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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
 Agreements

:. Compensation Com mi s s toner John J. O'Connell today approved the following agreements for weekly payments during disabil- ity:
 Santo Valvo, 83 York street, against the Chase Brass and Cop per Co.,, $50, beginning July 1o, $3O., abrasions to cornea, left eye.
 James Oliver, 38 South River side street, against the Chase Brass and Copper Co., $50; be- ginning July 19, 1945, sprain of right foot.
 Domenic Santora, 38 Wall street, against the Chase Brass and Cop per Co.,, $27.39, comminuted frac- ture left large toe, beginning July IT, 1945.
 Orlando Petrone, 55 Johnson street, against the Chase Brass and Copper Co.,, $50. beginning July Is, 1945, confusion over COG cyx
 Richard Pelletier, High street, against the Chase Brass and Cop per Co.,, $50, beginning July q. 1945, confusion over mid sternal MORE MORE MORENO REMORI region.
 Howard Bantle, 53 Taylor street Torrington, against the Railway Express Agency, Torrington, Con- necticl1t. S23. 90. May 26, 1945, right ingoinal hernia.
 Asahel Gibson, Christian road Middlebury, against J. H. White more Co.,, 327 Church street, Naug atuck, $15.04, beginning June P, 1945, fracture of right knee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
Late Realty
 Neus

The following realty records have been filed at the office of the town clerk:
 Warranty
 Silvio Spallone to Filippo Maui- ello, property on Bennett avenue. Julia Carey to Ann Charkowsky property at Walnut and Dikeman street.
 Mortgages
 Ann Charkowsky to Julia Carey property at Walnut and Dikemar street, $10,000. Evelyn H. Niven to First Fedora Savings & Loan Association, prop erty on Bonair avenue, $5,0O0.
 Mortgage Releases First Federal Savings & Loan AS sociation to Evelyn Niven. Waterbury Savings Bank te Charles Colella. Elsie Curtin to Michael and Julia Carey.
 Discharge of Mortgage Colonial Trust company from MI chael and Julia Carey. Quit Claim Christiana NitZ to Louise c. Iem' pei, property at Rosemount avenue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31

Tomorrow and thereafter, used car dealers who haven't received specific authorization from the State OPA are prohibited from selling used cars, trucks and motorcycles for warranted ceiling prices until they receive such authorization, it was announced today.
 Of the 1900 dealers in Connecti- cut, better than 90 per cent have already applied for authority to con- tfnue selling used motor vehicles at warranted prices and their ap- plications are being processed on a 24-hour basis, the State OPA said.
 To qualify as a dealer who may get top legal warranted prices for used cars, the applicant must prove to the satisfaction of the agency that he has facilities for repairing cars and putting them in good con- dition, thereby earning his right to guarantee the car for 30 days or 1000 miles, for which he may charge higher than the so-called as is" price to which all other sellers are restricted, OPA explained.
 Dealers who haven't been author ized and persist in selling for the warranted price areto be considered in violation of price regulations after August 1, the agency asserted and will be subject to treble damage action which may be instituted by the victimized purchaser or, If the purchaser fails to exercise his privi- lege of suit within 30 days, by the price administrator.
 The regulation requiring dealers to obtain an authorization to sell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
Two Bondits Net S111,3O

Burbank, Calf, July 31 - (UP)- One of the most intensive man. hunts in Southern California his tory was launched today for two youthful bandits, one dressed as a military policeman, who robbed two Hollywood State Bank messengers of $111,3 300 in cash.
 The victims, who escaped alter they were bound and left on de- serted foothill roadway, walked for two hours to report the payroll roo- bery, largest in recent years.
 The two bandits escaped with SIX bags of money containing $3,00O in silver and $108,300 in currency. The messengers were delivering 1t to a check-cashing agency near the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
 The messengers, Thurston M. Pat terson, 45, of South Pasadena, Calif., and Victor H. Lohn, of North Hol- lywood, Calf, said they were round ing a corner in their automobile within a block of the currency eX- change when the military policeman stepped in their path.
 As they stopped the car. they said, the bandits showed guns and forced them into the backseat of their car. They drove to the foot hills, the messengers said, and bound and taped their prisoners.
 They said the bandits warned them to lie still but expressed con- cern that they might never be found in the isolated spot and asked ii they wanted anyone notified as to their whereabouts.
 Both messengers said they gave the names of persons to call but that those persons never received a call
 Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, Van Nuys, Calif., and Bur- bank police and Los Angeles County Sheriff's officers joined the investi' gation. Teletype descriptions of the bandits were sent throughout the state and special guards watched al California border stations for tht escape car. The messengers des' cribed the bandits as being 23 year old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
FOOD SCARCITY TO HIT WHOLE
 WORLD IN 1945

