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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

Naugatuck Sept 16-Mrs. Gertrude M. Madigan direc-
tor of adult education today arrangements TOT
the reopenng of evening schools in Naugatuck are Dena
made in an effort to assist in solving shortage OF bookkeep
ers in local industries.
The commercial subjects to be taught at the evening
sessions in the high school will be beginners and advanced
shorthand beginners and advanced tpewrtng beginners
and advanced bookkeeping and comptometry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16
What TO Do About ~. : ::: e: s:. ::
NSTIPATION

Il. Thsy release the shold-up" q 3oed
waste e sur lower digestive path. Thus.
thsy relieve irTegularity.
Thea most folks ron out II - IN tie
morning with that grand gat-up-and-xo
feeling. Try Espotabs only a. direeted, pf
couTue. Write Eepotabs on your shoppinR
list Do Il new % you won't forget it-2bf.
P.S. % SOS suffer from seid-indiosstiss
o. gas, gas pains around the keegs asl9
that "fME' feeling due 70 Ssreeulerstyf "
20 let EspOtdbs Teleaee the "hol8-up" ~
vowT Iosger di5estivs path. See q vUv den't
get an au-satisfyine relief.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16
RATIONINC BOARD
HEADACHES EASED

Naugatuck, Sept. 16-Mrs. Elna
House, chief clerk Of the Naugatuck
Ration Board, said today since the
pleasure driving ban has been lifted
there has been q noticeable slacken-
ing of business at the board.
Although no further vacation per-
mits are handled, there are still
many applying for gas book renew
ais.
The clerical staff is also kept busy
on the fuel oil coupons. Although
coupons have been sent to most res
idents, there are some applications
which were sent In late which still
have to be acted upon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

Naugatuck, Sept. 16.-Funeral
services for Constantine Pilitowski,
Al, of 81 Rosemont avenue, Water
bury, a resident Of Union City for SO
years who died Tuesday morning,
were held this morning at S:15 a. m.
from the FITZGERALD funeral home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

Naugatuck, Sept. le.-Naugatuck
post, American Legion, held a meet
ing last night in Pythian hall at
which time officers were elected and
q joint installation Of post and
auxiliary officers took place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

YOU remember, at the beginning, tOO little and too
late" was the suffered defeat after defeat
Then naval task fOrce-enOugh and on time-changed
the whole battle in the Pacific American tanks and planes
enough and time-helped sweep the Nazis out of
North Africa Landing barges, ships artiery-enOugh
and on tme-ceared the Axis out of Sicily in 3S days
The Axis losses in Sicily than 167OOO-the
Allied Osses-25,OOO. General EsenhOwers headquarters
sad 1--WE have twice defeated the sOcaled fnvincibe
German Army at small cost to ourselves because of
naval and air supremacy and the determination of
men," That's what enough and time means!
And as our mechanical might grows in planes, ships
tanks and munitions it the loss of fewer lives of
our fighting That's why bombs more important
than beefsteas; planes important than pleasures
and landing ships more important than luxuries
You. the depOstOrs of the Waterbury Savings Bank.
have helped bring our boys enough and on time. Your
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16
Enough
and on time!
A message to our Depositors

Savings Bank buying War Bonds to the limit with the
money you are entrustng to it. And it you too
to put every extra dollar into War Bonds.
son the mOuntry to buyat least extra 500 War
Bond during the Third War Loan Drive The reasons are
simple when you stop think Of them. To win battle
and to win the war-we must have men, munitions and
the machines of war; enough and on time That means
Money, enough and on time.
There are only two practical ways to raise this
taxation and War Bonds If we Americans do not ~
enough War Bonds voluntarily. it means some way mist
be found to compel everyone to put his pay into the
Remember, the life Of your brother or swe<t-
heart may depend that extra bond are asked te ~
this menth.
BUY THAT EXTRA BOND TODAY and back The e.
tack with enough and on time. BONDS BUY YANkf4
SUBS!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

800 North Main street to st. Held
wigs church where a requiem Mass
was celebrated at o'clock Inter-
ment was In Calvary cemetery, Wac
terbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

