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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29

The closing arguments and the Judges charge to the jury are ex- pected to be completed this after noon, and deliberation by the jury is expected to start tomorrow morn ing.
 Because tomorrow is the last day of the current court term, the jury will be instructed to conduct its deliberation on the third floor of the courthouse building so that the regular Friday short calendar ses- sion can be conducted in the sec- ond floor courtroom, the judge indi- cated. Ordinarily the jury would not be ordered to serve on Friday, the day set aside for short calen- dar matters.
 Judge Quinlan indicated that since the regular jury room is ad- jacent to the courtroom and much noise may result during tomorrow's session, 1t would be better for the jury to adjourn to another room upstairs. under close watch by sheriffs.
 Yesterday afternoon and this morning, the plaintiff the defen- dants produced rebuttal witnesses in efforts ot refute opposing testi- mony.
 The action is brought as the re- suit of fatal injuries sustained by Louis Deschenes, c. R. L. bus driv- CT, in the bus-truck collision of last Sept. l3 The defendants are the Elm City Filling Stations, Inc. of New Haven, owner of the truck, and the Colonial company, whose oil truck was transporting to local industrial plant. The accident has been attributed ca tire blowout, which caused the truck to swerve across the highway into the path of the bus.
 One of the witnesses whose testi- mony produced several rebuttal wit nesses was Rose Mary Trigioneri, l3-year-old East Main resident, who was called by the Elm City concern Tuesday to testify as an eyewitness of the accident. Yesterda yafternoon her teacher at East Farms school, Miss Rita Fitzmaurice, testified that her records showed Rose Mary was in school at the time of the acci- dent. She stated the accident oc- cured at 2:30 and classes were not dismissed until o'clock
 Mrs. Carolyn Trigioneri, the girls mother, was called to the stand by the defense today to testify on her daughters veracity. She said she had instructed the girl to come homo at p. m. since she had not been feeling well. She admitted on ross-examination that she was not at home on the afternoon of the ac- cident and did not know when her daughter came home from school.
 Three other witnesses to the accident were called to the stand also yesterday afternoon by the plaintiffs counsel to refute the Trigioneri girls testimony that the truck driver waved his hand up and down after the blowout and before the collision occurred. They were John P. Lacey. William Messier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
FUNERALS

The funeral of Earl T. Beamon, 56 Abbott avenue, will be held to- morrow at 1:30 at the Reyes funeral home 69 Pearl street, Rev. David Dewitt Fogg officiating. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery Friendnsn may call at the funeral home all day today and tomorrow morning.
 The funeral of Charles E. Win termute, 148 Revere street ext, was held this afternoon with prayers at the home for the family at 1:15 followed by services at the par lors of the First Methodist church at 2 D. m. Rev. Dr. John J. Snavely, pastor, officiated. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, Watertown, ct the convenience of the family.
 The funeral of Mrs. Arnold Bau- by, 962 West Main street, will be held from the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main. street tomorrow at 8:30 to St. Margaret's church at 9. Burial will be in Calvary ceme- tery. Friends may call at the fu- neral home this afternoon and even- ing.
 The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth (Carey) Lynch, widow of John Lynch, will be held tomorrow morn ing at 9:l5 from the Mulville fu- neral home, 27O West Main street, to St. Margaret's church for a solemn high Mass at 10. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 10 p. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Michelina Lattanzio) Ridnaldi, wife of Sal- vatore Rinaldi, of 42 Platt street. was held this morning at 8 o'clock from the Maiorano funeral home, 95 Willow street, to St. Lucy's church at g where solemn high Mass was celebrated by Rev. Mt- chael McVerry assisted by Rev. Felix Scoglio as deacon and Rev. Italo Calcogni as sub-deacon. Mrs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
DIED

