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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-08-26
WHEAT YIELDS VARY

GRANDVIEW - A few scattered
rains and damp mornings have held
up combining somewhat. but har-
vest is generally going forward nor
mally. Some have commenced flax
combining. Wheat yields are vari-
able, from 20 to 35 bushels per acre.
The sawfly has done some damage
on the edge of fields.
Save to save American lives. Buy
extra war bonds during the Third
War Loan.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-08-26
Two Quarts Of
Water Puts Out
Combine Blaze

Just two quarts of water put out
what might have been a serious fire
on the Adolph Larson combine near
Frazer, it was pointed out this week
by L. j. Johnson, rural fire warden,
in a letter to County Agent James
K. McGibney. A carbon spark ig-
nited the flax dust on top of the
combine. please make an appeal to
all combine and truck operators to
carry fire guns on their machines
and not to stand with trucks in
fields with motors idling," Mr.. john
son added.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-08-26

Get lin the groove" and buy extra
bonds now.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-08-26
Lightning Fires
Shock Of Barley;
Rain Puts Il Out

The early Sunday morning storm
in this section left Royce Biddle
just about where he started. First,
lightning struck a shock of barley
in a field at his farm west of GlaS-
gov. A few minutes later, the heavy
downpour put out the fire before it
could spread. The shock was part
of a 17-acre field that Mr.. Biddle
had cut.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-08-26

The aerodynamic and structural
reasons for the use of this type of
wing are just as apparent to the
engineer.
The Corsair was designed and
built around the Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft 2.000-h.p. Double Wasp en-
CINE. Such a powerful engine de-
manded the largest possible pro-
peller.
The inverted gull wing design
permitted the use of the large pro-
peller and at the same time a
shorter. lighter landing gear than If
the straight wing had been used. At
the same time the aerodynamically
efficient attachment of the wing to
the fuselage at a right angle was
attained. Engineers found such a
position offers the minimum inter.
ference drag between wing and
fuselage.
Other advantages were improved
vision for the pilot and a lower
overall height with the wings folded
to facilitate storage in undertook
hangers aboard aircraft carriers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
WATERBURY BILLS
 AWAITING ACTION
Governor Baldwin Ex= pected to Make Known
 Decision Next Week

When Governor Baldwin returns from his brief vacation early next week, he will find all the Waterbury bills passed by the recent legislature on his desk-and he'll have 15 days in which to decide the ones he's to sign and the ones he's to veto. However, if they just lie on his desk without any action on his part, at the end of IS days they become law.
 These bills which are going through the expressing process are: police and fire departments: freeze the health nurses into office for life; replace the five-man board of as- seSsors with one assessor and two deputies; sets up pension system for school department employees not now in pension; create con- mission to study Waterbury's pen- sion laws; provide local police serg- cant with the rank of captain, at the head of the police alarm and radio system.
 Petitions arc being signed in be- half of the police and fire depart mentS' members requesting the governor to sign all the Waterbury bills. Signatures are being sought in all parts of the city and it is ex- pected the petitions will be submit ted to Governor Baldwin on his re- turn to duties.
 Lieutenant Governor William L. Hadden wasn't at the capitol yester- day, but Senator Frank H. Peet. president pro tempore of the Senate was acting governor for the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11

the manufacture of the dizzy duds for living juveniles came as long ago as March, 1922, but at the time ap- piled only to clothing of wool con- tent.
 Now. with the zoot suit back in the news, WIPE wonders where the suits are coming from.
 Naturally, WIPE officials expressed the belief that the Los Angeles youths were wearing old suits or suits that were in dealers stocks before the orders were issued.
 They said also that the Los An- geleS youths may be securing their haberdashery from nearby Mexico, over which WIPE. after all. has no jurisdiction. Reluctantly, WIPE spokeSmen admit the possibility of black market"
 Compliance officials, however, were not as yet so disturbed that they have swung into action to stamp out any illict traffic in zoot suits. Checks have been made from time to time, however.
 Past announcements on zoot suits from the WIPE include the follow ing:
 We are going to put a stop to this waste of cloth. Every boy .. who buys such a garment and every person who sells it is really doing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11

