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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09
K u Listening?
with CHARLES MANN

Private Art Arthur, former N. Y
columnist and Hollywood scenario
writer, who said goodbye to his job
his wife and his 3-year old daugh-
ter to enlist in the Army, has been
assigned to Yale, to write the radio
programs for the Capt. Glenn Mil
led show. The show also features
Corporal Tony Martin and Corpora!
Br0derick Crawford Pricate Ar
thur penned "Sun Valley Serenade,'
the movie which featured Glenn
Miller; "MOOnshine Over Ken.
lucky" which featured Tony Mar
tin; and he was co-author Of 'Tight
Shoes" which featured Crawford
{. And now poor Arthur, who
wrote these movies for the three
men, has to take orders from them!
Prelude to stardom Is the num-
Der of guest shots being lined up for
Jeri Sullivan. She's due on the
CHS Carnival" Wednesday, Aug. IL
Four programs in the east will be
dropped by Howard Petrie SO that
he can announce the Jimmy Dur
ante Garry Moore NBC series from
Hollywood starting Aug. IL.
The nylon you can't get in stockings
helps to improve airplane tires. You
can get details on ''Saluth to Youth
over NBC Aug. 10.
There's a deal cooking for Phil
Bakers "Take 1t Or Leave 1t" spon-
sor to put on an additional series
Additions are being held.
Satisfactory time for fall concerts
by the Cleveland Symphony couldn't
be arranged by CHS, so the group
will be missing from the chain next
! season.
."Spitfire," last picture made by
Leslie Howard before his untimely
death, will be Screen Guild Play
ers" fare on CHS Monday, Aug. o.
Leads are Basil Rathb0ne Heather
Angel and Reginald Gardiner.
Kay Penton, lovely 10 year old vo-
calist from Louisiana, will sing with
Guy Lombardo's orchestra ON the
''Three-Ring Time" program to-
night. Rhymster Ogden Nash, Ted
Steele and Singer Billy Leach will
all be heard over the Columbia net
work at 1890 p. m.
Johnny Mercer, star Of MICS
Music Shop which has replaced Bob
Hope for the summer, Is the bright
est of the new stars to come to
radio hits season. Johnny, who has
written such song hits as BLACK
Magic" and Blues In The Night"
can talk for hours about the COM
posers with whom he has c0llabor-
ated including jerome Kern, Ver-
non Duke, Harold Arlen, H0agy
Carmichael, Rube Bloom and Fred
Astaire. lie picks Kern as the most
unusual because he works best
when his collaboration Is 5000 miles
away. Even u you're working In
the same building. he prefers 10
have separate offices-and telephone
ideas back and FORTH" says Mercer.
Basil Rathbones appearance on
the CHS Screen Guild Players"
airshow tonight will be his
third. Previously OH this series
he subbed for Brian Aherna, when
the latter was taken III. In "Suspi-
cion." and he played opposite Merle
Oberon In Goodbye. Mr.. Chips"
Wiifred Pelletier. noted Metro
poIitan Opera maestro. who has
conducted a number Of network
programs, may be lost 10 the y. B.
for he Is seriously considering re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09
WATR PRO GRAMS
1920 Kilol ycles

3:15-My True Story
3:45-Quiz Wizard
4:00-Blue Frolics
4:30-Zeb Carver's Orch.
5:O0-Sheelah Carter
5I5-Melody Revue
5:30-NeWs
o:45-Superman-D Dramatic Serial
6:00-Yankee News
6:15-Press Roundup
6:2U-Sports Roundup
6:3O-Pleasure and Profit
6:45-Jack Armstrong
7:O0-Fulton Lewis, Jr.
7:15-Phone Your Answer
7:30-Army Air Forces
S:0O-Sizing Up The News
Sam Batter
8:15-Impact-L Cherne
8:30-Music In Variety
9:00-Gabriel Heater
9:15-Meals of a Lifetime
9:30-Re turn of Nick Carter
10:00-Raymond Clapper
l0:15-Bob Grants Orch; News
10:30-Song Parade
Morgan Show
Il :00-Yankee News
11:15-Henry j. Taylor commen-
tator
! :30--Carlos Holinas' Orch.
II :55-News
Off
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09

