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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26

Representatives of industry in Hartford, New Britain and other nearby cities together with ir1sur- ance gorups; veterans agencies; counseling members of Old Farms, Avon; counseling personnel of the War Manpower Commission and others will attend a meeting which will be held at the Bushnell Memo rial Tuesday morning, March 27 at 10 a. m. at which time Charles McGonigle, veteran of the First World War vii exhibit the use of prosthetic appliances.
 Legion Representative
 MT. McGonigle who is touring Connecticut and the nation as representative of the American Legion will seek to prove to the group that physical handicaps of veterans of the first and present World Wars can be overcome suffi- ciently to give them place in civil ian life. MT. McGonigle lost both of his arms in the first World War and now equipped with prosthetic appliances will demonstrate how a veteran can be adjusted to a job in civilian life despite any possible handicapS which he may possess.
 The meeting Tuesday is being sponsored by the War Manpower Commission of Connecticut in CO., operation with the mayors war manpower mobilization committee. The speaker is furnished by The American Legion as means of de- veloping the selective placement field of physically handicapped per- sons, especially veterans of both wars. State Director William J. Fitzgerald of the War Manpower Commission said "our big task now is to stimulate employers to create or open jobs for disabled veterans. The employer institutes conducted by the United States Employment Service are helping to persuade em- ployers that handicapped veterans properly placed will prove more pro- ductive; serviceable and dependable and less likely to lose time because of illness or injury than other em- ployes."
 Already over 2,0OO employers in wide variety of business in the the United States, ranging from candy-making to shipbuilding have analysed over 100000 jobs in order to apply the selective placement technique by maintaining the phy- sical demands of jobs against the physical capacities of workers. At the same time industry in the ap- plication of this technique is through experimentation and research add- ing greatly to its adaptation and it's development.
 In Connecticut we have a great many employers who are interested in the selective placement of Con- necticut veterans despite their phy- Sical handicaps.
 No HandicapS
 Contrary to popular impression, the handicapped are not a distinct group of the population readily dis tinguishable from normal people. Perfection whether physical, moral or mental is rare thing, if not theoretical standard which no one actually achieves. Every per son has limitations in some direc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
ENGINEERS HOLD
 ANNUAL MEETING
Conn. Society Names Her. bert SCOtt=Smith First
 Vice=President

Members of the Connections So- ciety of Professional Engineers con- vening in their 10th annual meet ing Saturday at the Hotel Taft New Haven. elected Herbert Scott Smith, local street and water sup erintendent as their first vice. president.
 Honorary guests at the banquet included William J. Cox, state highway commissioner, who said that the highways thorugh Water bury are old and nede reconstruc- tion, and that for the postwar period ne recommended an addi- tional one cent gas tax be levied to build these highways.
 The principal speaker was James F. F'airman direcor of tht National Society of Professiona Engineers and assistant vice-presi. dent of Consolidated Edison Go. New York.
 Frank Kleist, president of the Waterbury chapter, and member of the board of directors of the state society. and Eric Benedict from this city and Nausatuck at- tended the meeting.
 William K. Simpson, Waterbury secretary of the stat eboard of registration for professional en- gineers and land surveyors, was admitted as member of the so- ciety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
Two Waterburians
 Die In Auto Crash
Party Returning From Hartford When Tragedy t Occurred; Two Others Painfully Injured

sons, Raymond anG Gerald; two daughters. Anita and Joan: his par ents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Cyr, Lewiston, Maine; two brothers, Fred and Lawrence Cyr, Van Buren. Maine; two sisters, Mrs Cecile Du- bois, Miss Lorraine Cyr, Lewiston, Maine; and several nieces and nep- hews.
 He was member of Foresters of America and the Franco American social club.
 Double funeral services will be held Wednesday a t8:15 a. m from the Belleville funeral home, 68 East Clay street, to St. Ann's church at g. Burial will be in Calvary ceme- teryfn. Friends may call at the fu- neral home tonight from 2 to 10 o'clock and tomorrow from to 10 D, m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26

