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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10

of Beethoven's opera "Fidelio," which he will give in two parts with the NEG Symphony on the Sunday broadcasts of Dec. 10 and IT. The opera performances will end the nine-week Beethoven festival being given by Toscanini.s
 Rose Hampton has been assigned the part of Leonora, Eleanor Steber will appear as Marcellina, Jan Peerce as Florestan and Nicola Moscona as Fernando, Herbert Jansen, Sidor Belarsky and Jos eph Laderoute will complete the cast.
 VLADIMIR HOROWTTZ, pianist, will give the first performance any where of Excursions, by the con- temporary American composer Samuel Barber, at his Brooklyn recital on Nov. 28. Horowitz also will give the first Brooklyn per- formance of Serge Prokof1eff's Sonata No. 2, which he is intro ducing to American audience dur ing his tour this season. The pre- miere was given by HorowitZ at a private recital last January at the Soviet consulate general in New York, attended by Arturo ToSca- mini and other notables of the music world.
 THE Haarlem Philharmonic So- ciety of New York will give five morning musicaleS in the grand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria it has been announced by Mrs. Lu- them Cleveland Bisselle, president. The opening performance will be on Nov. 16, featuring the National Operatic Quartet with Leo Taub- man, pianist, and Roland Gundry, violinist.
 ROMAN TOTENBERG, who has been solo violin with the New York City Symphony under Leopold Stokowski since its inception last spring, will give his first solo per- formances on Nov. and 2, playing Samuel Barber's concerto for violin and orchestra. Totenberg will give his first independent recital of the season 8 week later at Carnegie Hall.
 HAZEL GRIGGS, Texas pianist, has started on a cross-country tour which will carry her as far as Colorado, Washington and Oregon, after her first recital of the season in Town Hall, New York. Miss Gris plays in many smaller towns as well as the cities, and invariably includes contemporary American music along with the classics in her programs.
 WHEN William Primrose, violist, is soloist with the Boston Sym phony Orchestra on Nov 10 and II in Berlioz's Harold in Italy," he will play for the first time the famous Macdonald" Stradivarius viola. The instrument belongs to a friend and Primrose is using it for the remainder of the season in place of his own Amati The story goes that Harold in Italy, was conn., posed because Paganini owned a Stradivarius viola and asked Ber- yioz to write 8 big solo viola work for him so he could display 1t in public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10
SOCIAL
 FUNCTIONS
Parents Honor
 John MaSSinpO

John Massimo, 3rd was honored recently by his parents, MT. and Mrs John Massimo, Jr., Congress avenue on the occasion of his fifth birth day.
 Those present included: John Frank and Marie Lombardo, Mich ael and Carmalie Cappeletti, John Joseph and Michael Lombardi, Michael Jacaruso, John Varanelli, Lucille Comardo, Michael Angicola, Dolores, Josephine and Anna Mar ilyn Marchitello, Mrs. John Mas sitno, ST., MT. and Mrs. Charles Marchitello, MT. and Mrs. John Marchitello, Mrs. Rose Marchitello MT. and Mrs. Anthony Lombardo and MT. and Mrs. John Lombardo.
 Also, MT. and Mrs. James Mar chitello, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Com ardo, Mrs. Louis DiPietro, Mrs. Frank Petrillo, Mrs. Rose Cappeletti Mrs. Francis Ross, Misses Jennie Di Pietro, Florence Santora, Felix Marchitello and Armand Rosanelli
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10
1 Helen PheI0n
 Feted atDinneY

The Misses Julie, Libby and Nell lie Quinn, Arch street, were host esses at a lobster dinner at their home Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Helen R. Phelan, member of the faculty at Merriman school. Miss Phelan, whose marriage to Henry McCann, a member of the Waterbury Police department. takes place Nov. 25, was presented with sterling silver.
 A miscellaneous shower and din- ner was given recently in honor of Miss Phelan at the home of Misses Bette and Margaret Reilly, Fair lawn avenue.
 Among those attending were Misses Sally Reilly, Helen McDon- aid, Mrs. Mae Coffey and Mrs. Robert Simpson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10
Church Club
 Has Bridge

