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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
Bride Of Tomorrow
Honored at Bosco's

A greenback shower ,honoring Miss
Eleanor Basile Of Bergin street, was
held recently at Bosco's restaurant
by Miss Pearl Muccino and Mrs.
Joseph Polletta. Miss Basile will
wed Frank Stance Of Baldwin street
tomorrow morning.
Those attending were: Mesdames
Louis BaSile, John Muccino, Pas
quale Stance, Joseph Ciarcia, Con-
cetta Spino, John Primiano, DOM
enic Liberatore, Joseph Campapiano,
John Mauro, Vincent DeRosa, Frank
Vellucci, Frank Vellucci, Frank Vel
lucci, Jr, John zampino, Martin
Giordano, Clifford Marcoux,
Charles Ciarcia, Claude Rizzo, Jo-
seph Coscia, Donald Parisi, Charles
MarNano, william Nevilles, Pas
quale Coscia, John Jacovino, DOM
enic Cicshetti and Maria Secola.
Also, Mesdames Marie Klein,
William Secola, Mary Muccino, j.
s. San Angelo, Josephine Annulli,
Angelo CaSerio,. Augustus Muccino,
Nicholas Muccino, Vincent Jaco-
vino, John Compoli, Paul Lam
ese, John Palomba, Rocco Perugini,
Mrs. Jacovino, Ann Pizzetti, Caro-
line Antonucci, Mary Scacco, DOM
enic Polzella, John Muccino, MI
hele DiPrimio, Fred Gerard, DOM
enic Ferrari, Louis Caputo, Mary
Angelina Priotti, Salvatore Rim
add and Joseph Muuccino.
Mesdames Anthony Markanthony,
Frank Marciano, Nicholas Cic-
chetti, Mary Marciano, Louis RI
naldi, ASsunta Lanese, Arthur Mis-
tura, Angelina CATERING, Helen De-
Cesare, Teresa santa Lucia, Helen
Dollinger, Anthony Dance, Mrs,
Nicholas Jacovino Mary Farnatori,
Joseph Faressa, Mary Porte, An
thony Palladino, Rose Dinofrio. John
Nocera, James Janetty, Henry Their
rieu, Charles Sorbo, Henry Muccino,
Joseph Famigletu and Jennie &C.
nau.
And the Misses Rose Vellucci,
Florence Perugini, Louise Salcito,
Albina Liberatore, Teresa Muccino,
Lucy Perugini, ssan Compoli, Mar
garet Muccino, Louise and Rita
Muccino, Rae and Margaret Stance
Rose Chiocchio, Dorothy Corvinelli,
Florence Ricci, Mary Carosella, Leila
CaroSella, Nancy Bellini, Ann Cream,
Mary Longo, Mary Heffernan, Mar
tina Ratushny, Josephine Secola,
Robertine Deery, Rebecca Summa,
and Mary Bozzuto.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
Weddings
DANAHER-DE LONG

Miss Evelyn Isabelle belong.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis De-
Long Of Thomaston, and John
Francis Danaher. son Of Mrs. Ellen
Danaher also Of Thomaston, were
married September Is in st. Thomas
church in Thomaston, with Rev.
John J. Mc0rath ofilciating.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride was attended by her cou-
sin. Miss Bernice Russln Of Water
town, as maid Of honor. Robert
Danaher served as best man for his
brother. A wedding breakfast follow
ed at the home Of the brides par
ents.
Both the bride and bridegroom
are graduates Of Thomaston high
school. Mrs. Danaher q employed
at Seth Thomas Clocks. Mr.. Dam
aher is employed by the City Of
Waterbury. They will reside n
ThomastOn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
Club Notes

