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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

Times ought to be good for him
right now. Anyone who has tried
to buy whiskey has found that most
retailers won't sell unless they
have known the customer from boy
hood. A few generous dealers will
offer a two -for-on land like-it deal
wherein the customer buys bottle
of wine in order to get fifth Of Old
Stinko (75 per cent neutral spirits).
Failing these sources, the average
thirsty citizen must poke about in
alleys and by ways till he finds
some one who will make him a
sale, off the hip, at prices which
start in some cities at SIS the jug.
NO SUGAR ALLOTMENT
Yes, it's a made-to-order setting
for the moonshiner. He ought to
be busy "a hours a day. But look
at the fix he's in. Take sugar,
for instance. The moonshiner
learned in his other active days
that sugar was the basic ingredi-
ent of the simplest and most pota-
BILE mountain dew. But sugar Is
rationed today. The moonshiner
may sweat and scheme and offer
premium prices, but there just isn't
enough to be had to put him into
big-scale production.
Molasses Is all Sopped up for
the industrial alcohol program, and
much of the available wheat goes
the same way. Besides, making
whiskey from wheat is a complicat-
ed process. You've got to stay
around and keep stirring the ma.-l,
and such combining work makes you
particularly susceptible to capture
by the gendarmes.
Corn? Well, corn jus ain.
Then there Is the matter of
equipment. Copper is scarcer than
three dollar Scotch. So are tin
boilers and cans. Some resourceful
moonshiners, having scraped to-
gether few ingredients and a
couple Of cans to cook their mash
in, have used automobile radiators
as condensers. The rest might just
as well use their cars for that pur-
pose, too, because transportation Is
another headache.
In these days Of gas and tire
rationing, the world isn't beating a
path to anybody's doorstep, for bet
ter mousetraps or Jersey lightning.
And rationing hits the moonshiner
even worse. He has to have an
awfully good excuse to get more
than the minimum of fuel and
tires, and it's pretty hard to lie
fast and convincingly enough to
fool the ration board. So he just
doesn't make deliveries.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
CANADIAN-LECION
INSTALLS STAFF
Post, Auxiliary Holds Joint
Induction Ceremonies;
Many Delegates,

Thomas w. Burt, commander OF
the eastern states command of the
Canadian Legion; and Elizabeth
Winstanley, states president of the
auxiliary off1ciated last night at in
duction ceremonies for newly
elected officers of the Waterbury
post.
Delegates from all of the New
England states were present repre-
senting the American branches and
their auxiliaries.
Those installed were Edward B.
Peters, commander of post; Morton
G.. Spencer, first vice-commander
Thomas Dimock, second vice-com-
mander; Joseph Vachon, adjutant;
Duncan G. Rose, financial secretary;
Joseph Bird, chaplain; and Norman
Goold, sergeant-at-arms.
Those installed by the auxiliary
were Mrs. Beth Peters, president;
Mrs. May Duley, first vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Cassie Bird, second vice.
president; Viola Spencer, recording
secretary; Nellie Ring, treasurer;
Ula Rose, chaplain; Adrian Vachon,
marshal; Georgia Newell, American
color bearer, and Ethel Spencer,
Canadian color bearer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
SHOPPERS WARNED
ON DELIVERY BAN
Retail Stores Cannot De-
liver Packages OF Less
Than Five Points

Christmas and holiday shoppers
were reminded yesterday by John
w. Adelung, district manager of the
ODT, Division of Motor Transport,
that ODT delivery restrictions pro-
hibit retail stores from delivering
packages weighing less than five
pounds or measuring less than sixty
inches in combined length and
girth.
The restriction has been in effect
in the easern state area since June
16. Stores are also limited by the
ODT in the frequency of deliveries
they can make OF certain commodi-
ties.
Mr.. Adelung appealed to the
shoppers to cooperate with our
local stores. The public should
neither ask nor expect delivery
service to which they have been
accustomed in the past. Delivery
restrictions have been adopted by
the ODT primarily to protect and
maintain domestic transportation
facilities essential to the successful
prosecution of the war
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
YOUNG PEOPLE
PLAN PAGEANT
St. Paul's Fellowship TO
Offer Program Sometime
Next Month
WATERVILLE
Correspondent, Alice MacMul-
len, Phone 3-7217

