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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
LABOR'S LEAGUE
ENTERS POLITICS
Supporting Candidates for
General Assembly in gid
District Support Given

Labor's Non-Partisan League, en-
tering the state political arena with
its own candidates for the first time,
has chosen the Waterbury area for
its debut. The league has filed
nominating petitions with Secretary
of State Sara B. Crawford for Shell
ton Overbaugh, ST., of Oakville, for
state senator in the 32d district, and
Michael j. Barkauskas, of Oakville,
for state representative from Wa
tertown.
The two men have the back
ing of the Waterbury Brass
Workers union, of which they are
members. Spirited campaigns on
their behalf will be waged by labor.
The 32d district, where Mr.. Over
baugh is the senatorial candidate,
includes the towns of WATERFOWL,
Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Morris,
New Milford, Plymouth, Roxbury,
Thomaston, Warren, Washington
and Woodbury.. Normally the dis
trict is strongly Republican.
Nomination Of the two candidates
is seen as an opening move by
Labor's Non-PaItisan League to-
ward entrance into state politics as
a party. In the past the league has
confined itself to endorsing can
didates of the major parties whose
records met its approval.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
Staff To Record
factory Aliens

The number Of aliens already fin
gerprinted and registered at the To-
cal post office was expected to reach
$4,000 today, as the staff prepared
to register aliens employed in fac
tories next week. The factory aliens
win be registered in relays, to save
time.
There are approximately 5000
aliens living in Waterbury and more
than $500 had been registered by
last night. According to Supervisor
William j. Phelan, women and chill
dren have outnumbered men so far.
When the factory aliens are regis
tered, however, the sex and age
groups will be made evenly balanced
Factory aliens have already filled
out preliminary cards. and have only
to appear In person and take the
oath.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
FACING FUTURE
PASTORS THEME
Mount Olive Zion Church
Plans Homecoming Sum
day Observance Oct. 6

Rev. SALESMAN w. Weller, pastor
of the Mount Olive A. M. E. Zion
church, and class leaders of the
church met Thursday evening and
discussed plans for pastoral vista
ton or a closer supervision of the
spiritual worship of the church.
Each leader was urged to supervise
a district, his own home, in an eff
fort to bring the members of that
respective house into a closer rela-
tionship with the church.
The pastor announced that the
first Sunday in October will be set
aside as homecoming Sunday.
The church school will meet to-
morrow morning at $50 o'clock, fol-
lowed an hour later by the junior
church worship. The pastor will
preach at 10:45 o'clock on the sub
ject, "Soul versus Dollars" The
junior choir will sing.
The Christian Endeavor society
will meet tomorrow evening at
o'clock. The evening sermon at
7:45 o'clock by the pastor will be
entitled, Facing the Future" The
senior choir will sing at this wor-
ship.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
Selecting Agent


Hayden by B. H. Van Buren,, state
selecting agent for the CCC.
Those in the group which will
leave Wednesday are as follows:
Ralph A. Boyle, 2444 East Main
street; Francis L. Brown, 677 South
Main street; Earle r. Bushnell, 1858
Frost road: Rocco Calabrese, 403
Walnut street extension; Dwight f..
Davis, ITO Cherry street: James p.
Finnegan, SO Taylor street; Thomas
M. Finnegan, 225 Meriden road; Ar
thug A. Fisher, lis Rose street;
Henry J. Flanagan, 81 Barnes street
extension; Peter r. Fusco, $50 More
land avenue; Harry ]. Gallo, %
Addison street; James M. LaPorta,
80 West Porter street; Vincent T.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

