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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02

child should be deprived Of it. One
of the first available editions is
published by The Heritage Press
at $3.50. A boxed volume, it is
illustrated in color and black-and-
white by the Incompatible Arthur
Rackham, his last work.
A casual survey reveals that
astonishingly few readers of today
have had the experience of read
ing 1.-THE Wind in the Willows"
They have missed much, and it is
a situation that ought to be rene
died at once.
FAMILY ON THE HILL" by
Ambrose Flack (Crowell: $3.50 has
enough characters in it for two
novels. The poverty-stricken Otter
family has Is children, but they're
not so hard to keep Strengthened
out as you might think. Further
more, they're real joy, as the
ex-Flying Tiger, invaded out of the
Air Force, found when he and his
wife moved to Red Naples, a house
with a history in upper New York
State.
He soon became very much
aware of the Offers who lived in
the house on the nearby hill,
found himself spending more and
more time there, enjoying their
company, and lending helpful
hand in their many problems.
(What- family with 16 children
wouldn't have problems, even
without poverty, a tornado, and q
fre?)
As the book opens, one of the
older boys has run away, and
when his brother. sent in search
for him, comes back with an ex-
quisitely lovely girl named Lena
instead, complications set in at
once. There is bit OF mystery
about Lena, as there is about the
old man who complains of IA
beetle crawling around inside his
head whenever he gets excited.
The mystery is tied up with Red
Maples-but don't let this convey
the idea that this is a detective
story. It's charming meeting
with some people who had such a
salubrious effect on the wounded
airman that they and the rural
outdoor life brought about his cure.
BOOK NEWS:
In "The Shaping of Psychiatry
by War" wv. w. Norton Co..,
Brigadier John r. Rees, M. D.,
consulting psychiatrist to the
British Army, discusses some OF
the problems faced by the army
doctor and military psychiatrist
and shows that they have learned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
!, PLANT APPROVED
City Engineer Checks Pro-
posed Plans for $1,l0O,-
\ :. 900 Project

waterbury's proposed $l,110,Oo0
sewage disposal plant has received
favorable final approval by office
OF City Engineer Charles A. Roo.
ard his department it was revealed
10 the Board CT Works at The lat
ter's meeting last night.
The estimated cost of such a
project has been broken down as
follows, it was disclosed today; $685.
OOC for the erection of the main
plant and $475,0O Tor the Mad
river interceptor. An annual main
tenance cost of $4,000 has also
been estimated.
The Mad river interceptor or con-
duit will begin approximately at
the Washington avenue bridge and
will run through River street., u1-
der the Baldwin street bridge oIt
to Silver street. The main plant
rs expected to be located on the So
acre tract owned by the city and To-
Gated roughly between that area
taken IN between South Leonard
street and Platts Mills with the
plan located closer to the latter
area.
The Safe Department of Health
recently gave final approval to thu
construction and urged the building
Of the interceptor first. The con-
struction will be made according to
terms Of the State Department and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02

ory was an exception in that he
carried pistol rather than q
tommy gun with which almost
every Russian was armed
Gregory was extremely inter-
ested in how the Americans were
treating Germans. He beamed
with pleasure when we told him
that Germany's cities were fiat -
probably as fiat as Stalingrad
Turning the same question to
him, he replied, If a German
soldier surrenders before he has
used up all his ammunition We
take him prisoner and treat him
we'll. But if, for example, sniper
fires his last round-we can tell by
looking at his ammunition belt -
and then tries to surrender, We
feel We have the right not to &C
cept his surrender.
I'VE are not fighting this war
against German civilians, but
against Nazis and Hitlerites. So
after victory I think we will let
the bystanders go. But I think we
ought t take all Germans and
put them to work to restore the
war damage of Europe
I asked Gregory if he had
heard German propaganda to the
effect that war between Anglo
Americans and Russia was inevi-
table in the postwar future. He
said. he had. But" he continued,
I'VE know how to deal with Goeb-
bells lies. I think that Amer
leans are freedom and peace-lov-
ig people. SO are we. I don't see
any economic contradictions be-
tween your needs and ours. So
frankly I don't see any possibility
of such war"
Senior Lieutenant Gregory Mich
elov was well posted on world news.
When I asked him if he knew who
was President of the United States
he replied Truman" without a
moments hesitation.
AS a matter of fact, Gregory
was pretty well informed about
America generally. His number
one postwar objective Is visit
to the United States
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02

