The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10
News Of Connecticut

Hartford, Conn, March 10 - CU. P0 - Fitch L. Brennan, state dl- rector of the food distribution ad- ministratlon, today was placed In charge of all meat and livestock distribution in the state under n di- rectlve from Secretary of Agrlcul. ture Claude F. Wlckard.
 Brennan said he has formed e volunteer advisory committee of meat handlers and processers to work out problems,
 Hartford, Conn.,, March 10 - (U. P.) - Three men were being held today on . charge of aSsaultlng . crulSer policeman and taking away his revolver and the keys tO hls car.
 Those held by lOca1 authorities arc Frank Mckay, Frank Y. Pax. dera, 20, arrested at New York, and Peter KRncewlCE, 35, all of this city,
 Mckay was the last Co be rounded up. He was found hiding ln the eel. lar of his home last night.
 Danbury. Conn, March 10 - (U, P.) - Mrs. Grace Heath, 26, mother Of several children, was found guilty of cruelty to Q four-year-old step-daughter, Lena, in city court late yesterday. She allegedly thrust the childs hand Into boiling water, leaving scars.
 The child, during the hearing, stepped to the front of the court room, and showing her hand, told Judge Darius J. L. Spain; "Mommy did this to me-"
 Judge Spain gave Mrs. Heath Q suspended sentence of 60 days and placed her on probation for Q year after torming the act most inhu. mane and inconceiVable,"
 Notice of appeal was filed.
 Greenwich, March IO-(UP)- John w. Ley, 90, Stamford, was hOspltaliyed today after hls traAer truck crashed through Q highway fence on the Boston Post road, tOp- pied down an embRnkment, hit . tFee and overturned. He suffered back injuries and head laeeratiOns.
 The truck was owned by tho White Line Motor Express of Bridgeport.
 Hartford, March i0-(UP)--dov, Baldwin today instructed tho Public Utilities commission to make c com. plete survey of the bus tranSportn- ton situation In the state to relieve congestion in war industry areas.
 it was indicated that staggered hours would be enforced,if it were found necessary to take tho strain 0f transportation companies and distribute the load.
 The commission, said the gover. nor, would confer with mayors, sei- ectmen and other town officials and groups, to bring about "a more efil- cient use of our transportation sys- tenn"
 Tn Q communication to the PUG, Gov, Baldwin said, T give you the necessary authority to do so."
 MlddletOwn, March lO-(UP)-Dr. Roy l.. Leak, superintendent of Con- neCticut State Hospital, said today that 90 conscientious ObjeetOrs from New Hampshire and Pennsylvania had been procured Co relieve the shortage Of help at the hospital. They will be paid $2.B0 . month and keep. Some Of the men, said Dr. Leak, were bringing their wives who would be given Jobs on the regular staR.
 UnlOnvIIle. Con-, March lO.---CUP) --ItObert '. FlstleT, 22. Hartford, was held on 2 charge of assault with Intent to kill in connection with the shooting of Elizabeth WOOdlOck, 22, also of Hartford.
 Miss WOOdIOck was In critical condition at st. Francis hospital, Hartford, with two bullet wounds in the head.
 FlstIeF was held In bonds of SIO,. 600 for further investigation and Co await developments In the condition of Miss WO0dlOck.
 According to authorities, Flstler, who ls married, spent Monday aft- ernO0n riding around In his car with Miss WOOdIOck. Both are employed at CaIt's Patent Fire Arms Manu- factuFlng CO. During an argument over the way he was driving. FistJer aIIegedly shot the girl with rife he had In the car.
 Hartford, Conn, March i0.-CUp) -The state welfare department toe day reported a 3,7 per cent dee crease in the relief case-load in five large Connecticut cities in February over the previous month.
 Obligations decreased 6.7 per cent for the same period,
 Bridgeport reported case-load drop of 4.0: Hartford, a drop of 4.8; New Britain an increase Of i5A. New Haven, a decrease of 38; and ' Waterbury, . drop of Il per cent.