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received his wings al the Victor
Vile (Cal) army AR ieia.
a former Times omploye, Ma
rine Pfc. James Scotella OF 800
Bewick is home on leave from
San Diego. lie will next report
10 Camp Pcndleton, Cal.
Pfc. Frank Nebdon, whose wife
lives al 1878 Grinnei, has been
awarded the Purple Heart He is
at AnZio Beachhead in Italy with
the Seth Engineers.
Capt. George w. AkeFs, USNR,
1926 Woodward. was recently
appointed shop superintendent m
the production division Of the
Charleston Navy Yard. Capt.
Akers reported al Charleston after
a 81 months tour OF sea duly
Pvt. Rose Densteadt, 1868 Sheri-
dan, is with a WAC detachment
stationed in England. Before 60
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-15
3 Canadian Planes Lost

HALIFAX. n. S., May 10 INS)
Three Arson training planes
Carrying 10 TO l. Canadian air
men on routine flights from a base
on Prince Edward Island were re-
ported missing today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-15

ing overseas, she received training
at Camp Carson, Colo,
The Pope twins-Cpl. Clinton
Jr. and Pfc. Leonard. are sta
toned at -quartermaSter unit
located in northern Ireland. The
19-year-old sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Pope Sr., 1902 st. Aubin,
were formerly employed by Dodge
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-15

LP,oyc entering the army Is
months ago.
VI sgt. Robert Il. Hill has been
awarded the Good Conduct Medal
nj Walker Army Air Field, Kan.
He is the son on Mr..and Mrs. Roy
u. Hill and was a salesman before
entering the service.
William H. Barnard Of the, city
trea>urers office has two sons in
the navy. They are William ID.
Barnard. ANN. Sc, a tail gunner
on a LIberator, who IS now home
ON leave from Florida, and John
H. Barnard, : lc. who was re-
Gently graduated from store
keepers school in Boston, and is
now stationed AT Camp Brad
ford, Va.
Ensign Gabriel !. Gamache,
USNR, received his wings last
month al Pensacola and is now
the advanced school for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-15
Service Notes:

Second 1t. Mark VI Nbend is
home on leave visiting ms par,
ents. MI. and Mrs a y Abend
M 3245 W. CHICAGO. He recent u
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-15
Service Notes:
Wins His Wings.
Visits Parents

bq,oge entering the army 10
months ago
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-15

Beauties an d pre-
serves floors! Dries in
20 minutes to a gleam-
ing protective coating.
Easy to apply-water
resistant.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07

few uneasy moments while they
through UP alibis and then they re-
called the nonsense rules OF the
contest" The entrant will be dis
appointed to know that he was ruled
out Of order not only because he
used new IS bill, but also be-
cause his entry arrived consider
ably after Nov. 81, 1915.
MENTION of Basin Street, Incl
dentally, brings to mind one Of
the hardest working men about
music, as well as one Of the best
liked in the entertainment field
Paul Lavalle.
Lavalle must meet himself COM
ing and going, but the chances are
he doesn't recognize himself be-
cause he Is engaged in so many diff
ferent types Of music work. On
Sunday afternoons he conducts his
all Stradivaria orchestra over NBC,
playing light classical stuff. That
same night Basin Street done got
him and he gives out with the
mean and lowdown. On Mondays he
conducts a Latin session dear to
the hearts Of the conga and rhumba
fanciers.
Lavalle started in music at the
age Of II when he learned to play
what at the time seemed to the
neighborS to be for no good reason.
He broke in with a neighborhood
orchestra and later abandoned the
study Of law to study under a schol-
arship at the Julliard music school
here. With this under his belt, he
took job in Havana and picked
UP his knowledge Of the favor1te
Caribbean rhvthms. T'-"r foro =
jobs with various well-known Or
chestras until he BIOS d.
as a conductor
He composes on the side ar
an impish time with his titles,
among them being Memoirs OF a
Dilemma" March Of the Goons,"
Dance Of the WoodWinds," and
Bach Of Basin Street.
Concerning the vogue for adapt
ing classical music to the modern
idiom. Lavalle feels that good"
HUBBY 8hIIb tklOSC ttSa41 ~ tocco'
The drift OF melody from Car
negie Hall to the dance floor bene-
FITS the latter and helps I'LL the
former" he saws.
AND while Carnegie Hall Is hard
ened by now 10 playing host to
jazz concerts and jam sessions by
the bet er artists, the metropolitan
Opera House viii get It's Arst dose
Of the non classical the 18th Of this
month when the National Women's
council OF the Navy League Of the
United states sponsors the presen-
tation OF awards and the attending
Jazz contest BY the winners OF
Esquire Magazines" 1914 ALI
American jaxs band poll.
The winners, not known yet,
should comprise the greatest coll
lection Of jazs instrumentalists ever
brought together. Esquire" prom
isea the biggest jam session ever
heard anywhere Shades Of Carusol
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CLUB
NOTES
SCabiMO
United Yesterday

