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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-05
. BEHIND THE SCENES
m WASHINGTON .

land it is a fact-that Britain's
weak maritime position is due
to her all-out defense of the
world against Nazism.
To begin with, she was losing
shipping from 1889 to l94l
while she alone of the great sea
powers was fighting Germany.
On top of that, she made a
grand-and potentially suicidal
gesture when she agreed to
concentrate on fighting craft
while the United States built
merchantmen that can be used
after the war.
THE BRITISH GET THE
LIBERTY SHIPS
We are launching the C-types,
Victory ships and fine new tank
ers for ourselves. We are turn
ing a few of them over to the
Dutch and Norwegians, who
have large pools of skilled sea-
men but no ships for them. To
the British we are giving the
anachronistic Liberty Ships,
which are mighty useful in win
ming the war but won't be
worth wharfage space in post
war cargo competition.
1t is no wonder, then that the
British are pessimistic about
what may happen to them if we
use our enormous fleeto f effic-
lent shipping ruthlessly after
the war TO take and hold all the
ocean cargo business we can
get.
Before Britain can replace
much of her obsolete shipping
with comparatively capable new
craft we could quite possibly
sew up much of the worlds car
rying business. That problem
was posed recently to a repre-
sentative of American ship oper-
ators.
HELL" said he, eve don't
wa. the British carrying trade.
We don't need it. Give us a
chance-work out some method
of overcoming the higher oper-
afipp costs we are I'm AGAINST
and we'll keep our postwar fleet
busy without interfering with
the British at all"
"How do you figure that" he
was asked. 1--WE didn't do ii be-
fore the war. Well have to pick
up 10 to IS million tons of bus
mess somewhere, or lay up
some of our nice new ships, or
cut in on the British, won't
WEI"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
47-Yeor-OId
Man. Is Women

Denver, Jan. 7-(UP)-Miss JAG
queline Moret, AZ, told authorities
today that ever since she learned to
walk she had posed as a male.
Her lifelong hoax was disclosed
when detectives, believing that she
was a man, arrested her for failure
to carry draft card.
She was using the name OF Jack
Starr, and when police arrested her
at her apartment. she told them:
Il don't need draft card, but I
think I'd better go to headquarters
to explain why"
The detectives were perplexed
further when she asked to talk to
the jail's matron. to whom she told
her story.
Miss Moret said she was born on
her fathers 38-foot ketch somewhere
in the South Seas. Her mother,
she said, died shortly after her birth.
Her father, pearler who always
wanted a son. dressed her in over
alls, and she became known from
the time she could walk as Jack"
She worked In shipyards as a riv-
eter and a steamfitter. drove trucks
and was a longshoreman, she said.
And I also am good bartender"
she added.
She told police her true identity
was discovered only once before
when she got In scrape" at Gasp
er, Wyo., and was sentenced TO q
two-year penitentiary term.
ut would kill me to have TO wear
womeu's Clothes" she said.
I'D rather work around men any
time. ! just let the rough talk 60
IN one ear and out the other"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
ATTORNEY CIANO
NAMED RECEIVER
Petition for Dissolution OF
Local Music Company
Filed in Court

Attorney Michael A. Ciano was
appointed by Superior Court JUDGE
Frank p. McEvoy today to serve as
temporary receiver of the Divito
Music Co., Inc. of Waterbury. Dis
solution of the corporation was
sought in petition by Louis M. Di-
Cito, main Stockholder. and hear
ing on "a show couse" motion was
conducted last week In the judges
chambers.
The stakeholder claimed the oe-
PENDANT corporation is inSolvent and
It's assets are In danger OF further
waste by restrictions placed upon
the purchase and sale OF musical
and electrical appliances by various
government agencies. In his petition
he stated that the corporation was
authorized to issue $4,000 worth of
capital stock, but that only 200
shares, valued at SOS each, had been
issued and he possesses l25 OF them.
Appointment OF Mr.. Ctano was
made for the period Of one month,
and he was authorized to obtain
three appraisers OF thes property.
His appointment will start on the
filing OF a 5000 bond In the court
clerks office, the court stated.
The jurist in his decision on the
receiver stated that the allegations
made by the stakeholder were found
to be true. Attorney Edward Mas
colo represented Mr.. DiVito at the
hearing and Michael DeVito, Sec
rotary, appeared for the corporation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
BOND MATURITIES
sum TO BE PAID
City Expanding $44S,45l
This Month; $l5O,OOO
Paid January |

