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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
|BURCESSE MAY NOT
ATTEND MEETING
Some Speculation as tn
Special Session for Bor- (,
Ough Appointments !

Naugatuck, Aug 23.-RepublicaH
burgesses this morning had reached
no decision as to whether they
would attend special meeting Of
the borough board this evening, II
was reliably reported this morning.
The burgresses were said to have
held a parley and among the mat
tiers discussed was the fact thai
Burgess j. Rudolph Anderson still
had not received official notification
Of the meeting.
1t was also reported that two Re-
publican burgesses said the notices
they received called for special
meeting Monday, Aug 80, not Nom
day, Aug. %.
An official source stressed this
morning that the meeting is actual
ly planned for this evening and
pointed out that it still can be held
despite the fact an error was made
in sending out the notices, is all
burgresses agree to waive the notice.
Borough appointments are to be
made at the special meeting, and II
the COP. burgresses fail to attend
it will mean the appointments will
go over at least until September.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
Chairman

Past Commander George F.
Karnofsky, chairman of Corp.
Coyle Post, American Legion,
committee on Americanism is act
ing as chairman of committee Of
arrangements for the legion's par
ticipation Tuesday evening in
the benefit film presentation for
the Army Emergency Relief fund.
The occasion will be the premiere
Of Irving Berlin's record breaking
picture, This Is the Army" 1t
will have its official debut at the
State Theater Tuesday night
when army and navy officers,
representatives of the various
women reserve groups, veterans of
World War No. /, prominent city
and state officials will take part
in the ceremonies.
Legionnaires and other veterans,
members of the Scovill Fife ant
Drum Corps, Waterbury Clock
Company's Girls club and otherf
units will meet at the Legion
headquarters on Leavenworth
street. From there they will march
to the theater. A public musical
program will be given in front of
the theater before the formal
opening of ceremonies.
Chairman Karnofsky is being
assisted by Adjutant Joseph Bren-
neis of Corp. Coyle Post.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
| MRS. LENA LAPI0
TO JOIN HUSBAND
Farewell Party Given in
Her Honor By Her Sister,
Mrs. Leo Forget
OAKVILLE
Correspondent: Irene Slough
Telephone 1898

Oakville, August %. - A farewell
party was given recently In honor OF
Mrs. Lena Lapio by her sister, Mrs
Leo Forget, at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Pellegrino Palomba OF
1876 Riverside street. The decora-
tons were in red, white and blue.
Refreshments were served to the
guests.
Mrs. Lapio left to join her hus-
band, Private Francisco Lapio, who
Is stationed at Camp Joseph T. Rob-
inson, Arkansas.
Among the friends present were:
Mrs. Lapio's sisters, Connie Durante,
Mrs. Julia Forget, Mrs. Angelo Dur
ante, Mrs. Rocco Palomba, Mrs.
Carmine Lapio. Mrs. Felicia Gugli-
otti, Mrs. Pasquale Palomba, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob Palomba, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
Palomba. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ma
lance, Miss Theresa Coco, Miss Eva
Calebrese, Miss Pat Calabrese, Miss
Diane Forget, Miss Margaret Palom-
ba, Bill Palomba, Leo Forget, Jr.,
John Palomba, Sylvia Malanco,
George Palomba, Anthony Durante,
Pasquale Palomba, Bill Durante, AL
Durante, Pat Palomba, Jr., Tony
Gugliotti, Robert Palomba, Laurel
Franzese, Rose Durante, Rose Sapio,
and Demenic Sapio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
RUSSIAN RELIEF
HELPED BY A. Z. A.

A. 2. A. fraternity members, junior
order of B'Nai Birth, collected a
great quantity of discarded clothing
for Russian War Relief Saturday.
This drive will be continued until
next Sunday.
Contributors are requested to call
3-5918 between 6 and p. m. any day
except Friday.
The following are on the collec-
ton committee.
Morton Tarr, Bernard Fleisher,
David Goldman, Robert Cohen, Don
Traurig, Alvin Reiner, Burton Co.
hen, Leon Schneer, William Kramer
and Bill Dember.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
CAYTEE DEPT. HAD
ANNUAL OUTING
Large Gathering Present,
Many Sports Events Fea-
turing Program

