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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11

Several interesting activities took place at the Civic Union Play grounds on Tuesday. During the morning the children made toy sail- boats and submarines and in the afternoon the boats were entered in race with John Ponds boat H. Iaishing in first place; Raymond Largay, second place and Gerald Grenier, third place.
 Horseback races were also held with the following results: (big boys and little boys participating, John Rowlison and Stanley Sakl, first place: Leonard Heroux and Roger Sowin, second place; Cboys 7-8-9 years old) Michael Heymel, first place: John Hymel, second place; Leonard Lydem, third place.
 A group of boys organized a tumbling team and plan to give an exhibition later in the season. Boys who are members of the team are: Leonard Heroux, Donald Daveluy, Francis Picket, Gilmand Michaud, Morris Lafreniere, Richard Heroux and Roland Boucher. Games of various sorts, were much enjoyed by the children during the afternoon and a craft class was started, with 2 members joining.
 Anniversary Mass For Pvt. kellty
 A first anniversary requiem hlgh Mass for Pvt. Joseph Charles Keilty A. U. s. who was killed in acti1 will be celebrated in St. Johns R. c. church Friday morning at g o'clock.
 Pvt. Keilty's wife, Mrs. Ruth Keilty lives at 20 Burton street.
 In Wedding Party
 Mrs. Arthur Hancock of French street, served as 8 bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss Lucille Claire Bur ney, daughter of MT. and Mrs Charles E. Burney of Beacon street, Waterbury, and Michael E. Mobile P. O. 2-c, U. s. c. G., stationed ln New York City, son of Mrs. Mary Mobile, of Sunset avenue, Water bury, which took place in St. Thom- as church, Waterbury, Monday afternoon at o'clock.
 Mrs. Madeline Dillon Farrell of Echo Lake road, the Soloist sang Schubert's "Ave Maria"
 Personals
 John and George Barton, 17-yea1 old twin sons of MT. and Mrs. Ed win Barton of Main street, who re- gently enlisted in the U. s. Naval Reserve left Tuesday for the Samp- son Naval Training Center, to be- gin their recruit training. MT. and Mrs. John Bonville and l their daughter, Susan, Of Cutler ] street, were guests on Sunday oi Mrs. Maude Root of Morris. q Peter Valuckas, 2-year old son oi Mir. and Mrs. CoStantos ValuskaS of Wheeler street, is patient al Fhe ghriners Hospital, Springfield Mass.
 MT. end Mrs. Milton Fish ant their family of Cherry avenue have been recent guests of MT. and Mrs Fred Ramstein of Bakersville.
 Marriage Saturday
 The marriage of Miss Nancy Ma nee, daughter of MT. and Mrs. liar old Magee of Prospect street tt g-Sgt. willis H. Machin, Jr., sor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11
BUS SERVICE FOR
 CHURCH ARRANGED
Congregational Members Accommodated; Appli-
 cation Approved

wolcott, July 1.-The following applications have been approved for issuance of permits by the town clerk, at a meeting of the zoning commission; Albert Schoenrock, Center street, two car garage and one room addition to dwelling; L. H. Johnson, Spindle Hill road, in stall electricity; H. L. Norton, Beach road, chicken coop; Mrs. Helen Pe- pin, Equinox avenue, dwelling; Mi chael De Florio, Route 69, remodel garage for store.
 Arrangements have been made for bus service for the Sunday Morning Services at the Wolcott Congregational church. All who wish to attend the church service are welcome to use the bus. The bus will arrive at the church for the Il o'clock service and will wait to take the people back home after the services. The bus will be in operation next Sunday until furth- CT notice and will cover the route the same as it did for Sunday School.
 Personals
 Mrs. Alfred M. Bells of the Brooks Hill road is a patient at St.. Mary's hospital.
 S-Sgt. Walter Megin of Keesler Field, Miss. is spending a furlough at his home with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Frederick Megin, Sr, Of Munson road.
 T-Sgt. William c. Hart of Barks- dale Field, La, is spending a fur lough with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Leslie Hart of the Scovin road. He missed his brother by one day as he Pfc. Francis Hart, left for his base at Camp Le Juene, N. c the day before he arrived here. Sgt William Hart has been in the Serv- ice since July 191 and Pfc. Francis Hart since 194O. Both have served overseas several years.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Booth oi Beach road are registered at tht Commodore Hotel in New York C1ty for a few days.
 Miss Priscilula Willis of wilkes barre, Pa.; Is visiting MT. and Mrs Leslie Hart of the Scovill road. MT. and Mrs. Gustave Cornell and daughter, of Middletown wer' Sunday guests of Miss Dorothy Coi' | of Woodtick center.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11
PROSPECT Mrs. Edmond Morin, Corre- spondent-Telephone 5-08S5
SPECIAL MEETING
 TO BE HELD HERE
Session Called By Select men to Act Upon Vari-
 Ous Proposals

