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Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-01-23

Rysticken Named Commander
Arthur Rysticken was elected
commander of the Greenbelt Civ
ilian Defense Corps and he will
have full authority over all units
doing defense work. The staff
headquarters will be at the fire
house. Personnel Officer (and
Secretary to the Defense Coun-
ciD, Mrs. Joseph Rogers, will
keep all records and data pertain
ing to the Councils program and
work in addition to maintaining a
clerical staff.
Mrs. Leon Benefel, Mr.. Blum,
Mr.. Rogers, David Steinle and
Harry Rhodes will handle finance
and procurement. The functions
of this unit will be to take care
of all money and arrange pur-
chase of supplies needed by the
Council. All acquisitions for ma
terials will be made to the COM
mander to be routed to this unit
for final approval and purchase.
No red tape will block the efforts
of any unit. The Council has been
assured of no holdups on essen
tial materials.
DR.. McCarl will be in charge of
phone, telegraph and messenger
service. The Outdoor crew" will
consist of the motor corps with
Thomas Kicker as chief. George
Iangoulis will appoint chiefs for
the fire, police and afraid warden
units. Mr.. Rhodes will appoint
chiefs for the demolition, clear
ance, decontamination, road clear
ance and other units. Enlistment
of trained personnel in first-aid
administration will be the job of
DR.. Joseph Silagy.
AS chief of information. Mr..
Fosnight's functions will be to
gather and disseminate all infor-
nation and data pertaining to and
necessary for the efficient opera
ton of the defense program. Mrs.
Wendell Miller was appointed
chief of conservation, the duties
of which will be to instruct citi-
zens IN the conservation of water,
electricity and clothing items,
which can be cleaned and then
turned over TO the Salvation ARMY
for distribution to needy persons.
Arthur Gawthrop was elected
chief of the salvage division which
will collect and sell all metals.
newspapers, tires, ETC., not used
by residents, and convert the pro-
ceeds to the treasury of the De-
tense Council. Mrs. Downs was
placed in charge of the emergency
food service to be established at
staff headquarters and other nee
essary points to provide a canteen
service for workers.
First Aid Stations
DR.. Silagy reported materials
will soon be on hand for each
frst-aid post and for the casualty
station at the elementary school.
He expressed the belief that in a
short time there will be approx
mately 100 persons trained in ele
mentary first-aid administration
and at least 20 people trained in
advanced first aid.
Mrs. Benefiel, chairman of the
defense rally committee, reported
that Greenbelt is enthusiastic over
the coming patriotic rally to be
held February IA. Various groups
in town have volunteered their
services to insure the success of
this rally and she stated her con-
fdancn thnt Tho c1 nnn ...1 -
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-01-23
Meat Inspection

Meat inspection by the federal
government now controls the prep
aration of about two-thirds of the
domestic meat supply.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-01-23

Gated were still comforting with
F. S. A. on hospital continuation
at press time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
Car Sharing Groups
 Seeking Volunteers
States Divided Into Dozen Zones to Coordinate Work
 of OPA With Transportation Committees

Rationing Board A second copy will be kept in the committees file.
 On receiving the supplemental ap- plication, the Local Board will check its list of ride sharing committees to make sure the committee in question Is approved Bowles continued.
 If the committee has been ap- proved, the application will be re- viewed with all possible speed and the proper coupon book mailed to the committee director,
 Bowles sees both factories and lo- cal OPA Boards deriving major benefits from this plan,
 Each plant has an incentive in maintaining an afficient commit tee" he pointed out, because it won't be necessary for workers to call at their local boards to make application for tires and gasoline and will thus save valuable produce tion time.
 Each Board will also benefit through the operation of capable factory committees. Clerical work will be saved and the time and en- ergies of the Board will be relieved for other work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
ORIGINAL ELMER
 HERE THIS WEEK
Harry Conley, Comedian, Tops Jacques BurIesque;
 Midnight Show Friday

"The Girl with the Diamond Mask" a dance novelty act features this weeks burlesque program at Jacques theater,
 The all-new travelling burlesque show Is sparked by rip-roaring comedy featuring Harry Conley, the original Elmer" comedian, Billy Foster popular funster, and Marvin Harmon, well-known straightman.
 Helen Lovett, real blonde beauty who has wide following in Water bury, will head the female contin- gent, together with Rudy Caffey, popular balled singer and Melaine Le Beau, exotic dancer, A chorus of l6 lovely ladies will do stuff under the direction of Alfreda Walker.
 The DsMayos, boy and girl whirl- wind and Bolero dancers will feature the vaudeville acts, along with "Rsgini" the juggler, and June North and Co., a father and daugh- ter act
 Matinees are held every afternoon at 2;30, evening performances at 8:3o, with big midnite show every Friday,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09

