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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
Sanitary Code To Be
Enforced By Police
Vine Street Youth First to Be Assessed; Street De-
partment Officials Request Action to End Violations

Thomas Fines. Jr.. %. OF ll2 Rock
well sctreet, Winsted, was given a
continuance to January 20 on q
charge OF road rules violation
Fines was taken TO st. Mary's hos
pital yesterday where he was dis
charged after X-ray pictures showed
he suffered no injuries In an acct
dent on Thoma3ton avenue.
Motor Patrolman John Deelcy who
arrested Fines. said that he was driv-
ing on ThomaSton avenue when his
car shot off the road and struck a
telegraph pole.
John Scozzafava, "a, of % Win
chester street, was given a contin-
uance to May 8, when he was ar
raigned on a charge Of violation of
his probation.
William Morrison. 81, of this city,
was given an outright nolle when
he was arraigned on a vagrancy
charge.
Kenneth Pritchard, 20, of 1913
Thompson street, New Haven, was
given a continuance until tomorrow
on road rules charge.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
TAX COLLECTOR
MAKES REQUEST
Persons Filing Income
Blanks Asked to Bring
Forms Mailed Them

In connection with the nationwide
effort to conserve paper, as one of
the essential commodities in war
time, Thomas S. Smith, Collector OF
Internal Revenue for Connecticut,
has requested all taxpayers In the
state who have received income tax
forms by mail to bring them to re-
venue offices to use when filing
returns.
Many persons, he explained, use
the forms received by mali as mere
ly practice blanks, and expect to
fill out new forms when they visit
the internal revenue collectors. This
practice involves needless waste of
much-needed paper, the collector
points out.
Any persons who have received
forms which they do not intend to
use are requested to return such
blanks to Mr.. Smith, or to the near
est branch office.
The local office is now open A
hours weekly for the convenience OF
persons wishing to file their forms
now and avoid the later rush. Hours
are $3.50 to 5 Monday through Fri
day, and $50 to 1890 on Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
YOUR
Income Tax
NO. 10
WHO is THE HEAD OF A
FAMILY

For lncOme-taX purposes there
can only be one head of a family. In
addition to being the chief financial
support, the head of a family must
be related by blood, marriage, or
adoption to his dependents, and he
must have a legal or moral obliga-
ton to exercise family control over
them and provide for their care. AS
such, he is entitled to the same eX-
emption allowed married person
that is, $500.
There are some unusual cases un-
der this classification. A single per-
son, who supports and maintains in
one household one or more individ-
uals who are closely connected with
him by blood, by marriage, or by
adoption. and whose right to exer-
else family control and provide for
them is based upon legal or moral
obligation, is the head of family,
and as such is entitled to the eX-
elhption allowed a married person
that is $500. In addition, he may
claim a credit of $500 for each of
such individuals who is under Is
years of age or incapable of self
support because mentally or ply
sically defective, except if the tax
payer occupies the status of the
head of a family solely by reason of
the existence of one or more of such
individuals, the credit Of $4OO for
one of such individuals is not allow
able.
Another example not so much out
of the usual is this: A widower who
supports in his household his aged
mother and his child II years Of age
is the head of family, and as such
is entitled to an exemption of 81 500
and credit of $500 for one de-
pendent.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
WATER
NOTICE

For the convenience Of tel
ephone customers in Water
town, telephone bills may now
be paid at James Naismith,
727 Main Street. This new
payment location replaces
the present telephone bust
ness office and has the added
convenience of being open
outside of normal business
hours. To transact business
other than paying a bill, GUS
toners need only ask the OPP
orator for Business Office"
and they will be connected
with the Waterbury business
office without charge. Bills
paid by mail should be sent
to the telephone company's
office at 348 Grand Street,
Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27

