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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
INO NEGLIGENCE
 | NFATAL CRASH
Coroner Frees Trnck Driv. CT Held in Death of Said
 M. Sefa, MOtOrCycIist

Charles L.. Oliver, 1S, of Wolcott. operator of the truck that coIlided with a motorcycle driven by Said M. Sefa, 26, of 25 Englewood ave- nue, resulting in the death of the latter, was exonerated of negligence in 6 finding filed yesterday with the clerk of the superior court by Coroner William B. Hennessy.
 Prior to the accident, which oc- cured on Woodtic road in Wolcott, approximately 500 feet north of Garthwaite avenue, Sefa was fol- lowing another car in a southerly direction, according to. the finding. He cut out in order to, pas stfe car, and did not observe the approach of the milk truck.
 Oliver claimed that he did not see the motorcycle until he was 100 feet distant, and Sefa was tray- cling at an estimated speed of 30 miles an hour. The truck-driver swerved in order to avoid hitting the approaching eyclist, but in time to avoid the collision. The de- ceased was thrown against the left door of the truck, and then hurled to the pavement. His death was instantaneous, Coroner Hennessy said. Injuries leading to death were fractured skull and internal ia- juries.
 After the coroner commenced his investigation, Oliver was released on his own recognizance. The fil- ing of the finding clears him of re. spensibility for the fatality.
 Witnesses questioned at the in- quest were George Austin of Platts Mills: Sam Freeman, 149 Cooke street; Oliver, and Oficer Raymond w. Leavenworth of the Wolcott poe lice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
WEATHER REPORTS FORECAST CHANGE
Rain Tonight, Saturday to Lower Temperature 70 Yesterday

The record low temperatures which the city experienced earlier this week appeared today to be ended at least fo rthe time being. The lowest level to which the mercury dropped during the cold spell was 46 Thursday morning at six o'clock according to The Democrats ther- mograph. Yesterdays peak temper ature was 76 degrees at 4:30 D. m.
 During the night the mercury dropped no lower than 64 degrees and at that point it bagan its up- ward climb this morning. By one o'clock this afternoon, the thermom- eter had reached 30 degrees, and the indications were that it would rise a few degrees higher.
 The weather forecast predicts rain tonight and tomorrow morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
GOV. ASKS PEOPLE
 TO MAKEUP

Falls Village, Conn, August l5.- (UP) - Governor Robert A. Hurley told 8 defense rally laet night:
 'sI think its's about time the peO- pie of our country woke up.
 "We're in the direst peril that the people of this country ever faced. I am appalled, at the indif- ference shown by the people of this state and the people of the nation to the revolution which has en- gulfed almost every part of the world.
 T know the people of the United States desire peace above all things, but I don't believe we can keep out of war by burying our heads in the sand and listening to the siren songs of those who go about this country declaring that we are in no danger whatsoever"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
Building Permits

The following permits for the erection or alteration of buildings in the city have been issued by Building Inspector John T. Hart ley:
 Timothy F. Keane, a 0ne-family dwelling and garage on Keefe street $3,5OO;
 Anthony DembrauskaS, IT,, for general alterations, new wiring and new stairs at 2l55 North Main street, $500;
 Robert SparanO, for adding room. to a house in Mill Plain, $200; Michael Macary for adding an extra room at 156 Sylvan avenue, $450;
 Herman A. Manuel, for adding to a chicken coop on Cheshire read, $1OO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
RIGID MEASURES
 ON GAS IN EAST

Washington. Aug. IS = (U.P) - Rigid measures to restrict gasoline consumption in the East were immi- nent today after sales reports from large oil companies indicated that the voluntary curtailment plan had failed.
 A reduction in the amount of gas- cline delivered to individual filling stations was foremost in specula- ton concerning the next move of defense petroleum Coordinator Har- old L. Ickes. who warned yesterday that further action is not far away.
 Unless ration cards are used, it appeared that ''the first come. first served" policy would prevail at fill- ing stations whose supplies would be reduced approximately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
FIREMEN HONOR
 LATE COMRADE

The entire night platoon of the fire department, comprising some eighty men, under the leadership of Captain Michael Cavanaugh, with Timothy F. Horrigan as offi- cial aide, will attend the funeral of/ Pvt. James Quinn tomorrow morning. Pallbearers will be Jo- seph L. Cosgriff, John J. Callahan, Peter J. Emmons, Dennis A. Su- g1Ale, Patrick F. Lynch, and Maurice J. Altman.
 The funeral will take place from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, at 8:15 o'clock, to St. Margaret's church for a solemn high Mass of requiem at g. Burial will be in old St. Joseph's ceme- tery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
MANUFACTURERS
 REPORT ACTIVITY