from war experience. For despite
its waste and destruction, war pre-
sents great challenge to the psy'
chiatrist and brings about new
methods which can be construc-
lively applied in times OF peace
Brigadier Rees, one of Britain's
leading psychiatrists. is an out
standing figure in the Allied mill
tary effort to whom belongs much
of the credit for the organizations
of the psychiatric division Of the
British Army Medical Service and
its cooperation with Allied divisions.
The Columbia University Press
reports a happy solution to tho
punctuation problem: it seems
that Lord" Timothy Dexter, a
famous eighteenth century Amer
lean merchant and eccentric, pub
lished a book entirely unpunctu-
ated-"A Pickle for the Knowing
Ones" In response to some spirited
criticism, the author included in
the appendix Of the second edition
a page of assorted punctuation
marks so that readers could
pepper and solt it as they please
His editor must have been a truly
happy man, and proofreaders must
have worshiped him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
PLAINTIFF LOSES
APPEAL ON RULING
Judge Cornell Hands Deci=
sion Today in Favor of
I G. r. & L. Company

Superior Court Judge John A.
Cornell today handed down find
ing in the appeal taken by the
Contractors Supply Co., Inc, OF
Waterbury and Vincent Orlando OF
Waterbury, the concerns treasurer
from the defendants decision re-
turned in 1913 in their suit against
the Connecticut Railway & Light
ing Co.
The plaintiffs sought recovery for
injuries and car damages sustained
March n, 1941 in a collision with
@. r. g. L. bus. The car was
operated by the concerns officer.
The accident occurred on the Wa
terbury- Thomaston road.
In his finding, the jurist con-
chlded the defendant was not negli-
gent, and that the accident resulted
from negligence Of the plaintiff
driver, in that he was travelling at
excessive speed and did not main
tain a proper lookout or control of
his car.
The plaintiffs had claimed the
bus driver was turning the bus
around and appeared to be at a
standstill when their car approach
ed it. Instead it suddenly darted
forward and the collision resulted,
1t had been alleged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
No Condolences From
Vatican For Fuehrer

Rome, May 2-(UP)- Vatican
circles said today that Adolf Hit
ler's reported death marked the end
of what the Catholic church consid-
ers one of the most cruel regimes of
all time.
1t was learned reliably that the
Holy See will not go beyond express
ing official condolences through the
normal channel of the Vatican Nun
clio in Germany.
Informed Vatican sources said
Hitler acted uncivily to both the
present Pope and his predecessor
and never sent either of them a
cable or personal letter, no matter
how solemn the occasion.
These quarters said history will
reproach Hitler for his ignorance
of the nature and mission of the
church, for his insincere attitude
towards the church and for the
persecution of Catholic clergy and
high prelates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
LANDLORDS NAMED
IN $4,000 SUIT
Tenant Alleges Permanent
Injuries From Fall on
Stairway

Genevieve Coscia of Waterbury
will file SIS, 900 civil action against
Antonio and Annina Ciano, also vi
this city. to receiver for injuries sus-
tanned April ~, 1914 n fall at
their property at 825-27 East Main
street.
The complaint, drawn up by AT
torney Edward Mascolo, will be fled
in superior court for the return day
on June 5.
The plaintiff, tenant on the
second floor of the house, claims she
sustained a fracture of her left
foot, and injuries 10 her face and
body when she fell on a cement
stairway at the rear of the build
ing.
1t is alleged the stairway Vas
constructed and designed such a
way that it was unsafe. Negligence
also is charged against the property
owners for failure to provide a
handrail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
BOOK NEWS:
Farmers Must
Hire Women

Boston, May 2-(UP)-New Eng
land farmers must hire women
workers if they hope to produce the
crops demanded for 1915, Jesse H.
Buffum, State Emergency Farm La
Dor Coordinator, said today.
This New England reluctance to
use women as farm hands just
must be broken down if agriculture
Is to be carried on successfully
here" Buffum declared in a state
ment.
Asserting that the supply Of male
help in sight is far short OF require
ments, Buffum urged farmers in
this area, particularly Massachu-
sets, to overcome their prejudice
against women workers.
Back of this reluctance lies
natural chivalry," Buffum explained,
But I believe that female help Is
the only possible answer to the farm
employment problem.
Buffum said he did not advocate
a general appeal for women farm
hands since there are enough wom-
en- in sight to meet present de-
mands." However, ne added that the
farmers attitude in this situation
needed to be worked on."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
|35 ORGANIZATIONS
GET INVITATIONS
Conference to Be Held Here
May Fl on Inter=Racial
Problems

