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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
WARNING BEFORE
 DYKE COLLAPSE
Ten Days Ahead of Dike Disaster, Highway Dept.
 Got Information

Hartford, Conn, March 3l u. pJ -- Ten days before the Hart ford dlke collapsed last July 24 the State Highway Department was warned by an Army soil expert that the chances were one out Of Ave, it would stand as constructed, it was testified today at' the removal trial of suspended Highway Commission CT William J. Cox.
 The witness, M. D. TyacE, . de- pertinent engineer, said that the Army expert, Kenneth S. Lane Providence, R. l., was worried about It." and that Lieutenant-Col- onel Harley Latson, Of Providence wrote to the Hartford Flood Com mission that the Army was "partic- tlarly concerned about the type and character of the load" to be resisted by the dike.
 Colonel Latson, the witness said wrote that "there Is c real danger of overlooking the clay foundation which might result in displacement of both the boulevard and the dike."
 Collapse of the dike has been blamed by Attorney General Fran- cis A .Pallottl on the department for authorizing the use Of wet All in it's construction, although Cox contended the wet i'll was approved by Army Engineers.
 Defense Counsel Joseph r. Ber- ry asked Tyack whether there wai any "order given to stop construc. ton"
 "No," replied Tyack. "1t was .
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
ELM LEAF BEETLE
 AT DEADLY WORK

Amherst, Mas, March Si,- UP Tree wardenS were warned here today of Q little-known fifth col- umnist' now active in New England.
 pr. '. Porter Felt, director Of the Bartlett Tree Research Lahora- tories. said in a speech at MasSa. chusetts state College that the wardens should wage all-out war this spring and summer on the elm leaf beetle
 He said trees infested with thls pest develop brown color and since the beetle Is primarily vile lage and city pest, these Drowned areas would guide bombers seek ing community centers
 "War-time conditions" pr. Fell said make it imperative to spray for control of the pest If we wish to obtain full camoufiaee value from our shade trees"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
Consensus of Working Committee Has Decided
 to Block England
INDIA NOT JOINING
 WAR PARTY JUST NOW
Sir Stafford Cripps Is About Ready to Start for
 British Homeland
BY JOHN R. MORRIS United Press Far Eastern Manager)

kOnAtsu kTeSS FhF bhbtSEU MW1hsBeEl
 New Delhi, India, March 3l --(UP) = MohandaS K. Gandhi, who often has stood against the British Empire, was reported today to have swung the all-1ndia congress working committee against acceptance of Great Britain's plan for enlisting an inde- pendent India in the war against Japan.
 The consensus of the working committee of the majority party after hearing GandhI and President Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, was for rejection of the British plan, which called for immediate Indian participation in home and empire councils and post.war dominion status.
 No flat rejection was made. how ever, because the committee contin- ued to debate on whether to advise Sir Stafford Cripps that the plan was unacceptable or to present to him an alternative suggestion, It was understood that if An al- formative suggestion was presented 1t would include the working commit tees rejection.
 The working committee debate ap- parantly did not mean collapse of Cripps' efforts to bring about an agreement among the Indian fac- tiQns, especially the Congress and the powerful Moslem minority, But 1t seemed to make certain that his efforts were grayely endangered un-
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
BURMA IS HAVING
 STIFF BATTLES
But Japanese Continue to Make Advances With Aid
 of Burmese Troops
By ?. D. sHARAlA

lIlnlted Press Staf COFrespOndenN
 New Delhi. India, March 3i-tUP) -Japanese and Burmese troops, ate taekIng the western Allied defense flank in Burma, have advanced % miles toward Prone while Chinese defenders of the Pylnmana- -Tounsoo front were falling back to new poe sItions guarding the approaches to Mandaiay, Allied communiques Tee ported today,
 The India-Burma command rec vealed that 6 considerable" enemy force attacked shwedaung, only 10 miles south of strategic Prone. after crossing the Irrawaddy river. This move, possibly foreshadowing 6 drive toward the rich Yenangyaung oil fields, followed yesterdays re- port of an engagement at Paungde, 20 miles farther southeast.
 After a week of bitter fighting, Chinese troops were reported to have evacuated Toungoo and re- joined main units of China's fifth and sixth armies to strengthen Al- He'd positions on the eastern flank A Chungking co1nmunique Saic the Chinese who forced their way through q Japanese encirclement a' Toungoo were helpiung other Allied forces readjust their strongholds fol what may develop into . decisive battle on the plains south O Mandalay.
 Crossed River sunday
 The colnmunique said the Japa nose, supported by Burmese tfoopl crossed the IFrayadoy river ct Tom
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
Bombing, Fighting Planes. Rob Air Control From Japs
Allied Convoy Attacked by German Fleet While En-Route For Russia
Attackers Defeated With Several Nazi Boats Sent
 to Bottom
By SIDNEY J, WILLIAMS United Press Stnfr CorrespOnhenLl

