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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
MAYORS RAISE
 RKS CITIZENS
Many Opine Ansonia In= crease Should Have Been
 Election Issue

Ansonia, Nov. 15. - Although strangers 'would have taken many AnSonia residents of the home front as suffering from shell-shock or as inhabitants of Spiritland by their antics yesterday, such was not the case. AnSonianS, who were just recovering from the blasts of campaigners in the recent election, cried enough yesterday when they read the action taken by the board of aldermen Monday night increas- ing salaries of many city officials.
 Many expressed the opinion that such increases coming less than a week after election should have been an issue in the campaign but no word had leaked out beforehand on the action taken Monday night.
 Three members of the board were absent at the meeting and when the mayors salary raise was voted on nine voted for it, one, Ed ward Bergin, voted against 1t, and another Aldermanic President Thomas Nelligan, jumped on the fence, and passed" his vote on this important issue.
 Two of the city's most import ant departments were left out in ;scs ,.s-s cold as Wels eH heads of tE.~ee oepar tments anu residents hfe wondering why. The police un- der paid and undermanned, re- ceived nothing. Chief of Police John J. Mahoney, has not had a raise in salary in g years and still no mention was made of any in the bluecoat department.
 The street department, whose members are out in all kinds of weather like the police, were not mentioned. Supt. Thomas Pratt was likewise ignored in the latest blitzkrieg on the treasury. An- other out in the cold is Supt. of Charities William J. Kirby, for the past eight years head of this department.
 Those familiar with the charter say that the passage of the in- creaSes Monday night will have to be repeated again by the in- coming board in December to be- come law while others express the opinion that such action should take place in Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
EVIDENCE HEARD IN VITONE SUITS
Husband, Wife Seek Own. ership of Property on
 Moran Street

A hearing opened in superior court before Judge Robert L. Munger this morning in the $3,0O0 civil action brought by Gennaro Henry Vitone of Waterbury against his divorced wife, Annunziata Vitone of Los An geles, Calif., and in her 5000 coun- ter-claim against him.
 The husband claims he conveyed a half-interest in property on Moran street to his wife in 1888 on condi- tion that she would continue to live with him. He claims she deserted him and following their divorce married again. He states she took $1 800 of money which she saved from the property rents and from his wages, and has never given him an accounting of rents she collected.
 The wife claims she collected rents only four times. She states she took in boarders for many years to raise funds, and that she bought furni- ture for their home and maintained their three children.
 Each requests the court clear their ri%tte tT t'eA property and t0 Order accountings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
MRS. RANGER
 GETS DEGREE
TOrringtOn Mans Plea for Reconciliation Rejected
 By Waterbury Wife

Winsted, Nov. 15-One of the gtrangest divorce actions ever heard in Superior Court here occupied the attention of Judge John H. King yesterday. Mrs. Mary Alma Ranger, also known as Mary Alma Robrigui, formerly of Torrington but now of Waterbury, brought action against Michael Ranger of Torrington in which she sought 8 divorce on the grounds of intolerable cruelty and also claimed alimony. Ranger brought @ cross complaint in which he claimed 8 decree on the grounds of misconduct and sought to have the undivided one-half interest in property at 261 and 262 Hillside avenue which stood in his wife's name conveyed to him.
 According to the testimony of Mrs. Ranger, they were married at Montreal, Canada, on August 12, 1918, and moved to Torrington in 1926. She related that her husband was very mean to her and that on one occasion she called the police to their home because her husband went to his bedroom and remained there with a shotgun by wall and an ax by the bed. She said that the officers took her husband to the state hospital at Middletown where he remained about month. She said that when he came home he kept crying and hit his head against the bureau. She said she finally left him November IS last.
 For the defense Sergeant Charles McWeeney of the Waterbury police department told of going to 98 Un- ion street on the night of April II last armed with warrants for the arrest of Mrs. Ranger and one Gae- tano Rinaldi, on charges of miscon- duet. He said that he found the couple at the apartment but that the court dismissed the charges for lack of evidence.
 During the noon recess Ranger went to Attorney Edward Mascolo of Waterbury, counsel for Mrs. Ranger, and offered to pay the eX- penseS of both attorneys in the caas and give his wife 5000 which he said he had with him If she would return and live with him. She ssfIsed.
 Later when Ranger was on the witness stand he said he did not want divorce because he loved his wife. Asked by his attorney if he felt that his wife had done wrong he replied that he did not care what she had done and at this point he began to sob and had to leave the witness box. When he returned to the witness stand Judge King asked him if he wanted 8 divorce from his wife and he replied that he did not want divorce because he hoped she would come back home with him. He said the door is open for her"
 After an extended conference be- tween the attorneys, Judge King and the parties to the action, Judge King granted Mrs. Ranger de- cree and awarded lump sum al1- mony of $500, as agreed to between Attorneys Mascolo and Robert Wall with the understanding that when the money is paid, Mrs. Ranger will give her husband 8 quit claim deed conveying her one-half interest to the property on Hillside avenue. Attorney Wall announced in open court that he was withorawing tce crosse complaint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15

