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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
SPECIAL DIVORCE
 HEARINGS TODAY
Cases on Docket at Close of Yesterdays Superior
 Court Session

Florence Santora Famiglietti of Waterbury was granted divorce from Richard F. Famiglietti also of this city, following hearing be- fore Superior Court Judge A. Cor nell yesterday afternoon. The de- cree was awarded on the ground of intolerable cruelty. Provision was made for payment of $2 weekly as alimony. The couple married May l. 1888.
 Because all of the scheduled di- vorce actions were not reached by the time the Coscia murder started yesterday afternoon. special hear ing was scheduled for today. Sev- eral actions were scheduled to be heard at the session.
 The court also scheduled spe- cial hearing for Tuesday morning at 9:45 in a motion made in the case of Amelia Philippe Guarino against Albert Guarino. The mo- ton of for modification of an or der for support of the couples child.
 Judge Cornell yesterday allowed a decrease from $25 to $20 in weekly payments by Robert L. Taylor to Jean L. MacLelland Taylor, de- fendant in a divorce action. The reduction in the temporary alimony was sought by Taylor on the ground he had faced a sharp cut in wages as the result of recent factory cut backs.
 Louis Nathan Danen of Water bury was ordered to pay $45 weekly as temporary alimony to Celia Pe- riman Danen of Hartford, whom she is suing for divorce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
Telephone Facilities
 Facing Greatest Test
Record Number of Calls From Home Coming Veterans
 Business, Social Causing Concern to Officials

to three factors: The rush for tele- phone calls back home" by the thousands of servicemen arriving at Eastern coast ports; increased busi- ness telephone usage brought by problems arising from industrial re- conversion; and, in Connecticut, the beginning of summer resort activity with the accompanying seasonal in- crease in out-of-town calls.
 Appeals for public cooperation to reduce the volume of calls were launched by The Southern New England Telephone Company today in a statewide newspaper advertis- ing campaign, along with radio an- nouncements. In addition, manage ments of large businesses within the state are being asked to keep out- of-town telephone usage at a mini mum.
 The states 5000 telephone em- ployes have been instructed to make only urgent out-of-town calls from their office and home telephones, with the added injunction to place necessary calls only during the less busy hours of the day-before g a. m., between 12:30 and 200 D. m., or between 5 and p. m. All tel ephone users are urged to adopt these suggestions.
 Miss Mary L. Morgan, chief oper- ator at the Waterbury telephone ex- change, describing conditions here, said yesterday, Every available girl is working at the switchboard, but during the peak hours of the day there just aren't enough oper- ators or facilities to handle the load. We hope that the present situation won't last long, but it's really acute right now.
 The large number of new oper- ators we have added since the war began means that the average ex- perience is considerably lower than it was a few years ago, but all the girls are doing wonderful job. Under rush conditions like this, each call involves more work, for as the delays pile up we may have to make several tries before we can complete one call.
 Telephone users can help us considerably by not calling back to inquire again about the progress of their calls after we have informed them that they will be notified when the call is ready. Inquiries like that merely add to the de- mands on the operators who are trying to put calls through as speedily as possible
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30

Every day our office is visited by men and women who want infor- nation and advice on their social security accounts-who want to know more about their personal stake in Jhe Federal Insurance sys- tenn. Each one is interesting but out of the many who come there are always a few who stand out above the others. Each week we choose the most interesting among them to tell you about in this col- umn-without, of course, mention ing any real names.
 This weeks visitor was a man who came in to get advice about re- marrying. We'll call him MT. c.
 T am widower with two chil- dren under A." he said. q make $50 week. There's a woman I'm thinking of marrying. Shed make me good wife and an excellent mother to my children. But before I take this step, I'd like to know where am at. carry a life insur- ance policy of $5000. I own my house at least, there is only a small mortgage on it now. But suppose something happened to me. I don't want to burden this woman with the care of family in case I died. I'd like to know what my social security would do for them"
 It was an unusual request but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
Canned Goods

