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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
THOMAS
Girl Scouts Cookie
 Sale Advances We'll
Housewives Respond to Drive; Nds-Kanteen Farley
 Thursday; Son Born to Mr., Mrs. John Innes

patriotism enough to go twenty miles to there blood banks in order that our fighting forces win not fail for lack of cooperation on the home front.
 Mrs. Arthur Pfaefflin, Mrs. Ray mond Johnson, Mrs. Leon Babb, Mrs Martin Rogozinski, Mrs. Lionel Wright, Mrs. Winfield Wight and Mrs. Anthony Laureetano. Service officeres and representa- tives from V. =. w. posts in New Milford, Winsted. Torrington and Thomaston attended the first Ses- sion of a course of instructions for service officers held Sunday after- noon at the Veterans of Foreign War hall. The session was in charge of district commander Ray Paucher of Winster. /,
 The instructions were in charge of John Kennedy, national laison officer of Hartford who is an hon., orably discharged veteran of World War IT. Session will be held here each Sunday to acquaint service officers the best methods of hand- ling veterans claims. The sessions will be held for an indefinite per- iod.
 The Kids s-Kanteen will meet Thursday evening at 8 in the Sons of Union Veterans on the "Old Center School Green"
 The auxiliary of Alexander Gregorak Post, No. 572 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the V. F. W. club rooms. Following the meet ing a card party will be held. The Thomaston Women'S Choral, Club and the Liederkranz singing society will hold 8 ojint rehearsal Thursday evening at the high school gymnasium in preparation for the concert and dance which vii be held Saturday evening in the gym nasium. All members must attend this final rehearsal.
 The home mechanics course spon- sored by the Parent Teachers As- sociation will meet. Tuesday evening in the manual arts room of the high school.
 The auxiliary of Clifford R. French post No. 9, American Le- zion will meet this evening at the home of Mrs. Howard Palmer of Litchfield street. All members are urged to attend.
 Mrs. Margaret Coneghan, Elm street, has received word that her son, Pvt. James Coneghan, Q. $. Army Air corps has completed his gunnery course at Santa Monica Air Field, Calf. While on a recent visit to Hollywood, Pvt. oneghan met another Thomaston boy, Matt thew Monahan Of the U. s. Navy. Monal1an is the first local boy that he had seen since he entered the service.
 A family gathering was held re- gently at the home of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Sarasin.
 Guests included Mrs. Theodore Thompson, Forestville. MT. and Mrs. Vincent Cleveland, ames Cleveland, Marion Stone, Mir. and Mrs. Miles Moore, all of Bristol, MT. and Mrs. Gilbert Thompson, New Britain, Mrs. Cora Thompson. Plymouth, MT. and Mrs. James Dwyer, Cox swain James Dwyer, U. s. Navy and ANfM Pc and Mrs. Lonnie Thomp- son, Oakville and the Misses Shir- ley and Ruth Sarasin.
 The teachers and officers of the Congregational Sunday school will meet in the church parlors this eve ming at 2 o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. John Innes of Mar inc street announce the birth of a son born Saturday at the Waterbury hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
PIOTROSKI BUYS
 LISTERS STORE
Discharged World War Il Vet Takes Over Hard-
 ware Business

