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The messenger., 1944-02-01

To those of you in the islands of the seas and other remote places where dictionaries are unavail- able we should like to convey the i n fo rm t ion that the word "epispatic" which Jack Hoover threw at you last month is defined by Webster as meaning "vesicat- ory." Not content with adding to his wife's miseries by giving her stomach trouble with his cooking, he must be increasing your woes by giving you brain fever with his esoteric persiflage. Ain't sold fer got trouble enough?
The messenger., 1944-02-01
REQUESTED EXTENSION OF
 BUS SERVICE DENIED

The extension of bus service for Bloomfield, which Town Manager John P. Ramsey requested of the Connecticut Company in Septem- Der, has been denied. After mak- ing a survey of conditions and be- cause of the gasoline and tire situ ation, it is necessary to turn the matter down for the time being" said Nathaniel J. Scott, Manager of the Company in late January advice to MT. Ramsey.
 The proposed plan would have given limited but much needed service to residents of Prospect Street and Cottage Grove Road and would have improved the Park Avenue schedule.
 "I am disappointed" said Mir. Ramsey in commenting upon the decision, land we shall renew our request in proper time because the Town deserves that additional transportation service"
The messenger., 1944-02-01

A round table discussion of the social hygiene program was held by Dr. Alfred Burgdorf following a talk on "Social Hygiene in Indus try" by Dr. Otis L. Anderson of the United States Public Health Ser vice, at luncheon sponsored by the health division of the Council of Social Agencies, February 2, at the Hartford YMCA.
The messenger., 1944-02-01

his pilot train ing at the A. F. Advanced Flying School, Williams Field, Arizona a n d has been ap- pointed Flight Officer in the A rm y A ir Corps.
 Entering the Air F rec S June 23, 1942, as an air cadet, Flight Officer Krickoroff re- ceived instruc- tion at Santa A n a, Califor- . YN NI
The messenger., 1944-02-01
PAUL KRICKOROFF IS MADE FLIGHT OFFICER

Paul George Krickoroff, son of Mir. and Mrs. Paul Krickoroff, 786 Blue Hills Avenue, has completed
The messenger., 1944-02-01

mia, Glendale, Arizona and Taft Field, California, before going to Williams Field.
The messenger., 1944-02-01

A party in honor of Phyllis and Joan Hooking was held recently at the home of Mrs. Nathan Hunter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
EM EM.

Editor Tall Tower Topics. AS the Allied SVe"l4 roller Is writing history in the European theatre ana with many Waterbury boys having part of this history with their many deeds of vaor, and with the Democra operating at top speed supplying the readers pack nome with All the outstanding news, presume letter rom a private in the Marine Corps way out here ln the Pacific will seem insignificant Up to this poht you are probably wondering what crank IS annoying you with correspondence, feel shall nave 10 coeSS and say 1t is just another local boy overseas none otner than vour former waiter at Waverly 1nn Cheshire The last time we met was when returned from Italy as rnenber of the Merchant Marine, We'll with the aid ot God. a few sleepess nights, and very good NaVy transport we arrived at this Pacific island But here Is the surprising thing of my entire voyage startea to walk around the ship and 10 and behold If 1t dlont seem as If was back home. discovered quite mum Der of my shipmates were from Connecticut among them being Ray Alexander former Boys Cluo Eagles basketball star Joe Knolle of Waterbury Fran Smth of New Haven, who played baseball for Yale the NeW York Bushwicks and the Baltimore ONoleS' men met Steve Teller Mddletown High school athlete few years ago. To top things, who do you thhk was our platoon Leutenant2 None other than the great Angelo Eertell, Notre Dame football star ne as great in military circles as he was on the grlalIon and very popular with the boys We do not know where we are going from here but when we get oacK to Waterbury you can bet we will have greater appreciation of our home town and state after see inr what the rest of the world looks like. If you get a chance ask Rocco Diorio to drop me line Private George Savacos 9692l0 1st Replacement Draft care of Fleet Post Office Marine Corps San Francsco California.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
Room I25 Is Historic Spot
 In Spo Hotel
ny JACK FTlANTETNM

