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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11
FORMER PUBLIC
 ENEMY, BLIND,
 WINS LENIENCY
BY DENNIS DALTON United Press Staff Corresponds

BY DENNIS DALTON
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Cleveland July H. (UP) - The story of crime career that started with the wrong gang of kids and earned Charles Bird the name of the nations public enemy No. ? had a happy ending in federal court.
 Bird, fhose bank robberies and daylight holdups were climaxed by Cleveland's worst jailbreak, could not hold back the tears when Judge Robert N. Wilkin pronounced sentence.
 This man apparently has ac- quired spiritual insight" the Judge said. "He really wants a chance to find a place of usefulness, and I'm willing to give him that chance"
 Judge Wilkin permitted Bird to withdraw plea of guilty to a Kidnapping charge and then imposed five Swear suspended sentences on robbery counts.
 Changed Viewpoint
 The courts leniency was mo- tivated by Birds loss of sight through an operation and his sub sequent change of mental outlook while serving term in Maryland State Prison Baltimore, Md.
 In court in his behalf was a Baltimore attorney who came here at his own expense and read a number of leters of -ecommenda- ton from the Maryland prison war; den, clergymen, various societies and private citizens.
 Bird, who at one time was term ed by an accomplice as "the tough est man I have ever seen," had a job in Baltimore awaiting him so he could support his wife and two children there, the attorney said.
 The Cleveland jailbreak occurred in September, 1897, when his wife, Babara, smuggled in guns. Up to that time his record included 26 daylight truck holdups, several bank robberies. previous jail break and the death of a woman under the wheeles of an automobile he had stolen.
 Reform Worth It
 After his escape Bird was cap- tured in Maryland and then, in 8 rcformatory, his personality reformatory, h is personality changed. Was his reform worth the loss of his eyesight?
 Look, since I have been In prison I lost my egesight," he said. T have been blind for several years. I am living in world of darkness. Per- haps someone's prayers were an- swered and this is the result. But If giving up my eyesight was neces- sary to bring me my senses, then 1t was well worth it."
 Bird, now 32, said his crime car- eer started with "the wrong gang of kids' who stole little things at first and then moved up the lawlesS scale.
 "If parents had a better under standing of their children and maintained a stronger hand over them, problems like mine would not arise," he said.
 His wife is working in a Balti- more war plant and caring for their two children. One of the children, a daughter, Bird has never seen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11
USES MEMBERS AT 7 MEETING SATURDAY:
Joseph P. Dyer, Manchess ter, Elected President of
 State Chapter {.

Hartford, July II Joseph F Dyer of Manchester, Employment Research Associate for the WHO attached to the Administrative Staff in Hartford, was elected asg President of the International Asst sociation of Public Employment Services, Connecticut Chapter. at the annual meeting which was held at the Ye Castle Inn, Saybrook, Satur- day evening. MT. Dyer succeeded Arthur V. Geary, Veterans Employs ment Representative of the WING.
 Members from the USES ofiices from various cities of the state att tended the annual meeting which was preceded by a dinner and an afternoon of fun. The new President has been associated with the Fine pIoyment Service of Connecticut f0y the past six and one-half years have ing served in various capacities dlEs ing this time. v
 Other officers elected includedi Mrs. Hildreth Peterson of Stamford. first vice-president: Ruth Ford of New London, second vice-president; Helen M. Dynia, ThompsonvilIe, recording secretary; Helen Coyne of the Administrative once, Hartford as corresponding secretary and Wil- lard 4. Gray of New Haven, treas urer.
 Members of the executive commit tee for Q two-year term include Louis M. simons, Danbury; Betty Day, Norwalk: Edward L. Crook. MiddIetown; Doris VeIette, Water- bury. One year terms unexpired iIl- clude Leroy Purdy, Danielson anf Fgroence 0'Neill, Bridgeport and Arthur V. deaFy, retiring president
 President Dyer announced that h. would select various committei members in the near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11
NAVY AIRMAN
 IGNORES zEROS
 TO GET PHOTOS

