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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-07-01
Endorse Roosevelt

An organization known as the
New Progressive Civic Commit
tee of Action was formed Thurs
day night at a well attended
meeting at the Parker House.
The Committee will cooperate
with C. I. o. Political Action
Committee in its fight against
inequalities for race.
President Roosevelt, Congress-
man John Mccormack Roy F.
Teixeira, candidate for Ward 8
Representative, were unanimous
ly endorsed. Addresses were
made by Thomas Elliott, candi-
date for Congress; Atty Sidney
Grant, legislative agent for the
CLIO; Edward Dixon speaking for
Mayor Maurice J. Tobin, candi-
date for Governor; Joseph Saler-
no, N. E. Regional Director Poll
teal Action Committee CLIO;
Otis Hood, hobart Merritt, Edna
Black and Atty. Teixeira.
Musical selections were given
by the Celestial Choir Ensemble,
James Prout conductor; Royal
Light Quartette, Clara Diggs, and
Rev. J. E. Jeltz, who was tenn
porary chairman.
The officers of the newly
CONTINUED on Page Four)
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CAPTAIN ORR
KILLED IN ACTION

Capt. Herbert R. Orr, formerly
professor at A. and M. College
Tallahassee, Florida, was killed
in action In Guadalcanal on
April 9. His wife was Frustrated
by the news for she was regular
ly receiving delayed letters from
Capt. Orr when the official an
nouncement of the death reach
ed her.
Mrs. Orr is a sister Of Mrs
Garnes, proprietor of Mothers
Lunch, Columbus ave. The OrrS
were married little over two
years ago. Mrs. Orr was in Bos-
ton the past month recovering
from the shock Of her husbands
death and returned to Florida
asst week.
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NEW WORKERS
CHEER FDR AT
FREEDOM RALLY

NEW YORK = Thousands
packed Madison So Garden
and other thousands congre-
gated outside in the streets,
listening to loud speakers, last
Monday night, for the Free
dom Rally,
The speakers included Con-
gresham Vito Marcantonio,
Charming Tobias, Mayor La
Guardia, Rev Thomas S Har-
ten, Ferdinand Smith, Hulan
Jack, Benjamin P Davis, Jr,
Charles Collins and Arthur Os-
man. Judge Hubert T Delany,
Wilhelmina Adams, Rabbi
Stephen S Wise, Charlotte
Hawkins Brown, Rev Marshall
Sheppard and Rev A Clayton
Powell. Other distinguished
participants were Paul Robe
son, Capt. Hugh Mulzac, Capt
Charles Hall, Mr. and Mrs Jose
Ferrer of "Othello."
Cong. Marcantoino S a d
Continued on Page Four
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Staff Sgt. Ross
Home On FurIouqh

After two years overseas du-
ty in which he took part in
three invaSionS, Sgt Rollins
Ross is home on a months
furlough with his parents Mr.
and Mrs Thomas Ross Of u
Harold st, Roxbury, after
which he will be stationed in
Durham, N C for a month.
Sgt Ross, accompanied by
his mother, Mrs Louise Ross,
spent last week in New York,
where they had an enjoyable
time as guests Of DR. Marshall
Ross.
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Five Brothers Rise
To Officers From
372nd Infantry

CAMP BRECKENRIDGE, KY,
(SpeciaD-In military feat
probably unparalleled anywhere
else in United States, five bro
theirs from a colored family have
the unit at it's new location
risen through the same regi-
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CoIored Democrats
Back Roosevelt
For Fourth Term

At a recent meeting of The
Bay State Colored Mems Dem
ocratic Club, Inc, it was unani-
mously voted to endorse Presi-
dent Roosevelt for a fourth term.
A Spokesman for the Club said:
when Roosevelt took office in
1888, unemployment was wide
spread, thousands of foreclos-
ures on homes and farms existed
everywhere, the plight of war
veterans was pitiful; the Just
wants and needs of labor had
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COLORED CITIZENS GET LEGAL
ACTION AGAINST HUB POLICE
BY ANSELMo KRICCER

