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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
NAUCATUCK HAD
 S1O,OOO BLAZE
Baunimer's Skating Rink on Field Street Was De-
 strOyed Early Today

Naugatuck, Conn, Oct. 24.--Baum- mers skating rink on Field street was burned to the ground by a strong fire early this morning, with damage being estimated at about 3lO,O0O. The only part of the build- ing left was the cement cellar and . chimney. Nobody was Injured in the fire. The building is owned by Edward and Albert Batif11naer. A heavy wind famed the flames quickly and the fire was beyond control before firemen arrived. Wal ter Hultberg of North Church street is believed to have been the first to discover the blaze. Although he lives over 500 yards away from the scene, he was awakened by the barking of his dogs about 2:45 this morning. He keeps a kennel of cocker spaniels.
 Mir. Hultberg got up to investi- gate the barking and instantly saw the glow of the fire in the sky. He immediately caleld the fire depart. meIit and as John Weaving, on the first truck to the blaze came up North Church street, he stopped to pull box 415 on North Church street,
 Gained Headway
 All evidence indicated that the blazed gained great headway before
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
Seventeen Survivors Of One Torpedoed American Ship Describe Scenes Aboard

ally scalped 8 survivor. His scalp was ripped from his forehead and standing straight up, as though he had been attacked by Indians. The doctor pinned his scalp back to his forehead with 1ish hooks and sewed 1t in place with g. stitches"
 He said he had seen a number of men floating in the cil-cOvered sea. begging for help.
 The oil had blinded them and they couldn't see the Mfeboats.
 One of the seamen asked when he came ashore here, ''f1as anybody got an automobile. I've got SO much oil inside of me I could operate one tor a long time"
 The survivors said tho radio cp- orator had tried to send an sos. but the torpedo had smashed his apparatus.
 They snld tlie Nnld Venture snEsk 70 minutes after she Ne1 nlf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
Soviet Army Reported Holding Firmly To Defense Before Moscow
German Forces Are Max. ing Smashing Attempts
 to Beat Off Defenders
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE United Press Stan Correspondent

'
 London, Oct. 24 = (U.P.) - The Red Army was reported in Russian radio dispatches today to be holding firmly before Moscow after smashing back German tank wedges driving on the Crimea, the key city of Ros- tov and the vital KaliniI area north of the Soviet capital.
 The loss of many thousands Of German soldiers, as well as hun. dreds of tanks and airplanes, was reported in Soviet accounts of in- tense fighting in wintry weather along a great part Of the eastern front, where 1t was estimated that the Nazis lost 100000 men in the first 21 days of the offensive that $ now begging down.
 Information reaching neutral sources in London as well as a Un!- ted Press dispatch from Kuibyshev indicated that what may prove to be the decisive phase of the battle of Moscow was fought October 15 and that the Germans failure to capi- talize on a break through in the Mozhaisk sector at that time may have frozen the front before the So- viet capital for the winter.
 Nazis Powerful Blows
 On other fronts, especially in the Ukraine, the Germans appeared to be concentrating powerful blows while attempting to gather strength for a new encirclement drive against Moscow.
 Dispatches showed the following developments:
 South front-the Russian offlcial news agency said that the Germans drove a wedge into the Russian de-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
By PHIL AULT

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Reykjavik, Iceland, Oct. 24-(UP) Seventeen survivors of the tor- pedoed American-owned freighter Bold Venture said today that l9 of their companions were killed. most of them while drinking coffee or tea in their quarters. and that the ship sank so fast they hardly had time to launch two lifeboats.
 The Bold Venture. carrying a general cargo, was sunk on her first trip to England. She was sailing un- der the Panamanian flag and no Americans were aboard.
 Norman Macleod, a British sub- feet from Boston, told graphic story of the disaster.
 sI was below deck when I felt the hit," he said. ''I rushed on deck. putting on my lifebelt and Kicking on my shoes. ! jumped overheard and swam about 80 yards untn !
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
German Reports Admitted UnfavorabIe Weather
 Slowed Them Down HEAVY LOSSES WERE
 INFLICTED ON NAZIS OO,OOO Men Gone in z3 Days of Fighting in
 Drive on Moscow
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News EditOF)

