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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08

that occurred to him while attend ing the tests
 Differ On VVha. Seen
 was looking directly at the point of detonation when it oc- cured and saw nothing until I jerked my glasses off. regardless of re- strictions. I observed the atomic cloud starting to mount upward from the dying burst.
 Other correspondents said they saw a duIl( red blob like an Jap anese lantern through their glas- ses. One writer, who admitted to one bad eye, said he saw two dis tinet explosions. Your reporter withdrew from the competition.
 Another cause for over expect aney was the predictions of sei- ence writer who said that the blast would sweep Bikini bare, that the shock and heat wave would rock the Applaehian at sea 20 mics away and that the glare, if not shielded, frbom the eyes. would have a com pleteiy binding effect for many minutes.
 Then there was the unacceptable conclusion that the Navy may nos have stationed 73 target ships over a circle some 4.009 yards in di- ameter if 1t had not believed there was a good chance that something might happen to them.
 Fails to See Blast
 The conclusion that something was lacking with the bomb will be understood, therefore. when thi. correspondent failed to see the in- itial blast at all. His plane felt nc shock or heat wave nor. was the explosion audiable. When we were approaching the target seVera. minutes later, the atonlIs turbul- ence rolled back, revealing that ths U.S.S. Nevada was still afoat IF the bullseye.
 The final touch was the cloud ol death and disintergraJIon 15 min utes after the blast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Odd Fellows  
 Public Invited 10
 Ceremonies Next
 Thursday Evening

E Albert G. Lange will be installed as chief patriarch of Ansantawae Encampment, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at ceremonies to be held Thursday night at Odd Eel lows Hall. He succeeds Alfred La- Riviere who was elected the new high priest.
 Other officers to be installed are Adolpn Grube, senior warden; Mor- timer Hill, junior warden; William Bagg, recording scribe; Otto Reich enbach, financial scribe and William Wood, treasurer.
 District Deputy Grand Patriarch Arthur H. Hills will head the team of installing officers. Members of the team are William Wood, deputy grand high priest; Robert Gardner, deputy grand senior warden; Ralph Webb, deputy grand scribe; William J. Maton, deputy grand treasurer; George Stanton, deputy grand in- side sentinel; Henry Austin, dep- uty grand outside sentinel, and Harry Austin, deputy grand outside sentinel, and Harry Owen, deputy grand junior warden.
 The installation ceremonies are open to the public. Arthur Peach will be the pianist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Report Filed In CourtOn
 Cossin E:stote

An estate Of s18912.75 was left by the late Joseph M. Cassin we'll known Waterbury automobile deal CT and realtor who died suddenly in Florida, Jan. B. 1946. An inVen- tory Of the estate as appraised by Isadore B. Kramer and Fred c. Loehmann has been filed with the office of Probate Judge Patrick Healey.
 A totaling of the appraised estates is as follows: $50 shares Of common stock in the Cassin Realty Com pam valued at s13000; 259 shares of common stock in the J. M. Cas- sin Co.,, s5, ,25770 and deposits in e local bank amounting to s655.25. The estate was left to the widow.
 Also filed today in Probate Court Is an inventory of the one-half eQuity ownership of the late William II. Humphrey of Eastchester and Westchester, New York. MT. Humph- rey, who died July 29, l945. held one-half equity in property on the northerly side of West Main Street at the corner of Central Avenue and valued at s26(632.. The estate vas appraised by c Millerton AL lerton and Edwin c. Northrop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08