A total OF $448, 451 Is will be paid
out by the city this month on bond
maturities and interest with $780,
900, relative to'the former and $1s6, :
45l.25 covering the latter obliga-
ton.
On Jan. /, $4,000 was paid out
on bond maturities made up Of
$4,000 for school bonds, $i0O. 900 for
non-serial bonds and $4,000 for wa
ter bonds. During the same period
sos, S33.75 was paid out In total in
terest on the latter bonds with Sl5,-
675, applicable to general bonds,
$l2,350 on school bonds, 1910 inter-
est on non-serial bonds and $64 ,908
interest on water bonds.
On January IS. the city will be
obliged to pay out $4,000 on bond
maturities made up OF $4,000 on
general bonds, and $4,000 on wa
ter bonds. Due the same date will
be total payment Of 800, 6l7.50 In
interest applicable to the same
bonds Of which $43, 207.50 Is due on
general bonds and $47,4l0 on water
bonds.
The city must pay out q total Of
81, 408, 541.25 on bond maturities and
interest applicable to the same by
Dec. /, 1914. OF this latter figure
$643, 500 makes up the total general
fund on bond maturity with 1927 900
due on school bonds. Interest APP
piled In the same manner amounts
TO $287, 406.25 and S250,635.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07

The annual meeting of the New
Haven District will be held In the
Seymour Methodist Church O week
from Sunday afternoon at 2:30 with
large delegation from the First
Methodist Church Of this city at
tending.
Following reports from district Of
ficers addresses will be given by
Dudley Osterheld entitled, Better
Christians for Better World:
Dorothy Mcconnell editor of World
Outlook on Women in the New
World Order, Prof Liston Pope of
Yale on The Church During the
War, and Bishop Francis j. Nc
Cornell on The Church After the
War
The calendar of events next week
at the First Methodist Church, an
nounced this morning by Rev. DR..
John j. Snavely, follows:
Monday, January 10th
6:l5-Supper meeting of the Young
Womens Auxiliary,
80o-The Official Board will
meet.
Tuesday, January 18th
2:45-Sunshine Society.
6:00-Girl Scouts meeting under
the leadership Of Mrs. Lillian U.
Mercure.
Wednesday, January 18th
l:30-Executive Committee meet
ing of the w. S. G. s.
2:30-Regular meeting OF the
Women's Society Of Christian Serv-
ice. Mrs. William r. Grierson will
have charge Of the devotional serY-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
SLAVIN PLANS
NEW MAGAZINE

Washington, Jan. 7. - (UP)-
Sheriff j. Edward Slavin of New
Haven county, Conn, said today he
had asked the cooperation of Dr.
rector j. Edgar Hoover Of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation in at
lacking juvenile delinquency through
a comic-type magazine.
Slavin is the founder of Boys
Village, counterpart of Father
Flanagan,s Boys Town.
Slavin said he had asked Hoover
to assist in obtaining war produce
ton board priority which would
permit publication Of courage. The
magazine would be devoted to con-
structive stories for children and
designed to turn their thoughts
In the right direction"
Nearly 10 years ago, Slavin found
ed the First Offenders Club" and
had substantial success In reducing
juvenile crime not only In Connec-
ticut but in surrounding states. He
recently began development Of Boys
Village and Is being assisted In this
work by Able Booth, former Yale
football captain and All-American
quarterback of a decade ago.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
DATE OF HEARING
ASSIGNED TODAY
Arguments on Motion to
Dismiss AtchisOn Will
Case January Is

Judge Frank P. McEvoy today set
a hearing for Thursday, January
10, in superior court on Attorney
John H. Cassidy's motion to dismiss
the Atchison will case. Arguments
originally were scheduled to be pre-
sented at today's short calendar
session but were postponed because
of absence from the city of Attor-
ney Michael v. Blansfield, one Of
the counsel for Margaret and Al
den Atchison, the appellant chill
dren In the case.
The motion states the court It'll
CATION was illegal because 1t was
instituted by the two minor chill
dren for themselves and not by
their guardian or another person OF
full legal age.
Mr.. Cassidy presented the mo-
ton papers in behalf OF Lawrence
L. Lewis, executor OF the will OF the
late Lawrence AtchiSon of Middle
bury, father Of the appellants. Each
of the children had been bequeath-
ed only 500 from the $4,000 es-
tate and at present are trying to
break the will by an appeal to the
State Supreme Court Of Errors in
Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
Elizabeth Nettleton
Billed By Noon Club


