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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Maddy Plays }. C. PetriIIo

Washington, Feb g - (U.P0 - President James c. Petrillo of The American Federation of Musicians was accused today of defying con- gress with "superlative arrogance"
 The charges were made by Joseph E. Maddy, president of the Inter- lochen, Mich, National Music Camp in a statement prepared for the House Interstate Commerce Com mittee. The committee is consider ing a bill, passed by the senate, to prevent petrillo from interfering with non n-commercial broadcasts or educational institutions.
 Maddy, whose Summer Music school was blacklisted by Petrillo, said the ATM president had subse- quently banned broadcasting by all school bands and orchestras and threatened to suspend any union member who taught at Interlochen.
 If he succeeds in enforcing his latest mandate we can expect mo- thing else than the expansion of his control to include all music teach ing in all the schools of the United States" Maddy said,
 No child in America may then receive music lessons without MT. Petrillos permission"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
CRUELTY ALLEGED
 IN DIVORCE SUIT

A divorce action was filed in superior court yesterday afternoon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Argentina Gets Break
BY R. H. SHACKFORD

Mexico City, Feb. 22-(UP)-Del- egates to the r-American con- ference today expected ne dec laration on hte fundamental rights of mankind to be one of the import ant yesults of the meeting.
 TfIe keynote for such declara- tion was sounded last night by pres ideht Manuel Avila CahIacho of Mexico in his address of welcome to delegates of 19 of the 2l American Republics. The honor of offering such a declaration would probably go to the Mexican delegation.
 Last night Avila Camacho, speak ing in the pammed chamber of deputies which was surrounded by & cheering throng, said
 Men are men, whether they may be born, wherever they may live work and die To guarantee to all men, simply because they are msn An adequate minimum of fruitful opportunity of existence will be the essential requirement. of every order aiming to be peaceful, firm and just
 International cooperation will prevail only if there is a determine tion to guarantee that irreducible minimum"
 The stage was set for dramatic move by Argentina to get back into the good graces of her sister nations during the conference.
 Avilo Camacho 'deplored" the ab- sence of Argentina from the confer epcc and said he hoped "circum- stances will soon afford us the sat isfaction of seeing (Argentlna) of- ficially associated with our present efforts"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

While serving as Red Cross staff assistant, attached to special serv- ices at U. s. Army camps near Cairo and Suez, Miss Draper or ganized shows of G. I. talent and supervised tours through surround ing neighborhoods. She also served in the same capacity in Tripoli, Palestine and Syria. In a Jugo- slavian camp in Egypt, Miss Draper played before 10000 refugees.
 The Red Cross worker defines her job as the thousand and one things" but she is anxious to return to it.
 Previous to joining the Red Cross in February, 1943, Miss Draper tour ed the country with the Theatre Guild production, Papa Is AlP', and was associated with the Chekov theater for a season. She also appeared at the ProvincetoWn thea ter.
 Robert Ogden Purves. of the North Atlantic area, attached to the New York chapter of the Red Cross, will also address the luncheon meeting next Tuesday.
 All Red Cross workers are invited to attend the luncheon which will begin sharply at 12:15. Reservations must be made not later than tomor- row, by calling the Red Cross War Fund office.
 Mrs. Herman Rooster is chairman of the Red Cross War Fund drive which begins March l. Mrs. Forrest Purinton is chairman of arrange ments for the luncheon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

An Eighth Air Force Service Com mand Station, England-It was wedding bells for Private First Class Robert McKeeman, of Waterbury, when he married the former Miss Ellen Dendy, of Suffolk, England, recently
 The nephew of Mrs. Jennie Tyr rell, 51 Ashley street, Waterbury, Pri- vate McKeeman has been serving as an Army Air Force aircraft me- chanic in Britain since September, l943. He entered the service in January, 1943, and received his basic training at Miami Beach, Florida. Before departing for overseas duty, he was stationed at Rome, New York, Army Air Depot.
 Prior to entering the armed forces, Private McKeeman was employed by the French Manufacturing Co. He is a graduate of Wilby high school
 Capt. s. L. (Batch Pond, of the Ari Transport Command, re- gently returned to his home in Woodbury on 30-day leave, after serving IA months in the European theater
 One of Connecticut's veteran air. man, Capt. Pond flew the first mail plane between Newark and Boston in 1926.
 The Woodbury officer entered the service two and a half years ago and trained in Tennessee and Mis- sissippi.
 At the present time he is enjoy ing a skiing holiday with Mrs. Pond, and his three children, at Manchester, N. H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Sergeant