Miss ELISA r. Lanaro, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lanaro OF
Grove street, became the bride Of
Private First Glass David scopino,
A. U. s, stationed at Virginia
Beach, Va, SON Of MIR. and Mrs.
Nicholas Scopino Of York street,
yesterday morning at a double ring
ceremony held at Our Lady Of
Lourdes church. The bride was pre-
scented In marriage by her father,
and was attired in q white satin
gown which had q lace basque
bodice, long fitted sleeves and q
sweetheart neckline. Her fingertip
veil Of illusion was gathered TO q
cluster Of orange blossoms, and she
carried orchids and stephanotis with
q prayer book. Miss Mary Carserino,
maid Of honor, chose q heavenly
blue gown styled with lace bodice
and q mouffant skirt Of moussellne
de sole. Her matching bonnet was
trimmed with pink roses, and she
carried a Colonial bouquet. Best
man was Private First Glass Ettore
Elfino, A. u. s., stationed at Camp
Davis, N. Q. A reception was held
at the home Of the bride after the
ceremony. The couple will reside
near Camp Davis upon completion
Of their wedding trip.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
Club Notes


An important meeting of the Wa
terbury Hebrew Ladies Aid ASsocia-
ton will be held Monday afternoon,
January 10, at 2:15 at the Hebrew
Institute. Election Of officers will
take place. Mrs. Manuel Lax is in
charge of the program. Several
Jewish folk songs will be sung by
Mrs. Isadore Dibner and humorous
readings will be presented by Mrs.
Lax. All members are urged to at
tend.
The annual dinner Of the Water
bury Girl Scout council will be held
Monday evening at 6:45 at the Hotel
Elton. Mrs. Norwood Webster and
Mrs. Richard Burr will participate
in skit on Scouting Events In
Waterbury in l943." Mrs. Tenant
Edwin will be the narrator and the
cast will consist of Miss Lena Cap
risto's troop. Another feature Of
the program will be selections by
the Girl Scout chorus.
Luther Tooker was elected Presi-
dent of the Platts Mills Community
club at the regular monthly busi-
ness meeting held Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Tooker succeeds Harry Mclean.
Other officers elected include Alfred
Scott Smith, vice-president: Patee,
secretary; and Henry Curtis, treas
urer.
A card party will be held Satur-
day evening, Jan. 8, at 8 o'clock
An invitation Is extended to all.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07

Jay Sommers had Milton Cross
pontificate about a competition to
see which listener could make the
most words out Of the letters Nv,
I. S. the entries to be written on
the back OF an old IS bill and to be
mailed before Nov. II, 1915 (sic),
Cross gave a mythical post-offlce
box to which the entries were to be
sent.
Would you repeat that?" SOM
mers asked after Cross had given
his instructions.
"NOw Cross beloved and the
staff considered the joke ended.
But eventually the mailman rang
twice and deposited a letter adj
dressed to the Basin Street, Con-
test" The writer said he hoped he
wouldn't be disqualified for having
failed to catch the announced post
Office box number and asked con-
sideration for his contest entry
a IS bill on which was written
what purported to be words using
the required letters.
The Basin Street smarties had
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
Mrs. Wrenv1 Fetes
Miss Mary Shugrue
-Gualtieri Photo.