United Press Foreign News Editor
 The Red army reported to- day that fresh German drives had been repulsed witt heavy losses in the mud anC snow all along the Eastern front and there were mount ing indications that the So- viets had won the first round of the battle for Moscow German dispatches ackn0wl edged that unfavorable weather hae slowed down operations in the iras tlustrial Ukraine as well as along the fiercely contested Moscow front, and they publicly emphasiked the bitter war behind the front M execution of 50 more French hogt aaes in retal- iation for the staying ok Naxi major at Bordeaux. Tlle guns sot the German firing squads brought the total of executions to 100 in con- nection with assassinattons at Bor- deaux and Nantes but execution of another 100 hostages wsy postp poned until next week. The fighting cn the Eastern front appeared to be most serious for the Russians in the Ukraine, where Marshal Senyon Timoshen- ko had taken command of the de- fense of Rostov, Kharkov and the Crimea and was reported beating back repeated German drives.
 Naxls Suffer Losses
 The Russians said that the enemy had suffered losses ot several hum dred thousand men and that large new armies were being organized in the rear by the Soviets to carry on the war for years.
 On the Moscow front. the Scviets said they had repulsed new attacks on the Mozhaisk and Mooloyarosla- vets fronts. where the Germans claimed to be within 30 and 37 miles of the capital, while new NaM at- tempts to break through on the Ka- linin sector and further north were reported thrown back with heavy losses.
 British military coTninenators. however, warned that the danger was far from over for Moscow. Even if the Germans have been ground to . virtual halt now they still may start another offensive against the capital despite Hitler's assurance that this action is the last one oS the year.
 Lozovsky reported that the Ger man lines average about 60 miles from Moscow. He said the Russians hold about half the city of Kalinin. Mozhaisk constantly is fought over 100 miles north of Moscow, that and that the German advance has not penetrated far north of Orel.
 3OO,OOO Men Lost
 Some Russian reports estimated the Germans have lost 300,O00 men in the g days of fighting before Moscow.
 Lozovsky admitted that the Ger. mans continue to advance east ue Tagranrog and against the defensea of Rostov and other reports lndl~ cated that the Germans are ncl only immediately outside of RostOE that the stand before Kharkov.
 The indications of at least a teEaE CContinued on Page 6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
FIRST NEWS FROM
 DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Moved From Moscow; When Germany Made
 Serious Threat
BY WALLACE CARROLL TYVItnd nraao CtaW Cnrr0annvha,

NGAASG0 AVDS SSAhVShVAhNSAS
 Kuibyshev, Russia, Oct. 24-(UP) "A German break through in the Mozhaisk sector 63 miles west of Moscow on Oct. IS caused the evac- uation of the diplomatic corps, for- eign residents and some key de- partments. of the Russian govern ment to Kuibyshev, 1t Is possible to report today.
 Advices nine days later indicate that Oct. IS may have been the decisive day of the greatest Ger man offensive of all time, and that when the Russian Red Army, stand ing fast on a quickly formed de- fense line, stopped the Germans who had smashed the armies of seven other nations, Moscow was saved.
 When news reached Moscow of the break through. the government decided at once that 1t would be better to remove the diplomatic corps, foreign correspondents, for eign residents and some key depart ments-especially supply depart ments.
 It is asserted emphatically that
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
PROFESSOR GUNN
 DIES SUDDENLY

Boston, Oct. 24-(UP)-Prof. Sid- ney A. Gum. 65, a Boston univer- sity English instructor and nation ally-recognized authority on Gaelic culture. died unexpectedly of a heatr attack last night as he pre- pared to leave home for an evening class.
 A native of Prince Edward Island. Prof. Gum formerly taught at the U. s. Naval academy, Massachu- setts Institute of Technology. Bates and Brown university. He svadu- ated from Harvard in 1904. as a clammale aEe friend Of President Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
DUKE OF WINDSOR
 VISITS HARTFORD

East Hartford, Conn, Oct. A - UP0 = The Duke of Windsor vis- ited his first American War mater ials plant today-the United Aircraft Corporation and showed such an avid interest in every step of pro- duction that plant officials and members of his party were at the point of exhaustion when they fin- ally stopped for lunch.
 Starting out in an electric "strug- gle buggy" to tour the massive Pratt and Whitney engine division, the Duke soon discarded this mode of easy travel to give his personal at- tention to each operation. He in- quired whats this?" and whats that for2", chatted with women in- spectors and men operators, in- quired their names. and shook hands with six veterans of the first World War--tive Scctchmen and an Irish- man-who lined up to meet him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
Fresh German Drives On Eastern Front Were All Swiftly Repulsed
DODGERS GIVEN SHARES TODAY Second Place Clubs Also Are Informed What They
 Will Get

