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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
Admiral Leahy Presidential "Ies Man," Can Be
 FIGHTER: Steel-Trap, Seasoned Officer PLOMAT: Good Politician When Needed

who didn't feel like taking part in a war to get out of the service.
 More than most officers, his life iS bound up in his work. He has no hobbies save his grandchildren, with whom he spends as much time as possible. The sight of the grizzled admiral and the tots at the ZOO isn't at all uncommon. He gave up his golf game a long time ago, but stuck to his fuzzy tweeds until active service brought him back into uniform.
 Mrs. Leahy died while the Ad- miral was at vichy. There are son, William A., a Naval con- structor, and two daughters.
 WEST POINT WAS
 HIS EARLY CHOICE
 Admir- Leahy was born in Hampton, Ia, in 1875. Son of a Civil War veteran, he wanted to go to West Point, but settled for Navy appointment when he was 18. On graduation-both Admiral Hepburn and Admiral Yarnell were classmates, and they finished ahead of him-Leahy went aboard the newly commissioned U. s. g.. Oregon, which made a breakneck run around the Horn, arriving at Santiago de Cuba just in time to take a lusty poke at the Spanish fleet.
 At the end of the Spanish American war, Leahy was ordered to the ASiatic fleet, taking part in the Philippine campaign. Dur ing World War I, he received the Navy Cross for skippering the transport Matoika, carrying men and supplies to European waters that bristled with submarines and mines Altogether, Leary has medals for service in the Cuban Philippine, Nicaragugan, Domini- can and Mexican campaigns.
 Admiral Leahy's duties haven't been clearly defined by the Presi- dent, but the job stacks up as inn mense. Whatever 1t is, 1t is Navy's consensus that no better man could be found.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
.DONDCOMMITTE
 TO BOOST SALES
33,OOO Local Factory Workers Now Buying on
 Pay Deduction Plan

The Waterbury war bond com- mittee Is arranging to intensity its campaign for participation in the payroll deduction plan. The last report, for June, showed more than 33,000 lccal workers purchasing bonds by this method, but the com- mittee hopes to increase the total by several thousand.
 Meantime, in factories and bus mess houses where 90 per cent or more of the workers are taking part in the plan, the committee will seek to have them increase their weekly payments to 10 per cent of their pay.
 Eight branches of the Bristol Go. are lover the top' in the 10 per cent campaign, an announcement by the Bristol Co. Employees War Bond committee. Department 8, chart department, has been awarded a special flag for achieving a record of 11.9 per cent. For the whole plant, weekly pay deductions now amount to 7.56 per cent.
 The Scovill Mfg. Co. has carried on a highly successful drive among its workers. Similar campaigns are being arranged for other plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
GIRL AERIALST
 WORLDS FINEST
Holland Classical Show Offers Variety of Splen-
 did Acts

It's really cool at the circusl Four yiant fans wait the big top with a ;ool refreshing breeze at the Hol- and Classical Circus, now showing at the circus lot corner of West Main street and Thomaston avenue. This added comfort enchances the enjoyment of the circus and has caused many circus fans to compli- ment owner Bernard Van Leer. The show will remain here in Water hury all this week giving two com- plete performances daily at 300 and 8:30 p. m. with hte doors open ing one hour earlier. Sponsored by the Sphinx Kaabans Shrine Club of Waterbury, proceeds are being don- ated to the Shrine Crippled Child ren's Hospital
 Among the star acts is that of dainty Janet May, wonder aerialist, who duplicates the act of the late Lily Lietzel, famed star of Ringing Bros, Barnum and Bailey circus a few years ago. Miss Lietzel 1t will be recalled met her death in Switz- erland when a cable wire broke and she crashed to. the stage of the war; iety hall in which she was present. ing her famous act.
 Janet May performs intricate feats on the aerial rings and clim- axes her act with a series of body spins and followers while suspend ed by the wrist of her right arm. Actual count showed that Miss May performed 126 roll overs which in the parlance of the circus world is termed "arm dislocations", feat only accomplished heretofore by Lily Lietzel.
 Other acts included Capt. Will liam Heyer's high school horses, Adriana and Charles, trampolin gymnasts, Ali Loyale's French pood- les, Powers performing elephants, Fleurillo, tight wire sensation and many other arenic stars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

