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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

First Sergeant John J. Chaplick of Terryville is serving in New Georgia. Recent dispatches state the soldier twice, escaped injury in recent battles, once when 8 Jap sniper's bullet lodged in his neck and another time when he ran at top speed through gun fire to a point of safety.
 Sergeant Peter Horbachuk of 270 Beecher avenue is at Texas A & M college for a basic aviation cadet course.
 Local youths who have completed busic training at the naval station at Sampson. NJ Y, and are now spending leaves here include: A1- bert V. Capozzi of 16 Porter street, Libero Rinaldi of q Albert place; Adam P. Bosco of 357 South Leonard street, Domenic Varrone of 62 Ives street, Joseph Stankus of 70 Con- gress avenue, Harrison M. Neptune of 59 Willow street, Walter F. Dam bowsky of 30 Oak street, Leandro Ferreira of 32 Lawrence street, AL bert J. Kenneson of 2 Grove court, Orado Longo of Court street, Patrick Berardi of 9 West Porter street, and Robert L. Henne of 5 Willowdale avenue.
 Rocco Sileo of 91 Barnes street extension has been promoted to private first class at Camp Shelby, Miss. His brother, Andrew, is serv- ing at Camp Hale, Colo.
 New York, Feb. 3-Pvt. William Bleiler, of Waterbury, was gradual ed today from the Fairchild Cam era and Instrument Corporations gun sight school in New York, and becomes one of the handful of ex- perts on the revolutionary new Fair child electrically computing aerial gunsight.
 The four weeks school Is conduct ed by the Fairchlld company for top-flight technicians of the services, and intensive training in mainten- ance and operation of the highly complicated instrument has been given Pvt. Bleiler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03
COMMUNITY HOUSE
 BONDS LIQUIDATED

The city now owns outright the Washington Park Community House as result of the retirement, on Jan- uary 15, 1944. of the last outstanc- ing bond indebtedness acquired at the time of its construction. The bonds in the total amount of $20, ,0e0 were inssued January IS, 1884. and since then have been paid of at yearly rate of $2,GoO plus four and one-half per cent interest, for the last 10 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03
DISSIPATION BASIS
 OF DIVORCE SUIT

A divorce action was filed in su- perior court today by Laurence Mon tambault of Waterbury against Mill dred Montambault on Boston of de- seution. The couple married Sept. IA at Leominster,. Mass, and the petitioner claims he was deserted Jan. 16. 194i.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03
All State Councils
 To Be Represented
 At Hartford Sunday
Daniel T. Harrington Jr, to Direct Waterbury Drive for New Members; g New Units to Be Formed
 in Local District

by Cubs and Senior Scouts portray ing the workings of Scouting. A buffet supper will be served at six and following this the governor will speak on the many activities of scouting and the need for greater number of sponsoring institutions. William V. N. Fawcett, campaign chairman for the New England area, will address hte group, point ing out how the job has to be done.
 The Hartford meeting is one of six being held throughout New Eng land and will open Connecticut's participation in the campaign which has set as its objective the estab- liShment of one thousand more scout units in New England to pro- vide greater numbers of boys the opportunity to avail themselves of the benefits and guidance of scout training. The state quota calls for the organizing of 265 new units and of this number g have been allo- cated to the Mattatuck council serv- ing Waterbury, Naugatuck, Water town and 18 other communities in this vicinity.
 A large delegation, including scout council officials and heads of various community agencies, is planning to attend from here.
 The local campaign to organize the B new troops, J. Milton Burrall, .Tr.. cornell president. announces will be headed up by James Millar. chairman of the organization and extension committee, with D. T. Harrington, Jr., in charge of the Waterbury campaign. In the coun- cil area outside of Waterbury, dis trict heads are: Arthur Farger of Naugatuck; William Cleveland, Wa tertown and Sherman Knapp in New Milford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03
WORTHWHILE MAN
 ARRESTED HERE

John Edward Senior. Northvilel, was arrested here laset night by Detective Sergt. Joseph Petit and Detective George Flavin on a war rant charging breaking and entry and theft. He was turned over to the Canaan state police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03

youth and short term on the force. However, the majority of the board 1t Is reported refused to sanction the latter appointment, also, but agreed on Bender.
 It is expected that the board of police commissioners will hold a special meeting shortly and name three or four more sergeants and several patrolnen. At the present time there are also two or three lieutenancies to be filled, although it is possible that the board may de- lay action for several weeks to come on this particular position.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03
1283-YEAR. TREE CIT

