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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-03
PLAIN TALK
By ELMER CARTER

You don't have to be clarvoyan prophet to forete
what going to happen to the Negro when the ends
Europe Within ninety days after the signing of the arm
stce hundreds and thousands of coored and
employed in steel foundries precision plants shpyards
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
MEAT AVAILABLE
 IN LOCAL MARKETS
Scarcity Reported Here Saturday; Shortage of
 Bread Only Temporary

Meat was available today in many stores which had been entirely cleaned out of their stocks on Sat- urday, local packers distributing large shipments about the city. In many homes yesterday it was a meatless Sunday, or the dinner S main dish consisted of frankfurusrs, kidneys or liver. The meat arriving today, said to be sufficient, for sev- eral days supply, included consid- erable quantity of beef.
 Bread was another commodity in which a weekend shortage devel- oped, with many stores having no bread of any kind left for sale. Bakers said that regular supplies had been distributed, but that there had apparently been a run" on bread because of the holidays.
 In meat markets, supermarkets and neighhorhood stores Saturday, meat counters and refrigerators were bare of all but a few pounds of meat. In fact many stores had no meat of any kind to sell.
 Butter was also difilcult to get, many stores limiting customers to a quarter of a pound.
 Some merchants said that failure of packing houses to deliver meat Saturday caused the shortage, but the packers denied this. blaming the shortage on the heavy demand and on the holiday rush for turkey and chicken. Shipment delays were also cited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
PRICE NO FACTOR
 IN FUEL RATIONS
Applicants Seeking Extra
 Allowances May Obtain Appointments

Reduction in value of fuel oil ration coupons does not constitute la ground for granting supplemental allowances. Fred A. Webb. local fuel oil Eationlng administrator, has aFi- nounced. No adjustments will be made as . result of the change in value. he said, administrations on the new order are received here.
 Open session for appeals from al- loWances will not Do made this week. but persons seeking more oil may make special appointments. t was announced.
 Lack Of heating engineers is felt by the local ration board which e searching for additional help. En- glneers are needed to determine ' consumers Of large amounts q oll may be able t0 convert. c. A. Cr0ah and George oaugler are helping Rl engineers at tho present time. and efforts will be made to secure others,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04

Dramatic and Otherwise Mary Pckford returns to the screen after ten years absence to join the stars m Stage Door Canteen" Katherine Cornell again trl- umps in big stage success Chekovs The Three Sisters Miss Cornes part is by no means the most important m this play as in all others her policy has been to share honors It will be recalled that while she did splendid work in "The Doctors Dilemma" she by no means the most important factor in the play the male roles leading in importance Another famous person to be seen in the version of Stage Door Canteen is Dame May Whitty distinguished English stage and screen actress When "The Yearling" being filmed much of the outdoor work done in Forldas famous In the center of the state of Florida there is this unusual natural bit of country Also many Shortsubect newsreels of underwater pictures are filmed at this scenic spot Katherine Cornell made her first cur tain speech recently when her play was given at one of the camps She makes speeches outside play and she figures in any outside activities for pub licy stunts and she is almost seen ill the popular haunts that the stage folk frequent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
LOCAL HOSPITALS
 GIVEN CITATIONS
Work Here Regarded as Outstanding Despite Ex=
 tra Emergencies

St. Mary's and Waterbury hos- pitalS received citations, along with 36 other Connecticut hospitals, for outstanding work during the past year despite excessive demands re- sulting from the war, it was learned today in an announcement from Dr. Irwin Abell. representative of the American College of Surgeons. The two local hospitals were also cited for conducting approved can- cer clinics.
 Other nearby hospitals com- mended in the organizations 25th annual list include: Bristol hospital; Charlotte Hungerford hospital. Tor rington: Litchf!eld County hospital, WinstedI and sharon hospital.
 Dr. .Abell's report noted that some hospitals previously approved, either did not maintain their standards during l942, or received merely a provisional rating. However, lle more hospitals appeared on this years list than In lo4i, and an in- crease of 2.o00 institutions was marked in comparison with the original list compiled ln 1918.
 Great shifts of population due to new and relocated war indus tries and establishment of large military eneampments have caused excessive demands for hospital serv- lee In some communities" pr. Abell declared.
 Citing the volunteer work in aid Of hospitals hArd-pFeased by these var demands, pr. Abell added however, "tigeTe is increasing dan- ger of lowered standards in the ef- fort to care for more patients than the depleted stafss can properly serve"
 eIe also said "by voiuntaFll, granting hoapltallzatlon pFloFiliei to the more seriously lIl, the people Wiil eonssrve hospital resources ai they are conserving other soTviee' and many commodities through al. location according to needs"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
NEW HAVEN BABY. ITO RECEIVE BOND.
$50 War Bond to Be De- pOsited to Credit of
 Warren Ellsworth

