The Waterbury Democrat. [volume], May 15, 1942, Page SEVEN, Image 7

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Insurance Payments *
Here Average $160
Waterbory Ranks Fourth in Family Benefits; $40.10
Per Capita in Area Among Highest in Nation
Every day tax 1941 life Insurance
policyholders and beneficiaries In
Connecticut were paid $181,368, or
a total of $68,200,000 for the year
and $38.73 for every man, woman
and child, according to a special
compilation released today by the
National Underwriter, weekly in*
surance newspaper. Connecticut
ranked 11th in life insurance pay*
meits among all states.
In the Bridgeport-New Haven
Waterbury area, Including Fairfield
and New Haven counties, life in
surance payments amounted to
$36,200,000 in 1941, or $40.10 per
capita, compared to $312, the per
capita average in the 29 large in
dustrial areas in the United States
and $21.46 per capita for the entire
country. These payments are equal
to 76 per cent of the overage sal
aries or 23 per cent of the average
wages paid by manufacturers op
erating In the area.
Hartford Leads Cities
Hartford led Connecticut cities In
life Insurance payments In 1491
with $6,963,000 compared to $5,460,
000 in 1940. Hartford ranked 42nd
among all cities of the country.
New Haven was second In payments
In Connecticut with $6,750,000 In
1941 and $4,980,000 In 1946. Bridge
port came third with $4,618,000 fol
lowed by> Waterbury with $3,895,000;
New Britain, $2,122,000; West Hart
ford, $1,542,000; Stamford, $1,536,
000; Bristol, $916,000; Greenwich,
$910,0000; New London, $904,000;
Norwalk, $880,000; New Canaan,
$791,000; Norwich, $737,000; Mid
dleton, $712,000; Torrlngton, $710,
000; Meriden, $615,000; Ansonla,
$581,000; Fairfield, $572,000; t Wat
ford, $488,000; Danbury, $479,r.00.
Life Insurance payments In
Bridgeport averaged $103 per fam
ily and were 37 per cent of annual
food sales and 14 per cent of the
average wages paid by manufactqr
erse operating In the city. Life In
surance payments .over a 16 year
period equal the city’s annual retail
trade volume and over a 24 year
period equal the total savings bank
deposits In the city.
Life insurance payments In
Hartford averaged $170 per family
and were 43 per cent of annual food
sales and 27 per cent of the aver
age wages paid by. manufacturers
operating In the city. Life Insur
ance payments over a 15 year pe
riod equal the city’s andual retail
trade volume and over a 21 year
period equal the total savings bank
deposits In the city.
Life insurance payments In New
Haven averaged $145 per family and
were 45 per cent of annual food
sales and they represent 24 per cent
of the average wages paid by man
ufacturers in the city. Life Insur
ance payments over a 14 year pe
riod equal the city’s annual retail
trade volume.
Waterbury Families
Life Insurance payments in Wa
terbury averaged $160. per family
and were 41 per cent of annual food
sales and 12 per cent of the aver
age wages paid by manufacturers
operating In the city. Life Insurance
payments over an 11% year period
equal the city’s annual retail trade
volume and over a 12 year period
equal the total savings bank de
posits In the city.
Ordinary life insurance In force
In Connecticut totals $1,612,684,000
on 834,723 policies or $44 per capita.
Average size of policy In force
$1,32^ average new policy bought In
1941 $1,897; volume sold $151,368,000.
The $66,200,000 in life insurance
money paid to the residents of
Connecticut in 1941 was almost six
times,the $11,235,424 in W. P. A.
payments in the state for the fiscal
year, greatly exceeded the $2,171,409
in P. W. A. grants, was many times
the federal agricultural adjustment
program payments of $623,938 and
was fourteen times the $4,616,845
in federal payments to the state
under the social security act, thus
demonstrating the Importance of
life Insurance’s contribution to the
economic security of the state. Life
insurance payments were 75 per
cen' of the $88,558,394 In Income
and excess profits taxes collected In
Connecticut and exceeded th $64,
390,000 cash Income from farm
products.
Civilians May
Have Thor Own
War Decoration
BY MILTON BRONNER
(NBA Service Staff Correspondent)
Washington, May 1*. — When
Oeorge Washington created the
military order of the Purple>Heart,
he expressed a desire that some
sort of similar honor should be
Instituted for meritorious civilians.
