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waited for bus. She said she had
not heard the siren.
A man in that area said he had
heard the siren and had remained
indoors until he noticed trafnc still
was moving. Wardens patrolline
there explained that they could dc
nothing about the traffic because
they were not allowed to stop cars
and that, when they asked pedes-
TRANS to leave the street and seek
shelter, the pedestrians pointed to
the moving vehicles.
Occupants of the Investment
Building at Fifteenth and K streets
NV, reported that they had not
heard the siren.
only by opening a window did I
hear the alarm" said Warren H
Wagner, an attorney. when I
looked out, traffic in the streets was
still moving. BY telephoning The
Star, I learned a raid test was in
progress. But people in our build
ing didn't know it, and it is obvious
something should be done to clear
up the situation
Watch Sky Writer.
An AFRAID warden in the Trini-
dad area of Northeast Washington
said he and his men had had diff
f1culty convincing people that they
should get off the street. Many
wanted to stare at the sky, where a
plane was skywriting a symbol that
looked like huge v, he said.
In Prince Georges County, Md, 1t
was reported that the siren on the
Capitol Heights firehouse blew a
fuse, but was quickly repaired. Re
ports also indicated difficulty in get
ting reports t." many of the super
visors, who must be called in such
tests. Control centers, on the other
hand, said the test went off in
perfect order"
Afraid officials in nearby Vir-
ginia and Maryland were unanimous
in their praise of residents for CO.
operating 100 per cent in the
alarm.
While the test was termed Every
successful in Alexandria, officials
said some difficulty was experienced
in stopping traffic entering the city
from Route in Fairfax County. At
one time along this road traffic was
blocked from Franklin street in the
city as far south as Hunting Creek.
In Arlington County officials re-
ported some confusion was caused
by the similarity between the air
raid and fire alarms. AS soon as
steam whistles began shrieking,
however, people seemed to realize
an afraid test was in progress and
left the streets.
officials in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties said the
alarm was observed very nicely,
considering the surprise element"
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streetcar loading platform at Dupont
Circle.
The alarm interrupted a meeting
of police captains and inspectors in
the Office of Maj. Edward j. Kelly,
police superintendent, originally
scheduled for tomorrow and adj
vanced one day by an order sent
out yesterday. This meant that all
commanding officers of precincts
were at police headquarters at the
time of the alert, but a Majority of
them were able to return to their
posts before the final signal was
given.
The warning was not observed at
the Capitol. Because officials in
charge of the building were busy
with last-minute preparations for
the opening of the new Congress,
Afraid Warden William Roy of the
House and Afraid Warden James
D. Preston of the Senate decided
that the building should be exempt
from afraid regulations. Tele-
ohone service, however, was dlscon-
tinued during the period.
Inability to hear the alarm ap-
parently caused confusion in some
parts of the Municipal Center Build
Ing. A siren formerly located on
the top of this structure, it was
recalled, was moved to another 10
cation several weeks ago.
When the alarm came, Wardens
and police took their posts at en-
frances to the buildings, but War
Production Board and other workers
on the upper floors, unaware that
the test was in progress, continued
with their work instead of going to
AFRAID areas on the first, second
and third floors. Elevators were
stopped with the exception of one,
however, which was permitted to
be used only by police and per-
sons connected with the AFRAID
service.
Along streets surrounding the
center, traffic continued to move for
a few minutes following the red sig
nal. Police directed cars to the curb
as they neared that vicinity on
Third street.
In another area, a woman who
said she had heard what she
thought was the AFRAID siren just
before she boarded bus at Six
teenth and U streets NV, alighted
from the bus about miles farther
out the street. En- route. she said,
the bus made its regular stops, with
out interference by police or war
dens at any point along the line.
This woman said she would have
sought shelter herself except that
she had noticed cars were still NOV
ing on the street and people had not
sought shelter. She added that she
thought she had been mistaken in
the alarm.
Fails to Hear Siren.
On upper Sixteenth street, one
bus stopped at the sound Of the
siren, waited five minutes and then
proceeded. In the same neighbor-
hood . woman stood on street
corner reading q newspaper as she
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On upper Sixteenth street, one
bus stopped at the sound of the
siren, waited five minutes and then
proceeded. In the same neighbor-
hood . woman stood on q street
corner reading q newspaper as she
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28
Conservation of Gas
F.. Vital Emergen Step
Manager Of Connecticut Light & Power Company Ap'
peals' to Local Consumers to Heed Suggestions

