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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-08

More than 1000 volunteer work.
ers, 500 Of them school teachers,
will be given instructions on the is
suance Of War Ration book 2 Feb,
16, according to an announcement
by Mrs. Charlotte Root, chairman
Of the food rationing panel. Regis
tration for the new book will start
Feb. %, at which time workers will
be fully prepared,
John P. Dunn Of Torrington, oPA
field ofIlcer for this area will speaA
to the volunteers at 1880 p. m. oil
wildly high school. School princi-
pals and other school officials whc
are to act as supervisors will be given
instructions at Crosby high schoo
at 4 p. m. the same day by Mr.
Dunn. Approximately i0S 900 local
residents, will be concerned In the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-08
w RID w A r
A YEAR AGO
~, FEB. 8, 1912
inv United Press)

(By united FreSS)
Japanese capture islet Of Paulau
-ubin. In Strait Of JOhOre, In siege
II Singapore.
Japanese bombers raid Surabaya
N Dutch Indies.
U. s. communlque reports con-
Nnued japanese b0mbardment Of
American Qualifications at entrance
10 Manila Bay.
Berlin reveals death in airplane
accident Of Maj. Gen. Fritz Todt,
while carrying out military mis-
SION" .-t.s.-aa.,-gss
U. 9. Navy announces sinking Of
American. tanker China Arrow by
enemy submarine off Atlantic
Coast ON Feb. 5.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-08
KIWANIANS TO HEAR
REV. DR.. HARTMANN

TIE Klwanls cluo OF Waterbury
will meet Wednesday, Feb. 10, AZ
1915 .. ~. az the Hotel Elton. DR..
Hartley J. Hartmann, pastor OF 81,
Andrews Methodist ehuTch Of Brook
lyn, n. v, VIII give q talk on "Abe
Lincoln. Al members are request
~ ~ atienA early fnF luncheon.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-08
y. P. Writer Injured
In Burmese Battle
No Other Correspondent in History in Position to See
Fireworks as Clearly as Walter L. Briggs

Stocky warriors from the rocky,
hill country Of northwest India
fight fiercely for as long as three
days without rest.
Meanwhile, British troops on the
east bank, of the Mayu river are
making their first sizeable advances
since Jan. IL west Of Rathedaung
approximately rs miles northwest Of
Akyab.
No action is reported yet from
the Kyauktaw front, the third
prong of the British offensive.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-08

MILAN said, Is the first objective Of
the United Nations. "and nothing
win happen TO make us lose sight OF
II.
They agreed that the Allies must
consider problems of locPl morale,
but both said the French must sell
de those problems an dthe Amer
leans and British sOhuld not Ct
tempt 70 dictate their solutions.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-08
BALDWIN STREET
YOUTH VANISHES

Theodore Konopka, 81. of i3l
Baldwin street, has been reported
10 police as missing. He vas last
seen Friday night at 10 O'Clock.
Anyone having knowledge Of Ko-
nopka's whereabouts is requested to
notify his wife. at the Baldwin
street address. or the police depart
ment. He Is described as being 5
,eet eleven inches tall, weighs i65
pounds, has light hair and blue
eyes. He has been employed fol
the past, several months at the
Waterbury Clock Co.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-08
EDISON BUILDING ron sCRAF

The historic eighi-stOry Edison
station at Philadelphia. Pa. - con-
staletRd under the personal SUI
pervlslon Of Thomas A. Edison
and that city's llFst successful cleo
tFic plant - has been faned 70 OBJ
tain anran materials,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-08
FIR Is STEEL SUBSTITUTE

Public utility companies have
gone to considerable lengths 10
conserve vital war materials By
deyising substitutes. One COM
pany saves more than 20 tons CT
steel q year by making crossarms
OF salyaged hr instead OF metal.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-08
PIONEER WALNUT WEALTH

In 1885 a pioneer family car
ried a tiny walnut tree from Mis-
souri, and replantt, 1t in Oregon
1.-THE tree produced $4,000 worth Of
veneer when sawed UP 50 years Ia
ter.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-08
I&pe4M1y~'&
ESTABLISHED IeOA
ESTABLISHED isSS

