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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11

Social Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald S. Tuttle Of
Middlebury, with their daughter,
Miss Mary Ann Tuttle. o student at
F'oxhollow school, Lenox, Mass. have
left for a three weeks trip to Los
Angeles, Calf, where they will visit
Lieut.. Donald s. Tuttle. Jr., Naval
pilot OF the U. s. Marine Corps Re
serve, who Is stationed at the Ma
rine Corps base at Santa Ana, Calif.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Starr Of
Worth street, Middlebury, have re-
turned to their home after q short
trip to New York city.
A meeting OF Middlebury Grange
will be held this evening In the town
hall with master, George Howe, IN
the chair.
According TO the bureau Of vital
statistics In Middlebury there were
80 births in 1913, q marriages and
10 deaths.
Miss ShirIee Maloney OF Airing
ton, g., recently spent few weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Maloney Of Laval street.
Miss Patricia Norton Of Nauga-
tuck and Sally Bellock Of Itch
field, spent q few days with Miss
Lois Park Of Bristol claSsmate
ct st. Margaret's school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
SOCIETY
KidMLGS- We0Oer
NWptiGIS Held

The marriage Of Miss Ruth Weav-
er, daughter Of Mrs. Thomas Leo
nard Of Pearl Lake road, and Victor
Kidulas of South Main street, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Kidulas of
Greenmount Terrace, took place on
Jan. 4 at Z O'Clock at st. AIMS
church, Rev. Ubald Laurion, officiat-
ing.
The bride was presented in mar
riage by her stepfather, Thomas
Leonard. She wore a white brocaded
silk gown trimmed in seed pearls. A
crown Of orange blossoms caught
her full-length veil, and she carried
orchids and gardenias. Attending
the bride was her sister, Mrs. George
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
Walter WincIaeII
Ia Neze York

4 running around loose. so that's
why, this time. the raps against the
so are fun Of sharp teeth. The
aSstriches and Mnatic fringers who
cried their pretty eyes out because
the USA got so Stuffy about such
a little thing rs treason will have
to think fast 10 find an excuse for
these indictments BY this time
they know, too, how dangerous It Is
to have haterS In our midst. The
reason they know Is that they've
read It In the news from Berlin.
Here's an idea for a petition,
which we should load with a mil
lion names Let It propose q
Constitutional Amendment against
fanaticism. You think that's q Wild
eyed law2 Sure 1t Is, but It has as
much right on the statute books as
the laws against liquor :. A man
has as much right to get his snout
full as a fanatic has to think the
way he does. After all, the lush
gets sober once In a while. The
fanatic never gets his head clear.
That smoke you smell comes from
the editorial rooms where the edi-
tors hot necks set their collars afire.
The big burn is over the banning
of Esquire from the mails by Post
master General walker. Esquire
means very little to your mag
THUNDER, who heard its one gag be-
fore 1t became that monthly's pol
icy, but he thinks Mr.. Walker blew
one when he overruled his own
judges to convict the periodical.
That's kangaroo court stuff :. But
the big laugh Of the incident as
limited, is the red hot collars. The
old howl about destroying the free
dom of the press has gone up from
editors and dailies which can't work
up q sweat when somebody besides
the Administration hampers with
the freedom Mr.. Walker Is an
Administration guy - so he gets
the boots A move In Congress
to investigate the book, Under
Cover" which exposes anti-Ameri-
canism forces, never raised a mite
Of indignation in lovers Of the
press freedom A recent order
by the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
TEN to stifle commentators opinion
left the same outcriers very mum
That was another breakdown
that couldn't be pinned on the Ad-
ministration-and so excusable-
maybe even cute.
You get so you resent this free
and-easy squawN about freedom Of
the press" That's a freedom
worth fighting for tooth and nail,
and you hate to have 1t weakened
by seeing it used for club on
special occasions only. All the
press must be free, meaning all ex-
preston The spokesman for
Esquire are talking out of turn I'M
less they chirp up for Under Cover
and the other defendants, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
FareDeH Party Held
For John Martin,

A farewell party, honoring John
Martin Of Colonial avenue who has
left for service in the q. S. Naval
Reserve, was held at his home re-
Gently. Attending were: Margaret
Bowes, Jacqueline Cunningham,
May Cunningham, James Ahrens,
Ronald Sidell, William Collins,
John Downey, John Martin, Pa
tricia and Roy Martin, Ruth
Martin, Grace Maher, Christine
Dadario, Mr. and Mrs. william
Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ben
oft, Mr.. and Mrs. James Ahrens
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Martin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
SOCIETY TO NDUCT
OFFICERS TONIGHT

