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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
TABOR ACADEMY
 IS HONOR SCHOOL

Marion, Mass, Dec. g. (UP) - Tabor Academy, founded upon an endowment earned by the ancient whaling ships sailing from nearby New Bedford, has been listed as an honor naval school by Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, It was announced today.
 The recognition based upon Q Congressional Act, is granted to the few schools which combine sea- going training with college prepara- tory studies, The honor permits the school to nominate three candidates annually who compete for appoint mentS to the U. S. Naval Academy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
Spotlighting Brass CityNews
Honor Veteran

The oldest 0. I. o. member in Connecticut, Peter Lund, 85, was honored at q testimonial party last night by the Waterbury Clock Go. unit oi the Waterbury Brass Workers union. The affair was helo at the union hall, 95 Bank street,
 MT, Lund, who worked at the Clock company for 52 years, rec gently retired, but has maintain ed his union membership
 A speech praising the grand old man" of the state labor move- ment was given py Edward Lynch, unit vice-president. Refreshments and dancing followed the speaking program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
Late Realty NeWS

The following documents in, volved in real estate transaction have been filed at the town clerk! office:
 Mortgage Deeds
 Tano and Delphine San An- gelo to Nicola and Assunta Di Muzio, property on the north side of Cheshire road. $3000.
 Donald R, Harper to the First National Savings & Loan Assoeia- ton of Waterbury, property on McNamara street, $4000,
 Mike Ostraszeski to the Water bury Savings bank, property at 33-35 Sheffleld street, 5000.
 George A. Korner, trustee for Alma Korner, to the First Federal Saving & Loan Association of Waterbury, property on Sylvan avenue, $4,000.
 Warranty Deeds
 Nicola Dl Mu2io to Assunta Di- Muzio, half-interest in lots on Merline avenue.
 Nicola and Assunta Di MuzIo to Tano and Delphine San Angelo, property on the north side of Cheshire road.
 Domenic Castelano to Robert L. Curry, property on the east sire of Elmhurst street.
 Quit. Claim Deeds
 Donald R. Harper to Victoria Harper one-half interest to prop erty on MacNamara street. Waterbury Savings bank to Mike OstaSzeski. property at 33-35 Shelf field street.
 Mary Rakickas, also known as Mary Kuchinskas. ot Leo Kuch- inskas, one-half interest to prop erty on Lowland avenue.
 Mortgage Release
 Home owners Loan Cory, to Josephine Seidel,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
EUSTACE PLACED ON
 PROBATION TODAY

John Eustace, 58, of Walnut street, was given a suspended 60 days jail sentence for a period of one year when he was arraigned in munich pal court today on a charge of breach of the peace. Patrolman Jo- seph Norton arrested the accused yesterday on warrant issued after a house disturbance which occurred Saturday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
Husband Vs. Wife

Illegal retention of his personal belongings is charged by Charles Howard Rudolph, formerly of this city and now resident of Chi cago, in Q $500 suit filed against his estranged wife, Mrs. Helen Mezen Rudolph of Waterbury, in common pleas court yesterday.
 Following their separation on April l6, l940, 1t Is alleged, Mrs. Rudolph kept and converted into cash, an automobile, clothing and other personal effects rightfully owned by the plaintiff, In addi- ton, Rudolph asserts, the defend- ant kept $350 in cash, also belong ing to him. They married Aug ust l9, 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
FIREMEN RESCUE
 BY AERIAL LADDER

Portland, Me- Dec. 3-(UP)- While hundreds looked on, two youths were rescued by fireme2 over an aerial ladder from a third-floor window during S40000 fire in a Congress-Street building today.
 The youths, John J. Cunningham Jr,, l9. and William Gill lS were trapped by flames while trying to save records from an office.
 The blaze was controlled after a three-hour battle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
ATTACKER SOUGHT

Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. S.-(UP)- Police today sought a man who as- saulted Miss Mary Chirico, 25, last night as she was returning home, and slugged her so hard she suf- fered a fractured jaw, multiple lacer- ations of the face and scalp and q possible fractured skull.
 Miss Chirico was able to give authorities only meager descrip- ton of her aesaiIant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
ShipWrecked!

