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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
WP's Foce
 Punishment

Boston, July l3 - (U.P) - Meln- bers of an Italian war prisoners unit faced disciplinary action today after they quit work at the Boston Port of Embarkation yesterday.
 The Army said that two prisoners units quit work at 5:30 p. m. after nine-and-ahalf-hour day, con- tending they had worked sufficient ly. One unit returned to work as soon as disciplinary action was threatened but the other was marched to Camp Mckay for discip- lining.
 Odicials said that the prisoners had been asked to work until 6 p m. on a rush" job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
MILITARY RITES
 FOR VIM. POCCI
Seaman's Funeral to Be Held Saturday Morning
 at 8:l5

The funeral of Seaman First Glass William Poggi, 22, who died Tuesday night at the government hospital at Cape May, N. J.. will be held Saturday at 8:15 a. m. from the Colasanto funeral home, 932 Bank street, to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes at 9:15. Burial will be in Mount St. James cemetery, Wa tertown.
 Military services will be in charge of Lieutenant Commander William c. Dunnin, officer in charge at Cape May, assisted by Lieut.. John K, Murphy, assistant captain of the port of New Haven.
 Seaman Poggi was seriously in- jured during routine towing oper- ation on Monday and died of in- juries received at sea in line of duty, 1t was reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
Powers Bow To Soviet Request

Breton Woods, N. H., July 13-- (UP)-Ameircan and British dele- gates to the international monetary conference were reliably reported to- day to be willing to concede Rus sian request that war-torn nations be permitted to pay a smaller amount of gold than others into the proposed international monetary fund to stabilize curencieS.
 The American delegation denied a eport that ia had issued an ultima tum to the Soviets to abandon their position and 1t was learned that both the Americans and the British, in the interest of completing world monetary plan before the confer ence ends on July 19, were willing to concede the point.
 Meanwhile, the delegates from 43 nations worked on final details of the $8,500,00000 stabilization fund and prepared to speed up formation of the conferences second big ob- jective-creation of a world bank to handle loans for postwar reconstruc- tion and development.
 Their eyes were on the U. s. Con- gress and the parliaments of the other countries represented at the conference, particularly after crit icism by Sen. Robert Taft, R., Ohio, of some of the conferences results.
 In this connection, American del- egates were reported to have decided that Congress will frown on fund of much more than $8,000,000 ,000 and were determined to avoid furth- CT increases after being reportedly forced by international pressure to raise it to $8,500, 900, 0,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
FDR Is 3-1
 Fovorife In Bet

St. Louis, July 13 - (U.P.) - The first official betting odds for the 1944 presidential election stood today at three-to-one in favor of President Roosevelt, according to Maury Cooper, St. Louis Betting Commis- sioner, who explained that bettor must wage $3 to win $1 on the pres- ident Governor Thomas E. Dewey's odds are to 2 1-2 Cooper said,
 with bettor posting $l to win $2.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13

The funeral of Mrs. Helen (Dun- ne) Robson, wife of Waldo G Robison, Prospect Road, will be held Saturday at II a. m. from the AL derson funeral home, 70 Central avenue. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may cal at the funeral home tomorrow from 3 to and 2 to g p. m.
 Funeral services for Clinton F Blackmer, Main street, Woodbury will be held tomorrow at II a m from the Anderson funeral home 70 Central avenue. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
 MT. Blackmer, a former resident of Waterbury, died at the Portland Maine, General Hospital Tuesday He had gone to Portland Monday to spend his vacation.
 Born Feb. 2, 1889, in East Granby, MT. Blackmer is survived by son, James R., Thomaston; two grand daughters, Judith Ellen and Susan Blackmer, Thomaston.
 He was a member of the Wa terbury Post. American Legion, and served in the Navy during World War l. He was retired from the Waterbury Clock Go.
 Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to g p. m. tonight.
 Funeral services for Dr. Edwarc w. Goodenough, 29 Ponham street former city food inspector and { member of the medical society were held today at 3 p. m. at the First Congregational church. Rev B. Kenneth Anthony conducted the services. Burial will be in Win. chester Center.
 Members of the Waterbury Medi. cal society will attend the funeral
 A committee of the medical soci- ety appointed to draft resolutions on the death of Dr. Goodenougt includes Dr. Theodore F. Bevans pr. Edward H. Kirschbaum anc Dr. c. H. Brown.
 The funeral of Anthony Wazni- kaitis, ST., l62 South Leonard street will be held tomorrow morning at 8:I5 from the Mazaika Funeral Home. 10 Porter street, to St. Jo- seph's church where a solemn high Mass of requiem will be celebrated at g. Burial will be in Calvary cen1e- tery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from ? to 10 p. m.
 Private funeral servsces for Pat ricia Veronica Blum, infant daugh. ter of Ralph and Veronica (Batesl Blum, 9 Knoll street. were held a' the Bergin Funeral Home yesterday Burial was in new St. Joseph'i cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Carrie Frey wife of Prank Frey. 2e3 Piedmont street, will be held Saturday at e:i1 a. m. from the Muiviile Funeral Home, 27O West Main street. to St Francis Xavier church at 9. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from ! to 10 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 10 ?. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Anna Y, (Durkeel Penniman, wife of Charles c. Penniman, 1903 East Main street was held this morning at Il o'clock at the AIderson funeral home. 7C Central avenue, with Rev. Ivey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
EDoUARD HEREOF PASSES

