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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
BRIEF ORDERED l. IN WHELAN CASE
Former Local Lawyer Al- IegedIy Fails to Comply
 With Court Order

Claiming . private agreement made by two parties in a divorce action can have no legal effect on court order, Attorney Alfred L.. Finkelstein today demurred to ale gationS made by Attorney John E.. Whalen of Meriden, who is being sued by his former wife, Mrs. Fran ces M. GosS Whalen Ennis of New Haven, and their adopted child for a support debt.
 Attorney FinkelStein, who repre- SentS Mrs. Ennis, said the Meriden man, a former resident of Water bury, had been ordered by the New Haven superior court in 1886 to pay $10 weekly for support of the child. The debt has now grown to $4,700, he told the court.
 A charge was made by Mrs. En- his lawyer that Attorney Whalen is purpoSely prolonging the pleadings, and he asked for trial before this boy is able to claim his old-age pension"
 The suit was brought by Mrs. Ennis and the boy, who is now 16 years old, to collect the back sup port by means of weekly payments from his foster fathers earnings or else for payment from spend thrift fund.- left for the father in the will of Thomas Whalen. James Darcey, executor of the will is nam ed a party defendant in the litiga- finV1 frItctan nf tho
 Attorney Finkelstein said the "set off and counter claim" made by Att torney Whalen in effect states the two parties agreed at the time of their divorce that the judgment ot the court would not prevail.
 It was claimed by Mrs. Ennis counsel that the parents of a minor child cannot agree between them selves to set aside any judgment made by the court. He added that Whalen, being lawyer, ought to know better" than to think such an agreement could have legal ef- feet.
 Attorney J. Warren Upson, who appeared for Whalen, said a prop erty settlement made by Whalen on Mrs. Ennis was in effect a pre- payment" on the support order. He said it was the intention of Whalcn that Mrs. Ennis would use the prop erty to satisfy the $10 weekly al- loWance ordered for the child. He said Mrs Ennis should have applied the settlement toward the support of the child, and can't collect fur ther because she failed to do that.
 The defense counsed asked the court to overrule the demurrer. Judge Frank P McEvoy asked At 'ornsy Finkelstein to file brief in the case by January g and set the time limit for a brief by Attorney UpSon for January 26.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
COL. CARLSON IN
 RADIO ADDRESS
Urges Public to Initiate Famous Raiders and Be-
 come "Gung HO"

Hundreds of residents of Water bury and surrounding towns last night heard the broadcast of Col Evans F. Carlson, USMCR of Ply mouth. Col. Carlson was released from San Diego, Calf. Naval hospi- tai Thursday to appear on the pro- gram. Col. Carlson first gained fame as a leader of "Carlson's Raid CTS" the Second Battalion of the USING who were landed by two sub- marines on the Maxim Island in the Pacific Island in the Pacific to raid Jap installations there.
 "Gung Ho," Colonel Carlson said on the broadcast, "is the essence of democracy. It is the interde- pendence of men and officers in battle and complete understanding on the part of all men of early battle operation. It was responsible for the first offensive land action in the Pacific to be completed"
 Colonel Carlson explained that the principal of 'Gung Ho" was first brought to his attention ill China when he was observing the coopertion of members of the Army there. and stated that his faith in it's essence was renewed many times at Maxim and later at Guadalcanal where "Carlson's Raid ers," lean bunch fed on tea, rice and raisins," made a 30-day trek through the jungles to secure valu- able Japanese information and pave the way for the construction of road up to the Guadalcana objective.
 Success of the raiders in their offensives their colonel attributed to rigid training, native American courage and Gung Ho, which is complete cooperation of all efforts on the battlefield"
 After Guadalcanal Colonel Carl son helped stage the offensive at TaraWa and later served in the MarShals and at Saipan. He was shot in the leg and the arm at Sai- pan while attempting to rescue wounded enlisted men from front line observation post.
 He has recieved 16 decorations from Allied countries, has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor the Presidential Unit Cita- tion three times na dthe Purple ton three times, and the Purple by the government Of Nicaragua.
 Leader of one of the greatest and most hard hitting raider groups in the Armed Force, Colonel Carlson urged "Gung Ho" on the home front, interpreting the phrase to mean the maximum cooperation with the war effort of which you are capable
 If you are all-out, you are Gung Ho with the men out there. work ing for the peace together" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
POLICE RECOVER STOLEN COUPONS
Sentence Deferred in Ac- Cused's Case; Plank Road
 Ruled Public Highway

