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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
NOTICE
Public Hearing or Proposed Amend ments to the Building Zone Ordi- nance of the City of Waterbury.

Public Hearing or Proposed Amend ments to the Building Zone Ordi- nance of the City of Waterbury. In accordance with Section 425 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Connecticut of 1880 notice is hereby given that Committee Of five of the Board of Aldermen will hold Q public hearing on Friday Evening, January 18th, l945, at 7:45 o'clock. In the Alder1nanic Chamber City Hall Building, on proposed amendments to the Build ing Zone Ordinance, as follows, to witt
 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BUILDING ZONE ORDI- NANCE OF THE CITY OF WA TERBURY.
 Item 2 of Permitted Property Uses under Section Ill, Use Regulations Controlling Residence Zones, be amended to read as fol- 1ows:-
 Hospitals. whether publicly or privately owned or operated in eluding veterans or maternity hos pitajs, public or privately operated homes for convalescents or for the aged or infirm (not including how ever, institutions treating contag- iotiS diseases unless attached or adjacent to general hospitals insti- utione for the cure of epileptic, drug or liquor patients of or insane or feeble minded persons may be permitted in residential zones pro- vided such use, and the conversion of any structure or erection of any new structure or addition to any previously existing structure, in- tended for such use, shall be ap- proved by two-thirds vote of the Board of Aldermen. upon special petition to such Board and after public hearing thereon. No permit for any such use shall be issued by the Building Inspector prior to such approval by said Board. Such approval by the Board of Aldermen shall also cover the location of the building in relation to adjoining street and lot lines and also the ex- terior appearance of the building so that 1t shall be in keeping with the residential character of the area in which 1t is to be located The foregoing permitted uses do nc include animal hospitals.
 SECTION XIV
 BOARD OF APPEALS
 Permit in Q residence zone per- mitted accessory building or per- mitted use on a lot or plot ad. Joining to and in the same owner ship as the lot upon which is lo- lcated the building to which such use is to be accessory, but only Il all other provisions of the ordi- nance pertaining to said adjoining lot are observed.
 Ali persons interested In the above described proposed amendments are hereby notified to appear and bt heard in reference thereto at the time and place specified.
 The hearing will be held before the following Committee: Alder. men Lynch, Rafferty, Kolbesk, Sul' llvan and FulkeHson.
 By order of the Board of Alder. men, at 6 meeting held January
 Attest:-
 JOSEPH N. SHEA, a.il.at City Clerk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
DEAF MUTE KILLED

Providence. R. l., Jan. l2.-(UP)-- Police hoped today that 2 nroktn piece of radiator grille would Tl- able them to identify the hit-run motorist who struck and killed q deaf mute last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
OVERFLOW OF OIL
 CAUSE OF ALARM

Bremen this morning responded to a minor blaze caused by an over- flow of oil at premises owned by Catherine Stoh, 46 North Beacon street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12

DeFILIO--In this city Jan. lltn,
 1945, Andrew DeFilio, of l42 Green Funeral Monday morning, from
 Colasanto Funeral Home, 932 Bank
 Street, time to be announced, to
 our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.
 Burial in Calvary cemetery.
 NGELO--In this city, Jan. 1lth,
 EnrIco D'Angclo. of 75 Rumford Funeral Monday morning, at lO:Oo
 o'clock, from Maiorana Funeral
 Home, 95 Willow Street, to St. Lucys Church at II o'clock. Bur ial in Calvary cemetery.
 LOCKSHIRE-In this city, Jan. lth I945, Mrs. Elizabeth (Sheehy)
 Lckshire, of Garrigus Ct, Vol Funeral Saturday afternoon at goo o'clock, from Alderson Funers ! Home, 70 Central Avenue. Burial in Pinc Grove cemetery.
 Ia45' Mrs, Concettd (Tartaglia)
 GIzzl, of 17S Cushman St. Funeral Monday morning at 300 o'clock, from IFS Cushman street.
 to St. Lucy's Church, at 9 o'clock Burial In Calvary cemetery.
 HOETHK E-Tn this city, Jan. l2th.
 loA5, Mrs, Ella Hocthkc, of 216 Funcral Monday afternoon. at .1H5 o'clock, from 216 Pembroke Ave. nuc, Co St. Johns Church at goo | o'clock. Burial In old Pine Grove cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
CARD OF THANKS
IN MEMORTAM

Tn memory of our dearly beloved mother Mrs. Maria HIaPOrta, who passed away January 18th, 10tA May she rest in peacew
 '''fHnSRR HER soNg and DAUGHTERS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
MASS

