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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
COFFEE PRICE
 MAY BE UPPED

Boston, Jan. 29.-UP)-A fa- vorable turn in the United Nations war fortunes is causing Latin Amer ican coffee producers to take a firm stand in their demands for higher export prices. the United Business Service said today.
 These countries feel that prices should be advanced now. or they will hold coffee for higher prices when European markets are opened again." the service said.
 Brazil Colombia and Guatemala provided about 85 per cent of the nations coffee last year. UBS said.
 Among signs Of the producers de- mands. UBS said. were,
 l. A per cent rise of Colombian and Guatemalan domestic coffee prices.
 3, Virtual stoppage ol Brazilian sales offers.
 2, Decline of United States cof- fee stocks to 40O0.O 900 bags as com pared with the estimated 5000 GOO bags needed for this years civilian armed forces and lend.lease require ments.
 {. Drought conditions la Brazll which may reduce ltS iD46 produc. ton to 5000, 600 bags ns compared with . normal 10000 GOO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
WEATHER TO BE
 CLEAR, COLDER
Storm Causing Serious In. cOnveniences to Nearby
 Communities

Skies cleared in Waterbury short- ly after noon today after snow and sleet pelted the city intermittently since early morning.
 The weatherman's prediction Is for clear and cold tonight. Noon temperature was 30 degrees. High for the past 24 hours was g degrees at o'clock yesterday afternoon: low was % degrees recorded at midnight
 Hartford, Conn, Jan. 20.-(UP) Already cruSted with the frozen remains of previous heavy storms, Connecticut was pelted with another snowfall today which the weather man said would be about three inches, followed by sleet and freez- ing rain.
 The storm added fresh hardShipS to many communities in the western section of the state where frozen drifts, ten and twelve feet high, have blocked rural roads and iso- lated many families.
 State Highway Department bull dozers and power shovels worked throughout the weekend to break up the drifts so that food and fuel could be delivered to farms, and milk could be brought out to mar ketS.
 Particularly hard hit were the towns of Goshen, Sharon. Bethle- hem. Colebrook, Norfolk, New Hart ford and Salisbury, all in Litchfleld County.
 A bulldozer worked on one road at Goshen today to break through to the home of resident reported cri- tically i'll. Appeals also were made to contractors to lend their equip ment wherever needed.
 Ordinary equipment for road clearing was found inadequate to smash the frozen drifts. The tenn perature in Litchfield County was about 20 degrees above zero Sunday while most other sections of the state experienced warmer weather which melted snow and ice.
 State Highway Department ofl- cials said that all main roads were open and their only trouble was on the less travelled back roads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner John J. O'Connell today approved the following agreements for weekly payments during disability or for specific payment in case of per- manent injury:
 Leo Bernier of 19 Laval street against Waterbury ompanies, Inc. $50 for five and one-third weeks, one-third loss of terminal phalanx of right index finger.
 Izauro Branco of 96 Travy avenue against Scovill Mgf. O., $30 begin ming Jan. 6, injury to right foot.
 Leonardo DeLapo of IA Pembertor street against Scovill Mfg. Co.,, $28.01 for two and one-half weeks, 10 per cent loss of function of third right finger
 J. Blanche of 43 Union street against Manufacturers Foundry Co.,. $50 beginning Dec. 2S, injury to right shoulder and back.
 John James Whittv of 16 Dikeman street against M. J. Daly & Sons, Inc, $SO beginning Jan. 20, back strain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
MARCH OF DIMES
 NETTING RESULTS
Splendid Spirit of Cooper atiOn Noted; Placards
 Distributed About City

