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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
KINCSBURY HOTEL
INVOLVED IN SALE
Rugreen Realty Co. Buys
Ownership in Latest
Transaction Here

The Kingsbury Hotel, A Center
street, owned by the Gables family
since its construction in 1909 has
been purchased by the Rugreen
Realty Co., it was disclosed last
night by Maurice Greenberg, los
Clinton street. Purchase price was
said to have been $4,000.
The property which extends from
Center street to Harrison avenue
is assessed for $188,60O of which
$142,300 is listed for the Harrison
avenue property and $4,000 for the
Center street location. The hotel
contains 176 rooms and six stores;
Strisik's Crockery Shop on Cen
ter street, The Elsie Bauck Food
Shop, Alma's Corset Shop. B. H. c.
Riefe Office Supplies, the Elevator
Service Co., and the Clyne Glass
Shop all on Harrison Avenue.
Partners of Mr.. Greenberg in
the transaction are Mrs. Lewis
Greenblatt, Is Columbia Blvd, vice.
president of the new corporation,
and Martin Rubin, 100 Oak street,
Naugatuck. president. Mr.. Green
berg is secretary-treasurer.
Samuel Kurtin who has been as
ISOLATED with the hotel for 26 years
will be the manager of The Kings
bury, Mr.. Greenberg announced.
The change in ownership will not
interrupt business, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
SENATOR M'MAHON
ANNOUNCES DATES
Servicemen Invited to
Compete for Appointment
to West Point, Annapolis

Washington, April 2.-Connecti-
cut servicemen now serving overseas
who wish to secure appointment to
West Point or Annapolis were in
vited today by U. s. Senator Brien
Mcmahon to send their name to
him so that they may take the COM
petitive examination held under his
auspices for appointment. Relatives
of these men may also send the
names Of candidates for appoint
ment to Senator Mcmahon.
The examinations. held by the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion on Senator McMahon's request,
will be held on July % at Bridge
port. Danbury, Hartford, Middle
town, New Haven, New London, Wa
terbury, and Willimantic.
Servicemen may take the exam
ination at designated spots overseas
under the supervision of their COM
nranding officer. 1t will be neces-
sary for all names of such men
to be sent to Senator Mcmahon at
the Senate ONCE building in Wash
ton before June Is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
PRIVATE BOUFFARD
dies IN GERMANY
Local Man, Father of
Three Children, Reported
Killed in Action

Pfc Edward Joseph Bouffard, 81,
lost his life in combat on April 6
in Germany, three weeks after ar
irving overseas. according to War
department telegram received by
his wife, Mrs Elizabeth (Sawon-
chak) Bouffard, French street, Wa
tertown.
The father of three young chill
dren, the infantryman spent fur
Tough here with his family in Feb
ruary. His last letter to his wife,
dated March 81, urged Mrs. Bout
fard not to worry about his safety if
she did not hear from him.
Pic. Bouffard entered the service
January %, 1913. while an employe
of the Sinclair Refining Corp. and
was stationed at Miami, Fla, with
the. AAF. Last December he was
transferred to the infantry anc
trained at Camp Gordon, Ga.
Besides his wife and children
Pfc. Bouffard is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ludger
Bouffard. 80 Ridge ST.. and a
brother, Cpl. Ludger Bouffard, Jr.,
with the Army in Italy.
A memorial Mass will be cele-
brated tomorrow at a. m. at st.
Johns Church in WATERFOWL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
JOB PLACEMENTS
FOR 1856 VETERANS
Reports of Various Offices
of USES Show Success
of Plan in March

Finding jobs for veterans through
the Offices of the United States En-
ployment service of the War MAN.
power commission continues to be
an important function of these
agencies, State Manpower Director
William j. Fitzgerald of the War
ManpoWer commission said today
in announcing that some 1856 vet
Grams were placed in March. This
compared with $40 such placements
in February, the state director said.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said that many
veterans were taking advantage OF
the improved counseling service Of
fered them by the United States
Employment service and the War
ManpoWer commission.
Other activities for veterans dur
ing March included 178 placements
of handicapped veterans and 38
placement assists. The USES also
directed 348 World War II veterans
to other agencies for service. This
was as follows: 210 to the Veterans
Administration; Al to State Voca-
tional Rehabilitation service; nine
to Selective Service; 20 to various
training agencies and So to other
agencies engaged in veterans work
Most of the veterans were placed
by the New Haven Office of the
United States Employment service
with 2O4 placements for the month.
Hartford ranked second with IT.
placements.
Since January l the offices of the
USES placed 2,767 veterans in jobs
in Connecticut industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
PAPER COMP ANIES
PAY OPA $34,2lS
Eight Conn. Firms Charged
With Violation of Cell
ing Prices Settle

