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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
Specialized Battle
Devices In Demand
All Production Records of Government Orders Broken
( By Westinghouse Plants; Employees Prospecting

Plants owned by Westinghouse or
operated by Westinghouse for the
Nays Bureau Of Ordnance and
the U. s. Maritime Commission pro-
duced more and more war material
as month after month in 1913
passed. Toward the end OF the
year the monthly quota was well
over $40, GO0.00
The quantity OF material repre-
sented by such a total OF dollars is
truly amazing. A single months
shipment from Westinghouse would
include more than $4,000 motors,
ranging in size from -thirtieth
horsepower to 10000 horsepower;
"a complete sets of ship propulsion
turbines; 40 reduction gear drives;
go generators. rated from $50 to
100000 kilowatts; 104 ships blowers;
$500 instruments and 100, 900
switches and circuit breakers.
Modern warfare has been so me-
chanized that it cannot be fought
without the products of highly spe-
cialized manufacturing organiza-
tons such as Westinghouse. From
the research laboratories and out
of the skilled technique Of workmen
come the apparatus with which VIC
tory will be won. Westinghouse has
been proud to find itself in the thick
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
WOUNDED HERO
FACTORY GUEST
Sergeant KOlOnics to Pin
E. Pins on Five at Foot
wear Ceremonies

Naugatuck, Dec. 2 - Sergeant
Alex j. Kolonics of the United
States INIT. will pin Army-Navy e.
pins on five representatives Of work.
ers and management at the cere-
monies in connection with the 'E"
award to the workers of the Nauga-
tuck Footwear Plant OF United
States Rubber Company tomorrow
afternoon. Sergeant Kolonics is a
wearer of the Purple Heart.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he
enlisted before Pearl Harbor at Fort
Jay, Governors Island, New York
and received his basic training at
Fort Devens, Massachusetts,. On Au-
gust 2, 1912, Sergeant Kolonics sail
ed overseas with the First Division,
landing in Scotland where he train
ed for almost two months.
In September, 1912 he moved into
Africa with the first wave of Amer
lean troops. Landing in Arzew,
Africa, he went through the full
African campaign, taking part in
many battles.
When the Sicilian invasion start
ed, Sergeant Kolonics was again in
the first wave of American troops.
Near Celia, Sicily, he was wounded
by shell fragments from German
mortar.
Hospitalized in Africa for six
months, Sergeant Kolonics has been
back in the United States since
September, 1893, undergoing further
treatment at Halloran General Hos
pital, Staten Island.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
Woman Held For
Observation In
Near Gas Death

Alma Atchins0n, 30, Of Is Wa
tertOwn avenue was this morning
removed 10 Waterbury hospital
suffering from near asphyxiatiOn
from escaping gas and was sub
sequently removed TO . state hos
pitaI for observation.
Residing alone In a four room
apartment, she was heard to
scream by r. r. McKenna, a ten
ant residing upstairs, who upon
gaining entrance TO her apart
ment discovered the woman In q
high state Of excitement and gas
escaping from an opened Jet on
the stOye.
According to the version then
given the police, McKenna re-
turned to his apartment after the
woman had regained cOmpOSure
and short time later again
heard her scream. Again enter.
ing her apartment he found all
the Jets turnde on and the w0-
man sem1-c0nscious.
Fire and police apparatus were
summoned and the woman, upon
revival was taken to the Water
bury hospital for further treat
ment. 1t Is understood that she
had moved to waterbury this past
year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
DIVORCE ACTIONS
RECORDED TODAY
Three Made Returnable
First Week in January;
Cruelty Alleged

Three divorce actions, all return
able January 3, were filed in SUI
perior court today. Two are based
on charges of cruelty and the other
on cruelty and intemperance.
Helen Anderson Kiser Of Water
bury seeks divorce from Palmer E
Kiser of Castle Point, N. Y. The pc
titioner, who claims her husband
became intolerably cruel March 3
asks permission to resume use OF
her maiden name. The marriage
was performed April Is, 1888
Charges of intolerable cruelty are
made by Ethel Peck Meyer of Wa
terbur..' against her soldier husband
Alfred r. Meyer. formerly of this
city and now of Grand Island, Neb
The couple married April Is, 1898
and the plaintiff claims the cruelty
started May 80, 1941. She also seeks
permission to use her maiden name.
Alice Boisvert Austin of Water
bury in her divorce action against
George j. Austin, also known as
Austigue, of Watertown makes
claims of cruelty and habitual in
temperance. The cruelty allegedly
began Jan. I, 1910. The couple mar
ried Oct. &c, 1920. The petitioner
seeks custody of 20-year old son
and also alimony
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
Compensation Agreements

