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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-09


in the transfer item applicable to
police pensions. An increase Of SILL
075.o0 Is requested for this item as
compared with 1913 original request
ed estimate. This presents q ratio
that calls for the city laying-ou
about four dollars, into this fund,
for every dollar contributed by the
employe. The current year saw
great many OF the police personnel
reach the retirement-age.
Street Department
Submitted by Supt. Of Streets
Herbert Scott-Smith, the requested
budget estimate Of the Water de-
partment, for 1914, totals S733, 7l2
and Is comprised Of total salaries for
the executive office and billing Of
flee Of the department, amounting
to s26,352. and salaries for foremen.
general workmen and reservoir em-
ployes In amount Of 979,249; the re-
mainder being made up Of general
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-09

Past Commander Patrick Porto Of
Florio Post. italian American World
War Veterans, who served with the
immortal Yankee Division is living
In memories and hopes these days.
He recalls his own stirring days in
World War No. /. He has two sons
now serving Uncle Sam and like
5000 other Waterbury dads and
mothers with boys in the service he
Is hoping for an early victory and
peace.
Pat Porto saw plenty Of action
with the A. e. r. OF l917-18 days.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-09

Wildly Makes Squirt II
War Stamp { Campaign
Three Local High Schools Report Total Sales Of SIS
900 Since Opening Of School in September

wildly High School began narrowing Crosby's lead n
the purchase Of War Savings Stamps this week. total
purchases by local high school students for this term
approached the $4,000 mark Crosby, which began it,
sales week earlier has now sold total OF $5478 TO- W
past week Chairman Kathryn W. Hayes Of Crosby
announced the purchase of $92425 Principal Joseph A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-09

Murnane, Mr.. Downing, Miss 1zealey,
Mr.. Pronovost, Miss Page, Miss Ma
COON, Miss jackson, Miss Garren,
Miss HAGEN, Miss Clark, Miss Good
win, Mr.. Grady, Mr.. Reynolds and
Miss Schmidt.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-09

Sergeant Carl Porto Joined the
colors ON the same day as his broth
er, November 5, 1912. He also attend
ed Mary Abbott and Crosby High
School. He is now stationed with
the 29th U. 8. Calvary, Fort Riley,
Kansas. He Is present radio COM
rnrnicatlon instructor.
Well the two Portos Of the Global
War their dad will be proud to pro-
pose them for membership In an
organization he was instrumental In
organizing and Of which he was
first commander .Florio Post,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-09

n Salvador IL establlshing 3
chronological institute, which will
conduct purely scientific studies and
will serve as q center for the study
and general development Of the ma
tional economy.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Paper Collections in
Schools Tomorrow

The following is the schedule
for the collection Of newspapers.
magazines and cardboard in
district Of The Evening Star
PTA Salvage for Victory pro-
gram. together with the five
leaders in the district and their
poundage to date:
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Salvage Committee
Calls for Sponsors

The District Salvage Committee
today appealed to organizations tc
sponsor the District Salvage Corps
within their respective areas in ar
effort to get the city 100 per cent
behind the campaign to collect
paper, metals and other materials
needed for the war effort.
Chairman James E. CollihoWel
said only four areas are still without
sponsoring organization, but that
this group is retarding the all-out
salvage campaign.
No special training is required tc
handle the work, nor is any particu.
lar time set aside for it. Each area
chairman must have a committee o1
from four to eight adults to assist ir
the supervision of block lieutenants
and must supervise official salvage
depots within the area.
Persons interested in assisting ir
this work should communicate with
the Salvage Committee at Republic
8488. or by mail.
Plans have been completed fol-
the second collection of waste paper
in Northeast Saturday in the regular
program of monthly collections ir
each section of the city. The neeo
for more paper is demonstrated by
the fact that many mills through
out the country have been obliged
to shut down for lack of suf1cient
waste paper. n
Evening star., 1943-11-03
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Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons. good
for 10 gallons per unit, valid now,
expire. January 3.
Canned and Frozen Foods. Etc
Book No. 2, X, Y and z stamps
good now until November 20. A,
B and G stamps in Book No. 4
valid through December 30.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-BroWn stamps in
Ration Book No. 3 stamps G and
H valid through December 4.
Stamp J becomes valid Sunday
and stamp K November IA. These
expire December 4. Stamp L be-
comes valid November 81; stamp
M, November %, and stamp N,
December 5. These stamps expire
January l.
Sugar-Stamp 30 in Book No. good
for 5 pounds through January Is.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For C
coupon holders, November 30; for
A coupon holders, March 81, 1914,
Gasoline-No. 6 A coupon (worth 3
gallons EACH will expire next
Monday instead of November 81.
3 and c coupons have been re-
duced in value to 2 gallons.
Shoes-Stamp No. 1S in Book No. I
and stamp | on the "airplane"
sheet OF Book No. valid now for
an indefinite perfH.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Duration Driving Permit
For Seryicemen Weiuhed

