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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06

Harold c. Martin, IT,, has been promoted from the rank of second
 lieutenant to first lieutenant at an
 Army Air base in England, ac- cOrding to word received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Harold c. Martin, Cheshire road.
 Serving as pilot and cO-pilOt on
 a B-17 Fortress bomber, Lieu tenant Martin recently completed 35 missions. He entered the serv- ice February, 1941, and trained at various AAF bases in California, Texas and Arizona, receiving his silver wings at PecOS. Texas. He went overseas last September.
 Cpl. Paul J. Foster, 400 Perkins avenue, was recently commended for his efforts in producing show at the 93d Evacuation hospital in France by his commanding officer, It. Robert s. Reich and the Amer ican Red Cross director at the hos pital, Frances Waterbury.
 Foster, who assists in editing The Bugler, daily publication of the 244th Engineer Combat Battalion, in describing the enthusiasm of the men during the entertainment at the hospital, wrote: "They hadn't heard music in so long, they had tears in their eyes"
 The Waterbury servicemen, who was an interior decorator here be- fore entering the service in Novem- Der, 1943. has been serving as clerk of the medical detachment, which is now believed to be in Germany.
 The Purple Heart Medal which was awarded to T-Sgt. Robert S. Monson for wounds sustained in combat January IT in France has been received by his uncle, Walter 8. Smith, Bucks Hill. Sgt. Munson has been serving overseas for the past six months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
LIEUT.. DUNLAP'S
 DEATH REPORTED
Husband of Former Water bury Resident Loses Life
 in Pacific AsiastiC Area

It. David R. Dunlap, Jr., hus- band of the former Jean Faith Van Valkenburg of this city, was killed in combat March 19 in the Pacific Asiatic area, it has been announced by the Navy Department.
 The officer was the father of 10- weeks-old twins, Sage, daughter, and David R., Sd, which were born in Mobile, Ala, on January 20.
 It. Dunlap, son of MT. and Mrs. David R. Dunlap had served at Quonset, R. T., Sea Island, Ga, Nor folk, Va, Brigantine, N. J., and Fort Monroe, Va.
 He was the son of MT. and Mrs. David R. Dunlap, Mobile, Ala, was graduate of Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H., and before enter ing the Navy was an engineer with the Alabama Drydock and Ship building Co.,, Mobile, of which his father was president.
 Mrs. Dunlap is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frederick s. Van Valkenburg, 108 Clinton street, who are now in Mobile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06

Aboard A Destroyer Escort in the North Atlantic - After joining the Navy in September, 1943, and serv. ing at the Section Base in Staten Island for short time, Al Koksa, 9, of 863 Bank street. Waterbury Conn.,, became a member of this sub-buster."
 Now in his second year aboard he has sailed many thousands of miles in the Atlantic and Mediterranean as this DE has aided in conveying hundreds of ships carrying supplies and troops safely to the other side. Because this ship is small the con- stant pitching and rolling makes living very uncomfortable at times. Once, during mealtime, the ship did a 64-degree roll, which, Yoksa said, He wouldn't want to see re- peated."
 Yoksa, son of Mrs. Margaret Yoksa of the Waterbury address, was graduated from Leavenworth high school before going to work for the U. s. Rubber Company in Wa terbury. After the war he would like to go back to his old job and settle down quietly in Waterbury.
 
 Two brothers, who hadn't seen each other in over two years re- gently met at Ninth Army Air base in France. Staff Sergeant Steven Brenia, a photo technician with the target busting 394th Bom- bardment group, encountered his brother, Private First Class William Brenia, 8 Ninth Army military gov- ernment expert. The brothers are the sons of Mrs. Peter Brenia, 76 Railroad avenue, Beacon Falls, and both worked for the United States Rubber Company in Naugatuck be- fore entering the service.
 George J. Komstis, BAT West Main street, has been advanced from the rank of private to that of first class private. with one hundred enlisted men of the Medical detachment, Madigan General hospital, it was announced by Col. Wilbur G. Jen- kins, hospital commanding officer.
 Pfc. Daniel zillo. son of Frank zillo, 692 North Main street, has completed a 30-day furlough here and has reported at Camp Living ston, La. He has served 27 months in Panama and the Caribbean.
 Cpl. James F. Alvey, son of MT. and Mrs. Edward F. Alvey, Platts Mills has completed 15-months overseas duty with the 18th AAF in Italy He is a refuelling and heavy equipment operator with a 18th Air Force B-24 Liberator Squadron.
 George LaCroix, S1-c, son of Mrs. Hazel LaCroix, 1902 East Main street, is serving with a Seabees unit which has received the Pres idential Unit Citation for meritor- ious service at Saipan and Tinian last summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06