A compromised agreement In
which John Van perLaan Of Sey-
mOur will receive 1928 for an IN
jury allegedIy sustained while
employed at the Farrell Birming-
ham Co.. was approved today by
Compensation Commissioner John
]. O'COnnell. The employee claimed
he sustained q hernia while at
work but the concern disputed his
claim. The compromise was made
as full settlement Of his claims.
Agreements for weekly payments
during disability or for specific
payment in case Of permanent in
jury were approved as follows:
Leonard BOscO of Chestnut Hill
extension against American Brass
Co., $25.31 beginning December IS,
back injury.
John Egan Of 232 Hillside ave-
nue. against Great A & r Tea Co.
of Springfield, $25 beginning Nov.
13, strained back.
Joshua Nelson OF W0lcOtt
against chromium corp. Oh amer
lea, $17.44 beginning Dec. Is, in
jury to left foot.
Wilbur Smith Of S0uthbury
against State of Connecticut, $3.50
beginning Nov. 26, strained knee
ligament.
Dennis G. Casey Of 239 North
Main street against Waterbury
Farrell Foundry g. Machine Co.,
sos beginning Oct. 5. injury to
right thumb.
Andrew Pentin0 Of 81 Charlie
vOux street against ScOvill Mfg.
Co., $25 for nine weeks, 80 per cent
loss Of function Of second right
finger, payment in lump sum Of
@z25.
Sophie Hulpa Of Naugatuck
against Naugatuck Glass Co..
$13.5l beginning Dec. 7, infection
~ Isst band.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28

| the defendants. owners of the prem
ises, were negligent to failing &,
keep the stairway lighted. The acct
dent occurred at $40 a. m.
The plaintiff states he fell from
the top of the 15-step stairway
to the bottom, sustaining a con
cussion of the brain and a rib in
jury. The writ was returned to
common pleas court.
A promissory note of SLOTS drawn
last July 9 is the basis of a $1,000
suit instituted by Paul E. Saliva
tore, administrator of the estate OF
Domenic Fortuanauto of Waterbury,
against Percy T. Gordon, also OF
this city. The complaint, entered
on the common pleas court docket,
states that only $50 of the debt
has been paid.
Jennie Summa of Waterbury has
filed a $1,000 civil action in COM
mon pleas against Francesca Sea-
10, also of this ity, as the result of
a fall Dec 81, 1872 at 166 Easton
avenue. She claims concrete
stairway on the premises was COW
cred with an accumulation of ice
and snow which caused her to fall
as she left the house after visiting
a tenant. Her right shoulder and
left ankle were injured, she claims.
In another common plea court
action, Laura MacDermid of Ply
mouth claims the Waterbury Fur
niture Co., Inc. has failed to return
two expensive rugs she loaned for
the purpose of displaying to Gus
toners. The writ states one of the
rugs was an Oriental, valued at ST.
600. The value of the other is
listed at $500.
Withdrawal papers we're entered
in superior court today by Veronica
M. McNally of Waterbury who ask
ed $4,000 from the C. r. 81 L. CO.
of Waterbury as the result of in
juries sustained March l, 1912 while
passenger in a Willow street bus
The woman claimed the bus drive
stopped the vehicle abruptly at the
center and caused her to fall to
the floor. Terms of settlements
were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
FACTS REQUESTED
| IN ATCHISON CASE
Attorney Cassidy Records
Papers in Another Chap
ter of Will Trial

