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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20

j. r. Boland's room ct Crosby led
the sales fifth q total purchase Of
$3,057.8O. The other leading rooms
were rs follows: Miss Conner,
$200O6; Miss X. w. Hayes, 9l66.IO
Miss Given, $1,000; Mr.. Smith,
$109.20; Miss Traurig, SOL; and
Miss Salmon, $40.
Nineteen rooms participated 100
per cent, Miss X. Hayes room
achieving place on the war stamp
honor roll for the 18th consecutive
week. Other rooms acquiring the
distinction were. those Of Miss
Keene, Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Walch, Miss
J. Hayes, Miss Given, Miss Haugh,
Mr.. Wilder, Miss Parsons, Miss SAL
mon, Miss Sullivan, Miss Croft, Miss
Gould, Mr.. Gray, Mr.. Kinney, Mr..
Undertake, Miss Traurig, Miss
White and MIR. Bonzani.
A total Of LOAF Crosby pupils pur-
chased 7,049 stamps this week. The
total since September stands at
$19,876.26 and since Pearl TIarbor,
$28, 770.60. Purchases according to
classes were as follows: senior, ST.
440.S5; Junior, $687.35, freshman,
$6S1.85; and sophomore, $241.70.
Leaverworth H. s.
Nineteen session rooms at Leaven-
worth high school were awarded
banners this week for 100 per cent
participation in war savings stamp
sales. Students purchased 4572.1 10
worth Of stamps, bringing the total
since September to $l2,084.05. Sew
enty per cent Of the student body
participated this week.
Mr.. Smithies' room led with
sale Of $3.50 worth. Other leading
rooms were as follows: Mr.. Dillon,
$41.30; Mr.. Coleman, $46.O5; Miss
Conner, $3.50; Miss Hart, $28.25;
Mr.. Kilbourn, $26.66.
Rooms receiving banners were
those Of: Mr.. Dillon, Miss Hart,
Miss Conner, Mr.. DeBonis, Mr..
Nora, Mr.. Smithies, Mr.. Coleman,
Mr.. Bannon, Mr.. Bedell, Miss KEN
Eedy, Miss Gemmill, Mr.. Kilbourn.
Miss Manganaro, Miss Keane, Mr..
Woodlock, Mr., Shanahan, Miss Bat
tie, Mr.. MacNiven and Mr.. Farrell,
Wildly High
Sales at Wildly high school this
week totaled $453.10, increasing the
grand total to $1l,06o.40. Miss
Crary's room led with purchases Of
$31, while Mr.. Egan's room which
has purchased $l,112.0S worth since
the drive started, is top room in the
school.
Five rooms participated 100 per
cent, those Of Miss Page, Miss Jack
son, Miss Eaton, Miss Powers and
Miss Stulginski. Sales according to
classes are as follows: senior,
$685.; Junior, $i47.65; sophomore,
$76.S5; and freshman, Slabs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20
TIRE INSPECTION
FORMS REQUIRED

Motorists who seek renewal Of
B and G gasoline ration books will
be required to present tire inspection
forms, according to a new regula-
ton announced by James e. Nc
Knight, local gasoline ration admin
istrator. The rule will apply to all
consumers who seek renewal after
Feb. %, the final date for tire in
spection for motorists with supple
mental rations.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20
FIRE OFFICIALS
TO RELEASE Oil
Fluid Seized Following
Complaints Of Being Tn.
fit for Service

Some 5000 gallons Of impounded
oil which will be sold to industry
as bunker oil was released yester-
day by Fire Marshal Dennis J.
Lahey, said Eugene A. Legge, Of the
marshal's office last night. The
fire department will continue to In
vestigate another quantity Of oil,
about 5000 gallons, which 1t con-
demned as q possible fire hazard.
Lieut.. Legge declared that the oil
released yesterday had been held
after complaints revealed 1t to be
too heavy for space heater use. He
reported the oil can be used by
high-pressure boilers and is pre-
heated by steam, prior to It's use,
because Of Its heavy substance.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20

defense by local observers, had
dealt with the chief complaint that
It's telephone lines were never
OPEN It is this, probable more
than anything else which has
turned consumers 10 the local
board.
John Fitzmaurice said that warm
weather yesterday and To-Day -
playing a big role in keeping the
local kerosene picture on the sun.
nier side.
The exhauSting No. oil supply
caused the mayors office to warn
people again that they should con.
vert now from oil to coal.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20
KIN OF DEAD WOMAN
SOUGHT BY POLICE