Supplies of canned peas were shorter than in May, with 20 per- cent of the stores in Boston report ing no stocks and B percent in Portland. Canned pears were prac- tically unobtainable in Fall River and Boston, Manchester, New Ha- ven, and Providence half of the stores were out of stock. Nearly half of the retail markets in New England were without stocks of canned mixed fruits.
 Evaporated milk, canned grape fruit juice and canned spinash were adequate in practically all cities.
 These data are obtained by rep resentatives of the Bureau of Labor Statistics ta the time of the regular collection of retail food prices for the Cost of Living Index and indi- cate the number of independent re- tailers having no stocks of selected foods, the number of days during the preceding week that foods were out of stock, and an estimate of days supplies on hand. Data are collected in Boston, Bridgeport, Fall River. Manchester, Portland, and Providence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
This Weeks Visitor Widower Contemplating Marriage Time Takes Family Problem to Social Security Office Informed of Protection for Wife,
 Children

we sat down with MT. c. and did some figuring. He worked steadily since 1886, when this insurance sys- tenn began, on jobs that come under it. We figured $2O0 a month as his average wage. On that, his benefit abount figured up to S3315 month. We told him that this was not 8 fixed amount, of course. However, We calculated what the benefits to his family would be. based on his present benefit amount of $38.15 in case of his death Each child would receive half of this benefit amount, or $19.OS, until he reached age 18 His widow, provided they had been married at least year before his death, would receive $2S.61, making a total of $66.76 for the three of them. When the older child reached age IS, his payments woudl stop and benefits to the family would amount to $47.69 monthly until the younger child was 18.
 MT. c. smiled happily when he saw the figures. That settles it," he said, I'm going to get married. Maybe you think I'm crazy but I be- lieve in tking stock. I know I can provide for my family while am alive. I wanted to be sure they would be safe after my death"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
BIDS FOR SEWER
 CONTRACT READY
Board of Works in Special Session to Receive
 Sealed Proposals

Bids on sewer installations in the Macarthur Drive, Moran street, and Chase avenue area will be opened at special meeting of the board of works at noon today. Esti- mated cost, of the city engineering department, for the project has been set at s120,000.
 Because of the July Fourth holi- day some city boards have changed their regular meeting days. The board of works will meet Monday night at 7:30 p. m. in the city court room instead of the regular Tuesday meeting date. The board of educa- ton will meet on schedule at 7:30 p. m. at Crosby high school.
 The boards of police and fire com missioners will meet Tuesday at 4 p. m. and 4:45 p. m. respectively instead of the usual Wednesday date. The board of health will meet at p. m. Tuesday and the board of finance at p. m. Thursday.
 AS reported here previously the veterans advisory committee will meet Monday July g instead of July 2 at 4 p. m. at the Veterans Advisory Center corner of Grove street, and Central avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30

Serious traffic jams on overload ed telephone lines to points out side Waterbury caused mounting concern to telephone operating heads today.
 Delays were being encountered on calls to nearby points over lines which, until now, have been ade- quate for even the heavy volume of calls which the war years have brought. Delays up to one-half hour were being reported on calls to New York City, and even calls between here and nearby Connecticut points were affected.
 Telephone officials could only speculate on causes for the increase in calls, but said it had gradually become evident throughout the state during the past several days. In recent weeks, they said, facilities already burdened with the wartime volume of calls were confronted with additional demands attributed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
Food, ,MeatSupply yInN.E.
 Sets Low for Season

