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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Veterans Of Two Wars Celebrate ''Navy Day"
Addresses at Victory House EiighIight of Local Ob-
 servance; Edmund J. Day, Directs Program Here

ist's mater first class, Joseph w. Rossi, 1051 North Main street, who was serving on the destroyer U. S. S.. Vincennes off Africa at the time of the attack in Pearl Harbor. Rossi told how the ship then made for Pearl Harbor by way of the Indian ocean, and later escorted Jimmy Doolittle's flyers on their mission to Tokyo in April. The Vincennes took part in the battle of Midway, where Rossi, wi Q was manning a 20 nm. anti-airi raft cannon with credited with downing zeros. This brought applause from the audience of about 800 people.
 Rossi then told how he was sta tioned at Pearl Harbor temporar- fly when the Vincennes was sunk in August, 1942. So many of his buddies went down with the ship, it seemed as though he had been there himself, he said, after listen- ing to accounts from survivors.
 After Rossi's short talk, Lieut.. Pitt declared that he was typical of many boys, who though not from seafaring towns, soon adjust them selves to ways of the Navy. Water bury can well be proud of Rossi, he said
 Another local boy, aviation car- painters mate, Bill Strong, who served on a carrier covering the landing of Marines on Guadalcanal, told how his force accounted for some 1900 Japanese troops. He drew big laugh from the crowd when he looked at the microphone and said, "Im kinda nervous here."
 Lieut.. Pitt introduced two New York sailors who told of miraculous escapes from death after their ships were torpedoed.
 Seaman Second Glass John Brooks, 40 years old, and railroad fireman until he joined the Navy year ago, told of being trapped in his cabin when his merchant ship was tor pedoed in the Indian ocean. One of the two living men ever to have gone down with his ship, Brooks told how after he had sunk 40 feet, the boiler exploded and blew him clear to the surface of the ocean.
 He found his way to a raft with six other men and after "A days in the broiling sun, during which their food and water gave out, they landed at Ceylon.
 Storekeeper Lester c. Spring, told of 15 days in a 20 foot boat in the North Atlantic after his ship was torpedoed, curing which time ten men died Of exposure. They finally attracted the attention of a neutral ship when their boat was half submerged Curing a typhoon by firing their last flare directly at the ship and hitting it on the bridge.
 Another local hero, Lawrence Sears, 667 So. Main street was intro duced by Lieut. Pitt.
 Patriotic music was furnished, and color guard from the Amer ican legion attended.
 Representative of various vet erans groups appealed to the audi ence to buy war bonds to assure that the Navys future would be even more glorious than its past.
 The program was arranged under the direction of Edmund J. Daly, Jr., chairman of the Waterbury Navy Day Committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
URGE MOTHERS
 TO JOIN CLUB
Series of Lectures to Be Sponsored By Visiting
 Nurse Association

The Visiting Nurse Association is starting a series of Mothers Club classes on Thursday, october 28 1943, at 200 p. m. at the offlce of the association, 37 Central avenue. Miss Frances Parker, a graduate of St. Raphaels Hospital in New Haven, and Teachers College, Columbia University, will teach the series of eight classes.
 Miss Parker stated that all in- terested women are invited to at tend and that after completion of the course, a diploma will be awarded to each graduate.
 These classes teach women how to care for themselves during the prenatal period and also how to take care of the very young baby.
 A series of discussions and de- monstrations include, Diet During Pregnancy, Babys Layette, Bathing the Baby, Keeping the Baby Well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
LEOPOLD AGAIN
 SEEKS PARDON
Five Waterburians Listed aS Petitions Before State
 Board

Five men who were convicted of c; ninal charges in the local super i,r court will seek pardons when tie State Pardons Board meets at |. Wethersheld State Prison next N -nday. it was disclosed today. Two D. the local petitions are serving life < nus.
 Louis Leopold who was sentenced 'o prison for life November 2l, 1928, n a charge of murder in the second gree and two counts of arson will Ns among those seeking release. The ,etitioner has sought release on Sc"eral previous occasions. His case 1'8olved fire deaths of two chill Ssn who were tenants in build | he was accused of setting afire,
 Philip RouSch who has been a F 'soner since September 20, 1928, Ti,er he was found guilty of murder ll the second degree is the other ] er who will seek release. Both ]. ,usch and Leopold have earned ( nmutations of 40 months.
 Other cases scheduled for hear ES are: ennis Mccarthy, burg ] Y, third offender, convicted April 1 1892, 20 to 30 year terms; Whit l " Price. rape and indecent as- ut, sentenced october 2, l940 for 10 to Is years; Charles Chicorelh, l., decent assault, sentenced last Feb ruary IT to term of 5 to Il years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
DIVORCE ACTIONS
 RECORDED TODAY
Three Women Plaintiffs Enumerate Causes for
 Legal Decrees