LnPORTA 4 first anniversary Mass of requiem will be celebrated Monday morning at S:3O o'clock, at Our Lady of LourdeS Church. for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs. Maria LaPorta.
 CARD OF THANKS
 We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and nelGhbors, especially The Prudential Life ln- surance Co.,, The ForeSters-couTt oregon Danbury Lodge of 1. Q. O.. r., South Plant American Brass Co, Special Training Room scoylll Mfg. Co. (1st and 2nd Shiftl Mill Ing and Grinding Room ScoVill, Dept. 10, Oakville Co., Benrus Watch Co. and Leopold Furniture Co.,, for floral offerings and the ex- pressionS Of sympathy and kindness shown us during our recent be- reavement, the death of our beloved husband and father, Walter E. Thorn.
 (sIgned)
 MRS, WALTER E. THORN and FAMILY, MRS. ARTHUR SULLIVAN,
 MRS. WILLIAM STANTON,
 MRS. IRENE THORN BURKE,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
Agreement Ends BroiI

Continued from Page D
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-24
The BIRTHDAY MURDER
%Z4NGE INNS
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say q dos IF me- aa,i5 "o''T you
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side "yae INT oa,,15 ''IaI' ~ oI'G
the trick I'll sa, 49, 49, N.Y. zone
a teasnoorfrl u.@rId In '',' aoIU.
his ewes rovo wv T,,nI.,, me 'e'
even Won " Wi.b a,;n So
salute IL, Iaf+ 80 SIN an" say
L think III take \ look at This
den" said Tuck. He used two
sheets from the stack of yellow ma
per on the desk to wrap the box of
poison carefully.
Someone around here must no .
writer" said Froodv. nodding to-
ward the typewriter. the deem stacI.
of pages beside it.
Mrs. Hime," said Tuck. LOOKING
at the first page of the mannscrinf
She calls herself Victoria Jason"
% s.
Before Victoria awokc she
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-24

mao told you that your husband had
been poisoned. Didn't it occur to
you that he might have died from
something he ate in this house, and
that the soiled dishes constituted
possibly important evidence?"
Nc" said Victoria. 1t didn't
occur to me that he could have died
from something he ate here. Be-
cause he couldn't have. We both
ate exactly the same food. From
the same casserole, the same salad
bowl, the same pot of coffee. Wait.
l didn't have any coffee; there
wasn't enough for both of us. And,
yes, Albert used some sugar. l
didn't"
DO you know whether your hus-
band had anything to eat or drink
before he came home?"
Yes. He happened to mention
that he had a cup of coffee with
some business associates"
She gave him the names OF
Mora Hastings, George L~eighman
and Louis Lester. You see," she
SAID, ALBERT was going to produce
a picture called Ina Hart" Leigh
man was the executive producer
Who was about to give him the as
sl9nment. Miss Hastings was being
considered for the PARISHES too
inexperienced to play it. though
and Louis Lester was her agent"
1t was then that Tuck's yves fell
on the script Of Ina Heart" on the
table betW cen them -. . go. ..a
were the words: From the uolel
by Victoria Jason" I'm Victoria
JASON" she told him. She added.
and heard the note Of defiance in
her own voice: It's the story of a
woman who pOisons her husband"
That was When Tuck's broys
clouded for the third time.
Two things happened then. Hazel
patteled out of the Kitchen, down
the dining room, carrying a tray
containing two steaming cups of
black coffee, AS she put it down on
Tile ldple them the door,
bell rang. Tuck stood up. That's
probably the coroner's ambulance"
he said. He added: You'll want to
go to your room. l believe were
through IN there"
The desire to refuse the offered
kindness was strong in Victoria.
She wanted To cav, II 4Crrt ,,ipl
Albert CO. but she said
Thank you" IN an unnatural voice,
and stood up also, drawing the gay
.lousecoat about her.
At the top of the steps to the
room Mr.. Tuck turned long
enough to say gravely: Il don't be-
ieve l care for any coffee"
Go BE CUntinucd)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-24
CHAPTER

