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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
Rail Stocks Come
Back Fractionally
Schenely Up Nearly Two Points IN Liquors; Pricea
Rally IN An Sections Of List a.

New York, April ia.-~(Up)-Traa-
ing fen on sharply ca the stock
market ebay while prices rallied ln
all sections Of the list.
Gains In the main list ranged 10
q point while preferred issues and
special stocks had wider advances
In several instances.
Railroad stocks, hardest hlk IN
yesterdays irregular decline. came
back fractionAlly, A strong ex.
ceptlon, Norfolk a. western, made
a new high ct l77 up 2 points.
United states Steel rose 1.e
points 10 IS lee and Bethlehem
had q gain Of nearly q point 10
0S 7.0. Copper shares rose frac.
tons 10 more than q point IN
American Smelling. Homestake was
up o point In the gold mining group.
Schenley was up nearly Q points
In the liquors. Tire issues were
bid up with q. s. Rubber up q
point at Its high. In the utilities,
common stocks gained fractlonally
while preferreds were up as much
as 3 5-0 points In Commonwealth d
Southern preferred and 2 la points
In American & Foreign Power 2 per
cent preferred.
Twin City Rapid Transit preferred
rose 3 points to n l-2 and gains
OF q point and more were noted
in Amerada, Columbian Carbon,
Guantanamo Sugar preferred, Inter-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
.FIREMAN'S BILL
GIVEN APPROVAL
Committee Recommends
Favorable Action on
Pvt COrcOran

A favorable report on the legisla.
tive bill to permit Private John
Corcoran Of the waterbury Fire De-
partment to retire with fun pay has
been rendered by the committee on
cities and boroughs. The bill was re-
ported TO the House yesterday and
referred to the calendar Cor action
later, II Is expected that both House
ana Senate will approve the recon-
mendation.
No report has been received from
q similar petition filed by Private
Bartholomew Buckley, also Of the
waterbury Fire Department,
Both men were injured In collision
between two fire autos at the in
tersection Of Baldwin and Washing
ton streets several months ago.
At q public hearing before the
committee last March the admin
istration recorded itself as favoring
q pension for Corcoran but regls-
tered opposition to Buckley's appeal.
The corporation counsel claimed
that the fire and police physician
had found Buckley physically cap
able to performing some duties as
q fireman,
It Is generally believed, however,
that both men will be retired with
full-pay pensions,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
CAN COLLECTION
NOW MONTHLY
North, South Sections OF
City to Be Visited
Alternately

j. Warren Upson, chairman Of the
Waterbury salvage committee. an
nounced today that tin can collec-
tons will be made alternately In
the north end and south sections OF
Waterbury Just once each month
on the first Saturday OF every
month from now on.
Saturday, May !, viii be the next
collection on streets south Of East
and West Main streets, instead Of
this coming Saturday. The next col.
lection on streets north Of East and
West Main streets will take place
June /.
The altered schedule was adopted,
said Mr.. Epson, to economic on
gas and tires for city-owned trucks.
There are enough trucks, he said, to
pick up the months collection Of
cans from each household In the
districts. Rationing Of canned goods
was another reason for the sched-
ule change, since less cans are ex-
pected to be used for some time.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
ACTION BASED ON
WALL COLLAPSINC

