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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

Bus travel at 2 c. m. hos decreased 20 per cent, while that ct 7:S0 a. m. has gone up 2l per cent, There has been Nn increase of 2 per cent at 6;S0 e, m., a decrease of 6 per cent at Q. m., and an increase of ' per cent at S;S0 Q. m,
 Following is the report of the transportation administrator:
 December 2s, l9a2, Hon. Vincent A. scully,
 Chairman,
 Waterbury Defense Council,
 Waterbury, Conn.
 Dear Sir:--
 At this time I am submitting to you an interim report on the in- dustrial stagger system effective Monday, December 2l, as well as Q picture of present transpol tation problems now confronting the users of our public mass carriers.
 The present stagger system now In effect was set up to operate on Jan, {, i943 but due to the oPA order of Friday, December i8, which denied gasoline to the holders of "A", "R", and 70" gasoline ration 1t was decided to make 1t effee- tive as of Monday December 2l. Due to the 100 per cent operations peak of the busSeS at the 2 Q, m. start ing time and the anticipated high increase ia bus riding due to the .opA ruling, the immediate opera tion of the stagger plan was neces- saIy to ease as much as possible the impact Of the tremendous loads hat were sure to be placed on our transportation faclllteis,
 Difficult Problem
 The problem of providing ade- poate transportation for defense workers in nearly all of our local plants has become increasingly dlf- ticult during the past few months, Facilities were not adequate to care for the normal 10 per cent increase oi bus riders due to winter condi- tionR. The number of busseS now ownOd by the transit companies hero in Waterbury could not be in- creased under the rulings of the Office of Defense Transportation lntn all means had been exhausted 10 obtain maximum efficiency from the present supply, This ruling by the o. D. T, applies only to obs taining of new busseS by the transit companies.
 To increase the efficiency of the busses meant eliminating all un- essential stops and having them no closer than 800 feet and preferably 1900 feet, This in turn, would re duc0 wear and tear on busses from mechanical viewpoint show re- duced gasoline consumption pro- long the use of tires, and shorten the running time of the busses on the various routes throughout the city. The most important means to increase their efficiency was to stagger the hours of schools, stores, offices and industries.
 The Transportation Committee of the Waterbury Defense Council
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
DEMOCRATS PLAN
 DEC. 30 SESSION

Hartford. Conn. Dec. 23-UP)- Democratic State Chairman John M. Dove today summoned Demo cratic legislators to a possession meeting here Dec. 30 to elect House and Senate leaders and prepare Q legislative program.
 Rep. T. Emmett Clarie. Killingly. probably will be renamed House minority leader, and Sen Albert L. Coles. Bridgeport. was expected to be renamed Senate Democratic leader.
 The Democratic program will in- clude features of the party's plat form in the recent election.
 Republicans have control of both holzas in the forthcoming sazsion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
CUMSHOE WORKERS
 ENJOY XMAS PARTY

Naugatuck. Dec. g - The annual Christmas party Of the <GunSsbOe Department Of the U, s. Rubber Company, Monday evening at Sul- HvsnfS Inn was 8 big success. 4 turkey dinner was served at o'clock. Carmel MerIg was mistress Of ceremonies, Dancing was enjoyed from 9 to 1 o'clock, featuring .JO- sepn DeStteratg and his orchestra Miss Josephine IpferTcEa entertain cd with songs and dances.
 Joseph Miller, foreman of the dc pertinent, and Miss Anne Crane were present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
RATION PROGRAM
 TO BE ENLARGED

Washington. Dec. a. - UP)- Consumer ratiOning of butter. lard and other fats may begin early in 1943 if Secretary of Agriculture
 Claude R. Wickard approves a re- port of the Bureau 0f Agrictllture economics that the supplies of oil and fats are inadequate to meet anticipated demands
 Margarine. vegetable sEOrtenines, salad and cooking oils. nlav0nnaise and salad dressing probably wUuld be included in fat ratiuning prO- gram which would be added to al-
 ready Tati0ning f00ds--susar and coffee.
 The report emphasized that large supplies were 0n hand. but sMid that only 4s2 pounds Of fats and oils would be available for each person next year. against an ex- pected demand of 571 pounds To meet the objective of suuply- ing servicemen and lend-lease. the report said. =Direct consumer ra- ti0ning of food fats and 0zls pEnb- ably would be necessary. for with out such action further Ee<iucEiunz in a1I0ca3innS 10 manufacturers Mre not considered fezzible~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
Scott Smith Reports
 On 'Stagger' System
Better, More Eicient Transportation Service May B.
 Expected Shortly Mayor SculIy Informed

