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The sub., 1944-03-30
"" Tin Shop
By Frank Allaire

The welcome mat is out again for the following Tin Toilers: Rose mary Souza, Marcello DiRosa, Marie Lussier, Deborah SWeezey, Anne Chabot, and George McCord, a former employee. Incidentally, Anne Chabot is better known as the Duchess of Baltic. Marcello DiRosa journeyed to Brooklyn his home town over, the week -end.
 Another Tin KIDocker also spent the weekend away. Rae "Pinkie" Burton was the weekend guest of ! Mary GalleShaw at her home in Providence, R. l.
 We are all glad to see Lettie Davis our Tool Crib Clerk back after major operation at Backus Hospital In Norwich. We also hope for a speedy recovery for Belle McRitchie who is at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital, New London When may we expect you back Rhoda Sposatoi Get well, and hurry back.
 Mike Cerulli Is back with us af- ter a short stay at the hospital. A few people missed your arguments and inquired about you. Watch your step on the boat next time Mike.
 About two weeks ago we had some excitement in the shop when 'Hughie'' Sloan started strrutting proudly around. You guessed it, he was a proud father of @ baby girl. Hughie and his wife can't seem to get together on a suitable name for the new born. Whats the trouble, Hughie2 hope everything Is all O. K. now.
 It must be the spring fever com ing on or something because Bill Smith, better known as Smithy, be- came a father of baby boy. As you can see we still can have hopes of some Male Tin Knockers.
 "Snithy'' has settled the problem of naming his new born. He says, Its up to the wife" Maybe Smithy and Hughie should get together. How about that? One a boy and one a girl, who knows? Now what are you thinking of?
 Now I really have you thinking. So long, for now. Remember Il you don't write you're wrong.
The sub., 1944-03-30
Shipbuilders Council Appeals Atlantic Coast Rate Standards

A newspaper report last week disclosed an announcement by the Shipbuilders Council of America in behalf of East Coast Shipyard em-
 ployers denouncing the action of the shipbuilding commission of the
The sub., 1944-03-30
Brass Foundry by Raymond Stewart

by Raymond Stewart
 Wonder how many of us will be taken by the army. As l cast a pended ear about the shop. hear such things as:
 "Well, If you think I'm worried about going-I arn.'
 They can't take me, Im too old"
 T can't go, I'm indispensable" l"
 ''I can't go, l live in Mystic"
 Hope l don't get scolded about this but I think If some of these sleep walkers were put to work instead of walking around the yard bragging about how much work they haven't done 1t would greatly solve our labor shortage. It gets under my skin to have someone come up while Fun working and ask how anyone can work in this hole.
 Ed. note: How truel How truel
 Suppose you fellows have noticed our new pennant for attendance. You want to be careful or you'll be spelling the Foundry reputation.
 After a big discussion we finally got an air ranmer downstairs. But between Chet and Weaver, if they're not careful (the way they ride it) we'll be looking for anoth- CT one. Now l know why they call Weaver "the Beaver" Chet sure has been busy little bee since he got that raise. By the way Chet, why did your landlady give you that calling down the other day?
 Chet says he isn't going to play football next fall because he didn't get some sort of medal for playing last year.
 Someday I'm going 10 follow Cook to see where he picks up all that pep during the noon hour.
 Ned Deadly turned down chance to appear on Vox Pop. Why, Ned?
 If you want to know where all the wolves work, you should be down here when one of the women coremakers goes through.
 Pat Bates is looking for a good manager. Anyone interested in the job see his trainer, Joe Ruti- gliane.
 Hey, Red Farinka, how did you land in the IA group?
 By the grapevine hear Walker is leaving (probably gone by now). He certainly got results during the short while he was our representative.
 Nanny Rose is stil waiting for the old man with the whiSkers to call him.
 Heard in the line the other night: Where were you yesterday" why, I was here" "Oh that's right, l was out" Remember Bill Woods?
 Things I'd like to see in the foundry: Chester with his own tools-Murphy with his eyes open Gate come when he's called Weaver sitting still-F. May not talking Ted without a cigar Perley with nothing to eat. We'll, here comes Williams to find out where I was yesterday, so I'll sign off till next edition.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
Italy Regains
Standing in
World Affairs

