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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

building, but the concussion (not Augmentation grenade blew him out with only minor injuries.
 Basic Training Saves Lives
 "It's only basic training" Vinci- guerra said, "but 1t is the kind of stuff that saves lives"
 One training officer explained that there have been but few minor wounds from the use of live ammu- milton. There is a crying need for hardening the men to the noise of gunfire, the whiZz of bullets and the cry of ricochets, as well as the development of confidence in bud- dies who are firing over their com- rades' heads.
 ''This is the place where they really find out what it is like, es- pecially the troops who didn't see action in Tunisia. The minor cas- ualties we have in this realistic practice save us hundreds of real casualties at a time when we can less afford them and when we can't treat them so swiftly"
 Coker's men, many of them from Texas have become adept at firing their rifles from either shoulder. One of them is Private Foy Stephens of Palestine, Tex, who was alter hating shoulders while providing 'cover fire" for Cokers demonstra- tion. Pfc. Billie R. Lyerla of East land, Tex, was firing the stream of bullets down the center of the street.
 Pfc. Hugh Smyth of Lakewood Wis, is the crack shot of the com pany. Smyth once put bullet a few inches above the head of Sgt Charles R. Satterfield of Brecken- ridge, Tex, at the latter's invita- tion.
 Smyth fired a little low. The bull let grazed Satterfelds helmet, snip ping one of the strings on the camouflage net, but Satterfield said Smyth could shoot at him any time He had the kind of confidence in his buddy the center seeks to in- still
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

her famous roses; or at 10 Downing street, where the austerity was soft ened and warmed by her unusual gift for interior decoration. She favors light panelled woods, the simplest periods of English and French furniture set off by light, gay chintzes. She knows all about "cordon bleu" cooking and the right wines, too.
 EFFICIENT MANAGER
 ON LIMITED INCOME
 Happily her tastes are anything but extravagant, and she always has managed with efficiency large household that has had to live through stormy years chiefly on the incomes from books and articles written by her husband.
 One of the charming things about the Prime Ministers life is her girl ish delight in fashions. She has band box neatness and knack for putting together nothings to make a very smart something Her up- swept, prematurely white hair, which she curls herself, frames a strongly modelled face. Her slim figure, large blue eyes and smiling, youthful mouth make 1t hard to guess her age.
 On the tennis court, the pace and drive of her forearm shots are the despair of almost any female opponent. She loves to tramp around the countryside with the varied collection of Churchill dogs. She is just as distinguished in her well-tailored tweeds with her hair tied up in silk bandana as she is in the long flowing pastel-colored chiffons which she likes to wear in the evening. Always she wears her choker strands of pearls and often a little girl ribbon in her hair.
 At the large dinners over which Mrs. Churchill has presided, people of all shades of political opinions have argued and sat at the feet of her very articutlate husband. She
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
MOTORISTS URGED
 TO HEED GAS BAN
Cooperation of Eastern Drivers Until September
 Plea of A.A.A.

Washington, D. C., Aug. 18-An urgent appeal to motorists of the Eastern gasoline restricted area was made by the American Automobile Association today calling for 100 per cent cooperation with the ban on non essential driving until the ban is officially lifted.
 ''The more fully we cooperate, the more sparing we are in use of gasoline in the next few weeks, the sooner will we be rid of this ban a headache to both motorists and administrators, declared Thos. P. Henry of Detroit, Mich, president of the national motoring body He continued
 Transportation facilities to the East Coast are now set up to bring in hundreds of thousands of addi- tional barrels of oil and gasoline daily. Lifting of the non-essential driving ban and increasing the value of coupons will soon be possible.
 But the time when these steps toward relief can be taken is largely dependent upon the extent of motor ists' cooperation in the immediate future. Storms in the Gulf area and delay in bringing the Big Inch pipe line up to maximum delivery have resulted in spotty local shortage con- ditions that in some instances at least are quite severe.
 By cooperating 100 percent with the ban on non-essential driving, motorists will make it possible for officials to follow through on the promise to lift the ban on Septem- Der. On the other hand, if there are widespread and fragrant violations if there are large-scale black market leakages and a general atmosphere of non- compliance 1t will be difficult if not impossible to build stocks up to the necessary level and officials will have an excuse for delaying both lifting of the driving ban and restoration of coupon values"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

