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The sub., 1943-07-15
Heating Plant
By R. Gilbert Gardner

Talk about the wise old owl, and the wisdom of the patriarchs of old! Ye modern man puts these wise follows away back in the shadows. Why, on June 24th, the day that vacation money was paid, together with the regularly week Iy pay, some of the men here put their heads together and decided on canny course of action. They decided that the two envelopes containing money should by no means keep company with each other. So the regular pay went into the pocket in the near side of their pants; the vacation money was tucked deep into the pocket on the far side of their pants, and never the twain shall meet" so help usl Now Mother, Wife or Girl Friend, this Is a hot-shot right into bulls eye of Deception, and does it af- feet you! But we are betting that regardless of what pants pocket that money is hidden in, by hook or crook, by search by day, or foray by night, you will finally get it.
 MT. Gurlock, of the Outside Ma chinists, where did you get that hat? Too long ago to remember, you say. Honestly, don't you think the hat has earned a we'll deserved rest? Making it carry that over load of tin, you know-badges, buttons and pins too numerous to count-isn't right. However, af- ter our enlightening chat about the hat the other day, know it's secret. The hat really isn't in- tended as display for the conven- ton of badges, button and pins. but the badges, buttons and pins are there to hold the hat together! If I'm mistaken about this, please set me right, in this column, next issue.
 What really created a life-sized sensation here last week Is worthy of a line or two. Someone in or near the blacksmith shop charged into the oil room at noon, and sez, sez he, Come with me, boys. Quick! I got something to show ye" In a species of dog-trot, he piloted us to the alley between the Heating Plant and Storehouse, and-there in a pile of clay, re- posed, face up, beautiful lady, alive or dead. After we had re- gained our breaths, we risked a second look-and discovered that the lady, though minus hint of clothes, knew nothing of it, for she was done in clay, or maybe just dirt. So it appears there is a sculptor among us, reputed to hail from the Machine Shop, and there are queries as to who was the model. Anyway the lady in clay crumbled away, the fellows faded away, and the get -back-to-work whistle blew. Now I wonder what will be served for lunch tomorrow.
 On they go. Doubles and singles. Slap around the stake. At the noon intermission, "Chappie," "Don," "Mac," and Stuart toss the horseshoes where they will do the most good. Where does this go on? Out back of the store house, Main Yard. Some chaps whom we know like to play the horses. Others prefer horseshoes. Actually, in the field of sport, the horse has done more for America than any, body.
 MT. Herbert White and Henry Taft have left Fire Protection, and now are members of the Mainten- ance Dept. So now they can fre- quent this place legitimately. Welcome Messrs. White and Taft, strangers though you are. MT.
The sub., 1943-07-15

Gabriel Heater, Mutual news caster, has just two minutes more on the air, the warning fingers indicate. Or maybe it's just the sign of the "v" com. bining with the big poster of Winston Churchill, to inspire
 Gabe's news philosophy.
The sub., 1943-07-15
NWLB To Decide On General Increase

(ContInued from Page One) not be applied to the shipyard in- dustry.
 Briefs have been filed this week by Attorney Charles SuiSman for for the East Coast Alliance and an early decision is expected.
The sub., 1943-07-15

White. rumor has 1t. will work at times henceforth on the Moon beam Shift, but knows his way around, and-barring skunks-no fears are felt for his safety.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
TWO new HAVEN
SOLDIERS KILLED

Washington, March /. (UP)-
Thirty-seven New Englanders were
among 761 u. s. soldiers killed In
action In the African, Asiatic, Alas
kan, European, South Pacific and
southwest Pacific fighting fronts
the war department announced to-
day.
Massachusetts suffered 20 casual
ties, Connecticut six, and Rhode
Island, Maine and New Hampshire
one each.
Connecticut North African The
aterJ--
Boucher, Russell j., Pvt, son oil
Louis Boucher, A Spring st., Rock
Vile.
Chobot. Louis W., Coru., son oil
William Chobot, RID I, Eagleville
Kari, Walter A., 1st It., husband
Of Mrs. Jane p. Kari, Morton st..
Mantle.
Vonderlieth, Charles r., sgt., son
Of Charles r. vonderleith, 95 Sound
view Ave-, Stamford European
Theater).
Peterson, Frank, Sgt, husband oil
Mrs. Marguerite E. Peterson, 81
Trumbull st., New Haven (south-
west Pacific Theater).
Carfora, James, Pvt, son Of An
tonic Carfora, IA Lloyd st., New
Haven (South Pacific Theater).
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
DEDICATION WEEK
WINDS UP MARCH 7
MethOdism Contributing
Share to Support Of New
Service Mems League

