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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13
Former Waterburian
 Wins Legion Of Merit

Washington, June 13.--(UP)-The War Department today announced that the Legion of Merit had been awarded Lieut. .-Col. Oliver J. Pick ard, g Evans street, Waterbury, Conn.,, who served as base engineer on the staff of the commander of the Lac operation in the Southwest Pacific area from July IS, 1s43 to Feb. 6, 1944.
 Lieut.. -Col. Pickard said his cita- ton, twas largely responsible for details of an engineer plan which was conspicuoasly effective. Ar- rived when Lac was devastated and separtaed from air force installations at Nadzab by almost impenetrable swamp, he accomplished an immense task of base, road and airdrome construction. Under unusual diffi- culties his leadership was responsi- ble for completion of construction
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13
FUNERALS

The funeral of Harry Morse St.. John, 7l, of 42 Belmont Street, Manchester, Q conductor for the New Haven" Road for more than 54 years, who died suddenly Sun- day night in the station masters office at the Hartford Railroad Sta- ton, will be held today ct 7:3o p. m. at the Mark Holmes Funeral Home, 28 Woodbridge Street, Manchester.
 MT. St. John began his railroad career as @ brakeman on the old New York and New England Rail- road before 1t was taken over by the New Haven Railroad. He had served so long that he could have retired several years ago, but pre- ferred to continue at his post. His regular run for the "New Haven was from New Haven to Maybrook, N. Y, and return.
 MT. St. John was born in Wind sor, the son of the late Charles R.. and Carrie Hicks St. John and lived as a boy on Pigeon Hill near Bar bers Pond. He later moved to New York and then to Manchester. He was e member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors.
 He leaves a son, Charles St. John of Manchester; a daughter, Mrs. Ed win Cooper of Fishkill, N. r.; a sis- ter, Mrs. Annette Hathaway of Hartford; three brothers, George H. St. John of Hartford; Robert E. St. John of waterbury and Arthur St. John of Middletown. N. r.! three grandchildren and several nieceS and nephews. Burial will be We'd nesday in Fishkill, N. Y.
 The funeral of Guido 0. Cucolo of 65 Jefferson street. took place from the LaPorta Funeral Home, 67 Holmes avenue, this morning at 9:45 to Our Lady of Lourdes church at 10:30 where solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13

Ernest, Arthur and Robert, all of Waterbury; three daughters. Mrs. Joseph Farina, Mrs. George Can nata and Mrs. Arnold Matthews: two brothers, Harry and Thomas Costanza; a sister, Mrs. Harvey Wright: IT grandchildren, Q great grandchild and several nieces and nephews, all of Boston, Mass.
 Funeral services and burial will be in Boston. Friends, who are asked to omit flowers, may call today from 2 to 10 p. m. at the Maiorano funeral home, 95 Willow street.
 WHTTTCAR Mrs Nora Gee Whiticar. wife of Dr. John H. Whiti- car, Ocean City, N. J.. died at Tenn. pie University hospital. Philadelphia. Saturday. Besides her husband, she is survived by two brothers, Mi chael Gee, Holyoke, Mass: Bernard Gee. Springfield, Mass, and a sis- ter, Mrs. M. J. Lord, Hitchcock Lake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13
MASS

O'DAY-A End anniversary Mass oa requiem will be celebrated Thurs day morning, June 18th, at $40 o'clock, at st. Margarets Churcla for the repose of the soul oa the late Mrs. Patrick ODay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13
Soloist

in less time than predicted. His energy, foresight and determination were substantial contribution to the success of the operation.
 Lieut-Col. Pickard is now stationed in Kansas where he has been acc companied by his wife the former Henrietta German of Waterbury and their two children. He is a graduate of West Point and an engineering graduate of Harvard niversity. A native of Philadelphia he has been in the service about two years. It is understood that he and his fams fly left for Kansas about Q week ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13
Full Weather Report

Boston. June 13 (UP)-Weather fOrccnAtt
 MAIN E, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT. CONNECTICUT and RHODE ISLAND - Fair tonight and Wednesday. Cooler tonight. MoSerRte temperature Wednesday.
 Boston, June 13 (UP)-The New England extended weather force cRAtt
 The temperature during the next four days will average close tO the seasonal normal which for Boston iH 07 degrees. A cool day Wednesday will he" followed by . rising temperature trend until another change to cooler occurs Friday night. The rainfall during this time will amount to between 0ne.third and twO-thirds of m inch and will occur ns scattered showers and thunderRtOrmH dur ing the afternoons of Thursday md Friday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13
Sick and Suffering
 Are Learning the Truth

