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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

plans are rapidly growing through out the country.
 Here in North Carolina" Dr. Whitaker said, "the state society is urging each medical society in the states 100 counties to devote con- siderable time in the next l2 months to promoting the enrolment in these Blue Cross medical and hos uital plans by placing in their re- spective offices posters encouraging such membership"
 pr. Whitaker said that the soci- ety was backing plans suggested by Gov. J. M. Broughton that a num- Der of small hospitals be estab- lished throughout North Carolina to bolster the services now offered by operating institutions, and point ed out that the burden of taking care of the indigent sick should fall on local governments and that each county should make adequate pro- vision for it's own indigents.
 After voluntary hospital insur- ance plans are promoted intensively for two or three years" he said, land it is evident that there is a fairly large block of persons un- reached by these plans, then I would facor federal and state ape propriatiOns to care for these peo- pie, the funds to be channeled through the medical profession in the various states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
attern For Peace"
 Stressed By Bishop
G. Bromley Oxnam Warns Citizens Not to Let Invasion
 Divert Them From Advocating Worthy Peace Aims

Lewiston, Me, May 23- Bishop c. Bromley Oxnan1 of Boston, speaking here last night before the Maine Conference of The Methodist church warned citizens not to permit their absorption in the invasion to divert them from studying and advocating peace aims worthy of wars sacri- fees.
 At the very hour the conflict reaches crisis, constructive proposals must be kept at the forefront of our thinking" Bishop Oxlnan said. Tt is significant that Protestant, Jew and Roman Catholic, all inspired by the basic considerations of religion, united last October in the formula tion of a statement of principles upon which enduring peace inevit- ably rests. This declaration has be- come known as '"The Pattern for Peace"
 "The pending invasion will be turning our major attention for a considerable period upon the stern and tragic duty of imposing our will upon the enemy to the end that his organized forces may be destroyed and the democratic purpose become dominant in the world. There is grave danger in such an hour that the equally important task of plan ming the peace may be. regarded as secondary. It is of equal import ance and, in the long run, of great CT importance. Unless the new world for which these men died is established, our sons will have been betrayed"
 Concurrent with military advance in Europe the Bishop summoned rec
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
Noted Catholic Laymen
 In Series Of Addresses
"Cathoic Hour" to Present Outstanding Leaders in
 lO-Week Series of Talks; ThOs. L. WOOdOck Invited

Task" Following is list of subse- quent speakers and their subjects:
 June 4-Thomas F. Woodlock. au- thor and associate editor. Wall Street Journal, "Secularism and So- ciety-What Is Secularisrn?"
 June 11-Woodlock, 'Secularism and Society-What has Secularism Done?"
 June 1S-Dr. George N. Snuster, president of Hunter College, N. F., '"The Totalitarian Attack on the Church"
 June 25-Dr. Schuster, What Should We Think of Totalitarian Government?"
 July 2 = Francis P. Matthews, Omaha, Neb., Supreme Knight. Knights of Columbus-subject to be announced.
 July g and 16-Dr. Clarence E. Manion, dean of Law School, Notre Dame University-subjects to be an- nounced.
 July g and 30-Frank J. Sheed, New York publisher - subjects to be announced.
 "The Catholic Hour'' is presented over NEG under the auspices of the National Council of Catholic Men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
C.A.P.A. NOMINATE DOUGLAS HEAVEN
Waterburian to Be Named Director at New Haven
 Farley Tomorrow