to make city gas available to them,
to prevent any large scale cIlrtail.
ment. We are operating our plants
under the most rigid form Of econ
omy. The success Of our efforts is
greatly dependent, however, upon
the cooperation Of all orr gas cus-
TONER'S"
Mr.. Jebb concluded by giving o
list Of suggestions for city gas users
to follow during the present en-
ergency:
/. DO not use gas range ovens or
top burners to heat kitchen.
2. Use oven for baking or broil-
ing as little as possible.
3. II using oven, plan TO cook en-
tire meal at one time.
4. When cooking vegetables, use
little water. Turn down gas flame
when boiling starts.
s. Use as little hot water as pos
sible for every household purpose.
8. Don't let hot water run while
shaving, washing hands or dishes.
Z. Have leaky hot water faucets
repaired-now.
8. If your home Is heated with
gas, set the thermostat at IS de-
grees.
0. If you have a kitchen.heati
gas range, set thermostat at 65 de-
grees.
10. Set thermostats lower when re.
firing.
II. Reduce the use Of gas ir
every possible way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28
POLLETTA NAMED
in $4,000 SUIT
Aftermath of ''Sneeze''
Alibi Defense on Civil
Court Docket

Frank Polletta Of Easton avenue,
who was given O suspended sentence
Of one year In jail last April Is the
result Of q fatality In an automobile
accident, will be named defendant
In q $4,000 civil action by Albert
Guisti, administrator Of the estate
Of Paradise Guisti, who died when
struck by Polletta's car last Jan. 80.
Attachment papers and o notice Of
the suit were fled in the town
clerks ONCE yesterday afternoon.
Polletta was found guilty Of gross
negligence in connection with the
accident when arraigned at o
criminal session Of superior court,
Guisti and two other men were
struck while they were working for
the city street department ct q man
hole on North Main street. At his
trial Polletta claimed he lost con.
troll Of his car when he sneezed
while approaching the men. The
civil action will be returned to stu
perior court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28

The urgent necessity Of coopera-
ton on the part Of all ussrs Of city
gas during the present oil crisis was
stressed today In statement by w.
r. Jebb, manager Of The Connecti-
cut Light and Power Company.
every resident Of this section is
fully aware Of the gravity Of the
present oil shortage" Mr.. Jebb de-
clared, "but they are naturally con-
cerned primarily with the shortage
Of oil for heating their homes.
'There is another aspect Of the
situation which Is not so well
known, however. Oil Is a vital fuel
used In thu manufacture Of city gas,
and the present oil delivery situa-
tion threatens to curtail the man
ufacture Of city gas" he asserted.
"If this threat becomes a reality,
hundreds Of people in this vicinity
will Eo faced with hardship, since
many of them are entirely depen-
dent upon city gas to prepare meals
and heat water.
II cannot urge too strongly" the
manager said, shat all users Of
city gas put into practice all reason
able economy measures. Their CO.
operation will be of great help In
stretching the available supplies OF
oil, and without their wholehearted
cooperation 1t may very well become
necessary to enforce large scale
mandatory curtailment in the man.
ufacture of city gas.
"Our customers may be certain
that we will do everything possible
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28
Post War Employment
Problems Anticipated
New England Business Leaders Taking Initiative in
Anticipation Of Serious Economic REIMBURSEMENT

