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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
GUY B. PORTER
 | s1 YESTERDAY
Bunker Hill Avenue Man Comments on Winters
 of By-GOne Years

Guy B. Porter of 238 Bunker Hill avenue observed his 9lst birthday yesterday. Tn reminiscent chat he explained that he kept a diary in which he recorded the eventful days touching on his life, and among these treasured moments which he penned into the book, he added, he included the weather reports.
 The nonagenarian unused a short while and then continued: T have been keeping weather records since 1868, three years longer than the United States weather bureau"
 "One thing I noticed is that we don't have crusted snow any more" he opined. He added that the snow used to be over the fences, and that he wo6ld walk on top of 1t. T haven't seen crusted snow in many years"
 MT. Porter remembers back when he made the Lincoln badges when he was 13 years old. The badges were made of brass in the shape of stars with Lincoln's picture in the middle. These badges were made for Lincoln's second inauguration, MT. Porter explained.
 Lumber business was among the many businesses which MT. Porter occupied himself with.
 MT. Porter was born in Waterbury on Chestnut Hill road and the house is still there. The nonagenarian. who is a Republican, expects to cast another ballot in 1924 for his party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

House of Coburg. Let 1t not be for- gotent that there are German prices planted in Sofia to serve the interest of the Germans in the Balkans.
 (King Boris of Bulgaria is the House of Saxe- -Coburg- 0otha of Germany. Prince Ferdinand of that house was elected prince of Bulgaria in 1887 by the Bulgarian parliament and Turkey recognized him in that ofilce. He became czar of Bulgaria in 1908 when Bulgaria attained It's in- dependence from Turkey. Ferdinand abdicated Oct. 3, 1918, and Boris, his son, succeeded him. Ferdinand lives, forgotetn, in Bavaria.)
 War of Defense, Honor
 "It is therefore war of defense and honor that Jugoslavia is obliged to wage at present as the standard bearer of the Independence of all Balkan peoples.
 Our government did not want this war. Nobody in Jugoslavia had any illusions as to the result of an eventual war with Germany. With an 1850 mile frontier line, with the whole northern part of the country open in a region of immense plains, Jugoslavia never imagined for a moment that even with unimagin- able heroism would 1t be able to hold out for long time with its 32 divisions against the entire German army available at this moment. to which must be added the Italian and Hungarian armies and the cole laboration of Bulgaria.
 "All Jugoslavia wants at this mo- nlent is to offer honorable resistance and to mark before history her post. ton of honor and independence and to Tighten by her resistance the position of her Greek and British allies in Greece, who find themselves in & more favorable strategic posi- ton because in Albania they have only a 50 mile front to defend and in Macedonia Q front of about 37 l-2 miles.
 with no armored divisions and 6 small air force. the Jugoslav army is stubbornly defending the country's soil and Gen. Dusan T. Simovitch's s national union government assures the maintenance of the political and moral unity of the nation with the exemplary unanimity which the in- sldious efforts of Jugoslav quislings will never weaken"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

The meeteing of the Mission Board will be held ct 10 .. m. April 30. At 2:30 p. m. Wednesday there will be c panel discussion for pastors and laymen led by Pastor Karl F. Madison of New Haven, on the sub ject "The Lutheran Church and the Community" At { p. m. April 90 there will be . panel discussion for pastors when Pastor G. Erik Hagg of Waltham, Mass, will lead the discussion on the subject 'The Lutheran Pastor in his Commun- ity." At the same hour there will be a panel discussion for lays men by Rev. Elmer L. Olsen of New Britain on the subject "Sup- porting Your Church" Dr. Hulteen will preach att he opening service Wednesday evening, April 30, ct 7:30 D. m. His theme will be "The Church in These Times" The text is Matthew 16; 1920.
 Thursday morning at 8:30 Coni- munion Service will be held. Dr.. J. A. Eckstrom, pastor emeritus of the First Lutheran church, Worces. ter, Mass. will deliver the come munion address on the subject Meeting With Christ in Holy Com. munIon." The text is Luke 22: l6- | l6. Thursday afternoon at BOO Pastor More 0ustafson of Stam- ford, will present e meditation "The Church's One Foundation." q Cor. 3:ll and Matt. l6: l3-20). Thurs day evening at 7:30 the Ppsala col- lege choir will present c program which is to be followed by an "Up-
 sala Night" in the parish house for Luther Leaguers.
 At the Memorial Service Friday at
 8:3O a. m. pr. Peter Froeberg of Brockton. Mass. will speak. His
 theme will be "The Way to Glory" Philippians i: 2D Friday afternoon
 at 200 Rev. Edgar Malmstroni of
 quincy. Mass. will give the medita-
 ton on the subject Hike unto Leaven." (Matthew ls:S3D. The Friday evening service will be spon-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
GREATER NEED FOR HOME MANAGEMENT
Housekeeping Is America's Greatest and Worse En-
 gineered Industry

