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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

Marseilles and Bordeaux as well as Paris.
 Again, the problem of securing animals was 8 serious one. Horses provide an important supply of ser- um. When horses became scarce and hard to find, they were bought on the Black Market for 10000 francs ($800) a head. Before the war, the Army was the, main pro- wider and horse than cost 600 francs ($12). In normal times 8 horse could be reckoned on for six to seven quarts of blood every 10 days. During the occupation, in or- der to keep them. in good condition, they had to be given a double ra- ton of hay and oats. These also had to be bought on the Black Market.
 SAVED MANY LIVES
 Chiselling, fooling the Germans, dealing in the Black Market-all this had to be done in order to se- cure and care for the chickens, rab- bits, pigs, sheep, birds, oxen, snakes, mice and guinea pigs needed for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
INDIA URCHINS CRY WARES
 IN 6. |. SLANG
By McGUOWN WRIGHT United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 New Delhi, Dec. 15 = (U.P) - The American CT is leaving linguis- tic footprints as he passes through India towards Far Eastern battle | fronts.
 Barracks phrases of the Amer ican scoldier = and his slang - now are heard on the lips of many of the hordes of urchins who in Ind- ian cities constantly and clamor- ously petition to shine the CTS shoes, carry his luggage, or lead him to interesting adventure (they say).N
 Swear words like the common "hell" and damn" are supplement- ed with other words and phrases seldom printed outside the ultra realistic novel. However, such phrases = denoting chagrin, etc. = sometimes are used incongruously and incorrectly.
 Right Words, Wrong Place
 Often the words appear to be used without knowledge of their nature and without infection. As Mark Twain explained to his wife when she attempted to break him of swearing by repeating his ob- noxious phrases, you have the words, darling, but not the music"
 But at other times they are sub stituted for and integrated in Hin dusctani, even though it is one of the better mediums of invecttve and abuse for the adept.
 While most of the words are too earthly to appear in print, ancient American slang phrases are also heard alongside the rougher elements of the languag. Such prases include %hot stuff" "gee whiz' you tellem, boy" ali pronounced in am ore or less under standable accent. Where these were picked up is not clear. You seldom hear the soldier use the phrases. So far no tive jabber has been noted. Some Show Coaching
 In most cases the urchins ac- quired their vocabulary" by over- hearing passing soldiers and by listening to the conversation of their customers as they polish boots. On the other hand there is in some cases evidence of careful coaching by some CT jokestr.
 The motive for gaining this 1in- guistic ability has an economic basis. Quick to analyze acceptable ap- breaches for efficient removal of baksheesh from the soldier, they soon realized the old mo mommy, no poppa, no brother" attack had become obsolete. To attract atten- tion many have adopted these words and phrases which they be- lieved would do the trick = and it possibly has meant a few extra annas for them.
 In this linguistic inf1ltration CT Joe by far outstrips Tommy Atkins. Although the British soldier has been in India for many years, his favorite barracks expression is sell dom used by the urchins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

Russell Williams and his son Louis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
Good Evening.
= | -
HAIL AND FAREWELL
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Today he's writing his last head That would be Edmund Leamy-we call hln Eo' Telegraph editing not enough, He wrote of radio and other stuff. Ed had an easy way with phrases,
 Could off and poetry and lots or pnaeS of that thing we broadly call life,
 Tts happiness its sorrows through calm and strue T5e had a flair words-and boreen and falry r Attended he reminsced about ms nauVe Ee He knew much foreign lands for he uaVeled 1ar' And the motion of taxicab and jaunting car
 Were more than vehicles when he set them oo"h For mind you, he forgot hill or town. So Eds gongfrom time for the tyre @ ana h % For Ed, you know, has much more UTAH "H"' "' ~ ~ We wish him he for all time znr rNE Tn his journalistic world of prose and rhyme! M ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
C. H. GRANGER LEADS
 HEALTH DISCUSSION

An industrial health and safety conference sponsored by the Manu- lecturers Association and the Con- necticut Medical society yesterday heard Charles H. Granger, general manager of Waterbury Tool and Dr. Andrew J. Jackson, medical health director of the American Brass Go. as discussion leaders. The event was held to acquaint management with progress made recently towards pro- tecting health and safety of em- ployeS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

and daughter Katherine are leaving to take up their residence in Phoenix, Arizona. Mrs. Williams has been there for some time due to her health, and her daughter Lena is with her. Another son, Private Rus sell Williams, Jr., is now in hos pital in England after being slight ly wounded in action in Europe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
M. S. Rukeyser
National Income
FIGURE Distorted

