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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27
SHIP LAUNCHING:
Bad NeUs for Axis

An answer to the challenge of the
Axis submarine campaign resound-
ed in the waters along the Maine
coast when six cargo ships totaling
81, 900 tons and two destroyers to
help protect them from U-boats took
to the Atlantic in single day in a
mass launching that broke all rec
ords for the shipbuilding yards near
Portland.
One after another six new mer-
chantmen built for the British Pur-
chasing commission were christened
and foated from construction basins
to start the days celebration. Two
Of these had required only 4S days
building time. The other four took
81 days.
AS tugs pulled out the new cargo
ships, the berths were Immediately
made ready for keels of five more
craft.
The two new destroyers were the
Conway and the Cony. The crowd
present at the launchings heard
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, Unit
ed States Maritime commission
chairman, challenge the Axis to sink
our ships faster than they are built.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27

The loss of another Caucasus oil
city to the Germans was admitted
in a Russian communique which
stated that Maikop had fallen, but
only after equipment and all
supplies of oil were evacuated in
time and the oil establishments
themselves were made completely
unusable."
The application of Russia's IA
nous scorched earth policy was told
in the communique. 1.-THE German
Fascists who expected with the cap
ture of Maikop to enrich themselves
at the expense Of Soviet oil have
miscalculated. They did not get the
Soviet oil and will not get it,"
Evidence that huge air battles
were being waged about the Russian
front from the Caucasus to the north
came with the official report that
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27
Weekly News naysi
Experts Call IT, Attacks Solomon Upset ALI Jap Strategy

during the previous week the Nazis
had lost 1863 planes against 241 So
Wet planes lost.
New tactics were being employed
by the Germans in the battle for
Stalingrad. Self-propelled artillery
was coupled with tanks and motor
lied infantry to crack Soviet lines.
But Marshal Simeon Timoshenko
had had time to mass artillery to
oppose the enemy.
The report admitted that the Nazis
had made minor gain by hammer
ing a wedge into the advance de-
Tense positions of one infantry regi-
ment on the Kletskaya front. How
ever, Russian infantry unit report
ed fighting northeast of Kotelnikovo
was said to have repulsed several
Nazi attacks and then routed a Ru-
manian regiment.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27
in the weeks nevs

serve fuel. Under a suggested plan
hot water would be available only
between certain hours. "And even
during those hours tenants should
be willing to accept only warm wa
ter" he said.
OMEN?: A Jap broadcast beamed
at Australia ended with transcript
ton of the song: IT Have My Eyes
on You"
GOING AHEAD: In an interview.
Henry j. Kaiser, West coast ship
builder, declared that he was going
ahead with his plans to build the 70
ton cargo planes. He said he would
not rob the regular aircraft industry
Of skilled workmen in so doing. He
urged IAN intensive drive for prop
er ALLEGATION of the present materi-
ais we have" for building such valu-
able ships.
LONDON: Soil that had not been
cultivated for almost 1000 years has
been reclaimed for wartime food
production in Britain, Lord Woolton,
food minister, announced. This
land, which is producing oats, wheat
and potatoes, has not been in crop
since the days the Romans moved
through the district. ~-~
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27
UPSET:
To Jap Strategy

Aerial support from captured land
based airdromes was aiding the
U. S. marines as they extended their
footholds gained in the Solomon is
lands. This important step marked
the secopd major phase Of u. S.
military and naval activity aimed
at driving the Japs forever from the
southwest Pacific.
When this first American offensive
Of the Pacific war opened, planes
from General Macarthur forces in
Australia were the only land based
craft which could aid the operation.
Now, however, the marines had
pushed far enough forward to oper-
ate seized airfelds.
Chief objective of the long planned
and complicated offensive in the
Solomons was Tulagi, where the
Japs had been profitably using a
large harbor for raids on United
Nations shipping lanes to Australia.
That this menace had been over
come to some degree was indicated
by the lack of Jap reports on such
shipping. This looked too as if Jap
reinforcements for their Solomon
forces had either been swept out
of the sector or had been pushed
near to Australia and thus subjected
to attack from that direction.
Another objective for the United
Nations in the Solomons had been
Guadacanal, one Of the few islands
suitable for good-sized airfeld.
Even as the marines blasted for
ward to these targets, warplanes I'M
der the command of General Mac
Arthur were pounding numerically
at Jap-held points nearer Australia.
On New Britain, Rabaul, junction of
the Jap aerial lifeline to the Coral
sea and New Guinea, was pounded
constantly. Likewise on New
Guinea, Salamaua was prize OBJ
jective of the bornbings.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27

