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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
George Leslie Dexter,
Veteran Druggist, Dies
Former Prominent Waterbmian Succumbs at Home in
Middlebury Well Remembered Here; Rites Friday

George Leslie Dexter, an outstand-
ing figure In Waterbury business
circles over thirty years ago and re-
garded as one Of the Oldest phar-
macistS In Connecticut died early
this morning at his home on North
street. Middlebury, after . lengthy
Illness.
Mr.. Dexter operated q drug store
on the corner Of East and North
Main streets through the city's
growing days. of 18S7-1912. "Dex-
ter's corner during his business re-
gine was as familiar expression as
''Kellyis Bakery, few yards away
on East Main street; Bauby's cor
ner on Lake & Strobel corner, where
the Brown building now stands. All
were popular meeting places in by
gone years and former WaterburianS
would be more familiar with those
names than the titles Of present
business concerns. Former Governor
Charles A. Templeton, the late
Frank Becton, jeweler and the late
Joe" Devereaux, stationery store
proprietor, were neighborly aSSoci-
ateS of Mr.. Dexter's just to mention
three of many names of prominent
standing.
Dexter's corner later became Rik-
er b Hegmans and more recently
was changed to Liggett's. Bauby's
corner still retains its identity and
memories.
Mr.. Dexter was k'own personally
to hundreds Of Waterburians. He
was q pleasant and agreeable bust
nessman, always polite, efficient and
solicitous. He had facility for i'm
parting a most friendly, personal in
terest in his many customers. His
greetings became by-gone phrases in
business circles. Mr.. Dexter was also
a very popular figure in fraternal
and professional circles. His name
was also linked occasionally with
civic undertakings. That he made
an impression on many Is reflected
in the fact that mention Of his
name after 80 years Of retirement
from active, local business, was we'll
remembered by many. News Of his
passing today surprised scores who
knew him well in by-gone years, but
had lost trace Of him since his re-
moval from the city. Many remini-
scent stories were told today con-
corning the gracious personality OF
G.. Leslie Dexter.
He was member Of Nosahogan
lodge, Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows from which he received a
fifty year pin In 1888. Also a men,
Der Of Continental Lodge Of Masons,
he would have received fifty year
pin In May Of this year.
Mr.. Dexter was married to Annie
j. Noole who died In December
1919 and In October 1925 he married
Mrs. jeanette T. Fitton. She Is
his only survivor.
Private funeral services will be
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30

The funeral of Mrs. Antoinette
ZidoniS, widow of Peter. Zidonis,
Al John street, will be held tomor-
row morning at 9:15 from the
Deliniks Funeral Home, II Con-
gress avenue, to st. Joseph's church
at $3.50. Burial will be In Calvary
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home today from 2 to 10 p.
IN.
Funeral services for William Arris
81 East Clay street, were held yes
terdav at the Belleville Funeral
Home, Rev. David P. Gaines, pastor
OF the First Baptist church, oficiat-
ing. Burial was In new Pine Grove
cemetery.
Bearers were Edward Donaghey,
Edward Hussey, Fernand Boisclair
and John Hughes.
The funeral of Edward Higham,
3d., was held today at 8:15 from
the home, II Hill ST., to st. Mary's
Russian Greek Orthodox church
at 8. Rev. Peter Dzubay off1ciated
Burial was in st. Mary's Russian
Greek Orthodox cemetery.
The funeral Of Mrs. Evelyn
(Hemingson) Grey, wife OF Mayne
Grey, Flushing, L. l., will be held
tomorrow at the Anderson funeral
home, 10 Central Ave, this city,
at $3.50 p. m, Rev. Francis Ayres,
St. Johns Episcopal church, off,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
Full Weather Report

Boston. March 30 (UP)-weath-
ef forecasts
MASSACHUSETTS Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday with
light rain ON the Cape ending
early tonight but light snow
showers In the BerkshlFes to-
night and Friday. Somewhat
warmer Friday. Fresh to strong
winds.
CONNECTICUT and II HO ID f
ISLAND - Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday. Somewhat warmer
Friday. Fresh TO strong winds.
Boston. March 30 (UP)-StOrm
warnings were posted from East
port to Block Island today as
rain whipped by strong winds
dashed down ON New England.
The weather Bureau predicted
that the rain would end tonight
with dlmlniShing winds. Snow in
the west portion OF Maine and the
north portion of New Hampshire
will change to rain and sleet dur
ing the day, clearing late tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
ESQ Mexicons
Work On Railway