Police today were investigating
the possibility that a woman found
dead last night in Q parked car in
Hartford might have friends or rel
atives in this city. Hartford police
reported finding the body Of Helen
Henchey 81 of unknown address
in car In which they also found
q letter signed A. O'Brien, and Civ
ing the address II Wells street. Wa
terbury. lieutenant Joseph McEvoy,
who inquired among Wells street
residents, said neither an A.
O'Brien, nor the woman was known.
Police reported no new develop
ments this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20
Crosby High School
Sets New Sales Mark
'Buy Bomber" Contest Stimulates Buy Squirt, Net
ting $5,OOl Ia War Savings Stamps; Other Reports

An previous records in War Stamp purchases at local
schools were surpassed this week when Crosby High stu
dents purchased total Of $500125 worth The large
increase was attributed In part to the current "Buy
Bomber contest sponsored nationally and which Crosby
has entered The school which shows the largest increase
ever previous sales will be given the honor Of naming
rev bomber Sales at Leavenworth High school totaled
I572 TO- and at wildly $4531O.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20
Papers Filed

Gresham, Inc. Waterbury. was
issued q certificate Of ineorpor-
Pti0n BY the Secretary Of State.
Inc0FpoFatOFs are Julius D.,
Murray L. and Oscar II. Gross
man, ali Of this city. Capital Il
authorized nj eb0.eo0 and the
company will begin business with
$1,000. Five hundred shares win
be issued 1t . par value Of slo0.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20
SUMMA TO ADDRESS
REPUBLIC CAN WOMEN

state Senator Francis J. Summa
will speak on the Legislature in
Session" at the annual meeting Of
the Women's Republican club In the
Colonial room at The Elton Mon
day evening at 8 o'clock. Oficers
will be elected.
Mrs. Robert Lowell will preside at
the meeting in the absence Of
the president, Mrs. Theodore F.
Breithaupt. A bridge session will
follow, with Mrs. Richard Lerby in
charge.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20
AVALANCHE - 49,. ;. ........
AVALANCHE OF SNOW
INJURIES PASSERBY

injuries to the head and should
ers were sustained by Mrs. William
Dillon of Echo Lake Road, Water
town, when snow from a roof on
South Main street fell on her yes
terday. She was given treatment in
store and later taken to the office
OF Dr.. Edwin Q. Reade. WATERFOWL.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20
ECLIPSE OF MOON
OBSERVED LOCALLY

Waterburians out during the early
hours We're treated TO one OF ma
lures spectacles this morning as the
moon went into 70 per cent eclipse
at 1888 o'clock. The eclipse, visible
throughout the eastern coastal
states. ended at 3:i6 q. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20
MRS. hRUuELIs
MRS. KRUGELIS GUEST
SPEAKER TONIC ORR W

Mrs. Peter Krugelis. financial Sec
rotary Of the Lithuanian Chamber
OF Commerce auxiliary. viii be q
guest speaker on the Lithuanian
CHAMBER Of Commerce variety Tn-
do program tomorrow at 1880
over Station WATn. she viii dis
euss the new ratlonlng regulations
ard win give instructions Cor apply-
Inc Cor Book II. ". Matthew J,
calnoy win direct the broadcast.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20

Final cpFilflaaies nf alnaoluiion
have been filed by The Van Aloun-
lain Lake neEslnpmena Corpora.
lien and ihe \. =. Q. feFp. bath
aS RlgmeHlh.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20

a, "a. Larson Company, IneoF-
poFRted, Waterbury. died an
amendment fer permission %
lnsne additional shares amounting
70 eeo.oee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20

nUx Wan BONDS, STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-20

Duy WaF Bends Z Stamps
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
The brotherhood of Mum

kind OF card game which called
for sharp EXPLANATIONS in a
foreign language. This would go
on until past midnight and long
about II. wheS the families
which had been playing the
radios and high-powered phono-
graphs all day and all evening
would now want 10 sleep and
voices would rise in the darkness
on all sides telling the drinkers
at their card game 10 90 die.
The card players would yell
Shut up and 60 on with the
bootleg port and the card game.
Sometimes bottles would be
thrown into the areaway and
garbage, too. and the janltor. or
superintendent, as he was called,
and his wife. who helped with
the work, presently got tired Of
cleaning up and would just let
it lie.
I'IiEkE were plenty ot dogs.
Il too. and they would zap and
bark and bay at will. some of
them for hours on end when
their families went away and
left them locked up.
There was an additional Sani-
tary problem in the dogs. a par
rot also contributed TO the
sounds in the areaway and after
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