Meat supplies in independent re- tail markets in large New England cities reached a new low in mid- June" 1t was stated by Wendell D. Macdonald, regional director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. c. Department of Labor. Mar kets had less meat available than at any time during the present war, he said. Ninety percent of the re- tail markets in large cities were out of beef, veal, pork, and lamb. Forty per cent of the stores were without stocks of cold meats. Supplies of margarine, shortening, ard, and cooking and salad oils were also shorter than in May. Margarine was unobtainable in more than one half of the stores in New England. Stocks of butter were lower than in May. Granulated sugar and some canned fruits and vegetables were more difficult to obtain.
 Acute Shortages
 Meat supplies were acute in Bos- ton, Bridgeport Fall River, Man chester, New Haven, Portland, ard Providence. Only one out of every ten grocers had supploies of pork and beef In Portland, seven out of every ten retail stores were with out veal, while in New Haven, frank furters and bologna were practically l-,nobtaineble.
 In general, the meat which was available was offered for only a short time in any one day and usually only during the latter part of the week. Meats were not ob- tainable on other days.
 An average of one-fifth Of the stores in New England were with out stocks of butter. Some cities had adequate supplies of butter, while in Manchester only three of every ten stores had supplies. In Fall River 30 percent had no but ter, and in Providence IS percent were out of stock.
 Seventy percent of the indepen- dent markets in Portland had no margarine, 85 percent were out of stock in Fall River. and in Bridge port, Providence and New Haven hal of the stores were without socks. In Boston, 65 percent of the Sstailers had no margarine, and 45 encent were out of shortening. Cooking and salad oils were avail able in seven out of every ten stores in Manchester. Fall River. and Pro- vidence, in nine out of every ten in Boston, and in most stores in other New England cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
FINAL NOTICE ON
 PROPERTY TAXES
MIDDlEBURY Correspondent: Nancy Riley
 Telephone l-641O

Middlebury, June 30 - Masses at St. John of the Cross church to- morrow morning will be at 8:30 and at 10:30.
 Dr. and Mrs. Edgar Stillman and family are spending the summer at their summer home, Highfield Farm.
 The marriage of Miss Helen Kelly, daughter of Michael Kelly of Aller- ton Farms road to Otto Florio, son of MT. and Mrs. Felix Florio of War ren took place this morning at g o'clock at St. John of the Cross church. Miss Kelly was recently honored at miscellaneous shower at the home of Miss Arlene Terrell of White avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. c. H. Evans have moved into the house on Middlebury road formerly occupied by MT. and Mrs. James Darcy who have moved into recently purchased house in Woodbury.
 Miss Sylvia Poi of New York City is spending the weekend with her parents MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Poli of Park Drive.
 Today is the last day to pay the 1914 tax bills without a lien being placed on property on which 1944 taxes are not paid.
 Today also is the last day to pur- chase motor vehicle tax stamps which must be displayed on all vehicles by July 1st.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Speckerman of Yale avenue. are leaving this weekend to spend a vacation at Endicott, N. Y. with Mrs. Spicker- mans brother -in-law and sister. MT. and Mrs. George Bloom. Ration board ofilce is closed all day today to allow clerks to bring to date back records.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
In Today's Mail
Memorial To Honor Elijah Lovejoy, Martyr In Defense Of Freedom Of The Press

vember 3, 1887, he said, T have committed no crime. am bounded night and day. I am safe nowheres. I am determined to live in Alton"
 Another press arrived in Alton, November 7th and stored. On No- vember 9th a mob attacked the storehouse and Lovejoy was shot and mortally wounded, dying soon after. The mob destroyed the press and threw it into the river. The rioters were never punished. The Alton authorities gave Lovejoy no protection. He was prescribed, per- secuted, assaulted and killed in de- lending his exercise of free expres- sion in the press. He never sur- rendered his right to plead the cause of truth and justice, and for that he died The basic rights of a free press are not out of peril yet. Eternal vigilence is the price ef ef free press and speech.
 FRANK B. PARSONS. Waterbury, Conn.,,
 June 27, 1945.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
LEGION POST ON
 ANNUAL OUTING
HESHIRE
Hubert Rtgney Cheshire Phone 01

Cheshire, June 30-R. A. Stores Post, American Legion is holding it's annual dinner and picnic at the New Departure Fish and Game Club, Coow Hill road, this after noon. Dinner is being served 1t 6 p. m. and 20 servicemen will be guests of the post. Cheshire Flight. Civil Air Patrol, will also hold . picnic at the grounds with a pro- gram of sports including swimming. Those attending the latter event are to meet at o'clock at Ives corner The American Legion picnic will be held independently of other gath- erings as the 10-acre tract has plenty of room for all at the same time.
 After a visit with MT. Durands mother, Mrs. Dexter w. Dsirand of Foote street, MT. and Mrs. Harland Durand have returned to Washing- ton, D. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
FOR
 CI MARRIAGES
 RISE IN FRANCE

