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Evening star., 1941-05-09

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policy.
System Broke Down.
The original system of dispatching
gradually broke down as the road
slipped into disrepair. Sometimes
there were road gangs to work and
again they faded into the back
country just when they were need
ed. Truck-loading regulations were
winked at-perhaps they had to be
under the system inaugurated where
by the driver took in so much mer-
chandise of his own. or for his
employer. or for some one else, from
which he made a certain small
profit" The only trouble was that
the percentage of the drivers per-
sonal load gradually increased in
many instances to over half the
load. If attempts were made to re-
duce this, drivers would burn the
trucks. drive them in part way and
wreck them, or just quit. And drivers
aren't a dime a dozen in Burma or
interior China.
The British have decided to spend
some money on Burma road repair
and equipment for it in return for
certain Chinese assistance. The
United States has offered the advice
and aid of engineers and administra-
tive help. British and American
drivers in small numbers are being
recruited.
DIR. Baker New Director.
Generalissimo Chang Kaf-shek
has appointed DR.. John Earl Baker,
former director of the China Inter-
national Famine Committee, to be
the new director of the Burma road
transport and maintenance depart
ment. DR.. Baker is an "old China
hand" He knows how the coolie
thinks and acts. He knows the
of local Chinese politics.
He knows how they should be sur
mounted.
Meanwhile, efforts are being made
to get to work as soon as possible
on the proposed railroad from
Burma into China. Greatest diff
Guilty in this whole transport prob
lem in China today-as well as the
Evening star., 1941-05-09
More Ground Seized
In Northern Ethiopia,
British Declare
British Ship and Plane
Attack on Bengosi Is
Reported by Italians
Hy the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 9.-British East
African forces captured an Italian
machine-gun company of grena-
der division and occupied some
more high ground around Amba
Alaji in Northern Ethiopia, an in
formed source reported today.
The Amba Alaji sector, 28O miles
northeast of Adds Ababa, has been
the scene of heavy action for sew
eral days.
The London report was at
variance with a Rome war bulle-
tin which said Italian troops
have regained from the British
a position in the Amba Alaji
areaO
The London source estimated
that from 10000 to $4,000 Italians
still were resisting in Ethiopia.
Around Tobruk, in North Africa,
he continued, activity was confined
to air raids, neither side attempting
to attack on the ground.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Senate May Be Urget
To Kill House Shift
0f0, P. N. Powers
Change in Bill Gives
Control Over Priorities
To Military Boord

By the Associated Press.
Some administration officials indi-
Gated today an effort would be made
to have the Senate eliminate from
House-approved bill provision
which would give military board
the priority powers now exercised
by the o. P. NJ. over defense and
British-aid contracts.
Before approving legislation yes
terday which would authorize the
Government to establish mandatory
priorities for materials needed either
for defense or British-aid, the House
adopted an amendment by Repre-
sentative Cox, Democrat, of Georgia,
which informed sources said virtual
ly would reverse the existing system.
At present, the o. P. Ms prior
tiles section tells industry which
contracts it must fill first and which
industries have first call on certain
materials. Much of this priority
fixing is done on voluntary basis,
because the only law governing the
subject applied solely to Army and
Navy contracts. Some powers were
| delegated by the o. P. M. to the
Joint Army and Navy Munitions
Control Board to establish priori-
ties for so-called critical" materials
needed by both services.
Cox Change Unopposed.
Under the Cox amendment, which
went through without opposition
and without record vote, the 0. p.
MS Priorities Section would be able
to function only with the approval
of the Army and Navy Board.
In addition, the amendment would
create Director of Priorities at q
salary of $4,000 a year. The di-
rector would appoint industry COM
mittees to advise him regarding the
establishment of priorities.
Representative Cox told the
House one purpose Of his amend
ment was to assure retention of
Edward r. Stettinius as chairman Of
the o. P. MS priorities section,
because of the manner in which
he had handled the work.
Informed sources said the amend
ment caught o. P. M. officials COM
pletely by surprise because. although
the organization co-directors-
William S. Knudsen and Sidney
Hillman-had recommended that
mandatory priorities for all mate
rials be authorized by law. they
had not been consulted about the
Cox amendment.
Martin Added to Staff.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Stettinius an
nounced that Laurence J. Martin,
on leave as assistant to the presi-
dent of the Edison Co. of New Jer-
sey. has been added to his staff
to handle the new inventory regu-
lations recently issued covering l6
metals and classes of metals. Mr..
Stettinius and Mr.. Martin issued
a joint statement asserting, in part:
We believe that no amount Of
| law, no amount of auditing or field
inspection, no potential penalties
can possibly take the place Of in
dustry-wide cooperation, freely and
willingly given
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Nearby Crops Face Damage
Unless More Rain Arrives

