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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
Convalescent Hospital : Appreciates Records
WCTU. Chapter Receives Letter From Hospital VOic'
 ing Thanks; Reports of Officers Filed
WATERT OWN Stephen Cany Correspondent Telephone O0a

WatertoWn, Feb. 27 - Mrs. Elna- than Black of Northfield road was the hostess for the February meet ing of the Women's Christian Tenn perance Union, which was held at her home Friday afternoon. Miss Edith Skilton presided at the bus mess shession during which the re- ports of the secretary and treasurer were given and Mrs. Edwin Dicken- son conducted the devotional serv- ice. Fourteen members and two guests were present.
 Mrs. Mabel Anderson read a let ter from the Old Farms Convalyes- cent Hospital for blind veterans at Avon, expressing thanks to the Wa tertoWn w. c. T. U. for 49 records recently sent the hospital.
 A report of the work done by the local group during the month of January included the sending of a box of used clothing, quilt pieces and sewing materials to the Pitman Center, Tennessee, for use among the Tennessee white; box of bandages sent to the American Mis- sion of Lepers, and three overcoats sent to the Bowery Mission, New York. Members of the w. 0. T. U. have completed the work on 10 wheel chair cushions, to be sent to a veterans hospital.
 During the program period, the March message, That Others May Know was presented by Mrs. Dan- iel Logue, Mrs. Edwin Dickenson, Miss Edith Skilton, Mrs. Harry Te- han, and Mrs. Myron Wheeler. Fol- lowing the meeting, refreshments were served by the hostess.
 The March meeting, Missions and Temperance meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Edwin Dickenson of GuernseytoWn road
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
LOCAL TEACHERS
 SUIT HEARD HERE

Trial opened in common pleas Nourt this morning before Judge Miles F. McNiff in the $5,0OO civil action brought by William F. Mor- an, Waterbury school teacher, and his son. William F. Moran, Jr- against Terry Condon of Ansonia. The litigation is based on an auto. mobile accident which occurred on December ?, 1889 in Seymour on the Seymour road.
 The father claims he applied the brakes of his car suddenly to avert striking the car of the defendant who turned into a driveway. Thg car skidded and struck tree, the complaint points out. MT. Moran was thrown from the car, and his son, who was passenger, was shaken and injured, it is alleged.
 Each of the plaintiffs asks foH $2,500 damages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
Late Realty Ne1vs

Edward B. GizZe to Naim Rizk property on North Main street, $l,- 500
 Christine M. Ursini to First Fed eral Savings and Loan Association, property on Orchard street, $5,000 Vincenzo Carusillo and Giovan- nina Carusillo to the Waterbury Savings Bank, property on Harriet avenue, $4500.
 Emile Boisvert to Waterbury Sav- ings Bank, property on Riverside street, $3,O00.
 Edward A. Olephaut and Helen l.. Oliphaut, property on Dwight street, $5 ,000.
 Release of Mortgages
 Homer Owners Loan Corporation to John IoSa.
 Ameen Rizk to Edward B. Gizze Waterbury Savings Bank to Carlo Rosa.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to TaaU- saS ValaciuS.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Bar bara Romanauskas.
 Waterbury Building and Loan As- sociation, Inc, to LeRoy R. Miller. ct ux Oscar LaCroiX to The Colonial Trust Company. as trustee under the will of James B. Woolson. Mitchell J. Albert to Lucy Par ziale.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to An drew J. BrodericlS.
 Warranty Deeds
 The following real estate deeds have been filed at the office of Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin:
 James Carusillo to Anna Di Stasio, property on Congress avenue.
 John F. Rinson, Joseph H. Robin son and Mary P Creem to Chris tine M Ursini property on Orchard street.
 Sarah Hoffman to Theresa Ear relli, property on Frost road.
 John Lapinskas to Vihcenzo Car usillo and Giovannina Carusillo, property on Harriet avenue.
 Katherine Palladino to Emile Boisvert, property on Buckingham street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
KNITTING HTS NEW HIGH IN
 P0PUL. L.ARITY

