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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
Indict War Workers
AS Speedy Drivers
Reckless Operation Of Autos on Highways Held Re-
spOnsibe for Many Accidents, Deaths Report States

limit Of S5-miles an hour as q COM
plete failure, the report said that it
was violated by all classes Of vehi.
cles-passenger cars, buses, trucks,
state-owned cars, and cars owned
by the military services.
It was pointed out that, In the
course Of $4,000 miles, the two AAA
cars, operated at 35-miles per hour,
passed not more than q score of cars
on the open road. The State Of
Washington was said to be notable
exception, where the Federal regula-
ton Is backed up by a strictly en-
forced state law. 1t was further exc
planned that only handful of states
have enacted such implementing
legislation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
Nozis Seen
Near Grogey
By RICHARD d. MCMILLAN

UNITED Press War Correspondent
In the British Battle Line, France,
June l3-(UP)-There are the be-
Trimmings of signs that the Germans
are getting groggy and their trans
port shot up and disoranized as the
Allied invasion of Normandy goes
into its second week.
Even now, while the enemys
armor Is staging a desperate coun-
ter-attack against Allied tanks
thrusting toward the southern coast
Of the Cherbourg Peninsula below
Caen, our troops are subjected to
practically no Smelling.
Reconnaissance forces say they
have seen the Germans trying to
get artillery up to the front by
horse. Country roads are lined with
the wreckage of enemy vehicles
with their dead horsepower lying
In the shafts where our artillery
air airplanes caught them.
The Germans are working fever
ishly to get a new ramshackle rail-
road system workir into the Pen
insula to replace the network prac-
tically bombed out Of action by
Allied air power. There also are
signs that they are trying to get
supplies up to their hard-pressed
forward troops by waterways.
The tanks are punching 1t out
along high ground which the
troops, for some unexplained reason,
have nicknamed "Birdcage Ridge"
rfvIa Wyahry,ao oIak has ohAeay, tIaic
high ground below Caen and st.
Lo where we seized a vital point
this morning to stage the fiercest
tank charge since the landing a week
ago today.
Farthest Spearhead
Our farthest spearhead ran into a
group Of Tiger tanks thanked by anti
tank guns outside township. The
two tank forces Immediately were
locked in desperate close-in fight
ing.
Despite the ferocity of the Ger
man tank charge, there are signs in
the overall picture, British officers
said, which indicate that the eenmy
Is almost Supplied by his handi-
caps and inability to calculate our
next move.
The British tank force started
this battle with a surprise right
hook Monday afternoon which car
ried considerable number of miles
before the Germans were able to
bring up enough forces to the town
ship outskirts for a counter-attack.
Advantage Sought
Edward Gilling of the British
Exchange Telegraph Agency said the
Germans threw 80 Tiger tanks and
several companies Of infantry into
a counter ATTACK in the lilly area.
He said the Germans endeavored
to take advantage of a possible
thinning of Allied strength in that
section while the Allied force over
ran Villers Boce/e and Caumont.
(After Allied tanks and infant y
hahd entered Villers Cocage, enemy
tanks appeared down sideroad
Gilling reported. When the British
infantrymen followed the tanks into
the streets under the impression II
had been vacated, the Germans
popped up everywhere" and began
firing with machine guns and rifles
Just as troops cleaned up these
nests, two Tiger tanks entered the
town itself and otherdlu oluotlue-
town itself and others were spotted
In q wood nearby. One Of the Tig-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
SPECIAL SAFETY
CAMP AICN SET

Police Supt. Daniel j. Carson an
nounced today special traffic
safety campaign would be put into
effect over the Fourth of July holi-
day season in cooperation with a
nationwide drive being conducted by
the National Safety Council to re-
duce the staggering holiday death
toll which occurs annually at this
time.
Supt. Carson emphasized violators
Of war time traffic driving restric-
tions not only are flirting with
death, but exposing irreplaceable
cars to destruction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
Casino Abbey Art
In Vatican Core.

Vatican City, June IA - U.P) -
All movable art treasures OF Monte
Casino Abbey are stored safely In
the Vatican's ancient fortress Of
Castillo San Angelo, Vatican au-
thorities said today.
They said the Germans had
brought many Of the pictures,
statues, books and religious objects
to Rome and eventually turned
them over to the Vatican for safe
keeping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
$4,000 BONDS
SET ON SPROUSE
NEA '1'elephoto.

