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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
SERVICES TODAY
FOR H. G. FILLEY
Two Clergymen Offciate
at Rites for Late
Merchant

Rev. Thomas L. Sinclair Of All
Souls Episcopal church officiated
this morning at the funeral serv-
ices Of Homer G. Filley which took
place at eleven o'clock at the AL
derson funeral home, 10 Central
avenue. He was assisted by Rev
David l.. Gaines.
An honorary delegation included
George Boden, John Burial, Leon
French, Horace Baldwin, Howard
Miller, Leroy Mintie, A. L. Malloy
Clifford Wells, Bertram Bailey and
Levi Wilcox.
The bearers were Earl Couch, Al
Meyerhans, Frederick Washhurn,
Harold Post, George, HaSnor and
William Van Tassel.
Burial will be In Riverside cer4s-
terry at the convenience of the fam
lily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15

mates differed widely one draft
board chairman expressed the be-
lief that 1t would be next to ifnpCs-
sible to learn the exact number be-
cause many OF the men do not re-
port to the boards on their return
here, although required by army
regulations to do so.
Selective service officials said
their understanding Of the proceed"
ure Is that the soldier desiring q
discharge and over the age Of 80
first obtains an application form
from his commanding officer, which
he fills out, and which IL then sent
to his former employer, or to o pros
pcctive employer. The employer hav-
ing duly certified that Job will be
provided, the man Is given his dis
charge papers and permitted to re-
turn home.
Asked whether It would not be
possible for an employer to act on
his own initiative and seek from
army authorities the discharge Of
soldiers over 80, a local draft board
chairman said he had no iIlforma-
ton on the subject. Such action has
been taken by at least one large
industrial concern In the city, how.
ever, according to reliable report.
A condition Of the discharge "a
that the men wear army uniform
for two weeks before returning 10
work. A number Of discharged over"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
HELSINKI ALARMS
LAST WHOLE NIGHT

stockholm, Feb. iss-(UPD Re-
ports from FINLAND SAID today that
Hslslnki, the Finnish capital, had
ar alarms lasting throughout the
night,
Heavy gun flre vas heard. u was
not learned at once whether bombs
had been dropped on the city. oDt
FeD0rt was that Russian planes hae
attacked.
A United PFeae correspondent
WHO folnnhnned ffalsinki could hear
the sound % esFeEis tlist before NE
esll was cot 90.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
Archbishop On Way
To Visit Vatican
SpeIlman's Trip More Than Customary Adlmina Tour;
Celebrates Mass at Madrid Cathedral

While attached to the secretariat,
1t was >spellman who flew to Paris
with Plus x1's famous Encyclical
condemning the Fascist states in
trllsion into the educatoin Of
youth, and he knows personally count
Ciano, Mussolini's SON. tr-law, who
was fired recently as foreign Min
lister by II Duce and moved into
the post Of Ambassador to the Holy
See.
Spellmari celebrated Mass at the
Madrid Cathedral Of San Isidro yes
terday. X
American Ambassador Carlton J.
Hayes and Mrs. Hayes attended the
Mass, and following 1t Spellman
and Hayes Inotored to Toledo where
they conferred with Bishop De1aiel,
Primate Of Spain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
OBITUARY

