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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08

plant. David Moreland, chairman
OF the company war drive commit
tee, has been active throughout the
plant outlining to employee leaders
the methods to be used in signing
up bond orders.
The company last night had a
most successful group dinner at The
Elton where employe captains and
supervisors were in attendance to
draw UP plans for the bond sales
effort. Tomorrow night another
meeting and rally will be held at the
s. z. r. A. hall and on Monday the
company's drive will officially get
underway with employees manning
the Victory House and a giant
para0e and rally scheduled as part
of the plants program. Goal Of
the company has been set at $780,
600. During the last drive the COM
pa1y went over the one million mark
In excess Of its original quota by
100000.
Continued enthusiasm reigned at
the American Brass company plant
and 70 date a total of seven 81 900
war bonds have been purchased
there in the factory alone. OF in
terest today was the purchase Of q
$4,000 bond by an employee who paid
for the bond with bills that COM
Yaittee members said were Of such
antiquity that they looked twice to
make certain 1t wasn't confederate
money" Harold Dowd Of the COM
mittee stated today that the drive
here will get underway tomorrow
off1ciely and 1t is expected that an
enthusiastic response will be demon
Strated.
Fay Clark of the U. S. limp Corp.
committee today announced that
$4,000 in bonds toward a 100000
quota has already been purchased
at the latter plant with enthusiasm
still running high among employees
and management. Today at noon in
the Waterbury plant and tomorrow
noon at the Middlebury plant Pappy
Howard and his Hillbilly band will
entertain. Wednesday, June IA. Flag
Day, the U. 8. Time corporation will
take over the Victory House In what
promises to be an about effort In
backing the Fifth War Loan drive.
At noon today sales at the Victory
House had exceeded the $1,000 mark
although the house hadn't been
opened until 10 a. m. Today's sales
we're sponsored by the Waterbury
Women's ORT.
Mrs. Albert Greenberg is chair
man, assisted by Mrs. A. ]. Bermen,
Mrs. A. Henry Weisman, Mrs. Ben
jamin Ross, Mrs. Edward Goldberg,
Mrs. Boris Stoll, Mrs. Isaac Green
berg, Mrs. Samuel Goldman and
Mrs. Max Roof.
Victory House will be sponsored
tomorrow by the combined societies
OF members Of Lithuanian extrac-
ton, with expectations Of sales ex-
pected to exceed the $4,000 mark.
Waterburians Of Lithuanian ex-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
CONTINUANCES
GIVEN BY COURT

Reckless driving charges against
Anthony P. Blekes, IS. Carter road,
Plymouth. were nolled when the
case was called before Judge Charles
r. Summa in City Court this morn
ing.
other cases: Walter Griffin, 80,
Is Third street, reckless driving,
continued to June %: Thomas Da-
Wis, 81, 38 Vine street, assault and
breach Of the peace. continued to
June 20; Walter Davis, II, So Alb
bolt avenue, no operators license,
nolled for Sc; Anthony Gerdauskas,
So, 1877 South Leonard street, breach
of the peace, continued to June %;
Mrs. Giacchio Morini, 81, 81 Gates
avenue, violation of board of health
order, continued to June 10; Cyril
Arsenault, 81, 239 Pembroke avenue,
assault and breach Of the peace,
nolled; Joseph LaRose, %, "a Edison
avenue, non-support, continued to
June 10; Thomas Darreth, 80, %
Sheffield Terrace, non-support, con-
tinued to June %; Clarence D. Al
len, Sc, Schenectady. parking with
In Is eet of an intersection, nolled
for So; Gerald Mercer. IS, Middle
bury, parking violation, nolled
John Hornbecker, II, Middlebury,
parking violation, nolled: William
Masone, Al, IA Rose street, Amerigo
Rogo. so, 20 Field street, parking
violations nolled for S..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
YOUR GARDEN
- YOUR GARDEN ---
Destroy Squash-V Vine Borers
By Busting Or Spraying
BY HENRY L. PRE-
Written for NEA