Paris, June 30-(UP)-The num- Der of French girls applying for legal aid in marrying American sol- diers has more than trebled in the last six months, It. Rene Fernier, the Army's assistant Cupid for in- ternational marriages, told the United Press.
 Fernier. dapper, spruce and smil- ing, heads the marriage section of the French Liaison Bureau of the United States Army, where both American military personnel and French women may apply for legal guidance through the tangles of the French civil code for marriage.
 Several Hundred Monthly
 ''The girls who come here for advice, and we have several hun- dred month, are only few of those who marry American sol- diers," Fernier said. Many mar riages are contracted without help from this bureau"
 Few of the French girls who come to Gernier speak more Eng fish than "the necessary minimum for marriage" Fernier said with out defining the minimum. An army paper quick course in hand French phases of American sol- dies led off with T love you, made moiselle" and went on to My wife doesn't undestand me-"
 Fernier gives the French girl copy of the United States Army regulations on the marriage of mil- itary personnel in European coun- tries. He gives the American soldier a copy of the French civil code on marriage.
 GI Must Wait 60 Days
 According to the code, the hus- band is the legal head of the fam fly, and exercises this function in the interest of the family" The husband chooses the place the fam fly shall live and must receive his wife" Unless the parties to the marriage make some other arrange ment, man and wife are responsibl for the family expenses "in propor- tion of their respective means"
 An American soldier has to wait 60 days after getting the necessary permission to marry from his su- superior officer and filling out formidable set of blanks. The cou- pie can marry 10 days after French legal permission is granted.
 Marriages are performed by the mayor at the town hall and are free except for revenue stamps which vary with the size and num- Der of the documents involved, and gifts" to the mayor and clerk which vary with the size of the heart and pocketbook of the marrying parties. Gifts" are turned over to some charitable enterprise, Fe-nier said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
TRUMAN1S PLAN
 FORUM SUBJECT


 The weekly broadcast of the Con- necticut Forum of the Air, Yankee network. will originate from station WATR, Waterbury. Monday night, July 2, featuring well-known persons.
 The topic President Truman's Plan for Succession to the PreSi- dency" will be discussed by State Senators Patrick A. Wallace of Wa terbury and William A. Painter of Naugatuck. State Representative Luke H. Stapleton of Cheshire and Nathan Sherman, editor of the AFL Union Times. William T. Earring ton. city editor of The Democrat. will be moderator.
 The program will be heard from 10 ?. m. to 10:50 ?. m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
Current Rati0ning Regulations

MEATS FATS Stamps w. points, valid.
 Stamps E-2 through J-2 expire June 3O Stamps K-2 through P2 expire July 31. Stamps ca through U-2 31. Stamps V-2 through Z-2 expire 30
 PROCESSED FOODS Blue stamps N2 through z2 Al through w. each worth 10 points. valid. N-2 through S-2 expire Stamps T-2 through X-2 expire July Stamps Y-2 Z-2 and Al through C-1 expire Stamps D-1 through H-1 expire Sept SUGAR Sugar Stamp Mo- e in Book w. good for pounds expires 
  Atplane 1. and shoes indefinitely will
 GASOLINE Al6 each valid for six gallons will expire Sept B6 C6 valid gallons B7 and CT and B8 and CS gallons will be valid until further notice
 
  three worth 10 gallons
 
 No delivery solid will declaration with the solid fuel delivery April lSs6 nteo to deliver 50 between April soio ue indicates anthracite nrquetA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
MRS. STANESLOW TALKS ON FRISCO CONFERENCE

Results of the San Francisco World Security Conference" will be the subject of a talk by Mrs. John S. Staneslow at the annual picnic of the Association of Lithuanian Workers tomorrow afternoon at the Lithuanian Payk on Chestnut Hin road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
By United Press

