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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-26
Good Evening.
NICE TO COME HOME TO
mi By THE MAN IN THE TOWER

You'd be nice to come home 10,
That's the way the ditty goes,
IT'S meant to be q tender song
To q very dear one, we suppose.
You'd be nice to come home TO,
Yes you would II there,
But we more or less imagine
You'd be as missing IS the old rocking enaF'
FOR who are you to stay at home
with so many things a-brewtng,
on playing your daily role,
No home fussing with baking OF steWing.
You'd be nice to come home TO,
The soulful-voiced singer makes II appearing,
But would you be there at home sweet home
Or to some Volunteer Air shindig steaiingS
You'd be nice to come home to,
Those are the words Of the song.
But believe It or not, brother,
You've got the sentiment al wrong.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-26
SAGA OF THE SEA

IRON the pens Of two survivors
l. of one Of World War It's great
est sea sagas have come two strik-
ingly similar but still individually
different stories. Subject is the res
cue Of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
and his companions in the Pacific.
One is by Capt. Rickenbacker
himself-"Seven Came Through
doubleday Doran: $3.50. The
other. I'VE Thought We Heard the
Angels Sing" (Dutton: $3.50, is by
Lieut.. James G. Whitaker, co-pilot
Of the lost plane. Their similarity
Is In the magnificent manner In
which each man spoke to and found
his God. and in the account Of how
faith and seeming miracles brought
about their survival.
The Whitaker book Is based on a
diary the author kept those stormy
days on the Pacific. Well illustrated
with symbolic sketches, It Is an abb
sorbing, factual account Of the Or
deal he and the others went
through. Rickenbacker's work Is
equally well written, but between
its lines is the message for America
the captain has been putting forth
in his many public appearances
since his rescue. This message Is
rounded up In q chapter at the end
Of the book In which RickenbackeF
sets forth q program Of war and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-26

Piano -Toting MahOney OutdOes
Paul Bunyan In ''Klondike Mike"

FTER you've reading Merrill Denisons ondike Nike
civilian Morrow: $780, believe that such
legendary character feas strength
writing Mike Mahoney
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-26
STOPS BANDITS ANYWAY

San Diego, Cal. Cup Bandits
who fail to keep up with rationing
restrictions here are proving Q
nuisance. One Of them covered Sam
Hastings, service station employe.
with Q gun and ordered him to open
the cash register. Hastings smiling
" and obligingly complied, show
ing the empty register. You see"
he explained to the bandit, I'VE are
not allowed to sell gas any longer,
only kerosene and crude oil. You'll
never find money in service stations
now" The bandit walked away with
an air Of injured dignity.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-26

battle for the Solomon Islands, Is
Clark Lees "They Call It Pacific"
(Viking: $3).
AS q correspondent Lee was free
to follow the war from island 10
island. His story Is from the want
age point Of the front line - the
foremost foxholes. He was with
guerrilla troops in the Philippines,
on PIT boats between Bataan and
Corregidor, In fighter planes over
the Coral Sea and Midway. In ten
months he covered 10000 miles. was
torpedoed, shot ct, and then re-
turned home to write his story.
Believing the Pacific war has been
sighted, Lee attempts to fill the
request Of the troops he writes about
to "tell them the truth back home
about the Pacific" You will be en-
tertained and educated by this brave
tale Of desperate and courageous
men, fighting heroically without
supplies they should have.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-26
Civilian Defense
Calendar

Notices for this column must
be- sent 70 the Mayors OtIlce
at least three days In advance.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-26

A FIRST HAND. eyewitness view
a Of our war In the Orient. from
the opening raid on Manila 70 the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-26

postwar air supremacy for the o.
8.
BUY WAR BONDS. STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-26
1T IS TO LAUGH

IT IS TO LAUGH
COME Of the best hunnor to come
~ out Of the armed forces Is con-
tanned In the book, TITS Cinch
Private Finch" The book Is by Sgts
Ralph Stein and Harry Brown. Stein
draws funny pictures Of Army life
Brown writes funny words to &c
with them. Between them, they
have turned out a collection OF
sketches, written and pictorial, thai
depict amusingly the troubles OF
Private Finch. Book should give
a lot of laughs to soldiers and CIV
ilians alike. (Whittiesey House;
$500
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-26

