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State May Survey All
Hospitals On Needs
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Hearing Held Yesterday on Proposed Bill; Private,
Public Institutions Included In Checkup
An total hospitals both public and
private and others throughout the
•tata Would be subjected to survey
to evaluate the sufficiency of such
hospitals according to terms of a
proposed bill heard yesterday before
the legislative committee on Public
'Welfare and Humane Institutions.
The BUI, House 617 Introduced by
Representative Bdgerton Is com
parable to U. 8. Senate Bill 191 In
troduced In Washington'calling for
a slmUlar survey for all institutions
throughout the nation. Purpose of
the Connecticut BUI, which was In
troduced at the request of Gover
nor Baldwin, Is that Connecticut
might be prepared to Initiate such
A program upon passage of a federal
proposal.
Actual provisions of the bill are
as follows:
flection 1—Hospital flurvey. The
State Department of Health shall
fa) make a survey of the location,
else, and character of all existing
public and private (proprietary as
well as non-profit) hospitals and
health centers In the state;! b) eval
uate the auffldency of such hospi
tals and health centers to supply
the necessary physical facilities for
furnishing adequate hospital, cUnic
and almllar services to all the people
of the state; and (c) compile such
data and conclusion, together with
at statement of the additional facil
ftlaa necessary, In conjunction with
existing structures, to supply such
services. So far as practicable, any
appropriate reports, surveys, and
plana prepared by other State agen
cies shall be utilized.
flection 2. Acceptance of Federal
Grants. The State Department of
Health la authorized to apply for
and to accept on behalf of the state,
to deposit with the state treasurer,
and to expend for the purposes for
WAVE RECRUITER
OPERATING HERE
Waterbury Women Given
Opportunity to Serve in
> Medical Corps
Eleanor Whlttemore, APR Sc. will
be at the local Navy Recruiting
station today and tomorow to re
cruit women for service In the
WAVES.
The need for women to serve In
the medical corps In hospitals both
In this country and abroad Is dally
becoming more urgent because ol
mounting casualties, Miss Whltte
more said. Upon completion of six
months service In the WAVES, ap
plication may be made for service
at overseas bases. At present such
bases have been established In Ha
waii, and It Is anticipated that
others will soon be set up In Pan
ama, Bermuda and Alaska.
Th eWAVE recruiter la also re
cruiting nurses to serve In Nevy
hospitals hern and abroad, In co
operation with the local chapter ol
the Red Cross Recruitment commit
tee.
Women who are Interested In
serving In either branches of the
service are requested to contact Miss
Whlttemore at the Navy Recruiting
office, Post, Office building.
IRISH-AMERICANS
TO CONDUCT SOCIAL
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A special meeting of the Irlxh
Amerlcan Social club will be held
tomorrow evenln at 8 o'clock at 109
Bank street. Coming on th* eve
of St. Patrick’s Day officers and
members will participate in a so
cial session to follow the regular
business meeting Due to priorities
and traveling restrictions the club
voted sometime ago to dispense with
their annual banquet until after the
war. The banquet In past year was
always of state-wide Interest, with
many stata celebrities attending.
Society Notes
Top scorers in the Wednesday
evening tournament of the Elton
Contract club for the Weatern Con
necticut trophy, held under the di
rection of Mr*, W. Sherman Smith
at The Elton, were: Alvan Davis
and Herbert Root, 68; J. O. Cudahy
and Mr*. Ruth Hurlbert, 67 1-2; M.
r. Wltherwax and Alfred Goldman,
#1 1-3; Mrs. Edward Hayes and
Mm. George Moeller, 60. The stand
ing: Mr. Root and Mr. Davis,
331 1-3; Mrs. David S. Price and
W. S. Smith, 302 1-3; Miss Made
leine Marshall and Mr*. Leon Love
Joy, 300.
High scorer* in the eweepetake
section were: Mrs. Domenlc Florlo
•Ml Mrs. Ida Blrdsall, 62 1-2; Mrs.
.lame* B. Wheeler and Miss Pauline
Miller, 64 1-2; Mrs. Luclen Blondl
and Mr*. W. A. Hall, 54. The
standing: Mrs. Blrdsall and Mrs.
Florlo, 307 1-3; Mrs. J. J. Vree
land and Mrs. Bernhardt Wilhelm,
333.
