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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26


 fni of Sylvan Ave-, Mir. and Mrs John Dolan, MT. and Mrs. John Cor. coran of Tracy Ave, Joseph Mul- cunry, of Washington street.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Kelleher are celebrating the birth of son-borr at St. Maryis Hospital, yesterday Mother and son are doing very nice- ly. Mir. Kelleher is the popular order- erly at St. Mary's and Mrs. Kellehel is the former Mae Keefe of Earring t@ ave, a graduate nurse of the same institution.
 The regular meeting of the Wash ington Park Community Club, which was postponed from Tuesday to al- low the members to attend the in- Stallation of officers at the East End Community Club, will be held at the Community House this evening Owing to the fact that the Hall is not quite ready for occupancy, the meeting will be held downstairs.
 The Park Department, with the w. P. A. are doing a wonderful job on the Community House = the paint is about completed in the auditorium inside, and the outside is now receiving new coat of White Paint and no doubt this will be com pleted long before the frost gets in the air. The Bowling Alleys are now being renovated-with new lighting fixtures, new ceiling being installed. which was badly needed, as during the basketball season when the peo- pie were bowling, the running and jarring upstairs made the dust come through the ceiling and causing all kinds of discomforts to those down. stairs. The alleys are to be scrapped and polished and no doubt we will have an almost new building when the work is finally finished.
 The writer attended the installa- tion of officers at the East End on Tuesday evening-and was very much impressed by the way a com paratively new club conducted this ceremony. After leaving the pavilion and giving the evenings enjoyment a little thought-it occurred to me that Washington Park Community Club had many blessingS-and in the words of the ''wise one" in counting these blessings-one of which a lovely Community House which should be Community Center-a place to come to enjoy our neighbors company in 8 pleasante way-what a pity that it shouldn't be made use of in the proper way.
 The East End Community Club left a very lasting impression on my mind-one, what a fine job can be done if a few good leaders got to- gether to attain that end. MT. Kenny spoke of what task 1t was to take care of everyone's hobbies-some liked dramatics, others like bowling, others liked to play cards: and in order to be of help to everyone they had committees to work out those problems. Of course it takes good leaders to do this, people who can look at things from the other fel- lows viewpoint and forgetting their own personal feelings. I'm sure, we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26

Janice Tappin, daughter of MT. and Mrs Clarence l.. Tappin, of 80 Fairlawn avenue, was one of four Waterbury students enrolling at Colby College this week. Miss Tap- pin was vaIedictorian of Crosby High school last year.
 The other students are: Anne B. Foster, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John H. Foster of Middlebury; Robert H. Riefe, son of MT. and Mrs. B. H. c. Riefe, of 181 Plank road; Donald E. Sterner, son of MT. and Mrs. Oscar R. Sterner of 22 Bishop street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26

By a special edict, Il persons in Russia were awarded orders or medals for takin gsnapshots at the front during the battles against the Films and for the production of the propaganda film "The Mennerheim Line
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26

nAnIN--ist AnnlveFBaFy Mass sf keqnleHi will bs eelabfated aainFs day morning at 0,eloek, af ths Blessed Sacrament chuVnh, for lie Hepofe of tho Soul ef the late Mrs. Charles As Dnbin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26
MASSES

O,CONN0R--Month's mind Mass of Requiem will Do celebrated gatur. day morning at e;30 o'clock, at the Sacred Heart church, for the Re. pose Of the Soul Of the late James c. 0Connor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26

Boston, Sept. 26-UP)-weather forecast:
 Maine and Rhode Island-Fair and continued cool with light frost in exposed places tonight. Friday fair with rising temperatures. Warmer Saturday.
 Massachusetts--Fa and contin- ued cool and light frost in exposed places in the interior tonight. Fri day fair with rising temperatures. Warmer Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26
DIED

The funeral of Mrs. Kazimera zu- tautas was held from the Mazaika
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
L.aFoIette Hears
.F.0.L.Leader