Economic theorists currently merchandising their pipe
dreams Is practical blueprntS for the future
prevailing decisions that the socaed national
income will unprecdent high for after this war
big national service the jumbo federal
debt and the promises for more abundant life.
The Brookngs at Washington recently performed
exposing hoddy and speous character of
sophistry. income will be high, if indeed it
be high because productive and have balanced our
national economy-not because of fiscal needs
extracting what the late AL Smith used TO describe
baoney prevailing estimates Joseph Mayer in his
Broong pamphlet only Of the He faace
reasoning based tecnques computing the national
income but only skechy undertakes the still important
demonstrating used computing the national
inherently unsound bookkeeping.
The accepted mode of computing the national income that is
say, the aggregate all citizens the United States
based misconceptions In technical terms the
so-caed figures distorted by dupcaonsby the
of counting the things twice.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Faulty System Includes Earnings Of Federal Workers

Under this faulty the citizens reported net income
subject income and then the subractons from
in the added the total income of the
people in the form of salaries paid employees
Thus the things twiCehrs income received
by nongovenmen workers and secondly governmental
Scientific consolidated bookkeeping would avoid this
and point that the totals changed but the
Der of individuals participating those totals been increased
II citizens kept their ledgerS in the faacos
they would know where they stood For example
individual have income Of 500 week In order
relieve himself of details he senographer S25 wer
He regards the S25 stenographer expense which
reduces his income under the national book
keeping he would do otherwise He would add S25 his
500 and that he and his enogaper have combined income
of SIPS.
Under this misleading method government spend
automatically
ing is made of the fact that the nongovernmena worker can't
spend for goods and what he hands Thus
his effective spendable income after If
this shown in the accounting spending would be
shown the national economy
from heaven.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Phoenix
Date Set

NEW YORK. Oct. 17-New
York Curb Exchange has received
notice that stock transfer books
Of Phoenix Securities Corp. IN
liquidation. will be permanently
closed al close of business on Oct
"a. Accordingly, the final date for
dealings in the common stock, par
81, of Phoenix on the Curb En-
chance will be Oct. %.
Transactions in the stock made
beginning Thursday. Oct. 10. 10
and including Oct. %, shall be for
cash only, that is, for delivery on
same day on which transaction rs
made. Dealings in the issue will
be suspended at opening OF busi-
ness on Tuesday, Oct. "a.
Members are urged TO promptly
settle any transactions which they
may make in view OF the fact that
Oct. "a will be the record date for
determination Of stockholders
who will be entitled 10 share in
distribution of the assets of the
corporation in complete cancella-
tion and redemption OF all its out
standing common stock
The corporation will issue a
notice at a later date with respect
10 the date on and after which
certificates for its common stock
are required to be surrendered TO
receive in exchange therefor the
liquidation distributions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Stocks Off
In Dull Trade

NEW YORK, Oct. IT (INS)-
Stock prices were slightly less
lower in a dull opening today.
Utility, shares held unchanged,
but oils, tobaccos, steels and some
OF the specialties gave ground at
the start in continuation of yes
terday's selling. In the latter
group, Pepsi-Cola gave up y point
on the first trade.
Opening prices: Standard Oil OF
New Jersey 54%. off a; U. S.
Steel SIS, off II; Great Northern
Railway preferred 40b, up -:
Commonwealth Edison 28l2, of
IA; Radio 10s4, up Is; Kennecott
IS. off u: Canadian Pacific los,
off u; United Aircvraft 30A, off
"A; Southern Pacific 30A, of n
Pepsi-Cola 63h. off Il; General
Electric 1885, unchanged; Marine
Midland SIS, up "a; Packard Mo-
tors 5ia, unchanged ;Patino Mines
177s. unchanged; N. Y. Central
ISIS, unchanged; Curtiss-Wright
So unchanged.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Hayes Inc. Net
Tops Last Year

Hayes Industries. Inc. OF Jack
son, manufacturer of aircraft
wheels and brakes and autono-
tive parts. reports for the year
ended July 81. 1914. net profit Of
SSl7 1923. equal 10 81 AS share on
100000 shares Of common stock,
compared with net profit of $685.
106, equal 10 Sl95 a share on
10000 shares Of common stock in
the year ended July 81. 1943
A proposed renegotlation Of
war contracts for the latter pc
Rod. the report stated. resulted
in a net reduction OF Sl47.0OO in
the profit heretofore reported for
that year That sum. together
with S30.866 covering an addi-
tional renegotiation refund for the
1912 fiscal year, was charged 10
earned surplus in the 1914 period.
For the 1914 year provision for
renegotiation was made on the
same basis as in the proposed
settlement for 1913.
Net sales in the year to last
July 81 were $50, 976.4 30 after
adjustments for renegotiation and
after deducting a cash refund OF
81, $50, 600 to the war department.
compared with net sales of S22.-
SIT ,389 in the previous IL months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Half Of Loan
Cotton Is Good

