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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT

Hartford, Conn.,, March 4-(Up)--
Governor Baldwin's victory man
power program, under which indus
tries and businesses lot directly as
ISOLATED with the war effort volun-
tarily establish manpower ceilings to
release workers for more essential
pursuits, was extended today to the
waterbury and Meriden areas.
The plan principally concerns en-
ployefs Of 40 or more workers, whose
ceilings will be at the level Of Feb.
!, this year, or lower.
The plan, first instituted In Hart
ford, has since been adopted at New
Britain and Bristol, and eventually
will include the entire state.
New Haven, March 4-(UP)-A
46, 10000 suit tagainst several large
motion picture distributors, charg-
ing q monopoly Of Aim sales, was on
file In federal court today and
scheduled to be heard next Tuesday
Plaintiffs In the suit were Perfect
Theaters, Inc, leSsees Of the Pick
wick theater at Greenwich, the
Fairfield Holding corporation, and
Greenwich, Inc, charged that as
result Of this alleged monopoly, the
distributors conspired 10 withhold
pictures from the Pickwick theater
until II days after they had been
shown In Stamford, and seven days
after they had been exhibited at
Portchester, N. Y, theaters.
Defendants were goth Century Fox
Film Corp; Loew's, Inc; RKO
Radio Pictures, Inc: Vitagraph
Inc; Paramount Film Distributing
Corp; Universal Film Exchanges
Inc; Columbia Pictures Corpy and
United Artists corporation.
Treble damages were sought FOR
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
new CONTROLS TO
Be ADOPTED HERE
All Employers in Water.
bury Area May Come
Under Referral System

Creation Of q Waterbury Man
power Victory committee In Hart
ford yesterday has aroused specula-
on possible pending changes IN the
hiring controls program Of the area,
with several sources predicting new
controls In the very near future.
EXtention Of the regulations to
bring oil employees under the USES
referral system Of placement Is
among the changes anticipated, al
though no official announcement
has been forthcoming that such &C.
ton Is scheduled. Possible changes
In the priority program also have
been mentioned by observers.
The new Victory committee will
serve In an advisory capacity for
employees and employers and will
aid In acquainting them with new
VINO regulations. Assignment OF
this educational function has led to
the belief new rulings may be forth
coming.
Plans for enlargement of the VINO
office here are In the process OF
formulation, with two new rooms
being renovated at the present time
for use Of the staff. The new rooms
across the hallway from the present
VINO quarters In the Lilley build
ing, will be used for labor manage
ment committee hearings, and con-
ferences.
An assistant area director and an
administrative officer will be APP
pointed here shortly, as announced
several weeks ago, and 1t believed
several new clerical and secretarial
workers will be secured. Two new
secretarial assistants were added to
the stair within the past few weeks.
The staff now includes O director, a
utilization expert, and four secre-
tarial helpers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
WAR HERO UP
FOR CONGRESS-
IN COLORADO

United EreSs STAN Correspondent
Denver, Mar. :. (UP)-The pull
ing power Of q war hero ct the polls
viii get It's initial test March z in
Colorados special Congressional
election to All the vacancy created
by the death Of Rep. Lawrence
Lewis.
The Democratic candidate for
the post is Maj. Carl Wuertele,
soft-spoken, good docking bomber
pilot who was badly injured on his
205th mission In the southwest
Pacific against the Japanese.
wuertele, first veteran Of World
war II to seek q major public Of
fee, was chosen by party leaders
after older and more experienced
party members declined to take q
chance in view Of recent Republic
can gains in scattered elections
throughout the nation.
The COP. choice for the Con-
gressional seat Is q millionaire busi-
nessman, Dean Gillespie, who came
to Colorado as q farm boy near the
turn OF the century and built up
his own truck repair business.
Gillespie, also seeking public OF.
flee for the first time, has hit at
'nonsensicar' policies Of the Roose-
welt administration.
Wuertele admits he knows very
little about government or politics,
but says he has definite ideas about
helping the servicemen to shift
back to peacetime pursuits and
about the kind Of postwar world
that should be established.
Decorated nine times, the dark
haired young man has decided that
peace must be maintained by force
possibly through an international
police organization with aviation
the chief weapon OF enforcement.
Wuertele Is o strong Roosevelt
man and believes Nthe President
could be reelected for q fourth
term. He says the sentiment among
servicemen overseas Is that Mr.
Roosevelt Is doing q good Job and
that there Is no reason for o change,
Wuertele hit the headline dur
ing his service in the South Pacific
through the exploits Of his bomber
"FIel- En- Wings" named after his
pretty wife, Helen.
Modest to the point Of being
bashful, Wuertele admits that hun
dreds Of people will vote for him
purely out Of gratitude for his
Army service and says sincerely
that he wishes to be judged on his
qualification to hold public once.
He won't speculate as to whether
the outcome Of his race might be
an indication as to how such
war hero aS Gen. Macarthur or
Gen. Eisenhower might fare II they
should run for the Presidency. The
special election IL March z.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
CLIO. REGISTRATION

