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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31


 causes the end product to act very differently.
 Take two sheets of natural rub Der, moisten one with & bit of benzene to soften 1t up, put them together, and they will stick as though glued. Do the same with synthetic rubber and nothing hap pens. Under similar treatment, na- tural rubber flows from machines in a soft, workable mass, while synthetic rubber" is wavy, lumpy, uneven.
 TAKES MORE TIME
 So synthetic rubber has to be worked much longer; it has to be given treatments in addition to those used for natural rubber. Ma tural rubber has to be used for a binder with synthetic rubber. And whereas the use of natural rubber is well systematized, because its re- sponse to various treatments Is very uniform, every step in the process of utilizing synthetic rubber has to be watched with great care by experts, so that necessary notifications can be made in the processes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

, general purpose type. It can be made with the present equipment merely by adding a certain abund- ant natural material" which results in improving stickineSs and increas- ing resistance to heat.
 Enough of this new material, which of course cannot be named, is available right now to relieve little of the bottleneck for criti- cal military purposes. AS much more can be made as is wanted, without competition with other war needs; but to do this plants will have to be built, which will require steel, manpower and some time. The discovery Is being made avail able to the entire industry.
 This improvement is important both for itself and also as evidence that the defects in synthetic can be removed. given time. u took de- cades to learn to use natural rub Der properly. The rubber industry has had only few years of eXperi- ence with synthetic.
 If Hitler and Hirohito hold out a while longer, the industry probably will even discover why synthetic tires skid worse than natural rub- Der tires on snow and ice, though they hold better on wet pavementS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
ST. PATRICK'S WIN IN CYO DEBATE
Interesting Discussion Is } Staged on Air InvasiOns;
 Nazi Success Stressed

0k Patrick's church debating team last night defeated the St. Lucys church debaters in uphold ing the negative side of the subject: Resolved: That Air Invasion Is Not Sufficient for the Conquest of Europe" The contest, held at the Knights of Columbus hall, marked the resumption of the sixth annual city debating tournament sponsored by the K. of c. and the Catholic Youth Organization.
 The victorious debaters argued that intensive bombings and use of airborne troops would lead to sub- jugation of the Germans. They pointed to the effect the German airborne invasion had in conquering Norway, and said such a method re- suits in a smaller loss of human lives.
 Colored maps were used by the St. Patrick'S team to illustrate n1ili- tary needs and to show tht air ir1- vaSion is necessary in order to break through the heavily fortified enemy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

posts.
 Members of the winning team were Lois Coleman, Germaine Beaulieu, and Margaret Mary Grimes. The St. Lucy's debaters were Leonard Mecca, Vito Coviello, and Geraldine Carosella.
 The affirmative team claimed that a ground invasion as well as bombingS would be necessary to subdue the enemy. The members said Germany is prepared ade- quately for an air invasion, and will not be conquered without ex- tensive use of the infantry.
 Judges were: Serge Belanger, city treasurer; Michael Castaldi, grand trustee of the Grand Court of Con- necticut ForeSters of America; and Edward M. Ryan, new analyst, Will liam T. Harrington, city editor of The Democrat, served as moderator.
 Participants in the next debate, based on the proposed national la Dor service act, will be teams of St. Joseph'S church and the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It will be staged April 13. The tournament is expected to end in May.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
MAY AMEND RULES
 IN COP. PARTY
Young Republican Club to Discuss Suggestions at
 Coming Meeting

A meeting of the Young Republi- can Club of which Harold K. Had ley newly chosen chairman of the COP. town convention is president will be held some time next week preceding the first meeting of the party town convention group. MT. Hadley stated last night that the purpose of the Young Republican group will be to consider party rule changes relative to the town com mittee. The members of the town convention have full power to change these rules.
 The chairman expressed the be- lief that the principal changes III the party rules would center on the need for more representation to the town committee. At present the town committee members are not elected by voting districts but by sections, each section comprising three or more voting districts, with the result that many districts, indi. vidually, are not represented. It was stated that the general feeling was that a delegate should be chosen from each of the 32 voting districts with a possibility of two being chosen. It was also stated that pos sible curtailment of the present powers of the town committee chair man would be reviewed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
ARMY ENGINEERS
 TO OUTLINE PLANS

