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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24
.SALESMAN'S DEATH
REMAINS MYSTERY
Missing Glove Fails to
Establish Actual Scene
of Gun-Slaying

North Andover, Mass, Feb. "a
(UP)-While funeral services were
being held for the victim at Lowell,
state detectives continued their in
vestigation here today Of the mys-
FERROUS gun-slaying of Joseph H.
Henderson, 54-year-old Lowell ma
chinery salesman.
When Henderson was found dying
in his locked automobile beside a
road Saturday, one Of his dOeskin
gloves was missing. Convinced that
he was shot elsewhere and driven
to the spot where he was found, po-
lice had hoped that the finding Of
the missing glove hight establish
the actual scene Of the crime.
Today, however. the glove had
been virtually. eliminated as q pos
sible clue. It was turned over to
police yesterday by Harry Chadwick
Of North AndoyeT. He said he had
found II the day after the Staying
In front OF the 6hawsheen Motor
Mart. II was 10 that garage that
Henderson's car was taken by police
Saturday night, and authorities be-
lleye the glove fell from the ma
chine at that time.
T. II. Lewis, proprietor Of the ga
rage. reported that . man resems
bling Henderson stopped for air
Saturday at 0;t5 o. m. However. MRS,
Henderson has told police that her
husband did not Leave their home,
several miles distant, until $50 q. 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24
By RAYMOND CLAPPER

Washington, Feb. 24-1t Is newt
able that congress, after long per-
iod of domination by the president,
should take advantage Of a reaction
to reassert itself.
But the danger OF this becoming
destructive of essential government
activities is imminent, SO much so
that more level-headed Republicans
themselves are alarmed. That Is
why Republicans like Senator Taft
Of Ohio and Senator Aiken Of YER
mont are publicly warning their COLI
leagues to use discrimination and
not to run wild.
One Of the most alarming propos-
ais, and one with good chance OF
passing, Is that Of Senator Mcclellan
to require some $4,000 government
employees to be voted on by the SEN
ate. That would even include some
Of the higher-paid technical men in
Navy yards and government arse
mails, although the senate judiciary
committee favors exempting them.
The proposal Is that all government
employees receiving $4,000 or more
year be confirmed by the senate.
Senator Mcclellan wanted to include
all receiving $500 O year, which
would have covered 10000 employees,
but was unable to get enough sup
port to make 1t stick.
Opponents Of this measure call 1t
q patronage grab. Those supporting
1t say 1t Is purely constitutional
measure. Both are correct.
The proposition would mean that
many thousands Of professional and
administrative employees Of the gov
eminent would have to become tied
In with senators. To be appointed,
or to be promoted into $4,000 places,
1t would be necessary to obtain the
approval Of senators.
Perhaps some senators would be
too busy to bother to use this new
power. Those who wished to, how
ever, could use this power to
strengthen fences back home, as
many senator's have always done
with numerous jobs such as internal
revenue collector, district attorney
and marshal. To apply the rule Of
senate confirmation to 10000 gov
eminent employees would give sena-
tors a good many more pipelines
into executive offices and more lev
erage on the executive agencies
whereas any such leverage should
be confined to the higher policy
making officials,
X X X
The Mcclellan bill is an example
of the extreme reaction against the
"bureaucrats" and against presiden.
tial power. The administration has
invited this kind Of retaliation by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

But that concept was unsOund and
was abandoned
The above does not answer the
most persistent rurnor - that Ford
deliberately deceived the public by
promising production at an irnpos-
sible rate, and by taking pictures
Of the bon1hers that had not been
built"
The answer to this Is unofiicial,
but the consensus that contributed
to its seems sound. The most logi.
cal explanation is that the whole
thing was O bad piece Of public re-
lations. Both the War Department
and the Ford company seem TO
have been guilty Of allowing o lot
Of loose talk about "a bomber an
hour" This would have meant 600
planes O month, figure corsid-
arbly above the original (and OPP
tifnistic) concept Of production.
AS for the pictures Of bombers
that hadn't been built" here Is the
story told in Detroit:
Last spring O bomber was as
sembled at willow Run by hand
as q practice Job to determine how
many assembly stations would be
needed and other mechanical neces-
stiles. One overly enthusiastic work.
man at Willow Run called q friend
on one Of the Detroit newspapers
and told him that they had Just
turned out the first B-24 at the
factory. The newspaperman asked
him to get some pictures. This was
done and the pictures were run
without any objection or denial Of
the implications. Ford spokesman
say that no deception was intended.
In addition to answering the ru-
mors set down here, the source Of
this information gave some clari-
flying reasons as to why production
at Willow Run feel below the hope
full .level Of blueprint days.
NEED WORKERS
First Of these was manpower.
"Given that and enough material,
he says, land Willow Run could
turn out 1000 bomherS 0 month.
Housing shortage and transporta-
ton difficulties account for this lack
as well as for o great deal Of abb
senteeisYn. The plant, designed
jointly by Ford and the War De-
partnent, Is built for great strength
and fluidity Of operation"
(The housing shortage Is another
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24
By JAMES THRAsHER
(NEA STAN Correspondent

