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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
EAST END CLUB
 BOOKS AERALISTS

A speciality aerial act featuring starring headliners will top the weeks Mardi Gras to be condudcted at Scovill recreation field from Monday June 26 to Saturday, July 1 under the sponsorship of the East End Community club.
 Ferris wheels, novelty booths merry -go-roundS and other forms of entertainment will be offered at the attraction. This is the third of these events to be conducted by the community group.
 James Creem, chairman of the Community club, is in charge as- sisted by Miss Winifred Caine. Har- ry Corden and Raymond Burke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
LOUIS SILEO GETS
 HEi/.lNG MAY l6

A hearing has been set for May l6 in Hartford for Louis Sileo of who pleaded not guilty yesterday to an OPA charge of vio- lating gasoline ration regulations. He vast arraigned before Judge J. Joseph smith in the Hartfrod fed- eral court together with several other Connecticut men who are ac" cused Of violating OPA rules.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
BRUSH FIRES KEEP
 FIREMEN ON ALERT

Firemen responded this morning to a brush fire on South Fifth St. Yesterday firemen extingulshed brush fires on Chestnut Hill road. Thomaston avenue. Pine Hill. and Brookside avenue. and a minor blaze on Q veranda of the second floor of . four-stoFy brick building owned by Daniel euozzo. 200 Bank street. caused by sparks from an incinerator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage eeF- tiiieates are on file with the bu. reau Of Vital Statistics;
 Francis <. Lerz. co Woodtick road and Mary Alice Monte. n WOOdtlck road.
 Glenn W. FilekingeF. caEenovla. N. F., and Beatrice Wilsom, Aa Um1sn siFeet, Thomaston.
 Edward ]. Lynch, 1915 East Main street and Katherine M. Speeiaie, Sl6 North Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
REPUBLICANS MEET
 AT YMCA TONIGHT

Town Chairman Vernon L. Hall Of the local Republican party and secretary Michael J'Anth0ny will preside at the party's meeting to- night at the YMCA. Purpose of the meeting. 1t has been stated. is to discuss plans for getting absentee ballots to men and women in the armed services. The meeting is scheduled for 6 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
CYO. TO. FORM
 BASEBALL TEAM
Call for Candidates Sound for St. Francis Xavier
 Chapter
Washington Hill

Instructions for the High School students will be held Thursday eve ming at in the basement of the school. Immediately after the par ish c. Y. o. Unit will meet. The important business to be discussed in 2t. Francis entry into the re-or- ganiled C. Y. o. League, which was so drastically affected by the war The new league will have an eight een.year-old age limit. Members of the parish unit who are interested in trying out for the team must be present Thursday evening. Jo- sepl Quilter will coach the St. Francis aggregation. It is planned to have the league get under way within two weeks.
 Friends of Mrs. Edward Curley, ST. of Washington street will be glad to learn she is back home again, greatly improved in health, after short visit to St. Mary's hos pital.
 Lieut.. Joseph Shea. U. $. N. R. and Mrs. Shea, the former Roselyn Brown, have returned to their home on Sylvan avenue, after spending a few days visiting with relatives in Boston, Mass.
 Mrs. Francis McVerry has re- turned to her home on Baldwin street. after spending three months at Rollo, Mo. with her husband, Lieutenant Francis McVerry, U. S.. Army.
 Troop g. Washington Park Com munity Club, will hold their reg ular meeting this evening, from 2 to g o'clock, at the Community House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
LABOR INSTITUTE
 MEETING TONIGHT

The third session of the Diocesan Labor Institutes series of forum discussions will be held tongiht in the Colonial Room. The Elton. Rev. Johp ?. Donnelly. director Of the Institute will preside as John J. Egan. secretary Of the A. P. L.. and Joseph P. Burns. former Waterburi- an and counsel for the Connecticut Association of Manufacturers will discuss wartime industrial relations. These meetings are open to the ul.hA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
Unofficial WaIk-Out
 Here Settled Today
Employees of American Brass Co. Casting Shop Return
 to Work; DriscOIls Illness EiaIts Boston DisccusiOn

