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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
MURDER, SUICIDE
REPORT ACCEPTED
Joseph Buckley, Retired
Lawyer, Shoots Vile,
Self While DespOndent

Old Lyme, Nov. 30-(UP)-Police
said today that Joseph E. Buckley,
"a, wealthy retired New York law
yer, who shot and killed his wife
and then MORALLY wounded himself
at their home, c"Quiet Ways } late
yesterday had been mentally Ill and
respondent for more than a month.
Buckley killed his wife as she sat
in the breakfast nook of their home
reading letter from an adopted
daughter, Mrs. William Patrick, wife
of an Army lieutenant.
He then telephoned police, told
them what he had done and said
he was about to take his own life.
State Police Lieut.. Henry c. Helm
old tried to keep Buckley in CONVEX
sation until officers could be sent
to the house. but the lawyer hung
up the receiver. When police ar
rived they found him dying in an
upstairs trophy room. He expired
several hours later at a New London
hospital.
Police said the couple appeared
ready to leave on trip when the
ShootingS occurred. Their bags
were packed and an automobile was
parked In front Of the house. The
letter Mrs. Buckley was reading still
was In her hand when police found
her.
Buckley was active in civic affairs
and was chairman Of the town war
salvage committee. They had lived
here about 20 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
RADIO SERMON
REQUESTS MANY
Listeners Ask NBC for
100000 in Year; PeaIe,
SOckman Outstanding

New York, Nov. 30-Audience re-
action to MICS religious broadcasts
Is reflected in mail response figures
for the past year as released by the
Federal Council of the Churches Of
Christ of America.
From October, 1912, to the end of
September, 1913, total of 183, 443
letters were received from listeners.
OF this number, 10000 were re-
quests for copies OF sermons and
talks delivered over the NBC net
work.
1T is not only significant that
these figures tell how many listen
ers wrote to express their apprecia-
ton Of our religious programs" says
DIR. James r. Angel, Public Service
Counsellor for MIC, but even more
impressive is the demand for SER
mons delivered on the air. 1t indi-
Gates that great number of people
draw lasting spiritual benefit from
reading over and over again the
messages that come to them through
NBC.
This response fully justifies
MICS policy of continuity in relig-
ious programs, continues DR.. Angel
Clearly, listeners become familiar
with individual speakers and it is
gratifying to conclude from the
outstanding spokesman of religion as
audience is maintained for such
figures just released that a steady
DIR. Ralph w. Scckman, DR.. Walter
w. Van Kirk, DR.. Norman Vincent
Peale and DR.. Frederick K. Stamm. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

Washington, D. c., Nov. 30
When the Senate Military Affairs
committee met behind closed doors
to consider the General Patton af-
fair, Senator Styles Bridges of New
Hampshire and Senator Ed john
son Of Colorado both urged that the
committee not dodge the issue.
They ran into some mild opposi-
ton, however, from Senator Chan
Quincy of South Dakota. Quincy
said it was unusual for the miscon-
conduct of general to receive such
prominence in wartime, and that
the committee should not do any
thing which might reflect on the
integrity of the Army. But when
Chairman Bob Reynolds of North
Carolina urged unanimous approval
of the johnson motion to call Sec
rotary Stimson, Quincy withdrew
his objection.
Patton'S name also figured in a
closed-door meeting of the House
Military Affairs Committee, at
which bill modifying the 28-year-
service requirement for the promo
ton Of Army officers to the rank
Of bridgadier general was considered.
Does this affect General Pat
ton2" inquired Representative Wal
ter G.CHam"O Andrews Of New
York. when 1t was brought out that
Patton, who has been recommended
for promotion to the permanent
rank OF Major General, now has
the permanent (peacetime) rank
of a colonel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

csc. Ocean Island, 1855 miles to
the east, is only six miles in cir
conference, has slightly smaller
and similar population, and was
up to the time of enemy occupa-
ton, the ruling seat of the British
Crown Colony Of the Gilbert and
Ellice Islands.
Nauru was shelled a year before
Pearl Harbor by an unidentified
raider flying the japanese flag;
the ship was doubtless German,
however. In February Of 1941
Foreign Minister Matsuoka re-
manded that the while race cede
Nippon the islands of Oceania, in
GLIDING Nauru. On December 8 Of
that year the Japs bombed both
Nauru and Ocean, and sortly there
after occupied the Islands.
U. S. Air Force heavy bombers
struck back at Nauru this March,
and again on April 81, destroying
the main phosphate plant, naval
officers barracks and an airfield.
Nauru got it again when our
forces invaded Tarawa and Maxim
in the nearby Gilbert islands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
YOUR ROWING REPORTERS
* X X X
Washington Scientists Are Blocked in Plan
To Make All War Alcohol From Waste Wood

