The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
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 Willimantic, Conn, Dec. ' - GU. P.l- The State Board of Educa- tioii today estimated it would cost $6,984 900 to replace one and tWo- room school houses in Connecticut, and proposed legislation setting up a $2,000,000 fund to assist towns in carrying out a plan of moderniza- tion.
 Under the plan, obsolete one and two-room school houses, of which there are 219 in the state, would be replaced by safe, sanitary and adequate facilities some by con- Structing entirely new buildings and others by adding to existing school houses.
 The State Baord of Education has prepared a bill to be presented to the 1945 General Assembly and pro- viding that the state set up "$2,- O00,000 fund to pay for 25 per cent of the proposed building costs, with another 25 per cent to be lent the towns involved by the state and the towns to put up the rest of the money.
 According to department survey IA one and two-room schools could be replaced by additions to 28 schools in 28 towns at a cost of $947,000, and 62 one and two-room buildings plus 36 obsolete schools with more rooms should be replaced by 30 new buildings in 27 towns at R cost of $3,958,O0o.
 TAe bill to be presnted the legis- IatuHe makes provision for union schools for use of pupils of more than one town where adjoining towns individually have small en- rollments.
 Hartford, Conn.,, Dec. 7-(UP)- Tho OPA undertook an investiga- ton today of sale of used cars be- tween private parties after dealers complained of widespread viola tiors of ceiling prices.
 Acting OPA Director H. M Feine said thta parties involved in recent pliRate sales would be interviewed and there would be a full report to the public as soon as our infor- nation is complete"
 Feine said that while most of the certificates of sale show the cars were disposed of at legal prices, it is up to us to find out how many of these sworn statements are false. The claim of the dealers is that many of them aren't true.
 They base their belief on the fact that there has been a sharp decline, since establishment of ceil- ings on used cars or turninS by in- dividuals to dealers. From this, they infer that man with a used car prefers to seel it to another individ- ual for whatever the market will bear, covering up the illegal trans action by writing false selling price on the certificate of transfer"
 Fe inc said the investigation also would include sales by dealers and if violations were found, the agen- gy would help purchasers obtain re- funds.
 Hartford, Conn, Dec. 7-UP)- Gov. Baldwin today appointed Hen- " F. Joy, Woodstock, as a member of the Connecticut marketing au- tflority, to fill the unexpired term of John zz. La Belle, Killingly.
 Joy is an apple orchard and poul- try farm proprietor.
 Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. 7-(UP)- A poll of members of the General Electric CIO members showed to- day that 1921 Noted against politi- cal activity by the union organiza- tion. Only 600 were in favor.
 Business Agent Philip J. Rooms of the United Electric, Radio and Machine Workers Local 203, said 'the vote of our members in the referendum vote on introduction of political activity decided that the PAC is dead in the General Electric CIO organization.
 Windsor, Conn, Dec. .7-UP)- Twelve-years- old Joseph Timko and his dog, 'TinKy." happened along last night while police were search ing the tall grass in an empty lot for a hit-and-iun fugitive.
 The boy inquired whta the search was for and, turning to "Tinky," la conically ordered:
 *sSic 'em."
 The dog bounded into the brass and in a matter of seconds located the fugitive and pinned him to the ground until officers arrived
 Joseph turned down an offer to iet 'T1nky" join the police force.
 Rockville. Conn. Dec. 7-UP)- The clothing ot Henry ]. McLaugh- lin. 07, caught fire while he was ate tending a brush fire ltae yesterday, and he died later Gt a hospital, Mc- kAnghlin lived at Ellington.
 New Haven, Conn. Dec. T-(UP)- Yale University today announced acceptance Of a gift of approximate. lV f000 topographic maps and hyd. Io9raphlc charts from Blson V HeecheF, WardsbOTO, Vt
 The collection took DeecheT % years 70 assemble, and the maps cover most Of the world ares He1cheF made Q contribution Of 2600 1ians i0 fhe Yale library just be. fpFe theontbgsak of the First World #Af,
 sufiIeld, Conn, Dec, 1-'vPD - Prank Barnes Coateb, e, Who fes tIIed ae Dfl1i1ent alld treasurer oi fAa John FRenef Corp, NFeoslyn,
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