COOKE-Mrs. Anna (McInter)
Cooke, wife Of Warren Cooke, died
Saturday morning following q brief
illness at her home, 700 Walnut
street extension. A native of this
city, she had resided here all Of
her life. She was a graduate, Of
st. Mary's parochial school.
She leaves, besides her husband,
three daughters, Judith, Patricia and
Leslie Cooke; two brothers, Francis
McInter Of Camp Maxey, Texas, and
James McInter of this city: three
sisters, Mrs. Ivar johnson and Mrs.
Arthur Blais of Waterbury and Mrs.
Walter Selle of Union City.
The funeral will be held from
the Mulville funeral home, go
West Main street, tomorrow morn
ing at S:i5 o'clock to st. Thomas
church where q requiem high Mass
will be celebrated at 8. Burial will
be in Calvary cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home to-
day from 2 to 10 o'clock.
PETTERSEN-Mrs. Lava Pette.-
sen, rs, died Thursday at the home
Of her son, John Petersen Of Brook
Ign, N. Y. A native Of Norway, she
came to this country IS years ago.
For many years Mrs. Petersen
resided with her daughter, Mrs. AL
fred Peach of Prospect.
She leaves, besides her son, three
other son, Hans of Waterbury, VAL
entine Of Brooklyn and Arne Of Eng.
land; daughter. Mrs. Andrea Hin
mis- Of Norway; Is grandchildren and
two great grandchildren.
The funeral was held yesterday
at the Haivorsen funeral chapel,
Brooklyn. with burial IN Greenwood
cemetery that city.
YEAPLE-Mrs. Alice Erman fdll-
begD Yeaple. wife OF Elmer Peter
Yeaple. Jr.. OF LItchneld Road. Wa
Eertown, died suddenly this morn
Ing at ~. Mary's Hospital. A ma
tive OF Woodbury., she was born on
July 4, 1918.
Mrs, Yeaple was an enIploye Of
the Waterbury Clock Company, She
was q member Of the Prospect Con-
gTegati0nal Church.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Yeaple
leaves an infant son; her father,
Frederick A. Gilbert Of Westheldi
Mass: her mother, Mrs, Bessie y.
Elrundaee and her ssepsfaiher
ie0heFt A, Brindaae Of PEaspeesi
her grandmother, Mrs. Julia OLE
bert nf Woodbury. and Mrs. Betgey
pewns q 6outhbuTy; thros brothers
william dilberts WateFl0Wni Hds
yard Gilbert. We1ineldi Grover
nlIbeFl, Bantam, 3 SITTER, Mia 1HlIe
Gilbert, WlIllmnniie,
MINERAL aRFVlrnG Nill ~ he'd 81
~ dis Anderson Fanerai aoms, ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
SAMUEL EYRE DIES

Northampton, Mass, Feb. 49,
(UP)-Samuel A. Eyre, Al, Hamp-
shire county treasurer, died unex-
pectedly Of q heart attack today.
He was serving his first Six-year
term as treasurer. Prior to taking
that post, he had served two terms
In the Massachusetts, House Of Rep
resentatives and had worked for
the Propper-McC allurn Hosiery Co.
Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
HOLY NAME GROUP
PLANS HONOR ROLL

.Names Of former members Of the
9foly Name society Of Our Lady OF
1Iodrdes church now In the service
Wili DO inscribed on an honor roll,
aecording to plans made at q meet
aHg Ce the society yesterday. Fred
&faaden was AIMED chairman IN
Gharge Of the project. The church
hon0r roll now has more than 300
names. The society's list OF service
maen win be presented at the meet
ing following the 0 o'clock Mass
aMrcA IL. An entertainment COM
anittee was appointed by John
Eetricone, president Of the society,
and includes Sam Mannello. chair
nSan, Luke Mannello. Anthony Far
ma and Carmen DiMaria. The cal
ntdar committee includes Fred
MADDEN, Martin Mannello and Sal
sRtore Piazza.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
Catholic Women Hear
Talk On War Services
Red Cross Activities, Civilian Defense Featured in Adj
dresses; Interesting Film 1.-THE Free American"

helped, materially. the Vatican radio
program.
Each member was asked to bring
with her at the next meeting q
magazine Of recent date, not toe
large, which will be sent along with
others to camps. A more active
program was announced for the
combined Industrial Relations and
immigration committee during the
coming months,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
actories Seeking
Release Of Soldiers
lsnlber Of INDICTED Men Returned to Civilian Life
More Coming; No Figures Available Here