puller of punches. But he could call spade spade without hit ting you across the mouth with 1t.
 Another little item that padded the admirals path was his way with the press. Whereas most military brasshats have an unfor- tunate habit of entangling them selves in reportorial hair, Leahy actually liked the people he met at his press conferences He would walk into the room, compress his slit mouth and bark, Shoot, gen. tlemen!" Whereupon the gentle men would open fire with any questions that crossed their minds.
 Typical was his press conference on his return from Vichy. After a formal statement, the admiral blunt ly answered questions that would have sent many diplomat stagger- ing into his cavern of State Depart ment mysticism. Leahy also is great student of press reaction. His first move, on being made personal chief of staff to MT. Roosevelt, was to order up a two-foot stack of press clippings and spend half the night digesting them. He doesn't like condensed news, pre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

and 2 and 9 D. Tn., today and tomor- row, at board headquarters, l19 West Main street. Issuance of books to truck owners and to non-higA- way users is also being rushed to completion.
 Up to {. p. m. Saturday, Mir. Mo Knight, the board here issued a to- tai of 3,144 B and o books. About 5000 applications for the extra al- lotments were filed.
 Boards about the state have been given permission to shut their doors for a day or more this week to give them an opportunity to catch up on their office work. State OPA Ad- ministrator Chester Bowles said that this step was necessary because of the huge volume of business which the boards have had to ham, de for the past several weeks.
 MT. Mcknight today repeated his warning to car owners that their gas rationing seals must be displayed on their cars. Failure to show them makes the owner subject to heavy penalties.
 Most of the supplemental books issued here have been of the B variety, majority of these going to workers in war production plants. c books are issued only to those in specifically listed special categories
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
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ferring to worry through 1t all, arti- cle by article.
 Veering sharply from the accepted brasshats' procedure path, Leahy is a staunch believer in compromise when necessary. He also is no moan CT over split milk. When a things done, it's done, and Leahy goes off on new tack.
 An example of his snap action was his handling of the Squalus disaster. When the submarine sank, 1t appeared for awhile that the rescue chamber wasn't going to work. So Leahy ordered that the men should be shot out through the hatch-despite his full knowledge that enormously heavy casualties were bound to result. Fortunately the rescue chamber worked and the last-gasp order wasn'nt necessary.
 All through recent years Admir- al Leahy chose to see the pessi- mistic side of world affairs, pre- dieting the war and doing his best to whip Americas Navy into shape for it. So clearly did he envision fighting that in 1939, ad- dressing Navy graduating class, he called his shot and advised anybody
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
MEAT SHIPMENT.
 EXPECTED HERE
Present Supply Below NOr- maI; Dealers Not Over
 Optimistic

Wholesalers today were hopeful that shipments due here within the next few days would make more beef, pork and veal available t. local families, but warned that sup plies will remain below normal fos, some weeks more.
 Some retailers, who had large ao.. vance supplies on hand, reported sales of beef Friday and Saturday. Pork and veal were also in greaS demand.
 Other markets had to tell then customers that no beef or pork was available. Several posted signs an- nouncine "No Beef, while in ons case there was a sign, "No Neat.
 All local wholesalers have largo supplies ordered for this week. Most are confident that they will get at least substantial parts of their or- ders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
W ROBERT RUARx


