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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Nursing Committee Meeting

The nursing committee of the Wa tertown Public Health Nursing As sociation will meet in the Nurses office, Community building. Monday afternoon at ? o'clock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Democratic Women To Meet

The Thomaston Democratic Wo- mems Club vii meet Monday even- ing at the home of Mrs. Richard Galway, Bristol street. The commit tee in charge of arrangements in- cludes Mrs. Mary Keegan, Mrs Christopher Glennon, Mrs. Marg- aret Glenon and Mrs. Lillian Far rell. All members are requested to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Left Today

Thomas Donavan, High street, left this morning for the Sheeps- head Training Base, Maritime serv- ice, where he will undergo three months training course in the pur- ser school. Prior to enlistment he was employed in the accounting De- partment of the Waterbury Tool Co., His wife and two children plan to reside here for the present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Brief

Mrs. Harry Stieler, Helen We'll man and Lynn Gold of the Union City road will spend the weekend in New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11

The committee in charge of the annual carnival of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Saturday evening at the club rooms on the "Old Center School Green.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Auxiliary To Meet

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the fire department will hold it's regular monthly meeting Monday evening in Chapel school at 8:30 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11

South Africa has a campaign to send toys to blitzed areas in Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11

WatertOWn, May 1l-.A Varleo allu interesting program will be heard this evening at the Watertowr high school auditorium upon the occa- sion of the annual spring concert of the schools of Watertown. The program will be as follows:
 By the orchestra: Lustspiel Over ture-Bela; Moment Musicale - Schubert; Minuet-Mozart; two gui- tars-Horlick.
 By the South school chorus: Sweet an Low-Barnby; Go Down Moses Negro spirituaD Wake Up Jacob (old American).
 Violin duo Little Symphony Dangla, played by Shirley Coon and Irene Johnson of the high school.
 By the Baldwin school chorus: As Torrents in Summer-Elgar; Sum- mertime-Gershwin; I Can't Do This Sum-Herbert; I Heard For est Praying-De Rose.
 Cello solo: Meditation-Bizert, player by Carol Coon.
 By the girls senior high school Glee Club: Ave Schubert; Tl.ree Blind Mice, and two spiritualS Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen; I'm Gonna Ride; by the or chestra Sunny South-Lamb; None But the Lonely Heart (with trum- pet solo by Gerard Canty)-Tchai- kowsky; Tannhouser March-Rich- ard Wagner.
 Funeral Services Saturday
 Funeral services for Harriet Ag- nes Gilbert Wilson, wife of Robert Wilson of 34 Meadow street. Wall ingford, who died Wednesday af- ternoon at the Meriden hospital will be held at the HickcoX Funeral home, 195 Main street, WatertoWn, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Robert Reimenschneider of All Saints Episcopal church, Oakville, will officiate Burial will be in Ever green cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon from 3 until o'clock and this evening from ? until g o'clock.
 Mrs. Wilson was born in Water town April l, 1923, the daughter Of Frederick and Harriett Meade Gill bert, She had resided in Walling- ford for the past nine months.
 She is survived by her husband Robert Wilson and infant son, born May '; her mother, Mrs. Harriet i Gilbert of WatertoWn; three broth CTS, Bruce of Watertown; Russell and Richard, twin brothers stationed with the U. S. Army in France; five sisters: Mrs. Justine Burton, Mrs Margaret Grasso, Miss Pauline Gill bert, Mrs Elizabeth Pratt and Miss Catherine Gilbert, all of WatertoWn
 Another brother Frederick Gill l bert, who had served in the U. S. 1 Navy for many years died overseas February l, 1945.
 Honored On 3lst Anniversary Friends and relatives of MT. and Mrs. Estine Benedict gathered at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Had Been School Head AZ Years
 In Borough
Board Members Express Regret No Candidates Names Mentioned at Open Meeting; Health Cause
 of Retirement
NAUG GATUCK Correspondent. Larry Shepley-Phone Naugatuck ss4s
of Retirement