CORNELL BRIDGE CLUB
The Wednesday afternoon tour
na ment of the Cornell Bridge Club,
conducted by Mrs. John O. Morlarty
go Linden street, closed last night
with these winners: Mrs. George
Brennan and Mrs. E. J, Nielson,
069; Mrs. Hsrry Leudeman and Mrs
Louie Lougee, 683 1-3; Mrs. James
Walsh and Mrs. Walter Dews, 607
1-3; Mrs. Keith Anderson and Mrs.
John Broneky tied with Mrs. Eu
gene Doherty end Mrs. James Ab
ercrombie, 070 1-3. Top scorers for
the evening were: north end south
Mrs. Oeorge Goggln end Mrs.
Frank Hardy, 113; Mrs. Nellson end
Mr*. Brennan, 111; east end west,
Mrs. Lawrence Ryen end Mrs. John
Collins, 106 1-3; Mrs. Thomas Man
ner and Mrs. WiUlam Reynolds, 104.
High scorers in the Wednesday
evening tournament Included: north
end south, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Kelly, 01; Mrs. Paul Lord end Mrs.
James Zerelle, 64; east end west,
Mrs. Mark Merglotte end Mrs.
Domenlc Ouerrera, 67; Mr. end Mrs
•. H. Oabrlelson 66. The standing:
Mrs. Merglotte and Mrs. Ouerrera,
304; Mr. and Mrs. Oabrlelson, 164
1-3; Mr. end Mrs. Kelly, 1«0; Mies
Helms Anderson and Mrs. Floyd
■mltli lgl.
which granted or advanced, any
(rant or advance made by the
United States or by any agency or
officer thereof to assist In meeting
the cost of carrying out the pur
poses of ectlon s.
Senator Patrick Wallace <D), clerk
of the welfare board, questioned the
purpose of the bill at yesterday's
hearing.
F. H. WATERHOUSE
SUCCEEDS ANTHONY
Frederick H. Waterhouse of Bris
tol has been appointed a member
of the Advisory Council for the un
employment compensation act to
succeed Graham Anthony. He Is
counsel for the Manufacturers As
sociation of Connecticut, Inc.
BODY OF SUICIDE -
TO BE INTERRED
Identification Established
Through Faded Social
Security Card
A human skeleton found In the
woods near Lakewood Park Tues
day afternoon was Identified yes
terday as Taras Sall.ska, 68, 249
Citizen's avenue, Chief Inspector
Joseph R. Bendler reported.
Identification was made through
a tattered Social Security card
found In the mnn's pocket by De
tective Sgt. Joseph McCarthy and
Detectives George McElllgott and
James Stack.
Sall.ska was last seen one Sun
day In May, 1944. A tobacco pouch
found near the body was Identi
fied by Mrs. John Rablnowskl, In
whose shed on Citizens avenue he
resided.
A check on the police flies turned
up the man's name, Inspector
Bendler said. A native of Russia,
he had served four ywars In states
prison on assault charges.
Dr. Edward H. Klrschbftum, medi
cal examiner, saJd the man had
taken his own life by hanging
himself with a clothesline.
Funeral arrangements are In
complete There are no known
survivors.
SMALL NUMBER IN
ONE FOR ADVICE
Income Tax Payments This
Year Free of Previous
Years’ Confusion
It'* deadline day at the U. S. In
ternal Revnuc office on Leaven
worth street today, but the Water
bury tax-paying public evidently
Un’t concerned.
Only small group* of person* were
noted at the Income tax heaquar
ter* this morning and collector*
predicted there would be still less
this afternoon and tonight.
The only answer supplied for the
lack of the usual last-minute
crowds was that local taxpayers had
an early start this year. A large
portion of the taxpayers are report
ed to have used the simple with
holding form and thus warded ofT
necessity of calling for assistance
at the headquarter*.
The tax office will remain open
until midnight today, however, to
give every opportunity to the public
to get the return* In on time.
SCOUT DINNER TO
FEATURE PAGEANT
At the annual council dinner at
Temple hall Tuesday, the Matta
tuck council, Scout* and Cubs, will
honor Scout* In the armed forces
with a pageant "Scouting Carries
On.”
Scout award* will be made by
council executive, and demonstra
tion* of scout and cub activities will
be given.
Harold Williams, author and
dramatist, who Is director of Camp
Yaygoog, the largest boys’ camp In
New England, will be the principal
speaker. Mr. Williams has been an
executive of the Naragansett Scout
Council in Rhode Island for 26
years.
