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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
SOCIAL SESSION
after MEETING
HOpeville Club to SpOn-
sOr Series of Card
Games

Card playing will follow the bus
mess meeting Of the Hopeville Com
munity Club this evening in the
Parish Hall Of the South Federated
church.
This will be the beginning Of a
series Of such events to follow the
regular meeting of the club each
month. The card parties are being
sponsored by the Activities Com
mittee and Welfare Committee, and
1t is hoped a good number of play
ers will be on hand. Both the meet
ing and card playing are open to the
public.
Michael j. Hyland, president OF
the club, will preside at the business
meeting. Reports will be made on
the various activities of the club,
and plans will be made for future
events,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
RATSHESKY, BOSTON
BANKER, IS DEAD

Boston, March 16 - (U.P.) -
Funeral services will be held tonur-
row for Abraham G. Ratshesky, 78s
Boston banker and former U. s,
minister to Czechoslovakia. who died
at hospital last night after q long
illness. He was resident Of Beverly,
A leader in civic and philanthropie
activities, Ratshesky passed up q
college education to scrub floors
and wash windows for 50 weekly
and when 90 years old founded the
United States Trust Company.
He gained fame in 1917 for direcs
ton Of the relief expedition that
was sent to Halifax, N. s., after an
explosion of q munitions ship.
wrecked the city and killed 1,226.
He was a six-time delegate TO the
Republican national convention and
at the time Of his death was CHAIR
man Of the directors Of the trust
company he founded and director
or official Of several insurance conn
parlies. He leaves O wife.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16

Wages totalling $4,4OS,470 were
paid tC employees Of the Connec-
ticut Light and Power company In
1912, according to the Annual Re-
port TO Employees which was distri-
buted throughout the company this
week.
The eight-page report contains a
roll of honor on the front cover list
ing the names Of 1862 men and two
women employees now in the service.
In a foreword 10 the Report. G. l..
Campbell, company president, states:
It am truly proud of you who are
making war production possible
through your services in supplying
electricity and gas to our war indus
tries - just as I am nightly proud
of cur fellow workers who are In
the fighting forces. We are all
fighting for Victory and we will
win Victory, after which we can all
be together again to work at our
peacetime job of furnishing electric
and gas service for better living IN
better world"
The way in which each penny OF
the company's money Is spent Is
shown in a graph in the report
which breaks down the expense dol
lar as follows:
Wages TIA; coal and oil 1872;
purchased gas and electricity l4.7;
materials, supplies, ETC.. 80; pro-
vision for property replacement, "a:
fixed charges, liza; taxes 1873; and
common stock dividends and surplus
11.2.
In discussing the company tax
bill of $4,759,392 the Report eX-
plains that IF our company's tax
bill were split up equally among
the company's employees, each Of you
would have to pay $3.50 week
for taxes alone!"
Activities of 1912 are reviewed in
the Report and the future OF the
utility industry is discussed with
emphasis upon the wide use which
NAV be made Of electronics after
the war.
In a section entitled "Who Owns
Our Business?" 1t Is stated;
people frequently think OF a
big business as being owned by
few very wealthy people. Actually,
few businesses are. Our company
is owned by 1886 common stock
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16

their tribes and the Canadian gov
eminent Of many years duration,
under which, they assert, they were
permanently excused from military
service. Vague as to birth dates and
other means Of Identification, 1t was
almost impossible for draft board
officials to check on their claims,
It was said, and doubt existed In
some cases as to the authenticity OF
their INDIAN" heritage.
With the manpower supply rap
idly dwindling, q rigorous check will
be conducted in the city for aliens
in this category.
According to q United Press re-
port, all aliens other than nationals
Of enemy countries are now subject
to call. The same age, and martial
categories Of aliens are being called
up as have already been called up
In the case Of Canadians, single men
between the ages OF 10 and 40, and
married men between the ages Of 10
and Is.
Meanwhile, another large con-
tingent Of drafte'ss called up by two
Of the city's boards left this morn
ing for examinations at the induc-
ton center In Hartford, with q Soc
ond group due to be called later In
the week. Particularly noticeable
was the youth Of today's contingent,
made up largely Of boys In the 10 to
20 year groups. Those passing ply
steal tests will be given q furlough
before being called for active serv-
Ice.
Canada Moves
Ottawa, March 16.-(UP)-Labor
Minister Humphrey Mitchell an
nounced today that national selec-
tive service would begin Immediate
ly to call up aliens ordinarily res
ident In Canada for military serv-
Ice.
Nationals Of enemy countries are
not liable to service, but all other
aliens are subject to call.
The same age and martial cate
gories Of aliens are being called up
as have already been called In the
case Of Canadians. Single men be-
tween the ages Of 10 and 40, and
married men between the ages Of 10
and Is.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
Canada Calling Up
Alien Residents For
Immediate Service
Many Ex.Canadians in Waterbury Refuse to Serve
Uncle Sam; Waterbury Sends Youths to Hart.
ford for Final Army Tests

