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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23
KIT GUARD STARTS BACK

Kit Guard, Q top star Of the tWefl-
ties. played q feature character role
In Alaska Highway" Pine Thomas
production. and followed with a spot
In Paramountis Five Graves To
Cairo"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23

the New England Boys Club SWIM
ming league and a member Of the
A. A. U. Swimming Committee and
Board Of Governors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23
Civilian Defense
Calendar

Notices for this column must
be sent 70 the Mayors oiElCe
ct least tllree days In advance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23

Time was when I'd Just as lief
Eat roast chicken as rib Of beef.
But nov ! admit I'm Ted up with pickin
'veek after week On nothing but chicken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23

BAN ON BUTTER
e Head: sales Of Butter, Lard, Fat, OILS Halted for
TEN us not In mournful words
Sad, too sad to utter,
That day would come at last
When there would be no butter.
Bread they say, Is the stan Of life,
But we're speeches. forced to stutter'
What will our morning muffn be
without spot Of butterl
what's TO happen to our potatoes mashedF
How are we to make white sauce?
without that runner-up 70 the stan OF me-
Woe, oh woe, we're at a loss.
Every week day Is set aside
For griddle cakes fried In the pan,
what we ask you, will the pancakes be
In the face Of q butter ban2
Tell us not in mournful words,
Life Is indeed too bleak,
But we feel bit encouraged at that,
Butter Is out for only week.
-EM. EN-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23

LEFTY.
Cooperating with the Army, CAP
flyers simulate air support for
ground troops In training, engage
such hazardous chores as towing
In aerial reconnaissance and do
aerial gunnery targets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23

files his own plane or q rented ship,
Some pilots lost their lives and
others had more than one deep-sea
ducking when their motors conked
out. before this new club and Its
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23
500 WOOL BLANKETS

Cannon brand quality-good
warm weight-made with CORE
spondingly colored bindings
double bed size 8 #. x7 #. Colors
are rose, blue, green, cedar and
peach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23
1920 WOOL BLANKETS

Light but warm-these have i'm
projections that in no way i'm
pair their warmth or wearing
qualities-in solid colors Of blue,
green, dusty rose and wine.
Double bed size 72x84.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23

Good Night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-23

ON BUTTER

BAN ON BUTTER
as Head: sales Of Butter rat OILS Halted for Ween
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Decentralization Move
Affects 160 j. ). Workers

Another decentralization move
affecting the War Department was
announced today by Budget Director
Smith, who said that approximately
160 employees concerned with pro-
curement, installation and mainte-
nance of communications equipment
for the Army would be sent to
Philadelphia.
About 200 additional positions in
the unit will be filled by recruiting
in Philadelphia, it was added
This is the third decentralization
move affecting the War Department
announced in recent weeks.
Since the decentralization pro-
gram was undertaken a year ago
to relieve the housing and Office
space situation here, more than
$4,000 departmental jobs have been
transferred to other cities.
Meanwhile, the Civil Service
Commission sought to encourage
employees contemplating retirement
to stay in the service if they have
special skills of value in the war
effort. All agencies were urged to
make full use of this personnel
where possible and to ask those
who do retire to file applications
listing their qualifications so they
may be called on later if needed.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
WPB Orders New Cut
In Use Of Movie Film
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HollyWood's use of movie film has
been trimmed another per cent by
the War Production Board.
The board ordered an average cut
of Is per cent under the. amount
of movie film used by major pro-
ducers and distributors in 1941, and
told smaller companies to cut their
film consumption an average of IL
per cent.
At the same time WPB yesterday
imposed complete control over all
film used to produce "factual" and
special pictures. "Factuals" are
international or instructional films,
and specials" are those made for
the purposes of scientific research,
mlcro-filming and similar uses
Film for such pictures cannot be
obtained or used without specific
authorization of WPB, and the con-
troll extends to films of this type
made for all Government purposes
except Army, Navy and the Office
of strategic services.
The reduction in use of film for
commercial feature pictures and
short subjects applies only to the
first quarter of 1943, but WPB said
it would set the general pattern"
for ALLEGATION of film to the movie
makers for the whole year.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Track Star Finds Bombing Raid
Easier Job Than Stiff Mile
Lou Zomperini Tells
Of PIosterin9 Jops
In Wake Surprise

