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Tall Tower Topics n, fl' BT THE MAN IN THE TOWER c Good Evening. Down town restaurant announces new management, “Choice Steaks and Chops”. What a popular place the store will be which announces your favorite brand of cigarettes are yours for the asking, new management or old. , . . Candidates will be treated to familiar lodge tunes and old timers will have occasion to reminisce when the strains of the organ are heard in old-time favorites at the Elks’ Lodge room.. And presiding is lodge organ ist will be the popular Gene Oviatt, starting his 28th year, which is some time of a record in fraternal circles. . . . Eureka Chapter holds its 120th annual meeting Tuesday night. It’s the youthful spirit that counts even in fraternal circles and Eureka Chapter has that. . . . The charter members in 1825 apparently visualized years of continued success for their society and their hopes have been realized. . . . But don’t let the members of Eureka chapter get too chesty about their ancient tradi tions. The First Congregational Church on West Main Street‘was founded in 1691—254 years ago. Say, they do riRlly mean it when they say “Little, Old Waterbury”. --* Random Rambling ... Angie Torra made a big hit at the minstrel show given recently by Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. ... It seems a little of home may be found everywhere. ... A Waterburian reports wan dering into a Times Square book shop after the curfew had struck at 12 Sunday, to do a little browsing. . . . Tht first book he picked up was “Everyday Errors in Pronunciation” by our own Dr. John G. Gilmartin, one •f the nation’s leading lexicographers. We know how to spell it, but how do you pronounce it, Dr.?” . . . Best wishes to Kay McCluskey, who recently became the bride of Private Henry Barker, Jr., of Millionocket, Maine. A Down Easter herself, Kay has five brothers serving overseas. Just musing, folks.... It is a long time since the little game of politics has had so many of our male school teachers in a jittery frame of mind. Some tall “elec tioneering” is going on for the appointment of vice principal of Wilby High School and the prospective position of assistant superintendent of schools. In respect to the latter it is generally regarded that when Superin tendent Thomas J. Condon retires, his present assistant, Dr. John Q. Gilmartin will succeed him. At the present writing it’s anyone’s race for the vice-principalship. Cer tain favorites fail to take the hurdle in the first attempt and consequently their popularity rating has taken a nose dive—for the time being.... The cancellation of the Jefferson Day dinner in New Haven Saturday evening was disappointing to many Waterburians, who were planning on making state celebrities conscious of Water biury’s large and representative delegation. ... As pre dicted months ago, Republicans are hoping for a rift in the Democratic party and the formation of a Fusion ticket. Rather flimsy foundation for a campaign, fellow citizens! The usual “joker” in such a set-up is that the rank-and-file of the Republican Party doesn’t get too enthusiastic over an “adopted” son — which means votes for the regular Democratic ticket or a “fishing trip” that day. We’ll see_Our best wishes are forwarded tonight to Washington, D. C., to Major Ralph P. Creer, of the U. S. Army Medical Corps. His advancement meets our decided approval for Ralph has the stuff of which excel lent officers are made and he has made the grade the way good officers do—work, hard work—and plenty of it. _— w Wonder if any of the former Braves of Old Camp Mataucha ever got this feeling as they grouped around the old camp fire and heard the counselors’ spin their magic yarns? George Wiswell in the current issue of Esquire presents an interesting picture in his article “Your Boy and Summer Camp”. It brings back fra grant memories. As Mr. Wisell says so wisely, “There’s a lot to be said for a campfire and the things it can do for a group of teen-age boys sprawled around it. Many men have turned back through their own lives to find the time and place they got their first ideas about democracy, life and death, religion and war.. Their search has often led to a summer camp where they sat surrounded by the night, letting the quiet beauty of the earth and trees and sky evoke parts of the personality that city life left untouched. The value of summer camps is unquestioned—particularly during wartime. Good ones have proved themselves