No. 8 in the series of ''biOgraph-
zeal closeups" of men behind the
headlines in the current political
campaign presents the Democrats
choice for Congressman-at-Large.
He is Lucien Maciera, one of the
best known and unquestiOnably
one of the best liked Polish leaders
in Connecticut. We present MIR.
MaciOra:
Lucien Maciora, of New Briatin,
Democratic candidate for con-
gressman-at-large Is chairman of
the New Britain board Of police
commissioners, a veteran Of three
terms In the state legislature and
one Of the best-known Poles in
Connecticut.
A son Of Polish immigrants, who
settled In New Britain fifty years
ago, he was born In New Britain
August II, 1902. and educated IN
the public schools there.
He has been In business In New
Britain all his adult life, first In
the grocery Arm his father con-
Quoted for thirty-hve years and
later In his own furniture store,
which no established twelve years
ago. IN 1899 he left the furniture
business 10 become associated with
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company. He also In q director Of
The peonlnh 0aVlnga Bank OF New
Britain,
Maclora has been honored with
many public Offices IN his home
town, lie served on the Common
Council for four consecutive terms
and represented New Britain IN
the lower house Of the State Legs
islalalFe n 1891, 1883 and 1898.
For alN yeAfs he hes bpeii enalfs
man Of llle New Britain Police
Hoard, re hna heen widely oFeas
lled W|lh developing the New Brit
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
Trinity Cheering For
Prof. Odell Shepard
Faculty Member Candidate for ieutenant=G Governor
on Democratic Ticket; Alumni Proud Of Recognition

Rallying 1900 Trinity college alumni
to the support of Professor Odell
Shepard, Democratic candidate for
the lieutenant-governorship of
Connecticut, is the purpose of a
group of Trinity graduates who have
organized in Hartford.
Trinity alumni throughout the
state are being told in letter from
the Odell Shepard-for- Lieutenant
Governor committee that: I'm the
past, Yale has contributed a COVER
nor to Connecticut, Wesleyan lieu
tenant-governor, and now Trinity
is afforded the opportunity to place
one of its most eminent men in an
official capacity in the state govern
ment.
"You who know Professor Shepard
as a teacher, scholar, author, leader
and friend need no political har-
angue to convince you that he would
represent Trinity superlatively well
as an executive of the state"
The letter continues: "You know
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meter
POLICE NEEDED
Supernumeraries to En-
force Rules - Budget
Calls for $5O9,OOO

The police department will seek
a total appropriation of about $780,
900 for 1941, according to tentative
budget figures. This represents an
increase of $4,000 over the total al
lowed the department for expendi-
ture this year.
The proposed police budget, in
final form, will be submitted to the
budget director, Thorvald e. Olsen,
within the next few days 1t is the
last of the major department re-.
quests awaited.
Included in the requested $4,000
increase are provisions for new
truck for the signal light squad, an
item for changes in the radio SyS-
tenn, and money for salaries for sup
ernumeraries whose services will be
needed to enforce parking meter
rules. Parking meters are expected
to be placed in operation within the
next few months.
Salaries account for almost $3.50,
900 of the police budget both fol
this year and next.
The police board and Superin-
tendent William j. Roach are now
engaged in preparing the final draft
of figures for the proposed police
appropriation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
MEMS MISSION
TO OPEN SUNDAY

A weeks mission for men will
open at 7:30 tomorrow night at the
Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton. The women's mission, which
has been in progress for the past
week, will end earlier in the day,
with the bestowal of the papal
blessing.
Three masses will be offered each
morning next week, and evening
services will be held daily at 1880.
TIL missionary fathers are Rev.
Gerald Furlong, G. M. Rev Francis
Altmore, C. M, and Rev. Vincent j..
LaWlor.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

OEVHncE the QaCe LnaL
far forward because it takes time to
have all the registration cards and
certificates of registration printed
and distributed to the states and
territories. In each state, time will
be necessary to distribute these
things to the boards Of the various
counties.
CONSUMPTION
TAKES TIME
Once the 16,500,O0o are registered,
it will take considerable time to
classify the cards and to handle
them. Then will come the lottery at
Washington, when the numbers will
be drawn which will mean the
actual calling up of men who will
fill out questionnaires. Upon in
formation obtained on these ques-
tionnaires will depend whether a
registered man is drafted into the
armed forces or not.
In each case where registered
man has filled out a QUESTIONABLE,
the local board will have to de-
eide whether his service will be
deferred because of dependents or
because he is doing work essen
tial to national defense. All this
means that probably no man will
be called up until November Is
or later.
AS the men called up in No
vember and the further 100000 to
be called up in April will have
to serve a year with the colors
they will probably be away, from
home on election day, 1941. A
good many states have provisions
allowing men in the armed SER
vice of the nation to vote, even
though they're away from home
HERE'S LINEUP
BY STATES
The following table shows the
arrangements for absentee voting
and registration for voting as COM
piled for Congressman F. L. Craw-
ford of Michigan by the law division
of the Library of Congress:
Absentee Voting
|
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