BY the Associated Press.
HEA DQUARTERS, 7th AIR
FORCE, Jan. 2.-Second 1t. Lou
zamperini, former national COL
legiate mile champion, finds it
easier to face Japanese anti-air-
craft fire on bombing raid than
to compete against Cunningham,
Fenske, or Venzke on the cinder
track.
1t. Zamperini, 25-year- -old former
University of Southern California
distance star from Torrance, Calf,
was bombardier on the Army Air
Forces Wake Island raid December
"a. Lou bombed a runway and
bunkers on Wake. He was one of
those awarded an air medal for
their deeds.
Nobody was scared" 1t. Zam-
perini said after his return. II
think every one had an excited,
Jumpy feeling-eXactly the same as
that one gets before big race.
I've been scared more before race
against Cunningham, Venzke and
Fenske than I was that night"
The Wake Island raid was the first
combat flight for this group, which
was organized a few months ago
and is comprised of young men just
out of Randolph and Kelly and
Midland, Tex, flying schools.
Only One Miss Made.
"As bombardier," 1t Zamperini
continued, Il have all the fun. We
had orders to watch everything. We
checked everything carefully. There
was only one miss by our whole
squadron. That was a bomb that
fell offshore only 20 feet and it
might have done some damage.
The Japs were asleep for a long
While. My plane was one of the last
in the formation. We thought we'd
get out without having to face gun
fire. Then they opened up, but none
of our planes was hit and we got
back all right.
only one Jap plane pursued us.
I made certain that he did not land
on his return. l saw him taking off
and dropped 50o-pound bomb on
the runway. NV objectives were
the bunkers, but I figured it would
do more good to place one bomb
there. I aimed at the plane, but
knew I couldn't hit it since it was
taking off. I had good chance to
hit the airfield so he couldn't land
again, however. My bomb blasted a
hole in the north south runway.
Il dropped the rest of my bombs
on my objective. I saw flashes as
the bombs hit, but it was too cloudy
to see the direct damage.
Everybody was on the extreme
alert against possible pursuit for an
hour after the attack. That's what
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Haitian Rubber Crop Expected
To Yield 10000 Tons in 1914
U.S.. Sponsors Planting of 100000 Acres
Of Lotex-Producing Tropical Vine

ally and the guayule plant is de-
stroyed when you mash it up to get
the latex out of it.
This is where cryptostegia comes
in. You don't have to destroy it to
get rubber from it.
Aids Haitian Farmers.
For Haiti, the project is colossal.
It'll mean a cash crop to 100000
peasant farmers for the duration,
and possibly after the war.
There's some talk that the cryp-
tostegia project in Haiti is the big
gest single agricultural venture ever
undertaken. but no one has checked
with the Pharoahs or the early Chi
nese Emperors on that.
Cryptostegia is reported to be par
ticula-ly adapted to Haiti, where
there is plenty of labor available to
handle it. 1t requires no vital de-
fense materials to harvest-a small
boy with knife and a bamboo
trough can gather just as much
latex as his dad can.
Since last April there has been a
concentration on collecting seeds,
and enough are now available to
plant half the expected acreage.
There will be plenty more when the
ground is ready to take them.
Experiment in U. S.
Figuring always on a conservative
basis, the experts believe that the
Haiti plantations will yield a mini
mum OF 200 pounds to the acre. and
that one man can tend an acre.
That's why Haiti is considered the
best place for cryptostegia, because
the peasant farming population
there can readily turn to producing
it on their small family farms and
make it pay.
There are experiment stations
working on it in Florida, Texas,
Arizona and Western Mexico, but
they are conducting basic research
and are not engaged in production,
which is to be centered in Haiti.
A Haitian government corporation,
known as the Societe Haitiano-
Americaine de Development Agri-
cole (they speak French in Haiti. is
under contract with United States
Rubber Reserve Co. to supply us
with the entire output.
Evening star., 1943-01-02

