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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

tive for personal revenge, and to destroy Stolfi in the Republican party. What MT. Taller has Suc- ceeded in doing" Cassidy declared, 'is destroy the Republican party in this city"
 Cassidy then summoned the prose- cutting attorney to the stand in an attempt to find out who made the complaint which resulted in the prosecution. declaring that it is a mans constitutional right to be faced by his accusors.
 However, Prostecutor Hummel said: T don't think I have to an- swer that question" Judge Rea- bach agreed with him.
 Called to the stand as a defense witness was William Root, Jr, a for mer employe of the registrars off, flee, who said he had been fired by Vernon Hall, Republican Town Chairman, and MT. Taller. He said that in 1889 and 1941 he talked with Taller about Republican dis trict leaders, and that when Stolfis name came up, Taller said, You don't have to wory about him. If he doesn't get in line he'll regret it."
 An important defense witness was Anthony Petrillo, South Main street jeweler and a Republican leader, who testified that he had filed ap- plications for both ex-Selectman Stolfi and his cousins to be made voters. He said that he had accom- panied the ex-Selectman to the city courtroom where new voters were made in 1889 and saw him sworn in as voter.
 Cassidy also called a number of prominent merchants and political leaders-Joseph Manganaro of the Redwood Furniture O., Fred Puc- key, of Beecher avenue, Frank Pope, of the wholesale grocery house, and Starbuck Sprague of the electrical concern as character witnesses. All testified as to Stolfi's fine reputa- tion and said they found no ten- dencies in him towards commit ting a fraud
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17
BENEFIT PROGRAM
 FOR SERVICEMEN

Employes of the French Manufac- turing Company are planning a benefit entertainment and dance to provide gifts and smokes for men in the service. The event will be held in Department F of the plant on Saturday evening, May 20th.
 The committee has announced that Richard Trask will officiate as master of ceremonies and the list of entertainers will include: John Kirby, Eleanor Bragg, Evette Col- lins, Lillian Dechenes, John Collins, Nellie Strickles, Georgette Clayton, Edward O'Dea, John Berry and Carl Stemm.
 Committee of arrangements in- cludes: Peter Davis, chairman; Alt 4. Fancher, secretary; Bill Shea, treasurer; Sal Palmento, entertain ment; John Keisel, refreshments; Walter White. publicity and Stanley Woodbury, decorations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17
METHODIST UNION
 FIVE YEARS OLD
Future Course for Amer= ica's Largest Protestant
 Group Plotted

Kansas City, Mo, May IT - Elab- crate ceremonies here five years ago last week when 900 legal dele gates in the presence of ten thou sand visitors voted to merge the three long separated major branches of Methodism were recall ed and celebrated by the denomina- tion's General Conference which has just completed an 1l-day ses- sion.
 In the same Municipal Auditor ium where in May 1899 the Uniting Conference did away with the names Methodist Episcopal Church." Methodist Episcopal Church, South" and Methodist Protestant Church" for the new, inclusive name, "The Methodist Church" the representatives of the 42,000 congregations appraised the results of union and plotted the fu- ture course for Americas largest Protestant group.
 Reports showed strong advances in membership. benevolent giving and debt payment Lower figures appeared only in the columns of Sunday school enrolment. While this is paralleled in other denomin- ations, the delegates, in adopting a general advance program have set the correction of this trend as one goal.
 To be known as The Crusade for Christ" the General Conference launched a five-fold movement in- volving CD the raising of 25 mil lion dollars for emergency postwar needs, @ a spiritual renaissance for the entire Methodist constitu- enoy, (3) education for a new world order, (D cultivation of Christian stewardship, (5) enlargement of Sunday school attendance. This will extend over the next four years.
 The election and assignment of bishops. long the high point in pre- unidcation General Conferences, is now transferred by the plan of union to the coming Jurisdictional conferences where at least nine new bishops will be chosen. The Juris- dictional Conferences will meet as follows: Northeastern, Ocean City, N. J., June q; Central, Greensboro, N. C., June 8; South Central, Tulsa, Okla, June l3: Southeastern. At- lanta, Ga. June p; North Central, Minneapolis, Minn. June %; Vest ern, Salt Lake City, Utah July l3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17
Synod Theological
 Courses Shortened
Training to Be Cut One Full Year; Plan to Continue
 Only Through Present National Emergecy

