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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
GARDEN CAMP PAICN
 FORMALLY OPENS
Mayor MOnagan Urges WhOIehearted COOpera.
 ton on Public's Part

Mayor John s. Monagan expressed the importance for the success of the war garden campaign to almost 400 persons who attended tho mass meeting sponsored by his War Gar den committee at Wilby auditorium last night.
 This meeting marked the offi. cial opening of the i943 war garden program which has been soaring with interest since the campaign began.
 Professor Albert '. Wilkinson. specialist of vegetable gardening at the University of Connecticut, was the guest speaker and gave a most descriptive talk on the war garden and gardeners, and emphasized the fact that all amateur gardeners should get all the free" advice and instructions that are available at the park department ofilce in the city hall. Mir. Wilkinson's talk was followed by a 30-minute film named Home Gardening" which the pro- lessor himself had photographed.
 Everybody's cooperation in the war garden effort was urgently eIn- phasized by Mayor Monagan who also pointed out that the more we grow on the home front, the more the boys will have on the battle front"
 Committee Chairman Bernard A, Mcdonald presided and introduced Mayor Monagan. Gerald T. Bowler and Prof. Wilkinson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
HOSIERY PROBLEM
 STILL BATTLING
Standards for RayOn Host May Be Improved By
 Manufacturers Shortly

Washington, April 2. - tUP) - Stocking manufacturers are cons ferring with government officials on plans for solving the American wonans hosiery problem, the Office of Price Administration said today.
 While women meet current stock- Ing shortages by mending, making do," and experimenting with the cotton and rayon substitutes for silk and nyion, manufacturers and government experts are working on improving standards for rayon hose.
 April IS was the original date set by OPA for the latest stand- ards to 90 Into effect, but this time limit was recently extended to May IS. Now the manufacturers are asking for the date to be extended to July l6 so they can get their plants ready to meet the new stand- ards.
 If the OPA acts on their request, stores will be permitted to sell hosi- cry at grade A prices until July i6, even though they do not meet Grade A specifications. Grade A will be the highest quality rayon stocking under new OPA standards.
 The manufacturers are also ask. ing that the OPA make these new grade A standards all minimum" so they will not have to mark their stockings. The OPA now will re- quire them to mark stockings that do not meet grade A specifications as Grade B. The manufacturers want all rayon stockings marked Grade "A".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
State Senator

fenced SO lightly which proved that their part in the conspiracy was a minor crime. if crime at all.
 ITO this day." said Seantor Tobin T and many others insist on their innocence. They did the work for which they received the extra com- pensation."
 The main charge against Crary and Shanahan in the trial was that they received extra money from the city in excess of their official sale aries aS assessors.
 Senator Totin mentioned that 6 state law demands a revaluation of the grand list every ten years. Both men accomplished this job in addi- ton to their regular offices, said the senator, and were paid accordingly
 Senator Tobin maintained that Crary had never been in any pre-. vious trouble. He added, "If he had taken the stand in the conspiracy trial I know he would have been acquitted. He was wrongly advised in not doing So and in producing the evidence am submitting now" The senator then presented the doc- uments to the committee to prove his say. He maintained that both individuals have the respect of all the people who knew them.
 He grew emotional as he related his boyhood experiences with MT. Shanhan. apologizing to the com- mittee for the emotional display, but continued to say that 1t was be- cause of his feelings that he had been wrongfuliy sentenced.
 Restore him to the place in the community he deserves" i.e pleaded, T believe every person in Water bury who knows him has the same wish"
 The following also spoke in favor of the bill: Senator Nicholas Palla- dino (R) of Bridgeport. formerly oi Waterbury; Representative Thomas O'Connor (R) of Darien; Represen- ] tative John Membrino. tD. )Joseph Muiville and ex-senator Joseph II IawlOr, all of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
STORE PATRONAGE
 BELOW ESTIMATES
General Public Either Too Busy or Not Interested;
 Survey Expected