City Court Judge T. E. Conway this morning deferred sentence for two weeks on Carl Schoenmehl, 48, State street, after he pleaded gull ty to theft of ration coupons good for 30 gallons of gasoline.
 Prosecutor Frederick w. Palom- ba said Schoenmehl was picked up at his home by Detective Sgt. Jo- seph Mccarthy and Detective George McElligott yesterday after noon after he was seen reaching into jacket at the Nelson and Begnal service station at West Main and State streets. The detectives recovered the ration stamps from the bath tub of Schoenmehls home.
 Richard Shepard, 42, 448 North Main street, was given a continu- ance to Jan. 13 on charge of be- ing a fugitive from justice. Chief Inspector Joseph R. Bender said Shepard is wanted by Keeseville, N. Y. police on a charge of abandon ment of his family.
 In disposing of the case of Rocco Leo Grande, GA, 318 South Main street, charged with reckless driv- ing and driving without an operat- or's license, Judge Conway ruled that Plank road in Hamilton Park must be considered public high way in spite of Atty. Michael Cia- nos contention that it was a park thoroughfare, and therefore gov erned by city ordinances which would limit any fine to $20 Your claims are quite ingenious, MT Ciano,' Judge Conway said, but I'm afraid I cant go along with you" Judge Conway imposed a fine of $27 on the reckless driving charge, and suspended fine of $15 on the charge of driving without license, after Atty. Ciano stated that his client had obtained a li- cense. The case was appealed to Common Pleas court.
 Other cases: Loretta G. Macary, 34, 260 Beecher avenue, theft, nolled for $25 and restitution of some ar ticles to a downtown store, on rec. ommendation of the prosecutor Clement Hardison, 30, AT Lafayette street, parking violation. $5 bono called; Peter Pontelandolto, "A, 7% Bradley avenue, parking within 25 feet of an intersection, $6 bond called.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
ISTATE RAISES sO% OF QUOTA
Contributions for War Fund Reach $2,34O,497;
 Nations Average 98

Connecticut residents have con- tributed $2,340, ,497 toward a total of $l13,413,35l raised so far in he 1914 National War Fund Campaign" Og- den B.gelow of Greenwich, State chairman announced today.
 Although this represents 90 per cent of our $2,6OO,0OO state goal, the country as a whole has raised 98 per cent of the $ll5,0O0,OO0 needed by USO, United Seamen's Service, War Prisoners Aid and nineteen for eign relief agencies to support their activities until September 30, 1945," MT. Bigelow said
 Community Chests in the state have raised $1.748,312 or 85 per cent of their War Fund quotas in addi- tion to nearly $4,O00,00O for local social agencies. Towns not included in the cest areas have contributed S592,185 representing 160 per cent of their combined quotas with ninety-five towns and six of the eight counties over the top in the current campaign.
 we are determined not to stop with out obligation to our fighting sons and daughters and to our Allies still undischarged.
 The National War Fund has al- ready distributed $139, ,295, ,l73 of the total of $239,000,000 raised in it's two campaigns to support the work of it's tWenty-two member agencies in ninety-one geographical areas on six continents"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
Homeless Pup Has Priority

Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 12.- CUP)-Two sleepless members of the Schwartz family and a nameleSs brown puppy that flew the last lap of a hitchhike from Australia as an army priority passenger had lCmp before breakfast today. &hC one of them said she hoped it wouldn't happen every day
 It wasn't tWo-year olu M2rllyn Diane Schwartz who hoped the hope and the White-collared puppy with a flair for travel was not a talking dog. It was red-eyed, dog tired Mrs Schwartz, "A. mother of Marilyn, who spent most of the night in the nursery telling Marilyn that baby dogs need sleep like little girls.
 The Schwartz household was a photographers lobby and rep 'rt- CTS hangout al day yesterday un- til Flight Officer Halbert Wilcox delivered a plain, scraggly-eared little pup that started as a modest gift from an unknown donor in the Southwest Pacific and paved rides all the way to l66 Myrtle ave nue, Jersey City, where it's Christ mas all over again for Marily.
 The last lap of the journey from Greensboro, N. C., to Newark, N. J., and the pup was rated priorities be- cause the Army knows a good cargo when 1t sees it.
 After 15,000 miles of air travel, the pup went to bed last night within calling distance of Marilyn, who evi- dently lay in her crib and called most of the night, because Mrs. Sch- wartz said today thta there was no sleeping at her house.
 The ocean and continent-span- ming dog probably will be christened today If the Schwartzes can decide between Marilyn's suggestions - Choo-Choo-a Flight Officer Will cox's offering-Travel.
 Choo-Choo and/o Travel spent Wednesday night in hotel in Greensboro, where the management waived house ruie to permit Will cox and his priority pup to share a room. The pup is a girl.
 "Marilyn won't let that dog alone. She loves it," Mrs. Schwartz said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
Snakes Like Philippines
By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN


 United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, Jan. 12 - tU.PD The Philippines Islands are noted for foxes that smell like skunks. There are no tigfers in the Philippines. or lions, either, but snakes, Whooie!
 Boa Constructors over there some- times grow 25 feet long They eat one meal a month and the best time to meet one is after his dinner. Otherwise he's likely to be irritable An irritable Boa Constrictor is not the ideal house guest.
 l. For 140 years or maybe more the Filipinos thought their pearls of the Orient consisted of 7083 islands. A few years back, a Filipino who did mt believe all he read ill books counted them again. His tally was 708l. That's official.
 These islands are populated by people who speak 82 different lang uages, hate Japs. and are shaken gently at frequent intervals by earth quakes. Some of them are call ed Igorrotes. These babies are tough. 1llCY hoII pO DC llChbAl lAulllNAD anu If my information is correct-they are back at their old pastimes, whacking off the heads of you know who. They use axes.
 Gold is sprinkled all over the Philippines. It's mixed in with the | dirt, but there's more dirt than gold and while many Filipinos conduct placer mining operations with CO., conut shells, few grow rich.
 The sap from the shoots of the coconut tree is knoWn as tuba and is consumed as soda pop. After it sits while it becomes wine; if it sits too long it becomes vinegar. The Filipinos guard against this un- less, of course, they are in the vine- gar business.
 From the Nipa plant they make hats, houses in 30 minutes per house and ginebra. The ginebra. which re- sembles gin, takes longer than houses.
 A Nipa house as run up in half an hour automatically is air condition ed. Freezes come in through the roof walls, and floor. This is to the good because the climate is salubrious eX- ccpt when 1t is raining or typhoon- ing Tn 35 years the thermometers haven't reached 100.
 The rainy season as of now is about over and things are growing so rapidly you can almost see 'em move. There aren't many of those smelly foxes and every one of the 7,O8l islands is perfumed by flowers too numerous to mention here.
 The Filipinos eat rice and fish; there is plenty of both. Their rice comes in white (Chinese restaurant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
United Press Extends News

Paris, Jan. .-(UP)-The United Press announced today it had ex- tended it's world wide service to four French newspapers in Paris.
 They are Figaro, France -Soir, Lib- eration and Front National.
 English language newspapers here to which United Press service previously was started are Stars and Stripes, U. s. armed forces publica- ton, and the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune, U. P. client since 1922 except dur ing the German occupation period.
 The United Press is the first U. s. and the first French news agency to serve the French press direct since the liberation of France.
 Other French publications sched- uled to appear soon also have re- quested U. $. service.
 Figaro was one of the three pre- war Parisian dailieS which reap peared in liberated Paris under it's old name. It long has been known as one of the most important Eu- ropean morning papers.
 Liberation, France-Soir and Front National were successors to the un- derground press which flourished despite German occupation of France France-Soir was founded in July, 1941, with the name of the resistance group that sponsored it. Defense De La France.
 Leon Rollin, veteran French news paperman who once was arrested by the gestapo but later escaped and became active in the Underground Rgence dTnformation ct de Docu- mentation is director of Liberation. Commenting on U. P. service, Rollin said:
 Tn publishing United Press news, Liberation, daily newspaper born during the resistance period which also was a time when one had to fight for freedom of the press, means to bring to French opinion infor- nation which it missed during the four years of German occupation. In giving the biggest possible space to news coming from free sources liberation is continuing its fight for that free exchange of news which will powerfully contribute to the avoidance of war and will con- solidate the peace that all of us must organize. It is task to wnich Americans and Frenchmen will bring. I am certain, the same eager collaboration as in fighting the war"
 Supervising the U. s. services are Joseph w. Grigg, U. P. manager for France and French territories. and Jean De Gandt, director of services for the French press Degandt was U. P. manager in Spain for many years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
WORK OR FIGHT
 i PAY OR SERVE
Young Husband to Be Given Chance to Decide
 on Alternatives