The Women's Get-Together club of the Third Congregational church held dessert bridge yesterday af- ternoon in the parish hall. Har- vest decorations were arranged by Paul Van de Bogart. The commit tee in charge of the affair included: Mrs. Henry Tooker, Mrs. Harold F'ogg, Mrs. Fred Hamm, Mrs. George Knowles and Mrs. Philip Mills.
 High scorers for the afternoon were: Mrs. Henry Vollers, Mrs. Fred Jackson, Mrs. Harry Pritchard, Mrs Jacob Reihl, Mrs. Raymond Brad shaw, Mrs. Viad Weaver, Mrs. D. P. Castaldo, Mrs. Ella Logan, Mrs. Seth Bailey, Mrs. Stewart Cook, Mrs. J. R. Truman, Mrs. Martin Lieschauser, Mrs. John Mills, Mrs. Leon Freeman, Mrs. Paul Van de Bogart, Mrs. Harold Fogg and Mrs. August Stenger. Special awards were presented to Mrs. Frank Santoro, Mrs. Garry Dickin- son and Mrs. Frank Wilson.
 The Waterbury Hebrew Ladies Aid Association will hold a regular board meeting Monday afternoon, November 13, at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. George Kaplan, Sheldon street. Al board members are urged to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10
Social Notes

MT. and Mrs. Edgar H. Daunais of Montreal, Canada, former local residents have been spending few days in this city.
 Mrs. Richard Hinchey of Willow street is member of the publicity committee for a meeting of the Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury and Holyoke (Mass.) chapters of Trinity College, Washington, D. C., Sunday for regional dinner at the Hotel Heublein in Hartford. Also on the committee is Miss Helen Monaghan of Litchfield. Miss Alba I. Zizzami of Hartford, national president of the Alumnae Associa- t1on will be the speaker.
 The Misses Margaret M. Honan and Bernice Deadly of this city. sophomores at St. Joseph College, West Hartford, were committee chairmen for the college sophomore hop held last Friday evening in the college gymnasium.
 MT. and Mrs. Preston White, Ives street, anounce the birth of a sec- ond son, Neal Dennis, Nov. 4 at St. Mary's hospital. Mrs. White is the former Kay Harmon, Vermont street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10
REV. J. F. DONNELLY
 TO ADDRESS BAKERS

Rev. Joseph F. Donnelly of New Haven, director of the Diocesan Labor Institute, former assistant at St. Thomas church in this city, will address the annual convention of the New England Bakers asso- clation at the Hotel Statler in Bos- ton Nov. IA. His subject will be
 "A Sound Approach to Labor Rela- tions."
 Father Donnelly is a member of the Bakery Panel of the New Eng land War Labor Board, and is also on the Connecticut Board of Media tlon and Arbitration appointed by Governor Baldwin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10
CLUB NOTES
-:- SOCIETY
Ben MauY Girls PlGn C1rd Party

At 8 meeting last night at the home of Miss Ann DeCosmo, Con- gress avenue, the Ben Mawr Girls made final arrangements for a card party to be given on Thursday, November 18th at p. m. at the Aviglianese clubrooms, 199 Hill street.
 Those attending the meeting were: Mrs. H. Nora, Mrs. E. Masi, Mrs. M. Scalzo, Mrs. N. Augelli, Jr., Misses Geraldine DoSchiavo, Helen Jamele, Evelyn Marciano and Ann DeCoSmo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10

The series will present the Chi cago, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Kan saS City and Eastman School Rochester) symphony orchestras. The conductors will be Desire De- fauw, Chicago; Rabien Sevitzky, Indianapolis; Reginald Stewart, Baltimore; Efren Kurtz, Kansas City, and Howard Hanson, East man. The broadcaSts will originate in the home cities of each orchestra. The Kansas City Philharmonic will be the first orchestra heard, appearing on Dec. 16 and 23.
 
 ARTURO TOSCANINI has chosen a group of Metropolitan Opera singers for the performance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10
200 AT OPENING
 OF CHURCH FAIR

Over 200 attended last nights opening of the annual harvest fes- tival fSt. Margaret's church, Will low street, Rev. J. Oliver Cronan, chairman today urged all parishion- CTS to attend tonight and tomorrow nights continuance.
 Rev. John A. Conlan is honorary chairman and Mrs. Adolphous Be- dore chairman of the hope chest committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10
Circle Plans
 all Sale

A decision to purchase bonds in the Sixth War Loan was made by the 1duna Circle of Zion Lutheran church at the meeting held recently at the homef of Mrs. John Wester In Wolcott. Final preparations were made for the fall sale and festival to be held in the social rooms of the church on Cherry street on Friday evening. The next meeting will be held December 13 at the home of Mrs. Gustave Johnson in Oakville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-10
Church Group VieuUs
 Motion Pictures

