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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
FRANCIS MURPHY
 BEST IN SCHOOL
Complies 04 Average for January and February at
 Sacred Heart High

Francis Murphy heads the Jan- nary and February honor roll at Sacred Heart High School for sem iors with an average of 94 accord ing to data released this morning by Rev. John Dial, principal. The complete honor roll follows:
 Seniors
 First Honors - Francis Murphy, 94; Thomas O'Connell, 93.2; Eileen Callahan, 92.8; Mildred Miller, 90.8; Catherine Masse, 90.2.
 Second HonorS -- Daniel Crosse, S84; Irene Lemay, 87.2; Paul Duffy, 87.
 Juniors
 First Honcrs-Lawrence Skelly, '94.6; Mary Kelly, 94.E; Barbara ,schoenmehl, 9s.4: Phyiiss Jenett, 93,4; Mary Duffy, 92.7 (4 subjects). Second HonorS = Thomas Mat .thews, SIS; Margaret Doyle, 86.4; Gloria DeLappo, 86.2; Mary Kenny, 85.2.
 SOphOmOres First Honors-Edward Lynch, eos; Mary Rabbott, 90.3; Ann Charbon- neau, sol. s Second Honors-John Hickey, ST. 8 Thomas Howard, 87.1; Shirley, Man fredi, S6.1; Jane Maloney, 86.1; Frances Kennedy, 85.6; Doris La- Belle, 85.6.
 Freshmen
 First Honors-Mary Zwick, 9O.6; Shirley Silvia, BOA.
 Second Honors- Blanche Carmody 86.6; Mary Leary, S9.6; Armand Ricard, 89.2; Edwina Dillon, S8.A; Rosemary Murphy, 88.4; Teresa Han non, ST; Jean Thibodeau, S6.S; Ruth Telash, 86.6; Teresa Mariana, 05.2.
 Improvement
 Senior Glass = Bernadette SchelI Millicent McCarrick. Junior Class-Howard Didsbury Alice Grant, John German.
 Second Year n Joseph Abbondon- dola, Virginia Bruneau, Katherine ConncR. sane ARare01x, 1e8zAAnc | iMontory, Eileen Temple.
 First Year-Frances Reilly. Grace Cormier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12

The Catholic Youth Organization of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church will hold a meeting tonight at o'clock at the parish hall. Prep arations will be continued for city tournament debate next Thursday night against the c. Y. o. team ot SS. Peter and Paul church. The tournament Is sponsored by the city c. Y. O. council and the Knights of Columbus. The Mount Carmel team which is composed of Jerry DePietro, Mary Cappelletti, Marion Dezinno Charles Garguilo, and James Natale will uphold the affirmative side of the topic: Resolved: That the United States Should Adopt Con- pulsory Savings Plan"
 Minstrel Rehearsal
 A rehearsal for the Mount Carme, minstrel show will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the parish hall un- der the direction of Rev. Austin R Saunders. The show will be pre-. sented for the benefit of the parish April 10 at St., Joseph'S hall.
 Basketball at Y M. c A.
 The second Of the Brooklyn Y. M c. A. basketball league champion. ship games will be played tonight by the undefeated Orioles and the Blue Devils. The game will start at 7;30. The first game in the series was won by the Orioles 4 trophy will be awarded the winner of two games
 First Aid Glass Opens
 About 80 attended the opening class of a standard Red Cross first aid course at the Third Congrega- tional Church Hall last night. c Russell Sumpf was in charge. Class es will be held each Wednesday night at 8 o'clock.
 Air Raid Meetings
 An air-raid warden instruction meeting for Sectors C-13, CHA, GIT C-l8, C.19, C-21, C.27 and C-28 has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
Fourteen Towns Plan Trolley Rail Removal Program
3O-DAY TERM
 FOR AUTO THEFT
Accused Also Faces Arrest in WOIcOtt After
 Sentence

A SO-days jail term was imposed on John Mahoney, S5, of >42 Garden Circle in municipal court today on charge of automobile theft, by Judge T. E. Conway. At the term nation of the 30 days Mahoney faces arraignment in Wolcott court on a charge of driving while under the influence of liquor.
 Mahoney was arrested yesterday at Wolcott by State Trooper Michael Santy. He was found in Q car which had been reported stolen from Union street. The car was owned by Toby Cretella of 53 St. Joseph's avenue.
 Ralph Cantito, 34, of 37 Temple street, charged with violation"of the parking ordinance, was given nolle for $5.
 John Jennings, %, of 70 Francis street, charged with violation of the conditional sales act, was given 8 nolle.
 James Hale, 48, of 55 Pemberton street, charged with intoxication and breach of the peace, was given 8 four weeks continuance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12