Claiming John Mahoney of Water bury owes her $l 300 in back pay ments for support of their five chill dren, Mrs. Esther Mahoney, young local divorcee, today asked Judge Frank P. McEvoy to order payment in &'ll or else send her ex-husband to jail.
 Mahoney, who had been served with a show cause order, was not il tke courtroom and no counsel aq- peared. His divorced wife testified she has seen him "on the street" and knows he is in town. She said he had been working for local fac tory but quit his job three weeks ago when he learned she was taking court action against him.
 An indication was given by the witness that Mahoney is heading for the draft, and she said she wanted pyament at once or else jail for him.
 Judge McEvoy took the issues un- der consideration.
 Attorney William K. Lawlor ap- peared for the petitioner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
RENT INCREASES
 EXPLAINED HERE

Information on a new regulation permitting rent increases was given by Frank Doyle, OPA accountant at the Hartford headquarters, to about 40 Waterbury landlords yesterday, according to report by George Mc- Duff, area rent administrator. MT, Doyle was scheduled to conduct an other session here today, and will be in Waterbury one day each week.
 The OPA official outlined require- ments for applying for rent in- creases and instructed the landlords on filling out the petitions Increases will be allowed if landlords prove their operating costs have increased and they have undergone undue hardship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
POPE HONORS FDR

Vatican City, Jan. 12- -(UP)- Pope Plus has given President Roosevelt his entire collection Of aVtican postage stamps issued since the inauguration of autonomous mali service in the Vatican state, it was revealed today. MT, Roosevelt wrote the Pope a personal letter thanking him for the gift.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
MAYOR TO WITNESS
 INAUGURAL CEREMONY

Mayor John s. Monagan as a member of Connecticut's electoral group will attend the Presidents inauguration at Washington on Jan. 20. The Mayor originally in- tended to stay over in the Capital city and attend the annual confer ence of Mayor scheduled there for January 27, but the latter has been cancelled due to the new travel re- strictions affecting conventions of more than 50 persons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
WOMEN TO ATTEND
 DISTRICT DINNER

Prospect, Jan. 12 - A large dele gation from the Prospect Democra- tic Women's Club will attend the testimonial dinner to be given in honor of CongressWoman Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse, of the second congressional district of Con- necticut. The dinner will be held Saturday evening, January 18th at the Taft Hotel, New Haven, Conn. under the sponsorship of the Dem ocratic Federated Clubs of New Haven County.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
ROOSEVELT AT LUZON

Aboard Admiral Kinkaids Flag ship. off Luzon, Jan. 12.-(UP)-Lt. Cmdr. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jr., commanded a destroyer escort en- gagged in the Luzon invasion, it was revealed today. Another destroyer escort was commanded by It. Cmdp. Charles Francis Adams. son of the former Navy Secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
Hospital Bulletins

Edward Bleser, 9, Central road, Middlebury, was reported in good condition this morning at Water bury hospital where he was ad- mitted yesterday afternoon after sustaining head cOncussiOn in a fall on the ice.
 Joseph DeBiase. 15, 145 Seymour street, was treated at Waterbury hospital yesterday after sustain ing an injury to his elbow when he slipped while working at the BroOkside Dairies on South Leon ard street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12

variety) and in red. blue, yellow, deep purple and black. Each variety has a different flavor. When Fili- pino goes fishing, he has chance of hauling in any one of 10000 diff ferent varieties. Nowhere else in the world are there so many kinds Of fish. They all taste more or less alike.
 Midget monkeys live in the Philip pines. They make nice pets. About 25 ,000 Japs live there, too, before the war and what's cooking for them ain't good.
 Some FilipinoS have 20 children, most of whom grow up to gamble on cock fights. They also like water melons and dates, which resemble pears except thta they taste better They like oysters, too They never know when they're going to lind a pearl.
 So much for my new guide book fo rthe benefit of American sight seers now arriving in the islands. The information came from the Filipino editor and educator, Senor Maximiano Marmito Villareal; I put him in a chair in a corner so he couldn't escape and asked him questions. He was polite, too. He didn't laugh once. Just smiled a couple of times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
LEGISLATORS TO STRIKE?

