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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
VICTOR PETERSON
 FILES HIS REPORT
Lists Republican Expenses in Recent Election
 Campaign

Naugatuck, May 19. -- Victor N. Peterson. treasurer of the Nauga- tuck Republican town committee, filed report here Tuesday which showed. that the sum of $493.50 had been spent by them during the re- cent election campaign here.
 The report indicates that the To- cal G. O. P. collected a total of $425 and made up the deficit of $6850 from their treasury.
 The breakdown in G. o. P. cleo tion expense is as follows: Workers, SOL 00; rent, $40; refreshments, $6052; automobiles and drivers, $26.82; printing and postage, $1013; advertising, $238.13, and telephone, $16.9O.
 The formal report of Treasurer Peterson will be presented at the next meeting of the Republican town committee which is expected to be held this week.
 Fred Cook Speaker
 Fred G. Cook of the New Haven office of the Office of Price Admin istration, was the speaker at the weekly meeting of the Naugatuck Rotary club this noon at Sullivan's Inn, Cotton Hollow.
 MT. Cook is field office manager of the OPA and brought to Nauga- tuck much pertinent information that was of more than passing in- terest to the local Rotary member ship.
 MT. and Mrs. James Mariana of 569 South Main street visited rela- tives in Hamden Sunday.
 A regular meeting of Columbian Rebekah lodge, I. O. O. F., will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in Odd Fellows hall.
 Mrs. Katherine Costello and daughter, Miss Phyllis Costello, of New York city, are visiting Mrs. R. F. Dillon of 230 North Main street.
 The Young People Fellowship Of the Congregational church will hold a picnic at Lake Quassapaug Satur- day. Members will leave the parish house at o'clock on bicycles. A lunch will be carried
 Transportation will be furnished for those who have no bicycles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
WALTER s. ANGLE
 GUEST SPEAKER
Horse Shoe League Heads First Meeting at Charles
 Delaney Home
MlDDLEBURY Correspondent: NLncy Riley
 Telephone 4-641O

Middlebury, May 19- The first meeting of the Middlebury Horse Shoe league was held last evening at the home of Charles Delaney on Began Road.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Fenn re- gently entertained MT. and Mrs. J. A. Northrop of West Haven and Mrs. s. O. Clark of Washington, D. c.
 Walter L. Angle of Yale avenue, will be the guest speaker this eve- ming at the monthly meeting of the Bunker Hill Improvement Associa- tion. The meeting will be held in the Bunker Hill Congregational Church, at 800 o'clock.
 Briefs
 MT. and Mrs. Earl Nichols an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Bernice, to Private Will liam A. Grifa, of Camp Maxey, Tex as, and son of MT. and Mrs. AL phonse Grifa of Acorn street. No date has been set for the wedding.
 Miss Kay German of Middlebury Terrace, spent the weekend in New York City, where she was registered at the Hotel Lincoln.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence l.. Rich mon of Washington, Conn, an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Marion, to John Stein man of Yale Avenue
 MT. and Mrs. Earl Copp of Porter Hill, are entertaining their daugh- Jaw, Mrs, Philip Copp of Valley Cottage, N. r., and her mother, Mrs. Paul Dyke of Center, Penn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
Borough Funerals

Naugatuck, May 19-The funeral of Mrs. Anna Mardos, wife of Jo- seph Mardos of F Aetna street, who died Monday night in St. Mary's hospital, Waterbury will be held Friday morning at 8:30 from the Mccarthy funeral home 21 Cedar street, to St. Francis church, where a solemn high Mass will be cele- bated at 9 a. m. Interment will be in St. James cemetery.
 The funeral home will be open to- night from to l and Thursday from ? to 10 p. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Vera Ford, wife of Raymond Ford, who died Sunday, was held today at 8:30 a. m. from the Mccarthy funeral home, 21 Cedar street, to St. Fran cis churchc where a solemn high Mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock Burial was in St. James cemetery.
 The funeral of Joseph William Dolan, A, Of Thomaston street Bridgeport, a former resident of Naugatuck, who died Monday morn ing at his hom< Sil! be held Thurs day morning al S;30 o'clock from the Lieberum and Heathy funeral home, Lafayette street, Bridgeport, to St. Patrick's church in that city, where a solemn high Mass will be celebrated at g a. m. 1nterment will be in St. James cemetery, Nauga- tuck,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
s. N. E. I. co OFFICE
 TO CLOSE MAY 22
Borough Representatives Will Join Staff in Water=
 bury Office

