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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
OVERTIME WAGES
 TO BE DISCUSSED
Eight CI0 Unions to Be
 Represented at To. nights Meeting

The controversial overtime pay question will be discussed by mem bers of eight unions affiiliated with Local 26i, International Union of Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers, O. I. O., ct union headquarters on Bank street ct o'clock tonight. Re- ports on recent negotiations at Washington will be made by Wil- liam Moriarty, local delegate, and three international representatives.
 Called to attend tonight's meet- ing by John J. Driscoll, executive secretary of the Waterbury Brass Workers Union, are union members at the American Brass Company Mattatuck Manufacturing Company oakville Division of the scovill Manufacturing Company, A. H Wells, Company, Waterbury Clock Company, Waterbury Buckle Com pany, Waterbury Battery Company and Manufacturers Foundry Com pany.
 Each company now has e Con- tract with the union.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
NRW YORK AnOUfgn wIER

CLOCK
 Tha day begins when dawn starts % browse among the stars and alarm clocks start crying like hum gry infants Subways are eprinkled with lawn-ellled chorines and night-ahigt defense workers, locking at each other az if they weren't ehofo The bright lights along the Main Stem have their eyes closed, and the Big Street never locks more attractive, be- cause there lsn't noise to scar its beauty. Gals drowning In silks and satina net home after making Che rounds Of the ioynts looking like they've been through c wringer, not places where you're supposed Co en- Joy yourself The immense fin- gers ot silence start Co loosen their grip on the city .. A mother in tenement is awakened by the cries of her baby.
 ny eiGht o'clock, teefninR has wrested the city from its cradle of silence The subway is choked with humans. Stenographers dis- ouss their boy friends, men sir- round themselves with newspaper headlines ~, Office buildings start to swallow humans Typewrit- CTS 60 Into their tap-dances, phones gargle bells, workers bend over their desks and naAchines--the city's mas Blve business structure has begun to breathe Here, there and everywhere, children with books un- der their arms and youth dancing in their eyes walk quietly to their schools.
 As the minutes tlck-tock their wRy toward noon, Hobowerltes re- EuYne their endless strolls to noe where or stand around discussing nothing '. Tn the garment district activity is running wild. People arc rushing all over the place, little trucks are being pushed around, shouts, screams and curses give the atmosphere Q jittery tempo =. Jobless actors and musicians are making the rounds trying to cap- ture jobs, or stand on sidewalks try- ing to make each other believe that they aren't worried Housewives are shopping, and if you listen closely, you can hear tho steady hum of vacuum cleaners The sun carries torch for the sky, but few have the time or incllna- ton to notice.
 The lunch hour starts c Niagara of humanity pouring rom build ings, rushing to their favorite eAts cry Mattresses 90 through the bonfire of excitement doing their chores quietly and efficiently with out an atom of expression in their orhp. Workers are telling each other what they said to the boss and what he answered, the big stiff Many Wall Streeters who are involved in the bulnesS where millions are gambled, find time to place Q two- dollar bet on e horse Pretty office slaves talk about the new drans they intend buying Peo- pie eit next to each other In ca feterias and make an art of ignor- ing each other Those who fins isll quickly stand around tossing the conversational medicine ball or take little strolls.
 Hy mid-afternoon the Broadway cOlumnist has awakened from few hours of restles slumber and feeiB more tired than when he went Co sleep Without the shimmer- ing gown of night and the make- up of lights, the Main Stem seems tawdry Children have con- cluded their educational duties and are playing in parks or sidestreets with the sound Of Heaven emanat- ing from their threats in nipples of laughter Workers start peep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

