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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10
TEACHERS FAVOR
 STATE PENSIONS.
New BlII in Legislature Supported By Members
 of Local Association

The bill to change the state teachers retirement system was given hearing yesterday by the legislative committee on education and ]. Francis Roland, president of the Waterbury Teachers Associa. ton, Principal John Nj. Brophy ol Drlggs school, and several other Waterbury teachers spoke in favor of it.
 The bill does not affect the Wa terbury system, but does the state pension. The state pension system receives contributions from the teachers themselves. The bill heard yesterday permits them to retire on pension when they reach the age of 60 and have had % years service, and the pension to be paid would bcN % per cent of their average salary during the preceding 5 years,
 The bill provides for biennial actuarial examination of the retired ment system, and that on payment of 3 per cent of salaries to be matched by the state, a retirement provision will be made as shown: After 20 years service, 10 per cent of salary of the 5.years preceding retirement with one per cent for each additional year; 2b.year serv. Ice, 46 per cent; 30-year service, 30 per cent; 35.year service, 56 per cent; 40-year service, 66 per cent; and 50 years or more, 70 per cent.
 The bill permitting the board of warden and burgesses of Naugatuck to pension Captain Lyman l.. Lam. phere, veteran member of the fire department, was passed by the House today ard permits him to re- tire on q pension of not less than 5000 and not more than 9i,500 when he requests retirement.
 The bill permitting probate judges
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10

Q. walker, pastor Of the Second Congregatlonal church and Mrs Leila n. Alexander, social director of the Pearl Street House. Both deplorOd the treatment accorded Negro Uorvicemen In various parts of the country.
 Rev. Mfr. McCanoe pleads fof action Co check the rising wave Of discrimination In his public letter which reads as follows:
 March 9th, IoaS. TO the Editor
 Waterbury Evening Democrat Waterbury, Connecticut.
 Sir:
 Two recent accounts in your newspaper, of the unsatisfactory relations which exist between the Negro and White CltlSens In some quarters of our Democracy at- trncted my attention, These aE- tlcles by two respected cltlDe1as oe Waterbury appeared Fob. 31th un. der the title "is America Keeping Faith with her Valiant Negro SeTvlcemeuq" After reading the accounts any fair minded person would have to admit that the an- Swer must Do ln the negative.
 Something more must he done to arouse public opinion on these matters concerning our Negro Americans. Particularly, it is i'm. perAtlve that c wave of sentiment be engendered in favor ot better transportation facilities for Negro soldiers in the South, The stories told ln the above articles, and others reaching our ears, indicate that tho treatment of these sol. diers who wish to travel by bus is shocking,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10

Boston, March i0-.In an eftort to got greater public participation in tho forthcoming April financing by Mle U. g. Treasury to raise money for the war, w. W, Paddock, Press 'tloEt of tho Federal ReBerve Bank Of lIoston, and head Of the newly tprea$ed Unibsd States Treasury War Finance Committed of the First Federal Reserve District, announced soday the personnel of thi9 commit GO,
 The War Finance Committee will 0uEegvlSe and coordinate in every geuSlblo way the efforts of the War jnVings Staff and tho Victory Fund Committee, tho two organizations which arc handling the public bor- rowing. Both groups will retain their present identities, organizations and directing personnel, but will work ,ogethcr to sell as many bonds as .ioy can, t0 as many people as the ,WO groups can reach, The primary Gim ls to raise the greatest possl- ble amount ln April, and In the fu- turo campaigns which will bo put on periodically until the war Is OVer'
 Last week Secretary Of the Treas. ,lry Morgenthau announced tho Rp" polntment of W. M. Robbins aS Chairman of tho National War Pf- nance Committee, who will function as National Director Of Sales. He will he assisted in his work by the national heads Of the War Sutyngs statf and the Victory Fund Com- inittec.
 The organization in the First Fed- Ornl Reserve District, which is New England, except Fairfield County. Connecticut, will follow the lines oe tho Treasury program. Tho various state executives of the War Savings Stan and the Victory Fund Commit. tees have been appointed by Mr' Paddock as members of the War Fl. nance Committee in New England to act in an advisory capacity to him In the forthcoming campaign.
 Tho members of the Now England War Finance Committee will con. stitute tho War Finance Committees in their respective states. advising an the coordination of the two state organizations in their joint effort. Heretofore, the War Savings staff has sold government bonds contin- uousIy, while the Victory Fund Committee has functioned only dur snR the periodic financing by the Treasury. The last great drive was Sn December and brought in $iS.- D0O. .O0O OO0. John O. StubbS, who has bcen Executive Manager of the New england Victory Fund Committee, giiI continue In his present capacity and will also be member Of the New England War Finance Com. nittee. The various state heads of Inc War Sa Sings Statf, which an New England has made such a ,pIendid and never-ending contribu. ion to the war effort, will be mem 1ers of this committee. They are winthrop L. Carter, New Hamp- Ihire: Dr. clinton A. Clauson. Maine: Daniel J. Doherty, Massa" shusetts: Thomas Hewes, Connec.. s,it: Fred c. Martin, Vermont; and aoderick Piruie. Rhode Island. .
 Each group in the April drive Will eel every type of government secur- ties to be offered then, including
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10