"
Detroit, Mich, Feb. 24-In the
midst Of all the public confusion,
one positive statement can be made
about the government built, Ford
operated Willow Run Bomber plant.
This great factory, covering nearly
1000 acres, has certainly set pro-
duction record for wartime rtinors.
Some Of them have been Inalici-
Gus, some sound; some Of them
have been Wilde some have con-
tanned q few grains Of truth.
They've multiplied partly because
authoritative sources haven't chosen
to refute each rumor as 1t came
along, since in many cases 1t would
have meant revealing secret pro-
duction records to do so.
But there are prevalent rumors
that can be answered. And they
are answered here by an authority
who cannot be identified, but who
had an active role in the develop
ment and manufacture Of B-24
bombers, at Willow Run and else
where, since they were first put In
to production.
Rumor: Willow Run is not pro-
ducing any bonbers,
Answer: "The first Willow Run
bomber was accepted in September,
and they have been coming out
since then in gradually increasing
quantities."
Rumor: The bombers produced
will not fly because Of faulty con-
struction.
QUALITY IMPROVED
Answer: "They are all flying. BY
present comparison the first ones
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24
Mcclellan Bill Flags
Presidential Power
Example of Extreme Reaction Against Bureaucrats
Opponents of Measure Call 1t Patronage Grab

several years Of indifference to con.
gress, and by numerous political APP
pointments which congress regards
as having been made strictly for po-
litical reasons-such as the attempt
to make Edward j. Flynn minister
to Australia and the current attempt
to get James v. Alfred Of Texas back
on the Federal bench after he re-
signed to Nuke an unsuccessful run
as the administration candidate for
the senate against Pappy O'Daniel.
Senators and representatives feel
they are given scant consideration
In many executive offices.
Yet It Is not justifable retaliation
to Ak 1t so that the only road to adj
vancement once q government en-
ploye is up near $4,000 q year, is
through the door Of senator's Of
fee.
The undesirability Of the measure
Is indicated by the fact that even
the Republican leader Of the senate,
Charles McNary, opposes 1t as an
unwise assumption Of power by the
senate. He says that II the senate
assumes to approve these thousands
Of administrative employees, then 1t
will be assuming responsibility for
the conduct Of the agencies In which
they work, and that the senate Is In
no position to assume such respon-
sibility. Senator McNary seems to
be trying to prevent the senate
from doing O foolish thing.
X X X
The house recently voted ecoYlo-
mics in the independence offices ap-
preparations bill. But some Of the
economies were extremely question:
able. The budget bureau, which is
the big economy agency Of the exec
utive branch, was whitfield down,
The HOLC was slashed, in the face
Of charges made in the house that
the action would cause 100000 to
100000 home owners to lose their
homes. The National Resources
Planning board was abolished ct o
time when planning for the end
Of the war Is essential.
Senators interested In developing
an effective opposition to the admin
istration, and in restoring some OF
the balance in the government, are
naturally alarmed at such hasty and
extreme actions as congress Is
tempted to take in Its present mood
That accounts for the caution being
sounded by some Of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24
PUBLIC ALLOWE 10 EXPECT TOO MUCH,
TOO SOON, OF FORD'S BOMBER FACTORY