Rev. Joseph r. Donnelly. curate Of
st. Thomas church viii be the prin-
cipal speaker at tonight's cerernorl-
les installing the officers Of the st.
Thomas Holy Name Society Alder
manic President. Patrick +. Shea
will conduct the installation services.
Edward Coughlin, new president Of
the Society will introduce treasurer
Joseph Parry, chairman Of the meet
ing, who Is expected to outline plans
for smoker TO be held Feb. II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
BetrOthalS


Donald Blanchard OF Naugatuck,
announces the betrothal Of his
daughter, Miss Dorothy Louise Blan-
chard Of Monmouth avenue to Law
renee E. Collins, seaman first class,
U. S. N. r., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Collins of Monmouth avenue.
Miss Alta Doris Cook, daughter of
Horace Cook and the late Mrs. Sar-
ah Finn Cook Of Laurel street, Is
the finance of Staff Sergeant Louis
T. Longo, A. U. s., son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Longo of East Dover
street, stationed In England
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Fitzgerald Of
Torrington announce the engage
ment Of their daughter, Miss Eileen
Mary Fitzgerald, to Robert A. Wall,
son of Judge and Mrs. Thomas J..
Wall, also OF Torrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11

st. German. Her transparent velvet
gown was Of royal blue. With II she
wore Q lowered hat and matching
shoulder veil, and carried . colonial
bouquet. Best man was Russell Ka-
liSs.
Forty-flve guests attended q re-
ception held after the ceremony at
the Franco-American hall. Mrs
Leonard was attired In q maroon
velvet gown with black accessories
and a gardenia corsage. The dress
of the bridegroom's mother was
black. Her accessories were also Of
black and she wore white rose cor
sage.
When the couple departed for q
wedding trip to New York, IRIS.
Kidulas wore a poudre blue suit with
a black coat and white accessories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11

Private L. Carolyn Jabe, daughter
Of Mrs. Herman Zilke of l54 Green
wood avenue, and q member Of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11
DISCOVERY IN GRANITE

A California scientist discovered
granite rocks which were mys-
teriously changed by nature from
standstones. limestones and states.
Biologists have heretofore classed
granite as a type Of igenous rock
formed at considerable distances be-
low the earths surface.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11

Buy War Bends & Stamps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-11

Miss Eleanor Donlan of Wyman
street, has returned from a visit
to Paterson, N. j., where she visit
ed her brother in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Comstock,
formerly of this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
Allies Advance
On ltaIy Lines

tions center of PiStoia. Both gains
were despite stubborn resistance and
driving rains.
Making deep advances into the
high ground north of the Lucca-
prato road, the u. S. Fifth Army
came into contact with some of the
outposts of the Germans gothic
line and were testing the strength
of the western end of the fortifica-
tions which have been preached at
the eastern anchor.
The cold, Slashing rain turned
bulldozer and tank tracks into mid
walloWs, reduced visibility sharply
and restricted air operations, but
on the Adriatic sector British, Ca
madam and Polish troops pushed
forward along six mile wide front
toward Rimini. The Germans be-
fore them yielded slowly and threw
in repeated tank counterattackS
against the inland side, apparently
hoping to cave in the column.
Supported by the desert air force
and the British destroyer Loyal and
gunboat Scarab, Polish troops on
the coast advanced through cap
tured Riccione Marina and a mile
beyond, approaching to within fouI
miles of the prize port city. Other
formations further inland reached
the Marano river.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
Grade Schools
Of Imperial
Announce Rules

