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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
RUSSIANS CLAIM
MORE ADVANCES
Report 1000 GerWians
Killed on BryanSk, Lenin.
grads Fronts

KulbyShev. Russia, April II. -
(UP) -- The Russian army reported
further advances on the BryanSk
and Leningrad fronts today and the
killing OF 1900 more Germans.
Russian forces ca separate sec
tors Of the Leningrad front In two
days, fighting killed 1900 enemy
officers and meii and destroyed six
dugouts and seven plllboxes, todays
early communique asserted. It said
that on the Bryansk front, Soviet
forces, In the last few days, have
killed more than, 1900 Germans and
captured several more localities.
There were no material changes
in the front last night" the COM
inunlque said.
Despite thousands Of dead, the
German 10th army, penned UP IN
the swamps and forests around
Saraya RuSsa for weeks, still is
making desperate efforts to escape,
the Soviet army organ Red Star
said. It indicated that other Ger
man forces were In o similar flight
on the northern front.
The trapped Germans can be sup
piled only by plane and the spring
thaw Is fast approaching.
I'm the face Of the imminent
begging down Of their airfields by
the thaw, German transport planes
are working doubie-time rushing up
supplies on which depend the fate
Of the 10th army and other forces
on this 'front.'" Red Star said.
The extension OF the air ferry
service, like German efforts 70
crash the Russian ring, only costs
them more heavily, and, II was said,
Of 800 enemy planes destroyed in
the last three days, 1A0 were trans
ports around Staraya Russo.
Red star said large groups Of
German bombers also were stabbing
at the Russian siege lines and
TANKS, and these were proving flne
targets for Russian anll~aiFcragt
g1nners. Seine crewss II said. Mcge
SCumAusd ca rasa 10
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
CITY IS LIVING
WITHIN BUDGET
Quarterly Report Shows
$4,652,0I3.70 Available
In Remainder OF Year

The city has "a ,0b2 ,0i3,78 available
for expenditures during the remain.
der OF the year, the monthly imam.
cial report OF Controller Thomas M,
Conlon showed today From Jan. |
10 March 81 tho city spent 81 $685..
002,36 OF @ total budget OF $685.
7440i.
Virtually oil city departments are
living within their appropriations,
said Mr.. Conlen. III cases where
expenditures have been higher than
Rt the rate required II there Is 70
DO no correspondence the differ
once wNl be made up later In the
year, This iS true, for instance, OF
the department OF education, which
has 70,0 per cent OF It's appropria"
ton left. No teachers salaries are
paid IN July and August, allowing
two months for the appropriation 70
adjust Itself,
Expenditures during the FIRST
quarter amounted 10 20 per cent
OF the total budget. On q strict
percentage basis, they should have
been % per cent,
The welfare department, as has
been the case for more than two
years, promises 10 turn back TO the
treasury the largest sum OF any
department. OF the appropriation
OF s3i8, 0oi.60 for the whole year,
the department has S267,744ol a.
valuable now. II has spent only 1873
per cent OF Its budget.
There Is O balance OF 9ie,b23 As
IN the emergency fund, which is
being used to finance defense activi-
ties. Most Of the ell 900 spent from
this fund since Jan. has been
paid. In wages 70 guards on duty
at the city reservoirs.
The police department has 70 per
cent OF Its appropriation left, and
the fire department 73.2 per cent.
The municipal stadium fund oe.7
per cent left. the tax collectors
office 6S.6 per cent, the legal depart
ment 78.0 per cent; and the street
department TOb per cent,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
YALE FOOTBALL
COACH UNPICKED

New Haven, Conn.,, April 1i--(Up)
Ivan Williamson's reported refusal
to take over the head football coach
ing Job ut Yale on q one-year basis
caused another hitch today In OBJ
tanning q successor to DR.. Emerson
(Splke) Nelson who quit the job In
January TO join the Army.
Williamson has been end coach at
the university since 1884 and was
said to have held out for q three
year contract. In past years Yale
has made its coaching selections on
q year-to-year basis.
The Yale corporation met today,
but was advised last night yb Ath-
letic Director ogden Miller that the
athletic board OF control would not
submit q recommendation to I'll the
vacancy.
Meantime, williamson win con-
tinue 10 direct spring practice Of the
squad until the top place 4 decided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
FILIPINOS ARE
STILL FIGHTING
President QuezOn Reminds
laps MindanaO, Visaya
Still Stand
by BRYDoN &. TAVES
United Press Staff Correspondent

