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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17

Elimination contests will be held for two or thre consecutive nights at the Knights of Columbus club rooms, and the winners of these contests will speak at 8 final con- test to be held at the Hotel Elton There will be cash and war bond prizes for the winners of the final contest.
 The Knights of Columbus and the Council of Catholic Women are collaborating with the CYO in the sponsorship of this contest which takes the place of the annual debating tournament this year. The committee in charge of the contest includes Rev. Francis Barrett, cul- tural advisor of the Catholic Youth organization. Miss Lucy Bowes, chairman of the Council of Cath Women, William T. Harrington, ed- ucational chairman of the Knights of Columbus and Miss Dorothy A. Siebert, secertary of CYO.
 Any boy or girl who is interested in entering the competition should talk with their pastor, or curate in charge of youth activity. All en- trants' names must be submitted before April 1st.
 As soon as the names of the en- trants have been submitted to the committee, meeting will be helo to discuss the rules and final dates of the eliminations.
 The subject chosen for the con- test, Plan for Peace" gives the contestants wide and varied sources of material to study and will make the competition keen.
 For further information concern ing this program, any member o1 the committee may be contacted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
DIRECTED VERDICT
 T0BE CHALLENGED
Counsel to Ask Judge Me- Evoy to Set in Aside at
 Fridays Session

Superior Court Judge Frank P. McEvoy will be asked next Friday to set aside the jury verdict he dl- rected for the defendants Tuesday in the $25, 900 civil action of Mrs Josephine Kean. The motion has been claimed for a hearing at the regular short calendar session of the court.
 Mrs. Kean sought to recover for injuries sustained Jan. 8, 1944 in a sidewalk fall in Wallingford. The defendants are Margaret and Will liam H. Grinold of Wallingford, the Methodist Episcopal church of Wal lingford, and the town of Walling- ford.
 ounsel for the plaintiff claim the directed verdict was contrary to the law and evidence, and ask the court to set it aside.
 By directing the jury to return verdict for the defendants Judge McEVoy removed the necessity of deliberation by the jurors.
 The motion to set aside the ver- dict was filed as preliminary step for a possible appeal to the State Supreme Court of Errors.
 men and women of the 19 communi- ties in the Mattatuck Council will attend
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
THE SATURDAY Eeuteme1
By JAMES M. MOORE

1 them until this time. Now, as he saw the fierce, resisting look on this pig before him, there came the feeling that perhaps he had never known pigs from Donegal ol otherwise. And with the knowledge their came to his mind too, the thought that perhaps caution was indeed the better part of valor.
 In a voice shaken and fraught with direst of implications he cautioned:
 MT. Doyle. That pig aint hu- man.
 The superintendent brushed aside the warning and continued his ad- vance, with outthrust pitchfork The Donegal man, fearful but faith full to duty, joined with the third ally in the attempted encircle- ment. There was a brief show of resistance by the pig; it withdrew and then fled into the open door, way of a nearby shed. In flash the superintendent had bolted the door behind the doughty beast.
 The pig again was a captive. But now was the problem of how to get into the shed to get the pig out. In the shed the beast was like hoarded money-outside on the loose he was sheer prof1igacy of the citys money. There should be a medium it was reasoned.
 St. George And The Dragon
 Supt. Doyle eyed carefully the smafi confines of that she'd re- called to mind the rought agility of the pig inside-and called for vol unteers. He was as good man as the next one, mind you, at a straight 75 yard dash, but this situation called for the quick hipped adroitness of Kerry soccer player.
 The Donegal man was unreSpon- sive to this call beyond duty and again warned: If we enter that confine the beast will tear us asunder!'
 Then it was that their compan- ion, the third one, earned by his actions the name of the "Bold-One" With firm strides and with a pitch fork clutched in his hand he entered the shed and slammed the door be- hird him.
 "Ok, when the battle rages loud
 and long,
 And the stormy winds do blow"
 There were thrashings, and grunt- ings and angry cursingS; and Squeals and peals and animal sounds. Then an ominous silence. A head peered forth, perspiring, flushed. The Do- negal man gasped and then breathed relief. It was not the pig! Get me a basket! Get me bas-
 ket!", the head commanded.
 The basket was fetched, the head disappeared, the door was shut and again locked in battle like St. George and the Dragon the bold-one and the pig thrashed in fury. "The terrible rumble, grumble and
 roar,
 Telling the battle was on once
 more.
 Come here. Come here and lend me a hand" the voice of the Bold One was heard from the shed. The superintendent and the Donegal man rushed to the scene and there lay the pig recumbent and exhausted beneath the overturned basket. In combined effort the three Topped the beast into the basket and car ried him out of the shed to the safe confines of barn-Stall.
 (Peace Makes SOlitude)
 All is quiet and serene at Brook sido today. There is prev alent the peace which comes with the know ledge of a good bargain, well made. The city had ordered wild pig. It has one now.
 One that "aint even human"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17

