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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
Handicapped Children Do Their
 Share In War Bond Progress

Washington, D. C., Feb. 10- Handicapped children are doing their share in the War Savings pro gram.
 These children, who had their Pearl Harbor Day" when blind ness, paralysis or deafness struck them are proving that there is 8 place for all of us in our war ef- fort.
 Braces, crutches and wheel chairs did not deter the 1O5 students of the Dr. Joseph Pomeroy Widney High School for Crippled Children. The first school in Los Angeles to achieve a 90 per cent participation goal in the War Savings program, their Schools -at-War flag waves proudly over their school.
 For the elementary grades at the Minnesota School for - the Deaf, every Wednesday is Stamp and Bond day. These children, by war savings purchases, have financed military equipment for the armed forces.
 Pupils of the State School for the Blind in Vancouver, Washing ton, have proved that the War Savings program is double edged. Posters made by these children are not only an inspiration in the war effort. but have given the students confidence and the feeling that they are doing something to help.
 To the question How can we help3" the oallineer Hospital
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
KAISER INVITED
 TO CONFERENCE
National Housing COnmit= tee to Meet in Chicago
 March 8, 9, 10

Henry J. Kaiser, industrialist and hNar-famed Shipbuilder will be one Df the principal speakers at the ka,ree day conference of the National Eomnittee on Housing to be held in Ehicego March, 8, g and 10. In ad- tdition to MT. Kaiser other promin- Sently known speakers will include BeardSley Ruml, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York tand famed as the originator of the bay-as-you-go plan and John B. Blandford, Jr., administrator of the National Housing Agency.
 Mrs. Dorothy I. Rosenman, chair enan of the MIC will preside at the khree day conference.
 Among the topical subjects to be discussed by the various speakers Twill be; The future of mortgage in- kurance; cooperative housing and Anutual ownership; Building the fu- kure, by Henry J. Kaiser; Financing Ehe future, by MT. Ruml; Housing Nor the lower income brackets; Have plaSticS been over-rated and other pertinent topics.
 [ W. H. Husband of the Waterbury First Federal & Loan Association, Leavenwortn street had been invited fo attend as one of the conferences principal speakers but is unable to accept the invitation. MT. Husband lwas one of the speakers at similar Sonference held last Fall in Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
Biggest Job Of PoSt-Wor Era

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 10-(UP)- Vice President Henry A. Wallace said last night Americas biggest job after the war will be to supply a standard of living at least 40 per cent higher than ever before.
 This can be done only through full employment of resources, man. power and sIIls, Wallace said in an address in the civic auditorium in which he denounced the "scar- city economics" of the American Fascists of Wall Street..
 Scarcity economics is the very heart" of the Wall Street system, he said. Tt Is the dead hand of the past trying to make profit by blocking the progress of business.
 American FaScistS, he added. are those who believe that WaN Street comes first and the country sec ond".
 He cited Russia as a country where nearly everyone feels "he is directly working for the welfare of the whole nation" and said its rec ord in the past 20 years lis the greatest indictment I know of the scarcity economies as practiced by those who believe that profit and free enterprise are only for the few.
 Wallace said postwar taxation should be aimed more skilfully at economic objectives and implied that heavy taxes should be applied to large corporate reserves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
EVIDENCE HEARD
 M'$25,OOO SUIT
Waterbury Woman Plain= tiff; Two Delaware Men
 Defendants

Hearing Of the $25,O0O civil ac- tion brought by Marian L. Cheney of Waterbury against Andrew Civ ems of Laurel, Del, and Fulton J. Winder of Bethel, Del, opened in superior court yesterday afternoon after a jury of six men and six women was impaneled, and presen- tation of testimony is expected to continue throughout today.
 The plaintiff claims she sustained permanent injuries in an automobile collision last July 2 in Old Lyme. She lists fracture of the left arm, back injury, and injuries to the body in her complaint, and claims a previously existing ailment was aggravated as a result of the acci- dent.
 Andrew Givens is owner of the truck, driven by the other defen- dant, which allegedly struck a car driven by Fred German, father of the plaintiff, and in which the plaintiff was passenger.
 Attorney William P. Wertheimer is counsel for the plaintiff, while Martin E. Gormley of New Haven, former probate judge in Naugatuck, is appearing for the defendants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
RECEIVER MOVES
 TO SETTLE DEBTS
Permission Asked of Supe= rior Court to Accept
 Offers Made