Hearing Of o civil action brought
by Harry Wolk Of Waterbury against
Domenico Davlno, also Of this city,
opened in common pleas court be.
fore Judge Raymond Devlin this
morning. The litigation is based on
collapse Of q stone wall between
property Of the two parties.
The plaintiff claims the collapse
was due to negligence in construc-
ton Of wall built by the defend
ant, and seeks 81 600 for damages to
his garage. The defendant filed o
counter claim asking for 5000 dam
ages. He alleges the wall on his
property collapsed because one built
in front Of 1t by the plaintiff gave
way and thereby removed support.
His own garage was rendered USE
less because Of the collapse, he
claims.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
MADAME KAI-SHEK
RETIRES TO REST
Secures Private Home on
Hudson River to Regain
Her Strength
BY JOAN YOUNGER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Somewhere ont the Hudson, N. Y,
April IA. - Cup - Nine. Chang
Kai-shek completed her nonstop
transcontinental trip from Los
Angeles today and retired to a hide
away on the Hudson River for few
weeks of rest from the strain Of her
seven-weeks tour of the United
States.
The wife of the Chinese General
issimo, who almost collapsed four
times on the long stretch Of public
appearances, went into seclusion in
a private home, from which the
family had moved to a nearby
hotel. 1t was believed that If she
could regain sufficient rest she
might be able to accept invitations
to visit Canada and England.
Nine. Chang vii lstay here until
about May !, when she Is expected
to go to Washington to confer with
President Roosevelt.
Her arrival was entirely unn0ticed.
She was accompanied by two
nephews and q niece - L. K. Kung,
her secretary-general, L. T. Kung,
her niece, and Captain L. c. Kung,
who is on leave from the British
Army.
DR.. wellington Koo, Chinese Am
bassador to Great Britain, who con-
ferred in Washington with Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden about 10
days ago, was expected to hold
several conferences with Nine.
Chang concerning postwar prob
lens. DR.. Koo also was expected to
discuss her proposed trip to Canada
and Britain. He came east with
Nine. Chang.
Others staying with Nine. Chang
included Nine. Mel Tao-Ming, wife
of the Chinese Ambassador to
Washington. who has been COM
panion to the frail first lady Of
China, and Mrs. G. T. Feng, wife
of the Counsel General in San
Francisco.
Two American nurses were in
constant attendance upon Nine.
Chang, who has been out Of a hos
pital for only 2 IL months, and it
was expected that physicians from
Presbyterian Hospital, New York
City, would visit her. She came to
the United tSates originally for
medical treatment.
Heading east ON the train Nine.
Chang spent most of her time in
solitude, recouping her strength,
which was SO Sorely tried at the
Hollywood Bowl that for several
days she scarcely ate.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
WARNING ISSUED
TOAUTO DRIVERS
Police Departments Safe.
ty Instructor Points Out
Law Provisions

Penalties are prescribed for auto
drivers who attempt to operate their
machines on the public highways
without their offlcial licenses. Incl
dentally, Patrolman william Dwyer
Of the police departments safety
squad points out there are no days
Of grace. No license, no driving Is
Q safe, inexpensive slogan.
The daily advice to autolsts IS
prefaced today with q copy OF the
Connecticut state law relative to
operators licenses. The statement
by Ofilcer Dwyer follows:
section l588-Operation without
carrying operators license. Each op.
orator Of q motor vehicle shall car
~ his operators license while OPP
Grating such vehicle. Any person
who shall violate the provision Of
this section shall be fined not more
than three dollars"
Some drivers still believe that
there is a period of grace allowed
by the motor vehicle department for
operators to produce their drivers
license, In case Of an accident or
when stopped by a policeman. The
above statute clearly indicates
otherwise. There Is only q small fine
attached to the law but the incon.
venience and embarrassment that
makes It important that we be sure
to cary Our license. Always check
your clothes before going out Of
town and make sure that you have
your license and registration on
your person. A great many people
don't know about the duplicate lie
cense that a duly licensed operator
may obtain for the sum Of nifty
cents extra. Then II you change
your clothes It will still be possible
to have the duplicate license In the
pocket Of the car. No policeman
wants to notify any driver for court
on q minor charge like this one but
sometimes It Is necessary. It does
not help relations between the driver
and the police, so remember, 1t Is
easy to forget your license, but not
as easy to forget the embarrass-
ment you may be caused. And
while on the subject Of licenses
don't forget April S0th Is the last
day your present license Is valid.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
Compensation Agreements

The following agreements for
weekly payments to be made dur
ing disability or for specific pay
ment in the case Of permanent
injury were approved today at the
office Of Compensation Commits
sioner John J. O'Connell:
Mario Nunes Coelho Of l0l4
South Main street, waterbury,
against Scovill Mfg. Co.. Water.
bury, $e.57 for two weeks begin.
ming March 8, second supplement
tary agreement, confusion OF left
thigh.
Harold Kelly Of sat North Main
street. Waterbury, against Oscar
Montambault of Prospect, 1891
beginning April 10, fractured right
wrist and strain Of left hand.
Leo J. Kuchinskas Of 90 Glover
street, Waterbury. against lilo
Roofing Co. of 427 East Main
street, Waterbury. $3.50 begin
ming March 10, injury 70 right
ankle.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
BOND CAMP IGN
START PLEASES
Sales to Be Grouped In
National Report Cover.
ing Several Days

