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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
CEILING PRICES
 TO BE CHANGED
New System Affecting Re. tail Store Items Goes Into
 Effect in January

Washington, Dec, 23-tUP) - A Simplified system of ceiling prices on food products sold in 100000 rs- tail stores will go into effect next month, replacing present complex regulations which set maximum prices on each product in each store.
 The program. which the Office of Price Administration has been studying for some time, will:
 I. Set specific dollars-and- cents maximum prices on soap and meats. These prices will diff fer between communities and be- tween classes of stores, such as independent grocers, chain stores and super-markets.
 2. Establish specific percentage narkups for both retailers and wholesalers on other products. many of which will be brought under dollars-and-cents maxi
 nuns as soon as possible. These
 markups, also. will differ between communities and between classes of outlets, but like the soap and
 meat prices will be the same for all stores of . particular class in eath community.
 Tn announcing the program, Price Administrator Leon Henderson said 1t would releive housewives of some of the headaches caused by the vast maze of previously existing price regulations varying store by store, It will also, he said, protect the consumer from rising living costs as far as possible.
 For the storekeepers, he said the simplified procedure will make 1t possible to dispense with the neces- sity of filing reports and keeping individual records on the items cov- cred by price regulations.
 The program will begin operat- ing between mid-January and the end of the month. and for the first time every housewife will know ex- actly in cents per pound or can or package the highest price she can be asked to pay for a constantly growing list of key items in her bud get. Larger communities will be brought into the plan at first and smaller cities as the OPA admin istrative machinery swings into ac- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
New War Service Bill
 Is Under Consideration
President Would Be Given Power to Draft Skill Work.
 ing Capacity of Men, Women

manpower authority under a $2o,- o00.a~year director, to be appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate,
 It contains this declaration as the basis for the proposed draft;
 "An obligation rests upon every person to render such personal serv- ice in aid of the war effort as he or she may be deemed best fitted to perform"
 The measures provisions would apply to men l8 to 65 and women IS to 50,
 After submitting his first draft of the proposed measure to the Presi- dent, Clark made some revisions ia it and sent the revised draft to war nlanpower chief Paul V. McNutt in midsummer. The third revised draft reached McNutt's hands four days ago.
 A joint committee made up of WHO members and members of the WINGS management-labor policy committee is now studying the pro- poSal, WING members would not comment on the measures merits, but McNutt on several occasions has said he believed compulsory service legislation is needed.
 Bernard Gavit, WING counsel, said 1t would be some time before the joint committee completed its study. If 1t recommends further action then the full commission and the full management-labor committee would go over the bill,
 The current version of the bill contains a declaration that 1t would not affect existing laws and proce- dures governing minimum wages, maximum hours, collective bargain ing, and settlement of labor dis putes. Nor would it affect the in- tegrity of the selective service sys- tenn.
 The proposed measure would give the President power to assign men and women to such civilian war work as production of war materials, and agricultural and transportation industry jobs. He also could as. sign persons to be trained for war work.
 Clark's third draft states also that no person affected by the act would be obliged to join union but that no obstacle would be placed in the way of joining union if person desired to do so.
 In an accompanying statement, Clark said that when large num- bers of workers were needed in a certain industry the President would call for volunteers. If enough work CTS had not volunteered within 40 days. the deficiency could be made up by the selective service system which, where possible, would assign persons so selected to work near their home communities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

of Defense Transportation, They win arrive In this city shortly, Mfr. prummond said,
 Arrival of the buses Is expected Co bring the newly employed stag gered hour" plan, in use in the factories, to its fullest development, Mayor Seully and officials of the c, R, and L, Company have con. tended that SO far the new plan has not had Q chance to operate under even ordinary conditions. In- element weather has raised havoc with bus schedules, and waiting ct depots has been the rule rather than the exception, However, it is believed that as soon as the pres. ent number of husses Is augmented, the staggered hour" system will function smoothly, relieving much of the congestion which buses have to contend with,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
OFFICIALS STUDY
 ROOM SHORTAGE
New Ordinance May Be Adopted Affecting Resi-
 dential Sections

