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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08
NOTICE

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendment to the Building Zone Ordinance for property located at the corner of Highland Avenue and Congress Avenue.
 In accordance with Section 425 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Connecticut of 1880, notice is here by given that a Committee of five of the Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on Friday Evening, December 21st, 1945, at 7:30 o'clock in the Aldermanic Chamber, City Hall Building, on the proposed change from "B" Residence Zone to Business Zone No. for property To- cated at the corner of Highland Ave- nue and Congress Avenue, bounded and described as follows:
 Northerly-123.7 feet on land of parties unknown.
 Easterly 55.14 feet on Highland Avenue.
 Southerly-119.87 feet on Congress Avenue.
 Westerly-55 feet on land of par ties unknown.
 All persons owning properties in the vicinity of the above address or those immediately adjacent in the rear thereof, or those directly oppo- site thereto, are hereby notified to appear and be heard in reference to the proposed amendment at the time and place above specified.
 The hearing will be held before the following committee: Aldermen Rafferty, Tehan, Ashley, Abercrom- bic and Harpin.
 By order of the Board of Alder men, at a meeting held December 3rd, 1945.
 Attest:
 JOSEPH M. SHEA. 42.a-1Qm2k ,saaA.ui.. City GlexS.
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 first intimation they had of what was really in store for them was when General MacArthur told me that 'Japan's punishment for hel sins, which is just beginning, will be long and bitter This was published in the Tokyo Mainichi and received wide circulation. It came as quite shock to many Japanese, some oi whom were expecting that the Army of occupation would undertake tc feed them and help them through the winter. They were disilluSioneo on that score when General Mac Arthur said in his interview with me, and I quote his words: Japan is in a state of complete collapse. Hel resources of every kind are abso- lutely exhausted. Her food supplies are scant, and she faces conditions of emergency which may well be- come catastrophic.' He declared flat ly that Japan can expect no food, nc clothing and no supplies from the Allied powers this winter.
 "The Japs," Baillie said, "con- tinue to display courtesy, and te agree, on the surface at least, that everything that is done to them iS amply justified.
 Revelling in Guilt
 They are revelling in their owr guilt" Baillie said. "As an example I would point to the editorial in the Asahi on the anniversary of Pear. Harbor which said that Japan was filled with self-reproach at the 'hor- TOT of it's colossal crime Also tc the statement of General Yama- shita's wife, after he had been con- demand to hang, wherein he re- marked that his trial was admirably fair and that she was absolutely satisfied
 Baillie said that in his opinion this national attitude was not hav- ing the effect of disarming our sus- picions of the Japanese. The occu- patton forces are kept on the alert and General MacArthur, while de- string that every accused war crim- inal have a fair trial, is not fooline in his intention to hang the worst offenders.
 Regarding the continuance of the Emperor, Baillie emphasized that General Macarthur was very' spe- cif1c on this point when he said that "the maintenance of the En- peror during the disarmament had resulted in an untold saving in American lives, money and time.
 MacArthur AloOf
 However" Baillie said, General Macarthur has not returned the Emperors call, and it is obvious that he does not regard him in any sense an equal or a co-ruler with him, ot Japan's millions.
 When you require the Emperor of Japan to render an expense ac- count, as the supreme command has decreed, it is the same to millions of Japs as requiring a divinity to render an expense account"
 Baillie said that probably never in military history had a country as aggressive as Japan been so thor oughly occupied with such a small force and with such minimum ot incidents" that, to date, there have been none worth mentioning.
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NCOnClnueQ rom Page D by this country or jointly with Brit ain and Canada. Though that was not stated in last nights announce ment it was made clear by MT. Tru- man in his Oct. 3 message to Con- gress.
 There was some talk in London yesterday prior to the announce ment that meeting of President Truman, Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Premier Josef Stalin was in prospect.
 Conten With Advisers
 However, MT. Truman only re- gently expressed his opposition to conference of the heads of state as such. And it was apparent that at the present stage the Big Three heads were content to let their for eign advisers-Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and Russian Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov- do the talking for them.
 In addition to atom bomb control, the Big Three foreign ministers are expected to take up other matters on which Britain, Russia and the U. s. have been divided. These in cAude evacuation of armed forces from Iran, control of Japan, the Balkan governments, cooperation in Asia and centralized control of Germany.
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Continued from Page D and passed out cigars and wine and all on the house.
 United States delegate Adlai Stevenson commented that he was shocked to hear America referred to as an elderly, excited grand mother because he considered his country's position more like that of "an agitated blnshing debu- tante."
 Poland Leaves Bloc
 But the young lady is not sensi- tive" he assured the delegates laughlingly, "and she wishes you to converse as freely as possible on the site of the UNO, not only on Am erica herself but on all the other ladies in the block"
 Poland thereupon sprang one of the major surprises of the meeting by abandoning the Russian bloc which had been favoring the United States as the permanent UNO site.
 The Poles said living expenses for the delegates would be too high in America and that they felt Europe would be the focal point of most postwar world problems. Explains Features The Philippine delegate said the American press and radio and the movie industry had spared no ex- pense at the San Francisco Con- ference to drive home to the Am erican people the fact that an or ganizat!on which meant life or death to civilization was being created in their own back yard.
 He said the old League of Ma tions would have succeeded had the United States participated, and pointed out that the importance of America was substantially greater now.
 The United States delegates took no part in the discussion, but pro- ponents of America as the UNO headquarters won their first major round at today's meeting by gain ing British consent to direct con- sideration of that question by the full UNO preparatory commission. British Give Up
 The British-led bloc gave up its attempt to block direct discussion by the commission of an earlier ex- ecutive committee recommendation that the UNO site be in the United States.
 Canada, which had abstained from voting on the matter in the executive committee, came out in favor of the British plan for cleo tion of a European site.
 The Canadian delegates agreed that if it were only a matter of convenience the United States would be preferable, but that they felt the great problems confronting the UNO centered in Europe. They went along with the British, how ever, in consenting to direct com mission discussion on the question. The agenda now calls for gen. eral discussion of the executive committee recommendation by all 51 participating states, adoption O. voting procedure, and finally a ball. lot on the issue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08
Labor Porty
 Advocated