AS our contribution to the conservation of heating
fuel this store will close Monday of each week until
further notice.
Meanwhile It's A Good Ideo To Pom
der Our Governments Good Advice
TO Men On Clothes.
Buy good eIothes-they wear
lonsest-sOod clothes with more
service mileage meons you buy
less often-thus conserving cloth
ing--whieh is prime essential in
scarce market.
Buy RoseEs-Peet good clothes
worssed suit at $5S-thot will
take the place Of two suits Ot $s5
or $40-ond always look the price
In Rossrs-Psss style and tailoring.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-07-31
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
 The $20,000 insurance on the church was divided evenly, half on the building and half on the contents, but in each case the a. mounts would come far from re- placing either. The church build ing, finished in 1875 when the maximum daily wage for labor on it was 50 cents, cost $80OO to build. The church parsonage, a. cross from the church, was built. $ years later, in 1881, and cost $343O.37.
 Of the church contents, the most valued were the chalices, 4 in number, ? Bibles, 3 crosses, and numerous ikons. The ikons were a total loss, but the largest Bible and one chalice were re- covered, although badly damaged.
 In an inexplicable manner the chalice and Bible that were saved escaped the flames al- though they were in the hottest part of the fire. Both were on the top of the open Holy table, and even more strange was the fact that the cloth on the Holy table, of white silk with gold em- broidered cross and edging, also suffered not a single burn, al- though all other cloths and vest ments were burned, at least in part. The Bible was one of the church's most priceless posses slons, having come from Russia and consisting of a volume a. bout 12 by l6 inches with gold hinges and with the covers of heavy silver finished in gold. The front cover is elaborately de- corated with carved work. It bore the date 1765 and was printed in Slovenian, which IS the language of the services of the church.
 The pages are badly charred on the three open sides and the book is smoke and water dam aged from the fire but with very little restoration the Bible can still be used.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-07-31

Members of the Rotary Club at their regular meeting this week beard an occupational talk by member Harry Christopher son owner of Chrlsty's Bakery, who described the processes in- volved ln the making of varied bakery products. The talk was one of series by members,
 Emil Knudsen, owner of the Kodiak Fountain, was a guest.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-07-31

lSSN~ SAA'OA1 ANO'NJ @SN tAOoS~ inside and out. The outside of the chalIce is fire tarnished and 4 medallion-shaped ikons melted off the cup from the in- tense heat and only three have been recovered. This chalice was a gift of Prince Roomyantzov to the North American Mission in 1903 and was sent here from San Francisco, this being the first and original Orthodox church in North America and deserving it's custody.
 (This chalice was valued at $50 rubles. This valuation, like others mentioned hereafter, was made some time ago when the ruble was worth $2 in our mon ey. The valuation was set for ln- ventory purposes and would be far below what they would bring if offered for sale.)
 The largest chalice was of sold silver, gold-plated and de- corated with brilliants and china ikons, and stood about a foot high. Described as being Large, enough to give communion to the whole congregation" this chalice was valued at 888 rubles. It melted down in the fire as did two smaller ones. One of the lat ter was the Receptacle of the Host, a small chalice of silver and gold used in visiting the homes of the sick. Most of the melted metal from these chalices Is believed recovered
 Two Bibles besides the large one mentioned above were lost, one of which had a silver and 1gold cover. These two were val
 ued at 375 rubles each.
 The church also owned 3 crosses used in the various ser
 vices and two Of these were de- stroyed. A thrd one was found. a week after the fire, hidden a. mong a pile of books in a shelf in the right wing. The. cross was also of silver with gold plating. with china ikons on each arm of the cross. The top end of the cross evidently protruded from the books and was in a melted condition. Of the crosses 2 were silver with gold plating and one of silver alone, and each was valued at 375 rubles.
 Carrying the lowest inventory value and yet probably repre- senting the g eatest loss were the ikons of the church. These representations of sacred images. (the church forbids use of sculp- ture) consisting in the most part of oil paintings on canvas, were hung Tn the man cupola and on the ikonastas, or false wall of the main altar. Their low in- ventory value, many of them being appraised at p rubles, was due to the fact that in the
Kodiak mirror., 1943-07-31
Burned Church Relics IrrepIaceable

