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The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-07
Baby Once Abandoned
By Its Parents Dies

CHICAGO, May 6.-P)-A young
couples plans to provide a home
for the baby they once abandoned
in a New York department store
were cancelled today by the in
fant's death.
Seven weeks old Kathy Ann
johnson died while she was being
rushed to a hospital. A coroners
physician reported that apparently
she died of natural causes and that
malnutrition was factor, but an
inquest was continued to May 10
to permit further investigation.
The child was left in the store
on April 2. Her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Johnson - he's 25
and she's 2.-explained subsequent
ly that 1--WE thought we weren't
able to give her all the things she
deserved and needed"
But things economic looked up
for them. He found work here. Last
Monday Kathy AIMS grandmother
brought her from New York, where
she had been under the care of
welfare officials. >
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-07
Move For Staggered
Hours Gains SUPPORT

CHICAGO, May 6.-lR1A move.
ment for staggered hours to ease
transportation troubles in nation
at war "is progressing reasonably
WELL" A. B. Barber of Washington
reported to the midwest safety con-
ference today.
Barber, who is manager of the
transportation and communication
department of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United, States,
said there also had been substan-
tial gains in conservation of street
car and bus transportation.
There is, however, apparently
little progress in the development
of group riding" he said, cal
though the traffic records indicate
that the public is tending to re-
duce unnecessary driving in private
automobiles and there seems to be
Increased attention to care of tires
and vehicles"
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-07
DAVIS HAS Low
MALARIA RATE
OnIy Five Cases Reported
AT Post Since Camp
Was Established

In a county where the malarial
rate was 81 per cent, and in places
as high as 1871 per cent, Camp
Davis has had only five cases OF
the disease since camp was start
ed.
! This record is due to the work
of the malaria mosquito control
section of the medical Inspector S
office, station hospital, under Capt.
Duncan E. Longworth, Sanitation
Corps.
This does not mean that a sol.
dier will not be bitten by mosuui.
toes. The arny's program has no
been aimed at the common sal
marsh variety of the bug, bu
chiefly the Misunderstanding ano
pheles mosquito.
The control efforts have involved
the elimination of breeding places
and haunts of the insect within {
mile of camp, cruising range O.
anopheles. bitches for drainage
spreading OF oil and spraying have
been the methods used.
The completed drainage system
will consist of 100000 feet of out
fall channels and half that amoun'
of lateral bitches. The initial pro
gram is now 60 per cent complete
and will be finished by the sum
mer of 1943. Then only mainte
nance problems will remain.
Over $4,000 gallons Of fuel anc
crankcase oil have been spread or
$4,000 acres of land. 422 acre
were cleared of brush last year
while this year already about 65(
acres have been cleared, including
land along Highway II.
On the reservation itself a con.
tinuous parade ground has b e r
icleared by the inspectors office,
and land filled in and building
banked on the hospital grounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-07

Other units have done the same
with their areas.
Ditching is done by dynamite,
by hand, and with a dragline scoop
Virtual canals have been dug in
some ses. Spraying is ac.
complished by three knapsacA
spray gangs and two mechanical
sprayers. Three times a month the
entire region in and around camp
is sprayed.
An chronological section handles
other aspects of the malaria con-
troll work. It collects and Identifies
the different kinds of mosquito GA
so far).
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-07
MINISTER URGES
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Asks Protection Against
Interruption OF
Services

Request for protection agains
interruption of church services ant
more law enforcement on Fourth
street in the Brooklyn section o
the city was presented to city
council Wednesday by the Rev
Earl L. Bradley, pastor of Calvary
Baptist church.
He told the council that noises
from a crowd emerging from the
Ritz theatre could be heard above
the singing of his congregation
last Sunday night.
Continuing his complaints, ne
told the council that it was i'm
possible for residents of Fourth
street to sleep on Friday and Sat
urdH nights because of the luke
boxes and other disturbances en-
aaating from cafes in the Brook
lyn section and declared that on
one occasion the noise from cafe
at 3 am. resembled 'the last hall
of the ninth inning OF a baseball
game with the home team behind,
runners on first and second ana
the count at three and two"
"Tne sidewalks are so crowded
on Saturdays that it is impossible
for white people to go anywhere
without walking in the street," he
said.
There's not a law in the world
that will LET us discriminate against
the white and colored people,
Councilman Edgar Vow, the mayor
pro tenn, told the, Rev. Mr.. Brad
ley, adding that he thought negro
would have as much trouble at
tempting to go from Market to
Dock street on Front street on Sat-
urday.
The Rev. Mr.. Bradley described
the Brooklyn section Of Fourth
street as being as busy and crowd
ed now as Front street was
wear ago and said it was still
being patrolled by single police
man.
He said that ne had counted as
many as IL drunks along the street
at one time and had complained
to the police department of various
incidents at least 10 times during
April
1.-The situation is not disgrace
to Wilmington-it's disgrace to
the jungles of Africa" the minis
ter declared.
Councilman Vow, while promis-
ing the minister the wholenearted
support of the council and the po-
lice department, pointed out that
the police department is now bad
ly under-staffed and the city thus
far has been unable to obtain re-
placements.
He asked citizens Of the section
to cooperate with the city by re-
porting incidents to the police as
they happened and promised to
have extra patrolmen on hand to
handle the crowds during church
services.
'You cooperate with us and l
think that something can be done
to reduce the situation" the coun-
Gilman declared.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-07
Clothing And Food
Scarce In Germany

