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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12
OBITUARY

KATZ-Harry Katz, 62, of Spen- cer avenue, 8 retired merchant of this city, died suddenly last night MT. Katz was stricken while on Bank street, and was pronounced dead at St. Mary's hospital at 7:05 o'clock.
 A native of England, MT. Katz had resided in this city for 50 years. He formerly conducted a millinery store, retiring from business in 1936 Since that time he had been in i'll health.
 MT. Katz is survived by three brothers, Edward of New York, Maurice of Hartfor and David of Fall River, Mass; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Raphael of Hartford and Mrs. Rose Friedman of San Fran cisco.
 The funeral will take place from the Lunny funeral home, 25 Central avenue
 KELLIE-Albert Kellie of 1918 East Main street died this morning at St. Mary's hospital following a brief illness.
 MT. Kellie was a native of Wa terbury. He was well known in city and state sporting circles, where he was a veteran baseball and football official.
 He is survived by his wife, Cath erine (Tocchio) Kellie; his moth- CT, Mrs. Elizabeth KelIie; one sis- ter, Mrs. Robert Ironside, all of this city; two brothers, Robert of Bristol; and Charles J. of this city. Funeral services will be held at the Bergin Funeral Home, 290 East Main street, at 2 o'clock on Thurs day afternoon, Rev. Samuel Budde officiating.
 Interment will be in the Hillside cemetery, ThomaSton. Friends may call at the funeral home this eve ming and tomorrow afternoon and evening.
 l COLLINI-Miss Lena Collini, 24 of 30 Lowland avenue, died yester. day at the Waterbury hospital fol- lowing a brief illness. A native oi | IllS CIty, SIle was born on July 5 1917, the daughter of Francesca (MichelottD Collini and the late Severino Collini.
 Miss Collini was 8 graduate of the Hopeville school, and an employt of the United States Rubber Com. pany.
 She leaves, besides her mother three brothers, Nello, Olinto anc Virgilio Collini; one sister, Mrs. An. drea Brusilli, all of this city.
 The funeral will be held on Fri. day morning at 10 o'clock from tht home of her sister at 455 Sylvan avenue to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, for benediction at l. o'clock. Due to the celebration O the feast on Friday, the solemn re quiem Mass will be said on Mon day morning at 8 o'clock.
 Burial will be in the family plo at Calvary cemetery. Friends ma! call at the home after T o'clock thi evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12
GRIFFIN TRIAL
 IS POSTPONED

(Continued from Page D
 According to the finding of the coroner, the accident might have been avoided if the driver had ex- ercised proper lookout and con- control" The deceased was clearly visible, Coroner Hennessy said, all though the area is not well-lighted, but in spite of this Griffin failed to sound his horn or apply his brakes.
 Neglected to Halt
 It Is further charged that after having struck the officer. Griffin neglected to halt, and that his car did not come to a full stop until it had reached a point over 200 feet away, at Willow street.
 The accused Is also declared at fault for having pulled out of a line of traffic while proceeding east on West Main Street, and was in the act of passing car in the in ner lane when his machine struck Ofncer Palmatier.
 At the time of the fatal occur renee, the policeman, a veteran member of the traffic squad, was on special duty, handling heavy traffic returning from a fireworks display att he municipal stadium. He suf- fered extensive injuries, and death wAs alMAst anhtAAtaneeuA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12
WOMAN FLYERS
 MAY BE SIGNED

Washington, Aug. 12.-(UP)-The War Department considered plans today to utilize women flyers in the army flight ferry command which is speeding deliveries of American built warplanes to the British in less than half the time previously required by commercial channels.
 A questionnaire as to their availability for possible auxiliary" service, either of a military or civilian character, has been dis patched to the nations 2,733 h- censed women flyers by Colonel Rob- ert Olds, chief of flight ferry com lnand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12

