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141. Noon Vol, LXXI, No. 2 33 34 35 37 09 REPORT ESTABLISHED 1885 Baldwin First To Be Seated; House Gets Bill Cutting Taxes; South Aids Bilbo Congress Convenes; GOP Attempts To Block Bilbo Construction Records Shattered In 1946 Marriages, Births Hit New -Time Highs $823,945 Value Of Building Permits Compares With $271,795 Last Year All previous records in struction, marriages and were broken during the first months or last year. according obtained today from null department heads. Total valuation of $823,945 now construction and alterations: nave been filed In the ollice Borough Clerk Charles F.

Daly Building Inspector Andrew 1ne December report, available today, will be submitted to tar borough board at its aty meeting Tuesday evening. year the total for 11 months $271.793. Town Clerk Raymond J. John reported 322 marriages, births and 175 deaths during irat 11 months. Usuully the ring.

tigure l9 abou: 200 less ir. nernial year, he suld, with births boing about 100 less. Although the total value of struction soured to Maren. the Formatic mau.ruof brava goods, built the hialy month. valu-a Valuation bullding listed ax $70,000.

Fifteen permits, tor new construction were granted that month, for alterations; and one demolishment. During July the W. J. Megin. begun construction or its $500.000 Glendale Manor housing project Now Haven road.

The building Valued $0.000. $7000 and $5,000 together with other construction in the borough Ine totu! valuation to $213.320. Permits wore granted the Nauga-. Luck Chemica: tor construction two new factory buildings in Sepwitn uno valued nt $29,800 and the other at $36.700. 72 Houses Seventy houses.

were during the year, one two family dwelling, 38 garages, seven cellars, four poultry houses and 22 commercial buildings. Alterntions were made to houses, two garages and three com. mercial bun.clings, with six ages, tour barns and two commer. 0:1:11 be.ng The inspector reported 170 Inspections made. Hunting Licenses During the 12-months of last year! 250 hunting licenses were grunted the town clerk's ottice.

with three trupping licenses and 795 fishing leunao issued. Angling licens-1 wore issued 18: women and four alien property owners, tWO resident, two uliens. one non-rosident property owner, three resident Chrer-day permit. L-1 non-resident -day permit. A total of 231 combination huntand tishing licenses were is84 special licenses, three combination trapping, hunting and fishang.

eight residunt trapping, and resident trapping tor minors oiny. bor the first 11 months 0 total $4.600 was remitted to the state the office in license tees. Nolan To Speak At Union Executive Board Meeting Andrew F. Nolan, president of I toen! 3381. United Step: Workers of America, CIO.

at a meeting to-night at the Hotel Taft. New Havin. will to executive boards of all local U. S. W.

locals the new wage policy adopted by the National Wage Policy Board at conference hold in Pittsburgh Dec. 21. Sir. Nolan is Connecticut delesate on the Wage Policy Board and attended last month's conference. Mr.

Nolan will also rive A report on portal to portal suits concernthe locals. St. George Society To Hold Annual Meeting Sunday Thr St. Georee Mutual Benefit. society will hold its annual meeting at 1:30 p.

m. Sunday at Linden park. it was announced today by William Kleiva. financial Hecrelarv. Mr.

Kleivn urges all members to attend as important matters for the coming year will be decided. Now Boors will also be installed at the meeting. TRAILER SKIDS A minor traffic jam was ronaut. el this morning on the New Haven rond near the Bethany town line when EL truiter truek slid off highway and nearly overturned police suid. Daily For a Progressive Community" JANUARY 3, 1947 John Hoben Breaks Leg While Sliding Three Other Residents Reported Hurt In Falls On Icy Pavements Naugatuck's second sliding accident and three injury cases 88 resuit or the slippery walking condi-! tions were reported today.

John Hoben, 1J. of 56 Rockwell avonue, was admitted to St. Mary's nespital late yesterday afternoon treatment of a fracture of the lett leg. Police Set. Raymond Carlson, who, with Patrolman Wilfred Evon, the youngster to the hospitul in the Community ambulance, said he was iniured in a sliding accident Tuesday.

