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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
Animal Habits, Topic
OF Naturalist Club

Arthur =. Blewitt spoke on ami
NAL habits at a meeting Of the Wa
terbury Naturalist Club in the Mat
tatucx Historical Society Building.
Mr.. Blewitt's talk was supplement
ed with moving pitcures Of wild ami
mails taken in national parks.
George Haig was In charge of the
movies. Two new members. Mr. and
Mrs. Allan w. Cahoon. were made
members Of the club. Miss Helen L.
Stoddard presided at the meeting.
A social hour was held and Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis Thomson we're in charge
The Waterbury Naturalist Club
has been invited by the Waterbury
Garden Club to attend a lecture by
George Mason Of the Massachusetts,
Garden Club in Bunker Hill Con-
gregational Church, Monday at 8 p.
IN.
A winter sports party has been
planned Sunday afternoon with
Harold Pierpont in charge of ar
rangements. Members are asked TO
meet Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
at Temple Hall with lunch and cof-
fee. The group will go to the Appa-
lachian Mountain Clubhouse. Ban
tam Lake. Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
Rood win be hosts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

MoStondreu,
BoIdonicLeod
PlR0ehle LauFels
Nay Be Decided
Friday Evening

The second night OF the Ira.
Pinochle Championship took place
yesterday at the Women's Club with
eight teams winning two rounds
to qualify for the quarter finals
Thursday at T:30 p. m. at the Cen
trail YMCA.
Bristol Company starting with
three teams in the tournament has
proceeded to the quarter finals with
all three teams still remaining.
Noera Division Of ChaSe's has two
teams represented in the quarter
finals while Scovill ana Manufac-
turing and Waterbury Companies
each have one team.
MaSSie Baldoni and Joseph Mas
tandrea of Noera have not lost a
single game IN the entire tourna-
ment. Thursday at 7:30 y. m, Al
bert Perriello and Tom Deeley Of
Scovill will play Robert Baird and
James Maker of Bristol; Edward
Haigh and Albert Benson OF Bristol
will play MasSie Baldoni and JOS
eph Mastandrea of Noera Charles
Irwin and Frances Fem of Manu-
featuring viii play Michael Con-
stantino and Arthur Bovina of Bris-
tol; Angelo Bell and James Bochic-
chic of Noera will play Vincent De-
Stefano and Peter Iacoviello of the
Waterbury Companies. All matches
viii be qGarter-finalS.
The winners of the above matches
viii play off for the semi-final
event with the championships slat-
ed Friday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
Unemployment GiOes
Reading Time Here
Annual Report on Miss Barrett,
Librarian, Shows Increased Demand
For Service; Executives Reelected,

This years budget, for The first
ZINE IN history, provides for an ex-
pendlture Of more than 81 per cap
lta for publh library service, states
the annual report Of Miss Emelyn
NJ Barrett librarian, &c the Board
ut Agents Of the Bronson Library
Fund. The 1916 library expenditure
per capita win be si.02, as compared
with o6 cents for lo45. Miss Bar.
rett's report. submitted to the board
yesterday, cites figures from the
American Library association to the
effect that 81 per capita provides
only limited or minimum" service,
with reasonably good" service at
$3.50 and superior" service ct 81.
A great demand for books on vo.
cational subjects has been noted
since the end Of the war, stated
Miss Barrett, with many readers
seeking information on technical
matters and self-improvement.
Drops in employment following the
war caused q great immediate in
crease IN demands for library serv-
ice.
The total number Of books avail
able at all public library outlets Jan.
] was l54,6SS, a gain Of 5,6i6 over
the number available at the start
Of l945. OF all books borrowed for
home reading, So per cent we're
taken out by children.
Library expenditures for io4s
totalled $e5,6l3.l7, Miss Barrett re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
Airport System
In U. S. Logging