Qualification Of the status Of men
II draft age claiming exemption
aere IS Huron Indians Is expected
% result today from the announce
nent that Canadian SelectIve Serv-
ce officials are prepared TO call up
Tor immediate service all aliens res
dent In Canada.
With such actions ordinarily re-
siprocal, draft boards here will
;crutinize existing registration lists
FOR aliens IN this category, said TO
De O slzeable number. The Huron
indian" problem, It Is understood,
has been thorn In the side OF draft
board officials confronted with alien
registrants here In the past.
Together with workers from many
parts OF this country and their own,
Canadians Of Indian parentage have
arrived here during the past year or
Two attracted by the high wages
paid In local factories.
Called before local draft boards,
they have claimed exemption
through an alleged treaty between
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
CHILD CARE BILL
TOBE ADVOCATED
Mayors Committee to
Urge Action By State,
Federal Agencies

Mayor John s. Monagan's COM
mittee on child care yesterday sup
ported bill pending in the Gen.
eral Assembly, which recommends
financial assistance In establishing
centers in towns and cities for the
care of children Of parents at work
In war Industries.
The appropriation recommended
Is 100000, to be apportioned among
the towns and cities which have
applied to the federal government
for major aid for such programs.
Miss Marion Hunt. chairman of
the mayors committee, said last
night that If financial aid came
from the state, the opening of a
nursery in Waterbury would be
fastened. Meanwhile, Mayor Mon
agan and civilian defense authori-
ties are negotiating with U. S. Sen
ator Francis T. Maloney and federal
agenc.es in an effort to expedite
the allo cation Of funds for the eS-
tablishment of center and day
nursery at the Kingsbury House on
Prospect street. This money is to
come from an appropriation pro-
vided through the Lanham act.
At its meeting yesterday Miss
Hunt pointed out that If a child care
center is established midst the fed
eral defense housing projects on
Long Hill road and Hamilton
Heights, mothers living there would
cooperate. Others informed the COM
mittee's representatives that they
would undertake jobs in the war
industries. Several others have Of
fered to make contributions to the
support Of nursery.
william j. Derwin, assistant su
pervisor of public recreation and a
new member of the committee, was
consulted about the demand OF. ade-
quate recreation for the pupils when
schools close for the summer.
The FWA office in Washington
has received the recommendation OF
the regional office that an appro-
priation of $500 be granted under
the Lanham act for a child center
in this city. according to a letter
received from U. S. eSnator F. T.
Maloney. No Indication was given
whether or not the recommendation
will be approved.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
FARREL FOUNDRY
AWARDED PENNANT
Program for Formal Pres.
entatiOn Will Be An
nOunced Shortly

The priced Army-Navy E will be
flown over the Waterbury Farrell
Foundry and Machine Company,
latest Of the city's industrial con-
Germs to be awarded the citation
for excellence In war production,
according to War Department an
nouncement. No plans have yet been
made for formal presentation eXer-
cises, President David @. Griggs said
last night,
The Chromium Corporation Of
America was the last Waterbury
factory to receive the award. but
plants Of the Scovill Manufacturing
Company, Chase Brass and Copper
Company, and American Brass
Company have since received six
months renewal stars. Chase Com
pany, which has two stars on Its
flags, was the first Waterbury in
dustry to receive the award.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
NEW MEMBERS FOR
VIM. WILSON POST

