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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-14
SCRAP DRIVE
army INDICTED
Military Ceremonies High
light Organization Of
New Home Front Unit

In fun military style, captains,
officers, non-coms and privates were
sworn in as members Of the home
front drive last night at ceremonies
ct the Armory which were the ON
cial preliminaries 10 the forthcom-
ing scrap-bank drive 10 be held oct.
16 70 rs.
Before Major J. Peter CostigaHl,
inducing otticer, the men with right
hands raised, took the oath Of mem
bership, pledging their utmost ef-
forts toward success Of the drive.
Co. H. Military Police led by Cept.
Frank Healey, conducted o military
drill previous to the induction serv-
Ices.
Mayor John 8. Monagan ad-
dressed the gathering pointing out
the vital need for scrap material to
press the war effort on all fronts
TO the fullest. He cited the tremen-
dous expenditure Of material by the
armed services in their need for
prosecuting the war, and urged thai
everyone gives their best toward the
success Of the drive, stating that It
Is one Of the most important Of all
home front participations.
Raymond ]. Tanning interviewed
two Navy men who related their
experiences after being torpedoed.
Lester Spring, gunner's mate, third
class, described how a torpedo exc
ploded directly beneath him while
he was In the water and blew him
forty feet In the air. Freddie Cor
MEL, seaman second Gloss, described
how he witnessed O companion be-
ing devoured by q sharg while he
was helpless to give him aid.
The Fulton American band
played at the ceremonies. ]. War
rem Epson introduced the mayor.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-14

The best ObtainabIe to-
day! Durable, warm and
extra well tailored with
upper fronts and sport
backs. Flannel lined for
extra warmth. Sizes s
to Is.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-14

Strong corduroy. Fully lined.
Sizes 6 to IL In brown, gray
or blue.
$3.49 to $4.9s
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-14
CORDUROY SETS

Button front Jacket with
matching bib-fr0nt overaIls.
Fine plnwale corduroy. AS
sorted cOlors. Sizes 2, 8 and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-14

Regulation Navy Motions, Camel
Hair, Fleece and Tweeds. Double
and single breasted models. Lined
matching bib-tOp leggings. Upper
fronts. The ideal cold weather
outfit for the little fellow. Sizes
2 to 6.
Evening star., 1943-08-16
Capital Girl First Red Cross
Aide on Soil of Sicily

SICILY (By MaiD Life has
changed strangely in three months
for Miss Josephine Blades of 1871
Twentieth street NV, former War
Shipping Administration clerk in
Washington, who was the first Red
Cross girl to step on soil of Sicily
early in the invasion. Three months
after leaving her humdrum office
job to enter the Red Cross service,
she found herself the only repre-
sentative of the organization in
an advanced evacuation hospital
through which desperately wounded
men were pouring so rapidly that
the medical staff was working "a
hours a day.
Miss Blades threw herself into the
work of caring for these men with a
will. All night long she sat by bed
sides writing letters for men too
badly hurt to write for themselves.
She wouldn't trade jobs with any,
body, she says, but has had some
uncomfortable experiences, such as
trying to sleep on half an army
blanket and keep the other half over
her the first two nights after land
ing in Sicily. The blanket was
stretched on plowed ground in an
almond grove.
She has heard some strange
stories from the parched lips of
these men. One of the strangest
Evening star., 1943-08-16
45th Division News Makes Its Sic|iun Debut
With Bribed Sailor as First Staff Correspondent

served as a billet, was rather
spooky place. One night, startled by
the racket made by a cat tumbling
over some tin cans. Photographer
George Tapscott of Oklahoma City
aWoke to find ghostly face staring
at him in the dark. He reached
under the blanket for his pistol and
fired. There was a crash Of plaster
and when TapScott turned on his
flashlight he found he had put a
bullet straight through the benign
countenance of William Ewart Glad
stone.
Faced Many Problems.
Sergt. Mauldin had some ma jor
problems of his own There Was an
engraving shop in town, but no sui
furiC acid and no zinc on which to
make plates He managed to get
10 gallons of the chemical from a
local chemical manufacturer, but
how to get zinc baff1ed him until
he recalled that collins often are
lined with it.
A visit to the undertaken showed
one all made up for the reception
of a lately departed local worthy.
1t required some persuasion before
the undertaken agreed willingly to
cut out big slice of the precious
metal.
1t was easy enough for the staff to
meet their payroll, somewhat more
difficult to feed their employees. How
they managed it must 60 unrevealed
for the time being
The latest acquisitions to the grow
ing staff are priceless. They are five
Yugoslavians who were German
prisoners brought to Sicily for heavy
work with the German forces and
left behind without any resource
when the Germans left.
But they are exceptionally high
grade men-musicians and artists.
They give concerts each night when
work is over in the present Offices
Of the 45th Division News. They
sweep the floor, they cook the food.
All the Yugoslavs are former
Chetniks and college men in their
own country.
Evening star., 1943-08-16
u. 5. Fighting Spirit
High, Japanese Says