FOR THE first time Victoria be,
came aware OF footsteps In The
house. A giant in i brown suit cn.
tered the dining room. He came to-
ward them. Victoria was not wear.
ing her harlequin glasses; she saw
him in detail only as he reached
the three shallow steps leading
down into the living room. HIS hair
va the color Of a wet seal. His
long face. both tan and saIloW, had
deep grooves at either side of the
nrm, full-lipped mouth. His eyes
were narrow. of a clear brown, and
they looked as though they would
never be surprised at anything.
When he was standing beside
Bernice, making the large woman
seem diminuitive. he looked down
at Victoria and said, I'm Lieuten-
ant Tuck, of the Los Angeles homi-
eide squad" Lieutenant Tuck's
voice seemed to have adjusted itself
TO a world of people who were
smaller than he. 1t was a voice held
under control, and it made Victoria
think OF the bullying muscles of a
wrestler's shoulders straining at
the fabric of the coat which cov-
cred them.
Tuck turned then to Bernice. Il
prefer to have no Il else present
when I'm questioning a witness"
Bernice's voice, coming after his,
seemed thin and a little frightened.
'Oh. Oh. of course" She turned to
Victoria and said, stiltedly. TN
come by later. darling" She es-
sayed a smile. and turned and went
up the steps into the dining room,
Tuck's head turned to watch her
go. The front door closed softly
after her.
Then he seated himself in a chair
facing the sofa. The chair was too
small for him. His eyes had a
logged, patient look, as though he
we're used to being cHamped in
chairs that We're too small for him.
He drew a black notebook from an
inner coat pocket, found a yellow
pencil in another pocket. Victoria
was suddenly aware that a house
coat on which daffodils romped was
unhappily inappropriate attire for
a woman whose husband has just
died. She was also aware that her
hair badly needed cOmbing. AS she
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-24
THE BIRTHDAY MURDER
%Z4NGE LEWIS

legoist to take his life in any cir
cumstances."
Mr.. Tuck's forehead wrinkled
into horizontal Cieases as he raised
his eyebrows.
Look" said Victoria. Il realize
that there are certain conventional
poses to be adopted by a bereaved
wife. You want the truth. I'm a
writer, and people are my business,
and | probably know more about
Albert than anyone alive. And his
death does not canonize him"
Tuck said: Were gong to get
on well. Mrs. Hime."
They did. Mr.. Tuck asked in
Vulnerable questions; Victoria an
sWered with all the precision she
could muster. Their quiet voices in
that quiet room came to have a
fantastic sound 10 her. as though
the two of them were playing an
elaborate word game while outside
the orange-curtained windows the
world lay in the ruins of some final
Armageddon.
Although the long face opposite
her remained impassive during
most Of the questioning. this i'm
passlvity broke three times. The
first time was when he said: Il
have been wondering why you did
not hear some disturbance in the
night. Although the symptoms pre-
ceding coma and death must have
been brief, they must also have
been very painful. He certainly
would have called for you. Yet you
did not hear him"
Il had taken a sleeping pill"
Then came the reaction. Mr.
Tuck's broWs rose and the forehead
folded into creaSes.
Il often do" Victoria said defen,
sively. And last night the people
next door were having a loud
party"
Its an excellent explanation o
why you didn't hear him." he said
mildly. Victoria had the notion that
it might re- a little too excellent.
The second reaction came when
she said she had in part prepared
and had served the last meal Albert
ate. and that just the two of then
had dined together. She explained
the Thursday night casserolt.
Once more Mr.. Tuck's forehea
creased.
You also ate some Of this cas-
serole?"
yes"
There was a moments silence
while Tuck jotted down these facts.
1t vas some dozen questions later
that he asked: Didn't it occur to
you to leave word to your servant
not to wash those supper dishes
You knew from what DR.. Mailer
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-24

TUCK TURNED to Bcrnice SAKE.
Certainly the idea of murder must
have occurred to you. Mrs. SAKE"
Its too fantastic" said Bcrnice
SAKE. but did not say why.
My names Tuck" Tuck told
them,> mechanically showing his
badge. He turned to the servant.
"Whats your name"
Hazel Bennett. Mrs. Hazel Bet
nett"
Mrs. SAKE says you've worked
for Mrs. H.me for three years. Dc
you know any reason why Mr..
Hime could have taken his own
life"
Hazel shook her head rather dull
~. It was BerniCe SAKE who claho-
rated. With the ash long again on
her cigaret which she held. Tuck
noted, at an affected tilt in her hand.
She spoke from the kitchen stool
on which she was rather gracefully
enscOnced. I've known him only six
months or so, from the time they
We're married, but Ia say 10.
mean, to commit suicide a person
has to have-WcIl, a sort Of pas
sionate quality. Albert was-weIL,
he was quiet. He was a mattcr-of-
fact person. l can't imagine him
killing himself over anything"
THAT seems to leave accident or
murder, then" said Tuck, and
watched them.
Mrs. SAKE slipped from the stool,
her high heels gathering on the
floor. 1T can't be murder." she eX-
claimed, with what seemed to Tuck
undue passion. 1T just can't be"
She added, staring into his eves
with her shining brown ones, Il
mean, they were such a devoted
couple"
Hazel's little gray head turned
toward Mrs. SAKE and at the same
moment the friend of Mrs. Himc
seemed to realize the implication of
what she had said, and abruptly
lowered her lids over her eyes.
AS Tuck turned to leave the
kitchen he told them, You'd better
wake Mrs. Hime now. l have to
talk to her. You might give her
some black coffee"
There isn't any coffee" said
Hazel. Il was just going to the
store to get some.'
Go right ahead" said Tuck.
In the narrow hall leading back
to the bedrooms Tuck came face
to face with F'roody. Froody, a
white handkerchief around his
hand, was holding out a cardboard
box about six inches high. Look"
he said,
TUCK moved so that light from
the window above the recessed bar
fell on the yellow box. 1t had a fine
coating of dust and bore the le-
gend, "Fuller's Ant Poison" It had
been opened.
Il found it on the top shelf Of
the cupboard in the den," said
Froody. 1T was showed way back"
The medical examiner turned
into the hall from the dead mans
room, his bag in his hand, his hat
on his head. Tuck held out the box
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-24

