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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04

when the Allies took Algiers, we
moved UP in motor convoy ans
started loading ships for the Sicilian
invasion. Finally we embarked and
eventually anchored of Celia beach
where there was plenty of action.
There were no docks, of course, so
we were unloading into LCM and
Let boats and Ducks.
while we were unloading, the
Nazis were after us with artillery
fire, which didn't last long, and
dive-bombers which bombed and
then strafed the decks with ma
chine guns. The Germans have a
different system Of bombing than
our boys. They come in at several
angles at once. While you are
watching planes bombing and STRAIT
ing along the beach, suddenly more
planes come from another direction
About that time, you duck and
pray. I saw several ships hit but
casualties were few. Everyone was
scared and anyone who says he
was not is plain lying.
I'VE moved up to Licata and
joined the rest of our battalion for
couple of days and then went on
to Palermo. Just as we got set
tied nicely in Palermo, we had one
of the biggest air raids the city
received from the Germans. When
it came, I was sitting in the back
yard of Count Ciano's Marine
orphanage. 1t was as safe there as
any place - they were actually
bombing the port. There was a
hospital ship lying in the harbor,
all lit up, but it wasn't hit although
other ships around it were struck.
Empty Boat Hit
"At San Stephano, we had Just
finished unloading ammunition and
food from an LIST and were about
to start on another lying near her
when the Germans started bombing
and strafing. A bomb hit the LIST
that had been unloaded.
Il was sitting on the side Of hill
below our artillery when the Stukas
came in. They came from the
direction our planes usually did
and we thought they We're ours
until they flew over the ships and
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a crash boat on the side of the LIST
and plowed into the larger crafts
side. There were two sailors in the
boat and one had his legs cut on
by the shell before it exploded.
AT Naples, we were bombed
every night without fail. I came
back from there to the States.
My son Joseph was born while
! was in Casablanca and I want to
thank the Red Cross for what it did
for me then. I was worried - 1t
was our first baby. The Red Cross
cabled my wife for me before the
baby was born. After he arrived,
they cabled me that everything was
all right and a full description OF
the baby. 1t surely relieved my
mind and ! can never thank them
enough. I returned TO the States
just a week before his first birth
day"
Sgt. ouimet's wife and young son
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
Loss Of Pep
May Be SOS.
OF Tired Kidneys

II lack Of pep and energy 10 making you
miserable. Nature may be warning you that
your kidneys need attention. The kidneys
are Natures chief way Of taking excess
acids and poisonous waste out of the blood.
They help most people pass about pints
q day.
II the IS miles Of kidney tubes and filters
don't work well. poisonous wsAte matter
stays In the blood and may cause loss Of
pep and energy.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over
20 years. They give happy relief and will help
the Is miles Of kidney tubes flush out poison
Gus waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
Sergeant Allen F. Ouin,et
Tells OF Nazis' Bombing
Recalls Anxious Moments in African, Sicilian,
Italian Campaigns - Grateful for Reassur-
ing Messages From Red Cross Concern
ing Wife, Infant Child Residing
in Waterbury,
in Waterbury.

The experiences of Sergeant Allen
F. Ouimet Of Waterbury, veteran
of several overseas campaigns are
featured in the latest issue Of the
Convoy" published weekly for the
personnel of the Los Angeles Port
Of Embarkation, Wilmington, Cal.
The interesting article of local
interest mentions the Sergeant'S
mother, wife and young son resi-
dents Of this city. The story fol-
lows:
The Nazi planes came in mast
high but couldn't hit a ship in the
one air raid at Casablanca during
our seven months stay" Sgt. Allen
F. Ouimet who served with port
battalion at Casablanca, Algiers
Celia beach and Palermo in Sicily
and at Naples, said in relating his
war experiences. A native of Wa
terbury, Conn, Sgt. Ouimet now Is
attached to a harbor craft company
here. He took basic training at Fort
Dix, N. j., and received training for
port battalion work in the harbor
Of Casablanca.
Things had Quilted down when
we came into Casablanca for our
land forces had taken over the city
and units of the French fleet there
had been knocked out" Sgt. Ouimet
said. For seven months, we worked
day and night unloading ships
there. We had one air raid in that
time and it was a miracle that none
of the ships was hit. Although there
were about a dozen planes, they
flew mast-high and dropped their
bombs. 1t seems impossible but
they didn't hit a ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
VARIOUS AGENCIES
PREPARING QUOTAS
Community, Inc, to Study
Budgetary Needs for
l044=45

