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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26

On the evening of March 2nd
there will be a total eclipse of the
moon that will be visible entirely or
in part, from nearly all of North
America. The beginning will be
observed from the northeastern part
but the ending will be seen from
every location on the continent with
the exception only of the extreme
northwestern area. Totality will
commence at about seven o'clock by
eastern standard time or one hour
tates by eastern daylight saving time
which will then be In effect. Dur
ing totally the moon is in the
deep shadow OF the earth but is not
entirely dark. 1t shines with a dull
coppery- colored light which per-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
No. 46
ADDITION TO THE TAX FOR
DELAY IN FILING RETURNS

In the event of failure to make
and file an income tax return as
required by law within the pre-
scribed time, a certain percent OF
the amount Of the tax is required
to be added to the tax unless failure
to file the return within the pre-
scribed time Is shown to the salts
faction of the Commissioner to be
due to reasonable cause and not to
willful neglect.
The amount to be added to the
tax is percent II the failure Is for
not more than 80 days, with an
additional percent for each addi-
tional 80 days or fraction thereof
during which failure to file return
continues, not to exceed Is per cent
in the aggregate.
| A taxpayer who files tardy re-
| turn and wishes to avoid the add1-
ton to the tax for delinquency must
make an affirmative showing OF all
facts, alleged as a reasonable cause
for failure to file the return on time,
in the form OF an affidavit which
| should be attached to the return.
Alleged ignorance Of the law does
not constitute reasonable cause Tor
delinquency.
Taxpayers should make every eff
fort to file their returns within the
time prescribed by law ana thus
avoid the possibility Of the additions
to the tax for delinquency In filling
returns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
draft BOARD
MEETING TODAY
Proper Filling Out of Ques-
tiOnnaires Is Being
Discussed

All of draft board 16-B will at
tend a meeting to be held tonight
at o'clock at the City Hall where
discussions will be held on filling
questionnaires at which Harry
Byrnes, statistical expert of the Sc
lective service headquarters In
Hartford, will attend and offer sug-
gestions.
Anthony Schivone emphasized
that registrants when filling ques-
tionnaires should go to their ad-
visor in the board they aer in in
stead of notary public. Mr.. Schi-
vano said that by going to the adj
visor, a true status Of their regis
tration is obained.
Carmine Ciprfiano is expected to
be named to the Craftsmanship of
the advisory board, at tonight's ses-
sion. Mr.. Cipriano has been on the
board the longest and was the first
appointee to the advisory commit
tee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
Market Moved Slowly
With Light Business
Leading Industrials Had Firm UndertOne; Rails We're
Mixed; SteeIs Motors Showed Only Small Changes

dividend, unchanged; General Nc
tors 80 7-8 up IA; General Electric
Is 1-8 up IA; Westinghouse Electl.;
rs up ga; Western Union 25 1-2 W.
3-8; American Telephone l27 1-8 UP
1-8; and DUPONT 118 up SD.
Railroad issues were mixed. Santa
Fe had small net gain, while New
York Central was unchanged ano
Pennsylvania eased. Nickel Plate
preferred lost nearly point. Several
of the recently weak oil shares llad
small net gains. Howe Sound rose q.
point to 80.
American Locomotive preferred
equaled its high for the year at 89
IL up 1-8 points. United Dyewood
preferred gained point. Hanna
preferred was of 2 points at a new
low at 100. Jones and Laughlin pre-
ferred was down nearly 3 points at
low of 60. Ingersoll Rand lost
more than a point. New lows for the
year were made by American Air.
lines, Caterpillar Tractor, May De
partment Stores, and Phelps Dodge
WOOL MARKET
Boston, Feb. rs - (U.P0 - Sale.
of spot domestic wool in Boston were
very limited the U. s. Agriculture
Department reported today.
Occasional small quantities Of
graded fine French combing terri
tory woods were sold at $1.13 to $1.15
secured basis. Fine combing Ohio
Delaines were moved in limited vol
ume at As to At cents In the grease.
There was fair demand for Aus
tralian and South American Marine
Woods. Average to good top-making
Australian 64-70's wool brought
mostly $1.03 to SLOT secured basis
duty prepaid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26

