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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
I26 NEW VOTERS
 ACCEPTED HERE
Town Clerk, SeIectmen Examine Applicants in
 Monthly Session

Twenty -six new voters were sworn in by the board of registration at its monthly session this week. Presid- ing were Town Clerk Mary c. Kil- martin and Selectmen Michael Stolfl, Aleck Koskey and Albert Rice.
 The new voters are:
 Hampton Adams, AIS South Main street: Matthew J. AleEEewich, 73 Draher avenue; Rita Bowler, 500 Pine street; John DAgostino, 30 Hamden avenue: Giuseppe DsLeo, l3l Orange street; Giacinta DeNGeis, 65l South Wilson street; Sylvia A. Desrochers, 72 Elk avenue; c. Neil- son Fenn, 10l Nelson avenue; Rocco Guerrero, 77 Pilgrim avenue: Cath erine Halloran, 374 Piedmont street; Hilda Harris, S3 Savings street; Katherine Killeen, 8o Sheffleld street; Anna Koval, 223 Long Hill road.
 Also: Victoria Laurinaitis, 575 North Riverside street; M. Clemence Leblanc, 143 Willow street; Mary D. Loene, g Vermont street; Arsney Nesterovich, 506 North Main street; Michael Plumer, 47 Spencer avenue; !; Albert P. Rosato, g Meriline avenue; Arthur Scriven, 70 Courtland ave- nue; Grace E. Somers, lS6 Baldwin avenue; Eleonore A. Walker, 1895 East Main street; Russell II. wilson, 26S Bank street, Arthur w. Wunsch, 67 Beecher avenue; Catherine A. zappone, 4 Ann street: and Maria A. zappone, 48 McNamara street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
REPORT FILED ON CITY'S TAX LIST
Accountants Estimate Re- turns for Current Year
 at $5,O35,62O

Taxes levied for payment this year total $5,497 ,558 the board of finance was informed yesterday by Barrow, Wade and Guthrie, city &C., countants. Tax returns for the year it is estimated in the city budget, will be $5,035 ,62O.
 Budget Director ThorVald E. Ol- sen reported that the city had a general fund surplus of $503,28O in its i94i operations. This is almost $lOO, 900 more than estimated in the budget and this sum will be a nue. leus for a I042 city surplus.
 During April, City Treasurer Serge Belanger reported, the city spent $609,750 while taking in $459,7 ,70i: The balance in the treasury at the end of the month was eI, ,663 ,073.
 Advance tax payments accounted for most of the city's April revenue. this source accounting for over s4O0yOOO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 ENJOY HOLIDAY
Teachers Take Respite Be- tween Registrations;
 High Schools Schedule

All public schools of the city were closed today to enable teachers who have been conducting sugar-ration- ing registration for the past four days to get Q rest before they start gas-rationing registration next week. Glasses will be dismissed at noon Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs day of next week, the registration days. In place of the spring vacation which was called off because of the registration projects the students will receive several days off at the end of the school year, dismissal being scheduled for June 19 instead of June 25 as originally planned.
 The Sacred Heart high school will hold its spring vacation next week, while the Waterbury Cath ohc high school will remain open. The school closing has been sched- uled for June i6 at Sacred Heart high school and for June i4 at the Waterbury Catholic high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
Wolcott Observers
 Serve Minus Praise
donor Roll of Aircraft Warning Service Personnel Released; Fellow TOwnsmen Extend Thanks

The Aircraft Warning Service observation post in Wolcott has been on twenty four hour duty, seven days a week has been on twenty-four hour duty, seven days g week, ever since December 8. The observers, who have kept the lonely vigil through bitter cold and biting snow, through rain and fog, through day and night, sunshine and dark, have performed and will continue to perform a tremendously important service to their country. It is their duty to report the approach of all aircraft. Upon them rests the re- sponsibility of giving the informa- ton which is the foundation of all air raid alarms and precautions.
 Originally sponsored by the Am erican Legion in Connecticut, the Aircraft Warning Service. under the command of the U. s. Army, coper- ating with the State and Local Defense Councils, has 166 observa- ton posts, fully manned, function ing around the clock" The use of civilians as observers at the posts has released many enlisted men for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
We're Well of Department