cling around the country since the warrants were issued.
 Forgery Alleged
 Inspector Bender said the accused took his wife's car and sold 1t to the automobile dealer, signing her name to the bill of sale.
 Thomas LaSelva, 35, of 125 Scovill Street received nolle on payment of $15 on charge of breach of the peace and nolle on payment of $25 on charge of destroying city prop erty. Sgt. Paul Moynihan and Pa trolman Robert Byrne said the &C., cused threw stones through windows at Clark School.
 Charged with violation of the state liquor laws, Thomas Sabol, manager of a North Main Street restaurant, received a continuance to Thursday. Detective Sgts. Joseph Mccarthy and Paul Moynihan said Sabol reLged the dining room of the restaurant to a party and allowed them to indulge in drinking after P. M. yesterday.
 DoHuS StL aC 3S,0UU
 Bonds of S2,5o0 were set in the case of Clarance Granger, A, of Prospect, and he was bound over to the next term of Superior Court on charges of indecent assault. In- spector Joheph R. Bendler said the man malested young children in a local park.
 Six persons. charged with pass ing stop signs, forfeited bonds of S6 each. They were: Anthony Rud- zionis, of 635 North Riverside Street; Charles Lorenson, "A, of 152 Chest nut Avenue; Basil Hoyt, 32, of 72o Congress Avenue EXtention; Mary Conway, 30, of Harwinton; Carmen Ciarlelli, 21, of IS Sheffield Street, and Horace Wynn, 39, of 1T Green boro Street.
 Nolles on payment of S6 each were entered in the following three cases of violation of the rules of the road: Louis Feitleson, 62, of 343 Will low Street; Willie Byrd, 28, of Ban- tam, and Albert Byars, 26, of T Warner Place.
 Breach of Peace
 The following breach Of the peace cases were heard: Patrick Shea, 36, of AT South Main Street, noued Arthur Kellas, 31, of 136 West Main Street, continued to July g: Cur tis McMahon, 25, of 92 Pearl Street, continued to July 8; Thomas Sum- ma, 50, Of 65 Barnes Street Exten- sion, nolled; John Coughlan, 30, of Middlebury, nolled, and Hulnnert Mucci, 27, Of 8 Grant Street. nolled.
 Other cases: Frank LeFeYers, 34 of 419 West Street. Bristol, assault, continued to July 9; Manuel Lopes Ramos, 28, of 8 Pond Street, Nauga- tuck, violation of the rules of the road. continued to July 24; Joseph Finley, 59. Of 7S Ives Street, viola ton of the rules of the road, con- tinued to July 22; Homer Bernier, 2l, of 121 Irvington Street, reck- less driving, nolled for $27, and Will liam Grant. 9 Of AT Main Street Ansonia, speeding and operating a motor vehicle without a license, con tinued to July 22.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Daury Held for High Court on Three Counts x Long Police Search Ended in Arrest $ Here Saturday; Bonds of $2,500 Set \ Pending Hearing in Superior Court

The object of police search since pecember of 1945, Frank Daury, 29, M 30 Lannon Street, waived exam ination and was bound over to the next term of Superior Court when 11e was arraigned before Judge John III Gaffney in City Court this morn Ing. Bonds were set at s2,500.
 A Arrested Saturday by It. William Foley, Sgt. Charles McWeeney and Effective George McElligott, Daury faces charges of non support, theft of car, obtaining money under false pretenses and forgery.
 Inspector Joseph R. Bendler said the non support and theft warrants Were issued last year on complaint HI the mans wife. Warrants on the o&her two charges were issued at the 6ame time on complaint of an East Main Street automobile dealer. Daury told police he has been trav-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Court Orders Youth to Get
 Out Of own

An associate of Broadway play wrights. Louis Miner, 24, of New York City. charged with breach Of the peace, was ordered today by City Court Judge John L Gaffney, to get out Of town immediately
 The youth, arrested by Motor Patrolman Donald Monaghan late last night, told the court he was not proving" on Baldwin Street when he was arrested He said he came here from Nv York to visit some Waterbury friends They were not attheir Hill Street home he said, and he went to Baldwin Street to look for them at the home Of their mother.
 A discharged Army veteran, Nj mer said he was at present attend- mug school in New York where he studies court reporting. In his spare time, he sad, he works for Broadwayq playwright, Qack Kirk land.
 It was the opinion of the court this morning that the youth had learned a valuable lesson to aid his studies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
N g NAg v AAF k 1 " e1 w @ ost solds
 eetiions
 Formal =RaEl0Sing 0f East End Unit
 T0nighf

The newly formed East End Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold election of officers tonight at at the Andersen School gymnasium, Frank Downs, one of the post or ganizers, announced to6ay.
 At last weeks meeting, Jackie Thompson, Navy veteran of World War IT. was nominated post com mander. Others nominated were Carl Pierson, senior vice. command CT; Don LaWley. junior vice-com- mander; John Sullivan, adjutant; Francis Hauehton. euartermaster; ; Clifton King, judge advocate. and John N[cNerney. chaplain. All are veterans of World War II Nam- inations are still open at tonight's $ meeting.
 The post now has about 3 mern- bers. More veterans are expected to sign up tonight. EX-servieemen from Wolco55, Prospect and Chesh- ire as well as the East End of Wa terbury are eligible to join t.le post.
 Following the election of off eers. 9 date will be set for the in stallation ceremonies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
City Troffic' Discussion On Forum
 Roach, Scoii-Smith
 On Democrat Air
 Program Tonight

