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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12

MISB ElilOte bound together In this program to out-produce Hitler, and our homes must be units in that defense.
 The things we buy and the things we use, the food we eat ard the clothes We wear the dollars we spend and pennies we save--all these are part of our national strength and we must not waste them.
 I am going to repeat the pledge here ard ask each mad every citi- zen to sign it and send 1t to me as 8 token of his willingness to play his part in this national em- eTgency.
 The Consumers Pledge for Total Defense
 As 6 consumer, i'm the total de- fense of democracy, | will do my part to make my home, my com. munfty, and my country ready, efficient and strong.
 I will buy carefully.
 will take good care of the things I have. will waste nothing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
DENTISTS TO HOLD MID- SEASON MEETING

The fifteenth annual mid-season meeting of the Connecticut State Dental association held today in New Haven was attended by S5 local dentists. The local delegation was headed by Dr. John J. Apirian, president of the Waterbury Dental Iociety.
 Technical papers at a symposium aeld in the Yale Law school audi orium this morning were read by professors of dentistry schools. Speakers on the program were Malcolm ". Carr, James E. Aiguier and Oscar v. Batson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12

manager of the Lux clock con- eany, wiil speak on ''Tax Plans and the Wage Banners"
 pr. Donald A, La.rd, formerly professor Of psychology ct Colgate University, will be the speaker at the d nner-msesing. Pre- dent W.g- liam B. Mckenzie will be in charge of the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
PROGRAM DISCUSSED
 BY SCOUT LEADERS

Leaders ce Boy Scout troops of the East district. Mattatuck coun- ell, discussed the waste paper cole lection drive, map maSine and reading, and the use of the com pass at their meeting last night at Christ chapel, Mlll Plain, with District Comsr. Carlton Q. Chapln presiding,
 Those attending were Alfred Cook, Monroe Wetmore, Dave Walden
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
HARVEST FESTIVAL.
 AT CHURCH SUNDAY

A harvest festival will be held all day Sunday at the Mount Olive A. M. Y. Zion church. Presentation of gifts will be received Saturday eve ming. The Ladies' Auxiliary will serve a harvest dinner Monday eve. ming ct Q o'clock. The committee on Arrangements includes: Agrs. Ethel 0aaiing. president; Mrs. Jos eepliine Mum, Mrs. Mlia Ryder, Mrs. Ethel petteway and AGFR nosa L weller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12

Mercedes. at the U. s. Naval Acad- emy, Annapolis, Md.
 The marine detachment of which Private Porto is Q member includes in its supervision not only the gen. efal pc. sonnel of the ship. but the academy grounds and the hundreds of n1idshipmen as well.
 Private Porto is graduate of the Merriman grammar school and studied at Crosby high school. He volunteered for service with the marines, and has received awards for sharpshooting and throwing hand grenades.
 His uncle, Patrick Porto, local florist, observing Armistice day yes- terday, recalled that he was with the Yankee Division in France on the eventful day of November II. 1918.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
PORTO PROMOTED
 IN MARINE CORPS
Bridge Street Youth Now Private First Class at
 Annapolis

The promotion of Private Law renee c. Porto, 20, son of Mir. and Mrs. Peter F. Porto of 122 Bridge street, to the rank of private first class in the U. s. marines, has been announced. He has served for one year with the marine corps detach- ment aboard the .. s. s. Reina
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
0'Brier, Funeral

Funeral services for Miss Kath- crime A. OBrien of Stoughton street who died Sunday at St. Mary's hos- ',ital, were held yesterday morning from the Lyons funeral home, 46, High street at 8:30 to St. Thomas church at 9 o'clock. The requiem high Mass was celebrated by the Rev. John J. Rzasa. The soloist was Harry Lynch and Mrs. Maurice Boyce presided at the organ. Burial was in the family plot ct St. Thomas cemetery. Bearers were James Mon- ahan, Joseph McMahon, Joseph Howard, Daniel O'Connell, Vincent Terrence and Frank Gleason.
 Funeral services for Miss Ruth Cummings, 46, who died Sunday at the Waterbury hospital were held from the Hotchkiss funeral home yesterday afternoon at 2:30 Rev. Leonard Smith offlciated. Burial was in Hillside cemetery. Bearers were George Kindness, Peter Glen. non. Clarence Daley all of Thom- aston, and Walter Clark, Albert Clark and Clifford Northrop of Wat erbury.
 Joseph Wisneski, son of MT. and Mrs. Stanley WisneslLl, returned yes- terday to his duties at Madison Bar racks, N. F., Priv. Wisneski was re- gently transferred to the New York camp, near the Canadian border, from Camp Aberdeen, Md.
 Shower
 Miss Agnes O'Brisn whose mar r'age to John Grove will take place Nov. %. was honor guest at show CT Monday night at the home of Miss Jane Mackie. Card playing fur- nished neterta inment following the opening of gifts Miss OBrien was h'gh bridge scorer and Mrs. William OBrien had high pinochle score.
 Guests were Miss Eleanor Conway, Miss Helen Boylan, Mss Clotilde Wood, Miss Ernestine Ashak, Miss Mary Ryan, Miss Lucille Martin, Miss Catherine O'Brien, Miss Mae Kane, Mrs. Russell Roberts. Mrs. William OBrien, Mrs. Robert Mackie.
 The local couples club will be guests Nov. 25 of hte Bristol couples club of the Congregational church htere. Those planning to attend may so inform the following committee members Mfr. and Mrs. Gilbert Nase Mir. and Mrs. Walter Schmelter, MT. and Mrs. Herbert Parsons. Mir. and Mrs. walter Dickinson and Mir. and Mrs. Percy White.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
CHURCH TO SERVE
 BARRE CUE nll

