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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
HOUSING BOARD
TO REORGANIzE
Board Of AIdermen's Ap-
prOval Opens Way to
Immediate Action

The city's housing authority
board win be revived within the
next few days as result Of the APP
proval Of the action by the board Of
aldermen at Monday nights meet
ing. Just who viii be appointed to
the board has not yet been divulged.
Actually the original board has
never been officially disbanded and
since their last meeting Of some four
years ago VITO Of the original men,
bers have died and one has moved
from the city. The original board
consisted Of the late Rev. Dr.. John
Lewis and the late william Harriss
of the Lincoln House and william
Simpson formerly Of the Hoffman
Valve Co. and now living out Of
town. The remaining members are
the Rev. Eugene p. Cryne and John
j. Driscoll, executive secretary Of
the G.
Whether these two latter members
will be retained 1t was not known
today and 1t has been stated that
there Is a possibility Of the number
of members Of the board being in
creased upon formation Of the new
commission.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23

Ofhcials and river veterans clock
ing the snub-nosed workhorse, whose
breed have long since driven the.
steamboat from the river as a car
rier, declared that it exceeded any
thing that had ever been seen on
THE Father Of Waters"
Capt. A. j. Clay, supervising
master Of the Mississippi Valley
Barge Line Co., owners of the craft,
and river pilot for more than 20
years. took the boat on its trial run
and declared himself extremely
satisfied with the craft, after CIV
ing it the works"
The Milne Bay has an overall
length Of 1875 feet, with a beam Of
50 feet. Her hull depth Is IL feet,
with nine-foot draft. The boat,
named after a South Pacific battle,
carries crew OF % men and Is capa-
BILE Of pushing 10000 tons of barge
freight along the nations watery
highways.
The Southern belle in her crino-
line hoop-skirt and bonnet and her
beau in his high hat. hand-painted
vest, dark broadcloth and snowy
linens. would have viewed the
Milne Boy with wonder.
Twin screws, nine feet in diam
eter and with an eight-inch pitch,
replace the conventional paddle
wheels. The bay" has two forward
steering rudders and four backing
rudders. Her propellers protrude q
foaS below the hull une-which was
the only thing about the new
super-towboat that was questioned
by experienced rivernien.
She carries $500 barrels of fuel
oil and consumes an average of
seven barrels an hour. She is al
lowed 300 tons Of steam. Her cook
ing and warming heat is furnished
by burning diesel oil. Her weight Is
1,139 gross tons
The Dixie dandies and the steely-
eyed, somber-clad, river gamblers
would have agreed that the steam
boat era was never like this. The
swishy river packets had their sing
ing roustabouts with their planta-
ton tunes, but the Milne Bay is
equipped with a two-way radio with
which she keeps in constant contact
with the st. Louis home office.
The ladies who brushed the sparks
from hat and shawl as the huge
steamboat SmokeStacks belched fire.
enjoyed the Milne Bays air-condi-
tioning.
Fireproof, her cold-storage facil-
tiles will carry 30-day stock of
fresh fruits and vegetables.
Her quarters are far cry from
the dim-lit splendor the floating pa
laces knew. Each cabin has bath
ing facilities. and bed lights burn
over each of the deep, comfortable
beds. The rooms are finished In at
tractive green and white and have
oak furniture.
OF all-welded, steel construction,
the Milne Bay is the third Of 81
boats Of her type to be built under
defense plant corporation con-
tract. She was started at the Car
gill Shipbuilding Co., in Savage,
Mimi, but was floated to Memphis
for completion when the water be-
gan to freeze.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
new TRUCK TIRE
RULES EXPLAINED

New ration regulations pertaining
to truck tires were explained by
william w. Harris, state OPA tire
ration executive, at meeting Of
more than 10 truck tire inspectors
and feet operators last night at
the ration board headquarters.
Applications for new truck tires
are handled by the area truck tire
board on recommendation from in
spectors. A state inspector exam
ines the condemned tires within 30
days after a replacement is ap-
proved, 1t was explained. The re-
placement must be authorized by
the state inspector. according to
the new regulations.
1t was disclosed that for every
new truck tire issued I'VE are re-
capped.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
COP. GROUPS MAY
OBTAIN QUARTERS

