The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-05

Pacific Notebook (No. 4). For many weeks before American soldiers and Marines started for Okinawa last Spring they were ectured and warned nermnaby about the health hazards they would meet Marines in the Soomons and soldiers in the Philippines given hor- rble pictures of the of phus and other diseases were warned to boil and purify all drinking water to keep away from native dwellings and above a to keep care full watch against snakes. At Guadalcana young doctor seemed to take relish in describing in gry detail all that happened to the unfortunate who was bitten by habu snake. Death not only certain, he said but was preceded by the worst imaginable pain When the Marines landed he sad the snakes would have let their winter quarters and be roaming about Oknawa look ing for Americans to bite. He painted such picture that eathernecks wondered whether they should be more worried about the Japs Oknawa the habus Alter the landings the Marines in the young docs outht were almost backward about hitting the dirt lest they move Ill with habu but after few Nip shells and bullets they found they had more dangerous worries than snakes But the first night the island there was habu casualty And who it? The young doc of course who had for gotten his warnings. He recovered without any serious effects but again did he give warning lec ture on snakes
 Shades of fuchsia! When you say that. also say shades of IreIand Take any shade of it ike from rose through variations of red and purp reproduced in your home color scheme a wOmans latest outfit, and you will have the depth of those shades you see them in the fuchsia hedges around Ireland
 When say around, mean that they are not Tn one particular locality. We them in Cork and Kerry. Tpperary Waterford in Clare, and farther west and north, and in central Ireland Our first drive around the countryside in Cork and neghbOrng Waterford had our eyes popping. Fuchsia hedges! Fuchsias large and tall along the roadside something like you sumac 
 blends in with whatever hedge divides property and fields. The great masses came to mind when we read in last weeks New Yorker the editors review of the home country in County Mayo of New YOrk's Mayor O'Dwyer. The fuchsias were fine altogether as they would express it there. It would be worth trip, now that the boats running again to CObh to go over and see the lakes the rvers the mountains the sdecars, the pubs the winding roads. the church and castle ruins AND the fuchsias-MiOllainneach -%-
 Mrs. Winifred Rosenbeck of 1sO South Elm Street is
 pneumonia patient at St. Marys Hospital under the able care of Dr. Herbert J. Corbett. George M Connors ot this city isa member of the general committee arranging the 1946 New England Accounting Conference to be held by the state societies of certified public accountants of six states at the Hotel Bond in Hartford, May 23 and 24
 Mike Ross Grand Street barber accompanied by Charley Chlem and Joe Berard left yesterday morning for two weeks vacation in Hot Springs. Arkansas. Mrs. James Downey of Oak Street. the former Betty Phean under went major operation at St. Marys Hospital last week . Bart Phelan of Mr. and Mrs. George Phean or East Dover Street. popular undergrad at St. Anns Paro cha School has been granted his discharge papers from the Waterbury Hospital after undergoing mastoid opera tOn