naming In his native Canada and
devoting his entire time to his mu-
sic school there.
Shirley Mitchell, Of the Fred
Brady show, learned about accents
from her pal, Dinah Shore, with
whom she lives. Dinah, who halls
from down Tennessee-way, taught
Shirley the drawl which she has
built into radio career. So what
happened when Diah read the part
of Mason-Dixon damseI for a
Hollywood director?
Wonderful, Dinah," he said, "but
not quite Southern enough. Why
don't you pour on the honey, the
way Shirley Mitchell does?"
Gertrude Lawrence, film and
stage singing comedienne, is to be
the star of the newest program
blossoming out on the Blue network.
Plans call for her presenting a dif-
ferent guest each week instead of
Gertie being starred in a dramatic
offering.
Brian Aherne, the big herman of
fillums, pays his first call to the
Joan Davis-Jack Haley village store
on Thursday August 18th. Aherne is
there for a rest with his friend
Haley, but he hadn't counted on
Joan. She Immediately emissions a
picture career, and gets the town
lined up to emote for home movie,
in which she has cannily arranged
for love scene with Aherne. I'm
fortunately, however, the scripts get
mixed, and from there on out the
actors find themselves playing a
picnic scene. complete with ants!
Stressing the influence Of the Jack
Armstrong series on millions of
Jacks listeners, Martha Ostenso
writes in last weeks issue of Liberty
magazine that the program plays a
dominant role in the morale build
ing of our fighting men on the war
'front.'"
The story goes on to point QUIT hat
the redOubtable All American Boy
has organized a "Write-a- Fighter
Corps" which boasts a membership
of 100000 boys and girls between
the ages of six and sixteen. This
huge corps Of youngsters has served
to relieve some of the mail-frOm-
home hunger of the men in the
armed forces.
do the fighting men enjoy the
LiI,c Iatf ave chs tho 4 ;hovtx, unit =
er. The unmistakable answer comes
fr0msOldiers, sailors and marines,
their mothers and fathers in the
form of hcart-tugging mail.
Radio Comedian Ed East, who
guested on Wally Butterworth's quiz
''Take-a-Card" over Mutual We'd
nesday at $3.50, was gifted witt a
rooster to waken him from his $50
a. m. stint on another network. East,
who had sold his chicken farm less
than twenty hours before, asked
what he could do with one roos-
ter. BUY a Farm" quipped Butter
worth. East accepted the suggestion,
and now he's back in the farm bust
AiCoo uSnib'
War-w0rker mother Mrs. Grace
Keddie will exchange some Of her
ideas on how TO keep homes COM
Portable In spare time when she Is
interviewed on Im0gcne Wolc0tt's
whats oYur Idea?" broadcast over
MutuaI-WATR Tuesday ut 1850
q. m.
Major George Pop" Long, six
year veteran OF guiding the des-
TIMES OF P-40 'Warhawk", will be
the air-hero guest on the Army Air
Forces" show TO be heard over the
Mutual WATR hookup tonight at
1890
Only four people were on the is
land. but II took n model Of clip
per ship, and sea serpent 10 find
out who the murderer was IN Muir
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09
distributed by United Press)

