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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
TeSfimony Started In sI5,ooo Suit
 Five Women Of Jury
 Hearing Claim Of
 Mrs. Margaret Ward

Trial opened before Superior Court Judge Edward J. Quinlar and @ ury of seven men and Ave women today in the $l5,000 stairway fall suit of Mrs. Margaret H. Ward of Waterbury against owners oi property at 30-32 Henry Street.
 An additional panel of IS venire- men reported in the court today for completion of polling of the ury Only nine jurors had been selected yesterday afternoon when the orig lnal panel was exhausted.
 Mrs. War, who claimed she sus- tained Q permanent, arm injury in the fall Sept 30, 194l, was among the witnesses who testified today. Medical testimony was given at the opening of the trial on the eX- tent of the inuries.
 Defendants are Dennis J. Rear don of Waterbury, as eXecutor of the estate of Nellie Reardon, Bridget Mahoney of Morristown, N. J., ars administrator of the estate of James Reardon: and Will liam and Elizabeth Taylor of Wa terbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
Sunrise Services AFronged
 Warner Garden Club
 Sponsoring Sunday
 Program

The Warner Garden Community in cooperation with the Youth fol Christ Group and Joyce Hayes, al rector of social activities at the Warner Gardens, will sponsor ar Easter sunrise service at the high est spot in Waterbury, the Warner Gardens, Easter Sunday morning al 5. ,,
 The Youth for Christ choir will sing, a brass trio will play, a quartet from the Warner Gardens will De heard and the junior choir Of the Grace Baptist Church will be heard The Easter message will be deliv- cred by the Rev. Sheldon c. Kelsey of California. ,
 A breakfast will be served imme- diately following the service In the Community House in charge Of Mrs Eleanor Martinio, Mrs. Rose Wyn-, coop. Mrs. Murial Peterson and Mrs. Ernest Craig.
 Mrs. Harold Jones will be in charge of the music at the break fast, A special bus will leave the Green in Exchange Place at 4;4o a. m. All youth of the city are invited Co the service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
State Doirymen Criticize BowIes

Hartford, Conn, April 17-(UP)- The Connecticut Milk Producers Association criticized Economist Stabilization Director Chester Bowles milk price increase today as a "paralyzing shock" to Connecti- cut dairymen.
 President Adrian R. Wadsworth declared that increased subsidy pay ments and a return of wartime con. trols were doomed to failure" and that more dairymen would be driv- en out of business,
 'Mr. Bowies." he said, "has ap- parently become bigger than the government"
 Wadsworth declared that there were no plans for enforcement of the new regulations, and predicted there would be Q further decline in production in the coming months. Admitting that the new regulations would bring more butter into the markets in the next co days, Wads-
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 of the unit.
 Price Raise Asked
 Industry has asked that brass prices be raised all average of 5-6 cents Q pound, MT. Coe said. This application has been filed under the wage-price policy allowing price in- creases to be sought after wage ir- creases have been approved by the W.S,B. The 1 5-S cents Q pound in- crease would be in addition to & Is cents pound average increase granted in March and would bring brass price increases effected since the major brass strikes started early In February to total of 3 1-8 cents pound. The l-5 cent increase was granted by the O.P.A. to make Up for operating losses incurred since the end of the war.
 The steering group of the Brass Mill Products Advisory Committee and the OP.A. have held a series of conferences in Washington and New York during the past week. There has been some reluctance on the part of the O.P.A. to grant a further price boost, said MT. Coe, because enough pay increases have not been approved by the WISE. to establish what the OP.A. considers a definite pattern. The O.P.A., he said, holds that 70 percent of an industry must grant an increase be- fore pattern is set. Industry ar- gueS that an IS 1-2 cent pattern has been set for all practical pur- poses and that upward revision of brass prices is justifiable at this time.
 Proposals Rejected
 In negotiations during March and again this month, A.B.C. manage ment made its wage increase offers contingent on O.PA. authorization of price increases sufficient to com- pensate for payment of IS 1-2 cents an hour more to workers. Negotia- tors for the CI.O. Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers have rejected both sets of proposals, claiming that the attached conditions made the offers valuelesS.