sergeant
 An Air Medal with two Oak Leaf
 Clusters awarded to Sgt. Charles
 C. Harpin, an armOred gunner on a LiberatOr, now a prisoner of war
 in Germany, will be presented to
 the airmcn's father, Eugene C. Harpin, 1451 South Elm street,
 Saturday at Bradley Field by Col. II. F. Johnson, base commander.
 Sgt. Harpin, who has been con- fined to the German camp since last April. was awarded the Air Medal in England a year ago and won his second cluster few weeks
 later after shooting an enemy
 plane. He was on his 10th mission when reported missing as of April
 12 1944, and was reported a pris- oner last September. The sergeant is a WiIby High school graduate
 and was employed by the U. $. Time Corp. before entering the Air Force in January, 1943.
 A 7th AAF Heavy Bomber Base in the Palaus Technical Sergeant Arthur E. Hancock, Watertown, Conencticut, Nose-gunner on a 7th AAF Liberator, completed a 2,50O- mile bombing mission against a Jap air base in the Philippines and landed her without enough gasoline in the tanks to make a circle of the field.
 Its good thing there wasn't much traffic at the field when we came in," he said. If we had had to circle, we would have run out of gasoline"
 One of the planes four engines developed trouble after the Libera- tor left the target and the increased burden on the other three, plus an extensive tropical storm between them and their base, caused the eX- cessive consumption of gasoline. All lose equipment was thrown over board to tighten the plane.
 The mission was the fifteenth for Sergeant Hancock and others of the crew but the thirteenth for the plane.
 Sergeant Hancock is the son of MT. and Mrs. William Hancock, 1l2 French street, WatertoWn. Ills wife, the former Daisy Joan Dillon, lives with her father, William Dillon, Echo Lake road, WatertoWn, Con- necticut. Sergeant Hancock was graduated from Seymour High school, WatertoWn and was employ ed as a machine operator for Oak vile Pin Company, Oakville, Con- necticut prior to his entry into the service in February l943. He has been credited with Zero, shot down over Manila on December 25, 1944.
 Fifth Air Force, Philippine Islands Private Arthur D. Swanson, son of Mrs. Emma D. Swanson, Water bury, Conn, Is now serving in the Philippines with the Jungle Skip perS," a famous troop carrier unit.
 During the invasion of the Philip pines, when ground battles were at their height, troop carrier planes dropped supplies and ammunition to isolated infantry units cut off from all other supply lines.
 When Pvt. Swanson was sta toned near a forward air strip. the Japs attempted diversion by drop ping paratroopers. His unit dug in for the attack and survived d night Of continuous enemy fire. IF the morning, the troop carrier men were withdrawn to permit in- fantry units to launch an attack.
 Swanson is authorized to wear the Asiatic- Pacific campaign ribbon with one bronze star for participat- ing in the New Guinea campaign as well as the Philippine Liberation stklANm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

Pfc. Richard Adduci, 24, who has been serving with an Army con- structi0n battalion in the China area since last April, died of cere- bral maleria, there according to a War department telegram re- ceived yesterday by his parents, MT. and Mrs. s. Adduci, l35 Byrne- side avenue. The soldier was work ing on an oil pipe line for the Burma road when stricken.
 Pfc. Adduci entered the service in October, 1940, and trained at Fort Eustace, Va, and Camp Clai- bourne, La, where he was at tached to a balloon barragc unit. Early in 1942, he was transferred to the petroleum engineers batta- lion.
 He was graduate of Crosby High school where he was a star on the baseball team.
 Besides his parents, Pfc. Adduci is survived by six brothers, Jos eph, Raymond, Nelson, Ernest, and Francis, all of this city, and Fred erick of New Milford, and one sister, ROsalie.
 Sergeant Joseph Landry, son Of Mrs. Mary Landry, l7 Cherry street, is now taking an advanced course in foreign government affairs and administration at the University oi Pennsylvania, after completing a counter intelligence course at the Intelligence Center, Camp Md. Formerly stationed at Charute Field, I'll, Sergeant Landry makes his home in Sranton, Pa, where his wife and son are residents.
 Daggett, Calif.-Eugcne H. Rap Ian. son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Rap Ian, 43 Sheldon street, Waterbury Connecticut, was promoted to the grade of Corporal at this station which is the main gunnery school in the 4th Air Force, on February l 1945.
 Cpl. Kaplan is graduate oi Crosby High School. Class of '39, ana Is an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania having received a.B. s degree with the graduating class ol 1943.
 Kaplan, who Is married to the former Miss Sara Harris of Water bury, entered the armed forces on Feb. "A, l943 immediately upon com- pletion of his college studies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

