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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-10

TOR MILLIONS OF AMERICAN FAMILIES there's store
that more than any other ypi6es this countrys spirit
of neighborliness-tbe grocery Through the
you depended upon your grocer for the whole
some delicious foods that make the American family
table the best in the world You have looked his
as a reliable supply base his knowledge of foods
your guide. his fair price policies your safeguard
In all these responsibilities your grocer has failed
Today, quartermaster TO the American family, your
food merchant playing vital role in your
life For in addition to his task of helping keep this
welfed healthy nation he shares the additional respon
sbilY of maintaining prices at or 6eLoW eteIs required
under the gopernments Maumnm Price Regulation.
Price Control one of the drastic economic actions
taken in this country Ii affects individuals than
any other similar governmental ruling before since
the is The eitizen5 charter Of security against
rising Hting costs And patriotic soldier the home
'front.' you have obligation your country under
stand the regulation thoroughly.
The General Maximum Price Regulation says that your
grocer charge you for certain goods than the
highest prices he charged for those goods in March, 1912
Stores may charge less Some will charge more for the
same thing than others because the regulation puts
ceiling individual prices And many basic foods
are not controlled in price at all.
This that your neghborhood storekeeper we'll
as the people who supply him faced with many
and exacting problems. He has had reprce his
chandise hundreds or even thousands Of items
according ceiling prices based his highest March
prices. In the larger this is tremendous task
And in the smaller stores-where the records may be
incomplete it is extremely difficult
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-10
A SURPRISE ROLE

Maybe Mary Aston doesn't know
il. but John Considine Jr.. is plan
ming 10 test her this week for the
mother role in Dragon Seed, -
which. according 10 John. is the
most difficult role 10 cast in the
Pearl Buck novel.
Mary checks in al M-G-M to-
morrow. Jack Conway. who directs
Dragon Seed" after Assignment
TO Brittany" is finished, will also
test Judy Garland for jade
That is a surprise. for l thought
IIedy Lamar had the part all
sewed up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
GIFT CAMPAIGN
 GOES OVER TOP
Army Truck to Transport Presents to Army, Naval
 Stations

Waterbury,s share Your Christ. mas" drive went over the top at noon today, when the local goal of 1900 packages for men in the serv- was reached. Army trucks were to call for the gift boxes later today, Two department stores brought their collections to the city hall depot this morning, and several packages sprinkled in from indi- viduals throughout the city.
 Judge Patrick Healey, chairman of the campaign, expressed his appreciation to the people Of Wa terbury for their splendid work in contributing Christmas gifts for the boys stationed in New England camps.
 Tt was only c small thing for us to do,' the judge said, but 1t will be big thing to those boys in Army camps. many of whom are spending their first Christmas away from home. I want to thank the organizations which contributed so generously to the success of our campaign, and thank also the indi- viduals who worked SO hard in soc liciting packages for our boys. I'm sure that if we could SC the happy faces on Christmas day, we would consider ourselves well rewarded for our labors."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
DEAD LINE ON
 COURT RULING
Government Counsel Must Take Action Today on
 Guastaferri Case

No notification has been received by Attorney Edward Mascolo, coun- sel for Hugo Guastaferri. regarding possible appeal from the federal court decision which dismissed charges of sslective service viola ton lodged against the former legal advisor for draft board l6-B. On Nov. 2l a decision was returned by Judge Carroll c. Hincks of the fed- eral district court in New Haven upholding c demurrer in which the defendant claimed that charges against him were insufficient in law.
 Court procedure requires filing of a possible appeal within 90 days of the decision, making today the last possible time for continuing the case.
 The local lawyer was accused of accepting fees from selectees con- trary to. provisions of draft regula- tions. He claimed the regulations prevented him from accepting com pensation from the federal govern ment but not from persons to whom he gave advice. The court upheld him. stating the regulations were not worded sufficiently clear to war rant conviction on his action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
Stocks Move Higher
 In Quiet Dealings
Industrial Average at Best Level in Over Year. Selec
 tive Demand Apparent

