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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19

The following real estate deeds have been filed at the odlce of Town Clerk Mary 0. Kilmartin:
 Warranty Deeds
 Ralph l. Lane to Harold P. Ftz- gerald, property on Tanning street. A. and D., Inc, to Mary Kramer, property on Myrna avenue.
 Marguerite Barry to Margaret Curtiss, Country Club road.
 The Citizens and Manufacturers National Bank, Trustee for Car patho Russian American Political Club, to Anthony Homick, property on Hill street.
 Quit Claim Deeds
 America Distefano to Anna Diste- fano, four parcels of land on Chest nut Hill road.
 The Lomas and Nettleton Com pany trustee, to Harry Smith and Alice Smith. Property on Plaza ave- hue.
 Mattatuck Houses, Inc, to James J. Murrican and Frances M. Murri- can. property on Macauley avenue. Kenneth Watterworth to Emily Watterworth, property on McArthur Drive
 Julia Robbie to Pearl Welch, prop. erty on North Elm street.
 Mortgage Deeds
 John Pace to Canio Pace, prop erty on High street, $3,000.
 Harry Smith and Alice Smith to Lomas and Nettleton Company property on Plaza avenue, $4,500. Joseph Fabbiano, also known as Joseph Abiano to the First Federal Savings and Loan Association, prop erty on Oakville avenue, $500. Vito Stigliani and Isabella Stig- liani. to the Waterbury Trust Com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19

Adolph Tourangeau. Burial was in new St. Joseph's cemetery, Fr. La Montague officiating. Bearers were Joseph Biron, Joseph Nobert, Ern- est Doucette, William Mayer, John Bradley and Ava Gilbert.
 The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Casey Hayes, wife of George E. Hayes, 1902 East Main street, was held at 2 D. m. Saturday at the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Samuel A. Budde of Christ chapel officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors, especially Nuns and pupils of St. Francis Xavier School; Scovill Mfg Co. Chucking Dept; Benrus Clock: Pinion Dept; The Apothecaries Hall Co; and Waterbury Tool Basket bali Team, for floral offerings and the expressions of sympathy and kindness shown us during our re- cent bereavement. the death Q. our beloved son and brother, S1/c Fran cis Xavier Sheehan.
 (Signed)
 MR. and MRS. JAMES sIIEEHAN
 and FAMILY,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
SLAYS MOTHER

Detroit, Feb. 19 - CUP) = Elven Kent. l6. has confessed that he beat his mother to death with a skillet because she scolded him. county prosecutor Gerald K. OBrien said f0day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
Full Weather Report

Boston, Feb. 10 (UP)-Wenther forecast,
 ALL NEW ENGLAND-Fair and cold tonight and Tuesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Russians Blaming
ReactiOnaries For
Iranian Troubles

Washington, Dec. s-AP-Russia
blames the trouble in northern
Iran on "reactionary elements
which have opposed the extension
OF national rights" to people Of
that area. the State Department
disclosed today.
This information came with the
release OF the text OF Russia's reply
TO United States note Of Novem-
Der % urging that all Soviet, Brit
ish and American troops evacuate
Iran by January I.
Russia pointed out that it already
had agreed with Britain to with,
draw the troops by next March 2
and said it saw no grounds for act.
ing earlier.
The Russian note said the Iran.
ian governments account OF a SO
called armed uprising in northern
lIdH ulu not, III iut SONlet Nit"'
correspond to the facts. 1t deClar,
ed the events did not constitute
an armed uprising and were not
even directed against the National
government at Teheran.
The so-called popular assembly
Of northeran Iran is seeking only
assurance of democratic rights for
the people OF Azerbaijan province,
MolotoY asserted.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Gifts Needed
For Veterans

