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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05

Naugatuck, June 6-Speculation as to appointlve offices in the hor- ough court was current today, fol- lowing the appointment by state legislature yesterday of Atty. Mar tin L. Caine as judge of the court, and Joseph Neal as deputy judge.
 Reports prevalent today were that Rep. Thomas Jackson might be named clerk of the court. Burgess Joseph L. Dinneny, chairman of the Democratic town committee, has been reported to be @ candidate for this office also.
 It has been rumored that Judge Caine, who will assume his duties July 1, may name the present judge, Aty. Thomas Weary, as prosecuting attorney. The other two posts to be filled are those Of probation officer and assistant prosecuting attorney. Mrs. Edna 0. Fenninan Is at pres- ent probation officer and William J. Baxter Is assistant prosecuting attorney.
 Appointment of Atty Caine as judge did not come as considerable surprise for he had been prominent ly mentioned as also had Judge Weary. The naming of MT. Neal as deputy judge was generally surpris- ing here. He succeeds George A. Kell wand this Is the first political office he has held. His name had not been mentioned in current spec ulation prior to this week.
 C0l0rful Lawyer
 Atty. Caine Is well known here, and he Is known to have courtroom "color," an eloquence and personal ity which make the cases in which he participates quite interesting.
 He received preparatory deucation at the Wiliston academy, and got his bachelors degree at Villanova college in 1904. He taught school for a year in Wilmington, Del, and then entered the Yale law school, where he received his law degree. He served in the General Assembly as representative from Naugatuck in 1911, 1913. 1917 and 1919, was prosecutor of the borough court from 1883 to 1885, was borough at- torney in 9l8 and 1919 under the administration of the late Dr. John J. Carroll and also in 1o28-29 under the administration of Frank T. Green. He sreved from 1880 until 1882 as borough atotrney under Mir. Greens administration. He was liquor prosecutor here from 1911 until 1915 and in 1920 he ran lln. successfully for Congress from the fifth congressional district on the Democratic ticket, although nlak. Ing c good showing.
 Was Athlete
 Aty. Caine was quite athletic in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05

A total of $78l .55 went to the mo- tor vehicle department, $2,l00.8 80 was turned over to the borough treaSur- CT; $54i.0i was for officers, witness. es. medical fees, etc.; $432.72 was for office expense, travelling, investiga- tions, etc; $74.l0 was for meals foi prisoners, and $50.42 was for the state of Connecticut on state police cases.
 Probation Officer Mrs. Edna c Fenniman reported receipts amounts Ing to 94,T4606 of which e4,2l4,6C was from non-Support cases anc $474.48 was court fines and costs collected; disbursements amounted to $4,693.30 0 (which A,208.42 was for non-support cases: S463.78 was paid to the clerk of the court and $2i. i.i0 was for bank srevice charges. There was SAYS cash on hand ct the end of the fiscal year.
 The court receipts were higher than the previous year, these having amounted to $3,06i .04 in the preyi- ous fiscal year.
 Town Clerk Raymond J. St. John reported 600 dog tags received in the past fiscal year and 600 uses, 90 kennel tags received and 27 used. A total of $i,06l .e4 was received for dog licenses and a total of $i,055.i4 was turned over to the borough treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
Rife On
 New Court Appointees
Naming ofMartin L. Caine, Joseph Neae Meet With
 Popular Approval; Neary May Be Prosecutor

his younger days having played football for four years ct VilianVoa and explaining his team the last two years. He also was captain of the track team there for two years.
 MT. Neal is also a resident of the third ward. For the past five years he has taken the school enumera- ton and is secretary of the Nauga- tuck aerie of Eagles and trustee Of St. Mary's church, Union City. He was a member of the Democratic town committee from 1912 to 1915 and served on the third ward Dem. ocratlc committee ct various times He worked in the rubber company office here for 10 years and worked a year and half at the Bristol company. He spent two and q half years at the Scovill Mfg. Co., Wa terbury and for IS years was con- nected with insurance firms.
 Both appointees were receiving congratulations today from their friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
ANNUAL REPORT
 NOW AVAILABLE Borough Clerk to Distrib. ute Printed Statement on
 OBr0ugh's Activities