New York, Dec. -(UP)--Stocks pushed irregularly higher In quiet dealings today and the industrial average moved up to around it's best level in more than Q year,
 Demand appeared selective, At- lantic Coast Line rose point but other carrier shares barely moved. Northern Pacific was an exception, rising to 6 Ia, up S.8 in heavy turnover in response to the $l divi- dend declared on the issue, the first since 1882.
 Leading steel and motor shares were barely changed. Glen Martin was up more than . point in an otherwise quiet aircraft group.
 Phelps Dodge had gain Of around ( point. Fairbanks Morse, American & Foreign Power 2 pre- ferred, West Penn Electric . pre- ferred, Sloss- -Shefileld preferred and Colgate-Palmolive preferred were up 1 to 2 points each, the last to Q new high.
 American Telephone gained 3-4 to l25 3-4. Caterpillar Tractor jump cd 1 Ia to q and International Harvester eQualed it's high at 59 i-2, up i-2. Sears Roehuck equaled it's l942 top at 62 l-2 and c. c. Murphy gained more than a point. Vest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 HIT BY COLD

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 2l (UP) The unusually long spell of sub zero temperatures struck hard blow at the New Haven Railroad system today, causing delays of vir- tually every train at it's busiest sea- son of the year.
 Trains were reported from IS minutes to several hours late, and scores of state employees in Hartford failed to reach their jobs for nearly two hours because of freeze-ups in air and steam lines, and in the To- comotives.
 Other delays were caused by mail pick-ups along the line, and heavy passenger travel.
 The public relations office said the road was Init hard" by the cold spell, especially the trains on long distance hauls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
NEW RULES FOR
 PUBLIC PLACES

New York, Dec. 21--(UP) City officials prepared today to place into effect new public safety regu- lations for night clubs, dance halls and other gathering places, to pre- vent any disasters like that in Bos- tons Cocoanut Grove night club.
 Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia an- nounced joint action by the police, fire and building department heads had resulted in new safety regu- lations and better methods of en- forcing rules.
 The revised regulations calls for more fire exits limitation of crowds, elimination of all on-fireproofed curtains and draperies. and provi- sion of adequate lre-prevention apparatus.
 Mayor LaGuardia appealed in a broadcast yesterday to operators of night clubs and amusement places to cooperate in the safety cam paign,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
Anaconda Wire,
 Cable Co. Indicted
Five Officers Named in Charges of Conspiracy Brought
 By Government

Washington, Dec. 2l-(UP)--The Anaconda Wire x Cable Go. and Ave of It's officers today were in- dicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Ft. Wayne, Ind, on eight counts charging conspiracy to defraud the government on war contracts a- mounting to approximately s6,000, 900. the Department of Justice an- rlotinced,
 The department said the indict- nlent is the biggest war fraud case of the present conflict.
 This is one of the most repre- sensible cases or defrauding the government and endangering the lives of American soldiers and sailors ever to come to the attention of the Department of Justice" Attorney General Francis Riddle said.
 T can conceive of nothing more vicious or treacherouS than to de- liberately supply our forces with defective war material. And am informed that only the alertness of government inspectors and the promptness with which the war
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21

frauds unit and the FBI investi- gated complaints in this case has prevented enormous quantities of defecteive wire and cable from being transported to our troops overseas"
 Riddle promised that the c.5e would be pushed to speedy con- clusion.
 Count one of the indictment charges the defendants with con- spiracy to defraud the government by circumventing test and inspection requirements.
 Anaconda, according to the indi>t- ment, secretly installed circuit breaker or button box on insula- ton resistant test equipment and thus was able to pass by inspectors highly inferior wire.
 Tom 0. Clark, chief of the depart ment's war frauds unit, said the Anaconda wire actually was In conn bat use. He said, however, that he had no record of 1t being used by U. s. troops in the field. The signal corps ordered several weeks ago that Anaconda wire from this particular plant be used only for maneuvers.
 Clark said that one complaint came from Russia. The Russian conn plaint said resistance of the wire fell from 2200 megohms to 50 meg ohms within three hours after 1t Lad been immersed in water. The impor- tance of this point, Clark said, is evi- dent on @ front where adverse weather conditions prevail for more than half of the year.
 The indictment, returned before Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick at Fort Wayne, named:
 Thor s. Johnson, general manager of all Anaconda mills.
 Frank E. Hart, manager of the company's Anaconda division at Marion, Ind.
 Don R. Carpenter, plant superin- tendent at Marion.
 Chalmer c. Bishop, chief inspec- tor and plant engineer at Marion.
 Frank Kunkle, assistant chief in- spector at Marion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
THIRD BROTHER
 FACES CHARGES
Edward A. Errichetti, Je. h0vah Witness, Declines
 to Serve United States