IN an attempt to relieve the growing shortage Of man
oer personnel directors Of Waterbury factories are scam
ninp their files for names and records Of all former en-
oyes over SO nav in the army and have already obtained
the release Of somc the Democrat was informed today
Draft board officials here said figures the number Of
c men returned to civilian life could be released without
Authority from state headquarters and unofficial eS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
CARD or THANKS

CARD or THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends, relatives and f1eighbors,
FOR floral offerings spiritual bouquets
and the expressions OF sympathy
ana Kindness shown US during our
recent bereavement, the death OF
our beloved mother and sister, Elise
MOrrot. tA "5.% 4s
(Signed)
MRS. THOMAS NOLAN
and FAMILY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15

nesiss, wsh. - fUVD-WasfheS
$50 cHgsgEy., ce.gneIl.
eaasaeesfaeaa 9eeanfnInH nfIl ~
Ian aafa. Hfaan aIulH'4AlHI
spmsahs1 aagia8 ~ nlghl,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15

caniEai Avenue, wiz nsg. DARYL
Williams oflISlaline. Burial wtll ~
e. the co1yenI11fe 8 sH8 faNIIYs
FRIENDS may eel s. lAa AI4eI4on
pln9FaI Homo. ~ Central AgqDpe,
lelnoUoW from - e'e'eea end ~
oeIogk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15

The Eaghon9eTH e issir regular
ueekly game, Whiri makes the
si9bfeanlI, ilad tie following -
nalifi fally 81 kfsfpilg ~ Cons
Nny ~, and Jegce y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
NEARD ARoYND
CASHlM'$
CORN Err

Y 'Tryin' tub keep up with tn
sJoneses is like bein' on a merry
go-round-and jist go up an
down an round-but you don't
git any place-even if you do
travel in tn best circles. A
feller's appetite is allus better
when he knows he has tn money
IN his pocket tub pay tn check"
=: DOIN's ROUND TOWN -
MONDAY, February 18th:
Members Of the Bunker Hill
Mr.. and Mrs. Club will meet
at 9 O'Clock at the Bunker Hill
church.
TUESDAY, February 18th:
Meeting of the Rotary club at
The Elton at noon. Judge
Arthur p. ELS Of the Con-
necticut supreme court Of
errors will address the club on
abraham Lincoln"
The Hopeyille Community club
will meet at the South FEEDER
ated parish hall. All residents
OF the Hopeville section are in
vited.
WEDNESDAY. February 18th;
The Womens 0et-Together
club Of the Third Congrega.
tional church meets at 2
O'Clock nj the home OF the
president, Mrs. Harold /. Fogg
Of Washington Ave. Ext.
IAN fer = Teller with an ap.
petite there's nothin' better'n
Gaghin's Dairy Products, Take
Cabins PasfeuTlzed MIX fer
example-i IT'S purely good, ~
taste an quality. An Us per.
faeled III every way, ~ comes
en'y from ~ haalthiest COWS an
IL Il bottled under a. ilneat
conditions. Another Cashtnt
Dalry pfoduet that Is winnip'
lriends 'Found t0un y tier
cfeamy Cottage Cheese 7fy y
e. yeur family tl1ay,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15
SOS. SOS. .S.B.L. IS Oh The All.
Silas Bronson Library Presents the Answers 70
Your Questions ON the Victory Book Drive,
Starting Today Ending Saturday.

Ediou Nete: This are written n the form q Rac broad
right oyonE questions On
the victory Book Drive This form used V give you the answers
the call letters
this article created from the authors irnagnatonl
evening ladies gentlemen. This John Victory bringing
the Liberty Bosdasng Company program In cooperation
with the United States Government the Slas Bronson Library
atefbu Conneccu giving the answer to few questions which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15

More than 100000 pounds Of
wool was sold in Argentina IN q re-
sknt month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15