His sled ran into a tree, the poiceman said. His condition was described us "good" this morning by hospital officials. Mrs. Rosalie Traver, 141 Hill street extension, who sustained a unctured left shoulder as a result of fall New Year's Day. was reported as resting comfortably this, morning Mary's hospital, Waturbury, where she is MeN.

Ann Casey, 14 Rockwell av. enue, suffered 3 fractured shoulder yesterday when she slipped und tell on the irv ground. She admitted Lo St. Mary's hospital, was Waterbury, where ollicinis today said her condition was "good." Chester Isbell. 51, 301 Hillside avenue, who was admitted to Waterbury hospital yesterday after injuring his back in A fall near his home while he was walking to his' car, was snid to be in "good" condition by hospital authorities this morning.

John Gilbert. 19 Golden street, who was admitted to the waterbury nospital with a possible skull fracture regult ot a full Tuesday. was said today by hospitai. to have. not- sustained I a serious injury.

His condition is "good." nuthorities said. Gormley To Attend FBI Mid-Winter Police Conference Police Chief John Gormiey plans to attend a mid-winter police conference. sponsored by the F.B,I.. January 13. wit the Southern Now England Telephone Company auditorium.

207 Church street, New Haven. Roger P. Gleason, Special: Agent in churge of the Now oilice of the Federal Bureau cf Investigation. has announced that the meeting will convene at 7:45 p. m.

Mr. Gleason has obtained William C. Blackburn. A longtime member of the F.B.I. technical staff from the laboratory in Washington, D.

118 speaker. Mr. Blackburn will relate some, of his experiences in scientific examinations which. have played prominent parts in the solution of criminal C33Cg throughout the United Stutes. Spocial Agent Charles H.

FischJr. of the New Haven oflice of F. B. has arranged an incresting exhibit small arm weapons which arc of type that "ere develoned during Worid War II. Inasmuch as there hns been 3 great influx of foreign made guns into this country since the return af servicemen, who continue the ago old practice of souvenir colSecting.

numerous of)cers have already encountered weapons the basic functionings of which they save no knowledge. Fischer will priefly describe and illustrate the of several of these weapons. Two short films entitled. "Traffic with the Devil" and "Operacion Crosroade" will be shown. The former is EL graphic picturization the menace of improperly operated cars on the highway.

while 110 lutter gives an insight into the authentic Navy photca of the atomc bomb operations. Important Meeting Of Pond Hill Club Pond Hill Community Club mompers will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the club's mocting rooms, it was announced by Mallon Sears. presilent. Mr. Sears urges all members 'n attend as the meeting will be of an important nature.

Risdon Strike To Continue Striking employes of the Risdon Manufacturing Company in Waterbury voted to continue the Avemonth-old strike at a special mecting held last night hv: the CIO workers at Garden Hall. News Service of the United Press Borough Fans Invited To Witness West Point Game Greyhounds Clash With; Plebes Tomorrow, 2:30, At West Point Fielding House A Forecast of clear but colder weather gives rise 10 the possibiiisy that, large number oughites may travel to West to see the basketball game between, the Naugatuck High School Greyhounds and the West Point Plebes tomorrow afternoon. Many Nauguluck residents, who planned ta drive, have said that they would give up the idea if roud condi-! lions were too bad. However. in the weather clears, state highway departments may be able to put; the roads into reasonably safe; shape for driving.

In addition to the large number! of boroughites who intend to drive; their own cars. one group of local supporters of the high school loam have chartered 3 bus for the trip. The team itself will travel by bus, if weather conditions are favor-! able, Coach Ray Foley said last night, and by troin otherwise. Major George W. Schwab of the Leased Wire department of athletics at West Point, told the NEWS this morn-! that visitors to the game would be accommodated.