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 Harry W. Anderson, GM Vice-presi- dent, agreed with union officials that yesterdays session had ended without progress toward settlement.
 The company reiterated an offer to increase rates 13 1-2 cents an hour, or approximately 10 per cent over prevailing scales. The union again spurned the proposal.
 Seeking to win company agree ment to the formula of passing wages on ability to pay, the union offered to withdraw requests for eX- animation of General Motors rec- ords of profits, costs and prices. Anderson said wage considerations now would be based only on cost of-living advances as reported by the Federal Stabilization Director.
 Under the announced stabilization policy, wages might be raised to B per cent over pay rates in force in January, 1941. The same policy would permit price increases to ab- sorb the wage boosts.
 OOcS NOL AuAAut Y 6Cb
 Thomas said he asked Anderson if the company could not pay 30 per cent over present wages. He quot ed Anderson as answering i've do not say that" Thomas said An- derson did not discuss the point further.
 Experimenting the unions resist ance to MT. Trumans labor pro- gram was 8 three-point resolution offered to the GM strikers confer ence by the citywide strike com mittee from Flint. It instructed delegates to reject the peace appeal and promote the following aims:
 1-Mobilization of public senti- ment against an "anti-labor con- spiracy" in Congress-: 2-Formation of 8 labor party; and 3-a mass march on Washington halt Con gressional offenses against labor"
 A demonstration of strike sym pathy was scheduled for today by Ford JAW Local 600. Plans called for 2,000 union members to partici- pate in an automobile patrol of struck GM plants and tours through other industrial areas of Detroit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08
Desertion Charged In Diuorce Action

Edward s. Smelling of Waterbury fled a divorce action in Superior Court today against Rose N. Meyer Smelling of Poughkeepsie, N. r., on the ground of desertion. The couple married July IS, 19S5, and the plaintiff claims his wife deserted him Apgil 9. 1912.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08
Rorty Rites Monday 1O:15

