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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
Entire City Organized for Gigantic Hunt Followed
 By Mammoth Collection
(NEA Telephoto)

The biggest scrap metal raid this city has ever witnessed opens today with clubs and religious organiza- tions, school children and bankers. housewives and politicians, every person in this city beginning to s'scour the earth" for every bit of metal that is not being used in this city.
 For the next ten days the drive will emphasize the locating of scrap. Home, business, and industry will all be searched for old metal. The final seven days will see the coll lection of heav:er metals started with the gigantic public drive being held on October IT.
 Aiding in locating the scrap are the 5000 school childrn in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades who have been drafted into the Junior Conl- mando" army Of scrap-d detectors. The children are giving their time to visiting every home in the city to find scrap. Therefore every householder should give at least an hour of his time to ranSack his home for every bit of metal that he can get along without.
 On Monday evening a public scrap meeting will be held at the municipal courtroom in the city hall to discuss various phases of the scrap situation. Representatives oi clubs, fraternities, social organiza. tions, church groups and any other orga anizations that would be willing I to aid in the search for scrap art 1 invited to attend. The drive i' being sponsored by the three loca I newspapers. but without the helI of every single person in Water. bury 1t is doomed to failure.
 l Already the newspaper offices arr being overwhelmed with calls con corning scrap piles that requtrl special attention because of thet l size. These calls have become 8 .1 numerous as to make it necessar. a single office. The Civilian De flor all the calls to be handled iron fense Headquarters, which is nor adequately prepared to handle tn numerous phone calls has agreed |
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
BOSTON WORKERS
 SHIFTING HOURS

Boston, oct. 1.-CUP)-About 23,- 900 Boston workers changed their hours of employment today in ac, coEdance with a new "stagger sys- tenn" devised to relieve morning and evening rush-hour traffic on the Boston Elevated railway
 City employees reported for work at 8 a. m, an hour earlier than usual. State employees reported at SIS 8. m, A5 minutes ahead of their usual time.
 Insurance and other business of- fees shifted their working hours, and Boston retail stores did not open until 9:45 a. m.-from IS min utes to a half hour later than usual.
 Closing times were adjusted simi- larly under the plan which was worked out by the Boston War Transportation Committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
COTTON MAY BE
 USED FOR WAR

Boston, Oct. 1.--(UP)--As much as 65 per cent of the cotton indus try's production may be diverted to military use, the National Assoeia- ton of Cotton Manufacturers was told at its annual meeting here to- day.
 The industgy's problem in produc- ing sufficiently for the armed forces and nt the same time meeting ur- gent civilian needs was one of the chief matters discussed by the ass soclation. which represents cotton manufacturers of the northern states.
 Association members also were concerned with tho problem Of find- Ina substitutes for certain materials made unavailable through var shortages. m ihls connection g laShion show featuring cotton ets lire tor winsar was scheduled ioi lnnlaht.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
REQUEST MADE
 TO STOP SUITS
Army, Navy Urge PrOsecu= ton of Chemical Cos.
 Wait Until After War

South Bend, Ind, Oct. 1--GJPl- Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick to- day took under adyiselnent a joint request by Army and Navy depart mentS to postpone prosecution of 21 nationally-known chemical com- panies and 65 of their officials on charges of violating the antitrust law, ''until after the war"
 Postponement of the trial, on grounds that 1t would impede the war effort, was asked today in peti- tions fled in the northern district court by Atty. Gen. Francis Riddle in behalf of Robert Patterson, act- ing secretary of war, and James Forrestal, acting secretary of navy
 The petition was filed with the court by Otto Englehart. Washing ton, representing Riddle, and Alex Campbell, U. s. district attorney.
 In a letter to the attorney gen. eral, Patterson and Forrestal said trial at the present time of the case, charging illegal restraint of trade in the manufacture and sale of vital acids, would impede the war effort" In accordance with executive procedure, Riddle agreed to petition the court for postpone ment of the trial until after the war;
 Defendants in the action were te be arraigned Oct. 5 in federal court The companies and officials wert named in six count indictment returned June 26 by northern dis
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
SOLDIER KILLED
 IN DISTURBANCE
Another Seriously Wound ed as They TangIe With
 Military Police in Ireland

