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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth (Halpin) Lyon was held yesterday morning at Il o'clock at the Alder son funeral home, Rev. John R. Coombs, ofilciating. Burial was in Woodland cemetery, Stamford. Rev. Stanley P. HenSley of St. Johns Episcopal church Stamford, read the committal services
 The funeral of Michael J. Burns of Portchcster, N. r.. will be held tomorrow from the Mulville funeral home, 370 West Main street, to St. Thomas church, where @ solemn high Mass will be celebrated. Burial win be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may visit the funeral home after 3 o'clock this afternoon.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Rose
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20
sERGT. DIES AT DEvENs

Fort Devens. Mass. March 20- (UP)-sgt. Oliver McLemore. 36, G company. 26th infantry, died oi heart disease yesterday shortly after he returned from instructing "rook' les" on the rifle range.
 A veteran of 16 years, Sgt. Mo. Lemorc had won national recogni- ton as 8 marksman at Camp Perry N. Y. He was a natice of Scottsboro Ala.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20
Little Opposition
 To Charter Revision
Mayor ScuIIy, Prosecutor GaIulIO Clash During
 Speeches; Many Changes Proposed
tBy Democrat Legislative Reporter,

State Capitol Hartford, March 20. - The Waterbury city administrators lengthy charter revision bill met with
 little opposition at hearing before the cities and boroughs committee of the General Assembly here yesterday even antadninistrationites Michael J. Galullo and Edward delowz obecting to only few of the proposed changes The hearing closed after hot verbal exchange between Mr. Galuo prosecutor of the city court and Mayor Vincent A. Scuv over the city's financial situation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20

saying there should be one chic; prosecutor with full authority. There should not be any salary cut, he said, because the prosecutor IS called on for great amount of work He opposed this section, he said even though he may not be re- appointed If some native Water burians have anything to say about It."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20
OBITUARY

FLEMNIING.-Mrs. Della F. Flem- ming, widow of Richard Flemming, died this morning after a brief ill., ness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Sullivan of 128 Franklin street. A native of Ireland, she had resided in this city for IS years.
 Mrs. Flemming was graduated from St. Joseph's academy, Rich mond, Va, in the class of 1873 She was cominunicant of the Im- maculate Conception church.
 Besides Mrs. Sullivan, her sur- vivors include two daughters, Mrs. Nora Nash of Hoboken, N. J., and Mrs. Charles Walter of New York city; three sons, Richard of Cali fornia; William of Orange, N. J., and James of Australia: 13 grandchil. dren and seven great grandchildren.
 The funeral will be held from the home, l28 Franklin street, on Satur- day morning at 8:l5 o'clock to the church of the Immaculate Concep. ton at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot, Calvary cemetery, Long Island City, Long Island.
 Friends may call at the home on Friday afternoon and evening.
 BUTLER-Mrs. Anna (Whelan) Butler, wife of George F. Butler, of l7 Vermont street died last night was held at 8:l6 o'clock this morning from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street, to St. Fran els Xavier church. A solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated ct 9 o'clock by Rev. James J. Sullivan asssited by Rev. James Frederick as deacon and Rev. Devid O'Keefe as sub-deacon.
 The bearers were: James Phelan Edward Sutton, Joseph F1avin, John Capanno, Michael Murphy and James Sullivan.
 Burial was in new St. Joseph's cemetery with services by Father OKeefe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends. relatives and neighbors, CO, Waterbury Police Department, Waterbury Street Department, and the East End Community Club, for the beautiful floral tributes and the expressions of sympathy and kind. ness shown us during our recent loved brother and uncle, John J.. 'oieS' TrJn roY.ny rAMIY,Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank thank our many friends, relatives and neigh bors, for fioral offerings and tho expressions of sympathy and kind. ness shown us during our recent bereavement, the death of our be: La TevrC.
 (Signed)
 and FAMILY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20

Mass of reauiem viii be celebrated Saturday morning, at S:00 o'clock. at St. Thomas Church, for the re- pose of the soul of the late Rober' tn Frances Fitzgerald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20

BUTLER-Mrs. Anna tWhelan) Butler, wife of George F. Butler, of l7 Vermont street died last night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20
MASSES

of requiem will be celebrated Sat- urday Morning, March 22nd, at 7:30 o'clock, at SS. Peter and Pau! Church, for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs. Dennis Murphy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-20

WALSH - First anniversary Mast of requiem will be celebrated Sat. urday morning, at S:30 o'clock, al the Immaculate Conception. Church, for the repose of the soul of the late James E. Walsh.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Howard William 10y, so
Dies in RiverduIe

