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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22

Charles Camsell, Canadian commits canoe or horse in summer. pr. sioer for the Northwest Territories, tod me that he had covered the approximate route of the road dur ing the Klondike gold-rush in the sos. What now takes hardly two weeks to drive took pr. Camsell more than eight months to nego- tiate on srowshoes.
 LIZARD VALLEY OPENED
 The highway opens up one of Canada,s most inaccessible regions the valley of the Liard River. The Liard was first visited by white men no years ago when the Hudson's Bay Company tried to open trad ing post there. But so treacherous is the river-racing through glacier cut gorgoes at as high as IA miles an hour-that the Indians found it too tough to negotiate with their furs. So the trading post collapsed.
 The next white visitors were the Klondike miners, struggling north. They died in such numbers trying to 20 down the Liard that one twist in the river is still called the Corner of the Drowned.
 So little is known about the re- zion that as recently as 1925 a prospector named Tom Smith h sent out widely-believed tales of discovering a tropical valley along the rivera northern Shangri-La. where gourds and palms flourished among hot springs. It was 10 years later before the story was disproved (except for the existence of hot springs) by Dr. Camsell, first white man to go there since Smith.
 Despite lack of knowledge of large regions along the road, some say that it passes through vast min eral resources. They tell of huge de- posits of nickelite, yielding eight times per ton the amount of nickel which caiA te extracted from cobalt They speak of riches in tin and ting sten, copper, radium and gold. Not far away measured by wilderness standards, are thousands of miles oi known tar sandS-sands which geol- ogists have estimated hold more oil than all the known reserves in the United States combined.
 NEW BOOM SEEN
 However great or small these
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
rnlder rolder CnldeSt

Colder, Colder Coldest . It's nice and cold, does anyone remember, twenty below zero at this time m December? Get out the poker and heaveho the stok- CT Folks up in Ltchfied hard put to keep warm day last week when something happened to the cleo trio generator that furnishes the village with light and forth Those without coal furnaces and the good old kitchen stove had way of getting any heat since Ltch
 field has natural gas and most of the heating systems are generated by electricity Many resident was wish ing for good od-fashioned Franklin stove Some now becoming tery at the thoughts of no fuel oil after the first of the year. The fact of the matter is we have become accustomed to overabundance of heat living in atmosphere of seventyve degrees that sixty in the living bedroom appalling. We for get that forbeas if not ourselves ived some of in pretty nice homes with central heating Most of the rooms except where the paror stove or fireplace were in operation were as the saying goes stone cold
 And children trudged to country school where there just big stove and they oo survived the rgors of win
 ter Looks like we have all become hothouse flowers It question of lots of heat and few clothes but looks like going to revert to the of grand folks more clothes and less heat Which is all to the good for the wooen and wooen undes business
 Skcn hose already out of style and lean and stout shanks are we'll padded with lisle and wool All of sudden we are all wool gathering Which will be all to the good until the end of the winter and start to put them (the wooens) away for the hot months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
PROPOSE NEW COURT SYSTEM
 IN MINNESOTA

st. Paul. Minn, Dec, a, Cupl-- A Streamllned system of Minnesota courts to replace the organization in operation since adoption of the state constitution in 1858 has been proposed hy e committee of iurists, attorneys and laymen appointed by the state supreme court
 The reorganiSatlon plan, which would have to meet the approval of both legislative houses and a statewide election to become part of Mlnnesotas constitution, pro- poses;
 Appointment of all judges with the provision that each judge must run for endorsement at the next state election,
 unliied System
 Unification of the state judicial system under one head known as the general court" and including the state supreme court district courts, and county courts.
 Establishment of magistrates courts to replace justices of peace,
 Creation of county judgeships to replace municipal and probate judgeships,
 Under the proposed plan, if an appointed judge failed to meet the approval of the people at tho elec- ton following his appointment, an- other judge would be appointed in his place and the procedure would be repeated, This Is a modification of the Missouri system"
 Magistrates by Request
 Magistrates would be appointed by district judges at tho request of city and village councils,
 The system would provide a judiciary nominating committee in each judicial distrtict, The commit- tee would include three lawyers selected by the bar and two laymen named by the governor.
 Chairmen of these committees would make up supreme court nominating committee to porpose three names to the governor should Q vacancy occur on the supreme court bench. The governor would make an appointment from the three candidates.
 The chief justice of the supreme court would appoint district judges, making his selection from three names submitted to him from the judiciary nominating committee in the district affected, County judge- ships would be appointed in Q simi- lar manner.
 Run In Next Election
 In each instance the judge or justice so named would have to face the voters at the next regular election.
 Supreme court justices would serve 10 years; district judges eight; county judges six, and magistrates without term and at the discre. ton of the district courts.
 Under the proposed plan an ad- ministrative council composed of three members for each of the three divisions of the general court with the chief justice as chairman would supervise the operation of all courts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22