They VIII tell you about the Japs
in Korea sending men. women ard
children to the safety Of churches
20 pray during uprisings against the
conquering Nipponese and how the
invaders then set fire to the build
ings and watched the pious throngs
turned into screaming pyres behind
locked doors.
The treachery against Koreans
blcssomed out when the country fell
to the invader back In 1904. Time
has healed no wounds and burning
resentment has built up gigantic
potential Fifth Column in a land
that is only an hours bomber flight
TO the Japanese industrial centers.
without fighting equipment Of
their own, they have sent tens of
thousands Of men into China to
carry ON the fight against the Japs.
Others work as spies Still others
have assassinated Japanese big
shots with bombs. One youth, after
Korea fell, almost succeeded in
killing the Japanese emperor in his
palace In Tokyo.
SABOTAGE FUNDS
PARTLY RAISED IN U. S.
Funds for the unending campaign
of sabotage and violence against the
Japs are partly raised in this coun-
try, where Koreans have unsuccess-
fully for % years sought official
recognition of their shadow gov
eminent in exile and tried to
awaken Americans to the world
empire aims of the Nipponese Rec
ignition of "Korea-in- Exile" may
come at last.
In Washington, DR.. Syngman
Rhee, 76-year-old smooth-faced
student of world affairs and a de-
scendant from long list Of Con-
fucian scholars. heads mission
pleading for official status. Over
ten years ago he was proclaimed
President Of a provisional Korean
government DR.. Rhee described evil
dence he has seen of Japanese en-
pire aims.
early in 1885," he said, II came
across japanese book which spoke
of 'Dai Dong Hap Bang-Unitet
States of the Great East It meant
Jap hegemony. 1t meant exclusion
of the white race from Asia.
Later I read another Jap book
III Mi Chun Chang Mi Raj XII =
Japanese-American War in the Flu
ture.' In my campaign of warning
to my people, started the first
daily newspaper in Korea. The Jap
anese brought pressure upon my
emperor and that weak man had
me imprisoned seven years"
Released during the Russo-Jap-
anese war, he came to this coun-
try, winning his ABB. degree at
George Washington University, his
MA. from Harvard and his Pho.
at Princeton.
Then he carried on his campaign
against the japanese, calling upon
his countrymen in his native land
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27

Chanting LIEN, 31-year-old pastor
of the Korean Church and stu
dent at Princeton, is squirting his
countrymen on, too, and serving as
a sparkplug in drive to win per-
mission for alien Koreans in this
country to fight in the U. S. Army.
Immediately after the japanese
stab-in-the-back at Pearl Harbor he
called meeting of prominent
Koreans in the New York area and
sent President Roosevelt telegram
asking that provisions be made so
that alien Koreans can fight in the
same ranks with the Americans. De-
cision is pending.
Koreans In this country have
special heartbreak. Although they
are larger and more robust in stat
ure than Japanese, they are fire.
quently mistaken for their sworn
blood enemies. AS a result, they
have asked permission of the State
Department to carry special identi-
fication cards with pictures and
fingerprintS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
SETTLEMENT MADE
in $500 ACTION

A $500 suit brought by Susan
Costello of this city against Walter
w. Smyth, administrator OF the
estate of Mary Sanderson, late OF
this city, was withdrawn in COM
mon pleas court today. The plain
tiff had claimed $4,000 for services
allegedly rendered the deceased
prior to her death, which had been
disallowed in the court Of probate.
She also asked restitution for de-
crease of s12 monthly rental she al
lowed the former local woman in
1890, up the latter's plea that she
was destitute.
Also withdrawn today was $500
civil action in which Arthur H..
Shepard of Waterbury had sought
recovery for damage inflicted on
his car in collision with a vehicle
operated by Henry w. Clark, also
of this city. According to papers
filed in the case, the crash occurred
at the intersection of Wall and Oak
streets, December %, 1899, and
arose from the negligence Of the
defendant.
Terms of settlement we're not an
nounced in either case.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
Woman's Feet Detect
Approach OF Planes
Service DiscIoses Unusual Ability OF Guford Vol
unteer; Spotter Puts Feet on Rock Presto-Contact

