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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
STRAND

Thrills of the turf and poignana heart interest mingle in "Harri- gan's Kid" dramatic story of a young jockey, trained in the shady tricks of the track, who finds re- generation in a new conception of sportsmanship. The picture opens tomorrow at the Strand theater as the top half of a giant double hit show. Introduced to the screen in "Horrigan's Kid" is a new find from the New York stage, young Bobby Readick, who scored on Broadway in George Washington Slept Here" and All Tn Favor" Much of the picture was filmed at noted race tracks and race horse breeding farms.
 Players include William Gargan. the Joe Turp" of the screen: Frank Craven, J. Carroll Naish, Jay Ward, Selmer Jackson and Douglas Croft.
 On the same program, sharing honors, is the thrilling feature At Dawn We Die" with an all-star cast of film notables.
 Remember, this program opens tomorrow for an engagement of three days.
 Ending tonight at the Strand is
 he successful engagement of the MGM smash triumph, Presenting Lily Mars" starring Judy Garland and Van Heflin. and "1 Walked With a zombie" with Frances Dee. Tom Conway Snd James Ellisos, If you haven't yet had the oppor- tunity to see this splendid program. do 50 before the concluding per fexsAA,aAAA ti>iA ..~>s~i.~~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
Connecticut Besieged
 By Japanese Beetles
Destructive Pests More Numerous Than Ever Reports
 Experiment Station Officials

Japanese beetles are expected to be as abundant as ever in Connecti- cut this season. The severe cold last winter apparently made little or no dent in the grub population which overWinters in the soil As proof of the anticipated large-scale invasion of gardens by beetles late this month Dr. R. B. Friend of the Experiment Station in New Haven points out that in 3 1-2 hours two station en- tomologists recently dug 10000 grubs New Haven. New Haven, Fairfield and Hartford counties have the highest beetle infestations in the state
 To help home owners and garden CTS combat the summer beetle inva- sion, the Experiment Station has just issued Circular 157, Control of the Japanese Beetle,' by J. P. Johnson. This eight-page circular brings together the latest informa- tion on control measures, by both natural and artificial means. It does not go into the life history of the pest, which is presented in Station Bulletin All, also obtainable free on request.
 The beetles are controlled chiefly by spraying and dusting. Jarring and trapping also help. Lead ar senate is still available as an insec- ticide, but the federal government has put severe restrictions on the use of rotenone and pyrethrum for beetle control Less generally used materials that are expected to be obtainable this season are those for the ime-aluminum sulfate mixture and some of the new organic chem icals, such as phenothiazine.
 Gardneners this year will be more concerned with the protection of food crops than with ornamentals. Regarding vegetables, the circular suggests: "As the adult beetle feeds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
HIS. FORCE LOSES 4
 ONLY IN ASSAULT
By DANIEL DE LUCE Representing The Combined limited States PreSS)

Distributed By United fress,
 Allied Headuuarters, North Africa (Delaved) July 12 - (U.PD - An American assault force stormed ana captured Licata, Sicily, and LOOK 300 to $50 Italian prisoners With the loss of only four men.
 The story of the successful action was brought back to African head- quarters by Herbert White, Amer ican press photographer, operating for the wartime photographic pool
 q went over on what they call r.. s. T.. landing ship, tanks White said. The cruisers and destroyers took care of the fighting on the trip and our guns didn't fire shot. Boy those American warships are crackeriacks. They poured it OH every pil-lbox that tried to get tough.
 "Youre see a flash from shore gun and then right away the naval shells would scream overhead ana another enemy gun would shut-up. The enemy bombers would come over and drop flares, but they couldn't hit thing with their bombs.
 A Pretty Sight
 After daylight I went ashore to see our stuff being landed and 1t was a pretty sight to see the ef1l- ciency of our boys. The equipment movinb ashore reminded me Of Detroit assembly line.
 'Licata is built on rolling hill on our flank and our infantry went to it in a jiffy A battery or two down the road and finally railroad battery decided to do little fight ing, so our warships cracked down again. They plastered those Italians and that was that.
 "Our first ship carried a doctor and eight medical attendants, ex- pecting we would have to bring back considerable wounded, but as it turned out, we didn't have to bring back one,
 our dead were two soldiers and two sailors.
 "The skpiper of the ship was on was Lieutenant H. R. Fleck, of New York City, a veteran of World War I and dean of shippers of vessels of this kind. He really handled that lob riaht. We didn't see . single
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13

