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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15

One Of the nations u ranking
accordion players will be guest
artist at the benefit concert Satur-
day night at Hamilton park pa
vilion, under the auspices Of the
local Youth Victory corps Of the
Civilian Defense Council.
Mayor Vincent A. Scully Is hon
orary chairman, Mrs. Mark l.
Sperry supervisor of the auxiliary
and Stewart Sumpf chairman. The
concert Is being arranged under
the direction Of Domenic Mecca
Waterbury accordionist. A cast Of
so accordion players, students OF
Mr.. Mecca, will be featured as will
Edith Sacco, Fred Bredice and
Anthony Mecca.
The star TRACTION Is the appear
ance Of Andy Arcri. He will be
presented in the accordion special
ties that have gained him recogni-
ton as one of the greatest accor-
dion artists of modern times.
Cliff Slater's orchestra will pro-
vide music for dancing following
the concert. Attorney Carmine c.
Cipriano will officiate as master OF
ceremonies.
The proceeds Of the affair will
be given to the local Youth Victory
corps Of the Civilian Defense Coun-
Gil, so that it will have SUFFICIENT
funds for clerical and incidental
expenses to permit It to cooper
ate with the main committee in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15

1t was like that, I wouldnt've
stopped you'll"
Talcott smiled icily. IT presume
you were afraid I might prevent
Halsey from telling Miss Paterson
something I wouldn't want her to
hear"
Maybe" Mcdowell hedged.
He found a match, popped 1t into
flame and dragged on the cigar.
who's this guy Sebastien that you
sent after them?"
MY overseer. He's half native.
Under usual conditions the men
will obey him."
under usual conditions -"
Mcdowell frowned and glanced
uneasily at the terrace. Suppose
we ought to follow them?"
Talcott didn't answer. Tndicat-
ing chair he said, "Sit down.
It's time you and had a little
talk. In my correspondence with
Federal Chemical, Halsey and the
auditor are accounted for. Your
name was never mentioned.
want to know who you are, and
your purpose on Abas Island"
The directness of the attack
caught the mustached one COM
pletely off guard. His eyes
rounded, his facial muscles sagged
and his mouth made an o. "You
mean" he said, wetting his lips
you don't know who I ann"
Talcott leaned forward until his
calloused big-knuckled hand rested
on the others knee. you are moi
an employe of Federal Chemical
and you're not an auditor. I might
have thought you were a travelling
companion. but I doubt If Halsey
and Struthers are seeking company
just now. So what Is your connec-
tion?"
Sweat showed above the mus
tached ones collar and the cigar
revolved in his mouth. His face
J for a moment, became even
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15
SHARON TO FACE.
COURT HEARING.
West Cheshire Man, 'Fugi-
tive From Justice, Sur
renders to Authorities

John sharon, 26, Of Peck Lane
road, West Cheshire surrendered this
morning to Detective Lieut.. Joseph
Bender and was arrested on charges
Of violating parole and being fugi-
tive from justice.
The arrest results from sharon's
failure to pay fine Of SIS and
costs imposed in superior court DUR
ing the January session on charges
Of conspiracy to defratd. The youth
and a companion were found guilty
Of burning car to collect the In
gurance.
He was arraigned Tuesday II
superior court and ordered to make
payment by wednesday. He failed
to appear. however, and States At
torney william b. Fitzgerald list
ed him as a fugitive.
He is expected to be brought into
superior court for sentence.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15
CONFIRMATION AT
LUTHERAN CHURCH

Confirmation win take place at
Zion Lutheran Church on Cherry
street on Sunday morning, when q
class OF seven young people viii be
confirmed, The Confirmation viii be
bald In connection with the regular
morning service and win be followed
BIZ Q service Of Holy Communion,
The examination Of the class wiz
Take place this evening, beglDDlDg
NJ T,30 O'Clock The class has chosen
as US motto THE Lord Us Ny shepy
herd" and Is class hymn "Phe
Lord NY Shepherd u.s." with words
bg Isaac Waits, Members Of the
class ATe MaTgaTet u, Anderson,
Evelyn A, HaekmRD, Evelyn 4, Tsags
sen, Robert II, Nelson, ~, Roland
HeVeFs0D, Hugnette Al, Rose, ana
Janet ", Watson, Az the sunday
morning service both the Church
Cher and tbe ohildFeDS Cher WV
sing,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15
WRITTEN RALLY
GUEST TONIGHT

