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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
COMMUNITY SING TOMORROW NIGHT G. LOring BurwelI to Direct Program of Christmas
 Carols
(NEA Telephoto)

Theannual Community Carol Sing will be conducted here tomorrow night at the Victory House on the Green, it was announced today by Park Supt. James J. Curtin.
 The sing, scheduled to get under way at p. m. and last one half hour, under the direction of G. Loring Burwell, offers the novelty of broadcast for the last fifteen minutes over VERY and then a rebroadcast as a recording at 10:15 over WATR so that participants may hear their efforts at the later hour.
 Local clergy will be in attend ance to give the invocation and benediction services. The sing will feature. als ca background of 25 or 40 children from Chase Park House, dressed in the traditional classic Mediavil white capes.
 The public is requested to attend to participate in the singing of the. tradition Christmas hymns and carols.
 Eugene Oviatt will accompany on !! the piano.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
Bitter Cold Snop Due New England

Boston, Dec. q - (UP) The weeks second bitter cold snap will strike New England tonight with temperatures ranging from zero to 20 below degrees below, the weather bureau forecast today.
 Temperatures will fall during the day from 35 degrees to near IS at sunset, it was said, and the cold will last through Friday.
 The northern areas of Maine New Hampshire and Vermont were due for 20 below zero weather to- night Massachusetts. Rhode Is- land and Connecticut were expect ed to have zero temperatures ir suburban areas. At Boston, it was said, the temperature will reach ( low of about five degrees above zero. while the Cape Cod area was expected to have 10 above temper akures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
PARENTS SUE FOR
 INFANTS DEATHS

New London, Con, Dec. 21.-UP)
 Suits for $15,000 each were on file in superior court today, brought by the parents of two of the four babies who died at Lawrence ane' Memorial Associated hospitals last April after being fed a formula which the coroner found contained boric acid mistakenly used for an- other ingredient.
 Suing the hospital were Mrs. Mary Thomasula, New London. whose seven-day -old son died April 13. an dJames D. Evans, Groton, whose 1ive-day-old daughter died April 12
 The suits charged the hospital failed and neglected to provide such snumber of pharmacists, nurses seIfants and employees as were able to discharge with reasonable ade, quacy and competence the duties ass were then and there reasonably necessary"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
More Snow Than Last Yeor Seen

Boston, Dec. 21-(UP)-The win ter which begins tonight will be snowier and colder than last win ter in New England, Meteorologist E. B. Rideout of Station WEE1 predicted today.
 His long-range forecast month by month, follows:
 January - Considerable cold an6 stormy weather with quite a little snow, particularly at inland points but with mixture of rain at times along the southern New Englanc coast. Late January will bring de cided thaw, with quite high tenn. peratures for few days.
 February-Considerable colo weather with storms. Zero tempera- lures will prevail much of the month.
 M TIC h -Wintry weather witt storms and cold during first hall of the month. Then a sharp mod eration, with warmer weather ir the second half.
 Weather bureau records show that snowfall in New England last winter was as follows: Boston 27.T inches, Portland, Me, 67.1 Concord N. H., 746, Burlington, Vt, 63.4 Providence, R. l., 1894, and Hart ford, Conn, 26.8.
 The seasons worst cold wave gripped the prairie states from tht Canidian border to the Aexas Pan handle today, usheringin the winter season, which begins officially a 7:15 D. m. EWT, with temperature ranging from IT degrees below zert at International Falls, Minn., to B above at Amarillo, Tex. The cold wave, which is moving across the nation in southeasterly direction, extended from the Rocky Mountain area to the Atlantic coaS' tai states, with the coldest weather predicted for the east tomorrow the federal weather forecaster a Chicago said.
 Below zero temperatures pre- vailed in the Dakotas, Minnesota Northern Iowa, Northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan today, and tht colrest weather of the season wal forecast for Illinois and Indiana 1 tonight. Temperatures will dip al law as two below zero at Chicago tonight, the weatherman said.
 A 42-degree drop in temperature: was recorded at Amarillo yesterday when the mercury dipped from high of 72 degrees to 30 in three hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
Chaplin Unwilling
 Father Claims Joan
Girls Attorney May Conclude Direct Examination Today and Turn Her Over to Comedians Counsel