Gen. MaeArthur's Headquarters,
Australia, April IL (uP)--President
Manuel l., 0ueZon OF the Philippines
reminded the Japanese and the
world today that United States and
Philippines forces aght Oh In Min.
danho and the Vlsayan islands as
we'll as corregidor, despite the fNll
OF Bataan,
As ho made his statement, United
States airmen, eager 10 avenge b.
tnan and their Australian comrades,
struck u new and heavy blow against
the Japanese Invasion base OF Koe-
pang, IN Dutch Timer, mad left Ares
raging as they few safe home,
QueSon, In The flrst statement he
has made since the collapse from
exhaustion OF the gallant American.
Philippines army In the peninsula
pledged the Philippines people II
stand until the bittor end with the
United States and the Allies,
|. '"rhc loss OF Bataan llaS not ended
the war In The Philippines, he said
"correeidef, the V'Sayan islandl
and Mindanao are Still fighting the
enemy and I am certain oil these
places will be defended 10 long q,
there are means with which 10 dc.
fend them"
The statement OF the Philippines
president, who followed Gen. Doug
las Macarthur 10 Australia 10 sci
up his government In exile until his
islands are freed was but another
reminder that In many areas OF the
Philippines, United States and FIJI.
iplnes troops hold great areas.
Mindanao Is the great island at
the south end OF the main Philip.
pines group, The Visayan islands
are In the Wisayan Sea between
Mindanao and LuZon,
A the president made his state
fhont, Prime Minister John Curtin
OF Australia announced that United
States and Australian planes, stead
lily developing m offensive which 10
TO continue until southwest PAeifis
areas including the Philippines, have
been freed, had bombed koepang
the enemy invasion base IN Timol
island heavily yesterday,
Sweeping out over the Timof Sea
from their bases IN northern Aus.
tralia. the Allied planes, believed 10
include flying fortresses, fought
through intensive anti-aireraft gun
CONTINUED on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
ALI Out Indian Participation
In War Now Believed Lost
GERMAN RUHR
AGAIN BOMBED

London, April ll-tUP-BrltISh
planes In q maiOr raid ralned
hundreds Of tens Of bombs on
Industrial detectives In the Ger
man Ruhr during the night, at
tackled docks NJ the French &C.
Cuplcd invasion Port Of Le Mavre
and laid mines In German waters,
the air ministry said today,
The Air Ministry admitted that
10 planes were missing and lts
COmmunlque, additionally COnseFVs
alive sald that large numbers Of
planes attacked the Ruhr, heart
Of German war industry, heavily.
II was indicated that the mines
we're laid off German North Sea
Naval bases In mn attempt 70 pre-
vent q break Of enemy fleet units
for the Norwegian coast, on the
supply line for war materials 10
Russian Artlo ports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
JAP PLANES ARE
BOMBING AT WILL
Only RepuIsed Once in
Raids Throughout
Burma

New Delhi, india, April ll-(uP)
.--JapaneSo planes, heavily REIN
forced, are bombing almost at will
over Burma and have met their
only reverse In q fierce dog fight
IN which American and British
pilots shot down seven enemy fight
ers at least, Burma command
command communiue revealed TO.
day.
The seven planes were shot down
by America and Royal Air Force
planes, the communique said, when
the Japanese attacked q northern
Burma air field and were inter-
cepted.
"a United >Press dispatch from a
base Of the American volunteer
group said that the AVG shot down
seven japanese planes for certain
and four more probably
lin addition the Americans, MEM
bers Of the American volunteer
group, probably shot down four ad-
ditional planesd They lost none)
Japanese planes were bombing
front lines, rear bases and Burma
cities.
A central Burma town was among
the cities bombed, the commune
que said, and their raids were inten-
styling all over the front.
British forces were believed form
ing their new lines between Prone
and the oil fields to the north. The
communicate said that there had
been no contact, on that western
part OF the front along the Irrawad-
dy river, since three Japanese
motor vehicles were engaged BY
light empire reconnaissance troops
Wednesday north Of Prone.
Japanese artillery bolnharded the
On the eastern side Of the front
Chinese lines yesterday. The come
ualIniuue eald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
THIRD DRAFTEES
MAY co in JUNE
Local Boards Get Orders
on Makeup OF Local
Contingents

