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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19

New York, oct. ls-The State of PennsylvNnla shows Q SS,9 per cent majority for Roosevelt as of Oct, l, but the majority is not a firm one, khO Fortune Survey of Public opinion reports today,
 This flnding is based on 0 special survey conducted for Fortune m POnnSylvania by the firm of Elmo Roper during the last week of Sep tembOr Fortune asked the follow ing question;
 with which of these statements do you come closest to agreeingS"
 RooSeVelt has done an excellent ioh and its very important that he should he president during the next four years, 27,Seb,
 While he has made some mis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
ASSAULT--- ASSAULT HEARING
 CONTINUES TODAY

Mrs, Carl Loether admitted In common pleas court today that she had slapped" dunther MatheS, during an argument at an Odd Fol- lows meeting January 22, l94l, and declared 1t was e childish thing to do," She maintained, how- ever, that she did not strike him violently as alleged by the photog- rNpher, who Is bringing Q $2,50o civil action against her and her husband,
 Trial in the action is scheduled to resume this afternoon. Mrs, Loether was the first defense wlt- ness called. The plaintiff claims that he was struck with e chair by MT, Loether, after the Nltereation with Mrs, Loether, and alleges that his left ring finger was fractured,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
BUILDING PERMITS

The following building permits have been Issued by the office of Building Inspector John T. Hart. leyi
 Princeton Knitting Mills, East Liberty Street, alteration e office building, ee,O00.
 William ]. Watts, @ Virginia avenue, enclose front porch, eikO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
THIEVES VISIT
 CORDON'S MARKET

TWO restaurants and store on East Main street were broken into early this morning, Chief Inspector Joseph R. Bender reported today. A small combination register and O small amount of money and checks were taken from oordon'g Market, 7Ob East Main street, Thieves gained entrance by breaking the window on c side door.
 Forty dollars was taken from the Kitchen of Cramps diner, i7eS East Main street, and Q window was broken at the Plaza diner, 1928 East Main street, although nothing was taken there. Detectives James Stack, Paul Moynlhan and Joseph Dunphy are Investigating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
USO TO SPSNSOR
 DANCE AT ELTON

AS c Chrltmas season social for servleemon and women, hostesses Of the United Service Organizations will sponsor buffet supper and dance ct The Elton December 2.
 Tho hostesseS will meet the Bee- ond Tuesday of each month ct the Waterbury Junior Women'S Club at 7:30 p. m. Mss Kathryn Hayes, Crosby High school teacher. D chairman Of the Waterbury UsO hostesseS committee,
 Other officers Of the U90 unit are vice. president, Villa Bristol; seere. tary. Louise Williams; program com mittee, Doris Braun, entertainment, Marjorie Slater; hospitality Laura McHale and Mrs. Frances BFodeur; {; publicity, Ruth Johnson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
1902 NEW VOTERS
 ENROLLED IN WEEK

A total of S,oo2 now voters were enrolled the past week by the board of examiners 1t was revealed today by Town Clerk Mrs. Mary c. Kil- martin. During the week for mak. ing new voters c total of 287 on. rolled as Republicans while 24o on- rolled as Democrats, the first time in years that the balance was with the COP. party.
 Since Jan. i, lo44 q total of S2S have enrolled with the Democrats and 4so with the Republicans. It iS expected that Waterbury's total on. roliment for the November election will be around the 47,B00 mark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
SERVICE BUTTONS
 AVAILABLE FRIDAY

Lienutenant John Dickenson Of the Veterans Administration Bu. reau will be at the local office of the Veterans Advisory office, City Hall, tomorrow, Friday from 10 o. nA. to 8 D. m. Lieutenant Dickensoa, who is replacing Lieutenant Sidney Brown will dispense service but tons to discharged service men presenting credentials. Relatives and families of men in the service may consult with the advisor on matters pertaining to personal ef- fects, etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
KILLED IN CRASH

Memphis. Tenn, oct. le-(UP)- The Fourth FerTying Group an- nounced today that five airmen stationed here were Killed Monday in the crash of c heavy bomber at "a far North Atlantic air transport command base."
 The dead included: Capt. Norman R @Naw0eNnnt, New 1edyogd, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
.$2,5OO VERDICT
 AWARDED SHELBY