Waterville, Nov. 29-The Young
Peoples Fellowship Of st. Paul S
church met last night at the parish
house. A business meeting was held
Plans for a pageant at Christmas
time were made.
Present at the meeting were Aud
ry Wooster, Betty Liersing, Gloria
Sheldon, Ruth Batchelder, Jane
Cookscn, Nancylou Totter, Alice Lii
liam MacMulsen, Charles, William,
Alfred and Bella Brickett, John Will
cox, William Simpson, John Mac
Millen, Wallace Wright, Ray Wright
Ray Calligan, Marilyn Truelove and
Murray Dewart.
Scouts Hold Party
The Boy Scouts of troop No.
held party Saturday at Fraternity
Hall. Games were played and re-
freshments served.
The Flying Eagle Patrol won a
prize for the best play-acting scene
called 1.-THE Death of Mussolini"
The Cobra patrol enacted a play
called the Mad Doctor"
Present were William Cristie
scout leader, Cobra Patrol, Gordon
McKennery, Buddy Ericsson, Michael
Casanova, Lowrence Lafftrew, Step
hen Gentilousie, Harry Stride and
Jack MacMullen.
Flying Eagle Patrol, William
Walsh, John Clark, Bernard Fish
erman, William Simpson, Phillip
Farrell and Michael Glllse tender
foots, Edward Walsh, John Alemeda
Louis Travis and Arthur Clark.
The boy scouts will collect papers,
Dec. 4.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
SOCIETY
AIDS SERVICEMEN
Collecting instruments to
Present to Armed Forces
Here and Overseas

The War Service committee of the
Mattatuck Musical Art Society are
sending out am sos for musical
equipment for the men in service,
at home and overseas. To date very
few instruments or music or records
have been donated for this worthy
cause.
1t is expected that boats will be
leaving within the next week or two
and the committee would be grave
full for such musical equipment as
orchestra instruments, especially
brasses; stringed instruments, any,
thing from an oboe to an organ, al
so necessity and album and sheet
music of all descriptions. Glee club
music is especially needed.
Anyone having musical material
TO donate are asked to contact Mrs.
Donald ,Adelberg, 1873 Columbia
boulevard, and Mrs. ]. Winfred
Beecl1er, rs Newton Terrace, and ar
rangements will be made to lave a
truck pick up the equipment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
Your Rowing Reporters
H#* - &hA
LIQUOR DRoUTH BRINGS NO RELIEF
TO IDLE, FRUSTRATED M00NSHINER
REVENOOERS VIGILANT

NAAANaSANMaMMAg
All these factors add up TO the
rather surprising fact that Illicit
wniskey -malIing Is at its lowest ebb
since repeal. Alcohol Tax Unit fig
ures show that the gradual decline
from the end Of prohibition took
q sharp drop after sugar rationing
became effective. In the Louisville,
KY, district, for instance. gallons
Of seized mash decreased from ST.
089, 469 In 1885 to 10l $50 IN fiscal
1913.
Another strike on the moon
sinner is the fact that the Internal
Revenue officers are still after him.
It's the OPA's business to chase
down the violations involving tax
paid liquor, with the help Of local
police and, when circumstances
warrant, the U. s. Marshals office.
And the OPA is running around In
circles, trying to keep up with all
the latest resourceful didoes Of al
legged hoarderS, price mixers and
bootleggers.
But the revenooers, all 14O0 Of
them are Just waiting for the
moonshiner to stick his head up.
They are preparing for all event.
ualities, including the reappear-
ance of prohibition mobs. They
are doing it quietly. The Notre
Dame coach never mails the Army
coach a diagram of his plays be-
fore the game. And the revenooers
aren't telling the press or the pub
Lie or the moonshiners what's
cooking. But you can bet some-
thing is.
All in all, it looks like a long
cold winter for the boys in the
Blue Ridge and the Ozarks and a
lot of urban easements.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
HUNDREDS HEAR
FATHER HUBBARD
Glacier Priest" Lectures
on AIeutian Campaign,
Second Front, Japs

