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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

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 And they'll have to learn to follow up 8 topic. exhausing not only all of its possibilities but the patience of the man forced to listen-so that what started as comment on the cigarette short age, for instance, becomes re- cital of the experiences of every person the woman knows whc ever hunted for a package of cigar cites.
 And they'll have to learn not to tell the same story twice. If they can, they ought to go easy on woman" talk before the war weary serviceman even if there is another in the room to whom they can direct their conversation. CUT DOWN ON TALK
 In short, they ought to remem- Der every crack they ever heard a man make about women's con- versation in general. If they aren't willing to give that much thought to the matter, there is one rule that vii lhelp to keep them out of trouble. And that is simply tc cut down on their talking the way they would cut down on food ii they were reducing.
 Because you can't possibly say the wrong thing if you aren't talking and the less you talk the more you reduce the chances O irritating men by your chatter.
 Cutting down on their chatteI won't bme easy for most women = but they'll have to do it, if theI are going to get along with rest less, nervous men.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

with pine sprig, c0lored balls and DOW makes a gay Yule hanging.l lodge at top of window, where ragged edges can be hidden by a Christmas-tree star. Then decorate your tree" with traditional trim mings.
 If the window is set with glass shelves or is recessed so that you can improvise some shelves, so much the better for placing Christmas gift packages around your tree. Otherwise, place Santa's gifts to the family on the window sill and the floor below.
 If you want to make bell or a wreath to hang in window, shape a piece of study wire to form the outline desired and use it as a foundation. Laying your evergreen rope over the wire frame, tie in place with green cord. Decorate with a whopping big red ribbon bow, shiny Christmas balls, and perhaps saucy St. Nick made of red knit ting yarn.
 Where a fireplace mantle begs to be the point of focus in room, run swags of evergreen rope across it and decorate festooning ends with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
SUNDAYS MENU

BREAKFAST: Sliced oranges, scrambled eggs, link sausage, griddle cakes, maple syrup or jam, butter or fortified marga- rine, coffee, milk.
 DINNER: Smothered chick en, mashed potatoes, lima beans, hot biscuits, butter or fortified margarine, cole slaw with sour cream dressing, ap- pie pie, coffee, milk.
 SUPPER: Hot potato salad, frankfurterS, warm Parker house rolls, butter or fortified margarine, apple betty with le- mon sauce, tea, milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

learu IlSn nOW to control their conversations.
 They have to give up t h e idea that there is s om e tn In g wrong wi t h silence. They'll have to learn how to come to a point quickly a nd not le t their convresa- tions wander off vaguely on first one side track and then another
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
DIANA LYNN GOES EAST

Diana Lynn, young Paramount star, if of on her second trip East this year. She'll attend the Bryr Mawr premiere of Our Hearts Were Young And Gay" in Pennsyl- vania, then will visit New York Boston and Montreal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

Smartly styled button-front jumper for the fashion wise young lady. Add the crisp blouse for an outfit you'll live in-and love-and long remember.
 Pattern No. 8742 is designed for sizes II, 13, 15, IT and 19. Size 13, jumper, requires 3 yards of 35 or 39-inch material; blouse, short sleeves, 3-4 yards.
 For this pattern, send 20 cents, in COINS, your name, address, size desired, and the PATTERN NUM- ERR to WATERBURY DEMOCRAT Today's Pattern Service, 1150 Sixth Avenue, New York 19, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
BUSY SONNY TUFTS

There's no rest for Sonny Tufts this year. Two days after finish ing Paramount'S Miss Susie Sla- gle" he went into ''The Virginian, '' and will start '"Too Good To Be True immediately after finishing the Technicolor western.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

eAeNA1 eAA SAAAAA N@ @AS - having it's effect, and dirty shoes and slopp sweat CTS are being re- placed by neat footwear and col- lar-trimmed jack cts in m a n y schools. This must be a great relief to parents whose advice on t h e subject has not always been ac- cepted enthusias- ficallV
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
Trend of U. 8. MlIk Production

' of gross farm income and was IS per cent of all farm income in 1943 larger than cattle or hogs, twice eggs. over twice cotton. four times wheat. six times tobacco. One out of every 15 U. s. families is dependent on milk for Q livelihood.
 Americans enjoy the best milk in the world with sanitary safe. guards and widespread distribution. This war has proved the economy and value of milk as a food con. taining vital components of the diet"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

