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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
MARINE LEAGUE
 GIVEN CHARTER
Father of Youth Killed in Plane Crash Made Hon.
 Orary Member

A charter for Corporal Francis J. Jamele, detachment, Marine Corps League was officially accepted at a meeting of the unit last night. The new document was drawn up at national headquarters a few weeks ago when the local unit voted to change It's name from Brass City de- tachment to honor the young corp oral. the first local Marine to lose his life in the present war Frank Jamele, father of the honored corp oral, was present to witness the ceremonies and was voted into the league as an honorary member.
 Plans were made by the group for Incorporation of the detachment and papers will be filed with the secretary of state. Four members were admitted last night bringing the total membership to 34
 A large picture of the late Corp oral Jamele will be obtained through efforts of Patrick Jamele, brother, and kept at the clubrooms. The To- cal Marine was killed in west coast airplane crash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
POLICE ARRANGE
 FAREWELL PARTY
Traffic Accident Squad Be- ing Transferred "Up-
 stairs" at Headquarters

A farewell party for the members of the traffic accident squad of the police department is being arranged by Dispatcher John McWeeney of the radio room.
 "T'he boys are going upstairs to work and we should make { . effort to give them a fitting farewell party" said John in special in- terVieW.
 Actually the traf1lc accident squad is being transferred from Its pres ent headquarters on the first floor of the police station to the second floor. The move is necessitated by the transfer of the meter division to the accident squad quarters.
 T don't know what we're going to do without the boys down here," bemoaned Officer McWeeney.
 He said that tickets were being sold like hot cakes until the beef shortage forced him to change the menu from steak to baked macaroni. Guess we'll have to hold the party on Friday and they'll have to eat the macaroni," he said.
 Several acts of entertainment are being arranged. Jimmie Barrett has agreed to be on the arrangements committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01

Elisha Watts, casting shop worker at the Chase Metal Works, is labor co-chairman of the Joint Labor Management War Production Drive Committee recently established in that plant. Watts Is believed to be the first Negro worker to head such a plant-wide war production com mittec.
 Chairmanship Of the committee meetings, at which plans for in- creasing the plants war output are formulated, is shared with George Sengstacken, who heads the man. agement section Of the committee Watts was named co-chairman Of the fourteen man committee by the Chase Brass and Copper Workers Union, the CIO union responsible for selecting labor members Of the committee. The Metal Works plant employees 2,500 and is the key unit in the Chase Brass and Copper Com pany'S plants in this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
BOYS CLUB FORMS
 NEW VICTORY UNIT
Young Volunteers to As- SiSt in Various War Cam-
 paigns Here

A Victory Volunteers" unit will be organized at the Waterbury Boys Club in the Fall to serve in various war effort salvage campaigns, in &C., cordance with action being taken by branches of the organization throughout the country. 1t has been learned from local officials. The necessary badges and other identi- fication marks to be used by the young volunteers have already ar rived and the campaign now being planned will get under way by next month.
 At the annual convention of the Boys Clubs of America last May war service was the central theme and at that time the idea Of organ izing the Victory Volunteers" or- iginated. Numerous units have al- ready organized the thousands of youngsters throughout the country who are members of the club are expected to join the new drive with in the next few months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
Holy Ghost Sisters
 Directing Changes
Little Orphanage Off Congress Avenue Entering Upon
 25 Years of Outstanding Service to Community

seph's orphanage was the answer. Now, at last, they had found home and were coming to take their child back, grateful for the tempor- ary shelter. Such cases are not ones of charity, nor are they those of persons who take their children to the home for day care, an ever in- creasing practice.
 Pleading Parents
 Some of the children are placed through the city welfare depart ment and others are brought by pleading parents. There is the case of four brothers and sister who spend the day with parents but stay in the orphanage dorrnitory at night because they have seven other brothers and sisters for whom beds must be provided at home.
 Altogether IS children make the orphanage their permanent home, the largest number the structure will accomodate. They range in age from two and one-half to 13.
 Until last March the home was supervised by various hired help, whom circumstances prevented from planning expansion and develop ment. Sister Joseph, who has just become director, has had extensive experience with children having taught in Waterbury, Pittsburgh and Newport. Before she left Wa terbury l2 years ago she taught kindergarten at St Joseph's school. Upon her return here she immedi- ately stepped into the new job of guidance of the homeless young sters.
 New Happiness
 If she and the other Sisters are successful in their aims the orphan age will lose the institutiopaliza- tion so sadly present in dwellings of It's kind and in its place leave d home that will look and be like those of other little children out side the gates. It can not happen at once, but one could not help but feel, looking at the new gleam and glint that a new type of happiness will reign at the Congress avenue orphanagc before many months go hV
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
THREE ELECTIONS
 SCHEDULED HERE
NLRB Officially Sanctions Referendum Among Em-
 plOyes of Three Plants

