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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

Spring flowers decorated the Ger
mania Restaurant in Seymour for
the reception. Mrs Lebel received
in a printed silk jersey having q
greyish blue background, black ac-
cessories and corsage of red and
white roses and Gypsophila. Mrs
Beaulieu wore navy blue crepe
trimmed with white. white Access
sories, and a corsage Of red and
white roses and Gypsophlia.
For travel the bride chose a
brown and beige polka dot print,
fitted beige wool crepe coat, brown
accessories, and Molinsky furs
The bride is a graduate of the
Waterbury Catholic high school.
The groom. an alumnus of Park Air
College, is flight instructor with the
U. S. Army Air Corps in Illinois.
Upon their return from a trip to
Detroit, Chicago and Kansas City.
the couple will reside in Maplewood,
Illinois.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
ALbertus Honors
Mary Mcdonald

Miss Mary Victoria Mcdonald, the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur j.
Mcdonald of West Main street, has
been awarded a full tuition scholar
ship at Albertus Magnus College in
New Haven.
A member Of this years class at
Crosby High School, Miss Mcdonald
has been active there throughout
her four years. She is an accom-
plished musician, and has been ac-
companist for the school Glee club;
a member of the Honor Society and
the French club.
Miss Mcdonald received the good
citizenship prize awarded this year
by the Melicent Porter Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
Local Student
Receives Degree

Miss Charlotte f. Christoferson
daughter of Ernest H. ChriStofTer-
son of Stewart avenue, is among the
sc candidates for degrees at the
77th annual commencement of
Bates College which will be held
tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Christofferson. who has ma
jored in biology. will receive the
bachelor Of arts degree. Her campus
activities have included member
ship in the Heelers Dramatic Club,
Art Club, Ramsdell Scientific, and
the Outing Club Junior Body. She
has this year been a coach in the
Women's Athletic Association VINO
and numerals for interest and
ability in sports. She has also been
active in the Christian Association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
B'nai Birth Women
To Sponsor Bridge

The B'Nai Birth young women's
group will sponsor a bridge at the
Hebrew Institute on Kingsbury
street on June 16.
The committees in charge in
clude: program, Miss Selma
Schwartz, Miss Madelyn Berment
and Miss Minnie Korkin; Miss An
tia Rudnick and Miss Asnah Atkins,
tickets; Miss Natalie Rabinowitz and
Miss Elsie Gaber, refreshments; and
Miss Dorene Halberstam, decora-
tions.
At Wednesday nights meeting,
Pvt. Raphael Stein was chosen to
receive soldiers food kit, pre-
scented each week to a Waterbury
Serviceman. Members also brought
clothes to donate to the Russian
War Relief.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

The "ScOts-Guard" serves all
fronts. Invest I'm the playing card
of "distinctiOn". Provide for the
nceds of humanity. Another Wa
tcrbUry contribution to the war
effort. Manufactured and sold eN-
cIusIvely for the benefit of the
United Nations Relief Fund. Inc.
A Available Mt Waterbury's depend
able store Grieve, Bisset d Holland.
Cards mailed to Scrvicemen over
seas at no additional cost. Postpaid
81 90. ScOtSguard, Il. o. Box 453. city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
CoyLe Auxiliary
Names Delegates

At the regular meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary of Cor
poral Coyle Post, the delegates to
the State Convention at Groton on
June 1920 were named. They in
clude Anna Dillon, Mrs. Joseph Di-
Pietro, and Florinne Dillon; with
Charlotte Wall, Anna Wall and Mrs.
Sophie Karnofsky as alternates.
The slate of officers to be elected
at the June meeting includes: Presi-
dent, Charlotte Wall; vice-president,
Jessie Stafstrom; treasurer, Florine
Dillon; Historian, Ellen Melville:
and Chaplain, Julia Conklin
Miss Joan Dillon and Miss Janet
Niver will be the guests or honor
at the Graduation Party to be held
at the June meeting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
Mrs. Woodhouse
Addresses League

In an address to the members Of
the Waterbury League of Women
Voters Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse
yesterday discussed the Basic
Economic Problems" She stressed
the prevention of imitation through
price control, and the need of COM
plete agreement between govern
ment, capital and labor i'll the
present crisis. In speaking of the
postwar period Mrs. Woodhouse
discussed the position of women in
the industrial field; and the import
lance of reciprocal trade agree
ments.
Mrs. Edwin Rockwell, president
of the group, introduced the speaker
She also reported on the recent
council meeting of the State League
in New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
JOHN M. ATHERTON
KANSAS GRADUATE