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS
The following person* have filed
marrnage Intention* at the bureau
of vital statistic*, town clerk's
office: —
Joseph Sebastian Bianco, 73
East Clay street, and Estelle Ols
sewskl, 73 East Clay street.
Albert Anthony Brooks, 694
North Riverside street, and Mary
Grace Calabrese, 113 Lament
street.
Current Ration
MEATS A5
Red stamps Q-5 through Z-5 an
worth 10 points, ar* now valid. St
March 31. Stamps T-8 through X
and Z-6 and A-2 through D-2 will
J-3 will b* valid through June 30.
rROCESSi
Blue stamps X-5 through Z-5 i
points, are now valid. Stamps X-5,
31. Stamps C-2 through 0-2 expln
expire June 2. Stamps N-3 through
SU<
Sugar stamp 35 in Book IV, vi
through June 2. An additional sugai
SB
Airplane stamps 1, 2, and I In
of shoes indefinitely.
OAK
A-14 coupons ar* valid for four
C-5, B-6, C-6, B-7 and C-7 coupon*
run
Period four and five coupons of
three, fotu and five coupons of the
maiaane sw swtk 10 — sw u
Where a Snub Is Good Manners
As the Allies push farther Into Germany, intelligence dlviaiom con
stantly remind troops they are in enemy territory and that friendliness
with Germans Is dangerous. Above sign, being posted by CpI. E. A.
Nault, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, on the Canadian First Army front,
is typical of warnings.
Hospital
Bulletins
George Dobklns, 68, 25 Violet
direct, wad admitted to St. Mary’s
hospital early this morning for
treatment of a lacerated scalp
and possible skull fracture after a
fall on the street in Exchange
Plaee.
Carl Barron, 52, 865 Congress
avenue, was reported In good con
dition this morning at Waterbury
hospital where he was admitted
yesterday afternoon after a fall at
South Main and Bank streets.
INTERESTING TALK
ON LOCOMOTIVES
James Partington Exhibits
Slides in Address Be
fore M. E. Society
Development of steam eleotrlc,
and Diesel-electric locomotives was
described by James Partington,
manager of tlie engineering depart
ment of the American Locomotive
Company In New York City, at a
dinner meeting of the Waterbury
section of the American Society
or Mechanical Engineers last night
at the Elton.
J. Heartt Raub, Vice-chairman
of the unit, presided at the session
which was attended by more than
40 members.
Tracing the history of locomo
tives for the past 100 years, the
speaker discussed the defects in
various types of construction and
described how Improvements were
made.
steam locomotives were operated
with a low degree of efficiency 50
years ago because the fireboxes
were Inadequate for the amount of
coni used, he stated. A change in
the construction of the locomotive
chassis ad use of more generous
grate areas for the fireboxes fol
lowed, and the defect In boiler pro
portions was overcome, Mr, Par
tington stated.
It is the boiler performance Im
provement of steam locomotives
that has made passible long runs,
high speeds, and high hor.se power
output, the speaker stated.
Speaking of electric locomotives,
first constructed In 1894, Mr, Par
tington pointed out the number of
such locomotives In service on class
one railroads la relatively small be
cause of the large expenditure In
volved In changing from steam
operation to electric traction.
Special analysis Is necessary for
each elgctrlflca .on project and as
a result there Is a great diversity
of designs of electric locomotives
and there has not been any mark
ed progress toward standardization
the speaker stated.
Technical aspects on operation of
the Diesel - eloctrlc locomotives
were discussed by Mr. Partington
who pointed out there arc now
nearly 4,000 such locomotives In
use. Many of them have contrib
uted to the faster schedules that
have been Inaugurated, he said.
V.F.W. TO NOMINATE
OFFICERS TONIGHT
Commander Francis A. Cullen will
preside at a meeting of the Wheeler
Young Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, which will hold nominations
and elections of officers tonight at
Florlo Post rooms, 171 Bank street,
at 8 o'clock.