not have to travel too far for their sport,
 The trout will not be released into the streams until the rushing water period Is out of the way, otherwise the trout will be carried away to remote waters, Consequently t will not be posSlbel to open the season earlier than April l7, although the department of fisheries and game would like to enable war workers to enjoy the recreation of fishing with out delay, said Russell P. Hunter, superintendent of the State Board of Fisheries and Game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10
Middlebury Minister
 Denounces Prejudice
Rev. Mr. McCance Declares Treatment of American
 Negro Soldiers Shocking; Applauds Protests

Declaring something must be done to arouse public opinion Co check evidences of racial discrimination in
 America, Rev. William H. McCance pastor Of the Middle bury Congregational Church in letter to the Democrat commended the public of two recent statements under the caption America Keeping Faith With Her Valiant Negro ServiceenP" The authors of the articles which appeared in the Democrat week ego Saturday Rev Dr John
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10
STATE TO STOCK
 NEARBY BROOKS

When the trout season opens in Connecticut, between now and April l7, approximately S00,o0O adult trout will be poured into streams that arc nearer center of popula. tons so thNt Sportsmen, hindered by tho tire and gas situation, will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10

to change the surname of . child at an adoption, received favorable re. ports. The law at present does not permit this, although it is often done. This bill was introduced by Senator Francis J. Summa tR) at the request of Probate Judge Patrick Healey, Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10
NAVAL TRAINING
 TESTS ARRANGED
Candidates to Take Ex. aminatlOns Friday, April
 2, at Taft School

Watertown, Conn, March 10 --0n Friday, April 2, i0AS, the qualifying test for admission to the Navy Cols lege Training Program, called Via, will Do held at the Taft school, Wa- tertown, Conn, from Q to II Q, IT,, Paul Cruikshank, headmasteT, an- nouneed today,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10

Directors of the Waterbury Young Republicans club Hn- nounCed last night that Lleut. Gov. william L. HRdden of Orange will speak at . meeting of the New Haven County League of Young Republicans at COnc0rdia hall, Friday evening, March 10.
 Guests at thc meeting include Atty. Gen. Francis A. PAllotu and State Controller Fred Teller. The local unit and the Waterbury Italian Republican club will be host Co tho whiting OrganlEatIOns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10
BI.ACK MARKET EXPOSE

Details of the Inner workings of a typical Black Market are displayed In Warner Brothers "Casablnnca. !" which stars Humphrey BOgart. Inc grid Bergman and Paul Mengola
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10
MURDER CUT DOWN

Paul Lukas, who murdered George Coulouris 503 times while Watch on the Rhine" was running on Broadway, had to do it only three times for Warner Brothers screen production of the play,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10
MARINES TRAIN IN DESERT

San Diego, Cal. - (U.P) -- The United States Marine Corps has dedicated Q new camp, Camp En- sign, located about 100 miles east of here, in the heart of Borego Val- ley, on the edge of the Colorado desert. Camp Ensign will be the base from which motor transport drivers and mechanics will get training under the most rugged Of field conditions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10

NEEN breathe out plumeS of smoke N1 in the wintry air Giant trees crash to the ground = steam shovels snort and groan in frenzy of activity -men work to exhaustion = and then work some more. Americas northern frontier is threatened = and the Alcan Highway must be built in record timel
 And as the military might of an aroused nation advances through the wilderness, communications must ad- vance, too. Here at home - in the manufacturing and supply units of the Bell System men work night and day. Tons of intricate telephone equipment must be Teadied in six
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10

