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Deny citizenship
To Pocifisf

NORTHAMPTON. Mass. - Tue
Rev. Frederick n. Thompson. pa
cifist minister Of the Easthsmpton
Congregational church, wss asnisd
U. 3. citizenship here by supesios
Court Judge Arthur :. Baksr.
Commenting Oh Thompson's ad-
mission that he was . eoBscisnti-
Gus objectof. Judge Bsksr vas
quoted ~ saying
We have enough trouble In this
coun,ry today with fif,h eoIumns
lists sEitstors snd conscientious
objeetors without taking m ssy
more citissns VIM are eonscisoti-
ous objse,ors
According 10 Thompson. HE
status ~ q clergyman Old not
permit me Ia preach one thing
and 40 the opposite"
aasaas a.sa-.l-s--as
70. hsip yourself when you buy
". \. Dsfenss Bonds.
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Boys Club 10 Aid
In Observation

org WANNoa - osr.r pulsr.
head ~ the ssrrlsne detection
station ~ Arlefta. announced 20
dsy that the nays' club II the
ciF Hsrhor high srhccl sin take
over The chsefvaisor pat hseia.
ming Monday ~ 4 a N fnr shs
run ~ hours n the asy snd night
for the week. rsc hcys ~tli WORT
IN s.hcur shlfts ana viii not NJ
counted ah~rt IRON rhcoi FOR
the rsrsod 90 duty. hob Ryan.
president NJ the novs' eiuh. 10
completing the arrangements With
Mr. pulin and they hope To sca-
tribute are we<s ~ saeh mcath
Ia shis phase ~ sefenss wess.
Al the meeting ~ the IAa.ss
Fortnishty club held On Thuss-
day. members decided 10 centlnus
their drive "a collect scrap iron.
paper, and rubber Anyoas ~ho
has anything 70 give, contact Nss.
j. ~ Mutton or hrs, Edward
New. or leave contributions ~ the
John Dover Lumber Co. II vas
also decided At this meeting u
dl~eontinue the Red ctaas se~ias
work done 81 the Memorial
church annex on rhur~dsys And
meet instead with the Red cross
sewing unii each Monday altar.
noon ~ the ~. Johns hall
IN. Amateur 'aaraso club ~s,l
gather IN Tuesday st their club
house for 4 o'clock dessert lunch.
con with Mrs.. A. Erickson ard
Mrs.. Eric Erickson ~ hostesseA
The study hour will b. devoted 10
roses. with Mrs. Leo rarsdis In
charge.
Mrs. George Cherry viii opsn
her home Tuesday Afternoon 10
the members Of the Peninsula
Garden club Mrs. John whit
more win speak on flower seeds
John Paul Jonss LndEs y. and
A. N will meet Tuesfay evening
Al the Community hall. There viii
he work In the second degree and
all Master Masons are welcome
The Cif Hsrbor Lions meet
Monday evening At 7 .. m. the
business IN hand viIl b The A.
Tense dance ~ Horseshoe lake m
March ~. I'd I.und will have
charge Of the evenings program.
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BY HENRY eELIAMANN

Continued Prom Par, Ten
air Of strength and sensuslity al.
most animal But Il Was an At
uacuvt air. He seemed much
more open and STRAIGHTFORWARD
tnan Paris whose play Of express
sion Was subtler. and more Meet.
ing.
Say PARIS. YOU and ar,
mighty near IN the same fix. DID
you ever think OF that
How do you mean"
When your grandma die. you'll
be all BY yourself in the world.
too"
Paris head went down and h.
slid his hands deeper into his
pockets.
Drake continued more cheerful
ly. TN have forty thousand dol
lars when I'm twenty-one."
Will you. sure enough >"
Il guess you'll have moren that.
won't you, when your grandma
dies >"
Il cont know. I never thought
about II"
Sure you win I heard Uncle
Rhodes say your place out there
was worth a lot of money"
How did YOU know about IL 80
"oh, don't know. Everybody
knows everything about every
body's business in this town"
Well. don't"
You're a peculiar kind of
kid, anyhow, Paris"
How, Drake! I wish you'd
tell me-"
Il don't know. Just peculiar. I
like you all right, though. You
know that" This was unusual
from Drake.
"Soon's I get my money I think
III buy an interest In something
or other and work hard. and in a
couple of years get married"
PARIS was stunned for a
moment. Getting married WAS
something he never had thought
about. He looked respectfully at
Drake.
Yep. Got the rirl picked out.
Sure enough, Drake"
too"
Who Cassie Tower"
Lord. no. Her old man won't
tell you, but keep this to your
self"
"Of course"
Louise Gordon"
"Oh."
whats the matter. Don't you
like herr"
why. of course, guess I do.
/ don't know her any more. Ever
since l dropped out OF school I
don't know many people"
That's so, ! guess. You do
kind of live to yourself, don't
you?"
1T isn't because ] want to-"
you're fool sometimes, kid.
Don't miss all the good times. You
60 around with me. and III show
YOU something. ! want To try
everything before | get married
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Counieroiiensive
Mapped by Allies