More and more the pupic 1r learning from experience that Health Is not to be found in the Drug Bottle. For that reason, they are now turning to Chiro- practic treatments which bring back into full action the Nat ural internal Health building power located within each and every ones own body. That great power that produces growth. controls digestion, Heart action. kidney function, gland action.
 muscular power, etc, and etc. with daily health when you did not know what sick day was. Is that same power that furnish ed you the only power that can restore lasting Health.
 Chronic Headache, Dizziness, Nervous and Mental T r Q IT D e, Arthritis, Back Pains. Throat, Digestive Ailments, NeuritiS. Fe- m n le Disorders, Constipation, Kidney and Bladder Weakness. Poor Blood Circulation are some of the numerous cases that office records show restored to health.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13
DINER BREAK BLAMED
 ON TWO JUVENILES

An 8 year old and a g year old boy have been turned over to ju- venile authorities here following their apprehension as the pair that broke into Arts diner on North Main street in Bristol Thursday night and took 25 pennies, some cake, soda, and a number of items from two parked cars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13

The funeral of John c. Razier, 390 Pearl Lake roac, was held today at 8:i5 from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to St. Francis Xavier church at g. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13

directed in the schools by William T. Burlington, past commander of the American Legion.
 Of the hundreds of essays sub- mitted in the recent contest only one will be forwarded to national headquarters for consideration for the grand prize of $l,o00. That pa- per will be Hiss Horan's as Con- necticut's representative in national competition.
 The national judges will be an- nounced shortly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13
.DRIGGS GRADUATION
 EXERCISES JUNE 20

Donald J. Post, Jr, will give the welcoming address at Driggs school graduation exercises June 20 in the presence of his fathr, Donald J.. Post, Sr., who graduated from the school in 1916, and his grandfather education commissioner Harry Post, who will present the diplomas, 1t was revealed today. The exercises are expected to be the only ones in the city in which three genera tions of a family will take an active part.
 BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-13
Miss Jean Horan's
 Contribution Wins
 City, State Honors
6.Year-Old Student to Be Guest of Leut-Shea AuxiI iary on Occasion of Presentation of Prizes;
 City's Students Outstanding

Jean Horan 16 has been the winner of the essay contest conducted annually in local high schools Wars The event this year held in connection with the ninth annual essay conducted by the national auxiliary of the VIEW. The subject was "Unity For Peace".
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
Small Business
Gets Warning

CHICAGO, Jan. 81 (UP)-Rep-
resentative Walter c. Ploeser, I'D, ,
Missouri, has renewed his plea for
the nations small business men to
organize themselves against regi-
mentation.
1t is time for all who believe in
free enterprise to get in the same
wagon and go down the same road
or it will be too late, he said.
Ploeser urged the annual meet
ing of the National Retailer-Owned
Grocers. Inc, Tuesday night to
telegraph congress individual men,
Der endorsement of the bill pend
ing before the house banking and
currency committee which would
regulate disposal of surplus COM
modities at the end of the war,
Walter F. Straub, director of the
Price Administrators food ration
ing division. told the grocers that
they need not fear confusion from
dumping of large quantities Of
canned goods onto the market at
the end of the war with Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
Expert Reviews
Weather Set.up

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. (UP)-
The Smithsonian Institution has
worked out a system of forecastlng
weather as long as two weeks IN
advance on the basis of solar var
iations and a four year test mas
shown its accuracy to be excel
lent" it was revealed.
According to testimony before a
house appropriations committee,
DR.. Charles c.. Abbott secretary of
the Smithsonian. the armed forces
could now be enjoying knowledge
of weather conditions many days
ahead of time if congress had not
rejected an appropriation in 1886.
Had the funds been made avail
able" he said, I'VE would have
had, by this time, a sufficient
number of observing stations that
could have furnished the weather
bureau and the armed services the
benefit of this possibility of fore
casting details of the weather TO-
a couple of weeks in advance
IT feel perfectly convinced now
that we are able to prove to any
fair minded person that the varia-
ton of the sun, which we have
observed for so many years, is
really a main factor in weather
both in short and long intervals"
Abbott said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
land Outlines
Ship Needs

