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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18

The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Mays took place this morning at 8:15 o. clock from the Mulville funeral home, 27O West Main street, to St. Margaret's church at 9 o'clock. Rev. J. Oliver Cronan celebrated the sol- emn high Mass o: requiem, assisted by Rev. Leonard Conlon as deacon, and Rev. John Conlai1 as sub-dea- con. The Rev. James Connors Of Ansonia was seated in the sarac- tuary.
 The bearers included William No- Ian, Francis O'Brien, Edward Walsh, Robert Kelly, Philip Joy and John Casey.
 Burial was in Calvary cemetery with services by Rev. Leonard Con- lon.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Lillis took place this morning at 9:16 from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to the Church of St. Mary Magdalen in Oakville at 10 o'clock. Rev. Thomas McGarry cele- brated the solemn high Mass of rec Quiem, assisted by Rev. Paul Spod- nix, as deacon and Rev. John Matu- tis as sub-deacon.
 An honorary delegation, repre- senting the Ladies' Aid society of the church, included Mrs. Morgan Duel, Mrs. William Ennis, Mrs. Fal- son Cromwell, Mrs. Raymond Da- vidson, Mrs. Michael Planning, Mrs. Lester Chapman, Mrs. William Champagne, Mrs. Charles T. Kelly, Mrs. E. Chapnis and Miss Margaret Babin.
 The bearers included James Lil- lis, Thomas Nichols, Wilfred Atwood, Charles Atwood, Miller Casey and William Champagne.
 Burial was in St. James cemetery, Watertown, with services by Father McGarry.
 The funeral of Mrs. Nicoletta Pesce was held Saturday morT'- ing from the Maiorano funeral home to Our Lady of L,ourdes church where a requiem Mass was celebrated by Rev. -BarotholomeW O'Shea.
 Burial was in Calvary cemetery with Rev. Rocco Nadile officiating at the cornmittal service. Bearers were Raymond Cruciani, Julius Krieger, Alfred Dinofrio, John Pet tinicchio, Christy Carozzo and An. thony Carozzo.
 The funeral of Mrs. Lucia De- Leo Mango, HillcreSt avenue, Oak vile, was held Saturday from the Colasanto funeral home to St. Mary Magdalen church, Oakville. A sol- emn high Mass was celebrated by Rev. Paul Spodnik, assisted by Rev John Matutis and Rev. Thomas McGarry.
 Burial was in the family plot Calvary cemeter.' with Father Spodnik in charge of the commital services. Bearers were Carmen De- Paolo, Peter DePaolo, Armand Turzo, Vincenzio D'Amelio, Charles Mastropietro and Henry Durant.
 The funeral of Thomas F. Casey, 227 Wood street, was held Satur= day morning from the Bergin Funeral Home to Sacred Heart church. A solemn high requiem Mass was celebrated by Rev. Albert Callahan, assisted by Rev. Frank lin Corrigan and Rev. Henry Quinn William Lawlor, soloist. sang "Panis Angelicus" at the offertory and When Evening Comes'' following the Mass.
 Burial was in old St. Joseph s cemetery with Father Callahan offi- ciating at the committal service. Bearers were: John J. Bergin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18
Sector Leaders
 To Hear Lecture

J. Warren Upson, chairman of the local salvage committee, Mrs Donald J. Post Block Plan chair. man, and Max Kriegle will be the speakers at a meeting of block leaders and residents of Zone D sectors Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. at All Souls church. All women of the neighborhood have been invited to attend.
 The functioning of the Block plan Will be explained and the waste fat campaign as well as other projects will be discussed. Precinct and block leaders of Sectors 1 through present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18
BOWEN, O'DEA ON
 FOOD COMMITTEE

