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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
RETREATTNC AXIS
 FORCES TRAPPED
British Catch Main Body 100 Miles South of
 Benghazi

Cairo, Dec. 27-(UP) British Im- perials pursuing retreating Axis forces to prevent their escape into Tripolitania have caught up with the main body of the enemy about 100 miles south of Benghazi, British general headquarters for the middle east said today.
 The Axis positions were being shelled, 1t said.
 The British were continuing to bring prisoners in from the field and Q communique said q large enemy 1aRnisiOns @ump h@G 6een captured.
 1In New York the Columbia Broadcasting system heard the British Radio broadcast that asapart of the etfort to contain the retreat- ing enemy forces, one British column had advanced 100 miles Into Tripoli- tania.)
 Despite very bad going as result of rain which slowed down the speed of sur advance during the last two or three days our forces A4VW Wk0 &kAk Ac0AAAB yAAS gAaSAAAy AsAeAAA forces in the Jedabiya area (o0 miles south os Benghazi)," the headquar. tcrs ccsnTnnnique said.
 "Yesterday our artillery success fully shelled enemy motor transport columns on the main road north and south of Jedabiya."
 The comlnunique said south oi Benghazi rnopping up operations were proceeding. Many small bodies of the snelny were cleared up be- twen Benghazl and Ghemines and 6louch, the conynunique said, add. ing that Q few hundred more pris- oners were taken and a large muni- tiors dump wes captured.
 The Royal Air force continued tc make heavy attacks on transport columns, troop concentrations and arnnored vehicles In the vicinity oi Jedabiya.
 (A United Press dispatch from Tunis said that according to French military ohsoryoFa, a strong Italian German column Was landed recent. ly at Tripoli and WIS heading to.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
Father of Groom
 Dies, Suddnly

A few minutes after leaving st. Afargareps church, where he had witnessed his sons wed- ding this morning, David Attig, ST., B1, of Harrisburg, Pa, was seized with . heart attack and died before medical aid could be summoned. Members of the Are departments emergency cFew worked in Q vain effort to fesuscltate Mfr. Attig.
 Mfr. Attlg was walking along Willow street with Michael MC- COrmacls, an usher 1t the wed. ding, when he complained Of pains in his side. He entered Ereeinan's grocery stOfe tO sum. men heIp when he collapsed am6 suecumbed.
 Chief Thomas Cavanaugh end Acting Deputy Chief Ste- pben Bloomfield directed the efforts to revive Mfr. Attig.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
!. BRITISH LONG RANGE WAR PLANNED President to Discuss Plans With Pan-American En.
 vOys Today PRODUCTION PICTURE
 CALLED "CHEERFUL" !" Anti.Axis Offensive Will Be in Full Swing All Over
 World By l943
BY LYLE 0. WILSON

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 Washington, Dec. 27 - (UP) - Basic Anglo-Ameri- can war plans have been com pleted by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill and today Pan- American and other inter- ested envoys vii be told at a White House conference how the Allies intend to defeat the Axis.
 MT, Roosevelt wil receive the rep- resentatives of the 20 Pan-American Republics. Premier w. L, MacKen- de King of the Dominion of Can- ada was received by MT. Roosevelt yesterday.
 The prime interest and influence of Soviet Russia in any anti. Axii program was recognized when Am' bassador Maxim Litvltaov was re. ceiyed hy MT. No6sevsit yesterday ts pS J0Au Qk 1lkS tNAAo WetAA SeeNAA SsH@@ and other British leaders.
 Tn addition to the pan- American enyoys, MT. Roosevelt will have 2 separate conference tomorrow wltf the envoys of western Pacific pow CTS, including China, the Neither lands Australia and New Zealand.
 From understrappers In the Anglo American war council discussions comes news that the outlook is good or even better than that on a long haul basis. The production picture is cheerful" to use the word oi one participating in technical dis cussions of the war problem.
 The lend .lease plan Is being made over into e two-way, high speed boulevard for fast armament trafic The new idea is to have @ common supply pool into which British aHlt American resources would be dumped to be. drawn upon as circumstances require. We are short on somt equipment and weapons of whicl,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27