John J. Driscoll, state secretary Of
the C.I,OY today stated every union
member will be urged to register
himself and family as q voter this
year In accordance with plans form.
lllated by the state CLIO. relative
TO the unions political action cam.
paign.
Methods aud plans Tor assuring
success Of the unions program were
discussed last night % q meeting
held ut eS Bank street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
many NURSES
| PLACED IN IA
Application Forms for
Armed Forces Duty to Be
Sent All Next Week
(NEA Telephoto)

All nurses in the Waterbury area
who have been classified "l-A", will
receive application forms for service
In the armed forces within the next
week, 1t was announced yesterday
afternoon at O meeting Of the local
Red Cross Recruitment committee
for nurses for the armed forces.
Nurses cannot be drafted, but all
nurses who are under as, have no
dependents and have not been de-
clared essential by contemplating
body, are expected to 60 into the
armed forces, according to the com.
mittee.
Mrs. Albert w. Hummell is chair.
man Of the local Red Cross Rercuit-
ment committee. Miss Joan Bradley
Is chairman Of the local procure.
ment and assignment service.
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MansIoushter
Cose Dr.. Dies

NARROW, N. H.. March 4-(Ur)--
Funeral services will be held toSnor-
row for DR.. william M. Robb, 70, o
former Boston physician and central
figure In the Tyngshoro suitcase
mystery Of 1913.
Or. Robb died yesterday In Mar
low where he had lived and practic.
ed medicine since serving part OF
q five-to-seven.year term in the
Massachusetts, State Prison for
granddaughter.
The suitcpse mystery began when
the dismen. bored body Of Q woman
was found In two sultcaseS IN the
Merrimack river near Tyngsboro,
Mass. The woman was identified as
Mrs. Alice M. Wolschendorf Of East
Bridgewater who, 1t developed, had
died while undergoing an illegal
operation In Or. Rohb's office.
Through clever detective work,
the suitcaseg were found 10 be those
formerly In the trunk Of Or. Robh's
automobile. He was sent TO prison
after pleading guilty to maaslaught'
or.
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Mayor John 8. MOnaean today
revealed that In q reply to q re.
cent letter relative TO the matter
which he had forwarded to q. 8,
Senator Francis T. tGaloney, the
senator informed him that he had
taken up the matter with Comm
Herbert Emmerich Of the Public
Federal Housing Bureau and wa
informed by the latter that "ths
matter was now under iuvestiga-
ton and results would be made
known aS soon 90 possible.
AS reported here the Mayor had
forwarded Q letter to Sumner ~
wiley regional director Of the MIA
some weeks ago In which he crit
cized what he termed was Il.
seemingly unnecessary delay In
completing many Of the city's fed
eral dwelling units. At the az
the Mayor forwarded letters rel
alive to the matter to q. 8. Senator
Malcney ana Cong. Joseph Talbot
(R).
Most glaring Of the construction
delays among the housing project
here are to be found ut the Porter
tract site and the Long Hill pro-
ject the former now being q month
overdue and not expected to DO III
for occupancy for another month 81
least, while tho latter although par
TALLY finished Is long overdue ~
to final contract terms.
It was reported here some tilaC
ago that federal authorities had
given consideration to penalty
clauses incorporated In the original
contracts which called for Q none.
tary penalty for each day Of con-
struction delay.
original contracts relative TO the
Long Hill project were awarded ir
May 1943 and called for the con-
struction Of 100 dwelling units 1r
rs days, 100 more In 90 days and
"a In no days. Penalty was $l.0C
per day for every day beyond the
contract terms.
The contract for the Porter site
project was awarded Nov. 1, 1913 and
work was to begin Nov. . with the
entire project to be ready for oc-
cupancy by Jan. a.. 1874. Work
on this latter site, which was pro-
crossing abnormally slow has picked
up rapidly since the complaint by
local authorities was made public
However, 1t was reported today thai
much work remained TO be done.
A similar investigation by q con.
gressional housing committee u nov
reported to be underway with oil
New England housing projects IN
cluded within It's scope. This lat
ter investigation has resulted from
charges brought by q Taxpayers as
ISOLATION In Massachusetts, that the
MIA authorities In the Boston re-
gional ONCE, headed by Mr.. Wlley
have INDUCED In "wastage" Of funds
resulting In unfinished housing
projects dotting the New England
Landscape like @ scarlet fever rash"
It was not reported today whether
or not this investigation Is the same
as now being undertaken BY Wash
ington public housing authorities
Waterbury's housing projects have
been O source Of confusion and Bit
terness almost since they were un'
dertaken and charges ranging from
"incompetency" 70 "unpatriotic atlt
I'M American" have been heard II
arguments that have e21sued between
MIA authorities and taxpayers Of
Waterbury. Despite this confusion Il
Is known that the local RdIninistra.
ton Of these projects had been han
died well.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
NOTICE