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 90. CUP)-
j. w. Buzzell, AFL leader. today
told the LaFollette civil liberties
committee that efforts of Southern
Californians, Inc, and the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers associa-
ton to make Los Angeles an "open
shop" city are, In fact. campaigns
to make the city a CLOSED non
union shop town."
Buzzell, who Is secretary of the
Central Labor council, told of cir
cumstances pointing to what he
termed pressure tactics" against
union labor in Los Angeles dating
back to 1894.
I'VE feel that we have the same
right to bring in men from outside
for advice as Southern Californians,
Inc, had to bring Paul Shoup here
from New York to be their presi-
dent" Buzzell said in reference to
the fight that had been made
against Dave Beck and other union
leaders,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Lewis Aims barbs
Against McNuft's
19M Aspirations

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. %. CUP.
President John L. Lewis of the
11n't"d Mino Workc~s of Amen,
today denounced the presidential
'molt!on of Fedoral Security Al
nlnlstrator Paul V. McNutt, term
'ag him "a political adventurer"
"'ho had used troops against labor
Lewis said that McNutt, formor
GOVERNOR of Indiana, likes to pre-
tond he w2s soldier, accompanied
by a motley crew of two per cent
bag men who he hoped would be
able to buy enough votes to make
him president of the United States
so he Woud have more soldiers to
play with, and be able to protect
strangers who we're taking the jobs
OF men whose children were hungry
md whose wives were ill.,
The two per cent bag men"
phrase was believed to refer to In
diana'S famous Democratic 1.-TWO
Per Cent club" which purportedly
collects money from state employees
Tor political activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23

'Delng detained Dv BrlJlSn contra
band control officials at Gibraltar
three times as long as italian ships
carrying similar cargoes and that.
in some cases, American ships were
being forced. contrary to the Amer
lean neutrality law, to proceed to
belligerent ports. 1t demanded "im-
mediate correction" of the situa-
tion and requested reply from
Great Britain to that effect.
The protest was reminiscent of
the controversies of 1915 and 1916
over similar British activities before
the United States entered the World
war.
During the past month, American
official impatience has been in
creasing over what is considered
l'ieh-handed British interference
with American ships, cargoes and
mail on the high seas.
The new protest was handed to
British Ambassador Lord Lothian
Saturday by Assistant Secretary OF
State Adolph A. Berle in the form
of an aide memoire "a written
memorandum to remind the ambas-
sador of what he had been told
orally in a conference in the state
department.
Berle'S memorandum said:
/. This government was serious
ly concerned" over the treatment
meted out to American shipping in
the Mediterranean area, and part-
cularly at Gibraltar.
2. The American government pre-
viously had stated its objections to
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Value Of Navy to Valley Subjectof
Talk Slated for Associated Group

tie Associated Chambers of Com
merce in Ell Centro Friday night.
Defries. accompanied by navy Of
ficers. will be brought to the valley
by a group of 80 San Diego business
men. The party was scheduled to
leave the coast city early Friday
morning for a trip to Imperial dam
and a tour of the All American
canal route.
The dinner will be served in the
l'otel at 7 pm. w. H. Tyler, jr.,
president of the associated group,
said the public was welcome to
attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23

az ioooC oCiiiPoi al y lCopllC AlOill Vic
state S nine-day cold spell.
High cloudiness with possible
showers Wednesday was forecast for
Imperial Valley, Woodrow c. Jacobs,
meteorologist for the fruit frost
service. declared. with no prospect
of continued frost. Minimum teln-
pera:ures in Imperial Valley Mon
day night and Tuesday ranged from
three to seven degrees above freez-
ing in coldest sections.
Valley citrus growers Tuesday
expected an immediate rise IN
prices of grapefruit as reports from
Texas indicated that a week-long
killing frost in the Rio Grande val
ley had destroyed large share OF
the Texas crop.
Freezing temperatures, as low as
81 degrees in some areas and a
bright sun Tuesday, ruined thou
sands of acres of fruit near Wes-
AGO. Texas. Extent of the citrus
damage will not be fully determined
for several days.
B. A. Harrigan, county agricul-
tural commissioner, reported that
a large percentage of valley grape
fruit is still on the trees. Effect
on the market cannot be predicted
but some increase in price can be
Continued on Page 8, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23

