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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
THEFT OF LAUNDRY CHARGED IN COURT
Accused Draws 3O=Day Jail Sentence When OWn=
 CT Identifies Articles

Wearing portions of the evidence, Domenic Bonnani, GA School street, took the stand in City Court this morning to accuse John Horan, 37, 223 Bank street, of making of with his laundry after he stopped in a tavern Monday. The laundry con- sisted of 8 shirt and three under shirts, valued at $7.
 Horan admitted taking the clothes, which he later returned but said that Bonnani had been in an intoxicated condition and had made him present of his laundry,
 Judge Charles R. Summa sen fenced Horan to 30 days in jail.
 Charges of being a fugitive from justice from Augusta, Ga, against Robert Lee Johnson, 3l, 636 Bank street, were nolled after Prosecutor Albert w. Hummel told the court arrangements had been made by At- torney Irving Pasternak for John- son to pay $25 per week through the local probation officer, Yale Matz- kin. for support of his five children in Georgia. Deputy Sheriff George Mutimer of that state, who arrived yesterday to return Johnson to Georgia to face charge of aban- donment of children, agreed to the arrangement after telephone con- ference with tse solicitor general Of Georgia.
 Michael Rinaldi, 57, 894 North Main street, was given a continu- ance to April A on a charge of receiving stolen goods. pending a further investigation by police Rinaldi was picked up yesterday by Detective It. William Foley, De- tective Sgt. Charles McWeeney Detective Raymond Grady, who found in his possession one of three typewriters stolen two weeks ago from the Scigliano Lumber Go.
 Other cases: Leone Avaro, 53 101 South Main street, road rules violation, nolled for $6, Donald Miller, 29, 30 Bishop street, road rules violation. nolled for $6; John Greatorex, 46, g Revere street road rules violation, nolled; Alfred Savaikis, 30, 1924 Highland Avenue indecent assault, continued to April 25; Vincent Errico, 29, 43 Gates avenue, breach of the peace, con- tinued to April 25 Anthony J. Cairelli, 28, 234 Congress avenue, assault and breach of the peace, continued to April 25; Alice Smith, "A, 19 DoWneS street, Frank Porter, 39, Buckley avenue, mispenavior, continued to April 25; George Hun ter 18, 147 North Elm street, road rules violation, nolled; Louis A. Mito, Jr.. Is, 34 North Elm street, motor vehicle violation, continued to April 25; Benjamin Palomba, 29, 1900 Bank street, parking violation, continued one day; R. K. Winter, A, 46 Springdale avenue, Anna Freeman, 32, 162 Bishop street, parking violations, $5 bonds called; Conjetto Romeo, 29, 18 Winchester street, parking violation, nolled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
Strikes Continue Despite Seizures

Pittsburgh, April Il (UP) = Strikes continued today in the Pennsylvania soft coal fields de- spite government seizure of the pits and the agreement on new wage contract.
 A total of 72 Pennsylvania mines were taken over by the government -67 in western fields and five in the central district.
 It was believed that the miners would drift back to work. however, as they receive official notification from United Mine Workers leader ship of the new wage agreement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
Postwar Educational Detection Injurious

Keene, N. H., April II - (U.P) - s Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt feels ffhat the United Nations should not s.dictate the postwar educational eetup in conquered Japan and Ger many but merely act in 8 supervis- ory capacity.
 The presidents wife told 1,2O0 persons in the high school auditor tura here last night that we should forbid the teaching of ideas which might menace the future peace of the world.
 We cannot and should not dic- tate to Germany and Japan what kind of an education they should set up," Mrs. Roosevelt said. But we should see to it that they do not teach ideas which would be a men, ace to the world-such as one na- ton being superior or controlling the world"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11

the repair of the plant and import ed both Todt workers and regular Army engineers to rush reconstruc- tion. The Russian says it took four weeks just to clear the rubble away before rebuilding could start.
 During the cleanup the RAF kept peppering away at the plant with Smallish raids. Reconnaissance on October 28 showed the plant inac- tive, but with resumption immi- nent'.' This was true, for the en- gineer said that the next raid-in daylight, November 6-came three days after final repairs were made.
 This Eighth Air Force 450-ton raid caused claims of severe new damage to synthetic plant" This, the Russian asserts, was true. The heavies got part of the compress sion process and oxygen plants. The Germans gave orders to repair only the essential part of the oil plant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
BY TOM WOLF NEA Staff Corr epOndent

