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Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-08-20
Union Aids British
Seamen

A crew of British merchant sea-
men, who had been away from
home five months had been unpaid
during that time while their ship
was undergoing repairs at River
Rouge, Mich, were the recipients
of S354.30 donated by Local as of
the Industrial Union of Marine and
Shipbuilding Workers of America
at River Rouge. In addition, $34.72
was collected from union members
which was used to purchase ciga-
rettes for the crew.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-08-20

seaman showed a SCARED scalp,
injured arm and a hand that was
minus finger-the result of meet
ing a German submarine off the
coast of South Africa.
I'VE took a new Liberty ship
out of Portland, Oregon" he said.
after delivering our cargo to
Port Said, Egypt, we started back
through the Suez canal headed for
Durbin, but 300 miles from port
we were torpedoed We made the
lifeboats in seven minutes, but all
that time we were shelled and 1
think l got every piece of steel
that was aimed at u.s."
Only one member of the crew,
Navy gunner, was killed, but Pow
ers scalp was splintered, his arm
was broken in two places and his
hand so badly shot that after sew
eral days in the lifeboat the third
mate amputated his little finger
with a pocket knife. A bath with
salt water and bandages constitut-
ed his only medical attention until
a rescue boat brought him and his
IL companions to Burbin, South
Africa. During the ID days in the
lifeboat the men had two ration
crackers, two matted milk tablets
and four ounces of water three
times day.
The men would have been with
out water had they not had the
good fortune to catch some rain
in sails.
Two and half months in the
hospital at Durbin were followed
by a trip back to the United
States, giving Powers a $4,000
mile round trip. 1t will require an
operation and another two months
treatment in Seattle before Pow
ers will be in condition to ship
again.
THE Seaman's Institute at Dur
bin was wonderful to us Yankees"
he said. ITS workers gave us
anything we wanted, including Gig
arettes, razor blades, candy and
fruit. I've never found finer peo-
pie in the world and i've been at
sea for eleven years"
Powers first knowledge that his
country was at war was on De-
cember 8, 1871, two days out of
Manila, when a Jap plane appeared
above his ship and dropped bombs.
Not much damage was done and
the ship proceeded to port. In the
BArring Sea his ship was attacked
by Jap submarine, but no dam
age was done.
Put the best part of it, mate,
then we went on the rocks Pow
ers said. after some repairs on
the spot we finally had to put into
Todds dry dock.
Scared when we were attack
ed? 70 ubet you're scared plenty
when bombs fall or those torpedoes
come through the water at you,
but as soon as it's over with you
get over your fright. But being a
seaman is my business, and none
of us ever has thought of quitting
our trade just because a war is
on. But we're grateful that the
country is at last beginning to rec
ognize the service we are doing.
Remember that an enemy subma-
rine will overlook a troopship
everytime, If it can get supply
ship
Steward, whose home port is
San Francisco, and who is steward
on the boats be sails, paid tribute
to the work being done all over
the world by the United Seaman's
Service. The young men, partic-
ularly need the recreation rooms,
the hotels and the medical and
other services that are available
to them at many of the ports of
the world, he said.
La gaceta., 1943-05-14
LAS IGLES|AS
.PR0TESTANTES LAT|NAs
Ia CONFERENC|A DE IA
FLORIDA

En- la iglesia metodista San
Marcos, dirigida por ell Rev. Lee
wis, Sc ofreceran ell domingo dos
servicios religiosOs, ell primero a
las 10:45 A. NJ. y ell segundo a las
$50 de la noche.
Ell sermon de la. manana. a car
go del pastor, tendra este impor-
tante tema: "Rogando a Dios en-
TEMPO de Crisis"
Disertara por la noche ell DR.
P. NJ. Boyd, superintendent del
distrito de Tampa. La conferencia
trimestral Sc efectuara despues do
los servicios.
Las tres misiones latinas, San
Marcos Y San Pablo, de Ybor Citv
Y San Mateo, de West Tampa. han
sido devueltas a la Conference
de Florida Y son de nuevo iglesias
Di6 la orden ell querido obisno
Arthur j. Moore, de la di6cas;s
del nOrte Y sur de Georgia V Flo.
rida.
La gaceta., 1943-05-14
LA E.SCUADRA DE LOS ALlADOS
BOMBARDEO LA ISLA DE
PANTELLERIA
Ell GOBIERNO HOLANDES DE LONDRES
DA QUE NO HAYA PRECIPITATION
AvIONES INCIEsEs BO~MBARDEARON A BERLIN Y
Ell VALE DEL RUHR