Terryville, Nov. 14-AmoS H. LiS- ter announces he has sold his hard. ware and general merchandise bus mess whcih he conducted in the Higgins block at the corner of Main and South Main streets to Theodore Piotroski, a former employe who recently received his honorable dis. charge from the Army after two years of service.
 MT. Lister who was born in this town, started work in 1885 at the age of IA in a meat market operated in the same building in which he conducted his present business. Later MT. Lister and c. A. Welton, who died few months ago. founded the Lister and Welton market which the two carried on for about six years when MT. Lister bought out his partner. In 1914 he sold the business to the late E. J. Hannabry.
 In the fall of 1915, MT. Lister was elected first selectman of the Town of Plymouth, position he held i've years. In 1920 he declined renom- ination and in October of that year he purchased the hardware and general merchandise store of the late Matthew Hayes which he con- tinued until the present.
 MT. Lister was elected president of the Terryville Trust Co, in 1889, a position he still holds. He is chair man of the board of education and chairman of the Republican Town committee. On November 2 of this year he was elected senator from the 32nd district.
 The new owner of the store is also native of Terryyille and well known. MT. Piotrowski took over the business Monday.
 Neighbors in the Service
 Next door neighbors in Plymouth, two enlistees in the Marine corps, are neighbors, in the service, &C., cording to word received by the parents. Pfc. Albert Blake. son of MT. and Mrs. Harold Blake and 8 veteran of the Pacific where he was wounded at Guadalcanal, and Marine Corp. Marjorie Hawkins are both stationed in California nj re- spective divisions at Camp Pendle- tion. Pfc. Blake is in the hospital at that camp where he will undergo an operation for removal of shrap- mel from his hand.
 A meeting of Boy Scout troop No. will be held in the parish hall of the Immaculate Conception church this evening while Boy Scout troop No. 2 will meet in the social rooms of the Congregational church
 Mems Night
 The Plymouth Parent-Teacher association will observe Mems Night at its meeting tonight in Plymouth Center school. A program of enter. tainment will be presented with re- treatments to be served. A report on the recent barn dance will be made which will show a large sum of money realized.
 Pvt. Edward Zagurski, who re- gently returned from IA months in the South Pacific area and is at present stationed at the U. s. Army General hospital. Utica, N. F., is spending a five-day furlough at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Stanley Zagurski of East Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
l 0AIENlLL CeEFssponaent: AIlco Gtaastrom
 -PhOno oes-
WAVES PROMOTE
 ANNA M. TRINGA
Taft Avenue Resident Now Hospital Apprentice
 First Class

The total amount of Bonds and Stamps sold at the South School was $S07.S5. The stamps alone totaled $269.15 and bonds $38,70.
 The one hundred percent rooms were Mrs, Oscar Locke, Mrs. May Eggleton, Miss Irene BusSemey, Miss Goldie Gordon, Miss Anna Scanlon and Miss Helen Sepples.
 Rooms above 90 percent were: Mrs. George Pelzer 92 percent, Miss Rosemary Kane 92 percent. Miss Mary Kilbride 96 percent, Miss Catherine Scanlon 91 per cent, Mrs. Francis Flynn 91 percent, Mrs. AL fred DeLand 96 percent, Mrs. Will liam Branch 96 percent, Miss Lois Doolittle 92 percent, Miss Alice Briggs, afternoon, 96 percent.
 Mass Celebrated
 The 10:30 Mass on Sunday morn- ing in St. Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church was offered for UlpOSe III GLlc bSINACCs
 Rev. Thomas McGary announced that next Sunday the Ladies Aid will receive Holy Communion at the 7:SO Mass.
 There will be a months mind Mass celebrated Wednesday at 8:30 for Alphonse, Da Ponte.
 BannS of marriage were aIl- nounced for the first time between Miss Flora L. Zappone, Davis street, and Rocco L. Gagliardi of New Bri- tain.
 Anna M. Tringa Promoted
 Ann M. Tringa, Oakville, has been promoted to hospital apprentice 1-c, after completing WAVE hospital corps training at the U. s. Naval hospital, San Diego, Calf.
 The WAVE, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Tringa, 37 Taft avenue. will be assigned to duty in naval hospital or dispensary aiding in medical care of Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard men.
 Miss Tringa attended Denison
 
 University and Junior College of Physical Therapy at New Haven, and served as 8 Red Cross nurses aid before entering the service.
 William E. Walker, 73 Fall avenue, attended the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Nathan Gunther, in Ridgefield oy, Esridov Afrc GSi1Ythar die1 SIld- denly at her home Tuesday night.
 It. Louise Menzelle, Army Nurse Corps, has been assigned to U. S. Army Hospital. Larkspur and has left for overseas. Lieut.. Menzelle is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Menzelle, A Davis street, and entered the service August 5, 194S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14

Dennis Morgan, star of Warner Brothers 'sThe Very Though of You" played several seasons of semi-professional baseball in the Northern Wisconsin State League.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
Borough Funerals

Naugatuck, Nov. 14-The funeral of Miss Mary Ann Burke, 83, of 30 German street, who died Satur- day at Pinecrest, convalescent home, Platts Mills, was held this morning at 8:30 from the Buckmil- Ter funeral home, p Park Place. to St. Francis church where a solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrat- ed at o'clock. Burial was in St. Francis cemetery.
 ARMY BRAT A PRIVATE
 Camp Crowder, Mo. (UP)-The Army Brat" is now a private. Tommy D. WadeltonI Jr., author of the best-seller bearing that title, recently became Private Wadelton and is in basic training at Camp cEowder
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
ThanIrsririnr Sfnries

