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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24

cd many telephoned complaints from Waterbury that Joseph Teller has been seen about the city. the calls coming from persons who believe that he was the one sentenced to jail. The calls have increased in number. said Sheriff Slavin, since disclosure of the Fairfield county jail scandal in which a prisoner was freed before his sentence had ex- pired. The Fairfield case is now being probed by State Referee Fred erick M. Peasley, serving as a one- man grand jury.
 Raymond Teller, who was arrest ed in drive against horse race betting, is serving a 60-day sentence. He is due to be released Aug. q. Two other men in the case, Nicholas Appalucci of this city and Thomas Jackson of Naugatuck, are serving terms of six months each.
 TT like to get this thing cleared up," said Sheriff SlavHn. Please make 1t clear to the people in Wa terbury that Joseph Teller isn't sup posed to be a prisoner here. His brother, Ray. is here as a prisoner. But he, or no one else, will leave the jail until his tetrm has been completed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24

first used in the city han hv Mar~ row, Wade & Guthrie. city account ants, and are now Issd hv Inc tmx collectors stan. MT. Walker con- tends that the auditors also uss the machines and should pay part of the cost.
 Furthermore, he argues, the eity should have known about the charge for the machines when the budget for this year was being prepared Mir. Walker criticized two Bepubli- can members of the finance board, Orton P. Camp and William V. Gerardi. for approving the pay- ment.
 Now 1t is reported that the forms and blanks used with the machines can be bought only from the Inter national Business Machine Corpr which only rents the -mahcines, re- fusing to sell them. The firms prices for the forms, it is said, are considerably higher than the aver age. Furthermore, it is reported, fil- ing cabinets for storing the records can be bought only from the same company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
Compensation Agreements

The following agreements for weekly payments during disability of for specific payment in case of permanent injury have been ap- proved at the office of Compen- sation Commissioner John J. o. Cornell:
 George E. Gray, Sr- of 25 Quinsigamond avenue, Waterbury, against New England Ice Co.,, of Waterbury, $14.75 for 16.2 weeks, 40 per cent loss of left index fin- ger.
 Linnie Hardison of S1 Pearl street, Waterbury, against Manu- lecturers Foundry Co.,, of Water bury, $22.24 beginning June IS, injured left ye.
 Sylvester Kastuha of NaugAtuck against Eastern Malleable Iron Co.,, of Naugatuck, $14.75 begin- ming June 2S, burned right foot.
 William Hanlon of g Eastwood avenue, Waterbury, against Albert J. Gagner of 1909 South Main street, Waterbury, $17.5O beginning May 9, broken right thumb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
1922 Witnesses Best
 Health In History
General Survey of United States Reveals Many Graft.
 flying Improvements; Death Rate Declines

The record low mortality experi- tnced by the millions of industrial policyholders of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company during the first half of 1042, together with other favorable factors, leads the eompany's statisticianS to announce that the American people as q whole are enjoying the best health In their history. The statisticians explain that, for the first time, the mortality rate for the insured group during the January June period dropped this year below 8 per 1000 to TT. Moreover, they add, . new minimum death rate was recorded tor each month of the half-year, except March, continuing the excel lent record of the latter half of l941, when new record low death rates were established month after month.
 Record Year
 Omcial government statistics also indicate that excellent health con- ditionS prevail throughout the country aS Q whole, the statisticians explain. The provisional figures for l941 indicate that last year was 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
RENTAL CHARGES
 TO BE ATTACKED
Company Has Monopoly on Machines, Forms, Cabi-
 nets Needed By City

A fight against a e4,00O appropri- ation for rental by the city of bus iness machines owned by the Inter- national Business Machine Corp will be led by Alderman Burton H Walker, leader of the Republican minority on the aldermanic board He will bring up the issue at the boards next meeting, scheduled for Aug. 3.
 The board of finance has already approved the appropriation. It was not known until short time ago that payment would have to be made for the machines, which were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
ACTION AGAINST CITY WITHDRAWN

A settlement has been reached out of court in the $7,600 damage suit brought by Charlotte Elliott of Wa terbury against the City of Wa terbury. Withdrawal papers were filed in superior court today.
 The plaintiff claimed she Sus- tained severe injuries when she fell on a sidewalk near 03 Scovill street March IS. She charged the city with negligence for permitting an allegedly defective condition to exist near the outer edge of the walk. She stated in her complaint that a depression which caused her to fau was IA inches long, five inches wide and over four inches deep. In- juries to the left leg, ankle and knee were listed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
SHERIFF SHAWN
 ISSUES DENIAL
Ray Teller Still in Cus- tOdy; Brother Joe Cause
 of Confusion