controversial subject. Some JUAN
tiers blame Ford for stiibbornnosg
or for seeking 70 avoid foundation
Of q biz bomber city" whose poll
tics would be union controlled
Others say that Ford had laid Out
q housing plan which, after much
governmental suggestion and '.izis
reference" was laid IN the govern
ment's lap. At any rate, barTacls
like dwellings are now under con,
struction and q trailer-park projeck
Is being ydeveloped) y.
The second great lack, says ti1iG
authority, is In experienced work.
men. ROT all the workers at WI.
low Run, there certainly Isn't one
per cent with previous aircraft exc
perience. It may take o man ~
year TO learn his job" sl
A third factor slowing up pro-
duction has been the difference be-
tween the most careful planning
and actual operation. Nf
"A drawing Of an airplane END
the finished product are never the
same" it was explained. 1.-THE B.24
was not designed for Ford tooling.
Every design has TO Accommodates
the tooling Of the plant IN which
IL is TO be made, 20 the designs al
had to be redrawn for willow Run.
OTHER DIFFICULTIES
"There were other little troubles
that all added UP to losing time.
For one thing, Consolidated fgureA
all measurements In fractions, while
Ford uses decimalS. SO all that
had to be changed. And we need
O standardized dictionary OF air.
craft parts. There is one wing
brace, for example, that Is called
by three different names BY as
many manufacturers. AL that
means that q lot more time had to
be spent on Consolidated drawings
than was originally figured.
another thing, material Is now
being provided In standardized cuts
that differ from those produced
when willow Run was flrst planned.
So dies here have had TO be De.
isgned TO meet these standards.
zone original concept that has
been adhered to was that Ford was
not to compete with Consolidated
subcontracts. B-24's made else.
where are to aNlarge extent an as
sembly Job. But Ford Is rnanufac-
turing ct least 30 per cent Of the
parts that 60 into their bofnhers."
A further cause Of delay, Il was
pointed out, was the diflculty OF
adapting auto production line.
thinking TO aircraft needs.
"Tord has always thought Of as.'
sembly- line production in terms OF
millions, with one design change Q
year. The Army thinks In thous-
ands, but with many necessary.
changes In design. Ford may have
been o little stubborn about taking
aircraft advice ct first, but things
are really going now.
'"The great advantage that Ford
has is tooling facilities and tooling
know-how. with them Ford Is go
ing to be able TO beat the aircraft
rate Of change"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24
ship SURVIVORS
FROZEN TO DEATH
Sailor, Fl, Tells Weird
Story of Twin Sinkings
Which Cost $50 Lives

Cleveland, Feb. 24-(UP)-Robert
Weikart, 81 year old Navy signal
man third class, told today Of seeing
lifeboats full Of dead, and other
bodies floating in the water, after
the sinking of one of the two trans
port-cargo ships torpedoed in the
North Atlantic with the loss of $50
lives.
eyes. I was in on that. I'll never
forget it as long as I live" he said.
I'VE got q call at night that a ship
had been sunk. We hightailed It
and reached the area Just as dawn
broke"
Weikart refused to name the
sunken vessel or hies own ship.
"As I surveyed the situation, it
seemed plain that that Heinie sub
marine got one Of the luckiest shots
Of his lifetime" he said. THAT
submarine had to be In the right
spot at the right time to get that
ship"
Weikart said his ship spotted q
submarine earlier-"one Of those big
ones"-but that as son as the enemy
sighted the American ship It turned
around and headed away.
After his ship arrived at the scene
OF the sinking, Weikart said he
wondered why no survivors were
being taken aboard.
"Jnst then I found out" ne said.
I'VE passed close by one o. the
lifeb0aks bobbing on the waves, fun
Of people. The men were ct the
oars eli right But they were not
moving.
Then q daWned upon me. They
were all dehd-fr0Een 70 death.
Apparently they had 10 Get 70 the
lifeb0afs ~ q hurry, Some q them
weren't fully dressed.
Then I began 10 angle out tile
men floating IN tlae water. Ihev,
TOO, WeFa dead, and A. \ lnesIe4 cut
over ne water. I naW ne So
le6 With bohfI1g heads s. ne
Iaekel6. ! started f1nHitHs tfI
e1eH zea''zee 11e|I N4I1 E
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

Rumor: There are less than S.
900 workers ct Willow Run, but the
management keeps talking about
$4,000 to keep the picture looking
good.
Answer: "There are more than
$4,000 workers. II Il weren't for
the housing shortage there would
be more than our present figure
and the production schedule would
60 up accordingly"
Rumor: No sub-assemblies have
been shipped to the assembly plants
In Tulsa, Fort Worth and San
Diego.
Answer: shipment Of sub.as.
sembIles started last fall"
Rumor: Sub-assemblies that have
been shipped have not been ac-
cepted because they cannot be used.
Answer: "There were two lousy
airplanes that could have been
flown, but which were sent back
here for school use. Our inspectors
were green compared with those at
the Douglas plant In Tulsa, but
Douglas was In o hurry and said
they'd take the parts anyway"
Rumor: The so-called Ford sys-
tenn Of mass production ct Willow
Run has broken down completely
and workers are carrying parts to
stations In baskets instead Of
utilizing the moving conveyors.
Answer: "The willow Run as
sembly line has no conveyors, and
not going to have any. The con-
vey0rs simply b. glg material 20
cribs adjacent to the stations"
R1mor: SupeFvitl ion at Willow
Run has been so poor that men
have not been given enough to do
and thousands have quit because
Of enforced idleness.
FOREMEN SCARCE
Answer: "There IL some truth in
that rumOr. There Is no experienced
supervision available. Fore m n
aren't lying around In piles like
cOrdwOOd. Willow Run has regular
foremen's schools. But you've got
TO train them by the trial.and -er-
rOr method. You pick o man and
tell him, You're q foreman II he
fails, you have TO try another"
Rumor: Ford is 5000 planes be-
hind in production.
Answer: "Ford Is on schedule
right now. Production Is o few
planes behind the original concept
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24
TRAGEDY IN CITY COURT