Camp D1rectOr
 ,Yawgoog, one of the largest boys camps in New England, will be the principal speaker. The title of his address will be "A Rope and A Boy.
 J. Milton Burrall Jr., President of Mattatuck Council will report on the achievements of Mattatuck Council in the New England Mem- bersllip campaign in 1944. Matta- tuck Council also had the greatest gain in all councils in Connecticut and was third highest in New Eng land.
 Hon. John s. Monagan, mayor will extend the greetings of the city Scout Commissioner Walter H. Dea- ccI. will serve as toast-master. The arrangements committee for this meeting is headed up by Harold G. Manning, chairman, Murray Cross man, Arthur Eager. Sherman Knapp James Millar, Dr. L. H. Jordan, and Scout Executive, David F. Babson.
 Eagle Scout Badges will be pre- sented to Scout Howard Welton of Troop 1. Waterbury and Assistant Scoutmaster Weston Boyd of Troop 9, Naugatuck.
 Over 400 scout leaders and other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17

Two gold star mothers of Llthu- anian descent will be named short lv to represent the city as guests of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at a tea in Washington next week. The tea has been arranged in connec- tion with the Amcrican-Lithuanlan mission scheduled for March B and "A at the Hotel Statler in Wash ington.
 A delegation of 100 gold and blue star mothers is scheduled to pre- sent petition asking President Roosevelt to aid in the restoration of independence to Lithuania. The petition has been signed by mll- lion Americans.
 Arrangements for Waterbury s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
Facts
 InS.N.E.Tel. Co. Report
Net Earnings Equivalent to $6.3I Per Share Reports President AIIbertOn F. Brooks in Annual Statement

New Haven, March 17-Again in l944, war had first call on telephone service, and The Southern New England Telephone Company handled three-quarters of a billion conversations, President Allerton F. Brooks declares in his annual report mailed to the companyS StoSkhold- CTS today. Net earnings for the year were equivalent to $631 per share, hompared with $617 the year be- fore.
 The report for 1914, MT. Brooks said, "is largely the story of 1943 repeated and intensified" Toll rails increased 3.4 per cent over 1943 and 57 per cent over the pre-war year of 1939, and the 488, JAS telephones in service at the end of the year were the largest number in the con- pany's history. The comparatively small net growth of 2,523 in 1914 was made possible by receipt of a limited number of new instruments late in the year. Although demands continued to exceed facilities, and thrilled orders jumped from 12,480 to 28, 289. all service essential to the war was provided promptly.
 The company's construction pro- gram continued to be drastically curtailed. Plant additions totaled 8, ,765 GOO, of which $1,165, 900 rep resents the value of reused mater ialS.
 Appended financial statements listed the company's assets at $114,- 426, ,877, and total operating reven- ues at $3O,435 ,963. Operating ex- penses totaled $21, ,387, ,236, and op- erating taxes were $5,319,214. Net income after interest and miscel- laneouS deduction was $2,525,7 ,776.
 Six more Southern New England Telephone men have given their lives in the war, bringing the total to ten. Since September, 1940, 71T employees including 119 women had entered military service. Of those discharged from the armed forces 78 per cent have returned to work for the company. All have been of- fered reinstatement with the same pay and pension credit as if they had remained continuously with the company. RefreSher training courses will be provided as well as aid in adaptation to civilian em- ployment, aid in adjustment to phy- sical handicaps and financial ben ef1ts for those nuable to return to work.
 Employees purchased approxi- mately two million dollars worth of war bonds during the year, 27 per cent increase over 1943, and donated more than 1,20O pints oi blood to the Red Cross blood bank The company had 5,926 employees at the end of the year, 43 fewer than a year before.
 When equipment and materials again become available, orders or the waiting list will be filled a. rapidly as conditions permit, th' report continued. This will requir, not only telephones but large quan titles of cables, switchboards ane
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
Gold Star Mothers
 In Local Delegation

representation at the conference are Dr. Mathew J. Colney, executive board member of the Americans of Lithuanian Descent, and John Ia reila.
 Waterburians who assisted in ob- taining petition signatures were: Joseph Stasatis. Bladas Silkaus- kas, Jacob Treciokas, Peter Stepo- navicius, Julia Bulevich, Mrs. Mat hew Colney, and Eleanor Kishonis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
TO- To Participate In Citywide Oratorical Contest
NEWS OF MEN N THE SERVICE