East Deerfield, Mass, March 80.
$50 Mexicans, the
first foreign labor battalion import
ed into western Massachusetts,, be-
gan work today as trackmen on the
Fitchburg division of the Boston g.
Maine Railroad.
The new workers will be used on
routine track repairing and on new
construction projects scheduled to
begin soon.
They arrived by train from Mex
leo City last night and will be quar-
tered temporarily in special board
ing cars here and at Johnsonville,
N. Y. They will be paid standard
railroad industry wages.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
HYPNOTlST GUEST
OF BETHEL CLUB
Leo Reiter Makes Return
Appearance Here Next
Sunday Evening

Leo Reiter, world famous hypno.
fist. will perform at a most extra
ordinary show on Sunday, April 2,
at $3.50 p. m. at the Beth Ell on
Cooke street. Sponsored by the Beth
Ell Mems club, the performance is
entitled "a Matter of Your Mind.
Mr.. Reiter, who mastered the sci
ence of hypnotisn under several
famous European professors, and
who was also associated with the
late Thomas and Ellen (Ryan)
Hayes.
Survivors inlude one son, Will
liam and one daughter, Margaret,
both Of Springfield.
Funeral services viii be held Sat
urday morning at the Mulville flu
neral home, 270 West Main street,
time and other arrangements to be
announced. Friends may call at
the funeral home Friday from 2
to 10 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30

renowned Polgar, makes speciality
of performing unbelievable feats
With members Of the audience as
subjects. Each performance Is q new
one with AGr. Reiter as the reactions
Of the various subjects vary.
In an appearance at the Women's
Club several weeks ago, Mr.. Reiter
was acclaimed as an outstanding
artist in his field.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30

Calvary cemetery with committal
services conducted by Father Far.
rell.
Bearers were: Emanuele Pitino
Charles Mont, Joseph Giudice,
Domenic Rossi, Michael DiLorenzc
and John Alleva.
Private funeral services for Mrs.
Marie BeSancon, wife Of Peter j.
Besancon of Watertown were held
today at 2 p. m. at the Hickcox
Funeral Home. Burial was in
Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. BeSancon died Tuesday af-
ternoon at her home, 81 Bowers
street, after long illness. She was
a member of the Watertown Chap
ter, Eastern Star, and the Water
town Methodist church.
Survivors, besides her husband,
include a daughter, Evelyn Of Wa
tertown; three sons, Francis and
Raymond Of Waterbury, and Joseph
OF Watertown; two sisters, Mrs. Isa-
belle Moore Of WATERFOWL and Mrs.
Anna Field of Waterbury; and q
brother, Joseph Bormolini of Water
bury.
The funeral of Mrs. Minnie Ella
(Moore) LaDow, widow of Jared st.
John Ladow, 86 Windsor street, will
be held from the Anderson Funeral
Home, 10 Central avenue, tomorrow
at 2 p. m, Rev. David P. Gaines,
First Baptist church officiating, as
sisted by Rev. Alan M. Fairbank.
Burial will be IN old Pine Grove
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home today from 7 to Q
p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
OBITUARY

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Swiridow-
SKI, 45l North Main street, died in
Undercliff sanitorium last night
after a lingering illness.
He was born in Russia, and came
to the United States and Waterbury
about 40 years ago. Until his illness.
ne was employed by the American
Brass Co.
Surviving are his wife, Jennie,
and three sons, Michael and Alex
ander, all Of Waterbury, and Peter
with the Army at Fort Bragg. N.
G.; two daughters, Mrs. Marion
VaranauSkas and Mrs. Mary Ber-
genhas, both Of this city; two BROTH
ers, Theodore of Long Island, N, Y.
and Joseph Swiridowski Of Water
bury.
The funeral will be held from
the MaZaika funeral home, 10 Por--
ter street, time and other arrange
mentS to be announced.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today from 8 to 10 and to-
morrow from to 10 p. m.
DiLELLA-Raffaele DiLella, father
Of four daughters in Waterbury,
died In Cerreto, Sannito, Italy, &C
cording to word received here.
Surviving in Italy are his wife,
Grazia Grillo DiLella: a son, Gaet-
ano. and two daughters, Mrs. An
timo DelVecechio and Mrs. Pas
quale Tarollo.
In this city he leaves four
daughters, Mrs. George Mendillo,
Mrs. Domenic Civitello, Mrs. Ga
briel Sciarra, Mrs. Joseph Codella
and several grandchildren
HAYES-William Hayes, former
resident Of Luke street, this city,
died this morning at Hartford hos
pital after a long illness. He was
born in Waterbury. the son Of the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30