IMPERIAL, Sept. 8.-Summer va
cation for Imperial elementary
schoCl children will end September
18 when the 1944-45 school term will
begin.
Registration at Lincoln school will
take place September IL, II and 13
All children who cannot register
those three days may do so on the
opening day of school.
Charles C. Hancock, dist ric t
school superintendent said a birth
certificate is required of all new
students at all elementary schools
in the system. To be eligible to en-
ter kindergarten a child must have
reached the age of Az years on or
before September l and be entered
during the first month of school.
The first school month ends Octo-
Der 13. To enter first grade, a child
must be 512 years of age on or be-
fore September l, Hancock said. In
no case, he explained. does the state
school law allow exceptions in the
age requirements of kindergarten
and first grade students.
Teaching staffs at the three ele-
mentary schools are as follows:
Lincoln Wallace N. Kent,
principal; Mrs. Annie P. Bitler, Mrs.
Olive B. Burr. Miss Florence v.
Carlson, Mrs. Edith P. Cleveland,
Mrs. Lorraine NJ English, H. A..
Harris, Mrs. Helen S. Kent, Miss
Evelyn b. Lindberg, Mrs. Inez E.
Sigmon Miss Helen B. Squires, Miss
Katherine B. Tagg, Miss Mary LOU
Use 10th, and Mrs. Kathleen M.
Baker.
Dunbar school - Miss M. G..
Simms, principal, and Miss M. P.
Sans.
Roosevelt SCHOOL,. L. G. Swim
ney, principal; Mrs. Mabel G. Brad
| ley and Mrs. Medora Scanlon.
The list of supervisors and teach
erS includes Mrs. Ruth B. Colley.
Mrs. Margaret w. Rau, Almond
William Selinger and Billie B..
Black.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
|XSIU;XXI3SHTSHJ3;XNIS3
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with the radio section OF an army
morale builder unit. He and announcer
soldier write their radio programs
and arrange radio entertainments.
Two other members OF the group
serve as radio technicians. He wrote
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Minor y.
Simms of Ell Centre, that he enjoys
the work even if it does keep MN
busy long hours every day IN the
week. But what would l do with
time if 1 had it?" he wrote ms par
ents.
At Corpus Christi, Texas, Milton
James Lesicka. sen of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Lesicka of Westmoriano'
was graduated recently from the
naval air training center aid COM
n,issioned an ensign in the naval
reserve He is former student OF
BraWley Junior college. He Is
brother of Major Joseph LeslcKa
who has received many awards, in
cluding the Distinguished frying
Cross and the Air Medal
Billy. SluILz, third class petty Oh
ficer in the navy. is still stationed
at Pasco, Washington, ana stili
fuming because he has seen no ac-
tion as vet. He wrote his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Shultz OF Ell
Centre. that he probably will be IN
tho navv a long time after the war
because he hasn't done anything
special I'D to now. He was student
at Central Union High school De
fore he enlisted year ago.
On THURSDAY Lieutenant Wilfred
Allen Jr. arrived in Brawley for
visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Allen He is a pilot ana
is instructing in twin motors at the
army school at Fort Sumter, IN
South Carolina, work he has been
doing for year. He was sent from
Macon. Georgia, to Randolph Field
for additional training before being
assigned to Fort Sumter.
CAPTAIN Tom Caughlin was in
Calexico a short time this week for
a visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Caughlin, and his many
friends in Calexico and other I'M
perial Valley communities. He re-
Gently came to the United States
from New Guinea and expects to do
some instructing on the mainland
fer the time being His wife ana
baby are living on the coast.
Corporal James w. Cope, recent
ly graduated from armament school,
Lowry Field, Colorado, has been
transferred to Arlington Field,
Texas, where he will enter B-24
gunnery school. Cope, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. l.. w. Cope, Ell Centro,
is graduate of Ell Centro Junior
college. He enlisted in the armed
forces in June, 1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
Observers See
More, Better
Beef-..Somefime

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. CUP)-
Better grades of beef steaks and
roasts, along with hams and pork
loins will join the growing list of
unrationed foods by the end of the
year at the latest, informed sources
forecast.
Utility grades of beef already are
unrationed but points are required
for the better grades-commercia
good (AD and choice (AA). The
latter two are going to the armed
forces but sources in government
food agencies expect steaks and
roasts of the commercial grade to
come off rationing by Oct. /. Choice
and good grades of lamb also are
still rationed along with the two
pork cuts.
While important changes IN the
meat ration list were foreseen for
the next few months, points prob
ably will continue to be required for
some time for butter, cheese and
other dairy products as we'll as mar
garine.
The newly announced cut in the
list of rationed processed foods,
under which II items become point
free Sept. II, left canned tomatoes
as the major vegetable still to be
rationed. But there was said to be
some prospect that tomatoes too
will become unrationed before the
end of the year.
With its rationing duties consider
ably lightened by the new cut, the
Office of Price Administration was
seeking meanwhile to devise some
way to absorb the blue points to be
freed by the changes.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
FARMER CHASES HEN,
CATCHES MOTORIST

ITHACA, N. Y, Sept. 8. (UP)-A
farmer who lives not far distant
from Taughannock Falls State Park
has an errant hen to thank for
saving his flowers.
He sighted the wandering fowl
digging in the iris bed he and his
wife had started on an embank-
ment near the house.
Get out of there!" he yelled at
the hen. His cry flushed not only
the hen but woman motorist who
had parked her car out Of sight
and was industriously picking his
flowers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
BILLYGOAT PENS FAMILY

