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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
Wednesday's "Gag-o of- the-Day"

Wednesdays "Gag-Of-the-Day"
 It was a thrilling story that an- nouncer Don Wilson was telling after rehearsal of the Jack Ben ny show. There I was in that lake, !" said Wilson, and I'd given up all hope. As I sank for the third time, my life seemed to rise before me in series of grim realistic pie tureS."
 Murmurs of sympathy came from the lips of his listeners. But just as Wilson was preparing to resume, Jack Benny interrupted him hopeful ly. Say Don," said Jack, did you happen to notice a picture of me lending you ten spot in the Au- tumn of APP"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

Dorothy Parker, noted writer and wit, Vocalist Kay Lorraine and John J. Anthony, the man who answers those problems, will keep watchful eye cn "The Brain" when they are guests of Dunninger, the. Master Mentalist" on tonight. at g D. m, over Station WATR and the Blue Network Dunninger repeats his most bewildering Brain Buster by popular demand of fans who can't quite believe such wizardry is pos- Sible. He will allow his guests to take an unmarked deck of cards and shuttle them to their hearts content then nail the cards to board witb a large spike. Dunninger will then attempt to name the suit and value of as many cards as the judges de- sire. The cards vii be torn of the spike in confirmation.
 Elisabeth Schumann noted So- prano, is guest Soloist on Columbia's ''Invitation to Music" tonight over WAEC-CBS, 11:30 D. m-12:OO. Ac- compartment is by the Columbia Symphony orchestra, Frank Brief directing.
 Miss Schumann is heard i'll program of songs appropriate to the Christmas season. including three lieder by Hugo Wolf. In the first, Der heil'ge Joseph singt," St. Jo- seph comforts Mary on the way to Bethlehem, with the thought that their journey is almost ended and her child will soon be born. The second, titled "Ach des Knaben Augen," tells of the heavenly light that shines from the eyes of the Infant Jesus The third, "Scnla- fendes Jesuskind." is a tender lull- any for the Infant.
 Miss Schumann also sings 'Marienlied, by Joseph Marx, prayer in praise of the Blessed Vir- gin; and Richard Strauss Die heil- gen drei Koen'ge," ("The Three Holy Kings").
 An orchestral number, The Sleigh Ride" by Leopold Mozart, the father of the immortal Wolfgang, completes the program. It is a short piece, full of infectious gaiety.
 The new Andrews Sisters Show" which starts over the Blue networw Dec. 3l at 4:3O D. m., e. W. t.. will have a different opening theme number each week. Played by Victor Schoen's 22-piece orchestra, the theme of the week will be an arrangement of one of rae hits made famous by the An e@@ws Sisters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

BREWSTER PHAR. James E. Czarxasty. Res. Rliars BPS North Main St. PhOhe 4-2yg9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

George Burns and Oracle Allen, = their appearance at Philadel- enlas war bond rally, were respon-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

BENDLER'S DRUGS
 John W. BendleF, Reg. PhaF. Bank and COngFess. Tel. 4-O170
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

Helen Warren. who will be heard with Jan Savitt's orchestra on The Victory Parade of Spotlight aBnds" over the Blue network. The program will originate at the Division of Air Transport Com mand, Wilmington, Del, and sal ute the great avis'tion picture Winged Victory" It will be heard over Station WAT Rat 9:30 to- night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

REILLY & BURNS Bernard J. Rielly. Res. Phar. $40 North Main St. Tel. 4-0770
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

Sisters worlds foremost singing iO in Starting the network the noted harmOnss will than Bin initial "Gabby" comic will featured with the
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Somerve|| Predicts
Terrific Manpower
Shortage by Fall

StreSSing the Nation wide short
age of manpower, with the railroads
reporting they now need 100000
men, 1t Gen. Brehon B. Somervell,
chief of the Army Services Forces,
today warned that the plans of the
Army and Navy to withdraw an
other 100000 men from industry
and agriculture by next fall will
create terrific problem.
This problem" Gen. Somervell
told the National Executive Com
mittee of the American Legion at
the Statler Hotel, will have to be
solved
Pointing out that the Secretaries
of War ana Navy publicly had ad-
vocated national service act, Gen.
Somervell asserted, with emphasis,
something must be done to get men
out of the perfume factories, the
poolrooms and bowling alleys. The
greatest need is yet to be met"
Railroad Situation Grave.
The general pointed to many spe-
ciflc manpower shortages in certain
industries which he said were vitality
affecting the war effort. The short
age in the railroads, however, he
stressed as most important because
"it may mean the slowing down of
our schedule"
Reporting that more and more
troops were going overseas every
month, Gen. Somervell said that
forces overseas already are greatly
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Legion Chief Sees Need Here
For Added Space and Personnel