The Connecticut Association Of Public accountants will hold It's third annual meeting at 6 ?. m. VWednes" day in the Cafe Malone. New Ha- ven. A einneF will precede the meet ing.
 Nominees to be voted on at the meeting are: Joseph N. Kessler or MeFiden. for president: Joseph Cap. osella, IT,. of Bridgeport, vlce-pres- ident; Henry Bernard. Bridgeport, secretary; James B. Butler. New Haven, treasurer and William ]. Mc- Kenna, Hartford auditor.
 Nominees for directors posts: Al. fred MeyeThans of Waterbury. Floyd Blakeman Of New Haven ard Jos aeph Shepatin of New London. term expiring ln i047: ]. Michael Cantore of Stamford. Max Raskin Of South Norwalk, and William Dryer Of Bridgeport. terbm expiring in ioto: end Douglns Heaven Of Waterbury. Morris 0oFensteiEi of New Haven and Louis H. Casey og Hartford. term expiring in sol5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
ENCLEWOOD CLUB
 FETES ATHLETE
John Thompson Local Ath= lete to Leave for U. s.
 Navy Soon

Jackie Thompson former pitcher for the Scovill and Mill Plain base bail team was honored at fare well party last night at Chats Restaurant by the Englewood Stub. He was presented with a purse.
 Les Wheeler and Frank Downs were in charge of arrangement. Close to fifty person were in attend ance. Jackie leaves soon for the Navy.
 Those in attendance were:
 John Wrenn, Bob Blewitt, Les Wheeler, Walt Daly, Ray Wrenn, Bart Quilter, Jr., Mike Thompson, Charles LaDue, Fritz Kern, Frank Downs, Al Pronovost, Frank Rotel- la. Jim Cavanaugh, Archie Holly wood, George Daly, Lewie Emmons, Robert Pierson, Bill Cunningham, Sterling Peck, Mat Lawley, Ralph Smith, Fred Lockhart Arthur Blewitt, Jr., Domenic Carroll, Ed. Lynch, Francis Dunn, Elmer Shove, Morgan Burke, Jack Cody, Charlie Stein, John Daly, Bill Fleming, Dan Lawley. Jackie Thompson.
 Members of the Englewood Club already in the service are: Dan Law ley, seaman lc, somewhere in the South Pacific; Sgt. Bill Laden, in England; Cpl. John Sullivan, in In- dia; Sgt. Roy Lockhart, stationed in South; Sgt. Gordon Reath.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Thomas F. Woodlock, author and associate editor of Wall Street Jour- nal, and recognized as one of the outstanding Catholic laymen of America has been selected to par- ticipate in Q ten-week series of ads dresses in connection with the weekly presentation of the Catholic Hour over the NBC network. Speak CTS, all eminent lay leaders in vart- ous vacations, will discuss problems of current national interest.
 MT. Woodlock is well-known local ly by virtue of his writings and par ticularly to members of the Mt. Manresa band of retreatants who heard him here as a guest speaker at one of their annual reunion ban- Quets.
 The new series starting Sunday May 28th, follows the vivid six week sequence of dramatizations by the Rev. Timothy Mulvey, o. M. l., which told of spiritual experiences related to the war effort.
 First speaker on the new series is Wilbert J. O,Neill prominent law yer of Cleveland, O., and president of the National Council of Catholic Men, who talks on 'The Layman's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

If the liberalization of medicine under a bill now pending in Con- gress is to be avoided, the burden of spreading the services of the profession must be shouldered by the doctors of the nation. he de- clared.
 The North Carolina society presi- dent listed i've specific objections to the liberalization of medicines.
 1. It would subject the practice of medicine to the harmful and uncertain effects of politics.
 2. It would lower the caliber of medical service now offered the American people and tend to create lack of initiativ among physicians.
 3. It would seriously impair and perhaps destroy the personal rela- tionship between physician and patient.
 .. Cites Expense
 {. It would be entirely too ex- pensiye, calling for expenditure of more than three billion dollars an- nualiy to be collected in additional payroll taxes.
 s. It would make of the surgeon general a virtual dictator in the field of medicine;fn furthermore. 1t would not work out equitably be- cause of the different needs of the various states. North Carolina, which is mainly agricultural, would have needs vastly different from those of industrial Pennsylvania.
 DT. Whitaker said that he was convinced that the answer to ex- banded medical care for the low- income groups must be found In an evolutionary method. such as pros motion of voluntary hospital in- surance plans and improving the scope of their services.
 pr. Whitaker said that there are approximately i4.000.O0 Americans ct the presen time protected against the costs of hospital and medical care through enrolment in the vaF- ious Blue Cross plans, and many more through private insurance companies, adding that another i,- O00. 600 Of these Blue Gross particl- pants are enrolled for medical and surgical protection through medical plans sponGorede by state or eoun- ty medical societies.
 He aaid that in North Carolina non-proflt plans have more than a10.eoo members and that such
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
SAMUEL 0. HALE
 HURT IN CRASH

