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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
ACoptoin
Briefs ors

Aboard an American Warship, OF
italy, Jan. 21-UP)-The captain
heaved himself on a hatch cover
SO he could see the faces ringed1
around him. He stood q moment
without speaking.
Then he said:
"We're going into action tonight.
'"The Arnys going to make a
landing tonight up the coast near
Rome" he continued. Its oging to
be rough-plenty rough
Some of the men stared out to
sea; some had their eyes on the
bull-shouldered captain.
He read citations for three officers
for courage and efficiency in the
Sicilian landings and pinned Purple
Hearts on five men wounded there.
The officers were: Gunnery Officer
Robert Laurie, Providence, R. l.,
Engineer Paul Scott, Bay Springs,
Miss, and Fire Control Officer
Douglas Perry, La Grange, Ill.
The Purple Hearts were pinned
on: Seaman John Chituck, East
port, N. Y: Stanley Frankley, Edge
mere, N. Y; George Cox, Philadel-
phia; Thomas Shea, Salem, Mass.
and Thomas Scida, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The captain went on:
"Our Job is to get those soldiers
on the beach and by God we're go
ing to get them there"
1t seemed a pledge to the AL
mighty rather than an oath.
mo matter what happens" he
said, we're going to get those SOL
uiers on shore. That's the Navy
Job. You've got to remember that
a soldier on water is just like a
baby"
Tension broke and deep laughter
rumbled around the circle.
Yes" the captain said, and a
smile came over his rugged features,
Hes just as helpless as you would
be in a tank"
He let them laugh for mo-
ment.
Then he said:
Maybe you'll see what mean,
because I'll tell you what I'm going
to do. II we're hit SO bad we can't
stay afloat, I'm going to beach the
ship and fight her from there and
when she can't fight any more from
there I'm going to take us ashore
and ask them to give us rifles"
A sailor asked:
"You mean what's left of us,
Captain"
That's right-what's left of us.
That's all. We're pulling anchor in
Is minutes"
The captain is from Holton, Me.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
Connecticut Slices
School Bus Mileage
22O, 1000 Miles Saved in Year Ending Feb L.; Meriden
First, SufieId Runnerup

A saving of approximately $4,000
miles of school bus travel In Con-
necticut is expected for the year
ending February /. This is the re-
suit of rearranging of school bus
routes by town school boards &C.
cording to records in the Division OF
Instruction, State Department OF
Education. Transportation of war
workers on a number of school bus
return trips or alternate runs pre-
verified a greater cut in mileage &C
cording to report Of town school
board transportation committees.
The three towns reporting the
greatest cuts in mileage are Meriden
with saving of 22,O25 miles ex-
pected, Sufield 1920, and Ston-
ington 12,474.
Put into effect February 1, 194S,
to comply with Office of Defense
Transportation regulations, these
shortened routes have resulted in
savings in costs as we'll as in gaso-
line, tires, and wear on equipment,
which were the main detectives.
Including the transportation OF
war workers, 764 vehicles carrying
school pupils travel a total of 25,-
723 miles per day in Connecticut,
with yearly total of 4,728, 239 miles,
under present regulations. OF the
764 vehicles, SAL are buses, 1872 pas
senger cars, 80 station wagons and
one a horse drawn vehicle. The ur-
ban character of Connecticut is re-
flected in the fact that only one
third of 1900 registered buses in the
state are used for school transpor-
tation while the average for the ma
ton is two thirds.
The transportation Of school chill
dren has become a major school
service and large business in Con-
necticut. During the school year
1942-43 over $1,000 pupils were
transported 21,841 elementary pu-
pills and 1890 high school pupils
were carried by school buses, the
remainder used regularly scheduled
public utility buses.
The reduction is the result Of the
adoption of ODT regulations to local
conditions by town school board
TRANSPORTATION committees assisted
by the transportation Office of the
State Department of Education. The
large reduction in mileage was made
by reducing the number and lengths
of routes, number of buses, empty
runs and frequent stops. A number
of towns resorted to staggered
school hours so that single buses
could carry students to two or three
different schools on one run and
carry war workers on outgoing
trips. 49,
ODT regulations permit no trans
portation of high school pupils liv-
ing within two miles of the school
nor elementary pupils within one
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
WORK APPLICANTS
SENT TO BRISTOL
Bristol New Departure Of
fetal to Attend Confer
enCe Here Tomorrow

