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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-28

area IN q rev hours.
1t appeared certain that the storm
would further aggravate the already
acute fuel shortage in New England
where several cities have mapped
plans for evacuating families from
heatless homes to public buildings
and Red Cross centers If necessary.
The weather bureau said that
temperatures would be about the
same as last night--somewhere in
the upper 20's. Winds will become
increasingly strong and by sunset
probably will be driving the snow at
80 to 40 miles an hour.
It was said that the eight-to-ten-
inch fall would be in Boston and
that a heavier fall might be expert
enced elsewhere.
"That'll make a lovely situation"
commented State Emergency Fuel
Conservator Thomas F. Sullivan
when told of the impending storm.
1.-THE kerosene shortage Is Sagain
growing serious In Boston and this
will cause further tieups. Daily ar
rivals are not sufficient for daily
requirements. (Boston uses 1,000,-
600 gallons Of kerosene daily. To-
days arrivals totaled 100000 GAL
Ions" .,
Sullivan said that q check with
kerosene dealers in the Boston area
showed that some had no supplies
on hand and others had only a very
small amount.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-28
Waterbury Parking Appeal
Case Set for Friday,
February 5
ARGUMENTS TO BE MET
MINUS REASSTGrNMENTS
Lewis to Represent Cas-
sidy; HeaIey, Mcdonald
to Uphold City

A hearing in the Water
bury parking meter appeal
case has been scheduled for
Friday, February 5, accord
ing to- the State Supreme
Court assignment list re-
leased today. Since only one
other case has been sched-
uled for that day, 1t is be-
lieved presentation Of argu-
1ments in the famous action
will be reached without the
necessity Of a reaSsignment.
Attorney John H. Cassidy who
waged the successful fight against
the meters In the local common
pleas court will be represented by
Attorney Lawrence Lewis, while
Corporation Council Maurice T..
Healey, and. his assistant, Attorney
Edward j. Mcdonald, will appear
for the city. Court records In the
case have been printed and the
necessary briefs have been filed,
and presentation Of oral arguments
before the high court justices Will
conclude the appeal proceedings.
The plaintiff obtained the lower
courts decision last September 4
from Judge Thomas j. Wall, who IN
effect declared the meters to be ille-
gal. In addition to obtaining an
injunction refraining the city from
operating the meters at hts proper
ty on Leavenworth and on West
Main streets, Mr.. Cassidy was
awarded 500 damages, Execution
Of the Injunction was held up, on
a motion from the city, pending
appeal to the Hartford court.
In the event the State Supreme
Court reverses the Judgment the
plaintiff can take the action to
the q. s. Supreme Court. # an
error should be found 1t would be
returned to the common pleas court
for another hearing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-28
MARTIN TEHAN
new ALDERMAN
Board Vacancy Filled By
Monaghan; Mayor Elk.
pected to Fill Out Term

Martin j. Tehan, long active in
Democratic circles and @ former
member of the Board Of Education,
today was named by Mayor John s.
Monagan to fill the vacancy In the
Board Of Aldermen. A darkhorse in
the race, Mr.. Tehan Is expected to
be favorable to Republicans and
Democrats alike, and his appoint
ment is regarded as a tip-off on
Mayor Monogan's intentions with
regard to the future.
It now appears certain that the
mayor will remain in Office to finish
out the term Of the Late Vincent A..
Scully, although there is strong
possibility that he will not be a cam
didate for reelection. John p. Fitz-
maurice, executive secretary to the
mayor, said an off1cial announce
ment of plans will be forthcoming
before February /.
Mr.. Tehan, who resides at 942
Baldwin street in the fourth ward,
is the sole board member from that
section. He is traffic manager at the
Waterbury Farrell Foundry, where
he has been employed for number
of years. The new alderman Is the
father Of six children, two of whom
are now serving in the armed forces
Of the country. Frank X, Is a first
lieutenant in the Air Corps, and
George Is stationed at Camp Young
in California. Another son, John, is
a seminarian at st. Mary's College
in Baltimore, while the oldest son,
Martin Jr., is employed at the
American Brass Company Mr.. Te-
han has long been active in COM
circles In Washington Hill,
as well as in Boy Scout organiza-
tons.
The board of aldermen will con-
vene in special session tonight in
the City Hall, but no action Is an
ticipated concerning new board
president. Monday night, the regu-
lar meeting will be held, and at that
time 1t Is thought likely that Demo-
cratic Leader Patrick Shea will be
named to succeed Mayor Monagan
as president Of the board.
Tonight's meeting has been call
ed for the purpose of passing on
recommended transfers of appropri-
atoms, and will probably be presided
over by Alderman Shea, in the role
Of temporary chairman.
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RELIEF IN OIL
PROBLEM seen
Mayor MOnagan COnfers
With W. 'Sturges; barley
Works on Emergency

