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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
Your GI Rights QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 ON sERvIcEMEN's PROBLEMS
By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Corresnondent

Washington. May 16-Women ir the service have many questions about their rights as veterans wher they go back to civilian life. Here are some typical ones:
 Q. My husband was a junior in college when he enlisted. I was 4 freshman and joined the WACs at the same time. Will we both be able to receive government aid for return to college? How much will we get per month to live on?
 A. Since both of you are veter- ans, you are entitled to the educa- tional benefits of the CT Bill of Rights. Your husband will receive $75 month and you will receive $50 month
 Q. was beauty operator when joined the WAVES. My boss didn't want me to enlist and said La never get my job back with him If I did. Can I legally demand my Job back when get out and if I can, who will enforce my rights?
 A. You have legal right to VOLT old job as beauty operator if you left 1t to join the Navy. Selective Service is the agency that will see that your right is enforced. When you get out, if your boss doesn't want to give the job back and you want 1t, go to the nearest draft board with your case.
 Q. Are women who were in the WACS eligible to wear the honor able discharge button?
 A. Yes.
 Q. I received 8 medical discharge from the WACS in June. 1943. in- tended to stay in but couldn't. Am I elikible for benefits under the CT bill?
 A. No. You can wear the dis charge button, receive mastering out pay and receive hospitalizatio from the government. but women who left the WACS before July l. 1oA --- not eligible for benefits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17

Hartford, Conn, May 17-(UP)- Democratic Senate Maojrity Leader Leon Ris Cassi, Hartford, in a statement of policy announced to- day, declared that his party "heart- fly concurs" with the views of Gov. Baldwin that the minor court judge ships would be distributed "immedi- ately on fair and equitable bi- partisan basis
 Reading the statement to the Senate, Ris Cassi said the governor had stated "publically and pri- vately the past several weeks" that the judicial patronage problem should be disposed of in this man. ner.
 Ris Cassi denied, however, that other legislation was being held up
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
WATERBURY DRIVER
 GRANTED DISCHARGE

Stanley Kovel, 37 EngleWood ave- nue, won a discharge on a count of driving under the influence of liquor after a lengthy trial before Judge Frederick w. Beach in Bris- tol city court yesterday. Kovel was represented in court by Atty. John Tobin who brought out that his client had not been examined by a doctor at the time of his ar rest
 An attempted break at the Stan dard Taxi Co.,, Park place, last night was reported by Chief Inspec- tor Joseph Bender. Detective Sgt. Anthony Mariana and Detective Jo- seph Dunphy are investigating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
HOME NURSING
 CLASS FORMING
Waterbury Women Asked to Volunteer, Aid Local
 Emergency Situation

Miss Florence Anderson, director of Home Nursing, again appealed today to residents of this city to attend classes in home nursing under the direction of the local chapter of the American Red Cross
 Hospitals are over-croWded and the doctor and nurse shortage has reached critical state, she declar- ed.
 Only few hours required to learn how to care for the sick would greatly alleviate conditions in hos pitals, the nursing director stated.
 Registrations for an accelerated course, which will begin early in June, are now being taken Those interested are asked to call Miss Anderson at Red Cross Chapter House, 5-1171
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
Legislatiue
 Notes
Waterburys assessors bill def,n-

Waterburys assessors bill defin- ltely will receive favorable report from the finance committee 1t was disclosed today following yester- days meeting of the executive com- mittee of the legislative group. The bill has been revised upon sugges- tion of local Republican leaders and as agreed to by the local Demo- cratic administration.
 AS reported here yesterday, sec tions l, 8 and g have been changed. Under section one, the chief asses sor will be appointed by the mayor to what constitutes a life tenure post. Eight and nine have been re- vised so that the board of tax re- view will remain in an elective post and not be appointed as originally requested in the bill The bill was presented into the Legislature by the adm 'nistration and has met re- peated ( 'osltion from the Repub- licans r
 The ted rights bills for Mar tin Dunn and James Healey were scheduled for passage today.
 Local senators received poetic &C., colades from the lady senators and house members as written by Sen. William Sheehy (R-Shelton). The occasion was the mock senate ses- sion held in privacy by the lady legislators in the Senate chambers the other evening. The occasion is an annual one.
 Sen. Patrick Wallace was wreath ed with the following poesy- This handsome statesman with the
 silver hair
 When a fellow needs a friend he's
 always there.
 He's always sort of quiet And he never throws a bluff But don't let that fool you Because he knows his stuff"
 Sen. Egan was honored as fol- lows:
 This genial gent from Waterbury Never seems in any hurry, But he knows the political game And he gets there just the same"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
FINANCE BOARD
 MEETING TODAY
Transfers Totaling SllS,= 700 10 Be Considered
 This Afternoon

