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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Deficiencies Shown
 In Rainfall Report
New Haven, Hartford Cited as Examples Where Subs
 Normal Conditions Have Been Reported

water supplies have been greatly augmented by construction of large storage reservoirs. The recently inc creased use of water in industrial plants has ben offset in a nulnber of communities by additions to the sources of water supply.
 No Chancesi
 It is hoped that Mother Mature will again be good to us as she has been in the past by sending us well distributed and abundant rainfall in the next few months to make up for recent deficiencies. However, In the field of public watr supply, it does not pay to take chances" and 1t behooves those in charge of pub. lie water supplies to develop reserve sources wll in advance 10 actual wa. ter shortages. The pressing Into service of emergency public water supplies of inferior quality should be avoided. The State Department of Health has constantly endeavored to promote enlargement of water supply sources. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
FLUSHING NOTICE

The; water mains on the High Service System will be flushed on Friday, October g., 1941 and on Sat- urday,. October 4, 1941.
 The flushing operation on the east side of the Naugatuck River will be on Friday, October 3rd, between 800 and 5:00 p. m.
 The water pressure will be low beginning at II 100 Friday night and ending at 2:00 on Saturday morn ng, on the west side of the Nauga- tuck River.
 The pressure will also be low be- tween 9:00 and 1l:00. a. m., on Sat- urday October (. 1941.
 This work will affect residents on Johnson and May Streets and all streets above these. thoroughfares on the east side of the Borough. On the west side, the services affected will be those of houses on Highland Avenue and all houses north of Highland Ave. and west of Hillside Avenue hut not including Hillside Avenue. Galpin and Hoadley Streets will also be affected.
 The flushing operation will dis color the water and It would be wise for consumers to draw suffi- cient water for drinking purposes before the flushing begins. THE NAUGATUcK WATER l0-2-2t COMPANY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
SCOVILL COMPANY
 AWARDS CONTRACT

The Turner Construction Com pany of New York announced to- day that 1t had been awarded the general contract for construction of another new factory building for the Scovill Manufacturing Company The announcement also listed re- ceipt of a contract for roadways and grading between the new build ing and the Mad river.
 The building will be one-story high, of the mill type, and will measure 42 by l80 feet.
 The same firm is rapidly complet- ing construction of a new casting shop building for the Scovill Com pany. The structure is being erect cd shert distance west of Silver street and will make possible an in- crease in production.
 Today's contract awards repre-. sented respectively, the sixteenth and seventeenth times since 1915 that the Turner Company has been called upon to provide additional plant facilities for the same inter- ests. They are the fourth and fifth construction contracts awarded since February, 194l when the Scovill Company began to expand its man. ufacturing facilities in order to in- crease and speed-up production o1 large defense orders in the meta products field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
CROSS DECLINES
 TO BE CANDIDATE
Police Commissioner Not Interested in Being
 Named Alderman

Police Commissioner Wendell Cross, who has been regarded as a likely Republican candidate for the board of aldermen, told The Dem- ocrat today that he would not al- low his name to be considered for the nomination.
 His duties at the Thinsheet Metals Company, of which he is treasurer, keep him so busy that he would be unable to spare any time for cam paigning or, if elected to do justice to the office, MT. Cross said.
 T couldn't possibly accept any such nomination" Commissioner Cross said. If I were on the board, I'd want to do good job but with business as heavy as 1t is l wouldn't be able to do justice to 1t. haven't yet been approached but If I should be the answer will have to be No"
 MT. Cross took. the same stand when Republican leaders sought to induce him to run for the mayoralty against Mayor Vincent A. Scully. One of the most popular members of any city board, he would probably be one of the strongest Republican vote -getters should he run for any office
 The Republicans now have seven member1 of the aldermanic board but must nominate an eighth can- didate at their conventions Tuesday night. Francis T. Phillips, who was defeated in running for the board two years ago, may be nominated again this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
FIVE DIVORCES | GRANTED TODAY
Judge Cornell Oficiates in Superior Court Short
 Calendar Session

