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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
RAPPORT in Line
FOR PERRY'S JOB
Governor Considers Nam
ing West Hartford Man
Bank Commissioner

Hartford, Conn.,. March l6- CUp)
Banking authorities reported to-
day that Gov. Baldwin was consid-
ering the appointment Of Richard
Rapport, West Hartford, as State
Bank Commissioner to succeed Wal
ter Perry on July l.
Perry, appointed by former DEM
ocratic Gov. wilbur l.. Gross on
June 81, 1888. Is not scheduled for
disappointment. He is rs years old,
or eight years beyond the regular
retirement age.
Rapport, associated with the bank
department since 1925, was named
deputy ON Jan. I. 1899 during the
first administration Of Gov. BaldS
win. He had been in the state serv-
Ice for II years, with the exception
Of two years as examiner for the
Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston
from 1888 to 1885.
Rapport was said 10 have the APP
prevail Of Commissioner Perry and
also Of leading baking authorities
Of the state.
The commissionership pays $1,000
. year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
JURY SEES RUINS
OF BOSTON BLAZE
COcOanut Grove Man.
slaughter Trial Features
Reading 20 Indictments

Boston, March 16.-(UP)--The
jury in the Cocoanut Grove man
slaughter trial today viewed the
fire-scarred night club where 49l
persons including movie star Buck
Jones persisted In flames and panic
last November 20,
The IL men were taken 10 the
scene In the heart Of Bostons night
life after a 30-minute opening adj
dress by the prosecutor, Atty. Gen.
Robert T. Bushnell before Superior
Judge Joseph l.. Hurley.
The defendants, Barnett Welan-
sky, owner of the night club; his
brother James, and club wine stew
ard, Jacob Goldfine, did not visit
the scene, but the Jurors were &C
companied by Asst. Atty. Gen. Jo-
seph Collins, Asst. Dist.-Atty. Fred
erlck T. Doyle, and defense coun-
sci.
At the outset of today's court ses-
sion, the clerk of court read 20
manslaughter indictments against
the three defendantS-a procedure
which required 80 minutes.
Bushnell limited his opening to q
description Of the rooms and OBJ
jects which the jurors would see
during the view. Using diagrams,
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WCHY SOLDIERS
BACKING ITALIANS

London, March l6.-(UP)-Re-
ports from Switzerland said today
That Italian troops supported by
some VIchy forces had started a
large scale drive against strong
French guerrilla armies entrenched
In the mountainous border district
of eastern France. where open war"
fare appeared imminent.
Frontier dispatches by way OF
Switzerland told Of minor clashes,
in which both Italians and French
patriots suffered some casualties, but
so far no major battles had been re-
ported.
other reports said German SIS
elite guards had moved up to re-
inforce the Vichy mobile police IN
the French Alps, assigned especial
IL to patrol villages from which the
guerrillas were believed to be re-
ceiving supplies.
There we're uncOnflrned reports
that German planes had carried out
new bombing attacks on the guer-
rilla positions.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
9 MEAT DEALERS
AWAIT SENTENCES
All, Indicted on Black Mar
ket Charges, Plead NOIO
COntendere

New Haven. Conn, March 10
(UP)-Nine OF % meat dealers in
dicted for alleged black market ac-
tivitieS entered pleas of nolo con-
tendre today before u. S. District
Court Judge Carroll C. Hincks and
their cases were put over TO April
for sentencing.
The nine. accused with the others
OF charging prices beyond the OPA
ceilings, were:
Harry Bawarsky, j. p. Flaherty
ard George Wienhusen, all OF New
Haven,
Edward L. Stanley, Stamford.
Max Klein and Samuel Samowitz,
Bridgeport.
Herbert G. Jones. Anthony Novak
and Abraham Singer. DanbuIy.
OF the other who appeared In
court, four allowed previous pleas
of not guilty to stand. They were:
Samuel Gelfenbein and Arthur OPP
penheim. Hartford: Abraham Rap
paport and Mendel Dober. Bridge
port.
The court assigned argument sfor
Wednesday afternoon on motions
OF three Of the accused. challenging
the constitutionality OF the OPA
regulations under which they were
indicted by a federal grand jury
Feb. 30.
U. S. Attorney Robert p. Butler
opposed allowing the nine defend
ants to enter nolo pleas, declaring
1t would soften the proceedings
against others who might be indic!-
ed on similar charges.
Judge Hincks. however, after de-
claring a brief recess. permitted the
pleas to be entered.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
RITES
PAID MORGAN
Simple Funeral Accorded
Financier; No Flowers
and No Pail Bearers

