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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14
MAYOR COMMENDS
BOARD MEMBERS
Thanks Retiring Commits
siOners for Work; Suc=
CeSsOrS Attend Session

Mayor John S. Monagan yester-
day expressed appreciation of the
work done by the three retiring
members of the board of education
and commended them for their in
terest in educational activities OF
the city. Attending the meeting OF
the board were the three elected
commissioners who will take office
Jan. 3, Mrs. Dorothy A. c. Budde,
Edward D. Bergin, and Thomas G.
Driscoll.
Commissioners Francis P. Barnes,
George McDuff, and John j. Kear-
ney, who did not run for reelection,
attended their last session last night.
DR.. Barnes replied to Mayor Mona
gan's closing message and expressed
gratitude for cooperation secured
from the various commissioners dur
ing his term of Office.
Approval was given by the board
for payment of a bill of $2,940 to
James Corideo, Inc, for drainage
work at Webster school. The orig
inal price had been set at $4,000
but $40 was added for extra work
in excavating rocks.
The board also voted to ask the
board of finance if funds are avail
able for removal of ashes and rub
bish from school buildings and
school yards next year. The board
of aldermen has approved a budget
appropriation and contract has
been assigned to the lowest bidder
but it has not yet been signed and
can't be until official notice is
given by the finance commissioners
that funds will be available, it was
pointed out.
The board accepted the resigna-
ton of Angela B. Casey, kindergar.
ten head at Sprague school, effective
Dec. 81.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14

Brazil druggists aretrying to per.
suade those accustomed to cod liver
oil to shift to shark oil.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14

Ore grand street restaurant yes
terday was forced to put out sign
which read, Three OF our staff our
Ill. Serve yourself" A rehearsal Of
the Mendelssohn Male chorus
scheduled for last night at the First
congregational church was cam
celled because of the illness Of
large number of members, G. Lor-
ing Burwell. director, announced.
Dr. Willard w. Knowlton, director
of preventable diseases for the state
department Of health, cautioned
again public alarm. He said the
outbreak of influenza-like cases
throughout the state has so far
been of a mild character, so mild
that they are regarded as a cold,
or perhaps just a little more severe
than an ordinary cold.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14
TAX Abatement
WARNING GIVEN
Parents of ServiCemen Are
Urged to Apply Now TO
Receive Benefits

City tax collecting officials today
urged parents and relatives Of men
and women now in the armed serv-
ices make application to insure their
relatives now serving their country
will receive the benefits of the serv-
iceman's tax abatement and exemp-
ton.
The procedure outlined by local
officials whereby application may
be made calls for the filing Of am
davits substantiating that the indi-
vidual man or woman Is actually In
the armed services or has received
an honorable discharge.
The state statute pertinent to
these attachments provides for ex-
emption on all taxes up to holdings
of $1,00 in value. Under the pres
ent law it is stated that this ruling
is relative to the duration and
about one year thereafter at which
latter time the individual service
man must produce formal state
ment of his honorable discharge.
Although local tax officials are
comparing lists of local draftees and
enlisted men against the city's tax
list this is naturally proving to be
a slow procedure and one that may
well result in taxes being paid by
relatives of individuals who are ex-
empt, but who are not so deter
mined because the name has not
been reached in the checking Of the
draft list.
Under this plan servicemen are
also made recipients Of attachments
on their old-age assistance taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14
JOSEPH LOMBARDI
GETS $2S WEEKLY
Butterfield Company to
Compensate Baldwin
Man for Injuries

In a finding and award handed
down today Compensation Commits
sioner Johnny j. OConnell ruled
that payment Of $2853 weekly
should be made to Joseph lombard
of BOT Baldwin street for incapacity
resulting from hernia. The employee
was injured Oct. Is while working
for the r. B. Butterfeld, Inc.
The commissioner ordered the firm
to assume payments for an opera
ton which will be performed and
to make the weekly payments while
the claimant is out of work as a re-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14
BOYS IN
THE SERVICE