Members of the military and naval
services, including the Uomen's aux
lllaries and the merchant marine,
would be authorized to use their
last valid District driving permit
without payment of additional fees
for the wars duration and six
months thereafter. under an amend
ment TO the Traffic Act proposed
today by the Commissioners.
The suggested amendments were
sent to both the Senate and House
District Committees and are eX-
pected to be introduced shortly, as
passage at this session Of Congress
lis requested
The Commissioners have received
protests that men and women in the
services now are required to renew
their permits every three years at
a fee OF SO, although they may be
home only for brief furloughs. After
the war or after a person has been
discharged he would be permitted
to apply for new permit without
the usual examination, but would
have to pay the customary fee.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Cut in 0ctane Ratinq
Ayerts Civilian Ban

The threat of elimination of high
test gasoline for civilian COnSump-
ton appeared today to have been
averted, with the Petroleum Admin
lstration for War action reducing
the octane rating of premium gaso-
line. but PAW spokesman warned
that it was only for the time being.
Whether motorists will be able to
buy high-test fuel-even in a re-
duced octane form-for an extended
period will depend on the demands
for lead in making aviation gaso-
line, he said.
In addition to cutting high-test
gasoline from 78-80-octane to 76-
octane. PAW set a ceiling on regular
gas at 72-octane and slightly re-
duced the volatility of both prod
ucts.
Summed up, yesterdays action
will mean that motorists will eX-
perience difficulty during colder
periods in warming up their engines
and motors may be expected to de-
velop some knocks on climbing hills
in any type of weather.
Deputy Petroleum Administrator
Ralph K. Davies asserted the drop
in octane number will bexnoticed
by some motorists. but unfortunately
We had no choice of action The
volatility of both gasolines was re-
duced somewhat, Mr.. Davies said
because refners were having diff
Guilty in meeting the volatility de-
mands of the military while MAIN
tanning civilian standards.
However" he said, "the change
in volatility is so slight that the mo-
torists will notice it only during the
colder periods, when it may take
more time to get motors warmed up.
The action comes at time when
consumption of high-test gasoline
here is reaching new peaks on a
comparative basis with straight
gas. More motorists are buying the
better grade of fuel, dealers say, be-
cause there is increased interest in
keeping automobiles in good run
ming condition and because of in
creased incomes.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
.Adventists Urged 10 Avert
Postwar Spiritual Collapse

Prof. Alfred w. Peterson, genera
secretary for youth work of the
Seventh-Day Adventists. in an ad-
dress before the annual council OF
church leaders at Takoma Park. Md,
today urged that religious influences
be brought to bear on young people
to save them from a postwar spirit
ual collapse.
War is an appalling crisis in the
lives of all youth" the speaker de-
clared, "and no generation of youth
ever faced the problems the young
people Of the world face today. Only
the influence of the spirit of Goo
can take away the scars of war, i'm
plant faith in God and eternity ano
lead young people to give their lives
in service for humanity"
Describing the needs of the church
for young men and women to carry
the gospel to the world, Prof. Peter
son appealed to Adventist leaders tc
work for their spiritual interests anc
give them definite responsibilities in
the church program.
Plans to enlist the energies of all
classes of denominational workers
were outlined in a series of resolu-
tions voted by the council yesterday
Evening star., 1943-11-03

lected before this week, turning in
800 pounds of newspapers and 200
pounds of magazines for an aver
age of pounds a pupil.
! Ambush. making its first collec-
ton OF the campaign. gave indica-
tions of fine things ahead by turn
ing in 2.018 pounds for the single
days collection.
The seriousness of the shortage
of waStepaper is increasing every
day. One large boxboard mill al
ready has closed down in the Mid
west and half dozen others are
on the verge of closing because OF
lack of waste paper and pulpwood
In Washington. where the War
Production Board is watching the
development Of this campaign close
ly. it is estimated that 100000
pounds Of newspapers are going to
waste every month. 1t is believed
that school children are the best
means of gathering in this paper in
orderly collections which will pro-
vide a carload or more a day for
the mills.
No time is lost in handling this
material and in less than IL hours
from the time it is picked up, most
of it is on its way to mill 1t is
possible that in matter of days
some of it is on its way to our fight
! ing forces, either in the form OF
containers carrying supplies or as
equipment, such as dust covers fol-
aircraft, targets for Our marksmen
covers for supplies landed or
beaches or to protect supplies fol-
the wounded and in a variety OF
other forms. Every salvaged news
paper and magazine is a definite
aid to the successful prosecution OF
! the war.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Edna Gray Sentenced
To Long Prison Term
For Illegal Operation!
Offense Cries to
Heaven for Vengeance
Jurist Declares