College, "of such nature as to be integrated with work otherwise done in the Seminary during the regular academic year"
 Since in the emergency it was in- advisable to wait for a vote at the forthcoming annual convention of the Church in June, the executive committee of the body met in extra ordinary consultative session with the faculty of the theological semi nary and the Commission on Higher Christian Education, including the presidents of Augustana College, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn., Upsala College, East Orange, N. J. and Luther College, Wahoo, Nebr. Following agreement upon procedure, the plan was s;ib- mitted to the presidents of the thir- teen conferences of the church, and has now received their unanimous endorsement.
 Other details of the step-up plan include sending present MiddlerS out as internes for one year at the close of the present spring term when the Seniors graduate and take parishes, and establishing summer interne- ships for present Juniors and the new class to be enrolled this June. Bachelor of Divinity degrees will be withheld upon graduation unless the students have meantime completed their college credits and earned de- greeS of Bachelor of Arts.
 By resolution the plan will con- tinue only through the present na- tional emergency, after which the educational system of the Synod will "at once revert to the original rules governing entrance require ments and study in our Seminary"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

T am not passing on the guilt or innocence of this defendant ' Judge Reabach said, but as a com mittee magistrate I find probable cause and will bind the accused over to the next term of the criminal session of the superior court"
 After receiving assurance from Prosecutor Albert w. Hummel that Stolf1 was man of good reputa- tion. and rooted in the community, Judge Reabach fixed bond at $500.
 Stolfi, who resigned as selectman without admission of guilt" after charges against him were brought by Republican Registrar of Voters Albert o. Taller. was alleged by the state to have been made a voter in 1887, although he did not become a citizen until 1889.
 The trial appeared to turn heavily in the accused's favor yesterday morning when a cousin of the ac- cused, also named Michael Stolfi, took the stand to declare that it was he who had been made a voter, and that he had given his cousins address. ST Wood street because of his marital difficulties.
 In the afternoon however, Prose- cutoc Albert W. Hummel reopened the states case and recalled MT. Taller and John T. Derwin, Demo- cratic registrar of voters, who iden- tified canvass books of voters show ing that Michael Stolf1, 57 Wood street, had moved to 118 Hill street, the accused's present address.
 MT. Taller also identified a check list showing that Michael Stolfl, 118 Wood street, voted in the 1888 election. In answer to a question from the bench, MT. Taller said there was now no Stolfi on the vot- ing lists besides the one at 1l8 Hill street.
 Tn the course of the defense testi- many, Atty. John H. Cassidy re- peated several times the assertion that the prosecution had been brought by MT. Taller out of mo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17
"FOr the Duration

Gasoline rationS of a local man who was found guilty of making illegal use of coupons were sus- pended for the duration follow ing a hearing last night by the gasoline panel of the local ration board. The consumer is James Constantine of 49S West Main street. Only once before had a duration" suspension been made in the city and that was report ed by an OPA hearing commits sioner last year.
 Constantine was accused of sell ing for 75 cents each two coupons issued to him for use in his oc- cupation assan oil burner service repairman. It was reported the original owner was traced through the serial numbers on the cou- pons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

Minneapolis, Minn., May 17-In cooperation with governmental di- rectives urging the acceleration of courses at theological and divinity schools, the Augustana Lutheran Synod has taken official action to shorten the psychological training by orie full year, according to an- nouncement here of the Rev. pr. P. O. Bersell, president. By this plan Augustana Theological Seminary, Rock Island, H., will open its Jun for Glass this summer to college stu dents who have completed three years of academic work. For such students who enter the Seminary without full college credits, special summer classes will be conducted at the sister institution, Augustana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

of defective tires is greater than last year, however, when only four instances were reported by the in- spectors.
 Commissioner Mccarthy states that the number of defective ve- hicles reported, which amounted to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17
Summer Hours

Effective today the Waterbury office of the Social Security Board at l08 Bank street, will be open from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. each weekday, Monday through Sat- urday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

44.8 per cent of the total clearly indicates that some supervision is still needed and therefore intends to continue this Spot Inspection" in various sections of the state throughout the coming summer and fall months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17
Stolfi Faces Trial
 In Superior Court
Jsdge Rebach Finds Probable Cause in Case of Former
 Selectman Charged With Fraudulent Voting

