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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-23
Late Realty
NeUs

The following realty documents
we're recorded today at the Office
of the town clerk:
Mortgage Deeds
James Mingarelli to Arthur P.
and Frank B. HickcoX, property
on East Main street, $500.
Domenic and Frances Jannetty
to Thomas D. Picarelli, property
on Railroad Hill street, $4,000.
John j. Dooley to the Water
bury Building and Loan Associa-
ton, Inc, property at 1863 Sylvan
avenue, $500.
Warranty Deeds
American Bras Co., to John E.
Coolidge, property on Knoll street.
Mary j. Kupstis to Emil Simon,
property Oh Westwood avenue.
Atlantic Refining Co. to Domenic
and Frances Jannetty property on
Railroad Hill street.
Trustees Deed
Arthur P. and Frank B. Hick-
cox, trustees under the will Of
Howard M. Hickcox, to James
Mingarelli, property on East Main
street.
Mortgage Releases
Waterbury Building and Loan
Association, Inc, to Robert j. and
Alice " Eggleton.
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PLAYGROUND NEWS
Washington Park


A very successful doll show was
held at Washington Park last eve
ming with 46 youngsters participant
ing.
The winners were: first, Dorothy
Christofferson, biggest doll, second,
Ann Desmaris, smallest doll; third,
Diane Nadeau, prettiest doll; fourth,
Elizabeth Novorot, most patriotic
DOLL fifth, Kathleen Burns, funniest
or most peculiar doll; sixth, Joyce
Blacker, most unique doll; seventh,
Mary O'Brien, Ann Ward, Jane Balfe
and George Roberts received honor
mention ribbons.
The judges were Mrs. Keane, Mrs.
Daley and the Misses Theresa
Thompson, Olga Voss and Eleanor
Evon.
Those who took part included the
following: Ruth Norman, Ann Ward.
Dorothy Christofferson, Joan Chris
tinat, Beatrice Baribault, Frances
Murphy, Patricia Brady, Mary Ann
Riley, Jane Balfe. Kathleen Burns,
Rosemary Macary, Agnes Shea,
Kathleen Sheehan, Irene Kemp
Joan Murphy, Mary Day, Nancy
Caultield.
Elizabeth Novorot, Anna Cameron,
Mary Scott, Peggy Sheehan, Edna
Clapp, Theresa Roberts, Cecile Fon-
tame, Mary O'Brien, Shirley Col
Inns, Noreen McGrath, Rosemary
Cameron, Diane Nadeau, Mary Ellen
Brady, Dolores Baribault, Patricia
Cousey, Betty Ann Desmaris, Joan
ORielley, Christine Cipriano, Judith
McGrath, Joyce Blacker, Doris Bari
bault, Dana Kemp, Rosemary Orb
erts, Ginger Roberts, Kathleen Dill
lon, Mary Dillon, Barbara Traver,
George Roberts.
On Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Washington Park will sponsor a
peanut hunt. Two prizes will be
awarded. One to the youngster
finding the red peanut and an
other to the child finding the most
peanuts.
On Friday afternoon of next week
at 2 O'Clock a boat contest will be
held at the Washington Park pool.
Prizes will be awarded for the small
est, largest, most attractive and odd
est boats. Any child up to IL years
of age is eligible.
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Transcript Comments
On Bombing OF Rome
Mussolini and Followers Charged With Failing
to Heed Advice and Declare Eternal City
an Open City - Leaves Church's
Opinion to Pope.

