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Evening star., 1943-11-09
Koy Francis in HospitoI

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. g LP).-Screen
Actress Kay Francis was taken to
hospital yesterday with intestinal
influenza. DR.. William E. Branch
said her condition was not serious.
Evening star., 1943-11-09

SEVENTH RACE-Purse $1,000: claim
ins 8-yesr-olds and Yp; ! mile and 20
Flaming Chance 1o4 Piccadilly - 103
High Command III Dandy Fox los
Tamil --------- 112 Rodln -------- ia
Evening star., 1943-11-09

AM. Gilbert entry.
cChristmaS and Hall entry.
XApprentice allowance.
Post time-1H noon.
Evening star., 1943-11-09

SIXTH RACE-The Grayson Stakes
s. 500 added: 3-year-olds and up: a
Evening star., 1943-11-09

FIFTH RACE-Purse, $1,000: 2-year-
old fillies. furlones.
xMy Malcha - III a Brown Plase los
Sunnytown lOS Bell Song - los
Cattachiptico l02 10 Bonner --- liz
Wood Spirit los Bord Hawk - 1l6
Knapp and Asburv entry.
Evening star., 1943-11-09

Il was very pleased and relieved
to know that everything at home
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14
GRIP EPIDEMIC ..
ENVELOPES TOWN
General Health Picture Is
Good Otherwise Reports
Health Heads

Despite the heavy epidemic of
grippe and colds throughout Wa
terbury, It's general health picture
otherwise, is good one according
to the weekly morbidity report
issued today by the Connecticut
state department Of health. The
report which cover the week end
ing December IL, reveals that the
that the city contained two cases
of scralet fever and two Of whoop-
ing cought.
One case Of diphtheria was the
only other communicable disease
specifically listed for the city while
the report shows that no cases
of infantile paralysist exists in the
entire state, freedom from which
is attributed mainly to the setting
in Of the cold weather.
State totals OH the various ILL
nesses of this type for the foregoing
period are listed as following: Diph-
iberia, 2; whooping cought %;
meningitis S; scarlet fever At;
measles 8; lobar pneumonia At;
tphiod fever /.
Despite the cold epidemic no
cases Of lobar pneumonia were
listed for Waterbury which corro-
borated statements Of local health
officials that the present epidemic
is not too virulent.
Other state figures reveal that
Waterburys death rate in Septem-
Der was 8.2 per 1000 residents COM
pared with the overall state per-
centage Of z per 1000. Sixty
eight deaths in Waterbury for that
period accounts for the above
figure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14
FRIENDS TO HONOR
HOUSING DIRECTOR
Joseph M. Sullivan Leav=
ing Shortly to Study for
Priesthood

Joseph M. Sullivan local war
housing director, who as reported in
The Democrat yesterd> will begin
studies Jan. Is at st. Bonaventure's
College Allegheny, N. Y. in prepara-
ton to ordination to the priesthood
as q Franciscan missionary, will be
honored by varior; Catholic groups
at a farewell reception next month.
The Franciscan club, Mount Man
resa Retreatants and Sheridan
Council of the K. Of G. viii sponsor
the dinner which will be held at
Columbus Hall Jan. S.
Mr.. Sullivan who has beer long
one Of the most prominent of Cath
Ole laynen in the city, received
word yesterday that he had been ac-
cepted for study by officials Of the
Franciscan Order.
He Is national director of the
Catholic Evidence Guild, president
of the Waterbury Franciscan Mis-
sion club and president of the Third
Order Of st. Francis of the Church
of the Immaculate Conception.
He has been one Of the three pro-
mirent leaders in conducting the
lectures locally in the Campaign for
Christ In international movement
sponsored by the church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14

longer Is Of interest TO all advertis-
ing and marketing men.
One effect Of the war has been
a decrease ntrade- mark recogni-
ton. This Is due both to the
avalanche Of watime advertising
and the inability on the part of
some manufacturers to produce
many Of the formerly popular and
recognized brands.
A recent survey by L. M. Clark.
Inc, market research agency which
regularly checks leadership of
magazine advertisements reports
that 30 per cent of war-effort adj
vertisers are suering a serious loss
of product or trademark identifi-
cation. Benton H. Grant will dis
cuss this problem further at the
Council meeting under the topic.
The Preservation of the Trade
Mark in Wartime"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14
PAPER SHORTAGE
TOBE DISCUSSED
Industrial Advertising and
Marketing Council to
Meet in Hartford