Waterbury's Traffic Problen1-It's Safety and Technical Phases will be discussed tonight on the Water bury Forum of the Air over WATR at 10 P. M. Speakers will be Po- lice Superintendent William J. Roach and L. Theodore Scott- Smith, city plan engineer.
 Currently the city is faced with an acute traffic problem both from the standpoint of safety of auto- ists and pedestrians and the un- nampered flow of normal traffic. The condition has resulted, in most part, from the heavy increase in automotiVe traffic coupled with the static condition of the city's lay out.
 Supt Roach has consistently ad- Yocated safety measures as one of the prime considerations in allevi- ating the city's general traffic prob- lem together with a thorough in- sight into the causes and general problems. The department, Mir. Roach has said, is attempting it's best considering the conditions.
 MT. seott-Snith, chief engineer for the city Planning Commission and member of various national traffic organiza tions, is now at- tempting structural and technical solution of the problems by means of planning and layout of streets and areas.
 Both men will discuss their phases on this problem on tonight's forum program at 10 P. M This program, the original of it's kind in Water bury is arranged and directed by The Waterbury Democrat and ser Viced by The Waterbury Democrat through Station WAFER. It's fundamental purpose is to present, to the public, a thorough and fresh approach to many community, na- tional and international problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Late Realty News

# Documents filed at the town clerks office in City Hall include
 Mortgage Deeds
 Emanuele Dalesio to Edith B Grierson, property on Willow Street 5000.
 William A. and Priscilla M. Brade to Bertha Brade, property on Oak vile Avenue, $4,000. z Mary B. Slavin to Samuel Eben- stein, property on Ridgewood Street $1 ,50G. Joseph B. Adomaitis to Mary A Sabaliauskas, property on Hill Ave nue, S4000.
 Warranty Deeds
 William w. and Mary E. Robisor sto Philip E. Veillette. property or Fern Circle.
 Loretta Caggiano to Edward A 3Elsdon, property on Meriden Road Edith B. Grierson to Emanuele Ralesio, property on Willow Street.
 Bernardino DiNunzio and Michae tDaddona to William A. and Priscil- "a M Brade, property on Oakville SAvenue. E William M and Irene M. Lawlol ato Michael J. Orient, property or Mraverse Street. # Mortgage Releases q Morris Plan Bank of Waterbury 8o Real and Rose Gravel. # Citizens and Manufacturers Ma &ional Bank of Waterbury, trustee Tor Michael Donnelly. to Thomas J hnd Mary C. Flanagan. \ Rudolf Brade to Helen A. Stollar
 Quit Claim Deeds Michael Damico to John Damico property on Carver Street.
 Dorilla 0. Veronneau to Luciar A. Veronneau, property on Railroad Hiu aA'.~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
City SoIons E o Attend eofinq
 Rent Legislation
 To Be Discussed
 ht Sfate Capitol

Waterbury's legislators are expect Cd to attend tomorrow's public hear ing on Connecticut Legislation Af- fecting Rents, both Commercial and Private scheduled for the Hall of the House at the State Capitol at 10 A. M The meeting is called by the Legislative Council and may be to determine the need for a special session of the Legislature relative to the Connecticut rent situation.
 Expected to attend are Sen. Pa trick Wallace and Sen. Edward Egan and state representatives Daniel J. Mahaney and John Membrino.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Mattdtuek Co, CLIO. Confer

Conferences with the Mattatuck Manufacturing Company on a new contract covering approximately 500 employees probably will be re- sumed within the next week, Busi- ness Agent Joseph NcEvoy ot Local 25l, International Union of Mine, Mil 85 Shelter Workers said today. The union is awaiting word from the company on setting a date for resumption of negotiations
 Wages arc not at issue in the contract negotiations, the company having met 3 raise granted by other plants in the area.
 The present contract, the only union arrangement agreement in this Urea covering a two-year period, has been extended to Sept l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Lego! Notice
NOTICE SEWER ASSESSMENTS

The Board of Commissioners of Public Works Of the City of Water bury, ct 8 meeting held July 2nd. 1946, made assessment for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on West Dover Street, from Benedict Street easterly 373 feet in the amounts set to their respecive names, 0 witt Northerly Side
 The Connecticut Manufactur-
 ing Company ssoa.28 Darcey Transportation Com-
 pany, Incorporated 172.5o The Darcey Transportation
 Company l7s.2o Southerly Side
 Waterbury Plumbing Supply
 Company, Inc. 8050 City of Waterbury 10000 Benjamin Farer 225O0 Exempt
 The Connecticut Manu-
 featuring Company 75, Waterbury Plumbing Sup-
 ply Company, Inc. 75f
 The above assessments are due and payauts at the office of the Collector of Taxes, City Hall, Wa terbury, Connecticut.
 JOHN DI coRPo. |7-5-St. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Vacation School Starts essions

