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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-01

A giant sequoia cone hung on the tree for l6 years and, when 1t fell, the seed 1t contained were plant ed and five out of seven grew.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-01
BENT CONTROL

Ail persons who rent hcusing ac- onnOdations cf any type tn rent controlled areas and have not reg. astefed. must register with OPA area rent offices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-01
Rdtioning Regulations

<Ehe ration board headquarters N& il0 West Main street will be NIosed to the public all day on Sat- a'rdays until further notice.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-01

After a three-year search, a leop- ardess which is believed to have killed 1000 sheep, has been shot at Ruiterbosch, South Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27

ROOMS for light housekeeping, al- so double and single rooms. Mrs. Clark, 5O7 North Main St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27
Merchandise

S Household Articles A BEAUTIFUL HOME FULL of furniture. new living. dining. bed room, kitchen, rugs, lamps and tables. Very reasonable. AlbertS, 26S South Main St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS. TRIcT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO. BATE COURT, July 26th, ig46 ESTATE f JOsEPHAT JACQUES, a{kLa. JOSEPH r. JACQUES, late of the town of Waterbury, In said district, deeaesed.
 pIstrIct S's of Waterbury. oIas hath ' ilmlssd s and allowed six months from the date hereof for the ereditors. of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlament, Those who neglect to present their accounts. properly nttented, within said time, will be nebarrad recovery. All per9ong s@ smasS'Sa sS make inn immsdists ii paymsnt ps sc
 oDfAB BQLDUC. ae Laurel Bt., Hartford, c. Conn. Per order of Court
 MXRuuHRiTE M. gAMY.. Rse7sot Asst, Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT. DIS. TRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO- BATE COURT. Jaly 25th. ls45. ESTATE of JOSEPH COLASUR- DO. aka. CoLLASUODo, late of the town of Waterbury, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis triet of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly att tested, within said time, will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are request. e to make immediate payment to
 MARY COLASU RDO,
 Administratrix W Charles, St., Waterbury, Conn. Per Order of Court
 JOHN J. HOWARD. 7-25-3t Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27

VOICE ADDITIONS Tues, July 31st, 1 to 8 p. m. Martone Studios, 100 Grand for radio, stage, bands, clubs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27

MODEL A FORD-Or 1881 Chevro- let wanted. Henry Legere. Dial 3-0O4O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27

THREE FURNISHED ROOMS NEWLY PAINTED. ADULTS ONLY
 DIAL 3-77l1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27

LARGE SUNNY ROOMS for light housekeeping. Private lavatory, shower; free parking. 20l Willow St. Dial 4-6624.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27

MARRIED MAN WANTED - To work on dairy farm. Have . small rent. Dwight H. Emmons, Lake. side, Conn. Phone l58.i2 Litch. field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27

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HAVING LOST "A" gas ration book, application hereby made for new one. Francis A. Graph, 16O Edson Ave.
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Wreckers of Fabrics Hunted Down in This laboratory
Investigators Pin Grimes Acids, Drugs Termite

Africa to treat foot infection.
Termites are another enemy of
fabrics. Their voracious appetite
knows nothing of today's shortage of
white goods. A Nebraska laundry
had delivered deep box of shirts
to a customer, who placed it on
closet floor and methodically used
the shirts from the top. Ten days
later he took out the fourth shirt
and found the three remaining ones
riddled with frazzled holes. Parts
of the garments were completely
eaten away, and areas of the un-
touched fabric were covered with
tiny mud particles. The sleuths at
Laundry institute had the shirts
few days later.
Tests indicated mechanical dam
age that pointed to insects as the
likely perpetrators of the Crime"
The case was referred for vertical
ton to the U. S. department of agri-
cultures bureau of entomology,
one of the country's supreme au-
thorities on insects.
1.-THE injury is typical of termite
attack upon fabrics, Tread part of the
bureaus report. "Termites of this
species must have connection with
the ground soil, and they have the
habit of carrying particles of soil up
into the woodwork or other particles
they are feeding upon. This is why
you notice the dirt and dried mud
on the shirts1'-An investigation in
the customers home later revealed
that the basement of the building
had been SO completely eaten away
by the pests that it had to- be re-
placed with tile.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-07-06