Waterburians weren't wide awake to the opportunity that was theirs last night as stores remained open for the purpose of aiding those peo- pie who find . it impossible to do their shopping during the daytime.
 Many local merchants informed The Democrat that they "sort of expected that the first Thursday to be quiet because people weren't hep to the newly arranged advantages.
 Several store managers in siir- vey claimed in a couple of weeks good results might be announced.
 Thousands of local war workers requested the change because they complained that one of the reasons for absenteeism was that they had to have shopping time." The new plan of opening Thursdays at noon and remaining open until 9 ?. m. will continue as an experiment for several weeks. If at the end of practical period of time the change isn't considered feasible, the old plan may be resumed.
 However, all the merchants felt that not enough people were conl- pletely aware of the fact and will not judge last nights reaction by the public's inacti0n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

Charles V. Thomas, recently returned from the Merchant Marines has been hOnOred by being named acting corporal of the Naugatuck inductees who depart s.e~4 vee from Board 4K at the Beebe Street School Many prominent borough athletes are listed among Che 60 drafees slated to board racr for Fort DevenS Among them are Frankie FurS of last years Nauga' tuck High basketball team, New England champs Al ROzint who drinks nothing but Coca COla Johnny Enaait who was working in Detroit until he received his notice; Irving "Red" McGOwan, song writer Chester Bulka, former high school baseball star William Burke last years high school fullback and William J. Norton, 12O pound Silver Gloves winner at the local Boys Club last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

An Acme Newsplctures telcphOto
 trans-celver Is shown above, at
 right. with the radio converter
 equipment being operated by Sgt,
 Paul Snyder, In establishing and
 testing tho circuit between Wash.
 lngton and Africa, technlcians
 used Che action picture at right, of
 Jlnx Falkenburg and her brother
 Tom playing tennis. 1t was trans-
 mitted hack and forth across the
 Atlantic more than 100 times. printing and developing were found necessary for the best transmission. A test picture was sent across the ocean more than 100 times - q print of jinX Fal- kenburg playing tennis. At last the picture came through SO clearly that it even showed tho detail of the racket strings, The news-picture service was ready to launch,
 Photographs of the capture of Oalsa were sent by courier to the radio station, and put on Q radio channel. Seven minutes later the negatives were being stripped of the machine in Washington for speedy printing and distribution to the newspapers.
 In future, the important news pictures and battle photographs taken by Signal Corps combat photographers will be rushed by plane or motor courier to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

In Town and Out of Town Weston College, Mas sachusetts recorded slight earth tremors along the Con necticut River at Northampton the other day with slight damage on railroad sdings Miss Mary Rice, forner organst at St. Patrcks church in this city, now organ ist at the Church of St. Plus in St. Louis is enjoying her work in that city which not only includes her duties as organist and director of boys choir but she is also teaching chant at of the colleges Building is pick Ing up locally and noted that couple Of rural TeS dents have filed permits to erect chicken coops The newest thing is the Swap Shop" Here you take what you don't want and swap 1t for something someone else doesn't want. There is one in New York City in the
 Henry Street Settlement modelled the swap shops in England One of the worlds largest collections of
 manuscripts and documents of the early history Of west ern United States has been presented to Yale University by William Robertson Coe of New York City The cher " trees in Washington, D. C. burst into bloom this week with the rise in temperature and they are calling them oriental cherry blossoms this spring Sheltered spots in some of our city dwelling yards showing the first of the seasons blossoms, the crocuses
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

war in Africa are being flushed across the Atlantic, and with Silmalr installations planned for other fighting fronts, the story can be told, It represents the climax Of many months of planning and testing by the Signal Corps and a young civil. Ian engineer, l., A, Thompson.
 VETERAN TELEPMOTO MAN
 The designing and construction of the new radio.telephoto eQuip- ment were accomplished In the laboratories of Acme NewSpic- lures, Inc. In Cleveland, O., where Thompson has been telephoto en. gineer for several years, Thomp- son already had designed and per- fected the Acme Telephoto Trans ceiver for two.way transmission over land wires-the system now used by the newSphoto agency so he was assigned by the signal Corps to convert existing tele- photo equipment to radio use,
 Military need for equipment to reproduce facsimile diagrams and photographs was seen in Decem- Der, io4l, by Brig. Gen. Frank E, Stoner, then Signal Ofiicer of the Third Army, stationed at San An tonio, Texas. General Stoner, Lieut.. Col. Carl IT. Hatch, and Thompson carried out the project from It's inception, developing equipment for military land.line transmission under the direction of the Chief Signal Ofilcer, Maj, Gen. Dawson Olmstead,
 FINEST DETAIL SAVED
 Adaptation of equipment to trans-oceanic radio transmission took two and Q half months of intensive laboratory research, Dur. ing that time Thompson had not only designed but built the initial Signal Corps machines which would send picture across the Atlantic without too much distortion from atmospheric and other disturbances. Signal Corps non-conis and commissioner ofncers, who have had long experience aS photo syndicate men in civil fife, had to be trained in the special proh- lens of operating the delicately synchroniEed apparatus.
 2 MINUTES FROM FRONT
 Capt. Lawrence D. Prehn flew to Africa to install and test the equipment there. Three weeks. of testing were necessary to reach the quality which Army Pictorial Service considered satisfactory. Certain types of photographic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
Engineer Corps In
 Quest For Recruits
Specialists in IA Group Urged to Investigate Pos.
 abilities of Service, High Ratings, Commissions