IsTANBUL, Turkey, May s.
Delayed ,--P)-A neutral business
man who spent the winter in Ger
many trying to arrange for de-
livery of German locomotives and
freight cars said today that food
and clothing is scarce in the Reich
and that corruption is spreading
into the ranks of the German
army.
This observer has just arrived
here, returning with nothing but
promises of deliveries after six
months of the rolling stock he
sought.
During five months spent in Ber-
lin, from December through April,
the businessman said he witnessed
a sharp crack in German morale
and saw hope of victory fade from
the German mind.
When he arrived in December,
this observer said, he found every
one hopeful and there was much
talk about German victory. But
when he left in April, he added,
the nation was dispirited and hun
gary, talk of victory was gone and
the general outlook was gloomy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-07
COUNCIL DEFERS
ACTION ON BOATS
Law Banning Motorboats
On Greenfield To Be
Considered Soon

On motion of Council J.. N.
Brand, Jr., city council Wednes-
day deferred action on proposed
ordinance banning all motor boats
and outboard motor boats from
Greenfield lake and requiring city
licenses for other watercraft op-
Grating on the lake.
| Action was delayed to allow citi-
zens opposing the ordinance present
their views to city council.
The motorboat ordinance was
presented by City Manager James
G. Wallace who told members Of
the council that he had received
"a regular barrage" of complaints
about the continuous day apd night
operation of outboard motor boats
from residents of the shores OF
the lake.
The city manager declared that
the motorboats were killing the
fish, tearing down the banks OF
the lake, and had at times nearly
swamped other boats on the lake
and threatened the safety of chill.
dren bathing in the lake.
Greenfield lake was bought by
the city for a park lake and for
fish and wild life sanctuary, p"
City Manager Wallace said.
"It was not intended to be a
motor boat speedway and the op-
Grafton of motorboats there has
driven away the wildfowl that for
merly frequei1ted the lake"
He said that the city was tenta-
lively planning to renovate the
bath houses and bathing beaches
at the lake and to make beauty
spot of the lake for the recreation
of citizens here, wno, the city
manager pointed out, would short
ly have neither gasoline nor tires
to go elsewhere.
In asking that the ordinance be
held until next Wednesday for final
action, Councilman Brand said that
he had been approached by group
Of citizens VINO opposed the pro-
spective ban and wanted time tc
consider the ordinance himself and
to give them an opportunity to ap
pear before the council.
The bicycle ordinance, drafted tt
bring the city's former bicycle
regulations up to date, was unani'
mously adopted by the council.
In it's final form, the ordinance
provides:
For a city bicycle license, nee
essary after June l, to be obtained
from the city tax bureau for fee
of Is cents after the application:
for the license has been approved
by the chief of police.
For an inspection of all bicycle:
by the chief to determine theil
mechanical condition before issu
ing license.
For adequate brakes and bel
or other warning signal except {
siren) as standard safety equip
ment for all bicycles, and for ;
light and a rear red reflector OF
all bicycles operating at night.
The ordinance also requires bi
cyclists to obey all city traffic
laws and signs, including traffic
lights, no cup turn, and no lef
turn laws, and forbids bicyclist
to carry passengers on the han
dlebars or frame, to ''hitcn'' ride
on other vehicles, to carry par
cells that will prevent them from
keeping both hands on the han
dlebars, and to ride abreast of eacl
other.
A fine of $40 is provided TO
violators of the ordinance.
The council also adopted an or
dinance which makes the open sea
son for fishing and the legal siz
of fish which may be caught fror
the lake conform to the state laws
Bids were opened by the counc
IN fira noSe for the new fire sts
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-05-07

ton in the southern section of the
city and the contract awarded to
the American LaFrance Foamite
corporation for a total of $2,325.
The council also opened bids on
two ton and one-half trucks for
the water department and referred
them to the city manager for his
recommendations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-01
AVIATION CADETS
 TO BE ABDUCTED
New England Supplying 800 Youths for Immedi-
 ate Training in Ala.