1 the bed-four or five-even towel draped on the telephone" Miss Barry testified that after tht morning intimacy she took a bath then crawled back into bed with Chaplin.
 we lay there and talked over my career and my bills and he told me he wanted me to move to 8 hotel apartment. I told him as long as l was sure he loved me I would do anything"
 Her last intimacy with the white haired Chaplin was on Dec. 30, she said, when she went to his house to collect the money he had prom ised her.
 He asked me if that was all ] wanted and I said yes," she said. '"Then he said, Oh, Joan, can you really stop like that?' I said yes. He said, can you stop if I touch your hand? your leg
 She said she didn't see him again until May 8, when she found him in the guest room of his home with naked young girl"
 "They were lying on the bed and he was tickling her with his toes,' she said. T said, Charles I'd like to speak to you He came down. stairs but he wouldn't talk to me. So I went home"
 She went back the next night she said, and Chaplin called the po- lice who took her to jail for four days.
 On May 27 I went back to see him and he took me down by the swimming pool she said. T told him he was the father of my baby and he suggested I go to New York where there would be no publicity and he would do the right thing about it."
 Chaplain was sweet" to her, Miss Barry said, until she asked him to marry her and give the baby a name. Then he lost his temper, said babies biological mistakes, insisted his career was more important to him than anything and shouted he would rather spend 20 years in jail than marry her.
 He also she added, asked to have intercourse with him.
 But I told him not this time, she said. He also suggested have an illegal operation but I told him wanted to have the baby"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
FIVE MOTORISTS
 FORFEIT BONDS

Five motorists forfeited $5 bonds on parking charges when their cases were called before Judge Charles R. Summa in City Court this morning. They were Mrs. Frank Reilly, 38, 203 Atwood ave- nue; Gertrude Feingold, 35, 257 Cooke street; Sam Teach, 29, PAP Woodtick road; Loretta Macary, 34, 260 Beecher avenue and Henry Robinson, 34, 56 Pearl street.
 Other cases: Alfred Pave, 49, 215 North Elm street, road rule viola tion, nolled; Mrs. Lester Raymond, 35, 5 Walnut street, Thomaston, evading responsibility, continued to Jan. 2; Nicholas DeLeo, 27, 2108 North Main street, breach of the peace, nolled; Mitchell Harvey. 56, East Aurora street, non-support, nolled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
PEAK REACHED IN
 CHRISTMAS MAIL

Christmas cards today were pack ed to the overflow point at the To- cal postoffice, but officials said activity in the lobby indicated the load would be broken by this after noon, with some decrease in mail ing expected by tomorrow.
 It was reported carriers would be sent out on routes Sunday if necessary, and that all mail at the postoff1ce would be out Christmas day.
 The volume of mail is expected to exceed the record figure of last year, post office officials stated. Approximately 300 extra workers are now employed at the postoffice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
ANSONIA MAN WINS
 FIGHT FOR DIVORCE

Anthony Loda of Ansonia was granted a divorce in the New Haven superior court yesterday from Adele RogaznkaS Loda of Waterbury, following a hearing before Judge Ernest A. Inglis. Custody of their minor child was awarded to its grandmother, Mrs. Agota Lubinskas of Waterbury. The child's custody previously was the subject of a bitter battle in the local superior court. The couple married in 1854. A charge of intolerable cruelty was hasis of the decree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
NEW DIRECTIVE
 ON UNION DUES
Check=Off System for Em- pIOyes Approved at ScO=
 will Mig. Company

Provisions for maintenance of membership and the check-off sys- tenn of collecting union dues were approved by the War Labor Board relative to the management-union contract of the Scovill Mfg. Go. and the CIO Brass Workers Union.
 The original company contract was signed Julxc 30 with nine is- sues forwarded to the VILE for in- teroretation.
 The union was denied the re- quested IT cent hourly increase; seventeen-day sick leave for em- ployees of 8 year standing, sever ance pay etc.
 The company was denied petition for a clause governing the payment of 8 general increase to those workers earning beyind the maxi mum of labor grade. The com- pany's request for super seniority for returning servicemen likewise was denied.
 The boards directive also pro- videS for modified night shift diff ferentials. Retroactive to March 25, when the 1943 contract expired, the differential provision calls for a five per cent bonus for second shift employees and half per cent bonus for third shift employees.
 The 1943 contract called for a flat five per cent bonus for the two shifts. In its brief to the board, the union requested seven per cent for second shift workers and 10 per cent for third shift employees
 The night shift differential clause means that those on the payroll as of March 25, 1944 and subse- quently of the payroll will receive retroactive pay, the union Spokes- man explained. The provision also applies to employees now in the armed forces, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
OBITUARY

