The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-14

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Pole. Camp Peary has Weathered
various stormy controversies, but
most interesting is the story of
the hogs of the commanding Off
Ger, Captain j. G. Ware. Captain
Ware is raising hogs on U. S.
property.
Originally, his hog farm was
located nearer the center of
things, but enlisted men complain
ed that "the pigs are on high. dry
ground, while we're in the mud"
So today, if you visit Camp Pea
ny you will find Captain Wares
hog farm on the edge of the camp
but still within the limits of the
government reservation. You will
also find Bulldozer Bis" parked
on the farm for clearing space for
feed troughs, access roads, etc.;
also Navy Dump Truck No. 1924
driven on recent afternoon by
Sailor L. Bartels and carrying l.
400 pounds of Slop from the camp
in one morning alone.
The garbage in itself Is not to
be sneezed at as hog feed-full of
peas, beans, and a lot of food
which looked as If it had been
dumped out of navy kitchens,
some of it untouched. According
to Bartels, trucks make three trips
a day to the hog farm. Capt. Ware
says that he buys the garbage
from the contractor who purchas-
es all the garbage from the camp.
In charge of the Navy COM
mandant's venture in livestock is
First Glass Petty Officer o. L.
Hooberry, who devotes his whole
time to hog raising. He is paid
$151.50 a month by the U. S. tax
payer, lives at the taxpayers ex-
pense, wears government clothes
and does nothing but look after
the hogs.
HOG HAVEN
Questioned about his Navy"
duties recently, Chief Petty Offic-
er Hooberry waxed eloquent. II
can get anything i want out here.
1 can eat officers chow. Look
1 don't even have to wear socks"
"How many hogs on the
place."
"WelI. don't know. 1 amt
supposed to talk about that"
"How much property do you
have out here?"
"Well, one farms about 10
acres and the other about 800.
Plenty of ROOM"
Been getting pretty good
prices?"
Hell, yes. Why just last week
sold 5000 pounds for SIS Ia
hundreO and few days ago
AM another tn 10000 pounds for
Pretty soft out here, eh?"
eyes. I'm not my own boss
though. I've got to take orders
from Sargent. He's head of the
whole farm detail. He got raised
up to be warrant officer"
Warrant Officer Sargent's house
is not far from another hog farm.
operated by a Mr.. Wallace" and
also located on government pro-
perty. Captain Wares own house
overlooks the York River, on one
side of which is a good-sized gar
den cultivated for the Command
ant by the Seabees, who also lend
a hand with other agricultural
Chores when necessary.
Capt. Ware, when questioned,
said that he was helping out the
meat situation locally; that most
of his hogs were sold for barbi-
cue recreational purposes for the
men right on the place, but some
did go to the market in Richmond.
Even so, with government land,
government labor. and government
machinery, it's a situation to make
most hog raisers green with envy.
GOOD NEIGHBOR PRESS
During the Food Conference at
Hot Springs, the Brazilian dele
gate wanted to get in touch with
newsmen, to release story of in
terest to South America. But
newsmen. according to the Pres
ident's edict, were not allowed in
side the hotel. So. DR.. Joao Car
los Muniz was obliged to tele-
phone the press quarters, asking
to be interviewed.
APP newsman Ovid Martin came
to the hotel porch and met the
Brazilian there. 1t was a chilly,