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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
CHEWING CUM
GEN. WEI GETS
into JAPS' HAIR
BY GEORGE WANG
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Chungking. (UP)-Gen. Wei
Li-Huang was well known to his
Japanese adversaries, who call him
the chewing gum general" before
he opened his spectacular cam
paign to join forces with Gen. JOS
eph Stilwell from Yunnan province
by cross the tortential Salween
River gorges at night in ferries.
The enemy'S unfortunate ac-
quaintance with Wei dates back to
Shansi in 1887 when the Japanese,
determined to destroy him, found
him mysteriously harrassing them
after they returned to their strong
holds satisfied he had been crushed.
They call him chewing gum" on
the principle that chewing gum Is
indestructible no matter how long
chewed and is unpleasant to have
stuck on the skin or hair.
Likes Nickname Sausage"
Like his namesake, Wei becomes
more disagreeable as attempts to
dislodge him are intensified. For
five years he stuck in Shansi against
the most severe enemy afforts to
rout him.
Wei, now commander of the
Chinese eXpeditionary forces, pre-
fers "saucage" to his other nick
name. He says he is called that by
friends because we cut the enemy
into several sections and then eat
up the whole thing the same way
as eating piece of sausage.
Naturally you must eat your
sausage this way"
But to most of hts men, Wei is
"Old Boss" He Is AZ years old.
During years as professional
soldier he has advanced from a
buck private to three-star general
and an influential friend of Gen.
Chang Kai-shek. In spite of his
prestige and rank he maintains
close relationships with the men in
his forces.
Avid Reader
"Old Boss" never attended
school. He was educated for q time
by q tutor and later by himself.
He did take selected lessons in the
War College at Marking when he
was there as a deputy garrison
commander.
Though lacking a formal educa-
ton, he has an Unsuitable appetite
for reading. He has a library of
books and magazines in Chinese,
japanese, English, French, and
Russian. Like the late Joseph
Pulitzer, he maintains q staff of
secretaries, most Of them transla-
tors, to help him consume more
foreign literature.
His favorite subject is Chinese
history. Whenever he reads, he
holds a pencil to make marginal
notes on his reactions,
Plans in Detail
Wei spends weeks before a CAM
paign studying maps Of terrain and
enemy position. Once arrived at a
decision, however, he loses no time
in translating it into action and
hast become known as the Sur
prise attack" general.
The Salween river crossing and
the Chinese westward push into
Burma were the result of months
of Wei's planning and studying.
He became commander OF the CEF
six months ago after Gen. Chen
Cheng, who suffered from Ill
health, was relieved.
When he is not immersed in his
maps and books. Wei likes to play
tennis. Among his versatile secre-
tariat is his tennis coach. When he
was at the Honan front several
years ago, he had a deserted air.
craft hangar fitted out as an in
door tennis court to supplement
the outdoor court and to prevent
the rain. sand and hail storms from
interrupting his tennis lessons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
WATR PROGRAMS
1920 Kilocycles

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1015-Top of the Evening
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

It's the real Mccoy when it comes
to devices used by enemy agents in
the Blue Network SERIES Counter
spy" According to Phillips Lord,
producer Of this thriller heard local
ly over WATR, the program exposes
actual methods used by authentic
master spies. And Lord ought to
know. In confidential official ca
pacity he served for nearly four
years in secret intelligence work, re-
naming in the United States service
until he had fulfilled his mission.
Thoroughly schooled in his sub
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

Red Ingle, sax tooter and novelty
singer of Spike Jones City Slickers
heard on the Thursday Bob Burns
Arkansas Traveller airshow, Is also
one of the finest leather craftsmen
in the country. An exhibit Of Reds
hand-tooled leatherwork is touring
Southern California under the au-
spices of the Red Cross. Red him.
self spends many hours each week
conducting classes in leather tool
ing at service mems hospitals near
HOLLYWOOD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
SUMMERTIME