Red Cross has sent S2B 0o, ,- eco worth og sporting gooaB to the troops in Iceland. 0 Q c The British have banned lace on wOmen's underwear. 0 e Q And cosmetics there are under . 8 1-3 per cent sales tax. c Q c Yankee ways have come to Venezuela in the form Oe individual income taxes, the cOuntry's first. Q Q Q Coffee in Oslo, Norway, iS quoted ak 80 . pound. Q Q Q Gasoline in Cuba has been raised { cents 8 gallon to 34 cents. e . Q Cost of living index in Peru has gone up to go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
EXHIBIT PLANNED
 BY CAMERA CLUB

The seventh annual exhibition of photography will be conducted by the Camera club of Waterbury at the Little Gallery of the Mat. tatuck Historical society building from May 1l-16. Mrs. Rietta Scof- field is chairman of the exhibition committee.
 For the first time a color class will be included in the exhibit. Judges will be Corbin Kahn and Howard Hammitt, both of Hartford and Martin L. Martus of Nauga- tuck,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
Y BOYS SECRETARIES
 HONOR WALT MALINS

Walter Mains Of Waterbury was elected president of the Y. N. c. A. boys work secretaries at the an- nual meeting of the Connecticut Ag- sOclation of Y, M. c. A. Secretaries yesterday at Bridgeport. Harry Ab- bolt of Bridgeport was named presi- dent of the association.
 Other officers chosen were: Vice. president, Fred Barnes Of Brldge- port; and secretary ry-treasureF. Wil- Ham ?. Meyer Of Hartford. Barnes also was named president Of the program secretaries section.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
NEW PROBLEMS FOR FARM
 WIFE

Berkeley, Cal. - (U. P.l - Tie California College of Agriculture has worked out . list of 50 new gaE problems which the national emer- gency has created for the farm wife. The list includes conservation Of valuable materials, food and cloth ing, tires, gasoline, electricity, pa- per, silk, metals, fat for soap-snak- Ing. vegetable gardening, raising Of small meat animals and various other tasks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
TO VOTE ON TEACHER PENSION

Oklahoma City-(UP) = A con- stitutional amendment permitting payment of pensions to veteran teachers will be voted on in Okla homa at the July IA primary cleo. ton. The state legislature would be entrusted with working out details of the teacher tenure law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08

Lightweight walls made of pgy- wood glued k0 framework gre many times stronger, hy government test. tIsan conventional heavy walla
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
GAS TO CURTAIL
 FARLEY OF CLUB
Home Making Members Omit June Meeting Due
 to RatiOning Situation
WOLCOTT Correspondent: Alma P. Cole Tel. 3-28O3

Wolcott, May 8 = The Wolcott Home Making Club met Tuesday for an all day meeting in Beecher Memorial hall A pot-luck luncheon was served at noon. Miss Frances Whitcomb, home demonstration agent from the University of Con- necticut, spoke of the food value obtained from balanced meals. It was voted at the meeting to omit the June meeting due to the gas and tire situation.
 Those present were: Mrs. Henry Norton, Mrs. Charles Rogers, Mrs. Alfred German, Mrs. William Tyr ell, Mrs. Arthur Harrison, Mrs. Hans Beerbaum, Mrs. Fred Megin, Miss Esther Bronson, Mrs. Elmer Sym0nds, Mrs. c. Nelson Cole, Miss Frances Whitcomb and Mrs. John Warner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08

A. L. Mcclellan and sister, Miss Jean Mcclellan of New Haven were Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. Wal ter Wilson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08