Three divorce actions, all of them returnable in superior court Nov. ?, were filed today.
 Mary Miranda French of Water bury seeks a divorce from Kenneth French. formerly of Waterbury and now of Meriden, on the ground of intolerable cruelty. The marriage was performed Nov. 29, 1884 and the petitioner claims her husband became cruel Jan, l, 1885. She seeks custody of three minor children, an allowance for their support, and ali- mony.
 Cruelty is charged in the com- plaint filed by Ethel Watson Coch- ran of Derby against Charles Coch- ran of Seymour. The couple mar ried April 3, 1887 and the plaintiff claims the cruelty started trat same month. She seeks permission to use her maiden name and also requests alimony.
 Edith Cryder Siacca of Naugatuck seeks a divorce from James J. Sci- acca of Williamsport, Pa. The couple married Oct. 19, 1897, and the petitioner claims her husband became cruel June l, 1940. and de- serted her Sept. 5, 1940. She seeks permission to use her maiden name. The couple has minor child.
 In an action filed in Winsted, Mrs. Elinor Dotson Lintner seeks a di- vorce from Franklin Lintner of Wa terbury. The couple married Oct. 6, 1884 in Arlington, N. Y, and deser- tion since June 30. 1885. is charged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

Hundreds of people damned Ex- change Place despite threatening weather at noon today to listen to short talks by war heroes as Water bury marked Navy Day with rally at Victory House on the Green.
 Mayor John s. Monagan opened the program declaring that only the Ruts and fight of personnel of our Navy enabled us to hold our own in the first dark days after Pearl Harbor, so that we have new reached the position where we are carrying the fight to the Japanese.
 Master of ceremonies, Arthur J. Bowling, Wilby High School teacher, the4l introduced Lieutenant William .. Pitt, who is in charge of naval morale in the entire eastern area, who interviewed a number of sail- ors who had seen action in the present conflict.
 The first local sailor interviewed by Lieut.. Pitt was aviation machin-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
RECOGNITION FOR
 UNIONS DEMANDS
New StabilizatiOn Plan to Be Adopted Here With
 Amendments

Adoption of the proposed Water- bury area job Stabilization plan with several amendments approved in Hartford yesterday is expected when the area WING lab0R management committee meets with WING Director Mary M. Dewey sometime next week. Incorporation of several provisions strengthening union guarantees was recommended at meeting of state labor leaders with State War Man. power Director William J. Fitz- gerald yesterday and met with favor.
 Protection of seniority rights under union contracts as well as in ac- cordance with plant custom will be sought by the amendments. Use of unions as hiring agents where closed shop agreements are in effect also will be allowed under the newly ap- proved regulation.
 Union officials had objected to the controlled hiring program, which involves channeling of all workers through the U. s. Employment ser- vice, and the local labor members of the WING committee refused to sign the stabilization plan unless guarantees of union rights were in- corporated.
 It is believed other areas of the state which are already operating under new stabilization plans and the hiring controls program will seek revisions incorporating the principals approved yesterday.
 After the local plan is approved here 1t will be forwarded to the Boston regional WING office for final action and will be placed in ef- feet immediately after, it was re- ported.
 Local A. P. of L. representatives opened the opposition to the pro- posed program and were joined by the local o. I. o. and later by unions throughout the state. Tim othy Collins and Thomas Brennan of the A. F. of L., John J. Driscoll, Joseph Kenishea and Bronis Vaiciu- lis of the c. I. O. were participants in the discussion. WING state and regional officials were present for yesterdays meeting
 Mrs. Dewey said the local meet ing will probably be held Monday night, but receipt of an official communication from the state of- flee on the new resolutions is neces- sary before action can be taken here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage certifi- cates have been issued by the of- flee of Vital Statistics:
 Eugene F. Donnelly USA 596 Washington Ave. and Margaret Benevento. 972 West Main St.
 Daniel Lavallo. % Lockhart Ave, and Ann Bartolini. l23 Ed son Ave.
 Antonio Carrozzo, 3s Raymond St., and Concetta Giordano, 58 Mill St.
 Walter E. Kelly East Haven, and Josephine S. Ciechoscki, Der by.
 Fibre Glannelli. 2 Granite St., and Philomena Petroccia. 58 Mill St.
 George Cacchione. 3 Garland St., and Florence Correia, 42i North Main et.
 Louis A. Dantino, i33 Edge wood Ave, and Marie c. zaccag- nini. West CheshiTe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Nancy AIbinO, 23, 40 Walnut street extension, was admitted to st. Mary's hospital after she was struck by an automobile while on her way to work. She suffered possible injuries of the head and hip.
 Two year old Frances Watson, 9 Branch street, was admitted to Waterbury hospital after she swal- lowed a bobby pin. Her condi- ti0n was reported as good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
By JAMES THRASHER NEA Staff Correspondent