. Relief was expected before night
fall in Waterbury,s critical range
oil situation, after a conference be-
tween Mayor John s. Monagan and
Wesley A. Sturges, state oil admin
istrator.
Mayor Monagan has requested
emergency range oil allotments to
relieve the day-to-day crisis which
has confronted the city for the past
two weeks. Today Sturges referred
the matter to Seth barley, field
worker for this area, who is check
ing all the possibilities of oil de-
livery In the city.
Snow and colder weather today
have complicated the problem for
those using range oil for heat, and
weather forecasts indicate that the
cold spell will remain for several
days. Extra allotments have also
been requested by offlcials in Hart
ford and New Haven where sup
plies are exceptionally low.
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AMERICAN SHIPS
ALEUTIAN TARGET
Jap Planes Fail to Inflict
Damage; Guadalcanal
Drive Continues

Washington, Jan. 28.-(UP)-Two
Japanese float-type planes attacked
American ships operating west Of
United States positions in the
Aleutian Islands, the Navy an
nounced today.
A Navy communique said that the
Japanese failed to inflict any dam
age. The action apparently occurred
early today. The Navy would not
say whether the ships involved
were naval vessels.
The same communique reported
continuation of the American drive
on Guadalcanal in the Solomons in
the face of stiff enemy opposition.
Forty more Japanese were killed and
five prisoners and some material
taken.
Text of Navy communique No.
264:
North Pacific:
81. On Jan. %, two japanese float
planes attacked U. s. ships oper-
ating to the westward of our posi-
tions in the Aleutian Islands. No
damage was suffered.
South Pacific (all dates east
longitude).
=. On Jan. 26, U. S. troops on
Guadalcanal Island continued TO
advance to the west despite stif
enemy resistance. Forty Japanese
were killed and five passengers and
some enemy equipment were cap
tured."
This was the first japanese move
against American shipping or
positions In the Aleutians IN many
months. The westernmost American
positions IN the Aleutians are IN the
Andreanof Islands. q group In the
central Aleutians.
Il was presumed that the enemy
planes operated ont OF Kiska. the
main Japanese base in the western
AleutiaIS. The last previous action
repOFted IN the Aleutian area was
on Jan. 7, where q force Of heavy
bombefa attacked enemy positions
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Russian Army Drive To
Norway Unconfirmed
Swiss Radio BrOadcasts Capture Of Finnish Port,
Petsamo; Harbor Long UnusabIe

London, Jan. 20 --(UP)-- The
Swiss, Morocco and Algiers radios
broadcast today an unconf1rmed re-
port from Stockholm that the Rus
sian Arctic Army, opening drive
toward Norway, had captured the
Finnish port Of Petsanlo. n. IA,
Several hours. later. there, I. had
been no word Of such an attack
from an authentic source. Russian
informants here were skeptical and
British military quarters, who from
the first had received 1t with great
est reserve, were without informa-
ton.
Swedish dispatches Of the last
week had indicated the possibility
Of Russian offensives both on Nor
way, through the narrow Finnish
Petsamo corridor, and on the
Karelian peninsula Of Finland north
Of freed Leningrad.
Finland's situation was becoming
increasingly delicate. It was seek
ing, while fighting on Germany's
side against Russia, to better its re-
lations with the United States and
a Finnish delegation including Com
merce Minister v. A. Tanner, an
outstanding Finnish leader, was now
in Stockholm.
Five days ago Stockholm heard
rumors that the Firms had volun-
tarily withdrawn from wedge OF
Karelian peninsula territory, taking
back their lines about two kilome-
tiers Il IA miles, apparently to
strengthen their lines in expectation
Of an attack.
Petsamo is only go miles from
Russias great Arctic port and base
of Murmansk, and Murmansk Is
only IS miles from Norway.
Petsar1o harbor has long been I'M
useable, Stockholm said, because the
entrance to it, in the Petsarno ford,
is dominated by Russian guns ON
the fishermen's peninsula to the
east.
Doughton said he favored separ-
alton Of the pay-as-you-go matter
from the general tax problem be-
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GERMAN TROOPS
ARE MUT|NYING
Surrender in Groups to
Reds at Stalingrad; Gem
eral, Officers Give Up
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

