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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28
Current Rationing Regulations
MEATS AND FATS

MEATS FATS
in Book w. worth 10 points,
through TO- Red tokens each worth
change.
stamps Book III will be valid through March
10 Each retains the face Of the
PROGRESSED FOODS
"E8" Book w. each worth
points, through May TO- Blue tokens each worth one
Green stamps E aI and values printed
face, win be valid through March 90
30 the back Of Book ~ valid Tor i've pounds
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canning through February %, 1915
stamp on the arpane~ sheet Of
Ration purchase Of one pair OF shoes
GASOLINE
"a books valid for three gallons through May
q C-l are valid for two gallons
Big aid ca coupons valid for five gallons
OIL
1S coupons
Glass four coupons gallons
worth so gallons
All dwelling including in private houses rented Or Of
roong houses ana hotels
Of occupants and terms Of
cnanc1 poed tenants D
e completed and 10 me Area Rent Office WITHIN te GAYS
tenancy AZ rented dwelling units other nan opnne
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28
DRISCOLL SPEAKS
AT Clio FARLEY
Waterburian Tells State
Members to Ready Selves
for Rival Conventions

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 28-(UP)-
The Connecticut CLIO, condemning
the states congressional delegation
for their failure to cooperate with
the president in this, the countrys
great hour Of need and decision"
launched campaign among it's u.s.
600 members today to support for
election in November only those
candidates, regardless If party, who
are favorable to labor.
Approximately 800 delegates at
tended statewide convention
Sunday and approved measures to
get the name of every union mem
Der on the voting lists and, to unite
in action before the nominating
conventions to bring about the re-
lection of candidates not sympathe-
tic with the aims Of labor.
I'VE can't wait until the last min
ute," John J. Driscoll, Secretary of
the State CLIO council told the dele
gates. We've got to start right now.
It is likely that the state conven-
tons Of both parties will be held
at an early date. We must be ready
for them"
Regional Director Edward Nc
Crone added the plea that ''if we
don't get busy right away, we're IL
able to find ourselves confronted
with candidates who are just as an
tagonistic as the present ilcum-
bentS.''
McCrone was particularly critical
OF Democratic U. S. Senator Fran
els T. Maloney who, he said, when
we asked him why he voted for the
smith Connally anti-strike bill and
then voted to override the presi-
dents veto Of that measure. Told us
he thought labor was getting too
powerful
Delegates committed themselves
to program which called for:
A gunernatorial proclamation de-
signaling every citizen voter week"
to encourage registration.
Registration OF new voters in fac
tories and other places Of employ.
ment.
A close scrutiny Of possible candi-
dates Of all parties with a view to
blocking nominations Of those with
anti labor tendencies.
A determined effort to get every
eligible union member to the POLLS
on election day.
The presidential resolution prais-
ed Mr.. Rooyeselt's conduct Of the
war ION the battlefront and on the
nome 'front.'. and also commenced
his veto Of the 1914 sevenue act.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28

ing maj eau.
The local factories, as wen aa
those in the entire country, now
classify their employees by system
known as the manning table,
whereby each employe is listed as to
data concerning his job, its import
ance to the company's production
schedule. the skin required by his
type work. length Of time estimated
to be required to train another
employee as replacement, i1divid=
ual's length Of service in his type
trade and other pertinent facts.
Just how many local draft eligible
men are now in an industrial ciassi-
flcation status was not revealed to-
day but it Is known that the figure
runs into thousands. just how
many of these can be spared from
essential work while local war pro-
ducing factories retain their top
production schedules cannot be
estimated at this time. Although re-
cent contract cancellations and re-
negotiations has brought about
the release Of employees in some es-
sential jobs the latter figure r.
known to be light.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28