Three labor elections will be held in Waterbury during August to de- termine recognition of the CIO In- ternational Union of Mine, Mill & & Shelter Workers as bargaining agent. Ai&
 Agreefhent was reached yesterday to holdUan NLRB election at the Chase Boiling Mills plant next Thursday. Aug. 6. The local re- gently won recognition as bargain ing agent for employees of the Chase Metal Works, and will later seek recognition at the Waterbury Mig. Go. and Noera Mrg. Go. branches.
 The Scovill local will seek recog- nition at the main and Waterville plants of the Scovill Mfg. Go. in an election Aug. l9
 The Waterbury Brass Workers union, local 25l. will seek bargaining recognition in an election to be held at the Benrus Watch Go. Aug. IA.
 Arrangements for the Chase Roll ing Mills election were made yes terday at conference In which Vic tor Pascal of the NLR3, Rodney Chase, labor relations director of the Chase Brass & Copper Co.,. and Don Harris. union international representative, took part.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
RETAIL STORES
 BEING VISITED
Committee Aid- ing Merchants to Observe
 Price Ceiling Act

Members of volunteer committee of 60 local businessmen have begun calling on operators of retail stores in an educational campaign desgin- cd to clear up problems on price cell ing regulations. The regulations are explained to each retailer and he is given a card to be mailed to state OPA headquarters after he has ef- fected full compliance at his estab- lishment.
 The volunteer committee held its first meeting yesterday at the Mat tatuck Historical Society hall. liar ry A. Adams. price specialist for the OPA, was the principal speaker.
 Though the campaign is educa- tional only and is not intended for policing purposes, MT. Adams point ed out that heavy penalties are pro- vided for violation of ceiling regu- lations. Under the price act, all stores are In effect given federal licenses. Violations might result in revocation of that license, forcing the store out of business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01

$ls5; Southern New England Tele- phone Co, 73 pledges, $l5.1o; Wa. terbury Buckle Co., 325 pledges. $271.25; Waterbury Button Co. 500 pledges, $2l250; Watebury Corrugated Container Go, 42 pledges. $56; Waterbury Farrel Foundry & Machine Co., 3s6 pledges, $476; Waterbury Paper Box Co.. I'll pledges. $86.44; Wa tcrbury Rolling Mills, 39 pledges, $40: Waterbury Tool O., 500 pledges. $411; Watertown Under- garment Co., PIT pledges. $67.
 Suburban Reports
 Middlebury: Melville w. Sklf. chairman, 82 pledges, $654; Pros- pect, Mrs. John s. Staneslow, chair. man, 187 pledges, $358; Wolcott. Claude V. Badger. chairman, 9A pledges, Sl07.30; Woodbury, no re- port.
 The report of the three divisions Of Watertown, under the chairman~ ship of Harry H. Heminway, in- cluded: Industrial, Joseph R. Neillh, l,21O pledges, &l,949; commercial. James Naismith, 157 pledges, $303; individuals, Foster c. Woods. 70 pledges, $564. Total, 1,437 pledges. $2,8l6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
Chief Assigns Newly
 Appointed Bremen
Fire Commissioners Took Initiative in Promoting
 Lieutenant SculIy to Captaincy, Chairman Announces