Squash and similar vines will
soon be visited by bugs and borers,
which work fast and devastatingly
unless you get there first with your
dust or spray gun. Worst pest Is the
squash bug. also called stink bug,
q brownish Hat-backed insect, ga
inch long, which clusters on runners
and fruit, No better remedy than
hand picking the bugs and eggs has
been found. Many bugs may be
trapped by placing few small
boards on the ground near the
plants. The bugs crawl under the
boards for shelter at night and thus
can be destroyed in the morning.
Orange.colored egg masses and
colonies Of young insects found on
the under side Of the leaves should
be wiped off and burned, or
dropped into q can half-filled with
water, on which you put q film Of
coal oil. Repeated heavy dustings
on the under sides Of the leaves
with rotenone or nicotine-sulfate
will eliminate many Of the young
er bugs. The old gardener adj
vises burning the vines after the
harvest TO destroy many bugs and
thus lessen next years infestation.
Squash bugs also attack cucuim-
bers. melons and pumpkins.
The squash-vine borers T e
white worms, about an inch long,
who enter the stalks near the
ground. They are most difficult
to control and the gardener must
be constantly on the alert for
them. Much relief can be had
by keeping the plants busted with
sOtenQna Or sprayed With nicotine-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
General Saves
Landing Boot
BY STANLEY BURCH
Representing the Combined Allied
npAu

representing the Combined Allied
PreSS)
distributed by the United Press
On Board British Warship off
Invasion Beaches, June 7.-(UP)--
The supreme commander in chief
of the Allied Forces and the naval
commander in chief, enroute on
their dramatic cruise across the
channel to obtain first hand battle
reports, aided today in the rescue
Of a handful of drifting soldiers.
About half across on the cruise
that carried them within five miles
Of the enemy, Admiral Sir Bertram
Ramsay swung his binoculars tow
ard port and then reported to Gen,
Dwight D. Eisenhower:
There seems to be a landing
barge in trouble"
AS we came nearer to the barge,
lurching helplessly at the side Of
the convoy channel. the men sig
nailed they needed help.
From the bridge was flashed back
the signal: We'll tell the next
home-going ship"
Only a mile or so nearer France
we met a returning landing craft,
passed on the message and gave
the bearings Of the drifting barge
A little later what appeared to be
q drifting raft was sighted. The
order came from the bridge for
the doctor to stand by to remove
the men.
Eisenhower peered through his
glasses but as we swung nearer.
the raft" turned out to be a dere-
lict empty patch of balloon.
Eisenhower grinned and remarked
THE photographers will be dis
appointed"
They were. They had been watt
ing for the most distinguished res
cue scene of the war.
We cruised for four and half
hours this afternoon to and fro off
the invasion beaches while Eisen-
houer held series Of conferences
with his operatoinal commanders.
In the conferences held in the
captains cabin the supreme COM
mander obtained up-to-date eXhaus-
tive information on the battle front
situation 30 hours after H-Hour.
He undertook this audacious, I'M
escorted trip because he knew he
could obtain infinitely more valuable
information on the progress Of the
battle than by relying on cross
channel signals.
When Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery, commander of invasion
forces, left the conference and
climbed down to his launch he
grinned up confidently.
Eisenhower stuck UP his thumb
and called Good luck.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
Receivership
To Be Sought

Permission to continue business
for another four-month period will
be requested by Attorney Alfred L.
Flnkeistein. receiver of Industrial
Properties, Inc, at O hearing before
Judge Edward j. Quinlan at a short
calendar session OF superior court
tomorrow morning. The receiver
also will present an application for
compensation for services.
The motion filed in the court
states that the present period OF
business expires June 16, and a fur
ther continuance for four months is
sought. In regard to compensation,
the receiver states he received a pay
ment Of $4,000 for the six-month
period ending last November "a, and
requests payment for the six-month
period ending May "a. No specific
sum Is requested, the receiver leav-
ing 1t up to the court to decide the
amount.
Two motions involving Kamco Of
Waterbury, now in receivership, also
have been scheduled for q hearing
at the short calendar session. One is
for instructions as to disposition of
assets, and the other is for an order
confirming the temporary receiver
as permanent receiver, and limiting
the time for presentation Of claims.
Edward Manthey Of Waterbury
was fined $50 and given a suspend
ed 60-day jail sentence after he was
found guilty by Common Pleas
Court Judge Walter M. Pickett yes
terday afternoon on a charge OF
breach OF the peace.
The accused, who was arrested
following an alteration with his
wife, was told the jail sentence was
suspended on condition that he stay
away from Mrs. Manthey. A divorce
suit brought by the woman Is pend
ing at the present time. The COM
mon pleas court hearing was an ap.
peal from city court.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08