New York, July 31-(UP)-Fooo will be scarce this year, even ID favored. countries, for the firsi time, perhaps in history, Phillips Henry reports in the August issue of Magazine Digest.
 Mankind has never had enough food, but due to combination oi circumstances, this is the first veal when practically every nation or the face of the globe will be af. fected, the article said. There just isn't enough food to go around, Henry said. Here is the situation as he saw it in nations that nor mally help feed the rest of the world:
 United States: Crops will be av- craze, but food stores will be cut by the necessity for feeding 1,000.- 900 war prisoners here, maintain- ing 100000 men in occupied Europe and armed forces in the Pacific, as well' as helping feed 100000 war prisoners in Europe.
 Russia: Production hampered by shortages of draft animals, farm machinery and fertilizers.
 rgentina: Exports cut by | drought.
 Australia Dust howl" devasta- tion has reduced wheat crop from no 100000 to 4O,000,000 bushels.
 Cuba: Sugar crop hurt by drought.
 Canada: Excessive rain slashed grain crops and stores were fur ther reduced by necessity of win- ter feeding livestock until late in May, due to excessively cool wealth. CT.
 The world food problem is fur ther complicated by the refusal of peasants to plant crops in Eastern Germany, Poland, Hungary and Rumania, where uncertainty exists as to the future ownership of the land, and by the fact that millions of acres are under water in Hol- land. Much more land on the con- tinent is dangerous to farm be- cause of mines planted during the war, Henry said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
Ship Repoirs .NotAdequate
BY DEAN w. DITTMER

Washington, July 31 - (UP) - A special Congressional Committee re- ported today that repaired, war ships are leaving west coast ship yards without the latest and best equipment because of shortage of skilled help.
 Rep. John J. Sparkman, D., Ala, head of the Special House Military Affairs Investigating Committee, said that in some cases ships were sent back to sea without being adequately repaired"
 But more often," he said, 'it is without the latest and best equip ment that is available but is not put on because of shortage of skilled labor"
 Army Partly Blamed
 The committee placed part of the blame on the army.
 Tt is apparent that the War Department, under the cloak oi military necessity. has not cooper ated sufficiently with war activi- ties and other governmental agen- cies in these areas" the report said.
 Calling for immediate action by the Office of War Mobilization te alleviate the west coast manpowei situation, the group recommended that the proper agencies consider: 1. Means of inducing 4-F's ant workers not subject to selectiv' service to remain on war jobs"
 2. Continuation of liberal draf deferments until job-jumping o 4-Fs can be stopped.
 3. Increased efforts to recrui skilled labor.
 {. Release from armed force Of men having skill needed tc war activities which are now havinl emergency manpower shortages Of condition they 60 to and Femaif in specified jobs"
 6. Relieve the west coast Of q much war traffic e possible nl using Atlantic and 0ulf ports C | the maximum extent poaaible. "unles something ls done im
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
(By United Press)

About 5000 U. s. planes raid in dustrial and air targets in the Reich and France; the 18th Air Force attacks oil installations at Bucharest and PlOesti.
 Japanese resistance in Guam begins cracking badly as American troops sweep across the island; complete conquest of Tinian is inn minent.
 Russian troops break into the Lithuanian capital of Kaunas while other Soviet units advance to within 10 and 15 miles of War saw.
 In France, U. s. troops occupy Avrances, at base of the Conten- tin Peninsula, and now stand on the threshold of Brittany; cover 3S miles in six days; fighting rages in stretes of Granville, while Bre- hal was captured.
 In Italy, Indian troops southwest of Florence clear Nazis from high ground between the Pesa and Elas rivers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
Tailor-made For War On Japan, B-32
 Throws Sunday Punch At GrOggy NlpS