WIPE officials who have recently noted lag in ship-building because of 8 shortage of steel-due- in con- siderable measure to a lack of scrap have been particularly interested in this effort to salvage the more than 24,000 tons of steel buried in Connecticut streets.
 In response to appeals from the WIPE and State Defense Council officials action has been taken on WPA projects by the following cities Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Waterbury, Derby, Naugatuck, Dar1- bury, Greenwich, Norwalk, Shelton, Stamford, Norwich, Meriden and Middletown.
 In Hartford, where work is al- ready well along the first, experi- mental WPA project to remove 1l0 tons of rails in Barbour street, city officials are now preparing another, more extensive project. There are D,470 tons of rails in Hartford.
 New Britain's Mayor George J. Coyle has been most cooperative, staging demonstrations of the meth od, devised for digging up the rails with minimum damage to pavement. Work is expected to start soon on 8 WPA project to salvage 291 of the 987 tons of steel rail in the city.
 Approved and ready to start op- eration is a project for the removal of all the 515 tons of rails in the city of Derby. As in the majority of cities work has been expedited by preparing the proposal as unit of a blanket road project, requiring only state WPA approval.
 An exception to the general rule the City of Waterbury has no Blanket road project and, there forO for the removal of 89O of the
 1,843 tons of rails in city streets has had to be submitted to Wash ingtOn for approval.
 Tn New Haven the director of pub lie works has been authorized by the board of finance to proceed with preparation of WPA project to salvage $50 tons of rails in Whitney avenue-out of the 1,468 tons in the city.
 Other cities where officials are writing proposals for rail removal projects are: Danbury 65 tons; Greenwich, 474 tons; Norwalk, 1923 tons, Shelton, 1l3 tons; Stamford, 991 tons, Norwich, TIT tons, Meriden, 1s0 of 336 tons, and Middletown, 99 tons.
 Bridgeport has made no definite plans as yet, but city officials there have witnessed demonstrations of rail removal work in New Britain and are considering action of sal- wage some of the 1,700 tons of steel remaining il city streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
Compulsory Savings
 Plan Debate Topic
Mount Carmel CYO to Meet Tonight to Further Plans for City Tournament Competition March l0
BROOKLYN NEWS

Crochet, Genevieve Dzinidas, Nancy Edwards, Janice Jannetty, Ruth Miller, Bernice Miscavage, Marjorie Pooler, Joan Rice, Amelia Walsh and Sylvia Wilson.
 Miss Jeannette Deaver, field secre- tary of the local Girl Scout Coun- cil, instructed the girls in making bags from newspapers. The troop will poin other Girl Scouts in supply ing bags for local hospitals as a defense service project. Mrs. Otto Sibold was in charge of the cook ing badge class. First aid instruc- tion was given to another patrol.
 A report made on the recent cookie sale showed the "A members of the troop had sold total of 493 boxes of cookies A portion of the proceeds which will be turned into the troop treasury will be used for purchasing emblems for Scout uni forms. Arrangements were made for the delivery of the cookies March 27
 Amelia Walsh will represent the troop at the celebration, Saturday afternoon at St. Johns parish hal in commemoration of the 30th an- niversary of the founding of Cir Scouting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
Former Local .Curates Listed. .InNewChange
Revs. Ernest BOiIeau, Yin. cent Razaitis, Eugene
 MOriarty Transferred \