With the Monday midnight dead
line drawing near, the American
Legion, post 2S2, and the American
Red Cross, who have coordinat>d
forces this year in sponsoring the
Gifts to the Nanks Who Gave
drive, still need over 200 gifts II
the quota OF $50 is to be achieved
American Legion Chairman John
Boomer. reported today that TO
date about $50 presents have bee1
received at the post headquarters,
III S. Huron st.
Chairman Boomer reported thsl
all the pledged support Of the var.
ious local organizations has been
received and appealed to indiyidu-
ais 10 take responsibility of making
the drive a success so that every
yank in Michigan veterans hos
pitfalls will have joyous Christ
mas.
He assured residents that the
gifts will be transported directly 10
the recipients. Tuesday.
The gifts are received on a down
stairs hallway table in the post
headquarters.
A meeting has been scheduled
for Sunday afternoon TO discuss the
outcome OF the drive and to plan
strategy for a final squirt Monday
IL the quota has not been reached
by then.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Mailing Delayed
at Post Office

The annual Christmas rush to
postal windows to mail luletide
parcels Is late here this year. az
oording to Postmaster Matthew
Max. This time last year the
rush was in full swing.
II is anticipated. however, that
the number OF people needed Tor
handling mail this year will be as
great as always. About % addi-
tions will have to be made to the
regular staff.
People can greatly aid in the
handling OF the parcels during the
rush" Post once authorities stat
ed. III they viii remember not TO
seal the parcels unless the package
Is equipped with the seal stating
that the contents are OF fourth
class matter and can be opened for
postal inspection =
Veterans have high priori Y over
I'll other applicants in filling the
temporary positions
As many veterans are being add.
cd to the full time stan as pos
sible Already two veterans. who
left the office 10 enter the armed
forces. have returned on iull
time basis Thev are Joseph Whi;e
and Kenneth Kline.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Java S Sugar
Short

Batavia. Java, Dec. S-AP-E East
Indies sugar experts disclosed to-
day Java's sugar stocks we're
dwingling because OF the current
Indonesian unrest, and Neither
lands East Indies authorities said
other nations would be lucky to get
any Java sugar at all.
Britain, the United States and
even the normally sweets-exporting
Philippines are bidding for share
OF the Java stocks, which the Japa-
nese reported had totalled 100000
tons at the end OF the war.
The East Indies themselves, rely
ing on Java production, consume
100000 tons OF sugar annually,
authorities pointed out, and the
situation is further complicated by
the economic upheaval attendant
upon the lndonesian independence
movement
II am afraid not much sugar will
he available for export when the
situation clears up said DR.. p.
J. Honis. chief Of agricultural ar
fairs Of the Netherlands East In
dies economic department. We
have found less than 1000 tons in
the Batavia Godowns (warehouses) ,
1900 at Semarang and only $4,000
tons at Soerabaja
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Denies
Young Staying

Pontiac, Mich, Dec. SAP For.
mer Detroit Police Lieutenant Ed
ward Bellm made a brief but dra-
matte appearance on the witness
stand in justice court Friday to de-
ny that he slew Mrs Alberta Rose
Young on Oct. 50
The defendants surprise testi-
mony came late Friday afternoon
as Justice OF the Peace Luther &.
Green was reviewing the evidence
on which Bellm was held for eI.
animation on a charge Of fatally
shooting the woman.
Did you Kill or murder Mrs.
Young queried defense counsel
Louis J. Colombo as the bespectac.
led Bellm took the witness stand.
Absolutely not" replied the for
mer police officer.
Were you with her or Oct. 80
or 81" demanded Colombo.
Il was not replied Rellm as
the spectators. including his wife,
listened intently for his answer.
The defendants stay on the
stand lasted only a couple Of min.
utes as he answered the only two
questions put TO him by defense
counsel.
Assistant Prosecutor l.. Harvey
Lodge indicated that Bellm would
he called back for cross eXamina.
ton when the hearing resumes
Tuesday morning
Prosecutor Don G. NogGlc. who
summed up the states case lust
before Bellm took the stand, asked
Justice Green to bind the former
policeman over 10 circuit court for
trial
Colombo contended that no muir
der weapon had been found and
also that it had not been definitely
established that Mrs. Young was
slain in Oakland County
Mrs. Youngs body vas found in
the Clinton River near here on the
morning Of Oct. 81. Autopsy re-
ports indicated she had been shot
in the head once.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Stassen, Bricker
Lead Republicans

