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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
NEW CLERK In
SUPERIOR COURT
Additional Work Makes
Appointment OF More
Clerical Help

Miss Mabel Leonard Of 81 Fox
street daughter Of Mrs Robina Leo
nard has been appointed to the
staff of the superior court and has
assumed her duties, George H. Free
man, clerk of the court, announced
this morning. Miss Leonard joins
the present personnel which in
cludes, in addition TO Mr.. Freeman,
Miss Lillian Judd and Miss Agnes
Wood.
The appointment came after Miss
Leonard passed q state examination
recently. Because Of the volume Of
work which recently has been added
to the office and also the naturaliza-
ton duties which have been turned
over TO superior court since July /,
l94l, additional clerical help was
necessitated.
Miss Leonard previous TO her APP
pointment. was employed by the
Oakville Pin division OF the Scovill
Mfg. Co., in the capacity OF a stem
ographer Before joining the Oak
vile Company, Miss Leonard work
ed with q social welfare organiza-
ton in Winsted after she served
for q number OF years as secretary
to the late John Mon2ani, the city'S
former coroner.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
KIDDIES REVUE
TO Be PRESENTED
Annual Celebration of st.
Margaret's Church at
Parish Hall

Plenty of good old Irish songs are
included in the rousing program
that will be presented tonight by st.
Margaret's Riddles Revue In the an
nual st. Patrick's Day celebration of
the parish. The event will take place
in the parish hall with Joseph Lez-
otte directing and Hubert Bergin
acting as musical accompanist.
The Rev. J. Oliver Cronan, as
sistant pastor Of st. Margarets, is
general chairman.
Come Back to Erin, Irish Jaunt-
ing Car, irish Lullaby, and Great
Day for the Irish will be the open
ing medley by the entire chorus and
soloists, all members of st. Mar
garet's School Following in close
order will be David Hayes, singing
the Marines Hymn and Margaret
Kenney and Virginia Walsh, Offer
ing the ever-popular Peggy ONeilp.
Donald Aston will be heard in
Chattanooga Choo-Choo', while Bar
bara Brodeur follows In a dance
specially. Evelyn Doherty and Mary
Scully will sing The White Cliffs of
Dover and Deep in the Heart Of
Texas.
Also on the program will be Yes
Indeed Albert Pronovost; 7 Don't
Want to Set The World on Fire
Glare Lapierre; I Wonder What I'll
Be and 7 Am An American, John
Delaney; 'Nola', piano solo by Rich
ard Aston: Believe Me II All Those
Endearing Young Charms Madeline
Hajjar; You Are MY Sunshine Phil
Up Pelletier; Hail Glorious st. Pat
rick and How About Your Rose
mary Flanagan and Marie Hajjar;
'Elmer's Tune, John Meaney;
strawberry Blonde. Charles Gala
han, Thomas Farrell, Thomas Fin
negan, James Gill and James Nor
an; ireland, I Love You, Dorothy
Robinson; dance speciality by Dom
aid Christian and Lois Schilling;
Rose O'Day,' Patsy DeLucia.
Closing the program will be 8
medley composed Of HI, Neighbor
we Did 1t Before, and Grand Old
Flag, by the entire company.
william F'aeth, Jr., will act az
master Of ceremonies.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
JOHN GILBERT
NOW IN TEXAS
Grand Street Youth Under.
going Air Corps Pilot
Training as Officer

Second Lieutenant John H. Gil
bert, Jr., Of Waterbury, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. J. H. Gilbert, ST., of 1856
Grand street, is now undergoing Air
corps pilot training as a commits
stoned officer at the Lubbock Army
Flying School at Lubbock, Tex,
where he reported as a flying cadet
late in February.
On active duty as reserve officer
with the 10th Infantry for two and
half months prior to his Air Corps
appointment, Lieutenant Gilbert has
received an order allowing to go
through his flight training "in
grade" as an officer.
At the large Lubbock twin-engine
school, commanded by Colonel
Thomas L. Gilbert, he will complete
the training he began last October
at Tulsa, Okla, and continued at
Randolph Field, near San Antonio
Upon his graduation he will be given
the silver wings Of an Air Corps fly
ing officer and assigned to active
duty with an Air Corps unit.
Lieutenant Gilbert is an ex-stu-
dent Of Brown University and the
Babson Institute. At Brown he won
q varsity letter in track and was
house manager for his chapter OF
the Delta Epsilon fraternity.
Argentina,s public debt Is soaring.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16

