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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19
American Red Cross And OWI Offer Contrasts In Efficiency, Taylor Discovers In London

uncertainty of OWTs pwpOsed and intentions.
 Able men and women in OWL overseas = and there are many -- have been hanlstrung by conflict ing bureaucratic directives from washington, and by head-chop- ping and scope-goating from near and far. They have found that if they save their heads they must lead with their chins. Newspaper. men like myself have found no body here in OW1 who will not ad. init that he must play politics - ol else.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19

otherwise would use their talents well.
 Here, under Harvey D. Gibson, who has worked for the Red Cross without salary since May. 1922. and who is on leave of absence from the chairmanship of an important New York bank, the Red Cross con- ducts vast welfare operation en- ploying more than 10000 people.
 In the British Isles alone, 1t Op- crates IF service clubs and hos telries in cities and towns, 80 clubs on American military reservations here, and 51 mobile canteens, called automobiles, which cover the coun- tryside. All this is done without government funds. Every penny comes through private subscription in United States. The organization has no illusions of grandeur and no pet ideas except the basic principle of good, solid service. In short. all Americans here agree that the American Red Cross is delivering
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19
VETERAN FTREMEN
 MARK ANNIVERSARY

The 18th anniversary of their appointment to the force was observed by II members of the Wa terbury fire department Saturday.
 They are: Lieut.. James J. Barry and Hiram N. Smith, and Pvts. Arthur Lachance, Frederick Hard wick, Hubert F. Ray, Frank P. Car roll, John A. Conlon, Edward Thibo- deau, John J. Maloney, William H. Earth and Thomas E. McGrath.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19

of and other
  War Production Board appeal joining other nation supporting pupwOOd production and waste conservation campaigns and this presented the belief interested knowing these efforts important to the effOrt)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19

Not only winning the lon" but winning 1t with" we'll
 Paper and its derived ognay from pulpwood versatile of the materials nt modern machine Without them experts have declared continue the with greatest a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19
CREDIT UNION NO. 4
 MEETING TONIGHT

All members of Credit Union No. of the Scovill Manufacturing Company are urged to attend the annual meeting to be held this eve- ming at Doolittle Alley Hall, Hamil- ton avenue. The meeting will be featured by the report of officers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19

Paper speaks with every bullet or shell that is fred" one en- thusiastic writer has put it. Tt rides with every tank. It scars with every plane. It blows the sea with every ship. It feeds our troops in all parts of the world. It warns their huts in the north and protects them from heat in the south. Paper is at war
 Unlike many products made of metal or rubber, paper is scarce not because there is scarcity of the raw product wood - from which 1t is made. Paper is scarce because there aren't enough available woodcutters to cut and saw the pulpwood needed; and the trucks and tires necessary to haul the pulpwood from the woodlands to the mills or a rail- way freight station are rapidly diminishing.
 Ample Forest Lands
 America has ample, self-re- plenishing forest lands. Approxi- mately $50 million acres one third of all the land in the United States is forest land. Some 430 million acres are avail able for commercial harvesting as pulpwood, lumber, fuel wood, plywood, and other wood products.
 Until recently the War Man power Commission failed to rec ognize woods work as an essential occupation. Consequently many woods cutters were drafted; many others went to the cities tc work in war plants.
 Pulpwood production, as a re- suit, slumped in the fall of 1922 and by the summer of 1943 the half years receipts by mills over the country were "A per cent be- low those of the corresponding period in 1942. The War Produc- tion Board, which had set 13,- 100000 cords as the minimum need for military and essential civilian purposes in 1943, foresaW a 2,500,0N0 cord shortage.
 Donald M. Nelson, Chairman oi the WIPE, set the keynote for the newspaper government industry drive which followed, when he pointed out that If each of the 3,80O,O00 farmers in 27 pulpwooo producing states east of the Rocky Mountains devoted three extra days before the. end of the year tc cutting pulpwood, the quota would be met with pulpwood to spare
 Local Committees Formed
 The Newspaper Victory Pulp. wood Campaign was launched ir August with the cooperation of the War Activities Committee of tlsS Pulpwood Consuming Industries formed by newspapers in more than 1250 communities, with mem- bers comprising county agricultural agents, pulpwood buyers, clergy. men, school superintendents. anC others, and the editor serving as chairman.
 Pulpwood production rose during the fall of 1943, but the demands of war kept just ahead like a will. o-the-wisp. And 1944 loomed witt even greater requirements to equiE and supply Americas growing ex. peditionary forces all over tht world. Pulpwood was going to war
 As many paper products, such as paper containers, are made chiefly of waste paper, with only a sprink. ling of the virgin pulpwood, war re. quirements for paper products turned waste paper into a materia of war.
 Responding a second time to ar appeal from the War Production
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19

