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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1943 SpocM tnd HubbUb CoUtCUoo tor Apjil. Ward 1--Aprtl 19, it-April H. Ward X-Aprtl 23. W.ird 4-AtjriI 3to. Ward 5--April iS.

Ward fr-Apitt 16. 30. TEMPERATURE 7 a. ra- 10 a. m.

1 p. m. 33 34 36 THE WVATHEH BOSTON, April 20 Forecast for Boston and vicinity: No important temperature changes tonight and Wednesday forenoon; gentle winds. Temporafurci. for 24-hotrr ending at 7.30 J.

Max. Albany Bangor Boston Buffalo 40 Burlington Chicago 45 Cincinnati 48 Concord, N- 49 Hartford 42 72 Jacksonville 7 Kansas Citv 51 51 Nantuckct NPW Haven 44 New Orleans Now York 42 Philadelphia 43 Portland, Me 45 Lauis 44 Washington 47 period win, 34 33 40 39 36 bl 28 39 36 57 37 39 33 36 39 Ration Calendar Gasoline A-5--3 gallons, July 21. B--3 gallons, variable. C--3 gallons, variable. T--5 gallons, June 30.

Fuel Oil No. 5--10 gallons, Sept. 30. Canned Goods, Dry Beans Blue and Point System, April 30. Meats, Cheese, Butter, Fats Red Point System, April 30 Sugar No.

12--5 pounds, May 31 Coffee No. 26--1 pound, April 25 Shoes No. 17--1 pair, June 15 Tires Second inspection of A book- I holders' tires before Sept. 30. Second inspection of book- holders' tires before June 30.

Second inspection of book- holders' tires before May 31. Second inspection of truck tires before May 31. --Fitchburg aerie, FOE, will nominate officers at the regular meeting at 8 o'clock in Eagles'hall. Rollstone Pastor Delivers Sermon At Union Service Rev. Robert L.

Underwood, pastor of ths Rollitone Congregational church, spoke on, "The Compensations in Life," at the first of the Holy Week union services last night in the First Parish (Universalist--Uni- tarian) church. He took his text from St. John: "And where Jesus was crucified there a garden." Rev. Mr. Underwood pointed out that even in life's tragedies there is some form of beauty in compensation.

Rev. Gilbert A. Potter, minister of the church, presided. Rev. R.

Nygren of the Pilgrim church gave the prayer. The union service tonight at 7.45 o'clock will be held at the First Methodist church. Rev. E. Bruce Henry I.

Bailey, pasto of the Price will be the preacher and Rev. church, will preside. Historical Group Views Pictures Of Williainsburg Motion pictures, shown through the courtesy of Percy A. McKittrick, featured the entertainment program of the Fitchburg Historical Society meeting yesterday afternoon in the hall of the society's building Mr. McKittrick showed films of Williamsburg, views of famous gardens in the south, Bryce and Zion canyons, and the homes of Davis, motion picture star, both in California and New Hampshire.

Perry I. Wilson conducted the business session and read the governor's proclamation for Patriots' day. Announcement was made of an application for membership. Miss Esther Goodspeed read the secretary's report. She spoke of the program of religious training being conducted for chaplains of the U.

S. armed forces at Williamsburg. Miss Theresa N. Garfield gave the librarian's report AL Rehearses Minstrel Show --Finesse club members will meet lonight at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. George 0.

Lystila of 383 North street, Leominster, --A son was born at Leominster hospital Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Alton Burchstead, Kirby road, Whalom. --There will be a meeting of the knitting of Lt. Laurence Ayer auxiliary, VFW, tonight at 7,30 o'clock in the post rooms.

--A meeting of Div. 7, to AOH, will be held in Unity hall Wednesday at 8 p. m. Returns of de- fence stamp books will be made at this meeting. --Members of group three of the Highland Baptist church federation will meet at the home of Mrs.

Lyman Pierce, 153 Cedar street to- moriow at 2.30 p. m. --The meeting of the Girls' Friendly society of Christ church, scheduled for tonight for play tryouts, has been cancelled. The regular branch meeting will be omitted Thursday night. --Dr.

Joseph Argoff reported to the police late yesterday that he treated Leonard Silvernian, young son of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Silverman, of 5 Bluff avenue, after he was bitten by a dog near his home. --Devotions in honor of St Anthony will be conducted in St, Anthony's church tonight at 7.30 o'clock.