Numerous transfers, amounting to approximately $118,700 will likely be approved by. the Board of Fin ance at this afternoons meeting scheduled for D. m. The major share of the total is the $107 ,00O re- quested by the Street Department for construction of sanitary and storm water sewers in the Mac Arthur Drive area. Possibility of the request being pared down by the board exists inasmuch as the orig lnal estimate submitted by the en- gineering department sometime ago was approximately S43,00O.
 Other requested transfers include one of S8,000 from the street depart ment for sidewalk repairs. The sum IS to defray costs of submitting the work to a private contractor. Since Pearl Harbor the department has been short-handed and unable to undertake the work. In addition, it was impossible to obtain contrac- tors to undertake the repair jobs At present such contractors are willing to take on smaller contracts and Superintendent Scott-Smith has decided to resort to such meas ureS.
 The education department is re- questing transfer of l,5O0 for re- pairs to school windows broken by children, and S2000 for paints, etc, for school buildings. The police de- partment is requesting $200 for am- bulance materials.
 Last Tuesday the. Board of Vel fare met at Brookside Home in it's regular meeting. Todays finance is the last of the board meetings scheduled for this week. Others already held consisted of the Aldermen, Works, Police and Fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
OPA Called 'Gestupos

Boston, May IT. CUP)-A member of the OPA Advisory board today told Congressional subcommittee that the OPA had used "Gestapo methods" in their business dealings with him.
 Edward c. Baker, past president of the Massachusetts Automobile Dealers Association, testified that an OPA agent, who did not identify himself, inspected the books of Bakers company which sells antti- freeze, in 1943.
 The OPA man, he said, found that one salesman had sold bottle of anti-freeze at 30 cents or 2 cents above the ceiling price. Baker said he and his firm were then placed upon the OPA black list"
 Tt took me three months and two trips to Washington to get off that black list" Baker asserted. That's Gestapo, and I don't like it."
 Baker testified at a public hear ing before the subcommittee on small business that "OPA interfer- ence is possibly local rather than national"
 He said he had heard that OPA had considered lowering the dis count that dealers receive from the sale of automobiles in order to keep down rising prices in that field. However, he added, OPA should re- alize that higher prices for cars are due to rising costs of labor and ma terials, not to the dealers profits.
 The committee, which will leave for Washington later today, has been sitting here at two-day ses- sion which is the seventh and last Of their investigation of the finan- cial problems of small businesses.
 Members are Chairman Eugene J. keough, D.. N. Y.,; and Re rs. Leonard w. Hall, R., N. Y: William H. Stevenson, R., Wis, and Evan Howell, R., III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
WOMAN STRANGLES
 BELLEVUE PATIENT

Natalie Walker, 32, who, while confined in the psychiatric division of Bellevue hospital, New York, on Sunday, strangled another patient with bedsheet, has been a sum- mer resident of Woodbury.
 Daughter of Mrs. Genevieve Walker of New York, Miss Walker has been mentally ill since she was 18. She will not face trial but will be committed to an institution, Dis trict Attorney Vincent J. Dermody said. Dr. Edward M. Bernecker, commissioner of New York hos pitals, termed the staying an un- fortunate accident due to large in- crease in mental patients, taxing the depleted hospital staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
$llO,OOO ACTION
 TRIAL CONTINUES

Trial of the $110.OOO civil action brought by four Stratford residents against the City of Waterbury con- tinued in superior court today be- fore Judge John A. Cornell and a jury. Defense testimony is expect ed to continue all afternoon.
 The plaintiffs are Paul and Bes- sic DeLahunta and Edwin and De- ris MacKeever. They claim they were severely injured March P, 1942 when their car struck the traf- fic stanchion at Watertown avenue and Robbins street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
GALULLO SUMMONED
 BEFORE CIO BOARD