Joseph Kitchen of Providence, R. l., spent the weekend with his daughter Mrs. Robert Halbock and MT. Hallock of Farview avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08

MT. and Mrs. Richard Jones of Brooklyn, N. Y., spent the weekend with MT. and Mrs. Carl MattSon of East street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08

A daughter was born recently to MT. and Mrs. Harley H. Emmons of Bridgeport. MT. Emmons was a former resident of Wolcott and at- tended the Woodtick school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08

Both schools will follow the recon mendation made by the Waterbury Defense councils transportation committee that high schools open one-half hour later, at 8:30, in or der to alleviate the over-crowding condition of busses during the peak hour of 2 to 8 a. m. The schedule which was approved by the board of education for the public schools will start May IS. The half-hour will be made up at the end of the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
Fire Farley Monday

The WolcOtt Volunteer Fire De- partlnent will hold the monthly meeting in the new fire house on Central avenue Monday night at s o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
FraIlek HOnOred

Frederick Franek, ST., of Warren road, Hitchcock Lake, has been ap- pointed a police commissioner to fill the unexpired term of Robert J. Seery who has moved to Bristol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08

The Sierra Madre mountains are in Mexico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08
Sewing Meeting

A group of women, members of the Wolcott Women's Club met Wednesday in Woodtick Chapel and sewed for the civilion defense. Two quilts were tackled which have been rnadU of scrap pieces of woolen ma terial salvaged from suits, coats, skirts, etc., and were put together in blocks with flannel back. A box lunch was enjoyed at noon. Next Wednesday at 2 p. m. the regular monthly meeting of the club will be held at the chapel with Mrs. Claude Badger presiding. A button exhibi- ton will be held after the business meeting. Mrs. Sherman Ives of Morris will bring her collection of buttons.
 Those present Wednesday were: Mrs. Claude Badger, Mrs. Alfred Bells, Mrs. c. Nelson Cole, Miss Es- ther Bronson, Mrs. Fred Galiada, Mrs. Ray King, Mrs. Hans Beer baum and Mrs. Fred Megin.
 MT. and Mrs. Ralph McMillin of Bethlehem, Pa, have returned to their home after weeks visit with Mrs. McNfillins cousin, Mrs. William Tyrell and MT. Tyrell of the Beech road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-08

The North End Fire Department will meet at the fire house on North street Monday night at o'clock
Evening star., 1942-02-20
DR.. Francis HemeIi Heads
District Phi Beta Kappa

DR.. Francis ]. Hemelt of Catholic
University last night was elected
president of the Phi Beta Kappa As
sociation of the District of Columbia
at the associations first 1912 meet
ing at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Other officers named last night
are Albert w. Atwood, vice presi-
dent; Jacob H. Gichner. secretary
treasurer: Allan Fisher, Dean Henry
Grattan Doyle of George Washing
ton University, Miss Veryl Gladys
Schult and DR.. Gilbert H. Grosve-
nor we're elected to the Executive
Committee for three years: DR..
Charles Sager Collier, Francis
Thames. Robert L. O'Brien and JOS
eph S. Allen for two-year terms, and
Cloyd H. Marvin, president of
George Washington University; DR..
Rene w. Pinto, Mrs. A. E. Fucker
and DR.. George B. Woods of Amer
lean University for one year each.
DR.. Hemelt succeeds Wade H. FL
lis, who presided last night. The
guest speaker, Darcy McNickle, ad-
ministrative assistant in the ONCE
of Indian Affairs. discussed The In
dian in American Life" Anthony
E Willmett, baritone, accompanied
by Prof. Nation Boyce, sang four
songs.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Countess Rent Case
Decision Is Reached