Naugatuck, June 5 = Complete copise of the annual report of the borough have now been printed and are available at the office of Bor- ough Clerk Charles F. Daly. Main items of this report have been pub- lished from time. to time in the past two months.
 The report on the borough court shows that receipts totaled $407l. .6e of which $2,77800 was court fines and costs collected and $463.78 was received from the probation officer and S45 was in civil fees; $3i3.22 from the controller of the state, $34.49 from Sheriff J. Edward Sla- win.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
Borough Funerals

Naugatuck, June 5-The funera of Miss Jean Lee Wilcox, of Brook street, victim of @ hit-and-run driv- CT early Tuesday morning, was held this afternoon at 2:30 from the Al. derson Funeral Home, POI Meadow street. Rev.Arthur r. Lewis, rector of St. Michaels Episcopal Church, officiated. Burial was In Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Catherine (Dillon) Spellman, widow of Thomas spellman, will be held at s:30 tomorrow morning from the Mccarthy Funeral Home, 2i Cedar street to St. Francis church at 9:i5, where a high Mass of requiem will be celebrated. Burial will be in St, James cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
SHAKING HANDS

Ann Sothern says she knows just how e politician feels. On her way back from New York she stopped over in a city at the invitation of the mayor and shook hands with more than a thousand well-wishers. Just as her hand was beginning to feel normal she arrived home, ap- peared in the commissary at Mo- M, and the hand shaking began again when all congratulated her on her work in Lady Be Good" Ann says she isn't complaining. She thinks its wonderful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
VILLAGE WON'T YIELD NAME

St. Louis -(UP)- The people of LaDue, in Henry county, will not give up their 70-year-old name as Q favor to the fashionable folk in St. Louis county's LaDue village residential section. LaDue, Henry county, got It's name in 1871 and postal officials said a local poll in that little town showed the resi- dents wanted to keep 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
PROUD DAY FOR YOUNG
 BARMEN

Cleveland, O. - (U.P) = 0radu- ation day is coming at Professor" Percy secor's school for bartenders. And the senior class of eight stu- dents, well-founded in the art of looping the head from Q glass of beer, will take their places conf. dently in bartending circles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
NO MOMENT OF WEAKNESS

Butte, Mont. tUP)-William liar. rington reported to local police someone, apparently not in & mo. ment of weakness, had stolen a 30.
 foot, i0-inch I beam from his place of business. It weighed 1900 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05

avenue is under consideration. Weth- CT this is part of the town land there is not known. However there Is no doubt that the main site of the street department equipment will be in 0 different place within Q month and a half.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
PROWLER LEAVES FALSE
 TEETH

Atlantic City, N. J. (uP)-Poliee are searching for brief who can't eat meat and who smokes cigars He's the prowler who was interrupt- cd while footing hotel room, In fleeing he left behind his false teeth horned rim spectacles and c cigar butt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05

Naugatuck June g. - The appointment of the super ntendent of welfare will be the main business at the meet the town hall It expected Superintendent Leo Scuy will be reapponted There will be new member on tn, the board at the meeting This Howard Anderson Of Park nanv vears on the board MT Anderson IS Republican
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
JANUARY IN ENGLAND

The first month of l040 was Eng lands wettest January in 60 years. Normal rainfall is less than two inches; that month some districts recorded 5 i-2 inches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
"ODDS" AGAINST SLOT
 MACHINE

Reno, Nev. (UP)-Police no longer are certain the chances are greater against theslot machine player than against the machine. Tn Q local $l slot machine, they found % leaden leaden slugs cut and filed to dollar size.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
Popular Couple To Celebrate
 Silver Jubilee

Mir. and Mrs. Louis G. Wer- ginger of Naugatuck, former resident of Waterbury, will cele- brate their twenty-iifth wed. ding anniversary tomorrow. They were married on June 6. 1916 by the late Rev. Co0ney at St. Francis Church, Naugatuck.
 The couple are the parents of two sons, Francis x and Louis, IF. They will hold open house to receive their many friends at their home on 14 North Hoad- ley street, NauEatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
Daily Statistics
 on Auto Accidents