United Press Staff Correspondent
Moscow, Jan. 22.-(UP)-German
troops, refusing to continue a hope
less fight, are mutinying and sur
rendering in groups to the Russian
assault units Storn1ing their crum-
bling strongholds at Stalingrad,
dispatches from the front said to-
day.
Today's noon communiue reported
the surrender Of a. general, three
colonies, four lieutenant colonies
and other high officers among
crowds Of other German and satel-
lite troops who had had enough.
They came from the dwindling few
thousands left out Of "a divisions to-
falling 100000 men in and around
Stalingrod when the Russian siege
began 10 weeks ago.
Red Star, army newspaper, said
that one crack German Regiment
which three days ago numbered L.
200 men and still was equipped with
machine guns and mine throwers,
surrendered yesterday, the survivors
numbering a few hundreds with two
xlaEt.txe ryrHaS s.tiG 10G T..aeS Cor
which they had no ammunition.
Individual. German officers, will
ing to die for the glory Of Adolf
Hitler and the Prussian tradition,
sought still to organize resistance in
fortified buildings, dispatches said.
and there was fierce fighting when
they succeeded. But Generalization
was sweeping through the survivors,
dispatches said, and refuSals to obey
orders were increasing.
(The Russian official news agency
Tass reported from Switzerland that
mutinies had broken out at Bayonne
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NEGRO CONFESSES
PULLMAN MURDER
Dining Car Cook Admits
Lower IS Mystery In
vOlving Officers Bride

Los Angeles, Jan. 28.-(UP-Po-
lice announced today that Robert
Folkes, 20. negro dining car cook,
had again confessed Staying the
bride of a naval ofiicer In lower Is
Of pullman car and this time had
given details that indicated he was
the slayer.
F'olkes confessed yesterday, after
long questioning, that he had killed
MRS. Martha Virginia James, 81.
aboard q train speeding through
Oregon en- route TO California early
Saturday morning. He Immediately
repudiated that confession. Early
this morning, after further question:
ing, Folkes confessed again, police
said.
Capt. Vernon Rasmussen. head OF
the police homicide bureau. said he
was satisfied with the second con-
fession which. he said, contained no
discrepancies.
Polkes said that after the crew Of
the dining car IN the train cleared
away Friday night, there had been
O drinking party. He and the others
drank much whlskey and beer, lie
said, and discussed various OF the
women passengers from tho view
q their attFActlveneaa.
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BIZERTE BOMBED
BY U.S.. FIGHTERS
Axis Destroyer in Flames,
Another Damaged in
Mediterranean
BY PHIL AULT
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, North Africa,
January %. - Cup - American
Billy Mitchell Medium Bombers
left an Axis destroyer in flames
and damaged another in the Medi-
terranean, an Allied spokesman dis
closed today.
An Allied communique reported
that Bizerte, the key Axis supply
port in Tunisia, had been bombed
Tuesday night.
Additional reports showed that
four more enemy bombers had been
destroyed in an Axis attack on
Algiers Tuesday night, making a
total Of six downed that night.
The communique said that one
Ansed plane was missing from yes
eerdAyS operations.
In the Mediterranean operations
the American planes located the
two destroyers presumably Ital-
ian - 100 miles northeast Of Ttlnis
yesterday. The bombers attacked
swiftly and scored two direct hits on
one vessel which last was seen by
the plane crews in flames and list
ing heavily.
Four bombs fell near the stern
of the other destroyer and its pro-
peller and steering apparatus was
believed damaged.
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OPA SANCTIONS
OVERTIME FEES
Garage Repairs Serve as
Point of Illustration in
Latest Ruling

