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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11
LODGE PARTY

True Sister Lodge will hold it's an- nual Christmas party tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at Turner hall. Those attending are requested to bring 25 cent gift for the grab bag.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11
Change In Meeting

The regular business meeting of Washington Park Community Club, usually held the second Tuesday of the month, will be held Wednesday night, December B, instead of Tues day. Miss Marguerite Tierney, chairman of the committee working on plans for a New Years party, is calling meeting of her committee for tonight at the Community House at 8. Committee men include MT. and Mrs. Gus Muccini, MT. and Mrs. Geo. Lynch, and Mrs. F. A. McGrath, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Reynolds, Anna Johns, Mrs. Loretta Brick. Miss Mary Cullen, Katherine Morris, Mrs. H. A. Hayden, Mrs. T. O'Donnel and Mrs. R. Lynch.
 The eighth week of the Earbend-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11

Then he's sure - Just small thing to look for - e big thing to find - because it's e label thot speaks the same message to every man - Quality and style. Some rore oristoerotic pedisreed pee- coFies in South America, shed their hides so that Amerieon men could sport swonky pair of pig skin gloves Christmos = $500 to $7.50.
 If he's domesticuted, home Iov- ing fellow, who's fovOrite slippers are oIwoys Ibid out for him after the d0y is done - odd e radio jacket for his gift 10 slip into as soon os he reaches home - It'sG gift for leisure hours - SIS tO $35.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11
@,s4Ma7yn>vT ESTABLISHED 1885
ESTABLISHED 1885

Store open this evening until o'clock
 If There's One Thing A Mon Likes Better Thon Another It's To Find Our LobeI On His Christmos Gifts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11
47 POLICE ASSIGNED
 DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC

Forty-seven patrolmen have been assigned to traffic and other duties downtown to handle the increase in traffic and Christmas shopping crowds, Superintendent of Police Daniel J. Carson reported today. Extra police will be assigned next Thursday and Saturday and for the entire week before December 25.
 Chinese typewriters now have B. GOO characters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11

Communal beehiveS have been eS- tablished in French Morocco.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11
FORTY HOURS
 OPEN SUNDAY
Closing St. Francis Xavier Exercises After 7:3O
 Mass Tomorrow
Washington Hill

Forty hours devotions are being held at St. Francis Xavier church opening at the II o'clock Mass yes- terday Closing exercises will be held after the 7:30 Mass tomorrow, with a procession at the end of the Mass Earlier masses will be at 5:30 and 6::3O tomorrow. Confessions will be held this evening at 7:30. Anyone making visit to the church dur ing these forty hours, in the state of grace and pray for the intention of the Holy Father, will receive a plenary indulgence.
 The St. Francis Holy Names So- ciety will hold their regular busi- ness meeting this evening at in the basement of the parochial school. Election of officers will be held and the regular weekly 45 game of cards will be played after the business session.
 Religious instructions for gram- mar school children of the parish will be held at 2:30 Thursday after noon, and at 10 Saturday morning in the parochial school.
 Meeting of the parish c. Y. o. will be held Thursday evening at ' in the basement of the school Reli- gious instructions for high school pu- pills will be held after the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11
Reckless Driving
 Charge Dismissed
 On Recommendation
Police Court Docket Crowded With Variety of Cases 1 After Hectic Week-End; Woman Discharged < on Theft Complaint

Egil B. Skafte, ST. 50 Grand Street, paid $75 for a olle on charges of evadng responsibility when he was arraigned before Judge E. Conway in City Court this morning. An additional count of reckless drlvng was noled without payment when Prosecutor Frederick w. Palomba informed the court that evidence was insuf
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
Beans, Peas, Spinach
And Carrots CeiIinqed

Washington, April 19-(UP)-
Beans, peas, spinach, carrots, egg
plants, cocoanutS and cucumbers
today were placed under a new CELL
ing regulation by the ONCE of Price
Administration to facilitate setting
Of retail prices.
The regulation set forth the spe-
cif1c markups that retailers may
add to their costs, such as four cents
per pound on green and wax beans,
five cents per pound on peas, three
cents on spinach.
The OPA said prices to consumers
of the affected foods should run
something like this:
Beans, 81 cents per pound; car
rots, 10 cents per bunch: eggplant,
Is cents per pound; spinach, IA
cents per pound; and pea, % cents
per pound.
The new system replaces the for
mer method Of percentage markups
which OPA said enabled retailers to
increase their cash margin of pro-
fit as the cost of an article went up
It provides the first dollars and
cents markups used at retail other
than those in effect for fresh fish
and seafood.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
FINDERS KEEPERS
WITH DEFENDANT
Roland Williams Faces
Charge of Theft; Spent
Money on Nephew