order to familiarize the student crews with every detail of their completed job.
 The students are, of course, ex- perienced avaitors. Pilots (air- plane commanders is really the proper term) and co-pilots have about 1000 hours of four-engine flying under their belts, and they get 50 additional hours here.
 PROPS ACT AS BRAKE
 Flight engineers take an eight weeks course at the Fort Worth field. They are joined for the final six weeks by pilots and co-pilots, who work with them as team.
 The Army's constant concern for the safety and comfort of its flyers - so different from the Japs' cold -blooded wastage of planes and personnel-is abundantly evil dent in the combined production and training picture seen here.
 The big bcmbers get 12 hours ot checking over after 25 hours in the air. The 50-hour check is even more comprehensive. And at the lOO-houl inspection, the plane is almost lit orally taken apart and put together again by 27 mechanics working "A hours in eight-hour ssifts.
 For most of the passengers on a demonstration flight the piece dc resistance was the operation of the reversible pitch propellers. cTht B-32 is the first land plane to have them.) The inboard propellers art reversed a moment after landing tt act as a brake. And they really act for which many pilots will probabl! have reason to be thankful if the. ever have to set 50 tons of bombe down on a Pacific island field witt short runWayS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
CRASH DESCRIBED
 BY EYEWITNESS
David SOkolOv Saw Big Bomber Hit Empire
 State Building

Naugatuck, July 31-At the last moment the pilot of the Army bomber which crashed into the Em- pire State Building, New York city, appeared to realize his danger, David Sokolov of Bridge street, who saw the crash, said today.
 The plane seemed to point its nose up as if seeking more altitude but the building was too close and the crash followed, MT. Sokolov said.
 Stating that he saw the plane be- fore the crash, he said the pilot was apparently having rudder trouble He was standing next to an Air Force captain and we both tried to lift the plane with our hands as it headed directly for the great structure" MT. Sokolov said.
 Tt did not seem possible that such a thing could happen in the heart of New York city," he said.
 First reports were that Jap sui eide plane launched from a subma- rine off shore had been responsible, he declared. The plane vanished in the flames Hike a celluloid comb, D he added. The crowd that gathered was on the verge of hysteria, some crying, others laughing, he said.
 Pvt Paul P. Benson, g, son of MT and Mrs. John Benson, Horton Hill road, and a veteran of five cam paigns, returned home recently after flying to this country from Scotland in g hours
 Pvt. Benson, as a telephone work CT in the Signal Corps, saw service in three Armies. He was with the Fifth Army, was later transferred to the Seventh, then was transferred to the French First Army, returned to the Fifth and then again trans. ferred to the Seventh Army.
 He took part in the Tunisiar campaign, the Anzio-Rome battles the southern France campaign, the battle of the Rhineland and aSlt was in the Central Germany cam. paign. Although he had numerous close escapes. he was not injured he said.
 Pvt. Benson has been in the Army since October, l942, and at present has 81 points toward his discharge four less than needed. He is to re- port at Camp Shepherd, Texas, Aug 29 but does not anticipate he will be sent to the Pacific area.
 Its great to be back" Benson said, the town, he asserted, seem: to be growing, what with a new theater and two new housing pro- jects.
 A brother, Cpl. Norman J. Benson was recently discharged from tht service under the point system.
 Pvt. Benson was employed at the U. s. Rubber Co.,, prior to entering the armed forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
BY NEA SERVICE


 Fort Worth, Tex, July 31-The Jap home islands, already rocked by repeated blows of B-29 Superfort- resses, have now felt the sting of what might be called the Army Air Forces Sunday punch. The Sunday puncher is the new B-32 bomber.
 The B-32 is slightly smaller than the Superfortress, its companion in the heavyweight class, but it carries comparable load. It has wing spread of '135 feet and length of 83 feet. The most distinguishing fea- ture Is towering single tail sur- face, 32 feet and inches high, of almost twice the height of the B-24's s twin rudders.
 Carrying crew of eight, the bomb- CT lifts a normal gross weight of 100000 pounds and alternate gross weights of more than 10000 pounds. It is powered by four 18-cylinder, 2200- horsepower engines.
 LAST WORD IN DESIGN
 There won't be as many B-32's as Superforts in the Pacific war. Output on the former had not reached top speed when the Air Forces cutback was announced. It was decided to curtail the B-32 program rather than interrupt the momentum of B-29 production.
 But the B-32 brings into combat bomber tailor made for the Jap anese war, to supplement the mag nificient job being done by the Su- perfortresses. These two aircraft or iginally were designed to the same specifications, and the first experi- mental B-32 took to the air day before the first flight of the XB-2e nearly three years ago.
 While production of the B-2e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
Soap Firms
 Buy Butter.

