The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-13
News Of 

 Hartford, was fatally injured wher a bus hit his car here yesterday The bus driver, Sidney F. Collins, 30 was arrested on a charge of crim- inal negligence.
 Joan A. Cornell, IS, of Middle. town, daughter of Arthur J. Con- nell, national vice-commander oi the American Legion, died of injuries shortly after being struck by g truck in Westbrook last night. Frank Frates of New Bedford, Mass, driver of the truck, was held for question ing by state police.
 Meanwhile, Hartford authorities sought the driver of an automobile which struck George Carroll, 46. o1 Danbury as Carroll was walking across Main street here last night His condition was described as fail at Hartford hospital.
 New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 13.- (UP)-A second hearing will be held Monday before U. S. Com missioner Thomas A. Grimes in the case of three men held on charges involving theft of a large quantity of gasoline ration c0u- pons from the Bethany ration board.
 Grimes set bail at $10,000 for the defendants, Ralph Caroali, 29, of New Haven, and Stanley w. Mikula, 25, of Bridgeport, and $5,000 for Gustave Curcio, 30, also of Bridgeport, upon arraignment yesterday. They are charged with illegal possession of ration cou- pons and conspiracy to steal gov- ernment property.
 Thieves entered the ration board headquarters Monday night and took coupons representing 100000 gallons of gasoline and 260,000 gallons of fuel oil.
 Hartford, Conn, Aug. 13.-UP)- Establishment of service bureaus in industrial and manufacturing plants throughout the state, to per- form shopping errands and similar services for long, working war work CTS, was offered today as an aid in alleviating absenteeism.
 Some plants in Connecticut al- ready have instituted such a plan State War Manpower Director Will liam J. Fitzgerald said, predicting there would be noticeable drop in the number of stay-at-homes if it was used more widely.
 Tt is my opinion," he added, that a great many cases of ab- stenteeism are due to perfectly legiti- mate reasons. For example, visits to rationing boards, errands to pay utility bills, visits to banks and gen. eral shopping"
 It has become increasingly diffi- cult for war workers to do such necessary services particularly now when in many cases both husband and wife are employed"
 New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 13.-(PU) drivers in Connecticut and Massachusetts involved in a con- tract dispute with the Adley Ex- press Co. and several other trucking firms must return to work before the War Labor Board will take &C., tion in the case.
 The VILE so warned the drivers, but none employed by the Adley Company, largest firm involved, had needed the ultimatum today.
 Other companies involved in the dispute, which has affected truck transportation along the eastern sea- board between Boston and Phila- delphia, are the Connecticut Motor Lines, Seaboard Freight Lines, Malkin Motor Freight and Renards $ Express.
 The men have been idle since Tuesday. Adley comuany officials term 1t strike, but a union repre- sentative contended the drivers were locked out.
 Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 13-(UP) Attorney General Francis A. Pallotti ruled today that the own- CT of a fruit and vegetable stand at which soda is sold is not en- gagged primarily in the sale of groceries" and therefore is not eligible for 8 beer permit.
 The liquor control commission had asked for a ruling in the case of a Waterford fruit and vegetable stand owner who applied for beer permit. His identity was not disclosed.
 Pallotti explained that the statutes provide that "no store operating under package store permit shall sell any commodity other than alcoholic and nOn-al- coholic liquor; except that pack age store permit may be granted to any store which is chiefly en- gagged in the sale of groceries"
 Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 13.-(UP) Louis Goldman of New Haven, convicted recently on 29 counts of Offic of Price Administration rent control violations, was sem fenced to six months in jail and fined $725 by Judge J. Joseph Smith in U. s. district court to- day.
 His partner, Isador Miller, also of New Haven, was fined $375 on IS counts involving the same charf- es. Miller testified for the gov ernment at Goldman's trial after pleading nolo contendere to the charges.
 At Goldman's trial, each accused
 the other of being responsible for the infractions, which i'm cluded alleged over-charging of rents and irregularities in filing information with the OPA on their rented property.