The line of shacks on 8 dusty eight-foot street was built especial ly for the purpose on the shores of the Mediterranean. Some had no roofs. Some had two stories. None had doors or windows just open- ings.
 The Texans trained units by demonstrating how the street should be captured, how to attack how to enter houses, how to pro- tect the unit on the other side of the street, how to shoot out of win dows and doorways and how to use grenades.
 Then the training troops went through the same maneuvers. In each case part of the troops kept up steady rifle fire and machine gun fire just in front of the attackers with live ammunition. One auto- matic rif1eman kept constant stream of bullets flying down the center of the street to plop harm lessly into the Mediterranean. A few feet on either side men ran back and forth, in and out of the various buildings. From either flank, on platforms and from the ground, buddies of the participat. ing street fighters" pumped hun- dreds of bullets into the wooder shacks, to keep the "enemy" iron firing on the men working method ically down the street.
 A company of demonstration tropos under Capt. Frank c. Cokel of Paint Rock, Tex, puts on tht demonstration for the training troops under Capt. Frank c. Cokel fessional football with the Phila. delphia Eagles and the Wilmington Clippers, and spent several months with the Commandos in Englant and Scotland. His men put on thu show with all the trimming, yells shouts and plenty of firing.
 Casualty" Fools General
 During the demonstration ont man stimulates casualty by drop ping prone near abuilding, right il the way of those behind him. Th' man who does 1t In Coker's com pany makes it appear so conyinc ing that when General Anderson o the British First Army saw the mal fall he wanted to stop the show.
 That mans hit" he said. "I'v' seen too many hit to know that h. is not fooling. But 1t was only par of the demonstration.
 One of the hardest things in structor It. Ladislaus Vinciguerr of Auburn, N. Y, has to do is to ge men behind the casualty to stel on him--really step on him.
 When a man falls and Is Il your way he is either hurt and Il shock or killed" Vinciguerra tell every class in the little discussion after the troops put on their show Tn either case, you can't hurt hin any more. It doesn't hurt him 10 you to step on him. But if you ru wide around him or stop to hel him, you're giving the enemy al extra chance at you. Just kee right on going. And don't try [ carry him with you. That's tn medicos job. Chances are ne probably safer where he falls unt the fighting moves up.'
 Vinciguerra and It. Steve A. Bar kovic of Uniontown, Pa, have [ teach students to charge into building with bayonets ready fo action - not carrying the rifle aimed at the sky-and how to shoe from window openings. The me learn how to toss grenade whil on dead run past door. And 1t real grenade too.
 One day, by error, one soldie followed a buddie's grenade int the specially constructed roofles
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
TROOPS TAKE COLLECTIVE IN
 TEST BATTLE
BY ROBERT W. CHANDLER

BY ROBERT w. CHANDLER
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Camp Adair, Ore. Aug. 1s-CUP)- Advancing under thunderous bar rage of live ammunition, ur:y from the Trail Blazer Division sta tioned here recently showed news men and other visitors what they will be up against when they facs Axis troops and what they will dc about 1t.
 With tracer bullets weaving blanket of fire overhead, the troops routed their enemy" from con- crete and steel fortified positions such as they expect to encounter when they march against the troops of Hirohito and Hitler.
 To the soldiers 1t was no show, but vigorous day in their con- tinuous preparations for battle, but for visitors-routed out of bed in the pre-dawn hours-it was a fas- cinating preview of American sol- diers in action.
 Sleepy guests rolled and bounced in command cars and jeeps over fields to the banks of the Villa mette River, where they were given "box seats" for the performance which followed.
 A battalion of infantry came marching through the darkness to a bridge which had been prepared in a remarkably short time by en- gineering troops.
 They moved through the pitch blackness to assault boats which were waiting for them and showed off into the swift current. It was their first experience at this sort of work. but it came off without hitch, visibly pleasing the military brass hats" present.
 Barrage Opens Up
 Suddenly the barrage opened up. Machine guns chattered and how itzers thundered their challenge to the imaginery enemy. And from acr S1s the hilly slopes came little groups of 10 to IS infantrymen. moving a few feet, crouching and continuing their advance at every letup f.. the Sarrage.
 Howitzer shells crashed into the Qualifications as another little group of infantry dashed across the open space.
 Hardly anywhere could an ob- server see more than few men at time, yet in two hours time two battalions-equivalent to the pop ulation of many of the surrounding towns-had moved across h e grassy plain and successfully storm ed their objective.
 Mai. Gen Alexander M. Patch, commanding officer of Army troops during the last stages of the Gua- dalcanal campaign, watched the troops in their maneuvers and com mented favorably on the action of the troops under fire.
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making most of the speeches. CHILDREN ARE FOLKS" TOO