gulus was greatly esteemed by the
ancients, as its name indicates, be-
cause it marked the approximate
position of the sun about a month
after the summer solstice when the
hottest weather of the year occurs
in that part of the arth north of
the Tropic OF Cancer. To-day the
sun does not reach Regulus until the
end of August. The phenomenon
which has caused the shift Of the
solstices and the equinoxes is known
to astronomers as the procession of
the equinoXes and was probably dis
covered by the Greek astronomer
Hipparchus, although there is a pos
sibility that he learned it from those
still older masters of astronomic
science, the ancient Chaldaeans.
Within the constellation of Leo
there is sub-group known as The
Sickle. Regulus itself marks the end
of the handle and Eta Leonis, lying
just north of Regulus marks the
joint of handle and blade which
curves eastward and northward from
Eta. The Lion is supposed to rep
resent the beast slain by Hercules as
one of his twelve mighty tasks. The
name of the sickle is appropriate
not only because of its shape but
also because of the approaching
time of harvest. However, its name
and that of Leo have nothing to do
with one another and are good
example Of the mixture of star and
constellation names OF various
origins. ....
At the eastern END Of Leo lies the
second brightest star of the constel-
lation, Beta Leonis or Denebola,
which seems to hav had an import
ance to the ancients which is out of
proportion to its present-day bril-
liancy. This may have been due to
it's position as the eastern outpost of
Leo or perhaps it was considerably
brighter at one time In the distant
past than it is today. 1t Is not pos
sible to be definite on this point but
all stars must gradually change their
brilliancy due to continuous, though
very slow, physical changes in their
constitution. Many stars change
their brightness periodically or ir-
regularly in comparatively short
spaces of time fro ma few hours up
ward. These are known as variable
stars and are Of the greatest value
in the study of the universe. Spe-
cial conditions must apply in such
cases but in addition to these there
are gradual evolutionary processes
which are universal in their appli-
cation. Such changes are, of course,
almost infinitesimaly small during
the extent of terrestrial century.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
LOCAL WOMEN AT
WELFARE SESSION

Miss Jeane Meserve of the Lin
coin House Association and Mrs.
Mary Camp of the local welfare
deartment will attend a meeting of
the Connecticut Public Welfare As
ISOLATION to be held in New Haven
at $50 o'clock tonight.
Eric Biddle will be the principal
speaker. He is on the refugee COM
mittee and has been sent to Great
Britain by the American Public
Welfare Association to study the
problems which arise in times Of
disaster and the effects of bombing
on the population.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
Indoor Oil Field Proposed For Los Angeles

Los Angeles city council is
considering a proposal to
drill oil wells within a 49,
100000 concrete building.
The wells would tap pools
for a mile on each side in
the city area, developing a
new source of oil suitable
for production of high Oc-
tame aviation gas. Field
couldn't be heard, seen or
smelled. Sketches show the
building, left, and how the
pools would be tapped be-
low. Jap submarine attack
on a nearby coast refinery
may give impetus to the
idea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26

meates the earth's shadow. This
light has been bent or refracted
by the earth's atmosphere from its
original direction into the space
of the geomeric shadow. A portion
of this light is reflected back to
the earth by the moon. AS air Is
more transparent to the longer or
redder light waves of the solar spec.
trlm, much Of the shorter or bluer
solar light is lost during It's pas
sage through the atmosphere. A
distinct reddish color is thus pro-
duced.
In the western evening sky, as
shown on our may, three bright
planets are observed. Jupiter Is
the brightest and highest; Mars is
next below 1t and lowest lies Saturn.
The rings of the latter are well
open and easily observed with a
small telescope. On the 21st at
Ill a. m. eastern standard time, the
sun will be on the vernal equinox or
First Point in Aries and crosses over
the celestial equator to the northern
portion of the celestial ecliptic. The
spring season N the northern hemi-
sphere officially commences. Day
and night aree quail all over the ter
restial globe. Both the north and
south poles simultaneously have
the sun on the horizon geometri-
cally and actually see. the sun above
the horizon because of atmosphere
refraction.
The Fixed Stars
At map-time We find the great
winter considerations occupying the
southwestern quarter OF the sky.
Orion lies halfway between the
meridian and the western hori-
zon but the entire area dominated
by this brilliant constellation is still
well observable In the early hours
OF the evening. The Lesser Dog,
Procyon, and the Heavenly Twins,
Castor and PolluX, are close to the
meridian. Trailing the Twins along
the Ecliptic circle is the small con-
stellation Of Cancer which gives It's
name to the parallel of latitude
23.5 degrees N, the boundary be-
tween the torrid and the north
temperate zones of the earth. Sew
eral thousand years ago Cancer con-
tanned the summer solstice point,
now in Gemini. and even today In
the form of the older Technology
the sun is said to enter the 7odiacal
sign of Cancer when it reaches the
northern solstitial point. Cancer,
which means crab, is group
shaped much like the letter Y but
Is upside down for northern observ-
srs. Close to the point marking the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
Y O u r
Income Tax
No. As ....
ITEMS NOT DEDUCTlBLE