Boston, Feb. 6 - CUPD - Pres
ident C. Bedell Monro of the Penn
sylvania Central AirlineS charged
today that a ''woeful lack of an ade-
quate nationwide airport system"
seriously was retarding the develop
ment of air commerce and air travel
in the United States.
Monro deplored the inadequacy Of
airports in great centers of popula-
ton and characterized airport de-
flciency as the chief limiting factor
in the progress Of commercial avia-
ton"
Monro cited Logan International
Airport at East Boston and the De-
tnoit Airport as two concrete eX-
amples Of air terminals which have
not progressed with aviation" Be-
cause of their present limitation. he
said. these airports will not per-
NIT the airlines TO operate new four
engined skygiants into these cities"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
Foremen Plan
Ladies' Night
February Ia
Arthur B. Monroe,
Private Detective
Guest Entertainer

The Ladies Night program OF the
Industrial Foremen's Club will be
held in the YAECA Ball room Thurs
day, February IA at 7:l5 p. m, it
was announced this morning by
President Cyril F. Cross.
Following the dinner. group sing
ing win be led by William A. Car
penter Of the Patent Button Com
pany
The entertainer will be Arthur
B. Monroe who will give a dramatic
expose Of various card sharp tricks.
For 25 years he has been a private
detective and confidential investi-
gator. He will expose the crooked
Three Card Monte" and Three
Shell and Pea" games. His DEM
onsrtation is presented on a IS de-
gree angle stand so all may See.
During his lecture ne relates many
amusing experiences.
Club members employed in in
dustries where there is a strike are
asked to telephone their reserva-
tons in 10 Secretary Arthur Purin-
tons office before 6 next Monday
night. Others will make reserva-
tons as usual through their plant
representatives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
Swedish Prince
Drops Throne

New York, Feb. 6 - CUP Prince
Carl Johan Bernadotte, youngest
son Of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolph
Of Sweden was in the U. S. today
waiting to marry the woman for
whose love he renowned his rights
to the Swedish throne.
The woman is Kerstin Wijxmark,
IS. Swedish newspaperwoman. She
is scheduled to arrive in New York
soon aboard the liner Bugavilla. The
prince arrived by air from Sweden.
The marriage is opposed by his
grandfather, the king Of Sweden,
and nearly every other member OF
the Royal family.
The Prince will remain in New
York until his bride-to-be arrives.
He said he thought Miss Wijkmark
would continue in newspaper work
after her marriage and he would
work for a trading company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
7 speaking
Club Plans
Graduation
, Executive Beard
20 Discuss Program
M Farley T0moFrow

The program Of the February II
meeting Of the Public Speaking
Club at the Central YMCA will
feature graduation exercises Of the
Glass in Effective Speaking which
has just finished sessions.
Class members who will speak
on some phase Of the topic "Abra-
ham Lincoln" are: James Bruno,
Erik Fridlind. Rose F. Gangloff,
Lillian Garofalo, Lydia Girouard,
Ellen r. Granville, Mrs. Issac
Greenblatt, Florence Haight. Vim
cent J. Hayes. Mrs. Charles Hem
nelis. J. Allan Herring. Rebecca
Johnston, Arthur M. Leece. Carl
o. Mayer. Betty Jane McEvoy. DR..
Philip T. Paul, Mrs. Esther Pendle-
ton, Roy w. Sudbury. L. Blaine
Tewksbury. Jr.. Norman Wood,
Alexander r. Campbell and Mrs.
Anna Thompson.
President Paul c. Egan who will
preside, announced an important
meeting OF the executive board of
the club will be held at the Gen.
trail YMCA tomorrow night at 7:30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
March Of Dimes
Fund, $S,623.7l

The, March of Dimes Fund has
been Brought to a total of $8.623 n
according to final report made
last night. School and industrial
firm contributions hove been in
cluded in the total. Miss Helen
O'Neill listed the contributions as
follows: Scovill Mfg. Co. sos SO;
Plumbe g. Atwood, $6l.3S; Prince
ton Knitting Mills, 1894; Lea Mfg.
Co, $l953: Chromium Corp. OF
America $l200, and the Elks Bow
ling Club, S33.85; WATERFOWL I'M
dergarment Co.. $ll56; previous
sum Of $4,000 donated; grammar
and high school include Leaven-
worth High school. s3l.l4; Duggan
Grammar school, $520l: Hopeville
Grammar school, $3.50: B. W.
Tinker Grammar school. $2267;
Merriman school, $3.50 ond WASH
ington school. $2i.06.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
FIoyiO Post Vets
Take Oafhs TOniQhf