Agency members of the Com
nunity Chest of Waterbury, Inc,
will be contacted soon by members
of the Chest budget committee to
determine their financial quotas for
the coming year. Members of the
committee yesterday were assigned
in groups Of two to contact these
agencies.
Edwin Northrop were elected
chairman and Frank Healey, vice.
chairman of the new budget COM
mittee. New members appointed
by President Willis Tate at the last
board meeting are orion P Camp
and John B. Goss to replace Mr..
Tate and Arthur Quigley.
Other members of the budget
committee are Roger Sperry, At
wood Caswell, Edith Chase, Mrs
Charles Larkin, Mrs. Rodney Chase,
Martha OBrien and Edward S.
Wotkyns,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
Lutheran Churches
To Support Appeal
Bridget for World Action Drive Calls for $l,3I5,OOO
for Distribution to 8 Major Causes

New York, May 1.-The budget for
the Lutheran World Action appeal
to be presented in more than 5000
National Lutheran Council congre-
cations throughout the United
States on May 7th, calls for $685.
600 for distribution to eight major
causes. Cash received in the 1913
appeal topped the goal by 80 per
cent.
Among the churches in the Water
bury area that will participate in
this appeal are: First Lutheran Of
Waterbury, Rev. Robert A. Heyden-
reich, pastor; Zion Lutheran Of Wa
terbury, Rev. E. Einar Kron, pastor;
Salem Lutheran of Naugatuck, Rev.
William r. Frendberg, pastor; Inn
manuel Lutheran Of Union City,
Rev. Harold F. Lucas, pastor, and
Bethlehem Lutheran of Thomaston,
Rev. e. Einar Kron, pastor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04

OF the sum asked for this year,
nearly one-half, or $500, 900, is allo-
Gated to the Lutheran Service
Commission, which maintains con-
tact with more than 100000 Luth-
eran men and women in the armed
forces at home and overseas, con-
duets 81 Lutheran service centers in
American cities, and provides chap
lainS and service pastors with COM
munion kits, Bibles and millions of
pieces Of literature for distribution.
-Four hundred and fifty Thousand
dollars is budgeted for aid to 28
foreign mission fields which have
felt the impact Of war and for re-
Mobilization Of the church life in
Europe after peace. The Commits
sion Of American Missions, which
organizes Sunday schools, congrega-
tons and social work in defense area
communities throughout the country
will receive $4,000. Emergency
Welfare Aid, administered through
the department Of welfare of the
National Lutheran Council, is sched-
uled for $4,000. Other causes BEN
efitting are War Prisoners Aid to
the extent of $4,000, Lutheran
Refugee Service, $1,000, American
Bible society, SIS, 900, and Wartime
Radio Ministry, $4,000.
1t has been said that the con-
structive program of Lutheran
World Action, operating in a world
devoting its best energies to de-
struction, is the one ray Of hope for
millions Of persons both in the
United States and abroad, who de-
pend upon its ministry for present
initials l.. w "A. have come to be
necessities and future courage. The
interpreted affectionately as Loves
Working Arm"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
DON'T FORGET SERIAL
NTIMRER.

Scott Field, Illl-CUP)-"A SOL
dier's serial number Is just as inn
portant in addressing his mail as
his name" says 1t. Torrance e.
Bryan, Brooklyn, N. Y, postal Off
Ger at Scott Field, in disclosing that
more than 100000 pieces Of incor-
rectly addressed mail arrive at the
field annually. MANY soldiers have
the same Names" Bryan said, but
none have the same serial numbers
and If part Of the name is obliter-
ated, the Army will find the man
mo matter where he isl If the last
initial and the serial number can
be deciphered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
Director

Other parts are played by Philip
M. Won Tobel, William P. Wright,
Francis j. Kelly, william ORourke,
Walter L. Oldroyd, Miss Doris Mel
son as Spirit of the Future" Angus
tus Grana, Henry Kukenis and
James McKenna.
The $50 members Of the cast In
clude 40 members of the Scovill
Drum Corps with flags Of forty ma
tons, a group Of singers from Pearl
Street Neighborhood House, Boy
Scouts. Girl Scouts. Hi-Y clubs, Tri-
Y clubs, Industrial Foremens club,
Waterbury Public Speaking club.
gym groups from central branch.
North End and Brooklyn branch
US.
The play, coached by Charles
Goodsell, will be held in the Wonen's
club auditorium tomorrow night at
8 o'clock. Admission is free by
ticket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
REv.DR. WALKER
IN YMCA PLAY
Well Known Pastor in Role
of Abraham Lincoln;
Cast Announced
(NEA Telephoto)