James Galullo who recently re- leased a statement to the press charging 'insincere" management on the part of union authorities has been directed to appear before the executive board of Local 251, CIO. The union contends that Galullo violated the international unions bylaws by releasing the statement.
 Galullo declared today he felt he was justified in issuing the state ment because union affairs relative to employees welfare was public business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
LUX CLOCK COMPANY
 CIO TO BE FORMED

Union leaders have met with some employees of the Lux Clock Mig Co.,, for purposes of union re- organization it has been revealed by Ovide Garceau of the CIO Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers.
 Some employees formerly belonged to the MM&SW but have been un- organized for the past three years it was said Leaflets have been dis tributed to all the 500 production and maintenance workers, MT. Gar ceau said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
SHENKER DISCUSSES
 RUSSO=AMERICAN PACT

Prof. Andre Schenker of the Uni versity of Connecticut discussed ob- stacles to lasting peace last night at the ladies night meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at the Elton.
 Unless the United States and Rus sia can agree on workable plan, there can be no real peace, he point ed out The possibility of clash between the United tSates and Rus sia was evident in the Yalta agree ments which Russia has laid aside, Dr. Schenker declared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following persons have ap- piled for marriage licenses at the bureau of vital statistics, town clerks office:
 Salvatore C0ppOli. 40 West Farm street, and Marjorie Hulda Wills, S2 State street.
 Arthur Edmund Biewitt. Jr.. 7l Eastwood avenue. and Gertrude E. Carew, 34 Melrose avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
EUGENE L. SEVILLE
 AWARDED PROMOTION

Eugene L. Seville, this city, has been promoted to chief of the auto- motive supplies division of the War Production Board in Washington. MT. Seville is a member of the local firm of Emmons & Seville au- tomobile dealers. He has been serv- ing with the WIPE since 1942.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
SETTLEMENT MADE IN
 $500 REPLEVIN ACTION

A settlement out of court was made today in the $500 violin re- plevin action brought by Frank E. Luddy of Waterbury against Mary Luddy, The litigation has been scheduled for hearing in common pleas court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
SKORZENY CAPTURED
(By United PreSS)

The National Broadcasting Con- pany today quoted the American Broadcasting Station in Europe as saying that German Lieutenant Colonel Otto Skorzeny was captured by the Seventh Army yesterday and was charged with being involved in plot to kill General Dwight D.. Eisenhower.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
Borough Mourns Death Of
 Brig. Gen. James L. Dalton
Only Naugatuck Man to Be Named Brgadier General,
 One of Youngest in Army Ground Forces, Meets Untmey End

l941. Shortly before this attack, he
 had been advanced to the rank of
 captain.
 A few months later, he was made
 lieutenant-colonel and won the
 Silver Star for his leadership on Guadalcanal. In the savage fight ing on this island, Col Dalton led one American force whose junction with another U. S. unit completed the conquest of the island.
 Last August, Col. Dalton was flown home for 30-day leave and saw for the first time his daughter. Beth, now two years old He leaves another daughter, Kit.
 Returning to the South Pacific by plane in September, he led an
 American force which captured San Miguel on Luzon. He was at that time pictured conferring with Gen. Macarthur on plans for the battle.
 A brother First It. Charles Dal- ton, is in the Army Engineer Corps and is stationed in Illinois. A sis- ter, Betty, formerly of Waterbury, is married and lives in Canada. She was lieutenant in the WAC prior to her marriage. His brother-in- law, It. Col. Dodd Starbird, is sta-' tioned at the provost marshal's of- flee in Washington. His wife and two children lived in Burlington with Mrs. Daltons parents.
 Discharged on Point System
 T-Sgt. Joseph G. MarceloniS, 28. Of 72 Ward street, was discharged Wednesday from the Army Air Forces after 55 months service with total of 155 points, highest yet re- corded at Fort Devens, Mass.
 Sgt. Marcelonis' point total was 70 more than the required 85.
 He had 1S months foreign service ill two tours, 70 combat points, in- cluding the Air Medal with seven clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross with a cluster and four Eu- ropean battle stars, and 12 points for his son, Joseph, Jr.
 Sgt. Marcelonis has been at Lick borne Airfield, Columbus, Ohio, un- tii last week, after completing last November his second tour of com- bat duty as a turrent gunner on a Flying Fortress.
 He enlisted in the AAF October 2, 1940, and first went overseas in October 1942. He participated n 25 raids on Occupied Europe and Germany as member of the Mir tn Air Force based in Britain. He returned to the United States in 1943.
 In May. 1944, he volunteered for another tour of overseas service and ran his total combat missions to 65 before returning last December In addition to the numerous awards he received, he wears a Presidential Citation.
 He has been a plane tester at the Ohio airfield since his return.
 During his overseas service. Sgt. former Nauga tuck high school football star, suffered only one injury. His cheek was bad ly cut when the gun he was oper- ating suddenly swung, hitting him.
 His plane was forced down in Belgium near the end of his second series of missions but it landed in territory occupied by Americans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
Fire Record

