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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

help. This time male volunteers only, between the ages of 21 and 60 are wanted. If you haven't al- ready signed up, call the Red Cross Chapter house at once for a defin- ite appointment, as rigid schedule must be adhered to, to get such a large number taken care of. Re- member, your donation may save a life later on when the plasma is used.
 The following people have already offered their blood: William G. Boies, James H. Thompson, Harry L. Upright, Ralph J. Quinn, Mi- chael J. Honan, Rudolph M. Hen- nick, Frederick D. Nawrath, Mar shall H. Long, John J. Sheridan, s. Lewis HotchkisS, Raymond J. St. John, Howard R. Sterner, Howard N. Turney, Frank R. Valentine, Harold P> Baldwin, Raymond J. Murray, Louis G. Triano, Frank E. Jones, Ronald E. Jones, Father AL bert E. Taylor, John H. Schmuck, Edward J. Weaving, Jacob K. Choul- jan, Charles J. Baukus, Robert M. Shepard, Michael D. Nolan, Boyd H. Keller, David E. Rappe, Joseph c. Raytkwich, Jr., Edgar E. Leach, Norman B. Mertelmeyer, I. V. Olson, Jeremiah L. Callahan, Ralph l. T'rippe, Herman B. Schmelch, Harry J. ingram, Donald V. LaVine, Carl w. walden, Chester P. Isbell, Mill ton N. Forde, James F. Fleming, Carl M. Nyberg, Henry w. Johnson, Howard w. Holton, Ernest F. Dyson, Francis E. Caulheld, H. Phillip Ar ras, William G. Ringenberg, Nor man J. Schatier, Robert E. Spencer, roster A. Snyder, Paul F. Anderson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
DOUBLE CHECK-UP
 CAUSE OF ARREST
Ansonia Man Charged With Illegally Accepting Un=
 employment Benefits
(NEA Cablephoto)

Tampering with the ,Unemploy ment Compensation Law by filing fraudulent claims for benefits was found to be as satisfactory as fool ing with a buzz saw by Charles Yenson of Ansonia, who was yester- day fined $40 and costs by Judge William H. Kingston of the Ansonia city court, for violation of section 1347e of the General Statutes.
 Yenson had blandly walked into the Ansonia Unemployment Com pensation office and filed a claim for unemployment benefits. When questioned by the interviewer in relation to a job he had been re- ferred to he stated that he wasn't to start work for another 10 days and meanwhile he'd like to get unemployment benefits, if you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

please.
 Came another week and also Yen son, to renew his claim. Meanwhile Unemployment officials had cross checked with Yenson's emuloyer and found that he had been gainfully employed during the period for which he was claiming Unemploy- ment benefits. A warrant was is sued.
 Unemployment compensation off, cials stated that there are fewer attempts these days to beat the Unemployment law than ordinarily and because of the system of re- porting in Connecticut complete check on claimants statements is possible and any attempt to get easy money by filing false claims inevitably results in money out of pocket for the claimant, as in the case of Charles Yenson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
Vegetables Spilled
 On Wtby. Highway

Naugatuck, Aug. 19-A collision between a vegetable truck driven by Patsy Longo of Amity road, Wood bridge, and car driven by Rudolph Litke of 118 Melbourne court, at 325 Monday morning resulted in the spilling of truck-load of vegetables on the Naugatuck- Wa terbury road, but slight damage to either automobile, according to po- lice. No arrests were made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
Borough Funerals

Naugatuck, Aug. 19-The funeral of John Woodcock, "A, of 70 Mel bourne street, who died Sunday at the Waterbury Hospital. was held today at 9 p. m. from the Buck miller funeral home, 9 Park place, with Rev. Edward R. Hance, pastor of the Naugatuck Congregational church, officiating. Burial was in Hillside cemetery.
 Naugatuck, Aug. 19-Motion pie lures were shown by Harold Free at a meeting of the Rotary club today in Sullivan's inn Cotton Hollow.
 The pictures shown were, "A New World Through Chemistry" and How Not To Conduct a Meeting" !" The clubs average attendance for last month was 92.s percent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
PARTY FOR WINNERS
 AT FALCON MEET

Naugatuck, Aug. 19-A party was held on Sunday afternoon, despite the heavy wind and rain, to fete the young members of the group who won awards at the state Fall con meet in New Britain recently The party was held inside in the Falcon hall on School street and proved to be very successful.
 Refreshments were served during
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
Borough Weddings

