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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
scrap Paper Collection

The next scrap paper collection to be held in the Town of Plymouth will be held on Sunday, April 29, with the proceeds to be turned over to the Welcome Home committee fund.
 Schools To Close
 Schools in the Town of Plymouth will close Friday at noon for the annual spring vacation. Sessions will be resumed on Monday, April 30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
Injured In Accident

EIJUICU LII 1ACCAUOHG
 Joseph Ruzbasan, 32, of $50 Riv- erside avenue, Torrington, was in- jured Tuesday night shortly after II o'clock when the automobile he was operating went up an embank- ment and turned over near the Todd Hollow road on Plymouth road. He was taken to the Bristol hospital where he is receiving treat ment for a scalp laceration. His condition is not serious. Chief of Police George Rohe, who conducted an Investigation. stated that the driver was blinded by the lights of an approaching car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19

 nue, Wilder street and Claxton avenue.
 Dean to Preach
 On Sunday, April 22. Theologl- cal Education Sunday will be oo- served at Christ church. The preacher will be Very Rev. Lau- renee Rose, s. T. D., dean of Berk- ley Divinity school, New Haven. Dean Rose will speak on the train ing of the future leaders of the church.
 A special offering for the Berk- ley Divinity school will be taken up at the service.
 Birth Announcement MT. and Mrs. John Habelka of ClaXton avenue announce the birth of daughter, Sharon Susanna at the Waterbury hospital Sunday, April 15. Mrs. Habelka was the for- mer Miss Mary Andrews of Oak vile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
Societies


 The Ladies Aid Society of Union Magdalen church met Tuesday eve- ming in the church hall. A short business meeting was held and tick cts distributed for the coming card party to be held May 24th. Mrs. Mil- ton Gardner was elected general chairman.
 Lunch followed by card playing was enjoyed for ! short period.
 Members attending were: Mrs. Charles Kelly, Mrs. Morgan Duell, Mrs. Milton Gardner, Mrs. Leroy Poster, Mrs. Larry Ross and Mrs. John Ennis.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of Uuion Congregational church met at the home of Mrs. William Garms, Fred erick street, Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. Plans were made for the card party and apron sale to be held Friday evening at 7:30 p. m. After short business meeting tea was served by Mrs. Garms. Members attending were Mrs. Oscar Locke, Mrs. Stanley Strever, Mrs. Raymond Ellis, Mrs. Walter KrantZ, Mrs. How ard Ande, Miss Julia Mills, Mrs. John Mclean, Mrs. William Sexton, Mrs. Harris Scott, Mrs. Joseph Han- sel, Mrs. William Jerman, Mrs. David Roger, Mrs. Fred Jackson, Mrs. Ralph Clinton and Mrs. Garms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19

Mrs. William McComb has re- turned to her home in New York after spending few days with her parents. MT. and Mrs. Arthur Judd. She is the former Miss Janet Judd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
WATERTOWN stsDAsn Correspondent a Scott AVsnua 1ssDhene A
Burton Mix Host To
 Temperance Council
Discussion Led By Jackie Starry; State Board Meet' ing to Be Held in New Haven Next Month Announced

Chestnut Grove road, Chestnut ave- nue, Wilder street and Claxton avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19

R. James Florian, 52 Sunset av- enue, Watertown, a former resident of Oakville, who had been ill at her home for ten days, was taken to the Veterans Hospital at Newington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19

Mrs. Victor Pavon is patient at the Waterbury hospital where she underwent an operation on Mon- day.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-05-18
Sovetsky distojnik o ceskem
Iidu.

New York (CTK) - Pc vstu-
pu sovetskych oddflG do Prahy
dine 9. kvetna promluvil do roz
hlasu ovladaneho jiz ceskymi
v~lastenci sovetsky armadni du-
stojnfk a mezi jinym pravil, re
Sovetsky svaz nezamysli vnutit
cesk6mu lidu zadny druh spra-
Wy a re oddly Rude armady
vstoupily do mesta, "aby osvo-
bodily udatny lid, jenz je tax
blfzky lidu ruskemu. Cesi jsou
dobTi vlastenci a dovedou vlad-
nout sve vlastnf zemi', pravil
sovetsky ddstojnlk, jehoz jme-
no bylo pozdeji ~zjisteno. Byl
to plukovnik Zajcev, jenz dale
prohlasil, re "Sovetsky svaz
nemel jiny 1cel nez osvobodit
cesky lid z nemeckeho tyran-
Istvf."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1945-05-18