Howard William 10y, so, of Brent
wood, Md, died yesterday while on
duty as a watchman at the Balti-
more g. Ohio Railroad crossing in
Riverdale, Md. Police and a fire
rescue squad were unable to revive
him. The attributed his death to a
heart attack.
Surviving Mr.. 10y are his widow,
Mrs. Addie 10y; a son, George F.
10y of East Riverdale, and two
daughters, Miss Elsie May 10y of
Brentwood and Mrs. Mary Rosner.
1911 Staple street NE.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Monday at the Mount Rainier
Methodist Church. Interment will
be in Evergreen Cemetery. Bladens-
burg.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Hebert and Senator Disagree
On Credit for Solving Murders

The solution of a series Of sex
murders here through the cor
roborated confessions of Jarvis r.
Catoe, 36, colored, was hailed yester-
day by Representative Hebert of
Louisiana as a sign Washington is
now entering on an era Of law en-
forcement."
The Representative, who was
responsible for the Congl essional
investigation of the police force
after the murders Of Jessie Elizabeth
Strieff and Mrs. Rose Abramowitz,
issued the following statement In
New Orleans:
1T is a Solace to know Washing
ton apparently has come under the
direction of efficient police officials.
I believe Washington now is enter
ing on an era of law enforcement
under Commissioner John Russell
Young and Supt. Edward Kelly
At the same time Senator Herring
of Iowa declared that the delay in
capturing the criminal until New
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Roanoke Producers
To Get One Cent More

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 30 lP.-
The State Milk Commission has or
dered a 1-cent per quart increase
in the retail price of milk in the
Roanoke area, effective Monday,
and announced hearings at Luray
and Lynchburg on the question of
price increases in those areas.
Producers in the Roanoke area
yesterday were granted an increase
Of 80 cents per hundredweight on
class l milk. Under the increased
rate they will receive $3.50 per hun
dredweight instead of s2e1 for class
/ deliveries. The rtail price will be
Is cents quart.
Additional hearings set by the
commission were for September IL
at Luray on the question of increas-
ing prices there, and for September
IL at Lynchburg on the request of
producers in that area for increases.
The Luray hearing was asked by the
local milk board.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
John Brown S Death Vest
CompIicafes Estate Tax
Ry the 4 5SOCiated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, Aug. 30.-John
Brown wore vest when hanged at
Harpers Ferry, and thereby un-
Willingly created a problem for
Frederick County Orphans Court
some 80 years later.
The vest of the celebrated insur-
rectionist turned up recently in the
estate of the late Charles C. James
of Brunswick Forest G. Moler, ex-
ecutor, has informed the court that
he has been unable to estimate the
garments value for tax purposes.
How the vest came into Mr.. James
possession was not disclosed, but its
authenticity apparently is well
established. MIR. James will be-
queathed it to Clarence H. Pierce,
along with other personal property.
Mr.. Moler has been assured by the
court that any reasonable appraisal
will be acceptable.
Mr.. James will includes bequest
of 5000 to the Methodist Home for
the Aged at Gaithersburg.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Washroom Windows
Furnish Exits for
Two Fugitives
Fort BeIvoir Soldier
At Large; Upper Marlboro
Defendant Is Caught

Two fugitives who escaped via
washroom windows led police and
military guards on merry chases in
Maryland and Virginia yesterday.
Bloodhounds from Lorton, Va,
military police of Fort Belvoir and
Metropolitan police of the District
joined in the search for Steve Koss,
%, of Monesson, Pa, private of
Company D, 5th Training Battalion.
Pvt. Koss was a patient in the
post hospital recovering from an ap-
pendectomy and facing court
martial on a charge of forgery, au-
thorities at the Army post said. Is
sued his uniform preparatory to re-
lease from the hospital, he asked TO
use the washroom, pried loose a
screen and jumped to the ground.
according to police. The chase be-
gan when a hospital attendant saw
the fleeing figure and called a guard
who reported that he fired two
shots, one in the ground and one
in the air. Koss was still A. w. o. l..
District police have broadcast a
lookout for him.
Convicted on a charge of assault
yesterday afternoon before Trial
Magistrate Alan Bowie at Upper
Marlboro, Ferdinand Vernet, 10, of
Monesse. Pa, asked to use the wash
room. Once inside. he locked the
door, climbed to the window and
ran to swampy woods near the
courthouse. William Grifnth, 40, of
Croome Station, Md, a bondsman,
saw him dash by the courtroom win
dow. He notified Sergt. Elon Tur-
ner of the county police who was
sitting in the courtroom. Vernet
was caught few moments later by
the sergeants, his assistants and a
reporter.
Vernet, who had been sentenced
to three months In the Maryland
House of Correction for striking his
wife, was taken to jail-with hand
cuffs.
Evening star., 1941-08-30