the so cents and more the govern
ment now pays Wood-waste al
cohol would be even cheaper, de
pending on the market price Of lig-
min. If lignin sold for cent a
pound, the alcohol could be sold
for a dime a gallon. If lignin
brought cents ct now sells for 6
cents), Forest Products says the al
cohol could be given away.
Under the present program, at
least 400 million gallons of alcohol
must be made from grain next
year. That will require 100 million
bushels of wheat. According to
Agriculture Department figures,
that much wheat fed to stock,
would produce 100000 tons of
pork or 1,720,000 tons of beef. Or,
by this country's average human
consumption OF four bushels a
year, that is enough wheat to feed
bread to 100000 people through
out 1914.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
GRANT PETITIONS
TO Use SCHOOLS
Community Groups, Ath=
letic Groups, Individuals
Given Boards Approval

Permission for use of school build
ings was granted by the Board of
Education last night as follows:
West End Community Club for
nse Of the Russell school gymnasium
on December from 7:30 to $50
p. M, for the purpose of conducting
Christmas singing for the benefit
Of the people in the West End.
Junior Red Cross of LeavenWorth
high school for use of the Leaven-
worth gymnasium on December 16
for their annua! Christmas dance.
Rowland Hughes IS" basketball
team for use of the Kingsbury
school gymnasium on Wednesday
evenings from to 9 o'clock for
basketball practice, beginning De-
cember 8.
Junior class at Wildly high school
for use Of the Wildly high school
gymnasium and cafeteria on Fri
day evening, January Z, 1914, for a
semi-formal promenade.
Department SIS basketball team for
use Of the Hopeville school gymnasi-
UNI on Wednesday evenings, from 7
to p. m. for basketball practice,
beginning December !.
Miss Mary Wall, principal OF
Abbott school, to conduct a series
of gift, food and book sales, the
proceeds to be used for school pur-
poses.
Hopeville Cadets basketball team
for use of the Hopeville school gym
nasium on Friday eevnings from 7
to 9 p. M, for basketball practice,
beginning December 10.
Mr.. Manherz, Crosby coach, for
use Of the Crosby pool for swim
ming practice and for meets, be-
ginning December 81.
Waterbury Tool basketball team
for use of the Russell school gym
nasium on Tuesday evening, No
venber 30, for basketball practice.
Phi Beta basketball team for use
of the Kingsbury school gymnasium
on Friday evenings from Z to 8
o'clock for basketball practice be-
ginning December 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
Gen. Patton Debate
By DREW PEARSON
(Author Of The Washington Merry Go RoundD

Andrews was informed that Pat
ton wouldn't be affected, since he
has served "a years in the Army.
However, two-fisted Representative
Ewing Thomson of Texas raised
the point that approval Of the pro-
motion bill might still be construed
by some as House endorsement
of Patton's behavior.
II think it would be bad psy-
chology to adopt a bill of this ma
ture right after the Patton story
has broken" Thomson declared.
However, Representative Paul
Kilday of Texas, who had moved
for a committee vote on the pro-
motion bill. insisted that the legis-
lation didn't remotely affect
Patton, because of his "a years
service, and a majority of the COM
mittee voted their agreement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
Girl ENGINEERS.
GRADUATE DEC. z.
Class of AZ to Report at
East Hartford Plant for
War Work

East Hartford, Conn, Nov. 30.-A
class Of AZ girls will complete their
six-months engineering training at
the Pennsylvania State College on
December 2 and take their places
here in the engineering department
of Hamilton Standard PropellerS, a
division Of United Aircraft Corpor-
alton.
These graduates Of special
stepped-up course in propeller en-
cheering will be replaced by a new
class of As young women who are
now being recruited from girls with
two or more years of college ex-
perience. The new class will study
for one year.
Still at Penn State are 40 more
propeller girls who have worked six
months out of a projected year and
will complete their courses in June
1914.
Hamilton Standards engineering
trainees are making an enviable
record. Against a normal TO Of CO.
eds on the coveted deans list, 31%,
or 26 girls of the contingent, have
qualified for this honor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
ECONOMIC GOALS
TOBE DISCUSSED