southington. May a = Four per- sons were Injured in two-car crash on North Main street, near oak Hill cemetery. during a heavy down. pour here Monday about 6:i6 D. m.
 They were taken to Bradley Me- morial hospital and treated as fol- lows: Samuel O. Hale Of Bethany, driver of one Of the cars. Mrs. 0ii- bert Pope of IFS Grove street, New Britain, the other driver. for cuts and bruises: Mrs. pepe's father, John Gzydlowski, cuts and bruises, and his wife, . cut on the threat and bruises.
 Policeman Edwin cushing ar rested Hale on charge of reckless driving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

H ligious forces everywhere to center fundamental attention upon tne "Pattern of Peace" and the Federal Council of Churci1's pronouncement, "The Pillars of Peace", and to move forward with the full strength of religion until decision shall be made upon the basis of these documents. "The prayer for peace must become Pattern for Peace, if the practice of peace is to be established" he said.
 Bishop Oxman was a participant in the group which drew up the Pattern for Peace. The declaration was released over the signatures of the Most Rev. Edward Mooney, Roman Catholic Archbishop of De- troit and chairman of the Admin- istrative Board of the National Catholic Welfare Conference; tf1s Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tucker, president of the Federal Council of Churches and presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church, and Rabbi Isreal Goldstein, presi- dent of the Synagogue Council of America. Nearly 15O other Catholic, Protestant and Jewish leaders were co-signers. This interfaith code calls for a peace which Bishop Oxman explained recognizes divine sover- eighty, moral law, and the dignity of individuals of all races and re- ligions; that demands collective se- cirity for all and guarantees the welfare of colonial peoples and min- critics; and will provide organize tions of necessary institutions to carry out international political and economic collaboration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
ImpetuOuS General QueSada Wins
 Assignment To "WaII Off, Enemy
Pilots GeneFo IS Daredevil Eyer Who likes Practical Jokes
By s. J. wOOLF NEA Stan Correspondent

Headquarters of a Fighter Com rnand, May 22-As soon as invasion starts and our ground forces secure a foothold, mobile headquarters will be set up for the supporting air force. In command of the fighters who viii establish their bases on conquered territory will be Maj. Gen. E. R. Quesada.
 I sketched this smiling pilots general 8 few days after a sec- ond star had been pinned on his shoulders and heard what he planned after things begin to pop. He made 1t clear that the job the boys under him will have is to harry theh enemy once far super iority has been achieved. They must prevent the Germans from moving their troops and supplies to the front. In their Marauders and Mustangs they will wall off" the battlefield so that opposing rein forcements cannot be brought up.
 He also showed me briefing room set up in an army truck, where leaders of air and ground forces will confer and decide upon localities to be bombed. Here pi- lots will be given instructions based upon the information gained from reconnaissance planes which arc also a part of his command. PREFERS DAY FIGHTING
 He contrasted flying by night and by day and explained that the former requires more patience and deliberation. He said that 1t was like stalking your quarry, while the day fighter sees his en- emy and lets go at him. He prefers day fighting. This is natural, for he is impetuous.
 There is an aura of romance about this 39-year-old general who on his fathers side is related to an early Cuban president. In appear ance as well as manner, he would serve admirably as a pilot hero on the screen. He is a handsome chap, with black curly hair, flashing dark eyes, and teeth which gleam in con- trast with his tanned skin. He shouts over the telephone, nibbles candy whenever he can get 1t, eats his dessert before his soup and loves to joke and play tricks. Moreover, he is a daredevil flyer, whose nick name is "Pete'.
 The other day an MP. on a mo- torcycle appeared to accompany him to a neighboring airfield. Or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
BAN ON SIESTA SEEN CHANGING
 MEXICAN LIFE
BY EDWARD l.. THOMAS Limited Press Staff Correspondent