Nau9atuck, May 19.-The South eln New England Telephone com pany announced Tuesday that it's Naugatuck business office will be closed after May 22nd, due to a shortage of manpoWer.
 D. w. Loring, local, telephone manager, said that the company's 5 present Naugatuck representatives would join the larger staff of the Waterbury office, where Naugatuck orders and inquiries will be handled. The same telephone number, Nau- gatuck 2201, will reach that office, without charge for the call.
 With the closing, telephone bills may be paid either at the Nauga- tuck office of the Connecticut Light & Power Co.,, 25 Maple street, or at the Waterbury Telephone office, 348 Grand street.
 Officers Installed
 Installation of officers of Nauga- tuck aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, will take place June 7th with Carl Verlsin of Wallingford, state of ficer, in charge There will be initiation of a class, entertainment and a social following.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
News Of Connecticut

Hartford, Conn, May 19.-UP)- Organic union of the Presbyterian church in the United States and the Protestant Episcopal church of America was favored in a resolution passed by the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut at it's annual conven- ton today. The move was urged as "a step toward the full unity of all Christian churches"
 Another resolution approved pro- vided for representatives "Of recOg- nized branches of the Christian churches" to act as an advisory body at peace conferences after the war
 Bishop Frederic G. Budlong. ad- dressing the convention, said "Our deepest concern as Christians must center upon so clarifying the pur- pose which prompts us to fight that we shall be fitted to make and main tain a peace which will establish and preserve for all men every where civilization which shall be in accord with the will of a Iov~ ing God"
 Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin was named a trustee of the Bishops fund during the anual committee elections.
 Hartford, Conn.,, May 19.-(UP)- The supreme court of errors, in a unanimous decision, today upheld the constitutionality of the habitual criminal law, which provides for a maximum prison term of 30 years for any person convicted three times of breaking the criminal code.
 The decision was given, in up- holding a lower court decision which convicted Gilbert G. Mead, Jr, Stamford, on a charge of escaping from the state prison farm at En- field Sept. ', 1941. Mead had served two previous terms for burglary, and Superior Court Judge Edwin C., Dickinson enforced the habitual criminal statute, imposing term of Is and 30 years, in addition to his regular sentence.
 New London, COnn.. May H. (UP)-Funeral services were held today for Arthur Thomas Keefe. 5A prominent New London county trial lawyer, whose death occurred at a New York hospital Sunday.
 Keefe was graduate of Yale, and a member of the board of trus- tees of St. Thomas More chapel at Yale. He was a director of the Gro ton and StoningtOn Traction Co.,, and of the Winthrop Trust Com pany.
 His widow and three sons survive.
 Hartford, Conn.( May l9.-tUP) Miss Alice Manley. 26. high school teacher and an enrollee in the WAACs died early today at hos pital after being struck by an auto mobile operated by Miss Ann s, Adelman.
 Police said Miss Manley had run in front of Miss hdelmans car while trying to overtake a bus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
RATION BOOK III
 DELIVERY STARTS
Will Replace Books l and Il, Forms to Be Returned
 From June I=lO

Naugatuck, May Postmaster Frank T. Green announced today that delivery of application forms for Ration Book 3, to replace Books l and 2, will start Tuesday through the mails. The carriers will distrib- ute forms to a-i families Tn the bor- ough, and it is expected they will complete there by June l.
 The filled applications are to be returned between June 1 and 10 with part of the the two-part postal card being returned by the regis trant and the lower portion mailed to the OPA mailing center in Hart ford after it has been filled out. Reg istrants can include members of their families, but not roomers or boarders, who will registetr individ- ually. Ration Book will be issued between June 20 and July 21, being delivered by mail.
 Richard Davenport of the U. s. Navy, a former resident of Nauga- tuck, who was a recent visitor at the home of MT. and Mrs. Edward J. Ahern of Millville avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
News Oddities