By letting the high school boys and girls act as hosts for the 18-to-21 year old soldiers, the natural age between civilian and army life is bridged'
 These new activities please every one because the youngsters are find ing excitement and glamour away from the honky-tonks.
 "Oh, we haven't forgotten gla- mour," Miss Richardson says with a tinkle. At USO dances for the youngsters, there are pretty frocks, soft lights, nice table service and the newest dance records. But with this atmosphere of sophiStication which they love, these young mod erns gain higher standards of boy and girl relationships by assuming responsibility for their own activi- ties. They go home from one of our lively smart dances safe and happy"
 While the teen-agerS are learning to plan their own entertainment, parents are being urged to study and understand the needs of youth in wartime, so they too can help their children adjust themselves.
 Other useful services being car ried out by these youngsters are the collection of books, magazines and puzzles for nearby camp hospitals, planting victory gardens, and lead ing hand in community projects wherever needed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11

Don't forget us! We want a part in the war tool"
 This is the plea of lonely teen- agers. When the 18-to 2l years olds were drafted many, of the younger boys and girls felt neglected. "Size fifteens," as one youngsters put it., were the forgotten people"
 Honky-tonks because of their favor ite hang-outs. Juvenile delinquency figures started to rise. USO in CO., operation with local community groups sized up the situation and acted. In towns where no other rec reation rooms were available, USO opened its doors and invited MT. and Miss 12-to IT to step in and plan their own parties. They came!
 Now they're having fun and doing their share in the war by organiz- ing games, outings and dances to entertain their friends in uniform. Teenage civilian boys are hosts and the girls are hostesses. How success full this is can be seen by the radiant faces of Mary and (service man) Joe pictured above.
 To quote Miss Dorothy Richard son, USO consultant for the Ma tional Young Women's Christian Association on adolescent problems: "Teen-agers are pretty much alike.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
BUTTER SUPPLIES
 REPORTED SCARCE
Price Flushed Back" Five Cents Yesterday; JOb-
 bers Found Cautious

Although butter supplies in the city are practically at the low level of the weeks which preceded ra- tioning, the OPA has given assur- ance that enough of the commodity will be available in a few days to meet rationing demands. The cur rent shortage is attributed to ad- justments necessitated by the new government subsidy program.
 Price of butter was decreased five cents per pound yesterday now standing at about 5l or 52 cents. Margarine supplies, meanwhile, are said to be good and prices remain at the March, 1942 level.
 The OPA said jobbers were hesi- tant to pile up large stocks of but ter prior to the price roll-back be- cause of danger of being caught with it when the lower ceiling price takes effect. Now that the new price has taken effect supplies will grad ually increase, it was predicted.
 Many local grocers today report ed they have no more butter on hand and housewives In need of the commodity reported wide search for it, much of it unsuccessful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
SCOUT GROUPS
 HAVE ACTIVITIES
Troop l6 Met at Home of Mrs. Frank Carney,
 Troop 27 at Sprague
WATERVlLLE Correspondent: Mys. William 2. Rooney, 19O Dwight Sk
 Telephone 3-847S

Waterville, June 11-A meeting and party was held last evening at the hime of Mrs. Frank Carney of Girl Scout Club No. Is. Mrs. Sid- ney Henchel, past leader and her daughter, Priscilla were presented a gift from the girls. Lunch was served. The tennis match sched- uled for the evening was cancelled due to rain, however, Miss Ruth Batchelder gave a very instructive reading on the game of tennis.
 Present were: Nancylou Totten, as Sistant leader, Ruth Batchelder, Jean French, Mary Jane Stuart, Bernice Zaugg, Lean Williams, Alice MacMullen, Audrey Frank, Priscilla Hen>led, Mrs. Sidney Hem chel, Mrs. Frank Carney and two committee members, Mrs. Leon Tot ten and Mrs. William Rooney.
 At meeting of Girl Scout troop No. 27 yesterday afternoon at the Sprague school gymnasium six girls were selected to serve at a banquet to be given to the graduates of this years class. They are: Mary Kelly Nancy OConnor, Mary Edith Tooley, Cecelia Pocoski and Marcia Ras- mussen. Final plans were made for a trip to New York city. The girls and their mothers are to meet at the home of Mrs. Anthony Di- BlaSi at 7:15 a. m. Saturday, June 18th. A letter of 50 to 75 words on Why They Like Camp will be selected and the girl winning will spend week at camp.
 Twenty eight girls were present at the meeting.
 A meeting of Casper Davis Aux Hilary, American Legion this evening at Fraternity hall.
 Private Donald Dubay Is spending a furlough with his parents, MT. and Mrs.t Dubay of Downes street. Private Dubay is stationed in Cali fornia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
HARTFORD SOLDIER
 MISSING IN ACTION