Rent Examiner j. Warren Wilson
has handed down his decision in
the rent dispute between Countess
Eleanor Palffy and Mrs. Ann Hol-
man. wife of British r. A. F. flight
commander, but the ruling will not
be made public for several days.
Under the Rent Control Act. it
was explained at the office of Ad-
ministrator Robert F.. Cogswell, the
opposing parties are allowed five
days in which to review the decision
and request review by the admins
traitor. If at the end of that period
no such request has been received,
the administrator will issue formal
order embodying the examiners rec
concentrations.
The Palffy- Holman case was ar
gued last Saturday in the Districts
first formal rent hearing. Countess
Palffy, who controls the lease on
a house at 1924 Thirty-f1fth street
N. W., where Mrs Holman has lived
since last October, petitioned for
permission to raise the rent from
Sis a month to S225. The $l15
figure was the rental charged on
January /. l94l, freezing date"
under the act.
Mrs. Holman paid s225 a month
rent in October, November and De-
cember, but declines to pay that
figure after the Rent Control Act
went into effect January 2.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Encouraging Report
On War Production
'Amazes' Senators
Patterson Survey
Reveals U. S. Hos Gone
To Work on BottIenecks
Earlier Story on Page A-12.)

Earlier Story on Page A-12)
BY the Associated Press.
Senate appropriations subcom-
mitteemen said today that Un-
dersecretary of War Patterson
amazed" them with most en-
couraging" report on the rate of
increase in this country's war
production.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma said the Patterson re-
port showed that the Government
really has gone to work on the
bottlenecks and they're moving
Heaven and earth to turn out the
materials"
Agreeing with him was Senator
McCarran, Democrat Of Nevada.
who said he was more encouraged by
the Patterson report than by any
report heretofore reaching Con-
gress on the war effort.
The hearing developed the i'm
preston, said Senator Thomas, that
this country's overall war produc-
tion pattern was designed even
tually to turn out war materials
equal to the combined output of
enemy nations.
Detailed information presented
by the Undersecretary, committee
men said, blasted any impression
that war production was tagging.
They said they were impressed how
quickly the country geared itself
to all-out production once the Ma
ton actually was embroiled in war.
Other witnesses told the commit
tee that lease-lend programs were
operating full steam ahead, and
that not only was this country
providing materials vital to its
allies. but that its allies were pro-
viding the United States with criti-
cal materials this country lacked.
Mr.. Patterson was called to tes-
tify on a $32, 2,O70, ,90l 900 Army lease
lend and Maritime Commission ap-
preparations bill.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Parks Unit Opposes
Of Mall
Into Parking LOT
Settle Says Proposal
Would Conflict With
New Off-Street Bill
Earlier Story on Page B-1D

Earlier Story on Page BID
Opposition to the proposals for
converting the Mall panel and
drives into automobile parking
lots was voiced late today by the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission on two main
grounds.
Explaining that the commission
felt it ''unwiSe and unnecessary" to
use this area for automobile park
ing, Secretary Thomas S. Settle de-
clared it would conflict directly
with the new off-street parking bill
which President Roosevelt has just
signed He also stressed that the
plan would increase the already
overtaxed transportation problem
and congestion in the central area
Of the city.
The commission had before it a
report from the National Park Serv-
ice bearing on this subject which
Secretary of the Interior Ickes had
approved 1t adopted the general
objections to proposed parking in
the Mall as representing the general
views of the commission.
Mr.. Settle reported TO the COM
mission on number of legislative
matters at its closing session, in
cluding plans for road leading
from the new War Department
Building in Arlington to Guam
tico, Va.
The Virginia Legislature has
passed a bill. he said, authorizing
the State Highway Department to
build this limited access" road
which would lead across country and
touch at intermediate points be-
tween here and Quantico.
The commission also expressed it's
interest in a resolution introduced
in the House by Representative Case
of South Dakota authorizing the
creation of committee to study va
rious Government-owne tracts of
land in the District Back of this
plan is the idea of making large
areas like the Soldiers Home Park
available for emergency needs.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Douglas Miller Warns
Criticism Of Allies
Is Helpful 10 Nazis
Author Deplores Article
On British Reaction
To Pearl Horbor