Prospect, July 11-A special town meeting will be held Saturday, July 14th, at 8:30 p. m., in the Prospect Community schc"l basement for the following purposes. { 'Hag
 I. To rescina resolution edc~+- ed at the special meeting of the electors on June 12, 1945, reIauAns Uo the expenditures of funds available for use of the Town of Prospect under the provisions of Sections 512c-519c of the cumulative supple ments of the Connecticut General statutes, and to act upon proposals for the use of said funds as follows:
 That sufficient funds shall be al- located for the repair and surface treatment, including armor coating on such roads as the selectmen shall designate and as shall be approved by the Highway Conlmiss.o-I-..
 That sufficient funds shall be al- located to widen section of Sum- init road between the premises own- ed by Harold Berger and premises owned by Cocchiola.
 Also sufficient funds to be allo- cated to widen and improve the in- tersection of Center road and Ches- hire road and Center road.
 And any funds remaining under the provisions of said Sections 512c- 519c be subject to further agreement between the Board of Selectmen of Prospect and the Highway Commis- sioner.
 2. To act upon the proposal to appropriate the additional sum of $519O0 for the expenses and services of the assessors of the town in con- nection with the 1914 Grand List and to rescind the prV'ious resolu- tions in reference to such appro- priation and the payments called 10, there under.
 3. To act upon the proposal tc establish a board of finance for the town of Prospect pursuant to tht provisions of Chapter 28 of Int General Statutes as amended. 4. To transact any other bushes! properly to come before said meet ing.
 This meeting has been called fol by Lloyd Perry and J. J. Griffin Selectmen of the town of Prospec and all taxpayers that can, ar' urged to be present.
 Taxpayers League Meeting A meeting of the Prospect tax payers non-partisan league will b' held Thursday, July 12, at 8 p. m at the home of the president, Johi Bergin, on Terry road, to formulat' a progfiram to frlstrate any schem to place added burdens on the ta' payers of Prospect at the towl
 meeting called for July IA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11
WATERTOWN shsn can csssaasn a seoss AvsnsA Tslsphans AsA
Playground d Offered
 Several Attractions
Boat Races, TumbIing Matches, and Activities for
 Youngsters From ' to Years

of MT. and Mrs. willis H. Machin of Glenwood avenue, Middlebury will take place in Christ Episcopal church Saturday evening, July IA at 2 o'clock. Rev. Thomas s. Cline, D. D., the rector will officaite at the marriage ceremony.
 Final Report
 The final report of H. H. Hem inway, chairman of the 7th War Loan drives has been submitted as follows:
 The quota on all types of Bonds for Watertown and Oakville was $425, ,OO0.O0. The quota on Series E bonds $175,000. The following bonds were purchased:-
 Series E Bonds-$182, ,309.00.
 Series F Bonds-$8,3 ,334.25.
 Series c Bonuds-$183, ,05000.
 Series G Bonds-$15, ,450.00.
 Certificates of Indebtedness-$14,- oO0.o0.
 IF Treasury Bonds of 1s5o- $28, 100000.
 2A Treasury Bonds 1s5e-62-$e2,- OOO.00.
 21s Treasury Bonds 1967-72-$7,- O00.00.
 Total-$52O, ,143.25.
 The quota has again been exceed ed in both Series E bonds and all types of bonds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11
WATERVILLE Correspondent: Mrs. Gertrude Lane.-Telephone S-6511
PFC. SILVA HOME
 ON 3O-DAY LEAVE
Mrs. Leo Dubay Enter tained Friends; Willard
 Smith Joins Army

