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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
KEEFE'S PHARMACY
HELD OUTSTANDING
New Willow Street Store
Exceptionally Attractive
Service Chief Aim

Keefe's Drug Store on the north
west corner of Willow street and
Hillside avenue has been nominated
for the distinction of being one Of
the most modern and most beauti-
full pharmacies in New England. At
least residents of that section Of
Waterbury cherish such an esti-
mate of the establishment and find
that little or no persuasion is need
ed to convert visitors to the same
belief.
For ten or more years Keefe's
Drug Store was an established in
Stitution of neighborhood service on
the north east corner of that busy
intersection, Willow street and Hill
side avenue. Following extensive re-
pairs and the installation of the
latest in drug store accessories the
premises that formerly quartered a
Cruess Brothers store, has been
transformed into an exceptionally
attractive pharmacy, one of which
Waterbury may well feel proud.
Over the past weekend large
baskets of beautiful flowers height
ened the effect of the rich, dark
walnut cabinet and display cases,
the cleaning mirrors, the flood OF
light from polished neon fixtures,
and the various other accessories
selected with discriminating taste
and incorporated into the general
pattern of store designed not only
for an attractive atmosphere but
for prompt, efficient service. And as
for these essentials Keefe's has long
since established its prestige. The
courtesy of its staff is a neighbor-
hood by-word.
To Fred Keefe, the change of To-
cation marks home coming. Years
ago he served as clerk on the same
premises when Kenyon'S Drug store
preceded Cruess! The ten inter-
vening years have given Mr.. Keefe
not only experiences in public serv-
ice, but the faculty to anticipate
what patrons expect to see and to
wish to find conveniently In the up
to-the-minute drug store. The ar
ray of cases about the store offers
suggestions to visitors. The pres
cription department overlooking the
store proper has every facility for
the accurate compromising of pres
criptions.
Mr.. Keefe's business ideals are
realized in his new store. To the E..
Boni Fixture and Manufacturing
Company of New Haven, he is in
debted for the rich fixtures; to Jo-
seph McNellis and Sons of Water
bury for the electrical features; to
the T. F. Jackson g. Co., Of Wa
terbury, the tile flooring and to b.
x. Keefe, $50 Baldwin street, the
modern plumbing installations-all
combining to make Keefe's Phar-
macy an outstanding one in New
England.
For the floral tributes and for the
hundreds of expressions of wishes
for success, friends of Mr.. Keefe
will provide the anSwer-the per-
sonality of the owner, the courteous
efficiency of his assistants and the
stores well-established reputation
for service.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18

Teachers Training College and since
1880 Professor of Ethics at Yeshiva
College. DR.. Jung is a member of
the Council Of the Jewish Agency
for Palestine, Vice-President of the
Family Institute of New York, on
the Executive Boards of the Ma
tional Conference Of Jews and
Christians and National Committee
for Religion and Welfare Recovery.
Since 1922 he has been the rabbi Of
The Jewish Center in New York.
He is editor of 1.-THE Jewish Lii
brary," three series of which have
already been published, and have
been widely acclaimed. He Is the
author of many books and pamph-
lets, among them Foundations OF
judaism" Living Judaism" ''Mod-
ern Trends in American Judaism, u
Things Without Measure" Fallen
Angels in Jewish, Christian, and
Mohammedan Literature"
He brings to the platform many
years of study and experience which
have brought him into contact with
Jews and Christians of all types
He has delivered lectures from the
platforms of many colleges (Har-
ward, Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, etc.,
city clubs, and puplits throughout
the country.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
M. |. Pleads
ForYounq Men

Cambridge, Mass, April 18.-tOP)
President Karl T. Compton OF
Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nclogy charges that Selective Serv-
ice 30 longer is Selective and pre-
diets that mass induction of tech
nicians under 26 will "retard the
development of scientific devices
needed to defeat a scientific enemy.
1.-The most serious danger in the
present pressure for mass induction
is the irreparable losSt Of specialized
knowledge for developing, producing
and operating those scientific de-
vices needed to maintain superior
ity over an enemy depending on
scientific skills to win the war,
Compton told a press conference
last night.
Some research projects, involving
modern techniques, are known ex-
pertly only by younger men, Comp
ton said. M. I. T. has on its tech
nical staff for war research 478 mer
under 26 years of age, and each
man is irreplaceable, according to
Compton. This total does not in
clude those in AT or others re-
leased from service for physical dis
ability.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
ASSESSORS TOLD
TO use $7,4OO
Cost of Winsted ReassesS.
ment Approved as Mayor
Breaks Tie