Based on reports received from Connecticut. it ietaoinshriM Mcmfpp See manufacturing employers In Connecticut .le ls estimated that 9e,Oo0 additional workers will DO needed during the coming year, Willlam c. Ennis, director of the .. s. Employment Service for Con- ne6tlcOt announced today.
 Afr. Ennis stated that these ng- ures dld not Include the anticip- pated drain on indUtsry through Selective Service, which would raise the total by several thousand more.
 Even it we assume that thes esei- mates are high" Mir, Ennis stated, sand reduce them to one-half the estimate, we are still confronted with a labor supply problem that calls for the utilization of every man and woman who can possibly contribute to war work"
 Blanket Injunction"
 Stressing the fact that anticipated shortages of labor should not be in- terpreted as being . blanket indica- ton that additional war contracts should not be awarded in this state, Mir. Ennis pointed out that such Q blanket injunction might actually cause the anomaly Of unemployment in some areas. Tt is impossible to use an overall figure of state labor needs as an indicator of any specific employers ability to perform his contracts, The decision whether to award a war contract should be made an an individual basis, taking into consideration the current backlog of orders, type of available equipment and number of sources of employees"
 Hartford and Bridgeport, accord- ing to the survey, will need approx imateiy one-third of the state total of new labor, with New Britain, New Haven, New London and Water bury showing anticipated needs Of from 5000 to 5000 each.
 To meet these needs, Mr. Eniis said, there arc approximately l4,OO0 workers now listed in the active file of the U. s, Employment Service, but many of them have hedged their availability by conditions as to the type of work they will do. while others. because of age or other circumstances, are not readily ahSorhable in industry. These will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
UNCLESAM NEEDS
 OLD SNAPSHOTS
Views of Africa, Europe, Far East Would Be Alp.
 preciated in War

Hartford, Dec, 2l-Certain types of snapshots, films. postcards and photos taken by American tourists during their peacetime travels in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Far East are needed by the Pictorial Records Division of the once of Strategic Services, operating under the Joint chiefs of stan of the Unit ed States Army and Navy, for tac- tical war planning, the Ofilce of War Information announced today.
 Pictorial mementoes submitted to date, when, supplemented by maps charts and other available data have already yielded Illuminating infor- nation.
 Following are the types of mater ial wanted:
 Aerial views, industrial installa- tions, airfields, highways, docks. har- bors, coastlinc. beaches, canals and rivers.
 Pictures sent to the once of Stra- tegic Services will be returned promptly in the same condition in which they were received.
 Before submitting material people in possession of the desired informa- ton should apply for question: naire form to:
 Col. L. E. Norris, Strategic Photos, Box 46, Station 'G" New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22

riches turn out to be, they will un- occasionally lure postwar pioneers, The Alberta government Is already receiving scores of letters every month. Ninety per cent ask non- tourist questions: "Is there Q Meth odist Churchp" How good are the water workSp
 Here in Edmonton, the provincial capital, they look for n postwar boom from three sources: Frontier minded settlers, exploiters and tour istS, There are those who foresee Ed monton as an a;r ross-roads-not only for Alaska, but for Russia and the Far East as well.
 Already this town of 100000 is booming. Money store receipts arc daily what they used to be only on widely-advertiSed sale days,
 Edmontons boom is only partly due to the highway, for there are Canadian military establishments here. But Whitehorse presents the perfect picture of a highway boom town.
 A wilderness crossroad joined by rail to the Pacific and by boat down the roaring Yukon to the Boring Sea, Whitehorse was nonetheless hardly @ village before the Americans made it their road-building headquarters. The Mounties were, and are. law be 1t boiler inspection, dog tags or murder.
 NO BEER PARLORS
 Today space Is at such a premi- um that hotels have closed their beer parlors (theres no beer there anyways) and jammed cots in them. The home of Sam McGee, who died years after Robert w. Ser vices verse immortalized his "cre- nation" was to be made shrine. Instead it's now being used for liv- ing quarters. The single movie house, seating 200, is now damned nightly. Most of hte soldiers have seen the months-old movies back in the States. But htere's nothing else to do here.
 Though Whitehorse wouldn't be a whistle stop in America, it's the boom town of the Yukon. These areas are being opened and exploited to an extent unoreamed of.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22

