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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24

drive announces the captains of the district and the chairmen of the special divisions of the drive as fol- lows:
 Northeast district: Mrs. Samuel J. Jones, captain; northwest district, Gordon Keeler, captain; southeast district, Fernando Lemay, captain; i; southwest district, Carl E. Wood- ward, captain; special gifts commit tee, Mrs. Winthrop Spencer, chair man; organizations, Mrs. F. ". Meyer; factories, Harry Fleisher; schools, Gordon Swift; publicity, Roland Tyler. Canvassers will be announced in the near future.
 Grange Notes
 Harold Booth, Master of Water town Grange and Mrs. Booth; Mrs. Raymond Gillette, lecturer. Mrs. Marion Osborne, assistant lecturer; Richard Campbell, overseers and Mrs. Campbell were guests at the supper given by Mrs. Mae Miller of Beacon Valley Grange, Pomonia lee ture on Wednesd21 evening.
 Following the supper a lecturers conference for all grange lecturers in the county was held. George Higbee of Mystic, state lecturer, at tended the conference. A masters and observers meeting was also held Wednesday evening concurrently with the lecturers conference.
 Announcement is made of an invi- tation to members of WatertoWn grange to attend Neighbor's night at Bethlehem grange, Monday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
Your GI Rights
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 ON SERVIcEMEN'S PROBLEMS
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Correspondent

Washington, Feb. 24-Most vet erans of World var II will find themselves able to get and hold bet ter civilian jobs than they had be- fore they entered the service, as a result of the extensive army and navy training programs.
 Upon discharge each man is given Form 100" which will prove one of the most valuable assets in getting a Job. It describes the training, the man received in service and what civilian jobs he is able to handle. He should keep this form with him at all times.
 War Manpower Commission has published two booklets-one for army and one for navy-which give long lsits of civilian jobs that can be handled by men who had special jobs In the army or navy.
 Q. l was an airplane engineer and engine mechanic in the air corps. What jobs will I be qualified to handle as the result of that ex- perience?
 A. Based on your experience, ac- ocrding to the WING job guide, you may qualify as electrician helper, electrician inspector, final assembly inspector, automobile engine mech anic, wheel alignment mechanic, generator repairman, carburetor in spector, air conditioning mechanic, proofing mechanic, auto brake specialist, motorcycle repairman ard diesel mechanic. Many other jobs will be open to you also with little additional training.
 Q. was called a cargo checker in the army. For what civilian jobs would I qualify as a result of this training?
 A. Some of the jobs you could get include traffic clerk, railway express clerk, stock clerk, social security clerk, bookkeeper, book keeping machine operator, expe- diter, freight platform clerk, dam age claim checker, accounting clerk, food checker, in a cafteria, production clerk and statistical clerk.
 c. was a Pharmacists Mate BIC. What jobs could get im- mediately as a recult of that cx- perience?
 A. You could be an anesthetist, medical technician, x-ray technician, dental hygienist, male nurse, mas seur. Chef, dietician or drug clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
Legionnaires To Hold
 District Meeting Here
Delegates to District Sessions Arranged By Local Post
 Auxiliary; Red Cross Workers Named
WATERT s stephen Cany Correspondent s2 Telephone

WatertoWn, Feb. A.-The annual February meeting of the sixth dis trict American Legion will be held in the lower Community hall and the Legion club room tonight. On this occasion the local post and auxiliary unit will entertain the twelve Legion posts and auxiliary units in Litchfield county.
 This meeting is anticipated with great deal of interest by the local post, as membership chairman, Neil Lorensen and his committee through Q special effort, will present District Commander Sam F'illi, a full mem bership quota of 1858 members.
 After the usual business session refreshments will be served. All members of LeRoy G. Woodward post are urged to attend
 Red Cross War Fund Notes
 Lester w. Atwood, chairman of the local Red Cross War Fund
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24

New Haven County has 27e drug stores which sold an estimated $l5,990 900 worth of merchandise in 1943, the last year for which figures are available, E. Allen Newcomb. secretary of the association, said.
 MT. Newcomb pointed out that Waterbury is one of the hubs of q self-contained wholesale trading area covering 6 counties in Connec- ticut with a total population of l. 579.6O0. The 827 retail drug outlets in the area, with annual sales of $53, 1894 900, are served by three wholesale drug centers, Waterbury, New Haven and Hartford. (The Waterbury center is the Apothecar- les Hall Co)
 This is one of 36 areas through which the survey determined that wholesale drug distribution is chan neled, MT. Newcomb explained. The areas are defined on a distribution map of the United States which the association has published along with handbook of supporting data to help manufacturers plan their distribution more scientifically and thus reduce ditribution costs, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
New Chapter Forming