Calling for expansion of American
Legion administrative facilities to
meet the vastly increasing services
needed for veterans of this war, Ma
tional Comdr. Warren H. Atherton
laid before the National Executive
Committee proposals for more space
and personnel both at national
headquarters at indianapolis and in
Washington.
There is serious situation in re-
gard to our Washington Office facili-
ties" he told the committee at its
meeting here yesterday. I'VE face
the problem of whether to remodel
and reflnish our building here at
1908 X street NV, whether to util-
lie fourth floor that needs over
hauling. whether to raze the build
ing and erect another, whether to
Evening star., 1944-05-02

Is "two-war" organization, largest
veterans group in the country. with
great responsibility, not only for
service to veterans, but for unifica-
ton of the home front to support
the fighting front. The Legion now
has more than 100000 members
from this war, he said.
Pending Benefit Bill.
The pending Legion-sponsored
veterans benefit bill, known as the
"GI bill of rights" which has passed
the Senate and is now before a
House committee, should be passed
by the House, Senator Clark, Demo-
crat, of Missouri, told the COM
manders' banquet last night at the
Statler Hotel.
Senator Clark warned the public
1T could expect enormous casualties"
in the forthcoming European inva-
sion, which he characterized as "the
greatest military operation in all
history"
1T should be the duty of old COM
bat soldiers of the American Legion, !"
he said, Ito steel the hearts and
minds of our people for what is
about to come"
Introduces Leaders.
Commander Atherton introduced
a number of high-ranking Army.
Navy and Marine generals and
wounded Army, Navy and Marine
men, including one WAC He con-
cluded with this appeal: Lets go in
swinging and slugging to see that
everything is done to support our
fighting men and women on the
home 'front.'
Among many resolutions adopted
by the National Executive Commit
tee yesterday were:
A proposed new national employ
ment system with a national en-
ployment director and executive Sec
retary for service to veterans;
An Americanism endowment fund
to be built up to $4,000 900; Or
ganization of youth government"
under Legion sponsorship to help
prevent juvenile delinquency;
And an appeal to the Government
to furnish headstone to the next
of kin of any person in the armed
forces who died, or was killed in
action, or lost at sea, and whose
body was not recovered.
Evening star., 1944-05-02

in excess Of American troops sent
abroad in the last war. BY the end
of this summer, he predicted, their
numbers will be twice as great.
Veterans Care Assured.
The Army is determined, Gen.
Somervell said. to see to it that no
veteran of this war will have to
sell apples on street corners The
Army is cooperating and will con-
tinue to cooperate with the Vet
erans' Administration, the American
Legion, the Red Cross, the United
States Employment Service and the
Civil Service Commission in every
effort to help the soldier return to
civilian life, he said.
The Legion's Executive Committee
voted to confer its Distinguished
Service Medal at the forthcoming
annual convention next September
| in Chicago upon the late Secretary
Of the Navy Knox, posthumously,
Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief of the Army
Air Forces, and upon Henry Ford.
The postwar report of the Le-
gion's Planning Commission was
adopted unanimously following its
presentation by Louis Johnson. for
mer Assistant Secretary of War.
The Postwar Commission of the
Legion recommended that the United
States own or control island outposts
essential to the national defense.
Foreign Policy Approved.
The foreign policy of the admin
istration was approved by the re-
port which also commended the in
creased participation of Congress in
shaping American foreign policy.
Other points in the postwar re-
port upon which the National Ex-
ecutive Committee was expected to
act today included these:
Postwar employment can best be
fostered by system Of free enter
prise, embodying the greatest en-
couragement to individual initiative
and industrial leadership -.
Surplus war materials and prop
critics should be disposed of in sub
stantial accord with the principles
set forth in the Baruch-H Hancock
report -.
Early End of Controls Asked.
when victory has been obtained
Government control over commod-
tiles, materials, properties, prices,
wages and workers should be aban-
doned as soon as they can be, unless
involving definite probability that
such termination would jeopardize
our economy"
The report hailed the declarations
Of Teheran, Moscow and Cairo to-
gether with the Connally and Full
bright resolutions, as great mile
stones in American world history"
Session Ends Today.
The Executive Committee, the
Legion's governing body between
annual conventions, expects to shape
up its entire program by late this
afternoon and adjourn. Prepara-
tions are being made for the an
nual convention in Chicago, Sep
tember Is to 20.
Warren H. Atherton, national
commander, reports the Legion now
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Father McDermott Dies,
Once at Seminary Here
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
WORCESTER, Mass, May o.
The Rev. Joseph E. McDermott,
curate of st. Mary's Church in
nearby Jefferson and former treas
urer of the Sulpician Seminary in
Washington, died yesterday at St.
Vincent's Hospital.
A graduate of Holy Cross College
in 1916, Father McDermott was or
dained at st. Michael's Cathedral,
Springfield, in 1925. Before going
to the Jefferson parish, he served at
All Souls Church and Holy Name
Church, both in Springfield, and at
Sacred Heart Church, West Fitch
burg.
Evening star., 1944-05-02