Permission will be sought by the Merchants Trust Co. in superior court tomorrow to accept $3,65O in settlement of three debts totaling more than $20.0OO. according to mo- tions filed by Richard Rapport, state bank commissioner and Suc- cessor receiver of the bank.
 The debts are as follows: Lazarus and Abraham Kuperman, principal Of $3,221 .64 anc interest of $2,513, settlement of $1,15O asked; Irving and Louis Mitkcwsky, balances of s7,562.5o and sl,714.21, settlement of $1,00O asked; Maurice, David, and Isaac Greenberg, debts of $5,- O6846 and $318 50, settlement of 1,500 sought.
 A motion also will be presented at the short calendar session by the Industrial Properties, Inc. for per- mission to continl e business for an- other four month period starting Feb. 16.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
Pneumonia Follows
 Influenza Epidemic
7I5 Gases Reported in Connecticut During January;
 Precautions Outlined By Health Authorities

Connecticut has just passed through a mild outbreak of influ- enza in the wake of which other respiratory infections have greatly increased, said James c. Hart, M. D., Epidemiologist in the weekly broadcast of the State Department of Health. Pneumonia which goes hand in hand with influenza, has been especially prevalent, there having been 719 cases of pneumonia reported to the department in De- cember and 715 cass in January.
 Pneumonia is contagious dis ease and special care to avoid con- tact with the respiratory discharges of the patient should be observed while attending person i'll with this disease. Not everyone exposed to the germ will get pneumonia fin fact, all of us may carry the germs of pneumonia in our noses or throats at some time or other during the year. Young babies have less resistance than old individuals and pneumonia may follow some of 1 the childhood diseases such as measles or whooping cough. Elderly people too have low resistance and if they have disturbances of the heart or lungs are especially sus- gceptible. People who are exposed to dust or to extremes of temperature, Jas miners, steel workers or men working in a damp, cold atmo- sphere, are more subject to pneu- monia.
 People with chronic illnesses of Iall types must be extremely careful during cold weather. The most im- portant predisposing factor in caus- ing pneumonia is the presence of an upper respiratory infection, us- ually cold, the grippe or an at tack of influenza. Ordinarily, 60 to I80 per cent of the pneumonia cases admitted to a hospital give his tory of a previous upper respira- tory infection.
 Physicians now have at their dis posal powerful medicines which stop the spread of the harmful bac- teria in the body and which effect Ia cure in a patient ill with pneu- hnonia much more readily now than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
BOND MATURITY
 PAYOFF FEB. 15
City Set to Meet Liabilities Plus $16,662.5O in
 Interest

The city is preparing to pay-off $20, 900 in general bond maturitieS by February Is in addition to $16,- 6625O in interest on the same type bond and $2,85O in interest on water bonds. These are the only liabin- ties of this nature the city must meet this month.
 Since January 1, 1914, the city has paid off total of $282, 900 on the maturities of bonds of all types now outstanding and total of $205, ,943.75 in bond interest payable during the aforementioned period.
 A total pertaining to all funds on bond maturities which must be met by the city during all of 1914 equals $870,50O, while inetrest pay able on bonds amounts to $338,- O41.25. A breakdown reveals $440,- 500 is due on general bonds for the year, with total of $103,000 on school bonds, and $100,O0O on non- serial bonds for a total general fund of $643 500. Water bond mateurities payable for the same period total $227, 900.
 Interest payments as divided among pertinent liabilities are as follows: $255, 1886 in interest on gen. eral bonds; $28,7OO on school; $3,- 370, on non-serial for a total gen. eral fund of $287 ,4O6 plus interest on water bonds in the amount of $25O, 635, for grand total of inter est of $338,O41.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10

in former years when older meth- ods of treatment were used.
 To avoid pneumonia there are certain precautions to take:
 1. If you have cold or other respiratory illness. stay at home to avoid exposing others.
 ?. Cover each cough or !Sneeze with disposable tissue or hand kerchief, and destroy all discharges from the nose and throat.
 3. Do not try to work of 8 cold by exercise as this will only in- crease fatigue and make you more susceptible.
 4. Discard the time honored treatment of a cold or early pneu- monia by large dose of liquor as this does more harm than good.
 5. If fever Is present, go to bed and call a physician; he can help prevent pneumonia or, if 1t has al- ready started, he can cure it by the use of medicines at his disposal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
|MANAGER,DRIvE
 STAGE DISPUTE.
Latter Given Suspended Jail Sentence; Three
 Bound Over