The funeral Of eebastano nol.
lea took place this morning ~
e'cl0ck from the MaloFale funeral
home, oB willow street, % tne
Church Df Our Lady o. Lolif4es
AZ B 0'eloekL The ~. Mav, Joseph
Valdnmbfinl eelahEalea ~ Mlgfnn
high Mas Of requlams assisted by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15

st. Francis Holy Name Society
will meet this evening at z o'clock
In the basement Of the school. Dues
for the coming year are now due.
Regular card games for the IS tour
nament win be played directly after
the meeting. @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-15

The funeral Of Mrs. elizabeth
(Thomey) Harvey. lSe South 81
was held at the Anderson fInern.
home, 20 Central Ave-. today at
D. M, Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson
Of Trinity Episcopal church ONO
atIng. Burial was In Riverside Gem.
etery.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
lsNRatoniinq
&ss9Remiinders@a

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4. green St" mps A. B and
G valid through December 20.
S.Hmcs D. E md F will become
v2lid tcTorro-' ead remain good
through January 20.
Meats, rats, Etc.-EooS No. 3, G, H
j and 4 Brown clamps valid
THROUGH Saturday. Stamps L and
M valid through January l.
Susar-Stamp % in Book No. 4 good
for S pounds through January Is.
Shoes-Stamp No. 10 in Book No. /
and stamp l on the "airplane"
sheet of Book No. valid now for
an indefinite period.
Gasoline-No. 8 A coupons good for
gallons each until February 8.
B and C coupons good for 2 GAL
Ions each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For G
coupon holders, today; for A cou-
pom holders, March 81. 1914.
Frei Oil-perlod No coupons, good
fer 10 gallons q u.''t. velid now.
expire January 3. F-r.od No. 2
coupons, valid now, expire Febru-
ary 8. Period No. coupons be-
come valid January 4, remain valid
through March IA. According to
the District OPA, consumers in
this area should not have used
more than is per cent of their
total yearly fuel oil ration as Of
November 20.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Kelly Appoints Smith
Assistant Supervisor
OF Uniform Division
Post Was Created
By Commissioners
Only Lost Week

Inspector Milton Smith, head of
the uniform and property division
OF the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment, will be promoted tomorrow to
the newly created office of assistant
superintendent of the division, Mai.
Edward j. Kelly. superintendent of
the department, announced today.
Inspector Smith. native Wash
lngtonlan, said the promotion came
as surprise to him and he was
afraid he would hear the alarm
clock go off and find out it is all
dream" He was informed of his
raise in rank Yesterday by Mei.
Kelly. The cHdce, which pays Sc eco
rcr year. was created lest -1i.tcv ty
the District Commissioners, Uho
recognized the Tremendous growth
| CT the division wi hin the last two
years.
1t was revealed that during Super
visor Smiths i-!cunlbency since Au-
gust l. 1941, more uniforms were
outfltted in two years than in the
previous 10. In addition, 1000 aux
lliary police were equipped. Another
item illustrating the growth of the
DIVISIONS task was the appointing of
CAT new policemen between July /
194l. and June 80, 1943, a greater
number than had been appointed
in the preceding five years.
Supervisor Smith, who lives at
420l Connecticut avenue NV,
worked as a chauffeur for the late
Senator Hitchcock of Nc5-e ska te-
fore Joining the cc-a~trert. Ee
hclGcd organize tie Professional
Cna,'H ours, IN or.cTi--cc--.on IL inter-
eScsd il traTc nTc',l-nls. 1t was
while cGo-ecci,'r Sch a croup that
Sucervi-or Sr7t.Il YES heard by the
then Chief of Police Raymond w
Pullman. who spo,.e to him after
the meeting. Chief Pullman eventu-
ally induced Supervisor Smith to
join the department in its newly
created Traffic Division. This was
in December, 1918 He became cap
tain of the division in 1882.
Supervisor Smith said he had no
immediate special plans for his
division.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Ellington Bond Booked
For ChiId-Cure Benefit