Latest developments in State wide plan for co-ordinating the work of local OPA War Price and Rationing Boards with approved transportation committees in de- fense plants employing 100 or more workers were announced today by Chester Bowles, State OPA Director.
 The State has been divided into twelve zones under the direction of Charles M. Upham, Jr,, of the Hart ford Chamber of Commerce, now acting as OPA Consultant and work Ing with Joseph P. oConnell, State Public Utilities Commissioner who heads the Connecticut War Trans portation Conservation Committee, Bowles said.
 Through committees in each zone, the OPA has selected chairman who will enlist volunteer workers to aid him in establishing ride-sharing committees in surrounding factories or strengthen such committees where they already exist,
 "These volunteer workers will call at each plant" Bowles said, "and explain to the manager the import ance of 0 really capable and we'll equipped ride sharing ceslmittee for the convenience of It's workers, and distribute kits containing informa- ton on how the committees func- ton"
 The organizational drive which started in October is scheduled to finish late in November, the OPA chief said.
 "In order to secure our approval, Bowles explained, "a ride-sharing committee must have at least 50 per cent employe representation and all members of the committee must have thorough knowledge of the OPA regulations for supplemental gasoline and tires as they apply to industrial workers.
 Each committee should be ade- quately staffed and properly equip ped with files office space and nec- essary clerical help"
 When a committee has received official approval, he continued, t will be placed on a list with other approved committees which will be sent to all local OPA Boards.
 This list will be continually kept up to date as new committees which meet our standards are added or committees which have failed to meet our standards are eliminated, Bowles asserted.
 When the organizational drive IS over, industrial workers whose fac- tory has an approved ride sharing committee will deal directly with this group when seeking tires or supplemental gasoline, 1t was noted
 The committee will check all ap- plication blanks and decide in ac- cordance with OPA rationing regu- lations the allowable allotments Of gasoline and the need of tires.
 A copy of this application will be sent to the lccal OPA War Price and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
In War Plant You're Somebody" So GIamor Goes To Work

Suspend the right spools insidA those bars, she thought, and they will pull out and snap off on the saw edge just like Q roll of household wax paper when it's boxed with saw-edge on one side.
 She sat down and figured out the numbers needed for each assembly box, assembled the tapes, and ar ranged them inside the hacksaw bars. Then she took another hack saw and tied it over the first with the handle at the opposite end, to have two handles. She anchored the contraption to her work bench by resting the handles on pasteboaro boxes and tying them. She then strung the spoolS along one hack saw bar, and used the other saw edge to cut the tapes.
 The foreman noticed, and asked how come. Kathryn wrote out her idea and put it in the plants oig employee suggestion box. Pretty soon designers came around and worked on Kathryn's tape-storage- cutting gadget, and put 1t into use all down the line. Didn't have to change it much, either just sub' stituted a wooden box for the hack saw and steel saving ledge for the clumsy double -hacksaw edge.
 Kathryn got a $25 war bond and her picture in the plants newspaper, KATRRYN'S GAME IS
 BEATING OWN TIME
 When she began working, 1t took her three days to do one instrument board. Last week Kathryn did one in eight hours. That's due partly to her invention, but its also due to her daily game at her work bench beating her own time.
 Friday nights, she drives to Man. haitian with friends, on pooled gas. Once a week she bowls with other women, and once she plays cards.
 The Presidents praise of women war workers made her feel mighty good. But he will have to under stand when Kathryn says the best thing of all about her job is that 1t has made her @ hero to her own family.
 "Strangest thing" she said hap pily, my family really think I'm building these Thunderbolts all by myself"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
Girls Lead Senior
 Class At Watertown
Janice Damery and Mary Eileen Locke Highest for
 Eight Weeks Ending November 1