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 CUP)-
Rear Admiral Emory s. Land of
the U. S. Maritime commission
nestimates that the 1944-1945 ship
building program must be in excess
OF 100000 tons for each year, as
rtlle time when available tonnage
will be adequate for military needs
cannot be foreseen.
~ Lands testimony before a house
appropriations subcommittee, made
public also disclosed that sub
marine losses were serious" and
that the losses were TO submersibles
acting singly, rather than to wolf
packs
Land told the committee that
Scompleted ships will soon be COM
ting at the rate of six a day, or one
every four hours.
g.. The global war has apparently
4not reached its climax" land said.
e.In spite of construction records
and virtual stopping of losses
Through submarine warfare, there
A-is still a deficit of tonnage require
NmeIts."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
SENATOR VAN NkjYS RITES
ARRANGED FOR FRIDAY

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 81. up
Funeral services will be held Fri
day morning for Sen. Frederick
Van Nuys, CD. indiana, at a NOR
tuary here, after which his body
will be buried in the family plo-
at Anderson, Ind. He died Tues
day. The body will be brought here
from Washington Thursday night
accompanied by an honor guard OF
senators. Representing the senate
will be Senators Raymond E. Will
lis. CRl, Indiana; Pat McCarran,
Cd, Nevada; Joseph c. OMahoney,
CD, Wyoming; Edwin c. johnson,
CD. Colorado; Rufus c. Holman,
cRJ, oregon; Ernest w. McFar-
land. CD, Arizona; Abe Murdoch,
CD, Utah; Homer Ferguson, CR0,
Michigan; and Kenneth S. Wherry,
CR0, Nebraska.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
u. 5. Plans Sale
OF Housings

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. UP)-
The government has taken a sig
nificant step toward removing it
self from competition with private
business by offering for sale some
100000 worth of war housing
built by the Federal Defense Homes
Corp.
The buildings-consisting OF 2,87l
houses, 5,6l7 apartments and ac-
commoditions for 1924 persons in
l3 states and the District of Col
umbia-were offered on condition
that war workers be kept as ten
ants for the duration and that
present occupants of the houses
get first chance to buy them unless
entire projects are sold as one.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914
President Asked
60 End owl Row

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. tUP)--
President Roosevelt, it was learned
has been asked to settle a dispute
between Director Elmer Davis of
the Office of War Information and
Robert Sherwood, Owl overseas
chief.
The quarrel, it was said was
carried to the White House by
Sherwood and Davis later submit
ted a memo asking the president
to decide who is director of OWL"
and threatening to resign if the
issue were not settled in his favor
The disagreement was under
stood to have come about when
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
BOON TO SEA VICTIMS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 CUP)-
The lives of hundreds of ship
wrecked castaways may be saved by
the use of q new daily ration con-
sisting of 10 butterscotch caramels
and a pint of water, developed by
five conscientious objector guinea
pigs" living on a life raft in the
waters offC ape Cod. This simple
ration weighs one-third as much
as the former emergency packet of
dry biscuits, matted milk tablets
and timed meat.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
Germans Sink
Hospital Ship

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. AL
giers. Jan. q. (UP) = German
bombers sank an allied hospital
ship and attacked two others dur
ing the Fifth army landing south
of Rome, despite the fact that all
three vessels were fully lighted and
well outside" the invasion zone,
it was announced officially.
A headquarters announcement
said the Nazi bonlbers made several
runs over the defenseless hospital
ships and dropped flares to further
illuminate their plainly-identified
targets.
Loss of life aboard the three
vessels was believed to have been
low, because of the prompt rescue
work by allied warships in the area
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27

PERHAPS, during the past few months you have won
dered whyyou could not get jar of Hills Bros. Coffee
every time you wanted to buy it.
There just There is plenty of coffee, but
the amount of glass available for packing coffee linn
tied because of the heavy demand total glass produc
tion These limitations have made impossible to obtain
sufficient jars fill all the orders for Hills Bros. Coffee
This has brought about the adoption of the gassne
lined carton Wartime Package for Hills Bros Red
Can Brand Coffee. These packages in addition to the
jars will make it possible for you buy Hills Bros
Coffee when you want it.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
FOURSOME LAUNCHING

PORTSMOUTH, N. H, Jan. 81.
UJP)-For the first time in U. S.
naval history, four submarines were
launched simultaneously at Ports
mouth navy yard Thursday.
The Raaorba4S, Redflsh, and
Ronquil were floated from the dry
basins where they were built, while
the Scabbardfish slid down the
ways into the Piscataqua river.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27