Formation of a Hadassah chapter here was discussed at recent meeting at the home of Mrs. Mor- ris Rosenblatt, 9l Cliff street, Mrs. Rose Matzkin. president Of the Wa terbury chapter, was speaker.
 Attending were: Mrs. Jeanette Matzkin, Mrs. Lora Lieberman, Mrs. TiIlie Zonn, Mrs. Ethel Rubin, Mrs. Gladys Lieberman, Mrs. Betty Weis- ner, Mrs. Sidney Hamburger. Mrs. Marcella Pinhasick, Mrs. Mona Lie- herman, Mrs. A. Jugell. Mrs. Sidney Weiss, Jr., Mrs. Adele Corey, Mrs. Gertrude Rubin, all of Naugatuck, Mrs. Max Sobol, Mrs. R. Cohen. Mrs. l.. Rose and Mrs. Matzkin, all of Waterbury.
 Plans for the contribution by the Naugatuck aerie of Eagles to the national Eagles memorial building planned for the city of Chicago will be made at a special meeting of the local aerie at 8 p. m. Monday in the Weary building. ..
 Pres. Joseph A.cGuire urges all membe-s to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
GRACE METHODIST Watarville

Evan H. Bergwall, minister Layman's Sunday, February 25 9:45 a. m.-Sunday School. c. T.
 Probert, superintendent. HOO a. m.-Morning Worship. Hymn" Holy, Holy, Holy" Call to Worship, Invocation Anthem INSTRUMENTATION. Chorus Responsive Reading for the 9th Sunday Apostles Creed. Gloria Patri- Scripture Lesson--Pslam 51-- Prayer-Prayer Response Presentation of Tithes and Offer ings- Doxology-Announcements- Hymn-"Take Time To Be Holy" Sermon--Our Responsibility
 George Francis Prayer Hymn 70 For A Closer Walk
 With God" Benediction-Threefold Amen Silent Meditation-Pos 100 p. m.-Lenten Evening Worship Prelude CdIl tO WOTSHlp- Hymn 70 For A Thousand
 Tongues" Invocation Responsive Reading The Anthem ............... Chorus Scripture LeSson--MattheW 4:l-l7- Evening Prayer Announcements-Offering- Hymn-"Sun Of My Sour' Guest Speaker
 Rev. Oscar Locker, Oakville Prayer Hymn--"O The Bitter Shame And
 Sorrow Benediction-Postlude-
 Advance Notices Monday, February 26th--
 7:30 D. m.-Trustee Board. Wednesday, February 28th-- 10:00 a. m.-Starting of Peace
 Seminar at First Methodist
 Church, Hartford.
 800 D. m-Silver Tea by w. 8.
 c. s. Mrs. A. H. Marion of
 New Haven, guest speaker.
 Display of unique spoons. Thursday, March lSt--
 3:30 D. m.-Junior Choir.
 800 D. m.-M. Y. F. at home of
 Bernice Zaugg. Friday. March 2nd--
 7:30 p. m.-Chorus rehearsal. Sunday. March 4th- Compassion Sunday. Rev. Edwin Hempel. St. Paul's
 Methodist church. guest
 speaker at the Evening Lenten Worship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24

usually demanded of Army fliers, all right: but for night operations you must believe in God, Like the 22-year-old landing officer who brought them in the last time, standing out there in the dark on his little platform over the port side of the stern. chewing gum madly, biting his nails, ready to dive headfirst through an es- cake hole and to hell with a brok- en leg should a plane crack up in a shower of flaming gasoline.
 Bombers and fighters require different landing conditions. At night the landing officer must judge distance and type by the roar of the motors. So there he crouched, waving two electric-lighted signal wands the size of police batons; yelling commands only he could hear-"Get that wing down, damn it! You fool. Pull it down"-mak- ing life-or- death decisions by the split second as plane roared in,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
Fire Record

Bremen responded this morning tO a rubbish fire at the home of Josh KirVen. 885 West Main street. a defective motor in a re- frigeratOr at the home of Leo G. KOrn, 3G Williams street, and a false alarm rung from a box at the corner of West Main and Meadow streets.
 Last night firemen extingulshed A fire caused by an overfiOwing oil burner at the home of Frank Del Principe, 2I5 Baldwin street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24