DR.. John c. Walker as abraham
Lincoln" in tomorrow nights YMCA
dramatization Youth United" re-
calls the fact that this is the fourth
war In which the YMCA has served
the armed forces Of the United
States. In this war the Y Is playing
a dual role: % work for prisoners
Of war and 90 participation in the
U. S. O. program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
$S,OOO.OOO TEST JOB

The Bureau Of Standards In
Washington employs a woman to
test highly dangerous radium. She
has weighed, measured. and test
ed 10 grams of radium In the last
IL years. an amount valued at
10000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04

and his mother. Mrs. Laura ouimet
live In Waterbury.
Evening star., 1944-08-31

denly appears at breakfast some
morning with her fringe on top
you'll probably tend to be down.
right brutal. Before you become too
obnoxious let us tell you where
you're bound to end up and don't
say the Spectator didn't warn you.
Not in the dog house-well, any,
way very plush one with indirect
lighting, air conditioning and soft
music, in other words the Statler.
Twice nightly in the Embassy
Room you'll see what's currently
revolutionizing the beauty shop busi-
ness Of Washington. Madame,
mademoiselle, even the little girl
who comes in to do your cleaning
on Friday, have suddenly decided its
chic to look like the one and only
Hildegarde. At least there was only
one Of them several weeks ago.
A friend of ours phoned to say
that he had the great misfortune to
sit behind Hildegarde in the movies
last week. Just about the time he
was ready to take action the lights
went on and wouldn't he have been
embarrassed? 1t wasn't the Sto.
kowski-coidured songstress at ALL
OF course, on those Do busses
you're liable to see most anything.
that Is except a vacant seat. In
two such seats, very much filled, We
overheard several young things dis
cussing their latest Hildegarde pom
padour From what the Spectator
Evening star., 1944-08-31
Children at Go|Iineer
To Get Toy Troins

Five sets OF newly painted wooden
trains made by 10 to 14-year-old
members of the Eastern Branch of
the Boys Club of Washington. will
bring Christmas cheer to children
at Gallinger Hospital several months
ahead OF time. The trains were pre-
sented yesterday to Mrs. George
Hopkins, president of the Women's S
Council of Church Women, by
James Hutton, IL, of l343 South
Carolina avenue Sc, at an informal
ceremony at the club, 26l Seven
teenth street Sc.
The trains, consisting of locomo-
tlves, coal and passenger cars and
cabooses. took almost nine months
for 40 boys to make. Following scale
models the youngsters cut and FASH
ioned the wood into the proper
shapes, sanded the trains and then
painted them. They worked in three
groups, one group making the bodies,
another fixing the wheels and the
third painting the completed prod
uct,
Evening star., 1944-08-31
WlB Rejects Pay Plea
OF Mayf|ower BARRIERS

BARRIERS employed by the May
flower Hotel earn from $239 to s4O7 q
month, or 25 per cent above the
average earnings of BARRIERS in other
Washington major hotels. and are
not entitled to requested increase
OF so to 60 per cent, the Regional
War Labor Board ruled yesterday.
The figures quoted in the ma
Jority opinion, from which the la
Dor members dissented, do not in
clude an estimated 20 per cent
additional remuneration from tips
the board said. The board ruled
that granting Of the raises asked
by the Journeymen BARRIERS, Hair
dressers and Cosmetologists, Local
239, AFL, would be unfair to other
employees of the hotel.
The opinion was written bv DR.
Francis Tyson, public member. He
said average hourly earnings of the
l BARRIERS in the hotel had increased
from 60 cents in January, l94l, to
s1.3l in March, 1914 The petition
ing parties had asked for percent
age raises to equal the rates PAID
in the other hotels.
Evening star., 1944-08-31
Children 's.HospitaI
Addition Approved

