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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
tuberculosis Death
Rate Declines In u. S.
Interesting Statistics Gathered in Connection With
Stepped Up Tempo of Working Conditions

In contrast with England's exper-
fence, mortality from tuberculosis in
this country has continued to decline
in the face of wartime hardships
such as longer working days, crowd
ed living conditions, and curtailed
food supplies, state the statisticians
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company. The company's indus
trial policyholders, in 1912 expert.
enced a five percent lower mortality
from this disease than was recorded
for the prewar period, 1899 1941. For
the first four months of 1943 a per-
iod of peak industrial activity. the
mortality was SIS percent lower than
for the same four months of 1912.
During World War I the tuberculosis
mortality was about times the
current figure.
Downward Trend
An arresting fact uncovered by
the insurance company'S statlStl-
clans, is that each month since
Pearl Harbor, except one, has regis
tered lower death rate from tu-
berculosis han the corresponding
month in the prewar period.
Although complete data for the gen.
eral population during 1912 are not
yet available, preliminary figures
indicate a similar downward trend.
At the outset, it was anticipated
by some authorities that the in
creased employment Of women in
industry would have a harmful Ell
feet ON their tuberculosis mortality
experience. Fortunately, the insur-
ance company's statistics are reasur-
ring on this point. OF the four
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
PROPOSED CHURCH
MERGER DISCUSSED
Ministers Register Opin=
ions on UnificatiOn of
Protestant Churches

A discussion on the creation of a
church union was conducted by
clergy of various Protestant church.
es OF the city at the final in series
of union services last night at the
First Congregational Church. Rev.
B. Kenneth Anthony, pastor, out
lined the proposal of DR.. f. Stanley
Jones, Methodist missionary, that
all denominations became branches
of one church, ard other ministers
discussed its merits.
Favoring the proposal was Rev.
John G. Walker OF the Second Con-
gregational church who stated the
church should set an example for
proposed world governmental Or
ganiza ton. Rev. David P. Gaines of
the First Baptist Church, Rev John
J. Snavely Of the First Methodist
Church, and Rev. Francis o. Ayres
of st. Johns Episcopal Church, rec
ogrized the advantages of such d
union, but pointed out various diff
ficulties that would be encountered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
WARNER GARDEN
YOUTH INTERNED

Washington, June 7-(UP)-- The
War Department made public today
the names of 287 United States SOL
dierS who are held as prisoners of
war by Germany. The list included :
Gnterned by Germany, Stalag
b.
Connecticut:
Arabinick, Pfc Michael G.-Mrs
Julia Arabinick (Mother) 81 War
ner Place, Warner Gardens, Water
bury.
Elk, Pvt Heimo W.-Mrs. Elm
Elk, (Mother South Water St.
East Dorchester
Gobillot. Pvt. Leon W.-Frederick
L. Gobillot (F'ather) Sharon.
Jordan, Pfc Stephen-Mrs. Nellie
Jordan Mott err "a Water St., Der
by.
Keller, Pfc Henry W. Mrs
Thomas C. Keller (Motheo Al Pa
cific ST., Stanford.
Shenandoah. Pvt. AndreW-Joseph
Shenandoah tFather III Oak St.
Shelton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
TIN COLLECTION
RESULTS BETTER
Il Tons OF Can SaIvaged
Here Saturday; More
Expected Today

Superintendent Herbert H. Scott
Smith announced that approx
mately 81 tons of tin cans were col
lected for the war salvage commit
tees scrap metal drive in Saturdays
canvass by street department trucks
on streets north Of East and West
Main streets. adding that only one
other collection brought great results
than Saturdays.
He said that persons who discov-
cred their contributions of cans in
front Of their houses at the end OF
the day must be made to realize that
the trucks begin TO make the rounds
at 7 a. m. Because Of the wide ter
ritory to be convassed, it is impos-
Sible to make a second trip, he
added Additional collections were
made this morning on the streets
that were overlooked Saturday.
j. Warren Epson, chairman Of the
salvage committee, wishes to remind
houSeholders that the committees
next collection is scheduled to take
place in the southern half Of Wa
terbury on Saturday, July 3. He
stressed that housewives do then
utmost to save cane and prepare
them TO recollection by removing
both ends and flattening out the
| cylinders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
N CANADA SCRAPES THE MAN POWER BARREL