Washington, Oct. 27.-The Amer ican newspaper-reading public, 1t seems, has been the victim of @ cruel hoax.
 There ain't no rabbit coordina- tor.
 That is today's official word from the Food Distribution Ad- ministration, Dairy and Poultry branch. And it squelches an an- nouncement from Clayton, Mo, that Albert E. Geitz, of that city, had been appointed to the post. There had even been picture of MT. Geitz looking speculatively at brace of bunnies.
 But FDA, Dairy and Poultry branch, says that any talk of co- ordinating the coney is phoney.
 This sad news was arrived at by the usual Cooks bureaucratic tour. The first problem was to find the rabbits. Once upon a time they had been in the Depart ment of Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Industry, but had been chased over to the Fish and Wild life Bureau of the Interior De- partment.
 BUNNIES BOUNCED AROUND
 Later the bewildered bunnies were sent back to Agriculture and established in Special Com modities. It may have been the muttering of meat-hungry pub lie that caused the whole rabbit problem to be dumped recently into the lap of Dairy and Poultry.
 Yesterday a MT. Kinghorn of that department said yes, they had set up a job for a marketing specialist in the field of rabbitry but that as yet there was no money appropriated to pay him. No, he didn't know any MT. Geitz. Never heard of him.
 Shortly afterward, an indignant OWI representative called up to say that all this talk about rab- bit coordinators was preposterous. In fact, said the representative,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
TREASURY RULES
 ON SECURITIES
Foreign Banking Concerns
 Affected By Ban From Washington

Under recent release by the U, S.. Treasury Department, known as General Ruling No, IT, and relating to frozen domestic securities and accounts, 1t has been ruled that there may not be any sales or pur- chases of securities or receipt of income on securities held in the account of a foreign financial insti- tuition within a blocked" country, unless the banking institution in the United States, which holds the se- curities, has complete information rs to the past and present benefl- clal ownership of the securities.
 Although a great many of these securities held in the U. S. are known to be owned by sound inves- tors. nontheless such securities are in no way differentiated from se- curities owned by a foreign flnan- cial institution itself
 Usually the proceeds from the sale of such securities would revert to the individual but with the pos session of half of Europe assumed by the NaAs, 1t could be possible that some member of the Axis would be the one to receive these proceeds. And 1t follows, that such an Axis national might have &C., quired his ownership, either literal ly or fgurative. at the point of a gun.
 The new regulations exempt from their restriction every transaction effected under the general licenses SssAanded to Portugal, Spain, Swed- =, and Switzerland or their na- s.Dnal banks, The only other ex- '::saA1on of the new ruling is one Ehat permits sale of these securities, Nlen the ownership cannot be de- termined as sound by means of the disposer expressing agreement to placing the proceeds and profits in- tO A gDeciallV restricted account
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Periodic Blackouts
 Civilian Defense Aim
Drills and Exercises Recommended to Insure Main-
 tenance of an Alert and Efficient Protective Force