Roy P. Hendrickson. director of the Food Distribution Administration, today appointed two Waterburians to a temporary food committee which will have the duty of insuring a steady flow of foodstuffs from dis trihutor to retailer to consumer. The local men named are Bert E. Bowen, of Brookside Dairies, Inc, and Thomas ODea, of the Naugatuck
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18

thls afternoon at the AldeFson fn. neral home. 70 Central avenue. neg, Jehn q. walker, paelog e ta9 Dee- ond Congregational church, olIIs cIaied. Burial iB hew Haven Will be pgignie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18
MASS

FITZGERALD - A months mind Mass of requiem will be eelebrate0 tomorrow morning, at $500 o'clock, at the Immaculate Conception Church, for the repost of the soul of the late John M. Fitzgerald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18

nLAIB-ElFnest Blais died Rt the Waterbury hospital Saturday fol. lowing c short Illness. 4 native of Canada. iae he'd been Q resident 0f lhiG city Ter to gears.
 AsF. Hiaig mllTeG tevernl yeels aeo from the Waterbury Clock company wheTo he had been eils nals4 as1 1o naa1a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18

NICH0LsON-MrS. Addie (ecaF. bouFghl Nicholson, widow of Mors ton Nicholson, Of peFkina avenue, died at gt. Mary's hospital on Gat- urday. q native of MaFblehead, Mass., aae UaA born eopiembey, iee2, llle daughter of the iaib otis and Ellen fconlldssl Gearbourgb.
 Ths lunasai Uag hala ~ 1 e'alook
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-18

this city, Jan. 16th, 194S, Ernest Blais. of this city. Funeral tomorrow morning, at S:15 o'clock, from Mulville Funeral Home. 270 West Main St., to Blessed Sacra. ment Church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
How to Kill Half q Heifer
Stumps Maryland Farmers

he will be exceeding his last years
meat sales.
Under the circumstances, what
should he do? It seems foolish to
instruct him to sell the whole heifer
and then buy half of it back, which
he will have to do if he is to have
enough meat for his family"
The OPA was prompt:
"A farmer, who Is classified as
a non-quota slaughterer, may
slaughter as many animals of his
own as he chooses; there Is no re-
striction as to this, but he cannot
deliver to another person greater
amount of controlled meat derived
from his own slaughter than he did
during the corresponding period Of
last year.
I'm the case in question, the
farmer may not deliver to another
person any portion of the meat de-
rived from the slaughter of the
heifer, but there is no restriction
on his using all of this meat for his
own use, should he so DESIRE"
Then the OPA tackled on this little
joker:
However, the Government de-
sires that each person voluntarily
limit himself to 2 pounds 3 ounces
Of meat per week."
Meanwhile, Farmer Browns"
heifer, still munching, is making the
problem weightier day by day.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
traffic Accidents Kill
Three in Maryland
Dy the Associated Press.

~ the AssoClAko FSess.
Maryland, which had boasted Of
} 20 per cent reduction in trafie
fatalities during 1912, already has
three deaths as q result of motor
accidents in the new year.
The dead were Frank A. Herr, 80;
his wife, Mrs. Laura Herr. 80, Of
Baltimore. and Cornelius Hack, COL
cred, OF Cambridge.
The Hers were fatally injured In
. collision Of their automobile and q
streetcar at Dundalk. ..... -.
Harry Failing, SO, and bis wife,
Dorothy, ., Of Catonsville, who were
riding with tfnm, were seriously
injured.
Hack was killed when his car
crashed into a telephone pole and
overturned at Cambridge. Four COL
ored women, whom he was driving
to work at packing plant, were in
tured.
Edgar M. Mcshane, executive Sec
Setary Of the Maryland Traffic
Safety Commission, said highway
deaths throughout the State through
December 80 totaled 435, compared
with 612 during the same period In
1941.
He added that there was q cor
responding decline in non-fatal
nishaps in Maryland, with 1881
reported for this year against 20,145
Tor l94l,
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Cu|Ium Is Appointed
New Postmaster
For Silver Spring
Businessmen Named
On Recommendation
Of Representative Byron