Elizabeth Nettleton, new student
assistant at the Second Congrega-
tional church, will be the speaker at
the meeting Of the sunday Noon
club January Q in the chapel at
Has a. nj,
The religious education commit-
tee will meet Sunday in the chapel
at 3 o'clock.
The CoombS Fellowship will meet
Sunday at 5 o'clock. There will be
an installation service In which the
following officers will be installed:
President, Jean Walker; vice presi-
dent, Nancy Main; secretary,
jeanne Bisset, and treasurer, Ar
thur Famiglietti. DR.. walker will
be the speaker.
The annual meeting Of the Second
Congregational church will be held
in the chapel on Thursday evening,
January Is, at o'clock. All the
officers and committee chairmen OF
all the organizations in the church
are urged to be present. The an
nual reports will be received and II
is hoped that each report will In
clude reference to some new and
outstanding activity in the organi-
zation and a suggestion as to plans
for increasing and more effective
work in the future. All interested
members Of the church are invited
and encouraged to come. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be brief adj
dresses by various members Of the
staff.
Sunday, Janaury l6, will be OBJ
served as Family Day at the morn
ing service. 1t is hoped that every
family in the parish will make every
effort to be present at this time. In
cluded in the service will be a cere-
mony Of dedication for the teachers
of the church school. The week fol-
lowing has been set aside at Re-
ligious Education Week and there
will be a special meeting on Thurs
day evening, January 90 at which
time 1t is expected that the speaker
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
COUNCIL
ORGANIZED HERE
2S Groups Represented in
Organization; Liebes.
kind, President

Twenty-eight religious mad secu-
lar groups comprising about 1000
members make up the council
formed Tuesday night at the Wa
terbury Hebrew Institute which viii
function as the Jewish Community
Council of Waterbury.
The council, it is planned, will act
to further strengthen and advance
the welfare of the community and
will act as a representative Of Wa
terbury Jewry.
Formal aims of the organizations
which have been read into the con-
sitution of the council states, that
1t will act to develop cultural train
ing in and among Jewish groups,
and to act as a clearing house for
public matters; to keep a census and
history Of the Jewish community
and to plan for assistance and re-
Mobilization for returning service
men.
Harry Liebeskind, long active in
veterans and fraternal organizations
has been chosen president of the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
BACK WAGES FOR
1859 employees
Connecticut Obtains Re-
Fund OF $I2,IO9 for
5l3 Employees

Boston, Jan. LEO A. Gleason,
Regional Director of the Wage and
Hour and Public Contracta divisions
of the U, S. Department of Labor,
today announced that total resti-
tuition in payment Of back wages
computed during December, 1943,
in New England amounted to $780,
9l7.79 to 1869 employees. Included
in this amount is a total of $1,540
assessed in fines against Massachu-
sets firms for Child Labor viola
tons. OF the total amount Mass
achusetts firms were found TO owe
$45, 649.69 to 1927 employees.
The amount of restitution compuG-
ed in the other five New England
states is as follows; Connecticut,
$l2, 109.24 TO 513 employees; Maine,
$6,6355l to 30l employees; New
Hampshire, $l1,2l5.74 to So en-
ployes; Rhode Island $8,371.83 to
274 employees; and Vermont $5,937.78
to 159 employees.
In addition to the above, S.
603.38 to 81 employees was figuerd
by Region I inspectors as due en-
ployes outside Of this region.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07

will be DR.. Paul II. vleth Of Yale
Divinity school.
The annual meeting Of the eve
ming department will be held Tues
day evening, January IL, at 8
O'Clock. There win be reports from
all ofiicers and committee chairmen
and election Of of1cers. DR.. Walker
will be the speaker.
The Miss and Mr.. Club viii meet
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
home of Miss Guldane Keshlan, 3
Melbourne terrace.
wednesday, January IL, the
Women's association will have q
covered dish luncheon at 1880 p.
M, followed by the annual meeting
and election OF officers. Reports will
be received from all officers and
committee chairmen.
The annual meeting Of the Second
Congregational society Of Water
bury will be held in the chapel on
Tuesday evenig, January IL, at 8
o'clock.
The final report of our every mem
Der convass follows: for church sup
port, $24,5l4l0: for benevolences,
IS, 7S480. Nine hundred twenty-one
pledges were received, representing
ll48 people. This constitutes q most
encouraging response on the part
of the members and friends Of tire
Second Congregational church.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
2 Kidnapped
.AtAirport