Three former Waterbury priests are among seven listed in transfers announced today through The Catholic Transcript by Most Reverend Maurice F. McAuliffe, Bishop of Hartford. Rev. Ernest '. Boileau, formerly of St. An1lS church here, and now at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Taftville, has been pro noted to administrator of St. Johns church, Plainfield. Rev, Eugene A. Moriarty, formerly of st, Margaret's church and now at St.. Stephens church, Bridgeport, goes to St. Patrick's church, Bridgepoft as assistant pastor.
 Rev. Vincent J. Razaitis goes from St. Georges, Bridgeport, to St. An drew's, New Britain, as assistant. He is 8 former St. Joseph's curate, serving here during 1933-34.
 Father Boileau was prominent IT. parish and civic affairs while sta tioned here, while Father Mor1arty won high regard as director or several parish organizations ct St. Margaret's.
 Bishop McAultffe also announced the following changes:
 The Reverend Robert F. SullI- van from St. Patrick's Church m Bridgeport to St. Roses Church in Meriden. Assistant. a
 The Reverend Peter F. Kar- < Ionas from st. Andrews Church in New Britain to St. Georges Church fin Bridgeport. Assistant.
 The Reverend George R. Han- over from the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Washington to St. Joseph's Church in New Britain. Assistant.
 The Reverend Paul J. St. Onge from st. Antheny's Church in Hartford to the Church of the Sacred Heart in Taftville. Assist ant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
ST. ACTION IS
 REPORTED SETTLED

A $1,2OO civil action, brought by Francesca Rinaldi, formerly of this city and Alfred Rinaldi of Water bury, against Vincenzo and Rosa Narcisco, also of Waterbury, was announced settled in common pleas court today with the filing of with drawal papers. The plaintiffs had alleged payment of but $50 on the principal of a 1000 note signed by the defendants, and dated Septem- Der 12, 1881.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
TALBOT FAVORS
 DIES COMMITTEE

Congressman Joseph E. Talbot ot the fifth district was with the majority in the House yesterday which voted to allow extension ot the authority of the Dies commit tee Connecticut'S other five con- gressmen, all Democrats, voted against the extension.
 The congressman announced yeS- terday that he will vote against any appropriations for the information building now being erected by the Oface of Government Reports The building. he said, Is an unnecessary extravAgance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12

A farewell party was rendered Capt. Joseph A. DiPietrO, member of the Waterbury Lions Club this noon at The Elton. Capt. DiPietrO has been called to active duty in the army of the United States and is the third member to join the army from the club.
 Freddie Hall, OId-timer vaude- vile trouper, talked on What Has Happened to Vaudeville" at the noon meeting. MT. Hall was the original member on the Hewitt & Hall team, a song and dance act. He has retired from the stage al- though he still maintains an in- terest in theatrical work. MT. Hall was introduced by Frank T. Healey, program chairman. Charles GreenbIatt, president of the club, presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
3O-DAY JAIL TERM IMPOSED

"They finally got me, but 1t took them long enough" said William Watson, 28, of 2 Camp terrace, to- day when police took him into cllS- tody to begin a 30 days jail term imposed by Judge T. E. Conway on charge of lascivious carriage. Wat son pleaded guilty to the charge.
 Arraigned with him on a similar charge, Miss Augusta Lois Wilk, who anve her address as Camp terrace, Was given @ days term with the execution suspended for eight months. She was placed on proba- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12

9e-AAAASA
 been called after tonight at 7:3O at the Third Congregational Church Hall. Albert Francis and Henry Bowling will be in charge. Speakers will be Lieut.. William Kinney aAd Lieut.. James Moran of the fire de- pertinent.
 A meeting will be held tonight at 7:30 at the B. T. Tinker school for residents of Sectors C-3O, C-33, C-34, C-35, C-36, and C.39. John Savlno organizer, will be in charge.
 Girl Scout Meeting
 Twelve members of Girl Scout Troop 12 were awarded gold star att tendance pins at a meeting last night at the Third Congregational Church hall. They are: Virginia Adams, Marilyn Brown, Margaret
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
CAR KNOCKS
 DOWN CLOCK

Bristol, March PA large time clock in front of the Bristol Bank & Trust company was knocked down Wednesday afternoon by a to the police. fell on a parked car owned by Arthur P. Funk of Brad truck driven by Benjamin Urban, of Waterbury. The clock. according ley street. The car was somewhnt damaged. The police said the acci- dent happened as the truck was backing out of parking space and was unavoidable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
CLIFFORD MILES
 IN MARINE CORPS

Clifford MileS'of 1863 North Main street and formerly employed by the French Mig. Co.,, recently en- listed in the United States Marine Corps, is in training at the Marine Corps base at Paris Island, s. s. MT. Miles is married and a graduate of Wilby high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
WPAAid To BeUsed In All; 6,7OO Tons
 Of Steel Involved
Local Project Still Awaits Washington Approval;
 Hartford Salvage Job We'll Along; New Britain M Aids in Experimentation