PRISON PLANES ONLY MODELS
 San quentin, Gal. (UP)-1nmates of San quentin prison have under taken to constl act 300 model air- planes monthly for the national de- fense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

vited 6 stag party of four of us to occupy his private box located on one side of the stage where we were closeup to the performers and faced the entire audience, from pit" to top-gallery.
 It was on all-around good pro- gram, known As programme" in those days, but there, was one surprise" feature that set the theater roaring with applause and gave our party Q thrill that we never would forget and catapulted the performers straight to Broad. way and fame and fortune.
 When the curtain rose on this act the audience saw c tight rope stretched across the length of the stage high above the floor. Im- mediately two coFlical black-tace men entered in conversation, whereby the audience was inc formed that they were brothers and were going to practice some stunts" before offering them to . manager"
 It appeared that the elder brother" was an expert tight- rope performer, but the other "brother" had no experience h that art whatever.
 "You isn't afraid B ya, boy7" asked the big brother.
 The other "brother", was not vocal, expressed his opinions and feelings by inlmitable pantomime, that delighted the audience and won our sympathy from the start.
 The big brother led of with some hair.raising stunts, advising the other to watch him closely and see how he dld 1t.
 Meanwhile the younger "both- CT" had apparently grown weary watching" and had dumped down in 0 chair near our box seemingly half asleep, but by every expression of his face and movement of his body, keeping the audience in c gale of Herris neflt.
 By the time the younger bro- ther' was called out to take his first lesson in tight-rope walk Ing he had reused the affection of the audience, who didn't want him to get hurt
 We couldn't help feeling that the big brother was not consid- crate enough for his younger bro- ther.
 When ho was ordered to 60 up on the rope, and he went for Q Step.ladder, his feelings were hurt by the "balllng-out" he got, and after no did finally get up there and nearly broke his neck, and learned to balance himself and bound up and down, he got kind of "sore" against his brutal big "brother" and got his "dander" up and "felt his oats" and boul1ds cd higher than anybody had ever dreamed of bounding" before, and breaking his silence, emitted Q yell like q Comanche on the "war-path", and gpurred on by the frantic cheers of the audl- ence. leaped across the railing Of our box and climbed like c wild. cot from box to box and tier to tier Up to the shouting youngsters in the top-gallery.
 From then on the excitement was % great we didn't know whether we were witnessing c comedy or tragedy. The puzzled audience rose to their feet. Tho folder brother", with, teaT-stalned face, had rushed to tho foot ights and with agitated voice pleaded with the audience to stop his "brOther" before it waS too late. Saying that he had gone
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
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lCapyFight, 10A2, John BaFT)
 m that merry epoch Of Amer ican life famous as the "0ay. Nineties," it was fun Co make on occasional visit to Harry Miners Celebrated Bowery TIheater.
 It was unique. Harry" also had 6 hlgh-class Broadway thea- ter, and some Of the biggest Broadway stars" began their ca- reers down on the Bowery.
 Harry Miner" was c fine gentleman, and it was my privi. lege to have known both him and hts son, the druggist, intimately.
 Miners Bowery theater was usually packed fTom pit" to cells ing. The audience" was 6 "cork. ing good show" oil alone, without any help from the stage. Eve- hing clothes were unfaShionable there, and considered as on af. front and c suspicious circum. stance.
 America was the goal Of ell the world then. Immigration was ct It's very peak and every tongue and race -strain was represented ct Harry Miners Bowery Thea. ter"; the adults, attired in strange old-country costumes, occupying the "plt" and their American born offspring, glorylng in the spirit of 7e", Swarming the top- gallery and giving the "cues" to their elders for applause or con- dennation.
 The Bowery audiences had strict ideas about social propEiety and justice. They "hooted" and missed" the william, and required that he should get his just deserts before tho curtain dropped on the last act, or the gallery" gave the signal for an uproar and Q riot.
 On one occasion MT. Miner In.
Evening star., 1942-09-27

BATHROOM SURGERY on corns
and calluses is bad business. Bet
ter treat them to indications or
pressure pads. That's for tempo
rary relief. For permanent relief.
correct the cause, which can
usually be traced to one of the fol-
lowing: ill-ftted or worn-down
shoes; rough hosiery seams; foreign
bodies skulking in shoe leather;
mal-alignment of the bones of the
foot.
Bunions, caused by crowding the
great toe into tight stockings or
shoes, may often be relieved by
pads that reduce pressure over the
troubled joint and allow any in
dammation to subside. If, in spite
of such care, the bunion remains
painful and tender, consult doc
tor. Surgery may be needed.
Evening star., 1942-09-27
BEST FEET FORWARD