London, July 13. - (UP) = Edouard Herriot, former French premier, whose government fell in December of 1892 because he in- sisted on paying the French war delft to the United States, died at the age of 72, the German DNB News Agency reported today in a wireless dispatch. The dispatch did not disclose the time, place or cause of death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
Full Weather Report

Boston, July 1S (UP)-Weath- CT forecast:
 MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE, YER M 0 N IT, MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND and CONNECTI- CUT-CleNr and cooler tonight. Fair Friday with moderate tem- peFatures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13

son. William Daoust, Jr., a staff sergeant in the U. s. Army.
 The funeral will take place on Saturday morning from the LaPorta funeral home, 67 Holmes avenue, time and other arrangements to De announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors. especially Veterans of Foreign Wars, State Guard. and Crusaders Post, No. 1946, Naugatuck, for floral offerings and the expressions or sympathy and kindness shown us during our recent bereavement, the death of our beloved son, stan Sgt. Frederick D. Smith.
 MIR. and MRS. FRANK D. SMITH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13

At Market Rasen, Scotland, an old horse drawn harvest, binder, which had been sold for SIP as sec- ond-hand 12 years ago, was auc- toned recently as third-hand for S32O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13

DAOUsT-William Daoust. y5S. og 204 Front street, Hartford. died at his home Monday after Q brief tlI" nesss He leaves two Daughters. Miss Airline Daoust and Mrs. Albert Dance, both of Waterbury, and 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13

The funeral of Mrs. Anna Y.
 CDurkeel Penniman, wife of Charles c. Penniman, 1903 East Main street, was held this morinng at Il o'clock at the Alderson funeral home. 70 Central avenue, with Rev. Ivey
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07

IS YEARS IN SAME COMPANY
Mansfield. o. CUP)-Harry Harbe-
son is now in his 55th year of
consecutive employment with the
Tappan Stove Co. here. He started
work at IS and celebrated his 72nd
birthday last Feb. 81.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
HEAVY INDUSTRY
SEEKS WORKERS
Connecticut, Massachu.
sets Feeling Effects Of
Shortage in Plants

Springfield Mass, July 7.-Direct
appeal for qualified workers for
heavy industry in the Springfield
Ordance District, especially forge
shops, foundries and tire plants was
made today by Brig. Gen. Guy H,
Drewry, district chief, supplement-
ing similar request by the War
Manpower Commission.
According to General Drewry, the
81 foundries and 90 forge shops of
Western Massachusetts and Con-
necticut and tire making plants in
the Springfield and New Haven
areas are suffering thorugh a lack
Of heavy labor" the surrent major
bottleneck Of war production. To
relieve this situation which Is grow
ing more critical daily, the labor
market Is being combed for every
last man qualified to take his place
on heavy production lines.
General Drewry says that only a
few hundred men are needed by
independent forge shops and foun-
dries and facilities with forging and
foundry departments to keep the
production front intact, but points
out that these industrial replace
ments are needed as desperately as
requirements for the battle fronts
THE lack of forgings and cast
ing for valves, gears, ball bearings
engines, fittings and accessories Is
holding up many urgent programs
especially on heavy artillery and
many new types Of ordnance equip
ment and instruments required by
the invasion forces. A similar stu
ton exists in the tire making in
dustry, particularly in building
heavy truck and artillery castings, y
he said.
The SOD district chief pointed out
one possible source Of industrial Ia
Dor by calling attention to the clos
ing of the public schools and the
incidental release for the summer
months of scores Of husky youths
available for this type of work. OF
these General Drewry said: If boys
in this group want real war Job,
they cannot make better con-
tribution to the war effort than by
working in one of our hard-pressed
foundries or tire factories"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
DIVINITY SCHOOL
DEAN TO LECTURE
Rev. DR.. Weigle to Be Pre-.
scented on Yale's Sum
day Night Program