Pll knlSIlCS. MES. riSe oui nc,
ard Mrs. Pearl Burke Of the clerks
office. District Attorney Elmer w.
Hcald said he would also call Rex
Richards, son of Mrs. Lillian Rich
ards Little who faces embezzlement
charges, and probably members OF
the city council.
Both Mrs. Burkes were employed
in the clerks office during Mrs.
Littles employ as water clerk.
They worked, however, in different
departments.
knights will probably be ques-
toned concerning water depart
me:.t activities when under his
supervision several years ago. Nor
mally under the clerks office, the
department was shifted to the en-
gineer's office in october OF 1885.
when Cal Mousseau was clerk. It
was moved back to the clerks office
in October 1888.
Last Thursday, when the grand
jury first delved into tie case. City
Clerk Roy Johnstone was question:
ed as we'll as w. G. Foss, special
aualtor, and Mrs. Little.
Heald disclosed Tuesday that the
grana jury audit of water depart
ment books will go back as far
as there is any indication Of irregu-
larltleS"
Asked if that meant that the rec
ords will be scrutinized prior to
July of 1899, Heald said:
Mrs. Little declared that the first
shortages were in July That may
be true. I don't know. But we plan
to audit the books back as far as
there is any trace.
II remember one case when we
started auditing books and went
back six years! Never know until
you get into it,
Heald said he has received about
a dozen bids from firms all over
the state prepared to attempt the
task of checking the books.
Mrs Little, in an oral confession.
told authorities that the Irregular
tiles began in July, 1899 and con-
tinued until December At that time
she admitted pecuiations Of "$6, 900
and maybe more. An audit con-
Quoted by City Clerk Roy john
stone and Foss showed shortages
totaling $12.5559l over that period.
Search for John Little, husband
of the accused clerk who is sought
on a bigamy warrant, was appar-
emily at stalemate Tuesday. Off
GERS reported no new developments.
Two sheriff's office deputies who
have been out of the valley on the
case since last week were back in
Ell Centre, but reported no star
tllng progress.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
House Committee
Cuts Deeper Into
Budget Estimates
Treasury-POst Office
Supply Bill Reduced
II Million Dollars

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o
(UP)-The house appropria-
tions committee today KEEP
its economy record intact BY
reporting a $1,032,154,61z
treasury-post office supply bill
S1l ZOO below President Roose.
velt's budget estimate.
The savings run up the commit
tees economy total so far this yea
to about ,000,000-the amoun
which appropriation bills have beer.
cut below budget figures Tor the
fiscal year which starts next July
The committee reported two spe-
cial deficiency bills providing $685.
502 600 to be spent for naval con-
struction. tax refunds and farm
benefits during the remainder OF
the present fiscal year.
The treasury was given $218,691,-
$50 S8057,l50 less than Mr.. Roose-
velt recommended The post office
got S8l3,963825.
The committee chopped a pro-
posed $lAo00,000 fund for pur-
chase Of strategic and critical wal
materials to $l2,5OO,0OO. It voteo
a coast guard request for $1,820,0O(
to equip 10 boats with special de-
vices capable of detecting submar-
ines and ships 10 miles away. It
slasned $l,699,000 from a proposed
S2,l99,000 fund for coast guard
planes, asserting the navy could
fly The neutrality patrol routes on
Continued on Page 8, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Man with Bullets
In Skull Feels
Nothing, He SAYS

NEW YORK, Jan. %. (UP) =
Twice, Salvatore Morrione put re-
volver to his head and pulled the
trigger. He heard explosions but
nothing happened so he squinted
into the muZzle to see if anything
was wrong. Nothing was, so he put
the gun to his head and fired a
third time. Then he threw the
gun away in disgust.
He was in the basement of an
apartment building where he work.
ed as janitor. He walked up to his
second floor apartment. His family
saw blood on his head and called
an ambulance.
AT the hospital, X-rays showed
all three bullets In his skull. One
had struck the brain and lodged at
thc base of the brain. Two were
lodged back Of the right eye. All
three had penetrated the region Of
the ear and temple. Morrione's
skull was fractured, he had a con-
cussion and a hemorrhage, but he
insisted he still didn't feel a thing"
He was calm as he explained that
he had two children, earned only
g dollar a day, was tired of living
and had found the gun in the
Easement
Police charged him with Sullivan
law violation and had him put in
the prison ward.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Victim Blamed for
Crash That Took
His Life, Another
Speed Caused Accident;
Hcrror Described by
Uncle of Dead Man