Captain Scully, brother oI Mayor Scully. was elevated from lieu tenant yesterday to succeed Captain Robert w. Whitaker who was re- tired last week. Whether he will be assigned to the Burton Street station, where Captin Whitaker was in charge. Is not known
 The three new regulars appointed are: Robert Holmes. 25, of Hen dricken place; Ernest J. T'heriault 36, of Cooke street. and Dennis J.. Phelan, 35, of Dlkeman street. All three have served as auxiliary fire men. They will report for duty on Monday.
 Chief Cavanaugh started his ar- nual months vacation today but Deputy Chief Martin Campion said the chief would be at headquarters this afternoon to arrange the new assignments.
 No action was taken yesterday to fill the vacancy created by the promotion of Lieutenant Scully. The board is expected to appoint a new lieutenant at regular meeting next Wednesday. There are re- ports also taht a veteran lieutenant will seek retirement at next weeks meeting.
 Chairman Finton Phelan and Commissioner Archibald Phillips, speaking to Captain Scully after his promotion. stressed the point that his relationship to the mayor had nothing to do with his eleva- ton. Chairman Phelan said that When the board brought the mat ter to the attention of your brother he opposed 1t. but we pointed out that when he appointed Us as mem bers of the fire board 1t was with the understanding that we would have full power over the department without Interference from him or anyone. You were appointed solely because the board decided that, on its own knowledge of your qualifi- cations and the recommendations of those in the department and in your neighborhood that you were the ono most qualified"
 Each of the newly appointed fire men was required to submit proof Of citizenship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
DEFENSE STAFF TO AWAIT WORD
No Change Ordered in Method of Combating In-
 Cendiary Bombs

No ofiicial word has been received from Washington on the substitu- ton of the jet method for the spray in the handling of incend!ary bombs, Chief Air Raid Warden James J. Curtin and Fire Chief Thomas P. Cavanaugh told the planning committee of the Water bury Defense Council yesterday aft- ernoon. Until such word is received, they said, the spray method will be continued here.
 Director James M. Landis of the OCD has announced that the new method is to be adopted. but ap- parently orders to local defense groups have not yet been sent out.
 Air raid wardens attending schools here were taught to direct a spray of water on the bomb and told that use of solid stream of water might cause a severe explosion. The OCD now announces, however, that use of a jet of water instead of spray is quicker and better and that dan- ger of explosion injuries is small.
 The jet method has been substi- tuted for the spray in England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
SPRINKLERS HALT
 BLAZE IN FACTORY

Production was halted briefly yesterday in the hot forge room of the Scovill Mfg. Co. when an oil line broke under pressure, started to blaze, and filled the building with smoke. To observers 1t seemed that a serious blaze was in progress, for a heavy pail of smoke poured from the building, the factory fire whistles screamed .and five com panieS of city fire apparatus sped to the plant.
 Alan c. Curtiss, assistant to the president reported that several sprinkler heads went off and that damage was due principally to wa ter. The accident happened at 2:l5 and several of the presses were back in operation IS minutes later. he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
Late Realty
 NelUs

Papers in connection with the following reel estate transactions have been filed at the town clerks office:
 MORTGAGE DEEDS
 Luigi and Aurella SantabarbaTa to the Waterbury Savings Bank, property at 7S Ridge street. $l.SOO. Luigi and AureIla SantabaTbara to Sadie Bowling Lahey. Julia Bowling Marshall and Anna Dowl- ing Healey, properly at 7S Ridge street, $l,3OO.
 Alfred Baker to the LOmas & Nettlet0n Company. propeFy on Park Lane. $3,BOO.
 WARRANTY DEEDS
 Sadie Bowling Lahcy. Julia Bowling Marshall and Anna Dowl- ing HeaIey to LuIgl and AurelIa santabaFbara, property at JS Ridge street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01