Wheeled into District Court on a
stretcher. Edna Gray 6l.s colored
l400 block Of V street NV. today
pleaded guilty to three charges of
performing criminal operations and
was Immediately sentenced by JUS
tlce Matthew F. MCGUIRE to serve
from 40 months TO 10 years in prison
In imposing sentence. Justice Nc
CURE declared the crime Of per-
forming criminal operations cries
to heaven for vengeance" Through
such an operation. Justice Mcclure
said, a child which is not an ag-
gressor is deprived of its birthright.'
Two of the criminal operations
charged in one indictment, were salt
to have been performed on the same
young woman. In those TWO cases
Justice MCGUIRE sentenced the Wom-
an to serve from 20 months to five
years on each of the two counts, the
sentences to run consecutively.
In a second indictment, he SEN
fenced her to serve from 20 months
to five years, but ordered the latter
sentence to run concurrently witt
the other sentences.
A third indictment was nollt
pressed by Assistant United State.
Attorney Margolius after the woman
had pleaded guilty to the other two
indictments.
The woman, who previously hac
been convicted on a similar charge
has been on the police records al
various times since 1919.
She had been reported i'll for a
number of weeks, resulting in sew
eral continuances of the cases
against her.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Cadet Robert A. Gur!eY
| Killed in Plane Crash

Robert A. Gurley, TO- formerly OF
Bethesda, a cadet in the Navy's Re-
serve officers Training Corps at the
University of Virginia, was killed
in an airplane accident Saturday
near Harrisburg, Pa, it was learned
here today.
Mr.. Gurley was the son of Capt
D. D. Gurley, USNR, and Mrs. Cur
ley, formerly of Bethesda, who now
live at the Bunker Hill Naval Train
ing Station, Peru, Ind. He was
graduated from the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School in June
1912.
The funeral will be held at the
Fort Meyer Chapel tomorrow at 3
pm. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery. 4
Evening star., 1943-11-03

present medical staff setup remains
under the present chief of staff
Rear Admiral P S. Rossiter. for
merly chief surgeon of the Navy.
Mr.. Curran said investigation BY
his office as well as the report OF
the Senate subcommittee indicate
that certain individuals may have
unlawfully converted public property
to their own personal use and that
unlawful assaults may have beer
committed on patients at Gallingel
Hospital"
Mr.. Currans statement follows:
This office has completed the in
tervieWing of witnesses whose names
were mentioned in a summary re-
port of the General Accounting
Office investigation of Gallinger
Hospital, which report was submit
ted to us by the Commissioners of
the District.
I'VE likewise have studied the tes-
timony given at the hearings before
the Senate District subcommittee on
this same general subject. Both our
investigation and the report of the
hearings of the Senate subcommittee
indicate that certain individuals may
have unlawfully converted public
property to their own personal use
and that unlawful assaults may have
been committed on patients at Gal
linger Hospital.
Il know the deep and sincere in
terest of the citizens of the District
of Columbia in Gallinger Hospital
and in this investigation I feel that
the facts as presented to this office
and uncovered by our investigation
warrant a presentation of the entire
evidence to the grand jury for its
consideration and disposition.
L have, accordingly, instructed
Mr.. Fihelly, assistant United States
attorney, to make such presentation
Immediately"
The Senate subcommittee. in its
recent report. called for the re-
moval of Commissioner Mason,
Health Officer George c. Rutland.
Supt. Bocock and Dr.. Joseph L. Gill
bert and DR.. Charles P. Cake Of the
Gallinger staff.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
District Will Ask
$4,000 Fund
For Ga||inger
Curron Shapes Plans
For Grand Jury Probe
Of Hospital