I2OOOO produced Ot 27I2 milk ii I943 TOs milk production 326 100000 In addition the large quantities fluid nk and Connecticut milk used for making 10000 pOund Of bue 44IOOO gallons Of ice and other prod Form milk tosaIed S28 235,OOO in l943
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
BEAUTIES HINTS
 Home Chores Aid Weight Control
BY ALICIA HART NEA Staff Writer

! Work at full steam if you want household tasks not only to keep
 your home tidy, but give you exer-
 ciss that will keep your figure trim. a Good trick for working up to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

Anita Louise, currently in Para mounts 'The Love Letters" with Jennifer Jones and Joseph Gotten, is an accomplished harpist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

Cheese is valuable to Great Britain :: China and Africa get milk powder and liberated youngsters milk prod. ,ucts.
 ] On the home front milk drinking, now widely popular in war plants.
 lessens fatigue. reduces accidents,
 cuts losses in man-hours. improves
 production and earning power. ] Milk and it's products comprise
 oyer 25 per cent of the 1700 pounds , of principal food estimated to be
 consumed annually by the average
 American" the Foundation says. l Milk is the largest single source
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
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Select Clothes for Health As We'll As Style and Comfort
By IONA L. TROTT
 Assistant Director, Red Cross Nursing Service VUvskknV, Rnr NEA GaVvion

Cheering news from the fashion editors announces that young wo- men are taking more pains with their grooming on school campuses this year. The influence of the wo- v,oo,, ;Y, ,,v1;FoTv,n ic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
I-wE, THE woMEN
 ChatterbOxeS Will Irritate Soldiers
 Returning FrOmWa1
WE, THE WOMEN
BY RUTH IILLETT

If the men come home from war as restless as psychiatrists are pre- dieting, American women had better
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
Connecticut Milk Aids Victory

nNE of the greatest assets N in wartime and a direct aid to allied victory Is the 65-billion-Quart U. s. milk production. according to the Milk Industry Foundation.
 Faced with the greatest demand for milk ever aEnown. the dairy industry'S wartime record is Outstand- fng. Never in history has there been such a steady How of milk to 30 many people.
 .; Milk from U. s. COWS liter ally girdles the earth as the requirements of our armed forces, allies, lend-lease and liberated nations assume global proportions.
 I U. s. Milk production since Pearl Harbor has reached new high levels and indications are that 1924 may top 1943.
 4 Our armed forces get fresh milk daily wherever possible. Milk is in pharma- Iceuticals used by military hospitals, butter from Amer ica helps restore Russian wounded, powdered milk is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
Syndicate Moy
Buy The Dodgers

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
Tax Explanation Hats
Wave Of Absenteeism
Workers Fearing 'Eiigher Bracket Classification
Take Time Off to Keep Down Income; False Fears

union officers and shop stewards
joined with management to carry
the story out to every worker in the
shop as part of labor-manage-
ment committee attack on poor at
tendance.
Refused Overtime
"In the Providence area, we found
an instance in which workers were
passing up important overtime work
because of this same miSunder-
standing"
Praising highly the contribution
of labor through joint labor-man-
agement production committees and
citing many instances wherein these
in-plant production teams have
smoked out" and then eliminated
the causes of irregular attendance,
Mr.. Bowes urged the same joint
approach to this new threat to full
time war production.
Strongly supporting the WPB an
nouncement, it was learned today
that the office Of the collector Of
internal revenue, Denis w. De-
laney, had issued at least one state
ment pointing out to workers in
industrial plants the same ex-
PLANTATION.
Thomas H. Buckley, assistant to
the collector added, In view of the
fact that "a cents out of every dol
lar collected in taxes is expended
for material in the war effort, the
taxnaveriS home front contribution,
is a double one-in the field of pro-
duction and in the payment of
taxes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
Sailors Luuded
For Rescue

Washington, February 7.-(UP) -
American Merchant Seamen from
the s. S. Monterey were given the
major credit today for rescuing
1.675 survivors of torpedoed troop
transport in the Mediterranean
The war shipping administration
revealed that only four of the 1877
persons aboard the transport were
lost - those not saved by the Mon
terey lifeboat crews having been res
cuerd by other craft.
Captain E. r. Johanson, master
Of the Monterey, of San Farncisco,
paid high tribute to his volunteer
lifeboat crews, and the crews in
turn cited Johanson to their unions,
expressing their highest esteem
and great respect" for their master.
The Monterey was part of con-
voy attacked by German aircraft.
After the attack, the Monterey was
ordered to drop out of the convoy
to help rescue the troopship victims.
Despite the ferocity of the Nazi
onslaught, the War Shipping Adj
ministration said, there were no
casualties among the Monterey
crewmen, either during the attack
or the subsequent rescue operations.
The vessel itself also escaped dam
age, although one enemy aircraft
dived so low as to carry away the
ships radio antennae. The plane
was seen to crash into the sea after
hitting the wires" ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
INFANT|LE DRIVE
HERE NETS $500
Chairman Daniel Conner
Lists Canvassers and
Amounts Received
PROSPECT
RudeIla C. Drlscoll. Core
STANDARDIZATION 5-O921