LONDRES, mayo 14.-La es-
cuadra aliada sc acerco aver a la
isla italiana de Pantelleria y abrio
ell fuego con sus cahones, mientras
la aviaci6n aliada atacaba a Ca
gliari, Cerdeha y Napoles.
FL bombardeo Sc realize con
6xito Y las baterias de terra con-
testaron, pero sin e%fectividad.
Los restos de la %resistencia del
Eje en- ell Norte de Africa desapa-
recieron aver, a las II :45 de la
manana.
Cuatrimotores "Wellingtons"
atacaron los muelles de Napoles,
ell microbes por la noche, y tam
bien los patios del ferrocarril.
Las bombas de los aviones ALA
dos hicieron blanco en- los barcos
del Eje anclados en- Cagliari. Uno
de los photos ingleses no regreso
a su base.
Aparatos del enemigo tiraron
bombas en- ell area de Angel, du-
rante la noche. Cinco de ellos fue-
ron destruidos.
FL gobierno holandes refugiado
en- Londres llama la atenci6n al
pueblo de su pals sobre que no de-
be ~lanzarse a una revolution pre-
matura.
Nuevos actos de violencia han
ocurrido en- Holanda y Belgica.
Ha circulado en- Holanda un
panfleto pidiendo al pueblo que
Sc agregue al "movimiento subtle
franco y ayude a las tropas in
glesas en- case de desembarco.
ia resistencia solo es buena 81
sc realiza en- concerto. Los ale
names deliberadamente provocan
al pueblo holandes."
Escuadrillas de la Raj atacaron
anoche a Berlin, ell vale del Ruhr
y regiones de Checoeslovaquia.
Fu6 n segunda noche de gran
O~fensiva aerea en- ell continente.
Sc p%erdieron en- la operacion 81
aparatos. FL microbes por la no.
che Sc bombarde6 a Duisburg Y
tambien Sc hicierOn ataques, en-
pleno dia, sobre Meault y St.
0mer.
En- horas de la manana cente-
mares de aeroplanos cruzaron ell
canal de la Mancha a cumplir mi
stones que ell mando les confiara.
La gaceta., 1943-05-14
Ia FIESTA De ANOCHE EN-
La LOGIA FRANCISCO
Y c UAR IA
Ell Aniversario de la Orden
Caballero de la Luz

Con extraordinaria brillantez
celebr6 anoche la logia Francisco
Ferrer v Guardia, de la Orden Ca
ballero de la Luz, ell septuagesimo
~aniversario de la fundacion de la
poderosa organization fraternal.
Estaba la sala LENA de hernia
mas, hermanitas, hermanitos y her
manos Y ell programa empezo a
cumplirse, como Sc a%nunciara, a
las 9 de la noche.
Hubo de notarse la ausencia de
las representatives de otras To-
gias y tambien la de los queridos
hermanos de Luz de Cuba No. 5.
Preside ell Luminar, Sr. Pedro
Villadonga, quien despues de unaS
palabras de bienvenida entrego la
presidential del acto al Hno. Vic
tor Passetti.
Luego de dar las gracias por la
fineza del Luminar, Pasetti pre-
sent6 con palabras e%locuentes a
nuestro director, Sr. Victoriano
Manteiga, quien disert6 sobre la
Orden, su obra, Ell conflicto actual
y ell papel de las LOgias en- ell fu-
turo del mundO.
Sc refirio ell Sr. Manteiga a las
luchas sostenidas por cubanos, es-
panoles y norteamericanos para
conservar en- ell mundo los dere-
chos adquiridOs luego de varios
siglos de lucha.
Sc hizo la presentation del que
rido hermano Jose E. Williams,
fiscal del condado, que desde hace
algunos amos pertenece a la Or
den.
Sc tomaron dos fotografias pa
ra ser enviadas a Cuba.
Entretuvieron a los hermanos v
hermanas con bonitos numeros,
cantando, bailando y tocando pie
a de concerto, los jovencitos
Purita Hernandez, Jorge Salazar,
jr., Adelia Robaina, Jorge PARA,
frankie Bello y Claribel Mareni.
ALI nos enteramos de que la es.
posa del querido hermano Andres
Garrido celebraria hoy su cumple-
amos. Votos hacemos por su salud
y dicha.
Todos los asistentes fueron OBJ
s~equiados con dulces y ~refrescos.
TOGO la orquesta que dirige ell
hermanO Trigueros, cantando Mer-
cedes Sanchez.
Fue una noche muy agradable
para todos los que concurrieron
a la velada.
Con entera sinceridad aplaudi-
mos ell espiritu progresista que
guia a los hermanos de la Logia
Francisco Ferrer y Guardia.
La gaceta., 1943-05-14
DEFUNCIONES