CUsHING-In New York city, June 2Sth, 1944, Mrs. Louise (Boughton) Gushing, of New York City, for merly of Waterbury.
 Funeral Saturday morning, at S;19
 o'clock from Lunny Funeral Home 25 Central Avenue, to Church of
 the Immaculate Conception, at 9:o0
 o'clock. Burial in new St. Joseph's
 cemetery.
 GIEsEN-In New Haven, June 2Sth,
 tor Street.
 Funeral Saturday morning. at S:l5
 o'clock, from Mulville Funeral
 Home, 270 West Main Street to St,
 o'clock. Burial in Calvary ceme-
 tery.
 KUKANsKIS In this city, June 2Sth, 1914, Mrs. Elizabeth Kukan- skis, of 229 Chase Parkway.
 Funeral Saturday morning. at S;So
 o'clock, from the residenee. S,s S2s Church, at s:O6 o'clock. Burial in family plot in Calvary cemetery. LEMKE-In New York City. June
 27th. 1st4. GTstaye Lemke' of New Funeral Friday afternoon, at 2:oe
 o'clock, from Alderson Funeral
 Home, 70 Central Avenue. Burial in Riverside cemetery.
 MADDEN-In this city, June 29th, 1914, Michael F. Madden, of "A Elmwood Avenue. Funeral Saturday morning, at S:30 o'clock, from Bergin Funeral
 Home, 290 East Main Street, to
 o'clock. Burial in family plot in new St. Joseph's cemetery. DESTEFENO this city, June 2sth, 1944, Antonio Destefano, of 2s9 North Main Street. Funeral Saturday morning, at S:00 o'clock, from La Porta Funeral Home, 67 Holmes Avenue, to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, at 9:00
 o'clock. Burial in Calvary ceme- tery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29

Thousands of official absentee ballots for waterbury men now serv- ing with the armed forces overseas have been received here at the off flee of Town Clerk Mary c. Kil- martin.
 The ballots are of an oblong shape which fold into diminutive size TOT mailing. The ballots contain pro- visions for voting either a straight ticket or a split ticket and contain long list of lines to be filled in with the names of candidates and the offices they seek.
 Provision is also made for voting on any referendum question that might arise.
 The ballot is divided into three forms with the following instruct ions given for each elector; If you wish to vote a straight party ticket, use Form l, inserting in the blank the name of the party whose ticket you wish to vote, and do not use or mark Form Il or III. If you wish to vote a split ticket, fill out Form II, so as to express clearly your de- sire, and do not use or mark Form or III. If you wish to vote for particular persons for particular of- fices, fill out Form III and do not mark other preceding forms.
 An official free-postage air mail envelope is provided for each ballot and is marked Official Election War Ballot.
 Waterbury's share of these ballots comprises little less than prob- ably 10 percent of the 100000 sent throughout the state. It has been estimated that about 6 per cent of the states population is now in the ] armed froces but about 1-2 of thi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
PACIFIC VET ! PASSES AT 38
Joseph F. SegIerski of TerryviIle Served Over
 seas 20 Months

TerryvllIe, June 2o = Joseph F. seglcrsli, SS, of 4S Main street, a veteran of this war, died Wednes- day at the Veterans hospital, New ington. A member of Headquarters Company, 169th Infantry, 43d Divi- sion. he served 20 months in the Southwest Pacific. He was granted a medical discharge three months ago. He was a private first class.
 Born in Bristol, he had lived theer most of his life, moving to Terryville in 1941. He leaves his wife, Sophie (BorkoskD Seeglergki of Terryville; his mother, Mrs. Anna Seglerski of Bristol; five sis- ters, Mrs. Anna Egler, Mrs. Helen Ostroski, Mrs. Isabel Duprey, Mrs, Caroline Doucette ad Miss Mary Seglerski, all of Bristol, and two brothers, Jock of Bristol and Louis Seglerski of New Britain. The funeral arrangements are in charge of the Scott Funeral Home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
.COMSTOCK NAMED
 FUEL CHAIRMAN

w. E. Constock, who has been appointed chairman of the district solid fuels committee for Waterbury, is expected to be among the repre- sentatives at a meeting of district chairmen in Hartford this afternoon at the Satte Armory. The group will make plans for supplying next years fuel orders.
 trict fuel committkq otino inotetn
 Others on the Waterbury district fuel coinmitte care: A9lan Innes, Thomaston; Harold Brown, Nauga- tuck; Ross Newell, Thomaston; Benjamin Chatfield, Waterbury. and John Turbert, president of the Waterbury CUoal Dealers associa- ton.
 The Waterbury area committee is comprised of MT. Conastock, chairman; Al Richenbach, Water town; Frank Green, Waterbury Chamber of Commerce, secretary; MT. Chatfield, MT. Turbert, Dom- enic Rosa, William Wood and John Phelan, all of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29