named: Jimmie Wilson, tail gunner
OF a Liberator bomber, seriously
wounded over Rabaul, on the Ameri-
canism staff in Indianapolis; Ralph
Johnson, Marine Corps hero wound
ed at Guadalcanal, on the Washing
ton rehabilitation staff; Jimmie
Moore of the Army Air Forces. on
the legislative staff here, and Elliott
Hays, veteran of both the World
War and this war, on the publicity
staff here.
A proposal from the District of
Evening star., 1944-05-02

Columbia Department Of the Legion
favoring return of the United States
Employees Compensation Commission
to the National Capital was rejected
as being purely Of a local nature
and not within the province of the
Legion to consider"
Evening star., 1944-05-02

sell it and buy another, or whether
merely to rent space elsewhere.
Seventeen additional members of
the staff here, including clerical and
secretarial posts have been author
lied, he said. Stressing the point
that veterans of this war were be-
ing added to the legion staff, he
Evening star., 1944-05-02

The Executive Committee favored.
however, bringing to Washington all
military records Of men and women
OF the armed forces from thousands
OF buildings all over the country,
recommending they should be left
in fireproof building here.
Evening star., 1944-05-02

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-21
TALBOT REPEATS
 P.A.C. CHARGES
Intimates S4O,OOO to Be Spent to Elect Higgins;
 Agrees to Debate

Cong, Joseph E Talbot CR), guest of honor at the organizatlonal dln- Ter of the newly-formed "Talbot- Fora Congress" association agreed to meet his opponent candidate Peter B, Higgins, Torrington, c, I, O., and Democratic nominee, in debate lat any time, anywhere, Cong. Talbot was the principal speaker at last nights event held at the Lift-the- Latch inn, Middlebury which was attended by representatives of the Fifth congressional district,
 Declaring that the c. I, o, Polit- loAl Action Committee intends to spend S40,000 kl support of Mir Hig- gins, Cong Talbot In answer to the union committees challenge that he disclose his proposed expenditures declared that under the Hatch Act restrictions he Is permitted to spend only S2,B00 This amount, he said, is hardly enough to pay for the match advertising he intends to utilize.
 Declaring that our present nation- al debt of almost 250 billions is so enormous that 1t Is almost beyond human conception, the Republican congressman attacked the New Deal administration accusing them of seeking to enter the trillion dollar bracket.
 Among those present at the event last night were: Floyd Rasmussen, Waterbury, John E, Lynch, Winsted, Robert B. Whiting, Norfolk, Edward r. Sweeney, Waterbury, George De- Voc, RoXbury, Frank Summa, Wa terhury, Viola Amelung Waterbury, John c. Whittier, Prospect, Russell Patterson, Torrington, Isabel Ry- lander, Litchfeld, Arthur Tanner, Woodhury, Mrs, Grace Q, Talbot, (Cong. Talbot's wife), Charles J. Derry, Seymour, Jessie Hummer, Seymour, O, Eketberger, Ferdin- ana Montanari, Naugatuek, Wil- liam sehperi, Derby, Maurice Kornblut, Ansonia, W, s. Curtis, Waterbury, J. Warren Upson, Ver- non L. Hall, T. E. Conway, John Lynch, Harold Hadley, of Water bury, pr, William Spain, Liteh- field; Christian Hess, and William B, Bradley, Beacon Falls, Charles Rodenhaek, Naugatuck, Harry Ly- t!g, Ansonia, J, F. Bellin, Ansonia, Henry J. Smith, Derby, Rudolph Henniek, Naugatuek, Martin J, Whelan, Wolcott.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-21
Hurricane 5. E. Of Brownsville