Waterbury's March of Dimes cam paign continued on steadily today the last mile being approached in rapid strides.
 On Saturday Officer John (Jin- gles) Donahue, Waterbury's famed poet policeman delivered hundreds of March of Dimes placards to local downtown retail stores, giving of his time and effort to the cause without remuneration.
 The placards display the picture of the gallant little lady" John Begley of Willow street whose pie ture and story first appeared in The Democrat, co-sponsors of the campaign, Similar placards have been distributed to all factories o1 the city, drug-stores and public buildings.
 Yesterday the Franco American society netted over $50 in dimes fol the campaign at an all-day socia, and sporting event attended at clut headquarters by more than 10C members and their friends.
 Samuel Jacobson, president of the MelroSe club is rapidly compiling substantial contribution to the campaign by his own collection methods
 Daily rallies and drives are being conducted in the city's factories and offices supporting the campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
LABOR SHORTAGE
 TO BE RELIEVED
JamaiCans, SOIdier=WOrk- CTS Arriving Here This
 Week to Aid War Effort

Two hundred and forty-six natives of Jamaica were scheduled to arrive in Waterbury this afternoon and to report for employment at the Amer ican Brass Company or the Chase Brass and Copper Company tomor- row.
 Representatives of both concerns were at an undisclosed dock to meet the Jamaicans today as they arrived here directly from their island homes, and it was indicated the group would come to this city some time this afternoon.
 The first group of Jamaicans will be housed at government barracks at Plantsville or Meriden. while a further contingent may be housed in Shelton. The Scovill Mfg. Co.,, which also has requested some of the native workers, will await arrival of another vessel.
 Jobs in the highest urgency rat ing bracket will be filed by the na- tives, who are said to be qualified for the heavy labor. Considerable alleviation of the shortage of heavy mill workers is expected to result from recruitment of the natives.
 One of the 10 soldier workers al- located to the Waterbury Compan- ies, Inc. of South Main street has started his employment here and arrival of the remainder is expected momentarily. The soldiers have been assigned here by the Spring field ordnance office to fill jobs which have been idle because of lack of help. All are highly special iZed workers.
 The Waterbury soldier-help allo- cation figure today stands at 198. With PAS Jamaicans scheduled to work here. Waterbury will have the aid of 444 outsiders to alleviate the labor shortage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
CIVIL AIR PATROL
 CLASS GRADUATING

Waterbury squadron, Civil Air Patrol, will hold it's first open house for parents and friends of cadets at the first graduation exercises under the revised training program in the state armory, Field street. tonight. It. Frederick w. Kirschbaum, squadron commander, said this morning about 30 cadets will receive certificates atteSting to the work they have completed.
 New cadet classes will start next Thursday evening at Crosby high school. The tentative schedule. &C., cording to It. Kirschbaum, will in- cludc military drill, military cour- tesy. Morse code and radio proce- dure and navigation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
GOVERNOR SELECTS
 WATEBURY WOMAN

Mrs. Sadie B. Carethers, medical social worker at the Waterbury hos pital, will be a representative of the State of Connecticut at the Nation al Freedom exercises at Indepen- dence hall in Philadelphia Feb. 1. She was named as a delegate by Governor Raymond E. Baldwin. who also selected Frank T. Simpson. special assistant to the Connecticut Inter-racial commission, as a second delegate,
 The appointment is the second one given the local woman by the governor. Tn l943 she was named a member of the state inter-racial commission. and has been serving both on the educational and com- plaints committees, She is a reg istered nurse in this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
Police Blotter

Breaks were reported last night at Rays Service Station 589 South Main street, and Gene's Station, Grove and Cooke streets. Detec- tives Lieutenant Edward McElli- gOtt and Sergeant Charles Me- Weeney are investigating. Detec- tiveS Sergeant Anthony Mariana and Joseph Dunphy, are invcsti- Sating an attempted break At CairlO's Market, 94O North Main street.
 Detective Lieutenant John Gal win is investigating the complaint of Adele SimOnS, 17 Wood street, that a man tore her purse out of her hands and ran, Saturday night on North Elm street, near Cherry street. Ration cards, . wtach, and . gold chain were in the purse, Lieutenant Calvin said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
Macarthur Untangles Rope Shortage By Recapture Of Philippine Fields
RY MA SERYICE

