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Evening star., 1945-10-15
Petty Officer SIoshed
In Head at Bus Stotion

Chief Petty Officer Samuel Wat.
son, "a. stationed at the Navy Yard,
last night suffered a 4-inch knife
wound in the head during an alter
cation which occurred while he was
waiting In line for ticket, at Grey
hound Bus Terminal, police said.
Pic. Jasper R. Garris, 20, colored,
stationed at Camp Lee, Va, was
charged with assault with a danger
Gus weapon in connection with the
case and remanded to custody OF
military authorities. Watson was
treated at Emergency Hospital and
released.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Winchester PIuns Concerts

WINCHESTER, Va, Oct. Is (Spe-
ciaD .-Nino Martini, lyric tenor of
the Metropolitan Opera Company,
is listed by the Winchester Concert
Association for one of its concerts
OF the 1856 season, opening Octo-
Der 29. Cards have been mailed to
872 members In this city and nearby
counties.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Registration Boards Plan
Sessions in MONTGOMERY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. 15.-Sup-
Elemental boards of registration will
be in session from pm. to 10 pm.
this week as follows: Monday,
Grange Hall, Burtonsville; Tuesday,
public schools, Colesville; Wednes-
day, Waverly Hall, Poolesville:
Thursday, Recreation Center, Hills
andale NFriday, Armory, Kensington.
The boards will register and trans
fer voters, change party affiliations
and accept declarations Of inten-
tions.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Republican Poll
On Gains |sLed
ByVandenberg
Greatest Loss in
Popularity Shown
By Gov. Dewey

A survey conducted by the Re
publican, official publication of the
Republican Party, among grass
roots" party leaders today disclosed
that Senator Vandenberg of Mich
igan has received the greatest gain
n~party prestige in the last two
years while Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
of New York, the 1914 presidential
candidate, showed the greatest loss
in popularity.
Former Gov. John w. Bricker of
Ohio, Mr.. Dewey's running mate
last year, actually stood ahead of
Senator Vandenberg on the basis
of a combined poll on both domestic
and foreign issues.
Senator Vandenbergs foreign
policy was approved by 62.S per
cent Of those polled, while Mr..
Bricker's views were approved by
5S.8 per cent. On domestic issues,
the Michigan Senator polled 64.6
against Mr.. Bricker's 1874 per cent.
Not Preference Poll.
The Republican men and women
receiving the questionnaires were
specifically cautioned, the maga-
zine said, that this was not a presi-
dental preference poll. 1t was a
poll of opinion on the policies and
views of leading Republicans. Ques-
tionnaires went to 4,249 men and
women.
The survey of opinion included a
question as to whether President
Truman, if renominated, would be
a difficult opponent for the Repub-
lcans to defeat. Nearly 10 per cent
said they felt Mr. Truman would
be comparatively difficult to de-
feat" Seven per cent said they
thought he would be difficult to- de-
feat right now, but believed his
popularity would wane by r94S. Nine
per cent had no opinion on this
question, and IA per cent said they
thought Mr.. Truman would be easy
to defeat"
The overall poll, on both domestic
and foreign issues, showed the 10
highest ranking Republicans as fol-
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Named to w. and L. Board
BY the Associated Press.

LEXINGTON, Va, Oct. 15.-Wal-
ter Mcdonald of Cincinnati, mem
ber of the Mcdonald Printing Co..
has been elected to the Board of
Trustees of Washington and Lee
University, it was announced here
He will fill vacancy that has
existed for several months. =
Evening star., 1945-10-15

yesterday at his
home here.
DR.. Henry, who
received his de-
gree from the
Medical College
Hospital in 1896,
was well known
as an admins
traitor of mental
hospitals i'll Vir-
ginia and de-
voted the larger
part of his life
to the field of
psychiatry. He
had been in the
States coryiro
Evening star., 1945-10-15

man cites the neighborho back of
the stockyards in Chicago. The
Back of the Yards Neighborhood
Council converted one of the Ma
tion's blackest slIlms into q healthy
community when al Of It's forces
united and began pulling together.
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Evening star., 1945-10-15
Civic Group to Elect

The East Central Civic Associa-
ton will hold its annual election of
officers at pm. tomorrow in the
Washington Urban League, 1888 New
Jer2ey avenue NV. Members are
urged to attend.
Evening star., 1945-10-15

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 15.-Dr.
Hugh Carter Henry, So, commits
sioner of the State Department of
Mental Hygiene and Hospitals, died
Evening star., 1945-10-15