Hartford, Dec 8.-Hugh J. Rorty of 104 Crescent Street, former E Eastern League umpire. died Thursday night at his home after a long illness. He was born in Hartford, December IT, 1876. He was a member of the Hartford lodge of Elks and Hartford Tent, No l, Knights of Maccabees.
 He leaves four sisters, Mrs. Frank T. Cowley, Mrs. Jeremiah J. Dunn, Miss Catherine J. Rorty, and Miss Jane G. Rorty; brother, John F. Rorty; niece, Mrs. Mary Kensel; and nephew, Jeremiah J. Dunn, all of Hartford.
 The funeral will be held Monday at 10:15 8. m. at the Molloy Flu neral Home. 129 Capitol Avenue, followed by requiem high mass at St. Augustine's Church at II a. m. Burial will be in Mt. St. Bene- diets Cemetery.
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\SO1lGulucO 1IO1Il rage U do."
 Marshall also told at length the part interception of coded Japanese diplomatic messages played in the preparation for and prosecution ot the war.
 Wrote to Dewey
 Marshall also said that to keep the Japanese from knowing their code was broken, during the 1914 presidential campaign he wrote two letters to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey the Republican presidential can didate, without the knowledge of the late President Roosevelt.
 The texts of the letters were read to the Congressional committee Both of them were written in Sep tember, 1914, while Dewey was cam paigning to replace MT. Roosevelt in the White House. In the letters Marshall put his cards on the table. He said we were cracking both Japanese and German codes and they were providing in- | formation invaluable to prosecution of the war.
 Wants Enemy UninfOrmed
 He said the information obtained from the intercepts contributed tc such victories as the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway raids on Japanese shipping in Man. fla Bay and the destruction of Jap anese conveys.
 You will understand from the foregoing" he wrote, "the utterly tragic consequences if the present political debates regarding Pear Harbor disclose to the enemy, Ger man or Jap, any suspicion of the vital source of information wt possess"
 He said he didn't recall that Dewey gave any assurance at the time.
 "All I know is there never seemed to be any further reference to il in the campaign" he said.
 Dewey never referred to the code. cracking in any of his campaign speeches. Marshall said Dewey knew about 1t before getting his letters
 Dewey Silent
 How much Dewey knew at the time was not revealed. The New York governor refused to talk about 1t at his Pawling, N. Y, home yes terday after the texts of the let. | terS were released
 Dewey is scheduled to be 8 com | mittee witness later, however. Com mittee members said they will seek to learn then how much he knew and what was his source of informa- tion on one of the top secrets oi the war.
 Marshall said he never told MT Roosevelt about the letters tc Dewey.
 T think he died without know ing anything about it. Marshall testified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08
FUNERALS

Funeral services for Edwin A.. Roggy, Brockton, Mass, will be held this afternoon at o'clock at the Snyder Funeral Hofe, IA Will low St.; with Rev. Rogert B. T. Anderson, Trinity Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in old Pine Grove Cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Bridget Susan (Cronin) English wife of James F. English, 261 Olive St., Bridgeport, and a native of Water bury was held from the MulVlle Funeral Home, 270 West Main St., this city today at 9:15 to St. Pat rick's Church where services were conducted at 10. Burial was in old St. Joseph's Cemetery. A solemn high Mass for the repose of her soul will be celebrated Monday at a. m. at St. Augustines Church, Bridge port.
 A military funeral for Michael w. Scalon, 130 Carlence St., Bridge port, formerly of this city, was held this morning at 9:30 from the Null vile Funeral Home, 270 West Main St., Waterbury, to the Church of SS. Peter and Paul for services at 10:15. Burial was in new St. Joseph's Cemetery.
 MT. Scanlon died accidentally at his home of Illuminating gas fumes while he fell asleep and the pot of, coffee boiled over and extin- guished the flame.
 The funeral of John Gwisdala 52, 26 Driggs street, will be held Monday from the Deliniks Funeral Home, 1 Congress avenue 8:S0 Mon- day morning to St. Stanislaus Kost- ka Church, Mass of requiem at g, Burial in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from T to 10 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 10 D. m,
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(Continued from Page D probably garnered from workmen at the scene, and did not have of- ficial confirmation from this com pany."
 Aroused By OdOr
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Cretella, Of 53 St. Joseph avenue and their B. month-old son, Joseph, Jr-, went to the some of neighbors whe nthey were reused from sleep at 3 8. m. by the odor of gas.
 Mrs. E,melia Gubbiotti, her two sons, Alexander, 25, and daughter, Page ONE-BREAK CHARGE Mary, 16, whose home Is at Al St. Joseph avenue, were awakened by Miss Mary Pace resides with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Angelo Pace, in the same dwelling as the Gre tellas. The house is owned by MT. yPace.
 } The families were advised not to return to their homes yesterday and they spent the day and last night with relatives.
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transferred here, is the first spec ial for Tuesday. Judge Daly. who completed a regular assignment in Litchf1eld Friday, had been sched- uled to hear the case there but when the jurist received his special assignment here, starting Dec. II, permission was graited to bring the suit to Waterbury.
 The suit is brought by Frank T. Elliott of Woodbury, as admins trator of the estate of Frederick J. Elliott, against Atwood E. Cas- we'll of Woodbury. Frederick Elliott was fatlally injured June 8, 1944 when he was struck by the defend ants car as he walked along the highway near the Horseshoe Tav- ern on the Waterbury Middlebury road.
 L. I. Man Defendant
 The $100,000 action, based on a car collision July 13, 1922 in Orange Is brought by Louis, Dora, Henriet- ta, and Samuel zackin, all of Wa terbury, against Joseph Cappio ot Flushing, L. I.
 A car owned by Louis Zackin, and operated by Samuel, and one oper- ated by the defendant centered in the accident at theintersection of the Derby Turnpike and Racebrook Road.
 Louis zackin, whose age in the complaint is listed at 69, was fore ed through the windshield by the impact and sustained injuries to his face, right wrist, left hip, left leg, right arm. and chest, it is claimed. A permanent shortening of the left leg has resulted, it is alleged.
 Bills Listed
 The elderly man lists bills of $776 to hospital, $1,514.5O for special hospital nurses, and $1 ,080 for two physicians. He points out he was in bed until Sept. 14, 1o42 and ct
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08