Unsettling developments in the wage and contract dispute between the American Brass Company and the three Naugatuck Valley locals of the CLO Mine Mill and Shelter Workers today at keel both here in Waterbury where 25 employees of the company returned towork after unauthorized walkot protest display night and in Boston where contract negotiations were postponed until next week result of the sudden illness of C.IO. leader John J. Driscoll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
KING TO DIRECT
 BOND CAMPAIGN
State Agriculture Commits siOner Accepts Assign
 ment for Coming Drive

The appointment of State Agri- culture Commissioner Olcott F. King of South Windsor as chairman of the Fifth War Loan farm pro- gram was announced Tuesday by Eugene E. Wilson, state chairman of the Connecticut War Finance committee.
 MT. King will be associated with Leo F. Grouten, chairman of the State War Finance Agriculture con- mittee, and Dr. E. A. PerregauX, Uni versity of Connecticut agricultural
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
WEEKLY HEALTH
 BULLETIN POSTED

One case of spinal meningitis one case of scarlet fever and one oi measles were the only communi. cable diseases listed for Waterbury for the week ending May 6, accord ing to the weekly morbidlty repor.. issued by the State Department os Health.
 Among the state totals of suct- Illnesses some 610 cases of measles were reported for the entire state of which IA were confined to the City of Stamford and 65 to New Haven. Scarlet fever cases for the state numbered 100 with Hartford listed as having 38 of these. Other totals were IS cases of whooping cough, 2 of meningitis, 233 of chickenpox, l6S of humps, 24 of Gonorrhea and 26 of syphilis.
 RRSIy NUA~ A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

w. Arnett, vice-president of The Trenton Saving Fund Society, ~. q: Levi P. Smith, president, Burling- ton Savings Bank, Vt; George 8. Steveson, president, The New Haven Savings Bank, Conn; Myron S. Short, executive vice-president. Buffalo Savings Bank, N. F.; Rutl1- erford E, Smith, president, Dorckes- ter Savings Bank, Mass: Ralph R, Knapp, vice. president, Washington Mutual Savings Bank, Seattle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

MFs. Howard A. ROchon. 32 Walnut street. who was overcome by gas at her home Monday when . coffee pot boiled ever on the stove exilngulahlng the flame. was discharged yesterday from SC. MaEy's hospital.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25
SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue of the power and authority
contained in a certain mortgage bearing
date July /, 1880, and duly recorded
in the office of the Register of Deeds
of New Hanover County, in Book 206, at
Page 367, and executed to the under
signed by P. T. Peterson and wife, Eve
Ign Peterson, default having been made
in the payment of debt secured there
by, the undersigned will on Monday,
June 5, 1914, at twelve o'clock noon, at
the Court House door of the County OF
New Hanover aforesaid, sell at public
der, all that certain tract, piece or par
eel land lying, being and situate in
Harnett Township, New Hanover Coun-
ty, North Carolina, and bounded and de-
scribed as follows:
BEGINNING at stone in the South
easterly line of the Wrightsville Public
Macadam Road, leading from Wilmington
the Northwesterly corner on said Turn
pike of tract of land sold by the
Suburban Land Company to J. o. Hin
ton by deed recorded in the Records of
New Hanover County in Book 80 at
page 81. and running thence from said
stone along the Southeasterly side of
said Turnpike, or macadam road, about
stake in the George R. French Line.
thence with said line about South 68
degrees East 1o4o feet to a stone marked
"G.R.F" thence at right angles to Hin
ton Avenue 800 feet to the Northern line
of Hinton Avenue. thence along said
line of said Avenue about $3.50 East S25
feet to a stone. said Hinton's Southwest
line 989 feet to the Beginning; the same
containing 26.70 acres, more or less.
This 4th day of May. 1914.
ARA P. NORFLEET, Mortgage
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25