Judge T. q. Conway imposed q
fine Of S. without costs following the
trial Of zaccagnio. Bonds Of $50
were posted for an appeal to SUI
perior court by Attorney Lawrence
Matzkin, counsel for the B. Swirsxy
Co., employers of Zaccagnio.
Patiolman Bagley said he arrested
zaccagnio Saturday on washington
avenue, after following him down
South Main street several hundred
yards. Papers from the truck oper-
ated by zaccagnio were splitting into
the road, the policeman testified.
The truck was not properly covered
to prevent the papers from splitting.
In passing judgment on the case,
Judge Conway commented that pa
per is a valuable commodity In thess
days.
David Swirsky testified that he
has ordered some canvas to cover
the truck but due to priority delays
he has been unable to obtain de-
livery.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
will Pick His
Barber Next Time

An attempt to stop a fight in
vOlving about Is, men and women
near Jones' Tea Room Abbott
Avenue early Saturday morning
brought grief t. James Buddy"
Sears, cOIOred, IS, of So Abbott
Avenue when he was cut by q
razor welded by William Henley,
"A, cOlOred, of 80 Canal Street.
Sears testified that when he
came out Of the tea room he
stepped into the melee and before
he had a chance to take action
Henley cut his arm.
Henley was fined $25 and costs
on q charge of breach Of peace in
municipal court today. He was
granted a discharge on an assault
charge. PatrOIman Paul Moynahan
made the arrest.
Sears was treated at st. Mary's
hospital following the fight. Hen
ley, barber, said he had often
shaved Sears.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
DRUG BUSINESS
IS HIT BY WAR

Dr.. Hugh p. Beirne Of New Ha-
ven, secretary OF the state board OF
pharmacy commissioners and presi.
dent OF National Retail Druggists
association, reports that the drug
business has been seriously affected
by the war, and that the situation
will become worse as the war pro-
crosses.
DR.. Beirne said that a number Of
oils, drugs and chemicals necessary
TO the preparation Of prescriptions
and medicines have become scarce
because Of difficulties Of import from
other countries as well as the neces-
sity that large stocks be allocated
for war use.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
SOCIAL STUDIES
ASSN. TO MEET
Spring Meeting Scheduled
for West Hartford; Local
Man to Speak

The Connecticut Social Studies
Teachers association annual spring
meeting, which win be held In the
Hall High School, West Hartford,
on March 28, will be attended by q
number Of teachers Of social studies
in Waterbury and other nearby
communities. The associations
meeting was announced by Samuel
Meyers Of Leavenworth High School
faculty who is president Of the as
ISOLATION.
DR.. .Alonzo G. Grace, state COM
missioner of education, will be one
Of the speakers on the program.
Other speakers include william r.
Boland Of Crosby High School fac
ulty on 1.-THE Social Studies Teacher
and the War" Professor George e.
McReynolds Of the University of
Connecticut on Inside Japan"
William II. Strong Of Southington
will give q report on the studies
made by the social committees on
a survey Of courses in Connecticut.
The morning will begin with reg
ist-ation at 9:45 o'clock with lun-
cheon to be served at 1890 p. m.
and the business meeting to follow.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
NOLLE GIVEN FOR
SPEEDING CHARGE

Samuel Wyant, "a, OF Al Piedmont
street, was granted a nolle upon
payment Of $40 on q charge Of
speeding In municipal court today.
Joseph Green, 80, Of 80 South
Main street, paid IS for o nolle on
charge Of operating a motor We
hicle without a license.
Lindon j. Parent, 38, Of SO Lock-
hart avenue, charged with reckless
driving, was given continuance
to April II.
Louis Labarana, 81, Of AT Home
stead avenue, charged with q motor
vehicle law violation, was given a
nolle for IS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
FOOD SALE TO
BE HELD TUESDAY

The Rosary confraternity Of the
Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton will sponsor a st. Patrick's Day
food sale tomorrow from q. m.
to $3.50 p. m. in the basement Of
the church.
In charge Of the arrangements
committees Is Mrs. F. F. Harmon,
who Is assisted by Miss Ida Lunny,
Mrs. Loretta Donahue, Mrs. Anna
Bennett DAILY, Mrs. Helen Reidy,
Mrs. Mary McGrath, Mrs. Margaret
Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Ernest Tansley,
Mrs. II. M. Shanahan, Mrs. John
Murphy, Mrs. Francis Laden, Mrs.
Margaret Griffin, Mrs. Catherine
Lyman and Mrs. James Lawlcr.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
Rubber Shortage Brings About
Shift In Industrial Expansion
SCHOOLGIRLS To Be
Open For Parking