A conference to consider the
broad general problems of racial
understanding, relationships and
cooperation will be held at the city
hall, Monday, May 81 at 400 p. m.
The meeting in being arranged by
the Connecticut Interracial Com
mission, authorized by the 1913
General Assembly and appointed
by Governor Raymond E. Baldwin
shortly thereafter. Rabbi Morris
Silverman of Hartford, chairman
of the Conference Committee and
dtputy chairman of the Commits
sion itself, will preside at the con-
ference and there will be several
other speakers, to be announced in
the future.
The purpose of the local confer
ence is to explain the detectives of
the commission, to discuss ways in
which education for inter-racial
understanding and cooperation may
be carried forward and to consider
related problems. 1t is emphasized
that the purpose of the meeting is
to give general information and
promote discussion, but that there
will be no new organization or COM
mittee formed at the meeting, no
resolutions adopted, etc. In a sense
the meeting is preliminary to Or
ganizing the work of the commission
more efficiently and obtaining gen.
eral public cooperation in the effort.
Thirty-five organization in Wa
terbury area have been invited to
send representatives to the meet
ing and many have already accept
ed. The Commission, in a recent re-
port stated that it believes that "the
so-called race problem is not insol-
liable, but that great progress can
be made towards mutual under
standing and genuine cooperation
wherever there is an honest and
widespread effort to bring the fruits
of democracy to call, regardless of
race, creed, or color
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02

g. 1 have been listening to
him spell-bound through the door
which fortunately happened to be
just ajar, and I heard two of the
most beautiful voices, one relating
a wonderful story, and the other,
softassoft as the south wind blowing,
sometimes asking for an explanation
. at other times laughing like q
whole chime of bells-the lovelist
duet possible wished could
have taken down every word OF it,
so that others might have the
chance of enjoying the story as
much as I did,
ADVENTURES ON A TOAD
The story which SO charmed the
visitor was one of the episodes in
the spontaneous chronicle of Toad,
Otter, Badger and the other animal
characters which were to become
immortalized in book form. The in
cident is quoted from First Whis-
per or The Wind in the willows
by Kenneth Grahame, edited by
Elspeth Grahame Uippincott:
S1.50). The listener was young Ali
stair Grahame So in love with the
adventures of Toad, that vain, know
it-all, automobile crazy master OF
Toad Hall was Alistair that he re-
fused point blank to go to the sea-
shore until his father agreed to con-
tinue the story in his letters.
The text of many OF those let
tiers is reproduced in Mrs. Ora
names book, first whispers" Of the
story President Theodore Roosevelt,
had disliked animal as characters,
came to love. He wrote the author:
II have read the book three times,
and now all the characters are
my dearest friends"
Anyone who reads Mrs. Grahame's
book of background and commen-
tary on THE Wind in the willows"
will be unable to resist getting a
copy Of this children's classic. 1t
is joy to the adult reader, and no
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
Legislative
Notes

The committee on forfeited rights
has passed favorably on bill re-
storing the forfeited rights OF
Thomas Fleming, this city. A similar
bill was presented for John Crary.
Sen. Wallace was today named
treasurer Of a special fund being
collected among state legislators as
a donation toward the special state
wide fund being created for con-
struction of a swimming pool for
the blinded veterans now at Avon
Farms rehabilitation center.
The House yesterday received a
favorable report on bill authoriz-
ing the drawing Of Waterbury jur-
ors for duty in Waterbury Superior
court. At present these jurors must
be drawn at New Haven.
The House yesterday passed the
bill authorizing the Waterbury City
Court probation officer to maintain
separate account for fees in his
possession, which now are required
by the charter to be paid such reg
ulations of the Board Of Finance.
The House received favorable
report on the bill allowing Nauga-
tuck to pension John Stevenson, a
former borough employe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
MORE TESTIMONY
IN $1,000 ACTION
Records, Notebooks, Data
on Services Presented
By Plaintiff

Presentation of testimony con-
tinued today before Common Pleas
Court Judge Raymond j. Devlin in
the $1,000 civil action brought by
Joseph H. Roberts Of Waterbury
against Thomas D. Robinson, doing
business as the Robinson Mfg. Co.
of Waterbury.
Roberts, an engineer, seeks re-
covery for services allegedly rem
dered to the manufacturing concern.
Still on the stand today, he con-
tinued his day-by-day account OF
the particular services performed
since 1941. Production work in draft
ingmechanical drawings, office word,
and errand services were enumer-
ated by the plaintiff, who assigned
the number of hours spent for each
task
Huge piles of notebooks and rec
ords were brought to the witness
stand by the plaintiff as an aid in
supplying the specific information
sought by his attorney, Frederick
r. Manning of Hartford. Attorney
Nathaniel Bronson represents the
defendant. The trial opened yester-
day morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
Late Realty
Neus