The October meeting Of the Senior
Luther League Of Zion Lutheran
church scheduled to be held In the
church social rooms on Friday even
ing, october /, will be held at the
home OF the vice president, Roy z.
johnson OF Arden road. The pro-
gram will be In charge OF Everett
GRAIN, and the topic will be Our
Heritage.
A dinner party will be held on
Sunday, october 3, at the home OF
Mrs. Matthew Noonan, 1875 Fair
lawn avenue, by the Franciscan
Mission club. Arrangements are in
charge Of Miss Margaret Frageau,
assisted by Mrs. Raymond O'Neil,
Mrs. James HenneSSey, Mrs. Frank
Dutil and Miss Irma Greco. Honored
guests will be Rev. Hilary Sullivan,
Of the Franciscan Monastery OF New
York, and Mayor John 8. Monagan.
The Waterbury Ladies Aid AsSo-
citation will hold their first meet
ing Monday evening, october 4th at
8:l5 o'colck at the Hebrew 1nsti-
tute. Rabbi Max Glitter will be the
guest speaker. A social hour will be
held after the meeting and refresh
ments viii be served.
The Women's Auxiliary OF the
l02nd Infantry Association will hold
q card party this evening at the z.
M. C. A. Proceeds will be used to
purchase gifts for members Of the
l02nd Infantry, former National
Guardsmen and inductees, federal
lied in March, 1941, and now serv-
ing in the South Pacific area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
Contract Bridge
ELTON CLUB

winners in the Thursday evening
tournament held under the direction
of Mrs. william Sherman Smith
included:
North and South: Miss Ethel
Waters and Mrs. William Meyers,
98 1-2; Miss Alice Walden and Miss
Helen BartSeh, 90 IL.
East and West: Lewis Merrill and
Mrs. Ida .Birdsall, IS l-2; Miss Lii
Ian Rinaldi and Miss Emma Terrill,
SO i-2.
Official standing: Mr.. Merrill and
Mrs. Birdsall. 264: Miss Walden and
Miss Bartsch. 1853; Mrs. Phelps and
Mrs. Booth, ISL; Mr.. and Mrs. Treat,
248 l-2,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
Social Notes

Lieutenant Louise M. Menzelle of
the Army Air Corps spent, the past
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Menzelle Of Oakville,
away from her post at Fort Bragg,
N. G.
Miss Stepha1te Milton Hubiak Of
Burgaw, N. O., Is visiting her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
A. Skuba Of Hill street.
Miss Ann Darlington, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph w. Caring
ton Of Bonair avenue has resumed
her studies in the sophomore class
at Earlham college, Richmond, Ind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01

Most beautiful hand ever paint
ed Is generally recognized as the
right hand Of Mona Lisa, done By
Leonardo da Vlncl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
Junior Sister Glass
Host to Freshmen

The freshman class of Albertus
Magnus College, New Haven, was
entertained last Monday by their
junior sister class. Technicolor mo-
vies were shown, and q tour Of the
campus was included in the pro-
gram. In the evening a buffet
supper was held at McAuliffe Hall.
Tuesday morning the student body
attended Mass in the Students
Building in academic garb. The fall
semester opened Thursday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
Walter WincIaeH
In Nezc, York