A request for a finding in the
appeal taken by the Lawrence
Atchison estate from Superior Court
Judge Frank P. McEvoy's recent
order on counsel expenses will be
made, it was reported today.
Papers asking for a finding of
facts by the jurist has been drawn
up by Attorney John H. Cassidy,
counsel for Lawrence Lewis, execu-
tor of the Atchison will, and will be
filed in superior court today.
The estate claims no evidence was
presented showing the financial
status of Alden and Margaret Atch-
ison, who seek to break the will,
when the court ordered the estate
to pay $75 to them so they could
carry their fight to the State Su-
preme Court of Errors.
The estate will claim, 1t is be-
lieved, that the decision was based
on arguments presented by lawyers
In the case at special chambers
hearing and that no further evil
dence was sought.
Although the appellant children
obtained an order on counsel fees
they are appealing that part of the
judges decision which stated the
court has no power to order the
estate or the State of Connecticut
to face expenses Of printing the
transcript of evidence in the case.
The children. who were bequeathed
500 each by their father, received
a jury verdict in their attempt to
break the will, but Judge McEvoy
set 1t aside, and then they appealed
to the high court in Hartford. The
estate Is valued at $4,000.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
Current Rationing Regulations

MEATS AND FATS
will valid through
Stamp II FORGET
valid purchase OF five
points pork through January
PROGRESSED FOODS
Stamps
e. HI and u" will take effect and will be valid through
February
Sugar stamp January
five pounds DO confuse with Stamp Book ~
I stamp
Ration Book III each valid for pair Of shoes
GASOLINE
coupons gallons
airy
B-1 and c : coupons gallons.
B-2 CO valid gallons.
to
February coupons
A TO March H.
coupons worth gallons class five
worth SO gallonA
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
WALTER MUROFF
HURT BY TRUCK
Raymond Bakery Worker
HOspitalized in Hartford
After Accident

Beacon Falls, Dec. 28.-Walter
Muroff of South Main street, Beacon
Falls, is reported to be resting COM
fortably in the Hartford hospital
where he was taken following an
accident Friday.
He was struck by milk truck as
he crossed a street in Hartford. En-
ployed by the Raymond Baking
company, Mr.. Muroff had alighted
from a company truck just before
he was struck.
Police said the milk truck which
was parked, was struck by a bus.
The truck then crashed into Mr..
Muroff. He suffered back and head
injuries and fractured thigh.
On Burroughs
Pvt. Theodore DobosZ, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Dobosz of Railroad
avenue, Is visiting his parents.
Richard A. Ploss, U. 8. Navy, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond G.. Ploss
of North Circle, arrived home Mon
day night after an absence of two
years during which time he has
seen action in the Pacific.
Pfc. Raymond Jones, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Jones, of Main
street, is home for the holidays.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
BROPHY, PHILLIPS
HOME WITH COLDS

Naugatuck, Dec. pa number of
borough officials, including Warden
Leo j. Brophy, are confined to their
homes due to heavy colds. Mr.
ErophJ is expected to be away from
his office several days.
Asst. Borough Clerk Mrs. Theresa
Wilcox, Miss Margaret Gilbert, clerk
In the street department; Mrs. John
Delaney, assessors clerk, and Miss
Janet Evon, assistant town clerk.
were unable to work Monday be-
cause Of colds.
Capt. James Grant and Lieut.
John Phillips Of the fire department
were also III ut their homes.
Tax Collector James F. Fitzgerald
and Probate Judge Stephen j.
Sweeney recently returned to work
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
MRS. D. J. CORMAN
TAKEN BY DEATH

Naugatuck, Dec. 28-Mrs. Annie
German, wife of Dennis J. German
241 Cherry street, died this morning
at st. Mary's hospital, waterbury
after an lines of several weeks.
Mrs. German was a resident fol-
more than SO years. She was COM
municant of st. Francis church and
was active in its affairs. Her hus-
band is former superintendent OF
streets and served as Democratic
burgess in the first ward.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by several nieces and
nepheWs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
Tuves OfUP
Dies In Plane