morning hours Of cold and perhaps
snowy day.
But now and then the members
Of the Aircraft Warning Service
come upon interesting and amusing
incidents that help them to forget
their boredom ard discomforts. And
they also, now and then, run across
theories and experiments developed
by other members Of the organiza-
ton that prove valuable to all OBJ
servers.
Perhaps the oldest Of these theor-
les Is that developed by woman
"spotter' in one of the two stations
in the Town of Guilford. Bundled up
to her eyebrows, this woman sits
upon beach with her heels firmly
planted on rock on the beach,
and she declares that long before
she can see plane or can hear
it she is aware of its approach by
the vibration transmitted from the
dock to her heels.
While her fellow observers are
still to be convinced that heels are
superior to eyes and ears as air
plane detectors they are quite will
ing to acknowledge that she is a
quick "spotter" and that her bag
of planes has been a large one.
There have been various devices in
stalled or experimental with in
several localities for sound detect
ton but the Guilford observer is
quite content with the workability
of the heels-on-rock idea. Maybe
further experimentation will prove
"she has something there"
The need of more observers in
the Aircraft Warning Service is
still great in some localities. Prob
ably if more people realized what
vital part it Is III national defense
there would be many more appli-
cants for the job than there have
been up to the present time. All who
may be interested in taking watch
are asked to get in touch with their
local American Legion Post which
has organized and sponsored the
Aircraft Warning Service at the
request of the U. S. Army, under
whose command the Service func-
tons.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27

william B. Butler, 10, colored, OF
% Vine street. was given q nolle on
payment OF IS on charge OF vio-
lating the city ordinance for dump
ing rubbish on the side OF Highland
avenue extension when his case was
called before Judge T. z. Conway
In municipal court today.
Butler was one of the two persons
arrested yesterday by Supernumer-
airy Patrolman Joseph Bagley on
charges OF violation Of the ordinance.
The other, Michael Crera, 10, OF 68
South Elm street, charged with vio-
lating the city sanitary code by not
covering the truck which was remov-
ing rubbish. was ordered by Judge
Conway TO be picked up by Lieut..
Connie Shanahan when he failed TO
appear to answer to the charge.
The police campaign against per-
sons violating the sanitary code was
undertaken at the request Of Super
intendent Herbert Scott-Smith of
the street department. Policemen In
all sections OF the city have been
asked to be on the alert for further
violations and to arrest all persons
responsible.
Officer Bagley was assigned to duty
yesterday. Some of the streets which
have been scenes of frequent viola
tons Of late are Harper's Ferry road,
Pearl Lake road, Plank road, Lake
wood road, Lakeside boulevard,
Highland avenue, Waterville street
and upper Waterville road.
George Lukaskevich, as, was given
a three months Jail sentence on
charges of drunkenness and assault
arising from striking his estranged
wife. Judge Conway revoked a prior
three months Jail sentence which he
had suspended for a period of one
wear
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
81 Tons!

Waterbury school children COL
lected total of 90 3-4 tons of pa
per and magazines during the first
week of bringing the much needed
papers to schools throughout the
city. according to a tabu1ati0n
made by the city's newspaper sal
wage committee today.
AT the end of the week, pupils
had amassed 53,475 pounds of old
newspapers and 1885 pounds of
magazines, the committee report
ed. Weekly collections at each of
the city's public, private and paro-
chial schools of elementary grade
will continue indefinitely.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
Original Name