Court was Open there silence In the room,
And in the prisoners the air one OF deepest gloom
huddled there each waiting for his CALL
Each his mind Fehearsng, the story OF his fall
Then q sharp II made lady witness swoon,
havens shouted where's the city court Sioon
And missing that euspdoF ne and neat
rs resting place beyond the city court clerks seat
with uids within their Jaws their faces turning green.
feet without delay quickly fed the
minutes later harmony prevailed IN cityse0uFt
The bench and there order Of sort,
familiar face that day absent from the ROOM
% the dlaappearance Of the city court splroon.
what's haven't gOt u back subsliutes In sight
they're forced sudden night
- bad 10 the eoundFel aes eonaeleneeeHs goaoon
Nho took assay. the other day. ne city court spiioon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

WEDNESDAY
200 p. m. - Sacred Heart High
school, Junior first air, Mrs.
Mary Norgren, Mrs Francis
Ayres and staff.
2:15 p. m.-South school, Wolcott,
junior first aid, Lydia Young.
TOO p. NJ Red Cross Chapter
house, 1855 Grove St., standard
first aid, Pauline White, Mrs.
Rosalie Anderson.
1880 p. m.-Pearl st. Community
house, Junior first aid, Mrs.
Henrietta Foster.
THURSDAY
$3.50 p. m. - Pearl st. Community
house, junior first aid, Mrs.
Henrietta Foster.
7:30 D. m.-Seth Thomas recreation
hall, standard first aid, Felix L..
Matthews, Alma P. Grano.
FRIDAY
$50 p. m. -Blesse d Sacrament
church, junior FIRST aid, Mrs.
Mary Norgren.
Monday through Friday, court
house, Kendrick Ave-, 4 to 5
D. m, legal aid bureau, Water
bury Bar Association, service
men and families.
Monday through Friday, bleeding
of donors to civilian defense
blood bank and plasma re-
serve, Chase dispensary, Field
St., 1 to 5 p. m; appointments
made by calling 3-2l8l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

Louis C. Rose of "a Main Street, Beacon Falls, Is
now stationed at the u s. Armys Medical Replacement
Training Center at Camp Pickett va where he is under
going intensive physical military and specialized med
cal training Upon the completion of training Medical
soldiers are assigned to hospitals to tactical units OF
the Army to the worlds fighting fronts along
with 1nfantrymen, Cavalrymen, Artierymen etc. The
only nared battlefield soldier of the Army, the Medical
soldiers mission Ito the fighting strength
"a mission vital to victory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24
GENERAL TELLS
OF DEEP MUD.
i'm NORTH AFRICA.
ny REUEL 8. MOORE
fIJnlted Press STAFF COrregnOndentl