Confessions will be heard at the church tomorrow afternoon and evening. --Word has been received here of the birth of a son Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Auth at Mercy hospital, Springfield.

Mrs. Auth is the former Miss Ellen Carroll of this city. --Janles P. Tucker, of this city, has been ordered by the Worcester police to appear in Worcester district court tomorrow for failure to blackout the upper half of his automobile headlights. --Light snow, hail and rain produced a precipitation of .87 of an inch according to the measurements at 8 o'clock this morning at The Sentinel weather station and at Sotith Fitchburg.

The east-northeast storm started about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and had turned i.o a fine rain this forenoon. --At the regular meeting of Alpine Temple, P. last night plans were made to hold a ppnny social after the meeting May 3. It was voted to nwke contribution to the Red Cross war fund. Miss Verna Marshal! was named the temple's representative at the Grand Temple sessions in Boston next month.

--Richard A. Tait, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tait, 50 Alpine load, was given a birthday party yesterday afternoon at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Tait. 52 Kimball road in honor of his third birthday anniversary. Eighteen playmates assisted in th celebration. Richard was presented with a varie'y of mffs. Ttrfreshment: were served and favors presented to the chd- drcn.

"Twenty Feet to the Starboard," an all navy show, will be presented by the auxiliary of the Fitchburg post, A. as its fourth annual minstrel show Easter Sunday at the Fitchburg high school auditorium. Hubert F. Fenno is directing the production. He has also written novel opening and closing numbers.

Mrs. Carroll F. Hewett is general chairman, Frank Hill will portray the ad- miral and be the master of cere- --nian. Thn nmh miU SIDE GLANCES By GdbrmiUi cm BY MCA gtnviti. inc.

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ME. "Well, I suppose one of these days you WAACs will be battling for kimonos at the bargain sales in Tokyo!" Surplus Foods Center Reopens At Water Street The U. S. surplus food commissary on Water street, which has been closed since Feb. 27 when the WPA project which sponsored it folded up, was reopened today bv a vote of the city council which will keep it in operation until June 30.

Ostensibly the commissary will open under supervision of the welfare department which, according to the council vote, will have charge of the distribution of the commodities. At the welfare office today, however, there was little information about the reopening and less about the commodities on hand. Miss M. Patricia Donahoe, agent for the welfare board, said she had received no information of the foods available at the commissary and that she was not able to provide two assistants from the recipient list because at the present time there are no able-bodied men available. P.

Harry Watson, in charge of the commissary and warehouse since it was installed here, said the list of commodities includes many non- rationed foods which will help out At The Theaters Tonight Fitchburg "Happy Go Lucky." Stranger hi Town" and "Rhythm of the Islands." Glass Key" "My Heart Belongs to Daddy." Cumings "Man Power" and "Sullivan's Travels." Off Broadway" and "Gambling Lady." Hurtf" and "A Girl, a Guy and a Gob." Knights Attend Boston Banquet Forty chaplains of the armed forces now taking a special course of instrutcion at Harvard university were the guests of honor at the Patriots' day banquet of the State Council Knights of Columbus held at the Copley Plaza hotel hi Boston yesterday. Each of the 1000 members of the order present was presented w.th a copy of the of Bulletin which contained an article covering the Men's News Cpl. Robert McGregor of the marine corps has been promoted to the rank of rergeant, according to word received here today by his father, Albert McGregor, 117 Phillips street. Sgt. McGregor has juat completed a special course at the naval air station gunnery school in Pensacola, Fla.

He has now been transferred to Cherry Point, N. C. Pvt Salvatore V. Siciliano, marine corps, of 29 Middle street, has been graduated from the camouflage course of the enginper siiwol, engineer battalion, at Camp Lejeune, New River, N. C.

Sgt, Ernest W. Chambers has completed the flexible aeiiol gunnery course at the army air forces flexible gunnery school, Laredo army air field, Laredo. Tex Upon graduation he was promoted to his present rank, and received his aerial gunnery wings. Lt. John F- May, S.

army air forces, is spending a leave with his parents. Mr. and Mrs John F. May, 141 Walton street. Pfc.