S0uth never Did get WISE 70 The
fact that North had made a terri
Die psychic opening bio until the
double of 80 Trumps was taken
eat to l-Spades. OF course. South
vas partly to blame for North
Distributed by King F
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-24
Your Weekend Question

If your partner makes a vul-
nerablc opening bid of diamond,
what would you bid then if he was
a skilled veteran, and what if he
was a virtual beginner. on the big
hand hnlDH-1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-03
NOVENA OF GRACE
ATTRACTS MANY
Washington Hill

In spite of the many people who
work on the second shift, from 3
O'Clock in the afternoon until II
p. m, large crowd of people. par
ishioners and others not of the par
iSh. have been making the annual
novena OF grace to their patron
saint, held every year at ST. Fran
els Xavier church. The exercises
are held every evening at Tbs in
the upper church, and at 7:3O
o'clock in the lower Masses at $50,
which is novena Mass, $50 1880
and the second novena Mass at $50
o'clock.
The children'S novena which has
been held three days, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, comes to
a close this afternoon. The eXer-
cises will start today at 3 o'clock,
with confessions for the children at
$3.50. Confessions for the adults will
be from o'clock, until 5:45, and
after the novena exercises tonight
until all are heard.
The residents of this city are es-
pecially interested in the novena
this year as one of the priests con-
Quoting it, formerly lived in Water
bury before entering the Dominican
Order, Rev. Thomas Conlon, o. p,
a former Maple street resident and
graduate of st. Mary's school, and
OF course, the sermon last evening
was on the Holy Sacrament of Mar
riage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-03
Pierre Laval
Trial

Madrid, May 3. CUP)-A tired and
detected Pierre Laval waited in a
Spanish Jail today to be turned over
to the United Nations for trial as
war criminal.
His only alternative Wa sthe grim
one of returning to France, where
he has been sentenced to death in
Absentia for treason
authorized French source in Paris
told the United Press that French
government would demand Lavals
immediate eXtradition if Spain does
not surrender him quickly)
The former Vichy chief of govern
ment gave up the fight yesterday
after his futile flight for freedom
ended on a Barcelona airfield The
Spanish government told him tC
get out of the country, or to remain
and be handed over to the United
Nations.
Laval, after three hours delibera-
ton, chose to remain. So did his
wife, who spurned a chance to
leave his side, with the words,
Thanks, but I'll never leave
Pierre"
The Lavals and the four French
men who accompanied them were
jailed in Montjuich Fortress on the
outskirts of Barcelona. The Spanish
government later announced it
would abide by any decisions taken
by the United Nations about Laval.
The others in the party were
Maurice Gabol former minister of
Justice, Paul Neraud, Laval's pri-
vate secretary, Abel Bonnard, form
er French minister of education, and
Eugene Bonnard, his brother.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-03
Plan New Additions
For State Hospital
$3,OOO,0OO May Be Expended to Modernize State In
stitutiOn at Middletown; New Structures Needed