Mrs. Raymond wrenn and Misses
Anne Bowey, Marianne Ryan, Bette
Horgan and Helen Garulis were
hostesses this week at a shower held
at the Wrenn home on South street
in honor Of Miss Mary A. Shugrue
of Luke street, who is to wed James
H. Mccormack Of Pleasant street
on Jan. Is.
Attending were Mrs. Michael
Shugrue, Miss Shirley Shugrue,
Mrs. Louis Nadeau, Mrs. Laurence
Roberge, Mrs John Hovey, Mrs:
Thomas Grady, Mrs. Edward
Stuart, Mrs. oJseph Dooley, Mrs.
Thomas Shields, Mrs. Edward Ber-
ube, and Mrs. Francis Kelly.
Also Misses Helen O'Connell,
Mary Mccormack, Grace Ahearn,
Kay ONefll and Marjorie Copp.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
HousesUarnaing Held
At Denze Residence

A surprise housewarming was
held recently by friends for Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Denze Of Fort Hill.
The honored guests received a
maple occasional table and a buffet
supper was served.
The guests, who were received by
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Reilly includ-
ed: Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Breau. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Denze, Mr.. and
Mrs. James McAree, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Blackburn, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Saba. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Vaccaro, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Denze
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Morotto, and
Mr.. and Mrs 3. L. Mielo.
Carl A. Andren of Cranston, r. l.,
was recent visitor at the home OF
hi son-in-law and daughter, Rev,
and Mrs. E. Einar Kron Of Cooke
street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07

Mrs. John McGrath OF New Haven
Is spending O few days in this city
visiting relatives and friends.
Three auxiliary branches Of our
Armed Forces viii have former en-
ployes OF The Bristol Company en-
rolled In their ranks this week when
Miss Alene L. Anderson Of 81 New
Street, Naugatuck, and Miss Cath
crime G. Brenneis Of 342 Perkins
avenue, Waterbury, report for their
boot training in the WAVES Of the
U. s. Navy. Miss Anderson reports
for duty today and Miss Brenneis
viii leave tomorrow.
Miss Paula Kosloski, a former
Bristol Company employe, recently
completed her first year Of service
in the WACS and Miss Arlene Pra-
del has been q member Of the
VANS for the same period.
Peter Caiazzo of washington ave-
nue. recently accompanied his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Victoria Corpaci, formerly
OF Belleville street, to Norfolk, Va,
WneFt size NlbltCu IlCI lluoOuAlN, OCo-
man Anthony Corpaci, N. S. N. Mr..
Caizao has Just returned from East
on, O., where he visited with rela-
tives for a few days.
Miss Mary Hosey Of Plaza avenue
has with her Miss Dorothy Mulvey
Of Philadelphia, Pa, former class
mate at the College Of st. Elizabeth.
Convent, N. J.
Miss Naomi 5chnitman. daughter
Of Mrs. Charles r. Schnitman OF
Plaza avenue, has taken position
at Springfield, Mass, where she Is
staying with relatives.
Raymond Durelli Of Bucks Hill
Road and Arthur Clementsen. OF 10
Arden Road, both Navy enlistees
and both employees OF the tool room
Of the Waterbury Tool Plant, were
feted by associates last night at a
farewell party held at Harmon's
grill.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
Social Notes

Mrs. John McCrath Of New Haven
Is spending q few days in this city
visiting relatives and friends.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
TO WE'D TOMORROW

The wedding of Miss Julia Marie
Wrenn, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
jeremiah F. Wrenn of Fuller street
to John Joseph McGrail, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John j. McGrail
OF Welton street, will take place to-
morrow morning at o'clock at the
Immaculate Conception church.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CLUB

A new series OF Thursday even
ing tournaments began yesterday at
go Linden street under the direc-
ton OF Mrs. John Moriarty. Win
ners were:
North and. South: Mrs. James
Mead and Mrs. r. H. Jaeger, 49,;
Mrs. Roy Warner and Mrs. Mary
Norton, 65lz.
East and West: Mrs. Earl Nc
Cam and Miss Lillian Rananda. II:
Miss Alice O'Neil mad Mrs. John
Finley, 66h.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS
Teacher HOnOYed
By Nurses Aides