Sgt. Robert O. Smith, serving with the 63d Division attached to the Seventh Army, has been wounded in action in Germany, &C., cording to War Department tele- gram received by his wife, the for mer Doris Schipper, 104 Maple ave- nue, Oakville. He is the son of Mrs. Mary V. Smith, 35 Watervilie street.
 The soldier, who went overseas last November, began army service February 12, 1924, and trained at Camp Van Dorn, Miss.
 The two service sons of MT. and Mrs. Frank M. Mazuroski, 59 Full Ter street, recently met in Hawaii. Their first reunion in three years was brought about when Sgt. Ed ward MaZuroski located Stanley Mazuroski, water tender 1-c, through the American Red Cross.
 Edward recently returned to Wa terbury from duty in the South Pa cif1c where he has been stationed for two and half years. He at- tended Wilby high school and was employed at the Scovill Mfg. Co before entering the service in March of 1940.
 Stanley, now stationed in the South Pacific, participated in the invasion of Sicily and Normandy Before entering service i~ Septem- Der, 1942, he was employed at the Scovill Mfg Co.
 Coffeyville, Kans., March 17-Sec- ond It. Robert G. Archambault, son of MT and Mrs. Joseph A. Archam- bault, 96 Edson avenue, Waterbury Conn, has completed 10 weeks of photo-reconnaissance pilot training at the Coffeyville Army Air Field and has been sent to Third Air Force staging area.
 Lient. Archambault received his wings at Luke Field, Phoenix, Ariz. June 27, 1914.
 A U. s. Troop Carrier Base, Flu ropean Theater of Operations: Staff Sgt Daniel M. Sullivan, Jr., sor of MT. and Mrs. Daniel Sullivan ST, of 39 Homer street, Waterbury Conn.,, is now serving as line chiel in depot repair squadron of 2 troop carrier service wing command ed by Colonel Frank s. Henley. Sgt Sullivan's crew of mechanics repair and service aircraft assigned tt Troop Carrier Forces.
 Before entering the Air Force May IS, 1942, Sgt. Sullivan was man. ager of Fulton Markets store 1T Waterbury. After receiving techni. cal training at Patterson Field Ohio and Warner Robins Field, Ga. he departed for overseas service 2( months ago.
 The U. s. Troop Carrier Forces headed by Major General Paul L Williams, played an important part in our heroic defense of Bastogne by supplying our forces with am munition, food and other importan items, while flying through heavy flax at very low level.
 Today Troop Carrier Forces ar' operating as an important life lin' of supply for our attacking troop on the whole western front.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
ANNUAL MEETING TO
 BE HELD NEXT FRIDAY

The joint annual meeting of the combined War Fund and Commun- ity Chest. Inc, and the Community Chest of Waterbury, Inc, will be held in the Connecticut Light and Power auditorium on Friday, March B, at 400 p. m.
 MT. Ralph Blanchard, executive director of the National Community Chests and Councils will be the guest speaker. His topic is Com munity OrganiZation''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
ARRANGE PAGEANT FOR SCOUTS EVENT
J. Harold Williams of Prov
 idence, R. l., to Be Prin- Cipal Speaker

One of the features at the dinner at Temple Hall, Waterbury, will be meeting of the Mattatuck council Boy Scouts of America, which will be held Tuesday evening, March % at Temple Hall, Waterbury, will be a pageant depicting how boy scout activities have been maintained dur. ing the war years. Roy Schwartz will narrate the pageant, while the prin- cipal roles will be played by William Hadley, Mrs. Ernest Zecha, Robert w. Silliman, and Jay Taylor.
 J. Harold Williams, Providence Rhode Island, who directs Camp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17

Seaman First Class Edward Therault 24, son of MT and Mrs. Leon Therault of 319 West Grove street has been transferred to Shoemaker, Calif., upon cOmple- tiOn of 16-week course at Farra- gut gunner's mate school in Idaho.
 A former emplOye of the ScOvill Mfg. Co.,, Seaman Therault entered the service last July at the U. $. Naval Training Center, Sampson, N. Y., where he served as 8 phySi- cal instructor. He is an alumnus of LeavenwOrth High school and was an active member of the local YMCA.
 Edward F. O'Connor, U. s. N. R. of Watertown, is now stationed al the Fleet Post office, New Yorl city. He previously served in tht directory service, bureau of per- sonnel, Fleet Post office, Washing ton. Enlisting as a specialist sec ond class, mailing division in June 1944, he received his basic training in Sampson, N. Y. His wife, Mrs Jessie Harrison O'Connor and son Edward H. O'Connor, live at l2! French street, Waterbury.
 Anthony A. Mastrantuone, son O. MT. and Mrs. Nunzio MaStrantuone GA Garden Hill road, was recent! promoted to staff sergeant with al AAF unit in the Philippines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17

dial apparatus, and earnings at Q level sufficient to attract the neces, Sary new capital.
 To-day. as every day since Pearl Harbor, our first and greatest con- cern is to win the war;" MT. Brooks declared. Referring to postwar prob- lens, he stressed that good service to the public, fair treatment of employees and financial safety to investors were inseparable objec- tiYeS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17