Konec kampanS " Burms.
Admiral Mountbatten, nej-
vyssf velitel spojeneckych vojsk
We vychodnf ASH, prohlasil, re
kampan v Burm6 je skoncena.
Odhalil, re Japonci NELL 347,-
900 ztrat.
Prfstav Rang1nsky padl do
moci anglickych vojsk neposko
zeny a Dude MONO otevffti jej
pro plavbu v nekolika dnech.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
Bad News For Cob Overseas

Boston, Jan. 22-(UP)-A sailor on convoy duty somewhere in the Atlantic will learn today that three of his little children were burned to death while playing with matches.
 The bodies of Edward Adams, 4, his borhter Richard, 3, and sister Judith, 2, were found in a charred bedroom yesterday after fire and ex- plosions wrecked their parents Rox- bury aapetimr nFtw cmfwyp u u n bury apartment. Firemen said the floor was streWn with used and un- used matches.
 Nine-month old Janet, youngest member of the family, was hospit- alized for burns and smoke inhala- tion after being rescued.
 Mrs. Lorna Adams, 28, who was asleep in another room, suffered burns while trying to rescue her children. John Eide, a neighbor, sus- tained severe back injuries when a hot air explosion knocked him down flight of stairs as he battered down door leading to the bed- room.
 Another member of the family, Robert, 10, was attending Sunday school. The father, fireman 1-c Clarence Adams, is on convoy duty.
 Twenty other persons, including IT, children, were driven from the Moreland street home and na ad- joining house by the fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
SKILLED WORKERS
 BEING ENROLLED
Many State Firms Signing Apprentice Agreements;
 Need Realized

Hartford. Jan. 22.--Many firms in Connecticut have signed new ap- prentice teaching agreements call ing for the training of hundreds of new workers for important jobs with state industry, William J. Fitz- gerald. state director of the War ManpoWer Commission said today. Approximately 32,000 industrial es- tabliShments throughout the nation, an all time record, are now partici- pating norganized apprenticeship programs officially registered with the apprentice training service of the War ManpoWer Commission, MT Fitzgerald said.
 The increased number of aDpren- ticeship agreements being signed in this state indicate that both en- ployers and labor are recognizing the need for revival of training of all around skilled workers. This recognition has significance not only in relation to the war effort, but also in the postwar period, the state director said
 Since the WING training programs began in this state, approximately 50,000 workers were given training for better jobs in industry. or this amount many were veterans of this war who enrolled in the apprentice ship programs. The War Manpower Commission in the state Is always ready to help employers In the ap- DrcnticeShiD training DropramS and is also prepared to give whatever help necessary to the returning vet erans in the state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
Search Begun For Fugitive

Natick, Mass, Jan. 22 - (U.P) - An intensive search was underway here today for nalleged chronic deserter and fugitive from the Fort Knox (KyJ military prison. who re- turned to his home and terrorized his wife during the weekend.
 Police said Private Arnold Bou- dreau, 2l. fled the prison for sec ond time in October after telling guards following previous escape that "he would never be taken alive again."
 His 20-year-old wife, Barbara, told police the fugitive, whose 27-year- sentence reportedly was reduced to 10 years, appeared at his fathers gasoline station here Saturday while she and his mother were there and forced her to accompany him on a wild night ride.
 After spending part of the night In Saugus overnight cabins. she said he continued toward NeWburyport, threatening her and displaying a gun when she entreated him to sur- render.
 A punctured tire enroute to New buryport enabled her to escape when he got out to fix 1t. Police said he re-appeared in Ma tick later but eluded military police. Early today. the search had been narrowed to several patches O. woodland and a number of homes were watched.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
3 GestoPo Men Killed
(RY United Press ]