A proposal that the city attempt Q partial solution of the housing shortage by allowing owners of homes in "A" residential districts to rent out rooms was placed before the board of aldermen last night. It was submitted informally by The- odore Scott-Smith. engineer for the city plan commission, but will come before the board as an ofiicially pro- posed new ordnance at the January meeting,
 Under the plan, the building in- spector could issue permits to own CTS of homes allowing them to rent not more than three rooms In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
MORE BUSSES ON
 LOCAL SCHEDULE
RecOndltiOned d Machines to Be Placed in Service to
 Relieve Congestion

Additional husses win he placed tn service by the Connecticut Rail. way and Lighting Company to re- lteve the congestion now so prevalent due to Christmas shopping, gasoline rationing, and suh.xero tempera. lures, it was announced today by A. J, Drummond, local manager of the company,
 The buSSes, he said, win not be new, but will he reconditloned, They were formerly used by the Bridge. port branch of the o, R, Ss L. Lines, but were replaced by shipment of new Diesel engine huSses, re- ceived recently through the Office
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
PERFORATED MILK
 TO BE RELEASED

Washington, Dec. g. (UP)-The agriculture department announced today that it will release 100000 cases Of government-owned evapo- rated milk for civilian consumption, to alleviate a temporary milk short- age.
 The milk will be sold to manufac- tsirers from whom 1t was purchased during ls4i and early 1922. The manufacturers will make 1t avail able to retailers for immediate dis tributi0n to consumers.
 The amount to be released con- sists of e6.000000 i4h-ounce cans. The department owns about iT.000.- O00cases bought to i'll lend-lease orders which later were cancelled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

Washington, Dec, 2S,-tuPl-A proposed national war service bill, which would give President Roese- welt power to draft the skill and working capacity et both men and women is being studied hy com mittee within the war Manpower commission, 1t was learned today,
 The measure has been revised three times since 1t was first recom- Mende6 to Mir, Roosevelt early last summer, rt was written by Gren- vile Clark, New York attorney who drafted the original ssleetive serv- ice bill,
 The bill calls for concentration of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

their dwellings. Ine permlss. wnlAN would remain vaAld only HHx N months after the end 0k lll0 current emergency, would allow no struuta1 d changes and would bon She n. stallation of cooking facilities,
 A proposed ordnance FeQuirlnS applicants for nonlng changes hs submit maps with their applies tons was plnced before the board by Majority Leader Patrick Shee A claim by Alderman Peter DeCIcs co that this would involve gr0ns expense for applicants was denied by Mir. Shea.
 Tho board voted Co sell a lot on Arden road to John Ericsson for $500, and one on Homer street to Mss, J. dagain for &i00. The mayor was authorized to accept deeds for lots on Homestead avenue ard Mansfield avenue from the Amer lean Mortgage Company. The mayor was also authorized to accept deeds for small strips of land at Cooke and Grove streets, which will allow rounding of the corner there fronp John s. Monagan and Louis San. dulli and Miss Helen Frisbie.
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 England has made 1t illegal fol miner to be consistently late oi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
AssURE AUTHENTICITY

Complete authenticity Of "So Proudly We Hail, Paramount story of nurses on Bataan. is assured by the official appointment as techni- cal advisor of Col. Thomas W. Doyle and It. Eunice Hatchitt, nurse, both of whom were evacuated from Cor rasidaS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
GOMEZ GETS FILM BREAK"

Hollywood-Thomas Gomez, uni- verSal contract player, draws his most important role since desertlng Broadway for the films in White Savage" now In production with Jon Hall, Maria MonteS and Sahu eo.starred, He will play the heavy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

