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BULL'S EYE Free French Forces in the Western Desert inspecting an enemy truck destroyed with a single shell. FIRES — A NATIONAL DANGER Fire in defense industries are a definite drain on the war effort, that can and must be stopped. A plant, for example, may make only a certain kind of screw—but if lire stops production, the manufacture of finished weapons may )H> delayed, in many cases, arms production depends upon the combined efforts of sub-con- tractors, and failure of one will throw a monkey wrench into the entire production process. One absolute essential in combating fire is a scientific, up-to-date, fire prevention ordinance. Small towns need the protection an ordinance gives, as much as large cen- ters of population. In the long run, successful fire prevention depends upon the cooperation of everyone within the community. Fire departments and fire marshals can't do it all. The ^individual must see to it that his own home and place of pusiness are safe—and are kept safe through periodic in- jections and eradication of hazards. America's high fire loss has always been a national Isgrace. Today it is a national danger. When we fight re, we are fighting for victory in war. Start now! BATTLE GROUND OF THE FARM At present, a survey throughout America is being 'made of the farm labor problem. Many localities are now taking an inventory of high school boys that will be available to assist the farmer this coming summer. , There will be a lot of extra work put upon the farmer, machinery and his equipment this year. So there comes this\suggestion that the farmer use this winter to repair and recondition the farm machinery so it will be ready for the\ coming demands for heavy duty. The manufac-' tures of\ farm machinery expect to be able to have those needed parts on hand, but you can't tell what spring will bring ana you may lnd that delivery on orders will be difficult to fill. . Farmers have already been warned that new machines and equipment for the coming year are off the market, so this idea of spending winter checking over the farm equipment and being ready for the farm battle front, is a sensible one. NAZI JUSTICE Student hanged on Belgrade's \Times Square.\ This boy was accused of \refusing to cooperate with the Nazi authorities.\ *7<4e Qlock (llue/i Vemoc/ixU LEWIS COUNTY'S MOST INTERESTING NEWSPAPER A DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER North State Street LowviUe, N. Y. Telephone 253 JOHN 0. BOYD and STANLEY K. TVERSON, Editors and Publishers JOHN 0. BOYD, Editor MURIEL DENING, Society Editor Telephone 955F14 Entered at the Lowville Postoffice, Lowville, N. Y., As Second Class Matter. Published 'Every Thursday. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Lewis County One Year $2.00. Six Months $1.25. Three Months 75c All Other Subscriptions Except Canada, One Year $3.00. Six Months $2.00 Canada and Foreign, One Year $4.00 Prices of Back Issues on Request. NAHQN4L€DITOR!AL_ SSOCjATtON M^^-mi VOLUME 34 li.QWVn.LE , N. Y., THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 194C NUMBER 20 TALK OF THE TOWN If you know what ship a sailor is on, or what company or regi- ment a soldier is with overseas, then you know a military \secret the Office of Censorship in Wash- ington warns. This secret ought not to he pub- lished. This is why: A general needs to know the strength of his opponent: how many men, guns, ships, planes there are in each theater of war. The Nazis and the Japs want to know these things about our forces. Their agents assemble the infor- mation like this: from one paper, an item reveals the 600th Infantry is in Australia; another, that the U. S. S. Wisconsin is in the Medi- terranean; another, that the 206th Tank Battalion is in North Africa. Add hundreds of these bits of information together, and our en- emies have a too-accurate estimate of American military strength. . These are OUR soldiers—Ameri- cans all—whom we endanger by these \little slips.\ This is not a 'blackout' on the news about our soldiers. Consid- erable latitude in reporting per- sonal experiences gives the enemy little military information, if the troop units, the ship names are kept secret. But in articles about soldiers and sailors and in the ad- dresses for them, don't give away their fighting units. One thing that Lieutenant Mil- ton Carter emphasized the other evening in his talk to the Kiwanis was to write to the boys who are away in the armed services either in this country or abroad. He sug- gested that no sob or sentimental letters ibe written but to tell of interesting events that take place around home or the village or the county. Mail comes to be nearly as important as food in a soldier's life and if there is no mail that's bad! So whether he is a relative, a friend or an acquaintance or what have you, sit down and write him a letter today. Whatever happened to that skat- ing rink there was so much talk about here a couple of weeks ago. For the last week now the temper- ature has >oeen below freezing (and then some) consequently ideal-ice would have bean available for the young people and incidently some of the adults. 