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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

ployes.
THE challenge and opportunity to
business in 1914 will be greater than
it has experienced in it's American
history. Given a fair opportunity it
will discharge its responsibility
1.-The situation as regards agricul-
ture is excellent" the credit chief
pointed out. THE year ahead should
be prosperous one for agriculture"
"War or no war;" he continued,
"the demand for agricultural prod
ucts both here and abroad will be
high. Prices will be profitable. The
careful farmer will be able to further
reduce his farm debt. He will also
avoid expanding his land owner
ship at inflated prices. He will con-
tinue to improve his herds and build
his soil. He will naturally face some
war problems. The most important
will be the shortage of warm hands.
This can be partially overcome by
the release of critical material for
a greater farm machinery output.
The judicious farmer will concen-
trate his political influence on the
release of critical materials for more
farm machinery and freedom from
restrictive legislation rather than
on subsidies. He will want to stand
on his own feet and be rid of the
restrictions ard regulations that
have limited his productivity. His
prayer will be one of opportunity to
labor and produce. For the farmers,
who constitute one-fourth OF our
people, the year ahead is one of OPP
portunity."
The chief of the industrial credit
executives sees a clear picture for
an abundance of credit for the de-
serving in 1914 THE interest rates
will be favorable" Mr.. Hermann de-
clares. Consumers and farmers
balance sheets are in excellent con-
dition for credit accomplish ments.
IF industry is given a fair ter
mination policy and the government
adopts a sound renegotiation pro-
gram and handles its surplus prod
ucts in sensible way, the credit
situation should be focused upon
our national government.
"At no time in our nations his
tory has the private credit slate
been wiped as clean as at the pres
ent.
"A report from the bankruptcy
court for the southern district OF
New York shows the lowest number
Of cases filled during 1943 since 1919.
The average for the past decade was
about 2,400 cases. Last year the
total stood at only 1,189. The num-
Der of commercial failures was in
even smaller proportion to the total
number. And of the number of COM
mercial cases. larger number were
filed under Chapter X and Chapter
XXI, showing a reorganization rather
than complete failure.
AS stated on several occasions,
the situation as to small business
has improved and will continue to
improve. Please note again what !
said above: Credit will be abundant
in this New Year of 1914 for the
deserving. This applies to so-called
small business"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
2 Programs Arranged
For Lithuanian Day"
Distinguished Speakers Invited for Observance Sum
day Evening, Feb. Is; Ambulance to Be Exhibited
BROOKLYN NEWS

Funeral services for Antanas SINE
tona, president In exile Of Mthuania,
were held Thursday at st. Johns
Cathedral, Cleveland, with over 1000
persons attending, among them Mrs.
Mathew J. Colney and MRS, Michael
Devenis of this city.
Reporting on the services, Mrs.
Colney said that Bishop Edward F.
Hoban celebrated a pontifical re-
ouiem Mass, assisted by seven priests
from various Lithuanian churches.
Rev. Aniceteas Linkus, pastor Of st.
Casimir's church in Chicago, deliv-
cred q sermon in Lithuanian on the
text, st have known thy work, thy
labor, thy patience, thy work for the
people"
An honor guard Of q Lithuanian
post of the American Legion in Chi
cago formed at the church and the
funeral procession was escorted 70
the cemetery by large police dele
CATION. Patriotic colors were display
ed from the cemetery gate to the
grave. Hundreds Of Lithuanian or
CARNATIONS we're represented.
The exiled presidents body was
placed in a mausoleum at the ceme-
terry to await burial in Lithuania
after the war. President Smetona
was scheduled to have a conference
with President Roosevelt this week
on postwar plans regarding Lithu-
ania. He died in fire at the home
of his brother In Cleveland Sunday.
The Lithuanian Fourth War Loan
drive committee is compised OF Dr.
Peter Veleisis, Jacob Treciokas, An
thony Orantas, Anthony Lazdaus-
kas, Miss Marcelle Andrikis, DR.. and
Mrs. Matthew ]. Colney.
Bond Drive
Lithuanian Day" will be OBJ
served at Victory House on the
Green Saturday, January 20, in con-
nection with the Fourth War Loan
Drive. Lithuanian organizations OF
the city will assist in the drive and
will urge members to purchase
bonds at the headquarters on that
day.
An ambulance purchased by the
Lithuanian Council for the Defense
of America will be displayed on
Lithuanian Day" A special dedi-
cation program will be conducted
the following day, January 30, at
2:30 p. m. at Nemunas Hall, 40
Green street. Mayor John S. Mon
agan, Congressman Joseph Talbot,
Chamber Of Commerce Secretary
Frank ]. Green, James Moran and
A. E. collin of New Haven have
been invited as speakers for the
occasion. The Lithuanian Legion
and its Auxiliary will participate.
The Victory House participation
has been arranged by the Lithuan-
ian Council for the Defense Of
America and the American Lithu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
Big Utility
Strike Looms
Continued from Page u

