The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-11

Hartford, May 11-(UP)-Three
men now serving prison terms in
New York were under federal in
dictment today for $27 900 robbery
at the City National Bank OF South
Norwalk five years ago.
The men, Hendryk v. Reszka
Morris Auswaks and Louis Venezia,
according to U. s. Attorney Robert
P. Butler, held up two bank mes
sengers after slugging police
guard, grabbed a registered package
containing the money, and van
ished. Butler said the men now
are serving time for robbery and
that steps would be taken to remove
them to the jurisdiction Of the court
here for trial.
Hartford, May 11-CUP)-Plead-
ing guilty to an indictment charg-
ing him with counterfeiting gasoline
ration coupons, the sentence Of
Peter ]. Malavenda, 3S, Meriden,
was deferred in federal court today
until after the trial Of two others
charged with conspiracy to counter
felt.
Malavenda will be a government
witness against Peter Klimczak,
Meriden. and Joseph PetricciOne,
New Haven, who will 90 on trial
May %.
The government claimed that
Malavenda cOunterfeited 43S gasO-
line ration coupons, and together
with the other two conspired to turn
out millions of the bogus tickets.
Storrs, May 1l-(UP)-State
Farm Labor Supervisor Paul Put
nam predicted today that 10000
emergency farm workers will be
needed this year and appealed to
high school boys and girls to enroll
at farm camps during this summer.
Putnam said 10 camps were being
set up in vegetable and tobacco
growing areas, and the first will
open June 8 at the start Of the
strawberry picking season. The
others will open around June /.
To further help the agricultural
labor situation, Putnam said $500
Jamaicans and 1000 Newfoundland
ers would be working on Connecti-
cut farms this year and would be
quartered in "a camps.
Newtown, May 11-(UP)-Funeral
services will be held Saturday for
Arthur Judd Smith, 76, president
OF the Bee Publishing company for
SO years. who died yesterday after
a short illness. The company pub
lished the Newtown Bee, a pros
porous and wideIy-read weekly
newspaper.
Smith was a former director Of
the NewtOwn Savings bank. and an
organizer Of the Ncwtown Water
company. His widow, two sons and
q brother survive.
Danbury, Conn, May II - (U.P)
The Master Plumbers Association
of Connecticut concluded its annual
convention last night with the cleo
ton of Harold ]. McGill, Westporr.
as president, after hearing speakers
predict an unprecedented boom IN
building and home modernizatioa
after the war.
Retiring President James G. Tay-
lor. Woodmont, said that home
modernization will be. among the
most pressing needs of America in
the first postwar year and should
be a major factor in easing the
country's transition from war &c
peace
Repairs and modernization worl:
he said, can be started as soon as
governmental restrictions are lifted
and 'can be undertaken more
quickly than new construction.
A. B. Dibble. New Haven, Asso-
citation secretary, said the industry
would use virtually the same ma
terials as before the war and that
'plastics, on the whole, have moi
found wide acceptance apo
1t is unlikely that they will be wide
ly used after the war as a substitute
for metals"
Dibble said that "the first fiool
washroom or powder room has wor
definite acceptance and win con.
tinue to be a popular feature Of
houses"
Other elections were: Henry J
Foell, Meriden, and Charles w
Weitze, Ridgefield, vice presidents
Charles MCGEE, Norwich, secretary