Naugatuck, Aug. 19-James Mel ion, of 13 Taylor street, Waterbury, and Teresa Wersig of 62 Riverside drive, Naugatuck, have filed we'd ding intentions at the office ot Town Clerk Raymond St. John.
 The wedding will take place Sept. 12.
 Vincent Deschino of 30 Rose street, Waterbury, and Mary Gian- carl of 541 South Main street Naugatuck, have filed wedding in- tentions at the office of Town Clerk Raymond St. John.
 The wedding will take place Sept
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Naugatuck, Aug. 19-James Reilly of 169 Aetna street, Naugatuck and Martha McGeever of Beacon Falls have filed wedding intentions at borough town clerks office, Ray mond J. St. John. The wedding will take place August 22nd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
3O-DAY SENTENCE
 GIVEN BY COURT

Naugatuck, Aug 19-Joseph Car bon, charged with intoxication, was sentenced to 30 days in the New Haven county jail and paid court costs of $1126. Arresting officer was Timothy Reardon. Judge Martin l.. Caine presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

Naugatuck August 19. = More blood donors are still needed for the Red Cross mobile unit that is coming to Naugatuck Monday, August 18th, from to D. m, under auspices of local Red Cross Chapter Bill Boies chairman of the special committee that has been making arrangements to casualty center at the M A.
 important Doc Towne is also the committee charge of the local doctors who have volunteered their
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 Frederick Mcdonald has returned following a weeks visit at the home of MT. and Mrs. James Rourke of Century avenue. MT. Mcdonald is former local resident.
 Martin Rau of Main street is visiting in Washington, D. c. Lu- cille Rau is spending the week in Waterbury and Marguerite Rau is the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Hardness. All are children of MT. and Mrs. George Rau of town.
 The Republican electors of Beacon Falls will meet in caucus of the Town Hall on Saturday, August p, at 8 p. m. for the purpose of nom- mating delegates to attend the state senatorial, congressional, county and probate conventions for this district and also to transact any other proper business.
 The Democratic party caucus is l COAlCoulCo AOA nus gu AAA VAAN Town Hall for the purpose of elect ing delegates to the Democratic State convention, the congressional senatorial, county and probate con- ventions. Two delegates will be named to attend the conventions which will take place in September. It has been stated that the probate convention for this district is ex- pected to be hel din Beacon Falls.
 The postponed trap shoot of the Beacon Rod and Gun Club will take place at the club grounds on Bethany road, Sunday at 2 p. m.
 Announcement has been received here of the marriage of Miss Joan Anderson and Rev. T. Erwin Veale in Kingsville, Texas. MT. Veale re- sided with his brother, Rev. Ellis J. Veale, while he was pastor of the United Church of town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
COP. CAUCUS IS
 SET FOR AUG. 2
Delegates to Be Named Robert Ruppert Is Wis.,
 itOr in Town

Beacon Falls, Aug. 19-Christan Heiss, chairman of the Republican town committee, has announced that the Republican party caucus to appoint delegates to the various state conventions will be held on Saturday evening, August 9, at the town hall at 8 o'clock Eastern War time, and to transact any other bus mess proper to come before the caucus. Two delegates will be ap- pointed to attend each of the fol- lowing conventions: State senatorial congressional, county and probate.
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the party and dancing was enjoyed later until late in the evening.
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Beacon Falls Briefs

Robert 'Ruppert, of Philadelphia, Penn, was recent visitor in town. The youth is a former local resi- dent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

Frederick McDonald has returned following weeks visit at the home of MT. and Mrs. James Rourke of Century avenue. MT. Mcdonald is former local resident.
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
THIS Ism 7
RED TAPE