Belfast, Northern Ireland. oct. i. -CUPl--An American soldier was stabbed to death and another was wounded seriouely last night in 6 dlslufhancs between United states nerro troops end white military police at Antrim it wns reported to- dny.
 Witnesses aaid the trouble began outeide 6 public hoNr6. whore the military police attempted to stop q minor hFaWi. When She soldiers fafHaed t0 break up il,e WltneH1ee AAl1. lhs military pal|ea ware forced b draw roFelNers anH some hholH Nnfe llfe6.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
EXPLOSION FAILS
 TO HALT WORK

Fail River. Mass. Oct. l. (uPl AlI-out war production continued today despite an explosion that wrecked . yulcaniger at tho Wire- stone Rubber 8 Latex Products co, plant where Q eibooolooo ilre de- sfroysd 0ne-twslfth cf the natlon's rubber reserves iaat Oct, il,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
AUSSIES CAPTURE
 ANOTHER POSITION
Continue Advance in Owen Stanley Mountains Near
 Port MOresby

Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia, Oct. 1-(UP)-Australian troops have captured the Japanese second defense line in the Owen Stanley mountains of New Guinea and are continuing their advance, it was announced today. E
 After taking the Ioribaiwa ridge in the first phase of their offensive four days ago, the Australians pressed forward yesterday to take the Nauro creek and ridge 10 miles to the north.
 They captured quantities of Jap anese ' supplies and equipment, added to that they had gained at Ioribaiwa.
 The enemy troops were retreat Ing toward their main base on the north side of the uountanis, the village of Menari about four miles north of Nauro and 1t was indicated that if they failed to hold Menari their position would be serious.
 The Japanese. who had been within 32 air line miles and little over 40 road miles from the big AL lied base of Port Moresby on the south New Guinea coast were nov about co road miles away and stlll retreatins.
 Gen. Douglas MacArthur's new Douglas Ago two-lnotored medium bombers. escorted by fighters, had opened an attack on the MenaEl base and the supply lines on hott sides Of lt. Tn their sweeps yesteE. day they started several fires and it was indicated they inflicted cas- ualiiea on the retrcntlne enemy. nooing flying fnriressea aot 'ntI action With nltAcks calculated t' elnharnss tho 1Apantse further h' nAFAlgR|na supply llllN4 1unnln' ka6t from tno north s'fo of tnl MQanlalng le lha mnilt enemy hA1I al NNna nn lhs nnrih epaet'
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
PRESTIGE
 IS NOW AT STAKE
New Trend in Nazi PrOpa- ganda Noted; Worry
 Over Reaction
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor

London, Oct. 1-(UP)--Adoh Hit Ter has thrown his personal prestige behind strange new trend in Ger man propaganda designed to offset fears in German occupied countries of the armed might of the United States, allied experts believed today after analysing his winter relief speech.
 It had been noted recently that Paul Joseph Goebbels, German pro- paganda minister, was making strenuous efforts to lessen the long, standing respect of Europeans for United States production and allied successes in transporting men and material for future offensive opera tons.
 Today these experts believed that Hitler's speech had confirmed their suspicious that the Nazis were wor- ried regarding European public re- action to the role of the United States in the war as well as by Ger many's failure to take Stalingrad.
 It is important in this connection to emphasize that nobody in London believes that Hitler or his Nazi fa- natics have lost confidence in vic tory or that the Germans are crack ing up.
 As matter of fact the whole tone of Hitler's speech was regarded as ] reflecting his personal confidence
 But the biggest Nazi problem al present is to convince the people oi 1 Germany and of France and other occupied countries that United
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
UNION BATTLE HEIGHTENED BY. FRESH CHARGE Member of ScOvill Local Attacks MMSW Organ
 izing Staff REV. J. F. DONrELLY
 ATTACKS COMMUNISM DriscOIl Candidacy Said to Be Another Factor in
 Local Outbreak