An old-'iHne barbecue dinner iE be served ct the Zion Ess church tomorrow aftsFnoon at z o'clo0k. Rsv. ". Bonnie crnWder pestur of the church and oisat4nen of the dinner committee, ebrdln invites the public to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12

Unable to ship their wines to other countries because of the war, growers of Australia want the gov- ernment to help by per hitting the sale of wines ct army canteens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
COMEDY Bx CLAUDETTE

Claudette Colbert who will do a strictly slapstlck comedy role in Preston Ekurges' szs That Bad9" at Paramount, wag the first big star Co do Glm farce comedy when she made 'Et Happened One Night" in io3a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
WAKE UP YOUR
 LIVER BILE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12

ConSuMlerS Eleoge for Total Defense.
 Tn today's close. ly knit economic system, defen Ii SC production cannot be considered a. part from all pro- duction.
 Any weakness, any waste, any improper use of our resources will slow the defense effort.
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 We are all Na
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
Conservation Gains Shown
 In New U. s. Master Map

Washington, Nov. l2-(UP)-Product of the most modern processes of engraving and coorpress feet long and feet high the new edition of the Official Master Map M the United States which has just been released by Interior Departments General Land Office has ancestry Of 1SR vnara
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
STUDENTS MEET
 TONIGHT AT 8
Valerie Jakstas to Preside at Lithuanian Catholics
 School Farley
BROOKLYN NEWS

The Lithuanian Catholic Student and Professional association will hold a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock tt its clubroom in the old St. Jo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12

The Master Map, which is re- vlsed every two years by the CLIO, vas commissioned by Congress in 1880, but 1t traces back to an ordi- nance of 1TS5. Tn that year, Con- gress, under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson, directed that the almost unknown public domain ly- ing to the west Of the newborn United States be surveyed. Today, almost all of the nations 2,SoO, CO.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
EXERCISES PROVE
 MOST IMPRESSIVE
Armistice Attendance Yes. terday Much Better Than
 Past Few Years
irOke ASTON Correspondent Mrs. Ma.tOOn, I2 Meadow Street, Phone l9S.

Thomaston, Nov. 12 The playing of the National anthem and Amer ica on an arnplified recording ct Seth Thomas Clocks ct the conclsi. sion of the Ar1nistice services ct the honor roll at Seth Thomas park yesterday morning, added much to the impressiveness of the ceremony.
 The exercises, conducted by the American Legion with the assis. ance of the V. F. w. firing squad and the auxiliary to that organization, were more largely attended than in the past few years. Factory whistles blew for one minute during the ex. ercises. Walter J. Cotterrill, Legion commander, was in charge. Prayers wer edelivered by Thomas Reynolds, Legion chaplain, and Mrs. Florence Lord, v. F. W. auxiliary chaplain. The laying of the wreath on the honor roll was done by Mrs. Andrew Serenson, president of the M. ?. w. Auxiliary. Representatives of other local patriotic organizations were in attendance as well as townspeople.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12

Less than three per cent uf tho area of Alaska ls always uEdsF snow and ice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12

| and Art Hsa.on sos TE11r 3. Mili Plain church; Napoleon Charbon- neau, Joseph Tppolito and Jack Kearny, Troop ia of Eanred Heart church; Earle Avery of Tgoop l7. Wood tick school; Fred Wslzh Df Troop le, sS. Peter a Paul school; Alfred Hersel and Prank Ware 1f Troop S4, Christ chapel: and Roy Merr.man of Troob 1, Prospect.
 The next meeting of the district will be ct Woodtick school Dec. 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12
II Will Waste
 Nothing: Your Pledge Today
Writes Harriet Elliott