washington, April l4-(UP)-old
Orchard, Me-, today was In undls-
puted first place In the race 10 reach
local quotas in the current slS,OoO.-
000, 600 second war loan drive.
After culllng initial reports from
all over the country, the treasury
decided that the little Maine town
which sold enough war bonds be-
tween midnight Sunday and 1878
a, m. Monday to hit Its mark, was
unquestionably the first" Treasury
ofilcials did not keep q list Of In
dividual community quotas that
would show what Old Orchards
was.
Barnwell County, s. c., and
Stuart, Fla, also made bids for the
honor and got into q mild tempest
in the process. The treasury, how
ever awarded second honors to
Barnwell County.
Reports Of the opening days bus
mess, which are Just beginning to
reach the treasury showed that
Gov. Harold e. StaSsen Of Mime
sofa bought the first bond sold in
Minneapolis. The state itself in
vested $7,306, 900 Of its own funds
In government securities on opening
day.
A Negro boot black, John Red
mond, bought the first bond sold in
st. Louis, and his purchase was
followed almost immediately by
Morton ]. May. st. Louis depart
ment store president, who invested
$500, 900.
Early reports to the treasury In
dictated that Americans were an.
swering Secretary of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau's question In his drive
opening speech: "Shall we be more
tender with our dollars than with
the lives of our sons?" Earlier
treasury oficials had expected to be
able to make public each days bond
sale total as the drive progressed.
But today it appeared that the re-
spending flood Of dollars was so
great that the computation of bond
sales will have to be grouped In q
report covering several days.
The drive will continue until the
SIS, 900, 900, 900 needed for guns,
tanks, planes, ships and ammuni-
ton are in the treasury. II poSsi-
BILE, the drive will be closed by the
end of this month. but If the goal
is not reached by April 30 the cam
paign will run until it is.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
PLAN DISCUSSION
| ON WAR GARDENS

A meeting Of Zone A precinct, Sec
t6f, and block leaders will be held
tonight at 7:30 at Slocum school
for the purpose Of discussing the
LEGAL war garden program. Gerald
Fowler, superintendent Of the Full
TIN Park greenhouse will be the
guest speaker. Miss Lillian Mangan-
aro. Sone leader, will be In charge.
Mrs. Merton v. Allan, a member
a. the local war garden committee.
will be speaker at meeting of Zone
q leaders to take place Friday night
at T:3O at Audet Hall at AZ Church
street. Charles H. Audet will be
II charge.
Residents Of the zones have been
invited to attend the meeting. Ar
rangements were made under the
direction Of Mrs. Donald J. Post,
chief block leader.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
GOVERNOR NAY
IGNORE BILLS
Forfeited Rights May Be
Restored Harry MaCKen-
zie Without Signature

aumors at the Capitol say that
Governor Raymond z. Baldwin may
not veto or approve the bill TO
restore forfeited rights to Harry e.
Mackenzie. These same rumors per-
alSt that the governor may ignore
the bill and let 1t become a law
without his signature.
One Of the governors secretaries.
James Lowell, said that the bill
hasn't as yet arrived at the office.
The governor has three days in
which to decide what action he is
70 take. If at the end OF that time,
be has done nothing about 1t, 1t au-
Dramatically becomes a law with
out his signature.
The bill was passed by the Sen
ate and House several days ago
and It may take a week or more
before 1t reaches the governors Of
Gice,s since It has to be properly
drawn up by the engrosSing clerk
before 1t is handed to his excel
lency.
The House passed the bill today
70 restore lost rights to George
F.aloer, Waterbury, and sent it on
to the governor. The bill passed
the Senate last week.
The bills to restore lost rights
10 Edward Gray and George A.
Hubbard, Waterbury, will be heard
ON April 20 by the committee on for
feited rights, it was announced to-
day.
The Senate is expected to pass,
as did the House, the bills to re-
store forfeited rights to John H.
Crary and Thomas Shanahan,
former Waterbury assessors.
The Senate received the bill to-
day from the House which pro-
vides the state commissioner OF
domestic animals shall appoint one
or more meat inspectors in each
community, including Waterbury,
where slaughter houses exist. The
bill also provides a $40 annual fee
for each slaughter house and a S.
fee for poultry slaughter houses.
Although the bill provides that
the inspectors selected by the
state commissioner. are subject TO
the approval Of the local health
officer, it was pointed out by DEM
ocratic House Leader T. Emmett
Claire that If the local health Of
ficer and state commissioner could
not get together, the state COM
missioner would then have the COM
ulete power Of appointment. The
hill also says that the state COM
missioner has the power to remove
Inspectors IL their work is unsatis-
factory. 1t was also pointed out
that under this bill the state COM
missioner Of domestic animals would
practically have power to select the
Waterbury meat inspectors.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
Sums Allocated By
War Fund Committee
Various Agencies to Receive Financial Assistance;
SAL, 200 Needed to Meet Official Objective