The Western New England Chap
ter of the Industrial Advertising
and Marketing Council will hold its
December meeting on Thursday,
December 16 at $50 p. m. at the
University Club, Hartford, Conn.
Speakers at the dinner-meeting
will be c. F. Norton, Sales Promo
ton Manager Of the Strathmore
Paper Company and well-known
speaker and author of magazine ar
ticles on research, selling and ad-
vertising, and Benton H. Grant of
The Research Institute.
Mr.. Norton will speak on the
subject of How Producers and
Buyers of Printing Can Cooperate
to Make Paper Stretch The
present paper shortage has brought
the vital question of future sup
plies to the fore, and information
such as Mr.. Norton can give on
ways to make present supplies last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14
YOUR ROWING REPORTERS
X
Law, Order and Business Gradually
Are Restored to Surrendered Sicily

power. Public officials went I'M
paid. About the only thing that
remained intact was the food ra-
tioning and distribution system.
Then Castelvetrano's AMG civil
affairs officer Getty boss)-a cap
tain who in civil life ran direct
mail advertising buiness in Indian
apolis-went to work with the help
of an enlisted man interpreter. A
town meeting was held and new
mayor selected to replace the Fas-
ciSt incumbent.
Putting first things first, AMG
and the new mayor tackled the
food problem and relief for the des-
titute. Gradually, one by one, re-
strictions were removed. Early in
August the moratorium was par
TALLY lifted and tax collection was
re-estabnshed to provide funds for
the municipal budget.
COURTS AT WORK AGAIN
On September 6, banks were re-
opened for Withdrawals up to $50,
and a month later for unrestricted
operations save import and export.
The postoffice was opened at first
only for postcards Ito save censor
troubles) for island-wide mail. BY
the end of September the courts
were reopened to try offenders
against Italian law. The Fascist le-
gal code was too thoroughly inter-
twined in the old Roman code to be
rewritten Immediately, but law
1ay,noInl Uyh{N1N YNnIiRn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14

row ribbons of comparative mod
ernity the city's beauty dissolves in
the swirling dust, clouds of flies,
and unpaved streets rejecting the
poverty which pervades this whole
island-where SO Ira $50 cents) a
day is considered a living wage.
Castevetrano 81, in short, typical
provincial Sicilian town. 1t sur
rendered to the American Army al
most without a fight in mid-July.
Side by side with the first of our
troops who entered the city came
officers of AMG-the joint British
American Military Government OF
Occupied Territory-to restore law
and order and normal conditions.
GET DOWN TO ROUTINE
About five months now have pas
sed since AMG moved into Castel-
vetrano. The initial flag waving
has given away to the serious day
to-day grind Of governing.
Regardless of what changes AMG
may now undergo in Sicily as a re-
suit of Italy's co-belligerency, the
story of what AMG has done and
has not done during these past four
months is of great significance. 1t
sets the pattern for the liberation
of the thousands of Castelvetranos
between the Bremen Pass and the
North Sea.
There was little damage in Castel-
vetrano when the Allies moved in.
Two important bridges-one rail-
road, one highway-were. out. There
were 20 breaks in the telephone line
to the next important town.
, AMG' first move was stock-tak-
ing. To do so, normal life had to
be brought to temporary stand
still. Financial institutions were
closed and a moratorium declared.
The Fascist party and its organiza-
lions were dissolved and its laws re-
pealed. Courts and the post office
were closed. Travel without permit
was abolished and a curfew was i'm
posed at unset.
Castelvetranos eight mills (graln,
wine, olive OILY stopped for want of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14
1853 STATE DOCTORS
WITH ARMED FORCES