Eight wholesale paper companies
in Connecticut, charged with violat-
ing ceiling prices, have settled OPA
damage claims for a total of $34,2ls
within the last ten days, the State
OPA disclosed today.
These latest out-of-court settle
ments make a grand total of nearly
$4,000 paid over to the U. S. Treas
ury since the OPA began survey
of the industry early this year.
Among approximately IS whole
salers of coarse paper products in
the state, all but two were found to
be selling such items as paper bags,
towels, cups and napkins above the
ceiling price, the OPA declared.
Were not collection agency
commented State OPA Director
Stanley Crute, but it's our duty to
see that illegal profits, even when
realized through ignorance Of the
regulations, are curbed. Unless they
are curbed, they contribute to the
already huge inflationary pressures
now in existence"
NdllcS VI Vic WILOlCSd1CIS WIG
made the recent settlements and the
amounts for which they settled are
as follows:
The City Paper company. 50. 9S8
and P. Garvan, Inc, $13,908, both
of Hartford; the Minotte E. Chat
field Co., $1,000. and the Superior
Paper Products Co., 5000, both OF
New Haven; Nathan Schwartz &,
Son of Bridgeport, $3.50; New Lon
don Paper & Supply Co. of New
London, $1,000; the Hudson Paper
Co. Of Stamford. $4,000; and Irving
M. Bronerwine Of Norwich, 1893.
Among the other paper cases re-
Gently completed, three have re-
suited in issuance of injunctions
against further violations, as well
as in monetary settlements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
$1,000 JUDGMENT
in AUTO MISHAP
VerdiCtS Granted to Date
Total SI3,II8; Cases
Tried in Two Courts

A judgment of 81 200 was handed
down today in common pleas court
for Mary O'Rourke of Waterbury
in her personal injury suit against
Rocco Leogrande. also of this city
The award brings to $l3,ll8 the to-
tai damages ordered in four sep
arate suits based on collision
which occurred last December 3 on
Plank road
Miss O'Rourke was passenger in
car operated by Eileen Mcdonald.
when it was struck by a car owned
and operated by the defendant. Miss
Mcdonald was originally a party
defendant in the litigation but the
claim against her was withdrawn
Tuesday. She had been exonerated
of blame in previous trials based
on the collision.
The hearing in the O'Rourke case,
conducted Tuesday before Judge
Raymond j. Devlin, was one in
damages, since liability of Leo
grande was admitted by his coun-
sci.
Other awards based on the COLI
sion had been made previously as
follows: Nicholas Catapano, $4,000;
Carmella Catapano, $4,000; Theresa
Leogrande, 500; Marguerite Akin
son, $500; Eileen Mcdonald, $2,318
The Mcdonald judgment was also
returned in common pleas court
while the other amounts were fixed
by jury in superior court.
In today's memorandum of deci-
sion, Judge Devlin points out the
plaintiff sustained a forehead LAGER
alton, which required four sutures
that she was in hospital 10 days
and out of work Is days. and that
she is still under a doctors care for
| nervousness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
1920 Compensation
For Injured Worker

of the left hand.
Other agreements for specific
payment in case of permanent in
jury or for weekly payments DUR
ing disability we're approved as fol-
lows:
Francis Joy of 96 Edison avenue
against NJ. j. DAILY g. Sons, Inc,
$50 beginning March %, injury to
right leg.
Bertha NJ Hebert of Torrington
against Hayden Mfg. Co. of Tor
rington, Sl7.62 beginning April 4,
Jury to left thumb.
William Olsen of Torrington
against Union Hardware Co. of Tor
Ri gton, $50 beginning Feb. 10, in
jury to right foot.
Antonio Pace of Torrington
against American Brass Co. Of
Torrington, $50 beginning April 81.
injury to left foot
Herman Schaeffer of "a Wales
street against Waterbury Rolling
Mills, Inc, $50 for one and IA
weeks, 25 per cent loss Of use of
distal phalanx of left little finger.
Gaetano Zuffelato of Torrington
against City of Torrington, 1851
beginning April IA, fracture of left
leg.
Robert A. Thulin of Thomaston
against Seth Thomas Clocks of
Thomaston. $50 beginning March
"a, injury to left thigh.
Daniel Guerrero of 216 Hill street
against w. j. Megin, Inc, of Maui
gatuck, $50 beginning April 4, i'm
jury to right foot.
John MacIvor of 35 Myrna ave-
nue. against Speedy Parcel Deliv-
cry, Inc, $26 81 beginning March
ID, injury to left knee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
CONFERENCE PROMISES
FAVOR SMALL STATES