WA W h'6s' oOAAAA AsSAhyD ANC"
Hampton, Ia, a Marine Corps
Combat Correspondent.
Distributed by United Press)
Somewhere in the South Pacific
| (DelayeO Marine recreation
hut far from civilization. Tar-pa-
pered walls, bare plank benches A
battered piano and a movie screen.
An improvised boxing ring and boys
wearing gloves.
A far cry from Madison Square
Garden this, yet the stocky, smil-
ing Marine with the caulifloWer ears
didn't seem to mind. Once the
worlds fourth ranking feather
weight, touring Europe with the
champions, here he was plain Pfc.
Theodore r. Miranda of (610h
Washington street, Bay City, Mich,
stationed at a lonely dot in the
Pacific.
His life had been spent boxing
287 fights with only three knock
outs and now at 80 he was little
old for the game. But through
training young Marines, his youth
spent in working under Harry Greb
and Walk Miller, manager of Tiger
Flowers and Mickey Walker, could
be relieved.
The fighters warmed to their
work and hot sandy rocks that
usually echoed to nothing but
gooney bird chatter resoupnded to
the train crisp:
Keep your hands up, Clay. Cool
down, you're throwing EN- wide
Elbow in! Time!
Under the name, Pat Moran and
later under his own name he fought
such men as Kid Kaplan and Benny
Bass. He won against Bass, but
lost a decision to Kaplan in the
Garden in 1926 for the feather
weight championship of the world.
He fought Sammy Mandel three
times, losing each fight by a deci-
sion, but he's proud that he had
Sammy down for count of seven
in the second fight.
His boxing career started when
he stepped into gym in response
to a sign that read, Three rounds,
five dollars"
The former Pat Moran did such
good job in the ring that day that
they doubled the five and told him
to report tomorrow.
He had been boxing ever since
until his enlistment in June, 1912.
A broken hand and hard times
forced him occasionally to work as
brakeman on the Santa Fe, but
even there he coached the neigh
borhood kids in the proper way to
commit Marquis of Queensbury
mayhem.
He once tried to be a jockey up
in Canada. But, as he tells the
story, 1.-THE horse reared and left
me at the post"
He tells how he licked Barney
Ross, but not in boxing. He fol-
lowed Ross on a rifle range at re-
cruit camp, he says and beat Bar
ney's score by 80 points.
While I watched the former
champ run his boxers through their
PAGES, a young Marine, relatively
fresh from the states, staggered
in. He was cocky andt alked tough
and was headed for trouble.
Private First-class Miranda
watched him awhile, smiled and
called the boxers around him.
He talked to the whole group,
but every word was directed to the
staggering recruit.
He said
II want you fellows to be cour-
teous to one another and to officers.
If YOU behave respectfully, it's not
"ear banging" It's just common
decency. Try to be gentlemen"
And most OF his boys by this
time are very tough gentlemen,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09

An educator says autos have had bad effect on the
Younger generation. Not to mention the effect the
younger generation has had on autos? Some women
should make better flyers than men. At least they won't
run out of gas as quickly. Washington man whose
wife got divorce awarded bathing suit from house
hold effects Just in he wanted to take another
plunge If all the pedestrians in U. were laid end to
end reckless drivers would have easier job The
Italians at Palermo glad to yell Uncle"-because 1T
was Uncle Sam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09
Good Evening.
FOOD A LA MODE

FOOD La MODE
COR, Why Spoil Good Soup Even If 1t Is War T1meO
Modern food stylists have lots Of fun
Fiddling with food, and when ais said and done
They 20 out of their way for preposterous mixtures
Oft-times disregarding good old-fashioned hxtures
Back in the days when ham was ham
There was no dolling up of nice leg OF lamb
Today many minds working overtime
Connecting menus nothing short of crime.
They do unheard of things with macaroni
Or fry fruit like oranges, now isn't that phoney?
Peanut butter generally used In forming spread
Goes into soup instead of on crackers or bread
Bananas au natural almost unlawful
When disguised instead in mixtures too awful.
In cakes, apples or tomato sauce supplants butter
And soups out of fruy have caused quite hutter.
When alls said and done what's better than steak
Or Just plain roast beef or butter and eggs cake?
Yes it's fact, from swordfsh to scallop
Food la mode takes terrible Wallop.
EN- EN-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09

Francis T. Fasanelli, of Mr. and Mrs. James
Fasanelli of I'll Washington Avenue has left to
become Leatherneck. His basic Marine training
will be enjoyed at Paris Island, S. c. For the past
two years Fran member of Bill Schofield's
!rosby High varsity hoopsters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09