Waterville, July Il - Private First Class Charles Silva is spending 30-day furlough with his father, MT. Jose Silva of Downes street. Charlie just returned from the European Theater of operations where he has served for the past year.
 MT. and Mrs. Willard Smith, 1854 ThomaSton avenue have moved. MT. Smith left this morning for the Army and Mrs. Smith will live at the home of relatives while he is away, with their three year old daughter, Norma.
 Rev. MT. Mutt of Grace Methodist church will be guest preacher to- morrow evening at the Methodist Camp Grounds in Plainville.
 Mrs. Leo Dubay entertained Mon- day evening for a group of friends. A buffet lunch was served. Those attending were: Mrs. Vadnais, Rita Vadnais, of Oakville, Mrs. Gizzo, Mrs. Frank Ilnicki of Cheshire, Mrs. William Dubay, Miss Katherine Du- bay, Mrs. Gertrude Lane, Mrs. Ed ward Seery, and Miss Marguerite Seery.
 Engagement Announced Announcement has been made of the engagement and coming mar riage of Miss Eileen O'Keefe daughter of MT. and Mrs. William O'Keefe of Willow street to James Sullivan, son of Mrs. Daniel Sulh- van of Homer street. The wedding will take place on July 25 at z g o'clock at St. Margaret's church. | Mrs. Bridget Lapman, Mrs. Da- vid Lapman, Mrs. John Washburne Mrs. J. J. Mcclure, Miss Catherine Lapman, Mary McGuire, and Fran. ces Lane, attended a shower recent ly at the home of Mrs. Raymond West in Watertown in honor of Mis-. Mary Boppeler who is being married tomorrow to Charles Siwak of Cot. tage Place.
 Edward Donahue, Jr., son of Mir and Mrs. Edward Donahue of Suf. folk street has entered the fresh. man class at Duke University, Dur. ham, N. c. He was an honor stu. dent in this years graduating clas! at Crosby High school.
 Technical Corporal Henry Cyr and Miss Jane Graves of Louisville Ky, have returned after spending the weekend with Henry's parents MT. and Mrs. Frank Cyr of 3. Homer street. Miss Graves mother Mrs. Anna Graves of Louisville re. gently announced the engagement of her daughter to Corporal Cyr. N date has been set for the wedding The Swedish Weaving Club sched. uled to meet last evening, postponed their meeting due to the meeting o tn Women's Society of Grace Meth. odist church. The next meeting vii be held next Tuesday evening d the home of Miss Ruth Norton or Thomaston avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Tucker anc daughters Irene and Marilyn are al Milford for a two weeks vacation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11

testified at nearing early today that Mrs. Dufficy admitted she gave the child "a mild spanking" be- cause the girl was unruly during bath Monday night.
 The grandmother said she seized Sandra and "patted" her until she stopped "squirming and squealing, " Jack added.
 The girl was taken to Chester hospital where an autopsy revealed she died of a broken neck and cerebral hemorrhage.
 Jack said that only the feet and ankles of the little girl were free from bruises when she was exam ined at the hospital. :. The attractive blond mother of Sandra, summoned from Bridgeport, was present when Mrs. Dufficy was questioned last night. She was de- nied permission however to speak to her mother,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11

railway position, then to the Tien- tsin- -Peipin- -Kalgan line, and finally to the great wall with an advan- tage of a vastly shorter defensive line.
 He said the Japanese apparently have sufficient rolling stock to work the railways for their military needs, but that continued attacks within a few moaths would leave the enemy especially short os locomotives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11
Grandma other Kills Child

Media, Pa, July 11.-CUP-Mrs. Anne E. Dufficy, A, was held on a murder charge today for the fatal beating of her two-and-a-half year old granddaughter whose soldier father was killed in Europe.
 The victim, Sandra Lee McCann, lived with the grandmother in Ash ton township, Delaware county, while her mother, Roberta Dufficy McCann, was employed at Bridge port, Conn, war plant.
 The father, Pvt. Lawrence Mo- Cam, never had seen the child. He was killed in action in Italy last September. Chief County Detective Fred Jack
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner John J. O'Connell today approved the following agreements for weekly payments during disability or for specific payment in case of perma- nent injudy:
 Frank Massarelli of Ill Rose street against Scovill Mfg. O., $S.21 for 16 weeks, partial incapacity, hernia.
 John Fahey of Byam road against Scovill Mfg. Co.,, $S0 for 28.5 weeks, 75 per cent loss of func- tion of second left finger.
 Mary O'Brien of Clark Hill road against American Fastener Go. of Waterbury, $727 beginning June g., laceration of right index finger.
 Justin Urcinas of 84 Norton street against Waterbury Rolling Mills, Inc, $50 for three and one sixth weeks, 25 per cent loss of distal phalanx of right middle finger.
 Albert Chesnavich of Beacon Falls against nm Sheet Metals Go. of Waterbury, $27.64 beginning April g, infected laceration of right thumb.
 Raymond Simonds of Woodbury against Genevra F. c. Bragg & James Bragg of Woodbuy, Sz3.66 beginning April 21, contusions of hips and back.
 Ann Mary Esterley of Is Hewlett street against Clyde Jennings of West Main street, $12.50 beginning June 15, fracture of left great toe.
 Joseph Rowinski of Torrington against Fitzgerald Mfg. Go. of Tor rington, $23.44 beginning June 9 elbow injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11