granted q discharge.
Other cases: Pietro Vellucci, Al,
% Slocum street, violation. rules of
the road, March IS; John Bates, %,
Marion road, West Cheshire, viola,
ton rules Of the road, March IL;
Casper French, Byam road, reckless
driving, March 9; Ralph Blias, 4S,
Walndt strete, breach of peace, Feb.
%; William j. Serrell, Jr., 1O6 john
son street, reckless driving, March
II.
Charges against the following
were nolled upon payments as fol-
lows: Angelo Colasurdo, 20 South
street, assault and breach of peace
SIS; Paul Cidela, As Pleasant View
avenue, no operators license, So:
Joseph Kindman, At Barber street,
failure to grant right of way, S.;
Samuel r. Lincoln, "a Gaylord,
parking within Is feet Of corner;
So: James Cart, 1853 East Main
strete, parking violation IS; Dorl-
enic Iagrossi, 139 Edison avenue,
parking violation IS; Michael Iorio,
IS Pond street, parking violation, IS;
George G. Clark, 40 Highland ave-
nue., parking violation, IS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28
Argument On Parking
Tag Results In Arrest
James Willie Brown Talked Self Into SIS Fine for
Breach Of Peace; Other AutOists Arraigned Today

James Willie Brown, Is, 81 Griggs
Strete, was fined IS on a charge of
breach Of the peace when he was
arraigned before Judge Charles r.
Summa in city court this morning.
A discharge was granted on charge
Of interference with an officer.
Patrollna1 Jeremiah Hunihan said
he arrested Brown when hc created
q disturbance about his car being
tagged on Bishop street last night.
Brown said he just asked the Of
ficer to give him another chance. .
william Hayes, 40, 1926 South
Main street. paid S. Tor nolles on
charges Of driving without an oper-
atorlS license and driving an OVER
crowded car. Hayes was booked by
Motor Patrolman Joseph Tierney,
who said his machine rammed a bus
on West Main street at Water
town avenue last night. The bus
escaped damage, but Hayes car was
tow I'd from the scene. No one was
injured.
Other cases: Albert Valucci, IS,
S46 Washington avenue, intoxication
and breach of the peace, nolled for
$40; Alexander Randis, SO, 70 Dixie
man street, breach Of the peace,
continued to March a; Donat La
vjgne, %, 161 Plaza avenue, breach
Of the peace, continued to March
{; Amedeo Craseln, As, 1898 Bank
street, road rules violation, nolled
Tor So; George E1bert, so, 993 Pearl
Lake road, defective equipment on
IN automobile, nolled for s II;
George Collins, 10, SO Pearl street,
parking within IS feet of an inter-
section, nolled for Sc; Joseph RI
nall, 81, IL Violet street, breach of
the peace, continued to March %;
Ralph Blais, 80, AZ Walndt street,
breach Of the peace, continued to
April %.
In Saturdays city court session,
Vincent Gabriel, So Morland ave-
nue., taxi driver, was fined s IL
on charge Of violating the rules
of the road. Robert Smith, 10
Christian road, who was arrested
with Gabriel after their machines
colieded on Meadow strete near the
railroad station on January 81, was
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28
(BY THE oUT-EAsTER)

There was q reminder Of old
'Fire days" when we read in the
papers the other day of the death
of Edward r. Lines, at st. Peters,
burg, Florida, where he had made
his home for number of years
during the winter season, with a
summer home he owned at Cape
Cod, or thereabout.
Ed Lines was originally men,
Der Of citizens hose company, a
volunteer organization, which first
had Its home on South Main street
near Scovill street and later at or
on Scovill street opposite Spring
street. And from the early
eighties until a few years after the
turn Of the century, he was the
one who operated the No. 2 horse
drawn steamer at all of the fires,
where 1t was necessary to pump
water from a brook or cistern to
better the pressure Of the lines
used in combating the blaze. If
you are able to look back, to the
days Of the great fire Of 1902, you
may recall the old steamer, pump
Ing from hydrant located in and
about the southeast corer of the
Green, in the heart of the city.
And If you are old enough, you
may also recall the Firemen'S par
AIDES Of boyhood days when both
steamer No, ! and steamer No. 2
pumped from a ciStern about
where the taxi stand is now To-
Gated, each competing for the
honor of throwing the highest
stream. Ed Lines was the man
In charge of No. 2, CARRIED in rub
Der coat and boots, and vitally
interested in his main purpose of
getting up a pressure in excess of
his competitor. Rivalry was keen
between No. /, Phoenix and No. 2,
Citizens. This squirting bee" al
ways followed the arnua lparade
of the volunteer forces in the
early NinetieS. With this set
tied, members of all volunteer fire
companies adjourned to the re-
Spective fire stations where
brass band played for the rest of
the day, and into the night. and
plenty of all kinds of refresh
mentS served. These were happy
and pleasant days to all able to
take part, as was often explained
by Ed Lines in his talks in after
years. He himself was trained
mechanic, and had responsible
position with the Scovill Manufac-
turing company. Every time there
was an important fire, Ed Lines
left as a Call Engineer to run the
engine, If necessary. On the way
to the fire box, big Phil DeBeau-
lieu, as stoker, fired the boiled
with charcoal, and had every
thing ready for the engineer to
take over. If the machine had to
go to work.
There wasn't fire Of any inn
portance for q period of 20 years
or SO without the presence Of Ed
Lines. During this time, Samuel
@. Snagg. was the department
chief, and he depended upon Ed
for much aid and assistance. The
two were loyal friends from their
first days in the department. Ru.
ming q steamer in those days was
considered rather technical and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28
EdlDard X. Lines
Veteran Member of Citizens Hose Company Dies
in St Petersburg, Florida old Time Rivalry
Of Volunteer Forces Recalled-Took
Compensation in Fun, Friendly
C0u@arfe
Contacts.

