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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
EXTRA ONION AT
 MEAL COSTS$77O
ChOuinard Brothers and Gagnon Fined for As-
 saulting Waiter

An assault of a waiter which re- suited when he charged them five cents more for an extra onion with their meal will cost the belligerent customers S770,
 Common Pleas Court Judge John McDonough handed down decision yesterday afternoon ordering Ernest and Noel Chouinard and Maurice Gagnon. all of Waterbury, to pay damages to Ralph Titanni. employe of the New Central Lunch at 3 Grand street, as the result of an 2ltercation June % of last year.
 The memorandum of decision points out that the plaintiff served Iced to the trio and told them they would have to pay five cents extra tor an onion they requested. The de- tsndants are said to have become sngered and abusive and when the Haiter passed them after serving other customers they attacked him.
 Injuries sustained included a broken nose and loss of eight teeth. The jurist held the claim of the de- ,endants that they fought the man
 The court allowed $50 for the injuries. $i20 for loss of wages, and $500 for pain and suffering and or tered the defendants to pay costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
VETERANS HONOR
 MARINE OFFICER
Sergeant DickersOfl Pre-. scented Citizenship Medal
 for Assistance to VFW

Staff Sergeant MaxweR P. Dick erson, recruiter at the local Marine station, was presented the Citizen ship medal of the Wheeler Young Post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, at a meeting last night at Machinists' hall. The presentation was made by Commander Edward s. Scholey who commended the sergeant for his work for the Marines and local vet erans groups.
 Other speakers were Rev. Roger Anderson, rector of Trinity church and state chaplain of the Yankee Division Veterans Association. Paul Reed, state publicity ofhcer, John Danisavage, V. P. w., New Haven County commander, William Schneer, Frank Orencole, Arthur La Belle, Gunther Mathes. and Statt Sergeant Victor Bazilchuk.
 A turkey supper was served, with Theodore Schroaider acting as chef.
 Others present included James Campbell, Amos Bragg. Halden Will son, Isadore Goldman, Albert Riley, Herman Bessette, Joseph Cinitis, William Cahill, Nicholas Mancini, Michael Dezinno. Edward Hes and Francis Cullen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
TRUCKS GATHER
 CANS TOMORROW
All Streets South of East Main and West Main to
 Be CanvasSed

Mayor Vincent A. Scully today urged full cooperation with the tin can collection which will be made tono,r6w in Waterbury's southern section. A fleet of trucks will gather tin cans for salvage on all streets south of East Main and West Main stretes.
 It will be the second local collec- tion, the first having been made in the northern section two weeks ago. Cans should be placed in boxes or other containers at the curb. They should be cleaned and the labels removed: both ends should be taken off and the cans should then be flattened and the ends placed inside.
 Trucks will begin collection the cans at 2 2. m. and will carry on all day long.
 Ersaess 2. Phillips. director s~i-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
OLD STAR DEAD

New York, November 20. - (UP) .- Joseph Edward Fitzpatrick, Holy Cross football and baseball star
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
BY ALTITUDE BRENTER

VUnlteu Press stan COrresp0n0ent)
 Salem, Ore, Nov. 20 = (UP) = Mass murder in mad house en- gagged state policemen today as they questioned the 5000 inmates of the state hospital for the insane in search of a lunatic believed to have poured poison into scrambled batter, killing ~ of his fellows.
 Governor Charles A. Sprague un- hesitatingly ruled out any possibil- lty that the poison had gotten in- to the batter by accident or through carelessness and characterized the epidemic of deaths which convulsed the huge institution Wednesday night as mass murder"
 If Sprague's theory proves true and the mad murderer Is found, the state would find 1t impossible to arrest, charge, or try him. All in- mates have been judicially adjudged legally insane and hence are not re- sponsihle for their acts.
 The poison which made 46O in- mates deathly i'll, killed 47 and may yet kill as many as 12 more, was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20

I children prayed for the spiritual welfare of the commander -in-chief in time of war.
 MT. Roosevelt also was presented a Bible as a personal gift from the Cardinal and a copy of the text of an address delivered by the Cardinal at victory Mass in Phila- delphia November l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
|SPIRITUALBOUQUET GIVEN PRESIDENT