New York, Jan. 20-Most war scare of all vital commodities, pbaca, known commonly as manila hemp, may soon be off the short supply list. As MacArthur's men move forward in the Phi!ipplnes they are freeing lands on which this critical fiber Is grown and w:tn them are experts who are arranging Tor the stripping and shipping O! the commodity.
 Used for a myriad of marine tasks, the fiber has been scarce since the Gaps seized the Philippines. Over 90 per cent of all abaca was grown in the islands befotc tEe war. Nearly Rll the manila hemp imported into the United States goes into the manufacture of ropes and cables for ships. It is particularly wei suited Ter this use, having a high degree of resistance to cea water durability and tenacity.
 So critical did the shortage of the cordage fiber become after the fall of Luzon, that substitutes, generally Inferior to the Philippine product. had to be used on naval and mer- chant ships. Seventeen plants pro ducing inefficient European-type hemp were cor Sructed by the Gov ernment in the midwest These pro- ducts, however proved unsatisfac- tory for marine cordagc use.
 EXPERIMENT SUCCEEDS
 Tn 1942 experimental plantations of abaca were started by the United Fruit Company in Central Ameri"a. Previous experimentation in India, tie Dutch East Indies and the Ma lsy States had failed. In Central America, much to the surprise of cordage experts, however the piant flolrished and grew. Abaca plant ine was kept to small scale in Latin America, because of the great er cost of the fiber there compared With that of the Philippine product. With the fall of Mindanao. largest producing island, early ill 1942. mil 5tary authorities requested Il e United Fruit Company to begin ex- tensive plantings in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala. This years crop is expected to amount to 65, 1000, 900 pounds, approx inIately tWo-thirds the normal inn ports from the Philippines.
 Abaca planting succeeded in Cen tral America, according to scientists, because the climate thcre is similar to that of the Philippines and be- cause blaming was cone from suck CTS, rather than seeds. The abaca plant is very similar to the banana plant found throughout Central America.
 When Japan took the Philippines sine knew she was cutting off our supply of the vital cordage fiber. She lad planned for this even before Pearl Harbor. More than half of Mindanaos population was Japanese and nearly all the plantations were In Jap hands.
 The Japs have broadcast claims that abaca fields have in great part ben replanted with other crops, Japan's supply of cordage fiber be- ing sufficient. The extent to which this has been done is not as yet ascertained. Reports from Leyte, third largest producer of the fiber, maintain, however, that the abaca fields there are in good order and stripping is already in progress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29

The company checks its cars for lost proerty after the depar- ture of passengers and has de- vlopd hnation's lstesoaglr ears veloped the nations largest lost and-found department with repre- sentatives in 30 cities. During the last year. when passenger traffic on the railroads reached the highest peak in history, this department returned several hundred thousands dollars worth of personal property which had beer forgotten or mislaid by Pullman patrons.
 Pullman goes all-out in its eff forts to find owners of lost articles. This is particularly difficult in the case of servicemen who have to be traced to lands across the seas and the recovered articles are often delivered to them in the front lines in Europe or the farthest reaches of the Pacific.
 Traced by Old Sales Slip
 F. R. Callahan, general manager, cites the case of soldier who left an electric shaver on a train going to Minneapolis. The only clue was a 10-year-old sales slip by which the owner was traced from Minne- apoliS to Spokane and thence to France where he was serving with the invasion forces.
 Owners of lost articles have been traced to South Pacific islands, Alaska and Iceland. The depart ment never gives up until 1t has ex- hausted every clue.
 Callahan said that civilians lose everything from eyeglasses to Snowshoes and in most cases their losses are more spectacular than those of service people.
 For example" Callahan said, there was the woman who lost a bag containing $125,O0 worth of jewels. She and her husband were travelling from Boston to New York. After leaving the train, she discov- cred that she had left little greep bag containing the jewels beside her seat. She notified the Pullman con- pany which telephoned to points ahead on the trains schedule. The bag was found by porter at Phil. adelphia and it was sealed and re- turned to New York on the next train"
 $10O,O0O Ring Lost
 Another porter found a $100 900 diamond ring in washroom aboard train between Atlanta and Ma con, Ga. He turned 1t in immediate ately and the owner soon claimed it. Callahan said porters display ex- emplary honesty and day after day turn in wallets containing from few dollars to thousnads of dollars.
 Travelling agents of the com- pany frequently travel halfway across the continent pursuing an owner of lost property-or one who mistakenly exchanged it for an- other parcel. Prolonged searches, sometimes taking up to two years, are characteristics of the diligence with which the company performs this unusual service.
 Pullman officials say passenger losses may be minimized If they will put Identification on easily mislaid items such as eyeglass cases, keys, watches and wallets and put names and addresses on both inside and outside of all lug gage parcels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
TRAIN HELD UP
 FOR ROOSEVELT
Presidents Son Denies Making Request of Rail-
 road Officials