but used the gutter of a city
street instead and the mammaS
seemed TO think this was all
right. That had been the custom
of the slumS and they may have
thought that the old ways were
best. Whatever they thought,
that was the way it was.
Radio was Just beginning 10
come along then and every fam
lily had one and they would turn
them all on loud most of the
days and evenings so that the
areaway was filled with sounds
that were not always melOdiouS
and a few of the more prosper
Gus families got those new,
electric monographs with tre-
mcndouS volume and would play
certain selections over and over.
Sometimes individuals who
were nervous or who worked
nights and needed their after
noon sleep would yell out into
the court demanding quiet and
from several apartment windows
there would come the answer
ing cry. Shut up which WASH
exactly nice or any way 10 cult
Vate the brotherhood Of man.
ONE family in a reimbursement
~ apartment used TO drink al
most every night and play some
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ssOO

Subscription rates On advance) by mail
10 any place In the United States, Canada
or Mexico. tOn Canadian subscriptions add
100 TO cover war import taxi,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
FRANK LIPP.
10109 Monica avenue.
re THE EDITORS:

10 TIE Eli IOk:
A BOUT shoe rationing: Three
"a pairs Of shoes IS enough for
any man or woman who isn't
in a factory
But. my husband gets new
pair of shoes every six weeks.
and in six weeks you can't even
have his shoes fixed because not
only the soleS are ruined but
the uppers, too.
/ don't see how any man is
going 10 work if he hasn't
good pair of shoes. II they want
the work TO move along in fac
tories then they shouldn't be so
hard on the working class of
people.
They are on their feet most Of
the time and can't work unless
they have n good pair of shoes.
/ have four small children and
three pairs Of shoes are not
enough for little children like
that because their feet are
growing and you-cant let them
wear tight shoes or large shoes
either.
| hope they 60 over the shoe
rationing again and only ration
hoes for housewives. gloVn 40
children. OF any ono that does
not have 4 factory job.
MRS. MARY ZDROJEN SkI,
1881 ParkwOOd avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Ease Tax Compliance

DEYoND peradyenturc. war is time for giving not
Is getting.
Certainly the average taxpayer of this fact
but datory lawmakers and arbitrary bmeaucrats should
stop exploiting the patriotism and the spirit Of sacrifice
Of citizens
About nye-sxths Of the year 1912 passed before
Congress notified the public what its tax bill would be-
And now as the due date for payment of federal
taxes last years approaches Congress and the
treasury are still backing and filling and vaciIatng on
the issue Of putting taxes on pay-as-you-go basis
DANDOLPH PAUL treasury counsel in recent state
X ment declared the department favors early enact
nent Of legislation designed to put the payment of income
taxes on a current or nearly current basis
This profession Of willingness recalls the dtty about
the girl who asks Mother may 60 out to swim? The
mother replied. Yes my darling daughter; hang your
clothes on hickory limb but don't go near the water
The treasury wants technique of "paN-asyou-go,"
but opposes the RumI plan, WHICH Is TIE ONLY
PRACTICAL SCHEME THIS FAR PROPOSED TO
ACHIEVE THAT OBJECTIVE
INSTEAD of making compliance for the taxpayer
| Congressoaddcd collection of the 1943 victory tax at
the the obligation TO pay taxes on 1912 income
And instead OF substituting the victory tax for the
1912 liability in accordance with the Ruml formula in
order avoid double taxation in any year 1t Is re-
ported that there is sentiment IN Washington Tor
going payas-you-go basis through forcing the tax
payers in a single year pay all substantial part OF
TWO YEARS TAXES.
Such harsh formula would constitute too high a
price pay for the very real benefits of current system
of taxation preferably collected at the source.
II would be ruinous citizens of fixed income with
substantial commitments other than taxes
1t would threaten the capacity of thrifty citizens to
continue their insurance premiums.
It would menace their conractual obligations to
amortize existing debts and to continue to support
dependents.
ND in many it would be impossible of accom-
a plshment. No could pay IS per cent of his
income twice in the same year on the same income.
While total warfare inevitably temporarily results in
deterioration of civilian living standards it should be
borne in mind that all civilian groups not equally
affected
SO far money incomes concerned there
beneficaries such the weders and other highly
paid industrial workers. the hand and the economic
casualties of the such those whose bus
have been closed down. and teachers civil serv
ants annuitants and others with fixed incomes, the
nth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
By Wes+brook
Peoler