Jack Wyrtzen, popular young
peoples radio evangelist heard over
Station WHY, New York, every Sat-
urday evening for a half hour, will
be the speaker at city-wide Youth
for Christ rally, sponsored by the
Glad Tidings Tabernacle at the
italian Congregational church on
South Elm street tonight at 1880.
Rev. ]. Arnold Lindvall, pastor,
will introduce the guest speaker at
this determinations meeting.
John Troter, New York tenor and
radio gospel singer, and Harry Boil
back, New York pianist, will be
heard in special numbers. A num-
Der of servicemen will be present
including several sailors who viii
give their testimony.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15
n SERIAL STORY
CARIBBEAN CRISIS

TXEE STORY $50 After SIX years
en ; little Dutch Island in the
Caribbean, BIN Talcott Is 70 be
relieved ok his branch manager
inb with an American chemical
Arm and join the Army. His sue
oossor, Halsey, arrives with an
audltoE, who Immediately charges
nlll with . $l5S shortage In
MS accounts. Bin, innocent, is
furious. That evening June Pater-
son, cousin Of BiIl's college ROOM
mlate, goes for . walk with Hal
sey, whom she has met on the
boat. Bill warns her II Is not safe,
but stays behind with . stranger
named Mcdowell.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15

obisaGD fuP)- A4edals Of every
type 0f Railroad train IN miniature
were displayed here recently ~ d
f0uF Day SLOW ~ tie Model Rail-
road Builders Guild, Men from 90
walks 0f aife wflasR hobbies are
building miniature trains Displayed
flaelF haBaawoFk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15

you like. 1t so happens that there
are several hundred blacks on the
island, and they're bad sometimes.
Miss Paterson will be the first
white woman that some of them
have ever seen. ! wouldn't care
to be responsible for what might
happen"
MacDowell's face became gray
and the unlighted cigar sagged.
Good Lord, man, why didn't
you tell us before? If I'd known
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15

Norman, Okla, fuP)wI elasHlnilad
ara AnRTR because Ms IanGlaeg
took possession 81 his heisa sll0AH
when Ne vas delinquent IL genf
payment, 4 University 81 0klahoma
kllIfRnt eige6 hep fer el68HT. 81 Mlaa
gms6uWlnt@F when size tnak waamnes
FaGa Is ~ Rhoea hs nai6.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15

One Of tie men Rgyaienad this
week w municipal court 90 charges
~ lpk0Eleasi0R and VAgfaneg was
given an absolute n0ale l9daF when
kT0s, Frederick palomba advised
SaAge S0hn 4, 0anney that tho aes
elisad legk Waterbury today with q
e0ntln90nt 0f dFafteas,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15
SECTOR AUDIENCE
WILL HEAR MORAN
Wildly Teacher Speaker
Tonight at St. MiChaeI's
Hall Gathering
WATERVILLE
Correspondent: Mrs. william z.
Rooney, 100 Dwight st.
Telephone 3-S475

