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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
ROTARIANS ELECT
 OSCAR E. WARNER
Representatives of Crosby High School Publications
 Special Guests

Oscar F. Warner was elected president of the Rotary Club at the annual meeting at The Elton yes- terday afternoon. Others elected from slate nominated by a conn., mittee headed by Harry J. Boards ley were: c. Arthur DuBois, vice. president; Louis s. Fitch, secretary; Edwin H. Angevine, treasurer; Jer- ome J. Graham, sergeant-at-arms; MT. Warner, MT. DuBois, MT. An- gevine, MT. Allen, MT. Davis, Law renee G. Kunkel, John L. Vaill, and William J. Briggs, directors.
 The post of second vice-president was eliminated on recommendation of MT. Beardsley after 8 spirited de- bate. President Charles J. Allen re- minded the club after the vote was taken that there were no duties for the second vice-president.
 School Superintendent Thomas J. Condon introduced as guests repre- sentatives of the three school pub lications at Crosby High school. They were: Constance Dorfman and Elaine Greenblatt, both of the Ar gus: Mary Lord and Julio Con- zales, with the Spanish paper, and Marion MacNish and Frank Healey, with the French paper, John G.. Gilmartin, assistant superintendent of schools, was guest too.
 Reports on the United Nations Clothing Drive were made by Dan- iel T. Harrington, Jr., drive chair man and Jerome Graham, chair man of the clubs committee. MT. Graham said Is club members as- sisted in packing clothes Monday night at the Armory.
 New air services are being started in Colombia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
FUNERALS

The funeral of Cornelius Walsh, 152 East Liberty street, will be held Friday at SIS a. m. from the Mulville funeral home. 270 West Main street, to St. Francis Xavier church for a solemn high Mass or requiem at 9. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow from 2 to 10 p. m.
 William Thomas Loftus, IT, will be given a military funeral Thurs day at 8:15 a. m. from the Mulville Funeral Home, 27O West Main street, to SS. Peter and Paul Church where a solemn high Mass of requiem will be celebrated at g. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from to 10 p. m.
 William Loftus was an apprentice seaman, USNR, and died Sunday morning at the Naval Hospital, Sampson, N. Y, of acute tonsilitis. He was the son of William J. and Phoebe (Doiron) Loftus, 8l East wood avenue.
 The funeral of Willard Gould, 221 Scott street, was held yesterday afternoon at the Snyder Funeral Home, Rev. Samuel A. Budde, vicar of Christ Chapel, officiating, assisted by Rev. Ivey J. Snuff, pas tor of the Mill Plain Union church. Burial was in Grove cemetery. Naug- atuck. Bearers were Charles Gould,
 Carl Pearson, Maynard Rogers. Richard Trelease, William Detlef- sen and John McKenna.
 The funeral of Mrs. Magdalen Shukis, 57, Union City, will be held tomorrow at 9:45 a. m. from the Deliniks Funeral Home, IT Con- gress avenue to St. Josephs church at 10. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 10.
 The funeral of Ruel c. Hatch. 43, 8 South Riverside street will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. at the Mulville funeral home, Rev. Fran cis o. Ayres, rector of St. Johns Episcopal church, officiating. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 10 pm.
 Private funeral services for Mrs. Eva (Sveningson) Anderson, widow of Charles Anderson, were held to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
Jops Stall
 Noho Drive
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While resistance continued almost non-existent in the north, troops of the 24th army corps in the south were fighting a battle almost as bloody as Two in an effort to crack through the last four miles to Mana, capital of Okinawa.
 Marine artillery was moved south to supplement army guns in the heaviest artillery bombardment of the Pacific war. Naval guns ranging up to the 16-inch rifles Of battle ships offshore also were pounding away at the enemy defenses.
 The Japanese were answering al- most shot for shot and had the ad- vantage of emplacements on two ridges from which they can observe every American move. In the face of this murderous crossfire, no American advances at all were re- ported in the past "A hours.
 The Japanese were fighting from caves and underground pillboxes and blockhouses. Almost impossible to reach with artillery or bombs, they have to be dug out W ith flame throwers and bayonets.
 Two inches of rain and drop in temperatures to a chilly 62 further added to the discomfort of the be- sieging Americans, who previously have been fighting in tropical cli- mates.
 Several Japanese counter-attacks were thrown back yesterday.
 Admiral Chester w. Nimitz an- nounced in a communique that Jap anese casualties for the first eight days of the invasion were 5,009 kill ed and 2 captured. By last Sunday, he said, 43,378 Japanese civilians were being cared for by the military government.
 Naval search aircraft bombed Jap- anese hangars and barracks on Te- mega in the northern Ryukyus yes- terday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
YOUTHS LAST s LETTER READ
Son of Former Water. bnrian Leaves Legacy of
 Gratitude to Parents