The following documents have
been recorded in the ONCE Of Town
Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin:
Warranty Deeds
William Grandson Barnes to
Anna Galinis, property on Park
Terrace.
Oakie C. johnson to Rocco j.
Palladino and Maria G. Palladino,
property on Edgewood avenue.
Wilfred E. Pierpont to James j.
Hyland, property on Thomaston
avenue.
Scovill Manufacturing Company
to Isadore B. Kramer, property on
Ashley street.
Frances Yavetz and Rose Gold
man to Sidney Yavetz, property on
Thomaston avenue.
Luigia Lavorgna to leonardo
Marino, property on Seventh street.
Quit Claim Deeds
Thomas ]. Tavano to william N.
Giampetruzzi, property on Meadow
street.
Scovill Manufacturing Company
to Iisadore B. Kramer, property on
Ashley street.
The Union and New Haven Trust
Company, successor trustee, to Jo-
seph j. Samoska, property on Cooke
street.
Franklin A. Warren to Helen A.
Warren, property on Gaylord Drive.
MORTGAGE DEEDS
James j. Hyland to the Water
bury Trust Co., property on Thorn
aston avenue, 5000.
Joseph j. Samoska to the Colonial
Trust Company, property on Cooke
street, $4,000.
Rocco j. Palladino and Maria G..
Palladino to The First Federal Saw
ings and Loan Association of Water
bury, property on Edgewood avenue
$4,000.
Leonardo Marino to Mary Joseph
Inc Lavorgna, property on Seventh
street, $4,000.
Releases of Mortgage
Waterbury Savings Bank to
Francesca Mastrocristino and An
tonetta Mastrocristino.
The Citizens and Manufacturers
National Bank Of Waterbury to
John j. Scully.
Anna A. Skehan ct al to John L.
Perrella and Aura E. Perrella.
The Scigliano Lumber Co., Inc. to
Oakie c. Johnson.
Louis Scigliano to Oakie c. John
son.
Terryville Trust Co. to Domenico
A. Scopino.
Waterbury Savings Bank to Luig;
Lavorgna.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
CONFERENCE ON
LABOR CONTROLS
Manufacturers to Meet
With Local VINO Direc-
tor to Discuss Plans

Thirty-seven employers classified
in the 270-division, which incorpo-
rates about rs per cent of the city's
working population, will meet Fri
day with Mrs. Mary M. Dewey, area
War Manpower director, to discuss
the possible release of local labor
controls, it was disclosed today.
Mrs. Dewey, in calling the meet
ing, stressed that the release is
purely in the planning stage" at
the present time, and pointed out
that the VINO is mindful of the
job to be done by manufacturers and
employees in aiding victory against
the Japs.
The VINO official stated the re-
lease of the labor controls will come
about gradually, and the employers
at Fridays session will be asked to
make suggestions for the task.
No immediate relaxation of the
job controls is anticipated, it was
indicated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
kazis Take 5000
From Dochou

Munich, Germany, May 2. - CUP
- DR.. Kurt Schuschnigg, former
Austrian Chancellor, Leon Blum,
former French premier, and five
high American officers were reported
today among 5000 prisoners the
Germans marched from the Dachau
camp Thursday toward the south
ern redoubt.
Two of the prisoners, who escaped
Saturday and came to Munich, said
they last saw the group at Beuer-
berg, 80 miles south of Dachau and
about 20 miles northwest of the
Austrian border.
The men, Werner Ascher and
Heinrich Schmidt, former Commun-
ist Youth leader in Berlin and
Munich, said SIS Guards assembled
the group at Dauchau early Thurs
day. 1t included Schuschnigg, his
wife and daughter, Blum and his
wife. the American officers. 5000
Jews, 1900 Russians and $500 Ger
man political prisoners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
COURT DlSMlSSES
HAZARD CHARGE
Woman Landlord Says Ne
essary Fire Escape Under
Construction