Silver Spring today had . new
postmaster, Dyke Cullum, who was
appointed acting postmaster pend
Ing q permanent appointment.
Mr.. CulMm, q Silver Spring busi-
neseman. was named on recon-
mendation Of Representative Byron,
Democrat, Of Maryland. He sue
ceeds the late Howard Grifith, post
master for the last eight years, who
died Sunday.
A native of Texas, Mr.. Cullum
came to Silver Spring in 1898 when
he took position as q special coua-
sci for the Federal Trade Commits
sion. He served year with the
FTC and recently was an operations
executive In the field division Of
OPA. +..-.
Following his service with the
FTC, Mr.. Culium entered radio and
became executive vice president Of
the Capital B1oadcasting Co. here.
Before coming to Washington ne
engaged In the automobile distribut-
ing busbaess, operating distributing
houses IN Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas
and New Mexico. He also had been
engaged in the oil business and has
Interests In Texas well-drilihlg
operations.
Mr.. Cu,lum was educated IN
schools at Amarillo, Tex, and at
the Metropolitan Business College
at Dallas. He is president Of the
Texas Weseyan College Holding
Corp. which controls Texas Wcs-
leyan 5unior College at Fort Worth.
Mr.. Cullum lives ut l16 Revere
place, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Virginia Boards Urged
To Enlarge IA Group
~ the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 7.-Vir-
ginia's local draft boards should
build up substantial reservoirs" of
Glass la registrants .in anticipa-
tion Of calls to be received" Col.
Mills r. Neal, State selective service
director, said.
In . communication to the local
boards, Col. Neal said selective serv-
ice faced q big order to supply the
manpower needs Of the Army, Navy,
Marines and Coast Guard.
He urged advance preparation to
meet the calls promptly and said
time will not permit the classifica-
ton Of the necessary numbers Of
resistrauts in Class LA, after the
receipt Of calls"
Whatever calls may be made for
men for the armed forces must be
met" he declared. "Full considera-
ton Of the requirements Of non
military activities viii have been
given BY the War Manpower Com
mission when these calls are levied.
The number Of men asked for will
b the number Of men needed By
the armed forces, end We must Do.
liver them"
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Death Of Woman, 10,
In Brookside Blamed
On Carbon Monoxide
Cos From Broken Pipe
Entered Home, Medical
Examiner Reports

DR.. James I. Boyd, deputy medical
examiner of Prince Georges County,
Md, said today he would issue a
verdict of carbon monoxide poison
ing in the death Thursday of Mrs.
Berdie G. Gill, 10, who was found
overcome by gas in the living room
OF her home in the 1000 block of
Powhatan road, Brookside, Md.
Mrs. Gill was found by neighbors
in the community near Hyattsville
when telephone call to the home
went unanswered. She was pro-
nounced dead after an hours at
tempt to revive her failed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Barnes. with
whom Mrs. Gill made her home,
were found by neighbors in a bed
room of the home and were taken to
Casualty Hospital where their con-
dition was reported as improved to-
day.
Prince Georges County Officer
Charles N. Thompson said gas en-
tered the house when settling earth
caused pipe to snap near the
foundation. He said an excavation
disclosed that the earth had set
tied approximately eight inches.
H. L. Leonard, safety engineer OF
the Washington Gas Light Co., said
the break in the gas line occurred
near the house and gas filtered
through the foundation. He said it
was reported to him that windows
in the house were closed
The death was the second due to
gas leakage within the past two
months. Officer Thompson said.
The other was in a development
near Bladensburg. Montgomery
County officials said three deaths
had occurred in November near Sill
yer Spring under similar conditions
when the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Peregrin and their 10
month-old daughter, Jean, were dis
covered in their home in the 1000
block of Quinn street, Glen Haven,
after they had not been seen for
several days.
Prince Georges County States At
torney A. Gwyn Bowie said he had
not yet received a report from Off,
Ger Thompson concerning his in
vestigation of the gas leakage. He
said If circumstances warranted an
investigation into gas connections
at recently constructed housing de-
velopments in the county would be
made.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-"Farmer
Brown" stripped the gears on his
slide rule, wore out his algebra book
and used up his fuel oil ration try
ing to figure out how to slaughter
half q heifer-and the OPA didn t
do much better.
Farmer Brown"-one Of many
was stumped by this meat rationing
business. Here's the way the Mary
land once of Price Administration
received the problem.
"A farmer who has always killed
hogs, but who has not heretofore
killed beef for his family use, has a
heifer which he would like. to
slaughter so he can can one-half
of it for family use and sell the
other half.
However, the rule states that
farmers can sell only as much meat
as they sold last year. Last year this
man sold one hog and he has already
sold one hog this year.
with the hogs he has already
butchered for family use, his meat
ration would allow him to use about
one-half Of the heifer, but not the
whole.
HE Is trying to do just what we
have asked all farmers to do, that
Is, provide their own family's meat
supply.
"Bst. Il he sells half the heifer,
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Gronts PuroIe
To Bethesda Woman