The leaves all dancing in soft summer air.
AL things seem lovely and all very fair
The grass Is growing both here and there,
And the wind blows gently, 1t is felt everywhere.
Go out into the woodland among the great trees
And take look at the huge rocks.
And guess why all those wonders here,
Some act Of nature makes 1t all very dear.
The air Is the best that can ever be found
And the water is all running to get lower down.
It Is always cold when it comes from the ground
And it's shade is the best that can be found.
Summer is always beautiful season,
The wild rose and other wild flowers
Are high the hill or In the valley below
Indeed summer Is a time of pleasant hours
DANIEL GILLETTE.
Good Nigh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

When Attorney Finton ]. Phelan and DR.. Patrick
Dryer received Golden Jubilee diplomas at Fordham
University today they in distinguished company
being honored by the N Y University. Eleven members
of the faculty will receive "Bene Merent medals for 20
years of service at Fordham Customarily these are
given out at Faculty Convocation held in November but
this event omitted in 1943. Among those receiving
these medals will be Patrick Shea instructor in mathe
MATES at the Preparatory School Mr. Shea, native OF
Holyoke Mass, graduated from Holy Cross College in
1922 class which matrculaed during the closing days
of World War and which contained eight from Water
bury on Commencement Day. Mr.. Shea was well-known
by the Waterburians of that day at the Worcester
institution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
EN- EN-.

Henry J. Grener, Jr better known to his friends on
the Hill as Senator, will celebrate another birthday
June H. He's student at LeavenWorth High Schoo ana
the son of Mr. and Mrs Henry j. Grenier of IS Proctor
Street Mrs Vincent Brazis of 405 Wilson Street
recently spent week in Long Island. Anne Bogush
of As North Leonard Street celebrated another natal day
Monday and her brother Francis year older yes
terday . Mr. and Mrs. w Hoyt of Danbury were recent
guests at the Hotel Barclay, N. Y c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

Base, which in peace time is fair
ground and race track, Groucho
glanced up at the roof Orders OF
the grandstand and noticed large
flock OF pigeons calmly viewing the
program. Said Marx: 1--WE gotten
the bird many times-but never be-
fore have I had them in the au-
diencel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

The Italian Congregational Church is having
Prayer Service tonight for the boys of the parish in the
invasion battaOns The parents of these boys and all
the members of the Church invited to attend
This week the members of the Church are busy col
lecting used clothes for Italy These will be turned
over the Sons of Italy committee whose chairman is
/. N. Nardelli.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

The Rev. Donald nj. Paolucc of Bridgeport, native
Of this city, is adviser to the Park City committee
entrusted with the task of conducting the drive for
clothing for Italian victims. MOnSgnOr Joseph NJ
Valdambrini of this city heads the statewide committee
engaged in this worthwhile endeavOr his appointment
having been officially announced at the episcopal resi-
dence in Hartford last week. Jenny BOchicchiO of
Giles Street will be year older Sunday the 18th and
The Tower joins with her relatives and friends in wish
ing her very happy birthday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
THIS IS TT

At long last came the dayn,
AS the first early birds twittered on the lawn
It relieved the tension a little bit,
Those three little words-this is i'll
Waiting, watching, finally it came
Some said this D-Day is only game
Others said-bet they quit,
Is that so? this is it!
At long last came the dawn,
At long last came the day
It relieved the tension a little bit,
Those three little words-this is 1t!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

