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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1943-12-29
Mittuod, ben %. Desember 1913

Mbnung, nls niiiie mir in nGditer
Belt etpns redt Sbneres begegnen.
Elm unglifsfau ooer bergIeihen;
if fam mir ielbit feline @ebeni1aft
oariiber geben; aber Iaiien mir
oas. Sd fann Sbnen ieood mittei.
len, oaB es 5tpiiden Morbaunt uno
g6itb nod au feiner grfl6rung ge.
fonlmen iit."
,,Biiien sic bas getpiB?" entgeg-
nete NdB nit lebbafteitem Sntereiie.
,,SSa, iie piiroe mfrs geiagt baben;
tie abnt aber bereits, baB Moroaunt
1te beorobt."
..@leidmobl mage ib au beboupten,
lieber Blunt, oaB Moroaunt Die &ano
@oitb's erringen miro"
,.Bas bringt sic auf oie1en Sc.
oanfen?" frug Der SefretGr beItiirst.
sd iab beiaeten Serrn ienen fin<
iteren aorrioor entlang fommen, Der
rod Der 8ibliotbef fiibrt, uno id bege
Hi9t ben minbeiten 3tpeifeI, oaB ct
ben franfen S9loBberrn beiudt bat."
,,1nnoelid - es 6arf fid nie-
nanb obne ausoriidlide @rIaubnis Ser
2aop Stinportb in Die sedbe bes
aranfen tpoeen."
"Snmerbin; nebnten mir ieood
an, 6ab 2aop Stilltportb nit oem
aabalier berbiinoet lit, 10 tpiiroe er
aud Die notige grlaubnis beiiten."
Blunt badte einen MugenbIid lang
nod. Damn laste er entidieoen: ,,Sie
baben redt."
Scum er5dblte er bon oem Ionoer-
barren 8efeble bes Sausar5tes, ser
.iogar ibn, ben Gertrauten 6es Gdlob+
berrn, aus Dem &ranfen5immer ee-
bannt uno eine 8a9e Dor 6eIlen Eiire
gelteat bate. Mdb tpar 6es @rita,,-
mems bon.
"Sest iebe id gana fIar", ibloB
Blunt feline Mitteilung; ~2aop Stiu.
mortb min MIDI uno ale, sic iie ge.
11teren. ferne balten, Inn ibre BIdne
oeito ungeitorter ausfiibren gu f6n>
rem. 0ffenbar erltrebt iie g6itbs Ser.
mablung NIT Moroaunt. gor elmer
Wode nod 5weifelte id nidt i'm mins
oeiten bieran; aber ibr GerbaIten ge-
gen mid geraoe in Sen iiineiten Ga
gen bdtte mild beinabe pieoer IRE
gemadt. gtun fpridt aber aIles fir
Sbre annabme, MSB. Sic baben iid
bod nibt in Der 8erion seirrt, mel.
der iie begegneten2"
sd iab Woroaunt oller6inas nidt
aus Der 8ibliotbef beraustreten, ober
er tam ben finiteren Gang entIana,
Der oortbin fiibrt. $50 miibte er benu
ionIt getpeien fein?"
"@irgenos, getpib, niraenos an
oers, lieber Sreutr6; tparten sic MIR
einige Ninuten."
Mit oieien 8orten berIieB er iein
3immer.
"Dieier Blunt lit tpirfIid oer
merftpiiroigite Menfd, hem tdb ie.
mails begegnete', nturmeIte Dr. Wds
uno lieB fid finneno auf einem StubIe
beim Ramin nie6er.
Ser Sefretar tpar unter6eileu Ieiie
ltno borithtig an 6ie Sire 6es gors
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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1943-12-29
BY LEFT

Private Raymond H. judd OF Navarro
the swollen and rapid konomb River New Guinea broad daylight
under heavy fire. Armed only with pistol and hand grena
he assisted in towing the bank aid the
Of the river by platoon Of infantry who secured bdgead
the opposite shore. He has been awarded d.
to buy the Var Bonds! Give them for Christmas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