Himself a registered pharmacist ln Connecticut, Sailor Russo, has exkorted Senator Lynch to do all that is possible to kill the measure which the local man claims will nullify the advances made in rais- ing the professional standards of Pharmacy in Connecticut during the past decade.
 His letter in full to Senator Lynch follows: Dear sir:
 Recently I learned that Represen- tative Stro6olino introduced House Bill No. 593 to the General As sembly in Hartford. This proposed bill would be an amendment to the Statues (Section 2825) concerning the license to practice pharmacy in Connecticut, and its purpose is to allow men who have not graduated from 8 recognized College of Phar- macy to take the examinations for such a license.
 AS a citizen of Connecticut, and as registered pharmacist in our progressive state, I wish to express vehement disapproval of such an amendment through you. To as- Sume, as this bill does, that any reg istered pharmacist can and does instruct apprentices sufficiently well so that they have a complete scien- tific and professional education commensurate with the high stand ards which Pharmacy has achieved in Connecticut in the past twenty years, is the height of assinine ego- tism on the part of that pharmacist. It is indeed unfortunate that so many drug stores do not have enough pharmacists to conduct their business with all the pre-war conveniences and services. But I am sure that the Public Health and Welfare is not going to be protect ed by allowing licenses to innumer- able men and women who up until this time were not interested enough in the profession and sci- ence of Pharmacy and allied branches of medicine to equip them selves with the exacting Knowledge of the basic sciences such an educational background as is im- perative to the proper handling of this vital Public Health organiza- ton. this can only be obtained through long and arduous study at . recognized College of Pharmacy.
 Again sir, exhort you to do all that is possible to kill this bill which, if it is approved, will nullify the advances made in raising the professional standards of Pharmacy in Connecticut during the past de- cade, and at the same time put our illu5trious state twenty years behind 'he times.
 Respectfully yours,
 MEL RUSSO,
 Pharmacist Mate First Glass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
JUDGE INTERESTED
 IN RED POINTS
Owner of Ration Book Un- easy as Jurist Carefully
 Makes PeruSal

Superior Court Judge John A. Cornell today made a lingering ex- amh,ation of a ration book which was handed to him during hear ing on a change of name petition.
 The applicant offered the book as an exhibit to show that the request ed name had been widely used and even appeared on the ration book.
 When the jurist began to thumb through the stamp book. spectators wondered if there was a discrepancy and if the judge would accept the testimony.
 Judge Cornell suddenly looked up and commented, grinning, T was only looking to see how many steaks are still left"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
EVIDENCE TO RESUME
 IN JOINT CIVIL SUITS

Presentation of testimony will continue next Tuesday in superior court in the two companion civil actions brought againct Rocco Leo- Grande and Eileen V. Mcdonald hcte Of Water5slry, by Nicholas and Carmella Catapano. Theresa Leo Grande. and Marguerite Atkinson all of this city. The litigation is based on collision which occurred December on Plank road. The de- fendants were drivers of the cars involved. The trial opened We'd nesday before Judge John A. Cor nell and jury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
PROBATION OFFICER
 URGES COOPERATION

Cooperation between the police department and juvenile court in handling juvenile cases was stressed by Henry Begnal, juvenile court probation officer, who was guest lecturer at two sessions of the Waterbury Police Training school yesterday afternoon and last night
 The school is in charge of Sgt James Wagner and DrillmaSteI William Dwyer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
NEWS OF MEN NV THE SERVICE
BROTHERS MEET | IN PARIS AREA
Sgt. Charles Majewski Now Home on FurlOugh;
 Tells of Meeting