main they were painted by mon- astery workers in Russia, but an artist who once visited the church is reputed to have said they would be worth $100,0O0 in the open market of today. There were 12 large ikons and about 35 small ones.
 One was painted in Russia in 1894 to commemorate the 1st centennial of the establishment of the church in North America, and was received here in 1896. Some of the lkons dated back to the first mission of 1794 and had been transferred from Three Saints bay to Chiniak to the two church's of Kodiak. Others were moved from the church which was abandoned at Old Harbor and yet others were moved here from the deserted Russian church which stands a. bandoned at Eagle Harbor, former settlement on Ugak bay, the next large pay south of Chiniak. The ikons were original ly unframed but in 1890 this church had frames added to them.
 First priest in charge of the Kodiak parish was Father Afanasie, a haro monk, or priest who has taken monastic VOWS. Rev. Gregory Gleboff is the 18th priest of the church. The End.
 Copyrighted, 1943, by the Kodiak Mirror. Not to be re- printed in whole or in part with out permission.)
 (The Mirror is indebted to Father Cecil R. King, formerly priest of the local church, for material contained in this history)
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Ramspeck 10 Insist
On Payroll 5|ashes
Declares Budget Office
Must Garry Out Edict

Federal administrative officers
were warned today by Chairman
Ramspeck of the House Civil Service
Committee that Congress will not
tolerate any interference with the
Budget Bureau in carrying out the
congressional mandate in the emer-
gency pay increase bill that there
must be substantial cuts in the per-
sonnel of overstaffed agencies.
He said he intends to question
Budget Bureau officials Tuesday in
the committees investigation of
Federal personnel problems regard
ing any pressure exercised by execu-
tives in attempts to retain excessive
personnel of top-heavy staffs.
Mr.. Ramspeck said the committee
is considering legislation, recon-
mended by the Civil Service Com
mission, to place authority in one
overall agency to control the re-
cruiting of personnel and separa-
tions from the Federal service, with
strong powers to override bureau
cratic interference.
Il have received reports that five
cabinet officers have put pressure
on the Budget Bureau" said Mr..
Ramspeck. I'VE are going to look
into that. We want these cabinet
officers and every one else to under
stand that the Budget Bureau is
doing its duty, as ordered by Con-
gress, in reducing personnel"
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Army War Bond Purchases
Top All Early Estimates
Ply TIE Associated Press.

Ply tie Associated Press.
The payroll deduction system of
buying War bonds has been about
four and one-half times as popular
In the Army as it was expected to
be-and the Office of the Chief of
Finance hasn't had a chance vet
even to catch its collective breath.
Asked yesterday about reports
that both Army personnel and civil
ian employees of the War Depart
ment have begun receiving only in
the last few days the bonds for
which deductions were made as
long ago as last July, officials in the
finance office replied that it was
all-unfortunately-too true.
At present. they said, the staff is
processing the deductions prepara-
tory to purchasing bonds for last
September and October.
When the Army decided last spring
to set up payroll deduction plan.
calculations indicated there would
be about 100000 individual ac-
counts. The War bond division was
stated on the basis of that estimate.
and has been swamped since it
found itself almost Immediately
with nearly 100000 accounts.
Additional personnel has been
employed, operations are being de-
centralized. and the Army hopes to
catch up within few weeks,
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Steward Killed Ohio
Coed , Coroner Says
Reverses Earlier Verdict
In Double Death
BY the Associated Press.

AKRON, Ohio, April 3,-Reversing
an earlier verdict of double murder,
Summit County Coroner R. E. Amos
declared last night that George W.
Reynolds, 56-year-old colored .ex-
convict, shot and killed Miss Lucille
D'Aprano, %. Kent State University
coed, then took his own life.
The coroner said nitrate tests of
the dead mans hands disclosed Rey-
nolds had fired the death weapon,
32-caliber revolver, with his left
hand.
DR.. Amos also announced Rey-
nolds was ambidextrous. He said
associates of the former steward at
Twin Lakes Country Club had seen
him serving tables with his left hand
and writing and playing golf with
his right.
The bodies of Reynolds and Miss
DAprano were found last Tuesday
night in parked automobile be-
longing to Reynolds wife, Sheriff
Walter P. O'Neil reported. DR..
Amos placed the time of death at
about 10 pm. Sunday.
The coroner declared Reynolds
was shot twice. He said one bullet
entered the left side and coursed up
ward to the right and a second bull
let entered the chest.
After the coroner changed his ver-
dict. authorities theorized that Rey-
nolds met the coed a senior from
Cleveland who worked part time at
the country club, an argument en-
sued. and he shot her. He placed
the body in the front seat of the
automobile and drove IL miles with
her body, then shot himself, the
officials added.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Pranksters Are Warned
To Return 0CD Signs

