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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29

Defense Attorney J. Warren Up.
son said the specific phrase has no
meaning in the English language
and has never been construed In
any court and that 1t Is not proper
for the defendants to be forced to
answer to q complaint in which 1t
Is used. The lawyer stated the
plaintiff should state specifically
against which Of the four defend
ants the particular charges are made
than leave q selection open by use
Of the words "and" and "or".
Defendants in the case are the
Elm City Filling Station, Inc, Of New
Haven, the Standard Oil Co., of New
Jersey, the Colonial Beacon Oil Co.,
Of Massachusetts,, and the Connec-
ticut Railway and Lighting Co. The
16.year old plaintiff was q passen!
ger on the bus which conferred in
q collision with an oil truck when
q tire on the truck blew out.
Mr.. Epson stated 1t was improper
for the plaintiff to state that the
truck driver was employed by the
Standard OH Co., and-or the Bea-
con Oil co. Similar references in
connection with the transportation
Of the oil and the supplying Of 1t
were brought out in the objections.
Attorney Harry Albert, one Of the
lawyers for the plaintiff, said the
phrase has been used In statutes and
contracts and that In o legal docu-
ment 1t indicates that specific selec-
ton Is subject to proof. He said 1t
should be UP to the court at the
civil action hearing to decide whcih
defendant Is responsible In each In
stance. He pointed out that the
business Of transporting the oil was
conducted under q joint agreement
by the three oil concerns, one Of
which was the transporter and the
others contractors: and claimed that
settlement Of responsibility rested
with the court.
Attorney Michael v. Blansfleld,
another lawyer for the plaintiff,
stated o motion for disclosure has
been filed and that when as SUBJ
mi.ted questions are answered more
definite information on the respon-
sibility may be obtained. He said
1t cannot be ascertaAned OF the
present which Of the concerns was
the direct employer Of the truck
driver or which was the principal
In the oil delivery. He said the In
formation is known, however, by the
defendants In the case and they can
furnish it. The disclosure" papers
were flled this morning in an at
tempt by the plaintiff to secure
more information on the agreement
Of the oil concerns.
The Garrigus girl was one Of II
high school pupils who were in.
jured in the collision. Both the
truck driver and bus driver were
killed. Today's hearing was the first
resulting from the pleadings on
technicalitieS Of the litigation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29
GIFTS PRESENTED
AT TESTIMONIAL
D. J. MOynahan, Mrs. Anna
NOvakOwski Guests of
Honor Last Evening

The Mattatuck once Account
staff Of the Metropolitan Life In
surance company held double sur.
prise party at Quaker Inn last even
ing in honor Of Mrs. Anna Nova
kowski, ordinary clerk, who Is re-
firing after IA years Of continuous
service with the company and for
n. j. Moynahan, manager, who
celebrated his 30th anniversary with
the company this week.
Mr.. Moynahan who spoke Of Mrs.
Novakowski's splendid record Of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29
NEGRO POLICEWOMAN
NAMED IN HARTFORD

A church worker with college
training In education was selected
as Hartfords first Negro Police
woman at q special meeting Of the
Police Board Wednesday afternoon.
The new appointee will work out
Of the juvenile department and will
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29
Counsel For Defense
Request Qualification
Of Complaint, Phrasing
Four Defendants Named in Original Action Following
Fatal Truck-Bus Crash on Cheshire Road;
Charges Held Confusing

Objections to the wording Of the complaint in the
10000 civil action brought by Doris Garrgus Of Water
bury for injuries sustained in the Cheshire road busck
collision Of September IS were voiced by counsel for the
defense at short calendar hearing in Superior Court
this morning Decision request for more specific
statement regarding the plaintiffs meaning in using the
phrase ando in referring to the party defendants was
reserved hY Judge John A. Cornell
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29

President
President Rousseau appointed
Licien T.. Perreault, chairman. Ok
the reception committee. Licieu
Larivee, Peter Madore, Philllp
Russell, Joseph Nobert and Elzear
Baril TO the refreshinent comlnit-
tee. Other members that COM
prise the entertainment comnlite
tee are: Maurice J. Rousseau, Jo~
seph Caron, Albert Chouinardy
Hector Guertin, Ernest Belval Jo-
seph Bourassa and Wilfred Ber-
nier. The commute has prepared
standing activity Of the French
to make this function the OUT
standing activity Of the French
Democratic club.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29
NORMAN THOMAS
FORUM SPEAKER
Analysis of Disarmament
Problems to Be Given at
End Church Sunday