All members OF Wilson post,
American Legion, are requested to
attend a meeting tomorrow night
at their rooms on Bishop street.
CIndr. Hampton Steward will pre-.
side. Leroy Reynolds and Ulysses
Porter, veterans Of World War II
recently discharged with the over
SO group. will be admitted to menu
bership.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16

Mary Abbott Community Club, use
of Abbott gymnasium Saturday
night, March 20, for a basketball
game and dance; Crosby Porpoise
basketball team. use of the Crosby
gymnasium Friday night, March 10,
for basketball practice; and War
Garden committee. use of Wildly
gymnasium Thursday night, April
/, for meeting to promote interest
in food production.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
FIREMEN VISIT
BURNS TAVERN

Firemen from Engine o company
next door to the Burns tavern,
1851 Thomaston avenue. extinguish-
ed a blaze in the window Of the
tavern shortly after 9 O'Clock last
night. The fire was started by a
short circuit In a neon sign, with
sparks igniting decorations, part OF
the window frame. The blaze was
quickly brought under control. and
the principal damage was plate
glass window which burst from the
heat.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16

Today at the various redeeming
stations of the wonderful dinner set
offer published in the Democrat
you may secure the third unit in
this beautiful set. The unit this
week is three lovely salad plates.
All that Is necessary to secure any
unit of this dinnerware offer is to
clip coupon from Democrat and pre-
sent 1t with SO cents at any Of the
redeeming stations you will find
listed in advertisement in another
part Of this paper.
Just picture the years Of deep
satisfaction and pride that will be
yours as the owner of this lovely,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
SPECIAL ENVELOPES
FOR RATION STAMPS

Envelopes instead of gummed
sheets will be used in the future for
collecting ration stamps, according
to an announcement by the OPA.
Shortage Of the sheets, in use by
retailers, Is given at the reason for
the change. The surrendered stamps
will be counted in groups of 500 and
submitted to wholesalers In marked
sealed envelopes, the OPA has in
structed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
SERVICE TRADES
TO BE SURVEYED

Representatives of local service
trades will be consulted by the WIPE
in a survey expected to start here
next week. Mayor John s. Mona
san, who conferred with a WIPE rep
resentative recently, said the agency
will study the essential needs Of
service trades In this city In an eff
fort to grant sufiicient allotment Of
materials.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
DIVORCE ACTION
RECORDED TODAY

A divorce actIcil was filed in SUI
perior court today y Ralph. Msado-
ques of Waterbury who charges his
wife. Mary Clark Msadoques of Wa
terbury with fraudulent contract.
The couple married Sept. I. 1912 in
Canada. The petitioner seeks an an
nulmeHt or a divorce.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
Heat Leaks

The important heat leakage
through window panes can be cut
40 per cent or more-saving up to
10 per cent of fuel-by pulling win
dow shades to sills In all rooms at
night and in unoccupied rooms dur
ing the day. When rooms are In
use. raise shades only hall way.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
Start Your Dinner Set Now
And Secure All Units OF
This Beautiful Set Of Dishes

authentic "Tree Of Life" dinner set.
For here Is a formal set to glorify
your home. Twenty-Five Karat Gold
Decorated, 40 matching pieces re-
leased weekl yin unit groups Of
dishes until set Is complete.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16

Auckland, New Zealand, mo-
mentarily forgot the war when an
opossum rode on dogs back down
the main street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
.I@>.e4Ms1y~vt
esIAeLlstIED isOS
esIAeLlSel i0OS

Trust To Rogers-Peet Virgin Wool
Fabric QuoIity And Fine Hand
Needing In Suits And Topcoots To
Improve Your Appearance.
Rosers-Peet conception Of quality
is more thon lip serviee-choieest
OF British and American fobries
is the solid foundotion-upon
which Rosers-Peet build their fine
hand craftsmanship
the country over as Amerieo's
finest contribution to the ort OF
hond toiIOEing-$55 to $40.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16