An Advanced Aleutian Base (UP) Notes from the North Pacific war front:
 Navy combat pilots here are still talking about something It. L. A. Patteson, Smiley, Texas, did over Paramushiro and ShumuShu islands recently. They tell you he set a new high in cool-headed combat flying. Patteson was over Shumushu in daylight and in clear weather = new set of circum- stances in this aerial war, as the majority of flights over the enemy islands have been made at night and almost invariably in cloudy weather - and four Zeros were on his tail and every anti-aircraft battery within range was shooting at him.
 Directly beneath him was the big new Miyoshino airbase, which occasionally had been sighted by our pilots but never had been photographed. Patteson was out running the Zeros, but he was afraid that if he tripped his aerial camera at the speed his Ventura bomber was making the photo- graphs would be blurred. So he deliberately throttled back and let his gunners fight off the zeros until he had set of pictures. He then continued over a number of airfield on Paramushiro island and repeated his performance. The Japanese flax batteries all along the Paramushiro coast blasted des- perately at him and the Zeroes made pass after pass, but Patteson ignored them and came back with a collection of reconnaissance photographers which normally would have taken months of effort to ob- tain. ...
 "As nearly as I could tell" Pat teson said, my gunners shot up two of the Heroes. We got him only once, and it didn't do any damage"
 Lieut.. Comdr. w. R. Stevens, Salem, Ore, squadron commander of the Navy's Paramushiro raiders, is going home on re-assignment soon and he is betting that his four year old son Randy will rec ognize him without any prompting when he gets there.
 Like all combat pilots who have put in a long tour of duty on a war front, Stevens is counting the day and minutes until his relief arrives and he goes home for a reunion with his family. He has never SC n his baby daughter Carole- Ann, but he and Randy are polS and he is so positive that Randy will recognize him after his nine month absence that he has arranged test with Mrs. Stevens.
 Steve" planned it between combat missions and during long night flights across the ocean in the vicious North Pacific weather. He thought about 1t while flax was breaking around his plane, and while he was homing through fog and williwaws and blizzards. It was a swell thing to think about because 1t took his mind off a lot of unpleasant matters, and now in few days he is going to put 1t into effect.
 Randy by prearrangement with Mrs. stevens, will be playing in the yard when Steve comes home, and Steve is going to go up to him and say, "Son, who is your dad?"
 That will be a big deal" Steve says, because Randy will know me all right. He'll say, Hi, dad and it will be one of the grandest things that has happened to me since this war began"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11
By S. J. WOOLT NEA Staff COrrespOndent

With The American Army In France, July Il From untouched Bayeux to Cherbourg, where most of the buildings are intact but glassless, the panorama of war un- folds itself.
 Along the road scores of villages bear testimony to the terrific pound- ing which they have suffered. Va lognes and Montebourg are scarcely more than mass of rubble. 1signy is but little better.
 The streets of Bayeux are crowd ed with British soldiers, for here their line begins. The shops are do- ing a thriving business and at cocktail hour one can sit in large cafe and sip calvados or cognac. The majestic cathedral which dom- mates the city is unscarred and war seems far away, were it not for the distant boom of guns.
 The roads from Bayeux to Cherbourg are damned with trucks,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11
Cover Design

Cover Design Ironically enough the cover on the Saturday Evening Post issue of last week was the typical circus clown The cover was seasonal tribute f the greatest of all entertainers the circus clown. He was shown with all his garish makeup, Ouandish and IovabIe This cover design naturally planned before the greatest show earth had its most tragic event in all circus history in Hartford The clown is not now smiling but he will be, since the show has to go On
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11
PARK DEPT. PLANS
 SWIMMING CLASSES

The Park Department will spon. sor swimming classes every Tuesday and Thursday morning at Crosby High school and every Wednesday and Friday mronlng at Hopeville school. Miss Lucy Russo will be in charge,
 Lessons will Do given to girls of ages from years to h!gh school years with classes to be conducted from Q to ii:iS Q. m. Classes for boys from 6 to 6 years Of age will be conducted from ii;iB to ?. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11

As Matter of Fact .. . A man bigger than you is never lar-hes merely mistaken Mushrooms VIII decorate fall hats In some cases that will be putting mushrooms on what already look like toadstools An optmist is man who lends money to kinfok and back Playing piano by is nice but apparently the boy next door uses his feet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11

