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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
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city as yet TO the second count Of
the complaint in which the property
owner asks for a judgment reducing
the valuation on his property.
No Answer In IBM
Also filed by the city today were
appearances in the Common Pleas
Court suit brought by the Interna-
tional Business Machine Corp. The
appearances were entered by Atty.
Healey and Assistant Corporation
Council John A. Membrino. Both
lawyers will appear for the city in
all OF the three tax suits currently
on court dockets.
No answer has been filed as yet
by the city in the IBM case. The
city has 20 days from yesterday, the
return day, in which to file an an
swer.
In the first count OF his COM
plant. Atty. Cassidy claims that the
new assessments were based on re-
cent sales made at inflated values"
He claims the assessor did not take
into account the following factors.
reproduction cost less depreciation
and obsolescence. capitalization Of
gross income, capitalization OF sta
bilized net income, and sales OF sim-
liar and comparable property made
under normal times and conditions,
Violates Constitution
The plaintiff charges that the i'm
position o: taxes under the new as
sessments, and their collection
would be In violation OF the due
process OF law guarantee under the
u. s. Constitution. Numerous other
charges are made against the tax
assessor, the assessments, and the
tax appeal procedure.
Atty. Cassidy's suit is brought
against the city. the tax collector,
and the tax assessor.
The iBM suit was filed in the
form OF an Application for relief
against wrongful tax assessment.
The IBM claims the true value Of
machines 1t leases to local manu-
featuring firms Is So, 934.T0 and not
s360.e00. the assessed value.
The citys answer In a third tax
suit, that OF the American-Repub-
lican and two other firms In Super
Tor Court. was filed yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
Re-Designed
Cars FGVored

Boston, Feb. 6 up The present.
day automobile should be redesign-
ed because the way it now is built
violates the rules of highway safe
ty, according to Ralph E. Flanders
retiring president of the Federal
Reserve Bank Of Boston.
Flanders, a tool and die manu-
facturer for the automobile indus
try, told members of the Engineers
Club here last night that to avoid
accidents motor cars should be
redesigned TO get rid of the high
hood with the empty space under
it. The drivers seat should be NOV
ed forward and the engine places
in the rear.
condemning the present-day de-
sign, Landers said 1.-THE driver can't
see, or at least he can see only
small part of what he ought to see
because the hood and tenders OBJ
struct his view.
Some dractic methods should be
taken to turn the design OF motor
cars into safety"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
Bradley
Charges

Washington. Feb. 6-CUPJ-Gen.
Omar N. Bradley replied today to
criticizm OF his handling of the
Veterans Administration by John
STEELE, national commander of the
American Legion.
Bradley said there was great
danger" that Stelle would cause
unnecessary fear and anxiety"
among sick veterans with his
charge the VA hospitals would dis
charge approximately $4,000 vet
eran patients.
We are not oismissing non-ser-
vice connected cases &C any charac-
ter from our hospitals so long as
they are in need OF hospitaliza-
tion," Bradley wrote in a letter to
members OF Congress.
He referred TO Stelles latest
charges that VA planned TO turn
out OF its hospitals all non-service
patients or those who acquired dis
abilities after leaving the armed
forces.
STEELE had wired all Legion de-
partment commanders urging them
TO protest to Congress against the
alleged plan.
Meanwhile, support continued TO
pile up behind the VA chief. John
Truman, retired Major General
and cousin Of the President, said
he would resign from the Legion
in protest OF Stelle's attack. He
said the criticzm was "uncalled
for
At Cincinnati the National Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Disabled
American Veterans adopted a reso-
luton condemning the personal
attack" on Bradley as unfair and
untimely."
Bradley also said he had not re-
ceiyed the bill o. particulars"
which STEELE said he sent him sew
eral weeks before demanding that
the VA chief be replaced with a
seasoned business man."
STEELE later said that he would
not push for Bradley,s custer and
that he merely was pressing for
action to take care of the thous-
AMOS Of veterans needing help of
various kinds.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
Bomb Test
On City
Proposed

Baltimore, Feb. e. tUP)-Dr.
David rnelis, an atomic bomb sci-
enlist, has called for a bomb test
on a typical American city to snap
the public out Of its "letharty Of
thought"
II this is impossible, he said, a
complete city Of concrete and steel,
including bridges and skyscrapers,
should be built In the desert for
the experiment
1nglis said he believed this would
bring home to the people the ter
rible destructive power with which
we are dealing" Afterward, he
said, the city could be preserved
"as a sort Of monument"
I'VE certainly have as many OBJ
solete cities as we have obsolete
ships If It is an atom war we're
thinking about" he said.
Inglis said he was shocked" that
the public seemed to believe that
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were only
cities built Of wood and paper.
Actually even New York City is not
safe, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
Moral Standards Lou
Says All Souls Head
People Putting Material Things Ahead
Of Spiritual Ones Says Rev. T. L.
Sinclair in Sermon on Strikes

