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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22
MALAYA IN STILL
 BADDANCER SPOT
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 have been sent here had gone to Russia and Libya, playing Q large part in the successful campaigns on those fronts.
 The Japanese advance toward Ipoh was regarded here as possibly the most critical immediate threat, Al- though the airplane distance from Kuala Kangsar to Ipoh is i6 miles the distance by railroad and high- ways Is 90 miles.
 Loss of Ipoh would establish the Japanese in command of a key com- minications point connected with the south by a network of good roads and railroads.
 With Navnl Necessary
 The withdrawal in KelantaIi prov- inc c was not regarded as particular ly surprising since the wild country there is not suited to Q firm defense, A Malaya command communique said the east coast operation was ore dered because the loss of airdrome facilities at Kota Bharu, to the north, had made communications vulner- able.
 The operation, involving series of carefully co-ordinaSed movements by night, has been successfully car- ried out by the military commander concerned.
 Tn the last few days the enemy's land and air forces attempted to in- terfere with the withdrawal.
 Despite this the greater part of the force and the majority of stores and equipment have been brought out"
 CThis left 1t open to speculation whether part of the empire force had been trapped).
 On the west coast, where the en- pire forces had formed their new line based on the Kuala Kangsar area, the Japanese sought to send endorsements by raft down the Perak river, which flows southward through this region.
 A comu1unique said that the inn- periaI troops had infected heavy casualties on the Japanese who tried this Tnaneuver.
 Fighting centered in the Lenggong area, on the river 26 miles south of Crlk.
 1t was indicated here that the first pitched battle would be fought soon on the new empire line, which nov extends roughly in @ westward ~east- ward direction across the paallnaulnl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22
SOLDIERS GUARD
 ONE SHEPPARD
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The union and army and navy og- ficialS disagreed on tho number of strikers. Union officials said that more than 300 men had left their posts and more were coming out hourly. Government officials said less than 100 were out and com- pany executives had assured them that the yards were operating nor. lnaily.
 The welders voted to picket the yards of Todd California, Richmond shlpbuilding, Pacific Bridge com- pany and Western Pipe and Steel O., where they claimed, their mem- bers had been locked out" because Of AFL pressure. AFL unions hold closed shop contracts at the yards
 Police, fearing they might be un- able to cope with the situation, asked Rear Admiral John Wills dreenslade, commandant of the 18th naval district, to provide troops to prevent riotous picket lines keep- ing men who wanted to work from doing SO.
 Within 8 few minutes after picket lines were established at the Ala meda plant of the Pacific Bridge company, a detachment of mar. ines appeared at the main gates.e
 They were relieved later by 93 regular army troops from San Fran- cisco.
 The pickets dispersed when the soldiers appeared, but the union threatened to reestablish them there and to set Up lines at the other three bay shipyards and the troops were held in readiness.
 The Oakland and San Francisco memberships of the union had vot- cd the strike.
 The Los Angeles local of the union said that more than $50 of It's mem- bers had left the California Ship- building and the Consolidated yards there but it did not set up picket lines and announced its members simply were quitting and going to find jobs where they didn't have to pay dues to the AFL."
 The welders here sent a telegram to Admiral Greenslade reiterating their willingness to return to work if free from AFL control.
 The welderS seek an autonomous union. They are now compelled, in industries which have the closed shop, to belong to the AFL affiliate which holds the closed shop con- tract. Some of the members of the ilnaffiliated welders union have re- fused to pay dues to the AFL union to which they are required to be- long. This has caused the union to require the employer to dismiss the workers, as, under the closed shop contracts, all employees must be members of that union in good standing.
 The strike was Of profound inc portance to the war effort. Welders are key craftsmen in ship building. shipyaras cannot operate for long without them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22
Secretary Of Navy In
 Report On Submarines
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Do contemplating to protect coast wise chipping which has been opers Ating without convoy. But in Wash- Ingt0n, Secretary of the Navy Prank Knox sAid, tour naval forces have already effectively dealt with sev. eral Japanese submaTlnes"
 Details Guarded
 Guarded by the Navy were do. tails og the fate Of the EmIdio. The last oflciai report waS from tho Coast Guard that sine was sighted nine mile snorth of Cape Mendo. cino riding low in the water. Ht was believed she was in tow en route to an undlsclcged port. Eight sineiis wero fired at the Az. wiworld but all missed. Captain ?. D. doncalves attributed his ships escape to the heavy seas which made the JapS aiSa . little too high"
 If we'd had . gun," he said, there might have been one less submarine. All we had were two pis. tOlg.
 "T1ie submarine appeared suds denly out Of the sunlight ct 2:iB Saturday afternoon. She WaB B0C yards to the west Of IS. She let go ct once with four shots from her deck gIiTi--a fivestneheF. These shots were fired from the almost polnbs blank range of 500 yards. They TniGsed because cf heavy seas.