Five decrees were granted to pe- titioners in superior court today by Judge John A. Cornell, four on grounds of cruelty and a fifth on grounds of assertion. Those awarded divorces follow
 Mary A. Churchill, Waterbury from Howard E. Churchill, Water bury, intolerable cruelty and habi- tual intemperance. No order en- tered by the court regarding a re- quest for custody of minor child Married in Camden, N. J., January 5, 1923.
 Joseph Lavasseur, Waterbury, from Beatrice Brunnell Lavasseur, Water bury, intolerable cruelty. Requested custody of four minor children. Mar ried in Waterbury, May IA, 1929.
 Dorothy L. Richards, Waterbury from Glenn o. Richards, Waterbury intolerable cruelty. Requested cus- tody of a minor child. Married in Brewster, New York, May "A, 1887
 Gertrude A. North, Waterbury from Marcus North, formerly of Wa terbury, and now of parts unknown, desertion since October, 1887. Also sought change of name to Gertrude A. Evans. Married in Carmel, N Y, September, 1887.
 Mabel Amelia Barnes, Waterbury from Elliot Leslie Barnes, Bethle- hem, intolerabl cruelty. Requested change of name to Mabel Amelia Waldron. Married November l2 1886.
 All divorce cases heard on today's short calendar session were uncon- tested.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03

Recent newspaper articles about the governments requirements im- posed on credit selling have been confusing to the general public. In order to foster the sale of govern ment defense bonds and to con- serve the supply of raw materials needed for defense purposes, stores selling furniture on budget plans or credit terms have been required to demand ten per cent of the value of the goods purchased as a down payment.
 This ten per cent phrasing has obscured the facts. If a person buys one hundred dollars worth of furniture or house furnishings all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Government Requirements
 Imposed On Retail
 Credit Furniture Sales

he must pay as a down payment or initial deposit is ten dollars. Tn the experience of The Warehouse Furniture Company, Harrison Ave- nue, only one buyer in a hundred wants to purchase furniture with out some small deposit.
 The present administration has done many things to benefit the buying public but in every case Anything done to improve condi- tions has at first bewildered the public to the point where 1t has done more harm than good until some firm or individual stepped forward and explained it in- lan- guage that everyone can under stand. (Adv.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
CIO YOUTH CLUB
 TO STAGE DANCE
National Softball Awards to Be Made Tomorrow at
 WaterviIIe Hall

National, state and divisional awards to the CIO championship teams will highlight the local C1O Youth Club dance tomorrow night at the Chase Union Headquarters 1904 Thomaston avenue in Water vile.
 The c1o National softball cham pionship trophy will be awarded this year to Ansonia. The Ansonia team also made a clean sweep for the Connecticut state CIO trophy as well as for the Southern Division CIO league championship. Torrington takes the first place award in the CTO leagues Northern Division, and Naugatuck second place in this same division. The awards will be presented dur ing the dance, with a brief cere- mony at g a. m.
 The dance, held by the Water bury CIO Youth club, is sponsored by the Connecticut CIO Youth As- sociation, of which the local group is an affiliate. The Ansonia, Tor rington and Naugatuck champion ship teams are also affiliated to the Connecticut CIO Youth association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Suit Withdrawn

A $50oo civil action, in which Darwin 0. Gray of Wolcott was charged with having been the operator of an automobile that struck 12-year -old Domenic Palomba of Southington in Vol colt on July 14, 1940, was with drawn in superior court yesterday. The action was brought through the mother of the plaintiff, Mrs. Elizabeth Palmoba. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
ALIMONY CLAIM \,
 IS CONSIDERED

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. S.-(UP)-a The alimony petition of Mrs. Grace L. Baird of Belmont was under ad- visement in probate court today after she testified that while she worked as housekeeper for g q week her former husband, radios Professor Quiz, earned as high as $l17l22 annually.
 Mrs. Baird testified yesterday she married Baird, known professionally as pr. Craig Earle, in 1917 at Med. ford when he was a physical in- structor and that he deserted her in 1883. She said she had received $l23 from him between 1883 and 1887 for support of herself and their son. She divorced him in 1885.
 Baird's income for recent years was listed as $90,364 in 1889, $li7,- l22 in 194o and $3l 200 as of April 30 this year. Tn his reply to in- terrogatories, his home was reported as Harrison, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03