Miss Pearl Edna Grover. execu- tive secretary of the Waterbury Council of Churches, is supervisor of the Vacation Church School for children from to 13 years of age which opened this morning at St, Johns parish house. The council is sponsoring the two-week school
 Teachers are Mrs Harold D. Hammonds, Mrs. William Hall, Mrs. Donald Kaplan Misses Jean Walker, Katherine Surgener, Ethel Holmes and Nancy Main
 Glasses are held from to Il 80 A. M. Daily Monday through Fri day. The school is broken up into three departments, Kindergarten, primary and junior, Subjects include Bable and character stories, worship and recreation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
New EneEon<l
 To Hove ' Toll Coll Delays
Summer Services Increase Burden
 On SWitehheaF6s

Boston, July SUP Chances are 1o-to-1 you'll run into long delay in trying to make a toll call, the New England Telephone & Tel egraph Company said today, but the situation probably will be far worse before it's better
 Delays of from 10 minutes to two hours in New England now are common, a spokesman admitted. But the real jam is expected when Summer visitors join the regular customers in swamping switch boards from the middle of this month through September.
 NET. officials can Sympathize with the subscriber who mutters an- grily at the operator when she says I'm sorry but all the circuits are busy, There'll be two-hour delay on your call"
 25 Percent Increase Noted
 What the subscriber doesn't know IS he s1ams down the receiver is that the operator has every outlet on her board plugged in. 50 to 100 eau-slips piled on a spike and the lights flashing like Fourth Of July Sparklers.
 Twenty-Five percent more calls now are being placed daily than f there were 8 year ago. An average of 118G0.000 toll calls are completed each month in New England.
 Basically the problem lies with the lack of raw materials, the spokesman said
 Need More Lead
 Right now the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company claims it alone could use ST percent of all lead the mines in the United States are capable of producing
 In addition, shortages of copper, cotton and wire are delaying the l company's S200000.C00 five-year eX- pansion program of which it would like to spend S455 100000 before the end of 1946.
 So tremendous is the number of calls that 1000 more manual posi- ton are needed in the exchanges to handle the traffic But, said the spokesman, you can't get 'em until you have the materials to make them with.
 70,000 Seek Phones
 The company Poliey is to install telephones on demand. There now i are 1,75oC00 in the siX-st8te region. But 70.o00 persons still are on the waiting list due to the shortage Of equipment.
 Seeking the cause for the increase in requests for telephones and the jump in the number Of toll calls the NET. believes the problem stems from
 l. Persons who never could
 afford a telephone made money
 in war jobs and now desire sucn
 service.
 3. Thousands of GLs who
 never before made toll calls got
 in the habit of telephoning their
 families half across the country
 during war years. Now they call long distance as. matter
 of course.
 3. Businessmen are forced to
 Use the telephone and call long
 CT distances than normal in an
 effort to find scarce items with
 which to carry on their work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Fannick Post ir
 Special Meeting

David L. Fannick Post, Jewish War Veterans, will hold a special meeting tomorrow night at 8:30 at the Waterbury Hebrew Institute for members who will attend the Wash ington meeting.
 Aaron German, state department commander. said last night that the organization will now be called the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America.
 The state department council will meet at Beth Fl Synagogue in Tor rington on July 21. Delegates from the Fannick Post will be Ted Ber- mna, Edward Tanner and Nanny Weisman. Norman Moskowitz, Is- rael Greenblatt and Jack Rutman are the alternates for the council meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
'Waterville Girl Marks Birthday

Wa.arTlle, July o--Ml. Anthony Denze entertained with q party Sat urday evening at her home on Fort Hill Avenue ill honor Of her 6augh- ter Glory Ann, who celebrated hel ninth birthday. A large birthday cake was the centerpiece with dec orations of pink ana white.
 Those attending were Francis Denze, Carol Ellen Grady, Arthur Denze. Julie Ann Lane, Donald Denze, Marilyn Tucker, Joey Vacca- 10, Irene Tucker, Anthony Vaccarc Sheila Morroto and Carolyn Reilly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Building Permits