Elizabeth Mascoli was orgapist and Mrs. Mary Russo and Mrs. Julia Morrone were soloists.
 Bearers were Donald Perugini, Robert Maiorano, Leon Dervis, James Dalessio, William Ruscitto and Alex Jacovino. Burial was in the family plot in new St. Joseph's cemetery with committal services conducted by Father Scoglio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
BERARDINO PAYS
 SC BRISTOL FINE

Bristol, June 2o.-Four motorists were granted nolles Wednesday in City Court. They were: Ernest Tel Her, 29. of Secret Lake, Avon, driv- ing without license, payment of $6; Louis P. Janson, 47, of 314 Mechanic street, driving without a Connecticut operators license, $9; Johnnie Stimson, 40. of 28 Irving street. driving without Connec- ticut operators license, SIS; Gabriel Berardino, 45, of Al Manor avenue, Waterbury, violation of rules of road, $6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
Official Absentee
 Ballots Available
Town Clerk Receives Supply to Forward to Men, Woman Serving in Armed Forces; Provisions Made

group is below the legal voting age.
 Under the law application for ab- sentee ballot can be made either directly by the absentee voter, 8 member of his family or other agent, or direction can be given the town clerk by the registrar of voters to send out ballots to those he desig- mates,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
Full Weather Report

Boston, June 20 (UP)-wenther forecasts
 MASSACHUSETTS = Fair and less humid tonight and Friday. Cooler tonight, considerably cool CT Friday, except little change In temperature in Cape Cod rec zion.
 RHODE ISLAND and CONNEC- TICUT-Fnir and less humid tO- night and Friday. Cooler tonight, considerably cOOlee Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
Jury To Deliberate
 On Bus-Truck Crash
Closing Arguments, Judges Address Heard Today; -,. Both Sides Call Witnesses in Rebutta

Closing arguments to the jury opened in superior court this morning in the trial of the $5000 Cheshire road collision fatality suit brought by Mrs Cece DeSchesnes after Judge Edward J. Quinlan denied motion of the Colonial Beacon Oil Company of Massachusetts for a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29

STARS LIGHT CAUSES BLAST
 The theory that the absorption of light from star by the atmosphere surrounding 1t causes an explosion was advanced by Dr. Dean B. Mc- Laughlin of the University of Mich igan.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-18

ers named in the eity's suit were in
violation of the ordinance which
prohibits income tenants in this
subdivision. he added stipulation
to the order, on recommendation of
the board of appeals. that the own
ers would be permitted q years
grace to comply.
The degree was handed down by
Judge Webster with the stipulation
that all violators of the ordinance
were TO comply with the restric-
tions by not later than September
IS, 1914. On several occasions, the
matter has been discussed by the
council since that date but no def
mite action had previously been
taken.
The multiple-dwelling question
was brought before the council
Monday night by willard F. Tressel
of 819 Highland, realtor in the
subdivision, who asked that either
the ordinance be modified to per-
NIT multiple dwellings. or that the
court order be enforced and the of
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-18
Tending property owners be notified

Tending property owners be notified
to comply.
Not only should the property own
ners involved in the original suit be
notified, but others who are today
violating the ordinance should also
be notified to comply, Tressel de-
clared.
Mayor Jasper N. Howard said
that up to this time the decree had
not been enforced because of the
acute housing storage and that the
city has hesitated to put lot of
families out in the cold" 1t was
poined out, however, that the in
come tenants had been given Is
months to look for other dwellings
and that in some cases tenants had
moved out and others moved in.
julius L. BernS, acting Lincoln
Park City attorney, suggested to the
council that the city clerk send
letters to the owners of properties
involved in the suit, and added that
the owners could be cited for con-
tempt of court if they failed to COM
ply.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-18
Subdivision
Involved in
Zoniing Fight

Homeowners in the Emmons
orchard subdivision who have failed
70 comply with circuit court order
Oh July 81. 1s43. ordering observ-
ance a the city's zoning ordinance
governing single dwellings, will be
notified this week by the Lincoln
Park council that they must abide
oy the courts decision "at once.
When Judge Clyde I. Webster
ruled that the seven property own
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-18

Cheerfulness keeps up o kind of
daylight in the mind, filling it with
steady and perpetual serenity.
Addison
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-18

Industry provides earplugs for
riveters inside BIT wings in a pro-
gram of eliminating work hazards.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-18