New York March l6-(uP)-Slm-
pie funeral services were held to-
day for J, p, Morgan, international
flnancier and one Of tho worlds
richest men whose name was ynon-
omous with most Americans with
Wall Street.
There we're no flowers and no
pallbearers and only Morgans FAM
lily, friends, and business associates
were in the pews Of old ST. Georges
Protestant Episcopal church on
Stuyvesant Square when the Rev,
Rush r. Sloane read the funeral!
service of the Episcopal Book Of
Common Prayer.
The mourners included the off,
cials Of Morgan a. Co., Incv and
Morgan, Stanley g. Co., Inc, the
two corporations which had sue
ceeded the Morgan private bank
when 1t was compelled to reorgan-
izc In 1894 by new banking laws,
Also present were thre Of his four
children. Mrs. Paul q. Pennoyer,
one OF his two daughters, was
stricken with an illness while ell
route here with his body and was
unable to attend,
After the services, the body was
taken TO u crematory. The ashes
will be deposited In family vault
at Hartford, Conn. which contains
the ashes Of Morgan's wife who died
III 1926.
st. Georges is one Of New York's
Oldest churches, In a neighborhood
once fashionable but now gone to
seed. The church, however, still Is
that Of New York's we'll established,
st. Johns at Lattirgtown, N. Y
near Morgan's country estate Of
which he was senior warden.
Morgan's body arrived here yes
terday morning by train from Boca
Grande, Fla. where he died early
Saturday. 1t was taken to his IL
brary, adjoining his palace-like town
house where 1t remained until re-
moved to the church this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
ALLIED INVASION
NOT IMPROBABLE
Russians Continue Sweep
to SmOIenSk; NaziS Or
fensive Doubtful
BY LOUIS +. KEEMLE
limited Press War Analyst

The Germans, by re-capturing
Kharkov have gained an important
victory but its effect on the CAM
paign as whole may not he as
great as would seem at first glance.
In driving the Russians out OF
Kharkov, the Germans have
achieved three things:
/. They have freed the German
army north of the Sea OF Azov from
the threat of encirclement by throw
inC in nassed reserves to prevent a
disaster.
2. They have regained a rail CEN
ter OF Importance in any future
campaign, offensive or defensive.
3. They have deprived the Rus
SLAMS of the opportunity to restore
the ruined steel center and get 1t
back into production.
An incidental result will be the
fefect on German home morale,
which was shaken by the Russian
capture of Kharkov and advances IN
the Rzhev area.
A network of eight railways ex-
tends from Kharkov to the north,
south and east. Control OF this rail-
center would be essential If the Ger
mans are to attempt another gen
eral summer offensive. Now that
they have taken Kharkoy. they
should be able to hold it for some
time against any Russian counter
stroke. because spring thaws are at
hand and armored warfare will be
almost impossible for q time.
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Plan Linked to Opening OF
Second Front in Europe
This Year
AIR, NAVY, ARMY
CONFEREES PRESENT
New Anti.Sub Vessel Is
Planned By U. S. to
Combat Menace

Washington, March 10. -
CUP - Coordinated plans
for attacking the Axis U-Boat
menace and keeping the At.
lantic shipping lanes oper
have been drafted at o con.
ference here among Ameri'
can, British and Canadian
officers, the Navy announced
today. The announcement.
released simultaneously In
Ottawa, London and Wash.
ton, coineided with London dts
patches reporting that Adolf Hitler,s
promised renewal of the battle Of
the Atlantic on q large scale ap-
peared to have started,
The meeting was held under the
craftsmanship OF Admiral Ernest ].
King, commander In chief OF the
U, 8, Fleet, Further conferences
will be held,
Complete agreement was reached
on the policy TO be pursued In the
protection Of Allied shipping In tho
Atlantic and on the best methods OF
employing the Allied escort vessels,
anti-Submarine craft and aircraft
IN defeating the U-boat menace" .
Navy communicate reported,
Tied 10 Second Front
Although officials declined to dis.
cuSS any details Of the antl-Suhma-
rlne program, II was believed TO be
directly connected with plans for
opening q second front In Europe
this year. Unhampered TRANSACT
lantic supply lines will be Of utmost
Importance In the large scale iT-
vaSion Of the European continent.
The fact that Canada was repre-
sented IN the discussions indicated
that the north Atlantic ship lanes
figured prominently In the plans.
The Navy communique said that
the conference was one OF O series
which have been and will be held
TO review all phases OF the subma-
rine menace and to readjust Allied
CONFERENCE.-The to meet changing
situations.
MANY COnIereeS
Conferees included air as well 90
Army and Navy officers.
Among them were Vice Admiral
Sir Henry r. Moore, lord commits
sioncr Of the admiralty and vice
chies Of Britaln's naval staff; Air
Vice Marshal A, Durston, senior air
stan officer, headquarters, British
coastal command; Rear Admiral v.
q. Brodcur, Royal Canadian Navy
and Air Vice Marshal N. r. Ander.
son, Royal Canadian Air Force.
Admiral King Present
: The Navy did not give the names
OF any OF the U. S. Nays repre-
sentatives except Admiral King.
But the Army was represented by
Maj. Gen. c. p. Gross and Brig,
Gen. w. T. Larson, an air force ON.
Ger. The war shipping administra-
ton was represented by E. Cush-
ing.
While the submarine menace
eased of during the past few
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AXIS LOSE FOUR
PLANES in RAID
No Casualties Reported on
Eastern Coast of Eng
land; Damage Slight