UI UH 1SsucS.
The poll on foreign policies showed
the following ratings:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Miss BaIchNnaS
 Wed Saturday

The wedding of Miss Mary Ruth Balchunas, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Balchunas, Alder street, and Walter MacCasland, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. Walter MacCas- land, Wolcott street, took place Sat- urday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of MT. and Mrs. Earl T. Mac Casland, Plank road, brother and sister-in-law of the bridegroom. Rev. Ivey Snuff. pastor of the Mill Plain Union church, officiated at the ceremony which was performed beneath an arch of roses and green cry.
 Earl MacCasland accompanied Mrs. Mae Garrigus, soloist. The bride was attended by Miss Helen Dudro as maid of honor, and T.. Earl MacCasland served as best man. Anna May Lawson, Thomas ton, was flower girl.
 The bride wore white silk jer- sey gown, fashioned with 8 sweet heart neckline with lattice trim, short sleeves and a fitted floor length skirt. A tiara of white roses and a bouquet of white flowers completed her costume.
 Miss Dudro's aqua and white lowered silk jersey gown was de- signed with 8 square neckline, short sleeves and a draped skirt. The fresh roses which fashioned her crown were repeated in her colonial bouquet. The flower girl was gown ed in pink and white ninon, wore pink bows in her hair and carried a nosegay. Guests were present from Meriden, Hartford, Bridge port, Bristol and Manchester.
 When, MT. and Mrs. MacCasland left on their wedding trip, the bride was wearing printed silk jersey dress, white accessories and a corsage of white, roses. They will later reside at 28o Plank road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

accompanist Alex akin is making his third USO tour within year. Stern will be back in time for a solo ap- pearance with the Los Angeles Phil harmonic at the Hollywood Bowl on August II.
 ADOLF BUSCH and his Chamber Music Players will present all 12 Concerti Crosse of Handel in New York next season. They will be given in a subscription series of three concerts at Town Hall on March 13, 20, and 27. In recent sea- sons the Busch group has given the Bach Brandenburg Concerti. Solo instruments in the Handel per- forn1ance will include Adolf Busch and Frances Magnes, violins; Her mann Busch, cello and Eugene Isto- min, piano.
 LOTTE LEHMAN. ., to the de- light of her devoted following, will again give a series of three leder recitalS in Town Hall next season. She will start on Jan. 13 with the Schubert song cycle De Schoene Muelleren," followed by an all- Brahms program on Jan. 20 and an all-Hugo Wolf program on Jan. 27.
 ANDOR FOLDES, pianist, is on a concert tour that will take him across the country and will include appearances this summer in Cali fornia. Washington and Minnesota. At the University of California his program will feature the Bela Bar tok piano sonata, which he played at Town Hall in New York last April,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

itself of musical continuity under least the next six years, has cornple beginning next fall.
 Ormandy recently signed a new five-year contract. With year still to run on his old one, it means Or mandy will be conductor and musi- cal director until the spring of 1851. He assumed the post in the season of 1938-39, succeeding Leopold Stokow Stokowski.
 Guest conductors for next sea- son will be Bruno Walter; Pierre Monteux, conductor of the San Francisco Symphony; Saul Caston. former associate conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra and now conductor of the Denver Symphony, and Alexander Hilsberg, the orches- tra's new concertmaSter and asso- ciate conductor.
 SoloiShtS engaged are the violin ists Yehudi Menuhin, Joseph Szigeti, Carroll Glenn, ino FranceScatti, Bronislaw Huberman and Leo Lu- boshutz; pianists Artur Ruminstein, Rudolf Serkin, Robert CaSadesuS, William Kapell and Leon Fleischer, and Dorothy Maynor, soprano,
 The season will open on Sept. 8, caller than usual, and last until April 27, 1946. The earlier opening is to permit the orchesthra to play an out-of-town engagement at the Worcester, Mass. Music Festival during the week of Oct. 8. Soloists with the orchestra during the festi- val will include Rudolf Serkin, pian- ist; Dorothy Maynor and Stella Roman, sopranos; Jean Watson. contralto; Donald Dame, tenor, and Lansing Hateld, baritone.
 THE Society for the Publication of American Music has announced its 27th annual chamber music com- petition for 1945-41, to which com- poSers are invited to submit works. Compositions should be limited to five or fewer participants in any combination of instruments, or voices and instruments. Only serious works ot least 10 minutes playing length will be considered. Contestnts must be American citizens.
 A SONG by Elsa Maxwell, hith- erto best known as newspaper col- umnist and party hostess, was Sched- uled to be introduced on program directed by Andre Kostelanetz at Robin Hood Dell in Philadelphia on June 25. Described as Miss Maxwell,s first musical attempt, the work Is called Love Lasts But Day."
 BETTY LOU KROoNE, 14-year- old pianist, Portland, Ore, has been announced winner of the sixth an- nial Edgar Stillman Kelley junior scholarship additions, sponsored by the National Federation of Musical Clubs. The scholarship provides a $250 tuition for a first year of music study, renewable for the succeed ing two years if the pupils improve ment warrants. The scholarship rotates by regions, and Miss Kroone was selected from a field represent ing the Western states.
 s. HUROK reorts that Serge Jaroff and the Original Don Cos sacks have left for Europe for a three-month tour of American mili- tary posts for USO. The chorus will return in September for its annual tour of 100 American cities. Another Hurck artist nov overseas is the violinist Isaac stern, who with bis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
SOCIETY
Nichols TedeScO
 Bridal Satnrday