Scraping the man-power barrel.
The picture of manpower organ
iZation already accomplished Is
this: More than 100000 Canadians,
or one-third of the male popula-
ton of military age, Is to As, are
in the Armed Forces. So are o.
500 women. Virtually frozen in
munitions jobs, 1850. 900; in agricul-
ture, 100000; in other paid jobs,
/ ,O50,00O; in agriculture, 100000; in
other paid jobs, allocated according
to war needs, 1,350,000 women and
1925 900 men. Which accounts for
over half the whole population in
Guiding children.
OTHERS RECLASSIFIED
Certain occupations and also jobs
within certain industries now are
brought under compulsory transfer
regulations.
Married men and also fathers of
10 to IS, as we'll as single ones up
to 40 - including childless widow
ers and divorced fathers - now are
registering for transfer out of the
specified lines of work. Specified"
are dll JODS Ill VI COllLltCIeu Will
retail stores, taverns, gas stations,
and the like; also all associated with
the Installation as we'll as sale, Of
alcohol for beverage; and, too, those
furnishing certain services, includ-
ing cleaners, taxi drivers, bellhops,
chauffeurs, domestic servants, and
entertainers.
The lists will lengthen and SO
will the roster of registrants. Every
one says there are few medical re-
jects, discharged and deferred, to
gather up-maybe 10000, perhaps
$4,000. I asked a Labor Department
official how fast the regulations are
likely to be extended.
well, it should take us some
time" he guessed, to get around
to women doing necessary work in
civilian hospitals.
NEXT: Price, wage and work con-
trolls win popular compliance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
Symptoms OF Sore Throat Are
Often Misleading In Children

may be repetition of the same in
lection, lying dormant in the ton
sis, f1aring up when the child's re-
sistance is depressed by fatigue, eX-
| posture, etc.
The entrance to the alimentary
and respiratory passages (the
| throat is surrounded by clumpS of
Emphatic tissue. The adenoids and
tonsils arc the chief groups of
these. The chief function of these
structures is to block infection from
entering the system. In so doing,
they often get the worst of the
battle. Any infection that slips by
these sentries is carried to the
lymph glands in the neck, and for
that reason the sWellings mentioned
above occur there.
REST IS ADVISED
The treatment for this familiar
picture calls for bed rest, complete
and prolonged as much as "a TO
48 hours after the fever has sub
sided. An ice bag applied to the
neck will alleviate the sometimes
extreme discomfort of sore throat.
The mouth should be kept clean
with salt solution used as mouth
wash, or irrigations with warm
salt solution. (The solution should
be one teaspoonful of table salt
to one quart of water.
A physician should be informed
of the situation, and he may adj
wise the proper dose of one of the
sulfonomides, with almost COM
plete assurance of preventing any
complication and often prompt
and remarkable clearing of symp-
toms and shortening of the illness
course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
ESCAPED INMATE
in CUSTODY HERE

An investigation is proceeding
into the story of a barefoot, shah
bily-dreSsed young man who was
found slowed away in a truck be-
longing to the Darcy Transporta-
ton Co. early this morning.
The man told police that he had
run away from the Worcester State
hospital, swan a river, and climbed
into the truck in Northboro. Mass.
He produced a AID draft card
which was not his own. and gave
a fictitious name and address.
A call to the Worcester hospital
elected the information that the
man may have been former in
mate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
NEW UNIFORMS FOR
GIRL SCOUT UNIT
Proceeds From Revue Suf.
ficient; Show Is POpu=
lar Success
Washington Hill