United Press War Correspondent)
 Spa, Belgium, Sept. a0-(UPl- Here in the baekwaSh Of the Second World War prowled through the Grand Hotel Hrlttannlque, where Kaiser Wilhelm IT and the imperial general staff acknowledged the shatterlng of their dream of world conquest % years ego,
 1t was in room l2b where Wilhelm signed his abdleatlon papers before fleeing to his final exile at Doorn, From the same hotel QermanyS arnistioe negotiators drove of to Complegne in automobiles marked with white flagS--the hotels table, cloths.
 On 0 hill above the town is the huge Chateau 10 NeubolS, where the kaiser lived from March to NoVem- Der, 1918, The bed in which he slept Is still here. tried it out, It still lS soft and comfortable,
 Francois Leyh, 64, manager of the hotel, hos seen lot of history In the making,
 "fn 1914 my father, who built the hotel nine years earlier, was man. Nger and l was member of his staff," he related. "one August morning the Germans marched Into Spa, and we knew the war was on, In time the hotel was taken over us d. German military hospital, but In March, 1918, the kaiser, Hinden- burg, LudendorH and the entire im- perial high command moved here,
 "rhe kaiser lived In the chateau and the other staff members took over villas around Spa, coming to the hotel every day to work.
 Prom Q balcony across the street I watched the kaiSer--R tired, beaten old man--enter on automobile and drive of to Holland. In 1919 the hotel was the scene of conferences between the Allies and the German
 In May, i94S, the Germans again armistice commission.
 took over the hotel. They were here until the Americans came on Sept, 10.
 Tn the room where the kaiser abdieNted, I found Pvt. Kenneth Vivian of New Haven, Conn, who was surprised to learn he slept last night on an historic spot,
 "The ghosts haven't bothered me-" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
My Four Years Tn Hitler's Gray Paree

latest rallonln1 schemes, deaths. oeo Mrs, nUrAnd, like many PATis wenla on, had long aRo started tho hnhle of reading Q book while standing tn line. Never were books SO much in demand as during Che occupation, .
 Late in the afternoon, Mrs. pure and took Q walk. There was plenty to Do seen in the shops, but en over-incroaslng proportion of tha models displayed were laheleaS "ENactory model, not for saioN Madame purand liked ono shoh window in which was . model dress cd in the items Q man could nllY without oouponss gArters, belt, aus@ penders, oelluloid collar and top hat, Nothing else,
 Madame Durand sighed. Men dla have tough time of it, They had 20 clothing points e year, That would buy Q shirt and part ue soeks: or two pairs of shorts and two handkerehi0fs,
 NAxEs CENSORED SHOWS s.
 Women were luekier, They could buy various artificial InAteriala without coupons, About 90 Of the leading couturiers, their intoruationS al importance recognized both by the German and Vlchy authoFltloe, received small amounts of wool and silk to enable them to continue their seasonal shoWings. The NNul plan called for Vienna to be tho center Of fashion, however, and French models could not be export- cd to any European country.
 The family dinner was small, do. pending on the days shopping luck and whether Q parcel arrived from Mr, Durands sister in NormandT Bread was scarce and inferior; there was almost never butter or oil, seiS dom meat,
 After dinner the Durands usuaily stayed home, About once A week they went to Q movie, carefully avoiding the German films. Once in Q long time they went to e cabaret. The shows had always to be approv- cd by the German oensofs. But often the revues were salted with double meaning sklts, and the Dur- ands rocked with laughter at in-' noeent-seoming remarks whose subs to anti- German laughter had ee~ capped dull eensorlng ears.
 To the ParlSian, however, there was little gaiety In Gay Farce durs ing the four endless years Of the ocs cupation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, premier symphonic ensemble of the country, with It's eminent conductor, pr. Serge KousSevitEky, opens an. other SeaSon for Station WATR and Blue listeners on Sat-, Oct, 2,
 Thirty concerts comprise the schedule which Station WATR and the Blue Network will present on Saturday nights, Of these, 24 will originate in Boston, Ave in New York and one in Milwaukee. The season extends through April 2eth, le46.
 Tn addition to pr. KoussevltElSy, permanent director of the orchestra, i've guest conductors arc to be heard during the season. George Sgell, Metropolitan Opera conductor, will occupy the podium for two programs and c similar number will be under the baton of Dimitri Mi- tropoulos, conductor of the Min nesapolis Symphony. Others who will appear include Richard Burgin, concert master and associate con- ductor of the Boston Symphony; Leonard Bernstein, young protege of pr, KouSsevltEky who served last season as assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic Symphony Society and Arthur Fielder, popular leader of the annual Pops" and Esplanade series of the Boston sym- pheny. Each of these noted cons ductors will bein charge for one cert,
 The list Of soloists selected by Dr, KouSsevitZy includes some Of the best known musicians now before concert audiences. Pierre Luboshutz and denia Nemenoff, outstanding duo-pianists will be heard on the third broadcast and Zeno France- scatti, French violinist, will play the virtuoSic Paganini Concerto in D Major ct the fourth concert Others to be heard with the orchestra dur ing the S0-week season are William Primrose, violist, and Jesus Maria Sanroma, pianist of the orchestra.
 An outstanding advocate of the contemporary composer during his tenure as conductor of the Boston Symphony, pr. Koussevitzky will present several new works this sea- son. Among them are symphonies by David Diamond and Aaron Cop land, American composers; Bohus- lav Martini, Bohemian, and Darius Milhaud, eminent composer of France. Dr. KousseVitzky also plans to offer an orchestral concerto by Bela Bartok, William schuman's Prayer" will be played probably on the first program.
 The season will be the 64th for the Boston ensemble and the 2ist for Dr. KouSsevitzky as conductor, He was invited to head the orches- tra after a distinguished career abroad, his podium debut having been made in Berlin in 1906. Al. though Dr. Koussevitzl.y recently observed his roth birthday, he is still as energetic as when he took over the Boston Symphony in 1924. Born in Russia, he became a French citizen and is now Q citizen of this country.
 Among his plans for the season is a commemorative program when V- Day arrives.
 The Hotel Commodore's Century
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