better than families or newspapers or propaganda in adjusting the teen ager to the idea of entering service. Many youths are certain that they will never live through the war; others deeply resent intrusion of a uniform into an up to-now strictly private life. These summers the camp fire can serve as a citadel of reason and hope. A boy will tell things to a camp leader that would floor his parents, such as “Why should I go to college for one measly year? I’m going in pretty soon and until I do, the only thing is to have a good time.” A psychologist knows what to do, continues ESQUIRE. He’ll start the boy thinking seriously of his postwar life, where he’s going to live, what he's going to do . . . but it takes someone the boy sincerely admires to do it. The camp leader has a choice opportunity to be that person. Put a good meal in the lad’s stomach, let him smell the wood smoke and watch the firelight in the night, and the future can become endlessly varied and rich. The good counselor will keep that future before a boy . . . this usually succeeds in tempering with promise and hope, the fear, morbidity or indifference which other wise the boy would have carried into the service.” -$ Good Night. MINES EXPERTS STUDY SITESFOR OIL FROM COAL BY CHARLES O. HULL United Fran Staff Correspondent St. Louis, Mo. April 12, (UP)—The U. S. Bureau of Mines has begun a survey of 105 areas In 39 coal producing states to select two sites for experimental production of syn thetic oil and gasoline from coal. One possible location of such a research plant Is reported to be In the St. Louis area, which embraces the Southern Illinois coal fields. Motivating the bureau's investi gation Is the report of the nation’s top oil men before a Joint Con gressional committee that at the current or even peacetime rate of consumption the country’s oil re serves will run out In 17 to 20 years. Not only the fear of exhausting oil reserves, but also realization that other nations, especially Ger many, were far ahead of the U. S. in developing liquid fuels from coal prompted a research program. Eng land Is said to produce one-fifth of her gasoline synthetically. 3,000 Years Supply of Coal Two Bureau of Mines engineers, Herschel M. Snead, of the bureau's office of synthetic fuels in Wash ington, and Joseph J. Curoe, Pitts burgh, Pa., recently surveyed po tential plant sites in this district. As a means of promoting greater employmept, synthetic oil and gas oline production would mean much, Curoe said. He pointed >ut that all the miners in this country and more would be required to mine the coal needed if the nation were forced to depend entirely on synthetic liquid fuels. United States coal reserves, the engineers explained, are practically inexhaustible—in contrast to dwind ling oil. Experts estimate coal re serves at about 1,300 billions tons, enough to supply the nation for 3,000 years. One experimental synthetic fuel plant now is being operated by the bureau, and another is building. That in operatfon, at Pittsburgh, produces only 10 gallons daily. An other going up at Bruceton, Pa., will turn out 10 barrels a day. Synthetic Cost High These are only experimental sta tions. Quantity production awaits private Investment, now held up only by further necessary experi mentation. Presently, cost of producing syn thetic oils and gasoline is thrice that of making gasoline from nat ural petroleum. The Bureau of Mines, however, believes that im proved techniques will cut costs so the synthetic products can be made to sell within five cents a gallon of present prices, Railroad facilities, electric power resources, proximity of coal fields yielding the proper type of coal, and adequate water supplies will deter mine location of the proposed new plants. Even a small plant, turning out only 200 barrels of synthetic fuels a day, must use 200,000 gal lons of water daily for cooling pur poses. 