Dublin is discussing plans for hot
MONDAY meals for all school chill
dren.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28
Major Meets Self
in Foreign City

NEW YORK-UP-Maj. Gran
VILE S. Carrel OF Greeley, Colo, met
himself face 10 face on the street
Of a foreign city recently.
He visited Edinburgh. Scotland
and, wandering through the famous
Princess Street Gardens in the cen
ter OF the Scottish city, Major
Carrel ran right into Pvt. Granville
Carrel-not in a trim khaki uni
form. but in sculptor's bronze and
wearing kits.
The tory began some years ago
when Carrel was a student at ,..e
University OF Pennsylvania. Dr..
rant Mackenzie, one OF the worlds
best sculptors in his spare time,
was a faculty member there.
The doctor had a commission to
do a Scottish-American war mem
orial for the city OF Edinburgh. he
wanted a husky youth as a model
for the central figure in the SYM
bolic group Of marching soldiers.
Carrel got the job. For the next
four years he posed not only for The
main kilt-elsd soldier but also r
the bodies OF the other figures.
But it wasn't until he took Il
stroll through the old Scottish city
that. for the first time in the de-
signed setting. he saw himself.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28
Summers University
= Students Total More

Ann Arbor, June rs Figures
compiled up to noon Saturday
showed that there will be more
students at the University, Ann
Arbor. this summer. including the
nearly 5000 servicemen who will
be trained here. than during last
years summer session.
or the 3.643 civilian students VINO
have enrolled after two and one
half days registration. 1897 are
men and Isis are women. Last
years enrolment was 4,509 at the
same date, 1853 signed up for the
eight.week summer session, and
1880 registered for the l6-weeS
summer term Late registrations
will continue next week and sew
eral hundred students from out-sta-
lions in forestry and biology field
work, among others will swell the
total.
Including both civilian and mill
tary students this years. total fig
ure is 1919. Military tralnees are
Army men, 1928: Navy and Ma
rine trainees. 1869, and 249 spe-
cializing students. Last years to-
tai registration amounted to 5000
persons.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28
Miss Much Bride
Of Robert A. Seitz

Ann Arbor. Mich. June 2s-Doro-
thy X. Much, Lincoln Ave. the
daughter OF NJ. and Mrs. Raymond
Eldred Much, Marquette. and Rob
ert Augustus Seitz, Jackson. son Of
Mrs. Robert Seitz, Hillsdale. and
the late Mr.. Seitz. were married
Saturday noon in ST. Mary's Catho-
lie Student Chapel with Rev. Bern
ard Kearns officiating.
The bride has been a teacher OF
English and social sciences in the
Ann Arbor High School this year.
Both are graduates OF Northern
Michigan College OF Education at
Marquette and the bride a member
OF Cegner Seq, a local sorority al
Northern College. received her mas
ter's degree from the University.
Mr.. Seitz. a member OF Alpha Tau
Omega Fraternity. attended Hills
dale College. He was given an hon
orable discharge with a sergeants
rating at Camp Claiborne. La. TO
do war work in Jackson, and plans
to resume teaching after the war.
The couple will live at 3l7 W. Ma
son St. Jackson.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28
Ann Arbor News
Courses Designed TO
Give Trained Personnel

Ann Arbor, June 2S-Suggested
by the State Corrections Commits
sion a program OF courses design
ed TO furnish Michigan prisons
with trained prison personnel is
under discussion by the Universe
~, Ann Arbor. The proposed
course would give persons interest
ed in penology a background in
preparation for such careers, Gar
ret Hepns, state corrections direc.
tor. said.
He added that the present plan
includes one-year internship in
any OF the state institutions. so
that graduates may become accli-
mated TO prison jobs
As proposed, the course will Of
fer subjects toward degrees in pri.
son, psychology and psychiatry. pri-
son management, prison financing
anr custodial work Thursday the
department heads of the Universe
~ concerned with the proposed
courses will meet with Mr.. Heyns
and other state officials in Ann Ar
Dor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28
City's Meat Situation
Improved at Present

