The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-02

young Chicopee, Mass, wanderers
Alfred Demere, IL and his Sugars
old brother, Raymond, were re-
turned to their mother today after
being missing from home since
Tuesday night.
Alfred told police, who found
them ut q local bus terminal, that
they set out from home to see then
mother, who was visiting with ar
aunt at Waterbury. They first
stopped at their grandmother's al
Hartford, and when they reached
Waterbury, discovered their mother
had returned TO Chicopee, When
they arrived back Mt Hartford they
we're cold and hungry, and police
identified them from q teletypG
broadcast and took them to head
quarters where they learned their
story.
New Milford, March 2-UP)-A
Chance. VOught Aircraft company
test pilot, killed when he para
chuted from his blazing plane, was
Identified today ~ Willard BOOthby
q veteran flyer.
According TO Ernest Brack, who
operates nursery near Lake Can
dlewoOd and who saw the accident
Boothby balled out Of the plane only
q few seconds before II exploded
and crashed. The body was found
about . mile and q half from the
wreckagc, on the farm Of Mrs. Rob-
eFt strong. B0othby apparently had
been dragged through the woods
by the high wind, and his socks and
boots were torn from his feet.
Hartford, March 2-(UP)--A fed
eral jury OF nine men and three
women retired today to deliberate
the case Of George r. Warren, for
nner president OF the Bristol Aero
nautlcs Corp, New Haven, charged
with sending O homemade bomb
and threatening letter TO u business
associate last october.
The government based Its con-
tention Of guilt Oh testimony Of ex-
parts who declared that samples OF
Warrens hand printing conceded
with the printing on the package
which was delivered to John J
O'0rady, who succeeded Warren Ga
president Of the corporation. The
bomb was constructed from q rot
trap and q 90 calibre cartridge and
exploded harmlessly when the pack.
age was unwrapped by o secretary
Warren steadfastly denied send
Ing the package or addressing II
Government witnesses testified that
several rat traps, the same type as
used In constructing the bomb, had
been found OF the Warren home.
Branford, Conn.,, March O. (UP)
- An investigation was started to-
day to determine the origin Of fire
which destroyed the two-story
Woodcraft Company plant, Red
Mems hall, and private home, and
In addition caused extensive damage
to two churches and the roofs OF
nearly dozen residential dwellings.
The fire broke out In the wood
craft building late yesterday and
high wind carried sparks more than
half O mile. Firemen called for
volunteers TO save the many homes
threatened by the embers.
The steeple Of the Congregational
church and roof OF the first Baptist
church were destroyed, and con-
siderable damage was caused TO the
interiors Of the edifices.
For O time the fire Inenaced the
entire central district OF the town.
There was no estimate Of the total
damage.
Ansonla, Conn.,, March &(UPD--
Mrs. Mary =. Sauer, Al, was hos
pitaIlzed today after fire caused
$4,000 damage 10 o -stOry
apartment and business block In the
City's center.
Two aged invalIdS and o four.
years-Old child were rescued by IN
air raid warden and o shoemaker.
Mrs. sauer suffered face burns
ana shock.
Hartford, Conn, March. 2. (UP)
Gov. Raymond T.. Baldwin with.
held decision today on the request
Of the state Of Georgia for the ex-
tradition Of Ralph Clack, Is, form
erly Of Atlanta. who repeatedly
escaped from o chain gang last
November while serving o three
years sentence for automobile steal
Ing.
CIack now II employed Ut New
Haven, and OH cIals for the firm
where he works attended the hear
Ing 70 oppose the extraditiOn.
Hartford, Conn.,, March 2. (UP)-
A decision Of unemployment com.
pensatlon Commissioner Cornelius
A. Moylan today gave state statutes
priority over controlled hiring plans
Of the war Tnanpower commission
and the United States employment
service inupholding the right Of
workers TO choose their own employ
ment.
The decision reversed a ruling Of
an examiner who denied unemploy-
nlent benefits to Mrs. Anna Gales,
Hartford, on ground she had made
herself unavailable for work because
she resfused to accept uses referred
to other areas.
MoyIan decided that MIRA Gales