By HARRIET ELLIOTT Associate Admlnistrator and Di- rector of Consumer Services of
 The office of Price Ad-
 ministration
 Today is War Against Waste Day in Civilian Defense Week. On this day, the Consumer Division of the Office of Price Administration, is asking all civilians to take The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-12

We are in the fourth decade of the twentieth century.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
MEIER AGENT
 HERE TONIGHT
Warden Denies He Will Recommend Installation
 to BurgesseS Board

Naugatuck, Dec, 2--Warcien Leo T. Brophy today denied a published re- port he will recommend the use nf parking meter here, to the board of warden and burgesseS at its DeceIn- Der meeting tonight at Q o'colck in the court room,
 Warden Brophy said, as reported in The Democrat Saturday, that parking meters will be discussed at the board session. However. he ssiG he has not taken c stand on them and Is not ready to recommend them at the present time,
 He said frankly that he does not yet know all the answers" Flo said he could not say where auto ists who now park on streets that might be affected by the meters would go if meters were placed there, For this reason he has not yet decided whether meters would be ad- visable,
 He said If meters were installed, they probably would go on Maple street, Division street, Church street as far north as the post office, and South Main street,
 An agent from a company which sells meters will address the board tonight, Other matters will be taken up at the meeting,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
CAYTEE WORKERS
 PLANNING PARTY
Turkey Dinner Set for December l3; Sale By
 Blind This Week

Naugatuck, Dec. 2-The daytee department of the U. S, Rubber company has completed plans for its annual Christmas party, It will be held December i3 at the Bridge tav- ern, Union City, and turkey din- ner will be served. Dancing and special entertainment are scheduled.
 The committee in charge in- cludeS: Adam Smegelskl and John Kajandar, co-chairmen, and Daisy Coburn, Arlene Hogan, Rose Grant, Genevieve Gumlinski, Rose Sanda, Stella O'Koski, Rose Unis, Josephine DeCalFo, Peter Kozack, Anthony San Angelo and Leo Peterelt.
 Sale by Blind
 Many are expected to patronize the sale of products made by blind people of this state for the benefit of the blind to be held Friday, De- cember 5, Rt the Red Gross chapter house, 2S0 Church street from 10 e, m. to s p. m.
 Connecticut Is one of the few states which makes e systematic ef- fort to give some form of employ ment to the older blind people in their homes. The greater number of blind people are those who are in middle life and beyond and the system of home teaching which the State Board of Eduncation of the Blind has developed serves the par ticular needs of this group. The teachers are blind and, after inc structing the blind person in his home in reading and writing the Braille characters, an effort is made to develop manual dexterity.
 It is necessary to sell the products which the made by these older blind people in order that they may re- ceive the full value of their work. This Is dnoe through the sales serv- ic of the state board which is con- tinually arranging for the dispuosal of these many products. More than 200 sales are held every year in dif- ferent parts of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
OTTO HOFFMAN,
 BOROUGH, DIES
Cliff Street Carpenter, 57, Worked Yesterday, Suf-
 fers Heart Attack

Naugatuek, Dec. 2-Otto Henry Hoffman, b7 well known local car- penter, died suddenly carly today at hig home, i30 cliff street. He worked yesterday at the Homer D, Bronson Go, plant, Beason Falls, but suffered Q heart attack last night.
 Mir. Hoffman was born here Dec, i6, 1885, the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth (KarD Hoffman. He was Q member of Centennial lodge and Magnolia eneampment, odd Fellows.
 He leaves his wife, Helen Ella (Rranek) Hoffman; three sons, Walter C., of Naugatuck; Elmer w, of Waterbury and Harold O., of New York City; two Stepgons, Earl La. Valle of Waterbury and Herbert La- Vallee of New Haven; one daugh. ter, Miss Marie Hoffman of Nauga- tuck; two grandchildren and two half.brotheFS, Frank and LouLs Hoffman, of Bridgeport.
 The funeral will be held ct 2 p m, Thursday at the AldeTson funer. al home, 20i Meadow street, Rev Arthur r. Lewis, rector of St, Mich. aels Episcopal church, will offlciate Burial will be In Hillside cemetery F2rieDds may call at the funera home tomorrow from 3 ?, n. to 5 p, n, and from ' p. m, tot Q p, m.
 Mr. Hoffman was well known here and had 6 number of local friends,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
Borough Briefs

