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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25
JOE E. BROWN WRITES BOOK
ReymOnd Baking Company Offering Free Copies of
 Humorous Booklet

The Reymond RaSing Company, 24S7 East Main street, has been se- leoted to distribute the free Joe E, Brown humorous booklet entitled "You Said Q Mouthful", which re- lates the comedians adventures in visiting Army and Navy camps from Guadalcanal to India and from the Aleutians Go TuniSia, it was Nns uouneed today, which will interest all families Of servicemen and wo- men,
 The S2-paee booklet, featuring Joe N, Browns hilarious story, Is being distributed free throughout the country as arranged by the Donut Institute, TNlnnyMan Brown, who is the servlcemen's favorite "pin-Up Boy", is e charter member of the National Dunking Assoeia- ton, c non-protlt, non-polltlcal or- graniEatlon formed ito spread good cheer through dunklng", When he returned from his recent U.S,o, Camp Show tours overseas, during which he travelled more than 10000 miles of battlefront he thought 1t would be interesting to write his ex- periences, describe tn donut dunk. ing contests he witnessed put on by the US,O, at different canteens and otherwise offer . so-ealled "Behind the Scenes" picture of what the boys do for relaxation at the front, What has resulted is one of the funniest books ever written,
 Arrangements have been made for bakers In different communities throughout the country to distribute the booklet, It is being offered absolutely free, with no strings at tRehed" There's nothing to buy and no contest to enter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25
WAR LOAN DRIVE
 STARTS NOV. 20
Finance Officials Enjoy Treasury Agents Ad-
 dresses at C. L. &P.

~The last shot fired in this war won't mean the end of the effec- tiveness of your bond purchases" 1t was declared by William V. Hawkes., chairman of the payroll division of of the Sixth War Loan Drive in speaking of the need for national funds to assist in conducting a. pro- gram for returning servicemen.
 MT. Hawkes. was one of the prin- cipal speakers at yesterdays meet Ing of war finance officials who met at the Connecticut Light & Power CO. auditorium. Some 50 treasury and war bond representatives from Waterbury firms also were present.
 Among the principal speakers were James E. Moran. general chair man, J. Francis Smith, chairman Of the local civilian services board, and Thomas Burkinshaw, Hartford state director Of the payroll savings division Of the campaign.
 IlIe 1I1th War x.n1n uHAge HI'l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25

Onions and garlic arc being do- hydFated h enc faeioEy in Mexico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25
E7:lIT QUIZ
Dc yOU have VeOI dIgsstlORl Q[ Do yOu isal Asadschy after eatlAgi QC Do yOu got seuF OT upset easily! OG % you fool llIOd--lsGleSSi QC

Do you feel headaehy and upset due to poorly dlgested ieodf To feel cheerful and happy again your food must be digested properly.
 Each day, Nature must produce about two plhts of . vital digestive julee to help digest your feed, It Mature falls, your food may remain undlgested- leaving you headaehy and irritable.
 Therefore, you must increase tho flow of thle dlgestive juice. CAFteF's Little Liver Pills increase this flow quickly - often In As little % 30 minutes. And, you're on the road to feeling better.
 Don't depend on artificial aids to ceunteraet lndlgestlon-when Carter'a Little Liver Pllls aid digestion after No. tufe's own order. Take CaFteF's Little Liver Pills As directed. Get them at any drugstore. Only I0t and 2Ot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25
BAPTISTS PRESENT
 PROPOSED BUDGET

The First Baptist Church win hold It's Annual Fall Fellowship Supper at the church tomorrow evening, at 8;S0 o'clock, Matters of business, including the proposed budget for l945, will be presented, Members of tho parish and friends are cordially invited. There will be no charge for the supper, but an offering will be taken at the tables to cover the expense of the supper, The pastor, Rev, David P, Gaines, will preside during the Fellowship hour and the moderator, Perry A, Borden, will preside at the business session,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25