by Avis Daniel of Waterbury against Irving E. Daniel. also of this city, on the grounds of misconduct and intolerable cruelty. The couple married December 2l, 1885, and the plaintiff claims her husband became cruel January l, 1944. She seeks custody of their child, and allowance for support, and alimony.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

Pvt Reta A. Shea, granddaugh- ter of Mrs. Thomas F. Kelly of A Hawkins street, has arrived home for a weeks furlOugh from her post at Camp Shelby. Miss. Pvt. Shea is a former em- plOye of the Southern New Eng land Telephone Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

It. G.g) Joseph Corcoran, son of Mir and Mrs. George M Cor coran, 101 Idylwood avenue. has re- turned to the west coast after serv- ing during the past year on de- stroyer in the Marshall, Marianas, and Philippines, and is expected home shortly. The officer recently met his brother. It. George M Cor coran, in Hawaii.
 An Eighth Air r'orce Bomber Sta tion, England-The promotion of Zigmund T. Grzyboski, 19, of Wa terbury. Conn, from the grade of corporal to sergeant has been an- ncunced by Colonel Frank F. Bos- trom of Bangor, Name, commanding officer of the 490th Bomb. Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit of the Eighth Air Force with which Sgt. Grzyboski is top turret gunner.
 Sgt Grzyboski is the son of MT and Mrs. Stanley Grzyboski of III Dikeman street, Waterbury, and prior to entering the Army Ali Forces in October ,1943, was employ ed by the Waterbury Clock Com pany. He attended the Leavenworth High School in Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

Coast Guardsman Peter Teardo, fireman first class, son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Teardo of 51 Water town avenue, is serving aboard a Coast Guard manned frigate that has covered more than 67,00O miles of Pacific invasion waters. The young Coast Guardsman has parti- cipated in the initial assaults on Hollandia, Aitape. Biak, Wakde, Sansapor and Leyte. His ship helps to clear the sea-lanes where meE and supplies are sent to various fighting fronts.
 The two service sons of MT. and Mrs. A. s. Cronk, 24 Cclley street, are presently enjoying a furlough here. Robert, g, who has served on a battleship in both the Atlantic and Pacific areas, is the recipient of the Silver Star and two Bronze stars. A former student at Leaven- worth High school, he has been as signed to the Pacific area for the past IS months Edwin, 24, is now stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. He was graduated from Wilby high school.
 It. Calvin A. Hubbard. Army Air corps, who recently completed his 50th mission from base. in Italy, has been promoted to the rank of captain, it has been learned by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Louis R.. Hubbard, 109 Plank road. He has received the Purple Heart for wounds received in action last Oc- tober. Capt. Hubbard was stu dent at Colby college. Waterville, Maine, when he entered the service in August, l942. He is graduate of Crosby High school.
 Pvt. DOmenic Rosa. son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Rosa, & Bar nes Street extension, is reported missing in action in France since
 September 26, according to War Department telegram received by
 his wife, the former Lucy Del
 GObbO. of the Barnes street eX- tension address. The infantry man, who went overseas last May, was previously reported slightly
 wounded in action on the same day in September.
 Pvt. Rosa trained at Camp
 Blanding, Fla. and Fort Meade,
 Md, upon entering the service
 October 16, 1943.
 The soldier formerly worked at Rosa's Barber shop, Bishop street. which is operated by his father. and was at one time an employee of the FarreI Foundry.
 Sgt. Armand A. Adams, who is now visiting his parents, MT and Mrs Rodric Adams, 328 Mill street, recently was awarded the Bronze Star by Brig. Gen. Paul A. Kendall for heroic action in Italy, July IT., 1944 Although wounded several times. the Waterbury soldier led his squad into position and eStab lished an observation post under intense machine guntlre.
 Atlantic City, N. Y. Sgt. John R. Tatro, of g Mitchell avenue, Water bury, has reported to the AAF Re- distribution station here after 24 months of service in the European theater of war.
 Sgt. Tatro served as clerk in the AAF while overseas.
 Sgt. Tatro is the husband of Mrs. Edna Doty Tatro, who resides at Kecscvillc, N. Y.
 Entering the service on May 7, 1922. he underwent training at Mi ami, Fla. prior to his shipment over seas on January 5, 1943.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