Roland william, 80, SO Abbott
Avenue, was granted continuance to
May 10 when he was arraigned be-
fore Judge T. E. Conway in City
Court this morning on a charge OF
theft.
Detective Sergt. Joseph Mccarthy
said Williams admitted finding a
wallet containing 1910 in a North
Main street tavern on April 18 lost
by John Yakouich, Waterbury Hos
pital employee.
He said Williams had made no
attempt to advertise for the owner,
but had spent the money. William
said he gave $40 to nephew who
was entering service, spent $50 for
party for him, and just spent the
rest.
Other cases: Ralph Leavenworth,
20, SO East Main street, non-support
nolled; Stephen Skirp, %, lis
Dikeman street, assault, breach OF
the peace, intoxication, continued
to June IT; James Barsitis, 20, "a
Scovill street, breaking, entry, theft,
continued to Oct. 10; Joseph Papa
cazzo, 81, Sunset avenue, parking
violating, continued to April 20; Jo-
seph Nardello, 20, SOB South Main
street, Naugatuck, Gregory Lagasse,
%, % West Liberty street, parking
within Is feet of an intersection,
Sc bonds called; William Ferraro,
20, 80 Sumac street. Andrew Lynch.
81, 167 Plank Road. Anne Morsen,
%, 1919 Grandviewstreet, Alex Kala-
chuk, "a, 1872 Locust street, Joseph
Triceto, %, 81 South Leonard street
George King, "a, Al Giles street.
Leonard Sevele, 16, SIS Inman ave-
nue., Michael Dechele, 81, 81 Wal
nut street, Joseph Appoliti, 81, 112
Wall street, John Francico, IS, 124
Locust street, william Koresky, 40,
% Stephana Lane, Daisey Dooley, As,
80 Orange street, Louis Leopizzo, 81,
81 Giles street, parking violations,
SIS bonds called; William Verrastro,
80, So Oak street, parking violation,
nolled.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
Giants Or GeniuSeS Of Jazz
FlOuriShed In Roaring EOS
Present Outlook for Young Musicians With That
Certain Touch Discouraging Says Esquire
Parade of "Immortals" Staged in
Reminiscent Mood.

The outlook for real jazz Is a
glum one, says Melvin L. Heimer
in his May ESQUIRE article,
JAZZ IS WHERE WE LOST 1T.
There are no young musicians of
to speak Of there is no new
blood of any consequence in the
new crop of jazzsters. The top
jazz men of today were making
history when every bathtub smell
ed Of juniper juice and there was
a chicken in every pot g. and
that, recent as it seems, was
twenty years ago.
There was something about the
Roaring Twenties, says ESQUIRE,
that shaped up such jazz giants
as Pee Wee Russell, Eddie Con-
don, Louis Armstrong, zutty Sin
gleton, Blk Beiderbecke, Milf
Mole, King Oliver, and Willie the
Lion. The razz ma tazz of the
prohibition years was the ring on
which they cut their teeth, and
they took its robust rowdyism and
looseness and sent it out the end
Of their trumpets or clairinets in
pure streaks Of thin, nervous
genius.
And in the footsteps of these
gone or CRAVING genii, there's just
a handful Of young ones. Charley
Christian, a single-string guitarist
who was almost unbelievable,
turned up in the late Thirties but
died Of T. B. virtually before he
got started. Teddy Wilson came
along they don't play the
piano any better. Mel Powell ap-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
WANING
in BOND BUYING
March Investments Local
ly Million Dollars Below
h February's Mark

A million dollars worth less of
Series "E" bonds were sold in Wa
terbury during aMrch than In Feb
ruary, it was revealed today by the
records Of the war finance commit
tee. The total sales for last month
equaled $1,528,276 as against Feb
ruary total Of $2,759,097. The COM
bined totals for Series E. F. and G..
bonds for March was $1,599,370 a
tremendous decrease over the similar
total in February of 1921 ,485.
The breakdown of sales showed
that banks issued total of $4O1,-
701 in bonds during March; indus
try issuers, $795, 1882; Rowland
Hughes store $2,981; Miller g. Peck,
$3.50: Loew's Poll, $1,706; State
theater, $5,718; Federal Reserve,
$256,950; post Office, $120,755, and
credit unions, $6,393.
City employees, with a record of
"a per cent participation, bought
1884 In bonds during the month,
while the city's school children
bought $28, 500 in bonds.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19