T ALLEGATION Of building materials
for three-story wing at Children's
Hospital to relieve crowded condi-
tions has been approved by the War
Production Board. Construction is
expected to begin within two weeks.
The addition will provide facilities
for A beds and the building will cost
$143, 900, and will be placed at Thir-
teenth and v streets NV. The
project is expected to be completed
IN approximately four months.
At the same time, the WPB allo-
Gated materials for the Avon The
ater IN the $500 block of Alabama
avenue Sc. which will feature a
nursery for children. The theater
will cost $203, 900 and is expected to
open next March.
Fred S. Kogod, a partner in the
project, said the nursery idea had
been successful at the Apex Theater.
1t will accommodate about 20 moth
ers and their children. Play pens
ana toys for the children will be
provided.
The theater also will have a room
Tor private parties. The two rooms
will be located on opposite sides of
the projection booth and will open
out on the theater proper.
Evening star., 1944-08-31

gathered anyone planning on snas-
ging one out Of that 3 to ! ratio
Of available males had better look
to an overgrowth Of windswept
bangs this season.
Imagine kissing one of these ladies
good night. Although after angora
sweaters and pancake makeup
but, Of course, this information Is
second hand. How would the Spec
tator know about such things?
X y X
According to Asia Sven, show
business is fine If you have no male
partner. Why Asia what a novel
angle for Washington! But that's
exactly what Miss Sven told us.
Men are so hard to get along
with" she said. You either have
to make them sweethearts or hus-
bands and haven't time for either"
That's how 1t. Birch came into
being. The lieutenant, let us has
ten to add. is Asta's silent partner.
A well-behaved dummy he only
speaks when Asia speaks for
him and, of course, this way Asia
always has the last word. She's
been doing the act with 1t. Birch
now for three years and as far as
she knows Its the only one of its
kind.
However, the Spectator is going
to look to his laurels while Miss
Sven's in town. She seems like a
very determined woman. While at
Northwestern University she decided
to write short stories and did such
a good job she pulled down first
prize IN their short-Story contest.
Hmmm-and her ambition is to
write night-club column.
X
Members of Cal Gilford's band
will set their alarm clocks a little
ahead Of time Saturday night so
they'll be in the Mount Vernon
Methodist Church in time for the
first strains of Here Comes the
Bride" Saxophone player Pete
Donak Is the groom and the lucky
lady who once upon a time sang
with a band herself is Vita Car
ter. We hear that Berenice
Byers, beauteous song bird with
Johnny Shaw's band in the May
flower lounge has been tapped for
the movies. A Hollywood talent
scout heard the rich throaty accents
OF the Byers voice, looked in amaze
ment at the photogenic facade, and
opened conversations at once for a
trip to New York where Miss Byers
will presently be auditioned.
X
The management's busy busting
OH tables and chairs in the Hotel
Roosevelt's Victory Room for a Sep
tember opening. Tony Pastor who
has a pretty notorious set OF brasses
is bringing all of them to Washing
ton for four weeks and this, Of
course, includes the most notorious
Of them all-drum player Johnny
Morris. September looks like
a busy month. What with the Bala-
llka already to open as soon as the
cement dries on a new pair of front
steps. the Troika planning to light
its candles shortly for Joe E. Lewis
Evening star., 1944-08-31

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Evening star., 1944-08-31
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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debts made by any one other than myself
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GAS WATER HEATERS-2O, 30, 40 gal
automatic: TO cash needed small monthly
payments: immediate installation. D. A.
STANSBURY, Lincoln 3O2a
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j 1th NV, going out OF business Please
call for your work before Sept. 25
Evening star., 1944-08-31
After Dark
News and Comment Of the Night Clubs.
Rssistsrsd o. q Patent o0ee

If your date turns up one of these
nights looking like an up-sweep ver-
sion of cocker spaniel-of course,
we're referring to the hair-do-
don't become violent. And for heav-
ems sake do be careful about any
calculations like. would you mind
telling me when you combed your
hair last?"
On the other hand If the lady
happens to be your wife and sud-
Evening star., 1944-08-31
Attention

Applicants Jor positions listed
on these pages must be inter-
ptetced first by the advertisers,
and must then secure final re-
Jerral from the United States
Employment SerDfce unless ar
rangements hare been made for
direct hiring as indicated In
the advertisement.
Evening star., 1944-08-31

and now somebody Just rushed into
our ONCE saying that on September
8 the "Marharajah Of the Marimba"
Is coming to the Neptune Room.
Why did we ever take our vacation
in June? 1890
Evening star., 1944-08-31
Room Renter Fined