Manhattan. May 22-Four hun
bred ninety-five students, including
John NJ Atherton of Waterbury, are
candidates for degrees at the Both
annual commencement at Kansas
State College, Sunday May %.
The list of 495 includes ABS candi-
dates for Bachelor of Science de
grees and 10 candidates for Bache-
Tor of Science degrees are 81 in
Agriculture, As in Veterinary Medi-
cine, los in Engineering and Archi-
lecture, lat in Home Economics, and
125 in Arts and Sciences.
Tht total of 495 candidates is 78
less than the total of 573 in May
1912.
Anterior is a candidate for a
Bachelor of Science degree in Me-
chanical Engineering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
Tertulia Club Fetes
Member On Birthday

At meeting of the home of Miss
Kay Nido OF Bronson street the
Tertulia Social Club entertained
Mrs Laura opposite in honor OF
her birthday. She was presented
with a vase.
A birthday cake decorated the
table for refreshments which were
served following games of cards and
Bingo.
Those attending were Carolyn
Manzoli, Augusta Perrotti, Carmela
Minicucci, Lena Quadrato, Jose
phine Mutton and Bertha Nido.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

wore d matching Juliet cap with a
VEIL and carried pink roses.
AT the reception which followed
at the home of the brides parents,
Mrs. Lyons received in a rose green
and white printed crepe with Access
series to correspond. Mrs. Fitzmau-
rice was dressed in blue and white
crepe with matching accessories.
Upon their return from an IN
announced trip Mr.. and Mrs. Fitz-
maurice will reside in this city. For
travel the bride chose a three piece
suit of rose and blue checked wool,
a white pique hat, and white &C
ceSsories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
DAUGHTER REPLACES FATHER

White Salmon, Wash, (UP)-
When Louis Thun, fire warden for
Skamania county, became Ill coun-
ty officials grew alarmed over the
prospect of replacing him, in view
of the manpower problem.
Then up stepped his daughter,
Mrs. Ted Lehman of Underwood,
and was sworn in for the job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

full year of the war.
Marshall Field, chairman Of the
board of directors, noted in his an
nual report that the last prospectus
was issued at time when the pub
lie was uncertain and many felt it
was not possible to plan far ahead
in subscribing for season tickets.
AS a result, subscription sales
dropped sharply, but as the season
progressed, single seat sales mount
ed steadily, making up large part
of the difference. Total attendance
at the 104 regular subscription con-
certs are 238,65 OF 70 percent of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

trance in a plane that apparently
landed by itself in the middle of a
Queensland fastness. Faced with a
slow death due to her drugged con-
dition, she has Bony to thank for
saving her life and unearthing the
culprit-you'll never guess who.
McDermid's offering is a typical
thriller. His character, Lieutenant
Bernal, is almost as unusual as
Upfield's Bony, and his unraveling
of the mystery of the murder of
Producer Henry Rowland is as
fanciful as Hollywood, locale Of the
plot, itself.
HISTORY
A WORLDWIDE depression and
L n two Wrold wards, several minor
wars and lots of money troubles
have interviewed since Brooks Adams
wrote THE Law of Civilization and
Decay in 1896. Now comes new
edition of this volume (KnDpf
$3.50 The catastrophies since
Adams day only serve to emphasize
his conclusions that, among other
things, greed which centralizes hui
man effort and builds civilizations,
ca nalso cause exhaustion and decay.
Fear, mothering the soldier and the
priest, helps put civilizations to-
gether again.
The volume traces the path of
complex civilization since historical
Roman times up to the rise of
Germany in the nineteenth century.
Chapters Of history added since 1870
can only emphasize what Adams
concluded then. If history is a for
gotten science in America, here is
something to whet the layman'S
appetite for more, The book is not
light reading, but it is well written,
lucid and thought-provoking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
COAST LEADS IN CONTRACTS

San Francisco CUP)-California
now tops all the states in the ma
ton in the volume of war contracts.
These now amount to $10,865 .086, 900,
or more than 10 per cent Of the Ma
tional total. Contracts are mostly
for ships and aircraft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
HIGHLIGHTS FROM LATEST BOOKS
Low-Down On Those Low-Down
Japs Makes You Fighting Mad

slve the Dunkk
still
despite spotlight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

Miss Myrtle Chatfield of West
Cheshire is awaiting call to active
duty having been sworn into the
Marine Corps Women's reserve re-
Gently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