Personal, living or family expenses
and capital expenditures are not de-
ductible items in the computation
of the statutory net income, whereas
all the ordinary and necessary eX-
penseS of carrying on any trade or
business are deductible.
In the event a taxpayer is engaged
in an occupation which requires the
use of equipment, as in the cases
of Army officers, ball players, fire
men aviatorS, nurses and surgeons,
the cost of such is deductible only to
the extent Cd that 1t is specifically
required and Cd that it does not
take the place of ordinary clothing.
Thus, expenditures for the purchase
and cleaning of jockeys uniforms
and baseball uniforms of profess
sional baseball players and the cost
of raincoatS, boots and helmets of
firemen and policemen are allowable
deductions, while the cost OF uni
forms Of Army and Navy officers,
nurses, railway trainment BARRIERS,
and surgeons is personal expense
ana HOC QeQuCCIDle.
Among other nondeductible items
OF expense paid or incurred by tax
payers during the taxable year there
may be mentioned premiums on life
insurance policies, insurance paid on
dwelling owned and occupied by
taxpayer, amounts expended in seek
ing position or In travelling to the
place of a new position, commuters
fares, the cost of postgraduate
ton of an automobile used foraoi
courses, bar examination fees, ex-
penditure for the maintenance ard
operation of an automobile used TO.
personal convenience and not by
reason Of necessity in connection
with business, sums paid out as ali
mony and as an allowance under
separation agreement, penalty pay
ments with respect to Federal taxes
whether on account of negligence,
fraud or acknowledgements paid
by parent to unemancipated minor
children for services rendered by
such minor children, and amounts
deducted and withheld from the
basic pay, salary, or compensation
of employees in the civil service of the
United States for the retirement
fund or from the wages or salary OF
other employees as Federal old-age
benefit tax.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
MOTORISTS HEED
SPEED WARNINGS

Capt. William j. Duggan, head OF
the traffic accident squad reported
today that motorists are needing
his warnings that violations of the
speed limit will be met with stiff
punishment. Capt. Duggan said
that some days ago complaints were
received that motorists were travel
ing at excessive speeds in some sec
tons Of the city. 'The drive against
speeders will continue" said Capt.
Duggan,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
AIR WARDEN SET-UP
TO BE DESCRIBED

A description of the progress of
the air raid warden set-up will be
given by George v. Grady, warden
OF Zone D at an open meeting of
the Mems league of Bunker Hill
Monday night. Percival j. Leaper,
veteran Of the first World War and
a member Of the London air raid
warden organization will tell of his
experiences in England during the
bombings by the Germans. All resi-
dents of Bunker Hill are invited to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
10000 AUTOS
TO BE REGISTERED

More than 10000 automobile reg
istration renewals have been issued
by the Waterbury Office of the mo-
tor vehicles bureau since the start
OF the current renewal program.
Mrs. Alice Bradley, manager OF the
local Office, estimates that 10000
vehicles remain to be registered be-
fore Saturday at p. m. Present
registrations expire at midnight Feb.
%.
Mrs. Bradley believes that not
withstanding the tire shortage and
impending gasoline rationing pro-
gram, applications for 1912 renewals
are on a par with the record for last
year at this time A total of 300
renewals was issued YESTERDAY,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
$4,000 ASKED FOR
DRIVEWAY FALL

A fall on a driveway, in which, 1t
is alleged, motor oil had been per-
mitted to remain, is the basis of a
$1,000 civil action filed in superior
court today by Mary F.. Kelley of
Waterbury. against Richard Nc
Kenna, operator of a gasoline filling
station at 449 East Main street. The
plaintiff charges that the accident
occurred ON the premises of the
gasoline station, last May %, and
resulted in permanent arm injuries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
PENSION BID IS
REPORTED SETTLED