Out Of the darkness of the flight deck . violent popping and flash of fire reddened the sky. Planes training for the war on Tokyo, were warming up again, though it was only a few hours ago since they had been signaled aboard.
 POSTAGE STAMP" FIELD
 To a green pilot the carrier is a postage stamp. If he lands short, he cracks into the stern "A coupel of guys were taking a sun bath under the overhanging flight deck when plane bashed into them like that" Too much ahead and he hits the barrier. A little cockeyed and he slips off the deck into the laps of a gun crew. Youngsters forget to let down their landing gear, or the angle is wrong, orlb-"
 But look here, mister. How'd you feel, driving a car along a narrow wall at hundred an hour, with bad brakes and bad steering?"
 Day landings require skill not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24

Navy Chaplain Charles D. Beat ty, It. COmdr., from this battle- station on the bridge, speaks to the crew over the general an- nOuncing system of the USS Wichita.
 A Methodist minister from the Pittsburgh Conference Chaplain Beatty entered the Navy four years after ordination. For more than two years he has been on the Wichita, serving in the Aleutian, North Atlantic and Pacific war theaters. Recently he was as signed tO duty at the U. s. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, Fort Schuyler, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
TORRINCTON MEN
 AFCTNC CHARGES

Accused of having stolen $1,000 worth of truck tires and tubes from Grove and Company in Waterbury. January 13, 20 and 27, five Torring- ton men were charged with violation of the federal statutes regarding theft of goods in interstate com- merce and have been ordered to face trial at the May session of the federal court in New Haven.
 The men are Elmer Stevens of 263 Hillside avenue, Vincent Lovallo of PIP Funston avenue, Anthony Clapps of 407 Oak avenue, Thomas Clapps of 401 Oak avenue, and Dom. chick Savanella of Winsted road.
 The men were arrested February 3 by Chief Hugs E. Meade and Serg- cant Edmund Wall of the TorTing- ton police department who had th6 cooperation of the FBI in investi. gating the cases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
Figures Released On
 Drug Store Receipts
New Haven Country Sales 56 Per Cent Above National Average; ApOthecaries Hall Among Chief Centers

New York, Feb. A-New HaveE. CoInty, Conn, with .376 per cent of the population of the United States, buys .587 per cent of the $2,715, ,O0O,- 600 worth of merchandise annually sold by the country's drug stores, or 56 per cent more than the national average, according to a study of dis tribution made public by the Na- tional Wholesale Druggists Associa- ton,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24

planned that the financing will be amortized over the six years on a basis calling for the following an- nual expenditures: First year. $1,- 197 400; second year SPOTS ,615: third year, $2,125,225; fourth year $1,124,340; fifth year $2,053, ,520 and sixth year, $1,342,430
 The structural part of the plan was formulated by the city plan commission led by its chairman Thomas F. Moore and technically compiled and reviewed by city plan engineer, T. L. Scott Smith.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
Congregational Church

Sunday-Junior and Young Peo- ple's departments of the church school will meet at 9:45 a. m. :; primary department at 10 6. m; Service of worship at II a. m: God Hath Life" will be the subject of the sermon by the Rev. John Mau- rice Deyo A Nursery school will be conducted in the church house dur ing the II a. m. service. The Pill grim Fellowship will meet at ' D. m. Carol Coon will be in charge of the discussion and Nancy Lynn will lead the worship service.
 Monday-Troop 8, Girl Scouts will meet at 3:3O D. m.. Sea Scouts at 7:30 D. m; Young Women's group at 7:45 D. m.
 Tuesday-The Woman's Associa- tion will meet at 2 D. m. for sewing and a regular business meeting.
 dnesday-United Lenten serv- ice in the Methodist church at 7:45 D. m.
 Thursday-The Missionary Soci- ety will meet at the home of Mrs. r. H. Peterson, Cutler street at 3 D. m.
 Friday-Mrs. Helen Collins will present a group of her piano stu dents in a recital at the church house at D. m.
 Sunday Night Speaker
 Rev. Stanley HaStilo of St. Mich aels church WaterYille will preach the sermon at the Lenten devotions in St. Johns church Sunday eve- ming.
 Personals
 Relatives in WatertoWn have re- ceived word that Arthur R. Gillette A. M. M. 3-c, U. s. N. R., and Mrs. Gillette, whose marriage took place in the Congregational church Feb ruary B arrived in Pensacola, Fla, Wednesday.
 Mate Gillette returned Thursday to his station at Bronson Field, Pen sacola.
 Mrs. Kenneth Ferguson, R. N. Of the Veterans Administration Castle Point, N. Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Edward Keilty of Scott avenue.
 Church news:
 St. Johns Church
 Sunday - Masses will be at ', BIB and 10 o'clock: Mass in Bethlehem at II a. m: Sunday is Communion Sunday for high school students ant public school children. At 7.3O p. m, there will be Rosary, Sermon and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
 Monday The C. Y. o. will meet in the church for instruction at ' D. m, and will hold the social meet ing in the Community building later.
 Thursday Confessions will br heard from 4 until 6 and from until 9 D. m:
 Friday-The First Friday. Masses will be at 6 and a. m. at 7:30 p. m. there will be Stations of the Gross Sacred Heart devotions and Bene- diction of the Most Blessed Sacra- ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
QUAINT NAME