Howard Watson of the Cambridge Summer Theater
Cambridge Mass takes Tall Towers to task for item
appearing in this column May 25th. The article in
with the Cambridge Theater this summer However,
Mr. Watson who is the publicity director feels that this
is "wretched bunder' for the actress to appear at
Cambridge this is Claire Luce, who he states
has appeared in the Broadway productions Of Mice and
Men,, "Burlesque" and opposite Fred Astare in the
movie, Gay Divorce. Continuing Mr. Watson pays
tribute "She is lovely sophisticated talented ballet
dancer sensation of London and Paris :" It is to be
hoped that in pannng" Mr. Watson is not trying to
convey the impression that the lady from Connecticut"
and the representative of the Fourth Congregational Dis
trct not all of these qualities above One might get
such impression after reading. "Caire Boothe the
actresses ony-our lady Claire Luce-not potician"
In correcting the statement that Congresswoman Glare
Boothe Luce is not to appear with the Cambridge Sum-
Theater, but Claire Luce actress by offering
cerpts from Mr. Wasons critque it to be hoped that
The Tower isn't bringing additional headaches for the
writer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

Seven police officers mark June as the seventh
anniversary of their promotion to the rank of ieuten
ant They are William Foley, Frederick S. Hickey, now
acting deputy superintendent Patrick Moylan Henry
johnson retired Cornelius A. Shanahan, Joseph R.
Bender now chief inspector, Edward McEligott, and
John Calvin now retired
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

William CAIRNS sporting 25-year service pin
from the ScovilI Manufacturing Company tool
room emplOye, was born in OdIenburg, Germany,
September %, 1884. He to America September
H. 1908. He was first hired here on May 49, 1919 at
the WaterviIle Division a tOOlmaker He trans
ferred to Mr. BartSch in the Main Plant January
a. 1925 and back to Watervle in 1881 Bill trans
ferred back to Tool Room in 1892 back to Watervle
in 1888 and then back to the Main Plant Tool Room
20 MIR. Bartsch May TO- 1885, where he has remained
since Bill is married and has two sons who in the
u s. Navy His only hobby is playing cards. His fav
Orite games pinOchle, Cribbage, and setback.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
Tall Tower
Topics

BY THE MAN IN TIT TOWER
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-13
Letters From
A Soldier

better. They seem more likely
to keep the weight they've
gained although, at the risk Of
repeating something I m az
have told you before, It's some
times the reverse.
The day I started home on
my furlough I rode for SO or
60 miles with a man who was
going back to camp after his
furlough. He. too, was OF the
stringy build.
1 asked him how his fur
Tough was, and had he enjoyed
it, and he replied with a touch
of pride, l thought: Swell! I
lost IL pounds!"
He added that he always lost
weight on his furloughs but got
il all back within a couple OF
weeks.
Anyway, that's the army for
you. Makes the big ones hitler
and the little ones bigger, and IL
the war continues long enough
God forbid) the army will end
by having all of US the same
girth.
For all I know, the suppl.
sergeants may even be working
out some system to make us all
the same height so they'll have
10 order only one size uniform
for all of us.
Being a CT. I'm willing 10
believe that anything's possible
in the army. Even that.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-13
THESE DAYS
BY George E.
SokolSky

which is beyond the capacity Of
this country and will result IN
u n b le V able unemployment,
poverty and distress.
But these figures. while accu-
rate IN themselves, lead TO false
conclusions, which statistics
have way of doing.
For instance, they include as
normally employed" many per-
sons who are abnormally em-
ployed because Of war condi-
tlonS.
They include. as an example.
100000 women. mostly adult
and middle-aged. married or
willing TO be married, who nor
mally devote themselves 10 fam
lly raising and household cares,
depending upon a husband or
sons 10 provide as the family
bread-wlnners.
After the war they should 90
home which Is even more I'M
portant than welding.
Then there are about 2.O0O.-
600 children az work-between
the ages of II and II. who
normally would be at school.
To this might be added a
similar number of averaged
and inCapacltated persons who
normally would be retired
Thus. we can take off about
16ttttUU from the total.
Also, normally part-time
workers. students. housewives.
etc, who take summer or Christ
maS-week jobs are often in
cluded in the figures.
Take off about 100000 for
that category.
SO, in the non-agricultural
field we are down TO 100000
which includes the present
armed forces.
In all this discussion. the
words employed and "unem-
ployed' are used loosely.
We face then a specific prob
lem Of unemployment on the
basis Of defining terms.
II we consider those in the
armed forces as statiStically
unemployed. we must deduct
the initiation of employable due
10 war conditions.
But no matter what conclu-
sions we reach, no one can
guarantee full time employ
ment until the terms of such
employment are known.
A government can redistrib-
ute wealth by relief but IL can
not provide a job.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-13
HOMEMAKING instruction in
IL junior high schools for boys