Concord, N. H., Jan. 12--CUP)- State legislative committees hoped today to obtain additional gasoline allotments for members after pro- tests that present allowances were too small and indications that some legislators might strike"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
RAMSEY TO WED

London, Jan. l2--(UP)-Admiral Sir c. Gordon Ramsey, 62. Com modore of conveys, said today that he expected to be married to Mrs. Helen Cooley, a Connecticut widow he met during trip to the United States He said the date of the wedding had not been set. (Mrs. Godley's Connecticut address was not available immediately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
Oddities m The Nevs
By UNITED PRESS

By UNITED PRESS North Attleboro, Mass, Jan. 12- tUP)-Preparing to send Az regis trants to an induction center, the local board here was notified by one of them:
 Sorry, but I will have to miss the bus Saturday. I am doing a two years stretch in State Prison"
 Boston, Jan. -(UP)-Carrying three telegraph company employees to a blood donor center, an uniden- tified taXicab driver refused to ac- cept payment, telling his fares:
 Anyone who donates a pint of blood gets ride on the house.
 Portland, Me. Jan. 12- tUP)-Af- ter he failed to appear in court. state policeman drove 300 miles to Grand Lake stream to bring back bus driver Emery Yates to face speeding charge.
 Boston, Jan. l2,-UP-WAC Pvt. Betty Lee Salash, 23, of Med fOrd, who single-handcdly captured q pair of burglars three years ago promised vengeance today to rob- bers who broke into her parents home and stole $500 in savings and jcwelry.
 In an open letter to Boston newspapers from her overseas post, Pvt. Salash told the culprits we're giving our time, our strength and our lives over here for you. and be- hind our backs you rob our homes and cause more unhappiness to our loved ones"
 Canandaigua, N. Y. aJn. l2- GUP) Efforts of David Cove, 3, to make his -months-old John more comfortable during a cold wave were revealed today to have caused the infants death,
 David told his mother, Mrs. David c. Cove, that he put a fire" in Johns crib because baby was cold" He lighted & stick of fire wood, in the kitchen stove and placed it in the crib, he said
 The baby died in Memorial hospi- tal here Wednesday night.
 BuenOs Aires, Jan. 12-(UP)-The weather bureau today promised early relief from a heat wave which sent temperatures up to 99:3 here and lO6 at Bahia Blanca yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12

Holyoke, Mass, Jan. 12-(UP) Dr. Thomas A. Dillon. 60, of Hol- yoke, member of the War Manpow- CT Commission at Springfield and former Holyoke newspaper publish CT and dentist. died at a hospital here today after a two-week illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
Post Office Breathes Easy Again; Begins Plans For Next Christmas
Navy photo from NEA
By ELIZABETH KIRSCH United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON Jan. l2(UP)No matter relieved Christmas Clifford Special that they sorted distributed the holiday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
COAST GUARD COLLISION

Point Judith, R. l., Jan. l2. CUP) Several coast guardsmen were hospitalized in Newport today fol- lowing a collision at Sea involving a patrol boat south of Point Judith.
 Announcing the accident last night, the coast guard said none of the injuries was fatal, but refused to give other details pending an in- VeStigation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12

Child adoptions in Eorthern Ire- land are breaking all records.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
WOLCOTT HOLDING
 ACCUSED OPERATOR

Wallace R. Crumb, 49, 65 Garden street, Forestville, was arrested last night by Officer Howard Kraft of the Wolcott police na charge of operating a motor vehicle while un- der the influence of liquor,
 today And everybody's been won derful to us, but swear. I wouldn't want this to happen every day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12

BuenOs Aires, Jan. l2-(UP)-The weather bureau today promised early relief from a heat wave which sent temperatures up to 99:3 here and l06 at Bahia Blanca yesterday.