York police brought about his
arrest" is further proof of the ne
cessity for a different handling OF
the crime problem in the District" :"
He said further 1T must be re-
cognized that the manner in which
this vicious character was run to
earth demonstrates conclusively the
need for complete reorganization
along the lines outlined in the bill
which I introduced in Congress.
This bill brings into the law en-
forcement staff of the District all
the resources Of the F. B. l., the
organization which has so success
fully reduced to the vanishing point
crimes for whose solution it is
responsible throughout the Nation.
THE cruel facts are that had this
criminal been ferreted out and
punished after the commission Of
his first crime, seven or eight lives
would have been saved, and the
commission of countless other out
RACES would have been prevented"
Evening star., 1941-08-30
District Employment
Increases $4,000
Over Year Ago
408, 900 TotoI for July
Also Is 5000 More
Than June Figure

Employment in the District to-
tailed 100000 in July. an increase
of 5000 over June, and $4,000 more
than in July. 1910, Secretary of La
Dor Perkins estimated yesterday.
Maryland and Virginia also re-
ported substantial employment gains
in July. Nonagricultural employ
ment in Maryland increased 1000.
to reach total of 100000, a gain
of $4,000 since July. 1910 Nonagri-
cultural employment in Virginia to-
tailed 595 ,00O an increase of 10000
during the month, and 10000 more
than a year ago.
Nationwide nonagricultural en-
ployment In July reached an all
time peak of 39,240.0C0. Miss Per-
kins announced. This total repre-
sented an increase of 3,785 900 work.
ers over July, 1910, and 1900, 900
more than in July, 1889. Nonag-
ricultural employment increased
100000 in July.
Defense employment in July
continued the steady increase which
began in June, 1870" Miss Perkins
said. During this period, 18 pri-
vate defense industries which han
die a major part of the defense pro-
duction orders have increased their
employment by 56 per cent, or ap-
Droximately $4,000 wage earnerS
while all manufacturing industries
combined have increased by 27 per
cent, or 2,160,000 wage earners"
Though most industries reported
employment gains in July, two de-
fense industries aluminium ware
and die casting-showed decline in
employment, because of their in
ability to secure priority rulings for
needed materials.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Visitors Crowd Berkeley Springs
For Tomato Festival Opening
Queen Welcomed;
Coronation Set for
This Afternoon
b: the Associated Press.

b: the Associated Press.
BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
Aug. 30.-The sidewalks of Berkeley
Springs were jammed today as all
Morgan County and many visitors
from nearby States crowded into
the county seat for the official OPEN
ing of the Fifth Annual Tomato and
Health Festival.
Making her first visit to the city
where she will be crowned Queen
Morgan v" this afternoon, Miss
Natalie Bailey, 18-year-old Beckley
College coed, arrived from Wash.
ington last night, accompanied by
Representative Randolph, Democrat,
Of West Virginia who was her host
on a sightseeing tour of the Capital.
She arrived by train at Brosius,
8 miles from here, welcomed by a
group of festival officials, band and
q police escort and was brought to
festival headquarters here to meet
her 16 "princesses."
Miss Bailey's coronation by j. B.
Mclaughlin, West Virginia commits
sioner of agriculture, will be the first
major event in the three-day cele-
bration.
Maids Of honor at the coronation
will be Miss Betty Shields Of Berke-
ley Springs and Miss Ester Lee
Pentoney of Berkeley Springs
The princesses are Miss Linda
Martin Of Romney; Miss Lois Larkin.
Paw Paw: Miss Lesta Aulabaugh Of
Brosius, Miss Rebecca Carter OF
Berryville, Va; Miss F. Anova Smith
of Frederick, Nd; Miss Florence
Nevy Of Cumberland, Md: Miss
Janice Mckinley Of Hancock, Md;
Miss Colleen Gather of Winchester.
Va: Miss juno Breakan of Berkeley
Springs, Miss Betty Jane Glover Of
Keyser, Miss Mia La Verne Ash Of
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Milk Price to Producers
In Frederick Up ; Cents

