The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14

ALIIOklR CIlG dIuly O1 WOEhcI0 III IAAS Norden Bombright plant.
 The first issue wasn't so hot, but you oughta see 1t now. Slick paper, standard magazine size, 50-60 pages, crammed full with cartoons, pie lures, news. gossip ard everything else that goes to make top-rank- ing magazine. In fact, when I came across the February issue lying on the table in my home in New York at first I though 1t was The New Yorker, so gay and sprightly was the colored cover and so sub tie the wit depicted in the draw ing. Nor was the inside less de- lightful. I'm still chuckling at the pic of one of the big execs striving to remain horizontal on ice skates, and the cartoon of wrench with a wrench" searching for nail file in a kit of tools.
 But, for that matter, if you want 8 bit of merriment in a house or- gan you don't have to go outside of Waterbury. Take a look at any of Lou Mortensen's drawings in the Watco News. which is edited by Charles Mccarthy, assistants Betty Blanchard and Dorothy Chamber lain, and is published fro the em- ployes of the Waterbury Tool.
 Warworkers these days come from so many former walks in life that 1t not surprising that almost every plant of any size at all is teeming with artists, writers, musicians, singers, dancers and what have you, ard, therefore, 1t is not sur prising that house organs can call on a great deal of talent without going outside the purlieus of their ownL organizations. It is pity that their circulation is so often limited.
 Right here I'm glad to be able to pay tribute to editors of house or ganS, and to Jack Purcell, editor of Norden Insight in particular; not alone because he's doing an out standing good job. but because Jack is a friend of mine. and I'll probably be chewing the fat with him this weekend, either at his place in New York, or mine.
 All rightl All right! Go ahead and say 1t. What has all the foregoing go to do with column supposedly dedicated to radio? Elementary, my dear pr. Watson. It has as much right in here as an announcement for Blink's Blithesome Balm for Bulging Bunions breaking in on the final notes of the Ave Maria as they fade away into the kindly distance, and great opera star is ready to take bow. Neither is related. But I'm sure you would much rather read what Tom OReilly has to say about the magazine which my friend Jack Purcell puts out, than to learn about the qualifications of Blink's Balm. I know I would But then I haven't bunions.
 Mentioning bunions, I think of Bob Burns, for I'm quite sure if he hasn't produced him already. Bob must have an uncle with bunions among his hordes of uncles. whom he coquettishly will introduce to his listeners one of these fine days. After all anyone who can invent bazooka can certainly invent 8 bunion- bothered uncle. By the way. what do you know about Bob and his bazooka. wanted to find out so I got in touch with Sydney Eiges. assistant manager of the Press De- partment at NEG in New York. When did Bob Burns invent the bazooka?" asked in my childishly innocent voice. in the meanwhile twisting my fingers bashfully.
 Don't be nervous. my little man." said Syd in a benign and kindly fashion, "I'll tell you" And this he proceeded to do.
 No one knows (John said) just when 1t was Bob invented the bazooka.
 only Bob himself and the niern- bers of the Van Buren Queen City