required a person of much UNDER
standing and study in the me-
chanfcal line.
Ed Lines was tall, and wiry,
light in figure, kindly expression,
and good natured. He loved to
talk and discuss his days as a
volunteer fireman. He was among
the first in the city to own an
automobile, one of his own make
and ideas. 1t was a steamer af-
fair, and he generally got the
water for the radiator among the
many watering troughs he saw
alongside the roadway he Travelled.
He was pleasant man, a kind
soul, and good in every way.
Everyone Semed to be his
friend among the help under him,
and his volunteer associates in the
fire department.
"Of course a paid force had to
come some time," Ed used to say,
''but often wonder if the per-
manent firemen will ever get the
fun or pleasure we used to get
in our young days answering fire
calls. hose great fire parades, and
the various fine brass bands in
line, one band of at least Is men
assigned to each organization. I
am growing old, of course, but no
one can ever make me forget the
good old fashioned times we used
to have in our station after each
fire, and after each parade"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28

Local draft boards, as yet, have
not received official notification to
begin Redistribution of all men be-
tween the ages of 10 and 81 now
holding occupational deferments
with stressed to be laid upon those
age 26 and under. However, it was
pointed out by local officials lack Of
receipt Of such notification does not
necessarily mean that such orders
are not now being forwarded to
other authorities as the major share
of the work involved in reclassifying
will be done by employers and state
selective deferment authorities.
Local factory officials contacted
this morning stated as yet they
have not received such formal no.
tice but expected some ruling would
be forthcoming, soon. Of1cials ex-
pressed concern, in the majority, as
to the effect such reclassification
may have upon their production
schedules. This was true mainly Of
smaller industries, officials Of whom
stated today that at present they
are working on what constituted
skeleton shifts as viewed from an
efficiency basis.
It was thought today by Selective
Service officials the number of men
effected by lifting of the occupa-
tional deferments now held by sin
gle men between ages of 10 and 26
would be negligible. Lieutenant
Commander John Robinson, state
seelctive service director, stated to-
day that relative to the above type
deferment for men between 10 and
% on January / thre were 1,400 of
them in Connecticut of whom 1000
have already been called up With
some now indicted and others await
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28

Surinam win establish bus serv-
ices to ease Its transportation prob
lem.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

WiIfred e. Sponza, USA, 129
Bishop street and Hazel C. Duzen-
bury, 116 North Main street.
John p. Strielkauskas, USA, and
Adele T. Saba, 337 Wilson street.
Samuel J. MastropietrO, II North
Leonard street and Evelyn n.
Jones, Sc Charles street.
Frank A. MOTTO, 81 Bradley ave-
nue. and Mary Jane Rainone, 278
Tudor street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28
w. F. w. TO ASSIST
FORMER SERVICEMEN

Applications for servicemen's mus
tering- out-pay will be received to-
night at the Victory House on the
Green when John E. Moriarty of the
service officers staff, Wheeler Young
post, v. F. w., will be on hand there
from z to $50 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28
CAUTION STARTING
FIRES ADVOCATED

