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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
COUNTER ATTACK
 OF REDS MOVES
Dispatches From HeIsinki Say Present Nazi Posi-
 ton Is Serious

Stockholm, Oct. I-(UP)-News- paper dispatches from Finland to- day quoted Helsinki correspondents that the Russians had recaptured a town on the Leningrad front in a major counter-attack and were counter attacking in other sectors in combined infantry, tank, air. plane and artillery actions.
 The dispatches said the Germans had stopped the big counter drive and seemed masters of the situa- tion," but their position was serious because of the other attacks.
 Dagens Nyheter, in a special dis patch, called the big Russian coun- ter-attack partly successful" quot ing the Helsinki correspondents.
 It said that Russian troops of the Leningrad garrison, advancing under cover of a great artillery narrage and led by heavy and medium tanks, drove wedge through the German lines and cap- tured the town.
 Russian infantry, following the tanks, consolidated the initial" success, the newspaper said.
 It said extensive German mine fields eventually" slowed the Rus sian drive mad that many Russian tanks were blown up.
 The Germans, 1t was said, cut of some Russian tanks in fierce cour. ter-attacks by tanks and infantry supported by stuka dive-bombing planes.
 The dispatch added that a gig antic tank battle was now raging near the town XXX" It was in- dicated that this was the town which the Russians recaptured.
 Some Russian tank units, which lost contact with the main body, were forced to continue eastward" the dispatch said--apparently indi- eating that the Russian drive was toward the east and that the Rus sians were trying to drive through the entire German forces east of Leningrad.
 The dispatch said the Russians were using infantry forces in their counter attacks and their airplanes were engaging in what had develop ed into a gigantic battle"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01

cross the field when completed, to permit multiple landings of all types of planes-including the B.19-from any direction. Each runway will be a mile or more long. with a 150- foot paved center strip, fanked by 75-foot oil and 50-foot gravel shoulders.
 Landings and instrument flights are unhampered, for tallest struc- ture in a two-mile radius is the fields own radio tower, located some distance away.
 A single hangar, just completed, will provide storage space for most of the 60-odd planes, SO per cent bombers, being based at Geiger, as well as a machine shop and field office.
 BOMBING CREWS
 PRACTICE AT BASE
 Bombing crews based at Geiger will make night reconnaissance flights to the coast and back and practice their aim on nearby range with 100-lb. sand-filled duds.
 The base was named. over pro- tests of Spokane citizens, for Maj. Harold Geiger. New Jersey avia- tor killed in 1927 plane crash. Lo- cal residents. who originally called 1t Sunset Field, wanted 1t named
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
.lOO-YEAR PEACE PLAN PROPOSED
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The defeat of the totalitarian powers Is part of our national pol acy "that NaziiSm will be de- Heated I have no doubt"
 We are now contributing only a part of our share to defeat the axis --"we must do more than that. We must do our full share, and more, Co guarantee that the sea lanes shall be kept clear of pirates in the future"
 The American people, Knox said. must be aroused" to the urgency Of tln situation and brought to the point of making the necessary Sacrt~ fces to defeat Hitler so that the ''grander, nobler concept that lies beyond 6 military victory" can be achieved.
 "That we shall proceed from one measure to another until we have taken adequate steps to bring de- feat to the legionS of Hitler and his satellites in Italy and Japan, I have no doubt" he said. But this Is ansufglcient If we are to do our part to establish & rule of law as con- tragted with the rule of men in in- ternational affairs. The ultimate de. feat of Hitler and the reestabliSh- ment of international law 90 to- Rether
 under modern mechanized con- dSt.ors industrial power is a far greater factor than ever before. And we have that power and we are harnessing 1t for the defeat of the Nazis.
 we are already sweeping the German pirates from the north At 1antic, and bringing to England the products of the arsenal we have set up here. In the long run this ad- vantage of sea power, and sea power alone, will be decisive. We will keep the see lanes open; we will keep those lanes open wherever they may lead, to the nd that totalitarianism &hall b defeated, and the principle of free governments of free peoples shall be preserved"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
New Scovill Machine
 Only One In America
Junghans Continuous Caster Produces Quarter of a
 Million Pounds of Metal Daily n.