need reserves 70 meet emergencleS which can as yet be only din1ly fore seen."
 MT. Roosevelt said the first task is to "beat down the MonStrous forces that Nazism has looSed upon the world" and then to repair the damage done by them. Food will be essential for rebuilding and re- mobilization, he said.
 Tribute to Farmers
 In letter to Secretary of Agricul- ture Claude R. Wickard, the Presi- dent paid tribute to the response of farmers in a crisis.
 "When democracy is in danger" :" he said, "our farmers always have rallied to its defense and they al- ways will. All they ask in return for their increased production is fair prices and assurances of pro- lection after the emergency has passed. think farmers should have these assurances insofar as we are able to give them"
 Wickard had written the President describing agriculture department programs for increasing the produc- tion of pork, dairy and poultry products, tomatoes and other foods needed to make the United States the larder as well as the arsenal of democracy.
 Wickard wrote him tha the 1o4l pig crop would be larger than in 194O with a further increase ex- pected in 1942. Milk production on July l was the largest on record for that date and the output of diary products in May was IA per cent greater than in the same month in 194O. June production of eggs totaled 0,00O, 900, the larg- est for any months since 1930. The acreage planted to the principal vegetable crops grown for canning and processing is about IS per cent above a year ago and the combined production of the major tree and vinef ruitS for the 1941-42 market ing season may be close to the rec ord volume grown in 1887. The production of livestock and livestock products in 1941 is likely to be a new record.
 Wheat, Corn Above Record
 Publication of the letters coin- cided with crop board reports esti- mating the 1941 wheat harvest at 95O, ,963, 900 bushelS-third largest on record-and the corn yield at 2,5S7,- ,- 574,OO0 bushels, 208, ,0O0, GOO bushels above the 104O-39 average.
 MT. Roosevelt replied to Wickard that these prospective increases were reasSuring! He said he was "glad that national farm programs have given us machinery whereby we can increase production without repeat ing the errors of the last World War"
 MT. Roosevelt said lack of pre- paredneSs during the last war had made 8 food administration neces- sary.
 Thus far in this war we have not needed a food administration, ? he said, "and I see no reason to believe we will need one in the fu- ture. Agriculture is meeting the situation much more satisfactorily by increasing production in an or derly way so that our needs and the needs of our friends can be met without causing scarcity or ur1duly high prices"
 He was sure the agriculture de- partment twill not hesitate to in- crease production of vital foods to the extent necessary to protect our- selves against existing emergencies and prospective emergencies of the future.
 Fair Prices Assured 50 far as farmers are concerned believe they can rest assured that they will receive fair prices for theil products and that they will be pro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12
HADDAM JAIL HAS
 PRISONER BACK

East Hartford, Conn, Aug. 12.- CUP)-Joseph Useforge, 24, who es- capped from Haddam county jail. was returned to that town today follow ing his capture by state police near his home late yesterday. Useforge was one of four men who escaped from Haddam jail within short time of each other in May. The thre otherdlu Useforge had only three days of a 45-day's sentence to serve when he fled. He was serving a sentence for breach of peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12

Strict enforcement of laws and ordinances governing speed, smoke helching automobiles and other wasteful practices will aid in con- serving gasoline and oil"
 IckeS indicated the daily ' D.. m., to ' a. m., closing was not sul- filling its purpose.
 We hoped by this means to call forcibly to the attention of the public the necessity for conserving petroleum products"
 Gov. Hurley said he would com ply with the request. with a warn. ing to the public that rationing would be inevitable unless there was an immediate reduction in gas- oline consumption.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12
'tSneeze And Bear Ht!' Doctors Offer Little Hope for Hay Fever Victims Unless They Change Locations-Blame
 the Ragweed, the Season Is Here!

ment during the hay fever season is only palliative and gives tenn porary relief at best.
 One good method of avoiding the ragweed pollen is for g. sufferer to abdicate temporarily to northern New England, to point above the regwaed line which ends one third of the way into New Hamp- shire and Vermont.
 The rest of the sufferers, the doctors agree sadly, will have tt sneeze and bear it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12
WEST CHESHIRE
 TO FORM CLUB

A preliminary meeting for the or ganization of a West Cheshire Com munity Club was attended last eve ming by fifteen members, at the home of Paul Reed, Peck Lane.
 The officers will be elected at . later meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12
FATALLY INJURED