Stephen Sprouse, 55, Atwood CT,
WATERFOWL, was bound over to
Litchfield county superior court
after appearing In Watertown town
court last night on charges of ag-
gravated assault growing out of the
shooting Of his son Sunday. Judge
Guerin B. Carmody set bonds at
$4,000.
Victim Of the shooting, Judson
Sprouse, 20, 25l Porter street, Water
town, remained In critical condition
In Waterbury hospital this morning
with a bullet lodged near his heart.
State police are investigating the
background of the affair which is
said to have been the elimination of
a five year feud between father and
son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14

Washington, D. O., June IA - War
workers as q group were indicted
today by the American Automobile
Association for reckless use Of the
highways, complete disregard for
wartime speed regulations and for
notorious indifference to any ana
all measures Of car conservation.
The charges were made IN the
form Of report to government
agencies concerned with motor
transportation, and was submitted
on behalf Of the AAA Executive
Committee by Thomas p. Henry,
Detroit, Michigan, president OF the
national motoring body.
Facts upon which the report was
based were obtained on the initial
swing around the country Of the
AAA Keep EN- Rolling" Demon
stration, o mission which Is carry
ing, with the enthusiastic approval
of the Federal Government, a mess
age on the vital part automotive
conservation plays In the scheme Of
total war.
. According to Mr.. Henry, observa-
lions made on the trip, which Is now
IN its final stages, show that the
majority Of people is not conserva-
ton minded, and that the Federal
designation Of 35-rniles an hour as a
reasonable wartime speed Is COM
pletely ignored everywhere.
But" he added, "the worst driv-
ing conditions, the most reprehen-
sible driving practices, and the
greatest disregard for conservation
were noted on the stretches Of high
way leading to and from war plants.
Driving conditions near wares
sential factories are so bad" he
continued, "that In many cases the
general public Is reluctant to use
the same roads because Of risk to
life and limb. In some instances,
even the State Police hesitate to
patrol the roads for fear Of being
run down."
The report described wrecks as
common sight In roadside bitches,
and stated that road surfaces and
shoulders are cluttered with the
jagged remains Of bottles, dashed to
the ground from speeding cars. and
lying ready to ruin some unsuspect-
ing drivers precious tires.
Hundreds Of thousands Of these
war workers are driving cars for the
first time" Mr. Henry said. "They
are accorded top priority in cars,
tires, and gasoline and apparently
proceed on the assumption that
they have a divine right to replace
ment II a car Is demolished or a tire
destroyed.
This fragrant disregard Of con-
servation cannot be tolerated any
longer" he concluded, especially
since 1t constitutes glazing abuse
Of privilege at q time when denlals
and restrictions are being imposed
on Ire rest Of civilian motor car
owners"
In describing the Federal speed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
REPORT GIVEN ON
RED CROSS WORK

Mrs. Wadsworth Ives, chief chair
man Of the volunteer special services
Of the Red Cross In Bridgeport, and
Mrs. Howard Cook, representative
Of the Bridgeport motor corps serv-
ice, were guests Of the local Red
Gross chapter at a meeting yester-
day at the home OF Mrs. Carl Wey-
and Of Prospect. The discussion
meeting was attended by Mrs. Wey-
and, chief chairman Of the local vol
unteer special services, and other
chairmen.
A recent meeting in Chicago, at
tended by Red Cross representatives
from A states, was described by
Mrs. Ives. Mrs. Charles Audet pre-
sided at the meeting which was fol-
lowed by tea.
Mexico's principal air line now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
Arsonist Caused
Bic Boston Fire

Boston, June lEtUP-Fire Chief
Samuel ]. Pope says the $1,000, 00o
fire in the National Chair Co.. S Rox-
bury plant Monday night was Of in
cendiary origin and that the man
who persisted in the blaze had been
questioned In connection with other
fires believed to have been set.
The victim. who was identified as
Anthony Bevere, 80, of Dorchester,
had been arrested in January in
connection with the theft of $4,000
worth of furniture. Though he was
discharged by company officials, po-
lice sal dhe apparently had retaind
possession of the plant keys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
Sc SUITS STOLEN
FROM LOCAL FIRM

Ninety-six suits Of clothes, valued
at an estimated $1,000, were stolen
from the Dodge Clothing store on
South Main street, last night, Chief
Inspector Joseph r. Bender report
ed. Thieves gained access through a
hole torn In the roof. Detective
Sergts. Anthony Mariana and Jo-
seph Mccarthy recovered nine suits
which they found in a bag left on
the roof.
Also yesterday, the home Of Alex
ander Cameron, SO South Main
street was entered, and a watch and
a ring stolen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
$500 RENT DEBT
LITIGATION SETTLED