More than 100 applicants iol
membership in the Florio Post,
Italian-American War Veterans,
will be sworn in tonight at 8 p. m.
IN the club rooms, III Bank street.
Following the ceremonies Nap Pal
miri viii conduct an entertainment
program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

Legal Fight
Plans Aired
ByLiebreich
Taxpayers Donate
$500 10 Campaign
Against Tax Selnp

Waterbury taxpayers attending an
East End Community club meeting
last night donated more than $500
"on the spot" toward q fund for
pressing court action against the
city tax revaluAtion program.
About 800 attended the meeting,
al which a campaign to raise funds
was discussed.
william o. Taylor, chairman of
the Combined Community clubs, saiu
donations were made at the meet
ing by many Of those attending.
Collectors were assigned to cam
rass ali Of the East End section for
funds for the legal action.
Plans for the legal fight and re-
tention Of counsel we're described by
Oscar Liebreich. chairman off the
legislative committee Of the Com
bined Community cluns. Other
speakers included Alderman Burton
H Walker, Anthony r. MARITIME,
William Gaughan. Patrick Fontain,
and Joseph Cepelak.
Eugene Sullivan will serve as
chairman Of the collection commit
tee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

ported. OF this sum, the Bronson
Library Fund provided e20,bVoAs,
with The city contributing the re.
naming S7b,oss.7A
Total circulation OF books was
soe.e57. Almost half. OF tte,p5e were
circulated through the main llbrary.
Patients az waterbury hospital, Civ
en- book service twice q week, Dor
rowed a,600 volumes during The year.
The library's Information service
answered 5,6D0 general reference
questions, and i,27a school reference
questions. The business and indus
trial department answered 2,SO3
questions.
There are now 1850 phonoeraph
records In the hbrary's music coll
lection, the report discloses. Approx
ilnately $500 records were borrowed
for home use.
Unanimous reelection OF Miss
Barrett as librarian was voted by
the board Of agents. A purse was
given John J. Mcorath, superln.
tendent Of buildings, who Is retir-
ing after II years Of service.
The devotion Of the late Right
Reverend Monsignor Joseph J. VAL
dambrini to the library and It's in
terests was commemorated in res
olution.
John A. Coe, Elton s. Wayland,
and John M. Hutchinson were re-
elected to the boards finance COM
mittee. Mr.. Coe Is president Of the
board. and Judge John L. 0affney
is secretary.
Other members Of the board OF
agents are Dr.. Pasquale DeNicola,
Z. Vincent Maloney, John P. Elton,
Frederick A. Packard, Mrs. Frank
P. McEvoy, Mrs. Walter F. Torrance
and Mrs. Robert r. Lowell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
Hart RetoinS
Chose Duties
Ely, Gee, Musted,
Gilbert Reelected

Charles e. Hart was reelected
president of the Chase Brass and
Copper Company at the annual
meeting yesterday at the Grand
street office Of the firm.
All other officers also were re-
elected. They are as follows: Vice.
presidents, Richard D. Ely, Robert
L. Coe, Wallace c. Hustled. Fred A.
Jackie and jeremiah Van Brunt;
secretary, Seymour s. Jackson; as
sistant secretary. Rodney Chase;
treasurer. Col. John II. Gilbert.
Carl Ulrich and z. T. Standard
were named TO the board Of direc-
tors, which also includes all Off
GERS. Mr.. Standard is president Of
the Kennecott Copper Corporation,
parent company Of Chase.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
AOfficers
Plan Meeting
Robert r. Brooks
Speaker TOmOEFOW

Price control will be discussed by
OPA officials at q public meeting
Of the Waterbury Price Board to-
morrow night at at the Mattatuck
Museum auditorium at il9 West
Main street.
Robert r. r. Brooks. deputy adj
ministrator at the OPA headquar-
tiers in Washington, will be the
principal speaker. Other officials
from the national and also the
state office will participate in the
discussion.
Topics which will be discussed
include initiation. cost Of living.
clothing. and rent control A ques-
ton answer period has been
planned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
Terryville Driver
ObliRes Firenen