500 NEW MEMBERS YWCA OBJECTIVE Use of Privately-Owned Tennis Courts Granted to New Group Use of several privately-owned tennis courts in Waterbury has been granted to the proposed Y. W. C. A., and definite schedules win be announced as soon as instruc tors are obtained and other ar rangements are completed, it was announced today by Mrs. Gail An drews Ross, national Y. M. C. A. board member who is aiding organ izational work here. Mrs. Ross stated the owners have offered use of the courts on certain days of the week and with use of city tennis courts also planned the organization hopes to provide adequate facilities for a large num ber of tennis enthusiasts. Plans also are underway for swim ming and badminton programs, and various other recreational under takings will be started shortly by the Y. W. groups, it was disclosed. The public relations committee of the proposed organization met last night at the Community Chest rooms on Church strete last night to plan publicity in connection wi'h the membership drive which opens April 25. Miss Ann McCarthy, chairman of the membership committee, stated taht 170 have already registered as charter members. The drive for charter members will continue un til May 25. with a goal of 500 set by the committee. Mrs. Harold I ost, chairman of the public rela tions unit, presided at last night’s meeting. A membership committee meeting has been scheduled for Monday night at 51 Church street, with rep resentatives from local manufac turing plants and stores to attend. NEW SURGICAL PLASTIC A new plastic for use as a stich ing material for surgical use, threads, shoe soles, or waterproof coating has been developed by the University of Illinois through a new method whereby tendons of beef are con verted into plastic. TWO SHIFT SOFA I T This line quality sola is ready to serve you at all hours. By day, you could not ask lor a more com* lortable, good-look ing davenport and yet In a twinkling, It can be transformed Into a soft, restful double bed. See It now. . AS LOW AS $6950 ^mflTZKirrs Cor Bp. Mala. SrorlB A Brook 8U.. Waterbury. > lUport from Uooccopiod Ginwiiy: By Curt link ——-— Hitler Seldom Mentioned In Flood Of Reich Rumors Cart Bleak aa a secret visit to astwayM Germany, contacted well-informed news searces to (ala hitherto an pa bl Is bed Informatton about events la the Belch. Here is another of his dispatches, radioed from Switserland. Beiss to in Europe as correspondent for NEA Serv ice and The Waterbary Democrat. By CURT BIESS (Copyright, IMS, NEA Service, Inc.) Berne, April 12—Germany, during these last days be fore the final collapse, is loaded with rumors. Everyone you meet knows exciting news. It’s impossible even to begin to check up on all the stories. Many rumors dealing with higher-ups and purporting to give “inside stories’’ of what happened when the leaders were among themselves are ob viously Invented. StUl, I find that many stories are true or only slightly garbled, which means that leaks must occur among the highest Nazis. High on the priority list of questions about which Germans these days wonder is the question of "Where are headquarters?" According to my in formation, headquarters of the western front has changed six times since the Allied invasion o^ Prance. Until the breakthrough at Falaise, head quarters were at Saint Gemaln en Laye, west of Paris. Then Reims, men eiancy. /u me enu ui oepLeui ber 1944, when the Allies were on German territory lor the first time, headquarters were at Bad Kreuz nach. Then Bad Ems. Then Bad Nauheim, 30 kilometers north of Frankfurt, for a short time. Since then headquarters have been in Thuringia, either in or near the lit tle town of Schmalkalden, 30 kil ometers north of Meiningen. PEOPLE SHOW NO INTEREST IN HITLER One thing which struck me as-un usual is that Hitler is not the topic for rumors or stories. Nobody ever talks of him. Rumors which come from neutral countries concerning Hitler’s plans, such as the latest story which says he will die on the battle field, are absolutely unknown in Germany. Most people I ques tioned declared themselves disin terested in Hitler, who supposedly is living in Berchtesgaden, doing nothing, having no longer any per sonal say-so in matters of the war. I can now say, and I have it from an excellent source, that this is not so. Hitler lives in Berchtesgaden, but is by no means apathetic or out of things. On the contrary, he remains Extremely active, mixing into every thing, changing orders and arrange ments and thus increasing the gen eral nervousness of war leaders. Strangely enough, his main inter est and work are not directly con nected with the military side of the war, but with things concerning war economy. During the last few weeks, the Fuehrer has worked out a large LABOR TURNOVER MAY BE REDUCED ‘Exit Interviews’ Planned to Persuade Workers to Remain on the Job In an effort to reduce labor turn over in war plants, State Manpower Director William J. Fitzgerald of the War Manpower Commission said to day that area directors of the War Manpower Commission have been requested to ask plant managers to see