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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03
SPIELMAN HEADS
STATE employees
Rockville Man Succeeds
Bernard II. McCIusker;
Membership Now 1900

Hartford, April 2. -. Election OF
O new president og the Connecticut
State Employees Association, largest
group OF It's kind IN Connecticut,
was announced this week. Raymond
n. Spielman, Of Rockville, an In
gpector for the Motor Vehicle De-
partment, Is the new head Of the
association succeeding Bernard II,
McClisker, who has been serving
as president and business manager.
Mr.. McCusker requested being
relieved Of the presidency because
OF the steadily increasing weight Of
his duties as business manager. A
resident OF Ne WBritain, Mr.. Me-
Cusker deVotes his entire tine 10
the Job OF BUSINESS manager. these
duties consisting principally OF Or
ganizing and furthering the inter-
estS Of the members.
Robert I. Wanklin, TofTingto1l, an
engineer for the tSate Highway De-
partment, who has been an execu-
tive board member since orgariza-
ton, was elected yice-president, Sue
ceeding Mr.. SpielinaTl. The treas
urer and secretary remain the same,
they being George r. Hawkes., OF
South Coventry, and Lewis II. White,
Of Canterbury, respectively. Both
OF these officers are employees OF
the Highway Department.
Membership In the Connecticut
State Employees : Association now
totals some 1000. Plans for mem
bership death benefits were dis
cused at o recent meeting and will
be further developed at meeting
10 be held soon,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03
ISS new VOTERS
QUALIFY HERE
Board OF Registration In
Monthly Session at City
Hall

The following 80 persons were
sworn IN as new voters at the
monthly session Of the beard OF
registration at the city hall this
week.
Luigi Belgeno, "a Putnam street,
Luigi Blggini, % Camp street, Anna
Burkman, IS Hawkins street; Amelia
Banseban, Al John street; Evelyn 4,
Charron, 1888 Tudor street; Maria
p, Chlcorelli, SO Birch place, Ben
Jamn II. Christian, 20 Silver street;
Antolnette r, Clriello, 80 Martone
street; Genevieve wihifred Collins,
81 Ridgewood street
Victor l.. D'Angelo, SO Cottage
place, Hilda Victoria Doggeloh, 2l6
Wood street; Margaret M. Dwyer,
500 East Main street; Roy Ftimire,
G5i Chase parkway; Josephine M,
augliardi, 81 Eastwood avenue;
saleem Haddad, 1888 Union street;
John T. Kane, "a Laval street,
Norbert +, KrugeliS, 80 Chamber
street. William II, Lacey IS Bron-
son street; Howard r, Moody, 36S
Willow street; Elizabeth MeClus.
key, ~ Seminole avenue; Ann @,
Nalewaiek Goa Frost road; John
Joseph Nalewajek, Jr. 500 Frost
road; Carl j. Nyman, 81 East Liberty
street; Edward Y, oDonnell, 81
Laval street; Charles PesoNtelli, 10
Cherry street,
Stephy II. PlungiS, Ill Draher
avenue, Sarah plunkett, 75 Idyl-
wood avenue; Theodore @, PodSiada
lik, 80 Albert place; Claire Ric-
eiarGl 100 Moreland avenue; Wal
dron II, Roy, 90 Montgomery street;
Mary Siemienuk, 100 Fairviow street;
Walter Siemionuk, 1902 FNirview
street; Evelyn Il, Taylor, l62 Tracy
avenue; Guy W, Taylor, l62 Tracy
avenue; Eva l., Wallace, Broeksido
home; Anna May walsh, 226 Mer-
lden road,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

tlcles and hints about the STRAIT
egic advantages of the vichy-
French island OF Madagascar off
tho East African Coast north OF
Durham. They say II might some
day be used aS n Jap base, From
these articles you learn that the
Island produces mica and cattle,
And that N the Bay or Diego
suarez, with It's dry docks and
naval workshops, fell into enemy
hands, Allied shipping In the In
dian ocean would most certainly
suffer"
But until this threat loomed,
the Ant!-smutS opposition, AZ well
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03
Good evening,
HERE IS GROUND JUNIPER