Referral of several new job ap-
plicants to the New Departure Com
pany in Bristol was made yesterday
and today but the number is ex-
pected to increase considerably after
a plant representative completes re-
cruiting detoils with local U. S. EN-
ployment Service officials. An Of
fetal of the ball-bearing plant is
scheduled to attend conference
here tomorrow, when the new place.
ment in Bristol officially gets I'M
der way.
Employment officials today in
Dictated little change has been not
ed so far since the ball-bearing in
dustry was placed at the top of the
local priority list last Saturday. 1t
is believed many days time will be
required to note the effect on the
local employment picture.
Recruiting to other plants in the
Waterbury area meanwhile con-
tinues and officials have disclosed
the top priority rating given the
ball-bearing industry will not close
placement for other industries
which are engaged in urgent pro-
duction and are in need of workers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
q NAMES PLACED
ON JURORS LIST
Two From Waterbury Are
Eligible for Service Dur
ing Coming Term

Names of % persons appear on a
list of jurors to be used for civil
and criminal sessions of common
pleas court, The prospective venire-
men have been summoned to report
Feb. 8.
The jurors, representing Water
bury and Is towns, are as follows:
Loretta McGivney and Thomas B.
Moran of Waterbury; Guy Sloan and
Richard Neary of Naugatuck,
Thomas Plumb and Alfred Schoeck
of Prospect, Edith Megin and Elmer
H. Symonds of Wolcott, william
Lautenschlager and Herbert E. Wells
of Southbury, Sherman D. Stocker
and Henry j. SmithauSler of Beacon
Falls, Hilda Palmer and Andrew r.
Peck of Oxford.
Malcolm w. Starr and Leo Hal
stead Of Middlebury, Robert I. Minor
and Benjamin H. Peck, ST.. of Chesh-
ire. Florence B. Webster and Mer-
rift w. Barnes of Woodbury., Edna
c. Barrett and Ralph S. Munger of
Watertown, Daniel F. Gearin and
Elizabeth A. MatSon Of Thomaston,
Margaret L. Kirkby and Ralph H.
Holt of Plymouth, Burnett S. John
son and John A. Bjerkoe of Bethle-
hem.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
TALBOT CRITICIZES
BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE

Urging the remuneration by the
British government Of the terms of
the Chamberlain White Paper Of
1899, Congressman Joseph Talbot
(R) Naugatuck, yesterday declared
before congress than now more than
ever before there Is need to lift
this latter ban on all Jewish immi-
grants into Palestine.
The present leaders Of Britain are
not responsible for this edict, Mr..
Talbot declared, and five years ago
in a parliamentary debate. Mr..
Churchill denounced the edict. Now,
Mr.. Churchill has an opportunity
which comes to few leaders against
an injustice-the chance to armor
his words with positive actions.
"This white paper" Mr.. Talbot
said, rewards Britain's enemies and
penalties her best friends"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 25-(UP)-
State selective service headquarters
longer will review appeals of en-
ployes seeking to have workers re-
classified in accordance with re-
placement schedules until they have
had their class scanned by a board
of appeals, 1t. Cmdr. John F. Rob-
inson, state selective service director,
announced today.
Heretofore, said Robinson, employ
ers who wanted an employe deferred
from la could register a direct ap-
peal with state headquarters. Now,
he said, because of the large number
of pre-Pearl Harbor fathers who are
seeking occupational deferments, the
state office cannot handle all ap-
peals, and decisions of local draft
boards will have to be appealed
within ten days directly to a region
al appeal board.
If the appeal board confirms the
ia classification by an unanimous
vote, an employer may appeal to the
state headquarters, Robinson said.
In event the appeal board fails Of
unanimous vote, the employer may
appeal to the President.
Jewett City, Conn.,, Jan. rs
(UP)-Democratic candidates for
borough office, all but two of
whom had been endorsed by Re-
publicanS, were elected to every
office in yesterdays general cleo
ton. Only 122 votes were cast, the
lightest ever recorded.
Hartford, Conn.,, ain. 25-UP)
"A passerby discovered the life
less body of Melvin H. Levine, 30,
in his parked automobile late yes
terday, an beside him note
reading II have taken my own life.
No one Is to blame but myself"
Levine died from bullet wound
in the chest.
West Haven, Conn, Jan. rs
(UP)-Funeral services will be
held Wednesday for Charles o.
Blake, IS. real estate and insur-
ance operator, who died Monday
from heart ailment. He was a
native of Norfolk. Va, and lived
here for about SO years.
Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 25-UP)
The trial of two brothers, Mich
OlaS A. and Robert ROSsi, accused
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
South Still Fights
Civil War--Costigan
Major Tells Audience Politics Cause of Much Con-
gressiOnaI SquabbIng Over Soldiers Vote

