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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
SELF DEFENSE
 ALIBI OFFERED
Suspended Sentence Given in Case of North Elm
 Street Woman

Annie White, %, colored, of is5 North Elm street, who was arrested yesterday by Onicers John Pannone and Joseph Lovallo on q warrant charging assault and breach of the peace, was granted . suspended sen- tence this morning in municipal court by Judge 1T. E. Conway.
 Miss White was arrested on the complaint of q neighbor, who testi- fled in court that the accused had struck her on the head with a blunt instrument while she was visiting the house. She showed a scalp wound which she said was inflicted by Miss White.
 Attorney Edward F. Sweeney, ap- bearing for the defense, explained to the court that his client was in bed when the complaining witness entered the room and struck her. He pointed out that Miss White had then req ached under her bed for a slipper, and defended herself.
 John Zegzdryn. %, of 18O Alder avenue, went to jail in lieu of pay ment of a fine of $50 and costs. He was arrested on the complaint of his mother who charged him with assault nd breach of the peace.
 Also to jail in lieu of payment went Ameil Widart, 25, of Norway street, Oakville, found guilty on charges of theft and breach of the peace, after a disturbance at a Leavenworth street parking lot. His fine was $40 and costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
S.O.P.IOSEEK
 COURT 'PLUMS'
Shake.Up Among Present OlaClals Regarded as
 FOregone Conclusion

There Is considerable speculation as tO just what the Democrat. stagfed municipal court win look like after July 1, teAS, As a result ot the overwhelming victory og RepNb- llcans in both houses of the lesis- lNture.
 some sources claim that the con- trolling party win seek all the court offices, and may obtain them, How. ever, it ls generally believed that no such drastic shakeup win occur. Indications are that both judges, q. N. Conway, Republican, and John l.. 0affney, Democrat, wlll ba re- tained, and that the Democrats will set one other position In the court setup,
 Prosecutor frederick W, palomba, Republican, appears certain of 10. appointment. and ib is rumored that former prosecutor Charles R. Sum. ma may again assume that position. It has been the policy in the past to appoint one, and sometimes two court officials Of Italian descent, because of the large Italian pupu- lation Of the city. The status ot Prosecutor William K, I,awlor, Dem. oorat, Is stun in doubt. but 1t Is he. lieved that If Mir. Summa, who is Q Republican, steps Into the picture, Lawlor win be out,
 Court Clerk Carmine Cipriano and Probation Officer stephen A. Homick, both Democrats, are likely to he busted under the Republican regime,
 It Is reported that Republican state leaders will permit local party chiefs to make their own selections regarding the personnel of the court after July l. Municipal court judges are appointed by resolutions passed on by both houses of the legislature. and do not necessarily have to have the approval of the governor. The two prosecutors, clerk, and probation officer arc appointed by the judges,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

the path of totality are Anchorage and Kodiak. The partial phase will be visible along the Pacific Coast of Canada and the United States and in the Lower California prov ince of Mexico. On the goth of Feb ruary we will have the first of the lunar eclipses, a partial only. Then, on August list, there will be the second of the solar eclipsese which this time will be of the annuiar type but will be visible only from the re- zion lying south of Australia. Two weeks later there will be another partial eclipse of the moon that will be visible from North America. On January 17 there will be another phenomenon of the eclipse type. an occultation by the moon of the first magnitude star Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri. The time for observing this phenomenon varies with the lau- tude and longitude of the observer. Tn the vicinity of New York the im- mersion will take place at about a quarter past nine on the evening of January 18th. The moon will hide the star from our view for about one hour and twenty-five minutes. At points further west the immersion will take place ear Her on the west coast the differ ential is about an hour and guar ter in addition to the clock differ ence between the two locations. We have purposely given no exact times for this phenomenon because of the variation mentioned above and ad- wise those who wish to observe this interesting phenomenon to start watching well in advance and to note for themselves the progress of the moons approach to the star.
 On January 2nd at about 5 a. m, eastern standard time. the earth will be in perihelion the point Of it's orbit which Is closest to the sun. On this day, the earth as whole receives more heat from the sun than on any other day, but the or bit of the earth around the sun, while in reality an ellipse, is so -~--~s~. ~A~s@~ss~m e ~ss~NsA &hM& tssN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
STATE FACTORIES t. STATE FACTORIES
 GIVEN CITATIONS