Stricken
 Mrs. Christine (SengStacken) Me Cam, 59, wife of James F. McCann, 1O2 CurtiSs street, died yesterday at the Waterbury Hospital. She was stricken i'll about three weeks ago. Her husband has been Nauga- tuck High school janitor for 25 years.
 She was born July 25, 1885 in Brooklyn, N. Y., daughter of Will liam SengStacken and the late Mary (zwick) Sengstacken.
 She leaves besides her husband, her father. who resides in West Cheshire; three sons, Sgt. Andrew T. McCann, U. s. Army; James F., of Naugatuck and Sgt. William G., stationed with the U. s. Army in Germany; a brother Andrew Seng- Stacken of West Cheshire; and sister, Mrs. Clifford Smith of Mill ford.
 She was a communicant of St. Michael's Episcopal church.
 The funeral will be held Monday at 2:30 D. m. at St. MichaelS church with Rev. Richard Baxter of Middlebury, acting rector, of- ficiating. Burial will be in Hill side cemetery.
 Friends may call at the Alder street, Saturday from to D. m. and Sunday from to 5 and ' to 9 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
MlpDLEBURY Correspondent: Nancy Riley
 Telephone 4-6410
CARMEN CONCD0N
 TO GIVE RECITAL
Program of Songs to Be Presented With Helen
 Heebner, AccOmpanist

Middlebury, May Il - A song re- cital by Carmen Congdon With Helen Heebner as accompanist Will be presented in the Town Hall on May l6 at 8:30 p. m.
 Persons having business with the local ration board are asked to call between the hour of ' and this evening in as much as the office will close promptly at 8 o'clock.
 A special VIE Day service will be held at 10:45 a. m. on Sunday in the Congregational church. There will be no evening service at Bradley vile school this week.
 The Red Cross sewing room in the Town Hall was not open this week and TO sewing will be done until further announcement by Mrs, LoomiS.
 Men interested in playing softball this year are asked to attend a meeting at the ShepardSon school playground Monday at o'clock.
 Mrs. Chris Riley attended meet ing of the Anniversary Club held on Tuesday evening at the home Of Mrs. Frank Mulcunry.
 Private James Cooke, Fort Devens, Mass spent the weekend with his parents. MT. and Mrs. Rodger Cooke North street.
 Mrs G. Fred Beebe was in charge of the supper held last evening in the social rooms of the Congrega- tional church.
 The Senior Fellowship group met in the Congregational church rooms Sunday afternoon. William Skiff led the devotions and Dr. Charles Brown led the discussion on the topic Consideration" Refresh ments were served following the business session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Program

The Congregational Church Aid society will present a program of "streamlined magic" by James L.. Holmes, Seymour magician, in the church social rooms starting at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening, June l. The program will be one of high enter tainment for both children adults.
 MT. Holmes is well known in Connecticut being president of the New Haven Magicians' society and past president of the Harry Hou- dini Assembly Society of Ameri- can Magicians. He brought mystery and laughter to thou sands of persons through his large number of public appearances.
 Tickets may now be obtained from any member of the commit tee which is headed by Mrs George Haas and Mrs. Emile Richards, and including Mrs. Edward G. Hotchkiss, Mrs. Percy White, Mrs. Harold Dick, Mrs. William Mon roe, Mrs. Kenneth Hamilton and Mrs. tSephanie Fifield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11

The baseball game between Thomaston high school and Forman Prep of Litchfield scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the Sanford avenue field was cancelled because of rain. This is the second time the game has been called because of in- element weather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Legion Exercises


 All members of Clifford R. French Post, No. g, American Legion, planning to attend the memorial exercises of the Sixth District American Legion Saturday evening in Norfolk are requested to meet at 6:45 at the Legion home on Elm street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11
Briefs

Miss Marjorie Richards and Miss Polly Gilbert of Vermont, students at Becker Junior College, Worcester, Mass, will spend the weekend at the home of Miss Richards on Tracy street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11

Miss Frances Sears of Maine, all so student at Becker Junior Col lege, will spend the week end at the home of MT. and Mrs. Enos Drumm of Northfield road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11

At meeting of the Board of Education held Wednesday night, Dr. o. B. Griffin former faculty member of Wilby High School. Wa terbury, was reappointed superin- tendent of the Litchfeld publis schools, it was reported today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
WASHINGTON Scene
By George Dixon

MISS VADA WARD, who
: vi meets the most unusual
people, reports that a very Eng
, liSh gentleman picked her up in
his motor the other morning 4
few blocks farther on, he picked
up another trolley waiter who
turned out 10 be equally British.
The two limeys -er. BritonS
- began comparing notes on
their experiences in Ameddica.
One complained that he was
finding life most difficult and
confusing here.
II had "A most distressing eX-
perience shortly after / arrived"
he said Il was walking down
r street with a companion who
had arrived on the same boat.
We came To a crossing and
there was a large electric sign
on pillar saying:
Don't walk"
MY friend grabbed me by
the arm and rushed me across
the street, remarking:
This IL certainly n fast
country, isn't it?'"
And, although we were run
ming and positively not walking,
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
One Word Led To Another
BY Linda and
Jerry Walter
By Arthur Bugs" Baer

