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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-09
FUNERALS

Funeral services for John J Kiely, l6, Watertown-Woo oodbury Rd., Woodbury, will be held to- morrow at a. m. from the Mul- vile Funeral Home, 270 West Main St., Waterbury, to St. John of the Cross Church in Middle bury for a requiem high Mass at 10. Burial wi.l be in new St. Jos ephs Cemetery in Waterbury. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 10 p. m. Members of the Royal Neighbors of America met last night at the funeral home.
 The funeral of Mrs. Catherine L. (Kelly) Wengertsmann, 275 Fair lawn Ave, will be held Friday at 8:15 a. m. from the Mulville Fun eral Home, 270 West Main Street. to SS. Peter & Paul Church for a solemn high Mass at g. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow from 2 " @v P. @1s
 Funeral services for Irving Mar shall Noether, 7l, l59 Cooke St.. was held at the Anderson Funeral Home, 70 Central Ave- today at 2 D. m. Rev. Kenneth Anthony of- ficiated. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Eliza beth Shanahan will be held tomor- row at 8:l5 a. m. from the home 3I Plaza Ave, to St. Margaret's Church at 9. Burial will be in Cal- vary Cemetery. Friends may call at the home.
 Funeral services for John Petro will be held from the Laporta Fun eral Home, CT Holmes Ave, tomor- row at 6 a. m. to St. Lucy's Church at 9. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 10 ?. m.
 Member of the Society Of PTin- cipe di Piemonte will meet in front of the funeral home this evening at 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-09

MARGIOTTA-Guiseppe Mar giotta, 46 Webb st.. died yesterday afternoon at the Waterbury Hos- pital. A native of Italy he had been a resident of Waterbury for 4t years and conducted e painting and decorating business here until his retirement 10 years ago. He was a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-09

Funeral services for Raymond ". Nell. retired fireman afad Army veteran of World Wars I and IA, will be held tomorrow ct 2 ?. m, at the AldeFson Funeral Home, %
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-09
DIED

DIED KENNEDY-In this city, Jan. eth. ls46, Joseph P. Kennedy, of s5 Crescent St. Funeral Friday, from s5 Crescent St., at 9:S0 o'clock, to St. Margaret's Church, at 10:00 o'clock. Burial in Calvary cemetery. THOMAs-In this city, Jan. eth, l94e, Miss Fannie ]. Thomas, of 22i Woodiawn Terrace. Funeral Friday at D. m., from Al- derson Funeral Home, 70 Central Ave. Burial in New Pine Grove cemetery. MARGEOTsrA-In this city, Jan. sth, ls4e, Giuseppe Margiotta. of 46 Webb St.
 Bergln Funeral Home, geo East Main St., to St. Luey's Church, at ie:00 o'clock.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Veteran Tests 'R1other|y Love-
I euching Theory in Arlington

A veteran with theory on how
to teach brotherly love in public
schools got his first chance yester-
day at the Swanson Junior High
School in Arlington, Va.
John E. Merkel, IS, former Mil
waukee (Wis.) teacher, got an idea
several years ago that speakers from
the countries the pupils are studying
should appear occasionally to give
the human" side of each nation.
After three and a half years in the
artillery, including nine months in
the European theater, Mr.. Merkel
has come to Washington looking
for backing for his plan.
He wants to get some films, some
booklets, some talented speakers and
also some financial support. Then
he would like to tour the country
to show that people of other ma
tions really aren't SO different
from U.S." He hopes either the
State Department or the Office
Of Education will back his United
Nations Guest Instructors Plan," he
said yesterday. The embassies of
Canada, Mexico and Sweden already
are cooperating with him, he
added.
The Swanson students first took a
test of so history and. geography
questions to see what they already
knew about Canada, Mr.. Merkel's
first completed subject. Then two
Canadian workers described their
country's government and showed
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Union Delays Strike Cal!
At Virginia Power Plants
By the Associoted Press