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. l6.-The Japa-
nese Navy's propaganda chief in a
speech paid tribute to American
fighting spirit" and repeated the
frequent warning that Japan will be
attacked from the air, the Toxic
radio said yesterday in a broadcast
recorded by United States Govern
ment monitors.
The cOunteroffenSive of the Amer
ican forces at the present time in
the Solomons and New Guinea is
extremely furious and the fighting
spirit of the men and officers of the
American forces also is excellent"
said Capt. Etsuzo Kurihara. They
do not give our forces even a mo-
ment of rest.
Kurihara said the United States
had been "defeated' at the wars
outset, but had finally braced her
self and has come forward with
counteroffensives." He said these
had been expected as natural thing
for the enemy, strategically speak
ing" He continued:
With her counteroffensives the
enemy is planning to carry out
bombing attacks on our important
bases and on the important indus
trial districts, ports, railways and
government quarters, thereby de-
stroying the production and fight
ing spirit of the home front. Vital
facilities and the determination of
the entire people to cope with such
events must be strengthened"
The broadcast quoted Kurihara as
saying the Pacific war was one of
attrition, with each side trying to
destroy great quantities of it's enc
mys equipment and simultaneously
outproducing the other.
Every time you lick War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-08-16

is from Garden of Olives battle of
the 45th Division.
The wounded man was lying on
the edge of rock shelf on a ter
raced hill. 1t was in the middle of
fight. The terrain was too diff
cult to carry him under the cir
CumStanCes. His sergeant pushed
him over the shelf and he rolled
down and down for a half mile or
more until a medical detail could
pick him up. He was in good shape
when he arrived at this hospital
The thing which impresses me
most about my job" says Miss
Blades, lis the GI. He is such an
accomplishing fellow no matter
how badly he is hurt, and I have
found that he never asks for any,
thing unless he really needs it
badly"
Miss Blades is a sister of 1t.
Roger Blades of 3148 Wisconsin
avenue, stationed at the Navy De-
partment in Washington.
Evening star., 1943-08-16