There will be no more religious
instruction for grammar school pu-
pills of st. Francis parish, either on
Saturday, or Thursdays, for the re-
mainder of the school year. Glasses
will be resumed in September. No
religious conferences on Monday
nights for high school pupils of st.
Francis for the rest of the summer.
Glasses in this will also be resumed
in September.
Regular business meeting of the
Washington Park Community club
will be held tomorrow evening at the
Community house, at 8:15. Presi-
dent John Lynch will preside. Sum-
mer activities are to be discussed,
and all members are asked to at
tend.
Pvt. Francis X Kelly, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William F. Kelly, has re-
turned to Fort Standish. Mass. af-
ter spending few days furlough at
his parents home.
William Joyce, son of Mrs. Eliza
beth Joyce of Madison street, ush-
cltll az IVY. 4llOllldo rudlCi D lhos
Mass, yesterday at st. Patrick's
church. The young priest and Mr..
Joyce are first cousins
In spite of the intense heat on
Friday night, Girl Scouts troop 40
did a remarkable job with the sing
ing of popular and patriotic songs at
Washington Park Community house
The proceeds we're very satisfactory
land will more than cover the ex,
penses of new uniforms. which the
girls wore in the show. Patrick Wal
lace was master of ceremonies, and
gave some interesting facts to thu
audience on the "child delinquency"
here in Waterbury, and urged the
groWn-upS to bear in mind that this
delinquency is really up to the adult
population to engage the younger
element In something worth while
with the old adage in mind that
Satan keeps idle hands in mis-
chief" Keeping them busy would
take up their time, so they would be
a credit to the community and
grow up to be respectful men and
women. All the girls did their re-
spective numbers with professional
attitude-which showed good train.
ing and very much practice. The
funsters kept everyone in laughter,
so in spite of the heat, everyone had.
a good time.
In keeping with the rest Of the
program, music for dancing was
furnished by an all girl orchestra
from the Radio School of Music,
which all points to the fact that this
as a woman's age; and while our
manpower is doing its bit--our wor1-
en- certainly are falling in line and
doing creditable job, in all lines
Of work
On behalf of the director and the
members of the troops, Mr.. Wallace.
also thanked everyone who helped
in any way to make the show the
grand success 1t was, namely-our
genial pastor, Father Broderick, for
the chairs he loaned from the par
ish hall, and different grown-ups
who helped with the singing, and
the members of the Park depart
ment, whom Mr.. Curtin sent up to
help get the stage In order-an6
the Conn. Light g. Power Co. fol-
lighting effects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

color-sex groups. white females ex-
perienced the largest relative de-
crease in mortality during 1912 -
slightly more than 10 percent below
the 1939-1941 average rate. During
1912, the death rate of white women
from tuberculosis was 23.1 per 100,-
600, thus RELOCATING the disease to
the rank of a relatively minor cause
of death. The average for 1939-1941
was 25.8 per 100000. For the same
periods, the rate among white men
fell from ALL to Ala per 100000
Efforts to control the disease
among the Negro population" the
statiSticians note, continue to bear
fruit as is indicated by the decline
of per cent for women and 7 per-
cent for men during 1912, as COM
pared with the prewar average"
Danger Signals
Americans have been more fortu-
nate than their English allies. In
the latter country, the tuberculosis
death toll advanced by 10 percent
during the early war years, although
lately an improvement has been
reported. However, even in our
country danger signals are beginning
to appear, with increases in tuber-
culosis deaths among the younger
age groups, specifically among white
males, ages Is to "a, and among
Negroes OF both sexes in the 5 to
10 age group. 1t is felt, by the in
surance companys statiSticians
that this siuation reflects in part
the fact that many mothers are now
gainfully employed outside the home
with q lessening Of parental care
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
ENEMY SUB SUNK

Washington, June 7.-CUP)-A
Vega Ventura twin-engine patrol
bomber sank an enemy submarine
in April by dropping one bomb on
its coming tower and three others
close to its hull.
The new-type Navy bomber was
protecting an Atlantic convoy when
the enemy raider was spotted on the
surface.
The action was disclosed by the
Navy yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

wives they serve, as well as labor
in a new, compulsory transfer of
manpoWer to more essential jobs.
Citizens get their marching orders,
symbolically, from a National Sell
ective Service and Employment Of
ficer. Canada's total mobilization
of her 11,5O0,000 people for their
whopping war effort spread over a
domain bigger than that of our
48 states, subjects every last Can
adam to soldier-like discipline.
For refusing to accept job trans
fer a civilian can be sent to do
forced labor along with conscientious
DIRECTORS who keep up military
roads. An employer holdout, keep
ing man subject to transfer, is
liable to fines up to $4,000 per in
fraction.
These double-barreled regulations
now apply to men of the military
Gallup classes who have been re-
jected deferred, Or discharged by
Selective Service, and are doing less
essential work - in which Canadi-
ans include all retail stores.
WILL REGISTER WOMEN
And Minister of Labor Humphrey
Mitchell, top manpower official, told
me the controls will be extended
swiftly to other men and to wo-
men, as they are needed to make
the most of Canadian manpoWer.
with expansion of our armed
forces, intensification of industrial
production, and the urgent need
for farm production said Mitchell,
announcing the new orders, 1.-THE
time has arrived when all men of
military age still employed in nom
essential lines of work, must be
transferred to employment where
their services will tell directly in
our war effort.
I'VE will enforce the orders and
the penalties literally. We will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
BY DIR. THOMAS ID. MASTERS
Written for NEA