The coffee which is packed in both types of containers
is exactly the Our exclusive Controlled
Roasting nsures the same matchless uniform good
in every pound.
Our registered trademarks the familiar Arab and
Red Can Brand"-a appear on this Wartime Package
guarantee that it contains the same hghgrade coffee
is vacuumpacked in glass jars under the LABEL Hills
Bros. RED Can Brand" Coffee
Your grocer has this Wartime Package of Hills Bros
Coffee now. It's not vacuum packed, for greatest
enjoyment buy it often you need it but for
freshness sake, buy only one package at time.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
Taxpayers Make
Poor Guesses

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. up
OF the 100000 taxpayers who
filed declarations of estimated in
come, about 100000 made bad
guesses" and had to file corrected
estimates on Dec. Is, the Bureau
of internal Revenue revealed Thurs
day.
Penalties will have to be paid by
those whose estimate is off by
more than 20 per cent.
The bureau collected an esti-
mated $4,000 900, 900 through Sept.
Is and Dec. Is collections.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
Ldwmaker Reps
WRA Policies

S WASHINGTON, Jan. q. CUP)-
John Provinse, deputy director of
the war relocation authority. told
the house immigration committee
that 5000 men and women, repre-
senting six per cent of all the Jap
anese American citizens in this
country want eXpatriation to Jap
an.
Most of these are among the ap-
proximately 4.200 American citi-
zens of japanese ancestry at the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
LOSE IN COUNT

WASHINGTON, Jan 26-'UP)-
The civil service commission has
ruled that three members of the
Arizona state highway commission
and five other officials of the high
way department violated the Hatch
act in such manner as to warrant
their dismissal, in connection with
funds raised for campaigns OF Tor
mer Governor R. T. Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
LIBERIA DECLARES WAR
ON GERMANY, JAPAN

LONDON, Jan. 81. CUP)-Author-
itative sources said Thursday thai
Liberia has declared war on both
Germany and Japan, becoming the
35th belligerent member of the
United Nations.
These sources said Liberals dec
laration was handed to the Ger
mans and japanese Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27

Davis ordered Sherwood to dis
charge his three assistants-James
Warburg. Joseph Barnes and Edd
Johnson--to make overseas opera
tions more effective and eff
Gent in connection with the COM
ing European invasion.
Sherwood, it was said, refused,
and on Davis recommendation car
ried the matter to the president
personally.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27

Tule Lake, Cal, segregation center
he added.
Chairman Samuel Dickstein, D,
N. Y, questioned the WRA'S ef-
fectiveneSs, particularly in manag.
ing the Tule Lake camp where
rioting occurred last November.
There's a feeling here in con-
gress that you haven't done a JOB
that should have been done" Dick
stein said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-27
& DIE IN CRASH

BLYTHE ARMY AIR BASE, Cal,
Jan 27-tUP) Eight officers and en-
listed men were killed Tuesday
night when their B-24 Liberator
bomber crashed four miles north
of Quartzite, Ariz., army air force
officials announced
Evening star., 1944-01-05
SINGLE BEDROOM PIECES

a reg. 1895 chintz and English front boudoir
chors, some with contrasting and some with
motchne finish. Reduced to--l4.75
Reg. 500 English reproduction high dresser
bose, five drawers. Finely Figured mahogany,
antique finish Reduced $3.50
Reg. $500 Beooon Hill owboy, solid mohoe-
any with fine bross hordwore. Reduced to 1850
z reg. so Grand Ropids- mode swirl -mohoo-
ony modern twin or double BEDS Reduced
2 reg. 1895 solid Honduros mahogany double
bed, poster style 26.75
Reg. 1926 mahogany SoIem chest, fluted
columns. plotform bose, carved shelf and
oobrole legs, four drawers with bross pulls ond
potes. Reduced to 3995
Reg. lO7.OO fine solid Honduras mahogany
vonity with corved Colonial hanging gloss,
antique bross hardware. Beautifully finished
Reduced 90
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Capehart Says COP
Will Win DecisiyeIy
HY the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Homer E.
Capehart, indianapolis businessman
who has announced he will seek the
Republican nomination for Senator
from Indiana, said yesterday he be-
lieved the pational administration
would be voted out Of ONCE this
year almost as decisively" as the
Republicans were in 1882.
Mr.. Capehart, president of the
Packard Manufacturing Co. de-
clared Gov. Thomas E. Dewey OF
New York, Wendell L. Willkie, Gov.
John w. Bricker Of Ohio, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur or ANY other
good Republican" could defeat Pres
ident Roosevelt should he seek re-
election.
"The people have lost confidence
that the New Deal can ever return
prosperity to this Nation-when all
Of its people will be employed In
private enterprise" he said.
MY feeling Is that we are going
to have some form Of national
socialism unless we stop the philos-
ophy OF the New Deal"
Mr.. Capehart said he would an
nounce his Senate candidacy for
mally January 13.
Mr.. Capehart said he doubted
Evening star., 1944-01-05

