The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
News Of Connecticut

Sherr1l1 Kent, busted chief 1nSpec- tor and director of investigation of the state Office of Price Admins tration, today criticized Acting OPA Director Anthoiy F. Arpaia for talk ing what he said was premature ac- tion in his case.
 In a letter to Arpaia, formally rendering his resignation, Kent re- called they talked the matter over last Friday.
 Later that same day I informed you that my transfer to either oi two federal agencies under civil service might be arranged, and that my resignation would be forth coming as soon as such arrange ment was completed" he wrote.
 T left our second conference Fri day in the belief that my resigna- tion was not required until such
 He said that the first he knew o1 the custer was when he read about transfer might be made,' he stated it in Monday mornings newspaper
 Arpaia requested the resignation contending Kent was not suited tc the job.
 Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 5-UP)-
 The radio entertainment team of
 Gene and G1enn-Gene Carroll of Bloomfield and Glenn Rowell of West Hartford-has separated
 but may eventually get together again.
 Glenn said last night that Gene wanted to "try it on his own" for awhile.
 For the past IA years the team broadcast from stations in Cleve- land, New York, Des Moines, Hollywood and Hartford.
 Hotrford, Conn, Aug. 5. (UP)-A new ruling adopted by the Connec- ticut agricultural extension and ap- proved by State War Manpower officials virtually froze farm labor in Connecticut today.
 The ruling requires that agricul- tural workers between 18 and 3e who want to go into industry can obtain statement of availability only after getting approval from their local draft boards and the county agricultural agents the counties in which they are em- ployed.
 A second new ruling prohibits farmer from hiring any worker in essential industry unless the worker has signed statement of avail ability in line with conditions pre- scribed in the area stabilization plan.
 P. L. Putnam, state farm labor supervision director, said the pur- pose of the first ruling was to pro- mote the orderly transfer and move ment of farm workers in Connecti- cut, to prevent pirating, excessive turn-overs and to insure the most effective utilization of farm labor in Connecticut"
 Hartford, Conn, Aug. 5-(UP)- Prentice White of West Hartford former president and treasurer of a Hartford Construction Sub-C Con- tracting firm, is the new adminis- trator of the Connecticut State Housing authority.
 His appointment was announced last night by authority Secretary Fulton R. Kallaugher.
 The authority was created by the 1943 legislature to study and CO., ordinate activities of local housing authorities.
 New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 5.-(UP) Yale University revealed today that three veterans of major en. agreements are members of the of. ficer personnel in charge of the Navy's V-12 program here.
 The three are:
 Lieut. -Cmdr. Thomas E. Norris ot Annapolis, Md, who was aboard g tanker in a task force which &C., companied Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Doo- little to within flying distance o1 Japan for their raid on Tokio. He also was with the task force which participated in the conquest of Kiska in the Aleutians.
 Marine Maj. Thomas J. Cross, g graduate of Boston College in 194O who with his rifle company under. went fierce resistance against the Japanese on Guadalcanal last Aug ust. He was wounded by machine gun fire while leading his men in g charge through enemy lines, after being surrounded by a numerically superior force.
 Lieut.. Harold G. Haid of Buffalo N. Y, who was a member of the task force which took part in the invasion of North Africa. His shir was torpedoed during the invasion and he and other members of the ships personnel were forced to take to the water in lifebelts. They were picked up shortly afterward unharmed.
 Hartford, Conn.,, Aug 5.-UP)
 A second Negro was under arrest
 today in connection with an at
 tack upon a policeman in BulgeIey
 Stadium last Sunday.
 Emery King, 27, was charged
 with resisting arrest, melting to
 riot to injure persons and prop
 erty, and refusing to obe va proc
 lamation to disperse.
 John J. Cohnes, 29, arrested on
 Monday, allegedly was the prin-
 cipal in the affray, in which 20
 negroes participated.
 Putnam warned that Connection farmers would need approximatel! 10000 workers to harvest crops iron mid August to October IS, addini that the problem "is the most criti ca, and toughest we have faced thi year.
 If was expected that school chil