Republican clubs In Waterbury
may join In paying the costs Of
rental Of headquarters rooms pro-
viding suitable space could be found.
A group Of members Of the Young
Republican club met last night in
rooms Of the Canadian Legion head
quarters and discussed the prelim.
inaries Of such q plan. Although
many suggestions as to suitable quar-
tiers were offered last night on
final analysis it was found that the
majority were not adequate.
Among those who met were Harold
K. Hadley, James M. White, Charles
Goggins, John McHugh, Louis Cir
adj, Frank Varaneln and others. 1t
was denied by those in attendance
that the purpos Of the gathering
had been to discuss a primary
ticket to be introduced into this
years primaries.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
LOCAL DEMOCRATS
GET 'RUN-AROUND'
Delegation Is Numbered
Among Those Present;
18th Term Idea Popular

A delegation Of over forty Demo
cratic party members headed by
Mayor John s. Monagan attended
last nights Washington's birthday
dinner at the Hotel Taft, New Hav-
en- and heard the principal speak
erS of the evening urge more close.
ly united party support of the
President and a 4th term.
One of the largest single repre-
sentative groups of the Connect
cut Democratic party in attendance
last night, the local delegation met
with little official recognition, it is
reported, from any of the party'&
state or national leaders at the din
ner. Reference to Waterbury and
the present administration was ut
tered only by U. S. Sen. Francis T.
Maloney in his address when in a
single sentence he praised the stall
wart support of the party by the
Waterbury leaders.
Avoided commitment on the pres
idential situation, but warned that
1.-The time is coming. in my opinio n
when the Democratic party, great
and strong as it is, will collapse
from dry rot unless we do more than
we are now to insist that those who
accept the support of the party re-
spect the principles for which 1t
stands"
Maloney rs the only democratic
Senator from Connecticut, and told
the meeting he was mot in the
frame of mind to discuss party pol
itics" because at this time "distinc-
tons between the political parties
do not seem very important to me. ="
Dove announced he would call a
meeting of the State Central Com
mittee early in March to set the
dates for the state nominating con-
venion, and said he advocated the
state ticket be made up at the same
time the delegates were chosen to
the national convention.
Speakers urged party harmony and
an aggressive campaign.
State Sen. Leon RiscaSsi, Hart
ford, the POSTMASTER, declared the
meeting "a direct answer to those in
the Republican party who maintain
that we will not have the united
front in the coming campaign"
Critical Of the Republican State
administration, Riscassi declared the
only monument Gov. Baldwin has
left Is a 100000 royal palace"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
FORMER OFFICERS
PRESENTED GIFTS
Community Club HOnOrs
Retiring Executives at
Meeting Last Night
Washington Hill

Regular business meeting OF
Washington Park Community Club
was held last evening at the Com
munity House-The new officers en-
tertained the outgoing officers-and
President Thomas Conway present.
ed the gifts-leather bllfolds to the
men, and gold earrings to e la
Refreshments were served in
the cafeteria. Among those who
were entertained were outgoing
president John v. Lynch, Edward
Leach, Ted. Donahue, George
Lynch, J. B. Cuddy, James McCar-
thy, Mrs. E. Plankey, and Mrs. A,
Linden.
Chairman william Kelly, reported
that George Casey would direct the
eighteenth annual st. Patricks En-
tertainment and dance, sponsored
by Washington Park Community
Club, to be held at the Community
House, on March 17th-Friday night
at 8:15 o'clock. Talent from the
Hill will sing the well-known old
time Irish songs, and Irish Jigs and
reels. The following are serving on
this committee with Mr.. Kelly,
George Lynch, Gus Muccini, F. A.
McGrath, ]. Dalton, William Boyle.
Ed. Herbert, Marguerite Tierney,
Mary Cullen, and Mrs. H. A. Hay
den.
Correction was also made in the
Auditing report, inasmuch as the
report originally was made that the
club had $1159.oO in the treasury
whereas the correct report was that
the club had two $500 bonds-and
$4,000 in the treasury to start the
year with.
St. Francis Holy Name Tourna-
ment played their eighteenth game
of the season this week, with the
following scores-J. Fitzmaurice IS,
T. Coughlan IT, D. O'Neil 26, and
ODonnell 49,, T. Conway 26 over
his opponent, j. McHugh's 16. 1t
looks as though Mr.. Conway's Ear
benders has a streak of luck, this
week, hope they keep up the good
work.
This week opening the Holy Sea-
son of Lent, today being Ash We'd
nesday, the announcements were
made at all the Masses at st. Franc
Is church. that Ash Wednesday and
all the Fridays during Lent were
to be the only fast days during the
lenten season this year, owing tc
the wartime regulations when foods
were to be conserved as much as
possible. Stations of the Cross will
be held on Friday afternoons at 4
O'Clock. and at 1880 o'clock in the
evening during seven weeks of Lent
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
California
Doused By Rain