quite a while one of the night
workers whose sleep was so
wantonly disturbed by the radios
and monographs in the daytime
hit upon a horrible revenge.
He. too, had monograph and
a loud comedy record in which
the singers voice would go off
into insane cackles of laughter,
ha-ha -ha-ha-ha, like that. and he
would set the dingbat and let it
repeat itself for an hour around
dawn.
T1E rest of the happy little
Il section of the brotherhood
Of man nearly went crazy. They
would turn on their lights in the
court and yell and throw things
but the night worker would sit
in the dark in his apartment and
say nothing and just let her run
over and over.
After about a year along
comes a man with a puShcart
and parks il on the curb and
then another and then some
more and-theSe would yell their
merchandise and throw their
paper trash and cabbage leaves
and banana stalks in the street
and the upShot of il was that
this nice, tidy, little, brave world
Of the future became another
slum.
There were no killings or seri-
Gus fights bat you couldn't say
they all loved one another be-
cause they were thrown to-
gPtherr
The happy young couple
chucked that brotherhood Of
man thing AT the end of their
second year in, This preView- OF
paradise and moved away.
nv United Features synd., Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

TT CERTAINLY would be nice
if all Gods children would
learn TO love one another in that
brave new world of the future
in which time and space will be
almost annihilated and all the
breeds and creeds drawn to-
gether.
But unhappily for the human
race, experience does not argue
that closer acquaintance makes
for understanding and friend
ship 1t may cause friction,
anger and unrest.
l have in mind a miniature
experiment of the kind.
Some years ago, IN large
city a newly married couple eN-
plored the outskirts in ali dlrcC-
tons for love nest and found
an ideal little apartment IN
new building.
A big housing promoter was
putting up hall a dozen huge
apartment blocks. Almost all the
rooms were light anu airy, the
color schemes were pleasant,
the heating equipment was the
latest and the kitchen was, as
the bride said, cute. So they
rented a three-room apartment
and moved in.
TIlE new development con-
Il tanned quarters for several
thousand persons and there was
nothing in the leases which for
hade children or dogs, and more
over. the rents were low be-
cause. al that time the location
was a little remote.
All these attractions dInu-a
full complement of tenants and
many Of them came out of the
SlumS 10 a new life i'm clean
surroundings in which there We're
-Still-Aeftte- t-t'r~-S standing and q
few small fields under cultlva-
ton. II living conditions could
make people happy and friendly
this would be a prelude 20 para
disc.
Some Of the families had lots
OF children and pretty soon the
little ones began TO play prankS.
They would stick pins i'm the
door bells and run away. yell IN
the arcawav 70 hear Their voices
echo and Scrawl with chalk and
CrayonS on The outside walls of
the buildings and IN the halls.
Some Of their writings were
real dirty and inaSmuch as they
were practically Indelihlc these
lndeliCacieS became a permanent
part of life there.
Their mothers did not seem 10
mind bat 10 cannot De SAID Nat
they were too busy mothcring
and cooking and doing Tor the
tots b because whenever tho
weather was fair they would
come downstairs, with camp
stools and park themselves along
The curb 10 gossip and rciaN
ALTHOUGH fhc plumbing Was
y modern and OF tho best the
children were not required 10
90 into the house and use IL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
| etters
To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR: Il
I'VE been reading the papers
Il again and see that there's
lot of good folk that are low in
mind and bothered some about
what more they can do 10 help
win the war besides buying
bonds. collecting scrap metal,
conserving rubber, etc, etc.
Well, there's a lot of things
we all can do if we look around
a bit, but / allow it's just as inn
portant 10 ponder some of the
things we shouldn't do. For in
stance, we shouldn't he listening
TO and repeating the unholy
propaganda of how we are losing
the war that the NaZis are put
tim out TO sabotage our morale
and undermine confidence in our
government.
II is said that the good Lord
gave us two ears but only one
tongue-a hint, l reckon, that
we. should tell only one half we
hear. and, by the same token
believe only part of what we
hear. but it's the telling and en-
larging on il that does the most
harm. Also we shouldn't be
boastful of our circumstances 10
others who are less fortunate,
financially.
| was down homeway a spell
ago and Stoppe IN 10 Jep
Hodges store where the town
folk gather evenings 10 discuss
the war. etc: there was parcel
of them there deep in discussion
Of the war, high prices, wages,
etc. when one of them spoke
out and allowed that if he could
get the high wages he hears
some Of the fellows in factories
was boaSting about. no army
was going to get him 10 fight for
40 bucks a month"
A young soldier chap had just
come in to buy cigaretS home
on furlough from Pearl Harber
and other places. / hear tell, |
turned and said 10 him: Son,
would you trade your job in the
army al $40 month and found,
for a job in a factory at so a
day."
The lad Strengthened up and
looked me square in the eye
I'm a soldier. sir" he said
quietly: I'm fighting for tho
. freedom of my country and The
security Of my family, not the
dollar"
There was conspicuous silence
in that room for a spell after he
went out and some red faces,
too. ] reckon.
If a Teller always pays his just
debts.
And all that he has is honest
" earned.
I allow that he's welcome 10 all
he gets
As far as the world is con-
cerned.
For il amt in the getting or the
giving or how
You get IL. or give IT, or what
you pretend
It's the spirit Of the thing you
-d do allow.
That'll count for the most in
the end.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
BAERING DOWN ON The NEWS:
Her. HOSS LNH0H
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