A fire in a sedan owned by John
Tichanski. Terryville, was extin-
guished last night by flremen from
Engine Company 2, East Main
street. WHO needed 10 apply very
little effort to the job-the car was
driven right up to the door Of the
Engine house where the blaze was
quickly quelled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

Bnfllnfton. W.. F1b.
Lake Chaanlaln WaH aeIa
ported 70 Be completely ffu
day.
the ChAmnlaln IranaBotla tiaH
Company. which made llN An
nounccment said that on|g N
times since 1919 has TIE laao failed
30 freeze completely. Since Ihtn
the average freezing cover t|ns haA
been Feb. 4. The latest frees sever
date was March 2e, iBot end iaAl
year lt was Jan. 40,
with the announcement, pleasure
ice-boats began skilnmlng over che
lake and fishermen set up shanilek
for the annual winter Fishing
through the Ice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
Lord Croft Flags
Loan as MortRa9e

London, Feb. 6 = (UP) - tn S4,-
400 100000 American loan to Bri-
tain was denounced by a former
member Of the Churchill govern
ment today as a mortgage" on the
future of the British Empire.
Lord Croft. former Parliamentary
under secretary of war in the
Churchill cabinet, told an Empire
Unity Campaign meeting in Lon
don'S Caxton Hall that the Labor
Government had made a bad bar
gain in accepting the American
loan terms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
Girl Apprehended
For ShopliftinQ

A fifteen-year-old girl was turned
over TO juvenile authorities today
after she was apprehended >yester-
DAY in the w. T. Grand Company,
Bank street, in the act of shoplift-
ing, Detective 1t. John Calvin re-
ported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

DR.. Redvers Opie. economic adj
visor of the British Embassy, will
speak at the first OF the new forum
series sponsored by the Waterbury
United Nations Association at the
Mattatuck Historical Association
nall tonight. The forum opens at
o'clock.
DR.. Opie's discussion will consider
Anglo American cooperation. AS a
delegate to the Breton Woods econ
onlic conference and advisor 10 the
United Kingdoms delegation at the
United Nations food conference at
Hot Springs. Ga. in 1913, he is
familiar with the subjects
He also spoke at the Rotary-Ki-
wants Club luncheon meeting at the
Hotel Elton this noon.
The speaker at the next forum,
Feb. -. will be DR.. Shoemaker De
Bruno Of the Netherlands Informa-
ton Bureau, his topic. Dutch Prob
lens and World Organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

Girl Guest
At Shower
MFs. Gertrude Lane,
Marie BOulanger
MOslesses Last Nlght

Waterville, Feb. 6 - Miss Marie
Boulanger and Mrs, Gertrude Lane
were hoStesseS last evening at a cur
rency shower at Harmons Restau-
rant IN honor OF Miss Bertha Assem-
ault who Is being married March 2
10 Joseph Cyr Of Thomaston. Mrs.
Olive Ahrens entertained with sew.
eral vocal selections.
Those attending we're. Mrs. Cyril
Arsenault, Mrs. Olive Ahrens, Mrs.
Edna Fede, Mrs. George Boulanger,
Mrs Helen Rood, Mrs. Pauline
Sears, Mrs. Deslauriers, Mrs. Louis
Arsenault, Mrs. Katherine Walker,
Mrs. Katherine Dubay, Mrs. Eu-
nice Beruk, Mrs. Marion Curtis, Mrs
Anna Bleau, Mrs. Gertrude Arsen-
ault, Mrs, Margaret Canfleld and
Mrs. Flora Dickey and Mrs. Ethel
Garfield.
Mrs. Ida West, Mrs. Teddy Over
ton, Mrs, Emma French, Mrs. Libby
Culbert, Mrs Friedman, Mrs. Mary
Felladore, Mrs. Ina Conklin, Mrs
Emma Antonelli. Mrs. Mary Mul.
hal, Mrs. Betty RoSato and Mrs
Mabel Ottinger.
Misses Norma Arsenault. Julia
Pike, Grace Blais, Marie Boulanger,
Brehta ArSenault. Evelyn Hyland,
Mary wandzell, Helen Burns, Pris-
ella Silva, Lillian MacMullen, Bella
Brickett. Alice MacMullen, Madlyn
Baker, Monica caisse, Jenny Blan-
Ghetto and Mary DeCosmo,
A meeting will be held this even
ing at the Sprague school gym fof
the purpose OF forming a Commun-
ity Club. Sherman Brown is acting
chairman and is anxious TO have a
large turnout for this meeting at 3.
The number of good things done by
the Paramount Community Club
should spur interest in larger or
ganization. There are number of
new angles on the new tax revalu-
alton that will be discussed and it is
in the interest Of every property
owner that this organization is
suggested. They will meet the first
Wednesday Of each month at the
gym.
Andrew Stafford of Thomaston
avenue has announced the engage
ment Of his daughter, Irene, to
Norman Z. johnson. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John NJ. E. johnson Of Parker
street. Norman was recently dis
charged from the Navy after serv-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06
@,s4M1rys>vv&
wSABLs0tanD IseS
WASLIsns0 Is@