and the Of ..Se of War Informa- tion at the bot- t m. It's th e same old story of impartial, ex-
 perienced m a n-
 agement, single nlindedly going about its job, as
 contrasted with a bunch of head CTS who fret, fritter and flop, m e a n W hil c smothering able
 men and women within the orr ganizatton " ho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19
COMMUNISTS PLAN SPECIAL PROGRAM
Noted Woman Labor Lead=
 CT, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, to Speak

Commemoration of the 20th an- niversary of the death of Lenin, founder of the Russian Soviet Union, will be observed tonight at the Russian IW.I. hall at 100 North Elm street where Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, labor leader and Communist will speak on National Unity to Party National Committee member, Make Good Teheran". The address is scheduled for 8 p. m.
 Miss Flynn will describe the great significance which she attributes to the agreement of the allied leaders at Teheran as to the military con- duct of the war and the principles of peacetiIne reconstruction of the world. She will explain how she feels that in order to make good the commitments of Teheran the utmost in national unity must be achieved and that in order not to divide the nations efforts the American Com r1unists will not raise the issue of socialism either during or after the war but will uphold a no strike pledge policy during the war and cooperate in postwar reconstruc- tion on the basis of free enterprise.
 
 Ed "Archie" Gardner says he fixes this time of the year because Al .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19

Board, the newspapers joined the industry and launched waste pa- per conservation drive on Pearl Harbor Day, 1943.
 The city folks are expected to furnish the bulk of the million tons of waste paper needed in 1914,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19

Ed "Archie" Gardner says he fixes this time of the year because e:'c when his favorite flower blooms the 'pointersetter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19
By HENRY J. TAYLOR
 NEA Correspondent

London, Jan. 19-Cby wireless)- When a canvass is made on the effectiveness of U. s. civilian agen- cies in this theater of war, con- mon consent puts the American Red Gross at the top of the list
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-19
OUTSTANDING SIRE

Eclipse sired 344 foals at fee of $255 and his get won about $780, 900, a high figure in those early days of horse racing when purses were low.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Mill ST. PROPERTY
MAY Be PURCHASED
Offer of $4,000 Made for
American Mills Building;
Terms Announced

An offer Of $4,000 for purchase
of the American Mills property
at 313 Mil street has been received
by the Industrial Properties, Inc,
according to papers fled In super
Tor court today by Attorney Alfred
L. FfnkleStein, receiver. A hearing
will be assigned on the receivers
motion to approve the transaction.
According to the terms Of the
purchaser, whose identity has not
been disclosed, a cash payment Of
$4,000 would be made and q pur-
chase money mortgage Of $4,000
would be taken, with interest at
four per cent and amortization at
the rate Of $4,000 per year.
In the event the Princeton Knit
ting Mills, q tenant at the premises,
should exercise an option to buy the
building the amount paid would be
given to the receiver to reduce the
principal ON the debt, the prospect
i've purchasers agreement states,
and the amortization would be ST.
$50 every six months.
No encumbrances would remain
on the property except that the ex-
listing leases would continue, accord
ing to the terms made. The pur-
chaser makes reduction Of the prop
erty's assessment to 100000 a con-
dition of the transaction.
The building, which stands at
Mill and Liberty stgeets, is occupied
by Is or IA tenants at the present
time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
MRS. M. LAPORTA
SUCCUMBS TODAY
Mother of Prominent Flu.
neral Directors Widely
Known; Rites Monday