Chicago, Feb. 2e-(UP)-Knittina and other forms of needlework have boomed enormously since 1889 and demands for knitting materials and equipment have tripled in the past year, according to managers and buyers for the nations leading department stores.
 These buyers said that once a woman starts knitting there's no stopping her. She may start out knitting for homeless victims oG war or other disaster, but soon finds herself knitting articles for herself, family and friends.
 The boom in America started when war relief agencies solicited knitted garments, particularly for children, in Nazi-occupied coun- tries. Others aided bomb victims in England.
 Servicemen Now First
 Tn normal years, the demand for knitted articles was in baby clothes. Now, ironically, the recipients are mostly fighting men who are exc posed to the rigors of winter in wa- ter-filled foxholes. However, the birth rate has skyrocketed, too, and there is still heavy demand for the yarn colors used in knitting for babies-pink, blue and white The most popular colors for servicemen'S garments are khaiki and navy blue.
 A spur to home knitting recently is the scarcity of ready-to-wear garments O. this type, especially children's wear and high prices.
 Women are knitting many purses and fancy handbags. A new rayon and cotton yarn known as corde" is marketed for this purpose. Many home knitters turn out purses which would do credit to any manufac. turer.
 There is another type of yarn with which women make spider web lace" Many women now knit their own sweaters, dresses, gloves and other accessories.
 Ban On Some Yarns
 A government directive used in January took some stable worsted yarns off the market. Yarn dealers hope the ban will be lifted soon, however, because most of the arti- cles knitted with these yarns are sent to service people, anyway. These include sweaters, socks, muf- lers, vests, mittens and wind hel- mets.
 There are long waiting lists at all free knitting classes maintained by department stores. Prospective pupils must register. Only require- ment in most is that students buy their materials in the store furnish ing the free instruction. Housewives must attend sessions before 5 D. m., the evenings being reserved for business women and office girls.
 Psychiatrists and occupationaI therapy officers in hospitals, asy- lums and sanatoriums have long advocated knitting and sewing to ease mental tension and shattered nerves. Its fame as a calming agent is definitely established.
 One of the leading buyers said that many men have taken up knitting The government also teaches it to certain types of pa- tients in rehabilitation hospitals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
.'INSULTS'FLY ON STATE TREE
 FOR NEBRASKA
By MARJORIE B. PAXSON United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

By MARJORIE B. PAXSON United Press Staff Correspondent
 Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 27 CUP)--The "tree situation" in Nebraska home of the Arbor Day movement, sud- denly has become acute. At present, five trees are in the running for the title of state tree" and new entries may appear ever, the hackberry and the cotton wood, have been proposed in the state Legislature as candidates for the honor.
 It all began recently when Sem Charles Avrdik, Omaha, discover ed that Nebraska, then officially nicknamed tree planter" had no state tree. To correct this defi- ciency, he modestly introduced a bill to designate the hackberry as such.
 We don't like it!" was the im- mediate reaction of state agricul- tural college officials and tree en- thusiaStS.
 Cottonwood Put Up
 The cottonwood quickly was sug- gested by Extension Forester Earl G. Maxwell, who asserted it is head and shoulders" above all other trees in the state. Sen. Ern- est C.. RaaSch, Norfolk, then pro- posed a bill to name the cotton wood the state tree.
 Advice to the solons poured in. Three additional possibilities - the American elm, the Virginia juni- per, and the red cedar-have been suggested, but have not been pre- sented for Legislative consideration. Original supporting arguments, gleaned from the avalanche ad- vanced for the two leading con- tenders, are surprisingly similar, with advocates of both claiming their tree is sturdy, picturesque, useful, and widely known. But. they do differ - principally in descrip- tions of the oppostions.
 "Scavenger!' cry the hackberry partisans in references to the cot tonwood. Cottonwood supporters retaliate by saying their tree has more aesthetic qualities than the less significant hackberry." Too Hard for WOodpeckers
 "The hackberry would lessen the number of red-headed woodpeckers because the wood is too hard for the into work on," declared Eugene Martischung, Pierce. The cotton wood delegation has no answer for that one.
 The healthy Nebraskan respect for pioneers and the past has been capitalized upon by cottonwood de- voices. who assert their tree is older in the state, and is symbolic of pioneer life"
 That claim is vigorously disputed. Say the hackberry- y-ites, backed by paleontologists at the University of Nebraska, 'the hackberry trees were the first to come back after the glaciers of prehistoric times reced- ed, as the presence of petrified seeds | indicats.'
 A serious note was injected in the controversy by Everett P. Will son, Chadron. The selection, he said, should depend upon whether past performances or present and future values are the basis of judgment .' Wilson, incidentally, plugged the Virginia juniper for the title.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
STATE NEWS