The first symptom of sore
throat with children is frequently
and misleadingly not a sore throat.
1t often begins rather suddenly with
vague indisposition, distates for
food, nausea, and even vomiting
Or, more dramatically still, the first
symptom may be temperature of
103 degrees to los degrees, accom-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
TROOP rs

An outdoor meeting with SWIM
ming and other sports has been
planned this week by the Boy Scouts
of Troop 26. Membership in the
troop has increased at least 20 per
cent since January, it was reported.
Scouts who recently passed their
tests are Scouts Damico. Sanford
Codianni. Robinson, Valletta, Rlnal-
di, Perillo, Napomicino, Paterson,
Tamel and Delprincpa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
w o r L D w A r
A YEAR AGO
JUNE 7, 1912
lRY United PreSSl


Admiral Chester w. Nimitz. re-
porting on battle in the Midway
Island area, announces with
drawaI of Japanese fleet after ad-
ditional losses, including a de-
str0yer sunk; also announces a
u. S. destroyer sunk in this ac-
ton.
Chungking cOmmunique admits
loss of Chuhsicn airfield in Cheki-
ang.
Raj. raids Emden, ore port in
northwestern Germany, on night
of June 6.
Tokyo radio announces $4,000
prisoners captured (25.OOO Amer
ican in Pacific since Dec. 8; ad-
mits losing 348 planes and 81 ships
aggrcgating 100000 tons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

Rev. Leo j. Pitcher, assistant pastor of st. Mary's
Church in Willimantic will enter the Army a chap
lain Saturday of this week The divorce hearing OF
Viola Mat Atkins of Sharon and Chester A. Atkins OF
this city heard in Winstcd Friday with decision
being reserved Dorothy Barton of this city has
been gagged by Principal Henry s. MoseIey of Gilbert
High in Winsted as math teacher succeeding Mrs.
Helen S. Noble resigned Dot is graduate of Crosby
and Mt Holyoke College and since 1880 has been teach
ing math and English in high school in Belchertown,
Mass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

Edward F. Webb of 80 Delaware Avenue completed
Is years of continuous service with Scovs last week
His present assignment calls for supervision of all Tool
Stores for the entire plant. Ed has two daughters Ruth
graduate of Middebury College with post graduate
course at Chicago University. Now she doing social
work for the State Child Welfare. Dorothy is graduate
Green Mountain Junior College and holds secretays
position at Waterbury Tool. Eds hobby is his home and
family. He has halacre of land on Bunker Hill where
he buses himself his spare time with the lawn, his
gardens and his shrubbery. Ed wears his 25-year gold
service pin with honor and pride He knows his job
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

and supervision as a result. This
problem demands the attention OF
health and welfare agencies"
"There must be no relaxation o.
effort until the last remnants OF the
disease have been stamped out" the
statisticiaps conclude. AT this time
when all Americas human resources
are devoted to winning the war, W.
cannot afford to lose lives by a pre-
ventable disease. tuberculosis Is AZ
enemy from within, and we should
not tolerate fifth column on tn,
health front any more than We
would on the military front"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
FIGHTER PLANE CRASHES

North Hollywood, Calf, June T.
(UP)-Army Air Corps officers said
today that low flying caused the
crash of a fighter plane which cut
a path of destruction through g
residential district, blowing into a
garage with an explosion and 8
burst of flames which cremated a
housewife and killed the pilot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

pulliNN ny o4l6 ~
S G II S a t ion S of
chill.
Despite the fact
that a child does
not appear acute
ly i'll, re II t s
o f t C n b G c o m G
a | a r m e d, a n d
frantically report
the phenomena to
a p h y ! c i a n
whose duty it Is
to- weigh the evil
dence in h a n d,
and advise upon
1t.
All these symp-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

Mi and Mrs. Walter Monroe of New Haven Road,
Naugatuck have decided to chrsen their daughter OF
May II, Shirley Marie. Corp John G. Griffin OF
6cov Street. former Cadet and Scov basketball star is
now receiving his mail in of the postmaster in New
York City . Helen Duguay, former Connecticut Light
and Power employe, is now earning weekly stipend at
st. Marys Hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
Total Civilian Mobilization Forces Maximum War Effort Under Drastic &c
First Of Three Articles
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG
NEA staff CORRESPONDENT