A verdict of 92,B0o was returned by Q superior court jury yesterday afternoon in the civil action brought by John seeley of Water- bury, through his mother, Twila Seeloy, against fsadoro Kramer, owner Of property ct 20 Shefneld terrace. The suit was based on ifl- juFies sustained by the boy Feb. ruary 2S when he fell on Q stairway at the premises. He claimed he sus. tained severe injury to his right knee, The jury deliberatd less than an hour,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
GUARDS NEED MEN

It. Col. Peter E. Fox, commander of tho 9rd battalion, State Guard, announces that ten more men ore needed to complete organization oi the battalion band. The band, which rehoarses at the State arm. ory. Field street from 10 .. in. te noon on Sundays, b directed by George Gentle, conductor of tho Second Congregational church symphony orchestra and orgAniSet and conductor of the Boys club band and Cheshire ReformatoTy band.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
NO MORE CORPoRALs

Aachen, Oct. l9-(UP)--A refu- gee from Cologne today quoted an unidentified Field Marshal as ex- ploding after a conference with Adolf Hitler:
 There will be no more corporals after this war-even If have to promote every one of them"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19

Using le,O00 matches, a Dundee, Scotland, fireguard has built a model cathedEai, two feet hieh and with a 47-inch spire, and the model is being exhibited to raise funds for the Merchant Comforts Service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
V. F. w. FARLEY TONIGHT

World War II. veterans are in. vltsd Gs guests ee World Was : veterans at e meeting of Wheeler Young post, Veterans of Foreign Wars at I'll Bank street tonight ct 6. A social will follow the meeting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
THOMAST0N

LOST - wallet containing money and valuables. Reward. Phone Thomastcn 55s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Mrs. Anna Johnson, 30, 22S Orange street, was reported In fair condition this morning at Water. bury hospital where she was ad. mitt edlast night after suffering . fractured right hip in . sa4 ae her he@o.
 John ,. CaFT, l4 eunk SsA, was treated at Waterbury hOspI. tal yesterday for . fractured left arm sustained ip . foetball game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24

Good Night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24
Heath Hears Business
And War Talk, But Little
Politics, In Smoking Cars

internationalism, or liberalism YER
sus conservatism. One thing really
interests them: What Republican
could give Roosevelt the best fight
might even defeat him? Usually the
question is phrased: Can Dewey
beat ROOSEVELT"
You might expect to hear much
grouching about rationing, par
ticularly about gasoline rationing
out here where distances begin to
grow expansive and where there
has been a recent reduction in al
lowances. Perhaps such grumbling
takes place, but I've listened for it
and haven't heard it even when -
to see what would happen - I've
sought to provoke 1t.
FARMERS ARE WORRIED
The farmers are worrying lest
the last of their experienced help
ers be taken by the draft, and
whether they can get help to meet
peak labor needs. But they don't
raise the question. They merely
state facts when they are asked.
talked with a keen local OBJ
server, an old-time newspaper
man, about this conversational
situation.
st sometimes WONDER" he said,
"if this war has got SO big that 1t
acts as a sedative that has lulled
everybody, so that we just go on
doing this, doing that, taking
things as they come, because
everything else is so much less i'm
portant than the war;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24
LETTER WRITING
DRIVE PLANNED
1000 Baptist Churches to
Write Senators on World
Government

New York, N. Y. (SpeciaD-A let
ter writing campaign in support of a
world government will be initiated
on Sunday, May 7, by the Council
on Christian Social Progress, North
ern Baptist Convention.
Members of the 1000 churches Of
the denomination will be given the
opportunity to write letters to SEN
ators and the Secretary of State.
Pastors will preach on themes relat-
ing to a Christian world ordeI.
Donald B. edward, executive sec
rotary of the national council will
introduce the movement at serv-
ice in the First Baptist Church,
White Plains, N. Y, Sunday, April
80.
The chairman of the World Order
Crusade Committee is G. Merrill
Lenox, associate director of the
Ministers and Missionaries Benefit
Board, New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24


