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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

yesterday in New Haven. She was the widow of James Morris.
 The funeral will be held from the Sisk Bros. funeral home, 120 Dwight street, at 8:30 a. m. tomor- row, to St. Johns church, that city, for requiem high Mass at g. Bur ial will be in new St. Joseph's ceIn- etery, Waterbury Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to g p. m. today.
 GERMAlNE = Alfred c. Ger maine, 1889 McArthur boulevard, Washington, D. C., father of Mrs. Miles F. McNiff, ST., this city. died yesterday at his home. Born in Stanstead. Vt, November 29, 1862, he was a former resident of this city for more than 40 years.
 MT. Germaine was employed as sales representative in this territory for the Francis H. Leggett Com pany, wholesale grocers, and moved to Washington, D. O., upon his re- tirement five years ago. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Chapel, Knights of PythiaS and Harmony Lodge of Masons of Waterbury.
 Survivors include two sons, Ed ward s. Germaine of this city and George c. Germaine of Detroit; three daughters, Mrs. James F Draper of Washington, D. O., Mrs Miles McNiff, ST., of this city and Mrs. Myron L. Beal of Bethel; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildr
 The funeral will be held tomorrow at, 2 D. m. at the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central Avenue, Rev. Sam uel A. Budde, vicar of Christ Chapel, officiating. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from ' to o'clock.
 HEROUX-Joseph Heroux died Thursday night at his home, 34 French St., Watertown.
 He was born in Canada Jan. 18 1896, the son of Adolph and Flora (Dube) Heroux and had lived iIi Watertown for 28 years.
 He is survived by his wife Amanda Gamprom) Heroux, four sons, Henry, stationed in the Philip pines; Raymond, Watertown. Gerald
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

second.
 J. M. Popp, an engineer with the special products section of the General Electric O.. Schenectady, N. F., who was introduced by J. Heartt Raub, chairman of the en- tertainment committee, told how x-rays of hand grenades now pre- vent premature explosions, and of an electrouic machine which can select two million variations of color.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

vote their skilis to the winning of the war.
 Not until victory is won will we have com Plete displays of the beautifully-styled. star timed Elgin Watches. Those we do have now. sOeW shOsO yOn proudly they live up to Elgin's tradition for accuracy. for beauty and fine design. Come in and see those we do have.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

MMUZEVIC-Mrs. Mary Ann
 ondrotasl Bruzevic. 37 North Leonard street, died yesterday in Waterbury hospital after a long ill., mess Born Sept. IT, 1894 in Lith- i1uia. she was a communicant of St patrick's church.
 Survivors include two daughters. MISS Virginia Bruzevic and Mrs. Anthony Strickulis, both of Water bury, and sister, Mrs. Francis kripas of Waukegan, III.
 The funeral will be held tomor- row at 8:30 a. m. from the Alder Uon funeral home, 70 Central avenue, 10 st. Patrick,s church for sol- enln high Mass at g. Burial will be ln Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today llom 2 to 10 p. m.
 PENASSO = Mrs. Rose Penasso, 7b, Farrell road, died yesterday aft ern0on at the home of her son, Jo- Be5h Penasso, 3640 Paulding avenue, Bronx, N. Y. She made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Luigi Gar nssino in Waterbury and was on a visit to New York when she died
 She was born in Italy and came to the United States in 1938 She was the widow of Michael Penasso who died in Italy.
 Survivors include, besides MT PenasS0 and Mrs. Garassino; two sons Carlo and Luigi, and two daughters, Mrs. Michael Massano and Mrs. Scondi Bauby, all oi Italy.
 The funeral will be held Mon- day morning at a. m. from the LaPorta funeral home, 67 Holmes avenue. to Our Lady of Lourdes church at g. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 10 and Sunday from to 10 p. m.
 PRASAUCKAS = John Prasauc- kaS. 43, New Haven road, Nauga- tuck. died suddenly this morning at his home.
 He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to this country 40 years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08
ELECTRONIC USES
 SHOWN IN MOVIES

A discussion of the uses of elec- tronics at last nights dinner meet ing of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at the Elton was enlivened by pictures of a bul- let leaving a gun taken at an ex- posture of four one -milhonths of 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