BY EDWARD l.. THOMAS United Press Staff Correspondent
 Mexico City, (UP)- May s. (UP)-Taxicab drivers are weeping, restaurant owners are gleefully con templating new business and Juan Public appears to have suffered a stiff blow to the digestive system as result of @ governiN Nent de- cree which outlaws the time hon. ored custom of taking Q two or thre hour "siesta" at midday.
 The "siesta"--a combination o1 resting and eating-will disappear from the Mexican way of life on June for all of the 100000 in- habitants of the Federal District.
 The substitution of ''horas cor rilas" e SOiterally, continuous hours) with a half to an hour off for lunch, as of June 1, was decreed because the practice has proved beneficial to the populations in al- most every city in the world.
 Blow to Taxi Trade
 But the 'libre" (taxi) driver looks to it as a blow to his midday trade, when workers ordinarily would go home to lunch. The req taurant owners, already doing more midday business than they ever enjoyed before, will now have the job of feeding many more thousands of mouths.
 Juan Public is faced with the task of trying to gulp down his usual five-to-seven course midday meal during an hour and still be able to survive the afternoons in- digestion pains. If he can do this, the decree points out that he will have more time after work to de- vote himself to cultural and ath- letic pursuits and the strengthen ing the family ties.
 It begins to appear as though Juan Public will have no other course than to modify his eating habits to conform with the new law = that is, eat a bit more for breakfast, considerably less than he does for lunch and violate all the rules of eating at this high al- titude (7,500 feet) by eating an Anerican-sized supper.
 The impossibility of attempting to pack a typical Mexican lunch into lunchbox is familiar to any one who has tried to down one of these long-winded affairs from rice to beans.
 An-Day Shopping
 The government decree declared 1t 'of public interest" that dining halls and recreation rooms be es- tablished on the premises of banks business houses, factories, etc., af. fected by the decree. But 1t ap- peared doubtful that the employ CTS could construt adequate, lunch rooms for employees in crowded downtown Mexico City by June 1.
 Thus, the abolishing of the sietss "a firmly entrenched custom ir Mexico since the Aztecs held the whip hand-promises to revolutionize the Mexican way of life.
 One effect if the deere that vii undoubtedly be accepted with en. thusiasm by the thousands oi American tourists that flock intC the capital every week is the fact that they will be able to shop al day long, just as though they wert at home. Mexico City shops will nC longer lower the steel curtains ii front of the display windows be- tween 1 p. m. and 3 p. m. every afternoon.
 Travel agencies must rewrite many of their handbooks, deletine the tempting references to the de- HghtfulneSs of the siesta.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

