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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
PENSION SURVEY
TO Be RESUMED.
Sample QUESTIONABLE to
Be Discussed By Menu
berS of Committee

The third formal meeting of the
city pension committee will be held
this afternoon at 4 p. m. in the city
court room at which time members
Of the commission will review and
pass upon the adoption of short
form QUESTIONABLE which will event.
ually be distributed to each city en-
ploye for compilation Of statistical
facts which would be pertinent to
any proposed pension program.
The QUESTIONABLE has been drawn
up by chairman G. Arthur Dubois
and City Controller Neil F. Maloney
as authorized by the committee at
their previous meeting. 1t Is expected
that the form will request the name
of the individual employee and other
relative facts such as age, marital
status, age of dependents, position
held, department employed by, etc.
1t is not expected that any out
side actuarial or pension sources
will appear before the board today
at present proposed programs. At
the previous meeting representatives
of the v. G. Mcneil Co. Inc. of New
Haven outlined a preliminary pro-
gram before the board and offered
free Of charge to set up a skeleton
structure for getting the program
underway. A representative of the
firm Of Wolfe, Corcoran and Under
Inc, Of New York city also appeared
and outlined a general program
based on flat charge for the pre-
liminary work to be done with pos
Sible day-to-day charge for the final
phase. The committee took both
plans under advisement and are
seeking further bidders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
|Liberty OF Conscience"
Beth Israel Bulletin Features Famous Letter of
George Washington to Jewish Residents of
Newport, r. Tolerance Theme of
Literary Legacy on Amer
~ Legacy Oh A1nSk
lean Ideals.

Toltrance and Brotherhood were
the keynote Of numerous WASH
ington Day addresses throughout
the country yesterday. AS a mat
ter of coincidence several news
papers with nationwide ctrcula-
lions select as a theme for editor
ial comment the highly treasured
letter of George Washington to a
Jewish synagogue in Rhode Island.
The same letter Is given promin-
tnce in the current issue of Beth
Israel Mems Clubs Bulletin. Its
representative membership had
the opportunity Of reading a clas-
sic and noting the reaction OF
grateful occasion for the literary
legacy left by the immortal Wash
ington.
The Bulletins article on George
Washington is as follows:
At this time when race hatred
is filling the air even in our bless
ed country, it is of particular i'm
portance to recall the attitude OF
the Father of our country to his
fellow Jewish citizens, and the
spirit of religious liberty he was
thoroughly imbued with. 1t Is for
this reason that we bring here a
letter written by Washington to
the famous Touro Synagogue IN
Newport, Rhode Island.
"To The Hebrew Congregation
of Newport, Rhode Island. Gentle
men:
while have received with
much satisfaction your address,
replete with expressions Of esteem,
I rejoice in the opportunity Of as
surfing you that shall always re-
tain a grateful remembrance OF
the cordial welcome I experienced
on my visit to Newport from all
classes Of citizens.
1.-THE reflection on the days OF
difficulty and danger, which are
past, is rendered. the more sweet
from the consciousness that they
are succeeded Jby days OF uncom-
mon prosperity and security. If we
have the wisdom to make the best
use of the advantage with which
we are now favored, we cannot fail
under the Just administration Of a
good government to become a
great and happy people.
THE citizens of the United
States of America have the right
to applaud themselves for having
given to mankind examples OF an
enlarged and liberal policy worthy
of imitation. All possess alike, lib
erty of conscience and immunities
of citizenship. It Is now no more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
E. R. MACWHIRTER
SUED FOR $3.50

Charles Roy MacWhirter of Wa
terbury is named defendant in a
$65O00 civil action filed in common
pleas court today as the result of o
judgment returned in Massachu-
sets court nearly IL years ago.
The plaintiff, Frank Szydlo of
Springfield, claims the defendant
has failed to pay a Judgment and
costs, amounting to $326.7O. The
judgment was made May 9, 1882 in
Hampden, Mass, and the plaintiff
claims interest from that day.
Also filed in common pleas court
today was a $3.50 civil action
brought by Nezzie Anthony of
Springfield against Louis and jose
phone Laudati of Oakville. The
suit, filed in the form Of a common
count writ, is based on a debt of
$4,000 contracted before last Jan.
81. Details of the litigation will be
contained in an amended complaint
to be filed later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
.STATELAB
CHIEFS MEET
Political Action Program
to Be Set Up in Hart
ford Sunday