Charges that members of the paid organizing staff of the ScovilI local, Interna- tional Union of Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers. "have done everything in their power to discredit our pres ident and the officers under him" were made today by a rank-and-file member of the local in a letter to The Demo crat. The writer of the letter. whose name and address are known. but are being withheld at his request, declared that the or gani1ers still harbored resentment because their picked stooges" were defeated.
 The letter is still another develop ment in the fight within the local CTO over the Communist issue. It came shortly after g statement by Dennis McGrath, president of the HcOviH local, in which he charged that the organizers, Al Skinner. Jack Flaherty and William Quill with @interfering" in the afafirs of the union.
 Father DOnnelIy Attacks
 The Communist influence in the MMSW union was attacked today also by Rev. Joseph F. Donnelly, assistant pastor of St. Thomas church, in a letter to The Democrat. He named Reid Robinson, interna- tional president, and Don Harris. international representative here, as Communist sympathizers. Father DonneIiy urged members of the Sco- will local to support their officers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
LABORERS TO BE
 WELLCARED FOR

New York, oct. l.--(Up)-Ihe United States employment service snid thAt iaborers who SO to Hawai-, in answer to the GpTeraamengs ap- peal will be guaranteed thelg room Rnud board, besides esb Q week.
 Therefore, a spokesman EAia, teaxR ln Honolulu that the lohorcfa were ''heine kldded" by the government woro groundleee. He estimated thnl S1B a week in Honolulu. plus room and board. Would Dc eunifn- lent to 9S1 Wbek lp NeW York.
 Moreover, to pointed out, work. efa will ba transported tp HMWAN hy tIio nd4ffanent and H|II Do uil@ der civil service pfQ&eol'ra'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01

The order. withcertain exceptions, prohibits railroads from running any special passenger trains; adding new trains to existing schedules; or running extra sections too regular trains unless such extra sections have been run at least 20 per cent of the time during the last 60 days,
 No railroad may operate Q pass senger train which includes Q car chartered to, or tE, use of which by prior arrangement Is restricted to, an individual or group Of per- sons traveling together"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
Nazi Achievements Make Desperate Drive on Russians
Rationing, Conservation Orders Affect Whole Nation Today
THEY sHOULDA STOOD IN BED

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 1.-(UP) Concluding a War Bond sales drive, 2,OOO American LegiOnnaires from eight Worcester Posts marched smartIy toward City Hall last night.
 At a reviewing stand they snapped "eyes right" to salute Mayor William A. Bennett-but the stands were empty. No one had notified the mayor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
WHISTLE BLOWING
 BRINGS PROTEST

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
Present Offensive May B Last By Germans Be
 fore Winter Sets In
OO6 AIR SORTIES
 MADE YESTERDAY
Workers Settlement in Northwestern StaIingrad
 Scene of Fierce Fight
BY HENRY sHAPIRO