John Barr was a familiar figure in the Democrat editorial rooms He came often when his health was good but of late missed him. During his last years Mr. Barr got together wealth of material about this country of It all written from actual eXper- fence or from material and information handed down. As an historian Mr. Barr had knack of presenting facts chronoogically and at the same time he inter Wove personal anecdotes which made his historical pie tare appealing and interesting. There few today who take the time perhaps have the time, to devote themselves to the setting down of events from day to day. Mir Barrs talent was one that enabled him to dig up informative bits of the past and make out of it pret ty good present day reading We regret his passing; man who had time to write history he lived through each day and give it real human touch,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22

Yuetide greetings via beautiful cards are appreca- lively acknowledged by the Tower from Edward Ftzpat rick, MT. and Mrs Frank GuZzardi, Anne Barnel of Thomaston, Dr. and Mrs. Rudolph Damiani Thomas Chick Carney MT and Mrs David Karess Private First Class Donald Kerr of the Air Base Squadron at Craig Field, Selma Alabama MT. and Mrs Arthur Schiavone, Mir. and Mrs Thomas Lannin of New York City, Johnny Thompson Casper M Spearo, Mr. and Mrs John J. Rose of Albany N r., Rev Joseph P C. Johnson, Timmie Shiel Mr. and Mrs John Morrssey Mr. and Mrs Patrick McFadden MT. and Mrs William Homick Ruth Waslas- kas of Oakvlle Mir and Mrs Ralph Mastranna Mir. and Mrs Thomas Lyons, Mr and Mrs. Robert Moran Mr. and Mrs Jules Racenet of Oakville Robbie Mcrath of Rocky Hill, Captain and Mrs Hugh Cunningham, Mir. and Mrs. Frank Marcellus and Francis 'Cy ODonnel. Battery Association, Rev. Bernard Poster assistant pastor of St. Patrick's Church Michael Sauchel act ing commander of National Vaudeville Actors Post American Legion, Rev. James Butler of Chester Conn., formerly of St. Francis Xavier Church of this city,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
CLERGY ADDRESS
 ROTARY MEETING

.Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Valdam. brini, pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, and Rev. Dr. John c. Walker, pastor of the Second Congregational church delivered Christmas messages to the Rotary club at their weeSl.' luncheon meeting at The Elton today.
 Remarks appropriate to the Yule1 \ tide season were made by both .,.ld speakers, and particular emphasis was placed on the fact that during our wartime Christmas our thoughta must go back, more than ever bed fore, to the babe of Bethlehem. It was asserted that only after we rel turn to Him, will He return to usl and bring about Peace on earth and good will to men"
 Rotary Dist. Gov. Charles J. Allelt led the group in the singing of Christmas carols.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22

George Assenza of 40 Union Street returned to Camp Forest Tenn yesterday after an enjoyable but cold tur lough here He was recently elevated to First Class Priv ate Private Victor Dvirgilio returned Sunday eVe- ming to his Army Air Base in Richmond Virginia after brief urough He's affiliated with medical station hos pital A second son was born last week to MT. and Mrs Howard Fnkenzear of Sle Cooke street Mrs Howie is the former Harriet Rafferty MT. and Mrs Mich- ael Donovan of Thomaston will celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary tomorrow Mike is former member of our reportorial staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
EXPORTS IN ELEVEN
 MONTHS INCREASE