Washington, July 11-(UP)-Col Leonard c. RFowntree, chief of the medical division of Selective Service. said today that necessary rejection by the armed services of men for combat service constituted a ma tional disgrace" and showed that the youth of the nation was habby and soft.
 Instead of a country of rugged, virile men we have a lot of 5-D's- defective disabled, deficient, dis ordered and diseased" he told the special Senate committee on war time health.
 About one-tenth of the popula- ton has been examined for military service, Rowntree said.
 Those examinations reveal that the country is ailing and that its youth is flabby and soft" he said. Tt should have medical attention.
 I'm sure that if medical men are properly approached they will be willing and eager to do something about the combined failure of this civilization ot keep our country healthy"
 Rejection rates are higher in southeastern United States where there is a high proportion of Negro population and a minimum of health services.
 "Fortunately some of the highest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F Watts of Bridgeport a native of this city, have just purchased the Easton residence of Capt Giles Phillips Dr. and Mrs Watts have been residing at 1174 Laurel Avenue Bridgeport, and were also Summer residents at Woodmont. Helen Pawlck vvacious secretary in the city budget department has an "On Vacation sign atop her desk in City Hall these warm days :. . Harold Doyle of Webb Street has re- turned to his estimating duties at the Waterbury Manu featuring Company after an enjoyable week of fishing after recent minor operation at St. Marys Hospital
 Ira Grey former state of Mainer of Grandvew Ave, nue. spent last week in his native state He returned this week to his work at the MacDermid Chemical com panY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11

Neil F. Maloney, IT,, of Controller and Mrs. Cornelius F. Maloney of Montgomery Street left to- day for months vacation with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs Purdy Hoyt and his cousin, Sandy Hoyt, of Suffern, N. Y. While there Neil, who graduated from St. Marys school in June plans to go on camp ing trip in the POcOnOs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11

George Washington Did Not Sleep Here .>. But many celebrities did, It the conservative Hotel Vendome Commonwealth avenue, Boston, un- earther old records the other day in digging up material for the waste paper drive. One as of 1880 has such well known names as two U. S. presidents, Ulysses S. Grant and Martin Van Buren, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher Sarah Bern-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11
Good Evening.
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ALICE BLUE GOWN AGAIN

Oh my sweet little Alice blue gown. Was the talk indeed of the town. l was both proud and elated, But also much deflated When ran into heavy trouble On so often seeing my double. Oh my sweet little Alice blue gown Kept repeating itself in the town, But till 1t wilted I wore 1t, Though overdone I adore 1t, Some say should have bought brown But love my sweet little Alice blue gown!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11

dent of the Stanley Works. New Britain. Victor A. Frid, architect, Hartford; and Oliver B. Ellsworth, president of the Riverside Trust Company, Hartford, who is treas urer of the association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11

New Zealand's expeElmenls with rubber cultivation promlse to sue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11
NOT HIS IDEA OF WELCOME

Independence, Mo. (UP) - When c. H. Wakeman arrived in Inde- pendence from Kansas City to take over a new job. he found a grave monument establishment had a large stone with the name Wake man" on it in its display window. The new resident remarked, T have been around some, but this is the first time that I have had a monu- ment erected to me on the day of my arrival in any community"
 ing the last chiefly because the public health service has been scru- pulously careful to rat!proof and fumigate incoming ships and lanes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-11
HOT OR COLD

Give 1t everything that you've got Athogether now-isnt 1t hotl But waitI day or so, 10 and behold, The chorus changes to - isn't 1t codl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
Calendar Of Social Events
TODAY


Townsend Club $780, dinner and masquerade party In Yplan
Bring sandwiches dish to pass and
table service; entertainment.
Ypslant Garden Club, O'Clock. Starkweather Hall
Association OF Order OF Eastern Star $780, with
D. H. Motfett.
Queen City Lodge knights of Pyhas o'clock X
Hail.
Circle three OF Baptist Union, $780, with Lavna
Omega meeting Charles McKenny Hail.
Workingmen's Benevolent Society, 1880, Arbeter Hall
Ypsian Grange all day meeting at home OF Mrs Charles
Maleizke.
Ypsianti Veterans Foreign Veterans Hail. o'clock
business
M Ladies Literary Club House. Program Election
Night rally radio refreshments and social hour
Legislative committee in charge Miss Elizabeth Warren chair
Central School Child discussion Community
Democracy Meet works before going home Mrs
William wilkins, 106S St, s o'clock
Ladies Library Board, o'clock at Library
Phoenix Lodge number 13 80 Masonic Temple lodge
room, Master Mason degree will be
Past Presidents Club with
Geib.
Industrial Pleasure Club, 80 Harry Stockdale
Loyal Order OF Moose, s o'clock, Moose Hail.
Red Cross at WEIGH Hail. five sewing and knitting
and surgical dressings to $50; ST. Luks Church
gcal dressings, $3.50 to 4 o'clock
Girl Scouts five Roosevelt troop
weather, 3:45; troop Church. 3:15: troop a.
Starkweather, o'clock 20, ST. Lukes House.
345; troop 49, Brownies, Gilbert O'clock
Mariners, Legion Home o'clock.
Municipal Affairs Committee Board
Mexican New York Central Railroad House.
o'clock.
Brownies Gilbert House, O'Clock.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
DR. WIA04gbby Vsd Miss
5mh0psy in Pennsylvania
In a setting Of white chrysan.