Rev. Thomas L. Sinclair, pastor
OF All Souls Episcopal Church, IN
a recent sermon said the strike ste
uation, which we hear much about
these DAYS, is very serious one
His sermon In part follows
The loss will be great and the
outcome may be very harmful to
the country. 1t is not for us TO APP
portion blame, but there are some
features we should consider We
hear a great deal about the Ameri-
can Standard of Living. Well
what is the American Standard OF
Livingp We have a general idea
To many, 1t includes, among other
things, an automobile and a radio
Probably 1t is right that workers
should be paid enough to maintain
that standard: that We should try
to bring 1t about that all would be
paid enough. However, We are apt
TO find many who will maintain
that, in order to reach that stand
ard they must be paid at least $50
a week. but It is quite all right Tor
others to receive only $40 a week.
If any group or individual thinks
that he or she must have GER
tain amount in order to live accord
ing to the right standard, then they
should think that others must have
the same amount and work TO see
that they do have that amount.
There is something more impor-
tant to consider. When We talk
about the American standard, we
are generally thinking in terms Of
material things and We think 50
much about the material that we
lose sight of the spiritual and
moral. If We say that $50 a week
is necessary in order TO maintain
the American Standard. it IS quite
possible for us to find people who
receive considerably less yet are
happier and bettsr citizens with
those who receive $50 or more.
Thus we should not only set ma
terial standard but also a moral
standard. At this time the nsed for
higher and better moral standard
is exceedingly great. We have a
moral standard, but 1t is too low
and inadequate. We regard stealing
as wrong and refrain from steal
ing, after a certain fashion. Sup
pose an employer pays salaries to
those at the top and large divi-
dends to the stockholders but in
adequate wages to the laborers-is
he not really stealing from them?
We believe slavery is wrong. but
if an employer pays inadequate
WAGES to a good worker because he
knows this man being afraid OF
losing his Job will stay on at those
wages, is he not making a slave OF
the man?
Labor Unions are guilty Of the
same when they force people to
join the Union and pay his initia-
ton fees, when they force prices
up and reduce too greatly the divi-
dends paid to stockholders. W.
should realize that the prevailing
idea Of getting all he can witt
little or no consideration for tht
other fellow. is not only wrong but
very poor policy. We need {
Higher Standard Of Morality
Where can you find a better STAN
dard than in Matt. 22:37-39.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
Board Levies
No Objections Voiced
By Residents Present

Sewer assessments were ordered
levied last night for five different
areas. Public hearings for each of
the areas were held by the Board
OF Works. Although 40 persons were
present no one objected to the
assessments.
Areas in which the sewer leYies
were made are:
Barbara ST., from Moran St. to
Charlotte St
Myrna Ave. from Moran ST. TO
Charlotte st.
Stanrod Ave. from Charlotte st.
southerly 200 feet.
Charlotte St. from Myrna Ave.
100 feet eosterly
Appleton st. from Linwood St.
to Garland St.
Mayor John S. Monagan. who
presided explained to the gathering
that the houseoWners usually petit
ton for the sewers and are aware
of and agreeable to the assessments.
Reason for the public hearings, he
explained, were TO conform with
requirements of the city charter.
He explained also that the as
Sessments have no relation TO the
actual valuation Of a piece Of prop
erty but are charged on TO con.
struction.
The Mayor also told John Mir
field a petitioner that he was seek
ing a deed for right OF way from
resident of Mt. Vernon Ave. in
an effort TO install a sewer in the
area, Mr.. Mirfield had appeared
before petitioning for the sewer.
Water Supt. Herbert Scott-Smith
reported to the Board that the wa
ter billing for January was S42,-
2027l.
The board decided to ask the
corporation counsel for an opinion
on the contention of Attys. Harold
and Catherine Hanlon that the city
is obliged to make repairs on a
temporary covering constructed over
Great Brook at the rear Of 1871 East
Main st.
Petitions for an electric light on
Sheffield St. and sewer on Ham
ilton Ave. We're placed on file.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
No Decision
Given Today