Rome was more than the bombing
of the Fascist capital and that it
might have consequences beyond
the more destruction of military
installations.
The point which the Allied
strategists probably considered
longest in their careful planning
of this raid was not that Rome
was the capital of Italy nor even
that Rome was the location of
many world famous monuments
and shrines but that Rome, in a
sense, is not and never will be a
merely national city. Rome, more
than any other capital on the
face of the earth, belongs to the
world. In the Eternal City Chris
tianity was nurtured through Its
childhood and youth and brought
to full maturity. Even to those
sects which have broken away
from all allegiance to the Pope,
Rome has peculiar attraction
arising from its undisputed posi-
ton as the mightiest religious
and spiritual citadel of Christen-
dom. While physical destruction
cannot in itself end that preemi.
nence, still the raining of bombs
on Rome brings to men and Wo-
men everywhere sense of regret
and loss not felt when other
great cities suffered the same
fate Only the most blatant anti
Catholics will rejoice that this
center of religion has finally been
overtaken by the devastation of
war.
What is the Catholic opinion on
the bombing of Rome? That most
common of questions may be ans
Wered in the Yankee fashion by
asking another. The Pope was
there; has he said anything? We
know of no one more fitted to
form Catholic opinion and no
one who will be more discreet,
honest and wholly charitable in
giving it. Perhaps, in his wisdom,
he will not speak at all. If he
does speak, we may be sure that
his words will come out of a heart
which loves not particular peo-
pie or nation but all mankind,
out of soul which suffers in
sympathy with men and women
in terror and distress not merely
in Rome but everywhere, out of a
mind which seeks, in present
darkness, to bring the light of
Christ to bear on the world as
well as the city that a path may
be uncovered which will lead all
men into newer, and brighter
future, when peace shall reign
and God shall rule.
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Under the caption '"The Bombing
of Rome, the Catholic transcript
in it's current issue commented to-
day on the shock of the anticipated
incident to the world in general. I
leaves the official Catholic opinion
to the pope, but takes occasion tt
remark that Mussolini and his lead
ers had been given warning to de.
clare Rome an open" city. The edi-
torial follows:
Though the bombing of Rome
has been expected, the actual
event comes as a shock not mere
ly to the Catholic people of the
world, but to the people of the
world in general. The one method
by which the bombing might have
been avoided, the declaration and
actual establishment of Rome's
status as an open city by Mus
solini and his Fascist followers
was not followed In spite of this,
those who revere the Eternal City
for its Importance, real and sym
bolical, as the religious center of
Catholics in every land hoped that
Rome might be spared the fate of
London, Berlin, Tokyo and Mos
COW. The military necessity which
brought about the bombing must
have been great indeed to over
ride the disadvantages evidently
foreseen by Allied leaders, if we
may Judge from the manner and
method followed in the aerial at
tack.
The raid was made in broad
daylight, at great risk to the pilots
involved, in order that military
targets might be seen and hit pre-
cisely. The pilots themselves had
studied and memorized the map OF
Rome to the minutest detail.
Leaflets were dropped to advise
the Roman people that the bomb
ing was aimed exclusively at mil
itary detectives communlca-
tions, war industries, military in
stallations and airports, all OF
which are being used for the sole
interest of the Germans" The
President of the United States
himself gave to Pope Plus his
promise that churches and rell-
gious institutions will, to the ex-
tent that is within our power, be
spared the devastations of war
and that "the neutral status OF
Vatican City as well as of the
papal domains throughout Italy
will be respected" These prepare
tory moves all indicate the extent
Oh the Allied commanders keen
realization that the bombing OF
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Under-7he-Counter"
Tactics Criticized
Recent Settlement of OPA Case in Pittsburgh
Evokes Comment on Tactics, Policies of
Federal Agencies - Washington's
Advice Quoted.

A Pittsburgh newspaper on June
9th carried story to the effect
that Junk dealer had settled
for $4,000 with the Office of Price
Administration for overcharging
on secondhand rails, which the
unnamed" dealer had been SELL
ing at from SO to $13 above the
legal" price ceiling. The news
paper gave as its source of this
interesting bit of information
Loran L. Lewis, OPA enforcement
attorney in the Pittsburgh dis
trict.
When the American Metal Mar
ket sought, through the Pittsburgh
Office of War Information, to get
official clearance on the name of
the dealer implicated in the set
tlement, the information was that
Mr.. Lewis had given his word of
honor that his identity would be
withheld. Mr.. Lewis informed our
Pittsburgh representive, however,
that the voluntary contribution"
of $4,000 had been made some
time ago and therefore is not
news.
That is a matter of opinion.
Unfortunately, the loose appli-
cation Of the term Junk dealer
by the Pittsburgh newspaper cast
an unwelcome stigma once more
on all junk and scrap dealers.
Moreover, the secrecy of the set
Element, especially in the matter
of refusing to disclose the identity
of the offender, has bred suspi-
cion. Thus this little "oddity in
the news may we'll call for en-
phatic discussion as to the tech
niques and methods used by the
OPA in obtaining Justice
In the first place, there are few
so-called secondhand rail deal
ers in the Pittsburgh area. To give
out any information about price
violations, without identifying the
violator, is to implicate all of those
few. And this case has served to
refocus attention on the unfor-
tunate method employed in the
past by the Henderson regime
which used pressure tactics in
seeking to get admissions of guilt
from those accused of price vio-
lations. We know definitely of
there under the-counter' settle
ments. Yet there has never been
a clear definition as to the proper
bases for such settlements; the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-23
Radon Rome
Upheld Here