happened to Colin Kelley, his crew
thought the Japs would not pursue
and were surprised.
'It's very hard to keep awake on
these bombers. The vibration puts
you to sleep.
"A raid like that burns up as
much energy as a good mile race"
1t. Zamperini had high praise
for his pilot, 1t. r. A. Phillips, %,
Of Terre Haute, Ind.
Must Add to Height.
Phil is so short he has to get
cushions to sit on to be able to see
where he's going, but he's a damn
swell pilot
Now I would like to bomb Ber-
lin,' he said.
The Japs didn't put up too much
of a fight" he continued. Our first
planes might have knocked out their
planes with bombs around the air.
field.
But they did put up some ack-
ack. 1t came up mostly in clusters
I saw lots of tracers. The closest
any came to us was just off our
wings and tail.
Il was most excited when we were
diving and saw the tracers coming
up toward us. It's a thrill to see
your bombs hit their target. There
was grin on my face l know that
There were some pretty big fires
as we approached and when we
left.
The thrill you get is worth the
chances you take. That's why I'm
in the Air Force"
Evening star., 1943-01-02
War Jobs Delay Icy Plunge
Of Polar Bears SWIMMING Club

BY TIE Associated Press
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 2.-For
the first time in Is years members
of the Polar Bears Club missed their
New Yeor Day swim in the St.
Joseph River, but they are going to
make up for it tomorrow.
Because many of the members
men from 21 to 38 years old-Were
working in war industries on the
holiday the annual event was de-
ferred two days this year.
Most of the clubs SO members
are expected to dunk themselves in
the river at pm. Sunday. Those
who fail to do so no longer will be
members in good standing until they
can save face by plunging in the
cold water next year.
Meet Once a Year.
The club, which meets only once
year for the single purpose of
launching each New Year with an
icy swim, grew out of a bet between
two men IS years ago.
"If it's real cold,' said President
Edward H. Klepper, I'VE just go in
long enough to get our bathing suits
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Youth, Protecting Pet,
Dies in Refriqerutor
Rp the Associafed pH>ss

By the Associated Press.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calf, Jan.
2.-Larry Lee Hickman, 4, son of
Mrs. Harold Neuman, died yesterday
trying to protect his pup. The dog
is dead, too.
Investigators found their bodies
in a big refrigerator In Mrs. Neu-
mans garage.
Coroner L. L. Beuchler said tracks
indicated a larger dog had ap-
preached Larry and his pet, playing
In the garage. The boy sought refuge
in the icebox, taking the dog with
him.
They died of suffocation.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Allied Cruiser Hit in Raid
AT Bone, Nazis Claim
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, Jan. 2.-The high command
said today that German bombers
had scored hits with heavy caliber
explosives on an Allied cruiser and
two freighters in the Algerian har-
Dor OF Bone and had caused great
havoc" to port establishments of
the Allies North African base.
Fighter planes protecting the
bombing mission were declared to
have shot down seven Allied planes
over Tunisia without loss to them
selves, while anti-aircraft fire was
credited with destroying another
enemy craft.
In Libya, the report said, German
fighter planes made surprise low
altitude attack to destroy numerous
British motor transports and shot
down three Allied planes.
Successful local ground actions
were reported in Tunisia.
Evening star., 1943-01-02

soaked. But if the weather isn't too
severe some of the fellows like to
swim around a while. Of course,
there's always some horseplay. And
then we pose for photographers"
The Polar Bears prepare for their
self-imposed ordeal by taking a
shower at the st. Joseph Athletic
Club, gradually reducing the tenn
perature of the water until it is as
cold as possible. After they come
back out of the river they reverse
this process in getting warm.
Wives Protest.
Most of the fellows begin to
drop out of the club when they get
to be around 35," said Mr.. Klepper.
Some of their wives don't like the
idea any too well, although none
OF us have suffered any i'll effects
from the cold water.
Anyhow, they don't like to admit
that they can't take it any more, so
they blame it onto their wives"
Mr.. Klepper said he wouldn't 90 in
tomorrow for the first time since he
Joined the club. He'll be 38 Wednes-
day-and besides. he has wife, too.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
West Coast Fish Plant
Is Wrecked by Fire
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN PEDRO, Calf, Jan. q
Flames which wrecked the spread
ing frame cannery Of the French
Sardine Co. on Terminal Island
were reported under control early
today after two-and-one half
hour fight by fireboats and land
equipment.
The fire, In restricted military
district, was reported not to have
spread to adjacent installations.
Within few minutes three fireboats
and all available motorized equip
ment were on the scene.
The cannery is in a congested in
dustrial district, but reports were
that the flames were confined to the
French Co. plant. There were no
estimates of damage.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Kuhn Going 10 New York
In Decentralization Case
BY The Associated prasr