The Junghans Continuous Cast 1nn Machine at the Scovill Manu- Recurring Company, capable of pro- Nuning quarter of a million pounds of metal in 24 hours and the only successfully operating contin- uoNs casting machine for non-fer- eOus alloys, is the first one put to work in America, the Scovill Bulle- lir reported this morning.
 A prominent place in the history uk the 9covill Manufacturing Com" nany belongs to efforts and success en this company made in finding and installing process for the con. tinuous casting of metal. For years 0covill engineers worked on meth ods Of continuous casting, examin- iiAR any number of processes that were discovered and discarding tnem as unsuitable for industrial NHa. m 1886 Scovill engineers heard encouraging reports about a process being used in Germany. So Ed Wolff end Dick Jeter went abroad to in- Noetlgete.
 on their arrival they found all &hm reports to be true. Soon three Herman technicianS arrived in Wa &NNbury to set up Q JunghanS Con- t'nuous Casting Machine and to in- Hlkuct Scovill workers in its opera 1Ibn. Parts of the machine that could not be built here were bought sn Germany and shipped to Water bury. Now Scovill has shop license fnr the Jtlnghans Method of cast Ang.
 knS Scovill Junghans machine was the first outside of Germany. xt "a capable of producing a quarter of Q million pounds of metal In "A hours and 1t is the only successfully 0peratinl continuous casting ma Ghlne for rlon-ferrous alloys, The sJsinghans Machine increases pro- duction by eliminating waste
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
AGREEMENT IN
 LABOR DISPUTE

Salem, Mass, Oct. 1-(UP)-Bus- mess agent Arnold J. Gallagher of the textile workers union of Amer ica (CIO) said today that agree ments had been signed promising . union shop and wage increases for 5000 workers in the Pequot Mills here and at the Danvers bleachery in Peabody. both operated by the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Go.
 He said wage increases at the mills, the nations largest sheeting plant, were 10 per cent and at the bleachery, g to IT per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
FORMER EMPLOYE
 HELD FOR THEFT

LeominsteF, Mass. Oct. i-lUpl-- 0ner D. Desrocher. %, Of Leomin. ster, . discharged accountant waived examination ia district court today on a charge of stealing ei2o00 from the Pyrotex Leather Go. and vas held in 5000 bail for the grand jury. Ball was not furnished immediately.
 DesFocheF. employed by the firm a0g three years, was eeinod in Wore easser earlier an the day after an gli~ dilor allegedly discovered irregular itles in company books. pesFoeher was discharged tNo weeks agA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01

through scrap losses.
 When the present war broke out, @ Junghans Machine was being de- livered to England but the shipment of parts was stopped when hostili- ties began. The missing pieces were made by Scovill and other Ynanu- lecturers in this country using The Scovill machine as model. An enc gineer trained on the Scovill ma- chine went to England to supervise the construction and to show the English how to operate 1t. It is now in successful production. Several Junghans Continuous Casting Ma chimes are on order for use in new Defense Plants in this country thanks to Scovill's foresight in bringing to America the only eco- romicG,,-.y successful continuous casting process yet discovered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01