There are 1853 members Of the
Connecticut State Medical society
now in military service, according
to a report in the latest issue Of
the State Medical Journal. One
member, DR.. A. Joseph Leon OF
Mystic, died while in the service.
Three. DR.. Francis Gallo of Win
sted, DR.. Luther G. Heidger of
Stratford. and DR.. Sidney L. Vernon
OF Willimantic, are believed to be
prisoners Of the enemy. Eight mem
beers have been discharged from the
service for physical disqualification,
their report shows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14
STORK WINS RACE
WITH POLICE CAR

A baby boy was born to Mrs. Paul
Quatruccio, 81 Granger street, at
the door to the admitting office Of
Waterbury Hospital yesterday when
Motor Patrolmen George McElligott
and Peter Griffin attempted to win
a race with the stork in answer to
an emergency call. Mrs. Quatruccio
and the boy, who weighed pounds,
1 ounce, were both reported doing
we'll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14
BOARD APPROVES
MANY REQUESTS.
Use Of School Buildings
for Various Purposes
Sanctioned at Meeting

Permission for use Of school build
ings was granted by the board OF
education last night as follows:
once Of Price Administration for
use Of the Wildly high school audi
forum tonight at o'clock and
also for the use of four classrooms
in wildly high school for meeting
Of all retailers.
Washington Hill Jrs. basketball
team for use of the Washington
school gymnasium on Monday eve
nings from to 8 p. m. for basket
ball practice, beginning Dec. 20.
Industrial Recreation association
Of Waterbury for use of the Bunker
Hill gymnasium on Thursday eve
nings, beginning Jan. 6, in order to
conduct a girls basketball league
for six teams.
Junior class Of Leavenworth high
school for use of Wildly gymnasium
and cafeteria on Jan. IA, for the
purpose of holding a Junior prom.
Hopeville Rangers basketball team
for use of the Hopeville school
gymnasium on Monday evenings
from z to 8 p. m. for basketball
practice, beginning Dec. 20.
Trip % of the Boy Scouts of
America for use of the Kingsbury
school gymnasium on Thursday
afternoons beginning Dec. 16, for
meetings.
Blue Jays basketball team for use
Of the Abbott school gymnasium on
Thursday evenings from z to 9
o'clock for basketball practice, be-
ginning Dec. 16.
italian club Of the Crosby high
school for use of the assembly hall
on Dec. IA from 2 to 2:30 p. m.
for Christmas activities.
Rev. David M. O'Keefe for use
Of the Washington school gymnas-
ium from $3.50 to p m. for bas-
ketball practice for st. Francis
school basketball team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14
COMMUNITY CLUB
MEETING TONIGHT

A meeting Of the Washington
Park Community club will be held
at 8:15 o'clock this evening. Prior
to the regular session members Of
the Christmas party committee viii
meet to complete discussion Of the
program of events. Members Of
the committee are requested to be
present ut 7:3O o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14
PARAMARINE REPORTE

Sgt. Charles E. McKenna, former
reporter for the Detroit Free Press,
Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph and
Washington Star, became the first
Marine Corps combat correspon-
dent to qualify for service with the
paramarines, Sgt. McKenna, ma
tive Of Charleroi, Pa, is graduate
of st. Vincent'S College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14

The plain is
rich with rip
ening olives
a n d S W e e t
g r a p e S. The
city has three
paved streets, a
central square,
and among the
S t o r e s. and
h o u S e S are a
couple of elab-
crate offic e
b u i l d / n G S
monuments to
the bureauocra-
cy Of FaSciSm.
Off these mar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14

The laundry mark on the collar
Of a dead airman, recovered from
the sea, has been printed in a
British laundry journal so that
readers may help to identify it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-14
BY TOM WOLF
NEA Staff Correspondent

Castelvetrano, Sicily, Dec. IA
This is a provincial city of $4,000
population on sloping plain where
the steep Sicilian mountains bow
low to meet the Mediterranean on
the northwestern corner of the is
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Labor.
Prices
Bother
Lol the poor dairynnan!