New Haven. Conn. July S - The
Rev. Luther A. Weigle, DID, LID.
dean of the Yale Divinity School
and Sterling professor of religious
education. viii speak on Religion
In the Postwar World" during the
yale Interprets the News" pro-
gram this Sunday night, July Q,
from 6:45 to 7 over Station VITO
Hartford.
Dean Weigle. one of the most out
standing religious educators IN the
country, has been dean Of the Diyin-
ity School since 1928 and Sterling
professor of religious education
since 1924. During the preceding
eight years. he was Horace Bush
nell professor of Christian nurture
He was professor of philosophy
and dean OF Carleton College,
Mortified, MINI, before coming to
Yale.
A graduate OF Gettysburg College.
he received the MA, and ID. de-
greeg from his alma mater; the
Pho. degree from Yale; and hon.
OFaFy degrees from Carleton College
Muhlenberg College, Dickinson COL
lege, and Ohio University.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07

airplanes. They'll keep flying and
fighting even with a lot of damage.
One of our pilots came back with
two 20-mm. cannon shells in his
engine.
RUN LIKE RABBITS
There's nothing over there which
will take on a Thunderbolt head-on
We've got too much fire power on
them. But we have to be careful
about tanks. They can lick us in
ground strafing If We aren't care
full.
Republic ThunderbOlts dare Luft-
waite to come up and fight
We have shot up roads SO much
that the Germans don't move on
them much except at night. They
also go through woods a lot. It's
getting hard to find any targets.
It's funny. The last few days I've
begun to think of the enemy as
rabbits. Nearly every time we see
any enemy soldiers, they're run
ming like the devil for the woods
or bitches. / guess I'd be doing the
same. but 1t certainly looks funny
from the air.
We keep trying to catch Jerry
plane. Every time one of our flight
leaders spots one we nearly tear of
our wings trying to get him, but
no luck.
Keeping Jerry from the sky like
this certainly means a lot to our
troops. 1t means they can move up
right on the roads In the open
day or night. And they certainly
are moving up. Our boys on the
ground are certainly doing q swell
job.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
ARMY OFFICER in
CONFERENCE HERE
Weekly Visits Arranged to
Extend Aid to Service.
men, Families

An officer Of the United States
Army LIST service command will be
at the local veterans advisory Of
flee in the City Hall every Wednes-
day afternoon from 1880 p. m. to
5 p. m. to advise and assist all
members of the regular army per-
sonnet and dependents. Miss Nancy
Delaney, secretary of the local Of
flee stated today that full facilities
of the local office will be available
to the officer.
The representative will consult
with all members of the army forces
and their dependents on personal
matters relating to service.
Assistance and advice will be
given on such matters as: Family
allowance, class e allotments, army
war bonds, arrears of pay, 8 months
gratuity pay and personnel effects
Of military personnel.
Dependents of deceased members
of the military forces of the army
are free to consult with these in
charge.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
NEA Correspondent