Combat squash vine borer by
Sitting plant stem with knife.
removing insect, then covering
slit part promptly with damp
soil. 70 prevent damaging plan!
tissues.
sulfate, soapy water solution.
Cover or drench the plants COM
pletely, as well as the soil, within
an area of three feet about the
plants. Make five applications at
weekly intervals, the first about the
middle Of June.
The gardener with only few
vines can destroy the borers by
splitting the stalk lengthwise with
a sharp, marrow bladed knife
After killing the borer, mound the
earth over the stalk so as to pre-
vent drying Of the injured plant
tissue. The earth covering will en-
courage new root growth at the
nodules, thus saving many vines
which otherwise would h a v
passed on. XIII moths which
hover about your vines looking
for an opportunity to lay on the
stem Of the vine near the base
while the plants are still young
and later when the plants are full
grown, anywhere along the plant.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08

70 hear the case, and when Il b.
came evident the panel might Be
exhausted additional talesmen were
summoned. Twenty-eight extra f1r~
ors reported In the court today. and
all were excused after the court
was told the case had been settled
The terms were not disclosed.
Defendants in the litigation were
the New England Telephone CoEn~
pany of New Haven, the Mccarthy
Freight System, Inc, and the City
of Waterbury.
The reel, which caused instant
death when 1t fell on the boy. weigh
ed $500 pounds and was one Of u
placed on the lot by the Mccarthy
Co., in accordance with q contract
with the telephone concern. The
wire was brought there preparatory
to work planned by the telephone
company to extend its service facili-
ties to Middlebury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
Good Support For
Bond Drive Seen


Steady homefront support Of the invasion continued
today reports reveal resoute effort the part of all
Fifth War Loan Drive participants in waterbury Indus
trial groups local societies and organizations and ind
vdalS all gathering compact forceful body which
win throw its full weight into the concerted drive.
Waterburys goal Is $21 100000 with an Bond goal
Of S. 100000. These are big figures = but 1t is big task
tEat armed forces engaged n and our effort
is minor by comparison War bond officials today urged
accelerated and steady pace the part of local resi-
dents in 'rbacking the INVASION"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
NBC NOT RENEWING
STOKOWSKI CONTRACT

New York. June 8. - (UP) - The
controct OF Leopold Stokowski is CO.
conductor with Arturo Toscanini Of
the NBC Symphony will not be re-
newed when it expires next month.
Niles Trammell. president Of the
National Broadcasting Company,
said last night.
While Trammell gave no reason
for dropping Stokowski. 1t was re-
ported that Toscanini had objected
to the dual leadership Of the or
chestra on the ground that 1t placed
too much strain on the musicians by
forcing them to adjust themselves
to two conductors.
Trammell said that Toscanini VIII
conduct IS concerts next season.
compared with Il last winter, and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage certifi-
Gates have been filed with the Of
flee Vital Statistics;
Joseph Whedbee so Brook street
and Matte Holmes rs Lafayette
street.
Robert E. williams 715 Prospect
street and Mary H. Foley 46 Lock-
hart avenue.
job Porrini SO Crown street.
Bristol and Theresa M. Cote ala
South M0in street.
Anthony Di SorbO SO Congress
avenue and Rose DiSapio IL
Bradley avenue. p
George C. Clausen 223 Orange
street and Mildred M. Manghul
22 MT. Rd. Winsted.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
Beach M. D.
DoGrand Job
By DUDLEY ANN HARMON
UNITED Press War Correspondent

An Invasion Port, Eng, June g.
(U.P.) - This is the other end OF
the Invasion - the return OF the
landing boats bearing the wounded
Thees are the boys who didn't get
past the beaches and the water OBJ
stacles. They come back now with
blood staining their hastily applied
field bandages.
They lie pale and still on theiT
filters. For them the invasion Is no
success, the assault no walk-over.
I manage to catch a few WORDS
with one Of the more lightly wound
ed as he hobbies off with band
age on one hand and his trousers
torn to the knee.
"The medics are doing terrific
Job on the beaches" he says. "They
have been right there giving NOR
phine and bandaging wounds Win
bullets flying around their ears"
IT saw some boys with arms CT
legs blown away and they were get
ting tourniquets right away" he
continued. II guess was hit by q
mortar shell or something. fell
down and when came to, an army
doctor was right there. He gave me
morphine and sulfa powder and
then I walked back down the beach
under my own power"
Some of the wounded walk OF the
ships, slowly and painfully. Some
of them are carried of in stretchers
borne by Negroes.
I watched the wounded pour
ashore for hours. Here was one who
pulled cigaret and tried to look
clipper; there was another with a
smile; some were pale and unhappy.
On their filters they clutched the
few personal things they had man
aged to hold-knives, cartons of Gig
arettes or boots with the sand of the
French beaches still cling to them
The medicos were doing terrific
job here at the wrong end Of the
glory road, too.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
BY RICHARD d. MCMILLAN