London, March 3i-CUp) British and Russian naval forces have sunk German destroyer, damaged an. other and sunk or damaged three NnA U-boatS while protecting an Allied convoy enroute to Russia with arms and supplies, the admir-" atty announced today,
 The convoy, first attacked sun- day morning, was carrying "AmeH. can and British supplies to Russia, . the admiralty said, indicating that American ships may have been among those attacked in the Arctic sea battle,
 Two British ships were damaged In the German attack on the eon- voy but both reached port tpresum. ably RuSsia's iee-froe Arctic port Of Murmansk) safely, the announce ment said,
 The official disclosure of tho joint Anelo-Russian naval action In the widening sea-air struggle for Coh- trol of the Allied supply route to Russia followed German claims Of the sinking of four more ships of an Allied convoy enroute through the Arctic to MurmaneG
 The Berlin radio, heard here de- scrlbnp battle that began Sat. lrday, told of a heavy air bombing Of Burmansk and q further sue. cessful attack" on an Allied convoy of the Russian coast by NaA sue' marines, planes and dcstfoyefs,
 S or 1 Day Battle
 IL was evident that the three oi four day battle was a running en' counter, extending from the Ssan' dlnayiah coasts across the Arctic tt the Southern Berents Sea above MurmnnSk
 The German claims listed eight ship of the Allied convoy -sald te
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
Standard Oil Company
 Refutes All Charges
President Parish of Standard Oil Claims They Saved Synthetic Rubber From Going Out of
 Existence; Answers Treason Charge
By GEORGE E. REEDY, JR. United Press stan Correspondent

NShANNa ANHR tVNesAA SShhN@RSsANNNAANF
 Washington, March 3i.--(UPo-W S. Parish, president of the Standard oil Company of New Jersey, de- scribed as without shadow Of foundation today charges that his company retarded synthetic rubber production in the United States
 Apparing before the Senate con- mittee Investigating the war pro- gram, Parish said that present prospects for development Of Syn- thetic rubber in the United States would be me0ger had 1t not been for Standards pioneering in that field,
 1T preface my discussion by say- Ing that any charges that the Stan. dard oil Company or any Of its officers has been In the slightest respect dlsloyal to the United States Is unWarranted and untrue" he Said, T repel all such inglnuationS with all the vigor at my command, ] do 70 with indignation and resent merlt.
 Tn previous testimony before the committee, Assistant Attorney Gem eral Thurman w. Arnold charged that Farlsh's firm and I. c. Farben. ipdustrie, German chemical trust, had entered into a cartel agree ment which retarded synthetic fub- Der production in this country but encouraged it in the reich,
 Answers Treason Call
 Committee Chairman Harry s. Truman, D., Mo, has described the purported cartel arrangement aa treason" on the part Of Standard.
 "I wish to assert with conYlc. ton" Parish Eald, "that whether the several contracts made with l, c, did or did not fall within the bor- ders set by the patent statutes
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candy eggs and other items much so ight after,
 Many of the mems suits to be seen Sunday will be without cuffs the exigencies of war having de- creed the new style. Cuffs are hereafter taboo on trousers, the ban being ordered to save wool.
 Merchants believe that much of the heavy pre-Easter buying is caused by fears that by next year selections will be much more im- tied, both fin style ana material.
 National volume of buying in March is expected to set a new ale time record. Tn New York city, the Federal Reserve bank estimates that department store sales last week were 24 per cent greater in volume than in the same week q year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
Movie Star Lew Ayres Off Detention Camp
Because of Religious Scruples, and lie Says He Has No Religion, Me Refused to Carry Arms; His
 Movie Career May Be Ended
DY RICHARD APPLEGATE { Copyright, lOl2, by United Press