Striking out at demands for a Sec
ond front, Rev. Bernard r. Hubbard,
S. j., the Glacier Priest, speak
ing to a capacity audience at the
Second Congregational church from
last night, declared that while we
are spending a lot Of money by our
strategy, we are also saving lot
Of lives.
That's the American way" said
Father Hubbard. 1.-THE European
way Is to throw soldiers into battle
at reckless loss Of life. We are not
using our boys as cannon fodder"
Pointing to our uncontested In
vasion Of Kiska after continuous
bombing and Smelling had forced the
Japanese to evacuate. Father Hub
bard revealed that we had expected
to lose half Of 5000 men sent against
the island, but the softening up
process let us take The island with
out the loss Of man.
So it Is probable that Germany
will be softened up before we invade
Western Europe, he said.
He urged parents to stop worry
ing about their sons in the service,
saying:
THE only worry your sons have
Is that you are worrying about
them. The safest place for your
boys now is in the battle front.
There have been more deaths from
traffic accidents since Pearl Har-
Dor than in battle"
Returning to the second front
question, Father Hubbard declared
that demands for an immediate in
vasion of Western Europe are en-
barassing even to Marshal Stain.
These demands for a second
front, he said, come from Com
munists in this country, who call
the mSelveS American radicals.
'"They are not even American
radicals he said. There is no
such thing. They are Radicals
in America"
Communism in Russia, he said
later, has veered so far to the
right that there is hardly any
Communism now in Russia"
| turning TO Japan, the Pr1eSt de-
clared that we now neither overes-
innate nor under estimate our foe.
THE Japanese navy will never
come out and fight" he said. They
want a long and delaying war,
thinking we will have to let down
after the war in Europe Is over and
be willing to make a compromise
peace"
However, he said, the lessons we
have now learned in the war are
such that there will be no COM
promise peace. We will search out
the Jap fleet and destroy it and
completely defeat the enemy.
Father Hubbard also showed mo-
ton pictures Of the Aleutian cam
paign. The distinguished explorer
priest set new attendance record
at the Forum. The auditorium was
crowded for his afternoon lecture
and in the evening was filled to
capacity that scores OF persons were
turned away.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
FRUSTRATED HERE

Peter Gilligan of SOL South Main
street, smashed open the bathroom
door in the first floor apartment at
701 South Main street, Saturday
morning and rescued an unconscious
19-year-old boy who had tried to
take his own life by turning on the
gas Jet in a fit of dependency.
Patrolmen John Shea and Joseph
Kendrick drove the boy, william
Albin, to st. Mary's hospital in the
police ambulance, where he was re-
vived and sent home.
Police listed the case as an at
tempted suicide, but said the youth
gave no reasons for his action.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
BY ROSETTE HARGROVE
NEA SfaH Corrocraudav,k

By ROSETTE HARGROVE
NEA Staff Correspondent
London, Nov. ga recent poll
indicated that the cost of living is
the besetting worry of U. s. citizens.
But people over here have long been
accustomed to that problem.
Britain's No. l home-front wor-
ry today is the clothing shortage.
Worry No. 2 is contracting relatives
abroad-in the Services and in en-
emy-occupied territories. Worry No.
3 is about service condition and pay
IVORY No. covers family troubles.
These have developed during four
years af war. Back in 1889 chief
headaches were:
/. Evacuation billets. 2. Con-
scription problems. 3. Unemploy-
ment. 4. Money.
AS the war has proceeded, Off
Gals running England's Citizens Ad-
vice Bureaus have discovered that
peoples troubles in many instances
nave been completely reversed. And
they should know. In the four years
since the war started, 100000 citi-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
FINAL INTEREST
PAYMENTS MADE

Checks totaling $14,837.50 were
recently paid ouo through the con-
troller's office as final payments
this year representing interest due
on the city's general and water
bonds.
A check in the amount of $4,000
Of the above total represented pay
ment on the general bond interest
and a check of $2,37.50 covered in
terest due on the water bonds.
1t Is understood that this pay
ment, which was due no later than
December list, is the final payment
that the city need make this year
on any of it's obligations other than
general curren Indebtedness.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
KEARNEY BLASTS
C. 0. P. ATTITUDE.
Candidate for Mayor in
Recent City Election Dis.
sects Party

