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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
Causing
 Fewer Deaths In U. s.
Number of Patients Increasing, But Modern Medical
 Science Responsible for Favorable Change

small. The high mortality is due to the complication of spreading peril tonitis following a perforated ape pendix. It has been estimated that more than 80 per cent of the deaths from appendicitis are caused by this complication, although 1t is present in only about 12 per cent of ap- pendtcitis cases undergoing sur. gerry. Surgical mortality, when spreading peritonitis is present. is about 25 per cent, while in the best hospital series the mortality from uncomplicated appendicitis is less than one per cent.
 "sorne hope for success in com batting this virulent infection may well be entertained in view of the recent reports of results achieved with the use of sulfanilamide. How ever, this method of treatment has been used only Sln small series of cases, and 1t Is still too early to evaluate It's efficacy. The immedi- ate path for further gains lies in continuing to emphasize to the pub- lie the importance of prompt hospi- talization, and avoiding the use of laxatives in the presence of abdom- tnal pain"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
MINOR APPOINTED
 STATE CHAIRMAN
Succeeds Julian Thayer as AAA Committee Head
 in Connecticut

Hartford, Conn, July l7-Julian Thayer of Rockfall has resigned as chairman of the Connecticut State committee of the Agricultural Ad- juStment Administration, 1t was an- nounced today at the state office here, and Dwight J. Minor of Bristol has been elected chairman in his place.
 MT. Thayer will continue as a member of the committee, but re- linquished the chairmanship for two reasons. He believes, he told the committee, that the position should be rotated. He also found other duties pressing for his time. MT. Thayer is a director of the Federal Land Bank. He is also an examiner for the State Personnel Department on farm jobs at state institutions.
 MT. Minor, the new chairman, automatically becomes a member of the Regional Committee for the AAA in the Northeast, an era that in- cludes New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
HEARING DEFERRED
 PENDING PAYMENT
Defendant Charged With Breach of Peace; Show
 Case Damaged

Charles Sumauskas, 3i, of 6i9 South Main street, was fined $l0 on each count of drunkenness and breach of the peace in municipal court today when arraigned before Judge T. E. Conway.
 Prosecuting Attorney William K. Lawlor said Patrolman John Dris- coll reported Sumauskas came into the store managed by Frank Mar ciailo of l7 South Leonard street, and during disturbance crashed
 thruogh a show case.
 Judge Conway ordered that rep aration be made to the proprietor for the damaged showcase and continued the case to July 3i dur- ing which time the accused would be under the supervision of the pro- bation officer.
 Aldo Gerometta, 37, of 535 Wash- ington avenue, formerly of Pelham, N. r., was granted a nolle on pay ment of S5 when his case was called on e road rules violation. Gero- metta was arrested yesterday after noon when the car he was driving collided with one operated by Anton Jockulasuko of 233 Chipman street extension.
 The accident occurred at Wash ington avenue and South Wilson street and slight damage was done to both cars.
 Ernest Koenig, 27, of 76 East Main street, failed to appear in city court this morning and $l0 cash bond was forfeited. He was arrested on charge of operating an automobile without drivers license yester- day.
 stephen Neurakis, 25, of 27 John- son street, was granted a continu- ance to July 31 on charges of op- erating while his license was under suspension and illegal use of mark CTS.
 On payment of $5 each nolles were granted to two road rules violators They were Albert Mancini, 25,, of l53 Washington avenue and Will liam Toleman, 30, of 31 Sheldon street.
 Charged with non-support, Hugh Erskine, 35, of 68 Pond Etreet, was given a continuance to July 31.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
POLICE OFFICIAL
 ATTENDS MEETING
No Comments for the Pres- ent Says Mir. Zimmerman
 to Police Commissioners

L. A. Zimmerman, police consult tant, hired by the Waterbury Tax payers association to make sur- vey of the police department with. out any expense to the city, att tended the police board of commits sioners meeting held yesterday aft. ern0on during which time the most important piece of businGNS before the board was the petition of the 20 per cent wage increase Of the police department personnel.
 During the session, MT. Trimmer man was asked by Chairman Wil- liam verrlkeF if he wished to make any statements to the police board.
 The police eonsultant said he had nothing to say at the present time but was merely an observer.
 MT. Zimmerman has been cons ducting a survey for more than 6 month of the various departments in the police station and among hls work has personally walked the beats Of many patgolmen tn ha ees fort to incorporate in hts report which will be completed by 9eps iembeF, some suggestions of inc proEenent.
 The report whsn completed wsll be submitted to Mayor Vincent 4, eculiys
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

