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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-10
GAINED IS YEARS AGO


"Zalevsky's deperits are *
years old the commissioner
said. "In D'Hond's case, may
say that more than 200 other
policemen were given clean
hill of health when they admit
ted falSifying their age"
Baiicngcr said the promotions
were made after a careful study
of records prepared by (he police
merit board
II tried Ia be careful not TO
throw the department off bal
ance with young men who pos
sibly made higher examination
-AraEeA than aldermen, Ae- said.
II tried to balance experience
and maturity"
LuptOn, he pointed out. is highly
qualified for his new position haV-
ing taken an extended course in
municipal traffic problems AT the
Northwestern University Traffic
institute
LIST or NEW JOBS
Here arc tho new inspectors
duties:
Proc. on loan 10 the Detroit
OCD. returns as head OF 'he train
ing school, succeeding }. Wesley
Brown. retired.
Lgpton becomes Inspector in
charge Of the ApB. replacing
Christian Nelson, who is now d.
rector OF traffic
Diiondt and ProvenChcr will be
assigned 10 command precinct
stations, while Howe will be de-
taChed from his present post as
Fort station chief Of detectives
and brought 10 the detective bu-
reau.
ZalewSky viii remain as head
of the police detail in traffic court
and become the first Inspector
ever assigned 10 the post.
AS provided by city charter,
promotions from the grade of pa
trolman through lieutenant we're
made from a list of officers who
previously passed eligibility exam
nations.
Ballenger said he tackled the
promotion list problem the day he
succeeded John WitherSpoon as
police commissioner Jan. |.
STAKES HIS CAREER
Each man was studied care
fully" he said. II want 10 do a
good job As police commissioner
and or each Of these promotions
! stand or fall"
Ballengcr announced the pro-
motions al 7 a. m. today. an hour
after he appeared Al headquarters
with his cretary, William
SCTufrZ.
When informed Of Ballenger's
list, WitherSpoon said:
There are lot Of good men
men on 1t. There Is nothing
more tn saw"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-10

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-10
NAzIs IGNORE LOsSEs

Cutting loose with tanks, mo-
bile guns, waves OF foot soldiers
the Germans apparently were de-
termined 10 stall the renewed
Fifth Army offensive regardless
of cost.
"The Germans LET loose AZ us
this time about 3 "A. M" Sgt.
Jack SkaGgS, RodeSSa, La. who
led a platoon Of L. s. tanks
from his own battle-Wagon.
Blue Devil, said
They sent up thick smoke
screen and we gave them every
thing we had" he said. They
couldn't get through 10 us even
though they used tanks and self
propelled guns. But we were
duelllng slam-bang with them
only 800 yards away"
AT one point we went way
out in front OF our infantry
we'll behind the German line"
Pvt. George MacWilliams, Upper
Darby, Pa. the Blue Devils
Cdnnoneer. inteTpOlated
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-10
Ndzi Tanks Fly
WhiteFIdg, Then
Fire POINT Blank
nv REYNoLbs PACKARD

WITH AMERICAN TROOPS
BEYOND SAN VITTORE, Italy,
Jan. 10 tUP)-German tanks APP
preaching American armorcd units
advancing up Mt Porchia, two
miles beyond captured San Wit
tore, were fNps white flags a
token of surreNer
I'VE didn't fire on them a
Z. S tank commander, sgt
Clyde Marion of Marshall.
y. c, told me today and
then these same tanks came
down the ravine firing their
guns point blank at us. They
had taken down their white
flags"
The typical, but unsuccessful
Nazi trick was used during one
OF several savage enemy counter
attacks against British infantry
and American tanks battling up
The Jagged 900-fO0U barrier before
Casino.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
BREACH OF PEACE
 EVIDENCE HEARD
Naugatuck Man Obtains NOlle on Payment of
 $25 to Court

