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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13
Cotton Mills
 Workers Strike

Fall River Mass, Dec. l3-CUP) An estimated 1900 independent loomfixers, slashers and knot tiers in Il cotton mills went on strike here today in a dispute over senior- ity rights and union spokesman estimated that within two days nearly 1000 workers in this textile center would be forced from their jobs.
 The strike, voted last night by the Fall River Loomfixers Union Gndependent) and its affiliates, affects all mills except the city's worsted plants.
 Union Secretary Joseph Aims worth, who estimated the number of those on strike, said that no pickets were on duty and that none would be assigned to such work.
 We don't need pickets to make ourselves felt" he said.
 Ainsworth said that the strike resulted from the mill owners al- legged refusal to negotiate with the independent union. He contended that a recently-signed contract be- tween the Textile Workers Union of America (CIO) and the manage ment gave the CIO the right to name replacements when vacancies occurred in jobs held by the Loom- fixers group. He said the same situation existed in two other mills holding AFL contracts.
 Secretary Louis R. Morley of the Fall River Textile Manufacturers Association declined to discuss the independents charges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13
Decision On Subsidy PIeo

Washington, Dec. l3.-CUP)-A strong administration plea for con- grsss to reach an "eafly decision" on the food subsidy program coin- eided today with reports that the farm bloc was no longer certain of enough strength to kill 1t and was ready to accept a compromise.
 War Food Administrator Marvin Jones said congress must determine quickly whether subsidies can be used to keep down the cost Of food because 'tie farmer needs to know now 50 that his production plans can be made"
 Food is not political issue" he said. Ut is a critical war material and I respect 1t as such. appeal for an early decision. Then hope VIC can unite in securing all-out production. Politics can wait. Food can't"
 Sen. Allen J. Ellender, D., La, was to ask today that the issue be left unsettled until after the holi- days. But the farm bloc wants quick settlement, too, and that plus Jones appeal may bring one.
 The anti-subsidy legislation, writ ten into bills to extend the life of the Commodity Credit Corpora ton, is before the senate banking committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13
EMPLOYERS SEEK
 PRIORITY RATINGS
Prospective Employees Di- rected to Employment
 Service for. Referrals

Employers of the Waterbury area today sought their priority ratings at the War Manpower office and meanwhile directed all prospective employees to the U. s. Employment Service for referrals as the new hir- ing controls program took effect Area WING Director Mary M. Dewey said her staff was loaded with calls for information since early in the morning, but that no heavy requests for workers were made.
 Applicants came in large numbers to the USES today and because of the many new considerations in- volved in placing them the proce- dure was considerably lengthier, it was reported. The regular staff has been augmented by eight new work CTS, directed by Manager Paul Par sons and Assistant Manager Edna Harmon.
 Mrs. Dewey said attention was given first today to the employers in the "A" priority group and partic- ularly to those at the top of the "A" list. She said placement will be made in accordance with the urgency listing and the concerns will receive consideration in accord- ance with the order in which their names appear. No public revelation of the respective standings has been permitted, she said, but each en- ployer is given his rating on re- quest.
 She pointed out that one firm which has very high urgency rat- ing is in need of only few addi- tional workers and when his needs are filled the situation will be eased. She said that with cooperation from employers the WING will concen- trate on several employers at one time and thereby hasten attention to others.
 The priority classification is based on the urgency of the particular products manufactured, 1t was pointed out, and not on the labor needs.
 A number of employees who re- ported at the USES today indicated they had gone to the manufactur- ing concerns first but were referred to the employment office. With the inauguration of the hiring controls program, virtually all Sat the gate" hiring at industrial plant has been stopped. Hiring through A. F. of L. channels will still be permitted, however.
 The new stabilization regulations, which incorporate guarantees of seniority rights and new rulings on statements of availability, likewise took effect today. The area director stressed that employees who seek to leave their jobs now must present their appeal petitions to the review unit within seven days after getting a denial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13