The greatest, but worst engineer cd industry in America today, is Housekeeping, c. M. Ripley of the General Electric Company, Schen- ectady. told members of the Water- bury Rotary Club at their weekly luncheon today.
 Speaking on the subject Tt Costs Less to Live Better" MT. Ripley stated that Americas 32,0o0, 900 housewives spend about g billion dollars annually. making the bus mess of housekeeping not only the country's greatest from the stand point of size, but from the stGah d. point of dollars as we'll
 And yet housekeeping as Q whole has greater need for scientific plan- ming and planned management than any other business or industry eX- isting In the country today" MT. Ripley said.
 Maintaining that the rapid in- crease in consumption of domestic electricity in the past decade indi- catcs that home-makers are becom" ing increasingly conscious of the many benefits of electricity, Mir. Ripley termed the electrical appli- ance business a new merchandising baby" In briefly describing the po- tential market In the appliance field, he pointed out that almost 4 ,O0O ,OOO more American homes and farms used electricity last year than on January 1. 1936. Last years con- sumption of domestic electricity was more than double what 1t was in the boom year of 1929, according to MT. Ripley.
 The total amount of electricity used in homes today is still small, however" he said. sixty per cent of the American homes today use only $50 worth of electricity per month"
 "Because electricity is one of the few commodities that decrease ap- preciably in cost as greater amounts are bought. these housekeepers would get bigger bargain by using more electricity in their homes" MT Ripley declared.
 "While ten dollars will buy only ten times as much meat, milk, or gasoline as one dollar will buy of those and similar commodities, ten dollars will buy approximately 24 times as much household electricity as one dollar will buy in most cities"
 MT. Ripley predicted that as housekeepers become aware of the cheapness of domestic electricity bought in larger quantities. the use of electrical appliances in the home will increase. with the result that housekeeping of the future will be better engineered" and more sim ply managd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
REPORTS EXPECTED
 ON BENEFIT PLANS
Committee Meeting To- night on Big Card Party
 Planned for 24th

There will be an important meet ing of all committees making plnas for the Benefit Card Party for the St. MaryS Hospital Building Fund, to be held Thursday evening, April 24, in the new wing of the institu- ton, at the Nurses Home, South Elm street this evening at 7:30 o'clock, 1t was announced this inorn- ing by the general chairman, Judge Patrick Healey.
 Ticket distribution was virtually completed last week and reports are expected tonight. There will also be reports on other features connected with the event, which is expected to be one fo the largest public card parties ever held in the city.
 The sponsors of the event are the Nurses Alumnae Association and the Knights of Columbus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

The following agreements were filed today with Compensation Commissioner Joseph E. Talbot:
 Ted GFabowski of 2S Ives street, against the Waterbury Tool Com- pany, Of Waterbury, S14 specific compensation to be paid for three weeks, for . lacerated left thumb.
 Frank Elliott of WOodbury against W. J. Pape of Woodbury, Si2 beginning February l, for . sprained back.
 Steve Cimino Of Wlnsted against the Capitol Products Company, of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
Legislatiue Neu's

The labor committee this after noon took up several bills relating to employees being obliged to make up for time lost because of holi- days. Another bill down for a hearing this afternoon would ban married women from the state payroll.
 The public health and safety committee this afternoon consid- cred bills regulating the practice of ostcopathy. Senator Edward F. Exan of Waterbury was Co preside.
 A bill amending the charter of Torrington Water Company was up for a hearing before the com mittee on interpretations this af- teTnoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