American criticism of its allies
lis just the sort of thing Goebbels
thinks up for Axis radio programs, -
Douglas Miller of the ONCE of Co.
ordinator of Information declared
today in a talk before the Volun-
tary Participation Unit Of the Dis
trict Defense Council.
AS an illustration Of unwise criti-
cism of American allies, Mr.. Miller
cited an article in the current issue
of a national weekly magazine. He
read passages to show it was re-
ported that British subjects were
gloating over Pearl Harbor and that
segments of the British public were
evading rationing regulations.
The speaker said lit Is obviously
foolish that the British should re-
joice over American losses when
such losses are also their own" On
the question of what Americans
ought not to say" Mr.. Miller said
a good test would be whether state
ments by American officials, and
he mentioned Senator, or civilians
were picked up and used as Axis
propaganda. He said "if Goebbels
uses it, it ought not to have been
said, even though it may be true. "
Mr.. Miller, author Of You Can't
Do Business With Hitler" was a
commercial attache of he American
Embassy in Berlin.
Discussing the question Of rigid
censorship to prevent publication OF
material which might be used
against us by the Axis, he said a
voluntary basis is preferable to Gov
ernment action. He added that
such articles as the one he had
quoted was a most certain way to
destroy the freedom OF the press.
Mr.. Miller gave an encouraging
tone to his talk by reminding the
group that the United States has
more resources than all of its enc
mics combined.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Enieo 0dierno, Agent
For Opera Company, Dies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 90 Err
rico Odierno, New York representa-
tive of the Philadelphia La Scala
Opera Co., died suddenly last night
in the conductors dressing room Of
the Academy of Music, just as the
performance of III Trovatore" was
beginning.
Mr.. Odiero, who was about so,
had been agent and talent scout
for the opera company for eight
years and had employed most Of
the singers in last nights opera. He
had been active in musical circles
for IS years.
There was no interruption in the
performance. Academy officials said
an effort was made to keep the news
of Mr.. Odierno's death from the
singers until the end of the opera.
Evening star., 1942-02-20

was climbing a fire escape in an
effort to reach the woman. He said
all of them called to her not to
jump.
A moment later Mrs. Hazel seemed
to collapse and totter over the sill,
striking the brick areaway below on
her head.
Mr.. Crosby was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital for a cut hand
When firemen arrived flames were
pouring from attic windows at the
rear and a heavy cloud of smoke
spread over surrounding blocks. The
alarms were turned in in rapid
succession, bringing Fire Chief
Stephen Porter and Police Chief
Edward j. Kelly to the scene.
One Fireman Cut.
Chief Porter said the fire 'mush-
roomed" under the roof after the
flames had climbed through dumb
waiter shaft.
Fireman Edward Brosnan, about
40, driver for Chief Porter, was cut
on the head by glass when he en-
tered the burning building. His he'll
met had been knocked off.
Several persons on the ground
floor of the rooming house jumped
out through windows, including
sailors and marines on night duty,
who were asleep when the fire
started
Mrs. Hazel was pronounced dead
on arrival at Emergency Hospital
and her body was removed to the
morgue, pending an inquest.
The rooming house, it was said,
is operated by Mrs. Amy Gauvreau.
The blaze burned out the third
floor of the rooming house and there
was water damage on the first and
second.
Another fire, of undetermined
origin, damaged three STORY build
ing at 523 Second street NV. occu-
pied on the ground floor by a gro
Gerry The fire was brought under
control in about 20 minutes. High
winds famed a grass fire on the
grounds of Friendship on Wisconsin
avenue, the former estate of Mrs.
Evalyn Walsh Mclean. The blaze
was extinguished with little dam
age, it was said. During the early
morning a three-alarm fire occurred
in the l70O block of H street NV.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Conduct Rules Backed
For Montgomery Blair