The third of three brothers af- filiated with the Jehova's Witnesses sect, all of whom have been in dif- faculties with Selective Service au- thorities, has been bound over to the next criminal term of the U. s. district court. U. s. Commissioner Thomas Grimes of New Haven, be- fore whom he was arraigned, set bonds at $l,000 for Edward A. Er- richetti, 2i, of 179 Hill street, charged with failure to report for assignment to @ camp for consci- entiotis objectors
 Joseph Errichetti, 37. is now in the U. S. prison at Danbury. He was sentenced Oct. IA to a two-year term for failing to report to con- scientious objectors' camp.
 The third brother, John, 30, who was first charged with failure to comply with regulations. hr since been placed in 40, the deferment being given on the ground that he is a minister.
 The three have been prominent in the Jehovah's Witnesses move- ment here. All refused to bear arms for their country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
NO SALE STARTS S12,OOO ACTION
Breach of Contract Alleged in Suit Instituted By
 Michael SaginariO

In an unusual civil action to be brought in superior court, Michael Saginario asks damages of $l2,000 from Michael J. and Margaret N, Shea, charging tha they refused Co sell him property ct 20S-07 East Main street after originally agree ing to do so. Tn addition to the dam- ages, the plaintiff seeks decree forcing the defendants to sell the real estate to him and an iniunc- ton restraining them from other wise disposlng of the property. Mo- tice of the suit was filed in the town clerks ofilce today,
 MT. Saginarioy claims that the owners had appointed John J. Ho- ran as their agent to dispose of the property. On September 25, i042, he says, he signed an agreement with MT. Horan to buy the property for 5000, and gave the latter S200,
 The defendants, 1t is charged, later refused to go through with the sale. The plaintiff claims that MT, Horan had been the authorized agent of the defendants and that the failure to complete the transac- tio is Q breach of contract,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
CLORIA'S BILLS
 NOW ALL PAID

New York, Dec. 21.-(UP)-Gloria Vanderbilt De Cicco said today that her Manhattan, Kan, bills had been paid and that the sale of her house. hold furniture. which had been scheduled for today on the court house steps, had been cancelled.
 The $7,000 worth of furniture, scheduled for public sale to satisfy creditors claims. now is en route to New York, the $500 in debts having been paid when the bills were sub- mitted to her Kansas City attorney. Mrs. De Cicco said in an interview in the New York World Telegram.
 Mrs. De Cicco and her husband, Pat, moved to Manhattan shortly after they were married when he was stationed at Fort Riley.
 "It wasn't the money. 1t was the principle of the thing that got us. :" she said. What right had they to attach our furniture for bills we had never seen? It's kind Of silly to think we'd cheat, especially when we had already spent SIT 800 in the town"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
FINAL ASSAULT
 MADE ON BUNA
Orders Found on Slain Jap Commander Show
 Thwarted Plans
BY BRYDoN TAvEs
(United Press tsaR Corresponde