An appeal to the public to be patient while the sagger plan to relieve bus congestion is in its early stages of ope
 ation made today by L. T. ScottSmith, local trans portaton administrators After period of readustment, he said service for workers should be better and more efficient In report to Mayor Vincent A. Scuy on the effects of the stagger plan since 1t went into effect Monday Mr. ScotSmth says that benefits have already been noted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
MISS STASEIUFlQAS
 NEW ARMY NURSE

Miss Alice !Ssaselunas Df the niigi1i staff of St KIaryss Hospital, will leave eatly in ganrary ttD iJ0tn tsfft II. $. Arnly Nursing CDrps as a second IieuhenaI1t. Miss SsasellinaS WiIo has been at ttiIe hospital tfBa tine past five wears. will he sIrceeed ed by Miss Eaalen Urseuic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
Peak Of Business At
 Post Office Passed
Gradual Reduction Of AaTifary Force Underway
 3OO,OOO Pieces Of Nal Handled Daily

portion of the 353 extra postal workers employed at the posOSfice yesterday dismissed and placed n Ua today the first lul in the unprecedented Christmas nni ing rush came into evidence Postmaster CleS Babn stated sharp decrease in out going mail mUtBd UgtE and the force of workers in that division has been 1EBgEh Incoming mail, however at its height yesterfsy and today and large staff hurried sort tine Cas and at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
Murriage Mtentions

The following couples have filed marriage intentions at the buEeau of vital statfssics, city hall:
 Clarence E. vlgesBt, West Hart ford, and PauBiBe D. Rhodes, West Hartford,
 William ONefiI, 530 Piedmont street, sud Rita Church. BIiadIe- bury.
 Richard D. NfNsen. BJassaclsB- settS, and Beverly R. T0s1psins, Z24 Bunker EEilI read.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
FIRE
 WE'LL. CONTROLLED

BCsIun, usc. -0uR7,-A tifrns alHrm ftnr srHn1t tin Gitv-ownatR HBlEytaErs hall hhliifting i'm Gitx SSulmSe. Gfiaz5ha$tDx1n, tnGfaW but ils wsB qIili8:w utults1mlhsh, with da1nagR assinlaneh at only $25nD. @lR ffimna1n, naiffeTEnaTn Jni1ir J. Sra1i1un, 5D, was fnslitalike6f with injuries stffesash in a ffkln ffa0sm r. llHSffiHr.
 Bhaismltt shutters wfiinfh fell from windows urtD tine sidewalk iinpaIiiazl HrHnHn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23


 mouth, V, J., to spend . ftfrlouetl with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. James C0frigan. He entered the service q year ago and was recently promoted to corporal,
 Private William Ogden Of WOIcott has been transferred from Camp Lee, Va, to Camp Phillips, Kaug, The son Of William Ogden, he cu- tered the service seven months ago.
 John CasaIy of e14 Washington avnue is at the Naval station at Great Lakes, I'll, awaiting an as- Sgnfnent to q cooks and baker, school, He enlisted two months ago,
 Aviation Cadet Jay R, Wciselberg. son of Mr. ard Mrs. David wcfsel- berg, sop Of Mir. ard Mrs. David WeiSclbcrg Of 207 Plaza avenue, ts training with sn Army Air Force bombaFdier unit at Ellington Field, Texas. His brother, Lieutenant E M, WeiseIbcTg is in the Naval Re- serve,
 James NataIe of 1447 Bank street is stationed at the Naval base at Memphis, Tenn, He holds the rank of seaman second class,
 Private Thomas r, Dfliaue Of t6O South Elm street tG training with a medical unit of the Army Air Corps at Camp Grant, III.
 William J. COffey, son Of Mir. ana Mrs, Charles Coffey of 41G Willow street is studying at the Naval Radio school at Newport, R. I,
 Second Lieutenant Francis q, Petrt1lo of 4S MoFntugStde avenue has been assigned to Camp Bliss, Calf, The son of MT. and Mrs. Ar- thony v. Petrf1IO, he began service with the Army Air Forces April 6, He attended Crosby high school and Niagara university,
 Captain Joseph DfPietro of 6g Wtldemere avenue tS spending g fur tough from the Lexington Signal de- pot at Lexington. Ky, here, 4 yet- cran of the first World War, he re- entered the service last March IT and tS tr charge of quarternagter supplies at the Kentucky camp,
 Robert Leo McNeIIiS, son of Mir, and Mrs. Joseph McNellis of Middle bury has been commissioned sec- 0nd lieutenant at Fort Benntng, Ga. He was selected for officer training while serving in the Pacific area.
 Harry J. Leonard of 123 L0ckhaYf avenue has been commissioned second lieutenant at Fort Benning, Ga. The son Of MT. and Mrs. Ed- ward ?. Leonard, he has seen serv- ice with the National Guard in the South Pacific.
 Sergeant Joseph Bobbfr and Priv ate Emmet Cannon are among the local men who have served in Casa blanca. Michael DfNapOl, seaman with tf1e Merchant Marines, who is spending furIough at his home on Riverside street, reports having seen the men while on duty there recently.
 Samuel Levine, son of Mir. and Mrs. Nathan Levine of 39 Burton street. has been commissioned a second lieutenant i'm the U. 6. Army at Fort Benning, Ga. He entered the service April IT, 1D41, serving as a technical sergeant at Fort Mcclellan, Ala, before enter ing the Officer candidate class at the infantry school in Georgia three months ago. Lieutenant Le- vine is a graduate of Crosby high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