Waterville, May IS - Precinct
Warden Miss Cecilia Brenneis, has
called a meeting Of the ten sectors
this evening at 8:15 o'clock at st.
Michael's hall. James Moran Of the
Wildly High school faculty in charge
OF bond canvassing, will speak. All
adult residents are urged to be pres
ent.
At the meeting Of the second dis
trict Of the American Legion in
Milford Wednesday ngiht, 1t was an
nounced at the state convention will
be held in New London June 1927
and 20. Due to this change there
will not be second district meet
ing in Waterville in June as Sched-
uled.
The Auxiliary held a memorial
service with Mrs. Ethel Byrnes as
memorial chairman. Mrs. Byrnes re-
ports thirteen members died during
the year in the second district.
Those present from Casper Davis
Post were Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Moriarty, Mrs. Ethel ByrneS and
Clifford Northrop.
Rehearsal Tonight
Choir rehearsal of Grace Metho-
dist church will be held tonight at
1880 o'clock, under the leadership of
Charles Probert.
Rehearsal of the Choir of st.
Paul,s Episcopal church will be held
this evening at o'clock, with Leith
Morton in charge.
The drive for members in the
Council of Catholic Women will
elise with a dinner meeting at the
Hotel Elton Monday evening at 6:15
to which all workers are invited.
Mrs. Raymond Walch, chairman,
for st. Michaels parish, hopes to
make q report Of 100 per cent.
Mrs. James McAree of Thomaston
avenue is visiting relatives in Hud-
son, N. Y.
Mrs. Harry Rabbit of Port Ches-
ter, N. Y. and grandchildren, Edna,
Edmond and Doris are visiting her
sister Mrs. william Smith Of Thonl-
aston avenue.
Mrs. Louis Williams of Fort Hill
is seriously Ill at the Waterbury
hospital.
Mrs. Adele Partridge has returned
to her home in Monroe after spend
ing the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Ethel Byrnes of Pembroke ave-
nue..
Troop ~
Girl Scout Troop ~ met yester-
day afternoon at Sprague school
kindergarten under the leadership
of Mrs. Anthony DiBlasi. A second
class test on first aid was given by
Mrs. Harold Benson, and plans were
made for work on new badge.
Troop crestS were distributed at the
meeting. It was announced that tin.
foil would be collected at the next
meeting.
Those attending were Jean Craw,
Virginia Post, Jean LIE Fevre, Mary
Edith Tooley, Eleanor DiBlasi, Ger
trude DiBlasi, Carol H0adley, Carol
Kenny, Barbara MOntambault, Lois
Plat, Cecilia Poceski, Ida 6chepis.
Loretta Pinto, Nancy Haggerty and
Betty Tyler.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15

A little more than a century ago
only one American college, at Ober-
lin, O., admitted women.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15

charge Of civilian defense work
Mr.. Mecca and his students are
contributing their talents to this
co:>,ert to encourage the youth Of
Waterbury to cooperate with the
defense council in Its various &C.
tivities.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15

Rehearsal of the Choir of st.
Paul's Episcopal church will be held
this evening at o'clock, with Leith
Morton in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15
Rehearsal Tonight

Rehearsal Tonight
Choir rehearsal of Grace Metho-
dist church will be held tonight at
1880 o'clock, under the leadership of
Charles Probert.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15

The drive for members in the
Council of Catholic Women will
elise with a dinner meeting at the
Hotel Elton Monday evening at 6:15
to which all workers are invited.
Mrs. Raymond Walch, chairman,
for st. Michaels parish, hopes to
make O report Of 100 per cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30

IA OST people who use DR.. Miles
'N Anti-Pain Pills say that one
pill usually relieves their head
aches. In the regular package,
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills cost
one penny each. In the economy
packages, one penny buys ia
pills.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30
RIVAL LABOR BODIES
AGREE ON PROGRAM

New York City (ILNS).-Joint COM
mittees of members of the American
Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organizations to cooperate
on civilian defense will 1e set up as
the result of conference attended by
Mayor La Guardia and leaders of the
rival labor organizations.
The program was agreed on after
Thomas j. Lyons, president of the
State Federation of Labor, and some
other labor representatives had
charged that the mayor and some of
his commissioners had given only cur
sorry attention to union plans for pro-
noting the civilian defense effort.
Without joining in criticism of the
attitude of the municipal administra-
tion, other labor heads complained that
the city was not taking full advantage
of the trained manpower at its dis
posal, and urged greater recognition
of union defense plans.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30
Dressmakers' Union To Buy
ST., 100000 In Defense Bonds

New York City (ILNS).-Two thou
sand shop chairmen of the Dressmak-
ers' Union, an affiliate of the Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Workers
Union, pledged their organization to
buy $7,50O,00O in defense bonds at a
meeting in Manhattan Center. The eff
fort will be part of the nationwide
drive of the international union to pur-
chase 25,000,000 in defense bonds.
The Dressmakers' Union is the big
gest single labor unit here, having a
membership of $4,000.
The bond purchase plan calls for the
employer to pay part of the workers
weekly wage, 5 per cent at least, in
defense stamps, to be placed by the
workers in an album provided by the
union The union will exchange the
stamps for defense bonds. 1t is planned
to have each worker invest at least
two weeks pay in bonds in the course
of a year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30

