The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-14

New London, Conn, Dec. IA
(UP)-The Electric Boat company
at Groton was faced with a criti-
cal labor shortage today, which
threatened to check its record
making production Of submarines.
Personnel Manager J. w. Jones,
Jr., said I'VE could use 1000 new
workers right now, If some good
fortune they should appear. We
don't even ask that they be
skilled. We would train them"
Jones saed a recently inaugu-
rated recruitment drive in New
York brought in only 80 or SO
workers a week, and that mean
time the company had been asked
to increase its production. Since
the start of the war submarines
have been going down the ways at
at the rate Of one every two
weeks.
Jones said the concern had ade-
quate housing facilities for single
and married persons at reasonable
rentals.
New London, Conn.,, Dec. a.
(UP)-With liquor so scarce as to
be non-existent in many places,
a $4,000 package store stock was
destroyed by fire last night.
The fire started in the base
ment of the store operated by
Mrs. Mary X. Ducey, who was
restrained by firemen from en-
tering the blazing building to
retrieve $500 in bills she had
hidden under . counter. Fire
Lieut.. Frank Sullivan, after three
tries, managed to find the money,
and saved Mrs. Ducey's fur coat
as well
Hartford, Conn, Dec. A-(UP)
The State Public Utilities Com
mission announced today the &C
ceptance Of proposal Of the Der
by Gas and Electric Co., to refund
$4,000 Of its 1943 earnings to its
electricity consumers and to pro-
vide monthly dividends tOtaling
$4,000 from Jan. 1, 1914 to June
80, 1914.
The company's dividend sugges-
ton followed an announced in
tention of the commission to i'm
vestigate the electric rates Of the
concern "tO determine whether
such rates are more than just,
reasonable and adequate, or dis
criminatory."
The company, said the commits
sion, believes the electric reven-
ues presently being received by it
are somewhat higher than would
be the case if normal business con-
ditionS existed therefore, the
company, in order to avoid the
necessity for continuance Of said
investigation, makes and agrees"
to the dividend schedule.
The commission ordered the
company to give notice of 6O-days
Of intentions to decrease or dis
continue the $4,000 q month re-
bates.
New Haven, Conn, Dec. IA. CUP
Mrs. Theresa Tore, SO, died last
night at st. Raphaels hospital a
few hours after she was found in
the hallway of a house near her
home with her clothing af1re.
Authorities were investigating the
cause of the fire.
Hartford, Conn.,, Dec. IA. (UP)-
The special session of the General
Assembly, expected to be called by
Gov. Baldwin for mid January, will
last at least two weeks and will
cost the state approximately $4,000,
1t was estimated today.
The session will be called to con-
slider emergency wartime legiSla-
and endeavors were being made to
avoid controversial measures which
might prolong the session "a
definitely.
Hartford, Conn, Dec. IA = (U.P0
The State OPA announced today
that failure of Connecticut Food
Retailers to apply for the new IA
ton tokens threatens to impede
even distribution of this new type
of ration currency which is sched-
uled to become effective early in
February"
Although December IS Is the dead