WatertoWn, Nov. g. William B. Cook, principal of Watertown high school, has announced the honor roll for eight weeks ending Novem- Der 1, as follows:
 Firs. honors-Four As, If taking five subjects four As and a B-no C,s.
 Second honors-An average of 85 per cent or better. No C's.
 Seniors
 First honors: Janice Damery, Mary Eileen Locke.
 Second honors: William Bassford, Priscilla Garber, Mary Martin, Nat ale Purvis. William Smith, Mar garet Campbell, Bronson HickcoX, Shirley Pultz, Ann Puzak, Beth Ol- son.
 Juniors First honors: Virginia Rogers, Arelen .Smalley, Mary zwanch, Muriel Andrews, Frederick Black, Donald Mixer.
 Second honors: Frances Sum- mers, Tillie Crosse, Katherine Kantor, Dorothy Lukachevich, Ar lene Anderson, Irene Fusliese, Helen Kontout, John McGowan, Barbara Tyler, Martin Kopp, Flor ence Kuslis, Myrtle Maddox, Ruth Bliss, Gerard Canty, Dorothy Man ginl.
 Sophomores
 First honors: Peter Schatzki, Doris Blogs.
 Second honors: Geraldine Free man, Julia Lancaster, Tania Karu- suk, Thomas Kielty, Rital Lamy, Virginia Crosse, Patricia Lewis,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
Soviet Friendship
 arley Successful
Local Delegates Attend New York Sessions Saturday
 and Sunday; Wallace Urges Russian Cooperation

the war but on peace to come,
 The principal speaker, vice-Presi dent Henry A. Wallace, addressing a packed Madison Square Garden and radio audience, welcomed the invasion of northern African as the opening of 8 better supply route to Russia and as . side door to the rapid opening of second front in Europe He said the only thing that could rob us of victory is if we fail to cooperate fully with Russia be- cause of misunderstanding of what a great democracy she actually is. He showed that Russia leads the world in five phasas of democracy: political democracy, onom c democracy, racial and sex equality, and equality of eduational oppor- tunity. He praised the Soviet Union for her war sacrifices and the role of Ambassador Maxim Litvinov in working for collectice security against aggressor nations years be- fore any other nation took Hitler seriously.
 He proposed greater economic CO., operation during and after the war and revealed he had conversed with Molotov about q possible interna- ton highway running from Latin America, via the United States, Canada, Alaska and Russia to Europe.
 Dr. Francis F. McMahon of the University of Notre Dame, led the call for a Second Front on the Continent of Europe Now" Max Werner, military expert and writer contributed that an invading force in northern France one-fourth the size of the Red army and with one- fourth the effort, could turn the tide of the war. In one way or an- other nearly everyone Of the fa- nous speakers in the two-day con- gress gave his support for a seeom front.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09

MONDAY, NOV. 9
 TOO D. in. Washington school; Standard first aid; Pat Wallace and staff.
 7:3o D. m. Duggan school; Stand ard first aid; Charles A. Williams and staff.
 7:S0 D. m. Maloney school meet ing of wardens of sectors B-l to B-l6 incl, and 2i-22; Misses Mar garet Guilfoile and Ida Demers in charge.
 7.30 p. m. Washington school meeting of Zone staff; F. x. Keefe presiding.
 7;30 D. m. Russell school; All Zone 0 sector leaders: Henry j. Bowling, zone warden, presiding.
 7:3o D. m. Elks hall; Standard first aid; Mrs. Albert Hermann and staff.
 500 D. m. Thomaston branch; first aid; Felix L. Matthews. TUESD Y. NOV. 10
 8:l5 a. m. American Brass Co., Standard first aid; Earl Howard. i2:30 D. m. Chase Metal Works; Standard First Aid: Emil Albecker WEDNESDAY,, Nov. II
 FOO D. m. Washington school; Standard first aid Pat Wallace and staff.
 7.3o D. m. Elks hall; Standard first aid; Mrs, Albert Hermann and staff.
 THURSDAY, NOV. 12
 3:45 p. m. Sprague school; Jun for first aid; Mrs. Lawrence Far. rell and Alice Fitzpatrick.
 TOO D. m. Junior Women's club; advanced first aid; Pauline White and Rosalie Mckee.
 7:30 p. m. Seth Thomas Recrea- ton hall; Standard first aid; Felix L. Matthews and staff. FRIDAY, NOV. 13 12:30 p. m. Chase Metal Works; Standard first aid Emil Albecker.
 TOO D. m. Elks hall; Standard first aid; Mrs. Mary Norsren and staff.
 7;l5 p. m. St. Thomas church; Junior first aid; Michael Hanlor and staff.
 7;30 p. m. Duggan school; Stand ard first aid; Charles A. Williams and staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
Saggitarius, Broadcast by the BEG.