t Killed in action just a few mih- ukes after completing a letter to , his parents, which was to be de- livefed in case of his death, Jack barnes, 19, the son of former Wa terbury woman, wrote: If God with his goodness grants me life kffbngh this hellish nightmare, Wall e1siiVe for the rest of my life to fv to partially repay you"
 But just few minutes after pen- ming the last line, the l9-year old suldier lost his life. He had in- tended to direct the miSsive to a friend with instructions to give it 10 his parents, MT. and Mrs. John Barnes, Washington, D. C., if he ehould never reutrn from the battle {ront. one of his buddies sent the letter to his parents after his death. ER is the nephew of Mrs. Raymond G Stewart, 85 Euclid avenue.
 sThe letter, printed in the Cath olic Review and later in the Wash- ington Times Herald, was drama fixed last Sunday over WEAF on the Catholic Hour.
 Stating that the purpose of his letter was to express his heartfelt appreciation for all his parents had given him the youth wrote:
 z t'But do not doubt that you will be fully repaid in full, not in this life, but in the next. All in all, the many blessings which I enjoyed from you, as my parents, will be 1epaid to you many fold from God, the Parent of us all.
 T know 1t will be only natural for you to grieve my death-but remember there is far greater life beyond and I have every reason to believe that with Gods grace I will attain life everlasting with Him and you in Heaven. So you see I am not actually afraid of death.
 T am instructing Mrs. Smith to keep this letter for me, and to give It. to you only if I am killed or missing. Otherwise, I will get it from her myself when I return.
 S'I hope you never get to read this letter, but just the same I feel aslot better knowing that you know how I feel"
 The soldier, who had been over Beas only ten weeks, was buried i'll Belgium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
CONFERENCE ON
 VACATION PLAN

Letters requesting g joint meet ing of labor and management rep resentatives will be forwarded to all local companies concerned it was voted at a meeting of shop stewards last night at CIO head quarters. Purpose of the meeting will be to confer on a uniform vaca- tion plan for workers in 25 local concerns.
 The vacation proposal. which the union seeks to insert in the com- pany union contracts for this year, calls for one and two-week vaca- tions with pay, depending on the length of service and annual earn ings of workers affiliated with tine c. I. O. in this area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
RESULTS POSTED
 IN CARD TOURNEY.
O'DOnnelI Holds First Place in Holy Name SO-
 ciety Competition
Washington Hill

The St. Francis Xavier Holy Name 45 Tournament at their weekly game of cards had the following scores: J. Fitzmaurice 22 E. O'Don- nell 20; D. O'Neil 26, T. Conway 16: J. McHugh 21, T. Coughlin 21. The standing of the teams is as follows: E. O'Donnell first place, with a total of 507; D. .O'Neil. second place. 405; J. McHugh, third place, with 486 games; T. Coughlan, fourth, with 478 games; J. Fitzmaurice, fifth place, with 473 games; as1d T. Con- way, sixth place, with 467 games.
 The regular business meeting of Washington Park Community Club was held last evening. Reports were read from outstanding committees which included the St. Patrick's s Day committee under the chairmas1- ship of Miss Marguerite Tierney- who reported progress, as there are still a few more returns to be made and for this reason the final de- tails could not be taken care of. Miss Tierney also reported that the show has been asked to go to New ington Veterans Hosiptal, May 12th, and that transportation facilities were being looked into-al1d within the next week she would have 8 meeting and rehearsal of the cast at which time, all the facts would be planned. Mrs. D. Burns, is director of the show.
 A committee was also appointed to act on the annual Memorial Day exercises which Washington Park Community Club have had every year since the club was formed, with President George R. Lynch to act as chairman, assisted by the vice. president, Gus Muccini. MT. Lynch is calling a meeting of his commit tee Tuesday night of next week.
 w. F. Kelly also made report on the visit which he and a few of the people who would could spare time to call on the Board of Aldermen at their meeting Monday of last week. While the committee does not feel it could report much more than progress, at this time, as1d it is still active-and MT. Kelly hopes to call another meeting at later day, to plan definite action regarding the Mulcahy school sale, etc. A num- Der of people living in this section who are interested in keeping the school in the hands of the city are working in the factories c'l the to Il shift, and it will take little time to get some of their opinions to- gether.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
CITY RETURNING
 MEDICAL SUPPLY