GUDZIUNAs- Anthony Gudz- unas, 2l North Leonard street, died last night at St. Marys hospital af- ter a short illness. A native of Lithuania, he lived here since com ign to this country 30 years ago. He vas a member of the Lithuanian Independent Political Club and for the past four years was employed at the Manufacturers Foundry.
 Surviving are a daughter, Ber- nice Gudziunas, this city; two sis- ters Susan Gudziunas, Waterbury; two brothers, Casmir and Victor Gudziunas, both of Lithuania.
 The funeral will be held Tuesday at 9:15 a. m. from the Stokes funeral home, 693 North Riverside street to St.. Josephs church for a solemn high Mass at 9:30. Burial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08
Death Threat Given Mother

(Continued from Page D made those telephone calls has nothing to do with the Kidnapping, Kirby said. T think it's just Some- one trying to get the family to pay out some money. That's foolish be- cause the Carlans are not in posi- tion to pay any ransom"
 Full Strategy Planned
 Despite this, however, Kirby and his aides made elaborate prepara- tions to trap the man. Special methods were to be used for inter- cepting any future calls while pat trolmen and police in cruising cars ia nearby cities were alerted in such manner that they could con- verge on any point from which a call was made.
 Most recent telephone call was received at 7:05 p. m. last night as Mrs. Carlan was preparing supper The phone rang and her sailor hus- band James, who never has seen his lost 6-month- son, answered
 Are you the kids father?" a mans voice demanded.
 "Yes," replied Carlan.
 Deals Off"
 "Tell your double crossing wife that the deals of because she tipped of the police. Tell her you'll get your baby back in a box"
 al c1inko6 nH
 Police said the call came from a south end cafe in Boston, not far from where authorities were seach- ing for a swarty man and red haired women who were believed to have made the other two calls. When police reached the cafe the couple had left.
 Thursday the first telephone call was made to Mrs. Carlan. She failed to get the full text of the message but said a man had asked for thousands of dollars" ." This call was traced to 8 cafe and was believed made by swarthy man accompanied by redhaired wo- man.
 Wants Her In White
 Prior to the death threat yester- day another call was made. The man again spoke to Mrs. Carlan, this time telling her to appear at a certain movie theater leach day between one and four o'clock" To identify herself, she was told to wear a white hat, white coat and white shoes. If she appeared there she would receive her baby, the man promised. No mention of ran- som was made in this call.
 It was believed that because she contacted police after each of the first two calls that the third refer ring to double was made.
 Police still clung to their original theory that woman with fru- strated mother" complex had the infant. Two children had said that when the baby was taken from his carriage near his home nine days ago he was carried off by a woman in a dark coat and tulip trimmed hat.
 Mother Threatened
 Adding to the confused hunt was report made to Boston police by Mrs. Linda Wall of the Back Bay who said she had received 8 threat to kidnap her 2-month-old son, Thomas, Jr,
 Mrs. Wall said she received 8 telephone call last night and 8 mans voice said
 How old is your infant?"
 "What?" asked the amazed wo- man.
 Be careful" the voice said, "it might be kidnapped"
 The caller hung up and the call could not be traced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08
OBITUARY ..