Dr. c. H. Neuswanger showed mo- tion pictures of wild animals which he took in Idaho at supper meeting of the MT, and Mrs. Club of the Sec- ond Congregational church on We'd nesday evening. Dr. Neuswanger also showed films of wkild animals in Africa. About 60 persons attended.
 A Christmas party will be held at the next meeting which is scheduled for December 13. President J. S. Wakely presided.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-29
BY WHITNEY MARTINI

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-(R-Lefty
Gomez already has returned to this
country, so the following letter,
written by Fred Corcoran about
his activities and Gomez and Jack
Sharkey's in Italy and North Africa
possibly is in the prehistoric class.
But it was just received, and we
think it tells more than the modest
Lefty would tell about his part in
the Red Cross sports show put on
by the three men for the soldiers
overseas, so we're passing it on.
1t reads:
1--WE have just returned from a
28-day tour of Italy. Prior to going
to Italy we also spent a month in
North Africa. Since starting our
tour we have had moving pictures
of the 1943 World Series as part
of the sports film on our program,
which also includes films of the
outstanding knockout rounds in
boxing, starting with the Dempsey
Firpo fight and concluding the Sec
ond Louis-Schmeling affair. We al
so have the famous long caunt'
of the Dempsey Tunney bout in
slow motion, and have a Byron
Nelson golf short to complete the
movie part of our program.
"a CAB session on sports with
Jack Sharkey and Lefty Gomez fea-
lures the program. have served
as interlocutor, or interviewer. We
then conclude with a sports ques.
ton period. Believe me, Whitney,
these boys over here shoot those
questions thick and fast. They're
hungry for sports news and want
to reminisce about their favorite
sports.
Gomez and Sharkey have done
a grand job. Lefty's wit is second
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EVERY STATE LACS
ON DRAFT QUOTAS
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since November but Col Mills F
Neal says he does not believe the
deficiency is material He blame.
delay on Pre-Pearl Harbor faith
ers kept state from meeting quota:
nation changeover.
Alabama 1t. Col. James T
johnson Jr., says the hitherto-un
settled questions of taking faith
ers kept state from Getting quota.
but that it will meet February.
and all thereafter.
Florida-Fell approximately 2;
per cent behind in January ane
February, says Brig. Gen Viviar
Collins, attributing this to a re
classification now program al
most completed.
George-Ten per cent behind;
Col. J. W. Keelin blames "exces.
sively high rejection
West Embellishments off,
says Carleton C. Pierce.
Maryland-Col. Henry c. Stan
wood says there have been some
shortages, and. that while the de-
ferl.lent review order will mean 8
speedup, "a balance must be
struck" to protect war produc
ton.
South Carolina - Headquarters
says has met calls thus far but il
is getting harder.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-29
WAR T0LEND AID
TO BOAT RACING

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 3d.
R-Gar Wood believes the arm
ed services. which borrowed rae
ing boat designs for fast fighting
vessels, will repay the debt by
making possible postwar marine
speeds well above 200 miles ar
hour.
The silver-haired veteran of in
ternational trophy racing expect:
to use some of the wartime dis
coveries in challenging his owl
worlds record for speed boats il
competition, and he has no inten
ton of taking a back seat in the
sport in which he is an acknowl
edged master.
New and lighter metals are
being perfected" he explained
land engines will be much more
powerful. Why, the sky will be
the limit on speeds
He spoke proudly of the contri
button of boat racing to the devel
opment of such naval craft as
the fleet PTS, which have be.
devilled japanese ships ever since
the Pearl Harbor attack.
Now GA years old, Wood started
racing boats in 1906, and went
on to set the present competitive
record of 124.9 miles per hour
with Miss America 10th in 1882
Boats have gone faster, but moi
recognized races. z
During his competitions for the
Harmsworth Cup, which ne
brought home from England II
1920 and still holds, he raised the
record from the original 81 miles
per hour.
THE secrets to have. something
the other fellow HASN'T he con
sided, recalling that he won races
as boy by pumping gasoline mte
the air intake Of the pre-carbure
Tor engines with squirt gun:
Nobody could figure out nov
we made the boat move SO fast
Before they got ON to it l dlscov
cred how to step up the spaft
with screw driver and We stll
had the jump on them :.
Such devices will be crude II
the future, Wood said, adding tina
developments in metal will be
most important because pre-Wal
rudders and hulls tended to dlsln
tegrate under the pounding OF hlgf
speeds.
"Of course there will be no rae
:ng until after the war;" he EN-
phasized. 1--WE all are too busy
Speeding the day of victory
Wood founded a fortune on the
invention of hydraulic lift fo1
trucks, and has spent lot OF it OF
racing. He heads company Whlcf
now is turning out a variety 0:
war materials.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-29
BY BILL McILWAN