(Continued from Page D
 Six heavy Japanese counter-at- tacks were repulsed by First Corps troops Thursday night in the Wcin- ity of Kapintalan.
 Japanese resistance has been in- creasing steadily as the enemy troops backed into the pass, which also was being attacked by Ameri- can troops from the north. Ameri- can bombers and fighters joined in the assault with heavy attack on the pass and on Japanese in- stallations in the Cagayan Valley.
 East of Manila, Sixth Division troops were meeting only sporadic opposition after wiping out several enemy pockets near Mount Baytan- gan. Several heavy guns were silenced in the drive through the Shimbu line octopus" tunnel de- lenses.
 Fifty Third Division units, which broke the southern end of the Japa- nese line, captured Mounts Yubang and Balidbiran, nearly 20 miles east of Manila.
 The First Cavalry Division mean time continued its drive southward along the main road from Santo Tomas in Batangas province and was nearing a junction with l1th Airborne units, working around Lake Taal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
SEVEN CIVILIAN
 AWARDS GIVEN
Edward A. Petras of Amer- ican Brass Co. to Be
 Among Recipients

Springfield, Mass, March 26- Seven civilian awards amounting to $280 for employe suggestions furthering the war effort were an- nounced today by Lieut.. Col Thomas L. Hapgood, executive of- ficer, Springfield Ordnance Dis trict with the largest awards of $10O each being made to Miss Mary E. Egan of the Springfield District Office and Edward s. Petras, resi- dent inspector at the American Brass Company, Waterbury, Conn.
 Others who shared in the dis tribution were Miss Charlotte Ratte, $50; Ernest J. Hartland, $l0; Mrs. Cecile A. Chapin, $l0; and William c. Mansfield and Leon M Aucoin $5 each.
 The award to Miss Egan, em- ployed in the Property Traffic Section, Redistribution and Salvage Branch, and the largest to date to any SOD woman employe since the suggestion system became effec- tive, was for suggestion Simpli- flying procedures on spare parts shipping orders at a direct saving to the Government of approxim- ately $2,000 annually. MT. Petras suggested 8 new method of packing cleaning brushes for export in moisture and grease-proof wrap pings at an estimated annual saw ing to the contractor of $5500 in material and labor costs.
 Miss Ratte, also employed in the Property-Traff Section, suggested improved methods of recording shipments involving reimbursement to the Navy, other Government de- partments or their consignees at an annual saving of $1020. It was the third suggestion by Miss Ratte for which she has received an award.
 MT. Mansfield of the Tank-Au- tomotive Section, Artillery Branch, was recognized for a suggestion in- volving a saving in time and money in toll telephone service and MT. Hartland of the Gage Section, Production Service Branch, sub- mitted 8 suggestion embodying use of a holding plug to protect pre- cision lap threads on gages when not in use, with a saving of $200 in preventing gage damage. MT. Aucoin, an inspector at Under wood Elliott Fisher Company. Hartford, suggested improvements in methods of quantity inspection to lessen worker fatigue while Mrs. Chapin of the Civilian Personnel Branch offered an improed meth cd of handling employe time cards and attendance reports at an es- timated yearly saving of $216.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26

Marc Emile LaChance, 3l, 69l South Main street. and his cousin DanasSe Cyr, 27, 38l South Main street were killed last night when their automobile crashed into rock cliff and telegraph pole at the quarry on the Pennington cut-ofi shortly after o'clock.
 Of three other occupants Of the car, Earl TaSchreau, South Main street, was admitted to Hartford hospital in critical condition from head injuries; Joseph Charbonneau @ soldier, also of South Main street was removed to Bradley Field hospi- tai for treatment of head and wrist injuries: and Mrs. LaChance eScap- ed injury except for being shaken up.
 State Trooper Timothy Foley saio the five were en route to Water bury from Hartford after bowling match in which the Franco-Ameri- can club team of this city opposed the Franco American Social club of Hartford.
 MT. LaChance is survived by his wife, Mrs. Loretta (Villemure) La Chance; a son, Raymond; a daugh- ter, Lorraine; his parents, MT. and Mrs. Guy Violette, Waterbury; four sisters, Mrs. Valmore Caron, Misses Violet, Gloria and Claudette La Chance; three brothers, Alberic, Wa terbury, Sgt. Valmore, U. s. Army somewhere in India, and Cpl. Der tradn, U. s. Army, paratrooper serving in France; and several nieces and nephews.
 He was a member of the ElkS, Foresters of America, the Franco American social club and St. Jean de Baptists society.
 MT. Cyr is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene (Raymond) Cyr; two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
WilIiom Rupertus,
 General, Succumbs