British Central Government en-"
penditure increased from S4,0OO,coO
in 1888 to $23,OOO,OOO In 1913.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-11
Comm. Chairman
Praises Bond Buyers
Of BrOOkhayen

BROOKHAVEN, Miss In max
ing final cneck-up on bonds
bought IN the 4th War Bond Drive
the committee chairman had high
praises of the fine spirit shown BY
rne Negroes OF Brookhaven More
than 100000 in E bonds were
hot1ght. this included one rural
community, Springfield, and few
scattered reports coming from
teachers of the rural area.
Each church in the urban center
had chairman The ladies division
was well organized. The business
place. swere all contacte and a house
TO house committee worked
The committee chairman had ali
their reports ready r'len called for
and a complete tabulation was
easily made by the secretary OF the
group.
The Red Cross committees were
assigned and the same fin spirit
went every citizen pledging TO do
ois part.
A.. A. Alexander,
County Chairman for Negroes
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-11

Mr.. Percy Green, editor OF the
Jackson Advocate, was guest SPEAK
e. at the regular chapel program
of March /. The occasion was the
celebration of Negro Newspaper
Week. This being the case, the
speaker confined his remarks more
or less togrowth and development
of the Negro press and its potent
force in bringing about many Of
the present changes which we have
Witnessed
Mr.. Green said, 1T is a long way
from the North Star, the first
Negro newspaper founded by
Frederick Douglass in 1847, to such
nationally known papers as the
Chicago Defender and Pittsburgh
Courier and others. Were all in the
way Or another affected by the
power of the press. ''The pen is
mightier than the sword" This is
the chief agency in moulding public
opinion on most current issues
Since the Negro gets little or no
consideration in the white press, it
is his indispensable duty to support
the Negro press-the medium
through which he can express his
desires, opinions and aspirations
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-11
Brother Of Soldier Held In Utica
Shooting Reported In Serious
Condition Following Arrest Here
JACKSON, Miss.

JACKSON, Miss. = John Wesley
MaGee. Jr.. brother of Pvt. Charles
Lee MCGEE, NEGRO Soldier who
surrendered to Kinds county Off
GERS following the fatal shooting of
Ernest Conn. white, an employee
of a Utica Grocery Cafe last Sun
day nieht that he acted in self de-
Tense is. reported in a serious con-
dition at his home, 106 Factory
Street here. following being taken
into custody here last Wednesday,
According to reports, MCGEE.
who has been living here for a
considerable Slime. EMPLOYED at
.1oe's Tire Shon. Cor. Pearl and
South Roach Street. went to the
home Of his narents in Utica fol-
LOWING the surrender of his broth
erS. Pvt Charles Lee MCGEE and
Sandy McCIee. On returning to
Jackson Wednesday he was given
some clothes belonging to the sol
der bv his parents to be delivered
to him in jail here. Upon going to
the County Jail to. deliver the
clothes he was taken into custory
by officers who released him after
questioning him and taken him to
number of nlsces in Jackson to
establish his identify At his home
on factory street. where he lives
with his wife, he Is reported by
his attending physician to be suf-
Continued on Back Page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-11
S0L0NS PROBE FEPC
VIM. H. Holtzclaw, Jr., Elected Head
OF Utica Farmers Conference Here

UTICA, Miss. - Prof. VIM. H.
Holtzclaw, Jr., who succeeded to
tie Principal of Utica Normal ana
IndsudtIial Institute, founded by
his father. following his death q
few months ago, continued in the
footsteps of his illustrious parent,
when he was elected President Of
the Utica Farmers Conference, at
its 41st consecutive session held at
the Institution last week.
TIE Utica Farmers Conference,
also founded by the late VIM H.
Holtzclaw, is the Oldest organiZa-
ZION of its kind among Negroes III
The entire nation, and during the
vars o. it's existence has eXerted
an increasing influence upon Me-
gro Farm life in the state. 1t acti-
vities having led to greatly i'm
proved farming methods among
Negro farmers and to the idespread
ownership of profitable farm lands
throughout the state.
Prof E. ArnmonS, of the State
AAA, and Prof. p. S BovfeS, OF
Alcorn College were the principal
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-11
White Colleges
Urged To Open
Doors TO Negroes
Recommendation
Is Made By Office
OF Education
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON (SNSl - The
Office of Education Of the United
States recommended Tuesday that
white colleges in the south make
their facilities available to Negro
students to help develop leaders
able to attack "the difficult prob
lens of the southern region
1t also suggested that state gov
ernments act now to provide equa-
lily of educational opportunities
for Negroes ON both the college ano
grade school levels
The Office of Education iurrner
recommended that the Federal
Government participate in devel-
oping first class university educa-
ton for both the Negro and white
races wherever in the countrv 1t
cannot be done from other public
or private sources"
The recommendations were con-
tanned in a four-volume report of o
coneressionally sponsored survey
of higher education among Negroes
Publication of the report vas an
nounced by Commissioner of Ed
ucation John Studebaker, who said
the survey was timely because of
the anticipated increase in college
enrolment among Negroes after
the war; and the demand for Negro
leaders and professional workers
DR.. Ambrose Caliver, associate
director of the survey, wrote Vol
ume Four, containing the recon-
mendations to white and Negro
colleges and to governmental agen-
cieS.
The survey, Caliver wrote, has
Continued on Eack Page
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-11