Bremen were called yesterday to a slight blaze in kitchen cabinet at B Maple street which was extinguished before they ax- rived. Firemen also responded yesterday afternoon to brush fires on Columbia Blvd, Fulton Park, ans piank road
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
BY MRS. DONALD POST

Ladies! How about taking a little vacation! And what about you col iege gals just home and with time on your hands. Housewives; Tired of doing spring cleaning?
 We need help! We want you to pick strawberries--quarts and quarts of them. They are getting ripe and will be all ready to harvest June l to June 15. Please give your serv- ices to this urgent need.
 Join the pickers for one week or two transportation is assured The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-17
"0ur Community ZM Needs ." IVY Local Civilian Defense Council Appeals to Waterbury Women to Respond to Governors Call to Save Valuable Strawberry
 Crop in Connecticut
Crop in Connecticut.

Mrs. Donald J. Post, executive director of the Civilian Defense Volunteer office, is making a spe- cial appeal through The Democrat weekly for assistance in carrying out the special services of it's vari- ous community service centers, which include the Child Care Center, Chase Dispensary, Water bury hospital, OPA, Girl Scouts and other agencise.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09

group stays two weeks for train
ing.
WAVE teachers, after 16
weeks Of instruction In this
worthy work, also are sent to
other Navy hospitals where sim.
liar programs for aiding the
sightless have been set up.
Under the joint guidance OF
the skilled institute teachers
and pretty WAVE hospital ap.
prentiees, the sightiess patients
learn to play baseball and bas'
ketbalI, to wTestie and 20 com.
pete I'm such track events as
Jumping. foot.racing. and to
take training I'm eaIisthenics, or
body building techniques-
In baseball. the instructor
pitches q special. softly. inflated
BAN so that IL bounces near the
plate. From the sound. the bat.
ter judges the position Of the
ball, and swings. He must run
to first base alone, guided by
the ndIlu -SLdPo OA tIfc AiESt UdSS'
man. From there around TO
home, he Is helped by a WAVE.
The pitcher Is neutral, and may
shout directions to both sides.
In foot races, the runners
keep a straight course by touch.
ing wires that divide the lanes.
In the running broad Jump, an
instructor orally signals the
jumper when TO take off. A
hand.clap guides the landing.
In basketball, the teacher taps
the hoop with a long rod, and
the players shoot for the sound.
In calisthenics and body build.
ing such as bag punching, the
athlete guides himself by tn
sound of the equipment used.
It all sounds fairly easy, but
II does take some time and
training. Persons with normal
sight can appreciate the handi.
caps these valiant boys overcome
II they attempt a similar sports
program with their eyes shut.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09
IN LIND veterans of
81 World War III no longer

RM LINZ We Ie I a II y Oh
SN World War III no longer
N need be on the side
lines in the world of sports.
Inactivity for the sightless is
a thing Of the pastl
Uncle Sam has found athletics
effective in rebuilding the cour.
age and self confidence among
the men who gave their treas
ured sight for their country.
And this battle to give these
heroes back their place in so.
ciety - to aid them In leading
normal, happy lives - goes on
continually at the 144-year old
New York Institute for the Edu-
cation of the Blind.
The discovery that they still
can handle themselves i'm sports
gives these veterans new lease
ON life, especially those who ex.
eeIled In athletics before enter.
ing the armed services.
The teaching Of sports TO the
sightless long has been part Of
the instruction at the New York
institute. 1t has proved success
full notably In combating any
feeling Of physical inadequacy
which Is one of the greatest
tragedies among the blind.
Uncle Sans heroes are sent to
to the institute from the Phila.
delphia Naval Hospital. Each
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09

