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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
METAL SALVAGE
 DUE TO BEGIN
Rubber Drive Ends; Steel, Scrap Iron Now to Be
 Collected

Washington, July 1l-(UP)-The scrap rubber collection campaign ended last midnight and salvage of- ficials immediately began work on the nationwide drive to gather steel and iron scrap so metal furnaces can continue full production for time needs.
 Last Weekend's report on the rub Der drive showed a collection of 334, ,293 tons, indicating that the final accounting would be more than 100000 tons.
 If all the scrap rubber is useable for retaining, it would be a full years supply. But officials still were undecided on whether it would mean postponement of nationwide gasoline rationing as a rubber con- servation measure.
 Plans for the iron and steel scrap collection, scheduled to begin Mon day, were nearly complete. War production board officials estimated that 88,00O,O00 tons of steel would be needed for war and essential civilian uses this year, and that one fourth of this would have to be in the form of scrap picked up from the farm lots, the cellers and the industrial scrap yards of the coun- try.
 The scrap, mixed with pig iron, Is needed to keep the nations furnaces running Last winter, according to WIPE chief Donald M. Nelson, as many as IS furnaces were shut down at one time because they lacked scrap.
 During the past six months some 13,700,000 tons of scrap was collec- ted, but during the next six months the WIPE hopes to bring in l7,500,- 900 tons. This would provide full- time production and leave a stock pile which would run for 90 days.
 Officials said that there was enough iron and steel on American farms alone to make twice as many as exist in all the navies of the world Or it would make enough 2,OO0-pound bombs to drop three each minute on the axis coun- tries for more than three years.
 The setup for the general scrap collection campaign includes thou sands of local, county and state cooperating with the WIPE and commercial sc. ap firms.
 The $l,500.000 advertising cam paign. financed by private industry to draw public support for the drive, will not start until a week from AGnn|a~-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
FOR
 GAS ENDS TODAY
Many Motorists May Miss Out in Securing Ration
 Cards

Registration for permanent gaso- line rationing was heavy today but, because of the small turnout of car-owners Thursday morning and evening and Friday morning, it ap- peared that hundreds of local mo- torists would be without gas ration books when the registration period ended at p. m. today. State OPA Director Chester BoWles warned that no additional A applications will be considered for 10 days or more.
 A rush of motorists on the schools serving as registration centers de- veloped last night and continued this morning. However, earlier reg istration had been so light that the number of registrants appeared cer- tain to be far below the total reg istration for temporary rationing unless there was huge turnout during the last hour or two for reg istration.
 nuring tbe three day registration period, motorists nave all been given basic A books, allowing four gallons of gas a. week. Those seeking addi- tional gas must apply to the local rationing board for supplementary allotments. The application forms for supplemental allotments were being given out at the schools.
 On Monday the rationing board will begin consideration of hun- dreds of applications for supple mental gas ration books. The board will be aided by scores of volunteers, who have been enrolled by Attor- ney James E. Mcknight, who is serving as special deputy to Ra- tioning Chairman Lawrence L. Lewis.
 Operators of commercial cars and owners of gasoline stations must apply for their gasoline allotments next week. Necessary forms Tor these groups to fill out were being awaited at rationing board head quarters today.
 MT. Mcknight presided at two meetings of volunteer aides yester- day at the Mattatuck Historical So- ciety building, 1l9 West Main street, where the rationing board has it's headquarters. The volunteers were given instructions on procedure to follow in handling the supplement tary applications.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
RUBBER QUOTA IN
 MASS. EXCEEDED

Boston, July II. (UP)-Massa- chusetts has exceeded its quota iN the scrap rubber drive and vii, 9.t.- ish third or better among eastern seaboard states, salvage officials said today.
 Chairman Curtin r. Chambers of the state salvage committee said Boston's street-to-street collection and final day drives In other Massa- chusetts cities and towns brought more than million pounds of scrap rubber in the last 24 hours. Cham bers said this collection will put the state safely over the top" of its quota of 20,00O,000 pounds.
 Executive Secretary John I. Tay- Tor of the war production boards conservation division praised the people of the state for donating c sufficient amount to place MaSsa- chusetts third or better" among eastern seaboard states in the rub- Der scrap drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Germans Showed Back At Northern End Of Front
SPY TRIAL MAY
 CONTINUE WEEK
Proceedings Still Secret; Many Witnesses Being
 Called By FBI
By FRED MULLEN