dering the MP. into his car, he mounted the motorcycle and whizzed off. Not long ago he called 8 conference of officers and berated them for their appearance. Picking on a major, he told him never to show up improperly uniformed. Not knowing what was wrong, the major turned pale. Then the general, with a twinkle in his eyes, took couple of lieutenant -colonel's silver leaves from his desk and pinned them on in place of the gold ones the pug zled officer was wearing.
 Born in Washington, D. C., Gen. eral Quesada was graduated from Wyoming Seminary, in Wilkes Barre, Pa, where he played quar-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Among the gardens of New England open to the pub lie none was more famous at time more frequently visited than the Bedford Gardens below Bridgeport The once famour Gardens have changed hands. They were part the estate of the late Edward Bedford and were riot of flower gardens shrubs trees fountains, at
 Greens Farms They originally designed for private enjoyment, but for years it was one of the most ford Gardens see the roses the old-fashoned flower garden of annuals and perennias rambler roses rhodo denrons and other lovely flowers and shrubs that cov orchids.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Vince A. Mencio, son of Mr. and Mrs Simon Men, cO of 8O4 Hamilton avenue and his nextdOOr neigh bor comedy Antoinette English, daughter of Joseph English of 794 Hamilton avenue, are that way about each other, much Vinne slipped costly engage
 ent ring her finger last night. No date has been set for the rice tossing Winnie you know is one of the heroes of the present having served in the Pa cfc approximately 19 months. HOnOrably discharged from the service he's back at his old job at the Metal Hose at the American Brass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Mrs E. S. sanderson of this city is registered at the Barbizon- Plaza Hotel New York City Corporal Eddie Rags of Central Avenue year older Friday Of last week Rev. William Sullivan, former Laurel Street resident celebrated his first solemn Mass five years ago last Sunday morning Rev. George ONeill, Rev. Albert Zanavich and Rev. James O. Lambert were ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood three years ago yeser day morning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Reading of the death in London last week of the Countess of Kenmare, widow of the fifth Earl of Kenare whose family received the title and 10000 acre estate in Killarney Ere in 1922 recalls the vast park in the Kill larney Lakes region in Kerry The Countess was known as "Lady Bountul" in the Killarney district near her home. Driving in the Killarney Lakes country in your hired aunting car it is just one demesne after another The driver suddenly stops gets down. end opens lodge gate then you pass through and the case in the West Deesne Kenmare couny) there Is either side of the road as in the Mucross Demesne uxriant foi age great oaks and frs The site of the old Kenmare
 mansion Is pointed out then as far as we recall another gate s arrived a and then is within the grounds of Killarney House residence of the former Earl and the driver casually mentions the famous rose-wak Of other day There Is ruins there, was which was the house built in 1875 and burned in 1914 You get from here distant view of Lough Len, of the famous lakes Kenmare name of importance in this section of the County-Mollainneac
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Rev. James McGrath former Hinsdale avenue resident celebrated his first solemn Mass seven years ago this morning at SS Peter and Paul Church Winnie Paoluc- c of Union Street is year older today MT ana MrS Daniel cugott ddeaisledit two years ago this morn ing The latter is the former Fillmore M Sullivan of Nau- gatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
s-sgt. Erwin G. Moe, 27, of 14s North Main Street

S-Sgt Erwin G. Moe, 27, of 146 North Main Street, a gunner on a B-24 Lberator Bomber operating from
 18th Army Air Force base in Italy, has been awarded the Aid Medal for meritOrious achievements in aerial flight while participating in sustained operatonal activities against the enemy. S-Sgt Moe' manager of grocery store was inducted November 15, 1942 He has completed training aerial engineer and gunner. He is now stationed in Italy at 18th AIT Force heavy bomber base in group commanded by Colonel Thomas w. Steed, of EtOwah Tenn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

terback on the football team. Twenty years ago he entered a flying cadet school and learned as much about engines as about fly ing. Since then he has spent many hours in the air. He has had hairbreath escapes and with Ma jor Spaatz, Captain Baker and Lieutenant Halverson flew the Question Mark continusuoly for seven days in the first successful attempt at refuelling for @ long period.
 So far in this war, he has com manded fighters in Africa and was the first American to land in Corsica. If he has his way, he will play a repeat performance in Eu- rope,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

Bernard V. Lawshe 22 son of MT. and Mrs. Thurs ton " Lawshe 232 Boyden Street commissioned an Ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve when he graduated recently from the Naval Training School for midshpmen at Abbott Hall Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
 His completed three-month consisted of navga ton, seamanshp and gunnery The newly commissioned Ensign will now see action with the fleet as deck officer.