The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-27
Good Evening.

About ut' waiting c too Tong long
 The mailman rings only once
 Friends, m here o you
 If you would buy Christmas presents better begin. EM EN- f checker game, with the pieces magnetized to keep them from sliding off the board has been devised by the American Foundation for the Blind, for the entertain ment of members of the Armed Forces who lose their sight, has been announced at the headquarters of the organization, 15 West Sixteenth Streeet, New York, N r. Dr. Robert B. Irwin sightess executive director of the Foundation, himself keen checker player, explained that the new board which measures inches by inches, resembles ordinary checker board with the exception that the squares counteSunk and afe made of metal and the inactive squares constructed of wood. tiny magnet of high perneabity magnetic material been inserted in the bottom of each checker Shape takes the place of color in distinguishing the pieces One man plays with round checkers his opponent plays with square The boards reduced size that the sghtess soldier saer immediately locate the position of his and his opponents checkers by placing his two hands it, while the magnetic pull keeps all the pieces undisurbed. When the point is reached in the game where king is crowned larger piece identified by raised metal dot is substituted for the usual device of placing checker top of another "The outstanding advantage of this game for blind people, Dr. Irwin Said lis that accidental jolt fall upset the play The game be stopped at any point of the play and resumed at the place with the pieces undsturbed when the players wish to take up the game again. It be easily played in hospital bed, airplane in train shpboard One model is hinged that it can be folded and fitted in the pocket Another advantage is that the blind man while playing guided towards the open squares because the squares which he can't play have attraction for the magnetzed checkers Owing to the difficulty of obtain ing metal at the moment the American Foundation for the Blind will limit the distribution of the new checker board to blinded Servcemen, but it will later make the game available to all blind people, Dr. Irwin added that the magnetic principle can be extended to several other board games chess, for instance The device has been worked out by J. Keber sound engineer of the Ameri can Foundation for the Blind and M G. Gregory, mem Der of the staff.
 Ray Bisnov, a would-be 1914 Wilby grad, enlisted in the Navy his 17th birthday and is now under going boot training at Sampson, N. Y .. Richard w. ONeil Jr is with Naval amphibian unit in the Medi terranean. He recently promoted to boatswain's mate second class He took part in the nvasions of Casabanca and assisted in the rescue Ot crews of two American transports.
 Leon Chaponis of Chestnut Hill Road buffer at Scovills Waterville Divison completed 25 years of service with that industrial plant this month For most of this time he has worked in the Buff Room, and his foreman Walter Knox, says he is very reliable man. Just at present he's polishing magazines for pistols He came to the United States from Lthuania when young man in 1905, and thereafter reached Waterbury, Here he married and has brought up his family son, Leon Junior is serving with the American Army in Europe. Leon says he's wondering what's to become Of his native land at the conclusion of the present war Sometimes in the past, he says, Germany has ruled Lithuania, sometimes Russia Probably Russia will have it this me the way he views the present situa tion. "But whatever happens, I'm American for keeps and it won't make much difference to me-, is his final word on the subject.
 Dr. John Mullen and his three Illeable children
 
 Wilby grid tussIe at the Municipal stadium Thursday morning and believe you the kids certainly whipped up great appetite for their Thanksgiving turkey.
 Tech, Sgt. Michael Rinaldi former member of the Cadet C., has been transferred flom Camp Polk, Louisiana to the 992nd Engineering Treadway Bridge Company at Shreveport La MT and Mrs. Fred Qua trano of Mornngside Avenue will celebrate their ninth wedding anniversary tomorrow They're the proud par ents of a son. Richard Mrs. O. is the former Avna Sirica of Franklin Street.
 Policeman and Mrs. Joseph Guilfoc married six years ago this morning. Mr. Mrs. John Cluney, Jr today observing two years of welded bss The latter is the former Helen Carlin of Oak vile. . Mr. and Mrs. Gunther E. H. Mathes of Thomaston middle -aisedit 19 years ago today MT. and Mrs Bill Dermody will have six candles their wedding anniversary cake today. The latter is the former Ellen Kemes of Manchester, N. H.
 MT. and Mrs. Bill Pryor have decided to christen their son of November 23 Bill, Jr. The day they celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary They also have two daughters, Christine and Patty Mr. and Mrs IeayenWOrth F. Sperry of this city registered