A settlement out Of court was re-
ported reached today in the $500
civil action Of Frank A. Waters of
Middlebury against Thomas Dwyer,
also of Middlebury, just before a
hearing was to start in common
pleas court. The litigation was
based on an alleged rental debt of
$500. In common count writ en-
tered in the court the plaintiff claim
ed he had been paid only $50 on a
garage and barn rent bill Of $3.50.
The settlement terms were not dis
closed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
Compensation Agreements

COmpe n satiOn Commissioner
John J. O'Connell today approved
the following agreements for
weekly payments during disabil-
ity:
Herbert N. Bosley of Bantam
against American Brass Co. Of
TOrringtOn, $l2.57 beginning Feb.
l, injury to right side.
Leon Clark Of Naugatuck
against Naugatuck Chemical, d.
vision Of U. S. Rubber Co., $29.19
begging May 81, back injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14
SALVAGE GROUP
TO MEET MONDAY

A meeting Of the Waterbury
Salvage committee will be held Mon
day June 10th at S p. m. In the
executive chambers Of the City Hall.
All group salvage leaders will be in
attendance. 1t is expected that some
outlined plan for summer paper and
other waste material collections will
be discussed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-14

Mexico's principal air line now
has routes totaling 5000 miles.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
Costly Furnishings
OF Widener Mansion
On Sale al Auction
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2l-A
white marble show place Of Victorian
elegance was slowly stripped Of its
costly furnishings today, every clack
of the auctioneers hammer detract-
ing from the glory that once was
Lynnwood Hall.
Any one with the price could claim
the bronzes. the crystal chandeliers,
the intricate tapestries that sur
rounded Joseph E. Widener, nnan-
cier, turfman and art conoisseur,
until his death last October.
More than 10000 was bid in yes
terday, with some of the most ex-
pensive furnishings-such as a
nine piece Louis XIV carved and
gilded tapestry suite designed for
the Royal Palace at versailles-still
to be sold before the auction ends
Saturday.
Highest bid to date has been 81 200
which took a pair of bronze dore
andirons. Three glittering chande-
liers went to Philadelphia taproom
proprietor for $425 a piece.
Samuel T. Freeman 81 Co., the
auctioneer, would not place a value
on the more than 1000 items, which
range from elaborately mono
Evening star., 1944-06-21
Capital Transit Co.
Wins First Place in
U. 5. Safety Awards

The Capital Transit Co. has won
first place for safety among transit
companies serving urban popula-
tions of 100000 or more throughout
the United States in 1943.
The award, silver plaque, was
presented yesterday at a luncheon
in the Hotel Biltmore, New York
City, under auspices of the Ameri-
can Transit Association.
Two Rates Considered.
The presentation was made by
DR.. Donald B. Armstrong, vice
president of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co., and president of
the American Museum of Safety.
Two accident rates were consid-
cred by the transit association
in making the awards, he ex-
planned: collision accidents per
100000 miles operated and passen-
ger accidents per 100000 passen-
gers carried.
Collision accidents were rated
with a view to the population and
area served; the number of motor
vehicles registered in the area; the
proportion of non-rail mileage oper-
ated over private and semiprivate
rights OF way.
E. D. Merrill, president of Capital
Transit, who received the award for
the Washington lines, told the
luncheon.
rs Billion Rides Yearly.
with the country at war, the
transit industry today is pro-
viding more rides for more people
than ever before-more than 23,000,-
100000 rides per year. to be exact
and doing the job with less equip
ment and less manpoWer than would
normally be good practice. And yet
this stupendous task is being ac
complished quickly, efficiently-and
as this meeting atteSts-safely, be-
cause the transit industry as
whole and the men and women
who constitute its great national
Operating organization have geared
themselves to this essential war
effort"
More than 80 representatives of
transit companies and public officials
attended the luncheon. James F.
Flanagan. chairman of the District
Public Utilities Commission was
guest of honor.
Evening star., 1944-06-21