socks, when you're standing in
them, have at least a half-inch of
untitled space extending beyond
the toes.
Feet that are constantly on the
60 fare better, and wheel you about
with more speed and grace, if you'll
put them into lower r-heeled shoes
that don't fight with your feet at
any single spot. If feet bear the
brunt of your job, wear shoes of
ample size to allow for expansion.
With increased activity, the
blood supply of these outposts
is increased, causing swelling
and shoe-pinching, unless you
make provisions.
Keeping two pairs of shoes in
the running is humane thing to
do for both your feet and for your
shoes. Keep those listings out of
your lifts. A lift careening in any
direction can cause painful pres
sure spots on your foot and a
Evening star., 1942-09-27
Give your underdogs
careful attention -
and walk in comfort
%&h'tir &5,Me

EEP m STEP with the times:
Give feet the proper care,
u and they'll keep pace with
you. Neglect them. and they'll lag
behind. or balk outright.
Steps to take? Good advice
comes from those men who take
your feet in hand - the National
Association of Chiropodists. First
step. they say, is daily bath.
which involves more than a wet
ting of the toes. It should be set
to with warm water, a good grade
of soap, and a scrub brush, stiff
bristled enough to titilate even a
pair of wooden feet, to slough off
Evening star., 1942-09-27

most undttraC-
tive distortion of
your shoe.
If toiling or
trudging feet pop
blisters or spring
skin leaks, yell
for First Aid. If
you must apply
emergency aid
yourself, paint
the affected spot
with an antisep-
tic solution, give
the stuff time to
dry, then tender
ly cover with a
sterilized band
age, anchored
with adhesive
strips. If the spot
shows any signs
of acting up, be
sure to see a doc
tor for treatment.
Evening star., 1942-09-27

f1llC1 ICCl oAC
dried, dust them down with a foot
powder of the borated type. Going
a step farther to make shoe-bound
feet oblivious to confinement,
sprinkle some of the powder into
the Innings of your shoes; into the
insides of your stocking feet.
You don't need to be told to put
on fresh socks every morning. But
you may need prompting about
this procedure: Change to fresh
hosiery during the day. 1t doesn't
brand you as a neurotic; merely as
kind-hearted girl, willing to toss
to downtrodden members some
crumbs of comfort.
WRIcoLE R0oaG. Beware of too
short-footed' stockings. They can
be torture chambers for feet just
as too short shoes are. See that
Evening star., 1942-09-27

scruff between
the toes, to give
you ten little
bone-white nails.
Afterthescrub,
dry by patting;
not. by rubbing.
Rubbing causes
feet to perspire.
Iftheyperspire
anyway, here's
the way to deal
with them. Give
them a contrast
foot-bath: an al
ternate dousing
in hot, then cold,
water. Into the
vessel of hot
water, heave a
teaspoonful of
Epson salts and
a teaspoonful of
baking soda.
a H. fA 80.
Evening star., 1942-09-27

Amazing difference due TO
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these days, try the new, improved Special
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it, to leave hair far silkier, smoother and
easier to manage right after shampoo
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you'll be amazed at the difference!
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You won't be bothered with ugly, scaly
dandruff when you shampoo with Special
Drene! For Drene removes that ffaky
dandruff the very first time you use 1t!
And besides, does something no soap
shampoo can do-not even those claim
ing to be special "dandruff removers"!
Drene receals up to 1870 more Insire than
even the finest soaps or soap shampoos
So for extra beauty benefits, plus quick
and thorough removal of flaky dandruff
try Special Drene right away. Or ask
for professional Drene shampoo at your
beauty shop! Tr.1' Marx R's. u s, r.
Proctor e Gansl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
stormlng beaches and bIuffs.