NOonIllueu from rage -
The Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp.
closed the hot mill at the Irwin
Works, throwing 26O men out of
work. because Of a strike Of 48 scrap
ers, workers who prepare steel for
the mill, for an adjustment in in
centive pay. The scrafers are mem
bers OF the United Steel Workers
(CIO).
A change in work schedules
brought a walkout Of SO employees in
the continuous annealing depart
ment of the Leechburg Mil of the
Allegheny-Lud Steel Corp.
Approximately $50 car department
workers struck at the McKees Rocks
Plant Of the pressed steel car COM
pany in protest against work re-
quirements, which they claimed were
too high.
The suspension OF seven local I'M
ion officers apparently caused the
walkout Of about 10 per cent Of the
1900 employees at the Youngwood
plant of the Robert Shaw Company.
The officers were suspended by the
International Union for allegedly
taking part in an unauthorized
strike at the plant last week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

ing Fortresses and Liberators,
achieved good results" yesterday
Nine German planes were shot down
by the American heavy bomberS
and IA by their escorting fighters,
while Marauder medium bombers
and their escort accounted for four
more.
Sixteen Allied planes were lost
including three heavy bombers, three
medium bombers, three fighter
bombers and seven fighters.
A single German plane, striking
back at London last night, dropped
a bomb on theater were $500 per-
sons were watching a movie, but
only seven persons were killed and
81 injured. The bomb, apparently
Of small caliber, crashed through
the roof and exploded in the center
of the orchestra.
Though the targets of yesterdays
Allied raids were identified only as
in northern France, they were be-
ieved to include anti-invasion de-
lenses, railways and airdromes in
the Pas De Calais area.
U. S. Army headquarters said
American fighter planes which join
ed in the raids scored a 4-to-1 VIC
tory over intercepting German air.
craft on the basis of preliminary
reports, but did not specify the
number shot down.
Capt. Don S. Gentle of Tiqua,
Ohio, became an ace with the de-
struction Of two F'ocke Wulf 100
fighters while escorting the Ameri-
can heavy bomberS.
The bomb dropped by German
raider on a London theater last
night ripped 25 seats in the center
of the orchestra section, but many
persons sitting farther back said
they cid not even feel the blast.
Some women screamed, but the
managed Gained the audience when
he appeared on the stage and an
nounced that the performance would
not be concluded. The patrons filed
out orderly to the music of a phon-
ograph record.
Soldiers and civilians rushed into
the theater from the street to as
sist rescuers in transferring the in
jured to score of ambulances
which arrived within a few minutes
of the bombing. The theater en-
trance and lobby were converted
into an emergency casualty station
Another bomb dropped by the
same German plane crashed through
the transom OF a nearby depart
ment store and exploded in the
street. but caused no casualties.
No alert was sounded during the
raid and no gunf1re was heard
Bombs also were dropped harm
lessly in southeast England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
COUNCIL URGES
SAFER STREETS
Highways Can Be Kept
Clear Of Snow By Prompt,
Preventive Measures