Duke Ellington's band will be
presented in concert at Uline
Arena Monday night by the How
ard Park Civic Association in a
benefit for child-care units through
out the city.
The band leader earlier will fill
the triple role of composer, pianist
and conductor during the three
hour program. OF the 10 numbers
to be presented, all but six were
written by Mr.. Ellington, while he
collaborated with another composer
on two others.
In his "Three-Cent Stamp" FL
lington will play the snare drums.
Other numbers will find him at the
piano or welding the baton.
Evening star., 1943-11-30

Sitting in the wheel chair he has
occupied all his life. Philip C. Nc
Grath, 54, sighed as he read OF
mounting casualty tolls in Italy and
the Gilbert Islands.
I'm sorry for those boys" he
said. Legs blown off. Crippled"
He looked down at his own legs
wasted by infantile paralysis since
he was 2.
I'm luckier than they are" he
said. I've never known anything
better"
Mr.. McGrath will complete his
50th year at the Home for Incur
ables next month.
when you've spent your life in
an institution like this" he said
its home to you. You lose desire
for the things you have never had
But those boys at Walter
Reed" He shook his head
They were halfway up the ladder
Now they have to come back down
Start again"
Mr.. McGrath has only certain
amount of time to read the papers
He is responsible for keeping all the
wheel and other chairs in repair
Evening star., 1943-11-30

for the 1875 patients at the home. He
also delivers about 40 newspapers
twice day to patients who SUBJ
scribe.
mo time to gloom" he said. lover
myself, that is. Got my mind on
my work"
He looked again at the newspaper
headline.
I've never played baseball" he
said. Never danced"
Another patient taught Mr.. Nc
Grath to weave chair seats and re-
pair chairs. He took care of all the
chairs at the old home at Thirty
second and S streets NV. in
Georgetown. He has kept this duty
at the newer home. 1920 Upton
street NV, since it was opened in
1924.
Il don't get sad" he said. "It
would only slow up my work on the
chairs"
He began to wheel himself away
to the workshop, then turned back.
Il hope they are teaching the
crippled veterans a trade" he said
Poor kids. I'm glad I'm not in
their Shoes"
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Henry Counsel Rests
Defense; Prosecution
RebuttaI
Submission of Letters
From Wife Completes
Accused SIoyer's Case