No will be charged the major said. He; stated that 3. special section for Naugatuck rooters would be set aside in the field house where the Kame is to be held. and estimated that as many as 200 could be seated. He said, however, than visitors should arrive early for the game which is scheduled to start at 2:30 o'clock.

A win for Naugatuck tomarrow ofterr.oon would not be too surprising, since the game will be the of the season for Plebes. Examinations hold up the the winter, sperts program until carly January, Major Schwab said this morning. explaining why the Plebe basketball team has not played corlier. By tomorrow. the will have been in ac-' tion seven times, and the smoother performance brought about by this competitive experience should go 4 long way toward offsetting! ony udvantage which might accrue 10 West Point because of height: or age.

I Brophy Seeks Legal Opinion On Supernumeraries' Status The status of A supernumerary, patrolman while engaged on 3 80- called "private" job has led 10 A big question mark. So much so that Warden. Leo J. Brophy has 1'e- quested an opinion by Borough At-! torney Martin L. Caine.

Although the opinion is in posscasion of the warden. its are not expected to be disclosed until the regular January ing of the beard of warden and burgesses Thursday evening. Jan. 7. A committee, composed of Harold H.

Lewis and Charles Clark. i has been studying the matter in the interest of the supernumerary force. and conferred with the warden some ago 10 employ his assistance in finding the answers through legal sources. One of the main points under investigation is whether or not the borough is liable for the supernumerary at all times, regardless of his being employed by operators of a tavern, dance, sports acLivity or other gathering. It is believed the borough is responsible for the supernumerary at all times, and would he liable in I Rep.

Patterson To Broadcast From Washington Extensive coverage of the opening the 80th Congress will be given by al! Your radio networks today. including the combined television stations in New York, Philadelphia and Washington. Congressman James T. Pattersor. will be heard with the Connecticut delegation tonight ot 8:30 o'clock in 2 special Connecticut Forum hroadcast from Washing.

ton over Mutual network stations. The delegation, composed of Lors Raymond E. Baldwin and Brien McMahon and all Congressmen from the various districts, will give their impressions of the Arst day's seasion and views on pending legislation. The four networks hegan their broadcast of the opening session at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon. The television broadcast started al noon image Orthicon cameras outside the capitol picturing the arrival of senators.

tives and other dignitaries. Other apparatus was get up in the House to pick up the opening ceremonice. Nangatuck about the 1047 the most. beautiful car in field. Nee at Buttery Auto THE WEATHER Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Turning much colder tonight with little light snow early this evening.

Saturday clearing and much colder, Eastport to Elech Island---Northeast 13 north winds 25 to 30 miles per hour tonight. Lesy than 25 on Saturday. Progressive Newspaper FRIDAY, Lowell Attending Conference On Union's Master Contract Proposal The conference between U. Rubber Company officials and rep-; resentatives of the United Rubber, Cork. Linoleum and Plastic Workers of Americu, CIO, will be resumed in New York city today after a holiday recosy.

Robert L. Lowell, industrial reCations manager of the United States Rubber Company footwear plants here, let't today to attend i the session. The conference was called relative tO the industrywide master contruct sought by the union. No union representatives will tend from Naugatuck, according to George Froclich, president of i Funeral Services Monday Morning For Charles Myers Charles S. Myers, 718 Rubber! avenue.

died last night 11t 10:30 o'clock at Waterbury hospital where he had been admitted day. Mr. Myers retired as treasurer of the U. 8. Rubber 501- eral vout's ago.

W.IS born in Carmel. N. moving to Naugatuck as al child. He was the son of the late George and DeEtte (Nichols) Myers. Hiis wife, Mra.

Alice (Scrunton) Avery. survices, also several cousins. Mr. Myers was a member of St. 1 Michael's Episcopa: church, NauKatuck Lodge Shepherd Lodge, Independent No.

78. A. F. A. and Order of Redmen.

Nutatuc Tribe of Naugatuck. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 11 o'clock, at the Alderson Funeral Home. 201 Meadow street. with the Rov. Win-, Cred B.

