The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-13

Hartford, April 13-(UP)-Thc
Greater Hartford area, on the OPEN
ing day of the Second War Loan
drive, oversubscribed its quota by
SIT 600, 900, compilations showed to-
day.
The quota was $26,818,OOO, and
that of the state 100000.
At Bushnell Memorial last night,
it was announced that during the
first IL hours of the drive $2O3, 467,-
$50 had been subscribed In the
Greater Hartford area. Insurance
companies and banks subscribed
5000, $50 600.
This said Clifton Fadiman,
master OF ceremonies OH an "Infor-
nation Please" broadcast signaling
the opening Of the drive, "is a phe-
nomenal achievement in an area in
which the principal city has pop
ulation Of 166,267."
The Bushnell ceremony was at
tended by $3.50 persons who bought
bonds from $50 to $4,000 as the price
Of admission. Bond admissions to-
tailed $2,6l7,l50.
Hartford, April 13-UP)-GOv.
Baldwin authorized State Treasurer
Carl NJ. Sharpe today 10 invest &c.
100000 OF the states surplus i'm war
bonds.
Sharpe, recalling that Gov. JOna-
than Trumbull in l776 pledged the
cause Of liberty, said:
To-day we are engaged In another
states manpOwer and monies to the
great war TO preserve our freedom
and independence, and once more
another great Connecticut governor,
Raymond L. Baldwin, has pledged
the full resources, manpower and
treasure Of the State Of Connecticut
to the winning Of this war"
Hartford, April 13-(UP)-Wen-
dell l.. Willkie, attending the OPEN
Ing Of the Greater Hartford area
bond drive last night, said before
returning to Washington that he
would be glad TO go to Australia IF
the government grants consent"
But" he added, II don't want to
go unless can be helpful, and they
say that can"
Willkie, lodging discussions of
politics. said he had some business"
today at the Congressional Library.
AS to its nature, he said. Let them
announce 1t down there"
New Haven, Conn, April 13-(UP)
"A brief strike at the United Smelt-
ing and Aluminium Co., was ended
today through endeavors OF Army
Air Force officers who promised to
hasten O decision from the War La
Dor Board on q company accepted
agreement to increase wages five
censt an hour.
The strike was called as q protest |
against the "shilly -shaliying and
dilatory practices of the War La
Dor Board"
The wage agreement. union Of
fIcials said. has been pending be-
fore the WLB since January.
New Haven, Conn.,, April 13.-l
(UP)-Eight research scholarships
ut Yale. tOtalIng $4,000, were an
nOunced today by President Scy-
mOur.
These scholarships, 10 further the
study Of liberal arts In war time.
will be open 10 students In this
country and Canada and carry a
grant Of S2,SOe each.
"WhIle the university Is devOting
physical and intellectual resources
toward the training Of men for
war;" said DIR. Seymour. III Is Inn.
poTtant that we keep alive research
and scholarship. especially In the
field Of the liberal arts"
Hartford. Conn, April i3,-(UP)--
The community manpoweF mobili-
zation committee announced today
that women In the Hartford area
were registering for work In war
industries ut the rate OF four to
every man.
Many OF the first 600 reglstrants,
II was said. were given Jobs almost
Immediately. The names OF others
were turned over TO the u s. En-
ployment Service for contact with
Industrial personnel managers.
StOrFE, Conn.,. April l3.--(UP-
Capt. Roger r. Brnndage, son Of A.