Wilmington's Big Bill Wilson will
reach high in his sensational
boxing career as he battles Buddy
Scott tonight in Jacksonville, Flor
ida for the heavyweight champion.
ship of the South. Tonight's bout
will undoubtedly be the toughest
encounter that the powerful Viii.
son has had during his rocketing
to fame in the fistic circles Oh
the South.
Scott, clever performer who
sports one of the best left hands
in the beak busting business, has
taken on several of the top rank
ing heavies Of the country. He re.
Gently dropped a close decision te
Bob Pastor, just before the crafty
Pastor entered the armed service
Taking on any scrapper who has
come his way, Scott is now rec.
ogniZed as the champion of Texas
and of the South.
Wilson has fought 6 bouts in
Jacksonville and has taken them
all via the knock out route to run
his K. o. string to 20 out of 81
fights. He captured two of his 9th.
er three fights by decisions and
dropped a close verdict for the
only loss of his leather singing
career. In every fight that Big
Bill has used ounce gloves, he
has sent his opponent down for
the count of ten.
Provided the brawny Wilson
emerges from his tiff with Scott
in good condition, he is schedul-
ed to take on Jim Bowden in
Wilmington In the near future.
Wilson has knocked out Bowden in
two engagements in Jacksonville
but not without great deal Of
trouble. Bowden, a muscular In
dian who is champion of the St.
Johns Shipbuilding Company and
the pride of Jacksonville, has con.
tacted a Wilmington promoter and
stated that he desired one more
crack at Wilson.
Bowden asserted that he had
under estimated the ability of the
TINT tossing Wilson in the two pre-
vious fights, but that he felt that
lie could handle the Wilmington
walloper in another battle. In fact
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DRAFT STANDARDS
CAN'T BE LOWERED
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that the Army had taken 75,ooe
since last June but there are
very few jobs in the Navy when
can be filled by complete llnt'
crate"
Signing the report, which was
compiled If r m testimony by
Army, Navy, Selective Service and
Veterans Administration officials,
we're:
Surgeon General Ross T. McIn.
tire of the Navy, Surgeon General
Norman T. Kirk Of the Army, DR..
Allan C. Woods, chief eye special
list of Johns Hopkins Hospital al
Baltimore, DR.. Frank H. Lahey,
surgeon-in-chief of the Lahey Gin
ic at Boston, and D.. Edward A
strecker, professor of psychiatry
at the University Of Pennsylvania
Draft Director Lewis B. Hershey
gave the commission this table on
distribution of draft registrants be-
tween 10 and 3S as Of December
l, 1913:
TOTAL living registrants 22,138,'
900.
In the armed forces (inducted)
e,54O,Ooo. r ~ =.
In the armed forces (ealisted)
2,430, 900.
Disqualified after physical exam
ination 1857 1000.
In process of classification, ex-
animation or induction 1,090, 600.
Deferred, occupational reasons
1884, 900.
Deferred, dependency reasons
4,645, 900.
Deferred, other reasons $4,000.
Unclassified and unknown 10000.
Thus there are a total of 8,479,
900 men in the two classes now
set up as the chief sources Of
needed manpower-those deferred
fo~ occupational reasons and those
for dependency.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-29
BYRD CAPTURES
BIG GOLF MEET

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28,-Rl--
Slugging Sammy Byrd, former New
York Yankee outfielder, won tor
honors today in the $4,000 all War
Bond open golf tournament with a
72-hole total of 1856, five less than
his nearest competitor, Byron Mel.
son, Toledo, Ohio, Pro, who scored
200 in the four days play. -
Byrd, who expects to be in the
Navy in three or four weeks, fired
a one-over-par 70 for the last 1e
holes over the wind-swept, tricky
City Park No. l course, Nelson
came in with 70, two under par,
but poor 70 in the second round
prevented him from overtaking
Byrd who took the lead from jug
McSpaden in the third round yes
terday. :
McSpaden, who led the field dur.
ing the first two rounds shot N
today, five over par and his worst
round of the tournament to finish
third, three strokes better than pri-
vate Chick Harbert, I Lincoln, Neb.,
who had a 72-hole total of 294.
The victory was worth $1,000 in
bonds to Byrd, while Nelson won
$3.50, McSpaden $3.50; Herbert, $3.50.
Fred Haas, Jr., New Orleans anna
teur, finished fifth with a total
score 297 and Won 500 in bonds.
The War-Bond jamboree started
with a big auction for the pros
last Tuesday night and brought So,
161, 200 in bond purchases at the
last counting today
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SPORTS TRAIL