or tasted them and did not know what he missed.
 Andre had fun, of sorts, He had distinguished tiinlself in his class Nt school collecting horse chest. nuts In the Paris parks. War-soap was made of them, Now he and his comrades were busy collecting old iron, paper, money for 'SolidArity bonds" for MaFshAl petaln, clothes for refugees, School had become an organized rug shop. Study was neg lOcted.
 STATUTES MELTED DOWN
 Once Andre had started for school, Madam Durand began to stand in one line after another, getting food for dinner, Today, the butcher shop at which she was registered was going to make It's first distribution in three weeks-At one-quartee pound of meat per person,
 MT. DurAnd used to have clerks job in on advertising firm, With the occupation, he had to change jobs because the universal business prob. lcnl was not customers but mer. chandise. Luckily for Mir, Durand and hundreds of thousands of oth- CTS who lost their prewar jobs, Vlehy built Q gigantic industrial bureau. erRey in Paris, and Mir, Durand found work there,
 All French economic life was to bo fashioned by Viohy Into . oor- porate state, built on fascist mod. els. For each of lb6 branches of industry there was to be Q Corpor. atlon, This Corporation controlled the production, distribution and sale of oil raw materials within the ln- dustry and its finished products outside. Inevitably, the big firms ruled the Corporations, squeezing their small partner" firms out of business,
 To get to work, MT. Durand took the subway ct Victor Hugo station, The authors famous statue had been taken away long ago to Do melted down for cannon. Riding to work, MT, Durand thought over the advisability of bartering for some red wine, two copper eandieStiekS which he had inherited from his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

grandmother, The Germans offered a litre of wine for every 200 grams of copper It was a temptation, Be- fore the war the Durand family used to drink 0 lltre of wine Q day. Now they were lucky If they got one every five days,
 When ho got to his office Mir, Durand found new circular an- nouneing that . drastic reduction of paper was necessary. Yearly pa- per consumption had already been cut from S2 to 10 Kilograms per capita. Half of tho ten would be taken by the occupying authorities, The paper work of the economic bureaucracy absorbed one.third Of the rest and at the same time paper wRs more in demand than ever as Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
Written for NEA Service

Paris, Sept. 2e-Thls Is what iA was like for the average family in Paris by the time the occupation had reached It's third winter, ROada ing about his life, 1t will seem in- credibly different from prewar Paris, It was incredibly different,
 To the parislans themselves, how ever, many of the changes came 30 slowly As Go bs hardly noticeable, ono small restriction gradually was enlarged ~, another small reStrie- ton was added, and 1t In time was enlarged. Eventually life was bound up in Q maze of rules and regula- tlonS of which the average parlSian was often scarcely conscious.
 UP BEFORE DAWN
 "Out of bed, boy, It's half past seven. Timo to line up for the bread before you start for school, This was how the day started for Andre Durand, aged ., by the winter of le43,
 Andre found 1t hard to get out of bed in tho middle of the night (The Germans had advanced the Paris time two hours in order that its clocks should have the same "European" time as East PruSsia,) The house was cold, for there was no fuel for heating, The dlscom- fort of going out in the dark was increased by the fact that there were no batteries for Andres flaSh- light,
 Basieally, however Andre was c happy boy. He did not miss the cakes and Ice cream and chocolate and bananas he would have on. loyed If he had reached the age Of ! in q world at peace, He had nev.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