Prospect, Feb. 1.-THE sum Of
$302.76 was realized fo- the infantile
paralysis fund through the March
Of Dimes" campaign conducted To-
cally, according to complete returns
made public by Daniel B. Conner,
chairman of the drive.
A list of canvasSerS, the territory
covered, and the amount collected
is as follows: Albert Allen, CenteH
$500; Mary Baker, Terry road.
$4.25; Walter Blanchard. Waterbury
and Hotchtkiss roads, $30.70; Carl
ton Bird. Jr., Cook road, $3.50;
Mrs. Berkeley Cooper, Matthew
street, $500; Harold Chapman,
Naugatuck, Schoolhouse and Hyde
1or roads, $15.25; Robert ConAor,
New Haven, Radio Tower and Tai
madge roads, $3.50; Mrs. H. Can
ales, Salem road, $500; Mrs. E.
Cling Mars, Clark Hill road, 5000;
Miss S. Cocchiola, Summit road.
$3.50; Miss Nellie Cowdell, Summit
road, $14.00; Mrs. M. Dalleywaters
Mathew street, $4.65; James Doyle
Bronson road, $5.85; A. Figueredo.
Schoolhouse and Naugatuck roads,
$10.65; Joseph Farley, Jr., Center.
$500; Mrs. Patricia Doran, Spring
road, $720; Mrs. Helene Greider,
Naugatuck road, $1,000; Miss r.
Bonneville, Cheshire and Chatf1eld
roads, $7.45; Mrs. J. Goggins, Sum-
NIT road, $3.50; Miss E. Kinsella,
Laura avenue. $500; Mrs. M. Mer-,
riInan, Summit road and Merriman
lane, $500; Misses Jackie and
Sally Jane Miller, Clark Hill road.
$13.75: w. Morrison, Jr., Cheshire
and Chatfield roads, $7.40; Glenn
Noble, Matthew street, $5.45: John
Carey, Waterbury road, $l4.00:
j. Schweizer, Cook and Roaring
Brook roads, So IS; Patrick Sugrue,
Driver and Salem roads, $500; Mrs.
L. Tapley, Branson road, $3.50:
Frank Plumb, Cheshire road, $6.25;
Mrs. Ruth Vining. Cheshire road,
$500; Miss Wroz, Community school.
$14.00; movies, $l3.06.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
c. |. SLED DOCS
FORM MOTOR
POOL AT NOME

Nome, Alaska, FEB. T-tUP)-
The Arny's strangest motor pool"
Is stationed at this Far North OUT
post, where 43 yelping sled dogs are
quartered in individual Lighthouses,
each with its own service record and
serial number like every other CT.
Bosses of the canine motor pool,
oficially known as the Post Quar-
termaSter) Kennels, are Cpl. Albert
L. Warner OF White Cloud, Mich,
who has worked with dog teams for
more than two years, and Blackie.
a veteran lead dog slated for re-
tirement this winter. Blackie, eight
years old, battle-Scarred and dis
figured by a tumor on his face,
came from the arctic area around
Kotzebue Sound, north of Nome.
Another pair of corporalS, q
brother team, Joel and Rex Thrash
er Of Gravette, Ark, help care for
the dogs, train them and drive the
teams when they are sent out on
various missions.
The dogs usually are worked In a
team of seven, consisting of the lead
dog and-paired of behind him
two swing dogs, two intermediates,
and two wheel dogs, the latter pair
harnessed directly in front of the
sled. Most of the EskimoS around
here use "free" lead dog, which
travels embarrassed, but the Army
bitches up the lead dog so he works
with the rest.
The kennels fastest team Is the
Carey team" named after Al
Carey, a sourdough who came to
Alaska in 598 and became known as
the "Sped King" of the Deward
peninsula for his swift dog teams.
Members Of this team, of doubtful
ancestry and from a strain bred by
Carey, are similar to German Shep-
herds in appearance.
The biggest worry Of the corporals
are dog fights, which leave many
sled dogs in the sick bay Mike, a
big. shabby brute who almost all
ways starts fight before getting
harnessed, is the worst trouble
maker.
The dogs life has many G.I. as
poets. Like others servicing in the
armed forces, they receive shots
from the medics regularly-for
rabies and distemper.
One advantage they have over
other soldiers is that they do not
have to listen to the Articles of War
but, on the other hand, they are
fed only once a day-a dog food
with cereal base made from rice,
oatmeal or cornmeal, with meat
added when available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07