'But where oh where is the ice? Well maybe when it's too late they'll get around to fixing it up. At any rate the business streets are pretty well cleared of snow and that's something. New subscribers in and aruond LowviUe this week are Hattie Dailey, Mrs. Eugene Faldzinski, Collins Kellogg, Mrs. Clinton 'Ba- ker, John J. Burkihard, Bern- ard .McPhilmey, Leon A. Bardo, Mrs. Mae L. Burke, W. G. Robin- son, Mrs. Webster Farney, Mrs. Nicholas G. Turck, Daniel A. Al- len, Kathleen Mahoney, Mrs. El- mer Wilder, John Edydan, Peter Bush. This rather cryptic message came in tnis week and we would like to know the answer: \Pop what happened to the hull dozer that belonged to the sleepy little village of LowviUe? The one that was supposed to open drive ways around the village? Maybe that's part of the reason me sewers backed up on State Street last week?\ It so happens that the basement of the Democrat was badly flooded last week. Con- sequently we are more than just mildly interested in what a bull dozer is and what happened to it. Who has the answers? What we liked the most about Governor Dewey's message to the State Legislature were the com- ments on agriculture and the re- commendation to use boys and girls fourteen during their spare time on farms. Excuses from school which has been in effect will be continued. Some boys and girls will come from large centers. This whole program is especially important to Lewis County and the present farm help problem now confronting our farmers. Then there was the interesting idea of humanizing th« state income tax by allowing more freedom in de- ductions. These deductions will affect the masses of the people of the '.state and should have been done-years ago.-If the governor is abfe-'.-fo carry out Ms ideas on la- bor-New York state will continue to be a leader among the forty- eight states in progressive labor legislation. As a matter of fact the whole message is a fine piece of work and should be read hy every one. Incidently speaking of writing ' letters to service men, the follow- ing, came in late yesterday from a Uevyj* County inductee who spent \\\ \\ i - \-' •- - • '\„to^ going, at. SALLY JAOWIN D.A.R. ESSAYIST Miss Sally Jadwin has been elec- ted to represent LowviUe Aca- demy's senior class in the annual Good Citizenship Pilgrimage Essay- Contest sponsored by the D.A.R. Miss Jadwin was elected by the senior class by secret .ballot as the girl considered most outstanding in the qualities listed below: Dependability (truthfulness, loy- alty, punctuality) Service (cooperation, courtesy, consideration of others Leadership (personality self- control, ability to assume respon- sibility) Patriotism (unselfish interest in family, school, community and na- tion) (Miss Jadwin is to write an essay on the subject \The Importance of American History in our Educa- tional 'System.\ The principal award in the state wide contest is the invitation of the N.SJ).A.R. to the suucessful contestant to be its guest during the Annual Congress of this Soci- ety usually held in Washington, D.C. There are additional awards in the Judicial Districts. LOWVILLE MAN FIRST TO JOIN NAVY IN 1943 Chester Lawrence Duflo of 161 Park Ave., LowviUe, became the North Country's hirst 1943 Navy recruit when he was sworn in to active duty at Albany on New Year's Day. Duflo, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Duflo, applied for enlistment in the Navy on Decem- ber 18. He was transferred to Al- bany, from the North Country Navy Recruiting Stateion at Wa- tertown on December 28 and was sworn in on January 1, 1943. He was enlisted as apprentice seaman in the general reserves and has been returned to his home temporarily on inactive duty await- ing transfer some time this month to a Naval Training Station. Supervisors Elect Staring Chairman, Special Meet KIWANIS HEARS ARMY AND 4H MASONS TO INSTALL OFFICERS FRIDAY On Friday evening, Jan. 8, Low- viUe Lodge No. 134 F. & A. M. will install the following officers for the year: Worshipful Master, Charles E. Geweye; Senior Warden, Chester H. Beyer; Junior Warden, Arthur iB. Hirschey; Treasurer, Dr. Burton T. Hunt; Secretary, Foster O. Ar- cher; Senior Deacon, Fred B. Schloop; Junior Deacon, Lansing Dekin; Senior Master of Ceremon- ies, Elisha F. Parker; Junior Mas- ter of 'Ceremonies, Leslie .B. Cra- mer; Chaplain, Rev. O. T. Ander- son; Marshall, Fred 'H. Woolschla- ger; Organist, Walter Galloway; Custodian of Work, Leon H. Smith; Operator of Lights, Earl V. Ford. Refreshments will follow the meeting. CHEST CLINIC HERE JAN. 20 A chest clinic will be held in LowviUe on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Court House. The clinic hours Will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The clinic physicians will be from the iHomer Folks Tuberculosis hos- pital, Oneonta, New York. Patients are admitted to these clinics upon presentation of an ad- mittance card from the attending physician. O.E.S. TO INSTALL The installation of officers will take place at the regular meeting of the Zenith .Chapter O.EJS. to be held at the Masonic Temple on 'Wednesday evening, Jan. 13, at 8 o'clock. Refreshments will be served after the meeting by Mrs. M. iN. Virkler, Mrs. Ted Austin and committee. Gertrude traitor, specialist from the College of Agriculture at Cor- nell University, told the LowviUe Kiwanis Clubs something of the achievements of 4H Club members all over New