The effects of the deficiency in rainfall upon Connecticut public water supplies are discussed in the current weekly bulletin of the State Department of Health which states that beginning in July, 1940, the rainfall began to dro below normal PTaking Hartford as one example, the rainfall since the beginning of July, 1940, up to the present time has been below normal in every month except November, 1940, and June and July of this year. The figures show that the accumulated deficiency below normal since July, 194o, up to the present in Hartford is 1889 inches for the fifteen month period. The normal railfall for a calendar year in Hartford is 44.90 inches.
 Another example is the rainfall record for the city of New Haven. Beginning in July, l940, the rainfall there has been deficient in every month with the exception of Novm- Der, 1940, and June and July of this year, Since July, l940, there has been an accumulated deficiency be- low normal, of 10.88 inches of rain fall. The normal rainfall for 6 calendar year in New Haven is 4553 | inches e..
 Shortages In Past
 A review of the records shows that more severe rainfall shortages have occurred in the past the bulletin stated. Droughts which adversely affect water supplies may be short, acute droughts which quickly deplete small reservoirs and cause a lower ing of ground water levels, or they may be of long duration with a gradual and severe lowering of ground water levels and gradual depletion of large storage reservoir. Frozen ground and other factors may affect the proportion of rain- fall which reaches, the ground wate1 and near by streams. The severity l of drought Is dependent, too, not only on total rainfall but on sea, sonal distribution. The magnitude of some of our large water supply reservoirs is such that it may take more than one years rainfall to fill them Once they are full, these large reservoirs hold nough water in stor- age so they are able to supply water through very long periods of rain fall deficiency.
 Based on past records, there is as yet no cause for alarm about wide spread water supply shortages. It is fortunate that as result of sev- eral droughts in Connecticut in the past two decades, many of our public
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
- SPOTLIGHIZNG - Brass City News

Mary's hospital this morning at 8:30 o'clock after he was struck by an automobile on South Main street at Grand street.
 Motor PatrOlman Thomas Bedding who investigated said Codianni walked into the side of a car operated by Frank Mariana of 215 Harpers Ferry road as he was crossing the street.
 Examination by hospital doc- tors failed to show any injuries on C0dianni and he was dis charged. Hospital attendants said the man received 9 shaken up but was uninjured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
SPECIAL TEACHERS < <
 TO BE APPOINTED

Three members of the board of education will meet with Supt. of Schools Thomas J, Condon and City Health Officer Edward J. Godfrey at pr. Condon's office at 5 o'clock this afternoon, to consider the ap- pointment of a special teacher to give instruction to children per- manently unable. to attend regular school sessions.
 Dr. Condon has been making a study of the methods followed in teaching such children in other cities, and will report on his find-
 ings. pr. Godfrey is expected to present figures on the number of such shut-in children in Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Umpire Speaks

His experiences as an umpire during recent war games of thu 26th division, near Fort Devens. were related by Major Harry R Fowler at a school for reserve of- ficers held in the armory last night. The composition of the teams, and the manner in which units conducted maneuvers on the field were described.
 Another speaker, Lieut., Col. Clarence H. Griff1th, executive of ficer of the New Haven military district, explained new regula- tions, and discussed the possibility of active duty with the reserve officers. N.. ,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03

registrations are as follows: from Monday through Thursday, g to 12:30; and "wednesday afternoons also from 3 to 5:30. The office is regularly closed on Fridays. Appn- cants are requested to call 4-0909 during the above hours to make ifl- quiries and arrange appointments. Those to be enrolled in the course must have personal interviews with Mrs. Mountain, 1t has been aIl- nounced. t3sG T
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Seeking Change.

Judge John A. Cornell today re- served decision in superior court anent an application for change of name filed by Adolph Edward Kukaitis and his. son, Robert Ed ward Kukaitis, both of this city. The applicants have reqested that their surname be changed to Kel- sey, and give their birthdays as 1910, and 1884, respectively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Balloting

The state board of mediation and arbitration was supervising 8 collective bargaining election day at the Rowbottom Machine Co.
 Employees were ballOting to de- eide whether they should be rep- resented by the CIO United Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers Union, or no union at all. l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
LAND BOUGHT BY
 SUN OIL COMPANY

The Sun OH Company through the D. T. Harrington, Inc, agency has purchased land on South Main street for the erection of 8 modern gasoline station. The site of the To- cation is 1155 South Main street, a short, distance north of "city cor ners." Julia A. Ellnor was the owner. The land has a frontage of 125 feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Escapes Injuries

