The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-22
News Of Connecticut

Harttoru, conn.,, Aprll 32.-(UP)- Selective Service Director John r. Robinson predicted today that GO per cent Of the men now working in war industries under essential de- ferments would be ln the armed forces by the end of the summer.
 These men, said Robinson, w>ce being replaced as rapidly as possible under Q manning table and rec placement schedule. As for the remaining 70 per cent, Robinson said they would be called up aS needed.
 Women, and draft.incligiblo men, the director said, were being hired to relieve the referred men after un- dergoing training courses.
 Hartford, Conn.,, April 22.-(UP) --(uP)-Thc OPA today withdrew thc gasoline purchasing privileges Oi Ernest A, Roberts, MlddletOwn war worker, for one year for falslfylng hts application for supplemental ra- ratlOnS.
 Hearing Commissioner Arthur L., Brown said that Roberts obtained extra allOtments from his Middle. town board on representation he was required Co drive 50 miles Q day be. tween Mlddlet0wn and hts job in an East Hartford aircraft plant. The facts showed. said Brown, that Rob- erts was living Rt . Hartford hotel, only five miles from tho plant.
 In his decision Brown declared that "war workers are not Q fay" 0red group. They have no right to abuso the privilege 0e obtaining extra gasoline for essential driving, by divertlng it to nOn.essentlal use."
 Hartford, Conn, April 22-(Up)-. Gov. Baldwin today sent to the Senate for confirmation three nom- nations for judges of the juvenile courts.
 Two incumhents Thomas Gill, Hartford and Fred Faulkner, New Haven--were reappointmentS.
 The Governor designated Senate Republican Leader Stanley P. Mead, New Canaan, as judge of the Stain- ford Court, replacing Judge Max Spoke, a Democrat.
 Mead's term was for six years, CHS four years and Faulkner's two years.
 Gov. Baldwin also made two ap- pointments and two reappointmentS to the State Milk Control Board.
 New members were Rep. William M. Curtis, Bridgewater, and Ray mond M. Holloway, Avon.
 Reappointments were N. Morgan strong, Vernon, and Lewis B. Dan- iels, Middletown.
 Cromwell, Conn.,, April 22-(UP) -COrsagcs for M'Lady, cut flowers and pottcd plants will not be as plentiful thls Easter as in the past, and prices will Dc much higher.
 Wallace R. PicrsOn, IT,, of the A. ". PiersOn, Inc., operators of the largest greenhouses In the east, said today that flower production had fallen or about 35 per cent this year. mostly because of labor dif- faculties.
 Also, he said, the weather had Tet0rded the bloom of many plants.
 Pierson said there was . heavy demand for flowers and customers were willing tO pay the prices, but they weren't to be had.
 Prices in the Hartford area were reported fairly high" with stocks almost un0btainable. There was . shortage Of roses and orchids. One florist said he refused hundreds of orders for cOssages and was unable to Ill orders for funeral wreaths.
 Hartford, Conn, April 22-(UP)- Gov. Baldwin called for general observance of boys and girls week, from April 24 to May 1, to hep combat an alarming increase in juvenile delinquency" reported by federal officials.
 Tt is becoming apparent in many ways" he said, "that the effect of the war is seriously iinpairing the normal development of boys and girls.
 victory in this war demands not only better armies and navies, but better boys and girls as well. and in order to achieve this 1t is nec- essary to assist our youths in pre- pairing themselves physically. rien- tally and morally to help our coun- try to the fullest extent"
 Hartford, Conn, April 22--(UP)-- The right of the OPA to fix meat slaughter quotas was challenged to- day in U. s. district court by Q Preston slaughtering firm.
 Belt Bros, Inc, charged with ex- ceeding it's slaughtering quota by approximately 332.OOO pounds of beef. declared through it's counsel, Charles V. James. Norwich, that t was unconstitutional for Congress to set up control of intra-state com- merce under the second war powers act.
 Federal Judge J. Joseph smith gave James until April 27 to file q brief of argument with the court.
 James contended the OPA au- thority was restricted to the regula- ton of price ceilings.
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