Herman G. BfaunSQor1, JI., OF 500
Columbia boulevard extension has
completed a course at the Haw-
thorne School Of Aeronautics at
Orangeburg, s. c.
Corporal Joseph Sileo Of 10 Adams
street extension is serving in Ice
land. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Antonio Sileo.
Howard Rudolph of AZ Prospect
street has been advanced to tech
meal sergeant at an Army Air Forces
repair station in North Africa, &C
cording to word received here.
Private First Class Leonard Ca
puto of Emerald street has COM
pleted q course at the B-24 Liberia
tor bomber mechanic school at
Keesler Field, Miss.
John B. McManamy of Ill Griggs
street and Charles T. Shoemaker
of TAO North Main street are sta
toned at Great Lakes, Ill. They
recently completed basic naval train
ing at Sampson, N. Y.
Joseph j. Boylan of SO Lounsbury
street has been promoted to first
lieutenant, according to War De-
partment announcement.
P. Frank Rolandi of 1912 East
Main street has been advanced to
STAG sergeant in the Marine Corps
in the South Pacific area. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Rolanu.
Silvio Arciero of Spring avenue
has been promoted to sergeant at
North Camp Polk, La. He is the
son Of Mrs. Angelina Arciero of 2S5
Bank street.
The Air Medal has been awarded
for Staff Sergeant William L. CAL
igan Of Madeline avenue, who has
been reported missing in action over
Germany since May. The award
will be made to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. william L. Caligan.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H.
Horrigan of 10 johnson street IS
spending a furlough here after an
absence Of two years.
Aviation Cadets John j. Greguoli
of 68 Meriden road, Richard M.
Lewis Of 978 South Main street,
Louis j. Poelti of 81 Keefe street,
and Lionel Violette of 54 East Dover
street are at the pre-f1ight school
for pilots at MARKELL Field, Ala.
First Lieutenant Philip E. KEEL
sail of Bristol has been awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross for
service rendered over Wewak, New
Guinea last September. He entered
the service in June, 1941.
James G. Belury of 1895 Baldwin
street is studying at the University
of Illinois under the Army special
lied training program.
Private Charles E. Brown of
Woodbury. has completed furlough
at his home and has resumed duties
at Camp Rucker, Ala.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14

AnsOnia, Dec. 14-Valley coun-
Gil, No. %, Knights Of Columbus,
Of AnsOnia, has dedicated a large
first degree class to be initiated
at Odd Fellows hall here Dec. 20
at 8 p. m. in honor of Major
Thomas F. Shea, chaplain of a
bomber group in the southwest
Pacific. Major Shea, prior to en-
tering the air forces as chap
lain served as chaplain Of the An
sonia council and was curate at
the Church of the Assumption
here. He is the son Of Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Shea, 100 Paramount street,
Waterbury.
Grand knight John F. Ryan
of Valley council has extended an
invitation to knights of Sheridan
council, Waterbury; Ojeda coun-
Gil, Naugatuck; Aurora council,
Seymour; Paugassett council,
Derby; Bernardo council, Shell
ton; and Russell council, New Ha-
ven, to attend the initiation and
ceremonies in honor of Father
Shea. A social will follow the
meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14
Placement Assistance
FromU.S. Employment
Service Now Assured
Seriousness of Coal Situation Locally Warrants
Action Announces War ManpOwer Director;
Many Applicants in Line Today

Coal dealers of the Waterbury area received temper
airy emergency" job priority rating from the War Man
power Commission yesterday and Notwithstanding their
official further down on the priority list they
Service, it was revealed today. Area War Manpower
Director Mary M Dewey said the coal situation
sdered serious enough to grant the exception and that
similar action may be taken in any other severe
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14
Missing Girl
Is Quite Sole

Boston, Dec. 14-(UP)-An in
tensive police search of cellars and
vacant houses was called off today
after 13-year-old Mary Ellen Julian
of Roxbury, listed as missing for five
days, was located at an aunt's home
in New York.
The aunt, Mrs. Harry Cataldo of
Q791 Longfellow avenue) the Bronx,
was unaware that Mrs. Walter JUL
ian did not know of her daughters
whereabouts. A few hours after she
disappeared from her Roxbury home
Wednesday, Mary arrived at her
aunt's home with a bag containing
mems clothing which she said
porter at Grand Central Station had
given her by mistake.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14

suit of the operation. It was pointed
out the employee has not missed time
because of the injury.
Payment of SOS weekly for eight
and 1-3 weeks was ordered in the
case of Esuf Elias of 264 Hamilton
avenue, who sustained hand in
jury Aug. Is while employed by the
Scovill Mfg. Co. Because the claim
ant is a miner so per cent was
added to his regular average pay
in determining the amount of speci-
flc injury compensation. He had
been paid $18.65 weekly while dis
abled and will receive the other
payments for permanent injury, one
third loss Of his third right finger.
The youth caught his fingers be-
tween elevator platforms of a jit-
ney.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14