The speaker at the Sunday even
ing Forum at the Second Congre-
gational church on October 81 at
1880 p. m. will be Norman Thomas.
The subject will be THE Price Of
World Peace''-an analysis Of the
problems Of disarmament, debt re-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29
COMMUNITY CHEST
DRIVE NEARS END
Canvassers Hope to Reach
Quota at Dinner.Meet.
ing Tonight

Waterburys' Community and War
Chests campaign will end tonight
hopeful Of attaining its goal Of
$528,484. With approximately so per
cent Of Its quota collected to date 1t
Is expected that the final progress
report dinner tonight at the Y. M.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29
MOON MAGIC

The ancient Hindus thought Of the
moon as a vessel filled with sacred
wine. that waned as It was drunk,
but always filled up again.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29

and for some years the editor Of
World Tomorrow. He served as the
secretary Of the Fellowship Of Re-
Cancellation and was associate edi-
tor Of The Nation. He Is the author
Of several books, the latest Of which
Is I'VE Have A Future"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29

Final arrangements were made
last night ct o special meeting Of
the French Democratic club, which
was held at the Franco American
Hall, for the Family Get-'cogether
which will be held Sunday after.
noon at the Franco-American hall
at 8 p. m, in honor Of Mayor
John s. Monagan and the Demo.
cratic candidates.
Mayor Monagan and City Treas
urer Serge A. Belanger will be the
principal speakers. President
Maurice J. Rousseau will be chair
man, and Joseph e. Lenieux will
act in the capacity Of master OF
ceremonies.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29
POLITICAL
CHIPS
EDDIE UDELow1Tz

The main difficulty In convincing
people that a double machine exists,
lies In the fact that 1t is necessary
to furnish proof Of its existence and
that 1t Is practically impossible to
furnish direct proof Of any such
arrangement since both sides will,
with about as much vehemence as
they can muster, deny II.
The only way such . setup can
be proven IL by differences. To
anyone Of ordinary intelligence IL
should be obvious that II leaders
Of both parties have substantial
interests In the same enterprise
and where the success Of that en-.
terprise can be enhanced through
politics, that they are likely to
look after the interests Of their
enterprise first and their party
interests afterward.
That necessitates speeding into
business and professional alliances
and entanglementS Of the heads Of
both parties and the patronage that
Is handed out by various branches
Of the city government. It is hardly
possible to make an extended sur.
vey Of this phase Of our political
setup at this time for obvious rea-
sons, such as lack Of time and the
large amount Of space II would re-
Quire. will therefore confine my
self to citing one or two such con-
nections.
Il may be purely cOnlncidental,
but IL Is . fact that four out Of .
total directorate Of seven In .
local business organization either
occupy top places In the control
Of both local party organizations,
or are clOsly associated with those
who do. They are J. Francis
Smith, Judge Theobald Conway,
J. H. Darcy and w. e. Amelong.
Judge Conway IS generally rec
ognized as attornew for various en-
terprises j. Francis Smith Is inter.
ested, although, according to re-
port some Of their legal business Is
given to Mayor Monagan and j.
Warren Epson. James H. Darcy is
the business manager Of most Of
william J. Papes enterprises. I.
have no information as to whether
his place on a particular board rep
resents his own interest or that Of
Mr.. Pape. Mr.. Amelong Is in the
government service and generally
out Of the city and therefore cannot
be very active in the setup, but
Mrs. Amelong is here and Is very
much in the thick Of things. She is
president Of the Women's Republic
can Club, besides being on the town
committee, town convention and
what not.
NJ cn,svaA a. ie TnesihlA that the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-29

OF course, Il Is possible that the
above and other such setups may
have no political significance and
Il Is quite possible that the con-
slderations that prompt them are
purely Of o business nature, but
you cannot blame us for being .
wee BIT suspicious.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19

Dig Down Deeper to Bring Vic
tory Nearer and the Boys Home
Sooner
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
PUSHED AT DAVIS
Col. Potts Heads Drive To
Reduce Number OF Acct
dents At Army Post