Washington, July 3l.-(UP)-An OPA official acknowledged today that thousands of pounds of ined- ible butter may have been sold to soap factories in the past few days.
 But he said it would not have gone to civilians, anyway. as it ap- parently was inedible leavings from manufacture of an army cream spread.
 Sen. Kenneth s. Wherry, R., Neb.. sals at a Senate food hearing that he had been reliably informed" Set two sales amounting to 170,000 uountis of rancid butter had been sent to Indianapolis within the last few days.
 He said he was told that 5000 pounds of it went to Proctor SS Gamble, soap manufacturers.
 Henry G. Van Veen, OPA repre- sentative, replied he had checked the Indianapolis story" and had a preliminary report. NO part of this was ever in the civilian supply" he said. Tt was not considered as a factor in setting point values on butter.
 "The Army has an item known as Carter's spread. It Is made by com- bining butter and cheese. In the pro- cess of making this some of the butt ter clings to the machinery, and these scrapings apparently are the butter in question"
 pr. D. A. Fitzgerald. WFA ofiicial, told the committee there Is now more butter for civilians as the rec sult of CD Army cutbacks and (0 increased butter production.
 He said he believed July produc- ton figures would show as much as last years and possibly more"
 we are attempting to keep OPA advised SO 1t can adjust point values to the supply" he said.
 Fitzgerald said it was believed that the 5000 pounds were rancid when they went to the Army.
 The hearing turned Into . one- senator affair. Sen. Allen ]. Ellen. der D., La, walked out in . huff when Wherry brought up the mat. ter Of butter sold for soap.
 were supposed to be inyestl- aaslng restAufants." Ellender shout ed as he marched out of the eom- naittoe rpm.
 Winery earlier predicted thor, would he loa1 meat for civil nn1 ncxl }eHI than es pft0l1f'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
Oddities L
 The Neus

Boston, July 31-(UP)-Federal Judge George c. Sweeney today had under advisement the case of Tex as soldier who wants to be released from the army because he claims he never took the induction oath.
 Joe Welden Buice, g, of Kings vile, Tex, a member of Jehovah's Witnesses, yesterday sought a writ of habeas corpus in U. s. district court against Col. Howard s. aPt- terscn, commanding officer of Camp Edwards where he si stationed. Buice claimed he was illegally re- strained at the camp. He was sem tenced to six-month jail term by a court-martial for refusing to take the oath.
 Boston, July 31-UP)-Workmen cleaning up the ruins of the Cocoa nut Grove night club fire, in which 49l merrymakers perished Nov. 28 1922, discovered a charred piece of music. Its title: My Last Affair.""
 1NOIAVAhp NAoCCp ~oAy SA We Inmates at the Norfolk prison col- ony will have a venison dinner some day this week because of an auto mobile accident in which a deer was accidentally struck and killed near the prison.
 Boston, July 31-(UP)-You can't blame the OPA for everything, ac- cording to federal Judge George C. Sweeney.
 A lawyer in a meat slaughtering case before Judge Sweeney yester- day was halted when he started questioning a witness about trans portation of COWS about to give birth to calves.
 "What's that got to do with the case" queried Judge Sweeney, COWS have been having calves for centur- ies. That has nothing to do with the OPA."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31

mediately, or unless Japan 'surren- ders forthwith, which we cannot gamble upon, an already serious situation on the west coast will be- come more than critical" the com mittee reported.
 Most acute west coast manpower problems were said to be in the railroads and ship repair yards.
 Tn one case. the report said. a large carrier was scheduled to leave on a certain date, When the time came for that ship to leave, al- though it was in condition to fight. all betterments were not completed, and 1t was able to put into the air only % per cent instead Of 100 per cent Of its plane capacity with in q given time." the report said.
 sparkman quoted an unnamed admiral as telling him that another warshlp had to return 10 sea with radar equipment that would not pickup e nearby Iceberg while equipment was available that would have picked up . sec gull many miles away.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT

New Milford, Conn.,, July 31 - (UP) - Howard Fraher, 15-years- old tobacco worker, drowned after suffering a heart tatack while bath ing in a swimming hole with a com- paniOn last night. The body was re- covered by State Police.
 Bridgeport, Conn.,, July 3l-UP) While on an outing with his par ents, Michael John Delaney, ', Lyndburst, N. J., waded into Beardsley Park Pon and was drown ed late yesterday. The body will be returned to Lyndburst for burial.
 New Britain, Conn.,, July S1-(UP) A majority of the workers of the Fafnir Bearing Co.,, were on record today as favoring a strike, if nec- essary, to achieve demands for a guaranteed ten per cent quarterly bonus, sick leave pay. two weeks va cation and seniority rights.
 Ballots were cast by 3,282 of the $500 workers. Results showed 2,4S7 in favor of a walkout, 761 opposed, while 4S ballots were vOided.
 A shop committee of the GIG United Automobile Workers issued statement declaring that i've now have the right to strike, but the leaders will not attempt to use il unless it is necessary and advisable We have reasons to believe that be. cause of thesyes vote we might me- gotiate a workable contract without striking"
 A company spokesman said that breakdown of union-managemen negotiations was the fault of thu Union and that "the Company hal always been willing to bargain col. lectively, and still is."
 Bradley Field. Conn.,, July 3l- | CUP)-Three decorations for hero ism will be made during an oper house program marking the observ ance of Air Force Day at this Firs Air Force base Wednesday, 1t wa announced today by Commandinl oficer Col. E. H. Johnson.
 The Distinguished Flying Cros will be presented to Francisco Reb clio, Tiverton. R. T., former en gineer and Flying Fortress top tur rett gunner. Rebello, during a raj, on Foggia airdrome. Italy. May 3l i943, picked up a cluster of bomb which had fallen from their rac and threw them out of the bonn bay with complete disregard for hi own safety" according to his cita ton.
 Another Air Force veteran Charles O. Laine. Norwich, will re ceive the Air Medal for meritoriou achievement In the southwest Pa cific for competing low altitude IniG aions over mountainous terrain ufl der adverse weather conditions on in an linarmed transport.
 The Ar Medal with two oak Lea Cllistofs will be presented to Joel phlne Piekarz. North West cheste 0n behalf of her bFotheT, ist 70 An ihony riekarE, ufo WIS Killed | ! aeiion in t'ia European 4neaief q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
copehort Predicts Victory ln so Days

Indianapolis. July si- (up)-sen. Homer R. Capehart, D., Ind, today predicted the end of the war with Japan within 60 days.
 He said RuAsIa would "joln us ln the paclfir by Sept. 1 II the Jap- anese haven't surrendered by that tlme."
 Home pn senate vacation, cape- hart aaid HIs predictions were only ''nsTtpnt' ohltrPeiiona."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31

was being pushed, many changes suggested by combat experience and
 development of new equipment were
 incorporated into the B-32. The re- suit can safely he called the last word in heavy bombardment air. craft design.
 Here at the Forth Worth plant of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp, where most of the foremen wear 10-gallon hots on the job, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31

press was given a chance to see the new heavyweight from subassembly to actual performance. This is pos sible because the finished product can go directly from the Convair factory to the Fort Worth Army Air Field which adjoins it.
 This field has served as a prov ing ground for the B-32 as well as a training school for its crews. And the training of combat crew is as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
Distinguished Cross Awarded Monk Meye'

Manila, July Sl-(UP)-Lt. Col Charles (Monk) Meyer, former West Point All-America backfieid ace, was awarded the Distinguished Service Gross today for gallantry in leading infantrymen attacking strong Japanes piilbox on north- ern Luzon.
 Meyer. who is now serving at sixth army headquarters, at that time commanded the second bat. talion of the i27th infantry. Sand divlsion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31

much a step- -step process as the construction of the airplane itself. The Army, no less than the Con- vair designers. had to start from scratch.
 Instructors and ground crews went to school to learn what they were to teach. Most of the B-32 textbooks and directives W e e written at the field. Drawings and working models had to be made in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
GOVERNMENT DISBANDED

Stockholm, July 31-(UP)-The Swedish coalition government was disbanded today and a new cabinet of Social Democrats sworn in.
 Per Albin Hanson continued as premier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
Used Car Dealers Must
 Possess OPA Permits
About 90 Per Cent of l,2OO Registered Merchants
 Authorized to Carry on After August

at warranted prices is designed to protect the pcblic from certain interruptions dealers whose practice has been to gamble on the guarantee without making repairs that would put car in good running condi- tion," the agency pointed out.