an alert and efficient protectiw force.
 (4) Civilian Defense forces should continue the enforcement of sucl regulations as may be presented by the Army.
 (5) The important Communit, War Services work of the million, of Civilian Defense volunteers nov working under Defense Counci leadership must be pushed forwart witk maximum energy.
 Reflecting the attitude of the Army toward the military necessity of Civilian Defense, MT. WoodcocS released in part letter sent to him by Lieutenant General George Grunet, Commander of the Eastern Defense Command, in which the latter said:
 Tt seems to me to be wishful thinking and to show a lack of knowledge and appreciation of our enemy's capabilities for any person to believe that danger is past and that the splendid civilian protection organization SO painstakingly built up as a result of hard and unre- mitting toll and effort can at this stage be discarded as unnecessary.
 T feel that the danger is not past and that the need for the civilian protection organization is as great now as ever before. Accord ingly, l wish to join in urging that all members of the civilian protec- ton services continue their activi- ties unceasingly so that, should an emergency arise, they mayl respond and, having responded will know that they have served their country well.
 No one but the German Hish Command knows whether our East ern coast will be bombed. It wouil seem very regrettable and inadvi,- able to discontinue or make + effective the fine citizen pfotection organization in which over three million patriotic American ha'1 so lovally participated along ot Eastern Seaboard."
 The letter from It. General Grur ert 1s a clear indication of hc@ the Army feels about Civilian D. fense," MT. Woodcock said, and "il l, Army is in position to know wn; our defense should be for OUT civilian population.
 Therefore, to the public and to members of civilian defense services in the state and our local commun- tiles say there is a job to be done "a real important pob," MT. Wood- cock said. The Army wants this job to be done and 1t is not for us the civilian, to decide that civilian defense is no longer necessary be- cause our armed forces are winning the war.
 From time to time we have made notifications in civilian defense re- quirementS, techniqueS or in the number of personnel necessary in phases of our work to east the burdens of local war councils" he said. We will continue to make commonsease adjustments" How ever," he added, T would like to emphasize that because such modi- flcations occur from time to time there is no reason to feel at this time that we should relax our vigil ance in Connecticut.
 T would like to assure the public of Connecticut that as long as the Army tells us Civilian Defense is of military necessity, and 1t has, we will do everything in our power at the Connecticut War Council to keep our forces alert and our organi- Zation in good working order"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

Corporal LiguOri Diamond, son of Mrs. Clara Diamond of 30 Cherry street has been promoted to the rank of sergeant in the medical corp and is presently sta- tioned at Fort Benning, Ga. He recently spent furlOugh in Wa terbury. Prior to his induction into service two years ago next month. Sergeant Diamond was employed by the Shoe Hardware Company.
 Albert Pearson of g Scott road who is serving with a Navy Seabees unit in the South Pacific, has beer promoted to chief machinist's mate
 Private First Glass John Carosella of 1908 North Main street is sta- toned at Camp Gruber, Okla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
COAL DELIVERIES

Washington, October 27. - (UP) - Deliveries of anthracite to New England up to October 16 were 3l5,- 900 tons less than in the correspond ing period of 1942, and the Repubh- can congressional delegation from that section has expressed "keen anxiety" in a statement issued through the office of House Republi- can Leader Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Clothes Get Him In and Out

Silverton, Ore. (UP)-For the first time in Silverton's sistory a man was arrested on It's streets on charges of being improperly clothed and then bailed himself out with clothing. After his arrest, the man telephoned his wife to bring two suits of clothes to the police sta ton. One was left for bail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Student Held On MonsIouqhter Charge

Providence, R. T., oct. 27 = (U.PO Joseph H. Rafferty, 16-year-old juRior high school student, was free on $3,oo0 bail today after plead ing innocent to a manslaughter charge in connection with another students death.
 The victim, Morton I. Murdock, IA, of Providence died July 22 of in- juries allegedly inflicted the night before by Rafferty who called him out of a school social. Police said Rafferty told them he beat Mur- dock because the latter annoyed his (Rafferty's) younger brother.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
PROMISSORY NOTE
 BASIS OF ACTION

Jacob and Joseph Reiner of Wa terbury have been named defend ants In q sl,500 civil action entered today on tine common pleas court docket. The litigation is based on q promlssory note Of si 1000 executed March l, 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

Tn 1887, the first known water color of San Francisco, then hamlet of two houses, was painted by Cali fornia's first land surveyor, Jean Jacques Vioget, whose burial place was recently identified, at San Jose, Cal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
MILLION MAN HOURS

Training In safety saved more than a million man days to war production last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
News Of Connecticut