George M. Mulloy has returned to his camp in Virginia after spending a short furlough at his home, 19 Brigham street Mrs. Hilma Peltola, 219 Rollstone street, has received word that her son, Sgt. Edwin Peltola, has been promoted to the rank of staff sergeant S-Sgt Peltola is stationed in Alaska. John Edward Burke, son of Michael P.

Burke, 5 Clinton street, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the army last week, upon completion of the officer candidate course at the infantry school. Fort Benning, Ga. Lt. Burke was inducted anLinto the army on March 12, 1942. and served with the 109th infantry, 28th division, in Louisiana, before going to officer candidate school three months ago.

He held the rank of sergeant before being commissioned. He is a graduate of St. Bernard's high school, and attended Niagara university, Niagara Falls, N. where he was prominent as a Father Chevrette Lists Services For Holy Week Rev. Omer Chevrette, pastor of Immaculate Conception announced today that there will be no service this cvennig for parishioners in military service.

Special services will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday in observance of Holy Week. Solemn high mass will be celebrated at 7.30 a. m. Thursday at which the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for the adoration. Holy hour services will be held at 7,30 Two exercises of the way of the cross will be held Good Friday, one at 3 p.

m. for school children and another at T30 W. foritdttlttr. of the presanctified will be 7.30 a. m.

Blessing of the water will take place at 7.a. m. Saturday morning followed by a solemn high TOMS. Confessions will be heard afternoon and evenings, tomorrow and The rescue squad will hold iL regular meeting tonight at 7.3u o'clock at the civilian defeiwe cen- tei, ujK'iaUtijj on a On the Russian fiont. Soviet bald today tliat the I vet had kiikti b4W five days- of lighting it front in the western Caucasus the Niizii min-Mied tLesr largv- bcule attuiki on tin 1 Btac-k Sea Despite troops thrown mic the battle, the ttanuib, fasied tf gam a nwjoi or any ntv, territory, the Russian-- EKt.

the lyjii; fscist i quitt baseball player. Cpl Arthur Destroismaisons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Des- troismaisons, 209 Ashburnham street, has been transferred from Fort Devens to an army air base Georgia. Cpl Raymond A.

Girard has returned to Camp Livingston, after spending a 15-day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Girard, 42 Cascade street. Pfc Donald Sullivan of the army son of Mr.

and Mrs. Michael Sullivan, 175 Ashburnham street, has been transferred from Kearns, Utah, to Camp Grant, where he is taking a 10-week meat and dairy inspection course. easier will be at the usual Sunday hours. An Oblate father will deliver the Easter sermon at all masses. Officers Named By Homemakers Mrs.

William F. Fish was reelect ed president of the Fitchburg Homemakers' club at the meeting yesterday afternoon in Wallace Hall Other officers named were: vice-president, Mrs. John A. stran; second vice-president, sSr assrs Mrs. Thomas F.

Carney; board, Mmes Mae Ashhne, Best, William J. Cutting, Boyle, William F. Beaulac Allen C. Davis. Mre.

Charles H. Proctor was guest speaker. She spoke on Red Cross nursing course. A reception to honor of the presidents was a feature, of.the gram. There were 10 of these officers of the club present entertainment was under the d.

of Mrs. Alfred C. Wenzel included music and readings. Sa'die A. Magnan was the soloist.

Priscilla Hession gave Refreshments were served the Section of Mrs. Seymour Goodspeed assisted by Mmes. ward M. Dextraze, temeD.xt*isr^ Francis X. Gagnon and William Hotel At the business session the dub voted to donate to the Red to conduct a card party at the May meeting.

Bonds (Continued from Page One) tinued we will go over the top, and we will have the kind of represen- first Bak- Mrs. Mrs, treasurer, executive Robert John and the the past roast pro rfe direc- 1. Mrs. vocal read- undef ir S. Ed- Final Services Of Lenten Period At St.

Anthony's The Holy Week proRram of St Anthony's church include Use hearing of tomorrow from 3.30 to 6 and 8 p. in the church. Thursday, Friday and Saturday there will be a daily mass at clock. Communion will be given at the masb on Thursday. Friday the mass of the pre--sanctified will be celebrated The Way of the CroM, will be held at 3JO p.

m. for the children. At 7.30 o'clock there will also be a service with a sermon by Rev. George Ecker of the Stigmatine fathers. There will be the blessing of (he paschal candle, holy and incense at the Saturday mass.