Nearly 800 New England men will start their training as Army Avia- ton Cadets during the month oi June, 1t was announced today by Major General Sherman Miles commanding general of the First Corps area. These men will go tc Maxwell field, Alabama, to begin the training course leading to com missions in the air forces.
 Departure of the New England Aviation Cadets will be staggered through the month, with the first part of the quota leaving next Mon. day, June 8. Due to leave then are 39 from Boston 39 from Providence 39 from Hartford, 24 from Spring field (Mass.) and 39 from West. over field, Chicopee Falls, Mass.
 Other groups will leave on June 12, June IS and 24. Included will be men from the Aviation Cadet examining boards in Bangor and Portland, Me: Manchester and Camp Langdon, N. H.; Rutland and Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.; Fort Devens Camp Edwards Fort Adams, Fort Rodman, and additional men from Boston, Hartford and Providence.
 All these men are between IS and 27 years of age. They have passed mental and physical examinations conducted by special examining boards. At Maxwell field, they will be given further tests to determine whethey they are best adapted for training as pilots, navigators or bombardierS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-01
WOMEN EMPLOYES
 GAINING IN STATE
1870 Given Employment During Past Two Months;
 Further Increases

Hartford, June 1-The number oi women employed by Connecticut industries is beginning to show sharp increase according to figure; issued today by the U. s. Employ ment Service for Connecticut which show that of 19,000 placed iE jobs during the past two months 1870 of them were women.
 Normally, it was said, the propor. ton of women hired in industry is les sthan 2 to 1. This ratio has been shifting for the past siz months and if the trend continues the number of women being ern. ployed will actually exceed male workers.
 During April s54s workers wen placed in jobs by the United States Employment Service for Connecti~ cut, and of these 5754 were men and 3794 were women.
 New registrations for the month dropped off by 4% from March to a total of 9,087. The file of applicants actively seeking employment at the end of April totaled 34,359, a de- crease of 5.1 per cent during the month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-01
NEW EXCHANGE
 MANAGER HERE
E. L. Beebe Transferred to New Haven; 1; D. ". Lor-
 ing Local Successor

Appointment of Douglas W. Tor. Ing Of New Haven as manager 0i the Waterbury telephone exchange including Cheshire, Naugatuck k Thomaston and Watert0wn, was aEi- nounced today by Martin A. Cat taneo. district commercial manager Of The Southern New England Telephone company. MT. LOrtnG succeeds D. Eeslie Beebe who has been transferred to be manager a1 the New Haven exchange.
 MT. Beebe hes been associated with the Southern New England since 1920, when he started work in the commercial department of the exchange in Willimantic, his birth place. He subsequently, served in ex- changes at New London and New Haven before being appointed man. ager of the Putnam, Danielson and Moosup district in 1928.
 He was manager of the New Brit ain exchange before his appoint ment to succeed ". w. Wrenn as manager of the Waterbury ex- change SIX years ago.
 MT. Beebe married Miss DCrcas Bartlett of Putnam and they have Q daughter, Ann. He is a member of the Rotary club and the Waterbury Civil Defense council. Before enc tering the telephone company's em- ploy, he was Q manager of the. VII. lifmantic bureau of The Norwich Bulletin.
 MT. Loring, Q native of Spring. field, Mass was graduated from aseachusetts State college in 1928 and began telephone employment as an engineers assistant In New Ha- ven the same year. Transferred to the commercial department In 1032 he became commercial representa- tive at Stamford in 1885 and was made assistant manager there be- fore he returned to New Haven as once manager. He was promoted tc assistant manager in Ie4O and man. ager & year later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-01
NEGRO SOLDIERS THEME OF TALKS
Women's Civic League Is Urged to Forge Ahead at
 Mount Olive Zion Rally