In checking back on April figures.
Mr.. Burkhead revealed that last
month was the hottest April in
Maryland since 1921 and that the
period from April 7 to % was the
longest April dry spell on record for
the State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07

Her sole protection against the cold was a pair of green corduroy overalls which she stuffed inside her ankle socks to keep out the dampness.
 Cut Of Sneakers
 So swollen and blistered were her feet that her red sneakers had to be cut of with scissors. Her body was scratched. Her hands and face were grimy.
 Yet, refreshed by her first nights sleep in bed since Sept. 27, the i've year-old Dunstable, Mass, tot was reported in surprisingly good" con- dition at North Conway Memorial hospital this morning.
 Doctors said she was responding satisfactorily to Q diet of warm milk and orange juice sweetened with lactose, and might be strong enough to return home this week.
 Tiny object of the greatest or- ganized search in New England's history, the hlue-eyed, brown-haired little girl was found by a detach- ment of CCC enrollees and forest rangers at Sunset yesterday on a rugged shoulder of Mt. Chocorua-- 1450 feet above sea level and two miles from the picnic grove where she disappeared.
 "Here | Am"
 A faint cry-"Here I am" - led Forest Ranger William Watson tc the child who had halted at the junction of Middle Sister and Hobbs Brook trails.
 Pamela still had on the overalls ankle socks and sneakers which siae wore on the warm Sunday after noon when she went picnicking
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07

Democratic candidate for tax col lector, who had led c successful move for endorsement of First Se- lectrnan J. Arthur Bergen, was de- feated for tax collector by Mrs, Rose Wak6ieg. Almost two thirds Of the ballots cast in Wolcott were split.
 Tn Winsted John A. O,Brien be- came the third Democrat to be elected to the Board of Selectfnen in 22 years. He polled l,4Sl votes to lead all candidates.
 Mayor William A. Patten, Demo- crat, was reelected in Torrington, defeating Dewitt Hotchkiss tR) by 1851, the largest plurality ever given a candidate for mayor.
 Democrats retained their control in Norfolk, but other Litchfield county small towns went Republican. Tn Prospect, the Democrats were much encouraged though they were defeated, since they boiled twice as many as 0 year ago.
 Voting was light in most towns, notably at Watertown and Cheshire, which elected Republican candi- dates as usual. Interest was also slight in Thomaston, where the c. o. P. again triumphed. Middlebury Woodbury went heavily Republican.
 Local issues predominated in the balloting, not only in this area but in most of the IA Connecticut cities and towns which held elections yes- terday.
 A marked feature of the elections was the small number of absentee ballots cast by men now in military training. Only handful was receiv- cd in the whole area, indicating per- haps that most Connecticut men in the army are unaware that they now can take part in city or town elections by balloting by mall.
 The new ballots, use of which was ordered by the 194l General Assem-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
PERRIELLO TO
 BE NOMINATED
Republicans to Select Can- didates for City Elec.
 ton Tonight
(NEA Telephoto).

The Republican party tonight will nominate as its candidate for mayor Patrick N. Perr1ello, the man whose bid for the nomination was rejected by party leaders two years ago. He and ehother c. O. F. oandidates 'will@te chosen at city; town and school conventions at the F. M. O. A.
 Mrs. Sherwood Rowland, widow of the late city controller, will be nominated for town clerk, and Daniel Haywood will be the can- didate for city treasurer.
 James P. McGrath, former col- lector of internal revenue, has been drafted" for e place on the ticket, He will probably be nominated for tax collector, though one bloc fav- ors making him the candidate for city controller. 2
 John W. McGurk, A. P. of L. lead- CT, is the leading choice for nona- ination for city sheriff. Attorney Edward Balthazar, who probably will be drafted to run for city clerk, iss aid to be willing to accept. Lead- CTS favored Harry c. Post or John M. Brodie for controller.
 The Independent Democrats, who have been attempting to make trade with the Republicans, are de- laying their caucus until Saturday night, when they will nominate candidates at 6 session at the Y M. 0. A. Though no definite agree ment between the Independents and the Republicans has been. reached G. o. P. leaders today were con sidering nominating Joseph DeLuca secretary of the Independent Demo- cratic town committee, for 6 place on the board of education. This would be in return for endorsement of most Republican candidates by the Independents.
 The Republicans will renominate their seven present aldermen and also name an eighth candidate. The four present members of the board of education will be renominated.
 There were rurnors today of a last-minute drive to keep Registrar Albert o. Faller from being re- nominated but the organizations control of the delegates makes il seem very unlikely of success.
 The school convention will be held at 2 o'clock, the town conventiont at 8 o'clock and the city convention at g o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
JUST ALTERNATING, SAYS PARACHUTIST
Descent From Devils Tower Made Last Night;
 Never Was Scared