rnunities must give thought now TO
their postwar future. If we fan
as private citizens and as private
businesses to do some intelligent
planning for the future at this
time, we will find that the whole
future lies In the hands Of govern
rnent instead Of in the hands Of
free industry.
"The committee for economic de-
velopment, supported entirely BY
business interests, headed BY Paul
Hoffman, president Of the Stude-
baker Corporation, and with q board
Of trustees Of nationally known BUSH
ness leaders, has as It's firS1 objec-
tive getting every employer Of
groups Of workers to begin studying
today the development of company
policies and procedures which will
help maintain full production and
consequent maximum employment.
This IL q task In which we must not
fall"
New England Directors
The New England state chairlnen
as appointed by Mr.. Kendall are:
Maine: John L. Baxter, II. Q. Bax-
ter g. Bro, Brunswick: New Hannp-
shire: Robert Q, Erb, treasurer, j.
F. McElwaill Company, Nashua;
Vermont: Mortimer r. Proctor, vice
president, Vermont Marble COM
pany, Proctor; Massachusetts,, John
r. Tinsley, president, Crompton &
Knowles Loom Works, Worcester:
Rhode Island: Joseph D. A. Whalen,
president, Boston Wire Stitcher
Company, East Greenwich; Connec-
ticut: Theodore H. Beard, vice presi-
dent, Dictaphone Corporation,
Bridgeport.
Vice chairman Of CEDs New Eng
land division is Dudley Harmon,
executive vice president Of the New
England Council.
The directors Of the New Eng
land Council have pledged their full
support, which Of itself reflects the
Importance Of this movement fol
New England. w. @. Richardson
OF Bridgeport, Connecticut Is CIV
Ing his entire time as field repre-
sentative for the No. Area which
comprises New England, and has es.
tablished headquarters at 40 Fed
eral street, Boston.
Other New Englanders on GEL
include: Ralph q. Flanders, presi.
dent Of Jones and Larnson Company
Of Springfield, Vermont, as chair
man Of CED's research committee
Of which Donald David, dean Of the
Harvard Business school, Is O mem.
Der; and professor Sumner Slichter
also Of the Harvard Business school
as chairman Of CEDs research adj
visory board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28
LOYALTY FORUM
OPENS AT YMCA
Ex-Secretary at Shanghai
Asks More Help for
Chinese

Liu Liang-mo, former Y. M. G.
A. secretary in Shanghai, was
guest speaker last night at the
World War Loyalty forum presented
by the educational division Of the
~" ct the waterbury Wom:n's
club. His subject was "our Ally,
China"
The speaker appealed for in
creased laid to China's fighting
forces, pointing out that only three
per cent Of our lend-lease funds
have been appropriated for China.
China's three-point program, he
said, includes the disarmament OF
japan, equality Of races, creeds, and
coicrs, end the right Of independent
government for all small nations Of
Asia.
More than 400 persons attended
the program. which was under the
supervision Of Arthur L. Purinton,
educational director Of the Y. M. 9.
A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28

Boston, January -Cspecial) -
Opening attack by New England
business on the enormously COM
pick and difElcult problem Of main
tanning full employment In the post
war period" was made here today
with the appointment Of six New
England business leaders as state
chairmen Of the new committee on
economic development.
In announcing the appointments,
Henry p. Kendall, New England re-
gsonal chairman Of CED, president
OF the Kendall Company Of Bos-
ton, and chairman Of the board Of
the Brown Company; declared, "New
England Is taking the lead in post
war bi5ii15ss planning Under the
CED. The new state chairmer1 will
direct the organization in every in
dustrial community In New Eng
land Of o local committee to tackle
on q local basis the problem Of re-
converting industry from fun war
time employment to full peacetirne
employment. This must be done In
the shortest possible time--two years
at the most--otherwise we shall
have millions Of people walking the
street looking for jobs"
State ChalrnQen
To head up the Connecticut ac-
tivities Of the committee on eco
nomic development, Mr.. Kendall has
appointed Theodore H. Beard, vice
president of the Dictaphone Corpo-
ration, Of Bridgeport, as CED state
chairman. mfr. Beard viii direct
the organization, community by
community and company by COM
pany throughout Connecticut, Of
post = war planning committees
which will aim at maintaining local
employment at peak figures. With
the aid Of his fellow chairmen in
the other New England states, Mr.
Beard will help CED In keeping
Connecticut and New England out
in front In the whole planning
movement" Mr.. Kendall said.
individual businesses and COM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28
l4,Sl2APPLYFOR
'43 REGISTRATION
1879 Gain Reported in
Mail Applications for
Auto Renewals

. Approximately 20 percent OF the
1854 applications for automobile
registration renewals received by
the Motor Vehicles Department up
to january rs were made BY mail,
indicating that about 10 percent
more car owners are using the mans
this wear to obtain their registration
renewals tlSan did last year, Com.
missioner John T. Mccarthy said
today. -.
been urged by the commissioner 70
avoid delay later and because OF
TRANSFORMATION difficulties. The de-
will not handle appllca-
tions BY mail after February 10.
however, because Of reduced per-
sonnet.
THE application for q 1913 regis
tration Is attached 10 the 1912 reg
istratlon certificate. This should De
signed and either mailed, with the
Zee enclosed, or brought TO the Mo-
tor vehicles Department Office
nearest 70 the address Of the appli.
can't. 1919 registrations expire ~
midnight. February 20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28