New Jersey furnishes a free ap-
plication Of lacquer to the license
plates Of its motorists when the
cars are submitted for safety in
spection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16
Drafting, Blue
Print Reading
Among Subjects
Director Gertrude Madigan Feels Classes Will Aid A.
Solving Shortage Of BOOkkeepers in Borough
Industries; Vocabulary Building to Be Taught

Correspondent, Larry shepley-Phone Nsugatuck sOAS
Evening star., 1943-04-25
US. NAVY


could see no traces of fear on the faces of
nv men, then or later. There was, indeed
curious, fierce intentness
At $50 that night went on deck for look.
1t was warm and clear with unlimited visi-.
bility. The island lay off our starboard beam
as we moved north. Over it, close down, was
an unceasing simmer, like Pickering light
ming. 1t came from the gunfire of the Marines.
Beyond were several flares in the sea where
lap transports had been hit and were burn
ing. went back to my station, and once more,
as | descended, the doors Changed shut be-
hind me. An hour of tense waiting went by.
Two hours. Then with startling suddenness
things began to happen.
~We'xe Into 'Em"
lHE first word came by telephone from my
smoke-watcher topside, whose primary job it
was to be sure we made no smoke to betray
our position. He also acted as private re-
porter for us below decks. He said now:
Were into EN- Orders are to fire when
ready"
An instant later the ships broadcaster
came in with roar on the loudspeakers:
There's lot of em. Battleships, cruisers,
destroyers. A big boy at about $4,000 yards
getting -"
His voice was smothered in a deafening
burst of sound as our 16-inch guns let 60.
From that moment the ship was engulfed
in a tidal wave of noise. Occasionally the
voice of the observer could be heard, but
usually only snatches of sentences.
g.. Ship ahead exploded burning like
torch men in the water all around -.
passing through the wreckage 80"
The heavy guns were laundering inces-
Evening star., 1943-04-25

been hurt Happily, in this case the damage
was slight and the casualties few. We went
into base for repairs. Soon we were again
ready for battle, old-timers now.
1t was common talk in the South Pacific
in the early winter that the Japs were building
up an overwhelming force to drive the
Marines off Guadalcana. So when we stood
out from our base one midnight, almost
every man aboard knew intuitively that
CuadaIcanaI was our destination. 1t was
true.
We sighted the island shortly after noon OF
a sweltering day and cruised until dark, the
land just blur on the horizon. 1t was bad,
that afternoon; bad for the nerves. Not be-
cause we were going into battle that night;
we were eager to get at it. But we were fear
full because we knew the Japs had submarine
fotilla in the neighborhood. We stood con-
tinuously at battle stations.
We in the engine room are not especially
afraid of bombs or shellfire. We are inside
shell of steel plus another layer of amor
plate, and about the only thing that can hurt
US severely is torpedo. We are afraid of tor
pedoes and am not ashamed to admit it.
So it was pleasant to realize, at last, that we
had passed that dangerous twilight period and
deep night had fallen. Twilight and dawn are
the perilous hours for submarine attacks.
On our ship, it is standard policy to keep
no secrets from the men; we tell them all we
know about the odds we have to face. That
night, then, passed the word along, as got
it from the bridge.
There are about twenty enemy ships at
the north end of the island told my chiefs,
including battleships and heavy cruisers
We're going to be greatly outnumbered-
Evening star., 1943-04-25

We heard the machine guns open up. then
the heavier ordnance, and in moment the
loudspeaker was vibrating with continuous
thunder punctuated frequently by the flat.
ominous crump of bombs exploding in the
water. We heard all this in fascinated yet
detached way as we watched our meters and
gauges, and leaned to meet the decks list as
the ship lodged. Once the announcer said:
"A plane has just crashed on the deck OF
DESTROYER" And again: "A carrier has been
badly hit She's aflre" And as sort of aside
Il counted seventy ty-six of the s.ob.'s at the
start They're fewer now
Finally they were falling like flies - two
and three at time. We had one tense mo-
ment when the broadcaster reported excltedly:
"A torpedo plane is coming in off the port
beam =. he's getting through our fire -.
he's close aboard -. he's dropped his tor
pedo >. it's falling coming right at us :.
Nv God! 1t sailed night oper our deckF'
Two or three minutes later we heard the
sharp crash of an exploding bomb and knew
we had been hit. The torpedo had miracu-
lously missed us, but bomb hit turret
1t was the only damage we suffered.
OF the scores of planes that attacked us,
fewer than handful got away. Our ship
accounted for 80 and other vessels of our force
got the rest. The whole action took barely
40 minutes, but we remained at battle sta
tons until late in the afternoon.
That, think. is one of the hardest parts
of the engineers job - being compelled to
stay below after the fight is over, knowing
the ship has been HIT but not knowing how
badly, unable to learn which shipmates have
Evening star., 1943-04-25