Thirty seconds after little i04S greeted the world on Friday morn ing, another little boy was born at the Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, and thereby earned himself $50 War Bond, presented by the non-profit White Cross, the Con- necticut Plan for Hospital Care, it was officially announced today by William Robson, acting general manager of the plan.
 The winner was six pound, six ounce Warren Ellsworth Endriss, first child of Joseph and Martha Endriss, of 59 Piper Road, Ham, den. MT. Endriss, employed by the Hull Brewing CO, has been a mem Der of the Plan since February, 1889. Mrs. Endriss joined the White Cross in october, 1887, before her marriage, when she was employed by TAD. Jones & Go.
 Little Warren did not have much of a lead over his closest compe- titors for the Bond award, given since the start of the war by the White Gross to the first child born to parents who are members of the Plan. Bristol and Hartford hospi- tals both reported girls born at 12:03 a. m. At Bristol Hospital, Sandra Feremith was born to MT. ard Mrs. Henry Feremeth 72 William St., Plainville; and at Hartford Hospi- tai, a second daughter of MT. and Mrs. Cedric Thompson, 42 Briar- wood Road, Newington, came into the world at exactly the same mo- ment.
 Still a fourth child was born to Plan perents during the first hour of 1943. At New Britain General Hospital, MT. and Mrs. Milton Badg- ley, 1855 Liberty Street, Southington, became the proud parents of son at 12:57 a. m.
 Other "firstse seabless reported by White Cross Member Hospitals throughout the tSate included a daughter, born to MT. and Mrs. An- drew Raeburn, 143 Falls Ave, Oak vile, at 2:22 a. m. in Waterbury Hospital; daughter born to Dr. and Mrs. William Stetson, 646 Dix well Ave-, New Haven, at 4 a. m. in Grace Hospital; son, born to Mir. and Mrs. Raymond Clinton, 8S Woodbine Street, Torrington, at 6:55 a. m. in the Charlotte Hunger ford Hospital, Torrington; a son, to MT. and Mrs. Ernest Finch, 37 Warwick Street, Middletown, at 7:l0 a. m. in Middlesex Hospital, Middle town; and 8 son, to MT. and Mrs. Andrew Krock, Il Gold Street, Mer- iden, born at 10:35 a. m. in Mer- iden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04