r IFE Of the Chinese In America
IL from their settling In California
through the disastrous San Francis
CO earthquake, and UP to the present
day, when they are one OF our
staunchest allies in the fight against
Japan, Is traced In Father and
Glorious Descendant" by Pardee
little, Brown: $3.50.
Book is an autobiography Of the
author. Rather intimate and en-
tightening account Of Chinese GUS
toms and how they have changed
with Amerlcanizing Of these people
In this country.
+ OVERS Of historical fiction will
- welcome "Perilous Journey" by
G. M. Sublette and Harry Harrison
Knoll (Bobbs- Merrill: $2.76)-a tale
Of the Mississippi river and the
Natchez Trace.
G. M. Sublette began his story
with all the elements necessary to
q best-seller pioneer char
acters In an intriguing and adven-
tiirous plot, set against the colorful
and dramatic background Of the
Mississippi river and New Orleans
In the early 1906. Before he could
finish the novel Sublette died. Harry
Harrison Knoll, without ever hav-
ing talked to Sublette, and knowing
nothing OF the intended plot and
ending. did an excellent job Of
winding up the yarn in so smooth
fashion that It impossible to tel
where one left OF and the Other
began. Here's action, adventure
murder. violence-and, Of course
romance.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Sd Women Workers
Residence Hall Opens
West Potomac Park Unit
Will Accommodate 610

Barton Hall in West Potomac Park
one of II residence halls in the
Metropolitan Area for Government
women workers, was opened today
Approximately 200 tenants we're
scheduled to move in over the week
end, and the halls capacity of SIC
should be reached within short
time, according to Commissioner W.
E. Reynolds of the Public Buildings
Administration, Federal Works
Agency.
Curie Hall in West Potomac Park
is to be opened later this month for
members of the WAVES, it was said.
The dormitories are of the tenn
porary type for duration use. The
scale of rents is $2450 a month for
single rooms and from $3.50 to
$24 so a month for each occupant of
double rooms.
Miss Patricia Oliver of Chicago,
Barton Hall house director, was pre-
pared to welcome the new tenants
and help them to be "at home" for
the duration. Due to staggered
leases held by prospective tenants,
it will require from two to three
weeks for the women to move into
their new quarters. it was said.
Barton Hall is the third of II
residence halls to be completed Six
halls are located in Arlington near
the Pentagon Building, three in
West Potomac Park, one at Suit
land. Md, and two at Langston
Stadium, Oklahoma avenue and
Twenty fourth street Ne, for COL
ored women. All IL halls are under
the supervision of William j. Bissell
of PBA. The II halls can accom-
modate 6,686 occupants.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Chicago Livestock

200: total, 300; compared Friday last last
week, after selling higher early in week.
; fed steers and yearlings reacted closing
than late last week on good to average
choice. cattle: top at 1TS5. new high
put choice to prime steers shared late
doWnturn medium to good grades pre-
was so long yearlings. II. Is; heifer
yearlings, l715; bulk steers and yearlings.
"a SOL %, average price all grades
reaching 1900 on Tuesday, good and
heifers. 14,Oo-1625: good grade beef
COWS weak to 25 lower; all others 25-75
down with light Gamers showing most
decllne; bulls weak on weiehty offerings
outside weighty sausage offerings. 1475
mostly IA so down late; vealers held
steady at 1880, down; stock cattle steady
to strong, with bulk medium to good
St9sekers stock at l3.50-15.5o: choice Southwest
100. yearlings reaching IS go and calves
IN load lots, 1870; short load, 1915.
Saiabie sheep. $500; total $500: com
fec, Western wooled lambs is 90: closing
bulk. 16.251650: weeks bulk. 1880
1880: few natives as high as 1925 fed
west western el1pped p ea lambs M with No ] and .
with No: ! skins and fall shorn. i I5.S5-
500; sheep steady to stronger. good and
cholce slaughter ewes. S.259.50, mostly
9G0-9;5 so: $3.50 pound shearing lambs
Salable hogs. 300; total, f;3oO: strictly
nominal market on good and choice hogs
because of meager supplies undertone
Sharply lower on all offerings; shippers took
none; compared week ago. good and choice
barIows and gifts, 20-35 lower; sows,
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Business Briefs