"SMACK" goes the bat Of blind Pfc. John
Fullerton as he connects soIidIy with a
special. softIy-inflated ball used at The
institute. Sound Of The ball bouncing in
front Of the plate tells him where to swing
The a tc her is blind Pfc. Bill Crowley.
international News photos
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09

GUIDED BY WIRES which separate the running lanes these
blind take off in the ooysd DASH Left 70 right the
Crowley Rochester NJ " John Fullerton and Seaman John
Soeh U.SN Chicago 49, who blinded during combat.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
MacPhaiI 10 Bolster
League, Mack Feels
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8.-The 80
year-old boss of the Philadelphia
Athletics, Connie Mack, is regarded
as a conservative member Of the old
school of baseball, but he believes
the advent into the American League
of the f1amboyant Larry MacPhail
is a stroke of good luck.
MacPhail, says Connie. is going to
keep the rest of the league on its
toes.
I'm a great admirer of Col Mac
Phail," the veteran tactician said.
HE did a great job at Cincinnati
and at Brooklyn. I'm glad to see him
In with the Yankees. He can keep
interest in baseball at white hot
pitch. He really put night baseball
across. He has brains, pep and
color, and so do his teams"
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Louise Suggs Seeking
Florida Golf Sweep
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PALM BEACH. Fla. Feb. g.
Louise Suggs Of Lithia Springs, Ca,
apparently is bent on q clean sweep
in South Florida women's golf
tournaments this winter.
The Georgia lass, who won the
Helen Lee Doherty Tourney at
Miami last week, today enters the
semifinals of the Palm Beach
women's golf championship with
Catherine Fox of Bloomfield, N. j.,
as her opponent.
Miss Suggs defeated Marjorie Row
of Admission, Ala. and 2, in the
quarter-f1nals yesterday, while Miss
Fox won over Beverly Hanson of
Fargo, N. Oak. 2 and /.
In the other bracket Peggy Kirk
Findlay, Ohio, and Jane Crum
Covington of Orangeburg, S. c.,
meet. They are co-medalists.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Snead Among Choices
After Tune-up 81 on
| New Orleans Links
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. S.-New
Orleans amateurs teamed up with
the touring golf professionals today
In prelude to the 5000 New Or
leans Open, which begins tomorrow.
Each pro had two amateur partners
In today,s best-ban event.
In the tournament proper, Sammy
Snead was placed among the favor
ties because of his 7-linder- par 64
practice round yesterday at the
Metairie course.
Snead holed Is one-putt green's
and % puts In 10 holes. After sink
ing them anywhere from foot to
40 feet, he muffed a two-footer on
the last hole.
Other pros showing up we'll in
practice rounds were PGA Champion
Bob Hamilton, Henry Picard, Craig
Wood, Byron Nelson and Harold
(Jug) McSpaden.
Sammy Byrd, defending New Or
leans champion, was expected to try
out today to see whether his ailing
arm will allow him to enter the
tournament.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Comeback by Foxx
With PhiIs Likely
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. g.
Jimmy Foxx, one of the greatest
home-run hitters Of all time,
plans a serious comeback effort
this year-at the age Of 81. And
1t may be with the National
League Phillies.
Within 10 pounds Of his best
playing weight and imbued with
the same enthusiasm he had 20
years ago when he first reported
to the Athletics. Foxx stopped OF
at the Phillies' ONCE yesterday
and asked General Manager
Herb Pennock whether he'd be
interested in him as a good first
or third baseman.
They had a long conference,
behind locked doors.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Added Point for Longer Goals
leaves Court Tutors Divided

wasn't too enthusiastic. 1.-THE rules
were all right" he said, but give
me the old game" Nat Holman,
City College mentor, followed the
same reasoning, but admitted he
was "gladto see the defense loosened
up Bit"
Coach Howard Hobson Of Oregon
had suggested the field goal change
permitting 3 points for a shot out
side the 2l-foot line. Another reg
ulation gave points for a foul II a
player exercised the option Of shoot
ing from the same 21-foot line.
The slightly bewildered spectators
joined the Fordham players in ap-
proval OF the innovations, especially
the widened foul line.