Several Connecticut industrial plants were named by Under-secre- tary of War Robert F. Patterson yesterday for the Army-Navy "E". Also named for this award for out- standing work in war production were two Anaconda companies oi which the American Brass Company of this city ig a subsidiary. the An aconda Copper Mining Company Anaconda, Mont. and the Ana c0nda Copper Mining Compan, Anac0nda Reduction Works, GreaE Falls. Mont.
 The Connecticut companies names were: the Dejur Amsco Company Shelton: Cinaudagraph Corporation Stamford: The Russell Manufactur- lne Company, Middletown: and the tSanley Works, Main Plant. New Britain. Each of these plants N privileged Co fly the Asmy~Nav9 production award penank and all civilian employees win receive Arny- Navy @M pans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

back to the United States on a hus- iness trip just before Christmas, and he brought with him the first photographs of ruhber-gathering operations now being earned on under Brazilian government super. vision at the headwaters of the Amazon.
 PREPARING
 THE GROUND
 Douglas Allen was for some months RFCs "one man in South America" on rubber development. Before one pound of rubber could be moved, treaties had to be signed between the United States and the Latin-American republics. A rubber bank had to be organized to finance the operation. Steamships had to be bought to establish lines of river transportation. A vast labor migra- ton program had to be organized, Food had to be bought by the ton to supply these workers. An aerial supply line had to be organized to save months of precious time, Price schedules had to be set for the rub. Der - high enough to encourage production, low enough to prevent imitation and profiteerlng.
 All this took time, energy and un. limited patience. Yet in a few short months, a start has been made at overcoming all these obstacles, and rubber is now actually beginning to move. Here Is one of the most thril. ling and dramatic chapters in the vast history that is being written on the battle of production, the bat. tie of economic warfare, the war behind the front,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
Word Execution Gives Foot Suit Boy, Cold Jittsrs

Panic stricken In Municirsl court this naoFinS was Eay.n0r ! Afford, 30. colorcl, of ss ;SSpk street. one of tho "ssOs- gs't" b. l, arrested Nov. % fer motor vehl~ violations.
 sThe youth was arraiaael gta failure to pay a fine of SEQ ard costs ievle<a . month ago. aud es. plainesi Co the court that he hnd spent his money for Christine presents. A few snlckers folowea tho confesslen. and then omineus silence. Whils Alf0rd scratched hls head in amusement. he heard Judge \. Y. Conway pronounce sentence. Execution ordered"
 Affords Azmmaement became ter. TOT. TuEnlng Co Lieutenant Ernest Rakul, che boy stutteret. "0-O-Of- fieess d.tasdees that m-m.meAn they're gelng to e.e-eieetrocutc mNsw
 When he discovered tkHt toe court had merely ordere. eAssu ton of the fine, Alford sai agsa in his chair dased, LAtei hey asked for A statement, the Xnptl said, "Hou can quote me ax vayln nething--and plenty of it!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
MICA Notes

The credit course students of the University of Connecticut Exten. sion Center held & mid-year social and dance at the Central Y.M.C,A, last night. Guests of honor were: Mir, and Mrs. John A. Dillon, Mir, and Mrs. Ellery Q. Kilbourne and MT. and Mrs. Arthur L. Purinton.
 Arrangements were in charge of Anthony r. Demsey, president oi the student council; John A. Hovey vice. president; and Laura McHale, secretary. Following asprogram of games and dancing, refreshments were served.
 The Board Of Governors of Che Industrial Foremen's club will hold their first meeting for l9aS at the Central Y.M.C.A. Thursday, yanu- ary !. Supper will be served al 5:30. The meeting will begin at 6:I5. The main purpose win he to perfect arrangements for the Janu. ary 18th meeting which will bc a panel discussion on Man Power.'
 All war training educational courses at Leavenworth high school will resume sessions next Tuesday at 7:l5, according to announcement today by Arthur L. Purinton, ad. ministrative assistant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
.DEADLINE SET ON
 APPROPRIATIONS
Temporary Transport Ger. tificates Obtainable in
 State Until Jan. 3l