Washington, November 20.-(UP) President Roosevelt yesterday re- ceived from group of Catholic leaders a parchment representative of prayers offered in his behalf by Catholic school children in Pnila- delphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20

The presentation was made by Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Bonner. super intendent of Diocesan schools in Philadelphia, and two prominent Philadelphia Catholic laymen, Judge Vincent Carroll and A. L. Fitz- patrick.
 The presentation was made in be- half of Denis Cardinal Dougherty. The illuminated scroll represented 100000 masses 25O,000 communions and 100000 rosaries from the 141,00o school children in the 10 counties of the Philadelphia archdiocese. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20

TRY A DEMOCRAT WANT AID
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20

wage statistics, announced today that Naugatuck's first collection will be held December { instead of December 5, as originally scheduled.
 All Prospect and Wolcott will be canvassed for tin cans tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20

Although the iron fence of Ash ton park in Preston, England, has gone to help the war the iron gates remain, and the keeper locks them every night to preserve the city's right to close the park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20

Firms in South Africa tlae haVE. been asked to salvage waste paper are protesting that unnecessary government correspondence is vast. ing 1t faster than they can save it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
PLUMBING SUPPLY
 WITHDRAWS SUIT

withdrawal papers were filed in common pleas court today in the $i, ,750 damage suit brought by the Waterbury Plumbing Supply Co.,, Inc, against Ericsson B. Schofield at the turn of the century, died here Wednesday, 1t became known today. Fitzpatrick had been a teacher i'll the city's high school system for more than 35 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20

of Naugatuck. A debt ok ef 2z for plumbing supplies was clafnaEf by the plaintiff. Terms of settIex ment were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20

When the raids on London wsra at their worst in November, loa0s over 150,000 persons slept regularly in the subway stations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Showdown Vote
Today on Boost
In Military Pay
Battle Over $50 or $42
as Monthly Base
Awaited in House

Service stan Correspondent


WASHINGTON, May 27.-The
issue of whether soldiers and
sailors should be paid $50 or $4l
a month comes to a showdown
vote in the House today.
Action will be taken on
Senate House conference com
mittee agreement on $42 base
pay instead of The $50 a month
approved by the lower chamber
week ago.
Facing administration leader:
who favor the $42 figure was the
parliamentary problem of pre-
venting Representative Rankin
CD of Missouri. from carrying
out his announced determination
to force a roll call vote and senC
the bill back TO conference.
The House passed the measure
with the Rankin amendment pro
viding $50 for the lowest grade
and S54 for first class priyate'
and second class Seamen by
roll call vote of $50 to !. Rankin
was confident that the member
would not reverse themselves OF
Ia record vote.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
De GduIIe Asks
Full Recognition

LONDON, May u (UP).-Gen.
Charles de Gaulle appealed to the
United Nations today to recognize
his Free French organization as a
political administration as well as
a fighting force and criticized
Allied methods of dealing with the
Martinique situation.
De Gaulle urged that the Allied
nations recognize the fact that
"combatant France is a political
as well as a military entity and
should be treated as such in the
councils that are framing Allied
strategy and political moves.
Turning to United States nego-
tiations seeking to neutralize Mar.
Unique and prevent 1t from
becoming of use to the Axis, De
Gaulle said Martinique provided
an example of the "inadequacies'
of Free Frances representation
among the democracies.
De Gaulle implied that the
United States should have acted
against Martinique without con-
suiting any Vichy officials. such
as Admiral Georges Roberts,
Vichy's commissioner there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Madeline Webb
Denies Murder

NEW YORK, May 81 (INS).-
The role she may have hoped TO
perform on the stage comes again
to Madeline Webb today when she
returns to the stand to deny under
cross-examination that she was in
any way responsible for the suf-
location murder of Mrs. Susan
Fora Reich.
The 2S-year-old Worlds Fair
Z "nudie" and model struck a dozen
different poses in denying she
participated with Eli Shongrun
her married sweetheart. and John
d. Cullen. a petty thief, in a plot
to rob the wealthy 52-year-old
Polish refugee.
Shonbrun, a former dress sales.
man, dramatically confessed Mon,
day that he and his uncle, Murray
Hirschl, alone were responsible fol
the crime. He absolved Madeline
and Cullen Of any responsibility II
the Reich killing.
Hirschl, who was indicted will
the trio, turned states evidenc,
and has been granted a separat,
trial.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Walter Reuther Gets
War Commission Job