State WPA Administrator Howard Staub reported today to the War Production Board and the State Defense Council that IA Connecticut cities plan trolley rail removal projects under WPA auspices The projects, he said will
 make available estimated 6700 tons of scrap steel for defense The proposed rail removal project in Water bury is awaiting approval from Washington he said since this city unlike others has no blanket road repair project
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
PROMOTION FOR LIEUT.. CAROLAN

Second Lieutenant Francis J. Carolan of the HarbOr Defenses of Portland has been promoted to First Lieutenant, according to the public Relations Office. Lieuten- ant Carolan is the son of MT. and Mrs. Patrick F. Carolan of S3 Baldwin avenue, this city,.
 He is 8 graduate of the Univer- sity of Cincinnati, from which he obtained 8 degree in Civil Engin- eering. Prior to his being called to active duty, September, 1941, he was employed with the U. S. De- pertinent of Labor in Cincinnati.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
NO FUNDS FOR
 BLOOD BANKS

Mayor Vincent A. Scully has re- ceived notice from James M. LandiS, director of the OCD that no funds will be available from federal civil- ian defense appropriations for the development of municipal blood plasma reserves. Efforts are being made to obtain federal assistance for providing a 800 pint reserve for emergency use here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
n, NOLeniency
 Rules Court

The 'nOleniency for drunks" sign was prominently displayed in municipal court again today.
 Two familiar offenders went to jail for 30 days and another was sentenced to serve 60 days by Judge T. E. Conway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
American Y Sec'y
 Not In Prison Work
Neutral Secretaries Cooperate in This Task; Swiss
 Nationals May Act as Intermediates

bert Smith says that since the main responsibility and push back of this prison of war work comes from the American YMCA's, we may rest as- sured that the YMCA will give good service to our prisoners who had been captured by the Japan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
RENT COMMITTEE
 SEEKS ADJUSTMENT

Steps to effect rent adjustments by May 1 to avoid federal inter- vention will be considered by the Waterbury Fair Rent Committee at a meeting tomorrow night.
 Price Administrator Leon Hem derson has directed that local rents be restored to the levels of April l, 194l. Unless his order, issued March 2, is compiled with in 60 days, a federal rent administrator for Wa terbury and nearby towns will be appointed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-12

One of the leading roles in Owen Davis comedy, MT. and Mrs. NOrth,' to De offered by the Civic Theater at the WOmen's Club Thursday and Friday eve ings of next week will be played by Eleanor StuIl of Naugatuck. She will portray the mildly crazy and witty Mrs. North. Others in the cast will be Charles O'COnnOr, Lucille DiMOdugnO, c. Wayne Clark, Claire Brent and POmpeii Lentinl. Helen Miner will design the sets. The play will be directed by Elizabeth KimbalI.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-20
She backed toward the door.
By J. R. WILLIAMS

She backed toward the door.
For three days Randy scarce
ly slept. She felt that she dared
not leave Drake. She knew
that she had to be with him
when he found out what had
happened.
Her face was thin and white
and harsh with the effort she
made for control. She felt that
she must not let herself 60 for
an instant. She must not even
look in the direction of any
release of her own grief. She
was fearful that she might
never gain control of herself
again.
Randy set her foot on the
first step, and paused. She stood
for several minutes leaning her
head against the ioor frame.
1t was then that the dreadful
sound came from that upper
room. Randy knew even in that
terrifying instant that she
would never forget the sound
of brakes voice. 1t was a
hoarse scream - almost yell
in which there was horror, and
pain, and something worse -
sheer animal terror.
She tore up the narrow stair
case and flung the door open.
Drake
brakes eyes were rolling and
his face worked violently as if
the very bone structure had
been shattered. Randy saw with
a sick horror that his hands
were cropping frantically under
the blankets.
She almost leapt across the
room and seized his hands.
Drake! Drake!'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
rest of me?" His voice rose to
q sharp wall.
Hush, Drake. I'm here with
you. You'll get we'll, now
He held hard to her shout
ders. Little by little he Quoted.
at was that sccident?"
eyes. Drake. But don't try
to talk about il yet. You'll get
well now"
His grasp loosened. She look
ed fearfully at him. He was
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-20