Holes burned through fabric may
not be caused by a flame. Spilled
drops of medicine may leave a
tablecloth looking as though it had
been sprayed with machine gun bull
lets. A fabric damage that shows up
after laundering may have its origin
on the other side of the Atlantic
or in U. S. automobile battery.
Even insects have been known to
chew up priced linens.
These and other battling cases of
fabric damage are solved in the sci
entific fabric crime" detection lab
oratory of the American Institute of
Laundering. Often the solutions
have much of the mystery and sus-
pense of scientific crime detection.
In a South Carolina laundry, for
example, a naval officers gray uni
form coat was found to have hole
the size of a half dollar burned
through the 1eft-hand pocket. Since
this could not have happened in the
water-filled washwheel, the laundry
sent the coat for analysis to the In
stitute textile laboratory.
The burn" hole wasn't caused by
a flame, tests revealed, but by the
corrosive action of potassium per-
manganate crystals, the purplish
crystals used for antiseptic pur-
poses. The corrosive action of this
pharmaceutical eats through fabric
and leaves brown stain marks that
look exactly like the charred parti-
cles produced by flame. The naval
officer was shown the laboratory re-
port, and he recalled having carried
in his pocket the permanganate crys-
tails which had been issued him in
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-07-06
Nowadays Hunters Go
Out to Bring in Meat,
Not for q Good Time

Today's critical food shortages in.
meat, grains and vegetables have
brought about change in the status
of hunting in many parts of the
United States. It is no longer merely
sport, but a serious business.
= In some sections of the country,
such as parts of California, migrat-
ing ducks, now increasing in great
numbers through the practice of
wise conservation methods, have be-
come menace to crops and control
is required. Not only does the hunter
aid in the protection of valuable food
crops, but he also augments his own
larder with delicious and nourishing
meat which requires no ration points.
u In other sections some species of
wild game have increased within the
last few years to such an extent as
to develop into garden marauders
and grain crop destroyers. Among
these species are pheasants, rabbits
and deer, all providing delectable
and nutritious meat. All have an
aesthetic value. All have an eco
nomic value but all must be con-
trolled to maintain the balance of
Nature. An oversupply of any type
of wildlife leads to disease and
defamation of it's ranks.
The economic value of wildlife can
be easily understood when figures
from the u. S. Fish and Wildlife serv-
ice are quoted. Edible wildlife taken
during 1912 amounted to 255, 4O4 ,055
pounds of dressed meat.
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K Ration Eaten
In Tight Spots
It's Not Like Home Cooking
But Keeps Fighters Going