Los Angeles. Jan. 29-(UP)- If the streamliner City of Los Angeles doesn't arrive on time today, it won't be the fault of Col. James Roosevelt because the hour and sev- en minutes lost waiting for the pres ident'S eldest son to board 1t in Chi cago Saturday night were made up by the time the train reached Che yenne, Wyo., railroad officials said.
 Col. Roosevelt and his wife, who were returning to the west coast from his fathers fourth term inau- guration in Washington, were trav- cling on a Pennsylvania train which was more than six hours late
 Someone wired ahead to Union Pacific officials in Chicago, who ordered the train with 300 posSen- gers held so the Roosevelt party could make connections.
 However. no one seemed to know who ordered the streamliner's delay. Chicago and Northwestern officials, who handle the train out of Chi ca2o, said depot officials ordered it held but they didn't know who gave the order.
 Trains were held occasionally, they said, for persons travelling on tight schedules where delay would enforce hardship, but never be- fore had the train been held that long.
 Roosevelt denied htat he asked for the train to be held, and Penn Sylvania officials said the conductor of their train had made no such request.
 They pointed out that such a thing was done only with trains travelling long distances which would have a change to make uP the lost time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
RED GROSS OFFERS
 FIRST AID COURSE

A new standard Red Cross first aid course will open tomorrow at 7:30 D. m. at the local Chapter house at 165 Grove street, 1t was announc- ed today by Miss Alice Briggs, chair man of the service. Registration will be accepted at the opening session, but not later, the chairman stated.
 A new home nursing class was scheduled to hold its first meeting today at 2:30 p. m. at the Chapter house. The course will be given by Mrs. Arthur Field each Monday and Wednesday afternoon at 2:30.
 Mrs. John Dillon, chairman of the home nursing service, reported Sev- eral openings exist for a courses which will be started shortly on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and on Tuesday and Thursday eve- nings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
BLEWITT CHOSEN
 STATE PRESIDENT

Arthur E. Blewitt, former presi- dent of the Waterbury Naturalist club, was elected president of the Connecticut Botanical society at the annual meeting held yesterday at the Osborn Botanical laboratory in New Haven. He succeeds Edgar B. Harher, who served as head for l8 years.
 MT Blewitt was one of the organ izers of the state federation of na- ture clubs, and is an honor member of New England Hotanical society.
 A talk on Breeding the Chestnut Tree of Diseases Resistance" was given at the meeting by Dr. Arthur Harmolnt Graves of the Brooklyn Botanical garden staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
GUIDANCE COURSE
 TO BE CONDUCTED
Teachers, Parents, VOlun= teers May Enroll in Class
 at Child Center