State and national labor leaders
viii meet with more than 800 Con-
necticut CLIO union delegates in
Hartford Sunday to launch off,
cially a political action program and
to set up political machinery for use
in the fall elections based upon
policies and programs of the major
political parties. it was announced
today by John ]. Driscoll Of Wa
terbury, Secretary-treasurer of the
Connecticut State Industrial Union
Council.
DR.. ]. Raymond Walsh, director
OF education and research for the
national CLIO; r. j. Thomas. CLIO
vice. president and int irrational
president Of the United Auto Work.
erS Union, and Joseph Salerno, New
England director of the National
CLIO Political Action Committee, will
be among the labor executives and
officers scheduled to speak at the
conference Sunday at Bushnell
Memorial at 2 p. m.
Estimating that "the workers
vote in Connecticut is sufficient to
amount to a balance of power and
that this vote, if brought to bear
n behalf of progressive candidates,
will insure their election" CLIO
leaders will organize a unified pro-
gram for Connecticut labor, Mr..
Driscoll said.
AS outlined by the state council,
the conference will have as its two
fold purpose to acquaint the local
affiiates with the urgency" OF
united political action by American
labor and to discuss the necessary
brasstacks work" which must be
done for effective political action by
Connecticut CLIO members.
With regard to the second part OF
the purpose of the Sunday confer
ence, plans will be made and a pro-
gram outlined for the registration
Of all eligible voters, organization OF
Congressional district, local ward
and precinct groups and education
of the membership and general pub
lie on the issues involved through
meetings, press and radio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
to

from 10 (a) and enter the differ
ence on Line 10 (c). If 10 CD Is
larger than 10 Ca, write 20" on
Line 10 (c).
Add Line 10 to Line 10 (c). The
sum, entered on Line 20, is your
total liability March 81 both for
1913 and for the unforgiven por-
tino of 1912 taxes.
Subtract Line 81 Cd from Line
20 to get Line %, which is what
you have been working toward ever
since you started this process. 1t
is the unpaid balance now due the
government for income taxes.
The amount on Line % may be
postive-meaning that you owe the
Treasury whateved 1t shows. In that
case enter it again as Item 20 at
the bottom of page 1; write on Line
81 the portion of this obligation
that you prefer not to pay until
next year; and Substract Item 81
from Item 20 to get Item %, the
amount which you must pay March
IL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23

that liberation Is spoken of as If
it were by the indulgence of one
class of people that another en-
joys that exercise of their inherent
natural rights, for happily the
government of the United States,
which gives to bigotry no sanction,
to persecution no assistance, re-
quires only that they who live un-
der its protection should demean
themselves as good citizens in CIV
ing it on all occasions their eff
fectual support.
May the children Of the stock
Of Abraham, who dwell In this
land. continue to merit and enjoy
the good will of the other inhab-
itants, while everyone shall sit in
safety under his own vine and fig
tree and there shall be none to
make him afraid. May the Father
OF all mercies scatter light and not
darkness In our paths and make us
all in our several vacations useful
here and, in His own due time and
way, everlasting happy.
G. WASHINGTON"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
BY S. BURTON HEATH
NEA Staff Correspondent

Now we have the task of figur-
ing up the things that have been
recorded already on Lines /, 2, 3,
6, Is, II and 81 Cd. If any reader
hsa material for lines 5, II and Is,
he should include it but I am
ignoring these to simplify matters
for most readers.
Subtract Line 6 from Line 4, and
write the remainder on Line Z.
Now multiply the amount on
Line by per cent COG and en-
ter the product as Line 8. That is
your normal tax"
Near the lower right hand cor
ner of page 3 Of the instructions
accompanying your blank is Sur
tax Table. Referring to this, COM
pute the surtax on the amount
shown on Line 4 above. Enter il
on Line 9. Everybody who pays
any tax has to pay surtax.
Add the amounts on Lines 8 an6
8, and enter their sum on Line 10
If Line II is TO-" carry the amount
on Line 10 down to Line IL.
TO FIND 1913 TAX
Add Linues IL and IS to get your
total tax liability on 1913 income
This goes on Line IA, and for most
Of US Is repeated on Line Is.
On Line IL do exactly what the
instructions say-write either the
! amount shown on Line 16 or that
on Line II, whichever is larger.
The other-the smaller Is larger.
The other - the smaller of those
two amounts-goes on Line 10 (a).
Now take three-fourths OF the
amount shown on 10 Ca. If 1t Is
more than $50, enter 1t in 10 (b) ;
if it is less than $50, write $50 on
Line 10 CD. Then substract 10 CD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23