New Haven. Conn.,, Nov. 20 - j.
j. Opndliffe, Research Associate in
the Institute of International Stu
dies at Yale University, will dis
cuss the Economic Goals for
America In the Divinity School
Auditorium at lis on Friday after
noon, December g. Mr.. Condliffe has
held the position of Associate Di-
rector of the Division of Economics
and History of the Carnegie Endow-
ment for International Peace for a
number of years.
This lecture is the ninth in the
series THE Church and World Re-
construction given as general
background for many of the courses
offered in the curriculum of the Di-
vinity school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

Nauru and Ocean Islands, where
the Rising Sun replaced the Union
Jack shortly after Pearl Harbor,
may be next on the U. S. invasion
list. They differ from most of
the countless islands in the Central
Pacific in that they have high
economic as well as strategic value.
Eighty per cent of Japan's phos-
pilates come from these tiny islands,
sisters in their oyster shell shape.
The Phosphate of lime yields at
better than a million tons annually,
and produces not only fertilizer, but
the material for incendiary bombs,
plastics, rust-proof metals, and
drugs.
Annexed by Germany in 1888
Nauru, or Pleasant Island" and
often called THE Richest Island
in the South Seas" surrendered to
the Australian cruiser Melbourne
in 1914, and its resources were de-
veloped under British mandate
About eight-and-a-half miles long,
guano atoll has a population of some
5000 principally native and Chin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

Agriculture Departments Forest
Products Division have been making
alcohol from wood waste since July
in a pilot plant at Marquette, Mich.
Results are entirely satisfactory, and
the Forest Products Division is now
finishing up plans for operations on
a full industrial scale. All that is
needed Is ALLEGATION of construc-
ton material from the War Pro-
duction Board.
WPB FAVORS GRAIN
Recommendation for this allo-
cation normally would come
through the Chemical Branch OF
WPB. But the Chemical Branch
is committed to and sold on alco-
hal from grain. The Forest Prod
ucts Division has beaten the drum
for the new method, but the
Chemicals Branch has remained
unimpressed by talk of food
shortages, or the need to help
feed hungry Europe as oul
armies advance, or the fact that
our 1914 wheat surplus may be
only about half of this years.
The Chemical BranchS estimate
of the problem. as summed Up by
one of it's members, is this: Critical
construction materials are more
important than dollars saved
through cheaper alcohol, and more
important than wheat saved by US
ing other materials.
ta oil from
waste have been shuffled around
WPB departments for nearly two
years. Shortly after Pearl Harbor
the Puget Sound Pulp & Timber
Co. of Bellingham, WASH, asked
WPB for materials to build sui
fife liquor plant with its own money
1t has been asking off and on ever
since. About the same time E. M
Schaefer, a German refugee, offered
his services. Schaefer was the Ger
man firms which developed the
Scholler process of wood sacchari-
fication. This Is the conversion OF
wood (celluloSe) to sugar (glucose)
and is not to be confused with wood
alcohol. Schaefers accomplish
menus SO impressed CIlc NdAS IIldt
they bought a half interest in his
firms and, shortly before the war
tossed him into a concentration
camp and grabbed the other half.
VERSATILE LIGNIN
Using Schaefer's Scholler process,
the Forest Products pilot plant is
consistently getting SO gallons OF
alcohol from each ton of wood waste,
plus 600 pounds of valuable by
product called lignin. All of lignins
possibilities have not been explored,
but 1t is known to be an ash free
fuel, a producer of rubber-like plas-
tic and, with the proper chemicals
added, disable in making such things
as cosmetics. fertilizer, vanilla flaw
oring, dyes, road binders and in
sulating material.
Pulps manufacturers have offered
to market sulfite- liquor alcohol at
IS to 20 cents a gallon, instead Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
LOCAL GASOLINE
DEALER GUILTY.
Russo Admits Charges of
Illegal Transfer OF RAJ
ton Coupons

A plea of guilty was entered yes
terday by Joseph Russo, local gaso-
line dealer, on charges of illegal
transfer of ration coupons, and the
case was bound over to the federal
court. The accused, who operates
the Russo Service station at $50
South Main street, was charged
with transferring so sheets of coun-
terfeit coupons.
Following an OPA hearing last
week a recommendation was made
to suspend Russo's gasoline business
operations until Dec. 81 of next
year. Russo was arraigned yester-
day before Commissioner william j.
Wholean in Hartford.
Hearings are awaited for several
other local dealers who have been
arrested on charges of violating
OPA rationing regulations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
PARALYSIS CASE
REPORTED HERE

One case of infantile paralysis
is listed for Waterbury for the week
ending Nov. 81, according to the
weekly morbidity report issued by
the State Department of Health.
This is the only communicable
disease reported for Waterbury for
the period during which the city
maintained its usual good health
record.
Some of the totals about the state
as reported on other types of COM
municible diseases were as follows:
Diphtheria, 8; whooping cough, %;
infantile. 8; scarlet fever, 81;
typhoid fever, 2; measles, 8; lobar
pneumonia, %; and meningitis, g.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
Good Evening.