that workers who have given notice of quitting are personally in terviewed. Pointing out that turnover is high in some areas Fitzgerald sajd that “exit interviews" conducted by ex perienced interviewers will help to keep workers on the job and find out the reasons why they leave their employment so that remedial action can be taken where possible. The WMC head said that infor mation has been obtained from vari ous sections of the country on the beneficial results obtained by war production employers who used ‘ exit’ ’interviewers. The WMC di rector said that surveys Indicated that the best results from such in terviews were obtained when (1) there is a minimum delay between th- worker’s notice of intent to quit, or notice from supervisors of the intended discharge, and the inter view; (2) the interview is made by appointment; (3) the worker is as sured of privacy during the inter view and (4) experienced interview ers are used.' Male interviewers will be used to Interview men workers while women will be used to interview female employes. “Experience has shown, Mr. Fitz gerald said, “that the interviews should never be conducted by the worker’s foreman or supervisor." NO SIGNATURES ON STATEMENTS "Solid fuel users are returning their ‘Consumer Declarations’ to their dealers in many instances without signatures and with only a portion of the required statements completed, according to reports from coal dealers and dealer organ izations throughout Connecticut,” Mark G. Sandford, field office man ager for the Solid Fuels Administra tion for War, announced today. “Unless a consumer completes all of the required statements on the ‘Consumer Declaration’ form and signs it on the back, such a con sumer has not qualified under gov ernment regulations to receive any solid fuel after April 1, IMS,” he pointed out. Honorably Discharged .... and You Want to Buy a Home! It can be done . . . thanks to the VETERANS ADMINIS TRATION. Your government has granted us permission to be one of the agencies through which you may purchase a home . . . even though you are not able to make a down payment. Com&'dn and let us tell you whether you have the necessary qualifications as set up by the VETERANS ADMINISTRA TION. 4 This house of friendly service welcomes your visit. THE WATERBURY BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, INC. 63 North Main St. Phone 4*8595 Oldest Association Of Its Kind In Waterbary miMii wwHtawwwtmwxiMMtiaMiiMitMWMsiwmmuwsa scale and rather fantastic plan for dealing with German War indus tries. Hitler Is the co-author of the plan for evacuating industries from Germany. According to this plan, the most Important of the German industries, Including equipment of the large plants, are to be saved from the Allies for the “better fu ture.” They are supposed to be moved into Redult and hidden there in un derground caves. Such hideouts al ready are Installed east of Lake Constance in the Forest of Bregenz and the Voralberg Alps. A consid erable number of special machines of ‘Vereinigte Kugellager Fabriken” of Schweinfurt and of Siemens Schuckert plants of Nuremberg al ready have been transported to Vor alberg. They are, however, not yet hidden underground, but were put up at Feldrich near Bregenz. I repeat this and can vouch for the fact that these machines really were brought to the above-men tioned places, though I doubt that even Hitler believes that they can be hidden forever. Another favorite of Hitler these days is the state of health of Ger man workers. He has ordered the Ministry of Economics to reintro duce the eight-hour day. This sur prising move at this late stage of the war was supposedly motivated by an aidememoire composed by the Health Department of the German workers’ front. This composition said that curtailed rationing start Bowing obsequiously, Hitler meets the late President von Hlndenbnrg. Now he stresses legality of his regime by emphasizing the fact that von Hindenburg granted him his powers. ing April 9 makes the cut of work ing hours, which are now 10 or even 12, absolutely necessary. The Fuehrer also has ordered ad ditional rations for wives of fight ing soldiers. All of which makes it clear that Hitler is now attempting to create better conditions for the workers so that workers who, after the collapse of Germany will suffer from want of food, will remember the better Hitler days. However, given the state of mind of the aver age German workers I encountered and their feelings concerning Hitler, this move won’t