london, March IS - (U.P0 -
The German air force paid with
four planes last night for minor
raids on the eastern coast OF Eng
land that caused only slight damage
and no casualties.
(The Federal Communications
Commission reported that the Nazi-
controlled Kalundborg radio IN
Denmark went of the air at APO
a. m. EWT today. possible indi-
cation Of an Allied daylight raid.)
The Royal Air Forces bomber
command rested for its third night
after the great block-buster assault
Friday night on the Krupp Works
1t Essen In Germany's Ruhr Valley.
Cnclement weather over the CONT
nent was believed responsible.
One of the four raiders shot down
over the eastern coast of England
last night crashed in flames a few
miles from a town after two crew.
men were seen to bale out In the
moonlight. Two other planes crash
I'd In the same area.
In daylight late yesterday, Raj
VentuuraS with a Spittire escort at
tackled the German airfield at st.
Brieuc In north France following an
earlier fighter bomber attack on
enemy shipping of the Dutch coast.
during which an armed trawler was
set afire. One Ventura was lost IN
he airfield attack.
The Air Ministry announced to-
lay that reconnaissance photo
graphs disclosed that both the Sic
mems Electrical Works and the
main Diesel Engin Works were
iamaged heavily In the big Raj
iight raid on Nurnberg, southern
Germany Industrial center, March
The photographs, made two days
sfter the raid, showed that nres
IT'LL were burning in both works as
we'll as In the Nu'Sberg railway
Yards. The diesel works have been
making engines for armored cars
md trucks and the Siemens factory
Eas concentrating on the manu-
.acture OF transportation OF which
he Germans are known to be short
other Nurnberg factories dam
,ged included an aluminium works
which made aircraft and aircraft
eornponents, and four engineering
plants. The main railroad station
Was said to have been destroyed and
the railway administrative building
wrecked.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
STORE HOURS
CHANGES LOOM
acknowledgement Com.
mittee Meets Friday to
Formulate Suggestions

Further change In local store
hours appeared probable today as
Mrs. Mary NJ, Dewey, deputy
director Of the War Manpower
Commission for the Waterbury area
scheduled o special meeting OF the
local labor management manpower
committee for Friday for the plr-
pose OF formulating recommended
ton. The director stated II would
be up TO the committee to decide
whether or not q 48-hour week
schedule should be put In force for
local stores, thus overriding q pre-.
Vious understanding Of merchants
that they will not be obligated to
conform TO tho 48-hour minimum
work week order,
Mrs. Dewey stressed today no de-
finite plans for increasing store
hours have been made, but that the
meeting Friday has been called to
determine whether or not benefits
might result from such q move. She
pointed TO Oh extension recommend
cd for stores IN Bridgeport, also
listed as q critical area"
The recommendation will be
goveislored by considerations Of
local shopping habits and possible
leSSening OF abscnteeiSm by extern
sion OF shopping hours, the director
indicated. The move would be d.
rectly IN line with the task OF the
VINO TO adopt measures which
would secure greatest war produce
ton and would bring about best
utilization Of available labor.
Members OF the executive COM
mittee OF the local Merchants
Bureau last week suggested a
change in Friday hours of retail
establishments, Plans were made TO
open at noon and close at 0 p. m,
each Friday, but calling Of another
special meeting yesterday indicated
that q change of sentiment may
have occurred and q revision OF the
schedule was In store. No announce
ment was made rs 10 the outcome
OF the meeting, the only official re-
port stating that the topic Is still
under consideration.
Mrs. Dewey said today the VINO
had given approval TO the proposed
Friday change and welcomed the
cooperation OF merchants in aiding
the shopping requirements of work
crs, Whether or not one evening
a week opening would be effected
In the event stores are asked to
adopt the 48-hour schedule was not
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WILDCAT STRIKE
CR|PPLES PLANT
Federal Government Inter.
venes at Ohio Roller
Bearing Company