Chicago, Oct. 24-(UP)-Basebal] Commissioner K. M. Landis tcAay announced individual shares of the Brooklyn Dod2srS Slo-,.I4.oI wA4- nings in the l941 world series.
 Landis' ofdce also announced $35 ,563.S4 was to be split among members of the Boston Red SoX and the st. Louis Cardinals, second place clubs in the America naild National leagues respectively, and $ll ,e54.6 1among members of the Pittsburgh Pirates, fourth place club in the National league.
 Full shares of $4,820.50 each was awarded to the following p mem bers of the Brooklyn club:
 Durocher, Camilli, Casey, Cos. carart, Davis. Fitzsimmons, Hamlin, Herman, Higbe, Kimball, Lavagetto, Medwick, Owen, Reese, Reiser, Riggs, Walker, Wasdell, Wyatt, Dressen, Corridor, Mcdonald, Franks.
 Others receiving portions were:
 Spencer, Allen, $2,4l4.70; Wilson, $3,622.05; Lindstrum, Alhosta, Si,20736; French, Drake, Galatl, &1 ye09 80; Comerford, $l,500; schwab, Bother, Hamberger, S1,000; Grim $500; Kayanaugh, BoylaIl, Labate, Comerford, Jr., $250.
 Fun share winners of the eecOnd- place cubs were. A'8
 s Red Cronin, Carey, DiMag- gio, Doerr, Dobson, Ftnney, Fox Foxx, Grove, Harris, Johnson, New- some, H., Newsome, L., Peacock, Pytiak, Ryba, Spencer, Tabor, Wag- ner, Williams, Wilson, Shellenbeck, Daly, Green, Troy, Berg.
 Cardinals Southworth, Brown, Cooper, M, Cooper, w., Crabtree, Crespi, Gumbert, Hopp, Hutchinson, Krist, Lake, Lanier, Mancuso, Ma rion, Mize, Moore, Padgett, shoun, Slaughter, Triplett, Warneke, White, Gonzales, Wares, Ward, Weaver, Crouch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
SURVIVORS FROM
 LEHICH ARRIVE
.2z of Them With Two Wounded Have Arrived
 at West Africa
BY JAMEs BOTToMEG.EY

OHAtGu KEeSS Sb4Ak AUEEGDpUAs1cBb
 Bathurst, British West Africa Oct. 24-(UP)-Twenty- two survive ors of the American freighter Le- high, including two injured men and four spanish stowaways, have been landed from a destroyer at this port.
 The survivors, whose ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic last Sunday morning, said that sink ing of the ship had been delayed by the prompt action of engineers in cutting off steam and abusing fires under the boilers, thus preventing explosions. The engineers also were credited with closing bulkheads un- der difficulties because of the heavy rush of water.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
One Hundre More
 Awaiting Sentence Of German Rulers
Two Hostage Groups of 50 Are Under Arrest; More Expected; Free French Have Invaded French
 East African Colonies
BY RALPH HEINzEN United Press Staff COrrespondentl

Vichy, France October 24. -- (UP) "A communique said today that plea by Marshal Henri Philippe Peain had posponement of the deadne for execution of es but Berlin dispatches said 50 others had been put to deathin reprsal for the assassination of Nazi major at Rnrdn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24

Learn Azerel. Earn nIorel Success fwl mon never asep learning. R08l xEniag cssleSe ef csmEeSce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24

Furnaces cleaned and repaired by experts. Chlmmeys cleaned. Water
 kary Heating e. Rhens 4-eA5e.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. 24--(UP)---Govs ernment expenses and receipts fo1 the current fiscal year through Oct 22nd. compared with a year ago: ThiH Year Expenses Last Yemt $6.5s0,s74.0s3.62 s2,e60.7 .7Ss. .St
 Defense Spending
 $4,47e,s4l,64S.36 &s20, 70e, ,ez4.St $2,2e7,4e3.E7e.01 $l.Tss, ,7l7, ,7s7.lt .,....Nst Net Deneit a. .,. ~ra <.
 Cash Balance
 $2.s7o.4eo.5I6.75 s2.os0soss.1ss.ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
Delay Moy Cost You Several Hundred
 Dollars

Home prices will continue to go up. according to the opinions of business experts. This means that a home may cost you sev- eral hundred dollars more next year. What is more important, however, is the fact that you will never get back g penny of the money you pay out in rent. Now while there are 6 lot of good values available; irivesti- gate some q the homes de- scribed tcday ln
 DEMOCRAT
 WANT-ADS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24
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Late Sport WerDs
 I:I5 Stock Prices
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Evening star., 1941-12-09
Army and Navy Request
.W.P. A. Aid on Projects