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 27--(UP) German born Army Pvt. Rudolph Wurtzenberger, who took the citi- zenship oath of allegiance with mental reservations" in 1886, went on trial in federal court today as the government sought to deprive him of his American citizenship.
 The governments case was based on Wurtzenberger's alleged Nazi sympathies prior to his induction into the army in Stamford in Aug usv 1942.
 Wurtzenberger was born in Ger many in 1905 and came to the Un- tied States in 1928. His father, mother and an uncle still live in Germany.
 Special FBI agent Roger F. Glea- son said he had been under inves- tigation for more than year be- fore his induction, but the inquiry stopped when Wurtzenberger re- ported for active duty.
 The government made no claim that the defei- -dant remained pro- Nal after entering the army.
 Wurtzenberger now is stationed at Municipal Airport here.
 Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 27-(UP) The state held a Sl9,3S942 judg- ment today against the Gulf OH Corporation, representing back taxes due on gasoline from 1885, 70.
 The judgment was awarded by Superior Court Judge Samuel Mellitz in hearing the first of B suits brought by the state to re. cover back taxes frcm oil and gas- oline distributors. Total damages sought by the state exceed $5OO,- GOO.
 The suits were based on claims the distributors made excessive deductions for Shrinkage, and for the expense of collecting the state taxes.
 Bridgeport. Conn.,, October 27. - (UP) - Francis J. Carroll, "A, suspended police officer, was ac- quilted today by Superior Court jury on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of Charles F. Kelly, 33, last July 8.
 The state charged Kelly died of a broken neck because of Ju Jitsu tactics employed by the Of- ficer when Kelly tried to run away while being questioned on a street. Carroll cOntended the fatal injury was the result of a fall.
 Hartford, Oct. 27 -tUP)- The State Traffic commission. retaining the 35-miles hour speed limit, today ordered all highways posted as result of a superior court decision dismissing a speeding charge against Fred B. Davis, East Hart ford.
 Judge William H. Comley acquit- ted Davis because the highways had not been posted with the logal max imum speed.
 Meantime, the State Highway Safety commission launchead a state- wide safety campaign "to save manpower for warpower" by attempting to reduce the number of accidents which prevent workers from keeping their jobs. The cam paign, sponsored by the Connecticut War Production Fund to Conserve Manpower, will be directed agains accidents iii homes, schools and on farms, as well as on streets and highways.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

Lack of eyelids does not prevent fish from sleeping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

Thomas DeIeo Of i06 Wolcott street recently spent furlough here with his parents. He has served in the Pacific and North African area.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Columbia Broodcostinq
Listening Post Busy
BY The AssocIatco Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 22.-William
S. Paley, president Of the Columbia
Broadcasting System reported that
during 1912 Columbias S short wave
listening post recorded, transcribed
and translated more than 10000
broadcasts from 40 different points
OF the globe.
"A specially trained staff OF Ingual
experts" said Paley in the COM
panys annual report TO stockholders,
studies the torrent Of words picked
up by the listening post, much OF it
from Axis sources. 10 detect the
propaganda lines being developed
by enemy nations
Columbia reported for the 81
weeks ended January : net income
Of S4123 .698, e0aa! 10 g.. 40 a share
against 81 804 l34 or $3.50 a share
for the 50 weeks ended January 3.
1912
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Miss 0'keiI Accepts Post
On Welfare Committee

Miss Virginia O'Neil has accepted
appointment as chairman of the
Subcommittee on Juvenile Delin-
quency of the Public Welfare Com
mittee of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, it was announced to-
day by Harry S. Wender. president.
The great need for additional
personnel at Juvenile Court should
receive your close attention, Mr..
Wender wrote Miss O'Neil AT
present cases are delayed from six
weeks to two months before court
presentation, According to the
standards of the United States
Childrens Bureau and the Federal
Probation Association, the court is
approximately so per cent stated.
The subcommittee should also
study the entire subject Of tie
treatment of juvenile delinquency.
Mr W. Ger said. He added that
the impact of the war has already
left its mark on the city and door
key children are increasing every
day"
1T is especially to be hoped that
your subcommittee will direct its
efforts toward successful resistance
to the plague of immortality and law
lessneSs to which the youth OF so
many American cities already have
succumbed, Mr. Wender declared,