writing about them eating boss in Boston
week and lady from that town is still laughing.
Well raons rations, put gift boss in the
mouth.
The Boston lady says this is the funniest line she
read Nov when the Cabos speak the Lodges, they
whnny."
You know the Cahots and the Lodges appreciate
that line And the Boston lady them for she signed
the letter with of those And it wasn't Winnie
by international Ser,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
-OTIVIt IJdH I.
CHARLES II. DANIELS,
ll759 Pinehurst, Detroit.
TO THE EDITOR:

To The EDITOR:
DETROIT has won an excel
~ lent reputation as 10 It's
largest contribution in defense
work. Why not have the Strang-
erS that come here by the
thousands tell their people AT
home that Detroit is clean
city,
The City streets and police
departments, however. are not
on the job in cleaning up the
sidewalks and streets AS well.
Many lot owners and parking
lot sidewalks have never been
cleaned of all this snow and ice.
The home owners are doing
good job. why does the police
department not enforce the law
and have the rest do their duty
towards the pedestrians?
For weeks / find the streets
in front Of the Michigan Central
Station in deplorable condition.
none have been cleared from
snow and ice and water and the
people going TO and from trains
have TO wade through filth.
Then, too. these people are in
constant danger of being run
down by taxi cabs and autos,
which arc always in great
rush and regard the pedestrians
like worms.
Why not place a policeman
there and direct the traffic, be-
fore somebody gets hurt or
killed? / think we owe this
precaution ard cleanliness 10 the
many visitors that come tc our
city.
FRANK IIPP.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
Fears Bese+
Farmers
On a Sides
Wickord Bonus Wrong'e
Has Deep Background
BY PAUL MALLON

WASHINGTON. Feb. ia
w subdivision OF the farm bloc
known as "the House agricul-
tural appropriations Subcommit-
tee has turned down the Wick
ard 500, 100000 subsidy pro-
gram-the idea Of dipping into
the treasury for this amou
now and more later TO pay far;--
erS more than their vegetabl~
can bring IN the ceilinged me-
ket, and then selling the ve~~.
tables 10 the consumers at
government loss.
The true significance OF 10
action was beclouded by a lord
rhetorical controversy as TO
whether subsidy is a subsidy
or bonus" or merely an in
centive payment" and some
cheering has been heard around
the country on the theory that
Congress has again repealed
radicaliSm.
TliE real question involved IN
Il the scrap was how high farm
prices should GO.
The farm bloc apparently be-
lieVed Secretary Wickard's pro-
gram would not 60 high enough.
When all this quibbling and
farm prospects are sifted, il is
clear hat before President
Roosevelt will be able TO free the
world OF fear. he is going 10 have
10 free the farmers from fear Of
prices, and fear OF want Of help.
equipment, repair parts and
gasoline.
Both Mr. Wickard and Con-
gross are puttering around on
these four fears of the farmer.
but as usual. with the accent
heavily on prices.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18
DETR0TTss8yTME

Published every Week Day Evening and
Sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company At 1878 Times Square Detroit.
Michigan
Entered at Detroit, Mich. as Second Glass
Mail Matter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-18

IRRESPECTIVE Of tax techniques the enormous cost
i of winning the against the nefarious Axis will
inevitably bring unprecedentedy high rates Of taxation
In the circumstances, it is emnently desirable to
service the taxpayer in order TO make compliance easier
With March Is in the ofing it is high time for Con-
gress to act in a constructive and helpful manner