Canton, O., March To- CUPD--.
Tho federal government interviewed
today to end wildcat" strike at
the CambrinouS Works OF the Tim
ken Roller Bearing Co, which has
crippled war production for more
than % hours.
j. Lawrence Duncan, regional
representative of President Roose-
velt'S committee on fair employment
practices, came here from Cleve-
land 10 confer with company off,
cials.
The strike, affecting 1900 work.
err on three shifts at the plant, en-
tered Its second day today, report
edly In protest over equal treat
ment accorded TO Negro employees
by the management In matters Of
seniority and promotion.
New York, March l6.--(UP)-Ne-
gotiationS on settlement of proposals
by the United Mine Workers for
basic pay increase Of 81 per day for
bituminous miners started Mt 1918
a. m. today, when the join wage
conference of the northern Appa-
lachian region resumed Its sessions,
A motion for the appointment OF q
negotiating subcommittee was car
ried soon after todays session got
The motion, made by Charles o.
Neill. spokesman for the operators,
was carried without a dissenting
vote from the miners after John l.,
Lewis, President Of the UNIV,
warned against the operators using
the subcommittee as a means TO
"filibuster."
But before the subcommittee be-
gan its closed session, Lewis
served notice that the little STEEL
wage formula-a Is per cent cost
of-living wage would not
be acceptable to the bituminous
miners who seek 50 day increase
over their basic 81 pay.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
|PEROTTI FINED
S1OO AND COSTS
Baldwin Street Resident
Guilty OF Threatening
IannarO With Gun
CNEA Telephoto, from U, s, Navy

Warning that tho offense Will,
which he was charged was serious
nature Judge John l.. uaffney IN
city court today imposed q fine Oi
500 and costs on Vincent Perotu
"a, 40 Baldwin street, charged with
assault with % dangerous weapon
and $50 and costs on companion
count Of carrying o concealed
weapon.
Perotti, arrested Feb. 20 by Sergt,
John Murphy and Pntrolman John
Walsh OF the MOTOR patrol after
allegedly threatening the proprietor
OF q Bank street tavern with n re-
Volvcr, was released IN custody of
his counsel, Atty. Michael Ciano,
Execution Of the sentence suspended
until March "a, when Atty. Ciano
asked that his client be given time
to raise the money.
Patrolman Walsh testified that
no had found Perotti IN the tavern,
at 622 Bank street at $50 o'clock
OH the evening OF Feb, 20 after re-
celving a radio call that there was
a disturbance there. He said Perotti
had submitted to search without re-
sistance, and that he found q 30
caliber revolver with four loaded
cartridges and one empty shell In
the inside pocket OF his coat.
Questioned by Prosecuting Attor-
rey Frederick w. Palomba, PATROL
man Walsh said Perctti had been
drinking, but was not under the IN.
Auence of liquor.
Donate Iamaro, proprietor Of the
tavern, told the court that Pcrotti
had come In Cooking for his
hrother-in- law" and had pointed
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American Girls
Going To Africa

Allied Headquarters, North
Africa, March l6.-(UP)-After
seeing nothing but yelled Arab
women for months, American
soldiers In the front line In
North Africa are going 10 see
some American girls - along
with hot coffee and dOughnuts
soon,
Wearing grey uniforms, with
Stacks or blue denim Overalls,
these Red Cross workers are
waiting for more "clubmOblleS"
before setting out for the front.
The drivers include Barbara
Campbell Of Boston md Palm
Beach, and Peggy ROblce OF
Providence, II. ].
They Rre here 10 operate
"clubmOblleS," which are light
trucks fitted out IN mobile rec
reatiOnal centers, and will go rs
close 10 the front aS military
authorities will permit.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
5000 FORD MOTOR
WORKERS ON STRIKE