The Churchill children have not been brought up exclusively in the British manner, which means life pretty much relegated to the nurs- cry. Like American children, the four Churchill offsprings always have eaten with their parents even as small children, usually each with his or her dog under the table.
 There is nothing of the carping female about the Prime Ministers wife. One evening after the electric lights had gone out in the Chart well home, she found him standing in his blue jeans and muddy boots on one of her best tapestried chairs in the drawing room, lighting the tapers in the crystal chandeliers. Mrs. Churchill made no protest. She merely climbed on another and helped her husband.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
Action Expected
 On Retirenents

At today's meeting of the board of fire commissioners, Corp. Counsel Maurice T. Healey will present en- grossed copies of the special acts of the 1943 General Assembly author izing the retirement at full pay for Pvts. Bartholomew T. Buckley and Jeremiah J. Corcoran, firemen who were disabled by injuries received in 1940 in the collision of apparatus on Washington and Baldwin streets. In the opinion of MT. Healy. the legislative acts became operative on passage.
 The board is expected to delay &C., tion for two weks, because of the absence from the ctiy of Chairman Finton J. Phelan. Action is also ex- pected to be delayed on the creation of the post of second deputy chief of the fire department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
RESTORES OLD ANTI-FREEZE

Wilmington, Del, (UP)-With the revelation that automotive engineres have learned some types of anti freeze lose rust-inhibiting prop critics after extended use, a spokes- man for the duPont company has described a new chemical inhibitor for re-conditioning old anti-freeze solutions.
 The compound was developed last year for the Army, but, by WIPE request, has been made available to civilians. When added to old anti freeze, 1t was explained, the mate rial neutralizes acid and restores rust resistance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
WOMEN NEEDED IN WAR JOBS,
 0WI REPORTS

Washington, Aug. 18-(UP)-The Ofice of War Information says that women of all ages, with varied back grounds, are signing up for war jobs by "the hundreds of thousands" - and the demand for them continues unabated.
 In labor shortage areas, virtually any woman who wants job can get one-and if she doesn't seek a job she will probably be asked to take one.
 In other areas, although the need is less acute, there are many types of jobs for both experienced and un- trained women, the owl said.
 Hire College Girls
 Forty-tWo per cent of the grad uates of one eastern college, for in- stance. had accepted jobs in essen tial industries even before receiving their diplomas. the OWI reported.
 The holder of a Phi Beta Kappa key from a middle western college stepped straight from the campus into job with a tool company in Chicago. When asked why she had not sought job more in keeping with the academic attainments, she replied, This is the job wanted because, you know, there's war going on"
 A girl of 19, faced with the prob lem of supporting herself and her year-old son when her husband was drafted, picked the job of caboose inspector on the New Haven Rail- road. That means working outside in all kinds of weather and cover ing two-mile area. She never had job before, but she declares that she enjoys the work-and that she feels she is doing her part on the home front.
 A Polish widow, who put three sons through high school and then sent them off to the Army and Coast Guard-is making bombers.
 A former beauty-shop operator is turning out piston rings instead of curling hair. My fingers hurt a lot at first" she said, but added that working with machinery is more exciting that combing curls.
 Girls Break Bottleneck
 Even the handicapped are mak- ing great contributions, the OWI re- ported. Some of these persons have unique skills and aptitudes such as the blind girls who eliminated a serious bottleneck at war plant in New Jersey. The plant was un- able to obtain proper gauges to measure the thickness of mica spac- CTS used in condensers. The super intendent called in an 18-year- old blind girl to SC If her highly-devel- oped sense of touch could substitute for the gauges.
 She was required to tell the diff ference between four strips of mica ranging in thickness from five thousands of an inch to one and one-haf thousands. At the end of two hours she was sorting the strips without a single mistake and in her first day did as much work as new girl using a gauge could do in two weeks. She and other blind persons, subsequently, employed, speeded up production 1,500 per cent.
 A Buffalo woman, the OWI said, is "sub-contractor" with a wheel chair for factory. Her job has been that of sorting and inspecting rivets for large aircraft plant which she has never seen She has been con- fined to her wheel chair for eleven years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