New Orleans, La., Sept. 2l-- (UP) -The U. s. Weather Bureau re- ported today that tropical hurri. cane was apparently centered at 9 e. m. about 5s0 miles southeast Of Brownsville, Tex. in the Gulf Of Campeche, moving southweStward about i2 to IS miles per hour.
 The center of the storm passed over Campeche, on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, about mid. night with highest winds Of 70 miles per hour. squally weather continues over an area about 50 miles around the center with c small area of winds up to 7b miles per hour near the center.
 officials at the weather bureau here said the southWestward move. ment of the storm was very unusual and that due to the cratic move. men,t they were unable to predict where 1t will next strike land.
 Tropical storms as a rule travel Up the gulf. going to the north, east or west, but seldom to the south.
 A later storm advisory was ex- pected around 8 D. m. (CWT), but others will be Issued earlier if ad. ditional news is received, the wealth. or bureau said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-21
RECRUITING HERE
 ORDERED STOPPED
3l Men Seeking Jobs in Alaska to Be Given
 Physical Tests

A directive of the War Depart ment yesterday afternoon stopped recruiting of workers for Alaskan military projects in all sections of the country other than the west, and put halt to the interviews which were started n Waterbury Monday and had been scheduled to continue through tomorrow.
 The washington order followed by 24 hours e protest made by sev- eral local groups to the recruiting work here, but the local dissension is believed to have had little,if any bearing on the order which resulted, since the War Department direc- tive covers a very wide area,
 Frank R. Wilson, War Depart ment representative, who was in charge of the special recruiting a. the U. s, Employment Service, left for his home in Seattle, Wash, yes. terday afternoon.
 Governor Raymond E. Baldwin yesterday joined Mayor John s, Monagan, the Victory Manpower Committee, and the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce in protesting the recruiting work, on the ground that the area Is suffering from critical labor shortage.
 Previously the War Manpower Commission, had made efforts to prevent recruiting here, both local and state officials comforting with regional authorities in Boston on the matter. The War Departmen. ruled ct that time, however, that the military projects In Alaska were of vital importance, and the re- cruiting would have to take prece- dence over that for other types oi work.
 Thirty.one men who signed up for the Alaskan work here before the recruiting was halted will take phy' sical examination at the New Haven induction center Monday. It has been pointed out, however that on an average only one out Of three applicants is able to pass the rigid physical examination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-21
LEADERS OF BOYS
 GROUPS TO MEET
0ne.Day Institute to Be Held Tomorrow in New
 Haven