will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 10 p. m. and tomorrow and Monday from to 10 p. m.
 KILDUFF - Frank Kilduff, 60 Gaffney Place, brother of former Mayor E. G. Kilduff and unclo of pr. Gilbert Kilduff, this city, died yesterday afternoon at the home of his sister, Miss Jane Xiii duff.
 Born in Waterbury, the son of the late Denis and Jane Gilbert Kil- duff, he had lived here all of his life.
 Survivors besides his sister, Miss Kilduff, former tax commissioner Tof Waterbury, are a brother, George, New York City, and sev- eral nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held Monday at 8:15 a. m. from the Lunny Flu neral home, g Central avenue, to the Immaculate Conception church for solemn high Mass at g. Burial will be in old St. Josephs ceme- tery. Friends may call at the fu- neral home today from to 10 D. m. and tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 2 to 10 p. m.
 BETTS-Mrs. Lucy A. Thompson Betts, wife of Alpheus E. Belts, B Rosette street, died at Waterbury hospital yesterday after brief ill- ness. Born Aug. IA, 1879, ill Wa terbury, she was the daughter of the late Cyrus J. and Lucy Nahl Thompson.
 Her husband is the only sur vivor.
 Funeral services will be held Monday at Il a. m. at the Alder son Funeral home, 70 Central ave- nue. Burial will be at the con- venience of the family in Evergreen cemetery, WatertoWn. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from ' to g p. m. They are asked to omit flowers.
 GERSITZ-The funeral of Mrs Mary Gersitz, 221 Woodlawn ter race, Waterbury, formerly of Kent who died yesterday at Waterbury hospital, will be held Sunday after noon at the Kent Congregational church, Rev. Elmer J. Hostetler pastor, officiated. Burial will be in St. Andrews cemetery, this place.
 Friends may call at the Ralph Full funeral home in Kent this evening.
 TUTTLE-Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Futile 93, of Main street, Winsted' died yestreday morning at the Litchfield County hospital following long illness.
 She was born Oct. 3, 1852, daugh- ter of John and Eliza Ross PotteI of Lee, Mass. Mrs Tutle lived most of her life in Winsted. She was a communicant of the Metho- dist church. ,
 She is survived by one son, Wal ter Adams of Waterbury; two cauehters. Mrs. Fife Waldron o1 Gilbert avenue and Mrs. HoWarc Fggleston of Pleasant Valley, anc seven grandchildren.
 FuQeTdl dl1 d1lSCAAACA complete.
 PHELAN-Funeral services ser vices for Daniel T. Phelan. 82, for merly of Waterbury where he worked for the American Brass company for nearly 50 years, VII be held Monday morning from the Smith funeral home. New Haven.
 MT. Phelan died early yesterday morning at his home in West Ha- ven where he had lived the past 1e
 Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Marjorie Applebaum, West Haven two brothers, Andrew. Ashley street Matthew, Baldwin street, this city three grandchildren, Mrs. A. John Ruzzo, Waterbury, Sidney and Ro- land Applebaum. West Haven; ano five great-grandchildren and seV' eral nieces and nephews.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08
sODerhead Signal
 Light Installed

Police Superintendent William J. Roach announced today that during the past week a change has been instituted at the Cooke and Grove street intersection. The traffic sig- ! nal light, heretofore of the "pedest- ak type, has been removed. An overhead signal light is now in operation at that point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08
State Music Clubs Meet ir1 NelU HQver1

Several Waterburians yesterday attended the board meeting of the Connecticut State Federation of Music Clubs in New Haven. Mrs. J. Winfred Beecher, this city, presi- dent, was in charge. Others pres ent from Waterbury were Mrs. Lu- clan Derouin and Miss Doris Howe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-08
LalUsuit Ouer Steer
 aker, From Docket

A $250 action brought by Anton Johnson of Woodbury against the Farmers Trading Post, Inc, of Watertown over the purchase of a streer was withdrawn from the Common Pleas Court docket today. The plaintiff claimed a steer he purchased July IS was in poor health and died two days later.