Imperial Valley farmers have not re-
sponded at all we'll to questionnaires sent
out by wartime farm organizations here
attempting to find out the estimated
needs for farm workers with mechani-
cal aptitudes such as are required ON
bailers. combines and other agricultural
machinery.
The laXness is regrettable, and may
prove serious.
The missionaries are not Just more
red tape" such as the farmer has been
subjected to for many months. They are
necessary if any accurate estimate OF
the valleys requirements Is TO be made.
Without such an estimate, II may be Ilr-
tually impossible later on TO obtain the
needed men.
The farmer. in times like these, cannot
afford to wait until the very day Of his
need to look around for workman who
can operate one of the intricate machines
used in agriculture. If he does that his
crop is liable to be wasted and his money
lost. The production he would otherwise
place at the disposal of a Victory-Seeklng
nation would be nil.
Foresight is the only thing which will
serve to make the impending skilled la
Dor shortage anything but complete
disaster. The farmer cannot expect the
federal government to produce, at a min
utes notice and as if by magic, the work
ers he will need. He must cooperate in
the planning which wartime forces upon
him-or his grief will be his own fault
later on
We like red tape no more than the next
man, and we like questionnaires less. if
that is possible But in some instances
the need for them is apparent, and this
is one.
There's no use kicking-just fill EN-
out
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
HOW NOW, MR. PRESIDENT?

On the surface, it looks like President
Roosevelt pulled first class bOner Fri
day. for the like of which he would take
considerable pleasure in blasting the
American press or radio sky high.
In lend-lease report, the President
revealed that a million Americans will
be overseas "by the end of the month"
His statement left the definite impress
sion that there are not that many over
seas now. but that enough men are en-
route to bring the total to a million by
the first Of the year.
In blunter words, the President prac-
tcally informed the world out of clear
sky that troop conveys are crossing the
seas now, or will be crossing between
now and Dec. 81.
Had any newspaper in the land printed
such report, on any authority less than
that of the President and commander-in-
chief, the outcry from Washington would
have been so terrific that echoes would
have been heard to Timbuctoo and back.
The press would have been charged with
abetting wanton murder, with aiding the
enemy by giving him the most vital kind
of information.
That, of course, is the blacklist side of
the picture.
It is possible that the Presidents words
were issued with studied intention that
they should give the impression Of troops
on the way If that is the case, the words
were directed toward the enemys ears,
and for some specific purpose. In thai
event, there can be no informed criticism
at this time.
Should it prove that the words issued
by Mr. Roosevelt on Friday were Just
what they appeared to be, and nothing
more, however, it is apparent that some
body should tell the President about fed
eral regulations concerning revelations
of troop movements.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
Y;IfIGiiI RECORD
Borlbers, Fighters
Damage Jap Tanker
Down Six zeros

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. (UP)-
Army bombers and fighters damag-
- q Jaranesc tanker. scored near
hits ON another and shot down SIX
Ie.ts Ii 4 rad on FaiI harbor, 20
lice 1Or fWtet cf Guada lcanal, the
l9f. an 9ln,ed u;
Meanwhile flying lCrircsacS blast
u ncW japanese alrfield IN the
ronttal GGlgaouj only IL miles
i.l,lI--.at Of Guada'canal, This
E. .clj = lC"atCd 1t Munda on
- Got2io island and had pre-
liots," iec9 .rDo"'cd unAr con
.'ru,'ion.
II lha a.tac% o. Faisi h9rbor
which Is ncar Shorthand island, Il
f. 1:csscc and eight Lo2kheed Light
nine fighter planes bombed enemy
s.aiocc ,e.sels gathered there.
r - pom nits we're made on
cae ian. ed end two bomb "strad-
dies" Hc.e seen on second tanker.
Thn j iphtaings shot down five
L. that cOugnt TO intercept the
American airmcn. The fortresses
destroyed another. All OF the army
planes returned undamaged.
on Guadalcanal island. ground
activity was confined to patrol &C
ton and a japanese artillery posi-
ton containing mortarS and ma
chine guns was Silenced,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
Sth Army on Move
Against Ronne!' S
Men at Fl Agheila