SAINT MARYS CHAPEL in
~ Ann Arhor was the setting
OF the wedding on June 10 of
Nancy Hunter Wood daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs Clad W. Wood,
II Scafsdale, \. y, and Dr.
mes a. Johnson. som of Mr.
md Mrs George Johnson, of
Maple CITY Mich The Rev
Frank j. MCPhilipS ofhciatcd.
The bride, who Nas given IN
marriage by her father, wore a
gown fashioned Of white satin
and marquIsettc, and carried a
bouquet Of orchids
The matron of honor was Mrs.
James r. DutmerS of Grand
Rapids Jeanne Bullion OF
Royal Oak. Margaret Savage of
Flint, Elaine RiChart Of bet
troit and Or Martha Jones of
Ann Arbor were the other at
PENDANTS.
Cornelius a Johnson, brother
OF tho bridegroom, was tho host
man. and Clad w Wood Jr Dr.
Thomas p WarInE Or a Cur
lis Jones Jr. and Dr Thomas
Reed were Tho UshcTS
After the ceremony a rcCcp-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
CerCte
Dramotioue Lunch

THE ANNUAL June luncheon
Of the Cercle DramatlQue viii
be held on Monday afternoon,
June % AZ o'clock al the home
NJ Mrs Ralph AinSworth Of
Strathcona drive. Assisting the
hostess with plans for The
party is Mrs. Y. L. Smith.
president OF the group
4 cooperative picnic lunch
will be- served Mrs George a.
Ray is in charge Of the arrange
mentS Mrs. Harry Lunn VIII
supervise transportation and
Mrs. Burton Warner IS taking
care Of tho reservations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

n y r T II y r T. r IT =
NATHAN. daughter of MI and
Mrs, Nalhanlc, Nathan OF Clam
mount avenue WAS married roc
Gently 90 r George StcrnbcrC
Of East TaWa, and Detroit. at
a ceremony In Alexandria Va
Mr. SternbCrE Us tho son Of
Charles Stcruherg of Edison
avenue The -nguF couple ate
residing M Wilmington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
Dr. Johnson Mdnies Nancy Wood

University Of Michigan, where
she is member OF Kappa
Kappa Gamma. Or Johnson
was graduated from Notre
Dame University ard The medl-
cal school Of tho University ~
Michigan he IS a member Of
M Sigma M.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
Baby From MOrsMe
Has Chance for Life

NEWARK. Sept. rs tUP)-A
premature baby girl weighing a
pound and a half, lay in an in
cubator today fighting for the
life of which she was almost
cheated al birth
A physician who delivered the
baby for Mrs Michael Tango at
her home last night believed IL
.Stillborn and ordered the body
sent 10 a morgue.
IL arrived there IS minutes
later a morgue attendant i'm
mediately prepared to embalm
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
Strikers Return
To Chrys|er Jobs

Workers al the main gun plant
of the ChrySlcr Corp 5 Dodge
division returned 10 their Job,
today after a tWo-day work stop
page m protest against alleged
company violations Of contract
agreements.
Al the Dodge truck plant how
ever. fewer than onc-third of the
employees were az their Jobs today
Company SpokcSnen said 21s men
out Of $50 reported for the morn
Jng shift.
Conferences between union rep
rcScntatlvcS and company heads
started yesterday when approx
imately two-thirds Of the workers
AT the gun plant returned 10 their
posts The company previously
had refused 10 discuss the griev-
ancc until the men wsT back at
work A federal concriator was
conducting the negotiations.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
NAZI GUNS IN VATICAN

German machine guns and anti
tank guns were said 10 have been
set up on church property inside
and outside the Vatican walls
Marshal Albert KcsSelrlnc
German military commander for
southern and central Italy. re-
portcdlY sent special emiSSary
TO see the Pope, but was refused
an audience on the grounds that
the legal government of Italy
headed by Premier Badoglio-had
declared Rome an open city. thus
making the presence Of German
troops in the capital illegal.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
Italian Marshal
Reported Suicide