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 8.
CUP)-A large stray blllygoat ap-
pearing in the yard of C. T. Travis
held members of the family pris-
oners in their home, charging with
lowered head when anyone appeared
in the doorway. The sheriff's Of
flee was called and a deputy sent
to the rescue, but the billygoat, with
complete lack OF respect for the law,
charged and attempted to climb into
the officers car. He escaped to the
safety of the Travis home. 1t was
finally necessary to shoot the goat
to rescue the trapped citizens
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
CALIFORNIA SPENDS MOST

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. 8.
(UP) - California spends more
money per child on its schools than
any other state in the union, data
quoted by the California Taxpayers
Association showed today. For each
child between the ages of 5 and II,
California spent sl49.91 during the
1941-42 school year. In second place
was Nevada, spending $135,50, fol-
lowed in order by New York,
S131.98; New Jersey, $l23 1853, and
Washington. $1107l.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
ARRESTED

Three men and one woman were
arrested for drunkenness by FL
Centre police Thursday. They were
Charles Pinkman, SIS; Ralph Lopez,
"a, Mexican; William w. Merriott,
81, and Mrs. j. w. johnson, 38, all
of Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08

ROME, Sept 8. (UP) - British
Eighth Army troops drove to within
four miles of Rimini, Adriatic gate
way to the Pc valley, Friday while
Americans in the western sector ad-
vanced four miles to within two
miles of the important communica-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
TRIES FOR SAFETY RECORD

SALIDA, Colo, Sept. 7. (UP)-
The city of Salida has its sights
set to establish a new safety rec
ord. So far, it has gone through
more than 700 days without a fatal
traffic accident. Before August l5
1912, it sailed through Pip con-
secutive days without a traffic
death.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
FARM NEWS
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
SERVICE
FOOD WARNING

Don't can nCn-acld vegetables, OF
meats without a pressure cooker.
They're too dangerous. Botulinis
organism is more prevalent in
southern California soils than in
other areas of the nation.
Because mother canned every
thing and we lived to grow up in
Iowa, or Pennsylvania. or Maine
doesn't mean you can can every
thing and live to grow up without a
pressure cooker in California; said
Florence Glenn, home demonstra-
ton agent in Imperial county.
University of California bulletins
on canning are available at the
court house, Ell Centro. Plans for
building home food dehydrators are
available there also. Dehydration is
safe from botuliniS poisoning. There
are also circulars On freezing fruits
and vegetables.
MEAT IN THE HOME BUDGET
Cheaper grades and cuts of meat
are just as full of food value and if
properly prepared are just about as
tasty as higher priced cuts, accord
ing to Florence Glenn, home dem
onstration agent in Imperial county
She points out that meat is one
CT the most expensive of all foods
to produce and hence becomes
scarce during war periods. At the
same time, during such periods of
stress, meat is probably more es-
sential to the diet for its body
building proteins, iron content and
vitamins.
Farmers Bulletin No. 1903 enti-
tied Meat for Thrifty Meals" is
available without charge through
Florence Glenn at the court house
Ell Centro
HOME DEHYDRATION
A new nutrition circular has been
prepared by the University of Cali
fornia on methods of preparing
fruits and vegetables for dehydra-
ton. According to Florence Glenn
home demonstration agent, Impe-
rial county, this circular can be OBJ
tanned by addressing a request to
the office of the Agricultural Ex-
tension Service, Court House, Ell
Centro.
The new circular is particularly
valuable because it includes discus
sionS of sulphuring processes, de-
hydrator operation, sundrying, oven
drying, packaging the dried pred
uctS, as well as their storage and
subsequent use. Complete directions
are given for construction of two
types of dehydrators.
SUGAR
Sugar Stamp No 33 in War Ra-
ton Book Four will be good for
buying five pounds of sugar begin
ming September l, 1914. says OPA.
This stamp will be valid indefinite
ly. Other stamps now good for five
pounds each are Nos 80, 81 and 32
OF special Importance to home
makers at this season of the year
believes Florence Glenn, home DEM
onstration agent in Imperial coun-
ty, is the fact that sugar stamp No
40 has been made good for canning
sugar between now and the end of
next February. Unless otherwise
used, therefore, these stamps total
Is pounds of sugar available for
canning-and this is the canning
season.
Evening star., 1944-03-20
Another Series Is Dawninq