e.
Imperial Valley dairymen. what
are left of them, may be said to be
out for the count since shortages OF
labor and the advent of war regula-
tions and price restrictions have
left them without a leg to stand on.
This irrigated desert area with its
lush pastures and abundance Of food
always has been called the perfect
habitat for dailieS Time was when
there were hundreds of dairieS in
the valley and the dairy herds We're
among the largest and finest in the
land.
THINGS HAVE CHANGED
just to show how things have
changed. the following figures show
the decrease in the number of dairy
cattle taxed By Imperial County
Assessor Collector Dan West In
1886 there were 1925 dairy cattle
in the county. In 1912 there were
onl% 1880 Field deputies working
out of Wiest's office estimate that
the count this year viii show there
has been a decrease under the total
Of last year
The count of dairy calves is as
startling when comparisons are
made In 1886 there were ll,l85
calves assessed by West In 1912
there were only 1908. This shows
that there were six times as many
dairy calves in 1886 as there were
in 1912. This years tally is expected
to show an even greater decrease.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

Valley Diaries Have More Problems

+ in the picture. 1t is practically i'm
crew at a dairy. Other industries
and the armed forces toll them away.
To listen to dairyman today is
/ to listen TO a wall The armed forces.
in TIE opinion of the dairyman. took
all the trained mixers and skilled
men needed on dairy farms. The
government continually demands
more and more milk while at the
same time makes it increasingly
Eard to prodcce milk.
Dairymen in the valley are con-
Scientious in their desire to provide
the necessary milk. butter. and
N needed for the rest of the
world as we'll as Tor our own United
States.
MUST STAY THERE
We've got to stay in the dairy
business if it kills u.s." a valley
4ugyman groaned. ut is up to us
to see that American children do
not ldcE milk the way the children
Ct other nations do. II we could only
get some help we could do it,
Spured by the stories and pic
tures OF starving children, the dairy
men work longer and longer hours
and 40 more and more of the work
themselves.
Men long ago deemed too old to
stand the hard work around dairies,
have had to go back to work to take
the places of younger men now in
the service.
The government and all manner
OF agencies urge shat every man,
woman, and child in the nation
drink more milk as a health meas
ure A good idea, say the dairymen,
and we could cash in if we could
operate on a basis even approx
mately similar to normal one.
OUTSTANDING WORK
Dairymen have done an outstand~
ing bit of work in providing milk,
butter, and cheese for the armed
forces at home and abroad They
have Valiantly attempted to meet
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

for his dairy" one man said, he
can afford to pay the owner about
$50 an acre. A man who wants to
grow flax can afford to pay from
$50 to SIS an acre. The owner thus
cannot afford to do business with
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

the dairyman.
If a man owns his land and could
use it for a dairy" the man contin-
ued, "he can grow flax without as
much work as is required to oper-
ate a dairy and the current prices
for flax are better than good"
HARD TO KEEP
Labor. too. has a fine italian hand
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

West said.
Many have been the theories ad
vanced TO explain why the garden
spot for dairies continually has few
er and fewer dairies.
If a dair"man must lease land
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

work CT maintaining a dairy.
All this business of fixing price
ceilings ON milk and government
manipulation have done little but
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

confuse and hinder most OF the
dairymen operating in the valley.
Nothing done in the east seems To
Continued on Page s. Col. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

very requirement placed upon them
md 10 fill every order handed them
so many times b.. persons who have
40 idea of tie probltm mS, worries, or
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

The nation and its allies has given American agri
culture big job to do in 1943 the production Of
Food for Freedom in larger quantity and better
quality than before We here 1T Fitzgerald
and Litrov feel very keenly our part in the effort
of Imperial Valley to maintain its production quo
tas Production is up
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

LabOr. TOO. haS line Italian mana
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