 The Vanguard, state CIO. pubn- cation, will publish an American Brass strike edition tomorrow, Edi- tor Harold Senior announced. The issue will carry the text of com pany proposals rejected by the union and an analysis of them. MT. Sem for said the issue will emphasize the unions claim that instead of just a wage issue the very exist ance of the union is at stake. The A.B.C. unit of the Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers has formed the backbone of the C,IO. labor move ment here, said Senior, and The Vanguard will state that its re- would be & grave setback for the cause of advancement of labor here,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

ton about the carrying out of Allied purge directives He said he had been misunderstood"
 Derevyanko also had requested complete information on the pro- gress of Japanese demobllization and the destruction of military equipment, but 1t was not imme- diately known whether MacArthui had complied.
 The Soviet representative charged before the first meeting of the Council that "reactlonarieS" had an advantage over progressive forces" in the elections. He criti- clzed the supreme command for al- legedly allowing "undemocratic" officials to remain in the Japanese government.
 AspersiOns Charged
 Whitney said the Russian delega- ton was casting aspersions on the occupation" by placing the charges on the Councils agenda.
 He said Derevyanko had made no attempt to get accurate informa- tion" concerning the decree of com pliance with MacArthur's purge" directive.
 Whitney said the charges that Japanese, barred by the directive from holding public office, still were occupying prominent" places in the government, reflected the attitude of the whole Russian press"
 He said professional Japanese politicians were ignored" in the recen telection "in favor of men ad women from all walks of life with little or no political experience" and that the election demonstrated dem- ocracy in form and substance"
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 weeks of crises over Iran.
 Unsolicited "0pinion"
 Meanwhile, the bulk of LIN dis- cussion was focused on Secretary General Trygve Lies surprising and unsolicited opinion" on the right of the Council to retain the Iranian case on it's agenda after Russia, with Trans approval, requested It's rec moval Lie held that '4t may well be that there is no way" the Council can avoid removing Iran from It's program.
 This challenge of the legality of the Anglo-American position fur- ther tangled a case that has been before the council since its birth. Lies unexpected injection of his legalistic argument on the Russian side of the dispute delayed certain defeat of the Russian demand and may yet allow time for creation Of some face-Saving device.
 But 24 hours after Lies move, none of the members opposed to Russia showed any sign of weaken ing. They did not question Lies right, as head" of the LIN, to ex- press his opinion; they did not queS- tion his motives; but some wonder cd about Lies wisdom in picking this case to make his first venture into e Council political debate.
 Both the Americans and British frankly conceded that Lies r1enor- andum was not a constructive con- tributIon to their side. But they in- tended to fight Lies views as they have the Russians on the grounds that @ broad political principle which can not be decided on legal technicalities Is ct stake.
 "WhO Is Master?"
 Both the United States and Bri- tain emphasized that Dutch dele- gate Eelco Van Kleffens expressed their views best when he asked the Council: Who is master of the Councils agenda: the Council or States which are parties to q diS- pute or Q situation2 1t could only be the Council not the parties, but the Council admits question to the agenda; not the party, but the Council alone can strike 1t off,"
 RuSsiaS argument that even Iran now wants her case dismissed was met indirectly by U. s. Delegate Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., when he charged indirectly that Trans last minute withdrawal of her charges was made under Soviet pressure. Both the Americans and British are talking privately about Soviet diplo- matic pressure tactics in Teheran, but 1t is doubtful that they will raise that issue in the Council.
 The Spanish case is equally as ex- plosive as the 1ranian. And the U. s. and Britain will find 1t more difii- cult to defend their positions inas- much as both governments have be- hind them 0 divided public on the Franco issue.
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(Continued from Page D 50 amendments may be considered before the House agrees on bill It hopes for a final vote late to- morrow.
 Porter could find some comfort in the fact that even the most voluble OPA critics on the Senate Banking Committee were not suggesting out right death of the Price Control OPA Act.
 Sen. Robert A. Taft, R.-Ohio) proposed selective price control, and promised an amendment to require reasonable margins" of profits on all transactions.
 Unfair Job
 Porter complained that any policy of keeping control over only few products lis a job which would be both groteSquely unfair and eco- nomically impossible"
 Those who favor this type of control, Porter said, expect OPA to sit on the prices of those few selected commodities while most other prices go skyrocketing."
 After more than four years Of successful operation, the breakdown of the price control system is a real and frightening possibility" Porter said.