Los Angeles, Feb. 23-UP)-
Rain continued for the fourth con-
secutive day in southern California
today as the death toll rose to four
and property damage was estimated
at several million dollars.
There had been nine inches OF
rain up to last night, almost two
thirds of the annual average pre-
cipitation.
Bridges were washed out, high
ways were blocked, one railroad
line was out, power lines were
down and damage to homes anc
crops were severe. Hundreds Of au-
tomobiles were stranded in flood.
waters in low Lying areas. and three
cars plunged into boiling stream
when a section Of the big Tujungs
bridge gave way north Of Glendale
drowning one motorist.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
LATE REALTY

The following realty deeds are
ON file ut the OfIlce Of Town Clerk
Mary G. KiImartin:
WARRANTY DEEDS
Quality Homes, Inc, to Truman 8.
Minor. Property known - 12l
Tracy Ave.
Sidney Yavetz to America and
Anita RogO, two parcels Of land
on Washington avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
EASTER CONCERTS
BEING ARRANGED

The Mendelssohn Male chorus, G.
Loring Burwell, conductor, will hold
a rehearsal at the First Congrega-
tional church, West Main street, at
7:3O tonight, in preparation for the
18th annual Easter evening service
at the Second church; their portion
of the program to be given by the
Industrial chorus on April 16 N
Buckingham hall. Other concerts
are pending. All members are
urged to be present. and new mem
bers will be welcome. There are
no voice trials, the only requirement
necessary is that men DESTROYS Of
becoming members have the love to
sing to the extent that they will be
present at rehearsalS and concerts.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
Boston Librorion
Accused Of Theft

Boston, Feb. 23-(UP)-William
E. Clegg, so. veteran assistant IL
brarian at the Boston Public u
brary and father Of five children,
faced municipal court arraignment
today after allegedly confessing TO
the theft Of some $4,000 from the
Library Employees Sick fund during
the past 10 years.
Described by authorities as q
model husband" Clegg surrendered
at police headquarters yesterday
and deposited a Satchel containing
$1,000 on the police superintendent
desk as partial restitution.
CIegg said that except for 9 81
bet at the Narragansett Park, r. ].
race track on Q horse which ran out
Of The money, he spent al Of the
stolen money on his family ana
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
sNENS )

MT. OLIVE A. M. E. ZION
CHURCH


Last Sunday evenings service at
the Mt. Olive A. M. E. Zion church
was an inspiration with Rev. Sam
uel A. Budde, vicar of the Christ
Chapel as speaker.
Speaking Of the day as set apart
as the beginning Of the annual OBJ
servance of Brotherhood week, he
was Of the opinion that not only
that day but all the days Of the
year should be SO observed. He then
went on to talk about Love and its
working as described by the greatest
Apostle, Paul, in the first letter to
the COrinthian Christians, chapter
Is. The important thing for us
was the proper atmosphere, that of
Love. That was the proper at
mosphere for us to work in. God
Is Love and all who would do His
Will must first get into that at
mosphere. Then we will treat all
men justly; we will see the thing
as the prophet Ezekiel saw it that
God says: "All souls are mine; we
would have the same care that God
has for all whether they be white,
black, brown or yellow; we would see
no superiority in one race over
another. II we cooperate with God
We will solve the problem how to
get the spirit Of Jesus working In
us, In that way only can we do the
will Of God.
The pastor. Rev. SALESMAN w.
Weller presided at the service and
was assisted by Rev. ID. ID. FOgg
who gave the invocation. The senior
choir rendered appropriate selections.
AZ the close Of the service Rev. Mr..
budde shook hands with the cOngre-
CATION who an expressed themselves
a. having enjoyed his discourse.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
Three Of QuodrupIets
Born Yesterday Die