The District government today
prepared to ask Congress for approx
imately $4,000 to strengthen the
administrative machinery at Gal
linger Hospital, as United States
Attorney Edward M. Curran shaped
plans for grand jury investigation
Of the institution.
The Commissioners program for
improving the set-up at Gallinger
was approved yesterday and will be
forwarded to the Budget Bureau to-
day or tomorrow, with request that
the funds be made available i'm
mediately.
The grand jury, Mr.. Curran said,
will hear charges made against Ger
tain individuals" at Gallinger, as the
result of the recent inquiry by a
Senate subcommittee, which was
prompted by a report from Control
Ter General Lindsay C. Warren.
Reorganization Program.
The Gallinger reorganization pro-
gram calls for:
!. A deputy assistant superin-
tendent, with a salary of $4,000 a
year. who will be a medical officer
and aide to the superintendent
O. An administrative assistant
superintendent, at $4,000, who will
be lay person. preferably bust
ness-engineer, to handle business
affairs of the hospital
g. A $4,000 administrative assist
ant in the business section.
The program also calls for the
appointment of chief housekeeper
and an accountant, as we'll as an
other telephone operator and sew
eral clerks and stenographers.
Divided in Three Sections.
DR. Edgar A. Bocock. hospital
superintendent, and Commissioner
Guy Mason said that, broadly
speaking, the organization of the
hospital would be divided into three
parts-the professional which will
take in the medical staff: the semi
professional, including dietary work
nursing and kitchens. and the busi-
ness section which will include per-
sonnel, information, records. ac-
counting, property and supply Of
flcer. laundry and maintenance.
Mr.. Mason pointed out that at
present all of the functions OF the
observation-disclosures, semiprotes-
sional and business are directly
under the superintendent The ad-
ministratlve reorganization follows
the outline presented by Mr. Mason
two weeks ago after an investiga-
ton Of the hospital by a Senate
subcommittee last month.
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
said the annual cost of the new
personnel would amount to S25 900
a year and would be included in the
l945 appropriation measure The
supplemental request will carry the
program through until June 80.
Mr.. Mason said the professional
services of the hospital will remain
undisturbed in the program. The
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Mason Charges
Black Market
Liquor Sales
Commissioner Seeks
Full Explanation
Of Its Operations

Liquor wholesalers are receiving 50
per cent Of their normal" supply
and somewhere between them and
the consumer there is black mar
ket, Commissioner Guy Mason de-
clared today. He declined. however,
to say who is operating the black
market
Mr.. Mason made his statement
after a conference this morning at
the District Building with represents
atives of liquor dIstillers and the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
Commissioner John Russell Young,
president of the Board Of Commits
sioners, attended part of the meet
ing
Mr.. Mason said he believed the
wholesalers were distributing their
supplies "equitably.' The purpose
Of the meeting, he said was to can
vass the situation" adding that no
conclusions were reached"
Believe Some Retailers Guilty.
Asked if his statement placed en-
tire responsibility on the retailer.
Commissioner Mason replied in the
negative. Yesterday, after meeting
with Harry C. Wechsler, president of
the District Retail Liquor Dealers
Association, Mr.. Mason and Chair
man Thomas E. Lodge of the ABC
Board, expressed the conviction that
"a small number of retailers were
selling large quantities to non
residents.
They disclaimed knowledge of who
the guilty dealers might be.
The question Of out-of- town sales
was raised Monday by Mr.. Mason,
who issued warning, both to
wholesalers and 10 retailers. that if
sales TO nonresidents were not
halted he would sponsor legislation
Tor governmental control in the Dis
trict. At present a license of a re-
taller can be revoked if he sells
knowingly for resale. Mr.. Mason
said.
Retailers to Meet.
Those leaving the conference re-
ferred all questions on what trans
pired to Commissioner Mason. Rep
resentatiVes Of the Distilled Spirits
Institute were among those attend
ing
Mr.. Weschler said yesterday the
retailers association would meet
later this month and discuss the
problem Of large out-of-town sales
Of liquor
He said Mr. Mason would be in
vited to attend the meeting and that
invitations would go to distributors,
wholesalers and others concerned,
Evening star., 1943-11-03
100000 Mark
Topped in Paper
Salvage Drive
Jefferson Junior Scores
New Total; Orr Doubles
Collections in Campaign

The 000-pound mark was
passed Yesterday in The Evening
Star-PTA Salvage for Victory pro-
gram, though final reports on the
days collection were not in. That
the milestone would be reached be-
came certain when Mondays COL
lection, with reports from five
schools still out, had reached 1926
pounds.
Jefferson Junior hit a new high
mark for that school Monday, gath
ering 4,38l pounds, while Orr, which
has only approximately 400 pupils,
more than doubled what it had col
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Papers Gave II Million
In Ads 10 Bond Drive