Staff Sgt. Charles C'BillO J. Ma jewski, who served overseas year with the ' tn Division and partici- pated in the invasion of Normandy, is spending a 30-day leave with his wife, the former Eleanor Klaneski, and his two-year-old daughter, Car ole Lynne, of Thomaston.
 While enroute home, Charles met his brother, Sgt. Fabian (Rudy) Majewski, who is stationed at the American hospital in Paris, for the first time in 38 months.
 Staff Sgt. Charles Majewski has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in combat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
BUILDING PERMITS

Building Inspector John T. Hartley has issued permits to the following persons:
 John Orsalh, chicken coop, cor ner of Hillview and Hill streets, $1OO.
 Arthur TurcOtte, one car garage on Barbar street, $2OO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06

and the Good Conduct Medal. He also wears three battle stars and the pre-Pearl Harbor ribbon.
 He entered the Army in June, 194l, and trained at Fort Bragg, N. C., Camp Banding, Fla, and Camp Phillip, Tenn.
 Sgt. Fabian Majewski, who has been stationed in Paris during the past year, previously served in Ice land for 24 months. He trained at Fort Devens, Mass, upon entering the service in July, 194l.
 The servicemen are the sons of MT. and Mrs. Fabian Majewski, Greenwood avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
CLOCK SAVES GI's LIFE

Steube file, O., (UP) = Pvt. George ShaW's eccentric love for alarm clocks was deepened when one saved his life on the Western Front. An alarm clock tinkerer, Shaw was carrying one in his field jacket pocket when he came under enemy machine-gun fire. The clock stopped the bullet-and the bullet stopped the clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06

Rome: Corporal Herbert Cunning
 ham, 21, of 191 South Main street,
 Naugatuck, Connecticut, has just
 left St. Peters Cathedral while in
 Rome on rest-leave. He is a
 mechanic with the ATC and has
 been overseas nine months. Be-
 fore entering the army he was
 employed by the East Main street
 Machine Company, as a machine
 operator.
 At a 18th AAF CAT Base in Italy Cpl. Elmer H. Walters, son of MT and Mrs. Frank Walters, 296 N. Harper avenue, Waterbury, Conn.,, has been assigned to veteran troop carrier group of the 18th Air Force.
 A graduate of Leavenworth high school, Corporal Walters was em- ployed by the Farrel Foundry, Wa terbury, Conn, prior to entering the service.
 Aboard Coast Guard Cutter at an Advanced Pacific Base-(Spe- ciaD-Serving aboard Coast Guard tender-type cutter which has seen action at Guam, is Coast Guardsman Justin B. O'Connor: petty officer first class, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Spitzer of IA State street, Waterbury, Conn.
 O'Connor's ship, travelling in the wake of vast Amphibious Task Forces, moves into island harbors even before enemy resistance has been wiped out. The job of the cutter is to clear the harbors of de- bris, lay cables. and pipe lines. mark channels and aid in firefighting and rescue work.
 At Guam, it steamed into the harbor just 10 days after the initial assault force went ashore, and stayed until Guam had been turned into great supply base.
 The cutter also took part in es- cort duty.
 Pfc. Ernest J. Pesillo, son of Mrs. Rose Pesillo, TO Rumfort street, Is one of the highly trained techni- clans of the 18th Field Artillery Ob- servation battalion, which has locat- ed more than 4100 enemy gun posi- tions on the Fifth Army front in Italy, leading to their destruction or withdrawal.
 The battalion is now serving in the Apennine Mountains overlook ing the Pc Valley. Only American unit of its kind in Italy, it has en- ployed the most modern methods of betrayal of enemy positions by flash and sound for more than 16 months and has, at the same time, obtained and disseminated precise, local me- neurological data.
 On the Anzio beachhead, where part of the outfit landed on D-Day, January g, 1914, the 18th pinpointed 1868 enemy gun positions and 93 other targets, including tanks and infantry concentrations, and fur nished valuable meteorological and typographical information to artil- lery and Air Forces units.
 The battalion which sailed from the United States in August, 1943, is commanded by It. Col. Richard T. Nichols, of Des Moines, Iowa, and Long Beach, Calf.
 Pfc. Thomas J. Reardon was ser iously wounded for the second time March B, the first day he returned to active combat duty after being hospitalized in England, his parents, MT. and Mrs. John Reardon, 33 Hamilton avenue have learned.
 The soldier recently sent home the Purple Heart medal, which he received for wounds sustained in combat in December in Belgium.
 Pfc. Reardon joined the service March 13, 1944, and went overseas last September. He attended Wilby High school and was employed at the Scovill Mfg. Go. A brother, John Reardon, is with the U. s. Navy in Greenland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Albert Vincent ZOlIO, U. s. Navy. Beacon Falls, and AntOinette Rose Luby, 25 Laval street, have filed marriage intentions at the bureau of vital statistics, town clerks Of- flee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
LUKE BOX STOLEN