Staff Sergeant William F. Dillon, who is stationed at Drew Field, Fla. is visiting his mother. Mrs. Mary Dillon, S6 Macauley avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Miss Margaret Draper
 Red Cross Worker To BeGuest Here Tuesday
Fund Campaign; Reservations Being Made Now
 By Committee

Miss Margaret Draper, former member of the New York Theatre Guild who has just returned after serving for the past 18 months Red Cross worker in Africa and the Middle East will be the principal speaker at the Red Cross luncheon which will be held at the M c. A. next Tuesday,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

The War Department has an- nounced three men from this dis trict. with next of kin, were among 1,478 Army men killed in action in European theater. They are:
 Private First Class Giovanni AL bini, whose cousin, Joseph Docckio, resides at 97 Division street; Corp oral Victor A. Baker, whose mother. Mrs. Margaret Baker, resides at 92O Baldwin street; and Private Emil J. Sarri, whose wife, Shirley, resides at 274 East Main street, Torrington.
 First It. John Clark Johnson, Wa tecbury airmen, who was previously reported missing on a weather re- connaissance flight over Jugoslavia since December 20, is now prisoner of war in a Germany camp, ac- coding to War Department tele' gram received by his wife, Frances, of Ludlow, N. Y. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. J. M. F.. Johnson, 34 Parker street, Waterville.
 Upon entering the service, in July 1941, It. Johnson trained at Bradley Field and Boston Airport, receiving his commission as a second lieuten- ant in November, 1942, at M. l. T. He received his wings at the airfield in Blythcville, Ark. He went over seas in October. l944, after training as a bomber pilot.
 It. Johnson was president of his graduating class at Crosby high school in 1937, and starred on the schools football team. He was grad uated from Middlebury college i'll l94l
 Staff Sergeant William F. Dillon, who is stationed at Drew Field, Fla. Is visiting his mother. Mrs. Mary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
NEWS OF MEN LN THE SERVICE

The Navy has recently promoted two men from this district, 1t has been learned.
 John A. Makauskas, seaman 1/c, son of MT and Mrs. John Makaus- kas, B Congress avenue, have been promoted to aviation metalsmith, 3/c.
 Wallace E. Truss, 19, son of MT and Mrs. Konstanty Truss, 232 Marion avenue, Southington, has been advanced to gunner's mate 2ic, U. s. Naval Reserve. He is serv- ing at the anti-aircraft training center, Prices Neck, R. l. An en- ploye of the Fqorian Products Co.,, he attended Lewis high school be- fore joining the Navy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09

We'll don't know" he Lfplied
Sometimes think there is as many
as is that ain't. as amt thai is
Homestead Chppe,
When meat rationing first began a
farmer reported TO his ration board
that he had several hundred pounds Of
beef in storage To letter demand.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09

How ate things IN Heaven now"
mot so good Some soldier is al
ays gripping that his halo don't fit"
ToUonteef
Sic Betty swears she's never been
issed or hugged
SIC No wonder she sweaTs
me Bull Horn
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-08
Onslow-Pender Counties
Have Diphtheria Cases

BURGAW. Sept. Five cases
of diphtheria have been reported
to the Onslow-Pender County Dis
trict Health Department recently.
sad DR.. H. w. Stevens, Health
Officer. These cases said DR.. Ste
vens should never have occurred
as the disease is easily and en-
tlrely prevented by immunization
OF every baby at six months of
age. The parents of any Child that
develops diphtheria shows gross
neglect in caring for their chill
dren's health. Every baby should
receive two doses Of diphtheria
toxoid beginning at six months Of
age.
This small preventive medical
care saves lives, doctors bills and
protects others. Immunizations
clinics are held in the Onslow and
Fender departments at the follow.
ing points every week: At the Bur.
gaw Health Center every Saturday
morning; Atkinson Health Center
every Tuesday afternoon; Rich.
lands Health Center every Thurs.
day afternoon and in the Jackson.
vile Health Center on Monday and
Saturday mornings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-08
SHIP NEWS AGAIN
AVAILABLE HERE;
SUGAR SHIP DOCKS