Profits and percentages cannot equal
the surplus to be disposed Of
So, wages must be kept at a point
which will balance productive ca
pacity-
This is just as true during war time,
as at any other time
When output per man-hour is in
creased, labor's wage must be made
adequate
To accomplish the turnover in COM
modities-
Or else
Just as in the previous World War
Americas mechanisms and Ameri-
can labor
Are now finding new and marvel
lously efficient methods
For making all kinds of products
Devices and methods which employ
ers had not employed
Because they would involve enor-
nous discards of equipment
Many such new and more efficient
methods are now being released
For war production, to meet war
emergency
All this means more goods produced
per nan-hour-
These new processes will carry over
into after-the-war production
But if there is not an adjustment of
purchasing power
To equal the swelling stream of com
modities flowing from industry
There will be another destructive
flood
At first, profits will be enormous,
with surplus dividends piling up
Immediately after, surplus goods
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30
OVER SIX MILLION
TONS OF SHIPPING
PREDICTED FOR AZ

Washington, D. C. ILNS).-Con-
struction of more than six million tons
of shipping this year is predicted in
the annual report of the United States
Maritime Commission, submitted to
Congress by Rear Admiral Emory S.
Land, chairman. The report covers
activities of the commission for the
year ending October 25, 1941.
The report also estimates that ships
totaling seven million tons will be de-
livered and put into service during
1913, thus adding 13 million tons to
the merchant fleet within the next two
years.
Despite the transfer of more than
two million tons to the Army and
Navy and to foreign registry, the mer-
chant fleet of the United States is
equal in carrying capacity to what it
was as of September l, 1889. Fulfill
ment of the huge construction program
in 1912 will double it's size, the report
states.
With approximately 1,400 ships to
be built by the end of 1943, it will be
necessary to have 10000 seamen in all
ratings and 10000 officers to properly
serve the new ships and steps have
been taken to expand training facili-
tiac II ic ctatad
One of the more important actions
of the maritime commission, as out
lined in the report, concerned meas
ures adopted to prevent the phenom-
email rise in freight rates which char
acterized the last World War. A sys-
tenn of voluntary control was imple-
mented by enactment of the Ship War
rants Act, which provides that neces-
sary facilities for the servicing of yes
sells will be made available in the first
instance to operators who have filed
undertakings satisfactory to the COM
mission with respect to routes served,
cargoes transported and rates charged.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30
Truths POndered While
Riding at
Anchor
"Then gently scan
your brother man
BY Mr.. M0destus-

Distribution
Of national output of production
Turned out to be the bug-a-boo of
our national economic system
Before, and then during, the Great
Depression
Distribution is accomplished by
spread of purchasing power
Purchasing power is expressed in
terms of money
AS in dividends, profits, percentages,
and wages
Mostly, wages.
Because the wage factor was not
large enough
To absorb increasing bulk of goods
flowing from mass production
Factories had to shut down; markets
dried up; even dividends fell
Receivers of dividends cannot ire
peat: cannot) absorb surplus COM
modities-
Which our magnificent economic ap-
paratus can normally produce
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30
Metal Trades Official Is In
Favor OF Seven-Day Week

Washington, d. C.-Uncle Sans re-
quest that industry keep machines 60
ing seven days a week has labor's 100
per cent support, Joseph S. McDonagh,
secretary treasurer of the A. F. of L.
Metal Trades Department, declared.
"We're all for round d-the-clock oper-
alton, with three shifts daily of eight
hours EACH" McDonagh said. "Such
shifts can be staggered so that, while
machines work all the time, no en-
ploye need toll over 40 hours week"
McDonagh proposed year ago a
practical plan for continuous opera
tion of industrial production facilities
in a nationwide broadcast.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30
Millions In Back Pay
Sought By ''Red Caps

Washington, D. CA test case that
may determine whether millions of
dollars in back pay will be won by
nearly 1000 "red caps" in the nations
railroad terminals was argued before
the Supreme Court by the Brotherhood
of Railway Clerks, represented by
Judge Charles M. Hay of ST. Louis.
The case is also expected to bring
final ruling on whether employers
can count tips as wages and thus es-
cape paying the minimum scale re-
quired under the Wage-Hour Act.
1t reached the court through two
suits filed by the clerks, one against
the Dallas (Texas) Union Terminal
and the other against the Jacksonville
(Fla.) Terminal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30
Why Don't You Try DR.. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills?