 flfBA Service Stan CsFTesp0ndent)
 Washington, July 27 William Daniel Ieahy wasn't the shining light of Annapolis. Glass of '07. He ttood SSth in a small class of 46. And when he married, his brother In-law-iater to be known as Ad- miral Albert Niblack-asked En- sign Leai1y if he thought he'd ever be successful as a Naval Officer.
 Admiral Leahy's answer to his be0ther-in-law is lost, but 1t should have been "Yes." Few brother mill 1tarists can match the 67-year-old sailors career, recently climaxed by his appointment as President Roose- velt's chief of staff, job that boils down to assistant commander-in- c1ief of Americas fighting forces. FIGHTER AND
 DIPLOMAT
 The only officer in naval history Co have been chief of Ordnance, Operations and the Bureau of Nevgiation, Leahy also starred as Q diplomat. He was appointed governor of Puerto Rico in 1899, and later undertook one of the most ticklish diplomatic tasks of all time the ambassadorship to Vichy. His new task, which calls for frequent contact with both Army and Macy, will demand all his talents, since he goes in apparently over the heads of both Army mad Navy chiefs of staff.
 President Roosevelt's new leg man has distinguished himself as sort of Jekyll- Hyde. As a Navy man he was sailors admiral - brusque, steel-trap officer who was seasoned at sea and fledged in campaigns dating from the Span ish-American War onward. As Chief of Opertions and diplomat, he was 8 good politician brutal ly honest when 1t counted, but able to kid the Congressmen and pick his way subtly out of tight corners.
 HE KNEW HOW
 TO DEAL WITH CONGRESS
 1eahy knew how to move around on his feet when the House Naval Affairs Committee used to call him up. He could move so well that he is generally regarded as the father of the two ocean navy, and brother officers say he probably has played a fat ter role in shaping the modern Navy than any other officer of his time.
 For Leahy was an expert. An authority on guns, personnel and operations, he stirred a pleasing personality nto the mixture and 1t paid off. A former aide says that he is one of the five best liked officers in the Navy. A rath- er gTuff personality, the admiral was speedy executive and no
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
Distribution Of Gas
 Books Nearing End
Sessions Today, Tomorrow Expected to Provide for
 Owners of Passenger Autos

Two daily sessions today and tomorrow will bring to end the regular distribution of permanent gas raioning books by the Waterbury gas ratonng board Deputy Ad
 instrator James Mcknight announced today This city is far ahead of other large communities of the state in s suance of books and is expected to complete its work first Passenger who filed for extra aotments will be able to secure their and books between and m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
We'll Child Conference

WCu On4M NU1A1CrGnCG
 A well-child conference will be held at the South school tomorrow morning from 9:30 to 11:3O under the direction of Dr. Martha Cliff ford of the Bureau of Child Hygiene. Miss Margaret Lewis, state nurse and Mrs. Rose Klitka, school nurse will assist her. The Parent Teacher association of the South school is sponsoring the conference.
 Briefs
 MT. and Mrs. J. Robert Fulgham of Fenton avenue have had as a guest, MT. Fulgham's sister, Mrs. Roy Siddons of Omaha, Nebraska It has been 31 years since the sister and brother had seen each other SO this was happy occasion.
 The newly organized first aid group will meet each Monday even- ;nG s-oa. to e:3O o'clock. Merland Avery is the instructor. 4.
 Craig Tooker, son of MT. and Mrs. K. s. Tooker of the Meriden road has returned to his home from the Waterbury hospital where he underwent an operation.
 Gordon Culver, Jr., of the Wood- tick road Is spending a vacation with his uncle, Russell Culver and Mrs. Culver in Oakville.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Peasley Of Bridgeport are visiting with MT '. and Mrs. Edward Holland of Fenton avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
PIONEER COLLECTION DES-
 TRnYEn

The Dallas, Ore. (UP)-One of the most complete collections of counted animal heads, stuffed ani- malS and relics of pioneer days in the northwest was destroyed when the historic pioneer saloon, "The Horn," burned down here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
BIRCE CANDIDATE
 FOR STATE SENATE

Rep. Edward s. Birge of Strat- ford, chairman of the house citieG and boroughs committee in the 194t General Assembly, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the state senats from the 18th district. The district is now represented by Senator Her. bert E. Baldwin of Westport.
 As cities and boroughs chairman, Rep. Birge had much to do with Waterbury charter changes and other local legislation at the 1939 and 1941 sessions. He is regarded as one of the most influential members of the house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

violators of Guatemala's new anti-profiteering law face heavy prison sentences and fines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