PRASAUCKAs-In Naugatuck, Dec. Sth, 1914, John Prasauckas, of New Haven Road, Naugautck. Funeral Monday at a. m., from the home of his mother-in-law. Mrs. Anna Griskauskas, Ox- ford Seymour Road, to St. Francis Church, Naugatuck at g a. m. Bur ia1 in family plot in St. James cemetery, Naugatuck.
 PENASSO = In Bronx, N. r., Dec. 7th, 1914, Mrs. Rose Penasso, of Waterbury.
 Funeral Monday at a. m-, from LaPorta Funeral Home, 67 Holmes Avenue, to Our Lady of Lourdes Church at a. m. Burial in Cal vary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08
FUNERALS

The military funeral of Robert E. Brown, AIS Mill St., will be held tomorrow morning at 8:15 from the Lunny funeral home, 25 Central Ave, to St. JoSeph's church at 9. Burial will be in the old St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 3 to 10 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08
EIgin sIiIIs and equipment are devoted 10 if ...so there are fewer EIgin Watches for you

IN this war of fast movement, seconds, spIit- seconds, may mark the difference between sue cess and failure. Our valiant fighters in the air. on land, on the sea, and under the sea must haUs watches, and many special precision instruments and timing devices on which they can rely.
 The making of that equipment. and jewel bearings, and time fuzes for ack-ack shells ... comes first at the great Elgin watch factory. For, at Elgin, there is the finest scientific equipment in the matchmaking world (. and American craftsmen who whOleheartedly de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

KELLY-In this city, Dec. 7th, 1944, Mrs. Sarah J. (McMullen) Kelly, of 106 South St. Funeral Monday at S:15 a. m., from the residence, 106 South Street, to St. Francis Xavier Church, at 9:0O o'clock. Burial in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

MEYER-In this city, Dec. 9th, 1914, Mrs. May Meyer, of 33 Watertown Avenue.
 Funeral Monday afternoon, from Mulville Funeral Home, 27O West Main Street, time to be announc- ed. Burial in Riverside cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

Boston, Dec. 8-(UP)- Christening in the Maritime service, Takato Uyeno, 20, of Wellesley, Japanese American, said he had been snubbed repeatedly during his two years in the United States and would flight my fool head off to get back at the Americans as well as the Japs."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

and Andrew, all of Watertown; two daughters, Theresa and Irene, both of Watertown; two brothers, Ori- geme, Watertown, and Ustache, Wa terbury; three sisters, Mrs. Blan- dine Lafreniere. Canada; Mrs Ro- sario Ouelette, Waterbury, and Mrs. Edward Williams, Naugatuck.
 The funeral will be held from the residence Monday at 8:15 a. m. to St. Johns church, Watertown, at 3. Burial will be in Mount st. James cemetery, Watertown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

bury, and several nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held tomor- row at p. m. in Inglewood, Calf. with burial there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