Chicago, Dec. S-AP-The names
of Harold f. Stassen OF Minnesota
and John w. Bricker OF Ohio pop
ped up most frequently in lobby
conversations about a l94S COP
ticket as the Republican National
Committee prepared to act today
on a congressional declaration Of
party policy.
A resolutions committee headed
by Veteran Rep. Carroll Reece Of
Tennessee scheduled a meeting to
consider the interim platform. amid
indications party leaders are set
TO souelch any possible criticism or
additions.
g.. Clarence Budington Kelland, All
roma member told reporters he
wants the National Committee TO
supplement what the senators and
representative had to say. But
the betting odds were long that he
would be unsuccessful IL this ef-
fort.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Navy Continues
Hunt For Planes

Miami Fla. Dec. S-AP-Every
Army Navy and Coast Guard plane
that can he spared for search duty
was ordered into the air today for
a third doy Of intensified effort to
locate q men missing at sea
aboard six Navy aircraft.
An entire formation Of five tor
pedo bombers with men aboard
was swallowed M while on a prac-
ticp flight Wednesday at dusk, and
big Martin air-sea rescue craft
that winged in search OF them also
disappeared. It carried a crew OF
10.
Today's search area was extend
ed 100 miles 10 an offshore dis
lance Of $50 miles. extending east
ward from Palm Beach and St Au-
gustine.
The Navy announced that flares
and a large fire were seen 20 miles
apart in the desolate marshlands
between Melbourns and Orlando
today and said search crews were
being rushed TO the scene in the
hope Of finding some survivors Of
q missing naval airmen.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08

bA NN'h'''N N'Ar' - "a
he held. The secretaries also will
take up other matters OF current
concern to their governments.
Secretary Of State Byrnes will
have to leave by early next week
in order to meet Foreign Minister
Bevin OF Britain and Foreign Com
missar Molotov OF Russia on the
agreed date.
Problems which they may dis
cuss include the civil strife in Iran,
allied controls for Japan, the unfit.
cation OF China, and means Of get
ting European peace plans back on
the track. although the announce
ment last night did not specify
these as discussion topics
Troublesome Issue
Pending an agreement on when
and how 10 hold European peace
conference, political reconstruc-
ton Of the continent has been de-
layed A troublesome issue has
been whether the United States and
Britain eventually will recognize
governments for Rumsnia and Bull
garia which Russia considers sc-
ceptable
The meeting will afford the first
opportunity for top Anglo Ameri-
can officials to hear Russia's views
on atomic bomb controls. Presi-
dent Truman and Prime Ministers
Attlee Of Britain and Mackenzie
King OF Canada proposed recently
that the United Nations set up a
committee to study the controls.
In the meanwhile they decided 10
retain the atomic know how un.
III peace appears reasonably Sc.
cure
Apprehension Felt
There had been some apprehen.
sion that when II came 10 tackling
these problems in the United Ma
tons meetings early next year
there might be division between
Russia and the Anglo ma
tons unless some understanding
were reached beforehand.
This will be the first meeting Of
ministers since the breakdown OF
the foreign ministers council at
London in September France and
China were represented there but
will not he present al the Moscow
gathering.
4 State Department official said
that Secretary Ryrnes suggested
this meeting he held in Moscow. but
that the next session should be in
Washington. The ministers plan
to meet about once every three
months.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Victory Bond
Honor Roll

Nine more firms have met re-
quirements OF the Retail division
in the Victory Loan campaign in
selling 5000 in f bonds per EN-
ployes. They are Brien and Steph.
ems, Hilers Market. Ross X. Bower,
Avon Annex, Campus Drug Store.
A. Green Jewelry. Nisslys. Vein.
Matthews Washington ST.
Gaudy's Shop. making total OF IS.
Firms previously listed are
Moray, Dixie Shop, Family Depart
ment Store. Hardy Millinery. Walk
81 Furniture Store. Family Radio
Shop. Webb and Mars Smith Fur
niture Co. Mack and Mack Furni-
ture Co. Apparel Shop, Willoughby
Bros. Weinmann. Matthews Co.
Hayward Clothing. Richardson
Pharmacy. National Bank Of Ypsi-
lanti Eyans.Starr Printing Co.
Shaefer Hardware Co. Mellen-
camps. Brook Market. Renton and
Walker. Wild and Co. M1ffetts
Shoe Store. and Silkworth Oil Co.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Nationalist
Begin Attack