Reader to know if the shortest and best after
dinner speech is Give me the check"
l regard it as such l almost matched it at dinner
where the charge S25 couple with, Ladies S24-
gentlemen, ST." And sat down.
Almost as short when spoke at the dinner of
man l didn't know. He leaving for Europe and
thought l should be there What said and the only
thing l said was. "Mr Bismuth is leaving for Spain
and his friends have gathered here to thank him"
Once got the longest winded introduction
suffered from 1t lasted 35 minutes. The man
finally stood down. l up and said, "In conclusion
wish to state"
The only inflammation in that ointment was l had
to give them their money back
Here's one that failed at the finish of tire
some dinner where there have been 10 or 15 long
bowsered orators who had attained the of saying
nothing at great length. l got up and said Before
explaining what the previous speakers have said"
II it got laugh sat down again quick 1t always
did.
BY eatur
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

THE Magic Lanterns-'Pan-
l. Americana" whic h New
York critics didn't appreciate
as much as this dept. is a
breezy and gay boy-and-girl
fable with Latin lilts by spe-
cialists including show-stopper
Miguelito Valdez so big
-time. II features almost as
hany kisses as song cues. all OF
>them exciting. John Auer pro-
duced. directed and auth'd. Phil
lip Terry Tin the lead) is excel
lent. Eve Arden is very good,
too, and a newcomer named
Audrey Long makes an 3uspi-
cious start in the films.
"A Bell for Adano" is as mag
nificent on celluloid as IL was
between covers and behind foot
lights. A timely and compelling
cinema-it calls for encores in
the memory long after you leave
the theater.
A frisky song -and-dancinema,
mob Hill" comes through with
flying technicolors.- George Raft
again clicks in the big-time
manner. Joan Bennett, Vivian
Blaine and Peggy Ann Garner
share the distaff honors,
COLYUM Confetti; ms is
~ said TO have discovered a
"find" to replace Ernie Pyle.
She is 22-year-old jeanne Milli-
gan of Bartlesville, okla. Her
best yarn 10 date being her
interview with Gen. Eisenhero's
mother at Abilene. Kan.
The advance exploitation on
the film. The Great John l..
Sullivan" makes no mention
that he was a fighter" They
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
e. v. DURLING

q m o u n { of advice given 70
women on how 10 hold a man
is giving many of the female
sex an inferiorlty complex.
The thought that she must
exert extra pressure 10 hang on
TO her husband must be eX-
tremely depressing TO many
women.
l mean it is tough enough to
have TO keep house and take
care of three or four children
without having 10 put in over
time studying how TO hold a
man.
4 SOLDIER went through all
"A that action in Europe with
Patton's army. Ie was still on
his feet and fun of fight when
the Germans quit. According 10
his buddies this soldier was cool.
calm and collected no matter
how much the shot and she'll
were flying. On the way home
from Europe on troopShip this
) lad got into a crap game and
passed So many times f1e had
81 800 on the board Shoot the
fifteen hundred" he said. He
was quickly faded. on his first
toss he threw a nine. So that
tough one TO throw was his
point for the $1,000 or nothing.
The soldier threw and threw.
Neither A seven or nine came
up. BY now the hand of the
soldier which had been so steady
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

LeVe, thou art best Of httmaa
JOYS.
our chiefest happiness belOW;
All other pleasures are bat
toys,
And beauty bat an empty shoW.
HedUeH. UhO kHeW best 0hdt
man roHld more,
And raise his thoughts above the
brute,
Said: LET him lire and let him
lOUe;
That must alone, his soul im-
proUe,
HoVeUer, philosophers dispute"
Anne Finch.
4 RECENT entry into the field
"A Of how to- literature is
Veronica Dengel, who has writ
ten a book titled Hold Your
Man.
This advises women how 10
keep their husbands happy
Isn't II about time somebody
wrote a book called Hold Your
Woman"
Quite few men seem -te have
a tough time doing that
Especially when married 10
glamorous career girl types.
A book titled How 10 Hold a
Glamour Woman might have a
very good sale.
Especially in Hollywood and
among the husbands Of Manhat-
tan models.
Furthermore, the exces sive
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
NAuu,
an ONAs ASAAs' NE Answers % Veterans