General Traffic Accident Data Total number of traffic ac-
 cidents reported for last
 year as of this date ,,., 7700 Estimated number of traf-
 ilc accidents caused so far
 this year as of this date 908O Total number of personal
 injuries caused last year
 as of thls date .....,.... 4664 Estimated number of per-
 sOnaI injuries caused SO
 far this year as of this
 date ..,,...... s...,..,. 400O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
Supt. Scully To Be ReappOinted
Friends Fete Couples
 AtTestimonial Dinner
Mir. and Mrs. Peterson Mark 57th Anniversary; MT.
 and Mrs. Weaving, Silver Jubilee

Mrs. John O'Nell of North Haven, and Mir, and Mrs. Harold petersoEi of Darien.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05

The first Kentucky Derby was run ct Churchill Downs, Ken lucky, in le76.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
TEXAS LEADER

Sam Houston was the first presi- dent of the Republic of Texas. He also was the leader of its war for independence from Mexico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-05
Welfare Board Members Taking
 Action Monday
Officials Interested in Obtaining New Site for Street Department Yard; Plan Will Concentrate
 Borough.Owned Equipment

Correspondent. wm > sax.sr-Phons Nauga.uck ssss
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19

surrender of the Greek armies is a lesson to ma tions regarding Italy country of easy victories
 It is indeed a lesson-but not of the kind that Il Giornale DTtalia has in mind It is lesson that tiny nations attacked by the nvincible forces of Fascism had better whip Italy inside of six months or Adolf Hitler will get them.
 It is a lesson that Fascist Italy is tough as the Nazi machine can make it when it arrives on the scene. It is lesson that matter how far or how fast Benito Mussolins six eight million bayonets run from the Spaniards or the British or the Greeks, they will have the Germans show their foes that they can't get away with it forever.
 Perhaps it is unkind to snatch from the hungry pride of Fascist Italy the crumbs of comfort to be found in the surrender of tke Greek army of the northwest but it is obviously the intent of Naz Ger many that Italy shall have pride left. or she would have acted in time to permit Italians to say that they could have whipped Greece by themselves. And what has Italy paid for this humiliatng vic tory by her Axis "partner?" Oh, nothing much just few things like her own liberty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19
The "RadiOlOcatOr"
(NeW York TimeSl

(New York Times)
 There is good reason for Lord Beaverbrook to appeal for American technical assistance to improve and maintain the "radiolocators" of which he spoke in his radio address-if they what think they may be- Assuming that the kind of radio aircraft location to which he refers is that which had been disclosed in the American, British and German patent and technical literature, have romantic exam pie of the way in which an accident pull trg- ger in an imaginative mind and start physicist on an unforeseen path of experimentation.
 We begin with the ionosphere-a multilayered series of electrical mirrors the sky from 60 to 50 miles up. Radio waves are reflected back and forth between the layers and the earth and thus echo telephone conversation or telegrapMc message across the ocean Exactly how high the mirrors? The communication companies must know. For years their engineers have been directing short, in tense radio impulses at the sky. Since the velocity of the waves is known, it becomes possible to de- termine by the echoes how high each reecting layer must be- In this country the Bell Telephone Labora- tories the Bureau of Standards the General Eec- tric Company and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have led in such investigations.
 Along comes Professor E. V. Appleton leading British authority on the ionosphere, and makes measurements of his own He notices that under some conditions the echoes arrive from the wrong direction and at the wrong time and does some sci entfic detective work. The commercial planes over Croydon prove to be the cause, They are excellent radio reflectors, by day, by night or in fog Such discovery is bound to be developed either by the commercial companies the assignments of patents indicate or by the Government Millions of pounds would be required to establish and elaborate radio locating network and plotting system to follow an invisible bombing squadron, and it is of millions of pounds that Lord Beaverbrook speaks.
 Assuming that this is indeed the secret of the "radiolocator guess is printable because the Germans have also been experimenting in the field opened by Professor Appleton-it is easy to under stand a call for American technical aid We have gone farther than any other country in plumbing the ionosphere. We have both the engineers and the maintenance men needed to make the utmost use of reflecting "radiolocator" Possibly the British tapped our technical knowledge after the evacu- ation of Dunkerque But they need hundreds Of skilled maintenance men to keep vast system or radiolocation in perfect condition if they are to spread what Lord Beaverbrook poetically calls "the covering wings of science over the multtudes who inhabit vast cities"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19