 Taft, however. had a number of questions to ask about reports that black market around Cleveland were getting 9S per cent of the building supplies, And he made 1t clear that he would oppose anything longer than a nine-month extension of OPA.
 Porter conceded the existence of { meat black market, but said re- nloval of meat price controls would increase the nations meat bill at least ei,ooN0oo 900 during the com. ing year.
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 ernor, have not viewed with favor the proposed pay increase for state employees and had hoped to avoic the issue until the next regular session when elections would bC done with. By injecting this mea' sure, as well as the veterans bon- us, sharp party lines may be de- fined during the special session thus laying down the groundwork for party platforms In the coming fall elections.
 Admittedly Democratic state sem ators are fearful" of the veterans bonus issue on the basis of costly state financing of such a measure. Their caucus move of last night however is viewed as @ means of jumping the gun" on the Governor in being the first to "beat the drum" for the measure. The pro- posal is a popular one from the standpoint of the veterans welfare but Is also viewed as being poten- italy impractical" from a finan- cling standpoint. Labor unions and similar organizations have sought the bonus both during last years regular session and the special con- clave held with the Governor couple of months ago.
 Leading Issue
 Democratic leaders indicated pri- vately that they would not press too hard for the veterans bonus. Lt.-Gov. Snow said, i've won't at- tempt to bull 1t through" Snow ex- plained that his party wished mere- ly to lay the groundwork for bonus legislation which may not be con- sidered until the regular session next year. The question is expected to be one of the leading issues of the fall campaign.
 The proposed housing bill, for which the Governor has called the special session, ties in with muni- cipalities on a 50-50 basis as to ex- penditures. The measure gives mum icipalities. such as Waterbury, the right to acquire by purchase, gift, lease or condemnation buildings to be used for housing veterans. The tentative bill allots $5,000,000 but this amount may be changed in any final draft.
 Also scheduled for discussion to- day was the governors proposal for setting up a state blood plasma bank which would process and dis tribute blood collected by the Red Cross.
 No Assurances Given
 Last nights move by the state Democratic senators is, in effect, just what the Governor is said to have feared if the special session was called. He is also said to have sought some assurances in the past that issues, defined on partisan basis, would, not be brought up. Such assurances were never given it is said.
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C.I.O.

(Continued from Page D to $750,00O in the l044 presidential election to help re-elect President Rooseelt.
 Hillman said P.A.C. expected to be the factor in holding or winning 100 Congressional districts this year.
 Although he declined to divulge the districts, 1t was learned that P.A.C. figures 1t holds the balance of power in Pennsylvania to elect l4 representatives California and New York, Il each: Ohio, nine; H. linois and Missouri, seven each; Connecticut, six; Indiana and New Jersey, five each. ,.,
 One In Idaho
 West Virginia, four; Minnesota and Kentucky, three each; Wash ington, Wisconsin and New Hamp- shire, two each; Michigan, Dela- ware, New Mexico, Iowa, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, Oklahoma and Massachusetts, one each.
 These districts are now repre- sented by 50 Democrats and 5l Re- publicanS.
 P.A.C. has made a detailed study of the l944 vote in these districts. It knows the winning candidates margin, the percentage of votes needed to change the result and the number of CIO members resid- Ing in the district.
 For example, 1t lists Rep. How ard E. Campbell, R., Pa, as winning his Pittsburgh district by 800 votes. There are 5l,037 C.I.O. members In that District.
 Expansive Program
 Hillman said P.A.C.s program will be to register all CIO voters and as many others as possible. Then 1t will furnish them with "the most expansive information pro- gram ever attempted" Finally PAC will see that the voters get to then polls on election day.
 Even though 1t seeks the defeat of southern "poll-tax Democrats, P,A.C. is not counting on C.TO. strength to achieve that result. CI.O. membership exceeds the winning candidates margin of votes in only three of the 22 close" Southern districts However, the oIo. will start an organizing drive next month to win l,500,000 union members in states from Virginia tc Texas.
 P.A.C.s formal program contains six foreign and ii domestic points. Included in the international pro- gram were recommendations for continued unity of the United States, Great Britain and Russia, investing the United Nations with to regulate atomic energy and immediate resumption of food rationing to make American food available to the starving people of other countries.