Hartford, Conn, Dec. i3-(UP)- George F. Burns. 64, owner of the Hartford Tile Co., East Hartford, died Sunday after an illness. He founded the company in 1914. Burns was a member O. the East Hartford Republican Town Committee and retired. in October as a member of the Board of Education, ht will be buried Thursday.
 Fairfield, Conr Dec. 13-(UP)- Edward i. Van Holts, 6l, who serv- ed as chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners for 14 years, died Sunday at his home in Southport. He was former chief of the South port fire department.
 Groton, Conn.,, Dec. 13-(UP)- The submarine Ds.rbedo. christened by Mrs. Lawrence Heating, New London, wife of an employe of the Electric Boat O., slid into the Tharaes rive: Sunda- the 23rd to be launched at the plant in 42 weeks.
 Among the spectatorr were four youthful winners of a statewide jalopy contest, among them four
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT

and one-half years old Alexander Graham Nell, Hartford, wE led the state in rounding up old automo- piles to be junked for submarine material. the other winners were Marvin Jacobson, Hartford: John Lampe, Sscrrs. and Vincento Men tino. Waterbury.
 AS the Barbero slipped down the ways, two canvass signs fluttered from each side of its bow. They read Destination Tokyo"
 New Haeen, Conn, Dee. 13-(UP) --DeveIopcment a new fungicide containing no copper or other war short chemicals, was announced to. day by the Connecticut Agricultural experiment station.
 The material, known chemically as dis0dium ethylene bisdithio-car' bamate, is applied to plant tissues as a liquid and dries to form an invis. ibIe protective film tn will not wash off in the rain.
 Dr. James G. HOrsiall of the sta- tiOD's plant pathology department. said the fungicide gees into solution in water to form a clear yellow H. Quid. The liquid flows evenly on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13
Desert Fox
 In New Role

London, Dec. l3-(UP)-Marshal Erwin Rommel. the erstwhile "de- sert fox" whom the Allies chased out of Africa. has been placed in charge of the defense of Axis Eu- rope against Allied invasions, no matter from what quarters they may come. reports reaching Sweden indicated today.
 Other Scandinavian dispatches said Rommel had left for Norway, reportedly with Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. supreme commander of the German armed forces, after com- pleting an inspection of anti-inva- sion defenses in Denmark's Jut- land.
 The reported assignment of Ronl- mel to command all anti-invasion forces was believed a direct result of the Roosevelt Churchill-Stalin conference at Tehran, at which the Big Three" agreed on the timing and scale of offensives from the east, west and south"
 Rommel has been in command of Axis forces in Southern France, Northern Italy and the Balkans, but a Berlin dispatch distributed by the Nazi-controlled Scandinavi- an Telegraph Bureau hinted that the Germans contemplate no more than a delaying action in Northern Italy.
 The STE quoted a Wilhelm strasse spokesman as asserting that the German high command con- sidered the defense of Western Eu- rope liar more important than the defense of Northern Italy, = A statement that was interpreted in Stockholm as presaging Germany's ultimate withdrawal from Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13
Evacuation Order For Viennese

Stockholm, Dec. 13-(UP) The newspaper Social-Demokraten said today that all residents of Vienna have received evacuation instruc- tions indicating the city authorities may fear air raids.
 The 45,00O Germans previously
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13
RED OBSERVERS END TOUR

Algiers, Dec. 13.-(UP)-Five Rus sian Army observers, on the first official visit by Soviet representa- tives to an Anglo-American war front, have completed tour of the Italian battle line where they were under enemy fire, front dispatches said today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13

plant tissue and since there are nS particles. leaves nc spaces for en- trance Of funguOus spores. On dFy- Ing. he said. the material is inviS- IbIe and water-insoIuble. Its toxi- city to pleat tissue k negligence.
 One wssknsg that had shown up In practical trials was that drain off during spraying, especiIly on wetted foIlge like that of 'Otato and tOma- to plants, occurred more quickly than for most protectsnts. Horsfali said.
 The fungiclde Is net yet generally available, but $ being manufactur- ed commercially in small amounts, he said.
 Wallingford, conr.. Dec. l3-tUP) pr. Harry Boyarsky became town health officer today, succeeding Dr. Mark T. Sheehan, Dr. 3oyarsky was a former captain in the army medical corps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13
SWEATER WARNING