Miss Edith M. Corbin, 1435 Fair
mont street NV, was fined S25
yesterday In Municipal Court for
operating rooming house without
a license.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-17
How 1t Happened

In recognition of the important place
which labor holds in the life of the
nation, the radio networks believe that
the trade union movement should be
given the opportunity to have its say
over the air.
However, the radio industry didn't
fully realize this until it was called
forcefully to its attention. Except for
the National Broadcasting Company,
none of the networks in the past pro-
vided any regular time for labor, al
though they did carry an occasional
pro-labor speech.
Meanwhile, in the past few years,
radio commentators on programs spon-
sored by big business have enjoyed a
field day, slamming labor from pillar
to post, regularly and at will.
This condition was blasted by the
protests of a comparatively small and
obscure labor paper in upstate New
York-to wit, Rochester and Vicinity
Labor. The publisher of this paper,
Jack Golden, took vigorous umbrage
against the remarks of particular
commentator who declared, contrary
to the established facts, that non-
union labor had better production
record in the aviation industry than
union labor.
The AFL took up Mr.. Cadden's pro-
test and pressed it home. The discus
sions that followed with leaders Of
the radio industry were very interest
ing. They acknowledged that labor
had been receiving unfair treatment
on the air and, to their credit, they
promised to do something about it.
The radio industry has now made
good on it's promise and the. AFL
therefore is more than willing to give
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-17
SAFETY COURSES
STUDIED FOR new
YORK SCHOOLS.

New York City (ILNS) City
schools here may adopt a new pro-
gram of safety education following a
study now being made. Sponsored by
the Center for Safety Education of
New York University, the Greater
New York Safety Council and the
schools, the study is being made by
DR.. Elmer B. Siebrecht of the N. Y.
u. center.
The investigation is to include
analysis of accidents of school-age
children in school buildings, on play
grounds and streets and in homes,
study to present school safety pro-
grams and visits to community agen-
cies cooperating with the schools in
safety projects DR.. Siebrecht now is
analyzing reports on accidents by the
Police Department, the Health Depart
ment, the Greater New York Safety
Council and individual schools.
The educator favors integration of
safety procedure into the curriculum
through existing courses, with the
gymnasium, the sports field and the
classroom used as laboratories for
students to carry out safety principles
learned.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-17
YOU MUST FILE
new TAX REPORT

Washington, D. C.-Workers are
advised by Joseph D. Nunan, Jr., Com
missioner of Internal Revenue to file
new withholding exemption certlfi-
Gates with their employers no later
than December l, as required under
the Individual Income Tax Act OF
1914.
The new law changed the method
fcounting exemptions, and there
fore made it necessary to get new
certificates from all employees who
work for wages from which income
tax is withheld. The new certificates
must be filed to assure employees the
proper exemptions from withholding
on all wages paid on and after Janu-
ary l, 1915. All old exemption GER
tificates now in use will expire auto
matically December 81.
The law does not permit an en-
ploye to receive any withholding ex-
emption after January unless he
has given his employer new GER
tificate, human pointed out.
A leaflet designed to help employees
understand and fill out the new ex-
emption certificates will be distri-
buted by employers along with the
new certificate forms, Numan an
nounced.
The new exemption certificates and
withholding tables were provided un-
der the new law to adjust the en-
ploye's withholding more closely to his
income tax liability, human said, add
ing that on the average, withholding
will be about the same as at present,
but may be either more or less in in
dividual cases.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-17
WLB TO IGNORE
STATE LAWS

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Reply-
ing to challenges of it's authority by
Wisconsin employers, the National
War Labor Board said it would con-
tinue to issue settlements oI labor
disputes and to seek their enforce
ment without regard to state laws.
The Cudahy Brothers Co., meat
packers of Cudahy, Wis, and other
Wisconsin firms have challenged the
WLB's maintenance of membership
policy as violating the States En-
ployment Peace Act. The WLB has
ruled that the Cudahy firm comply
with it's maintenance of membership
directive.
The WLB stated it had been ad-
vised by Jesse Freidin, general coun-
sci, that no violation of state laws is
involved when employers and unions
accept WLB orders.