and ended the Journalistic" car
reer Of q. Perrin Schwartz with
Social Justice.
zone SchwartE was hOnOred with
The Order OF The Purple Heart,
the other BY Killers New Order.
ID. w. Rogers: Captain U. s. Army
Air Forces 24-year old Dart
mouth honor student In TAX
ing off for q mission over Europe,
the bomber he piloted was fatally
crippled by accident With un-
canny skill he kept his ship over the
airdrome so that an injured crew
member could bail out (. Then, to
avoid crashing his bomb laden plane
on friendly territory territory, Rog-
ers flew out to sea, dropped his
cargo, returned to the field so his
crew could bail out, flew back to sea
and crashed his plane When
picked up by q rescue boat he was
dead.
N. w. Rogers: Tompkins Corners,
New York =. Has been calling him
self Judge" Rogers ever since pre-
siding, for O very short time as q
Justice Of the Peace In his town Of
800 residents Began his subver-
sive career by distributing copies Of
1.-THE Hidden Hand" q hate PAM
phlet written by "Col." Eugene
Sanctuary, one Of the "a named in
the Washington conspiracy indict-
ment for alleged sedition This
Rogers wrote a pamphlet clarifying
Gen. George Van Horn MoSeley, the
man touted for the Presidency Of
the U. s. by jail-bird william Dud-
ley Pelley and rabble-rouser Joe
McWilliaTns i. Rogers Is presently
busy publishing weekly sheet called
1.-THE Patriot" recent issues Of which
contain snide attacks upon Our vail
ant allies.
One gave his life TO his coun-
trymen, the other gave lies.
Herbert e. Fisher: OF Queens, N.
Y. =. Now an American immortal
Was q twenty-two-year old
staff Sergeant in the U. 8. Army
Air Force f. Immediately after
Pearl Harbor he resigned from o
safe position with the War De-
partment in Washington, enlisted
and went overseas Assigned to
the Army Air Forces, Fisher at
tended gunnery school. Because Of
his adaptability he became q tail
gunner in q Flying Fortress and
thereafter participated In many mis-
sions over Europe :. For his superb
Workmanship on q raid over Will
helmshaven he was promoted to
Staff Sergeant But Sergeant
Fisher flies no more -. In April
Of this year the War Department
reported him missing In action.
George b. Fisher: Retired business
man Of Darien, Conn. -. Angel for
jailbird william Dudley Pelley, q
man who believed he had been chos-
en- from above to change the U. s.
into q Fascist state, and who formed
the Silver Shirts Of America to &C.
compliSh this monumental" task.
Fisher contributed twenty.
thousand dollars In good American
money to help Smelly Pelley's
cause" When the Feds went
looking for Silver Shirt William,
they found him living in this Fish
er's home - the same Fisher who on
at least two previous occasions had
snatched Mr.. Silver Shirt from DIFF.
ferent prisons for furnishing cash
bail.
One Fisher gave his money to
make the United States Fascist,
the other gave his life 10 prevent II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
REBEKAHS PLAN
AMBULANCE FUND

Naugatuck, oct. l.-Members Of
the Rebekah assembly and Odd Fell
lows Of Connecticut have started q
fund to be used to secure an am
bulance to be presented to the q. 8,
Army on Thanksgiving day.
Donations may be made 10 any
Mrs. Lorella Newman, Mrs. Liz
liam johnson. Mrs. Rose Traver.
mrs. Tanla Anderson and Mrs. Let
tie Waterhouse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
Forum Staff to
Entertain at Frolic

Mary T. Rabbott, editor-in-chief
of 1.-THE Forum, Sacred Heart
High School publication, Jane T.
Berry, associate editor, and other
members of the Forum staff are in
charge OF arrangements for the
Freshman Frolic" TO be held to-
night at the school. Students Of
I'VE local schools win be guests of
the staff and schools in Naugatuck,
WATERFOWL and woodbury. will be
represented.
Entertainment will be provided by
members of the Sacred Heart Glee
Club. Dancing will begin at 1880
p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
Miss GauUin Observes
Eleventh. Birthday

Mary Gavin was rendered a
birthday party recently in honor of
her eleventh birthday. Games were
played and luncheon was served to
the guests who included:
Mary Ann Rose, jeanne Rose,
Mary Quinn, Alice Quinn, Judy Pc
tite, Janice Osborne, Florence o.
borne, Marianne Geghan, Claire st.
Arnauld, Mary Jane Tacovino, Col.
leen Coughlin, Bernice Sullivan,
Andrea Pulford and Brian Kelley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01
BetrOthalS

. Mr.. and Mrs. william v. Lorusso
OF 300 Bishop street announce the
betrothal of their daughter, Kath-
crime j., to Private Joseph Celen-
tano, son OF Mrs. Frances Celen-
tano Of 1873 East Farm street, sta
toned at Camp Polk, La. No we'd
ding date has been set.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-01

Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick of Pleas
ant street and Miss Peggy Kilmar-
tin of State street, will attend the
fall meeting Of the College Of st.
Elizabeth Alumnae association Sat-
urday afternoon at the Hotel Pierre,
New York City.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Former Faculty Member
Enlists In WAVES

Friends of Miss Lucille Andrews, a for
mer member of the Lexington School
faculty, will be interested to learn that
she has joined the WAVES. The fol-
lowing account of her joining was
carried in the Greenwood Common
wealth several days ago:
Miss Lucille Andrews, who has taught
Home Economics in the Itta Bena High
School for the past several years, has
joined the WAVES, according to an
nouncement made her by the Recruiting
Unit.
The service oath was administered to
Miss Andrews Saturday afternoon by
SPAR Ensign Marie Hubert. An hour
before Miss Andrews arrived in Green
wood, Ensign Hubert had received
special permission from Secretary of
the Navy Knox to swear in WAVES.
Miss Andrews was the first WAVE to
be sworn in by Ensign Hubert and both
women are proud to serve their respect
i've services in the Women's Reserve.
Miss Andrews is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lonnie Andrews of Union, and
has taught Home Economics in several
of Mississippi's high schools.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
A Story Of Casab|anca

Casablanca is a beautiful city. There's
no denying the fact although many OF
the parks have been turned into soldiers
barracks, although the town has beer
squeezed out Of shape by the hordes OF
soldiers and sailors, French, English
Moroccan, and American who jostle each
other on the narrow sidewalks and
crowd into the small dingy bars.
L had been told so often that Casa
blanca was a terrible hole that l was
expecting the worst. At first, however,
| saw only the novely, the strangeness
of the city. 1t was not until later that
/, too, realized that it was dirty, crowd
that we in America consider absolutely
necessary. That first afternoon l wan
dered aimlessly about, wanting to test
my unused college French, trying to see
everything at once, admiring the mod
ernity of the Bank of Morocco, reveling
in the gaudy flowers and green trees. I
strolled through the business section
and was hailed by street urchins, some
crying out "Shine! Shine!", others Of
fering leather bags, silver rings, Arab
daggers to "le Capitain"-for rather
steep prices. 1t was on their ears that
I stammered out my first efforts in
French since the days l corrugated
verbs for Miss Craig, and wonder of
wonders, they understood a bit of what
I tried to say. And l was a ~diligent
student; l tried vainly to remember all
the words they used and especially the
accent. 1t was hopeless but it was fun.
Late that afternoon I hired a "taxi"
Greatly a carriage drawn by a broken
down nag driven by a Spanish jew and
by dint of gestures and my bastard
French, made the driver understand that
I wanted to go sightseeing. We drove
about for two hours, the climax of the
ride being the visit to the Sultan's
a lovely Moorish" q think
building set in exquisitely formal gar
complete with an ornate summer
house, luxuriant shrubbery, pink and
red and blue flowers everywhere. foun-
Continued on page ~
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03