member of the staff of the Okla
homa City Times, and Sergt Will
liam Mauldin, the cartooniSt of
Phoenix, Ariz., got into Vittoria the
next day and found the town had
two printing presses. They had a
lot of copy. Rounding up some
Italian printers, they went to work.
For local copy" they we're well
fixed But the men wanted to
know what was going on in the
outside world Sergt Mauldin got
on a requlsitioned Italian bicycle
and started over the road toward a
Navy ship where, he supposed. there
would be a radio. On the way be
picked up an Italian carbine, with
which he bribed a sailor to go
aboard and bring him back some
world news. Getting aboard, the
sailor was caught by the ships eX-
ecutive officer, who made him take
back the carbine but allowed him
to function as Sergt Mauldin's
first foreign staff
Strafed Twice on Quest.
In the harbor, Sergt. Mauldin
was strafed by an Me. On the way
back a straflng Stuka got after
him, attracted by the shiny bicycle.
Thus they got out the first edition
of about 1000 copies on a local
hand press. They had to draw
each letter as it would appear when
printed because the printers couldn't
read their handwriting.
A few days later, while preparing
the second edition, they moved to
a larger Italian city where there was
a power press but no power and
type font with no w's, ks or VS.. The
press had to be operated with a big
fywheel turned by hand. But in
two days they got out 1000 copies
of a two-page paper.
Take on Labor Bill.
Sergt. Robinsons labor problems
were the least of his worries. Seven
printers were hired to set the paper
by hand. 1t took them nearly two
days. The staff agreed to foot the
labor bill and collect from the di-
vision later if possible The total,
at the current wage scale, reached
$3.50.
No sooner did word get around
town that newspaper was about to
come on the street than Publisher
Robinson found haunting his wait
ing room the inevitable theatrical
press agent wanting a write-up for
himself. He was a Sicilian whose
American stage name was Sam
Leroy. He had been in the movies
in the old Vitagraph days, playing
aristocratic villain parts.
The publishers Office, which also
Evening star., 1943-08-16
Allied Bombers Blast
0bjectives 10 North
And South Of Rome
Ey the Associated Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. Aug. 16.-The
Allied aerial onslaught against
the enemy's dwindling MeSsina
bridgehead ragged INCREASINGLY
yesterday and squadronS struck
Italian mainland objectives both
north and south of Rome, it was
announced today.
RAF and Canadian Wellingtons,
with blockousterS among their loads,
pitted the railway yards of Viterbo.
40 miles north of Rome, and started
fires.
The seaplane base at Lake Brac-
ciano, Is miles north of Rome, and
the coastal railway lines south of
the capital also were raided, COM
munique said.
In all the widespread operations
by 1t. Gen. Carl Spaatz's Northwest
African squadrons, five planes were
lost Three of the enemy's planes
were destroyed
Coordinated with the blows of the
Northwest African squadrons was an
attack Saturday night by Raj Lib
orators and HalifaXes on the railway
installations, freight yards and Mes
sina Strait ferry terminus at San
Giovanni. A Cairo communique
said the attack resulted in many hits
and the kindling of fires
Middle East BeauflghterS bombed
Nazi landing ground and a quay
side building at the Greek port of
kalamata, 1l0 miles southwest of
Athens. The Cairo bulletin said run
way and gunposts were hit. From
both the Kalamata and San Clio
vanni operations all planes re-
turned
Many attacks were made on
Messina Strait, where small, fast
ferries and power boats whisked
beaten German and italian forces
from Sicily to the Italian mainland
in trips of IS or 20 minutes.
Every type of Allied warplane was
pressed into the gigantic continuous
attack, except Flying Fortresses,
which were still idle after their
raid on Rome.
On the foot of Italy, American
Mitchells and Marauders with
Lightning escorts bombed the
freight yards at Marina di Branca-
leone and Sapri, the junction of
Sibari and bridges and tunnels in
the vicinity of Porto di Stalletti and
Bianco.
From dawn yesterday until dawn
today beaches, ports, roads, bridges
and railways in the vicinity of Mes
sina Strait were targets of Allied
explosives.
There is no comparison between
Messina Strait and Dunkerque," said
a senior RAF officer.
The strait can be crossed in IS
minutes and as a result the enemy
naturally prefers to get out during
the darkness, but we have made
quite hole in his ferry fleet he
said. adding:
Fighter and bomber pilots have
given the barges and ferries no rest
during any minute of daylight, and
even near misses do much to cripple
small ships and render them useless
for immediate operations.
For the flax umbrella over the
strait, the enemy has stationed more
guns than We had in the whole
London artillery barrage in 1940.'
Evening star., 1943-08-16
Father Cerrute Dies;
Formerly Of 6. u.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug 16.-The Rev.
Edmund P. Cerrute. S. j.. So. dean
Of men at Regis High School here
and former dean of men at Lovola
College, Baltimore, died last night.
He formerly was on the staff of
Georgetown University.
A native of New York, Father
Cerrute was graduated from Ford
ham University in 1911, Archbishop
Francis j. Spellman being one of his
classmates.
He took his philosophy and the
ology studies at Woodstock Md
College and was ordained in 1924 by
Archbishop Curley of Baltimore.
Father Cerrute was assistant pre-
feet of discipline at Georgetown
University from 1884 to 1887. under
the Rev John J. Kehoe. He also
was moderator of the college paper
The Hova.
Evening star., 1943-08-16

IIIIF Nr. I1dIIIIIItI, 'S"'e"e W 'h'F''
he was pronounced dead by Dr. r. S.
Smith of the Emergency Hospital
staff apparently of a heart attack.
Dr. B. L. Hardin, jr, 1929 Connec-
ticut avenue NV, who had been
treating Mr.. Wright for heart dis
ease, signed a death certificate.
Mr. Wright it was announced to-
day, was scheduled to succeed Fred
Hamlin in the CAA post, which he
had held previously in 1910 and
1941 A private pilot, Mr.. Wright
had been neWspaperman for Is
years. Before joining the CAA, he
was in charge of public relations
for the Census Bureau in 1910, and
Evening star., 1943-08-16

was for three years director of in
formation for the Work Projects
Administration.
He had worked on newspapers in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Minneapolis,
Butte, Mont: New Orleans, Des
Moines. Iowa; Devils Lake, N. Oak,
and Fort Worth and Houston
Evening star., 1943-08-16