William Zwish of this city, born
Vincent Zuvishius, today filed an
application in superior court re-
questing that his original name be
restored.
According to the petition
twists name was changed at a
hearing in the local superior court,
May l, 1925, in response to an Or
der by Judge George E. Human,
now retired and serving as state
referee. The petitioner, born in
Lithuania, August Is, 1853, asserts
that he wishes to resume the use
of his earlier cognomen for the
purpose of keeping the records
uniform. He has been a resident
of this city for more than twenty
five years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
AMERICAN, DUTCH
ATTACKS ON JAPS
Naval, Air Forces Smash
Japs With Everything
in Macassan Straits
BY JOHN II. MORRIS
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Batavia, Jan. 2.-(UP)-Ameri-
can-Dutch naval and air attacks
in the battle OF Macassar Strait
during the past three days have
resulted in destruction or heavy
damaging of % japanese warships
and transports and the downing OF
10 enemy airplanes, authoritative
Dutch quarters said today.
"'This is only the beginning OF
the Allied actions necessary to drive
back the enemy" statement is
sued through the Netherlands Aneta
News Agency said 1t reported IL
Jap GarShips and II transports
either sunk or damaged.
The number of vessels in the
japanese convoy at the start of the
battle was not disclosed.
by now it has become clear that
the heavy blows struck at the enemy
have certainly upset his timetable
and perhaps his future strategy
a spokesman said.
'",'okyo will now realize how great
are the risks OF naval operations
i'll this archipelago and may con-
,ider it necessary TO revise its plans.
Recapitulation
Following is the spokesmans re-
equalization of the damage done to
the japanese in the Straits of Mac
assar.
Jan. ga very large warship
presumably a pattleship, sunk. A
heavy cruiser set afire and LETT
listing heavily A second cruiser
four large transports and one de-
stroyer fired.
Jan. PA large transport sunk
a large passenger liner left with q
heavy list, four direct hits on q
destroyer and four enemy aircraft
shot down.
Jan. 25-A heavy cruiser hit anc
probably sunk, a second cruiser hi
and set afire and four japanese
planes shot down.
All those attacks were by Dutch
planes, the spokesman said.
A Dutch submarine was CREDITED
with torpedoing and possibly sinking
a cruiser. The submarine also sank
a japanese destroyer.
American cruisers and desIroyers
were credited with sinking sever
Japanese transports and heavily
damaging two others while American
bombers repeatedly sank one trans
port, scored a direct hit on
cruiser and shot down five enemy
fighter planes.
Aneta said that an American sub
marine scored torpedo hits on
Japanese aircraft carrier which
probably sank.
All transports hit or damaged
were heavily laden, it was said.
Japanese planes famed out oVe'
the outer possessions of the Meth
erlands East Indies today, dropping
bombs seemingly without system
and taking a toll of civilian casual
ties.
Defenders of Burma
Rangoon, Jan. 27.-(UP)-Defend
ers OF British Burma, holding o
slowing down a Japanese-Thai Of
fensive at Moulmein, prepared TO
decisive action today by placing tn
city under military control
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
AUSTRALIANS in
BATTLING MOOD
Planes Smashing Into Big
Invading Jap Fleet in
RabOul HarbOr
: BY BRYDON TAVES

UNITED Press StaH Correspondent
Melbourne, Australia, Jan. az -
(U.PD - Australian Royal Air Force
planes, striking at a big Japanese
invasion fleet in Rabaul harbor in
the Bismarck Islands, damaged
three ships in a raid during the
night, an air force communicate said
today.
Australian militiamen, including
bushmen specially trained in guer-
rilla fighting, were reported fighting
Japanese landing forces estimated to
total 10000 in the Rabaul area, 800
miles northeast of Australia.
Unofficial reports were received
that the Japanese were already OPP
Grating planes from base or bases
in New Britain Island, of which Ra-
baul is the chief town, and it was
believed the Australian planes which
went to the support Of the heavily
Outnumbered defense forces had
bombed fields which the enemy
could use.
1t was known that other Japanese
planes were operating from aircraft
carriers.
Little Information
The government still had little in
formation of the extent or size OF
the Japanese invasion of the islands
which form an arc off the north
eastern corner of Australia.
1t had been said definitely that
the Japanese had coupled Kieta, in
the Solomon Islands southeast OF
New Britain.
Today, however, Deputy Prime
Minister-War Minister F. NJ. Forde
said that he had received reliable
information that Kieta had not
been occupied.
1t was unclear whether, as the
government had reported, Japanese
troops had seized a foothold in the
Buka passage at the end of the Sol
onion Islands nearest the Bismarcks
and Rabaul
The government remained gravely
anxious over the results of Its ur-
gent appeals to President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Winston
Churchill for aid, believing that
Japan meant first to bomb and then
to attempt to invade the Australian
continent.
Faced by total war effort in their
own part of the world, Australians
will wage that war with all the ter
rible intensity Of which they are
capable" Prime Minister John Cur
tin said today in speech at Perth,
Western Australia, where he is Wis
iting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
Beer Stolen