WASHINGTON, May 27.ZWal-
ter P. Reuther. director of the
General Motors division of the
UAW-CIO, today was named a
member of a new labor-manage-
ment committee TO advise the
War Manpower Commission.
Other CIO members of the COM
mittee will be Clinton S. Golden
of SWOC and John Green of the
Marine and Shipbuilding Workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Lower Rent, No Tires
No Gas Ration TIL Late Summer; Less Mahogany
Those Are Some Of Consumer Prospects

The governemnt has restricted use
of that wood for military aircraft
and combat vessels.
AUCTIONS-You can't beat the
Price Control Law at these. Draw
lots when two persons bid the
maximum price, the government
ordered in prohibiting auction
prices above the maximum.
EMPLOYMENT - War indus
tries warned against advertising
for white" protestant" or "gen-
tile" workers. Presidents COM
mittee says there's no place in the
war effort for such discrimination
GUNS-You can buy certain
types now for the first time since
February u. WPB released fol
sale types not needed by armed
forces
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27

WASHINGTON, May 81 CUP).
front developments:
RENT REDUCTION ordered In
20 war production and military
training areas. Tenants instructed
TO pay lower scales without con-
sulting landlords.
TRANSPORTATION - Nation
wide gasoline rationing tenta-
lively postponed until late sum-
mer; probably necessary then tc
save rubber. Continued rationine
in East ION rather severe basis
will be necessary indefinitely.
TIRES-D ozens of rubberles:
substitutes being studied. but
they're not in the picture of the
Immediate future.
FURNITURE-There will bt
fewer mahogany tables and chairs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Mrs. Henry Ford Il
Fills Red Cross Post

Mrs. Henry Ford II Was APP
pointed co-ordinator Of Red Cross
activities for the Archdiocesar
Council of Catholic Women today
by Mrs. Harry A. Lombard, council
president.
In her new position. Mrs. Ford
will direct the blood donor cam
paign among the 100000 Catholic
women in the archdiocese. immedi
ate goal of which is 800 donors q
month, 100 from each Of the eight
deanerieS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
.Cossadk Raiders
Slaughter Nazis
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German counter-attacks. had re-
sumed offensive operations.
Berlin claimed Russian forces
south of Kharkov were encircled
and were being annihilated.)
One of the most ferocious bat.
ties of the war was still in prog.
ress in the Izyum-Barvenkova
sector along q 25-mile stretch OF
corpse strewn front, 70 miles south
of Kharkov.
The German command threw in
fresh tanks and men in an attempt
to break the Red army line. Para
chutists were dropped in waves
from great German transport
planes.
Special dispatches asserted that
the Russians had an unbroken
record of success against the para
chutists.
ONE GROUP WIPED OUT
It said one entire big group
was wiped out before II hit the
earth and that automatic rif1emen
downed three Junker-52 transport
planes as they lowered above a
front line position waiting to drop
their men.
It was asserted that the Ger
mans had lost up to one-third OF
the tanks they had put into their
attack in formations of up to $50
each and official dispatches said
the crack 23d German tank di-
vision. which had been held in re-
serve for a German general Of
fensive had been routed in a
counter-attack..
More than 100 tanks were de-
stroyed in the first phase of the
German attack, IL was said, and
many more men destroyed later,
before remnants of the shattered
division withdrew.
The midnight communique said
IL German planes were destroyed
Monday against eight Russian
planes, and last week 1872 German
planes were destroyed against 127
Russian planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
2 MOreSby
Raids
Fooled

MELBOURNE, May 81 (UP).-
Japan, forced by heavy losses to
change its tactics. sent big flying
boats against the Allied base at
Fort Moresby. New Guinea, in
night raids Monday night and last
night, Gen. Douglas Macarthur
announced today.
Monday night three of the flying
boats dropped bombs near an air.
drome without doing any damage
Allied anti-aircraft guns hit one
and it was losing altitude when il
disappeared.
Only two planes were sent
against the base last night and
they, like the others, did no dam
age.
Allied patrol planes downeo
three of a feet of 10 japanese
Zero fighter planes in short
fierce fight over another New
Guinea area. One of the Alliec
fighter planes is missing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Mexico Hunts
5 Mystery Ships