Regulations covering the conduct
of children attending the Mont
gomery Blair Senior High School,
Silver Spring, were approved by the
schools Parent Teacher Association
last night.
Dismissal from school for disor-
derly conduct is called for in one of
the new rules, which was suggested
by the Student Council. A second
regulation stipulates that most
pupils must eat lunch at the school.
A third rule states that if a pupil
is absent three consecutive days he
will have to have a doctors certifi-
cate or lose full credit for that
semester.
These rules already had been ap-
proved by the schools Advisory
Council, which is composed of a
group Of teachers, students and
parents.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Pencil OfficiuI Finishes
Course on Fire Bombs

Ray D. Nester, safety engineer for
the Department of Justice, today
was to complete two-week course
in methods to localize incendiary
damage at the War Department
Civilian Defense School, Edgewood
Arsenal, Md.
Mr.. Nester, whose work concerns
life and property protection at 20
Federal penal and correctional in
stitutions, will act as an instructor
for department officials. He will
teach blackout control. protection
against incendiaries, other bombs
and chemical agents, as well as
preservation of order during emer-
gencies.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Racing Results
HiuIeuh Park
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated fTesS.
FIRST RACE Purse. 81 COO; special
weights; maidens: 2-year-olds; turlongs;
Hoosier Wolf lMeadel 1870 ll.l0 9Ouu
REGAL Gov CRobertson) Id" .sson .sso
Ringmenow Haas l''oo
Time 1895. ~ ro,.,
Also ran Buckra. Black Grip IotaI
Victory. Akrontown. Blue Pom. Bit Of Nerve:
a Supremes Best Water Pearl Tnroush
aW E. Schmidt and H. P Heaoiey entry
bD M Davis and H. D. Cornell entry.
SECOND RACE-Purse. $1,000; claim
ing; 3-year-olds: furlongs: 40 am
Bellcoda (McCombsl s.3o ~ 5YY0
Nestonian (McCrearyl ~" "a
M'sf1t (Hust CIV
Also ran-zite, x. Albert, Banadine;;
Anna~e wish. Tower Guest, Stinglette' AL
Whims Muskrat. What EXcuseS
DAILY Double paid SlO7,To1
THIRD RACE-Purse, 81 800; claiming
;4-year -olds and upward: ia turioohes' M
Justice M. (wielander) 2l.1O ssso 2"0 2a'"0
Charitable DAY o.oo f9o
Minee-Mo tWright) 'o
Also ranEKingfisher, Scotch Trap Grey
Wolf.
FOURTH RACE-Purse, 81 800; a!iow-
ances: 4-yesr-olds and upward: Ihs miles;
a Midland Haas o.To I,-eo out
Sir Marlboro tMeadel sou out ou
q porter's Cap tArcarol ou'
Also ran%Pictor and City Talk.
&C. s. Howard entry.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
| British Anxious
To See Louis,
| Seek Matches
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS
LONDON, Feb. 20.-British SOL
diers want to see their most potent
individual ally-Private Joe Louis
Barrow of the United States Army
In action.
The Marques of Queensbury.
whose grandfather put politeness-
to a certain degree-into prize fight
ing, was reported yesterday to be
attempting to arrange a series OF
exhibition matches in Britain for
the world heavyweight champion.
As yet, however, none Of Britains
pugilistic spitfires have volunteered
for dognght with the Brown
Bomber.
A group of Britishers, including
the tenth Marques of Queensbury,
whose predecessor, the eighth mar
guess, was one Of the authors OF
the British boxing code drawn up
taking negotiations for the transfer
of Louis to Britain. They hope
matches may be arranged for Bel
fast, near which the first American
contingents are stationed, and
London.
Louis now is stationed at Camp
Upton. Yaphank, Long Island. He
is serving his 13-week basic train
ing period as an Army private. In
March he Is scheduled to fight Abe
Simon, New York heavyweight
giant, for the benefit Of the Army
relief fund.