Part OF the SeleetiVe Service COM
tngent which will leave Waterbury
IN Juno viii be made up OF men who
took part IN the third draft regis
'tratlon, held Feb 10, orders received
by local boards today from national
headquarters ct Washington. III
fact, the orders hint, some OF those
IN the 20-4B age group who received
their order numbers after the lottery
at Washington, March II, may be
called IN May, Tho April eontin-
gent OF inducteeg, whose names have
already been published, will not in-
clude any OF the third, or IT., reg.
btrants.
Orders from General Lewis d, Her.
Bhey, national director OF selective
Service, instruct the boards 10 begin
sending out questionnaireS 10 the
February rcgistrants aS soon as pos
gible. Enough OF the "T" regist-
rants should be classified, he says,
10 make up the June contingent, II
necessary, or possibly, the May group
OF induetces.
The four local boards will begin
mailing quostionnaires 10 the "T'
fegiStrantS within the next few days.
In accordance with the orders, many
OF them will DO classified almost linz
medlately and subject 10 early ply
steal examinations for possible army
induction.
The boards are still awaiting In
struetions as 10 what percentage OF
the third registration group will be
listed IN each induction call after
oil have received queStionnalres. n
is believed that q certain number OF
this group will be inducted with each
OF the other two registration groups
after May or June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
Waterbury to Get $4,000;
LitchieId Gets $4,000
Big Cities Suffer

The special dirt road grant
which rural legislators forced
through the General Assem-
bly, last year will benefit
small towns at the expense
OF the states large cities,
ALLEGATIONS announced by
the state highway disclosed
today. Waterbury, for ex-
ample, will get about $3,400
10 develop Its unimproved
roads during the next two
years while Lltchheld will get S42,-
900, Now Milford $4,000 and WASH
ington $4,000,
OF tho $4,000 900 10 be given out
within q few days the states four
largest cities, Hartford. Now Haven,
Bridgeport and Waterbury, will re.
ceiVe q total Of less than sii 900,
A single Fairfield county town,
Newtown, will. on the other hand,
get approximately $4,000
AVWUh EUubfthcu
The amount each town gets de-
Ponds on tho amount OF unimpfoved
roads within It's limits. As urban
leaders now realize, this policy
serves 10 penalizc the towns which
have gone ahead and improved
their roads at their own expense,
Beacon Falls IL one Of the commit.
mites which will suffer since, haV-
ing no unimproved roads, II will re.
eeive no grant at oil. 1.-THE special
dirt road grant " IN addition TO the
regular annual grant, IN which each
town receives tho same amount)
The city grants, In addition to
93400 Tor Waterbury, include Si,-
200 for Hartford; 93,Tb0 for New
Haven; and about $4,000 for Bridge
port
Other Grants
Compared with these are grants
for nearby towns IN addition 10
those mentioned:
Bethany, $1,000; Goshen, $780,
900; Barkhansted, ei0,7e0; Harwin-
(ConEinued or Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
RED SOX HURLER
GIVEN RELEASE

Boston, April 11--(UP)-Emerson
Dickman, "a, Of Buffalo, N. Y,
righthanded Boston Red Sox pitch
or who Is awaiting q call 10 active
duty after enlistsng In the navy,
has been given his unconditional
release, the club announced today.
Dickman had been with the Sox
SINCE 1888 except for a brief period
last year with Louisville OF the
American Association. Manager joe
Cr0nin said rather than assign his
contract to q minor league club,
no would prefer to free him because
Of The uncertainty Of his status Is .
civilian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
Small Towns Only Benefit By
States Special Dirt Road Grant
THREE HURT IN
TRAIN COLLISION