Ottawa. June IF you were run
ming a grocery store here and we're
too short to fight but stout enough
to suit farmer whose hay was
about to spoil in his fields outside
Toronto-off you'd do to cut that
hay.
You'd shut I'm ShOD and work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

for a farm
hands wages .
Your customers
would find a one
legged groc e +
farther down the
street. All such
things happen on
the sayso of one
public official.
Thus drastic
cally, Canada or
ders around civ
ilianS re / a i !
business N c n
and the house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sears have christened their
recent bundle from heaven, Martha Nancy Cy
Cross has been elevated to the presidency of the
Industrial Foremen's Club. He has been prominent
in their activities for many years and for the past SIX
years served the governing board Tipping Cy to that
post a very wise move.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

When Victory gardens hit the peak-of production,
the slogan for housewives will be 1--WE can!' 1t
used to be that when baby needed pair OF shoes
you threw or IL. Now you throw II. Steaks
have gone up three cents pound. And we hope that
those able to get go down easy The draft
called all IL sons of Clarksve, Miss, farmer The
finest crop possible from any farm It's fun sitting
the bank to fish if you bank the sitting to
bring any luck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

Harry James orchestra is the nations most popular
band with college audiences according to the sixth
nual college music poll conducted by "Bboard' the
tonal trade magazine College editors asked to pick the
three bands which in their opinion the most popu
lar with the student bodies at their schools lifted James
from third place last year to easy first followed by
Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller Two years. ago the
James band was not even in the first TO-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

Master Sergeant Homer c. Crane has resigned as
clerk of the Second Congregational Church and his
lgnation has been accepted with great regret and
with due appreciation for services rendered in
the past. The new clerk will be elected at the
next annual meeting of the parish but in the interim
Mrs. Matthew Adgate assistant clerk, will handle the
duties of the office
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
Good Evening.
FARMER BROWN SAYS

Farmer Brown says grass is that high
He'll be haydn before the Fourth OF July.
Gosh all hemock! by jimmy and darn!
He wonders will he get it all in the barn
Yep he says, as he takes another chew,
Amt seen so much rain since n1nety-tWo.
Farmer Brown allows this amt good garden weather,
Wishes we'd get two good days together.
He's planted all the stuff he allotted,
But looks like all the darn stuff would be rotted,
What we need is week Of days sunny,
Things this year, he says, are powerful funny.
Farmer Brown says his fields are that high
AS they are sometimes by the Fourth of July,
Won't be long before cut,
I'm ready to start anytime, he says but
Who's goin to help me cut all that hay
With all the men hereaboutS gone away
To Africa and Europe and all the Pacific,
Farmer Brown says this year things are terrific.
EN- EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
NEW SCHEDULE
FOR SECURITY BOARD

The Waterbury Field Office of
the Social Security Board at 1903
Bank street, will operate on the
following schedule from Monday.
June 7. to Saturday, october 2:
Modnay through Saturday-8:3(
a. m. to 500 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07

William G. Yuska for years handyman at the
Boys Club has been made private first class with the
Army somewhere overseas. In letter to your CORE
spondent he wants to be remembered to Fireman Tom
Reidy with the Army in Florida Louie Schck of
the Waterbury Trust and Dom Baron Lizzanari,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-07
Hither and YOn

Hther and YOn Karl Krone, the P T. Barnum
Of Germany just died in Salzburg at the age of 73 years
He mead of the Krone circus dOmicied in Munich
largest travelling circus of Europe famed for its
cries and trained elephants in particular Big event
Of last week worthy of mention the cut point value
of tomato juice Best suggestion of last week to the
ladies to get themselves cool prints with light back
grounds The veliest title for mystery thriller in
some time was "The Butler Died in Brooklyn Good
bye, now!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
BUY STILL MORE BONDS

Do you want America to win this war? Of course you do! To ask the question is to answer it. And yet what are you doing to bring victory sooner? If Japanese bombing planes were sweeping over your home if Nazi guns were blasting at your homes would you hesitate to put everything you own into the fight against the invader7 To this ques- ton, too. there is only one answer. Why then do We hesitate----must we wait until our homes are de- stroyed and oru children murdered by ruthless invadersz Ask yourself these questions and answer them NOW by putting every dollar above the cost of living into War Bonds and other Government securities of the Second War Loan No matter how much you are investing now do more. The most you can invest is the least you can do It is a small thing to ask when you think of the sacrifices our fighting men
 are making to keep the enemy
 from our shores. Remember. they give their lives, we lend our money.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09

The juvenile" age limit for of- lenders varies among states from the age of 16 to 21.