The Waterbury Democrat. [volume], December 20, 1944, Page TWO, Image 2

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Factory Employes In
House-To-House Calls
Thorough Labor Recruiting Campaign to Be Under*
taken to Speed-Up Ammunition Production Here
Aid of the “big three” factories of Waterbury will be
enlisted in the house-to-house labor recruiting drive tomor
row when six employes of the concerns will be added
temporarily to the War Manpower Commission’s recruiting
staff, it was reported today.
Two employes each from the
BcovUl Mfg. Co., the Chase Brass &
Copper Co., and the American Brass
Co., will be named today to aid the
house-to-house canvass, and tomor
row will start training for the task.
The six factory workers, all wo
men. will augment the staff of three
V. S. Employment Service workers
now giving three days each week for
the labor recruiting task.
Raymond Titterlngton, who is in
cjlarge of the recruiting work here,
said the concerns have consented
to the request for “loan” of the
workers and today will select the
employes to serve.
With tlie staff of recruiters to be
raised to nine, the War Manpower
Commission officials are hopeful
that virtually all homes of the city
will be combed in efforts to secure
more workers to man war jobs.
Mr. Titterlngton said the handbill
crew has completed distribution ot
the "go-to-vorl:” signs in the Brook
lyn section and on West Main street
to West Side Hill, and in the next
few days will complete the distribu
tion work.
Several concerns of the area have
consented to placing of the hand
bills on their trucks, and have there
by aided the recruiting staff in
spreading word of the urgency of the
placement work, the chief recruiter
stated.
Mr. Titterington observed, there
is a growing awareness among resi
dents of the city that the shortage
of help here is critical and that ex
tfl workers must be secured if the
war contracts are to be completed
in Ume for shipment to the battle
fronts.
Three Navy Flier*
Perish This Week
Boston, Dec. 20—(UP)—The Navy
today announced' the names of
three Navy fliers who were lost
during the past week on routine
operational flights over Narragan
sett Bay, Rhode Island. They
were:
Ensign William P. Brede, Jr.,
USNR, 23. (110 First SO Yonkers,
N. T. Wife, Mrs. Virginia Anne
Brede. Lost Friday.
Ensign Herman A. Rodgers,
USNR, 23, of (218 West Second
South Ct.) Carlinville, 111. Mother,
Mrs. Louis D. Rodgers. Lost
Friday.
Ensign Robert I. Lane, USNR. 23.
of <1540 East 62nd St.) Chicago.
Sister. Miss Elizabeth Lane. Lost
Monday.
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Superforts
Raid Tokyo
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ber 13. The first night bombard
ment of the capital was on Novem
ber 29.
Berlin-relayed Tokyo reports also
said that of about 40 Superfortresses
which attacked Omura. aircraft and
Industrial center on the Japanese
home Island of Kyushu yesterday,
three were damaged.
The Japanese complained that
bad weather impeded their defenses
of Omura, which were "unable to
jo fully into action,’ but claimed
that the damage was on a small
scale.
A United Press dispatch from a
superfortress base in China said a
"medium" force of superforts bomb
ed Omura by means of precision in
struments, dropping their explosives
through overcast which obscured
the results.
It was the fourth attack on Omu
ra, and the third carried out by in
struments; the targets in the first
three strikes were the aircraft fac
tories and one of Japan’s biggest
navel air installations.
Several of the crewmen over
Omura also had taken part a day
earlier in the record attack by a
variety c«f lanes on the Hankow
docks ar/1 warehouses. Their to
tal combat mileage for the two days
was about 4.000 miles, or twice
across the United States.
Some of the big ships flew to
Comura and then returned to
Dther targets to drop their bombs.
Light anti-aircraft fire and fighter
opposition was reported. Several
Japanese fighter formations were
seen, but the airmen said they did
not press an attack.
Some use of aerial bombs against
he American formations was re
ported.
Reconnaissance reports of the at
tack on the Hankow Docks and
warehouses, carried out by super
forts and 14th Air Force planes, dis
posed "hundreds" of fires in the
target areas, which were partially
obscured by smoke.
Brig. Gen. Russell E. Randall,
commander of "Randall’s Raiders”
af the 14th Air Force, said the blow
was a big setback to Japanese sup
ply facilities for the armies in the j
south.