Let there he increasing protest on the part of fair minded clsl- penS, Negro and White, against such discrimination and injustice until somo attention of the au- thorlties Is given to the solution of this particular problem,
 Signed:
 WILLIAM II, MeCANCE,
 Minister.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10

weeks just d quarter of the normal time.
 And in Alaska, working beside glacier fed rivers, through frozen swamps and tangled brush, in temperatures often 72 degrees below zero, the battle be- tween the elements and telephone communications goes on. For tele- phones and telephone equipment have gone to war - in Alaska, in Africa = wherever our armies go.
 With telephone equipment needed on every fighting front. the telephone facilities we now have must be stretched to the utmost. The metal to make new equipment for home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-10

front use is more desperately needed to win the war.
 So if one of our business office rep- resentatives asks you to share party line with neighbor, you will under stand she is working for Uncle Sam. For she has a war job now. She is helping to conserve tons of precious copper for telephones and other inn plements of war on the fighting fronts of the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18
Two District Men Reported
In Merchant Marine Casualties
Two Others Here Are Listed by Army
As Injured Laurel Man Wounded

Two Washington men are in
cluded in the United States Mer-
chant Marine casualty list OF dead
and missing for the period of from
December % last through January
81, while two others from Wash
ington were listed in the Army S
casualty list, revealed today, as
having suffered injury and a
wound, respectively. in Africa. A
third man wounded in Africa is
from Laurel, Md.
The Washington men in the
Merchant Marine casualty list are
Joseph Newkirk Dean and James
Harvey Smith.
The Washington men in the
Army casualty list are Pvt. Harry
o. Murray, jr., who suffered an
injury, and Pvt. Robert Lee Russell,
reported wounded.
The Laurel man reported wound
ed was Pvt. Joseph w. Owens.
Cargo Ship Casualties.
During the period from December
"a through January 81 the Mer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

! CURED on November %, Mrs. Muir
ray said.
He is graduate OF the Clinton
High School. enlisted last May from
the National Guard. He had been
a clerk in the Navy Yard office
here.
His brother. Frederick Murray, %.
has been in the Coast Guard since
last January, but Is now in the Bal
timore Naval Hospital recuperating
from leg injuries he received from
an accidental fall while at sea.
Two sisters live nearby. They are
Mrs. r. H. Mothershead, whose hus-
band is in defense work in River
dale. Md. and who lives with her
mother, and Mrs. j. H. Mccain.
who lives at 1904 Wakefield road,
Greenacres, Md. Another sister.
Mrs. B. H. White, lives in Leesburg,
Va. His father, Harry o. Murray,
works for the Federal Housing Au-
thority here.
Pvt. Russell Recovering.
Pvt. Russell is %. and his mother,
Mrs. Florence Knight, lives al 1925
Volta place NV.
Mr.. Russell, who joined the Army
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18
Little Interest Shown
In Chicago Election
Lightest Vote in Years
Forecast for Primary

| By the Associated Press.
| CHICAGO, Feb 18.-Chicago's
mayoral election campaign, de-
scribeo by most of the city's political
observers as colorless and lethargic
entered its final phase today and
indications pointed to a compar-
atively small turnout at Tuesday S
balloting.
Whereas some 100000 of the city's
voters stayed away from the polls
in the States general election last
/ November, observers believed al
least that number would fail to mark
their ballots at Tuesdays primary
One Democratic leader predicted
one Of the lightest votes on record
In the 1889 mayoral primary 1885,
456 of the citys registered 1927 1862
voters went to the polish sc per
cent, as against 1915 per cent voting
last November.
The campaigns have been devoid
Of the old-style mass meetings-al
the candidates resorting to radio
broadcasts to tell their qualifications
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18


deck engineer In the service, was \
son of Walter Smith, 1923 B street
Sc, molder at the Washington
Navy Yard.
A native OF this city, Mr.. Smith s
Saith birthday anniversary was on
January II. He attended Eastern
High School here and worked at
the Library Of Congress, until few
years ago when he left to work for
an Oil company. He went into the
= Merchant Marine several years ago.
Besides his father, other relatives
include a brother, Paul r.. Smith,
and a sister, Mrs. Livinia Line
weaver, both of this city.
Pvt. Murray Hurt.
Pvt. Murray. IS, OF 5703 Ninth
street NV. sustained q dislocated
shoulder when he with unloading
invasion vessels, according to his
mother, Mrs. Edna Murray of the
same address. The accident &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