Communion will be administered to the parish on Easter Sunday. Tunisia (Continued from Page One) Other developments at-a-glance: Hitler--Nazi fuehrer marks 54th as aides sonnd grim theme; Goebbels says "war has reached its hardest stage end nowhere in sight; London expects new peace bid. Air War--Luxembourg, Danish and Paris radio stations go off air, indicating renewal of Allied daylight offensive against continent: RAF nights raiders blast Nazi rail lines in Brittany, France, Holland, northwest Germany; Nazi scout planes keep vigil for invasion move. Russia--Germans step up large- scale attacks on Black sea coast but fail to gain ground; Soviets list five-day toll of 8400 Germans killed on 46-mile Kubian battlefront. Southwest Pacific--Single Allied bombers hit five Japanese bases in islands above Australia.

Burma--British ambush 200 Japanese on Mayu peninsula; RAF planes rake enemy in low-level attacks. In the battle of North Africa, while Allied planes stepped up their destruction of Axis air strength. London heard unconfirmed reports that the Italian fleet had put out to sea and that three battleships and other Italian warships had fled the bomb-battered port of Spezia. Simultaneously, Axis reports via Stockholm said British destroyers Whiskev (Continued from I'tijj were made March 1G, just after took over as warden, Duvaii said One of the smaller hquor plants Vvds found in a lutiiu'l k-jatlliiji from the boiiei loom to the main build- Tht! blills wcit dv- t.troyt.'d, along v. jth any whisktv found them.

'iius dibcloturc Du- Vjil told how convicts planned weeks in acKame lor List Frida'y'b mow break, working Lour aftei hour to rut through hardi'tiitd bars, v.ith ttei wire, theii put them buck in place with si Confessions by two re pn-soneis aided in the revelation Mcan.vhile, ihiee investigations being made into afiairs ol the great white marble institution, known as, "Georgia's escape-proof penitentiary" and the "Piney Wood? the Tcittriai countj grand itiry, the state pirson cam- mission and a committee of tlirce state legislator DuVall wid two lecapturcd convicts, Leo Mclntosh and Joe McNew, told him and other prison officials an amazing story of how case-hardened cell bars were saved with wire and compound used to grind automobile valves. As the warden and othei authorities -watched, Mclntosh and McNew- walked along the cell block on the fourth floor of the prison and flicked away bar after bar which appeared to be solid. Duvall said the two men told him that most of the work had been done before he became warden Pnd while the sonviets were serving previous commitments to the fourth-floor cell block. Eleven of the 25 convicts who fled the prison remained at large today. Among them were Leland Harvey and Forrest Turner, notorious Georgia jail breakers, and ringleaders of Friday's break.

All 14 of the recaptured prisoners are in solitary confinement. Warden Duvall said. Shangri-La (Continued from One) Mrs. Julia Radulovich revealed her son, Aviation Machinist's Mate George Radulovich, 20, was ft member of the carrier's crew and gave her the information when here on leave last December. She said he is now on th west coast Mrs.

Radulovich related her son told her hown the force of Billy Mitchell bombers took off from a carrier 250 miles from Japan amid KASTER GIFTS FOR BOYS IN THE SERVICE Easter Gifts for Mothers of Boys in the Service. The Cnlholir C.iff Shoppc. Opp. St. Bcr- Church, Advt.

chorus of 65 sailors. Other members of the cast will be: Edward Duling, Bert Page, Joan Fenna, Norma Erickson, Paul Leary, Alice Normandin, Robert Keto, Roderick Darcy, Frank Belllfiore, Boris Duval, Milton Clifford, Robert For est, Marjorie Shea, Eileen Dnscoll, Marylin Jilson, Thomas O'Day, Michael Flynn, Anne McMurray, Thomas Mulholland, Richard Charlton and Ann Arnold. The next rehearsal will be held in Redmen's hall Thursday at 7 p. m. New Arrivals At the Lucy Helen Hospital A son to Mr.

and Mrs. Charles McGlothin, Kendall road, Ashby. A daugher to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Erickson, 11 Snow street.

A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Glidden, 165 Blossom street. A son to Mr. and Mrs, Henry Gravelle, 9 Douglas avenue.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Moran, 21 Alden street. South Fitchburg It was announced last night that invitations to the South End National club's 10th birthday party were sent out at a special meeting held last night Invitations were sent to charter members of the club. The St.