HERE is GROUND JUNIPER
tpewvy Pond Church In the Christian Science MONITOR
xEere Is ground juniper the which to find ,,,a
we followed where November snowfall quietly eherSneu
lay unravished by sun or wind in steepeSt canyon
shadowed by rock walls
and the laced fingers of a thousand fir trees
M day weaving sun and wind into silence
ell day spreading impenetraee web OF t"ihght
over that canyon.
Ground Juniper grows among roots and bouluerS
and close 70 mountain rivers. LtSe an eye dreaming
@hs water shines between snow banks 1t like molten
gold over dark leaf.
wa walk quietly and brush snow-oover from juniper,
The branches spring forth live and tinted with silver
bearing along their stem the shy and nfrequent
dusk-colored berry,
oh strAnQeSt and ovelieSt of everRreenS
semi-Sepulchered beneath snowfall wtnter-imprisohed
upon earths sleeping heart green and undying
witness of life and sumner
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03
Course Of Training
For Military Police
Over 1000 Men to Be Encamped at Mantle to Await
Emergency Calls; Protection Assured Waterbury

has been started AZ Fort Devepg
and another AT Camp Edwards,
General Troland said he was cspe-
cially pleased IN the order for the
large force OF military police for
Connecticut because Of the vital part
the state Is playing In defcnsc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

Have you a chronic wall-scratcher In your family?
Or In other words does hubby big brother casually
scratch a match to light pipe cigar or cigarette ON
the wall or woodwork Take II from the Old Farmers
Almanac II you do this he never will again Melt some
SPOT where the cuprt Is accustomed to scratch his
match Then rub II we'll with piece Of dry flannel.
When the villain returns the next time to scratch
woodwork
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

Danny Red" Regain will be hOnOred at testi-
monial dinner ut ReardOn'S Meriden Road eatery
Thursday evening, April 16. Sergeant Alfred bene.
yento of Highland Avenue has just sent official WORD
home that he and his buddeS have landed safely IN
Australia to do their bit under General Douglas
Macarthur Attorney Francis Butler and his brother
Ed Junior accountant in the cOmptrOer's office IN
the City Hall, have been sent by Uncle Sam to Fort
Standish near Boston. They were among the laSt
contingent of drafteeS leaving the city Another
brother Bill former police reporter on the Republican,
is serving in Australia,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03
SPRINKLER SYSTEM
CAUSE OF ALARM

Defective sprinkler systems In two
establishments were responsible for
FIRE alarms early this morning, The
first, ut 1908 was at the ConSoll-
dated Motor Lines, 81 East Aurora
street, and the second at 1915 was
at the Waldorf system, West Main
and North Main STREETS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

Tom Laly, Naugatuck supernumerary, and
Herminda LamaS of the same town, ST. Marys Hospital
nurse have decided that two live cheapy one
SO will middle asle-it Monday, April 18th Rev owen
Leary, Naugatuck native serving the Franciscan
Mission Band in New York, hopes to become an Army
chaplain as soon as his mission season ends. BIZ
Norris another up-and. coming Rubber Towner, Is en-
jOying the Easter at home after laying aside
his Junior studies at ST. Bonaventure's College until
Aprii 49, George Solberg is enjoying furough from
an Army camp in Missouri. The borough lad flew home
this time. He's affiliated with the Ground Corps Of
Uncle Sans cohorts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

Yes, sir the big shows about to come to town.
In other words the circus has left winter quarters and
'bgger and better than ever about to descend upon
New York City, 1t arrives there today and Will get
last full week longer than usual Circus custom this
year will be longer stops In large cities and omission of
one might stands In Of the smaller stopovers
Hope this doesn't Waterbury. Note that Frank
Braden not with the vanguard OF advance agents
in New York this week. He'll be there though, for Frank
doesn't miss many stops along the circus route IN the
course OF seasons travel across the continent An
ace publicity man. Frank, we'll all the other boys
who handle press relations for Ringing and Barnum and
Bailey tops In every respect and always welcomed
home each passing year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03
. ANSWERS
TO WAR QUIZ
Questions on Comic Page

Questions on Comic Page
|. This Is an Army insignia In.
dicNting the wearer serves In the
financial department,
3. Canada trains pilots from more
different countries
3, canborro, like Washington, Is
IL city that was deliberately plan
ned on paper as n capital
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