Breach of peace charges against Mario PalRzEi, 43, S4 Spencer ave. nue, were nolled and similar charss es against John Tedeseo, 90, 300 North Main street, Naugatuek, wa9 nolled for S2b when the cases were called before Judge T. V. Conway in city court thS morning,
 Prosecutor Frederick W. PalombA said the charges arose from an aler. cation between the two men ct Pal. laSEi's home Monday night.
 James Harrell, %, oe Biakeslee Circle was given 6 continuance to october ( on charge of destroy. ing private property. Harrell was arrested yesterday by Motor Pa. trolman James sweeney on com. plaint of Q Warner street woman that he was tearing down her chick . on coop.
 Other cases: Joseph 0ohova, a, 90 oneida street, support, con" tinued to October i8: ftalo FasAno, 26 Kipling street, no operators IL. eenSe, nolled; Paul Sorha, 20, i6 Brennan place, breach of peace, noiled for sio; Frank Cirelli, 90, ie2 Wolcott street, non-Support, nolled; Lloyd Scott, 27, Il RoberSon Court, non-support, nelled; Thomas Ellis, 32, bi Vine street, non.Sup. port, nolied: R. E. Johnson, %, 6c Bonair avenue; Antonio Duarte, a, 60 Abbott avenue, breach of the peace, nolled for 9i0; carrying Q dangerous weapon, nolled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
MEATH SEALS NOW AVAILABLE
Only Being Sold for Pack ages Going to Service
 men Overseas

The early deadline set by the pogtinaster general for mailing Christmas gifts to boys overseas will not prevent the use Of Christ mas Seals on packages, As seals are now available through the Wac terbury Anti-TuberculoSls league, 30 Field street.
 Christmas Seals, sold annually to finance the fight against tuber- culosls, will not Do distributed gene orally until November 20, but due to the number of requests received last year from mothers wishing to show their sons they are protect ing "the health front" At home, the local committee is making seals available early for servicemefs mali.
 Mailing dates for overseas Christ mas packages are from September |iB to october ib, and the earlier they arc mailed the better chance of arriving before Christmas. Small portable articles which are not per. lShable are suggested, and care iE choosing gifts and in packing for carly mailing will insure the recip- lent of his Christmas cheer from home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Striking Pupils
 Hold Moss Meet

Worcester, Mass, Sept. 2o-tUP) Some 2eo0 students of four Wor. ceStOr High Schools held Q mass meeting ct Elm Park here today to consider c school committee plan for ending their three e.daysoid strike against heightened school hours.
 The committee plan urged the pupils to return to their classes this morning and to hold assemblies ct which eight representatives would be selected to present grievances to tho committee.
 Though the pupils held their own mass meeting, officials believed they would return to the schools later and adopt tho committee plan. The final decision on the situation will Do made after the student represent atlVes eonferS with the committee.
 Meanwhile five boys and Q girl, all students, and Q i0-yearsold boy, not c student, were held by police for questioning. Formal charges Will Do preferred against them Tuesday. They were arrested during Q noisy demonstratlon on the Common yess teFday,
 Last night supt. of Schools Thom. aS Y. Power, the four high school principals, and two student rep. reaentatlveS participated in Q radio broadcast to present oil sides of tho controversy to the parents. The stu. dents claim the heightened hours will prevent them from continuing their war jobs, while the officials say the hours are necessary to meet college preparatory requirements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

War stamp and bond purchases of Connecticut school pupils have been applied toward the "purehas- ing" of l2 more Vought CorsaiE fighter planes, 1t was disclosed to- day. Previously six corSOirs had been bought" through bond ane stamp purchases made by the stu- dent bodies of several state high schools,
 Decaieomanias bearing the names of the sponsoring schools were placed in the i2 CorSairs today a' Bridgeport Airport,
 Pupils of the following schools purchased" the Corsairs; T h ( schools of Hartford, two Corsairs st, Stanislaus school, Meriden, and Hamden High school, one Corsair; i,eaVenworth High school and sS Peter and Paul school, Waterbury one Corsair; the schools of Seymour and Humiston school, Cheshire, one Corsair; Baldwin, South and Wa tertown High schools, Watertown, md schools of Hartford and Meri- den, one Corsair: c school ia each of the counties of Windharn, New Lndon, MlddleseX and Holland, one Corsair; schools of New Haven. one Corsair; schools of S@attord, Dan bury and Stamford, one Corsair ; schools of NorwAlk and New Falr'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Virginia Hos
 Flood Threat