 Minimum Wage
 On the home front, 1t asked such things as enactment of the princi- pal bills reuested by President Tru- man for extension of price control, D 65 cents an hour minimum wage, abolition of the House Un-Amer- lcan Activities Committee and the poll tax, and statehood for Hawaii.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, Dis- TR1CT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO. FATE COURT, April i2th, 104G. ESTATE of THOMAS O'CoNNoR, late of tho town of Waterbury, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for tho Dis. trlct of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from tho date for tho creditors of said estate 10 exhibit their claims for sOttlo- mcnt Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly Attestod, within said time, will Do dcbarred q recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate arc requested to make Immediate payment to Tho CITIZENS & MANUFAC CTURERs
 NATIONAL BANK.
 EXecutor.
 Waterbury, Conn. Per Order of Court
 Attest;
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY, 4sibs3t Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
Board Delays  CompIoint
 50 Properly Owners
 Attend Board Of
 Works Meeting

More than 50 property owners at- tended last nights public hearing of the Board of Works held in the city court room. The last meeting two weeks ago was attended by more than sixty persons,
 Ambrose Buckley, I2i Bunker Hill Avenue, representing his mother, Mrs. Annie J. D. Buckley and 0 Mrs. Minnie 0. Wood, opposed layr out of the Dye Shop Brook in that area, claiming to have been asses- Sed twice previously for similar plans set forth by past administra. tions. The board, despite the pres ence, of ten other property owners in the area in favor of the pro. ject, voted to withhold approval un- til an investigation of MT. Buck ley's complaint.
 Request for Q sewer construction was made by Raymond Miller of l24 Capitol Avenue who said he spoke for 20 other residents of the neighborhood.
 We have waited 20 years for this construction and feel 1t Is time something wsa done about it," MT, Miller told the board.
 Clinton T. Nelson appeared on behalf of a group of Lyndale Ave- rue residents to petition for Street Department aid in relieving the problem of surface water on the street. The request was referred to the superintendent of streets for ac- ton. Four residents of the Wol- colt Street and Altyre Street sec- ton asked the board for sewer Ser- vice in the neighborhood. The peti- ton was referred to the Committee on Sewers.
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 pilots had been transferred from Running to Shanghai for this pur- pose, .,,
 A Nationalist Military spokesman however, confirmed that all airiields In the Changchun area were III Communist hands.
 At midnight, a few thousand gov ernment troops-including hlgl proportion of green recruits-Were reported still holding out in the ceh- ter of Changchun against attack ing Communist forces which gov ernment sources estimated at 3o,Ooo,
 The defenders position was ad- nitted to be desperate after the Communists, moving behind an artillery barrage which inflicted heavy casualties broke through the cIty's outer defenses.
 New Snag
 In Chungking, Generalissimo Chl- Ang Kai-shek's efforts to end the civil war by swift establishment of a coalition government including Communist leaders struck new snag yesterday. The Democratic league, Chinas third major party, refused to join the new government unless the civil war had first been halted and Chiangs other differ ences with the Communists settled
 Isolation of Changchun was com pleted yesterday when the Central News correspondent there went OH the air after reporting that Com munist troops were within half a mile of Nationalist headquarters m the Manchurian coal building. 1t was feared the radio station he had been using had been put out oi commission or overrun.
 Earlier dispatches said Chang- chun's defenders had fallen back in bitter house-to-house fighting while artillery pounded the city and machine gun and small arms fire swept its street. Five American correspondents, including one woman. were believed to be still in Changchun.
 Through Train Service
 The general government military position in Manchuria was some what improved today with the scheduled reopening of through train service on the Peiping-Muk- den railway, main Nationalist sup ply artery. The line had been damaged by Communist attacks during the last two weeks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
AnnouMeOmentS
NOTICE
SEWER CONSTRUCTION

SEMEN COkNS AAONAAGN
 Waterbury, Conn. Sealed proposals for constructing approximately $500 feet of 8-lnch sanitary sewers and 360 feet of 24- inch, o20 feet of l6-inch, and 247O feet of l2-inch storm sewers will be received by the Board of Public Works of the City of Waterbury at It's offices in the City Hall until eight o'clock P. M., Eastern Stan- dard Time, April 90, lo46, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.
 Plans, contract and specifications may Do obtained by intending bid- ders applying at the office of the Bureau of Engineering, City Hall, Waterbury, Connecticut, on deposit of ten dollars ($l000) which sum will be refunded upon return of same in good condition within ten days after opening of bids.