sanity. found myself counting the salvos.
timing them.
They've got us bracketed . ;. . three search
lights on us hold your hats, boys -.
am not sure that heard the first shell hit
US. saw one of my officers look around in
quiringy at me, and moment later heard
another shell strike somewhere forward "a
changing, metallic thud.
At the height of the battle we had closed
the range to 1900 yards, which is point
blank for our guns, and were firing continu-
ously as we thundered on at full speed.
Then, almost as suddenly as it began, it
was over. The engine room is noisy place,
but it seemed sepulchrally still when the big
guns stopped After time the bridge asked:
ANY damage?"
mo, sir" reported.
The commander said, Good! Make all
possible speed"
heard another voice say fervently,
Thank God for the engineers"
looked at the clock. 1t was 1880. The
whole battle had taken 36 minutes.
We had destroyed one battleshiP, three
cruisers and either another cruiser or a
destroyer. We had destroyed everything
we fired at...
1t was IL o'clock next morning before we
could go topside for breath of air.
As watched my men stream up the lad
ders, dirty and red-eyed, hungry, thirsty and
dog-tired, yet still full of fight, remembered
what the case-hardened machinists' mate had
told the boot just few weeks earlier:
1--WE keep it floatin' and we keep it flghtm
Why, bud, we're the heart of this wagon"
felt pretty proud to be an engineer.
The End
Evening star., 1943-02-13
48-Hour Week Gives Elkton
Bid to Fame Once More

he added, many of these businesses
would have to close shop.
Soon, he added gloomily. his IA
vorite restaurant would not only be
without table linen. it would be
minus table, waitress and all. The
gas and electric companies were
pressed to the limit now. he con-
tinued, with far worse to come.
Elkton. just on the Maryland side
of the Maryland-Delaware line. is
not just a boom town, it is blowing
wide open," Mr.. Rawlings said.
There's hardly room to be found.
and yet workers flow in from West
Virginia and Pennsylvania in sue
cessful quests for work at the ex-
ploSiveS plants.
Dormitories were built quickly,
were filled even more quickly-some
by girls only. The towns normal
housing facilities are bulging at the
seams.
Mr.. Brown said workers by the
hundreds were still needed but. he
remarked, he didn't know where he'd
put them if they came from outside
the local labor market.
That Mr.. Brown admits, leaves
only the waitress, the tellers and
the soda jerkers-the last vestiges
OF Elkton's peacetine. economy.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Reformutory Inmates Help
Blood Donor Unit Win e Aword

The Fairfax Red Cross Blood
Donor Committee, which recently
was awarded the Army-Navy "E"
award, can thank the prisoners of
Lorton Reformatory. For their VOL
untary cooperation is more respon-
sible for the committees record
than that of any other community
in the county.
The percentage of volunteers at
Lorton has been greater than in any
other community in the county, ac-
cording to Mrs. Philip M. Talbot
of Falls Church, chairman of the
committee.
On each visit of the committees
mobile unit to Lorton, Mrs. Talbot
said. there have been more volun-
teers than the unit Is able to accom-
mediate
One Of the prisoner volunteers ex-
planned that Il have a boy some
where in the Pacific and maybe this
blood I'm giving will pull him
through"
But his was only one of many re-
actions. Others said they had rela-
tives or friends in the armed forces.
Some revealed that they planned to
go into the Army themselves when
they finished their sentences and
were interested in building up the
blood bank.
Mrs. Talbot said the committee
Evening star., 1943-02-13
CountyWorkers'
Pay Bill Passed
By State Senate
Montgomery Plan
For Civilian Defense
Also Is Approved

