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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

Continued from rage a.
burr and municipalities throughout
the State would be wiped out.
In Waterbury alone the face
value Of the tax liens is $50, 2O446,
and with interest the assessment zig"
IRE Is expected 20 be about $500
600 The liens we're placed for serv-
ices given by the city for sidewalks,
sewers, streets, paving, and sprink-
ling.
Listed On March Docket
The Cortigiano appeal, taken by
the city, is listed on the high
courts March docket, which was
released today. Evidence In the case
has been printed. and an assign
ment will be made when cases are
called next Wednesday at the Hart
ford court.
The Cortigiano action, which in
wolves two liens valued at a sum
under $500, is considered a test case.
Hundreds OF other local property
owners will be affected by the final
decision in the litigation.
judge Pickett in his decision,
handed down Oct. "A, held that a
recent legislative act could not law
| fully take away a vested right
which had been given TO the prop
erty owner by previous legislation.
CorTigiano had sought invalida-
ton Of a highway layout lien placed
in 1911 and a sewer assessment MADE
in 1921. He claimed that subsequent
LEGISLATION made the liens invalid,
and the local court upheld his
claims.
No Foreclosure Attempted
Judge Pickett based his decision
upon two legislative acts, relating TO
removal of old tax liens on which
no foreclosure is attempted by the
city within a given period.
The first act quoted Is Section 1877
OF the Acts Of 1897 which states that
any property tax lien which is re.
corded for 10 years shall be invalid
unless an action Of foreclosure shall
have been started by the city with
in a i0-year-period.
The second act is an amendment
In Section go of the Acts Of 1913.
The amendment defines the word
tax. It states the word tax" shall
include any valid permanent i'm
provement lien or assessment OF
benefits due TO a municipality"
Judge Pickett ruled that the Cort-
igiano liens fit the definition, and
by force q Section 337 they were
invalid.
Part Dropped In 1945
Referring TO the new legislation
passed in 1916, which dropped q
portion Of the earlier tax" defini-
ton, Judge Pickett ruled that the
new legislation does not affect the
old liens.
The new definition dropped Out
the words ANY permanent improve
ment liens TO assessment Of bene'
fits"
Judge Pickett granted that in thu
future the type of liens involved IL
the Cortigiano case would not fal
within the new definition OF tax
and that no profession would b'
given under Seotion 337. Application
OF the new law TO the old liens wa!
ruled out, however.
Attorney j. Warren Epson repre-
sents the plaintiff in the appea
; case, while Corporation Counse
5 Maurice T. Healey appears for tn
city.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

Munich, Feb. 22--tUPD-Ihe TRIAL
Of Ave "Edelweiss pirates, youthful
German gangsters who boosted they
were members Of a Nazi @ader-
ground organization linked with
Martin Bormann, was put on the
Munich general court docket today
and court oficials said the case
would begin in about two weeks.
The Eve initial defendants are
part of a band of 81 "Edelweiss pi-
rates" ranging in age from 10 TO 20
who have been rounded up by Allied
and German police for robberies, as
saults and other crimes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

the companies should negotiate on
wages Immediately.
The OPA SAID that these I'M
uortant points" should be kept IN
mind by industry in asking price
relief:
a Before any industry or firm
can use wage increases as a basis
for seeking price action, the wage
increase must be approved Tor une
purpose by the 'National wage
Sterilization Board.
"As stated in the Presidents EN-
ecutive Order. all lawful wage IN
creases granted before the eiiee-
tive date Of the order on Feb. u.
1915. are approved and may De
taken into account as a basis Tor
increasing price ceilings.
Rules waving prior approval OF
wage increases in certain other cases
and providing for pre-approval IN
still other situations were issued
Yesterday by Judge John c. Collect
Sterilization Administrator.
20. OPA cannot make any ad-
vance commitments about price IN
creases contingent upon prospec-
tive grant Of a particular wage in
crease.
3. To make the most effective
use Of its staf and resolve prompt
" questions Of price increases al
fecting a large number OF COM
panies, OPA will give primary en-
phasis to the review Of ceiling
prices for an industry as a whole
on an overall basis.
Only where industryvide con-
sideration does not seem appro-
pirate. will individual company
cases be given priority.
Said Mr.. Driscoll:
This OPA statement absolutely
proves the unions contention thai
wage increases should be negotiated
before application for price relief Is
made. The procedure outlined is eX-
actly as We outlined 1t several days
ago. The companies have no excuse
for failing to act
Italy now has 1880 miles Of elec'
trifed railway lines. more than ans
3 -.a.n. 10, @t.o n-0~id
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
Truman Optimistic
Over Conditions