Lease of the McDonald property ct the corner of Grove street and central avenue will be effected for use as the Waterbury Re-employ- and Veterans central office sub- ject to final approval by the gem eral committee, it was decided yes- terday.
 The IS room home and surround ings now owned by Atty. Francis AGcDonald and formerly the Rich ard Smith home has been chosen by . sub-c committee as the most suit able of all available quarters in the city for such purposes. The sub committee yesterday made its re- port to the general committee and regular meeting.
 Other quarters looked at, in addi- ton, included the Frederick Chase
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
THREE DEGREES
 GRANTED TODAY
All Contested, But Defend- ants Fail to Appear
 Personally

Divorces were granted by Superior Court Judge Robert l.. Munger in three Cases heard this morning. All cases were on the contested list, but the defendants did not appear personally.
 Alice Brochu Kleckner of Water bury was grnated a divorce from Robert Kleckner Of Wolcott on the ground of intolerable cruelty. They were married Dec. 31, 1886 at Brew ster, N. Y. ,and the plaintiff claimed her husband became cruel in De- cember, 1889. She was given GUS tody of their minor child, and pro- vision was made for payment of 10 weekly for support. Reasonable rights of visitation were ruled for the father. The woman said she did not wish to receive alimony.
 Louis V. Archambault of Water bury was given 8 decree on his complaint against Alice V. Bart2 Archambault of Beacon, N. Y. The woman was given custody of their child on her cross complaint, and provision was made for payment of $e weekly for the support of the child. The couple married Oct. 12, 1929 at Cold Spring, N. Y., and the plaintiff claimed he was deserted Aug. l, 1884.
 Desertion was the basis of the decree given to Pasquale Spallone of Waterbury in his action against Margaret DeCarmine Spallone of Brooklyn, N. Y. The couple mar ried March 2, 1924 at Brooklyn, and the petitioner claimed he was de- serted Sept. 5, 1883. No order was issued on custody of their two chil- dren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
CLARENCE ALLEN
 IRA. CHAIRMAN
Succeeds George Ryan; Ruth M. ReichenbaCh Is
 Vice=Chairman

Clarence A. Allen of French Small Tunbe yesterday was elect ed chairman of the I. R. A. Suc- ceeding George T. Ryan of Chase Metal Works. Rutht M. Reichen- bach of Scovill Mfg. Co.,, was elect ed vice-chairman succeeding Ed ward T. McGrath, while Joe Rim any, YMCA physical director con- tinues to serve as the executive di- rector. The YMCA is treasurer for this organization.
 The Industrial Recreation Asso- citation was created by the Mayors War Council Recreation Commit tee to serve the Recreation needs of industrial workers in this com- munity. Twenty-six different com- panies are actively engaging in all of the programs that have been planned and the representatives of all the different plants meet on al- ternate Tuesdays deciding policies and planning programs. Both men and women serve on this commit tee.
 Thirteen different major events were conducted by this organization during the past year which consist ed of Swing Shift dances, 10 teams competing in mems basketball league, in the girls basketball league; Sports Forums for five months last year every Tuesday in the YMCA lobby.
 A pinochle tournament for both men and women with 13 different companies having entries. 16 teams engaged in mems Softball with Il women'S teams in Softbal; three baseball teams competed this past summer. A golf tournament witt II teams competed at Munic1pa Golf Course. A tennis tournament was conducted for both men anc women, 12 companies had entrle: in the mems tournament and companies competed in women' events.
 In mems bowling, IS teams art now meeting regularly for league games and women have F teams. 4 total of 15OO different individuals took part in these activities while the attendance for all these events both spectators and participants to' tals to date 60,469
 Tweny-one different committees planned and carried on all these events during the past year.
 A very active season is planned for the year 1944-45. Eleven bas' ketball teams will start play on No yember 26. All the recreatlona events were carried on at the Cen tral YMCA, Park Department softball and baseball fields, Mun1cl' nal Golf Course and tennis courts All committee meetings took place at the Central YMCA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage certifi- cates have been filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics:
 Roy E. LOckhart, 23 Meriden road, and Evelyn Conway, A LOunsbury street.
 John Nelson, A Arden road and Helen R. King, Cheshire road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
Electoral Vote Plan
 Needs Adjusting