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 12-(Up)- Three-year-old Sylyio Marquis was injured fatally late yesterday by aza automobile when he ran inte tn1 Atveat @ piak up Q sEi0k
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12
President Urged Big Crops From Farmers
From Present Outlook They Will Be Biggest On
 Record Food Is Good Weapon to Beat Hitler
BY FRED BAILEY United Press Staff COrrespOr2ent)

Washington August 12. = CUP) - President Roose- welt urged farmers today produce abundant crops because food lis weapon against Hitlerism just as much as munitions and instrument for welding peaceful world
 for other nations resisting aggression he said 'but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12

A new gas generator for heating steel furances has been developed In Sweden. according to the Depart meat e oonaHasfEe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12
Will I Ever Resoin
 My Health?

Yes, I know just how you feel. Instead
 of every day being one of happy antici- patton and . m bftiOn, y Q u r 2 is merely an- other day to be dragged through. You were led to
 believe in the
 be gin ming Ahak Aha Ama
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12
GOV. HURLEY IS
 GIVEN WARNING

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12

bottle and pill box would restore you to your former health and now know frNn experience that you were missed. Further in- formation of this sort will be that the drug no longer has ef- feet, that you should change climate, give up your hard earned position, etc. and etc.
 No - do not be discouraged, many patients who are now re. ceiving treatments at this OfEice were also once given this same wrong information.
 They are now again radiating Happiness as they note how the treatments are steadily bringing them back to their old time, Natural, Inward Health.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

Mari air pilot close to death Somewhere In the
English Channel after his Dornisr bomber had been shot
down and all other hands lost He was rescued by British
naval ship put ashore not to fight again but to be nernsd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

The burning Italian Cruiser San Giergio resting on the
bottom Of Tobuk Harbor after had been sunk by direct
bomb hits scored by the British Royal Air Force during the
siege Of Tobuk important Lbyan base The British also
reported sinking six Italian destroye African operations
Evening star., 1941-04-06

FROM the o high Codes Northwest
America" drilling the sk Of modern od the future ard the free
Of his Iond Willingly heartily nspid. he from "Reve"
Tops Its tough job the Notion Gen George Mosho
chief of H hod the stuff Of better thon hos today
With oil Of o trend meehonzed force the with the rifle ond the
b still the foundation unit eombot strength The technique Of
thot v-od obove) It.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
900 Free Courses

The post. composed OF fliers
who actually saw overseas sefv-
ice during the World War /, is
anxious TO get the youngsters
-imbued with the idea that their
future lies in the air. For that
reason, they are sponsoring the
governments offer of 1000 free
courses to high school graduates
or those with an equivalent
scholastic rating. who are 10
years old or over and who are
in excellent physical condition.
The boys will be given SIS a
month while in training and all
expenses paid. The course lasts
10 months and students who
complete it successfully will be
eligible for lieutenant commits
sions in the United States Air
Corps. They will also be pre-
pared for commercial air line
pilots, If they do not wish TO
follow the armv life.
The post is anxious 10 get a
large turnout Or 19-year-old as
pirants TO see the movies and
has been conducting an inten-
sive campaign this week TO go
over the top" Friday night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
Burroughs Sales
Up on Defense


Machine sales OF the Burroughs
Adding Machine Company have
been materially stimulated by the
national defense program, which
has greatly enlarged the demand
for accounting and figuring ma
chinery for production control and
for use of industry IN general,
Standish Backus. president of the
company. stated at the annual
meeting.
Sales of machines TO domestic
and foreign users in the first quar-
ter amounted TO S7S49. 268.
said. compared with $5,929,452t
the like period last year. a gain
of 81 per cent. The foregoing
figures do not include rentals and
service sales.
Despite the increase in volume,
Burroughs untitled orders as OF
March 81 amounted to SIS, 200 600.
against IS 100000 as of December
II last and $3.50 600 year ago,
Backus stated.
The company declared dtvi-
dend of Is cents. payable juno )
TO stock of record May 2, a like
amount was paid March 5.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
Auto.
Graphs
Vet Fliers Post
To Make Detroit
Boys Air Conscious