Mrs. Mary Virginia Blatt, 80, Of
Bethesda, Md, who is serving q
three-year term for housebreaking
of model homes in Montgomery
County, was one Of II State
prisoners granted New Year pa
roles yesterday by Gov. O'Conor.
Others paroled included Henry
E. Fleece, 81, serving is months
for a statutory offense committed
in Prince Georges County; Boyd
Sonnifrank, %, a 15-month term
for larceny and receiving stolen
goods in Montgomery County, and
Lewis Crutchfleld, Al, colored, serv-
ing term for housebreaking in
Montgomery.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Maryland 10 Gel
More, Longer
Afraid Tests
Numerical Decline
Of Civilidn Defense
Volunteers Reported
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-Col. Henry
s. Barrett today coupled an an
nouncement that Maryland had 5000
fewer civilian defense volunteers
than last February with a warning
that the State should expect more
frequent and longer" air-raid tests.
With the holiday ban on tests and
blackouts now lifted, Col. Barrett,
State director of AFRAID precau-
tions. said, From now on there will
be as many tests as I can put
through"
Need for Increase Cited.
These tests, he added, would be
held both day and night. saying that
more blackouts of longer duration
were needed.
Tests were called of during the
holidays because of possible danger
of sounding them in crowded down.
town areas.
Summing up the years accom-
plishments in civilian defense, Col.
Barrett said drop in Baltimore
City's volunteer enrolment, from
6l,255 last February to 37,0s8 at
present, had overbalanced an in
crease from 62,745 to 80,9l2 in the
counties.
Maryland now had, he said, 96.139
trained volunteers to meet any
emergency. OF Baltimores volun-
teer roster, 31,432 are trained. 3.844
are in training and 1872 are await
ing training.
$1,000 Trained.
Some $4,000 of the county volun-
teers are trained.
Refusing to comment on the VOL
unteer drop in Baltimore, Col. Bar
rett warmly praised the county ac-
tivities, saying:
The county civilian defense di-
rectors, the chief AFRAID wardens
and others connected with the de-
fense effort have done a wonderful
job in training personnel. 1 know
that all Of the persons connected
with the undertaking have made
personal sacrifices in order to ac-
complish the job"
Evening star., 1943-01-02

1t and England spent two years.
I'VE started last January-before
there was much talk about ration
ing. We felt that too much plan
ming had been done in this war on
the theory that things weren't going
to happen. We decided to make our
plans on the theory that food ra-
tioning was going to happen.
Food rationing had never been
tried herein fact, it had never even
been thought Of. We started with
the simple Ration Book No. for
coffee and sugar. The public has
had several months OF experience
with this and we think that so per
cent Of the educational job has been
done.
Nov all we have to do is get peo-
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Ex-lowo Farm Boy Has Job Of Dividing
y. S. Food Into 130 Million Portions
BY ALFRED roonns.