Boston. (UP)-Warning to women workers Gas posted in local war plant): If the sweater IS too big for you, look out for the machines. If you're too big for the sweater, look out for the men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13
Full Weather Report

Boston. Dee. 1s (UP)-WeatAer forecasts
 ALL NEW ENGLAND - Fair and much colder tonight. Fair and continued cold Tuesday. Dlminishing winds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13

said, while the Viennese themselves will be sent to the Steiemark prov. ince and other outlying districts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13

evacuated from Germany to Vienna will now be moved to East Prussia
 under the new plans, the report
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-24
Notice

STATE Of CONNECTICUT, DIS
TRICT Of WATERBURY,, SIS. PRO
BATE COURT, July goth, 1943.
ESTATE of JOSEPH GAGAIN, late
of the town of Waterbury, in said
district, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict of Waterbury, hath limited
and allowed six months from the
date hereof for the creditors of said
estate TO exhibit their clamis for
settlement. Those who neglect to
present their accounts, proprly at
tested, within said time, will be de-
barred a recovery. All persons in
debted TO said estate are requested
TO make immediate payment to
The CITIZENS e MANUFACTURERS
NATIONAL BANK of WATERBURY,.
Administrator.
Waterbury, Conn.
Per Order of Court
Attest:
MARGUERITE NJ. FAHY,
T-23.St Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-24
NOTICE


STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS
TRICT of WATERBURY,, SIS. PRO
BATE COURT, July goth. 194S.
ESTATE of MORRIS A. GREEN,
late of the town of Waterbury.
in said district, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the
District of Waterbury, hath limited
and allowed six months from the
date hereof for the creditors of said
estate to exhibit their claims for
settlement. Those who neglect TO
present their accounts. properly at
tested within said time, Will be
debarred n recovery, All persons in
dehted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to
JACQUES HENRY GREEN,
HAROLD G. GREEN,
CHARLES It. GREEN,
Executors,
1S Bank St.. Waterbury, Conn.
Per order of Court
Attest:
MARGUERITE NJ. TAHY,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-24
NOTICE
REGISTRARS NOTICE

REGISTRARS NOTICE
The Registrars of Voters, their
Deputies and their Assistance, will
be in session at their Offices. City
Hall, 1886 Grand Street, on Friday
July 23rd, and Friday, July 30th,
1913, from IL o'clock noon to 900
o'clock P. M. for the purpose of en-
rolling on the primary lists the
names of all voters who shall apply
personally for such enrolment
Notices of changes in residence
will be received at the same time.
(Signed)
ALBERT o. TALLER,
JOHN T. DERW1N,
Dated at Waterbury, Conn,
July 18th, 1913. 7-17-23
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-24
SO Buildings & Business Prop.

DUE TO AGE-Would like TO sell
property and restaurant business.
Beer license. l449 South Main ST
and two-family house at 237 Pied
mont st. Phone 3-9847.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-24
Automobiles
Neu Car Dealers
NOTICE

Sealed proposals for the purchase
of the following described property
will be received by the Board of Al
dermen up to 800 o'clock p. m,
Eastern War Time, August End, 1943,
when they will be opened in public
at meeting of the Board of Alder
men:
A certain parcel of land situated
on the southerly side of Lakewood
Road and known as Lots 81, 63, "a,
65 and sc on plan of HighvieW with
building thereon formerly Gaffney
School, bounded and described as
follows
Northerly-387 feet on Lake
wood Road;
Easterly-482 feet on Charlotte
Street; and
Westerly-431 feet on land now
or formerly of Impressa.
All proposals must be accompan-
led by certified check payable to
the order of the Comptroller of the
City of Waterbury, the amount to
be Ten per cent (10%) of the pro-
posed bid which check will be for
fcited to the City of Waterbury if
the bidder to whom it is awarded
neglects or refuses to pay the bal
ance of the purchase price within
thirty 800 days after the property
has been awarded to him by the
Board of Aldermen.
Eds should be addressed to the
Board of Aldermen, care of City
Clerk, City Hall, Waterbury, Conn,
and should be marked Sealed Bid"
The Board of Aldermen reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
Attest:-
JOSEPH M. SHEA,
7-23-2t City Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-03
Glorifying
Yourself
Ey ALICIA HART
NEA Staff Writer