Washington, March 26. - (UP) Marine Major General William H. Rupertus, who commended the 1st Marine Division in it's Highly-suc- cessbll operation on several Pacific i7''Hds, died of heart attack last night.
 rupertlls, 55, a native of Wash- ington, died at the home of Colonel R. c. Kilmartin, commanding of- ficer of the Marine barracks at the Washington Navy Yard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Julia Ken naugh Whelan, wife of William Whelan, IT Maple avenue, was held from the Bergin funeral home, Sat- urday to the Church of the Im- maculate Copcention at g where a solemn high Mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Donald OLeary, assisted by Rev. George Reilly, dea- con, and Rev. Philip Hussey, sub deacon. Bearers were Patrick Clasby. Thomas Connolly, John Norton, Joseph Olson, Thomas De- herty and George Conlon. Burial was in Calvary cemetery with com- initial services rendered by Father OLeary.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie (VanHofD Haines, wife of Charles Haines. Orangeburg, N Y, were held today at the Blenders funeral home. Nyack, N. Y.. followed by burial in Oak Hill cemetery, that city. Mrs. Haines died Thursday night at Waterbury hospital She had been visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Braun, Middlebury.
 The funeral of Mrs. Katherine Oxley, 36 Grandview avenue, wi- dow of James w. Oxley. was held from the home Saturday to the Church of the Blessed Sacrament where a solemn high Mass of re- quiem was celebrated by Rev Robert Chagnon. assisted by Rev. Edward L. Morrison, deacon, and Rev Francis Barrett, sub-deacon. Burial was in new St. Joseph's cemetery with committal services conducted by Fr. Barrett.
 Funeral services for Gustave Hugo Grandell, 40 Elizabeth street were held Saturday at 3 p. m. al the Alderson Funeral Home, 7( Central avenue, Rev. Dr. John J Snavely, pastor of the First Meth odist church, officiating. Bearers were Edward Driscoll, John Eric son, Gustave Hallberg, Eric Gus lawson, John Johnson and Fibre Renna. Burial was in new Pine Grove cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Eileen Moffatt Bellmay. wife of Jesse Bellmay, 206 Wadhams avenue Torrington, were held Saturday al the Clark Funeral Home, 20 State street. Rev. Francis O. Ayres, rec tor of St. Johns Episcopal church officiated Burial was in new Pine Grove cemetery
 The funeral of Mrs. Louisa (Morse) Weir, widow of Arthur Weir, was held today at 3 p. m., at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Gen. tral avenue, Rev Dr. John c. Walk CT, pastor of the Second Congrega- tional church. officiating. Burial was in Walnut Grove cemetery, Meriden.
 The funeral of Fulvio Righini, IT., l74 Mill street, will be held tomor- row at 8 a. m. from the Maiorano funeral home, 95 Willow street, with a solemn high Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes church at g. Burial will be in the family plot, Calvary ceme- tery. Friends may call at the fun- eral home today from 2 to 10 p. m.
 The funeral of Giovanni Mancini, l8 Henry street, was held from the Maiorano Funeral Home, 95 Willow street, chis morning at o'clock to Oui Lady of Lourdes chWch at 9:45 Rev. Rocco Nadile was celebrant of the solemn high Mass with Rev. Edward J. Farrell aS deacon, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
Disabled Veteran In
 Unusual Illustration
ArmIess Servicemen to Demonstrate Appliances Which Restore War Casualties to Useful Occupations

ton. Some cannot run as fest, or calculate as rapidly as otlners and yet are not considered different for this reason. By the same token a person with disabled leg maIv be limited in his ability to walk rap> idly, to run, lift or carry, but not in his ability to see, hear or use of his hands.
 MT. McGonigle in his appearance before various representatives in industry and government agencies will attempt to prove that war veteran with a definite physical handicap can overcome things through occupational training and be placed in a job for which he Is best suited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
EXPECT PAPERS IN
 ZUKAUSKAS' APPEAL

Filing of papers in connection with Francis Zukauskas' renewed request for state funds was ex- pected in superior court today, but no entry had been made at an early hour this afternoon. The public defender indicated last Thursday a motion requesting funds to ap- peal from the death penalty im- posed Feb. 8 would be filed within a few days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
Full Weather Report

Boston, March 2G- (UP) New England weather forecast,
 CONNECTICUT, NEW HAMP- SHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHU- SET'TS and RHODE ISLAND - Partly cloudy not so cool tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy, scattered light showers. Not so warm. LOvv- est temperature for Worcester 40.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
JoLsoN ON HONEYMOON

Beverly Hills, Gal, March 26.- (UP)-Ffty- year-old Al Jolson was honeymooning here today with his fourth bride, Erie Galbraith, 9.
 They were married late Saturday in Quartzsite, Ar1z.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26