Chile has a surplus of hemp
fiber with no purchaers in sight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14

Turkeys wholesale prices have
risen 521 per cent over pre-war.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14

New South Wales has a postwar
National Fitness plan and is con-
structing a series Of camps where
people may relax and improve their
rhYai0Aa Qondita0k.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
3 Face
AsuEnn Ring
w arE'anfS

Warrants against three Inkster
men held in connection with an
allie q d bootleg ring bringing
liquor from Peoria. H., into Mich
iean Will be sought by the prose-
cutorS office. Frank White, chief
Of sher.ffs detectives, revealed
Today
Those he'd arc Andrew Nath-
eWS, 3D. George Williams, As,
and James -. Cross. 81.
Mathews, owner OF the Paradise
Tavern IN Inkster is being held
for investigation Of Illegal trans
porta'on of liquor. Williams for
w.Sbrandirg and Illegal possession
of liquor and Cross for possession
cf gambling paraphernalia. De-
toc'lcS who arrested him sand
Cross had - dozen policy slips
and Sl56 IN his possession. He is
Carctaker NJ the tavern.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
WLB UphoIds
Right Of Union
To Fine Strikers

The National War Labor Board
today commended the UAW-CIO
for levying S. fines against 179
wildcat strikers az the Yellow
Truck and Coach Co of Pontiac.
At the same time the board re-
fused a request of the company
for cancellation Of a conditional
maintenance of m m b erSh p
granted the union The company
made the request because Of the
5-hour wildcat strike last March
II.
Pointing out that unions must.
have sanctions 10 discharge their
responsibilities, Wayne L. Morse.
WLB public member, stated that
the maintenance OF membership
provision might be necessary 70
the union 10 insure collection Of
the fines
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
Landlord Sues
|. s for Rent

The tables were turned today
and the federal government, which
has sent many delinquent to Jail
for non-payment Of this or that,
is being sued itself for allegedly
not paying S8.749 in rent on a
building At 1851 Woodward.
Mack Ryan, an estate trustee.
and the heirs of three deceased
brothers. Paul David and Phillip
Ryan. allege that The federal gov
eminent leased the building in
September. 1910 for the use OF
the army signal corps laboratories
and that no rent was paid during
nearly three years Of occupation.
Ryan said efforts to collect the
rent on the two-story building
were made through correspond
ence but that no satisfactory
reply was ever received.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
Sentence Is Awaited
By Draft SWindIer

Federal Judge LedcrF today
was 10 sentence Salvatore Culotti,
Y. of $50 Brentwood. for Violat-
inc the SclcCtivc Service Act by
collecting Sl.iO0 from Italian
families In return for promises he
would obtain draft defermentS
Tor their sons.
Culotu. who Yesterday was
charged also with failing 10 regis
ter as an enemy alien. faces a
maximum sentence Of seven
years IN prison and $4,000 fine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
Krug Is Silent
After Capture

Hans Peter krug. Nazi ober.
lc4lnant who -enlnNed- three days
OF freedom following his escape
Monday from the Gravenhurst,
ont, officers prison camp. was
h4ck-ln- confinement today as
officials AZ the camp conducted
an investigation into the escape
and how he obtained a forged
Canadian registration card, other
forged credentials and parts Of a
Canadian army uniform
~ the same time. GravenhurSt
authorities considered revoking
privileges granted Krug as a pris-
oncr Of. war and redoubling his
guard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
Your Waste Paper
Is a War Weapon

Your waste paper is being con-
verted into she'll containers, bomb
bands, ammunition cases, and
other military equipment, relcaS-
ing metal and lumber for critical
war needs II IS your patriotic
duty TO save all used boxes,
bags, brown wrapping paper.
newspapers and all forms Of
waste paper. 10 help send more
and more supplies 10 the front
lines To sell your salvage, or 10
give 10 charitable or other or
carnations, call a collector at
Randolph 1882.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
DRAFT CARD AT HOME