Editor Tall Tower Topics This is the story Of a French girl met in India. l cannot divulge her name as her mother has been captured by the Ger mans She is 2l and lives in Marseille. She has an aunt in the State of Ohio where she visited a few times before the war. She was married to an Amerl' can soldier but when the NazS took France the Ges' tapO killed him and her eight-mOnths'Old son. Her father and she then joined the Underground but her dad was captured and killed. When Paris was liDer
 ated she was with the FFI She gave first aid to an American soldier badly shot in the legs recently when 16.year-oId German shot her in the shoulder She took the American soldiers rifle and killed the youth full Nazi. She is now in an English hospital You may not believe this story, but it's true for saw gun marks her and legs She wants to get back to France to fight the Germans So when you read or the part women play in this war, think of this intrepid French gal Pvt. Bernard Winkler, 31O2O556, Co. F., 372 Engr APO 35O of Postmaster, New York City
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

Additions. No longer, pelletier will point out, is it necessary for Met aspirants to seek Q background of European success before achieving the coveted Met contract, the radio, vlA the Additions, has eliminated that once all.important step.
 The set-up of the Met Additions program is simple enough, Prelim- mary Auditiens are begun in New York early in the Fall, and, when- evel possible other praliminarleS are scheduled for key cities in other parts of the country. Winners arc awarded contracts with the Met where again they come under the guidance Of Wilfred Pelletier
 From the initial try-out to the fi- nal test, broadcast over the Blues coGst-to.coaSt network, the success ful hopefulS are given weeks of in- tensive training under Pelletier's watehfui direction, But the hard worl and the training does bear fruit for the most able, the goal of all singers; the Metropolitan Opera,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

substitute for jute, leather and even tiR and glass, Mr. Durand was amused to find that q new office was being established to oentrallRe ideas on how to reduce paper con. sumption, Big rewards were offered for new ideas, AS . start . big book was being printed, summarizing all methods of paper saving now in use In Germany,
 Meanwhile Mrs. Durand wa 6 still standing in line at the butch CTS, The women in line all goS- siped, passing on latest bits of news, There was only one copy of news. paper available for every 10 Paris. inns, No one cared much, because the only things read were tho of- flclal announcements, such as the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

A quick glance at those prominent voices which have emerged from ob. sourlty to fame include those Of Eleanor Steber, Mona Paulee, Rise Stevens, Leonard Warron, Rose Dampton, and many others,
 once established AS full.fledgcd Met stars and. providing they came up the hard way via the Additions, once more they have the opportuuis ty to sing under tho baton O. Fols letter. But this time it is fun-tt ig almost family reunion, Gone is thr fear of failure. behind them iS all the drudgery, tho tears, for when these stars return Co World of Song show, they come as famous peFsonAgeS, with solid Foputatlonn behind them. Thus with their old friend Pelletler, singing without the tremendous pressure of the Audi. tlons and freedom from fear ok failure, makes the Sunday aftars noon on World of Song possibly their most delightful experience,
 Luck plays Q large part in the career of Erie Dressler, tho actor heard as Rob Thompson" in sup. port of Ethel Barrymore in her new Miss Hattie" series on the WATR Blue network. He got the current part because the actor originally scheduled for the auditor had fail- cd Co arrive, Dressler, who had been broadeasting in Q nearby studio, was asked to read the lines as 6 courtesy and did so well that he was hired Similarly, he got his start on the legitimate stage tn The Goose Hangs High" because the actor engaged for the role be. came ill four days before tho open. ing,
 Paulette Goddard, screen star, who appeared as guest on Milton Herle,s Let Yourself Go" program on tho WATR Blue network from New York last Tuesday (Sept. 26) re- turns to Hollywood in time to ape pear on another coast.to-coaat broadcast. She'll star on "This ls My Best" over CBS on Oct. i7 talk. Ing tho leading role in . story by Dorothy McCleary titled ''ThIs .Is the One" Miss Goddard flew east to spend c honeymoon with her bus. band, Capt. Burgess Meredith.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