pNrallolea spirit ot civilian sacrifice that has but one naottoS The army comes fiFst',"
 ReyMNlas Packard. who repEeSene> ed the United Press ln Rome Wntil thlS country Roe into the war, was also at this oversees preSS luncheon, He gave us Nn interesting slant on Italian morale;
 wThe Italian people are friendly to the United states, war or no war, This Is because of pro~AmegieNN propaganda for many years that MNSSollnl wNS never able to check It came from Italian immigrants in America who wrote te relatives and families back in Italy, Their letters told glowlnRly of the excellence of America and how well off they were M the United states, The FASclStS were helpless In the face of ehlS stream es pro~Ameraean propa- gNn6a,
 T believe that Italy Is likely enough te drop out of the war and even come over on our side. but this will happen only with an in~ vaslon of the peninsula hy the United Nations"
 Wllllam l., ShllNr, who was M Nazl Germany Untl the war came, gave his impression of what the Nazis are likely to do if Italy should collapse;
 "lf Italy cracks, Hitler may write 1t off, withdrawing behind a long lieS of defense from the pyreneeS to the Swiss Alps, the Tyrolean Alps and tho Balkan Alps to the Black Sea, This would Ae a StroNg mountain line with only a few passes to defend, It would be a mighty tough line Co crack,
 Hitler would do this, in the hope of negotiated peace, He would stand on the defensive believing that the United Nations would feel that they would not he able to force the mountain line, expect to see a strong Hitler peace offensive this coming Spring"
 Commander Renney Pewel of the NaNy, Wno was TOT years . news reel oameraman ln foreign parts, paid his respects to the newSpaper and radio eorreSpon0entSs
 "l know how the boys In London, China, Berlin and Bucharest used to get many hot story by reading the local newspapers, But when anything really hot was breaking they'd be up there in the front line ot the news, YouM notice they're doing their stuff now in the middle of the fighting, some killed, more wounded, some made prisoners and others setting military decorations for bravery in action"
 So its for these gentlemen of the press, in the days when they may be out of a poe, or ia poor health, that the Correspondents Fund of the overseas Press Club" is being es~ abolished,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
By Lowell Thomos

WALTER WNCnElL s sa . eeaR Oe duty emeslAe Cemaa> mental Omllea SeAeeA During AlR absence contributors w1al suAslllate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
'Hickok" Belts and
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Good-looking brown and black belts. with tongue buckles plastic or knitted suspenders. All of them nicely gift-wrapped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

England has made 1t Illegal fol a miner to be consistently late os absent from his work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23

pNFaNolea spirit ot civilian sacrifice thet has but one motto> The army comes flrSt,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-23
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24
Il Given Gold Footballs
In Awards at Gonzaaa

Gonzaga's II outstanding football
players today decorated watch
chains with the gold footballs they
were presented last night as varsity
and Junior varsity teams were
honored.
Receiving gold footballs in
recognition of being the squads out
standing performers were Elmer
Raba. Daniel Silling, Robert Smith,
Ronayne Waldron, Frank Cantrel.
Joseph Clavelous, Jerry Harrington,
Daniel Kehoe, Horace McMorrow,
James Nails, James OKeefe and
Eugene ONeill.
The following were awarded
varsity letters:
: John Arnold, John Awkward, John
Barnes. Frank Cantrel. Joseph Claveioux,
Chester Coakley, John FLANAGAN Jerry
Harrlngton, James Hurson Daniel Kehoe.
Joseph MaEner, HORACE McMorrow. James
Ergene OMEN, Joseph Petit Elmer Raba.
James Riordan, Daniel Silling, Charles
90 e: Enhert Smith. Ronayne WaIdron.
vincent Wintermyer, Managers John Kane
Junior varsity letters we're award
ed to the following:
Thomas Connor;- John McAleer, Jone
cock, Henry Maeruder, Thomas Shea
Clarke, William Donohue. John Mickum
Wallace McGresor, John Barber, Hugh
Joseph. Fayden. Francis Hayden. John
Flaherty John Rowe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24
By the Associated Press.


OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 24.-Pro-
fessional golf is swell and Henry
Picard has won 40 major tourna-
ments and wad of prize money at
the game. but he's hanging up his
shooting irons for good in favor of
raising hogs on his South Carolina
farm.
Picard has submitted his resigna-
ton after nearly two years as pro
at the Twin Hills Golf and Country
Club here, effective February /.
Now 36, Picard explains he won't
be any younger when the war is over
and major golf tournaments are re-
sumed.
Even If I could get back to top
form after the war, I'd still be away
from home and my family" he said.
Picard started his golf career as a
caddy score of years ago and went
to the top of the sports toughest
hill. winning every major tourna-
ment except the National Open.
He won the National PGA tourna-
ment in 1899 over the Pomonoc
Country Club course at Flushing,
Long Island. defeating Byron Nelson
1-up over 81 holes. That was the
year he topped the Nations pros
with $4,000 in prize money.
For three years, 1935-1937, Picard
teamed with Johnny Revolta to win
the national four-ball championship
in Miami, Fla. Picard won the
North and South Open at Pinehurst,
N. c., in 1894 and 1886 and took the
Metropolitan Open in 1885 and 1899.
In 1910 he won the Masters Trophy
at Augusta, Ga, with a 72-hole
card of 286, edging out Harry Cooper
and Ralph Guldahl. He was a mem
Der of the 1887 Ryder Cup team,
first American team to win the
coveted trophy in England.
Picard used part of his golf win
nings several years ago to buy a
100-acre farm near WATERFORD,
S. c., just 40 miles from Charleston,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24
Mack Is Ahead of Others in Changing Training Camp
Pitcher George Enshow Officer Station With Eddie ohon His

Va, and In the Air Corps at
Sioux City. Iowa: then was sent
home on inactive duty. A few
weeks later Gillespie was recalled
to the Army, so now it's Sports
Editor Lane again until Frank
gets further orders from the Air
Corps.
Today's guest star - Bronko
Kuhl, Berger (Tex) Daily Her.
aid: I'VE now see what is meant
by the phrase, Sports now geared
to about war'-the teams are all
out of players, out of coaches.
out Of travel facilities and out Of
record breaking crowds"
Dots all, brothers - Jockey
Danny Scocca, who is booting
them home at Tropical Park, was
in two hospitals this year as q
result Of spills, suffered a broken
wrist another time when a horse
stumbled and was hit in the face
by q shoe cast by another nag
during race well, Ism It 1t an
old saying around the race tracks
Never give . Scocca an even
break?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24
Sinkwich Injuries Right Ankle;
MAY Not Be Tops for UcIons

however, that Sinkwich would do any
more heavy duty scrimmage before
the bowl contest, and he may not &c
into the game as sharp as he would
had his underpinning held up under
him.
If Sinkwich really is unable to
operate at top efficiency January
it will be up to Charley Trippi, 180-
pound sophomore halfback, to carry
most Of the burden. frankie and
Charley were the big guns of Geor-
gia's effective offense during the 1912
season.
Should Charley occupy the half
back berth, the other backfield slots
will be manned by Ken Keuper at
quarter, Dick McPhee at full and
Lamar Davis at the other half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Looks
as If 80-year-old Connie Mack
had younger ideas than most of
the gents who run major league
ball clubs. Connie was, as usual,
a thought ahead when he moved
the Athletics out of California
and into Savannah, Ga, which is
a lot nearer home and was good
enough training spot when the
AS won the 1911 pennant. Our
guess is that the Browns and
Pirates will grab off Hot Springs,
but the other clubs still are look
ing or waiting for orders to git.
The Cubs investigated French
Lick, Ind. and found it had
everything but a ball park.
Rumors in the past few days
have had the Dodgers training
everywhere from New Orleans to
the Boston College fieldhouse, but
a good bet right now is that
they'll take AL Mamaux's offer Of
the Seton Hall College layout In
South Orange, N. J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24

Service Dept.-Aviation Cadet
Thomas j. Wiley, jr,, former
Richmond News-Leader sports
scribe. drew the task of compiling
a class book for his group at the
Chica (Calif) Army Flying School,
put together 48-page booklet in
two weeks. If Toms newspaper
experience doesn't explain the
fast job, the outline he put under
his own picture does-"an I'M
reconstructed rebel from Rich
mond, Va, who has a mania for
speed"
1t. George Earnshaw, former
Athletics pitcher, is serving as
officer of the day at the Jackson
vile tFla) Naval Air Station and
his senior officer on this tour of
duty is 1t. Comdr. Eddie Mahan,
the old Harvard footballer.
Tee Branca, Salt Lake City golf
pro now stationed at Fort Lewis,
Wash, sends home this word:
I'm little ragged on the drills,
but that's to be expected. I'm q
southpaw and they make me
right-shoulder arms"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24
6. W. Rates Chances
With Naval Quint
AS About Even
Not Conceding Victory
To Powerful Outfit
From Norfolk Base