A .34-year-0ld defendant stood in municipal court today On . charge of n-support preferred by his wife who said she was married to him q little over two weeks and heard Judge T. F. Conway observe with Q dis proving nod of his head: "ThlS case shows the marital ship struck the rocks rapidly" after being informed by Prosecutor Attorney William K. LawlOr that the couple were just mar ried.
 The accused received the courts reflection with a shrug of his shoulder and the case was continued to Dec. l5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
JAY ALLEN SPEAKS
 AT WOMEN'S CLUB

Jay Allen, noted foregn corres- pondent, will discuss his recent har- rowing experiences in Europe at the Women's Club, Monday night at 8:90.
 MT. Allen languished in a French jail for four months last spring after spending nine unsanctioned days in Paris. He. was arrested by Nazis while attempting tO cross the border into Free France. Previous to his Imprisonment, Mir. Allen made an extensive tour of French nzaxkh Akxican nnlnniaG
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
Seals Selling

Funds received by the Waterbury Anti-Tuberculosis League in It's annual Christmas Seal Sale mounted today towards the halfway point in the drive to raise $7i000 for the fight against tuberculosis, league offt- cials reported this morning,
 Several displays in connection with the campaign have been pre- pared and will be placed on exhibit tomorrow at strategic points in the downtown area,
 Mrs. Bessie L. Crane will speak on tuberculosis before Bucks Hill Community Club at the Community Center Friday night at eight o'clock,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
Property Attached

Real estate on the east side of Transit street, belonging to Jo- seph Panasci, formerly of this city and now a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y, has been attached in con- nection with a civil suit pending in superior court, according to pa- pers filed this morning at the of- flee of the town clerk. The suit, brought by the Waterbury Second Mortgage corporation, is return able to court the first Tuesday in January.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
OLD PUBLIsHER DIEs

Pittsfield, Mass. Dec. 3.-UP)- Kelton B. Miller, 81. publisher of the Berkshire Evening Eagle for half century and twice mayor of this city, died yesterday at his home af- ter long illness.
 A native Of New Baltimore, N. r., he purchased the Eagle as a weekly and in 1892 converted it to a daily evening newspaper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
BY ELMER c. WALzER fTynlinA Prnss ElnanclAl Edltorl

New York, Dec. S-CUP)- Mild proflt-taking gave tIqe stock market an irregular appearance around noon today after earlier firmness.
 Many leading shares reached fractionally from early highs to show minor losses around midday but the undertone Of the main list
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
With HOnOrs

Pvt. First Class Joseph Tirendi, son of MT. and Mrs. Salvatore Tirendi of 36 Hill street. has re- ceived his honorable discharge from Battery D, 11th Coast Artil- lery. stationed at Fort Wright, Fishers Island. Pvt. Tirendi en- listed in New Haven on October 29, 1940, and served in the army for a period of year and 28 days. The first six months of his mili- tary tenure were spent at Fort Devens, Mass. and the remaining half-year at the Fishers Island cantonment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
College Symposium

Richard s. Kaynor, son of MT. and Mrs. Warren s. Kaynor of Buckingham street, is on a Yale student committee arranging @ conference at which 30 New Eng land colleges and universities are expected to be represented, on "The Role of the University in Hemispheric Solidarity"
 The conference, scheduled for December 6 and T, is under the auspices of the International Stu- dent Service and Yale university.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
To The Rescue!

Mrs. Frances Wood was locked out of the Lillian's Beauty Salon at 6 Chapel street. Waterville. this morning. A telephone call by her received at headquarters at 9:35 o'clock, dispatched one piece of apparatus from the Waterville fire house. Firemen placed a ladder against the building and entered the premises through the windoW.
 Mfrs. Wood resumed her business in the shop after thanking the trouble-shooters in getting her inta tho salhn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
Building Permits

Permits were today Issued to the following persons by Building In- spectOr John T. Hartley:
 James Luddy, additions and ale teratiOns to one family house on New Haven avenue, $275.
 Kenneth B. Warner, additions to garage on WOlcott road, $10O.
 Joseph Ixzo, demolition of barn on Meriden road.
 Arthur TherOux, erection of a One-car garage on HalI0ck street, S20O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
UNWANTED JOB

Essex Junction, Vt CUP)-Ver- mcnts only woman president of an incorporated village, Mrs, Archie B. Rugg of Essex Junction, took the positio natter Is men had turned It down, saying, somebody has to be president of the village"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
Marriage Intentions