Aver, Mass, April li-tUP)-
Two soldiers and q civilian were
Injured and 30 passengers shaken
early today when q f0uT.CaF BOss
ton Maine Railroad train crashed
Into the rear Of Nh empty train
sanding on tracks near Fort Dew.
ems.
ffospltallEed NJ Fort DeVens were
Pvt. Anthony C0atl Of o Co., 10th
Medical Regiment, Fort DCyensi
n. JanuskusClx, 20, Of Shirlty, and
IN unidentified civilian.
Railroad officials said u forward
car Of the Boston 20 FitChburg
passenger train and the rear plat.
form Of the Idle train were dam
aged. The Idle train, they said,
was taking on water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
Sir Stafford Grips Gives
Pledge Of British Aid
In Defense
WARNS INDIA OF
FATE LIKE CI1INA'S'
British Blame Leaders Of
Nationalist AII.India
Congress
BY JOHN n. MORRIS
(Uslted Press Staff Correspondent

ASWhsS% sNHw 1sssAA &wshNlF"ssM@sAef
New Delhi, India, April IL.
-(UP)-Sir Stafford Cripps
withdrew Britain's offer 10
grant India dominion status
after the war today and am
llounced that he would leave
for home tomorrow. Thus
Britain's crucial negotiati
with Indian leaders loo
towards an all-out Ind1ail
participation ~ the war, ended IN
complete collapse,
Grips pledged Great Britain 10
DO its utmost 70 defend india ana
appealed 10 indians 10 defend their
land against aggression 10 tlio lant
Grips announced the offer hnd
been Withdrawn at press confer
enee following q formal Btatolnant
admitting fatty that negotiations
had called.
AS o result OF replies received
from the parties, ] have most re-
gretiully had 10 advise his Maieetyg
government that there has not bectl
such o measure OF acceptance 10 tie
proposals. as 10 justify their maxi
Ing n declaration In the form OF q
draft. Therefore they have been
withdrawn" Crippg announced
He warned, at his press confer
ence, that India must devote herself
a. a HtataI kuap a4FatttU "a xa9a4sne4f
her women and children from
"thoee gtastly horrors which have
befallen her Chinese friends ana
neighborS,"
Mauiana Azad president OF tie
All-india Congress, had advised
Grips IN O. letter that the congress
was prepared 10 "resunle responds
bility" In event . true" national
government were formed. He ems
ptasized, however, that this govern.
ment must be headed by q "cablnety
not an executive"
British quarters bitterly BLAMED
leaders OF the Nationalist Alls1ndl@
Congress for the failure az q mo-
ment when Indian cities were being
bombed and the county was threat
ened by invasion.
Grips In Q formal Statement
marking the end OF his attempts,
with the aid OF President Roose~
yeit's special envoy Louis A. Jolliis
soti, TO reach an agreement on lne
dian defense, said no had received
a reply from the working or exec
,,tfssa aAV,RVsafAfaA ~ aha AQtANsqaltN.
Congress.
This reply made II clear that the
Congress was not prepared 70 acv
eept British proposals or enter an
indian national government aNH
aid IN bringing India fully into the
allied fight against the Japanese
he said.
Pledging Britain 70 q flnia4
fight to defend India, he called ON
Indians for 70 total effort IN every
field OF activity" IN defending their
soil.
Grips said that now the position
reverted approximately 70 THAI
which obtained before he came a.
india, but he added, In an implied
hope for cooperation: Though PER-
haps not quite the same posiGaon.Y
although we may for the moe
ment agree to differ, there Is ~
bitterness or Tancor In CUR dlAw
agreement" she said.
He said that Indians could s1iM
help in the general war etsCF8 @a4
added:
1--WE have failed, never mln&
whose fault 10 Is. Let me take Al
eCCaNinned On Pags :,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
OPENING DELAYED

New Haven. Conn, April II --
CUP) - The opening OF Smokey
Joe Weeds last season as Yale's
baseball coach was delayed indefi-
nitey today because OF bad play
ing conditions at Yale Field. His
,xale Varsity nine was scheduled 70
start TIE season today against
CanalI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11

after these war profits, amd Leep
'eTm down. And Initiation fees
come under that heading IS well
a. profits that 80 - khe plant
npeBnaeEas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-11
UNCLE F