Rapid City, s. D, Oct. - (U. P.) = George Hopkins, a modern Robinson CruSoe back to earth after being marooned on an Island in the sky" for almost @ week, said to- day: T wasn't worried. I was just hibernating up there and I gained Ave pounds"
 sitting over 0 big steak in a cafe here early today, the heavily beard ed and wind-burned Hopkins told his story from the moment he land- cd by parachute on the tiny acre that is the top of s65-foot Devils Tower last Wednesday until eight skilled mountain climbers got him down l30 hours later, last night.
 T feel first class, but need plenty of sleep after counting rocks and fighting mice, rats and chip hunks for my meals for five days" !" he said.
 You wouldn't believe it, but I bet I counted the big boulders on that damned mountain peak a thousand
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
10000 WORKERS
 TO LOSE FORD JOBS
Curtailment of Non.De- fense Production Due to
 Material Shortage

Detroit, Oct. 7-(UP)-The Ford Motor Company began diunissing workers today as 1t curtailed non- defense production because of e shortage of materials. Within "a short time" 10000 of Ford's ap- proximately 100000 workers will be Jobless.
 The disrnisSals were the first in the automobile industry made necessary by the defense. program. The industry has been forced to cut down its output of civilian auto- mobiles by the priorities given de- fenSe industries on essential mate- rials.
 Other manufacturers were ex- pected to follow suit shortly, and, 1t was forecast, 215,000 automobile workers will be unemployed by mid- winter.
 The dismissals began among un- trained, unskilled workers in the vast River Rouge plant. They will be followed by personnel reduc- tions" in the 12 Ford assembly plants scattered over the country. Ford spokesmen indicated that the company payroll would not be re- turned to it's present level until spring, when the company hopes to have its vast defense orders in full production.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
PRILLY POLICE GET LOCAL MAN
Katz, WOOsters Going to Stand Trial on Various
 Charges

Philadelphia police were given custody today of Abraham Katz, 8, of 7e Houston street, this city and Joseph Wooters, 26, of Ss Oak street, Shelton, for trial on charges of con- spiracy, larceny, and receiving stolen goods after the accused waived extradition in municipal court this morning when airaigned before Judge T. B. Conway.
 The warrant issued by the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania was read to the two accused in court It was signed by John L. Coylc magistrate of Philadelphia, on evil dence presented by the grand jury after an indictment was ordered for the pair.
 Prosecutor William K. Lawlor, who read the writ, informed the men that they have rights under the state statutes to refuse extra dition and could institute 6 fight Ee told them they could present habeas corpus to stay the execution of the warrant, but the two accused expressed e willingness to comply and to face trial In Philadelphia.
 Katz and Wooters are wanted by Philadelphia authorities in connec- ton with the theft of Q trailer and its contents of AIS cases of wine from a. Philadelphia gasoline park ing station on Sept. l4. Katz has been at liberty under bonds of $6,- % pending his arraignment today while Wooters awaited trial at the New Haven county joil.
 A third person, desmond Nigro, a, of 62 West Portetr street, a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
INMATES DONATE
 6 PTS OF BLOOD

Boston, Oct. ' = (UP.) - A des- titute patient whose name was with held was reported recovering at Q hospital today after six Charles street jail inmates donated Q pint of blood each to save his life.
 The circumstances surrounding the emergency transfusion were dis closed belatedly by Sheriff Frederick R. Sullivan of Suffolk County.
 Late Saturday night, he said, hospital doctors telephoned the jail and asked for help. The physicians explained that at the late hour no blood donors were available, and that without a transfusion the friendless patient would die.
 Sheriff Sullivan aroused the irl- mates and explained the patients plight. No fewer than 22 volunteered their blood. After tests, six were chosen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
Strange Disappearance Of Pair To Be Explained Soon
Dom Fender Feat Duplicated