Decatur. Ala. Feb. 23-(UP)-
Three Of the quadruplets born yes
terday to the wife of Fort Ben
ming paratrooper have died, 1t was
revealed today.
The father, Pvt. Spencer Edmund
Hutto, arrived at Benevolent hos
pital this morning to be with his
wife Just as the third infant. Sher-
lane. succumbed.
Earlier the deaths Of Spencer Ed
mund, IT., the only boy, and
Yevonne, were announced. Deanne
is the only survivor.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

william Herbert, five-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Herbert, A Rye street, was dis
charged this morning from St.
Mary's hospital where he had
been under treatment for injuries
sustained when he was struck by
an oil truck at the intersection Of
Luke and Baldwin streets Monday
afternoon. Joseph Vanasse, 16, liz
South Elm street, the truck driver.
was granted continuance to March
. when arraigned on reckless driv-
driving charges in city court this
morning.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
YOUTHS HELD ON
THEFT COMPLAINT

Alan Boulier. II, 724 West Main
street, and Edward Adams, Gilbert
Home, were turned over to WinSted
police after being apprehended in a
stolen automobile by Patrolman
James Hamilton as It passed through
the center.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23

home.
Treasurer Of the sick fund for
many years. Clegg said he had been
living at Springfield lodging house
since he disappeared a week ago. 4
warrant charging him specifically
with the larceny OF $1,000 had been
issued by police, who we're aston
tshed 70 learn the true extent Of his
populations.
Ciegg's salary was $4,000 q year
until last July when It was In
creased % 5000.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
AXIS FREIGHTER FIRED

Cairo, February q. - CUP -
American and British warplanes set
fire to a heavily-loaded Axis
freighter and two destroyerS off the
Island of Crete yesterday and shot
down three escorting enemy fight
ers, a communique disclosed today.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
Former Queens Of Mississippi
Give Up GhosttON Tugboat
BY BURNS BENNETr

UNITED Press Stan COFTeSp0ndenU
Memphis
gallant queens early century
wheel
turned their
out of Memphis
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
News Of
Connecticut

Torrington, Conn, Feb. 23-CUP)
The Connecticut branch Of the
National Association Of Letter Car
riers was In favor today Of an
eight-hour working day and a 40
hour week, with time and one-half
for overtime, and 20-day annual
leave instead Of the present 15-day
schedule.
The association, ending its annual
convention late yesterday, elected
John T. Wilson, New Haven, as
president; George Schoch, South
Norwalk, vice president; John j.
Carew, ST., Hartford, secretary. and
Raymond Heller, New Britain,
treasurer.
Congressman william J. Miller
told the convention he would offer
4 seniority rights bill for postoff1ce
employees to the House committee
on post of1ces and post roads this
week.
Willimantic, Conn.,, Feb. 23-
(UP)-Funeral services will be
held Friday for Azel Rockwell
Race, IS, North Franklin postmas-
ter for A years, and former state
legislator, who died at a hospital
Tuesday. Race conducted a gen.
eral store 1T North Franklin for
many years.
Hartford, Conn, Feb 23-UP)-
Mrs Catherine McManuS DUNCAN,
who celebrated her 103rd birthday
anniversary Jan. Is, died last night.
Age" she once told interviweers,
'is only relative. You can be old at
60."
New Haven, Conn, Feb. 90
(UP)-Fellowships, scholarships
and loans to Yale students during
the fiscal year ended June 30,
1913, amounted to $685. 1868, it VISA
reported today by Albert Beecher
Crawford, director Of the student
appointment bureau.
In addition to this amount,
Crawford said that student earn
ings for the year were $493,O72.
Five new sources of Student-aid
were created during the smae per-
iOd, the director said.
Evening star., 1944-01-04

in 1907. He was a star center on
the football team there.
A veteran of So years in the
Regular Army, Gen. Sultan served
on the general staff In Washington
in 1918-19 and was ordered over
seas with the AEF for a short
period after the first World War
In command of Army troops in
Nicaragua in 1929 and 1880, he also
directed relief activities there dur
ing the earthquake of March, 1881
He was awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal "as chief of the per.
sonnel section in the Office of the
executive assistant to the chief ot
staff Of the Army during the war ano
the demobilization" and received the
Oak Leaf Cluster for Exceptionally
meritorious and distinguished serv-
ices" in Nicaragua. He also was
awarded the Nicaraguan Presiden.
tial Medal of Merit.
Appointed District Engineer Com.
missioner in 1894, Gen. Sultan served
a four-year tour of duty here.
He was officer in charge of con.
struction and maintenance of fortifi.
cations on Corregidor, Caballo anc
Granda Islands in the Philippines ir
1916. Other assignments sent him tt
Savannah, Ga, and Chicago, as dis.
trict engineer; to Fort Logan. Colo.
to command the I'd United States
Engineers, and to Schofeld Bar
RACKS, Hawaii, as head of the 22c
Infantry Brigade.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Air Forces Accidents
Found Small DESPITE
Rapid Expansion
By the Associated Press.