With the relaxation Of censor
ship regulations, Wilmingtonians
are being allowed shipping infor-
nation for the first time in ap.
proximately four years.
The Mui Hook, Norwegian
freighter with a load of Cuban
raw sugar was unloading 3,74O
tons of the industrial product,
which incidentally is unfit for hui
man consumption. for use in to-
bacco curing by upstate manufac.
turers. The cargo is being tram
shipped to Durham by rail.
The Mui Hook is one of several
ships to bring the Cuban product
into Wilmington in recent months.
Two other vessels were loading
in port and one left Thursday.
Loading was the Joseph T. Robin.
son from Belgium taking on pre-
fabricated houses, destination not
known at present, and the HERNIA,
Norwegian vessel from Baltimore.
which will take her future cargo of
creasote-treated logs to Charles
ton. Thursday saw the departure of
the American oil tanker, S. o. Nash.
vile, leaving for an unknown desti-
nation with a cargo of gasoline.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-08
BUILDING PERMIT
ISSUED FOR FRANCE
NECKWEAR FACTORY

Industrial Properties, Inc. of
Wilmington, Friday received
building permit for an industrial
structure to house the plant OF the
France Neckwear company of New
York, from Gilbert F. Morton.
city building inspector. The plant,
estimated to cost $65, 900, is being
financed by the local group as
part of a program of encouraging
industrial advancement here.
A spokesman for Industrial Pro-
pertles said this morning that the
France company had agreed to
pay costs of construction of the
building exceeding 100000. The
neckwear firm will lease the build.
ing at five per cent of the invest
ment. 1t has been given no option
on the building.
Plans for the structure were
prepared by the firm of Lynch
and Foard, and were turned over
to the building inspector this aft.
ernoon for investigation.
The single-story masonry and
steel building will be started with
in the next few days on the north.
east corner of 18th and Marsteller
streets, opposite the new building
Of the Fox Bakery which was
started the latter part of June.
Mr.. Morton emphasized the ad.
vancement of industrial buildings
in this section Of the city. The
Fox Bakery building, upon com.
pletion, will cost about $4,000, ex.
Guiding equipment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-08
RAINFALL HITS
AREA FALL CROPS

Almost total losses were expect.
ed in fall crops in this area after
excessive rainfalls and hot sun
coupled with high humidity, and
extending over the normal grow
ing period have virtually ruined
chances for a good fall harvest.
according to R. w. Galphin.
county agent.
Surviving plants, already weak
ened by wash-outs and extremely
wet ground, wilt and droop over
quickly under the combined heat
and steaming action caused by the
intense sun rays and will succumb
shortly unless weather turns dry.
cool and cloudy, he said.
Damage to the crops, peanuts.
corn, cotton, beans and sweet pota.
toes, has not been fully determined
as yet, but is expected to be severe.
approximating almost a total loss.
Meanwhile hope for further fall
planting before the deadline of
September 10, has been virtually
abandoned, with Doggy ground
conditions preventing blowing and
cultvating for at least the next
10 days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-08
EXCHANGITES HOLD
QUIZ PROGRAM ON
WORLD WAR EVENTS

Mrs. Elizabeth Emory played a
number of songs with words set
to Exchange Club activities in
popular tunes at yesterdays meet
ing of the club at The Friendly
Civic club rooms. Members OF
the club, led by DR.. R. T. Renner'
participated in the singing.
A question and answer program
on important events Of World War
II was conducted by James Ale
good and a carton Of cigarettes
provided by President Stewart
was awarded to Robert Redmayne
who answered correctly the great
est number of questions.
Secretary Lee Sykes read a
letter from the state secretary OF
Exchange Club urging attendance
at the state board meeting in Ra-
leigh Sunday, Sept. 23rd. He also
advised members of DR.. Keevcrs
illness.
The program was directed by
Sam Berger and guest of the club
was warrant officer Eddie Hobbs.