William Reilly, Sl, 34 Hungerford avenue, 8 bus driver, was given Q 60-day suspended jail sentence after he Headed guilty to charges of assault and breach of the peace before Judge T. E. Conway in City Court this morning.
 Reilly was arrested last night by Sergeant John Mates and Motor Patrolmen John Spadaro and Jo- seph Phelan on complaint of James A. Watscr, Anlity road, Bethlehem, Manager of the Cooke street bus lines, who claimed Reilly chased him around the bus garage on Meriden road threatening him with 8 penknife.
 Attorney for the defense, State Senator John F. Tobin told the court the action was pro -oked by malicious rumors spread by Wat son about Reilly.
 Other cases: Robert Smith, 19, Christian road, Middlebury, reck- less driving, continued to February l2; Dorsey Killard, 28, Park road, non-support, nolled; Salvatore Bar bieri, 39, B Berry street, Torrington criminal negligence in operation of motor vehicle, continued to Feb ruary g; James MurriSon, 28, 326 Moran street, parking violation, $5 Atwood avenue, violation of the bond called; Harris Fitch, 40, 62 motor vehicles law, continued to February 10, Louis J. Wood. 26. 5O7 North Main street, breaking and entering, bound over to Superior court under $2,O0O bond. Two 16- year-old boys were bound over to superior court under $500 bonds after they pleaded guilty to three counts of breaking and entry in- volving two local establishments and hotel room. A 14-year- old arrested with them has bee0 turned over to juvenile authorities and several other arrests are expected in the case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
BERTHA MARCHAND
 SEEKING DIVORCE
Judge Reserves Decision in Contested Action of
 TOrringtOn Petitioner

WinSted, Feb. 10-Judge Howard w. Alcorn reserved decision in the contested divorce action of Bertha Leona Marchand of L'orrington against Clarence William Marchand of Norfolk, following a full day of testimony Wednesday in Superior Court. Mrs. Marchand first brought an action for divorce on the grounds of cruelty and this was unconteSted until she filed a substitute com- plaint in which further charge of adultery was alleged and she also claimed custody of their two minor sons and alimony. MT. Marchand then filed complaint in which he claimed 8 divorce on the grounds of adultery and sought cus- tody of the children.
 Mrs. Marchand testified they were married August 31, 1880, at Miller ton, N. r., and went to live in Nor folk. She said that her husband struck her frequently following ar- gumentS over money and that after they had moved to WinSted, Helen Andrews came with her into their home in an intoxicated condition and Mrs. Marchand claimed that her husband was intimate with her after she had gone out to purchase some groceries. MT. Marchand said that at the time he worked nights and that his wife had brought Helen Andrews to their home and they woke him up. but he denied that he had had anything to do with the woman.
 Their two sons, David, 12 and Louis, Il, who are now living with Mrs. Marchand, were called to tes- tify in behalf of their mother. In the course of the questioning by Mrs. Marchand's attorney, Judge Alcorn inquired if the two boys had to be ground between the wheels of their parents differences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10