ROANOKE, Va, May IA strike
set for midnight last night by men,
bers of the International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers employed
on the Appalachian Electric Power
Co.'S properties in Virginia and
West Virginia failed to materialize.
The president of the union local
here, j. R. Watkins, said that while
the IBEW's 30-day strike notice had
expired last night, negotiations had
not broken down and that I'VE have
received no notice to go on strike"
Likewise, at Charleston, w. H. Will
son, international representative Of
the union, an AFL affiliate, said no
date had been set for a walkout.
Earlier, anticipating a possible
strike, officials of the power COM
pany announced they would make
every effort to continue electric
service by using supervisory per-
sonnet
Meanwhile, Gov. Tuck of Virginia
had directed State police to send
the necessary number" of troopers
to Pulaski County for guard duty"
at Clayton Dam to avoid any prop
erty damage or personal injuries"
during the threatened strike.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
|GirI and Mother
Receive $50 Each
|For Findinq Purse

Dolores Fitzgerald, Ill, of 43O
Fourth street NE, and her mother
Mrs. Annette Fitzgerald, received re-
wards Of $50 each today for finding
and returning a pocketbook con-
tanning $4,004 which represented the
life savings of Mrs. Cecilia Sparrow
SOB Twelfth street NV.
Before Inspector Clement P. Cox
chief property clerk, permitted the
money to- be turned over to Mrs
Sparrow, it was counted by a clerk
and Mrs. Sparrow was requested tc
identify every article. The purse
was found by Dolores Monday in the
rear yard of her home. Mrs. Fitz-
gerald turned it over to police.
Police said the pocketbook had
been stolen from Mrs. Sparrow's
residence a few hours earlier. II
contained $5,140 when taken, she
said. The thief evidently overlooked
$4,000 wrapped in tissue paper.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, who works in the
international news photo section OF
the State Department, said she
would use the money to buy May
day dresses for some of her eight
children,
Evening star., 1946-05-01
SuitIand Manor Rents
Raised s. by 0PA

The Office of Price Administration
today authorized a SO a month in
crease in rents of the 488 apart
ments at Suitland Manor, in Prince
Georges County.
1t also was learned that James w
Woogerd, who as area rent director
ordered S. rent reduction at Suit
land Manor last January, has re-
signed. He refused comment when
asked whether his resignation had
anything to do with the OPA order
Frank c. Taylor has been named
acting rent director.
In overruling Mr.. Woogerd's order
the OPA approved an appeal by
individual owners of 248 apartments
in the development when rents
dropped SIS on S49.50 and $50 one
bedroom apartments, and the same
amount for two-bedroom apart
ments which previously rented for
$3.50 and $60.35. The OPA order
raises rents SO a month in all cases.
A spokesman for Frederick w
Berens, Inc, 1923 K street NV,
which manages the apartments
owned by Suitland Manor, Inc, said
the OPA action affected both the
Individually owned apartments and
those owned by the corporation.
AS a result of the OPA action
scores of tenants in the development
have registered new protests. Last
January, when their complaints lee
to Mr.. Woogerd's ORDER they said
facilities in the development were in
such state of disrepair that rent
reduction was justifiable.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Streetcur Hits Resident
|Of Soldiers Home

James Killeem, IS, resident OF
Soldiers Home. suffered a brain
conclusion last night when hit by a
streetcar while crossing at Georgia
avenue and Park road NV.
He was removed to Emergency
Hospital and later transferred to
the hospital at Soldiers Home. His
condition was described as satis-
factory. The streetcar was operated
by William H. Pollack, "a, OF l75s
lP street NV, police said.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Sailor Goes on Trial
In Woman S Staying

William Pyles, 81, of Cabin John
a former sailor, was to go on trial
today in Montgomery County Cir
cult Court at Rockville on a charge
of murder in connection with the
fatal shooting March 10 of Mrs
Pearl M. Royce, 49, Cabin John.
Mrs. Royce, mother of nine chill
dren, was shot with a double bar
relied shotgun at the home of hel
other-in-law, James Royce, 700C
block of Wissioming road, Glen Echo
Heights.
Police said Pyles had had ar
argument a few hours before with
Mrs. Royce's husband, Charles, al
the Royce home. They said he ap.
parently followed the two as they
went to the brother -in-law's home
and fired through the window.
Pyles is represented by Attorney
Harold c. Smith, who waived in.
dictment by the grand jury and hao
the case submitted directly to Cir
cult Court,
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Hotel Night Clerk Beaten,
But BaIks Ho|dup by Two