n-What ranks from bottom
0 to top exist In the Army
Nurse Corps? Miss A l..
A-Second lieutenant, first
lieutenant. captain. major, lieu
tenant colonel, colonel. The SUI
perintendent of nurses has the
colonels rank.
Q-HOw much additional pay
does paratrooper get?
$. VI. w.
A-Officers receive additional
pay at the rat e of S100 per
smonth and enlisted men at the
rate of $50 per month for para
chutist duty.
Q-What il an initial family
allowance? X. j. NJ.
Am allowance, the full
amount of which is paid by the
government, for the month in
" h ic h an enlisted individual
enters active service in a pay
status. 1t must be applied for
within ID days after the indi-
Viduai enters active service.
Q-For Class Ii and Glass B-I
family allowance purposes must
a parent" be a natural father
or mother. or are any other per-
sons who have acted as parents
included? s. X. X.
A-The term parent" so far
as this law is concerned, in
cludes the father and mother,
grandfather and grandmother,
tepfather and stepmother,
father and mother through
adoption either of the person in
the service or of the spouse, and
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

one Of your boobies halted US
and was most undiplomatic"
4 7 HIS laSt press conference,
"A President Truman exhibited
one OF the latest war trophies
TO come into his possession
the marshals baton Of Herman
Goering.
The stick. which Goering
waved whenever he could pull
in his paunch sufficiently 10 get
clearanCe-waS in a case like
one Of those things in which
they enclose the more expensive
types OF fishing rods. 1t is really
work OF art-covered with
eagles and swast kas and
studded with what looked like
pretty expensive jewels.
7 HAVE related previously how
Il correspondents are forever
being bowled over by the rapid
ity with which President Tru-
man reels of major changes in
the bureaucratic hierarchy. An
nouncements OF designations
come so fast many reporters
find difficulty identifying the
parties being ousted.
One correspondent, obviously
a forehanded fellow, came well
prepared the other DAY, which
was the afternoon Mr.. Truman
announced the departure from
our fiscal midst of Secretary OF
the Treasury Morgenthau.
This reporter had a copy of
that priceless guide TO all Of
fetal Washington The Con-
gresSional Directory-with him!
IF ANY Of my little readers
wish to get out of taking
castor oil they can flash War
Food Administration order
No. 137 on their hard-hearted
mammaS and papas The decree
reads:
"Under the terms Of the order,
all users must obtain authorize
ton from WFA to accept de-
livery Of or to use castor oil,
including any supplies now on
hand"
Miss Reid suggests that pa
rental protests should be taken
up with the physics department
at Columbia University.
DIG things are certainly hap
- pening IN Washington these
days. People we thought were
permanent fixtures are vanish
ing overnight and sensation is
piling upon sensation.
Up on Capitol Hill, only one
senatorial committee-agricul-
ture-is currently in session. but
the issue under consideration is
of paramount Importance.
1t is weighing bill by Sen
. ator Scott w. Lucas CD of
Illinois, 10 permit duck hunters
10 use six live decoys in blinds
for the next two yearsl
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13
DAMON RUNYON
The Brighter
Side

living race horse trainer, iudg-
ing him on the number of races
won across a long period of
time. Hirsch is very mild and
gentlemanly chap and his ap-
proach to the horses in con-
versation is the sympathetic,
especially when he is trying to
find out what ails them.
I have eavesdropped him
around the stables many time
and heard him soft-soaping
those equine characters. He
generally wins their confidence
and learns all their troubles.
I do not say that they up and
tell him, understand. No, I do
not say that, because it is
something I cannot prove, mas
much as Hirsch Jacobs him.
self denies there is any open
banter between him and horses.
But if they do not tell him,
who does?
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