FlumDerS Association ana cnalr- man of the ordinance committee of the local group.
 Petition Prepared
 A petition signed by about 50 mem- berS of the association objects to the requirement. contained in the proposed ordinance that the plumb CTS provide a bond or insurance which will protect both the city and the plumber in claims for dam ages for accidents caused by exca- vations. for period of six months following completion of the work.
 Action on the code may be taken at 8 meeting of the Board of Alder men Monday night. A delegation of members of the plumbers asso- ciation, headed by MT. Braun and President Francis Shea of the local organization will attend. Other members of the code committee are Michael Hyland. James Lowe, L. Lowe. John Fahy and Ray Heebner.
 Objections Expressed
 The petition states:
 By reason of their occupation and in pursuance thereof. the un- dersigned are required to excavate and otherwise disturb the surface of the highways used by the public In this city, and they are, therefore, most vitally interested and ef- Iected by the proposed Plumbing Ordinance so-called, which com pels them to furnish a surety bond to the City of Waterbury, the con- dition of which imposes liability upon each of them and their sure sieS for the condition of the high way which has been disturbed. for period Of six months next succeed mg the completion of the work.
 The undersigned are confident that such a condition is unreason- able and one to which they cannot acceMe with the result that If said Ordinance is adopted as now pro- posed they will be compelled to re- frain from performing any work which requires the excavation or othtr disturbance of the surface of a highway in this city.
 T'ae undersigned respectfully re- moisstrate against the passage of the Ordinance in It's present form and substance. and strongly suggest that the city's interests will be fully pro- tected by a rule and regulation which requires the excavator to furnish insurance. coverage against public liability for injury resulting from the failure to replace the high way unsofar as is possible) in the same condition as before excavation, subject to the approval of the city's agent to be made at the time the work is completed.
 Under such provision the ex- cavators liability terminates con currently with such approval and does not continue for six months thereafter, when multitudinous events may occur over which they have no control and which may cause the highway to become defec- tive through no neglect of theirs"
 Injustice Changed
 The plumbers contend that 1t would be an injustice to hold them responsible for maintaining in good condition for six months, roads or sidewalks in which excavations have been made in connection with plumbing work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
w O RL D w A R A YEAR AGO
 AUG. l, l94l

". s. transport West Point ar rlveS in New York with consular staffs busted by Axis powers.
 German high command reports eastern front operations develop ing ''ln our favor"
 President Roosevelt orders em- bargo on aviation gasoline and oils to points outside Western Hemisphere, British Empire and "the unoccupled territories Sf other countries engaged In resist lHag aggresslOn."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
Master Plumbers Serve Ultmatum On Aldermanic Board
Allied War Relief
 Fund Oversubscribed
Generous Waterburians Contribute $33,S57 to Aid
 America's Partners in Great World Conflict

total of $33 85786 raised in the local Allied Wal Relief campaign it announced at the final report meeting Victory dinner last night at the Y M. c. A. The quota for the drive which conducted for period of nine days had been set at $30000 Nearly 400 workers Mayor Vincent A. Scully addressed the gathering last night congratulang the volunteers their service and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01

Fire Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh Is expected this afternon to an nounce assignments for Captain Francis T. Scully and three new firemen who were appointed at yesterdays meeting of the Board Of Fire Commissioners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
Official Objection Recorded to Proposed
 Insurance Ordinance
Fifty Members of Local Association Sign Petition; No Future Excavations to Be Attempted If
 Recommended Code Is Adopted

Master plumbers and excavators of Waterbury have served the Board of Aldermen with an utmatum that If the proposed plumbing ordinance goes through in It's present form they will be compelled to refrain from performing any work which requires the excavation Der % M 0l e sutlace ol ngnway m ss E'y
 roads" said Chris Braun state president of the Master
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following couple has filed marriage intentions at the Bureau of Vital Statistics, City Hall:
 Thomas Bartuski, lO9 Green street. ar' r''la N. Balchunas, 2O6 Alder street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01

If 5000 additional tractors could be put on farms in Finland, 1t is estimated they would re place the present 10000 deficient draft animals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01

Ceylon shipped nearly 80,000 tons of crude rubber to other countries In l940.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
Hospital
 Bulletins

VincenzO Greco, 62, of l25 Vol colt street dropped large rock ON his large right toe yesterday while digging ditch on the Wa terbury hospital grounds. He was treated at the hospital for pos sibIe fracture of the toe.
 Henry Edmonds of 347 West Grove street dropped a cake of icc while loading truck at a Wa tertown Ice plant. He was trated at Waterbury hospital for frac- lures of the bones of hls foot and lower leg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
ESTABLISHED 1888