growing, especially Gargantua, whs now weighs $50 pounds, stands 5 feet, ' 1-2 inches in his bare feet, with an arm stretch of over I feet. He is now well over a yard broad at the chest.
 Toto weighed 445 pounds in Havana, and, although she is now a little taller-four feet, ten inches she weighs no more, for Jose Tomas, her Spanish keeper, has seen to it that her tummy shows less bulge. She has done a bit of dieting, has Toto, and she feels tops, just fine, thank you.
 But mating HOW or mating tornor- row, MT. and Mrs. Gargantua the Great retain their hold on the pub lie. The crowds still swarm to view them. They are the greatest attrac- ton in amusement history, and they always will be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
Reading Weather NeuUs Makes One
 Slightly Hotter

While personally we are will ing to describe yesterdays weather as miserable and for get about it, our weather tech nical expert informs us of the following facts which we duti- fully pass along. The high of 92 degrees yesterday, was also the high for the month so far. The minimum recording of 75 degrees was the highest mini mum of the year, while the average temperature for "A hours of 83.5 tied the previous highest average set on June 26.
 Today's weather record is no beauty either, as you can gather from looking out the windOy. Intermittent rains fea- tured the morning, while ex- treme humidity made the tenn. perature appear much higher than the moo recording of 78 degrees. At no time during the past two days has the mer- cury dropped below 73 degrees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13

glasses and appeared to have dis covered just the right diet to take off poundage to make her a better pnotogenic subject than she used to be at the time Satevepost gave her national prominence via an ar ticle in it's pages.
 Passing crowds did not give this Broadway habitue recognition so richly deserved. I'll admit she is a bit looney in her actions, sometimes goofy in her conversation and bizarre in thought but the passing throng are out to see the unusual and this lady of the night has never disappointed her audiences nor did she on this occasion as she pranced off quite eXpectedly in the wake of some commissioned uniformed men.
 It seemed to me natural that her eventual destination would be Fol- lies Bergere so Yours Truly beat the crowd to that address. Inside that imposing red-plus covered cabaret and restaurant was Nick" who is no stranger to any followers of "Breezing Round New York" for he is the glad handler of the old Folics Bergere, French Casino, Hol- lyWood, Diamond Horseshoe, Casino de Paree ad infinitnm.
 At this new stand is a spacious tabled room, unobstructed by posts graded to make every location Al, to see the show, and air-cooled to give it an edge on most of the places in the neighborhood.
 First glance at the dinner menu makes one slip a reassuring feel to the wallet pocket, Steak is list ed-sirloin S3.50, filet mingon S425, coffee 45c, refreshers of legalized vintages range from 75c upward.
 However, atmosphere. cannot be created flor free and there is genuine Clifford c, Fischer stage extravaganza which assures tre- mendous evening at not eXorbitant overhead if compared with musi- cal show plus dancing and dining normal charges.
 One ready to spend an average of seven fifty per person will find this quite a debonair sort of relaxation that is not disappointing. The early show of course can be accomplished at a greatly reduced tariff.
 At the moment it Savours of too much buiness enterprise, The menu stresses prices not pretty girls, elaborate staging or even mention of the magic expectancy of Clifford c. Fischer presents!"
 I mentioned in opening this arti- cle that one of these days something will happen. Surely goodily crowd of night entertainment seekers will force Folies Bergere to put up the ropes designating all seats filled, when this place mellows to greet those discriminating entertainers who visit over and over the show spots of New York which this one is entitled to fill as one of the op Killings.
 ]. JAY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
POCKET MIRROR
 OF MODERN WAR
BY RICHARD D. MCMILLAN limited Press Staff Correspondent