LONDON. Dec. u. tUP)-Bflt-
aims eighth Arm" appeared to DC
on the move at Ell Agheila today
but in Tunisia the Allies waged
Grim fight to hold strong defense
nositions while supplies, men ana
nlancs for the big attack were
brought up to the forward area.
Reports from Cairo revealed little
of the Eighth Army's movements
but Axis broadcasts told Of thrust
into Cyrenaica by a British armored
force.
Observers who have been expect
inc word of the Ell Agheila action
any day believed that the push
forward may now be getting under
Wav and there was increasing belle1
in British quarters that Marshal
Erwin Rommcl shortly will be on
the march westward again.
While there was still no definite
indication that ROmmel will de-
cline to stand and fight at Ell
Aghcila, military circles thought
it unlikely that the NaziS would
make more than a token stand in
their positions on the Gull cf Sirtc.
They pointed out that ROmmcl
naturally had held at FL Aghcila
because the British have not been
pressing him. Now, however, with
the Eighth Arrays forward bases
prepared for the big attack he is
regarded to hold an inferior posi-
tiOn.
These sources said Rommel would
invite catastrophe if he fought a
full battle at Ell Agheila and lost
the remainder of his strength. How
ever, it was admitted that Adolf
Hitler might give his commander
such orders, simply as a matter of
prestige.
These sources believed that
Christmas would lind Lieut.. Gen.
Bernard Montgomery forces well
west of their present positions while
these of the Allies in TuniSia. II
was thought, probably will be about
where they are now,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
WE SHALL SEE
ventura Free Press

" onlurd + rec TISSS)
The legislature, say those in command
of the incoming state administration, is
going to be strictly business, and essen
tial business only at that. Pass the bud
get, enact necessary wartime legislation,
and adjourn; that's the program. No
monkey shines, no hornswoggling, no
setting the clock back.
However. there still are skeptics. Ar
thur Caylor, columnist for the San Fran
cisco News, one Of the papers that sup
ported the victorious forces which are
about to move into Sacramento, is among
them. He writes:
Speaking of streamlncrs reminds me
that a lot of talk goes on about stream
lining" the next legislature--so as to get
business done with greater neatneSS and
dispatch SO far, the only bit of business
which comes under the head Of for sure
is that Charles Lyon of Los Angeles has
the vot IS for speaker, and San Francis
cos tommy MalOney is set to become
"peaker pro tenn.
But if anything actually happens to
speed up the activities of the legislature
it will come as mighty surprise of poll
tica insiders 1t would mean changes
in the committee system. It's in com
mittees rather than on the floor that
those who have the control do their dirty
work. Ever hear, ask the cynlcs, of any
body giving up control to speed up pub
lie business?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
E:dson

Maybe its about time TO drag out
in the open this subject OF the us.
Army wanting to take over and run
things
The Charges are thai some of
tho Army brass hats, now in the
saddle with practically unlimit-
cd money 10 spend. have sudden
" grown conscious of their pow
er and weary of the way politi-
clans have run things since the
last war, and are ambitious To
achieve military dictatorship
which would lead to fascism.
Specifically. il is charged that:
l. The Army wants to run in
duStry by obtaining control of civ
ilian war production, now vested in
;he War Production Board.
>. The Army wanted to rU!l man
power by having the ManpoWer
Commission placed under the Selec-
tive Service System.
g. The Army wants to run the
civilian economy. even TO the extent
of taking over determination of
what items of civilian supply should
be cut and how much. including
control over rationing.
I. The Army has set up a school
to train military governors for oc-
cupied countries. and these military
governors will be switched to gov
erning the United States when the
right time comes.
5. Army censorship is a threat
to American freedom of speech.
6. The Army is taking over and
subsidizing all the big colleges and
universities, destroying the Amer
ican system of free education.
7. Army insistence on suspen-
sion of the Sherman antitrust law
in certain war production indus
tries makes possible a return of big
business monopoly.
8. Army'S system of concentrat-
ing such a large percentage of its
contracts with big business is a
trend toward elimination of small
business from the American scene.
8, Army insiStence on exemption
from price ceilings for certain items
of food and equipment endangers
the entire national structure of
maximum price regulation.
10. Army now has the largest
appropriation of any department of
the government and because of that
fact it is taking over many of the
programs which other departments
of the government would like to
operate if they had the Army's
manpower and money.
Ii. Army doesn't need rs to 10
million men and its inSistence on
so large force is the main cause
of the present nlanpoWer shortage
lG. When this war is over and
the 10 million men come home, they
will form such a powerful minority
group that they will dominate the
country. Anything which would
foster the creation of a military
clique today would therefore be
dangerous as it might lead to
military coup d'etat after the war
is over
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
ON THE OTHER HAND