Prof. Maurice Ross Of the Uni
versity Of Connecticut spoke to the
LicC,s Club meeting at the Elton
yesterday on postwar peace organ
ization problems which will be dis
cussed at the San Francisco confer
ence.
He stated that promises made by
President Truman and Prime Min
lister winston Churchill assure the
world that big nations stand to serve
the smaller ones in the postwar
world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
AMERICAN BRASS co.
CUTS WORKING HOURS

A reduction in working hours at
the American Brass Company has
been effected because of cutbacks
in war-orders, it has been dis
closed by President Clark S. Judd.
Employees who volunteered to do
Sc weekly hours of work will now be
cut back to the standard 48 hours, it
was stated. These workers had
adopted the longer week at the re-
quest of the CLIO and management
to help speed production.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
DEMOCRATS TALK
TO Sen. M'MAHON

w. S. Sen. Brien Mcmahon will
meet with Democratic state party
members in Bridgeport tonight in
a special organization meeting. At
tending from Waterbury will be
Mayor John S. Monagan, Senators
Patrick Wallace and Edward p.
Egan.
All Democratic Senators will be
present at tonights meeting at
which time Sen. Mcmahon is eX-
pected to outline party procedure
as anticipated under the new ad-
ministration of President Harry S..
Truman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27

1t was revealed at the time tnat
the first study of the city's pension
needs was made that no factual, &C
curate personnel records were in ef-
feet here. Although City Controller
Neil F. Maloney, former City Pay
master Thomas F. McLarney and
present Paymaster Frank Sullivan
have maintained records these are
inadequate in their incompleteneSS.
Many of the files relating to the
older employees were found to be
lacking in early years information
and data.
The city now has approximately
$500 employees including all groups,
general employees, fire and police
and teachers. Possibility should post
war programs be effected, as is
hoped for, the city'S payroll likely
will be expanded At present the
street and sewer department en-
ployes list have been depleted by
armed service drafts, men entering
essential industries and similar fac
tors. Other departments have also
felt such pressure.
Should a pension system be put
into force in the city beginning next
year, numerous records and data
will have to be maintained. Al
though such work could be assigned
to the controllers Office by virtue Of
the fact the latter will in his capa-
city act as a member of the Pen
sion Commission, its scope is likely
to be so detailed and involved that
it would be more feasible to set up a
separate department. Administra-
ton authorities are said to be CIV
ing considerable thought to such a
plan. The department could also
handle all other pertinent person.
mel affairs of the city
Former City Budget Director T.
E. Olson had advocated the crea-
ton of such a department as did
the late Mayor Vincent A. Scully
Tho latter had advocated the in
ception Of a department which
would serve as a means of inven-
torying all city owned property
and would maintain personnel
record,
Elans of the late Mayor were
based on the need for bringing up
to-Aate and maintaining currently
the previous property inventory
started by the WPA in 1887. Pur-
pose of the inventory would be as
a means of combing its functions
with that Of the city purchasing
agent so that the latter could de-
termine at all times just what
property was available before con-
Sidering the purchase Of similar
new equipment. The department
head would also maintain person
mel records relating to all city
employees and would, in effect
serve as personnel director for the
city. The late city controller
Thomas M. Conlon likewise spon-
sored this measure.
Former city budget director, T
E. Olsen urged it's creation should
the city employees and the city en-
ter into group insurance contracts
Mr.. Olsen had made an extensive
survey OF such plans and possessed
various pertinent reports on group
insurance for city employees, as OBJ.
tanned from such leading compan.
les as Aetna Life, Travellers 1nsur.
ance Co.. and others.
1t is not known what plans the
present administration holds on the
matter although it is known thai
consideration is being given to such
a progrma. If predicated upon th<
adoption Of city pension plan the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27