Hartford, Jan. 28-When q garage
specifically offers to do an auto
mobile repair Job in overtime house
the customer requests such special
service, and the work is actually
done during overtime hours by me-
chanicS who are paid time and a
hall, the garage may In most cases
charge one and one-half times Its
regular hourly rate, the OPA an
nounced today through the Con-
necticut branch Of the owl.
This Interpretation applies where
the seller actually made an extra
charge for overtime labor, or did
not regularly supply any overtime
labor as such, In March 1912. In
the first case, the OPA said, the
garage has It's overtime charge in
March as a ceiling price. In the Sec
ond case, where no overtime was
regularly supplied, the special over
time service now becomes a new or
different service, and the maximum
price for 1t Is determined either by
the nearest competitors charges, or
by use of the r:guglar percentage
margin mark-up formula provided
by the regulation.
The only case in which the spe-
cial charge cannot be made Is
where the garage regularly worked
overtime in March without making
any distinction between its charges
for regular hours mad for overtime
hours.
In all cases, it was pointed out,
overtime work at an extra charge
must be specifically authorized by
the customer, and the extra charge
cannot be made merely because en-
ployes are worked overtime to fin.
ish a job which the customer in
tended to have completed within
regular shop hours.
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HITLER ORDERS
HARSH DEGREES
Individualism to Be Taken
Away From Germans By
Desperate Feuhrer
BY ROBERT DOWsON
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent

London, Jan. % -(UP)- The
thunder of Allied bombs over a l.
900 mile European front, Russian
victories In the east, prospect of an
Allied offensive in Tunisia and above
all the fear Of momentous events
to follow the Casablanca confer
ence, stirred Germany to a frenzy
of total war mobilization today.
It was indicated that Adolf Hit
Ter, increasingly desperate, would
make Saturday, the 10th annivers-
airy of the Nazi accession to power,
the occasion for series of DEGREES
of unprecedented harshness, remov-
ing from every man and boy, woman
and child In GERMANY, the last yes
tige OF individualislh.
Switzerland reported that Ger
many has conscripted boys Of Is,
16, II, 10 and 10 years of age for
military or auxiliary service.
A Berlin broadcast announced a
blanket ban on civilian use of taxi
cabs, which will be only available,
except on special individual police
permit, to war mutiliated, war
wounded, physicians, expectant
mothers and so forth"
A United Press dispatch said the
q e RIM ans were speeding the
strengthening of their second Sieg-
fried line" along the Bug river in
Poland.
An official German broadcaster,
Joachim Schieferdecker, warned the
German people last night in a Radio
Berlin program: 1--WE are witnessing
the explosion of accumulated perils
which are shaking the European
continent"
Announcing that new and drastic
measures were in prospect To meet
what he called "the present emerg-
ency," Schieferdecker quoted q de-
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IS Escape Fire
In LouDeH Cafe
(NEA Radiophoto)

Lowell, Mass, Jan. 2S-UP)
Thirteen persons including
five children, escaped in sub
freezing weather early today
when q twO-alarm fire swept a
cafe and Uncertainty tene-
ment house with loss estimated
at $4,000.
The blaze apparently started
near O hot air furnace in the
cellar Of the Opera cafe and
swept upward through the
building, burning G hole in the
roof. Residents fled to the
street and sought refuge near
by In the cOngested area.
Freezing hoselines hampered
flremen who controlled the
blaze In three hours.
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HEARING TUESDAY
House Committee to First
Consider Bill to Increase
National Debt Limit

Washington, Jan. "a Cup -
Chairman Robert L. Doughton, D.,
N. c., said today the House Ways
and Means Committee will begin
open hearings on 1.-THE general sub
ject of pay-as-you-go tax legislation
next Tuesday"
First, however. the committee will
start consideration tomorrow on
Doughton's. bill to increase the
statutory national debt limit from
$l25 ,OOO, 100000 to $2l0, 00O. O00, 900.
The committee expects to dispose Of
this bill In a hurry.
Doughton emphasized that as re-
CARDS pay-as-you-go, the committee
will not take up "any specific plan,
ruml or otherwise" Nor will the
hearings be limited to testimony on
any OF the three pay-as-you-go bills
now before the committee for con.
sideration. he said.
He said II had not been decided
whether 10 separate pay-as-you-go
from the general tax program, but
added 1t Is my opinion that the
sentiment OF the committee favors
separate consideration"
He said the treasury department
would DO Invited 70 send the FIRST
tax witnesses before the COMMITTEES
~ they care to-.
(Confinnea nn Raaa Al
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FOUR-YEAR TERM
FOR COX GRANTED
Senate Unanimously APP
proves ReappOintment Of
Highway Commissioner