Argentina's severe drought threat
ems to cause q meat shortage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

Miss Myrtle Jillson of Montgom-
cry street is in New York City for
a few days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
Personal

Miss Ruth Osborne Of Rose street
has as her weekend guest, Miss
Katherine Sullivan of Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

focused on the European theater.
Circuit of Conquest" by Relman
NORM (Knopf: $50, gives an init
mate picture of the enemy, and will
make you fighting mad. 1t is no
chronicle of atrocity yarns, nor is
it a diary of just another CORE
spondent who happened to be in
Japan and went sightseeing. The
author tells what he saw, what he
heard from the SNUG and often
arrogant high Nipponese military
men in the year preceding Pearl
Harbor He slipped tea with admirals,
drank sake with generals, and alb
sorbed one doubtless fact-Japan
protested a dread of war with the
U. S., yet the handwriting on the
wall was in big red letters. They
were ready, willing, and able.
In spots, the book reads like a
novel, then becomes a bit ency-
clopediac. The latter never gets
dull, however. The author covered
the Jap circuit of conquest one year
in advance, saw the filters in al
most undefended Java, the pathetic
lack of foresight and underestima-
ton of the enemy in Singapore,
where the idea of a Jap attack was
considered hilarious joke.
The storm was brewing, and Mr.
NORM was strictly in the middle.
He found the signs on every lamp
post from Batavia to Bangkok and
the augury of what was to come
in the rush-rush defenses of Cor
regidor. He, like many other OBJ
servers, was denied view of the
Jap inundated islands which in
itself was a tacit admission that
they were being heavily fortified.
He got himself thrown in the clink
for sending cables to his home office
which the Japs claimed were in
tended to disrupt relations between
the United States and Japan.
The author knew the Japs, in
side as well as outside. He probed,
and found the answer to the one
big question How could Japan hope
to cope with the supernumerary
power of the allied nations That
was simple, according to the fan
tastic over confidence Of the Nip
ponese mind, Germany would most
certainly crush both Britain and
Russia, the u. S. would be fighting
alone, and would be duck soup for
Japan,
OF course it hasn't worked out
that way, but the Japs got astride
of a tiger, and the author makes
it quite plain why they won't be
unsaddled until they join their an
cestors. Circuit of Conquest is
background book. but the back
ground in this case is quite as
stirring as any factual account of
the war being fought in the Pacific
today.
THRILLERS
A COUPLE of mystery yarns that
IA are not of the dime a Dozen
variety are Arthur w. Upfield'S
wings Above the Claypan" (Crime
Club: so, and "Ghost Wanted" by
Finlay McDermid dinner Sanctum:
So.
Upheld, leading mystery writer
of Australia, brings back his quaint
and brilliant detective character,
Napoleon Bonaparte. halfcaste
whose powers OF observation arc
astounding. "Bony' solves mystery
that stumps you all through the
hook-a haaiitiful Girl Is found in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
The World of Music

22(UP)The New York Philharmonic symphony
increased revenue from ado BROADCAST
confidence IN
shaken only momentar in the first
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

A daughter was born on May 10
at the Waterbury hospital to Mr..
and Mrs. Roger Lockhart of VOL
colt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22
POISON TREE

For two centuries( the Upas tree
of Java was believed to give of
poisonous air that would kill any
person who went near it. 1t is
now known that only the juice of
the tree is poisonous.
with Lauritz Melchoir singing OPP
poSite.
Other Metropolitan singers to be
heard in South America this season
include Rose hampton, Jarmila
Novotna. Kurt Baum, Raoul John,
Leonard Warren and Norman Cor
don,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

Mrs. Veronica Stankus of Con-
gress avenue is entertaining johann
mes Van der Peel of Holland.
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Two Taxi Drivers Robbed;
One Beaten With Pipe

Two taNiCab drivers have reported
to police they were victims of rob-
berS over the week end
Norman w. Puffenbarger. 36. of
30t E street NV said he was beaten
ever the head with a length of pipe
and robbed Of SIT early yesterday
by two white young men who had
hailed him at Kentucky avenue and
E street Sc. After driving them to
KenilWorth, he said. the men asked
to be taken to the 1900 block of
Minnesota avenue, where thev beat
him, took his money and fled
Melvin w. Hughes, %. colored. IS
O street NE. reported that a white
man held him up at the point Of
gun and took his cab after he had
picked up the man at 1920 am.
today near North Capitol street and
Massachusetts, avenue First the
man wanted to go to Eastern avenue
END the District line. the victim said.
then he asked to be taken to the
400 block CT Eastern avenue. On
2rrival, the man pulled his gun and
ordered the driver TO leave.
Evening star., 1943-05-31
Admiral Stand|eY Silent
On Resignation Reports
Ry he Associated Press