Because of confusion on the part of some Waterburians over the Identity of two brothers. High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin of New Ha- ven county today asked The Demo- crat to announce that Raymond Teller of this city, sentenced on a lottery law violation, is still a pris- oner at the county jail in New Ha- ven. Sheriff Slavin emphasized that the prisoners brother, Joseph Spot" Teller, was not arrested in the case and hence is not 8 priS- oner.
 Sheriff Slavin said he has receiv-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
EXPLAINED

Tn explanation of the keen sight of birds, 1t is said that the long rays of light produced by the yel- lowish-red color filter in the eyes of some birds penetrateS more freely through the vaporouS mist and haze of the lower air levels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
DE MILES BIGGEST

Reap the Wild Wind" Techni- color sea saga starring Ray Mil- land, John Wayne and Paulette Goddard, was the biggest and toughest screen assignment of o. B De Miles career, according to the producer himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24

One-sixth of New Zealand's total population soon will be in the fight ing forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25

those who went into the armed forces. Meanwhile normal increases added almost a million to the labor reservoir. So today --- or to be exact, two months ago, since we always are behind in the compilation of sucn studies - there were only 1753, 900 men and women who were theoretically available for employment, of whom 1,151 ,000 were on the rolls of the WPA, the CCC or the IVA, exclusive of the latter's student beneficiaries.
 The Army wants at least couple of millions more this year. The Navy and the Marines will take many Agriculture needs a couple of millions. Factories which have been retooling and converting from civilian to war production, would like to replenish their personnels. New plants, built or building to make arms and munitions, need workmen. Obviously the less than two millions in the ranks of the unemployed couldn't supply all these needs.
 And that issonly the immediate prob lem. If the war goes on, and Uncle Sam has to call out second five million men on top of his 1922 quota - The moral is obvious We've passed out of the era of depression and unemployment. We've reached the point where we must reinforce such personnel as is freed by priorities tragedies with. oldsters, the physically handicapped, youths, women who don't really want to work but can. It is a jobseeker's paradise. So why the WPA, the CCC, the IVA, created to relieve the effects of unemployment?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
Contented Cove

The proposal to tax about oil of the profit out of business by an excess profit tax of 94 per cent would seem like a short-sighted policy. American indus try has done such wonderful job of war production of ships, planes, and tanks to equip our boys at the front that it should~be allowed to make at least as much profit as 1t did in peace times without being unduly enriched by war business.
 Current tax proposals and current div idends do not indicate this to be the case. Labor has stake in this also and should endorse fair play tax program for the benefit of everyone. There is such a thing as good milk from contented COWS and the spirit and enterprise of Ameri- can industry should not be stifled or pen alized by crushing taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
4 Thought for Today
Clean Up the Coast

The U-Boat menace along the Atlan- tic coast doesn't seem to have abated despite the fact that Washington an- nounceS the Navy is now conveying all ships operating along these lanes AS a matter of fact judging by the accounts of Sinkings and rescues activity is about at the same level 1t has been ever since the enemy submarines crept into our coastal waters. Your average layman is apt to jump at conclusions when he reads about these Atlantic disasters. He may believe, for example, that our patrol ships aren't doing anything about it.
 While officials are not withholding news of ship sinkings in the Atlantic, they may be exercising wartime privi- leges in not announcing every time a report is submitted, with good verifica- tion, stating that sub has been de- Stroyed in coast waters. The picture we get is rather one-sided. It probably will remain so as long as there are any sub- marines left in these waters to prey on merchant vessels. To direct criticism against officials for continued sinkings would be more or less foolish.
 Everything is being done to combat the U-boat menace. Therell be more boats, more planes, more blimps, and more men waging war on the underseas craft as the weeks stretch into months. We doubt if the Axis can keep pace with our tempo in this respect. One of these days the tide will turn and sweep the remnants of the submarine fleet all the way across the Atlantic to Europe. In the meantime we've got to curb our im- patience; to accept sorroWfully the con- tinued loss of lives and ships; to believe that the Atlantic is under close patrol and always will be; that ultimately we'll clean up the subs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25

Speculation runs rife these days as to what will be ultimate disposition of the case against former Highway Commis- sioner William J. Cox. The finding of Special Referee Hinman has been in the governors hands for about week now, probably hasn't been more than briefly examined by the chief executive. It will take considerable time for him to study the referees digest and probably just as long to make up his mind what will be his decision. Betting one way or the other as to the outcome is brisk in many circles, but there seems to be a pretty well-defined opinion everywhere in the state that the former Highway Depart ment boss acquitted himself well through out the hearing and didn't seem to suffer any loss of face whatsoever. On the basis of testimony in the daily newspapers he certainly was not the loser, although the department didn't stand up as well as he did. Governor Hurley knows the situation in the department and that may affect his decision considerably.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
At Long Last