TAUNDICE is a greenish-yel-
ID low discoloration of the skin
due 20 the excessive amount Of
bile pigment that gets into the
blood and tissues. Jaundice is
merely a symptom, but II IS
produced by number or dis
eases.
The present war has focused
attention on two apparently new
conditions IN which Jaundlce IS
symptom. One OF these Is
known as epidemic hepatitis or
liver inflammation. In this dis
case there are fever and pros
tration, loss Of appetite and
jaundice. The condition may be
quite severe.
THE other condition causing
L jaundice is known as homo
logous serum jaundice 1t is
condition which has appeared
following transfusions or the
giving Of convalescent serum
such as in cases OF measles Con-
valeScent measles serum is blood
serum taken from patients who
have recently recovered from
measles.
II would appear that epidemic
hepatltis is due 20 a virus, that
is germ so small that IL can
through tt1c openings IN
porcelain filter. Just what causes
the homologous serum jaundice
Is not known.
Epidemic hepatitIS appears
from 20 20 40 days after the
person is exposed 10 the infec-
>son. and the homologous serum
Iundice from so 10 l20 days
after blood serum has been
given. 1t is not clear what
causes the serum jaundice al
though Or. Robert G. Lehman
of Ohio is Of the opinion that
both diseases are caused by the
same virus.
IT IS evident that the virus
L causes some damage 10 the
liver and II is possible that per-
manent damage results. Studies
have been made to determine
whether. or not cirrhoSis Of the
liver may occur more frequently
in persons who have had these
conditions. CirrhoSis Of the liver
is a serious disorder in which
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

highlight the romantic side OF
his career
N. r. Shores is Nancy Shores,
but her mag editor uses the
initials N. r. instead of her
name "as no one would believe
a woman wrote II.
President Truman press sec'y
Charles G.. Ross, took the job
on condition he could write a
book at the same time, which
he is doing
THE Press Box: Editor and
L Publisher reports on reader
ship values. 1t is based on the
summary of the Continuing
study of newspaper reading"
The statistics reveal (says the
newspaper bible) that the weak
est features Of a newspaper are
women's features, so-called gen.
eral features, the stock quota
tions, financial, health and
Hollywood coiyumtsts. Political
colyumists rate a few points
below the New York colyumists.
K. & p. adds:
"Strange as that may seem
when II II realized the major
ity of the 72 studies were made
beyong the Greater y. Y. area"
Editors everywhere should
study the essay by r. f. Wolse-
ley in a current literary mag
titled THE Threat 10 American
Newspapers" Columnists rate
highest in that report, too.
A Minneapolis paper polled its
community, which said that
Eleanor Roosevelt should re-
main active in public life"
THE Intelllgentsia: S. S. Nc
Kay, professor of American
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-13

I READ an item in a trade
Il paper the other day that Sam
Marx, a movie producer. has
purchased a story for screen
production entitled MY Brother
Who Talked to Horses" which
is from book by Morton
Thompson that is selling briskly.
1t is this very same Sam Marx
who in a recent interview in
Variety spoke of the evils of
stories dealing with talking ami
mails though l suppose at that
time he had not read MY
Brother Who Talked to Horses"
and was not aware of the pic
ture potentialities of equine
tete-a-tetes.
Anyway, a man can always
change his mind, even a Metro
movie producer. and 1 have no
doubt that Sam will come up
with as good a picture from his
new buy as he did with "Lassie,
which was about a dog. 1 think
il one of the best pictures of the
kind ever made, though / am
less enthusiastic about Sans
sequel, "Son of Lassie," and will
positively quit on him if he tries
the Grandson of Lassie."
Sam Marx is an old friend Of
mine from Broadway. / remem-
Der him when he was a gangling
youth with soulful eyes and
soft smile, bustling about the
big street picking up items for
a theatrical publication. 1 knew
his father before him-Max
Marx, nice chap who had
big tailoring establishment
which kept all Broadway that
had the price turned out a la
mode.
MAX could have told son Sam
A'l about a boy who talked 70
horses. He could have told him
about James Todhunter Sloan,
in his heyday one of the best of
the Marx customers. There
never was a fellow for clothes
like Tod Sloan, king of the race
riders of his period. Once he
had 81 trunks loaded with duds.
Now there is no doubt what
ever in the minds of many
racing old-timers that Tod
talked 10 horses. They say the
reason he adopted his seat far
out on the neck of his mount
Gin what became known as the
monkey-on-a-stick style) was
10 enable him to whisper in the
creatures ear. What he said
was never revealed by Tod or
the horses either. but the rae
ing graybeards agree that the
horses ran much faster after he
addressed them.
| think Earl Sande talked 10
horses. though he probably witt
not admit il. However II is my
impression that where Sloan
talked TO them on very chummy
terms. as one guy TO a nag, so
10 speak, Sande was more
austere with them. / think that
where Sloan urged the steeds
to get up and dust as a per-
sonal favor to him, Sande
pointed out greater speed and
effort as their bounden duty.
I AM sure Hirsch Jacobs talked
L to horses. He Is the greatest