to none, and his personality in front
OF the boys and his natural ability
to entertain have been in the high
lights of the show.
OF course, Lefty has done a
little ribbing of Jack on his bouts.
1t has all been in good-natured fun
and Jack has been most co-poera-
tive. Jacks best has been explain.
ing his bou6 with. Dempsey and
Louis. The boys love to. see him
weave-and you know he was one
OF the best in the business he
throws punches and gives them a
blow-by-blow description while sha-
dow boxing.
We met Fidel Labarba, former
flywelght champion, in Italy. He
has been acting as judge and
refereeing bouts there.
Every place we have gone the
boys want sports continued. That
includes the boys in the mud up
at the front who have all the worst
OF it. They write letters to the
Stars and Stripes asking them to
settle arguments. These questions
are answered by some of the sports
writers, including Lieut.. Jim Bur-
chard, formerly of the New York
World Telegram
Golf, by the way, gets a good
play. The winter tour winners and
golf summaries are posted in
many of the BARRACKS.
THE spirit of all the boys is
great. There is little 1 can say
about the war activity other than
just that. We will be leaving after
the Allied boxing championships as
our htree-month tour will be COM
pleted. l hope I will see you in
New York soon. Sincerely-Fred. "
Just three guys doing their bit
to bring a touch of home to the
boys who are CARRYING the load.
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on waiting list to replace men
taken by the draft. Individual
members are required to take an
oath of allegiance to the United
States, and to either make out
side provisions for needed; equip
ment, or purchase it through War
Dept. channels.
/, A unique fact about the Lake
Forest Rifle Club membership at
present it that every member of
the club is either Government
employee or an employee Of
firm handling Government con-
tracts. The club, when chartered
by the National Rifle Association,
was likewise approved by both
the NJ. C. Adjutant Generals Dept.
and the Director of Civilian Marks
manship, Washington. Smallarms
training classes have been con-
Quoted weekly since the latter
part of 1913.
!, Plans are being made to acti-
vate a similar rifle club in the
Maffitt Village section at an early
date -.-.. ..
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Big Bill Wilson Fights
For Title OF The South
By Jack Sords

to display his confidence concern
ing this, the husky Bowden stated
that he would scrap Wilson in
Wilmington for $500 purse with
the winner taking all.
Wilson agreed to the terms, SO
the bout has been arranged for a
10 round affair here soon if Wilson
gets by Buddy Scott. Wilson's
meeting Bowden here will offer
the local fistic fans the best boxing
that has been here in some time,
as the Indian slugger is expected
to give Bill plenty of trouble. In
the ARRAYS in Jacksonville Bowden
floored Wilson twice, BACKED both
bis eyes and gave him tin ear,
despite the fact that Bill kayoed
MIN
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-29
Lake Forest Rifle Club
Membership Is Explained

Officials of the Lake Forest
Rifle Club. a National Rifle AS
ISOLATION chartered smalarms
training unit, yesterday stated that
the recent newspaper article de-
voted to the clubs program had
resulted in many requests for in
formation on membership in the
organization, and announced the
following requirements for club
membership: g., ) .;s..s
Membership in the Lake Forest
Rifle Club is; open to any :smale
American citizen of the city, whose
application and character meet
with the approval of the club Of
ficials and its MIRA certified in
structor. Though the club is
operating at full membership ca
pacity at present, interested per
sons may make application through
either A. S. Langston, secretary
treasurey, 66 Pinecrest Parkway,
Lake Forest. Or Edmund Nc
Laurin, National Rifle Association
instructor, ia North Sixth Street.
Such applications will be placed
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FDR'S AGENCIES
ARE UNDER FIRE
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groes in the hiring ana promotion
or workers. Tha railroads chal-
lenged the FEPC order on the
ground the agency was without
any legal authority.
Russell, denying that his amend.
ment was aimed entirely at the
FEPC, said it was intended etc
stop the executive department
from legislating." He said he in.
serted the 12-month provision in
order not to prevent the President
from setting up war emergency
agencies as they may be needed
But after one year, Russell de-
clared, the President or the agen.
cies could come to Congress fol
appropriations so that the legisla
tive branch could learn what thei1
activities are.