have the hoped-for results. PLANS IMPORTANT DECLARATION Within the next few weeks, possi bly even before the end of the fight ing in Germany proper and the Ex-Patrolman “Jim” Carey Enjoyed Many Friendships “Out Easter” Found Late Officer Most Friendly, Courteous in Discharging Duties — Directed Traffic With Efficiency — Mourns His Passing. BY THE OUT EASTER James F. Carey of 17 Fairview street, a retired policeman, died and was buried on Tuesday. We knew Jim Carey and we liked him, as we do all of our police, the best in the land, in our estimation In the matter of courtesy and fair play to all. Take for Instance our traffic men; where In any city could be found a more decent and painstaking lot of officers of the law. And the same is true of our day and night squads, these fellows who patrol the streets by foot and automo bile, and who are known for giv ing ,,breaks’’when the offense is such that advice is deemed bet ter than an arrest. Our detec tive force, too, is built upon the same lines; these men are just like the rest of our police, anx ious of course to unravel the many complicated cases before them, but in so doing never forgetting the rights of those involved. And so it was with Jim Carey, while in uniform. He never wished to invade the rights of man, or subject him to inquiry unless there was an absolute cause for such action. Jim wasn’t a de tective, as we know, but he had to get the facts in advance of the presence of his superiors, and im part to them the cause of it all, just like other uniformed men have to do. Jim Carey was tall and straight, and carried himself in a rather dignified manner. He looked the part he played, for there was everything about him that indi cated strength and endurance, If need be in case of serious trouble. But we knew him best in the traf fic operation in and about our city streets. He was more of a "flller in” than a regular member of the traffic force, that is he covered in when the regular men had the right to take off for a brief breathing spell. This traffic work, by the way, is no cinch, as we look at it. We had observed Jim upon many occasions. He was quick on his feet, a ‘fast moving fel low, and when traffic was snarled up a'little, you would see him in the center of the roadway, mo tioning to the various drivers to come this way or that way, so that it would be possible for the line to get going without tying up the cars for too long a period. He did this so many times, and acted so quickly and with good judgment that frequently words of praise for him were relayed to the desk officer at headquarters. And then, too, was Jim’s favor ite salute of welcome as passed along in the vicinity of where he was stationed. He never forgot those he knew; he called them by name, and his friendly salutation was such that it made a lasting im pression. Jim seemed to like everyone he met, and particular ly older people. How carefuj he was when he spotted them on the sidewalk, and hesitant to make the crossing. Then it was that Jim acted, taking them kindly by the arm, and walking at their side until all danger had passed. Acts of this kind are many on the part of all of our police, but the manner of Jim's activity in this direction seemed even more no ticeable to those who happened to be looking that way. Pleasant, affable, a ready talker, Jim Carey had everything to make him the good cop he was, and a good soul to meet. Once a Ma rine, he never forgot his military training, and no doubt this helped him greatly after he was first made a policeman. We met him for the last time after he was re tired; we talked, and we laughed, and we held a conversation that made the two of us feel better on account of the chance meeting. Jim died as will all of the other cops of the force, and the rest of us. We paid him homage in our own meek way by looking at him in Death, as so many others did previous to the funeral. To us he seemed the same Jim, even though life had gone from him, and he was on his way to Join so many others ahead of him. We hope that even death will eventually bring him happiness in the next world. Buy War Bonds & Stamps planned declaration that the war Is finished, Hitler will publish an im portant declaration. He will remind the Germans that he and only he legally is the head of Germany. The legality of his regime will be stressed by pointing out that he was given his powers by the late President von Hindenburg, who was duly elected by the German people. Thus, any regime pretending to be the