George Washingtons basket ball
team may be introduced to it's first
defeat of its campaign Saturday
night at Tech High gym when it
tackles the strong Norfolk Naval
Training Station five, but the
Colonials aren't approaching the
game with an apologize attitude.
Most of the G. w. squad sacrificed
Christmas vacation to remain here
and play Norfolk Navy and the
Quantico Marines at Quantico on
January 2 and the Colonials are
determined to make it a bright
holiday season anyway with a brace
of victories.
Coach OTIS zahn of the Colonials
admits Norfolk Navy, winner of
eight straight games, will boast a
big advantage in reserve material
as well as presenting a starting
team that includes two former all
Americas plus perhaps the greatest
player in G. w. history in loose
jointed Matt Zunic.
Zahn isn't downcast. "If we get
the breaks-that is, if our long shots
are dropping-Td say we'll have a
$3.50 chance Of winning" he saws.
II we don't get the breaks we prob
ably will be in for rough evening"
Jim Rausch, a prominent factor
In G. WIS win over the Oklahoma
Aggies. will replace Bob Groetzinger
In Zahn's starting lineup. with
John Koniszewski, Ed Gustafson.
Jim Myers and Joey Gallagher
snatching other berths. Gallagher
will receive the unenviable assign
ment of guarding Zunic. who scored
% points against Camp Pickett
recently.
Starting for Norfolk have been
Zunic, Bill Strannigan, former all
America at Wyoming; Ralph
Bishop, 6-foot 5-inch center from
the University of Washington; Bill
Holman of c. c. N. Y. and Earl
Keith Of Warrensburg Teachers.
Heading an impressive list of re-
serves are Marty Goldman. formerly
of c. c. N. Y. and the pro Phila-
delphia Sphas; Larry Varnell of
Roanoke's National Business Col
lege five, and Leroy Floyd of Okla
homa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24
BY TED MEIER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-Connie
Mack, celebrating his 80th birthday
anniversary yesterday. turned his
phenomenal memory back go years
to tell how he started out penniless
on the career that has made his
name byword in baseball.
The president and general man.
ager of the Athletics told of his
early hardships at a dinner given
him by the Philadelphia Baseball
Writer'S Association.
Il was working in a shoe factory
at East Brookfield, Mass, and CATCH
ing for our village team" he re-
called Il was 20 at the time. After
we beat our bitter rival, North
Brookfeld, l was asked by a Boston
team representative if I was inter-
ested in professional ball.
Il said I was and he promised to
write But he never did, so I guess
he didn't think much of my catch
ing.
Starts Out Penniless.
THAT winter I determined to quit
the shoe factory and never 60 back
Early in March, with the snow
feet deep, I started out to look for
a baseball job. I had nothing in
my pockets. For gloves I used two
OF the catching gloves of those
days-the ones with holes for the
fingers to come through.
Il went to Willimantic, Conn,
first. The owner asked me to wait
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24
Lamar Gallagher Momokos ct A. All Lacked Something

and Gallagher liked fighting certain degree but neither
had by
punishment until
didn't the polish Abrams Gevon
handler but when he
reached higher the fight at the of the
liked boxing but Jimmy
himself
heavyweight also suffered from dual
triple management, a incrrable malady.
Hamburg has native ability than all these and
fellow has fight so battles ready
punch What opportunity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24

A stickler for eiquette-Our
most vivid recollection of the late
Chris eagle is a story told by a
photographer who went to West
Point to get some action pictures
of the great redhead. He wanted
one pose showing how eagle
Straightforward tacklers and Red
obligingly stuck out his arm.
Just before the shutter clicked,
Red interrupted, wait a minuet;
That isn't right" And he clinched
his fist in the approved manner
for a straight-arm that hurts
the tackler and not the runner.
Turnabout-When Burke M.
Gillespie deserted the sports desk
Of the Council Bluffs Uowa)
Nonpariel to volunteer for the
armed services Che was the first
volunteer out Of Council Bluffs
Frank Lane took over the sports
editing desk. After q year in
service. Sergt. Gillespie returned
to his old Job when Lane enlisted
in the Naval Reserves as . photog-
rapher. Lane spent about eight
months In the Navy at Norfolk,