Counting The Cost, AS 1t Should Be
Figured, Makes Rosers-Peet Mems
Clothes An Absolute Necessity.
II mon will put Rosers-Peet
clothes to the test, its cosy to
prove our stotement-thot they
cost every man who wears them
less by the yeor then ony other
clothes he hos ever worn.
Of course there's reoson-noth-
ing but oil woodland oil virgin
wooI-enters into the mOkins Of
ROsers-Peet suit or overcoot-
which adds miles Of service mile
age to your wOFdEObe-sOod to
the lost thread $50 TO $S5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

Litigation In
Local Courts

Decision was reserved by Com.
mon Pleas Court Judge Miles +.
McNiff today IN the appeal Of Ger.
aid peYrella Of waterbury from a
Liquor Commission ruling denying
him package store permit for
premises on Main strete in Wood
bury. A hearing was started in
a similar appeal Of Michael Griga-
rousky Of Waterbury, who was de-
MED a permit Tor premises at lis
Lounsbury street.
Isaac Gatison OF Ansonia filed a
divorce action in Superior Court to-
day against jamie Ooodson GatiSon,
also of Ailsonia. The marriage was
performed Nov. Is. 1920 at OAR
lington, S. c.. ana the plaintiff
claims his wife became intoler-
ably cruel in January, 1885
A truck collision action. in which
Morey e. Co., of Waterbury sought
$500 damages from Melissa Stierle Of
Naugatuck. was withdrawn from the
Common Pleas Court docket today.
The plaintiff claimed a truck which
its agent had parked in the rear
OF 5Si Bank street was damaged
wnen one owned by the defendant
was backed into it February, 1916.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

The swedish weaving club met
last evening At the home OF Mrs,
Bertha Plat Of Parker street. A 90.
cial hour followed Those attending
were Mrs. John w. Plat, Jf., Mrs
Harry Lattlmer, MRS. J. NJ. +. john
son, Miss Ruth Norton and Mrs
Ralph Benson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

Mr.. and Mrs, Mark Sears Of
T'homaston were recent visitors with
M and Mrs Wesley Rood OF Fort
Hill avenue,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

ING more than a year, part 81 which
was spent IN lhe Pacific. No date
has been set for the wedding
The weekly midswoek meeting
VIII be held tomorrow evening ct
the Watefvllie Union Church. Rev
Milton Nilsson viii have charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

Belfast. Northern Ireland. is
shortage.
Nogales international., 1946-04-12
"AN Quiet On
Strike Front"
At Bisbee

The strike in the Bisbee Phelps
Dodge mines, which began March
Goth, continues with only mainten-
ance work being done.
Passes signed by John Papas, pres
Ident of the local CIO miners union
permit maintenance workers to pass
through the picket lines at the
Campbell and Junction shafts. No
others in the shops or underground
are working.
The sheriff's office at Bisbec re-
ports "all quiet on the strike front. :"
The CIO Miners Union is standing
pat on it's demand for $1.50 a day
wage increase, and company is
awaiting action by Washington on
the proposal to increase the price
of copper, which has been pegged
at IL cents since 1941.
How long the deadlock continues
depends on the speed with which
Washington fact finding board
acts.
Nogales international., 1946-04-12
Eat Less, Or Grow More?