Linghorst. rector will Michael's be in church. Hillside officiating. Burial: cemetery. The Naugatuck Lodge of Elks will hold a session of sorraw for Mr.

Myers tonight at the Lodge 1'00n13 at 8 o'clock. it was announced by William Baukat, Exalted Ruler. Firemen Check Blaze At Falcon Bakery Building Firemen yesterday checked a fire between garage and the shop of the Falcon Bukeries, 122 School street. Union City. Called to the scene at 5:12 p.

m. by a still alorm, firemen put out the blaze before uny serious damage had Chief John J. Sheridan said that the fire apparently started from short circuit in a junction The 'ire damaged the power system, and some cunned goods stored in the garage. Chief Sheridan said. The firemen were able to keep the tire from spreading to a false ceiling.

which would have made the blaze more serious. Chiuf Sheridan also said that the building has been the scone of several fires since it has been built. Rasche Announces Plans For Meeting Of Office Managers Josaph M. Robins, Norwalk manufacturing executive, address the New Haven chapter of the National Office Management Association following a dinner, meeting al the Hotel Taft Tucsday evening. Jan.

7th. at 6:30. Robins. who recently founded and hends the Robork Company, auto accessory producers of Norwalk. is an expert on the subjoct of office management.

The New Haven chapter of the NOMA embraces the towns of Waterbury, Naugutuck, Wallingford: and Meriden, all of which are OX-, pected to be well represented all the year's first mecting, according; to Ralph E. Rasche. secretary, of Naugatuck. ANTI-BILBO The New Haven Contral Labor, Council--an A. F.

of. Affiliate is urging Connecticut Senators Baldwin and McMahon to vote against the seating of Senator Bilho. A council resolution declares Bilbo "is not fit to hold any office." Price Four Centa LATE ('nitro Press) ACPPORT 811.80 on South. Democrats decided at a ern mInute today to defend Senutor Bilbu against Republican atteropta to keep him of the Senate, They chargr the Republicans wits derision rotten. was made putrid by politics." 1-1 South.

Tr. Pen who mot toe more than an hattr under trade ship of Senator Illander of Louisiana. CREW SAVE London. Jan. 3 The Air Ministry SON'S nIl five members nf an American Plying Fortress lost over Scotland have parachuted satoty.

Three the bailed out over herwick. in t): Orkney isunds, A ghart time the other two crewmen bailed out and landed It Che vat they were picked up quirky -y a bout. 600 HUNDREDS HOMELESS small tire in a jicase kitchen was funned by 4 wrong wind and resulted in the destruction ur some 383 homes in the Toyama area. Hfuwever, ulthough presto now tire home, there were no casual1ir, to at; DEAD The pubisher of the Ansonia Evening Sentinel. How.

ara Patel Craveson, 1x at age of 31. Mmerson tact born In poor tot soverul yours. fir is serened by his widow and sixter. 000 TRUMAN MESSAGE Washington--The White House sage that If Congress 14 organSzed by Monday. President 'Truman wIT dollyer his annual bit In person that tiny.

dOn STORES ('LOSED Las Housewives whopping for the wrok-end are finding four Pit retail food stores closet in Angeles to.4 31 walkout of A. of L. retail clerks goes into its arcond day. But with only 600 of an estimatml 2300 markets open. I union spokesman arrangements Pave been made to prevent any' among The unman wall KrOCPTION 10.

anyune really in need. 600 ALIEN FOR MAYOR Hartford. I dward N. Allenpresident of the and Compan3 -has received the anuningous endorsement of the Retown cotomittee for uppointment us mayor at tonight's meeting of the common counell. committee at first gave NeVen Thr vote.

to Colonel Anson T. Me. Cook, 000 PERMISSION GIVEN Detroit A Federal judge In Detroit has granted the federal government permission to file a brief requesting clarification. of the Supreme court's historic deciin the portal-to-portal pay Case involving the Mount Clemens. l'ottery company.