CITY PREPARED FOR
COUNTY TAX PAYMENT
today made preparation* for pay
ment of the city'* quarterly share
of the county tax due on or before
April 15 In amount of $19,991. Pay
ment* are due the 15th day of Oc
tober, January, April and July each
year. Total tax for New Haven
County a* assessed by the state 1*
$340,229.
ing Regulations
0 BUTTER
d A-2 through J-2, In Boole IV, each
amp* Q-5, K-5, and S-5 will expire
6 will expire April 28. Stamps Y-5
expire June 2. Stamps E-2 through
ED FOODS
ind A-2 through S-2, each worth 1*
Y-5, Z-5, A-2, and B-2 expire March
1 April 28. Stamp* H-2 through M2
8-2 expire June 30.
1AK
lid for five pounds, will be in force
stamp will be validated May 1.
3ES
look III are each valid for one pair
I LINE
gallons each through March 21. B-5,
are .elid for (Ire gallons each.
, OIL
he 1043-44 Issue and period one. two,
L044-48 Issue are valid of Aug. 31. All
ill
RED CROSS DRIVE
REPORTED LAGGING
Returns to Date Below Ex
pectations of Committee,
National Average
Though returns in the Red Cross
War Fund drive in this district
totaling 190,000, have surpassed the
one-third mark donations from
Watcrbury and adja.cent towns are
lagging behind in comparison with
national returns in the drive Mrs
George Cowperthwalte, district
chairman, stated yesterday in a
radio broadcast.
Urging Waterburlans not to re
gard the War Fund campaign as
the membership roll call, Mrs
Cowperthwalte stated that it U
hoped whenever possible contrib
utors will make donations exceed
ing $1.
Stressing the importance ol
speeding up the campaign, the
chairman of street and district
canvassers asked that all person!
who have not been contacted by a
Red Cross solicitor to bring a con
tribution to Red Cross headquar
ters, 35 Field street, or one of the
Red Cross booths located in the
bunks, stores, of post office.
Mrs. Oordon Hurlbut, chairman
of camps and hospitals will make
an appeal for funds tomorrow over
station WBRY at 1:30. She will be
Interviewed by Fay Clarke.
WORLD WAR II
A YEAR AGO
(By United Press)
In Italy, Allied aircraft un
leashes greates weight of bomba
and shells on town of Casslno;
drop about 3,500 ton* of bomb*
and 55,000 shells on German de
fenses.
Moscow communique reports
more than 338 towns taken on
all three Ukraine fronts.
After week's respite, U. 8. heavy
bombers based on Britain attack
German city of Brunswick: lose
three bombers, five flgster*.
In the Pacific, Navy bombers
attack Japanese-held atoll of
Oroluk, 230 miles east of Truk,
for the first time.
Britain broadcasts final warn
ing to Finland to accept the Rus
sian armistice terms . . . “to re
ject the terms will be to court
national disaster. To accept the
terms means the survival of Fin
la n d as an Independent and
sovereign state."
GlRLSrCLUBPLANS
SPECIAL FUNCTION
Miss Mary Marsele heads a com
mittee of five In charge of arrange
ments for the Waterbury OlrUt’ club
St. Patrick’s day party for club
members to be held Saturday
March 17, from 2 to 4 p. m. at tin
clubhouse.
Committee members include Junl
lor leaders Loretta Caouette, Marie
De Masle, Katherine Braall, Heler
Dwyer and Olga Sabatowlch.
The last game for the Olrla' club
basketball league Is to be player
tomorrow evening at the Hopevlllc
gym. Hopevlllc will play the Slocum
ichool team, league champions.
Nobody Sees
Ape At Work
Kansas City, Mo„ March 15 —(U
p.) — Peter the monkey had goni
through the motion* of cleaning oui
the Jackson County courthouse all
ducts today, but few spectators wer<
In a position to Judge the results,
The monkey, listed as standarc
equipment of the Ely and Els
Cleaning firm, appeared for worl
yesterday as scheduled. But Inas
much as Peter was the only oni
who could climb through the tins
air passages, nobody had a chanci
to check up on whether they weri
clean or not.
The scoffers, who had objected t<
the whole proceedings ever since the
monk was put on the county pay
roll last Monday, pointed out thai
Peter did not seem familiar wltt
the cleaning apparatus. Petei
wouldn't even pose with a brush foi
photographers.
At any rate, the monkey lived uj
to advance billing which boastec
the Simian would make two trlpi
through the dirty tubes—once wltl
brushes to loosen the dirt and i
second time around with a vacuum
cleaner to pick It up.
Peter, who actually Is a little gir
monkey, emerged be-grlmed ant
sooty from the maze of pipes. Shi
brought out quite a bit of dirt tha
way, It was certain.