Payment of 1920 will be made
TO Serafino Sari of Torrington for
a hand injury sustained last June
80 while employed at the Amer
Brass Company in Torrington, &C
cording to an agreement approved
today by Compensation Commits
sioner John j. O'Connell. The in
jured worker will receive payment
at the rate of $50 weekly for l04
weeks, for so per cent loss of use
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
Marriage
Intentions

Application for marriage licenses
have been made at the Bureau of
Vital Statistics. town clicks office.
by the following:
Albert Mamma, U. S. Navy, SAB
Highland avenue. and JOann
Marion DaddiO, 20 West Porter
street.
street, and Connie AndOlina, 326
South Main street.
Wilfred Raymond Casey, IA
Meadow street. and Theresa Rosie
Umbr0. IA Meadow street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
PROPERTY AT 24l BANK
STREET LEASED TODAY

Rocco A. Diorio has leased to
Carloneve and Pho Ciuffoli, property
designated as 241 Bank street, to-
gether with the cellar underneath
the same, for the purpose OF con-
Quoting q restaurant business with
liquor privileges o. pEUvSded y
statute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
BUILDING
PERMITS

The following persons have OBJ
tanned permits at the Office OF
building inspector, City Hall:
Joseph o. Buck. enclose porch,
II Plank road, $500.
Alexander McGufIie, enclose
porch, 244 Wood street, $50.
James Guerrino, addition to
garage 81 Irion street, $3.50.
Alcide AyOtte. alterations to
dwelling. 81 East Clay tsreet, $500
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Vernon L. Hall, IA Frank street,
chairman Of the Republican Town
Committee, left Waterbury Hospital
yesterday, where he was admitted
for treatment of pneumonia April II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27

When Paraguay recently changed
the rule Of the road from left to
right 1t fixed the maximum speed
on highways at 81 miles an hour
to permit acquaintance with the
trafIic change.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27

creation of the department would
likely not become a reality until
after this falls city election when
determination will be made as to
who will be in office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27

With Fifteenth Air Force Serv-
ice Command Quartermaster Truck
Company in Italy = Corporal
Morris Zambrello has been awarded
the Good Conduct Medal for ''exem-
plary behaviour, efficiency and f1del-
ity," according to an announce
ment made recently by his Unit
Commanding O61cer. Corporal
Zambrello is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Zambrello, 125 Sedewick
road, West Hartford, Conn. and the
husband of the former Miss Viola
Cerserino, who with their son Fran
els is living at 551 Wolcott street
Waterbury, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
Adoption Of Pension
Measure To Provide
Considerable Work
Maintenance of FactuaI Records Concerning Some
1900 Employees Important Task; Data Presently
l. Lacking on Veteran Employees

The creation of city personnel department will likely
effected should of the three proposed city pension
bills be passed should the city decide to enter the state
pension plan municipalities providing the latter bill
lie occod
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27
&,.e4Md1yn>vt
ESTABLISHED 1885
ESTABLISHED 1885

Putting the pep into these $45
suits and topeoots keeps them in
step with the tempo Of the day.
There's style galore, laid down to
give these good clothes something
of whot it takes to make them in
teresting to men, who wont to
spend $45 and who don't object
If these good clothes look as
though they cost more - which
is the noturoI result Of doing whot
we set out to do, in q big way.
There's plenty Of fine hondwork
on these suits and topcoots =
There's no end Of good fabrics and
the patterns are tribute to your
good toste.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27

Egyptian industrialiSts will build
modern houses for their workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-27

Mexico has . school shortage.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-30
Fascist Spain