Settlement was announced in SUI
perior court today in a disputed
request for pension, brought
against the city retirement commits
sion by John Rossi, an employe OF
the street department.
Rossi had alleged that the COM
mission failed to act for some time
on his application for a retirement
pension, and that decision on the
matter was held in allegiance owing
to misunderstanding of a General
Assembly enactment not relative to
his case.
The suit, which was filed in SUI
perior court January 20, terminated
today with the filing of withdrawal
papers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
FINAL EVIDENCE ...
WILL BE HEARD

Concluding his current stay on
the local superior court bench, Judge
Robert l.. Munger of Ansonia, will
hear final evidence this afternoon
in a $4,000 civil action brought by
Mrs. Blanche Carbone of Water
bury against Harry Bremen, also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
Anti Tuberculosis
League Reflects
All Officers Renamed at Annual Meeting; Report SUBJ
mitted on School TB Tests

The annual meeting of the Waterbury nti-Tubercu-
osis League held in Lincoln House yesterday afternoon
William Pape president, and all other officers
reelected for another term Miss Jean Meserve and Mrs
Bessie Crane were appointed for four term each to
fill the vacancies the Board left by Miss Edith Chase and
Attorney Walter Torrance retiring members Roger S.
Sperry appointed to out the unexpired
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26

of this ciyt.
The plaintiff alleges that she suf-
fered injuries when she tripped ON
a defective mat. while descending a
staircase at Ash North Main street.
after visit to her mother, tenant
on the fourth floor. Bremen, own
er of the property. is charged with
negligence in failing to provide a
handrail or proper illumination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
BY ELMER G. WALLER
UNITED Press Financial Editor

New York, Feb. Is (UP) -
Stocks moved narrowly today with
leading Industrials registering firm
undertone. Trading was light.
Among the leaders, U. s. Steel was
at 81 3-8 unchanged; Bethlehem
Steel 81 up 1-2; Chrysler SO IL, ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
Brush Fire Threat
To Nearby Homes

A rapidly spreading brush
fire on Nichols drive threat
ened homes in the Highview
section early this afternoon
and prompted fire officials to
despatch another company to
help members of Engine IL who
first fought the blaze. Engine
IL was sent to the scene at
1880 and Engine 5 was called
out at 1:10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
REDUCE TAX RATE

West Hartford, Conn, Feb. rs -
(UP)-The board Of finance voted
last night to reduce the tax rate by
half q mill to total of 10 IL mills.
Two years ago, the rate was 10 1-2
mills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
Marriage Intentions

The following marriage intention
has been filed today at the Bureau
Of Vital Statistics in Health De-
partment:
Leon Roberts, 1889 Baldwin st.,
and Clara Ouellette, 128 Edison
Ave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
M0rgery Fenn
 Becomes Bride

An early afternoon wedding will be performed today when Miss Mar gery Fenn of Morton Avenue be- comes the bride of Walter Richard Seaman of Alexander Avenue.
 The Reverend Matthew Madden will officiate at one o'clock at the Mill Plain Union Church, in a dou- ble ring service.
 Miss Florence Rivers will attend the bride, who is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Earle V. Fenn. Richard Joyce will serve as bestman for Mir. Seaman, who is the son of MT. and Mrs. Walter R. Seaman.
 The bride will wear a frock of aqua crepe with "" neckline, and short sleeves. Her accessories will be white. The maid of honor will be dressed in pink crepe, with short sleeves, and a hat of white straw.
 Guests from New London and this city will attend the reception at the Copper Kettle. The couple left for an unannounced trip. The bride travelled in brown suit with green accessories.
 Both the bride and groom are graduates of Leavenworth High School. MT. Seaman is associated with the Waterbury Manufacturing Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01

ton of Austrian Art and Culture ir the U. s. A. The opera has Polish setting and is Polish nationalistic ir theme.
 Margit Bokor of the San Fran cisco Opera will sing the leading feminine role. The conductor will be Robert Stolz, composer of Two Hearts in Waltz Time"
 THE NEG String Symphony Or A chestra under Frank Black, which is familiar on the air, will make its first concert appearances next season in series of three per- formances at Carnegie hall.
 The ensemble consists of GA play CTS who comprise the complete string section of the NEG Symphony Orchestra. Micha Elman, violinist, and Egon Petri, pianist, will be solo, ists on two of the programs, which will be given as subscription series on Oct. g, Nov. 27 and Jan. Is. RUTH POssELT, American vlo- AN linist, will open her fall tour on Oct. 12 with concert at Wellesley, Mass. She will appear with the De- troint Symphony on Dec. 31, the Cincinnati orchestra on Jan. Is and 16, the Cleveland Orchestra on March Il and 13, and with the Bos- ton Symphony later in the season. TOHN CREIGHTON MURRAY, J young American violinist who is not yet old enough to have been called, has shelved his promising career for the duration and enlisted in the Army. Murray made his de- but in New York two seasons ago and since then has given only few recitals, devoting the bulk of his time to study under Bronslaw Hub- erman.
 THE Teatro Municipal of Rio de A Janeiro is scheduled to open its season this week with a performance of the opera Maria Tudor, by Carlos Gomez, with Norma Greco, Metropolitan Opera soprango, in the leading role. Lauritz Melchior is an- other Metropolitan star who will be heard during the Rio de Janeiro season. He is making about 20 other appearances in Latin America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
Norfolk Students
 Presented Program,