Chile plans to produce more
edible oils to ship to the United
States.
Ready For Nazi Counterattack
nMMfllfelS
(Army Radiotelephoto Irom NBA Telephoto)
Working feverishly to halt the Nazi counterattack, American engineers have mined reads and blocked
the way with trees and machine guns. Tank destroye rs, shown above, stand braced on rampe ready to fire
over the Roer River if the German Army attempts to make a crossing.
NO COMMENT HERE
ON INDICTMENTS
Norden Bombsight Execu*
fives Facing Federal
Action for Coercion
Officials of the Waterbury Tool
Company, division of Vicker’s Inc.,
stated today there was nothing fur
ther to add to the statements of
Harry Vickers, president, relative to
the indictment brought by the fed
eral authorities against the Norden
bombsight officials and citing the
local concern as one of those ‘ co
erced and intimated’’ by the nation
al producer.
The so-called threats included
forcing such concerns into accept
ing certain terms or adverse surveys
of their production would be sub
mitted to Navy authorities.
Local officials said today they had
not made parts for the Norden
sight since the start of the war and
at no time has hired the services of
the firm of Corrigan. Osburne and
Wells, Inc., also included in the in
dictment.
Named in the two indictments
were Theodore H. Barth, president,
and Ward E. Marvelle, vice-pres
ident of the Norden firm; the effi
ciency survey company of Corrigan,
Osburne and Wells; Navy Com
mander John D. Corrigan as head
of the concern, and Robert H. Wells,
vice-president.
Carl L. Norden, Dutch-born in
ventor of the bombsight who re
cently turned over to the U. S.
government all patents, models
and designs, was not involved,
government officials said, adding
that he no longer was associated
with the firm.
MORALE BUILDER
To speed transmittal of emer
gency messages from U. S. service
men in Europe to their families at
home, the American Red Cross has
arranged direct communication
service between Red Cross field di
rectors in Europe and Home Service
at national headquarters through
the facilities of Army radio.
OBITUARY
• •
ROPER—Mrs. Hazel (O’Donnell)
Roper, wife of William H. Roper,
New York, formerly of Waterbury,
died early Saturday morning at St.
Clare’s hospital. New York.
Mrs. Roper was the daughter of
the late John H. O'Donnell, who
was president and founder of the
Waterbury Wire Co., and Mrs. Ag
nes D. O'Donnell. She was a gradu
ate of Notre Dame Academy, this
city, and St. Mary’s School of
Nursing Rochester. N. Y.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by a daughter, Hazel: a sis
ter. Ethel; and several cousins in
this city and Worcester, Mass.
Rev. John Wright, pastor of St.
Francis Xavier church, was cele
brant of the requiem high Mass
held in New York. Burial was yes
terday in Millerton, N. Y.
BATAITIS—Mrs. Anna Bataitis,
69, of 127 Main street, Oakville,
died at St. Mary's hospital yester
day morning after a brief illness.
A native of Suvalkiu. Lithuania,
she came to this country 45 years.
Mrs. Bataitis had resided in Oak
ville for the past 26 years.
She was a communicant of St.
Mary's Magdalen church, Iakville,
and a member of St. John's Tem
perance society of Boston, Mass.
Surviving are two granddaugh
ters, Mrs. Bernard Olcik, with whom
she made her home, and Miss Mary
Walaitis. Oakville.
The funeral will be held Friday
at 8:15 a. m. from the Deliniks
funeral home. 17 Congress avenue
to St. Mary’s Magdalen church,
Oakville, where Mass will be cele
brated at 9 by Rev. Thomas Mc
Garrv. Burial will be in Calvary
cemetery, this city. Friends may
call at the funeral home from 2
to 10 p. m. today and tomorrow.
MOREY—William P. Morey, 86. of
272 Willow street, died yesterday aft
ernoon at his home. He and his
wife. Anna Jane (Nichols) Morey,
celebrated their 58th wedding an
niversary last Thursday.
Mr. Morey was born in Quaker
City, N. Y„ Oct. 28, 1858, the son
of the late Charles H. and Mari
etta (Horton) Morey. He was a
communicant of the First Method
ist church and a member of Nosa
hogan lodge. Odd Fellows. He was
employed as a caster at the Amer
ican Brass Co. until his retirement
several years ago.