Although hit on the head with a
blackjack, John Reisbeck, So, night
clerk of the United States Hotel, I'll
G street NV, last night thwarted
a holdup by two men, who fled after
he struck one in the mouth with q
screwdriver.
Mr.. Reisbeck told police the men
entered the lobby and one hit him
with the blackjack without warn
ing. The clerk said he grabbed the
screwdriver when they tried to get
his wallet from inside his coat and
hit one of his asSailantS.
The clerk was treated for a head
injury at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Cancer Society Extends
Fund Campaign Into MAY

The American Cancer Society's
drive for $12,000,000 to study the
control of cancer has been extended
into May, Robert I. Berger, public
relations director of the campaign
said today. The drive had beer
scheduled to close April 30.
Some of the States have been slow
in reporting the amounts collected,
Mr.. Berger said, but the total
already received indicates that the
halfway mark has been reached.
President Truman designated April
as Cancer Control Month, and Mr.
Berger said the society had received
a donation and telegram signed
by all members of the Presidents s
cabinet which read ". We are
glad to help our fellow citizens
guard themselves and those they
love against their enemy cancer
Donations can be mailed to the
American Cancer Society merely by
addressing the envelope Cancer
and sending 1t to any postoffice.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Bus Union Considers
Proposal Designed tc
End Strike Deadlock

Union representatives were to
entertain proposal from the COM
pany today that either will settle
or blow sky high" issues responsible
for the six-day-old bus strike in
nearby Virginia.
For the first time since ESQ en-
ployes of the Washington Virginia.
Maryland Coach Co. walked out at
4 am. last Friday negotiators and
United States conciliators appar-
emily have devised a formula which
can quickly end the strike.
I'VE have been trying to get on
the table what has been in the
background of this deadlock" said
one principal. There has been
more to the dispute than has met
the eye. Now the company has
brought the real issues to the fore.
This proposal either will settle the
strike or blow it sky high so that
We'll have to start all over on
another tack"
Issues Clearly Defined.
The new company proposal grew
out of an eight-hour session at the
Labor Department yesterday. When
the committees recessed after a
joint conference. Conciliator Martin
J. O'Connell said issues of the dis
pute had been clearly defined for
the first time.
Terms of the company offer. were
not revealed, but it was known that
the sore spot of perpetual arbitra-
ton" was brought to the surface for
the first time. The union demands
the right to arbitrate any dispute
at any time, as is provided for in
the contract expiring May 18. In
serving notice of terminating this
contract, the company contends
perpetual arbitration" was q war
time emergency provision and
should be deleted. from a new
contract.
There are other conflicting points
to be settled once the dispute is
arbitrated. Strangely enough, the
disputants agreed to arbitration
terms early in the deadlock, but the
union has refused to return to work
until the basic question of "perpet-
ual arbitration" is settled.
Didn't File oNtice.
The strikers belong to Division
1919, Amalgamated Association OF
Street Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees (AFL). They went
out without the formality of filing
strike notice.
They have justified this by accus-
ing the company of attempting to
arbitrate the dispute in a manner
not prescribed by the contract. The
international union has defended
the locals stand.
The bus drivers and maintenance
men have asked salary increases
ranging between 80 and AZ cents ar
hour. The company's best offer has
been cents and this was made
contingent on a 212-cent fare in
crease on file with the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The ICC
will hear the case between May q
and 28
Even should the union recommend
return to work for its men today
it probably would be eight hours
after the order before the buses
would start rolling. First, unior
meeting would be called to vote
on the back-to-work proposal
1t would take considerable time tt
service the ia buses before they
could run from Arlington and other
| Virginia points to Washington.
Evening star., 1946-05-01