You can't fudge radio W some OF its ravers,
You can't judge man by the program he favors
For like them hot and some like them cold,
And some like songs that ten years old
Some like Fred Warning and some like Bob Hope,
When it comes to thrilers some say-no soap.
like the symphonies with their muted strings,
Some like lighter stuff and fluffer things.
Some want comedy and like good laugh,
Some say quiz programs should be cut in half
Some like tenors, some like BASES,
Some like story telers who have gone many places.
Tastes do differ about this radio stuff
Some like it always, some cry-enough.
You can't judge radio by lot of noise,
You can't judge a man by the program he enjoys
EN- EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
BY JAMES THRASHER
(NEA Staff CORRESPONDENT

Washington, Nov. 30-Waste and
scrap could make all the alcohol
that American industry needs, but
aren't any plants In which to make
it. If there were, next years re-
quirement Of some 600 million gall
Ions could be produced without us
ing a grain of wheat or a pint of
molasses or a pound of sugar.
The raw materials in question
are sawdust and waste wood from
lumber mills, and waste sulfite
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
'Nudge" Your Lazy
Liver 0night!

CONSTIPATION with its headaches.
mental dullness, half-alive feeling
often result II your liver bile doesn't
flow every day into your intestines. So
take DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets to in
sure gentle yet thorough bowel move
ments. Olive Tablets being purely peg
etoble are wonderful to stir up liver bile
flow and relieve constipation. 15t, SOC,
soc. Follow label directions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
WARRICK WINS CONTRACT

Ruth Warrick's performance In
the Pat O'Brien starrer 1.-THE Iron
Major" 50 impressed RKO Radio
studio executives that they have
presented her with a new seven
year contract. She will appear in
two pictures each year for this COM
pany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

We in receipt of the 152nd continuous issue of
The Old Farmers Almanac 1914 edition by Robert B.
Thomas who established the almanac III 1793 with the
compliments of the publishers in Dublin N H. The "Old
Farmers" under Thomas had 40 issues when Washing
toms first administration drawing to close AS
stated the almanac originally farmers guide then
odd bits and helpful information added. The
endar of the months weather forecasts astronomical
tails and important facts. And added to
these are such information as how to stay safe in thun
derstorms tides murders strangely discovered fire pro
Things that appeared in the past and omitted
were carriage fares of tavern proprieors how to
make cheese politicians salaries list of postoffices etc.
etc. There few features this year including the
calendar page poems by David Morton, a Noah's Ark
story etc. etc. You won't find any stage coach routes,
but you may spy something about arplanes-a truly
valuable and meaty little book but matter how you
figure them it's still spring, summer, autumn and win
ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

George Rigon, son of MIR. and Mrs John Rigon of
Althea Street. has returned to Norfolk, Virginia,
after spending pleasant weekend at home. In the
service three years he's pharmacists mate first
class His brother Mike recently transferred from
Tennessee to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he is
private first class He has been in the service since last
Easter time and previous to joining the cOlors earned
a weekly stipend at the Diamond Ginger Ale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

liquor from pulp
mills. N o b O d y
denies that they
would fill the bill.
M oSt of Ger
many's ale o h o !,
and much Of ia
pans, is made
from wood waste.
Sweden has been
making alcohol
from sulf1te liquor
for years, and
Canada is doing
it success f ull y
now.
In this country
~ sc ILL.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
KIWANIANS TO HEAR
A. B. C. co. CHAIRMAN

John A. Coe, chairman Of the
American Brass Co., will be the
principal speaker at the Kiwanis
club luncheon at the Elton tomor-
row, It has been announced. Mr..
Coe will speak on the subject. 1--WE
Must Be dependable. He will be in
troduced by Harry Rathbun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