ing but water and sky. Then suddenly
the mist lifted and there was the city,
necklaced about the shore in a chain
of pink and orange and white, all blend
ing together to form a scene straight
out of the Arabian Nights. l was frankly
delighted but a fellow Ensign grunted
wisely and said, Looks pretty now but
it," But | was hopeful-even of the
smells.
As we inched in through the channel,
the scene divided into individual pic
lures; here on the right was a thin,
white lighthouse, tipped on the edge of
a rocky promontory in the rear of
bits of yellow and orange rose up to
mix with the blue sky; directly in front
was the harbor, the water dark green,
washing gently up over the hulls of
scuttled ships (grisly mementoes of the
AEF's first visit to Casablanca); above
the water. the ran and barges and
anchored ships, and beyond the modern
istic six and seven story buildings of
Casablanca; over on the left a few
which sloping green hills splashed with
squatty factories sitting next to the
water with ridiculously tall chimneys
putting out spurts of thin grey smoke
which were caught up in the stiff breeze
and bounced out of sight ebyond the
limits of the city.
I didn't go ashore that evening but
walked back and forth on the deck. look
ing at the town basking like a laby fat
orange-colored lizard in the late after
noon sun and the dirty slow-moving
Arab work gangs which were cleaning
up the dock next to the ship. That
night | went to bed early. 1t was chilly
but l left the door open and pulled up
an extra blanket. l read a little in
Henry James Portrait of a Lady and
smiled when ! realized that | was act
ually in Africa in wartime and reading |
a book which was a far cray indeed from
the place and the time. When l turned
out the lights, l could ee out over the
smokestack where mil, ions of stars
in a hlue-blsck KY -.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Holmes County Men
In The Service
~
Dewitt 7. Warner
Coins Promotion

Friends of Dewitt T. Warner, a for
mer Lexington man, will be glad to
learn of his promotion to chief of the
immigration and Naturalization Service
at Mobile, where he has been for sew
eral months. The following account OF
the promotion appeared in the May oath
edition Of the Mobile Press:
The promotion of Dewitt T. Warner
as chief of the immigration and Natural
ization Service for Mobile was an
nounced here Monday.
Warner, a native of Mississippi and a
graduate of Mississippi State, has been
acting in charge for TIE last few months,
He came here from Miami, Florida.
The new immigration chief, who also
mas been authorized to act as examiner
for alien soldiers seeking United States
citizenship, has been in the service for
30 years. He served 10 years in for
eign service as immigration adviser to
United States consuls in Germany. Eng
land, Austria, and Czechoslovakia.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Froncis L. Herbert
Gets Commission

FORT BENNING, Ga.-(Special)-
Francis L.. Herbert of Lexington, Mis-
sissippi, was commissioned a second
States May 26th upon successful COM
pletion of the Officer Candidate Course
at The Infantry School at Fort Benning.
1t. Herbert is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. G.. Herbert of Lexington, Mississippi.
The new lieutenant enlisted in the
army on Feb. 5, 1913, and served four
years with the ROTC, State College,
Miss, before going to Officer Candidate
School three months ago. He held the
rank of ROTC Cadet before being COM
missioned.
The new officer is a graduate Of Lex
ington High School in Lexington, Miss,
and Mississippi State College, at State
College, Miss, where he was prominent
as a Sigma Alpha Epsilon, (social fra
ternity), and Scabbard and Blade, (Mili-
tary fraternity.
At The Infantry School, worlds larg-
est institution Of its kind, the local Off
Ger took a three months course to fit
him for his new responsibilities. The
course covers the technique of handling
all the varied modern infantry weapons
and tactics of leading small infantry
units in combat. It also includes study
Of many varied subjects which future
officers must know along the lines of
administration, military law, etc.
The men who attend the Officer
Candidate Schools are the best privates,
corporals and sergeants from the en-
tire army, selected by their superiors
for outstanding intelligence and quail
ties Of leadership. During the course
even the mildly incapable are weeded
out, SO that the men who graduate with
commissions are Americas finest SOL
diers, fully qualified to be the leaders
in our new army.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Il Co|ored Youths
Accepted In Service

Colored reigstrants accepted in the
armed forces of the United States from
Holmes County Local Board No. l, Du-
rant, are:
Army-Dock Ellis, Durant; Saul Clar.
ence Williams, Richland; Hugh Johnson
Jr., Rt.1, Goodman; John Clarence John.
son, Durant;; Charley Coats, Ri. /, Lex
ington; John Branch, Ri. /, Pickens;
Elias James Cain, Ri. 2, West; Ernest
Willis Anderson, West; John Wesley
Weatherby, Du: ant; Willie Hobbs, Du-
rant; Charlie Lee Henry Greer, Durant.
N~avy--Preston Earl Tidwell, West;
Alfred Brown, Jr. Ri. 1, PickenS; Oscar
Curtis Riley, West; General Woods, RI.
1, Pickens; Roosevelt MCGEE, Rt. 2, Du-
rant; Willie Lee Coffee, Rt. 3, West.
Others accepted are-Albert Boles, Du-
rant; Brock Alexander, Durant; 'Phlay
Willie Falls, Pickens; Everett Lee Redd,
Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Durant Graduation
Exercises Friday
Nine Seniors Get
Diplomas; Rev.
Street Speaker