MEXICO CITY, May u QNS),
Mexican coast guard cutters and
naval planes today sought five
small, heavily loaded ships sus-
|pected of carrying fuel and provi-
sions to Axis submarines.
The alarm was sounded when
the quintet of vessels was sighted
maneuvering in a suspicious man.
ner east of Progreso on the Yucca.
tan coast. A scout plane first
spotted them.
Gen. Heriberto Jaro, minister OF
marine, ordered they be inter
Icepted and searched.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
MASS AT BORDER

Returning from a reconnaissance
flight over the, enemy-occupied
portion of Yunnan. the American
airmen said they sighted large
mechanical units" at Wanting
Burmese border town.
An AVG communique said the
Flying Tigers" bombed and ma
chine gunned supply bases in the
Burma-China frontier area yester-
day. No resistance was en-
countered and all raiders returned.
The communique said two flights
of AVG fliers saw their bombs
cause considerable damage"
Nineteen enemy bombers yester-
day attacked Chinese positions
along the Salween's east bank
while artillery. firing across the
river, heavily shelled Chinese
troops, the communique revealed.
POUR INTO INDo-CHINA
Five hundred miles to the east,
the Japanese were pouring mech
anized reinforcements into French
Indo-China. stirring speculation OF
an imminent northward drive into
eastern Yunnan Province along the
Haiphong- RUNNING railway. An
other strong enemy force was said
to be massing on Formosa Island,
only 80 miles across the strait
from Fukien Province.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
US. Hunts
Warship
Attacker

ST. LUCIA, British West Indies
May u (INS).-American nava
patrols today were searching tn,
Caribbean for an enemy subma
rine which boldly entered the ter
ritorial waters of French Marti
nique and torpedoed a four-stacl
United States destroyer. The at
tack caused serious damage anC
casualties.
((The navy department in
Washington identified the de-
stroyer as the 1,090-ton Blake
ley, built in 1919. 1t said that
10 of her complement were
missing and six others injured.
The Washington announcement,
however, did not identify the
scene of the torpedoing, except
to say that it occurred in the
Caribbean.)
With her bow crumpled. the de-
stroyer was able to enter the Mar
Unique harbor of Fort de France
after the attack which occurred
yesterday. The torpedoing hap.
pened so close to shore that hun.
dreds of persons on the French
island witnessed it.
The damaged destroyer tied ur
alongside the French aircraft car.
rier Bearn. The Bearn has beer
lying in Fort de France harbor
for % months and has recently
been disarmed under an agree
ment between the United States
and the governor of Martinique
Reports reaching st. Lucia said
that a few dozen" members oil
the American destroyer's person.
mel were taken ashore to a hospi-
tai in Fort de France for treatment
of wounds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
z Yichy ConsuIates Shut

SAN JUAN. p. r.. May u
UNS) &C Consulate OF Vichy
France in Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands were closed today
by the resignation OF Consul Gen.
eral Robert Chaulet. Operation
of the offices was transferred to
the Vichy consulate in New York
CITY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
BIackOut
Excuses
Rilliculed

Owners of stores and electrical
signs were warned today by Glenn
c. Richards, associate civilian de-
tense co-ordinator, that they must
make arrangements so their lights
will be turned off within two
minutes after a blackout signal
sounds.
Excuses will not be accepted"
he declared. Unless the lights
20 out within two minutes, tho
owners will be subject TO heavy
penalties"
At the same time, Richards sent
out a call for volunteer teachers
to act as instructors for neighbor-
hood groups of recreation leaders.
INTERVIEW DATE SET
Volunteers are to be interviewed
at the OCD office, Ill Cadillac
Square from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m.
tomorrow by Miss Viola ARM
strong of the city department OF
parks and recreation.
A training course for instructors
will be held for five consecutive
Monday evenings at 8 p. m. at the
Woodward Avenue Baptist Church.
Woodward and Winder avenues.
beginning June l. Miss Armstrong
will direct the class.
After completion of their
courses, the first group of volun-
teers will be sent into their own
lneighborhoods 10 train other vol
unteers at community centers and
churches.
A parade and celebration in
honor of the first civilian defense
sector to complete its organization
will be held tonight. Richards an.
nounced. The distinction falls tc
Sector F of Zone /. Area 6, which
is bounded by Fenkell and School
craft avenues, Burt road and the
city limits. Warden Edwin T
Myers is in charge of the sector
\ Mayor Jeffries is among speak
ers scheduled to speak at the cere'
lmony, at Stoepei Park, after thu
parade. which will begin at LasheI
road and Outer drive at 7:30. Also
on the program will be first aic
and fire-fighting demonstration,
and presentation of an ambulance
donated by the Edward F. Wiki,
Funeral Home:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Chinese Hold
laps at Bay in
Kinwhd Defense
Outnumbered Troops
Fight OF invaders
in 24-Hour Battle
BY ROBERT p. MARTIN
United Press stan Correspondent