FREDERICK. Md, Aug. 80 (P.-
The basic wholesale price of milk
paid to Frederick County producers
for delivery on the Frederick mar
ket will advance 8 cents a gallon
Monday.
The new price of 81 cents a gallon
was accepted by the Frederick
County Milk Producers Association
last night after several weeks of
negotiation with county distribu-
tors.
Distributors announced the pres
ent retail price of IL cents a quart
to consumers would be unchanged
except in cases where retail outlets
had allowed reductions for retail
! sales in volume
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Unrestricted Buying
On Time Ends Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today was the last business day
for buying an automobile, from
bone or washing machine on
unrestricted installment payment
terms.
Technically, the Federal Reserve
Boards restrictions on installment
credit will go into effect Sunday
midnight.
After then it will be illegal for
any store, bank, finance company
or other business to give easier in
stallment terms than those outlined
by the board on "a consumer items
and on cash loans under 81 900.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Assault Suspect
Held for Grand Jury
BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Aug.
3O.-John Francis Slaughter. 80, Of
the 500 block of Thirteenth street
Sc, Washington, was held for the
action of the grand jury here yester-
day on a charge of criminal assault
on his stepdaughter.
The girl testified she had gone for
an automobile ride with Slaughter
last Saturday and that the alleged
attack took place on q road near
CroOme.
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie or
dered Slaughter held for the grand
jury without bond.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Boxing Board
Seen if
Policing Faulty
Kutz Fovors Bouts
Under Proper
Control

Threat Of a shake-up in the men,
bership Of the District Boxing Com
mission, should it be found that it
is not properly policing the situa-
ton, was made today by Engineer
Commissioner Charles w. Kutz as
his contribution to discussion over
continuance of professional bouts
In the District.
Asked what he thought about the
situation, in view of the declara-
ton yesterday by Commissioner Guy
Mason for abolition of professional
boxing bouts in the District, Brig.
Gen. Kutz said:
II am in favor of continuing pro-
fessional bouts-provided they are
properly controlled and managed.
1 am not a fight fan myself, but I
believe the people of the District
should have what they want, so long
as the procedure is legal and the
boxing exhibitions properly con-
Quoted.
IF it Is found the trouble lies with
our boxing commission, for not being
tough enough, then maybe we can
get another commission that will be
tough when it is necessary to be
tough"
Riff -Raif" Following Seen.
Commissioner Mason, himself
agreed that it was likely that Wash.
| ington would want professional
boxing bouts continued but that HI
still felt that legalization of th'
bouts, as to professionals, hac
brought "riff-raff and other un'
desirable characters to Washing
ton"
Commissioner Young has indi
Gated he favors continuation o
boxing bouts, but that he, too, wa
somewhat disturbed over repeatet
reports of poor matches"
Commissioner Mason had ex
planned previously that he woul'
favor continuation of amateu
bouts, whose participants engage
in the sport "for the love Of physica
combat" but that he had los
patience with professional bouts
saying that within recent year
there had been but one "flrst-clas
fighter" brought here-Joe Louis
He said he had not been to a f1gh
in the past year, but that earle
ne attended bouts here regularly
Mr.. Mason INDUCED in amateu
bouts following his career in tn
military during the Spanish-Amer
ican War and is said to have VOL
something Of a mark for his proves
then.
A Bad Show Too Often
"Ofter one of our bouts in thos'
days" he said, "the fighters used Il
have to go to the hospital for re
pairs, but too often now that l
not the case after one of thes
shows in the professional game.
These people don't bring none,
into washington, and too Otter
they don't even put up good show
while on the other hand they attrac
a lot of followers of a type tina
Washington should not wan
| around.
1T may be the majority of peopl
in Washington think differently
about the situation That is al
right if they do. I have no plan O
action. I merely was motivated t
say my piece after what happele
the other night"
He had reference to the fact tha
the District Boxing Commission ha
suspended for four months Eddi
Blunt colored heavyweight fghte
for an unsatisfactory" performance
in his bout with Bill Poland.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Silver Spring HeaIth,Unit
Board OF MANAGERS Picked

Appointment of board Of mana
gers for the new Silver Spring
Health Center to be located in the
former Blair School on the Old
Bladensburg road near Clifton Park
has been announced as follows:
Mrs. Frank F. Smith, chairman;
Winship I. Green, vice chairman;
Louis Beall, treasurer; Mrs. A. o.
Denham, secretary, and Byron Sedg-
wick, publicity chairman. The group
will inspect the building next
Wednesday and make survey of
needed renovations.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Reur Admiral CoveII
To Be Honored Tonight