Advanced Allied Base, North Africa, July 12-(UP)-(Delayed)- )- This was the Gela pocket mirror of modern war-American fighting men swarming off boats rolling in a 40 to 50 degree pitch of the sea flame streaks of shells bowling from ship and shore-door of big planes opening to disgorge parachutists- men battling hand to hand on cliff tops in a tire-lit night.
 And this is how the men who were in it talk about it:
 Ut was a grand job," said the captain who took one vessel packed with United States soldiers to the embarkation.
 Not a soul was wounded on our Ship-the good Lord was certainly with us," Lieut.. s. Ii. Slender of Darien, Conn.,, said: Moments like those make you realize there's some one up aloft looking after us.'
 Only One Edition
 Gela shows on the maps as a port along the southern coast of Sicily a spot that men from far away America fought through shellfire to take. Gela was one edition of what went on up and down the Sicillan coast, what will go on up and down many a coastline around the world before this war is over
 The roll of the ships coming in was so heavy that plenty of men, tough from many months of traln- ing, became seasick. But they laughed, were sick again, ate agaln and when the time came, they stormed out of their landing boats with guns blazing.
 The captain said that when his ship came up the noise of battle had begun. Shore batteries, ma chinegun nests, Axis riflemen hid den in the scrub atop the cliffs back from the beach poured down heavy fire. British and Amerl- can cruisers and destroyers sent back deadly shells that exploded in red and yellow bursts among the de- fenSe works.
 Above droned a mighty chorus Of airplane engines. The planes flick cred with light as their doors swung open and men armed with tommy guns, knives and hand grenades be- gan their descent by parachutes. Then the anti-aircraft cracked.
 Souvenir on Bridge
 Shells plopped around us" said the captain. "A glancing hit from an eighty-eight left a souvenir on the bridge. Just a dent.'
 The landing barges took the American troops to the beaches. The troops chased the Axis enemy back to the cliff tops. There they found the parachutists beseiging the air drome, which they captured.
 "All the fireworks you ever sa'v would have looked like poor stuff" the captain said. "They certainly did a lot of burning. Tracers lit up the town below the cliff. The enemy blew up the piers 12O feet below the town"
 Amphibian jeeps scurred in and out among the bigger ships, chugged onto the beaches, got up speed and dashed for the center of the fighting that ragged through the town. Mo- torized equipment rolled ashore within Is minutes after the first landing,
 By II p. m. the town was in the hands of the Americans. The bat tie ragged on beyond but amid the fires and the scream of shells, the objective had been taken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
Popular Local Priest
 Assigned To Missions
Rev. Francis J. Murphy Selected to Serve in Guate-
 maIa, Central America; Well=KnOwn Locally

Rev. Francis John Murphy of Wa ;erbury, who has been pursuing a special course of studies at the Maryknoll Mission home, has been informed of his assignment to a mission in Guatemala, Central America He will leave for his new field of effort early in September.
 Father Murphy remembered by many as one of the city's most popular athletes is the son of Mrs. Catherine and the late John Murphy )f 40 Pemberton street. He is a graduate of St. Mary's parichial school, Crosby high and St. Thomas seminary. He completed his studies for the priesthood at St. Bernard's seminary, Rochester, in 1886. During ais various summer vacations he served as an instructor in local play grounds, especially at Washington Park.
 Since his ordination Father Mur- ohy has served as curate at the Sa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
STAFF MEMBERS
 GIVEN 0 ORDERS
Governors Aides 10 Assist at New London Session
 of State Executives

Hartford, July 13-Orders were ssued today by Brigadier General R. B. DeLacour, adjutant general, to officers on the staff of Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, to attend the visiting New England governors at the conference to be held at New London, Thursday night and Fri day.
 General DeLacour. who will be absent from Connecticut during the conference, directed that Colonel Herman w. Steinkraus will attend Governor Leverett Saltonstau of Massachusetts. Colonel Anson Tay- Tor of Greenwich was ordered to duty as aide to Governor J. Howard McGrat1l of Rhode Island. Gov ernor Sumner Sewell of Maine Will be attended by Governor BaldWin's naval aide, Lieutenant Commander Lewis A. Shea, of Bridgeport.
 Major Curtis Johnson of Guilford, will bet he military aide assigned to Governor Robert O, Blood ot New Hampshire, and Governor Will liam H. Wills of Vermont will be attended by Colonel John R. Dona- hue of Hartford. Major Ralph Powers of New London will be Gov ernor Baldwin's aide in charge Of arrangements.
 The governors will arrive at New London Thursday, at o'clock, dln- ner will be served at Lighthouse inn at 6::3O, followed by an exc cutive session, with Director Jo- seph Eastman of the Office of De- fense Transportation, speaking to the governors informally, on the transportation emergency.
 Fridays session at 9:3o a. m will be open to the public. Friday afternoon, the United States Navy will take the governors aboard a naval vessel, for a cruise to an un- disc1osed destination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13