Salonika for cooperating in a German attack on Greece through Bulgaria and, in addition, 'The whole of Bul- garia for eventual treason against the independence of the Balkan states"
 "Jugoslavia, which is fighting for honor and independence against un- justified aggression, will by her heroic resistance once again aston ish the world as 1t did in 1914 to 1918," the declaration ended.
 The declaration, stated fully the Jugoslav governments political and military policy after long silence. It was sent from Sarajeyo, where 1t was indicated the government has maintained its temporary capital, despite repeated German air raids.
 Kept to Neutrality
 Germany imposed war on us be- cause we would not abandon our position of neutrality for the Axis benefit and above all because we would not be accomplices to @ Ger man attack through Bulgaria against Saionika, which was promised us as the price of our complicity in a war of imperialistic rapine," said the declaration.
 Let 1t be known that Germany wished to make great political and military ally out of our country and offered us not only Salonika but the whole of Bulgaria for eventual trea- son against the independence of the Balkan states.
 Tn accordance with the sacred traditions of our ancestors we pre- ferred to expose ourselves to attack rahter than to collaborate in the burial of Balkan independence.
 The Bulgarians. on the other hand preferred to become Germany's vassals and lend their territory to the armies of a foreign invader. The majority of the Bulgarian people tlisapproved most certainly of this third betrayal of Bulgaria by the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
Compensation Agreements

wlnsted, S7, beginning March c, fer lacerations e the nngers q Che left hand.
 John K. sholtis, of T0Esington agninst tho HOtchkiss BrotheFB Company Of ToFringtOn, SELLS be- ginning March S1, for . right-di- rect. indirect inguinal hernia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

State Capitol. Hartford. April 10, Senate and House leaders oi both parties will meet this week to discuss the need for having Monday sessions beginning soon. Observers believe that Mondey sessions will have to be started In a week or two if the assembly is to catch up on tagging business.
 Hearings on bills for the restora- tion of forfeited civil rights Co three WateFbgrians will be held Friday afternoon. The bills name pr. George A. Fabcr. Clarence J. Carolan and Giovanni Baptissa WesM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
CIVIC ORCHESTRA
 IN FINAL CONCERT
Seasons Closing Offering in Buckingham Hall This
 Thursday Evening

Mario Di Cecco will conduct the Civic Orchestra of Waterbury Thursday night at Buckingham Hall in the final concert of the season. Percy Grainger, eminent pianist and composer will come to this city as guest soloist in the Edward Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor with orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
Local Pastor Going
 To Augustana Synod
Rev. E. Einar Kron to Preside at One of Sessions at
 29th Annual Convention in Worcester

Delegates from all six New Eng land states will gather for the 2otl, annual convention of the New Eng land Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America in the First Lutheran church of Worcester, Mass, Rev, Victor E. Beck, pastor, April, 30-May 4. Rev. Dr. B. Julius Hulteen of Hartford, president of the New Eng land Conference, will preside.
 The theme of the convention will be "The Church fin These Times,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
Conductor

Many notable programs have been presented by MT. Di Cecco since he established the now famous local orchestra. The success of the con- certs testifies as to the merits of the musicians and the astute direc- ton of the conductor. An agreeable soloist has been chosen for each concert, and Thursday night Wa terbury will again have the pleas ure of heraing Percy Grainger who lias not played in this city in a good many years.
 Also included on the program will be Brahms Tragic Overture" and works of Liszt, Bizet, Saint-Saens and Verdi.
 Tickets will be on sale for the concert at Mecoys Music Store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15

The most popular silver coin ii England is the six-penny piece which formed about one.third of the silver coins minted in the country during 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-15
Jugoslav Govt. Makes Statement About War
Release News Through France That JugOslavs Were Forced Into War Because They Refuse to Be Traitors
BY RALPH HEINZEN United Press Staff Corfespondent)

Vichy, France ApriH15. = (UP) - The Jugoslav gov ernment, in declaration promising to fight on despite tremendous odds charged Germany attacked 1t because 1t would not betray both Greece a Bulgaria. axis satellite
 I3 declaration available to the United Press by the Jugosav legation here asserted 1t had been promised
Evening star., 1941-05-06
Agents 10 Scrutinize
Tax Returns Of All
Below $4,000 Level
Treasury Is Expected
To Be Lenient With
Unwilling Violations