sentee voting of soldiers, but do not
allow absentee registration.
In most cases this means that
in order to be allowed to vote as
an absentee, the soldier must come
home personally to register in his
precinct. In other cases the voter
must register by sending an electors
oath that he is resident of 9 GER
tain precinct. In still other cases a
member of the soldiers family may
register for him.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

him for what he stands. You know
his achievements and the honor he
has brought to Trinity. You know
his love for democracy, for Connec-
ticut and for the Connecticut Way.
Here is an opportunity for his ad-
mirers, particularly the men of
Connecticut fortunate enough to
have studied in his classes, to do
something for him."
The letter is signed by Harry j.
McKniff, of Wethersfield, chairman
of the statewide committee, which
also includes j. Ronald Regnier and
George Malcolm Smith of Hartford !;
Frederick M. Senf and Robert D.
Young, of New Britain; William A.
Carlton, of Wethersf1eld; Thomas
J. Birmingham, of Andover, and Ed
ward w. Ljonquist, of North CRANKY.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

mesh fall into exact relationship
when Oakie stones them down a
bit with scythe rifle. And long
horned rabbits realize that a Har-
ris0n rifle shoots Straighter and
farther than any gun in the hands
of city sport.
Years ago, Grover Cleveland
Harrison rugged up a bicycle on a
boat and scared the trout almost to
death when he scooted into the
more secluded pools and made his
haul. City girls sometimes kidded
Grover about taking them for
ride on the contraption, but he
just grinned, took a fresh chew
of tobacco, and pedaled away.
If either of those lads had been
born near the shore, ocean going
commerce would have developed a
lot faster through their superior
mechanical ability. They have
feel for machinery that travels
and they might have geared a
windmill to a liner and smashed
a lot of speed records. if they had
lived where a liner had room to
swing. It's too bad the Harrisons
had to be confined to little river
like the Shepaug.
Battling Bob Chase, hero of the
Squaw Rock fight, bought plaster
for a lame back at McCarthy's the
other day. We haven't heard why
Bob needs the plaster but it may
be he has been lifting too many
stones lately. Don't bet on Bob
for a couple of weeks. Give him a
chance to get cured and then shoot
the works.
Squire Horton has a new hired
man, one Mike McGuinness,
Maine Irishman. Mike dresses
smartly when he goes to town. He
has a cheerful smile for his friends.
Rumor has 1t that he's the guy
who made Maine famous as a pO-
tatO state.
Copperheads have been found at
the new State Training School for
Mental Detectives and newcomers,
unfamiliar with snakes, are show
ing some signs Of panic.
We saw q demonstration Of q new
deer lacking light the other day.
(Yes, we said "DAYD. The lamp
Is so powerful that II shines
through fog, rain, mlsts, and losal
prejudices; In fact, several we'll
known church members have ex-
pressed q desire 10 own one. This
light Is an adaptation Of q marine
lamp fltted TO hilltop conditions,
II should be named 1.-THE Light
That Never Falls" ANY deer that
escapes when that torch Is turned
on win surely die Of burns.
Democratic Registrar OF Voters
Oliver Gilbert wants 10 90 blue-
fishing and doesn't dare leave the
village until after election, I'd
BeoVllle has been missing q couple
OF days and We think he has gone
Billy Daniels doesn't care fOf sail
water ilshlng but he loves fried
oyster sandwiches. Henry Me-
carthy started the Are IN hia stow
on September abih, shortly beiori
neon, 40 news vii pick W ~ ihl
wanderers assemble around ~
heater and turn DA their oAi
brand ~ heat
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
FORMER FOOTBALL
STAR FINED $40

A fine of $40 on each of two counts
OF passing rubber" checks was i'm
posed on Wyant D. Hubbard, of
Washington, D. c., former Harvard
star and candidate for All-American
IN 1922, after he was found guilty
by Judge Patrick O'Sullivan in Win
sted superior court yesterday.
Defense counsel said restitution
had been made. The checks were for
$102 and 9126 and were passed in
Woodbury..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

Milton BrOnner will answer
questions of The Waterbury
Democrat readers regarding
CONSUMPTION rulings and inter-
pretations. Address Br0nner,
NEA-Democrat Selective Serv-
ice Information Bureau, 113
Thirteenth St., NV, Washing
ton, D. C. BE SURE TO EN-
CLOSE postage prepaid post
card or stamped envelope, self
addressed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
Selecting Agent Posts
List Of Youths { Chosen
In Latest Assignment
Youths to Report at City Hall Wednesday for Final
Physical Checknp, Transportation to Camp
at West Cornwall