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 27.-(UP) Appointment of three new members of the Connecticut War Finance committee was announced today by Chairman Eugene E. Wilson.
 They were Harold V. Felnmark, New Haven, secretary-treaSurer ot the Connecticut Federation of La bor; Francis s. Murphy, publisher of The Hartford Times, and Roy c. Wilcox, Meriden, secretary of the International Silver Go.
 New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 27-(UP) Three cars near the end of a IO6-car freight train jumped the rails in the east cut near the New Haven railroad station this mOrn- ing. No one was hurt. .. .. :. ... East and west bound passenger traffic, however, was delayed until the tracks could be cleared.
 Hartford, Conn, Feb. 27. CUP)- The Connecticut postwar planning board estimated today that between 22,0OO,OOO and $110,000000 year would be spent for private building construction during the first ten years following the war
 Between 1919 and 1941 the board reported an average of $68,000. 0OO a year was spent for construction.
 The board proposed that all con- struction plans be integrated as much as possible so as to "con- tribute to the best local and regional development" A bill now is before the legislature to set up a $1,000, 900 fund to share half of the costs of community planning.
 Hartford, Conn, Feb. 27-UP)- MeteOrOIOgist Roy E. Lundquist said today that the rain and moderate temperatures in Southern New Eng land since yesterday might avert serious flood conditions in the lower Connecticut river valley during the spring thaw.
 During the past 24 hours, he said, considerable snow and ice had melt ed i'm Connecticut and tributaries of the Connecticut river were great Iy relieved. Meantime, freezing tenn peratures to the north held back the runOff from the Vermont and New Hampshire basins.
 Lundquist said that the river had risen only foot and fOur-tenths since yesterday. The 24-hOur rain- fall was .69 of an inch. He predicted freezing temperatures tonight, with a possible low of 22 degrees, which would check the local runOff some what.
 "So far,' he said, everything is in our favor to avoid excessive high water later On."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
Hospital Bulletins

Fred Delaney, 50, 43 Rowe av- enue, Hartford, was treated at St. Mary's hospital yesterday evening after being struck on Meadow street by taxicab. The driver, identified by Motor PatrOlman Joseph Tierney as Frank D. Lawr- ence, 90, 69 Raymond street, was charged with violation of the rules of the road.
 Evelyn Keene, 35, 200 Cherry street, was treated at St. Mary'S hospital yesterday for a IaceratiOn of the forehead sustained in a fall at home.
 John Kilmer, 60 EnglewOUd av- enue, was treated at St. Mary'S hospital yesterday for laceratiOn of the left hand suffered while at work at the KapIan Bros. Co.
 George F.. Benjamin, 67, super intendent of the composing room of the Republican-A American, was reported slightly improved at Wa terbury hospital this morning al- though his name is still on the danger list. He was admitted Sum day when he was stricken with a heart attack at his home in West Cheshire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
CITY'S PAYMENTS
 EXCEED $6O,456

From February IS to March 15 the city will pay out a total of $60,456 in principal and interest on it's 1945 scheduled payments relative to bonded indebtedness.
 On February Is the suf of $20,- 900 was paid on general bond prin- cipal while at the same time a total of $16,36 in interest applic- able to the same was paid out. On March IS the sum of 10000 will be paid on the principal due on gen. eral bonds while 14,093 in interest will be paid applicable to the same.
 The city plans payment of $827,- 800 on principal due and $506,241 on interest by the close of this year. In 1914 total of $870,000 was paid on the principal and $538,04l on interest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
PARENTS RECEIVE
 SONS DECORATION

Oakville, February 27 MT. and Mrs. John c. Bennett of 334 Colo nial street have received the Purple Heart from the War Department, that was awarded posthumously to their son, Archibal J. Bennett, who was killed in action on Morotai Is- land in the Southwest Pacific De- cember 18, 1944. Pfc. Bennett en- tered the service May 3Oth. 1942, and was a member of the Dixie Di- vision. He trained at Camp Bowie, Texas, Camp Shelby, Miss, and Camp Pickett, Va, before going to the South Pacific.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
PLAN DAY COURSE
 FOR NURSES AIDES