CKNS) Aroused public senti-
ment against police unfair treat
ment of many colored persons
who live in the vicinity of Col
umbuS Ave, South End, made it
possible for funds to be raised
by these residents and friends to
defray expenses and hire coun-
sci to bring complaints against
a Boston policeman who is al
legged to have brutally beaten
Elliott Pratt, a colored man, who
lives with his wife and three
children at 81 Haskins st, Rox-
bury. The incident took place
at Columbus Ave, and MasSachu-
sets Ave, on Thursday, June %,
at about 11:45 P. M.
As a result, on Tuesday, June
q in the Sd Criminal Session Of
the Municipal Court, Attorney
William H. Lewis Jr., brought
and was allowed complaints by
Judge Elias Shannon against
Patrolman James Hickman of
Division of the Boston Police
Department.
These complaints were Cd As
sault and battery with a danger
ous weapon, to wit a police Off
GERS club or night stick, on FL
lott Pratt and (2) Assault and
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Dewey COP Nominee-Pops Triumph For Promoter
POPS CONCERT

The Pops concert program
for Colored American Night in
Symphony all last Monday was
as follows:
Stars and Stripes Forever
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Farewell Reception
To Rev. Foggie

Rev Charles H Foggie, pastor
the past five years OF Rush
AME Zion church, Cambridge,
who has been assigned by
Bishop w ] Walls to Westly
Center AME Zion church,
Pittsburgh, Pa, was rendered a
farewell reception June 81
which was attended by $50
members and friends includ-
ing four clergymen. The lat
ter were Reys R M Owens of
Continued on Page Four
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Ct
NEW ENGLAND
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symphony all last Monday was
as follows:
Stars and Stripes Forever
SouSa
Scherzo from Afro-American
Symphony Still
Ave Maria Schubert-W ilhelmj
Kutamba, African Dance
Rhapsody
Clarence Cameron White
Conducted by the Composer
Thou Art Risen, My Beloved
Coleridge-Ta
Soprano Solo: Marian .McCree
Bolero Ravel
Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin
Piano Solo: Leo LiSwin
Two Spirituals Arranged by
Jacchia
Deep River Burleigh
st. Louis Blues Handy Mcbride
Salute to Our Fighting Forces
Arranged by Dodge
All seats for the concert had
been sold two weeks before.
The audience was mixed" but
the great majority were COL
ored. The program was pre-
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The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-25
USO Spanish Class Started
By Sgt. Lawrence Whisonant

Ft. Huachucans will be interested
to know that the USO Spanish
class, which has been inactive since
the departure of it's former instruc-
tor, Cpl. George Lockwood, has been
revived by Sgt. Lawrence WILSON,
ant, who will meet the group for
the first time tonight at seven
o'colck.
Because of the nearness of Ft.
Huachuca to the Mexican border
and of the resultant opportunity to
use Spanish frequently, Spanish has
for some time been one of the most
popular classes on the USO calen-
dar. In order to make the class
popular and Immediately attractive,
the USO Club furnishes Spanish
records and conversational hand
books.
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Miss Mary Ruth Quinn,
Post Property Office
Typist, to Join WAVES