Commander Bob Hayes of the D. A. V. says this war will add many hundreds of veterans to the ranks of the Disabled American Veterans organization The soe purpose of the D. A. " is to look after the welfare and rehabilitation of veterans who become disabled as result of war service This work is financed through the sale of the little blue flower of remembrance-the fc:Set-me-not. The drive ends Armstice Day The Waterbury Chapter has attained great success this year due to the cooperation of Jacques theater Manager Jack Beck and his staff of employees and stage folk made a splendid contribution and allowed of the stage and canvass of the theaer patrons Show folks have g eat heart and the D. A. in appreciation passes along this bit of information to the public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09

En Passant . The food columns say pound cake is now sold by the yard get three feet of for bit over dollar you want three feet There are plenty prices will be higher John Kieran sports writer and famous man of memory is to have a book published shortly in the introduction to which he will explain the rings is out for the duration the band will be- as in bygone days of gold survey and check up shows that the chrysanthemum, flower of November is the third most popular flower the rose and carnaton leading. There are nine mao Nuns shows In this country from late October to early December, held in the following cities: Boston, New York Plttsburg Cincinnati Chicago magazine "Mademoselle" which presents fashions for the young is the first magazine to out openly sug- Fordham Mines and Mummers Dramatic Association of the University will present this month Martyr Without Tears" which written by John T. Dugan of the class of 1941 who Is with the armed forces
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09

said. She's very quick, intelligent looking, articulate. T was big girl in the First War and I thought this was the same thing over again. Couldn't understand why my brother, an offlcer at West Point, wanted us in, Well, Pearl Harbor changed my mind. I wanted to get in myself. I want ed to--T had to-help get things moving. Besides, I'd had & great plenty of hcusework for my taste, having raised daughter to 12, a son to TO-"
 BREAD-WINNER ROLE
 IS NOTHING NEW
 She had been the family bread winner also a chain-store food |demonstrator. Her elderly mother lived with them and helped bit, but Kathryn was responsible and did everything, even installed the storm windows,
 They put her to work on "the heart of the plane" She points by glance at the Thunderbolt's instrument-board. Kathryn's job is to attach each of scores of wires to its right place.
 Each assembly y-box in the board has different kinds of wires, and each may vary from one instru- ment-board to the next, So it's necessary to follow a diagram and to identify each wire by wrapping it with a numbered, cellophane Identification tape.
 Tapes used to be kept on spools, like Scotch tape, in metal cabinets about 50 yards from Kathryn's bench. She had to walk and hunt for them in the cabinet, many times a day. She had to cut up the sticky stuff with searched-for scissors or screwdriver or hack saw, and lay them out, handy, before going on with her work,
 "Golly," she thought, "if l wasted that many steps in kitchen, or that much time with scissors and saws in a cellar, never would have raised a family"
 She decided to get all the right spools for each assembly box togeth- CT in the right place, at her elbow. Just then she spied her hacksaw, with its two strong steel bars a few inches apart, its sharp edge an ham dle at one end.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
Good Evening.
A POEM

While the bombers southward nocKing Set Italian cities rocking, , ,>- .Sa.. soor Suddenly there came KnocSlng aV II Du'es 0Aes N' He with fiery decision Opened to admit vision, An expected apparition who had olten eaHeo 0ei0Ae Destiny at hand once more Into that apartment regal Skunk instead Roman eagle ,. ,, IA soro Monnr melting and bedragged and eXtemey SICK No S0@' With its pumage torn and tattered, Beak and talons badly battered, And morale completely shattered, Flapped and Topped upon the noor-- Only that and nothing more "Answer" cried the Fascist snowman, "Enblem of the conquering Roman Fowl of fate and bird of omen Winging the Libyan shore When shall my imperial legions r)riye the Allies from those regions ~ when shall through Alexandria lead the Axis deser corpSF Crooked the eagle, "NeVermore' "When will the Abyssinians Yield their uSurped domlnlors When will and Tunisa Tall as spoHs or eloFlous wa" When will Africa surrender To IslamS ordained defender; When shall sweep mare nostrum undisputed conquero7 Quoth the Eagle, "NeVermore', "When with Fascist ceremonias, Entering my Romes colonials, . ..,,., , ,,.,,.., Shall reign from captive Venice to the forfeited kohdoe When shall my resolve tenacious Lead to eonQuests still more spacious; ., When shall Rome world wide empire of antiquity restore2 Crooked the Eagle "Dehnitely positively unequVocaly Categoricaly rretrievably ineXoraby rrevocaby and
 finally, Neyermore"
 saggttarius "The New Statesman" uondono
 Broadcast by the BEG.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
JACK PRESTACE
 BACK IN ARMY
Horseman, First World War Veteran, Assigned
 to Cavalry Training