'The Time Has Come,' Matt
 Doyle said;
 'To talk of Many Things:
 Of Cabbages - and Kings 7. .
 And Whether Pigs H ave
 Wings"
 This is a tale without much moral and concerning approximately 900 ration points on the hoof - which were on the loose recently at Waterbury's Brookside Home, when 8 newly purchased pig made a break for freedom.
 When first delivered to the Home, this pig, young boar, was overly docile, fact which occasioned Sup- erlntendent Matt Doyle to play host to the suspicion that this was the proverbial pig in the poke" He had swapped a tame, well fattened pig from the local farm for this wild one and now the latter had all the appearances of weary weekend customer.
 Foil And Trouble
 The trouble really began, it was said, when this so-called wild pig, now so docile and diffident, was placed in the pen together with all the fat, tame pigs. Witnesses have stated that it was fearful, the very look in that pigs eye when it view ed its associations. Then it looked at its captors, emitted one mighty roar of disgust and 'lept" the pen and was away.
 Thus before the stunned eyes Of MT. Doyle, this pig-this represent ation of city barter up-to-now well entered into-was speedily scramb- ling on all four stubby legs out of the farm-yard and headed for Wa tertown avenue. It was 8 situation. the superintendent realized, non- comitant with the recent edict of the Mayors that all officials keep their departments in running order
 Confused Alarms Of Struggle
 and Flight
 Hot in pursuit went the super intendent, two lodgers from the Home, and a pet dog. Their pound- ing feet kicked high the sWirling dust as they ran panting and stumbling, the pig grunting, the dog barking and MT. Doyle emitting fierce yells of encouragement. Wit nesses later related that the allied forces of Brookside resembled the legendary charge of the forces of Black Thomsy O'Houlihan when the enemys' barracks were stormed at Clogher.
 With 8 suddenneSs the pig stop ped, whirled around, surveyed his pursuers and charged head-on through their ranks-a black streak that as suddenly passed them go' ing the other way. The pig now was back in the farm-yard. Back to the yard and encircle him." the superintendent commanded. The order was followed but again the pig reversed his field, and again was headed down the road to Wa tertown avenue. Three times this see-saw flight was enacted until finally when the pig was again in the farm-yard the superintendent called for deploying tactics.
 Picking up 8 pitchfork he signal ed his two accomplices to arm themselves that all three might en- circle the beast. The plan was sound, but the accord was not un- animous. There was heSitancy on the part of one of the aSsailantS.
 A Man From Donegal
 We will refer to him hencefortb as the Donegal man for he came from Donegal in his day. And he knew pigs. AS youth in Donegal he had tended pigs, and though that was years ago, he still knew pigs!
 At least. hs thought he knew
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
&,e>4M1.,gn,vT
 ESTABLISHED 1885
ESTABLISHED 1885

When You Come Home After The Doy Is Done Have A Leisure Jack. ct You Con Don As Soon As You Enter. -s& It's relief to change from your
 business suit jacket to e leisure
 eoot you can relax in, toke it as
 easy for the rest of the evening as
 you would Ieoding the life of Riley.
 Thls little change of scenery will
 do wonders for you = stimulate
 your appetite for dinner = make l you the life of the dinner party
 and give you fresher, broader
 snd bigger viewpoint of things in
 general = Including the knowI-
 edge of how to be clothed comfort
 able on your evenings at home.
 Leisure coats $20 to $40.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
.Parochial Speakers
 To Participate In Preliminary Events
lK. OF c. Catholic WOmens Council Cooperating in
 Movement to Keep Long Established Speaking ,A~.N Tourney in Operation
raNNr&e

. The Catholic Youth Organization of Waterbury IS sponsoring oratorca contest in which boy or girl
 of high school age from each parish in Waterbury and vicinity will be eligible to compete Each speaker will be allowed ten minutes to speak on 8 "Plan for Peace".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17

Production and distribution Of domestically produced synthetic yarn has been paced under gov- ernment control in Brazil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17
War Department
 Lists Casualties