Army and Navy officials have
called upon District w. P. A. author
tiles for additional assistance on a
number of projects in the District
and vicinity.
w. P. A. Director Ross Haworth
Immediately instructed local project
chiefs to cut all red tape and re-
spond at once to any emergency
military demands, getting official
clearance later.
A reduction of $50 to 200 employees
on District w. P. A. rolls was sched-
uled to become effective today Under
a District quota of 4,500 for De-
cember. While the quota officially
will stand, it was said that Mr..
Haworth has ordered a restoration
Of all previous cuts on defense prof.
ectS and will reSurvey other non-
defense works from which compen-
satory cuts might be made.
1t was believed at least 100 en-
ployes originally slated to be cut
from the rolls would be continued.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

window until Santa let them in. San
ta's eyes were big and round with
surprise. Then his glance fell on the
vine in the window The vine had
floWered. Santa exclaimed, Why,
these eagles come from the peas
ants SON."
The eagles spread their wings
slowly and as they did each dropped
one fine, white feather. "Oh, no"
said Santa. so you want your
feathers in these arrows. I'll fix
them"
He set out bowl of fish for the
eagles, and went to work putting
their feathers in Carl's arrows. Then
he opened the window and the
eagles few away with Carl's arrows,
back to the house where the boy
slept. They quietly put the arrows
on the table next to Carls bed and
few away.
Carl woke with the first cocks
Evening star., 1941-12-09

Ali Rights Reserved-A. p. Feature Service.
CHAPTER VIII.
Carl grew into such bright lad
that people for miles around spoke
of him His mother taught him to
sing all the songs her mother had
taught her. His father taught him
to play the violin.
Carl could ride, he could shoot,
he could build a house and he
could lay the keel Of a boat But
he was the son Of farmer, so
sunrise after sunrise he went into
the fields with his father. One
day he said, as they walked together
to the barns, Sire. I should stay
here on the land with you, but I
have a great longing to see the
cities"
"I can see that. lad" said the
father. But he who leaves his
home carries with him a sorrow"
81 know that" said Carl But
isn't it written that he who kills
a dream walks with lead in his
shoes?"
YES, so it is" said the father.
you must weigh for yourself which
is the least evil"
Then" said Carl, "I must 60.
$50 it shall be. Have you set
the time?"
Not until I am 81" said Carl.
II am now only Is. But come the
new moon, I want to 60 to King
Harald's City of Seven Castles. They
will have a tournament, and I would
like to try my hand against the
best bowmen in the kingdom"
You shall CO." said his father.
So there was great excitement.
Carl's father killed the best white
rooster to give Carl feathers for his
new arrows Carl tramped through
the woods to find the strongest birch
branches.
He set out for the tournament
full of excitement. He rode all day
and slept in a farmhouse at night
He hung his clothes carefully be-
cause his mother had made him a
new suit of bright blue wooden
breeches and a white blouse trim
med with blue.
Before he blew out the candle he
lifted his arrows lovingly from their
quiver and looked at them. Then
he went to bed.
AS he slept six white eagles floated
down the moonlight into the room.
They picked up Carl's arrows and
few through the night as swiftly
as the winds.
The few until they reached San
ta's toyshop and there they stood on
a window sill and pecked on the
Evening star., 1941-12-09

crow, and quickly turned to look at
his precious arrows. They were all
there, but suddenly he exclaimed,
why, there are eagles feathers!
Now I'm almost sure to win"
He set out for the castle and the
tournament so happy that he sang
all the way. But his heart jumped
into his mouth when he saw the
hundreds of people sire a m n g
through the castle gates. He looked
sharply around to see if there were
any more fit than he to win the
tournament. He wasn't sure, but he
stepped into the castle grounds with
high hopes.
Tomorrow. Carl at the
tournament.
Platinum has just been discovered
near Mutankiang, Manchukuo.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

The story so far: Carl is a
peasants son Who is a magic
child giuen his parents by Santa,
pho also gaue Carl q ,0hite
eagles feather to aid him.
Evening star., 1941-12-09

For color folder describing the Californian San Francisco Challenger
H Hern General Agent Southern Pacific Shore
ham Bldg, Washington D {, telephone National 224e
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
Recreation Glasses
Attended by 2,0l9