Building Superintendent Blak<
Mulvaney said he was satisfied wltl
the monkey's efforts.
‘She was swell In the slx-incl
pipes," he said, "even If she did sor
at miss la the bigger ones."
TRACY SPEAKS ON
SO. AMERICA HUP
Public's Reaction to Pres
ent Chief Executive Not
Too Enthusiastic
Edward Tra.:y, export manager
of the American Brass Co., gave a
report of his recent trip to South
America at yesterday's meeting of
th. Klwanls club at The Elton.
Mr. Tracy said that Argentina Is
the Latln-Amertcan country which
most resembles the United States
He said he got an idea of how people
there react toward President Edel
miro Farrell and Vice-President
Peron when he attended movies In
Argentina. He explained that when
news films of the country's ac
complishments were shown, the au
dience applauded enthusiastically
but when movies of the president
and vice-president were flashed, they
were silent.
At the business session, President
Arthur Purlnton appointed the fol
lowing members to committees: Fred
Davis to membership; Frank Lewis
to wartime service and John M.
Sweeney, The Waterbury Democrat,
to publicity.
Next week's meeting will be a
combined meeting with the Rotary
at the usual Rotary club meeting,
Tuesday, noon at The Elton.
President Purlnton also appoint
ed the fallowing members to serve
under Chairman Daniel Farrington
on the United Nations clothing drive,
Walter L. Angle, Michael Devtno and
Harold Bowman.
STUDENTS FORM
NEW YOUTH UNIT
High School Students to
Hold Dances Under Com
mittee’s Supervision
The recreation committee of the
Y. M. C. A. last night elected offi
cers and appointment committees
to assist with plans for a series of
weekly dances beginning In April.
Students of Crosby, Leavenworth,
Wllby and Catholic high schools
are represented in the youth group.
A social or civic organization In the
city will sponsor the group’s dances
each week, It was dlscolsed.
Officers elected Include Michael
Careusselo, chairman; Richard
Standard, vice-chairman; Arden
Caatonguay, treasurer, and Elaine
Turner, secretary.
Chairmen of committees are Wil
liam Smith, program; Dominic
Spranzo, refreshments; Carmen
Capozzl, check; Arden Caatonguay,
admissions; and Roy Schwartz,
publicity.
Three bands will be auditioned
for the forthcoming dances and a
committee is Investigating various
halls throughout the city where
the dances will be held.
Oeorge Friable is adviser to the
committee and Mrs. Donald Post is
special adviser.
Weekly metings of the group
henceforth will be held at the Of
fice of Civilian Defense every Wed
nesday, it was also announced.
PERSONAL WORRIES
UPSETTING MORALE
Home problems and personal wor
ries were blamed for morale break
downs among men overseas by Lt.
Karl B, Justus, Navy chaplain, who
addressed Ihc Mr. and Mrs. Club of
the Second Congregational church
last night.
Lt, Justus, recently returned from
30 months of duty In combat areas
In the Pacific, declared that com
mon faith has brought unity to fight
ing men of all denominations,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harvey were
co-chairmen of last night’s meeting.
The club will meet again at Daven
port hall, Second Congregational
church, Wednesday, April 11.
Peace Feeler
Is Rumored
London, March 15- (UP) —The
Stockholm newspaper Svenska Dag
bladet published a wholly uncon
firmed report today that Adolf Hit
ler made a peace offer to America
and Britain early this month and It
was rejected.
A British office commentator said
he had no Information regarding
the Stockholm reports of a Nazi
peace gesture.
The Dagbladet dispatch was writ
ten by Arvld Fredborg, the news
paper's former correspondent In
Berlin. He said a Nazi emissary
made contact with "English and
American circles" In Stockholm to
advance Hitler’s peace proposal.
Rumors of the move by Hitler co
incided with a wave of optimism
over prospects for an early victory
In Europe, both In Britain and some
sectors of the western front,
By the Stockholm Dagbladet ac
count, Hitler was persuaded to make
the peace overture by Foreign Min
ister Joachim Von Rlbbentrop In a
"diamatlc conference" at Berchtes
guden, the Nazi leader's Bavarian
retreat.
Hitler was represented as agreeing
to send a high official of the Ger
man foreign office—unidentified In
the dispatch—to Stockholm.