 marine activity and the loss of the chief sources of rubber, placed the major burden of transportation on the railroad.
 Tt is great tribute to our trans portation system and particularly to our railroads that thus far they have done all that they have been called upon to do and have done 1t well," he said.
 Little new rolling stock is being added. There exists a slight surplus Tn freight cars which has prompted experiments with their use for troops, Eastman said. He declined to comment further, but pointed out that with the Army growing at its present rate "the problem of moving troops this year promises to become difficult"
 It is known that the Pennsylvania Railroad is experimenting with re- conditioned freight cars for use as troop transports. Army authorities, it is understood, have already in- spected one car made over with three tiers of steel berths and portholes cut in the sides for windows. The model has been described as ''com- fortable" and is believed to have met Army approval. Railroad officials said that in general only new type steel cars would be used for such purposes.
 Turning to general transportation problems, Eastman said:
 "The transportation problem in l943 will be serious but not critical, I'm not too optimistic about the coming year but I'm not pessimistiC either. I think we'll get by"
 He said rationing of travel was not imminent.
 There are other difIiculties in its administration, but the manpoweT factor alone is enough to give you pause" he said. "We're nc conten- plating passenger travel rationing except as a last resort"
 The present campaign to discour- age travel netted such satisfactory results that two railroads complained after the Christmas holidays that they felt the government had "gone . little too far' in urging people not to travel. he said.
 To meet the shortage ln railroad equipment. he said. two steps have been taken:
 Pullman parloF ears are being Te. built as coaches. but the shortage Of seats ts slowing up conversion; the war production board has granted raw material for building Q number Of freight cars and locomotives "and we hope they'll permit more"
 CInT ring the york Of the raii- roads with tho last war, Eastman said that they are doing . far better job nov. During the lest war the government was forced to take over and make order Oug Of chaos. Eastman said, because freight carl stood on alde tracks in great auoIls titles when there we're DO facllitieI for unloading them.
 To-day no ear is loaded if there | not reasonable assurance that il can be unloaded at iis destination. I he nald. ~rhe Walchwofd today [ keep the cars in circulation"
 Every available piece of equip ment hes been pressed into service The New York City Elevated carI are uzod primarily for committing service between var plants and neafby cities. They arc sfl serVle al several points in Illinois. Oklahoma o's.a and DanRlh caFnilua.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04

learn to man a small boat and their swimming is learned at the Atlanta Y. M. o. A.
 To encourage the nautical feel- ing, and to help the boys along later when they may go from an air base to a carrier, the Navy is- sues g mimeographed manual to each recruit. Part of this deals with technical terrninology, and part with service jargcn.
 LEARN SALTY SLANG
 The latter contributes vastly to the salt in the conversation of re- cruits. By virtue of a couple of mimeographed sheets the boot--so- called because he wears leggings for close -order drill = is soon referring to Marines as "gyrenes," empty bottles as "dead Marines" the master-at-ar1ns as "the jimmy legs" an automatic pilot as a "Ye- hudi box" He describes a drunk as being 8 sheet in the wind if slightly under the weather, three sheets in the wind If blotto.
 A Shtpmate who has died has slipped his cable and one who is going far out of his way in an ef- fort to gain advancement is known as humber jumper" or "cut- throat"
 The boots also speedily learn that brig is either a two-masted square-rigged vessel or place of confinement, usually the latter; that rank has its privileges, and that U. s. sailors haven't spliced the main brace aboard warship since Jo- sephus Daniels, as Secretary of the Navy, banned rum from naval ves- sells.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
Radio beams

Radio beams . The Carnation Contented Hour begins its twelfth year the air tonight with gala Your Eyes" Begin the Beguine," and Snow White" favorites Wallace Berry returns to the air tonight when he is featured in Cecil B. DeMleS Lux Radio The ater. The play will be The Bugle Sounds radio adap tation of the picture of the tle starring Berry
 And for your entertainment and pleasure the Telephone Hour brings the and only Alex Tempeton, Vrtuoso of the piano keyboard On Thursday night Rudy Val
 lees program takes the last half of Bing CroSbys program which is being cut to 30 minutes Lily Pons will be heard in Deibes 'Lakme" next Saturday after noon at o'clock the Blue Network Helen Olheim formerly of the awaves also in the Metropolitan cast
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
HOW TO GIVE A JAP THE SHAKES

Jap snipers on Guadalcaral are providing American troops with some of the best sport of the war
 When a Yank sights a Jap perched in a coconut tree, tank is sent for. The tank gives the tree enough of bump to start 1t sway ing violently without upfooting it. This launches the sniper as if he were a clay pigeon. And as he scars through the air with the greatest of unease, the boys shoot him on the wing.
 There are no prizes. But occa- sionally the launching bump pays of with a jackpot of coconuts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
Bobby Neagle of 27 Laval Street and Ted Pelletier

Bobby Neagle of 27 Laval Street and Ted Pelletier of 22 Gaivan Street honor the Tower with generous batch of cancelled stamps which will be forwarded for eign missionaries very shortly William Mahoney of FarmOunt Street hOnOred at farewell party re- gently at RearOns given by his cO-workers of the Au tOnaatic Screw Department of Scovlrs. Bill left We'd nesday of last week for Fort Devens Mass. and khaki uniform. Stanley GrOchOwsk chairman of the dinner presented the hOnOred guest substantial purse
 Gabriel Price of the International Revenue Office will be guest speaker at the First Baptist Mems League meeting January 21. 2gS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
FULL RONORS FOR FIRE LIEUTENANT
Fire Department to HoriOI Late Charles Bockwith
 at Rites Tomorrow