BIONDI-Emilio Biondi, 50, of 53 South Elm street, died this morning at St. Mary's hospital after a brief illness.
 Born in Italy, MT. Biondi came to this country and to Waterbury 34 years ago, residing here since that time. He was blacksmith by trade.
 Survivors include: a sister, An- toinetta, Italy; several nieceS and nephews in Italy and step-niece, Mrs. Leonard Rosa, this city. ;;
 The funeral will be held from the Colasanto funeral home, 932 Bank street, Saturday to Our Lady of Lourdes church for requiem Mass, time to be announced later. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from to 10 o'clock and to- morrow from to 1G p. m.
 OUTHARD-Mrs. Julia Healy Southard, widow of Charles South ard, died Tuesday at her home in Milford. She was a sister of Mrs. Margaret King, Waterbury.
 The funeral was held today at 9:3O a. m. from the Nettleton fu- neral home, Milford, to St. Gabriel's church, that town, at g. Burial was in St. Michael's cemetery, Stratford.
 SCHATZMAN - Mrs. Mary (Wrinn) Schatzman, widow of Frederick w. Schatzman, New Ha- ven, died Tuesday after a brief ill., ness. Among the survivors are a brother. John Wrinn, Waterbury, and a son, Capt. William L. Schatz- man of the state police.
 The funeral will DC held tomor- row from the M. F. Walker & Sons funeral home with solemn high Mass at g in St. Mary'S church, New Haven. Burial will be in St Bernard's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
VoIerio VoIeri
 Returns To See

Vatican City, Dec. 21.-UP)- An authoritative Vatican source said today that Valerie Valeri, Apostolic Nuncio to Paris, is re turning to the Holy See after con- pieting his mission"
 Accompanied by Eugenio Car dinal Tisserant of France, who has been active in smoothing out French-Vatican relations. Valeri was expected here late today or tomorrow.
 Valeri was not expected to re- turn to France. and was reported to have paid farewell visit to Ger. Charles De Gaulle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
BY VIRGINIA MACPHERSON Ifr,ihnd Prass Staff CnrreSnnndent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Hollywood, Dec. 21-(UP-Joan Barry returns to the stand today to continue the story of her love affair with Charlie Chaplin, who she claims is the father of her baby-an unwilling father she said,
 Joseph Scott, 77-year-old attor- ney for Miss Barry in her paternity suit against the millionaire com- edian, expecte dto conclude his direct examination and turn Miss Barry over to Chaplin's counsel, fuming Charles E. (PaD Millikan, for cross examination.
 Miss Barry said yesterday that Chaplin, and Chaplin alone, was the only possible father of her 14- months-old daughter, Carol Ann, because she had not been intimate with any other man since she met the comedian, who promised to lead her to fame on the stage but side tracked her in bedroom.
 With tears, blusheS and frequent Hlances at the floor, Miss Barry told of four intimacies with Chap lin during December, 1942, the month a doctor testifying in her behalf said the child was con- ceived.
 Miss Barry said she went to Chaplin's home the night of De- cember g with a gun and threat ened to kill herself.
 Chaplin said, Don't be silly. Give me the gun and come over here to me" she testified.
 T walked over to him, but told him I had to keep the gun because [ was almost out of my mind be- cause he hadn't called me. Then we talked and he kept playing with my leg"
 She undreSsed at his request, she said, and after their intimacy he went to his own room to sleep.
 The next morning, December "A, she testified, Chaplain again came to her room and removed his clothes.
 ,@He walked back and forth in front of mirror, fleXing his muscles and said: You know, Joan, look something like Peter Pan.'
 .ssDid you disrobe?" here attorney asked.
 ''Yes, sir"
 "At his request?"
 ''Yes, sir"
 "Then?"
 Well, Charles said, Joan, you know we spent the night together, but I still want you Then he got undreSsed and that's when he said he thought he looked like Peter Pan"
 Then what happened?"
 He said. Let's be together again, so wo went to bed"
 Scott sought to prove that the child was conceived during one of those two intimacieS. Chaplin de- nied that he was intimate with Miss Barry on that occasion, and said he had not been intimate with her during the conception period.
 Tho preceding witness was Chap iin's former butler, Edward Chaney, who said he could not say whether Chaplin had been in Miss Barry's room the night of December g, but that the Comedian spent two and 8 half hours there on December 4. Chaney said that Chaplin had his morning coffee before going into the guest room which was separated from his own by dressing room and bathroom. First, he sent Clancy to Miss Barry's room to persuade her to surrender the gun which she still had.
 Chaplin then went to her room. The door was closed, Chaney said, during the interlude. The Butler went back to the room to straighten 1t
 Was there any change in the appearance of the room?" Scott asked.
 ''Yes, there were towels all over
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
HURLEY TO ASSUME
 OFFICIAL DUTIES