"Hallelujah" is a popular Euro pean name for the wood Sorrel, of the geranium family. This name is due to the fact that the plant flowers between Easter and Whit Suntide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
Wounded In Action

Corporal Peter M. Brastauskas son of Mrs. Anna Brastauskas of Red Oak road who was wounded in Belgium on January 4th of this year when the Americans drove the Nazis back into Germany has been awarded the Purple Heart for singularly meritorious service under fire against an armed enemy
 The local Army man is in Eng land at the 4l08th Hospital Base and in a recent letter from the War Department 1t was learned that he is improving greatly He was wounded severely in the right hand, while fighting under General George Patton, with the 643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion and has seen considerable action against the Germans in France, Belgium and Germany.
 Corp. BraStauskas entered the service from F'augatuck on March 19, l942, and received his basic training at Camp Shelby. Miss. He also received preliminary training in modern tank warfare at several other camps throughout the nation. He went overseas on September 18th of last year.
 Prior to entering the service he worked at the French Mfg. Co. in Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
By CHARLES STEVENSON
 NEA Correspondent

Az s ABOARD M AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER BOUND FOR WAR Feb A.
 An hour fortyfive minutes Sthering caike through black emptiness pohoes
 Mister we ship officers nearly died in the "a lew Of but don't think these kid motions and 50 extra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24

Dr. Albert s. Saralegui, who at tended Uresident Ortiz of Argen- tina during his last illness and sued the heirs for $l27 900 covering his medical fees. has settled for $8,000 and withdraw the suit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
-FLATTOPS TO TOKYO
Landing Fighter Plane On An Aircraft Carrier Is Like Your Car Along Narrow Wall g Hundred An Hour'

Do wonder what it's like craft carrier? How do boys Stevenson t pack from journey to the Pacific ucptng in the showdown fight tells the a dispatches of which this Is the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
Hospital Bulletins

William SyrOtchen, 20. 234 North Main street, Q sailor, Is nn- der treatment at St. Mary's hOspl- tal for an injury to his ankle suf- fered fin . fall near Meadow and Field streets yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
MEETING OF STUDY
 CLASSES TONIGHT
First Session to Be Held at WaterviIIe Union Church
 at 6:3O O'Clock
FAYETTEVILLE COrrespOndent's PhOne--3.05l

WdIeTNIllcs CcO. <4 - MloS OOIA AS Tennant, daughter of Mrs. Lillian Tennant of Boyden street, will be married this afternoon at 5 o'clock at the chapel of the Second Congre- gational church, to Richard Owens. fireman second class, U. 8. N., sta- toned at Norfolk, Va. He is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Harry Owens of Griggs street.
 Vincent Palo, U. 8. Army is spend ing a furlough with his parents. MT. and Mrs. c. Palo of IS Lone Oak avenue.
 The weekly Bible Study Glasses will be held at the Waterville Union church this evening. Rev. Edward Hansen of New Britain will conduct the 6:3O class, and Rev. Milton s. Nilsson will have charge of the 7:30 class.
 Jeannette Illnicki of Cheshire is spending few days with her grand parents MT. and Mrs. William Du- bay of 55 Downes street.
 MT. and Mrs. William Rood have moved from Thomaston to the Vile, and are making their home on Thomaston avenue.
 Following are the church services for tomorrw:
 Gospel Hall: Breaking of bread at 10:30 a. m.; Sunday School at 6:30 and Evening Gospel meeting will be held at 7:30.
 WaterVille Union Church-Morn- ing Worship service at 10 a. m.; Sun- day School will be at II o'clock and Evening EVangelistic meeting will be held at 7:30.
 St. Paul's Episcopal Church - MT. DeWart will be at St. Paul's this Sunday for Morning Prayer and Sermon at II o'clock. Church School will meet at 9:30 o'clock.
 Confirmation candidates will meet for instruction, Monday, February 26th at APO D. m. The Viewers will meet at the parish hall on Wednes- day, February 28th at 8 o'clock. There will be a service of Evening Prayer and Sermon on March 2nd, at 8 D. m. The preacher will be the Rev William B. Van Wych priest in charge of Christ church, Middle town.
 John MacMullen, son of MT. and Mrs Percy MacMullen of DoWnes street extension, who has been i'll at his home for some time is now able to be out.
 Mrs. Robert Taylor of 1929 Thom- aston avenue is i'll at her home and under the care of physician.
 Sidewalks along Thomaston ave- nue are in very poor condition cov- cred with ice and great care must be taken by workers who have to walk to work before daylight, to avert fall. It would seem that little sand or ashes could be sprinkled on these walks and save serious fall by someone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24