Permission for Waterbury
motorists to park their cars in
school yards Is expected to be
voted at tOnight's meeting Of
the board Of education. The
schOolhOuse committee has rec
commended that the request Of
the police board for use Of the
school yards in connection
with the aIl-night parking ban
be granted.
Permission has been granted
by the park board for the use
Of eight parks for parking pur-
poses. Seventeen school yards
are included In the police board
request.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
Compensation
Agreements

Compensation Commissioner Johr
j. O'Connell today approved the
following agreements:
Paul BurgiO Of East Farm street.
against Northeastern Transports
ton Co. Of waterbury, 14.Sl per
week beginning Feb. 16; burns
about head, both shoulders, upper
arms, back and chest.
Francis Markham, 126 Westbury
Park Road, against the Great At
Iantic a Pacific Tea Co. SLAP per
week beginning Jan. 30; infected
burn on first finger Of left hand.
Giuseppe Toginnelh Of Daisey Hill
street, Canaan, against New Eng
land Limeco Of Adams, Mass,
S14.72 per week beginning Jan. 4;
fracture of fist phaIanx Of right
little finger.
Lawrence Negri Of Mountain
avenue, Winsted, gaainSt The
TorringtOn. Mfg, Co. of TOrringtOn,
Sl7.6l per week beginning March
Z; crushed left hand and fractured
thumb.
Robert Metzger Of Park Hotel,
WinSted, against The Hendy Ma
chine Co., TorringtOn, $l7.72 per
week beginning Feb. IS; confusion
Of big toe with possible fracture
Ow diStaI phaleaux.
Egypt is expect to ship 10000
tons Of onions to England this
season.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
FATHER AND SON
MEETING PLANNED

A father-and- meeting will be
held Thursday night at 8 o'clock in
the Garden Hall under the sponsor
ship OF Wheeler Young Post, Veter-
ans Of Foreign Wars, Edward s..
Scholey, senior vice. commander, an-
nouced.
Mr.. Scholey said fathers and sons
OF thu post ond those eligible 10
join are invited to attend.
Pictures Of the war will be shown
by Howard Simons, among which
will be included the bombing Of
Marshall Islands by American
planes. A social hour with refresh
mentS being served will follow the
meeting.
Expecting heavier traffic this year,
railways Of Central America are
SPEEDING Zip service.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
SALES TAX NOT
LIKED BY Clio

Opposition TO q national sales tax
and to collection Of taxes by payroll
deductions was voiced at meeting
Of the executive board Of the Con-
necticut Industrial Union Council
In Hartford Saturday. A resolution
condemning both plans was adopt.
ed.
John J. Driscoll OF this city, sec
rotary OF the state CLIO body said
the general opinion at the meeting
was that sales taxes and payroll
taxes would place too much Of the
war burden on those least able to
pay 1t.
The management-labor committee
plan Of WPB Director Donald M.
Nelson was endorsed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
CAR REJECTED ON
ACCOUNT OF TIRES
Four Now Have Failed to
Meet State Require.
fnentS

One additional rejection for faulty
tires at the Thomaston Avenue
motor vehicle testing lane today
brought the total to four. Two hun
dred cars were tested this morning
making an aggregate Of 1921 in
spected since the lane opened March
0.
Clarence Roberts, supervisor Of
the lane said that while cars have
been checked in the past for wheel
alignment special emphasis Is being
placed on this detail now because of
the wear which improperly aligned
wheels cause on tires.
A special list Of cars rejected for
tires Is being prepared.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
WHEEL, TIRE
ARE STOLEN

Thieves lacked up one Of the front
wheels Of Joseph P. Romanauskas'
car last night and stole the wheel
and tire. The car was parked in
front Of Mr.. Romanauskas' home,
2s9 Congress avenue. Edward GigIot,
who lives in the house, noticed the
wheel was missing shortly after 10
o'clock last night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
CAR RAMS IRON
FENCE YESTERDAY

A student driver, Mrs. Frances
Chalmers of 1l8 Monterey street.
drove a car into an iron fence al
East Main street and Frost road
yesterday. Motor Patrolman Leo
McKenna said that Primo Jamele,
owner OF the car, was instTucting
his sister, MRS. Chalmers, at the
time Of the accident. The car was
badly damaged and had to be towed
away. No arrest was made. ......
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
NO MILK DRIVERS
ARE LAID OFF