itOpfflknL lUt6I UF tHNU E'eS"l
 Aboard West Coast Limited, gna route to Portland, oreu March 3i- tup) Lew Ayfes movie star and first prominent American to refuse to shoulder arms because Of FelIgi- ous seruplcs, sped toward e con. scientIouS objeetors camp h oFe' gon today, saying that any other course would cause him to live in "a nightmare of hypocrisy and de' eelt."
 Nervous, and as lac put lt, "eno- tIonally upset" the handsome hefo of many movies, including Hollys woods first preachment AgalEtt war; "All Qulet on tho Western Front" boarded the train ct a flag stop north Of Hollywood last night
 "The whole thing is almost too close to me to talk about now" he said, pulling hS brown tweed coat about his shoulders and settling down In the tourist sleeper bertl, for which the government had paid
 Travelling with one other consci- entious obJeetor, q mechanic from Hollywood. Ayres said hlS motives wore almost entirely religious" He said he believed that his experienced In making "All Quiet" had had a tremendous effect on his outlook and added that he would be sin' cerely sorry If his picture careei had been ruined by his decision From his pocket he took q prepared statement which he had intended to release when he reached th, camp at Cascade Locks, Ore. Int statement said:
 No One Wants War
 Nov let Us consider war Is not strange that no one reall! wants war. yet few think that ht can be successfully or even respect fully lived without it2 We all shak our heads sadly over our predica ment, and then wait for the othe fellow to stop It first, each sid perhaps eager to be the benevolen victor.
 "In confusion we stumble blindt along with prayers for peace ol our lips and hloodstainS on ou hands, afraid to go forward, atrai
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
$25O,O0O HOUSE
 SOLD FOR $455

Beverly, Mass. March 3l u. P) A 30-roonl mansion that cost S260,04 to build 70 years ago, has been sold for 9466 for salvage.
 Frederick Gabriel, bought Pitch Pine Hall from the city which seized 1t in 1889 for tRxeg. John D, Rockefeller, Jr, once spent q sum- mer in the three-story former North Shore showplace,
 The barn and some land belong ing to the house recently were sold for S700.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
JAPANESE BOMB
 BASE HOSPITAL
Plainly Marked But Bombs Crashed Down; Another
 Lieut. Becomes Hero
BYMACK JOHNSON United Press Staff COFrcgDOndent ]

NNhhNtN hNEN NShANbBNAhhNhNNl
 Washington, March 9i -tupl-- Japanese aircraft bombed Q plainly. marked American base hospital on Dataan peninsula yesterday, "cAus. Ing q number of casualties, the wa, department reported today
 tt added that the Japanese had carefully avoided" the hospital pre- viously Indicating that they were aware of lts location,
 Intermittent air attacks continued day and aight on Corfegidor and other American island forts in Man ila Bay, but "thus far little dam age has been inflicted" the cem' mlualque said, Day raids yestcr-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
They Slow Up Japanese Which Gains Precious
 Time for Allied Forces BOAST OF AMERICAN
 OFFICER CARRIED OUT Brazil UncOVers Dangers Ous Nazi Nest, Building
 Right in Her Backyard
BY LOUIS F. KEENfLE (Of the United Psess War Desk)


 While General Douglas Macarthur still is organiz- Ing his resources for a gerl~ eral offensive against thG Japanese, the Americans and Australians already are car- rying the war to the enemy in telling fashion. News from the Australian war zone in the last few days has not been decisive but distinctly efi- eouraging from the Allied views point. The Japanese appear to have lost the initiative, even If only temporarily,
 The work has been accomplished by American and Australian bomb- CTS and fighters, According to the Australlan air minister, they have established definite air superiority over the Japanese in the New Guinea and New Britain areas north Of Australia,
 The damage done to Japanese ln- ya6ion forces, aa reported by Cols Eugene |, Eubank of the AuierieaH air force, and by Air. Minister Ar thur Drakeiord, has been considers able, The effect has been to slow up tho Japanese program and gaifA precious time for the Allies,
 Col, Eubank's figures on the EaB Indies and Philippines campaign place Japanese losses up to March l | At 10 Japanese warships and ~ transports destroyed or badly dam aged, besides large number of aifs planes. Tn addition, Drakeford re. ported that since March 10, United Nations forces have knocked out 2a Japanese ships, including 10 per gent of their cruiser strength, besidoa deStroyeFs and transports.
 The campaign iS continuing with- out lct-up, and Q heavy raid was made today on Lac, the main Japa- ne&e base ii New Guinea, which has been battered repeatedly since March 10,
 Other ReVerses
 Tn addition to these losses, tho Japanese have suffered reverses iil New Guinea because of the weather. Torrentiai rains have driven them out of the Markham valley, where they were laying out air fields for ah intensive campaign against the United States Australian forces and against Port Moresby, jumping of place for an invasion.
 The rainy geaSon is due 10 last until July, hampering Japanese ops erationg, although not necessarily halting them,
 The time gained by the upsetting Of the Japanese schedule will be Of the almost value to the Allies, T will permit the arrival of more planes guns and men from the United States ard for the eonstruc- ton Of air fields ard other prep- aratlons,
 It also will enable Gen. Mae- Arthur tp complete organization Of his supreme command for on offen- GIve, MaeArthur has been in Aus' traiia only two weeks and there Is naturally much work to be done, AS he himself pointed out ahortly after assuming command, he k not onc.man army and he will have 10 be supplied with the necessary
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
General Macarthur Is
 Puzzled By Command
While lie Has Cooperation of All United Nations, Supreme Commander for Major Offensive
 Has Not Yet Been Decided
BY DON CASWELL { United Press staff Correspondent

General MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia March 3l - (Up) General Douglas MacArthur Is getting the unequaed cooperation of all United Nations officials and services but stll faces pepexlng problems in forming supreme command for a major offensive. The mountain of detn Involves In preparing defense of Australia and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, March si (UP)-Gov ernment expenses and receipts fo the current fiscal year through Mat eHth, compared with a year ago: ,ThIa Year Expenses Last Neag Si9,gG6, 6,4a0,ass,Gg 9S,GG7, ,2sA, ,4s2.2t
 War Spending si4,Oe0, 22s, ,0i2,0a sa,6as,s5a,337.Oi
 Receipts s S,Si4iOI4Gs.7i s5,3s3,iO7,S4s.si
 Net Deficit siO, ,sss. .ssAs5i.9l Ss,sss.ss7.soa.s : s,5Gs, ,Oss,siisi ss.sss. .aSl,slI.4
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Crossed River sunday

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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-22
X UEA the Golors X

Jacobs Leaves Hospital
PVT. CHARLES d. JACOBS,
of Camp Butner, N. c., has re-
Gently been released from the
base hospital where he under
went 10 days treatment for in
fluenza. Pvt. Jacobs is a for
mer member of the mechanical
staff of the Daily Monitor-Lead-
er.
Twins in Service
PVT. ALLEN KRACHT, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kracht.
North avenue. who enlisted
October 10 is stationed at Kelly
Field, Texas. He is a member
of the air corps ground crew.
His twin brother, Pvt. Harry w.
Kracht, who is with the u. s.
infantry at Camp Maxey, Tex
as, is employed at the post office
there. He enlisted November
II.
Pvt. Riley Leaves
PVT. JOHN RILEY, JR., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Riley left
today for Camp Claiborn Hospi-
tai, Louisiana, after spending
Is days at his home convalescing
from injuries he received while
working with the parachute
troops.
Home for Holidays
PFC. CARL NIEDERMAN
and Mrs. Niederman arrived
Sunday from Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo, to spend Christmas
with Mrs. William Niederman
of Lenox.
Back for Holidays
CAPTAIN KINGSLEY PUR-
TON who is stationed in Victor
vile, Cal, will arrive home this
week for a ten day furlough to
spend the holidays with his wife
and family on South Wilson
boulevard.
Visits Sister
PVT. ALVIN j. WELLMAN
of Camp Regiment, Chatham,
Ont, stationed at Terrace, B. c.
is visiting his sister Mrs. Vern
Smith and other relatives, for
the holidays.
Returns to Camp
CORP. CURTIS F. WILDE,
JR. returned today to Camp
Pickett, Va. after spending a 10
day furlough with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis F. Wilde at
their Clinton street home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-22
Young Women's Club
Holds Yule Party

THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
party of the Young Women's
Club was held last evening in
the club rooms.
At a short business meeting
preceding the party, the men,
bers voted to take over the du-
ties as chaperones at the Ma
sonic Service Center for one
week. These chaperones are call
ed senior hostesses.
Mrs. Harold Eyth, president,
spoke on the. Importance of sal
wage. Reports on the Silver
Night Ball were given. Mrs. Mil
ton Smith and Mrs. Carl Pingel
were co-chairmen for the games
that were played after the close
of the business meeting.
Refreshments were serve d
from buffet table placed be-
fore a lighted Christmas tree.
Centering each "a b lie was a
wreath of evergreens surround
ing a Christmas scene of Mary,
Joseph and the Infant. At the
either end of the table were
double candelabra with red and
green tapers.
The refreshment committee
was composed of Mrs. Alfred
Henk, Mrs. Morton Rosso, Mrs.
Edward H t C h, Mrs. Robert
Richard and Mrs. Karl Zum-
mach.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-22
transportation SnarZ Keeps
25 in Mount Clemens