Hartford Dec. 2o-Deadline for local war price and rationing boards to issue temporary transport rations for trucks, busses and other com. lnercial vehicles has been set today by OpA as January Sl.
 A new amendment to the ration- ing regulations also authorized ra- ttoning boards to Issue these rations In the following cases, in addition to those previously provided for
 l, Where Q Certificate of War Ne- cessiey Issued by the oifiee of De- fense Transportation clearly does not allow enough gallonage to take care of the applicants requirements through January Si. This provision was previously announced, although ,OPA boards in certain cases were authorized to issue temporary ra- tons only through December Si,
 2, Where n previously issued tens porary transport ration is insufii- clent to meet the applicants needs through January 3i and the appli- cant has not as yet received his Ger. tificate of War Necessity and his application has not been denied.
 3. Where a transport ration has been granted upon the basis of a Certificate Of War Necessity and the ration is insufficient to All the ap- plicant's requirements through Jan- uary Si. and where the appeal has not as yet been acted upon,
 January Sl was set as the last date for issuance of temporary transpor, rations at the request of ODT whicl, pointed out that action on appeals for larger rations than those allowed on the War Certificates could be completed by that time.
 This action Is taken in Amend ment No. ' to ration order No. S5 C and becomes effective December si
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
The Fabszisms Lyeright

Eang before the war, the publish ing business in America had broken away from established traditions Alfred KnOps played virtually lone hand h reyolutionizing the physi- cal appearance of the printed book tn America. It was he who in- trod1sced stained tops to books, two- cOaOred title pages, and improve ments in topography that are taken for granted by the book buyers ot today. A few years later Horace Lsveright turned the advertising oi books upside down. iveright was three parts mountebank. one part genius. His publishing enterprise was conducted in a four-story broEnstone house on 48th St. now part of Rockefeller Center. His staff includes Beatrice Kaufman Manuel KOnroff, Dick Simon, Saxe C0mmins, Louis Kronenberger, Ted Weeks 6now editor of the Atlantic Monthly. and a half dozen other gOungsters who were to find fame in later years. In 1923, Liveright competing with well-intrenched lOng-established publishers who first resented his advertising pyro- technics. and then slavisilly imitat- sd them. had on one seasons list saree of the six best-seilers of the sntire year. Black Oxen" "Flam- ng Youth" and The Story oi Mankind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
Fire Authorities Ban 1 Smoking In Theaters
Extra Bremen to Be on Duty Now Year's Eve lO En.
 force Law; Arrest, Prosecution Threatened

noe more than ssuo or imprisoned nok more than six months, or both
 m a statement Of the situation today, tho marNhai saids "When one smokes ha must drop his lighted butt on the floor, because it is iln~ possible for him to extlngulsh such In a crowded khealer. lacking proper recnntacle, as Mli NheAterg do, ex~ cepE ln the smoking room We have had trouble of thls kind at the rnld- night shows in past yeNrs, but NC were pAtlonk. and conslderAte, ana caused no arrest But we have the word of constituted authority that smoking oe all kind in public thua- ters ls dangerous to the safety and well being 0e all patrons, and should be prohibited, especially In view of what happened in Boston a short time ago, For thls reason. we ap. peal Co tho patrons for their CO., operation and help ln a question that vitally concerns their own per- sonal safety, Extra iirennen arc to be detailed by Chief Cavanaugh to sec that the regulation Is cora- piled with"
 Tn relation to public hall decora- tons including restaurants and taverns, the marshal declared that if i've find any such installed with. out the grant or permission of the marshal's ofzlee, we shall formally file information against the own- CTS. The question of attendance et all public halls comes under the grant of the marshal's ofilce. and overcrowding found in these places will mean a filing of information against the chairman of the com. mittee for violation of the statutory provision relaing to exit conditions and the like"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