Winsted, April 1S-Tie board OF
selectmen Monday night voted fa-
vorably on q motion by Selectman
Howard M. Deming that the esti-
mate Of the assessors Of $7.400 as
total cost of the reasSeSSment Is sat~
isfactory and that they are author.
lied to proceed on that basis.
Selectmen Deming and George l..
Benedict voted in favor Of the mo-
ton, while Selectmen p. Francis
Hicks and John A. OBrien were
opposed. Mayor Joseph w. Darcy
broke the tie by voting for the mo-
ton.
An amendment proposed by Mr..
Hicks that the board Of assessors
be present at the selectmenis meet
ing next Monday night to answer
any questions the board might wish
to ask and that Mr.. Deming's mo-
ton be put over until next week was
defeated. Hicks and O'Brien IA
vored the amendment and Deming
and Benedict opposed 1t. Mayor
Darcy again broke the tie, voting
favorably.
It was also voted on motion Of
Mr.. Deming that the first select
man invite all members Of the
board of assessors to be present
at the meeting next week and dis
cuss further the problems Of reval-
uation and answer any questions OF
the Selectmen.
It was voted that the board Of
assessors be instructed to submit
weekly bills for all salaries and ex-
penses in connection with the re-
valuation work. A letter from As
SCISSOR Anthony F. Seraf1ni was
read, in which he stated that he
was willing to take part and COOP
crate in the revaluation work with
other members Of the board OF as
SCISSORS.
Police Chief William E. Mulcahy
appeared before the board regard
ing parking regulations along Main
street. He said he did not want to
be too rigid, because he had OBJ
served that with the exception of
Friday night and Saturday there
was generally ample parking space.
He also said that some Of the mer-
chants did not want to drive bust
ness away by too rigid enforcement
of parking regulations.
Selectman O'Brien reported that
during March there were Sc families
or 1877 individuals on relief, of which
SO families or lot individuals are
chargeable to the town. The figures
show a slight increase over Feb
ruary, he said.
Action was postponed on the re-
quest of street department en-
ployes for Saturday afternoon of,
with no reduction in weekly pay.
selectmen and their wives re-
ceived an invitation to q meeting OF
the Business and Professional Wo-
mems club Thursday night at the
Baptist church.
A building permit was granted
Mrs. E. sherwood Brown OF 2S9
North Main street to repair a
veranda.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
RooSeveIts
Split Funds

Fort Worth, Tex, April IS. (UP)-
Formal division of community prop
erty and the setting UP of a trust
fund for benefit of their children
was all that remained today to COM
plete dissolution Of the marriage of
Col. Elliott Roosevelt, second son Of
the President, and Mrs. Ruth Cog
gins Roosevelt.
In an uncontested divorce action
IN 48th district court yesterday, Mrs.
Roosevelt was granted a divorce
from her air corps husband In a
decree which declared all property
Of the couple community property
to be equally divided.
A waiver of service, signed by
Colonel Roosevelt, now stationed in
England, was presented in court,
and Mrs. Roosevelt was granted
custody Of the couples three chill
dren, David Boynton, Elliott, Jr.,
and Ruth Chandler Roosevelt.
Cruel and tnhuInan treatment on
the part of her husband was the
basis of Mrs. Roosevelt's action.
Among the property to be settled,
deeds for which will be filed within
"a few days." Mrs. Roosevelt'S at
torney said, was capital stock in four
Texas radio broadcasting companies
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
Arabs Are
White Race