Seems TO me
u would make
Just as mn q h
sense 90 charge
an initiation fee
20 set into the
army or navy
as i does 90 let
the unions get
away with fore.
ing men who
90 70 work In
war plants 20
fork over such
fees. Let's keep
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-21

by and little, and something else
that squeezed his chest at the
thought Of her.
He turned around and walkec
backward-a fine drive OF sleet
had begun and it stung his face
like fire she was somewhere
right now. she was talking, Of
helping her mother. or laughing -
would she be laughing, maybe?
Could she be somewhere laughing
while he was thinking so hard
about her, and remembering, sno
feeling SO terrible? He tried hard
to separate the many mental pic
lures OF her - to see her as she
stood In the moonlight that night
OF his birthday supper and said:
I'D like to be your girl. I guess
you're my sweetheart, too" She
was such q baby. That was when
he was fourteen She was - he
stopped. startled by a new thought
Why! He was seventeen now, and
Renee was sixteen! That meant
she was big girl growing up,
tall, maybe, like Cassandra. He
knew she thought about him Just
as he thought about her Lets
be sweethearts forever, Renee. you
and me :. E. all right cross
your heart? :"
No-no-no: she wouldn't for
get, she copldn'tl
Renee What was he to do
about it? He'd have to find her
someday. And then brakes
startling phrase crossed his mind.
And then why then, he might
get married. Would he ever find
her? He was sure Drake could
help him when the time came.
Drake was adventurous and prac-
teal.
AS he edged up the long slippery
terrace steps he thought of brakes
disquieting remark: You and I
are might near In the same fix"
This solid house and these Sc
cure acres of ground-they could
pass away and belong to someone
else. Drake had so casually said:
when the place is sold" 1t would
be his when his grandmother died.
Maybe he'd just keep it and try
to run 1t as she did. But then he
wouldn't be able to be doctor,
and he had to be doctor. She
wanted him to be, and of course
he would do as she wished.
"Gee!" he mutered. II wonder
what's going to become of me-"
(TO Be Continued
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-21
ID. E. AWARD FOR
WATERBURY YOUTH
Private John Vicas, For
mer LeavenWOrth High
School Student Injured

The Distinguished Service Cross
has been awarded Private John j.
Vicas, ID, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. DOM
enic Vicas OF loaf Highland avenue,
according to members of the SOL
dier's family. Word Of the award
has been received from headquar-
tiers Of the Third Corps area at
Baltimore, which takes in the Aber-
deem Proving Grounds, Md, where
Vicas was last reported.
Members If the family stated the
cross was awarded January % for
unusual heroism displayed while on
duty In risking his life to prevent
the loss Of life of others. Vicas
was injured In the effort, according
to the letter received here.
Vicas enlisted two years ago, while
a senior at Leavneworth high
school. He had served in the State
Guard, was captain Of the Leaven-
worth rifle team and Connecticut
small bore champion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-21
CRANlUM
CRACKERS
U. S. POSSESSIONS

American troops are battling at
the outposts of chain of U. S.
possessions reaching half way
around the world. Never empire
minded, the U. S. has built up this
group OF territories through a num-
Der Of purchases and other means
Of acquisition.
I. From what nations did the
U. S. buy Alaska and, the Virgin
Islands? Which cost the most?
2. Were the Hawaiian Islands
which became territory in 1893
acquired as a result Of the peace
treaty after war with Spain?
3. In what years and how were
the islands of u. 8. possessions?
4. SWANS Island, annexed in
1925, is one of latest U. S. terri
torial acquisitions. Where Is it?
5. For how long does the U. S.
hold the Canal Zone under treaty
with Panama?
Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-21

THE STORY: Schoolmates In
analltown Kings Row are or
phaned Paris Mitchell. desper-
ately Iii after overseer father Of
childhood sweetheart Renee beats
her, whisks her away; "all boy"
Drake McHugh; omboy Randy
Monaghan; beautiful Cassandra
Tower whose doctor father, town
mystery, takes her out of school
after social snub from Gordons;
Louise Gordon, leading physicians
daughter; half-wit Benny Singer,
brunt Of schoOlboy jokes, whom
lawyer Skeffington saves from Jail
when Benny challenges attack
from bully Fulmer Green and
gang. Madame Won Elm, Paris
French grandmother whom he
adOres, plans for Paris medical
schooling In Vienna, knowing she
cannot live long. Tom Carr, hus-
band Of insane Lucy Carr, suggests
To Paris he study treatment of
mental ills. Paris is reading medi-
cine with Dr.. Tower.