stories but also with a pretty good
cross-section of what the country
was thinking about. Today he hears
only one topic discussed-the war
and relatively few angles Of that.
SERVICEMEN SHY
Probably half the men in the
smokers now wear uniforms. They
swap ideas about their different
services, about types of aircraft and
the performances of various weap-
ons, about the peculiarities-good
and bad-of commanding officers
With civilians, they are apt to be
shy at first. Then the conversation
turns most often to their home
towns, and what they did before the
war, and what they hope to do after
the war-which usually is to go back
home and pick up where they left
off.
Most civilians making more than
local hops by train today are con-
nected with war production. These
get together quickly and compare
notes on materials, labor govern
ment restrictions. They discuss sup
plies and contractors of whom they
have mutual knowledge, and put the
finger on competitors who, in their
opinion, are chiseling on govern
ment edicts.
1t is interesting to note that only
honest contractors travel by train.
Those in the smoker and the diner
always know about chislers but are
greatly shocked by such lack of
ethics.
Leaving personal and business
topics, there is one subject at which
such conversations usually arrive
! eventually-the coming invasion of
the continent. Apparently it is not
uppermost in most minds, but it
seldom fails to come up in course of
time. There is mild curiosity why
General Omar Bradley chose to pre-
dict that invasion fatalities will be
| light. The average civilian gossip
doesn't believe that. 1t is taken for
granted that Hitler has fortified the
invasion coast intensively and ex-
| tensively, and pullman car Strate-
gists can't see how we are going to
break through to a beachhead with
out extremely heavy losses
AGREE ON FINISH FIGHT
Almost everybody has heard from
good authority-often high Army
officer-that it may take until 1916
to beat Hitler, and two or three adj
ditional years to whip the Japs.
Everybody breads such a long war,
but there is complete agreement
that however long 1t takes and how
ever much it costs, we must stick to
the job until both Nazis and Japs
are utterly, finally and permanent
ly defeated.
For a presidential election year,
there is amazing disinterest in pol
itics. But once the subject is brought
up, everybody has ideas. Fourth
termers are in a minority in the
pullman trade. Anti-New Dealers
show little interest in such ideolog-
ical matters as isolationisnl versus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24
Good Evening.
u By THE MAN IN Tw TOWER

Editor Tall Tower Topics One of the greatest
manifestations of love and devotion to the Mother OF
God will be witnessed at Rosary Shrine, Summit, N j.
ON May at $3.50 p. m thousands will gather there
for the Solemn Coronation Pilgrimage in honor OF the
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary This will be the |4tn
May Pilgrimage since the first group OF nineteen Pn
gris inspired by the outdoor devotion to Our Lady at
LOurdeS came to pay her public homage at Rosary
Shrine. LOurdeS and the more recent Fatma Pilgrim
age are proofs of the power of nterceSSOn which such
demonstrations of faith have to obtain heavens bless
invs through Mary Countless are the number of
spiritual and temporal favOrS which Pilgrims to Rosary
Shrine have attributed to Our Ladys mediation. This
year, facing the sad realities of war which no one
can ignore, more pressing need is felt OF having
recourse to the Redeptve Love of Christ and partc
uIary of seeking ChriStS help through the nterceS
sion of His Mother who is also "MOther of Mankind"
The prayer that is most powerful over the heart OF
Christ is that rising from the maternal depths of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary; therefore, the annual FL
grimage at Rosary Shrine will be dedicated to Marys
Immaculate Heart to obtain those graceS which pre-
pare, establish and peace. The Solemn nOvena
preceding this Peace Pilgrimage, dedicated to the I'm
macuate Heart of the Queen of the Rosary will begin
on Saturday April 20. The nine days of prayer are
the most expedient means of preparation Because OF
the exigencies of time, many will not be able to
attend the pilgrimage exercises this year, but all can
unite with the clustered Sisters during the nOvena
all asked to remember the request of Our Lady
at Fatma that works of prayer and penance be offered
to her Immaculate Heart for the restoration of peace
Nearly all the pilgrims and most of those making the
have dear ones in the Service. This year, all
are requested to pray especially not only for their own
but all our heroic pilgrims who heading the mill
tary procession to Gods Shrine of Peace. All the
intentions recommended to the Dominican Nuns at
Rosary Shrine will be remembered in the Holy Sacrl-
flee of the Mass during the and in the prayers
and good works of the community Transportation
facilities to Rosary Shrine offered by both train
and bus. The D. L. & w. trains connect with the
Hudson tubes from New York The Shrine is about
seven minutes from the station. Bus 70 from Newark
stops at our DOORS Dominican Nuns, Rosary Shrine
Summit, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24