This is to. give notice that ],
Louis s, A!pslluSsl. Of % seymour
an application dated March ist, 1914
Th ta the tkG ..'suS cSnF1 o GUnP PdS
o. the premises So1 Bank street,
Apaiuccl, Of ~ seymour Street. Wa"
terbury,. Conn, and Anthony Mar.
siano, q % seymour Street. Water:
by Louis =. ApRlucol, OF SO Seymour
street street, Waterbury, Conn., ~ per-
LOUIS a. APALUccr.
Dated March 1st. 1914. osAs1a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
PROGRAM TONIGHT
FOR "SMOKE FUND"

An entertainment arranged by the
Pearl Street Neighborhood House
for the benefit Of the Keep En-
Emoking Fund" will be presented
tonight at 8:l5. Mayor John 8.
Monagan will be among the guests
Of the group. The program was ar
ranged under the Craftsmanship OF
Walter Dean. II was reported err
roneously yesterday that the event
would take place last night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
NOTE INCREASE IN
COAL ORDERS HERE

Coal orders have shown an In
crease due to the cold spell, but the
backlog on emergency deliveries ID
small, according to O report from
the state fuel office. Many deliver
les In Waterbury In the past two
weeks have been made In half-ton
lots. The mild weather Of last
month Is believed to have aided the
shortage situation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
COUPLE ARRESTED
FOR ABANDONMENT

A Mansfield, Mass, couple were
arrested here last night by Detec-
tive Lieutenant Henry johnson on
O fugitive warrant. Police said that
the couple. Antomore T. and Clara
Crandall, who wer eemployed aS do
mesticS here, are wanted on q
charge Of abandoning their minor
children.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
RECRUIT WORKERS
FOR RUBBER PLANT

The U. 8. Employment Service In
Ansonia will recruit workers for
three Naugatuck plants Of the U. s.
Rubber Co., 1t was decided at q
manpower conference Friday aft
ernoon at the foot wear plant Of the
Rubber Co. The plants for whom
1t Is hoped to secure workers are
the footwear plant, the Naugatuck
Chemical Co, and the Synthetic
Rubber division.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04