Miss Eleanor Tedesco, daughter oof MT. and Mrs. Lewis Tedesco, Citizens avenue, and 20 Elmer Nichols, son of MT. and Mrs. Clar- ence Nichols, Watertown avenue, were united in marriage Saturday morning at g o'clock at St. Thomas church. The ceremony was per- formed by the pastor, Rev. John P. Kennedy.
 Presented in marriage by her father, the bride wore white ninon gown, designed with a sweetheart neckline, long sleeves and a gath cred skirt which terminated in a short train. Seed pearls trimmed her Juliet cap from which fell a fingertip veil edged with lace and she carried a prayerbook marked with a white orchid.
 Miss Phyllis Anderson, Columbus, Ohio, who served as maid of honor, was gowned in poudre blue ninon, matching net picture hat and car- ried 8 bouquet of pink roses and baby's breath. T-Sgt. James McDon- ala was best man and guests were ushered by James Redden, uncle of the bridegroom, and Ralph Dadario, uncle of the bride.
 Fifty guests were present at the wedding reception at the Chase Country club, where Mrs. Tedesco received in blue and black print dress with black accessories. The bridegroom's mother wore a navy blue and white dress with white accessories. Both had corsages of assorted flowers.
 Following wedding trip, F-O and Mrs. Nichols will make their home in San Angelo. Texas, where the Bridegroom is stationed. Both are graduates of Crosby high school. Mrs. Nichols also attened Les- ley college, Cambridge, Mass. For travel, the bride selected gold gab- ardine suit, matching hat and white accessories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
CLUB NOTES
.Lt. Casaly Weds
 Fae |. Nielsen

Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony off, ciated at the wedding of Miss Fac l.. Nielsen, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Louis Nielsen, Brigham City, Utah, and Lieutenant Alfred Casaly, Army Air Forces, son of Mrs. Mar garet Casaly, Willow street, Satur- day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the First Congregational church.
 The bride. escorted to t=e altar by Joseph Casaly, brother of the bridegroom, was attired in 8 white ninon gown, with long fitted sleeves, fitted bodice and peplum of eye let ninon. A Juliet cap ornamented with seed pearls held in place her shoulder length veil and she carried Q cascade bouquet of white roses and baby's breath.
 Miss Adeline Casaly, sister of the bridegroom, served as maid of hon. or. wearing a petal pink tulle gown, styled with a fitted bodice, three quarter length sleeves and a full skirt, and tiara of pink rose buds. Her cascade bouquet comprised pink and blue garden flowers. Robert Moran acted as best man for Lieu tenant CaSaly.
 The wedding reception was held at the Casaly home following the ceremony. Mrs. Casaly selected a two-piece dress of white chiffon, with black embroidered trim, white accessories and corsage of pink roses and sweet peas.
 For her wedding trip, the bride chose a white and yellow summer suit, white accessories and cor- sage of yellow rosebuds. Lieutenant Casaly returned to this country May 28. after being prisoner of war in Germany for 2l months. His bride will accompany him to Atlan- tic City, N J., when he reports for duty August 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Mary CMIhame
 Guest At ShO1Ver