storming beaches and bluffs.
 Dead End Street, so significantly named, is the laboratory of the postgraduate assault troops. So important has 1t become to the shock forces of the Allied armies that a picked group of officers and non-coms recently were sent from the United States to London for the entire course, which is operated un- der the direction of Commando Leader Lord Louis Mountbatten.
 These men were called the United States Detachment, and were se- lected from every branch of the service in nearly every Army post across the U. s. With Commandos and Rangers, they alternately stormed beaches and opposed land ings. The; chattering crossfire of machine guns and the barking ex- plosion of hand grerades and trench mortars made realistic the routine they practiced as the toughener for days they were to spend in Dead End Street, learning what it's like to mop up German Snipers fighting a vicious rearguard action.
 The record this special detach. ment hung up during it's street. fighting course is still being talked about by the Grenadier Guards major who conducts the street school. He said they were the finest, toughest, fightingest men he'd seen. They had to be good.
 The trainees, commanded by It. Colonel Danie! H. Hudelson Gnf) |, of Los Angeles and Fort Lewis, Wash, since have returned to the U. s. as instructors. They will bring Ranger training to special groups of Army assault troops. and what they teach soldiers slated to become Ranger -Commandos in this Euro pean theater of operations may spell the difference between victory and defeat.
 The day these Ranger instructors covered srteets of the long. debris strewn course from one end to the other, they started by breaking into sections, two scouts ahead. the sec- tion leader in the center.
 Under the whine of live ammuni- tion and the crash of grenades being
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

Mary Mazzarella of the Red Cross office personnel recently received camp newspaper from overseas con- taning several paragraphs about three local boys Mary passed them along to so I'll relay them to you Private Mike OLeary, hundnger at sleeptalking, is the undsputed champion in that line of Headquarters Squadron The boys of Hut will testify to that Sight of the week: First Lieutenant Herman J. Steinhoff of Headquarters Squadron busy censoring mail while receiving haircut in the outdoor tonSoral parlors of Private Joseph Deloia the barberng from Water bury Conn. Private Richard c. Wills, luckiest man the boat paying verbal tributes to the lovely English woman he has met.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
MRS. PRENDERCAST
 BAPTIST SPEAKER
Workers Conference Tues- day Night at Mir. and Mrs.
 Charles Andrews Home

The Workers Conference at the First Baptist Church will be held next Tuesday evening at 7:45 O. clock at the home Of MT. and Mrs Charles E. Andrews. Mrs. John Prendergast of the Waterbury Men, tai Hygene Society will be the speaker.
 Mrs. J. Anson Stone will head the First Baptist Church delegation which will attend the convocation in Calvary Baptist Church, New Haven, November IS.
 The teacher of the Philathea Glass next Sunday will be Mrs John H. Foster. Her subject will be Steps Toward the Solution of the AlchohoI Problem"
 The Baptist Church School com- mittee will meet next Tuesday evening at 6:45 o'clock at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles E. An- drews, 4 Farnham Avenue. This will precede the Workers Confer ence.
 The Baptist Dorcas Class will hold rummage sale November 5. The class will meet next Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Frank Hall.
 There will be a buffet supper in the blue TOO moi the Church next Sunday evening at 2 o'clock.
 The Philathea Class had an en- poyable meeting at the home of MT. and Mrs. WiIliamd Anerson in Wa tertown Wednesday evening. The class is gathering articles to be sent to Chaplain William J. Hamilton, Jr. Those having books, magazines. or other articles are asked to bring them to the church to be foreward- ed to MT. Hamilton who is at Camp Polk, La.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

Sistance from above the men also grasp fastened ropes and walk tip walls while holding themselves out almost horizontally.
 Over walls they went, not hur- ding and thus presenting them selves as full targets, but rolling now like high-jumper just scrap ing the bar. Across open yards they darted into deserted houses. then nrsd their Garands through the windows at the wooden targets which Brigade instructors kept
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

tossed with alarming abandon by defending Brigade Guards, they slid over low walls. crawled through bomb-shattered houses. They swung from roof to roof and pulled them- selves by ropes over high alley fences.
 There's a special Ranger trick of scaling walls with rope. The man on the roof holds two looped ropes which have been tossed down. As the man coming up lifts one foot, the man on the roof takes in the slack as the rope slides through the climbers hand. A step with the other foot and the tightening of that rope make the process like climbing a ladder. But without as-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

Vaughn Gooding, Fordham graduate and son of Po- lice Sergeant George Goodng spent the weekend at home He's Naval Ensign now Bill Leary, former day to his Army Harbor Defense Fort in Boston after weeks furlough home Mr. and Mrs. Francis Muigan want the world to know that the Longlegs Stork left left them daughter early Sunday morning at St. Marys Hospital The proud pop is the smiling Largay salesman while the elated Momma is the former Betty Bergin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
Good Evening.
DYNAMITE