WASHINGTON, Oct. &c. CUP)-
War-ravaged Italy, closing the book
on % turbulent years of history that
brought her Fascism and a disaS-
trous bid for empire, took her place
among the family of nations again
with full diplomatic recognition by
the United States, Britain and Sow
let Russia.
American recognition of the for
mer Axis ally. announced last night
by acting Secretary of State Ed
ware. R. StettiniuS. Jr was extend
ed after consultations with Great
Britain. Russia, and all the Amer
lean republics except Argentina.
Britain announced her recogni-
ton simultaneously and within a
few hours came the announcement
that Chile and Brazil, leading the
other Latin American countries, also
had decided to resume full relations
with the provisional government of
Premier Ivanoe Bonomi
The move cid not change Italy's
status as a "co-belligerent" in the
Allied war against the two remain
ing Axis nations, Germany and jap
an. But it in effect raised her to
the same diplomatic status as the
big powers accorded only three days
ago to France, full fledged ally
from the start.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
SHE MAKES HER OWN LINENS
FROM HOMEGROWN FLAX

DEERWOOD Mimi. Oct. 26. CUP)
Mrs. Robert Oberg devotes a half
acre of ground to flax, and sees the
product through all the processes
of making fine linen fabrics.
Mrs. Oberg, who learned about
spinning and weaving as child,
started growing the fiber six years
ago. She hand-pulls the flax when
it reaches the right stage. Then
she ties it in bundles and sub
merges it in tank or lake until it
has rCtted so that the fibers can be
removed from the core.
Kiln drying is the next step, fol-
lowed by breaking, scotching, hack
ling and brushing to separate the
fiber from the chaff. The flax now
is ready to go into the spinning
and weaving of such articles as
spreads, runners, bed linens and
towels.
Production of linen fiber in the
Deerwood area has not been tried
on a commercial scale. but it may
be, for E. F.. Worst, widely known
flax authority, pronounces the eli
mate comparable to that of Ireland
and Belgium for growing of long
linen fibers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
Eight Coast Men
Face Charges
On Gas Rackets

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26. CUP)-
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest CT eight men charged with
conSpiring to violate the new state
anti-gasoline black market law by
overdrawing a fraudulently obtained
gasoline allotment as much as 200.-
600 gallons a month.
Deputy District Attorney Adolph
Alexander said that Allen c.. Scott.
one of the men named, initiated the
ring in June by entering into a
contract with a .Laguna Beach con-
tractor. fraudulently agreeing to
supply 100 trucks and the fuel to
operate them, although he did not
have either trucks or gasoline.
Using the contract as basis for
his application, Scott then obtained
an initial allotment of $4,000 gall
Ions of gasoline from the OPA,
which he deposited in local bank.
Since that time the account has
been overdrawn more than 100000
gallons, Alexander said, but the al
lotment checks cleared the OPA,
which apparently failed to observe
the overdraft.
The other defendants. acting as
agents of Scott. were usually given
2 cents per gallon commission while
s cents was kicked back to Scott
for the sale of gasoline allotmentS
to local dealers, Alexander stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
Filler I'm Burma
Heads for Home

India, he crossed the hump" 25
times. That was in February, 1943
In the first Is days of the next
month he flew the treacherous
route 26 times-including II round
trips.
Recalling the days when a large
number of his squadron were lost
flying supply missions, Andrews
said, We would sneak out at dawn
and dusk in weather that nobod-
but a damn fool would fly in.
Those were volunteer missions. The
patrols were moving toward the
Japanese lines and it was our job to
supply them by air.
Those were the days" the tall
young veteran recalled. II remem-
Der one day. took off and coaxed
the ship over the hump toward
China. l circled and circled trying
to find a hole in the weather. just
as l was about to set down, l re-
ceived a radio message from my
base telling me to return.
when 1 returned and landed I
asked why it had been sent. They
told me-"the weather was reported
bad up there-too bad to land.
That was a most enlightening bit
of information"
Andrews, who came overseas as
a staff sergeant, joined the army
in 1910. He is returning a captain
wearing the Distinguished Flying
Cross, with four clusters, the air
medal with four clusters and the
Presidential citation given to the
second troop carrier squadron.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
District Phone
Operator Ends
u Years Service