Officer Jimmy Little of the Accident Prevention
Bureau is welding the city court gavel while Court
Officer Joe Garvey enjoys seashore vacation
Private Russell E. Roberts is now receiving his mail in
care of the postmaster in Shreveport La: Mrs Eta
Gould has left for New Hampshire to visit her mother
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09

Carl Barker is patient at the Waterbury Hospital
Murel Elliott has been discharged from the same
institution Lieut.. Irving Ross, formerly OF Bunker
to San Francisco after enjoyable furCugh here and
rs awaiting the commissioning of new ship to which
re is to be assigned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09
1590-WBRY-96

800 Your -lome Front Reporter
i,25--NcWs Summary
43O--I'eTry Como. Songs
i.iJ-Victory Garden Almanac
J:0O--Judlth Evelyn Reads
5:lj--Mothcr and Dad
$50 Suppertlmers
J;to American Women
6,00-Quincy Howe and the News
G:i0-News
baseball Scores
G30-Jeri SULLIVAN, Songs
G:45-The world Today
G:55-"The Meaning Of the News"
7:00--Coluuibia Marterw orks OF
Music
f.3O--"Blondis"
S.00--"vox Pop"
s:30--Gospel Light Quartet
s.t5-Shall We waltz
s;a5-News Brown
300 Romance
9:3O-The broadway Band Box.
Starring Frank Sinntra,
Raymond Scott and orch,
i0.00-Screen Guild Players
i0;50-"Thrco-H lnB Time" with Guy
IombardO Orchestra and
ogden Nash
| :00--News
ll:15-JOan Brf oks. Songs
| :3h-+Johnny Long Orch
i2:00-'Sign err
More than 1000 German boys and
400 girl sworked on Berlin street
aara last vaar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09

der on 81 ulI Island or The Mys-
terry of the Sea Serpent, the Nick
Carter episode to be heard over
WATR-Mutual tonight at $3.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09

More than 1000 German boys and
400 girl sworked on Berlin street
cars last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09
VETERAN BOXER
TRAINS MARINES

(The following story was writ
ten by Sgt. John F. Reilly, New
Hampton, Ia, Marine Corps
Combat Correspondent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09

Wiifred Pelletier. noted Metro
poIitan Opera maestro. who has
conducted a number Of network
programs, may be lost 10 the U. B.
for he Is seriously considering re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
THE HtRMIT'S
CAVE at 1890 D..

One of radios foremost
thrillers-exeiting plots, fast
action and presented with
reality that sends shivers rae
ing up and down your spine.
Written and produced by Ger
aldine Elliott and Erie Hewlett
and for many years a Sunday
night "must" with the radio
audience.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

nursing and nutrition will also
be given. Mrs. Harold NJ.
Hastings is in charge of the
registration for these courses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
Louisa ST. Clair
Meetinq Thursday

LOUISA ST. CLAIR CHAP
TER Of the OAR will meet
Thursday at 1870 a. m. in the
Newberry House, East Jefler-
son avenue.
Mrs. Charles Mooney, regent,
will open the business session.
Mrs. r. II. Geagley of Lansing,
national chairman Of Amer
lean Red Cross work for the
OAR. will be the guest speaker
Luncheon will be served at
I p. m. by the national defense
committee headed by Mrs. Will
liam STREET. assisted by Mrs.
Erich A. JaStrow and Mrs.
Albert b. Lowrie.
Glasses in first aid will begin
Nov 4 from , TO 4 p. IN.
in the New berry Chapter
House. and classes in home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
WHY Shows FaiI7

"MOst shows fail" said Small,
because the nut IL so high.
An average production costs
from 100000 to S150,0O0. We
produce one for 10000 because
we don't need costly sets. We
give the public actors instead
OF scenery"
Small and Finklehoffe have
much in common. They are the
same age, "a And they prefer
actresses. Finklehoffe married
Ella Logan six months ago,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
NEW YORK OCT is