ident will receive 432 electoral votes, more than four times Dewey's 99, although his popular plurality was only in the ratio of about 10 to g.
 These grotesque results in com putting the election returns" he said, were never within the con- temptation of the framerS of the Constitution.
 Under Lea's plan, President Roosevelt would have received 3O5.32 electoral votes and Dewey, 225.68.
 Morley, whose committee will consider any revision measures be- fore they are submitted to the House, declared the present system is "both outworn and outgrown."
 '"The electoral college was first created because the writers of the Constitution did not believe the people, as a whole were conversant enough with politics to make an i1- telligent choice. We have long since discarded that philosophy" he said, ''and it is time we also dis carQeQ aC least the meQulCleS ana cumbersome machinery of the sys- tenn itself" i
 Washington Nov. 15. (UP)-Under proposal advanced in Congress to divide each states electoral vote ac- cording to the popular division in the state, President Roosevelt would have received 305.32 electoral votes in last weeks election and Gov. Dewey 225.68.
 The present system-whereby candidate gets all or none of a given states electoral voteS-n gave Roosevelt 432, Dewey 99.
 The following table shows how the electoral vote would have been divided if the proposed system had been in effect:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
Q Committee To Setup
 Veterans Quarters
Mcdonald Property Expected to Be Headquarters for
 Various Agencies; Several Sites Inspected

homestead, Grove street now utiliz- ed by the Red Cross; the Finnegan homestead at 24 Central avenue; the former Northrup Home now oc- cupied by Civilian Defense and Community Chest; the Cassidy property corner of Leavenwort1 street and Harrison avenue and property at B Mitchell avenue.
 The subcommittee will meet with MT. Mcdonald soon to draw up a tentative least agreement for pos sible assumption of the quarters by the Veterans office. The latter now occupies temporary quarters in the city hall basement.
 Contingent upon final agreement to lease the prospective quarters plans are being made for housing not only the local unit of the post war program but quarters, as well, for the Veterans Administration Bureau (affiliate of Newington HospitaD now headed here by Ed ward M. Kelley and the four local draft boards. Quarters for use by any affiliated Waterbury agency likewise will be made available.
 The subcommittee on obtaining psychologist headed by Edward Ritucci, reported that it had sev- eral persons under consideration. c. Arthur Dubois reported that his committee on obtaining volunteer industrial educational councillors ale ready has the names of several willing to serve. The finance com- mittee reported that it Is working with the Community Chest organ ization to have an allotment of money made from the chest for the committees work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
REPORTS FILED ON
 TWOLOCAL ESTATES

Inventories of the estates of the late Samuel R. Charles and Charles M Burritt have been filed with the office of Probate Judge Patrick Healey in amounts of $9,952 and $13,457 respectively. ..
 Appraisers of the respectlve estates were L. E. Totten ana Cnel- rie E. Ebert and William H. Corpin and Fred BurneS.
 The estate of the late MT. Charles was made up principally of cash and insurance and war bonds. The late MT. Burritt's estate was com prised of two pieces of property To- cated on the easterly side of Pier pont street and valued jointly at $7,2O0 and cash and stock holdings. 11,00O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
ROBERT DAVIDSON
 NEW HAVEN SPEAKER

New Haven, November Is. = The New Haven chapter of the National Office Management Association held its November meeting last night in the Red Coat Inn, Bethany. Many guests representing manufacturing companies in New Haven, Water bury, Hartford and Wallingford att tended.
 V. M. Mittlefehldt of the Pratt and whitney Company, spoke on ''When to Mechanize in the Office" !" A discussion period followed. Robert Davidson of Waterbury outlined plans for the December meeting, when Miss McCann of the U. S. Rubber Company will address the meeting.
 Edwin Hyde Of the Winchester usatine Arms Company presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
LAW MAY DAMIEN FESTIVE SPIRIT

New Years eve falls on Sunday, and Waterbury's many restaurants and hotels which have traditionally greeted the New Year with festive abandon now find themselves on the horns of a dilema.
 While the law provides that the regular l A. M. closing for bars be extended to 3 A. M. Oil New Years eve, the law also stipulates that all bars close at g P. M. on Sundays.
 A United Press dispatch from Hartford reports that the attorney generals office is looking into the matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
CLUB FAVORS SEEKS
 POSTAL STATION

A branch post office to be in operation during the Christmas and New Year holiday rush in the East End will be sought by the East End Community club, in accordance with plans made at meeting last night. It has been reported the Post office department in Washington sug- gested application for a temporary branch office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
Dewey-FDR
 Aunn On Note