A New Power Production Record
was set by subsidiaries of American
Gas & Electric Co. during 1912 and
customers reached new all-time
peak. but effects of these gains on
earnings were more than offset by
increased taxes. The big utilities
system earned $11,616925 or 1921 a
share, against s13,887 .905 or s2.72
share in 1941. Additional steam
generating capacity totaling 2O5 900
kiloWatts was added in 1912 and
another 10000 will be added by late
1943 or early 1914.
Gulf Oil Co. announced compile
ton of new catalytic refining unit
at Port Arthur, Tex, to produce
1OO-octane aviation gasoline. Other
projects are to be constructed. Com
pany has spent about $4,000 900 on
aviation gasoline facilities at Port
Arthur. The entire production is
going to the armed forces.
Industrial Rayon Corp. earned
$439, ,937 in the first quarter. against
1852, ,283 in the same 1912 period.
Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd,
earned $3.684,158 or 1922 a share in
1912, against $3,279. .604 or sl97 a
share in 1941. Totals were stated in
Canadian currency. Provision for
Canadian taxes in 1912 was $780,
| 900, compared with $2,ll0,OO0 in
194l.
st. Regis Paper Co. reported first
quarter business was down about
25ge, because its Tacoma pulp mill
had been closed and other output
curtailed by Government order.
Three divisional executives, C. r.
Mahaney, H. F. Ford and w. Delong
were elected to the board. Paper
bag factories were reported running
at a high rate to meet demand
developing from shortages of other
types of packages.
Houston Gulf Gas Co.. has been
authorized by the SEC to issue and
sell two promissory notes in the
amounts of 100000 and $l,5OO.O 900.
Both to be drawn to the First Ma
tional Banks of Boston, the first
will be used to improve a Texas
gas transmission line for sale to
Defense Plant Corp for 81, ,625. 900.
while the second will be used to paw
off the balance of an older note to
the Boston bank.
Eastern Shore Public Service Co.
OF Maryland has filed application
with the SEC to redeem 500 900 of
its outstanding SO ,692 500 first mort
gage bonds at par plus accrued in
terest. The bonds are owned bv
Eastern Shore Public Service Co. of
Delaware and pledged by that cor
poration to secure its first mort
gage lien bonds.
Liquidation and dissolution of
American States Utilities Corp of
Maryland has been ordered by the
SEC. Company's three subsidiaries
were ordered to submit plan for
compliance with simplification pro-
visions of the Holding Company
Act.
Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corp. has appointed Murray Silver
stone vice president in charge of
foreign distribution, effective next
Monday.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Retired Policeman, IA,
Is Seriously Burned