Naugatuck, Dec. 2 - Mir. and Mrs. George Wilcox have returned from wedding trip to Florida and are now residing at i6 Francis street.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Dickinson of Highland Circle visited relatives In Paterson, N. Jy over the week. end.
 Announcement has been made of the birth of daughter, Francia Lee at the Waterbury hospital, Thursday November 20 to MT. and Mrs. Frank Balinsky of New street.
 Miss Blanche ThHston, . student at the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, N. F. was a weekend vis- it0r at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Freeman ThurStOn of Homestead avenue.
 William Butkus, son of MT. and Mrs. Michael Butkus of Millville, is now stationed at Camp Lee, Va.
 Moving pictures entitled "Along The Great silk ROute" viii be shown at the regular meeting of the Nau- eatuck Rotary club tomorrow noon in SuIIivan's inn. A number of To- cal Rotarians and their wives are planning to attend the North Haven club charter night next Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
SEACRAVE BUMPER ARRIVAL DELAYED
Government Fails to Give Borough High Priority
 Rating Claims Warden

Naugatuck, Dec. 2-Warden Leo J. Brophy has been Informed by the government that the new SeagraVe bumper, ordered here in the sum mer, will not arrive in February as scheduled and just how much later 1t will be IS not known,
 The warden said he had made every effort to secure high prior lty ranking for the town In connee- ton with the bumper, He e%- plained he had pointed out that the U. s. Rubber company and other firms here are doing much defense work, that Q new defense plant Is in the process of erection hero, namely the synthetic rubber plant, and even reference to the Firestone Ire recently was made in on effort to show that a fire in a rubber factory is difficult to queneh,
 All these points and others were made and the warden had to list the present apparatus in the fire house and the dates of construction He explained to the government that the new engine Is replace ment for an old piece of apparatus here which has been dismantled,
 Despite all this, the government did not give the towns order a high
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
BOILER HOUSE
 ALMOST READY
RisdOn Company Expects to Start Full Operations
 Within Fortnight

Naugatuck, Dec. 2.--The new boil- CT house at the Risdon Manufactur- Ing company will he In full opera ton In about two weeks, the Chamber of Commerce announced today. The two new boilers have Q capacity of i63 horse power each, as compared to the 60 horse power capacity of the old boilers.
 The old boilers will be diSmantled and the room they occupied added to the manufacturing department.
 The U. 8. Rubber company will award special prizes to employees during the current waste campaign for the best suggestions on methods of eliminating waste, A substantial reduction in waste is expected.
 The savings denoslts here jn oc- tober were SS,043,Sie as compared with $s990,693 in septsms.4 ahA e7,lo8,77s In October, ie4i, the Chamber reports, Postal receipts in October were SS963 as compared with Ss,2e3 in September and S7,0e0 in october, i940. There were 4,036 telepnoHeS AGEe lH OcbVpeFI tS CuIH~ pared with 3,008 in September and 3,600 In october, ie40.
 Gas and electricity consumption was higher in october than In Sep- tember and more than in October of last year,
 There were 3i real estate trans actions recorded in October. New building permits were issued to the following: Adam Olivieri, May street, 5 romos, s6,00e; Enio Fof- ehielli, Hickory street, c rooms, $b,- 500; Henry Borne, Lewis street, 2 rooms, s6,000; Paul Kish, Marshall avenue, ' rooms, 96,0O0, Edward Ash, Rubber avenue, Q rooms, $e,- 300; Helen c. Moroney, MlllVille avenue, 10 rooms, 2 families, 5000; William Lo,nsbury, Beacon Manor, { rooms, $500; Eric c. Kerner, Park avenue, 6 rooms, $7000; Mrs. 0. K, Reilly, Dayton road, rooms, $500; Gardner r. Wood, Dayton road, 6 rooms, $500,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
Weddings

Naugatuck. Dec. 2-The wedding of Miss Jessie Muir Warner, daugh- ter of Mrs. Carlton Warner of Port Dalhousie, Canada and the late Mr. Warner, to William Henry Jackson. son of Mrs. William E. Jackson of Great Neck, L. T., and the late Mir. Jackson, took place yesterday noon at the First Presbyterian church, New York city. Rev. Dr. Kerr of Pittsburgh officiated.
 The bride is of New York city and the bridegroom is of Great Neck. A reception followed at the oHtel Grosvenor, N. Y. The couple left on a wedding trip and will reside in Augusta, Ga. on their return.
 The bride was given in marriage by bher brother, Lucian D. Warner of Naugatuck. She has a number of local friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02