Safer driving conditions for the
motorist who must use his car daily
as well as for millions dependent on
mass transportation, can be obtain
ed in northern states this winter
even with depleted snow removal
crews, according to the National
Safety Council.
In a bulletin Just issued by its
Committee on Winter Driving Haz-
ards, the Council urges prompt
mobilization of equipment for snow
removal at the start of storm and
recommends several methods OF
keeping traffic lanes free of ice and
snow under wartime conditions.
The highway engineers respon-
sibinties to see that transportation
arteries are free and clear and to
keep down the winter traffic acct
dent toll are amplified by wartime
conditions, the Committee says in
its bulletin.
Results Of more than 5000 tests
made by the committee reveal that
breaking distances on ice and pack
ed snow range from three to eleven
times that on dry pavement.
Several methods are suggested by
the committee for obtaining bare
pavements after snowfall. For in
stance, use of snow blowing alone
can accomplish the task, If started
early in the storm.
Another effective and economical
method involves the use Of sodium
chloride crock salt) or calcium
chloride alone. Spreading minimum
amounts of pure chlorides, after the
snow has fallen to depth Of one
half to one inch, melts the snow
and forms a brine between the
packed snow or ice and the pave
ment. This allows relatively easy
removal by blowing.
Conventional abrasive - chloride
mixtures also are used for winter
road maintenance, according to the
bulletin, but they do not result in
bare pavements.
Breaking distances on sanded ice
are half those on glare ice but four
times those on bare pavement, &C.
cording to the test results.
Use of chlorideS alone has two
distinct advantages, the committee
says. It eliminates extra blowing
SO necessary in view of the man
power and equipment shortages -
and avoids the need for removal of
abraSives from sewers and catch
basins.
Many major cities and small COM
munities in areas Of heavy snowfall
have enjoyed considerable success
in obtaining bare pavements by the
foregoing methods, rather than re-
lying on the less effective method
of spreading abrasive chlorides.
There was never a more urgent
need to get traffic through on time
with safety" the bulletin concludes.
The road maintenance job must be
done to the greatest possible extent,
but especially on the principal
roads carrying essential military
and industrial traffic. Traffic must
move freely and safely this win
ter"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
SUSPICIOUS FIRE
RESULTS In PROBE

State police from Litchfleld bar
racks are probing a fire which caused
slight damage last night to a small
hay supply In barn owned by
Jules Courtot of Bethlehem.
Firemen arriving on the scene dis
cerned four separated blazes in the
closely packed chopped hay. They
also discovered two dead cows, whose
stiffness indicated, they said. that
the animals had been dead for some
days.
The Courtot family was not at
home when the fire occurred,
neighbors said, having left for Wa
terbury an hour before.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
Aussies Trop
Enemy Forces
Continued from Page y

tied Press in San Francisco. said 100
Allied planes raided Rabaul yester-
day, but claimed intercepting Japan
csc planes shot diwn At and possibly
IS while losing only three. The
broadcast also reported that Japan
csc planes raided American airfields
and munitions depots at Cape Tor
okina, Bougainsville, and Munda,
New Georgia, setting fires. One
plane was lost, the radio said.)
Allied bombers. flying from Aus
tralia in 2,500-mile roundtrip hit
the oil port Of Balikpapan, Borneo,
causing explosions in an Oil refinery
and many fires in the plant area.
The raid was the fourth of the war
on Balikpapin.
Other heavy bomber units pound
ed at Macassar, on the celebes, hit
ting shipping off the north coast of
Ceram Island. A 1000 ton enemy
cargo vessel, struck by 1000 pound
bomb, was left crippled and sinking
off Kavieng, New Ireland. AS the
air blockade of Rabaul, Japan's
great base on the northwest coast
of New Britain continued.
Medium bombers, flying from Sol
onions bases, raided Vanakanau air.
drome at Rabaul, destroying seven
planes on the ground and meeting
with no interception.
Escorted heavy bombers hit the
Tobera airdrome also at Rabaul,
with 40 tons of bombs. Five of 40
intercepting japanese fighters were
downed and three others probably
destroyed.
At Alexishafen airdrome, 20 miles
above Madang, New Guinea, rs tons
of explosives were dropped on per-
sonnet supply points and an enemy
dive bomber was shot down. In the
Arawe sector where Americans were
holding their beachhead, attack
planes bombed enemy positions at
Didmop Village.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
JEWISH VETERANS
PLAN INDUCTION

Comdr. Sampson siegel Of the
David Fannick post. Jewish War
Veterans has announced that a
meeting Of the members win be
held at his home. l57 Waterville
street, tomorrow evening 1t p. m.
Purpose Of the meeting. to which
all elected and appointive officers
are urged TO attend, viii be 70
iraw up plans for the organizations
installation ceremonies which win be
held Wednesday at Sossin's restau-
rant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

CONTINUED from Page y
he waited for 100 volunteer donors
to contribute a pint Of blood each
to bring the blood bank to the level
the hospital said it must attain
before he could draw on 1t again.
The donations trickled in, and
the hospital said Billy would die
with the waning public interest in
his case.
But interest didn't die. More than
200 soldiers and WACS at Chanute
Field, Rantoul, Ill, offered blood
to keep the brown eyed boy alive.
Twenty units Of plasma were flown
to Billy from a Boston hospital.
An unidentified source in Louisi-
ana offered 300 pints Of blood. Of
fers came from Bridgeport and Wa
terbury, Conn.,; New ork, Gaines
vile, Fla, Goodfellow Field, San
Angelo, Tex, and the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
NOTICE