ThamkSgIVInB SC0fIeS There will be Thanksgiving Story Time at the Library on We'd nesday, November 22nd, from four
 to four thirty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
Half Of Budket Left
Center Seniors

welfare Supt. Leo Scully released fsport Monday night showing that <'lIf seven months of the fiscal year .Hue. the welfare department still as naH Of its yearly budget left
 E'5afiniinfas expekt ess Jlp 70 Nc-a -.kN'1s totdled tt6,552te. MT.
 .F tspozked leaving halance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
Airplane Model Show

1An PASsAKO 4NAV1CA OH1W"
 Begin to plan which models you will enter in the Airplane Model Show. Is the last week in January good time for the show?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14

Gold mined in Southern Rhodesia last year was valued at t22' 900 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
Another Cluster

Another Cluster
 Sergeant Joseph G. Marcelonis, 70 of Ward street was recently awarded another Oak Leaf Cluster to his Distinguished Flying Cross for "ex- traordinary achievement, courage coolness and skill" in bombing mis- sions over the Reich. It was hls l1th award of the present war.
 Sergeant Marcelonis, who is a tur- ret gunner and engineer on an Eighth Air Force Fortress, holds the Air Medal and eight Oak Leaf Clts- ters in addition to the DEC and the new Cluster. His group is part ot the Third Bombardment Division which has been cited by the Pres ident for its shuttle bombing of the Messerschmitt a1rplane factories Sergeant Marcelonis, who returned to this country after completing % missions and went back to Europe early this year, has recently parti- cipated in raids on Cologne, Berlin, Merseburg, zwickau,' Munich, and Kassel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
Drive Underway

The Naugatuck committee of Wa terbury council, Girl Scouts. opened its annual financial drive Monday. The campaign will continue to Nov 18th.
 Mrs. Armstrong Durr, chairman of the local committee, said the bor- ough's quota is $675. Mrs. w. Glenn Kirby, 25 Sweeney street, is drive treasurer and donations may bt sent to her.
 There are three Girl Scout troops rArs and three Brownie troops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
Library Workers Club

Library Workers Club We need helpers; if you are in- terested in working in the Library, come and see about joining the club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
ErederickS Home

Qdy 1uTlOuSn- at G1lS ALOAAc VI HID parents MT. and Mrs. Raymond Fredericks of Phoenix Avenue. It is the first time in 35 months that he has been home.
 Sergeant Fredericks said that be- ing home 'is like having 8 dream come true" He enlisted in Septem- Der, 194O, and has participated in most of the battles the Marines have fought in the South Pacific area.
 He was reluctant to talk about his past experiences. He escaped injury and considers himself pretty forum ate to be alive.
 ''It's impossible to tell how won- derful it is to have Paul home" his mother said. Two brothers of Serg- cant FrederickS are in the Army, one, Lieutenant Raymond Fred ericks, being stationed in the South Pacific area, the other, Sergeant Bernard Fredericks, is stationed in this country.
 Sergeant Fredericks does not yet know what assignment he will get when his furlough expires,
 Ricci0- -MOntanari
 Miss Josephine Montanari, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ferdinand Montanari, Burritt place and An- thony Riccio, son of MT. and Mrs. Almerico Riccio of 27 Summit street, Derby, were united in mar riage Monday at g a. m. at St. Francis church. Rev. Albert Tay- Tor, assistant pastor, off1ciated. Miss Jeanie Forchelli was maid Of honor and the bridesmaids were Misses Vera Mengacci, Josephine Ruggeri, Corinne Riccio and Made line Gargonia. Fred Columbo of Derby served as best man for his brother -in-law and John Montan- ari, brother of the bride, and Dan- iel Kinn, coxswain 3-c were ushers,
 The bride wore 8 white satin gown with colonial top, scalloped trim, long sleeves, full skirt and 8 long illusion veil with hly-of- -the-valley trim, falling from a Juliet cap. She carried a prayer book marked with white roses and StephonaitiS. She was given in marriage by her father.
 The maid of honor wore pale poudre blue taffeta gown and a scalloped hat of the same shade and carried a prayer book marked with yellow pompons with blue stream CTS. The bridesmaids wore old rose taffeta gowns and hats similar to the maid of honor's and carried prayer books with markers of pale pink and deep rose pomponS and rose streamerS,
 The mother of the bride was at tired in & black and white crepe dress with a corsage of white roses and pompons. The bridegroom s mother wore black ensemble and an orchid corsage.
 A wedding breakfast for the bridal party was served at the Elton. Wa terbllry, and a reception followed at A. M. hall, Derby, with 200 guests attending. They were from New York city, Philadelphia, New Jer- sey, Georgia, Waterbury, Torr1ng- ton, New Haven, New Britain, Stamford, Derby, Shelton, Ansonia and Naugatuck.
 The couple left on wedding trip and the bride wore mint green gabardine suit, leopard coat and brown accessories. They will reside at Burrit place, upon their return. MT. Riccio, who is in the Navy, will return to active sea duty on com pletion of his leave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
Freshmen Top List
 With A Juniors
 Runnersup With 36
SOphOmOres Place Third With "A, Seniors Last Win One Less; 2,OOO More Needed for War Fund; ulrl
 Scouts Open Financial Drive
NAUGATUcK
correspondent Larry Shepley-FhOne Naugatuck ssAs