standing municipal health depart
ments of this country"
Referring to several bureaus in
the Health Department, DR.. Winslow
commented:
The Bureau of Venereal Disease
Control is operating within frame
work of highly defective legislation,
but has made notable progress.
The Bureau of tuberculosis is not
living up to its full possibilities and
requires internal reorganization.
THE Bureau of Maternal and
Child Welfare has made an excel
lent beginning, but needs additional
administrative personnel and a
more widely conceived program.
THE Health Department deserves
very special credit for its construc-
tive leadership in the field of men
tai hygiene" but DR.. Winslow added
in another part of his report: 1T
is vital that the archaic and bar
barous legislation now governing
the disqualification of persons suf-
fering from mental disease should
be radically revised. The State of
Arkansas furnished an excellent
example to the Capital City in this
regard"
Calls for More Nurses.
"The Bureau of Public Health
Nursing has done a creditable job
but its staf should be materially
increased; and its efficiency, like
that of other bureaus could be
furthered by social service consul
tation.
"The Bureau of Public Health In
struction has been helpful even
with very limited resources.
"The Bureau of Vital Statistics
could profltably be equipped fol-
more fundamental research and for
closer cooperation with other bu-
Ieaus
Pointing to the Health Depart
ment's appropriation OF $l.86 pei
capita (aside from hospital opera
tion), DR.. Winslow said a budget
for a department which functions
as both city and a State depart
ment in such Metropolitan Area
as Washington should be nearer So
than 50 per capita"
Evaluates Nearby Areas.
/ Referring to nearby States and
counties, DR.. Winslow said the
Maryland and Virginia State Health
Departments had enlightened and
productive" leadership, but he drew
sharp distinction among the COM
munities themselves on health facil-
tiles. Alexandria City and the
County of Arlington he reported
as having local health machinery
of reasonable adequacy" but he
charged that the situation in Fair
fax County and Prince Georges
County ARE far less satisfactory
He praised Montgomery County
predicting that realization Of their
aspirations for improvements now
planned would raise the county
to an outstanding position among
the counties Of the United States.
One of the outstanding impress
sions made on our surveyors" said
DR.. Winslow, was "the need for in
creased mutual confidence in the
official and voluntary agencies of
Evening star., 1946-05-01

some official Canadian information
films.
The students listened intently and
askel questions.
do the people live near the coast
or scatter all over?" one asked. "How
many of them speak French?"
"Is Canada Communistic or cap
italistic?" asked another.
In about two weeks, Mr.. Merkel
will have corrected the tests on the
students previous knowledge. He
plans then to come back and give
another test to see how much OF
his human" talks the students alb
sorbed.
Bancroft Elementary School and
Roosevelt High School also are 60
ing to try the experiment, Mr.. Mer-
kel said. He hopes to start there
as he did yesterday at Swanson
with an exchange of flags between
some soldiers from the Canadian
Joint Staff and some soldiers sta
toned at Fort Myer, Va. Miss Laura
LIE Blanc sang the Canadian an.
them and some songs OF the Evan.
geline country.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Judge Proctor Quits
County Juvenile Court

Frank B. Proctor of Silver Spring
Montgomery County Juvenile Court
judge for the past six years, has re-
signed, effective today, it was learned
this morning.
In his resignation to Gov. O'Conor
Judge Proctor said he was leaving
the post because Of "the press OF
other business" Judge Proctor is
an architect. His successor has not
been announced.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Mcmillan Pledges Quick Action
On HOSPITAL Center for District

House action in a few weeks. How
ever, he said too many factors were
involved to make this definite. One
version of the bill was passed months
ago by the Senate. The FWA report
will be turned over to the McGehee
subcommittee which has held hear
ings on the legislation.
Meanwhile, FWA officials indi-
Gated that the Washington hos
pitals planning to participate di-
rectly in the projected center were
willing to "go the limit" in pledging
their resources toward partial re-
payment of Federal advances for
the center.
Hospitals Participating.
Garfield, Emergency and Episco-
pal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospitals
are three nonprofit organizations
so far listed as participants in the
center. The latest plan is said to
contemplate construction of the
center on the Garfield tract, only
part Of which is used by the pres
ent hospital, and the sale of the
properties of Emergency and Epis-
copal Hospitals for Government or
private use.
Willard Smith, director of the
Health Security Administration OF
Washington, a Community Chest
unit, which was severely criticized
in the Metropolitan survey, asserted
that no thorough study had beer
made by the group of the Health
Security Administration and that
the findings regarding the agency
were based on theory"
Mr.. Smith said that the consult.
ant who was supposed to investigate
the Health Security Administration
was taken i'll at the last moment anc
consequently the report "just theor.
lied on conditions" at the agency.
I'VE don't deny that improve.
ments can be made at the admins.
tration as we'll as in the whole
Washington hospital setup," Mr.
Smith said. "As a matter of fact
was one of the six men who asked
that the survey be made"
Mr.. Smith, who formerly was chic
of the division of vital statistics a
the Census Bureau, said it was un'
fair for the report to base its find
inss On the health administration
on "surmise and theory"
Evening star., 1946-05-01