KELLY-Mrs. Sarah J. (McMul- len) Kelly. widow of James Kelly, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Francis Shanahan, 1O6 South street, after a lingering illness.
 She was born in Avon and had been a resident of Waterbury for 25 years. She was communicant of St. Francis Xavier church.
 She is survived by four sons, Ernest, James and Francis Kelly of Waterbury and Thomas Kelly of Beacon Falls; daughter, Mrs. Shanahan, and one grandchild.
 The funeral will be held Monday at 8:15 a. m. from the residence, 1O6 South street, to St. Francis Xavier church at g. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the residence tomorrow and Sunday afternoons and evenings.
 DARBY-William B. Darby, n, formerly of Waterbury, died Wed- nesday at his home in lngleWood, Calf. He was born in Indianapolis, nd, the son of MT. and Mrs. Sam uel F. Darby and came to this city as a young boy where he lived in the North End and Brooklyn sec- tions of the city.
 He was employed as a druggist at the Walker drug store in the Brooklyn section for about 20 years and later by the Waterbury But ton Go. He was member of the former Monitor Hose Co.,, of this city. and left Waterbury 20 years ago to live in California.
 He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gussie (Benson) Darby; sister, Mrs. Charles Doescher, Water
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Carl Rubin north of Holtville is
milking SO to 60. Walter Lime
gruber south of Holtville is milking
around 45. Osuna and Ames, west
Of FL Centre, have between 40 and
so cows.
Change Front
Some dairymen have been pro-
ducing manufacturing milk for
years before they decide to enter
the grade A field.
Donald BaSSett and Aux Ambort,
east of El Centre, have a new grade
A herd all the cows in which were
purchased in San Diego. They
have around 100 cows
There is a unique situation at
this dairy. Bassett used to be
milk inspector before he decided
TO go into the dairy business.
Therefore he started a mastitis
control program at the dairy. He
takes the specimen himself and
runs them through the tests, man.
aging the whole deal himself.
Widespread concern was felt in
Imperial Valley at the outbreak of
the price control system because
dairymen began to sell their cattle.
The concern still continues in spite
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Imperial valley will produce
enough onion seed this year to
supply the entire demand in the
United States and great deal of
the lend-lease seed for the Allies.
The growing OF crop, which in
two years has sprung from a prac-
tically non-entity to one approx
imating a million-dcllar return,
Bermuda and Spanish type onions,
is big news in Imperial Valley, too.
Those were the declarations Of
r. B. Dessert who has aided in the
introduction and promotion of
onion growing in the valley, a crop
that started with as little as $50
acres early in 1943 and has in
creased to 1900 acres.
Onions are not a new crop in
Imperial Valley. Many years ago
this was one of the smaller crops
but acreage and paintings had
dwipdled until there was very
little grown. This was mainly due
to marketing reasons and because
the method of growing onicns is
costly even with the fine modern
machinery of today.
Started In 1912
The growing of onion for seed,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Onion Seed In dustrv
In Valley Can
Supply Entire World

principally, actually started two
years ago and the acreage reports
of the Imperial Irrigation District
gives evidence of it's growth. With
about $50 acres listed in March
1912, paintings increased to 1872 by
October that year. In March 1913
the acreage was listed at, 23O and
by October had become 1,343 and
the 1914 acreage which is largely
under contract is 1900 acres.
The varieties grown in Imperial
valley are principally white and
yellow Bermudas and white and
yellow Spanish. The hot, or pun
gent types do not do as we'll in
the valley as these other varieties
Planting in Imperial Valley is in
September and seed is harvested
in June. The commercial market
crop. of dried matured onions is
harvested in March and April and
the green punching, table onions
are harvested in January and Feb
ruary.
A total of TOO acres this year
have been contracted for seed
alone. An acre of the Bermuda
or Spanish onions in Imperial
Valley will produce from 300 to 700
pounds of seed per acre. The con-
.ract price for the seed this year
is S15O per pound which readily
indicates that the seed onion crcp
alone is nearly tWo-thirds of a
million dollars in value.
Good Yield
This, plus the fact that market
onions will produce 500 to 700 bags
per acre and have sold under a
ceiling price, until recently, of $l95
per bag CT fifty pounds, indicates
tnat the onion crops for seed and
market in Imperial county are
easily another new Million dollar
crop
The main difference besides mar
ket and seed crops in the Imper-
ial Valley onions is the planting
methods The green market bunch
onions are scwed heavier with
about Is pounds per acre. for seed
ing the ground. Onions planted
for seed or bulbs are planted thin
ner with from three to three and
cne-half pounds of seed per acre
used.
Clean land and land with a
Weed-free his ory dating back sew
eral years makes the best crop
land This is due 10 the fact that
much of the crop growth in its
early stages requires a great deal CT
care and attention in hoeing. A
Weed-infested ground would make
the cost of raising onions prohib-
live because of the great amount
of wolk involved curing the early
growth. Onicn crops seem to fol-
lew lettuce and melcnc very we'll
if the history of the ground is
good
Big Production
Imperial Valley during its two
years of remarkable production
and interest in oniCns has found
that this climate and sell are well
adapted TO the production of a
type CT seed that cannot be pro-
duced or grown as we'll anywhere
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
USES Lowers Loss
In Job Turnover