They taste good, act promptly,
do not upset the stomach, con-
tain no opiates or laxative medi-
cines.
You may be miles away from
drug store when you are suffer-
ing from a Headache, Neuralgia,
or Muscular Aches and Pains.
Why not get a package of DR..
Miles Anti-Pain Pills today and
be prepared for emergencies?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30
THE -
CHERRY TREE
Where with our Little Hatchet we tell
the truth about many things, sometimes
profoundly. sometimes AippantIy. some
times recklessly. -.


Some queer things are going to hap
pen before this war is over.
Folks talk about adjusting wages to
meet cost of living An interesting and
important subject.
But what is cost of living going to
be? Of what will it consist? Govern
ment is trying to force us NOT to buy
many things that have been regarded
as necessary.
So, those things will NOT be a part
Of the cost of living.
Workers are being urged to buy de-
fense bonds, rightly And they will
buy them in huge quantities. See what
the Butcher Workmen have done But
NET wages go down every time there
is such an expenditure. Thus workers
will voluntarily cut their own wage
volume available for living costs.
Taxes are up and many will pay this
year who have never paid before. Add
the new use tax for automobiles. Add
many special taxes. The cost of living
problem becomes very complex af-
fair.
And then there's the question of
what to do after the war.
Many things are forgotten by most
of those who talk about that.
Today we're working at full speed
to produce things that don't go on the
table, or for shelter, or for amusement.
They go just for battle purpose. For
all except war this great bulk of pro-
duction is dead loss. If it wins the
war that's all we ask
So, many folks ask, what about the
peace time when all the machinery now
used to make war materials isn't
needed for that any more? Will there
be let-down? And must wages go
way up so that we can buy to keep
the factories running?
Doesn't that assume lot that may
not be SO when the time comes?
Production of war material isn't GO
ing to starve us to death. 1t is only
going to make us get along without
some things.
Since winning the war is a job for
all of US, isn't war production properly
described as production for social use !?
If not, then why not?
Social use is different from indi-
vidual use.
Well, when the guns cease firing,
isn't it possible that we may go right
on producing for social use, until
through gradual readjustment we can
get back to an even keel?
OF course, after the war the things
that would be of social value would no
longer be guns and tanks, but they
might be planes and bridges and parks
and public buildings and hundred
things that communities use.
Right now nobody knows what will
be our national condition when the war
ends. Nobody is wise enough to know
that, because there are too many other
things that aren't known, such as how
long the war will last and how many
millions of starving people in other
countries we may have to help feed.
These things being as they are, it is
probably foolish to worry at all about
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30
New England Fishermen
Striking For War Bonus

Boston (ILNS).-A strike of union
fishermen tied up IL fishing vessels,
the men demanding a $4,000 war-risk
insurance policy, a $40 bonus for each
trip, and 5000 insurance on personal
property. The fishermen declared mer-
chant seamen received similar pro-
lection
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-30

will pile up, also
Surplus capital; surplus commidi-
ties; surplus everything
Including surplus labor again: sur
plus humanity
Which spells chronic unemployment
This is not just a wage problem
Based upon demands of organized
labor
For wages are the mudsills of the
whole structure
Not only in production, in the max
ing of goods
But equally vital in maintaining bal
anced flow of essentials
Unless life of the people is main
tanned at level
Corresponding to capacity for pro-
duction, of the nation
The living link, which gives reason
for existence of the whole
Is broken, falls out of place; power
house begins to shut down
Human life reverts toward previous
lower, simpler phases
People, shut off from facilities of
civilized life
Begin to hunt for other means of
living
Grope back to the forests and
jungles-
Or turn to crime
AS happened in 1892.
Increased output per man-hour-
Unless used as lever to lift gen
eral level of life
Becomes a strangling moose, de-
stroying the very machines which pro-
duce it
That moose can be cut only by dis
tribution according to production
Refusal to make an adjustment of
wages in this emergency
Will be equivalent to cutting life
line of democracy
And that is what Americans are
willing now to fight for
Freedom: from fear, from hunger,
from paralysis of labor
Can never be attained by slicing
down labor's purchasing power
Which now is expressed in wages.