Naugatuck, Aug. 23.-Harry l.
Carter, factory manager; Martin
Garrick, superintendent of the
waterproof mill and Robert Lowell,
industrial relations manager, were
among tie guests of honor at the
annual outing of the gaytee depart
ment of the U. S. Rubber footwear
plant held Sunday at Linden Park.
About 200 men, women and chill
dren attended the affair which in
cluded variety Of sports events and
dancing, as well as refreshments.
A necktine race in which men and
women participated was a feature
In addition, wheelbarrow and shoe
races were held and there were other
events. Awards were made to the
various winners.
Several servicemen were among
the guests. Bernard Garrick and
John Fitzgerald were co-chairmen
of the committee in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
FALL RESULTS IN
WOMAN'S DEATH
Mrs. Elvira Skridulas Dies
as Result of Injuries
Last Thursday

Naguatuck. August %. Mrs. Elvira
Skridulas, IS, Mulberry Hill, Maui
gatuck, died at st. Mary's Hospital
Saturday morning from injuries re-
ceived in a fall at her farm last
Thursday. DR.. Edward H. Kirsch-
baum, medical examiner, reported
her death due to accidental causes.
Mrs. Shridulas slipped and fell from
a hay wagon while she was stamping
down load of hay.
She was born in Russia and had
resided in Naugatuck Is years. She
leaves her husband, Joseph, three
sons, Walter, Of Woodbury., and Ed
ward and Charles, both of Nauga-
tuck; daughter, Mrs. Albert
Brown of Boston, Mass, and nine
grandchildren.
The funeral will lbe held Tuesday
morning fro mthe Buckmiller Fun
eral Home at $3.50 o'clock to st.
Mary's church at o'clock where a
high Mass of requiem will lbe cele-
barted. Burial will lbe in St. James
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home Sunday from to 10
p. m. and Monday from 2 to 10
p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
KILBOURN DIRECTS
SUBMARINE DRIVE

Orrin P. Kilbourn, Hartford bust
nessman, and State Police Comsr.
Edward j. Hickey have been select
ed to direct the promotion and OPP
Grafton of the Connecticut submar-
inc campaign in the third war loan
in September. Col. Thomas Hewes,
state chairman of the War Finance
committee announced today.
Mr.. Kilbourn has been appointed
vice chairman of the state commit
tie in charge of general sales, while
Comsr. Hickey has been appointed
vice-chairman in charge of the
community person-to-person sales
canvass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23

trial developmentof the South and
West. Southern and Western indus
trial development has been encour-
aged not only by the affording OF
relatively low class rates on lower
graded commodities but also by the
free availability of commodity rates
on higher graded traffic when such
rates have been required by COM
petitive market conditions. The
record is replete with testimony il
Illustrating the extent to which the
Southern, South western, and West
ern rates have aided and encour-
aged industrial development. Traf-
fic witnesses some representing the
carriers and others appearing for
shipping interests, have pointed out,
both generally and by particular
illustrations, the effective manner
in which industrial development has
been furthered."
"No instance appears Of record of
any industry which has failed to
locate in or has removed from, the
South because of the existing class
rate adjustment"
| IdrtlcS W tHc DTlcl
Parties to the brief in addition
to the following Governors: Cover
nor Sewell of Maine, Governor
Blood of New Hampshire, Governor
Wills of Vermont, Governor Salton-
stall of Massachusetts,, Governor
McGrath of Rhode Island and Gov
ernor Baldwin of Connecticut. are
the New England League, New
England Shoe and Leather Asso-
citation, New England Paper & Pulp
Traffic Association, New England
Furniture & Allied Products Manu-
facturers' Traffic Committee, Grind
ing Wheel Manufacturers Associa-
ton, Associated Industries Of Maine,
Associated Industries of Vermont,
New Hampshire Manufacturers AS
T, ISOLATION, Associated Industries Of
Massachusetts, Associated Indus
of Rhode Hand, Inc, Textile Traf-
Traffic Association and Manufactur-
ers Association of Connecticut.
The New England Governors are
represented In the proceedings by
the following committee: David H.
HOWE, Chairman Of Massachusetts,,
Benjamin M. McLyman, treasurer,
tries of Rhode Island, Inc, Textile
secretary. of Vermont, Edward E.
Chase Of Maine, Claude H. Swain
of New Hampshire and Norris W..
Ford of Connecticut.
The brief was prepared by Henry
E. Foley, counsel for the New Eng
land Governors Freight Rate Com
mittee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
DECISION AWAITED
ON 100000 SUIT