LONDON, Sept 16 up
Marshal Ugo Cavallero. 63. former
commander of the Italian armed
forces and chief Of the Italian gen
eral staff under MuSSolini, has com
mittcd suicide, the Nazi-domi-
mated Rome radio SAID today.
Cavallero is believed 10 have
been arrested when Marshal
Badoglio took over the premier
ship
He was released when German
troops occupied Rome, the Naz
.bVoa'lcaSt said and killed himself
because he was unable 10 bear
the shameful treason of his coun-
try apparently a reference 10
ItalyS surrender 10 the Allies.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
By PIERRE ]. HUSS

ALLIED HQ., n Africa, Sept 16 QNS)
The tide Of battle in the Salerno area on
the west coast Of Italy turned today in favor
Of the Allies
An official headquarters announcement said 1t.
Gen. Clark's Fifth Army had strengthened its hold
on the embattled bridgehead.
The Allies Strengthened out some spots in the
swaying combat to avoid enemy salients previously
driven into Gen. Clark's line. The Americans also
gained control of couple of good foothill positions.
dispatch from the front by L. s. Shapiro representing
combined Canadian press said the Germans had failed to
yesterday and gave indications of limited with,
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
RADIO RESTRICTED

Nazi restrictions on free use Of
the Vatican radio were said 10
have prevented both neutral and
helhgcrent diplomats az the Nati-
can from communicating with
their governments for nearly
three days
Hundreds OF German troops ar
bitrarily have assumed protection
of 81. Peters BaSilca in Vatican
City. the Church Of 81 John :
Latcran and the College Of Prop
agation of the Faith IN Rome
Madrid said
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
RAILWAY CUT

Radio London said YugoSlav
patriots have cut the railroad line
running from Belgrade to Sara
jevo All mail. telegraph and tele-
phone communications have been
interrupted between Hungary and
Albania on one side. and Italy on
the other. the broadcast added.
From the island Of Cyprus, in
the eastern Mediterranean, came
word that eight Italian ships had
arrived with Italian airmen. sol
dlerS and sailors from the Dode-
caneSe. where the Germans seized
control following Italy's capitula-
tIon 10 the Allies
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
Duke Flies 10 Lisbon,
Hint Trip 10 England

LONDON. Sept 16 uNS)-The
Duke of Windsor has arrived In
Lisbon by air and soon will leave
for England a dispatch from the
Portuguese capital reported today.
However. informed quarters said
they believed u was extremely
unlikely that he would come 20
England at this time.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
Man Who Shot 'T.R. Is Dead

WAUPUN. Wis, Sept is tUp)
John Flamnang Schrank. g.
the New York bartender who shot
and wounded Theodore Roosevelt
in 1912 because he was seeking a
third presidential term died last
night in the State HospItal'for the
Criminally Insane.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
Vadican
Reported
Isolated

LONDON Sept Is UUP}-
German occupation force, have
virtually cut off Vatican City
from communication with the out
side world. Catholic source, IN
Madrid said today
In anticipation of such move
= Madrid dispatch sand. Pope Plus
XII recently dispatched special
envoy, 10 foreign countries and
forwarded instructions 20 the
church hierarchy as 10 future
steps
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
QUESTIONED BY DOWNING

Blondy said he was being Ques
toned by Wayne County Prose.
cutor William +. bowling one o.
RuShtOn'S special assistants. wher
the blow fell
They found I had ~ 800 i'm a
safety deposit box i'm Detroit
and asked where IL came from"
he related II said IL was my
regular income and could ac-
count for II all.
But Bowling wasn't satisfied.
He said Come on, Blondy,
whore did YOU put the real
CONTINUED on Next Page. Col. -
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
2,4O0 Coal Miners
Strike in I CoIIeries

HARLAN, Ky Sept Is GNSl
More than 200 coal miners
were reported on strike today al
the Peabody Coal Co.'S Black
Mountain No 81 mine The pit
IS operated by members Of John
l.. Lewis UNIV.
GLENLYON. Pa. Sept. 16
-GNS)-The No. 6 collery Of the
SuSquchanna Collicries Co. was
closed today by a strike. TIL O.
Wdikout, the second this month,
affected 1,2O0 employees.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
WhiZ-Z-Z! Axis Shell
PIOpS Near Clark