RELIGIOUS services TO men and boyl
In the armed forces and to the thou
sands Of "uprooted families" In In"
dustrial defense areas WILL DO IN.
creased by The Methodist church
following the denominations Week
Of Dedication. February 20 to March
7, when 100000 members will
spiritually rededicate "self, service
and substance"
Half Of the sacrificial Offering re-
ceived in $4,000 Methodist churches
on March Z will be used for expand-
ing religious activities In war emer.
gency areas In this country. Reg
ular agencies Of the church, iHicluds
ing the Board Of Missions and
Church Extension, Committee on
Camp Activities, Commission on
Chaplains and the Board Of Educa-
ton, will carry out the program.
Soldiers, sailors and marines VAN
be welcomed In many more tnaU
the present 1855 Methodist centers
for service men as new ones an
opered. They will receive more
Christian literature from the rap
idly increasing number Of Methodist
chaplains now In the service. Local
churches will be aided in their pro.
gram OF cooperation with chaplainG
and the men in the service.
Methodism II contributing III
share TO the support OF the new
Service Mems Christian league, Q
co.operative Protestant organiza'
ton for men In the armed forces
Through It Christian fellowship w1D
be developed.
New churches VIM be built In ex'
IRENE emergency areas where Meth,
odism has the responsibility f0
providing worship and religious
education centers for the children
and the adult workers in traile.
camps and other temporary hous.
ing projects. Trained workers VIII
be sent into these areas TO help
build spiritual morale. Surveys In.
dictate that 1855 such communities
need immediate emergency aid from
churches.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
DAVIDSON SEEKS
TRUCE FOR c. |. 0.
Chase Employees Told No
Persecution of Any Rae
ton Contemplated

Members OF Chase local, $50, NINE
Mill 81 Smelter Workers union, Gao.
including strong representations OF
both factions which split the local
last year In an overthrow OF the
slate Of officers, heard Robert e
Davidson, special administrator fol
district 8 outline Q reorganizational
policy yesterday at o meeting at the
Central "Y."
Davidson, sent here to promote
unity within the ranks Of the dis.
trict, said II was not hts intention
ITO prosecute or cruelty anyone" A
temporary advisory committee was
named to work on re-organizing the
affairs Of the Chase local with Rob.
ert Davis, appointed administrator
by Davidson.
In q closed meeting at the x.
Davidson said he was trying to Gre
ate a better understanding Of union
problems and that his first object
was to get at the sources Of conflict
which threaten to divide the inter"
national union.
Those named TO the advisory
group were william e. Stanton, for~
mer local president; James Murray,
temporary president after the oust-
Ing Of Stanton and other officers
by the opposing group: Kenneth
Tracy, O Murray supporter; Joseph
Falcone, Francis Maxwell, Antonio
Napoli, Henry Roucz and Joseph
Buckingham.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01

200 .. m. Waterbury Catholic high
school, standard first aid, Mrs.
Marion Kraft, Mrs. kathleen
Sullivan.
$3.50 p. m. Bunker Hill church, jun
Tor first aid, Mrs. Katherine
OLeary.
1880 p. m. Red Cross chapter house,
1855 Grove st., Benrus Watch
Co., standard first aid, Philip
Bernstein, Marion Barnes, q.
Leary.
TUESDAY
400 .. m. Sacred Heart high school
standard first aid, Mrs. Morti-
mer Atlas, Pauline Smith, Mrs.
Katherine OTeary.
4:15 D. m. Westover school, stand
ard first aid, Elizabeth Oliver.
7:l5 p. m. Post Junior college
standard first aid, Donald Post
Edna Dews.
7:30 p. m. Red Cross chapter house,
1856 Grove st., advanced first
aid, opening session, Emil Al
becker, Frances Gazarian.
WEDNESDAY
900 p. m. Sacred Heart high school
junior first aid, Mrs. Mary Nor
gren. Mrs. Francis Ayres and
staff.
2:15 p. m. South school. Wolcott,
Junior first aid, Lydia Young,
TOO p. m. Red Gross chapter house,
1855 Grove street, standard first
aid, Pauline White, Mrs. Resale
Anderson.
1880 p. m. Pearl street Community
house, Junior first aid, Mrs.
Henrietta Foster.
THURSDAY
0:46 a. m. Center school, Middle
bury. Junior first aid, Mrs. Rose
Klitka.
1:i5 p. m. Prospect Community
school, Junior first aid, Susan
Cccchiola.
$3.50 p. m. Pearl street Community
house. Junior first aid, Mrs.
Henrietta Foster.
1850 p. m. Seth Thomas recreation
hall. standard first aid, Felix
L. Matthews, Alma p. Grano.
FRIDAY
$3.50 p. m. Blessed Sacrament
church, Junior first aid, Mrs.
Mary Norgrerl.
Monday through Friday, court
house, Kendrick Ave. 4 TO 5 p.
m. legal aid bureau. Waterbury Bar
association, servicemen and fam
lilies.
Monday through Friday, bleeding
Of donors to civilian defense blood
bank and plasma reserve, Chase dis
pensary, Field street, / to s p. M;
appointments made by calling
3-2i8l.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
Even Dewey'S Foes Say: He Sure Has The Stuff