This emissary purportedly got In
touch with similarly unidentified
American and British "circles” In
Stockholm. Contact was said to have
been made with Swedish assistance.
The Dagbladet said the envoy re
turned to Germany empty handed,
He was said to have Insisted that
Hitler and Heinrich Himmler re
, tain power “In order to avoid chaos"
even If Oermany were surrendering
, unconditionally.
The emissary was pictured by the
newspaper as “describing In moving
words the dangers of Oerman Bol
, shevlsatton,"
Three reliable non-mllltary sources
, told a United Press war correspon
dent at British 21st army grout
i headquarters that peace was possible
i within six weeks.
Military sources at the headquar
i ten, refused to speculate on an]
; specific dates, but said the end ap
peared considerably closer than it
“Flying Eggbeaters ”
Grounded By Sorrow
Hard-Boiled Dive Bombers, Pilots Familiar With
Death, Grieve Over Passini of Buddy —
Lieut Gordon R. Lewis of Waterbury,
Conn., Memorialise His Name.
Thf Civilian Defense Volunteer
office urgently needs volunteers
to oarry on the excellent week this
office hss bene performing since
the beginning of the war In the
various community service centers
which Include the Child Care Cen
ter, Chase Dispensary, Waterbury
hospital, OPA, Glrlys' Scouts and
other agencies. Mrs. Donald J.
Tost, executive director of the
Civilian Defense Volunter office,
be making a special appeal
through The Democrat to obtain
workers to help at these various
agencies In order that their lauda
tory service may continue during
this wartime emergency.
A HOSPITAL’S NEEDS
By MBS. DONALD J. POST
Volunteers are needed at the
hospitals In this city to substitute
for those giving their service to
their country.
The weather Is wonderful—we
know It. Probably the snow Is gone
for good—we hope! But Just be
cause It Is beautiful In the great
outdoors doesn’t mean you should
let up on your wartime Jobs.
Think of the poor patients In
the hospitals. They can't get out
and sniff that summer zephyr.
But you could bring spring to
them. Do you know that the hos
pitals need aides—someone like
you to bring flowers to the sick
room and arrange them; to de
liver their mall; help pick up their
rooms, and Just chat and pass the
time of day.
Also, pantry aides are essential.
They’re the gals who flv the
meals, arrange attractive trays,
serve the patients and lastly—
wash the dishes!! Come and bring
your friends. It's ffun to work In
Late Realty
News
The following real estate deeds
have been filed at the office ol
Town Clerk Mary C. Kllmartln:
Mortgages
Minnie Prescott to Walter W
Prescott, property on Cooke street
IS,000.
Release ef Mortgages
The Home Owners Loan Corpor
ation to Mary Shea.
The Bridgeport People’s National
Bank to Eugene V., and Marcella
M. O’Neill.
DRIVE CONTINUES
FOR MORE NURSES
Red Cross Recruitment
Committee Hears of Ur
gent Need for Help
The Red Cross nurses recruitment
committee Is Intensifying Its ef
forts to recruit more nurses for
service In military hospitals to meet
the demand for casualties which
are now exceeding over 1,000 per
day, Mrs. Albert W. Hummel, chair
man, announced, at a Red Cross
executive meeting yesterday.
Though nurses throughout the
area have been responding to the
appeal, many more must be recruit
ed from this area to meet the quota,
Mrs. Hummel said.
Mrs. John Dillon, reporting on
home nursing, announced that 9f
nurses have been graduated, and
23 are now studying. A new clas«
Is being organized shortly.
Two first aid classes have been
completed and six classes are now
In session, Miss Alice Briggs re
ported.
Total receipts In the Red Crosi
War Fund drive now exceed $90,000
Mrs. Herman Koester, fund chair
man, told the meeting.
Mrs, Norman Neale reporting or
the blood donor service, stated th<
next blood donor’s day will be Apri:
9,
Over 300 people are assisting th<
camp and hospital branch to as
sembly and fill recreation chests
Mrs. Gordon Hurlbut, chairman
said.
Reporting on home service, Mrs
Julius B. Smith said that 296 case;
were continued, 235 were closed
and there are 288 still under con
sideration. This figure Includes car;
of servicemen, civilians, and It
prisoners of war.
Judge Patrick Healey presided at
the meeting.