German government and col laborating with the Allies will be considered unlawful and every Ger man obeying orders of such gov ernment or anybody not appointed by Hitler directly or indirectly is punishable for high treason. This will be the propaagnda line of the Nazis in the final stage, which also will furnish a certain legal standing for the Nazi partisans fighting on. PAN-AMERICAN DAY EVENT ARRANGED Local High School Clubs to Participate in Offi cial Observance Clarence L. Tappin, chairman of the educational division of the Wa terbury affiliated Inter-American Center, announces that in Crosoy and Wilby high schools Spanish clubs will observe Pan-American day on Friday, April 13. Saturday, April 14th, has been proclaimed Pan-American Day by Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin. According to Mr. Tappin, indi dual club members will make re ports based on material furnished by the “Pan-Ameircan Union” and the “institute of the Spains”. For all the Spanish classes at Crosby, Roy H. Walch, Visual Educational director of the Waterbury pubac schools will show the picture "Sali^ dos Amigos,” and according to Mr. Tappin, appropriate discussions will be led by Spanish teachers. Mr. Tappin will take this oppor tunity to comment on the Hemi sphere Work of the Governors Com mission. For a number of years, Hemisphere relations have been in corporated in the regular work of the grammar and high school his TWY NISEI WAC HELPS HOSPITAL IS PSIRMMIST Louisville. Ky, April U—<OT>— Pert, almond-eyed Kuml MatsusaM, a Wac of Japanese P*"nt*«e- “ dispensing the pharmaceuticals with a deft hand at the Armys NlchoU general hospital here. This 4-foot-10-inch edition of a woman In khaki says the new Job is “fine.'' but that it’s something new to her to be compounding ana dispensing drugs In bulk and not by prescription. “I wanted to be a doctor, she said, “but it was a Jong and costly proposition. So, I settled for phar macy instead.” She worked her way through the University of Colorado, Boulder. Col., graduating with a degree in pharmaceutical science The Wac private, who is 27. said her parents left Japan almost 50 years ago, settling in Denver, Col., where she was bom. They later moved to Las Cruces, N. M, where she attended high school. Before joining the Wac Sept. 22, 1944, she worked at Beth-El hospi tal, Colorado Springs, Col, and later at St. Luke’s hospital. Denver. The Waves turned her down be cause of her height, she said, but the Wac waived the height regu lation and took her in. She’s in the Army at her father’s suggestion, she said, because he “actually was unhappy at having no sons to lend to the war effort.’’ Two of her brothers-in-law. both Nisei, are overseas. A third, wound ed in Italy, is back in this coun try, she said. Police Close Dickson Case Hollywood, April 12—(UP)—Ar son investigations into the Are which killed movie actress Gloria Dickson and destroyed her $25,000 Hillside mansion were abandoned today and police said the case was closed. Detectives said they were satis fled the reason the fire was not re ported for nearly two hours after it started was that neighbors mistook the smell of a burning overstuffed chair in the rumpus room for burn ing leaves. An autopsy disclosed the blonde actress died by asphyxiation. Her charred body was found on the bathroom floor, where she appar ently had run in an attempt to escape. Funeral services were set for Sat urday, with interment at the Holly wood cemetery. GOOD VOCABULARY ASSET TO SPEAKERS A good vocabulary increases self confidence, Dr. John G. Gilmartid, assistant superintendent of schools, stated in a talk before the Bc'H E1 Men’s club at the Beth-El audi torium last night. Dr. Gilmartia discussed the value of rounded vo cabular seifor public speakers. Robert Kosersky, program chair man, Introduced the speaker, Morse Engleman, president, was in charge of the meeting. tory classes. With headquarters located In tne Chamber of Commerce, thg affili ated Inter-American Center is dt 1 veloplng a program working to wards establishing better under standing and relations between the ' citizens of Waterbury and the La ' tln-Amerlcas. Throughout the State of Con 1 necticut in various communities this same program Is underway. • Members of the educational divl 1 sion of the Waterbury affiliated In* : ter-American Center are Clarence I L. Tappin, chairman, Arthur L. • Purinton, Maurice J. Ross, Roy J. 1 Walch, and Rev. John W. Dial. 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