The Army Air Forces said today
that "basically. the accident record
is good" in its huge program OF
training pilots to fly warplanes.
Gen. H. H. Arnold, commander o1
the Army Air Frees. said in a re.
port:
Despite the tremendous expan-
sion of Army Air Force f1ying. the
rate of accidents per 1000 hours
flown did not increase as antici-
pated in the fiscal year ending June
80, l943, but was, in fact, reduced
fractionally from .739 to .716. This
rate of accidents was lower thar
the average rate for the 10 peace
time years of 1931-l941, although
more than three times more miles
were flown last year than in the
whole preceding 20-year period.
"As a result of the increased pro.
portion of larger and heavier plane.
carrying more personnel, of faster
military aircraft and of newly
trained pilots, the rate of fatal &C.
cidents was up fractionally from OF
in 1943 to .o83 for the full fiscal yea1
of 1943. The trend near the end ot
the year was downward and in the
last quarter the rate was below that
lof 1912"
The AAF, Gen. Arnold said, uses
every means to teach accident pre-
vention in the course of training its
flyers. He commented, however
that combat flying is a grim and
dangerous business"
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Indictments Dropped
Against Boston Police
By the Associated Press.

| 0S tIle AsSociAteu FIesS.
BOSTON, Jan. 4.-The Massachu-
sets attorney generals onice yes
terday discontinued prosecution OF ar
indictment which charged six high
ranking Boston police department
officials with conspiracy to permit
gambling.
In written statement, Attorney
General Robert T. Bushnell saic
that a court ruling eliminating
Joseph F. Tinilty, former police
commissioner, from the case ma
terially altered the status of the
indictment.
Mr.. Bushnell's statement sad:
'"The police commissioner is charg-
ed together with defendants with
conspiracy to permit and allow the
maintenance of illegal lotteries
gambling establishments and will
fully refusing and neglect, to per-
form their duties as police officials
The indictment as it now stands
is materially different from that
which the grand jury presented tc
Superior Court. 1t has in legal effect
been altered and whitfield down by
court ruling eliminating the police
commissioner from its scope and
leaving only his subordinates to
stand trial.
Those indicted were Police Super.
intendent Edward w. Fallon, Deputy
Superlrtendents John M. Anderson
and James R. Claf1in, Capts John
o. Dorsey and Edward ]. Heating
and Detective Sergt. Arthur M. Eun-
son, who died after long illness
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Housewives Survey
Hits Shortages Of
Children S CIothinq
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The needle and thread brigade
contends there is not enough cloth
ing around to keep the children
warm, and what there is isn't good
enough to make sewing repairs
worth while.
The protest was voiced yesterday
through the American Home Eco
nomics Association by housewives
interviewed by the Association In
20 States. The survey indicated:
Shortages are most critical in
clothing for children under IS years
OF age; underwear, elastic and panty
waists are in great need.
Yard goods has deprecated In
quality-"women are willing to sew,
but can find no outing flannel: ward
goods is so poor that it isn't worth
the time to make up"
In Northern States boys overalls.
long underwear, stockings and heavy
coats are needed.
Some women said materials now
stand few launderings. and sizing
is less dependable" than normally,
One reported she bought size is
paJamas for her son, who usually
wore size II, and they shrank to a
point where the cuffs reached his
elbows.
The survey was prompted by an
appeal from IS women Of the Min
neapolis-St. Paul area, who wrote
to OPA and other Federal agencies,
urging remedial action.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Child Flown From Cuba
Survives Bruin Suroery
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Jan. "A
brain tumor threatening her life
was removed successfully yesterday
from 2-year-old Gladys Herrara
daughter of Cuban physician, who
was flown from Havana for the
delicate operation. The child was
under the surgeons knife for more
than an hour.
DR.. Max M. Peet, noted brain
surgeon who performed the opera.
ton, said that things look very
favorable" and that he believed the
tumor was not of the malignant
type which proves fatal despite
surgical treatment,