The defense rested its case shortly
before noon today in the trial OF
Jeffries Henry, 36-year -old former
policeman, accused of. killing his
wife in a restaurant in the HOO
block of Thirteenth street NV
last April.
Defense Attorney Bernard Fla
herty completed presentation of evil
dence with the introduction of a
series of letters written to Henry
by his wife, Lola Jane, during the
six months preceding the tragedy.
Assistant United States Attorney
Cecil R. Hefin began at once calling
rebuttal witnesses to the stand
Miss Angie Pileggi. 25, &C Alexandria
who testified earlier s..e had mar
ried Henry only 20 days before he
ives accused of killing his legal wife
told the jury today she had noticed
no change in Henry's condition dur
ing the three-and-one-half-m month
period she had known him and that
he was not given to excessive drink
ing, as contended by the defense.
Henry Called Not Insane"
Ernest E. Murphy, Alexandria
insurance agent who was Henry's
landlord, testified in his opinion
Henry was not insane and that he
frequently conversed with the de-
fendant, whom he described as "welI
versed in several subjects" including
history.
Shortly before the defense rested
a series of letters written to Henry
by his wife was read to the jury by
Defense Attorney Flaherty.
The letters. written only a few
months before Mrs. Henry was shot
expressed Mrs. Henry's love for hel
husband, but at the same time in.
dicated her constant concern ovel
his drinking and financial matters
During the period when the let
ters were written, Mrs. Henry was
working for the Commodity Credit
Corp. in New Orleans and support
ing herself and the Henrys' small
son, Billy, while her husband was
at work in Alexandria, trying tc
make good a series OF checks that
had been issued by him sometime
before.
Spent Full Day on Stand.
Henry spent the entire day on the
stand yesterday. telling the story Of
his life with Lola Jane Henry ane
denying he recalled any of tht
events leading uo to the ia. al shco..
ing last April u. He insisted hi
memory between February of thi:
year and the day he regained con.
sciousness in Gsllinger Hospital.
psychopathic ward after the tragedy
was almost a complete blank.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
A. p. Cumerunon
Shoots Battle
OF 7 orowu Isle
Films Show Bodies
Strewn Over Beach
As Marines Attack
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30.--The
scene is a bomb-pocked beach, lit
tered with debris. Hundreds of
American marines are waiting for
the order to attack.
Then there is another scene-a
huge pillboX with the marks of a
terrific bombardment, and with the
bodies of Japanese flung grotesquely
on its surface.
These are two of ten graphic pic
lures taken on Tarawa by Frank
Filan, 39-year-old Associated Press
Photographer, and still pool repre-
sentative in the Pacific, and they 20
long way toward explaining what
hG opened in the Gilberts campaign.
Why were American casualties so
h:sh?
Just Look at Beach,
LOOK again at the beach OF that
mid-Pacific atoll. It's low and ex-
posed and studded with barriers to
landing craft. Only in the distance
are there a few trees, but the ma
rlnes had no long cover at all when
they rode through the surf and into
the range of machine-gun fire.
Enemy gun emplacements show
that.
The pillbox picture more than any
expresses the theme of the Tarawa
f1ghting. 1t is a picture of death
and destruction. Trees have been
sheared off, probably by naval she'll
ing. The concrete emplacement is
.iiattered. Tnc americans had to
inch their way toward this mur-
oerous position until the last de-
lenders were cleaned out. There
are more dead japanese than the
picture shows: they are buried in
the sand.
The camera reveals other evidence
OF the fierce fighting that began
November 20 in a campaign termed
oy its officers the toughest In the
Evening star., 1943-11-30

non avenue, Alexandria, became the
parents Of twin boys weighing 4
pounds 10 ounces and pounds 1917
ounces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham D. Baker,
Newington, Va, had twin Girls
weighing S pounds. liz ounces ard
5 pounds 4 ounces on Thanksgiving
Day, while Sunday twin girls weigh
ing 5 pounds 13 ounces and 5 pounds
8la ounces were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwin Fitzgerald, 1921 Mount
Pleasant street NV.
Mrs. Irene Roszel, supervisor of
nurses, said she knew of no time
when there were more than two sets
OF twins In the hospital at the same
time.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Five Sets of Twins Set Record
AT Alexandra Hospital

With the birth last night of twin
boys to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse E. Robin
son OF the Henry G. Shirley Homes
in Arlington, the Alexandria Hos
pital set record by having five sets
Of twins in the nursery at the same
time.
The Robinson babies, who are in
an incubator, weigh 3 pounds, 2a
ounces and 2 pounds 91a ounces.
Also in an incubator are the twin
girls Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gene w. Crow,
401 La Verne avenue, Alexandria,
who weighed pounds ounces and
4 pounds 2 ounces when they were
born on November II.
On November 23, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert J. Shefneld, 20O8 Mount Ver-
Evening star., 1943-11-30
MiIitio Seeking Men

Ccct. Harrison HIann OF the Wiz
ginie. Protective -crce frrcrnccd
today that mcl il the GA drat,
classification viii no accccc.ssed fol
enliStm in tie Arlington con-
PAM. The co.lrcny is ecce ~tinG
enlistments of Ar.inston end Fair
fax residents between the ages OF
16 and IS on Monday and Wednes-
day evenings at Patrick Henry
School.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Reclaimed Rubber Tires
Available SATURDAY.

E! the Associated Press
Car owners eligible for used tires
beginning Saturday also may obtain
tires manufactured principally from
reclaimed rubber, the Office of Price
Administration announced today.
OPA also announced that, effec-
tive Saturday, the recapping of
commercial vehicle tires with truck
type camelback will be removed
from rationing.