Hartford, Conn.,, August IS. = (UP) - The Connecticut Manufac- turers Association reported today that business activity increased 20 per cent during the first six months of the year, and at the end of June was 70 per cent above normal.
 Following a severe slump in 1887 and 1888, the upward swing started in June of the latter year, rising from B per cent below normal to slightly les sthan 10 per cent below normal at the end of 1938. The normal level was reached in the fall of 1889.
 The 70 per cent level was said to be 38 per cent higher than the index of industrial activity for the entire country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
.ICKES, HILLMAN
 ON GUEST LIST
Over 600 Officials, Indus. trial Executives to At-
 tend Production Clinic

Sidney Hillman, head of the IA- bor Division, Office of Production Management, Leon Henderson, OPM chieftain, Harold Ickes, Petroleum Coordinator for Defense, are among the more than 20 Federal officials invited to attend the first New Eng land State Defense Production clinic to be held at the State Armory in Hartofrd, Tuesday, August 21.
 Invitations to the government officials were placed in the mail this week, according to announce ment made by Colone lSamuel H. Fisher, State Defense Administra- tor, and Charles E. Rolfe, chairman of the State Department Commis- sion co-chairmen of the clinic.
 In announcing the anticipated guest list, the co-charimen again called attention to the fact that the Clinic has been shifted to the. State Armory because of the hundreds of returns already received indicating that more than 600 prime and sub contractors will be present to dis cuss the defense production pro- gram.
 The government officials expected to attend are: Major General H. H. Arnold, Chief, U. s. Army Air Corps; Colonel R. M. Jones, District Manager, Eastern Procurement Di- vision, Army Air Corps; Colonel J. s. Crawford, Executive Officer, Or- dinance Department, U. S. Army; Captain B. H. Hirsch, Office of Chief of Ordnance, Army; Major General c. M. Wesson, Chief of Ordnance, U. s Army; Major Charles H. Roe, Corps of Engineers, U. s. Army; and Colonel B. J. F'inan Planning Onacer, Quartermaster Corps.
 Also, Major s. E. Whiteside, Jr., Boston Chemical Warfare District, U. s. Army; Colonel J. K. Clement, Ordnance Off1ce, U. s Army; Major w. s. Broberg, Executive Officer, Hartford Ordnance District; w. o. Crabtree, Coordinator, OPM De- fense Contract Service; A. M. Creighton, Coordinator, OPM De- fense Contract Service; Sidney Hill- man, Labor Division, OPM; Leon Henderson, Administrator OPM; Harold 1ckes, Petroleum Coordina- tor; Honorable Robert H. Hinckley, Department of Commerce.
 John Victory, National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics; Gill Ro- bert Wilson, National Aeronautics Association; Major Leonard Ma loney, State Labor Department; Rear Admiral John H. Towers, Chief Bureau of AeronauticS, U. S. Navy; Lieutenant L. c. LaBonte, Supervisor, Supply De- partmerit. U. s Navy; Lieutenant Commander H. P. Samson, First Naval District; Lieutenant c. s. Cottle, Bureau of Supply and Ac- counts, Navy Department; Major Herbert J. Schwabacher and Lieu tenant William B. Pape, Occupa- tional Deferment Ohicers, Selective Service System.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
TUCWELL FORCED
 TO RETURN HOME


 Washington, Aug. IS - (U.P.) - Rexford Guy Tugwell, member of the early new deal brain trust, |, halted trip to Puerto Rico today when his nomination as governor of teh Island ran afoul of congression- al conservatives.
 Tugwell had been assured by Chairman Willard Tydings, D., Md, of the senate insular affairs com mitetee, that his nomination would be confirmed without further hear ings.
 However, with Tugwell en route to Puerto Rico. conservative members of the committee decided they wanted to question him about his social and political philosophy. So he was called back to the capital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
Playground News
PARAMOUNT