By the Associated Press.
DANNAMORA, N. Y, Jan. q
Fritz Kuhn, former national leader
of the German American Bund. will
be taken from Clinton Prison to New
York for decentralization proceed
ings, Warden Walter B. Martin said
last night.
The 46-year- born
Kuhn was sentenced to two-and-
one-half years in November, 1899
for theft of Bund funds.
Warden Martin said Kuhn would
arrive in New York tomorrow night
Decentralization proce edings
against Kuhn, scheduled to begin
Monday in Federal Court, is another
of many brought in the last year
against BundistS, based on their ac-
tivities with that organization.
After roundup of Bund leaders
last summer, United States Attorney
M. F. Correa said that although the
Bund nominally was defunct since
Pearl Harbor, numerous singing So
cieties in the Yorkville section of
New York and elsewhere had taken
over and continued to foster Nazi
beliefs.
Evening star., 1943-01-02

In attack on Buna Village, 'by his
disregard of personal danger. his
example and sheer force of will, he
encouraged officers and men of his
command to outstanding efforts"
Capt. Aiken entered the Army Air
Forces two years ago after his grad
uation from the University of Mary
land. He was graduated from the
Army's flying schools at Randolph
Field, Tex. and Kelly Field before
being transferred to Alaska shortly
after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Strafed Japs at Kiska.
The attack for which Capt. Aiken
was decorated, along with II other
officer pilots, occurred September 25
when a group Of fighter planes ac-
companied heavy bombers on a
hazardous 500-mile over-water trip
to attack the enemy at Kiska.
although their mission Of pro-
tecting the bombing planes from
enemy fighters and diverting anti
aircraft fire was completed. the
Alaska Defense Command head
quarters announced, the fighters
returned to strafe japanese install
lations with remarkable success"
All planes returned safely.
Posthumous decorations were
awarded to three officers and four
enlisted men lost in a plane that at
tackled a japanese convoy August 26.
They were Maj. Harold w. WillSie,
Asher, Okla; 1t. Philip D. Reese, In
diana, Pa; Sergt. Carl T. Roberts,
Halcyondale, Ga. Sergt. John Kom-
1nlckl. Woonsocket, R. l.; Corp. F.. ]
Antoine, Kansas City, Mo; Pvt. Har-
old D. Davis. Abingdon, ILL.,, and
Capt. Clyde H. Webb, jr., Peoria. Ill
. The first six men received Silver
Star awards and Capt Webb was
awarded the oak leaf cluster for the
. Silver Star.
Pvt. Harry B. Parry, who was
awarded the Silver Star posthu-
mously, died in action, but not until
he and his bombing plane had ac-
, counted for the destruction of one
enemy transport and two bombers
- and the damaging of another trans
port over Manada, Celebes Islands
January Is, 1912
Destroyed Own Plane.
During 55-minute engagement
against IS enemy fighters, Pvt
Parry, gunner, shot down two OF
the seven enemy planes destroyed
Although wounded, he worked to re-
pair the plane on a field in which il
had landed, and for two DAYS the
crew was strafed by the enemy.
Finally, on word that the enemy
was infiltrating into the area, the
plane was destroyed by its crew te
prevent its being captured.
Pvt. Homer D. Bilyeu, Army Air
Forces, Seattle, Wash, was awarded
the Silver Star posthumously for
: gallantry in action over the Java
Sea February 8, 1942.
The bomber crew of which Pvt
. ,B1lyeu was member, was in a fiigh,
OF eight Bits which were en- route
= to an airdrome on a bombing mis-
sion.
pvt. Bilyeu and others in the
bomber formation valiantly Tough,
of the attacking Zeros until cannon
and machine gun fire riddled Pvt
Bilyeus plane, mortally woundinc
him. His devotion to duty as well
as his courage in the face of enemy
fire are worthy of the highest COM
mendatlon," the citation said.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Nazis Would Use Gas
# Necessary 10 Win,
Gen. Porter Declares
U. 5. Is Well Prepared,
However, Chemical
Warfare Chief Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EDGEWOOD ARSENAL, Md,
Jan. 2.-If gas becomes a weapon
OF general use in this war, the
Chemimal Warfare Service of the
Army is ready to give it-and
equally ready to take it. Maj Gen.
William N. Porter, CWS chief, said
today the Germans were known to
have large stores of war gas, and
could be expected to use it whenever
advantageous.
so far, in my opinion, the only
reason the Germans have not used
gas is that they have not needed
it." he said.
They would be very unwise to
start using it in Tunisia, where
their own restricted and fixed po-
s1tlons are extremely vulnerable
TO retalia tory gas attack.
United States Will Retaliate.
I'm Russia there was no point In
spraying their own path with mus
tard gas for that 1O00-mile walk.
1t would have been to Russia's s ad-
vantage to use gas against the Ger
mans, but they were signatory to
the treaty prohibiting the use of
gas, and apparently intend to abide
by it,
The United States, Gen. Porter
noted, has never signed such a
treaty, but nevertheless is committed
to a policy of retaliation if gas is
used against Allied troops.
I'VE would all be very remiss,
however, if we went into this with
out sufficient quantities of gas" he
added. I'VE feel now that we are
ahead of Germany in the produc-
tion of gas"
But gas is only part of the sci
ence OF chemical warfare, and the
Army's chemical warfare center here
has devoted as much attention to
smoke bombs and shells, colored
signal smokes, incendiaries, tear gas
ana ingenious protective devices
against enemy gas.
Hide Important Areas.
One of the most recent develon-
ments demonstrated by Brig. Gen,
r. L. Avery, commanding general of
the center, and his staff was a device
1or generating huge quantities OF
artificial smoke, or fog, as a pro-
tective covering for large areas.
Credit for its development was
given to DR.. Irving Langmuir of
General Electric, by Brig. Gen. Will
liam c. Kabrich, technical director
OF the center, who explained that the
new generators could hide entire in
dustrial cities, or such areas as the
Panama Canal, from attacking
bombers.
Another achievement of the CEN
ter is 42-inch mortar, similar to
but larger than the standard trench
mortars Of the infantry, which can
lob shells OF any kind-high explo-
Slve, gas, tear gas or smoke-into
enemy positions, at long range and
With great accuracy. Even more re-
cent is a still secret weapon which
hurls much larger charges.
The importance of smoke screens,
Tor which white phosphorus Is used
generally on the battlefield, was ex-
planned by Gen. Porter.
The infantry soldier stsn has to
get from point "A to point b." he
said, land there are only two ways
for him to do it under cover-behind
armor and behind smoke"
The explosion Of a white phos-
phorus shell covers a radius of about
40 yards. The thick white smoke it
throws of is the densest, and there
fore the most satisfactory, OF smoke
screens for battlefield use.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
GaIarza Is Rebuked
For Criticism Of
Envoy 70 Brazil
WeIIes ScoIds Official
Who Quit Position at
Pun-Americun Union