cars of the persons who participate in such a plan.
 The conclusions to .,e reached from @ study of the present prob lens would show that after going through a period of readjustment we will be able to secure better and more efficient transportation for our defense workers. As of today the public schools will close until January 4, 1943. tomorrow the Christmas shopping period will end, and with the let-up in the extreme cold weather, we should experience a normal transportation period next week which should show a favorable upturn in our transportation outlook.
 Respectfully submitted.
 L. T. SCOTT-SMITH
 Transportation
 Administrator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

Most Ensllsh- h-lansuage films alzsMn in AFwgmkina fm the last year wHEE from fhe Umzkea Ekzts&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
HUSBAND WINNER
 IN COUNTER SUIT
Given Decree of Divorce on Wife's Own Testi.
 mOny; No AilmOny

Della Bouley Poitras of Waterbury became divorced from Joseph E. Poi tras, also of this city, in superior court this morning, but he did the divorcing. The plaintiff, who testi- fed in court last week during a hearing regarding alimony, that she put her husband out after two week. of marriage last spring, claimed a divorce on grounds Of intolerable cruelty. The grounds were upheld on Q cross-complaint filed by her husband who was granted the di- vorce. No allowance for alimony was made. The couple married April Il.
 A hearing In the divorce action brought by Bertha Edwards Aaron ian of Naugatuck against Albert Aaronian, also of Naugatlick, opened in superior court before Judge Ken- meth Wynne late this morning. The petitioner claims her husband has been cruel since September, 1941. Tn addition to a divorce she seeks custody of a minor child, an allow ance for it's support, and alimony.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
News Of Men In The Service

Private James COrrtgan Of 241 faiflawn avenue ig expected to ar- rive here tonight from Fort MOn- mouth. N, J, to spend . ffrlOueIl with his parents, Mir, and Mrs. James Cofrigan. He entered the service year ago and was recently promoted to corporal,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

Private William ogden Of WoIcOtt has been transferred from Camp Lee, Vag to Camp Phillips, Kaus, The son Of William Ogden, he cn-
 tered the service seven months ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

Sergeant Joseph Bobbfr and Priv ate Emmet Cannon are among the local men who have served in Casa blanca. Michael DiNapoIi, seaman with the Merchant Marines, who is spending a furI0ugh at his home on Riverside street, reports having seen the men while on duty there recently.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Easter Parade in New York
Hunqs on Women and Weather

Easter story. Church out, the pa
rade of finery starts.
Malcolm Rutt, New York tailor
and president of the Master Tailors
Council of America, predicted to-
morrow's well-dressed man would
wear sharkskin fabric in solid color
as well as the 'Nailhead" with
stripes.
Its the toughest fabric in the
world, and the men are buying it
because it will last them a long
time he said. Mems most popu-
lar color shades will be fawn gray
tobacco brown and indigo blue. says
Mr.. Rutt, with the plain blue serge
among the leaders.
To give a preview of just two of
the promenaders:
Ilka Chase, the actress, will wear
black and white faille suit, a
perky white organdy hat-and sheer
black stockings, black shoes and
white bag and gloves. "Al" Smith,
former New York Governor. will
hang up that brown derby for a
topper.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