Decision was reserved by Superior
Court Judge Francis A. Pallotti to-
day in the probate appeal OF Will
liam !. Eggleston and Mrs. Harriet
Hull. both OF Waterbury. Counsel
were asked 20 file briefs on claims
by FL. 20.
The appeal is based on accept
anee by probate court OF a final ac-
counting made by the Waterbury
Trust Company as trustee OF
fund created by. the late Mary
Scott williams. The accounting
listed a deficit OF S2.436.60.
The appellants claimed at the
trial that the bank allowed prop
erty at $50 Grove street 70 fall TO
ruin and become valueless. The
bank claimed the income was insult
ficient TO enable 1t to make repairs
10 the PREMISES.
Attorney George Crawford Of New
ISaven appeared for the plaintiffs
while Attorneys walter and David
Torrance represented the trustee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
Child Thrown
In Sewer Suys
Radio Voice
BaFhaFle Treatment,
Burning Tets Hair,
Battles Medical Men

New York. Feb. G. tupl--'hly
friend threw her child m 3 seWer
I saw It."
Those words. spoken IN a girls
low voice on nationwide netwofk
broadcast, today provided the New
York County grand jury and the
district attorneys Office with one
Of the most baffi.pg mys cries q
recent years.
The unnamed girl who told her
strange murder story on the ait
appeared Sept 8, 1919, on me Mu-
tual Broadcasting system program
of A. L. Alexander, who Is billed
as the man who solves lies most
intimate problems
She began her story by saying
that am unwed friend had given
birth to a baby. Pausing for a mo-
ment. she added IN small voice.
MY friend threw Ter child IN
a sewer. saw It."
What is your problem2" Ajax
snder. following the formula Of the
show. on which names OF those Who
submit problems are never used,
asked her.
Am I under obligation to tell
authorities that my girl friend MUIR
deret her baby?" she asked.
After discussion with members OF
his so-called mediation board,
Alexander told her he did not think
she was obliged to report to police.
The two "mediators" that night
we're Bessie Beatty, radio commen-
tator, and Paul Dawson Eddy, Pres
ident of Delphi College. New York.
according to an MBS spokesman.
A listener called the broadcast to
the attention of police, and Alex
ander was questioned. He declined
to divulge the girls name. He said
he was privileged TO keep secrets.
lust like ministers. lawyers and
doctors.
A recording OF the broadcast was
turned over to the district attorneys
office three weeks ago, it was learn
ed today as first word Of the invest@
igation leaked out. The office dee
clined comment, but it was indicate
ed the investigation was continuing
One problem bothering grand jury
investigators was whether, even Il
the girl we're found, she could be-
compelled legally to give Informs
ton regarding the case.
However that may be, the authors
tiles would like to find the girl wins
almost five months ago Whispered
to a nationwide radio audience:
My friend threw her child in &
sewer. I saw it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
House Drives
Of Strike Bill
Final Vote Seen
Before NishtFolI;
DELAYS Possible

washington, Feb. 6.--(UP) The
House, aroused by work stoppages
in major industries, drove today
toughest strike.control bills before
Congress in years.
House leaders said final vote
wac possible by nightfail on the
sweeping strike-curb bill Of Rep.
Francis Case, CR.-S. DID. Action
might be delayed, however, by con-
sideration of amendments and SUBJ
stitutes.
Passage of the bill with no more
than modification appeared more
certain than ever after the House
turned thumbs down yesterday on a
series Of proposals TO weaken les
restrictions OH labor unions.
The case bill is backed BY a
sizeable block Of Republicans and
Southern Democrats. It would
set up six.man national labor
management mediation board with
authority TO compel unions in major
industries TO observe a 30-day pre-
strike cooling-off period.
It would also make labor unions
Liable in the courts for violations
OF their contracts, and would ban
foremen'S unions. violence in labor
picketing, and union boycottS. The
bill also would give the courts the
right to issue injunctions against
certain labor practices.
Before voting on the Case bill,
the House faced votes Oh three
moderate substitutes. Passage of any
one-hardly likely-would kill the
Case bill. They are:
/. A bill by Rep. Jerry Voor-
his. (R.-CalD, to set up a new
Labor Department Cancellation
and mediation service and auth
orize President Truman to set
up fact-finding boards in serl-
GUS labor disputes. These boards
would have the right to enforce
30-day cooling off periods Tor
strikes.
2. A measure by Rep. Sherman
Adams, (R.-N. HD to strengthen
the present Cancellation Service,
TO provide machinery for compul-
sorry arbitration and authorize the
President to set up fact-finding
boards with no subpoena powers
or authority to enforce cooling
off periods.
3. A bill by Rep. Brooks Hays.
tD.-ArkD. TO compel labor and
management in basic industries to
submit their differences to boards
OF arbitration.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
Late Realty News