house surrounded by palm -fringed
garden lives Beniamino Gigli, noted
Metropolitan tenor, who hasn't been
heard in the United States since he
sang "Rigoletto" in 1899.
Both are in excellent health and
both expressed determination to
return to the United States at the
completion of the war.
Feared to Take Clipper.
De Luca said that in 1910 the
manager of the Metropolitan cabled,
urging him to take the first Clipper
to New York.
But I couldn't bring myself to
board a Clipper" he said. Il was
afraid the English might shoot down
the Clipper and take me prisoner"
He pointed out holes in the house
from the bomb splinters and said all
windows and doors were torn loose.
I'VE lived in the cellar to keep
warm for it was impossible to get
panes of glass for the windows and
DOORS" he said.
He said the bomb that killed
Gayda also killed Gayda's sister-in-
law and his niece.
Since Italy's entry into the war
against the United States, De Luca
has refused to sing publicly.
"They wanted me to sing in the
Royal Opera House, but refused
saying troubled times made it i'm
possible for me to put my heart into
it," he said.
Rarely Leaves House.
De Lucas only appearances have
been private concerts for friends
and he scarcely ever sets foot out
of his house.
II love this house" he said. 81
built it and if I've got to die from
bombs I will die in its ruins"
Most of De Lucas great collection
of recordings and paintings were
hidden for safekeeping, but he
showed me one photograph of his
childhood singing class, taken when
he was only 9 years old.
There are two famous people in
this picture" he said, which is the
other one?"
With high glee, he pointed to a
thin-faced, dark-eyed, serious look
ing child.
This boy is now the Pope" he
said. "We were about the same
age. In those days I sang soprano,
but the Pope sang contralto."
Evening star., 1944-06-21
Retail Dealers Fiqht
On Unfair Practices
Hailed al Luncheon

Retail business has done an hon
orable job in curbing unscrupulous
trade practices on its own volition,
members of the Better Business
Bureau were told by speakers at
their annual meeting and luncheon
yesterday in the ballroom of the
Shoreham Hotel.
Representative Auchincloss, Re-
publican, New Jersey, chairman of
the board of the New York City
bureau of the organization since
1887, was the principal speaker.
He recounted the history of the
Better Business Bureau in calling
attention to the unfair tactics OF
the minority of businessmen and
declared that public confidence in
this country was bred by honest
dealing.
DR.. Ralph Alexander, department
director of the wholesale and retail
division of the Offlce of Civilian
Requirements also paid high tribute
to American businessmen, to whom
he attributed all the rules laid down
by his department.
The report of the activities of the
bureau for the past year was read
by Claude Woodward, director Of the
bureau. E. G. Baltz of the Per-
petual Building Association, chair
man Of the organization, presided
He was reelected with other of.
f1cers in brief closed session fol-
lowing the luncheon. \
Others elected were: Vice chair
man, James w. Hardey, Woodward
& Lothrop; treasurer, Hubert T
Bisselle, Riggs National Bank
counsel, r. B. H. Lyon, Lyon &
Lyon; assistant treasurer, Arthur
j. Sundlun, A. Kahn, Inc: Mer-
chandise Committee, c. G. Shefield
chairman, Julius Garfinckel 81 Co.;
j. A. Anderson, Safeway Stores;
c. A. Aspinwall, Security Storage
Co.; Earl D. Baker, Washington
Daily News; S. Meyer Barnett, Hub
Furniture Co.; Donald M. Bernard
Washington Post; Y. E. Booker
Alex. Brown 8, Sons; Everett J.
Boothby, Washington Gas Light Co
Also B. B. Burgunder, s. Kann
Sons Co.; Carl J. Burkland, Radio
Station WTOP; George B. Burrus
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc; Lee D.
Butler, Lee D. Butler, Inc; John H
Davis, Judd g. Detweiler, Inc;
Charles B. Dulcan, ST., The Hecht
Co.; Joshua Evans, jr., Hamilton
National Bank; Ralph L. Cold
smith, Lansburgh's; Gerald D.
Grosner, Grosner of 1925 F street;
j. j. Hasley, the Palais Royal; J.
Wr1ley Jacobs, B. F. Saul Co.;
William M. Johansen, Sears Roe
buck & Co.; Clarence E. Kefauver
Columbia Federal Savings and Loan
Association; Carl T. Knapp, Frank
F. Jelleff, Inc; Archibald McLach.
len, McLachlen Banking Corp; E
D. Merrill, Capital Transit Co.; Matt
Meyer, president Advertising Club
OF Washington, D. c.; r. H. Pledger
Manhattan Co.. John A. Reilly
Second National Bank; Herbert J
Rich. B. Rich's Sons; Charles A
Robinson, Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co.; H. L. Rust, jr., H. L
Rust Co.; Charles H. ST. John
Griffith Consumers Co.; c. Melvin
Sharpe, Potomac Electric Power Co.;
Frederick P. H. Siddons, American
Security & Trust Co.; Harry E. Ull-
man, the Goldenberg Co., and Dewey
Zirkin, H. Zirkin e. Sons.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
BY DOROTHY ROE,
Associated Press Staf Writer.