BRAWLEY, Jan. 23.-One
of the two victims of a fatal
traffic accident near Truck
haven Saturday was to blame
for the deaths, a cOroner's
jury found at an inquest here late
yesterday.
The jury placed the responsibility
on Ray Belodeau of Los Angeles,
driver of a car which collided with
truck and trailer. Belodeau and
his wife were killed instantly.
"Eclodeau's speeding car struck
a dip in the highway, began to
bounce, went out of control, and
crashed into the on-coming truck" !"
Highway Patrolman Walter Walsh
testified. Marks on the pavement
showed his car travelled l74 feet
between the time it struck the dip
and the moment it crashed into
tie truck
Some idea of the horrible injur-
les suffered by Mrs. Belodeau was
given in testimony by Walcott E.
Hill of Los Angeles, uncle of the
dead man.
y cannot identify Mrs. Belodeau, y
he said huskily, her face could
not tell by that. Her clothing and
her rings but her face was al
most gone She was identified by
Walsh who had talked to a friend
who saw her short time before
the accident.
E. E. Crawford of Roswell, N. NJ,
driver of the wrecked truck, was
eXonerated from blame.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
NLRB Attorney
Cites Experience

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UP)-
The house inquiry into the national
labor relations board today heard
evidence that the board hired
Solomon G. Lippman, %, Chicago,
as trial attorney although his
only previous court experience had
been the handling of IAN uncon-
tested divorce case"
Lippman disputed the committees
statement Of his experience, stating
that he had participated In half .
dozen cases in the Illinois courts.
The attorney was hired three years
ago to work in the boards MIL
Waukee, Wis, office. He was trans
ferred to the Washington Review
section after Regional Director
Nathaniel S. Clark protested that
ne was inexperienced, incompetent
and his court room manner I'm
Sulting."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Dies Committee
Continued Year

..nlNI,TON Tor. % UP).-.
Att"r hittar doba;1 tho House TODAY
Toted to continue the Dies invcsti-
cation OF unAmerican activities TO-
one year.
House members angrily disputed
merits and dement's of the inquiry
Controversy centered on a slashinR
attack on Chairman Martin Dies OF
the committee made yesterday b.
2on Frank Hook y, Mich
Rep. Clare E. Hoffman, r., Mich,
announced that he would move to
expunge from the congressional rec,
ord the extension OF remarks by
Hook in which Hook charged Dies
associated with "a collaboration OF
the Christian Front" an organiza-
ton of which II members have been
arrested in New York charged with
a plot against the government.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23

at hOllddl]Okl, HOTtuedSI VI LduoSc
the communique added.
The offensive was described as
violent. The Firms believed that
fresh waves of Russian troops were
thrown against the Mannerheim line
in what the Russians intended to
make a decisive battle.
The communique said that heavy
Russian attacks were thrown against
Finnish lines between Summa and
Lake Muola in the center of the
Karelian isthmus. The Russians
also attacked heavily at Aittoroki,
north of Lake Ladoga, but were re-
pulsed.
The communique said that yes
terday was the second day of the
Russian offensive but that 1t had
been no more successful than it
was the first day.
Six Russian planes were shot
down, according to the communique.
In addition, there were unconfirm-
ca reports that three other Red
army planes had been shot down,
Russian losses everywhere were
heavy, the Firms claimed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
District Directors
Discuss Canal

Directors OF the Imperial Irriga-
ton District met briefly Tuesday
forenoon and adjourned to an in
formal discussion of operations on
the All American canal.
President Evan T. Hewes an
nounced that contractors were
scheduled to complete powerhouses
at drops four and three on the
canal in April. Transmission lines
between the two drops are already
complete. Drop four is located Is
miles east of Calexico and drop
three five miles farther east.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Farm Unionization Will Bring Peace
In labor, Commissioner Declares