UNITED Press stan Correspondent
Fort Belvoir va, Feb. 24-(UP)
|A-Terrible rains and mud begged
down American forces In North At
RIGA in the early weeks Of the Allied
occupation and rendered overland
operations in many areas impos-
sible, Maj. Gen. Eugene Reybold,
chief Of Army Engineers, told news
en- visiting Fort Belvolr.
Reybold recently returned from a
visit to Britain and North Africa,
on which he was accompanied by
Maj. Gen. James @. Magee, surgeon
general.
at was the rainiest and muddiest
place ever saw In my life," he said.
There had been weeks Of rain. Our
troops were living in pup tents In
the mud, though they had them
boarded UP until they were COM
Portable. Where they got the lun1-
Der is more than I know.
1.-THE highways were good but II
you got of the road you might bog
down. They said 1t was the rainiest
season In many years"
Indicates Action Soon
General Reybold did not discuss
military operations but indicated
the tempo Of events likely will be
accelerated soon when he said:
"The bad weather tapers off In late
February or early March"
Reybold declared the Army En-
gineers' biggest problem was MAN.
| tanning roads, building new ones,
and constructing and maintaining
airdromes. Regarding the latter,
he said:
"There's nothing we can't ac-
complish as soon as the weather lets
UP. It's q good flat country with
plenty Of potential fields"
Describing communications, Rey-
bold said the railroad from Casa
blance to Tunis was q flrst-class
single track. 1T was beautifully
constructed and Is run by the
French. I never saw better road
bed. The bridges are Of steel Of
standardized construction, in good
shape, and are we'll guarded by the
British, French and American
troops. It is standard gauge, like
ours, with some narrow gauge
lateral lines.
"The highway from Casablanct
to Tunisia Is q black-top road, IL
to 20 feet wide, in good condition
I don't know whether 1t is built fol
such heavy traffic as 1t Is now get
ting, but anyway, under such use
any road would need considerable
maintenance"
Engineers Operate Harbors
u. s. Army engineers are now OPP
Grating the harbors Of Casablanca
and Oran, including unloading Of
ships. At CaSablanca Reybolt
watched them unload tanks from
transports. The Engineer Amphib-
ian command carried out the land.
ings from small boats at Gran
while the Navy performed a similar
Job at Casablanca.
At Casablanca the docks were 1r
good order, but many ships were
sunk at the piers and In the harbor
General Reybold described damage
to the French battleship Jean Bart
It had employed It's forward tur'
rets and had been subjected to in
tense naval and areial lombard
ment.
"They blew the living hell out o
her." Reybold said. "She was SUM
but refloated and the holes sealet
up with temporary plates. A French
cruiser was badly hit and beacheC
outside the harbor, also des'
troyer."
General Reybold said the Am.
phihian command had rehabilitatet
the boats 1t used at Oran. He saw
American assault boats still on the
beach at Fedala. The Engineers ir
Africa were well drilled ane
equipped, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

Joseph JanuSkas, of Mr. and Mrs. Januskas OF 80
South Leonard Street. is home furOugh from Mitch
ell Field L. L. for four days Previous to entering the
armed forces last October Joe was employed at the
Eastern MaIleable Iron Company in Naugatuck
Ensign Vaughn GOOding Of Police Sergeant George
GoOdng, is now sending out free mail from New Or
leans La. He's former swimming captain at Crosby
High.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

supernumerary John Brady Of Albion Street and his
better half the former Kay Sullivan, have decided to
chrsten their first bundle from heaven Catherine De-
MISE The Longlegs Stork left the newcomer to the for
ner nurse at st. Marys Hospital week ago last Thurs
day . Lee Pagan, former Lake Quassapaug employe
and Brown University grad, was home from Fort NC
Knley, Maine, over the weekend He expects to enter
non-commissoned officers school later this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

Who remembers the good old days when you visited
grandma's in the winter time and thought 1t quite
Lark to be in big rambling house with no central heat
siS*ng room an immense coal and wood stove in the
Just as big kitchen where you all gathered round? The
today the fried potatoes and coffee in big white cups
the creamed fried pork, the big platter of big slices OF
home made bread the plain loaf cake the pies and pies
the whist games in the lamplght and last but not least
the rides in cutter sleigh the hard crusted snow?
Remember?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

Patricia Shea of Brooklyn, N Y, former local resi-
dent was a weekend visitor in town. Joseph M.
Hymel, son of Jacob Hymel Of SO Greenwood Street
WatertOwn is among the SO additional Naval casual
lists mate is reported missing. Roy Saginar1o,
former mixOlOgst at Byrnes' emporium ON Roseland
Avenue has laid aside the white apron for good ana
aDcepted position to help the about war effort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

Dick Turcotte former Union Street gas station owner
and professional fighter home furlough from the
IT, S. Air Corps base at Blackand Texas Since his last
trip home the keable French lad has earned himself
two stripes so it's Corporal Dick from now on Bobby
Jacovno of 70 Division Street, undergrad at Slocum
grammar school, is an up-and-coming cartoonlst For
IA years of age this little fellow has plenty the brush
He's also quite adept at making numerous articles like
ships from toothpickS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

The RicheIieu's men, we read like the Conga. The
French sailors from this boat getting on to the steps
and learning to "swng it" in New York bathrooms ana
community centers. The boys would enjoy seeing Wa.
terburys RosaIind Russell hOeing it down in recent
picture in which she and her sister Eileen in the
pic get workout with visiting Portuguese sailors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

Margaret Mitchell must have got writer's cramp
after she completed her epOcha "GOne With the Wind
of some thousands of pages She says she's too busy to
write and adds the fact she has not had time since
1886 to work another book as proof
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-24

The 232.l6e pounds nf ailk and
nyion stockings turned ID BY women
faIra9oIn 1elWD.H ueenHnff ID nNo
January % Nh fnEntah Ne Army
Nilh oFef i1oo19 sN1E|a1e powder