Washington. Feb. Y. (UF)-
President Truman today voiced con-
tinued optimism over the economic
condition OF the country.
He told his news conference ne
had always been optimistic and
still was, but that he had expected
the nation TO reach its productive
peak by nov.
Reporters wanted to know when,
In view OF recent work stoppages,
this peak could be expected.
When everybody cooperates. ne
said. and a full work force returns
10 Jobs, the peak will be reached
in a short time.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
ORIGIN OF GLASS CLINKING

The custom Of clinking glasses
originated in Roman days Before
a duel. each gladiator drank a
glass Of wine and, to guard against
a poison being slipped into one OF
the glasses. II became a custom Tor
the fighters TO touch glasses and
pour the wine from one to the
other.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

Japan's policy of ENCOURAGING
drug taking in China produced 80,
600 900 addicts in former occupied
areas
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

One Russian city of 5000 nous
es lost all except so during the
war.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

Former Police Sergeant John
n. Hrlckel celebrated his SIND
birthday today az hts home, ls3
Watrrville street. He was retired
from active service ever ZEN years
aro after rounding out Is years
al outstanding service. his record
Cor duty extending back 70 the
early DAYS Of the police depart
ment Is unmatched In The Iona,
eypntfnl history Of The fierce. He
was court olIlcer at Che time Of his
retirement. Many interesting and
exciting stories have been written
about "Johnnie" Brickel and all
are tribute 20 his personal en-
cheney and loyalty,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

The blaze apparently started from
an oil burner explosion. Firemen
fought nearly two hours 10 control
the blaze. -
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

Italy now has 1880 miles Of cleo
trihed railway lines. more than any
other country in the world.
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Assignment
Wednesday

Continued from Page y
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ForreI Union
Awaits Offer

Continued from Page H.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
8 a TT - Z - q
= 2 ( OUR FOOD PROSPECTS
so early in life

The Department of Agriculture says
the consumption of wheat products in this
country continues higher than before the
war despite the Presidents recent decision
to extract more flour from wheat so that
the hungry abroad can be fed.
Predicting that the food supplies in
the present year will equal our appetities
but not our buying power, the Department
lists sugar, butter, meat, canned fish, fats,
rice and canned meats as foods that will
be somewhat short.
The report points, out that pepeapitaE
foodissupplies1 are about twelueh pep ce Ak
below preawar feyefsa M t5het world, which
is "i sharp S sent mt aaSt' tdation
here, wherea the, nutritiYe value, of. 1916
supplies is, expected to be equal to that of
1915.
This is considerably higher than dur
ing pre-war years An average of $3.50
calories per person per day is forecast,
compared with $3.50 for the 1859
period.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
GIVE AND TAKE OF LIFE

Don't be squemish or representative.
The writer of that advise has made num-
erous observations of critical nature, for
it has been his business to make them
since the turn of the century, but, in max
ing them, he has been aware that he leaves
himself open to criticism.
He has been the butt not only of
criticism but of abuse also but his invulner-
ability has not been pierced since. his
youth. Let us cite only one instance: he
wrote many an editorial about the late
city council, taking it to task chiefly for
its apparent lack of thrift i'm spending the
taxpayers money, so one night, at coun-
ell meeting, councilman roundly criticiz-
ed the writer, and the next day another.
councilman wrote column and a quarter
about the criticism of the other council
man.
But the writer has not said a word,
though a year has passed, to either coun-
Gilman about the criticism He viewed it
as just so much grist going through the
mill. But, it may be said, he must have
boiled inwardly over the verbal attack
The truth is he did not simmer; his feel
ings toward the councilmen were the same
after the attack, as they were before it
was made.
81 The councilman who made the attack
:anlBt have been aware tie writer had no
/ rekentment, becail tha XasAamoAg the
'fidt to whom the: eo@g sslsfed his
intention to run 10 Office again aadMhe
was given assurance of the writer's suHs
port Indeed the nearer the primary
comes, the harder the writer pulls in be-
half of the councilman who turned loose
his invectives against the writer at pub
lie meeting in city hall a year ago.
All of which leads to this observation:
we know of sundry Key Westers, and one
in particular, who are given to criticising,
but when anybody hits back at them,
anger turns their faces red and glints in
their eyes, and they fret and fume, and
spew maledictions, which betoken an I'M
balanced attitude toward life.
Don't criticize, if you insist on being
on the giving end Of 1sfitlci all the time,
sRaliiBfI lBiSslgs lt6 MING that sQldYaying;
---- IF you can't take it, don't give il"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