John PlOchino. 2S5 Bank street, and Anna GeraffinO, g Fuller street, have filed marriage inten- lions at the office of the town clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

Of the trees for years, making little tunnels
or wormhoes several feet long, before they
begin assuming the beetle form and issue
from the wood Sometimes certain species
live in tree while it is sawed and veneered
and made into furniture, and then ruin the
furniture by eating their way out in the
house.
Another species. called the "Ambrosia
beetle" not only bores into the heart Of the
tree but also Tugs in certain fungi or minute
living organisms, with which they establish
gardens in their forest subways These
gardens" provide food for the young. They
also cause unsightly stains which do not how
ever, impair the strength of the wood.
These wood-boring beetles be kept
down in forest. grove or orchard by the good
forestry practice Of removing dead dying and
diseased trees end wood or other rubbish
since they breed in such dccaying material
The bark beetles however, have habit Of
concentrating upon individual trees and the
only sound method is 10 destroy the hroods in
an infested tree before these can emerge and
attack surrounding trees.
Where the stand" as foresters say Is
worth saving as with valuable timber groves,
parks good woodlots, the infested trees
must be cut out and removed. bugs and all.
or the bark must be peeled off and burned,
or at least thoroughly heated and charred
may be affected, on occasion. by peeling off
bark and exposing IT to the hot sunlight
Government scientists have now developed
and are successfully using new spray-the
first capable Of penetrating the thick bark of
the giants Of the forest-to combat the bark
beetles in felled trees. The base is the chemi-
cal Observation-Disclosures" Use Of the spray
greatly reduces the fire hazard inherent in the
burning cures" and can safely be used in hot
danger rules out the burning technique
Trees completely partly stripped Of
their leaves in high Summer, or festooned with
webs Of withered leaves often AS big as water
melons, are trade marks of the second major
type Of insect tree devastators They are
called "defohators" or leaf feeders. and while
there arc several hundred species a COM
paratve few are responsible for tho bulk OF
the damage. namely the gypsy and hrowntad
moths spruce budworms homock looper tent
caterpillar white pine butterfly and several
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

Ontario Quebec and Nov Brunsvick
The most careful estimates show that
there are around 500 600 600 shade trees IN
the United States, and that about O5 per
cent are destroyed annually by insects with IN
annual loss including the cost Of control meas
ures, of about SS7OO000O a year
In the forests the most devastating insect
pests are the bark beetles which come in
species ranging in size from about oue-tenth
OF an inch TO almost an inch long. In form
bark beetles resemble the beetles we all know
from the harmless. red and backSpotted
Lady Bug 20 the voracous Japanese variety
which has been found feeding ON more than
26O different plants and whose tree preferences
appear 20 be shade trees particularly elm,
horse-chestunt, linden. Lomhardv poplar viii
low Norway maple and sass1fr7ss Tho bark
beetles are hard-shellcd mostly black or
brown though few species are colorfully
striped or marked
These bark beetles are as curious IN their
life habits as their work is costly 60 .Uan
They and their broods hibernate through the
Winter. either in the bark Of living trees or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

borngs made by their gnaWiHE mandiblcs out
of their tunnel so these SIT down The trunk
to the ground.
Some varieties of the bark beetles are
homogeneous while others are polvgamous.
With the former. il is the feminine beetle
winch digs the bridal chamber" aJd is then
joined by her male cdnsoH Nth tbc attcr,
the masculine beetle is tho home builder Tie
soon gathers about HIM a number of rwiycs.'
In either case. the wives proceed io Dis tun-
nels out from the bridal chamber the NUM-
Der of these depending upon the number of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

kill the tree Thus il is not actually the
beetle which kills the tree. but the infnites-
imal hluestain fungi carried on his body. yet
this particular bluestain. which is found
nowhere else in nature could not live or get
into the tree without the beetle In fact,
scientists say neither could live without the
other. ~ - N
Widespread damage also IS caused by the
wood Boring beetles which gnaw directly into
the sap or hcartwood Of many trees.
Unbelievable as 1t seems some Of the
wood miners bore down through the inside
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

change into beetles.
After this metamor-
phosis has b e e n
co m plete d, the
young beetles feed
awhile in the old
home bark TIL e Y
then gnaw their way
out. fly 10 other
trees and the proc
css begins all over
again Where they
attack a tree IN
swarms as they
DO. the multitude
nous horinCs form
the most curious
and intricate pat
terms on the wood
Of the tree under
meath the bark. Also,
these baetles intro
duce fungi called
"bluestains" { h a I
rapidly develop in
the living sapwood
Of the tree, cut off
the water supply to
the crown. and so
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21
CIlCIeSarIlS
Defense
Against the
'Bu@B|itzy
BY EARLE ii. CLAPP,
Acting Chief, Forest Service. L. S.
Department of Agriculture.