Boston, Feb. MANY war work.
ers approaching the March is in
come tax deadline are unwittingly
reducing the amount Of their an
nual net incomes after taxes and
what Is more important-are Great
ing serious new absentee and lost
time problems in critical war plants
as result of their mistaken idea
that they are being financially pen
allied when they work out full or
overtime weekly schedules that
sometimes throw their weekly earn
ings into higher Withholding tax
brackets.
This was indicated today when
the regional War Production Board
issued a warning and clarifying
statement, declaring that if this
misunderstanding spreads further it
viii constitute a serious threat to
New England's labor's fine produc-
ton record, and to the very fight
ing strength of our armed forces"
Specific Cases
Citing four cases, two in Boston,
one in Worcester county and one in
the Providence area, Frederick
BoweS, Jr., New Enfland reginoal
manager Of WPB's war Production
Drive" urged labor management
production committees in war plants
to launch an immediate and agrees
sive drive to explain that "a slight
ly smaller weekly take-home pay as
a possible result of coming into a
higher weekly Withholding tax
bracket is anything but penalty for
the worker, since he will always
have higher net earnings at the
end of his tax year than if he failed
to work out full or overtime week
ly work schedule"
He will be way ahead of the
game, because of the weekly tax
credits he has been accommodating, :"
he stated.
Indeed" he pointed out, ut is
possible for workers who work them
selves into highe weekly tax with
holding brackets to accumulate for
themselves enough tax credit so as
to approach March 18th with far
less tax to pay, or no tax at all to
pay, or they can even receive SUBJ
Stnatial tax refunds in some cases.
False Fear
I'm any case, failure to work full
time for fear of an imagined tax
penalty is a wholly false fear which
will inflict two real penalties-one
on the workers own annual income
the other on the armed forces whose
fighting strength depends nof more
than ever on full-time effort in the
many critical categories of produ-
ton for imminent invasions and
future battles"
He added that "once labor and
management team up to explain
this, the problem solves itself, as
proved by the fact that one Worces-
ter county war plant reduced the
number Of absences on Saturday
mornings from an average of IA to
IL when the workers were given the
full story in ten-minute rally last
fall.
I'm another case in Boston, some
misinformed workers engaged in
critical production for the Navy
were quitting early in the day, Just
in time to keep from earning wages
that would put them in higher tax
brackets.
"a second case In Boston was
nipped in the bud when the plants
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
LAWLOR, HANLEY
LEAVE FOR NAVY

Naugatuck, Feb. Another group
of Naugatuck men left this morn
ing to start training In the Navy.
They were indicted January 29th.
Among the group were Police Sup
ernumerary John Lawlor and Pos
tai Clerks Edward Hanley and Har-
old Macdonald. 1t is expected they
will go to Sampson, N. Y, for train
ing,
Mr.. Hanley and Mr.. Lawlor were
feted by Naugatuck lodge Of Elks
Saturday night and were presented
gifts.
A group from Selective Service
Board 14-A who were indicted into
the Army January %, will leave
here in about two weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
FIREMEN RESPOND
TO CHIMNEY FIRES

Engines 2 and 10 answered a call
to a smoking chimney at Apothe-
carries Hall, Exchange place at $3.50
this morning.
Firemen yesterday extinguished a
chimney fire at a two and a half
story wooden structure occupied by
John Kinney at 81 Plank road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
Vans 9M CLUTCHES