McGrath, II Chase Park avenue;
Carlo A. Meoni, 1918 North Main
street; Donald H. Pierson, 1868 East
Main street; Joseph ]. Provancher.
Berkeley Court; Domenic d. Queiro-
ga, 495 Baldwin street; Irving H.
Robillard, 1877 Birch street; Saliva
tore Schiavone, SIS North Main
street; John J. Scott, SO Washington
street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

Selection Of 20 local young men
for appointment to the Civilian
Conservation Corps was announced
today by Martin r. Hayden, local
selecting agent. The group will leave
from the city hall next Wednesday
morning proceeding to Camp Gross,
West Cornwall. There the boys will
be given physical examinations.
The names Of those chosen for
camp assignment were sent to Mr..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
MRETINo FoNIoIIT

the weekly meeting Of the Young
Peoples woIlownhip WI De held
Sunday evening W the Guild hsll IT
~ Johns ehllfnll, Guest hpaaAeg
Alll bn ihn iIfg, Arthur y, Mni<en.
linys feoiof u -, pnni's rhiunll, New
MnHAn
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
BY MILTON BRONNER

Manager Secive Information Bureau
Washington Sept asking whether Sc
ecve draftees will lose their votes by being called to the co
this
The short 100000 young Isl
worry your the good that
nrohahv be drafed or
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
SOUTH
BRITAIN
BRIEFS
BY BILL GARRIGUS

Grover Cleveland Harrison, me-
chanical genius from Shepaug-
side, rode into the village the other
day and stopped off at McCarthy's
store for winters supply of eat
ing tobacco. Growers bicycle is
equipped with a speedometer,
homemade, accurate, and shock
proof. When he comes over our
good roads like kingbird chasing
a crow, that clock sometimes hits
fifty.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

elapsed " h ! ] e
C on g r ess dis
cussed the bill,
so when it was
finally passed,
the President
found October
16 the most con-
venient date up
on which some
1890, 900 m e n
b e t W e en- the
ages of 81 and
IS could be call
ed upon to regis
ter.
He had to set
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

Those Harrison
boys, Grover and
Oakie, are nat
ural mechanics.
If they want a
piece of machin-
cry they just
white it out of
oak or seasoned
hickory. Engines
that nobody can
start just smile
when Grove r
tickles them in
the right place
Gears that won't
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
TOWNS DREAM SHATTERED

Uniontown, Ore.-CUP)-For the
first time in rs years no school
opened this fall at Uniontown, a
southern Oregon village that in the
'70s dreamed of future industry.
Only three or four pupils lived in
the district They were transferred
to another school,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

ain police organization into what
Il generally recognized ~ ono OF
the most modern and best equip
ped forces In the state.
Maeiora Il one OF the olllstand-
iisg Polish leaders OF Connecticut.
lie was An organizer Of the pulass
III Democratic Federation, and he
h active IN the Polish National
Alliance, The Catholic Union and
the Polish Falcons,
Mnelora lives AZ ~ Allen street,
New Britain with bis wife and two
fonne daughters
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
COWBOY START

Jack Conway, director Of such OUT
standing action pictures as Boom
Town" began his screen career as a
cowboy star.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

The Irish-American Social Club,
at its annual meeting last night,
elected Mortimer j. Calvin, mems
clothing store operator, to serve
as president for next year. Mr..
Calvin defeated William O'Brien
in a contest.
William Fitzell was named for
another term as vice-president,
and Joseph Devery was reelected
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
Current
Political
Activities