NOHHSOu AACSo CtAl NOTTCSpOHuenL)
 Washington July 11-(UP)-The trial of eight German saboteurs- still secret despite three announce ments from the presiding seven generalmilitary entered its fourth day today with indica- tions that it would last at least another week, and perhaps longer.
 Maj. Gen. Frank Mccoy, head of the commission, emphasized last night that the proceedings will re- quire considerably more time be- cause of the mass of evidence being prepared by both sides.
 Like his previous communiques, McCoy's announcement was terse It contained no deails on the dra- matic story unfolding behind locked doors of the trial room in the closely guarded justice department build ing
 Nothing could be learned of evil dence presented evidence which may send the eight men to their deaths before a firing squad or on the gallowS.
 The secrecy imposed by the com- mission was criticized by Rep. Mike Monroney, D., Okla, who charged that refusal to disclose anything beyond skeleton outlines of the proceedings violates the democratic principles for which America IS fighting"
 "The stiff and inadequate army communiques that suppress all news under the guise of withholding military information strain our credulity," he said. '"The American people don't need to be spoon-fed to prosecute this war"
 One official, however in comment ing on the secrecy edict, said;
 At least, it's better than the drum head court martial or the be the fate of Americans landing shooting without arial which would
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
.INDUSTRIALIST
 OPPOSES RULE

Boston, July 11-(UP)-An Ames- bury war production manufacturer has become candidate for governor of Massachusetts to show up the ridiculous ruling that politicians should be ahead of everyone else in the country as far as gasoline ra- tioning is concerned"
 Samuel R. Bailey, Sr., 48-year -old president and general manager of the Bailey Go, metal manufac- turing plant, told reporters here last night that he had taken out nomination papers for the Repub- lican nomination for governor and intended to get the 1000 signatures necessary to put his name on the ballot.
 Discussing an OPA ruling allow ing extra rations for campaigning politicians, Bailey said:
 While businessmen must Strug- gle along with rationed amounts of gasoline, anyone who wants to run for dog catcher can get all the gas he wants. So decided to get in on the right side. picked out the of flee of governor. Why be a candi- date for anything less?" He said 95 per cent of his firms business was war orders.
 Bailey said he had notified his ra- tion board of his candidacy and ex- pected the members, fin accordance with regulations to provide me with gasoline to carry on my campaign. will go to every corner of the state to carry my campaign to the voters"
 Bailey was member of the Amesbury Long Range Thinking club, which bothered Park Commis- sioner William F. Long last year "by actually putting frogs in the Boston Frog pond."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