A move to make the high
school youths of Detroit air
conscious will be launched by
the Col. Henry B. Joy Air Serv-
ice Post No. TOP, VIEW, on Fri
day night. The post is sponsor
ing a meeting of boys who have
graduated from high school or
are about to graduate. and who
are interested in flying as a
career.
The meeting will be held at
7:30 p. m. in Cass Tech, and
two reels of talking pictures,
showing how fliers are trained.
will be shown. Several army
fiiers, including Major Wurt-
smith. a graduate of u. of d.,
and the flying twins, Lieuts.
Melvin and Marvin McNickle.
will be on hand to answer any
questions,
Parents, too. are invited to
attend the meeting and view
the pictures. 1t is the idea of
the sponsors to get the parents
as well as the high school
youths enthused on the subject
of flying.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
Forbes
Was hineton,
Nation Must
Keep Balance
BY b. c. FORBES

individuals and families Of
every financial status will next
week be given opportunity to
buy United States government
defense securities, ranging from
tiny savings certificates to thou
sand-dollar bonds.
. Our national expenditures are
so colossal-"preparedness"c costs
already are estimated at S40,-
OO0,000,000 (forty thousand mil
lion dollars)-that every man
and woman in America should
recognize it as a patriotic duty
to hand over as much money as
feasible to the government.
To do this, it will be necessary
to practice economy.
In a recent column this writer
expressed the view that it was
we'll that life was going on very
largely normally. that our 130,-
100000 people had not become
jittery. panicky. but were pur-
suing their customary mode OF
life.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
Hint Amendments

OF special interest TO Wall
Street and TO corporations
seeking capital were Chairman
Eicher's illusions to the forth
coming congressional hearings
into the desirability OF amend
ing the Securities Act and the
Securities and Exchange Act.
He said that there undoubtedly
would be some non-controversial
recommendations on which in
terested groups would agree for
improving the machinery for
administering the acts.
He indicated that he favored
such changes as would minimize
any tendency TO impede legiti-
mate business. However, he
wanted to do nothing which
would emasculate the basic OBJ
jectives of truth in securities
and full information TO the pub
lie. He suggested that he would
vigorously oppose any attempt,
should one be made, to weaken
1nhibitionS against stock market
manipulation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23

WASHINGTON. April %
Edward G. Eicher. one-time
Iowa farm boy and now the
new chairman of the securities
and exchange commission. indi-
Gated TO me that the chief inn
mediate business before the
SEC was TO work out plans
with executives of public utility
holding companies for un-
Scrambling their power empires.
Mr.. Eicher said that except
for three systems he found the
utility men eager TO be CO.
operative in conforming to the
So-called death sentence" of
the Public Utility Holding Act
of 1885. which provides for the
more systematic indignation of
operating utilities. The new
chairman revealed that the COM
miSsioners prefer TO leave to the
initiative of the private inter-
ests the precise technique for
rearTanging holdings.
While in Congress, Mr.. Eicher
took hand in drafting this act
which he is now administering.
He told me that the enterprise
of utility men which was ex-
pressed in setting up complicat-
ing holding company structures
can now be depended upon to
devise ways and means to COM
ply with the statute.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
Mistake Feared

He thought 1t would be a mis-
take for Interested groups to
seek to induce Congress to make
legislative changes which would
make possible another party"
In Wall Street.
As evidence of the desire of
the SEC to accelerate the now
of war time financing, Mr..
Eicher referred to the amend
ment elected by the commission
last Fall to give the commission
discretion to shorten the 20-day
waiting period of new financing.
He said that under the new
setup this period had frequently
been reduced to four, six and
eight days. He favored a fur
ther amendment to permit the
underwriters to advertise issues
during the waiting period, though
he is opposed to permitting them
to make firm sales contracts
with investors until the period
Is over.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
No Decline Seen