Unionization of agriculture. sta
bilization of labor supply, and con-
ciliation in labor disputes will bring
industrial peace. was the opinion
expressed in El Centro Tuesday by
State Labor Commissioner H. c
CarraSco.
LAS soon as both sides in labor
troubles are able to sit down and
talk their differences over in cool
sensible manner" he said. there
will be an end of labor strife. That
applies to warning labor unions as
well as to esnployer-employe dis
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23

of her minimum requirements for
the increased war traffic.
While casting about for additional
Hallway equipment, Germany is do
ing her best to speed up traffic on
the Galician railroad which runs
from Rumania to Germany via
Poland
A dispatch from Rumania said
tie Russians have withdrawn sev-
eral divisions of troops from the
Lemberg region, while German en-
glneer regiments moved in to guard
the railroad and keep traffic NOV
ing It was reported the Russian
troops are being moved north and
may be thrown into the Finnish
campaign. Berlin denied that troops
had been sent into the region.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
SUBP0ENAS OUT IN CITY Theft CASE
GERMANS DIGGING I'M

In the latter connection, there
is crying need for railroad rolling
stock because the water transport
of Oil and grain has been stopped
by the freezing Of the river Danube
Paris reports that the Germans
tried to rent or buy 10000 freight
cars from Belgium but that the
French blocked the move by threat
ening 20 cut off Belgium's supply
of Briey iron ore, from which nearly
all of Belgium's steel is made. Sim
liar efforts to acquire rolling stock
from Rumania and Jugoslavia also
failed when both countries insisted
they had no surplus, according to
French sources.
The French intelligence estimates
Germany is $4,000 freight cars short
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE
United Press Cable Editor

Indications come from Berlin that
Germany, which originally planned
BlitzXrieg or lightning war, Is
doubling her efforts to dig in for a
long one.
The German capital reports that
Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Goering, who has been placed IN
supreme command of Germany's
economy. is holding daily confer
ences with Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and
the country's leading economic and
industrial experts.
The conferences are designed to
speed up production, conserve the
country's dwindling resources, and
find means of getting in supplies
especially oil, for long siege.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Two Die as
Plane Crashes

C'AKI AND. Cal. Jan. %. UP)-
A private airplane was wrecked and
its two occupants, Oakland busi-
nessmen, we're killed in the Alta
mont Pass. it was disclosed with
finding of the wreckage today.
The victims were Paul M. Nc
Mullen, S., owner of the two-seated
Fairchild plane, and Paul Delaware
Smith, As, his companion on a busi-
ness ard pleasure flight to Arizona,
Nevada and California points,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
U.S.. Refuseskew
japan Trade'Pact

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UP)-
State department officials today
made plain to Kensuke Horinouchi.
japanese ambassador, that the Unit
ed States will not negotiate tenn
porary agreement to replace the
.-Japanse commercial treaty
which expires at midnight Friday.
The ambassador was told that no
changes in tariff duties and other
matters regulated under the trade
treaty are anticipated now as a
result of the expiration of the
treaty. However, he was advised,
the whole future of Japanese
American trade relations depends
upon developments.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23

putes. Each must recognize the
right of the other to organize
CarraSco, on a visit to Imperial
Valley to familiarize himself with
this section of the state, said the
farmers would be able to utilize a
stabilized labor control operated
through agricultural unions, the
government. and organized farmer
groups. "It is just a matter of talk
ing problems over when the parties
concerned are not in the mood to
tear each other to pieces he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23
Swine Growers TO
Meet THURSDAY

imperial Valley swine growers
will attend meeting to discuss
cross-breeding at the C. E. Pitzer
ranch, north and east of Acacia
school Thursday morning at 100
O'Clock, according to George Win
wright, assistant county agent
Pitzer has tried several different
crosses. Winwright said, and will
be able to exhibit herds raised un-
der the ross-breeding program.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-23

returning the indictment.
"Affidavits must be signed in
the presence of the notary tho
court said.
Evidence showed the Bank OF
America and the home owners had
suffered no loss as was charged in
the indictment. The remaining four
counts in the indictment we're dis
missed when bank employe said
he could remember no false repre-
sensations made by Green at the
time he drew money deposited in
the bank by home builders to pay
construction costs,