Mrs. Carrie Wright Hildahl on
November l will leave the Imperial
Irrigation district where she has
been telephone switchboard opera
tor for 26 years.
She will go to San MaJeo where
her husband, J. L. Hildahl. is iden-
titled with the D. NJ. PaulSon News
company.
1t will be strange not to hear Mrs.
Hildahls cheerful voice when call
ing the district headquarters in I'M
perial. She went to work for the dis
trict in CaleXico June 9, 1918, and
transferred to the Imperial office
in 1925.
Mrs. Hildahl is famous wherever
district telephone lines reach. Her
unfailing good nature, her cheerful
accomplishment of her duties, and
her uncanny ability to locate any,
one wanted on the telephone have
endeared her to the public during
the years of her service as district
telephone operator.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
ABSENT-MINDED MINISTER
MAKES GOOD ON 20 CENTS

ITHACA. N. Y. Oct. 26. CUP)-
The Rev. william Hastings, a for
mer Ithaca minister, dropped in the
Ithaca post office some time ago to
mail some packages and, while con-
versing with the clerk, forgot to give
him the money for the stamps.
Recently, oStma S ter E. S.
Slaughter received a letter from
Puerto Rico including 20 cents
worth of U, S. stamps. The sender
of the letter, Mr. Hastings, eX-
planned he thought the amount he
owed the government was II cents,
but he was sending 20 to make sure
the sum was adequate.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
MANY never
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACkACHES
This Old Treatment Often
Brings Happy Relief

Many sufferers relieve nagging backachs
quickly, once they discover that the real cause
OF their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way of TAX
ing the excess acids and waste out of the blood.
They yhelpmost people pass about3 pints day.
o;Snmds Mnen disorder ,, OF kidney function permits
may cause nagging backache, rheumatic
pains, leg pains, loss Of pep and energy, get
ting up nights, swelling, puffiness under the
eyes, headaches and dizziness. Frequent or
scanty passages with smarting and burning
sometimes shows there is something wrong
with your kidneys or bladder
Don't waitl Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help the
waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
FINDS TEETH PULLING EASY

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 26
UP)-Having his teeth pulled will
no longer be such a hateful task for
u-year-old Donald Schafer, who ac-
cidentally discovered that his dog
could pull out his teeth without
hurting a bit" Donald and his
Dalmatian puppy were having a
tug-of-war in the back seat cf the
family car when the boy playfully
grabbed his pets tail between his
teeth and started biting. The dog
yanked suddenly and out came one
of Donald's inciSorS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
FORGETS OWN WARNING

LAWRENCE, Mass, Oct. 26. (UP)
When Samuel M. Freedman open
ed a restaurant here he was careful
to post sign reading, I'VE are not
responsible for property lost or stol-
en-" Recently Freedman hung his
coat near the sign. only to return
a few hours later to fine it had
been stolen.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26

A 10TH AIR FORCE BASE IN
INDIA, Oct. IS. CUP)-With more
than 1000 combat hours to his credit
in the China-zurma-l India theater,
including 104 trips over the famed
hump Captain Gordon j. An
drewS, %, CT Sacramento, California,
is heading back to the United States
for a well-earned leave.
Andrews combat achievements
stand as records for fliers in this
area. During his first month in
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
PIGGIEs EAT ON THE TOWN

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct 26.
CUP)-"This little piggie will go to
market and this one will, too, if the
owner doesn't hurry up and claim
them," Humane Officer Wilfred J,
GoSs said. The two porkers. which
he picked up after they had been
wandering around the street for
several days, were costing him too
much to feed-so the owner will
have to pay all of Goss feeding
expenses, he added.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
SHE'S SURE IT'S LON {

BOSTON. oct. 26. CUP)-When
Mrs. Anne Nucci, %, of East Boston
received I54-rage-long letter from
her serviceman husband, she COM
nented: It's really a case of true
love. That letter took 81 hours to
read"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
TROUBLES NO END