Richmond, Va, Sept. 20-tUP)- Fiood waters swept down the James Roanoke and Dan Rivers today, threatening low lying communities destroying BIO highway bridges in 24 hours and taking 0 heavy toll Of late farm crops in the western part of the state,
 Rufus P, Bradshaw, 70, . retired mall carrier was drowned when his automobile plunged through Q wNshed-out bridge approach into swollen coves Creek in Nelson County,
 At columbia, Va, the crest of the James River reached 37 feet, break ing tho all-time high of 3o.8 feet
 Indications were that Richmond could expect Q peak of 27 feet above normal level early Wednesday aft- ernoon, closely approaching . ree- ord crest Of 2e.3 feet measured in March, 1886.
 ResidentS of the lowlandS around CartersVille were warned to evacu- ate. CartersvilleS flood stage iS 24 feet, and Q crest of 3i fet was pre-. dleted,
 Communications were cut off and weather bureau warnings were broadcast over Richmond radio Sta- tons.
 sandbeg barricades were being erected along the Richmond water front, and reinforcement were added to the eity'S permanent dykes, A danger area was de- signed and several streets were closed to traffic.
 In other sections of tho state rail and highway traffic was dis. rupted and state highway officials estimated that damage would ap. proaeh S7b0,000.
 Nelson, PittSylvania, Campbell and Albemarle counties appeared te have suffered the greatest damage An estimated ib0 secondary bridges were lost in PittSylVania and co more were swept away in Nelson and Campbell counties, A record breaking rainfall of 0.ia .SsChss' n T iNOuYs was recorded at Roanoke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
JUDGE RULES ON
 CMLD'SCUSTODY
Parents Divorced Follow. ing Mothers Arraignfnent
 in Superior Court

George Dry of Naugatuek was granted 0 divorce from Carrie Houl- hauSer Myers Dry of Waterbury fol- lowing 0 brief hearing before Judge Robert L, Munger In superior court today. Mrs, Dry yesterday pleaded guilty in the court to 0 criminal charge of misconduct,
 Custody of the couples nine-year- old daughter was awarded to the father, the jurist stating that c modification may Do sought by the mother at c later date If conditions so warrant, Tho child will be placed in the New Haven Community Cen. ter Home, the court was told.
 MT, Dry, who is the father of nine children by Q previous marriage obtained the decree under c statute which provides for divorce when Q criminal morals charge G proved against the spouse,
 MT, Dry said he wanted custody of the daughter but since he lives In Q furnished room with another son is unable to give her 0 home at the present time, He said arrangements had been made for temporary plaee- ment In the community home.
 The counsel for Mrs, Dry stated there were circumstances involved in the case which throw Q different light In tho case, He pointed out the woman iS 32 years old and her hus- band lS bA Ho stated hig client may start c new llfo' soon and would then Do able to give proper care to the daughter whose custody she wants,
 The couple married In North Carolina July a. 1884, The wife last December filed 0 suit for divorce on the ground of intolerable cruelty
 Mrs, ", and Fred J. Miller, whe also pleaded guilty to the charge of misconduct, are scheduled to be sentenced in superior court next Tuesday,
 A divorce action brought by Mil. dred Ruth Wargo of Southbury against John Leighton Wargo, alsc Of Southbury, was transferred to- day from New Haven to the supe- rlor court in Waterbury. The couple married Jan. i3, ie42, the plaintiff claiming her husband has been in- tolarahiy cruel from the day of mNr- riage. She seeks custody of theii child, and on allowance for its sup. port, The action was entered on thu uneonteSted list in New Haven iaSt Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
LONG HILL ROAD SEWERS APPROVED
Works Board Sanctions Project Subject to Alder.
 manic Okay

The board of works last night or. dered, subject to approval Of the aldermanic board, installation Of sewers on Long Hill road, from the enc of the present sewer, 200 feet, and on Roros avenue, from HillvieW avenue, iSo feet.
 The board voted to ask of the New Haven company that 1t demol. ish the ahutmenS of the former railroad bridge on Bristol avenue. Request for the demolition is based on the fact that such Q move would be conductive to highway safety"
 Mrs. Yaeoblni of 2 ocourt street complained about the condition Of the surface of her street, The street superintendent was authorized to make temporary repairs If possible
 Mss Cecilia BrenneiS of o30 Cooke street complained that water from connecting streets, Is damaging the pavement In front of her house. She also asked that she city reSurfaee her driveway The board referred the complaint to the street commit tee.
 Mrs, Harkharth of 448 Watertown avenue, saked that something Do done about c brook which runs through her lot and H gradually undermining her property. Tho complaint was referred to the sew. or committee for c report.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
BAPTISTSPLAN
 RALLY PROGRAM
Church School to Attend Worship Sunday; Work.
 CTS Conference Sept. 2S