You can defer until 1945 the pay
ment of any amount not exceeding
half of line 10 Co on page 4.
If the amount on line % on page
4 is negative-that is, If 81 Cd was
more than 20-the Treasury owes
you money. In that case. ignore
Items 20 to % on page /. Enter the
amount of Line % (page ~ as
Item q (page y and show, by
checking the proper square, whether
you want 1t returned or applied
against your 1914 estimated tax.
Now fill in the blanks at the top
of page /, answer the questions at
the bottom Of page 3, sign the re-
turn, and send it-with anything
you may owe-to the Collector not
later than March Is. If both hus-
band and wife report income or
deductions on joint return, both
must sign.
With the return, you must send
back Form 1125 to the Collector.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
Two WATERBURY.
MEN PENALIzEl
Lose Gasoline Business
Rights Following Hear
ing Before OPA

SuSpen: IN of gasoline business
rights were ordered by the OPA IN
the cases Of two local men who APP
peared for hearings in Hartford
yesterday. Pat Cammisa, operator
of Cicchetti's ~ervice station, re-
ceived a seven-months suspension Of
rights, while Pasquale Cicchetu,
owner of the station, was given q
suspension of five months.
It was pointed out that the own
er took care Of the station only
during the managers absence, and
that consequently he was not as in
volved in the charges against the
establishment. The men were ac-
cused of possessing counterfeit cou-
pons. 1t was charged by the OPA
that an inventory shortage Of 1913
gallons of gasoline existed.
A communion of two months OF
the sentences will be ordered If the
men are in compliance with regrla-
tions of the OPA, it was ruled, the
suspension will take effect Feb. %.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
SCRAP PAPER DRIVE
NOT CLICKING HERE

A total of IS IL tons Of scrap
naper was collected last week In
Waterbury it was announced today
cy David M. Babson, paper salvage
chairman. The total collection
proved to be one Of the poorest in
recent weeks having fallen IL tons
or more short Of the previous weeks
salvage.
Daily totals were given as follows:
Monday, $3.50 pounds; Tuesday,
Oils pounds; Wednesday, 1O.14o
pounds: Thursday, 1910 pounds
and Friday, 5,975.
Collections by school children had
dropped on somewhat during the
past two weeks, It has been reported
but the bulk OF the total collections
continues to be derived from tllii
source az effort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
RAYMOND KNAPP
CAUGHT BY POLICE

James B. Kilpeck, 80, the last of
three prisoners who escaped from
New Haven county Jail on June 3,
has been arrested in Baltimore, Md,
Sheriff j. Edward Slavin said yes
terday. Alcide j. LeBarnes, "a, of
New Haven, and Raymond Knapp,
"a, of Waterbury, who broke jail
with him, were recaptured earlier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
SEYMOUR PRIEST
SUCCUMBS HERE

Rev. John McCabe, Seymour, died
last nightat st. Mary's hospital. He
was born In New Britain, the son
of John and Rose (Fitzsimon) Nc
Cabe. Father McCabe formerly lived
in Waterbury and made his home
with his aunt, the late Mrs. Christ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23

Here is the last of IL authOri-
tative, easy-to-follOw articles tell
ing the wage-earning taxpayer
how to prepare his income tax
return. Readers should clip and
have each installment of the
series.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-23
-NEA Telephoto.

cher Lawlor. He was also a member
Of the late Rev. Luke Fitzsimons,
pastor Of the Church of the Immac-
ulate Conception. Attorney William
j. Lawlor, Hewlett street, is nep-
hew Of the deceased. Funeral ar
rangementS will be announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
j. S. PLANES GET
JAP DESTROYER

ADVANCED ALLIE D Head
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Tues
day, June 6-lRE American bomb
er lines extended westward result
ed il the first reported bag of jap
anese warships in more than two
months, when long-range planes
sank one destroyer and left another
in a sinking coditio-, headqua--
tiers announced today.
These two separate operations
high1ighted renewed aerial warfare
which produced stiff sky battles
over the Japanese naval base at
Trunk in the Croline islands, and
the American-invaded Schouten is.
lands off the Dutch New Guinea
north coast. Seventeen Japanese
planes were shot down against the
loss of one Americn bomber in
these engagements.
Land warfare on Biak, main
Schouten island, remained fluid. A
column of recently-landed rein
forcements outflanked the Japa-
nese and approached the Mokmer
airdrome, a prime objective, from
the north. They were two miles
from the airstrip. Another Ameri-
can column remained about two
miles east of Mokmar.
During the night of June 3-4, a
small force of Liberator bombers,
ranging out over the Halmahera
sea, bagged the destroyer.
The action occurred approx
mately 300 miles southeast of
Mlndanao, main southern island of
the Philippines. 1t marked the first
sinking of japanese warship by
southwest Pacific land-based air
forces that close to the former
Americn archipelago.
During the same night Catalina
patrol planes, so miles off of Man
okWari in north Dutch New Guinea,
scored two direct hits on a Japa-
nese destroyer, leaving the vessel
dead in the water.
These were the first reported
sinking of a Japanese war vessel
since destroyer was sunk off
Aitape, Dutch New Guinea,
March 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
University Graduates
Hear President Graham