New York, Jan. 7-UP)-A young
woman employee Of the American
embassy in Havana, Cuba, and the
driver Of a Washington, D. c.. air
port limousine, were kidnapped last
night as they left National airport,
robbed and forced to drive their two
unknown, armed, assailants TO New
York, where the driver and his pas
senger were put out Of the car early
today, police reported.
Miss Mercedes Plat, about Is, and
Herman German, % Washington
driver Of the limousine, told their
story to patrolman on a Brooklyn
street corner this morning shortly
after they were released from the
car.
Federal Bureau OF Investigat ton
agents and Brooklyn police immed-
lately started a search for the car.
owned by the Washington National
Airport Transportation Company
and bearing District Of Columbia IL
cense number S-28792.
Miss Plat told police she had ar
rived at the Washington airport
from Buffalo after visit in Toron-
to, Canada, and first noticed the
two kidnapers. who were In riding
breeches and boots. as she waited
for taxi IN the airport administra-
ton building. They had not been
passengers on her plane, she said.
The two men stepped into Cor
mans car after her. Miss Plat said,
saying that they, too. were going
to Washington.
About q mile from the airport, she
said, the bandits drew guns, ordered
German to stop the car. and told
Miss Plat ito keep quiet or you'll
get hurt"
The pair searched the driver and
Miss Plat. taking $50 In cash. their
watches and rings, Miss Plat said.
One Of them then started the car
and drove Oh as his companion
covered their victims with his re-
volver, she said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
Prevention, Control
Of Inebriety Planned
Yale University to Cooperate With Connecticut Prison
Association in Great Experiment; Funds Provided

treatment, or contact with Alcohol
les Anonymous or the Salvation
Army and make the contact Of spe-
cial occupation, or private treat
ment. No specific sanatorlum or
therapist may be named, but the
patient will be given a list of sana-
toria and private practitioners spe-
cializlng in the treatment of alco-
holism approved by the Connecticut
State Medical society.
Since inebriates are liable to run
into vitamin deficiencies and other
ills they must have a medical ex-
animation. Such examinations will
not be given at the clinics, but pa
tients will be referred to practition-
ers selected from q panel prepared
by the State Medical society, the
cost to be borne by the clinic.
The advisory committee appointed
by the Connecticut State Medical
society is composed of Doctors Ar
thur P. Dayton, New Haven; Leslie
r. Angus, Hartford; Foster E.
Briddy, Hartford; Louis H. Cohen,
Norwich; Francis M. Shockley,
NeWtoWn.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
Chos. Chaplin
In roubIe

HOLLYWOOD, January 7. - CUP -
Troubles piled up today on Charlie
Chaplin. the white-haired comic
who hasn't laughed for months, as
G-men sharpened their inquiries
and doctors their needles for legal
and medical Investigations into his
alleged affairs Of the heart.
The r. B. I. agents were gum
shoeing through Beverly Hills try
ing to decide whether a federal
grand jury should be given evidence
charging the multi-millionaire
Britisher with conspiring to take
Joan Barry's civil rights away.
The physicians were getting ready
to draw q drop Of blood from Miss
Barry's infant daughter and COM
pare It with fluid from the veins Of
Chaplin IN hope Of discovering
whether he might be It's father. Miss
Barry says he Is. Chaplin says he
Isn't: or at least he did say so a
while back when he still was talking
10 the press. Today he wasn't talk
ms 10 anybody. except J. Edgar
EzoaRex,s detectives.
Tire federal agents were as mum
Is CHAPLIN. what interested them
4as .k 500 3 Beverly Hills police
Is Ill cot from Chaplain to buy a
.ieE ID Mem York for Miss Barry
|ftek siSs was arrested on vagrancy
'Iaefnes. The captain put her on
hs fFain aRainst her Wishes, she
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
new Defendant
NAMED IN SUIT
Court Grants Permission
for Change Today; Plain
tiff Hurt in Fall