The death toll from appendicitis has dropped to the lowest point on record, despite Q reported increase in the number of cases, according to statisticians of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. This de- creasing death rate iS credited to improved dtagnoctic technique and advanced surgical skill, combined with a health campaign which has brought home to the public bet- ter understanding of the symptoms of the disease and the great inpor- tance of prompt medical and surgi- cal treatment. ,t t Y }stt
 Stating that "death from appendi- cltis Is controllable," the statiSticians urge the continuance of this educa- tional campaign
 In 1929 the appendicitis death rate among the millions of Metro politan industrial policyholders reached Q high of l44 per 100000, while in 1940, the statisticians point out, this toll had dropped 70. per cent to a rate of e.0 per 100000. There Is every indication, they say, that e new low record will be set among this insured class in l94i.
 The educational campaigns against appendicitis have brought to the public a knowledge of the symptoms of the disease and have stressed the need for prompt medical attention. Their greatest success, however, has resulted from spreading the warm ing against taking laxatives In the presence of abdominal pain.
 Medical science, the statisticians report, "can tell us little, if any thing, about how to prevent the initial attack of acute appendicitis. It Is clear, however, that . large part of the annual toll of more than l4,000 deaths from this disease can be prevented. < N
 Actually the number of deaths frcm appendicitis itself Is relatively
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
Family sMoral Fiber At Low Ebb, Claims Prof.
Cites Many Reasons for Weaknesses Now Apparent;
 Has Grave Fears for Over.InduIged Children

Cambridge, Mass, July 1T (U. p = pr. Eleanor T. Glueck, Har- yard law school research criminol- ogist, said today that because of the stress of war conditions young peo- pie are likely to submit more freely to their instictual urges for attention and affection by satisfy ing the sex impulse"
 As an antidote, she urged the sec- ond annual New England confer- ence on tomorrow's children to in- crease healthful recreation pro- grams, particularly around training camps, and also to sponsor long, term educational program to pre-. pare the nations youth for family life and the responsibilities of par- enthood
 Dr. Glueck said the moral fiber of family and community life have gradually weakened during the past quarter-century.
 This was caused, she said, by in- dutrialization and urbanization, the depression's unemployment, mo- hility which has prevented roofing In neighborhood life, "the prohibi- ton era with It's wholesale evasions of law and the growth of cheap commercialized recreationS which cater to the lowest tastes and irn- pulses" L
 Among other things she listed as contributions to the Illustration of personal and social relationships among modern youth was "the in- creasing divorce rate dncluding the poor mans version of this which is separation or assertion and) the in- crease in drinking with its :. lowering of inhibitions ."
 "AS 1t is impossible to obtain re- liable statistics on the question of where the men in encampments are finding sexual outlets we may as- sume for present purposes the sit- uation is not yet critical" she said. But we would be ostrich-like in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
BISHOP MCCARTHY
 AT CEREMONIES
Witnesses Former Local Resident Take Perpetual
 Vows as Nun

Of local interest was the cere- mony of perpetual profession Wed- nesday morning, July 18th, at the Monastery of the Sisters Adorers of the Most Precious Blood in Port land, Maine, of Sister Mary Joseph, the former Lucy Rose Chagnon, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Chagnon of Linden street Water bury.
 His Exceilency Most Rev. Joseph Edward Mccarthy Bishop of Port land and former resident of Wa terbury, was the celebrant, assisted by Rev. James Burke. Rev. William Cunneen was the speaker of the occasion and seated in the sanctu- ary were Rev. John Arseneault and Rev. Henry Fender.
 Sister Mary Joseph was born in Wauregan and educated in Bristol, but for many years was Q Water bury resident. She is also sister of Rev. Emil Chagnon, who was unable to attend the ceremony ,iue to illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
ARMY RECRUTTER
 ISSUES APPEAL
Army Needs Young Men to Pilot Increasing Number
 of AerOpIanes

Sergeant William F. Deuth. local army recruiting officer, still is looking for applicants for Aviation Cadet appointments, he said today as he urged young men of Water bury who believe they may be el- igible to contact him at their earli- est opportunity,
 "The Army needs pilots" he said, which means the country needs pilots. Before they're pilots they're just good men. The Air Corps is going all-out in It's expansion pro- grarl-everyone knows that. It's getting a lot of planes, but the planes are no good unless there are pilots to fly them"
 I've no doubt" he continued, "that there are lot of eligible young men who don't realize what opportunities there are for Avia- tion Cadets. Or maybe they don't know whether they are eligible or not"
 How else can a young man learn to become an expert airplane pilot, WAtAA v AhBAAAy -PhkN JOp WhAtAAB 4OG him, and get paid while he's doing 1t? Only Aviation Cadets get Q break like that"
 The requirements are simple. Applicants must be over twenty one and not over twenty-seven, In- married, in good physical condition and with at least Q high school education and capable of proving proficiency in certain subjects. If they have had two years of cole lege, so much the better"
 If any young men are in doubt about their qualifications, let them come to see me, or drop me a postcard. I'll be glad to tell them whether they can become Aviation Cadets or not"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
Britain Moves To End Serious Nurse Shortage