Mayors and first selectmen of cities and towns in the Naugatuck Valley will meet here April II to hear a discussion by Army engineers of the proposed $5,151,000 Thomas ton flood control reservoir.
 Mayor Monegan has made avail able the use of a room in the city hadd for the conference as request ed by Congressman Joseph E. Tal- bot. The project. it is said is de- signed to prevent floods in the spring and release water in the dry months to flush out debris in the river. It will be about two miles above Thomaston and will impound a lake four miles long partly In Litchfield and partly in Harwinton. Relocation of six miles of highway and raising the grade Of about eight miles of track of the N. r., N. H. & H. R. R. will be necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Mich. Produces Record
 Amount of Natural Gas

Lansing, Mich. CUP)-In the face of shortages of other fuels, Michi- gan's natural gas production inc creased nearly two billion cubic feet in 1943, records of the state geology division reveal.
 Last year Michigan wells yielded . total of 19,581, 10000 cubic feet of dry natural and casinghead gas, an amount of gas having an equiv- alent heat value of almost one mil- lion tons of coal or four million
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
Michigan Lake Region
 High in Copper Output

Lansing, Mich. (UP)-Michigan's Lake Superior region produced S7 per cent of the central states total copper output in 1943, an amount valued at $12,150,000, according to the state conservation department.
 The total amount of crude ore treated increased from l,953,0O0 tons in 1942 to approximately a. 306, 900 tons in 1943; old tailingS decreased from 2,4lo.000 to l,905.- 0O0tons. Tailings yielded about 33 per cent of the total copper output In 1943 and 34 per cent in 1922.
 The report also disclosed that 4S600 ounces of silver were recov- cred from Michigan copper ore dur ing 1043.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

barrels of oil. It is the highest amount ever produced in the stato in a single year.
 The gas was valued at t33ll. .0O5 at the well, an average of lz66 cents per 1000 cubic feet.
 Natural gas production in Michr igan has been increasing for the past five years since 1888, when tt was less than 10 billion cubic feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
BY S. BURTON HEATH NEA Staff COrreSDOndent

Akron, March Sl-Digging around in the mysteries of the tire situa- tion, have come upon some facts which are not generally known about rubber. They should be help full in explaining why We can't have tires for some time to come.
 Synthetic rubber is not rubber at all. It is plastic just like
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
MARKS 50 YEARS AS SINGER

Keene, N. H. (UP) - William w. Nye of Keene has completed 50 years of community musical service during which time he has sung for hundreds of organizatines through out the country. He began singing with stock companies in Boston in the early 1900s and did chorus work with many leading singers and ac- tors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

the Q a C K O1
 your hairbrush is a plastic, or the c O! or e q drinking cup on t h c bathroom shelf. It has the same chemical formula as rub Der that comes from t r e c S:
 e a c h contains f i V C atoms of c ar bon and eight atoms of hydrogen. But t h e y are ar ranged differ ently-and that d i f f e r e n t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

Chile has ordered its mint to auo- tion every two weeks on the Santd- ago stock exchange the equivalent in gold coin of gold bars or dust re celved by it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
PAID FOR LESSONS

Jockey Johnny Breen learned to ride by paying $l each for 20 les sons by a riding adacedmy instruc- tor in his home town, Hartford, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31
WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FORT