MELBOURNE. Australia - In
formation has reached Ire Aus
trailan government that plans are
being formed q assemble the mar
insasn possible United Saticns
s,feafth for = eountsF-eff<nssv<
against isrsn ~ the earliest pc
sshle moment. well-informe6 guar
tiers sad to-day.
n ~ss asserted here skas . plan
drafted ~ Australia, Nee lea.
lana and an ansp>cifisa allied
rower-a plan n~sed dsfinlteis %
defending ths southwest Pacific
~ taking the fsknt 10 ths enemy
bad heen forwarded q Washington
and 1leadon ana sss believed 70
b already under dissussloA there
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shs tnoh a ali IN stride an1
i<ft he worries u thcss vAc
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susy v was - rive nolss Tp0-
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s~~us~d IN take ~ r~>onons.
hsiisses sssss sssssuals.
No ans seemed n rsAIlne hat
Shirley Temple - growing 40 /.
O.. should ws ssy. hs1 grown W
hut she has ana tnchsd
grown ur tao. - she wonl laes
her scene with s-ans nenfs.
sAs had = silver butterfly il
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09
Moose Initiation
Sunday Afternoon

Tsooms lodge No. as. Loyal
Order Of Moose. will irSuet = class
Of 200 new members Al O'Clock
Sunday afternoon.
According 70 Charles A. stons.
secretary. all members and can
dida,ss are especially requested 10
attend promptly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09
, SERIAL STORY
KINGS ROW

and settle down. Saw. how about
Csssae Tower, How did YOU hap
zen 70 mention her q while arc -
i Just happened 70 think of
her
You 70 there al the time. ocn I
you. 10 see her old man"
I never see her any more.
though-1ust once in /. while
That's the prettiest gir1 around
here. Gee. wouldn't I like to take
her out some night
I thought you said YOU were
in love with Louise
OH guess IN marry Louise.
That's different" brakes tone
changed. and somehow forbade
further inquiry in that direction.
Why don't you go for old csss
yourself, 1 think she used to
like you q whole lot"
Il don't know"
You're funny kid. Parris
Didn't you ever have sin
friend,"
Paris flushed. Renee =.
brakes dancing eyes turned
serious. What's the matter with
you. You're all white around the
mouth. Sick. :"
PARIS shook his head. No. I'm
all right, l guess I've Got to 20
on home. though"
Paris tried to grin. tried to he
offhand and easy. SO long.
Drake"
"slong. kid" He turned and
went quickly back along the
street, whistlins very loud.
A thick scurry Of sray-blu.
clouds was coming up, and q
strong wind poured over the rim
Of the western rise toward the
prsiries.
A recollection shot through him
like q physical pain. Renee. shah
by and little. and something else
that squeezed his chest at the
thought of her.
He turned around and walked
fine drive Of sleet
had begun and 1t stunE his face
like fire =. she Was somewhere -
right now. She was talking. or
helping her mother. or laughing
would she be laughing, maybe
Could she be somewhere laughing
while he was thinking 80 hard
about her. and remembering. and
feeling 40 terribles He tried hard
to separate the many mental pic
lures of her-to see her as she
stood in the moonlight that night
Of his birthday supper, and said:
I'D like TO be your girl. j guess
you're my sweetheart, too" She
was such a baby. That was when
he was fourteen. She was-he
stopped, startled by a new thought
Why, He was seventeen now. and
Renee was sixteen, That meant
she was a big sirl--rrowing up.
tall, maybe, like Casssndrs. He
knew sh. thought about him Just
as he thought about her i.
Let's he sweethearts forever.
Renee. you and me ali right
. cross your heart7 :"
No-no-no. she wouldn't for
get. she couldn't,
Renee What was he to do
about il? He's have 10 find her
someday. And then - brakes
phrase crossed his mind.
And then--why then, he might
get married. Would he ever find
her? He was sure Drake could
help him when the time came.
Drake was adventurous and prac-
teal.
As he edged up the long slippery
terrace steps he thought OF brakes
remark: You and i
are mighty near In the same fix.
This solid house and these Sc
cure acres Of ground-they could
pass away and belong to someone
else. Drake had so casually said
When the place is sold" II would
10 his when his grandmother died.
Maybe he'd just keep 1t and try
10 run it as she did. But then he
wouldn't be able TO be a doctor.
and he had 10 be q doctor. She
wanted him TO be. and n course
he would DO a. she wished.
Gee" ne muttered. Il wonder
what's going to become of me.
Ito BE CoBtinUedD
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09