Clarence La Dow. "A, a retired po-
hceman, was in serious condition to-
day at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda,
Md. after suffering burns on the
arms and right hand at his home. at
1854 Evarts street NE, Yesterday
afternoon.
Nelghbors said Mr.. La Dow's
clothing probably became ignited
from a cigarette he was smoking
when he apparently fell asleep on
his porch.
Mrs. Thelma Kaufman, 1852
Evarts street, and Marion Thomp-
son, l24S Evarts street, went to Mr..
La Dow's rescue. Mr.. Thompson was
seriously burned on both hands and
was treated by a private physician.
Mr.. La Dow was first treated at
Casualty Hospital and later removed
to the Naval Hospital.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Peoples Drug Sales
Show Years S Best
Gain in March
First-Quorter Total
1876 Per Cent Above
Like 1912 Period
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Net sales of Peoples Drug Stores
Inc, i'm March scored the best per-
centage gain of any month this
year, 1873 per cent, according to the
monthly report made today.
Sales in March this year amount
ed to $2,832 1902 against $2,446,-
954.45 in March. 1912, an increase
OF 1886, ,476.47 The results are con-
sidered especially good since the
bulk of Easter trade was in March
last year, while comparatively little
Easter business was registered last
month.
Peoples Drug sales made an ex-
cellent showing in the first quarter
reaching 1929 ,759.35, in comparison
with $7,237 7,394.38 in the first three
months of 1912, an upswing of $780,
364.97, or 1876 per cent, today's re-
port showed.
The January percentage gain was
81 and the February pickup, ISL
per cent. Sales in the full wear
1912 were 1T per cent ahead OF
1941.
War Stamp and Bond Sales Up.
War stamp and War bond sales
at the City Post Office in March
turned upward substantially fol-
lowing the slump in February, ii
was announced today by Postmaster
Vincent C. Burke.
The number of War bonds sold
totaled Is ,626 against 24,479 in Feb
ruary, while the value of the bonds
at the issue price was S922, LOG .25
compared with S823O31.25 in the
preceding month, or gain of
$99,O75.
Postal officials are gratified over
the result as the number of people
buying bonds through the payroll
plan is constantly on the increase
This, OF course, reduces sales
through the City Post Office and
branches.
Officials commented on the fact
that the upturn took place despite
the first payment of the heaviest
income taxes ever levied. Incident
any, IlOllcS VI ucIS dlSO SIIldSIleQ all
records, much money leaving the
Capital.
Nine New Members Elected.
Washington members of the In
vestment Bankers Associa ation have
received word of the election of rine
new member firms. This is a com-
plete turnabout from last year
when there were many Withdrawals
for one reason or another.
Robert NJ Hanes. Winston-S Salem
banker and former president of the
American Bankers Association, has
been appointed North Carolina
chairman of the United War Fund
Campaign by Gov. Boughton.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported today that trade in the
Richmond Reserve District in the
first quarter was per cent better
than year ago. and was up 10 per
cent in the whole country. The best
gain was made in the Dallas area
36 per cent.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Many Stocks Ease
Further Despite
Few Recoveries
Selected Rails and
IndustriuIs Attract
Occasional Bids
BY VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, April 10-The stock
market regained a portion of its
equilibrium today, with occasional
bids for selected rails and indus
trials appearing, but many leaders
continued in the minus column.
Few expected any sharp rebound
in the wake of Fridays worst break
in nearly three years, although the
opinion was expressed that perhaps
the relapse, attributed mainly to the
Presidents announcement of new
anti-inf1ation drive. might really
have been healthy technical cor
rection of the 12-month rally.
Notwithstanding the Friday tum-
BILE, which resulted in the liquidation
of assorted accounts in the specu-
lative category it was not over
looked that the Associated Press CO.
stock average still was about Is
points above the bottom of a year
ago while the 30-industrial index re-
tanned around 20 points of its up
swing.
Plans for the immediate estab-
lishment of price ceilings on most
foods and consumers goods seemed
trif1e confusing to trend observers
but the war news was helpful.
Improvements for favorites at the
start of today's brief proceedings
ran to small fractions generally.
There were isolated advances of a
point or so. While top quotations
failed to hold in some cases, carriers
stepped up and finished near their
peaks.
Dealings were fast and slow at in
tervals but turnover of around
100000 shares was one of the best
for Saturday since early 1910.
Bonds were shaky.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
UnfavorabIe Weather
Expected 10 Slash
Wheat Production
Forecast Indicates Drop
Of 224, 900, 900 Bushels;
Reserves Will Be Used
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A sharp drop in the Nations
wheat production from the high 1912
levels was predicted today by the
Agriculture Department as an aft
ermath of unfavorable weather and
retarded work on farms experience
ing labor shortages.
The winter crop was forecast at
558,551 900 bushels, considered av-
erage, but 145,OOO,OOO bushels less
than the 1912 harvest. If the acre
yield for the spring crop equals that
of the winter, as is usual, the COM
bined total would be 100000, a
decline of 224,000.0O0 from last year.
That would be 25,000,OO0 less than
the amount estimated to be used
in this country during the Market
ing season ending July l..
The 1943 crop, however, will be
supplemented by reserve of 1,OOO,-
100000 bushels from previous har-
vests. the department said.
Acreage yield for the winter crop
was figured at 149 bushels. 1t was
1873 last year.
Milk production rose in March
about l per cent over the corre-
spending month in 1912 with a total
of 9,750,000000 pounds.
The report indicated promising
fruit prospects on the West Coast,
in Florida and Texas, but the
Southern States suffered severely
from freezes.
The department reported a rela-
lively light peach crop appears in
prospect for 1943 throughout the
most important sections of the 10
early crop Southern States. with
Arkansas and Oklahoma showing
especially light prospects.
Condition of the crop on April
in these 10 States was only 48 per
cent of normal.
The department said that. in the
Carolinas and Georgia February and
March freezes damaged peach buds
rather generally.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
| Wordens' Row
| Ruled Draw
Over BIockout

Two air-raid wardens got their
signals crossed during blackout on
the night of March 16 and ended in
Municipal Court yesterday with one
OF them accused by the other of
being blackout violator.
Judge Walter j. Casey dismissed
the case after listening two hours
to evidence which he said convinced
him that there are still some points
about blackouts to be settled"
Miss Jane Hamilton, warden in
the Connecticue avenue and L street
sector, accused Jacob jacobson,
owner and warden of the Defense
Building in the same area, of re-
fusing to blackout his Office light
when the blue signal sounded. Light
streamed into the alleyway as Mr..
Jacobson tried to convince Miss
Hamilton that he did not have to
put it out until the red sigma,
sounded. He also maintained that
the light did not show anyhow.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Mothers Sought 10 Train
AS RecreationaI Leaders