NEW YORK. Oct 17-An an
alysis of quality breakdown OF
the stock of 1943 loan cotton in
government hands as of Aug, l
this season shows that about 923,-
600 bales, or approximately 40
per cent of the total government
holdings of 1901 900 bales. were
of the most desirable qualities,
according to the latest weekly
trade report of New York Cotton
Exchange Service Bureau.
Since the total stock ,of 1913
loan cotton as of Aug. l was APP
proximately 1887 900 bales, and
since the CCC stock was approx
mately 1901 900 bales, il appears
that a total of about 4S6,0 900 bales
was in hands of the co-operatives
for which no quality breakdown
figures have been issued.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
By sILER FREEMAN

The announcement that the
Defense Plant Corp. had signed
a contract with Packard last
week for a $4,000 project at
Willow Run vas the subject OF
a little wrong guessing In some
quarters. Because Packard was
not permitted to make the an
nouncement at this time, nor
was the Ford Co.. the deal was
made to look ike Packard was
moving into Willow Run.
This was far from the case.
The $4,000 will be used TO
build a small testing establish
ment on the east side of the
landing field al the bomber
plant. This side is owned by
the army and is used as an
army base. The west side be-
longs TO the Ford company.
The testing establishment
will be used in connection with
Packard's experimental engine
project in Toledo. There is no
room there TO test-flieht the
experimental engines and the
! project at Willow Run will be
used for that purpose. The
building will be a hangar where
the engines will be installed for
the rigid tests. 1t, like the exc
perimental engine plant in To-
ledo. will probably outlast the
war on either side of the world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Farmers M arket

FRulTS-Appcs Bsidgins No. J. q so
S $40 6 Psl'nS. n sne' $40 $50 t t5S
bu Rhode Island Greetings No 81 50
45+b ba Jonathans. fancy. t2e7 45-6
99 No su 70 90 M'I ,la 80 an'i northern
spys fancy. 81 81 4s.le bu No So SO
SHOWS No. /, ,2s7:o $50 bu,.
sa 's'a 90. %oli River. fancy ,'' sSs7 ss-l6
s. SO ou. 70. So. so%s. c.n,.Iosp..
Bartlett. fancy. i4.ea bu, No. sas9 SO.
Bose. fancy. So 50 bu No 81 Kieffers,
No. /. 50 bu e,'Ps. Concord a,, fancy. g
No. j. 7sesiI 81. coil.Tds No. !, Tses
81 20 swiss SS ensTd no No. sos7sc S9.
Mustard Greens. No. ! sos7se bu' Turnip
GI fsTr ~ AK 'o SsafAS Su GREENSBORO,
ea66ase' fancy s7soSs bu.. No /, $50
az; Endiye fancy. 81 eu No Nsoe
Lettuce. E; Ss 81 's ao. G H9 H Lea:
20 : soc dor SehS. Romano. No i. 7Ses
yEcETABLEs asl.c.,l.neoS. = Beans,
S3@35O bu. Beets. No. /. 5osTSe dor.
S SFh' QHgses 80 sa 30 OS No bIo'fG 81
81 Sob. bu.. red. fancy. 81 50 eu. NO.
!; sisi3s curly No. 81. .ia' Su. &C. Car
fOtss DunChedt NO. l. fO0NOC OoL. DCik.s
caulinower fancy, sac 50 dct No. |,
bchs. No. l. 3o@45e. Sweet Corn, No l.
5-do1 sack. Dill. 5oee5e ooi
bchS Eggplant. No /, 75esl bu. Fenne
No l. 60g7Sc dor bchs Horse-rsdlsh
81 5000 peck basket. Kohlrsbi No l.
5oe65c dol bchs Dry onions. fancy, 81
Sob sack No /, medium. sl25si so.
No 81 5og3 ou. Parsley Root No /
6Oa75c doz bchs Peppers. red. sweet
No. /, 75eel75 bu.: Cayenne. No. / 500
CSC peck basket. hot. No. ! 9oc@i.2s b..
green No /. s1al.5O bu Pimentos. No.
]. 7sesi Is bu, Potatoes, No. |. $500
? bu Pumpkins. No. /. 75cel ou.
RadiGhes. red. No |, oo@sl IS don bchs.
long white No. /. 7s@ eoc doz bchs
black No. l. 81 so bu. Rutsbsfss, No !,
i.2s@l.so bu. Squash. Delicious, No
81 25al so bu. Table Queen No /. coca
81 as bu Hubbard. No. /. 81 25ml.50
ou Tomatoes, green, No, 9oe@Sl.25
bu tomatoes peck basket. fancy. i2s@
! so No. l'75c@1. Turnips, No. l. Sla
/ IS doz. bchs topped fancy. 80 bu No.
!. 81 33el75. Vegetable Oysters. No. !.
EGGs-LsrEe. SIS 5oe1e5o sO-dor. case.
medium, S14a1S small. t13 30-doI. case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Increase Beef
For War Use