This year the Bright brand was put on 400
cars Of lettuce representing the crop of 800
Each crate and car is snow Wpacked and reaches the
eastern markets in the most attractive condition.
400 Of Bright carrots expected to produce
$50 carloads for the market. 600 acres OF early
covered cantaloupes and 200 acres of late canta-
loupes will be harvested and shipped from the
latter part Of April through July.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-08
Farmers Market

FRUITS Apple BALDWIN fancy. s. Is
eush"i No. l. Sini % bu. Delicious
fancy S3h 30 bu.. No l. 81 1872 Nc
lntosn fancy. S7H2 30 bu No J. SI5OT
l Is: No 2. 75cnSl Greetings fancy.
81 so bu No ]. 90cTi.25. Northern
Spies fancy. t2.25n2 so bu. No I, 81 so
az: No. 2. 75caSi. SHOWS. fancy 81 IS
Jonathans fancy. 81 .25n SO bu No I.
81 soar, No 2 81 steeles Red. fancy.
81 bu No l. 25Ti7S
LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENS --
French Endivs. No, /, ti.25 SID. boa; No
VEGETABLES miscellaneous, - B,.,s
topped, No l. Sl25Ti75 bu No 2. 81
Cabbage, No. ] x2H2 so bu. No 2, 81 So
Red cabbage. No. I, S2g250 bu. No ?
81 So. Carrots. topped. No l, t2n2 rs
bu.: No. ? sl5o Celery root, No. l.
bu.. No I 81 5oT4: No. 2. 81 50. Leeks
No J. Si.25H 90 don. lunches Onions
dry fancy, So IS 5O-lb sack No I. 81 60
n 10. No 2 $50 Parsnips No l.
81 50T27 rs bu No. q 81 Parsley root
No l. 81 ASH 50 bu; Potatoes. No. /.
50 rs i00-lh. sack Radishes hothouse, No.
I. 81 dor. lunches Black radishes. No 1.
81 bu Rhubarg, dollhouse fancy $50 Toe
o-lb box choice. Soc small. Sifii15. doz
lunches. RutabaRas. No. !. T5cTSi bu
No 2 SOC squash. Hubbard, No. 1. 81 50
~ bu.; No. 2. 81. Tgrnips. topped fancy.
81 bu. No. l. Si.25Hi.75. Vegetable
oysters No I. coca 81 doz lunches
EGGs-Lsrge, Sill. S01 ~ 50 30-doz case
medium Si0nli
POULTRY Live hens. heavy breeds %
y toc N. leghorns. % q DOC: springers 40
u 42c IN. leghorns 32T35c N.
HOGS Dressed, medium. 3oTJ5c N.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-08
Can't Stop Seepaee

Tires run without tubes are
a different matter. Newman
says. Here is his version;
while IL Is true that present
day tires can be sealed to the
rim of the wheel. air pressure
within the tire eventually. and
sometimes quickly, forces air
into the Sidewalk and cord struc-
ture of the tire causing air bub-
bles, ply separation and blow
outs. The point Is that the inner
surface Of an ordinary passenger
car tire does not have enough
rubber coating to prevent this
seepage.
1.-THE plan would be practical
IL a suitable liner could be de-
veloped Of n nonstrategic mate
rial. The findings Of tire men
Is that the use Of present day
passenger car tires without
tubes would shorten the life Of
these tires now on the road
wasting thousands OF tons Of
precious rubber and millions Of
potential tire miles so essential
to the war effort.
IF tubes were taken off cars
now on the road they would not
help tOday's rubber crisis for
these tubes could he used only
for reclaim and our present re-
claiming industry now has a
scrap stock pile sufficient for
nearly two years"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-08
Stock Market
Steady at Start
As TrddeLdgs

NEW YORK. March s GNS)-
The stock market opened slightly
irregular today in much quieter
trading than characterized last
weeks sessions.
While no definite trend was
shown. the undertone was steady
Steels were under mild pressure.
with Bethlehem, Il. s. Steel and
Youngstown all down fractions
On the other hand, motors and
coppers continued 10 meet fair
demand and they advanced frac-
tionally.
Groups like aviations, rails, oils
and rubbers were without trend
Texas Co. c. e. o.. u. s. Rubber
and Douglas each lost a fraction.
American Smelling was up almost
a point and Jersey was higher.
Utilities, mail orders and cham
icals were extremely dull.
First prices: u. s. Steel. 81
off u; Bethlehem $685., off -
Chrysler 72 up Il General Mo
tors 4Sss. up II Texas Co. 46l4
off II; American Telephone 1929
up II: n. Y. Central 14ia. up Is
Columbia Gas ga, unchanged.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-08
Detroit Produce
ArpfEs MlchIEan ID. &c. /.