Victory is never chedplY bought 1t ls only q ne0ns to end. Whot is ho end2 Whdt we fighting foTS
 We ore fighting for liberty. the most oxpensivs luxury known 10 mm. We fight for simple thinss-ior the little things that all important We fight for schools built on q found0' Ec1St3- ton of books. not b0Yonets. xt-1.aSS>1
 We fight Tor town meetings. for the high @ school debating team for open doors to cathedral church and synagogue.
 We fight for the right 10 organize for any decent pupose for labor employers for the Grange and the Legion and the Ladies Literary Club and for lodge meet ings in full vegoio on Tuesday nights.
 We fight Tor our condidote for sheriff and for the other fellows condidde and for the right to bs sorry we elected him and to say ~
 We fight for the country editor ond for > TSy the metropolitan daily. and for the editors T~KG right to say the wrong thing fl hs thinks hs EA right. M sE
 We fight 10, free radio for the right to C--'@ y 10 listen 10 what we wont ond to turn of what don't w0nt
 We fight for the right 10 work 0t jobs ot our own choosina 10 read the books want 10 reGd to listen to the music that pedses without regard to the race or nuionolitY of the composer.
 For these things fight
 (Fyon an address by Lt. Gen 3rsAon SOmerVeh
 cota,nGmdinO Army Service FoTcss to hw troops MGre~
 2. 194Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

British radio manufacturers in- tend to specialize in miniature sets after the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-31

They're water-repellent and we have them in the popular new "sand'' shade. Sizes? you bet 12 to 20.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-10
Chapel Hill Navy Has
O10n Victory Gardens

work as part OF their physical tram
nG: prOuucc WAS delivered To the
navy Kitchens and surplus was sold
tn civilian restaurants. The gardens
showed an actual profit. This year
ulirationS have been enlarged.
Potatoes, beams, peas, tomatoes, and
other paintings are figured III terms
OF acres instead Of rows. Last ycal
$50 bushels OF sweet potatoes were
harvested, thus years crop is expect
cd 10 be 900 bushels or more. Other
vegetable crops will be in balanced
proportion.
But the most interesting feature
of the whole project is the artificial
watering system. An old automobile
motor furnishes power for Il pump
tina, takes water from Morgan creek
and forces II into some five or six
miles of >praycr pipes. These pipe
are arranged So they can be turned
to throw the spray over every inch
OF the broad fields.
There are other advantages to the
prC-tllght school victory garden pro-
JcCt, but Senator Ballentinc said he
thought the adaptation Of irrigation
facilities was one of the best object
lesson. for homC-gardcncrS. The
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-10
Daily Dispatch Bureau
fSl I,iNS NISSII.T