Fire Lieutenant Charles P. Bock with, 366 Willow street, died sud denly at his home Saturday after. noon, A member of the department for 24 years, he had been on sick leave for many months. He was at- tached to Engine Go. 3 at the Washington avenue station.
 A native of Freeland, Pa, Lieu- tenant Bockwitll spent most of his life in this city. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Mary Wallace and Mrs. Joseph Naughton, both of Jackson Heights, l.. l.; brother, Robert Bockwith of Los Angeles, Calf, and several nieces and ne- phews.
 Funeral will be held from the Mulyille Funeral Home, 27O West Main street, "Wednesday morning at 8:15 with solemn high Mass to be held at St. Margaret's church at 8. Burial will be in the family plot at new St. Joseph's cemetery. Menl- bers of the fire department VIII attend under Chief Thomas Cava- rlaugh.
 Friends may call ot the funeral home after 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04

Eastman predicted that the raiI- roads-by using ancient pullmans with coal burning heaters and ram shackle wooden cars from New York C.ty's abandoned elevated lines = would just about "get by in 1943.
 "It's going to be hard job," he said. "But we'll make 1t if we all pull together"
 The railroads, because of truck ing and shipping, started out in this war with far less importance in the national transportation picture than they had in 1917-1918. Eastman said heavy losses of shipping from sub-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
By DAVENPORT STEWARD tNEA Service Staff Correspondent

By DAVENPORT STEWARD
 tNEA Service Staff COrrespondent)
 Chamblee, Ga, Jan. 4.-The "boot camp" of the U. s. Naval Aviation Reserve base here is about 250 miles from the ocean, but the lingo is as salty and the atmosphere as nauti- cal as if the camp were on the Atlantic shore.
 Aye, mate, although there isn't so much as one rowboat on the base, and all the water comes. out of fau- cets, the young recruits speak as seagoing men. Many of these boots never have seen any ocean, and some of them probably will be petty officers before they know the feel of salt spray on their faces. But they can tie & bowline -or-a-bight as pretty as you please, andthey know that to shoot Charlie Ne91le" is to clean the galley snokestack.
 WORK ON DUMMY BRIDGE
 Most of them don't know yet whether they're susceptible to sea- sickness, but they're learning about ships from men who have sailed in them-by means of drawings and by visits to the Naval R. o. T. c. armory at Georgia Tech, in nearby Atlanta, where there is a perma- nently drydocked replica of @ des- troy's bridge.
 At the base, they're aboard ship. Stairs are ladders" halls are "com- panionways and they always go "topside" or below instead of up or down stairs. They're getting the same 6-week "A-to-N" training as do boots at bases on the sea or large bodies of water, but they can't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04

Most Rev. John Gregory Murray, archbishop of Saint Paul. Minn has established Secretariat of Sacred Mu sic in his archdiocese to advance the work of the Arch diocesan Commission Sacred Music it recently an nounced secretary has been named whose duty 1t will be to provide aid to pastors choir directors and organ age the participation of the laty in tugca services It also planned to have centers of instruction for those interested in and responsible for turgical music The archdiocese also will publish official hynal Arch bishop Murray formerly of this diocese is native of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
wINTER-T1ME

The years not at the Spring, No robins nor buebrds sing. Ice clings to suspended boulders, On secondary roads-look out for soft snouioers' Morning is not at seven, There's star stil in the heaven, Daylight comes pretty late, It's January-an open date. With snows and blows and thaws Filing inventories, making new laws, Digging out and digging in, Slicng butter pretty thin. The hillside's not dew-peared It's an upset war-time world, Yet Gods in His heaven, later the birds Will sing Though the years not at the Spring!
 FEM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04