Information charging Mrs. Alice
Greenbarg, 48, los Clinton street
with two counts of maintaining
fire hazard at 1923 Bank street
building was ordered withdrawn by
Judge T. E. Conway in City Court
this morning.
Judge Conway took the action at
request of Atty. William eager who
told the court that a fire escape on
the premises requested by the Fire
Marshal was in process of being in
stalled. He said that Mrs. Greenberg
had no intention of violating the
law, but that difficulties in obtain
ing priorities for material had de-
layed the installation of the fire es-
cape.
John Moriarty, Jr., 20, 531 Bank
street, won discharge on reckless
driving charge, and was granted
nolle on charge of illegal use of
markers. Motor Patrolman Matthew
Guarini arrested Moriarty Feb. II
after an accident at the corner of
South Main and Lounsbury streets,
in which pedestrian, Richard
Mumford, A, 1106 South Main
street was severely injured.
Other cases: Charles Ryan, SO, %
Laurel street, driving under the in
fluence, continued to May 4; David
Fairbanks, 16, % Marion avenue,
road rules violation, continued to
May Is; Leo Dalton, 46, Greystone
road, driving under the influence,
continued to May S. Alfred May, 80,
Woodbury., reckless driving contin-
ued to May 80; Pasquale Mangini,
40, 1873 Geddes Terrace, road rules
violation, nolled; Walter Banasew-
ski, 80, 9 Chase Park avenue, road
rules violation, nolled for Sc; Agnes
Wiggin, 40, At Abbott avenue, Mar
garet Allard, As, AIT Welton street,
Edmund Codianne, 20, 80 Wolcott
street, parking violations. S. bonds
called; Joseph Nora, SO, 1854 North
Main street, road rules violation,
nolled for S.; Inez Clough, At, Wa
terbury, parking within Is feet Of
an intersection, Sc bond called; Dor
othy Wilcox, 20, PAL North Elm
street, Margaret Stevens, %, 10
Sparks street, breach Of the peace,
continued to Aug. 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
BY TOM WOLF
NEA Staff Correspondent

East of the Elbe, Opposite Tor
gau, May 2 Senior Lieutenant
Gregory Michelov is probably as
close to typical" as any of the
young Russian soldiers and officers
the Yanks met during the first days
of the juncture. Therefore, who he
is and what he thinks is pretty i'm
portant to everyone who believes the
Allies must live and work together
after the war.
First of all, Gregory is hand
some Muscovite, rs years old. I
think the thing which impressed
Americans as much as anything
else about the Russians is the
high percentage of "Russkis' who
could have stepped out of Holly
wood hero roles. BY and large,
they are well-built, clean-cut
bunch Of men Gregory wears
two big Red Star medals, each
of which indicates that he has
killed 20 Germans.
Gregory's father a farmer -
was killed in fighting in 1919. His
mother raised him, sent him to
school in Moscow, and later to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
Neuvs OF
Connecticut

Hartford, Conn, May 2-(UP)-
A decision of the state supreme
court today upheld rent ceiling pro-
visions of the federal emergency
price control act of 1912.
The decision sustained lower court
awards totaling s2e5O to two tenants
OF Eli Gurman, New Haven room
ing house proprietor, who claimed
they were overcharged dollar a
week for their lodgings.
Frederick Illg, who said he paid
Gurman s. a week of SO weeks
while the OPA ceilings was 81, was
awarded $500. Robert E. Kiniry
was awarded $l050 on his complaint
Gurman charged him Sc instead of
SIS for period of 81 weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
|SCOVILL COMPANY
WHISTLE SOUNDED
y Bonds of $1,000 De-
nomination Purchased in
9TH War Loan Drive

Bond purchases of $1,000 denom-
nation totaled $4,000 this morn
ing at the Scovill Mfg. Co., as the
company's main whistle was blown
% times signifying the purchases.
Today was the opening day Of the
formal drive at the company al
though bond purchases by employ
es have been coming in steadily
during the past three weeks toward
the all out quota of $1,366,5oo.
AS part of the Scovill War Bond
drive program, the Scovil En-
ployes Recreation Association Is
sponsoring a parade by the plant
drum corps Sunday afternoon, pre-
ceeding rally at the Field street
Armory. The bands line Of march
will work from Meadow street at
2:45 to the railroad station, past
the City Hall reviewing stand, up
Bank street to the north side OF
the Green, then up West Nam
street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner
John j. O'Connell today approved
the following agreements for
weekly payments during disabil-
ity:
John Navickas of 113 Russell
street against Waterbury Rolling
Mills, Inc. S26.25, beginning April
10, back injury
Domenic PeSce of "a Mill street
against Southern New England Ice
Co., of Waterbury, SLIPS, begin
ming April 26, injury to left foot.
James Fusco of RID. No. 3,
Waterbury, against State High
way Department, $2558, begin
ming February Is, back stra.n.