Frederick S. Chase, president of the Boys Club,
and George c. Erskne superintendent of the Cheshire
Reformatory will be among the guests of honor at the
statewide dinner meeting juvenile delinquency at the
Hotel Bond; Hartford, this evening. Mr. and Mrs.
ding anniversary last week. They have four daughters
Eileen, Mildred and Lucille Moore, all of Southingon,
and Mrs. Virginia Flynn, former Chase Grand Street
office eploye yeoman second class of Arlington
Virginia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

Gunther Mathes is very elated with the results of
the recent ball which fraternal organizations of Thorn
aston sponsored at the high school gym for the United
War Fund He turned $500 tc Treasurer
pagn total to 81 100 The Clock Town quota is $68 800
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
Rev. Bernard Hubbard, "Glacier Priest, who drew

Rev. Bernard Hubbard, "Glacier Priest, who drew
afternoon and evening overflow audiences at his Sec
spent Sunday guest of Rev. James X Brophy,
pastor of the St. Francis of Assist Church in New
Britain and native of the Brass City of the World.
the Aeutians also gave afternoon and evening lectures
yesterday in the Senior High School of the Hardware
City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

Private Harry Mara, former local bowler would ap-
preciate letters from his home town pals. Over
seas somewhere he writes his Waterbury mail has been
exceptionally light His address is 31125778 Hq Service
70. 542 Regt, APO 713, San Francisco California.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
Jaugatuck-Boro Briefs

Naugatuck, Nov. Corporal Ed
ward ]. DAILY of 1853 Cherry street.
stationed at MacDill Field, Tampa,
Florida, has been promoted to SER
geant. according to word received
by his aunt, Miss Loretta OShea OF
the same address.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
AUTOMATIC FINE

There is an automatic fine of
$500 for any member of the Chi
cago. Bears professional football
team who throws a downfield later
al.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

New York city made 1900 police
clubs from the legs Of conflscated
pinball machines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

Norman Daigle, Marine Pfc. since ensting
at the outbreak of this current struggle has returned
to the States after combat service i'm the Pacific
Bill Chief Bender is aviation cadet at Cumberland
University in Tennessee after completing six months
service with ground crew :. Corp Anthony Iannac-
cone is with an Army transportation outfit in New
Guinea His brother Winnie joins the armed forces
December 5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

Marines especially good at fighting in the South
Pacific says military specialist Wed amend that to
read Marines especially good at fighting (period)
Somebody stole Oklahoma wonan's shoes in a
night club That's funny most people lose their
shirts. girl who has must keep level head
it true that the ladies who act in those radio hor
ror thrillers must take scream test? The Japs
haven't been loud lately in their boasts of plane
supremacy. Guess they're coming down to earth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30

The War Service committee of the Mattatuck Mu-
steal Art society in Waterbury is issuing SOS for
musical equipment for the in service at home
Anything and everything in the musical
line will be acceptable from violins to yictrolas,
ing to line up through its associated music groups
music of all kinds songs, instrumental music piano
and organ music glee club material orchestras insru-
ments, particularly brasses, drums, strnged instru
ments, in fact almost anything that be played
upon, excepting the circus steam caliOpe. Just look
around your music and attics and if there is
disengaged tuba, mandolin, call in this city
Mrs. Donald Adelberg 1873 Columbia blvd, or Mrs. J.
Winfred Beecher, IS Newton Terrace, and they will
pick up your records or victrolas harmonious by
truck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-30
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INSIDENoRTh AFRICA

, BE- heard above dsa6ening dstona-
tion& To end the ceremony q MILL
tary band played the French, Brit
ish and American national anthems
as Old Glory futtered proudly from
her masthead, and q vast multitude
Of mixed races and creeds stood
rigidly at attention highly resolved
that although the lights in the old
home town may be "dimmed out"
there will never be q "black-out"
Of democracy.
But IL is not all as pathetic as
that Larry. Take the entertainment
furnished Allied soldiers by the
American Red Cross. and the spe-
cial serice section Of the War de-
partment. Entertainment and rec
reation Of the highest type Is con-
stantly available to men in their
off-duty hours. Very recently I saw
one OF those travelling "leg-shows"
- a sort Of North African edition
OF the Ziegfeld Follies. To say the
least 1t was grand; and would do
credit 10 the stage Of the Fox or
the Michigan. A splendidly put to-
gether vehicle interviewer with
the right type Of American songs,
French. Spanish. n d Russian
dances. spiced by hilarious novelty
acts. They are all French profess
SIGNALS. now refugees in N. Africa.
This Is enough rag chewing
for this trip. Yours til Berlin. -.
Jimmy S.