The municipality of Waterbury
and the Citizens Good Government
association are still expecting de-
cision from the United States at
torney general concerning the $780,
900 recovery suit pending against
former Controller Daniel J. Leary.
Washington is still silent and has
been ever since the meeting at our
capital participated in by Mayor
John S. Monagan. Attorney George
H. Cohen of Hartford and u S.
Senator Francis T. Maloney with
Attorney General Francis Biddle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23

yves OF southern States who have
complained that railroad class rates
IN the North were unreasonably low
in comparison with such rates in
the South. These interests seek to
induce the Interstate Commerce
Commission to prescribe uniform
class rates throughout the country.
What these southern interests
seek, the New England governors
contend. is the lowering of "class
rates" in the south and the reten-
ton in the south of existing adj
vantageous commodity rates" thus
affording the south not equality but
advantage. The New England gov
errors take the position in their
brief that, while "claSs rates" are
somewhat higher in the south than
in the north, only relatively small
proportion of freight moves on
"class rates" in the south as COM
pared with the north; that the
movement of freight on "commod-
ity" or special rates in the south is
large: that these commodity rates
are lower in the south than in the
north; that such differences as ex-
list in the general average rate level
take the position that the south
has been in no way injured by the
existing freight rate structure, but
in the south and north are slight
and that such differences in rates
as exist are fully justified by trans
portation conditions. They further
rather that it's industrial develop
ment has been aided and advanced
thereby.
In their brief the New England
governors show that for railroad
rate making purposes the country
is divided into five territories, OFF,
cial Cor Northeastern; including New
England), Southern, Southwestern,
Western and Mountaineering.
Economic Conditions Ignored
Rate making on territorial basis,
1t is claimed, has resulted from the
manner of railroad growth. Rail-
road development in this country
has been regional. Railroads OF the
north do not serve the south and
west and, generally, railroads, of
the south and west do not serve the
north. The railroads, 1t Is pointed
out, must, like any other business
enterprises, makes rates adapted to
the economic conditions of the ter
ritories served.
1.-THE necessity" the brief states,
"of regional differences in rate
structures is clearly evident from
the circumstance that the railroads
of the country have developed on
regional basis, that the economic
conditions of each region differ
sharply, and that railroad rates
must be adjusted primarily to con-
diticns in the area of railroad oper-
alton. In fact the existence Of the
present limited number of rate ter
ritories, covering broad areas, has
been made possible only by the nu-
merous railroad mergers and con-
solidations on a regional basis in
comparatively recent years, Until
the major system-lines developed
nothing even approaching region
al uniformity was possible. The
broader operating area of the sys-
tem-lines, resulting when individual
roads became portions thereof, be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
MRS. K0ZICKI IS
ON DANGER LIST

Naugatuck, Aug. 23-Mrs. Stefa-
ME Kozicki, of Prospect street is
still making brave but apparently
losing fight against death at st.
Mary's hospital, Waterbury, DR.. Ed
win r. Curran said today. Mrs.
Kozicki is still on the danger list at
the hospital as the result of injur-
les suffered in a tWo-and-a-half
story fall from the veranda of her
home July 30.
She is suffering from fracture
Of the pelvis, and fractures of both
legs. Since then she has gone blind
as the result of a head injury and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
1,136 INFANTILE
CASES IN 1881

During August and Septembe,
the dread disease of infantile par
alysis does its most damage, records
compiled by the state department
of health reveal. From the grand
total of 4,169 cases over a period OF
80 years, 1855 were reported during
these two months, with the greater
number of the remaining number
reported in July, October and No.
vember.
Connecticut had its worst infan-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
BUTKUS-OLZEWSKI

The wedding of Miss Helen o.
zeWski, and Albert Butkus, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Butkus OF
Millville, took place at st. Hedwig' s
church Saturday at 9 a. m with
Rev. Stanislaus J. Nalewajk, pastor
officiating.
Three couples served as attend
ants. They were Estelle OlzeWski
sister of the bride nd John Butkus,
brother of the groom, Lenore But
kus and John Connolly and Pa
tricia McGrath and Walton Ander-
son, Constance Wilkus, niece of the
bridegroom, was flower girl.
A reception followed at the But
kus home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
Briefs

Corporal George Smith, who has
been visiting friends about town, has
returned to his post at Paterson,
N. j.
Private Joseph LeClair has re-
turned to his station at Maryland
University after a weekend stay with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
LeClair of Maplewood avenue. Pri-
vate LeClair has been in the army
six months, and received his basic
training az Fort Knox, KY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
Meet Thursday

Chief Observers of the five obser-
walton posts in this area will meet
Thursday in the firehouse at 8 p. M,
George LeWil, chief observer of the
Nauagtuck aircraft warning post
announced today. Plans will be
made for quiz contest on all types
of planes in which members of the
various posts will participate. VIM
ners will receive Army awards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
MRS. A. M. POIRER
RECEIVES DIPLOMA