Miss Dorothy GiNies was hostess at a shower Friday evening at the Country Club, Naugatuck, in honor of Miss Mary E. Culhane, Johnson street, who will be married We'd nesday to Robert T. Gillies, John- son street, 8 veteran of 39 months in the South Pacific.
 Among those attending were: Mrs. Ruth c. Hurlburt, Mrs. Will liam Cleary, Mrs. John Troy, Mrs Earl Avery, Mrs. Myra Gillies, Mrs Mae Bowling, Mrs M. Carroll Gull hane, Mrs. Sydney Stocking, Mrs May Trautman, Mrs. Louise Stock ing and Mrs. Stephen Hayes.
 Also: Misses Janet Beecher, Jo- sephine Beecher, Augusta Jaeger Louise Proells, Mary Hodson, Mar tha Culhane, Jane Culhane, Mau- rine Cleary, Mary Bradley, Susie Adams, Anna Root, Louise Gull tane, Helen Niland, Francis Nj. land, Pauline Kipp, Veronica Hol- leran, Eva Johnson, Mary Fleming Katherine Fleming, Madeline Elem. ing, Hildred Garvey, and Maurine Bowling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Miss MaiStO
 Weds Sergeant

Miss Madeline Ann Maisto, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank Maistto, Dikeman street, and S-Sgt. Michael Raymond Torsiello, son of MT. and Mrs. Michael Torsiello, Granby street, were married Satur- day morning at g o'clock at St. Lucy's church. MT. Maisto pre- sented his daughter in marriage.
 The bride wore a white gown, with a fitted lace bodice, long tap cred sleeves, a sweetheart neckline, full organdie skirt with a front panel of lace and a long train. A crown of orange blossoms held her fingertip veil and she carried a prayerbook marked with orchids.
 Miss Norman Brunetti, a cousin of the bride, was maid of honor. She was attired in a poudre blue gown of lace and net, fashioned with a sweetheart neckline, short sleeves and a full skirt, pink lace mitts, and pink lowered tiara with 8 blue face veil. She carried a bouquet of mixed flowers. Joseph Iannelli served as best man.
 Both Mrs. Maisto and Mrs. Tor siello wore blue ensemble, white &C., cessories and gaYdenia corsages.
 Following 8 wedding dinner at Sabol's restaurant for members of the families, S-Sgt. and Mrs. Tor siello left for wedding trip to an unannounced destination. The bride travelled in a white silk jersey dress, white hat and accessories and an orchid. She will make her home with her parents when S-Sgt. Torsiello, who is home for 30 days after serving five months in Eng land, reports at Fort Devens, Mass, July 27 for reassignment.
 Mrs. Torsiello attended Wilby high school, and her husband is a graduate of Leavenworth high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Recent Bride
 Sho1oer' Guest

Mrs. Francis Phelan of Baldwin street entertained recently at a China shower in honor of Mrs. Louis Verra, the former Loretta Pelletier of Cook street, whose mar riage took place June II.
 Those in attendance were: Mrs. Robert Brady, Mrs. Sid Mnoti, Mrs. James Mccormick, Mrs. Donald Frey, Mrs. Charles Martin, Mrs. Raymond Wrenn, Mrs. John Spadaro, Mrs. Joseph Phelan, Mrs. James Shea, Mrs. Robert Neagle, Mrs. Charles Luddy Mrs. Louis Pel- letter, Mrs. John Degnan, Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald, Mrs. Theodore Pelletier, Mrs. Louis Verra, Mrs. Francis Phelan, Miss Ann Bowey, Miss Betty Horfan, Miss Helen Gerulis, Miss Alma Pelletier, Miss Helen Fitzgerald, MISS Ann Mo- Donough, Miss Florence O'Donnell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
LEAGUE TO HOLD BENEFIT OUTING
Attorney Olis to Report on Events at San Fran-
 cisco Conference

Attorney Anthony Oils, chairman of the recent Lithuania Mission in Washington and 8 delegate to the San Francisco Security Conference, will be speaker at rally and out ing arranged by the Waterbury League for Liberation of Lithuania and the Friends of Lithuania for July 29 at Linden Park in Union City. ..
 The event has been planned for the benefit of Lithuanian war or phans and Lithuanian refugee fund.
 The program will start at noon and continue to g p. m. Victor Zem- bruski and his orchestra will fur nish music for dancing. Games will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Weekly Dance Held At Central Y.M.C.A.