Dissension and dissatisfaction as
to the recent party campaign
methods Of the local Republican
organization, have today been re-
vealed as result of post-election
autopsies on the part Of COP.
officials.
Speaking extemporaneously before
meeting Of New Haven County
Young Republicans. Saturday night,
John J. Kearney. recently defeated
mayoralty candidate on the Repub-
lican ticket in Waterbury, stated
that Three weeks before election
I realized that the party was crllm-
bling from within"
AS result of this and other state
ments on the part of Mr.. Kearney,
local party officials such as Vernon
Hall, Republican town chairman and
J. Warren Epson, former Republican
town chairman, both staunchly de-
Tended the party and its members.
Defining three types Of Republi-
cans that exist among the party
members In Waterbury, Mr. Kearney
classified them as follows: First.
he said, there is the real Republi-
can who works solely for the sake
of the party.
Second, we have the type who
because of some petty grievance
against one individual among the
ranks, crucifies the entire ticket"
Third, We have the super duper
Republican, the fellow who is al
ways looking for a soft berth but
who puts less into politics than he
expects from it.
1--WE have unfortunately quite a
few of this latter group in Water
bury" he concluded.
In reply to Mr.. Keaney's charges
Vernon Hall, party official today
stated that he was gathering facts
to disprove what had been said
about party workers and adherents
J. Warren Epson today declared
that no party could have been sue
cessful while using the tactics used
by Mr.. Kearney and his ticket asso-
ciates in the recent election.
Mr.. Epson was referring to the
platform based on national instead
of local issues and resorted to ccr-
stantly by the recently defeated Re
publican slate.
'.It is probable" Mr.. Epson said
that the party did not have as
good an organization as usual. How
ever, you cannot expect local volun-
teers to go overheard on something
that is not of local concern. Too
much emphasis was put on Nations,
issues"
1t was known at election time that
dissension had arisen among the
Republicans of Waterbury as vari-
Gus reports pertaining to individual
and group disagl cement were preva-
lent. It Is not expected however,
that today's revelations will mate
rally affect the positions of the top
men Of the party, who are firmly
entrenched In power.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

Editor Tall Tower Topics We have boys over
and boys here in United States. They all are
helping to fight this We cannot win if buys
stamps and bonds Yes, there might be good movie
tonight or tomorrow night or you want something new
to and you don't need it. You could take that
money and invest much of it in stamps. Don't
just say well she he is buying, don't have to, but
you have to you want to win the war; The boys want
to have good schooling and other like things. When
maybe that boy is going to Canada and then over to
England and maybe he will be sent to bomb Germany
other places and maybe he won't back. We must
not let our boys do all the work for Geraldine E.
Withery, 1877 Willow Street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
By JAMES THRAsHER
NEA StaH COrresDOndent

Washington, Nov. n - It's time
that something was written about
the forgotten man Of the present
liquor shortage. Like most for
gotten men, this one has seen bet
ter days. He was quite q guy dur
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

ing prohibition.
But today he
S t a n DIS apart,
wailing q bitter
thr e nody and
W ringin g his
hands as he
watches oppo or
tunity disappear
over the hill.
He is the
moonshiner. And
whether you are
glad or sorry
about his plight
1t isn't hard tc
imagine how he
feels,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

New York music publishers will
publish four of the numbers sung
by Frank Sinatra in Higher And
Higher, Tim Whelan production
for RKO Radio. The numbers are
THE Music Stopped" Il Saw You
First" Il Couldn't Sleep A Wink
Last Night" and "A Lovely Way To
Spend An Evening"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

with Utility Squadron No. IS In
Brunswick, Me-, spent week end
pass at the home of his father on
Thomaston avenue.
Lieut.. and Mrs. John I. Cookson,
now stationed In Maryland, spent
the weekend here.
14-Day FurlOugh
End Glass Seaman Julian Totten,
stationed In Newport, r. l., is spend
ing IA day furlough here. Seaman
Totten graduated from an advanced
Training school on Sat. the 9th.
Other servicemen home are: army,
Ed. McKelvey, Sheffield Terrace,
William Sheehan, Boyden st., and
Bart Shea, Edgehill Ave.
Navy, Walter Barker, Yale st.;
Lawrence Collins, Cornwall Ave.
SeabeeS. william Weymer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

Bob Grady, former laundry truck driver and
waiter at Chris Harmons eatery has been sent from
Fort Devens, Mass, to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where
he is attached to Company A, 9th Battalion. During
duction he met his Naugatuck pal Gene Czaplich,
who in charge of the men in Bob's company.
The likeabe Washington Hill lad will be stationed in
Virginia until he completes 17-weeks course
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
Editor. Tall Tower Topics.