Curtailment OF milk deliveries has
not resulted in any drivers being
laid off cy suffering wage reductions,
according 10 Attorney Frederic G,
smedley, president of the Waterbury
Milk Dealers association. Savings
to the industry because Of less wear
on tires and trucks through every
other-day deliveries are not great,
he said.
The Connecticut Milk Dealers as
ISOLATION Is making a survey to as
certain Just how the new delivery
plan has affected costs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
Police Wage War On
Sanitary Law Violators
Driver Whose Truck Spilled Papers Along Street
Fined By COrt-Ten Arraigned Already in Drive

Testimony Of Patrolman Joseph Bagley in municipal
court this morning resulted in the conviction Of Frank Fac
cagno &c. 1913 Baldwin street charges Of violation Of
the city ordinance requiring proper coverage Of rubbish
trucks Zaccagnio the tenth person to be arragned
special assignment of checking violations of the cit
dumping ordinance.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16
FIRE IN NEW BRITAIN

New Britain, Conn, March IS -
(UP)--Damage was estimated today
at more than 10000 IN q ire
which swept Cartons paint store
late Sunday. An adjoining build
Ing also was damaged.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-16

Egypt Is expect to ship 10000
tons of onions to England this
season.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
PIucinq the Blame

Neither the Army nor the Navy is
likely to challenge the statement OF
Chairman George of the Senate FL
nance Committee to the effect that
those services in the past have failed
/ to keep pace with combat aircraft
design. Many persons in and out of
the armed forces will disagree with
the Senator's quoted assertion to
newspapermen, however, that the
failure was due to blindness" on the
part of our military and naval ex-
perts. The record shows that if
there was any myopia in responsible
quarters regarding warplane research
and development, it was at the Capt.
tol rather than at the War and Navy
Departments.
In fairness to the armed services,
these facts should not be forgotten:
That despite repeated and urgent
pleas to Congress for more funds for
aeronautical research, the Govern
ments total investment in that
vital field of aviation development
amounted to less than $l0,000000
during the two decades that elapsed
between the close of the First World
War and the outbreak of the second;
that at the time the Nazis started
marching in September Of 1889
America had but one basic air re-
search laboratory, as compared with
eight in England and many more
than that in Germany and Italy;
that it was only after a 100000 900
item for a second research labora-
tory twice had been stricken from
appropriation bills that Congress, in
the fall of 1899, granted insistent re-
quests of Army and Navy officials
for the extra facilities; that it was
not until the Germans had overrun
France that additional funds for an
engine research laboratory were ap-
propriated.
All of this time our military, naval
and civilian aviation authorities were
stressing constantly the importance
of these laboratory studies and one
expert warned in 1889 that it would
take the United States from three to
five years to catch up with European
nations in aeronautical research.
The fact of the matter is that few
persons in Congress or elsewhere
were fully aware in those complacent
days of the potential role of air
power in modern warfare, nor alert
to the necessity for keeping abreast
of developments in military aviation.
Our Army and Navy, like those of the
other democracies, undoubtedly were
slow to recognize the great impor-
tance of air power as a weapon of
warfare, but the assertion that they
"blindly failed to recognize the great
importance of conducting more ex-
tensive research in this field is not
supported by the record of appro-
priation hearings of recent years.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
But Watch Out!

It is rumored that the war has
been turned to good account by GER
tain henpecked husbands, giving
them the chance to combine patriot
ism with domestic strategy by the
simple device of joining home de-
fense or anti-air-raid units, and
thus removing from their stern mates
all claims on hubby's spare time in
the evening
They insist that they have joined
up in the sacred cause of freedom,
and they are right. Certainly they
get more freedom that way than they
have enjoyed in years and first
class alibi besides. If perchance they
struggle home along about 3 am.
somewhat the worse for wear, it is
caused by a cold, sleepless vigil on a
roof, looking for enemy aircraft. If
they have been guilty of wishful
thinking, and have grossly overesti-
mated the power of a bobtail flush
before the draw, running their pay
checks, they can always say that they
were victims of an assessment for
the purchase of sandbags and fire
extinguisherS. Against such inge-
-nuity, what chance have such powers
as Germany, Italy, japan and the
wives?
Evening star., 1942-01-17
New Rubber Plan