York State on Tues- day evening at the regular meet- ing of the club and the first meet- ing under the new president, Dr. C. N. Laughlin. .Miss Gailor emphasized the ac- tivities of the Lewis County clubs explaining how the youngsters in the clubs were working one hund- red per cent with the war efforts in the salvaging 'Of scrap, the use of old things in rehabilitation, the raising of farm animals, poultry and \gardens. Lieut. Milton Carter of the Uni- ted States Army, home for a short visit, told of some of his experi- ences in such a way that he kept the club members interested for a long time. Announcement was made that various committees would put on programs throughout the year. These programs will be announced later. Legip&iAuxiliary Meets ; The American Legion Auxiliary met last evening at the home of Mrs. Lillian Smith on Dayan St. with Mrs. Jrene Hilts, general chairman. After the meeting, re- freshments were served and the next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Helen Allen on Trin- ity Ave. The committee will be Mrs. Helen Allen, chairman; with an assisting committee of Mrs. Ethel Jones, Mrs. iMuriel Lane, Mrs. Ena Garrett and Miss Ethel Arthur. CURRENT TOPICS CLUB POSTPONES MEETING . The meeting of the Current To- pics Club scheduled to he held at the home of Mrs. Thomas Lynch on Monday, Jan. 11, is being omit- ted from the program. The next meeting •wi!' 'be irtth Mrs. Fred A. Young on January 25. Mrs. Leon Fear will be assisting hostess and Mrs. Stanley Miller, the program chairman. CIRCLE SIX MEETS Circle Six, womem\s organization of Trinity Episcopal church, met Monday evening in the Parish House for a covered dish supper, with Mrs. Almeda, vice president, presiding. Committees were ap- pointed for the year and cloths were folded for the hospital. LEGION AUXILIARY RECRUITS WOMEN The American Legion Auxiliary of New York state is cooperating with the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guards in their recruiting drive for young women, to serve in the Women's Reserve of the United States Na- val (Reserve or in the Coast Guard Women's Reserve; These organi- zations are known as the Waves and Spars. Every woman accepted in these organizations will free a young man for active sea duty against our common enemies. Ap- plicants should write to either the Office of iNaral Officer Procure- ment, 33 Pine Street, New York City or Liberty Bank Building, at Buffalo. For local information, in- quire of Mrs. L. P. M. Gaylord, of LowviUe. K. OF C. TO MEET Charles O'Hara, Grand Knight, has called a special meeting of lo- cal K. of C. members to he held at the Council rooms on Tuesday evening, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. Smoker will follow the meeting. Losing His Grip Miller Staring Miller Staring, supervisor of the Town of Martinshurg, was elected chairman of the Lewis County Board of Supervisors for the year 1943 late yesterday afternoon at f- — - ~ a special 1 session of the board. Mr. Star- ing was placed i n n o m ina- t i o n .b y Gilbert J. Lyng of the town of Watson and sec- onded by Millard S. Plato of the Town of Greig. Earlier in the session Glenn Weeks of the Town of Diana was elected tem- porary chairman, after Wilbur Van Amber had called the meeting to order. Mr. Weeks was nominated by Eafle Barnes, supervisor of the Town of LowviUe and the retiring chairman of the board. All mem- bers of the board were present ex- cept one. The rules and committee mem- bers for 1943 will be the same with •the exception that Austin Martin of the' Town of Croghan was added, to the Civil Service Committee. A resolution recommending that the state purchase rights of way rather' than the county was passed and forwarded to State Senator Fred A. Young and Assemblyman Ben Demo. Gaylord Church was engaged for another year as Court 'House jani- tor. A resolution petitioning the state legislature to return the bank and income taxes which have been cut away from the counties was passed and sent to the legislators representing Lewis County. The resolution also asked for welfare relief and more local government. Several resolutions were passed affecting - the- county highway de- partment. A resolution to sell two parcels of county owned land in the Towns of Pinckney and Diana were passed. Offers had been received for the- two parcels. Earle Barnes Earle Barnes was elected to re- present the board on the Execu- tive Board of the 'Extension Ser- vice. Mr. Barnes was also elected Lewis County Historian, a new position and an office which the state department at Albany wanted filled. The session ended at seven o'clock. DELTA GAMMA DELTA TO ELECT OFFICERS ** Delta Gamma Delta, high school sorority, will elect officers for the coming year next week. In addition plans will be made for a defense dance on January 31. Gauze Folders Wanted There is an urgent need for wor- kers to fold gauze pads to fill the quota for October, which is 23,400 and for November, which is 25,200. The surgical dressings room is lo- cated at-Mrs. Henry fTumphrey'B home an is open every afternoon troBL3r.30 to 5:30 wit& the except? ionitff Saturday and Sunday. FU^L on. COUPONS isuri secresS^l Blwin Rowell, executive tary of the' l^wis County Board, announced that -fuel oil coupons would^^cjj^tw^jeriocl would, _