The new fall fashions, with their
nipped-in waistline and sheath
like slimness, demand slender
midriff. Any above -girdle bulge
will absolutely ruin the smart ef-
feet of this new silhouette.
"There are two exercises which
have found take off unwelcome
inches around the waist" says slim
ly curvesome Donna Drake, who Is
delighting filmgoers with her per-
formance in Let's Face It."
Zone is the airplane exercise,
which Sims the waist, and the
other is the rocking-horse exercise,
which flattens the abdomen y
Donna describes.
Here's the way to do them:
Stand with feet apart and arms
straight out at the sides. Keeping
knees straight, bring your LETT
hand down to right toe and return
TO standing position. Reverse and
bring right hand down to lett toe.
Alternate, and speed I'D the mo-
ton so that It looks like revolu-
tions of an airplsne propeller.
For the rocking-horse exercise,
lie on your stomach, grasp feet
with hands, and rock back and
fourth on your stomach. Begin by
doing it 10 times and increase to
Is by the end OF the week.
You've got just about six weeks
IN whittIe down your midriff be-
fore buying fall clothes.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-03
S. Burton Heath
Writes:

air support in the Pacific" by
threat that. If the piece appeared.
the WPB would deprive them of
paper needed for future issues.
The magazine, the writer and
the censor we're not named. The
subject is one close to Mr.. Mas
heart, since he did hitch of active
duty in the South Pacific. and
might be one on which his in
formation would be first hand.
He charges further that book
publisher was refused paper to
print book by Mas himself about
the Pacific situation, though the
WPB had not seen the manuscript
and did not ask to look at il. This,
surely, was personal enough to be
out of the hearsay classification.
And further. the congressman
processes 10 know that paper Is
being alloCated to new magazines
to be started this year, though
established publications are being
cut down.
If any one of these things is
true. official heads ought to roll in
the dust of summertime Wash
ington. II they are not, then Mr..
Mas ought to be shown up as
viciously careless spreader of
gossip.
In view of the number Of re-
sponsible newspapermen connected
with this branch of the WPB. it Is
difficult to imagine that such a
situation as Mr. Mas charges
could exist with responsible sane
ton.
But the allegations cannot be
laughed off on that account. There
have been instances in which
ideologically minded underlines
have exceeded their authority and
done inexcusable things that their
superiors never would have ap-
proved.
Freedom of the press is too vital
to be let 60 by default. The things
Mr.. Mas describes would be grave
blows at freedom of the press.
They should be very easy to prove
or disprove.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-03
TEACHER SHORTAGE
San Bernardino Sun

Half a million children of school age
will be without teachers during the term
that opens this fall About $4,000 vac
ancies will exist in the teaching staff of
the country, most of them in remote rural
regions.
The situation requires the immediate
attention of the country.
Teachers who can 60 into war indus
tries at high salaries cannot be blamed for
abandoning their $600-a-year-lobs in the
poor school Districts of the country,
This country boasts about equal op
portunity for education. It is about time
that it made good on that program, in
stead of longer tolerating a system of
education that is based upon the wealth
of particular school districts. And the
rich school districts need not think they
can shrug off the situation. Men and
women who will reside in their commun-
tiles tomorrow are the under-privileged
children of TODAY
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-03
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned that the co-part-
nership lately subsisting between
us, under the 1taas name and style,
of SNdITH-THORNBURG CO., en-
gagged in the business of raising,
packing and distributing vegetables
and fruits. and in agricultural pro-
ducts and cattle. In the State of
Arizona, and in and near Ell Centre.
State of California, will be, on the
1st day of August, 1943, dissolved
by mutual consent. The unfinished
business and affairs of the said CO.
partnership will be attended to at
the established office of the CO.
partnership, Phoenix, Arizona. by
one or both of the undersigned.
and the undersigned, or either OF
them, is hereby authorized to col
lect, receive and receipt for all
monies, goods and properties due
or accruing to said co-partnership,
and to discharge all obligations of
said co-partnersbip and perform
all its unfinished contracts.
DATED at Phoenix, County of
Maricopa, State of Arizona, this
Goth day of July, 1943.
WAYNE THORNBURG.
FLOYD N. SMITH.
No, 80 A, 3, A
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-03
BENEFITS ONE-THIRD