Di glanced up. SO startled that
she forgot the tears still wet on her
cheeks.
"Wren will have to sit with your
Uncle Rufus" said Aunt Emma.
He won't have anyone else with
him. he won't even see Doctor
Coat. So I'll have to ask you to help
me out. There'H be the Doctor and
Mr.. Purvis and your Uncle Peter
and Miles and you and six of u.s.
Justia simple dinner. naturally"
"But--Pm awfully sorry" said
Di. "but-Tm afraid / don't know
-
Every welll" said Aunt Emma.
Then. Miles. you and your father
will have to cook the best sort of
dinner you can. Perhaps Diana will
be able to turn on the light in the
dining-room and put the chairs at
the table,"
"She and / will get your dinner"
said Miles. There's nothing Diana
can't do, when she puts her mind
on it."
Aunt Emma turned and walked
off. erect and composed.
The larder was disconcertingly
bare. They found one tin of soup
which they diluted lavishly with
water: they found a slab of bacon
and six eggs. and a large vegetable
which baff1ed them.
Those bananas" said Miles.
They seem pretty crude (. Can't
we make some tasty little what
not out Of themi9 Mash them?P
2 His good hamof. his willingness,
made THE preparation of that9din-l
NETS the pleasantest hour Qis had
spent in, a long time. She was SO
Immensely glad to laugh again,
She forgot. for that hour. all her'
sanxieties. she even forgot poor
Uncle Rufus. '{'4 - sd2-,I II
"Now!" she said, at last. "I think
we've done all the harm we can. If
you'll please start setting the table
while I dart upstairs and brush my
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
BY ELISABETH HoLDING |

hair. I'll help YOU when come
down. / shan't be minute!"
And then. as soon as she reached
the upper corridor. her happiness
deserted her: she was in another
world now. where there was no
youth. no laughter. only sordid sus-
picioni and chilly Loneliness; g
Her conscience reproached her
for having forgotten Uncle Rufus.
After all. she was staying here only
ON his account: she had money
enough to leave now: nothing kept
her but her promise TO him. e
"I'H just look in and see him"
she thought. "And speak to Wren"
She went down the dim corridor TO
Uncle Rufus's room. and knocked
softly at the door. There was no
answer and she hesitated to knock
louder. for fear of disturbing the
old man. She tried the knob and
the door opened.
To her surprise. the room was
black. and from the open window
a current of air blew cold on her
face.
"Wren!" she whispered.
There was.no answer; no sound
at all.
Fear seized her: she stepped
back into the hall and closed the
door again.
But she knew she must go back.
She could not leave the old man
there alone in that dark wind
swept room. Once more she
opened the door and felt for the
switch; she turned it, but no light
came. @ s{tlEuAs =
"Wrenl" she whispered again
please answer!"iggN .e4ofoiv 3
EtoThe Window1shade fapped ipr the
draft made, by the open, door But,
there was no other sound. she,
gf6ped, her. way, toward the bed.
flied with ca thought that turned
her blood to ice. lCp'.9.
But the bed was empty. She felt
over it, from head to foot, and it
was empty.
Ito be continuedl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
NO TIME TO REDUCE TAXES

Rejecting the general prosperity of
the country, Federal tax collections in
1916 reached a. record breaking total of
S43, 1852, 715,621. sl.hasa a
OF this amount, individual income
taxes contributed $19,885,275,248 and
corporation income taxes totaled S14, 471,-
734,83S. - ra Y siaa'Te7o : sa4I !
We call attention to these figures be-
cause of the action of Congress last year
in reducing taxes by an estimated $1,000
100000. The tax collections show very
plainly that the people of this country are
enjoying prosperity that has been caused
largely by spending for the purposes of
war.
1t would be nothing but fair for those
enjoying high incomes, during the present
period, to pay high taxes and thus make
a definite contribution to the payment of
the expenses of warfare.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
Chapter 10
| R NewsieetytssJ