John Codianni, 42, of OvertOn avenue, was taken to the St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03

The reason Susanna Foster drives Betty Brewer to the studio at ' a. m. is that Betty, at IA, is too young to drive.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29

order. With him his historical visit were Walter c.
Dean president of the Federal Land bank, and G H.
Russell, the banks senior engineer and appraiser All
make their headquarters at Berkeley.
The new ruling means that acceptable farmers
up in first mortgage loans from the land
bank provided the of the loan does not exceed
per of the appraised value of the land for agrcu
ura purposes plus per cent of the appraised value OF
insured improvements In addition Ellis pointed out,
it is possible for the borrower to obtain second
mortgage commissioner loan to Is per cent OF the
property's appraised value, up to $500,
Land bank commissioner loans have been available IN
Imperial Valley since 1893. Approximately 400 of them
have been made in this
With the new availability of land bank loans, every
type of federal farm credit affecting both individuals and
cooperatves is obtanable in Imperial Valley.
Ellis first announcement was brief
Last Tuesday,, he said. the board of din acorS of the
Federal Land bank took action to open up Imperial valley
to Federal Land bank loans well commissioner loans
The action taken with the approval of the Washington OF
flee was the result of inclusive Investigation of condl-
ons here by the Washington office in collaboration with
the Berkeley Federal Land bank
Ellis promised completely detailed analytical state.
for publication tomorrow in which Will be listed spec
catons under which applications he accepted Qualif
cations be indicated, will ncuG, particularly drainage
and soil conditions with especial reference TO drainage
conditions the individual farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
Armed Ships Just
Advance Guard for
AEF, Nye Charges
L. 5. Will be In War
Before Britain, Says
IsOlatiOniSt Leader

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.
(UP)-Sen. Gerald p, Nye,
r., n. D., charged today that
the first armed American
ship carrying War materials
into a British port will be only tine
advance guard of an American
transport loaded with troops for
overseas duty
Opening the third day of senate
debate on the administration bill
to repeal all neutrality act ship
ping restrictions, Nye pictured war
as tho inevitable result of its pas
sage.
Indeed" he said, there comes
clever word from the west that
the betting there is 10 to l that II
We pass this repeater the United
States will be in the war befolc
Great Britain is in the war.
NYe contendcd that no longer
cculd administration moves in for
el.n policy be described as steps
short of war or to keep us olt
Of war
The gloves are off now" ne
said. The claws are out. The point
and purpose of ii all is clear to
anyone who can read or think. The
mouse. the American people, has
been played with long enough. Nov
is the time to gobble il
What We are faced with todaE
is no prett" tale of hCW just a little
help from us in the way of a fe|
oyerage destroyers and perhaps a
cannon or two Will settle Mr.. Hit
ler's hash for him and permit Brit
ain to spread the four freedoms to
Dong Dang and the whirling der
wishes, under our benign direction.
Nye, a leading non-interventiOn-
lst. said the British high command
has made it plain that without an
American cXpcditionary force there
is no possibility OF re-entering the
European continent,
How could anyone possibly doubt
at this point. that the first Ameri
can ship, manned by an American
Continued on Page 8; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29

ed With mooching and ABUSING
members of the Negro schoolmast-
cr, during q meeting at Douglass
school Monday night.
How do YOU plead?" asked judge
Nutter Wednesday morning.
Not guilty" doomed the old man
rolling his eyes heavenWard He
added that he couldn't commit sin
because I've cot to answer to my
Gad.
H said he really didn't need the
food he asked the schoolmaSters
tor but merely wanted to test tn
hearts. The test showed them Woe
fully short on charity. he said They
wouldn't feed him.
Judge Nulfcr p4geonholed the
case, and warned Chapman that
next time, he'd have to answer tC
the present charge, as we'll as any
subsequent ones
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29

vel pits
Mayor Bob Hatton has instructed
Heinecke to ascertain the cost OF
loading machine, and to compute
Heinecke estimates the maximum
total cost of hauling the gravel
cost of surfacing with gravel at
$500 per block, which is far below
cost of laying hard paving.
Up until now however, the high
way department has turned thumbs
down on gravel as surtac"r.
maintaining that main highway
feeder streets should be paved witt
either oil or concrete. The depart
ment has the power under the law
to designate the streets to be SlE-
faced and dictate the specifications.
Beuthel has agreed to recommend
the use of gravel here. on condition
that the city later use the grave
as a base for oiling, or other perm
anent surface.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29