NEW YORK, oct is
If PAUL WHITMAN had
\ nQf gone on banana diet a
few years ago vaudeville might
stll be as dead as the hut sut
Song.
AZ the time Whiteman
weighed 800 pounds So did
Paul Small. his professional
shadow. who did an imperSona-
uOn of hlm IN his show. But a.
Whitcman shed Suet Small
stopped looking like him.
Result: Paul the Whlteman
lost so pounds and Paul the
Small last his leh,--
The field for Paul Whiteman
imitatorS Is rather limited Al
best and when the mimic no
longer resembles Whiteman,
Small retired as an actor and
became an agent The heavy
weight champion agent OF
Broadway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

portunity to hear Karl Kruger,
the orchcStras new conductor.
There Will be completely
reorganized orchestra with a
number Of new members in the
personnel. There will be present
a distinguished New York must
CologiSt, Pierre Key, who will
give a brief talk during inter
mission. The program viii open
with stirring fanfare to honor
Mr.. kruegor'S fellow kanSan,
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower The
program IS built on favorlte
selections OF and dedicated 10
the r1enory-of 0sSiP- Gabrft-
owitch, beloved former conduc-
tor Of the Detroit Symphony.
The program will begin with
the fanfare. novel in that II
IS based on the first six notes
of The Star Spangled Banner
and il will employ the entire
brass and woodwlnd cholrS. The
first draft of this fanfare was
made by Karl Kruger and was
later reworked by Deems Taylor
This year the orchestra boasts
the largest membership of its
history-there are 81 names on
its roster. There will be a
double-WoodWind choir - four
flutes. four clarinets, four oboes
and four bassoons instead Of the
usual two or three in most
orchestraS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
Proved q Smash Hit

Originally given little chance
of opening in New York, 1t
turned out to be one Of the big
geSt m0ney-makeTs IN 1872. It's
successor, Laugh Time" CO.
starring Frank Fay, Bert
Wheeler and Ethel Waters. is
smash hit that is certain TO run
a year and, as Small figures IT,
make a profit of no less than
$l50,000.
Small and Finklehoffe are
under contract to produce two
such super-vaudeville shows in
san Francisco each year, then
moving them TO the key cities
of the country.
And all this probably never
would have come TO pass if Paul
Whiteman had not longed for a
SVlph-like figure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
Still Actors Agent

Although he is prosperous
producer, Small has not lost his
identity as an agent. He still
handles several acts, placing
him in a rather unique position.
The other night he went back
stage 10 compliment Lucienne
and AShour, the apache team in
his show. While he was there
AShour gave him his 10 per cent
commission on a movie deal ne
had completed for them.
II walked in their dressing
room as IA producer" he smiles,
land walked out an agent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
Harry James Goes Fistic

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 10.
IN ADDITION TO being crazy
about baseball, Harry James
now has bought a half interest
in two prize fighters--Jimmy
McDanielS, welterweight. and
Jimmy DOYLE. middleWeighi.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
Symphony
First Night
Thursday

THERE is always a particular
thrill which belongs only 10
first nights" of the symphony
seasons. When the Detroit SYM
phony Orchestra assemblies for
its first concert OF the 1884
season in Masonic Temple Audi
forum this Thursday there Will
be extra reasons for excitement.
Ii will be Detroit's first OPP
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
Rebirth Of Vaudeville

And where does the reinCar-
nation of vaudeville come in?
Well. a year ago last June, on
a plane en- route 10 California,
Small met a HOLLYWOOD see
mario writer named Fred Finkle-
hoffc. who had rung the bell
with Brother Rat. Fred weighed
only l30 pounds but Small liked
nm anyway.
Vaudeville had died" Small
was saying today, II had "A car
load of actors on my hands,
most Of them were out of work
and hungry. While Finklehofie
had a lot Of money he didn't
know what To do with. II was
"A natural, we became partners
immediately produced a show
and he financed 1t"
That show, an unVarnished
vaudeville bill headed by George
JeSSel and Jack Haley, brought
variety back from the grave to
the foOtllghts of San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Broadway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
Adventure
Talks Listed
For 1Q43-44