A new day course for Uurses Aides will start the middle of March for Nurses Aides at the Red Cross Chap ter House, 165 Grove street. All those who may be interested in this Red Cross course, are urged to call 5-1171, the chapter house, as soon as possible in order to fill out their applications. Graduates will serve at either hospital upon completing the course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
FULTON PARK HOUSE
 DAMAGED BY VANDALS

Considerable damage was incurred to the plumbing in the ladies toilets at the Fulton Park pavilion as re- suit of vandalism perpetrated there last night, 1t was announced by Park Supt. James J. Curtin.
 MT. Curtin warned that such acts will be severely prosecuted should the perpetrators be apprehended The damage was so severe, he stated, that he was of the belief that 1t was not caused by youngsters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
(By United PreSS) ]


 Reconnaissance pictures disclose thta the U. $. attack on Truk had resulted in our carrier planes sinking 23 Japanese ships instead of 19.
 U. s. Warships again shell Ra- baul harbor, New Britain; naval units also sink four cargo ships off Kavieng, New Ireland, while Allied bOmbers attack Wewak and Ma dang on New Guinea.
 Soviet troops continue to score triumphs, carrying them to with in 15 miles of PskOv on one front and nearer to the Lavian border on the other.
 Hundreds of Russian planes bomb Helsinki, Finland, for 10 to 12 hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
MARINE GIRLS DO A MANS JOB
 BUT NEVER LOSE FEMININE SLANT
By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Correspondent

Washington, D. C.-From 8 staff of four uncertain females, fright ened by hostile male stares, Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter, director Mar inc Corps Women's Reserve, has seen her outfit grow in two years to a highly efficient organization of 19,000 officers and enlisted personnel and an integral part of the Marine Corps.
 '"The glamour has gone out of it now. We have left deep and gen. uine patriotic spirit which has car- ried us through the great change from civil life to military life. From now on 1t is our exclusive job to help win the war;" says Colonel Streeter.
 Speaking for the males in the Marine Corps, Lieut.. Gen. Alex ander A. Vandegrift, commandant, thus congratulated them on their recent second anniversary.
 To-day you number from approx lmately one-third to one-half of the post troops and fill 87 per cent of she enlisted complement of head quarters. You are carrying out your duties with the sureness and effi- ciency of veterans. Without you, we would be seriously handicapped"
 The average Marine girl-she's described as good-looking, intelli- gent 3 years old, five feet, four inches tall and weighing 120 pounds wants an assignment overseas at Pearl Harbor or one of the other iorward bases. How many have zone over in the last few months s military secret.
 Men needn't worry about the Marine girls losing the feminine viewpoint, Colonel Streeter says. Though they have learned to wear uniform and forsake frills, even aow they tend to supplement the uniform with do-dads in the hair and jewelry.
 They've been keeping cupid pretty busy, too. In two years more than 1900 women have tied the matri- monlal knot. More than 1000 were married before they joined. Marry ing lS all right, Colonel Streeter says, but when it comes time to have children, the Marine Corps is no place for them.
 However, with an eye to the fu- ture, most of the girls take exten- sior courses in foreign languages, domestic sciences and other fields to equip themselves for their post war job of homemaker.
 These past two years have meant double duty for the colonel. As Mrs. Streeter she is the mother of four children-two sons are officers in the Navy, one sergeant in the Army and a daughter will soon join the STARS. Her husband, retired lawyer and banker, keeps the home fires burning in MorristoWn, N. J.
 Prior to her selection as head of the Womens Reserve, Colonel StreGter was active in health and welfare work, serving as member of the New Jersey State Relief Council, New Jersey Commission of Inter- State Cooperation and New Jersey Board of Children's Guard ianO. Always interested in flying, she received her commercial pilots license early in 1942.
 More than a leader, she is the mother type, with friendly smile and a keen sense of humor. Her discipline has been tempered with a deep insight into human nature, which has won her the genuine friendship and respect of the women serving under her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
PROMOTION GIVEN
 E. E. EISENWINTER

Edward E. Eisenwinter of Water town has been named mechanical superintendent of the American Brass company, succeeding James R. Coe, who died two years ago. He has been employed by the concern and its predecessor, Benedict & Burnham Co.,, since 1901.
 As mechanical superintendent, MT. Eisenwlnter will have charge of design, construction, and mainten- ance of machinery at all American Brass plants in this country and in Canada. He served previously as division engineer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
POLICEMEN INVOLVED
 IN CHANGE OF BEATS