Mrs. Maria (Irano) LaPorta,
Of SO Sperry street, widow Of
the late Vincenzo LaPorta, died
last night at Waterbury hos
pital after q brief illness. She
had operated a grocery business at
SO Sperry street for the past %
years and had been q resident Of
this city for So years. Mrs. LaPor-
ia was born in italy and was Q
charter member of Loggia Regina
Elena society. She leaves five sons,
Domenic, funeral director of Tor
rington, Joseph, local funeral d.
rector, and Albert, Michael and
Frank, all Of this city; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Michael DiPrimio Of
Oakville and Mrs. Frank appone Of
Italy, one nephew, Francesca La
Vigna Of Oakville; eighteen grand
children and one great grandchild.
The funeral will be held from the
LaPorta funeral home, 81 Holmes
avenue, Monday morning, to Our
Lady Of Lourdes church, time to be
announced. Burial will be in CAL
vary cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home Saturday from
3 to 10 p. m. and Sunday from 2
to 10 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Banker jones A.
StiIlmon Dies In n. Y.

New York, Jan. 13-(UP)-James
A. Stillman, 70, former president and
chairman Of the board OF the Ma
tional City Bank of New York died
today after brief illness.
Stillman, whose father was the
banks 10th president, resigned that
post in 1921 during the sensational
divorce suit Of his former wife. Anne
(Fifit) Potter Stillman but remained
active as a director until his death.
He celebrated his 10th anniversary
on the board on Wednesday.
Stillman brought suit for divorce
In 1920 against his wife, to whom he
had been married in 1901, charging
infidenity and questioning the pa
ternity Of their third child, Guy,
born in 1919. Beauvais with whom,
he said, his wife had been intimate
over q three year period.
Mrs. Stillman filed q denial and
accused her husband Of infidelity.
The case was in and out Of court
for years until the court Of appeals
upheld finding in her favor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
RECEIPT REQUIRED
in SALE OF AUTOS
Former Owner Must STUFF
render All Unused GaSO-
line Ration Coupons

Sales of cars may not be trans
acted without issuance Of special
receipts by the ration board, Law
renee L. Lewis, chairman, said to-
day, issuing a reminder Of newly
adopted procedure.
Under the new plan a person who
sells a car must surrender whatever
gasoline ration coupons have been
issued in his name to the ration
board and must obtain q duplicate
receipt. Both papers must be turned
over to the new owner.
One Of the receipts must be pre-
sented by the purchaser to the mo-
tor vehicle department when he reg
isters and the other to the ration
board before he can secure rations.
Dealers have been required to file
inventories as Of Dec. 81 and to OBJ
tain the certificates for each car.
The receipt transfer must be made
in all sales, whether by dealers or
individuals and for new and used
cars.
Although surrender of ration cou-
pons has always been required in
car sale transactions 1t Is pointed
out the new plan Of transferring re-
ceipts may bring greater compliance
with the regulations and may pre-
vent possible diversion Of substan-
tial amounts of gasoline to waste
full and unlawful use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
CITY RECEIVES
$4,000 CHECK
Government to Pay Bal
ance of $45O,OOO Grant
on New Reservoir