MOSCOW. May 31-Admiral Will
liam H Standley refuses to COM
ment on reports published in the
United States that he had notified
President Roosevelt of a desire to
resign Immediately as Ambassador
to Soviet Russia.
II have nothing TO say Admiral
STANDBY said at his embassy office
after attending a Memorial Day
service yesterday. ANY comment
should come from President Roose-
velt."
The New York Times Saturday
morning quoted "Well-informed cir
Clas" in Washington as SAYING Ad-
miral Standley had been planning
to resign in September, but had
nov advanced the time President
Roosevelt's decision to send former
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies with
a personal letter to Premier Stain
was said in one report to have been
regarded as the last straw"
Secretary of State Hull said in
Washington that he knew nothing
of any desire on Admiral Standley's
part to resign.
Evening star., 1943-05-31

Bahama strows, chic hopsocklngs, cool cotton
fabrics Nest wanted styles drowstring
And all wanted summer ooIors-whites, notu-
raj tones, n'uti-poste|s, bright Mexican multi
hues! Every one q timely value you can't
afford to miss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

But when the solder-pohce
broke in they found only women and children,
which meant that the adult males had gone
underground Instead OF trying 10 dig them
ont, Mort told his men TO stay right there,
enjoying the Mafia's hospitality indefinitely.
For three delightful weeks they helped
themselves 10 the well-stocked larders, the
chicken runs and the wine cellars, sang and
put on weight
Then one day the gangsters could stand it
no longer and nearly 500 Of them came up like
SO many woodchucks TO surrender without a
fight The same strategy worked well In
other towns until Mort prisons were bulging
with villains
rine cut what about convictions?
men came to pass the mLacc upon which
so much OF Musaohni5 prestige I'd. Scores
Of Malta gangst-.- were cTi-.t1d, placed IN
cages and tried on masse.
The population of Sicily became trans
formed wing with one another 10 testify
against the accused Wealthy landowners,
farmers sheep owners lahorers everybody
told how much they had paid for protection.
CA sales, Of real estate the Malta collected
a 10 per cent commission. small shopkccpcrs
paid tribute in money or 1pods, doctor and
lawyers in services and chemists compounded
prescriptions free
The defense was weak convictions followed
one another i'm swift succession and off went
everyone of consequence In the Malta TO long
prison sentences. amid wldIy-cheering throngs.
News and pictures sped around the world.
Mussoliui had done the impossible.
In cold reality. this was all humbUg Be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

nothing could be further from reality
Humility by day the knife by night is
an axiom obcyed by high and low in the Malta
They went about quietly. even shabbiy
dressed and In public, anyone could bully and
push these deadly men around. Punishment
would come later.
crude homemade bombs were often used
Co H4ujdatc whole families
Project Nor could expect little help from
The Malta victims but be- managed 20 gather
evidence enough through his own agents only
20 run INTO another obstacle
Sic,lian juries refused to- convict Even
the Judges tremhed for their lives
Judges and urip- were Imported from The
Italian mainland and The up-hH work. went on
The siciiiau natives pot only refused o. testify
aeanst theit oppr5ssors. .but We're. forced TO
spv ON the police for them.
The result was that as soon as Morris
agents began building mp case against any
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17
cUlVte staVicT

hind the scenes. Benito and the Malta had
made negotiated peace by which he was 10
have Roman triumph" The populace was
ordered by the Malta to testify against it and
make mass celebrations
But VIXEN the cheering was over and the
newspaper correspondents had gone home the
cohvcts mysteriousy began reappearing IN
their old haunts quietly doing business as
usual except for one thing the word Malta
must be forgotten The name was dead. but
the organization thrved.
Citizens resumed paying the nameless
society for protection against itself and the
organization paid Mussolini FOR protection
against his government.
When war put Sicily on strict ratons, the
former Malta was permitted monopoly OF
the Black Market II was this which forced
the invaders TO get after the supposedly-dcad
society IN such a hurry
The seuthing was partly done by Scotland
Yard, but it was mostly due 10 Italian
American Corporal Louis Bassi, Of Stockton
California who rates as a teChuician, firth
grade but seems 60 be a first grade detective.
Hardly had his cchelon settled at Castel
d'Accia. about p miles from Palermo, when
his ability TO talk Italian made il possible
TO discover the Black Market situation. and
the roundup followed.
The Malta with the shrewdness OF great
antiquity. will probably give little trouble go
the invaders But when the "fool-honest'
Yanks and British go the way Of all invaders
things will slip back 20 normalcy, which means
being run by the ageless Malta.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