Youthful pranksters were blamed
today for the removal of air-raid
shelter signs from so locations in
the Chevy Chase area, in a report
from Charles Sellers, deputy air
raid warden for the area, released
by Civilian Defense Director Herbert
c. Whitehurst.
I'VE have appealed to the schools
seeking their cooperation in having
the signs returned, before drastic
action is taken" Mr.. Sellers said.
The signs are Federal property
and their removal is a serious Of
fense. Some of the offenders are
known but, as the signs probably
were taken in fun as souvenirs, we
are giving the youngsters a chance
to return them before we take
action"
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Court Upsets Rezoning
Ban on Apartment at
18th and Shepherd SIS.
Justice BoiIey Rules for
Plaintiff Who Planned
Building of 240 Units

The District Zoning Commissions
order of November, 1941, rezoning
certain property at Sixteenth and
Shepherd streets NV, allowing for
the construction only of detached,
slngle-family residences. was 'un-
reasonable, arbitrary and capric-
ious," according to a decision by
District Court Justice Jennings
Bailey.
Jusice Bailey ruled yesterday in
favor of Harry Poretsky, 4512 Iowa
avenue NV, who proposes to build
a flye-story apartment house of
more than 240 units on the site
which adjoins Rock Creek Park.
The judges opinion vacates the re-
zoning order
In complaint Mr. Poretsky told
the court he had spent approx
mately $4,000 in the purchase of
the property and in securing plans
for the proposed apartment house
previous to the rezoning ruling
which, he said. altered a zoning ar
rangement of 1888 allowing for the
construction of fve-story apart
ment at the site.
The rezoning order grew out of
complaints of certain residents of
the Crestwood area living near
the proposed apartment site. They
advanced. among other reasons, ar
guments that the apartment house
would affect adversely the residen-
tial characteristics of the commun-
ity and thereby reduce land values
and also submitted that the apart
ment would detract from the nat
ural beauty of Rock Creek Park.
Defendants in the case were the
five members of the District Zoning
Commission. Commissioners Charles
w. Kutz. John Russell Young and
Guy Mason; David Lynn. architect
OF the Capitol, and Newton B.
Drewry, director, National Park
Service.
Counsel for Mr.. Poretskv were
Louis Gutenberg and Edwin Shelton.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
ANA Head Sees Broader
Medical Program After War
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 3-Brig. Gen.
Fred w. Rankin. president of the
American Medical Association, says
world economic and social changes,
already indicated by postwar plans
and proposals for broadening So
clal security. will cause changes in
the distribution of medical services.
The chief consulting surgeon of
the Army told the Baltimore Med
ical Society last night that the sue
cess of the medical profession in
meeting present challenges would
be determined by its intelligence.
Some of us have been reluctant,
even hostile. toward accepting the
socio-economic responsibility which
is so eagerly desired by certain non
medical groups" he declared.
Such an attitude is no longer
tenable and would actually jeop-
ardize our vital function and al
truistic aims-'the provision of op-
timum health through the widest
possible application Of the principles
of preventive medicine and the
treatment of disease and through
the best possible distribution of
medical services"
DR.. Rankin expressed qualification
that our leaders are keenly aware
of the significance and necessity for
organization of medical services and
participation In postwar planning"
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Roosevelt Action Urqed
For Harmony on PUG

The Randle Highlands Citizens
Association urged last night that
President Roosevelt either effect a
reconciliation of the three members
OF the Public Utilities Commission.
or appoint a commission that can
work together.
M. Daniel Narodnick, chairman
OF a special committee to investi-
gate PUG hearings for the associa-
ton, reported that decisions are
oclng made by two of the Commits
sloners without the presence of the
third
1he association also passed
resolution to request the District
commissioners to see that dogs
are kept at home by their owners
and not permitted to run free
Inc continuation of sports in
pubic schools and colleges in the
District was urged bv the associa-
tlon IN another resolution,
A report by Mrs. E. Murphy. chair
man of the recent Red Cross drive
IN that section, was read. revealing
mat the Fort Davis and Randle
highlands Citizens Associations to-
gether collected s6O2, which is s14O
above their quota.
Ihe meeting. which was held in
Orr School, was presided over bv
Joseph Deckman.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Widow Asks DAMAGES
In Runaway Hearse Suit
Ey the Associated Press,