Building permits issued by Building Inspector John T. Hart ley include
 John Manthey erect a diner, East Main Street near Reidville. s4000.
 Walter Jarvis, erect rear porch. 56 Faber Avenue, zs20O.
 Irene Gordon, erect dormer win dow, POI Wolcott Street. S100
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08

Pranksters have. been busy at work also, in the playground after clos ing hours. While police protection is in evidence up to ten o'clock. and the motor patrol every hour after that time, from the amount of dam age that has been done, 1t would seem necessary to have more patrol men on duty in this section of the city during the night. One neighbor m the vicinity Of Washington Park reports losing some very valuable silk wearing apparel which was taken from her elothesline during the night, few weeks ago.
 Of course reporting these affairs won't rscompense the loser-but il would give a person food for thought --just what has to happen before a locality can get improvements or more police protectioni
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Strikers Y ' old By DriseolI
 r o blight On :

State C.JO. Secretary John J. Driscoll of Waterbury addressed the Niles-Eement-Pond Company .strik- CTS at West Hartford this morning Speaking over a. public address to a large. gathering Of United Electrical Workers, .CIO. members, he urged 5Aem to carry on their fight to q successful conclusion.
 The Connecticut CIO. Council. when t meets at New Haven Thurs day, is expected to vote further f. nanaial aid ot the West Hartford strikers.
 The strikers gathering today was called to appeal to Niles-Bemant- Pond empIoyes to remain away from their Joos and refuse a management invitation to return to work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Police poqiinq
 Fred Sweeney

An attempt is being made to To- cate 8 one Fred Sweeney. reported to reside at 39 Pleasant Street. The man, Superintendent William J. Roach said, is to be notified that one Frank Delaney Of 6l1 South Side Street, Chicago, died Friday from natural causes.
 Inspector Joseph R. Bender said there ts no @ Pleasant Street. He said one Fred Sweeney was located, but was not the man ill question.
 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Fred Sweeney is requested to get in touch With Headquarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
SUord Found in Lake Uniderfife

A sword, found recently in Lake WInnemaug in Watertown. was not part of the property stolen seven months ago from the home of Col. s. Kellogg Plume, Jr., of 96 Middle bury Road, Watertown.
 Watertown and State Police at first believed that the sword, found June 27 by Norman Holme, Jr., of 34 Sunset Avenue. Waterbury. was part of the loot, but an eXaminat ton disclosed no engraving on the relic. Police said the articles stolen from the Plume residence were engraved with Colonel Plume's name.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
WORKS ON PHONE HISTORY

Columbus, O.CUP) - The first complete history Of the telephone is being compiled in Columbus by 9 76-year-old retired Ohio State University professor, whose data on the subject is the only complete compilation in existence.
 Prof. Prank c. Caldwell began the work shortly after he came to Ohio State in 1898. He became ill., tensely interested in Alexander Graham Bells invesltion, possibly because the first social invitation he received after arriving in Co.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Waterbury Youth
 Held in N. Y. City

Richard Nelson, 16, of 474 South Main Street was apprehended in New York City today by police. The youth is alleged to have stolen a car at 3 A. M. today from a parking lot on Meriden Road. The car is owned by James Phelan of 76 Meri- den Road
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Full Weather Report

Boston, July s.--UP)-weather forecast:
 CONNECTICUT. NASSACHJ- sETTs and RHODE ISLAND Generally fair tonight and Tues- day. Somewhat warmer and iit- tie more humid Tuesday.
 Eastport to Block Island--Gen- tie variable winds tonight be- coming gentle to moderate south east to south on Tuesday. Weather gencraiiv fnir with good visibility,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Post Officials
 Investiqafe Fire

Police and Postal officials are in- vestigating a fire in a mail box at 571 Highland Avenue, Sunday aft ernoon. The contents of the box, Postal authorities said, were badly burned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08
Marriage Intentions

Marriage intentions were filed by Eugene Joseph Schubert. 1736 F Street, NV, Washington, D. G. and Frances Greenblatt, 25 Calu- met Street, in tho Bureau Of Vital Statistics in City Hall this morn inp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-08

Washington Park Playground is shaping up nicely on the program schedule, Handicraft classes for girls between the ages of 10 and IS are being held Tuesday afternoons at 2 o'clock. Anyone interested in joining the class may do So by handing her name in to any of the young lady supervisors.
 Activities for the boys in the line of baseball is being taken care of by Jim Pier5all MT. PiersaIl is look ing for recruits for his interplay ground baseball league and is asking young fellows to join up as soon as possible.