Francis' degree team will hold a drill practice tomorrow night at 7 o'clock in St Francis' parish hall on Sheridan street, under the direction, of Capt. Clarice Moquin and DrilJmaster Raymond Daoust. The condition of Mrs. Mildred St. Arnaud of 19 Hartford street who is a patient at the Massachusetts General hospital, is reported improved.

Cub Pack 8 of South Fitchburg will meet tonight at 6.30 o'clock in the St Francis' parish hall under the direction of Cubmastex Edmond Parent. The Push Button club will meet tomorrow night at the home of Mrs. Edmond Mercier, of 1316 Water street. Refreshments will be served by the hostess There will be no meeting of Girl Scout Troop 25 this week. --At the weekly sewing circle at the Finnish Congregational church tonight the hosts will be Mr.

and Mrs. Andrew Cook. --Women of the First Methodist church will sew for the Red Cross Wednesday at 2 p. m. in the church parlor.

-A communion service will be conducted at Christ church tomorrow at 7 a. m. Evensong and meditation will be at 7.30 p. m. Deaths BROWN-ln this city, April 20.

Charles E. Brown. 55 Myrtle avenue. 81. funeral Thursday at 2 in Beard funeral home.

Burial In Crystal Lake cemetery, CARD OF THANKS The fmnily of the lote Mrs. Malvlna i 1 1et lo extend their metre thanks to their neighbors, relatives and frlendi for their acts of kindness, expressions of sympathy, usp of automobile'! and for the beautiful i tribulM am! houqiiets sent at the time of their bereavement. Old Age Aid- to-Dependent -hildren and 130 temporary aid cases, all of which will be eligible for commodities available at the warehouse. Mr. Watson said that from on the commissary will be open for distribution Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week and that on the other days the commoditiei will be processed and prepared for distribution.

He said it is not surprising that the welfare department is unable to comply with the request to provide two assistants for his department. "Nearly every able bodied man is on a job today. It may mean overtime work for some of us but we will keep the commissary going until we get aid from some source and until we comply with the request of the city council," Mr. Watson said. Starts Managerial Duties For Farmers' Cooperative Kenneth E.

Gibbs, for 18 years 4-H club agent in Hillsboro, N. county extension service, today began his duties as assistant manager of the United Cooperative Farmers, of this city. Mr. Gifabs, a graduate of the University of Maine, has served as forester in Maine, has taught agriculture, and has studied extensively in various fields of animal husbandry, fruit culture, and related subjects. His 4-H club work in New Hampshire has been outstanding.

As assistant manager of the United Cooperative Fanners, Inc. Mr, Gibbs will be associated with a long- established farm cooperative, serving over 1000 members in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut. Arno J. Hangas is manager of the cooperative. Minor Damage Caused By Furnace Smoke Smoke from a cellar furnace seeped into the Norfolk Paint Co.

store, 24 Cottage square, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon an 3 caused minor damage. Deputy Chief John Nikula, Engines 3 and 4, Ladder 2 went to the scene in answer to a telephone call. Their services were not needed. Two other alarms during the day were for grass fires. Box 48 was sounded at 10.30 a.

m. for a grass fire off Beech street and Engine 1 responded to a telephone alarm at 11 a. m. for a grass fire at 197 Lunenburg street. It is estimated that New York city has 1,670,000 telephones.

Society Notices F. O. E. Aerie No. 448 Regular meeting Tuesday evening.

April 20, at 8 o'clock in Eagles' hall, 731 Main street. ERNEST F. GEORGE. Sec t. 0.

O. F. Pearl Hill RehekaK Lodffe, No. 17 Regular nicotine In Odd Fellows' hall, April 20. nt 7 o'clock RUTH J3, TUCKER, Rec.

Sec. o7 o. Apollo Ixxlfe, No. 20S Reffular'-ineotlng In Odd Fellows' hall, Wallace buNdlng. Wednesday evening, April 31, o'clock R.

HARTLEY EDES, service men and also an article on the work Fitchburg coun--ii is doing for the men in the armed forces. Grand Knight John J. Foley of Fitchburg counci 1 was chairman of the decorations committee and George Stanton. Past Faithful Navigator of the Fourth Degree Assembly, was vice chairman of the program committee. Among the speakers on the program were Governor Leverett Saltonstall and Major Daniel Laning, Catholic instructor of chaplains at Harvard.