CHAPEL HILL, June s. R -
President Frank P. Graham the
University of North Carolina told
more than 500 graduates here to-
night what was once referred to
as the lost generation. now goes
forth to save civilization, to save
the most precious heritage of gen
erations past, and in the spirit of
the founders of this college to re-
deem the promise and hopes of
the generation to Gomez
''You -belang to a generation, "
he said already marked out in
history, chosen by fateful time and
circumstances for a great mis-
sion.''
Lieutenant Governor Reginald
L. Harris presented the diplomas
and Robert N. Burliegh, president
Of the senior class, spoke for the
graduates, calling attention to the
fact that many class members
were already in the service.
The comforting of degrees eli
NAKED the three-day commence
ment activities at the university.
Administrative Dean ebert B.
House presided over the exercises,
held in Kenan stadium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
Gerald Johnson Heard
AT Wake Forest Finals

WAKE FOREST, June 5.-R)-
DR.. Gerald w. johnson of Balti-
more, former editor of the Balti-
more Sun and authorized biogra-
pher of President Roosevelt, told
Wake Forest graduates in his
commencement address here to-
night no political maxim had ever
been uttered half as realistic as
the old truism, whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap"
Johnson, whose address marked
the close of the 10th year of the
college, was introduced by Cover
nor Broughton. johnson was grad
uated from Wake Forest in 1911
and Governor Broughton in 1910.
The governor son, j. Melville,
Jr., received his degree tonight
with SIS other graduates. During
the year a total of 1856 degrees had
been conferred.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
POPE THANKFUL
ROME PRESERVED

ROME, June 5-lRAPope Pius
XII gave thanks to God before an
enormous crowd including soldiers
of the victorious Allied Fifth army
in the square before St. Peter
tonight that Rome was spared the
ravages of war.
The pontiff also expressed thanks
to ''both belligerent parties" for
saving the city. His words, deliver
ed with his hands outstretched,
brought prolonged applause from
the multitude.
1t was perhaps the greatest
crowd gathered there since his cor
onation. The assemblage was es-
timated at between 100000 and
500, 900 persons.
Early in the afternoon word
spread through the city that the
Pope would mark the Allies en-
trance into Rome by appearing on
the balcony of St. Peters at pm.
Half an hour before that time
great crowd was gathered there
and long lines of people still were
making their way on foot to the
Basilica.
Rome was virtually intact as the
Germans had limited their demoli-
tons to a few installations of no
artistic or religious Importance.
The Vatican was entirely unmoles-
ted.
The dome of st. Peters, DONNA
ting the city, bounced back the
rays of the sun as the crowd con-
verged on the great circle in front
of the structure. A Swiss guard on
duty at St. Peters said the Ger
mans always had respected the
neutrality of the Vatican and he
expressed the hope the Americans
would also.
Allied troops moving into the city
in ever increasing numbers passed
by the portals of Vatican City,
where only few papal gendarmes
were on duty.
Although the Germans has pro-
tested Rome was an open city,
many of the streets were Uttered
with their knocked out guns and
combat vehicles with which they
had attempted to impede the AL
lied occupation.
However, the only wrecked Sec
tons of the city are adjacent to
the San Lorenzo, Tiburtina,
Ostiense and Trastevere railroad
yards, which had been repeatedly
bombed by the Allies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06