While we are trying to establish democ-
sacy In other countries and secure the rights
of the citizens to elect their form of govern
ment, we ought to put Spain on the same list.
Franco, the Spanish feuhrer, was never
elected, but he overthrow an elected gov
eminent with the help of Italian and German
troops, arms and technical aid. Spain was
the Nazi's training ground for World War II.
Franco used to send worshipful kilograms to
Hitler on his birthday, and he sent a divi-
sion to fight with the Germans on the Rus
sian front. In doing so he protracted the war
and cost the lives of Americans. He had to
be bought off with oil and foodstuffs from
allowing the Germans to attack the African
invasion on the flank. lie is a dictator.
Recently our ambassador to Spain
Norman Armour, was scheduled to be re-
called to Washington as a sign of our
displeasure with the Franco regime. Accord
ing to the ms, this move will constitute a
final gesture in the administrations cam
paign to overthrow. by diplomatic pressure,
the Franco government.
Stronger measures than this are needed
Franco, according to reliable reports, has no
popular support in Spain. Very likely he
would be swept into the ash-can with the
other d~ictators if a democratic election could
be held. While we are trying to secure de-
mocracy in the other countries, our diplo-
mats ought to do a bit more than they are
doing TO secure il in Spain rs we'll.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-30

prosper and improve themselves.
Ana so it was that our leaders
were capable men, and were able
to assemble, take their destiny
into their own hands, cut loose
from the British, beat their best
generals and armies and create
the American form of govern
ment which rests on the theory
that the common man is capable
of governing himself through his
elected representatives.
II would be impossible to list
the hundreds and thousands of
our early officials. congressman,
senators, judges, even presidents,
who actually were born in crude
log cabins on a little clearing of
land in the Woods-on "one-mule
without even the mule.
Andrew Jackson came out of such
a background; SO did Lincoln, and
Johnson, and manv others. Many
of our greatest leaders have been
the sons of poor frontier farmers,
and indeed were farmers them
selves, and carried their SUM-
burned hands and necks into the
highest halls of government, and
made American history.
Most of us remember our
school-boy picture book of young
Abe Lincoln, lying by the pine
knot fire reading the printed
page-the poor farmers son who
absorbed Shakespeare and the
Bible and the highest ideals of
man, and who as president years
later wrote some of the most
beautiful documents in our his
tory. The Gettysburg Address, a
masterpiece by every standard,
was written by the pen of a man
who, except for the art of print
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-30

ing, would probably have beer
an illiterate poor farmer.
A free end enlightened press
is necessary TO democratic gov
eminent. necessary TO the edu-
cation of the people. and neces-
sary indeed. in these days of
atomic power. TO the survival
of the human race.
So long as there are free press
es rolling, there will never be a
dictatorship; and whenever and
wherever a dictatorship exists,
the feuhrer will never be Sc
cure so long as there exist in
his country one or q few men
with a hat-full of type and the
cleverness and courage to oppose
him, with a belief in democracy
and in the essential dignity OF
the Individual man. A printing
press is more dangerous to ty-
Tanny than a dynamite bomb.
One of our favorite charact-
ers in American history is the
old journeYman printer. push
ing on to the frontier with the
miners. the prospectors. the
settlers. toiing his bucket of
type and his determination TO
found a newspaper. Not all of
them we're exemplary charac-
ters. and many of them knuckl-
ed under TO the land-grabbers
and rackefeers of one sort or
another. But others stood
square and made a stand-up
fight for law. order, and JUS
tice. There are hundreds OF
newspapers in America that
were founded by these old
printers. and the number in
cludes some of the greatest
dailies. Indeed. most of our ia
NOUS editors in the old days
began life over the cases. and
many of their editorials were
set by their own hands as they
thought item up-not before
a typewriter or ink-pot. but
snafching the letters out of the
cases in which they were held.
We confess that we like print
ing, and that the printer seems
to us to be the most important
of craftmen-all of them who en-
gage in the production of type,
the running of presses and the
production of the printed page.
And we think that America will
never slip back into the dark
ages, where hatred, bigotry and
evil are %enthroned, so long as
there are men who grope for
the truth, and so long as there
are free printers to impress it
upon paper for other men to
read.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-30
Fifth Birthday Of
Becky Bdcot Made
Occasion for Purty

The fifth birthday of Becky
Bacot was made memorable by
a birthday party at which her
mother, Mrs. E. H. Bacot, was
hostess on the afternoon of No
vember &c at her home on Beach
Boulevard.
The festivity of the occasion
was stressed by a charming ar
rangement of twin tables in the
dining room one of which was
lovely with a cloth of antique
madeira cut-work which was CEN
tered with a pink glass basket
holding pink camellias and tied
with a huge bow of matching
satin ribbon. Small Dresden dolls
on a glass reflector and tall
pink candles in glass holders
completed the ensemble. A mo-
tiff of blue was used on the other