Harold B. Rowe, who is doing
more toward changing the Nations
diet than even the man who invent
ed the hot. dog. has been revising
his own eating habits.
Mr.. Rowe has learned how to eat
soup with his left hand while using
his right hand to figure out whether
$50 ,000, 900 people should be allowed
to buy more canned corn than dried
peaches.
He Is director Of food rationing
tor the Once of Price Administra-
tion. After the Food Administration
informs him how many edibles are
to be allowed the citizsnry Mr.. Rowe
figures out . system for dividing
up the total $50, ,00o, 900 ways. :.
This Is a task which is even more
complex than filing out your in
come tax. And it's going to get
worse for Mr.. Rowe as he gets along
with the job.
Sauerkraut W. TruAies.
He Is the man who Is going to
make the point rationing system
work-first when 1t is applied to
canned and dried foods and later
to meat. Mr.. Rowe is in charge Of
the outfit which will decide what
point value is to be assigned to va
rious kinds of food.
If Mr.. Rowe sets a high point
value on canned trufies and 4 low
point value on sauerkraut, the
chances are that you are going to
eat the sauerkraut-and skip the
trunles.
But I don't think you can shift
the point value Of sauerkraut low
enough to make me eat it." says
Mr.. Rowe. Il just don't like it,"
Mr. Rowe was born on an Iowa
farm and is the owner and proprie-
tor Of a real Iowa accent. He went
to Iowa State University and took
graduate work at the University of
Minnesota in economics.
Came Here With Brooking,.
For six years he taught at the
Massachusetts, State College and
then came to Washington with the
Brookings Institution. Two years
ago. much against his will, he came
into the Government service to help
handle consumer problems.
Mr.. Rowe established the food Sec
ton Of the old OPACS and later
took over direction of food rationing
for OPA. Sugar and coffee are the
foods which were rationed first and
that was pretty simple job.
But when you get to rationing
most all Of the food which goes to
the people of this country, it Is a
job comparable to mobilizing an
army" he says.
You can't leave these things un-
til the last minute. We started .
year ago to plan food rationing.
Germany spent four years planning
Evening star., 1943-01-02

pie to understand point rationing.
It's pretty simple"
Mr.. Rowe Is managing to MAIN
tain calm in the face of the huge
job he has to do. He lives his job,
seldom getting out of his of1ice for
lunch. He eats at his desk, working
at the same time.
He lives in Kenwood with his
wife Verna and two children, Mar
win, II, and Shirley Ann, IS. He
drives to work in a 10-year- -old
midget auto, which puffs, .chugs and
rettles like baby tank.
Among his favorite foods are
canned fruits-but he's not too wor-
ried about the prospects Of rationing.
Il expect that I'll get enough to
eat, just as every one else will" he
says. "rhereu be food for sale in
the stores-and there's always the
opportunity for home canning"
Evening star., 1943-01-02
James ). Heal Rites
To Be Held Today at
beItsviIIe Home
Prince Georges County
Resident Served as
Commissioner Aide