First week of the school centered
community recreation program
which has just ended found 2O1e
persons enrolled in various recrea-
tional activities.
This represents enrolment at
ten different school centers.
Largest enrolment was at the
Stewart junior high school with
All attending; Gault was second
with 3e2.
Largest individual class enroll
ment was that Of the social dane
ing group at Stewart with an en-
roHment OF $50. A close second
to this group was the Gault social
dancing class with POS enrolled.
Gault school led all others in en-
rollment in boys clubs with 1852
turning out for the initial start.
The largest girls club enrolment
was at McCarver with 81 enrolled.
Enrolment in the classes in
wood carving. seulpturing. weav-
ing and watercolor painting was
particularly heavy and some Of
these sections will be closed with
the added enrolment Of this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
Will Wait Until
Officer Receivers

Retirement of Patrolman Rich
ard Greenwood. voted by the city
police pension board at special
meeting last Wednesday without
the officers knowledge. was res
cinded Tuesday on motion by
Acting Detective Capt. William
Farrar.
Reason for resembling the in
voluntary retirement order was
bringing forth of knowledge that
Greenwood still is disabled from
car accident Sept. 1e while on
duty.
Until he RECEIVERS and returns to
duty, he must be carried on the
force at full pay. Decision of the
board was that the 67-year-old
officer should be retained until he
returns to duty and then per-
mitted to apply for retirement in
the regular way.
A full report on his condition
was ordered for the Nov. 3 meet
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
Gives Blood 10 Bow
He Shot on Monday

The boy whose rifle accidentally
shot 13-year-old Frank Nordstrom
through the back Monday morn
ing at LaGrsnde. was rushed back
TO Tacoma from the Thurston
county Jail at Olympia Tuesday
TO give a blood TRANSMISSION to his
victim in Mary Bridge hospital
Joe Maybee, is. of Yelm. was
turned over TO Thurston county
authorities Monday night by
Pierce county deputies and was
held at Olympia as the lad who
fired the shot. With him were
three other Yelm youths. Ted
lsom. Howard Cooley and Bert
Detton. held for time as material
witnesses 10 the shooting.
On Tuesday morning. a call was
received by Sheriff Bjorklund re-
.questing that he send one Of the
boys to the hospital al once to
give Nordstrom TRANSMISSION.
Undersheriff Clyde Knowles
agreed here to get Maybee to Ia
coma in a hurry. Olympia Off
cisls sent the youth part way and
Deputy Sheriffs Clay and Kittle-
son Of Tacoma met the car and
completed the fast trip to the
hospital.
BY noon the TRANSMISSION had
been completed and Nordstrom
was reported as showing some
improvement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
Marriage
(;;cen1e,

Marriage license applications
were received Tuesday BY County
Auditor 5. Clifford Davis from
the following: Marion D Thrasher.
-. and Betty Louise Cruchon. -.
both Of 1923 No. Winn.fred II /.
Matt Kaponich. q. Of 1913 So c
st. and julia Farley, 20. Of s605
So. . st. Willard y. Psnchot. p
Fort Lewis. and Lillian r. Thun.
Ri 3. Puyallup: Clarence ". Tay-
Tor. Is. RI. Z. Box 703. and Vivian
d. KampbeI. %. OF 1922 So. 43d
st: Francis Ross. q. Seattle. and
Edna c. Freduckson. Is. Long
branch. Hans Hansen. 20. False
Pass. Alaska. and Harriet f. Dick
erson. 25. Of 904 So. Tacoma
ave. Earl Han. So, OF 3l4 Ia. 10Th
st. and Sylvia Jones. IS. Of Ri. 3.
Box POSE. Jesse L. Smith. %. USS
California. and Loris F. Pomeroy.
is. OF 1921 No. Cove st. Ernest r.
Myers. %. Of 2s14 SO. 9th st. and
Viola NJ Hanson. 21. Of 3sl4 So.
Park ave; Vernon l.. Priest %.
Fort Lewis. and Barbara J. Vars.
is. Santa Barbara, Calf: Alva c
Miller, "a, Fort Lewis. and Jennie
Kssselder, 81. of l01s So. 4th st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
BY United Press

Rep. Philip A. Bennett. r. Mo,
charged the house judiciary COM
mittee had quietly put to sleep"
a bill TO compel labor organiza-
tons TO file periodic financial re-
ports, designed to check racketeer-
ing among certain labor leaders.
and asked cooperation Of Secre-
tary of Labor Frances Perkins in
securing its enactment.
Minister of Justice Limo Corne 10
and Sen. Manchego Munoz duelled
in Lima, Peru, over the merits OF
Charlie Chaplin's movie. The
Great Dictator" Using pistols,
neither was hurt.
George Hopkins. who sat atop
Devils Tower until rescued. made
Ia parachute jumps at Rapid City.
s. d, In his attempt TO break the
one-day record of 81. and then
WAS halted by cuts and bruises.