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1943-08-16

American publi-
cation on Axis
territory.
1t was the
"45th Division
News and the
story of how it
was gotten out
should become
one of the clas-
sics of Amer
ican journalism
L ne q j V l s | o u
landed just be-
low Wit toria i a.
Sergt. Don Rob-
inson, the editor
an n formerly
Evening star., 1943-08-16

Tex. He also had been an adver-
tising executive, editor and part
owner of a magazine, and director
OF his own public relations agency.
He was born in Upton. Iowa, and
attended Grinnell College.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
S. S. Wright of Washington; a sis
Evening star., 1943-08-16

rector OF lnfOr-
nation and sta
tiStiCS for the
Civil Aeronau-
tics AdminiStra-
ton, a post from
which he had
resigned in l94l
because of i'll
health.
Found uncon-
sclOuS on the
floor of an apart
ment at 144l Eu-
cid street NV,
where he was
visiting Chris
Evening star., 1943-08-16
Church 'Broudcusts'
Stopped by Court

The Rev J. Ernest Bolam, pastor
Of Methodist Church in Hammer
smith, West London, has been or
dered to stop broadcasting music
and talks through the loudspeak-
ers of radio set up in front of his
church.
Evening star., 1943-08-16
Roscoe Wright Dies
OF Heart Attack; Just
Renamed CAA Aide

Roscoe Wright, 43, Of 1862 Mint
wood place NV. died suddenly
near midnight last night shortly
after he had been reappointed di-
Evening star., 1943-08-16
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

SICILY by Main Hardly had
American troops landed in Sicily
than the first Army newspaper was
on the press-undoubtedlY the first
Evening star., 1943-08-16

ter, Mrs. Hills Mills. and niece,
Margaret K. Mills, both OF Arling-
ton, Va.
Evening star., 1943-08-16

War bonds are an investment In
Americas future. Nothing In the
world Is safer today. Buy,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08

Mrs. Annie Duncan and family.
John Davies and Martha Babcock
enjoyed New Years at the home
of Mrs. Duncan's son. in-law and
daughter, MIR. and Mrs. Sam
Arnold at Cut Bank.
MIR. and Mrs. Mickey McFad-
yean and infant son. who have
b e e n living at Harlem. where
Mickey has been employed by
Buttreys. are here visiting his
mother this week.
Winter caps and mitts for sale.
Economy Shop.
The condition of Mrs. McFad
yean is still serious. making t
necessary for her to remain in
bed.
$9.4S buys a Sle.95 dress at
Sherburne Mercantile Co.
LOST-One 1926 20 tire. just
recapped, mounted on wheel,
lost between Choteau and Glacier
PARK Station on Dec. %. Re-
ward offered. Box F. Fairfield
Montana. 4l-2tc
Your cash dollar really talks
here. Quality Market
Earl Darrah, who is employed
North Idaho, is here visiting his
wife Mrs. Carolyn Darrah. hav-
! ing arrived before Christmas.
If you appreciate service and
good Merchandise trade at the
Quality Market.
w. G. Renshaw was home last
Saturday and Sunday from Great
Falls. his wife, who had spent
the holidays there, accompanying
him.
CANDLES Store repairs an makes Of
radios, refrigerators, gas and electric
! washers and bicycles. t
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08
Farewell Party Given
For Lorraine Brown

On the occasion of her leaving
for Butte t h e following day.
where she will be indicted as q
WAC, Miss Lorraine Brown,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Brown. was honored at a fare
we'll party in the Liens Room
Tuesday evening, upwards of 30
friends being in attendance.
The event W a planned b y
Topsy Walters and Ethel Bost-
wick and was of the character of
a dinner dance.
Miss Brown enlisted at Port
land recently and arranged to be
indicted at Butte.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08
Wren Rites Held
CONTINUED from page one,

Continued from page one)
Developments of seeming ordin.
ary cold. He lapsed into uncon-
sciousness. death ensuing II that
morning.
The son. who was one year,
six months old. succumbed to an
attack of pneumonia.
Mr.. Wren was born at Choteau,
his parents being John Wren Sr.
and Melinda Chouquette. n o "
deceased. The family settled in
Glacier County some 40 years
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08