Sterkrade. Ruhr. Germany, April ll-As the Allied Armies race through large sections of industrial Germany, advocates of strategic bombing are getting their first look see at the results of four years of heavy bombers' work.
 One of the most dramatic suc- cesSes of strategic bombing is the fact that the German air force with plenty of planes on hand-iS all but grounded for lack of gas. The story of the great Ruhr-C mic synthetic oil and chemical plant here at Sterkrade-one of the first heavy bombing case his- tories to be written-explains why.
 chose this plant entirely at random from the Air Force list of targets. Arriving the day after the city was captured, I was lucky enough to find 8 Russian engineer who was a forced laborer here for the past three years. From him comes the ground end of the fol- lowing story; the air end comes 1IUILl Ol1ICld1 kk<AH anu O0fAAE IcC- ordS.
 CHILD'S PLAY
 Air Force target files describe the plant in July l, 1943, as turning out about 1000 tons of synthetic oil monthly-about one per cent of the total Axis production. Pri- mary objectives were the gas gen. orator plant and contact oven house.
 The Russian engineer says that the half dozen raids on the plant prior to June, 1914 were child's play. The first RAP raid, for ex- ample, in the spring of 1943, hit the kitchens and some of the bar racks of the slave laborers, but did nothing important The next raid damaged more barracks without reducing oil or chemical produc- ton at all.
 Then in mid-June of 1914 the RAF dropped 1250 tons of heavy explosives over the target. The of- ficial claims after reconnaissance, some five weeks later, estimated cut of 65 per cent in production.
 Actually this was an optimistic claim. The Russian says the Ger mans crossed up the RAF with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11

false pathfinder flares and that the majority of the bombs fell wide of the factory. Production was somewhat reduced for six weeks, but no serious damage was done.
 From now on the Air Forces pasted the target regularly every five to six weeks. The next big raid was the RAF 75O-tonner in mid-August. Air Force assessment claimed new damage to the chem ical works nitrate section. Roof damage to contact oven house, gas purifcation plant and fractation plant in refinery. There are no signs of activity in any part of the plant"
 What actually happened, accord ing to the Russian, was destruction of the main paraffin plant and cer- tain key buildings in the refinery, cutting production by 70 per cent. The Germans gave top priority to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
EXPECT VERDICT
 IN UNUSUAL CASE
$47,5OO Damages Asked in Joint Action in Supe=
 riOr Court

Unusual procedure was adopted in superior court today in trial of two companion suits involving four plaintiffs and two defendants, when a jury of women and ' men was instructed by Judge John A. Cor nell to return answers to four in- terrogations to the court before de- liberating on the specific verdicts.
 The procedure was used in the $40,000 action brought by Nicholas and Carmella Cat apano and Ther- esq Leogrande and in the $7,5OO suit of Marguerite Atkinson. The defendants are Rocco Leogrande and Eileen Mcdonald.
 Answers to the interrogations submitted for the purpose of clar- flying the issue of responsibility for an accident which occurred Dec. on Plank road, were returned by the jury at 1 o'clock this afternoon. The jurors were excused for lunch after receiving instructions to con- tinue further delibera tions this af- ternoon preparatory to making out the verdicts.
 It was disclosed that IA different verdictS were possible, and the in- terrogatories were drawn up so that the jury could eliminate some of the possible types of verdicts before considering the question of dam ages, if any were to be awarded.
 The jury was asked to decide whether there was no negligence on the part of either driver in the collision, whether there was neg ligence on the part of both drivers, or whether one and not the other driver was negligent.
 Counsel in the case were permit ted to see the answers given by the jurors, who deliberated on the questions for three-quarters of an hour. The content of the papers was not disclosed publicly, pending the return of the final verdicts.
 Miss Atkinson was a passenger in car operated by Miss McDon- aid, while the other plaintiffs were occupants of car operated by Leogrande. The jury faced the task of finding that neither driver was responsible, or that both driv- CTS were responsible, or that one driver was responsible for injuries sustained by each of the four plain tiffs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
LABOR FORUM IN
 FINAL SESSION
Representatives of Press Invited to Give Views on
 Organized Labor

The rlatic',ship between union activities and the press will be dis cussed tomorrow night at the final Spring forum of the Diocesan Labor Rev. Joseph F. Dor'7elly, institute Rev. Joseph F. Donnelley, institute director, will preside.
 Speaking for the newspapers will be William J. Pape, publisher of The Republican American; Ray mcnd J. Tanning, managing ed itor of The American, and Will liam T. Farington, city editor of The Democrat. The case for labor will be stated by John J. Driscoll, secretary of the Connecti- cut CI.O., and Thomas Brennan, president of the Waterbury Central Trade Union Council, A.F.L.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
 REPORTED PREVALENT