Chapter 10
WITH considerable curiosity. she
w opened the scrap of paper. to
see what Wren wanted to say to
her.
"Nine o'clock. J. F."
81 trilI got" she thought. "He
wouldn't ask me if it wasn't impor-
tant. He's--trustworthy."
!, It occurred to her that Mrs.
Tricks letter might contain some
explanation of Fennel. She felt IN
her pocket for. it. The ten-dollar
bill was there, and the note Wren
had Just given her, but Mrs. Frick' S
letter was gone.
"I must have dropped it up in
Uncle Rufus's room." she thought,
very much distressed. We'll. ! GER
tainly can't go to look for 1t now.
I'll have to wait"
This was singularly unpleasing
idea. for she was morally certain
that Aunt Emma would read the
letter if she saw it.
Shed do anything she wanted
to do" thought Di.
Just then she caught sight of q
figure breasting the hill. outlined
clearly against the pale. clear sky
It was Miles. handsome and debon-
air and cheerful.
I'D better tell you. Miles,
there's bad news. Poor Uncle Ruff
US"
''There couldn't be any news bad
enough about him." said Miles. =.
mo. seriously, Miles, he's very
ILL.,"
'.Stuff. He's always getting very
JkAnd she, who had in her time en-
dured so much. and with such for
titudea began to cry. eai.,
Miles looked at her, astounded
'Diana!" he said, really alarmed
sby her tears.
DIANA!" said Aunt Emma's
- voice. Twill you be kind
enough to cook the difner?"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
."FoR 1 wAs,AN HUNGRED'I {

President Truman states Chat more
people face starvation and even actual
death for want of food today than in any
previous war year" and adds, perhaps
more than in all the war years combined"
The President has appealed to the
people of this country to accept sacrifices,
If necessary, to ease a food crisis that
threatens millions of people in the Allied
end liberated nations. The Chief Executive
expressed his confidence that the people
of this country will not withhold or stint
their cooperation while their fellow-men
in other lands suffer and die"
The facts upon which the Presidents
appeal is based are startling. With the
food situation CRITICAL in the Far East and
Europe, disastrous cyclones and drought
have asElegsly Nhsasts geEopI pI1FTpSl1
poets in Africa, Australia, India and Ar
gentina. In addition, China and the
Ukraine area have been devastated by
war.
The Emergency Economic. Committee
for Europe reports that .14O,0O0,O 900 per-
sons on the Continent viii live on an aver
age diet equivalent to only four-fifths of
what experts consider a daily minimum
for safety. In addition, another 100000
600 will have to exist, if possible, on diet
of little more than half the daily require
ment for good health.
We have called attention to the
serious threat of starvation in Europe and
the Far East before, but we give these
additional figures in order that our readers
will understand the necessity for some
sacrifice in regard to our food supply 1t
is hard to realize the desperate plight of
millions of people, but the actual starya-
ton in Europe involves a population equal
to that of the United States and all other
countries of the Western Hemisphere"
The only way we can contribute to
the prevention of suffering aH{fI cath o'iis
by making certain that substantial
amount of food leaves this country, regard
less of slight Inconvenience in our own
diets. Pious proclamations Of concern over
the fate of innocent men, women and
children will put nothing in their mouths
unless the people of this country back up
their sympathy with the shipment of food
If President Truman's estimate of
conditions in Europe is correct, the civil
lied, Christian world faces challenge I'M
equalled in recorded time. 1t is not too
much to say that the extent to which they
are willing to meet the needs of suffering
human beings is something of the measure
of their belief in the religious principles
they espouse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

One of the most significant movements
underway in these days of Over-organiza-
ton is the welding together of some 1000
taxpayers associations throughout the
country. 1t repysseats grass roots"
government in an era when the well-or-
ganized few are trampling on the rights
and hopes of the unorganied many. 1t has
longs been evident that such an upsurge
would come in time and now is the right
time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
FOCUSING BY LENS