Many inquiries have been received by the Division Engineers Offlce in Boston regarding the recent Army announcement pertaining to volun. tary enlistment of draft-age men.
 This program has been authorized by the adjutart general for the Corps of Engineers in it's drive for occupational specialists and Is aim cd at reaching men in the IA group who have had experience in con- struction work and allied fields. There Is now an exceptional op- portunity for these men, upon aS- signment to the Engineers, to get technical ratings.
 The ratio of technical ratings in the various types of construction battalions Is unusually high. Men found qualified by civilian experi- ence quickly gain promotions after e short preliminary training. There Is o place for men with experience as mechanics, blacksmiths, blast men, bridge builders, carpenters, electricians, machinists, utility re- pairmer, riggers, surveyors, welders and operators of heavy equipment,
 Men interested in this work are urged to see the local recruiting of- flee or apply for details directly to the nearest Army Engine office. Tn New England information can be obtained from the Division Engi- neer, New England Division, 7S Fed eral Street. Boston, Mass: through the District and Area Engineer of- flee or upon application to the Post Engineer at the nearest Army Post.
 Under the plan announced by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

Edmund J. Sternak, son of MT. and Mrs Joseph T. Sternak of AZ LOunsbury Street Naugatuck better known to the sporting element Butch, leaves next week to join the Army. His brother Frank, is private first class with the Air Force at Warner Robin Field Ga. after having completed assignments at camps in Florida and South Dakota. Butch and comedy Sue C. enjoy rations as we'll as One SO were married by Rev. Alex Tansk at the Immaculate Conception Church in SOuthingtOn, March 3. Butch great football play CT, should make welcome addition to the ArmyS phy- scaI corps he maOred at MasSenutten Military Aca denny in Woodstock Virginia and spent year at Prov idence College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
FTsIIi

Oh shad is shad, and carp Is carp,
 And never the twain shall meet, IA 40 herring, mullet salmon or pike, We're aii burned up about things to cat Daily we 20 on buying rounds
 An concerned with todayS dish, But when lt comes to the sixth day
 our thoughts Just turn to fish, The shad are running now It's spring,
 There's founder, haddock and trout, There are no oysters In last years beds
 Where are the fishermen who used to shout Fishl as they went their round in cart
 selling you pickerel and perch,- In those very olden iishy days
 You didn't have to search. Oh shad Is shad and carp Is carp
 And never the twain shall meet, You can trim up your mackerel, bluefish and cod
 But we like our oysters neat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

the chief of Engineers, trained equipment operators who have been working as civilians on engineer ing and construction projects may, prior to their induction by Selec- tive Service, volunteer for enlist ment in the Engineers, The near est Army Engineer Ofilce will take their applications, pass on their qualifications and provide them with Q letter to their induction station which will earmark them for duty with the Engineers, From the in. duction station they will be sent direct to Engineer training centers at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, or Camp Clai- borne, Louisiana,
 The plan is designed to appeal to trained civilians who. as the Army's emergency construction program tapers of, are becoming subject to the draft. Thus earmarked for the Engineers, they can be advanced in grade as rapidly as their special training justifies. They will have the same opportunity to secure com- missions through the Engineer Of- ficer Candidate School as other er- listed men, but their previous train ing should allow them to speed up the normal process, The plan goes into effect immediately. Engineer officers are making every effort to enlist as many as possible in the first week.
 As General Reybold. the chief of Engineers, stated. wen give those volunteer specialists as much train ing as Q good man can take. We've got c date with Q certain paper hanger, and an Engineer keeps his appointments
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
VICTORY GARDENS