DAeSSIHkS or rEee ETeSS
 T trust as a result of the forth coming observance that Americans everywhere will have renewed sense of the incalculable blessing which free press confers. It must be maintained against all as- SaultS."
 The Presidents statement was re- leased by the National Newspaper Week Committee of the Newspaper Association Managers, which is Spon- soring educational programs in B. 900 communities of the nation, start- ing today, on the theme The News paper Lights the Way of Free dom."
 Observance of the week will in- clude visits to newspaper plants, civic club meetings on the subject of the press, newspaper exhibits, essay contests, and advertisements, speeches, editorials and news stories on the part played by newspapers in the country's life and national defense.
 Press Praised
 Many prominent persons paid tri- bute to the press in statements Secretary of State Cordell Hull said "A free and informed press is es- sential to a successful program for national defense"
 Knowledge of the facts" Hull said, lis indispensable to the exist ence in this country of an enlight- ened public opinion which in c democracy like ours Is the greatest safeguard in the formulation and execution of domestic and foreign policies"
 Stimson Joins Praise
 Secretary of War Henry L. Stim- son expressed high opinion of the part which the newspapers of the country can and are taking in the national defense effort" He said newspaper men carried "a graver responsibility than almost any other group" and added that their con- tributionS ito the life and thought of our nation are among the great est safeguards for the security and well-being of America"
 District Attorney Thomas E.. Dewey of New York said newspapers were "the only medium exposing organized crime" and Walter D. Fuller. president of the National Association of Manufacturers, char acterized the press, as "a bulwark of democracy" which had demon. strated in the current emergency "its versatility and capacity for public service by adapting its fa- cilities to the nations defense needs"
 Newspaper Boy Day
 Saturday, October 4, will be Na- tional Newspaper Boy Day, spon- sored by the International Circu- lation Managers Association. Men in all walks of life contributed state- ments in praise of carrier boys, among them:
 Gen. George c. Marshall, chief of staff of the United States army: "No group of boys represents more truly the typical American qualities of alertness and initiative"
 Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations: T know of no better way to build reliability into the character of boy than by his performing the many and varied duties of newspaper carrier-sales- man."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
NAZI CASUALTIES
 REPORTED HEAVY
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and motorcycles and quantities of artillery shells and machine gun and rifle cartridges.
 It was indicated that the Ger man operation was made in an att tempt to stop the persistent Rus sian counter-drives in the area.
 Front dispatches said that Mar shal Semyon Timoshenko. com manding the Russian central army, had now extended his counter-of- fensive along front of more than 200 miles and that he was attack ing all the way from north of the Yartsevo sector, near smolensk, to south of 0omei.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01

for a northwest man, but found they had no dead army hero to fill the bill.
 Construction of the air base rivals any records set on defense jobs across the nation, but has had its share of trouble as well. There was the lawsuit brought by a turkey farm owner who feared the roar oi the bombers would scare his birds to death, for instance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
IS EPILEPSY INHERITED?
 CAN IT BE CURED?

A booklet containing the opinions of famous doctors on this interest. ing subject will be sent FREE, while they last, to any reader kSs Fifth Avenue, New York. ". T., Don't. M lf6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01

were casualties in two hotels anc a newspaper plant, and some were trapped in a bombed boarding house It was indicated that some casual ties were caused when bombs crashed in the streets as many persons were going home from shows.
 Aviation quarters pointed out that London had not been bombed heav- fly in more than four months. There had not even been an air raid alarm in more than two months, since July 27, and that was the first one in month. During the last five months there had been 20 "alerts". In Sep tember, 1904, London had 1l3 air raid alarms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
SKI COACH

Henry Fonda. an expert skiier, personally taught Barbara Stan. wyck, c novice. how to conduct heF- saif on skis for snow scenes in Co., luinbia's comedy. You Belong Tu Me" produced and directed by Wes- ley Russlss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
Service Of U. S.. Press Wins Praise

York Oct 1-(UP-Presiden tiona Newspaper Week. Oct 1S of all Americans tain perpuate the priceless heritage Q pre"
 he maintenance unfettered pEess guided by and public welfare" the President sa "s obligation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
INFANT auFFoCATEn

Bridgeport, Conn. Oct l--(UPl-- I'w0-naonth-old AzarE0 King was suffocalsd late yesterday When she became entaneled in the covering |on her crib.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
BY JACK GAMBLE NEA Service Staff COrregpOnderl

Spokane was Sept smelling out 5O00oo0 of his build waysde service station" for Army plane United States and Alaska The air base Coasts Field Spokane head
 quarters the Second Air Force . less than 1000 me forese here are only four eight from ska
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
MEET IN IRELAND

Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Oct. l-(UP)-Melvyn Oakes, 50, of North Woodstock, N. IT., and his son, Sheldon Oakes, 2s, of Dorches. ter, Mass, met here today for the first time in five yeax9. Both are employed as technical workers. They met on bus after the father, who arrived in Londonderry first had gone to 8 pier to witness arrival of a new contingent of workers from America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01

Shanghai may control rickshaw pullers, who are snarling trafiic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01

Fire has 6 shortage of jam jars and milk bottles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
BRITISH BLAST
 STETTIN AGAIN

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-01
POLICE LAUNCH
 RAIDSON BULCARS