with sell En- Ben" Smith when
he was the FIRST prominent racing
figure to head south with his
horses.
The two talk and think alike
quickly, plainly and clearly. They
have the same boundless energy and
yen for adventure and gambling.
They hit 1t of well Immediately
became fast friends.
Sullivan, the Texas oil man,
raiser OF thoroughbred horses and
one-time associate Of william G..
Helis, the Golden Greek, Is prob
ably worth $26, 100000. There Is no
telling what fantastic amount Ben
Smith Is worth. He probably doesn't
know himself.
WILL RAISE RACERS
sullivan, whose father was O
cousin Of the Boston Strong Boy,
has purchased q large hacienda in
Mexico and plans as fine O breed
ing establishment as there is on
earth. There will stand his stall
lions, Counterglow, Hygro and
Liberty Limited, and 30-odd brood
mares. This is the first important
move along breeding lines below
the Rio Grande In connection with
the new track.
But breeding and racing alone
are not taking Sullivan from San
Antonio to the land Of Monte
yuma.
The ubiquitous Ben Smith has
vast potential oil holdings In Mex
leo. And John Sullivan Is o prac-
teal oil man.
II seems strange to see Smith,
who got his big bundle In the
faltering market Of the Hoover adj
miniStration, operating o race-track
In Mexico, but Sell En- Ben
watches the clicking mutuel ma
chimes and tells you It's good
business, especially when It's tax
free for Ave years.
Smiths entrance into the racing
game In foreign land was char
acteriStic Of the man.
The track was the idea Of Bruno
Pagliai, O little California Italian
who had interests In Mexico. He
saw Its possibilities despite two
previous failures, the last one %
years ago. He went to New York
to see Smith.
HE had O good proposition, 50 I
gave him 100000 pesos" Sell En-
Ben Smith tells you casually. That
was $l,660,000.
Smith, who read Horatio Alger
as boy and outsctripped all his
characters, dropped into Mexico
City enroute to New York from
Caracas, where, as chairman Of the
board OF the Seaboard Construction
Co., he bid on q 100000 job-a
new water supply system for the
Venezuelan capital.
Sell En- Ben, now SO, becomes
more fabulous and legendary with
the years. An ordinary week takes
this product Of New Yorks Hells
Kitchen from Venezuela to Mexico
TO Manhattan to northern Ontario
and British Columbia, the Yukon
and California and back.
Gold, oil. cattle, aircraft and
shipbuilding, manufacturing, con-
tracing, racing-all these interest
this amazing figure, who still seeks
to keep his name out Of print.
I asked Smith where no learned
mining. He had to quit school at
l3-which probably was q great
break because he caught on quickly
as O boy posting quotations on
brokers boards.
II don't know anything about IT,"
he replied.
I asked him where he acquired
his knowledge Of engineering.
u don't know anything about that
either" he answered.
Then he added:
"Hell, you can buy all that
STUFF"
Ben Smith has been buyin and
sellin since he was q kid, and no
isn't selling Mexico short.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
AUSTRALIAN SCRIBE
NlABBED IN BOROUGH

Leo =. Armati, 80, Elmhurst, L. T.,
o representative Of the Australian
Press, posted q 90 bond after be-
Ing arrested on charge Of violat-
Ing the rules Of the road In Maui
gatuck yesterday.
Armati, arrested by State Troop
or Carlson for speeding, said that
In his country the speed limit Is SO
miles per hour, and that he was
surprised that II should be lower In
this country, the birthplace Of the
automobile.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04