70 at the base military hospital in the country. /
 An interesting sldellght on pro- bationers is that but few change their minds during the training period. The fascination of the work generally "gets" girl within a week or two, even if she is only half hearted to begin with. Nursing is a job with an, inspiration--it is irl- tensely human and touches the heart and the emotions, and calls for the highest qualities.
 Among the revolutionary changes from conditions ruling no farther back than 20 years, the same mat ron told me, was the fact that a probationer Is considered a nurse from the moment she dons her uni- form and steps into the ward, and not an inferior kind of housemaid as she used to be.
 Housing conditions are, by com parison, quasi-luxurious in some of the hospitals, with heated living rooms and attractive bed-sitting rooms in lieu of the erst-while dor mitories. Most amazing of all, to the veteran sisters" is the Sunday morning breakfast-in-bed privilege enjoyed by off-duty probationers, as well as the fully-fiedged nurses. Other advantages which are being sliowly introduced are shorter work ing shifts, better food and more liberty.
 SEEK "SUUPERWOMAN"
 TO HEAD NURSE CORPS
 Four women are to form the main governing body which is to control the nurses of Great Britain and help turn nursing into a real pro- fession. At the top is Miss Florence Horsburgh, Parliamentary secretary to the minister of health. Second in command is Miss Katherine Watt, chief naatron of the Emer- gency Hospital Service. The goV- ernment is now looking for the re- maining two, whose qualifications must just simply be those of "super- women" One must be qualified to exercise control over all nursing staffs of every hospital in the coun- try. The other will have charge of all sorts of nurses, from the dis- trict nurses to those in public shelters.
 Leaders in the demand for the proposed Nurses Charter visualize the day when the nursing profession will be nationalized, with nurses receiving standard rates of pay. such government control would be unanimously welcomed and would make better and more uniform con- ditions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
By ROsETTE HARGROvE


 NNEA Service Stan COrrespOndentl
 London-The noblest of all pro- kesions open to women-caring for khe sick and tending the wounded s-is clamoring for recruits. There ss a grave shortage of nurses in England, and the government has for some months past been making n special appeal to women called alp for national registration to vol unteer as nurses. It is revealed that fever and tuberculosis hospitals are desperately in need of trained per- sonnel. Why? Because nurses have never had fair deal.
 Since the outbreak of war, liter ally hundreds of capable, fully trained young women have aban- doned the nursing profession to take up war work. The reason is easy to find. The intuition fac- tory of the services offered more scope and far better pay.
 To remedy this state of affairs the authorities have been plan- ming a Nurses Charter. It would make nursing reasonably paid, instead of the most disgracefully- paid profession, with all the bene- flts attached to others, such as teaching, for instance.
 WANT BETTER PAY
 AND WORKING CONDITIONS
 Before going any further, 1t might be pointed out that British nurses were not only just about the worst paid, but also the most hard-worked in the world.
 Britain's nursing body Is out for its rights. It demands that exist ing salaries be doubled. Thus a staff nurse would then get between
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

l deed to avoid the fact that, because of the general weakening in family and community ties young people are likely in this time of stress to submit more freely to the sex impulse"
 The sex impulse, she said, is now reasonably safe from dire results of venereal infection and illicit par enthood through the added knowl- edge .. which has been provided by the urgent need for controlling venereal infection among men in the encampments."
 Dr. Klueck charged that an "un. thinking hedonism is the philosophy of the times" and feared that "to- morrow's children will be damaged beyond repair because they will be reared to an even greater extent than the present gnration in an atmosphere of self-indulgence."
 "The knowledge which is now so widespread of avoiding venereal in- lection and of preventing concep- tion," she said, "creates the oppor- tunity for nismanagement Of the sex impulse in Q time that Is as stressful as the present one.
 Basically, the need is for strength ening the moral climate of the times and for re-weaving into the fabric o1 community life faith in the homely virtues. Unless we do so, we cannot hope to turn the rising tide of self indulgence, nor to avoid the danger ous flotsam and jetsam that flows in Its wake"
 A strengthening program" she said, must fight to reduce "prostitu- ton and opportunities for pickup al- dances" to control liquor sales tc minors and adequately chaperor public dances and parties which service men attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
|GOv. HURLEY STILL TALKS
 ABOUT REVIEW
Has Praise for Men in 18th
 Division; Pay Visit to
 Base Hospital 1
BY WILLIAM D. CLARK .