Sea Island. Ga, November l5. = ..s,p)-Governor Thomas E. Dewey N New York, today was as secre- five as President Roosevelt concern inr the nature of the letter the President yesterday revealed ne had received from the defeated Re- publican presidential candidate.
 Paul Lockwood, Dewey's secretary quoted Dewey as saying, mo com ment," when newsmen asked that the letter be made public.
 In Washington the President, a1- ter announcing he had received a communication from Dewey, oe- clined to make known it's contents.
 Dewey, his family and secretary are here for a fortnight's rest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
NEW CT GOGGLES

southbridge. Mass, November 15
 (UP) U A special google which protects CT. Joes eyes and face aeainst dangerous flarebacks from HSzooka- launched rockets now is nesnz issued to overseas glnners, fhe American Optical Company dis closed today in an Army-approved announcement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
PURCHASING AGENT
 TABULATING BIDS

A contract for collecting ashes and rubbish from school properties may be awarded within few days, 1t has been indicated by Purchasing Director Henry Bowling. Four bids were submitted to the Board of Education, which Monday night turned them over to the purchasing agent for investigation.
 Domestic needs were not covered by Brazil's present rice crop of 92,- 900 tons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
Fire Record

Firemen responded at 3:S4 this morning to g fire in an ash box at 143 Union street, and at 1O:45 to a brush fire on GOSS street.
 Yesterday firemen extinfiuished brush fires on Willow street, Ham, iltOn avenue, Wall street, Laval street, and Platt street. A grass fire was extinguished at 245 High land avenue, and at 8:42 p. m. firemen responded to a false alarm from North Main and Cooke streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Norman Holme, IS, 34 Sunset avenue, was treated for 2 dis 1scated elbow, and Joseph Di0rio, 6. @ Hawthorne avenue for 3 lac- eration of the thigh at Waterbury hospital yesterday afternoon after they fell while playing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15

oag writer Eddie Moran says he mas it on good authority that Frank &.natra win never again visit the HhIfs House. During his @cent 4st Wilh EDR Esla dragged him oas Into the hackynFd and tried to w tlnl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
SECOND SAILOR DIES

Portsmouth, N. H., Nov. 15.-(UP) "A second sailor has died as result of collision between 8 submarine and . Coast Guard cutter of Ports mouth in which eight other Navy men were slightly injured.
 BoatsWain's Mate 2fc I. E. Atsus-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15

tynowicz of Dracut. Mass, died in the Naval hospital here last night. Seaman 1Ic Chellis G. White of Kirksville. Miss, was killed in the collision Friday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15

Folkestone, England, has had A. 148 alerts, including 1,235 when enemy aircraft were near, during the war.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-21
Shelves of Spools
For Your Trinkets

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L are ten inches wide and seven
inches deep at the bottom. Just
the right size to hold the quaint
match holder, the old-fashioned
china doll head and other interest
ing trinkets that you have been
treasuring. In Victorian times
such shelves were strung together
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-21
ENDS 5-YEAR SIEGE
OF CONST|PATION!
'Now as Regular as Anyone!"
Says H. C. Durand

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with cord and the spools saved
from the voluminous amount of
sewing done each season. To-
day, with spools piling up from
Red Cross sewing, we make SINH
lar shelves that have all the old
charm but are much more rigid
and substantial.
The spools and shelves now may
be practically welded together
with new easy-to-use types of glue.
The wire or cord is then run
through, as shown here, so that
the shelves may be hung in a cor
ner ready to hold articles of con-
siderable weight.
NOTE-Mrs. Spears has designed an
actual-size pattern for these three grace
fully curved corner shelves which are
graduated in size. This pattern also con-
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Joining these shelves as well as a pattern
for another larger set Of spool shelves.
Ask for pattern No. 255 and enclose Is
cents. Address:
The Omaha guide., 1944-12-30
Facts and Fancies
About New Years

The little British colony on Han
son island, in the Chathams, Ala
miles southeast of Wellington, New
Zealand. will be the first to greet
1945. It is just east of the interna-
tional date line, from which all time
is reckoned.
The famous Scotch bun Is made
entirely of egg and chopped fruit
enclosed in q crust for New Years
holidays.
When julius Caesar created JAN
uary instead of March the first
month, he set the present New
Years day.
The English New Year celebration
was changed from December rs by
William the Conqueror because he
was crowned on January +.
The person who first visits a fam
~ Oh NCW A~0A . ndyy carrying u
box filed with cake. the Scotch ira
dition holds, will be lucky during the
year.
The Hindu year begins with the
new moon Immediately preceding
the vernal equinox in March
.
People in Siam celebrate New
Years on April /.
The earth will revoive about the
sun in 1856. 2422 days to complete the
year of l945.
A glimpse into the future was be-
lieved possible by the early Scots
who turned to their Bibles on New
Years day. The sacred book was
opened at random, and the entire
chapter read. The message was be-
lieved to describe the happiness or
misery in store for the coming year.