| Raleigh. MAY 10 Most North Car
olinIanS who THINK Of irrigation think
| IN terms Oi vast prairie areas where
| canals and bitches carry water to
| parChcd fields. There have been, too,
many instances where lawns or flow
| a. gardens were -;Ivcd bv SprIniiling
1 water from u revolving SpIguI.
l.. y. (StaE) Ballcntlnc, member
oi the State Board of Agriculture,
! several times chairman OF the Sen
ate Committee on Agriculture. Il SIIc-
CrS>iul farmer (and incidentally car
didatr lur lieutenant GUVcruUr). has
long argued that solution of the lam
~ EIrocn problem WAS some simple,
cCUn system OF getting water To
the vegetables when water WAS nccG-
cd. lie almost saw Il dream come lrlr:
| UcSuIy.
Some weeks ago Lieut.. II. y. Ckid)
Brewer. public relations officer ui
tie navy prc-ilIght school at Chapel
I'M. invited some Raleigh nvwSpuprr
men TO come over ana see the VIC
/ tory garden operations conducted
under sponsorship ui the navy unit.
BallcntInc also WAS Interested and
the reporters thought II Il good idea
to bum a ride with him. That suited
everybody involved and the trip was
On.
The group first paid respects TO
Lt,,''. '1luITIuCr JdurS l.. RdUGh,
Cpmnaud.ul ui the Chapel Inn navy
unit, and Ii. Cmdr. Howard Hamll-
ton, executive officer. Then they pro-
CcCocd to the victory gardens"
The United States Department of
Agriculture had leased from the State
University some 400 acres oi land ior
SoIl reclamation project. ana the
navy had borrowed ABOUT 10 acres
Oi mat Ipr Il victory garden. The
gardening operation, arc under GI-
rCct!on -! Ll"u,gmauts Russell Peter
son and Walter Homer They ret a
lot "i good aUNICr from Dr LIlyu
Boot, the hort.culturIst III charge OF
'nc whole project.
Funny lnlng about II Is that
LirIts. Peterson and Homer. we'll
knoWn athletic coaches 1T Boston
University, did not suspect they
were farmers until the navy luId
them 50.
Most OF the prC-flIgEt cadets also
had no idea ot farming when they
J":ncd the navy. iur .uU-aCrr victory
garden ton IN" prc-I!lcht school came
abu., like most u! tn" family gar
uClls because there srrm"u no rtuc.
way tu get fresh vegetables. When
some 2.nup cadets moved INTO the
Chapel tiil community demands up-
on normal supplies ui vegetables
were 80 heavy some ui the local resi-
dents protested. So the navy dvcIuuu
To raise their uwn.
Although the project Wa regard
cd last year a. experimental II Sdv-
cd the day Tor both the school and
the community. Money was obtain
Cd from the prC-ilIGht school wei
iarC !und 10 buy seed ana fertilizer:
the cadets were assigned 10 field
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-10

Based on his average monthly wage
OF S!5o. his primary benefit would
anoun, - s3!.50. III, widow would
sc; ,hrcc-toUrths q. that ov S23.63
per month. Payment for the child
would bC one hall n. S&l.G3 peg
month. Payments lr. ~" child would
bC ono half OF S3!.5u 0r Slj.T5 per
month-m"king tr'a. Of $50 80 per
month to~ his his W,d1w and child
70" further information call or
"''''" 'h' Halcrgh "'.In, ~ tho So
Ciai Security Board located al BOG
~r|l'M tuu buIa"s.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-10

EICDRD ON hdsr, " record. the
N"D .ud.d l",.> have more to attack
'huu I've ChC.1" IalIis Mcdonald
la, .ulv ..sr session nt the lCg.S.a-
lUr ru u.a published record: Cherry
has seven regular and two special
."..luu,. MrDnulld mas other records
# ~c:NiC" ir could pUbicllc to aG-
vantage and Cherry ha> more than
MS Legislative activities tu commend
Report, reaching Capitol Square in
Grru'c that VOTERS would like 'u hear
more about what the candidates hul q
90 LAY o.u"' what they have done
themselves .uG '"~S about what their
pprnrn', have dome %. failed t. do.
,jur polucnu> have IDEAS OF their
,%u on such matters.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-10
Civil War History
Is Not Celebrated;
Campaigning Muddy
Daily Dispatch Bureau
iil i.N>N \ISISET

f'i-'!h. May lO-Nlay 10. Con-
tcdcratc Memorial Day in the Car
,unuS mss les, much ut is SIgniri-
C1nre III recent years. Not only have
most ui The Confederate soldiers
crossed over the river 20 rest un-
dc" the shade OF the trees" but MANY
% I.clr children have also made that
INA, c.o.s,HH. The third generation
i n'W ~ charge OF government and
~',Ji .r'fi'I.-. aui they are more
concerned 1lna, past amt present dc
tenders .. He Star and Stripes than
.oD.t those who followed The Bon
me Bi.c Flag, nt stars and bars with
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-10
Funeral for "a n S,,,,,,

r1ncr"i services ior ". n Sm;,
"'i',HnnWn c"lorCd man. who l; d,al;;
AS' Friday at State hospital veil, u'ea '
hcId at Shiloh Baptist church r.. .e
i2N. May II. AZ three o'clpct =.
pastor. icv. S. B. Clonton, viii ao.N ane
duc, the services. ln,crment wi,I T ~.
IN the church cemetery. '' oe
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-10

