the war emergency of services es- Sential to safe care, Martha l., Clif- ford, Nj, D, Director, Bureau of Child Hygiene, points out in the monthly bulletin of the state Dee parment Of Health, The function of hospitals is to serve as . refuge for those needing medical care, Pa tients and the public should COG operate toward this end by comply inv with hospital regulations re. garding visiting hours, It is rec. commended that only the husband and mother of a maternity patient visit her when she is in the hospital,
 A rising birth rate and higher percentage of hospital deliveries has taxed maternity hospital facilities during recent months, Doctor Cliff ford explains, The provisional birth rate for the first half of i942 was ie,i per 1000 population as com pared with rates of i4,S and i6,S in ie4o and le4i, respectively, The percentage of births occurring in hospitals has risen from 90,s per cent la is40 to 95,7 per cent for the first six months of ie42,
 Effective steps taken now to meet the situation will safeguard medical and nursing care by emitting noa- essestlal activities, says Doctor Cliff ford, Obstetrical and pediatrlc staffs in maternity hospitals arc recommending that certain changes be made in the routine nursing given patients, Frequent back-rubs face- -waShings and the like must be reduced to make available necessary service for safe nursing care,
 The shortage of nursing person.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
CLORIFY ROLE
 OF TEACHERS
Suggest Insignia or Uni' forms to Create Proper
 Respect for Profession

New Haven, Conn, Dec, s--To prevent the departure of teachers from the classroom, we should give them "all the satisfactions which come to other people who are dc- voting all ther talents, their ener- slcs, and thelr lives Co the public good" asserts Clyde NJ, Hill, in an editorial in school Management" " published this week,
 Professor Aill chairman of the Department of Education at Yale university, discusses the shortage of teachers duo to the draft finan- cial problems, the insecurity Of teaching positions, and offers some practicable suggestions to alleviate this condition,
 "The school Is seldom better than the teacher" said MT Hill, and the personal qualities of the good teacher arc exactly the ideals which motiyate the patriot"
 According to Dr, Hill, the teachers "naturally wish to share in the honor we accord all men and women who undertake the more hazardous exploits Of war
 As a pauacca, he suggests that we consider the "adNtSabtltty of proNid. ing suitable uniforms or Insignia ot office for teachers for the duraton The Red Cross says MT, Hill "has demonstrated the value of the psy- cholopical principle involved in such a device,
 "rn some foreign countries tcach- CTS have military rank or party status and their StWents are never permitted to lose sight of that fact We, perhaps, should not go that far.
 states and local communities" ," said Professor Hill should take steps to provide salaries for com. petent teachers at least equal to those provided by industry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
VERMONT POSTS LIMIT ON SPEED
Cars With Partly Obscured Headlights May Now
 Enter State

Vermont will now permit drivers to enter that state with headlights partly obscured provided such driv. CTS do not operate over 90 miles an hour, Commissioner H. F Marsh of the Vermont Department of Mo. tor Vehicles has announced,
 Tn a letter to Motor Vehicles Com. missioner John T. Mccarthy of Con necticut. Commissioner Marsh ex- piained:
 "It has become such problem now for all the other New England states ot comply with all the dim out regulations, and Vermont is the only state not in the dim-out area that we will now permit any car to operate in our state which has changed the headlights to meet Inc dim-out requirements providing they do not operate over 30 miles per hour during the hours of 90 minutes after sunse to 30 minutes before sunrise
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