Boston, May 19-CUP)--A 22- year-old Coast Guard invader told today how his knowledge of the Arabic language quelled open hos tilities among beWildered Arabs and American troops during the Casa blanca invasion.
 Seaman First Class George Hab- oush of (5117 Seventeenth streeD Brooklyn, N. Y., pacified the restless natives by explaining the reasons for the invasion and questioned them for the naval intelligence.
 Injured Arabs taken into sick bay refused to eat or accept medical care because of their suspicious of Allied troops, he said. We couldn't even take their temperatures be- cause they'd chew the thermometer, ,' the Boston-born seaman told re- porters. However, they changed their attitude after I talked in Ara bic with them and they became very co-operative,' he said.
 One of HabouSh'S important tasks was to interpret bartering transac- tions among U. s. sailors and the Arabs with the latter usually getting the best of the bargain. The natives would often wear 12 pairs of sailors dungarees at the same time, he said.
 Boston, May 19-(UP)-ThOugh mauled by a black jaguar during the afternoon performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus, May KOvar, British
 born animal trainer, returned to direct her animal act last night.
 If I quit now every animal in the act will know it and l won't be able to control them," she said as she entered the cage with bandages, covering claw slashes on her left arm and chest.
 Portland, Me, May 19-UP)- Portland today faced the establish ment of a curfeW-with police ma irons to enforce it-aS a means of curbing juvenile delinquency.
 U. s. Rep. Edward V. Izac, D., Cal, chairman of a subcommittee studying wartime living conditions at naval ports, said he would rec ommend such a move after he had viewed Portland. Izic also recom- mended an enlarged naval shore patrol.
 Naval, Army and city officials told the subcommittee of the problems facing Portland since the influx of military personnel and shipyard workers.
 Chicago, May 19.-(UP)-Physi- clans may some day save lives by joining two persons together tenn porarily like Siamese twins, Northwestern University urologist said today.
 Dr. Victor Lespinasse, in a report to the Illinois Medical association, described an operation of this kind conducted successfully with white rats. The operation, he said, might save the lives of human beings whose kidneys have ceased func- tioning.
 The sufferer he said, could be grafted to a normal person. After the patients kidneys had resumed their normal functions, the two could be separated by surgery. LespinaSse said.
 The operation, he said, would be applicable to persons whose kidneys cease functioning as the result Of shock injury or overdose of cer- tain drugs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19

it has done and is doing for chil- dren from this area by making their contribution in money.
 Throught the cooperation of such varied group of clubs, societies, churches and business houses, the program will be one of the most varied ever presented to a Nauga- tuck audience. The numbers listed include ok dances from many countries, music which ranges through Portugese songs by a gui- tarist,' current hit songs and light classical music to performances By talented pianists, a violinis of first tank, a one act play and skits.
 Although some organizations have not yet been heard from, the follow ing have signified their willingness to be sponsors: Peter Paul, Inc, Church Helpers of St. Michaeps Church, Congregational Church, Donovan Drug Store, Evangeline Circle of the Salem Lutheran Church, Naugatuck Post of the American Legion, Naugatuck Saw ings Bank, Perry Press, Polish American Club, Russell Mfg. Co.,, w. J. Megin Co.,, Naugatuck Wo- mans Club, Anonymous, Rubber Avenue School, Valley Players, I. o. O. F, Y. M. c. A., St. Mary's Catholic Club, Evergreen Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Salem Naugatuck High School, U. s. Rub- Der Company Girls Club Club Unioa Porugueso, Junior Woman's Club, Polish Falcons, Nest No. 65, Girls Scouts Troops g, "A and 31 and the former Camp Fire Girls.
 Tickets are for sale through the organizations and members of the Naugatuck committee fo rhe Ch1l- dren's Center.
 Naugatuck, May 19-Private Ed ward Flanigan has returned to Camp Wood, New Jersey, after spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. Rose F1anigan of North Main street.
 It was decided, at meeting held at the St. Mary's church basement Monday night, to hold the repeat performance of the St. Mary's musi- cal, on Wednesday, June End, at Buckingham hall in Waterbury. The show is under the direction of Paul Buckniller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
STORM CAUSES
 STREET DAMAGE
Employees Busy Cleaning Highways Where Wash=
 outs Resulted