Washington, June II. - (UP) - The War Department made public today the names of l48 United States soldiers missing in action in the European, Middle East, North African, North American, Pacific and Southwest Pacific areas. The Connecticut list, with next of kin, included:
 Higgins, 1st It. William F., Jr.- Mrs. William F. Higgins (other), III Harmon street, Hamden.
 Miller, Staff Sgt. Lester F. - Mrs. Ethel H. Miller (mother), 57 Laurel street, Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
TWO WATERBURIANS
 RECEIVE DEGREES

The department of engineering at the New Haven Y. M. c. A. Junior college will confer degrees of asso- ciate in engineering on the follow ing Waterburians at commencement exercises to be held tonight in New Haven:
 George c. Venter, son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Venter of Meriden road i; and Joseph J. YesulaitiS of 631 Washington avenue.
 Venter is a graduate of Crosby high school and took a training
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
Walter WirlcIleII
 M NezO YOrk

ago, still preserves the atmosphere in the lobby. A jungle of Victorian red plush The little dog that hangs around a tailor shop at 53rd and Sixth Avenue. The pennies put in his cup by people in the neigh borhood (who do it to amuSe others) are taken to a nearby vegetable store where they are swapped for carrots .. Less than a third of the New Workers live in Manhattan . The beginning of the Revolutionary War is usually said to be the Boston Tea Party, but there was a New York Tea Party before that New York City was the first Capi- tai of the U. s. No visitor gasped when he looked up in 1900. There were no skyscrapers.
 The reason a tall edifice must be set back every few stories tby law is to permit the oblique rays of the sun to reach the pavement . . The Vanderbilt mansion is the only property on Fifth Avenue which re- fused to budge when Radio City was created At one time Phila- delphia had more population than The Big Burg .. New York attract ed more population with the inven- ton of the steamboat in 1907 and the opening of the Erie Canal in 1925 .. Richmond, across the Bay, is the most attractive of all the Boroughs to live in. It has the charm of tiny town.
 There are many homes built on stilts right on the waters edge at Westchester Creek, in the Bronx . A bit of Europe - the coffee shops at the foot of Washington street, patronized only by Turks, Greeks, Arabs and Rumanians Chinatown, once the beat rookie cops didn't relish - which is more peaceful than the Broadway area the scene nowanights of terrible brawls between men in uniform The Prince Edward Hotel on East 27th Street, seldom mentioned in the news, with it's aristocratic man. ner - full of lavender and old an- nuities The gas station sign: We Have No Gas. Be Glad You Havenutaoinshrdlvbgkqjetaoi
 Haven't GaSmaskS, tool" Mo- body can explain why most fo the lockers" in the chorus of New York shows come from Texas and Florida . Or why the people "who wouldn't live in New York if you gave it to them" make up the crowds that congest the midtown places and streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11

an unpatriotic deed"
 We are concerned about this spreading craze because a large amount of fabric is being wasted in these so-called pants-fabric that ought to be saved for our soldiers and sailors ."
 WIPE months ago clarified the technical definition of the garb by asserting that zoot suits seem to be worn mostly by jitterbugs and feature coat which comes down to the knees and trousers that have a high rise and are full at the knees"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11

Deep-Water beauties to make your summer even more fun! Princess suits with bands of faille or pique ruching, simple suits splashed with bright flowers. Two-piecers, too, brief as a whisper just bras and lttle-boy trunks! All of them woven of sleek, shining "Lastex"* yarn for infinite flattery! All of them made for summing or swimming! Red, blue, black, yellow, royal, green, white. Sizes 32 to 40.
 Reg. U. s. Pat. Off.
 THE SPORT SHOP FASHION FLOOR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11

The Ia Conga doorman Goseph &elsey) was an operatic tenor at the Kings Theater, Budapest. He appeared in early films with Joan Crawford and John Gilbert .. The Murray Hill Hotel, built in the long
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11