AS tHt hSsOSidiCO fTeSb.
NEW ORLEANS, April 3.-The
story of a runaway hearse was told
here yesterday in a civil court suit
in which a widow asked $4,000
damages from a funeral home for
humiliation and anguish.
The suit was filed by Mrs. Emma
Philipello Marcadal against Lau-
dumiey g. Co., Ltd, funeral home
which her petition stated had
charge of the funeral of her hus-
band, Emile Joseph Marcadal, May
II, l94l.
Mrs. Marcadal's suit alleged that
the driver created confusion en-
route from st. Louis Cathedral to
the cemetery by weaving the hearse
in and cut of the funeral process
sion.
Cars in the procession turned
into the cemtery but the hearse sped
by and some of the funeral cars
tried in vain to overtake 1t. she said
The hearse stopped on North
Rampant street, the complainant's
petition recited and the driver left
it unattended and entered a bar
room.
He drove the hearse to the ceme-
terry As minutes later, the petition
stated. with the body disarranged
and flowers shaken off the casket.
Judge Paul E. Chasez took under
advisement exceptions to the suit
filed by the defendant.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
Utah Copper Workers
Rescind Strike Vote
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY, April 3-Two
thousand copper professors, swayed
by an Army plea and a crisp warn.
ing, rescinded their vote to strike al
Magma and Arthur mills of the Utah
Copper Goa strike that would
have stopped fourth of the Ma.
tlons production of the war-essential
metal.
Loss OF requested 25-cent-a-dav
wage increase would be nothing AZ
compared with losing the war" Mai
M. j.. Ilerney, executive officer OF
the labor branch of the Armv's 9th
Service Command told mass meet
ing OF the Independent Association
OF Mill Workers last night.
Association members shouted an.
proval of resolution resembling thu
strike vote.
The WLB earlier had refused tn
consider an association petition for
the wage increase because the NLRH
had ordered the association dis.
established. Subsequently new
petition signed only by the copper
company officials was presented and
Is under consideration.
Evening star., 1943-04-03
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. c., SATURDAY,
Teacher Bonus
Supported by
School. Group
Dr.. Broome Declares
Proposal Will Be Made
To Education Bourd

Further impetus for a proposal to
pay a wartime bonus to Montgomery
County teachers, beginning this
month, was given yesterday as more
than score of county teachers ap-
proved the resolution OF the Social
Economic Committee of the County
Teachers Association urging the
county to provide immediate flnan-
cial relief for its teachers.
DR.. Edwin w. Broome, superin-
tendent OF schools, who attended
the meeting held at the Richard
Montgomery High School in Rock
vile, said today he was attempting
to place the matter before the Board
OF Education, so that the boards
recommendation can be considered
by the county commissioners Tues
day.
Cites acute Insecurity"
The resolution pointed out that
while teachers are reluctant to ask
the commissioners to appropriate
funds in addition to the present
salary adjustment, the insecurity
Of teachers has become doubly acute
due to the failure of the State to
increase teachers salaries for the
current school year."
A bill which is now awaiting the
Governors signature provides for
wartime bonus of $40 a month for
10 months for each teacher In the
State.
After that period. each teacher
would receive bonus of s14O to be
paid in seven monthly installments,
provided the county supplies Sl13
Of this amount. The State would
provide the additional S27.
Montgomery teachers now receive
salary adjustments from the county
ranging from $50 to slOO year,
depending on their length of tenure
and base pay.
See Five-Month Gap.
In view Of a statement by DR..
Broome that the State payments
probably would not begin until Sep
tember l. parent-teacher groups in
the county have pointed out that
teachers would not receive q bonus
for the five months between now
and September unless favorable ac-
ton Is taken by the Board of Edu-
cation and by the commissioners.
Since this five-month gap would
have a crippling effect upon the
county's educational program" the
resolution stated, the committee
recommends that the Board of Ed
ucation suggest to the commission
ers that If they can, in any way.
bridge this crisis by making an addi-
tlonal payment this year, it would
represent a far-sighted policy on
their part and would go far to main
tain, even in wartime, the educa-
tional program which they have
supported for many years"
Two members of the Board of
Education. Julius P. Stadler and
Mrs. Curtis Walker, also attended
the meeting but did not say what
action they would take on the reso-
luton.