 "ghe fired four more shots but they were pretty wild. The first shots however, were 90 close they Bplash~ cd water on our deck"
 He said the tanker was broadside to the submarine when the first shot was fired. He ran to the bridge and began series Of maneuyers k escape. xTSt VIC swung the ship dt Tectly toward tho submarine, then as teh second shot came over, swtlne t around to present it's stern to the enemy.
 '"rhe sub didn't chase us into port exactly" he said. We zig-zag- ged around, Hnaneuvering always k present teh smallest target possible. The sub circled and doged; trying to get broadside of us again, but never succeeded. As we neared land and the sub fired the last of It's eight shots, 1t quickly submerged. The en. gagement lasted about l4 minutes" !"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22
PRE-CHRISTMAS RUSH IN STORES
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 Railroad and bus companies are ready for record-breaking tkrOngs of travellers over the holidays, many of them soldiers bound homeward or camp ward. The city's churches have completed plans for special musical programs ct Christmas serv Ices Thursday.
 Food Stores Rushed
 Food stores today began to feel the holiday rush. Turkeys and all the holiday delicacies were in great demand. Much greater demands are expected tomorrow and "Wednesday.
 For the accommodation of Christ mas shoppers, stores will be open until 9 o'clock tonight and tcnor- row night. Wednesday night, Christ mas Eve, the stores wii close at [ D. m.
 ParochIaI school children will be- gin their holidays tomorrow. Public school children ended their classes for the calendar year Friday after- noon.
 The municipal Christmgs tree cgl the Green was lighted for the first time Saturday night. It will he lighted each night from now until New lyear's.
 Dealers reported a nlneable gup- ply of Christmas treea sliu on hand but heavy sales were Eecopded oVef slfe Waaksend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22
American I Tank Units
 n Their First Fight
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nila, where the Japanese are At- tempting Q landing in force.
 under strong naval and air es- cort, 6 fleet of about 90 troopshipS appeared off the west coast of the island of Luzon and soon afterward large nuslber of i50-man barges entered ,ingayen Gulf, attempting landings in the vicinity of Agoo, Some of them succeeded in get- ting ashore.
 "The Japanese force Is estimated ct s0,000 to 100000, from six to eight divisions.
 "The attempted invasion Is being met with fierce resistance by Amer ican and Filipino troops,
 Fighting is continuing near Do. vao on the Island of Mindanao.
 "In other sectors there was re- newed patrol activity.
 "2. There Is nothing to report from other areas"
 Major Smash
 The scope of the Japanese force indicated q major invasion attempt on the main island of Luzon, where principal American Qualifications are concentrated in the vicinity of Ma nlla, Agoo, the port where some Japanese succeeded in landing, ii located on the eastern shore oi Lingayen Gulf.
 This appeared to foreshadow c Japanese effort to march down s wide, relatively flat area toward Manila. The Lingayen Gulf !I linked to Manila by e major high way There are some barriers, how ever, including streams. But Lhii Is the dry season.
 The American and Filipino troops who were described as putting ur fierce resistance" are presumanbly mobile units, inaSFnuch as there arC no fixed defenses in the Ltngayer area. How many of the Japanese have been able to land under cover Of their strong naval and air pro. lection was not disclosed.
 Similarly, there were no details of the progress of the fighting neai Davao, 6 major port on Mindanat Island in the southern part of thu Philippine Archipelago. Davao, cen. ter of the Philippine hemp indus try, has c large Japanese popula' ton estimated ct from 26,000 tC 35,000. Japanese made landing at' tempts there almost ct the outse of the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22
RUSSIANS GET
 DEATH ORDERS
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 Despite the German attempt ct c stand, communIqueB and diSpatches reported an iinbroken succession oi gains from Finland to the sec oS Azov.
 5000 Dead on Field
 Tn the Lake Ladoga area of the Finnish front 1t was asserted, the RuSSianS smashed the iith and 2elst infantry divisions and two regiments of the SA5th infantry divisions, leav. Ing 5000 German dead on the field. The Russians claimed 2i tanks, b0 field guns and great quantities os assorted arms and equipment
 Russian infantry was attacking heavily on the Leningrad front ilfi- der supporting planes.
 In the Tokhyin sector south Of Lenlngrad, the Russians had re. gained more than 100 villages and had driven the Germans back 50 miles.
 The 2ist German divisIon routed in the Volkhov area southwest of ! Tikhvin.
 on the Kalinin part of the front, farther south, the Germans were retreating rapidly still and in tho MozhAisk sector west Of Moscow the Russians claimed an advance ot items of miles 'in recent days.
 Tn the voIokoiamsk area between Kalinin and Mozhaisk the German iith tank division and 3Dth and l00th infantry divisions had been broken. Prisoners were quoted that these divisions had lost Up to Ghree fourth of their strength.
 on the Moscow front as a whole, dispatches said, the Russians took l40 villages Friday alone.
 South of Moscow, the Russians rec captured Tarussa, on the Oka river. 70 miles from the capital, after 0 fierce fight in which the Germans lost 800 killed and abandoned many tanks and field guns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22