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-War
Food Administration has directed
packers operating under federal
inspection to set aside so per cent
of all Gamer and cutter beef for
government procurement.
Requirement, which became ef-
fective Oct. Is, was necessary. the
WA said, TO obtain quantities of
canning beef essential to overseas
military operations and other var
uses
Packers also must certify so per
cent of choice good. commercial.
and utility grades of beef, that
meet army specifications.
Because not all beef slaughtered
under federal inspection meets
army specification, and because
one-fourth of the beef supply is
not slaughtered under federal in
Spection. WA explained, il is
estimated that only about 30 per
cent OF the total l.. s. beef supply
will be going 10 the u. S. military
forces and other war agencies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
New Garment
Gift TO G| Joe

NEW YORK. Oct. 17-Several
pounds have been Topped off CT
Joe's shoulders by army equipment
designers.
The latest innovation utilizes
nylon, one of the lightest materi-
ais, for manufacture of a combina-
ton raincoat. sleeping bag and
tent.
Produced by the General Tire
& Rubber Co. of Akron, O.. the
garment primarily is a raincoat.
However. by simply folding it once
and altering the snaps. il is
quickly converted into a sleeping
bag.
Comfortable tent quarters for
three soldiers are almost as easily
devised by hooking two garments
to serve as overhead cover and
using a third as a ground COW
erage
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Passenger Car
For Rails Oh.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-Pas-
Senger car manufacture for rail-
roads, suspended since early l942.
will be resumed shortly. The WPB
last week allocated materials for
so aluminium and ID steel cars
10 be built by American Car Il
Foundry Co. Requests for materi-
ais by passenger car producers
now before WPB involve more
than 900 cars.
OPA is expected TO act shortly
on the car builders plea for modi-
fication of the regulation holding
the selling price of the cars at
1871 levels.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
What S New
In Business
Utilities Here Plan
$4,000 900 Program
BY WARD SCHULTZ

Two Of Detroit's utilities have
enough faith in Detroit 10 plan
postwar expenditures Of over
$S7 100000. according 10 the
latest issue of he Dctrolter.
The two-ihe Michigan Bell
Telephone and the Michigan
Consolidated Gas o.-have al
lotted that amount 10 this area
and there Is no reason 10 be-
leve that Detroit EdiSons plans
are Tagging IN any way.
President George WEIGH Of
the phone company says that
half OF his firms proposed
S120,000O00 postwar program
will be confined 10 Greater
Detroit.
First on the agenda is 10 wipe
out a waiting list of 10000
would-be telephone subscribers
who can not now be served be-
cause of wartime shortages.
This Will not take just new
phone sets. but also buildings.
equipment and wiring.
President John Batten Of the
gas company has a S27, 100000
plan for Detroit, which VIII be
spread over a five-year period
Not quite as hard hit as the
phone company, Batten's firm
has nevertheless had 10 restrict
installations of gas for heating
purposes and limit the use Of
other types Of gas-using equip
ment.
These companies contribution
10 Detroit's postwar stability
will not be a small one.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Earnings

MASONITE CORP
Fiscal year ended AuF 81
1914 1913
Net profit 81 173 SIS Sl.256 243
Common share earned $3.50 S2.o4
SLOSs-SHEFIELD STEEL IRON co.
Nine months ended sept 40
iqdf 1913
Vet profit XbOl. 2@q Ah4h .oIo
prr common share IS 81 oS
Quarter ended Sept 40
NJ. nrofi, SlTal34 Slea ass
Per common share a .1o
KANSAS GAS A ELECTRIC co.
iqaf 1913
Angus, ne, income xls.366 xlI7.02
ia mos net income l.237 GA 81 .S-5,lS7
y INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE co.
Eight months ended August 81
1914 1913
Net income ~ o7B,elB N2ofo,zOo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Win Plane Prizes