Boston, April 18.-(UP)-Arabs
are members of the white race and
hence eligible for naturalization. as
U. S. citizens. according to a rurling
by Federal Judge E. Wyzanski Jr.
Judge Wyzanski gave the opinion
yesterday when he granted Amer
lean citizenship to Mohammed
Mohriez, a south end market own
er, who emigrated here from Badan,
Arabia in 1921. The judge said he
made the special ruling because
Of a Stricter Interpretation of the
nationality act of 1910 made by
federal judges in New York and
Michigan.
'"The Arab people belong to that
division of the white race speaking
the Semitic language" said Judge
Wyzanski in his opinion.
He also said that 1t was "con-
trary to our American creed to Gre
ate superior and inferior brand of
permanent residents" and added
that Americans "have learned that
the policies of rigid exclusion are
not only false to our professions of
Democratic Liberalization but re-
pugnant to our vital interests as a
world power"
W.aDiW
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
CROSBY STUDENTS
TO DIRECT SALE
Take Over Victory House
Thursday; Boost Navy
Plane Purchase

Activities at the Victory House
on Thursday promise to be many
and varied as students of Crosby
High take over for the sale of bonds
toward the purchase by the city's
schools of a Corsair Navy plane.
Last Thursday the Wildly students
undertook the sale at the Victory
House and netted $3.50 in the sale
of bonds. The total quota for all
schools is $4,000.
The plane, which the entire city
school system is buying, is United
Aircraft Sikorsky- Vought Corsair
F4U-1 Fighter Plane, one of the
Nays fastest ships. Each high
school is to sell $12,5O0 in War
Bonds and Stamps at school or out
side before June LIST. Cities all over
the state, no matter how large or
small are endeavoring to buy one.
The committee at Crosby for the
event are as follows: Miss K. Hayes,
supervisor War Savings at Crosby;
Roy Schwartz, chairman; Robert
Dezinno, associate chairman; George
Boinay; (above three are Crosby
representatives to the City Coun-
Gil for the campaign; Robert Ma
cary, recruiting director; Bennett
Klamkin, Victory House director;
Thomas Qurk, public address
system director; Joseph Phelan.
Two entertainment rallies will be
held twice during the day. At 4
o'clock and again at Z the immedi-
ate-vicinity public will hear Crosby's
talent. An hour long program is
planned for each rally. Speakers
will be Miss K. Hayes, Crosby facul-
ty members, and leading civic per-
sons. Entertainers will be Nancy
Adams, Helen Babson, John O'Brien,
Gerald Gertler, Barbara Doyle, Ro-
land Hollander, Bennett Klamkin,
Muriel Lynch, Betty Harper, Jean
Charmichael, Madelyne Berment,
and the Crosby Glee Club Of 30
voices, and many others. 10 Szan-
tyr, song writer, will also lend her
talents. Roy Schwartz will be mas
ter of ceremonies, assisted by Rob-
ert Dezinno.
At 8 o'clock Roy Walch, Crosby
teacher and guidance director, will
show movies to the passing public.
A specially constructed booster for
the screen has been made and the
motion pictures will be shown for
people who pass by the rear Of
Victory House.
Throughout the day at regular
intervals, Man on the Street pro-
grams will be presented from the
sidewalk in front of the House. Sew
eral qeutsionS VII 1be asked passers-
by.
Anyone purchasing War Stamps
or Bonds may request a student to
entertain them, Or they may have
a personal-selected song played over
the public address system.
Each Crosby student working on
the committee or any of the stats
will wear pennant especially made
! up with letter G in blue attached to
a white ribbon background. The
one c will stand for Crosby Corsair
Campaign.
Those purchasing bonds will re-
ceive them Immediately or they may
be sent registered mail to their
homes. Stamp books may be turned
in for bonds.
Bonds and Stamps will be sold
through the Waterbury Teachers
Association, issuing agents.
Over $1.750 has been issued and
sold to Crosby students in War
Bonds and Stamps so far in this
campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
MoyEose
Tex Rules