Those in attendance from Fitchburg council in addition to Mr. Foley and Senator Stanton "were District Deputy Joseph Keating, Deputy Grand Knight Herbert Connors, Past Grand Knight Edward J. Fagan, Paul J. McEUigott, Alfred J. Shortsleeves and George E.

Smith. JJ I J11 1 1 -r Dr. Aubuchwi To Start Internship At Worcester Dr. Roger J. Aubuchon has just arrived from Chicago where he received his M.

at commencement exercises held April 10 at Loyola university. Dr. Aubtfchon with Mrs. Aubuchon and daughter Pamela are spending a short vacation at the home of Dr. Aubuchon's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. John B. Aubuchon, 179 Clarendon street, after which he will start his internship at the Worcester City hospital District Court Ralph R. Christiansen, 30, of North Main street, Port Henry, N. pleaded guilty in district court today to drunken driving Sunday morning on Water street and Judge A.

Z. Goodfellow imposed a fine of $50. Patrolman Herbert C. Hassett told the court that he stopped the defendant at Water and Walnut streets at 430 o'clock in the morning after he had received complaints from several motorists. The court placed on file an additional charge of drunkenness.

Thomas O. Phillips, 54, of 74 Old Leominster road, pleaded not guilty to carrying an unloaded revolver and the court granted him a continuance to Saturday for trial. Phillips was passing Patrolman Walter E. Holden at Depot square Saturday afternoon when the gun fell from his pocket. Phillips was released in $500 bonds pending his appearance tor trial.

Judge Goodfellow released Pvt John 32. of Camp Edwards and native of Clinton, N. to army authorities when he appeared for trial on a charge of cohabitation to which he had pleaded not guilty Friday. Trial of his Mrs. Alice Hall, 45, of 29 Bond street, charged with lewdness, was continued one week.

One Fling Leads CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. G4) -The city court clerk called the a man charged with escaping from the county prison camp and captured inside the city. Nobody answered. Now the cops are looking for the defendant on second charge-escaping from the city jail. Romeo A.

Boucher, radioman 3-c, USN, has been transferred from Melville. R. to New Orleans, according to -word received by his wife, the former Lillian Leger. Mrs. Boucher plans to visit her husband in New Orleans shortly.

Mr. Boucher is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Boucher, 28 Martel street.

Sgt. Alfred W. Boucher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adelard Boucher, 19 Kurd street, is spending a short furlough" here.

He is stationed at Camp Hood, Tex. Victor William Brown, son of Mr, and Mrs. William T. Brown, 567 Milk street, has been accepted and sworn in as a naval aviation cadet in Boston, and will be called to active service upon reaching his 18m birthday. He is a senior at Fitchburg high Kenneth Hough, son of Mrs.

George Crosby, 77 Pacific street, who was recently inducted into the U. S. army, left yesterday for Fort Devens, Mr. and Mrs. Alban Poirier, 165 Plymouth street, received a cablegram yesterday from then- son, Pvt Raymond Poirjer, U.

S. marine corps stating that he is well and safe in North Africa. They Must Have Been Peeling Ambitious KEARNS FIELD, Utah -Four privates on kitchen police duty were told to peel 400 pounds of potatoes. The mess sergeant came to find they'd peeled 600 pounds and were still at it. "We wanted to quit" one explained, "but every tune we were about to stop we heard someone yell, 'Hey, K.P.' We thought that meant keep neelin'." CLEGHORN Lenten devotions will be held in St Joseph's church tomorrow night at 7.30 o'clock.

Union club will sponsor a whist party tonight at 8 in Canados hall on Edward street A meeting of the Assumption society will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in Canados hall. Confessions will be heard in St. Joseph's church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock and Wednesday at 7.30 6'clock. 1 said Mr. Woodcome.

This speeding of general interest was also in evidence in the development of the payroll deduction plan throughout the city, according to Walter E. Woodruff, chairman of the payroll deduction division- tfotn employers and employes are showing more enthusiasm for the plan, he said. Mr. Woodruff said his committee had been so busy selling the plan that there had been no time for a checkup of actual numbers, either of factories or employes enrolled but he predicted that the showing will be satisfactory when the records are compiled. -Mr.

