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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
FIREMEN RESCUE
 UNCONSCIOUS MAN
Smoke Victim Is Carried Down Ladder at Litch-
 field, Revived

Litchfield, March % - Volunteer firemen had hair and eyebrows singed here Friday afternoon when worker who was overcome by smoke in his blazing apartment in the Smith Brothers block.
 The smoke victim, Bartholomew Knox, 36, was carried unconscious down & ladder and was taken by car to Charlotte Hungerford hos pital in Torrington while Dr Charles N. Warner, Jr., applied ar- tiflcial respiration on the way. Aft CT further treatment with an in- halator, Knox was revived and pr. Warner said his condition was flair"
 Another resident of the building, Peter Gherzi, injured his back when he fell down & flight of stairs while fleeing the blaze. Dr. John F. Kilgus, Jr,, said the injury ap- parently was not serious.
 The fire started around a 50-gal- lon oil drum in Krox's apartment, and as the oil caught fire the place filled with tNerSa smoke. Knox's three children, Elizabeth. Il, Joan, 9 and Bartholomew, Jr., q, escaped by running down steps at the front of the building, and Mrs. Elizabeth Knox made her way out back en- trance.
 When firemen reached the apart- ment, they were blocked by the blaze at one door to the mans room, and were unable to force open the other door Fireman Will liam w. SeppleS, Jr., wearing a smoke mask, and Fireman Mar tin Morgan, Jr., broke through window and carried Knox down a ladder to safety.
 The hair of the smoke victim was burned, but there were no other injuries. By the time flremen had forced their way to his assistance, two hose lines had brought tn e blaze under control. Rev. James F. O'Day, assistant pastor of St. An- ttony's church, accompanied Knox to the hospital.
 Smoke and water damage to the building was heavy, and @ part of the stock of the Smith Brothers clothing store on the first floor was ruined. Most of the damage was covered by insurance.
 Chief Harry B. Morse said 1t had not been determined what had caused the blaze. He was assisted by First Foreman John J. Mora ghan in directing the firemen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
182 Army Inductees
 Accepted Yesterday
Ten From Waterbury, Including Two Lawyers Pass
 Hartford Tests; All Assigned to Fort Devens

call, which has until March 3i to run in the procurement of 3541 men. More men credited to the sixth call will be inducted today.
 Nine men were rejected Friday for physical reasons, which included one case of tuberculosis, an acute cast of tonsilitis, eye disease, ear trouble, hernia and insufficient teeth. One man was 10 pounds under the minimum weight.
 Among the men accepted was a selectee who reported at the induc- ton station in an alleged intoxica ted condition, and who was returned to his draft board for that reason. He was brought back to the induction station Friday under police escort and successfully passed the Army's medical examination.
 Plans to aid the campaign for a ban against sale of beer in army camps will be mapped by the Wa terbury chapter, Women's Christian Temperance union, at a meeting Tuesday afternoon at the First Methodist church. Mrs. Edward Sea- yer will preside.
 Mrs. Mabel T. Preusser of this city, state president. has an- nounced that more than 40 local members have written letters to Washington protesting against the sale of beer in army camps.
 The national w. c. T. U. is back ing bill by Senator Morris Shep- ard of Texas which would set up such a prohibition.
 Accepted yesterday were: Water bury, board 15-A: Lucas J. Pas uuariello, Andrew Buoncore, Fred P. George, Henry James. Board 15-B: Frederick Smith, Joseph All shausky, Ralph Morelli, William Jones. Board 16-A: Francis D Hayes. Board 16-B: Nichols J Clemente. Board 17-A, Seymour Alec J. Wiktorski, Joseph P. Witek. Board 14-A, Naugatuck: William P. Mccarthy, George M. Vincent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
WPA INSTRUCTOR
 ON RADIO PROGRAM

Mrs. Teresa Ryan, instructor in the Waterbury wPA Adult Educa- ton Program, will be interviewed on Defense Knitting" on the popu- lar Fay Clarke radio program Mon- day at l:i5 o'clock over station WATR.
 Mrs. Ryan, together with Miss Clarke and Walden Trimble, local WPA supervisor, will explain the importance of the new defense knit ting classes in Waterbury commun- al life, and how interested persons may benefit through the expert inc struction which will be offered at Crosby High School each Tuesday from 2:30 to 4:30 p. m.
 The Defense Knitting classes are planned particularly for those inter- ested in knitting sweaters and gar- ments for British and American service men.
 Instruction Is offered without any charge to the public through the wPA Adult Education Program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Federal Agents May
 Take Over Records
City of Waterbury Books to Be Used in Computing
 Tax Fines Against Former City Officials