Advertising hearing on the appli-
cation of william Fitzpatrick Of 81
Pleasant Street, for a Used Car
License, at 1860 East Main Street,
Waterbury, Conn.
Hearing to be held on Friday,
Jan. %, 1914, at 1880 a. m, in the
office of the Mayor, City Hall,
Grand Street, Waterbury, Conn.
1-14-3t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

the war, and disclosed that the
losses had been three per cent per
mission.
His figures showed that the force
had dropped more than 811 tons OF
bombs on japanese bases In the
GilbertS and Marshalls since No
vember ~, destroyed 119 enemy
planes and probably destroying IA
others.
Meanwhile, it was disclosed at
Pearl Harbor that Army planes at
tackled japanese installations at
Mile atoll again on Wednesday for
the third straight day. There was
no fighter plane opposition and all
the U. s. planes returned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

new and the pilots well-trained he
added.
I'VE started having planes shot
down." he said, land their Ack-Ack
fire Is getting better with the prac-
tice we are giving them"
Hale added that he though the
Japanese were conserving their air
strength where they need It,"
Hale said the 7th Air Force had
worked out a system of rotation for
crews which gave the men a better
than $3.50 chance Of living through
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
LAWYER sUCCUMBs

New Bedford, Mass, Jan. 15-CUP)
-Justus A. Briggs Jr., 70. practic-
ing lawyer here for many years, died
at his home yesterday of heart d.
seaSe. He was q native Of Marion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

Japanese beetles infiltrated
through the United States from
near New Jersey, not from the west
coast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

Incidentally city officials were
scanning with interest the last
few days a small booklet diStrib-
uted among them by very pro-
gressive workers of the city gov
eminent. 1t is published by the In
ternatiOnal City Managers Assn.
and bears the title, How to Reduce
Municipal Expenditures. One OF
its recommendations under the
heading Of "Office Practice" Is to
shift employees between depart
ments to meet peak loads. And
that was a topic on which Mayor
MOnagan spoke at some length
to his department aides Thursday
afternoon. He emphasized the need
Of cooperation at certain periods
of the year when the burden is
more than the normal staff Of
the departments can bear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
Politics
-M-
Passing

Mayor John s. Monagan let 1t
be known In no uncertain fashion
this past week that he Is not salts
fled with the entire manner in which
the city government is being oper-
ated. He initiated his administra-
ton by calling together fol the first
time since he went into office con-
ference of departmental heads.
While criticism was not leveled at
any particular individual or office,
the general impression now Is that
Mayor Monagan is going to insist
that city employees give full return
to the taxpayers for their weekly
stipend. All of which seems to fit
into q final picture of politics being
more or less pushed into the back
ground as a determinative in Of
flee personnel. Mayor Monagan
shows definite yen for departments
that are efficiently manned, we'll
directed, and above all observant Of
the general rules Of good business
management. These latter include
hours of work, sick leave, overtime,
etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
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Nozi Air Base

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

1t has been reported at various
times Of recent months that former
State Senator Michael v. Blansfield
would welcome the opportunity to
run for the office again this year.
His defeat in 1912 by Senator Fran
els T. Summa didn't set too well with
friends of the well-known and pop
ular barrister and there is quite apt
to be Q movement later to secure the
nomination for Atty. Blansfield. 1t
is presumed that Republicans won
try to replace Senator Summa, al
though he, together with Senator
John r. Tobin, came in for some
harsh criticism, particularly from
the Hartford press, during the last
days Of the 1913 legislative session.
There doesn't seem to be too much
talk about 10th senatorial distric,
primaries, but last fall during the
municipal campaign a number Of
unofficial commitments and prom
lses were floating this way and that
Friends Of Rep. Daniel J. Ma
haney are expected to make q
mighty effort In his behalf this
year. IT'S known everywhere that
ssDan" would like nothing better
than TO end his legislative career
IN the Senate. He has served the
House since 1891 and Is probably
one Of the best known and liked
niembeEs right now However, his
ambitions are 10 serve at least a
term ia the upper" chamber and
x may be that his supreme effort
win be made this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