controversy. The Democrats pro-
pose amendments a. q matter Of
partisan routine, are voted down,
and then are obliged either TO
vote for the Dewey bills or else
explain TO their constituents why
they did not.
such explanations, they feel,
would not be convincing. So Mr.
Dewcy's program Is going across BY
unanimous votes. The bills explain
why.
The new governor has changed the
fiscal year to eliminate costly short
term tax anticipation borrowings.
Thus he has been able TO permit In
come taxpayers to settle in four
quarterly instruments, instead OF
having TO pay half Of their indebt-
ednesS within q month after writing
big checks to Uncle Sam. He has
provided 80 that taxpayers can take
tax credit for over-18 children still
In school, and can deduct for I'M
usual medical expenses.
NO ONE-NfAN SHOW
Sneaking UP on the Democrats, he
robbed them Of 20-year-old issue
by sponsoring a bill requiring pow
err companies to pay for all water
diverted from streams controlled by
the State. It will be harder, now.
for the Democrats to charge that
the q. o. p. Is under public utility
domination.
He has raised the minimum salary
for thousands Of State employees to
$1,000.
AS part Of an as yet uncompleted
program to help farmers, he has
obtained statutory permission for
schools to keep open on Saturdays,
to adjust school terms so that chill
dren can help on the farms
After providing for $1,000, 900 in
necessary increases, he cut the
states budget by another $1,000, 900
on his own basis Of computation, or
by $4,000 900 on the basis which has
been used by his predecessors.
It Is easier to say Dewey has
done" thus and and so, but It Is not
accurate. Governor Dewey has
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
.BOARDERS May
BOOST RENTAL
OPA Officials Planning to
Give Landlord Break"
Under New Setup

Tenants who have taken in board
ers may be subject to an increase
In rent, according 10 q new OPA
rent regulation. George ]. McDuff,
local rent adminisi ttion, has an
nounced that landl; DIS whose tene-
ments have acquired additional oc-
cupants since April !. l941 and are
"overcrowded" by sub-tenants may
petition for q change In rental fee.
Also announced were "freeze" on
rents which may be collected from
operators Of rooming houses by own
ers and a provision prohibiting evic-
ton Of tenants who have sub-let o
portion OF the rented premises.
Mr.. McDuff said q landlord must
show there had been substantial
In order to secure relief. An in
increase In the number Of occupants
crease by one or two roomers may
not be ground for an adjustment
1t was indicated. Landlords, how
ever, may not raise the rent with
out written permission from the
rent office.
owners previously were permitted
to raise the rent up to the aggre-
gate maximum being collected by
the rooming house operator. The
new "freeze" eliminates this.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
THIS Is AMERICA
WELL PRESENTED
n Racial Groups Take
Part in Brotherhood
Week Finale

The spirit Of free America was
deliberately, gaily and periodically
presented In the pageant. This Is
America" at the Wildly high school
auditorium yesterday afternoon.
This pageant clinaxed the city's
observance Of Brotherhood week,
held annually under the auspices OF
the National Conference Of Chris
tians and Jews, Inc.
Native sorgs by q mixed chorus
dressed In colorful costumes repre-
sented Poland, directed by Miss M.
Borovlc; another group Of songs by
Mrs. John @. Walker, accompanied
by Mrs. Carl Heebner; O stirring
grafton by Mrs. Mason Turner, wife
Of the U. s. consul In Australia, rep
resenting Australia; Sweden was
represented by Miss Ethel ziglat2ki
ard George Clausen.
Mrs. Sidney Walker read the
dramatic highlights from the STIR
ring poem, white Cliffs Of Dover"
by Alice Duer Miller, accompanied
by George Morgan, for England's
presentation to the program. De-
lightful Lithuanian folk dances and
songs were executed by Walter, He'd
wiga, Sophie and Anna Stulginski,
in the colorful costumes Of their
native land, accompanied by Ed
mund Stulginski. accordionist.
Miss Nora Fauchald, concert ar
tist, sang Norwegian folk songs, as
sisted by George Morgan. Her trib-
ute was to her teacher, Mnis. Grieg.
wife Of the great Norwegian COM
poser. A choir sang HebraiC and
English songs, highlighting thiS
phase Of the program with the Pol
estinian national anthem.
Paul Robson, Joe Louis ana DR..
George w. Carver took part III the
Negro presentation. A mixed chorus
sang Negro spirituals with Mrs.
Maybelle Ward accompanying at
the piano.
Many features Of the brilliant pro-
gram were the male double quartet
which sang French songs under the
direction Of Mrs. Jeanne Baurer:
Scotland represented by bagplpes;
sorgsters and dancers by q group
from the Daughters Of Italy society,
discussions between Czechoslovahla
and the United States by Kurt
Klelnmunz; Charles Rietdyke or
Holland; Rev. B. Kenneth ANTHONY
on Canada, Peter Sakorafos o.
Greece. John Cho-MCj 70 on China
and Miss Helen Kolesko on Ru6sia.
An alI-country doll exhibit vas
pictcEially arranged ~ JoSept J.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
MILITARY POLICE
CALL FOR CUISTO