Mario DeCecco will give a talk Om ''Mucis i'm Wartime" at the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis club Wednesday noon at The Elton. MT. DeCecco is founder and conductor of the Civic orchestra of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

When a tanker loaded with gaso- line Is sunk by an axis submarine, enough gasoline is lost to have driven 5000 automobiles for Q year at normal rate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
REACH AGREEMENT
 ON WAGE SCHEDULE

The Waterbury Clock co. and Local 251 of the International Union of Mine, Mill G Shelter Workers have reached agreement on a base rate for employees in a war production department where the union claimed the pay was be- low standard. Details of the agree ment will be announced later.
 Complaint had been made by the union that pay in the department averaged 50 cents an hour for women and 55 cents for men.
 Nazis are operating about 80 motion picture theaters in the Ukraine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

an agreement on behalf of the town with the highway commissioner for the expenditure of funds available for the fiscal year beginning July 1, l942 under the provisions of sec tions 512 co to 519 co inclusive to repair and surface treat such roads as the selectmen shall desig- nate and as shall be approved by the highway commissioner; to re- ceive the report of the special com mittee on schools and to take action thereon; to take action on the es- tablishment of fees under the zon- ing ordinance; and to transact any other business proper to come be- fore this meeting.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13
"REMINISCENCES
Being Items Culled From Our
Files of Ten, Twenty, Thirty and
Forty Years Ago. +
TEN YEARS AGO-1932

It's quite within the bounds of pos
sibilities that this district will have
a cannery before the next crop sea-
son arrives. ...- -.
: Due to a drop in the cost of many
supplies, but principally to one of
the most drastic salary cuts in the
state, it has been possible TO reduce
the cost of operating the Kenne-
wick schools over the outlay Oh. two
years ago by SIS, 900. W. z. :
The annual fair held at the fair
grounds site. at The Trees on the
Columbia river, is now getting under
way in good shape. The fair this
year will be a three1day fair instead
of the two day, as previously held.
A splendid program has been
worked out for the big day, when the
townspeople help the Highlanders
celebrate the final completion of the
rehabilitation Of their project. The
picnic will he held in the park and
the school band will open the pro-
gram. - r. = E<.-~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

Matt Weihl and Henry Young
ranches, where range and pasture
reseedings are contemplated in the
near future. The results Of their
studies will be used in developing
the overall district program.
Another Star will be added soon
to the flag hanging in the office of
the Pacific Power & Light company,
representing employees of the COM
pany in various branches of active
service. Ralph Montgomery will
leave his job Saturday to spend a few
days at home while awaiting a call
from Fort Lewis induction centre.
c. L. MCGEE, who has been cor
poral in charge of Midway unit po-
lice, has recently been promoted to
the rank Of sergeant. Sergeant Me-
Gee will supervise all police and
guard units of the Bonneville Ad-
ADMINISTRATION east of the Cascades.
j. H. Evett of Hanford has regis
tered at the county seat at ProSser as
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13
TWENTY YEARS AGo-1922

The Benton : Franklin Inter :
County bridge across the Columbia
river between here and Pasco will
be completed within the next sixty
days. This announcement was made
at the Commercial Club luncheon
Wednesday by T. o. Webster, sec
retary of the bridge corporation.
L.. A. Tweedt has marketed to date
$500 boxes of apricots, early peaches
and plums from his orchard in the
River Road district. He estimates
that his later varieties of peaches
will bring his total crop to $500
boxes.
Thirteen football lettermen will be
back in school this year and several
OF Last years second team men will
be strong contenders for places in
the first lineup, making Kenne-
wick's prospects for a winning team
very good.
The first car of pre-cooled fruit
was shipped yesterday from the
new cold storage plant Of the Yaki-
ma Valley Fruit Growers Associa-
ton. The car was a mixed lot of
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

We are predicting that after the
election is over Congress will pass a
federal sales tax. The federal sales
tax would have been included in the
present tax bill but Washington was
too election conscious to pass it.
While talking of the necessity of
draining off surplus earning power
to prevent Initiation, Washington
neglected to levy the one tax that
would have broadened the tax base
to include everyone and would have
tapped the 60 percent of the national
income now received by those not
subject to tax. This is everyone's war
and everyone is going to have to help
pay for it and incidentally most
everyone is willing to pay his share.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