Examples of such peak loads cited
were the rush at the Tax Collector S
office to get installmentS in before
the deadline of June and the end
of-the-year "mad-house' in the
Controllers office to clean up all
of 1943's bills and get the new
1914 budget started properly. Incl
dentally, the pamphlet referred to
above also concurred in a recon-
mendation made on various occa-
Sions in recent years and last ut
tered in December by Controller Neil
Maloney when he pointed out that
short term borrowing by the city
should be eliminated by considera-
ton of the idea of making the tax
year and fiscal year coincide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
DIED

KEENAN, - In this city, Jan. 14th,
1914, Bridget A. Keenan,, OF 1924
East Main street.
Funeral TUT sday morning, time
announced, from Bergin Funeral
Home, 900 East Main Street. Bur-
ial in Calvary cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish TO thank our many
friends, relatives and neighbors,
in particular. the East Machine
Room OF Ssovill Mfg. Co.; Inspect
ing Dept. OF Waterbury Brass Goods
Corp; Eyelet Dept. No. 2, 3SG OF
The Waterbury Brass Goods Corp.
and Nettie Sake Floto. for tho
sympathy and kindness. extended 70
us during our recent bereavemt mt.
the death OF our beloved mother
and grandmother. Mrs. Mary Ed
monds,
(Signed)
The EDMONDS FAMILY.
MRS. II. r. NEVINS,
The BOYCE FAMILY,
MRS. JOHN McKENNA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

The recent announcement that
Democratic Town Chairman Maui
rice F. Tangney did not wish to
be reappointed to the Bureau of
Assessment caused a lot of specu-
latiOn as to his status as head of
the Town Committee. As yet the
Democrats haven't named their
Town Committee for 1944-45. I'm
der their party rules the first
meeting after the new commit
tee Is selected must elect a Chair
man and a Secretary-Treasurer.
Some observers think that both
the present chairman and Secre-
tary, the latter post held by City
Controller Neil MalOney, may be
vacated and new officers chosen.
Neither official, however, has Civ
90 any indication as to what is
Planned. As both were named I'M
der the late Mayor Vincent A.
Dcuily II is reasonable to assume
that they may give Mayor John
MOnagan the right to indicate his
feelings in the matter before the
election is held.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15
Dropsy Victim
StiIIHoIds On

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

There doesn't seem to be much
doubt but what Gov. Raymond E
Baldwin will stand for reelection
-Four years ago, when he was going
into the second year of his first
term, there was a lot of hemming
ard having about the Baldwin can
didacy. That was due to the fact
that he was ION the road" much
of the time then in the interest of
COP candidate Wendell Willkie. He
is still interested in candidate Will
kie but is not doing as much travel
ling in his behalf nor has there been
as much said about Baldwin-for-
Vice-President campaign, although
the governor has been mentioned as
a possible keynoter at the Chicago
convention this June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-15

Members of the Democratic State
Central Committee are awaiting
a call from State Chairman John
M. DOVE for a meeting which
will decide definitely whether or
not a Jackson Day dinner will be
held this year. Sentiment seems to
be in favor of such gathering,
particularly in view of the fact
that travelling by auto Is not as
Curtailed this winter. A more i'm
perative need for such a meeting,
pre- badly is the low point of the
Democratic treasury in Connect
cut, not to mention the differences
of opinion as to candidates. SO
apparent right now. According to
all reports a recent gathering of
leaders at Meriden with U. S. Sem
atOr Francis T. Maloney did not
succeed in ironing out whatever
differences are reported to exist.
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Schedule Given
For I'll. ID. Clubs

The schedule for Ashe county
home demonstration clubs for the
week of Oct. Is is as follows:
Monday, Oct. 16, Brandon, 2 p
M, Mrs. Virgil Thompson; Tues
day, Oct. II, Chestnut Hill, 2 p. m.
Mrs. Carl Blevins; Wednesday
Oct. Is, Baldwin, 2 p. M, Mrs. T
H. Sears; Thursday, Oct. 10, Silas
Creek, 200 p. M, Mrs. w. E. Jones
Friday, Oct. 20, Scottville, 2 p. m.
Mrs. Curn Dixon.
The topic for this months dem
onstration is Using What You
Have" This month the agent will
demonstrate the correct method OF
preparing old material from dis
carded suit so that something new
can be made from this.
Record sheets of Results on the
Home Front" will be distributed
and filled out at the meeting
Also plans for Achievement Day
will be discussed.