Daniel Lawlor has just wound up Is years of faith
full service at scov Beginning his on the drill
press in the Trim and Knurl Department. he has worked
the Main Plant. At present Dan is powder blender
at the Powder Farm where he has worked since August
l. 1943. He has worked successfully in the following
departments: Trim and Knurl, Furnishing, Lacquer
Screw Eyelet Cutting Packing B. Hot Forge and Blend
ing. He worked in Furnishing four times and
petent as supervisor in that department. according to
the foreman He has brother and three sisters working
at Scovi. All except one have been here more than
twenty-five years They follow: John J. Lawlor tool
maker in the Closing Room, thrtytwo years service;
Mrs. Elizabeth Purdy clerk in the Wire MILL Margaret
clerk in Stores Records twentyeght years of service;
and Catherine Lawlor dial press operator in the Clos
Scovill Daniel is married and is the father Of four
and half year old daughter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24
BY S. BURTON HEATH
NEA Staff CORRESPONDENT

Kansas City, April 24-The smok-
ing car joke appears to be war
casualty. I don't know why, unless
everybody who travels is too busy
and too worried to think of jokes.
In perhaps 1000 miles of travel
through New England and thus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24
DRIVE GETS OLD RECORDS

Cincinnati, o. (UP)-The Hamil-
ton County Industrial Salvage COM
mittee announces that companies
in its area are doing a little bit
more than the ordinary in con-
tributing scrap paper. The COM
panies are piling all obsolete rec
ordS and correspondence on the ma
tons scrap pile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24

far l n t o the
midwest, I v e
en- C o u n t e red
only one Srnok-
er joke = swap
ping S e S S / on
up in Maine -
and that was so
mild and unin-
teresting t h a t
1t d / e d quickly
of its own in
anition.
In the g o o d
o | d days t h e
traveller u S e d
to com lie home
n o t only with
q cfoo& nf NOW,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24

with the Connecticut Light and Power Company. He
started with the Waterbury Gas Light Company as a
maintenance mechanic and later when the coal gas
abandoned he worked as fireman and station attend
ant. He's now mechanic at the local South Plant.
Married and the father Of three children his favorte
pastimes are hunting fishing One Of his offsprngS
a serving Uncle Sam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank GarianO of Marley Place had
plenty of rice and confetti tossed at theln nine years
ago last Saturday morning Helping them make the
anniversary memorable their Seven-year-Old
daughter, Frances second grade student at Sacred
Heart School Frank is former emplOye of Sears
ROebuck and the Plant Protection Force at the Water
bury Tool Mrs. Frank is the former Rose ROtunda of
DanbWy ROtundaS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24

William D. Phillips, son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Phillips of Clough Road is in San Diego, California,
after recent furough at home following his discharge
from military hospital where he confined with
illness for three months. Chaplain Bruce Strather
former student assistant at the Bunker Hill Congrega
tional Church, is serving Uncle Sam somewhere in
England
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24

Dorothy A. Siebert, assistant to the city budget
director and who resigned last Saturday. rendered
dinner party at Rocco DiOrOs restaurant last week
by friends and associates of the controllers and budget
directors office. She presented a gift Matt
Doyle superintendent of Brookside Home gave cock
tail party in honor of Miss Siebert preceding the
dinner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24

Ray McDermott, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold McDer-
mott of SS Norton Street. has just returned from his first
trip overseas as fireman with the Merchant Marines
The voyage took him to Liverpool England where it
novelty to building with four walls That's the
town the Germans bombed eight nights in a some
time past. Ray will never forget this trip it
education in itself to the former Democrat office boy
He's been in the service since last October.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24

Hal Mcintyre of Portland, Conn.,, has signed Lois
Lane vocalist of his famous orchestra currently
heard at the swanky Palladium in Hollywood She will
be featured with the band in all it's future brOadcaStS
and tours and will appear with Hal when they make
film for Columbia Pictures upon completion Of their
present engagement.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Doughboy Visits
McF arlands In
Washington, D. G.