Swedish dispatches said today that Germany. threatened with disaster by the Russian breakthrough in the east, has declared a state of emer- gency in jittery Upper Silesia and ordered women and boys to help build Qualifications outside Berlin
 The Berlin newspaper DcutSche Allegebcline Zeitung told its read CTS that Germany was 'in here 9eratest hour Of peril Reserves were being brought up to new de- fense lines, the newspaper said but this naturally will take some time"
 swedish newspaper accounts re- ported to the Office of War Infor- nation said a state of emergency had been declared in upper Silesia following unrest in Beuthen, Glcl- Witz and Ratibor and several other town sin the path of the Red Army advance.
 Sabotage al Beuthen caused large fires the Stockholm newspaper AftCntidningcn said. Numerous 2r- rests were made especially among the foreign workers" the newspaper said
 At GleiWitZ. Aitontidningen added three GeStapo men were killed, but the center of the National German Peace Movement" there was de- tectcd and wipe dOut.'
 Another Stockholm newspaper EXprcsscn, said Berlincrs had been entrusted" with the construction
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
Rubber PIont
 EmpIoyes Cut

Detroit, Jan. 9 --(UP)--Pay. checks for 572 employees at the De- troit plant of the United States Rubber Co.,, were short $13.50 each today, representing fine and dnion reinstatement fee imposed for par. ticipation in 8 wildcat strike last October.
 The deductions were made despite threats of general strike voiced by an unorganized group of 125 em- ployes who demonstrated at at tine offices of the Regional War Labor Board Saturday.
 The dispute arose over company order which stepped Up production of tires. Officials of the Unjfcd Rubber Workers (CIO) ordered the men back to work. When they re- fused, they were fined $l2.50 each and suspended from the union. They were later told to pay a $6 reins statement fee to avoid discharge un~ der maintenance of union mem- bership contract between company and union. Approximately 200 come piled with the order.
 The rank and file of the group claim new utilization with the Me- chanics Educational Societly o1 American GndependenD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
ANSONIA WOMAN. DRIVER PAYS S27
Charged With Violation of i Rules of ROad-AutO
 Hits Pedestrian

Mary Spencer, 3l. 54l Main street, Ansonia, paid $27 for nolle on road rules charge when her case was called before Judge T. E. Con- way in City Court this morning.
 Prosecutor Frederick w. Palom- ba said c car driven by Miss Spen- cer struck a pedestrian on East Main street off Exchange Place on the morning of Jan. 6. The victim suffered a dislocated shoulder and lacerations of the scalp.
 Gustave Swenson, 4S, Is Bank street, paid $25 which the prosecutor said involved a dispute with South Main street restaurant proprietor last night.
 Other cases: Samuel Russo, 4S, 26 Pearl Lake road, intoxication and breach of the peace, continued to Feb. s; Lucille Cunningham, Al, and George Cunningham, 37, 1l2 Savings street, breach of the peace. contin- ued to Feb. 19; Fred Kuerette, 52, II Railroad Hill street, road rules vi- olation, nolled for $6; Egiziona Gia- cobini, 28, 1466 Bridge street, failure ot give right of way, continued to Feb. S: Anna Freeman, 3l, 162 Bishop street Walter Ryan, B, B Chase Park avenue, Josephine Pao- line, S4, 2294 East Main street How ard Brennan, 335 Raymond street, Divine Domingo, 39, 150 Moreland avenue, parking violations, $5 bonds called; Jane Worden, B, Watertown Ruth Kurtz, 8, 145 Chestnut ave nue. parking within 25 feet of an intersection, $6 bonds called.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
PRIORITY RULINGS
 TO BE DISCUSSED
Manufacturers of Local to Meet At SCOViII'S Wed=
 nesday Afternoon

Manufacturers of the Waterbury area have been called by the War ManpoWer Commission to attend a special meeting Wednesday at 2:30 D. m at the Scovill Recreation hall, for the purpose of clarifying new priority rulings, it was disclosed to- day.
 Clarence Woodruff, regional di- rector of the War Production Board in Hartford, is scheduled to address the gathering, and representative of the WING and the Springfield Army Ordnance office are others who will speak
 Mrs. Mary M. Dewey. area WING director. has called the meeting for the purpose of explaining the new priority set-up and the use of urgency bands" in determining the status Of manufacturers. About 250 representatives of local manu- featuring firms are expected to at tend the session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
Bad Weather Hurts Eiqhth