3IFort Huachuca's S first and-Iso far
- only. qualified candidate for in
duction into the WAVES is Miss
Mary Pat Quinn, who is employed
as typist in the Post Property Of
flee. t42
Scheduled to report for WAVE
training at Hunter college, New
York City, on March 20, Miss Quinn
states that she would "like to get
into the naval air corps communi-
cations branch"
When she passed the examina-
ton for entrance into the WAVES
at the Tucson recruiting office with
an unusually high average, Miss
Quinn was recommended for imme-
diate officer candidate attendance
The slender, brown haired, young
woman declined the opportunity to
become an officer fright off" >"
though, because she wanted to en-
list and learn all that she could in
order to be better qualified for
commission. 'I think it will be bet
ter that way" she declared modest
ly, because I think an officer
Shouid be as We'll quaIltled as pos
sible."
Although she has been interested
in joining the WAVES for more
than year, Miss Quinn came to a
decision to join the women's naval
outfit quite suddenly. She is sure
that she will not regret her decision.
Miss Quinn is graduate Of the
University of Arizona, where she
majored in social sciences. She is a
daughter of Mrs. Julia Holland of
Lowell, Ariz., and has a sister, Mrs,
Ellen Miller, who is also employed.
at Fort Huachuca in the Post Prop
erty Office. The prospective mem
ber of the WAVES has no brothers
or other relatives in the Armed
Forces, and states that her reasons
for joining are patriotic and purely
personal"
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SgvrvIY7l

AT HOME - President Roosevelt's
veto of Congress two and one
half billion dollar tax bill created
tremendous furor this week in
the nations capital. Said FDR
of the bill, ''It is relief not for the
needy but for the greedy"
Rumors here this. week quoted
the government diScontinuance
for Fort Huachuca as a Negro
training center and it's conversion
into a convalescent base. How
ever, upon inquiry through the
Associated Press, the war depart
ment replied that no plans were
under consideration for convert
ing the Fort into a convaleScent
base, but that present plans call
for its continuance as training
center.
Secretary of War Knox told of
huge losses Of Japanese shipping !;
but warned Americans against
overoptimiSm which might arise
from the successful attack on
Truk. :
The rains came in California
this week interrupting train serv-
ice, grounding passenger planes,
causing schools to be closed and
hating the normal flow of bust
ness.
IN THE CONTINENT = There
seems to be no sign of peace be-
tween Finland and Russia Rus
slams bombs fell on Finland this
week-and accidentally, according
to reports, on Stockholm.
The business of obliterating
every trace of German rocket in
Stallations in French coastal areas
nearest England is we'll underway.
reliable sources Indicated.
American bombers and fighters
striking from Britain and Italy
n the first coordinated assault
deep into Germany, crippled Nazi
aircraft production and knocked
1873 enemy fighter planes from the
sky Wednesday.
Russia has added the great iron
city OF krlvOl ROg to It's gains in
the south and the Germans are
retreating westward toward the
Bug river, according to Soviet
communiqueS.
In speeches this week, both
Churchill and Stain predicted ul-
innate victory for the Allies and
disaster for the Axis Stalin's
Special Order of The Day on
Wednesday commemorated h e
26th anniversary of the Red Army.
Ground fighting along the Ital-
ian battle front has beeh reported
slackening this week.
N THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
The mystery of whereabouts of
the big japanese fleet, which from
time to time has been anchored
within the 'invulnerable" shelter
of al1-powerful Truk, is bringing
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be holding off the much-vaunted
fleet for more crucial operations.
The Americans were reported
attacking the Mariana Islands
this week.
In shakeup which touched
every phase of it's military and
naval operations, Japan's war cab
met was reorganized this week,
and Premier TOTO told the new
cabinet that Japan'S survival as
nation was at stake in the pres
.ent, most decisive stage of the
war;" a Tokyo radio broadcast re-
ported
Chinese broadcasts report. that
pamphlets are being distributed in
Tokyo and other large Japanese
cities declaring Down With
Tojo," and Eliminate Tojo."
AMERICA - In Santiago.
Chile, authorities climaxed an 18-
month investigation of German
undercover activities here at the
>, instigation of the U. S. state de-
partment, have arrested two al
legged leaders of large Axis spy
ring.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-02-25

She: Dear, why don't We take a
'taxi?"
He: Darling, you are so beautiful.
In taxi, no one could see you, but
on a bus I can show you off to
everyonel'
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Molly: did you enjoy your canoe
ride with Jerry?"
Polly: mo, he was too cautious.
He just hugged the shore"
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USO Tabloid Troupe No. 2
Is Here With Snappy Show