Muri6 aver en- un hospital, a la
edad de 20 amos, la Sra. Pillar Pc
req, vecina que r de la casa nd-
nero 24l6 de la Gale Clark. lie
sObreviven su esposo, Adolfo Pc
req; una hija, Maria Patricia; su
madre, un hermano y otros fami-
liares.
FL cadaver recibira sepultura
EN- ell cementerio de la sociedad
Centre Espanol.
La gaceta., 1943-05-14
SENADO

Pas6 por encima de los acuer-
dos de SUI comite de creditos, res-
tab~leciendo, con cargo a creditos
generates, mas de Ia mitad del
100000 rebajado por la comision
de presupuestos.
Tn intento por parte de Ray
mond Sheldon para agregar un
programa de beneficencia publica
de 100000 fue derrotado a vi
va voZ.
Propuso Ell comite de elecciones
cue los compromisarios presiden-
ciales sean nominados por ell CO.
mite executive del partido Demo-
craticos EN- ell Estado.
Sc aprob6, con pequenas enmien
das, una ley que autoriza a los
%jueces del condado a expedir de-
morados certificates de nacimien-
to.
C~onfirmados fueron los NOM
bramientos del gobernador Hol-
land para la comision de caza Y
pesca en- aqua dulce.
I'm comite conjunto del senado
y la camara oy6 a patrocinadores
Y oponentes del Unpopular i'm
puesto que ell gobernador quiere
cargarle a los cigarrillos.
La gaceta., 1943-05-14
de la compahia Bee Line.

de la compania Bee Line.
Harris tiene 40 amos d. a.,
y cast la mitad de ellos los \. s''
sado en- la carcel. y"
Trataba ell delincuente do
la carga del canton para otro =
hiculo de la misma clase, cp,,,.
arribaron los detectives.
Sera perseguido por el fi,.,
del condado y sus asistentes
La gaceta., 1943-05-14
La Legislature
Alba
CAMARA

Fue aprobado, por considerable
mayoria, ell proyecto de ley que
crea en- la Florida un sexto dis
trito congressional. Sc extendera,
por ell u del estado, desde ell con-
dado de Lee hasta ell de Palm
Beach.
Sc aprob6 una ley que Gambia ell
rombre de la fuerza de defensa
de la Florida a Guardia del Esta-
do de Florida.
I'm credito de $150,000 para es-
tablecer un hospital de enferme-
dades v~enereas, en- Avon Park, Sc
aprob6 Y Sc mand6 al gobernador.
Concedida una pension de 5000
anuales a la Sra. w. r. Dorman,
empleada de la legislature duran
tie 40 amos.
Ell comite de utilidades publicas
do su visto bueno para que sean
reguladas las companies de pro-
piedad privada, de esta clase, por
medic de la Comision de Ferroca-
rifles. Tambien Sc ha propuesto
que la comisi6n sea de cinco miem
bros, en- lugar de tres.
La gaceta., 1943-05-14
ARREsTADO UN NEGRO
POR ROBAR UN CANTON

Henry Harris, individuo de la
raza negra, fue arrestadO aver
nor Ia policia Y Sc lie acusa de ha-
berse robado un canton propiedad
La gaceta., 1943-05-14
81, SENOR:

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15
KNIGHTS TO HOLD
 ANNUAL SERVICES
Over 800 Men Expected to Receive Communion Sun:
 day Morning