Many children at the Fairmount playground took part in costume show held Wednesday, morning un- der the direction of Supervisor Ver- nette Noonan. Prizes were awarded to Harold Hughes, Shirley Trueloye, Bobby Link, Barbara Lally. Joan Lally, and Doreen Rehm. Judges of the contest were Martin Scanlon, Edward Donohue, John Ryan, and Harry Hoetke.
 One of the recent events at the playground was a volley ball match between the younger boys and the older boys.
 Rehearsals are being held regular ly in preparation for the pageant which will end the playground sea- son, next Wednesday afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
OBITUARY

APPLEBY-Mrs. L. A. Appleby of 2l4 Newberry street, Boston, died yesterday afternoon following short illness at the Baker Memorial hos pital, Boston.
 Mrs. Appleby Is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gaylord Hogarth of Cheshire and Mrs. Morley War ren, Jr., of Boston.
 Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at St Peters Episcopal church, Cheshire. Friends may call at the AlderSon funeral home. 70 Central avenue. after { o'clock this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
ARMY SLIGHTLY EM-
 BARRASSED

Boston = (UP) -- Amos Lehtola, 33, 8 Finnish citizen and 10- month resident of the United States, volunteered for the army, passed the physical test and was nearly in uniform when selective service officials found he could not read, write or speak English. He was rejected after officers found he walked straight ahead when told to turn left or right.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
TOWNSHIP STUNHPS POSTOFFICE

Pennsauken, N. J.-(UP)-Lacl of a poStoffice in this New Jersey township caused a letter sent from Hungary to be delayed eight months. The letter, addressed t6 Mrs. Anna Rozner Boxman, Penn sauken Township, was sent by Mrs Boxman's sister in Hungary. It ar rived but because there is no Penn sauken postoffice, it was stamped address insufficient" and returned to the sender.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
FIRE BREAKS OUT
 IN FORD TRUCK

Engine No. 3 responded to a call at 10:55 this morning, and in three minutes distinguished fire in Ford truck, caused by a short circuit. The vehicle, on Railroad Hill at the time belongs to Louis F. Krodel, secretary of the Krodel Foundry, Inc, of 35 Pearl Lake road. Fire officials re- ported that there was no damage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
COYOTE sCALPING RISES

Cottonwood Falls, Kas. (UP) - With many Kansas counties of5er- ing bounties for the scalps of coy- oteS. the mortality rate among the animals has been high. One farmer near Cleburne. found a coyote pups in three nests on his farm. Many other farmers reporsedly have found nests containing as many as eight pups, The bounty In most counties Is q.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
BODY IDENTIFIED

South Windsor, Conn, Aug. 15.- CUP)-The body of a man killed by an automobile early yesterday was identified today as that of Will liam Preston. 50 who lived at a To- cal boarding house. Aldo L. Cigal, g, Springfield, Mass, was held as the driver.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
Sea Conference Echo Is Heard Round World
Summary of World Reaction to Roosevelt, Churchill ;. History Making Meeting, Gives Many
 Different Opinions
(By United Press)


 The peace aims set forth by President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill echoed through the world. summary of world reactions follows
 United States Congress
 Chairman David l. Walsh, Democrat, Massachusetts, of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee: "A commitment that goes far beyond the constitutional powers of the President;" Senator Pat McCarran Democrat, Nevada
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
OLD CUSTOM

Men of merrie England, as long ago as iio0, curled their hair and went hatless SO that their coiffures might be seen and admired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
CLERK IS CAUGHT

Bridgeport. Conn. Aug. 15.-CUP) A Bridgeport police officer was on his way to Chicago to return Leroy Marshall, 19, former Vest ern Union night clerk here who al- legedly fled early Monday with $2,- TOO of the firms money.
 Marshall was traced to Chicago where he was arrested late yester- day.
 Automatic traffic recorders ars now being used in 46 states.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
voy|es Appointed
ToSucCeed Cox
As Police Head
Continued from Page One)

tainly the exhorbitant rake-off
takes them out OF the category of
pastime games.
"A reasonable amount from each
player per hand and a lower wager
limit would probably permit the
poker and pan fans to enjoy ar
evening Of cards and also pay their
bills and perhaps make producers
OF that class who play. for q
livelihood. ;.
For the protection of the many
who cannot afford such high stakes
but who have not the will power
to resist taking the chance, I be-
lieve a further limitation should
be placed upon these games SO our
citizens who wish to endulge. q.
may do so without too much injury
TO pOcketbooks.
Heald's suggestion was to call the
operators before the council and re-
woke licenses.
Chief objection from the council
was to the alluSion in the letters to
licensed gambling halls. The clerk
was instructed TO acknowledge the
letters and assure Heald that an
investigation was under way.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS, Ell cENTRo, CALF.
SEC Cracks Down
On Utility Firm