Ann Arbor, June 2S-ln compari-
SON with the problems OF two
months ago, Ann Arbors meat
situation at present is much i'm
proved.
Ashley II. Clague, county food
committee chairman, admitted that
there is still a very definite short
age of some products but said that
II consumers would "eat what is
available there will be no meat
famine here.
Fish is said TO be quite plentiful
while pork is coming into the city
in increasing quantities and the
poultry market IS showing more &C
ITCHY.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28
Ensign Wells Takes
Miss Redden, Bride

Ann Arbor, June 2s-The we'd
ding OF Mary /. Redden and daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Curtis G. Redeem. Cam
bridge St. and the late 1t. Col
Redden, USA. to Ensign Clifford p
Well. Jr., USNR. son OF Mr. and
Ms. c. P. Wells, Detroit, has been
announced. Last Tuesday night in
the First Parish Unitarian Church
at Portland, Me, the wedding took
place. with Rev G. Ernest Lynch.
reading the service.
Both bride and groom are gradu-
ates Of the University. Ann Arbor
Ensign Wells and his bride will
live in Portland.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28
JAWBREAKERs WITH FINE

VANCOUVER, Wash.-UP- A
l0-dollar fine against Ora Hennon
OF hudson House was accompanied
by 10-dollar words when Acting
Sergeant Ed Mayo described Hen
non as "incoherently, staggeringly
obnoxiously inebriated.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28

"The Moon is Down"
my Friend Flieks"
"Air Force"
Forever and q Day"
"Air Raid Wardens"
Cabin in the Sky"
Reap the Wild Wind"
white Savage"
"The Human Comedy"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-11
20 YEARS AGO fir EMPIRE
MAY Il, 1923

H.
 from Alaska applied County Washington
  M Ball, whom the application pending. the Forest Services trail work this Aldrich the gasboat Weepoose windham complete the trail started there the previous Fall.
 L. Harding Allen with Harding Spkett Apartments During delighted with vocal selections the Gertrude Nelson The door attended by little Miss Lucille Ercson Mrs Charles daughter Mrs C. Tubbs and the lat left the Alaska Dano Mine They recently spending in the States business trip,
 H. Cam President Mining Company business
 Pekovch, Alaska Admiralty Gold Mining Company left on the Estebeh for the mi at Bay Seattle M. l. Merritt, Assistant brought adyiees received here by the Forest Service.
 Johnson returned to Douglas from their prospecting the Taku River partly cloudy a a minimum of A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-11
goods by investing in war bonds.

goods by investing in war bonds.
 Taxes anti-nfationary, too but the indivi- dual does not get as much out Of taxes he does by investing in bonds. Investments strengthen .he economic position of the individual but taxes weaken it. Our Government is attempting to teach us this but are learning slowly.
 War bonds and stamps paid about fifth of the cost of the between the attack Pearl Harbor and the beginning of this year but they are fnanc- ing only about sixth of the current war bill The Government spends right now about S8 millions every 45 minutes
 War bond and stamp sales from December ', l94l to January l. l943 totaled l036 billions about 20 percent of the 50 billion war cost for that period
 War costs approximately $6,000000000 a month, and if continue to invest more and in bonds evidenced by the recent drive, better the individuals economic position, counteract nflationary tendencies and increase the value of all other assets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-11

about to be published. Lovett's speech, made one day before, might have been for the purpose of fore stalling the Truman Committee.
 But all this, amazing as it is, is not the complete story Inside fact IS that the Navy not only has not tione anything about helicopters un- til the past few days, but actually has been opposing them, despite appeals from the Maritime Com mission, the Coast Guard and to some extent from the Army that helicopters are the only way to lick the submarine.
 Admiral Howard Vickery, crack production expert of the Maritime Commission. was one of the first to see the advantages of the heli- copter Another was Capt. William Kossler of the Coast Guard. They pointed out that if merchant ships could carry their own "eyes" at sea, spotting submarines miles away U. s. shipping could be made rela- lively safe.
 Helicopters can hover over the sea at night, dropping flares to show up submarines on the sur face. More and more, subs are sur- facing at night, cruising at top speed to close in on helpless mer- chant ships.