Scranton, Pa, July %. (UP)-The
Catholic Light" official publication
of the Scranton Catholic diocese,
today refended the bombing Of
Rome by the Allies, with the COM
ment that destruction of a few
churches or other religious objects
is little enough to pay" if the bomb
ings bring the war to a speedier
finish
An editorial pointed out that
Mussolini had been warned several
times that Rome might be bombed
and he ignored such warnings.
Now Mussolini and Rome must
pay the price, the editorial said.
WAR is war, and if war can be
brought to a finish sooner by de-
stroying the capital of the italian
nation, the destruction of few
church or other religious objects is
little enough to pay"
The editorial said there can be
no Catholic objection to further
bombings provided the neutrality of
the Vatican is always insured.
Sydney, July %. (UP)-Arch-
bishop Norman T. Gilroy, secretary
of the Australian Catholic HER
archy,, cabled the Papal secretary of
state today that the archbishops
and bishops Of Australia venture
humbly to associate ourselves with
the noble and touching protest
MAZDA h,, tho un1v Rather apoipct
the outrage which this CHASTITY war
has brought upon the allowed center
Of Christianity"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-23
The WAR ON
| MANY FRONTS
BY UNITED PRESS

Four-fifths of Sicily was in Allied
hands today after American troops
swept across the Island anu
occupied Palermo, its capital.
Fall of the city of $4,000 on the
northwest coast put the official seal
IN preyious indications that the
Axis defenses, save for the Messlna-
Catania corner in the northeast
had collapsed.
Developing less rapidly, but on
far vaster scale than the Slclliali
invasion campaign, was Russian
onslaught against the eastern wall
of the European fortress, with the
heaviest blows raining on the Key
stone German Bastion OF Orel.
While the Red Army made TENTS
in all sectors between the Caucasus
and the Barents Sea, the force CLOS
ing against Orel slugged at the very
gates of the city.
so Men Killed
Tn its first 10 days the battle had
cost the Germans $4,000 men killed,
6 900 captured, and LAB tanks Low
Ru1lS dllI OoO IAeNANN'
stroyed, by Soviet account. 49,,
Berlin said the Red Army hao
dashed out in new onslaught SCUM
of Lake Ladoga on the Lenlngrao
front. ~.
Similar in some respects to the
Battle of Orel was the struggle lor
Catania on the east coast OF Sicily
| where elite German forces chung
to the southeastern anchor OF the
Etna line, behind which the AXIS
was believed to be preparing Tor a
last ditch stand.
The American 7th Armys rush
through central and western Sicily
was crowned yesterday by occupa-
tion of Palermo 10 days after the
invasion armies splashed ashore on
the opposite coast of the island.
Control Many Ports
The fall of Palermo in effect gave
the Allies control of all Sicilys
urinary ports except Catania and
Messina on the east coast, and OF
all the main air fields except a
cluster in the Gerbini area west
of Catania.
| If Trapani and Marsha on the
west coast are not already in Allied
hands, they almost certainly have
been neutralized as Axis bases by
the enemy's obvious writeoff Of that
section of Sicily.
Allied heavy bombers hit Foggia
in East Italy, while other planes
attacked Salerno south of Naples.
The German controlled Vichy
radio said new Allied operations
against western Europe arfg thth
against Western Europe might make
the fighting in Russia look like a
local action.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-23
WOMEN TO
| LAUNCH DRIVE
Voters League to Cam
paign for 100000
Fact=InfOrmed People