ever to address the Union League
Club, the Harvard Club of New
York, the National Association OF
Manufacturers, and the United
States Chamber of Commerce. She
was recently given the honor of a
testimonial dinner which was the
largest affair of its kind ever given
for Q private citizen in New York
Among the thousands of messages
received were greetings from Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Winston Churchill. Among her
other honors are degrees awarded
by Tufts, Columbia, Russell Sage
st. Lawrence and Syracuse.
Since 1886, Miss Thompson has
written a column, ION The Record,
which appears in the New York
Post and is syndicated in several
hundred newspapers about the
country, with a combined circula-
ton Of approximately ten million
Her weekly radio commentary is
heard by one of radios largest lis
tening publics. Her magazine arti-
cles reach other millions throughout
the country. The opinions she eff
presses are the subject of instant
and often heated discussion every
where In the land. Today she stands
at the pinnacle of journalistic fame
"a molder of public opinion almost
without parallel in the history OF
American journalism.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
Dorothy Thompson
Next Forum Guest
Journalist at Second Congregational Church Tues
day Evening to Discuss "These Crucial Days"

The daughter Of a Methodist min
lister, Miss Thompson spent hel
early childhood in small upstate
New York towns, and then attend
ed secondary schools in Chicago
For while she nursed an ambition
to be an artist but abandoned this
career for Syracuse University. Fol-
lowing her graduation she spent
several years doing social work and
then decided to go to Europe.
Miss Thompson is one Of the most
sought after speakers in the coun-
try. In one years time she has
turned down 1000 requests to APP
pear before gatherings of the great
est Importance in all sections OF
the country. The subject of Miss
ThompSon's lecture here will be
"These Crucial Days" it was an
nounced by DR.. John G. Walker and
Rabbi william P. Greenfield, chair1
men of the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
WALTER BONCAL
SETTLES CLAIM
Suit Against Francis and
AttraCta HenneSsey
Withdrawn Today

Withdrawal papers were fled ir
common pleas court today in the
civil action brought by Walter Bon
cal of Naugatuck against Francis
and Attracta Hennessey Of Water
bury, and also in the $500 dam
age suit Of Elizabeth Lackey OF
Waterbury against Loren r. Carter,
also Of this city.
The Boncal suit went to trial sew
weeks ago, but a settlement was
reported before the hearing was con-
cluded. Mayor John s. Monagan
made his first appearance in court
in the capacity of lawyer since
he assumed the mayoralty by repre-
senting the defendants in the litiga-
ton in association with Attorney
Maurice r. Healey.
A dispute on masonry and plaster
ing work contracted between the
property owners and the plaintiff
for premises on Joycroft road was
the basis of the litigation. DAM
ages Of $791 were sought by the
contractor, while the defendants
asked for $500 in their counter
complaint.
The other litigation was based on
a stairway fall at 468 West Main
street Nov. q, 1912. The plaintiff
claimed a metal nosing on a step
was broken and that the bannisters
were of faulty construction. Terms
of settlement were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
STOLFI PREPARES
TOFICHT CHARGES
Engages Counsel to Vindi=
cate Him on Fraudulent
Voting Allegations

Former Republican Selectman MI
chael Stolfi will plead mot guilty
to the eight complaints Of frau
delent voting charged against him
in a warrant issued yesterday, it was
stated today by his attorney John
H. Cassidy. The latter was re-
tanned esterday by Mr.. Stolfi and
stated that up until noon he had
not yet received copy of the COM
plants, but expected them soon.
Mr.. Stolfi was arraigned yester-
day in city court and was freed on
bond of $500 at which time Repub-
lican city court Judge T. E. Con-
way and Republican city court Judge
Charles Summa both disqualified
themselves. City Court Clerk Atty.
Albert j. Bronsky, who under city
charter is authorized to attempt to
retain a jurist to handle the mat
ter, had not been successful in the
matter up until noon today. Sew
eral out-of-town jurists contacted
by Mr.. Bronsky declined to accept.
Mr.. Stolfi was charged by city
prosecutor Albert Hummel (R) with
fraudulent voting on eight different
occasions since 1899 as result of his
having allegedly been sworn in IL
legally as a voter in 1887 two years
prior to his having allegedly been
sworn in illegally as voter in 1897
two years prior to his having re-
ceived his final citizenship papers.
AS the statute of limitations rel
alive to such violations preceded
only to a 5 year period any voting
activities Of the accused prior to
1899 are discarded as basis for
charges. Penalties for such violat-
ors, If found guilty, call for mini
mum fine of $500 and $500 plus a
one or two year prison sentence
coupled with disfranchisement of
the individual.
The charges against the former
Republican Selectman were first in
stituted by Republican registrar of
voters Albert o. Faller who acting
on his own initiative, it is reported,
bore the story to Mayor Monagan
stating that he believed that the
former selectman was not a quail
flied elector, a fact he felt to be true
because of his investigation into the
matter following the receipt of an
anonymous telephone call received
after midnight one night.
Mr.. Faller stated to the Mayor
that he was placing the matter in
the late latter's hands as part of the
latter's duties as chief executive.
The matter was subsequently turned
over to the city prosecutor after Mr..
Stolfi resigned without admission
of guilt"
Reports today stated that it SEEM
ed likely that the voting of records
Of period Of time involved in the
charges as well as the records of the
Republican registrar from 1887 on
would be called as witness was not
disclosed by either side, today as
the Case went into preparation.
The trial has been tentatively set
for April %.
Mayor Monagan today stated that
he will not name a successor to Mr..
Stolfi until sometime next week
after possible consultation with Re-
publican leaders.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19