OK. Important decisions regarding OPM and aid to Britain confrontS him daily.
 So the President sees far less of the men who helped to build up the New Deal, far more of Army-Navy officials, One Dollar Men and dip lomats. Much of this is unavoidable though part of it could be eliminat- ed by more diversification of con- trol
 However, this change in the Pre- sident's mode of operation Is not as important as the change which gradually has crept over his gener- al outlook. On the surface, and Ill press conference, he is the same old wise-cracking, fun-loving Roose- welt. But underneath and in pri- vate he is not.
 No longer does he have the same zest for what he is doing. In the old days when he was building PWA bridges and WPA schoolhouses, writing labor laws, crusading for social security, fighting the big ut ilities, he loved every minute of it. He was building up, crusading for human needs and human rights. And his enthusiasm was bound- less.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19
BIG HOUSING PACT

It's being kept under cover, pend- ing approval by the President, but master labor agreement, design ed to speed up construction of vital defense housing, has been reached between AFL leaders and govern ment housing heads. Affecting con- struction workers all over the count ry, the agreement contains three major clauses:
 CD Uniform time -and-a-half pay for all building trades workmen employed on army cantonments and defense housing projects; CD a ban on jurisdictional strikes; (3) payment of prevailing wage scales.
 The pact was worked out at a series of conferences between John Coyne, able chief of the AFL build- ing trades department, which re- presents virtually all organized building workers in the country; Defense Housing Coordinator Charles F. Palmer; private contrac- tors; and War and Navy officials
 Next to the ban on jurisdictional strikes, the most significant feature is the time nd-a-half overtime provision. This was agreed upon only after some sharp clashes be-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19
EQUIPMENT AND MORALE

Thus far the Soviet Union is meeting the sNazi challenge better than did Poland France. This is explained in large part by the fact that Russia has more and better armored brigades than the earlier victims of the Reich. But it also results from a more stubborn determination to resist. Ger man communiques emphasizing the fierce resistance" of the Soviet troops.
 If this same morale shows in the Russian civil ian population Herr Hitler will have his work cut out for him in Russia though his panzer di- visions do succeed in destroying the Red army. In every conquest up to now German military vic- tory has meant the end of all resistance-exceptng scattered acts of sabotage
 Russia is unbelievably vast and populous If its people are bent limitless resistance, as are the Chinese, the Reichswehr will never finish the conquest of the Soviet Union will be able to pull most of its divisions out for against the British Isles
 What we do not know of course, is whether the Russian people have the qualities of patriotism and morale to seize upon and carry through strategy of scorched earth and tireless guerrilla fighting
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19
ON ALASKA'S HIGHWAYS

We are happy to note that the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners in issuing regulations under the new Alaska highway act has placed the empha- sis on general good and courtesy in driving instead of on the technical restrictions which in many States have taken the joy out of motoring
 Alaska has a wonderful opportunity to work it. self into good traffic code In the States, high way regulations rushed into effect in great alarm after the automobile had proved itself a deadly and maiming weapon In Alaska, where con- gestion is yet slight, we have the opportunity to regulate traffic before it becomes great prob lem.
 To this end the new regulations have been made reasonable and sensible. No careful driver with a decent respect for the rights of others need fear the new Alaska highway patrolmen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19
20 YEARS AGO fyfr ffME EMPIRE


 highest praise Sommers ability aters resignation Secretary of Alaska to Seattle daughter Claire left the Wenecke examining erty for Treadwel Mining Company President Harding for Surveyor Gen. Alaska
 the Commercial Association in the Ek Hall for Gov Bone was attended the and of-town guests
 built north of the Rock Dump was well started and a piles in place. Weather: High 59; rain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19
MODERN ETIQUETTE 'y ROBERTA LEE