Advanced Allied Headquarters,
New Guineae, Dec. 28-(UP)-Bry-
con Taves, United Press southwest
Pacific manager and war correspon-
dent. and Pendil Rayner, of the
Brisbane Telegraph, died yesterday
from injuries received Sunday in the
crash of a combat plane on New
Guinea. 1t was announced today.
Two air corps enlisted men also
we're killed in the crash which &C.
cured as the plane took off on a
combat reconnaissance mission to
observe marine landings at Cape
Gloucester.
Taves, received severe burns which
covered more than half his body,
and q fractured skull. He was con-
scious for about an hour, after the
crash, but lapsed into coma and
Gid not regain consciousness.
Rayner, who died from compound
fractures of both legs and one arm
and from severe burns and shock,
was buried yesterday.
Taves was buried In war ceme-
tery somewhere in New Guinea to-
cay with protestant chaplain James
G. CroWson, of Los Angeles, Calf,
officiating
Taves the first American cores
rondent to reach Australia and es-
tablish headquarters there after the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
had been United Press manager for
that country and New Zealand
since early in 1912. I,e organized
and supervised United Press cover
age In the war zone commanded by
Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
Taves was a veteran of the Lon
don blitz in 1910 and helped handle
Cnitel Press coverage of the war
I ON that city.
New York Born
Born in New York city, the son of
Archibald william Taves, a physi-
clan and Isabel Brydon Taves, both
deceased, Taves received his educa-
ton In England and joined the New
york Herald Tribune for his first
newspaper experience.
In 1888, he joined the United Press
and was on the Rio De Janeiro staff
Until 1887 when he was transferred
to New York city. He returned to
Rio De Janeiro in 1889 as assistant
manager of the bureau, but resigned
and went to London where he tried
80 join British armed services short
~ after war brok, out.
Turned down because the British
then were not accepting foreigners
he Joined the London staff of I'm
tied Press.
During the next two years, Taves
became the first non-British cores
pondent to receive an assignment
aboard q British war ship, making
a Today trip aboard a destroyer on
convoy duty in the Atlantic.
In the middle of 1941, he went to
the union OF South Africa t. reor-
ganize United Press News coverage
there, completing this by the time
Of Pearl Harbor, and catching the
first available ship from Capetown
to Australia.
On May 81, 1913. Taves was mar
ried to Diana Parnham, an Austral-
ian actress.
His widow and a sister. Patricia
TAves, OF London. survive
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
Secret Arms
|AgoinstJaps

Washington, Dec. 28.-(UP)-=
American secret weapons are being
employed against the Germans and
japanese, Secretary OF the Navy
Frank Knox said today.
This disclosure was made In q
summary Of the past years achieve
ments of the various Navy bureaus
released by Knox, at his news con-
ference.
Discussing the work of the bureau
of ordnance, Knox said:
I'm the field of new weapons, OF
secret weapons, the Navy has by nc
means been idle. The japanese
especially have felt the sting OF
weapons which although greatly i'm
proved, nevertheless are of conven-
tional types. Japanese and Naz
alike, however, also have felt de-
struction wrought by weapons moi
known to them, and will continue tt
do So.''
Knox revealed that there are six
times as many aircraft carries, in
GLIDING the escort types, in COM
mission as there were when the Jap.
anese attacked Pearl Harbor, anc
that the carriers offensive strength
has been greatly increased by the
Corsair and Hellcat fighters, the
most powerful carrier-based fighting
planes in the world.
He added that a powerful new
dive bomber is now being produced
in volume and is striking its first
blows against the enemy. This ap-
parently was reference to the
new Helldiver which was revealed
yesterday-after Knoxs report was
written-to be in action against the
Japanese.
Knox said that twice as many
pilots were trained this year as
last and that the total number OF
Navy pilots now is five times the
total of two years ago. Two anc
one half times as many Navy planes
were built during the second veal
OF war as in 1912, of which rs pei
cent were combat types compared
with go per cent a year ago.
The naval shipbuilding program
he said, has met fully the produc-
ton schedules set at the beginning
of the year with the exception oil
some auxiliary ships and district
craft which were in low priority
rating. That has required increas
ing the rate at which ships are
finished from about 100000 tons
month in January, 1913, to over
ESQ 600 tons a month at the enc
of the year.
I'm numbers of combatant ships
built the record Is equally impress
sive," he said. I'm less than II
months a greater number Of COM
Blatant ships were built than the
total number on the Navy list on
the first day Of the year. The war
losses so far incurred have been
made good in every category"
In the production of weapons
Knox said that In 1913 about 1000
merchant ships were armed, bring
ing to well over 1000 the total
number armed since 1941. He at
tributed to the superiority Of weap-
ons distractions Of enemy subma-
rines which has reached new high
and the new low in destruction by
enemy submarines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
DRAFT DODGERS
SENT TO PRISON