Be sure to plant garden, Wherever there is any room. Plant the seed in any little spot And they'll be growing very soon. They grow throughout the daytime, They grow throughout the night. They bring many splendid things That always taste just right. Plant the seed that grow And plant them very soon, They'll pay for all the labor Just as soon as they have come to bloom. Vegetables are such wonderful things, They even have little flowers. Which always seem 50 beautiful After refreshing April showers. So make garden of your dooryard And watch it every day. Iris such wonderful thing to look upon Tn the months of April, June or May. Look at 1t very often And hoe up all the weeds Give 1t the best Of fertilizer And plant the very best of seeds.
 DANIEL GILLETTE.
 (good NiOfk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

The Purple Knights basketball team of Naugatuck no longer represented the court because Uncle Sam has called all but three of their roster. Peanuts Korowotny is a sergeant maneuvers in California; Frank Wojack Is corporal somewhere in Australia; Henry Loman is sergeant in Alabama; Frank Knaw- niesM is at Windsor Locks; Johnny Balinsky is a corporal in Iowa; Ted Woack is sergeant in Alabama; Marty Lucas is private first class somewhere in the Pacific; Walter Plosk is corporal in England; Steve 5tesz is second class carpenters mate at Great Lakes
 : Frank Garnski is somewhere in the Pacific; Orky aarlns is in Kansas Bob Ruccio is with the Marines somewhere in the Pacific; Zig Symansk is in Texas: Gene Czaplicki is at Fort Devens Mass. and Edmund Sterniak invadeS Devens next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
TOBIN PLEADS FOR
 CRARY, ,SHANAHAN
Senator Voices Confidence in Innocence of Former
 Officials

Bills to reinstate voting rights to John II. CraTy and Thomas r, Shanahan of Waterbury received favorable reports before the for- feited rights committee today. Many persons spoke favorably for the two men who were convicted in the con- spiracy trial. and those who did not rise to speak at least signed the petition favoring the restoration.
 Senator John r. Tobin voiced . plea for the former city assessors of the Hayes administration, In re- marking that both men were sen-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
BOYS CRAsH TROLLEY. CAR

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (UP)-Two boys decided to borrow Q trolley car for 6 Joy ride but the idea ended at the barn doors. They crashed tt through the closed doors, broke the trolley pole and grounded two power cables.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

news pictures to be printed in A m c rlea a n a e W spApers few h ou rs after the action takes place, in . story of typical A m c r 1 c Q n Inventive skill and speed pit. ted against Q seemingly ims possible task,
 Now that re- markably clear photos from the arc helnR flash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
JUST A COINCIDENCE

B.ng Crosby, noted for his revival Of old-time songs. adds another in Paramount's Dixie" singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" with q chorus of negro river-boat hands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
ACTOR DEFENDS UNCLE

Allan Napier. British actor now in Columbia's Appointment in Ber- lin," has a speeh that defends the late Neville Chamberlain.
 Napier is Chamberlain's nephew.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

Dorothy Louise Hess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Hess of Grandvew Avenue, has accepted an engagement ring from Ensign Morton F. Spears of Washington, D. c. The former is student nurse at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The latter is graduate of M T. in Boston and Is now sta. tioned at Fort Schuyler One of his brothers was killed in action in the South Pacific and another is prisoner in a Japanese concentration camp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

BETTY PLAYS MOTHER
 Add to the list of movie little mothers the name of Betty Hutton who for the first time plays young mother in Preston Sturgeg "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02
Long Range Planning By Army Signal Corps Brought Radio Telephoto War Pictures Here

Rv NRA servlca

Ny NEA Service
 washington, April 2.-Behlnd the recent inauguration Of the Army signal Corps new radlo-t elephoto transmission service from North Africa, which permits battlefront
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

Good Night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25
BY JOHN L. STURDEN Ant
Motion Picture Editor