Allied troops near Caen wiedn the nose of the salient they pushed across the Odon and toward the Orne River; west of Caen, U. S. forces drive closer to St. L0.
 In Italy, Allied troops gain nine miles along a 10O-mile front across 4western Italy to reach within 20 airline miles of Leghorn; inland, they move nearer to Siena and capture Castiglione del Lago.
 Moscow announces that the Red Army has either killed or captured 184,230 Germans in the first week of drive, to seize Slutsk, only 60 miles east of BaranOvichi on the Minsk- Warsow railroad.
 United States sewers relations with Finland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
RELATIVE OF LOCAL
 MINISTER MISSING

Capt Paul Campbell, nephew of Rev. and Mrs. Conner Lewis of 529 Highland avenue, and his two- masted dragger, Little David" of Menemsha. Martha's Vineyard, Mass. have been the object of a search by Coast Guard cutters since Tuesday.
 The ship was believed to have been some distance of Gay Head in the vicinity of Noman's Land when the hurricane moving up the east coast hit that section Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30

Production is so simple that a crew of 30 trained men can not only build a squadron of "A fighters in two weeks, but can also mock-up attendant air base facilities includ- ing supply trucks, gas dumps, anti aircraft emplacements, and person. nel bivouacs.
 Approximately 35,OO0 students have learned camouflage techniques here in the past tive years. They are at the front now, pulling tricks out of Uncle Sam's hat to befuddle and bewilder the Japs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30

By NEA Service
 Orlando, Fla, June 30-The Japs self-styued masters of trickery, have lost their monopoly on the gentle art of spreading confusion. At the AAF camouflage section of the Air Forces Tactical Center here. the Tanks have become masters of deception.
 Early in the war, the Japs de- veloped dummies and deceptive de- vices, taking elaborate pains to draw Tank bombs down on their mockups. They took utmost care to conceal their real installations, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30

developed dozens of ways to simu- late parked aircraft. Very often American pilots detected camou- fiage installation which had taken hundreds of men long time to build up.
 American dummies, on the other hand, are built with an eye toward ease and rapid handling. They are prefabbricated from wire, target cloth, and wood. Sections are hing ed to allow compact folding, and an entire squadron of dummy fight CTS can be hauled on two 2h ton trucks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
SACRED NUMBER

Tbetans hold the number l08 sacred. Their holy book contains 108 volumes and. when they give important banquets. the meal has 106 courses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30

More than 4.000. 900 head of cat- tie are slaughtered every year in Chicago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-27
AT GASTINEAU

MT. and Mrs. c. A. Nichols of An chorage are guests of the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-27
1 BIRTHDAY BALL | EVENT BE HELD | TUESDAY NIGHT
Chairman Stewart Reports
 Tickets Selling Most Satisfactorily

The sale of tickets for the Presi- dents Birthday Ball in Juneau is proceeding very satisfactorily, ac- cording to a statement made today by Chairman B. D. Stewart, and it is anticipated that capacity crowd will be present at the dance to be held next Tuesday night, January 90, in the Elks ballroom.
 Tt does not seem to be generally realized," said MT Stewart, that tie money raised at this ball will be of direct benefit to a large number of Alaska's own crippled children Of the total sum taken in only one half is for the Warm Springs Foundation in which the President is so much interested. The other one half will be retained for the treat ment of our Alaskan children: and furthermore, this amount is to be matched by the Federal Govern ment for these same children. Thus, tie result is that two-thirds of the whole amount ultimately available for crippled children will directly benefit our own boys and girls"
 Merchants about town report that the March of Dimes jars in their stores are rapidly approaching the overflow stage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-27

FOR SALE-Cash. 4-room house, furnished. One-half basement. 945 w. 10th St. Call Red 265 for ap- pointment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-27
WANT ADS
FOR SALE

FOR SALE OR RENT-3-R Room, furnished house, with bath. In Douglas. Phone Douglas 693.