At the Monday night Forum in
the 2. M. G. A. Major Peter Costig-
an spoke on the issue of The Sol
diers' Vote" He said soldiers should
vote because 1t is their right. Politics
is the cause of much Of the squab-
bling In Congress over the soldiers
vote. The South is still fighting the
Civil War and insists solidly on the
States complete control of the mat
ter. But no company commander
wants to get ballots from 48 differ
ent states to pass out to his men. Eff
ficiency calls for government and
state cooperation. In state elections
for state offices probably the states
will publish the ballots, the govern
ment will distribute them to service
men in all parts of the world and
then upon their return the states
will count them.
The soldiers at the front will not
know what the political issues are
at home and probably won't care
while they are shooting at the en-
envy. The main idea is to give them
the right to vote. What the soldiers
of the 1st World War wanted and
did not get was preparedness. The
Veterans for years fought for a
strong army, navy and air force but
was turned down by the American
people who called them militariSts
and souanderers of the Public
money. But the Veterans of the wars
known exactly what Veterans OF the
LIST World War knew--namely the
soldiers argue for preparedness
above all. 1t does not mean they
want war. On the contrary, they
know only a powerful army, navy
and air force will guarantee us peace
III the future They hope the Amer
lean people will not turn them down
again. If the recommendations OF
the Veterans had been adopted
there would have been much less
confusion and much greater ett1c1-
ency in the conduct of this war.
In the question period Major Cos
tigan was asked whether machine
politics wouldn't play as powerful
role in influencing the soldiers vote
ss it does in civilian life. The Major
answered if all officers and ser
geants were politicians, this would
be true. However, the Army Will try
70 keep the voting clean. The regular
Army of $4,000 men and $4,000 OIL
ficers will do all it can to eradicate
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
MADDEN ATTENDING
HARTFORD MEETING

j. Harold Madden of the Ameri-
can Brass Company is among the
regional officers Of the War Labor
board who attending two-day labor
clinic which opened in Hartford
this morning. Various labor disputes
have been scheduled for hearings
at the sessions. the first held by
the New England board outside of
the regional headquarters in Bos-
ton. The meetings viii be held at
the Hotel Bond,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Harris Fitch, Al, 81 Atwood ave-
nue., WATERFOWL, suffered cerebral
conclusion when the trailer truck
he was driving struck q telephone
pole in front Of 1641 Baldwin street
at $50 this morning, according to
a report to Police Captain william
Duggan.
Fitch was driven to st. Mary's
hospital by PatroImen Joseph
Tierney and Joseph Murphy. His
eanditiar uaa seneEtAd - raeA,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

Of the murder of Mrs. Hedwig
Wegner, 81, Plainville, last Sept.
%, was scheduled today before
three superior court judges.
The men, Negroes, were charged
with killing Mrs. Wegner, robbing
her home and escaping in an
automobile. They were apprehend-
ed at WarrentOn, Mo.
Robert Rossi, impersOnating
woman and representing himself
as NichOlas's wife, had worked at
the Wegner home for several
months as maid.
Hartford, Conn, Jan. IS. (UP)-A
state wide conference on postwar
aviation plans will be held here
Thursday, it was announced today
by Francis S. Murphy, chairman OF
the state development commission s
aviation committee. The conference
will precede the annual meeting of
the commission at Hotel Bond al
Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. Is. up
William M. Greene, director of
traffic safety and research in the
state motor vehicles department
since 1888, had the unanimous
approval today of the Connecticut
highway safety commission as its
new director. Greene succeeded
Herbert l.. Grape, now director of
the state postwar planning COM
mission.
New Haven, Conn, Jan. IS. ,(UP)
"A week-old strike of 2'5 drivers OF
the BasSetti-LawSon Co., fuel dis
tributors, was settled today with a
majority voting to have the AFT
Transfers Union as their bargain
ing agent. Demands for wage in
creaSeS were to be further negio-
tiated.
The company makes Oil deliveries
throughout Connecticut and West
ern Massachusetts.
Stamford, Conn.,, Jan. Is - (U.
P) - Five persons, children Of
Mrs. Grace Simmons, Negro, were
overcome by Coal gas fumes from
a kitchen range today but were
revived at Stamford hospital
without suffering ill-effects.
Found unconscious In their
Smith Village government pro-
ject duplex home were william,
IL, Mary. II, John, 10, Leon, Is.
and Reuben, II, who were alone
in the house at the time. A
neighbOr detected the fumes and
reported to police.
Greenwich, Conn, Jan. Is - CU.
P) - Five persons were arrested
today, charged with the theft Of
approximately 100 motors from the
Electrolux Corporation of Old
Greenwich.
In custody were three employees,
Henry Brown, Cos Cob; Benjamin
Bucoh and Walter DAILY, both of
Stamford: a junk dealer, Harry
Muccio. Stamford, and Joseph Mix
ulec, Stamford, a truck driver en-
ployed by Muccio.
Police charged the three en-
ployeS arranged with Muccio to re-
move the motors from the factory
among scrap metal pickups.
Muccio, authorities said, told in
veStigatorS and the three Electro
lux workers he had thrown the mo-
tors into Long Island Sound.
All were held for trial Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
Birth of Husky
TlUir1s Sets NeuU
Hospital Record