For her three-year course in re-
ligious education at the 18th annual
commencement of the Northern
New England School of Religious
Education at South Church, An
dover, Mass, Mrs. Augusta M
Poirier, II Cedar avenue, has re-
ceived a diploma.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
n. E. Governors Oppose
Nationwide Uniformity
In Freight Class Rates
BY HENRY E. FOLEY, COUNSEL

NEW EngIahd Ffe1ght Kate COMMITTEE
The Governors Of all the States
ger IN filing with the Interstate Commerce Commission brief
the Investigation pending
sion The Governors opposing the establishment Of nationwide
normiy railroad
industrial organizations Joined with the New
in the brief.
instituted
Commission
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
ENGAGEMENT

Mr. and Mrs. William Kannenberg
of 81 Elmwood street announce the
engagement of their daughter
Betty, to Staff Sergt. Vincent Clip
riano of Fort Adams, R. l., and Wa
terbury. Miss Kannenberg will be
graduated from the Waterbury, hos
pital school of nursing In Septem-
Der.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23

'Jist spent tn last thirty min
utes listenin' tub LATE Twillig tell
In story that would've fitted in
to three minutes. Seems like there
are few things as satisfyin' tub
some fellers as tn sound NV their
own voice. One NV tn greatest
arts In tn world is maxim long
story short"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
pleurisy condition has developed.
At st. Mary's Hospital

Mrs. Francis CDonnelly) Shanna-
han, of 10 Park Place, we'll known
Naugatuck resident, is a patient at
st. Mary's hospital, Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23
DOIN's ROUND TOWN
MONDAY, August 23rd:

MONDAY, August 23rd:
The Battery G, 203th CA. (AA)
club will hold their regular. meet
ing at 8 o'clock at the Y. M. c. A.,
when they will discuss plans for
the lecture and motion pictures
TO be given at Davenport hall of
the Second Congregational church
Tuesday, Sept. 21st.
TUESDAY, August oath:
John F. Robinson, director of
Selective Service in Connecticut
will be speaker at the luncheon
meeting Of the Rotary club at The
Elton at 1910 p. m.
WEDNESDAY, August 25th:
Members of the Kiwanis club
will hold their annual outing at
Q p. m. at Chase Country club and
the weekly luncheon meeting at
The Elton will be omitted. Outing
program will feature golf and
swimming and will close with a
steak supper.
SUNDAY, August 10th:
The Red Cross ambulance fund
will benefit from a picnic to be
sponsored by the Lithuanian Com
mittee for the Defense of America
at Lithuanian park. Lakewood.
It's easy huff tub make tn long
story Nv health short by mention
in Cashin's Dairy Milk. Now don't
git me wrong-I don't mean that
one gulp Nv Cashin's Milk is goin'
tub wipe out years Nv bad Twin,
but folks who drink Cashin's Milk
reg'lare are goin' tub git those
vitamins an minerals that are
necessary fer health an energy.
That's important tuf everybody
no matter how old or young. CASH
ms Dairy Milk tastes good, too"
ZEKE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23

tile paralysis epidemic In 1881, when
1,136 cases broke out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-23

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
Wife Gets
BackuS
Estate

The bulk Of the estate of the
late StandISh BackuS. former De-
troit. business leader who died July
10. was left TO his widow. Lolita.
under provisions OF his Will filed
for probate today
Mr. BackuS formerly lived al
725> Lake Shore road Crosse
POlnte Shores.
The VIII listed real estate hold
ingS in excess of $4,000 in addi-
ton 10 personal property. The
five children witt zach receive so
shares Of Burroughs Adding Ma
chine Co. stock and the residue Of
the estate goes 10 the widow.
The children are StandiSh Jr. Of
La Jolla. Cal; Barbara Jewett Of
Lapeer, and Charles kellogg
Backus. Dorothy Lumpkin and
Virginia Marks all AT home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
Detroit Gamers
toPdy
Points at Border

DetroiterS who maintain Cana
dian summer homes and do a bit
of home canning are due for a
rude shock when they Try 10 bring
their canned goods back to this
country The L.. s customs Off
GERS Will demand Is ration points
for each quart of preserves or
canned vegetables.
OPA rationing attorneys admit
ted today that to demand ration
points for Canadian home canned
goods on one hand while on the
other hand the government pleads
with citizens to raise victory gar
dens and preserve all the fruits
and vegetables they can buy, is
a highly illogical move.
I'VE have asked our Cleve-
land and Washington Offices 10
have this regulation changed so
that home Gamers who happen
10 summer In Canada want be
penaliZed," declared Harlan p.
Cristy, OPA chief rationing
attorney.
A housewife who puts up 10o
quarts OF canned goods would
have 10 surrender 1900 points OF
processed food stamps before she
could take them TO her Detroit
home She would need nearly all
the blue stamps in five No.
ration books to get this quantity
OF points.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
.Riiot-Hit Stores
GetRdtionPoints