Today, Congress is finally getting
around to act on the First Presi
dent’s suggestion.
Medal of tho military Order of
the Purple Heart, created by
George Washington, who
thought there should be a
modal for civilians, too. Soon
there may bo one — the pro*
posed Medal of Merit.
K tho House passes a bill already
adopted by the Senate, civilians of
' this country and other friendly
nations may for the first time In
our history be decorated with a spe
cial olvlUan medal by the President
for distinguished war effort. The
bill provides for creation of a Medal
of Merit, but the provision was only
reached after some heated senatorial
remarks about civilian heroes in
wartime.
Secretary of War Stimson orig
inally suggested a bill to create a
Legion of Merit, which would be the
first American decoration to recog
nise brave deeds off the battlefield
as well as on. But the Senate
balked at an American duplication
of the French Legion of Honor,
Which could give the same medal to
a civilian as to a front-line fighting
man.
Said Senator Hill of Alabama:
“No civilians. I was In the army
In the last war. I know what giv
ing medals to civilians means and
how It affects the morale of fight
ing men. I am thinking of the
fellows In the fox holes, not the
fellows who are sleeping In soft
beds every night, and who have no
dangers to face.”
More of the same from Mr. Hill's
colleagues, and the eSnate created
the Legion of Merit, of four de
grees, for fighting men only. But
it may be awarded to fighting men
of our allies as well as to our own
forces.
The Medal of Merit. If created,
will have only one degree. The
President may give it to such civil
ians “as have, since September 8,
1830. (President’s national emer
gency proclamation) distinguished
themselves with exceptionally meri
torious conduct.”
But the civilian medal will be so
radically different from the pro
posed Litton of Merit that no con
fusion between the two will be pos
sible.
18 mw IN
INCIDENT TEST
A Mcond “Incident” test tor air
Mid wardena wai held In the Over
look section last night. The the
oretical "bombing'’ was supposed to
have caused 18 fatalities, trapped 18
persons In burning buildings, and
injured scores of others.
Conrad Oarlsrud, of the rone staff,
reported that the test was successful,
aa was one held the night before.
Reports of the “damage" were re
layed to the rone center, and the
steps taken In rescue work listed.
Bombs were supposed to have struck
the railroad tracks off Thomaston
avenue and blocked the entrance to
the southmayd home.
FIREMEN RESPOND
TO MINOR FIRES
An automobile owned by Domen
Ick Capoblanco, 003 North Main
street was damaged by fire last
night. The Are was started by a
short circuit according to firemen of
Engines l, 7 and 10, Truck 3 and the
booster pump, who were called to
tiie #e*ne,
A brush Arc on Proctor street, a
part of the U. 0. Housing project,
was reported yesterday.
WCO lUdIo «*» U rtikj W
scr. popular band leader, has starred
ROSENGREN WINS
PHARMACY PRIZE
Thomaston Resident Also
Receives Honor Diploma
at Elm City College
New Haven, May 15. — Announce
ment of the winners of prizes was
made last night at the graduation'
banquet of the College of Pharmacy
of the University of Connecticut.
The Lehn and Pink Medal was
awarded to John Rosengren of
Thomaston.
A cash prize of $25 given by mem
bers of the State Pharmacy Com
mission went to John Rosengren.
Hugh P. Beirne of New Haven,
secretary of the Pharmacy Com
mission, presented the winner his
award.
A cash prize of $25 given by the
Connecticut Pharmaceutical Asso
ciation was awarded to Arthur
Smith wick of Middletown. Miss
Allce-Esther Garvin, secretary
treasurer of the Connecticut Phar
maceutical Association, presented
this award.
A cash prize of $10 given by a
pharmacist of New aHven went to
Harold Hersh of Hartford.
A set of three books given each
year by Merck and Company, was
awarded to John Rosengren of
Thomaston. A similar prize was
awarded to Arthur Smlthwick of
Middletown.
The mother of one of the gradu
ates presented the school with a
large American flag, in addition,
souvenirs in the form of spatulas,
small brass mortars and pestles,
books, and pharmaceuticals were
presented to each member of the
graduating class through the cour
tesy of various pharmaceutical
firms.