The Norfolk School of Music Yale University, presented pro- gram of chamber music yesterday afternoon. Hugo Kortschak directed the string orchestra at Battell House, in Norfolk. The members were students of Emmeran Stoeber, chamber music instructor.
 The program included Haydn's Quartet in B flat major, Op. 76, No. 4, first movement, performed by 1sadore Cohen, Michael Tolomeo, Laiten. Weed and Roger Simonds Katherine Braun, Lucy Palermo and Morris Kirshbaum performed the third and fourth movements of Brahms Trio in E flat, Op. 40.
 Schumann's Trio in D minor, Op. 63. for piano, violin and violin cello. first movement. was rem dered by Rhea Kuleskie, Michael The first movement of the Quintet in c major. Op. l63 by Schumann Tolomeo and Morris Kirshbaum. chael Tolomeo, Laiten Weed, Mor- was played by Jean Harris, Mi- ris Kirshbaum and William Mof- fat.
 The first movement of Mozart's Trio in B flat major, K. 502, was played by Egypdio de Castro e Silva, Corothea Darrow and Jean Harris. Brahms Quartet in G minor. Op. 25, for piano and strings, was rendered by Shirley Turner. Harvey Kaplan. Blanche Raisin and Morris Kirshbaum.
 Hugo Kortshak's arrangement for strings of Gustave Stoeckels Interlude from the opera, Miles Standish," was performed by the student string orchestra.
 The program came to conclu- sion with Bach's Overture to the Suite No. 3 in D major for strings, parfnrued hv tha ctrirp Orchestra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01

Two years ago Sam and his team mates tied our team for the cham pionship. I recall one of the hands Sam played for a top score. He won the first trick with the club ace, cashed the top diamonds and led third diamond. When West played the ten of hearts, dummy let go the club. West returned the low trump. which Sam took with the ace. Sam now led the seven of spades. West put up the king and returned the jack of hearts, which was won by the king. South led a club for dummy to ruff and the queen of spades was led. East played the ace and South ruffed. After cashing his last trump, Sam led a diamond and East had to return spades into dummy's major tenace.
 At the end of this remarkable hand, 1t was suggested that West should have let the spade lead ride to East's ace. But no one has yet shown how this play could be fol- lowed up to defeat the contract.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01

The music for one of the new bal lets is being composed by Aaron Copland on a native American sub- ject. The choreography will be by Agnes de Mile. Another is based on a legendary subject to be done by Leonide Massine and Salvador Dali to the music of Johann Sebastian Mach.
 The Russian Snow Maiden" fairy tale, to the music of Alexander Gla- zounov, will be choreographed by Bronslawa Najinska, sister of Vas lav Nijinsky.
 A fourth work will be ballet based on the music of the operatic composer Bellini, to be staged by George Balanchine. Other numbers are projected, either for the coming season or the one following. THE two-week drive of Records Il for Our Fighting Men will end tomorrow, although contributions will be accepted after that date. The goal of 37,5oo,o00 old photograph records to realize an estimated $937 ,000 from scrap for the purchase of new records for men in service here and abroad seems likely to be realized or exceeded, judging from preliminary reports.
 On the first day of the campaign, the American Legion reported that 375, ,000 records had been collected in Cleveland alone. The National Fed eration of Music Clubs joined the Legion, the Boy and Girl Scouts and other organizations during the drive.
 
 ssTHE BEGGAR STUDENT" op-
 ! eretta by the Viennese com poser Carl Milloecker, will be given in New York fo rthe first time at the Cosmopolitan Opera House on Aug. IS, with repeat performances on Aug. 2l and g, 1t is announced by the Committee for the Preserva-