EVIDENCE RECORDED
IN $25,000 ACTION
Presentation of testimony com
tinued in superior court today be'
fore Judge Prank P. McEvoy and i
Jury m the $25,000 civil actloi
borught by Marle-Ange Frechette o
Waterbury aaglnst the Citizens <5
Manufacturers bank, as executo
under the will of Anna O. Kahy.
The plaintiff brings the suit ai
the result of Injuries allegedly sus
talned Jan. 24, 1043 In a fall on i
cinder driveway at 904 and 1*1
South Main street.
TWO ACTIONS SLATED
WITHOUT CONTESTS
Two uncontestcd divorce actlonj
have been scheduled for hearlngi
before Judge Prank P. McEvoy a
a short calendar session of superloi
court tomorrow morning. They are
Helen E. X. Carison against Arthu
Carlson, end Olga Berech Martino
against Salvatore Martino.
Numerous domestic relations mat
ters Involving parties In divorce oe
tions, are listed on tomorrow's as
slgnment.
did six weeks ago.
Richard D. McMillan, veterai
United Press war correspondent wltl
the British Second Army, said botl
American and British soldiers at th
Rhine believed “one Mg hit" wouli
collapse the last real Oerman resist
ones.
a (roup. Perhaps you’d rather be
this kind of an aide—one of those
wro works In the “pantry shelf’’—
a cute little canteen where (ood
les are served with coffee. But
there has to be someone to pre
pare these temptln( tidbits, to
fill the cream pi teller, to mop up
the counters, and to wait on cus
tomers. Are you that (lrl?
On the more prosaic side, the
hospital always needs a good typ
ist, or one who knows the flies
from a to s. There’s work In the
x-ray rooms for those who are
the business and professional
type I
And If you want to bring the
boy friend along—oh boy I What
there’s for him to dol
Can he paint? Can he do repair
jobs on anything? Myl MY! He
can? Have him Join the mainten
ance crew and get on the beam.
And for you poor souls who
think you can’t do any of these
jobs—get a group together and
roll bandages, make paper bags
(easy as pie and heaps of fun),
or cut up rubber gloves into elas
tic bands. All this can be done
in the attractive volunteer rooms
at the hospitals.
If you only knew how badly you
are needed—you’d call the Ci
vilian Defense Volunteer Office
4.0909—right this minute and vol
unteer. Do it anyway I
Working at the hospitals Is Just
as much a war Job as working In
the factory. You’re replacing the
nurse or aide who has gone to the
front line.
Please lend us your services and
Join through the Civilian Defense
Volunteer Office, 51 Church street
4-0909—a community Ohest Agen
$10,000 ACTION
OFF COURT LIST
Scovill Company, City 61
Waterbury Were Defend
ants in Teachers’Suit
Litigation brought by Kathryn T
Doherty, local school teacher
against the City of Waterbury ant
the Scovill Mfg, Co. as the result o
a sidewalk fall on Bridge street Dc
comber 33, 1942. was withdraw)
from the superior court docket yes
terday afternoon.
No pleadings had been entered b;
the plaintiff since Judge Edward J
Quinlan on June 9, 1944, sustained i
demurrer by the defense. In th
demurrer It was pointed out th
plaintiff did not claim there was i
structural defect on tho sidewalk
The defense stated the complain
based on an alleged Icy condl
tlon was Insufficient In law, an<
that claim was upheld by the court
Miss Doherty fell on a walk a
308 Bridge street in front of prem
laes owned by the manufacturlni
concern, flho callmed water fron
the concern’s premises had accum
ulated on the walk and rendered i
dangerous condition. Injuries sli
sustained Incapacitated her for 1'
weeks, It was stated In the coni
plaint In which she sought >10,00
damages.
eventTdTscussed
BY MOTHERS'CLUE
The basketball banquet for SS
Peter St Paul school team will bi
held April 17, according to an an
nouncement made last night at i
meeting of the Mothers’ club of thi
church held in SS, Peter St Pau
ichool hall. Mrs. Louise Relslngei
chairman of the refreshment com
mlttee, will be aided by Mrs. Hcnr;
Rochette and Mrs, Henry Theriault
Plans were made to send eight
ounce overseas packages as remcm
brances to sons and other service
men. Mrs. William McArdle 1
chairman of the dispatching com
mlttee, with Mrs. Fred Webb ant
Mrs. Ralph Oallow assisting.