This banquet marked the last
gathering of the class of 1043 of the
College of Pharmacy as undergrad
uates. They will receive their de
grees of bachelor of science in phar
macy along with the other members
of the graduating class of the Uni
versity of Connecticut at the com
mencement exercises Sunday in
Storrs. Honor diplomas will be
awarded to Harold Hersh and John
Rosengren.
CRUELTY ALLEGED
IN DIVORCE SUIT
A divorce action has been filed in
superior court by Narle Kansiett
stebbins of Naugatuck
Frank D. Stebbins, also of
against
Nauga
The couple were married June
f, 1014 and this petitioner claims that
intolerable cruelty started April 1,
1037. She seeks custody of a minor
child, provision for its support, and
MANRESA GROUP
PLANS BANQUET
16th Annual Reunion to Be
Featured By Several Dis
tinguished Quests
Mayor Vincent A. Scully heads
the list of committees maklnc ar
rangements for the 16th annual
banquet of the Waterbury Band of
Mt. Manresa retreatants, scheduled
to be held Wednesday, May 30, at
the Hotel Elton. The occasion will
be graced by the presence here of
the Most Rev. Henry J. O’Brien,
bishop of Hartford, as well as other
distinguished guests.
The guest speakers Include the
Hon. Arthur J. W. Hilly, former
corporation counsel of the City of
New York; Rev. Thomas H. Moore,
S. J., spiritual director of Manresa;
Rev. Cornelius P. Teullngs, pro
fessor of religion and philosophy at
St. Joseph’s College, West Hartford;
and Mayor Scully.
The Rev. Francis M. O’Shea, per
manent rector of the Immaculate
Conception church, will deliver the
Invocation, with the benediction
beta* given by the Her. James
Woods, assistant pastor of 86. Peter
and Paul church.
A musical program is being ar
ranged by Prof. F. P. Harmon with
Miss Helen McDonald as soloist, i
Joccph Sullivan will act as toast*
master.
Committees include: Banquet—
Hon. Vincent A. Scully, Frederick
Palomta, Robert Coughlin, Thomas
Lawlor, Thomas P. Cassidy, Maurice
Carey, Joseph Kenney, and James
Barrett.
Reception—Carl Demenake, Frank
Keefe, Mortimer J. Connor, William
Tobin, Joseph McNeills, Raymond
O’Neill, James Barry, Rocco Man
cinl, Joseph McEvoy, Fin ton Phelan,
Humbert Mangini, Walter McGuire,
James Henebry, William Gerardl,
Aurilio Greco, Patrick Winters,
Thomas O’Neill, Carmine G.
Clprlano, Thomas Murphy, John
Mates, Patrick J. Wallace, Michael
Whelan, Thomas Ashton, Philip Mc
Grath.
Printing—William Butler, George
Ayotte, Maurice Deedy, Domenic
Rosa, Nicholas Zappone, William
T. Farrington, James Blanco, C.
Caldorne, Patrick McKenna, Peter
DeLeo.
Ushers — Richard Carey, John
Foley, D. Manclnl, Joseph Cronin,
James Gibbons, Andrew Healey,
Tobias Bannon, and Maurice Mc
Carthy.
Entertainment—Prof. F. F. Har
mon, Thomas Scadden, John Greco,
Carmine Calo, Joseph Sullivan,
Frank Bpillane, Fred Nealey and
Roger Walsh.
TEXAS DONATES BEGAD ADVICE
Austin, Tex. (UP)—University of
Texas law students, assisted by
trained attorneys, are providing free
legal services for soldiers and sail
ors stationed in Texas. The law
school has operated a “legal aidf
clinic’’ for persons unable to pay
for legal services for several years.
On Retreatant*’ Program
JOSEPH SULLIVAN
. FREDERICK F. HARMON
Mnaieml Director
FEWER APPLICANTS
FOR EXAMINATIONS
4,995 Tested for Driver’s
Licenses in April; De
cline of 1,475
The number of examination* for
driver’s licenses during April of
this year were nearly 33% fewer
than during that month last year, a
motor vehicles department bulletin
points out.
During April of this year, 4AM
examinations were given through*
out the state as compared to 6,470
last year, a drop of 1,475. ,
Last year the number of exami
nations given was abnormally high
due to the influx of out-of-state
workers and the employment boom
in general. The total far the year
was 84,334, a 37% Increase over
the 61,337 examinations given dur
ing 1M0.