A testimonial dinner in honor Of
Rear Admiral Leon c. Covell will
be given at 7 o'clock tonight at the
Shoreham Hotel by the Coast Guard
Warrant officers Association. About
so guests are expected to attend,
including Rear Admiral Russell r.
Waesche, Coast Guard command
ant; Rear Admiral Harvey F. john
son and Admiral Covell's son, En-
sign Leon c. Covell, jr., U. S. N. R.
Admiral Covell soon will go on
four months leave, awaiting retire.
ment.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
1900 Families
To Be Denied
Scent Milk
Van Hyning Estimate
Given After Expansion
Is Held Not Feasible

District Welfare Director Conrad
Van Hyning estimated today that
some 5000 District w. P. A. fami-
lies would be denied participation
in the scent milk program here
under a decision reached by officials
of the Agriculture Department.
His estimates was given after he
had received, late yesterday, letter
from o. M. Reed, chief of the dairy
section of the Surplus Marketing
Administration, notifying District
welfare officials that the Washing
ton relief milk program could not
be expanded to qualify additional
categories OF needy persons for the
scent milk program unless con-
sumption of Scent milk were in
creased by 270 per cent. Mr.. Van
Hyning said such an increase in
consumption was out of the ques-
ton.
Would Spare Producer.
Mr.. Reed wrote Mr.. Van Hyning:
The chief purpose of the relief
milk program, as you know. has
been to az milk producers. 1t has
been particularly important, there
fore, that the program should not
result in burdening them.
With a lower price TO producers
for milk for relief distribution, it has
been essential that the increase in
consumption by participating needy
persons and families should be at
least large enough to Offset the loss
on normal sales to such needy per-
sons and families for which pro.
ducers otherwise would receive a
higher price.
Increases 152 Per Cent.
In an attempt to assure such a
minimum increase in consumption.
1t has been necessary to limit the
program to class OF needy per-
sons whose consumption of milk was
considered to be low, and thereby
afford an adequate basis for in
creaslng consumption.
While consumption of milk bv
participating needy persons and
families has increased by 152 per
cent on the basis of a survey by
the Bureau of Home Economics. the
necessary increase in order for
producers returns not to be re-
duced is considerably larger than
this at present.
An increase of at least 270 per
cent appears to be necessary. - .
In view of the above, we regret to
advise you that we do not consider
1t feasible at this time to recon.
mend an expansion of the Washing
ton relief milk program as you re-
| quested
Evening star., 1941-08-30
EIkridqe Comp Meeting

The Rev. George Oliver Wing,
pastor of st. Stephens A. M. E.
Church, Elkridge, Md: the Rev.
j. M. Jones of Fowler's M. E. Church
and the Rev. Mr.. Young of Balti-
more will speak tomorrow at the
camp meeting being held at St.
Stephen's.
Evening star., 1941-08-30

and Miss Elizabeth Brewer, Prince
William, treasurer.
Walter I. Young, Alexandria, was
indorsed by the district group for
State vice president, and Jesse Will
son, Charlottesville, for college
secretary.
Evening star., 1941-08-30

Shepherdstown, Miss Barbara Ann
White Of Charles Town, Miss Betty
Lee Hardmsn of Bedford, Pa; Miss
Cataleen Smith of Waynesboro, Pa;
Miss Mary Jane Snyder of Martins
burg, Miss Suenette Dyer of Peters,
burg, w. Va.
Also honored during the three-day
affair is H. Benton Ruppenthal rs
king" Of the tomato-growers by
reason Of his outstanding production
last year.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Hotel Men Name Clements

BALTIMORE, Aug. 80 (R.-Otis
q. Clements, manager OF the Emer-
son Hotel here, has been elected
president Of the Maryland Hotel
mems Association.
Evening star., 1941-08-30

In August, Beware OF:
/. Crossing a street at some
point other than Q crosswalk.
Three Of the five pedestrians
killed In trafnc in August, 1910.
were fatally injured while COM
mitting this unsafe act.
2. The hours between 5 and
. pm. Four persons met death
within this four-hour period
in August last year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-25
ABANDON SEARCH
MADE FOR PLANE
FLYING BOATS FROM KEY
WEST RETURNING TO
BASE HERE

Navy flying boats from Key
West, which have taken part in
the search for an airplane miss
ing in the waters near Miami
since Monday, were reported to-
day on the way back to their
base here.
The plane, carrying John L.
Morris, Jr,, of Miami, and DR..
Grady L. Eason of La Grange,
Ca, were last seen by the coast
guard cutter Saranac Monday aft
ernoon after it had failed to put
into Key West with 65 others
flying from Havana.
Naval, coast guard and private
planes have secured the waters
south of Miami in an unavailing
search for the past week and nav
al officers last night announced
they had given up the search as
hopeless.
Private planes and boats. it is
reported, are still going over the
area and still hope to find the
pair on some remote island or
key.