the area, and for more hearty CO.
operation and less internecine criti-
cism.'
Declaring that in many respects
the health program of the area
should be improved and strength
ened, DR.. Winslow said very con-
siderable increases both in public
appropriations and private bene-
factions are needed to bring the
health program Of the area up to a
level worthy of the greatest Capital
City of the Western World Rails
ing of the Health Department of
the District 20 the effectiveness it
should attain will involve increas-
ing its annual budget by between
$500, 900 and ST 100000"
Some Plants archaic"
DR.. Winslow described some hos
pital plants here as archaic"
In his discussion of the voluntary
health agencies DR.. Hiscock pre-
sented a comprehensive picture of
the situation in the Metropolitan
Area. He said it covered 1900
square miles. with 1,250.000 people
including the District of Columbia,
Alexandria and the four counties,
where there were over 50 public
and private agencies, exclusive of
Federal departments, directly con-
cerned with health education"
Though the official health agency
should lead in the planning and
development of program he said
health education cannot and should
not be the exclusive function of any
one agency; only by the cooperation
Of all related official and nonoficial
and professional agencies, can a
community program reach its great
est effectiveness"
Outlining strong points" as assets
in the voluntary health agency pic.
ture, he pointed to increased public
interest In health affairs, active
medical and dental societies, many
| we'll organized voluntary health
agencies, cordial relations between
the stats of the voluntary agencies
and a health council with a vel
conceived program and good basic
structure, except for shortage OF
staff"
Health Education Criticized.
Weaker points," which he LISTED
as liabilities" included several vol
untary agencies with only skeleton
staffs: inadequate number Of public
health nurses; inadequate facilitie:
for carefully planned, all year, in.
tensive public health education pro.
gram; serious gaps in the program:
for control of accidents, of cancer
heart disease and mental disease
lack of community programs of nu'
triton; lack of comprehensive plar
for dental health in the District anc
in most of the surrounding area
inadequate functional and geograph'
ical coordination between the vol.
untary health agencies and also be.
tween voluntary and official agencie:
in some instances, resulting in only
limited joint planning and co-opera-
tive action"
DR.. Ernest S. Griffith, president
of the Council of Social Agencies, OF
which the Metropolitan Health
Council is unit, opened the meet
ing and presented DR.. Ramsey.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Hygiene Society
Urges Effective
Quarantinel Law
VenereuI Disease
Rote Is Reported
Above Last Year

Bolstering of the District health Of
flcer's quarantine powers was strong
1y recommended by the Social Hy-
giene Society of the District in its
annual report, released last night,
which declared that the Districts
venereal disease rate continues
above that of last year."
"The Districts present legal re-
strictions are so weak" declared the
report, that an actively infectious
individual can virtually defy with
impunity the health officer or pri-
vate physician in so far as protect
ing the community is concerned and
get away with it,"
Even under the proposed legisla-
ton. the report continued, the
health officer could not compel any
one, mo matter how great menace
he may be-" to submit to treat
ment via needles, drugs or any other
method that involves force"
Would Permit "Ultimatum."
The report said the only method
would be quarantine under which the
health officer could issue the ulti-
matum to an infected individual to
be treated or be isolated.
The report asserted "ultra-le-
galists on the Hill and on some
court benches have leaned so far
backward in guarding individual
rights that they seemed to have
overlooked the paramount rights
OF the public to health protection.
Recent investigations, said the
report, have disclosed that com.
mercial prostitution is at a low
ebb in Washington" The activities
OF the late Col. Edward Kelly anc
the present superintendent of police
Maj. Harvey Callahan and 1t. Roy
Blick of the vice squad were laudec
for the "vigilant, unrelenting Law
enforcement work in this field"
Premarital Laws Urged.
Enactment by Congress of pre-.
marital and prenatal health law.
was urged in the report, which sale
36 States now have such laws anC
that in some of these common.
wealths, congenital syphilis ha.
been almost eliminated"
THE effectiveness of the usefu
work conducted by the Bureau Of
Maternal and Infant Hygiene woule
be augmented If the District had 6
prenatal blood testing law" tn,
society said. And more health
centers would relieve the overcrowd.
ing in the main VD clinics wher.
patients are standing in the aisles.'
The society reported that mar
riage guidance lectures and ofiic,
consultations have been best sci.
lers" in 1945. Programs were con-
Quoted at Army hospitals and othel
centers of gathering for young
people.