The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-08

Ar WACS and enlisted men work ca aide by side hammering paint Ing. unloading, and building ex. hibltion pieces at Library Park toe day, Co make ready for the gigantic shot From the Sky" Army Air Force exposition. which is being presented at the park Thursday. Friday and Saturday, in conjunction with the Victory Manpower com mitsee to Illustrate to Waterburians the vital part their war work plays in shooting the enemy from the skies.
 Fifty-three wACs. singing and chatting as they worked. were at- aractively attired in fatigue outfits. caps perched perkily on their feath- CT cuts. One spectator remarked that Che WACs were the ''prettiest bunch of gals" he had ever seen. From all walks of life. the girls entered the service to help speed victory and the homecoming of their husbands. brothers and sweethearts. They are all fresh from basic train- ing at Fort Oglethorpe. Ga. and Fort DeSMoines Iowa. Captain Carolyn Essex. tall and lively offi- ccr in charge of the WAC unit, who has been in the service two years, said that the girls are a fine group, eager and efficient. The girls re- ceived special instruction for a period of four weeks in Washing ton for their part in the exhibit Standing on the sidelines. watching the ''G. T." gals at work is a morale builder in itself.
 Lieut.. Prank B. Robbins. Jr.. ex- pert on captured enemy equipment who served for IS months in the South Pacific, head the detail of WACs whose duty it is 10 inform the public of the various intricacies or operating and analyzing the captured material. This group of nine girls will lecture on the grounds of the exhibit and will an sWer questions of the public con- ceinsng the enemy equipment. In- cliided in the unit, headed by Pvt Marjorie Millcron. are WAC Pri- vaets Jo Starrett. Clarice Dobry. Pat Patterson. Mabel Busek. Shir- Icy Barry. Betty Jones, Nina Me.s- ner and Sibyl Crofoot. Miss Mil- leon, who has had previous training in handling of aircraft, is the pos sessor Of a students pilot license. She can fly better than any man" Lieut.. Robbins remarked as he walked toward a captured Japanese droppable fuel tank Of plywood con- struction. This looks Ike a bomb. doesn't it." he remarked as he bent over to examine it. Our fuel tanks arc all made of metal, and are of much finer construction than those Of the Japs.' he added.
 Nearby were light blue German and khaki Japanese uniforms which had been carefully dry -cleaned and pressed, ready to be placed on dum- my figures which were standing in n senni-circle close by. Over at the further end of the park stood a huge 22lton Mark-4 tank, about to be wnloaded from a huge van. As the cumbersome load was being lift- cd from the truck. a cable broke and it moved menacingly toward the sidewalk, where 1t was fortunately stopped by a stone impeachment.
 Our last interview was with two WACs from Minneapolis who had served in the capacity Of stenOgra- paers on the famous Aican highway Hhieh runs from the West Coat to Alaska. Phyllis Preston, younger of the two. was busy setting up Furniture in what will be the head quarters Of Major Irving Francis, convoy officer. Her sister, Beryl gas straddling the link trainer. popular leading lady of the show, which offers free rides to bond bug CTS and recruitde war workers. The latter lectures on the link trainetr and supeFvises rides. The former is secretary to Major Francis.
 The caravan, representative Of the whipping power of Allied ar action numbered into Waterbury last night, with its crew Of 54 WAc's end 46 enlisted men. The three-day d.eplas gill open officially at ? D. n. on Thursday and will continue through Saturday with no charge 10 inc public. The grounds will open on Friday at 2 p. m. s5o Saturday