Change of schedules among the local police will take effect Thurs day. The rotating shifts mean that men now on duty from to 3 D. m. will assume duties on the II D. m. to a. m. shifts. Other schedules will be affected accordingly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
RETIRING OFFICERS
 SUCCESSORS GUESTS

Retiring officers will be the guests of newly elected executives of the Washington Park Commun- ity club at It's meeting this eve ming. The regular business session will nrecede the social session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27

A series of explanatory talks on how to prepare your 1944 income tax report will be initiated here this afternoon at 4:15 o'clock when Chief Deputy Gay Price of the Waterbury office of the Internal Revenue departmen is heard over Station WATR. His scheduled talks included March l, 6, s, and 13 at the same hour and over the same station. MT. Price, who will ex- plain procedure and in the course of questiOn-and-a brOad- cast, will be assisted by E. Emmett Shea of Naugatuck, member Of the local staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27

f Friday afternoon MarcN 10. 4C Is eH. pected that tn state w. c. T. U. di- rector, Mrs. Arnold will be present at this meeting.
 Pfc. AluIiS Recovering
 Mrs. Edward Bennett of Atwood street received a letter Monday from her brother, Pfc. Adam A)uliS A. U. S., who was wounded in &C., tion in France January 16. This was the second time the soldier has been wounded. Writing from an overseas hospi- tai, Pfc. Alulis told his sister that on January 16 he was wounded in the left elbow and left thigh by shell fragments from a German 8d NM gun. Through strange CO., incidence he was struck in the left thigh in the same injury incurred where he was wounded for the first time. However, he told his sister not to worry that he was well over the road to recovery and that it would be but short time before he would be able to walk again. Prisoner of War
 Col. s. Kellogg Plume and Mrs Plume of Middlebury road received word Monday that their son, Capt Stephen k. Plume, Jr., of the U s. Army has been reported priS- oner of war in Germany. Capt Plume, graduate of the U. $. Military Academy, West Point was reported missing on December IT.
 His wife, the former Miss La tilla Mcknight, daughter of MT anc Mrs. Robert Mcknight of Novs 1 Scotia Hill road, now resides 1T Bradenton, Fla. The couple have two chilrdren. young son, Stephen and an infant daughter, Elizabeth Latilla, who was born since Captain Plume was reported missing. Patricia DOnOhue HOnOred
 Mrs. Franklin Donahue of Chest nut Grove road entertained Satur- day afternoon at her homen in honor of her daughter, PaMicia who was celebrating her seventh birthday.
 Games were played and party luncheon was served. Attending the party were: Claire Weidemier Janice Littlejohn, Peggy Green. Jo- anne Golfer, Charles Johnson Shirley Newbrough, Roger Soder- berg. Hickey Peck, Judith Dona- hue and Patricia Donahue.
 Rev. Howard Dunn to Preach.
 The monthly meeting of the World Service Group of Christ Episcopal church will be held Thursday, March 1.
 Rev Howard F. Dunn, rector of St. Michaels church, Litchfield, will be the preacher at the service ot Holy Communion at II o'clock. A short business meeting will be held and luncheon will be served at l o'clock.
 Members of the luncheon com- mittee are: Mrs. Leon G. Smith, chairman; Mrs. John H. Caldwell, Mrs. Wallace Bartlett and Mrs Will liam Bronson.
 Special Fire District Meeting
 A special meeting of the legal voters of the Watertown fire dis trict will be held in the Town Hall, Tuesday evening, March 6 at o'clock.
 This meeting is to be held for the following purposes: to explain and discuss the proposed zoning ordi- nance. it's regulations and enforce ment; to describe the boundaries of the district and the division of the district into residence, business and industrial zones; to hear any party in interest and any citizen in rela- tion to said zoning ordinance, and its regulations thereto.
 A copy of the proposed zoning ordinance may be procured at the office of the superintendent in the Watertown Town Hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27

Venezuela is tryng out its new compulsory Social Security Law and plans to extend it gradually through out the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27

Switzerland recently sent train of g trucks of food and medical supplies as gift to Belgium.
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