Former Selectman Michael Stolf must face trial in Superior Court eight counts of fraudulent vong Judge Nathan Reabach of New Haven ruled at the conclusion of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Elect Directors
OF Entertainment
Group AT Meeting

Election of a board of directors
and officers of Entertainment,
Inc, marked meetings of that or
ganization this week. The IL
member board was elected from
which the officers were named.
Members of the board are Verne
Barnes, Spencer Beebe, George
Field, Mrs. j. H. Cole, w. r.
Guest, ST., Mrs. Elizabeth Latady,
A. p. May, A. L. Monroe, Mrs. E.
A. Parker, DR.. p. A. Thompson,
T. r. Wells and Mrs. Easton King.
AT a later meeting of the direc-
torate Mr.. May was elected pres
ident, Mrs. Wells was named vice
president with Mrs. Parker as
secretary and DR.. Thompson,
treasurer.
Mr.. Field was named chairman
of the booking and program COM
mittee and MIR. Beebe will head
the promotion committee. Mrs.
King was named publicity chair
man. The chairmen will appoint
their committee members from
the membership of the club.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Christmas Program
To Be Presented At
Moss Point Church

The Sunday School classes at
the First Baptist church in Moss
Point will present a Christmas
program Sunday morning at 10
o'clock. Six children dressed as
angels win act out a pantominme
while the Junior choir sings
Christmas music. Angels will be
Patty Turner, Pat Mays, Betty
Larsen, Vera Allen, Patty May
Hinton and Hilda Jones.
The Virgin Mary will be repre-
cented by Jackie Nelson, the
guardian angel by Cassie Boyett
and the Three Wise Men by Dan
ny Boy Hall, Billy Bundle and
John Sharp Boyett.
Nine boys Will spell out Christ
mas and recite short verses. They
will be John Bundle, Jimmy
Wright, f. M Rae, To-day Hays,
Diekie Beebe, Bob Wright, Sid
ney Lacey, Louis Rae and Ralph
Jones.
The junior choir will sing
Away In a Manger" and silent
Night" and everyone will join
them in singing Joy To The
World"
At the end of the program
Santa Claus will be present to
distribute gifts. Everyone is in
vited to be present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Red Cross Workers
Thank Volunteers
For Christmas Aid

Expressions OF appreciation
have been extended by Mrs.
Henry Gautier, chairman of
Camp and Hospital commit
tee Of the American Rer Cross
here for contributions made
by organization ions of jackson
county for Christmas parties
for servicemen stationed in Pas
cagoula at Horn Island, the u. S.
Coast Guard base and the u. S.
Naval Receiving station.
The largest contributor was
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton which donated $3.50 and
others, contributing were Young
Women's Business club, Elk's
club, Rotary club, Odd Fellows.
Baptist church, Catholic church,
Methodist church, Presbyterian
church, Lutheran church, Watts
Memorial church, Eastlawn Car
den club, Pascagoula Woman's
club, Big Point All club, Esca-
tawpa club and Carpenters Lo-
cal 500.
We also wish TO thank the
many individuals who contribut-
ed so generously OF their time,
making wreaths and sprays and
wrapping gifts and transporting
items" Mrs. Gautier said.
Besides the work done for the
local sersicemen, volunteers as
sisted in making 1856 sprays Of
traditional cedar, holly, cones
and ribbon to be used at the
Keesler Field station hospital.
Fifty families from Pascagoula,
Moss Point and Kreole have OPP
ened their homes in response to
the call for Christmas invitations
for patients In the Keesler Field
hospital able to travel a short
distance for Christmas Day, she
said. These men will come to
Pascagoula by train or bus and
those having an overnight pass
will arrive Christmas Eve. Many
of these men will attend the va
rious candle light services to be
held the night before Christmas.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
us. AIDS URAcUAYAN DAM