All through the savage Pacific
warfare, from Guadalcanal to the
fighting now taking place in the
home islands around Japan, the
army's famous 'K" ration'has played
highly important role.
These high-energy pocket size
meals 60 ashore with the first wave
of troops. They have made it pos
sible for American soldiers to in
wade and hold hostile islands even
though days and weeks may elapse
before the fighting has abated suffi-
GENTLY to allow supply ships to
bring in regular rations and the
necessary kitchen equipment. Ma
rines lived for weeks on "K' rations
in their heroic fight for Gudalcanal.
'K' rations are the front line SOL
diers' combat food, used only under
emergency combat conditions. De-
signed by the army quartermaster
corps in collaboration with leading
food technicians, an army ''K' ra-
ton consists of three meals for one
front line fighting man for one day.
Each meal is packed in a separate
cardboard carton about the size of
popcorn box and is labeled break
fast, dinner or supper. Total weight
of the three units is 43 ounces, with a
3,726 caloric content.
The breakfast unit consists of can
of chopped ham and eggs; COM
pressed cereal; wooden spoon; cen
ergy" biscuits; two units of soluble
coffee; sugar; fruit bar; chewing
gum; toilet tissue and four ciga-
retteS.
In his dinner package, G.I. Joe
gets one can of cheese with bacon;
four vitanin enriched biscuits; a
candy bar; chewing gum; orange or
lemon beverage powder; sugar; salt
tablets; wooden spoon; four ciga-
rettes, and book of matches.
The supper unit holds a can of
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rations have proved their worth to
such an extent that field commanders
of ground forces have adopted them.
They are highly nutritious and are
designed to give the soldier a well
balanced, energy-producing diet.
They must be packaged to with
stand all types of atmospheric condi-
tons and rough overseas handling
and still arrive in eatable condition.
At the Hiram Walker plant in
Peoria where over 50,000,000 "K"
rations have been packaged for ship
ment overseas, each carton is
packed in wax-dipped inner carton
which is moisture, gas and insect
proof. Inside this carton is another
waterproof cellophane bag in which
biscuits, coffee, fruit-juice powder,
sugar and CONNECTIONS are enclosed.
To insure greater protection
against moisture in the Pacific,
where boxes of "K'' rations have
been frequently dumped from inva-
sion barges and allowed to float
ashore with the tide, packs of IL ra-
tons, or SO meals, are sealed insa
special waterproof Illuminated bag
and then boxed in a wooden shipping
case.
Each 'K" meal package bears a
different color and design so that
the soldier in grabbing a, meal
from large case of rations, or in
semi-darkness can readily select the
unit he wants.
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II you're lucky enaush to hare a Teen
Csnteen in your communify-by all means
support it. What mean is, attend it as
often as you can. Maybe lot OF the
younger kids DO clutter up the place
(,oeL, anyone from, Is up is usually eligi-
ble), but that's the general idea behind a
Canteen-to give ALL the teenagers a
place Of their DUN. Once you and your
cToiUd desert, Others ,Dil follop and all
your fine organization ,oork will be total
loss. Fun is iohere you find if-and you'll
find plenty Of the right kind il you look
for if at the Teen Canfeen.
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Sale Of horse meat is reported on
the increase. If that's the case we'd
better end this gasoline shortage
soon. VI
A medal was recently awarded to
a high officer for saving the life Of
a woman by stopping q runaway
horse 20 years ago. Which shows
he was faster at catching up with
what he was after than his medal.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-07-06
Find Hitler Order to
Loot Polish Treasures

MOSCOW.-A Tass dispatch from
Warsaw said that document signed
by Adolf Hitler had been found,
ordering the crowns and scepters of
: Polish kings taken to Germany for
his own collection.
Describing the opening of an ex-
hibition, Warsaw Accuses" lass
said the Germans destroyed a col
lection of Egyptian mummies while
looting Polish art treasures and mu-
seums.
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b A K B S by Baukhage

An official navy bulletin included
this warning: Navy personnel are
not allowed to transport monkeys to
or from India"
The government has moved west
from the Hudson, one congressman
commented. Fine so long as it
doesn't stop when it gets to the
Mississippi. This is a very wide
country.
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ReConversion No Great
Obstacle 10 Industry
Many Factories Making Consumers Goods for
Services; Numerous Others to Require
Only Minor Changes. -
BY BAUKHAGE
Ne,ps Analyst and Commentator.

erts, Washington found out about
Sheriff. and gave him the challenge
of making compass for use in mo-
torized equipment of various kinds.
Sheriff. went to work and produced
his models. The Carnegie Institute,
the army engineers and the war
college looked them over and put
their okeh on them. The inventor
moved downstairs and took the
whole first floor of the building on
Peru's public square. The 20 men
who had assembled. the auto COM
passes were increased to 125 working
at regular assembly line.
Next came a call from the Mari
time commission. A compass for
steel lifeboats was needed. Like the
tanks, too many had been left to
wander on the high seas blind. Fur
Their inventive genius was required
for this job for steel lifeboat passes
much of its life on the steel deck
of ship. A few months ago the
new compass was approved and pro-
duction is now under way.
Some day, of course, the last war
order will arrive at the factory in
Peru, but because of the war-stimu-
lated ingenuity of one man, prod
uct has been created, the demand
for which will continue for such war
machines as are still needed plus
demand for civilian use which will
return the moment restrictions on
motor travel and transportation are
over. In addition, I understand from
Sheriff., new hearing-aid is in the
making.
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in a boy-and, in
case you're inter-
ested, here's the
result of our poll.
OF course, there
were some girls
who looked blank
and asked, "What
is a boy?"
that's to be ex-
pected at a time
when girls out
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-07-06
British Troops Grab
Japanese Equipment

CALCUTTA.-British l4th army
troops mopping up the scores Of
thousands Of Jap soldiers to fend
for themselves in Burma have
captured enemy guns and equip
ment It Tenanama, n miles
south Of Minbu, a communique
said. Minbu Is on the Irrawaddy
river, $50 miles above the cap
tured capital Of Ransoon.
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WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
WASHINGTON. ID. C.

WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, D. C.
Reconversion has begun and it
looks as if one prediction, made
back when conversion had been &C.
complished with many an ache
and groan, would come true. Then
the experts predicted that reconver-
sion would be easier than conversion.
Eighty per cent of the factories,
we are now told by officials of the
department of commerce, will not
have to do a major reconversion job.
This is largely because many indus
tries now furnishing supplies to the
military will continue to manufac-
ture the same supplies for civilians
Clothing, food, printing, electrical
appllances-you can think of whole
lot of others yourself. 1t will be no
great problem for the makers of
such products to shift from one mar
ket to another-from Uncle Sam to
John G. Consumer.
Some industries whose present
final product differs considerably
from the civilian goods they make
won't have such major difficulties
either. 1t will please the ladies to
learn that even the folks who have
been making parachutes will have
little or no trouble changing back
to stockings. The nylon people SIM
ply have to change spools.
There are number of other pre-
dictions concerning the future Of
businesses, big and little, and one
of them is that 40 per cent of the
industries, although they won't do
the business they are doing today
with Uncle Sam as customer, will
have bigger demand to meet than
they had in the boom year of 1929.
And this condition will continue, say
the prophets Of profits, for two or
three years on the impetus of the
present pent-up buying power of
the nation. If we keep our heads
meanwhile, there is no reason why
the period of prosperity cannot be
extended.
But what about the other types of
business which were expanded by
war demands for products which
won't have any civilian market?
Well, our American business inge-
nuity and our native mechanical in
ventive genius, they tell US, are 60
ing to step into the picture again.
Then there will be the natural evo-
luton which will eliminate the be-
low-average business man and es-
tablish survival of the fittest.
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corned pork loaf with carrot and ap-
pie flakes; "energy" biscuits; bouil-
Ion powder; chocolate bar; soluble
coffee; wooden spoon; chewing
gum; sugar and again, four ciga-
retteS.
"K'' is one of the six basic types
of army field rations. Originally de-
veloped as the food for paratroopers
operating behind enemy lines, "K"
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War a Spur to
Many Entrepreneurs

To reconvert to the manufacture
Of civilian products, no change Of
machinery or assembly line nor
any retooling will be necessary at
the Sheriff. factory. Nor will the
number Of employees have to be re-
duced.
Of course, not many inventors are
endowed with enough business sense
to run plants of their own. Sheriff.
appears to be an exception. When
he got his first army order, he was
asked when he could deliver how
many compasses. He named the fig
ure and the day and what is more
he lived up to his promise, which
was more than many manufacturers
with less foresight and more unfore-
seen hurdles have been able to do.
There are other inventors and 9TH
er business men who, like Sheriff.,
have received from war demands
the stimulation which will push them
ahead and carry them through the
breakers of reconversion. Sheriff.
himself has no technical education.
He calls himself graduate from a
junkpile. But he can talk with the
scientists and the experts and, what
is more, he makes the pictures he
draws on his drawing board, some
times in the small hours in pajamas
and slippers, work.
He has the typical American in
genuity shared by thousands of 9TH
ers who helped win the war for us
and who will keep us from losing the
peace.
Recently a listener wrote in with
suggestion that fitting memorial
for the late President Roosevelt
could be provided in manner which
would aid the bond drive. She sug-
gested that "if bonds were contrib
uted for a memorial commensurate
with our sorrow and regret, by the
time these bonds matured we would
be able to buy the most magnif-
icent memorial in the world in honor
of our greatest President"
Then she concludes: II am one OF
the many little people who would
gladly contribute small bond now,
but may not be able to give anything
later"
The psychology of that suggestion
is interesting. Regardless of what
the purpose of fund might be, what
splendid way of raising it and thus
achieving exactly what the govern
ment wishes to achieve by the sale
of bonds: the double purpose of Sc
curing cash to defray war expenses
and also reducing the amount of in
flationary pocket-money.
1t struck me as such a good idea
that I sent it along to Ted Gamble
who is in charge of such matters in
connection with the Seventh War
loan. Next to making suggestions
for selling bonds I suppose one of
the best things one can do is buy
them. OF course if everybody fol-
lowed that horse-sense plan and
bought, simply for the security Of
their own future, the treasury
! wouldn't need any suggestions.
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Yankee Ingenuity
To the Fore