Fire Marshal Den Lahey yester-
day made his annual appeal for ex-
ira caution in starting fires during
March. when high winds increase
the danger Of flying sparks setting
brushland and grass on fire.
Marshal Lahey called attention to
q city ordnance making 1t manda-
tory to obtain a permit before start
ing fire. Permits are issued at
the Marshal's office in the city hall.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28

that men may
LIVE
to build a better world
Safe. because modern science. this case rubber
science found way to close bullet holes In Gas tan
Thousands of planes have returned to their bases =
literally riddled with bullets that few years ADO
would have crashed burst into flames I'm mid-aie.
Thousands of boys have lived to fly again.
The development of the sef-sealine fuel cen Gas
tank) has saved practically many lives any single
safety device. Yes, research and experiment. have
reduced even the hazards of combat flying.
We have come long way since United States Rubbee
Company submitted its first self sealing fuel cell to
the leaders of our armed forces, prior to the
Synthetcs have taken the place Of natural rubber.
Many other laboratory Developments have perfected
the equipment which we still cannot talk about.
This fuel cell Development and its production have
been part of our share in the war effort.
Let give you another picture If it had not been for
the encouragement and enthusiasm Of the leaders Of
armed forces their insisence that items save
mems lives be given preference In material and
production, these things could not have been dcne.
Industry, with the Army and Navy working hand.
in-hand, overcoming every discouraSement, has
given our boys the finest equipment today and win
continue to give them such equipment tomonow.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28
So-CalledR eplacement
Plans To Be Checked
State SeIeCtive Service Officers Face Task Of Raising
Quotas in Response to Presidents Orders

as vet. have ing anal can,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-28

Senior Vice-Comdr. Francis Gull
len Of Wheeler-Y Young post will
be in charge of recruiting prospec-
tive aviation cadets. All teen aged
boys interested in receiving ap.
plications will be interviewed at
this time. A mental test will be
given on Wednesday at the post Of
fee building in Room 203 at
a. m.
RTTY WAR RONDS q, STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
Opener In China Drive

Washington, Sept. l2 - (U.P) - Military observers today hailed the powerful American Task Force strike at Mindanao in the southern Philippines as the real opening gun of the Allied campaign to drive to the Chinese coast by way of the Philippine Archipelago.
 The attack the first naval action against the Philippines. was regard ed here as marking an end to the preliminary island-hopping phase of the Pacific War in which the Allied aim was to penetrate the outer Jap- anese defense rings and gain posi- tions for full-scale offensive action.
 Some observers believed Palau, an island 600 miles east of Mindanao, may be first on the invasion list. That would be undertaken to elim- mate any threat to Philippine bound Allied conveys from the Car olinas, where the Japanese Q still have bases.
 Tn the Philippine Archipelago. Mindanao is believed most likely to receive an invasionaforce. Japanese defenses there are the weakest and its capture would serve Allied strat- egy almost as well as would well- fortified Luzon upon which is Manila.
 The sole Allied need for one or more of the Philippine Islands at this time is for use as Q springboard for an invasion of China, in the same way that the British Isles served as the basic ammunition dump and jumping of place for the battle of Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
Texas Dems' Split Gains

Dallas. Tex, Sept. l2 - (U.P) - Pro-administration Democrats car- ried their fight for a complete slate of state electors pledged to Pres ident Roosevelt and Senator Harry s. Truman to the floor of the Texas State convention today.
 A schism between Texas Demo- crats widened as the convention opened, following rejection of a compromise plan to list two sets of electors on the national ticket. Ad- vanced by Governor Coke R. Stew enson, the plan reportedly had been approved by President Roosevelt.
 As the situation stands, IS of the g electors have announced that they will follow the instructions of the May convention and vote for some other Democrat, than MT. Roosevelt, probably Senator Harry s. Byrd, in the electoral college.
 Pro-RooSevelt leaders lost the first
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
Pope Praises Allied Troops

Washington, Sept. l2. (UP)-Pope Plus XII has praised the fine ex- ampl,, bearing and conduct of Allied troops in Rome," the White House revealed today.
 The Pope's message was disclosed in 6 letter to President Roosevelt from Myron c. Taylor, his personal representative to the Vatican.
 'It may be interesting for you to learn," the letter said, that the Pope has seen fit to express himself in regard to the Allied troops in Rome"
 "The commanding general of the Rome area has been Informed that ''FIis Holiness the Pope has ex- pressed his appreciation of the fine example, hearing and conduct of Allied troops in Rome This state- ment should be very pleasing to the Allied officers and to the troops themselves"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
COPS Poll 73 Per
 Cent or Maine Vote