Frank Sullivan, OF Mrs. John Sullivan OF l2o
chestnut Avenue most handsome boy at Crosby High
4 few years back is receiving his mail In Building
ll10 Battery B. Fort Euss Virginia where he Is two
yeeksold private with Uncle Sans Armed forces the
Sormer John Hancock insurance salesman has taken a
eaecided liking to his daily routnes Rev joseph
valentieus pastor OF St JosephS Church ENJOYING ms
annual vacation in Florida. Fred Fox, NaugatucK
native and graduate OF Defiance College, has been
appointed principal of Deposit High School, Deposit
n Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03
SCENERY

The bricks are getting whittier
All along the line.
Some are red and some are yellow,
They've been there for so long time.
7 view the mighty rocks
And all the little gen8.
The scene Is 80 cnticlng,
] watch out MI the time.
! look out Oh the hillside
And see the best OF SrloLas
see 10 many growing thing
look away of IN the wood
And see the birds upon the wing
And where once the red man stood
view the mighty ocean.
1t hides three-quarterS OF the world
see the water IN commotion,
And the stars and stripes unfurled
And saw brave soldier lad
Dressed In his uniform.
II makes US very sad,
But he can march through any storm.
! come back home again
And hear the moving train,
And we know whatever he does
Will not have been In vain.
"Tis nice 10 look out on the landscape
And see what's passing by.
The scene really very grand
FOR oil OF you and l.
saw 10 many willows
They always are the FIRST 10 grow
Down there very near the bows
Or any place you chance 10 30.
Those great big rocks are very old,
They're partly worn away.
They've been there when twas very warm
And when twas very cold,
DANIEL GILLETTE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03
Civilian Defense Calendar
Notices OF Defense Meetings for Insertion In This Calendar Must BE
Sent 10 Mayors once at Two Days In Advance.

Volunteers needed for Air Warning Service spottng planes
OF city hail. tricks especially from 10
D. M night from midnight dawn Apply to Wallace
Ing Watchers needed for District Warning Center In Chamber
Commerce Building especially for night hours Apply TO
Miss Margaret Kelly Watchers also needed for night hours ~ Az
Raid Center Apply ThOrvad Olsen Volunteers needed
types civilian Apply Civilian Defense VOun
teer office, I Field street. Telephone 10000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

had given them food and shelter.
IN bet the old danes got q
pile Of dough in her bag" The boys
said the man told htefn. "She Just
sold her COW and when she put
the money away ] saw lots more"
The following morning the trio
left the old iady'S hotDe and took
her money with them.
The older boy Is charged with the
theft end the younger Is held Is an
incorrigibic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

Turbulence {

MA Service FoFslEn Correspond

NEA service Foreign Correspondent
Durham, South Africa, April -
CBy Radlo) --RAln beat down In q
slow, depressing drlRSle. Al two thou-
sand people stood huddled together
IN anklo-deep mud At the foot OF
Maiuba Mountain recently, O "fire
Of freedom" on the crest above burst
into flame.
Then there was q sudden roar.
All hands stretched outward In q
stiff salute, Then the throng lapsed
into three minutes OF silence,
1t might have been q Khan meet
Ing Of the deep South back In the
Twenties, Or q night In Munich
before the Beer Hall putsch, The
setting was about the same. Only
the words differed, The speaker
was DR., J, +, J, Vanrensburg,
Commandant General OF tho Anti
SHUTS, Anti English Ossewa
Brandwag party, named after the
OK Wagon Guards Of 1889 who
trekked inland TO escape British
rule, He told this group OF
party members, gathered al the
scene of O Boer War Victory OF
1881, TO be ready one day TO take
over the South African govern
ment.
"FIETH COLUMN"
ESCAPES PUNISHMENT
He praised sabotage, calling II
realistic action. And he praised
as heroes the government and po-
lice officials who were recently
informed for giving aid to Ger
many,
Strong man of the Union Of
South Africa Is, OF course, Field
Marshal Jan Christian SHUTS,
Commander-in-Chief Of South Ar
rican Forces, Minister OF EXter-
nal Affairs ana Defense. This
keen-eyed, gray-beNrded Boer vet
erNn manages TO keep things un-
der control, but the Ossewa Brand-
wag party business Is one OF the
welrdest situations In any country
at war today, What amounts to u
Fifth Column IL permitted openly
TO conduct meetings like that de-
sorihed above, and to issue state.
ments undermining the war effort
OF the SHUTS government.
Az CRpetown recently, IN the
House OF Assembly, ASsemhlyman
A, J. Werth moved that the Union
make peace and withdraw from the
war.
II takes several days after you
arrive In Durham, however, TO
realize that there IL q struggle be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03
@sONNKY CREGAR