Surviving, besides his wife, are
two sons, Ernest L., East Hart
ford, and' George E., New York
city; a daughter. Mrs. Mabel
Bachman Clark, Waterbury; a
grandson. Ernest L. Morey, Jr.,
and two great-grandchildren, Joce
lyn and Cheryl Morey, all of East
Hartford; a sister, Mrs. Mary Mar
tin, Pleasant Valley, N. Y.; and a
brother, Isaac, Wappingers Palls,
N. Y.
The funeral will be held from the
Alderson funeral home 70 Central
avenue, at 2 p. m. tomorrow, Rev.
Dr. John J. Suavely, pastor of
the First Methodist church, offici
ating. Burial will be in old Pine
Grove cemetery at the convenience
of the family. Friends may call,
at the funeral home from 7 to 9 to
night.
JAMES—'William L. James died
Monday at his home, 7# East 17th
street, Brooklyn, N- Y. His wife is
Mrs. Gertrude (Goodenough) James.
Mrs. James is the sister of the
late Dr. E. W. Goodenough. Wa
terbury, and Rev. G. F. Good
enough, Broadbrook, and Miss
Helen Goodenough. Hartford. Her
father was the late Rev. Arthur
Goodenough Winchester Center.
Funeral services will be held in
Newr York tonight. Committal
services will be held at the ceme
tery in Winchester Center at 2:30
p. m. tomorrow.
SANTORO—Mrs. Lucia (Caolupo)
Santoro, died last night at her
home, 40 Wail street. A native of
Italy, Mrs. Santoro had been a res
dent of the East End section of the
city for 45 years. She was a member
of the Sacred Heart league of Our
Lady of Lourdes church.
Survivors induce; her husband,
Giulio Santoro, this city; four sons,
Domenic and Michael, both of Wa
terbury; S-Sgt. Albert, U. S. Army
Signal Air Corps, serving in the
South Pacific, and Pvt. William, U.
S. Army, Field Artillery, Camp
VanDorn, Miss; six daughters,
Mrs. Charles DtPalma, Mrs. Fred
erick Perugini, Mrs. Domenic Sac
co, Mrs. Bartholomew Margiotta,
Mrs. Harry Mayc, this city, Mrs.
John Flaherty, Baltlmroe, Md.;
one brother, Antonio Capolupo,
Italy; two sisters, Mrs. Carmine
Saveriano, Paterson, N. J., Mrs. Ma
ria Guarriera, Italy; 15 grandchil
dren; and several nieces and ne
phews.
The funeral will be held from the
residence, 40 Wall street. Saturday
at 8 a. m. to Our Lady of Lourdes
church for a solemn high Mass at
9 Burial will be m the family plot
in Calvary cemetery. Friends may
call at the home after 2 p. m.
Thursday.
DAVIS—Mrs. Annie (Tir.cey) Da
vis, widow or Alexander P. Davis,
died yesterday at her home, 198
Bishop street. Bom In New Bern,
N. C., she had lived in Waterbury
for 22 years.
Mrs. Davis was a member of
the Mount Olive A. M. £. Zion
church, and of the Order of East
ern Star and Household Ruth
lodges in New Bern.
Survivors are four daughters,
Mrs. Bertha Morris. Mrs. Henri
etta Smith. Mrs. Laura Peterson
and Mrs. Carlilie Staten, all of
New York city; two sons, Alexan
der P. Davis. New York, and Pvt.
Jerome Davis, Army; a grandson,
Thomas Henry; several grand
children; and great grandchildren;
and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Elia El
liott, Boston.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete. Friends may call at the
Keyes funeral home after 4 p. m.
tomorrow.
RYAN—Miss Margaret Ryan, 73
Pleasant street, died yesterday af
ternoon at St. Mary's hospital after
a long illness.
She was born in Waterbury, the
daughter of the late Michael and
Johanna (Quane) Ryan.
Employed in the office of the
Scovill Mfg. Co., for more than 20
years. Miss Ryan was a member of
the Scovill Girls’ club. She was a
communicant of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception.
Surviving arc a brother, James;
two aunts, Mrs. Nora Griffin, with
whom she lived; and Mrs. Mary
Moynihan, Ireland.