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 13-(UP)-
A union controversy at q New Haven
Dairy brought out the drivers Of two
large Hartford milk distributors to-
day, with result that between $4,000
and 10000 families In the greater
Hartford area went without milk.
Deliveries, however, were made to
hospitals, army stations and chill
dren's institutions.
The New Haven situation develop
ed following merger Of the Sagal-
Lou Dairy with the New Haven
Dairy. Drivers Of the Sagal-Lou had
been affiliated with the AFL, while
the New Haven Dairy drivers be-
long0d to an independent union.
Forty-four former sag a IL u
drivers were handed certificates of
availability after they declined to
Join the independent union, and the
ALL picketed the plant.
No disturbance or work stoppage
,was reported at the Waterbury unit
of the Sagal-Lou company on Wa
fertown Ave.
Meantime, at Hartford, AFL driv-
ers for Brant g. Chapman and r.
q. Miller, quit work in sympathy
with their fellow ul1ionmen at New
Haven.
The state board Of mediation and
Arbitration subpoened the New Hav-
en- opposing factions TO conference
nc Hartford in an endeavor to break
the impasse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
LITIGATION ENDS
AFTER TEN YEARS
Receivership Proceedings
Removed From Superior
Court Docket Today

Receivership proceedings insti-
tuted in 1888 by Robert c. Chandler
of Wolcott against the Citizens
Realty Co., Of Waterbury were with
drawn from superior court today
The action had been twice discon-
tiEued and restored during the l01s
years it has been on the docket.
The plaintiff claimed the concern
had invested in shares Of stock OF
other companies at greatly inflated
prices without any notice to him, a
stakeholder. He charged misman-
agement in his complaint, which
said he was holder Of 80 shares Of
stock. appointment of a receiver
and dissolution of the company
had been requested.
Also withdrawn from the superior
court docket today was the $4,000
civil action instituted in behalf Of
John O'Brien, Jr., OF Waterbury
against Louis j. Thibault, ST., and
Louis J. Thibault, Jr., also Of this
city. The litigation was based on
injuries sustained when the plain
tiff was allegedly struck by a car
owned by Louis Thibault, Jr., and
operated by his father. The ac-
cident occurred on Sylvan avenue
near Baldwin street. Terms Of set
Element were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
NEW ROCHELLE
DRIVER FINED
Alleged Skip.Driver Pleads
Guilty on Two Charges
in Police Court

Frank Burr, 50, New Rochelle,
was fined $50 after he pleaded
guilty to charges Of drunken driv-
ing and evading responsibility in
City Court this morning. Fifty dol
lars Of the fine. imposed on the
evading responsibility count, was
suspended by Judge T. E. Conway.
Prosecuting Attorney Frederick
w. Palomba said q car driven BY the
accused slightly damaged a parked
car on East Main street, on DeceEn-
Der 40, and continued on. Motor
Patrollnen Joseph Kendrick, Thom-
as McElligott, and John Griffin
gave chase, and found the man In
an intoxicated condition.
Attorney John F. Tobin said Mr..
Burr has made restitution for the
damage, which was Of an inconse-
quential nature.
Eugene Casey, So. IL Hosey Place,
manager Of the Mattatuck Bowling
Alleys on East Main street, was
fined 500, payment Of 40 suspend
ed for one wear, after he pleaded
guilty to II counts Of employing
minors under the age Of is Is pin
boys.
Other cases: Kenneth q. Rhyn-
hart, 80, 116 Cherry street, breach
Of the peace, nolled; Dorsey Killard,
%, Park Place, non-support, con-
tinued to January q; Nicola ia
conino, So, e5 Banner street. viola
ton Of the plumbing ordinances,
continued to January a; Archie J,
Couture. AZ, Ill jenkins avenue,
drunken driving, continued to Jan.
81; Thomas Lawlor, Jr., 35, 81
Highton Avenue, drunken driving,
continued to Jan. a, Lawrence
Morris, II, 2l6 Lounsbury street
theft Of mail, forgery, continued to
Jan. 81; Josephine Grello, 81, S42
washington Avenue, and oseph Al
sobrok, SO, 342 South Main street,
parking violations, IS bonds called.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
1894 employees in
STATE BENEFITED
Receive Back Wages of
269,423; u. S. Labor
Dept. Files Report