Naugatuck, May 19-Supt of Streets Harold Muthra said today that street department employees were being kept busy today cleaning highways as a result of washouts due to the severe electrical storm ot last night.
 South Main street was filled with debris as result of the storm sewer system becoming clogged. Many stores along the street were filled with water. There were many wash outs in other sections of town but none to the extent as in the South Main street area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
TWO MENTIONED
 FOR BURCESSES

Naugatuck May 19-Henry Kruli- kowski of City Hill street, and Leo Smigelski of Spring street, have been mentioned as possible success sors to Burgess William Ploski, third ward Republican, in the event he decides to resign.
 MT. Smilgeski is a former burgess, having held the offbe prior to MT. Ploske. He served as acting warden for a month when the then warden John J. Sheridan, resigned to be- come fire chief.
 MT. KrurlikoWski, member of a pioneer Polish family here, at one time held municipal post in An sonia.
 The Republican town committee is expected to discuss MT. Ploski's plans at a meeting this week. Other business will also come before the committee.
 There will be no meeting of the fire auxiliary, group A, this evening
 The meeting will be held at a future date.
 Arthur Lorentzson and Manno Lorentzson of AT May street will be hosts to the Lutheran Brother hood of the Salem Lutheran church Friday evening, May 21, at g o'clock, at their home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19
To Be Held On May 24 At
 Gem Theater
Many Organizations Cooperating, Including Clubs
 Churches, and Business Houses; Varied Program Promised Those Attending
N A UG ATUCN Correspondent. Larry Shepley-PhOne Naugatuck S945

Naugatuck May 19. - Generous and interested coop
 raon of many organizations in Naugauck is being given the community to be presented at the Gem Theate
 Monday May 24th at 8:15 D. n under the sponsorship of the Naugatuck committee of the Chdrens Center Some organizations have agreed to furnish unusual numbers for the program from talent their group Others have shown their interest in the Chldrens Center and the work which
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-20
A cREATGENERAL

Gen. Douglas Macarthur came to the
disadvantage of reputation gained in an
earlier war-a war which made different
demands upon military capabilities. 1t is
proof of his fundamental greatness as SOL
dier that he has risen with distinction to
his new responsibilities and that he SYM
bolizes the confident hope of millions of
lBritons, Dutch and Americans that ulti-
mately Japan will be crushed
When General Macarthur arrived in
Australia from the Philippines year ago
having departed reluctantly upon orders
from the President to take command of all
the Allied forces in the Pacific-he ex-
planned that he left Bataan in order that he
might return. His immediate mission was
that of saving Australia, whose loss would
have deferred to the indefinite future, if il
not dispel entirely, the possibility of United
Nations victory in the Pacific
General Macarthur has done more than
fulfill this purpose. He has not only saved
Australia but he has started to roll back
the tide. 1t is a meager start, it is true, but
It's SiBIlliCdHCe is greater IMAM appears OH
the-surface because it has been made with
insufficient troops, planes and ships, but the
available resources have been utilized with
such consummate skill and the human ele-
ments have displayed such sublime courage
thatsthe question of fighting superiority has
been definitely determined.
With his striking appearance, his APP
pea1ing personality, his gift of words and his
inspiring personal courage, General Mac
Arthur is dramatic figure in the War OF
the Pacific His effective defense opera
tons and his brilliant assaults upon the en-
envy prove a point which needed no proof
that he possesses military genius which
would be outstanding in any capacity any
where
Americans hope that in the near fu-
ture he will have at his command all that
he needs in men, supplies and ships to car
ry the fight to Japan. Meanwhile, he is
demonstrating daily that he possesses the
generalship so sorely needed to achieve AL
lied victory.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-20
WHAT, NO CARGO PLANES!

What has become of cargo planes that
were to replace the cargo vessels and trans
port supplies across the oceans of the world
up in the skies where the U-Boats could not
reach them?
Not many months ago the newspapers
We're filled with columns of discussion, with
some eminent authorities" explaining how
the war could be won if the United States
would quickly concentrate upon cargo
planes.
Like other fanciful ideas the cargo
plane-theory does not stand up under actual
test, even if we admit, as everyone must,
that there is an indispensable service to be
rendered by these big ships of the air.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-20
COMMENTS ON CITY