Tawera Moamoa, the only Maori in Britain, who went there with the New Zealand Army in Worll War ] and remained, has just died at 60.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26
Formosu War Plants Hit

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26

ZABERCHUK - Mrs. Stella Za- berchuk, wife of Paul Zaberchuk, died at her home, 76O Buckingham street. Oakville, this morning after brief illness. Born in Russia, she had been a resident of Waterbury for the past 20 years.
 Besides her husband, she is sur-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-11-02

do as they pleased, unsupervised
and unchecked, fought every sug-
gestion that a commissioner be
picked who would put Negro Base
balls house in order. Such a COM
missioner would be empowered to
stop the stealing of players; insist
on regular playing schedules, levy
fines, act on umpire decisions and
umpire employment, take up ques-
lions pertaining to the welfare and
protection of player and owner
alike, and in general, take on the
responsibilities of helping to de-
velop Negro baseball into a major
business organization. No soap.
Today, Governor Thomas E.
Dewey, of New York State Com
mission Against Discrimination
(SCAD), finally has forced the
major league clubs IN the Empire
State to take action to drop the
color bar against colored players.
Robinson is the first to get the nod.
The Dodgers have over rs others
under consideration for next spring.
The Giants will follow next spring
and MacPhail of the Yankees,
despite his die-hard statements,
will either sign capable Negro play
ers or pay a $4,000 fine or go to
Jail for one year as a price for
violating the stiff penalties against
employment bias in New York
State. It is almost a certainty, as
this column predicted some time
ago, that the Boston Red Sox and
the Braves will fall in line as will
the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago
Cubs and White Sox, the two Phila-
delphia Clubs, the Pittsburgh
Pirates, the world champion De-
troit Tigers, and the Cincinnati
Reds, Clark Griffith's Washington
Senators may be the only holdout,
since it is not an impossibility that
the St. Louis Cardinals and the
Browns (most certainly will take
chance on Drawing the frowns of
the race-baiters in Missouri and
other parts of the South and get
in on this brand new gold mine
source of baseball talent.
Regrettable Episodes Loom in the
Future
The consistent failure of the Ne
gro Leagues to really organize to
protect themselves from the present
eventuality, will bring on a regret
table episode in which the Kansas
City protest against Brooklyn will
be publicly aired before Commits
sioner A. B. Happy Chandler,
who after all, is from the South
and who hasn't said anything to in
dictate that he is against the south
ern traditional stand on racial inte-
grafton and assimilation in base
ball. While Happy Chandler might
surprise everybody and take
stand against the reactionaries in
the ranks of Negro club owners,
the fact remains that it is bad in
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the first place, downright bad, for
Negroes to be raising an issue over
an unquestionable step forward for
all of US. The contract difficulties
between Kansas City and Brooklyn
over Robinson can easily be ad-
Indicated without further accentu-
ating the issue by arguing against
the advancement of Negroes in
baseball.
The smartest thing the Negro
leagues can come up with now is
to try and get Happy Chandler and
the officials of organized baseball
to admit Negro baseball leagues
to their ranks. With all baseball
under the rules and regulations of
the organized body, then such prob
lens as player contracts and teams
jumping will be effectively handled.
Instead of barging down the wrong
highway trying to excite public
sympathy with their plight in which
times and circumstances have
caught Negro baseball with its
pants down, the effort should be
constructive toward saving some
of what is already lost in time and
effort. A practical approach is
necessary. To grab the bull by the
horns, you've first got to catch
hold of him. The bull in this
instance is to get inside the struc-
tural framework of baseball and be
governed by its rules and regula-
tons instead of trying to organize
a wildcat opposition against an
inevitable trend.
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Teen Age
Chatter
By Georgia Russell
Hi'ya everybody!