NEA Correspondent
Dayton, o., July $50 the
last time you pumped up that leaky
tire, you definitely decided the used
jalopy you've been humping around
In was going on the junk pile, and
"after the war" you were going to
learn to ny.
Well, maybe you'll get off to a
flying start in plane made OF
glass. Yes-one as smooth and Offer
ing about as much air-resistance
as the inside of a water tumbler.
Breakable Not a chance. This
glass on q strength-weight basis is
509S stronger than the metal and
8095 stronger than the wood now
used in plane contraction.
Neither is 1t transparent like a
goldfish bowl. So you don't have
to worry about that soaring your
timid girl friend out Of exploring
the possibilities of barking ? :?
q cloud.
CAUSED A FURRY
The idea of glass planes was ia
thered by Col. Paul. H. Kemmer,
Capt. George B. Rheinfrank, Jr.,
and 1t. Wayne A. Norman, of the
AAF Material Commands Aircraft
Laboratory at Wright Field, and its
successful flight test has caused
quite furry in aviation circles.
Primary reason: For the first time
glass fibers were carried into the
structural part of plane.
Oh, yes, they'd had glass doors,
fairings and fillets, but never be-
fore had anyone dared toy with the
idea of an entire glass plane. Sew
eraf' months of experimentation
eliminated in making a flight test
recently no q BT-l5 with fuselage
of the new material.
ENTER THE VILLAIN
In the words of Army officials it
was ''the first successful major
structural component of an air
plane using laminated glass flbers
to be developed and flown In the
United States" The concensuS is
that the possibilities are infinite,
and Capt. Rheinfrank says they
expect to make similar tests on
wings and tail cones before very
long.
The new process involves use Of
sandwich" type of construction.
Five plies of glass fiber similar in
appearance to rayon cloth and no
thicker, placed on each side Of q
balsa wood filling, make up the
sandwich" Load strength is i'm
parted by the Misunderstanding lay
ers of cloth. The balsa wood merely
gives body.
In looking around for more
perfect aircraft material. the men
hit upon glass fiber because its
strength-weight ratio is superior
to that of any other fiber avail
able and they believed this mater
ial promised light, strong lamin-
ate with satisfactory weathering
conditions.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07

Bengal win Open homes for desti-
tute women 70 keep them from
crime.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
Thunderbolts In France
Are Itching For a Fight
With Elusive Luftwaffe
Germans Rely on Flax to Meet AAF Air Raids
BY LIEUT.. WILLIAM II.
McCHESNEY
Wrltten For NEA Service

Written for NEA Service
ADVANCE NINTH USAAF BASE
IN FRANCE, July Fighting in
France in the air, at least, has turn
ed out a lot different from what
most of us expected. We are getting
all our opposition from the ground,
not from the Luftwaffe.
Even before the invasion started,
I had been on Is missions and I
have yet to see a single German
plane in the air. All I've seen OF
them is vapor trails. ~ .
FLAX Is something else. The Ger
mans have small cannon and
machine guns mounted on just
about every vehicle. They throw
up a lot of stuff. They have an ad-
vantage, too, because Of the ter
rain. In Africa the ground was nat
and you could strafe a convoy from
almost any direction. Usually you
went In at a 55-degree angle to the
road and swung the planes nose to
spray q wide area.
But in France there are high
trees along all the roads and you
have to fly straight down the road
to hit troop movements. The Ger
mans know exactly where you've go
ing to fly. So they just throw up a
wall Of fire and you've got to fly
through 1t.
They've got a lot of tricks, too.
Sometimes they leave trucks or
tanks in bitches. They look like
they're disabled. But when you fly
over them, hidden ack-ack guns
open up on you. And they've got
fax guns hidden in nearly all the
wooded areas.
We're lucky to be flying Repub-
lie Thunderbolts pats, because
they seem made just for this sort
Of operation. They're really tough
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
BARRACE BALLOON
lis EXHIBITED HERE

More than 1000 persons witnessed
the imitation of a barrage balloon
on the Green yesterday afternoon,
following which 1t was towed along
Leavenworth street, to Library Park,
where 1t was on display aloft until
6 p. m.
Spectators purchased war bonds
at Victory House and at booth
in the park during the exhibit.
Among the spectators was Mrs
Ruth B. Carr, $50 Cooke street
who until last September, was In
charge of final inspection of bar.
rage balloons manufactured at the
u. S. Rubber Co. plant In Woon'
socket, r. I,
Exhibiting the balloon were 1t
L. P. Smith, CPL Roland Cournoye'
and Sgt. william Kahler.
Dublin is to have its first munich
pal bowling green this summer.
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Philip Coppetto, Arthur BulVen.
George Bowen. Donald Mckay, Ed~
ward Rocco, william Birkenhul1ef.
Patrick McKenna, Richard Hogan.
Terry Maringola. Thomas Marin
COLA, Michael petraroia, Richard
Davino, Richard 0renier, Raymond
0renier, Francis 0renier, and stan
including william Behr, Edward
Herbert, Paul Iannaccone. Alex
vlncitorio and Director AxtlNnr
Very.
This weekend camp win Be open
to members during the months o.
July and August. beginning Thurs
day Of each week.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
CAMP KEYSTONE
FORMALLY OPENS
Boys Club Members Now
in Camp at KelIy's Pond,
MiddIebury