The romance of the two most publicized gorillas in the world is proceeding slowly, but in reverse. Gargantua the Great no longer looks at Toto with affection. He ignores her, sneers at her or charges badly at her, hurling banana skins and orange peelings. Toto, secure behind cage bars, does not shrink. She seems to smile, as though Gargantua were a big bluff. And she no longer hurls back the fruit showers at him. She who was so indifferent is now crazy about Gargantua, as you may see for your self when the Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus comes to Waterbury Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 15, 16, IT.
 There is no rush, after all Gar gantua is now twelve years of age, and Toto is eleven. Both are still
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
HEAT,FAT!CUE
 SAYS ACCUSED
Drink, Charge Police in Trial Today; Judge Says
 SlOO and Costs

Angus Harknass, 48 r Union street, Thomaston was fined S1OO and costs, $50 remitted on charges of violation of the motor vehicle law and driving while under the in- fluence of liquor when arraigned before Judge Conway in City court this morning. Sergt. John Mates 9nd Officer Joseph Phelan testified that they had fouid Harknass in an intoxicated condition after finding his car driven off an embankment on Chase avenue on June 27. Hark- mass claimed that the excessive heat of the day and fatigue from his long and heavy war work were re sponSible for the accident. He said that the officers had mistaken his dazed condition after the mishap for intoxication. He admitted that he had had something to drink ear Her in the day.
 Other cases: Perry McHugh, 42 46 Ward street, breach of the peace, continued to Aug 10; John Daley, 43, non support, assault, and lntoXl- cation, continued to Aug. 10; Fred erick Madigosky, IT, 2 Smith street, Ansonia, violation of the motor ve- hicle law and speeding, nolled on payment of S1O; Rebecca Kirven, 9, Al No Elm, violation of the parking ordinance, five dollar bond called.
 Edgar Gary, 63, Warren Place. fined S1OO and costs on charges ot driving while his licence was under suspension six months ago, was granted six weeks additional to previous six months allowed to him for payment.
 A mittimus was issued for John Pragit, 30, 129 E. Liberty street, ana Francis McGrath, AT, 1017 So. Man who were fined $10 and costs each on charges of intoxication, after they failed to pay their fines.
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cred eHart Church in Bridgeport and in Westport. By special permis- sion of Most Rev. Maurice F. Mo- Auliffe, bishop of Hartford diocese, Father Murphy was permitted to realize an ambition and study to become missionary priest. He has completed his training and today received word of his assignment to active service in the mission fields.
 Father Murphy has numerous friends in all sections of the city and the realization of his desire to become missionary will be source of pleasure to them. His future work will be among ancient Indian tribes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
FLORIDA TUPELO HONEY YIELD
 OFF 50 PER CENT
By LYNNE BRANNEN, JR. United Press Staff COrreSpOndent