BOSTON. Nov. 26. CUP)-Edward
Heyman is a patient man. Six
months ago the radio antenna was
snapped off his automobile. -Four
months ago the lock of his gasoline
tank was pried open. Two months
ago his four tires we're punctured
with an ice pick. Then he COM
planned to police.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
GAS STEALER KICKS

MANCHESTER. N. H. Oct. 26
tUP)-Arrested after stealing three
automobiles and breaking into a
gasoline station in his escape from
an industrial school here, 17-year-
old boy complained to police: While
! was in the filling station, a mean
guy came along and let the air out
of one of my tires. You can't trust
anybody these Gays"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
GI REUNITING FAMILY
AFTER 25-YEAR LAPSE

M1NTER FIELD, Cal, Oct. 20.
CUP)-Seven brothers and sisters,
separated 25 years ago at the death
of their mother, may finally be re-
united through the ceaseless efforts
of Corporal Edward T. Macdonald,
eldest of the orphaned family.
Stationed at Minter Field, Cali
fornia, Macdonald received word
from his wife two days before he
was transferred to Chanute Field,
Illinois, that his twin sisters sup
posedly were living in Mill Valley,
California. He asked the aid of
Minter Field Red Cross. Within two
hours the sisters were located, and
Corporal Macdonald visited them.
The Red Cross, continuing the
search for the two missing brothers,
found one living at Iselin, New Jer-
sey, and is attempting to find the
last brother, thought to be living
around Peekskill. New York.
The new United States nickel
contains no nickel, but is Sc per
cent copper, 35 per cent silver, and
9 per cent manganese.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26

"Anything goes" in the German
army today, including school,
age youngsters. Captured at
Calais, France. these two Ger
man boys appear happy that the
war is over so quickly for them
as they march off to a prison
camp somewhere in England.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
WINTRY ROSTER

FORT WARREN, Wyo., Oct. 26.
CUP)-There's one training COM
pany at Fort Warren that's prepar-
ing for a tough winter. A glance at
the roster shows the names of
Weatherall, Gale, Snow, Flood, Frost
and Hale.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
WASuuNGTON'S HAIR

George Washington, contrary to
popular opinion, did not wear a wig.
His hair usually was worn turned
back, and tied in a queue behind.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-26
Many People Suffering
Pain of Colds Headaches

You're wise if you join the millions
everywhere who get quick relief with
st. Joseph Aspirin, worlds largest
seller at 10c. There's none faster
acting, so why pay more? Refuse sub
stitutes. Buy st. Joseph Aspirin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19
WATERFOWL SEEKS
WATER FROM CITY
Files Application to Tap SO
Inch Main in Event of
Fire Emergency

Approval was granted last night
by the board Of works for the levy
ing of assessments for sewer install
lations on Byrneside avenue, Mat
thews street, and Merry street. In
addition, the board ON recommen-
dation Of a subcommittee called
for hearings on assessments on two
additional streets to be reviewed at
the next meeting. The latter Will
apply to Atwood avenue from Clear
view street, $50 feet northerly and
an Hawthorne avenue from Green
mount terrace to Geddes terrace.
The board referred to committee
a request from the WATERFOWL fire
district for installation Of hydrant
on Waterbury's 36-inch water main
from Morris, which would permit
the pumping Of water into the Wa
tertown system in the event OF
emergency. The hydrant would be
installed at Main and Cutler streets.
Watertown, according to the IRE
districts proposal.
Trustees Of the Porter estate have
granted the city a right Of way
across the land involved which will
permit postwar extension Of sewers
and storm water drains to the
Bouley Manor and Mill Plain Sec
lions Of the city, the board Of works
was informed last night by Acct.
City Engineer Henry Whitlock.
The board passed upon the matter
and referred 1t to the board Of al-
dermen for receipt Of their approval
to grant the mayor the right 70
accept the conveyance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19