Rome, Jan. 22 CUP) -- Eighth army units repulsed an artillery supported German raiding party at tempting to attack positions north east of Afonsine. headquarters re- ported today as SnoWs again closed in the Fifth army front and limited action to light patrols.
 Today's communique reported
 Bad weather in the mountains limited activity on the Italian front to patrol clashes
 A Mediterranean Allied air force communique reported IT planes missing from 300 Sorties yesterday
 Escorted heavy Dombers attacked oil targets and rail yard in Aus tria, fighters and fighter bombers concentrated on rail communica- tions in northern Italy and coastal aircraft struck al shipping in the Adriatic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
EMPLOYERS MUST
 FILE FORM VIZ
Internal Revenue Collector Issues Reminder on
 Income Tax Returns

Employers of the Waterbury area were reminded today by Frank w. Kraemer, Connecticut collector of internal revenue, to issue withhold ing receipts on Form W-2 to all em- ployes by Jan. 3l.
 These receipts have a triple pur- pose this year. as follows:
 l. The receipts advise the em- ployeS of the amount of their wages and the amount of income tax withheld from their wages in 1914
 3. Most employees generally speaking, those who earned less than $5,000) can use their receipts as a simplified form of income tax return.
 3. Employees who use the stand- ard income tax blank. Form 1040 to make their income tax returns (in- stead of using the receipt alone) should attach their original receipts to Form 1040
 Employers are required to make three copies of each Withholding Receipt. Two copies go to the en- ployee, the third copy to be sent up to the collector at the same time that the fourth quarter Withhold ing Ia Return (W-1 rev) is Sub- mitted. A state, Wa, which re- concils all the amounts withheld as reported on the W-2a rev) with similar amounts On the employers quarterly return must also be sent to the Collectors office at this time.
 MT. Kraemer asked that employ~ CTS submit with their returns, their adding machine tape showing the total of all copies of the Withhold- ing Receipts. He also urged em~ ployers to be especially careful in putting the name. home address. and social security number eff any) on each employees Withholding Re- ceipt. These provide indispensable identification for the Government in sorting the estimated 100,000,000 receipts which will be forwarded by employers to collectors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
DR. WALKER TALKS
 ON WAR PROFITS
CarteIs Also Figure in Sun= day Sermon on "A
 Certain Man"

Few things in the changing pat tern of our thinking has encour- aged me more than the passing of slogan which we once used to hear very often and not seldom spoken in terms of fanality," said Rev. John c. Walker, Second Congrega- tional church pastor, yesterday morning in his sermon entitled. "A Certain Man"
 Dr. Walker said in part:
 l haven't 8 doubt in the world but that very high profits were made out of the sale of scrap iron To Japan and after it was known hat that scrap iron was being used to bomb innocent Chinese civilians I haven't a doubt but that some of the business men who reaped profits out of that trade paid the highest possible prices for these profits because in the long run the lives of American boys were snuffed with some of that same American scrap iron. One of the things we shall have to watch and to regu- late after the war are these inter- natio1Il business combinations known as cartels These cartels nave been the subject of heated de- pate and while the charges brought against them may be too sweeping, t seems quite certain that cartcls nave been used to further econ omic aggression and to build up he supplies necessary to launch at ,acks on nations that desired to Seep the peace. The cartelS may nave been good business" for the stockholders in certain large cor oorations but they have been bad business" for the family of nations. At the very least it will be neceS- iary to investigate and regulate the .artels att he worst 1t may be necessary to legLslate them out Of existence by international lag and .reaty If the peace is to be pre- ierved.
 Horace Mann. one of our great st Americans, the founder Of our public school system, an advocate of .Qual education for women, stern opponent of racial discrimination and religious bigotry, charged his students at Antioch College, Be Ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. Now Is that an impossible, q UtOpian ideal? By no means, Few. fl any of Horace MannS students would be able to become national and In- ternational leaders in some great crusade igor humanity but each ana every one could go out into lie im- bued with the ideal to maKe hS profession his. trade, his business, his work a means Of service to the common good Eyer and a8aAn we have the simple choice, We can play the inn keeper or the Good Samari- tan. We can take the cash and let the credit and the opportunity go by or we can turn aside and help some weary, broken travclcd on ife's highway
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
By THOMAS M. JOHNSON NEA Military Writer