BECAUSE OF TRANSPOR-
TATION difficulties So of our
city's teachers will remain IN
Mount Clemens for their Christ
mas vacations.
Among those who will be in
Detroit are Mary Jane Watts,
Ruth Bower, Margaret Briskey,
Virginia Mitchell, Jane Bradley,
Nancy Gould, Jean Hubbard,
Edith Green and Eleanor Pur-
man.
Caye r a n d al will have
Christmas at home in Rochester
and Helen Boutell will 60 to
Highland Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Ballan-
tine will 60 to Lansing. Mary
johnson, Ilene Brunson, Mary
Margaret Ritz and Elizabeth
Grocer are spending the holidays
in Ann Arbor.
Drucilla Ransom and Jessie
Kerschner will 60 to Pontiac;
Jane Dunlap, Ypsilanti; Kath-
ryn Raman and Viola Ribe, Mus
kegon.
Lois Harper will travel to
Chicago for her holidays; Har-
vey Oliphant and Merle Dehls
to Vincennes, Ind; Virginia Har-
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vey and Ellen Redner to Calu-
met; Ruth Moore to Union City.
Mildred Cruickshank will be in
Clinton. Helen Tallmadge goes
to Sandusky; Doris Tieman to
Royal Oak; Mildred Downey to
Romeo; Ellen Furlotte to Bir-
mingham.
Mary Jane Williams will
spend Christmas in Flint and
Myrtle Wilks will be in Olivet.
Rachael McVea will 90 to her
home in Fennville; Winifred
Everill to Algonac. A. w. Knip-
ley goes to Toledo, Ohio.
Florence Ram will be at her
home in Perry, Michigan; Mary
Rogers, Lapeer; Jane Rosing,
Dunkirk, N. Y; Alice Slocomb,
E. st. Louis, Ill. Pauline Stew
enson will spend Christmas in
Tekonsha and Rosemary Scott
will 60 to Ferndale.
Hazel Richards and Betty
Neff are going to Milan; Ruth
Young, Caro-; 10 DeGraff, Lin
den. Jeanne Smith and Muriel
Heidger will be in Saginaw;
Normajean Anderson, Iml lay
City; Hulda Daeubler, Monroe;
Ivah Lewis, Dearborn; Patricia
Baker, Ypsilanti; Betty French,
Howell.
Nancy Smith and Lucille Fen
merit are going to Marine City
and Betty Higbee will be in
Crosse Pointe.
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CiirlScoutNews

TROOP 5 OF THE GIRL
SCOUTS are elated over their
success in winning second prize
for the dress they entered in the
student group of the Ruth Alden
Goodfellow dress contest in De-
troit. This troop made two
dresses, one for our Goodfellows
and the one entered in the con-
test, which brought them prize
of $500.
Mrs. Harold Koth and Mrs.
Elmer Mamrow, leaders OF this
troop, said that the little girl
il Mount Clemens who receives
this dress should be highly hon.
ored because it is identical to
the one which won second prize
out of thousands entered, and it
is beautifully made, entirely by
the girls themselves. Fifteen
stuffed toys that the girls made
from scrap material have been
delivered to the Goodfellows for
distribution. Mrs. Koth said,
made from scraps, they are we'll
made and can stand a lot of
abuse"
ON SATURDAY AFT e r.
NOON 81 intermediate Girl
Scouts and z leaders hiked to
the county farm where they
sang Christmas carols and dis
tributed candy to the inmates.
The girls had a sleighride back
to Mount Clemens.
On Wednesday the Girl
Scouts of groups / and 2 are to
meet with Mrs. B. Trombly at
the Macomb School at 4 pm.
From there they will 60 to st.
Joseph's hospital to carol for
the children. They will also dis
tribute gifts.
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Back for HoIidoys

CAPTAIN KINGSLEY PUR-
TON who is stationed in Victor
vile, Cal, will arrive home this
week for a ten day furlough to
spend the holidays with his wife
and family on South Wilson
boulevard.
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Congratulations

JAMES PINGEL, son of Mrs.
George Pingel, Lincoln avenue,
who is spending his Christmas
vacation with his mother, is cell
ebrating his birthday anniver-
sary today.
DONALD ROY DIS T L E.
RATH, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dom
aid Distlerath of 385 Hunting
ton Drive, Seminole Hills, who
is 5 years old today.
JUDY SCHOOL,, daughter of
Mrs. Edna School, IS Grove
Park Avenue, celebrated her
10th birthday yesterday by en-
PERTAINING IL of her friends at a
birthday party.
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Pubc School Teachers Reveal Their Plans for Holiday Season
Buttercup Club

THE BUTTERCUP CLUB met
yesterday at 1890 at the home
of Mrs. Homer de Slower for
their annual Christmas dinner
and party. Plans were completed
for a dinner to be given at the
USO club of officers was held
as follows: Mrs. Frank LauhOff,
reelected president, Mrs. Casper
Lozen, secretary-treasurer, sue
ceeding Mrs. E. j. Thomas.