The latter two had brought suit here, charging, that on October TO-. iO20, they had leased balf of . du. paex house, situated on South Main street, Cheshire, from the defend. ant. In addition to thb dwelling, the terms Of the contract allowed the plaintiffs use of space for ore caF ln 8 garage, and the right to . barn on contiguous land for Occu- pancy by the AxtOn. .cross Corp.
 Net Filed Is Claim
 Following the drawing up oS the agreement, it was alleged, Calvin and 0aTber returned the lease to the Cheshire woman with the iii1- deYStandlng that she would execute and have the document recorded in the Land Recosds of the town of Cheshire. According to the original complaint the defendant Wiifuliy and frauduicntIy failed tO do SO.
 one of the provisions of tine coIls tract granted the plaintiffs the right to renew tie lease for . period of one year if the owner of the prCp- eFty were given eO-days notice, On Reb, a, lelI, the plaintiffs notified her that they desired 10 extend the ieaee for 6 period Of one year from last May 10. Declining the offer, the defendant declared inst they had forfeited the Tight tO an extension of the contract but not giving her @ days 1Qtice.
 Mesnwnlle, according to the com. pIaint, Calvin and 6aFbeT had ten- deged checks tor rental of the prem. lseg for April and May, which were accepted. On April ,29 they were OF- deged to quiC pcSsesslon Of the prem. Ses.
 Injunction Geught
 In tDle common pleas court suit which followed, the plaintiffs asked for ah fntuctloF granting 2 one- year eytenslOn of the lease, and afi
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
FIERCE BATTLE
 ATPERAK RIVER
British, Japs Throw Fresh Troops Into Fight Around
 Singapore

Singapore, Dec. 27 - tUP) = British Empire and Japanese com. mands threw powerful reinforce ments today into Q ferccious battle on the Perak river line 300 miles north of Singapore where the Jap. anese had sought so far vainly- to drive across the Enggor bridge, obliyious to heavy casualties.
 Dispatches from the front indi- cated that Empire. resistance was stifSeuing progressively on, the perak river line and .that the entire Jap- anese advance had. been slowed down. & kr Eaft ,
 Fresh troops, specially trained in tropical fighting, were sent into the British lines to relieve many of their comrades who were exhausted after having fought almost constantly, day and night, since the invasion started. The Japanese were believed to have reinforced their lines cons siderably. s
 It was believed here that the Japanese had set Port Swettenhani 12S miles down the coast frem the present front and 200 miles ncrth- west of Singapore as their immedi- ate goal.
 It was reported i1l reliable quar- ters that several Japanese had been arersted on the. water front as they sought to escape in . snlall boAt during the Iats air raid alert. ~
 onicial reports received here of increased Japanese activity in the sarawak area WIS believed by many to mean that the Japanese for the present were concentrating on strengthening their position in Bor- neo, even at the cost of thelr Ma- lava drive, in hope that by estab- l fishing e firm position they might effectively extend Q pincer arm around Malaya.
 There was high praise here 90l | Netherlands naval and air koEcel which had provided the only good news to come so far out 0f the Al. lied Far Eastern front, hy tnell sinking Of Japanese shlps.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
FOUR MORE NEW
 ENCLANDERS DEAD

Boston, Dec. 2T--CUP) -The names of four more New England men were addod teddy to the list of service men reported missing q Killed in actlcn1 ir the Japanese attack on Pearl Aagkog Dec. 2.
 Thfee of tie latest casualties, naflvsg eg Manchester, ". IT., were eeafsen Joseph RoMzatls, %, and David Lloyd Crossett, 70, and Pvt, Josepis JedEyssEi. The other was navy YedsO operator, Howard W. Bean, 95, oE Boston, listed as miss InglD I.A-ske AlI--Z tEI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
JAP TRANSPORT
 SUNK BY DUTCH

Batavia, N. F. T., Dec 27--( (Ur). A large Japanese transport and Q lighter have been sunk vy Dutch army planes in e new attack on Japanese shipping of Kuching, sarawak, 1slard of Borneo, the Netherlands high cinomand said to- day. It brought to 17 the number of Japanese vessels sunk by the Dutch, Several have been damaged.
 Several direct hits were scored on the transport, which the Dutch army command described as the largest in q concentration Of Japanese ship- ping of Kuching.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
COMMENCEMENT EARLIER

etorrs, Conn, Dec. 97-(UP) n Commencement exercises. will be held at University of Connecticut May iR three weeks ahead of time, because of the war emergency it was announced today. The early graduation will be accomplished by cutting short several vacation p9g- l0dN. The athletic department azl- nolinceo nll scheduled contests
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
USED HEAD WRONG

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
 GUIDED PILOT

Boston, Dec. 27-(UP)--. Christ, mas lights guided e pilot to safe forced landing when he became lost while flying from. his home at Platts5urg, N. Y., to Boston to enlist in ..le army air corps.
 Edward w. QerO. 90, lost his bearings ia 6 fog last night and used the lights on st. Francis seln- mary at. Andcver to help him judge the distance Co the ground. The airpiana was damaged alighlly, and
 ,ro suffered minor injuries sul
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
AT wAR w1rm BUEoAR1A

London, Dec. z7 -- (Up1 - The London Gazette announced teddy that Britain was 0t Mak with Aule eafia hecause Buf4axla deeleE1 war un tne Unlaea Efafes ca 3ee A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
4 Appeals rom Local Yer diets

me State supreme the ts four decisions yedc Waterbury pleas and uD courts Of the Ou but in readiness for hearing before tribunal remainder being yet imprinted
 Ths ne made ready for trial next month an appeal taken by Cheshire pleas court judgment dered n faver CabeF of Cheshire
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-27
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
Ether Waves for Fair