Laird CFegar, the 200 pound char
acter actor who teams with Vercn-
lea Lake, RobeTs Preston and Alaf
for Hire" Is called Smoky" b.
his friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

Nothing seem =
more remote than
war In Durham,
above, the South
African ocean re-
sort city that re-
minds an Amer
lean Of neon :
lighted, skysCrap-
cred Miami. But
visitors soon learn
that Prime MIN
iste err y m u to
right Il sitting
on q powder key.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03

Dublin theatres have been crowd
80 ~ sasAa eaason.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03
Tall Tower
Topics

S9.9cf71S I'm by THE MAN IN THE TOWER
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-17
BAN AFFECTING
 HOME BUILDING
Removal of Restrictions Would Witness Record
 Activity Here

Severe federal restrictions on building materials are holding up applications for permits for literal ly hundreds of new dwellings in Waterbury, Building Inspector John T. Hartley said today.
 T could have 200 applications for building of new one-family houses in here tomorrow morning If the people could get the priorities," MT. Hartley said. And know that 200 or more additional applications that wouldn't be long in coming in."
 Federal regulations have now been frightened even further, 9Ir. Hartley said, and commercial build CTS now cannot build a small home for sale; instead, the said, they can build it only to rent it.
 Both commercial builders and families seeking home of their own are hit by the restrictions on build ing materials. In some cases, he stated, plans which were approved by federal agencies several months ago must now be held up because Of stiffening of the priority regula- tionS.
 Large building developments plan planned for several sections of the city have been affected by the new rules. Both local and out-of- town capital was to have been employed in the phojectS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-17

stephen w. Robinson of Water bury who last month instituted civil action in common pleas court to recover on a $2,00o New York Life Insurance Company policy is- sued to his late father-in-law, LOT eng Buck, will be named defen6- ant in $7,000 damage suit by his sister-i law, Minerva Buck of Che shire who claims MT. Robinson fraudulently made himself bene- ficiary to a $5,000 policy issued by the Prudential Insurance Company to the late MT. Buck. The latest &C., ton will be filed in superior court by Judge Edward Mascolo, Miss Buck is expected also to contest Mir. Robinson's claim in the other insur- ance litigation.
 The insurance claim cases follow unsuccessful attempts of MT. Ro- binson's in-laWs to prove illegality of will in which his wife, the late Anna Buck Robinson, named him sole beneficiary. A probate appeal was taken by Lorenz Buck and on his death was prosecuted by Min erva Buck, but the will was upheld by two superior court juries. The second jury trial was held last June
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-17
Sugar Inventories
 For New Businesses
Uniform System Set Up to Provide Retailers or
 Wholesalers With Reasonable Allowances

minimum shipping unit in which sugar is, delivered to wholesalers in this territory, plus the amount of sugar the wholesaler estimated ne will sell during the first two calen- dar weeks of his operation.
 Local war price and rationing boards were advised by OPA to make certain that persons making application for new whosesale or re- tail sugar allowances are actually opening businesses.
 Within ten days after the com pletion of the first two full months of operations, the new retailer ol wholesaler must mail or deliver ir person written report to his local board.
 Tn the case of a retailer, the re- port would show his averages week. ly sales, and in the case of the wholesaler, his actual sale of sugar for two-Week periods.
 If the report of the retailer or wholesaler shows that his allowable inventory is too large in relation to business actually done, the local board will reduce the size of allow able inventory by requesting the retailer or wholesaler to turn in stamps or certificates for cancella- tion. If the originally estimated in ventory is too small, it may be in- creased by issuance of certificates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-17
TWO BIG DRAFT
 CALLS RECEIVED
Scores of Waterbury Youths to Be Examined
 This Week