A class of Nurses Aides of st.
Mary,s hospital honored their in
structor, Miss Helen Hubert, on
Wednesday evening at dinner held
at the Hotel Elton. The members
Of the class presented her with
flowers. Guests Of honor were Mrs.
Howard p. Hart, Mrs. Charles Audet
and Sergt Susan UNITS Of Morris
Field, N. Q.
Included on the guest list were
Misses Evelyne Dominiczak, chair
man, Helen Krzykowski, Mary Ia
patka, Lillian Abbondonolo, jean
cite Barnhardt,. Dorothy Bernier,
Patricia Blum, Marjorie Carey,
Patricia Casey, Ruth Casey, Rita
Charest, Ellen Green, Vera Gar
TASTY, Marjorie German, Theresa
Guimond, Sarah Leo, Hedwig
Makoski, Marguerite Pilkington,
Olga Stolo, Helen Vaitekaitis, Mrs.
Richard Fallon and Mrs. Helen
Kiley.
Lieutenant Irving G. Upton, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Upton Of Oak
street, spent a furlough at his home
recently. He left Wednesday for
Fresno, Calf, where he is stationed
with the U. s. Army Air Corps. Lieu
tenant Upton graduated and was
commissioned on Dec. "a as a navi:
gator and bombardier at San Angelo,
Texas. His parents entertained at a
dinner party this week, which was
attended by Is guests.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
BIG TOWN MEDLEY
BY JACK GAVER
United Press Staff Correspondent

New York UP)The lads who Basin
Blue Network had themselves evening
kidding conteand caught with their
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-10

I'll" lurra cuu.'iu.'"i 1.0lO rrflc
u.hHr. system 'rnt d.ar1cd E"mc's
auuu- iuri.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29
HONOR OUTSTANDING oHIoAN

COLUMBUS. O.-tANPl - The
Ohio Negro Chamber of Commerce
annual distinguished service award
will be made at banquet on Feb.
% when the selection committee.
headed by M c. Clark Of Cleve-
land, names the person who has
made the most outstanding contri--
button to civic and industrial bet
terment Of Ohio during the past
wear
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29
Ballenger Predicts Mass Layoff For Negro Workers

Party, Il does not reflect itself In
the Legislature. In that. as ] said
before, have always gotten the
support of the Republican members
as well as the Democrats.
prior 10 the converting or the
Grand Jury had told some OF my
close friends that I would not run
for a fifth term as State Senator.
I have now changed my mind be.
cause have never been accused
(and I am too old TO start now OF
running away from fight. like
a good fight and especially when
know ! am right and my coz
science is clear. When a person IN
public life is as active as am
and does as much as do for his
constituents and his people, there
are bound to be complications arts.
ing and. as usual. / will take mine
standing up.
81 wish to take this opportunity
TO thank scores OF friends who have
called TO offer their help and ex-
press their confidence in me. ]
wish 10 thank the law firms OF
Lewis, Rowlette and Brown, and
LOOMS, Jones, Piper and Golden
and Bledsoe and Simmons, for their
tSigneO CHARLES c. DIGGs."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29
Urge FIJI Probe
In Kansas Unrest

WICHITA. Kans. - The local
branch Of the NA.AC.P. this week
urged a Federal Bureau OF Investi-
CATION probe into alleged subversive
activities In this city which was
highfighted In the recent arrest OF
rs Negroes in one night upon orders
issued by the assistant chief of
police to arrest every Negro who
looked suspicious"
This action followed the appear
ance OF a six-page article in one OF
the local papers attacking Mrs.
Roosevelt. Negro Army officers and
Negroes in general. Civic leaders
OF both races are OF the opinion that
such propaganda is inspired by a
pro-Nazi element in the city not
entirely dispersed by the recent
arrest Of several newspaper men
here on charges Of pro-Nazi activ-
tiles.
The Boeing super-bomber Is man.
ufactured here and NA.ACP. off,
Gals fear that racial tensions will
slow down production OF these vital
war implements.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29
Publishers Back
Drive To Control
VenereaZ Disease