conjunction to provide schools,
hospitals, etc., in these places, 1t
has been necessary for the Army
and Navy, through their own or
CARNATIONS; the WPB, through
three different sections Of its own
department, the U. s. o. and the
community War Services to gradu-
ally step into these communities
and establish recreation centers,
cleaning up sanitary situations, and
particularly attack the venereal dis
ease problem.
A brother Of Senator Robert
Taft, and nephew of the late Horce
D. Taft of the Taft school, Water
town, Mr.. Taft is married to the
former Eleanor Chase of this city.
Rev. Robert A. Heydenreich, for
merly of Middletown yesterday de-
hvered his first sermon as pas.
tor of the First Lutheran church,
here. Rev. Heydenreich stated
that Gods standards were above
those Of the worlds hence the
need for a savior by man. Man
kind, he said should ever seek to
serve God for salvation is for all
who serve and believe in God.
The pastor delivered two ser.
mons yesterday one at 9:45 q. m.
in English and a later one in
German. At the end of each
he greeted his congregation in
formally and expressed the hope
that by their mutual cooperation
the Lutheran church would pro-
gress. He announced also his in
tentiOn to maintain contact with
the men in the service by means Of
personal letters and a parish
newspaper which will be started
shortly.
Twelve officers and IS teachers
OF the Grace Baptist church Sum
day school were installed yesterday
morning by Rev. Jonathan E. Reed
to a promotion day ceremony in
the church school auditorium. Miss
Gertrude Mckinney was chosen as
superintendent of the school and
Mrs. William Knight as assistant
superintendent, the latter succeed
ing Mrs. William Prince who re-
signed.
Rev. Mr. Reed, at the ceremony con-
graduated the new leaders and
pointed out the Importance of their
work, particularly in these times
Following his address he awarded
prizes and a hymn was rendered by
the junior choir.
Other speakers at the ceremonies
were Miss Mckinney, Mrs. John
Rhinehart and Reuben A. McKin-
nelly, the latter speaking on the
subject Of Attendance and Con-
duct.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07
pEPREC1ATIoN PART q

The useful life" Of a property, for
Federal income tax purpose, is con-
sidered as its term of use for the
purpose designed. Complete exhaus-
ton of a property is not required
in estimating the annual deprecia-
ton, but if it possesses salvage value
at the end of the useful life, this
value must be taken into account
In determining the depreciation rate.
Thus, the useful life of a rental
building would be its useful rental
life, though at the end Of that period
1t may possess scrap or salvage
value which must be taken into
account. For the guidance of tax
payers, the Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue has prepared bulletin (Bul-
letin F. setting forth Bureau prac-
tice in regard to depreciation de-
auctions and estimated useful life
Of various types Of property.
After the estimated useful life Of
the property has been determined,
the capital sum to be recovered
may be charged off over the per-
iod either in equal annual install
mentS or in accordance with any
recognized trade practice. The
amount so charged off must be
used to reduce the cost (plus any
additions and betterments) or other
basis at which the depreciable prop
erty - held, and If the property
is subsequently sold or exchanged,
that reduced basis becomes the ad-
justed basis for determining the
gain or loss on the sale or exchange.
If 1t Is clearly shown that, be-
cause Of economic or other condi-
tons, property must be abandoned
at a date prior to the end Of its
normal useful life. so that deprecia-
ton deductions alone are insufficient
to return the cost or other basis
a reasonable deduction for obsoles-
cence may be allowed In addition
to depreciation.
AS stated above, depreciation al
lowances are based upon the cost
"or other basis" II the property
was acquired by purchase after Feb
ruary %. 1918. the cost Is the basis.
If acquired by purchase prior to
March !. 1913, the basis Is the cost
Of the property less depreciation
sustained prior to March /, 1913 or
the fair market value on March /,
1913, whichever is greater. If the
property was acquired by gift after
December 81, 1920 the basis is the
same as 1t would have been in the
hands Of the donor or the last pre-
ceding owner bv whom 1t was not
acquired by gift.
While land is not ordinarily de-
preciable, an allowance correspond
ing to depreciation. known as de-
pletion, is permitted in the case
Of mineral property from which
minerals (including OLD are being
extracted. In the case Of certain
farming operations, requiring expen-
ditures to maintain the productiv-
ity of the soil, such as orchards,
where regular replanting must be
practiced, or farm land requiring
periodic clearing or drainage or APP
plication Of fertilizer. depreciation
deductions to recover the sums ex-
pended may be permitted In accord
ance with the exhaustion of value,
II the amount so expended in de-
veloping the property for use Is
treated as q capital expenditure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-07

warships and transports had to
lie well offshore during the Fifth
Army's leapfrog landing at Net
tuno, italy, in the Allied drive
for Rome. Troops were brought
toward the beach in Higgins
boats, but the picture above
shows that fighters still had a
long way to charge through the
shallow surf. At left, you see how
the landings were managed for
non amphibious heavy equip
ment. The Navy set up long
causeways Of shallow-draft pom
toon barges, and tanks and trucks
moved from LISTS onto these float
ing piers.