NEW YORK, June 21.-At 81,
Doris Duke Cromwell has issued her
own declaration Of independence:
"If you're going to live, you have
to be a part OF life"
So the heiress to the Duke To-
bacco fortune will spend the hottest
months of the year In New Orleans,
completing her training as a worker
for United Seamen's Service, assist
ing with all the wartime problems
of Americas merchant seamen.
Shortly before her departure ]
spent q day with this much-head.
lined young woman. listened while
she Strengthened out the troubles
Of thrice -torpedoed seaman in the
personal service department; oh.
served the gravity with which she
considered the merits Of a request
for $40 loan from young seaman
who had lost his pay; accompanied
her to the luxurious USS Rest Gen.
ter at Sands Point, Long Island
where tough, grinning seamer
rushed up to pump her hand and
shout: Hi. Doris! Where va been?'
Is Paid 81 . Year.
During the. trip to Sands Point
in a jolting station wagon, Doris
explained her decision to undertake
her first real job, at salary Of 81 q
year. New Jersey had annulled hel
recent Reno divorce decree from
James H. r. Cromwell, scion of the
wealthy Stotesbury family of Phil
adelphia and former Minister tc
Canada. Hillsborough Township In
New Jersey was trying to collect
some $4,000, 900 from her In taxes
on her estate at Somerville. Foul
years ago her baby daughter hac
died "a hours after a premature
birth. Life so far had not been toe
happy for the mistress of Shangr
La, the Arabian Nights home sh,
built in Hawaii in 1887, now turned
over to Army and Navy officers.
Il couldn't live with myself If
didn't do something real to help in
this war;" she said. For . long
time I had wanted to take up some
kind of war work, but 1t isn't easy to
find the right spot. People are
always skeptical of me, you know
It's hard to convince them that I'm
in earnest.
IT decided that OF all the war
services, the United Seamens Serv-
ice needed help the most. There
Evening star., 1944-06-21
BuudiIio PuImu Dies

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador,
June 81 (P.-Baudilio Palma, Acting
President of Guatemala for a short
| time In 1880, died here yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
38 FB| Special Aides
Win Draft Deferment;
-Four Policemen Lose

Thirty-eight Federal Bureau of
Investigation special agents and
technicians in the 26-29 age group
were approved for occupational de-
ferment by the District Board of
Appeal in it's review actions for the
week ended May 81. District Sc
lective Service headquarters an
nounced today.
The Navy Yard, however, consti-
tuted the largest employer" both
in gains and losses, involved in ap-
peal board actions last week Oc-
cupational deferment was permit
ted for only two of the Is men
under 26 whose induction stay was
sought by the Navy Yard.
Los IL Men Under 26.
Naval establishments, including
the Navy Yard, Naval Research
Laboratory and the Navy Depart
ment, lost II men under 26 on the
appeal boards review of deferments
granted earlier by draft boards in
other areas. On the other hand,
the majority of the deferments ap-
proved by the appeal board on re-
view were for Navy Yard men in
the 26-29 age group, with the FBI
as the second largest single EN-
ployer."
In addition to clamping down on
Navy Yard appeals for men under
26, the appeal board refused to grant
deferment to II other men in the
lower age group. including four
more Washington policemen.
Act on Ala Cases.
In all, the appeal board acted on
4l4 review cases and SIS appeals from
la classifications. On appeals, the
board granted three requests for de-
ferment on grounds of hardship and
% out of So requests for occupa-
tional deferment.
On review, the appeal board
affirmed 377 occupational defer
ments and reversed local boards in
other areas in 81 cases. Among
those who lost their deferments on
review was a 25-year-old War Pro-
duction Board economist.
Evening star., 1944-06-21
Opera Star De Luca
Escaped Bomb That
Killed Virginio Gayda
By GEORGE TUCKER.

Associated Press War Correspondent.
ROME, June Is Delayed -
Giuseppe de Luca, celebrated BARI
tone who was last heard at the
Metropolitan Opera in New York in
Evening star., 1944-06-21

said. music is interracial.'
Combining war work with concert
tours, Miss Maynor, who In private
life is Mrs. Shelby Rocks, wife of the
pastor of ST. James Presbyterian
Church in New York City, sings at
neighboring service camps.
After appearing in Boston on July
20 for the Mozart Festival, Miss
Maynor will take months rest at
her farm on the York River near
Bornsbyville, Va. 1t will be the
postponed vacation that she had
planned to take five years ago.
Miss Maynor's selections with the
Symphony tonight, which will be
conducted by Stanley Chapple. are
three arias, Branches Bend Low"
from Handel's "xerxes," "Vissi
d'arte" from Puccinis "Tosca." and
Mozart's "Alleluja" She will also
sing songs. Schubert's "Hark, Hark,
the Lark Brahms "Wiegenlied,"
and Strauss Tales from the Vienna
Woods "