Twin boys, one 9 lbs, 2 ounces,
and one 8 lbs 4 ounces, the
largest set in the history Of st.
Mary's hospital were born to
Mrs. Carl Benway, 76 Noel St.,
this morning. Both mother and
children are doing we'll. Mr..
Benway is employed by the
Connecticut Light and Power
Co.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
INDEX CLUB HEARS
DURGIN TOMORROW

President Dudley Burton an
nounces Russell L. Durgin win be the
guest Of the Index Club at its reg
ular dinner meeting at Central Y.
M. G. A. tomorrow night.
Mr.. Durgin, who will speak later
at the World Order Forum at the
Women's Club, will chat Informally
regarding Japan, China, and the
Far East. The Club has melted a
number Of special guests to meet
Mr.. Durgtn and then attend the
Forum.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

testified on the girls physical condi-
ton.
Judge McEvoy without comment
ordered Sheriff James OLeary to
take the child, who had been allow
ed to stay with the mother during
the proceedings, and remand her to
the custody of the father.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
SUMATRA NATIVE
SWEARS ALLEGIANCE

Citizenship rights were granted
in Hartford federal court yesterday
to Joseph Hoeta Galoeng, a native
of Sumatra, who served in the U.
S. Army until last June. He was
one of IS servicemen or ex-service-
men who took the oath of allegiance
before Judge j. Joseph Smith.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

and q half miles. Side trips Of less
than one and q half miles are not
permitted. Stops must be at least
one eight Of mile apart. The ODT
also requested that school children
be sent to the nearest school, re-
gardless of town lines. This has
been done in a number Of towns in
the state.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

machine politics; but they are per-
haps too few to completely control
the situation. All balloting will be
secret, as in civilian life, and ballots
will be opened only by responsible
authorities back home.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

military targets along the north
French coast in numbers that indi-
Gated the attack was on a major
scale.
The German radio reported that
Berlin was hit by Allied bombers
during the night, but failure Of Brit
ish coastal observers to detect the
departure Of any Allied raiders indi-
Gated the attack, if it occurred, was
e. light one, probably carried out by
Mosquito bombers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

Increased shipments Of leaf to-
bacco to the United States are
bringing prosperity to Cuba's to-
hacco growars
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

Rehearsal Tonight
An important meeting of the Cas-
per S. Davis Fife, Drum and Bugle
Corps officers will be held tonight
at at the Corps rooms. The week
ly rehearsal will begin at 1880 to-
night.
The Viewers Society of st. Pauls
church will meet tomorrow night at
z for supper followed by bowling
at the WATERFOWL alleys.
Officer Tom DoddS is subbing for
a few days on the day patrol for
officer Whitley" REILLY.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25
SCHOOL CLINIC
HERE TOMORROW
DR.. Godfrey to Give TOxOid
to Pre-SchOOI Age Chill
dren at Sprague
WATERVILLE
Correspondent, Alice MacMul-
len, Phone 3-7217