CAMP DAVIS, Sept. 18-Septem.
Der has been designated as Safety
month at Camp Davis and a mo
Accident campaign" will be con.
Quoted throughout the month. Post
ers designed to make the person
mel on the post safety conscious
will be displayed conspicuously at
various points in the camp.
Col. Adam E. Potts, camp COM
mander, heads the committee in
charge of the campaign, assisted
by 1t. George R. Slaughter, C. E.,
accident prevention officer; F. W.
Gerken, accident prevention engi-
neer, and an advisory committee
composed of Theo Webb, chair
man; w. K. White, Jack M. Mar
lowe and Avery Hastings. The ad-
visory committee is rotated every
three months in order that all
units may at some time be rep
resented.
Early in January of this year a
group of safety inspectors repre-
senting camps, forts and hospitals
met with officials of the Fourth
Service command in Atlanta, Ga,
and took a three weeks intensive
course in accident prevention
work. These men returned to their
respective posts upon completion
Of the course and started this work
among civilian employees. Today
Camp Davis has a record of which
it is proud.
OF some As or more camps in
the Fourth Service command con-
Quoting accident prevention pro-
grams, in June this camp rated
first in frequency and eighth in
severity. OF 146 accidents report
ed requiring treatment, only elev-
en- were serious enough to cause
loss Of time by individuals.
A daily survey is made Of the
camp by the accident prevention
engineer, who inspects and makes
such recommendations as condi-
tons require. All that are pend
ing at the end of the month are
brought to the advisory commit
tee who in turn hand over the
minutes of their session to Col.
Potts for prompt compliance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
LOOKS DECElVlNC|
WITH WAVE GUARD
Carolina Beach Girl In
Waves Finds Life
Unusual

Just 10 look at Eileen WhelpIey,
who might weigh SO pounds If you
soaked her very wet, one could
hardly have visions Of an armed
guard to a Navy captain.
But playing body guard for high
ranking officers is nothing new to
Miss Whelpley, Carolina Beach's
latest representative in the Nays
WAVES In fact she's done it sew
eraI times-even if it "was quite
a Job carrying that gun around"
Miss Whelpley, daughter of Mrs.
"A. NJ. Whelpley, Of Carolina Beach,
and sister of Chief Petty Officer
Donald Whelpley, joined the Navy
In July. Brother Donald. famous
for his activities as Major in the
Flying Tigers, passed good judge
ment on the Navy with his family
and sent his sister hurrying to en-
list.
Since donning the WAVES uni
form, Miss Whelpley has learned
the difference between civilian
and service woman. cts exactly
what 1 expected, and you see SO
many interesting things" she
wrote to friends here recently.
Seaman Second Class Whe1pley
indicates that New York is quite
the place TO rservice men and
service women. Recently, she
broadcast from the Park Central
hotel, where Vincent Lopez and his
orchestra were playing. Later, pho
tographers from "Yank', the Ar
my magazine, spent an afternoon
shaping her picture for use in
the publication.
Whatever illusions Seaman
Whelpley had about the WAVES
being non-military were blasted
when she began training at Hunter
college. I'VE marched, wa saluted,
we did everything sailor does ex-
cept go to sea. But it is fun-and
! wouldn't take anything in the
world for my place.
Pending for Miss Whelpley is a
transfer to Washington, D. c.,
where she will relieve a sailor for
sea duty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
GERMANY SHIFTING
TROOPS TO MEET
ANTICIPATED BLOWS
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CONTINUED From rage OhoJ
Kesselring and Field Marshal En-
win Rommel in Italy.
German militarists have not &C
knowledged the withdrawals from
Norway and Finland, although
troop movements have been known
tn Scandinavian observers for
weeks.
But the Nazi communicate yes
terday did report shortening OF
the eastern front and described
the retreat as "strategical neces-
sity.' :. ,
Berlin dispatches to the Swedish
press said German commentators
now admitted it was essential for
Germany to save soldiers to fight
on the Russian front as well as to
he ready to meet offensives from
other directions.
Halt Not Clear
(Capt. Ludwig sertorious, trans
ocean news agency commentator,
in remarkably frank discussion
of the German retreat in Russia,
said it was not clear where the
backward movement would halt.
C"There are disengagement
movements under way in the en-
tire southern section and in the
southern half of the central sec
ton of the Russian front up to the
highway from Moscow to Roslavl,
at the conclusion of which-it is
not yet clear when and where
that will be-the German armies
will have a front line which is
much shortened and much better
suited for Defense" he said.
(Sertorious, whose Berlin broad
cast was recorded by the Associat'
ed Press did not deny that the Rus,
slams have gained considerable
ground" but he said the German
high command, more than ever, is
dedicated to "sparing German
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
EXTENSION STUDY
SCHEDULED HERE
Roland Arranges For DR..
W. ]. Mckee To Conduct
Classes This Fall