Newspapers contributed S2l 900 900
Of the more than s36OO0,0 900 worth of
Advertising and publicity donated
during the Third War Loan cam
oaign in which nearly 10000 900 900
worth of War bonds were sold, the
Treasury Department reports.
Director Tenn Gamble of the
Treasury's war finance division said
last night the value of promotional
activities by the movie industry,
theaters. schools, retail establish
nents, banks, post Offices and many
others was inCalculahle y
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Thieves Take Liquor, Safe
From 14th ST. Restaurant

Thieves broke into restaurant
at 1882 Fourteenth street NV. and
stole Is cases Of whisky and 800
pound safe containing $500 in cash,
David Walsh, proprietor, reported to
police today. The thieves jimmied
a rear door to gain entrance.
Detective Sergts. Irving Lubore
and William Fawcett are investi-
eating the case.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Nutrition Class Started

For the benefit of business womer
and mothers an evening class ir
nutrition has been started at the
practice house of the Chevy Chase
Junior College, 3 West Thornapple
street. Chevy Chase. Miss Julia
Watkins is the instructor and the
class meets at 7:30 pm. each
Thursday. y
La gaceta., 1943-02-15

WASllI4, tras-
cendental conferencia cele-
brada en- Casablanca, en- ell
Marruecos frances, entire ell
Presidente Roosevelt y ell Pri-
mer Ministro Churchill di6 ell
alentador resultado de cuatro
acuerdos fundamentals, diri-
gidos a hacer realidad la in
quebrantable promesa de los
dirigentes de las Naciones
Unidas de luchar hasta forzar
la "capitulacion incondicio-
nal" de los poderes del Eje.
En- estrecho acuerdo con ell Pre-
mier Stain y ell Generals mo
Chang Kai-shek, a quienes les fue
impossible concurrir personalmente
a la reunion en- Casablanca, ell Pre-
sidente Roosevelt y ell Primer Mi
nistro Churchill, acompanados de
su Estado Mayor determinaron la
estrategia militar a seguir en- ell
future. Despues de diez dfas de
intensa elaboration, en- suelo eman-
cipado de la esclavitud totalitaria
por la acci6n her6ica del ejercito
estadounidense de liberacion, los
lideres de las Naciones Ur;ias acor-
daron.
/, Continuar o intensific r la
ofensiva contra AlemAnia,
Italia, y Jap6n en- todos los
La gaceta., 1943-02-15
Lueso de encamizados combates la infanteria
y los cosacos entraron en- Rostov
Recapturadas Voroshilovgrad y Krasny Sulin.
Una columna Roja esta a z millas de los fuertes
atrincheramientos de Kharkov

Moscu, Feb. 15.-La infan-
terra y los cosacos rusos Sc a.
poderaron aver domingo de
Rostov, la importante ciudad,
luego de encarnizados comba-
ties. Los nazis incendiaron edi
ficios y dejaron abandonados
en- las GALES numerosos cada-
veres.
Trataron los generates ale
names, cumpliendo 6rdenes
de Hitler, de resistir hasta ell
fin.
Las tropas rojas del frente
sur tambien recapturraon a
Voroshilovgrad, ciudad de
gran importancia industrial en-
la cuenca del Donetz, y Kras-
ny Sulin, 81 millas al norte de
Rostov.
Los nazis tratan hoy de for
mar una Inca para contener
al poderos oejercito russo que
avanza hacia ell oeste bajo un
temporal de nieve y ataca a
los alemanes en- retirada des-
de varias direcciones.
Despachos de hoy informan
que ell asalto a Kharkov, la ca
pital de la Ukrania, Sigue ad-
quiriendO potencia y forma un
arco en- las cercanfas del Pc
rimetro urbano. ...
Una columna Sc mueve a
siete millas de las posiciones
tas.
Affrmase en- Mosc1 que ell
avance ~sovietico desarrolla u
ma tremend fuerza aplaStante
Y que grandes acontecimien-
tos deben esperarse.
"Pravda," ell importante dia
rio, dice que Hitler ha orde-
nado para ell frente russo, con
extraordinaria celeridad, tan
CUES Y reservas bien equipa-
das. A las tropas alemanas Sc
les mantiene la orden de COM
atrincheradas de los hitleris-