A huge cypress tree cut in Louis jana few years ago was 1283 years old. When sawed, it produced six huge logs containing 14,162 feet of lumber. Experts believe that the tree grew one inch in diameter every 28 years,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03
@n14M51y~>vt% ESTABLISHED 1e0B
ESTABLISHED 1e0S

When Stroock Blends Two Glorious Pieces Like The LIamo And Alpaca They Stay Blended.
 Thot's the kind of c practical weover, stylist and research lob- orotory artist Stroock is. He hos made good in his promise to an expectont world thot he would produce the worlds softest and most pleasing fabrics for mems sports jackets and suits.
 Our mems suits and sports jackets of Stroock fobrics = Jackets $2S.5O - Suits $42.50 = are wonderful tribute to the wizordry of Strooek artistry as we'll e trib- ute to your good taste in pattern / ing ond fine hond craftsmanship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03

Boy Scout councils from all over Connecticut will meet Sunday with represe e ntativeS of industrial, church, civic and fraternal organi- zations at the Hotel Bond, Hartford, to outline Connecticut's participa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03
Chairman

Chairman ton in the New England Scout Growth campaign.
 Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, honorary state chairman, will re- ceive the guests at a reception scheduled to start at four o'clock to be followed by a dramatization
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03

Straw hats shipped from Ecuador in a recent month weighed 2S,iSS pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
POLICE CONTINUE
PROBE OF RECORDS

Chief Inspector Joseph r. Bender
today stated that the investigation
of the voting records relative to the
charges brought by Republican re-
gistrar Albert o. Faller against ex-
selectman Michael Stolfi is proceed
ing satisfactorily but slowly. City
Prosecutor Albert Hunmel who as
signed this phase of the case to the
chief inspector had announced that
he may reveal findings on the case
tomorrow or Friday dependent upon
results of the last few days.
Various "rumours" have circulated
relative to the case some of which
entail the belief that the case may
be dropped because of insufficient
violence or evidence of a secondary
nature only while other claims
state that the matter may be placed
in the hands of the states attor-
ney's office for further investigation.
Authorities of the latter office to-
day stated that as yet that have
not been notified of such "contem-
plated move.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
Cops Doubt
Mans Story

Boston, April 12-(UP)-Police to-
day doubted the story of L. L. Odell,
self-styled Republican presidential
candidate, that he was robbed in a
downtown office building of brief
case containing $1,000 and certain
valuable papers,"
Police 1t. Walter Driscoll, who di-
rected the questioning of the Al
year-old Odell, said there were dis
crepancies in the mans story and
no evidence to Substantiate 1t.
Odell, who claimed to be a men,
Der of an old New York family and
gave addresses here and in New
burgh, N. Y, said he was confront
ed yesterday by a trio of "six-foot-
ers with guns while waiting for an
elevator. and taken to a stairway
where the brief case was seized.
After the investigation was ended
by police, Odell still contended he
was robbed but told authorities to
forget it,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
Indian Wins
Tops Honor

Allied Headquarters. Naples u.
UP)-Second 1t. Ernest Childres,
26-year-old Broken Bow, Okla, In
dian who went on a one-man war;
path against the Germans near
Aliveto Sept. %, was presented
with the Congressional Medal of
Honor today by 1t. Gen. Jacob l..
Devers, deputy commander in chief
Of the Allied Mediterranean COM
mand.
Childres, second man to win the
nations highest honor in Italy and
the third in the Mediterrean the
alter, took over a rifle platoon, al
though wounded, personally killed
five Germans, wiped out two
machine gun nests and finally
stormed a German house where he
Single-handdely captured a German
mortar.
The Indian hero was decorated
before nine massed companies in a
replacement center where he is
awaiting transportation home on a
rotation leave.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
Less Butter
On Its WoY

Washington, April II - (UP) -
Hopes for a reduction in the To-
point per pound ration value of but
ter faded today as the war food adj
ministration announced that civil
ians will get 100000 pounds less
margarine during April, May and
June than during the first three
months of the year.
The reduction, it was said, prob
ably will increase the demand for
butter and thus preclude the build
ing up of reserves to the stage where
ration values could be lowered.
VIA said the reduction in the
margarine allotment, intended to
conserve vegetable oils for future
needs, was being made while butter
production was in a seasonal up
swing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
Conocho's
Succumbs