To be booked at Fort Huachuca
for the next few weeks are members
OF USO Tabloid Troupe No. 80, who
arrived here last Sunday, February
20. 49,.
a1 Members of the troupe, who
promise Fort Huachucans a good
show at every performance are Dave
and Wittye, Cora Green, Dodo Proc
tor and Lorraine Waters.
Dave and Wittye provide the
shows me-, and song and dance
team. They have teamed together
for nine years playing Loews. RKO
and other major theatre circuits
and topflight night clubs here and
in Canada.
Attractive Cora Green, torch
singer par excellence, is well known
as a veteran stage, vaudeville and
night club entertainer, who has
played everywhere from Broadway
musicals to popular night clubs. She
has also spent many years abroad
performing in England, Scotland,
France, South America, Bermuda
and Mexico.
A talented and syncopated tap
dancer, Dodo Proctor was born in
Canada, but came to the United
States as youngster. She broke
into show business as chorus girl.
She was featured on the West Coast
Coast in the Proctor and Pierce
dance act and has played top thea
tres from coast to coast
: Pianist Lorraine Waters, who has
years of show business to her cred
it, has toured the country as ac-
companist for many big stars in
Guiding Ethel Waters. She has
worked in the Anyx club New York,
has booked small combinations out
of Milwaukee for ten years and had
own bands. She plays the whole
show and also takes her own fea-
tured spot.
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A grudge is too heavy q load for
anyone to carry.
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IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC

The mystery of whereabouts of
the big japanese fleet, which from
time to time has been anchored
within the 'invulnerable" shelter
of all-powerful Truk, is bringing
inquiries. The japanese appear to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
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Cabbage Is King
AS Winter Crop
Breaks Record

Washington, Mar. A lot Of
water has gone out OF vegetables
since dehydration began. There Is
no telling where II will stop. Now
event the tomato, which resisted
efforts TO dry It UP with anything
but powder left, can be dehydrated
In slices Of o particularly fleshy Va.
riety, according 10 the Bureau Of
Agricultural Research.
Meat, Wliicl, couldn't be dried OK.
cept IN forms like Clipped beef, OF
jerky. has been successfully dehys
DRAFTED 30 that u can be yeconsti-
tuted and cooked about % ordinary
H,eat.
Some csher dehydyeted items you
may Seo II the future ore orange
slices for preparing ttaaynalAde; Pc
paya slices that have CONNECTION like
flavor and texture; boysenbeyvy and
grape powder TO be converted Into
Jelly; the dehydFated base for grape.
fruit marmaiade. Canning season
won't have its old fine frenzy when
you can put Up some grape powder
any time you get around 70 II, n.
stead Of having someone arrive with
o case Of grapes just right for max
ing Jelly while you are getting ready
for gusie's birthday party.
or CABBA0Es
Cabbage soup. fried cabbage,
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POLLS