Private Angelo J. Gulsto Of 1913
Griggs street; who disappeared Fri
day afternoon after leaving a note
in which he asked that friends and
relatives be notified "in case OF an
accident before I get back TO camp
has been turned over to military
police from Bradley Field. Windsor
Locks. Saturday night after he had
been found by Detective Lieutenant
Joseph Bender. The youth left his
note In q car parked In parking
station with instructions TO the at
tendant to open 1t II he did not re-
turn at { o'clock. Police said Guisti
had obtained leave to return to Wa
terbury and get married. and that
he became Respondent when the
marriage was postponed. He had
overstayed his leave several days.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
SPIRITUAL POWER
DESIRE OF CHURCH
Men Must Learn Ultimate
Value of Life Declares
Rev. DR.. Walker

"The FIRST business Of the church,
now and always, Is not to exalt
ritual to stress creeds, to multiply
activities but to generate spiritual
power, said Rev. DR.. John G. Wal
kar, pastor Of the Second Congrega-
tionai church, yesterday morning
in his sermon entitled, "Good and
Bed Furniture.
Or. Walker said In part: "What-
ever else we fail to do. let US not
fall to face men with the demand
that they live face to face with the
ultimate values Of life, In the light
OF great and fundamental COM
mandments, to love God and man
"Times have changed and life has
altered. We used to be free to buy
and sell, to come and go very much
as we pleased. This Is no longer the
case but those who have even @ lit
tie imagination are not offering any
serious complaints. We know only
too well that the sacrifices Of ease
and comfort 80 far required are not
worth mentioning In the same breath
with the perils and privations Of
our friends overseas or our own sons
and brothers In Africa or the SOUTH
west Pacific. My own feeling Is
that we ought to make 1t O point
Of personal pride to see how seldom
we complain and how readily we
cooperate when some Of these small
sacrifices are asked Of us. You may
have heard the story Of the lady IN
the diner who had ordered and was
In the process Of having served "a
her very ample dinner but who
complained long and loud because
she was allowed only one teaspoon.
full Of sugar. A soldier across the
aisle stepped over and offered his
sugar. This Is one more sacrifice ]
can make for my country, madame,
he said. The story Is that she missed
the sarcasm and took the sugar.
am afraid there isn't much hope
for that type Of person but surely
the rest Of us can mind our man
ners and hold our tongues.
This first hand experience Of
religion Is 50 fundamental. as Q
matter Of fact, hiatt we lose interest
in sect and creed when we have 70
deal with q man who has the marks
Of unique and personal Christian
experience. He may belong to this
group or that, 10 this denomination
or the other. Somehow 1t does not
seem TO matter SO much. Whatever
1t Is he has. wherever he got this
faith, we are sure Of one thing. 1t u
real. Interestingly enough II we
want TO be quite honest about all
this we must 90 the length Of say
ing that on rare occasions at least
a man may have this first hand ex-
perlence Of religion and not have
any church connection, at least ON.
cially. Needless to say. believe that
under all ordinary circumstances,
Christians ought 70 be handed To-
netheF eor worship and WORK elle
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01