A resolution asking that the
United States play full part In
world federation for peace was in
troduced IN the Connecticut legis-
lature today. The sponsor was Sem
ator william H. Mortensen Of the
second district, Hartford.
The resolution asks that Congress
request the President Of the United
States to initiate the procedure nee
essary TO formulate constitution
for such q federation Of the world
which would be submitted to each
nation for its ratification.
Adoption Of the resolution would
also be O request to the Connecticut
senator's In Congress TO sponsor leg
islatioi1 leading TO postwar organi-
ration Of the world for peace.
Other States
Similar resolutions have been
adopted In the North Carolina and
New Jersey legislatures and are be-
Ing introduced this year IN the leg
lslatures Of New York, Pennsylvania
Massachusetts, and several other
states.
A preamble to the Mortensen
resolution says: "At this hour two
elemental forces are struggling for
supremacy In the international com.
munity: totalitarianisn and democ-
racy. The rnotivating power Of the
former Is violence; Of the. latter,
freedom. When democracy wins, the
nations Of the earth must be united
in O commonwealth Of free. peoples.
"The ceaseless changes wrought
in human society by silence. and
by the fer1aent Of spiritual, social
and economic forces make no longer
tenable the political isolation OF ma
tions, NatlonaliSm has proven
trasicaliy incapable Of preserving
the rights and liberties Of man and
OF protecting his life and property.
Mankind must pool its resources IN
q Rlobal political structure through.
out which supplemented international
law. rather than wishful treaty, shall
| be the regulating force. The age OF
treaties Is dead: the age OF laws Is
here.
"fIistory has revealed but one
principle by which free peoples, In
habiting extensive territories, can
unite under one government with
out impairing their local autonomy.
THAT principle Is federation, whose
virtue preserves the whole without
destroying It's parts and strength
ems is parts without jeopardlSing
the whole. Federation vitalizes all
nations by endowing them with Sc
curity and freedom TO develop their
respective cultures without menace
Of foreign domination.
Bitter CyniCiSm
"Such q federation would reduce
to It's ultimate minimum the possi-
bility Of the occurrence OF war. HOW
else shall. we transmute into con-
structiye hope the bitter cynicisln
Of the multitude who will emerge
grief stricken, despairing and veEge"
full from this carnage9"
Senator Mortensen, In introducing
the Joint resolution, said his pro"
DosaI has the support Of many or
eanizations and individual citi1er1S
Of the state who feel that o start
must bel made now on American
planning for postwar organization
Of the world for peace.
The Senator said he hoped tnere
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28
REPORT FILED ON
SCRAP COLLECTION
Dealers in Connecticut Set
Splendid Record Despite
HandiCaps


Connecticut scrap dealers shipped
1884 gross tons Of iron and stee'
scrap, and s,7o5.SO4 pounds Of non
verrcus metals to steel mills duriial
December, 1912. 1t was antaounceo
today BY Alden o. McCue, head q
the scrap Prccessiors Section, WIPE
for Connecticut.
while this does not approach
the record shipments Sof scrap dur
ing October, when the fun effect
Of the scrap drive were felt. It !
4 remarkable record In view Of tn
severe weather prevailing durtrs
December" said Mr.. McCue. "Fron
all indications, production Of stee
during 1913 Will be above go NIL.
lion tons. AS the steel mills use
approximately 50 per cent scrip ID
the manufacture Of steel, 1t Is EVIL
dent that the scrap industry faces
a tremendous Job In supplying this
vital material"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28

italy believes its chickens laid g.
100000 eggs In the last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28
GERMANS CAUGHT
MAPPING BY U. 5.
Americans Eager for An
other Crack at Viii
helnlshaVell
ny WALTER CRONKITE
nlted Press STAFF COrresnOndent