beginning of the war to cooperate
with the British. This assurance
has been given many times. But. he
said, the Congress party, consisting
mostly Of Hindu political elements
(and a minority of Moslem repre-
sentat1om consistently has refused
to cooperate. Because Of this, the
British have attempted to satisfy the
Hlndus with more and more offers
OF part in the government. Each
concession, he pointed out, weakens
the Moslems' strength while build
ing that of the Hindus.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27
MOSLEMS SPEAK:
On COODerdtiOn

If the British continue to sacrifice
Moslens' interests in seeking peace
with the Hindu-dominated All-India
Congress party, it will mean the end
of cooperation between 10000, 900
Moslems and the British empire.
That warning was uttered by Mo-
manned Ali Jinnah, leader of the
An-India Moslem league, which has
not participated in Mohandas K.
Gandhi's passive resistance cam
paign for immediate Indian indie
pendence.
Although the Moslems are a mi
nority in the Indian population, they
have contributed far more than
their share of men to the 100000
guarding against an expected at
tack by the Japanese.
Jinnah, in press conference, ex-
planned his position thus:
In his capacity as leader of the
Moslem league, he offered at the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27

Those thousands of people all over
the world who have been clamoring
for second 'front.' to aid the hard
pressed Russians and overthrow Hit
Ter, received hint Of the urgency
of preparations going on for such a
program when Lieut.. Gen. Dwight
Eisenhower, commander of u. S.
army forces in the European thea
ter told a press conference that
''the time is Short
Said the general:
Training in all its phases must
be intensive. This is true first be-
cause time is short, second be-
cause the problems we have demand
the ultimate in trained personnel,
and third because our men must be
toughened and hardened physically
to stand the most rigorous opera
TONS"
This, coupled with his 'time is
short" statement, indicated to OBJ
servers that General Eisenhower S
attitude reflected the feeling in
many unofficial circles to the effect
that second front is needed at
the earliest possible moment and
also that the British have found the
Germans to be a tough and hardy
foe.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27
JAP NAVAL LOSSES:
'FiUe Times Ours

In face of ridiculous Japanese
claims in the southwestern Pacific,
Adm. Arthur J. Hepburn, new chair
man of the navy's general board.
announced that Jap naval losses
since the start of the war have
been possibly five times as great as
those of the United States, including
losses at Pearl Harbor.
"Their losses in tonnage have
been several times ours, perhaps as
great as five times as much" Hep
burn stated. That includes Pearl
Harbor. Most of the damage done
there has been repaired.
"And one thing you want to re-
member is that we are very con-
sentative in our claims. When we
say ship is sunk, she's sunk"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27

In move designed to further
speed the war effort, the duties of
the office Of chief of staff, now filed
by Gen. George G. Marshall, were
REDEEMED by regulations making him
an executive" under President
Roosevelt.
For the first time in history the
army chief Of staff became "the ex-
ecutive through whom the President.
as commander-in-chief, exercises
his functions in relation to strategy,
tactics and operations.
Some observers saw in the move
a possibility that General Marshall
would be tied to Washington to
transmit presidential orders to the
armies abroad.
At the war department. spokes-
men interpreted the change as an
official recognition of an accom-
pIshed fact. 1t was pointed out that
field commanders already had been
appointed; General Eisenhower in
Europe, General Macarthur in Aus
tralia, General Emmons in Hawaii,
General Dewitt in the West and
General Drumm on the East coast.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27
NAZI EXECUTIONS:
Dutch Are Stubborn,

Nazi ferocity was visited on Occu-
pied Holland when Heinrich Hmm
ler's Gestapo executioners killed
their first hostages in the Neither
lands. The victims were five promi-
nent Dutch citizens. The executions
were in reprisal for the wrecking of
a train carrying second 'front.' Ger
man troops to the European coast.
This summary action by the Nazis
was regarded by some observers as
evidence of their anxiety over the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27