Grazia Schifellite of Waterbury
will be named defendant in dam
age suit instituted In superior court
by Francesca DiLorenzo, also of this
city, according to permission granted
today by Superior Court Judge
Frank P. McEvoy. The woman is
Administrative of the estate OF the
late Carmelo Schifellite, who was
originally named defendant in the
suit.
The plaintiff seeks recovery as
the result of injuries sustained Aug.
3. 1912 in a fall at a lavatory at 80
Chatfield avenue. The new defend
ant was named today when the jur-
list granted a motion for issuance
Of a scire facias writ.
Decision was reserved In two I'M
contested divorce actions heard to-
day. The cases are: Hattie Rose
MacCormack against Louis James
MacCormack, and Salome A. Alcor-
ace against Frank Alcorace.
The divorce action brought by
Marion S. Atchison against Law
renee Atchison, Jr.. and originally
scheduled for a hearing today was
dropped from the uncontested list
when the court was informed the
defendant had secured Attorney
Michael Blansfeld as counsel. A
hearing will be set for a regular ses-
sion of the court
Mr.. Blansfleld also Is counsel for
Mr.. Atchison's brother and sister
in the Atchison will litigation.
The court ordered Asa Leroy
Fuller of Hartford to pay $40 weekly
for the support of his wife, Shirley
White Fuller of Naugatuck pend
ing hearing on the divorce action
she is bringing against thin. He also
was ordered to pay $50 toward her
counsels fees, The couple married
June 10, 1910, and the petitioner
charges intolerable cruelty in her
suit.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
RESEARCH STATES
POST STILL OPEN

State Personnel Director, Glen
don A. Scoboria, announces an
open competitive examination for
Research Assistant with a salary
range Of 4180O0-$234O per annum.
The minimum requirements are
four years employment in economic
or social research or graduation
from college.
A Research Assistant Is required
to perform research Of limited
scope and difficulty and TO do some
statistical work and writing in con-
nection with social or economic stu
dies. There Is an immediate va
cancy at the University Of Connec-
ticut.
For further information see state
Personnel Department announce
naent, No. 56l, posted at all offices
Of the nited States Employment
Service and State Capitol, Hart
ford.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-07
TONY NARDELLI
ASSESSED $500
South Main Store Operator
Fined in Naugy for Re-
ceiving Stolen Goods

Naugatuck, January T. Judge
Thomas J. Neary placed fines and
suspended Jail sentences on four of
five men charged with theft and
receiving stolen goods In borough
court Thursday morning.
The theft occurred late Monday
afternoon as James Lanese, g.
Brewster street, waterbury, James
Homewood, %, wolcott, and Ray
mond Murray, SO, 8 Scott street,
Naugatuck, dropped nine cases OF
Peter Paul, Inc, confectionaries
from their truck into a ditch on
North Church street. All three are
part-time workers for the Wilson
Clark Trucking Company Of Maui
gatuck. The four peladed guilty
Lanese who allegedly admitted on
two other occasions he had done
the same thing, was fined 800. A
six months Jail sentence was
suspended after Attorney Edward
Moscolo had appealed to the court
that his client Ia SO family and
three children. The milkman's Job
he has does not pay too much,
hence his part-time work with the
trucking company. A sudden i'm
pulse melted theft, the lawyer add
ed, as q result Of financial worries.
Homewood and Murray had no
counsel, but Attorney Mascolo
vouched for their character and
informed the court they, too, were
married. Judge Neary imposed $50
fines and suspended six months
jail sentences on both.
Fred Nardelli, AZ. 477 South Main
street, Waterbury, charged as an
accessory to counts Of receivirC
stolen goods, pleaded not guilty, and
his case was dropped after Attor-
ney William K. Lawlor told the
court Nardelli was unaware Of what
was going on. The lawlor said
Nardelli only paid out on bills signed
by his brother, Anthony.
A 500 fine and suspended six
months stretch in county Jail was
placed on Anthony Nardelli who,
according to Prosecutor Tolles, has
received goods from Lanese on two
other occasions. Attorney Lawlor
explained to the court in these times
OF justice and hustle, tradesmen
could not keep everything straight,
buying from one man one day and
another the next, buying whenever
possible.
Prosecutor Tolles informed the
court that Peter Paul, Inc, intends
to file damage claims against the
railroad Tor goods that were dam
aged as they were thrown from the
truck by the trio, and for the re-
placement Of candy that has been
lost. The exact amount OF the
damages has not yet been computed.
The prosecutor suggested the trio
pay the railroad whatever amount
the candy company requires and the
railroad IN turn can pay the dam
age claims. The estimated jobber's
price on the goods was about Silt.
Nardelll paid Lanese $50 for the nine
cartons OF candy and gum.
Counsel for the defense, who had
cases in waterbury earlier yesterday
morning, was granted a short post
ponement for the hearing which was
scheduled at 8 a. m. The session got
under way at 1920.
In another case in the borough
court Raymond Bradley. Ill Carroll
street. was ordered to pay his wife,
$35 weekly toward support. He was
arrested Wednesday by Captain
Anthony Malone and Sergeant Rich
ard Ostrom.