In a setting OF white chrysan.
themums and candlelight in the
Third Presbyterian Church in
Uniontown, Pa, the marriage o.!
Miss Joan Litman Sembower,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wat.
son Sembower. 10 DR.. Robert r.
Willoughby, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Willoughby, took place Satur-
day afternoon at 4:30.
Rev. Lorne II. Belden officiated
at the ceremony performed be-
fore an improyised altar banked
with palms and white chrysanthe-
NUNS. on either side OF which
were lighted tapers in standard
candelabra.
The bride was lovely in a gown
OF white MORE taffeta with long
train, and long sleeves with points
extending over the hands. Seed
pearls outlined the yoke OF the bod
ice, and her veil was fingertip
length. She carried a prayer book
With orchid and shower OF ribbon
attached. Her only jewelry was a
string OF pearls, a gift from the
groom.
Miss Janet Sembower. her sis
ters maid of honor and only at
tendant, was attractive in pink
satin with sweetheart neckline bod
ice, and full tulle floor length skirt.
She wore a headdress OF ostrich
plumes OF harmonizing shade OF
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
Portrait Painter
Will be Speaker

The Ladies' Literary Club has
secured Mrs. John Bradfield, Ann
Arbor, a portrait painter, to speak
at their meeting Wednesday after
noon on what she has accomplished
with the returned veteran through
portrait painting. She has spent
considerable time in hospitals with
veterans who have been disabled,
and now goes to Percy Jones Hos.
pital, Battle Creek. two days a
month and paints portraits of these
boys. She has accomplished a great
deal through arousing their interest
and getting them to talk.
Mrs. Bradfield has been a stu.
dent in Northwestern, University
OF Michigan and Columbia College
and is a member Of the Art Insti.
tute OF Chicago. She exhibits in
Philadelphia and New York and
belongs TO the National Women's
Painting Association. In addition
to her portrait painting, she does
water colors.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
The Willow RUN News
Willow Run Calendar
TODAY

TODAY
to 9:45 p. m.-Teen Recreation
Center activities, Village communi-
ty building.
8 y. m.-Willow Lodge Tenants
Civic Association. Lodge auditor.
ium.
1880 p. m.-Boy Scouts, Troops
81 and 50. Ross and Foster
Schools.
TUESDAY
p. m.-Volleyball game, Ser
Yates Sporters vs.. Brose Boosters,
Village community gymnasium.
1880 to 10 p. m.-Men's Sports
Night, Village Community gymna-
SUM.
1880 ?. m.-Boy Scout Troop SO,
Spencer School.
1880 TO $3.50 p. m.-Learn.to-
Dance Glass Chose under IA
years., Simmonds auditorium.
$40 to $50 p. m.-Learn.to-
Dance Class 30 years and over),
Simmonds auditorium.
Z to 8 p. m.-Open Athletic Pro-
gram. sponsored by Christian
youth Fellowship, Willow Lodge
auditorium.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06

pink. and carried an arm bouquet
Of Talisman roses.
Jack Willoughby, father OF the
groom. was his sons best man.
Serving as ushers were Shalto ia.
cobs, Thomas Willoughby, Gene
Smellie, Canton, O.. and Staff Sgt.
James Sembower, Jr., Uniontown,
Pa, brother OF the bride.
For the wedding organ music
was played by Mrs. Ethel Gerwig,
and Miss Bessie Black, Mercer
Pa, was vocalist.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Willoughby
attended Temple University in
Philadelphia. Robert was graduated
from the school of chiropody and
now has an office here, where they
will make their home.
Mrs. Willoughby is a graduate
nurse, completing her course in
nursing at Allegheny General Hos
pital School of Nursing in the
class OF 1914.
A reception at the Sembower
home followed the ceremony, with
six classmates OF the bride assist
ing in the serving.
After wedding trip to Chicago.
the couple will return to Ypsilanti
at the end OF the week.
Mr.. and AIRS. Jack Willoughby
returned Sunday night from attend
ing the wedding.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
One Act Play
Given For Guild