A course dealing with the growth and guidance of young children will be given to teachers, parents and volunteers at the Kingsbury Child Center starting February 2, 1t was announced today. The course will be sponsored by the Teachers Col lege of Connecticut, and credit of two semester hours will be allowed to students who desire 1t and com- pletes the course satisfactory.
 The instruction has been planned by Miss Harriet Mach, conSultant of nursery education of the State De- partment of Education, 1t was re- ported. Classes will be held on nine consecutive Wednesdays from 73O to 9:30 p. m.
 A charge of $l0 will be made to those students taking the course for credit and they will be given three additional sessions with Miss | Nash.
 The subjects to be treated at the l sessions include: development and guidance, building the program, arts and construction, music and rhy- thms, science and story telling, health-physical and mental, be- havior and discipline, community contacts, and summary-the whole child.
 Instructors besides Miss Nash will include: Suster Mary deLourdes of St. Joheph's College in Hartford, Miss Marguerite Peterson of the State Department of Education, Miss Margaret c. Gustin, element ary supervisor of rural education for Connecticut; Miss Sally Welch of the Charter Oak Child Care center in West Hartford; Dr. Martha L. Clifford of the Department of Health. Dr. Frances Ilg Of Yale University. and Mrs. Winifred Allen. executive director of the New York Association of Day Nurseries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
DIR. ALLEN PRAISES
 STAND OF CHINESE

Lauding the spirit of the Chimes people for their gallant resistance toward the Jap invaders for the past eight years, Dr. Leonard B. Allen former professor of modern Euro~ pean history at Rangoon university, Burma, last night stated that the Chinese spirit is based on sound family life, moral integrity and be. lief in Supreme Being"
 Dr. Allen addressed the gathering at the Sunday evening service of the First Baptist church, Rev. David P. Gaines, pastor.
 Dr. Allen, who taught ct Judson college, which B a branch of Ram goon university, until the outbreak of the Pacific war, is on temporary leave in the United Stats on Q lecturing tour under the sponsor. ship of the American Baptist For eign Mission society From 1942 un- til 1914 he worked for the Chinese radio station at Chungking and was also correspondent for Interna- tional News Service and the Ma. ticnal Broadcasting Go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
Reconversion Bon Effective Feb. 2

Washington. Jan. 20. ,UPl--Thc ofiice of price administration today day halted further reconversion Of heating equipment to fuel oil in view Of the tightening supply situation,
 Change-overS were authorized last November for east coast and mid- west consumers who had cooperated In the original reconverslon move by converting from fuel oil to coal when oil first became scarce,
 Opa said that the new ban, ef- fective Feb. 2. was requested by the Petroleum Administration for War. Reconverhion for small volume con. sumers now will bc authorized only under establishment Of hardship. The order will not acct consumers who have already received ratlons for installations now in progress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
3 Transport Ships Sunk Claims Tokyo
lRY United PreSSl

A Tokyo broadcast said today that Japanese submarines have penetrated to the west coast of the United States and sunk three trans port ships and an oil tanker.
 American censorship permitted disclosure a fortnight ago that an American Liberty ship had been sunk and its survivors machine" gunned by a Japanese submarine between Hawaii and the west coast, but there have been no other re- cent reports of enemy submarine activity in the area,
 The Tokyo broadcast, which att tributed It's information to Japa- nese Domei dispatch from n cer- tain base on the central Pacific front" did not say when the Allied slnkings occurred It was recorded by the EGG.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
Current RatiOning Regulations

MEATk AND bVTTEK stamps through "z5" and "A2 through "D2 points. valid,
 PROCEsRED FOODS Xb' each worth 10 AId stamps 'iI2" through 'M2 win become valid Feb,
  3A m Book " valid for five pounds stamp validated Feb l. Arpane Stamps and In Hook III valid pair q indefinitely
 GASOLINE coupons RalonA Be- and CS coupons valid for five Galons each
 FUEL OIL of the ioia-it of the 1924 A5 valid Aug 3 All worth 10 gallons unit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29
Senote Secretary
 II Years Suecumbs

Washington. Jan, 20 -- tuPl -, Colonel Edwin c, Halsey, secretary Of the sentae for the past II years, died at hts home here early today, He was 63.
 A native Of Nelson County. Va, Halsey had served continuously as an empl0ye of the senate for nearly half . century In various capacities
 HAlsey began his senate Scryice on December c. 1897. aS q page, then was an attendant in the press gal- leTy for i6 years. Subsequently he became minority Democratic '-- clerk, and was elected senate 9cre- tary ln l033. when the Democrats won control of the chamber.