We don't know whether it was the radio remarks of J. Warren Upson, for ner Republican Town Committee Chair man, last Friday night or those of ex- Mayor Patrick Perriello at the League of Women Voters meeting the same af- ternoon which indicated the lack of Re- publican ammunition in this election campaign. In one voice MT. UpSon speaks about high federal taxes and how accus- toned to taxes Waterbury has become under Democratic rule and in the next voice he bemoanS the narrow streets with their traffic problems.
 Quoting directly from his remarks .. "A large program of expenditure for a oew highway layout and construction is imperative ." We hope that he takes into consideration the tremendous cost Of such project. We hope he is also aware of the fact that if Waterbury was to build immediately it's ng-contemplated sewage disposal plant it would increase both bonded indebtedness and taxes. It's easy enough to itemiZe all the fine things that could be done here in Waterbury, but it's another thing to tell the taxpay- erS that they must pay for them; they don't come for nothing.
 Similarly, Mr. Perriello takes Mayor Vincent A. Scully to task for housing conditions in Waterbury, We have been listening to that cry for the last two or three years and so far we haven't had trotted out the facts and the figures to reveal the shocking conditions existing here Waterbury is no different, of course, from the average industrial community We have instances of bad housing; you can find them almost any place you go But Waterbury is not as bad as it has been painted by those advocates of all sorts of low-cost federal housing projects.
 We don't think the Scully administra- ton need be overly alarmed because 1t has failed to meet these specifications set up by the Messrs Upson and Perriello. After all it's human like any city admins tration. But it has succeeded admirably in restoring public confidence in good government. We have had big dose Of it in the past two years with Mayor Scully in charge and we don't think the voters will overlook that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
More Important Than Football

The University of Georgia lost, 41-0. Not on the football field, but on field whose game is great deal more import ant, the field of education itself. The Southern University Conference, com- prising Al of the foremost colleges of the whole south, has voted unanimously to drop the University of Georgia from its rolls. You might argue that the vote was 40-1, but no, 1500 University of Georgia students gathered on the campus and burned Governor Eugene Talmadge in effigy, thus suggesting strongly that even the university which is to be dropped was trying to register it's vote with the majority, and make it unanimous Thus Georgia lost, 4l-0.
 Governor Eugene Talmadge some time ago attempted to dismiss pr. Walter D. Cooking, dean of the School of Education at Georgia. He didn't like some of Dr. Cocking'S proposals for improving Negro education in the state. The Board of Regents of the university didn't follow Talmadge, and refused to discharge Cooking. So Governor Talmadge simply reshuffled his board putting on it new members who would do his bidding. They fired Cooking, as the conference now finds without due and reasonable notice and upon charges which are not sub- Stantiated."
 There is now possibility that because of Governor Talmadge's political inter- ference with the state university it may lose it's accredited standing before the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, whose membership largely overlaps that of the conference Higher education must have great deal of freedom to be worth it's salt. Too much Interference from politicians in the case of state universities, or from big con- tributors in the case of privately-support- ed institutions, is almost sure to nullify the whole purpose of the college, which is concerned with the search for knowledge and truth. To pursue that search con- petent men must be placed in charge, trusted, and allowed to go largely inde- pendent way.
 Either the state-supported or the pri- vately-supported college is subject to pressure, one political, the other financial. The Georgia Incident, following so soon after the debauching of Louisiana State University under the clownish interfer- ence of Kingfish Huey Long, is ample evil dence that the United States has done well to support both kinds of colleges. The privately supported institutions can usually resist political pressures; the State-supported are not subjected to the 2ressures which arise from constant need cf endowments. Both pressures must be icuaht in the interest ol tho Independent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
A Symbol of Unity

One thing on which the whole coun- try is united is the desirability of buying Defense Bonds and Stamps. There are differences on future foreign policy, but all agree that we must have 8 strong army and powerful defense. That costs money. The best way to raise the money is to channel spare money into the De- fense Bonds, thus providing savings for the future and helping to avoid imitation in the present,
 Symbolical of this unity is the appoint ment of Lewis w. Douglas to head up the New York drive for the sale of the bonds and stamps. Douglas, former director of the budget, left the government service at least partly in protest against financial policies with which he did not agree. But faced with the present situation, it was crystal clear to Douglas that the money is being spent, and since 1t is be- ing spent, the more that is raised by de- fense securities, the better for everybody
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20

he holds today. His shop works three eight-hour shifts without any time out for lunch - the men voted to grab a sandwich at the machine instead, and they munch from time to time while the ma- chine is making a long cut and can be watched with one eye for @ few minutes.
 Joe now gets 75 cents an hour He started at 80, but is now rated as selni-skilled. and while he some- times has to have help in setting LID his machine for an operation, once the job is laid out he can car- ry 1t on. He will have brought home nearly e2.000 in wages to his bride by the time they have been married year.
 Joe stlll bowls with the league in his shop, but is thinking of give ing up at least one night a week of that recreation to take an ad- vanced course in night school in shop mathematics. which he needs for moro rapid advancement. Joe and his bride, . fellow high school student, arc renting the upstairs ol double house not far from ] lhe plant. tos which they pay Ssa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
Selected Poem
TO THE VALLEY SHENANDOAH