Bx HENRY ShAFAkSU United Press Staff COrrespOndentg
 Moscow, October L. (UPl " Front dispatches today reported the Red Army drove Rumanian troops out Of three villages on the south ern Stalingrad front and fought bbornly against large enemy reinf0rce ments" to the northwest in what was believed to be the decisive phase of the ba tt
 (Berlin reported that Soviet ~ ss started powerful counter-atta 1u the northwest Stalingrad sector v 100 British and American tanks axs1 admitted Nazi troops in the VOlga nezh sector, $50 miles to the ns'res1T west, were engaged in heavy defs i've fighting to hold back a RusS attack. The Nazis claimed the tank attack was beaten off destruction of 98 of the machin nas
 Despite the success of Russls forces in driving the RunlaaAlaIl troops from the villages south 01 Stalingrad, it was indicated that tsaa major battle continued in the no sa- west sector.
 The Red Army organ, Red $ reported that s'large enemy rf forcementsn had arrived at front for a "final desperate smash at the defenders"
 May Be Last Drive
 Front reports said that the Ger mans were attempting to synchrO- nize new offensive on Stalingrau with what may be their last drive before winter toward the GrOzny oil fields, in an effort to win domiIaa- tion of the lower Volga reaches and arrive at the Caspian shores.
 Such an achievement would pre- vent the Russians from employing the Caspian Volga route for trans port of oil and other vital supplies from the south.
 (An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Moscow said that Josef Stain was in constant contact with heaa- quarters of the Stalingrad defense command and was directing these operations by direct wire.l Rumanians Routed The army organ Red Star, report ing that three villages had been seized south of Stalingrad, said the routed Axis forces were mostly Ru- l manians. The Soviet noon Co1nmu- nique said only that "the enemy was dislodged from a village on the 0ut- skirts southwest of Stalingrad, Front . line advices said that northwest of Stalingrad, where two German infantry divisions and two tank divisions had advanced sligizt- ly, yesterday, pressure was little more intense, but enemy progress was now insignificant.
 | A critical situation prevailed, how ever, in a workers settlement in tne northwestern part of Stalingrad, as wei. as sn the central part of the city. The NaziS constantly hurled new forces into battle, thinking finally to gain the victory that had been denied them for 38 days, striv- ing to make good on Adolf Hitler's promise that Stalingrad will De taken.
 Danger Still Grave
 Nor was the danger of the general situation at Stalingrad mininaixed
 The army organ Red Star warned
 that the battle was in its most de
 cisive phase, that the enemy had
 brought up large achievements lk final desperate bid to take tn'
 city.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
35-MiIe Speed Limit; Vol- untary Meat RatiOning
 Also Starts
By United Press

(Undated)-The home front be- came more closely geared to 8 war economy today-Oct. las 8 wide variety of rationing and conserva- tion orders went into effect.
 Speed-A 35-mile-an-hour speed limit on every street and highway was inaugurated. This first nation wide limit on auto speeds was rec commended by the rubber inveS- tigating committee to conserve rub Der.
 Tires-Used tires and tubes were frozen in the hands of their present owners as preparatory step to ra- tioning. New and recapped tires and new tubes are now being ra- tioned.
 Meat-A voluntary meat ration ing program began. Consumers should not buy more than 1-2 pounds per person a week until a coupon rationing system can be put into effect.
 Heat-Fuel oil rationing in 30 eastern and mid-western states and the District of Columbia, began. It was made necessary by the trans portatien shortage and is designed to provide the minimum needs Of homes and industries.
 Footwear-The office of price ad- mir1istration was preparing to begin rationing six types of mems rubber boots and rubber Workshoes begin ing Monday.
 Washington, Oct. 1.-(UP) - A coupon system of rationing fuel oil began operating in 30 eastern and midwestern states today to assure 3 fair distribution of the limited amount which can be carried by overburdened transportation facili- ties.
 The rationing plan went into ef- feet before the Off1ce of Price Ad- ministration could print and issue coupon books, but the OPA provided that oil. users may give promissory notes for their purchases and re- deem them with coupons when they are distributed.
 The OPA advised consumers tc note the amount of oil in their tanks today so they will have the infor- nation on hand when they register for rationing allowances on date
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
HASTE HsknE WASTE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
Train Schedules Frozen October 4

Washngton Oct 1-UP)The Defense TranspoEtadon today all railroad schedules in the Unted states schedules used Sept S
 ODT Director Joseph B Eastman which includes even freight and followed te aeencys policy restricting the use g equip
 transportation football races and other sporting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01
Waterbury Launches Drive To Knock Japs, Nazis Scrap Happy
What Is Scrap?