HAYES-In Hartford, March 30th,
1914, William Hayes, formerly of
Waterbury.
Funeral Saturday morning, at the
Main Street, time and other ar
rangements to be announced.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
MASSES

ODEA-A second anniversary Mass
of requiem will be celebrated Sat-
urday morning, April LIST, at 1880
o'clock, at st. Francis Xavier
Church, for the repose of the soul
of the late Mrs. Bridget +. O'Dea.
3-30-2t
STEWART - A first anniversary
solemn high Mass of requiem will
be celebrated Saturday morning,
April LIST, at 1880 o'clock, at
st. Patrick's Church, for the re-
pose OF the soul of the late Harry
T. Stewart.
CONLONG A first anniversary
Macs of requiem will be celebrated
Saturday morning, at 1880 o'clock,
at st. Margaret's Church, for
the repose of the soul Of the late
Mrs. Katherine Conlong. 3-30-2t
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30

held tomorrow at the Anderson fu-
neral home, 20 Central avenue,
with Rev. James E. Whitaker, pas
tor Of the Middlebury Congrega-
tional church, of1iciating. Burial
win be in Edison cemetery, Lowell
Mass, at the convenience of the
family. Friends are asked to omit
flowers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30

SWIRIDOWSKI- (Undercliff SAM
Swiridowski, Of 451 North Main
Street.
Funeral from the Mazaika Funeral
Home, 10 Porter Street, time and
other arrangements to be announce
ed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
FIREMEN CHECK
BLAZE IN HOME,

Firemen were called this morning
to the apartment of Mrs. Mary
Beckett on the third floor of the
four story building at 2O7 Willow
street. Firemen had to break open
the door as no one was at home.
Cause of the blaze was undetermined
and damage was reported slight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30

DEXTER = In Middlebury, Conn,
March 10th, 1914, George Leslie
Dexter, Of North Street, Middle
bury.
Private funeral Friday from the
Anderson Funeral Home, 10 Gem
trail Avenue. Burial in Edison
cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30

Manuel Lax is chairman Of the
show committee, assisted by Harry
Levin, Kick Aronson and Irving Bro
der.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30

Forty-six thoroughbred cavalry
horses Of the Mexican army had to
be destroyed because they had con-
tracted an incurable disease.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Senate Group Strikes
Draft Deferment Ban
From Interior Bill

The Senate will act early this week
on the $123, 3,629 .345 Interior Depart
ment supply bill for the coming fis-
cal year, from which the Senate
Appropriations Committee yesterday
eliminated a House attempt to place
a special draft deferment ban on
Interior employees.
Senator Hayden, Democrat, of
Arizona, in charge of the bill, said
the committee found the House
limitation was unavoidable. Point
ing out that the House sought to
prohibit payment of salary to any
male employe between 18 and 80
found to be deferred for reasons
others than dependency or as neces-
sary to war production, Senator
Hayden said 1t would have required
disbursing officers to know the exact
draft status of every employe within
those age limits every pay day.
The Senate Committees action
was In accord with reports filed by
Selectiye Service Director Hershey
and Controller Gen. Warren. Gen.
Hershey pointed out that Congress
already has passed the Lodge May
bank Act to govern draft defer
ments in all Government agencies,
and Senator Hayden said it was
felt that no one department should
be singled out for special draft
restriction.
Interior Secretary Ickes expressed
qualification over the committees
action and said it was a complete
yindication of the Interior Depart
ment's deferment record.
Young scientists and others. who
have been deferred, will no longer
be branded as slackers,, the secre-
tary said, adding that most of those
who have been deferred have been
SO anxious to get into the fighting
it has been difficult to keep them
on their jobs.
The Senate Committee added
$35 ,976, ,765 to the House bill.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Detroit Trade Board Asks
Roosevelt to State Policy