Ernesto Galarza, resigned official
of the Pan-American Union, was
officially scolded by Undersecretary
of State Welles in letter made pub
lie late yesterday for disseminating
IAN unfounded allegation" concern
ing the United States Ambassador to
Bolivia.
Mr.. Welles' letter was in reply to
one of December 81 from Mr.. GAL
ARIA alleging that Ambassador Pierre
Boal had attempted to prevent pas
sage OF a program for improving the
status of labor in Bolivia.
Charge Unverified.
The undersecretary expressed
surprise" that Mr.. Galarza mot
only made this charge but circulated
1t widely without having made any
endeaVor to verify its accuracy with
this department"
Mr.. Welles cited Secretary Of
State Hull's denial of the charge at
press conference Monday, and
added that investigation had
proved the allegation Ito be without
foundation" He said Mr.. Boal had
been instructed specifically Decem-
Der 2 to avoid carefully any state
ments or actions which might be
construed as an attempt to in
fuence Bolivian legislation"
Mr.. Welles said the Ambassador
action had consisted merely in ask
ing the President of Bolivia "the
simple question: of what the effect
OF the new labor code would be on
the prices of strategic materials
being bought there by the United
States.
Union Director Comments.
Mr.. Galarza resigned as chief Of
the Division of Labor and Social
Information of the Pan American
Union on the same day he made his
disputed charges.
DR.. L. S. Rowe. director of the
Union, commented. "One of the in
flexible rules of the Pan-American
Union is to refrain from interference
IN the internal affairs of the coun-
tries members of the union. That
TINS rule was fully recognized bv
Mr.. Galarza is shown by the fact
that he presented his resignation
at the same time that his state
ment was issued"