WeIncsday--SANTA WASN'T Caug
 Long before the men for whom the presents were intended ever dreamed they would be in Africa, the Army Postal Service knew which units would be assigned to the in- vasion front,
 As the deadline drew near, mail for the invasion units was separated from that intenGed for troops who would remain in Britain, Ireland and the ether way stops on the road to Berlin, It was marked for delivery to new American bases in Africa when they opened,
 CLIPPED la,f29, ,6s0 POUNDS
 DoughboyS on the second front as a result of this happy consplr- acy with Santa, will receive in front linc zones this month the presents their fmailies and Sweethearts mailed two mouths ago,
 Military postmen shipped l4,T29,- 68o pounds of Christmas packages
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
DR. BIRGE SPEAKS ON
 CHANGES IN EUROPE

pr, J. Kingsley Birge, American missionary who has been in the Near East since 1914, told members of the Rotary club at the weekly meeting yesterday that the change from Oriental despotism to Euro pean republicanism has wrought a tremendous change in Turkey. The speaker pointed out that during the past 20 vars Turkey has been a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9

 i2:30 D. m.-Woodbury high school: Standard First Aid: Mrs DeFrance Carlek.
 FOO D. m.-Washington school; Advanced First Aid: Pat Wallace and Dorothy Zibell.
 8:30 D. m.-Pearl Street Commun- ity house; Standard First Aid; Mrs Henrietta Foster.
 THURSDAY, Dec. 10 3:45 D. m.-Sprague school; Junior First Aid: Mrs. Lawrence Farrell and Alice Fitzpatrick. TOO D. m.-Junior Women's club; Advanced First Aid: Pauline White and Rosalie Mckee.
 7:3O D m.-Russell school: Stand ard First Aid: Mrs. Mary Norgren c Russell Sumpw, Prank Hennes' sey.
 7:3O D. m.-Thomaston branch; Standard First Aid: Felix L. Mat thews and staff.
 FRIDAY. Dec. II
 goo D. m.-Boys' club; Standard First Aid: Arthur Verry.
 i2:30 D. m.--Woodbury high school: Standard First Aid: Mrs DeFrance Clarke.
 roc D. m.-Elks' hall; Standard First Aid: Mrs. Mary Norgren and Daisie Palmer.
 7:l5 D. m.-St. Thomas church Junior First Aid: Michael Hanlon Harry Cole. Ernest Wilcox.
 7:30 D. m.--Washington school Zone B meeting of all precinct, sec tor and block leaders; Mrs. PatricF Wallace. zone leader.
 SATURDAY. Dec. l2 HOO a. m.--oysB' club; Juniol First Aid: Arthur Verry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

Just after a fifty-two-year -oit man in Johannesburg. South Africa rad all his teeth extracted recenu' | new tooth appeared in his lowe jaw and had to be pulled to mas' way for the dental niate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

The Northern Ireland Government Is being urged to speed repairs to bombed Belfast homes of war work CTS who had to move to the country and consequently must travel long distances 10 their work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
PARTICULARS IN
 SUIT TO BE FILED

Bridgeport, Conn., Dec, 9-(uP)-- A bill of particulars outlining al- leged acts of intolerable cruelty, was to be filed today as the divorce ac- ton of Catherine Conor McIrner- ney, Greenwich, against her 75-year. old millionaire husband, Thomas McInnerney, chairman of the Board of National Dairy Products Corp. went to trial in Superior Court, Mrs, McInnerney, s9-year-old for mer Kentucky society matron and mother of a 2l-years old son by q former marriage, has petit!oned the court for alimony and return of personal possessions which, she claimed, her husband has refused to relinquish.
 The couple was married Feb, l, l94l at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
By JAMES CULLINANE NEA Service Stan Correspondent

Washington fooled last October by those Christmas packages troops Ireland Britain and other invasion He'll deliver them in Africa
 Willing conspraos with Santa Brig Gen. Clayton S AoanS chief of he his military postmen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

A gold produced in French Cam eroun will be purchased by the Treasury for the account of the central treasury of Free France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09

Following several months of salvaRlng and diving experiences aboard the Il. $. s. Lafayette, formerly the French liner, "NOr- mandle" Anthony ]. Scionti of this city has been assigned to duty abroad with the .. $. Navy.
 Sclonti, sen of Mir. and Mrs. An gelO Scl0nA of &Sl Piedmont street. Is Q graduate of Wllby High School and Post College. Hc en- listed August a, i9l2, and was assigned to the Navy Salvage and Training Division. He is now Q second class carpenters mate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-09
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