The War Department has an- nOunced the following casualties with next of kin. In case of diver gence between this list and in- formation sent to next of kin, the last War Department telegram or letter Is to be considered the final authority.
 ARMY WOUNDED
 European Area
 GALLIGAN,-JOhn E. Pfc, son of Mrs. Mary Galligan, 2S Green leaf avenue, Waterbury.
 LOMBARDI,-JOhn D, T-Sgt., son of Mrs. Nancy LOmbardi, SO7 Baldwin street, Waterbury.
 LYON,-Frank O., Pvt, son of Frank A. Lyon, Washington road, Route l, WOOdbury.
 TAYLOR, Donald O., Pvt, hus- band of Mrs. Jessie s. Taylor, 1924 West Main street, Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-17

men and women of the 19 communi- ties in the Mattatuck Council will attend.
Nogales international., 1945-12-28

Pvt. Gerald Timothy, 17year-old
son of Mrs. Ellen Underwood, is
expected home tomorrow on a fur
lough. He was inducted July /,
1945, and has been stationed at
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Oregon, in the Army's ASTP setup,
and where he did considerable
broadcaSting in connection with his
college duties. He won the Arizona
State Oratorical contest in 1943.
Following his furlough he is being
transferred to Utah State Univer-
sity.
Two of Gerald's brothers, Capt.
Bill Underwood and 1t. Don Robert
Underwood, arrived home Wednes-
day, Bill from March Field, River
side, Calf, and Robert from Van
Nuys, Calf, the latter on a Today
furlough. Bill will be home until
January 10th.
Another brother, 1t. John I. Un-
derwood, left Hawaii on transport
Dec. 81 and is expected to reach the
states today.
Nogales international., 1945-12-28
Hudgin Family
Spend Christmas In
White House Canyon

Spending Christmas at their cabin
in White House Canyon were Mrs
Louis Hudgin and sons Walter
Palen and Henry, and daughter
Jean, and daughter-in-law, Mrs
Palen Hudgin and two children.
Walter and Henry we're recently
discharged from the armed forces,
Walter from the Navy and Henry
from the Army Air Forces. Walter
is Just back from Japan.
Palen, Army Air Forces, is home
on furlough and will report to
Langley Field, Va, Jan. 4. Miss
Jean Hudgin is cadet nurse at
Phoenix.
Nogales international., 1945-12-28
HeracLio Beltran 1
Returning
From Japan Soon

WITH THE SIXTH ARMY IN
JAPAN, Dec. 27-Private First Glass
Heraclio A. Beltran of HarshaW
Arizona, veteran of the famed 32nd
Red Arrow Infantry Division, is
returning soon to the United States
under the Army's rehabilitation
program.
Beltran served with the 32nd
through bitter fighting in New
Guinea, Leyte, and Luzon. The
32nd, now commanded by Brigadier
General Robert B. Mcbride, Jr., is
currently attached to General Wal
ter Krueger's Sixth Army.
In the service since July, 1943,
Beltran trained at Fort Ord, Calf,
before departing for overseas duty
in March, 1914 He holds the
Purple Heart, the Combat Infantry
man Badge, the Asiatic-Pacific Rib
BON, and the Philippines Liberation
Medal. His father, Mr.. Henry A
3eltran, lives in Harshaw, Arizono.
Nogales international., 1945-12-28

local company by the Tucson Gas,
Electric Light & Power Company as
a result of an order of the Arizona
Corporation Commission, which di-
rected the Tucson concern to make
refunds to consumers. The Nogales
company purchases power at whole
sale from the Tucson utility.
The Nogales utility is passing the
refund on to it's electric consumers
in this community on December bills
which will be mailed December 81.
Each consumer when paying his De-
cember bill will be allowed to deduct
a certain percentage from electric
charges.
The $4,000 New Year present is
in addition to the $854O rate reduc-
ton which the Citizens Utilities an
nounced on December 18TH All
December bills are based on the
new rates.
Nogales international., 1945-12-28
Netu USES Manager
l. Orn1er
Resident OF Nogales

John Russell, veteran of World
Wars I and II, who recently arrived
here from Morenci to become man
ager of the Nogales office Of the
US. Employment Service, is for
mer resident Of Nogales, having
lived here from 1919 to 1921 and
from 1884 to 1885,
His wife before her marriage was
Miss Helen Mannion, daughter OF
the late Frank Mannion, we'll known
pioneer of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell had two
sons in World War II: William
Frank Russell, Navy, now in Wash
ington, DC, taking a deep sea div
ing course; and 1t. John Russell,
Jr., of Prescott. Ariz., who was
wounded in Germany while with
the First Army and who was retired
from the Army on Nov. 29th.