The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-15

Spring ZepIyrs . Out-smarting even the Duke Of Windsor and making Adolph Menjou a poor third, In sartoraI spendor our old friend Eddie Ryan steps blithely along Bank Street. He's the original Smng Irishman". Eddie may not be tops in the pohtical league but a business man he's the gO-getter ana successful one at that. . There's another smiling fellow Waterburian of prominence Steve GroScn bad win Street druggist. Steve isn't thinking OI pOntics ar business He and the Mrs. are thrilling to the arrival of baby boy, their first child Of course 1t VIII
 be Stephen IT, (SO the latest reports have l and 50 Melbourne Avenue, the GrOsch residence will be the visiting place for happy friends and 10 tender congratulations. Chief Petty Olhcer Sames Colwe whose home port is on Willow Street has ar rived in San Diego, Cal His wife, the former Nancy Rogers of Chambers Street route to greet him at the big naval base Jimmie" is the son of Mr. and Mrs Colwell and James, Sr is the veteran chance Tor of Sheridan CnuOcl, Knights of Columbus. Hope we have made everyone acquainted in this nice, little circle of esteemed acquaintanceS
 Editor Tall Tower Topics . An item in your excel lent paper this week in Drew Pearsons UMGRr prompted forward to your informative column the following timely comment Drew Pearson revealed that to question asked by Major General Levn Camppell chief of Ordnance the USA in the European sectors as to which weapon he considered tops In the current war to General Patton the response n my opinion the Rifle (arand) is the greatest battle Implement ever devised" It was item of special interest to me because the biography invention, and mecnanlsm ol Garand the and Garand the gun were used as tne basic theme of the graduation exercises at ngsouy School in our city last June. When contacted at the United States Arsenal at Springfield Mass, for class motto John Garand chief gunsrnith designer @
 
 of the class It was very inspiring message in which he wrote that he was giving to them the Keys of Sue cess" which had opened for him the doors of opportunity namely Industry Honesty and Appreciation of the help and encouragement given to him by his fellow men tns
 highly pzed letter read as part of the Vaedctory Address Few people are of the true greatness o the man-John Garand native of Quebec, Canada, he came to the United States as member Of large moter less family His life is repetition or the usual Ager boy AS a magnificent and almost inevitable gesture of the highest type of patriotism. John Garand havng become citizen of the United States has renqushed all royalty claim for the patent of his world famous rifle This represents fabulous fortune, the dream of the usual "Munition King. His inventive genus mas placed in the hands of the American soldier the world supreme rie Its may decide the fete of the people of the world His atruism has put up target o1 cnal lenge to that which is noblest in mankind The Kings bury boys should be thrilled at Pattons decision Pay1 battles at Batagne and in the Rhine found neither the gun nor the gunners wanting high salute to John Garand one of the great contemporary Americans! Constant Reader, Fulton Park Area
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