Camp Keystone, the Boys Club
weekend camp on Kelly's Pond
Midlebury, opened for the season
today with It's first group Of twenty
five campers. This group will stay
until Saturday afternoon after hav-
ing three days and two nights Of
camp life. Activities will include
swimming, hiking, field games
swings and boating with the eve
nings given over TO camp fires and
story telling.
Included in this group are Donald
Miller, Hervert Warren. Paul Cha
bot. John Muccino, Robert Garcia
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
SHIPMENT OF MEAT
REACHES WATERBURY

T1ire carloads Of government
owned frozen beef arrived in this
city yesterday by arrangement of
the Connecticut War Council, and
State War Food Administration
The supply is expected to aid tenn
pofarily in relieving the local Short
age Of meat. The shipment was sent
to Armour q Sons Of West Main
street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07

But oh oh, at this stage entered
the william. The only. known meth
cd by which glass f1bers could be
attached a balsa wood was by the
use Of q resin applied by high
pressure. This called for such ex-
pensive and complicated equipment
as to render 1t utterly impractical
from commercial standpoint.
OPENS NEW VISTAS
With Orson Welles-ian versatility,
however, they merely temporarily
turned aside from their main pro-
ject and developed a group of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
HEARING SCHEDULED
IN BANKRUPTCY CASE

A meeting OF creditors OF Harold
x. johnson OF Waterbury has been
scheduled by State Bankruptcy
Referee Saul Berman OF. Hartford
for July % ut II o, ~, at the county
courthouse building on Kendrick
avenue. A trustee VIII be appointed
at that time. The local man mas
was adjudged . bankrupt June ~,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07

"copolymer' resins, which cure
without high pressure. This allows
nodded parts to be made by simply
placing them for two or three hours
in a 200-degree F.. oven, and curing
them under vacuum pressure. In
cidentally the laboratory hopes to
cut this time to a matter of min
utes. Thus, for the first time, a
NATURAL fiber, totally compressed,
gave its full strength without high
pressure.
And thus, opening entirely new
vistas for the future, the glass plane
is born.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07

Dublin is to have its first munich
pal bowling green this summer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-07
IN AGAIN, OUT AGAIN

Pinckneyville, Ill. (UP)-Ollie Press
wood has had three honorable dis
charges from the Army during World
War II. The first, after he had
been in camp for 20 months, was
because he was over the age limit.
He was recalled and discharged
again to work In q copper mine. La
ter he was indicted again and has
recently been discharged because Of
disability.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Pres. Of Mass. Banks Is Dead

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 2S-(UP)- Frederic B, Washburn, 73, former president of Boston and Worcester bankS died of heart disease at his home here early today.
 A native of Natick, Washburn was 0 trustee of Clark University and c former president of the Mas sachusettS Bankers Association. He served as treasurer of the Worces- ter Five Gent Saving Bank and was made president Of that bank in 1917 Tn 1919, ho was president of the Franklin Savings Bank of Bos- ton, but 0 year later returned to Worcester to head the Mechanics National Bank where he served for 20 years.
 He leaves a son Rodney, who Suc- ceeded his father aS president of the Mechanics National Bank; e son, Gordon, of Providence, R. l., and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Washburn Henderson of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Bennett PoII-Beorers

Hollywood, Oct, 29-(UP)-A dos en Of his fellow aeterS were named today as pallboarers for Richard Bennett, aetor~father Of three beau- tlful ladies of the American stage, Bennett "a, died yesterday of u heart allment after deVoting more than half century of his life to the theater He died At Good Sam aritan hospital-where he had been under treatment for three weeks. Two Of his daughters, Joan and Constance. were at his side. Bar- bara, his third daughter and former wife of singer Morton Downey, was in New York.
 Funeral services will be held Tuesday noon ct All saints' Epis- leopAl church, Beverly HillS, Gal, with temporary interment at Fora est Lawn Memorial Park until the body con be shipped to Old Lyme, Conn, for burial in the family plot.
 Honorary pailbearers named to. day were Col. Victor Morrison, Capt, Gene MOrkey, Walter Wanger, Al Wood, Capt. Burgess Meredith, Or- son Welles, Monroe Childs, Charles Randolph, Victor Wise, Sam Hoffen- stein, Lionel Barrymore and Jim Tully.