Since the volume of new or
ders continues at about the same
high level. no sustained decline
in production is indicated. The
new business, however. is in
creaSingly for defense.
The chief problem of the in
dustry just now is not volume,
but profits. Last week the wages
of steel workers were raised 10
cents an hour, or about 10 per
cent. At the same time, coal
costs were raised. To these
things must be added the gen.
eral spread Of higher wages
which will increase the cost of
all materials and supplies to the
steel companies. 1t will be found
that throughout the steel-pro-
ducing areas there will be a
strong tendency 10 raise all
wages in proportion TO the adj
vance received by steel workers.
Thus it is only a matter of time
until the prices of finished steel
must be raised. Probably some
companies will have to advance
prices soon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
Two Main Effects

In fact. the rush to prepare
for war has thus far had two
main effects. One has been 10
stimulate the demand for peace
goods which IL was feared that
the defense program would shut
off. This is now illustrated by
the projected curtaiIment of
automobiles. The other, of
course. Is the huge new demand
for steel, zine, wool, etc. -
everything that goes TO equip
and care for an army and navy.
Thus far, to great extent, these
two have been added together,
and have built up a larger total
demand. Now. however, II will be
increasingly true that "civiliza-
ton" uses must he sacrificed. In
the process, industrial activity
will occasionally suffer a set
back. pending a resort TO substi-
tutes.
The steel industry last week
was n little lower. This was al
most entirely due TO the coal
strike. however. and there are
evidences that that stoppage of
production will not be tolerated
many more days. The only other
considerable retarding factor
seems TO have been the need of
repairs to blast furnaces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
Hit
AS we become more heaV

AS we become more heavily in
volved in war expenditures, how
-ever-it will become increasingly
desirable that luxury spending
be curtailed in order to invest in
government obligations. Indeed.
it is essential for our national
we'll being, for our national
financial soundness, that every
man, woman and child strive, at
the cost of considerable self
denial, contribute funds to the
federal government.
1t is vitality important that we
demonstrate that we are well
balanced, that we do not rush to
extremes.
At this stage. it is vital that
those in power should do nothing
to injure trade and commerce
needlessly. For the bulk of the
money necessary TO carry out
this program, the government
must look to taxes. Obviously,
if business were blitzkrieged. the
effect upon tax revenues would
be disastrous.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
Jones, Ldugh|in
Profits Soar

PITTSBURGH, April 23.-Jones
& Laughlin Steel Corporation and
subsidiaries report for the quarter
ended March 81, net profit OF
81, 160,507 after federal income
taxes, interest, depreciation, deple-
ton, etc. equal after dividend re-
Iquirements on 7 per cent preferred
to $5.43 a share on SIC, 800 shares
of common stock.
This compares with 81, 1851
or 1S cents common share in the
March quarter of 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
Electric
Use Gain
Continued

NEW YORK, April 23.-Produc-
ton of electricity by the electric
light and power industry of the
United States for the week ended
April 10 was 2,701 .879. 900 kilowatt
hours, against 2421, $4,000 in the
1910 week. an increase of 11.6 per
cent. according to the Edison Elec-
trio Institute.
Output in the week ended April
IL totaled 2.720,790,000 kilowatt
hours. compared with 2,417, 1894, 900
in 1910, an increase of 12z per
cent, and in week ended April 5
came to 2.77S,628,000 kilowatt
hours. against 1881, $4,000 a year
ago, an increase of 1867 per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-23
Act Reasonably

This II why the Presidents
new price-fiNing agency should
watch its step. II has tentatively
frozen" existing steel prices eN-
actly at time when some adj
yances are justified. The way 20
win the cooperation OF an in
dustry, and the definite approval
Of the public. il TO act reason
ably and without discrimination.
II II il desired that we all make
willing sacrifices for the cause
Of democracy, let democratic
policies prevail at home.
For the rest. we find the tex
tile industries continuing 10 run
at peak levels. The wooden and
worsted mills are sold far ahead.
shoe factories are also booming.
Car loadings are affected nv
the coal strike. Retail trade il
good but not phenomenal.
Wholesale sales, however, are
excellent and constitute the best
evidence that the underlying
tendency Of business j. upward.