Army, Volunteers of America, local Community Chests, Young Mems and Young Women's Christian and Hebrew Associations, Knights of Columbus, tional War Fund, United Service Organizations; Brit ish, China, Russian and Frnech War Relief; s. P. c. A.; anti Tuberculosis stamps.
 If you give to charitable funds of such organizations as the Amer ican Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, United Spanish War Vet erans, Elks, MaSons, etc, this is deductible, though membership dues rae not. The same is trus ot church organizations.
 Many communities have their own charitable, educational and other non-prof1t organizations, your contributions to which may be de- ducted for income tax purposes. [ have confined the above list to typical nationwide examples.
 If you give to foreign charities, you can NOT deduct that amount, having in mind that the war relief groups mentioned above are not regarded as foreign for this pur. pose.
 10. You are permitted to deduct interest payments whether business or personal. In addition to inter est on loans, therefore, you should list interest paid on mortgages (in- cluding the interest element on the HOLC or selfamortizing type) and the interest element in finance charges on deferred-payment pur- chaseS.
 The next article will be devoted to discussion of deductible tax pay- mentS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
NEW PARACHUTE
 TESTER E O.UND.
Demonstration Viewed By Military and Civilian
 Experts x

Manchester Conn, Feb. 10-( (UP) dummies and out door towers passed into the discard to- day as accepted methods of testing parachutes, as allied military al- thorities and civilian aeronautics officials watched 8 demonstration of newly developed indoor canopy tester at the Pioneer Parachute Company.
 A standard parachute was draped over a huge mushroom shaped form and the suspension lines were an- chored to the floor of the test room.
 Then a high pressure hydraulic pump forced oil into. a jack which elevated the tester against the chute. Gradually he ifing force was increased and observers got 8 close range view of the stress and strain on the parachute itself and the Shroud neS-Snowing for the first time the development of weak nesseS as they occurred.
 Heretofore parachuteS were tested by dropping them from planes or towers with heavy dummies at tached to the harness. Usually, the dummies were overweight as an extra margin of safety, and many times the parachuteS were washed out" because of this extra strain.
 The new tester, invented by J. Floyd Smith, vice. president and chief engineer of the company-in- ventor of the free type parachute now in universal use-removed any possibility of guesswork in deter ming whether a parachute is too old for service or has been weaken ed by age.
 The canopy tester can exert pres sure up to 18,19O pounds, whereas the standard canopy should have a strength of 12,000 pounds on the lines and 5000 pounds on the fabric.
 According to Smith, there are two phases to the newly test. The first is to lay the chute flat on the floor, with 8 radial tension of 20 pounds on each suspension line. 'This," he said, permits visual inspection of design and construc- ton and immediately shows up any defects in the dimensions"
 Then comes the loading test, both of which were demonstrated for the first time today.
 Attending the demonstration were representatives from the American Army and Navy, Civil Aeronautics Administration, British Air Commits sion, British Army staff, and rep resentatives from the U. s. Army Ordinance, Bureau of Aeronautics, E. I. DuPont of Wilmington, Del, and of the Stae Aeronautics Com- mission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
HUBBELL JOINS AAA COMMITTEE

The appointment of Herbert B. Hubbell of Woodbridge as 8 mem- Der of the Connecticut State Com mittee of the Agricultural Agency is announced by Chairman Dwight J. Minor of Bristol MT. Hubbell was chairman of the New Haven Coun- ty AAA committee for the last two years and was a member of his community committee prior to that. He has participated in the agricul- tural conservation program of the AAA ever since it started. With his brother he operated a farm in Woodbridge on which he has herd of 40 COWS, a flock of 1,500 laying hens, and raises 5000 broilers, 20 acres of potatoes and l" acres of vegetables. He is a director of the New Haven County Farm Bureau and of the Connecticut Milk Pro- ducerS' Association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
Fire Blotter

Engine Four was called to a stubborn dump fire at Sylvan av- enue and Pearl Lake road at 1929 this morning. Bremen also ex- tinguished brush fires at South Leonard street and Seventh av- enue, and ClOugh road. Bremen 1sUm Truck l company answered c distress call from 9 woman who had locked herself out at 25O Bank street.
 Firement also responded to a false alarm turned in at 1923 from Q box at the corner of Bunker Hill avenue and Windsor street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
NOTED WRITER'S HERE TOMORROW
Dinner, Rally ,to Be Con- duCted as War Bond
 Benefits