Clemertine HoZier Churchill called "Clemmie" by her husband, is still a beauty. Quietly chic in her manner of dressing, and in spite of clothes rationing in England, she could be well up on any list of best-dressed women on either side of the Atlantic.
 Gracious and personable, she also might have been a Well-knoWn in- dividual. Instead, she prefers to move in the background and in the shadow of her celebrated husband She would rather have his hats or siren suits potographed to set a fashion. She has played her incon- spicuous but important role for 35 years. Recognized but little known, she is pointed out as model for the wives of men in public life.
 HONEYMOONED AT
 FAMOUS CASTLE
 She was we'll qualified for a life revolving around soldering and statesmanship. Her father was a fighting colonel and she is a grand daughter of the Earl of Airlie. In- cidentally, the Churchill's honey moon was spent at Blenheim Pal ace, which had been given to an earlier Churchill John, Duke of Marlborough by grateful queen and country for his victories and leadership more than 200 years ago.
 It has not been easy to make a real home for man who has been so busy and in so many activities, and whose political fortunes have been so varied. Mrs. Churchill's faith in her husbandfi coupled with her common sense and natural cheerfulness, undoubtedly have con- tributed much to his own resolution and aggressive spirit in helping Bri- tain through both world wars.
 But Mrs. Churchill runs an eX- quisite house wherever she happens to be living-whether at her former home in the green hills of Kent, at ChartWell Manor, where she grew
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

has heard talk fly so fast that one guest once shouted, Don't inter rupt me while I am interruptingW
 Through it all, Mrs. Churchill keeps cool, seeing to it that every one is fed, that the dishes are hot and the win glasses are filled. At such gatherings she generally sin gles out the shyest guest and gives him her fullest attention, usually making him her slave for life.
 No emergency that arises in the impetuous and unpredictable life of her husband ever seems to upset Mrs. Churchill. When he suddenly calls late-at-night meetings for state reasons-tagged the Midnight Fol- lies" by his colleagues-shek knows how to direct the necessary details. When her husband had to have an appendectomy in the midst of a by- election which he was contesting in Dundee, Mrs. Churchill calmly took over the electioneering herself,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
BUSY FILM MUSICIANS

Nat Shilkret and Max Terr took on triple musical chore. In quick succession they conducted and re- corded their musical scores for The Storm." a film novelty made up of storms photographed in all parts of the world, "Fixin' Tricks. Pete Smith presentation and Sucker Bait" four reel exposure of rack
 cts, at Metro Goldwyn- Mayer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
Good Evening.
AUGUST SHOPPER

Oh the August shopper is scarcely able To contend with the current sable. How can a lady that doesn't wear nat Concentrate on seal or leopard cat! The windows opulent with beaver and lynx, With an impressive background of countless mnks,- Minks that should be snapped up without delay, Shirred beavers that tear your heart away. Oh the August shopper dons her best bib and tucker, mid summer number of light seersucker She's off to the furriers worn down with care, She bus into town with posy in her hair. She knows she's going to feel like a heel If she lands home with Safari seal. But fur coat this year is indicated, She's got the price, she should feel elated Oh, the August shopper finds 1t hard to think What they'd say at home if she charged up mink Perhaps after all she'll disregard the wild call, And put of fur shopping until the fall
 FEM EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
NOT ALL WOMEN