More than 800 men repeSsnting the armed forces, federal state and city services, and war veterans or- ganiIatlons will march tn procession on Sunday morning to the Immacu- late Conception where they will ate tend the annual Communion serv- ices sponsored by Sheridan council, Knights of Columbus.
 Catholic soldiers, sailors, marines, coast guardSmen and merchant ma- rines who are home on furlough will lead the communicant's procession which will form In front of the post office building on Grand street at S:A0 o'clock. A detachment of the Connecticut State Guard win fur niSh the escort and color guard, Fol- lowing in succession will be the po- llee and fire departments headed by Suppl Daniel J, Carson and Chsef Thomas F. Cavanaugh, representa- tlveS of oil veterans organizations, the Yankee Division Veterans aSso- citation, postal employees and city of- ficials, members of the City Ama- teur league, Holy Name societies and members of the Knights of Col- umbus.
 Catholic men who are not mem- bers of any of the organizations listed and who wish to participate, are invited to march with the K. ot C., it was announced by Roger walsh, co-chairman of arrange ments for the event. He also stated that Catholic athletes playing In the City Amateur league and members of Holy Name societies of several churches throughout the city will also take part.
 The assembly will receive the city'S greetings from Mayor John S. Monagan. City Controller Cornelius F. Maloney will be toastmaster at the breakfast.
 William Lawlor will De SoloiSt at the service which will conclude with the congregation singing the nation al anthcm.
 Rev. Francis OLeary, O. F. M. Q native of Meriden, but presently professor of philosophy at St. Bon- aventure's College, will be the prin- cipal speaker. He Is recogngized as one of the finest orators in the Franciscan order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15
CUARDSMEN PLAN
 TO TAKE DRILLS
Special Physical, Swim. ming Instructions in Pre-.
 Service Course

The Boys Club Service Trani. ing Plan cooperating with the High School Victory Corps will get under way with the first of the swimming classes to start Monday April 10 at 2 p. m. it was announced today, by Physical Director Arthur Very, Glasses in functional swimming, fighters swimming, and life saving will continue each Monday at the same time. The first of the physical fitness and ranger training classes will meet Thursday, April 22 at 700 D. m. and continue each week at the same time.
 Captain Peter CoStigan of the Connecticut State Guard has given assurance that drill sergeants will be on hand Tuesday, April 27, at 700 p. m. for the first of the mill. tary drill classes and to assist in organizing a company which will later on drill with Company H and participate in field training. The will meet Wednesday, April 26, at TOO p. m. at which time movies will be shown and officers of the armed forces will give information on the service. This program is free to all high school boys in Waterbury. Sign up now at the Waterbury Boys Club or with your High school coach or physical director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15
Evils Of Alcoholism
 Greatly Exaggerated
Control of Drinking Suggested As Objective; Text
 books Aim at Total Abstinence

New Haven, Conn, April IS - Many American school children are losing confidence in pleas for tenn perance, because they are being miSinforMed about the effects of al- cohol, according to an article in the current issue of the Quarterly Jour nal of Studies on Alcohol, issued to- day from its editorial office in Yale University,
 "The actual facts about the mis- use of alcohol are Sufflciently dis turbing. They do not need embel- lishipg," states Anne Roe in her re- port o na nationwide survey of al- cohol education, which finds that many textbooks on hygiene contain misleading and unscientiflc state- nentS.
 The survey indicates that every state except Arizona has a law re- Quiring public schools to teach the effects of alcohol to all pupils. Au- thorS and publishers of school text books, knowing that these laws were proposed by temperance organiza- tAOAiS, AA0NS uSuaAAy SupAAl4bSSO 1LCAk material for approval to these same organizations. According to the sur- vey, this has resulted. in texts in- tanded to advocate total abstinence rather than present facts, Uns0und Statements
 Miss Roe, who is Secretary of tho Psychological Section of the N. r. Academy of Science, finds that most of these texts contain sweeping statements which are scientifically unSound. According to her report. two textbooks stated that three ounces of alcohol is Q fatal dose, ale though many persons take that much at one sitting.
 Another common error, she says, results from describing the effects of alcohol taken in large quantities as if those effects also resulted from smaller amount. Many text books, according to Miss Roe, "suf- fer from the usual failure to distin- guish between small and large amounts"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15

Mrs. Dewey made the recom~ mendation for the designation last week following Q conference with representatives of the industry, It Is believed Q similar reeommenca- alton may he made for local reStau- rants, although no definite action has been taken aS yet
 Launtlries here have felt c serious shortage of naanpower and were torced to cut out fancy" service previously rendered, Demands for dry cleaning service also have ex~ ceede0 the amount of service pos- Sible. The industries now will be able Co secure the same type of aS- siStance authorized for other "es- Sential" toh categories. All of the local ahliShmentS have been on> erating schedules of A6 hours or more per week for some time.
 Mrs, Dewey said today informa- ton on the Ae-hour work week law compliance is coming in through means Of the QuestionnaireS diStri- buted this week. Much doubt Stin exists on the new regulation. 1t was indicated by numerous questions which have been submitted since the QUestionnaires were released Q few days ago,
 Information sought includes the number of employees in each eStah- llshment and the status of each in relation to the work-week ruling, All establishments which employ more than seven workers will be re- Quired to tlle the desired informa. ation,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15
TRAINED SCRIBES
 NEEDED BY ARMY
Newsmen Sought to DiS- seminate Propaganda
 Among Arabic People