The following documents have
been fled in the town clerks Of
fee:
Mortgage Deeds
Charles T. Berube to Morris Plan
Bank, property southeast corner
East Main street and Idylwood Ave.
sll $50.
Madeline Balthazar to Waterbury
Savings Bank, property west SIDE
Lincoln ST.. 5000.
Joseph D'Attilio to Anna D'Ats
tilio. property recorded in Vol. ee5s
pages 1918 in Waterbury Land
Records, 81 500.
Mortgage Releases
Harold @. Green to Gyman Wil~
son.
Edith and Elmer Balthazar -
Madeline Balthazar
Bronson Library Fund TO Mabel
Hermann.
The Citizens g. Manufactures
National Bank of Waterbury, trus-
tee for Susan R. Byrne, to jacob
Margolis.
George R. Leggett to John Leg
gett.
Assignment Of Mortgage
Anna D'Attilio to the Citizens g
Manufacturers National Bank.
Lease
Anna M and Leonard L. Rosa
to Helen Pinsky, for premises at
230-234 Willow St., for a term o.
five years at a yearly rent q
81 Gao
Warranty Deeds
Louis and Rose Wilson to ADAM
and Josephine Oderowich. property
south side Branch st.
Nicholas Lombard to Charles r
Berube. property southeast corner
East Main st. and Idylwood Ave.
Frank 7. Healey, trustee. 70 Paul
and Mildred Slivovsky, property
south side Grace Ave.
Michael. Mitnik TO Michael r
Mitnick, property ON Plank Road.
Loren r. Carter TO Raymond 4.
Gaylord, property on Gayl0ad Dr.
Albert j. Anderson 70 Robert
Schwartz. property on North Main
Ct, and Abbott Ave.
Quit Claim Deeds
Colonial Trust Co. 10 Edward ana
Elmer Balthazar. property west slde
Lincoln ST.
Xavier Thiffault to Alfonso Thtf-
fault. lot on plan Of Homeland"
william BRACES 10 Salome RraEes.
property east side Wilson st.
Robert Schwartz 10 the Bank St.
Realty Corp, property on North
Main St., and Abbott Ave.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
Indian Squow
And New God
Save Child
Tip Provides Grand
Jury With Years
Most Battling Mystery
BY ROBERT RICHARDS

Toronto. Ont. Feb. Cup -
Florence Dodman came down from
the wild north country of the Great
Slave Lac today and told the story
OF an old Indian woman VINO talked
it over with God and saved the
life of her child against the adj
vice OF modern medical science
Pretty Miss Dodman worked until
recently as a clerk in a Canadian
airlines advance outpost. and VOL
unfairly served among Yellowknifc
and Dogrio Indians as a teacher ana
nurse
The other day l went TO the
cabin OF Victoire Martell." Miss
Dodman said. Il knew that VIC
torres youngest child she was 10
was suffering from tuberculosis OF
the bone but I didns realize she
was near death. When / got
to the cabin the cllilds fever was
extremely high and her spinal coll
umn Was almost rigid
Frank With Mother
'VicUoire told me: I will save her.
must save her. She is my last
child. / viii have no others. I am
| 100 Ola now.
Il looked at the stricken gill ano
tn Victoire: You must be as In
dams always are when disaster
comes, Victoire, you must be brave
Your child will die. ! tell you this
frankly because ! cannot help you.
Other children in the log cabin
began wailing then and Vietoire
took the child from the bed and
laid her on the floor. Indians al
ways want their children to be
born or to die on the floor.
Il was almost ready to leave TO
make the rounds elsewhere. / had
done what I could to make the
child comfortable but she obviously
was still in greatest pain. Just as
was ready to say goodbye. Vic
toire said, i will save her myself.
will turn 10 the ways of my
ancient Gods
COnverses With New God
Another white woman was
present and she cried, oh. she
means she will burn the child's
hair. Don't let her do that its
barbaric'."
But Victoire squatted in a corner,
numbling to herself Then She re-
turned and said grsvely:
II have talked it over with my
new God and he said if it would
help my child that it was all right"
The other white woman kept
arguing" Miss Dodman said. but
told her, see here, it's Vietoire' S
child and it's bound TO die. If it
makes her feel any better, why.
let. her do it,
SO faded old Victoire lit a match
10 tie child's hair and watched the
flames fare up.
Method Not New
She burned away every hair on
the childs head" Miss Dodman
continued. Then she took the
match, placed it inside a cup. and
pressed the cup tightly against the
top Of the child's skull. We were
amazed when within a few minutes
the child ceased being so rigid and
became completely relaxed. We later
discovered that VICTORIES cup, in a
method often used by civilized doc
tors, had relieved the terrific press
sure on the child's nerve eenters
and brought her through the crisis. {"
Miss Dodman said she didn't be-
lieye the child had chance to per-
manently recover because 1t was too
far gone, but she never mentioned
this 10 Vietoire Martell.
'She would never believe me, no
matter what ! said" Miss Dodman
said. When the time comes she will
just have another talk with God
and perhaps she will get another
answer"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
GOPGroup
Goes Home
AtLote Hour
l0-doy Sick Leave
Voted at Meeting;
Nov Accumulate
By LARRY NJ. SHEPLEY