Editor, Tall Tower Topics To me, a personal
friend of Johnny Barnes to read of his untmey death
in action somewhere in the Pacific last week. dis
manner came from brooklyn, name synonymous with
that of Barnes. He loved children ard it COM
mon sight of a summers evening to see him and
group of youngsters from the neighbornood headed
for open lot to toss football around 1t seemed the
inevitable thing to do Sunday after ball game for
the boys to gather at the Barnes home where
always welcome by the dad and mother whom Johnny
adored always glad to be included in this group
and enjoyed an evening of good clean entertainment
every time went Johnny as recall, would prevail
"his best grl", to play the piano all joined in
community songfest It may be of some comfort to
his good mother and when the Grim Reaper beckons,
pray each and every of will be able to leave
behind clean record and good name as that
of Private John D. Barnes devoted son. loving brother,
good friend and Al soldier who gave his life that
and may live in peace. May God bless him and rest
his SOUL M K
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
EN- EN-.

Matilda Navilauckas is with the WACS at Fort
Oglethorpe Georgia Pierre Pronovost is quite proud,
and justfably so, of his two in the Air Corps
Avery Blackburn is AFRAID warden in Prospect and
every time the alert is sounded you her riding
of her two horses from house to house Carmen Clam
petruzz after finishing his boot training at the Samp
son, N. Y, Naval Station is now gunner's mate at
Norfolk, Virginia.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

observation-disclosures customers OF
William Filene's Sons department
store throughout New England will
receive deliveries by helicopter if
the concerns application for per-
mission to operate the service, al
ready filed. is granted by the Civil
Aeronautics board.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

Mrs. Thomas Langdon Elwyn of "Nywle House.,
Woodbury. spent the Thanksgiving holiday season at
the fashionable Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City,
49,. John A. Cluney, sports ed, year older
yesterday. . Bill Dillon of South Elm Street. mixOlO
gist at Burns eatery in Waterville, is celebrating
another natal day today. MIR. and Mrs. Winston
McGann want the world to know the StOrk left them
son, November Is.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

Shop early and take your pick-or shop late and
take your picked-over! Success is what you have
when you make fortune-luck is what the other fell
low has The junkman would get big kick out of
ting been prohibited in Ohio cemetery. Probably
after grave consideration The proof in the plum
pudding is not in the eating, but the way you sleep
that night!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

Phil LebeI of Plaza Avenue, Eddie Kaiser of War
rem Street, John Damiano of High Street, Tony
Mucciaro of North Elm Street, Joe Cipriano of the
street. and Fred Carey of Fuller Street enjoy
ing their boot training at the Naval base at Sampson
N Y. Lieutenant Frank J. StarOn and Dorothy
Aingham married in Monroe, Louisiana, No
vember IL. The former is stationed at Air Base at
Mountain Hone, Idaho
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
BUILDING PERMITS

The following building permits
have been issued by the office of
Building Inspector John Hartley:
Msgr. Valdambrini, 30 South
Main strete. Demolish building.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

Private Guy "Sonny" Lattanzo, Wildly grad of
1886 who earned four varsity football letters at that
institution is stationed at Indianapolis Indiana study
ing at the Billings General Hospital He'll be in the
service year December A. Walter Robinson, yeO-
second class is at the Naval air station at Jack
sonviIle Florida Prior to joining the colors he
employed at the Hoffman Speciality Company.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
Y.M.C.A. Notes

The Advisors group will meet In
two sections for its program to-
night at Central Y. M. G. A., the
workers with men and boys will
meet with Willard Carr and the wo-
men and girls section with Beatrice
Faivre.
ancient and Modern Greece and
her Civilization" Is the topic Of to-
nights Forum at Central Y. M. @. A.
Peter Sakorafos will present the
topic followed by a question period.
Steven ]. Meleski will preside.
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Good Evening.

Good Evening.
REGRETS OF THE
Metropolitan Opera
A the by I oten think
good, but yet
I IA managed to
An opening a Met"
sect
The curtain of gold
Mrs g.
Sights behold
grandy caparisoned,
the younger girls
Is
n pearls
by and
read of the glitter,
I might be
third balcony SITTER
Hear the theme
the orchestra pit,
the popular bass
obvious hit
with his stick
you what
Speaking hick? EN-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29
Social POSTPONED

Social postponed
The social planned by Sector D-86
Wardens Dec. will not be held but
an important meeting to elect men
officers will be held at the home of
Mrs. Gertrude Lane Wednesday.
2 Glass Aviation Machinist Mate
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2 Glass Aviation, Machinist Mate
Francis Robert Burns, stationed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-29

REGRETS THE SEASON
On Reading Opening Of the Metropolitan