Mrs. 8. L. Fleming of New Ha- ven, prominent clubwoman of the east, encouraged the Women's Civic league to forge ahead in a stirring address at yesterdays pub- lie rally at the Mount Olive A.M.E Zion church.
 Dr. U. Joyce Yerwood of old Greenwichs Conn, told her listeners Negroes today are different from the ones dealt with during the First World war, because they can pro- duce skilled, semi-skilled and un. skilled work and are willing tC learn if given equal opportunity They are listless in the activities ci the present war because they want to feel they belong at least as much az the American immigrant.
 Dr. Yerwood said in part that after the first World war the Negro soldier thought things back home would be different, and that people would realize that he was an Amer ican too and that he ticked inside lick any other human being, had the same emotions, brain, ability and loyalty of any other American. But events proved he was wrong and disillusionment set in.
 He was even more diSilluSioned when the war industries began to close and he was the first fired and last hired in other jobs.
 "Out of l2,065 800 Negroes living in America in Ioz0, 99.4 per cent were American born and 97 per cent were of purely native parentage on both sides" she said. ''In the June issue of Fortune 1t was stated that if nativity were really the measure of citizenship, the Negro would ex- cell any national or racial stock in this country. The Negro earng and spends his money only in America He has no African relatives to whom he must constantly send a part of h!s pay check. He buys from the ten cent store to the Fifth avenue shop. And whatever pur. chases are made are made In America"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-01
NEWS IEAGUE
 60 ON OUTING
First Church Members tO> Feature Event With
 Elections Tonight

The Mems League of the First Congregations church will hold their annual outing this evening at 5:3O o'clock. Election of officers for the ensuing year will be held.
 The calendar of events this week st the First Church, announced this morning by Rev. B. Kenneth An, thony, pastor, follows:
 Tuesday, Girl Scouts will meet al 5:3O.
 "wednesday, 9:3O a. m. to I2 m, There will be sewing for the Red Cross and surgical dressings for the hospital.
 From 4-6 D. m. The Annual SiI. yer Tea will be held in the gar- den of Miss Margery K. Hayden, 70 Pine street under the auspices of the First Church Guild. Mrs, George T. Evans; Mrs. Walter Dallas, Mrs George E. Camp and Mrs. Edmund D. James comprise the committee. The proceeds will go toward the new draperies in the church parlor.
 7:3O D. m. The Advisory Commit tee VIII meet m the cnurch pa9- l0rS.
 Thursday, 5 p. m. MT. Anthony's class of boys and girls in prepara- tion to uniting with the church on June 2.
 Friday, T:30 p. m. Boy Scouts Troop No. 22.
 Saturday the church picnic will be held at Hamilton park assembling in the late forenoon, lunch will be served at 1 o'clock in the pavilion. Games for all ages have been planned for the afternoon.
 The Chicken and Strawberry sup- per toward the expenses of. dele- gates for the summer conferences VIII be Thursday, June II from to o'clock. Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs Kenneth Tullar are in charge of the soliciting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-01
C.L. .&P. co. SEEKS
 NEW RATE SCALE
Public Hearing in Hartford Tomorrow; Waterbury
 Consumers Not Affected

New rates which the Connecticut Light and Power company will re- quest at a special hearing before the Public Utilities commission in Hartford tomorrow will not affect users in th!s city, according to c report made by . representative of the company. Adoption of a scale would i'm effect increase the bills of over 5000 domestic and com- mercial uses of the state is being sought.
 A fuel clause which would per- init the company to adjust rates to conform with the cost of fuel. for generation will be suggested for the new schedule. Future bills would vary in accordance with the cost of fuel if that clause is approved by the commission.
 It iA not known how much the bills of power and commercial cus- toners would be increased if the proposed change is made but it has been revealed that about 6,7OO gas customers of the state would pay ea3. 900 more each year for the same consumption as in the past.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-01
TESTIMONIAL FOR
 THOMAS TORRETTA

Thomas Torretta was guest of honor at a testimonial dinner held recently. He was presented Q purse by the many frieylds who attended. Michael Paloege served as master of ceremonies. Those preesnt included:
 Thomas TorTetta, Michael Palogge, Vincent Toretta, Louis Tcrretta, Walter Smith. Lazarro Iaunaccne, Joseph Christianc, Edward Chris tian0, Michael ChriRtianc. Domenic D,Agostlno, Gennay0 Pelosi, Patsy Longo, 0ennhrO AHinunziato. Ben- janirl CapizziO, Memo Rappy, Ed- ward Hart. Jerry Daujhaipais, AL piiOnse D'AzabFosio, John Palombo. Nicholas Santoro, Adolph ca n1i- lsttl, George Lattanzio, Thomas DsRita. Phillip RainaIdi and An- thony TOrretta.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-01
THREE PLANTS IN NEW LABOR SETUP