Announcement that the Community Chest plan will be tried out in Water bury is good news indeed. The Democrat is convinced that it will prove invaluable both during the war period and after 1t. It apparently has proved successful elsewhere in Connecticut, as well as other states; there is every reason to believe that it will not be just an experiment here, but will be community effort which in the years to come will justify itself and the claims of those who have supported the idea for so many years.
 Coming at time like the present when so much is being asked of the people the Community Chest plan has much to rec- ommend itself by the very fact that it picks up and consolidates great many individual appeals and solicitations to which many people might eventually be- come deaf. With an opportunity to aid so many different groups and enterprises at one and the same time there should be both generosity and wide participa- tion. And in these two factors lies the entire success of any Community Chest.
 Some years ago there was serious effort made to give Waterbury the bene- fit of the Community Chest plan, but differences of opinion among those who would be beneficiaries under it caused the abandonment of the project. It was but one of several such instances where the time seemed ripe to coordinate our community efforts for worthy organiza- tions, dependent on public contributions for their fine work, but it finally re- mained for a war to remove the several little causes leading to disagreement. We are hopeful and confident now that Wa terbury will like Community Chest and will support it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
Back to Work

The manpower shortage which close observers have been predicting, is here. Now that plant conversion diSplacements have passed their peak, we are coming squarely up against the need for finding workers among those millions who do not really want to work. There has been a labor bottleneck, of sorts, for months. This was in the skilled trades which form the cornerstones of most production - men performing key tasks without which the unskilled workmen would be useless.
 The pinch now at hand goes further than the matter of trained workers. It involves industry's ability to obtain enough employees of any sort, skilled or common laborers, to carry on the expan- sion we still have to make in war pro- duction. The National Industrial Con- ference Boards survey of employment and unemployment as of April shows only million and three quarters theoretically available for hiring. Theoretically, because that number includes hundreds of thousands who have worked, who want to work, who need the income, but who would get in everybody's way if they had jobs, and would do more harm than good.
 Two years ago we had slightly more than nine millions classified as unem- ployed. The war has put eight and quarter millions onto paYrolls, including
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
Selected Poem
INVASION

.(Robert Munger in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford TimeS) ct has been announced in England that, II there is an invasion, alarm will be sounded throughout the countryside by the ringing Of the church bells0
 Still you stand there, through all the years, The village church, in all the days Of loss or storm or conquered fears. Calling to worship and to praise. Turn back and hear, from all around, From every shire the chiming swell, Lingers the drowsy summer sound Of matin or of vesper bell How often, through the varying years, The bells have called to evening prayer, And care has done away with tears And holiest faith has entered there. All this has been and still shall be. Yet now no trumpet and no drums Shall call, if from the tortured sea The raging Prince of Darkness comes. The voices of the weary day r.te, Shall ask not now that the bells should call To peace, for all to kneel and pray At the dim days recessional Lord, let the sound be by Thy hand, Waking the valley and hill and shore, Ring, ring Q bells across the land "The Son of God goes forth to war"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25

the United Staes Senate Is big
 ger than you are. And you don't
 want to forget that this commit
 tee is a body of the United
 States Senate and neither you
 nor anyone else Is kicking 1t or
 pushing 1t around"
 Trumall's sizzling retort was hot- lily echoed by Senators Ralph Brewster of Maine, Joe Ball of Minnesota, (Republicans) and Jim Mead of New York (Demo- crat). They vigorously backed up Truman and made 1t plain that Nelson had no business trying to pressure the committee into white washing his $l-a-year assistants.
 Whereupon Nelson pulled in his horns and began placating the committee. He said he had no thought of questioning It's integ- rity and assured members he held them in the highest esteem. Con- cluding. Nelson asked that he be allowed to withdraw his letter.
 "You can withdraw 1t if you a want to-" said Truman, "but \ am going to keep my copy. Later, when a colleague asked Truman if he thought Nelson would oust Philip Reed, No. 8 WIPE chief. whom the committee singled out for especially severe condemnation, Truman replied, T don't know, but 1t seems to me 6 very simple questior-which Nell son thinks bigger. Reed or the United States Senate"
 NOTE: Despite Nelsons' staunch defense of Reed, WIPE insiders are offering odds thath he soon will return to his $100,000 job as chairman of General Electric.
 Copyright, 1o42, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25

'F'm going up there tomorrow morning" Mason said, "and put them in their places. They can't push me around. I won't stand for these attacks. They are not helping the war effort"
 Nelson went "up there" all right, but before he got through he was singing different tune.
 The committee quietly listened to him as he criticized the report and urged the elimination of It's caustic Strictures against his $1- a-year rl1asterminds.
 Then when Nelson finished, Senator Truman opened up. Or- dinarily the bespectacled Mis- sourian is one of the mildest man. nered men on Capitol Hill. But when he does get angry, he gets very angry.
 NELSON BACKS DOWN
 ''Mr. NeIson," Mir. Truman snapped; "for your information thls committee Is under mandate from the United States Senate to investigate the administration of the war program. The mem- bers of this committee are just as much interested i'm winning the war as you and your as- sistants. In our work we give anyone who has any connection with case a fair and full hear ing. We have no axes to grind and there is no politics In this committee.
 "On several occasions you have taken 1t upon yourself to infer. questiOnaI motives to this com niittee and have kicked me in the teeth. You have not only kicked me but you have kicked the United States Senate in the teeth. Now, it may be that I ann not as big as you are, but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
In Today's Mail