United Press tSaff Correspondent)
 Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia, Dec. 2i-(UP)-As Allied forces in New Guinea launched Q general attack today against rapid- ly deteriorating enemy positions, the captured orders of the slain Jap anese commander, Lieut. Gen. Ato- matara Horri, revealed the import ance the Japanese had attached to their thwarted drive for Port Mores- by.
 Tanks were used by Gen. Douglas McArthur's American and Austral ian forces for the first time in the New Guinea campaign to batter down Japanese steel and concrete pillboxes gun supplements and log barricades which had withstood in fantry assaults for 3i days.
 Allied forces had formed . horse shoe line of attack around the Jap anese's airstrip southeast Of Buna and were pounding away with nor tars and machine gun fire, bombs and aerial strafing, as well as with the tanks.
 Don Caswell, United Press Cor respondent at the front, reported that the tanks were i3-ton Gen. eral Stuarts, manned by Austral- ians, and that they spear-headed the Allied drive which captured Cape Endaidere last Friday.
 Caswell said the general attack Sunday pushed Allied outposts to within 5000 yards of Buna Mission, in the air strip area. The tanks were doing in days what ground forces had been unable to do in month.
 Today's communique stated that the Japanese commander in New Guinea, Gen. Horii, had been killed in action. He was Q specialist in amphibious assault operations.
 A captured order of the day, signed by Horii, apparently issued Sept. 20 when the Japanese were trying to cross the Owen Stanley mountains, from their base at Buna, said:
 "You will all bear in mind how vital are the situation and charac- ater of these forces in the southwest Pacific. And how increasingly heavy are your responsibilities. You shall strengthen our morale, replenish our vigor and having perfected our preparations for battle you shall when next you go into action un- grudgingly throw in the fighting power of our army"
 Today's reports from the front in- dicated that the Japanese had little left but toe-holds on New Guinea, anywhere east of Lac.
 The forces they had left at the Buna Mission and their airstrip near the mission were under determined general Allied attack.
 "The enemy's position is deterior- ating," MacArthur reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
How About a Nice Swim In the Ocean?

Boston, Dec. 2l-(UP)-Take 1t from the L.Street Brownies, the way to keep warm is to go for a swim.
 Thirty of the hardy all-weather swimmers stripped at the L. Street bathhouse and walked out into . 6 below zero temperature for . plunge In the ocean.
 Jake Braff, 4S, of East Boston, swimmer and wrestler, was leader of the group which had t0 push aside ice cakes to enjoy their swim.
 'Tt's marvellous" Braff said afterwards. "The blood Is driven back to your heart and when you come out of the water and back Into the war air inside the bath house it rushes back to your skin, making . good, warm feeling all Over-gOod for the health, good for the brain and good for the appetite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
FILLING STATIONS
 THRONCED TODAY
Cold Weather Fails to Halt Rush of Motorists to
 Fill Up

Boston, Dec. 21.-(UP)-Despite piercing sub-Zero weather, New England's filling stations were thronged today by motorists caught with little fuel at the outset of Q 60-hour gasoline ban invoked Friday in the 17 seaboard states.
 Frigid weather normally would have kept most motorists of the snowy highways, but gasoline Sta- ton operators reported unprece- dented rushec in some sections as car owners filled their tanks for fear they might again be caught without supplies.
 Though the ban on all but 'ner- gency" sales ended at 12:01 a. m. today, filling stations did not re- sume business until 2 a. m. Eut on some of the heavily-traveled high ways motorists were lined up in the filling station yards awaiting the arrival of attendants.
 Petroleum officials estin...ted that there were more than sufficient" supplies on hand to care for the demand although some filling sta- tions suffered serious inroads Friday in a rush that preceded the ban.
 Lack of fuel and bitter weather kept most motorists of the high days yesterday and state .;olice re- ported that trafiic on the main turn- bikes in the state at a standstill.
 New regulations provide that hold- CTS of A, B or c cards get three gall Ions for each coupon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
CARSON RETURNS TO ACTIVE DUTY
Acting Superintendent of
 Police Issues Warning on Pickpockets

Aeang Superintendent of Police Daniel ], Crson appeared at hls desk today for the first time since he underwent an operation at St, Mary's hospital early In November, and issued . warning against pick pockets during the Christmas busi- hess rush.
 Superintendent Carson pointed out that every year several cases are called to the attention of po- lice. but explained that it is vif- tually impossible to catch anyone after he has left the scene of the theft.
 He also warned against pocket book snatchers, and advised women Co be on their guard while they are shopping. It Is very easy, he said, for someone to grab a pocketbook and then disappear Into the crowd,
 With Carson's return, Captain Frederick s, Hickey will assume the duties of deputy superintendent, while no definite arrangements have yet been announced regarding the night chief. The Job was for merly held by Captain Hickey,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
Joseph Cappeletti
 Providence Grad
Chase Parkway Resident Given Degree This Morning
 By Most Rev. Francis P. KeOugh, D. D.