A trend that will signally affect our postwar future IS shaping up 10 thousand miles away in the South Pacific. There Australia plans to become power industrially, commercially and militarily. She wants American capital and Amer ican settlers to help her, and seems likely to get both.
 The growing Greater Australia movement is an inevitable boom erang from Japan's early air and seas victories. Their bland snow less paradise of democracy, 98 per cent white and Anglo-Saxon, was saved from yellow invasion only by the grace of God and American men, ships and planes. The freedom-loving, fiery Aussies lacked sufficient numbers and equipment.
 From their dire stress has sprung the resolution to re-make Australia so that never again can that dan ger threaten. She needs more men and more machines, and means to have both. Hitherto discouraging immigration, Australia has kept her population around million though her area almost equals ours. Now she is removing restrictions, espe- cially welcoming American war vet eranS.
 She has known several hundred thousand of them, taken them into her homes, fed, clothed anG other wise equipped them in reverse lend lease while supplying her own fore es of nearly a million with tanks, planes and myriad other items of equipment including nearly 100 types of ammunition, with which they have fought beside cur own
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
HuIten Murder Verdict Asked

London. January 22 lUP) - The crown demanded today that a Jury In old Bailey Court return ycrdicts of guilty against both Pvt Karl Gustav Hulten. 22-year-old Boston. Mass. paratrooper, and hls itrip-teas dancer friend. Elizabeth Marina Jones. for the murder oi aM-driYer George Heath.
 Grown Counsel l.. A Byrne In hh losing arguments charged that the girl was equally guilty with Hultcn ven though Hultcn actually iired he death gun.
 The case was expected tO go to he jury later today.
 During crOss-cxaminatlon Hnlten chung 10 hls story that the shooting wns m accident and said he had been 'mHquotod' lp statement submitted earlier in which he al- legedly confessed tDc murder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22

forces.
 That took a tremendous sudden effort. Five years ago Australia de- pended upon Britian for virtually every weapon and many other things needed to defend herself. Virtually from scratch she created war industry, building whole towns in the wilderness. She now has well over 25 900 factories which employ nearly a million workers, three quarters on war production alone a tremendous growth for a popula- ton smaller than that Of New York City
 START NEW INDUSTRIES
 Peace will modify this condition but not end it. Australia knows now that she must always be self-Suffi- cient in arms. But she wishes to convert wherever possible t0 peace full production. She will continue to manufacture much that hitherto she imported. She will keep on mak- ing aut omobileS, airplanes and their engines. She plans q big aviation development. She is starting new peace-time industries the latest rayon. he believes she can make steel cheaper than any other na- tion
 American settlers will be well come as farmers and ra'SerS of the countryS famous sheep, but they are wanted especially to help build up its industries. Engineers, technicianS, expert Workmen of all kinds on their own or in connection with new enterprises to be financed by American and Australian capital jointly, of which some have alreday begun.
 This is a partial preView of a plan now being studied by committee of Australian government officials and ,,riuata citiznpQ ippludipO rtnracpp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
LOCAL ALLIANCE
 SPONSORSCONCERT

A program of Jewish sketches, in- terpretations and folk songs was presented before an audience of more than 300 last night under the auspices of the Jewish National Workers Alliance, Branch 237 at Beth-El auditorium.
 Featured stars were Miss Chayele Gruber and Victor Pecker, soloists both of whom are national and in- ternational Jewish artists from New York
 Miss Gruber is renowned in Eu- rope and America as well as Pales- tine for her renditions of Hebrew songs. MT. Pecker, an interpreter of Jewish songs and sketches, per forms at the National Theater on Second Avenue, New York. They were accompanied on the piano by Miss Sylvia Barrath, also of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22

Beacon Falls, Conn, Jan. p The Annua Maintenance Appeal of The Salvation Army is being conducted in Beacon Falls and District, with Frank Ed Bronson, as Chairman, William c. Gruber, as Treasurer and the following local committee: Mrs. Jonn J.
 Donahue, Edward Gruber and John J. Lee. A quota of $500 has been set as the objective of the Campaign and the Chairman, Treasurer and sponsoring com mittee are confident of success.
 Letters of appeal have been mailed to the many friends of The