A Flying Fortress Station in Eng
LAND, Jan. 28.-(UP)-American Fly
ing Fortress crews that blasted Will
helmshaven yesterday were eager to
60 back over Germany today.
They were amazed by the lack Of
opposition, and the general opinion
was that the Germans had been
caught by surprise" But they
didn't think IL would be so Light next
time.
A total Of three bombers - one
Fortress and two Liberators go were
lost In the first ALL American raid on
Germany itself. The Fortress jettii-
soned Its bombs and landed In the
sea, and It was believed that the
crew might have been picked up.
AS the returning crews tumbled
from their planes and rushed into
the colnmissary for coffee and ham
burgers, Technical sgt. Robert Robot
Of New Haven, Conn.,, pulled q tooth
brush from his pocket.
II won't need that this Time" he
said.
61V SApANA4ASG bIAuV AA0 1AWUJC OoA :
ries q tooth brush on bombing raids,
In case he Is shot down.
Only one ship from the wing COM
manded by Col. Frank Armstrong,
Of Ashville, N. O., was hit, and then
not seriously. An anti-aircraft gun
shell burst and fragments hit the
No. 2 engine, but 1t continued to
run.
Lieut.. r. w. Torten, Of GAIA Clare
dcn) Fitchhurg, Mass. co-pilot Of
the ship, said he considered the raid
most successful, I'VE were right on
the target"
The flyers all agreed that they en-
joyed bombing Germany, and felt
It did O little more good than
bombing the occupied countries.
1t was believed that they smashed
the objective, although broken
clouds made observation difticult.
Their greatest Disappointment was
seeing rs warships, apparently in
GLIDING q pocket battleship, sailing
toward WiIhelmshaven. They were
on the way home, had dropped all
their bombs, and could do nothing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28
GRANDMOTHER flights" TOO

San Diego, Cal. (uP)-When her
three grandsons enlisted in avia-
ton bombing squadrons, their
grandmother, Mrs. Hattie Jenkins,
went to work for the Consolidated
Aircraft Corp. to help build bombers
for them. She had served as o
nurse In World War I, but decided
that was too soft" for the grand
mothers Of bombers in this war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28

Mexico has q wave Of wage
strikes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28
Urge US. Participate
In Peace Federation
Resolution Formally Presented in State Legislature
By Senator Mortensen; Hearing Expected

would be q hearing on his resolution
before the legislative committee on
Federal Relations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-28
KNOW THEIR ENGLISH

Austin, Tex. --(UP)-- What sur.
prised Ray Stegall, an American
soldier writing home Of his North
African expeditionary experiences,
was that the inhabitants-in his.
torical Biblical days dress -
seemed to know more Of our Ian.
guage than we do Of theirs"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-26
Along Realty Row
with PAT DENNIS
nstron Times Real Estate Editor

HUGO =. HESSE, Walter G.
II Piper and Frank S. Piper,
realtors. announce the dissolu-
ton as OF Dec. 81, 1943. OF the
Plper-iIesSe Company. I'm told,
EesSe Will continue the bust
ness Of the company with The
present personnel in the Offices
now occupied at 24l0 Eaton
Tower.
The Pipers will continue a
general real estate and income
tax service as the Piper Com
pany in 3209 Eaton Tower with
a branch Office ar 80 s. Fourth,
81 Petersburg, Fla.
Well, here are the best wishes
NJ this scribbler for continued
success in yeHF respective ven
lures, gentlemen
SALE OF the automobile
sales and service building at
l2S45 Woodward in Highland
Park to James NJ. Pat O'Dea,
Studebaker distributor, WAS re-
ported to the offices OF the
Detroit Real Estate Board by
Charles r. North. realtor, and
the broker in the transaction
Saturday.
The property. which has n
depth nE 200 feet, haA IS5 feet
frontage on Woodward avenue
and il improved with n sales
and service building occupied
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-26
Seek 10 De|ist
500 Line Notes

NEW YORK. Dec 25-New
York Stock Exchange is making
application 10 SEC 10 strike from
listing and registration the 81
year 5la per cent notes due
March,. 1949, Of Minneapolis,
81 Paul a. Sault Ste Marie Rail
way TO.
il is explained that application
is submitted in view of the fact
that plan OF reorganization FOR
500 Line" which has been con-
hrmed by the court, makes no
provision for these notes The
notes are secured by 56.420 com
mon shares OF Wisconsin Central
Railway co.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-26

until March I. 1914. nv the
Dodge automobile distributors.
While the sales price was
not disclosed, North said II was
for less than the assessed yalu-
alton. which IL S94 800.
The property was owned by
=. +. ffutsUn tor amt the
stevens Estate.
JAMES F. ATKINSON GER
tainly has a big 1914 lined up
for himself.
Yes in addition 10 all his
city, state and national realtor
activities he is the newly elected
dean of the Detroit Alumni SEN
ate of Delta Theta Phi Law
Fraternity, William Henry Cas-
well, a leader in the law group.
tells me
He also informed me that
Samuel J. Slavens, president
elect Of the Detroit Real Estate
Board and past dean Of the law
fraternity. gave an inspiring ad-
dress TO the membership follow
ing the installation ceremony.