Naugatuck, Feb. g The
Board of Warden and Bur-
gesses met last night and
again failed to make appointments
to the police department with the
Republican BurgesSes leaving the
meeting at 1885 after the Demo-
cratic members failed to return
from a "l0-minute recess" taken
for the purpose Of discussing the
much-needed police appointments.
The board voted to refer to Attor-
ney Martin L. Game. borough attor-
ney, the case Of Patrolman George
Kogut who has been absent from
work since last summer because OF
illness. The borough attorney will
be asked to decide whether the
case is one for compensation or
borough action. Kogut claims his
inability to perform his duties is
due to the effects of a fall in the
line of duty No. IS. 1895. Warden
Leo j. Brophy termed the case
unprecedented" during the discus
sion.
Ten-day sick leave yearly was
granted members Of the Police De-
partment as the largest single piece
of business transacted. Time will
be permitted to accumulate for
three years, permitting a member
of the department who has not
taken sick time during the first two
years of the period to take 80 days
during the last of the three years.
1t is left TO the discretion o: Chief
John J. Gormley to decide whether
a doctors certificate will be asked
of a sick member or not. At the
end Of the three-year period the
accumulation of days, If any, eX-
pires.
The matter will be referred to the
borough attorney who will draw an
amendment to the police rules TO
be submitted at the next meeting
of the warden and the board.
Applications to be placed on the
list for supernumerary policemen
were approved for Leon A. Evan, 26,
of 226 Quinn street, Raymond F.
Lawlor. %. OF so Hoadley street,
and Charles r. Errichetti, 2e, OF
260 Andrew avenue.
A request by John Cullinaine OF
North Main street to be relieved
from duty as a patrolman and to
be placed on the veterans reserve
list was approved by the board.
A request from Abraham Click Of
1853 Day street, New Haven. for a
regular junk dealers license in
Naugatuck was left at the discre-
ton OF Chief Gormley.
Permission was granted EdWa.@
Vaislauskas OF 1902 Spring street to
erect a sign in front OF his store
at that address.
Request Approved
A request from Louis J Triano Of
9 Bradley street for a refund on
old age assistance tax payments
made. although he is a servicemen.
were approved.
The matter OF widening Water
street was referred to the Street
Committee and borough engineer.
The engineer will draw plans TO be
submitted for approval.
Action by Raymond r. Dolan to
recover damages for injuries
claimed TO have been sustained
January !. 1916. was referred To
the borough attorney.
Dolan. through his attorney. Mi
chaei Blansfield. claims he was
walking south on the west side Of
Main street on that date and
slipped and fell on the ice on the
sidewalk. falling through a plate
glass window and sustaining injur-
les requiring hospital treatment.
He seeks TO recover damages 10
clothing. also.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06
JAMES 8. WAKELY.
Store Manager,
30 Grandview Avenue:

tits q pretty
dimcult situa-
ton at this
stage of the
game. Labor and
manage m e n I
should have got
ten together a
long time ago.
II seems one
was trying TO
Guido the other.
I think the gen.
apal tVA4afalia Is
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-06

New York, Feb. 6-tUP)-A party
of 35 clergy and iaymen. including
former Postmaster General James
!. Farley. win accompany Arehbish-
ops Francis j. Spellman and John
J. Glennon TO Rome where they viii
be elevated TO the College Of Car
dinals, the chaneery once of the
New York archdiocese said today.
The party win leave LaGuardia
field by special plane Monday.
Former New York Mayor Joseph
v. Mckee and the Rev. Robert l..
Cannon. president OF Fordham uni
yersity. win be among those who
Will make the trip.