The sum of $l23,0 900 was accepted
as Waterbury's quota of the 1914 Ma
tional War Fund at a meeting of the
ALLEGATION committee Of the local
War Fund held last night in the
Community Chest Office. >
United Service Organization $40,-
$50.
British War Relief, 1899.
United China Relief, $9,750.
Queen Wilhelmina Fund, $3.50.
Greek War Relief, $7,l5O.
Polish War Relief, $5,142.
Russian War Relief, $3.50.
United Jugoslav Relief, $3.50.
American Social Hygiene, $455.
War Prisoners Aid, YMCA, $1,791.
World Emergency, YWCA, $176.
U. s. Comm, for Care Of European
Children, 1926.
United Seamen's Service, $4,191.
French Relief, $1,898.
Labor's War Relief Program, ST.
064.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
News OF Connecticut

the General Supply Co., and Gen.
eral Eclipse Co., who died yesterday
after an illness.
PiIling was a native Of Cumber-
land, Il. I. He was an agent for the
Terrell Machine Co., Charlotte, N.
C., for more than 20 years.
New London, Conn, April14-(UPl
Counsel for the estate of the late
Philip M. Plant, millionaire sports
men, petitioned superior court to-
day for removal of j. S. Rex Cole,
Los Angeles, as guardian ad Item
Of Peter Bennett Plant, IA, pending
the outcome of ligitation started by
actress Constance Bennett Plant
Roland TO prove the boy was an is
sue Of her marriage to Plant.
A probate court judge already has
ruled that Plant died without issue,
and that the boy was adopted in
1882 after the actress and sports
man were divorced.
Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn, who
petitioned for the appointment OF a
resident guardian, claimed the boy
was the son of Sabina Armstrong
and was born in London in 1929,
the same year that Miss Bennett
obtained divorce at Nice, France.
Under the terms of Plants will,
his $780, estate was to go to his
mother, Mrs. Mae c. Hayward, New
York, If he died without tissue.
Hartford, Conn, April 14.-(UP)-
Revocation Of the license Of Vim
cent and william FerrarOtti, Tor
ringtOn milk dealers for alleged viO-
latiOns Of the price control pro-
visions of the staet milk act, was up
held today In . decision Of Superior
Court Judge Ernest A. Inglis.
The license was revoked June Is,
1912, by State Milk Administrator
Donald o. Hammerberg, who per-
mitted them to continue In business
under . temporary permit pending
the outcome Of their appeal.
The decision Of Judge Inglis held
that the revocation was justified ON
grounds the dealers, distributors Of
milk at Winsted and TorringtOn,
had underpaid at least two pro-
ducers and had rendered false ac-
counts to the administrator.
Hartford, Conn.,, April I4.-(UP)
Connecticut unemployment COM
pensation officials today rejected a
petition OF Japanese alien now in
termed at Manzanar, Cal, for job
less benefits on the contention he
complied with provisions of the COM
pensation act In being available for
work..
The japanese. a Norwalk restau-
rant worker who lost his job on
December 7, 1871 and later was in
termed. was said by officials not
to Sc available for work at the
present time, regardless Of how the
law might be interpreted.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
GUEST PASSENGER
sues FOR $4,000

Agnes Engratt has withdrawn the
$4,000 damage suit filed in COM
mon pleas court against John Was
kevice Of Thomaston. The local
woman claimed she sustained severe
injuries when a car driven by the
defendant and in which she was q
passenger left the Thomaston- Wa
terbury highway July 30, 1899 and
crashed into telephone pole.
She charged the defendant with
negligence for speeding and failing
to apply the brakes when the car
failed to negotiate curve and left
the road. Injuries to the face, head,
arms, and legs were listed in the
complaint. Terms of settlement were
not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
IL DISMISSED,
STRIKE FOLLOWS
United Auto Workers in
Cleveland Walk Out on
Three Shifts