Pawtucket, R. l., (UP) - The thieves who burglarized the Fenwood Grille recently must have been swing fans. They carted away a $7OO juke box weighing nearly 400 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-06
Proposed Bill Would
 Lower Professional
 Standards In State
Naval Petty Officer Writes to State Committee From Texas to Lodge Vigorous Protest Against Measure;
 Local Druggists Also Opposed

Pharmacist Mate First Class Mel Russo of 55 East Dover Street. at the Chase Field Dispensary at the U Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Beevie Texas bitterly assaiS the proposed bill of Representative Stanley Sro folino to allow who have not graduated from a recognized College of Pharmacy to take the examinations nnMc 1nnNc
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Check Robinson AIibi
For Calling Off Bout

PHILADELPHIA, Mch. Tray
Sugar Robinson, who never yet
has gone wild with joy over the
prospect of fighting Husky Jose
Basora, called off another sched-
uled Robinson Basora tiff last night
the third-this time because of a
spinal puncture for diagonstic pur-
poses"
The bout had been scheduled for
Monday night in Convention Hall.
The Pennsylvania Athletic Com
mission Immediately summoned the
Harlem welterweight for a hospital
checkup today, saying he would be
suspended in both Pennsylvania and
New York, if found ringworthy.
If he's not, the commission said,
a new date will be set, allowing him
time to recover.
Sugar said he suffered his spinal
wound in draft physical examina-
ton in New York, and produced a
physicians certificate as evidence.
Twice in the past he has been
unable to meet the Puerto Rican
puncher here. This time he had a
81 900 forfeit posted, but 1000 is
considered all but hay to Ray, who
drew. .$93 900 for his recent Madison
Square Garden victory over Jake
Lamotta, and $4,000 for stretching
Sugar Costner in Chicago.
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Rockville Tourney
To Sturt Tonioht

The annual sportsmanship bas-
ket ball tournament, sponsored
by the Girls Athletic Association
of Richard Montgomery High,
will begin tonight at $50 in the
Rockville gym.
Girls and boys teams from
Sherwood, Damascus, Gathers
burg and Rockville will partici-
pate.
Finals will begin at 8 pm. to-
morrow night.
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Miami Summer Rules Unlikely
I o Halt Pur-Bustinqby Pros

Byron Nelson and jug McSpaden,
the e gold dust" twins, thought the
same way about it, but PGA Cham
pion Bob Hamilton differed.
"Teeing up definitely would help
here because the greens are SMALL y
said Hamilton. "By improving the
lie we could chip with greater ac-
curacy."
Fairways in Good Condition.
Nelson said teeing up might take
from q half stroke to a stroke" of
an 1S-hole round, or in 70 holes,
but either way it isn't bother"
McSpaden, who says if he and
Nelson win the tournament, it will
be an upset" believes the fairways
are In such good condition here
that it wouldn't matter one way or
the other.
IF the grass was heavy, 1t would
help some to tee the ball, but the
pros never worry lot about the
rule"
Evening star., 1945-03-07
By the Associated Press