Mr. and Mrs, Joseph A. Nor mand of Sl7 Bassett street, New Haven, former residents of this city, will celebrate their 50th wed- ding anniversary Saturday of this week and will hold open house for their friends from ( to 9 p, m,
 A Mass in their honor will be celebrated at 9 Q, m, in st, Louis Church In New Haven by Rev. Donat Jette, former assistant at St, Ann's church, this city,
 MT. and Mrs, Normand were married in Waterbury In 1894 and moved to New Haven in 1915, The former is Q native of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25

get underway November 20 and con- tlnue through December i6. No quotas as yet have been announced for this area.
 Payroll savings representatives who attended were c. Russell Singsen, 0. Dana Tyack, Miss Anne D. Pojernick, Louis Di Corpo, Peter Laskas, J. Feest, M. R. Biancardi, L. S. Harvey. William D. Starr, William E. Van Tassel, P. I. Washburn, Judson Rigney, and A. Henry Minnicucci.
 Also, J. L. Kennedy, w. F. Ca- hill, c. F. Buscher, E. T. Crome, Armand Fiorelli, J. Francis Roland, Howard F. Dee, John F. Fitzgerald, Robert w. Croft, Herbert Brauns- dorf, Theron E. Alexander, Harry T. Hubert, Madeline Fleming and Mary Doran.
 Also, Phyllis DiVito, Evelyn Dib- ner, Walter S. McGowan, Roy H. Walch, Leroy Begley, P. J. Ram dolph, J. II. Caldevue, 4. T. Hin- kleman, H. Fl. Heminway. R. K. Kirschner, w. Harold Dowd, R. o. Crossman, Axel w. Carlson, and Adolph Raymond.
 Members of the payroll savings committee were: Mir. Hawkes.. Nor- man Neale, Leo Curley, Joseph Pratt, Fay Clark, Leonard santar- sleFo and Kenneth v. Robinson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25
WORLD WAR Il A YEAR AGO
By United Press)

Soviet Army captures DnleprO. petrovsk, great industrial center, talsen by Germans more than two years ago.
 xn Italy, the American Fifth Army advances three and One-half miles to place the German right flank along the Regia Canal in danger of being pushed back to the sea; also takes road junction of eparniase.
 Germans seize Italian luxury liners Rex and COnte di SavOia.
 British announce loss of cruiser ChaTybdis and destroyer Lim- bourne during an engagement in the Engllsh Channel on Oct. 2S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25

county ot Montmagny, quebec. Canada, and came to this country in 1889, Mrs. Normand. formerly Lennie Hoisvert, came to water bury from Warren summit. New Hampshire,
 They have five sons, Stan serg- cant George L., and Private First Glass Emery l., both now serving somewhere in the South Pacitlc, Alphege, James and Lucien; five daughters. Mesdames L. Cham pagne, H. Voegeli, R, Ryan, F. Dammling and Mrs, George Ay- otte of Waterbury; 10 grandehil- dren and one great grandchild.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25
POLICE COMPILE BLUE BOOK

Clveland - (U.P) A "blue book" of Cleveland racketeers and crime leaders is being compiled by the city police department. The book, which will not be published, will contain the names os about 300 known crooks, listing, in addi- ton, the ages, addresses, types Of nufng driven by the rnckcteegH and lhs places tlley usuailg frequent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-25
LUCKY CUT

Portland, Me, (UP) .- Maine's Gov, .eleet Horace Hildreth once cut a law school examination to attend a friends wedding and met the girl who later became his wife.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-03
Army Fears Political Sndr|
In Handling News for G|s
Military Not DESTROYS of Cutting Off News
From Armed Forces; Dislkes Entering
Possible Controversy.
By BAUKHAGE
Ne,Us analyst and Commentator.

how New York papers covered the
nominations; seven paragraphs on
Hoover's speech; two paragraphs
on Farley. The Herald Tribune cor
respondent described this as
'meager" coverage due, not to the
wishes of the editors, but to the re-
strictions.
No Public Statement
At this writing, White has not
made any public statement-offi-
GERS don't talk. Since the action &C.
Cured in the Mediterranean the
ater, Washington army officials can
not comment. They merely point to
Title Five, sponsored by Senator
Taft, in the soldiers vote law
passed by congress.
This Title Five says that anyone
responsible for permitting publica-
ton in service organ paid for by
government funds, Of political argu-
ment or propaganda designed or
calculated to affect the election Of
any federal officer can be put in
Jail for a year or fined thousand
dollars.
Now, the military fears political
embroglio as Br'er Fox feared
brambles. They are not particularly
DESTROYS of cutting off news from
the armed forces. They have no OBJ
lection to having the boys get into
controversy so long as it doesn't
interfere in the argument with the
enemy. But they have decided
dislike for getting into controversy
themselves. They say, There is
the law. We don't intend to violate
it."
Colonel Whites departure has
started discussion, the end of
which is not yet. Will "GI Joe''
get his political news? That de-
ponds on whether congress and the
army simply pass the buck back
and forth or whether something
definite is done.
Senator Taft said when he spon.
sored Title Five that in the first
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-03