Charles, Frederick, and Harry ol t,akville, and Arthur of WatertoWn. One brother John P. Anderson ol Middlebury.
 The funeral will be held Thurs day at 2 o'clock from the Hickcox funeral home, 1s5 Main street, Wa tertown. Burial will be in oio Pine Grove cemetery, Waterbury. Friends may call at the funeral home wednesday from 3 to , o. clock and from 2 to g o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11
Current Rationing Regulations
MEATS AND FATS

MEATS AND FATS through Al through E-1 in Book w. points, valid. K-2 Pa expire 31. , through U-2 expire Aug 3 Al through E-1 expire Oct 31
 PROCESSED FOODS stamps through Al through NJ in Book w, each worth 10 points, valid T-2 through X-2 expire July 31 Al through C-1 expire Aug. 3l. Stamps through HI expire Sept 30. J-1 through MI expire Oct. 31
  Sugar stamp good for five pounds expires Aug 
  Apane stamps valid for pair indefinitely. stamp will take effect Aug l.
 GASOLINE A-16 coupons gallons, will Sept 2 valid five gallons, until further notice
  of the 1944 issue and period the 1945 issue valid to Aug worth 10 gallons unit. FUELS delivery solid fuel will be- permitted until the consumer declaration the solid fuel permitted for delivery between April 196 of the annual Coal permitted to deliver 50 cent between April and Sept indicates anthracite eastern coke btuminous biquets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11
By s. BURTON HEATH NEA Staff Correspondent

Detroit, July 11-When 1900 workers struck last month at Stin- son Aircraft over the question of seniority, they weren't getting nasty about an argument as to who was oldest or who was youngest-or even, per SC over who had worked longest for Stinson. The same can be said for the HOO who walked out in Motor Products Corp, or the 1900 who stayed away from Fed eral Mogul Corp. for a week.
 Seniority, in labor relations, is just convenient expression for the formula that decides who gets fired first, when work becomes scarce, and who holds onto his job longest.
 Germany surrendered. The Army and Navy cut back contracts for items not needed in the Pacific, or of which less would be required in one-front war. Stinson, Mogul and Motor Products needed less
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11
Industry Leaders Study Conflicts Over Seniority
N 8 2

This Is the third of four articles by S. Burton Heath, analyxing labor problems faced by Detroit industries-problens which are equally pressing in every indus trial community.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11
HOSPITAL NEEDS
 HAVE BEEN LISTED
Radios, Musical Instru- ments and Sports Equip-
 ment Solicited

Oakville, July II - Miss Julia Lockwood, chairman, announces that there is a need at veterans hospitals of radios, small musical instruments, sports equipment and fishing tackle. Books to be sent over seas are also desired, those that have been published within the past three years. Persons having any of these articles which they wish to contribute may call Miss Julia Lockwood, telephone 2SS, Water town.
 Red Cross Knitting
 Mrs. Henry Long, chairman of Red Cross knitting, has yarn TOT 33 sleeveless V-neck Army sweaters. The yarn is available at the Red Cross rooms, Community Building, Watertown, or at A Woodbury road. Mrs. Long requests people call 22-R before calling for the yarn. Nuptial Mass Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock nuptial high Mass will be cele- brated at St. Mary Magdalen's church when Miss Mary Boppeler will become the bride of Charles Slwak.
 Choir rehearsal at Union Congre- gational church will be held on Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. I
 Mrs. Anna Maria Olson, widow of Fred Olson, died at her home, 50 Sunnyside avenue, Tuesday morn ing. She was born in Sweden on | June 2, 1861 and has resided in this country for 57 years coming to Oak vile 28 years ago.
 Surviving her are four sons,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11

Switzerland plans to develop us airports at Zurich, Basel Gef'eS" and Bern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11

Choir rehearsal at Union Congre- gational church will be held on Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1945-10-14

want them to have all the comforts and
care that modern-properly ventilated
thoroughly drained-amply lighted
stablishment-such as ours-affords.
There's still room for few more board
ers. We make special of hiring swell
turnouts by the trip, day, week or month.
Reasonable rates. Downey's Hotel for
Horses, 1922 1923 L street NV"
The Star for October IL, 1895, gave
front page space to an article In which
the question of "Who
New Bishop of will be elected bishop
Washington OF the new diocese
debated. Speculation as to the person.
ality Of the coming bishop takes a wide
range" 1t was asserted, because under
the conditions as they exist at present.
it is q matter of absolute impossibility
to predict not only who the man will be
but even the probabilities in the case"
The name of the Rev. DR.. Randolph II.
McKim, rector of the Church of the
Epiphany, was mentioned as that Of
"the most probable candidate for the
new ofice," but The Star suggested that
his election was mot = certainty
The Star was right
Evening star., 1945-10-14
Outlook in Chino