In order to make sure the Federal
Government gets every cent of in
come tax due it, the Internal Rev
enue Bureau has sent into the field
1,73l deputy collectors appointed
since last October to scrutinize the
returns of all 1040A blanks-the in
come tax blanks of those whose in
come was less than $1,000 year
1t was disclosed today.
Hitherto. the Treasury has con-
centrated on examination of the
large-scale returns and paid little
attention to the small taxpayers.
The unprecedented study was or
dered by Congress in a bill passed
last autumn. The deputy collectors,
whose salaries range from $1,000 to
S2,l00 each a year, were appointed
almost at once and during the WIN
ter and early spring were assigned
tasks to familiarize themselves
with the Internal Revenue Bureau
routine
The Treasury. it was learned. will
give a sympathetic hearing to all
small taxpayers guilty of violations
OF the revenue laws. The point of
view animating the investigators is
that many Of the 100000 men and
women who on March Is paid Fed
eral income taxes for the first time
In their lives may easily have made
mistakes, wholly innocent but
costly to the Government.
Although the law permits the as
sessment of heavy penalties against
tax-law violators, the Treasury may
be disposed simply to collect the un-
paid taxes without invoking the
laws penalty clauses.
Evening star., 1941-05-06
Talks Are Resumed
In Effort 10 Settle
Greyhound Strike
Tracy, Two Conciliotors
Join in Conference
At Labor Department

officials of the Pennsylvania Grey
hound bus lines, union officials and
representative of the Cancellation
Service of the Labor Department
continued their conferences today.
hoping for a settlement of the strike
which has tied up the company's S
buses on the Eastern coast and in
terrupted some schedules to the
Middle West.
L. J. Smith and j. L. Conner of
the Cancellation Service and Assist
ant Secretary of Labor Daniel w.
leaders of the A. F.. of l.. Amalga =
mated Association of Street, ELECTRIC
Railway and Motor Coach EN-
ployes around the conference table
Yesterdays conferences failed to
bring settlement. and the l.400
employees of the line remained idle.
Four men were arrested in nearby
Prince Georges County. Md, and
charged with "tampering with a
motor vehicle and other offenses.
They are alleged to have waited
along a Maryland road and stoned
d fleet of buses which were being
driven from Baltimore to Washing
ton for storage.
Awaited Buses Arrival.
Police said the men gave their
names as John McCay, Baltimore:
Frances Wiser, Doylestown. Pa;
George R. Simons. Philadelphia, and
William j. Fesmira. Delaware
County, Pa. Maryland State Po-
liceman Leonard N. Brown said the
men parked car near Savage. Md.
and awaited arrival of the buses.
Evening star., 1941-05-06
Miller Assumes Duties
As Assistant 10 Curran

Stephen C. Miller, former Notre
Dame football star. today took the
oath of office as Assistant United
States Attorney here The Justice
Department Endorsed the recon-
mendatlon of United States Attor-
ney Edward NJ Curran, and the oath
was administered in the prosecutors
offlce by Charles B. Coffin. chief
deputy clerk at District Court.
Mr.. Miller came to Washington in
1888, and since has been with the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
After starring at Notre Dame for
three years he coached freshmen
football there for one year. He OBJ
tanned his bachelor of arts degree
from Notre Dame in 1886 and two
years later was awarded his bachelor
of law degree. He was born in Rock
Island, ILL.,, February 18, 1915, and
attended st. Joseph's High School in
his native city.
He makes his home here at 1913
Urell place NE. He will be assigned
to do criminal work in the district
attorneys Office.
Evening star., 1941-05-06

The vehicles we're driven by Grey
hound executives who had volun-
teered to bring them to washington.
In Washington union picket,
Eddie Sibila, 20, of 2436 Fourteenth
street NV, was charged with dis
orderly conduct and released on IS
bond put up by fellow workers.
The A. F. L. Amalgamated Asso-
citation Of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees of America reported
late yesterday that there was mo
change" in the unions attitude. The
union is demanding a closed shop,
improved working conditions and
an increase to 5 cents a mile for
drivers now receiving AIS cents.
Asks Men to Return.
S. r. SundStrom, president of the
line, said as the conference broke
up yesterday that he had asked the
men to 60 back to work. He said
the company had been operating
under a contract with the union,
and that it ran out in March, but
a clause in the contract bound the
union not to strike without arbi-
tration. he declared.
The line serves Washington, Bal
timore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Scranton and intermediate points.
Greyhound buses on other lines are
continuing trips in and out Of
Washington.
Evening star., 1941-05-06
French Curb Restaurants
As Food Shortage Grows