MiddletoWn, May "Details Of a
post war building plan calling for
extensive remodeling and additions
to the plant and facilities OF the
Connecticut State hospital were
announced today by Dr.. Edgar C.
Yerbury, superintendent, upon the
occasion of the hospitals 77th an
niversary.
Initiated by DR.. R. L. Leak, fol =
mer superintendent, the post war
program if carried through to COM
pletion, involves the expenditure Of
more than $4,000, 0G0 According to
DR.. Yerbury, the purpose of the
building program, some phases Of
which are already underway arc to
eliminate fire hazards in the hos
pitfalls oldest units; introduce new
facilities designed to improve the
care and treatment Of patients
and to make possible, operation Of
the diverse functions of the roSpi-
tai as efficiently as possible.
jOr Items Listed
Among the major items in the
building program for which PANS
have already been submitted to state
authorities are the following: new
ward building for patients en-
p,oyed in hospital industries; an in
dustrial building to house occupa-
tional therapy classrooms and in
dustrial shops; chlorinating plaHt
(the hospital has its own system CT
reservoirs; laundry building
garage; and remodeling Of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-03

stauding-by at all times durin, the
broad relaxation on defense meas
ures. The warden stated he ex-
pected TO hear further from state
authorities soon, and the city wou!o
continue to comply with state meas
urea as has been the custom.
In his letter forwarded today
Mr.. MoSle said:
Plans for the period after We
day are being prepared now by the
Protective Committee OF the Wal
Council" he said.
1t is desirable 10 maintain the
protective division intact through
out the state in its present form
unil informed by the Protective Com
mitJee OF the procedure to follow 3
The protective forces include the
auxiliary police auxiliary firemen
emergency medical services, all
raid Wardens and other civilian de-
Tense volunteers.
Mr.. Curtin pointed out that as
soon as it was feasible TO discon-
tinue the mechanical features Of the
local system action will be taken
and thus discontinue the expenses
incurred by the skeletal operation
OF the centers now. AS reported in
The Democrat elsewhere today the
1914 operatiCGal costs for the local
edo amounted to S1,92246. This
was comprised of the salary for the
secretary, telephones, postage, print
ing, etc
1t has been necessary to main
tain the operation Of the office, par
ticularly the filing system, Mr.. Cur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-03
BUDGET DIRECTOR
LISTS EXPENSES
Emergency Measure, Pro-
lection of Waterways
Cost City S60,3OS

A total of 500 308. 06 was expended
by the city during 1914 on the city S
emergency measures and the protec-
ton of the waterways. Emergency
expenses amounted to $l9,l3l.97
while water protection measures to-
tailed S4l-1760 90. The report was
compiled by the city budget direc-
tor
A breakdown of the separate &C
counts reveals the following: eX-
penses in connection with the pro-
lection of the water system-Wages
s38,36l telephone, sl03 gasoline,
S142; miscellaneous, s4l4; mainten-
ance expenses for the waterways,
$2.153.
Emergency appropriation - air
raid warden's office, S2,711; defense
council. S2,239; medical units, Sl5l;
civilian defense volunteer office, ST.
922, war housing committee, 1926;
war gardens committee, S55; ration
ing board, S1,246; Liberty House on
the Green, 1856; sirens, 1888; vet
Grams advisory board, S4,024; miscel-
aneouS, 1924
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-03
SLIGHT DECLINE
in FOOD PRICES
U. S. Department of Labor
"Detects" Slight De-
crease in New Haven

Retail food prices in New Haven
as measured by the Bureau of Labor
Sta tistics of the U. S. Department
Of Labor declined nine tenths of one
per cent from mid February to mid
March. it was announced today by
Wendell D. Macdonald, Regional Di-
rector. Seasonally lower prices for
fruits and vegetables were respon-
sible for the decline in the cost of
the average wage earner's food bill.
Food prices have advanced four
tenthS Of one per cent during the
past twelve months and are now at
level 39.5 per cent higher than in
January 194l, the base date of the
Little Steel formula. Over the war
period, from August 1899 TO date,
food prices have risen AIS per cent.
Eggs selling a. 48 to ST cents per
dozen were on the average ll2 per
cent lower than in February, fol-
lowing the usual seasonal decline
Lower average prices for green
beans, carrots. spinach, and cab
bage more than offset the price
rises for apples, canned tomatoes,
potatoes, and oranges. Despite the
decline in the cost of the average
food budget, average prices of meats
rose three tenths of one per cent.
Average prices of lamb rose one and
one-half per cent, whereas fresh
and canned fish were seven-tenths
Of one per cent higher than in mid
February, Practically all meats were
in short supply and in many stores
were available for only few days
during any one week.
The range of prices in March was
broad, rejecting the many brands
and store classifications throughout
New Haven. A No. 2 can Of toma-
toes sold at II to II cents, cabbage
from to 10 cents per pound, spin
ach from to l6 cents per pound,
oranges from 81 to 81 cents per doz-
en-, and a ten-pound sack OF flour
from SO to 10 cents.