Mexico City, April 12-Anvonli
De Lama Rojas, 32-year-old Mexicam
artillery lieutenant who attempted
to kill President Manuel Avila.
Camacho Monday, died from peris
tonitis which developed In an aba
dominal bullet wound.
The staff surgeon at the Mexica
City Military hospital reported that
Rojas died at 1905 a. m. (EWT) to-
day, shortly after military onaciala
had reported he was sinking fast.
Gen. Roberto T. Bonilla, cons
mandant Of the Mexican department
Of military Justice, said that the
shooting Of Rojas when he attempts
ed to escape from a military barS
racks was unavoidable and blamed
his escape attempt on the sans
feeling of persecution that causes
him to fire on the president.
HE had serious persecution
feeling which may have developed
from his personal feelings regard
ing the wearing Of his uniform 10
church and at public gatherings
Bonilla said.
THAT same persecution feeNne
may have been responsible for his
getting shot. for he tried to get
away from a guard which was as
signed to protect him.
He ran from the guard barracks
and refused to stop when his guard
fired in the air, so it was neces~
sary to shoot him." Bonilla said.
President Avila Camacho already
had forgiven Rojas.
Bonilla also disclosed that HE
Office has not filed formal charges
against the artillery officer, a men,
Der Of the palace guard and a longs
time friend of Avila Camacho.
"Our investigation is continuing
and up to now we have not url~
covered any papers or documents
that would link Lama Rojas with
any pro-Nad organization" tho
conlmandant added.
Lama Rojas has been examined
by our physicians and it was de-
termined he Is suffering from acute
paranoia which may have developed
from an obSeSSion regarding tta
wearing Of his uniform in church
and at public gatherings
Earlier reports, although not cons
f1rmed, said documents found on
Lama RojaS after his seizure linked
him with NaZi ympathizerS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
WAR FUND NETS
$500 TO DATE
$500 More Needed to Hit
Quota; Twins Born to
Lloyd Rusgraves
WOLCOTT
Correspondent: Alma p. COls
Tel. 3-28O3

Wolcott, April IL - The sum Of
$700.12 has been contributed to the
Red Cross, War Fund to date in
Wolcott. Contributions will be &C
copied until the $500 quota is
reached in Wolcott. Any convaSSer
will gladly accept contributions OF
Mrs. j. Robert Fulgham, chairman
of the local Red Cross branch will
call if she is notified.
Contributions were received from
the Congregational church, SIS;
Kings Daughters, So; Wolcott
Grange, IS; Wolcott Women's Club
IS; Ladies Aid Society, IS; Land
Owners Protective Association, SIS;
South School, Miss Young's class,
$311; Miss McElligott's class, $2.87;
Miss Barry's class, STA; Mrs.
Krasney's room, 1926; North school
Miss Steinle'S room, $2.75; Mrs.
Finley's and Miss Flabin's room,
5000; Center school, Miss Dunn
schatt's and Mrs. Schuster's room,
$491; Wodtick school, Miss Cronin' S
class, $1.09; Miss Sheriden's class,
P4sOO1 Sl1AO Wy
canvasSerS, Mrs. John Norton, Mrs.
Paul Spooner, Mrs. Edward Martin
Mrs. Clinton Paulsen, north section,
$69,95; Miss Esther Bronson, CEN
ter, SLOT; Mrs. John Brouker,
Hitchcock Lake, 1852; MRS. Arthur
Warrington, Lewis avenue and Todd
road, $46; Miss Eleanor McVerry,
$24 and Miss Corinne Bergen, $28.5O
Woodtick; Mrs. Horace Silliman
$40: Spindle Hill: Eugene Megin,
MunSon road, $2575; Joseph Arch
ambault, White Switch, $24; Miss
Julia Rozdilski, Wolcott road, $24;
Mrs. Andrew Putteti, lower lake,
$21.50; Mrs. Arthur Wingblade,
Farview avenue, SIG; Mrs. j. Robert
Fulgham, $14195.
The South school P. T. A. will
meet at the school April 10 at 8 p.
m. Emil Grosch, president, will pre-
side at the business meeting. Re
freshments will be served by Mrs.
Alfred Winchell, Mrs Hubert Parks
and Mrs. Horace Silliman.
waiter Megln, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Megin of Munson road
has been promoted to staff sergeant
and has received his first air medal.
He Is somewhere in England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Rusgrave of
Woodtick road are the parents of
twin sons born at st. Marys hos
pital, April S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Doolittle of
Woodtick road are parents of a son
born Saturday at the Waterbury
hospital.
The United Raccoon Hunters
Field Trail and Protective Associa-
ton of Connecticut will hold their
spring meeting at the Wolcott Land
Owners Protective clubhouse on
Woodtick road, April 16. Clifford
Millard is vice-president.
The Wolcott Volunteer Fire De-
partment answered calls on Sunday
afternoon at the home of Edward
Marchand on Brooks Hill road
where the fire was confined to the
porch and a brush fire near the
home of Francis Clark on Farview
avenue. Doth fires were extinguish-
ed without any damage done.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
Compensation Agreements