Applications for Federal
Land bank loans can be filed,
he said, with L. D. Hoy, $50
Main street, in FL Centric.
Hoy is field agent for the
bank.
Three major factors were
among considerations which
induced land bank directors
to decree Il new policy for
loans here, Ellis declared.
They were refinancing of the
irrigation district, an assured
water supply through the All
American canal, and power
revenue from the districts
system.
"Thesc Favorable factors"
he said, made the district
look better for loan purposes
Continued on PAGE 8, Column d
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29
Panzer Units Blast Through
Crimea Line Despite Losses
STREETS, MAYBE
Gravel OK. for Ell CentrO.

The state highway department
may be willing to let down the
bars" in its rigid requirements fol
paving streets with gasoline tax
money, to permit the surfacing OF
Ell Centre streets with gravel, II
was learned Wednesday.
} City officials, including Public
Works Director Walter Heinecko
and members of the city council
conferred with r. l. Beuthel, OF the
engineers office at Sar
FDiego. and reported Beuthel wa:
very receptive" to plan to sub
stitute gravel temporarily for hare
surface pave" cnt,
Ell Centre officials have beer
searching frantically for ways an;
means to improve some OF the city,
dirt streets and hit upon the ide;
OF paving them with gravel, which
is available at no cost at local gra-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29

president of the United Mine WORE
ers (CIO) and Myron c. Taylor
former chairman of U. S. Steel, or
coal miners strike threatonin'
steel production, the strikes in oth"l
areas were increasingly aftcctlr"
the manufacture of the tools OF war
SEATTLE, Oct. 20. tUP)-Ship-
ward workers smashed through
picket line of striking Welters al
the H0ughtOn shipyards today.
4 deputy sheriff was knocked down
but not injured in the melee.
1t was the second outbreak of
violence in a dispute threatening
S1,2.0,G03,0 900 worth of Grf'nsc
Shipbuilding on the west coast.
The KelSCy-Ha,e wheel COMpG-
ny's Plymouth, Mich, plant stopped
turning out 50-CalibcT machine gun
when 1850 United Automobile Wor,-
rs tCIO) went on strike for higher
wages and discontinuance of a mat
agement policy by which women
allegedly arc hired at lower wages
to replace male employees, The plant
is one Of four devoted exclusively to
machine gun production. Strikers
disregarded an appeal of union lead
erS to continue at their jobs.
NAVY HARD hit
Work Oh ships for the nation
navy. hardhit by strike of weld
ers in vest coast yards was furthc:
crippled by a walkout of 1900 men,
berS of the Industrial and Marine
Shipbuilder2 union oCIO) at the
Defoe Boat and Motor Works, Bay
City. Mich.
Strikers sought a closed-shop
clause III recently-ncgotiateG
agreement between the union ana
the Defoe company. The plant was
ricketed, stopping work on 25 sub
marine chaS2rS. four mine sweep
crS and four tugs
A juriSdiCtiOnal strike of WelderS,
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-29

The CitNS endorsement was con-
ditiGncd upon the formation OF
such a commission to be charge
with the responsibility of improv-
ing thn present program and plan
niaa for a broader rCcreatiCnal work
next year.
The commission, to be made up
Of nine members from the CITY coun-
Gil. tire C0ordjnating Council, the
chamber of commerce and the school
beard. was neglected by all interested
agencies except the city itself, until
these agencies suddenly realized
Tuesday that the recreational prof.
ect was scheduled to get under way
November 3,
The city fathers had designated
Councilman P l.. Moore and Mayor
Bob HattOn to sit on the commits
sion. and were awaiting similar ac-
ton by thc other groups. No action
Naa forthcoming, however, because
the chamber of commerce, the school
board and the Coordinating Council
were waiting to be officially mott
fled" by the city.
City officials hadn't sent out Of
ficial notifications, because, theT
said. they believed the various
agencies that had fought SO hart
for the program would take the in
itiativc without prodding from the
city council.
HATTON OBLIGES
Mayor Hatton, however, made the
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