a RE you using one room for
4 living and bedroom these
days? Or perhaps you have had
to put an extra cot in some corner
of your house or apartment. In
either case it is worth while to
give little extra care to the day.
time appearance of the bed. A fiat
box on casters holds all the bed
ding for the simple cot shown
here and slides underneath out of
sight.
This arrangement makes it pos
sible to cover the cot and pad
with neatly fitted slip covers
which give it all the dignity of a
real sofa. The contrasting side
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-03
Lending Daytime Dignity to Your
Couch or Cot in the Living Room

section of plain material around
the pad with end and center back
cushions to match it is nice
touch. The improvised table from
odds and ends also helps to make
the couch do day as well as night
duty.
NOTE-This illustration is from BOOK
of the series of homemaking booklets Of
fered with these articles. Every page OF
this 32-page book gives clear step-by-step
directions for things to make your home
more attractive with odds and ends of
things on hand and inexpensive materials
now available. To get copy of Book
send IS cents with name and address to:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-03

place he had no intention of banning
works accepted as textbooks in the
schools. The senator met with army
officials, members of the council on
books in wartime, and others in New
York on July 20 to discuss this ques-
ton.
Taft also said to me that he felt
the law need not interfere with fur
nishing the service newspapers with
news generally circulated here. he
said if the army asked for a clarl-
flying amendment, he would be glad
to bring the matter up before con-
gress.
have also talked with Senator
Lucas, coauthor Of the original SOL
dier's vote bill. He said he con"
sidered it "a little short of stupidity
to deny the boys overseas or
wherever they are, Of all the ln-
formation that any citizen In TINS
country can obtain" He said ne
thought something ought to be done
to libera1ize the regulations on pub
lefty"
Definition Needed
There is no sign at this writing
that the army will make request
for a clarifying amendment but it
will be all right with them If what
is considered ropaganda directed
to the election OF. a federal office
holder is clearly defined. Meanwhile,
why shouldn't the military want to
toe the line? Their commander-ln-
chief "a political candidate himsen)
is a Democrat. Their secretary OF
war, the venerable and party-loyal
Henry Stimson, is a good Repuoh-
can. What about Colonel White? He
must have known what was ahead
of him when he tried to make the
Stars & Stripes metropolitan news
paper. He must remember as ! very
well do the headaches he and l and
the rest of the old Stars & Stripes
staff caused CHG CAD up in Chau-
mont, in the last war.
The Stars & Stripes Of World War
II appears in London, Algiers, Casa
blanca, Oran, a weekly edition from
Naples, editions out Of Cairo for the
Middle East. That is a publishing
undertaking Of no mean proportions
intended to suit real "GI."
But if newspaper is any good
for anything, it is supposed to view
with alarm and point with pride
come election time. It takes a real
argument to sprout vote. And that
is what the army says congress says
the Stars & Stripes must have no
part in. Meanwhile, you don't expect
political argument" in the service
publications if it is going to cost
some honest colonel with wife and
family to support, thousand dol
lar fine or a year in Jail. There
will have to be Qualification Of the
law.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-03
Receives Legion of Merit

Receives Legion OF Merit
Just how far Colonel White had
gone with his ambitious plans when
the pressure began, ! do not know.
] do know that when he first went
to Africa, while General Eisen-
hover was still there, the Coloners
work was apparently so satisfactory
that the General made him mem
Der of his staff and he received the
Legion of Merit award. But Cen
eral Eisenhower departed, and an
other Pharaoh came to Egypt Cor
should say to A1giers). For a time,
White seemed to have pretty free
hand but there were no great inno-
vations noticed in the papers he was
publishing. He did start reprint Of
the Readers Digest which caused
some disturbance, not because OF
the content, but because other
magazines objected. believe some
reprints from the Saturday Evening
Post were also used.
Then General Surles, head of
army public relations, and Secre-
tary of War Stimson both appeared
in the war theaters and about that
time Whites demission occurred.
He had left when President Roose-
welt agreed to run again and the
GIS who read the Rome edition
of the Stars & Stripes learned about
it in a 190-word story given third
place, well down on page one under
a two-column head. The Normandy
campaign was given first play and
the Russian offensive, second.
The coverage by the Rome Stars
& Stripes of the Dewey and Bricker
nominations was a 550-word story,
halfway down the page, with a box
containing highlights of the conven-
ton. There were also 200 words on
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-03
WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, ID. G.

WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, ID. G..
There is great deal of talk, some
of it sincere and from the heart.
some of it so dripping with sentl'
mentality that it offends good taste,
about 'GI Joe" and what the
country owes him.
After bitter battle, bill was
passed in congress, following all
kinds of political badminton, to pro-
vide means for the men and women
in the armed services to vote in the
coming election. Then, a fortnight
ago, came a dispatch from the COR
respondent of the New York Herald
Tribune in Algiers which said:
unless some provocative discus
sion of the presidential campaign
appears in the Stars & Stripes
(the service newspaper only
small percentage of the troops will
vote.''
A little later, Col. Egbert White
IA WOAhC0 Will AAAAAA VA tAA~ ~~A9AAA~~-
Stars & Stripes in Paris in the
first World war; was relieved OF his
dictatorship of the Mediterranean
editions of the Stars & Stripes and
ordered to report to Washington.
About the same time, it was re-
vealed that books like ''The RepuD-
lie" and similar works which have
been accepted as standard textbooks
are on the war department. pro-
hibited list because congress has
forbidden political argument and
propaganda" in the armed forces.
Colonel White wanted to make the
Stars & Stripes as much like met
ropolitan newspaper as possible. He
wanted to send reporters to cover
both the Republican and Democratic
conventions. He wanted to have the
use Of regular news report from
the Associated Press wire, like any
other newspaper, instead Of being
limited to the army news service
"a digest Of the news carefully
screened in New York;.
Marion progress., 1944-07-27
13 MEN ACCEPTED FOR
MILITARY SERVICE

The following Mcdowell men were
accepted for military service after
receiving physical examinations at
Camp Croft July 13:
James Tilghman Ray, Leo Eugene
Hollifield, Fred Thomas Mills, Willie
Clarence Black, julius Leroy Con-
drey, Spencer Olin Simmons, Char
les Allen Buckner, James Neil
Laughridge, delivered for board of
Richmond, Va, Oseph Sander Wise
man, delivered for Spruce Pine
board, Enoch Ahijah Williams, de-
livered for board of Sloan Springs
Arkansas, Hubert Samuel Lee Stat
ford, delivered for board of Boyd.
ton, Virginia, and Daniel Pau
Koone, delivered for Rutherfordtor
board.
Marion progress., 1944-07-27
HOME DEMONSTRATION
CLUB MEETS THURSDAY

Members of the Home Demon
stration Club of the Pleasant Gar
dens community and a few invited
guests met last Thursday evening at
the home of Mrs. H. w. Stauffer.
Mrs. Melvin Patton, president,
presided over the business session.
A vote was passed that next meet
ing be held in the form of a pic
mic at the home Of Mrs. J. H. L. Mil
ler. Husbands of the members will
be invited to this meeting.
Instead of the regular devotional,
every club member who has rela-
tive or close friend in service told
of interesting Incidents taken from
their letters.
Miss Jean Steele, home demon
stration agent, demonstrated the
preparation of salads, salad dressing
and a meatless dish which were serv-
ed at the close of the meeting with
punch and cookies.
The dining table was covered with
a lace cloth and centered with a
bowl of marigolds fanked by yellow
candles in silver holders.
Marion progress., 1944-07-27
CAR-POOL NECESSARY
DRISCOLL ANNOUNCES

Local ration boards have been
notified that supplementary B and
c. rations for home -to-work driving
are not renewable on more than q
3-day probationary" basis after
August / unless the car owner
shows membership in car-pool
club, L. W. Dricoll, district director
of the OPA, said.
The 30-day probationary" ra-
ton, it was pointed out, is provided
to enable motorists to form car
sharing pools in their neighbor-
hoods, if none presently exists.
Great car-pool participation, Dris-
coll said, is necessary to conserve
the dwindling supply of usable au-
tomobiles. Cars are being scrapped
at the rate of 1000 day and the
result is further demands on the al
ready thoroughly over burdened
pu b | i c transportation systems.
Greater sharing of cars is the only
answer, he said.
That the situation is serious and
requiring imperative action was
evident in that only 23,000,000 cars
remain unsable in the nation and it
is estimated a serious transporta-
ton breakdown will result when the
number depreciates to 2O,000,000.
Marion progress., 1944-07-27
MERCURY DROPS TO 81
THEN CLIMBS TO 81