Waterville, Jan. 25.--A clinic will
be held tomorrow at Sprague school
gymnasium where children of pre-
school age can be protected against
diphtheria.
DR.. Edward Godfrey, health Of
ficer, will give toxoid, assisted by
one of the nurses from the Health
Department.
Mothers are invited to take adj
vantage of this opportunity to pro-
tect their children against diph-
iberia.
RauScher Feted
Cpl. Stephen Rauscher stationed
at Camp Mccoy, Wis, was honored
at a party given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Benoit at their home recent
ly. He is home on two week fur
Tough. Group singing was enjoyed
and a delicious buffet lunch served.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
nett McDonough, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Aherns, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Benoit, Helen Burns, Larry McArdle,
and Cpl. and Mrs. Stephen Rausch-
er.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-25

Girl Scouts of troop No. Is will
meet tonight at 7:30 at home of Mrs.
Frank Carney of Chapel street.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Dorothy Dix. Says

Children are bound to be little
copycats because, having no
knowledge or experience or phil
osophy of life to guide them,
they inevitably initiate those
with whom they are brought in
close contact. They cannot argue
the ethics of situation, or de-
eide the wisdom of a course of
action. They can only do as
they see others about them doing
and thus they form habits and
opinions and acquire character
istics that become almost as
much a part of them as their
skin, and that they often spend
years in trying to slough off.
There is no truer adage than
the one that says "like father,
like son; like mother, like daugh-
ter" There is no better way of
judging people than by their chill
dren, for they are little mirrors
of their fathers and mothers,
little echoes of what they hear
at home. If Johnny speaks
dramatically and with a cul-
tivated accent, you know he be-
longs to an educated family.
Children's table manners are a
dead giveaway as to whether
their mother and father dine,
or just gobble their food. Let
half a dozen youngsters troop in
to your house and you can pick
out those whose fathers and
mothers are ladies and gentle
men just as easily as you could
separate the sheep from the goats
in stock yard.
Now, of course, almost all par
ents are anxious for their chill
dren to be well-behaved and to
grow up into being fine men and
women, and there are few little
tikes who are not swamped, from
the cradle up, with pious admo-
nitions about leading the higher
life and practicing all the vir-
lures.
But, unfortunately, children
have short memories, and good
advice goes in one ear comes out
of the other without making a
dent in their consciousness. 1t
is what they see that makes an
indelible impression on them,
and so it is folly for Nom or Pop
to urge them to walk the straight
and narrow road unless they are
pace-makers on it themselves.
1t is no use for Father to
preach honesty and high ideals
to little Johnny when little John
ny hears him boasting about hav-
ing tricked some one in a deal.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

This summers fashions are
certainly doing things by halves.
Back Of it all is desire to cut
down on material for patriotic
purposes: and the direct ap-
proach to cutting down is simply
cutting part away, which is Just
what has been done in the
newest fashions.
Starting at the top, there are
half hats, those lovely cool sliv-
ers of felt, straw or fabric that sit
on top of your head. Sometimes
trimmed with fabric, again with
fringe and most often with
flowers, the newest version poses
the posies on one ear rather than
on both. These demi-chapeaux
are really a smart double-take
fashion because you can actually
wear many of them both back
wards andsforwards, thus getting
two hats for the price of one. We
saw a pretty example recently
turquoise straw braid trimmed
with a halo of white violets.
When you or the hat does a
turnabout, both ends of the halo
set over the ears giving the ef-
feet of an entirely different hat.
The short coat or half-coat
(actually they're longer than
halfD is twice as smart as the
more orthodox longer length
and, as far as we're concerned,
twice as useful. Best of all in
bright colors, they have a sharp
chic over dark dresses and skirts,
look equally as bright-right with
dinner suits and summer dance
frocks. One smart friend of ours
owns a navy blue soft skirt,
several white and striped
blouses and a good-looking gray
two-piecer. To top all-or any
combinations thereof-she has a
short topper in vibrant pink.
One day she combines the navy
skirt. white blouse, polka dotted
pillbox with matching scarf;
next, she wears the two-piece
gray number and the third day
you can spot the gray blouse
teamed with the navy skirt. In
each case the pink topper caps
the fashion climax, and she can
keep on ad infinitum. You see,
If you buy it short and buy it
bright, you'll have an all-season,
all-purpose coat that will not
only be smart in town, but make
a fine adjunct to any vacation
wardrobe.
There are also boleros that
have been halved. Actually not
much more than excuses for
jackets, these boleros are shaped
to cover the upper arms, the
shoulders, curving gently down