Former Governor Robert A. Hur- ley and his assistant Edward Heller newly appointed chairman and members of the Surplus Property Board will likely be sworn in after Christmas it has been reported.
 James F. Byrnes, mobilization di- rector, authorized the Army and Navy today to dispose of equip ment used in certain installations abroad and no longer needed be- cause military operations have been curtailed or stopped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Stephen Lizak, 30 Bucks Hill road, who suffered a cerebral hemOrrhage last night, was re- ported in fair condition this mOrn- ing at St. Mary's hospital. He was taken to the hospital by his own brother, Patr0lman William Lizak, who responded to the emer- gency call for the police ambul- ance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
DECISION RESERVED
 IN DIVORCE ACTION

Superior Court Judge Robert l.. Munger today reserved decision in the divorce action brought by Leo B. Giroux of Waterbury against Verna Giroux and on her cross complaint. The husband made charges of ha5itual intemperance while the defendant countered with an allegation of intolerable cruelty. The marriage was performed in December, 1940. Attorney Edward Balthazar apeared for the plaintiff, while Attorney William K. Lawlor represented the defendant.
 Sale of sporting goods has been placed under government control in India,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
BAR ASSOCIATION
 MEETING TOMORROW

The Waterbury Bar association will hold a special meeting tomor- row morning at 9:30 in the court room on the third floor of the county courthouse building, it was announc- ed today. All members have been urged to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
Oddities In The NeUs
Rv TJnited Pressl

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 2l = tU. P.) = When a boiler breakdown threatened to halt production at the American Bosch Corporation war plant, two railroad locomotives were parked on q siding and supplied steam to the factory.
 Milford, Mass, Dec. 2l = (U.PJ Noticing that his committing paS- sengers sang Christmas carols dur. ing the trip to Boston, Bus Driver William Smith added the final fes- tive note-a decorated Christmas tree at the vehicle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors, especially, Unico Club Members Employees Frank Pope, Inc; Elm. ployees Frank Pope Macaroni Co.,: Officers and Employees Waterbury Trust Co.,; Girls of the French Small Tube Branch Office; Alder sons and Personnel; and Sisters of St. Mary's Hospital for floral off, ferings and the expressions of sym pathy and kindness shown us dur ing our recent bereavement the death of our beloved husband, father and brother, George F. Masone.
 (Signed)
 WIFE, DAUGHTERS,
 BROTHERS and SISTERS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
LIGHTED CANDLE
 IGNTTES CURTAIN

Firemen this afternoon extin- guished minor blaze at the home of Marie Velte, 26 Colley street, caused, it was reported when child playing with a lighted candle set fire to some window curtains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
DIED

1914, Emilio Biondi. of 5S South Elm Street.
 Funeral Saturday from Colasanto Funeral Home. 932 Bank Street, to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, time to be announced later. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21

Sixty thousand of the 100000 Australians who enlisted in World War I were killed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21

Frozen for weeks in liquid helium germs haev bene found capable ot propagating when thaWed out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21

 noon and evening. Members of the East End Community Club will meet at the funeral home tonight at 8 p. m.
 Members of Waterbury Lodge of Elks met at the funeral home last night to conduct the Elks ritual. Members of the SS. Peter and Paul Mothers Club will meet at the funeral home at tonight.
 The funeral of Mrs. Loretta Lind say, 134 North Elm street, was held from the Reyes funeral nome, 69 Pearl street at 8 a. m. today to the Church of the Immacu- late Conception where a high Mass was celebrated at g. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21

The funeral of Edmund J. White, 36 Edson avenue. will be held to- morrow at 8:30 a. m. from the Bergin Funeral Home. 2oO East Main street., to ta1e Church of SS. Peter and Paul at 9. Burial win be in old St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this after
Evening star., 1944-01-12
Mrs. Chase Renamed
President Of NNS