Superintendent H. NJ. Roland has
arranged with DR.. W. J. Mckee
of the extension division of the
University of North Carolina to
offer two extension classes here
during the fall and winter, he an
nounced Saturday.
The classes will meet each
Wednesday nom 3:15 to 6 pm.
at New Hanover High school, Mr..
Roland said, the first to be con-
Quoted Wednesday afternoon, Sep
TENDER %.
Courses to be offered include:
The Development and implications
of the War and Their Bearing
Upon Education; and Community
Education.
The first course, according to
DR.. Mckee, will supplement the
course given last year on this SUBJ
ject, and the second will deal with
a new development in education
which has brought new life and
vitality to many schools, he added.
Graduate or college credit and
also credit on teachers certifi-
Gates will be given to members
of the classes, DR.. Mckee said,
adding that the amount of credit
to be given will be 10 quarter
hours of six and tWo-thirds Sc
mester hours.
In addition to teachers and prin-
cipals, residents of the community
are also invited to participate in
the classes, DR.. Mckee explained.
At the first meeting of the class
es Wednesday, the courses will be
outlined and all persons interested
in this type of study are urged
to be present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19

forces, the logical outcome of which
is yielding Of territory.'D
The Berlin correspondent of the
Stockholms-Tidningen said the Ger
mans were sacrificing territory of
great economic importance in Rus
STA since ''the eastern front is
not the only one needing troops,
and thoughts of prestige must be
dropped.
Where the main German defen-
sive line would be was a military
secret, but Swedish correspondents
pointed out that if the Russians
were able to continue their present
terrific drive they would have as
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
REDS BUT AZ MILES
FROM KEW BASTION
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(C0nt1nued FROM Page One)
when the Russians seized the town
and railway junction of Pavlograd
on the road to Dnieperopetrovsk.
Soviet troops first cracked Ger
man defenses on the Samara and
Volchya rivers, wedged themselves
into enemy formations and then
swept on to fierce street engage
ments inside Pavlograd. A regi-
ment of German infantry was WHIP
ed out, the bulletin said.
Autumn rain was hindering both
the attack. and the defense in this
key sectoK
The capture of Poltava put the
Russians nearest the Dnieper
which bends far to the east in low
er Russia. Already the Red ar
my's guns were audible at Dniep-
eropetrovsk. whose $4,000, 900
dam was dynamited by the Rus
SLAMS themselves on Aug. %, 1941
during their scorched earth retreat.
Nazis Pessimistic
The communique told of these tri-
umphs amid chorus of pessimis-
tic German admissions relayed
from Stockholm, Madrid and even
Berlin itself.
Stockholm reports said Germany
was withdrawing elite troops from
the Russian front to reinforce Italy
and retreating to save its men for
fighting on other fronts. Madrid
suggested the Germans might aban-
don their Russian campaign and
fall back $40 miles to the Polish
frontier.
Far to the south, in the offensive
aimed at Zaporozhe and Melitopol
the Russians moved methodically
from six to nine miles along the
railroads, taking no towns includ-
ing Pologi, 81 miles east of Vapor-
zhe and Chernigovka. 40 miles
northeast OF Melitopol.
Southwest of Kharkov, in an adj
vance toward Poltava and Krasno-
grad with the Dnieper in the off
ing Soviet armies outflanked Kras-
nograd with the capture of Kolo-
max, 81 miles to the northwest.
Other forces took Sakhnevshchina,
Is miles southeast of the rail CEN
ter. Over $50 occupied places were
taken in this area
The strong Red army forces
which captured Bryansk Friday
swarmed on IA miles southwest of
that important rail center.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
DISORDERS SPREAD
THROUGHOUT ITALY
Continued From Page One)
in the Trentino and some local1-
ties of Alto Veneto.
SECRET POLICE BUSY

BERN Switzerland, Sept. 18.-
lP)-The German secret police
went into full speed operation in
Italy today with an order impos-
ing death on all Italians caught
hiding arms or molesting or steal
ing military equipment.
The death decree was published
throughout occupied Italy - the
best indication thus far Of the I'M
derground resistance tn Nazis ex-
pect to encounter there and the
ruthlessness with which they are
determined to fight it.
The Nazi pattern was the same
as that first seen in Poland and
later used with clocklike precision
in Norway, the low countries,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
Needs
CONTROL ROOM
(WOmen 81; Men 25