Cleveland, April l4.-(UP)-op-
erationS at the Thompson Products
Company were reported very nearly
normal today by management
spokesman despite a strike by MEM
bers of the United Automobile
Workers Of America (CIO) over the
dismissal of IL employees.
A union spokesman, however, pre-
dicted the plant would be COM
pletely shut down. before the end
of the day. He said that 90 per
cent Of the plants approximately
$500 workers on three shifts had
responded to the strike call issued
by the union last night.
Raymond s. Livingstone, company
vice-preSident in charge Of person.
mel, said that ''only 10 per cent" Of
the plants employees had stayed
away from work on the three shifts
at the plant. He said the normal
number" Of workers reported on the
Z q. m. shift today. 49,.
'The failure of this strike is the
dismal climax Of five years Of UNI
successful attempts to drive en-
ployes into the CO." Livingstone
said.
The plant manufactures aircraft
products.
There were conflicting reports
whether the walkout was the flrst
authorized strike since labor gave
its no-strike pledge to President
Roosevelt shortly after Pearl Har-
Dor.
Ed Hall, who ordered the walk
out last night, said the strike was
authorized by r. ]. Thomas, inter-
national president Of the union, but
Thomas fatty denied any such sane
ton.
Frederick Crawford, president Of
the company and also head OF the
National Association of Manufacture
ers, in a statement issued at San
Francisco, charged the National
Labor Relations board with partial
responsibility for the strike.
Crawford said the strike resulted
from the boards failure to recognize
an independent union. which he
claimed won a collective bargain
ing eleCllOIl 1dSb May.
He also accused the CLIO OF raid
ing the independent union and
1.-The small minority has continued
its constant organizing and efforts
toward work stoppage, slowdowns
and exaggerated grievance claims"
The strike is the outgrowth OF
the dismissal of one worker, whom
Hall said admitted classifying his
piece-work production record. Eleven
CLIO shop stewards attempted to at
tend a grievance hearing, but Liv-
ingstone objected, saying only one
was necessary. The others were
asked to leave and when they re-
fused company police elected one.
The others then left In protest. Hall
said the II stewards then were dis
missed.
Hall said he appealed to the re-
gional War Labor Board to order
the reinstatement Of the workers.
The board refused to issue the or
der, Hall said, but did ask the ma
tional WLB to investigate the case.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
Building Permits

The following permits were issued
today at the office OF Building In
spector John T. Hartley:
Kasemir Jaccorowsky. chicken
coop 81 Birch street, cost $25.
Clifford r. Prescott, chicken coop,
$50 Homestead avenue, cost $40.
Lawrence Diorio, demollsh frame
shed, Corner Seymour a. Wilson
streets.
Joseph Byrnes. snclose front
porch, Midland road $50.
Arthur Wholley, alteration for
garage In cellar ~ Crescent street,
cost $500.
Rebecca Levoie, chicken coop, IT'S
Circular avenue, cost 80.
Edgar Bouffard, enclose porch,
Maple Row, cost $500.
Ernest Stance, enclose rear porch,
IS Olena avenue, cost SITS.
James Surroceo, storage shed, 172
Wolcott street, cost SITS.
Pauline Marine, addition 10 GO.
rage, 1920 Baldwin street, cost IT'S.
Joseph LeBreaux, chicken coop,
SO Mcnamara street, cost $50.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14
JAPANESE BOMB
MILNE BAY BASE
Daylight Raid Follows
MacArthur's Warning of
Enemy Operations
ny DON CAswELL

united Press STAN Correspondent
Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters
Australia, April l5,-(Thursday)-
(UP)-Japanese bomberS smashed
at the important Allied base Of
Milne Bay on the southeastern tip
Of New Guinea by daylight today
soon after Gen. Douglas Macarthur
and Prime Minister John Curtin
had warned Of powerful enemy OPP
erationS impending against the Aus
traliaIi zone.
Japan's control Of the sea lanes
Of the western Pacific and the re-
cent masSing Of enemy dir, land
and sea strength In the northern
zone means reinforced thrusts
aimed directly at Australia" which
can be halted only by increased
Allied air power, the two leaders
said.
The enemy attack in strong force
against Milne Bay was part Of q
recently increasing Japanese aerial
offensive against key Allied posi-
tons. Results Of the Milne Bay
attack we're not immediately known,
Az W0o oV0VSN VAASAaAlJs
The Milne Bay raid was believed
to be a large one. It was re-
called that the Japanese previous
" raided the Tulagi area with o.
planes and then hurled mass raids
at Orc Bay and Port MoreSby.
It now can be revealed that the
Japanese feet of about so bomb
ers and 90 flOhfArs that raidad Port
MoreSby was only moderate effort
by the enemy air force now avail
able in this area, according to
Official sources.
Reconnaissance showed that large
air forces were ct other Japanese
airdromes within striking distance
Of New Guinea, emphasizing Mac
Arthur's recent warnings Of in
creasing enemy air power.