dining together n restaurant ana the tea is served in pot pours it?
 for them then the woman should this duty
 the most important duties of a hostess?
 guests introduce those who are not acquainted with other comfortable and toying themselves.
 a business sutP
 The business is business but also for travelling occasions when the affair does not call
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19

opposition to his vigorous military foreign policy advisers, the Presi- dent hates and dreads the idea of this nation going into war.
 He hates the reactions and after maths of war, and he hates the idea of having history record him as a War President.
 At the same time he believes that this country will have to move fast, and if it does not move now it may be too late. For the best de- finition of an isolationist, Roosevelt firmly believes, is one who by pro- crastination wants to see his wo- men and children in the thick of the fighting here at home.
 Probably the best expression of Roosevelt's dread reluctance toward the idea of war was a conversation he had with the Guatemalan Min ister after the fireside chat of May 27. Minister Recinos had known Roosevelt as the young Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and when he recalled those days, he got signi- ficant observation from the Presi- dent.
 In those days Roosevelt used tc be impatient with Woodrow Will son because he did not bring the fleet into the Atlantic in order to be prepared for eventualities with Germany. Wilson opposed this be- cause it might lead to war, and young Roosevelt felt very strongly that Wilson was wrong.
 But now that I am in his posi- tion," Roosevelt said, T can see that he was right"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19
U. s. ARM YIN BOLIVIA

A significant move in Hemisphere defense is about to be made in Bol- ivia. This government will announce an agreement with the Bolivian Government for sending an Ameri- can air mission to train the Bol- ivian air force.
 Importance of this move is that it means a shift from German mili- tary influence to U. s. influence. For twenty years, from 1910 until the outbreak of the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay, the Bolivian Army had been trained by German military mission.
 Head of the mission was General
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19
NO WAR ENTHUSIASM

Now, however, he knows that every step he takes in foreign pol icy, every dollar he spends for the Navy, every man he inducts into the Army, may be step toward tearing down rather than building up. He believes the steps he is talk ing are absolutely necessary. But he has no enthusiasm for them. In other words, he has no enthusiasm for war.
 Most of the men around Roosevelt believe that war is inevitable, and it may be that he does, too-though he has not admitted that publicly But judging by his hanging back in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-19
but aviation is well directed.

but aviation Is well drected.
 HEART AND HOME Women are subject to stimulating and inspir- ing influences while this config- uration prevails. The stars fore east for the great increase in public responsibilities and heroic aid in war work. Self sacrifice now will be practiced by leaders in clubs and social life. Increase of reliance on spiritual support will be evident as the wives and mothers of the nation give their best efforts toward cooperation in aiding the cause of the democracies. There are omens of severe tests to courage and faith as the summer advances.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: American efficiency in maintaining trade and commerce under terrible obstacles will be demonstrated wonderfully at this time when perils multiply for the Western Hemisphere. Amazing financial strength will develop in the promotion of defense programs. Desperate economic conditions in Europe will cause the most terrific Axis onslaughts and the most vide spread and willy treachery. There are signs seen as i'll omens for Bri- tain and this country will reflect temporary difficulties or reverses.
 NATIONAL ISSUES: Strange mental vagaries will affect many persons in the United States. Clev- Ter subversive propaganda will ap- peal to peace-lovers while old loy- alties will undermine American patriotism. Faultfinding concern ing war plans and war preparations may be widespread. Many acts of sabotage are forecast. On the Paci- fic Coast incidents of grave poten- tialities will cause. alarm. The seers warn that newspapers and the radio must curtail war news. Secrecy re- garding many items of broad in terest is enjoined.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Waste of life and property in Europe will now reach such great propor- tions that the complete ruin of key cities is indicated. Island objectives will increase in importance in the NaN campaign plans. Many feints uilI he made tO rniSlead British forces and treachery of many sorts including disguises of enemy troops will cause special perils for demo- cratic powers. Until mid August the eastern Mediterranean will center violent contests. Great loss of life is prognosticated. There will be also epidemics of disease which add to the horrors of war.
 have the augury of a. year of unex- pected events that bring perplexit-