Well, see that Stanley Tabor is
again home on furlough and also
heard that Cleveland Ray is ex-
pected home, soon. Sorry, wasn't
abel to attend Jean Browns party,
last Thursday, but heard it was
most fine. Say, l certainly would
like to know who this Dick is, that
Francis has been raving about.
Gifts, gifts, beautiful gifts, were
received by lovely Shirley Terrell,
who celebrated her birthday with a
party October &c, at 595 Iglehart.
The party was a huge success.
Guests included Pat Foster, Pat
Cartwright, Joycelyn Jones,
Arlene and Margaret Brown,
Pauline Ray, Charlotte McNeal,
Dorothy Woodford, Edna Washing
ton, Virgella Harper, Leona Mason,
Edith Prices, Carmitta Hit, Jane
Russell, Milton Combs, Percy
Zachary, Gene Goss, Bruer Clark,
Bill Coins, Leonard Powers, De
Norris Erwing, Bogie Crawford,
Billy Mccoy, Ralph Jones and oh,
so many, many more.
Seems as though P. C. and P. R.
were really coming on, that night.
Il mean really.)
Margaret Brown and Donald
Calendar are back together again.
But you know the old saying, "True
love never runs smooth"
Wonder why C. H. was so angry
when B. C. danced with C. Men,
at the party. Gould it be she's
scared of a little competition ,
Jealousy doesn't become you, my
dear. Meow, meow.
L. L. and B. s. were making eyes
at each other, throughout the par
ty, and R. J. was really giving J. j.
the once over. Do you blame him I?
She looked very stunning in a
beautiful blue dress. Jane Russell
was also looking very chic.
1 see that E. ]. and S. T. are back
together now, and 1 hear it's perma-
nent. Good luck, kids!
Well, enough of the party. /
could ramble on and on about it.
1t was so interesting.
Say, have you heard, Each Hour
on the Hour" and times awastin' "
by Duke Ellington, if not, you
should They're really fine.
Quite a few St. Paulites went to
Minneapolis, to hear and see Count
Basic. Saw Gladys Hobbs as she
was on her way across the pond.
Jane House and Virgella Harper
are trying to start fad, with their
new, but definitely different brace
lets.
Time has come for me to be
mozing along, but just for a week,
so let's make it a standing date to
meet next week, same place.
So long!
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-11-02


Dodgers. Robinson put his sigma
ture on October 22nd to a contract
calling for not only a players
salary, but also a bonus, in a his
toric huddle at Montreal with Hec-
tor Racine, president, Lieut.. Col.
Romeo Gauvreau, vice president, of
the Montreal Royals of the Inter
national League, and Branch
Hickey, Jr., head of the Brooklyn
farm system. Instead of accept
ing the elimination of a 25-year-
campaign by both liberal press and
public for Indignation of Negroes
into organized baseball as an indi-
cation of fair play and a greater
chance for colored players, the re-
dictionaries among the ownership
of the Negro clubs are plotting a
dirty" fight to prevent Robinson
from going over to the Dodgers and
also to block the signing of other
Negro players.
The attitude, as it has always
prevailed among most of the Ne
gro club owners, is that the advent
of Negroes into major league base
ball would "kill our investments"
Negro sports writers will recall
the apathy certain club owners have
shown to the campaign to inte-
CRATE their players into the big show
and certain incidents in which they
went out of their way to block
phases of the battle. This column
has been hammering away for many
seasons at the illogical viewpoint
shown by colored club owners on
the subject, pointing out that the
whole picture would be more rosy
financially than it is now for own
err and player alike if big league
baseball consented to open its doors.
To begin with, the Negro Leagues,
both the NNL and the AMI, are
more or less, paper" organiza-
tons, held loosely together by play
ing agreements and other interests
to the mutual interests of the
various clubs. I had sought, with
others, to bring the owners around
to see where change in the man.
ner of conducting business that de-
ponds upon the public for existence
would profit far more than the path
pursued over the years. Among
the changes was the selection of a
High Commissioner of Negro Base
ball.
But because of the very nature
of the structure of Negro baseball,
a commissioner with powers to act
arbitrarily could and would not be
tolerated. That is why the drive
to get the league heads to make a
choice, beginning back in 1889 with
DR.. C. B. Powell, editor of the
Amsterdam News in New York, and
now the first Negro member of the
New York State Boxing Commits
sion, and later, with Judge William
H. HASTE and DeHart Hubbard of
Cincinnati, was stymied from the
start. Certain owners in the Ne
gro leagues, happy that they could
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Keep of date November 18th
Johnny Baker Post Annual Dance.
ADV.
NAMES GALORE .

In each issue of this paper you
will read the names of people you
know and many whom you do not
know but they are all your neigh
bors in this community or in this
world and it's the duty of a good
newspaper to tell you what they are
doing, good or bad, for such is life
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cats at the snow
of Count Basic.
The Three
R o. k cts steps
were really in
tune and the looks
of their clothes
made most of the
female population
Swoon.
I heg Shirley
Terrell'S part y
turned out swell