Highlighting the weekly Service mems and War Workers dance on Saturday night at the YMCA was a community sing held in the lobby Vincent DeZinno was accompanist for the singing and Unico Barrone and his orchestra furnished music for dancing. More than $50 per- sons, including a10 servicemen, were tn attendance.
 The committee is headed by John Suffa, and includes Mary D'Angelo, Anne DeBellis, James Del0obbo, John Ferrara, Bertha and Tony Gavronski, Rae Guida, Jean Marshall, Helen Sabatowich, Evelyn Shugdinis, Dorothy Stepo- naitis, Carl Suffa, Jante Surgener and Helen Sutor.
 Mv. and Mrs. Louis Belgeno, Put nam street, are observing their 10th wedding anniversary today.
 Mrs. Joseph Bouffard. Seminole avenue, returned recently from . vacation at Long Island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
DUCCAN SCHOOL POOL REOPENED

The Duggan school swimming pool was opened officially this morning by the Park Department, which has set up an extensive sum- mer program for it's use.
 The pool will be open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from g a. m. to g p. m., and on Wednesdays from a. m. to 6 p. m.
 Mondays and Tuesdays will be boys days, while Thursdays and Fridays will be girls days. Wednes- day have been set aside for classes under the supervision of Miss Lucy Russo. The Y. w. will make use of the pool on Wednesdays.
 Michael Hayes will be in charge of the swimming program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD
 TO CLOSE SATURDAYS

The Social Security Board, To- cated in the Jones-Morgan build ing on Bank street, will close on Saturdays at 12:30 p. m. in accord ance with an order affecting var ious government offices in the city. The earlier closing has been di- rected in order to cut the work week from AS to A hours. The regular hours, 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. will be maintained Monday through Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Grade School Girls
 Attend Play Period

Over 50 grade school girls attend ed the Saturday morning play period at the Central YMCA last week. Sev- eral relays and wodge ball were played.
 These gym periods will eb held every Saturday morning in July from 10:15 to II a. m. after which there is recreational swim till 12 noon for all grade school girls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

THE SITUATION: You have an unexpected visitor when you are almost ready to leave home to keep an appointment down town.
 WRONG WAY Feel you must stay and entertain the guest rather than keeping your appointment.
 RIGHT WAY Explain the situa- tion to the caller, saying how sor- " you are and urging that he come back again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
State Secretary
 or PTA To Speak

Mrs. Evelyn A. Kimball, secretary of the State Parents-Teachers As sociation, will be speaker at a meet ing of the Slocum PTA tomorrow night at o'clock at the Warner Gardens Community home at 300 Garden Circle.
 Election of officers will be held during the session. Parents of chil- dren who attend Slocum school have been urged to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

WOUND MARKS TELL TALE
 If a snake bites you and leaves 8 horseshoe shaped wound. or a series of scratches, you won't be poisoned. Poisonous snakes stab with their fangs, and leave two small puncture wounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

be on the program.
 Arrangements have been made by a committee composed of Mrs. Stella Romanauskas, MT. and Mrs. Albinas Kuslis, Mir. and Mrs. Peter Stoponavicious. and pr. and Mrs. Mathew J. Colney. Numerous other members will assist at the outing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
CAMPAIGN PLANS W
 BE ANNOUNCED T0NIqHI

Ernest Bush, president Of t1s Young Colored Republican club U'1 announce election carnpaign plans for this fan at tonights meeting of the local organization.
 The local organization WiII nneef at S:30 p. m. at Wilson post han. Bishop street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
LAST WEEKS MEAT
 INCREASE TEMPORARY

Meat supplies in Waterbury are expected to revert this week to the usual scarce amount, following a temporary increase last week when thousands of local residents were away on vacation.
 Demands for meat sharply de- creased last week, local dealers re- ported. Closing down of several restaurants for the week also re- leased additional supplies to other consumers, 1t was pointed out.
 Mansfield. England, will have a training college for disabled men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

In Dusseldorf, the Germans built a huge iron serpent monument to celebrate the tanning of the Rhine river, whose winding floods rav- aged the city in times past.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
WORLD of MUSIC

YORK-(PThe Philadelphia Orchestra, itself musical continuity the completed oneYffa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-31
POLL

"state Fair" is ending it's engage ment today at the Loew-Poli the- ater. This brilliant new Technicolor musical rings with score of won- derful new songs by Richard Rod gers and oscar Hammerstein II, the team who gave Broadway okla homa" and "Carousel." It stars brilliant cast headed by Dana An- drews, Jeanne Grain, Dick Haynes, and Vivian Blaine. Based on the celebrated Phil Strong novel, State Fair" is set against the gloriously gay and colorful background of one of America's best loved institutions. Charles Winninger and Fay Bain- ter head an outstanding support- ing cast. The second big hit of this show IS the mystery-thriller, The Caribbean Mystery starring James Dunn. Sheila Ryan and Edward Ryan.
 Thursday, film-goers are in for a double portion of romantic excite- ment when "Week-End at the Wal dorf" opens at the Loew-Poli the-