Chunkging. Dec. SAP Chinese
Communists today announced that
SIX American fliers who made a
forced landing in Communist terri.
tory last Nov have been returned
to Tientsin, and reported simultan.
eously the beginning OF a 100000
man Central government offensive
IN Shansi and Honan provinces.
The reported National govern
ment offensive. Communists said,
began with the massing Of 100000
men along the Lunghai railroad
between Chenghsien and TunEk.
van bolstered by well-armed Japa.
nese
Communists also reported fight.
ing had flared on the Peiping.Jehol
railroad northeast OF Peiping. They
said 5000 National government
troops supported by 1000 Japanese
had attacked two communist vii
lagos and captured one Of them.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Lighting
in City

A new system OF fluorescent
lighis fs betn,G ipss4lled tosaE- Ia
Offices Of the city clerk, treasurer.
and assessor and in the committee
room at city hall.
The new lights are designed to
spread the light equally whereas
the old light gave only spotty "
Elimination. Harvey c. Holmes, city
clerk. stated today.
According to Mr.. Holmes the new
lighting system will cost approx
matefy 500. The lights being
taken ont Of the three Offices and
the committee room will be utiliz-
ed in the hallway. and one will re-
place the old light in the rear OF
the council room.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Moscow to Have Atomic Meeting
Secrets
Discussed IN
Capital Bars

Washington. Dec. S-AP-The
hottest secret OF the war-that
the L. :. had cracked the japanese
code-was cocktail bar gossip in
Washington and Tokyo never got
wise
Army officers spoke "carelessly"
OF it. One man employed as a code
cracker tried to sell it. Filters in
the Pacific theater deduced it,
Sitting on top Of the powder keg
was General George c. Marshall,
chief OF staff, getting grayer by
the minute
Marshall told Pearl Harbor inves-
tieators in Congress how one thing
after another turned up to give him
the military creeps.
1t came out yesterday when he
was explaining how he heard GOV
ernor Thomas F. Dewey knew the
secret and feared it might become
public during the presidential cam
paien. Dewey kept silent at Mar.
shall's urgent plea.
The general said he didn't know
how the information got to Dewey.
But
Reports came TO Marshall that
Army officers were talking care.
lessly' in hotels and clubs about 1t.
The original code cracking staff
NJ several hundred had grown to
10000 lot OF chances for leaks.
Talk drifted back from the Pa.
cific after Army flers shot down
Admiral Namamo.o (who once said
he would dictate the peace in the
White HouseD They had to be told
where TO 70 and when. and could
deduce that the japanese communl
cations were trapped.
This whispering about how va
| mamoto was caught was the most
DANGEROUS Of all Marshall indi,
Gated. He got so concerned he
asked FBl Director J, Edgar Hooy.
or TO trail some Army officers sc
we could make an example OF
! them
Hoover was "hesitant". Marshal
said eontending II would make ,
"gestapo" out OF hts force So i
wasn't done.
Marshall related how one Of Z
group OF IS code crackers workinG
al an Army station At Fort Wash
ington, Va, was caught trying &c
sell the secret in Boston. The
general didn't say what happened
/ to that individual.
Marshall disclosed in letter {,
Gov. Dewey how the code was solv
( Ell. The type of machine used ~
the japanese was figured out, dup
Heated, and used as an "unscramb
Ter.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Life Terms
Awaited by
HoIdup Five

Pontiac, Mich, Dec. S--AP-Five
Detroit men, convicted OF the Dec.
2. 1874 holdup OF nightclub here.
face maximum penalties OF life Inn
prisonment as they await sentence
today.
The defendants, three OF whom
were convicted previously IN
charges OF conspiring to murder the
late State Senator Warren G.. Hoop
or, were found guilty on the rob-
berry armed charges by jury OF
nine women and three men who de.
liberated for IL hours.
None Of the suspects showed any
emotion as Jury Foreman George
Callow read the verdiCts in court
room crowded with friends and
relatives OF the FIVE.
Circuit Judge George r.
Defense attorneys requests that
the jury be polled were granted by
CirCHit Court Judge George b. Hart
rick and the jurors repeated indf-
vidually their findings against Har-
~ Fleisher, Mike Selik, Pete Ma
honey. William Davidson and Sam
my Chivas.
The court granted a motion by
special Prosecutor Kim Sigler that
the prisoners bonds be cancelled.
They were placed in custody OF
sheriff's officers pending appear
ance in court today
Fleisher. Selik and Mahoney
have appeals pending on hye year
sentences imposed for conspiracy
in the Staying Of Senator Hooper,
who was shot to death in Spring
port Jan. II.
The state charged that the de-
PENDANTS met in Detroit to plot the
hoIdup Of the nightclub. Sammy
Abramowitz and Henry Luks both
Detroiters and selI.admitted partici'
pants in the 500 robbery, turned
states evidence against the Ave.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Small t Homes to | lave Share
in Mounting Building Boom