Duties: Telephone messages to
outside and receive incoming mes
sages. Training: Instructions given
at Control room.
NEW ENLISTMENTS
Air Raid Warden -- l
Control Room NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l
Messenger l
Nurses Aides II
Total 20
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
MIGHT ABANDON CAMPAIGN

MADRID, Sept. 1S- (R The
newspaper Arriba's Berlin CORES
dent said today that the Germans
might abandon the Russian cam
paign," relinquish the Ukraine and
their foothold in the Crimea, and
drop back some $40 miles to
heavily fortified line along the Po-
fish frontiers.
(The correspondents dispatch
presumably was passed by Ger
man censors, perhaps for propa-
gan purposes.)
Such a decision, he said, would
mean a complete change in Ger
man strategy to that of holding a
powerful defense line from the Bal
tic to the Black sea, withdrawing
their forces from their threat to
Leningrad in the north and evacuat-
ing such bastions as Smolensk.
The withdrawal would enable the
Nazis to free more troops and ma
terial to oppose the Allied thrust
through Italy and the expected in
vasion of western Europe, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
ADVOCATES PROGRAM

NEW YORK, Sept. 10. - (P -
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia today urg-
ed a postwar federal public
works program "of several bill
lions of dollars" as a cushion for
the change-over from war to peace
time production.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19

m M" n to say about it as the NJ
n me phle ;: river is viewed s1is
possible ? line, but there alre D As a
discussion that the Germ sl5 eady is
Riga to Odessa. '-'''lg lion
c. Loss Of Of Novorossisk in the e..
Germans. The correspcnJo,,' 10 Ii.
S ait1ar De- pemokraten reported u n he
held at all costs. P''' 10 b.
There are hundreds :.
reasons why you sho1ld GOD
$500 War Bond. oQy 1,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
TRANSFERRED

HEADQUARTERS, 18TH LIGHT
MING DIVISION, Camp Butner,
Sept. 18-R-Transfer of Brig.
Gen. A. Franklin Kibler, from the
18th division under war depart
ment orders, was announced today
by Maj. Gen. Edwin P. Parker,
Jr., commanding general of the
18th Lightning Division. Since re-
activation of the 18th Division
more than ye- ago General Kib-
Ter has been commander of the d.
vision field artillery.
Invest in War Bonds for a prof
table payoff that can't miss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
Cob Hunnor

A snuff manufacturer is a man
who goes around putting his bust
ness in other peoples noses.-U.
S. Coast Guard Magazine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19

France and Russia - conservation
of labor, death to saboteurs and a
command to the country's army
to appear for surrender or Undue
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
Home Uetense Notes:
Neighbo Clubs,
0CDin8Counties
Activities
Home Defense Notes:
Nv KEN HALL

Impetus was given the neigh
borhood war club organization
campaign in lower peninsula coun-
ties at a meeting i'm the Horace
Rackham Memorial Building at
which Glenn +. Jackson. assistant
chief Of the defense council and
NWC plans for the national OCD,
asked closer cooperation from all
organizations aiding in the war
effort on the home front.
Problems of organization and
keeping up of public interest were
discussed at the two sessions of
the representatives of eight coun-
ties.
jackson said:
Americans always have been
great organizers, hut now is the
time for total organization To
bring all elements into a total
civilian war services effort.
FLOW OF INFORMATION
"Nelghborhood war clubs are
channel for the flow of infOr-
nation 10 aid the Allied cause.
Only through face-tO-face meet
ings and hOuse-tO-hOuse can
vases shall we he able TO tell
Americans all the story of our
efforts i'm child care, recreation.
health. nutrition, housing and
other correlated services given
by the OCD.
THE public Is becoming con-
scious of our effort as the home
defense organization reaches a
high point Of efficiency"
Tonight Is bond auction night
at the Brightmoor Fall Festival,
sponsored by the Northwest War
Council. The festival opened with
a big parade of % units last night
and continues through Saturday
The % exhibits of various home
defense and war activities are set
up in big tent at the corner of
Burt road and Fenkell.
The bond sale goal has been set
at 100000 and the auction will
be held at the Irving Theater
Already, one sale OF 100000 has
been pledged.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
Navy 10 Decorate
Merchant Seamen

WASHINGTON, Sept. % CINS)
The navy department announced
today that its decorations, here
tofore restricted TO naval person
mel, would be awarded in the flu
ture TO members of the United
States merchant marine, but only
when direct combat with the
enemy is involved, or in the case
of especially meritoriouS service
under combat conditions during a
naval expedition.