Washington, April 18-(UP)-The
House Ways and Means Committee
today began final drafting Of a bill
to simplify the individual income
tax law and some members be-
lieyed it would be ready for filing
with the House by Friday.
Rep. Harold KnutSon, r., Mimi,
ranking Republican member, said
he hoped the committee would re-
consider decision reached prior to
the Easter recess under which in
come up to $500 received by de-
pendent Of a taxpayer woul be ig-
nored insofar as taxation Is con-
cerned.
The major policies upon which
the new bill will be based were
settled before the recess and the
committee believes its plan will
make unnecessary the filing of re-
turns by some 100000 persons
earning less than $4,000 a year. To
achieve simplification, the commit
tee made these major decisions:
l. The victory tax of three per-
cent would be abolished. The pres
ent six per cent normal tax and
graduated surtaxes would be inte-
grated into single graduated sur
tax and a new normal tax of three
per cent would be imposed on in
come over $500, with the two new
taxes designed to make the burden
on the individual similar tot hat
now imposed.
2. The uniform exemption would
be $500 person. Thus, the exemp-
ton Of married person with one
child, for instance, would be ST.
500.
3. Taxpayers earning up to 5000
would be allowed a standard ten
per cent of income for deductions,
and those earning over $1,000 a
standard allowance of $500.
4. Withholding schedules would
be so arranged to provide for with
holding of the entire tax obligation.
S. Taxpayers earning up to S.
600 and who have no outside income
over 500 which was not subject to
Withholding. need file only their
withholding receipts as their tax
report. Two other forms, both SIM
pie, would be used by other tax
| payers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
LATE REALTY NEWS

The following realty deeds have
been placed on file with the Of
flee Of the Town Clerk:
Warranty Deed
John J. Quinn to John B. and
Aurora OuelIette. Prop on River
street.
Quit Claim Deed
Home Owners Loan Corp to
Wflfred L. and Hazel r.. Carlson.
Property ON Lincoln street.
Mortgage Deed
WfIfred r.. and Hazel r. Carl
son to ii. O. L. @. Property on
Lincoln street. John b. and Au-
r0rs OueIIette to Maude / Walsh.
property ON River street.
Releases OF Mortgages
Waterbury National Bank to
John J. Quinn.
gcOvin Mfg. Co. to Thomas J.
Bowling ct ux.
Samuel HOIczer to J. William
Gardner.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
So Face TrioI
On Old Chorqes

Taunton, Mass, April 18-(UP)-
Ftfty-three persons indicted since
1882 by Bristol County grand juries
but never brought to trial faced SUI
perior court arraignment today.
Bench warrants for their imme-
date arraignment were issued last
night by Judge Harold P. Williams
at the request of Asst.-Atty. Gen.
Ralph v. Rogers who is investi-
eating Bristol county affairs and
the office OF the office of Dist.-Atty.
William G. Crossley of Fall River.
One Of the defendants reputedly
is high elected official of Bristol
county who was charged with viola
lions Of the corrupt practices act
in February but never brought to
trial. Most cases. 1t was thought
dealt with lottery charges.
Rogers said that in at least 81
Of the cases involved IN the secret
indictments the defendants never
were arraigned.
Meanwhile, among defendants
who appeared in court yesterday as
result Of the Investigations was
Blair H. Parker Of (88 Billings Rd)
Quincy who pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with con-
spiracy to defraud the county
through the sale Of equipment. The
case was continued for disposition.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
HENRY DACCERTT
SUCCUMBS AT 20


Hartford, April 18-Henry D. Dag
gett, Jr, 20, of IA Warner Place,
Wcshersfield, died at Hartford Hos
pital Sunday night after a brief ILL
ness. He was born in Waterbury
and lived in Wethersfield most of
his life. He was senior at Weth-
ersfield High School. He leaves his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry D.
Daggett, Sr. The funeral will be
held Wednesday at 1880 p. m. at
the s. M. johnson and Company
Funeral Home, 2016 Jain street, with
services at Union Baptist church at
2, Rev. DR.. J. c. Jackson officiat-
ing. Burial win be in Green Gene
terry, Glastonbury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
FBI AGENTS HOLD
CONFERENCE HERE
Waterbury, Nearby Police
Officials Attend interest
ing Lecture Session