The Federal government may take precedence in the matter of exam- ming the impounded City of Wat erbury records, States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn of Hartford indi- cated yesterday when asked if he would return the records to local ofncials shortly. The City of Wat erbury wants to examine the rec ords in order that legal action may be instituted against former offi- cials, but if federal agents want the documents for possible income tax cases. the government probably wiz use them first, he said.
 The statement indicates that the government is still very much inter- ested in further possible liens against persons involved in the Waterbury conspiracy case. At the present time the government has liens against Daniel J. Leary prop erty, and also against property owned by Thomas P. Kelly, former secretary of Frank Hayes, and Harry Minor.
 City's Probe
 Earlier this month the board of finance authorized its sub- -commit- tee Investigating fraud trial dis- closures to take whatever steps it deemed necessary to obtain repay ment of funds allegedly illegally paid to former city officials. The board voted to bring civil action suits pending examination of the iin- pounded records now held in Hart ford.
 Corp. Counsel J. Gregory Lynch and Mayor Vincent A. Scully felt that this would be necessary before a definite complaint or complaints could be filed.
 The Federal government and the Waterbury Good Government asso- citation have each attached prop. erty owned by Leary. The associa- tions filed Q S600,00O civil action damage suit against MT. Leary some time ago in the local Superior court, but the government claims priority, and 1t still remains to be seen which group will be given the right to pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
SPECIAL STUDY
 BEING ORDERED

Hartford, Conn, March 29-(UP) "A special legislative committee Investigating operation of the states merit system will look into reported failure of the state personnel de- partment to warn merit system em- pioyes not to contribute $26 for the Democratic Jackson Day dinner at New Haven tonight, 1t was disclosed today.
 Rep. Harold E. Mitchell, R., West Hartford, committee chairman, said he was informed that State Per. sonnel Director William H. Don- ming had prepared such 6 warning but did not send 1t out.
 Several state employees have re- ceived letters from John Golden, New Haven, dinner chairman, ask ing attendance at tonight's dinner.
 Donning was reported to have prepared . ruling forbidding con- tributions voluntarily or other wise" for political purposes. The ruling was not promulgated, how ever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29

forming process dehydrogenatea that is, takes hydrogen away iron hydrocarbons, whereas hydrogenae ton involves the addition of hydro gen to hydrocarbons.
 National Defense
 The hydroforming process Is Ot particular interest today from the standpoint of national defense as 1t not only gives the motoring pub' lie new type of gasoline of high anti-knock value, but provides { new source of high octane aviation fuel as well as a large potential quantity of toluene, substance neded in the manufacture of TINT. High octane gasolines are of great value to commercial and military planes because these gasolines en~ able them to fly at higher attitudes. at greater speeds, over longer dis. tances and to have a greater carrys ing capacity.
 In l939 the United States pro duced 20,000,000 gallons of toluenC This first installation of the new hydroforming process could be usec to produce approximately 5,000,006 gallons yearly, which would amour to 25 per cent of the total toluene produced in this country during 1889.
 Anti-Knock Qualities
 Of vital interest to the motoring public is the fact that this new product will assure them of smooth CT, more powerful and more efficient anti-knock qualities on the road. Tests which have been made under the most grueling circumstances in- dicate that this new type of gasoline gives outstanding high octane road performance.
 The hydroforming process, as in- stalled at the Texas City refinery, is the development of the research organizations of several companies. The design of the Texas City plant was carried out by the engineers of the M. w. Kellogg Co.,, in col- laboration with the engineers of the American Refining corporation and the Standard oil company Gnd). The unit will operate under patent license from the Standard Catalytic company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Spotlighting
 Brass CityNews
Party Leaders

State and county political lead- CTS will be among those attending the annual dinner of the Prospect Democratic town committee Tues day night at Sullivan's Inn, Cot ton Hollow, Naugatuck. Gov. Robert A. Hurley heads the list of invited guests.
 State Chairman John T. Me- Carthy and Secretary J. Walter Darly of the state central com- mittee will be among the speak CTS. Many reservations have al- ready been made and Q large crowd Is expected.
 Prominent Democrats from all parts of the 14th senatorial dis trict will be present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
EIGHT FAMILIES
 ROUTED BY FIRE
Roland Thibeau's Cigarette Ignites Mattress; Little
 Damage Results