Ten cases of communicable dis. eases are listed for Waterbury fol the week ending April g according to the weekly morbidfty report oi the state department of hecl1h Eight cases of scarlet fever ana Z of measles comprise the focal total
 State figures for the various dis eases listed are: pneumonia, B: scarlet fever, 82; meningitis. 2: measles, AT; whooping cought, 30; chickenpox. l67; humps, l24; gon- orrhea, 2l, and syphilis. %.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
MORE VOLUNTEERS
 IN CLOTHES DRIVE

Members of the Beth Israel Mems club will volunteer tonight to pack clothes already collected in the campaign to attain Waterbury's one-half million pound quota for the United Nations Clothing Col lection.
 Volunteers include Murray Grossman, George Frank, Max White, Joseph Levine, Morris Gra- bow, David Bernstein, Harry Slot- nick, Harry Gruskay, Maurice Co., hen, Charles Gruskay, Jack Rut- man, Julius Grossman, Simon Kor- kin, Carl Silverman, Irving Killer Jack Greenberg and MT. GroSsman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
Automatic Wrapping Machines in Demond

Springfield, Mass, April H. (UP)-George A. Mohhman, pres ident, Package Machinery Con- pany, today declared hundreds of manufacturers of everything from almond bars to lppers, are order ing automatic wrapping machies now for their postwar products.
 New moisture weather proof ma terials demanded by the army and navy, he said. have resulted in a more nearly perfect package.
 Anxious to obtain superior ma- chinery developed in war work. manufacturers are ordering post war equipment now to insure against months of delay when peace comes, Mohhman stated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
Connecticut Youth In PIone Accident

McCook, Nebr., April 1l-(UP- Five men were killed and four others were injured when four-engined bomber crashed early yesterday near Haywood, Neb., McCook Army air base officials reported today.
 The dead included:
 First It. Charles P, Armstrong; mother. Mrs. Russell 3. Aruistront,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
Fire Record

A stubborn brush fire, which travelled more than three miles in the southern section of the city, was extinguished by firemen af- ter 8 four hour battle last night. Capt. Philip Kelly and It. Mau- rice NOOnan led Eng. 4 and Eng. 10 at the scene.
 Bremen yesterday also extin- guished brush fires on Pc ach Dr. chard road, Thomas avenue, and WOlcOtt street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
COMPENSATION FOR
 RESTAURANT WORKER

John J. Pierce of Center street will receive $23.35 weekly during the period of disability, beginning March 28, for hernia injury sus- tained while employed by the O. & c. restaurant at 894 Bank street, according to an agreements ap- proved today by Compensation Ccmmissioner John J. 0'Ccnneil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
Marriage
 Intentions

The following persons have filed marriage intentions at the bu- reau of vital statistics, town clerk S Office:-
 ESdward Ramonas, U. s. Army, 151 Charles street, and Janet An gelicOla, IF West Porter street.
 Antonio Severino, 339 West Grove street, and AntOinettc Sev- erino. 339 West Grove street.
 Ralph Edwin Cole, U. s. Army, WOOdbury, and Julia Skripkunis, 1O8 Wood street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
Hypnotic Childbirth
 Started In New York

for six months. His hypnotic powers were developed at the University of Budapest while he was studying psychology. He disclaims any "mys-
 terious' power and maintains that his talents arise in psychological
 makeup more artistic than occult.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
SETTLEMENT MADE
 IN $lO,OOO SUIT

withdrawal papers were filed in superior court today in the $l0,- 900 civil action brought by aMry A Creel of waterbury against the City of Waterbury. The suit was based on injuries allegedly sutained by the plaintiff in a fall March IT, i944, sidewalk on Welton street near East Main street. Terms of set clement were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
CURFEW YIOLATOR

Boston, April 11.-'(UP)-In the first case of its kind here, the BoS- ton Licensing Board has suspended for three days beginning Tuesday then license of a Chinese restaurant that violated the midnight curfew regulations by keeping open until l 8. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
Winchester. Mrss.