App rs Michigan hu. crates q No
2,s-in. min unless otherwise slste1
generally good 81 10000. Delicious S3a
$40 Northern spys S2d22s few best
2.5O. ripe. 81 80 ordinary quality. 81 Is.
Bsldwins sl.e5ni 20. fair. 81 IS: steel
ton Bssutys. 81 S. New York bu. crates
Mcintosh $, No. 2i4-in min. 81 25
Rome Beautys. y s No l. 3-in. min
81 so Washington box Delicious fancy
50 75N4.25. mostly NV4tO
ASPARAGUS California pyramid crates
doI. punches extra fancy. S12 fancy
$40 loose medium SO
AvoCADos California ns.s Fuertes.
rs sos. 81 45a2eo. fair quality, 81 20 p
kRTIcHoKEs -csnfornn box. ~72s
BRoccoLI-Csnfornia, fair to good
81 sou SIS
CABBAGE California los Angeles
crates round. IS. Florids - bu. hsmp-
CARROTS Angeles crates don.
punches California. N25T475 few best
s.. Arizona fair. - Texas bu baskets,
topped 81 35H2 90. 5o-lb sacks. 81
cAULrFLowER-Po crates. -, and
larger California, 3.40-3.50
CELERY Florida is-in crates Golden
SSs. Sass So: pascal. 2 dor Si75 az
don S525 SIS x475
COLLARDS-GeorglA. x crates punched
81. 90T2: Texas, bu. baskets. punched 81
LETTUCE-Los Angeles crates Iceber-,
California Imperial Valley -, Sc .5ON 6. 10.
s. se9e25 few. So so; Arizona. Yuma
As 50. so 5 doz 1925
LEAF LETTUCE Toulouse 10Th bas-
kets Ohio Michigan. $40
oNIoNs-5o-lb sacks. Michigan y s
No Yellows. med best. S2.i5 far go
generally good, Si.s5 n i.eo' ordinary, 81 25
H1.5o.
PEARs-oregon box D'Anjous. fancy.
l0O.l25s S5a 5.25; extra fancy, $3.50
5 50.
PEPPERs-M Mexican u, bu. crates. Cali
fornta Wonders $40 80 Florida bu baskets
World Besters, 81 $50, fair quality. Ssg
8. so.
POTATOES -IOo-Ib. sacks L s. No. I.
size A unless otherwise stated Idaho, moth
ing offered Maine ain. min. various va
rieties. 81. 1913. paper sacks. 81 q 55c
Michigan l0O-lb. sacks l.. = No l. size
A. Russet Rurals 81 90H2 80: Chippewas.
Sass; new potatoes Florida bu. crates L.
RADIsHEs-Texas pony crates, go
punches x5T6
sHAILoTs- Louisiana bbls. 20 doz
punches. SIS; crates, doz.. So IS. doz.,
$40.
sPiNAcH-Texas cartons ! dor cello
phane bags washed spinach. 10 OF, Sl.75.
s.TRh WE y RRIEs-Fiorids 80 pint
crates Missionsrys. carryovers. $40 so
SWEET POTATOES Louisians bu.
sl25a I So few. N75. mostly. 81. so,
North Carolina bu baskets. Porto Ricsn
Vans. N25T435. few $3.50.
TANGERINEs Florica bu baskets,
TOMATOES lob. cartons. fspaeks
med 81 Is; small sire SIS
RUTARkGhs- Canada 5o-lh sack.
Naxed. SL70a LIS.