Mrs. Marcle Young presided a
the meeting. Reports were read b;
Mrs. Francis Blum, secretary; Mr*
Charles McCarthy, acting treasure)
and Mrs. Peter Kelly, chairman o
the service honor roll.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
GIVEN $100 CHECK
A check from Mrs. Minnie Oaes
318 Country Club road, for |100 wa
received by yesterday’s meeting c
the fire board and turned into th
firemen’s pension fund with a vot
of thanks to Mrs. Oaess.
| Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh sal
that the check was In appreciate
1 for the work of Deputy atephe:
Bloomfield and his assistants wh
revived Mrs. Oaess and her daugh
1 ter Minnie when they were over
1 come by gas Feb. 8 due to a brea
; in a main which cost Mr. Oaess hi
' life.
An application from William Me
Carragher, 31, 107 McArthur drivi
to Join the fire department, ws
placed on file.
SONGS OP OLD ERIN
TO BE FEATURE!
Turn Vereln will sponsor Its fourtl
, annual Irish night Saturday at th
hah at 1181 North Main street, wit
’ Irish music to be featured on th
, program.
Arrangements for the event hav
, been made by a committee consist
inf of Mr. and Mrs. William Keefi
. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fringe, Mr. an
Mrs Emil Hummel, Mr. and Mr
i Max Kohlstrunk, Mr. and Mrs. Her
i man Mueller and William Schaeffc
s Important cattle Interests ai
I backing the proposal for a mea
■ packing plant at Chihuahua, Me:
DEBATE HELD ON
FAIR PRACTISES
Lieut-Qov. Snow, John L
Yancey Principal Forum
Speakers
John L. Yancey seeretary-tmaur
er of the United Trane port Service
Employes of America and Lt. Oov.
Wilbert Snow last night were In
mutual agreement as 1. the crea
tion of a Pair Employment Practices
Con.mission but disagreed as to the
nominal strength of such a commis
sion at this time, as both promin
ent men were principal speakers at
last night's second In a series of
forums conducted here under the
auspices of the Diocesan Labor In
stitute.
Mr. Yancey prominent leader of
the Negro people who received the
Lactere Medal from Notre Dame
University last year as the most out
standing Catholic of the year, advo
cated such a commission as a PEPC
so empowered as to "strike from a
large section of Its (America’s) citi
zenry the shackles of economic and
racial slavery."
Oov. Snow advocated less strin
gent measures at this time declar
ing the need for such a commission,
but urging modification of Its pow
ers at the onset that by education,
anc slmlllar means of progressive
accretion full pwoers might flower in
orderly fashion.
REMOVE BAN ON
MAIL TO FRANCE
Letter Packages Not in
Excess of One Pound
to Be Accepted
Mall service to liberated areas of
France, heretofore limited to non
Illustrated post cards, letters, and
letter packages, la now extended to
Included articles of printed matter
not exceeding l pound in weight,
> Postmaster Charles A. Babin an
nounced today. The postage rata
for such articles Is VA cent for each
two ounces.
The service Is restricted to: Peri
odicals and newspapers mailed di
rectly by a publisher In this coun
try to a publisher, agent or a sub
scriber In France; and other ar
ticles conforming to the conditions
applicable to printed matter, mailed
directly by a commercial firm or
. publisher.
Publications containing technical
| date must comply with the llcens
’ lng requirements of the Foreign
Economic administration, and the
1 forwarding or rematling of any ar
' tide of printed matter for the gov
ernment of France Is prohibited.
i ANOTHER JEHOVAH
! WITNESS ‘GUILTY’
t _
1 Lloyd B. deal, 20, Bantam was
. found guilty of falling to report for
; induction Into the armed forces by
• a federal Jury In Hartford yester
; day, Judgo J. Joseph Smith set
i March 27 for sentence,
deal, a member of Jehoval's
1 Witnesses, quoted from the Scrlp
■ lures In an attempt to convince the
1 Jury that, no commands were given
' to support a nation taking up arms
1 aaglnst another nation.
DUBOIS CHAIRMAN
OF ALUMNI SERVICE
i C. Arthur DuBols, a director of
the Waterbury Y.M.O.A. and train
ing director at the Scovill Mfg. Co.,
has been named state chairman of
1 the National Yale Alumni placement
Service.
Mr, DuBols graduated from Yale
in 1918. He has been active In num
erous organizations of the city, and
has held several posts In city boards.
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