wasted advertisements purporting 10
show ;ha, Nocy was Just u Charley
McC Car'Hy' for Max Gardner. l. Was
Nu' understood then or now WHY the
candidates could not talk about their
own qualifications rather than their
opponents lack OF tnCrl. Il Is aX!l-
matte that more people vote aGaln>;
something or somebody than vote Tor
tive idea "r tho person: but they like
to have suN:c rNcU T. 'Dr Eo:lus to-.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-10
WEDNESDAY,, MAY 10, 1914

sam" idea can be dcy,loro,
smaller scale as needed d" ,md ON
mean much To North CaroI,m, VIII
oehc:S II 1t is more widely uSods gar
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-10
ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS
Confederate Memorial
Also Gone With Wind

Lee and Johnston and Pcttigrcw 9nd
Bragg and Pcudcr. F'cW communities
even observed the occasion today and
the State did not take Il holiday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-10

OIv DIulN uIU IlUI IdkV NOIldlN.
CHARGE-StIll its fitting time to
REGAL some Of the glorious exploits
at CHrUinIduS III another war. Or.
Cht!S CrIttCndCn. head ul the State
Department Ct Archives and History,
recalls that the famed "Plckctt'S
Charge at Gettysburg WAS led by
General pcttigrcw OF North Caro-
llH,.. General Pickett. CummunuCI
ot the corps. wasn't cyru present.
bU, l,c,i,u was - NirgIul.u and IN
them DAYS VI-Siuia"S were ,vrr ug
the history: they wrote /, Ike ,hcy
uuGGH. Uly were making Il.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-03
PRO ENGINEERS
MEET AT ELTON
ScOtt-Smith Main Speaker
at Dinner Farley MOn-
day Evening

The Waterbury Chapter Of THE
Connecticut Society Of the Profess
sional Engineers viii hold their am
nual meeting on May 8, at the Ho-
tel Elton. An elaborate program has
been planned for this meeting, CONF
mencing with dinner At D. m.
New officers will also be elected
at this meeting.
Engineer L. r. Scott-S Smith, OF
the Planning Committee, also sec
rotary of the Waterbury Chapter.
will be the main speaker Of the
evening. His topic will be based up
on the subject Of Postwar Plan
ming. This promises to be the OUT
standing address Of the year. Vice.
president Eric Benedict will assist
at the projection machine.
Engineer Wendell p. Vial, treas
urer, Will also address the members
at this meeting. His interesting
topic will be Postwar Financing
Of Engineering Projects"
Engineer H. s. s-Smith, In
his capacity Of vice-president Of
the State Society, will report on
the annual meeting Of that body,
which tools place in New Haven last
month. President Frank e. Kleist
was appointed chairman of the
State Membership Committee at
this meeting.
Engineer Frank E. Kleist of the
Waterbury Chapter will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-03
Clio TO DISCUSS
POLITICAL PLANS

State c. I. o. leaders will meet to-
morrow night at 95 North Main
street for a discussion erlative to
the C. I. O.'s participation in the
5th district congressional contest.
State C. I. o. secretary John j.
Driscoll today stated that tomorrow
nights meeting will be held prin-
cipally to discuss participation in
the unions political action program
and also to analyze possible poll
teal candidate material for the 5th
district.
The local G. I. o. recently blast
ed at former Senator Michael A.
Blansfield in an attack against his
being nominated as Democratic con-
gresional candidate from the 5th
district. Mr.. Blansfield had not an
nounced a candidacy at the time
and has not to date.
The c. I. O.'s attack on the for
mer state senate rwas based on
charges that the latter was a ia
Dor batter" while in return the ex-
senator heatedly denied such charg-
es and referred to his past record to
dispute the issue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-03
100000 ON TAX
RETURNS BANKED
Bill Payers Keep COllec-
tors City Hall Office Staff
Busy Consistently