Mrs. G. Rowland Chase WAS re-
elected president of the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society yesterday at
meeting of the Board Of Directors
in the Albee Building.
Also unanimously reelected we're
Mrs. Charles c. Glover, jr., first vice
president; Joshua Evans, jr, second
vice president; Mrs Charles F. Will
son, third vice president; John l.
Proctor, treasurer; William w
Nckall, assistant treasurer, and
Mrs. Neville Miller, secretary.
Miss Gertrude H. Bowling, execu-
tive director, told the board the
staff of the society had made 1851
visits to 19,347 patients during 1943
She and Mrs. Chase were desig-
mated representatives on the Board
of Trustees Of the Washington Com
munity Chest for the coming year.
Present also at the board meeting
we're Mrs. Whitman Cross, Mrs
Leonard A. Block, Mrs. John w
Davidge, Miss Anne Carter Greene
Mrs. James L. Houghteling, John
Ihlder, Mrs. Macgill James, Mrs. r.
M. Kaufman. Mrs. Emory Scott
Land, Harold N. Marsh, Mrs. Henry
Morgenthau, jr.; Mrs. Cresson New
bold, Miss Elsa M. Peterson, Mrs
Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs. John
Marvin Wright and David B. Kar-
rick. Mrs. Chase presided.
Evening star., 1944-01-12

jobs, including all war workers, are
frozen to their jobs and may move
only with permission of selective
service officials. In approving appli-
cations for job changes, selective
service officers are guided by an
elaborate priority schedule based on
an analysis of the importance of
I various industries to the war effort
In addition, men from 16 to 40
years who are engaged in a lengthy
list of specified occupations are SUBJ
ject to compulsory transfer to en-
ployment in work higher in the
priority schedule than that in which
they are engaged
Selective service regulations in the
Dominion do not cover strikes
Under separate order, however,
provision is made for establishment
Of Cancellation boards and employees
affected may not strike until strike
vote is taken under government
supervision.
Evening star., 1944-01-12
Cromwell
Continued From First Page.

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neither party could remarry. He did
not answer her Reno suit and she
has ignored his New Jersey suit.
There was only one definite prece-
dent for the action. Mr. Ruback told
Mr.. Herr, but the United States Su-
preme Court had affirmed that.
This, he said, was a 1900 case in
which the New Jersey court had set
aside a North Dakota decree OBJ
tained by man found to have gone
to that State only to obtain a
divorce
Mr.. Toolan accused Mr.. Crom-
wells multimillionaire wife of rep
Irehensible" conduct while Mr. Crom-
well was the American envoy at Ot-
tawa early in 1910.
She Inundated him greatly said
Mr.. Toolan, by her indifference
and her rejection of those duties
which necessarily rested upon the
wife of high diplomatic official.
The story of that conduct and her
carvings in Ottawa will have to
be told at the divorce hearing in this
cause, painful and shocking as that
story will be-"
In May of 1910, on the eve of the
Democratic senatorial campaign, Mr..
Toolan continued, Mrs. Cromwell
cruelty designed" his public en-
barrassment.
Though she had promised him the
use Of Duke Farms, her estate near
Somerville, as a campaign head
quarters, she denied him this privi-
lege and early in the campaign or
dered him to remove his clothes,
with the warning that otherwise she
would remove them, Mr.. Toolan
said. 1t was then, he alleged, that
the valet was kept waiting.
Mr.. Toolan then took up an allie
cation in Mrs. Cromwelfs divorce
case that her husband had sought a
1000, 900 settlement.
IF ever there was wicked and
unpardonable falsehood that
was it" he told the court. True,
there was to be a $1,000, 900 founda-
ton, but the idea was her own and
that of her financial adviser and the
control of that fund was to lie in
the hands of five persons to be Sc
lected by her, only one of whom was
to be Mr.. Cromwell with no right in
1t ever to touch a dollar of the
corpus of that fund"
Mr.. Toolan suggested that Mr.
Cromwell's effort to induce his wife
to use part of her vast income phi
lanthropically had contributed to
their split. He possessed ample
means for himself and used them
generously, the lawyer added.
Mr.. Toolan said that whereas the
Navada divorce case had been heard
behind closed doors. Mr.. Cromwell
would ask only open hearings in
his suit, which would involve taking
of dispositions in several parts of
the world.
Advisory Master Herr gave Mrs.
Cromwell 80 days to answer the
three motions.