Washington. April l5.-UP)-The army's call upon the Office of War Information for trained reporters. radio commentators, engineers, technicians, news editors and pro- gram directors forecasts intensifica- tion of psychological warfare by the United Nations in Mort hAfrica, of- ficials said today.
 No estimate was available of the overall number to be enrolled for this task. OWI Director Elmer Davis said yesterday that the army had called for 300 experts, but other of- ficials said this number probably would be increased.
 OWI officials said the OWI em- ployes dispatched to Africa will net- ther broadcast to the United States nor file dispatches to American newspapers.
 While thry will be under Army regulations, they will be under the general supervision of OWI. Davis described their role as civilians accompanying the armed forces"
 Three main fronth Of the psycho- logical warfare campaign, officials said. are:
 1. The front line. The OWI ex perts broadcast propaganda over the radio and public address systems di- rect to the enemies facing them.
 2. The back area. OWI newsInen and radio commentators disseminate propaganda and news among the French and Arabic populations.
 3. Propaganda broadcasts direct to continental Europe.
 Experts to be dispatched to Africa. Davis said, must have a working knowledge of French or Italian and must be trained in their field. Their salaries will vary from &2.6OO 70 e0,5OO with the average about e4'0OO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15

She also says that statments at. tributing cancer or hardening of the arteries to the use of alcohol are inadeQuately supported by medical evidence. To over-eXaggerate the evils of alcoholism, Miss Roe claims, 'is not only pedagogically unsound, but unwise as well, since 1t is likely ultimately to defeat the purpose for which 1t was done"
 Miss Roe believes that the student should be taught that the problem of alcoholism is not confined to the individual drinkers physical condi- ton, nor is 1t "a matter of mere taste and inclination but of mature consideration involving social res- possibility to oneself"
 As an example of scientific facts which are not now sufficiently em- phasized in school instruction, she cited the nature of alcohol as a food, While 1t contains many calorieS of energy, it lacks completely all vita mins, minerals, and protein neces- sary to health. For this reason chronic alcoholics have many dis- eases which are due not to the alco- hol directly but to resulting dietary deficiency.
 Social Consequences
 Miss Roe also believes that the social consequences of over-indulg- ence should receive more attention, especially in the social studies. Text books in this field, she declares, completely ignore chronic alcohol ism as a social problem.
 Miss Roe's principal criticism is the attempt of such instruction to create a generation of total abstain CTS, thereby overlooking the more immediate opportunity for teaching control of excessive drinking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15


 The classification which has been sought by local operators for many months win enable them to obtain assistance from the Q, s, Employment Service in securing workers, end the nanpower pCo0- lens of the establishments are ex- pected to be eaSed considerably.
 The regional olaolal used the term ''locally needed" In his designation, and stressed that the industries win be deemed essential only for en- ploynlent purposes and not for draft considerations, The ruling will have no etfect on the selective service status of laundry and dry cleaning establishment employees, Mrs, Dewey emphasized.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15
GARDEN PROJECTS
 TO BE DISCUSSED
Series of Sectional Meet ings Arranged By Zone
 Leaders

Community gardens project will be Mrs. Merton B. Allan's topic when she speaks at the meeting of precinct, sector and block leaders of Zone c, block plan. tomorrow at 7:3O in Audet hall, 42 Church street. Mrs. Allan is a member of the Wa terbury War Garden Committee. Mrs. Charles H. Audet, zone leader. will be in charge.
 Other meetings in the series on community gardens will take place Monday at 2:30 p. m. for Zone D block leaders at St. Margaret's school and Tuesday at 2 p. in. for Zone D block leaders at the Bunker Hill church. The Monday meeting is for members of precincts headed by Mrs. Mortimer Atlas, Mrs. Conrad Carlsrud and Mrs. Leo Marshall. and all women in the neighborhood of St. Margaret's parish are re- queSted to attend. Mrs. Allan will speak at the Tuesday meeting of which Mrs. Harold Beaulac and Mrs Unico Barone are in charge.
 
 We can save Q lot of lives With our i8.75's-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-15

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