Preparations were near completion for deparature of two very large groups of Selective Service eligibles to Hartford for examinations by army doctors. The men accepted will be sworn into the army im- mediately, but will be given two week furloughs to give them time to wind up their personal affairs.
 The two new groups of pros pective inductees will leave for their xaminations tomorrow and Wednes- day. They will represent all four local draft boards.
 Meantime, the boards are also going ahead with plans for send ing another very large contingent into the army within few weeks. Over a period of month the city VIII lose its largest number of men to the army since enactment Of draft legislation.
 Included in the groups being called up now are some men who were formerly classified as 1-B be- cause of minor physical defects. There are also a large number of men in the 36 to AS age group.
 Official fareWells for draftees are now delayed until the day that the men leave to begin their actual training.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-17
Scov CO. Reaffrms Belief Closed Shop Is Un-Americ
New Development In
 Robinson-Buck Case
Sister-in-Law Files Suit for $7OOO Damages Alleging
 Misrepresentation in Obtaining Insurance Policy

after the supreme court found an error in the former hearing.
 Miss Buck in her complaint against her brother-in-law states that he called upon her father when he was in a convalescent home for the aged and infirm and taking advantage of his incapacity he procured his signature to writ ing which he falsely purported to be a waiver of rights to policy of the late Frederick Buck but which named him beneficiary to the $5,000 policy" MT. Buck died November 5, 1941 and the proceeds of the policy were paid to MT. Robinson. It is al- legged that in obtaining the sigma ture MT. Robinson explained it was necessary for him to collect on Frederick Bucks policy of $l000 value, then payable to the estate of the late Anna Buck Robinson.
 The late Lorenz Buck, who was not mentioned in his daughters will died before his will appeal suit against Mr. Robinson ended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-17

following positive statements of this Company's position:
 1. This Company recognizes without qualification the employees right to join or not join any labor organization. Whether member or not of any labor organization, there will be no discrimination against any labor organization. Whether a member or not of any labor organ ization, there will be no discrimina- tion against any employe. His pro- gress with the Company is governed by his own efficiency.
 2. We have no desire to influence any employe as to his vote in the election on August 19, 1942 This is an election for the employees. The Management has no part in 1t. The employees have the right to vote as they wish and the Management has no desire to influence or control their vote.
 3. The election on August 19, 1942 will be secret. It will be supervised by representatives of the National Labor Relations Board. The Man. agement hopes every eligible em- ployee will vote according to the dic- tates of his own conscience.
 4. If employees eligible to vote in the election of August 19, 1922 chose a labor organization to rep resent them for collective bargain ing, that labor organization will be recognized by the Company as ex- elusive bargaining agency for those employees. Employees not eligible to vote in the election will still have the right of collective bargaining with the Management as in the past.
 6. The Company will continue to bargain collectively on all conditions of employment, including the closed shop, the check-off, seniority, high CT wages, and grievance procedure. The door to such negotiations is not, nor will it be, closed.
 '. This Company did not make the statement that the "closed shop and check off" were American. It did make the statement that 1t be- lieves the closed shop" and check off" to be un-American. It does be- lieve that any departure from the liberty which the citizen has en- joyed since the organization of this government, by any program which forces him to join labor organiza- tion against his will as require ment for his opportunity of mak- ing a living, is a departure from what we have always known as the American form of liberty. Congress has, however, recognized the right of employer and employees, if they so desire, to enter into a contract providing for the closed shop and the check off, and the courts have and undoubtedly will continue to recognize the validity of any such contract. Congress evidently believes that the closed shop and k-off, if voluntarily agreed by both par ties, will not be contrary to our American form of life.
 JOHN H. GOSS,
 President and General Manager.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-17

Waterbury boasts one of the youngest captains in the U. s. Army in the person of Capt. Mar win L. Reiner, who has just been promoted first lieutenant to that rank. He is 23 years old. Capt. Rciner is the son of MT. and Mrs. Jacob Reiner of 213 Plaza avenue He is g nephew of Joseph L. Reiner, former Republican minor ity leader of the board of alder men.
 After being graduated from Crosby high school, Capt. Reiner entered the University of Con- necticut. He was a member of the R. o. T. c. at college. He en- tered the army two years ago as as second lieutenant.
 Capt. Reiner is now on duty at the sixth port of embarkation, Fort Hamilton, N. Y.