Conway, N. H., Oct. 7.-(UP)-- When five-year-old Pamela HOl- lingw0rth emerged alive from . mountain wilderness after being lost for eight days, she duplicat- ed the feat of Dom Fender, 12- year -old Rye, N. Y., Boy Scout.
 Fender, now attending school at Pittsfield, Me, was lost for a like period on Mt. Katahdin, in central Maines in 1889.
 Forest rangers said that Pamela's experience was the more remarkable not only because of the age differential but also be- cause Fender was lost during the mild weather of July while Pamela survived temperature as low as 24 degrees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
Secrecy Surrounds Entire Case; Mother Learns of
 Their Safety N. H. POLICE DRAGGED LAKE WINNEPESAUKEE Failed to Return After Renting Canoe at La
 conia, Sept. IA

George and Adolph vosy- Illus, who disappeared Inys~ teriously at Lake Winnepe- saukee, N. H., almost a month ago and were believed to have been drowned, are alive and safe, The Democrat learned today. Details canot yet be revealed but the young men are in touch with friends ila this city and an explanation of their sudden disappear ance may soon be forthcoming.
 Local police have received iafor- nation that the brothers are safes The Democrat learned, but no a1l- nouncement was made at headquart- CTS today. The reasons for the vel of secrecy imposed by the police could not be learned.
 Lake Was Dragged
 New Hampshire state police spent more than two weeks dragging the waters of Lake Winnepesaukee in a search for the lads bodies: It was believed they had been drowned when, after renting s canoe Sept. l4 for what they said was . three-day trip, they failed to return and their car was still parked near the boat house at Laconia, N. H., where they had rented the craft The boys pnr- ents, MT. and Mrs. AdOlph V0sylaua of 28 Bradley avenue. went to Mew Hampshire and stayed for aeveraa days of the search. They returned when immediate recovery of the bodies was given up as hopeless.
 George, %, and Adolph, 20, went to New Hampshire on . vacation trip Sept. 10. The last letter their parents received was on Sept. ID and had been mailed two days be- fore. In the letter the boys said they would be home in Q few days.
 Instead, after they failed to re- turn the canoe and get their car the boathouse owner notified state police and & search began. The 1S miles of shoreline around the lake were combed, and the lake bottom was dragged day after day. There was no sign of the canoe or of the bodies.
 Mrs. vosylius confirmed the fact that the boys are alive, but told The Democrat that the police had asked her to give out no information. she received word of her sons safety from a police ofacer last night, she said, but was given no details.
 No Explanation
 The mother said she was at . loss to understand why the boys had de- cided to disappear, abandoning their car and giving the impression that they ha drowned. She said she knew of no reason why they should wish to leave home but added that possibly the pair might have decid- ed to seek employment somewhere.
 George and Adolph have written to at least one friend in this city. Presumably the police will ask them to get in touch with their parents at once or perhaps seek to have them returned to this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
SIMPLE FUNERAL
 FOR LOUIS BRANDEIS

Washington, oct. T-(UP)-Sim- pie, private funeral services will be held todoy for retired Supreme Court Justice Louis Demritz Bran deis who died Sunday.
 Brandeis served 23 years on the court. Tie was 84 at the time of his death which was caused by 3 heart attack.
 The family declined to reveal full details of the services, an- nouncing only that they will be simple and private" and will be held ct his home this afternoon. Burial arrangements have not been completed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
HITLER CAMBLES ON ONE ASSAULT.
Russians Sure Nazis Want to Sweep Entire Eastern
 Front Before Winter
BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff Correspondent


 Moscow, Oct. 7.-(UP)-Soviet re- ports said today that Adolf Hitler has thrown all his available mili- tary resources into "a grand battle" in an attempt to win a decision on the eastern front before winter.
 Dispatches reported that the scope of the struggle, centered upon Mar shal SeTnyon Timoshenko's central front, Is growing by the hour, but insisted that the Nazi assaults had been beaten off at all points with heavy German losses.
 A summary of reports from the central front showed Russian claims of destruction of l98 German tanks, 3l planes, and more than 200 ar- mored cars in the initial stages of the huge offensive.
 Reports from the north said that the Red army has checked @ Nazi offensive against Murmansk after an i8-day battle in which German advance units finally were cut off from their bases and Russian coun- ter-attacks drove the Germans back to their original lines.
 The Germans were described by the army organ, Red Star, as ad- vancing under a Hurricane of ar- tillery fire" followed by tank as- saults upon Soviet defensive posi- tioaS.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
VESSEL HAD NO
 WARNING OF SUB
Survivors of TorpedOed Tanker Tell Story of
 Sinking By Raider
BY J. ALAN CoOGAN United Press Staff Correspondent