Sunday, sept. al, win be rally day At the First Baptist church with all the church school attending the morning worship at l0:S0 and the classes for the elementary depart ments meeting at n and the adult classes from the Intermediate grades up meeting Nt ii;So.
 The Workers' Conferenes will bC held Thursday evening, Sept, %, in conjunction with the mid-week sor. vice, with c supper at 0:S0 o'clock and the nid-week service following Rev. David P. Gaines will speak Al Q o'clock on ''Tho Harvest Of the Spirit-Falth". A short business meeting of the church will follow,
 The young aouit, judson fellow. ship and 10 societies All resunAC regular meetings and other Actlvi- ties on Sept, 2A,
 At the morning worship next eun' day ct i0:S0 o'clock, beginning Ro, llglous Education Week, Rev. David P. Gaines will preach on the subject How to Teach Religion. Broadcast by WATR.
 Tn the evening, T:S0 o'clock, tho last of the union Sunday evening services will be held in the First Baptist church, Rev. David . Gaines preaching. Subject; T Be- seech You.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
TRAINING CENTER 1. CLASSES RESUME
Courses Open Free to Alp.
 plicants Trade Instruc. 1 tiOns Offered

Evening classes in machine shop training have re-opened at the War Production Training Center, 777 South Main street, it was an nouneed today by supervisor James Calvin. These classes which are open to the public free of charge include training in general machine shop practice such as the operation of iatheS, milling machines, Shap- CTS, grinders, etc, Prospective trainees may specialize in any one of these machines or take the gem eral course,
 Glasses also are conducted in cam layout, blueprint reading, in- spection methods while moving pic. ture lectures are also presented, The training center iS federal Spon- sored project designed to assist oil inexperienced and experienced shoa workers or those interestd In such type training,
 Evening classes are conducted five nights a week from 6;S0 to 9'S0 D. m. Daytime classes which have bean in operation year around ara conducted from 8 e, m, to D, m and may Do attended part-time ae' conrdlng to the convenience Of the prospective trainee,
 Information concerning the eourS. ca may he obtained b yeOlling S-0b0i or appearing personally ct the train- inn center. .....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

you again of our desire to cooperate fully in fostering closer cultural and economic relations between the Americas
 Ut has been Q pleasure" MT, Rockefeller stated, ito work with the Development Commission and l hope you will not hesitate to call ups on this once If there Is any way in which we may be of assistance In your inter- American activities"
 Governor Baldwin expressed hlm- self as highly pleased with the acc ton on the part of the coordinator, and said that he had requested Wil- lard B, Rogers, chairman of the De- velopment Commission, to proceed immediately with the establishment of an Inter-American Center wtth- in the Development Commission,
 The Commission has already been engaged In some work to pro- mote better economic and cultural relations with Latin America, and Its plans for creating and operating the new division are we'll along the governor stated. Tn fact, We have been engendering warmer frlend- ship, looking forward to postwar foreign trade, between the Latin American countries and Connecticut since last spring when, under the sponsorship of the commission, we held Q big meeting at Hartford in April and followed this late in May with the three-day tour of our in- duStries and cultural institutions, on which We entertained 20 delegates representing II of the Latin-Amer- lean republics"
 Foreign trade means business for industry and agriculture in this State," Governor Baldwin con- tinued, land business for industry and agriculture translates Into jobs for our returning Servicemen and women and our displaced war work. erS.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
SERVICE RESTORED BY REPAIR CREWS
Utilities Companies Hard Hit By Hurricane; %
 Trees Blown Down