Commonwealth and Southern
corporation and all other interested
parties, were ordered 10 show cause
why an order should not be entered
requiring:
l. The Investment of control by
c. & S. of either its northern ptop-
critics, comprising all of its utility
assets located in Michigan, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
or its southern properties, compris-
ing all of its utility assets in Mi
sissippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia
and South Carolina.
2. Divestment of control of all the
corporations assets owned by the
Central Illinois Light company and
of the utility assets comprising the
interconneeted electric facilities
owned by Ohio Edison Co., and
Pennsylvania Power Co.
3. II it divests itself of control OF
rs northern properties, it also must
give up control of either the utility
assets owned by Alabama Power Co..
Mississippi Power Co., and Gulf
Power Co, or the utility assets own
ed by Georgia Power Co., and South
ern Carolina Power Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20

sioner of the bureau of labor statis-
tics estimated more than 100000
skilled workers will be needed in
l94l in a selected group of essential
industries producing war materials.
Co-Director Sidney Hillman OF
the OPM joined with KnudSen in
urging labor and industry to coop
crate in the program of training
skilled workers.
Labor Secretary Frances Perkins
said perhaps as many as 100000
apprentices would have to be train
ed to meet future needs
Leon Henderson, defense COM
missioner in charge Of price stabil-
ization, announced that q complete
catalog will be made of all used
machine tools that are for sale
anywhere in the United States. BY
March 25, all dealers must submit
reports on machines bought or on
hand as of March Is.
Collaboration by national defense
officials and British representatives
on methods OF expanding the arna-
ment production program has
reached the stage where COM
mittee on plant facilities has been
established in the war department
under direction of Brig. Gen. H. K
Rutherford, chief of the industrial
planning activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
Social ConsuIfant
Speaks in Valley

Miss Helen Hall, medical social
consultant for the crippled chill
dren's bureau of the state depart
ment of health, this week spoke
at four meetings in Imperial coun-
ty about the accomplishments OF
the clinic.
She spoke Thursday morning at
Washington school at joint meeting
Of the PIT. A. and the seventh
and eighth grades and Thursday
afternoon at the Womans Ten
Thousand club in Ell Centre. All
day Friday she planned to spend
with the girls hygiene classes at
Central union high school and ad-
dress the Jasper farm center meet
ing Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
Die Casting Plant
Strike May Close
Plane Factories
Continued from Page One)


the coast of aircraft dies and
moulds. and also supplies manufac-
turers in other parts of the nation.
The coast manufactures an estimat-
ed 65 per cent of the planes pro-
duced in the United States, and
has a sl.250, 100000 backlog of or
ders from this country and Great
Britain.
Harvill said the strike, if it con-
tinued until the end of this month.
would close all plane factories on
the coast. Manufacturers said they
had enough castings to last until
the end of the month, after which
the situation would become acute.
Manufacturers were unable to de-
termine definitely how long they
could continue to operate in the
event of a protracted shutdown of
the Harvill plant.
Douglas Aircraft company, which
has a backlog of S35O,OOOOOO and
is one of the biggest users of Har-
will castings on the coast, reported
that production would be ham
pered within week or 10 days"
II Harvill cannot deliver parts. A
spokesman for the company said
a shutdown would be necessary if
the strike should continue 80 days.
we can't tell just how long we
will be able to work without Har-
Wills castings the spokesman said,
without taking an inventory OF
the entire plant. We have more OF
certain items than others. 1t might
be that within week or 10 days
we will exhaust a certain supply,
necessitating change of sched-
ule."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
I.V.FarIn Bureau
Backs Grand Jury
On DisfricfLaws
Continued from Page One)