1T is smart business for everyone
to put aside a portion of his in
come in War Bonds and Stamps. It
is smart because the government
needs the money to build ships and
planes and to equip the soldiers. It is
also smart business to buy bonds for
the reason that when this war is
over it is going to be helpful to have
some savings that will serve as a
cushion in making the adjustment
that is going to come. A lot of peo-
pie who think they can't spare the
money to buy bonds now are going
to see the time when they will be
wishing that they had bought them.
One can put off buying bonds, but
he can't by putting off the buying
of bonds do away with the rainy day
that is sure to come and when he is
going to need the saving that he has
put away in better timees. .-...2s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

After all the best sort of price
control is the price control that is
administered by John @. Public.
When prices get out of line instead
of rushing to buy, if John would re-
fuse to buy until prices reached a
reasonable level, prices would not re-
main long out of line. If no one
buys an article listed at high price
the price will come down Conversely
the surest way to boost prices is to
rush to buy scarce items. The de-
mand thus created will soon kite the
prices until they are out of reach of
all except those able to pay luxury
prices. The buyers of the country
if they but realized it can do more
to control prices than can Washing
ton. =, =
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

1t is generally conceded by those
in a position to know that most OF
us in this country have not begun to
feel the real pinch of war. AS far as
most people are concerned life has
been going on pretty much the same
as it has always gone on. Outside OF
a slight curtailment in the amount
of sugar used and the amount of
driving done no pinch is felt and no
effects of the war have been felt.
This, it Is said, is going to change.
The time is coming when everyone
is going to feel the effects of the
war. Everyone is going to have to
do without many things and learn
to get along on less. IS
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13

a candidate for commissions !,
ton county subject to the yoto !, s e.
primary election in Septemhor = !. ne
has lived in the county for ~, avet
four years ana has been a toS.s y'
for twenty-five years. He = AYE
director OF the Priest RAMA. Wv 2
cation district and member :, usi'
Hartford school board. " NE
Mrs. Harold V. Beldin q, n.
land, daughter of Edmond .s WV
son, with her two children soa,s Oef'
Gaynett, visited relatives IN nm INV
ingham and Seattle, while ON t Dea'
TO White Bluffs. Mrs. 'Beld,r 'O 'le
children. after attending q ur Sao
Bluffs picnic in Seattle, a,rivas y
Yakima Saturday. where thew ~
met by Edmond Anderson ana , nv
Beldin's sister. Clarene. Mrs p.,Sa s'
and children will remain fOr an ).
definite time. '
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13
FORTY YEARS AGO-1so2


A petition signed by nearly 2ot
of the heaviest taxpayers in the
city was presented to the City Coun.
Gil last Tuesday, asking that the
band be made a municipal organiza-
ton, the city to supply a fund OF
$1,000, during the year for the pur-
chase of hiring a director.
A large crew of men has been
busy during the week on the new
wheat warehouse and a few days
more will complete it now.i
Emigh's Lumber and Implement
warehouse is nearly completed.
The cooler weather of the past few
days has brought quite a large num-
her of land seekers to this vicinity.
A new steam threShing outfit was
unloaded here this week, for Fred
Cresswell of Eastern Horse Heaven.
New buildings, paint and large adj
ditions to merchandise stocks is an
that a lot of people have
great faith in the future of Ken
newick. - 9.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-08-13
Wild Rabbits Menace
To White Bluffs Farmers

WHITE BLUFFS-Dr. r. M. Bond,
head of the regional biology division
of soil conservation, service, Port
land, Oregon, was in White Bluffs
and Hanford Tuesday at the request
of the North Benton Soil Conserva-
tion district. The object OF his visit
was to study the rabbit problem
which has been particularly serious
in this section. The control of rab-
bits is essential, before successful
stands of grass can be established
through reseeding Special study was
made of the rabbit problem on the