The funeral will be held from the
Mulville funeral home, 270 West
Main street at 8:15 a. m. Friday to
the Church of the Immaculate
Conception at 9 for a solemn high
Mass of requiem. Burial will be
in old St. Joseph’s cemetery
Friends may call at the funeral
home 2 to 10 p. m. today and to
morrow.
CARD OF TBASKS
We wish to thank our many
friends, relatives and neighbor*,
for floral offerings and the ex
pression* of sympathy and kindness
shown us during our recent be
reavement, the death of our be
loved brother, Martin A. Fittgerald.
(Signed)
MRS. FANNIE FITZGERALD
and FAMILY.
MASS
GORMAN—Third anniversary Mass
of requiem will be celebrated Fri
day morning, at 7:20 o’clock, at
the St. Francis Xavier Church, for
the repose of the soul of the late
Mrs. Anna Bowen Gorman.
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BIRTH NOTICE
tVIMie-A daughter, Adele
Bello TraeUano, at Waterbury
Hospital. Dec, Stth, to Mr. and
Mrs. Vito K. Travlsano of 62 Lin
wood St.
ntUTH HB.D FOK
SUPERIOR COURT
Faces Charge of Robbery
With Violence; Police
Seeking Companion
Michael Santopietro, 17, IS Man*
han street, was bound over to
superior court after he waived ex
amination on charges of robbery
with violence before Judge Charles
R. Summa In city court this morn
ing.
Prosecutor Albert W. Hummel
said Santopietro and a companion
are alleged to have knocked down
Joseph Newsome, 47, 31 Yale street,
near his home on Dec. 3, and
taken his wallet containing $300.
The companion is still at large.
Harry Burke, 50, 44 Center street
was given 30-day jail sentences to
run concurrently, after he pleaded
guilty to two counts of obtaining
money by false pretenses. Joseph
Hebert, Brookdale road, Wolcott,
said that he had given Burke $34.90
when he promised to get him two
new tires, and Fred Holmes, 29
Goes street, said he gave Burke $29
on a promise to get him a used car.
In neither case was the merchan
dise delivered, they said.
Judge Summa dismissed non
support charges against Peter Jus
keniclus. 50, 90 Sunnyslde avenue
after Atty. George Lynch showed
that his thrice-married wife had
some $13,000 In cash and bonds in
addition to a store and several
pieces of property.
Other cases: William Delaney, 27,
529 North Riverside street, road
rules violation, discharged; Joseph
Degnan, 08, 14 Welton street, non
support, continued to Jan. 17;
Louis Ragozzlno, 29, 100 Carver
street, assault and breach of the
peace, continued to Jan. 17; John
McGurk 48, 25 Welton place, in
toxication and breach om the peace,
nolled1; Carmine Angellne, 00, 431
Walnut street ext., road rules vio
lation, nolled for $0; Gertrude
Felngold, 35, 257 Cooke street,
parking violation, continued to
Dec. 21; Salvatore Commendatore,
59, 224 Hillside avenue, Jean Creel,
30, 970 Baldwin street, parking
violations, $5 bonds called; Francis
Coogan, 28, 533 Baldwin street, as
sault and breach of the peace, con
tinued to Jan. 20.
PIEKPONT S
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BATAITIS—In this city, Dec. 19th.
1944, Mrs. Anna Bataitis, of 12?
Main Street, Oakville.
Funeral Friday at 8:15 a. m. from
Deliniks Funeral Home, 17 Con
gress Avenue, to St. Mary Mag
dalen's Church, Oakville, at 9 a.
m. Burial in Calvary cemetery,
this city.
DAVIS—In this city, Dec. 19th, 1944,
Mrs. Annie (Tincey) Davis, of 198
Bishop Street.
Funeral arrangements are incom
plete.
MOREY — In this city. Dec. 19th.
1944. William P. Morey, of 272
Willow Street.
Funeral Thursday at 2 p. in., from
Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Cen
tral Avenue. Burial in old Pine
Grove cemetery.
11YAK—In this city, Dec. 19th, 1944,
Miss Margaret Ryan, of 73 Pleas
ant Street.
Funeral Friday at 8:15 a. m., from
the Mulville Funeral Home, 270
West Main Street, to Immaculate
Conception Church, at 9 a. m. Bur
ial in old St. Joseph’s cemetery.