BY RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN
UNITED Press War Correspondent
Bayeux, Allied Front Line Nor.
mandy, June 7.-(UP)-I toured the
Allied front in Normandy all day
today and entered this historic town
Of Bayeux with the first Allied troops
who occupied it at midday.
1t was a scene Of rejoicing as the
populace went wild and dashed
through the narrow streets throwing
flowers and crying, God save the
king. We've waited for this day.
On to Paris"
The streets were blocked with
cheering men, women and children.
the Tri-Color and Union Jacks hung
from the windows. Cafes threw open
their doors and pianists began to
play British and French patriotic
tunes. as the crowds danced, shout
ing "Vive Tommy. Vive Amerique.
1t was a scene Of mingled war
and peace through which I passed as
I drove jeep into the interior along
part Of the front line and then back
again to the Allied coastal base.
After dusty, dreary morning the
sun burst through and the skies
cleared.
Havoc was wrought by Allied naval
and air bombardment. which had
wrecked some roads and many ham
lets which the Germans had used
as headquarters.
Some villages were entirely de-
serted. In others some civilians re-
manned and rushed out with clutch
ing hands, screaming for joy. One
village woman. Madame Andre Mic
holas told me:
ooh! the Germans were really
wicked. They took everything we
had. Recently Rommel came to this
village on visit Of German coast
defenses. The Nazis turned out in
force. Rommel told them these pos
itions are impregnable We knew he
was lying because most German
troops told us frankly The British
and Americans are now too strong
for us. But we'll fight on neverthe-
less until the last man."
Along the country lanes subdued
looking German prisoners streamed
toward prison cages near the
beaches. Allied artillery was posted
amidst flanders peoples in the field
pounded by the enemy beyond Ba-
yeuX.
British and German dead lay in
the sunlight on the road shoulders.
In the fields peasants tended their
sheep and cattle as If this day were
no different than any other. Allied
war machines rolled past along the
dusty highways, but the only sign
the stolid peasants gave was a wave
of the hand.
1t was townspeople like those Of
Bayeux who really showed apprec-
iation repeating again and again
"Cest lie Jour De La Liberation"
CThis Is the day Of the LiberationD
Everyone wanted to know when
will we get to PARISH"
Some women explained they were
refugees from the capital. Some
said I'VE are separated from our
families and children and have been
longing for the day when you would
arrive so We could be reunited with
our loved ones"
In BayeuX, all were anxious for
news of the invasion.
will you please go to Monsieur
lie Marie and explain that we must
have our radio sets returned?"
man wearing overalls asked me
when he found spoke French.
They confiscated all our wireless
sets in the past few days because
they feared we would listen in and
carry out the sabotage orders given"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
Settlement Terms Are
Reached In Walsh Suit
Twenty-eight Extra Jurors in Court Today Excused:
Terms We're Not Disclosed

Settlement terms were reached
out of court today In the $4,000
civil action brought by Mrs. Lucille
johnson Walsh as the result Of fatal
injuries sustained by her l0-year-
old son, Roger Walsh, Dec. 3, i94l
when a heavy telephone wire reel
tumbled on him as he played on
city property at the junction of
West Main street and Park Road.
Four jurors were impaneled in
superior court yesterday afternoon
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
THORVALD E. OLSON
SLATED FOR OFFICE