Hartford, Conn, December %. -
CUP - TWO WatertoWn brothers
who evaded the FBI for three years
as draft dodgers, and were appre-
hended several months ago in YER
mont, were sentenced to three years
in federal penitentiary today by
Judge j. Joseph Smith.
Ulrich Royal Brasche, 81, and Will
liam George B"asche, "a, pleaded
guilty to charges Of failing to keep
their draft board notified Of their
change IN address.
Search for the brothers extended
through nine states.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
IL GET Fl

Advanced Allied Headquarters,
New Guinea. Dec. 20 - (U.P0 -
Twelve American fighter plane pi-
lots today were credited with shoot
ing down 81 Japanese planes over
Cape Gloucester, New Britain Is
land Sunday. Pilots credited with
victories Sunday, and their totals,
included:
Second Lieutenant John A. Cohn
(52 Thorndyke road) Worcester,
Mass, two for two.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
ALLEGED FAKE SAILOR

Lynn. Mass, Dec. % = (U.P) -
A 28-year-old man who allegedly
has been posing as sailor was or
dered turned over to Poughkeepsie
N. Y, police today to face charges
Of abandoning his wife and six
lchildren.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
GIRL SENTENCED

Lynn, Mass, Dec. % = U.PJ -
Despite her fearful plea for for
giveness, 20-year-old Skowhegan,
Me, girl was given a two-month
Jail sentence in district court today
after pleading guilty to larceny OF
several fur coats and dresses.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28

after having been confined several
days.
School Supt. Harold e. Chitten-
owen was unable to return to work
Monday because Of cold. His con-
dition b 1mpEUVed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28

wartime has caused q boom 10
railway and highway traffic In
TanRanytka.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28

The Turkish Government has
taken over a factory and vill make
matches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Your Income Tax
No. 22-Income From Annuities

or received as the proceeds, to a
beneficiary, of a life insurance policy
issued to another.
If the annuity derives from a
straight annuity contract. then the
cost to be shown would be the
amount of the single premium paid
for the policy. If the annuity is
received by the policyholder of an
endowment insurance contract, pay
able in installments to the policy
holder, then the cost is the sum of
the premiums paid for the policy.
In addition to the cost of the pol
icy, as stated above, there must be
considered the amount of the an
nuity income received during the
year. The portion of this annuity
income which is taxable, namely,
8 per cent of the cost of the policy,
is the amount to be entered in item
of the return Form 1040; the bal
ance is nontaxable and is to be ap-
piled against the cost of the policy
When the taxpayer has received
nontaxable income in this manner
equaling the cost of the policy,
thereafter the whole annuity income
each year must be entered as tax
able income in item 7 of return
Form 1040
The principles set forth above for
the testament of annuity income ap-
ply also to retirement income, an
nuity pensions. and other forms of
annuit!es. In the case of retirement
income and pensions, where no pay
ments have been made for the in
come, then the whole amount of
the income is taxable Except for
pensions to war veterans and their
families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
ToDAYs SALES.

Annuities have become a popular
form of investment in recent years,
and because of the nature of annuity
income especial treatment is required
in the preparation of Federal in
come tax return.
Several forms of annuities are
found, but the most common are
annuity contracts issued by insur-
ance companies. An endowment
insurance policy may be payable to
the beneficiary in monthly or annual
sums for a period stipulated in the
policy, frequently for the life of the
beneficiary; or a person may pur-
chase, for a fiat sum, an annuity
policy from an insurance company
which provides him with monthly
or annual income for life. In such
annuity contracts, portion of the
payments received represents inter-
est on the sum or sums paid for the
policy or contract, and portion
represents gradual return of the
principal to the annuitant. Only
that portion of the payments which
represents interest on the cost of
the policy or contract is taxable
income, and for purposes of uniform
ity the law provides that this por-
ton shall be considered as 3 per
cent of the cost until there has been
excluded from gross income an
amount equal to the principal sum
paid for the policy. Thereafter, the
entire amount of the annuity is tax
able income.
Annuity income, accordingly, must
be reported in the Federal income
tax return, whether the annuity is
gift received from some one else,