During the fall Biag Crosby sang Hoagy Carmiach. aels "A Cranky old Yank in Cranky Old Tank" That was before the Allies invaded Africa and started to squeeze some of the ego out of the Axis We'll the second front made Carroll Carroll Bngs KAlH writer compose new set of lyrics to fit the occasion Here's the way Car roll composed it and 5ing then sang 1t -. There's cranky old Yank q elanky old tank And he's clanktn' down the African coast He's Eidin' his tank into old CasablRnc, Nov it's just another Army post
 He Kind of hit them sOckO when he hit Morocco With c lot Of loyal FFenchmen for hts host And he alphoned Vchy out Of old Tunlshy And he joined the Foreign Legion in toast. There's a cranky old Yank in Q eianky old tank And he's elankin' the African Coast He's been ridin' his swank little hauky-panky tank Through the streets of casablauea LAke a hanky.panky tanker
 Gingfn those eock0
 Right the cTock-o
 aeal Morocco blues.
 Good Nleht.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
FLOODED RIVER
 TAKES g LIVES

Portland, Ore, Jan. A. (UP3 = Logs, carried by a five-mile cur. rent, threatened to form jams to- day endangering bridges, house. boats, and shipyards along the flooded Willamette river which has taken nine lives in it's sweeps over the lowlands of western Oregon.
 The river at Portland apparently had reached it's crest and was re- ceding in the ways of several ship yards, reducing the danger of log jams.
 Booms, strung across the river by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04

Like father, like daughter Famous daughters of famous fathers of the theater making their debuts on the radio. Marilyn Cantor, daughter of taneOusly begun radio careers at WNEW, New York. MariIyn is to be staff announcer while Paula, who has bodies of Broadway musical comedy experience to her credit, is doing the Broadway Beam" program of Broadway chatter and comment. It's heard every Saturday, 4:45 to p.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
OOAT O0Eg ON nEITH

Sen Francisco, cal. (Up) - The city has a secret weapon. It 'iG ''EIemer, the 0oat." Recently, Ho- meF executed a bllls hy charging through the wire fence that sur. rounded him and moved down six ahipynrd workers who were waiting at the corner for their car Next. he charged Ratrolman Larry O'Connell, who succeeded in get iing him by the horns and "de- blitzed" hlin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04

more than 50 tugboats, caught more than one third of the estimated D. 100000 feet of stray logs that threatened the city's bridges. Lieu tenant H. L. Hiatt of the harbor pa- trol reported that a jam of 6O,00O feet of logs continued to batter the base of the Hawthorne span inside the city, while upstream the South- ern Pacific Railway bridge was still endangered.
 North-South passenger trains were re-routed and the bridge was under constant inspection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
COULD BR WORSE

Gan Jose, Cal. (uP)-MrS. Marian
 Adrian feels that her private garage was robbed by 6 consldeFato thief. IIe drained on from her car ib gal- Ions Of gasoline-but left the tires.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
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 6:15-Press Roundup
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 7:OO-Fulton Lewis, Jr.
 7:I5-Phone Your Answer
 7:3O-Mystery Hall: Drama
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 8:15-They're the Barries
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 9:O0--Gabriel Heater
 9:15-March ons Marines
 8:30-The Better Half 1O:0O-Raymond Clapper IO:l5-Our Morale lO:3O-News; Dance Orch. l0:45-Music That Endures II:O0-Yankee News ll!l5-Mel MarVtn's Orch. 1l:3O-Radio Newsreel 4''OO TOMORROW A. M,
 S.0O-Yankee News
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 9:00-Newsi Shoppers Guide iO:OO-Ian Ross Mackurlane, News l0:lb-sacFed Heart Program t0:3O-The Cheer Up Gang II llive-IIeadllnes of Tomorrow li:lk-carnival lliSO-Yapkee House Party Noon--MeIodie Moments ii;is-y. !. crenin. oFgRhist iaga0--N0Wa la.lk--Let's Dance
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04
Freight Cars To Be
 Used For Soldiers
Transportation Problem More Acute Shortage of
 Railroad Equipment Pronounced
By JOSEPH LATIN

WashingOn Jan cars be used trans interview v
 cited possibility example how railroads have dond thinking make