or September 1i.
 Earlier tho Navy Departments communiquc No. iA revealed that there were indications Of "eflemy submarine activity of the East coast" and reported details of the sinking Of s. 6. EdImdio and the sehliIng of the 6. 6. Agwl World neas the California coast.
 No Identification
 Knox'S announcement did not Identify tho iA submarines believed to have been sunk or damaged ih tho Atlantic. Most of them pTesuIa- ably were German urdereea raiders, although Italy has boaBted that her submarines are iSa action in the North Atlantic, operating from Channel coast bases.
 Naval analysts believed the Jap. aneSe submarines which Knox said had been effectively dealt with" in the Pacific may have been several Of the 60 or 60 longsTange subs which tho Japanese are believed co have in their fleet Of 60 to 100 uils deFsea craft.
 The navy has been aware for some time that enemy submarine activity in ten near American wa~ ters was impending, Knox said.
 "T'he release Of information Of attacks on our shipping, uiiaccoISl- . panied by information as to what we are doing to protect t, must not be considered by the public aB An indication that the Navy has done nothing about t." he explained.
 "i can assure tho public that the Navy have has already adequately dealt with more than one Bubmay- inc which has sought to make ate tacks on our naval and merchant ships. Immediate announcement Of the strength and disposition of the U. s. Naval forces which are coIn- batting enemy submaries, the meth- ods that we have used and the place and time of our attacks upon them would provide the enemy with mili- tary information which he would dearly love to obtain :" Relentless Hunt
 San Francisco, Dec. 22 = (U.P)-' The Navy pressed today with every facility at it's command-air, slir- face and undersea craft-a relent- less hunt for the enemy submarines which dared to attack American shipping within 20 miles of the Caii- fornia coast.
 The 6,oi2-ton General Petroleum Company tanker Emidio was shelled and torpedOed Saturday 20 miles of Cape Mendccino. 200 miles north of San Francisco, within an hour after the 6,77l-ton tanker AgwiwoTld of the Richfield oil Company was sfeiled 20 miles of Monterey, 60 miles south of San Francisco. un- confirmed were reports of an attack on the Union oil Tanker L.. P. St. Clair, which fled into the mouth of the Columbia river.
 The ErnidAO was damaged severe- iy and it's crew tock to lifebcats, three of which were sunk by the submarine.
 A brief navy colnsnunique said lkile Enldlo had . crew of 64 of which % were missing. but west coast shipping experts saId no tank Ter operating out of Pacific ports carried that large q crew that the usual complement for Q ship of the Eanidio's slze was %. General Pet- foieurn said only i've were nlisalng from the Emidio.
 The Navy made no announcement ol what it va doing to track down the submarines, which it presumed were Japnneeo. xihowIse 1haxa were Np sHalsatlona what al C mlHnl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22
CITY SEWAGE
 SYSTEM SURVEY