signed to Battery ID, 252nd Coast
Artillery for three and one-half
years.
AWARDED DFC
First Lieut.. Exum F. Billiard,
18th AAF P-38 Lightning recon-
Nuisance pilot of 416 Carolina
avenue, Carolina Beach, has been
awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross for exceptionally daring and
skillful aerial Photographic work
on a "vitally important mission"
over enemy territory. The presen-
tation was made personally in
Italy by Maj. Gen. Nathan F.
Twining. commanding general OF
the 18th AAF.
Lieutenant Bul1ard. alone and
unarmed. flew his Lightning on a
long flight over Hungary to take
photos of enemy installations and
on the next day voluntarily fol-
lowed bombers over the same
area, taking important pictures as
he went, despite heavy flax bar
RACES and constant and persist
ent attacks from enemy fighters.
Thu first flight took place on April
2, 1914.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25
State Falling Behind
In Salvage Collection

WINSTON-S ALEM, May 24.-(P
North Carolina is producing only
about 81 per cent of its quota OF
industrial iron and steel salvage.
W. S. Mccall, fifth district salvage
manager, said today.
Mccall conducted luncheon
meeting here today of approx
mateIy IS county industrial salvage
chairmen, leading industrialists
end plant salvage chairmen Of the
fifth congressional district. The
meeting was called by District
Chairman R. M. Hanes in an eff
fort to stimulate the flow of scrap
from industrial plants to make up
the states quota.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25
DELIVERS "sICK LETTERS"

CPL Russell P. Hewlett, %. is
helping to deliver the sick let
ters' that find their way to the
Army Postal Directory Service at
Allied Force Headquarters in the
Mediterranean theater. "Sick let
ters' are those that were pre-
viously unbelievable because of
improper addresses. Soldier clerks
carefully process tn e letters
through files which list the organi-
cation of every soldier in North
Africa, Italy, Sicily. Corsica and
Sardinia. Corporal Hewlett is the
grandson of Mrs. R. A. Hewlett of
81 Central boulevard, Sunset
Park.
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25
AT POPE FIELD

Pvt. Clarence H. Mills, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Mills Of
Wilmington, is now stationed at
Pope Field Army Air Base, where
he is assigned to the First Troop
Carrier Command. He was attend
ing N. C. State college before en-
tering the Army on March rs,
1913 at Fort Bragg.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25
PROMOTED

Fitzhugh W. Lee, AAF, son of
Mrs. P. L. Foy of GIG Market
street, has been promoted from
sergeant to staff sergeant at his
station somewhere in England.
Prior to entering the ASany, Ser
geaat Lee was employed two years
in a civil service position by the
Quartermaster Corps, and six
months as mail clerk by the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25

No passenger automobiles have
come off the assembly lines since
February, 1912 At that time there
were about q 10 million passen.
ger cars in the U. S., including
those in the hands Of dealers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25

James Thorn.
as w a | k e r,
seaman 5 e c.
ond class, son
of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. J. Walker Of
80 North Fifth
street, has re-
turned to his
ship after a few
days spent at
home. He -e-
ceived his boot
training at Balm
bridge, Md. Be-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25
TUE MORNING STAR
.SStFIED HATES

.,ea ads inserted IN both The
81 Sn: and sps Tn a.sS;i?s
sss 'a lasssa .. .a sa' .e % 70
sav, No cld ESrent for Saturday Star.
Rates osyr5c per wore aa
! to = = 1 d1sys-4c per woIo;
5 to days-5c per woio.
. to II oa sy,y@2 l-2c per word.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25

L ~ AANllI y -.
Pridg'en, w h 0
has spent the
past three years
overseas, is now
spending a fur
Tough with his
p a r ents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. C.
Pridg'en of K.el-
ly. The enlisted
man is sta ton
ed at Fort ack-
son, S. c. He
had keen as-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-25
1s0.-Wanted

1s0.-Wanted
WE WILL BUY YOUR OLD RADIO,
refrigerator, electric ironer, electric
fans, highest prices paid. Taubman's,
Is South Front St.
WANTED TO RENT HOUSE OR APART
ment on or near Wrightsville Beach
Call 8-8818-J evenings.
1S0.-Legal
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fore entering the Navy, he was
employed by the V. P. Lofts Con-
struction company.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA:
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER:
In the Matter of the Administration O
the Estate of George F, Hunt. Sr.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
NOTICE