Detroit, May 20 (Pt-The De-
troit Board of Commerce, deploring
labor troubles which it said were
rapidly becoming intolerable'
throughout the United States
asked President Roosevelt today to
enunciate at once "a clear, concise
and firm policy" as to labor.
Directors of the Board Of Com
merce announced approval of a
resolution attacking Government
civil agencies for a "lackadaisical
attitude" in contrast to the def
mite and positive positions" of the
military in dealing with labor dis
putes.
This contrast is $50 pronounced,
the board said, that it raises a
question as TO the efficiency, sin
cerity of purpose and objective Of
the civil agencies" The board re-
ferred to the Government seizure
of Montgomery Ward g. Co. Chicago
properties and the recent Detroit
foremen's strike as "spectacles."
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Judge Sets Hearing
In A. & P. Trust Suit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, May 20.-Federal
Judge Walter G. Lindley today set
June 8 for a hearing on a motion for
a bill Of particulars, fled by defense
counsel Of Great Atlantic and Pa
cific Tea Co.
The motion. was filed for all but
two defendants included In q GRIM
inal information charging the COM
pany, its officers and subsidiary cor
porations, with violations OF the
Sherman Antitrust Act.
Judge Lindley gave the Govern
ment until May ~ to file objections
to the bill.
The two defendants not included
in the motion were Agency Business
Organizations, Inc, and Carl Byoir,
head of Carl Byoir Associates, a
publicist. Business Organizations
was denied a motion to quash
charges In April, and Mr.. Byoir has
not yet appeared before the court.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Three at American U.
Elected to Cop and Gown

Martha Crouter, Maiden, Mass:
Daphne Stevenson, Clearwater. Fla,
and Mary Elizabeth Burns, Scran-
ton, Pa, have been elected-to Cap
and Gown. honorary fraternity at
American University.
The three girls were elected to
membership by outgoing seniors at
the College of Arts and Sciences for
qualities of scholarship, leadership
and unselfish service to the college.
The senior class banquet will be held
at pm, June 2, at the Parrot
Restaurant, 170i Twentieth street
NV. Glass night viii be observed
June 3 with . presentation of a
variety show. entitled Campus
Capers."
Evening star., 1944-05-21
axes
Continued From First Page.)

two separate columns of computa-
ton on the last tax return, is elimi-
mated, but the normal tax is so
arranged to keep on the rolls all
present taxpayers.
Others May File Regular Return.
Persons whose actual deductions
would exceed the fiat 10 per cent
allowed in the simplified process,
would still have the right to file a
regular return. If the regular de-
tailed return is filed, charitable
contributions could amount to Is
per cent of adjusted gross income,
instead Of Is per cent OF net in
come in the present law.
When wage-earners under IS 900
get on approximately pay-as-you-
90 basis through the new with
holding rates next year, they would
have the option of merely filing
their employers withholding tax
receipt, after answering few SIM
pie questions on the reverse side.
The tax collector would then de-
termine whether there was any bal
ance due, or any overpayment to
be refunded.
The bill passed quickly yesterday
after Senators McCarran, Democrat
of Nevada. and Downey, Democrat
of California, agreed to make their
fight for q reduction in the new
30 per cent cabaret tax on q later
bill, probably the measure to in
crease the debt limit from $210,-
600, ,o00, 900 to $240, ,O0O, ,000, 900. That
bill may come from the Senate
Finance Committee in a few days.
Chairman George Favors Slash.
Chairman George of the Finance
Committee said he is sympathetic
toward some reduction, but did not
want to delay the tax simplif1cation
bill. Before the last Revenue Act
passed, the cabaret tax was per
cent Senators McCarran and
Downey are proposing a cut from
8 to 10 per cent. Senator George
said he was inclined to favor max
ing it Is or 20 per cent.
Senator George, who also heads
the special Postwar Committee, told
the Senate yesterday that the "hu-
man problems involved in demobili-
zation" is one of the question Con-
gress should try to work out before
recess, or Immediately after the
political conventions. He had ref
erence to a legislative formula fol-
disposing of war plants and sur
plus property together with unem-
ployment compensation provisions
for workers during the readjust-
ment era.
He revealed in that connection
that officials of most of the States
will be heard by his committee May
81, June and 2 on the question OF
unemployment benefits. The Mill
tary Affairs Committee is at work
on the details of the rehabilitation
bill, and Senator George said his
Postwar Committee would endeavol
TO give that group prompt report
Evening star., 1944-05-21
GreensIade Depicts
Strategy 10 Isolate
Japs in East Indies
By the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, May 2o.-vice
Admiral John w. Greenslade today
pictured the broad Allied strategy
in the Pacific as aimed at isolating
the japanese in the Dutch East In
dies by drive straight across the
Central Pacific" to the shores Of
China.
Addressing q meeting of the
American Association Of University
Women, the Pacific Coast co-ordi-
nator of naval logistics offered this
possible strategy purely as an OBJ
server:
Gen. Macarthur will continue
moving westward along the fringe
of the Dutch possessions, with the
Philippines as his goal.
Meanwhile, Admiral Nimitz will
drive on straight across the Central
Pacific. Eventually, without the inn
mediate necessity of clearing the
Dutch East Indies and southern
areas. we may thus be able to sup
port the Chinese effort by direct
contact with the eastern Asiatic
mainland, as Admiral Nimitz already
has predicted"
Once ashore on China, the ad-
miral declared, Allied troops will
join with "China's waiting mil
lions" to conduct the concluding
phases of mainland operations
While our fleets close in to impose
an impenetrable blockade upon the
home islands of Japan.
THE Japanese may then stew in
their own juice under constant
bombing"
Admiral Greenslade said that
while Japans fleet ''has lost forever
its golden opportunity America
must expect a bitter, costly naval
battle or series Of battles before
the imperial fleet is wiped out.
These battles, he declared, prob
ably will be within the flying range
of japanese land-based planes"
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Tax WithhoIdings Listed
Millions Corning Less Than $1,000
To Use Simpified Income Payment