Most Americans are in sympathy with the idea
of our nation doing all it to help feed less for
tunate people throughout the world
If necessary we would be willing to eat lot less
than we did during wartime in order to ship more
food to millions of people who are on the point OF
starvation.
But we wonder if the "eat less plan is going to
do as much to solve this problem as would grow
more program.
The next great American battle will occur in
November, 1916.
Every nation in the world has copied our success
but not our greatness. Our greatness was built on
spiritual foundation, look back on history
Most reforms are wrecked when they touch the
pocket-book
The best way to sleep soundly is to live senslbly
and think sanely.
The less one knows the easier it is to reach
positive conviction.
Nogales international., 1946-04-12
New Pois0ns
For 'Hoppers'
To Be Tested

TEMPE, Ariz., April 11-New poi
sons for grasshoppers and new
methods of spreading them from
the air as well as from machines on
the ground, are to be tried out in
Arizona this year by the us. Bureau
of Entomology and Plant Quaran-
tine.
It is possible that results will
cause the bureau to revise its meth
ods of grasshopper control as early
as 1947.
Heading this work will be DR.. j.
r. Parker, director of the grass
hopper control divisions research
section with headquarters in Boze-
nan, Mont.
With several assistants, two or
! -3hree planes, and other equipment,
or. Parker win arrive in Tempe be-
lore April Is. For many weeks he
md his party will work out of the
;ureau's Tempe office with o. l..
Barnes, who is in charge of grass
topper Investigations here.
Last summer DR.. Parker came to
Arizona for some limited tests OF
, D T as grasshopper poison.
results were encouraging but in
conclusive. This time those tests
IRE to be completed, and various
,ther insecticides will be tried.
Nogales international., 1946-04-12
Arizona Cattle
Population $4,000

WASHINGTON, April II - Ari-
zonas cattle population has grown
from 855,000 in 1889 to $4,000 at
the start of this year, reports the
agriculture departments bureau Of
agricultural economics.
Rep. Reid F. Murray, Republican,
Wisconsin, put the figures in the
Congressional Record to draw at
tention to an outstanding contri-
button by cattle producers to the
milk and meat needs of the nation
during the war.
Nationally, he said, the number OF
milk cattle increased during those
years by 100000 to a total OF
1896 900 head while all cattle in
creased 10000 900 to a total of 4o,-
925, 900.
In Arizona, the total number OF
milk COWS, heifers and heifer calves
on January l, 1899. was 71,000. By
January /, 1916, it had increased tC
5000.
Nogales international., 1946-04-12
Harry S. Truman
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ing on the Potomac river in his
presidential yacht with his family
or group of friends.
Whenever he gets an opportu-
nifty, he sits down at piano to run
through one of the classics. If any
body laughs, it is the President him
self, who insists he is a very poor
player.
The one-time Missouri farm boy
has, to use the words of one of his
aides, "all of his old bad habits"
The bad habits are those like
leaping out of bed at a. m. and
thinking other people should be up
and doing at the same time.
The President is five feet, 101s
inches tall and weighs from ITS to
178 pounds. His physician, says his
general condition and resistance
"are excellent.
The President begins his day by
reading several newspapers. After a
light breakfast, which does not in
clude coffee, he walks over to his ex-
ecutive offices with either his naval
or military aide and talks over with
them the dispatches dealing with oc-
cupational or other problems abroad
Sharply at 9 o'clock, Charles G.
Ross, Matthew j. Connolly and
William D. Hassett, secretaries.
Nogales international., 1946-04-12

Effective May 1st, Mr. P. G.
Beckett, Vice President, is retiring
from the active service of Phelp;
Dodge Corporation. Mr.. Beckett has
been in the employ of Phelps Dodge
and affiliated companies for the
past forty-one years and since 1920
as general manager and later as
president, has been in charge
of the corporation western opera
tions, with headquarters at Doug
las Mr.: Beckett is continuing as a
director in the corporation.
H. NJ Lavender, who has been
general manager of the corpora
tion's metal branches since 1887, will
be in charge of western operations,
effective May 1st, with the title OF
Vice-President and General Man
ager.