6s the ASSOCfaleQ PreSS.
MIAMI, Fla, Mar. Tee 'em up
or leave 'em down, it doesn't make
much difference to the touring golf
pros.
The international four-ball tour
ney starting here Thursday will be
played under summer" rules which
means that the lie can't be i'm
proved, but the same subpar scores
which have featured the winter
swing are expected.
Winter" rules were in effect at
Jacksonville, Pensacola and the last
two days at New Orleans, but at
most OF the other spots on the tour,
summer regulations were in order.
Snead in Great Trim.
1--WE found it necessary to i'm
prove the lie where the courses were
not in the best of condition due to
the manpower shortage or bad
weather cropped up," Tournament
Manager Fred Corcoran said.
Wnetner tney tee EN- up or not
it doesn't make much difference in
the Scores" Corcoran says.
Sammy Snead is hitting them SO
well, he could play down Main
street and still break par.
"Teeing up helps a poor player
but it doesn't detract from a gooc
golfers game"
Snead says teeing up makes 8
stroke or two difference in 70 hole.
but 1t wouldn't be noticeable. II
doesn't matter to me. If the fair.
ways are good, the lie is good mos
|of the time. Well have low score.
here if the wind is right"
Evening star., 1945-03-07
Veteran Pitching Trio Could Be Bio Help

Through first least the Mats will little resemble
big league clubs training spot There be only handful of players
around after the nede and outeders check
week the squad probably will number than 80 Before the
of As
However the Mats lucky having hand
of training three they likely will have bank heavily
knuckebag pitchers getting early start should round into
servceable form by the time the playing month
AS the squad constituted that these three with
Mickey Haefne ocky outhpaw will be about all pitching
Mats will their
which they fell last
The getting
year records Combined the three just % while
81 Wolff alone charged with Is defeats
10
have been victories
hitting back OF the odme Niggng pitched
record OF 1914 shows That Leonard Wolff
pitching
he Is Tar better than he last His health
pest and that showed in his performances the hill This time he
looks better physically Buge
hurler he when with Phladelphias Athletics
which to for the campaign Seems though could
move to the mark
Evening star., 1945-03-07
|Lion-FaIcon Overtime
ieDeve|ops Demand
For P|ayoff Ruling

A definite ruling concerning over
time play in the current United
States Amateur Hockey Association
championship series was demanded
today by Coach Charley Good fol-
lowing a 6-to-6 deadlock with the
Philadelphia Falcons last night in
Uline Arena.
When Good and Owner Mike
Uline attended :. associations
Atlantic City meeting prior to the
opening of the series they were in
formed that 1t had been agreed that
in the event of tie at the end of
regulation play, a l0-minute over
time period would follow. Also that
if the score remained deadlocked
at the close of the extra session, a
sudden death" interval would fol-
low, with the first team to score de-
clared the winner.
Last night, however, Coach Red
vers Mackenzie of the Falcons failed
to recall this agreement after the
teams had battled to a 6-an draw
in the regulation three periods and
had gone on through a scoreless 10
minutes of overtime.
No provision was made for q
sudden death playoff and conse-
quently the match goes in the books
at 6 to 6, with each team gaining
point in the standings and the
Lions taking over undisputed pos
session of second place in the
standings.
Good will confer today with Ver-
non Thomas, regional director of
USHA activities, in Baltimore, and
also will meet with p. E. M. Thomp-
son, another executive, to straiRhten
oatsthe regulations before thesI.iofis
meet the Baltimore Blades on
Uline ice Friday night.
another detail to be ironeds osnt
lis some provision for an end-of-
period signal that will be clearly
audible in the uproar. A goal that
eventually was to rob the Lions
Of victory was scored by Joe Ciu-
man in the officially recorded time
OF 1883 of the second period, but
many observers claim that it was
scored after time had elapsed.
The Lions looked great for two
periods last night, rolling up a
5-to-3 lead in a rough-and-tum-
BILE game, but fell apart in the
third chukker under the hammer
ing of Ciuman and big Joe Desson
Desson fired the goal that knotted
the count at 1917 of the third
after Ciuman had racked up his
fourth tally of the game.
Neither team was able to score
in the extra heat,