HAPPENINGS
of Local Interest

Mrs. Octavia Stone. who has
been confined to her room at the
Yegen Hotel suffering an attack
of flu, has recovered sufficiently
as to be up and around.
New spring dresses in cotton
prints. see rsuckers. and French
crepe. Economy Shop.
Miss Mary Elaine Davis. high
school dramatics instructor. re.
turned last Sunday from Great
Falls. whers she had enjoyed the
holidays with relatives.
Fifty per cent off ladies dresses.
Sherburne Mercantile Co.
Harry Phalen of Waller was in
Browning Wednesday.
| Wayne Duncan of the Chief
force is suffering head injury
as the result of an accident while
practising basketball Wednesday.
Buy a $6.75 dress at Sherburne
Mercantile Co. for So SO.
Billy Stallcop of Cut Bank was
in town Monday to attend the
funeral of the late William Wren.
Lost-Pair reading glasses and
case. with Kornmesser, James
town. N. D. printed inside o
case: reasonable reward; finder
bring to Chief office. 42.It.
Mrs. Olga Griffin will leave to.
morrow for Hamilton to visit
her aged father. who is i'll. The
parent is Sc. of late months his
health having rapidly declined.
Ladies dresses a t haIf-price
Sherburne Mercantile Co.
4 The school board has employed
as an additional instructor Mrs
Mattson, who began her work
Monday. -
The marriage of Miss Marcells
WelIman to Richard House was
solemnized recently, it became
known to friends this week. The
event was shrouded in secrecy
for Marcella is a sly little lady
Best wishes to the couple.
Mrs. Harold Schlenske arrived
home Tuesday from Pittsburg
Calf. where she had been visit
ing her husband who is stationed
at an army camp.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. John Myers OF
Cut Bank were New Years guests
at the ranch home of Mrs. Louise
DeGuire.
Charles Armour and Gertrude
Lukin of Browning were issued 8
marriage license at Cut Bank
this week.
Murl Beck was a business vi
sitor in. Cut Bank.
George and Edward Aubert are
visiting their parents this week
on furloughs from the army.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08
Truck Lights Painted

In compliance with Mayor La
Guardia's dimout directions, head
lights of 1,4O0 sanitation department
trucks were ordered painted. The
dim and bright bulbs we're retained,
the paint coating being depended
apon to reduce the light. Vehicles
of other city departments used at
night were scheduled to receive the
same treatment
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08
Davis Drug To Open
At 1880 SUNDAYS

Beginning Sunday the Davis
Drug Store will open at II. 80 a..
M, that day, it is announced by
Mrs. Louise Davis, proprietor.
Heretofore, the store opened at
8. The closing hour will be 10
D. m.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08
Utterly Random Remarks

We can somehow endure having
people think we are fools, but hav-
ing them know it-that's terrible.
Some way may yet be invented to
get without giving, but no one who
has ever gone in extensively for CIV
ing has ever failed to get..
Punctuality is the art of waiting
for MISUNDERSTANDING Gillian.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08
Legion Auxiliary Meets
Tuesday Evening, Jan. IL

The Auxiliary unit Of t. h e
American Legion will meet at
the home of Mrs. Harriet Toll
man next Tuesday evening, JAN
uary II at 8. Mrs. Sibyl Hal
seth will be assisting hostess.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08
All Old Pianos

New York city residents contrib
uted AT old pianos to the scrap met
al drive in 2ls days. Each piano
contained about 300 pounds of metal.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08

ago.
Mr.. Wren is survived by his
widow. two small sons and two
brothers, John and Robert.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08
Absolute Zero Unattaineil

Absolute zero, or 273 degrees be-
low zero on the Centigrade scale,
never has been actually attained in
scientific experiments.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-01-08
New Fence Shocks But Once

A new electric fence for livestock
is based on "single-impulse" prin-
ciple, which means that it shocks
just once when touched.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-19
By Lieut.. Col. Karl a. Deter
Special To NFA Service

JERU SALEM. August l9-An
ancient bus. overloaded " ! { n
American soldiers on Through,
rolled up the long hill on the
road 20 Jericho where a Ger
tain Man once was walking
when he fell among thieves.
These Mere q1iet soldiers, Their
ev2s had looked on holy places.
their feet had trod on sacred
ground
A farm boy from Nebraska.
fresh out OF the hospital after
having caught a machine gun
slug AZ KaSsarinc, was sitting be
side an Irish lad from Brook
lyn Together they had seen the
little town Of Bethlehem. and
the shepherds ten ding their
flocks in the fields Together
they had crossed the River Jor-
dan. and had stood on the shores
of the great Dead Sea.