The undersigned has been duly ap-
pointed and has qualified as Admins
traitor. C. T. A. under the will and OF
the Estate of George F. Hunt, ST.. which
will is duly probated in the office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court of New
Hanover County. Notice is hereby given
to all persons having any claims against
the estate to file the same in writing.
duly verified, with the undersigned Ad
nlinistrator. c. T. A. at % South Front
Street, Wilmington, North Carolina. on
or before one year after the date hereof
or this notice may be pleaded in bar
of recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate are hereby required to make
settlement with the undersigned.
April 20. 1874.
GEORGE F. HUNT, JR,
Administrator C. T. A. under the
will and of the estate of George F
Hunt, Sr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14
W. cePMd ez&
JOfms Allies i'm Bombing Mission Over France

Wood took over. He reviewed the course of the
entire mission once more and then came to the
two subjects we were most interested in-fak
conditions and the weather.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14
2OJdp Ships
Sunk ByU.S.
I4I Planes Begged
by Nimifz' Raiders

PEARL HARBOR, June IA
(UP)-Japan's air and sea power
IN the Pacif1c was weakened
further today by a smashing
three-day' assault on the Mari
ahas by a powerful u. S. task
force which sank Il and damaged
IS enemy ships and destroyed al
planes. while land-based Liberia
tors sank seven more enemy YES
sells of New Guinea.
Adm. Nimitz announced that Is
planes and IS men were lost in
the attacks on Tinian. Saipan.
Rota and Guam and two enemy
conveys IN the nearby waters,
guarding the approaches TO
Tokyo and the Philippines.
Beside the big toll In the new
Marianas raids, the japanese also
lost seven vessels and probably
an eighth Monday in Geelvink
Bay. Dutch New Guinea. during
an attack by long-range Liberia
tors under Gen. MacArthur's
command.
MacArthur's drive on the road
back to the Philippines also was
aided by the disclosure that
American planes began using the
captured Mokmer airdrome on
Bisk Island. Tuesday, and that
ground troops were advancing
steadily toward the islands two
other airhelds, Borokoe and So
rido.
Six enemy planes raided the
American positions on Biak. Mac
Arthurs communique disclosed,
but three were shot down.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14
Details on Compass Reading

The group navigator then gave more detailed
instructions to the navigators as to the exact
compass readings of each leg of the trip.
Then about half of those in attendance got
up and left; gunners radiomen, engineers who
were to make last minute checks on their respec-
tive equipment and navigators who were to lay
our course on their own maps.
With only the pilots and bombardiers remain
ing, the group bombardier took over the meeting.
The room was darkened and rolling screen
let down in front of the maps.
On 1t the little protector Shoued three photo
graphs Of the target.
1t aoos a toaOn aUhere intelligence had reported
a concentration of enemy troops.
One group of our craft 1caS to bomb the tonon
and another aOas to drop bombs on the railroad
bridge nearby.
We acre then told the number and aUeigH
Of orr bomb loads and the lights came up again.
"Any questions" was the query.
few were offered and answered and the
bombardiers then left to further study their
problem
Now only the pilots stayed and again Col.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14
Hollywood Stars
Lead Bond Rally
CONTINUED from Page One)

Iread the script rather h@itantly
Finally they tore II up.
what we really want TO say"
said Payne and Holden. sis this;
You keep buying 'em and the
air force will keep flying EN-"
Wayne County's quota in the
drive is $30S, l56, 900 OF this total,
corporations are expected 10 buy
S164, $4,000.
INDIVIDUAL QUOTA
The individual quota is Sl44,-
100000.
Among future events in the
bond drive Is a win the War
Congress sponsored by Americans
All, Inc, an affiliation OF national
ity groups. 1t will be held at 2:30
p. m. Sunday in Bond Square.
Speakers will include Louis G.
Miriam, chairman Of the regional
War Labor Board, and represent
atives Of labor, industry and the
army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14