Until April, the number of exam
inations given this year showed a
gain over the same period last
year. Normally, examinations an
nually increase in April, with May,
June, and July the peak months.
April showed an increase of 316
examination* over March of flb
year, but last year April recorded
1,913 more examination* than
March of 1M1.
Bridgeport la the only one of the
four large cities where the number
of driver's examinations given this
year even approximated the figure
for April last year. There were
836 examinations given there (taring
April of this year as compared 4o
848 last year.
Examinations In Hartford during
April dropped from 1A36 last year
to 1,274 this year; Waterbury from
512 last year to 101 this year; Mew
Haven from 710 last year t* #70
this year.
WORLD WAR
A YEAR AGO
MAY 15, 1941
FR.WAV/ SA TUMAY'
\ ONLY AT HADLEY’S
Regular $26.50
Famous "Simmons"
Fine Innerspring
Mattresses
(Hard to Get Nowadays)
& *19.80
Usual ■ m
By “Simmons”, makers of the fa
mous “Beautyrest” mattress . . .
enough said about the quality, work
manship and sleeping comfort. Mul
ti-coil unit that provides the dur
ability, is scarce because of the
steel necessary to defense indus
tries. Attractive tickings . . . and
you save exactly $6.70.
100
Reg. $157.50
3-Pc. Kroehler
in Rich Velour
Convenient
Budget Terms!
Now you can afford a 3-piece
suite by famous ‘‘Kroehler’’ with
the remarkable 5-star sagless
construction features. You get
the massive sofa and BOTH
chairs in luxurious, decorator
toned velour . . . and the $57.50
savings as well!
>100
Regular $145
18th Century
Mahogany
Convenient
Budget Terms!
Rich
Bedrooms
Authentic period styling made more
wonderful by modem craftsmanship
... all pieces In rich, satin-smooth
mahogany. You get the bed, chest,
dresser or vanity ... and $46 savings.
•100
Budget Teraul
12-Pe. $149
Solid Moplo
Living Room Group
All 9 niJor
^uMs (SET
comfortable
chair and
WVU• Uw
IN table
Convenient
Budget Terms!
Reg. $145
Modern Wolnut
Waterfall Dining Rooms
Styled by one of our great modem designers
. . . you’ll love the simple, graceful lines. In
cluded are: The large table, 6 chairs, Includ
ing the host chair and spacious buffet. China
cabinet slightly extra. You save (45.
4-Pe. Modern
Walnut Waterfall .
•Reg. $149 • Inch Chestrobe
Yes. all 4 pieces at this amazing $49
saving . . . bed, dresser, vanity AND
the convenient chestrob^ for protec
tion of your suits and dresses. In
times of strife and strain like these,
make your home a happy rendezvous
,.. this is the suite to do ltl
I OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 9 P. M.
6-Cushion Gliders
$0A.so a?
Mm*W Terms!
Tubular style arms. Moving parts operate
silently and smoothly on ball bearings.
Weatherproof cover. Sturdy steel frame.
These are practically Impossible to replace
... while they last!
All 4 Pieces
$69 Mellow
Mople Bedrooms
Styled from famoui "Salem”
original and priced by Hadley’* to
save you a clean $25. You get
the bed, chest, dresser and hang
ing mirror ... all 4 pieces In
hard, mellow maple.
*44
Easy Terms!
Bed-Hi Sofo Beds
Regularly $44.50
Usual i
Easy
Terms!
Be prepared for all emergencies sod
have this comfortable convertible dou
ble bed available for unexpected guests.
During the day, It’s a handsomely cov
ered sofa. Save $13.50.
PHONE 3-4191 FOR EVENING APPTS.
“Bigelow-Sanford”
9x12 Or 8.3x10.6
AXMINSTERS
While Mill Warehouse
Stocks Permit
•39
Usual Easy Terms!
Regular $59.95
We've corner* the etocke of the
local "Blgelow-Sanford” were
iiouee end you can here s field
day of value among thee* glor
ious pattern! and colon . . .
while they lastl__
$44 Porcelain T»p
•29 £
llilnim igp ipMl
to 40"*46" with TWO (fato 1mm*.
Handy «Uv*r drawn. « tour* M
tofbMk chain.