Defense Transportation Chief Jo-
seph B. Eastman warned that with
the fall opening of schools and col
leges, local transportation systems
will face their heaviest load in his
tory.
walking a little farther to the
bus stop, strap hanging and other
minor Inconvenience are fast be-
coming patriotic necessities" he de-
clared.
When the peak Of the load comes
in mid-September, he said, buses
and street cars will be carrying 40
per cent more passengers than a
year ago. For the most part this
will be due to curtailment of private
automobile use and the increasing
demands of war workers.
'Much more can and must be
DONE" Eastman added, "to tighten
up operations to the point where not
a mile is driven wastefully."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27
HIC HIGH S

DISEMBARKED: Nazi radio re-
ports claimed that a number Of
U. S. ships disembarked American
troops at various ports throughout
Iraq." This was unconfirmed by Of
fetal U. S. dispatches.
NOISELESS: A noiseless prope1-
Ter which eliminates the hum that
submarines use to detect ships has
been perfected by a Scottish scientist.
SALVAGE: Salvage work on the
Normandie, huge ocean liner which
burned and capsized in the Hudson
river in New York city last Febru-
airy, is now well ahead of schedule.
CRASH: Seventeen soldiers were
killed in the crash of an army trans
port plane on fog-shrouded Peru
mountain near Peru, Mass. Twenty
were on board. Sergt. Robert Lee
of Columbus, Ohio, showed outstand-
ing heroism in rescuing two of his
companions, said the army in re-
leasing details of the crash.
HOT WATER: Hot water ration
ing for New York was the word
from the office of Mayor F. H. La
Guardia, who said that some sort
of plan must be worked out to con-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27
u. S. AIRMEN:
Raid France

Flying with a Canadian squadron,
United States army airmen made a
long raid over France, and, with
the British Royal Air force, partici-
pated in convoy patrols and inter-
ception sorties, communique an
nounced.
The raid over France was looked
upon as an educational fight in
preparation for the time when Unit
ed States fiers will make independ-
ent raids on the Axis.
RCAF pilots who accompanied the
flight have had three years expert
ence in the air over France. They
know German air force tricks from
repeated sweeps over the English
channel.
The operation was announced in a
United States communique, the first
to be issued from the European the
alter of war. 1t offered no details.
The names Of Americans who flew
were withheld. However, the COM
munique revealed that American Of
ficers are organizing news service
which will supply interesting back
ground material. It will be similar
to the British air ministry news
service.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27

Allies projected second front. The
killings followed a Gestapo pattern
already well imprinted on Occupied
France and Czecho-Slovakia.
The traditional stubbornness of
the Dutch in refusing to meet the
Germans demand that the train
Wreckers be caught and turned over
to them, was evidence, too Of the
spirit Of revolt ready to fame when
United Nations land operations
reach Continental Europe.
Further reprisal executions loomed
as the Nazis held nearly all of Hol-
lands social and intellectual leaders
as hostages in dingy prisons.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-27

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of Western Newspaper Union
news analysts, and not necessarily of
this newspaper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
st. Anthony's Church

Grammar school instructions at St, Anthonys church will take place this week as follows: Bantam and Morris schools on Tuesday after noon: Center and Milton schools on Wednesday aftrenoon.
 Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of this week are Ember Days and days of fast and abstinence. Mo- vena devotions in honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal will take place on Wednesday evening at 800 o'clock.
 Sunday afternoons at 3:S0 there are novena devotions for peace and victory, prayers for the soldiers and sailors, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
 The Young Peoples Club will meet in the Church Hall Thursday eve- ming.
 The High School Club will meet In the Church Hall Tuesday evening at 7:l5 o'clock.
 Honor Attendant
 Miss Lydia HickcoX, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles R. HickcoX of Litchfield, was a bridesmaid at the wedding on Saturday of Miss Kath- crime Ridgely Jones, daughter of MT and Mrs. Nicholas Ridgely Jones of New York and Glen Cove, L. l., to Bouvier Beale, son of MT. and Mrs. Phelan Beale of New York and Easthampton, L. l., which took place at St. James Episcopal church in New York.
 BrevitieS
 Mrs. Henry D. Burrall and son, Barnum, who have been making their home in Litchfield for the past four months. are spending the win ter with Lieutenant Burrall's par- ents, MT. and Mrs. John B. Burrall of Waterbury.
 Miss Faith Hussey has been named vice. president of the glee club at the Masters School at Dobbs Ferry,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
Beacon Falls Man On Murder Jury
Footwear Employees
 To Join White Cross
Enrolment in Hospital Plan to Continue All Week;
 Application Blanks Distributed