Christopher La Farge, noted poet and descriptive writer and one of lie famous authors who will appear here tomorrow night at the Book and Author Rally to be held at WiIby high school is expected to re- count some of his adventures as a var correspondent in the Pacific war area.
 As stated here before, s. J. Perel- nan, noted "screw-ban humorist' will be the master of ceremonies and will introduce in addition to MT. LaFarge, other noted American au- :hors Edna Ferber and Henry Sci del Canby.
 Admission to the giant rally which is part of Waterbury's Fourth War Loan drive is by purchase of war bond of any denomination. A dinner preceding the rally and to be held at the Women's club will nave the four authors as its prin- cipals. Any person or couple pur- chasing a $1,000 bond is entitled to attend this dinner.
 The Waterbury Book and Author War Bond committee is fortunate n having Christopher LaFarge, au- .hor of many delightful volumes of prose and verse, as speaker for the rally scheduled for tomorrow night.
 His novel in verse, Each to the Other, is one of the few best sellers in the history of poetry. A Book of the Month club choice, 1t sold 140,- poo copies. In addition to many short stories, poems and magazine articles, he is the author of another ong poem, "Hoxie Sells His Acres, and a sprightly novel of social satire, The Wilson's. His latest work, a series of short stories for Hampers Magazine, called East by South west" is based on his experiences as ! rowing correspondent on the Pa cif1c war front.
 MT. LaFarge has a distinguished intellectual heritage. His grand father, John LaFarge, was one of Americas most original artists, who painted "The Wolf Tanner" and many other paintings of great in- 1ividuality. untainted by the senti- mentality of most Anglo-Saxin art of the period, possible because he was descended from a Frenchman, John Frederic LaFarge, Napoleonic ,nvoy to the West Indies, who sought refuge in New Orleans when he slaves of Haiti revolted against French rule.
 Christopher LaFarge's father was the first architect of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York and his brother, Oliver La Farge, is author of the Pulitzer prize winner.
 Laughing Boy. Christopher La Farge himself was graduated from Groton and Harvard and served as a first lieutenant in World War l. He then became an architect in his fathers office until the depression him to writing which had always discouraged building and turned interested him. He spent two years in England composing his first long poem Hoxie Sells His Acres.
 Today MT. LaFarge lives with a wife and two sons at a beautiful 35 acre farm near Saunderstown, Rhode Island, writing poetry and engaging in several forms of war work. Tall, lean and dark, he looks younger than his forty-odd years and his rather shy smile is win ningly boyiSh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
Holmes Signs

Boston, Feb. 10-(UP)-TommS Holmes of Brooklyn, N. Y, center fielder for the Boston Braves for the past two years, today had be- come the second member of the club to sign a 1944 playing contract.
 Holmes, who has been working in a shipyard since the season ended, mailed his contract to President Bob Quinn yesterday. Last season, Holmes batted .270, an eight-point drop from 1942. He played in 152 games, made ITO hits that included five home-runs. 10 triples and B doubles for a total of 41 runs. Pitcher Al Javery was the first player to sign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
S1,s2s FOR DINNER

Topsneld, Mass, Feb. 10. (UP)- Col George I. Goodridge of Tops lleld wrote home to tell his wife of e e1,320 dinner he and five other American officers had recently in China. However, he added that when the Chinese figure was trans lated into English, the dinner cost ehem just 14 American dollars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
R5O APPLICANTS
 FOR ARMY "PAY''

! About 250 ex-servicemen have ealled at the U. s. Employment 6erive office for applications for (mustering-out pay, it was reported
 to-day by Paul Parsons, manager. Ht is estimated that about $50 Wa terbury men have been discharged krmo the service and the majority lDf them will be eligible for the kpecial payments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
CATHOLIC PRIEST DIES

Belchertown, Mass, Feb. 10.-(UP) The Rev. James J. Donoghue, 51, pastor of St. Francis Catholic church here since July 1942, died unexpectedly at the rectory today of heart disease.
 A native of Springfield, he was graduated from Holy Cross College and served as curate at our Lady of the Angels church, Worcester, and St. Jerome's church, Holyoke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
CHnD's BODY RECOVERED

Pittston, Pa., Feb. 1O.-UP)-The body of two- -year-old Juel Ann Full mer was recovered last night from 40-foot hole, which opened up and swallowed the girl two days ago when an abandoned mine caved In beneath the street level.
 Rescue workers shoveled through at least 400 tons of rock and debris before reaching her body.