Determinations of the cost of
living index are made every three
months to see whether a bonus IS
due. Payment of the bonus Is
mandatory but 1t IS not now being
paid to all workers, which has
been a cause for some discomfort.
Less than million out of Canada s
three million industrial workers
seem to have benefited.
In broad outlines, those are
the essentials of the Canadian
cost of living ware bonus system.
The Canadians say It works and
so do the Washington economist
who have studied it. Its efficacy
is IN part due to the fact that
employers, the food industry and
others have seen IT was to Their
advantage to help hold down the
cost Of living SO they wouldn't
have to increase wages.
The Canadians estimate that a
one-point increase in the cost of
living index with its resulting Is
cents q week wage bonus would
mean an increase in Canadian pay
rolls of 539 million a year, if ap-
piled to all of C3nada's three mil
lion industrial workers. In other
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-03
AMERICANS BEST
FED IN WORLD

In spite of shortage of farm labor,
a shortage of farming equipment,
shortage of this and a shortage of that,
u. S. production of food will show
four per cent increase in 1943 over the
record crop in 1912, the bureau of agri-
cultural economics discloseS.
This is a mark of tribute to the ingenu-
ity of American farmers, who have
buckled down to their tasks of providing
food for our armed forces, food for our
allies and food for our civilian popula-
ton. These farmers have fought the
OPA, the ODT and many other govern
ment agencies which have tried their
best to tangle up the nation in a dragons
net of red tape They should be present
ed with victory medals.
In spite of adverse weather conditions
the middle west experienced one of its
worst springs in history-the farmers
have planted more, cultivated more and
will reap more.
But the fact that our food production
is up four per cent does not mean that
there will be a larger ration of butter
or larger stocks of other farm products
On the contrary, there will be six per
cent less food for the "home front"
Lend-lease operations and assuring the
conquered Axis countries Freedom from
Hunger have pared the available stock
pile of goods for our groceries.
Even at that Americans are by far the
best-fed of all the warning peoples. An
English housewife would become delir
ious if given one peek into the average
American pantry.
The starving Greeks would not be able
to believe that there is so much food.
The French. who have been forced to
make use of the discarded refuse of their
Nazi masters" would give anything
short of their lives to be able to sit down
to one of our meals. And yet there are
many Americans who fret and grumble
because they are being starved to death"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-03
words. the bonus is $13 million {
gear for each million workers.
LIVING COST UP "a POINTS

gear for each million workers.
LIVING COST UP "a POINTS
Apply those figures to U. S. nom
agricultural employment of approxi-
mately 40 million workers and it
comes out that each one point in
crease in the cost of living index
would cost DO times $13 million or
$500 million year potential in
crease in payrolls under the Cana
dian scheme.
The u. S. sterilization policy.
starting with the Little Steel
formula. was supposed to approve
wage increases Of up to Is per cent
to compensate for a Is per cent
increase in the cost of living since
January. 1Sd1. But since January,
1871, the u. S. cost Of living index
has zone up "a points. In other
words, the cost of living index
has gone up nine points beyond
the Is per cent increase taken
into consideration by the Little
Stee. formula. II has gone mp
six points since September Is,
1912, date OF the stabilization
order freeze. Under Canadian
rates of 25 cents per point this
would have meant wage increases
of from S1,50 TO S2.25 per week.
since the Little Steel formula. or
a total of S6 per week for the
24-point rise since January, 1941.
One important feature Of the
Canadian bonus plan is that il can
not be applied retroaticevly, to make
UP for past increases in the cost of
living Therefore, if any such idea
as the Canadian wage bonus we're
put on the U. S. books now it would
apply only to future increases in
the cost of living. But at the rate
that item has been rising, it can
be seen that similar plan operat-
ing in the United States would
mean payroll increases at the rate
of from So billion to S. billion a
year Subsidies might have been
easier and cheaper, at that.