Neugatuck, Dec. IS - Employes of the Naugatuck Footwear plant Of the United States Rubber Company will be given an opportunity to en- roll for non-profit hospital service with the White Cross, Connecticut Plan for hospital Care. it was an- nounced today by Robert E. Lowell. industrial relations manager of the plant.
 The announcement was made in a letter received by all employees of the plant, stating enrolment would continue throughout this week. Benefits will begin February for those joining at this time, Arrange ments to present the White Cross were made after "a great many em- ployes, during the past year, had requested an opportunity to join the plan.
 The White Cross provides each of its 296,000 Connecticut members with three weeks of hospital care each year-three weeks for each member of the family enrolled. En- ployed persons can enroll their wife, or husband, and all unmarried chill dren under 19 years of age.
 During that three weeks, care is rendered in a semi-private room, re- gardless of the actual cost of the room, in any of the 9 Member hos pitals in Connecticut. This list in cludes the Waterbury Hospital and St, Mary's Hospital, all three Hart ford hospitals, all three New Haven hospitals, and hospitals in 13 other Conencticut cities.
 Tn addition to the room, meals and general nursing service, the White Cross provides the following services to the subscriber, again re- gardless of cost: Full use of the op- erating room, all medicines and sur gical dressings. routine laboratory service, ambulance service within three miles of the hospital, basal metabolism tests, oxygen and Serums complete, and-after one year-de- livery room service and ordinary nursing care of newborn babies. All services except maternity will be available for U. s, Rubber employees on February 1st. Maternity cases are covered only after one full year on continuous membership.
 Enrolled dependents receive exact- ly the same services as subscribers, except that they pay $1 per day to the hospital when care is actually rendered, aSythey pay considerably less in monthly dues. All maternity cases receive service on payment of $l per day.
 An employed man or wmoan, not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
GRANGE SUPPER
 TONIGHT AT 6:3O
Rock Rinlm0n Officers to Be Installed; Justine
 Hupprich Engaged

Bacon Fals, Dc. IS - The Rock Rimmon Grange will hold It's regular monthly business meeting this evening in Pythian Hall. The officers will be installed by Master William Sanford of Mad River Grange. A potluck supper will be served ct 6:3o p. m. The annual Christmas party will take place during the lecturers hour.
 MT. and Mrs. Carl Hupprich of Main street, announce the engage ment of their daughter, Justine, to P. F. c. Edward Enamait, son of Mir and Mrs. John Enamait of North Main street, Union City. MT, Enamait is stationed at Fort Adams. R. I.
 Edward Chemulinskl of North Circle has enlisted in the U, S. Navy
 Excelsior Pomona Grange mem- bers will met In Pythian hall, Wed- nesday at 8 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
Borough Briefs

Naugatuck, Dec. l5.-.Joseph Cote of Millville avenue spent the past weekend with his parents, MT, and Mrs. Cote of Albany, N. J.
 Captain Leo l.. Tlylec of Fort Devens, Aver, Mass. spent the past weekend at his home on North Main street.
 Mrs. J. Howard Whittemore of Cambridge, Mass, is spending a few days with Lieut.. Whittemore's parents, MT. and Mrs. Harris Whit temore, Jr, of Church street.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. Barton Cross of Walnut street, entertained their daughter -in-law, Mrs. William Gross of East Orange, N. J., and Mrs. John KehOe of Bridgeport, the past week end.
 Mrs. Edward J. McGrath of De- troit, Mich, is visiting her father, Matthew Maher of Oak street.
 XVI. Frank WylOng, Jf" mem- Der of the Air Corps at Fort Dew ems, Aver, Mass, visited his par ents, Mir. and Mrs. Frank WylOng of Central avenue, the past week. end.
 N. Y. The club presented it's annual Christmas carol program Saturday evening.
 A son was born to Private and Mrs. Kenneth Rock of Florida re- gently. Mrs. Rock is the former Pa- tricia Stevens of Litchfield
 Roger Lautier underwent an oper- ation for appendicitis at the Char lotte Hungerford Hospital Friday.
 The executive committee of the Parent-T Teacher Association win meet this evening at the home of Mrs. Carleton Talcott.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
TOWN HALL WILL
 BE REDECORATED
Charities Board Sanctions
 Interior Project; John Finsel Sworn In