000 PROISK ASKED Washington Representative Wright Patman nf Texas HaN u4krd Congre. to order the Hausa Activities committee to begin an immediate In Investigaton of Fascist netivities the Catted States. 900 BAL.DWIN ASSIGNED Connretlent Governor Raymond E. Bald. win United Status sonboon musigned to the Cemmittere IN Armed Services, and Civil Sorrier.

The Armed Serviers -ta which for Baldwin had hoped lard of the appointment--is former MSfury Alfoirs and Naval Affairs committees. NEWS BROADCAST I Today 5:45 P. M. Monday Through Friday From the Editorial Rooms of The Naugatuck News Station WATR cal 45. CRWA, us representatives from the international union will be present.

President Frochlich said the master-contract pertains: to working conditions in the vari-! plants of the U. S. Rubber! Company system. Officials ct the "Big Four" of; the rubber industry will meet with representatives of the international union today at Cleveland, Ohio, to discuss the 26-cents-anhour wage increase sought by the union. Mr.

Lowell said several days ago. Rubber companies considered 38 the "Big Four" Are U. S. Rubber. Goodyear, Firestone und Goodrich.

Kev. Arthur Clausing, pastor of the Zion Lutheran. church. Stamford, who 'will he guest speaker at. the fourth in series of mission services to he hold Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock at St.

Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church. He will speak on the subject, "The Gospel for the Radio." Special music will be played by Donald Hormonat at the piano. Boies To Head Local Delegation To YMCA Convention President William G. Boies will; head the delegation of voting representatives from the local the 80th annual atate YMCA convention at Hartford, Jan. 18.

Secretary Herbert E. Brown announced today. Other members ol the Lion are William Neary. Louis A. Dibble, Jr.

Robert N. Whittemore, Walter Harris. Edward Muller. Wiluon B. Kirkendall.

Otto Jenser. and Wesley Coe. Volunteers Make Plans For State Convention Here Preliminary plans for the state' convention of volunteer Bremen's associations which will be held the! Cast three days in August, were. discussed Inst night at the regular: meeting of the Naugatuck volun-! toor firemen 211 the firehouse. The convention is to be held in tho borough with the local group playing host to more than 400 volunLeer associations from all over the state.

A report 07 the recent Ayemen's ball wag kunded in. and the was termed "very successfu?" by Foreman Herberl. H. Cockroft who presided at the meeting. Y's Men Plan Meeting Tuesday The fret meeting of New Your will be held next Tuesdav by the Y's Men's Club at the cafe.

teria of the YMCA. Weeley Coe. program chairman. announces that Dr. Harold F.

Davids, local optometrist, will speak on "Your Secing Guests will be welcome. and res-; ervations must be made by Monday noon. Directors of the club will mect: tonight at the home of Program Secretary Herbert Brown. -A good thing to do with your Knute mones-fiet a puir of HICKS aunlity and remorsber sons river all round. Hicks, 142 Bank -Adv.

Senator Taylor Offers Resolution To Defer Seating "The Man" Until Senate Studies Charges Washington, Jan. 3--(UP)--Congress is now in session, of Senator Bilbo all is in doubt. The two Houses were called jorder sharply at nocn. In House, the chaplains, delivered prayer. Then, and resentatives took up the fat hand.

In the House the credentials new representatives were sidered and Congressman of Minnesota introduced his bill cut taxes by 1 per cent. In the Senate, the Republicans embarked on a strategic move bar Senator Bilbo. Senator Ferguson of Michigan moved that his colleague, vandenberg. scheduled to take las president of Senate, be jin first. However, supporters of Bilbo.

leo Overton Louisiana, 'Immediately took floor and 'to the Senate Democratic Leader W. Barkley of Kentucky recalled it was the custom to swear in bers alphabetically four at a but that there wag no definite rule. That would put Bilbo in first group. Senator Robert A. Tart, asked that the new members That called singly and alphabetically.

was followed. Baldwin First Senator Raymond E. win was called by Senate Secretary Leslie Biffle and was The clerk then called Bilbo's name. Before Bilbo could answer, afor Glen H. Taylor fought Ferguson for the floor and recognition from Pime.