you haze to ask them to buy
bonds-don't they wont TO Din
the Uor?'
II didn't have any answer TO
that"
Lukas, lauding tie covenant OF
Teheran. told the group that now
Is the.time for each Of us 10 make
his own personal covenant--for
his children and those
who love him"
UNITY OF MANKIND
81 believe in mankind" he
said, mankind as n whole, re-
CARELESS of skin fermentation
or religious beliefs. Unless we
are determined to maintain this
principle the blood now being
shed on French beaches might
rs well not be she'd"
A dialog had been written for
Pvt. Payne and 1t. Holden, both
Of the army air forces. and they
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14
Finnish lutherans
0pen Sessions Here

The 55th annual convention
of the Finnish Lutheran Church
Of America opened today at
Bethlehem Church, 2225 Indian
dale, with DR.. Alfred Haapanen.
president of the church synod.
officiating. DR.. Haapanen said
300 ministerial and lay repre-
sentatives of $4,000 church men,
bers were expected.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14

they entered the city yesterday.
Under the swastika, which was
drawn over the letter "V," was
the word Germany"
Officials of the Michigan Ferti-
lizer Co., where the prisoners are
employed. said distribution of the
leaflets, all of which were hand
drawn. was lust one of the jokes
they pull every now and then"
However. the police department
was flooded with telephone calls
from angry parents whose chill
dren had picked the leaflets off
the street and brought them home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14
Refrigerator
Fumes Hit I

Howard Wagner. so, OF 22l5
Lansing. and a woman believed
to be Gladys Wagner. 80, were
overcome by sulphur dioxide
fumes from a faulty refrigerator
at the Lansing address early to-
day and brought 10 Receiving
Hospital in serious condition.
Raymond Washburn. a neigh
Dor, told police he found Wagner
wandering in the hallway in
dazed condition. The woman was
found unconscious on the floor.
Police said that the fumes had
escaped from a refrigerator pipe
which had rusted through.
Every Day IL D.Dsy In Faetories--
Order 1Oc United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
trOit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them 10 your home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14
.G| Bill Waits
Roosevelt OK.

WASHINGTON, June IA INS)
- Returning veterans of World
War II need only President Roose-
velt's signature on the CT Bill of
Rights today to assure them of its
many benefits.
The measure, now on the Presi-
dents desk. was given final legis-
lative endorsement after the
House followed the Senate is unan-
imously approving a conference
report. The President is expected
to sign the bill by the end of the
week.
The CT bill gives 50 weeks of
unemployment compensation to
veterans who may need it and
provides for resumption of their
education, disqualification an I'd
loans TO enbale them TO buy
homes, farms and small bust
neSSes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14

=. As a consequence lOds sitting IN The Office
OF Maj. Clayton Smith, for my money the best
public relations officer in the business, reading
copy of Stars and Stripes 1chen suddenly Uoice
came over the fields public address system, "dU
ulerted creacs report to the briefng room at 1900
(2 p. H..
i. looked at my wrist watch 1t was then 10
minutes to e.
:. I looked at CLAYTON
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14
Nazi Prisoners
Hoax Lansing

LANSING. June Ii tUP)-Dis-
tribution OF several dozen leaflets
bearing the Nazi swastika by Ger
man prisoners Of war employed in
fertilizer plant here was de-
cribed by authorities today as a
Joke.
The leaflets were thrown from
trucks carrying the prisoners as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-14
About 200 Kids Crowd in Room

Boys kept coming in until pretty soon the
room was three-quarters full. All in ALL there
were about 200 kids.
Then through the door at the back several
officers with their arms full of maps and large
photographs entered and made their way up
front.
The room achich had been hummng 1oith
conversation suddenly became very still A teao
minutes passed aOhile ne,0 transparent maps on
pOhich aOere marked Our course target 1Oere pinned
over the big map Of southern England and the
northern coast Of France.
This work completed, Col. Wilson r. Wood,
only &C. of Chico, Tex, stood up and began
brefng.
With pointer he followed the course we
were to fly from our base to the coast, where we
were to cross the channel, where we were to enter
the French coast and finally our target.