Funeral services for James S. Heal,
60, Prince Georges County oficial
and businessman, who died We'd
nesday at the Leland Memorial Hos
pital at Riverdale after an 18-month
illness, were to be held today at his
home In Beltsville. Burial will be
in the st. Johns Episcopal Church
Cemetery, Beltsville.
Mr.. Heal, who was serving as dep
uty clerk of the County Commits
sioners at the time of his death, was
appointed clerk of the commissioners
in 1880, but had resigned that post
year ago due to i'll health. At that
time he was succeeded by Linden
Briscoe and became deputy clerk of
the board.
Served rs Board Clerk.
During his term as clerk of the
commissioners Mr.. Heal admins
tered the details in connection with
the erection Of the Prince Georges
County Service Building at Hyatts-
vile and the alterations and addi.
ions to the county courthouse. He
also served as clerk of the Board of
Liquor License Commissioners.
Born In Cornwall, England. Mr..
Heal came to Mount Rainier, Nd
IN 1910 and later moved to Belts-
vile.
Prior to entering politics he en-
gagged IN the insurance business in
Prince Georges County and at the
time Of his death was q director of
the Laurel Building Association and
the Citizens Bank at RiverdaIe. He
served also as director Of the Mary
land Title Co. and the Building As
sociation of Upper Marlboro.
Active With Masons.
ACTIVE IN Masonic affairs, Mr.. Heal
was q past commander of the st.
Elmo Commandery Of HyattsviIIe
and was q member of Boumi Temple
OF the Shrine in Baltimore. A past
patron OF the Birmingham Chapter,
Order OF Eastern Star, at Beltsville,
he also was q past master of the
King David Masonic Council of
Hyattsville and was a member OF
the zeradath Masonic Lodge OF
Hyattsville. He was q past master
OF the Beltsville Grange.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs,
Clara Leipoldt Heal, who is en-
ployed In the Department of Com.
merce.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
turnover Of Maryland
Employees Is 50 Per Cent
D, the Associated Press

~ tie AeSocta4d Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-The States s
classified service had a so per cent
turnover in employees in the fiscal
year ended last September 80, Harry
C. Jones, State employment COM
missioner, said in his annual report
to Gov. O'Conor.
OF the 5,428 employees in the serv-
Ice on October /, 194l, he reported,
2,584 resigned to accept other en-
ployment and 284 entered the mill
tary service. approximately 2,5l8
new and unframed persons were
hired as requirements.
He said the turnover resulted in
. net loss of $40 employees. with
the payroll figure now at 5,l0s.
He. attributed the rapid turnover
10 more attractive pay offered BY
war industry. and added:
That the State has reached the
end a the fiscal year with no more
serious dislocations Of its essential
services Is due to the relatively
small nucleus of senior employees
who have remained loyal, u the
hope Of early financial relief.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
26 Tracts of Land
To Be Sold for Taxes
At Leonordtown

st. Marys County will sell
only 28 pieces Of property from
al Of the nine districts at the
annual tax sale at l pm. Mon
day at Lsonardtown, 1t was an
nounced today. This Is a much
smaller sale than in previous
years, when they have run as
high as several hundred In
number. The 5th district has
the largest group, with six, and
the 7th district the smallest,
with only one.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Canned Milk Promised
For Virginia Infants
BY the Assoeiated Press,


RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 7.-Brig.
Gen. ]. Fulmer Bright, State OPA
director, said there was no cause for
great concern among mothers using
evaporated milk to prepare formulas
for infants, because of the depleted
stocks Of canned milk in Virginia
stores.
I'VE want to reassure every mother
that the welfare of her baby will be
the first concern of the ONCE of
Price Administration here" Gen.
Bright announced yesterday after
his offlce had received numerous
telephone calls on the matter.
I'VE assure them that no matter
what happens, We will see that they
get milk for their infant children.
II can well understand why
mothers have felt disturbed over the
conditions and there has resulted q
depletion OF the stocks Of the well
known brands Of evaporated milk
on the market. We feel that we can
assure them that the present Short
age will be relieved in the inme-
diate future"
Evening star., 1943-01-02
West Coast Fish Plant
Is Wrecked by Fire
Ry the Associated p~..s

~ VIC AesoClateQ PfeSS.
SAN PEDRO, Calf, Jan. o.
Flames which wrecked the spread
ing frame cannery of the French
Sardine Co. on Terminal Island
were reported under control early
today after a two-and -one- half
hour hight by fireboats and land
equipment.
The fire, in a restricted military
district, was reported not to have
spread to adjacent installations
Within few minutes three fireboats
and all available motorized equip
ment were on the scene.
The cannery is in a congested in
dustrial district. but reports were
that the flames were confined to the
French Co. plant. There were no
estimates of damage.