Graduation Exercises we're held Fri
day evening, May %, at $3.50 pm. in
the High School auditorium at Durant.
The speaker Of the evening was the
Rev. J. H. Street, pastor First Baptist
Church, of Hazlehurs, who spoke on
individual Responsibility"
Student speakers were Eph. Cress-
well and Ira Hendricks, Jr. Their topics
we're, youth Tomorrow-Youth Today
Diplomas were delivered by Supt. C
Steen, Eph. Cresswell, Ira Hendricks
Marcus Rodgers, Herman Odom, Mamie
Mae Gilbert, Cora Lee Hyde, Lorraine
Henry, and Richard Benefited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Vacation Bible School
Registration Friday

Registration for Vacation Bible School
will be conducted at the Baptist Church
Friday morning, June 4, at 10 am, ac-
cording to announcement by the pastor.
All children Of the community, and visit
ing children, age 4 through 16, are in
vited to attend. Actual work begins
next Monday at $3.50 and will continue
three hours daily through Friday, June
18th.
An excellent staff of about eighteen
workers will be in charge Of the work,
and the pupils will be grouped into four
departments on an age basis. Activities
will include: Bible study, memory work,
music, stories, and handiwork. Their
will be no assigned homework. II
weather permits, a picnic will be held
for the pupils on the last afternoon of
the school. At the closing exercises,
awards will be made to those with per-
feet attendance records.
All those planning to attend are urged
to register Friday as this will saw
time Monday. Those unable to come
Friday, however, will be welcomed Mon
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Holmes Scouts Hold
Field Day On 17th
AT Lexington
Court Of Honor Ia
Be Held At 500:
Over 100 Expected

Over one hundred Holmes County
Boy Scouts viii lattend the annual
Scout Field Day and Court of Honor in
Lexington at the Country Club Thurs
day, June 18th.
The field day exercises will include
parades, races, demonstrations of first
aid, softball, swimming and other sports.
At seven o'clock supper will be pre-
pared by the Scouts and the Court Of
Honor will be held at eight o'clock that
evening.
Following is a complete program for
the day:
1. Parade by Patrols on Square, pm.
meet at Grammar School.
All Patrols will be graded on the way
they march and the order in which
Parade is carried out.
Hike to Country Club-Inspecion by
Patrols.
Patrols will be inspected as to: Uni
form, shoes, badge of rank, obeyance
to orders, Patrol medallions and troop
numerals, Troop flags, etc.
2. Sack Race-(Two p~articipants).
Distance Of the race will be about 80
yards.
3. Scout Race-(Two participants).
Two Scouts from each patrol will be
given the signal to go over a one mile
course. The Scout coming in nearest
to twelve minutes will be awarded first
place.
4. First Aids participants entire
patrol).
One Scout will be a patient and seven
will be doctors. 1t will be conducted
in Rally form, and no Scout will know
what bandage he is to tie until he reach
es the patient, therefore all seven Scouts
must know how to tie the most impor-
tan First Aid Triangular bandages, and
must furnish his own neckchief. Speed
and accuracy will be considered.
5. Softball Game-(Tchula and Good
man)-5 innings; Lexington and Du-
rant)5 innings.
s. Swimming, Fancy diving; 2, Free
style. Swimming until z o'clock.
Prepare and eat SUPPER to 8. Zach
boy brings W food prepared-drinks
will be furnished).