Until that time Inspector Joseph
McNally OF the first precinct, had
decided 10 hold only Massei and
release the other two. When Mac
Lean appeared with the writ Nc
Naly ordered all three held
overnight
Massei told police that he had
registered for the draft al the
Book-Cadillac Hotel, that he had
his draft card at home and would
produce it when he appeared be-
fore Judge ellis.
Two patrolmen were ordered to
guard the safe in the office of
the Zenith company pending APP
plication by the police for a
search warrant TO open il.
Corrado had the safe halfway
open when arrested, but closed it
and refused 10 reopen II when
requested by Sgt. O'Brien.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
Unbelievable
Bonds Await a

II the following persons will
Identify themselves at the War
Finance Committee office, 500
Union Guardian Building. they
will receive war bonds which the
post office has been unable TO de-
liver.
The bonds are in the names OF
Jack Thompson, 1888 Hamilton;
Miss Gertrude +. Richards, 1850
Hillsboro; Bernard J. Meldrum,
s505 w. Warren, and two for
Clarence Brady. 4S40 Twelfth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
Tax Paid So Yrs.
On City S Land

Officials Of the Bob-Lo Ex-
curSion Co today were deciding
whether TO start legal action to
regain tax money they paid for
almost 80 years on property
owned by the city.
The discovery that the tax
money had been paid needlessly
was made when the company
asked for a permit TO erect a
building on 20 by 4O-foot piece
of fenced in land at the end Of an
alley near Bates and l.. Atwatcr.
In check Of the application,
il was found that the land which
the company believed il owned
was supposed 10. be a part Of the
alley and thus city property.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
Wydndotte Man Killed
As Car Hits Tree

james Jenkins. 10 Of Wyan-
dnlle- 3a- kt4-4a when ff-.s 4+5tf4-
mobile crashed into tree on
Eureka, a naH mile west of Fort
Two passengers. Pfc Raymond
knopc 70 and Frank Ludv H.
both Of Wyandottc, were injured.
They we're taken 20 Wyandotte
EO>DitaI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
$50 to Get Degrees

ANN ARBOR, Aug. 6-About
$50 students at the University of
Michigan will be honored at con-
vocation services here Aug. Is.
The students, most of whom are
high school teachers, will receive
master of arts degrees.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
Pilot Chutes 10 Safety
Near Marine City

MARINE CITY, Aug. Sit.
George f. Grey, Negro pilot,
training at Selfridge Field, para
chuted to safety last night when
something went wrong with his
plane. six miles northwest of here,
Selfridge Field officials revealed
today.
Grey, whose home is in WEIGH.
w. Va, was flying alone in a pur-
suit ship
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
Gdngster Trio
Held on Gamma
.AndDrdftCounts

Joe MaSSei, 44, today was held
by police for failure TO have his
draft registration card
Taken into custody here for
the first time since 1885 MasSei
prohibition era rum-runner, was
arrested in the office Of the Zenith
Engineering Co, 1011 ST. Antoine,
by Police Sgt. Charles O'Brien
and patrolmen Robert Potts and
John HOLMAN Of the first pre-
cincts cleanup squad
LONG POLICE RECORDS
Arrested AT the same time were
Pietro Corrado. 80. of 765 Middle
sex. Crosse Pointe Farms, and
Martin Thomas, 81 Of 1926
Prairie. They were held for in
veSugation of conspiracy 10 evade
The gambling laws. Thomas is
now awaiting trial on a gambling
charge filed against him two years
ago and both have long records
OF arrests
The arrest oCcure when
Thomas. who was being followed
by Sgt O'Brien and his men, went
into a barber shop AT 1913 81.
Antoine. The police followed him
through the barber shop into the
office of the Zenith company,
owned by Corrado. and there
found MasSei and Corrado.
"Massei told me to keep my
hand out Of his pocket when !
attempted to search him and
seemed highly indignant when
4 questioned him, 10 ] called
the wagon" Sgt. O'Brien said
CARRIED S2O,5OO
At the station police discovered
that MaSSei was CARRYING $40 500
in cash. Corrado had 81, TOT and
Thomas just SD.
What are you doing with all
that money!" MaSsei was asked
by Sgt. OBrien.
II always carry that much
If I have il. I'm in the meat
business and need it," Massei
replied
Massei owns the Miami Pro-
vision Co. in Miami, Fla, which
sells meat 10 the government. He
gave his home address as Miami.
That's still lot OF money"
O'Brien declared.
We'll, you can he picked up
for vagrancy," MaSsei retorted
lie was arrested on a vagranCy
charge al Miami in 1887.
Within 45 minutes of the time
the three were taken into the sta
ton. Atty Frank n. MacLean APP
peared with a writ Of habeus
corpus for their release. All three
are 10 appear before Recorders
Judge ellis today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
ErSatZ Steaks
Synthetic Meat Made
From Yeast, Molasses