How the United States can get
foreign policy that will insure us
against attack and promote our ma
tional well-being is the issue pre-
sented by the National League of
Women Voters in its latest broad
side, prelude to Postwar Planning"
one Of the tools with which League
m m bers in 1900 communities
throughout the country are armed
as they start on midsummer cam
paign to recruit an army of at least
three million fact-informed men
and women.
The campaign in Connecticut will
be planned on Monday, July 26th,
when Mrs. Roscoe Anderson, Ma
t1onal League of Women Voters
board member, will confer with the
State League board at all day meet
ing in Hartford. Three thousand
copies of the broadside were distri-
buted to the local Leagues in Con-
necticut, this week, as a first step in
the campaign.
Scoring our negative foreign pol
icy during the last twenty years, the
League points out that such keep
out Of war" and mind your own
business" policies neither guaran-
teed our security nor promoted our
national interests, the two principles
upon which positive foreign pol
icy should be based.
"It is necessary to take stock Of
the position Of the United States in
a changed world" the broadside
States" and to decide what we have
to do to protect our vital interests.
For instance our place in CONNER
cial aviation will have a bearing on
our ability to defend ourselves; so
will our rights to naval and air
bases. We need access to raw mater
ials and outlets for trade to assure
our prosperity"
-Four alternative methods are pos
ed by the League by which the
United States can try to secure its
future: Cd go all out for ornaments
in order to protect ourselves, I'M
aided, in both oceans, CD join in
a balance of power arrangement
outside an international organiza-
ton, 90 join with other nations in
an international organization, "a
use combination of policies.
If the American people choose this
time to join an association of ma
tons, the League of Women Voters
offers four facts that will influence
the form of such an association. Cd
no organizat ton can succeed without
the cooperation of the three nations
who control the military poWer-Rus-
STA, Great Britain and the United
States, and of China whose power is
potentially great, CD chances are
slight that in the immediate future
nations will disarm or transfer their
sovereign rights to a super-govern-
ment, 60 other peoples must be sat-
isfied, 90 any plan must have the
approval and support of the Amer
lean people.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-23
Compensation
Agreements

The following agreements for
weekly payments during dlsabll-
ity or for specific payment in case
of permanent injury were approx
ed today by Compensation Com
missioner John j. O'Connell:
Angelo Fameglietti of 1913 South
Leonard street, Waterbury, against
Naugatuck Chemical, Div. U. S.
Rubber Co., $1735 beginning July
S, strain of muscles of back.
Martin Caswell of WATERFOWL
against Princeton Knitting Mills
WATERFOWL, $25 for three weeks,
10 per cent loss of right middle
finger.
George Mahoney of Harwinton
against Oneglia & Gervasini, Inc,
of Torrington, $25 beginning June
IT, fracture of right leg.
Thomas Quinn of Naugatuck
against Naugatuck Chemical, div.
U. S. Rubber Co., $25 beginning
July 9, severe decorations of face
and fracture of nose.
Janice Gerber of Naugatuck
against Naugatuck Chemical, div.
U. S. Rubber Co., $500 beginning
June End, injuries to second and
index fingers of right hand.
Wilbur Bradley of Woodbury.
against William J. Burton OF
woodbury., $14 beginning June "a,
abrasions of right ear, bruises OF
shoulders, and strain of neck.
K. Jonnsky of 241 Cherry street,
Waterbury. against Chase Brass
e. Copper Co., Waterbury Mfg. Co.
plant, $23.32 beginning June 27,
injury to left elbow.
John Malta of 675 South Main
street, Waterbury, against Chase
Brass & Copper Co., Waterbury
Mfg. Co. plant, $24.14 beginning
June "a. injury to left eye.
B. Orirtas of SO Birch street,
Waterbury, against Chase Brass
81 Copper Co., Metal Works plant,
s25 beginning June "a, partial am
putation of both thumbs.
S. McCloud of IL Chatfield ave-
nue., Waterbury, against Chase
Brass & Copper Co., waterbury
Mfg. plant, $3.50 beginning June
s. confusion of left ankle and
abdomen.
Nick Kalinyak of 40 Beacon
street. Waterbury, against Chase
Brass & Copper Co., Metal Works
plant, s25 beginning June u, her
mia.
James Blanchard of 46 Pearl
street, Waterbury, against Chase
Brass g. Copper Co.. Metal Works
plant. 5000 beginning July 6, in
jury to right hand.
Sebastian Battaglio of 3 Mar
ket street. Waterbury, against
Chase Brass & Copper Co.. Metal
Works plant, $25 beginning June
II, injury to left eye.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-23
A Face Lift
Gets Doc Job

Allied headquarters, North Africa.
July 23-(UP)-Frank DOC" Hard
en- hopes to celebrate his 73rd birth
day anniversary next month by TAX
ing part in the Allied invasion of
the European mainland.
Harden got in on the invasion of
Sicily by having his face lifted. He
landed with the British Eighth army
on beach near Syracuse.
He served in the first World War
as ships doctor and got into this
war despite his age by having an
operation to remove the wrinkles
from his face.
II told them I was IS and got
back my old pob as ships doctor, >
Harden explained on his return
here.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-23
News Of
Connecticut

