The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10
Negotiations Set
For N. Y; Borough
Men Given Awards
Funeral Here Saturday-Odd Fellows to Hear
Indian Authority

Naugatuck, april 10-Employes of
the boot department of the U. S.
Rubber footwear plant who walked
out yesterday were back at their
tasks today, pending result of nego-
tiations to be held in New York
city about the first of next week.
The return of these strikers re-
suited in resumption Of normal OPP
erations at the plant. The group
voted yesterday afternoon to return
pending the result of a conference
which will be held either Monday or
Tuesday at New York with repre-
sentatives of the International Rub
Der Workers and U. s. Rubber Of
ficials participating.
A conference between officials of
the local company and the strikers
was held yesterday and John Mar
chanicto, international organizer,
said that as a result of the confer
ence, it was agreed that pending
the result of the New York City
conference the production rate
would be cut from tx "jacks" to
So Jacks.
Walter H. Norton, factory man
ager, and Cyrus Ching of New
York, public relations director for
The U. S. Rubber Products, repre-
sented the factory at the confer
snce yesterday and Joseph Ken
shea, Mr.. Marchanicto and Harold
Bower represented the strikers.
AS far as is known, no meeting
Of the strikers will be held until
after the New York conference.
Get Awards
Several augatuck men were
among group of IA members of
the state highway department,
maintenance district, No. staff,
and two members of the Thomas
ton Roadside development staff of
the same department who received
individual safe-driver awardsr last
night here.
The awards were accompanied
by letters of commentator to all
the winners from State Highway
Commissioner William j. Cox, and
were given in recognition of the
1889 driving records of these men.
In their operations of the state
highway motor equipment during
the year all had perfect records,
With no chargeable accidents.
Raymond D. Valade, who super
vises safety activities of the high
way department, presided at the
meeting in the maintenance dis
trict building here.
The winners were: CASTOR
Adams, c. v. Arenholz, Herbert
Jansen, John Mccarthy, Henry
Bsnson, David O'Shea and Edward
Murray, all of Naugatuck, John
Winters and Peter Martin both of
Thomaston, John Dunlina, Anson-
la: Frank Beardsley, Woodbury.;
William Bradley, Jr., Beacon Falls;
Herbert Decher t,Southington, Ed
ward Oliver, Watertown.
Roadside development workers
receiving awards were Edward Di-
mock and Aldo Butterl.
Thomas Wojtzak
The funeral of Thomas Wojtzak
OF 174 Spring street, who died at
ST. Mary's hospital, Waterbury last
night after an illness of four weeks,
will be held Saturday morning at
s:15 from his home to st. Hedwig's
church at 9 o'clock, where a solemn
high mass of requiem will be cele-
brated. Burial will be in st. James
cemetery.
A native of Poland, he had lived
here 26 years. He worked in the
Eastern Malleable Iron company
here and was member of st. He'd
wigs society,
Mr.. Wojtzak leaves his wife, Mrs.
Romalda Wojtzak; three daughters,
Mrs. Adam zaboroski, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, and the Misses Jane and
zena, of this town; six sons, Stan