Psychopathic Institute at Kankakee. Again Dr. Singer returned to the fight to increase the facilities of the institution and in due time funds again were obtained for what was to be the finest hospital that would join in research and teaching the most up-to-date theories and practices of general medicine with those of neurology and psychiatry. The building was completed in l940. Through Joint agreement between Illinois and the University of H. linois, the administration of the in- stitute is placed in the State De- partment of Public Welfare while the stafiing and research is to be done by the State university. Acc cordingly the institute Is headed by pr. Harry R. Hoffman, state alienist, assisted on the administrative side by pr. Melvin F. Blaurock and pr. Samuel H. Kraizaes, while the uni- versity Is represented by pr. Eric Oldberg as head of the neurology division and pr. Francis J. Gerty, head of the psychiatry division.
 The structure consists of two
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
ILLINOIS LEADS THE WAY IN THE TREATMENT or MEN,
 TAI DISEASES
Everett, Mass,
 June 24, l942

June 24, 1942
 Editor of the Democrat:
 Tn his address at the dedication exercises of the new Illinois Neuro- psychiatric Institute, the most mod- ern hospital in the world devoted chiefly to research and teaching in nervous and mental diseases, Gov- ernor Dwight H. Green, pointed out that while we have not found the way to conquer war, there is still ground for hope in the ultimate triumph of science as a means of making life better for humanity. Here in this Institute is a luminous example. Holding high the light of science, 1t signalizes our efforts to so heyAnd what we do not under stand a the care and treatment of those who suffer from mental dis- eases and disorders and to see how we can eliminate some of them at the source"
 Psychiatry was in its teens in 1907 when Dr. H. Douglas Singer, who died two years ago as a result of an automobile accident, succeeded In obtaining an appropriation for the erection of the State Psycho- pathic Institute at Kankakee State Hospital. Dr. Adolph Meyer, 76- year-old father of psychiatry," now professor emeritus of psychiatsy at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, who attended the dedication exer- cises in Chicago, helped Dr.. Singer in this initial venture to ''sell" psy- chiatry to the people. They sp- pealed to the legislature live years later for better facilities and bet- ter staflng, indicating that this could be done by joining the btlild- ing and equipment Of the state with the research and stan facilities of the University of Illinois. Within Ave years the legislature agreed but it was not until 1928 that the H. Iinols Psychiatrlc Institute was finally built and joined to the state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
Whats Your TO-?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.

i. Name in order the first two commodities for which ration cards were issued to the general public in the US. in World War II.
 ?. What is the surname of China Generalissimo, Kai-slaek?
 3. Which federal agency has con trol over rentals in defense areasP
 {. A watt, is a unit of steam man, or electric power?
 s. Males have always outnumbered females in the united States, true or false? sa
 6. Tn what famous court proceed. ing was John T. Scopes engaged?
 2. Which American Revolutionary general was called "laad"?
 8. King Christian of Denmark and King Haakon of Norway art cousins, brothers, or unreleated?
 g. Are there any red-haired race of people?
 10. The jockey who rode Shut Out to win in the Kentucky Derby was Eddie Arcaro, Wayne Wright or Albert Robertson?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25

Senator Harry Elf Byrd's effort to cut S2 900, 100000 of non-essential spending at Washington could, if successful save enough money to buy 5000 fully equipped 4-engine bonbers or 25,OOO tanks, 200 destroyers or 400 submarines
 to say nothing of releasing 100,0oO gov ernment employees for more essential war work and ten million square feet of office space in badly overcrowded Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25

New York is experimenting with new type of road surfacing, what with asphalt and road oil hard to get on account of pri- critics. Like all things, though, 1t costs more, but may give longer life. It will be used for patching, however, in view of the high cost and the need of stretching all such materials as far as they'll go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25

ton has seemed to you a bit yer W l1elming, tn e answer is yes, it is.
 F 0 r without anyone's b eing D a fticula arly aware of 1t, a new law-making machine which is the equal of Congress h a s been set up by the War Produc- ticS1 Board and 1t is turning out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25

TODAY's COMMON ERROR A unique thing is the only thing of its kind, and the word is derived from the Latin Inicus, meaning single. Consequently there are no degrees of uniqueness and nothing can be more or most unique.