Electrical service has now been restored to homes and street lights disconnected by last Thursdays hurricane, Connecticut Light & Power co. officials said today.
 YesterdayS rain interferred with telephone service which was almost back to normal, SO that about 100 phones in the city are now out Southern New England Telephone co. officials stated. These will be TO. paired by tonight, 1t ts expected, un. less the weather takes c turn for tho worse.
 st. supt. Herbert seott.smith re- ported to the board of works last night that although 20 trees were blown down on city streets during the hurricane, the street damage was light. A few gutters were washed out, but all fallen trees and limbs were cleared from tho streets by Saturday night.
 Five trees fell on Chipman street, Ext, three on Highland avenue Ext, and two each on Frost road, Hanail. ton avenue, Cooke street, Lakewood road, and Ea&ton avenue, Each Of the following had one fallen tree Barnes street, Perkins avenue, chapel street, Dougherty street, Newton terrace, Walnut street street, Neville street, Alton street, and Plank road, Scores of other trees fell on private prop. erty,
 Trees that were damaged by the storm, but still have roots cllnging partially beneath the ground may be saved if action is taken promptly to return the tree to the soil and the roots replaced in the earth, Dr. Roger Trend of the State Agrieul. tural Experimental station stated,
 Tn rural areas, farmers are at' tempting to lessen storm losses by salvaglng corn crops damaged by the wind and by picking up apples which were swept from the trees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Bus Strikers Are
 Beck On The Job

Boston, Sept, 20 - (U,PO -- tuH service resumed on the Eastern Massae ehuSettS Street Railway Com pany system today with 400 striking bus drivers back ct their jobs after the, Regional War Labor Board ap. proved on agreement which ended Q two-day strike affecting l,Soo em' ployeS. .
 m making public details of the agreement, Chairman Saul Wallen of the regional VILE denounced the strikers for what he terms an ufl' necessary action that was injurious to the public welfare and could re. suit only in Q showdown between the union and the government :. .,"
 The strikers, members of the Anaigamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Empioyes of America (AFIt), sought Q six.cent on hour pay rise. Actual: ly they got no rise but received benefits that will amount to about { Ia cents on hour. Under the agreement, the workers Will receive 1;
 1. Their basic wage Of W'ceiitS on hour, A..
 3. A bonus plan varying from month to month but amounting to about 3 cents more per hour.
 9, Reimbursement of premiums for group insurance which In the past was paid by employees but which beginning October l VIII DO paid by the company
 All terms of the contract are to Do retroactive to June 2, ie4S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
"Vitomins"
 Pep Up Steel

Springfield, Mass" Sept. %. (UP) "A formula for adding "vitamnis" to teel which aided in the develops me1t Of the gas turbine as an Amer lean war weapon hes been disclosed by Westinghouse Electric & Manu. facturing Go.
 Addressing the Western MasSa- chuSetts Engineering Society last night Fred K. Fischer of philadel. phia told of the final victory of the science of metallurgy in It's long search for materials to stand the high temperatures at which rotary gas engines must be operated.
 While censorship will not allow the actual formula to Dc revealed Fischer said, tho clements used are Tungsten, Molybdenum, Columbium and Titanium, combined with such bases as nickel, cobalt and clTo. mium.
 Gas turblne-powered warplanes have been built and engineers hope to sec the rotary engine used in postwar years for locomotives and small power plants, Fischer said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Towns 0f New Leoaue Limited

Washington, Sept, 20. tUP)-The planners Of the new League oi Nations" have tentatively assumed, 1t wAs revealed today, that the new world security organization will Dc called upon to meet only two prob- able sources Of aggression in the foresOeable future-neither inVolv- ing the big four.
 The two sources of aggression the new League must be prepared to meet with force if necessary would be any attempted reaarma. msnt by Germany and Japan, or any attempt at aggression by one of the Fascbt.type governments which may survive the defeat of the Axis.
 Counting on the Moscow deelara. ton pledge of the big four not to use their armed forces outside of their own borders without consulta. ton with the other SlgnatoFies. the planners were understood to have agreed tentatively that the new or. ganiEation could not, short of ale of-waF, stop one of the big powers from embarking on aggression.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
CLINICAL CONGRESS- TO BE 2.DAY EVENT

About 800 physicians from Con. necticut and New England including Waterbury are expected to attend the 20th clinical congress, septern- Der go and go of the Connecticut State Medical Association at tho New Haven Lawn Club, tho New Haven hospital and tho New Haven Medical Association Building, Dr. II. J. Stettbacker, secretary of the Waterbury Medical Society said yes- terday, pr. Francis c. Blake, dean of the Yale schol of Medicine, is chairman.