Washington, Dec. 2i.-(UP)- American exports rose to more than $7O00, ,O00,00 during the first II months of 1942, an increase of 56 per cent over the corresponding period last year, the Commerce De- partment reported today.
 Novemberis total exports, includ- ing lend-lease shipments but ex- cluding materials shipped to U. s. armed forces, were 765. 900. an increase of $9.056, 900 over Septem- ber, the previous high month of 1922.
 Imports in November dropped to $l67, ,53, ,40O0, the lowest monthly total of the year. The net export balance of merchandiset rade continued to rise in November, mounting to $4,- 600, ,O00, 900 for the II months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
PIPELINE EXTENSION
 HAS BEEN STARTED

Washington, Dec. 22.-(UP)-Con- struction crews began work today on the S57-mile eastward extension of the 24-inch pipeline from Norris City. H.. to the Philadelphia and New York refinery area.
 The crews started laying pipe for the main line westward from Phoenixville Junction. Pa. Smaller pipelines will branch out from this point to terminals in Philadelphia and New York.
 Petroleum Administrator Harold L. Ickes said the i,SsS-mile Texas East Coast pipelines hould start initial deliveries of crude and fuel oils to the eastern terminals by the middle of next summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
REWARD OFFERED
 FOR WAGNER CLUE

Johnstown, Pa. Dec. 22.-tuP)--. reward was offered today for til persons who find or provide a clu to the whereabouts of Lieut. -Co Boyd (Buzzl Wagner, misSin JohnStown war acc.
 The reward was offered by rsa dore Klatzkin, Johnstown philarl thropist.
 Wagner, whose exploits again. the Japanese in the Philippines ard gained him recognition as one \ Americas first war heroes. was lo| November %. on Q routine fligl from Florida to Alabama.
 Previously, the Pittsburgh Sud Telegraph offered a sl.00O rewat for the finding of either Wagner < his plane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
Q ANSWERS
 TO WAR QUIZ

Questions on Want Page
 1. Lieut.. -Gen. Mark w. Clark went ashore in Algeria on a secret mission that paved the way for oc- cupation of French North Africa in November. His taking news ot the coming of U. s. forces to loyal French there was likened to the fa- nous message to Garcia" of the Spanish American War.
 9. Lexington, sunk May 8, in battle of Coral Sea, was first U s. aircraft carrier lost.
 3. Marines landed in 1905 at Derna, in country then called Tripoli, during war against Medi- terranean pirates. Derna, between Tobruk and Benghazi, is now in allied hands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
LOCAL LAWYERS
 CASE FINISHED

Federal charges against Hugo Guastaferri. former advisor of local draft board l6B, will be dropped and a judgment will be entered in the federal district court in New Haven diSniSSing an indictment against him, 1t was indicated by Attorney Valentine Sacco. assist. ant district attorney. today. Yes- terday was the last day for filing an appeal from the federal courts decision which upheld a demurrer made by the defendant.
 The local lawyer was indicted on charges of violating selective service regulations by accepting fees from prospective selectees. The de- cision not to appeal the case was made by U. s. Attorney General Francis T. Riddle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
MOTHERS GUILD
 TO. HOLD PARTY
st. Johns Episcopal Won. Yen Plan Annual Event
 Wednesday Dec. 30 :

The Mothers 0uild of st, Johns Episcopal church win hold their Nn- nual Christmas party "Wednesday afternoon, December 70.
 There win be no meeting of the Young Peoples Fellowship on Sat. urday or Sunday, December S6th and 29th. The Fellowship will meet. however. on Monday evening at esAS o'clock at the parish house Go 10 to Brookslde for the annual Christmas party given by the Daughters of the King,
 There win be no Sunday school on Sunday, December 27tlE This Is not intended as Q vacation but Is done SO that the children win be free to 20 to church with their families on Christmas Day and on the following Sunday.
 The Christmas schedule, an- nounced this morning by Rev Francis Ayres, rector, follows:
 Christmas Eve, A;00 p. ni.--Serv- Ice for children, zoo p. m'-- Christmas tree.
 CnrASVtnaS 0ays 6sVv ~. uaS-HON Communion (also at Waterbury hospital and Southmayd Honel, lOs00 a, m.---Festival service of Holy Communion,
 Sunday, December 27th, 800 a, m.-Holy Communion, No Sunday school. l0:AS a. m,--Morning pray CT with special Christmas music 7:SO D. m,-Evening prayer with special Christmas music.
 New Years Eve, ll:S0 p. mS-- Watch night service.
 New Years Day, 1000 Q, m,- Holy Communion.
 Sunday, January Srd, 500 Q, m, Holy Communion. 9;S0 a, m,-- Sunday school. l0:4S a. m,--Holy Communion. 7;S0 p, m,-Evenins prayer,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
CUCOLO UPHOLDS
 SIDEWALKS WORK
Contractor Claims He FOl= lowed Exact Specified.
 tiOn of Eng. Dept.