ALLIED HQ, y. Africa. Sept
l6 GNS) Gen. Mark w. Clark
was bending over a map az a
front-linc command post in the
Salerno area when a German
shell whiStled overhead and ex-
ploded nearby
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16

the body As be lifted the cover
from the face, he noticed the in
fant was breathing.
Physicians said the infant, born
three and a half months prema-
turely. had "a good chance to live.
County medical examiner Har-
riSOn MARYLAND said the lolting
In the mOrguc wagon may have
started the child breathing
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16

Clark'S Army
qbn Offensive

ALLIED HQ., n. Africa, Sept. 16 (UP)-The
American Fifth Army in Italy took the offensive
today between the See and CoIore rivers it was
announced officially, and drove the Germans from
their positions between the two rivers northwest
of AItava.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16

THAT must have been an
49," remarked Clark, going back
to his map
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
WEATHER STILL FAVORABLE

Weather in the battle area con-
tinues favorable II is sunny in
the day and the area is lighted by
moonlight
Headquarters re-emphasized that
the Germans are drawing al
available troops into the Salerno
area from both north and south
and still are able 10 commandeer
Italian supplies and munitions.
Supplying the Fifth Army how
ever, continues 10 be a problem
Of sea transit.
Allied air assaults also went for
ward AZ an unchecked pace End
less waves OF heavy and medium
bomherS again gave the enemy a
nonstop pummeliHg without en-
cOuntering opposition
German air action in the last
few days, has been confined 70 at
tacks on Allied shipping IN The
Continued on Next Page, Col "A
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
The Weather
HnIRIY IIMrIRATIRIN

The sun VIII sct AZ r 80 % m today.
and rise tomorrow AZ ia
The moon Will rise a. e.33 O. m tr.
day and SCI tomorrow AZ II U3 a m
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
YANKS REINFORCE

a constant stream of troop re-
inforCcmentS and supplies were
put ashore from Allied fleets
under cover of the aerial bomb
ing and >hellng from surface
craft in the Gulf of Salerno.
The German news agency
said Allied parachutiStS had
landed al Pompeii. Is miles
west of Saleru0 and 13 miles
southwest OF Naples in an at
tempt 10 hara-S NaZi commune
cations. The unit was wiped out,
the agency Said)
Another German dispatch
acknowledged that Anglo
American forces at Salerno
were considerably stronger than
the Nazi command had as
Sumed
Eighth Army forces under Brit
iSh Gen. Montgomery 'redoubled
the pace of their forced march
northward 10 assist Gen. Mark
w. Clark's army The Eighth
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
FIRST IN ) DAYS
HUGE TIRE FACTORY

The destruction at MontluCon
cut into a weak link in Germanys
war structure since the plant was
one of the biggest plants in France
making tires for the Na2i battle
vehicles. The factory employed
$500 workers before the war.
The air ministry communique
said clouds obScured the target
but reports indicated the attack
was effective. A Fortress raid,
June p. hit the German synthetic
rubber plant at HulS which pro-
duced 20 per cent of the Reich'S
supply.
The air war was put back into
full scale with the Fortress raids
last night against the HiSpano-
Suiza and Caudron-Renault air
craft plants and the Cam ball
bearing works in the Paris asea
5n which the greatest number Of
BritiSh-baSed bomberS over Eur
ope in a single day were sent out.
Smaller formations hit az Ro-
miily airfeld, southeast of Paris,
smashing three hangers.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16

draWal.
German armored divisions were
hurled back by blows from ar
madas of Allied plane and war
ships. and it appeared that the
American Fifth Army was victori-
Gus in its fight TO retain the Sa-
leTno beachhead
The 15-inch guns of the British
battleShipS WarSpite and Valiant
were brought TO bear on Nazi posi-
tionS, while the Allied air force
for the second successive day mo-
bilizcd every plane that could fly
10 hurl explosives at the enemy
More than 1000 sortieS again
were flown against the Germans
yesterday. equaIjng the previous
days assaults
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
NaZiS Hint
Balkan
Invasion