There's gold In them thar hills There's brass in them thar mllsl, Copper, zinc and bit of lead, Enough ammunition to wake the dead. Everybodys husttn', that has the ampiton' Praise the Lord and pass the ammuntlonI
  There's copper in them thar mines, Lots of alloys and countless combines Whats 1t all about? all right we'll bite, Every ounce of metal is dynamite. Everybodys hustlin', it's work or perditlon' Praise the Lord and pass the anmunition There's dynamite in them thar hills, There's brass in them thar milsl All out for defense with leap and a bound, The wheels are going round and round. Everybody's hustlin', that has the ambition, Praise the Lord and pass the ammunitonl
 FEM. EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

Gary Cooper tells of friend of his an actor who was having his house repaired and who gave the car. penter pair of tickets to movie he starring in ~ want you to in that he said. And it won't cost you anything" he added the carpenter seemed to hesitate accepting the tickets. month latcr when he got his bill he found an extra item Two hours overtime, to seeing movie -$4.OO."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

swinging back and forth ffoffIehtafs fly before windows and doors Of buildings opposite.
 When a man is tense and tired after having covered the toughest street course possible ih fast time he doesn't find accurate shooting So
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
DESTROYED
 BY CIGARETTE BUTT

An awning at the store of George Haddad, 3A3 West Main street. was destroyed by fire yesterday after noon. A discarded cigarette was the cause.
 Firemen answered an alarm at 2:32 ?. n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

STREET WAS DIEPPE
 RAIDERS SCHOOLROOM
 Here were trained the Allied street fighters who invaded Dieppe. Here U. S. Rangers learn from Britain's Guards Brigade how to take a town. Such hard-boiled education comes after they have mastered, at other training centers, the technique of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

Headline in a New York newspaper - First Meat less Days in City Success. Restaurants Feature Poultry and Fish So poultry isn't meat! We'll 1t is on see what words Webster has for poultry Any domes- ticated birds which source of food, either eggs or meat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

eaSy, Yet these HahgeF siilstftlet9FA tjebbefed 70 ilafiy figuFe gtafEetS a4 they tflOyea d9#h Bead Bhd Stfeel that war 0fiee carpenters faa M deliver 4 e0fab1ete ileW let bef9H Sefl6d could Staft the he&t aavj
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
RECONSTRUCTION

 Tn our worlds rebuilding, Men need 8 change of heart. Ills fighting for supremacy Has failed him from the start.
 II The strife began with Herod, The Caesars took it up, Until the Man from Nazareth Drained up the bitter cup.
 III He taught 8 new religion He set the captives free He broke their old tradition And served humanity.
 W He meant that VIC should follow The footsteps where He led, But mans greed again grew great And hatred spread instead
 V How terribly t all has failedi We've chaos with It's smart. luaiS up e better world, good Lord Olwe men change of heart -aEARx ELIzABErH LYNAGH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
D ANSWERS
 TO WAR QUIZ
Questions orr want Page

 1. Insignia is worn by a Marine gunner.
 2. Final goal Of SelectiVe Serv- ice is 13 million men, 2. Sea cock is a valve in con- nection opening to the sea, tiSG- ally in the bottom of the ship, To open the sea cock is to scuttle the vessel,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
BY PAUL MANNING (NEA Service Staff Corresponden


 (NEA Service Staff Correspondent) London 23"Dead Street" toughest six blocks heard about It South London factory
  the being wrecked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

Pat DeLucia, youthful singer, is quite proud of letter recently received from President Roosevelt in reply to sent asking permission to tour the Army camps in the interest of bond and stamps sales Pat was heard among other entertainers the Green According to Bob Burns, the Ozark oracle of the air-waves blue hens chicken is "fghtin' man who really fight. Jack Garrity former parcel post truck driver, furloughed in town the past week. end. Jacks still at Devens, his initial assignment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

William walker, of Belfast, Nor- thern Ireland. is in prison for stealing rstioned oninn&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
FASHIONS ARE FUN

Have you noticed the ladies,
 Don't they look simply swell? But what sets them of Is
 The doo-dad on coat lapel.