and knotty from years Of hard
work
Randy returned to the kit
chen.
They sat in silence for a
time. Then Mr.. Monaghan stood
up.
"Now you listen to me,
daughter"
"All right"
IT never said anything to you
about Drake when he began
coming around here. II just
didn't know what to think. /
feel awful bad that everything S
turned out this way, but we
got to take everything as 1t
comes. Now, like / asked you
a while ago, how we going to
fix this up?"
II guess I know what you
mean. I'm going to m rry
Drake"
The old man looked search
ingly at her. The underlid OF
his eyes sagged a little.
us that the way you want
to do it,"
I've got to convince him,
some way. I'll think it out
Randy, you're good GIRL
I'm just doing what / want
to-
Now look here. There's one
thing. There's just me. So this
house is yours, anyhow. ! saw
ed a little money. Amt any OF
us going to starve."
I'll think of something. First
of all, I'm going to send ca
BILE to Paris Mitchell. There's
been enough of this foolish
ness" =.
You ought to let Mitchell
know, l think
I'm going to-right today.
Randy dresse d again and
went out. It was horribly cold,
but she scarcely noticed 1t. She
was excited, and terrified, too,
How Drake could be managed
was the real question. He'd be
mad. no doubt, about letting
Paris know, but she was GER
tain that she should.
She wrote carefully, crossing
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-20
quieter now. Very slowly he
turned his face to the wall.

quieter now. Very slowly he
turned his face to the wall.
Randy turned away from the
window where she had been
S ding. The frost-rimmed
squares of glass gave a dis
torted vision of the still cold
day. She felt that her mind was
like that wavy glass. She had
no true pictures of anything.
Yes: Drake would live. 1t
was just here that all of the
savage questions arose against
her - arose and stood like an
impossible barrier across her
way.
She went into the kitchen.
Her father had come in and
had taken off his shoes TO warm
his feet at the oven door.
Going somewhere, Randy"
Yes, I've got to get out for
while"
rs Drake asleep?"
Il don't know. The nurse is
up there"
How long is she going to
stay?"
DIR. Gordon said Drake
wouldn't have to have her aft
er next Monday
"How's he going to make out
them"
The sound of her fathers
words cleared something in
Randys brain. Her face clear
ed, too. The quivering uncer-
tainty disappeared. A simple
resolution replaced it.
Whats the matter, Randy?
Change your mind?"
Yes. l don't need TO go out
now"
What's that? What did you
say"
Il said | don't need TO go
now. l know now" She spoke
the last phrase half to herself.
What is it, daughter? What's
on your mind?"
II didn't know what TO do.
I know now what's I'm going
to do"
Mr.. Monaghan kept his eyes
down. He didn't want her TO
see how much he pitied her.
Listen, honey. ! want you
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-20

MAY GET 1T FIRST HAND
FORT RILEY, Kas. - Read
ing, writing and other element
airy school work are cdded to the
training routine of u selectees.
The recruits, mostly from the
hill country, are completely abb
sorbed by one subject-Geogra-
ply.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-20
10 hear what got to say"

to hear what ! got to say"
I'm listening. Go ahead"
Mr.. Monaghan stood up. His
gaunt, bony figure lowered
above her. His shaggy white
hair almost touched the low
kitchen ceiling.
Randy, you want to keep
Drake here, don't your"
Randy lifted her hand to her
throat and held it as though to
stop whatever was struggling
for utterance.
That's what you want, amt
it, Randy"
Very slowly her eyes filled
with tears. Very slowly her
hand relaxed. She did not make
a sound but let herself sway
and lean against her fathers
breast as he reached out and
put his arms around her.
Come on, now, and Sc I
down. How we going to fix it
up, you reckon?"
She shook her head. She was
not able to speak.
Suddenly blind with tears,
she rushed to the front room.
She closed the door behind her
and leaned against it. She did
not know what to do. She want
ed to do something or say
something. For a moment she
had recollection of her old
grandmother, her fathers moth
er, sitting by the fire with the
beads of the rosary moving one
by one between her fingers.
But Randy could not pray
If there had been a power for
good, fore benevolence in the
universe, it would have saved
Drake from a senseless acct
dent. No: she could not pray
brakes world had turned its
back on him. She used to look
a little wistfully, little yearn-
ingly at that world and wish
she were in it, and of it. She
recalled brakes aunt, Mrs
Livingstone. She had seemed
to Randy the very peak of ele-
gance and charm. But what OF
all those people who should
have helped Drake when he
needed il?
And now: her father. hard