The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-03
News Of Connecticut

Hartford, Feb. 3-CUP)-1n us ten years of activity, the Farmers Production Credit Association oI Connecticut sustained losses of only two-tenths of one per cent and at the close of 1943 was able to pay its first dividend of three per cent to ell investors, Frank M. KearnS, Granby, secretary, treasurer, said today.
 Reporting at the annual meeting of the association, KearnS said more than 5000 loans amounting to SIP, 404,244 were made to state farmers during 10-year period.
 Edwin H. Forbush, secretary of the Production Credit Corporation of Springfield, Mass, warned mem- bers against ga downswing in prices which is bound to come" He sug- gested three-point program for the association and individual mem- bers: First, reduce total indebted ness while incomes are high; avoid undue expansion at high levels which may have to be paid for at lower price levels, and build a re- serve to replace machinery and counteract plant depreciation after the war.
 Norwich, Feb. 3-UP)-Dam- age was estimated today at $25O,- 900 fin a fire which destroyed a three-stOry brick building Occu- pied by the Ace WoOlen Mill and the Best Value Cap Co.
 Bremen said the fire started in a card room and was caused by an overloaded motor. One em- ploye, Mike Zajac, who worked in the card room, suffered minor burns.
 Hartford, Feb. 3-(UP)-Monthly "dry-run' air raid tests which will alert Civilian Defense personnel but will include neither audible signals Ter public participation will be called by the State War Council Administrator Harold F. Woodcock said today.
 Hartford, Feb. 3-UP)-James Mot0la, 35, fur dealer, was held today for U. s. district court on charges of failing to pay the ten per cent excise tax due on fur sales or to file tax returns re- porting his sales. MOtOla told U. s. Commissioner William J. Who'll can he expected the government would bill him if it wanted him to pay taxes and that he did not ssknow what a tax return was."
 Hartford, Feb. 3-(UP)-Dr. J. w Watt, West Haven, today had beer elected president of the Connection Veterinary Medical association a the annual meeting of the associa' ton. pr. George E. Corwin, Hart ford, was reelected secretary-treas urer for his thirteenth consecutiv' term.
 Other officers named were: Firs vice president, Dr. Richard Gilyard Waterbury; second vice president Dr. Jean Smith, South Norwalk and members of the board of cen sors, Dr. G. Leroy Cheney, Wood bridge; Dr. John Rathbone, Nev London; Dr. I. R. Vail, Bristol, DI Walter Holcomb, Danbury, and DI Edwin Laitenen. West Hartford.
 New Haven, Conn, Feb. 3-(UP)- Herman H. Chapman, professor o forestry. Emeritus, at Yale Schoo q ~F Taassaef4sxy fnr1nxY rnnIaRfnl president of the Connecticut Wildlif Federation at its annual meeting Miss Frances A. Hurd, South Nor walk was reelected vice-president and John P. Leonard, Avon, wa elected secretary-treasurer.
 Hartford, Cinn., Feb. 3-(UP)- study of the needs of the aged am chemically i'll in the state will b made by the State Public Welfar council. pr. Karl F. Heiser, newly appointed director, announced today
 The study, he said was ordere' by the 1943 general assembly an he will report any recommendation for improvements in state facilitie for care of the disabled or invalide to the 1945 general assembly.
 The principal objective of the sur vey, Heiser said, would be to ascer tain the need for one or more in firmaries to give medical care t certain long-term needy cases.
 
 WASHINGTON FURORE
 Washington newsmen are goin ko town on the world premiere c