UTORLD ADVENTURE 81
w RIES of Detroit Ar ln>U-
t,lte begins It's twelfth season
oct - This yepa there sill be
Sunday afternoon lectures 'the
evening course has been sold
OUT and they start az $50
o o'clock
4 special effort has been made
by Director George +. picrrot %
present speakers who can talk
with authority on The battle
fronts of World War ii Most
of the speakers viii illustrate
their talks with motion pictures.
- AlaHlS- Adventure Series opel
ates Al cost. any profit being
presented as a Gift 90 The De
troIt Art Institute
Following arc names OF lee
tuners with dates NJ their ap-
pcaranceS
oct % Ben Eas' Alaska PATHWAY
o., si oss Ioarsar Taal and 'he
Solomon ISLANDS African ft.a..rf
Nov Harvey k,umg convoy 20
BRIAN
Nov ls-Court BYRON no Pt7r7s
"FrAnce Fights or From Norm Africa
Nov IS The uNmsns sweden ana
Finand
Patton AZ Mex
pec ic-1osr C.site Norferr Ues-
erfs ot fht American southwest
n
ALEC
Far o. Cns-rs rev Werner tnH-
Onl NIes T'fHaE S.efH America
Jan le-Rsth,r stuart osr AIS.
Nm -4----z---
Jan a3-Julen Rttsr Modem Psrg
Jan 3O-C1t Jack MAJOR. With our
Bows In the South Pacific
FEB Laura Bolton. Across War.
Time Canada
Fen. i2--Aloha Baker "our Ally, Aus
Feb 2o-Ths Uumanns Denmark
and Norway
FEB 27-Julisn Gromsr. Hawaiian
Paradise
Mar s-Aoe Williams, Footsteps 10
Benares
MAs-l2 Tao adventure sss--l--E-
Pledge &C. BAtssn. "Fighuue Sea Mon.
Gters
Mar Singapore Joe Fisher
"Our Ally South Africa
Mar 20 Francis r. Line. This Is
Your America
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
\Whitemdn Imitdtor
Resurects Vaudeville
BY ART COIN
International News service stan Writer

EStelle Taylor became Mrs.
Small two months later
Paul recently went on a diet,
melting from 500 20 2i0.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
MASSEY at 800 D. m.
THE TEIACO STAR
THEATRE at
$3.50 p. m.

The Star Theatre is a musi-
cal treat, these Sunday night,
with James Melton, famous
singing star, Diane Courtney
to say nothing of Al
Goodman and his Orchestra,
and the inimitable Jimmy
Wellington! It's a rare treat!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
PHIL BAKER
at 1000 p. m.

You can sharpen your Wits.
here at home, just as Pills :.
contestants do in the studio, :.
apra
with questions that run FROM.
easy to difficult in the
most fascinating quiz show on
the air. "Take IL or Leave IL"
adds suspense to its quiz ques-
tionS!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

With one Of the country's large:
symphony orchestras nearly 10
musicians. And with Karl kruege
conducting, one of the very finest, "
believe you will agree.
The Nome nugget., 1943-12-20

can cook noodles with meat tC give them the meat flavor and serve spaghetti with meat sauce
 Right now housewives should increase their provisions of food by canning tomatoes, apples, grapes and everything else possible. They should also store as many root vegetables, such as carrots and turnips, as they can procure. And to be prepared in case of further but ter shortage, they should pe- pare a lot of spreads-apple butter, tomato relish and things of that sort. ..... '
 Tt looks as though the protein shorage would last for this year Next year we must plan a better food supply ahead"
The Nome nugget., 1943-12-20
Washington Off the Record Plugging Headquarters
By MARGARET KERNODLE
 AP Features Writer

WASHINTON - Certain cor riders in the Commerce building in Washington are blocked off now. The reason-When German submarines were so active, some times a single ship of big con- voy would be the only target. That ship would be the one with the most precious cargo. Officials feared information not only about authorization but also about what the ships carried might be leak ing out straight from headquar- ters.