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Continued from Page D was halted when 1t was found tha' the riparian rights Of the Platt Bros co. hsd been violated. The city stiL pays damages annually to the com. pany.
 The city's health ofIlcer, pr. Ed. ward ]. Godfrey. has long advocated sewage disposal plant. However the war emergency has delayed al such capital projects and plans ioi the plant viii now be held up unti @fter the war.
 The engineering bureaus survey is expected to provide definite in- formation on which tho city car base Us plans. Then. when the post. war era comes. Waterbury will bs ready to so ahead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22
LOST BRITISH
 COLUMN IS FOUND
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tContinued from Page p the coast road, but tho Host" col- umfl, flaming out deep into Tripoii- tania toward Tripoli, formed the westward side of large trap from which it appeared the enemy could not escape. British patrols were re. ported to have cut the main road In the vicinity of Ill Agheila, on the Tripolitania- Cyrenaican border.
 The 'iost' columns advance was the greatest since the start of the Libyan campaign. In the last Britt ish offensive before the fall ot Greece and Crete, e British patrol under Cen. Sir, Archibald Wavell reached Agedabia, 27b miles south of Benghazi.
 The Host" column was said to have opened 6 surprise attack upon on enemy airdrome and forced lt Into submission.
 "No less than 24 German and Italian aircraft were destroyed on the ground, and bombs demolished the entire garrison which outhufl- bered the raiders six to one," the communique said.
 Tn the north, meanwhile, British mobile columns weg moving in for the attack on Benghazi, main Axis base on the coast to which reln- forcements and equipment had been shipped after the fall of Crete.
 The momentum of the British sweep indicated that the African imperial forces were determined to push westward to Tripoli and wipo out the last remnants of the Axis forces in Libya.
 Press Back Axis
 The push on BenghaA, general headQuarters said, was through and south Of the JObel El Achdar area in northwestern Cyrenaica. T c British pressed back Axis forees holding covering poSltlons east soS Benghasl, tho fall of which ap- pear6d to be . matter of days.
 "Further columns operated against enemy forces which were withdraw ing southwArd toward Jedabiya t00 miles south of BenghAzi)," the coFn- munique said.
 Adverse weather conditions ham, pered operations on, both sides, par- ticularly in the air,
 Nevertheless, our air forces again reaped c rich reward from exten- SiVe action against concentrations Of enemy mechanical transports on roads and tracks along the sea- board" 1t said.
 one British mechanlzed patrol, operating more than 160 miles into T'ripolitania in western Libya a,few days ago, launched q surprise at- tack against an enemy airdronne.
 NO less than 24 German and 1tal- ian aircraft were destroyed on the ground and bombs demolished tho entire garrison which outnuEnbered the raiders six to one."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22
LASKAS PAYS OFF
 CHURCH MORTGAGE
Greek ParishiOners Told of S2,OOO Gift at Annual.
 Meeting Sunday