of $l6,997.84. The total budget was $3S, $50.
 Miss Katherine Brennan, social service worker, reported a drop in welfare cases. There were no new cases in October, two were re- opened and six were closed, leaving l36 at the end of the month.
 She made 68 home visits and there were 32 office visits. One ap- plication for old age assistance was made and six applications for aid to dependent children were received.
 The detailed financial report lists the following expenses: Outside poor, $3,669.21; hospitals, $3,4A7.87; children in homes $1,964.92; Mea- dowbrook home, $3,791.26; adminis- tration, $3,978.e0.
 The welfare board did not meet Monday night because of lack of a quorum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14

SuatenmaIa has cancelled Its ci- gar monopoly ir9pchise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14
Christmas Presents

What are you going to make for Christmas? On November 18th, just a month before Christmas, come and see many books full of good ideas of things to make and how to make them. There will also be samples of kinds of things to do.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14

members of the Watertown library staff have planned a series of in- teresting and educational events to take place at the library during the coming year.
 Members of the staff will from time to time send to the schools suggestions .l the form of library notes which will announce the events planned for the library.
 The first library notes were issued this week in the following form:
 Book Week
 This is Book Week, November 18th through the 18th. There vii lbe spe- cial displayes of books. The chief idea of Book Week this year is United Through Books-the People the Nation, the World" We can feel more united with other people if we know more about them. We have on display good stories about people of many different lands.
 There will be special Book Week Story Time on Saturday, November 18th, at eleven in the morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14

Naugatuck, Nov. IA = One hun dred twenty-seven Naugatuck high school students made the honor rou for September and October, Prin- cfpaI Charles P. Slade announced today.
 The freshmen led the list with A placing. Juniors were second with 36, the sophomores third with 2S and seniors last with g.
 The list follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14

William E. Walker, 73 Fall avenue, attended the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Nathan Gunther, in Ridgefield on Friday. Mrs. Gunther died sud- denly at her home Tuesday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14

Library Notes Mrs. Harold Latin librarian and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14

Birth Announcement
 MT. and Mrs. Francis J. Habelka of New York City announce the birth of son Francis Joseph, Jr., at the Polyclinic hospital, New York on Sunday, October 29.
 Mrs. Habelka was the former Miss Florence Baxter of New York. MT. and Mrs. John Tabelka Sr., of Greenwood street, are grandparents of the baby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-14

MT. and Mrs. John Innes of Mar inc street announce the birth of a son born Saturday at the Waterbury hospital.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
2U. 5. Generals Die,
Third Badly Injured
In Overseas Areas

Brig Gen. Walter G. Layman and
Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Roderick died
of natural causes recently while on
overseas duty, the War Department
disclosed today. Their widows re-
side in Washington.
The department also reported that
Brig. Gen. La Verne G. (Blondy)
Saunders, noted airman and former
West Point football player and
coach, had been seriously injured
when his plane crashed soon after
the takeoff of an administrative
flight in India. He is assigned to
the B-29 Super Fortress Goth Bomb
er Command and is a veteran OF
Pacific aerial warfare. Reports say
he is recovering.
Dies in England.
Gen Layman, 56, whose widow
resides at the Kennedy-W Warren
Apartments, died of a heart attack
at Cheltenham, England. He was
commandant Of the American
School Center in the European
theater.
Born September II, 1888, at Par
kersburg, w. Va, he entered into the
Army in 1917 and served as a bat
talon commander of the 49th In
fantry in France. Gen. Layman was
on duty here in the office Of the
chief of infantry from 1899 to June,
1912, after graduating from the
Army War College.
He went overseas in June, 1912, as
assistant chief of staff in charge
of supplies, at SOS headquarters
for the European theater and in
August OF that year was appointed
commandant of the American School
Center, where thousands of young
officers were trained.
Dies In Africa.
Gen. Roderick, 81, died in the North
African theater on September 81,
after a short illness. His widow re-
sides at 35l1 Davenport street NV.
He was assistant chief of staff ca
dntelligence) in the North African
theater.
He was born December 8, 1892. at
Navarro, Ohio. and entered the
Army as second lieutenant In 1917
after his graduation from Wooster
(Ohio) College. He served in France
with the 58th Infantry from the
Aisne-Marne through the Meuse-
Argonne offensives and was wound
ed at Cherry Chatreau August IL,
1918.
Gen. Roderick served in Hawaii
before the outbreak of the Euro
pean war and in March, 194l, was
Evening star., 1944-09-28