Three special training classes for
mothers of the Bethesda Chew
Chase area, who are willing to be-
come recreational leaders during
the summer, are now being arranged
by the Recreation Committee of
the Women's Division of Civilian
Defense, Mrs. John Werner, chair
man. announced yesterday. Instruc-
ton will be paid for by the Wartime
Consumer Adult Education Pro.
gram. which has approved the COM
mittee's plan.
Leaders in charge of organizing
the classes are Mrs. A. B. Chester
East Bethesda, Wisconsin 7495; Mrs,
John Cannon, Somerset, Wisconsin
1912; Mrs. H. Duncan Wall. East
Chevy Chase, Wisconsin 9194: Mrs
Omar Hermann, West Chevy Chase
Wisconsin 1905: Mrs. Francis Davis
Bradley Hills, Wisconsin 1915.
Interested persons should get in
touch with the nearest leader. II
is hoped to start the classes next
| week.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Chain Clothing Store Agrees
To Desist Ad Practices
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated PfeSS.
The Federal Trade Commission
has announced that Bond Stores.
Inc, New York, with manufacturing
plants in Rochester, N. Y, and New
Brunswick, N. j., and retail stores
in many cities, including Washing
ton. had agreed to desist from GER
tain representations in the sale of
mems clothing.
The commission said yesterday
that the company agreed that In
its advertising it would cease and
desist" from representing that it Is
the only store which features two
pairs of trousers with every suit and
that the second pair is a gratuity;
using the word Rochester" in re-
spect to clothes made elsewhere;
using the word "bench-made" for
clothing not hand-tailored, or ''cus-
tom" for clothing not tailored to
measure. and using the words "veri-
fed value" when the value has not
been ascertained by an impartial
organization.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
District Bar Association
Admits y New Members

Admission of % new members, in
cluding Municipal Court Judge
Ellen K Raedy and former NRA
Administrator Donald r. Richberg
brings to more than 200 the number
enrolled in the District Bar Associ-
alton since last June, and boosts the
total membership to approximately
$500. it was announced today.
OF this total, $50 are in the armed
services, it was revaled.
Those enrolled were:
James NJ Fitzpatrick. Ray L. Jen-
kins. Joseph F.. LaWless, jr; Saul G
Lichtenberg, Patrick Henry Lough-
ran, o. R. MCGUIRE. Stanley B. Pier
son, Wendell w. Campbell, Whitford
w. Cheston, Ellen K. Raedy. James
C. Rhodes. T. Harold Scott, Richard
P. Schultze, John Henry Sullivan
Jean A. Vanderbilt, Edward Wheeler
Richard B. Washington, Thomas j
Ahearn. David Babp. Kenneth Don
aldson. John Christian Gall. Bernard
F. Garvey, Rees B. Gillespie. Maurice
A. Guervitz, Arthur M. Hahn, Rob-
ert E. Kline. jr: Max c. Louis, Don
aid r. Richberg and Lee Schlosberg
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Rotion Boord Seat SOUGHT

Organized labor will seek repre-
sentation on the Alexandria Ration
Board, it was announced yesterday
by Henry L. Cravati, State admins
trative ofiicer, following a meeting
of the OPA Labor Advisory Com
mittee. Mr.. Cravati said the Alex
aEdria board Is among Is boards
in industrial areas under the jur-
isdiction Of the Richmond OPA Of
fice, where board candidates will be
nominated by labor groups.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
107 DC. Brewery Workers
Grained 81 WAGE Raise

Six companies, employing lot
brewery warehousemen and drivers
in Washington. are affected by a
ruling of the Regional War Labor
Board granting the men a 81 weekly
salary increase.
The increase, retroactive to Janu-
AIRY /. was agreed on previously at
conferences between company repre-
sentatives and negotiators of the
Brewery Workers Union, Local As,
AFL. Drivers had received no in
crease in the past six years while
warehousemen got their last raise in
l941 contract. a 81 weekly increase.
Companies affected are Gardner
Sales Co., Anheuser-Busch. Inc.
American Brewery Co.. Gunther
Brewing Co.. Valley Forge Distribut-
ing Co. and National Brewing Co.