Any faults with the new sidewalks and curbs installed on Manor ave- uue year ago lie with the city en- gineering department. it was as- serted today by Gerardo Cucolo, the contractor wh odid the work. He said that he followed exactly the specifications given him by the en- gineering department.
 At a meeting of the board of works last week, objection to mak- ing payment of the final instailment due MT. Cucolo was voiced on the ground that the completed work was nto satisfactory. There were many complaints. it was said, and consid- erable work had to be done on the street by the street department.
 Said MT. Cucolo today:
 T would like to inform you why the property owners have made such complaints. Of course their complaints were justified because they have not been given the kind of job they were promised by the city. The contract called for the straightening and grading of all the banks on the street, returfing and reloaming the yards behind the sidewalk line. and also replace ment of any steps that were taken down. However. all this work was not done by the because the city engineering department decided to cut this much work out of my con- tract.
 T hope you clearly understand this. So the people do not have the impression that the board discov- cred defects in my work. The pro- pect was completed 100 per cent. according to plans and specifica- tions and to the best of my know- ledge. No one has ever had any rea- son to complain about my work, and I've been in the construction business for the past 3s years"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
THE SHOPPERS LAST STAND

There's "Wednesday and there's Thursday. If you feel you can make the try, Christmas comes but once a year, It's yours to do or die The line forms at the right
 But if you are quick and dett, You can make your counter quicker By Q sudden foray from tho lett Three deep, avid customers,
 storm the stores to buy, Women and men are going strong, Children just hang on and cry, There 1t isl you almost had 1t, Your center pushing was never better, Just another second or two,
 And youn reach that crew-neck sweater, Have at 1t, my patient friendSl If it takes your last bit of kale, But don't ride your store clerk, Shes looking pretty pale, "Wednesday and Thursday does it, Wonder if you've had any fun, It's been worth the effort anyhow When all your shopping's done,
 -EM, EM,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
ECZEMA. ON CANVAS

Arthur Beaumont. noted artist. is doing a series of paintings based on the spectacular action in Para mounts China. dramatization of the herois struggle Of the Chinese against the Japanese invader. He has been commissioned by the stu- dio- to make the pictorial record of the film and his canvases will show Loretta Young. Alan Ladd. William Bendix and others of the cast in their roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
IN BAKERY JOBS

Dick Powell and Victor Moore spent whole day working in n bak- cry for scene in paramountis True to Life" The film troupe took over a Los Angeles bakery for a day and Dick and Victor donned white truus- CTS and jackets. mixing dough in huge vats and working at the bak- ing ovens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22
By TOM WOLF

covered 1t. These claims, thorough ly illegal, arc not entirely humor- ously Intended. The highway has unquesti o n a bl l y opened a CIV frontier.
 Before the road was built, access to hundreds of | h ous a n ds of square miles through which 1t
 asses was possi- ble only by dog team or snow shoes in winter,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22

John Bowling of Lawlor Street, son of Henry Dowl- ing of our advertising personnel, will have dies on his birthday cake today. Little Johnny has been very sick youngster the past three weeks which necessitated his confinement to bed He weathered the storm like veteran and hopes to be up and around before Santa Claus fills his stocking and adOrns his Christmas tree with gifts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22

One mine in Chile is producing 25 per cent of the worlds copper supply
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-22

How the Northwest Passage will open a rich wilderness Co post war prospectors and settlers Is told sin this. the fifth of six stories by . writer who has tray. eled tho Alaska Highway.
 By TOM WOLF
 (NEA Service Stan Correspondent) Edmonton, Alberta, Dec. 22- Driving along the new Alcan High way, now and then you run across stake which claims a bit of the roadside as the property of one of the road-building pioneers who dis