Fire, caused by a mattress in the apartment of Roland Thibeau be- coming ignited by Thibeau smoking in bed, forced eight families in a three-story wooden duplex house at l38-l48 North Main street into the street shortly after 1 o'clock this morning.
 The alarm was turned in at Ex- change Place by tenants and was answered by eight companies of en- zines under the command of Chief William J. Cavanaugh and Acting Deputy Chief Steven Bloomfield.
 Lieutenant Eugene A. Legge, of the fire mashal's office, said dam- age resulted only to the mattress.
 Engine 2 responded to a fire at the apartment of Mary Spector of 644 East Main street early this morning at 8:42 o'clock. Cleaning fluid was blamed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
TWO eco CAMPS
 CLOSING MONDAY


 Two CCC in Connecticut, one of them at West Cornwall and the other at Madison. will be closed Monday, 1t was announced ct Washington today. eco officials said that rising employment was taking men from camps and was reducing the number of applicants, and that the number of camps in operation can consequently be re- duced.
 eco headquarters said that 15 New England camps will be closed on Monday, with the men there to be transferred to other camps.
 Closing of additional camps in New England is expected within the next few months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29

Waterbury had a perfect batting average for the day yesterday as 10 of the men sent to the induction center at Hartford for physical ex- animation passed with flying colors, two of the group being prominent young lawyers, Joseph P. Aishausky, of 684 Riverside street, and William J. Jones, Jr., of % Second avenue.
 One hundred and eighty-two were accepted from 34 of the states 65 draft boards Friday, bringing to 6,533 the number of Selective Serv- ice registrants inducted from this state since last November, the first induction day. All accepted yester- day were sent to Fort Devens, Mass.
 Friday was the first day of the two-day induction period of the sixth draft acquisition, calling for 330 men, and overlapping the fifth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Farewell

A farewell party in honor of Thomas k. Larke and Herbert A. Farnlof, employees of the local exchange of the Southern New England Telephone Company, was held by their associates at the Lift.the-L Latch Inn last night. Both men received travel ing bags.
 MT. Larke, . former assistant manager of the Grand street ex- change office, Is being trans ferred to Q similar position in Stamford, while MT. Farnlof will assume his duties as . service representative Rt the Hartford exchange.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
EARBENDERS HOLD
 SUPPER TONIGHT
Card Games to Follow at Community House; Lads
 Smash Lights
Washington Hill

The Earbenders are all set for the corned beef supper to be served this evening at the Washington Hill Community House. The committee in charge are asking that every one be at the Community House be- fore 6 o'clock as that is the time supper will be served. Tn order to have the chefs enjoy the supper, too, they want to start serving at 6 o'clock and in this way they will have everything cleaned up and the card game will complete the evening.
 The scores for last evenings games follow: Joyce 22, Murphy 20; Donovan 22, Dulac 20; O'Donnell 26, Conway 1T.
 William J. McGrath of South street has been confined to his home for the past two weeks with an at- tack of grippe.
 Friends of Thomas E. McGrath of Luke street will be glad to learn he can receive visitors at St. Mary's hospital and is feeling fine.
 The Connecticut Light and Power company certainly have grounds for complaints from the destruction the children in the reighborhood bring upon the electric light globes in the vicinity of the Community House. They certainly use them for a tar- get for their bricks and stones and deliberately break the glass. It Is both c menace to the pedestrians and drivers of cars for the glass is strewn all over the street. and the cars pick 1t up in their tires and people walking of course have to pick their steps to avoid the broken glass.
 It was e cure for sore eyes to see the cars lined up outside the Wash- ington Park Community House last evening for the basketball game be- tween the Baldwin Props and the Poli team Great interest was shown and the seats were crowded to their capacity. The outcome was the Poli team won fl to 3l. This of course Is 6 tie-the Props won the first game--and another game is scheduled for Wednesday night, as the series calls for two out of three.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Sports Program

A sports day program which will be held by the Crosby Girls Ath- letlc association today in the Crosby gym,. will have nearly 100 girls participating from high schools in Naugatuck, Bristol, Wa tertown and Plantsville as well as from the Crosby, Leavenworth and Wilby schools.
 The event will begin at 9:S0 this morning and will be opened by Miss Florence Turnbull who is in charge. The program in- cludes volleyball, ring tennis, pingpong, shuffleboard, quoits, paddle tennis, bowling and relay races. The participants will bring their lunch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Awarded e