Desperate attempts to establish anothe. bridgehead failed. The de- lenders repulsed a series of fierce assaults, both on the east and west banks of the Don, inflicting heavy losses on the Germans, but they hurried up endorsements and in creased their pressure.
 Last night our forces fought the enemy west of VoroneZh and in The directions of Kantemirovka and h. sichansk' the Soviet noon com munique today said. "On other sec tors there were no important changes
 the vicinity of LisicharSk, 36 miles southeast of Izyum on the Kharkov front, and it might be the prelude to a German grand offensive on the oil-rich Caucasus. It is 120 miles northwest of Rostov, Russia's big port and manufacturing center at the mouth of the Don.
 The Germans cut the Moscow Rostov railway when they occupied Rossosh, 110 miles south of Voro- nezh, restricting communitions be- tween the capital and the Caucasus to several poor, roundabout routes.
 Last midnight's Soviet com munique announced that Rossosh had been evacuated
 Heavy fighting also had proven out at Kantemirovka, 39 miles southeast of RossoSh.
 A dispatch to the Soviet Army organ Red Star reported that lex ceptionally fierce fighting was rag ing on three sectors of the Kalinin front, northwest of Moscow. The Germans seized an important road and rushed "an avalanche" of tanks infantry and armored cars into the Russians depth defenses. On other sectors, the Russians
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 Twenty vacancies are expected to be created in the next few months. The question whether supernumer- aries will be willing to accept posi- tionS which will expire at the close of the war is supported by the fact that a number have declined to go to work as special policemen in local war factories.
 Many of the approximately 90 su- pernumeraries on the register are employed as skilled war industry tradesmen earning large wages and a $40 weekly paycheck is no tempta- tion to them.
 In spite of this situation, Chair man Verriker said he believes there will be no shortage of willing super numeraries to fill temporary vacan- cies. He pointed out that if neces- sary Police Supt. William J. Roach can order supernumerary to active duty with the penalty of dismissal for failure to comply.
 One supernumerary and one reg uldT pOllCCHldLl dlC 1loW III lAiG ALihy' another regular reports for active duty next week, and one regular and two supernumeraries report this month for service with the Coast Guard All supernumeraries men, toned have been on active police duty.
 Their places must be filled by other supernumeraries however,
 The police board has adopted rule providing leave of absence to any officer who either enlists or is inducted into the service.
 Their policy does not correspond with that of the board of fire com missiorers who frowr an eclistmects Of nremen ana to uate nave DlocKeu the induction of any eligible tiremen into the Army. Although one fire man has enlisted in the Navy and has been granted leave of absence the board has indicated strongly that in the future leaves of absence will be given only to those who may
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
LAPS CUT OFF
 SIBERIAN ATTACK
Aleutian Coup May Take Fight Away From Jap-
 aneSe Waters

Washington, July II - (UP) - Some military observers suggested today that Japanese occupation of three islands in the Aleutians may preclude any attack against Siberia at this time.
 They felt that so long as the Jap anese are able to maintain their positions in the westernmost Aleu- tianS, the net effect would be the same as occupation of VladiYostok -the cutting off of possible trans Pacific juncture over the northern route between the United States and the Soviet Union.
 And, these observers said, 1t would enable Japan to avoid engaging a new enemy close to it's own vulner- able hsoreS and inflammable cities.
 Japan respects the might of the Far Eastern Red Army and fears American bombing planes would take quick advantage of Russo Japanese war for Asia-based raids upon Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
 In the light Of that reasoning, Japan's present maneuvers in the Aleutians -shrouded in fog and mist would seem to eb directed toward keeping the war away from her home waters.
 Three islands in the Aleutians-- Attu, Agattu and Kiska-have been occupied. They lie athwart the di- rect air-route from Alaska to Si- beria and Kiska Is only about 600 miles west Of the American air and navay base at Dutch Harbor.
 It has been indicated that the enemy is pushing its expansion in the Aleutians with additional troops and supplies and q German propa- ganda broadcast last night reported
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
BOSTON SURGEON
 TO ENTER ARMY


 Boston, July II. (UP)--Dr. Elliott c. Cutler of Brookline, prominent brain specialist and chief surgeon at the Peter Bent Brigham hospital, soon will leave to assume q high post in the army medical corps, 1t was learned today.
 Dr. Cutler, head of the medical aid division of the Massachusetts Public Safety Committee, had served as a major with the Harvard Medi- cal Unit in World War and as colonel in the medical corps re- serve. It was believed he might be commissioned 6 brigadier-general.
 A one-time associate of noted brain specialist, Dr. Harvey Gushing, pr. Cutler in 1923 performed the first successful operation on the valves of the human heart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
BIG SURPLUS IS SEENFOR
 CITY IN 1942 Figures for First Six Months of Year Are
 Encouraging 52.8 PER CENT OF
 BUDGET USED UP Welfare, Street Depts. Are Running We'll Within
 Appropriations