OAAwS0 ASSO SSs@@S S~AASSFS@sNNS~sN
 Rio De Janeiro, Oct. 7-(UP)-- Survivors of the torpedoed Amer icar -ownedA Panamanian tanker I. 0. White said today that the ves- sel had been torpedoed without warning. presumably by q suh- marine.
 Three survivors who arrived aboard the steamer Del Norte, which res- cued 17 members of the I. 0. Whites crw, said 1t was impossible to iden- tify the attacker because of pitch darkness and fog at the time of the attack.
 They agreed, however, that il was 6 submarine rather than Q sur face vessel.
 They talked on the deck of the Del Norte as 1t lay at anchor iI1 Guanahara Bay, awaiting the ar- rival of officials of the American consulate to take their dispositions
 They said none of the crew was injured in an explosion and Fire which followed the torpedoing.
 There was a single explosion on the tanker's starboard side, between tanks No. 6 and ' when the att tack came at about 12:16 a. m Sept. 27. The vessel sank at 3:5l that Taroning.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
NAYS STRIKE AT HEART OF
 DONETS AREA Military Spokesman Says Capture of MariupOI,
 Berdyansk MAKE UP PART OF BIG STEEL INDUSTRY Russian Army Staff Is Also Reported Taken Near
 Sea of AzOv
K FREDERICK c. oECHsNER United Press Staff Correspondent

IT FREDERICK c. 0ECHsNER CUniAsd Press staff CorrespOndent)
 Berlin, October 2. - (UP) A German military spokes- man claimed today that Nazi forces have captured Mariu- pol and Berdyansk north of the sea of Azov and only no miles from Rostov, heart of the great Donets industrial region. Mariupol is about 16O miles east of the railroad which links Crimea to the Russian mainland
 Both cities are part of the Hyge system of iron, steel and farbricating industries which make up the big Russian Donets and Don industrial area.
 Capture Staff
 The spokesman's announcement followed Q claim by the German high command that the Russians had been defeated in a major battle north of the sea of Azov in which the Russian army staff was cap- tured after the airplane flight Of the Soviet commander-in-chief. At Mariupol the Germans are only 50 Sailes from the great Russian is northeast Of Mariupol. At this point the Germans have two-thirds of the northern shore of the Sea of ASov in their hands.
 Progress all along the eastern front was reported according to plan by the high command but the com Tiunique said that the greatest suc- cess was in the extreme south near
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07

Glastonbury, Conn, Oct. 7.-(UP) Felix Quagliaroli, 7S, committed suicide late yesterday by hacking his foot with a hatchet, according to the medical examiner. Quaglia- roli was said to have been in Ill health.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
Girls Adventure Like Fairy ale
BY ROMEO BUCHANAN iIfnitAd Press Corresnondentl

Conway, 7(UP)-PuCky Pamela HOningwCrth alive during which White Mountain wilderness plagued by gnawing hunger frosty weather and chilling rains
 She had had no 195
 gulped from mountain brooks.
 snached beneath bushes in forest where bear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
Upsets Tn Small Town Elections

Upsets WoOOt Bristol Wlnsted marked elections In western yesterday All previously in the Re- publican column remained there wh the G. picked control
 
 Jennings N by 10 the totals being SsOl for Davis and 36 cr Jennings The Democrats were successful In ng City Rofe Rowe and City Treasurer Henry Cote Split ballots notable in several cOmmunlties
 Wakelee, wten candidate WOco Republican League third getting Gibson
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. 7- (UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Oct 4th, compared with . year ago: 5,362,024.455.25 2,4z2,9se,3ls.19
 Defense Spending s20,024,S32.SS $e7l,51s.Ssa.S0
 Receipts $2,O24,234,s22.s3 S1,57O, ,e23, ,Ss2.20
 New Deficit $s,2s1. 1899, ,os2.62 ss55.7e7, ,3se.os
 Cash Balance ss.oo4.4l2.s7s.22 2,sss.lso.54s.ss