clouds Immediately below Clark
field and attacked VA. Their ma
chine guns Snd cannon set the ship
afire.
Evidently they came up from
underneath and II the radio orer-
stor had been Al his usual battle
position. he would likely have seen
them in time
RADIO COMPARTMENT hit
The laps hit our radio oompart-
ment. Also our oxygen supply
was blown up and the left wing
set afire, When hit we dove for
q scud NJ olowds and got below.
The ship was burning like . holc-
oaust. Kelly ordered the men 10
bail out and the rear crew Jumped
first with the bombsrdier and the
radio operator leaving next from
the frontal esosps.
A minute later the plane went
completely out Of control and
threw both OF us kelly and Rob-
bins) against the cabin wall !
thought. well this is H." All this
time. Kelly had been hollerinr 10
the machine gunners TO do their
stuff and beat 'em off. Kelly was
fighter TO the last.
THROWN OUT or PLANE
The rest Of the story 10 varue.
I tried to make my way 10 the
nearby overhead escape. but could
not seem 10 move. | believe I WA
thrown out Of the plane by an An
plosion. certainly through no volt
ton of my own Six Of the eight
members Of the crew landed safely.
Kelly's body was found near the
plane. while the engineer manning
one Of the side rear guns. was
killed instantly by one Of the first
bursts from the Japanese pursuits.
New with Kelly from Hawaii
and even with only one days no
tice concerning his unexpected
tarnsfer to the Philippines. he
didn't seem 10 mind. He was q
real man. acted always calmly and
deliberately. and. am convinced,
died with a smile OF satisfsotion
on his lips because he knew the
bsitleship HsrunA never survived
those three wounds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09
SUNDAY. MARCOS .
To MEET MARCn n

Next meeting of the Propeller
club will be held In the University
Union club at $50 p m. On March
10. II was announced Saturday by
Perry Moore. president Of the local
maritime group.
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uOTaus. sfor.xs

pro~lers who looted q room 81
i7o< Fswcett ave recently stole
q suit case with s7b worth Of WON
ans clothing. according 10 . com
plant 10 police. by its owner. Mrs
Cvaypon Martin ~ ". Lsxfs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09
SEATTLE NAN FINED

Convicted Friday In police court
OF reckless driving. Leo y. Collins.
IS. 1913 9th ave. seattle. was fined
SIS and costs by Police Judge W,
A. Richmond. who sentenced him
10 five days IN jail ana revoked
his drivers llesnse for 20 days.
Elect Lyle Lemley Controller
University Graduate. Business
Man. Five yssrs On School Board
Elect . trained man Controller.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09

Yesterdays ysllcw haired fodder with the dimpon
Shirley Tempe underwent her first romantic movie cneH
kiss included and didn't 81 well with The oooo1ou
and with Mrs Temple Who watched the champIpu eni1
star Of few years sapsd the hurdle into ver1
and left behind her forever only memories 81 The to o
who lead the box office parade against al corners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09
Washington Man, Kelly's
Co-Piloi, Tells His Story