Portland, Me, Sept. l2-(UP)- Republicans boiled the largest per- centage of votes in Maine's modern history in making Q clean sweep of the states barometer" election, complete returns showed today.
 Making a successful defense of the governorship and all three congress sional seats despite the campaigning of the CIO Political Action commit tee, the COP boiled approximately 7S per cent Gf the total vote,
 Republican leaders hailed the smashing victory as making Maine safe for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in November, since records show that the COP presidential candidate al- most invariably carries Maine if the party has polled 65 per cent of the September vote.
 State Senate President Horace A. Hildreth of Cumberland was elected governor by majority of approxi- mately 80,000 votes. to succeed his fellow republican, Gov. Sumner Sew all, who is retiring.
 In the first and second congress
 Continued on Page 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
Planes BIitz Oil Plants
By LEO s. DISHER
inlted Press War Correspondent

(UntVeu kTeas war NUETcnpVnueutl
 London, Sept. l2-(UP)-Seven American task forces totalling more than 1000 heavy bombers struck for the second consecutive day at oil reserves in the heart of Germany today and their escort of nearly 750 fighter planes shot down at least 45 desperately attacking Ger man interceptor planes,
 The synthetic oil targets were at Ruhland, northeast of Dresden, at Boalen near Leipzig, and at Magde- burg and BruX on the Czecho-Slo. vakian border. The natural oil tar- gets were at Hammingstadt near Heide, and at Misburg. The other targets included automobile engine plants at Friedrichshadt near Mag deburg.
 Admitting that Allied bomber for- nations were over western and cen- tral Germany, the Nazi radio also reported other formations had raid. ed Bavaria from the south, indicat- ing that American bombers based in Italy were striking the interior of Germany's fortress.
 Raids from Italy usually include up to 500 heavy bombers and an equal number of fighter planes. and that fleet, coupled with several hum dred medium and flghter-bombers reportetdly thrown by the Ninth Air force into harassing operations against enemy troops behind the front lines, would bring to possibly 2,500 the total number of warplanes engaged in the aerial offensive to- day.
 Gen. Bor, leader of the Partisan forces in Warsaw, reported today that British and American planes dropped arms and supplies to his men in the Polish capital Sunday night.
 Follow Up
 The daylight offensive followed by only few hours an attack by British night bombers on Berlin and the industrial and rail center of Darmstadt, just east of the Rhine.
 The eastern command of the U. s.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-12
Allied Might Aims
 At Philippines
BY FRANK TREMAINE
'nlted Press Staff CorrespOndent)

(Cnhteu fre8S StAxt COrreSpOnuent)
 Pearl Harbor, Sept. i2"-(UP)- The unified strength of Allied naval and aerial might was leveled today at the Philippines where warships, carrier planes and land-based bomb- bers destroyed 9l Japanese vessels and 6S aidcraft in series of at- tacks which Tokyo radio said con- tinued into the third straight day.
 Welded into one potent weapon by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and Gen. Douglas Macarthur in their joint and intensified campaign against the Japanese empire, were the United States third Pacific fleet and the American Australian Far Eastern Air Force.
 The attack on the Philippines by warships and carrier planes of the Third Fleet in a tactical operation was the first of the war. It was com- canded by Adm. William F. Halsey, Jr.
 Steaming close to Mindanao, larg- est and southernmost of the Philip pines, Halsey's cruisers, destroyers and carrier planes delivered the most devastating single blow yet struck at the Japanese merchant fleet last Friday.
 At least 80 cargo ships and small craft were sunk or probably de- stroyed - the greatest number ever taken in any single operation of this war. Conservative unofficial esu- mates placed the tonnage destroyed at around 50,0O0. Many of the ships were small cargo vessels, which may reduce the tonnage sunk below that destroyed in such engagements as Midway and Guadalcanal.
 No Challenge
 Significantly, no Japanese combat ship appeared to challenge Halsey's fleet and only eight enemy planes were in the air. They were quickly
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