Another large surplus for the city is indicated in the financial report issued today by Controller Thomas M. Conlon for the first six months of 1942. The figures point to especially large bal ances being on hand in the welfare and street depart ments at the end of the year, the welfare rolls having been reduced to a minimum by the war boom and the street department being unable to spend money for supplies and materials because of wartime shortages.
 During the first six months of the year the city spent $3,237, ,875.78, which amounts to 58.2 per cent of the total budget appropriations of $6, ,286, ,74491. This leaves balance, as oG July l, of $2,969, ,733.32, or 47.2 percent of the total appropriations.
 Heavy Debt Service
 The fact that 50 per cent of the budget is not eyailable for the sec- ond half of the year Is explained
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
"Aleksi PelypendkO" Men= toned By Govt. PrOseCu- tor Thomas J. DOdd "UKRAINTAN PRIEST"
 ALSO INVOL WE'D Rev. Kurt E. B. MOIzahn Indicted as Axis
 Spies
Hartford, Conn, July II

Hartford, Conn, July II. n (UP) - The government involved "one Aleksi Pely- penko" today in it's Axis spy charges against the Rev. Kurt E. B. Molzahn, Philadel- phia Lutheran pastor, but de- clined to further identify him. Pelypenko's name entered the governments conspiracy charges against the Rev. Molzahn, and four others indicted with him as being spies for the Axis powers, when the clergyman obtained an order from the federal court for the prosecu- tion to elaborate on its charges.
 The court directed Special At torney General Thomas J. Dodd to reveal when, where and with whom the Rev. Molzahn allegedly ar ranged last summer for a confer ence at Fl Paso, Tex, between German American Bund leader Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze, and Dr Wolfgang Ebell, of Fl Paso, both of whom have been indicted.
 Dodd replied laconically that the arrangement was made at Phila- delphia August IS, 1941, with lone Aleksi Pelypenko and divers others unknown" Pelypenko, according to Dodd, was Kunze's agent in the ne- gotiation, but further than that he refused to comment.
 It was the first time Pelypenko's name was mentioned in connection with the conspiracy charged against the accused.
 The defense also produced a mystery man," whose identity was even more vague than the "one Aleksi Pelypenko."
 Counsel for the Rev. Molzahn described him as "a man who claimed to be and appeared to be garbed as Ukranian priest"
 This character, according to Al torney James w. Carpenter, ap- peared at the clergyman's sacristy last year and stated that he was on This way to Washington and had letter from Kunze."
 "The priest" reportedly showed inc minister an envelope bearing the Rev, Molzahn's initials and Philadelphia address. According to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
NAVY CHAPLAIN
 IS MISSING

Quincy. Mass. July ll-(UP) -- Lt.-Comdr, Edward J. Robbins of Wellesley, Protestant chaplain at the Squantum Naval Air Training station, is missing after discovery of his empty rowboat, the Navy said today.
 The announcement said Robbins went for a row yesterday and that his empty boat was seen by pilot in a training plane who reported he saw a man swimming nearby. The pilot notified the training station and . rescue party discovered the boat but could find no trace of Robbins.
 Robbins formerly was chaplain @hAASd VI a SL~A~@SA @As-i~@
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
British, New Zealand, Inc dian, South African
 Troops Attack PLANES ACTIVE IN
 FIERCE FIGHTING Numerous German Italian Prisoners Brought Back
 Through Lines
BY LEON KAY

United Press Staff CorrespOndentA
 Cairo, July II. - (UP) - General Sir Claude Auchin~ leck has opened an offensive with his 9th Imperial Army at the northern end of the Alamein line and has ad- vanced five miles, it was an- nounced today. British, New Zealand, South African and Indian troops hit the Axis lines of German Field Marshal Er-, win Rommel at the most vital pointl on the Egyptian front, west of Fl Alamein, before dawn yesterday.
 Fighter planes swarmed over the battle area, backing up the ground forces in one of the biggest attacks of the campaign on enemy gun em- placements.
 British forces took numerous prisoners and infiicted casualties and damage on the enemy forces. German and Italian, in the first phase of their advance, a communi- que of the middle eastern command and the Royal Air Force said.
 At the southern end of the line, where the Germans previously had been forced to shift their forces westward British mobile columns met an advance of the enemy caste ward.
 The communique said that several enemy tanks were knocked out in the fighting.
 A bitter battle was fought in the air over the ground forces which clashed in the swirling dust at the northern end of the line.
 The German command desperate ly threw large forces of bombers into action, escorted by fighters.
 Allied fighter planes, holding their supremacy in the air, destroy ed at least eight enemy fighters planes and damaged many more, the communlque said
 Medium British bombers and planes of the fleet air arm joined in a heavy attack on shipping and scored two hits on an Italian Ge- stroyer and two more on a 5000 ton merchant ship off the African coast, it was announced.
 Working in perfect coordination with the ground forces, British and South African planes roared over hundreds of miles of desert area, at enemy landing fields and targets of all sorts
 Auchinleck opened his offensive after a nine-day comparative lull
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
INDIAN FILLS PART