After negotiating for As days. the
central government of Generals
simo Chang Kai-Shek and the Chi
nese Communists headed by Mao
-tung have failed to agree on
the basic question of administrative
and military unity, but they have
reached a limited accord holding
out considerable hope for the future.
In Mao's opinion-given as he left
Chungking for his Yenan headquar-
ters-there is reason to be optimis-
tic, and the communique issued
jointly by himself and Chang at
least indicated a marked improve
ment in the once-tense situation.
The first point in the limited ac-
cord is that both parties commit
themselves to the objective of avoid
ing civil war and building free and
prosperous China. To this end,
Chiang's government now stands
obligated to release political pris-
oners, encourage local autonomy,
annul laws prohibiting freedom of
person, conscience, speech, press and
assembly; recognize that all political
parties are equal before the law, and
form consultative council" made
up of representatives of those parties
principally Mao's group-to plan
for national congress to end the
one-party rule OF Chiang's Kuomin-
tang.
If these conditions are met-par-
ticularly the condition of avoiding
civil war-the complex problem OF
Evening star., 1945-10-14
Om Changing Religion
By the Req. George M. Anderson,
Pastor OF the Park VieW Christian Church.

1t is q fact well known to thinking
people that thing that ceases to
grow begins to die. Life is growth,
when growth ceases decay sets in.
Nowhere has this been better evi-
denced than in religion.
Modern religious thought appre-
ciates that there is good in all re-
ligion, that all religion is the striv-
ing of man to achieve a better state,
to improve himself and his fellow
men in their relation one to another.
1t is a conscious seeking after the
Creator and, springing from such
a source, cannot possibly be all bad.
Modern religious thought empha-
sizes the importance of liberation,
which was certainly one of the CEN
trail themes of the teachings of
the Nazarene.
Less and less stress is beng laid
upon creeds. The majority of mod
ern church members are ignorant of
the creed of their churches and
care very little about them. Many
cannot tell the difference between
the creed of their own church and
that Of neighboring denomination.
Denominationalism is dying, and any
thing that will hasten the process
will hasten the coming of His King
dom. More and more the churches
are coming to realize that their
purpose is to teach the lessons of
Jesus and not to emphasize distinc-
tons Of creed which are not differ
ences. Cooperation between the
churches is becoming more and more
common and 1t is also becoming
increasingly essential if the church,
especially the country church, Is to
survive. There is common end
in view, the furtherance of the Lords
Kingdom, and there is no more
excuse for divided forces in the
war against evil than there would
have been in the war against the
Axis. Amalgamation is certain to
be the eventual result. How soon
Evening star., 1945-10-14
SheIIinq Corn

There are plenty of ways for a
lad to spend rainy Saturday in the
fall besides shelling corn. A fellow
can always put on some old clothes
and explore the woodlot and the
brook banks in the slough for likely
spots to set his traps. He could, If
allowed to follow his inclinati
pore over the mail order catalog. A
fellow usually has a good book to
read, something like the Life Of
Lonely Trapper in the Northland." u"
Or perhaps he had been planning
on finishing that bow and arrow set.
But no, at breakfast on stormy
Saturday morning father was almost
sure to say. well, son, guess you'd
better shell corn today. Well need
some soon for the hogs"
After one got going it was not too
bad job. A fair minded lad was
quick to acknowledge it was in
finitely preferable to cleaning out
the henhouse or shoveling the saw
dust from the old icehouse. First
one brought several bushels of corn
ears from the crib. Then he started
up the gasoline engine, slipped the
smooth, worn belt over the pulley
wheel and began feeding the ears
one at time into the gears that
ripped the kernels from the cobs.
There was something almost
fascinating about the process as the
ears went in and the golden kernels
dribbled out the spout into old, bat
tered tin baskets. There was the
rhythmic, staccato chug-chug of the
engine. AS one hand pushed long
cob into the opening and the iron
teeth grabbed at and pulled it
through, the other hand was reach
ing for the next ear. 1t was pecu-
liarly satisfying work, for one knew
he was providing good food for the
farms livestock, and those who live
close to the soil are conscious of the
fundamental value of food.
However, an hour or so after din
her, when one was wondering
whether he would ever get enough
corn shelled, it was happy moment
when father happened by and said