The low temperature reading for
the summer was broken last Satur-
day morning when the mercury
sank to 81 degrees, the lowest since
May, according to records of the U
s. weather station at the City Hall.
During the day the temperature
climbed to "a.
The records show that the low for
the past week ranged from 81 to 81,
and high from 80 to 90. The high
temperature both Tuesday and yes
terday was 90.
The readings for the week are as
follows:
Thursday, July 20, low SO, high
,87.
Friday, July FL, low 81, high 80.
Saturday, July %, low 81, high
"a.
Sunday, July 23, low So, high 88.
Monday, July "a, low 81, high 88.
Tuesday, July 25, low So, high
92.
Wednesday, July 26, low 50, high
92.
Marion progress., 1944-07-27
Rotary Governor
To Pay Visit To
Club Here FRIDAY

William Henry Shaw, Governor
of the '190th district of Rotary In
ternational, embracing So Rotary
| Clubs in South Carolina and western
North Carolina, will be welcomed by
the Marion Rotary Club at the week
ly luncheon meet on Friday of this
week.
Mr.. Shaw will visit the Rotary
Club to advise and assist DR.. Macon
Hewitt, president of the Marion Ro-
tary Club, and other officers of the
club on matters pertaining to club
administration and Rotary service
activities.
He is one of the 14O Governors of
Rotary international who are super
vising the activities of $500 Rotary
Clubs with a quarter of million
members in more than so countries
throughout the world. He is also
superintendent of the Sumter City
Schools.
Marion progress., 1944-07-27
Cotton Caravan To
Be Presented at Hi
School Friday Night

The Camp Croft Cotton Caravan
will be presented at the Marion high
school auditorium on Friday, July
28, at 7:30 p. m. under the sponsor
ship of the United States Army in
the interest of increasing textile
production.
This program of entertainment
features a 15-piece army band, an
orchestra and members of national
ly famous orchestras. A film "Pre-
lude to War" will also be shown.
This program was prepared by the
Army and the War Production
Board in comprehensive form de-
signed to stimulate the production
of textiles. Marion was selected as
one of eighty-two towns in the
Southeast where this program will
be presented
There will be no admission
charge.
Further information about the
program is given in an advertise
ment in this issue of The Progress.
Marion progress., 1944-07-27
Mcdowell Far
Over The Quota
In Bond Drive
Report Total Sales For County
Amount To $6O2,249; E
Bond Sales 1929, ,343.

Mcdowell county has exceeded
the overall bond quota set for this
county in the Fifth War Loan drive
by $156,249, ]. F. Snipes and J. N.
Morris, co-chairman of the drive,
have announced.
Total sales of "E" bonds in this
county amounted to $223,343 with
quota Of $182,0O0, and the over
all sales were $602,249 with quota
Of $446,000.
The charimen expressed themselv-
es as we'll pleased with the results
of the campaign and the cooperation
Of the people of Marion and the
county. 1t was also stated that
"E' bonds bought during the re-
mainder of July will be credited to
the county's quota.
About $9,OO0,O0O is needed to
meet the States quota of $39,OOO,-
900.
Marion progress., 1944-07-27
HOG PENS NOT ALLOWED
IN THE CITY LIMITS

Mayor j. F. Wilkinson announced
that as many complaints have been
made as to hogs, cows and chickens
being kept in the city limits, he
desires to call attention to the fact
that there is an ordinance against
having hog pens in the city and will
be enforced, and that all those hav-
ing other stock in the city must
keep their housing places in sanitary
condition at all times or be subject
to heavy fines.
The public is urged to cooperate
in this matter in order that the city
may be kept in a healthful condi-
ton.
Marion progress., 1944-07-27
Pfc. J. B. Ballew
Killed In Action
In South Pacifi.

Pfc. ]. B. Ballew, age 20, U. S. NJ.
c. R., son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Ballew, Of Nebo, was killed in ac-
ton in the South Pacific in June, ac-
cording to message received by his
parents on July %.
He is graduate of the Nebo high
school and attended Pfeiffer College
the first semester Of 1912. He en-
tered service in November 1943 and
received training for the amphibian
tank corps in San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ballew have two
other sons in service. They are W.
j. Ballew, Jr., who is now stationed
at Greenville, N. C. and Robert Bal
lew who is stationed at Sheppard
Field, Texas.
Marion progress., 1944-07-27
SOIL CONSERVATION
SUPERVISOR TO BE
ELECTED ON AUGUST

The State Soil Conservation COM
mite announces that supervisors for
the Catawba district, consisting of
Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cataw-
ba and Mcdowell counties, will be
elected at an election to be held on
August between the hours of 8 a.
m. and p. m.
All persons, firms and corpora
tions who hold title to, or are in
possession of, lands lying within the
boundaries of the district, whether
as owners, 1essees, renters or ten
ants, are eligible to vote at this cleo
ton, it is announced. Ballots may
be obtained from the county agents
Office.