City budget director Thorvald E.
Olsen is expected to be elected
president of the Connecticut NUM-
cipal Finance Officers Association
at its next banquet meeting sched-
uled for The Elton next Wednesday
June 81, at 1890 noon.
Mr.. Olsen is now vice-president
OF the association and will assume
leadership Of the organization by
virtue OF his present capacity. To-
pics to be discussed at the meeting
will include relief problems-post
war planning and the returning
veteran.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08

logical one from which to sail with
his invasion forces, in 1866, to cross
the English Channel and win the
Battle of Hastings.
In choosing the Seine River
valley as the target for their at
tack, Allied strategists acc pm
plished two vital purposes. First,
the element of surprise worked in
favor of the invasion forces, since
all other drives on Paris have been
launched from the north and south.
Second, the route is so direct that it
offers the best avenue of approach
to the German held French capital.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08

Proof Of the enthusiasm and grim
determination Of the people Of the
city to give their full home front
support to the Fifth War Loan
drive Is revealed daily In local in
dustries where plans for support Of
the drive are in full swing.
Today at the Scovill Mfg. Co. the
whistle was blown three times for
total Of IS times since invasion
day thus signifying the purchase Of
sixteen $1,000 bonds in the past
few days. Frank Smith Of the COM
nittee today expressed satisfaction
with the high spirited enthusiasm
being shown by the employees of the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
POWERS SUIT
IS WITHDRAWN
Plaintiff Sought Recovery
for Injuries Received
Last January

Michael Powers 81 800 civil action
against Frank ]. Hammond OF West
Haven was withdrawn from COM
mon pleas court today after pre-
sentation Of testimony started be-,
fore Judge Richard S. Swain. The
plaintiff, a resident of Waterbury,
sought recovery for injuries sus-
tanned when he was allegedly struck
by the defendants car last Jan. II
while crossing at the intersection
Of Hamilton avenue and East Main
street.
A recess was taken by the court
after the plaintiff testified from the
stand, and following conference
the court was told the case would
be withdrawn from the docket.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
WORLD WAR II
A YEAR AGO
JUNE 8, 1943
(By United Press

In London Prime Minister Win
stOn Churchill tells House Of Com
mons that the mellow light Of
victory begins to play over the
entire expanse Of the World War;"
In Washington, President ROose-
welt with evidence mounting that
the Axis powers we're making "sig-
niiicant preparations" to use pOis-
Onous or nOxious gases) promises
full and swift retaliation upon
munitions centers, seapOrts and
other military detectives"
u. S. aircraft again bomb Pam
telleria.
Chinese complete occupation Of
Itu on the Yangtze river.
Japanese lose 10 out Of nearly
so planes In attempted raid on
new Allied base in the Russell Is
lands, northwest Of Guadalcanal.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08

the city itself has not taken the
beating that such cities as London
and Berlin have suffered.
The Seine is lazy river, drifting
through normally peaceful valleys.
The villages along her banks have
experienced no direct attack since
the feudal wars Of the Middle Ages.
Periodically, the Seine estu-
airy was once the springboard for
an invasion headed II exactly the
opposite direction from the pres
ent attack. William the Con-
queror chose this region as the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
| Iv1U0siova Date On
9Th War Loan Bonds

War Finance Authorities to-
day announced that all war
bonds purchased between now
and the close Of business on
June 14th will be stamped with
the D-Day Invasion date. Au.
thOrities urged the purchase Of
these bonds Immediately as o
concrete reminder Of your
home-frOnt support Of the ire
mendOus task Of invasion by
our armed forces. Buy a bond
today In remembrance Of D.
Day.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
GOTH HOMECOMING

Harrisburg, Pa. CUP)-For the
Goth consecutive year a colony of
purple martins have returned to
their homes here amidst the hubbub
Of city traffic. Making their nests
in the pole-top structures Of re-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

George Kotsaftis, 2M, lit
Greenwood avenue, who was Bit
ten by garter snake In the yard
Of his home Tuesday, was dis
charged from Waterbury hospital
this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08

Gently remodeled bird apartments
directly across the street from the
new $25oo,o00 Rauphin county court
house, the birds were mdsturbed by
the three years Of demolition and
construction activity surrounding the
buildings.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
BY NEA SERVICE

BY NEA SERVICE
New York, June 8-Allied invasion
forces striking at Seine estuary
made history by establishing a new
battle-ground along an invasion
route to Paris never before attempt
ed. The route up the Seine River
valley is the most direct road to the
city known in history as Mistress
Of the World"
Paris has been lucky. She has
never been ravaged, either In this
war or any other conflict. Allied
bombers have subjected her mill
tary detectives to bombardment, but