have true sense Of values" he said.
'"They call that bad luck. I don't"
The worst thing that happens to
Leverone because of his license
number Is his inability to get gar
age attendants to change his license
plates or to park his car for him.
Once, he said, he he'd to walk a half
mile, In white tie and tails and
through a downpour, because OBJ
durate doormen wouldn't touch his
car.
Leverone goes as far as he can In
f1outing superstitions, just to show
that they don't mean anything. His
license plates are examples, and so
is the anti-superstition league,
which he helped found in 1888.
Before the war we held meetings
every Friday the 18TH" he said. 1--WE
had 10 people at 10 tables. They all
had to walk under a ladder to get
into the banquet room and they
opened umbrellas as soon as they
came in.
1.-THE master Of ceremonies
smashed q mirror with a gavel ev-
cry time he called for order. and
the meetings were in Room 10 on
the 18th floor Of the Blackstone
hotel, one Of the few hotels In Chi
cago that has a 18th floor"
The league had 10 founders, in
Guiding the late Charlie Walgreen,
the drug magnate: Sidney Strotz,
vice president Of the National
Broadcasting Co., and Gov. Dwight
Green of Illinois.
After the first meeting, Leverone
remembered, Strotz smashed up his
car on the way home. He hasn't at
tended since.
But otherwise no bad luck came
to any of the members while they
were holding the meetings. And no
bad luck has come to them since
the meetings were Cancelled because
Of wartime restrictions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19
BAPTISTS PLAN
AUGUST FARLEY
Several States Arranging
Programs; World Mis-
SiOnS to Be Featured

New York, N. Y, April 10 = A
nationwide program Of 400 Great
Commission Sessions" will be held
by the Northern Baptist denomina-
ton during 1944-45, according to an
announcement made at denomina-
tional headquarters here.
The sessions, to be held as a part
Of Baptist Associational meetings,
will begin in several states in Aug
ust. Organization conferences are
now in process.
World missions, the denomina-
tional service program and the
World Emergency Forward Fund,
will be featured. A state secretary,
a UNCONVENTIONAL representative
and missionary win be the speak
erS.
A special Installation project Is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19
1--WE Can Do It Again!"
ADMIRAL COMMANDING TELLS WOoLF
EXPERIENCE AND TRUSTED LEADERS WILL INSURE SUCCESS
BY s. J. WOOLF
NEA Staff Correspondent

London, April 17.--When the in
vaSion starts, standing on the bridge
Of a warship and commanding the
landing operations Of American
troops will be Admiral Alan q. Kirk.
He is the head of the Task Forces
which will man the barges and
provide the naval protection for our
Sea-borne army.
Anyone who has seen the Adj
miral aboard his ship knows pre-
cisely how he will act. His shout
ders thrown back, his sinewy
hands thrust into his pockets, his
steely blue eyes narrowed into
Sits, his determined mouth drawn
down at the corners and the
wrinkles in his weather beaten
face etched deeper, he will snap
his orders with salty vocabulary.
He will not Spurn explosives or pro-
family. Enemy fire will not bother
him. He will get his job done.
But 1t was different man
whom I sketched in a hotel room
here. In appearance, he still re-
manned the old sea-dog. But the
eyes which can be so hard took on
a twinkle, and the stern face often
lighted up with a smile.
USES HIS LAND LEGS
In many ways, Admiral Kirk is
an exception to the salty pattern.
In the first place, he doesn't play
poker. Moreover, although the sea
holds lure for him, it doesn't
blind him to the beauty of the
English countryside. When he gets
the chance he takes walking trips.
In addition to Army and Navy
men, he numbers among his close
friends such opposites as Justice
Frankfurter and Lady Aston. Now,
while busy perfecting naval plans,
he finds time to delve into Ma
cauley's History Of England. All
his life he has devoted much Of his
leisure to reading.
Despite his diverse tastes, he
made 1t clear that the sea is his
first love. He said he does not re-
member the time when he had not
made up hts mind to become a
sailor. He was born in Philadelphia
Sc years ago and many of his FORE
bears on his mothers side were sea-
faring men. At II, he entered the
Naval Academy from New Jersey,
and he has spent "a out of the IS
years since his graduation aboard
ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-19

He puts tremendous store upon
the psychological influence of a
commander over his men.
MUST INSPIRE CONFIDENCE
ut Is necessary, he said, that
an officer be sure of himself. He
must feel certain that he will sue
coed in what he sets out to &C
complish and he must be able to i'm
part that confidence to the men
under him. This is what makes a
successful leader. When anyone
gains the reputation for winning
battles he begins his new opera
tons with a head start.