Sinclair, c. C. Halliday. c. F.
Kamm, Clarence walker and C. O..
Hoober supported passage of the
bills.
Three resolutions were presented
during the discussion, one by Char
les Wieman to pass No. 734 alone.
but all were sidetracked.
Rose and Young opposed pas
sage of the bills in any form be-
cause there as no limitation on
salary, or power of the board men,
ber appointed to an executive post
under the measure, and because
such a move would create a one
man board"
Wieman favored passage of Bill
No. 734 to protect Evan Hewes for
salaries already received under pre-
yious action by the directors to vote
him $3.50 per month as an execu-
tive, but was reluctant to consent
TO passage of Bill No. 755 because
future boards might abuse the
power"
c. G.. Halliday favored passage
of the bills with recommendations
of the grand jury and declared that
present pay to the executive presi-
dent was certainly not sufficient
for the amount of work and re-
sponsibility incurred as director Of
district operations
Secretary Scott B. Foulds of the
farm bureau was instructed to pre-
sent action of the farm bureau to
the grand jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
Raids on London
Believed Screen
For Balkan Drive
Continued from Page One

man supplies and hospital trains
to pass through.
Istanbul countered this with ad-
vices that Britain may be contem-
plating a preventive offensive to
stall the German military machine
in Bulgaria before it can get under
way.
The German air force gave Lon
don its heaviest pounding since last
fall and the British reported that
they made brief, extremely sharp
attack on Cologne which caused
great damage.
The attack on London caused sub
stantial casualties and set fires so
large that at one time they illumi-
mated an area of so to 40 square
miles.
Berlin said that the attack put
those upon Coventry and Hull into
the shade" but there was no indi-
cation in either the British or the
German accounts that the raid was
any more powerful than the huge
night attacks of last fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20

dho iioIt Skllltu AUIheIS 10 Tuil
them speed and more speed-that
was the theme of the plea.
Authoritative quarters revealed
that high-ranking defense officials
and British representatives are ccs-
laborating in a move 20 revamp and
expand the armament production
program. Here, too. the purpose is
the same-greater plant facilities TO
run out more planes, more guns.
more tanks to fulfill the admins
tration's pledge of about aid to
Britain and to bolster national de-
fense as well
Director General William 6.
Knudsen of the office of production
management declared that all avail
able productive capacity must be
harnessed for the multi-billion dol
lar armament program
Undersecretary of War Robert p.
Patterson addressed industrialists
and labor leaders at a conference %
consider methods of increasing the
reservoir of skilled workers.
A. F. Hinrichs, acting commits
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
SuPer-Hishwoyo at
l.. a. Considered

for S8,OO0,O00 for a 30-mile super
defense arterial highway from San
Pedro to the San Fernando Valley,
through Los Angeles, to carry OUT
1.-THE program.
He said the Lockheed Aircraft
Corp. factory has lost 70,000-man
hours in the last few months because
of flood conditions.
With a booming national defense
program throughout Los Angeles
county and with such arsenals as
the Douglas, North America, Vultee
and Consolidated Aircraft factories,
and steel mills working at full speed,
flood conditions have curtailed SER
iously the production of the plants"
Kramer said. "Inundation of high
ways have often prevented workers
from reaching their work, their
benches, lathes and and furnaces.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20

WASHINGTON, March 90. CUP)
The securities and exchange COM
mission set forth a program today
requiring the virtual breakup OF
the vast Commonwealth and South
ern utility system which formerl2
was headed by Wendell L. Willkie
The commissioner ordered a hear
ing for April to show cause why
the system should not diveSt itself
of many of its important holdings to
make ii conform with the So-called
death sentence" clause of the pub
lie utility holding company act
That clause required utility holding
companies TO take steps TO limit
their operations to a single inte-
grated system.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
SEEKS ANNU1.AiENT

Waldine Peck Whitmer, Is, thru
her guardian. j. A. Peck, Wednes-
day asked the court to annul her
marriage to Russell Calvin Whit
mer. She alleged she was married
in Yuma March 5, 1888 when she
was only Is years of age and die
not have the consent of her par
ents. She asked the court to grant
her cutsody of their year-old son.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-20
23City Workers
Get PAY Boosts
Continued from Page One)
eral foreman, $l40 to SITS.

eral foreman, S140 TO SITS.
Health department: Grant Bristol,
inspector, S130 to Sl40.
Other important items of busi-
ness transacted by the council in
cluded:
Approval of purchase of Locke
moving machine as opposed to a
John Deere, at a higher figure.
This issue, prefaced by discussion OF
the relative merits of the mach
ines, brought the only split vote
of the evening. Council Charles
Bratton voted in the negative and
the others in the affirmative.
Acceptance of $4,000 from the
U.S.F. and G., bonding company
for the former water clerk Mrs.
Lillian Richares Little, as full set
tlement for claims. The city attor-
ney announced that investigation
showed recovery on the bond in
other years would be doubtful, if
taken to court.