Ethel Bunce Simonson in the Poets Corner
 Hartford Timeso Oh my dear, if should go
 Through the Indian-summer glow, To the Valley Shenandoah, Lovely Valley Shenandoah! should see her shining there In the amber -Inisted air, With the morning on her hills Golden bright as daffodils. I should be cognizant too.
 When the noon-tide trumpets blow All the rapture of the ground Into one crescendo sound. I should feel the darkness pass Over every emerald grass, And perhaps behold at dawn Russet eyes and shape of lawn. This, all this, my dear, might be! This, all this, might come to me, In the Valley Shenandoah. Lovely Valley Shenandoah But in all that sweep of space, should never find the place! Never know the strip of sod. Our departing feet had trodl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
Now to Build an Army

As the Army and Navy Journal" puts it, the kindergarten stage of military training is now over. The summer ma- neuvers have definitely shown that the "New Army is actually on the way to becoming an army. The past year has been difficult Camps have had to be built and weapons accumulated at the same time that hundreds of thousands of new recruits were being taught the rudi- ments of soldering
 Many of the men will now get short furlough, and then return to their units to begin the "post graduate phase of their training, the welding together of real combat units for the kind or "team training" of which modern war is made. Defects shown up by the maneuvers will be ironed out, officers shifted to duties better aligned with their proved abilities, teamwork polished up. We have suc- ceeded in creating million and a half soldiers. Now to build an Army!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
In Today's Mail

sure that Hitler will not prevent us from having any free political par ties at all when this war is over.
 If we are to be strong against enemies from abroad, our domestic quarrels must end at the waters edge.
 The Allies are fighting onr fight. While they fight, 1t Is our business to supply weapons and food. Wea- pons and food will do nobody any good if Hitler sinks them in the sea.
 Hitler has submarined interna- tional law. He is forcing Us either to abandon our rights, our inter- ests, and our ships or to protect them against piracy.
 United States merchant ships have often been armed against pirates before this. Why not now?
 Out of deep conviction, I urge every American to support the President in demanding modification of the Neutrality law, for the safety and welfare of our country and the world.
 Sincerely yours,
 CLIFFORD PINCHOT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20

It probably isn't too well known but the New Hampshire House of Represen- tatives is the largest in the nation. It boasts 423 members which means that there is about one for each 1000 of popu- lation, as New Hampshire's population is just around 500,0OO. A recent constitu- tional convention voted to cut the size of the House, but there was obvious re- luctance to do too much about this. The convention set up minimum enroll ment of 375, maximum of 400. The way New Hampshire chooses representatives, and they certainly must be considered all of that, is to allow one for each 500 of population in city or town and an additional one for each 1,200 persons How the body accomplishes much during a legislative session we don't know. Here in Connecticut our House membership is less than 300, yet we complain about the tardiness with which 1t transacts busi- ness every two years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20

Political conditions in Bridgeport for the approaching fall election seem to in- dicate that Mayor Jasper McLevy will again be elected by the Socialist Party and those members from the Democratic and Republican Parties who don't like the way things are done by their leaders Of course this doesn't take into account the independent vote, but usually the in- dependent vote is small compared to the dissatisfied vote. The Democrats are go- ing into this campaign under new lead ership, Town Chairman Whelan having just been deposed. Republicans don't seem to be too lion-hearted, so the McLevy banner will probably continue to float on high.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20

Note: Lewis was so pleased with Jones that he took him to lunch at the fashionable Carlton Hotel, where many headline government leaders dine at noon. AS Lewis and his guest were walking through the lobby, Lewis spotted Justice Felix Frankfurter, with whom he had once been on cor- dial terms but about whom rec gently he had done g lot of crit- teal muttering. But this time, Lewis boomed out heartily, Good morning, MT. Justice. I want you to meet q friend of mine from England"
 OLD STUFF
 Now that the Navy's ban on news about damaged British war ships in American ports has been lifted, it's no longer secret that the H. M. s. Warspite, crippled in the Battle of Crete, is under going repairs at the Puget Sound Navy Yard. But the Warspite's gallant, Capt. Douglas Fisher, is still chuckling over an experience he had with a Seattle newsman