Editor, The Citizen:
Was in your unusual city two
weeks in February, and now wish
I had stayed longer, since it seems
since I left that the ban has been
lied on fishing &c.
Met some splendid people to
whom l am indebted for courtesy
and hospitality, among them being
the Secretary of your Chamber of
Commerce and Librarian of Wom-
ans Club and others.
Was so impressed with your city
that I was almost hoping that l
had tried to find a little cottage
near the ocean at a price within
reason where l might, at times,
rest my weary bones. And since
l have been back home have been
blowing your horn, SO much 50
that some of my friends think that
1 really did buy something and
wanted to boost the city.
However, if l live to see this
cruel war" over, might journey
down there again. For. unless l
am mistaken. your city, some day.
will indeed be a health resort for
many Affections. and for those
that love to fish; old folks like me.
But notice in your paper, which
| subscribed to for a short while,
thai some citizens are asking your
legislature now in session that
Ccuncilmen be allowed a month
w salary. Unless l am badly mis-
taken this would be an irnpedi-
ment and set back to the future of
your city. Know of cities in this
section of Virginia, Maryland and
North Carolina that are consider
ably larger and with far more
population than yours that gladly
serve without pay, but for glory,
and the betterment of the tax
payers. Councilmen: In my esti-
nation should be taxpayers, con-
sentative and practical men that
have the interest of the city at
heart in which they live and not
for emoluments.
Most would-be investors in city
property usually ask the tax rate,
the manner in which values are ar
rived at and what per cent of ac-
tual values are charged. amount
of bonded Indebtedness.
And SO; if you viii pardon me;
and you really want your city a
good and economical CITY to live
in, have your councilmen serve
without pay, and be patriotic
enough to do it with a smile. :"
And whatever you do, never have
the manager plan of government.
Keep your expenses down to the
minimum, and to the glory of
God. IF so, then l hope to watch
you ego to town. ere long. when
this cruel war is over.
JAMES WALTER HOSIER.
P. S. No reflections whatever
on your present city officials or
those that would be.
Suffolk, Va.
April II, 1913.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-20
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
Ill1 ASSOCIATION
ID TT R4Ezz1s LNsnsJst-


WILL always seek the truth and print 10
without fear and without favor; never b
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or.
gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique.
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
commend good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that win elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-20
HOW"

Editor. The Citizen:
This is not IAN Indian phrase
just good old Key West ques-
tioning.
If l recall we built the
Aquarium in Key West for ap-
proximately S350,000. There was
a grand opening-bands played,
speeches flared, and the fishes
swan lazily about their tanks
returning the admiring gaze of
visitors.
Do you recall your stalwart
efforts to keep your glass cage
aquarium down at Peters Fish
Dock? How filled with pride
we were when our own aqua
rum was filled?
1 read where the Navy has
taken this as rifle range.
There has been no enlightenment
from any quarter as to how long
this acquisition holds good. When
the war is over, do we get it
back:
The aquarium was not being
used and if it can be used to
help our boys hit the bull mark
-splendid-but when all this
hell of war is over and we re-
turn to our occupation of tour
list resort-de we get back our
aquarium?
The Navy and the Army
must be given what they need
for war purposes and as long as
it facilitates the momentum for
victory we must give till" it
hurts. l do believe we are due
some explanation as to whether
it is take for keeps or a loan.
We have little to offer the
tourist and well managed
aquarium remarkably demon
strates the tropical fish life IN
these waters. Of all the money
spent for external purposes by
the W.P.A. in Key West, this is
one of the outstanding achieve
mentS.
No word has been heard from
any quarter nor any explana-
ton offered. Some city official
should take it upon himself TO
inquire into the facts and let us
know what the status quo
may be.
ALBERT G.. ROBERTS.
Key West, Fla,
April 10, 1913.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-20
PEOPLES FORUM

The Ctnxrn welcomes express
si0ns of the views OF it's read
erS. but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items
which are considered libelous
or anwarranted. The writers
should he fair and cOnfine the
letters to 800 words, and write
on one side Of the paper only.
Signature of the writer's must
accompany the letters and will
be published unless requested
otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-20

If the government wishes to continue
to collect the lions share of the earnings of
industry, it should correct inequalities in tax
laws which can destroy private enterprise,
unless its purpose is to do just that. But
Americans want to remain free under a
regulated capitalistic system, protected by
constitutional government