uOMEMAKING instruction in
IL junior high schools for boys
as well as girls. That's planned
in New York City. A good idea.
A knowledge OF homemaking
could be very valuable to a
man.
AS a bachelor. il would make
his life less difficult.
As married man. il would
make him less dependent on his
wife. Also his wife would not
be able 10 hold him solely by
her homemaking ability.
Knowing that her husband
was capable of skilfully super
vising household, she would
have to exert herself 20 hold his
regard by maintaining her looks,
charm, etc. She would have 10
understand love as well as she
understands cooking. And so on.
Writes Arthur Preacher:
$50 you don't know what
Bubble and Squeak II. Your
ignorance amazes me. The rec
ipe for same Is as follows: For
Bubble and Squeak take thin
slices of cold beef, cold mashed
potatoes, cold greens of any
kind, shredded onion, vinegar
and pepper. Fry the meat till
lightly Drowned on both sides.
Remove and keep hot, Fry
onions, add potatoes and greens,
stir until hot. Add vinegar,
place meat on top and then eat
with gusto."
tNote-Now all I want 20
know is why they call this Curl
Gus connection Bubble and
Squeak? EVD)
Briefly-Now / have a reader
in Rio de Janeiro. That must be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-13
By DR.. Logan
Clendening

disappear and nothing is heard
OF them again.
I'VE HAVE just gone through
W that first stage with the
sulfa drugs and we are starting
TO go through it with penicillin.
do not say that these are
not valuable drugs: they are,
but II Is certain that the extent.
OF their usefulness will be seen
10 be less in the future, after
they have been tested in the
cold white fame of clinical
perlence, than is thought or
- Claimed for them now.
But the use of liver or liver
extract in aneHia is a method
that has gone through the fame.
IL is IL years old now.
The best thing about the liver
treatment OF anemla is that il
doesn't make any difference how
YOU take il. 1t works BY mouth
cooked IN any WaYaor-f raw
chopped up and served in ice as
a cocktail. or in tablets. so long
as you take some every dav.
Or YOU can have a hypodermlc
Of II once a month.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-13

new manuscript, said to be a
masterpiece. He gave Paul
Bunyan TO American literature.
The city spent over 100000
to probe night clubs and TO date
has received 1000 from La Vie
Parisienne, which II closed,
throwing nearly so people out
of work.
Comdr. Krug has been doing
the work of the WPB tbehind
the scenes) for a long time,
anyway. A good man.
TIME Arawa is the name OF an
l. army transport. 1t neatly
names its newspaper: The
Arawa Boom-De-Ay."
Louis Bromfield's article pre-
dieting a famine in the U. 5.
reprinted by Readers Dlgest)
was featured by the Nazis on
the front page of prison paper
for American captives.
DR.. Eleanor Lansing Dulles,
financial expert for the State
Dept, is the sister OF Deweys
choice for Sec'y of State.
A liquor survey shows the
greatest bar business is enjoyed
first by the Palmer House. Chi
cago. and next the Hotel Com
modore bar in n. Y.
Lou Heltz, due soon IN Star
Time" invested wisely in TT.
Laudcrdaie tFia0 years ago. 1t
just brought him S250,000.
Ethel Merman's deal to play
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-13
THE BRIGHTER SIDE
By Damon RunYon-