Naugatuck, Dec. l5.-At q meet- ing Monday night in the welfare department, the board of charities voted to redecorate the interior of the town hall. The letting of the contract and the number of rooms to be done was left up to the town hall committee, which was giver power to act.
 Bids for the work were submitted by John B. Svenson & Sons ano Eric G. Anderson, but as there arc a number of matters the board wished to discuss, neither of the bids were accepted Both contrac- tors bid over $l,00o.
 John Finsel, named new member of the board at the last meeting of the board of warden and bur- gesses, was sworn in. He was named to the town hall committee, a position held oy his predecessor, Howard Anderson, who is now in the army.
 Warden Leo J. Brophy felt that the insurance oa the town hall building should be raised to the maximum. He pointed out that the building Is now insured for $35,- GOO. Warden Brophy said that in 1882 the cost was possibly $44,000, but at present building rates 1t would cost more than $l25,00o to replace the structure. The town hall committee was given this as- signment with power to act,
 The financial report as presented by Miss Katherine Brennan, acting superintendent, is:-,
 Outside poor, $6,l0l, ,88; labor $2,- 97605; hospitals, $4,3o236; children In homes,$ l,357.90; Meadowbrook home, S3,832.l2; administration, 4,- 443.09; total $2S,0l3.40: appropria- tion, $45,o0o. expenditures and en- cumbrances, $230l3,40; miscellan- eouS income credit, $2l; total, $22,- 9e2.40; balance, $22,0o7,60.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15

Sheriff J. Edward Slavin has sum- moned the grand jury which may return Q first-degree murder in. dictment. . second-degree murder indictment, or fail to return an in- dictment on the ground there is not sufficient evidence. Tn this event, the states attorney could bring e manslaughter charge. 1,
 Members of the grand jury will be: Michael McGovern, Edward J, ONeill, Julius Maretz, John E. Me-
 Nerney, Edward W. Lynch, An thony CriscV.alo. Hobart J. Sackett, William P. Hayes, Harold Donegan,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
F. T. A. Dinner
Borough Funerals

NaugatucS, Dec. 15.--'Funeral services for Dennis M. Linskey, of l24 Curtiss street, will be held from the Mccarthy funeral home, 2l Cedar street, Wednesday morning at 8:30 to St. Mary's church where a solemn high Mass of requiem will be celebrated at g o'clock. Inter- ment will be in the family plot in St. James cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Mar na Elizabeth Trask, widow ow Charles H. Trask of Middlebury, who tied Sunday morning at her home were held at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, this afternoon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
Party Thursday

Employees of the boot room of the United States Rubber Company will hold their annual Christmas party, Thursday, at 8 p. m, at Tano's res taurant South Main street. Rocco Mariana, chairman of the commit tee in charge, said all former em- ployes of the department now in the armed services and who happen to be home on leave are invited. After a turkey supper there will be danc- ing.
 MT. Mariana and Helen Burns will be in charge of the dinner. James Menniello and Harriett Liwanowic2 will be in charge of tickets and Lydia Rooney and Olga Kelley in charge of the grab bag, Other members of the general committee are Anna Sankas and Stella Bobinski.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
Blood Donors Needed
JeanfaYre.KelLeY

Close to 50 persons had volun- teered up to Saturday noon ao serve as blood donors on December q when the Red Cross mobile blood donor unit Is expected to visit here. Residents from all sections of the town and from Morris are among early volunteers.
 An additional 50 volunteers are needed to insure the units visit to St. Anthony's Church Hall here, Prospective donors may sign for service at quarterly intervals be- tween il;30 a. m. and 4:30 p. m, Volunteers are needed particularly for the quarter hours beginning at i:l5, 2:i5, 2;45, 3, 3:l5, 3:30, and S:45 p. m, A group Of seven North. field residents expect to be among the l:l5 pm. donors, All volun- teers must telephone Red Cross headquarters, 30, for appointments.