the restoration OF priorities would
be applied but that the plan was
TO see that building materials We're
used principally for residences.
Other government officials have
stated that most materials and
building labor are going into fac
tory and commercial construction
They suggested the priority plan
might apply only to low and mod
erately priced houses-perhaps
those costing less than $4,000. the
wartime ceiling. Other types II
construction would get what was
left over.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
Housing Shortage
Relief Seen Soon

Ann Arbor. Dec. S-Some hope
Of easing the housing shortage in
this city is seen by Robert P.
Briggs. University OF Michigan vice
president, due to the termination Of
the Army and Navy training pro-
grams on the campus, within the
next few weeks.
Nh Briggs pointed ont that an
undetermined number OF sccommo-
dations in the residence halls. now
occupied by service trainees, will
be available for unmarried stu
dents.
An Army unit, studying the ia
panose language will be Waduated
December %, and the Nays VIZ
program will end in February.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
CERTIFICATES EXTENDED

Lansing. Dec. -AP-The state
Board Of Education announced to-
day II would extend. under certain
conditions lapsed teaching certif-
Gates Of former teachers discharged
from the armed services. The an.
nouncement said the extension
would be made when the induction
or enlistment Of such teachers has
prevented them from receiving
complete benefit from such Ccrtif-
Gates
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
HOOVER HEADS TO
MEET cONCILtATOR

Ann Arbor, Dec. S Officials Of
the Hoover Ball and Fearing Com
pauy have agreed TO meet with
Harry Cation. Detroit. Federal La
Dor Conciliator. 10 negotiate a new
contract with UAWClO local IS.
representative Of the company EN-
ployes. The meeting was seen as
the first hope OF settlement Of the
five weeks old strike.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan - Increasinp
cloudiness tonight with rain chang
Ing to snow in north portion. Srr
day snow flurries and much colder
Highest temperature yesterday
IS: lowest, 30. Highest tempera
ture one year ago today. IS: low
est. 80. Highest temperature this
date In last q years. 60 in 1889:
lowest. 2 in 1852.
The sun sets today at sol p. m.
and rises Sunday at 7.4V.
The moon sets today at S:29 p. m.
and rises Sunday at 11.O7.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08

Washington, Dec. S-AP-Unsea.
sonal gains in construction activity
we're reported today as the White
House worked on new controls In.
tended to guarantee small homes d
share in the building boom.
In addition to restoring priorities
over building materials, President
Truman said yesterday soma sort
OF price control over real estate are
needed. Otherwise he foresees
imitation, especially in the cost of
smaller residences.
This swing to controls when
were strapped less than two
months ago gained impetus from
report OF the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics.
Surge In October
II showed that surge" OF city
building got under way in October,
the month when building controls
were lifted. but that new dwellings
accounted for little more than a
third OF the total new construction.
The report added:
"Since there are no longer any
restrictions on home construction,
more houses are being built IN the
higher price brackets"
Mr.. Truman told his news confer
ence he did not yet know just how
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-08

BATAVIA, Java-AP- Highest
authorities said today the British
had decided TO bring whatever addi-
tional forces might be needed into
Java to restore order and reestsb.
lish Dutch sovereignty in the Meth.
erlands Fast indies. The decision.
which would end tho British policy
OF dealing with lndonesian inde.
pendence leaders I'm an effort to
work out a compromise, was said
TO have been reached at the Singa-
pore conferences this week be-
tween Admiral Lord Louis Mount
hatfsn snd British. French and
Dutch Commanders.