The $2,0oO second mortgage on the Holy Trinity Hellenic Orthodox Church, held by Peter N. Laskas, has been donated to the church by the holder. 1t was revealed at last eve- nlng's annual meeting of Greek pa4shtonerS.
 Rev. John Bersentes. pastor. pre-. sided ct the brief ceremony at which the mortgage was burned. A tiriafl. lmous vote of thanks was accorded Mir. LaskaS ct the meeting.
 Election of officers followed and Mr. Laskas was named president Harry Kalamarides viee-president Gus PaganiAS secretary, Michael Leon treasurer, and Peter Couki and Peter TataliaS directors.
 A special parish meeting will Dc held January { when members VIII Do urged to buy national defense bonds. A special committee will ther be appointed to stage the bond drive
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22

When trafiic is heavy and nov. ing on the downgrade, many mo. torlsts leave their cars in high gear despite frequent stopping. It iS q better plan to operate in see- ond gear because it offers more ef- fectlVe braking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-22

On his elsffy-shird birthday. aa chenn5l. posIma6ter of Dundee South Africa handlod all tle maf N4 usual.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16
s. Il. Augusta News

ii. spent Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. julius oelke.
Mr. and Mrs. Ormund Minick and
sons. willis visited their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Eika and Doris
Sunday afternoon and Monday
evening
Mrs. Anthony Ross visited How
ard Fienauer, Oakyille, Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cox, Milan.
spent Saturday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs julius Oelke.
James Bunton, Willis, was a bus
mess caller at the Ray Meyer home
Thursday.
Mrs. Albert Elka and Mrs. An
thony Koss spent Tuesday eve
ming with Mrs. Ormund Minick
and sons, Willis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Koss spent
Saturday in Detroit. They visited
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Seleske and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Rozycki.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Cox. Plat,
were supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Vogler and daughter
Jean.
Mrs. Jessie Clymer and son
Webb were Sunday supper guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith and
son Herbie
Henry Strub. Detroit. spent
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Elka and Doris.
John Kluska was taken TO Boyer
Hospital for an emergency appen-
dectomy Sunday.
Miss Doris Elka spent Thursday
with Miss Isabel Fallet, Oakville.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Elka spent
Friday in Flint. They visited Sam
uel Mclaughlin, Mrs. George Rad
Ok Milan, accompanied them to
Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Huthner and
family. Cherry Hill, visited her
sister, Mr., and Mrs Ray Meyers.
Miss Grace Stodler Monroe.
spent Thursday with Miss Doris
Elka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cox, De-
troit, spent Sunday with Mrs. Mirty
Kinnicutt.
Mrs. Carl Elka spent Saturday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Moraw-
ski. Terry Rid.
Mrs. Erwin Jacob and daughter
| Doris and Mrs. Kenneth Jacob.
Mooreyille. visited Mr.. and Mrs
w. w. Hardy and family Sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16
rHURsoAY

Ladies' Aid held their first meeting
Wednesday in the newly built
church basement. An excellent
dinner was served al noon.
After the neal. a business meet
ing was held 4 financial report
was given by the secretary and all
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16

bills are paid TO date but the fur.
mace and that is under contract. II
is hoped the basement may be fin.
ished and work started on the au.
dltorlum IN the nea future.
After the business meeting an
election OF officers for the coming
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16

Using chairman and Mfs Roth
Bodley, sympathy and RELIEF
The oaicial board Viii meet We'd.
nesday az the home 90 N-- Lotto
fowler 90 select an cntefa um,nt
chairman foi each monthly meet
ing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16

year was held Those elected
were Mrs. Lot,ie fowler, presi
dent. Mrs Lloyd Hansen. vice
president. Mrs. Ida Lamkln. treas
urer. Mrs. Lucy LAmkIu, secrc-
tary Ms Helen Dexter. pianist.
Mrs Emma Nedde buy chair.
man, Mrs AmS BeNeridge. adyer-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16
Extension Club Meet,

Mrs. Charles Freeman, Mrs.
Frank Dixon. Mrs. Murray Fishbeck
and Mrs. Albert Staebler attended
the North Superior Extension meet
ing at the home OF Mrs. Glen Bis
sell In Dixboro Friday. After a CO.
operative dinner the lesson on
Modern Dress Finishes was given
by the leaders. The group meets
again on Feb. rs with Mrs. Free
man.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16
surprIse Party Given

Some OF the neighbors OF the
Marry sisters gave them surprise
party Saturday night. Three ia
bles of euchre were played. prizes
being won by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Shrader. Mrs Albert Staebler and
Mrs. Daniel Patrick. A cooperative
lunch was enjoyed after a very
pleasant evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16
FraimS Lake
ARsoR FARMERS CLUB

MEETS A LETTER HOME
e Frains Lake. Mich, Jan. 1.-THE
Arbor Farmers Club met with Mr..
and Mrs. William letter at their
newly remodeled home on Plym-
outh Rd Wednesday, Thee were
20 members present and delicious
roast pork dinner was served by
the men with Herman Staebler as
chairman OF dinner committee.
Cards were enjoyed in the after
noon, there being eight tables in
play. There will be another dinner
meeting in February with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. L. Martin, Warren Rd.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16
Pedro Club Meets

The Frains Lake Pedro Club met
with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Free
man. Melvin Shumaker showed
some moving pictures OF his deer
hunting trip and OF local places.
Prizes were won by Mrs. Daniel
Patrick and Clinton LeForge and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert StaeblCi.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16
Motion Pictures Shown

The Parent Teachers Association
met at the school house Friday
night There was a large crowd
present and Melvin Shumaker
showed several reels OF motion pic
lures.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-16
DEFEAT PORTAGE LAKE

Houghton, Jan 16-AP-Paines-
dale pulled within two points OF
'econd place in the Northern Mich
igan Hockey League Wednesday
night by defeating Portage Lake,
5 to 4.
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Attend District Rallv

Myrna Patrick, Joan. Douglas and
Donald Huebler, and Melvyn Stae.
bier went to Stony Greek Church
Sunday evening to attend an Ep.
worth League district rally.