Fort Devens, Mass, July Il - CUP)-Infantrymen searched for an Irish comrade who could play the lead in their original play, "There Goes Kelly" After Investigating two battalions, they found a SgC. Kelly listed in third. Kelly is a full-blooded Cherokee Indian. The name of the play Is now There Goes Marino."
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MOTORIST KILLED

Putnam, Conn, July OUP)- George Valaka, Bridgeport, was killed late yesterday when his auto mobile left the highway, sideswiped tree and hit another tree headon. State police said he died at Q hos pital without regaining conscious ANAAA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
NaZis In Furious Drives On Reds
-NEA Telephoto
By HENRY SHAPIRO TInitad Prace GfoR f,nrnncnnndo,

Moscow, July 1lUP)The Germans with the heart of central Russia railway rushed today the Ociy of their battle to take strategic VOrOnezh.
 Communist division VOrOneZh established battle
 They outskirts another Sovie artillery haSeS0n the MeStha
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
75% REGISTER

Boston, July 11-(UP)-Approxi- mately 5OOO0O Massachusetts auto- mobile owners, about 75 per cent of the states drivers, have registered for gasoline ration books, 1t was an- rlounced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
MAYOR IN NAVY

Gloucester. Mass, July ll-(UP) Mayor Donald J. Ross reports Monday at Newport, R. l.. for duty after being sworn in yesterday as a lieutenant, junior grade, in the Naval Reserve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
''Supers'' To Fill Vacancies
.NEA Telephoto

 without difficulty 
 from Chairman Verriker said that the effectiveness
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-15
S25,000.0O0 For Defense
Bonds Voted By I.L.G.W.

New York, N. Y.-The 100000
members of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union will buy
S25, 100000 in defense bonds in the six
months beginning Jan. l, David Du-
binsky, union president, announced
Purchase Of the bonds was author
lied unanimously by a meeting of the
unions general executive board. Mr..
Dubinsky said that the purchase of
the bonds would constitute the largest
single loan to the Federal government
by an organization of individuals in
the history of America.
The executive board pledged that
every union member will in the next
six months contribute at least two
weeks wages toward the purchase of
the bonds. The average wage Of the
union members is between $31 and
$32 week, which would make the av-
erage contribution at least $50. This
would raise more than $lS,OCO,OOO and
would be sufficient to pay for bonds
that in ten years will mature with a
value OF $25,OOO,OOO.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-15
Munitions Workers Open
Organization Drive

Washington, D. Cone Of the
smaller and lesser known AFL ma
tional unions-the United Powder and
High Explosive Workers-has now be-
come one Of the key agencies in the
national defense program. 1t has
doubled its membership in the last six
months and its organization drive has
expanded to such an extent that it
needs the assistance Of other AFL or
ganizations to do the job right.
Verne Nash, secretary Of the union,
therefore calls upon volunteer organ
izers and central bodies in all parts of
the country where explosives, powder,
shells and other types Of ammunition
are manufactured to help the unioni-
cation drive. He assures the unions
full cooperation in all such efforts.
The United Powder and High EX-
plosive Workers recently signed the
first union shop agreement in the his
tory Of the munitions industry with
the National Munitions Company, FL
dred, Pa, covering LOCO workers. The
unions headquarters are at Shelburne,
Ind.