Morphine shipped to Waterbury by the government in December 1943 as part of the city's Civilian Defense medical supply will be re- turned to the federal authorities it was announced by City Controller Neil F. Maloney, custodian.
 The supply which has never been tapped and has been stored at the Waterbury hospital is comprised of 160 ampules of one-quarter grain and 80 ampules of one-half grain. The federal authorities have re- quested the return now that the danger of enemy attack on this country has generally been dissi- pated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
FIVE PATROLMEN
 TO BE APPOINTED

Five regular patrolmen of the lo- cal police department are expected to be appointed today at special meeting of the Board of Police Com missioners. The five men, all of woham are supernumeraries, are: Donald Hart, Joseph Murphy, Fran cis Moynihan, Thomas Fibre and Frank PelZer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
OBITUARY

AONAO-MISs kCOSA MaT1a AUTO, 40 Macauley avenue, wife of Fran cesco Aurio, died this morning at St. Mary's hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Italy, and had lived in Waterbury for 40 years. She was member of the Avalianese Women's society.
 Surviving are her husband, four sons, James and Domenic, of Wa terbury, S/Sgt. Thomas Aurio, U. s. Army, in England, and Pvt. Joseph Aurio, U. s. Army, in Italy; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest Desmone, Mrs. Joseph Massarelli, Mrs. Frank CiWtato, and 20 grandchildren.
 The funeral will be held from the Colasanto funeral home, 932 Bank street, Saturday morning at g o'clock, to Our Lady of Lourdes church at 9:45 for a solemn high Mass of requiem. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary ceme- tery. Friends may call at the fu- neral home tonight from 2 to 10 o'clock and tomorrow and Friday from 2 to 10 p. m.
 FALVEY-Mrs. Nellie Falvey, 325 Cooke street, wife of John Falvey of the Waterbury Police Department died at St. Mary's hospital yester- day afternoon after a lingering ill- ness. She was born in Ireland, the daughter of the late John and Mar garet (Donahue) Fitzgerald, and came to Waterbury 28 years ago.
 She was communicant of St. Thomas church and member of the Rosary Coniraternity of that parish.
 Surviving, besides her husband, are three sons, First Class Petty Officer Joseph, with the Atlantic Fleet; Fireman PC John, in the Navy, stationed at New London, Conn.,, Francis, at St. JoSephs House of Studies, Metuchen, N. J.; five sisters, Mrs. John OToole, Mrs. Charles Curtin, Miss Bridget Fitzgerald, all of Naugatuck; Mrs. Michael Walsh, Mrs. Jeremiah Cro- nan, both of Ireland, and several nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held Friday at 8:15 a. m. from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street to St. Thomas church at g where a solemn high Mass of requiem will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. James cemetery, Naugatuck. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 4 to 10 p. m and tomorrow from 2 to 10 p. m.
 CARUSO-Mrs. Della (DiMichele) Caruso. 53, wife of Pasquale Caruso, 62 Dikeman street, died at Water bury hospital yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs. Caruso was born in Italy and came to Waterbury 32 years ago She was charter member and past treasurer of the Daughters of AbruzZi and member of the Daughters of Columbus. She was a communicant of St. Lucy's church.
 Surviving besides her husband are two sons. Guido, Waterbury, and Pvt. Sabatini Caruso, U. s. Army stationed at Camp Claiborne. La.; two daughters, the Misses Felecia and Natalie Caruso, both of this city; four brothers, Concezio DiNGichele, New Britain; Nicola Di- Michele, Waterbury; Raffaele and Cesare DiMichele, both of Italy; four sisters, Mrs. Gaetano Santili, Mrs. Antonio DiFrancesco, Mrs Maria DiSerio and Mrs. Pasquale DelRusso, all of Italy; and several nepheWs and nieces.
 The funeral will be held at a. m. Friday from the Maiorano fn- neral home, 95 Willow street, to St. Lucy's church at g for a solemn high Mass. Burial will be in Calvary cem- etery. Friends may call at the funer- al home from to 10 p. m. today and tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
Full Weather Report