After the infamous Jap attack on
the Aiever- to- be forgotten morning
Of December 7th, General MacAr-
thurs forces, overwhelmed by the
enemy. fought @ delaying action In
Bataan which will be long reEnem-
bered in American history. Dur.
Ing the long steady retart the Am.
erican and Filipino forces fought
constantly against terrific odds with
ever dwindling supplies and num-
tions. Metro doldwyn Mayors
gripping drama, "Cry Havoc, tells
the story Of thirteen heroic women
who remained on Bataan to help
evacuate the wounded. The story
Of the film now playing OF the Loew
Poll theater, Is simple. Thirteen
Women from oil walks Of life are
thrown together by O common
cause-love OF their country and
love for humanity. They live and
work together until the last shot Is
fired. Two Of them fight o word
less duel for the love Of one man
until o dramatic disclosure re-
solves the problem. Margaret Sui
laVan. long absent from the screen,
turns In her greatest performance.
She Is superb as "smitty', the only
nurse In the group whose remark
able courage and determination
keeps her going Ann eothern, as Q
filppant Irish girl with O chip on
her shoulder for Snltty to knock
off. forsakeB the glamour Of Maisie
for the dirty dungareeS Of the Army
nurses aid, finds great love and
then knows tragic loss. As an ex-
burleBque queen, Joan BlondelI "
confident and convincing. Fay
Banter ig cast AS On Army doctor
and Marsha Hunt Is outstanding IN
her Characterization OF the UNDER
standing friend Of ell girls. Little
Diana Lewis In the role Of Q Low.
able but dumb southern girl, sup
plies comic relief which Is welcome
and never wearing. Others In the
star studded cast are Ella Raines,
Frances Clifford, Heather Angel and
Dorothy Morris.
The co.hit on the program Of hits
" my Best CAL, starring Jane
Withers IN her best offering to
date. you are sure to come out
after the show shouting praise
about this program OF hits. Stand
Ing with us Policy the IoeW Poll
theateT will present soon these great
hits 1.-THE Purple Heart with Dana
Andrews and Richard Contc, Jane
Eyre" With Orson WeiieS and aJnc
F'ontGile IN the greatest love story
OF oil time, and '1'he GulltVang'
with Anna Baxter and Thomas
Mitchell. AL Big Hits and Temets.
bey- for the best OF entertainment
Loew Poll theatAr leads the field, 90
make q date with US for Best Of
Service, Pictures and comfort.
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technicolor and Is rated one Of the
best pictures to come out Of Holly
wood this year.
Miss Montez, II anything, exceeds
the spitfire charm she exhibited In
such earlier technicolor successes as
Arabian Nights" white Savage"
and "obora Woman" and profits
well by the lavish oriental back
ground which marks the picture
throughout.
Co.starred with the lovely Maria
ore Jon Hall, who again Is team.
ed with her effectively In the love
theme, and handsome Turhan Bey,
O relative newcomer to the realm
Of top-billed screen personalities
whose engaging performance well
merits his opportunity.
Locale Of the elaborate Aim fam
tasy Is ancient Bagdad In the days
Of It's most reSplendent glory, Miss
Montea appears as O princess whose
treacherous father brings about
the Staying Of the Caliph and the
conquest OF Bagdad by Mongol
hordes. Hall, son Of the dead
Caiiph, Joins forces with O band
OF Jolly thieves and, In league with
the princess slave convinclngly
portrayed by Bey. finally Gusts the
cruel Khan from the city. Not, how.
ever, before the generous amount,
Of fast-gripping action which has
come to be expected from these
period adventures has been Teeled
OF.
Featured Importantly in the ex-
cellent cast are Fortunio Bonanova
as head Of the thieves; Andy De.
vine, Raysay Ames, Moronl o.
sen, Frank Puglia, Kurt Katch and
two talented youngsters, Yvette
DuguAy and scotty Beckett.
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Membership DriUe VIII
Close At Tea, March II

st. Mary's Hospital Aid society
memberships are now being re-
newed for the year 1914. The So
ciety aims 10 increase appreciably
the membership this year.
Miss Florence Cassidy Is general
chairman Of the drive which will
close on March II with the annual
silver tea and card party at the
Nurses Home, South Elm street.
Those who have not subscribed for
membership up to that time may
do 80 on that occasion. Assisting
Miss Cassidy rs parish chairmen are
the following:
Immaculate Conception, Mrs. Ke.
vim Fitzpatrick, Mrs. John Healey,
Mrs. Foster Bedell, Mrs. John Bro
ply: st. Margaret's, Mrs. John Nc
Linden; Sacred Heart, Mrs. D. j.,
Green; SIS. Peter and Paul, Mrs.
Katherine Zibell; st. Francis, Miss
Mary Cullen; Blessed Sacrament
Mrs. o. J. Bi2zozero: st. Patrick's,
MisS Helen 5hanahan; st. Thomas
Mrs. George Dolan; 81. Anne's, Mrs,
Serge Belanger.
st. Cecilla'S, Mrs. Charles A.
Wollschlager: 81. Joseph's, Mrs. s.
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Weddings
JOHNsON.LATTMER