New York.-The cornea of the
fish's eys is flat and all the TO-
cusing is done by the lens of the
eye. In the human eye, the
cornea is rounded and it per-
forms about two-thirds of the
work in bending light rays to
focus on the retina.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

Some 200 children of strikers in Phil
adelphia, four to twelve years of age, have
learned the techpiaue oftpicketing early.
1heyaf qnh1ea picket lines against local
spiaht: It doesn't seem fair to inculcate
hatred into the hearts of these youngsters
so early in life 1w
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

Wednesday. February 27th
6 r. NJ. TO Midnight
900 News
6:15 1900 Club
$50 Weather Report
6:35 1900 Club
TOO Fulton Lewis, Jr.'
7:15 Louis Jordan
1880 Arthur Hale, News
800 What's That Songs
$3.50 Fresh Up Show"
900 Gabriel Heater
9:15 Real Life Stories
$50 Spotlight Band*
1000 Radio Auctions
1890 Dance Orchestra
10:45 Testing With testers
HOO All the News
Ills Earl Roth Orchestra
1880 Dance Orchestra
HAS Dance Orchestra
Hiss News
1900 Dance Orchestra
Thursday. February 7sth
100 Sunrise Serenade
TBS News
7::3O Sunrise Serenade
7:45 Weather Report
7::50 Sunrise Serenade
8;25 News
$50 Sunrise Serenade
900 Frazier Hunt, News
9:15 Sunny Valley
9::55 Program Resume
1000 Meditation
1890 Tick Took Time*
10:45 Fun With Music
HOO Cecil Brown, News
Ills Elsa Maxwells
1880 Take It Easy Time"
HAS Victor Lindlahr*
Noon to p. NJ.
1900 Lyle Van, News
1915 Morton Downey, Songs
1890 Weather Report
1895 Siesta Serenade
lis Lopez Music
las John J. Anthony
200 Cedric Foster, News
2:15 Smiletime*
2:30 Queen For A Days
800 Names in the News
Sis Songs for Everyone
$3.50 Remembers
n3:45 Dance Orchestra
400 Erskine Johnson
AIS The Johnson Family
4:30 Melody Hour
500 Pete Howe"
Sis Supermans
$50 Captain Midnight"
5:45 Tom Mix
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
Your Horoscope

Tactful and resourceful, and
rather fortunate in friends, you
will need all your abilities to
withstand the attacks of fortune.
If the minor aspects are favor
able, there is opportunity for sue
cess; if not, it will be better to
keep in the shallow waters of
life. In all events, walk cautious
ly. at - ~ !
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
SEVEN STATES VISIBLE

BALTIMORE. - Seven states
visible from the top of Look
cut Mountain in Tennessee, Ala
bama, Kentucky North Carroll
ma, Georgia, Virginia and Ten
nessee. i ;5VoId9 ao1l 9tli oI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

To procrastinate is to make an APP
pointment with opportunity to "call again
tomorrow. Embrace opportunity when it
comes; it may not pass your way again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
WROTE MANY BOOKS

MILWAUKEE. - Horatio AL
ger, who wrote more than one
hundred books for boys, also
produced volume of poems and
several girls books.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
DRIVEN BY STONES

NEW YORK The skin of the
yak, beast Of burden in Thibet,
is so tough that drivers use
stones instead of whips to spur
on the animal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

Star, entertained visiting mems
bers of the order at a meeting
held Monday night in Scottish
Rite Hall. ,.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
Silence may be golden but it
doesn't bring the politicians any
votes"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Norberg Thomp-
son, who had been visiting in
Haiti, returned this morning by
plane.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27
Key West In
Days Gone By
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF FEBRUARY 27. 1886

4 A street dance, beginning at
I7:30 O'clock this evening, will be
j.hneld o5lv soutJhnardt 0ebetWee3n
bahama and DyYKal n streets, Il in
connection with the, celebration
of. La Semana ALGERIA ..e(-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

Key West Garden Club opened
its flower show yesterday after
noon at the public library ,9q9f
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

Utopia is the place where one can
find white shirts and nylons; plenty of
these and sugar, too.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

Mrs. Joseph Pearlman, left this
morning on a visit to Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-27

Well, let's see, who and what struck
today besides the town clock.