served. Here comes Little Boy
Blue-all ready to blow again.
Joan Thorsen, the modelovely, is
back in Hollywood with her divorce
and a memento of her stay in Las
Vegas, where she went to get it.
1t is a portrait of herself, painted
by the famous artist, Isobel Schaffer.
John Gunther, who also was in Las
Vegas at the same time for the
same purpose as Joan. bought the
painting and presented it to her.
But in order to avoid any idea that
there is romance between them.
let it be known that Mr. Gunther's
recently published book is dedicated
to Miriam Hopkins.
i * *
James H Davis, newly elected
Governor of Love lana, is the jim
my" Davis who made his film debut
in a Universal musical feature pro-
phetically titled, Strictly in the
Groove The hillbilly band leader
and composer. who defeated the
Huey Long machine candidate, sang
Evening star., 1944-03-20

Oddly enough IL deals with the
Texas city of that name, city that
has had a vivid history.
Talent department: Unlike her
husband. Peter Lynd Hayes, Miss
Mary Healy cannot entertain a
tableful of people for six hours by
telling stories of Joe Frisco, inter
polating them with Frisco's own
jokes. which he does with perfect
mimicry.
But, Miss Healy, who comes to
the Earle this week, has talents
which Pete appreciates much more
than his own and which he finds
much more practical on occasion.
Miss Healy, for instance, can under
stand income tax forms, make out
her own returns in a jiffy, and
never after sit around witing for
the deputies to come calling for
some extra income taxes.
The skill which Miss Healy ap-
plies to the household accounts is
one that she wisely decided she had
better have before going to Holly
wood, where she had plans to be-
come singing actress. The wis
dom Of it was proved to her when
her money ran out before the acting
job ran in. She became a Secre-
tary at Twentieth Century Fox,
remained so for nearly a year until
Evening star., 1944-03-20

one of the studios talent searchers
took a second look at her in the
commissary and decided she was
just the girl the company was look
ing for.
Miss Healy's bookkeeping has
been personal since then. but she
thinks it is a good skill to have
handy.
Vocal department: Andriana
Caselotti, the voice and model of
Snow White in the Disney version
Of the fairy tale, is as untempera-
mental as you would expect Snow
White herself to be. That was
evident at the first of the personal
appearances sne did here a few days
ago in connection with the return
Of the picture That first event
was small luncheon at the Carl
ton with the critics as her co-guests.
Miss Caselotti, healthy girl from
Bridgeport. Conn, was hungry.
Like any other healthy, hungry girl,
she ate generously of the chicken.
which has become virtually the staff
of life these days.
And now" some one said when
she had finished her desert, you
will sing for us. Or can you sing on
full stomach?"
"It IS better than singing on an
empty one" Miss Caselotti said
philosophically.
To prove it. she ran through not
only her Snow White repertory, but
successfully threw in the Bell Song
from "Lakme' as a startling sort of
encore.
She sounded like Lily Pons.
Employment department: No trou-
BILE at all was the job Of finding Is
young male extras to work that 10
minute scene in jamie" this week
at the National. Reporting to Eddie
Plohn, Nationals manager and cast
ing director pro tenn, were rs appli-
cants who deemed themselves suit
able to wear soldier uniforms and
not look like 4-Fs. There were tele-
phone calls from a number of others
who could not get there at the ap-
pointed hour.
The ability to wear a uniform was
a thing that one-fourth of the
candidates had learned in the cur
rent war, from which they had been
honorably discharged.
A few of those in JAMES" stag
line this week, however. will be
wearing their soldier costumes as a
prelude to donning them in the
Army.
Miscellany department: Il con-
f1dently expect to be killed while
performing this act some day."
says Capt. Romas Proske, who
performs in a cageful of tigers
as one of the acts on the Shrine
Circus program which opens
next Sunday night AS an at
titude with which to approach
your job. it strikes us as the best
we've heard in months Most pro-
digious performer at the st. Patricks
party at Variety Club last Friday
night was George Crouch :. 1t was
his job to cajole prizes from whom
ever Or wherever he could He
cajoled them by the dozens . The
fourth annual one-act play tourna-
ment Of the District Of Columbia
Recreation Center opens tonight at
Armstrong High School auditorium
-. Three plays will be presented
on the opening program by the
Hearthstone Little Theater players,
the Woman's Battalion Players, and
the Romarden Players Last years
individual performance honors win
ners, Peggy Hearne and George
Browne. win participate in this sea-
sons tournament, which will also be
marked by performances on We'd
nesday and Friday nights.