CHUNGKING. May u (UP).-
Outnumbered Chinese troops are
holding off the Japanese outside
the gates of Kinhwa, Chekiang
provisional capital 1875 miles south
of Shanghai, in fighting that has
been raging around the city for "a
hours, it was stated tonight.
Chinese military quarters said
the defenders of the city were in
hicting large casualties on the
enemy, which has lost between
5000 and 5000 men in the last 10
days.
Earlier reports told of hurting
back the invaders from two TO nine
miles from Kinhwas outskirts or
three sides.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
CLAIM REDS TRAPPED

STOCKHOLM, May 81 (UP).-
German dispatches asserted today
that the Germans were attacking
on the Southern Russian front be-
tween Taganrog and Stalino and
had joined forces with the Ger
mans counter-attacking south of
Kharkov. with the result that
100000 Russians had been cut off.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
City Coal Unaffected
By Curb on Ships

The order OF the Office OF De-
Tense Transportation prohibiting
coal shipments on the Great Lakes
except by self-unloading type ships
will not affect Detroit domestic
users. coal authorities here said
TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
Italians Poised
ToStrike France,
London Reports
100000 Troops Ready
10 Seize Riviera
and Isle Of Corsica

: LONDON. May 81 tINS).-An
imminent move by 100000 Italian
troops to occupy the French
Riviera area of Nice and the
island Of Corsica was predicted by
London morning papers today
This followed reports that the
yichy government of Pierre Laval
. and Marshal Henri Petain had de-
cided to reject fatty an Italian
note demanding cession OF Nice,
Corsica and Tunisia.
Dispatches from the European
continent TO London said 100000
troops had been massed in the
Piedmont and Liguria sections OF
northwestern Italy.
KING REVIEWS TROOPS
King Victor Emmanuel and
Crown Prince Humbert were re-
ported to have inspected these
troops at Alessandria and San
Reno.
~ A message from the French
frontier. published by the Daily
Mail said the Italian troops are
expected to move into Nice and
Corsica at any moment"
IF Italy decides on drastic
action" this dispatch continued,
''the French Mediterranean feet
could play m important and per-
,haps determining part. Other
wise, there could be little de-
tense Of Nice and Corsica"
LACKS HTTLER's o. X.
An earlier Reuters message from
the French frontier said 1t is
understood Germany is not sup
porting the italian claims to
French territories. although Adolf
Hitler may decide to do so il he
finds II to his advantage.
81 Renewed reports that Hitler
would soon demand use of the
French navy were without con-
frmation In authoritative Londop
quarters.
These sources, however. re-
called recent Russian reports,
which said that Laval had per-
mitted the training Of German
naval personnel In the operation
If French warships and naval
bases.
According to the Soviet dis
patches. Laval already had
secretly agreed to turn over 40
French war vessels to the Ger
mans. But In London there was
yet no indication that such q
transfer may be imminent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27

"The Wishing Well" has a
message In cipher for you. Daily
and Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-27
CONCENTRATE IN SOUTH

Meanwhile, the japanese were
said by American volunteer pilots
to be concentrating large mechan-
lied forces on the Burma-C China
border in the south for a possible
lightning drive along the Burma
road toward Running. simultane-
Gus with the enemy's Chekiang
and Fukien offensives in the east.
This warning followed official
disclosure that these Flying
Tigers" had silenced at least six
more enemy artillery batteries
along the west bank of the Sal
'ween River so miles inside China
in Yunnan Province.