49, EEMING hordes Of insects some SO small
as TO be almost invisible 20 the naked
eye but whose astonishing life habits
have been painstakingly studied and recorded
by scientists, each year take annual toll Of
at least S1s5 900. 900 in killed or hhghted trees
in the forests parks farm woodlots and shade
trees II the United States.
The destructive activity Of these busy
armies reaches its peak during the hot Sum-
mer mopths. but the results Of their costly and
insidious attacks upon the trees are most
apparent in the early Autumn when most
yacationists are turning 70 the great outdoors
This sis5 600. 900 estimate OF insect dam
age is based upon the latest compilation OF
statistics by the Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine in the L. s Department Of
Agriculture. The scientists confine themselves
10 damage or loss IN ahfibtr-rnIttes, sttch as
timber. woodpulp, or turpcn'nc output, and
make no attempt 20 measure lost intangibIes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

wives" In these tunnels the mother beetles
lay their eggs. Sometimes. family" spends
the entire Summer eEg-laying season in a
single diggiHEs but in other cases may move
as many as four times. boring out a new
abode and laying more eggs each time. The
poygam6us male usually spends most all his
time in the entrance tunnel pushing out
borings and defending his insect harem.
often he dies or is killed there, blocking the
entrance against his foes with his body.
The eggs hatch into larvae or grubs which
continue boring for various periods, and finally
hole up for the time of their lives when they
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

IN docaycd wood dead
leaves or moss two or
three inches under tho
ground Spring warmth
brings the adult beetles
90 wing These fly %
a likely tree.and begin
burrowing in the bark,
following out an insect
bridal chamber in
the inner side Of the
bark against the wood.
They push the fine
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

such as " o o q Ian q
scenery turned into
areas Of d @ a .
Drowned trees. or
drying trout streams
and Watersheds hkclY
10 result when trees
are killed over WIDE
reaches.
The chief destroy
efs If forest and
shade trees arc the
beetles Of various
shapes sizes and
color schemes that
bore into - and breed
in 49, the bark or even
the heartwood Of the
trees the moths and
butterflies which in
their caterpillar stage
devour the leaves and
buds. or the sawaies
plant lice. scale in
sects and other lesser
pests each of-which
has its own special
way OF causing tree
injury or death En-
tomoloeists say there
are about 5000 kinds
OF insects IN North
America that attack
trees.
How widespread
and devastating in
sect attacks may be
in the forests and
among s h a d Q and
other trees is made
clear by recent re-
ports of the United
States Bureau Of En-
tomology and Plant
Quarantine.
The reports say FOR
example, that Il mil
lion trees were killed
by bark beetles in the
lodgepole pine forests
Of Yellowstone VA
tional Park and vari-
ous surrounding ma
tional forests in a sin-
gle recent year.
That a ten year
period not long aru
saw the equivalent OF
- years pulpwoaI
supply at then cur
rent annual Amen
can paper require
mcnts destroyed IN
the trees by bud
worms IN the spruce
or forests OF Name,
Northern Minnesota,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

On the Right,
the Pesky
Japanese Beetle,
the Hardy Pest
Imported From
Japan Which Is
Responsible for
Much Damage TO
Plant Life and
Is Considered
Trees Enemy
No. I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-26
TWO WOMEN FILE
 DIVORCE ACTIONS
Both Residents Of Nauga- tuck-LOcal Man Given
 Decree Today