ST. LOUIS, Aug. s ms
Ersatz' meat is here.
Anheuser-Busch, Inc, brewery,
disclosed today it is producing a
synthetic meat, made from yeast
water and molasses and costing
one-hfth the price of natural beef
steak
II was reported that military
and lend-leaSe agencies have pur-
chased thousands of pounds of the
synthetic.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
PAINT JOBS TOLD

,Spalck's home ar 1928 Chan
der Park drive was painted in
side and out the soldier said
and a two-lamIy Fat AZ GIG
Yorkshire was painted and deco
rated.
on these Jobs for which he was
paid an average Of So a week,
the time was charged against
various war contracts, Radzn
said
Spaick and hrs partner. WIitiam
j Zrenchik are charged with con-
splraCy 20 defraud the government
on war contracts by pay roll pad
ding and faxed cost accounting
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06

Order War Stamps delivered
to your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
u. s. Funds Paid
For Honeymoon,
Fraud Jury Told

A Spalek employe was paid at
the rate of 80 cents an hour
straight time and S1.20 an hour
for overtime while ne was on his
honeymoon by Adolph Spalek,
president Of the Spalck Engineer
ing Co. it was testified yesterday
in the war fraud trial before Fed
eral Judge Picard.
Pfc. Herman Radzin, a, in De-
troit on leave from his training
camp in California, told the Jury
of l3 women and one man that.
while working as an office en-
ploye for Spalek, be went 10 New
York on his honeymoon He was
absent a week from his job.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-06
80 HOURS OVERTIME

Under questioning Of Thomas r.
Thornton. assistant L. s attorney,
Radzin declared that he drew pay
for 40 hours straight time and 80
hours overtime
This time was billed against a
Ford Motor Co war work lob al
$40 an hour straight time and
S3.40 an hour overtime. Rad2ln
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-28
HOWARD VICKERY
 DEFENDS KAISER
Rear Admiral Says Pros ductiOn Wizard Advanced
 Shipbuilding Industry

San Francisco, June 28-(UP)- Rear Admiral Howard L. Vickery, vice chairman of the U. s. Maritime commission, said today that Henry J. Kaiser was responsible for ad- vancing the progress of the nations shipbuilding industry by six months.
 Vickery defended Kaiser against charges that his Richmond, Cal, yard No. 3 was months behind its schedule as a result of mismanage- ment. The charges were made at a congressional hearing last week by Alonzo B. Bryan, a Maritime com mission auditor.
 Bryan said the Richmond yard had spent more than $1OO,O0O, 900 without as yet producing a com- pleted ship. He also accused the production wizard of hoarding ma terials.
 Kaiser has put the shipbuilding industry program ahead six months in this country" Vickery said. T have used Kaiser and his records against the other shipbuilders as incentives to get them to speed up their plants
 Vickery said he knew of no foun- dation for Bryan's charges, but said he would investigate.
 Vickery explained why, in his opinion, Richmond yard No. 3 had not completed ship to this time.
 Building a CA type is a hell of lot different from building a Lib erty ship" he said
 ''Kaiser's contract called for first delivery out of Richmond No. in May" he said. Tn April, the Army turned the manning of the ships (troop transportS) over to the Navy. Consequently they had to be re- fitted for Navy plans.
 Then, in the middle of the con- struction program, we asked Kaiser to produce IS special type vessels In his Richmond No. 4 yard-these ves- sels were needed in certain phase of the War-and their production robbed No. of steel, manpower and equipment"
 Vickery said the first of the CA vessels would be fitted out sometime next month.