The announcement by Federal
Loan Administrator Jones that the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
has authorized the construction of
additional facilities to increase syn
thetic rubber production in the
United States to 100000 tons year
contained a heartening claim that
domestic output, by the middle of
1943, will be sufficient to meet our
military requirements and some OF
our civilian needs. The R. F. c. has
already contracted for four plants,
with an annual capacity of $4,000
tons. The major rubber and oil COM
panies now engaged in the manu-
facture of synthetic rubber will
undertake the new program, the
total cost of which, including plants
and equipment, is approximately
S40O, 100000. The R. F. c. is prepared
to supply the necessary capital.
Last year the United States used
about 100000 tons of rubber, as COM
pared with a normal consumption,
in pre-war years, of 100000 tons.
According to Administrator Jones,
this country can get along on about
45O,0OO tons year, for both war and
essential civilian purposes. The
Western Hemisphere will provide
some rubber, to supplement the out
put of synthetic materials, and if
the united nations keep the sea lanes
open, there is, possibility that the
Far East will continue as a supplier,
in a smaller volume. With the COM
pletion of the new factories eighteen
months hence, the supply of rubber
should be large enough, therefore, to
take care of our military require
mentS, with a sizable surplus for
civilian uses.
Normally, this country is de-
pendent on the Far East for more
than 80 per cent of its crude rubber.
Since the Pacific war threatens to
cut us off, either entirely, or in part,
from our major source of supply, it
was of vital importance that the
Federal Government take prompt
action to expand the production Of
synthetic rubber.
The Rubber Reserve Company, an
R. F. C. subsidiary, and American in
dustry now have on hand a stockpile
of more than 100000 tons of raw
rubber. Through retaining used
rubber, it is estimated that another
100000 tons readily can be added to
our available supply. Though the
Evening star., 1942-01-17

some effective centralized recreation
administration be created at once in
the interests of public morale.
The recreation section Of the Dis
trict Defense Council has some funds
but few facilities. The public de-
partment of community centers and
Fairgrounds has facilities and in
adequate funds. The recreation Of
ficialS and personnel officials of the
Government agencies, seeking whole
some leisure time activity for their
employees, have little conception of
what is available and what could be
done with a little organization and
some money.
The bill-stymied for some time
over two proposed amendmentS-is
now awaiting Senate hearing Some
agreement should be reached with
out further delay.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TrdceUell.

In the ice with his bill-soft or not-and
then make out as if he were bathing.
He is not bathing. but simply allowing
the heat of his body to melt the ice.
He is, as it were. Matching water.
Then he takes the hard piece of bread,
and carefully dips it in
Two or three dips soften 1t sufficiently
for him to eat 1t.
While he is doing this, he is the envy of
his rates.
They crowd around, trying to get grip
on the bread with their stout bills.
Finally, one manages to seize it.
He is off with a great f1uttering of
wings.
IN the top of high tree he devours
what some other bird found This is
all a part of life in birdland. There is
here no question of mine and thine, :"
but simply of what one can get ahold Of.
Nature is cruel, in many respects. Her
ways are often not our ways. Man has
shown nature something, but at times
seems to weary of his elf-imposed strug-
his hardness in good. Hence his re-
version to type" as it is called, but
really rather a reversion to nature.
Will man or nature win. in the end?
The heat-bathing sparrow was lost
in the crowd at the feeding station.
Many persons who think they despise
English sparrows nevertheless admire
them in the snow, as they fly back and
forth
1t is a good English trait to admire
sparroWs of all kinds.
In London, these sparrows are liked
by every one. The startling, too, is given
his share of praise. Over there, they
think he is pretty bird, and they like
his soft whistles. He is particularly a
favorite of children.
We might do we'll in this country to
get over our dislike of these birds.
Unless in too great flocks, they add to
any winter bird-feeding scene.
No doubt many persons watch them
with pleasure, not being quite sure
what they are, at some little distance
from the house.
If they were sure they were English
sparrows, they might try to drive them
away
Various persons have caught and de-
stroyed the females of the purple finch,
thinking they were lust sparrows," as
they call the English variety.
Perhaps that glorious bird, the song
sparrow, has been treated in the same
way through ignorance.
If the friends of birds will study the
various sparrows. they not only will
prevent themselves from making such
a cruel mistake, but they will come in
time. we feel sure. to admire the Eng
lish sparrow. Surely any bird which
the cardinal likes is worthy Of our
friendship, too.