A garage in the rear of the gro
Gerry and meat market at 2O5
Wood street used by Ben Acker-
man as a storage place was brok-
en- into by thieves after he closed
up his store at 9 o'clock last
night, according to a report of
Detective Lieut.. Henry johnson
who is investigating.
Lieut.. Johnson said that the in
truder made an entrance into the
garage by removing a paddock.
-Four cases of beer were stolen.
Also taken were a number of
empty cases and bottles, the de-
tective reported.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
Hospital
Bulletins

william Hunter, rs, Of 6 Glen
Ridge street, was treated for a
two-inch cash Of the chin and a
confusion over his eye at the Wa
terbury hospital where he was
taken after he fell in his home.
Hospital authorities said he
slipped in his home.
Miss Constance Beck, II, Of 8
Chase Park avenue, was reported
this non by attaches at the Wa
terbury hospital to be doing
good" She was admitted Sunday
with fractured right leg suffer
ed In an automobile accident in
Oakville.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
Spotlighting
Brass CityNews
Escape NaZiS

An audience of more than SO
attending the YMCA forum last
night listened to Ludwig Schwartz
relate his experiences in escaping
from a prison where he was in
.erned after Hitler took over Aus
tria. MI. Schwartz was in vi
emma when the Nazis invaded the
country. He escaped from prison
and made his way to the United
States.
Mr.. Schwartz also read an es-
say, why I Love America" In
this country Is months. Mr..
Schwartz has taken GU this first
citizenship papers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
BY ELMER &. WALLER
United Press Financial Editorl

New York. Jan. 27.--tUP)-Lead-
ing stocks were firm in quiet trad
ing today while a few selected issues
moved up point or more.
Sugars and amusements were in
new high ground for 194l-42 and
few rails made new tops. .Steels
were fractionally higher, motors
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
Join NAVY

Among the young men elisted in
the navy at New Haven yesterday
were Rocco ]. Sgrillo, of as Rose
street, and Vincent j. Stankus, of
10 Congress avenue. Others in
Quoted were Kasmir j. Burakow-
ski and Harry J. Ruffenack of
Torrington and William Stronk of
Bethany.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
GREAT CHIEFS ON
OFFICIAL VISIT

The Great Chiefs of Connecticut
Will make their annual visitation
to Mattatuck Tribe OF Red Men to-
night. at the lodge rooms, II Con-
gress avenue. Sachem William
Caouette will welcome the visitors
and preside at the meeting. Great
Deputy Albert Kistner will assist.
Floyd Wells heads the reception
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
Permit Issued

Building Inspector John r.
Hartley today issued permit to
MUM g. MUM for construction
OF a new store front and altera-
ton OF their present quarters at
14l-l45 Bank street, at an esti-
mated cost of $4,000.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
COnvaleScing

John p. Fitzmaurice, execu-
tive secretary to Mayor Vincent
A. Scully, is recovering at his
home on Arbor street, from a
case of grippe and cold that has
kept him away from the city
hall for several days. He is ex-
pected to return soon.
Mr.. Fitzma after several
terms as city clerk. was ap-
pointed executive secretary two
years ago. He was recently re-
appointed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27

Ever hear of listening through
your feet?-Here's a woman that
does it.!
Hiking up and down, up and down
the beach or standing on the top
of high hill for two hours with
your eyes and ears alert to catch
sight or sound of approaching air.
planes is not the most comfortable
way of occupying your time, espec-
tally if your trick" happens to be
in the dead of night or in the early
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27
KOREANS, OLD JAP HATERS,
PERIL TOKYO'S BACK DOOR
People Campaign Espionage Sabotage
By NEA Service

Washington, JAN 27The yellow peril
Figuravey croucng Nkado while his
battle million
O hem
the Oriental mainland the Yellow
o Nippon
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27

Egypt is trying to check the in
crease In the price Of soap.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27

The Bahamas expect an early re-
vival of their sponge fishing indus
try.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-27

committee, and is assisted by Nor
gan Garon and Paul Richards.
There will be a social hour, and
refreshments will be served.