than i9al, indicating that physica volume of output rose by 10 to Il per cent,
 Largely because of corporate say. ings, not quite ell this income 1: available to consumers, Income payments to individuals VIII ,aggre- gate sllA billion in ieA2 as against Spa billion last year, This is a q per cent gain, but adjustment fos cost Of living reduced the gain lIl purchasing power to la per cent Per capita Income payments in leas were SSAs or il per cent above last year, When adjusted for cost ol living 1t was s72o EGg person in i0ai prices,
 GOODS GROW SCARCE
 In the coming year oil indica. tons point to still higher record breaking levels for national Income and payments to individuals, Ths current prospect is tha. the na' tlonal Income will reach siSS bill lion while inconss paymenti to tn' dividuals will hit $iS3 billion ol S97S per capita, There are gooe grounds for expecting that the ris' ing cost of consumer goods ans services will not cut sharply intt these higher incomes, Economi, Stnhiliaation Director Byrnes will however, have to fight hard to pre- vent a serious price level rise.
 Quite apart from higher prices the consumer level of living In lo4s will be substantially below i9S2 be- cause of the growing scarcity o available goods and services, II isa2, consumers spent in excess oI sSl billion for goods and service' compared to s76 billion tn ie4i.
 The higher cost Of living mor' than offset this increase since ths goods and services available wer' down about 3 per cent, Most o' the decline, of course, was in dura, ble goods, such as automobiles ant complementary goods.
 Tn ls4s, it Is now estimated, to- tai goods and services available fol consumers will be about l2 per ceni less than in io42, Due to somewhat higher prices, their total value l. expected to aggregate around S7' billion.
 BIG SAVINGS SHOWN
 Under present wartime condi' tions, however, with critical cam paigns ahead for our armies abroad 1t is entirely possible that the need: of the armed forces may have te be stepped up. This would be done largely at the expense of civilian allotments. Hence 1t is clear that that this estimate of s76 billion ol goods and services available fol consumers must be regarded as quite tentative.
 The difference hstweer income payments to individuals In ios2 oi $il4 billion and about ssi billion spent for goods and services, went for taxes and savings.
 After paying about S0 billion oi taxes, consumers apparently saved the balance of $26 billion. This was tremendous gain over the SIS bill. lion saved last year. It is clear that another large gain in savings must be made in l94S as one i'm portant means of preventing infla- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
SALVATION ARMY
 HOST TO KIDDIES
Local Group to Become Member-Agency of C0m-
 munity Chest Jan. I

The local corps of The Salvation Army, which. commencing the first of January is a member-agency of the Community Chest, last night held its annual Christmas party for the children of the North End and other sections of the city. Games were played, the Christmas carols were sung, and Santa Claus pre- sented gifts, consisting mostly of clothing.
 Monday night the Boys club, which meets weekly under the leadership of Hugh Targin and Ar thur Riccio, had its Christmas party. Through the courtesy of Sergeant Dickerson of Marine re- cruiting headquarters, a sound film dealing with the activities of the Marine Corps. was shown to the boys.
 The watch-night service Thurs day at headquarters on Cherry street will be in charge of Major James Beech. The first meeting is scheduled for D. m. After re- treatments the second meeting will commence at II D. m.
 Mrs. Major Hugo Wiberg will preach in the service Sunday night She will be assisted by Major James Beech and Bandmaster Paul Duren. A short memorial service Will be held for Brigadier Clifforo 4. Lockwood, provincial secretary in Boston, who passed away two days before Christmas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

orbit of the earth, or of that of any other planeD but is at point called the focus which lies along the larg- est diameter of the ellipse and in case of the earth is about one sixtieth the way from the center of the elilpse to the circumference. The eye could not distinguish the ellipticity of the earth's orbit if the latter were drawn to scale in a diagram of even large size;. 1t would appear as a true circle. Be- cause of the gravitational effects of the other planets of the solar sys- tenn, the shapes of the planetary or bits, that fo the earth included, are subject to periodic fluctuations oi the ellipticity through a compara- lively slight range. Thus the orbit of the earth alternately becomes slightly more circular up to a cer- tain point and then more elliptica. up to given limit. These changes are very slow, a cycle taking very long period of time and are not sufficiently great to produce marked changes in the physical condition of the earth. At one time Sir Rob- ert Ball suggested that the ice ages had a connection with such orbital changes but this theory has been entirely given up in favor of one depending on changes in the com- position of the earth's atmosphere.
 The Fixed Stars
 The brilliant winter corstellations are now high in the sky and the re- markab,e area Of the heavens which surrounds the constellation of Orion fills the southeastern quarter of the sky at map-time. The great Hunter lies slightly to the eastward of the meridian. Taurus with its first-magnitude luminary Aldebaran. and the naked-eye clusters of the Pleiades and the Hyades. leads Orion westward. Higher in the sky is Capella. the great star in Auriga. Eastward of Opipn are Sirius, Prc- cion, and the Heavenly Twins while Regulus the lender of Leo. the Lion, Is low over the horizon in the far l.r--eA~~-A ~v~%. ---%s~sss~~'-s AaN-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
The Heavens In January Eelipses in 1943-Eorth Now Close to the Sun-Jupiter and Saturn Evening Stors
By CLEMENT s. BRAININ, PM. D.