LONDON. Sept is up
Nazi-inspired reports persisted to-
day that an Allied invasion of the
Balkans was imminent, with
YugoSlavia and Albania most
frequently mentioned as landing
points.
The Germans put out through
neutral sources reports that the
British Ninth or Tenth Army in
the Middle East had embarked or
was about 10 do So They also
Speculated on the task assigned
the u. S. Seventh Army
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
PATRIOTS HOLD ISLES

Although the Germans claimed
that their troops have occupied
the entire coastline of Albania
and Dalmatia. Yugoslav sources
in London said patriot forces hold
a 37-mile stretch of the Dalmatian
Shoreline and many islands in the
Dalmatian Archipelago,
a partisan army In Slavonia
wre e k e d the Belgrade-Zagreb
Railroad killing 100 Germans and
capturing S6, while forces in
eastern Bosnia captured Gorazde.
30 miles south of Sarajevo and
TWO miles from the only railway
line the Germans can use 10 rein
force their units pushing toward
the AdrlatiC. reports reaching
London said
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
AIR POWER SUPERIOR

In the air. said an official
spokesman. I'VE are more than
holding our own.
In Tuesdays air assault Allied
air forces dropped a vastly greater
load of bombs than was dropped
on the island of Pantelleria or on
Tunisia in a single day
Neither side gave any quarter
as the battle continued on the
rolling Salerno beachhead and in
the foothills. Each side attacked
and counterattacked.
The Germans who held grimly
10 heights surrounding the bridge
head darted out repeatedly with
their armored units SlaShing at
The Allied lines They were
greeted by a deadly naval. air and
land cannonade.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
NFW FVENING HOURS

Industrial National Bank Down
town Office. MONDAYS. 6 10 8,
Uptown ONCE and Branches.
FRIDAYS, s 10 S.-Adv.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
WARNS WITNESSES

But he won't be the last. un-
less the memories Of some OF
our witnesses show a decided
Improvement" RuShton warned
Blondy, Democrat, and a
Second-termer IN the Legislature.
used 20 entertain ms fellow Sena-
tors with tap dances al parties IN
Lansing
lie was nearly in tears as he
emptied his pockets for Lansing
police before being taken 10 Ma
son and placed in a cell with two
teen-aged boys arrested for steal
ing car
"TheY said they'd let me sit
in Jail until told them where
my income came from" he said
II thought had accounted
for everything hut they still
weren't satisfied. They said |
had a poor memory"
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
B|ondy Tries
To Explain
$500 Cash
Pines in Cell While
DowIine Spurns His
Denial Of Graft
picture on Page l9)
BY DON GARDNER
Times sisff Correspondent

LANSING. Sept. l6-For refus-
ing TO tell the states grand jury
where he obtained $500 in cash
discovered in a bank safe deposit
vault, State Senator Charles S.
Blondy OF Detroit languished in
the Ingham County jail today
awaiting a sentence for contempt
and evasion Of questions.
He was the first laWmaker 10
land in Jail as result of Atty.
Gen. Herbert J. RuShton's investi-
cation into graft and bribery in
the Legislature.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16

Army Spearhead pushed through
Scalea northward toward Sapri.
55 miles by road from the Salerno
beachhead and only little more
than 40 miles by air.
Sapri lies 25 miles north Of
Scalea and latest reports from
the front said the Eighth Army
was advancing on the town
swiftly The push beyond Scalea
from Belvedere in the south
marked an advance of more than
Is miles in less than "a hours.
Although the climax to the
staggering battle below Naples
probably is three or four days
off, authorized quarters declared
"our position is somewhat more
favorable as our strength in
creaSeS
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
Raj, Ydnks
Blast Berlin,
P| |dntS
British Bombers Rip
Tire Factory; Fortresses
Strike in Dusk Raid