Woodcome said that the reports he is getting from the banks and the post office continue to show an increasing number of small subscribers. "We would much rather worfc harder and have 3000 subscribers take the last million than to sell it to a few investors," he sa.d That is one of the important points the treasury department has stressed in this campaign, and it is one toward which the Fitehburg committee has worked," Mr. Woodcome said. Mr Woodcome pointed out that the total sales since Saturday amounted to $333,275. "That a a modest showing compared with the reports we turned in during the first days of the drive," Mr.

Woodcome said, "but it is impressive and important when it is considered that there were several tunes as many investors represented as there were in the heavier purchases in the first days of the campaign." Mr. Woodcome said that from now on the committee, through its payroll deduction branch and othei divisions, will concentrate on broadening the investor base and selling the importance and spirit or the drive to the general public Professional scribes do a large business throughout all of Africa, penning letters for thos who have not learned to write. Old manuscripts show that the manufacture of writing ink had reached a high degree of perfection in the middle ages. The diaphragm is the busiest muscle in the human body; it completes a half Billion movements in an ordinary lifetime. 'git 1 attadf ships escorting a Tunisia-bound convoy acros the Sicilian straits and declared that "violent fighting" was continuing early today.

On the land front, Allied patrols continued to jab at Marshal Rommel's mountain defenses guarding the Tunis-Bizerte zone, but there was still no sign of a climactic Allied offensive to drive the enemy into the sea. Meanwhile, Adolf Hitler observed his 54th birthday somewhere at the front amid grim utterances by his lieutenants, Propaganda Minister Goebbels and Reichsmarshal Goering. "The war has reached its hardest stage, and the end or a way out of its burdens and sufferings are nowhere in sight," Goebbels declared. Goering bluntly told the German people they must "shoulder great risks to preserve their existence" and warned them to banish doubt and discord or "it is the beginning of the end," In London, diplomatic quarters expected a new peace bid tf Hitler himself should decide to speak, although it was pointed out that the fuehrer had little or no cheerful news to offset the black picture in North Africa, Russia and especially on the bomb-shattered German home front Allied fliers were apparently renewing the daylight offensive against Hitler's "European fortress" today as the Luxembourg and Danish radios went off the air. During the night, RAP bombers and fighters blasted German railways from Brittany through Northern France and Holland into northwest Germany and attacked shipping in the English channel.

Dispatches from Switzerland said 800 persons were killed in the RAF's smashing raid Friday night on the Skoda munitions works at Pilsen, in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Ger 7 man experts were quoted as estimating it would take from three to five months to get the'Skoda works Th emother also said her son informed her the task force escorting the aircraft carrier sank two Jap fishing boats and an enemy destroyer en route to the point where the bombers took off. Mrs. Radulovich quoted her son as saying. Maj.

Gen. Doolittle was the first to take off and flew overhead until the bomber squadron assmbled in formation and then headed for Japan In Washington. Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War Information, has said the.full story of the radio on Tokyo had not been released because the "security of some of the details had not yet been clearei." The Amazon river empties water into the Atlantic" at the rate of five million gallons a second. War Stamps 10c to $1.00 Stanley's Store 346 Kimball St. It's ALWAYS Selling Time in the SENTINEL WANT ADS.

Phone 90 Today MATTRESSES four old Mattresses and Furniture in trade for new Your old mattresses made over just like new at very low prices. Fitchburg Mattress Co. Tel. Rectal Dlsyses, Varicose Veins, and Hernia treated by Ambulant Method, to. J.

O. Sruart Monay. M. D- D. ReeUl SpwuIM II Whtet H.

TeL rm-w WANTED BY GOVERNMENT and Fitchburg Office Supply Typewriters, Adding Machines, Cash Registers, Files, Desks. Clean Out Your Storerooms and Attics Turn in Your Old Machines for Cash. NOW. Bought, Sold or Rented. Repairs by Expert Mechanics.

17 Lunenburg Moran Fitchburg, Mass. Phone 2598-W JUST RECEIVED 300 Mb. Boxes of DOLLY MILLS Hand-dipped popular priced CHOCOLATES Try our Sundaes with Black Raspberry Fruit. HOOD'S ICE CREAM HARVEY'S FL Waiting Station 300 Main St. CARD OF THANKS I wlnh to Mprm my mlncera thanks nil tin cnpleyM, Btrifh- and for orilt, uid uf dorbif my rMMt ttojr hospital.

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