Boston, April H. (UPl New England weather f0reeasti
 CONNECTICUT, MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, YER MONT, MASe s A CHU ETTs and RHODE IsLAND-Fair tonight except for some EOg again during early ;....rnaay fRir and warner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
DATE FOR COLLECTION
 OF PAPER DESIGNATED

Striving to exceed the last col- lection results of POP tons another paper salvage. collection date has been set for Sunday, May 27, it has been announced today. A city, wide canvassing and collection will be undertaken at that time by trucks loaned by local industries and manned by volunteer workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
DULLES RESIGNS

New York, April l1-(UP)- John Foster Dulles, at his own re- quest, will be relieved of his duties as chairman of the commission on a just and durable peace util after the San Francisco Security Con- ference where he will serve as ad- visor to the American delegation, it was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11
CARD OF THANKS
MASS

sCHELL-Tirst anniversary Mass of requiem will be celebrated Thurs day morning at S:3O o'clock, at the Sacred Heart Church, for the repose of the Ssoul 0e che late Mfr. frederick A. ScheaI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-11

6ay at the Snyder funeral home, IA Willow street, Rev. Dr. John J. Snavley, pastor of the First Metho- dist church, officiating. Burial will be at the conveninece of the family.
 The funeral of Pietro Dello Rus SO, Al Catherine avenue, will be held tomorrow at 9 a. m. from the Mai orano Funeral Home, 95 Willow street, to the Italian Congregational church where services will be con- ducted at 10 a. m. by Rev. Lawrence A. DiFlorio, pastor. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 10 p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-07
Two Williston High
Girls Set High Records

Two girls of the senior class OF
Williston High School who will
graduate tomorrow night, Ruth
Thomas of East Wilmington and
Cornelia Haggins of 1902 South 18th
street, have neither been absent or
tardy during the past 10 years, &C.
cording to report released yes
terday by Prof. F. .. Rogers, prin-
cipal of the school.
During her first two years in
school, Ruth Thomas was absent
two days the first year and five
days her second year, a total of
only seven days out of her entire
IL years in school. She plans to
attend college ard join the Cadet
Nurse Corps, according to Prof,
Rogers.
Cornelia Haggins, who plans to
go on to college and then study
business, missed IL days from
school during first grade year and
was absent three times and tardy
three times in her second school
year.
These two girls will be among
the 108 students who will receive
their diplomas tonight at the
graduation exercises at Williston
High School.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-07
ASSISTANT CHIEF
WILL NOT RETIRE