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 2S.-(UP)-
The Senate today gave unanimous
approval to the reappointment Of
State Highway Commissioner VIII
liam j. Cox for a four-year term
commencing July. !.
The nomination does not require
House ratification.
Cox was nominated by Governor
Baldwin, and a hearing was held by
the committee late yesterday. Only
one person appeared to oppose Cox's
denomination.
Cox first was appointed by former
Gov. Cross in 1887. The House to-
day began consideration of a bill
granting Gov. Baldwin emergency
war powers until February !, 1914.
The measure, voted a favorable
report by the judiciary committee,
would give the governor authority
to suspend any state statute when
ever in his opinion 1t shall be In
conflict with efficient ard expedi-
tious participation In the war ef-
fort"
Under terms Of the measure, the
governor would issue suspension or
ders effective for six months. un-
less revoked sooner. II the as
sembIy Is In session, the governor
would send the orders directly TO
1t.
The bill said further: THE gov
ernor Is authorized and empowered
10 render tot he government Of the
United Sites. TO further The prose-
cutiOn Of the war. Any assist
ance within the power Of the state:
and he Is authorized and empowered
either to that end OF for the pnr-
pose OF providing { r the public
safety or for the public health 70
nraanlze and -mploy any and all
resources within the state. whether
0f men, properties or instrumental
ties"
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UNIVERSITY HONORS
UNITED PRESS MAN

Rochester, N. Y, Jan. 28-(UP)
james H. Furay, vice president
Of the United Press, received from
the University Of Rochester last
night an award for his distinguished
service OF the cause of Pan Ameri-
can unity.
Furay has been in close touch with
United Press service to Latin Amer
lea since 1t was established In 1916.
Under his editorship U. P.'s inde-
pendent news service, unhampered
by restrictive agreements with any
foreign agency, expanded world
wide, and today serves virtually all
the important newspapers OF South
and Central America and the rest
Of the free" world.
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TWO PRISONERS FACE
ADDITIONAL TERMS

Providence, r. L, Jan. 28.-(UP)
Two state inmates serving terms
for burglary today faced additional
sentences Of ten years to life as
result of their conviction Of Sec
ond-degree murder in the staying Of
n fellow convict.
Victor Buikevitch, %. Of North
Providence and Nicholas Rapone, a.,
Of Providence were convicted by
superior court jury yesterday.
They had commended the stabbing
occurred when Vincent A. Cifelli.
SO, OF Providence, the victim. at
tackled them.
The stabblng occurred IN Q
prison layatory Oct. 81.
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NEW YALE DEAN

New Haven. Conn. Jan. 2e-(UPD
Very Rev. Lawrence Rose, former
professor OF theology at Bexley Hall,
Gambler. o., today took over IS
dean OF Berkeley Divinity School
AZ Yale university.
He was installed late yesterday ~
ceremonies presided over By the RI.
Rev. Henry %. George Tucker, pre-
aiding hlshnp.
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SLIDING FATALITY

Lowell. Mas, Jan. 2e-luP) =
John Flynn. 70. OF Lowell, died 1t
a hospital last midnight Of injuries
sustained wheli MS t0bCagan
crashed into q tree whlle aiding ~
Ghsdd qakk
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Generals Make AllDecisions
Since Setback In Stalingrad
8 InchesOf Snow
For New England
Forecast Today

2S-(UP)-Between inches Of will
during the weather bureau
46h snOwstOrm
BOstons history
Of drifting
particularly in coastal
weather bureau said that the already south
England Cod would envelope the entire
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Heavy snow AonlGh'
sun sets q sos p. m.
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