Italian political pressure had
been brought to bear against him
since the conquest of Naples.
In decree signed by himself
and countersigned by Premier
Marshal Pietro Badoglio, head of
the Italian liberation government,
the king named his son, lieutenant
general of the realm.
The monarch, however, retained
his title as head of the House of
Savoy and remains as king with
out power.
King Emanuel, who became rul-
er July 20, 1900, had announced
last April IL his "irrevocable',o = de-
dision to withdraw from public life
ION the day on which Allied troops
enter Rome,'' and to turn his
powers over to the crown prince.
Little more than a figurehead
since Mussolini assumed the die
tatorship of Italy, Emanuel had
won reputation in the first years
OF his reign as sympathetic mon
arch, interested in his people and
their problems.
Prince Umberto, tall and erect,
opposed Fascism in Italy at the
start but later made a truce with
MLssolini.
In effect, Umberto becomes the
kings regent.
Liberal Italian leaders loudly
demanded abdication of Emanuel
after the conquest of Naples. The
kings decision to retire from pub
liz life paved the way for a COM
promise and formation of an en-
larged war cabinet under Marshal
Badoglio in which each of the six
political parties forming a liberia
.tlon junta was represented.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06

Five prisoners of war were
injured, two seriously, in a
collision here yesterday morn
ing involving the pickup truck
in which they were riding and
a log truck and trailer driven
nv b. j. Pankey Of Hoffman.
G. F. Setter, Route l, driv-
or Of the truck In which a load
If nine prisoners enroute to
work with q guard detail OF
two men were riding, also was
;niured and was taken to
lanes Walker Memorial hos
initial. where he was treated for
bruises and fractured ribs
Highway Patrolman J. L.
Flowers, called to investigate
The crash, said the truck driv-
en- by Setter and loaded with
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06

Axis radios reported nuisance
raiders = their usual term fo-
Mosquito bombers-over the Reich.
This suggested that the main tar
gets for the night were in France
or the lowlands.
The American bombers, number
ing up to $50, in flying their eighth
daylight mission in four days to
break all records for heavy bomb
e1s, dropped 1900 tons of bombs
on the coastal strip from Calais
to Boulogne and boosted the total
dumped On the invasion coast
since Friday to $1,000 tons.
AU. S. strategic air forces COM
announced that six Amer
can bombers and two fighters were
from the operation. Ap-
parently they were downed by
flax, since no enemy aircraft was
encountered.
Four bombers previously report
ed missing in Sundays operations
have returned safely to their
bases, the con1munique said.
Flying Fortress and Liberato-s,
shepherded by 500 fighters, dump
ed 1900 tons of bombs On the
Nazi frons-line invasion defenses
in the area from Calais to Bou-
logne as the mighty Allied aerial
onslaught Numbered in to its
eighteenth consecutive day.
Details and losses were not an
nounced Immediately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-06
NAILS ABANDON
THEIRS BANKS
Allied Offensive Lik ely
To Spread Out Along
Entire Front

LONDON, June 5.-(P)-
Germans retreating from
Rome, the Vichy radio an
nounced tonight, have aban-
doned the entire left bank OF
the Tiber river from it's
mouth to the city whose loss,
the Nazis conceded earlier,
was a blow to their prestige.
Included in the area reported
abandoned is the port of Ostia.
Fighting has 'flared up on the
central Italian front where New
Zealanders are strongly pressing
towards the upper Sangro valley"
said the broadcast, and this move
gems to indicate that the Allied
offensive may soon spread along
the entire Italian front right to the
Adriatic.
Withdrawal of the German lines
on the Adriatic end of the front
was froecast by a Berlin radio
spokesman in a broadcast record
ed by the ministry of information.
'It must be expected that the
German left Con the Adriatic COAST
will have to conform with the
changed situation on the right
flank" he said.
Reiterating the Nazi propaganda
theme that capture of Rome avail
ed the Allies little, he said the new
positions would aid the German
defense and 'the Germans already
are entrenched in mountain posi-
lions north of the CITY,"
A broadcast on the wave length
of the Rome radio, which the Ger
mans controlled and apparently
moved out of the city in their re-
treat, said Nazi, Japanese and Sa-
tellite ENJOYS would take up resi-
dence in the Vatican city. II
Hitler's high cmnd rushed to
the RADIO to say the Germans had
withdrawn" from Rome. But dis
patches to Stockholm of the Ger
man-controlled Scandinavian press
bureau gave this summary of Ber-
lin newspaper comment:
Giving up one of the axis cap
itals involves a loss of prestige for
Germany"
With the ceaseless aerial batter
ing of the Atlantic wall, Britons
waited expectant and confident for
the ground assault and some re-
called Prime Minister Churchill S
words after Dunkerque to a hush
ed commons and a tense nation
just four years and a day ago:
1--WE shall never surrender, j..
(we) will carry on the struggle
until in Gods good time the new
world in all its strength and might
sets forth to the rescue and liber-
alton of the DID,"