An American dougkboy had day
of real pleasure and learned many
interesting things t when Pvt.
Horace ]. Chesley of Coolidge
visited Senator and Mrs. Ernest
Mcfarland in Washington, Sunday.
"He and his wife treated me
royalty" the private writes. In the
afternoon they went to Arlington
Cemetery, where they visited the
tomb of the unknown soldier and
General Robert E Lees old home.
"Tken we went to the National Air
Port which probably flies the most
valuable and important cargoes IN
the world. Here, one can see giant
bombers and transports so large
that you have to SEE to believe.
They are loading and taking off for
every corner of the globe"
From there, the McFarlands took
Pvt. Chesley to Mt. Vernon, where
they were his hosts for a southern
fried chicken dinner whicE, he
says, was a real treat after army
chow. 1t was a wonderful expert
ence to Chesley to see Washing
tons home almost exactly as it
appeared when he lived there. 1t
contains most of the original fur
niture and picturs. This is also
true of Lees home" Chesley
thought Mt. Vernon the most beau
tiful natural home site he had ever
seen, with Arlington rating close
second. 81 never knew until |
went there that Lees wife was a
Curtis, whose father was raised by
Washington and Martha"
The McFarlands drove Chesley
back to his barracks at Ft. Bel
voir, Virginia, which he discovered
[ is about two miles up the river
from Mt. Vernon. "Sinoe | found
| out where to look" he writes, u
can see 1t through my transit tele'
scope Just across a cove in the
Potomac, from where have been
surveying the same land Washing
ton surveyed IT'S years ago."
Another real discovery for Ches-
ley, and one important to him, was
finding that Senator Mcfarland is
one of those responsible for the
drafting and passing of the bill
granting free postage to service
men. II think every person in Ari-
zona, and every service man every
wEere, should know this fact. No
one knows how much that means
to us. Not only from the expense
point, but, more important, for the
convenience"
Chesley's letter was writ n
while he sat perched like chip
monk on an upper bunk, holding
the paper on his lap. 81 am
ashamed of my penmanship," he
says; "but you see, l haven't lad
any practice holding things on my
lap for long time" He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Chesley.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10

Buddy Kilman, Mildred Veazey,
Melva Wing.
Fifth grade, Mrs. Rose; first
honor roll Ethel NJ. Rose. Second
honor roll: Gene Carter, Mary
Fleming.
Sixth grade, Mrs. Loucks: First
honor roll: Patsy Cunningham.
Second honor roll: Sylvia Stin-
son, Betty Snelson, Robert Veazy.
Seventh grade, Mrs. Loucks; sec
ond honor roll: Chestine Carter,
Everett Ufford, Sue England, Yer
nele Johnson.
Eighth grade, Mr.. Mcconnell:
First honor roll: Inez Glenn, Dor
othy Nafziger, Priscilla Thompson,
Second honor roll: Cleo Fleming,
Ora Mae Yates.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Farewell Party
Given VIM. Dunn

A farewell dinner party was
given William A. Dunn, of Flor
ence, by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Dunn, Sunday night, Feb
ruary 81. His favorite dishes, fried
chicken and trimmings and angel
food cake were served.
Those attending were Loren
Pratt. Evelyn NORM, Lawrence
Johnson, Calvin Rose, John Baker,
Olas Taylor, Martha Cochren,
Posie Whitlow, Patsy Cleveland,
Lucille Douglas, Patsy Gather, Bet
ty Davis, Freddy Bowlang, Tom
Rankin, Dorothy Sheppard, Bobby
Davis, Curtis Ashcraft and James
and Junior Dunn.
Cards and games were played.
William and a friend, Kay Lus-
ter, left Tuesday at 3:15 am. to
start their training in naval Of
ficers' air corps Viz program az
Flagstaff, Arizona.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10

rons, Adeline Brady, Jewell Bed
ford; fringed scarfs, Betty 10
Bleak, Julie Evjen, Virginia Gle
mans, Jewell Bedford; hemmed
scarfs, Lillian Avenenti; laundry
bags, Betty Baker.
Red ribbon class: Dresser, Beu-
lah Bunch, Aleene Rankin; aprons,
Betty 10 Bleak, Lillian Aveneti,
Virginia Clemans, Wanda Weaver,
fringed scarfs, Eleanor 'SalaZar,
Adeline Brady; temmed scarfs,
Jewel Bedford, Janet Chapel;
slips, Betty Baker.
White ribbon class: Dresses, Pat
sy Tucker, Peggy Tucker; aprons,
Audrey Blake, Eleanor Salazar,
Julie Evjen; slips, Aleene Rankin
Beulah Bunch; fringed scarfs, Pat
sy Tucker, Peggy Tucker, Dolores
Granillo, Wanda Weaver, Janet
Chapel; hemmed scarfs, Dolores
Granillo, Alice Baca, Adeline
Brady; laundry bags, Aleene Ran
kin.
A short business meeting and
program preceded the Judging
Beulah Bunch. club president. wa;
in charge. Local leader is Mrs
Helen Kroger.