During l943 the Ell Centre office
of the United States Employment
Service for Imperial county found
jobs for slightly more than 5000
men and women.
OF that number, up to July l.
l943, at which time the Agricul-
tural Extension Service took over
agricultural placements, 4548 ag-
ricultural placements We're made.
However Tom Finney, office
manager said, because of the es-
tablishing of the Employment Sta
bilizaticn Plan in Imperial county,
with The resul ant issuing of avail
ability certificates on each change
of pos ition, employment place
ments in essential non-agricultural
industry has increased consider
ably. Al the present time the en-
ployment service is issuing approx
unately 1909 availability certificates
each month"
NO changes are permitted with
out good cause The majority of
availability certificates Issued is
to men ami women who have COM
pleted their work and are available
fer accepting other essential work" !"
Finney said.
Cuts Turn Over
There is no question that the
application of the Employment
iStabilization Plan to essential
firms in Imperial Valley has res
ulted in a decided decrease in
unnecessary labor turn -over," Fin
ney declared. Several CT the war
essential firms here have declared
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

else in the United States. The
Bermuda type especially comes
under this classification. The
Bermuda was grown almost ex-
cluSively fer seed in the Tenneriffe
Islands off Africa where 1t has
been successful crop for many
years, but Imperial Valley has now
served notice that it will be the
onion seed center for Bermudas
in the world, local growers believe.
The seed originally was started
here in small, way. Agricultural
experiment stations in the east
sent seed to the valley. urging
people to plant it and study its
growth. From those. first early
experimental plots it was learned
that the valley was a natural area
for the crop. -. ..... .-
The valleys production of let
tuce seed has always ranked high
and growing of cauliflower and
carrots for seed has also been rec
ognized as good practice, and now
with the raising OF onion seed in
quantity so large that 1t will
take care of the country's needs,
Imperial Valley demonstrates once
more that it is the garden spot Of
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Herd Owners Battle
Restrictions

CT the fact that the sales OF valley
cattle have decreased In recent
months.
Land Prices
AS has been pointed cut count
less times, the dairy business in
Imperial Valley declined because
dairymen were unable to pay the
high prices demanded for farm
land. Land owners could and stin
can get exceedingly high prices for
land to be used in the production
CT vegetables, alfalfa, flax, and
such crops. Therefore the dairy
man is crowded out in many cases
unless he can afford to buy the
land and pay the taxes on it.
The gloom-spreaders should take
note that the dairy business wiggles
along sOmeway year after year and
never quite disappears. Fer years
the decline of the dairy business
has been viewed with alarm" but
it is still with us in a fairly healthy
condition.
Experts predict that the dairy
business in Imperial Valley will be
bigger and better than ever as soon
as the war ends.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

that the Elan has been beneficial
to them in reducing turnover,
other firms are not sc sure, claim
ing thai if man did not want to
work for them they certainly did
not care 10 have him remain on
the payroll
That attitude, to some extent
'efeats the purpose CT the stabil-
izatiCn plan, as most Of those who
desire to resign from a firm are
actuated only by desire to earn
more money elsewhere. This rea-
sen is not recognized a good cause,
the constant changing from JOB tc
job because of an increase in pay
will eventually result in a direct
cause for initiation, and is also a
direct retardment of the war pro-
duction.
Direct Loss
Through absCnteeism while en-
gagged in job-hunting, mere than
two billion hours of productive
effort in the past year have been
lost, it has been estimated by per-
sOnnel experts" Fnntiy declared
The USES's constant advice to
job seekers is to "stay ON the job"
and dent retari the war effort
by shopping fer another job just
because it pays more money"
Finney advised any man or woman
who is net employed in their
highest Cccupational skill pos
sessed, then perhaps they have a
reason for changing jobs, but he
SUCCESS in all cases that they con-
suit his office for competent ad-
vioe
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12


Looking To Future
If anyone wants to gaze into the
crystal ball and see what the fu-
ture may offer, it is we'll to con-
slider that thousands of persons
Vail over the world are being taught
to drink milk and to use it in
their cooking. Improved methods
make it possible to transport pow
dered milk to all parts OF the
world with perfect safety. In years
to come the milk produced in I'M
perial Valley will be used in some
form or another in the most is
olated and inaccessible spots in the
world. T..
A conservative estimate of the
dairy COW population of Imperial
Valley places the total at $4,000
head, including the young stuff.
Experts agree that the quality OF
the dairy herds is much improved
since the war because many of
the poorer animals were disposed
of.
A glimpse into the past glories
of the dairy industry in the valley
makes many valley residents feel
sad. They feel that there should
be as many dairy cows as in the
height of it's glory. In those days,
however, the dairymen did not have
the restrictions that they must now
contend with if they are to remain
in business. In some instances in
those days few cows and barbed
wire enclosure was considered "a
dairy.
Grade "a" Diaries
In Imperial Valley this year
there are between Is and 30 grade
A dairies. These dairies produce
market milk and must meet most
rigid requirements and restrictions
if they are to make the grade.
Expensive barns. equipment, and
cooling equipment make embarking
,in the grade A dairy field fairly
costly one. For that reason most
of the dairies in the valley pre-
duce manufacturing milk, the type
of milk used in making milk PRO-
ducts.
Several new grade A dairies have
been started in the valley this
year in spite of the war and the
attendant labor shortage which
affected the dairy business more
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Firm SpeciaIizes
In Dry Packs