There is unquestionably an Army
side to this argument. 1t might be
summarized something like this:
The Army has its hands fun fight
ing the war and it has neither the
time nor the ambition to rua the
civilian economy.
All but few hundred thousand
of the 10 million men who make Up
the armed services Will come from
civilian life and will return TO civil
ian life after the war Is over. ThcV
can never be organized o. Tot. aa
= military party
The icW hundred professional 5ci-
dicr officers who might be ass nd
10 form the nucleus for mill ar
clique do not have the power D.
he ability to put over any wartime
dictatorship even if they wanted to.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
Men
Trap Jap Units

andanti- -aircra fl gun positions in
the Buna Mission area starting
fires which were visible for 35
miles.
JAP GUNS SILENCED
Dispatche revealed that Mar
tlans and North American BPS
Mitchells had started many small
fires in an attack Thursday on the
japanese base at Lac, up the coast
from Buna. The MitchellS in a
follow-up attack scored more than
20 hits with 500-pound bombs and
silenc2d several enemy anti-alr-
craft batteries.
Gen, Macarthur reported in the
communiquc that Australian troops
mopping up the Coma Mission area,
now cleared of the enemy, had
counted $40 japanese dead so far,
with more still to be reported, and
had taken 16 prisoners.
These 440 enemy dead arc al
ready buried. Many more stu lie
around the beaches, hcadquar-
tcrs spokesman said.
FLAMES SUPPLY JAPS
Tho communiquc reported also
that enemy planes were still drop
ping supplies to the japanese
troops on the Buna beachhead.
At Coma, the Australians found
quantities of food and ammuni-
ton, thus disproving reports that
The enemy troops suffered a want
OF supplies there.
For the present the weight OF the
Allied offensive, set at driving the
japanese out of New Guinea, was
aimed directly at the Buna area.
The japanese forces had been split
between the village and the mis-
sion just down the coast, but they
held strongly entrenched posi-
tons, flanked by pill box machine
gun nests and by shippers posted
IN cocoanut trees,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
BOLONEY!

This list could probably be eX-
tended, but it's long enough as it
is. It is also a lot of hogWash.
Where do charges such as these
come from? when you run most
of them down YOU will find that
the originate with other bureaus
of the federal government in
Was hingtOn. All Of these bu-
reaus have something to lose if
tho Army should usurp some Of
their prcrogativcS.
II is noticeable that thus far only
the anti-Army side of the story has
been told. Other government agcn-
cies with we'll organized publicity
Setups and with civilian officials
willing if not eager to talk have
presented their point of view force
fully and often. That side has been
getting all the play
The War Department, though il
has Washington public relations
staff of over leo commissioned
Officers, still has a lot of generals
who wont talk and in many cases
N"'f''t VIII W apr w hi
Department public relations pol
icy can best be expressed by thc
sentence, "If VIC don't do any
thing about this, il will Suon all
blow over"
But the buildup which the ciyi-
lian agencies of the government
are obtaining for their side of the
argument, through such incidents
as the recent WPB- Army scrap ovcl
who should be boss of plane produc-
ton, may in the long run be OF
lasting hurt to the military effort
1t has even alarmed General Mar
shall, who mentioned it in a recent
New York speech before the Ma
tiOnal Association Of Manulactur-
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
Vast Air Fleet RodrS
off for Daylight Raid

could not see military targets.
Switzerland said officia!l' that
foreign planes. presumably part of
the raiding force had dropped m
cendiary bombs on at least three
Swiss villages, two in the Valalf
Canton about Is miles from the
italian frontier and one in North
ern Switzerland in Aarga Canton
about 25 miles from Germany.
It was not known whether the
bombs which dropped on the
Aarga Canton village meant that
sCme British planes had bombed
Germany.
Swiss reports said the incen-
diary bombs had done some dam
age to buildings.
DAMAGE IN FRANCE
The German controlled Paris ra-
die reported that about 80 British
planes had flown over Annecy, II
Southeastern France about 81
miles from Italy, and had dam
aged houses and caused fires by
ulGDping bombs. Radio Paris sale
three persons had been killed ano
two wounded at ono point in centra
Annccy where buildings were dam
aged over a 600-yard radius, ant
that several were wounded III 9th
er districts.
i was indicated that but for the
bad weather Turin would have re-
tcivcd terrific pounding.
For IS minutes last night be-
ginning at dusk, there was an un'
,1terruptcd stream of some o.
Britains biggest bombing planes
over the channel. AS the plane'
started. a bright new moon wa
shining and it was hoped tina
weather conditions would be good