Taylor sent a resolution (O deck. asking that Bilbo's right Senate scut be investigated grounds that previous investirations indicated that the Mississippian might be guilty of violat. the Constitution. federal his oath of office. Taylor's resolution also charged that Bilbo had misused his accepting gifts from war tractors.

Tt asked that the case referred to tho Rules commitice, Bilbo denied A scat until Senate decision was reached. Ferguson offered the Republiresolution as a substitute. "TI is not Mr. Bilbo who is trial." Taylor snidA "it is the of the United States," He recalled published reports Bilbo had threntened to "expose" activities of senators it himself. At 12:45 1.

111. after the Bilbo resolution had been introduced, of membership wAs 31. Demoand 20 Republicans (including Baldwin). Tax Collector Seeks Foreclosure Of Property Seeking foreclosure of tax lions on four pieces of property. Patrick McKeon.

tux collector for Naugetuck, filed civil actions in Common Pleas court, Waterbury, Negiterday, Harold W. Quigley and Walter J. Lynch, administrator of the estate of the late. Clifford J. Hill.

I nil of Waterbury, are named codefendants in one of the suits which alleges total unpaid taxes of $242.17 since 1933 on 12511 Ave. property. Mr. Quigley is listed as the owner and the Hill estate is named by' virtue of 11 $1,200 "age. dated 1930.

which it holds on the property. Another of the actions was brought against Frunk E. Dee, for. merly of Naugatuck and now of narts unknown. and the Southern New England Telephone New Haven, for unpaid taxes of $159.93 since 1931 on property on the main highway in Naugatuck.

The owner 18 Mr. Dee, while the other defend.ant is named for casement rights. Unpaid taxes totaling $847.03 since 11932 on property on New Haven Rd. arc alleged in an action brought Gagainst Louls Taylor, Stratford, Edward Mascolo, Waterbury Tavlor is the owner and the other is named because of a lien he has on the premises for judgment against Taylor and Guerdon J. Browne in 1943.

Named AS defendant in the fourth suit is Carrie P. Glover Sumpsell, formerly of Naugatuck and now of parts unknown. fate to each repbusiness of conKnutson 1n to Senator over sworn Senator or the reason. Alben memtime, the then be Bald- first. Senwith won: I contents has not been revealed.

it is believed it will deal with the question of liability and wages. the event the patrolman was injured while investigating an neci- dent. on the stree: outside the a inblishment in which is work-! on ing 01' in 11:0 building itself, Although it is anticipated the borough will attempt to discourage ling land further employ of its supernumerarics on "private" jobs entailing wort. in taverns und such privateily conducted enterprises. the by tion of wages is expected 10 be discussed.

Year's Eve supernumeraries enterAbout ten day's prior tO Newlrinal ed a petition to the borough bourd can requesting the cablishment $20 fee for thut holiday eve. The petition was withdrawn As chelate next meeting of the board was scheduled following the holiday. I. was learned the supernumeraries employed the holiday eve outside of regular street duty received the $20 fee. Another petition is expected be presented to the board aL the crats January meeting by the supernumerary force, and although the nature of Its I Christoforo Colombo Society To Install Anthony Pesanelli Anthony Pesanelli will be as president of Christoforo1 Colombo Society at a special meet-: ling Sunduy afternoon at the group's quarters or.

South Main street. social will follow the formal program. Other oilicers to be installed include: president, Louis Cario: financial secretary, Joseph Nardello: recording secretary. Segele Pappano, and trensurer, Nich-, olas Spadola. Post Office Shows Gain Over 1945 Receipts at the local post office for the year 1946 totaled 522.60, Postmaster Frank announced today.

This represents! an increase of $2,957.67 over re-: ceipts for 1945 which were 564.93. Figures on cancellations were not available this morning: however, Postmaster Green said that cancellations for 1946 had increased over those for 1915, the to anew. laws office conbe it on Sen- that the a.