An estimated $50 o00 ration
points today were issued by OPA
10 merchants whose stores were
looted during the race rot las,
month
I'VE looked up the law on the
first night 81 the riOting and
found the regulations governing
replacement OF stocks lost
through Are would apply 10
most ~ the victims Of the loot
ers." explained Albert r Frank.
food rationing officer.
More than 100 groceries and
meat markets and rs shoe dealers
had their ration points replaced
Frank said
"Some Of the merchants got
their replacement points In less
than two hours after they filed
their application. other eases
naturally took longer. especially
" they required investigation"
ne said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
LeSinSki
Hits OPA
.BungIing

Consumers difficulty in obtain
ing foodStuffS is not due 10 food
shortage but 10 miSmanagement
within the OPA. Congressman
John LeSinSki charged today.
LeSinSki said that. when Con-
greSS reconvenes. A House COM
mlttee would demand a complete
overhauling Of the OPA. He gave
as an example of OPA bungling
the fact that there we're 100000
head Of cattle in the country
more than ever before.
Conceding that the army made
heavy demands on this supply. he
said that there would be plenty
Of beef for civilians if the OPA's
distribution methods were revised.
LeSlnSki and Congressman John
D. Dlngell spoke last night at a
meeting sponsored by Ford Local
see AZ l6550 DIX, attended by
about 200 delegates from various
Ford CAW-CIO units.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
Z FACE Hearing
In Coupon Theft

Two men, accused Of attempt
ing 10 sell gasoline ration cou-
ponS TO plain clothes policeman,
were 10 be arrsigned today be-
fore u. S. Commissioner Hurd.
A third has pleaded not guilty.
Those to be arraigned are: John
Walsh, 81. of 1865 Thompson,
Highland Park, and John Doka,
30, of 100 Kendall. They at
tempted to sell Patrolman John
Kopera c coupons at so cents
each, Assistant u. S. Atty. John
c. Murphy said.
Arraigned yesterday was Ar
temio Seneris, 25, of 81 Charlotte,
who was accused of attempting TO
sell fellow worker gas coupons
for IS cents each. Commissioner
Hurd entered a plea of not guilty
and set examination for July 80.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
Bicycle Tires
TO GefGeifinS

49, Fiat dollars and cents ceiling
prices for bicycle tires and tubes
will become effective July %. it
was announced today by the OPA.
The highest prices that can be
charged consumers will be no
higher than current prices, it was
said. These prices affect tire re-
placements for 10 10 II million
bicycles now in use in the United
States.
Besides covering tires and
tubes, the new regulation covers
rim strips. on which the retail
ceiling price will be 10 cents. and
the service of mounting tires on
bicycle wheels.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
LdndIddy Jailed,
Tenants Operate
Roonning House
BY VERA BROWN

Here is some information for
Crosse Pointers about those UNI
welcome tenants in the rooming
house run by Mrs. Pearl Adams
on fashionable University Place.
The tenants don't want 10 live
in the big house on your street
any more than you want them to-.
This situation came 10 light as
Mrs. Adams, the landlady who
was breaking Crosse Pointe coming
laws, spends her second day in
iail because she cannot raise
81 900 bail.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
Bigger Type Asked
On OPA Price Lists

policing retail grocery and meat
stores almost entirely upon the
1T has become the respon-
Sibllity Of every American tn
check OPA prices against those
charged by the retailers" he
asserted. AT best this IL not an
efficient method Of stamping cut
black markets, but the con-
sumers' job becomes an inn
possible one when OPA prints
Its price lists In microscopic
type"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23

The housewife may lose her war
against the black markctccr be-
cause she can't read the micro
Scopic type on retailceiling price
lists, Walter p. Reuther. national
director Of the consumers division
of the UAW-CIO. charged today.
Asking for the use of larger.
more readable type. -Reuther de-
clared in a wire to w. +. Fitz-
gerald, acting Detroit district
OPA director, that congressional
slashing Of OPA enforcement
funds has placed the burden Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
DSR 10 Help Improve
Surface OF Streets

At the request OF William NJ
Walker Jr., department of public
works commissioner. the DSR
revealed today that Sl25.0O0 of
the Sl.625.000 earmarked for
maintenance Of rails would be
devoted 10 resurfacing between
the tracks.
Walker made the request 50
that he could coordinate his
program Of street Improvement
with thataf the DSR -------.---