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26

the first time since he left the
Porter place. There also was grass
for Bobby.
The next night Meeker camped
on the Yakima plateau. Planning
an early start he was up at day.
light to discover that Bobby had
slipped his hobbies and was no.
where in sight
Meeker finally discovered him
but couldn't get close enough to
reach the halter. He finally got
close enough to grab his tail and
for an hour man and pony gall
Hoped around among the sage
brush. Bobby finally gave up the
struggle and was led back 10
camp after several hours lost
time.
Another days travel brought
Meeker to the Columbia river.
Crossing on n ferry he learned
that his party was camped
few miles away. Soon there
was n joyous meeting with his
father and Oliver. Then, look
Ing for his mother, Meeker
learned that she and another
woman Of the party were In
two graves beside the Oregon
trail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26
Workers Await
Court Decision

OLYMPIA-Some 1000 workers
in Washington are watching for
state supreme court decision
which will rule whether or not
they are eligible for unemploy-
ment compensation if they lose
their jobs.
They work In some 200
plants about the state which
are under dual control-in
other words, controlled by
capitalists who also own other
plants. the total payrolls of
which have more than eight
employees on them.
The law has been changed so
the unemployment tax is levied on
all employers OF one or more per-
sons since the suit was filed, but
the case is important since 1t
might require the state to refund
some 81, 500, 900 if it loses.
The case was appealed by F. f.
LANCER, Port Orchard, president of
the kitsap county bank. He also
owns a controlling interest in
Poulsbo bank. The state held him
liable to the tax since the pay
rolls of the two institutions to-
tailed more than eight employees.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26
Plans to Purchase
Power Firm Lao

OLYMPIA - Negotiations have
begged down for purchase Of
Puget Sound Power & Light Co =
holdings in Washington BY public
utility districts. DR.. Carl p
Thompson. public power proron-
ent. declares
Thompson announced a state
convention would be held in Au-
gust beginning at Grand Coulee,
where members OF public owner
ship leagues will convene for one
day. The second days meeting will
be IN Tacoma.
A pre-convention meeting will
be held next Sunday at Clear lake
near Everett.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26
Pensioners Win
Suit in Court
Social Security
Dept. Loses Cose

OLYMPIA optometrists and
drugless physicians legally are
doctors and old age pensioners arc
entitled TO 90 20 them for free
care at the states expense the
same as 10 other doctors. Superior
Judge ID. r. Wright ruled here.
He sustained suits by Lydia c.
o'Neil and Jack Martin. Olympia,
against q social security depart
ment order refusing 10 approve
those two professions as eligible
to treat pensioners under initia-
tive 141.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26
Fruiiland GRANGE
Picnic on Sunday

The Fruitland Grange will stage
its annual picnic Sunday al
Sutherland's resort on Five Mile
lake. Coffee, lemonade and ice
cream will be furnished.
Donald kessler, Frank Berg
and Harland Williams will be in
charge of games and contests. and
Ruth Litton will distribute the
prizes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26
War in Europe
A Year Ago
July rs, l940

Britain expected 70 extend the
blockade 10 SPAN and Portugal
soon.
President Roosevelt prohibited
the export Of oil and scrap metal
except under special license.
Italy announced the loss Of
submarine.
British liner Lancashire, 16.243
tons. sunk by bombs off st. Ma
zaire. France. with heavy loss Of
life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26
Big-Footed Selectee
Causes Army Trouble

LAFAYETTE, Cal.-Uncle Sam
will not get full years service
from Pvt. Roy Mangini during his
year in the army. Msngini wears
a 1871 shoe and the army had TO
let him loaf until a pair Of shoes
that size could be obtained.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26
Portland Firm Low

The Portland Gas * Coke COM
pany of Portland, Ore, Thursday
was apparent low bidder for 5000
tons of coal for Fort Lewis with
bid of $3.50 a ton. the quarter
master supply officer at Fort Ma
son, Cal, announced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26