The Regional Information Office of the oEM, at Boston, today listed the Waterbury Brass Goods and An- sonia branches of the American Brass Co, and the Scovill Mfg. O., as among the new firms where la- sbor management committees have bee nset up to aid the war effort.
 The three Waterbury-area plants are among 13 new factories in New factories in New England to adopt the labor-management plan advo. cated by Donald M. Nelson, chair man of the War Production Board, the OEM announcement stated. Sev. eral factories in this area had been previously listed.
 Tn announcing the new labor. committee committees. through the DEM, the War production board to- day gave out results of an uT- solicited, vountary survey of a cross section of factories in the drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-01
Church Awards 36
 Memorial Crosses
Thirty-three Pupils and Three Superintendents at St
 > JOseph's Sunday School HOnOred Yesterday

Thirty-three students were recip- tents of memorial crosses in honor of the late Rev. Dr. John N. Lewis, rector of St. Johns Episcopal Church, at annual Sunday School exercises yesterday morning at the church. Three superintendents also were similarly honored.
 The Cross was given the boy and girl member of each class who had shown the greatest spiritual growth during the school.
 New Testament awards were given the boy and girl in each conscientious work" during the class who had done the most school session and teachers of the senior, intermediate and primary classes were also given awards.
 The following received the Lewis memorial awards:
 Doris Schuster, Eugene Strass- ner, Jane Laudemann, Wallace Bergstron, Robert Strachan, Thel- ma Trotty, Curtis McGsnn, Fran ces Martin, Janet Elwin Irving Coleman, Nancy Murray. Betty Pryor, Mary Lawson, Patricia FL win, Shirley Beck, Nancy Elwin, Herbert Mahoney, Randall Mer1d- elsohn, Andrew Gonda, Alice Rev. ans, Jane Gothberg, Alice Van Horsten, Francis Lieber, Donald Marsh, Richard Ford, Joseph Evon, Bernice Sherman, Frances Sternberg, Ernest Sternberg, Tillie Crosse, Herbert Barsale and Miss Muriel Duefrane.
 New Testament Prize Winners
 Those awarded new testament prizes were:
 Geraldine Mclean, Leonard Lock- wood, Lois Dalquist, Marilyn Broth CTS, George Gray, Margaret Hard- wick, Eleanor Snyder, Roger Bar- rett, Constance Trotty. Ruth Os- borne, Elizabeth Pierce, Joan Ann Bergstrom, Dorothy Cummings, Marion Hughson, Sterling Strass- ner, John Edward Smith, Donald McGinniss, Richard Bayard. John Strachan, Wade Huber, Jack Bar- rett, Nancy Ford, Royce Powell. Anne Griggs, Donald Mahoney and Pauline Schuster.
 Teachers Given Awards
 Teachers given awards were:
 Miss Grace Holman, Miss Helen Driggs, Mrs. EdgaS Peircey. Rev. MT. Ayres, Doris Maxwell, Miss Shirley Peters, Mrs. John White, Miss Mary Hull, Miss Malvina Schuster, Miss Marie Hanson, Miss Lynnette Bowen, Miss Margaret Wiedorn, Mrs. Anne Mccoy, Miss Ruth Logue, Miss Kay Vollers, Rev. MT. Winter. Mrs. Frank Lie- Der, Mrs. William Callan. Mrs. FL eanor Holman, Miss Villa Bris- tol, Dr. William Johnston, Oscar Normand, Mrs. Mary Treat, Miss Dolores Keefe, Mrs. Robert Schlan- der, Lester Shepard, Mrs. William Johnson, Carl Gulliver. Mrs. Sam uel Mutton, Miss Dorothy Chris man, Miss Clara Shepard, Miss Elizabeth Molin, Mrs. Grace Bar rett, Mrs. Clarence Andrews, Mrs. Alice Serafine. Mrs. RedicaIl, Miss Hirza Eastwood, Miss Barbara Hoffman, Miss Grace Hosmann.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-01
M'DUFF, JUDGES
 CONVENE TUESDAY
Court Matters Affected By Federal Rent Control
 Edict to Be Aired

Rent Administrator George Me- Dun will confer tomorrow morning Sat e:45 o'clock with Municipal Court Judges T. E. Conway and John L. Ga1fney concerning proceedings in municipal court related to summary process actions and other matters affected by the federal rent control sedict.
 w MT. RcDuR and o. P. A. Attorney Reuben Goodman of Boston con- kegred this morning with Judge Conway. Mir. McDuh said that Att tCrney Goodman would remain here and assist him in legal matters pending the appointment of regular members of the legal staff here.
 A large number of summary pro- cess actions are pending trial on the docket of municipal court at 4his time. It is understood that un- der the rent control act there can be no evictions from rents except tor nuisance unless the owner of the property desires personal oc- cupancy.