Agreements for weekly pay
ments during disability or for Spe"
cific payment in case Of perma-
nent injury were approved today
by Compensation Commissioner
John ]. O'COnnelI as follows:
Edward Rapacki Of Beacon
Falls against U. S. Rubber Com
pany of Naugatuck, $50 beginning
March 8, injury to right shoulder.
Clayton Heburt Of 148 Savings
street against Waterbury Tool
Company, $50 beginning March
20. injury to right elbow.
John Guerrero of $50 Citizens
avenue against w. J. Megin, Inc.
of Naugatuck, $50 beginning
March rs, fracture of left leg.
Charles Chappius of New Pres
ton against Warren Macarthur
Corporation of Bantam, $28.37 for
22.8 weeks, 60 per cent loss Of use
of right index finger.
Chester Watson of East Main
Austin road against ScOvill Man
ufacturing Company, SLIPS for
two weeks, injury to right hand,
partial incapacity.
Patsy Scale of IS Ward street
against ScOvilI Manufacturing
Company, S21.l2 for six weeks, in
jury TO right side, partial incap-
acity.
Antonio Recio Of Naugatuck
against U. S. Rubber Company,
$50 beginning January 7, back
strain.
Louis COrsO Of WinSted against
Turner and Seymour Manufac-
turing Company of TOrrington,
$23.O4 beginning March 2, injury
to- right thumb.
Lester Smith Of TOrringtOn
against Turner and Seymour
Manufacturing Company Of Tor
ringtOn, $22.2S beginning Feb
ruary 1, injury to left knee.
Adam RakOski Of ThOmaStOn
against Seth Thomas Clocks OF
Thomaston, $19.43 beginning
March Is, hernia.
Frederick Richards Of Winsted
against Hendey Machine Com
pany Of TOrringtOn, SIS for three
and 1-3 weeks, 1-3 loss of distaI
phalanx Of right middle finger.
Jacob Radzevich of TOErlngtOn
against Union Hardware Com
pany Of TOrringtOn, $17.51 begin
ming February rs, strained right
wrist.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE
United Press War Editor

Allied bomber fleets carried the
unprecedented pre-invasion often
sive against Germany into its fifth
day today while the Russians main
tanned their trip hammer blows
against retreating Axis forces in
the Crimea and on the mainland.
Large forces Of daylight bombers
sWarmed over the continent again
after the Raj had made heavy
night attacks on important commu-
nication centers in Belgium and
Germany.
The attacks since Saturday have
been directed at the rail network
essential to German defense against
invasion and at aircraft production
plants necessary to keep the weak
ening Luftwaffe in the air. In four
days, American and British bomb
erS from England have rained 1920
tons of bombs on those targets, and
in the process made further inroads
on Germany fighter strength by the
destruction of enemy planes in the
air and on the ground.
Main Effort
The main Raj effort last night
was directed at Aachen, railway hub
near the Belgian, Dutch and Ger
man borders, which is one of the
main routes from Germany towards
the invasion coasts of Belgium and
northern France.
Other Raj heavy bombers struck
at Hanover, industrial city and
rail junction on the main line from
Berlin to Cologne and Amsterdam.
The British night forces were over
Germany itself for the first time
this month, but on the preceding
night, 900 Raj bombers struck their
heaviest blow of the war by drop
ping a record 1882 short tons Of
bombs on five railway functions in
France and Belgium.
American daylight forces followed
up that attack yesterday when 1000
bomberS and fighters smashed at
aircraft plants at Oschersleben and
Burnburg, southwest of Berlin, and
at industrial targets at Rostock, on
the Baltic coast, and elsewhere in
Germany.
80 Planes Lost
The American forces lost 80
planes-64 bombers and 16 fighters
their second heaviest loss of the
war, but shot down 126 German
planes in violent fighting over Ger
many as they sought out their tar
gets.
On the Russian front, Red army
forces swept into the Crimea in
three columns which swiftly broke
down the enemy's key defenses in
the first rush. The column which
came down the narrow Perekop
isthmus linking the Crimea with
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
PAPERS WITHDRAWN
in DEVINO ACTION