Many people asking exactly what be used scrap In order help search for old metal The Democrat offers the following articles that of vaIue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-01

lamp bulbs golf clubs metal plant stands metal pot holders washbOartis clothes hangers stakes souvenirs nails, screws curtain rods fire extinguishers fireplace equipment furnace parts :. pipes radiators and covers !. bath tubs faucets sinks : boilers old tools water heaters wire fencing, fence posts automobile parts iron railings hOrsesh0es
 old pails, buckets spring mattresses bicycles. tricycles oil drums
 chains
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-04-10
ON THE
CAPITALS CUFF
BY HENRY ION

When Senators La Toilette prog.
Wis., and Thomas d., Utah) recent
ly introduced their oppressive labor
practices bill they noted that its pro-
visions were the result Of three
years study based on some 80 vol
umes of public record.
The bill they proposed provides
criminal penalties for employer activi-
ties directed against labor and con-
templates the control of employer as
sociations whose principal objective is
the discovery of means to circumvent
the Natl Labor Relations Act.
No radio broadcast from the enemy
cited the bill. No Nazi broadcaster
called attention to the speech of La
Toilette. The Italian radio did not
discuss the committees report de-
scribing the result Of organized en-
ployer opposition to labor unions.
Truth to these enemies Of mankind
is as holy water to the devil Lies
and Rep Martin Dies 3D., Tex is the
meat upon which they feed and, of
late, they have not gone hungry.
The fact that enemy radio broad
casts have picked up and parroted the
charges of Dies against 35 employees
of the Board of Economic Warfare,
the fact that Federal Communications
Commission reports show that Martin
Deis is the enemy's favorite Amer
lean, have not disturbed his col
leagues.
When the White House called at
tention to the fascist propaganda, Dies
blithely retorted that the 80 people
should be fired so that the axis prop
agandists would have nothing to talk
about. When the nazis protested
about the "cruelties" Of the Czechs,
there was an English gentleman who
blithely retorted that the Czechs
should give up their country so that
the nazis would have nothing to pro-
test about
In less serious times the country
might indulge Martin Dies and his
friends. But this, as the radio net
works inform 130,000,000 Americans
every Saturday night, is war and Mar
tin Dies and his friends are not worth
the chance that the nation may lose
its heritage.
One of the staunchest friends of
Martin Dies, along with the Ku Klux
Klan, is Rep. Jerry Voorhis D.,Cal.),
a muddle-headed man who has for
years worn false mantle of liberal
ism.
Few are more adept than Voorhis
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-04-10

and production Of collapsible tin
tubes, completely eliminating their
use for foods, cosmetics and most
toilet preparations.
Metal Office Equipment Frozen
Manufacturers are forbidden to sell,
lease or otherwise transfer any metal
office furniture or equipment pro-
duced after April 1, except for war
orders. After May 81, there will be
virtually no production of metal office
furniture and equipment.
Scrap Ceiling VIII Not Be Raised
OPA officials declare that persons
who withhold scrap iron from the
market in the hope that they will get
more for it later on are guilty of
boarding and will not profit from
their boards. The ceiling prices now
fixed for scrap iron are not going to
be changed, officials said. The re-
marks were directed specifically to
private persons who refuse to dis
pense of their scrap collections to
dealers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-04-10
Hitler's New

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stuffs demand have risen considerably
because of the war"
The Vichy radio reports that, be-
ginning in April, Germany will have
to reduce food rations, such as those
for bread, fats and meats
Goebbels, commenting on new and
drastic penalties for food boarding,
recently said, "Soon it will not pay
to risk ones head for particularly
good feeding"
A Berlin broadcast to Europe re-
ports that nurses in the Koenigsburg
children's hospital had been sentenced
to death for stealing food from the
kitchen.
shortage affecting number of large
cities" the Berlin radio announces,
everything will be done to help the
cities" Soldiers and Nazi party
groups will be used to sort and load
seed potatoes.
In Italy, the amount of wheat that
a farmer may keep for his own has
been reduced, and bread rations were
cut nearly a quarter. The Italian
freedom station Radio Italia, charges
that Italian food shortages are re-
suit of food shipments to Germany.
An official broadcast to the Italian
people in March stated that Germany
was assured" all food production not
absolutely essential to Italy.