Boston, January-A total of ST.
28O employees shared In back wages
amounting to 81 ,226, AL "A due them
under the minimum wage and over
time compensation provisions of the
Federal Wage and Hour Law in
1913, according to the annual re-
port Of Leo A. Gleason. Regional
Director Of the Wage and Hour and
Public Contracts Divisions, U. s.
Department Of Labor.
The amount Of restitution COM
puted as legal wages due employees
under the Fair Labor Standards
Act includes q total Of $l11,178.S1
collected under branch plant proce-
dure for S74 employees.
The restitution figures by States
collected in 1913 are as follows:
Massachusetts $610,7so.62 to 1901
employees, Connecticut 1868. 423 SO
to 1894 employees, Rhode Island
$l10, 1896 to 1880 employees, Maine
$50, 926.99 to 1896 employees, New
Hampshire $39,036.75 to 1755 em-
ployes, Vermont $3l, S26.28 to 1880
employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

funeral home, 10 Porter street, to
st. Mary Magdalen church. Oak
vile, where a solemn high Mass
win be celebrated at Q. Burial will
be In Calvary cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home to-
day until 10 p. m. and tomorrow
from 2 to 10 p. m.
KARAS-John 8. Karas Of 6i2
Watertown avenue died last night
at Waterbury hospital after O lin
gering Nlness. He was o native Of
Hudson. Penn, and came to Water
bury In 1927. For the past 10 years
he had been employed as O locomo.
tive engineer with the American
Brass company. He was o com.
municant Of st. stanislaus Kostka
church.
He leaves his wife. Cecilia (Bialo-
hoski) Karas; four sons, John.
George and Stanley, all Of Water
bury, and Carl OF the u. 8. Army,
stationed In England; one daughter,
Mrs. David Stoddard Of Litchfield;
two sisters, Mrs. Victoria Ciesiel-
ski Of Trenton. N. j., and Mrs.
Theodore Omiecinski Of this city;
one brother, Joseph Karas Of Wa
terbury; three grandsons and sew
eral nieces and nephewg. The fu-
neral viii be held from the home,
6i2 WATERFOWL avenue, Saturday
morning ct Sis 10 sc. Gtanisiaus
church ct Q. Burial win be IN
Calvary cemetery. Friends may call
At the residence today after 2 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
UNION RELEASING
l9LAND PARCELS
Charles Larkin Subse.
quently to Deed Property
to State for Bride Path

The western Union Telegraph Co.,
today flied a quit-claim deed made
over to Charles L. Larkin releasing
to the latter's possession 10 parcels
of land formerly owned by the New
York and New England r. r. Co.,
which at one time was the central
rail connection between Waterbury
and Danbury and ran through and
between such other towns as Maui
gatuck, Middlebury, oxford and
Southbury.
The land was granted to Mr.. Lar
kin for the sum Of $1,000 and as
previously reported Mr.. Larkin will
subsequently deed the land to the
state for use as a public bride
path.
Other deeds on file at the town
clerks office are as follows: War
ranty Deeds, Domenic Castelano to
Fliston L., and Catherine G. White,
property on the northerly side of
Ferndale avenue, 5000. Domenic
CaStelano to Frank w. Schaniel, ct
llx, property on the northerly side
Of Ferndale avenue, 5000. Mort
gage Deed-Frank W., and Lillian
Schaniel to the First Federal Saw
ings & Loan Corp. Property on
Ferndale avenue $4,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Hospital
Bulletins

Ann Ryan, Ill Chestnut ave-
nue., was reported In good cOndi-
ton at st. Mary's hospital this
morning. Miss Ryan was injured
last night when she was struck
by an auto at Willow and West
Main streets. No charges were
placed against the driver Of the
car, Edward Szymanslxi, ~, 1856
West Main street, Police Capt.
william Duggan reported. Mo-
tor Patrolman John Walsh inves-
tigated the accident
Detective Lieutenant Cornelius
Shanahan was reported resting
fairly comfortably at st. Mary's
hospital where he is . medical pa
tent,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