What started me off on this topic
was typical example of how this
inventive genius, stimulated by war
demands, has laid the foundation
for turning what started as a little
two-room factory into big, small
town business. The man with the
inventive genius is frequent WASH
ington visitor these days. His name
is Burl E. Sheriff.. The name of
the town is Peru, Ind, population
$4,000. Sheriff. is modest Hoosier
genius in his forties who managed
to make living from tinkering and
selling the patents on the gadgets
he invented. Then one day he made
something he liked so we'll he didn't
want to part with the idea behind it,
SO he decided to manufacture it him
self. It was a popular-priced mag
netic compass for use in steel
bodied automobiles and trucks.
Sheriff. rented three offices right
on the public square of Peru, turned
them into his factory and started
out. Soon he began to expand, push.
AiS lawyers, uOCLOIS, real estate men
out of the way. But I am getting
ahead of my story.
Sheriff. was a born inventor, al.
though he didn't realize it and start.
ed off to study law. After two years
at the University of Chicago he
found that his hunger for the law
was appeased, his hunger for three
meals day was not. He went to
work managing little neighborhood
shoe store in Chicago. This gave
him chance to tinker in the kitch.
en-laboratory in his fiat. Then he
got a chance at job back in In.
diana-repairing radios in Peru
This gave him lots Of opportunity tc
tinker and he patented inventions
and sold them, which bolstered his
income considerably. Finally he
evolved the compass which he
wouldn't part with. He was able tc
hire small staff of workers-then
came the war and no more civilian
autos.
But there were lots of military We.
hicles and after our blind tanks had
lost themselves in the African des.
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JABBERWOCKY AND
GIGGLE GAGS

Some S64 Questions
Q.-What is the definition Of a
Pretzel?
A.-A doughnut with commissions.
Q.-Why did the moron stick a
grape in his eye?
A.-So his tears would flow like
wine.
JABBERWOCKY DAFFYNITIONS
Sewing Circle-Harpy huddle, all
girl party.
A Sizzle-A smooth boy.
Cuffed-Going steady.
He's Joined the Foreign Legion
He's going steady with a girl from
another school.
TRIXIE TEEN SAYS:
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number boys IS to l in some high
schools. Definitely, it's CTS"
Personality Plus-This comes first
the girls say. And they don't mean
.'Poison-ality."
Good Dancer-If he dances as if
he had snowshoes on, he can just
make like hoop and roll along.
Good Talker-No girls like to 60
out with a Zombie.
h Sense of Humor-That means he
must think some of the things SHE
says are funny, too.
Good Manners-Does he leave you
stranded in the middle of the floor
after a dance? Does he eat with a
fork or a shovel? Does he open
doors for you or slam them in
your face? Some boys have man.
ners-but not the right kind.
Movie Mad-Re must like movies,
they insist. But don't expect him to
swoon over Van johnson, junior.
And don't be offended if he drools for
Laura Bacall. It was YOUR idea
to see movie tonight, remember.
Looks Are Least-That's what the
girls say-but it's hard to believe.
Plenty of homely boys with sterling
qualities are turned down in favor
of some oafish goons who happen to
have Van Johnson's hair, John Ho-
diak shoulders, or Bob Hutton pro-
file.
No Wolves Allowed-You like boys
who can have fun without necking,
you say. You don't like them too
smooth or too fast. Then, why are
you wearing that Red Riding Hood
if you don't want Wolf to run after
you?
JABBERWOCKY AND
GIGGLE GAGS
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"GAY CADETS"
By NANCY PEPPER
GIRL MEETS BOY
Newspapers-wNu Features

We've been asking hep hedys from
coast to coast what they like most
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-07-06

my Rose and My Glove" are
tuned in on Fashion! A lovely pink
rose painted on long black gloves is
pretty fashion. Wear a rose in
your hair and roses in your cheeks
for added harmony. Rose perfume
is bit on the mid-Victorian side
but very feminine!
Ledger syndicate.-wNU Features.