Withdrawal papers were filed in
superior court today in the civil &C
ton brought by Timothy Devino of
Waterbury, against his wife, Mar
garet Devino, also of this city, in an
effort to obtain an accounting on
joint bank accounts. The husband
claimed his wife was in possession
of their bank books and he was I'M
able to ascertain the amount of
money on hand. Property valued at
$4,000 was attached when the suit
was brought. Terms Of settlement
we're not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
EQUIPMENT ASSIGNEE
TOWN OF HARWINTON

Fire fighting equipment allotted to
Waterbury for civilian defense pur-
poses by the state OCD office has
been reassigned to Harwinton by
local authorities, it was stated to-
day. City Controller Neil F. Ma
loney who is city property custodian
stated that Waterbury has surplus
of this equipment now and under
a recent authorization Of the OCD
a skidpump and similar fire equip
ment was assigned yesterday to
Norman Barber, property custodian
of the town of Harwinton.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12
War On Many Fronts

the mainland was delayed by the
defense positions in the Ishun hills,
but the second column which
crossed the shallow Sivash Sea
drove down to the rail junction of
Dzankhoi and flanked the hills of
the east.
The third column drove westward
into the peninsula from its bridge
head on Kerch Strait across from
stronghold of Kerch and advanced
1917 miles.
Mainland
On the mainland, the second Tx
raine army made another crossing
Of the Siret river in Romania to
capture Pascani junction on the
Cernauti-Bucharest railroa Al
miles east of Iasi, which was being
steadily thanked. The third army
mopped up thousands of Germans
and Romanians in the reconquered
Odessa area and drove to the out
skirts of Tirospol to clear the last
of the enemy from the east bank of
the lower Dnestr.
On the northwestern part of the
front, the Germans were making
desperate effort to block the first
army's drive through old Poland
towards Galicia. They threw in
enough reinforcements to break the
Russian enlightenment of the Skala
pocket, where more than $4,000 Ger
mans were killed in the last week.
On the italian front, Allied air
forces continued to smash enemy
communication lines in central and
northern Italy to isolate the enemy
on the southern front, where a re-
neWal of violent patrol fighting and
artillery duelling was reported.
Pacific Front
In the Pacific, American forces
demonstrated their freedom Of ac-
ton in southwestern waters when
destroyers joined in the campaign
of destruction which the air forces
have been waging against Japanese
bases on the northern New Guinea
coast. The destroyers shelled posi-
tons in Hansa Bay by daylight,
while bombers hit the same target
and other bases along a 100-mile
stretch of coast.
American forces occupied four
more atolls and an island in the
Marshalls and continued the bomb
ing of the Carolines.
Widespread but SO far indeciSive
fighting still was in progress across
the Burma border in India, where
the Japanese were striking for Ko-
hima and Imphal in their effort to
cut Allied supply lines to northern
Burma. The British reported inflict-
ing sharp losses on the Japanese
northeast and south of Imphal, and
critical battle was in progress
around Kohima.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-12

1.-THE Connecticut Society for
Crippled Children is going to have
to carry a tremendously increased
load after this war" asserts w.
Watson House of West Hartford,
state president of the society and
vice-president of the National So
ciety for Crippled Children.
MANY cripples now temporarily
employed in the present manpower
shortage will be thrown out of work
after the war and stand in great
need of vocational rehabilitation"
he explains.
"All these cases will be added to
the vast number of returning veter-
ans who will have to overcome ply
steal disabilities through re-educa-
ton and retraining of their injured
members. It is going to be a ire
mendous load"
Mr.. House urges widespread and
generous support of the Society's
Easter Seal Sale now in its final
week, in order to raise funds to
meet this growing need.
He feels that the Connecticut So
ciety for Crippled Children is ready
to assume the approaching respon-
sibility, provided it has adequate
funds at its disposal.
There are comparatively few
states with as good a set-up as
Connecticut, he declares. THE
curative workshops in our state are
in the forefront of rehabilitation
workshops for cripples throughout
the nation.
1--WE have been very successful in
gett ng first j rate occupational