Varsity letters in hockey were awarded to Elmer Baxter and Ar thur Beach, Jr. 1t was announced yesterday by the Colby college, Waterville, Maine, athletic de- partment.
 Baxter, who is the son of MT. and Mrs. Chester A. Baxter of Eden street, was an outstanding defense player with the Mule sex tet, state champions. Beach, son of MT. and Mrs. Arthur B. Beach of Watertown, was the manager of the hockey team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
GUARDS WELFARE
 FUND NOW $935

The Waterbury National Welfare fund totals $935.lo, according to a report made late yesterday by Har- ley W. Tripp, treasurer of the fund. With only s65 to go to reach the desired goal of $l,0O0, Chairman Maj. John M. Burrall expressed the hope that belated contributions will push the total to the desired mark. The drive closes officially today, but final figures will not be released un- til Monday.
 Several organizations have voted contributions which have not as yet been received by the fund, and likewise several individuals have in- dicated their intentions to send along checks. It is felt that these monies will be received over the weekend. and that the $i.000 goal will thereby be reached. All checks should be made out to the Welfare Fund and forwarded to Mir. Tripp at the Colonial Trust Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Lease Granted

The Rlsden Mfg. Company of Naugatuck obtained Q five-ycar extension of It's lease at 2lO0 South Main Street, it was re. vealed in the offices Of the town clerk yesterday.
 Papers filed there disclose that the new lease provides for the same rental of 5000 . year, effective May IS, when the pres- ent lease expires. The company operates It's wire goods plant at the South Main Street location, which Is owned by the Smith & Griggs Mfg. Company of Wa terbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Inquest Ends

The inquest conducted into the death of Leon !. Wood, 74. of SS6 Bunker ziill avenue. fa- tally Gijured late Wednesday afternoon, is expected t0 be completed today and 8 finding handed down early next week, Deputy Coroner Miles F. Me- Mfr, Jr., announced today.
 Wood was struck by . car driven by Herbert rycr of 799 Bunker lIlll avenue, police of- ficials said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
HURT IN COLLAPSE

Boston, March 29-(UP)-Vance A. Carroll, 52, of Charlestown was in critical condition at q hospital today with injuries suffered when a Charlestown business building front collapsed late yesterday, dumping two tons of debris onto the side- walk and killed Peter Morris, 62.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Building Permits

The following building permits were issued this morning by Building Inspector John T. Hart ley:
 Alfred Carosella, garage, 265 Oak street, SIPS.
 Waterbury Rolling Mills, Inc, oil tank pit of Watertown ave- nue, $l,0O0.
 Mrs. Anna Dapsis. alterations to tavern at North Riverside street, $2,5OO.
 Joseph Alonskas. alterations to store front, new beam and floor jOist at 253 Walnut street.
 stephen ". Hathaway. enclose porch off Montoe road, $50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Machine LOOted

Thieves broke the cigarette machine and stole the change at Corrigan restaurant, 24 Gen. ter street sometime last night, according to Lieut.. William Fo- ley of the detective bureau, who investigated the break.
 Entrance was gained through the front door by jimmying the lock, Lieut.. Foley said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29

The Air Speed Oxford, used to train British bombing crews, IS powered with two Arinstrong-Sid- deley Cheetah engines of 215 horse. power. The plane has c top speed Of lp7 miles an hour at 7500 feet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29

one out of every four notor trucks rgistered during tn trucks registered In le3e was Q farm vehicle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Daily Statistics
 On Auto Accidents

General Traffic Accident Data Ttal number of traffic accl-
 dents reported for last
 year as of this date ...... 4,7ss Estimated number oe traffic
 accidents caused 90 far
 this year as of this date 5,49S Total number of personal
 injuries caused last year
 as of this date .......... 2,Ss9 Estimated number of per.
 s0nal injuries caused 90
 far this year as of this
 date .................. Sstcs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
Profit Shown

A profit of $5,744.l8 for the month of February was realized by the Charles A. Templeton Company, Inc, 1t was revealed yesterday in Q report filed in superior court. Cash receipts are listed as $70,077.3l, while ex- penditures were $64,333.i3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29

Car operating costs have shown e decrease of 50 pr cent since the year 1926.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29
PRIVATE AUDIENCE

Vatican City, March 2e -(UP)-- Pope Plus XII will grant a private audience to Japanese Foreign Min- ister Yosuke Ma.suoka Wednesday morning, 1t was announced officially today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29

The standard-type parachute is designed to open in s-5 seconds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-29

Moss intrceptor planes climb al a 40-Gegree angle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Na+uralness
Helps Job
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Sand Verbena
Desirable in
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18

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