A AMY strange stories have
M come out Of heroic occu-
" y pied Norway but perhaps
there is none stranger than that
which served as inspiration for
Columbia $ new film, Attack by
Night starring Merle Oberon
and Brian Aherne.
Merle Oberon plays the part
of Nicole, a wealthy Norwegian
girl. scorned by her fellow vii
layers of Stavik for consortinE
with the Commandant of the
German Garrison, Major Dichter
(CarI Esmond). What the towns
folk do not know is that Nicole
uses her friendship as means
10 obtain information for the
British Just how this iuforma-
tion is passed on forms a new
and interesting chapter i'm cs-
ponagc, one, perhaps, that only
the fertile minds of Hollywood
could have conceived
When Nicolc is finally sus-
pectcd, the word is passed on to
the British who land a Com
mando officer, Captain Allan
Lowell brian Aheue) in StaVk
TO hqmdate the Major The Cap
tam is wounded and captured,
but escapes TO seek refuge in
Nicole's home
Meanwhile, the Majors SUI
porior officer becomes suspicious
and to avoid trouble the Major
decides TO force his attractive
friend, Nicole, into marriage,
She consents. Though she hates
the NaA officer, she realizes she
must allay his doubts until the
British captain concludes his dam
gerous mission.
Despite the sacrifice Nicolc
makes for her country, her groom
informs her that she will die OF
a supposed accident on their
honeymoon She sueers at him
and just as he is about 10 strike
her, the English Captain breaks
into the room and -
The picture is directed by Dor
othy Arzner. an old hand in pack
ing. suspense into every line and
getting as much convincing local
color into a setting as she can
find.
Merle Obcron gives q distin-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25
The Girl Who
Talked Her Wuy
Into the Movies

A GOOD many girls with
~ Hollywood ambitions talk
Y y themselves into and ont
Of motion picture contracts They
may be potential Bcrnhardts but
a harsh voice ugly accent or
Just too much chatter has still
horned many "a career.
Alex Trinuv. q trim dark-cycd
brunette, is an exception
This past winter, AlcN has been
enter aiming scrvicemeu at Ne"
s urks stage Door Cauteeu Her
responsibilities as "a hostess are
great. since she talks 10 the boys
m their own Language whether
1T Dee Russian Frepch Tortu-
gucsc, or am assortment OF other
tongues
Talent scouts spotted hlcz.
who was born "a Russian Count
ess. and ulcd % lure hcr away
with attractive offers But Alex
felt that every woman should
have "a Job iu This war and hrs
was al tho Can'oau.
After her studies al ire hmeu-
can Academy of Dramatic Arr
were completed Alex was be-
sicged with offers 20 appear in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25

euished performance as the Well
born Nicole and Brian Ahcrne is
properly rcsourccfm as the Brit
ish Commando. Carl Esmond
Reinhold Schunzcl, Fritz Licbcr
add their talents 20 the excellent
cast.
II is perhaps pity that an
other Norway Commando film
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25

When n
German
Official
I'm Norway
Suspects
Merle
ObeTOn
of
Espionage
She Is
Forced TO
Marry
One of the
DcteStcd
COuquCr0rs
to AllaY
Suspicion.
COnquering
NaHiS
i'm Norway
BrutaliZe
"A Small
Town and
Its Richest
Girl Forms
n Fifth
Column,
i'm ATTACK
by Night"
Directed
by Dorothy
ArXncr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25
The GIRL Who MARRIED FORHATE

(Lcn)
Brian
Ahernc,
British
Commando
apturcd
by the
NaZiS i'm
Norway, II
Helped TO
Escape
by the
Servant
Of the
Woman
He Loves,
Who
Married
a German
officer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27
NiebIlhr ID Lecture
LIN Detroit Oct. 10

The Plymouth Congregational
Churchs seventh winter lecture
series will open Oct 10 with an
address by Reinhold Niebuhr of
Union Theological Seminary, who
has just returned from England.
The balance of the winter pro-
gram follows: Oct. 81, Lillian +.
Smith, editor of South Today;
Nov II. DR.. K. Franklin Frazier,
director of the department OF So
GEOLOGY, Howard University; Dec.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-27

5, DR.. Charles S. Johnson. director
Of the department of sociology.
Fisk University.
Jan. 10, James B. Carey. secre-
tary-treasurer Of the UAW-CIA
Feb. 20, Mrs. Arlene Chapm,
assistant pastor of the Myrtle
Baptist Church, West Newton,
Mass, March 10. Robert Taylor of
tic Federal Housing Authority.
and May Z, Langston Hughes.
poet. author and playwright.