result in diminishing the number of
points of danger, vigilance and CEN
trail control remain needed. The
maintenance of international disci-
pline will by no means be enough.
In national affairs it has virtually
become automatic that the mainte-
nance of law and order by itself is
very inadequate objective for gov
ernment. The development of a So
cial system capable of providing for
the welfare and happiness of the
individual is an absolute essential. I"
Editor Contributes Essay.
Other aspects of the reconstruc-
ton problem are discussed in the
pamphlet in Is essays written by
these men (besides DrS. Duggan,
Jordan and Eagleton):
Howard Becker, University of Wis
consin: Kenneth J. Deacon, New
York University; Oscar j. Falnes,
New York University; Hans Au-
FRIGHT. New York University; the
late Donald w. Mcconnell, New
York University; Erich Hula, New
School of Social Research; Lois Mac
Donald, New York University;
George s. Hirschland, New York
University; Richard Schueller, for
mer professor of economics at Uni
versity of Vienna: Harvey Pinney,
New York University, and Charles
Hodges, TranSradio Press War
Editor.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Ancient Ceremonies Held
At Holy Sepu|cher Shrine

By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, April 4-The wor-
ries of the world at war failed to
interfere today with the ancient
ceremony at the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher marking Holy Saturday
All of Holy Week was devoted to
worship and solemn rituals at this
birthplace of the Christian religion.
A Latin patriarch led procession
of worshippers through the doors of
the church and lighted an ornate
lamp with blow against stone,
symbolizing the body of Christ.
Candles of the worshippers were
lighted from the lamp and the de-
votional procession moved through
thu. length of the church. The serv-
ice ended with litany mass.
The procession inside the Holy
Sepulcher, at midday and all other
ceremonies were carried out in ira
ditional form, except that none was
held after dark because of blackout
restrictions.
The Greek Orthodox community
will hold a holy fire service next
week. The Jews began passover by
flocking to the wailing wall inside
the old city of Jerusalem. +.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Eliot Demands Funds
For Dies Committee
Be Taken Away
Urges Action to
Silence Source Of
kuzi Propaganda

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Eliot, Democrat,
of Massachusetts demanded yes
terday that funds for the House
investigating committee headed by
Representative Dies be cut of, say
ing this would be one way "to 81
lence one prime source Of Nazi
propaganda"
In an address delivered over G. B.
s. Mr.. Eliot condemned the action
Of Mr.. Dies last week in charging
that IS employees of the Board of
Economic Warfare were affiliated
with Communist-front groups. He
asked:
did you listen to the broadcast
from Berlin last Tuesday night, Mr..
Dies? The official Nazi propaganda
broadcast to North America? Did
you hear that Nazi quote your wild
accusations and speak your name
in tones of praise? And did you
applaud, Martin Dies, when that
Nazi called Franklin D. Roosevelt
an 'arch-enemy of American What
kind of a game is this, Mr.. Dies?"
Mr.. Eliot said that "this Dies
committee plays at exposing Axis
spies and is proven strictly phoney.
1t promises investigations of native
Fascist groups, and nothing ever
happens. Instead of exposing Com
munist activities, it smears the char
acter Of loyal and decent Ameri-
cans"
Earlier in the day the executive
director of the Board OF Economic
Warfare, Milo Perkins, asked Mr..
Dies to furnish the board with
full list of the IS employees. Mr..
Perkins wrote Mr.. Dies that in the
Representatives letter to Vice Pres
1dent Wallace, head. of the board,
Mr.. Dies gave the names of only
10 persons.
Mr.. Perkins said that the Vice
President requested the names of
the remaining IS so that these
cases. too, can be investigated
promptly"
Evening star., 1942-04-05
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