 OFFICE or THE BOARD OF
 PUBLIC WORKS,
 Waterbury, Conn.
 CHARLES A. ROOT, 4-lS.St City Engineer.
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song "Panis Angelicus." The wait- ing hymn, My Father in Thee" was sung by James J. German, and the Recessional, Abide With Me" waS sung by the quartet.
 Burial was in Calvary Cemetery with committal services by Bishop Connolly. The chant was led by Rev Thomas P. Mulcahy of Hartford.
 Seated in the sanctuary were:
 The Revs. James M. Broderick Patrick A. Flaherty, CM, John A. Dowd of New Britain, John T. Con- nor of Unionvllle, David M. O'Keefe Austin Saunders, Richard Phillips Joseph Graziana, Thomas McGarry of oakville; Felix Scoglio, John A. Conlan, George B. Curtiss of Dan- bury, James Egan of Litchfield Thomas P. Mulcahy of Hartford.
 Also John r. McTeague of Pros- pect, Paul V. Rivard, Francis j. Doherty, George F. Reilley, James F. Leary of New Britain, James J. Mccormack of Waterville.
 John P. Fltzmaurice represented the mayor,
 Medical Association
 The honorary bearers represent ing the Waterbury Medical Asso- citation and St. Mary's Hospital staff, included:
 DTS. Samuel s. Atkins, Charles Audet, John J. Mullen, Frederick c. LeBrecque, Edward J. Godfrey, Health Officer, Charles Audet, Jr,, R. J. Audet, o. J. Bizzozero, Ed- ward J. Herr, William Good, Joseph Reynolds, Robert Pollard, William J. Lenkowski, Albert Hermann, William Flnkelstein
 Also John Harty, John D. Freney; Patrick J. Brennan, John H. Dillon, Ralph DeChristoforo, Nelson Pom eroy, A. P. Vastola, Louis J. Thi- bault, Patrick J. Dwyer, Richard J. Hinchey, o. James Coppeto, John M. Freheit, H. Everett Allen, o. H. Cole, Raymond J. Quinn, Frederick JerkowitZ, Vincent P. Shea, Jacob Gancher, Harold J. Cleary, M. J. Lawlor, Thomas J. Tobin, Robert J. Ruby and Max H. Ruby.
 Representing the Waterbury Der- tai Association were:
 Doctors Francis P. Barnes, Lau- renee Shea, John Ricciardi, Joseph Borchardt and Max Matzkin.
 Druggists RepreSente
 Representing the Waterbury Druggists Association were:
 Thomas E. Bria, Paul J. Kunkel, Rocco Ferrucci, William J. Dunphy and Francis A. Czarsty.
 Waterbury manufacturing Con" cerns were also represented: scovills, Dr. George Smith, Miss Helen Sweeney and Miss Mollie Kelly: The Bristol Company: J. Harry Peterson, c. Sundin, I. s. Chase and P. W. Helming; The Brass Company: A. W. Rockwell, R. A. Meyer and E. M. Howard.
 Representing St. Mary's Hospital Nurses Alumni Association were: Mrs. Mary Williams, Mrs. Anna Wengertsinan, Mrs. Margaret Mur- phy, Miss Shirley Smith, Miss Mary Casey, Miss Ruth Mullen, Miss Lillian Bonaker, Miss Eleanor Rice, Miss Marie Scadden, Miss Marie Griffin, Miss Ann scadden and Miss Helen Traynor.
 Representing the Waterbury Lodge of EikS were: William Corbett. George A. Hynes, Edward Callahan and Frederick Delaney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT. April 18th,
 A. D, 1046, ESTATE of DOROTHY
 FLINT, of Waterbury, in said
 District n minor.
 Upon the application Of RALPH C. coPPETo, Guardian, praying that no may be authorled to com. promise and sottle doubtful and disputed claim in favor Of said estate, aR per application on ilio moro fully appears, It is
 ORDERED, That said application Do heard and determined at tho Probate ofnee In Waterbury, in said District, on the 2bth day of April A. D, 1e4G, at 9ii6 o'clock in tho forenoon, (standard Tlme), and that notice be given of tho pOnd- ency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing thls order ono time in some newspaper having oir- oulatlon in said District, on or bO- fore the i7th day of April ioi6.
 Attest;
 4.i7.ft Clerk,