ally has a large family and his hdeout almost
always was near his home.
As fast ass one was discovered new prob
lem arose That humility by day precept
did not seem 20 apply 90 the women.
Knife Ia hand. they fought like tigrcsscs.
some plunged their dasgers into their own
breasts rather than bee taken prisoner.
The CarabHlor did not wish 10 kin the
women and yet 1t was almost impossible 20
disarm the f.rociaIs wives. daughters and
MISUNDERSTANDING without being stabbed in the
process
Enbarrosscd by these tactics the resource
ful Cesarc Mou decided 60 make a wholesale
roundup talu- advantage of his knowledge
of Siciliau habits
At the end col, week of chilly, rainy
weather. hc suddenly invaded tho town of
GanCi with "A large force knowing that almost
every man in that Malta capital would be sit
ting beside the kitchen stove. slipping VINE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

NWcIr1cH consolidating S os. their position in
w Sicily came a news dispatch that they
had taken time out TO arrest two leaders and
Il district chieftains of the Malta, all in one
day
How could this possibly be true?
That dreaded organization was supposed to
have been smashed long ago by Mussohni. If
any vestiges OF the society still survived they
would be deep underground and the Italian
underground was known to be strongly pro-
Ally.
But American reasoning can't be trusted
very far in devious topsy-turvy Europe.
In the first place Sicily has two under
grounds one Of them as all such organiza-
tons should be, "agin the government" This
helped the invaders both before and during
the conquest; but there was a second under.
ground which believe It or not, pro-
Fascist for the reason that II was in business
partnership with the inventor and fountain
head Of all Fascism Benito Mussolni himself,
the man who supposed 10 have de
stroved H.
This is not so crazy as it seems but in
reality practical and profitable politics ac-
cordlng 20 the lights OF both partners. bcnito
had achieved his power by promising to pro-
tect law order and deCenCy in Italy from the
Communists who had the country almost in
their grasp, but his police record including
arrests for robbery was embarrassing he
took hurried steps 70 reassure the world.
First ne drove out of sight the army of
beggars which tormented tourists by day, then
he slenced the Italian pedestrians who sang
grand opera bv night as they passed under
the hotel windows and those other famous
sleep-murdercrs the taxi drivers who stecred
with one hand and squawked their horn with
the other
His third and even greater reform was
making the railroad trains arrive on time
Intoxicated by the praise these three ac-
coupl samcuts brought ne rashiy announced
something really and truly terrific He would
stamp out one Of the oldest strongest and
most dreaded criminal organization. The
world the Scilian Malta.
The job was placed IN the hands OF Ce.are
Mor Project Of Police of Palermo an able
and incorruptible man who knew the Malta
thoroughly and therefore had known better
than 20 attack II with the powers DE had
formerly possessed.
Now an abundance of carabiueu soldier
police was placed at his disposal and extra
egal authority such as only totaliiarian die
'ator can delegate Mori knew the heads OF
,re Malta and where they were 10 be found
Many of their crimes were common knowledge
ir au Sicilys 1000 600 inhabitants.
HIS main obstacle was the Omerta the first
sfl.e tr AN gangdom. that no member is 20 say
81 word 90 the authorities against any other
member on penalty of death But this dictum
covered virtually everyone else on the island
10 was not command FOR silence. IN fact the
order was
Testify testify testify but never say any
'a.rg against us
And testify garrIous'y they aid until it
came 20 Identifying The accused or remember
ing anything against him theu their minds
were blank. Sometime Ig hI- chatter % v,lt-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

one. that person
would literally
vanish from the
face Of tn e
earth.
f. V g r Y o n =
knew { n a E Ile
had gone into
his hole, one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-17

Everybody Believed
That MuSsoIini Had
Wiped Out SiciIY's In
famous ond Predatory
Criminal Society. But
He Had Merely Driven
IT to Cover-So 1t
Was Left TO an ItoIion-
Speaking and Alert
American Corporal TO
Finish The Job