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from a
new Rio Negro river dam may be
flowing to Uruguay's industries
and homes by next June if war
difficulties permit completion of
the dam by the first of the year.
Lack of shipping is the major
bottleneck since a $4,000. 900
U. S. loan and priority aid re-
vived the S37, DOC, 900 project
abandoned by German contract
ors when Uruguay broke with
the Axis.
The dam is one of several pro-
iected for Uruguay rivers to re-
duce expensive imports of coal
and oil. A 150-mile power line
IS being built to Montevideo and
Uruguayan workers await ma
terial for other installations. The
hope is that one of the four pro-
jected generating units can be
installed BY June.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Work OF Chamber
OF Commerce Is
Shown All Rotary

Showing a cross-section of the
varied work being carried on by
the Chamber of Commerce,
Verne Barnes, secretary of the
Pascagoula-Mo o. Point Chamber
of Commerce, addressed the Pas
cagoula Rotary club at its reg
ular session Wednesday noon.
In explaining how the organ
iZation carries on its current
program of development and
growth of the Pascagoula-Moss
Point area, Mr.. Barnes outlined
the mail he had received that
morning which ranged from in
quiries from prospective resi-
dents to communications from
state and national officials re-
garding subjects as diversified as
electric lights, pecans, county
health officers and surplus war
material.
Prospects for industrial devel-
opment in approximately half of
the community factories were re-
viewed by the secretary. In con-
nection with this he called on
r. H. Macy, chief planning engi-
neer at ingalls,, who gave an en-
tightening report on the present
and future program of the In
gals shipyard.
1--WE have delivered practical
ly as many ships in 1914 as
l943," said Mr. Macy and added,
we have contracts for % ships
in l945 and two in 1916" He
also explained that the company
expects to have contracts for adj
ditional passenger ships at an
early date.
"One of the jobs in the future
will be the reconversion of troop
ships to passenger ships at mil
lions of dollars apiece" and In
gals Shipbuilding Corporation is
also one of the group of yards
chosen to figure ON the building
of large passenger ships, over
700 feet which will be larger
than any we have built"
we have already started the
construction of our first 1900
horse power Diesel electric To-
comotive," Mr.. Macy announced,
and continued, this is the fore
runner OF a new industry and
the first of its kind not only for
this section but for the South
as no industry of this type is in
existence in the South at this
time"
Spencer Beebe, chairman of
the postwar planning commit
tee, was next called upon by MI
Barnes. He outlined the work of
that group and stated that the
communities QUESTIONABLE,
which he explained was the ba-
sis for the whole Chamber of
Commerce operation, and which
is the result of many man-hours
of thoughtful labor is almost
ready for distribution.
"The purpose of the question
naire," Mr.. Beebe disclosed, @is
to take the guess work out of
postwar planning"
Chamber of Commerce presi-
dent Hermes Gautier concluded
the program with a brief review
of some of the activities of the
organization and its plans for the
future.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Mrs. Sam Byrd Is
Hostess To Sunshine
Sewing Circle

Among the pleasant events of
the holiday season was a Christ
mas party at which Mrs. Sam
Byrd was hostess to the Sunshine
Sewing circle last Wednesday at
her home on River road.
The house was gay with
Christmas greens and eolors.
The hostess had arranged sew
eral games for the entertainment
of her guests and in these Mrs
c. J. Lander and Mrs. Roy Krebs
received prizes.
Following the games each
guest drew q number from a re-
ceptable and a gift holding the
corresponding number was tax
en- from the heavily laden Christ
mas tree and presented to her.
A buffet luncheon was served
toward the close Of The after
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Wade

Everyone is enjoying thsi
pleasant Christmas weather.
The Rev. A. v. Faggard went
to Clara, Miss, last Sunday TO
fill his appointment there.
Miss Ruth Valentine is visit
ing home folks during the Christ
mas holidays at Newton, Miss.
News has been received from
the War Department in regard
to Harold Golf and Rhett john
son stating that they r all right
but are still prisoners of war.
Harold has been moved to a
prison camp in Japan while
Rhett is still in the Philippines.
Professor McNair is spending
the Christmas holidays at Ma
gee, Miss, with relatives.
Pete Kennedy arrived for a
short furlough from a camp in
California last Sunday and is
looking well.
Pvt. Guy D. Golf. who is in
the Army, came to visit the
school last Friday.
The many friends here of
Sheriff ID. o. Newman were sor-
ny to hear of his illness in the
hospital in New Orleans and
wish for him a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Montgom-
cry and family left on Tuesday
morning to spend the holidays
in Gondola, La. to visit rela-
tives.
The school children enjoyed
the Christmas trees in their va
rious rooms last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Everett
were Moss Point visitors Mon
day.
Maurice Waltman is visiting
his uncle in Bogalusa, La, this
week.
Winston Vaughan spent Tues
day with his father, W. A..
Vaughan.
We regret to lose James Ward
from our community. They are
moving to the housing project.
Milk production in l943 to-
A~I-1 &c 0co nnn mn -..o
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