SA.M'ORO-Jn this city. Dec. 19th,
1944, Mrs. Lucia (Capolupo) San
toro, of 40 Wall Street.
Funeral Saturday at 8 a. ill., from
the residence, 40 Wall Street, to
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, at
9:00 a. in. Burial in family plot
In Calvary cemetery.
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FUNERALS
The funeral of Mrs. Vlncende
Trepicclone, 14 Easton avenue, will
be held from the Maicrana Funeral
Home, 96 Willow street, at 8 a. m.
tomorrow to St. Lucy's church at
9 for a solemn high Mass. 3u1al
will be in Calvary cemetery,. Mend3
may call at the funeral home from
2 to 10 p. m. today.
The funeral of Frederick Harel,
298 Harbour street, Hartford, native
of Waterbury, was held today at
8:30 from the James F. O’Brien
Funeral Home, 104 Main street,
Hartford, to St. Michael's church,
that city, at 9. Burial was In Mount
St. Benedict cemetery, Hartford.
The funeral of Edmund J. White.
36 Edson avenue, will be held Fri
day at 8:30 a. m., from the Bergin
Funeral Home, 290 East Main street,
to the Church of SS. Peter and Paul
at 9. Burial will be In old St Jo
seph’s cemetery. Friends may call at
the funeral home this afternoon and
evening and tomorrow afternoon
and evening.
Members of the East End Coir*
m unity Club will meet at the Bergin
Funeral Home tomorrow at 8 p. m.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth
Denehy, 123 Baldwin street, was
held this morning at 8 o’clock from
the Mulville funeral home, 270 West
Main street, to the Immaculate Con
ception church at 8:45 where a
solemn high Mass of requiem was
celebrated by Rev. Donald O’Leary
assisted by Rev. George Rellley, dea
con, and Rev. Philip Hussey, sub
deacon. Frederick Harmon was or
ganist and soloist.
Bearers were Bernard Shea, Ber
nard Dowling, Peter Griflen, Mi
chael Hayes. James Dowling and
Patrick Shea. Burial was In Calvary
cemetery with committal services
conducted by Father Hussey.
The funeral of Charles Byron
Griswold, 492 West Main St., was
held yesterday at the Lunny funeral
home. Rev. Francis O. Ayres rector
of St. John’s Episcopal church of
ficiating. Bearers were Edmund
James. William and Charles Bren
nan, all nephews. Burial was In
,3antarr cemetery with the comnrtt
| 1*1 service conduced by Re*.'. Waldo .
iManle;,
Hie fu*.,tral of Adolph Heroux,
190 Echo Lake Rd„ Watertown,
was held yesterday from the home
to St. John’s church at 9. Burial
was in Mount St. James’ cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Loretta Lind
say. 134 North Elm St., Will be
held from the Keyes funeral home.
69 Pearl St., at 8 a. m. tomorrow
to the Church of the Immaculate
Conception where a high Mass will
be celebrated., at 9. Burial will be
in Calvary cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home all day
today.
The funeral of Mrs. Elisabeth
Galgot, 37 Lawlor St., will be held
tomorrow at 8:45 a. m. from the
Deliniks funeral home, 17 Congress
Ave„ to St. Joseph’s Church at 9.
Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs Ada A. (Mc
Carty) Filkington, 81, of 1720 Bald
win street, will be held from the
Clark Funeral Home, 20 State street
time and other arrangements to be
announced later.
The funeral of John D. Jones.
Woodtick road, Wolcott, was held
from the Alderson Funeral Home.
70 Central avenue, at 11 a. m. to
day. Rev. Francis O. Ayres, pastor
of St. John’s church, officiating.
Burial was in Woodtick cemetery,
Wolcott.
The funeral of William Barrett,
flve-year-old son of Joseph and
Catherine Barrett, 123 Raymond
street was held from the Mulvllle
Funeral Home, 270 West Main
street at 2 p. m. today. Burial was in
Calvary cemttery.
SHORT AND SNAPPY
Maquoket, la. (UP) — Garfield
Harker had planned to hunt all day
recently. But luck, or his marks
manship. spoled his day. He shot
twice into a flock of approximately
200 ducks and bagged 15 mallards
—his day’s limit.
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