uuNh.
Through the narrow valley the
trail followed the White river and
then took sudden ascent to an
elevation Of about a thousand feet
above the stream. Experienced
trailer as he was, Meeker could not
understand how those first home
seekers over Naches the previous
year had brought their wagons
over that narrow. rough road.
Meeker was making long strides
up the trail when the pack pony,
named Bobby, loaned him by Jona-
than McCarty. suddenly stopped,
pricked up his ears and with
lunge that nearly jerked the halter
rope out OF Meeker's hand, at
tempted to turn back down the
trail.
As he quieted the pony
Meeker noticed movement
In the brush that covered the
trail ahead and In a moment
there appeared three women
and eight children. Clothing
of the women was soiled and
worn; the children were In
rags and barefooted.
For Meeker il was a startling
and unbelievable situation; for the
women 1t was a joyous revelation
that they were nearing the end of
the journey. They explained that
the cattle in their train had be-
come so exhausted that they were
compelled TO abandon most Of
them and all but one wagon which
was following behind with the rest
of the party. They said they had
been without food for twenty hours
except for the berries and roots
they found along the trail.
The chief concern of the women
was how much farther they would
have TO go TO find food Meeker
directed them to the Porter place
and then opened his bag Of hard |
tack and took out eleven precious |
biscuits, knowing that he might |
have to go hungry himself before |
he could obtain more food. How |
they grabbed for and devoured the |
hard biscuits can better be mag
ined than described. That was the
last food they had until they
reached Porters place the next
day.
That night as he made camp /
Meeker found that Bobby, deprived .
of food except the sparse grass
and browse along the trail, was
beginning TO rebel. He didn't like /
the cold night on the mountain, |
either. and just as Meeker fastened |
the last pack strap, Bobby gave
a jump and started back down the |
trail.
Meeker followed but couldn't
get within reaching distance
until Bobby slowed down for
bite OF grass. That gave
Meeker time To catch up and
grab Bobby's tail. In that way
they went down he mountain
much faster than they had
come up.
They finally came to a steep.
sharp turn in the trail where
Bobby was compelled TO slow down
and Meeker was able to get hold
Of the halter.
Meeker took the episode merely
as a difference OF opinion between
two partners. He waited few
minutes while he and Bobby got
their wind and then resumed the
journey.
The days that followed were
routine hardships with narrow
escapes on the slippery rocks Of
the river. scant food for man and
pony. and shivering through the
cold nights.
II was a welcome sight as they
came down the Naches river late
one evening TO discover a camp Of
several wagons. There, for the first
time in four days Meeker had
warm meal with fresh meat and
hot coffee. He had an extra blan-
ket that night and slept warm for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26
By e. T. SHORT

Few Of the pioneers the bound trail experienced
greater hardhps than did Ezra Meeker when he started
over Naches pass to guide his people Puget Sound.
few minutes after he left Allen Porers place the White
river the trail took him into forest dense that
places the penetrated and noontme seemed like
dusk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26
Ragged Homeseekers on Naches
Trail Eat Meeker's Biscuits
Search for divers Troin Brings
Hordships and New Experiences

Editors Noe-Th i a n M
xapent fuaup
Meeker
Neeker fusalup will
include references TO oth particularly Claus >psek the nFar
large Industry In valley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-26
Aunt Het

They shouldn't coll it O
porty when folks like thot oct
together for bridge. They
don't pIoy bridge; they work
of il.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04
BOXING AND MAT
 REGULATIONSTO BE CLARIFIED
Battle Royals" Female WrestIers, Team Bouts
 Ruled Out By COskey

Hartford, Conn, Nov. 4-(UP)-- State Athletic Commissioner Frank S. Ccskey was understood today to be preparing new rules for the regu- lataon of boxing and wrestling in Connecticut.
 Commissioner Coskey, eiated by the opinion from Attorney General Francis A. Pallottl upholding his ban on team wrestling" was re- ported considering changes in the boxing wrestling rules which would forbid any 'loop-holes."
 It was understood Coskey was pre- pairing . rule whereby wrestlers would be limited to two in 6 ring at one time. The rule would specify that the contestants be males, thus doing away with female wrestiers safeRuards also. would be inserted against mud wrestling, and other auxiliary forms of "teanl wrestling
 A penalty of S20O for violation oi the rule was being considered.
 The boxing rules also may be changed in similar fashion tc prevent any mass boxing bouts ir the future.
 The rule changes, when complet- cd. will be presented to Gov. Hurley for approval and signature. They were prompted by the defiance oi the commissioner by General Man. ager Nathan podoloff of the New Haven Arena, who staged Q "tean wrestling" bout despite lack of sar1c' tion from Coskey.
 Podoloffs boxing and wrestling license was revoked as result.