LONDON, Sept Is CUP)-
British bombers raided Berlin last
night and struck heavy blow at
the great tire factory at Montlu-
con. France. a few hours after
American Flying Fortresses had
resumed the continual air often
sive to smash Germany's war ma
chine.
The blow al Berlin appeared 10
have been a singing attack by
swift twin-engined Mosquito
bombers on picked targets. Other
planes made raids on northwest
ern Germany and northern
France.
Unloading possibly 1000 tons of
explosives, the giant four-engined
Raj planes blasted the Month";
con plant 40 miles northwest Of
Nichy soon after the FortreSs ses
returned from their first Dusk
hour assaults aimed at three
major factories in the Paris area.
FIRST IN ) DAYS
The attacks broke a fve-day
lull in heavy blows on the con-
tinent. The assault on Berlin. 18th
Of the war, was the first since
Sept. 3 when 1000 tons of explo-
siveS were dropped in 20 minutes
in the most concentrated attack
ever made on Germany.
Eight bomberS were missing
from the nights operations and
two fighters were lost in routine
attacks on Nazi-controlled French
alrfeldS.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-16
Cash for News Tips

The Times pays S5n weekly 10
readers who telephone the first
TIP on news developments or PIC
ture possibilities. The prizes:
Best Tip of Each Week $500
Second Best 1000
Third Best 800
Next Ten Best, each 90
Call Neas Tip Editor. Cherry $500
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
BATHROOM FOR RENT

Columbia, S. C. (UP)-According
to a Columbia newspaper want ad,
Columbia is so congested people may
be willing to sleep in a tub. The
ad read, Nicely furnished, steam
heated bathroom, convenient to
town and busline."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Extra Switchboard
Operators Assigned
43 Additional Girls to Move Soldiers Long =Distance
Messages as Rapidly as Christmas Wires Permit

A tremendous rush Of soldiers
long distance messages is expected
to boost Christmas telephone calls
to record breaking peaks this year.
Although wartime limitations on
materials make it impossible to in
crease the number of circuits to
meet anticipated needs, the South
ern New England Telephone COM
pany will have additional operators
on duty to move calls as rapidly as
the crowded wires permit.
The Waterbury switchboard will
be manned by 100 operators, COM
pared with 81 on a typical recent
non business day.
Throughout Connecticut, more
than 1900 telephone operators will
be at the switchboards On Christ
mas. The telephone company will
provide special buffet luncheon
in the operators quarters.
Instead of the ordinary flow of
calls between large cities, Christmas
brings a flood of calls to and from
the small towns and hamlets that
represent "back home to millions
of Americans.
This year, the situation is made
acute by the fact that millions of
sons and daughters of American
families are serving in the armed
forces, far from their homes, fam
lilies and friends. There is no pre-
dieting how many Christmas tele-
phone calls will result. but the
present volume Of regular long
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
Bankers Favor Farm
Credit Realignment


cy to take on new farm families
for food production loans"
Representatives OF the lending or
carnations discussed the manner in
which their units could participate
In rural financing, aiming particu-
larly at the problems OF expanding
production during the 1914 crop
season.
The FSA committee instructed
State Director Purdy TO prepare
a letter for circulation to all the
10 commercial banks of the state
advising them of the new method
OF graduating" FSA borrowers TO
orthodox credit sources as rapidly
as possible.
Jointly, the men attending the
meeting agreed to explore the pos
sibilities of a unified campaign by
banks. Farm Bureau, Pea State
Extension Service and FSA to en-
courage farmers to use standard
credit sources for short term loans
rather than depending upon ex-
tened accounts with dealers and
tradesmen.
Farmers and credit experts agreed
the increased use of standard credit
would be reflected in more econom-
ical borrowing, increased purchasing
power through cash buying, and
generally increased agricultural sta
bility.
Albert w. Clock Of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Litchfield, chairman
Of the agricultural section of the
Connecticut Bankers Association;
erald Lowe of the WATERFOWL Trust
Company; Adolph c. Holland of the
Hartford Connecticut Trust Com
pany; Karl H. Gometz, Eastern Con-
necticut representative Of the Pro-
duction Credit Associations; Dwight
Minor, chairman of the State Agri-
cultural War Board; and Fred Bid
well Of the First National Bank of
Hartford were the invited guests of
the FSA committee.
Edward p. Rowland of Oxford act
ed as chairman of the state COM
mittee in the absence of Dean
Woodward. Other members present
included Sherman X. Ives of Thorn
aston, Master of the State range;
Leslie Beebe Of Colchester; Herman
Walther of Goshen and Sidney A..
Edwards Of Portland, chairman of
the State Development Commission.