for the ONCE held by Mayor Edward
J. Kelly for the last 10 years.
Mayor Kelly, the regular Demo-
cratic candidate, in several radio
speeches, has given facts and figures
on the city's affairs during his ad-
ministrations and for the most part
has ignored attacks by the other
candidates. They have criticized him
for the citys transportation prob
lens, high taxes, school politics and
machine" domination.
The regular Republican organiza-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

- ~ - -
casualty l i S t
numbered 406 ,
including l 8
dead and 1888
missing, it was
reported. The
figures b r / n g
the total Mer-
c ant Marine
casualties listed
from September
II, 1871, through
January 81 OF
this year to
3,6l7, including
500 dead and
9l0Q missing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

months. At the Pvt. 4. l. Rssssh
time of his draft call he was living
with his mother.
His father, George Russell; two
brothers and one sister live In
Bowie, Md. Another sister Is in
California, and another. Mrs. Paul
inc jenkins, lives at 1911 Wisconsin
avenue NV.
He joined the National Guard
one year prior to his induction
After he was in the Army he
trained at Fort Bragg, N. c., and
Camp Wheeler, Ga.
The last letter received from him
by his mother said he was recov-
ering.
Laurel Youth Wounded.
Pvt. Owens of Laurel is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin E. Owens.
Before entering the Army, May 8,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18
College Students PIon
To Mend Sailors Socks

By the Associated Press.
BOULDER, Colo.-The University
OF Colorado's Home Economics Club
plans to get some extra practice and
simultaneously aid the Navy.
The club members agreed to mend
socks, sew on buttons and repair
rips for sailors studying at radio
and Japanese language schools in
Boulder.
Two cents will be charged for fix
ing pair Of socks, the money going
to cover the cost OF needles and
thread.
Your word may be rs good As your
bond-but Uncle Sam would rather
have the bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18
Burglars Get in But
Cont Get Loot Out
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD couple of burg
lars were able to escape with them
selves-that s all.
Carefully cutting hole in the
roof of market, they silenced the
alarm. They collected 5000 in cigars,
cigarettes and liquor.
But they couldn't bulge the big
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18
Blind Lood She'll Coses

Twenty blind men are loading car
fridge cases in a shell-case plant in
England, their fine sense of touch
enabling them to do the work as
we'll as seeing persons, and they are
therefore paid the same wages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

tons candidate is George B. Nc
Kibbin, who resigned as State
finance director to make the
race, supplanting the party's first
candidate, Roger NJ, Faherty. 9th
ers seeking election are two indie
pendent Republicans and two indie
pendent Democrats.
The general election will be held
April s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

lo41, he was . carpenter. He at
tended the Laurel High School. His
mother, Mrs. Katie Owens. said he
Is a paratrooper. She said he vol
unteered' for duty in that branch
in April.
He has four brothers, Franklin E.,
ir., an employe at the Navy Yard :;
Carl, II, a student at the Laurel
High School; Lee, "A, and Robert,
10, both students at the Laurel
Elementary School, and a sister,
Dorothy, 10, who works in the War
Department..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

Mr.. Dean, who was = pantry utility
man In the Merchant Marine, was
\ son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph o.
Dean, 201l Douglas street NE. A
native Of Fairfax, Va, he was
graduated from the Langdon School
here and had worked in this city
for the Standard Brands, Inc, until
going into the Merchant Marine
last September. He would have
been rs years old on February %.
He was known to his friends by the
nickname of Duke" His father is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

last november,
is a graduate Of
the Chevy Chase
j u n Tor Hig n
School, which he
attended while q
resident of the
Bethesda B APP
list ON e on
Greentree road.
IT. r gradua-
ton he was at
the Fort Meade
(Md.) Civilian
G on S e r v alton
Corps camp for
q b o u t S i x
months AT, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

III eHplOyc Ol
8 t q n d a r d
Brands.
Besides h | s
parents h er e ,
relatives i n =
C | u d e t w o
sisters, M rs .
Irving Randall
and Mrs. James
Burke, both OF
this city, and a
s O n , Joseph
Newkirk Dean,
jr., who lives
here with Mr..
Deans parents.
n C-~tSA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

steel door. They couldn't get thu
loot up to the hole in the roof. They
left 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18