Jack Prestage, owner of the Tip- perary Riding stables in Water town, and a veteran of World War 1. left last week for Camp Devens from where he will be assigned to one of the cavalry training centers.
 After the attack on Pearl Har- Dor, Jack tried to enlist in the cav- airy. but was informed that no en- llstments were being accepted for that branch Of the service. In Aug ust, he again attempted to enlist. but was turned down because he didn't have his final citizenship papers, being 6 Canadian citizen before coming to this city. Unable to enlist, Jack signed up with his local draft board, and is now back in the service at last.
 During the last war, Jack was wounded in the Cambrai offensive in November of 1917. and received ln all three service medals includ- ing the Mons star.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09

recent interview with vagrant at police head. quarters disclosed the following of thought:
 hobo, according to his definition, is a migratory worker; tramp is migratory nOn-worker; and bum Is migratory, worker. The vagrant classi
 fled himself in the third category. .. Walter Jarvis Jr, who has been entertaining the nurses at st. Marys Hospital for the past four weeks where he has been confined is recuperating at his home on Roseland Avenue Doris Lange popular Colonial Trust secre- ary and teacher at Post Junior College who spent last week in Waterbury Hospital Is home and ready to get back to the typewriter again. |. Y. Mrs. Alan Vaughan of Chicago the former Corinne Hickox, is visiting her family on Stewart avenue. Her hus- band, weknown Cornell athlete of few years back, s at the officers Training School Fort Sil Oklahoma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
PUBLIC SPEAKERS
 TO MEET TUESDAY

Miss Mary F. Hennessey, Alfred F Meyerhans and John II. Washburne are scheduled to speak at tomorrow nights meeting of the Waterbury Public Speaking Club at the Y. M, 0. A. The meeting will begin at 8;00 o'clock, but will be preceded at 7:30 o'clock by a meeting of the exc cutive board. President William P wright will preside at both meet ings.
 The Waterbury Public Speakint Club, which is affiliated with the Education and Industrial Division of the Waterbury Y. M. 0. A. b open to all men and women who have completed the Effective Speaking classes which have been taught by Miss Mary |. Martin since 1925.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09

no servant. The house is a left over from different days, when Isabel merely ran the home that Russell, successful young law yer built.
 Russell's health broke few years ago. Isabell opened a small shop specializing in maternity and baby clothes. That was fine until war shortages, especially of rub Der things like baby pants, came along. She sold out, used her money to keep the family going while she and Russell trained for war jobs.
 Model again2 That's shot too, now. Even young girls are hav- ing a tough time. And I'm S8. Besides, in war plant you get a chance to be somebody
 On Friday night Isabel stops op the way to pick up Gloria, 8, and Rusty. 6, at their boarding school The kids help with the weeks cleaning and shopping on Satur- day, Isabel still wears her slacks because 1t saves time and this Is the day she washes all the over- alls and the childrens good clothes, and prepares for con- pany. The guests are friends from Manhattan and long ago. plenty of them, and we have one big time" she says. On Sunday they take the children to the movies and hack to school.
 Gloria and Rusty have no use for boarding school and slacks- and neither docs Isabel, really. So she means 1t when she says she'll be back in her home and baby shop when the wars done.
 It's different with Kathryn Brazzell, 36, inventor. She wants
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09

Pauline Desjardins, Shirley Viger, Bessie Peck, Herman MarggraH, El- lamae Andrews, Elma Beach, Ger aid Bousquet Barbara Campbell, Jack Dewitt, Dolores Galullo.
 Freshmen
 First honors: Ruth Kielty, Joan Ashworth, Dorothy Barkus.
 Second honors: Frederick Ander- son, Raymond Archer, Evelyn Cook, Shirley Coon, Robert Goldberg, Robert Goldberg, Peter Klemchuck, Jacqueline Starry, Alice Miller, Dorothy Peters, Nancy Turrell, Claire Payne, Edmund Desjardins, Gloria Lawson, Nancy Lynn, Do- lores Mlckum, Burton Mix, Shirley Moseley, Margaret Kantor, Mary Kowlia, Helen Tysko, Beverly Stoughton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
w o R L D w A R A YEAR AGO
 NOV. 9, 1941

British Admiralty announces the sinking of 10 enemy mer- chantmen and 1 destroyer in at- tack on two Italian conveys in the Central Mediterranean Nov. 8.
 German high command an- nounces occupation of Yalta.
 Germany reports Nazi troops 90 miles from Moscow.
 British R.A.F. raids Essen, Dues- seldOrf.
 German news agency. DINE, reports execution of 20 Czechs charged with food sabotage in Vienna.