Naugatuck, Dec. 2y--Aetion on Q request of the NaugRtuck Teachers League for a 20 per cent pay increase for teachers in local public schools is expected to be taken, at the meet iIig of the board of education Thurs day at s D, m. in the ofiice of the school superintendent at the Futile house,
 The board deferred action last month after receiving the request for a raise, but 1t Is rumored now that some increase will be given the teachers, although 1t will probably not be @ 20 per cent increase.
 Reports are that a 10 per cent in- crease is possible although 1t may be less, If, a 10 per cent increase were granted, 1t would mean that salaries for the remainder of the fiscal year, that Is from January l to April l, would Dc from $a,000 to $5 900 more than had been antic.- pated at the start of the school year,
 A 10 per cent increase for an en- tire fiscal year would amount to about Si7,O00, 1t is estimated as the approximate amount of pay for teachers and other school employees Is $l75,000 annually,
 Although some residents are won- dering where the extra revenue for the school department, which Q 10 per cent increase would neeessitate, is coming from, 1t was reported some members of the school board are definitely il favor of such an increase. The increase, If granted, would 90 into effect Jan. 1,
 Action to change the Christmas holiday, schedule of the schools so that children and teachers will not have to break up their holidays by returning for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec, %, 30 and 3i, is expected. supt, of Schools Harold F, Chittenden will recommend the change, It is reported q number of complaints against the present schedule have been received.
 Small Decrease
 Supt. Chittenden will report on the school enumeration, which was taken by Joseph Neal, Mir. Chitten- den told The Democrat today that the enumeration will show de- crease of about 20, This Is consid. cred almost 6 reversal of the trent for the last nine years, Since about 1882, the enumeration has dropped
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
BROWN FUNERAL
 TOMORROW AT 2
WhittemOre Library Vol. unteer Worker to Be In.
 tered in Brooklyn, Ct.

Naugatuck, Dec. 2-Death claimed C well known local resident last night when Miss Carolyn Witinan Brown, 0b, of 202 Hillside avenue passed away At the Waterbury hoS- pital, Miss Brown was born Aug. 3i, 1878 in UnIonville, Conn. the daughter Of the late Rev. Edward Rutledge Brown and Sophie q. Smith Brown.
 MlSB Brown was c member of St, Michaei's Episcopal church, and was past president of the Girls Friendly society of that church. For many years she was secretary of the Society of the Companions Of the Holy Cross.
 She was Q volunteer worker in the Howardr Whittemore Memorial u" brary for i6 years. She leaves one sister, Miss Emily Sophie Brown of Naugatuck, . former representative from Naugatuck in the state legis- lature; two cousLng, Mrs. Jared Wells Ellsworth and Mrs. N. Hadley Cox, both of Naugatuck, and several couadrS.
 MLSs Brown was Q woman of fine character ard quiet disposition, Friendly, courteous and highly re. garded by all wno knew her, her death Is widely mourned here.
 Rev. Arthur s. Lewis, rector of St. Michaels church, will say prayers at 9 6. m. tomorrow at the Aiderson fufneTal hcme, 20l Meadow street, A fufnerai service will be held at 2 D. m. Wednesday In old Trinity church, Brooklyn, Conn, with Rev, John ReeS- Jones and Rev. MT. Lew Is officiating. Burial will be in the old Trinity Yard cemetery, Brook iyn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02
GRANGE WOMEN
 SERVE SUPPER
Men Guests Friday Eve.
 ming for Winning Com. petltive Program

Naugatuck, Dec, 2-Tho Beacon Valley Grange has been invited to Neighhor night with the Middlebury Grange at Middlehury. The local grange will furnish part of the pre- gram,
 Tomorrow there will be an all- day meeting of the Golden Cleaners in Grange hall with the session starting at l0:S0 6, m, Mrs, Jennie Berger will be hostess,
 Friday there will be the regular business meeting of the Grange in Grange hall with Mrs. Mary Rich ards, lecturer, in charge of the pro- gram. A supper will be served by women members of the Grange, The women lost In the competitive program with the men and the losers are required to furnish Sup- per,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-02

chairman of the Democratic town committee at Q meeting last night Mir. Scully succeeds Burgess Joseph L. Dinneny as chairman, Mir, Din- neny'S resignation, submitted July ie, being accepted last night.
 MT. Scully is well known here and throughout the state. He is known to be an active, energetic and sincere Democrat. He Is Q member Of the executive board of the Connecticut Young Democratic clubs, Q former vice-president Of the state Young Democratic society president Of the Naugatuck Young
 Democratic club and member of he local Democratic town commit iee for the past two years.
 MT. Scully was a delegate from this state to the Democratic presl- dential convention in Chicago, In iO4O.
 The committee decided to hold