John H. Sengstacke, president of
the Negro Newspaper Publishers
association and also president and
general manager of the Chicago De-
fender, sent notice this week to the
nations publishers that February 2
has been designated National So
cial Hygiene Day.
President SengStacke said that the
publishers association is cooperat-
ing with the American Social Hy-
giene association in stimulating
educational programs aimed at con-
troll Of venereal disease.
The publishers were asked to con-
tact their local health authorities
in planning programs for the ma
tional observance and il is antici-
pated that more than 5000 commu-
mites will start the big health pro-
gram on February 2. and continue il
throughout the month.
Sengstacke said that the theme OF
the campaign will be: Unite the
Whole Community Against Venereal
Disease-Venereal Disease Delays
Victory" The programs will include
meetings, forums, conferences, mo-
ton pictures and radio programs.
All-day regional social hygiene
conferences will be held in Bos-
ton. Philadelphia, Atlanta, Indiana
polls, Omaha, Seattle. Chicago,
Portland, San Francisco, Denver
and other major cities.
Sengstacke also called the atten-
ton of publishers to a statement
made recently by DR.. William F.
Snow, at the National Conference
of Wartime Problems of General
Disease Control. DR.. Snow stated:
"Venereal diseases attack people
without distinction as to race, creed.
color or national origin, and must
In turn, be fought in the open, by
all the people"
DR.. Walter Clarke, executive di-
rector of the American Hygiene as
ISOLATION, sponsor OF national hy-
giene day. stated:
%. Many excellent state laws
have been passed for the protec-
ton of mothers and babies from
syphilis. Enlightened action by
hundreds Of communities has large
ly done away with organized pros
titution. This kind of activity must
be intensified. We still have a
reservoir of three and half mil
lion cases of syphilis. Each year
more than half a million persons
contract syphilis, and three times
as many contract gonorrhea. We
have the means and experience to
reduce this wastage OF manpower.
The Job Is to put them to work"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29
Crystal Fauset
Out Of OCD-Gets
Democratic Post

WASHINGTON. - Missing from
the limelight of publicity since Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt withdrew from
active participation in the admin
istration OF the Office of Civilian
Defense. Mrs Crystal Byrd Fauset.
former race relations director Of
that Office, is again in the public
view.
Authentic reports are that Mrs.
Fauset is now field representative
for the National Democratic COM
mittee-the only Negro and the only
woman holding an Official position
with that committee.
Mrs. Fauset's withdrawal from
the OCD was unattended by the
fanfare that accompanied the resig-
nations OF Judge william HASTE
and DR.. Robert Weaver from their
government positions. The OCD
has been inactive in the field OF
race relations for many months.
Her new position, however, prom
Uses TO put her in a position OF
strategic importance.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29

mailed last week, following the in
dictment Of II white farmers and
the surrender Of 81 others as a pro-
test against the indictment on
charges of kidnapping and melting
riot. The letters read as follows:
I'VE Have Plenty OF Guns"
"lf you value your life and the
life of your family, | would advise
you to have all of the Negroes out
Of there by Saturday and keep them
out, said the one received by
Sheriff Hogg. And also Mr. Coop
er, for that is one place in old Mis-
souri, where we ere determined that
no Negroes shall live"
The letter sent to Bloodworth told
Of how they we're equipped to fight.
I'VE have plenty Of guns and am
munition to deal with all of you
and besides, we have all the dini-
mite (sic) we need to blow up the
whole burg. So be wise"
Eject Negro Families
The trouble started with the ejec-
ton OF four Negro farm families
from the Ash Hill community by
300 whites. The colored workers
were employed on the w. w. Clark
farm.
So bitter was the feeling against
Clark family, that Gerald I. Clark,
superintendent of the Broseley Con-
solidated School district, fled from
his high school Monday, in fear Of
his life. More than 100 boy stu
dents had threatened to string him
up" because his father. w. W..
Clark. first brought Negroes into
Ash Hill township TO work.
Sheriff Hogg incurred the enmity
Of the white mobSters when he
flatly refused TO heed the request
Of the whites to keep the Negroes
out Of the community. Hogg prom
ised full protection OF the law to
the colored farm hands. and also TO
Lois (Jake) Cooper, white farmer.
who said he had been warned
against hiring Negro labor.
Cooper, % years old. said he had
hired a 67-year-old sharecropper
named Sam Lain, and his wife to
work on the Cooper farm OF 125
acres. At the height Of the racial
trouble. however. fearful that the
aged Negro couple would be
harmed, Cooper had them removed
TO a place of safety.
The angry whites remained I'M
appeased however and continued
to give vent to their anger against
the Coopers. Mrs Cooper. who, in
addition TO helping her husband
with the farm, also teaches at dis
trict school, was compelled TO walk
two miles over muddy roads TO
reach her school. because the driver
of the school bus refused to stop
for her.
Last week the inter-racial labor
victory council Of Greater st. Louis,
representing $1,000 workers OF the
clio, ALL and independent unions,
sent letters TO Sheriff Hogg and
Prosecutor Bloodworth laudin z
them for their courage in protecting
the rights Of the Negro shsre-crop-
pers and other workers.