Miss Jeanne Isabel Latimer,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Latiiner Of Torrlngton, was married
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock Mt
Trinity Episcopal church, Torring-
ton, to Aviation Cadet Robert FL
lott Jr, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert z. johnson Of Watertown, for
merly Of waterbury. Rev. H.
Francis Hine OBLIGATED. Cadet
johnson recently completed his
Army Air force basic training Mt
Greensboro, N. G., and will report
soon at Maxwell Field. Mrs. john
son, O graduate Of the Torrington
High school will reside with her
parents.
The bride who was given In mar
riage by her father wore O sage
green wool suit with O matching
floral hat and an orchid corsAge.
Miss Mary Jane Johnson, the bride.
groom's sister, as her maid OF hon
or, wore o gold wool suit with
floral hat In harmony and o gar
denla corsage. Aviation Cadet
Robert 3. Decker, Army Air force,
Woodbury., stationed ct Turner
Field, Albany, Ga, was best man.
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Well, II the Ruth Mlllett
euiglble-rnan shortage gets much
worse, women may be just that
eager again.
And, II household commodities
become even harder to get than
they are now, the eligible men who
are left may decide to demand
dowries Of their brides.
Not cash dowries, Of course. But
such things as electric refrigerators.
alarm clocks, radios, automobiles, or
In @ crowded city a house Or an
apartment.
RARE OPPORTUNITY
The housing situation is already
so bad that In one southern city
husband and wife, suing each other
for divorce, admitted to the Judge
that while they were waiting for
their final decree they went right
on living under the same roof, be-
cause they couldn't flnd another
roof for one Of them to go to.
SO. the dowry system may catch
on, simply because there is such q
shortage In MEN and household
goods.
However, the woman who hopes
to catch O husband with her 1883
model car had better get bsIsy.
Because once the war Is over men
will likely again be more intsP-
ested IN youth and beauty than n
an alarm clock - or even o furnish,
ed apartment.
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waterbury and New Haven squad.
rons Of the Civil Air Patrol have
been asked to undertake a special
educational program In connection
with aviation cadet recruiting in
connection with the flying day. The
Army Air Forces, through Connec-
ticut Wing Of the Civil Air Patrol,
have assigned o liaison-type aifplane
to the use Of Waterbury squadron
for special purposes with a notation
that 1T is expected considerable
use will be made Of this plane"
The four young men just accepted
are: Robert A. D'Agostino, 70 Rose
street; Joseph W. Urkevic, 3S2
washington avenue; Thomas r.
Verrastro, 255 Oak street; Harry @.
Keshian, 0 Melbourne Terrace.
The plane assigned to waterbury
squadron will be based at Meriden
but the flying day set for the 10th
or goth of this month will be held at
Bethany, now open for restricted
flying. It is expected six Army
planes will be available for use with
a large number Of qualified pilots
who will fly from 10 a. m. to S p. m.
or later. II needed, and permission
can be obtained.
AL aviation cadet enlisted re-
servists have been advised to re-
port TO their local CAP squadrons
for e-induction training. Water
bury squadron meets Monday and
Thursday evenings OF the State
Armory, Field street, and regular
program, laid out In four b0-hour
sections, has been drafted. Young
men signed up wear the regular
U. 8. Army uniform with special
insignia.
The next aviation cadet examina-
ton will be given at the post office
here March Is at 0 q. m. Full In
formation on the examination and
the requirements for prospective
cadets can be obtained from off,
GERS Of the Waterbury or New Ha-
ven Civil Air Patrol squadronS. IN
terviewS are held only OF squadron
quarters.