It. Elmer L. Baxter, and his lovely better half, vacationng for few days with the officers parents MT. and Mrs c. A. Baxter Herbert Johnson son of Mrs Violet Wallace has recovered from wound received while serving in the European and has returned to this country He has been awarded the Purple Heart which has been forwarded to his mother.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

Mr. and Mrs Joseph Grady of Mansfield Avenue are sending out announcements of the birth of son. Joel at St. Marys Hospital Tuesday Of this week Mr and Mrs George stanton have decided to christen their son of September 21 David George. Mrs William Rowland and Mrs Evelyn Hasbrouck are the latest adol tions to the First Baptist Church senior choir
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

It. John R. Gaines, son of Rev. David P. Gaines, pastor of the First Baptist Church. receives his mail at 7S Pratt Street New Rochelle, N Y while ing Uncle Sam at Fort Schuyler, N Y. Ernest P. Marggra is home for few days leave after nine weeks sea duty on an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

It. James Barry of Baldwin Street is patient at St. Marys Hospital Mary Nebert of the Naugatuck Neiberts very easy the orbS has joined the display advertising department of the Democrat Mrs Michael Leon of Franklin Street celebrated another birthday Wednesday. . .. Sylvio Rcciardi won't tell how many sandIes were on his birthday cake yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

Pat Tmbimbo of l95 North Main Street, one Of the citys pioneer cleaners and dyers IS walking on air since the stork left his better hal the former Natalie Putett of Frost Road son, Patrick, JF' at the Waterbury Hospital Wednesday ayem'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

It. John r Foster, son of Dr. and Mrs John Foster of Middebury has been transferred from New Haven to Chanute Field Illinois, where he is attached to an Officers Maintenance Engineering Department. MT. and Mrs Elmer G. Robinson have announced the engagement of their daughter Shirley Clarke Robinson to Lt William J. Gray, Jr of the Army Air Forces sta toned at Alexandria, Va
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

A SONG or THE SEA On the high sea They used to serve tea Every afternoon To the seas booming tune, shortly after four Stewards galore Paraded every deck, Every lounge, by heck, And passed out tea On the high sea. Tn deck chairs you sipped' You were never gypped On afternoon tea On the high sea. Tn passing we would say Things are different today With very little tea On the high sea,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

Bert Lytell 10:45-WEAF--Claude 4. Watson WJZ-Letter to Servlceman li:00-WEAF--News, Lyle Van WORE. Thorgersen, News WJZ-News; Leon Decker WABC-News; Quincy Howe WEAF--Richard Hardness WOR--Herald Tribune News WJZ--Songs. Korn Kobb1ers WABC-Joan Brooks, Songs Il 11:3O-WEAF--Au Playhouse: Dramatization
 WOR--Cab Calloway's
 orch.
 WJZ-Variations by Van
 Cleave; Songs
 WABC-Mildred Bailey and Co. Paul Baron orch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
Life Was Made Difficult
 By Maze Of Regulations

This Is the last of three articles about life in Paris under German rule, It's author Ia . prominent journalist who lived in Paris throughout the occupation. His name cannot be disclosed because he still has relatives in German. held lands,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

The Hotel Commodore's Century
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

oOOd Night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

The Netherlands West Indies has no gasoline rationing, but lack Of tires handicaps transportation there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
A SONG or THE SEA

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-24
COUNTY RESERVE
RANKED SECOND

New Hanover county's capital re-
serve fund is the second largest
county reserve appropriation in
North Carolina, and the City of
Wilmington's reserve fund ranks
fifth for municipalities, it was re-
vealed yesterday in information
received from the North Caro-
line League of Municipalities, Ra-
leigh.
New Hanover county set aside
$4,000 for reserve purposes at the
close of the fiscal year, 1942-43,
and the City of Wilmington ap-
propriated 100000 for the same
reason. None was earmarked for
capital reserve at the close of the
year, 1943-44, in either city or
county.
New Hanover county is surpassed
only by Catawba county in the
amount of its reserved surplus.
Only is counties have established
capital reserve funds, and their
funds. aggregate $1,159, 526.
Durham, Gastonia, Lumberton,
and Shelby lead Wilmington in the
amounts of their reserves. Twenty
two North Carolina cities have laid
aside monies for their postwar
plans, the aggregate of t h e r
savings being $1,028,725.
The municipal and county capital
reserve funds to be used for