A one.day Institute for Boys Club board and staff members and sponsored by the Connecticut Asso- eiation of Boys Clubs of America, will Dc held at the New Haven Boys Club tomorrow,
 The Institute will meet in three divisions; Boys leaders and work CTS, professional staff, board mem. bers and directors dinner
 The boys groups will be ad- dressed by Walter M, Hall director of program and personnel service Boys Clubs of American and Ed ward w, Pastore, assistant director of program and personnel and form erly juvenile probaton officer of the Waterbury area of the District Juvenile Court. Other addresses will be by William Kirehner, director of the James Boys Club of New York City, Nicholas Gill, physical director of New Britain Boys Club and Kenneth W, Reynolds, assistant director of the Passaie Boys Club of New Jersey,
 Roy dllSon superintendent or city branches, Children's Aid Society Of New York City, Arthur c, Jeffrey executive director of the Sarah Heinz House of Pittshurg, Penno Fred P. Woerner director of the Lighthouse Boys Club Philadel- phia. J, Francis FinnegNn, director Of the Crime Prevention Association Of Philadelphia, and Clayton Me- Gran, physical director of the Bridgeport Boys Club, will address the group of professional workers,
 The board members and directors will hear David W, Armstrong, eX- eeutlve director of the Boys Clubs of America and William 8. Wilson, President of the Greenwich Boys Club at the dinner program in the evening
 Boys and part time workers at- tending will be Joseph Vincitorio, Edward Herbert, Alex Vineltorio, James Garrett, Robert Devito, Will liam Johnson, Arthur Verry and Mario deneraii of the local profess sional staff will also attend, The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-21
MANY OPPOSING
 CREMATORY PLAN
Strenuous Objection to Proposed SouthingtOn
 Project Voiced

Southinston, Sept, 20-Strenuous objection to the erection of Q cream atory in this town was registered at Q public hearing Tuesday afternoon in Town Court Room on the appli- cation of the Connecticut Crema- tory, Inc, to locate such m installa- tion on on area of about nine acres on South End Road almost opposite Immaculate Conception Cemetery,
 Warren J, Scott, director of the Bureau Of Sanitary Engineering, State Department of Health, who presided, stated that Q poll taken of the 75 or more interested per- sons present revealed that all eX- cept those connected with the or- gapization making application were agAin@ having Q ,,crematory on the si;e in question,
 MT. Scott said the hearing was held merely to receive the applica ton and to hear objections to It. He stated that Section 2996 of the General Statutes of Connecticut res quires that plans and location must be approved by the State De- partment of Health.
 The department, he added, will take the matter under considera- tloii and make the final decision MT, Scott said he would make his report directly to pr. Stanley H. Osborn, commissioner of health,
 MT. Scott said residents living in the section contemplated for the ereRmatory objected on the ground that property values in that dis trict would depreeiate Others obs jeeted because of the proximity to Immaculate Conception and South End cemeteries and especially to the fact that children enroute to the Southington Recreation Park would have to pass the crematory
 John A. Bradley of the Fernclift Crcmatory, West Chester, N, Yp was present to answer questions re- garding design and operation of ertmatories.
 Spokesman for the Connecticut Crematory was Attorney Robert A Wall of Torrington, secretary ot the applying concern.
 Many residents of Southington at the hearing, MT, Scott explained objected on general principles, be- ing against having the first cre- matory In Connecticut located ir their town, MT. Scott said that there is no cremator, in this state, hnnnd l,a,,ahnrn mill hn hnnhnd hN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-21
New Comet Is Discovered

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 2i-(Ur) Discovery of c new comet barely visible to the naked eye was aYl- nounced today by the Harvard college observatory.
 A cablegrafn from the Carter ob- Scrvatory in Wellington, New zea- land, said the discovery was made by an observer named Berry ct Dunedin Sept. i3.
 Now visible only in southern latI- tudes, the comet was said to have c tail one degree long, Of twice the width of the moon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-21

Bread prices in Egypt have, risen as q result of government efforts to increase wheat plantings by rais- Ing wheat prices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-21

Bus and trolley car quenues in Dublin at the opening Of this years seaside season were the biggogt iEi many years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-21

board members will be headed by P. S. Chase, president, and Mark l., Sperry, Jr,, Vlce-presldent,
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to the nursery. That will be
about II days.
The father, Joseph Cirminello,
80, Ansec financial analyst,
faced the prospect of raising the
four newcomers on an annual
salary of about $4,000 a year.
The Cirminellos live in a modest
three-room apartment In sub
urban upper Darby.
Lying-in- hospital, the Penn
sylvania hospital branch in
which the Caesarean operation
delivery occurred, announced
that it would pay all hospital
bills in connection with the
birth. Mrs. Cirminello entered
the hospital in Mid-September,
after X-Rays showed a multiple
birth was expected.
1t wasn't until two hours after
the delivery that Cirminello and
the chief obstetrician, 37-year-
old DR.. John c. Ullery, told her
that there were four.
"She thought she was going
to have twins" her slight, be-
specialized husband said. eve
kept the news from her."