The snuggest town I was ever in was so small 1t had the words Come Again" painted on the back of the Welcome" sign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
WLB OUTLAWING
 ALL FOOT SUITS
No More to Be ManufaC- tured to Stop Spreading
 Craze in Los Angeles
By EULALIE MCDOWELL United Press Staff CorreSpOndenD

Washington, June II - (U.PD - The fights between zoot suffers and servicemen in the Los Angeles sec- tor today produced in the War Pro- duction Board reactions such as 8 stalking ghost might inspire.
 WIPE sounded the death knell for zoot suits" (to use the agency's own wordS) as long as last October.
 Acting at that time to curb this spreading craze WIPE outlawed the manufacturer of the over-Sized suits, regardless of what material was used.
 The original order which affected
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
HEAVY ON THE HAD

Claudette Colbert. Paulette God dard ana Veronica Lake played the majority of their scenes in Mark Sandrich's Bataan nurse picture, 50 Proudly We Hail." with heavy steel helmets on their heads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
RECREATION PLANS
 BEING DISCUSSED

Soap-box derbys, bicycle races, roller skating, and various other types of recreation for children were discussed at a meeting of the commounity subcommittee of the War Council recreation committee held recently at the Central Y. M. c. A.
 No definite decision on any form of recreation was reached, how ever, said Jeremiah E. Murphy, chairman of the subcommittee. City recreation leaders and Thomas Smith, chairman of the general committee, will hold a conference Wednesday to discuss further types of recreation which may be spon- Sored to keep children occupied and reduce child delinquincy.
 course at the Scovill Mfg. Go. tool room training school, where he now is a foreman.
 Yesulaitis is a graduate of Sprague grammar school and Leavenworth high school.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
Famed Old Ship Now Freighter

Veteran of two wars, the fam ous old Coast Guard cutter AL gpnquin is being rebuilt as a freighter and soon will be ready 10 do her bit in the titanic strug- gle with the Axis powers, it was learned here recently.
 Purchased by the navy from the Foss Company of Seattle, the Algonquin will be placed in an undisclosed service after she un- dergoes extensive alterations.
 With her tall stack cut down and changes made in her decks and upperworks, little resem- blance will be left of the Algon- quin which saw service in the Spanish-American War and was the flagship of the United StateS squadron at Gibraltar during the First World War.
 The decks of the famous ves- Del where commands rang out and men hurried to stations in
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
ll5 MILLION IS COST OF
 ALASKA ROAD
Senator Burk Says Expenditures
 Justified by War Demand

WASHINGTON-General Geo C. Marshall estimated the cost o1 the Alaska Highway at $115,- 100000, including improvements which will be completed by the end of the year.
 Reporting to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, he said the project got under way February IA, 1942, with orders for the chief of the U. s. Engineers to prepare plans. Actual operations began in March with the arrival of Quartermaster Engineer troops at the railhead at Dawson Creek.
 iNine miles were built by April, 1922, and the last gap of the r. 480mile pioneer road was closed at the end of October.
 Improvements scheduled for completion by the end of this year include making the road 6 26-foot roadbed with surfacing 20 to 22 feet wide.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
STAMPEDING NORTH

EDMONTON - Fifty mining men said the scope of the hunt for strategic war minerals in the North was demonstrated by the fact that more than 100 field men and engineers. representatives of some of the largest metal firms in North America, have passed through Edmonton in May and June, enroute north.
 "If these men don't make hun dreds of advantageous discover ies for the mining world, no one ever will" said one mining offi- cial." Included in the parties now in the North are some of the most outstanding field men and engineers in Canada and the United States"
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
Expense Justified

EDMONTON-Senator Douglas c. Buck, former Republican gov ernor of Delaware, said he be- lieved expenditures on the Alas ka Highway justified by the de- mands of war.
 7 Buck praised the engineers, contractors and worknen on the highway. He arrived this week enroute home, accompanied by Senator James Scrugham of Ne ,vada, Democratic chairman of the investigating subcommittee, and Senator William Langer ot North Dakota.
 Buck said eff there is any mis- take it is one of policy, not con- struction."
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
SITS ON HOT CASE

BUTTE, Mont. (AP)-When a woman called the Silver Bow county ration board to inquire whether her application to pur- chase a stove had been approved, she was told: "The board hasn't sat on that case yet" as.
 The next time the lady called she inquired innocently: Has the board sat on my stove yet?"
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
SHOP CLERK CEASES THIEVING CUSTOMER