I WAS discussing Mrs. Devil
L the other night with my
friend. Pratt, and exchanging
ideas with him on her appear
ance. l am speaking OF the wife
Of Mr.. Devil sometimes called
Satan. Beelzebub, Behal and
so forth.
Pratt held out for Mrs. Devil
being a sort Of Sadie Thompson
type. Pratt's Imagination is
pretty much grooved when 1t
comes to women. With him they
are all either Sadie Thompsons
or his mother. Pratt, Of course,
is a bachelor.
Another chap named Good
man was listening in on the dia-
logue and he challenged our
authority for sum n Mr..
Devil has a wife. lie said he
had always been under the i'm
preston Mr.. Devil is too smart
10 get married. but l cited him
the prophets.
They speak of the wicked as
the children Of the devil.
l pointed out 10 Goodman
that Mr.. Devil must have be-
gotten these children by law
ful wife, else the prophets would
have mentioned the LEGITIMACY.
They were not Squeamish about
things like this. Goodman said
AyeS. l seemed 10 have some
hing there
showed him where Mr..
Devil IS mentioned specifically
as the father Of lies. which l
am sure means all the different
lies we know. little lies, big lies.
white lies. black lies. mean hes
and all the rest.
II am we'll acquainted with
mean lies" said Goodman. "She
lives In the same apartment
building 1 do"
NOV I visualize Mrs. Devil as
~ a real nice looking lady,
not too young. not too old, but
Just right. / can see her as
having black hair. black eyes
of great expression. fine teeth
and a lovely figure Not too
much here. not too little there.
but just right. In short, I
think she must be most attrac-
tive 10 all who behold her.
A sophisticated lady. you
understand. No dope. No
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-13

I IKE the phrase. competitive
IL waste. the phrase full en-
ployrnent' is more verbal than
realistic.
No government, no industry.
no candidate for public office
can guarantee full employment.
Nor do We know exactly what
any one Is talking about until
he defines his terms.
In 1929, those employed in
nonaCricultural work amounted
20 100000, in 1914, il was
about A. 100000
The 1914 figure does not in
clude nearly 100000 in the
armed forces who should he alb
sorbed IN agriculture and indus
try when they return.
Agricultural employment has
decreased from 100000 in
1929 10 100000 in 1914.
If then these 1914 figures are
taken at face value, this coun-
try, when the war IS over. viii
have to find employment in
agricultural and nonagricultural
work for 100000 persons,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-13

DIR. F. r. Moulton. scien-
fist, and Vicount Bledisloe, edu-
Gator, argue that talking has
increased mans brain power.
They argue that, in early times,
the good takers were a little
brainier than the strong, si-
lent" guys. Anyhow, the brainy
takers naturally picked out
wives who could talk pretty
well-not too we'll. Thus the
brainiest men and women not
only out-talked but out-bred the
tongue-tied, silent buds, and in
this way man, they think, has
actually talked his way up the
ladder of evolution.
2-In his fine booklet. Quail
ties of Good Boss" Glenn
Gardiner. who devised the sys-
ten by which over one million
foremen have been trained for
defense plants in the United
States and Canada, has a test
for these qualities. He rates
Having no relations with work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-13

EDITORS NOTE-P0t. Pick.
srins, former Times eoiumnist.
10 an infantryman at Fl. Me-
Cisiian, Ala. These writinss are
excerpts from his letters to
friends at the office.
NOW that I'm safely away
~ from Detroit and my fur
Tough (alasD is over. I'm going
to say for the 67th time that
army life agrees with me, at
least m=the avoirdupois
standpoint
the time was home, peo-
pie kept saying. You look fine
= but l guess they worked some
weight off you Some wouldn't
believe me when l said no, they
hadn't worked any weight off
me.
For the benefit of those who
don't know. l am not the TO-
tund type. In the slim type.
That's what I call it. The less
kindly might come right out
and say that I'm a long drink
of water, something over six
feet one and shaped someth rg
like a stringbean without the
strings.
They told us nearly eight
months ago that the calisthen-
les and army work would take
weight off the fatter men, End
put it onto the skinny Ones.
We believed the first ard
doubted the second.
Well, they take it off the
meatier ones. One of my hut