Fitzgerald and Litrov sheds in
FL Centro specialize in dry pack
vegetaDl primarily with Crowned
Lyon and Certified as the brands
The sheds report that this season
they will harvest from 300 acres of
lettuce, 60 acres of cabbage, go acres
of carrots. 20 acres Of tilrnips, and
they also have. 4G0 acres in alfalfa.
Litrov believes that undue EN-
phasis has been placed ON ice-pack
and he specializes in long distance
shipping of dry-pack lettuce. The
company packs the lettuce in the
cool Of the night. and by packing
it deep-cut retaining the root, and
shipping in prescooled cars, they in
sure. top-quality arrival in the east
ern markets.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Table Beets'.. Add
To Cash Returns

Table beets were grown CONNER
cially in Imperial Valley for the
first time in l943 when around
100 acres were harvested.
Before that time this type of
beets was unrecognized CONNER
cially. the paintings being confined
almost. entirely to home garden
plots.
This year, 1914, the acreage
jumped to 342 and the shipments
increased. This vegetable lends
itself admirably to canning as we'll
as being necessary addition to
the fresh markets ....
You can even use the tops as
greens. ..~
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Imperial Valleys dairy industry is as temperamental as
prma donna and since the war has caused great many
people to Jump in and help the darymen worry.
Taking everything into consideration however, the dairy
industry in the valley in pretty good condition In spite
labor shortages ceiling prices erratc regulations milk
continues to be produced darymen about their bust
ness much the they always have.
What the county lost in quantity last year was more
than made up in the quality of the dairy herds Many
sons habtuay paint the dairy picture SO 6ack that II IS
almost impossible to what it really looks IKE A1ter
The black is scraped off it possible that the dairy
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Here is shown dairy
cows in stsnehions in one.
Of Valleys
modern dairy set-ups. :
Feed and wafer may be used
here in The
highest scientific standards.
curtailed by
time restrictions.
Imperial Valley
dairymen are looking
TO greater production
and speedily
are reaching that
desire.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

severely, possibly, than any other
field of endeavor in the entire
area.
Among the latest CT the grade A
dairies to be established is the one
operated in the Tamarack ranch
in the Imperial area by Robert
Schwob. He has in the neighbor-
hood of 200 cows. Thomas Hidge-
sen is milking Is to 20 cows north
of Imperial. Otto Marshall in the
Calipatria area has around 100
cows in his grade A dairy herd.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

The queen ant of the white ants
OF Australia lays at least 10000
eggs a day for a total of more
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Bears suffer. from arthritus. :
Cosmetics found in Egypt date
back to $500 B. G. AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

wains whistle, whistling by sea-
men aboard a naval vessel is for
bidden.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

than 1O,OOO,OO0 a year.
To avoid confusion with the boats
Evening star., 1944-04-09

sotenne Fortress Europe for the crucial hos been weeks
dolly job the full United soes Army Air Forces bosed Brit
And for the Ynks hos been dgh job bombing hot hos
d their planes bare ground fire probably quoed density Cloud
from ok the picture above which
Moouder moion bursts flame from direct hit The pone
omedpehop the bail It's spectacle for
the other But they bomb their forget the Posde Coos
oreo of Fronce.
Evening star., 1944-04-09

Our bombers ore pin pointing" Berlin
targets. Seven miles long is this poll Of
smoke from the burning VkF oircroft beor-
inq pIont in the Erkner suburbs Of Berlin
otter it wos hit by American bombers