Two Dearborn engineers are
among the prizewinners in the
Popular Science contest on
The Plane You'd Like to Own"
They are Walter j. Boice, 1865
S. Monroe, and Emmett Horton,
6l57 Coleman. They competed
in the professional class. which
was won by Donald J. Wheeler.
a Boeing engineer.
The non-professional group
leader was l9-year-old marine
private. Don Fotheringham. vet
eran of the Saipan and Tinian
invasions. The contest was con-
Quoted to determine tastes in
postwar personal planes.
From the results of the con-
test the magazine deduces that
safety. comfort. good looks,
practicability and performance
will be the chief demands for
personal planes. The survey
showed a negligible percentage
OF potential buyers who want
the helicopter type.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Stiff Fight Due
On Rail Rates

WASHINGTON. Oct. Trail
road companies face an uphill fight
in their effort TO regain on Jan. l
the freight rate increases which
ICC suspended in May, l943.
Government economic stabiliza-
ton agencies will oppose the rail-
roads plea vigorously The state
commissions. which regulate intra-
state freight rates, already have
moved 10 have the suspended in
creases Cancelled permanently.
The nations principal shippers.
who are now being polled on the
question. are expected to JOIN the
opposition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Contends Depreciation Charges Should Be Excluded

In referring Implications national income figures Mayer
Soundly reveals:
I'VE do not believe that depreciation
cluded total which pretend the
productive activity of the
intended simply register
critics and the ofsetng replacement funds the
maintaining productive a
nessman spends thousand dollars for requirements to Offset
depreciation Of physical properties
are Incorporated the current
the replacement goods
part Of the current national income.
"The addition Of indirect
figures also involves double counting"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Gar Wood Earnings
Aggregate S1,Ot2,573

Gar Wood Industries. Inc, re-
ports for II months ended July 81,
1914, net profit of S1012,573, after
provision of $3,444 no for income
and excess profits taxes, 900
for estimated renegotiation ADJUST
ment and S137 500 for postwar and
contingency reserve. The net
profit Is equal TO $1.01 a share on
the common. Net sales for the
period amounted TO SAG. 923,637.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17

who has been
moved up 10
district ner-
chand ising
m a n a & e r
W 18th head
quart rs in
Philadelphia.
6 If or d
will super
wise the dis
tribution and
sale of cleo
trical appli-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Real Cooperation

The Detroit Edison Co.'S let
ter to stockholders discloses
that the recent hurricane in
the East brought an emergency
appeal from the Hartford
(ConnecticuO Electric Light
Co. for help in overhead line
repair and, as is the firms Gus
tom, crews were rushed down
there 10 help.
When the job was finished in
Hartford, they moved along 10
answer a similar call by the
Long Island Lighting Co.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
California Oil Well
Deepest on Record

TAFT, Cal. Oct. IAN ex-
ploratory well of the Standard Oil
Co. of California, IL miles east Of
here. has reached a depth of 1925
feet. drillers have announced,
terming the distance a new world
record. This, they said. is six feet
deeper than a previous record well
in Pecos County, Tex.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Instolr1ent No. 2

non tired out. He poured fresh drink. The old
~ pain back the head heavy. But the were
dull and you didn't mind bit Put the gas SHOWN
il is heavy II will spill drink IT, drink it 10 IL,
then 10 the couch for little rest He fell
deeply into dream
He was in a vast low one-story auditorium like
gymnasium Don sat a rickety folding chair, other
students closely packed in They sat shoulder TO
shoulder pressed together filling the entire room.
man in gray suit gray shirt, with gray hair
and gray hands stood the platform and spoke
the mumurng of the crowd II the foolish PSYCHE
artist and Don seemed that the burden OF the
talk himself Heads began turn but the students
did not see him. The murmurs grew 10 a great roar.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Calumet and HetIa
Head Dies al Home

Albert F. Peterman. president
Of Calumet e. Hecla Consolidated
Copper Co, died of a heart attack
Sunday at his home in Calumet,
Mich. Peternan had been presi-
dent of Calumet e. Hecla since
l941. From 1912 until 1941 he was
general counsel for the company.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
$3.50 to Paris

Pan American Always, which
is now engaged in hearings
before the Civil Aeronautics
Board, which will decide
whether il can operate trans
oceanic service out Of Detroit,
plans a service which will in
trigue many Detroiters.
One-way fare TO London will
be Sl56.50 md only $3.50 to
Paris.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17

ances, radios and nearing ADS
throughout the entire Wolver,
inc district which includes
Offices and warehouses in Flint
and Lansing as well as Detroit.
Stafford came 10 Graybar two
years ago from an important
sales executive post with the
Hotpoint organization.