Buy War Bonds - And Save With Uncle Sam = Spend Your Money Twice - And Get $4.OO For Every $500 You Spend.
 Save by spending for Wor Bonds -ln ten yeors you get your money
 back to spend osoin - With comfortable compound interest
 rote of nearly three per cent.
 Store closed every Monday during August - Tuesday. ell doy sps- eioIs.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17

HEADQUARTERS U n I T E d
STATES PACIFIC FLEET, Pearl
Harbor. Nov. l6.-(Delayed -tUPD
Americas naval victory in the Sol
onion islands means the eventual
expulsion of the japanese from
Guadalcanal island, Admiral Ches-
tel w. Nimitz, commander in chief
of the Pacific fleet. said. today.
we are going to clean them
cut" he promised.
Nimitz described the four-day en-
gagement in which the Japanese
lost one battleship, five cruisers,
five destroyers and - transports,
against two American light cruis-
erS and six destroyerS. as one of
the most decisive battles of the
war, a major United States VIC
tory and the toughest slugging
match" in which the Navy had en-
gagged since the Civil War 80 years
500
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
SURE, YOU CAN
BEAT GAS RATIONING
Worried about gas rationing?

Worried about gas fatonlng!
If you are ease off. It's not going to
be so hard to beat.
Not that you're going to be able to get
any more gas than your quota. 1t would
mt be good idea to try that-the penal
ties are too much to risk, TO say nothing
of the honest necessity for helping out
with the rubber our vital activities may
be needing before this war Is over.
just the same, you can whip gas ra-
tioning down to nub, and have whale
of lot of fun doing it. What's wrong,
you're liable to find out, before you're
through with it, that gas rationing has
done you big favor.
Those Sunday rides, for instance.
They're out, from Dec. 1St on. We can't
II go gem hunting on the desert, or tralpse
around the valley by automobile just to
see what the countryside looks like. But
is that any reason to sit sadly on the
front porch looking as dOleful as hound
pup who's lost his master?
How about that Victory Garden you've
been going to get busy on for so long?
It's a whale of a lot of fun, grubbing in
the soil, outflanking the weeds and storm
ing the cutworms. The cost Of living
being what il is, it's a doggoned profit
able enterprise, too Try it out next Sun
y,
come to the decision-after the aches have
subsided, of course-that you'll not miss
the Sunday rides so much, after all.
Then there are those afternoon and
evening jaunts hither and yon, on strictly
your own personal business. Visiting
friends across town. and things like that.
No more of that, via automobile. But
what of it?
There are a mighty big number of us
who will be astonished to find out how
much fun it is to get acquainted with
our own families, for a change. Not just
a travelling acquaintance, but a real fire
side, reading, talking, sharing acquaint-
ance There are a lot of us who have
never yet explored the possibilities OF
playing games with our own children
and arguing current events with our own
wives. (Of course, you've got to be your
own Judge in this latter case. You know
her best. friand.l
The next door neighbors might be just
as much fun as the folks across town, too,
if we took the time to find out.
Can you beat gas rationing? Sure you
can, and the best way in the world to do
it is to comply to the letter-and make
the most of it. It's going to be fun.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-17
AFRICAN TRAP CLOSING

of the enemy planes in dog fights
and 10 aground on axis held fields
in TuniSia, it was asserted.
Cairo reports said the German
air force in Libya had been almost
wiped out by the Allied planes mov-
ing up with the British eighth ar
my.
The eighth army yesterday, by
occupying the axis base of Derna
on the Libyan coast and the road
junction of Mekili As miles inland,
brought its main force to within
$50 miles of Tunisia
PROPAGANDA CLAIMS
Axis radios continued to broad
cast fantastic claims of the sinking
OF 8 Allied ships off Africa. These
claims were described as vastly ex-
aggerated even beyond the usual
German naval claims"
Berlin broadcast the assertion that
London newspapers were publishing
reports of transport SinkingS which
American correspondents were not
permitted to relay TO the United
states. These assertions likewise
were totally untrue.
Radio Vichy described the African
situation as most confused. 1t said
violent air fighting had been in
progress for two days over the
Tunis airdrome.