Denying emphaticclly that he
was about to retire from the Will
mington Police Department, Assist
ant Chief of Police James Jordon,
said that he had no intention what
so-ever of leaving and would not
do so until such time as board OF
musicians upon examination, de-
clare him to be physically unfit
to carry on the duties of his office,
Assistant Chief Jordan's state
ment was direct answer to j
story in a local afternoon paper
yesterday to the effect that reports
current this morning that Assistant
Chief of Police James Jordan had
asked to be retired, could not be
confirmed, though from souces at
the city hall it was said nothing d.
fetal was known about such retire
ment. He is eligible.
Jordan pointed out that a recent
medical checkup showed that his
general health was well above the
average and his personal physician
had stated that his condition was
good.
II have no intention of resigning
until such time as aboard OF doc
tors declare my condition of
health to be such as to make 1t
impossible for me to carry on my
duties, Assistant Chief Jordan said.
81 have been with the Department
81 years and have been with the
Department 81 years and have
missed only three nights Of duty
in the past 10 years. And fur
thermore I believe that my gen.
eral condition of health will allow
me to carry on as usual for some
time to come"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-07
Anthracite Miners Get
Increase Under Ruring
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payments for travel time. back to
1888.
Taylor said the WLB could not
approve time and half pay for the
eighth hour of the regularly sche-
duled eight-hour shift of pump op-
orators. These employees always
have been exempt from the seven
hour day of previous contracts.
Likewise, he said, WLB could not
approve time and one half pay for
full hour for motor operators
working Is to 20 minutes overtime
each day. He said these men could
be paid time and one half for &C.
tual overtime worked or could con-
tinue to receive one hours pay at
straight time rates for the IS or 20
minutes.
Both sides agreed to accept the
notifications. Taylor said that If
the board had not insisted upon
these changes there would have
been the danger of many general
dmands for similar adjustments
for thousands of other workers in
other industries. AS written. he
said, the provisions presented a
serious threat to wage sterilization
Taylor said that the parties were
informed that if they did not ac-
cept the notifications to the WLB
had no alternative but to reject
the entire contract Both parties
had described the contract as an
integrated instrument and said that
all of its provisions must be ap-
proved to make it effective.
Taylor said that the recent SUI
preme Court decision which held
that travel time was work time
did not 60 into the question of
to average out the travel time ana
to average Oh the travel time and
agree upon a lump sum payment.
He said the parties were within
their rights to agree as they did
on this issue.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-07
1t. Howard Engleman
Receiving Treatment

ARKANSAS CITY. Kan, June
-W.H-Lt. (jg)D Howard Engle-
man, former University of Kansas
basketball forward who led all Big
Six conference scorers, is using
nearly all the new medical dis.
coveries of the past decade at the
same time.
Burned in a Pacific engagement,
Engleman was taken to an Army
hospital because Naval facilities
were filled. He wrote his mother
that he has had two quarts OF
lymph, four quarts of blood, SO
shots of penicillin, 1872 sulpha tab
lets. some morphine and sleeping
pills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-07
MAY WAS COOLER
THAN APRIL, As

The average temperature for
Wilmington during the month Of
May was SO degrees, four points
lower than in the proceeding
month, according to Paul Hess, Of
fetal in charge of the local wealth
er bureau.
Of interest is the fact that the
mean temperature for May during
the first year weather records
were kept in Wilmington, 1875, was
also SO degrees. The hottest day
in May was the 10Th when the mer-
curry rose to 80, while the coolest
days were the fifth and sixth, when
the mercury dropped to AZ degrees.
Normal maximum temperature
for May is 1874 degrees, Hess said,
and normal minimum is 622. The
normal average is 1913. The high
est recorded temperature for May
was on the 18th in 1889, when the
mercury scared to 81 degrees. The
lowest for May was in 1875, when
on the first it was 80 degrees.
Last month also showed a de-
crease in the amount of rain
in comparison to April, Hess said,
the total precipitation being 1.84 as
to April's 2.18. The most rain for
single day last month was on May
8, the precipitation being 0.60. Nor
NAL precipitation for May is 3.44
May also proved to be sunny
month, as the average per cent Of
possible sunshine was IA, compar-
ed to 10 per cent, which is the
normal for that month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-07
Widow OF Murdered Man
Sticks To Her Story

NEW YORK, June s-lR-As-
sistant District Attorney Jacob
Gr,,net disclosed tonight that he
had "clues" in the two-day-old
shaving of Albert E. Langford. So,
wealthy textile executive. How
ever. he said he had no suspects.
Grunet, in charge of the prose-
cutor's homicide division, made
the announcement after an hour
and-a-half long Interrogation OF
Lanford's elderly, Cafe Society
widow at the Park Avenue Hotel
where the Staying occurred.
The 70-year-old widow sticks
to her story and is trying to be
very helpful" Grumet said.
He referred to Mrs. Langford' s
story to police that two unidenti-
fled men called at their apartment
lust before her husband was shot
to death in the foyer Monday night.