reg. 1880 mahogany nine piece dining
suite with lovely ] 9th Century buffet cup
boord-bose china with drower, pedestol-bose
dining tobIe, five Iodder-boc side choirs and
one ormchoir. Bross hardware and hond-
rubbed finish. Reduced 1880
Evening star., 1944-01-05

2-peoe Louis XIV French living room suites;
carved wood fromes Reduced to 795 90
Evening star., 1944-01-05
House Investigates
Blue Network Sale
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
An inquiry into the sale of the
Blue Network to Edward j. Noble,
former UnderSecretary of Com
merce, has been started by the
House committee investigating the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, Chairman Lea said last night.
Mr.. Lea declared the inquiry is
aimed primarily at making certain
the new management is adhering to
regulations for an equitable distri-
button of radio time for political
speakers.
Mr.. Lea said all the circumstances
involving the sale of the network
are being studied by committee in
vestigators and that a full report
will be made to the committee.
Mr.. Noble purchased the network
last October for $8,OO0,OOO and last
week sold 25 per cent of the stock to
Time, Inc, and Chester j. La Roche,
advertising executive, who is chair
man OF the War Advertising Coun-
Gil.
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Senators Call Craiq
For Inquiry on REA
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Robert c. Craig, former acting
head of the Rural Electrification
Administration, today was sum-
moned to appear before a Senate
Agriculture Subcommittee investi-
eating the operation of REA since
its transfer to the Agriculture De-
partment in 1899.
Mr.. Craig was named by Vice
President Wallace, then Secretary
of Agriculture, as acting REA ad-
ministrator in 1899 after John Car
mody resigned as administrator in
protest against the agency's being
made bureau in the department.
Originally it was independent.
Mr.. Carmody recently testified be-
fore the subcommittee that he had
protested to Mr.. Wallace against the
naming of Mr.. Craig, asserting that
the latter had been active in a plan
Evening star., 1944-01-05

J reg. II so Regency SOTO mode by Tomlinson.
Covered in beige brocoteIle with rose trimming.
Soolloped skirt fringe TO floor. A splendid WE'LL
mode SOTO. Reduced to 90
Evening star., 1944-01-05
EorIy YuIe Mail Drive
Being Planned for IA

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO.-They're of to an
early start in the 1914 Mail your
Christmas parcels early" campaign.
Postmaster Ernest J. Kruetgen re-
ports the bulk of the holiday stuff
came in after December 10 this year.
Plans for next years mail early
drive are being drafted now, he
added, In the hope that the public
response will be better.
Evening star., 1944-01-05
SOFAS AND LOVE SEATS

reg. 1900 Lawson love scots Lovely fIorol
chintzes, button tufted scots Excellent for
bedrooms, dens or living rooms. Eoch reduced
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Man, 30, Routs
Two oGunmen
With Ball Bat
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Two gunmen
who entered a Westside shoe store
last night paid scant attention to
the aged man behind the counter
and proceeded about their larcenous
business.
One bandit approached the clerk,
John Heyduk, hourished a revolver
and told him to put up his hands.
Mr. Heyduk, who is 80 years old but
agile, knocked the gun from the
robbers hand.
When he stopped to retrieve it, Mr..
Heyduk reached under the counter,
grabbed a baseball bat and dubbed
the bandit. The second robber
helped his dazed companion from
the store.
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Copt. Loeb, Explorer,
Dies Of Shot in Ecuador
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Jan. S.
The death of Capt. Eric Erskine
Loeb, SO, British explorer, was an
nounced yesterday, and Ecuadorian
police said he had fatally wounded
himself Monday with a pistol.
Police said Capt. Loeb, who had
lived in Ecuador many years, had
been in poor health.
Capt. Loeb devoted himself large
ly to oil explorations and gold pros
pectine.