Four eclipses are scheduled for 1e43, the minimum number which can take place in any one calendar year. Two of these are eclipses of the sun and two of the moon. The first one will be . total eclipse of the sun on February 4th and 6th. The path of totality will begin in southeastern Siberia and pass over one of the northern islands of Japan; 1t then crosses the northern Pacific Ocean and enterfs the Aleutian Islands into the mainland
 of Alaska.a Inhabited places near
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
CHAPLAIN THANKS
 GIFTS COMMITTEE
72O Christmas Packages Sent Bradley Field Boys
 From Waterbury

Tho Waterbury Christmas gils packages for soldiers and sailors were sent to the s40th Enginee, Aviation Battalion at Bradley Fic.G A letter received this morning, by Judge Patrick Heaiey from the chaplain of the battalion, says:
 "It was my privilege to assist ia tho distribution of 720 packages which were sent to us from Water bury. Permit me to convey to yea the sincere gratitude of our men for vour kindness. You must have gor to 6 lot Of trouble to prepare these splendid gift packages. and we waEt you to know your efforts were great ly appreciated by the entire per- sonnel of the battalion. Your thoughtfulness did lot to make Christmas truly merry here at Brad- ley Field, Thank you very nlucls for your kindness. May God bless you all.
 "slgned,
 swrLLrAM A. wENoER.
 chaplain.
 A number of waterhurians. who enclosed personal Christmas Ufss sages in their packages. are recelv- Ing acknowledgements direct from the Engineers.
 Mayor Vincent A. Sculiy, the en- tire stan of the probate court of- ice, Frank J. Green. and the U. e o. ofzice at the r. N. c. A. coop erated with Judge Heaiey as chair man, in this patriotic Christmas service.
 The total number of boxes col- lected from this entire area was 1882 including: Bristol 800. Cheshire is5, Litchfield 30, Naugatuck 60. Thomaston i76. Watertown 100, Iwoodhury 67. Kent { and Water bury 720. Judge Heaiey presunies acknowledgement will be sent direct ly to the other eight towns from the military post where they were received.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

20,OOO or b0,OO0 tons. That is less than 10 per cent of the rubber nec- essary to keep the vehicles of mech- anized warfare rolling, but 1t Is an important 10 per cent at that, for present rubber technology demands that all synthetic rubber be mixed with Q certain amount of native rubber to make rubber tires that will give mileage performance equal to tires made of all-natural rubber. That's why every ton of rubber can be secured in the western hem- isphere is of extreme importance. MUST SEARCH FOR
 MATURE TREES
 The difficulties in producing this native rubber and bringing 1t to the United States gre little understood. It takes years for a native rubber tree to grow to a producing stage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
Funny Books Sell Best


 The Linotyper's Den ... When Harcourt, Brace discovered that William L. Whites They Were Dependable" had been chosen by the War Book Panel as the first Imperative they adopted 6 new theme song: We're Dreaming Of a w. l.. White Christmas" Don't be too impressed when you read that some fifth-rate novel you never heard of is in its fourteenth" oi fifteenth printing" One publisher has made a practice for years oi stopping the presses after every hundred or so copies have been run off to insert slugs on the copyright page announcing constantly mount ing editions. He has been able by this sleazy technique to stretch 3 thousands copies of a book into g dozen "editoinS" This is the big season for technical and hu- morous books. How to Be Blow Torcher'' is outselling "The Private Sex Life of Cleopatra" Exhausted clerks are sent over to the fiction counters to get some rest. Books that make people laugh are going SC fast that publishers cannot supply the demand. It's good thing, too They keep your chin up at q time when belly laugh is a priceless tonic. In the words of the billy goat who chewed up six volumes of handouts from the o. W. l., they are "the best darn propaganda ever atel"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
TAFT OBSERVES
 SYST BIRTHDAY

Horace D. Taft, headmastei emeritus of Taft school, Watertown celebrated his Sist birthday Mon- day ta his home in Watertown.
 He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio Dec. 28, 1881. He is a brother oi the late ex-President William How- ard Taft, and uncle of Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio.
 Tn 1890, he founded the school that bears his name in Pelham Manor, N. F., later moving to Watertown in 1898. Several years ago he retired as headmaster.