ELIZABET'HTON, Tenn. (AP) -Seventeen-year-old Georgia Hart is a clerk in a department store, but she might be converted any day now into a floor octec- tive.
 The other day, she said, she spied a 40-year-old man slip a mans suit under his raincoat and hurriedly leave the store.
 Georgia, pretty 100-pound high school student, gave chase. She caught up with the culprit, shamed him and he returned the suit to the store.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
NOME ... ALASKA
;

Puerto Rico, Alaska, at Gibraltar and off the Mexican coast, soon will be piled high with freight as the former coast guard cutter plies from port to port as a cargo vessel.
 Retired from service and re- placed by a more modern cutter, the Algonquin was sold to the Foss Company in Oakland, Calif., and brought to Seattle where she was kept several years and then taken to moorings at the south end of Lake Washington.
 After a long idleness in the lake, the Algonquin was chartered by the navy and lowed to Ko- diak, where she served as an electric generating plant for op- erations ashore. A 1,200-kilo- watt generating plant was in- stalled in the vessel before she was taken north.
 Veterans of the waterfront still remember the Algonquin when she was member of the coast guards Boring Sea patrol fleet. The vessel was commanded by Lieut.. Comdr. C. F. Howell and carried as her mascot Devil, a Boston bull terrier, which had the freedom of the cutters decks. Capt. c. c. Carmine commanded the cutter during the First World War.
 Lieut.. Comdr. Ben C. Wilcox of the coast guard, now on duty in Seattle, was chief engineer of the Algonquin four years and made three Boring Sea and Boring Strait cruises in the vessel. He says she was, in the heyday of her service, one of the finest ships of the coast guard fleet.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
PAGE SEVEN
ATTENDS CHURCH WITHOUT PANTS

ATTU, Aleutian Islands - Chaplain Francis w. Read, of Glendale Calf, has a subject he wants to preach on when he gets back to civilian life-"The Sol dier Who Came to Church With out His Pants"
 Chaplain Read said the episode occurred like this:
 "A lieutenant came to me fol- lowing services held in mess tent and I saw he had attended the services without his pants. All he wore was a pair of long drawers and field jacket. He explained that he had had his pants cut off so a doctor could get at a wound and that as be- tween coming to church. without pants, and not coming at all he chose the former"
 The chaplain said "It was amazing how the men would stand in rain, fog, cold and wind and almost knee deep in mud to worship. I held services in every war tent and in other locations and when I inadvertently missed tent the men felt it keenly. It was not unusual to hear men say Chaplain, we've been sweat ing you out all day. =,
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
CTS LIKE TECHNICAL BOOKS

FORT JACKSON s. C. (AP) Technical books hold a two-to- one popularity over escape liter ature among men of the 106th (Lion) division at this infantry training center.
 Miss EStellene Walker, libra rian, said a survey showed that poetry and fiction were second choice after text books on aero dynamics, mathematics and other scientific subjects. Soldiers in the medical corps, she said, were the most avid readers.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
DELICATE SOLUTION
 TO HOYPOWER PROBLEM

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP)- James A. Gleason, Knoxville businessman, displayed some psy- chology in preventing footing of his office.
 He waited until street urchinS attempted an entry after dark, succeeding in catching a fright ened youngster.
 Then he hired the boy, along with some of his friends, at 10 cents a week to guard his place. Everything has gone peacefully since.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01

Senators Homer Ferguson of Michigan and Harley Kilgore of West Virginia are expected to arrive soon. Others returning with the senators included Major General Philip Fleming, Federal Works Agency Administrator and Thomas MoDonald, chief of the Public Roads Administration.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
GOLDEN RULE
 VEHICLE STYLE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP)-A. J. Hanson isn't the sort to hold 2 guy when he's down.
 He haled into court a hit-and- run driver who had damaged his automobile. The offender explained that he had made ar$ engagements to pay the damages, but that he did not have $5 to pay the assessed traffic fine. Hanson paid it for him.
The Nome nugget., 1943-10-01
PUP TREES BEARS

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - This is the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains where bears are big and little pups are brave.
 A. c. Cochrane's puppy dog spied a mother bear and two cubs coming from a grove of hem locks. The pup parked and
 Mother bear spanker her cubs up tree and climbed up behind them. Folks say the pup kept the bears treed there for hours.