Tallahassee, Fla, July 13-(UP)- Fanciers of Floridas famed Tupelo Honey can only half satisfy their sugar tooth this year according to the state bee inspector c. Mack who pointed out tupelo production will approximate 250,000 pounds as com pared with a normal 50O,O00 pounds
 "Reason for the decrease" he ex- plained, "is traceable to lack of rain- fall when tupelo gum trees were setting their buds last year. This resulted in substantial drop in supply of nectar from tupelo blos- sons"
 Mack said West Florida's yield of typelo amounts to from six to 75 pounds per colony as contrasted with a normal 150 pounds.
 Tupelo honey, aside from its mild and attractive flavor, is important for its medical properties. Many physicians prescribe it for diabetics because of it's high levulose content which is more readily tolerated by persons whose digestive systems are not able properly to asSimilate plain sugar.
 Will Not Granulate
 By analysis, tupelo contains about twice as much levulose as dextrose while the average honey has nearly equal amounts of each. This makes it a product that will not granulate Samples have been kept for more than 25 years without granulation.
 Interesting feature of production of Tupelo honey is the conditioning process through which bees are put ill preparation for the short white tupelo season which lasts from three to four weeks, reaching a climax about April 20.
 During this time, bees work so frantically their average life is only 21 days. They wear out their wings in that time and die.
 Because the tupelo gum tree is an early pollen producer, many api- artists move their hives to points in South Georgia where plenty of nat ural pollen is available. Then for several months the bees are sub jected to conditioning program for the brief tupelo flow period. Build up Strength
 The bees are brought back from winter quarters early in January and begin to feed on early blooming Florida plants. They gradually build up their strength during January and February for the tupelo sea son.
 After the season starts they fill their hives so quickly with honey comb it becomes necessary to rob them twice between the middle of April and middle of May.
 Records show single colonies of bees have been known to gather 20 pounds of honey in one day. In favorable season one apiary con- taining 90 colonies produced 38 bar rels of honey in three weeks, each barrel containing 30 gallons. Though tupelo gum trees are na- tive to the sWamps and river bot toms of northwest Florida where they grow profusely, they also grow in Louisiana, Mississippi and other southern states. However, Depart ment of Agriculture officials claim orly in Florida has production of | pure tupelo honey been reduced to an exact science and an association formed to protect it's purety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
villages looked peaceful and desert-

villages looked peaceful and desert ed.
 General Eisenhower was eager to visit the Canadian troops were swimming off the beach while oth- CTS were cooking, laying roads or building jetties. Eisenhower bor- roWed a jeep and we followed in a sea-going jeep, which never had a rougher passage on water than on that Sicilian road
 First Enemy Sicilian"
 Near a tomato patch. I saw my first enemy Sicilian", boy about IA on a bicycle, who waved and grinned
 But it mustn't be reduced from this that all SicilianS are friendly. Last night three British soldiers on watch had their throats cut. The commander in-chief found Captain J. E. Moore, of Vancouver, B. C.. and gave him a message to transmit to a Canadian general ahead The Snipers were active so the generals agile jeep and our wa ter wagon wheeled around, roared through the dust and we found our separate ways back to the beach.
 General Patton, Admiral Hewitt and other officers gave EisenhoW- CT an up-to- the-minute picture of the operations and filled him in on some details, including how the guns of one American cruiser broke up an Axis tank attack yesterday, destroying several tanks although miles away
 They told him also, how one vil- lage literally was captured by two deStroyers.
 Eisenhower was pleased to receive personal confirmation from men who took part that our forces Init almost every beach on the button '
 He learned how, in the initial stages of the operation in one sec tor, four Italian lieutenant colonelS walked up and surrendered, ex- blaming that the reason they were caught" was that they were mak- Ing a personal first-line recon naiSAancA."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13
w O R L D w A R A YEAR AGO
 JULY 13, 1942
(By United PTess)

(By United PTess)
 German shock troops penetrate the defense of Voronezh.
 Russian communique reports end of fierce 11-day battle (July 2-12) when Germans launched an offensive from RZhev, 130 miles northwest of Moscow.
 Gen. Charles de Gaulle an nounces the Free French has changed it's name to Fighting France; asks Frenchmen living in unoccupied area to celebrate Bas- tile Day.
 Chinese recapture FutuOu Island. In battle of Egypt. British re- port Mediterranean Fleet bOm- barded xis-occupied Matruh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-13

upon the foliage of lima and string beans, rhubarb, asparagus, etc., the lime aluminium sulfate may be ap- piled to these plants for protection. Sweet corn is injured by the adult beetles feeding on the immature silk, which prevents proper pol Imitation and development of the kernels. This can be prevented by dusting very fine hydrated lime on the tips of the ears. This material should be applied before the beetles attack the silk, and at least two ad- ditional applications should be made at three-day intervals