One of the most informative ses-
sionS members Of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, Waterbury,
nearby police agencies have ever
participated In took place last even
ing In the aupditorium Of the Con-
necticut Light g. Power Co., under
the Connecticut Field Division, FBI.
Approximately three hundred per-
sons, including Waterways newly
appointed policewoman, Mrs. Mary
Norgren listened to Fred T. Mc1n-
tyre and Donald j. ParSonse of the
washington national headquarters
of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton discourse on two most import
ant subjects of police work-evi-
dence, and the part science and the
chemical laboratory played in the
field of criminal investigation.
Special Agent Mcintyre, co-ordan-
ating office between national FBI
and local police agencies throughout
the country, discussed Evidence"
its rules as applied to presentation
in court, relevant and irrelevant,
judicial notice, dying declarations
and confessions. Agent Mcintyre
cited several instances, actual and
proverbial of criminal Investigations
that have been presented and could
be presented warning his audience
of policemen, constables and sher-
ifs who are familiar with investiga-
tive work to hew to a line of direct
and indirect evidence toward the
objective of breaking" case.
Special Agent Parsons discussed
the lace of the laboratory in GRIM
inal investigation, now more import
ant than ever, in connection with
sabotage of war production work,
illustrating his remarks with series
of slides, including those Of mag
nified metals, the making of home
made time bombs and the pictured
efforts of occasionalt 'cheaters'
with war-work contracts, who have
been discovered in the process Of
putting out defective materials to
the Army, Navy and Air corps SOLE
ly for profit.
Roger F. Gleason, FBI agent in
charge Of the New Haven field di-
vision, which includes agents as
signed to Waterbury, introduced the
principal speakers, expressing him.
self as thoroughly gratified with
the large and enthusiastic turnout
for the conference, whhic was
scheduled for New Haven today,
under similar arrangements, later
in Hartford and other Connecticut
cities.
Supt. Daniel j. Carson and the
Waterbury Police Department were
hosts for the occasion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
Torpedom en-
Are Fishes
BY EVERETT WANDER

(Ou1Ceu EEcSS ObAn correspondent
London, April 10 - O.P0 - Tor
pedoes straddled by two-man crews
encased In diving suits have been
used successfully by the British
Navy in the Mediterranean, the Ad-
miralty revealed today.
Like characters out Of a comic
strip fantasy, the men wrap their
legs around the long, slim explosive
projectile and ride it until 1t
reaches its target. Then they attach
it to the hull of a ship or whatever
the objective is and withdraw in
their diving suits, leaving only a
trail Of bubbles before the explo-
sion.
The use Of the strange device was
disclosed by the announcement Of
the award of two distinguished
service orders and two conspicuous
gallantry medals to men who took
part in successful attack on the
enemy-held naval base at Palermo,
Sicily, In January, 1943.
Several human torpedoeS" stole
through the anti-submarine nets
guarding the Palermo harbor and
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length.
Score Hit
One torpedo sank the 3,362-ton
italian cruiser Ulpio Traiano as she
was being completed for service,
and another wrought such damage
to an 8,500-ton transport that she
sank after being towed away for
repairs.
AS described officially, the "hu-
man torpedoeS "are not suicide de-
vices for the men who pilot them
All four men decorated now are
prisoners Of war. as are some others
who took part in the operation.
The weapons were described as
about the same size and shape as
ordinary torpedoes. The explosive
ehsTge Is attached to the nose. The
torpedo Is powered by electric bat
teries.
When the target is reached, the
men dive beneath the torpedo, set
time fuses and get away as fast as
they can.
Lieutenant Richard Thomas
Goodwin and sub Lieutenant
George Dove were awarded DSOs
for the Palermo attack and conspic-
uous gallantry medals went to Sig
mailman Alexander Terrier and
Leading Seaman James Freel.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18
Two Women


Camdenton, O., April Is - (U.PO
State and county officers today
sought the missing parts of two de-
capitated, unidentified women's
bodies in an 80-mile long artificial
lake in the picturesque northern
foothills of the Ozark Mountains.
The torsoS were found in the
sprawling, twisting lake Of the
Ozarks, formed several years ago
by the backWaters Of the big Bag
nell Dam.
The first body was found by three
fishermen Sunday. Clad only in
underclohting, the victims head
had been cut off at the mouth and
the left leg had been severed be-
tween the hip and the knee. The
woman was believed to have been
about SO years Of age.
AS Camden County authorities
sought clues to the murderer yes
terday. the second body was found
washed ashore 200 yards from
where the first victim was discov-
cred. A young woman, about IS
years old, her head had been cut off
at the shoulders. She was clad only
In panties and one stocking.
Mrs. Abbie Woolery, coroner, said
neither woman had been raped.
The younger victim had been shot
several times at close range with a
shotgun, she said, and the older
woman had been slashed in the
abdomen and arms.
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