Montgomery County employees
whose salaries are set by law would
be entitled to receive a wartime
bonus under the terms of a bill
passed yesterday by the State SEN
ate
The Senate also approved a civil
liam defense bill giving the county
commissioners authority to appro-
pirate funds for public defense in
time of war or disaster.
County officials estimated that
about Is employees would be affected
by the wartime bonus" measure.
A resolution adopted by the COM
misSioners last year authorized the
payment of a $25 monthly bonus to
all county employees receiving 81, 500
year or less.
While the Senate bill gives the
commissioners authority to take
similar action in the cases of work.
erS whose salaries are fixed by law,
it does not mention any specific
amount, it was explained. Officials
said, however, that the same bonus
probably would be given these en-
ployes, provided they receive $500
year or less.
The second bill merely ratifies
civilian defense appropriations
made by the commissioners during
the past year.
officials pointed out that when
the war broke out, the commission
ers had to "act fast" and could not
wait for the Legislature to con-
vene to give them tuch authority.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Definite Time to Be Set
In Announcement Monduy

The new system of afraid sig
nails is expected to be tested here
for the first time next Wednesday
through Saturday, probably at noon,
the local Office of Civilian Defense
announced today.
An OCD spokesman said a formal
announcement would be made Mon
day, Final plans await clearance
from the military district of Wash
ington.
1t was stressed that there would
be no mobilization of protective
services when the signals sounded.
The tests are being made to famil-
larlze the public with the new sig
nails. The exact time of the test
will be included in the Monday
announcement, OCD said, although
present indications are that the sig
nails will sound at noon, the usual
time for testing equipment.
The first audible signal will be
a long steady blast of about two
minutes duration. The second signal
will be a f1uctuating wall by sirens
or short blasts of whistles lasting
about two minutes The signal that
the raid is over will be a long steady
blast.
In Maryland and Virginia, a test
OF the new signals will be held
Wednesday morning. according to
Col. Henry A. Reninger, haison
officer for the third regional CCD.
A night test is planned a week or
ten days later.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Block Leaders 10 Help Raid Signal Tests
Stores With Rationinq Expected Next Week
Arlington Aides to Get
Instructions Tomorrow

In an effort to avoid duplication
OF effort, members of the Arlington
block leader service will be made
available for assignment to stores
where neWly-rationed commodities
will be sold on and after March l,
it was announced today by A. A.
Carretta, chief of the block leader
service.
This agreement, said Mr.. Carretta
was made with the local Ration
Board, and is designed to make
point rationing data available in
order to simplify shopping prob
lens.
Meanwhile, he said, county block
leaders will receive their first in
structions on point rationing at a
meeting at 3 pm. tomorrow in
Washington and Lee High School.
This gathering, held under the
auspices of the Virginia State OPA
office, will feature talks on the me-
chanics of the new point rationing
program by prominent State ra-
tioning officials.
Arlington Ration Board officials
and the county block leader service
are cooperating in an attempt to
bring as many distributors and con-
sumers as possible to the meeting
Evening star., 1943-02-13

| averages about 20 pints of blood
from as many prison donors each
trip.
One youthful volunteer was turned
down by the doctor because he had
cold. When offered coffee and
doughnutS by Red Gross workers
which they give to all donors-he re-
fused because he said he hadn't
given any blood.
Ray L. Huff, Lorton superintend-
ent, explained that they had organ
lied blood bank classes at the re-
formatory. The prisoners have been
put in classes of 140 inmates each.
On each visit of the Blood Donor
Committees mobile unit one of the
classes takes its turn giving blood
The unit goes to Lorton twice a
month, and SO far has made seven
visits.
Mr.. Huff said the class idea pro-
vides enough donors for each unit
without having to solicit candidates
each time.
The Lorton volunteers offenses
vary from misdemeanors to capital
crimes. While there is group separa-
ton in the prison On the basis of
length Of sentence, no discrimina-
ton is made in the blood donor
classes except that men and women
prisoners are taken separately.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Ragersiown Firms Loss
In Fire Put al $500, 900
By the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Feb. 13.-
Loss in fire which swept the Gen.
trail Chemical Co. yesterday was put
ct 100000 by Franklin M. Thomas,
president of the fertilizer and farm
spray concern.
The fire leveled the older of the
company's two buildings and Mr.
Thomas said the new plant, of COR
rugated iron structure, was an 80
per cent loss. Mr.. Thomas and Fire
Chief Max Hoover said the cause was
not known.
No one was hurt. Most company
employees were out of the building
eating lunch when the fire was dis
covered by an Office worker. Several
explosions of chemicals stored with
in the buildings shook the burning
structures but injured no f1remen.
Mr.. Thomas said the buildings and
stock were valued at S350,000 and
that his concern had some war con-
tracts for chemical production.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
New Child Care Program
To Go 10 President