BY WILLIAM D. CLARK United Press staff COrrespondentE
 Jacksonville, Fla, July IT. +- (UP) - Governor Robert A. Hurley's tour of inspec- ton of Connecticut military units stationed in northern Florida drew to a close today, and the score of visiting Con necticut civilians prepared to board a home bound steamer tomorrow.
 Governor Hurley still was talking about the tremendous two-hour re- view put on by the 43rd New Eng land Division yesterday, which cer- tainly was the high-light of the in~ spection visit.
 "They're tough looking" said the governor as he watched the thou sands of Connecticut trops, mingled with others from New England, pass in review at Camp Blandin, about 50 miles from here.
 And at the camp last night, at a dinner of the 118th medical regi- ment commanded by Col. Charles w. Comfort. Jr., New Haven, Gov- ernor Hurley said:
 T feel rather humble standing here. am frank to say l didn't recognize the troops for the un- trained soldiers saw leaving for camp.
 T didn't come down here for . pleasure trip, but to learn how the officers and men are. find you looking like . tough bunch Of hombres."
 Governor and Mrs. Hurley visited the base hospital, where they talked with several Connecticut men who are i'll or injured. One of them was Lieut.. Howard Stock, West Hart ford, who lives only door or so away from the governors home.
 Lieut.. Stock was injured seriously in an automobile accident e few days ago, and his mother asked the Hurleys if they would see how he was getting along.
 Governor Hurley said he found Lieut.. Stock cheerful. and was told he would be out of the hospital in about a week. The information, 1t was understood, was transmitted to West Hartford. Others whom the governor visited were Floyd w. Phillips, Torington. and Joseph A. Brown, Bristol.
 The governor visited the Jackson vile naval air station, a vast $oo,- 100000 project, and was consider ably impressed with the layout. A company of marines saluted the governor when he arrived, and he inspected sevral bombers at the sta. ton while others roared overhead.
 The governors party today went to St. Augustine and other points in this section for observation tours. He had with him several messages from enlisted men ct Camp Bland- ing to take back to Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
N M N

$45o to $65o year; ward nurse (head floor nurse) from $650 to $850, and senior tutor nurses from $l,200 to $2,000. MatronS' minimum sal- ary would start at $l,oo0, according to the number of beds in the hos- pital.
 Other demands include the es- tablishment of a pensioning sys- tenn, the provision of indoor and outdoor uniforms, as well as the removal of unnecessary red tape tape and high-handed dictatorial powers masquerading as discipline.
 or the many questions occupying the attention of the Royal College of Nursing, besides those set out above, is the matter of better conditions for the probationer. In most hospi- tals, even now, she is treated more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
TESTIMONIAL FOR
 PATROLMAN KEANE

A testimonial dinner was held in Patrolmen Timothy '"Tiger" Keane's honor yesterday at Moynihan's at Lake Hitchcock. Patrolman Keane, who was a former City Amateur league catcher, will be married to Mary Raymond O'Donnell on Sat- urday.
 A purse was presented to Keane by Thomas walsh and Harold Ike" Sheehan, who were co-chairmen of the affair on behalf of the guests. More than 100 friends and relatives attended the dinner.
 Mexico is aiding the establishment of a glider and ski factory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

or less in the form of cheap labor. Scrubbing floors, cleaning windows, polishing brass and all other such chores should no longer be the lot of the student nurse. Dirty, inade- quate living quarters, long, unin- terrupted working hours are other abuses which must be abolished.
 Free training, of course, is given in any of the big metropolitan and provincial hospitals. Girls can sign on for the duration of the war as members of the Civil Nursing Re- serve, or take up nursing as their life's career. Speaking to the matron of one particular London hospital soon after the registration of the 2o-year-olds, learned that there were 30 students always in training, 0 in the main building in London,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
POWDER TINTS,
 PRESERVES MILK

San Francisco (UP)-Milk drink CTS can have pink milk if they like now. This expansion of natures limitations has been effected with a green powder called phenothiazine Pink milk will keep in a warm room for several days without souring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
ENGLISH MEALS

Normally in England, restaurants serve the following regular meals; breakfast, lunch, midday dinner tea, high tea, late dinner and sup- per.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

Professor F. J. Labuschagne oi Potchefstroom University college and W. o. Schutte of the Gymna- siun high school staff, were arrested in Potchefstroom, South Africa charged with high treason.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
No FEELING

Personse being Tnauled and bitten by animals seldom feel pain during the attack, according to many big game hunters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

Russia is warning on tardiness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

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