50 Proudly We Hail" is not all all woman film although 1t is about Bataan Nurses and stars Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard and Yer onica Lake. There are twice as many men as women in the cast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

Jerry Sullivan well known among Waterbury typopraphers and now on a Long Beach, Calif, news paper wrote recently to friend here nquiring about all lis old friends the Democrat Jerry was great sportsman bowler and baseball fan, featured in the local newspaper league from twenty to twenty-five years ago. He recalled many of his associates here including John A. Hayden (business manager), Bill Harrington, Ed Mcdonald, and others
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
By KAY HALLE Written for NEA Service

When Winston Churchill wrote "A Rowing Commission which 
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 ending the beginning Churcs and of remarkable marriage Their life together eventually before the left Westminster One of the regmena officers attending the wedding spin dropped dazzling ahrida
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

Waterbury speakers stud the calendar of the Bridgeport Chapter, National Association of Cost Accuntants for the season of 1943-44. On March 16th next Edward J. Davis ScOvill Company ecOn0m- ist will speak on Cost Problems in Post War Econ ony" .. Later, on May 18th, Colonel John H. Gilbert, treasurer of the Chase Brass and Copper Company, will speak "A Review of This Years Legislation 0f Special Interest to Cost Accountants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

Lieutenant Joseph R. Baltrush, son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph w. Baltrush of IA Chambers Street, arrived home Sunday ve-day leave with diploma signfying he successfully completed course in bomb reconnaissance at the disposal school at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland Later this week hell re- turn to his duties as an automotve officer at Freeman Field, Seymour Indiana. He enlisted in the service January of last year. As civilian he salesman Companies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
MEET MRS. CHURCHILL
Children Home Fashions And Food Interest Busy Wife British Prime Minister Her Main Concern Husband And His

Cementine Hozier Churchill wife of Bran prime minister is HalIe writer and radio broadcaser who has of her time in England the Churchill family and Is well qualified write following Churchill America with herh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

MT. and Mrs. Harry Carpenter of Oakvie marked s5 years of happily married life last Saturday In honor of the red letter day their lovely daughter Annette, graduate of St. Mary's Hospital Training School for Nurses surprised them at dinner party at their cottage ct the shore The proud couple received beautiful silver tray and 25 silver dollars Harry by the way, veteran empoye of Scovill's, Watervie Division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

Alderman and Mrs. William Gerardi of 60 Beacon Street to the tune of Lohengrn 19 years ago this morning. The former is proprietor of the barber shop in the Brown Building in Exchange Place bearing his MT. and Mrs Sam Ella of 27 Ward Street will observe four years of matrimonial bliss tomorrow The latter is the former Marguerite Insero. Francis G. Cn1inera is with the 54th College Training Detach ment Flying Squadron, Flight C. at Wittenberg College Springfield, Ohio He started 10 hours flying nstruc tions yesterday along with course in Civil Air regulations
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
KER-CHOOl

Life is sad when mid-August comes. Hay fever sufferers look like buns. For this is the season, if you please, Of the bothresome ragweed sneeze.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

Theatergoers in this city will recall Louise Le Blanc Reilley who died the other day in New Haven Miss Le Blanc was member of of the citys first summer
 ock companies that held forth at Jacques summer after summer in the days before there many activities that an afternoon or an evening at "sock" of either Louise Le Blanc the company that starred Earl Simmons who is nothing than name to most M the young folks today whose fathers and mothers tell about 'The Two Orphans" "The Count of Monte Cristo and so on She played ingenue roles aid was popular here for several seasons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18
U. s. Troops Trained For Invasion By Texas Unit In North Africa
By DONALD G. COE JJnited Press Staff C0rresDOndent


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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

Marge Healey, daughter of MT. and Mrs John Healey of IA Coe Street. underwent the heavy smell at St Mary's Hospital last Friday and bid adios to troublesome appendix. She's coming along very nicely TOW and is counting the days before returning to her lsb duties at the U. S. Rubber Company in Naugatuck.