Winchester, Mrss.
 T-Sgt. Bernard P. Greeley; moth- CT, Mrs. Mary T. Greeley. South Hamilton, Mass.
 The injured included:
 Cpl. Leon s. Mieczkowski; mother, Mrs. Anna Rogers. Wilscn, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11

London, April 11-UP)-The Air Ministry announced today that aer- &l reconnaissance showed the Ger nan pocket battleship Scheer was sunk by RAF boinbers in an attack pn Kiel the night Of April g.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
BOY BITTEN

Marvin Miller, Prospect was treated at St. Mary's hospital yes- terday evening after being bitten on the leg by dcg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11

Brazil is establishing q new con- sumption tax law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11

Banana shipments from Haiti are now increasing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-18

Boys and girls who have been
attending the summer swimming
program of the Key West Chap
ter, American Red Cross Water
Safety classes, received certifi-
Gates of achievement at special
water program given last night at
the Poinciana Pool.
Leonard Curry, chairman of the
chapter Water Safety Corps, has
been tutoring children at the Day
Camp of the Monroe County Ex-
tended School Service several
times a week all summer. Other
classes have been held at South
Beach for those who did not at
tend the Day Camp.
Last nights program included
many forms of swimming and
personal water safety. To pass
the tests the children had to COM
plete a hundred-yard swim, float
in perfect form for thirty seconds,
dive from raft and swim back
under water.
at has been a huge achieve
ment for Mr.. Curry" chapter Of
ficials stated "since many of the
children were not able to swim
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-18
FOUR REALTY DEALS
ARE RECORDED HERE

Vivian Tynes and E. r. TyneS,
according 10 a deed filed ycSter-
dav afternoon in the county clerk S
office, have sold their home on
Angela and White streets to An
thony Demeritt and Beulah Dem
crit for $4,000. The lot has d
frontage of Al feet on White
street and SO feet on Angela
street.
Benjamin III. Lowe has sold to
Thomas. r. Campbell a ho'so md
lot in Dillon's Alley, off Mar
garet street between FLEMING and
Southland streets, for $4,000. 80
Twenty acres in the Everglades
section of Monroe county have
been conveyed by Howard +,
Rccder TO Charles D. Moore fol-
5000.
Three lots have been sold at
! Bay Haven, Key Largo, by Leon
A. Ybanez to Ebert A. FroSchncr
for $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-18
Jap Officers Making Ready
To Leave Japan IEnrOute To
Manila no Meet Macarthur
CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT
In SWIMMING PROGRAM AWARDED

at all before entering the class
and he first had to gain their con-
fidence and help them overcome
their natural fear of the water.
Some of these children who had
no previous opportunity to learn
to swim achieved their informed
late certificates last night. For ex-
ample, one seven year old girl
who had been raised in the desert
and never seen anything larger
than a rain. puddle until she was
five, joined the class onlJune II
and passed, her, intermediate. quail
flying tests last night.
Those who. received informed
late certificates are: Gale Curry
Dolores johnson, Jacqueline jolly,
Brenda Morrison, Floyd Ambrose
Jackie Carbonnell, l.. T. Curry
Floyd Davis, Fred Marshe and
Dennis jolly.
Beginners certificates were is
sued to: Joyce Bradley, Dorothea
Brust, Lila Brust, Ronnie Ciesin'
ski, James Cooper, June Haun
Ruth Haun, Stanley Irwin, Joyce
: Launders, Barbara Richie ane
George w. Plowman.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-18
OLD QUEEN MARY"
FIRE APPARATUS TO
BE PUT In SERVICE

The old fire engine which
was placed in commission for
use BY the Tiger Hose Com
panY No. 3 in the year 1917,
just twenty eight years ago,
and which was taken out of
service and discarded a few
years age was towed from
the No. 3 station to the No.
Fire house this morning,
where the machine will be
reconditioned and placed
s back in service by City
Mechanic Horace Averette,
assisted BIZ other members of
the department.
Fire Chief Leroy Torres
stated this morning that there
IS still iot OF good in old
Queen Mary" the name by
which the apparatus is now
referred to due to the long
end faithful service it has
rendered since it has been in
operation as q part of the
citYs fire fighting equipment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-18
ARTILLERY FIRING
SET FOR MONDAY