Seven hundred thousand dollars
was deposited yesterday b. ti1e city
as deposits on tax returns that have
been coming in almost overwhelm-
ingly for the past three or four days.
OF this total 1925 900 was deposited
in the Waterbury National bank,
$4,000 in the Colonial Trust and
$155,000 in the Waterbury Trust.
Approximately Sass 900 is on deposit
at the Citizens and Manufacturers
National bank.
The money is deposited in the fol-
lowing proportions as result of the
law which states a depositor cannot
deposit more than 80 per cent of the
total surplus of undivided profits of
a bank. Any deposits exceeding this
are usually deposited by the city in
the First Nationak Bank Of Boston
1t is possible with the heavy re-
turns on taxes now coming in that
the city may find itself in a position
to pay off before scheduled time the
$1,000 borrowed in January on an
ticipated taxes. This amount is to
be paid in full by June 9Th. The
loan this year, whilh is borrowed
annually to defray the operating
expenses of the city dhring the first
six months of operation during
which time the greater share of the
city's financial operation is in ex-
penoitures with little revenue COM
ing in. The $700,0 900 this year was
100000 less than in previous years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-03
POLLARD ASKS
TOBE RETIRED
Police Department to Lose
Services Of Experienced
Member

Detective Lieutenant William F.
Pollard will present an application
for retirement to this afternoons
meeting Of the police board, after
% years Of service.
Senior member Of the Detective
Bureau, Lieutenant Pollard has for
years distinguished himself as an
outstanding investigator, having
been instrumental in solving many
important and difficult cases.
Following the death Of Chief IN
spector Joseph p. Stevens last No
vember, Lieutenant Pollard served
as acting head of the Detective Bu-
reau until the appointment of Jo-
seph r. Bender to the post in jan
uary.
Lieut.. Pollard was appointed to
to the Supernumerary force on Feb.
5, 1917, and served as head of the
plant protection force at the Amer
lean Brass Co. during the first
World War. He was appointed to
the regular force on May 5, 1919,
and assigned to the Detective Blu
reau on June 5, 1921. He was pro-
noted to Lieutenant on Dec. /, 1921.
Lieut.. Pollard is treasurer Of the
Waterbury lodge Of Elks and for
mer chairman of the board of trus-
tees Of the lodge. He is a member
of the Brooklyn Athletic club. For
many years he served as Water
bury representative on the legis-
lative committee of the Connect
cut Police association.
He is the father of three sons,
William, Jr., and George, both serv-
ing in the Navy, and James 10;
and two daughters, Mrs. Peter
Lawlor and Mrs. James Shea. He
has seven grandchildren.
1t is believed the board will read
lily grant Lieut.. Pollard's applica-
ton In view of his IS years of serv-
ice and outstanding record, al
though they are naturally reluctant
to lose a police officer of his cal
iber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-03
BOMBER SQUAD ON
GOOD WILL TOUR
Veteran Fighters to APP
peal for Greater Produce
ton Effort

Waterbury War Manpower and
U. S. Employment officials will join
the famous Boomerang" bomber
crew in its good will tour in por-
tions of the Waterbury and Torring-
ton area, it was disclosed today.
Miss Edna Harmon, assistant
manager Of the USES, will be the
speaker at ceremonies tonight at
the town hall in Torrington, Mrs
Mary M. Dewey. VINO director
will participate tomorrow night at
exercises at the town hall in Wa
tertown, while Paul Parson, man.
ager of the USES will attend meet
ings at Cheshire tomorrow and al
Litchfield Friday.
Members Of the noted crew took
part in numerous successful raids
over enemy territory in Europe
The servicemen were stationed at
a base in England before returning
to this country for tour in the
interests of war production.
The exercises have been arranged
to encourage persons to take jobs
in war industry.