Congressman John w. McCor-
mack, Of Massachusetts,, who was
chosen this week as Democratic
majority leader in the House,
spoke in Waterbury two years
ago during Congressman j. Joseph
Smiths campaign for reelection.
The Bay state representative is a
close friend of the local congress-
man.
The Young Mems Italian Re-
publican club will hold cam
paign outing tomorrow afternoon
at Charley DeBisschop's grove on
East Main street. Members Of the
state ticket are expected to be
among the speakers. Former Mayor
Patrick M. PerrielIo will preside.
Frank ROssi is chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
A polishing up" of the Socialist
platform is to be made at a meet
Ing Of the party's executive and
campaign committees in Bridge
port. Changes, it was said, would
be limited to wording and head
ings.
George ]. Scott, treasurer Of the
Republican town committee, re-
ports that campaign contributions
are coming in satisfactorily. I'm
der the system in use for the first
time this year, all money collected
here IS sent to state headauar-
tiers at Hartford, and the amount
budgeted for the local campaign is
returned here.
The Willkie- clubs of Connecti-
cut will hold a dinner at the Hotel
Taft, NeW Haven, next Friday
night. The rincipal speaker will
be Oren Root, Jr., Of New York.
founder of the Willkie club move
ment.
Lucien Maciora, Democratic can
didate for congressman-at-Iaree
Will deliver an address over sta
ton WATR Monday night at
$3.50. Robert A. Hurley will speak
over WBRY Tuesday night at the
same hour.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

The government was very anx-
ious to have selective service en-
acted into law by Congress and
signed by the President many
weeks ago. But valuable time
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
Answering Your Questions
About CONSUMPTION
DrafteeSWin Vote This Year
Because They'll Be At Home;
After That, Here's The Setup

One daily by Milton BrOnner interpreting
the selectve law and answering questions q
Waterbury
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Vice. President
member of the board Of trustees.
Other members of the board are
Michael Fitzmaurice, John Bowler,
jeremiah Mccormack and George
Ryan.
Installation of officers will be
held Oct. 13 az Canadian Legion
hall.
The new club president, Mr.. Gal
vim, succeeds Harold v. Boyce.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28
Popular Polish Leader
Candidate For Congress

Lucien Maciora of New Britain Choice of Demo-
Gratis for High Honors - Honored Frequently
in Home Town
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-28

In the above table It will be OBJ
served that many states permit abb
Evening star., 1940-11-14

learning whether their next Gov.
ernor will be the Republican incum.
bent, Payne H. Rather. or w. H.
Burke, Democrat.
The answer rests in the 7,100 out
State absentee ballots waiting in the
secretary of States Office.
In-State absentee votes, counted
Tuesday and yesterday in the
counties, favored Gov. Rather so
heavily that Mr. Burke's earlier COM
manding lead was trimmed to 1924
votes.
Counting of the out-State ballots
probably will begin today.
Evening star., 1940-11-14

single, unchanging operations. Even
though the initial cost of such ma
chimes is very great, this cost be-
comes negligible when distributed
over hundreds OF thousands of iden-
tical parts.
Even with the maximum expan-
sion of airplane output, this guam
tity justification for automatic out
put Of single pieces may not develop.
More important is the fact that it
takes so many months to build this
type Of machinery that automobile
factories plan all their changes
about year ahead"
1t was explained that the automo-
Evening star., 1940-11-14

forces and manpower which, while
inexperienced in aviation require
ments, do possess the 'know-how' of
volume production and can be
trained to fresh tasks under leader
ship Of expert men," the association
stated in its report.
How far automobile mass produc-
ton methods can be employed re-
mains to be worked out by engineers
and production men. Plane guam
titles counted in tens of thousands
do not compare with automobile out
put which runs into millions of
units. The greater part of automo-
tive machinery has been built for
Evening star., 1940-11-14

bile industry started its studies and
preparations for putting out airplane
parts In October at the request Of
the National Defense Advisory Com
mission. 1t Is continuing with Its
plans without any oficial authorize
ton, it was pointed out, since the
entire program must be submitted to
Congress before contracts for actual
production can be let.
Evening star., 1940-11-14
Red Cross Will ceose
Work in Nozi Frunce
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Nov. II delayed, via
Berlin Richard Allen, American
Red Cross delegate In France. said
today his organization would cease
distribution of relief materials In
the German-occupied area of France
after November IS.
Mr.. Allen recently conferred with
Washington headquarters via tele-
phone from Geneva, Switzerland.
He said his final distribution
Evening star., 1940-11-14

would be $35o,00o worth Of medical
supplies. staff members and am
bulance crews working In cenjunc-
ton with the American Hospital in
Paris and the American field serv-
ice are planning to leave for the
United States as soon as possible,
he said.
Evening star., 1940-11-14

Starch produced in the United
'tates may be introduced into Egypt.
Evening star., 1940-11-14

Diesel motors will be used on the
new Novara- Bella railway in Italy