A recommendation for a new pro-
gram for children of working moth
ers operating on a grant-in-aid
basis will go to the President for
his approval from the Budget
Bureau next week, it was learned
yesterday.
The program, proposed by the
Office of Defense Health and We'll
fare Service, was discussed at a
hearing at the Budget Bureau
Thursday afternoon, attended by
officials of the Children's Bureau,
the Office of Education and the Fed
eral Works Agency.
The proposal would set up child
care fund in addition to the Lam
ham Act appropriation out of which
nursery school allocations are made.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Soothsoyers Tell Reporter,
For Fee, When War Will End

Then there was another reader of
tea leaves who, for half a dollar, set
the date at 1945, and would have
gotten the month and day for only
half dollar more
Tired Of tea leaves, the reporter
next visited a crystal gazer. He
fixed the peace for next February
II, and didn't even charge anything
extra.
The palm tells a different story.
1t says october, l943. But second
palmist made it December.
Then came the phrenologiSt. who
told by the bumps on the mans head
and a peek into a crystal ball that
the war would end in 1914.
And SO it went, until the last visit,
this time to gypsy.
You want to know when the war
will be over? Mister, you'd better
ask President Roosevelt. I wish I
knew"
Evening star., 1943-02-13
By the Associated Press.


ELKTON, Md, Feb. 13-Only
a few traces of this small Gretna
Green's normal way of life re-
main and the 48-hour work week
may wipe out the remnants.
Marriages brought pre-war head
lines to Elkton, but it has another
claim to fame now-it is the small
est of the 80 labor shortage areas
where a 48-hour work week has
been ordered.
Its 1910 population was only
3,518, but explosives production
urew 1000 more into the commu-
nifty and knocked the towns civil
ian economy off stride.
The 48-hour work week order,
Ellis Rawlings. former States at
torrey said, has really put the
squeeze on" Elkton. He agreed with
Grafton Brown, War Manpower
director here, that more bank, res
taurant, drugstore and other civil
lar workers would go into war
work.
But Mr.. Rawlings said he didn't
see how any restaurant in town
could get along with one less cook
or waitress. If they were forced
to let even one more employe 60,
Evening star., 1943-02-13
H. {. Moorman Succeeds
Sieuart as Ration Chief

Heath c. Norman, who has been
steel consultant in the National
Office of Price Administration, has
been named chief rationing officer
for the District, Robert K. Thomp-
son, District OPA director, an
nounced last night.
Mr.. Norman succeeds L. P.
Steuart, who was removed from his
post at the request of former OPA
Administrator Leon Henderson by
Whitney Leary. just before Mr..
Leary resigned as District OPA di-
rector.
Mr.. Norman. who lives at 1929
TWenty-eighth street NV, is ma
tive of Roanoke, Va, but has lived
in Washington since 1907. He
Joined the OPA in May, 194l, and
became executive assistant to the
regional administrator six months
later.
Mr.. Norman was closely associ-
ated with Mr.. Thompson while the
latter was executive assistant to Mr..
Henderson.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Race Relations Services

A special service in Jerusalem
Methodist Church 'coloredD, Rock
vile, tomorrow will mark observ-
ance Of Race Relations Sunday.
Speakers will include DR.. Seth r.
Brooks Of the National Memorial
Universalist Church, Washington,
and DR.. j. L. Farmer, instructor in
the department of religion, Howard
University. There will be music by
the Lincoln Park Quartet, Rockville.