Medal, Silver Star and Purple Heart.
Besides his widow. he is survived
by a son. Roger, IA. who is attending
Fork Union Military Academy, Va,
and daughter, Sara, 10.
Saunders Recovering.
Gen. Saunders, who has led some
Of the great B-29 raids on the Japa-
nese homeland and in Manchuria,
suffered three fractures of the arms
and legs and lacerations Of the
scalp in the crack-up of his plane.
Omcials stressed, however, that he
was not in q B-29 at the time.
He was taken to United States
Army hospital for treatment and
according to the latest reports. Il
mending satisfactorily. The date ot
the accident was not given.
Gen. Saunders, known in Army
and athletic circles as "Blondy,'
was graduated from West Point in
Evening star., 1944-09-28
if "freeze-up" wrecks your engine!

you may not always be able to get all
you want of a particular brand.
Please don't waste a drop. Have
your dealer put in anti-freeze in
time this year-but avoid wasteful
over protection. Remember, anti
freeze is made from war-critical ma
terials-materials that also 20 into
explosives, rubber, and plastics.
To save anti-freeze and money,
have your cooling system checked by
your dealer before installing anti
freeze. He'll make sure that all parts
and connections are tight, to avoid
leakage. He can also clean out rust
and scale which 50 often clog cooling
Evening star., 1944-09-28

1928 and starred on It's varsity foot.
ball team. Later he returned to the
Military Academy Is football coach.
In January, 1943, he was assigned
to headquarters, Army Air Forces. as
director Of bombardment, and sub
sequently became deputy chief Of
the air staff. Early in 1914 Gen
Saunders was assigned to the 10th
Bomber Command. His wife lives
at Aberdeen, S. Oak.
Evening star., 1944-09-28

ALL RIGHT, 80 you don't pay much
n attention to aduertising! But sure
as it will freeze this winter, some car
owner who doesn't heed this message
will find a sudden freeze-up has
wrecked the cylinder head, engine
block, or radiator of his car. He'll
learn, too, that these parts are mighty
hard to get-tha. replacements, if
available, may take weeks.
Your car is needed to help relieve
crowded trains, trolleys and buses
That's why the War Production
Board has seen to it that there is
enough anti-heeze to meet the real
needs of every automobile. However,
Evening star., 1944-09-28

''zIRoks"' is made from methanol.
Gives maximum cooling system protec-
ton at low cost. Odorless Anti-acid
Antitrust. $1.OO gallon.
WAR IMGRoENcY THRONE" is made with
an ethanol base. Requires only occa-
sional check-up for winter-long driv-
ing. Antitrust. ST. 40 a gallon.
"zRRax"* is non-evaporating. One shot
lasts all winter! Money can't buy
better anti-freeze. Anti-acid. Antitrust.
Limited supply. $2.65 gallon.
saes. s.s. pAy. oSv.
Evening star., 1944-09-28

systems and cause overheating and
wasteful use of gas and oil.
Have your dealer service your
cooling system today and give it
two-way protection-against freez-
ing and against rust with Du Pont
anti-freeze.
Evening star., 1944-09-28

assigned here as assistant executive
oncer to the chief Of military in
telligence. He became the executive
officer in March, 1912. In April,
1943, Gen. Roderick was given an
Evening star., 1944-09-28
SEND no ",. MONEY
RS FREE!

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E. I. du Pont de Nemouys & Co. (Inc.),
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overseas assignment as deputy as
sistant chief Of the intelligence staff
in North Africa and subsequently
was made assistant chief.
Gen. Roderick wore the Victory
Evening star., 1944-09-28
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. - Ala
q

Black marketeers in Mexico are
trying to sell out before the war
ends.
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Recent contributions 10 the
Santa for Servicemen Fund IN
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