Since our troop Was composed
mostly of radio operators end
radio technicians, we were rea-
sonably certain that it would be
an operations battalion because a
construction battalion hasn't any
place Tor communications men
Upon our arrival we find that we
were going to be formed into .
construction battalion after being
merged with the F. A. All the
training that the men in this bat
TALON must learn something about
climbing poles and digging holes
In other words, we are in labor
battalion with q glorified title. We
aren't kicking because we have to
climb poles and do some hard
work, but we figure if we are quail
fled for a certain type of job we
work.
I'm this camp we are also forced
to live in an area that should be
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-11

nize tenure with increments.
The salary for the beginning
teachers who have had one or
more years of teaching expert.
ence is $3.50 base salary, and
inc1 ease with tenure. Single men
are paid 20 per cent more than
thl' $3.50 base salary, and mar
ried men are paid 40 percent
above the salary base. College
graduates, women, without teach
ing experience are paid a be-
ginning salary of $3.50 per year.
Teachers not under contract
for the insuing year, who are
interested in filing applications
may write tn the Superintendent.
Of Schools. Box 918. Jackson.
Mississippi. TIE Blanks should be
completed and returned imnaedi-
ately.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-11
Editor OF The Jackson Advocate
Addresses Tougalo0 Student Body

Notwithstanding the militancy of
sine Negro press, it is supported II.
q large measure by sympathetic
white people. Perhaps the largest
portion of the revenues from adj
vertising comes from white bus!-
ness concerns.
The celebration of Negro News
paper Week should serve to focus
our attention on the vital part that
Negro weeklies playing our lives.
They are the most reliable and de-
pendable sources that we have for
information about our group. If we
want to know what the Negro is
doing then we should read Negro
papers and periodicals. Let Us re-
solve TO read at least one Negro
newspaper each week. These papers
are fighting our battles and need
our financial and moral support.
j. Fl. Owens.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-11
Radio Technicians
Transformed Into
US. Army Laborers

NEW YORK CITY-(S N 81
In line with Secretary Stimson's
admission that the Army has a
policy of converting Negro COM
bat troops and technicians into
service troops. is the revelation
that a group of Negro radio opera
tors and techniciaHs was recently
changed over into a labor bat
TALON
The information came TO the
NAACP in a letter from Negro
sergeant.
The irony OF the situation was
heightened by the fact that Ger
man war prisoners stationed near
these Negro troops are said by
the sergeant to be receiving bet
ter treatment than United States
Negro soldiers.
The letter declares
s'When the division was shipped
we were left in Fort -: later we
learned that we were coming to
this camp to form 9 battalion
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-03-11
Tougaloo Students
Sell 1889 In
Bonds And Stamps

The Fourth War Loan Drive,
which has just closed, was one of
the most successful of all such at
tefi11pUs on the campus of Touga-
loo College. All classes and divi-
sions of the school entered whole
hearted in the campaign to make
the best possible showing. Some
students worked until late at night;
others were out early in the morn
ing trying to sell a stamp or bond.
The final report, which has re-
Gently been compiled, shows the
following totals: College, $2807 IS;
High School, $156060: Elementary
School, 1921 As; Total, $3.50 40.
Individual honorS were won by
two freshmen girls, Georgia Mont
gomery, $391.l0 and Marcella Hill,
$68950.
The Junior college class sold the
largest amount of stamps and
bonds with total of $1,548.05.