Emilio RInaldI. 32. I3O WOOdtick road. is under treatment at SC. Mary's hospital for q possible skull fracture and injuries tO the face suffered when he was struck by a heavy die ct his work at SeOviII Mfg. Co
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
Toft Give
 Play Tonight

Watertown, Feb. 24 - The Masque and Dagger Society of the Taft school will present George Wash ington Slept Here. three-act com- edy by Moss Hart and George s. Kaufman tonight at 8:l5 in the Bingham Auditorium.
 The leading roles will be played by Robert Merkle of Waterbury, Chester Miller of Danbury and Roy Doolittle of Buffalo. N. Y. These three will also be remembered for their fine performance in last years play, "Charlie's Aunt"
 The performance is under the di- rection of Robert T. Olmstead, Di- rector of Dramatics at the school The concert orchestra will also ren- der three selections before the play. Parents of boys and friends of the school will be most welcome at the performance.
 The following is the cast of char acters:
 Mr. kimber ~ William Doolittle Ne%von Fuller .... Robert Merkle Annabelle Fuller .... Steve Veitch Madge Fuller . Bedford Lydon Steve Eldridge ... Peter Spokes Katie ..... ... Fclton Gibbons Mrs. Douglas Blandy Boocock Claytor Evans ....... Peter Johl Rena Leslie ...... Richard Palmer Hester .......... Richard Gofton Raymond .......... George Sawyer Uncle Stanley ...... Chester Miller Legget Fraser ~ Edward CoucE Tommy Hughes ................, .......... Rutherford Everest Sue Harrington ... William Dowd Miss Wilcox ......... Michael Coty Mr. Prescott ..... Steve Brown
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24

firm, who fell Is feet while working at the Naugatuck Chemical Rubber Co.,, Tuesday, suffered a fractured left leg, fractured nose and slight concuSsion of the skull.
 His name is not on the danger list, however, and his conditoin was reported flair" at the St. Raphaels hospital, New Haven this morn- ing
 More X-rays were taken Friday to determine if he has a fractured skull but results of these were not yet available.
 He fell from cat-Walk at the chemical firm.
 Annual Meeting
 Directors of the Eastern Nal. leable Iron Co.,, will be elected al the annual meeting next Wednes' day at the local plant. Reports for the year will be made.
 Stockholders will vote on adoption of pension plan for salaried em ployes of the company and officer will be elected at the meeting ol directors which will follow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24

backward, leaping, skipping among the planes. dodging death with the nonchalance of tennis players.
 Theirs is dangerous game; but the greatest concern is for the men who fly.
 NEXT: Some things that happen to pilots.
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PERSONALS

The Rev Mrs. Susie W Williams
ol 1922 Brush street, was dele
gate to the recent Applied Conven-
ton Of Christianity held N St
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has been presented 10 the public
on several occasions Before re-
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Williams visited IN Pueblo, Colo,
and Seattle, Wash.
Pfc. Charles Tye was recently
discharged after having served 80
months in the 473rd Port company,
p months in the Persian Gulf.
Formerly OF Tennessee. he makes
his home with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Tye of 95l wilkins
street.
Word was recently received in
Detroit from New York OF the Sc
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McGuarara. was forced To cut short
a vacation in the west and hurry
30 her daughters bedside
NJ s. Ada Esther Young spcn; the
summer with her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 4. Howell OF 244
Arden Park and eft Wednesday
10 resume her studies al Virginia
State college. Miss Young is a ten
mis- enthusiast and equestrian She
is studying pre-SChool education
and IS a Pledge OF the Delta So
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