profits claimed to have been los
between 1885 and 1941.
Hartford, Conn.,, March A. ~.
p - Broken homes, working
parents and religious indifference
led TO q SO per cent increase in
juvenile delinquency in COnnecti-
cut during hte past year, the re-
port Of judges Of the states three
juvenile courts pointed out TO-
day.
The judges report disposition Of
6,628 cases. OF the cases 4,7l0 in
vOlved boylS, and 91S girls.
at may be fairly said" the
judges reported, "that l94S has
seen q deepening, an accentuati0n
Of the trends observed In 1919.
COgnixance should be taken how
ever, Of two exceptions TO this
generalization. During 1913 our
smaller towns and rural areas
contributed q considerably larger
number Of delinquents than was
the case In 1912"
The report also pointed out .
noticeable increase" in the num-
Der Of de'lnquents among the
families recently moving into che
state, and particularly noted the
"equivOcal Ietharglc attitude Of
parents Of all religious faiths to-
wards their church,
The lS-years age group showed
the greatest percentage Of i'm
crease, and the most common of
lenses were mischief, theft, dam
age to property, truancy and rum
ming away from home, sex
Offenses comprised only six per
cent Of all cases.
New Haven, Conn, March
(UP)-ObjectionS to an amended
plan Of the Interstate commerce
commission for reorganization o
the New Haven" railroad system
were held under advisement toda!
by Federal Judge Carroll @. Hinck
who denied motions to inavalidat,
the plan and to have It referee
again to the 100 for further con
sideration.
The Boston Terminal Company
endeavored to have the court de-
the plan invalid, while the Pennsyl'
vania railroad vainly sought Il
have II turned back to the ICC To-
further revision.
AT the present time the 100 pro
posal calls for an increase In tn,
purchase price for the Old Colon
railroad Of $7lll,622, which wa
objected to by Richard Ely, repre-
senting o protective committee 70
Old Colony bondholders, who de
clared that although earnings O
the Old Colony were "benefittin
the New Haven, there Is no CORE
spending benefit ennuring to Oh
Colony to Old Colony and Its bond
holders"
No one appeared at the couS
hearing In favor Of the plan In Il
present state.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Peter Fog, 81, Cold spring Foad.
Beacon Falls, was admitted 10 81.
Mary'S hospital this morning With
. compound leg fracture and Q
possible skull fracture. HospitaI
autbOvjtleS said he was struck ~
On automobile In Beacon Falls
sbOut ESQ this morning. He was
driven 70 the hospital In the
Msugstuck police smbuIsnce.
TheoAOve ReAtiadllIE, 80, IS Al
bert Place, who suffered burns
Tuesday night In Gn explosion Ut
the BeHruS Watch Company,
which took the life Of his brother,
Chester, Yves reported In good
condition % Waterbury hospital
this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
FARLEY SITE CHANGED

The Waterbury Fish and Game
Protective association will meet at
the club house, Cheshire road, Mon
day night instead Of ct Largay's tap
room as previously announced,
president AL DreScher said to-
day. The club will hold Its annual
elections at the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
ENGINE DISABLED

A disabled railroad engine held
up trafiic between Ansonia and
points south on the New Haven line
FOR an hour on Thursday. Another
engine was finally hooked onto the
train ct Ansonia and the disabled
engine was towed to Waterbury fol
repairs,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
POLICE AUTO HIT
BY WOMAN DRIVER

Mary r. steinis, 80, r. r. D. OK.
ford was notified to appear In City
Court on charge Of violating the
rules Of the road after the auto
mobile she was driving yesterday
afternoon allegedly slid into the po-
lice departments meter division car.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Staff Correspondent


CITY 4-Among foreigners lending
skill
others fabulous Irish partnerhp Smith S
Smith, erswhle OF Wall Street,
John Lawrence Sullivan when built the Hpodomo
Americas, the finest racetrack in the world.
Transportation impossible Owners told that their
racing
L
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Promise Investigation
OF Housing Delay Here
U. S. Senator MaIOney Notifies Mayor MOnagan Of
Action Ordered in Washington; Mayor Filed Protest

Construction delays which have resulted In much Of
Waterburys federal housing projects being long overdue
Housing Authority from washington, was reported this
morning,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04

American technicians and equip
nlent are helping Brazil mine tante-
lite, O rare war metal, which u
flown to the United states.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04

When driving on packed snow or
Icy pavement, don't make quick
stops o. sudden turns. BY pump
Ing the brakes only lightly. you re-
dlice the danger Of q skid.
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profits claimed to have been los
between 1885 and 1941.
Milford chronicle., 1944-05-26
TRINITY

Mr.. and Mrs, Brooks Wheatly
and two children and father JOS
eph WheRtly spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wagner at Cam
den.
Mrs. Albert Harper and small
daughter spent last week with her
mother at laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walston,
Carl Walston and son Henry spent
Sunday evening with relatives
near Smithville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Warrington
were dinner guests of Mrs. Beulah
Elliott at Laurel on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Wheatly
spent Sunday with Mr.. tand Mrs.
Norman Wiley at Milford.
Miss Maggie Carey of Philadel-
phia spent the weekend with her
brother and family here.
Miss Helen Workman of near
Cannon and Harold Kinder of
Bridgeville and Mr.. and Mrs. Gle
ment Aiken of near Bridgeville
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Hastings on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Warning
ton and Mrs. Fritz Seeley and