Fonsie Sirca, Union Street butcher gets my NOM
nation for the Blue Ribbon Award Of 1943 With meat
scarce as 1t Is these days it's hard enough on the dealers
70 adequately supply their customers without having to
furnish srons for dogs That's what happened to Fonse
Saturday woman entered, ordered siroin steak and
stood by to watch the counterman do his stuff Just he
began to carve she demanded he cut 1t bit thicker as
Fonse heard that he dropped his knife and politely told
the lady he wanted part OF her. her money her dog
And as he abled away to wait another customer he
could easily be heard mumbng This business is going
70 the dogs in more ways than one'.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
ship BATTLED
| own SHADOW
| FOR 10 MINUTES
BY WILLIAM r. TYREE

| UNITED Press StalR Correspondent
With U. 8. Fleet In the South
Pacific - Delayed - (UP) -
This was the Battle Of the Shadow.
Now that I've caught by breath and
quoted my shaking knees, 1t can be
told.
On o inoonless night recently in
this South Pacific War I accompa-
MED one Of our ships on lombard
ment mission into Japanese waters
north Of Guadalcanal. The COM
inuniques recorded only half Of
what happened that night, because
during the second phase Of the mis-
sion - the withdrawal - one Of the
wars strangest things happened.
For 10 frightful minutes we bat
tied our own shadow as we ran at
high speed through q Japanese
controlled group Of islands.
It wasn't q real battle, OF course.
But to every last man In our crew,
ready to fight at the drop Of a hat
and expecting anything from the
Japanese. It was as actual as the
warm sea swirling and slapping
ABOUT the snip.
Not Funny At The Time
don't intend to ridicule. saw
the phantom warship myself. Fun
ny as 1t may seem. 1t wasn't so
comical at that moment when the
warships-the real and its shadow
locked In deathly combat.
We had made our firing run close
to shore against Japanese ground
installations and swung away in a
sharp 90-degree turn. Great black
clouds spread brokenly across the
sky. and heat lightning flashed in
Jagged streaks every few seconds.
Our ship was frequently silhouetted
as II knitted along. We watched eau
tiously for opposition.
Then 1t came.
A second ship went on the firing
line. Its main batteries exploded in
continuous salvos, belching red
hot death straight at the Japanese.
The glow Of the firing outlined Us In
the distance and cast a shadow OF
our own ship against q particularly
low cloud. We experienced the eerie
sight Of another ship, presumably
an enemy, on q parallel course and
much too close for comfort.
See Small Boat, Too
Our guns on that side cut loose
In terrific din. Every man accept
ed the grim possibility OF getting
hit in the return fire, but resolved
that we'd be In there swinging In
the battle. Someone YELLED, LET 'em
have itr' I pulled a fireproof hood
over my head and ducked around
on the exposed side Of the bridge to
have q look. Our shells were rip
ping into the other ship"
Another form appeared in the
water, and an officer guessed 1t
might be a Japanese motor torpedo
boat. Our small weapons took up
the fight against another shadow.
I can't imagine whe 1t came from,
but saw 1t too. We waited for the
crush Of torpedo.
Nothing hit US. The shadow OPP
position melted away as we turned
onto another course.
We pulled our tensed nerves TO-
gether and enjoyed a laugh at our
own expense. It became obvious we
had been the victims Of q freak oc-
currence.
A sailor, hopping the sweat from
his face, had the only appropriate
comment:
"Take me out, coach, and send in
the benchl"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01

The average politician, familiar
with New York, history, expected
that Mr.. Dewey's inaugural would
be followed Immediately by q whole-
sale house cleaning Of incumbents.
TO their afnazsment, thus far he
has made few appointments, and
those chiefly personal.
There are today, two months after
major party turnover, twelve high
commissionerships untitled, OF which
nine still are held by holdoverB and
the others would be II their incuIns
bents had not voluntarily resigned
TO take other positions. Against thiA
Ave major jobs have been given 70
Dewey appointees.
FINANCIAL RESERVE
One Of Governor Dewey'S majcl
policies, new In this state, Is to
build up during good years q IL
nancial reserve 80 that taxes viii
not have to be increased In bad
years.
when the war Is over we shall
have three major problems finan-
cially," he told me.
4AASAS WAAA w va oNS0AAA0AessA0AA W
repairs and capital purchases which
can not be made In wartime but
can not be avoided In peace. There
will be an accumulation Of necess
sary public works, now already neg
lected for two years and tapered off
before that, some Of which can be
used as bridge employment to stop
the gap while private industry Is re-
converting to peace production.
"There will be q steep rise In re.
lief, inevitably, accompanied by q
sharp decline In tax revenues.
zone cause Of past depressions
has been the tendency Of govern.
ments to increase expenditures In
periods Of economic decline, which
raises taxes and thereby accentuates
the downward spiral.
"When this war is over, I want
to have enough reserve so that New
York State will not have to increase
Its taxes at the very time when high
taxes are most burdensonne ana
harmful"