A one act play lone Great Eel
lowship" by Dorothy Clarke Wilson
was read at the evening meeting
OF the Wesleyan Guild. lone Great
Fellowship" was written TO show
the importance OF people around
the world sharing their talents and
time and money. IL depicted the
Struggle OF the Chinese to carry on
study in their colleges in order that
people might be trained TO assist
in the China OF the future. Charac-
ters were Deane Wallace, an Am
erican aviator shot down in a small
Chinese village, Sui Mel, a Chinese
girl, Wang Lin, a Chinese coolie,
and DR.. Gilbert, a missionary from
China. The parts were read by JOS
eph Simonin, Lynda John and DON
aid Carlson. Joan Heyler played
the piano for the devotional serv,
ice. Previous TO the vesper service
a supper was served TO the group.
The supper committee included:
Ruthann Kortier, Alice Miller and
Barbara Reynolds.
Monday evening the Wesleyan
Guild cabinet will meet at the
Church House for their monthly
meeting. This will be a supper
meeting. Following the cabinet
meeting those students interested
in assisting with plans for Fun
Nights will meet in the recreation
room at the Church House. Uellen
Mills, recreation chairman, will be
in charge OF this meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
Warrant Issued
in Village Case

A warrant for the arrest of James
T. McCowen. 1884 Danvers Ct, vii.
low Village, on charge OF assault
and battery, was issued by Justice
A. M. Vandersall, today. MCGOWAN
is charged with attacking a govern
ment guard when the guard at
tempted to place him under arrest
Saturday night. The guard, Will
liam Bowie, claims that when ne
went into the poolroom at the
Lodge, McCowen was striking and
insulting a young woman. The
woman. he said, ran into the rest
room. but her attacker waited at
the door. and continued his abuse
when she came out. The girl ask
ed for help, and the manager Of
the pool room, r. c. Goodwine.
told Bowie TO throw him OUT,
The guard said he asked the fellow
to leave. and the man started TO
abuse him. When Bowie turned
his back to call the sheriff's office.
after warning the man that he was
under arrest, McCowen struck him
in the neck, and again in the face
when Bowie turned to face him.
Bowie, unarmed, grabbed a handy
club and knocked the man down.
McCowen was taken home by
friends.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
Sunday Night Supper
Served at USO Club

Sunday evening at the USO Club
the buffet supper served consisted
Of chilli. relishes, rolls, homemade
cake and coffee. A bowl OF bronze
and gold chrysanthemums decorat-
ed the table. These flowers were
donated by Ben Sovey. The chap
erones for the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas O'Dea and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Magee. The Sunday
morning breakfast was sponsored
by the Ypsilanti Mems Club. Fruit
juice, bacon, and eggs, toast and
coffee were prepared and served by
members of the club.
Saturday evening Mrs. Clifford
Schreiner OF the Navy Mothers
Club chaperoned the activities in
the Lounge.
Friday evening the weekly dance
was held in the Post Chapel at
Willow Run Air Base. Mesdames
William Winter, Clifford Schreiner,
Raymond Dell and Evria Tefft chap
eroned. Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Fox and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stout chap
eroned at the USO Club.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
FATALLY INJURED

Grand Rapids-A mother and two
of her seven children were fatally
injured in a head-on collision OF
two automobiles near Grant Satur-
day night and four other persons.
including the husband and another
OF the children, were seriously hurt.
The dead were Mrs. Mary Duffing,
80. OF Marlboro, her son, William.
8, and daughter. Sharon, six months
old. The husband. Robert Quitting,
and a two-year-old daughter. Char
letine, were hurt as were the occu-
pants OF the other car, William
Oldham, Sc, OF Kent City, and his
wife, Hazel, SO.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06
Church Windows
Shown on Slides

The high school young people OF
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
held their regular meeting at the
Methodist Community House, Sun
day evening at when Edward
Heyman was the guest speaker and
showed stereopticon slides OF
churches in Ypsilanti, emphasizing
the symbolism OF the windows and
other architecture.
Shirley Barnes led the devotion
al service on the theme: The
Church Is Not a Building but the
People Within It."
At the conclusion OF this part
OF the meeting the group retired
TO the recreation room for games
and refreshments. Robert Chapelle
was in charge OF games, and Ros-
anne Spratt was in charge OF re-
freshments.