Don't lose hope It'll you've tried
Star Want Ad." MA. 5000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-03
|0CD HEAD SLATED
FOR FBI MEETING
State Director To Address
Law Enforcement
Officers Soon

ASHEVILLE. Mar. 2.-R-Roy
L. Mcmillan. state director of ci-
william defense and former COM
mander of the North Carolina de.
partment of the American Legion.
will be the principal speaker at
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tons quarterly law enforcement
officers conference here March 10.
The conference will be held at
2:30 pm. at the Langren hotel and
members of police and sheriff's
departments from western North
Carolina counties have been in
vited to attend.
Sheriffs and police chiefs also
have been urged to bring with
them representatives of their local
civilian defense auxiliary police.
Others on the program will in
clude Don S. Hostetter, assistant
special agent in charge of the
Charlotte office Of the FBI, who
will speak on scientific aids in
national defense cases." and Ed
ward Scheidt, special agent in
charge of the Charlotte FBI field
division, who will discuss impor-
tant matters of confidential ma
ture.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-03

Avs MOVIE SET
FOR CITY TODAY
Film Will Be Shown To
High School Students
In Auditorium

The Aircraft Warning Service
movie, Fighter 1nterception and
Observation Control" depicting
operations in typical information-
filter centers, will be shown to
New Hanover High school Juniors
and Seniors at $3.50 o'clock We'd
nesday morning, Mrs. L. W. Pres
ton, chief supervisor at the Will
mington information-filter center.
said Tuesday.
At the same time, she invited
all men and women who are con.
sidering volunteering for work at
the center to attend the showing
at the High school in order to
gain an idea Of filter center work.
Lieut.. John M. Ellis, Jr., public
relations officer for the center,
will also appear on the program
and outline briefly some of the
duties of volunteer workers at the
center.
I'VE are still far short of the
necessary number of volunteers to
properly staff and operate the fill
ter center "a hours a day as re.
quired by the Army air forces"
Mrs. Preston said.
1.-The movie, Fighter intercept
ton and Observation Control, is
being shown to various organiza-
tions and. groups to impress upon
Wilmingtonians the real import
ance of the Information and Filter
Center in an effort to persuade
them to volunteer some of their
spare time for volunteer work
there.
I'VE would be very happy to
have any interested organization
Or group from whom it may be
possible to secure volunteers for
this vital and important work, get
in touch with us for a showing
of this film.
I'VE are especially anxious to
recruit as many new volunteers
this week as possible as our Com
manding Officer, Lieut.. Colonel
Oscar c. Tigner, has designated
this week as Get At Least One
Additional Volunteer Week as a
goal for all of our present volun.
teers.
1--WE know that there are large
numbers of men and women in
Wilmington who can, and will
gladly give some of their spare
time to the filter center if they
can be contacted and told about
this work. Colonel Tigner and
feel that our present volunteers
can assist, perhaps better thar
anybody else, in this individual
contact work for additional volun.
teers and we urgently appeal te
them for this assistance"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-03
SOLDIER HELD
ON GAS FRAUD
Davis Sergeant Charged
With Alle5edly Defraud-
ing Filling Station

Sgt. Carmel Hubbard, Camp Davis
craft training center Monday after.
noon and turned over to military
authorities for allegedly defrauding
a New Hanover filling station opera.
tor of nine gallons of gas, state
highway patrolmen revealed Tues.
day.
Hubbard. a native Of West Vir.
ginia, had the nine gallons of gaso-
line put into his automobile at Bat.
sons Service station on the Caro-.
lima Beach road Saturday night, the
patrolmen said, and then offered the
attendant some &c" gasoline ration
tickets.
When tine attendant refused to
accept the coupons because there
was no "C' sticker on the wind
shield of the car, Hubbard then
leaped into his car and drove away
hastily.
The soldier was traced through
his automobile license tag, which
the filling station attendant noted
patrolmen said. They said he ad,
mitted the theft.
Hubbard's preNiou- record, ac-
cording to the investigating officers,
included the theft of a monkey from
Camp Davis which the soldier al.
legedly attempted to sell to the city
zoo at Greenfield Park