B, the Associated Press.
VICHY. France. May 6.-With the
food shortage becoming more acute
in unoccupied France. despite the
arrival of two shlploads of free
American flour, the government de-
cided today to restrict the amounts
and varieties of food served in res
taurants
At the same time the French wine
industry admitted growing
scarcity.
A decree to be published tomor-
row in the official journal estab-
fishes only four kinos of restaurants
which are required to serve meals
in definite categories.
Among other thin gs. there will be
no more a la carte meals in French
restaurants. Furthermore, the de-
cree sets up complicated system
of CHECKS and balances whereby res
taurants are required to account
for food served IN comparison to
the number of customers.
Evening star., 1941-05-06
Wafer Gate Concert
Ruling Weighed by
Musicians Union
Orchestra Is Asked
To PIoy Five-Week
Season at Same Pay
Season at Same Pay

Whether Washington will have its
Sunset Symphonic" at the Water
Gate this summer depended largely
today on the outcome of noon
meeting of the Executive Board of
the Musicians Protective Union.
The threat to the summer con-
certs, according to officials of the
National Symphony Orchestra Asso-
citation. results from the ruling of
the Office of National Capital Parks
that the orchestra will be allowed
only five-Week season at the Water
Gate this summer instead of the
six weeks it has customarily had
and has asked for again this season.
Faced by deficit, since the sum-
mer series has not been underwritten
this year, the association has asked
the union to accept the same rate
of pay per week as it did last year,
but for five weeks, instead of the
eight weeks pay it had last year
and the six weeks pay of previous
years.
Willing to Take Gamble.
H. A. Brooks, chairman of the
Summer Concerts Committee, said
his group was willing to take a
gamble because it felt Washington
should have the concerts. Anything
Which adds to the expenses, such as
salary increase for the musicians
to make up for the shorter season.
would jeopardize the concerts, he
said.
A union spokesman said the union
executive board would decide at its
meeting today whether it would be
agreeable to shorter season in
the face of the apparently arbitrary
ruling from Parks Supt. Irving c..
Root.
The union official added that al
though other groups appeared will
ing to change their tentative dates
at the Water Gate to allow the or
chestra its customary season, Mr.
Root had told union members that
the five-Week season was definite
and would not be expanded.
Patriotic Programs.
Mr.. Root said he felt cutting the
orchestra season to five weeks would
give more groups an opportunity TO
put on programs at the Water Gate
and would make for more diversified
summer entertainment Six weeks,
he said. was long time for nothing
but music.
The orchestra season. as it is
scheduled at present, would extend
from June 80 TO August !. Addi-
tional days during that period would
be granted as usual for concerts
postponed because of rain, Mr.. Root
said.
Although the plans for other en-
tertainment are not yet definite, Mr..
Root said, tentative arrangements
have been made for patriotic and
defense programs, and opera pres
entations by the San Carlo Opera
Co. and Columbia Light Opera Co.
The patriotic and defense programs.
Mr.. Root said. would probably be
given by Government departments
although no plans have yet been
completed.
Evening star., 1941-05-06
Col. Burns Expected
To Arrive Today for
Medical Chetkup
260th Coast Artillery
Commander Ordered
To Walter Reed

Col. Walter w. Burns. command
ing officer of the 260th Coast Artil-
lery, District anti-aircraft regiment
now on active duty at Fort Bliss,
Tex. was expected to arrive at
Walter Reed Hospital here today for
medical observation.
Col Burns entered hospital at
Ell Paso for physical checkup a
month ago, and was relieved of his
command. The regiment was placed
in temporary command of 1t. Col
Leroy S. Mann, regimental executive
officer.
1t was understood Col. Burns con-
dition grew worse and authorities
decided to have him moved TO
Walter Reed. He reportedly left
Ell Paso by train Saturday.
Col. Burns, who organized the
26Oth as National Guard unit
shortly after he returned from World
War duty overseas, has been the
active commander. of the organiza-
ton since that time When District
Guardsmen were called to active
duty in January the 260th was the
first unit to be inducted.
One battalion of the regiment
made the 2,l00-mile trip TO Fort
Bliss by motor convoy, with Col
Burns in charge. Progress of the
convoy was of widespread interest
and was reported by newspapers
throughout the country. Col Burns
gave up his practice as patent at
torney here when his regiment was
inducted.
When more than 1000 Washing
ton selectees were inducted in March
for assignment to the 260th TO bring
it up to authorized war strength.
Col. Burns returned to Washington
for few days to. welcome the new
men personally and see that they
were made comfortable during the
trip to Texas. He became i'll shortly
after he went back to Fort Bliss.