which gripped the continent. the
Allies made further moves which
carried forward the war of nerves.
AS the British radio warned French
patriots that the time was growing
short and urged them to store food
and otherwise get ready, more pre-
cautions were taken to seal the Brit
1Sh Isles against leaks of informa-
ton.
Service Reduced
Steamship service to Fire was re-
duced to a skeleton and the curb
on the activities Of foreign diplomats
was extended. The latter and their
households, 1t was announced, are
to be handled as ordinary aliens 'if
the need should arise"
In the Pacific, American bombers
maintained the constant attack on
enemy bases from the MarshallS to
New Guinea. Five of the island out
posts Of Truk in the Carolines were
attacked on Sunday and the airfieId
on one Of them, Satawan, was
knocked out temporarily.
While heavy fighting continued in
the Imphal and Kohima areas of
northwestern India, British sources
expressed moderate optimism that
the Japanese incurSion from Burma
would be defeated.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
WATERBURY AGAIN
\ TRAILS ON QUOTA

Waterbury attained 70 per cent
E.Of its fats and grease salvage quota
during the month of February, 1t
WAS revealed today, while the en-
tire state boosted its efforts to with
I'm 90 per cent of it's total quota
with a final collection for the month
OF S50,901 poupnds. The city's
total collection was 1920 pounds
out Of a quota Of 20,483.
| Middlesex county led all others
with . total of 122 per cent Of its
.QuOtsa while the town of Middle
eOwn was the leader among its
groups with 40 per cent of quota
attainment. OF the states 172 sal
wage committees So broke 100 per
cent or better.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19

peared on the scene as a pianist,
continues ESQUIRE and Kansas
FiledS, whose first name no one
will ever know, popped up I'M
expectedly.
On the whole, though, the good
ones were the same. Sax players
came along and all they did was
initiate Chu or Hawk on BODY
AND SOUL. Bobby Hackett, a
really talented cornet player, ap-
peared but everybody called him
a second Blk. Buddy Rich was a
nice little drummer, and his strik-
ing similarity to Krupa was no.
ticed. Martha Tilton made some
good music with songs, and Billie
Holiday made everyine forget the
Smith girls, but then there were
Ella Mae Morse and Helen
O'Connell and Dinah Washing
ton and a hundred others who
Soundedlike a carbon copy of we
forget whom. Harry James play
ed his trumpet up and down the
scale with technical ability, but
somehow if you listened real
close, you never found anything
fresh or new about it.
Inventiveness where had 1t
been mislaid? Who swiped the
lock on the originality door? The
public swiped it, says ESQUIRE.
While the real jazzmen were play
ing their hearts out, nobobdy was
listening to them. John Q was
dancing to and signing pleasant
ly at the syrupy tunes dished out
at the country's big-time dance
floors. Improvisation was strictly
out people didn't want to be
disturbed >. they waned o sleep.
James tried a rock-and-Sock-
'em band after he broke with
Goodman, with clean and hard
bitten music and some good solo,
lists and almost lost his shirt.
Then he put in eleven violinS and
Frank Sinatra and stayed away
from things like the TIN ROOF
BLUES, and he wound up in
AMY WOOA WAVAA " oulA1ACAU 1AAAA1OL1
dollars. Basic struggled for years
trying to sell the real thing;
then, although never giving up
completely, started to play the Tin
Pan Alley tunes the way they
were written he offered the
opiates straight. He made a lot
of money, too, says ESQUIRE.
Maybe that's what happened to
the young artists they knew
they couldn't get Big Break I'M
less they played junk.
1t is unfortunate that most of
the time the real thing is a pretty
hard article to sell, concludes
ESQUIRE whether it's jazz
music, concert violinist, Pleas
SO painting, or a Saviour. Maybe
that's why JAZZ IS WHERE WE
LOST 1T.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
Hospital
Bulletins