Under smphcation passed
whhodngs
the actual January for millions earning
setting
deductions
liability, follows: b.
OPersons with exemptions working wife whose
husband the entire family exemption 1singe
children; child; 4two chill
5-three children 6four children five chldren1
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Victory Service Center
To Make Annual Report

The Volunteers of America, oper-
ators of the Victory Service Center
and Free Day Nursery, will present
its annual report to the Advisory
Board at meeting at pm. tomor-
row in the American Legion Build
ing, 2437 Fifteenth street NV.
The Victory Service Center Is q
club house and sleeping place for
enlisted men, located at 924 New
York avenue NV. The Free Day
Nursery is a day-care establishment
for children OF low-salaried work
ing mothers. located at 1925 Six
teenth street NV.
Maj. Walter o. Ulrey is local
commander. and j. B. Hess chair
man of the Advisory Board.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
World Security Plans
May Be Offered by
Churchill Next Week
BY the Associated Press.

~ 9AN ASSSStetNN ass
LONDON, May 20--Prime Min
lister Churchill may lay before
Commons next week his plans and
hopes for world security and a
policed peace. in a prelude to q
liberation message which will be a
psychological shaft aimed particu-
larly at the enemy in occupied
countries.
And-long hard years after the
day of his blood. sweat and tears"
cry of def1nance-Britain's Prime
Minister Is expected to repeat, in
effect, those fateful words, this
time not to temper British hearts
for the uphill struggle. but to re-
mind the confident that a high
price still must be paid for victory.
1t is likely, too, that he will weave
into the foreign policy address an
outline of the empires structure
newly strengthened by the confer
ence of its Prime Ministers, and
review the economic warfare accom-
plishments in cutting down aid the
Nazis had been receiving from
neutralS.
Criticism May Be Answered.
His statement, opening foreign
policy debate, will be offered as an
answer to criticism from some quar-
ters-similar to that frequently di-
rected at the State Department in
Washington-that the British lack
"a long-range pattern for dealing
with other nations. The task ap-
parently leaves him choice of de-
scribing formulae or of defending
the lack of an announced program
by discussing difficulties of operat-
ing under any fixed pattern during
wartime.
Interest in diplomatic quarters,
however, was pin-pointed on the
possibility thRt Mr.. Churchill will
chart the course of political and
economic collaboration after victory,
and give a hint of terms for Ger
many upon which the European
Advisory Commission has been
working.
They are subjects which have
been getting increased attention,
particularly among the governments
of exiled countries, since indications
are mounting that a conference will
be held in the near future between
Russia, Britain and the United
States on world organization.
British Plan Approved.
It is known that the British plan,
although not hard and fast, was
unfolded for the Prime Ministers
conference and won their approval
1t is understood that 1t resembles
the old League Of Nations In many
respects, but with the military
strength to back up its mandates.
Several of the little nations
would like ground floor participation
in the organization or at very least
more detailed information on what
the big three is planning to do for
and to them.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Purple Heart Presented
To Wounded on GripshoIn

By the Associated Press.
ALGIERS, May 20. - Wounded
American soldiers among the 1,04:
repatriates aboard the Gripsholm
were decorated with the Purple
Heart today when the exchange
ship had docked here in the first
stop on its homeward voyage.
The awards were presented as
part of the welcoming ceremony by
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
and 1t. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, re-
spectively Allied commander and
deputy commander in the Mediter-
ranean theater.
The reception included entertain
ment and distribution of candy
food and cigarettes to the passeng-
ers aboard the ship. Some of the
group cheered and others wept al
the welcome.
Australians and South Africans In
the Gripsholm party disembarkeo
to continue their homeward Jour
neys by other craft. Those who re.
manned aboard will sail tomorrow
for the United Kingdom and the
United States.
War Bonds bring 81 for every S3 al