the company. Despite appeals for
workers and offers a attractive
wages the scarcity Of hefp persists.
Additional staggered hours Of fac
toxy shifts Is one Of Mr.. Drum
nond's suggestions. His letter iol-
lows:
The Editor,
Waterbury Democrat.
Dear Sir:
The acute manpower shortage
II the waterbury area has brought
about Q critical bus transportation
situation on G. r. g. L. lines. We
have been struggling with this
problem for over year and we
are now able TO operate only about
70 Of our los buses.
We have, at present, 126 bus
drivers and q feet Of los buses.
We need 20 additional bus oper-
ators and Is additional men IN our
shops In order TO operate mini
mum Of o. buses daily, still leav-
ing us spare buses for essential
maintenance work, and we would
ct times run more buses than this
during rush hours.
We know that many people are
not being transported to Water
bury industries on time, and we
know that demands for bus trans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
OBITUARY

KELLER - Mrs. Nellie (Klem)
Keller og IA Railroad Hill street,
widow of the late william Keller,
died suddenly in st. Mary's hospital
yesterday. She was a former res
ident Of Manonoy City, Pa, and a
member Of the Cleaners Society Of
st. Patrick's church.
Surviving are two sons, william
and Edward: two sisters, Mrs. Ar
thur Mercier, and Mrs. william
Meehan and two brothers, Joseph
and Anthony KLEIN, all Of Water
bury.
The funeral will be held Satur-
day at $3.50 q. m. from the Lun-
ny Funeral Home. IS Central ave-
nue., to St. Patrick's church where
solemn high Mass will be cele-
brated at 8. Burial will be In River
side cemetery. Friends may call at
the funeral home today from Z to
10 p. m. and tomorrow afternoon
and evening.
The Cleaners Society win meet at
the funeral home this evening at
8 o'clock.
PITINGORO - Mrs. Josephine
(Sampieri) Pitingoro, wife Of An
gelo Pitingoro of 112 Hodges ave-
nue., Ansonia, died at New Haven
hospital Monday. She had lived in
Ansonia for 40 years. Surviving her
Is q sister, Mrs. Joseph Carta Of
Waterbury.
WATERWORTH - Infant Wa
terworth, son Of Private william
and Mrs. Lucille (Bercier) Water
worth CT l73 McCauley avenue, died
Monday in st. Mary's hospital.
Burial viii be at the convenience
Of the family in Calvary cemetery.
D'ANDREA- Nicholas D'Andrea,
65, Of 2l9 Orange street, died early
yesterday in st. Mary's hospital
after a short illness. He was a ma
tive Of Italy and came to this city
43 years ago. For 30 years, Mr..
D'Andrea was employed at the
Scovill Mfg. Co. He was q member
of the Diritto Q Dovero society.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Margaret (Manfredj) DAndrea; two
sons, Andrew and Daniel; four
daughters, Mrs. Michael Mancini,
Mrs. John Stankus, and Misses Lucy
and Helen D'Andrea; five grand
children, all Of Waterbury; and
two brothers. Anthony and Louis
D'Andrea Of Pennsylvania.
The funeral will be held satur.
day at 8 q. m. from the LaPorta fu-
neral home, 81 Holmes avenue, to
st. Lucy's church where q solemn
high Mass will be celebrated at 0.
Burial will be in Calvary cerne-
terry. Friends may call at the fu.
neral home today iintil 10 p. m. and
tomorrow from 2 to 10 p. m.
sEARLE-Mrs. Helen Searle. wife
Of Harry Searle Of "a Sunset ave.
nue.. Oakville, died ct her home yes
terday after q short illness. She
was born in Naugatuck, but had re-
sided in oakville for the past two
years.
Besides her husband, she leaves
a daughter, Beverly; her mother.
Mrs. Pauline Murdus Of Naugatuck;
four brothers. Pvt. Raymond Bell Of
Camp Mantle, Anthony Stein Of
Naugatuck, John Stein Of Water
bury and Joseph Stein Of Massa-
and two sisters, Mrs. WILL
liam Breiner Of Waterbury and
Mrs. Harold johnson Of WATERFOWL.
The funeral will be held satur-
day ct 8 Q. N. from the Mazaika