About 300 900 men participated
IN the Crimean war. Total deaths
were 95,6l5, OF 81 per cent of
total strength.
Switzerland's % cantons were
unified by a federal constitu-
lion approved in 1874.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

Somewhere in the Pacific
Marines are discovering that
many of the Solomon islanders
speak good English and the pid-
gin English variety is sometimes
resented when Americans try
their hand at it.
One lad, after a ride in a Cat
alma, was asked, How you Lik-
en- big hird?p and responded
with Quite an interesting ride
Another saluted and said,
Thank you very much after
being given a ride in q truck
during which he ignored ques-
tons in pidgin English.
Serve chilled foods on chilled
mates.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

Sapphires and rubies are used
in meters and delicate instru-
ments in airplanes, tanks and
other war equipment
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

Bolivia takes its name from
Simon Bolivar, its liberator, and
hero Of South Americas fight for
independence.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

Madame Chang Kai-shek was
graduated from Wellesley College
in 1917.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22
Seubees Celebrate
Third Anniversary
Next Thursday

A number of Jackson county
men have made good with the
Seabees at farflung places over
the world. Among them is Bill
Beach who gave up a job at In
gals to enter the service and is
now with the 18th construction
battalion somewhere in the Pa
cific theatre Of Operations.
Somewhere in the Pacific:
Dear Editor:
As one of the home town men
now serving with the Seabees
overseas | hope you will be i'm
terested in printing the little
news item below which was
prepared by one of our fellows
in commemmoration Of our
birthday. Dec. 20. It will give us
and our families back home a
great deal of satisfaction to know
that the Seabees are being re-
membered.
Sincerely,
Billie Beach.
The third anniversary Of the
workingest, fightingest bunch
of men" in the nations armed
forces, the Navy Seabees, will be
observed on December % BY
100000 officers and men OF the
United States Naval Construc-
ton battlaions.
Born just three weeks after the
Pearl Harbor disaster, with an
authorized strength of 5000, the
Seabees won their spurs at Qua
dalcanal and have been with the
assault troops in every major
American amphibious operation.
They can now boast that they
built the network of air and ma
val bases in the Pacific that push
ed the Japs back 5000 miles:
that they developed amphibious
equipment and techniques that
helped carry the day on the At
rican, Italian and Normandy
beachheads.
Every commissioned Construc-
ton Battalion is either current
ly overseas or has completed a
tour of duty; many battalions
are on their second tours. Sew
enty-six per cent of the Seabees
are now outside the continental
limits of the United States; only
5000 essential men have never
seer foreign service.
As Gen. Douglas Macarthur
wrote in a letter TO Seabee chief
Viee-Admiral Ben Morell, The
only trouble with your Seabees
IS that you don't have enough of
themtg
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

The X-ray detects tuberculo-
SIS LESSONS many months before
the victim IS aware of illness,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

HEADING FOR Their FATHERS HOMELAND. these newest little Americans from down unda" seem snug
enough In hrh ppvkedn nursery on hatch over aboard Coast Gumdlmanned troop umspot Pic
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Louis Mo; Harvey Mott n 10n months son fHavyM Mott USING, Houmam Wash; Ruth Ellen Osborne @
mohsd daughter of p Osborne USN. Vallejo cat; Elizabeth Ann enhLmg 5h monhsd daughter
ga Reminong USN,E Eugene Ore: Sharon Mary Stark MONTHS daughter off E. Stark USNc Wood
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and david SOM Howard Bacon USN HdbaL Tenn u S Cot Guard photo CnhrmmhS undhM)
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

noon.
The guest list included Mes
DANES Motley Byrd, Lander.
Krebs. c. E. Mcclellan, c. r.
Presley, and 2. H Case.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-22

Milk production in l943 to-
tailed Sc, 1868, O0O, 900 quarts.