Still fast in the grip of war, men
plan for the new world which will
emerge from it. Yesterday the
American Council of Public Affairs,
whose headquarters is in Washing
ton, issued pamphlet on Problems
of Postwar Reconstruction" which,
in urging noval conception of
international. relations, is calculated
to influence all future thinking on
this subject.
Elimination Of political boundaries
is the revolutionary prescription of
this pamphlet, advocating the death
of the sovereign state as a political
entity in world affairs. 1t questions
the wisdom of the Atlantic Charters
promise of freedom again for the
Axis-subjugated countries. The work
is principally by men and women
connected with the New York Uni
versity's Seminar on Postwar Re-
construction Problems.
Adoption of the essayists' principle
by victorious Allies would put in the
shade those difficult territorial prob-
lens that have haunted previous
peace-makers-disposition OF Tran
sylvania, Macedonia, the Dobruja,
Alsace-Lorriane and other regions
claimed by q number of nations
through the centuries. The theory
supporting the new principle is that
the war is a struggle for world Sc
curity and not for national impreg-
inability.
Sovereign State Called Inadequate.
In the task of reconstruction
which must be faced as soon as pos
sible after the present conflict"
Clyde Eagleton, professor of inter-
national law, New York University,
writes in his chapter in the pamph-
let, 1T must be recognized first of all
that the sovereign state, so long re-
garded as the ultimate in human
is insufficient for the
purpose for which it was created,
and that new and broader agencies
must be constructed to further
human welfare.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April A multi
.nillion-dollar fashion show up and
down Fifth and Park avenues to-
morrow was predicted by the sar-
torial soothsayers; the Department
Of Commerce says Easter merchan-
disc is up" Is per cent over last
year. So it's up to the women
and the weather.
Hats will be tilted at jaunty angles
and colors will run to all shades in
defiance of the grim war overtones
cast by the presence of the heaviest
police guard for the parade in many
years. And the metal signs along
Fifth avenue with instructions for
behavior in case of an air raid.
Flanking the flowery hats, mink
furs and orchids will be the military
khaki and Navy blue. by necessity
the leading fashion note for the man
of today.
In the city's humble churches and
great cathedrals the faithful will
gather to hear again the old, old
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Elimination of Sovereign States
Proposed as Postwar Plan
Public Affairs Councils Pamphlet Questions
Atlantic Charter Pledge to Restore Motions

'It Is a lesson which particularly
needs to be brought home to Ameri-
cans, who have not yet felt the full
weight of this pressure, and who are
inclined to think that they can live
unto themselves"
Cooperation Held Necessary.
On this same topic. Henry p.
Jordan, also Of New York University,
writes:
Conditions in the modern world
neceSsitate cooperation beyond
existing political frontiers. and the
specter of war can be laid only if
the unlimited sovereignty of the
traditional nation-state is curtailed.
The interests of all must be safe
guarded by central legislative and
administrative machinery serving
the community of nations"
The same idea is emphasized by
Stephen Duggan. director of the
Institute of International Educa-
ton:
"One thing that the experience of
the League of Nations has made
perfectly clear is that some restric-
tions upon the sovereignty of the
nation-state are essential, even in
the case of major powers, if the
international anarchy of the past
two decades is to be avoided.
That a small and backward state
could veto the implementation OF a
sound proposal being considered by
the League of Nations was an absurd
corollary to the so-called absolute
sovereignty of the state.
Regional Federations Proposed.
IF peace is to be maintained, the
world must be policed to prevent
aggression. Only the countries that
have adequate resources in popula-
ton and wealth can really be ex-
pected to shoulder such a RESPONSE
bility. Perhaps the establishment
of regional federations will mitigate
the immense task of keeping the
peoples of the earth in order.
while the organization Of the
world into regional federations may
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Military Policeman
Is Found Shot

A 27-year -old soldier, assigned to
duty as a military policeman at Fort
Belvoir, Va, was found late yester-
day at Fourteenth and Kenyon
streets N w. with bullet wound in
his chest.
Police said he told them the
wound was self inflicted and that
they would find his gun under
pillow in an apartment in the 1900
block Of Fairmont street N. w. The
soldier gave his name as Marvin A.
Hardesty, according to police.
They said he told them the mother
of his 17-year-old flancee had been
objecting to their marriage. sched-
uled for June, and the girl recently
had indicated she might change her
plans. He explained he had been
visiting them at the Fairmont street
address.
He was treated at Garfield Hos
pital and then transferred to Walter
Reed Hospital.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Gen. SomerveN on Forum
Will Broadcast Address
From Army Day Banquet

The National Radio Forum pro-
gram tomorrow night will be dedi-
Gated to Army Day and the forum
speaker will be 1t. Gen. Brehon B
Somervell, commanding general of
the Army's Services of Supply.
Gen. Somervell will speak at 9
O'Clock at the Army Day banquet
to be held at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
The subject of his address is Army
Day, 1912"
The National Radio Forum is ar
ranged by The Star and broadcast
over the Blue Network. 1t may be
heard locally through Station WMAL
from 9 to $50 pm.
Gen. Somervell was assistant chief
of staff in charge Of supplies when
he was selected to head the Army's
S. o. S. under the reorganization
program effected by President
Roosevelt about month ago. A
short while later he was elevated
from the rank of major general to
lieutenant general.