william j. Cavanaugh, Is Alma
street, campaign manager for
Senator John F. Tobin in his pri-
mary campaign, was reported in
fairly good condition this morn
ing at st. Mary's hospital where
he was taken last night for an
emergency operation. Mr.. Cav
anaugh opposed Mayor MOnagan
in the Democratic municipal pri-
mary last year.
Joseph COrrideau, 20, % Seely
street, was admitted to Waterbury
hospital this morning after suf-
fering minor burns Of the face
and hands in the explosion Of
some benzene at the Waterbury
Time company where he is en-
plOyed. His condition was re-
ported as good.
The condition Of John Walsh,
former board of education chair
man, and Roger Walsh, manager
of Mount Manressa band Of re-
treatants, remained unchanged
this morning at st. Mary's hos
pitaI where both men are seriously
ill.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
LEATHER DEALERS
SETTLE CHARGES
Waterbury Listed Among
Communities Checked;
$500 NOlles Charges

Hartford, Conn, April 19-(UP)-
State OPA Director Anthony F. Ar
pia said today that Is Connecticut
wholesale leather dealers accused OF
charging above ceiling prices had
made out-of-court settlements with
the government amounting to $18,-
1919 and that he expected a result
ant getting into line" effect on shoe
repair prices.
The $18,199, he said, was an es-
innate of overcharges made by the
wholesalers, most of whom admitted
that that kept no records and were
unaware of their excess profits.
Only two wholesalers in the state,
according to Arpaia, adhered to CELL
ing prices.
The director said the OPA was
aware that some repairers had
charged exhorbitant prices-one as
high as Sand that in INJURY was
being made to acquaint cobblers
with the price ceilings.
The wholesalers, he said, were
located at Hartford, New Haven,
Bridgeport, Waterbury, Danbury
and TOrrington,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
ROTARY NOMINATES
ALLEN AS PRESIDENT

Charles ]. Allen, former president
Of the Waterbury Rotary Club who
last year retired as district COVER
nor, was nominated for president Of
the Waterbury club at yesterday
Moons meeting at the Elton. Others
nominated include first vice-presi-
dent, Oscar Warner; second vice.
president, G. Arthur Dubois; Secre-
tary, Louis Fitch; sergeant-at-arms,
Daniel T. Harrington, Jr. Directors
were also nominated.
Edward L. Stoughton, past presi-
dent Of the Springfield, Mass, Ro-
tary club, spoke on THE Good Old
Ways In the Good New Days" Fred
Stewart Of the American Brass Co.
introduced the speaker.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
Dutch Elm Disease
Feared By Officials
Defensive Methods Advised in Anticipation of Elm
Bark Bellies Spring Offensive Annual Fight

A shortage Of labor has made it
impossible for federal government
crews to continue the work Of tax
ing down diseased elm trees. The
owner of a diseased elm should take
the responsibility Of removing 1t in
order to protect healthy trees In
the vicinity. Bark beetles travel
from infected trees to healthy ones,
carrying the Dutch elm disease with
them.
The Connecticut Station offers q
diagnostic service If there is doubt
as to whether a tree IS diseased. An
owner, desiring this service should
send six samples of twigs at least
six inches long and one-han inch
in diameter to the Station entomol-
ogy department.
The Dutch elm disease entered
Connecticut from New York State
about II years ago, and is most
severe in Fairfield County, the
southern part of Ltchfield and the
extreme western fringe of New Ha-
ven counties. The U. S. Department
Of Agriculture maintains a zone on
the eastern border Of the most
heavily infested area where it does
scouting work to prevent the dis
ease from spreading. This zone is
approximately 80 miles wide, ex-
tending from the northeastern cor
ner Of Connecticut to the mouth OF
the Connecticut river.
Films should be protected from
injury from other insects SO that
they remain in a healthy, vigorous
condition. Canker worms, q serious
appear in large numbers in Con-
threat to elm trees, are expected to
necticut this year, particularly in
the southern part of the State. A
very large number of eggs of the
insect are now present on the bark
and branches of elm trees. Spray
ing with lead arsenate is the most
effective way of controlling this
pest, DR.. Friend says.