Detroit March l6.--(UP)-A
walkout of approximately 5000 day
shift workers at the Ford Motor
Company's River Rouge aircraft
engine factory was reported today
by company Spokesman.
The spokesman said "only a few
workers remained at the engine
factory which was honored with the
Army Navy "E" award for produce
ton excellence Friday. The plant
Is engaged in quantity output OF
Pratt q whitney engines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
TOWEL PRODUCTION
SLICED LAST YEAR

Washington. March 16.-CUP)-
Fewer towels and wash cloths used
for civilian purposes wepe produdced
last year than in l94l, although all
cotton fabric production reached an
all-time high-ll 250,000O00 yards.
the war production board disclosed
today.
According to a report released by
Frank L. Walton, director Of the
textile, clothing. and leather divi-
sion of WPB. military needs ac-
counted for the record manufacture
of cotton fabrics. making particu.
larly heavy demands on such fab-
RIGS as cotton duck.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
Writer Claims New Guinea
Enemy Eats Bodies OF
Recently Slain Soldiers

The author Of the following ac-
count Of Japanese conduct In bat.
tie and the puEEling pattern be-
hind Japanese war strategy has
just returned from q 22,0O0.milO
tour Of the southwest Pacific, He
was under FIRE with American and
Australian troops In New Guinea,
talked with Allied military leaders
at every important base In the
area and saw some of the few
Japanese who have allowed them
selves TO be taken alive, Ne left
his desk IN san Francisco where
he serves ~ vice president In
charge Of the Pacific area Of the
United Press 10 don war cor
respondents uniform and make u
personal inspection ~ the war
fronts IN his territory,
by FRANK II. BARTHOLOMEW
Vice President Of the United Press
New York, March l6-(uP)-The
more you study ut first hand the
battle psychology OF the Japanese
soldier, the more you are driven Ia
the conclusion that you know MOTH
Ing about II,
Military leaders In the Pacific, you
conclude, have just about giVenA UP
trying to figure out what the JAP
will do In any given set OF cireum.
stances, Sometimes he will keef
fighting when hopelessly cornered
other times he will suddenly quit
when there Is no apparent reason
For example:
I'VE had O Jap force solidly con-
tanned between our two lines over
In the Buna area" Gen, r, +, Her.
ring, the Australian commanding
the Allied ground forces IN New
Guinea, told me on my recent trip,
I'VE had him cut off from his sup
plies and were waiting him out, He
had more automatic fire power than
we had figured on and the Job OF
wiping out was progressing slowly,
"Finally ] was ordered to move
In and wipe him out, because he
was impeding the general advance,
SO ordered our lines to come to-
gether and get him ut Q o'clock the
fConLinucd on Pare ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
RUSSIANS ADMIT
LOSING KHARKOV
Hitler's Spring Sub Drive
Appears Underway; Japs
Attack Darwin
BY HARRISON SALISBURY

nx HAMhhSON SALA6DOAI
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, March I6.-(UP)-Adolf
Hitler's promised spring submarine
offensive appeared under way today
with spreading Axis claims-not
confirmed or denied r. the Allies
of new sinkings in the Atlantic.
The NaZi propaganda machine
started laying down a barrage of
claims, maintaining that 81 Allied
ships had been sunk In the last
month. The Italians joined In,
claiming the sinking OF the Empress
Of Canada, liner described by
Rome as carrying Allied troops.
Rome did not specify whether the
troops were American, Canadian OF
British, and no comment on the
Axis claim was forthcoming from
The admiralty, from Canada or the
United States.
The fighting In Tunisia seemed
to have died down, but the Allies
were reported feeling out the AXls
lines all along the Tunisian front,
perhaps preliminary to the big scale
onslaught aimed at throwing the
Germans and Italians into the sea.
The Nazls' latest claim In the
Continued on Pas U
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Complete Plan Agreement
To Protect Allied Shipping
Cooked Bones Of Human Hand
Found In Japanese Canteen
Woman, 81, Victim
OF Negro Mugger

New York, March l6,-UP)-
Extraordinary police efforts 70
halt n series Of mugglngS by
knife welding fOotpads IN
dlmmed.0ut streets paid diVi-
dendS early today when detec-
tlveS seized an alleged muggcr
soon after a woman had been
stabbed with IN Ice pick,
Mrs. Kathrync McCOnnvlllc,
81, fourth Victim since Sunday
night, resisted the attempts Of
q negro thief TO seize her purse
and was taken 10 n hospital
where II waS found that her
NSSailant'S Ice pick had pune
tured one lung, Her condition
was serious,