Hartford, July 23-UP)-A hear
ing before three-man federal COM
mittee to settle a dispute over the
value of the Groton Iron Works has
been adjourned indefinitely.
Testimony was concluded yester-
day in the federal building with the
unexpected appearance of Alfred
Hotter, Norwegian shipbuilder, who,
with the Shell Oil Co., owns the Iron
Works. He arrived in the United
States two weeks ago from England.
The government took over the
property for submarine building pur-
poses Feb. 5, 1912, awarding the own
ers $4,000. But they refused to
accept the amount, demanding ST.
100000.
Storrs, July 23-UP)-Lieut.
Col. Newton w. Alexander has
been named commandant of the
Army specialized training unit at
Clark university, Worcester, Mass
He had been executive officer and
second in command of The ROTC
at the University of Connecticut.
Hartford, July % -UP)- Two
persons were free in $4,000 bonds
each today while police sought q
third in connection with an alleged
cold storage fur fraud involving
100000 in furS.
Harry A. Salkin, 80, manager of
the Scott Furriers and Miss Mabel
Ossene, 40, accounts manager, were
arrested yesterday on charges of
failing to place approximately 2,OC0
fur coats in cold storage as specified
by contracts made with their Gus
toners.
A warrant was issued for Henry
Yosell of Q6 Fuller avenue) Swamp
scott, Mass, president of the COM
pany. Massachusetts police have
been asked to take him into custody.
Police charged that the coats were
stored on long double-row racks in
the rear of the store, instead of be-
ing taken to the company warehouse
in Springfield, Mass.
Salkin issued statement denying
the charges, contending that most
of the coats had been brought in to
be repaired, not stored
Hartford, July 23-UP) State
War Administrator Harold r.
WoodcOck said today he was sat
isfied with the Army's explanation
that the prolonged red signal in
Wednesday nights blackout was
necessary because of participation
by airplanes in the test.
Replying to protest sent the
Army yesterday by Woodcock.
Lieut. Col. William J. Bingham of
the First Service Command said
the use of planes in biackouts to
simulate actual air rai1 conditions
makes it impractical to limit the
red, or danger, signal to the usual
10 minutes.
1--WE have asked the Army for
an explanation" said Woodcock.
THE explanation is satisfactory
to me-"
State and municipal officials and
owners of war plants had pro-
tested against the bIackout's dura-
ton, contending it interfered SER
iously with war production.
Southington, Conn, July 23-(UP)
Funeral services will be held Mon
day for Bernard Joseph Stanley
composer of the Holy Cross Sor
"Chu-chu Rah-rah", who died yes
terday at his home
Stanley, composer also Of "Sweet
Summer Time" and several other
songs, was a native Of New Yorb
CitV
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his day were no different from
those in our present time, and
his counsel could well be needed
now. His cornerstone thought on
government should be cemented a
little more firmly in the minds OF
true Americans:
ut is important . that the
habits of thinking in a free
country should inspire caution
in those entrusted with its ad-
ministration, to confine them
selves within their respective
constitutional spheres, avoiding
the exercise of the powers of
one department to encroach
upon another. The spirit of en-
croachment tends to consolidate
the powers of all the depart
ments in one, and thus TO
create, whatever the form Of
government. a real despotisn."
-"Ths American Metal Market"
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FEWER TAX STAMPS
SOLD TO AUTOISTS

Car use tax stamp purchases at
the post office are $500 below those
at the same time last year, with
only 20,5OO sold so far, according to
the latest compilation of statistics.
Part of the decrease is accredited
to storage of cars because of gaso-
line and tire rationing restrictions.
U. S. internal revenue agents, who
have undertaken enforcement of the
tax law, will continue their lookout
for cars which do not display the
required stamps until total compli-
ance is achieved, it has been re-
oorted.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-23
PEBBLES MADE HIM WOBBLE

Cleveland (UP)-William Bowers,
81, told Police Judge Louis Petrash
that he wasn't drunk, that he was
walking on pebbles which made his
feet wobble. A disbeliever, Judge
Petrash sent Bowers to the work
house for 60 DAYS. plus court costs
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-23

American films now constitute
about IS per cent of the motion
pictures shown in the $50 theaters
in the Birmingham, England, con-
Sular district.