Charging George F. Solberg ot Naugatuck with extreme cruelty Mrs. Eileen Cadotte Solberg of Wa terbury today filed suit for divorce in Superior Court.
 The complaint states the Solbergs were married May IA, 1894, and that defendant treated her cruelty start ing from the first year of their mar ried life. In addition to a divorce Mrs. Solberg asks for resumption o1 her maiden name.
 Ruby Cobo of Naugatuck, stating her husband, Raymond Cobo, form erly of Beacon Falls and now oi parts unknown, deserted her or August IS, 1927, seeks a divorce anc change of name in 8 civil actio1 filed today against her husband The complaint states that the Cobo married at Rhinebeck, New York May F, 1919. Attorney Thoma Weary of Naugatuck represents tn plaintiff.
 Alexander Kawcyzuski, Waterbur! won a divorce from Hazel M Kawcyznski today when he testified before Superior Court Judge Rober L. Munger that his wife drank tt excess and neglected her h me. Mrs Kawcyz1ski did not appear to con test the action.
 The couple were married in Water bury April 15, 1892. Attorne. Joseph M. Navin appeared for thu plaintiff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-26
MAYOR SURPRISED BY ANNOUNCEMENT
Knows Nothing Of PrOpOs= ed "Bi=Partisan" Board
 To Run Water Dept.

Mayor Vincent Scully was still very much 'in the dark" about the bipartisan board of three" which he is supposed to be ready to name to run the city's water department should the legislature approve the $2,1O0,OO0 water bond issue.
 The mayor, he let it be known to- day, has not discussed with legis- lative leaders or others any such board as this and declared himself willing to allo wthe cityq's water de- partment to be controlled as it is at present-through the board of public works.
 The reference to bipartisan board of three" is believed to have originated at Republican headquar- ters in Hartford which is said to be displaying interest in the Waterbury measures, such as the bond bill and the proposed charter changes. That the rumor to the effect board of water control would be named is being used by Republicans to sound out sentiment sems likely conclu- sion, according to what The Demo- crat could learn today.
 As a matter of strict record Mayor Scully in his annual message to the board of aldermen this year water supplies and the need of discussed the subject of the city's studying the present water-rent sit- uation so that a more equitable SyS- tenn of charges mightbe set up, Such survey of conditions is still pending, but undoubtedly will de- pend to a considerable extent on the fate of the water bond bill in the legislature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-26
Waterbury Mothers Battle LeaseL Bill In Washingto
SULLIVAN WILL
 |PROBATED TODAY
Provisions Made For Per- petual Care Of Graves
 Kin Remembered

Perpetual care of the graves of Richard Sullivan and Peter Bur- gess, in Naugatuck cemeteries is provided for in the will of the late Martin F. Sullivan of 79 Central avenue, which was accepted in pro- bate court this morning by Judge Patrick Healey.
 MT. Sullivan was for years res- ident of the borough before com- ing to live in Waterbury. He died on January 5, 1941. Up until com- ing to Waterbury he had been em- ployed at the U. s. Rubber Com pany and was superintendent of quality.
 His will provides $500 for St. Francis Church of Naugatuck to be used for perpetual care of the Richard Sullivan plot in St. Fran cis cemetery and the Peter Burgess plot in St. James cemetery.
 A nephew, Richard Brewer, is be- queathed $10.
 A niece, Geraldine Lahey of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, receives $200, while like amount is left to an- other niece, Naomi Jennings of Stoneco, N. Y.
 The residue of the estate is left to another niece, Margaret Mo Carthy, who is also named execu- trix in the document. She, however, declined to serve, so the court named James P. Sweeney to act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-26
Purchase Of New Fire
 Engine Recommended
Board Forwards Proposal To Finance Commissioners
 Regulations For Fire Autos, Drivers Prepared

A vote to purchase new fire auto engine at a cost of $8,000 was adopted by the board of fire com- missioners last night. The fund will have to be transferred from avail able items within the department budget to make the purchase pos sible. The recommendation was passed on to the board of finance
 The new auto. Chairman Finton J. Phelan said, would replace the old 26 year old Engine No. which was extensively damaged in the collision at Baldwin and Washington streets on February IS. Chairman Phelar stated that the money can be re- turned to the items drawn upor through a savings affected in the department before the end of the year.
 The 1941 budget contained only one item for new piece of equip ment and this has already been spent under contract made with the Bnuffalo Fire Appliance Corp
 MT. Phelan said that the new ap- paratus is needed as a replacement although the department is allowed a replacement of one piece each year. MT. Phelan said that Engine No. 3 is an old piece of equipment and should be taken from active service
 Whether the new engine will go to the Washington street fire house has not been definitely determined
 Captain George P. Holmes said that manufacturers allow a small price on old apparatus, and the city would benefit much more in keeping the unserviceable apparatus. As a