bolinet the hopes oe academic free. dom everywhere, Providence college, conducted by the Dominica n Fathers, honored c distinguished aNmnus of the Dominican univer. slty of santo Tomas in Manila, the oldest university under the Ameri- ena flag, Since the fall Of Manila, it has been used by the Japanese us e concentration camp, but hope for ns eventual freedom was im- plieit,
 In the absence Of President 0ueRon, who has been In poor health and Is unable to leave WaSh- ington, His Excellency Sergio cSmena, viee president of the phil- ippine Commonwealth received the degree in his behalf,
 The commencement address was delivered hy the Honorable Jere. mlah E, O'Connell, IL, D., presiding justice of the superior court of Rhode Island, who spoke on the purposes and the results Of Catholic education and told graduates that loyalty to God and loyalty to country go hand in hand and arc inSeparahle in the scheme of Cath. olic education" Justice O'Connell reminded tho graduating class that Catholicism teaches tolerance Of the views and the religion of others" and reeounted the heroic protests of Catholic bishops in Ger many and occupied France against the persecution of the Jews.
 Greetings were extended by the Very Rev, Dr, John ]. Dillon, O, P, president of Providence college, Gov ], Howard McGrath of Rhode Island and Mayor Dennis j, Roberts of Providence. Tho president of two Rhode Island colleges were in the co,ornll academic procession, which included the graduating class, dig. nitartes representing the state and educational institutions, members of the faculty of Providence College and the official party, An added touch of color was seen in the seven- century old black and white habits of the Dominican Fathers.
 The opening exercises of the 2lst commencement were held yesterday when the graduating class heard Dean Chandler deliver the bacca- laureate address at the student chapel in AQuinas hall, Dean Chandler told the class that the Catholic liberal arts college builds men, and that no emergency was required to make Catholic colleges realistic. He charged them to grasp the opportunity before you to save not only your country, but man. kind"
 Hate sin, not men," he told them, give all, and If this means death, dies as die the sons of the most high, For this, your Alma Mater sends you torth-that by your lives you may attain to God and Dc forever His. Farewell"
 The senior class held a reception to parents last evening and will at- tend commencement ball, the cloS- Ing event Of the program, thls eve- hing.
 Among those graduated this morning was Joseph A. Cappelletti, son of MT. and Mrs. Michele A. Cap pelletti of iA5 Chase Parkway, He Is a graduate of Crosby high school. While in college. CappelletN was Q member of Aquino literary club, AL bertus Magnus club. student science organization. and the New Haven club, of which he was president fin his senior year. He received the bachelor of science degree with the distinction cum laude.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
YMCA Notes

An open house community sing program and Christmas entertain ment will be held tonight in the lobby of the YMCA by the Wo- mems division. Misses Beatrice Bringman and Louise Williams are in charge of arrangements, and Miss Beatrice Booth will assist in the entertainment.
 Those who will appear in the program include Kay Moss, An- na McDonough, Rita McDonough, Eileen Murphy, Mary Kopie. Rae Guida, Catherine Denehy, and Louise Williams. Non-memher srin the cast include Rollin Hickcox. Catherine Kingston, Gratia Booth and Alat.At vovtnA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
MANUEL QUEZON
 GIVEN DEGREE

Providence, R. T.. Dec. 2i.--(UP) Manuel L. Quezon, president of the Philippines, was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws today at the 2lst commencement at Prod- dence College.
 Because of illness, Quezon was ur- able to attend and the degree was accepted for him by Sergio Osmena, vice-president of the Philippine commonwealth. The citation de- scribed Quezon as man who is universally esteemed"
 His whole life has been dedi- cated to the evolution Of his coun- try" the citation said, "he has ex- ercised an amazing leadership in bringing his country from the status of colony under foreign gov- ernment to the dignity of com- monwealth possessing the liberty, progress and prosperity of a free people.
 Degrees in course were awarded to l29 seniors and i've members of the extension school.