The Army announced today
that Coast Artillery firing prae-
fire viii be held from Installa-
tionS Of Battery b, Harbor De-
fenses Of Key West, Fort Taylor,
Kcy West. Florida from 800 a.
m. "a 1900 a. m. Monday, August
-. and from $50 p. m. to 1900
y. ~. Tuesday. August 81. All
scssels and aircraft are warned
o. remain clear of the danger
REea.
TIE danger area viii be the
water AREA Offshore Fort Taylor
forming a triangle the right leg
of which extends 1000 yards at
an azimuth Of go degrees from
"a degrees 80 minutes. 48 seconds
North Latitude and 81 degrees "a
minutes. 81 seconds West Longi-
tude. and the left leg of which
extends 1000 yards at an azimutf
81 100 degrees from the same
point. t ~ .t. &,
Maximum altitude of the firing
65OO yards. Danger to any air
craft below that altitude over the
danger area.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-18
WORK STOPPED
ON new UNITS
STRUCTURES WERE 70 o.
ERECTED ~ NAVY
DEPARTMENT

Work has hccn sftagsa H ta
1853 low cost unit thsi afff al.
ing constructed b. So Me-
tween White and iRan tsff
and Laird avenue aua Aiisff
boulevard.
These are tn tpA ruf hasi ..
with foundations unis
inches above thu amfsl.. cas-
County Judge L'nd srs,kT aie
adversely ga TIE Ciiiwn tet b.
however. ~ ihH ieHsfa o.
thought that TTiKais Uaakf
should boz permitted iu rtH ffa.
substantial hosIs-a. 20 sira uf fts
fact that thsas iuN cess fa
lures were boing egCetCi
And The Citi6on asld ihaf b f
Day having passed thf mesl o.
the houses we're nnt am4nt
Yesterday ~, NakY y
Ward End Dscks eus 10 if3
10 the HuWisnd tsmf Nf
Company. which ga fsisf
the units. a. diaunflnaR
immediately. vffertno sr.tt.
morning. a. me Ns.y hsi Csn.s
ed the contract
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-18
LEE APPROVES
: MONROE BUDGET

Comptroller j. M. Lee has APP
proved Monroe county1s budget
and the nine mills set by the
commissioners, it was stated at
the court house this morning.
The school millage, which will
be 81 mills as it has been this
fiscal year, together with the
budget, is now in the hands of
State Superintendent Colin Eng
lish.
AS soon as his approval is re-
ceived, County Tax Assessor
Claude A. Gandolfo and his as
Sistants will begin to make ex-
tended entries in the tax books,
which are due for delivery to
County Tax Collector Howard E.
Wilson on October /.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-18
RED CROSS HOME SERVICE BASIC
TRAINING COURSE BEGINS MONDAY

said, that professional people as
well as many of the city's civic
minded laymen will prevail
themselves of this opportunity
and join the classes. Women of
service organizations in churches
of all denominations are urged to
attend that they may better serve
members of their own congrega-
,tions in the many small problems
which arise daily as the service
HAN and his family enter their
period of .readjustment and re-
Mobilization.
Those who are interested and
have not as yet registered may
do SO by attending the first class
on Monday morning since regis
tration is being kept open to en-
able all those who wish, to at
tend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-18

BURMA J'||.|llAI HALTED B
IN THREE-WEEK CAMPAIGN
ii ,JAPS KILLED NUMBER
ED 1850
tRy A..oci,ssa Pressl

RANGOON, Aug. 10. -
Fighting has been stopped in
Burma since the announce
ment that Emperor Hirohito
had accepted the terms set
forth in the Potsdam ultima
tum for unconditional sur
render, headquarters an
nounced today.
During the three weeks
proceeding the cessation of
hostilities, the announcement
said further, > 1860 !. Japs
were killed while the losses
of the British Imperialists
totaled only 262 dead.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-18

Key West Chapter, American
Red Cross officials today reitera-
ted an invitation to all civic-mind-
ed residents of the community to
attend the Home Service Basic
Training Course which will begin
sessions on Monday morning at
10 o'clock in the Woman'S Club
rooms on Duval street.
/ Now that peace negotiations
are underway, the work of the
Red Cross Home Service depart
ment will increase greatly, il
was pointed out. IA
Release of servicemen stationed
here, veterans who have been
stationed overseas and now max
ing preparations to return to their
homes here, assistance TO service
mems families all adds 10 the
charter obligations of the Home
Service departent.
1ilt SOuI oC Will De given III ~
two-hour periods from 10 a. M,
to II noon Monday through Fri4
DAY for two weeks under the
direction of Mrs. Polly r. Col
Inns of the Key West Chapter
Home Service Department, who
recently took the instructors
course which qualified her to
teach it here now.
The course is designed to be of
special interest to all who are
interested in the general func-
tionlng of Red Cross and will
give d greater insight into the
changing activities of the organ
iZatlon.
1t is hoped. chapter officials