fcon,,nues From pas. on.,
waited for other nlan,. which w,re
.eheduled 10 ,oln "A,
Colin who wa. aenutv souadron
leader told m. our mission was 20
90, an sircraf, CARRIER believed n
b, off northern iu,on The other
Bl7s ann.r,ntlv received a diff.
,.r,nt last minut. order ANYWAY
,hev d,sn, snneat So NJ. started
looking for IN. enemy ALONE And
New a. Far =. IN. ANAL i.,ana
north os I.u,on where We observed
two small J.nane.. TRANSPORT.
Ru, we wsrs After h,sr,r Gam.
and changed onr course IN travel
south hitting in,on NJ Anarr,
Their. W. .sw seven shin,-,hre.
tran.ports thr,. de.troysrs and
IN. big fat son Of Tire.
pursui,s took After INA 40 we
climbed I'm IN 10 600 feat and the
pursuits left us leaving IN. field
omen on a perfect bombing day.
At this choice altitude. Kelly.
myself and the navigator took
turns looking through the ela.ses
and conquered the fat bow couldn' I
he ANYTHING but a battleship. So
we decided 10 let TO.
Over the bsttleship W, droopeo
our thru. bombs in a trail Tn,v
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09
wpA auofA o. 1000

George n. stuntx. state Work
Projects Administrator. today an
nounced that an employment quota
Of 10000 had been authorized for
Washington state for the month of
March. This" said stuntz. rep
resents . decline of approximately
1000 over the previous month ana
q reduction Of 1900 over . year
seo whom 11.oss were on wPA
rolls
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09
(&} q Tj|i,;i'i|3{3E|9(

Nrs. TeMple, Tel
Fathers and mothers ~ expevt
enes . sense At sadness when ~
80 their youngsters growing ~ 80
particularly. when little 'bobin~ -
come grown women an4 mQvjo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-09
OLD AGE PENSION UNION

a meeting Of The Old Afe Fsn-
sion union will be held st 7 .. m.
Sunday In the hall At ii0ais Broad.
way. Initiative No. i52 Sili he
discussed.
Butter cheaper Cow Butter Store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-31
FORMER RESIDENT
KILLS HERSELF

Shelton, Jan. 31-Mrs. Alma Null
lenite, 76, widow of George Null
lenite, and formerly of Waterbury,
was found hanging from a light
fixture Thursday, and DR.. Edward
j. Finn, medical examiner, said the
woman committed suicide. She was
living with her daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Parkins in Shelton where she
took her life.
Born in Russia, she spent most
of her life in Waterbury until she
moved to Shelton a few years ago.
Surviving her are four sons, Gus.
Edward, John and George, all OF
Waterbury: three daughters, Mrs.
Parkins, Mrs. Emma Schaefer anG
Mrs. Della Smith, the latter two OF
Waterbury.
In addition she leaves seven
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday
from the Lunny funeral home, 2s
Ce ntral avenue, of Waterbury, to
st. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
church, Cooke street, at 2 O'Clock
with Rev. John N. C. Mohrmanp
officiating. Burial will be in Pine
Grove cemetery.
Friends may call at the funera.
home tonight and tomorrow after
noon and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-31
OBl7UAR

MARENDAZ-Mrs. Anne Web
ster) MarendaZ, wife of George
Marendaz, died yesterday In Dan
bury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marendaz had been
residents of Waterbury, moving
from here in 1907.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Ma
rendaz is survived by a brother
Louis Webster of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock from
Halls funeral home. Meriden, with
burial in North Haven.
PENT1NO-Michael Pentino, y,
died yesterday following a linger-
ing illness. A native OF Italy, he had
been a resident of this city for so
years.
Mr.. Pentino made his home with
his son, Frank, at ga Chase ave-
nue..
He is survived by four sons, Jo-
seph, Samuel, Andrew and Frank
Pentino, all Of Waterbury and two
daughters, Mrs. Daniel Daniello of
Milford and Mrs. Alfred Capabi-
anco of New Haven.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 9:I5 o'clock from the
Maiorano funeral home, 95 Willow
street TO Our Lady of Lourdes
church at 10 o'clock. Burial will be
in the family plot in Calvary cme-
etery. Friends may call at the flu
neral home today from 7 to IL and
tomorrow from 2 to II o'clock,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-31
Macarthur Prepared
For Any Jap Attacks
Continued from Page u

tually the Japanese have intro
duced a type Of rule comparable to
the worst melted out by the Germans
in occupied Europe.
Americans in Manila
Americans in Manila, it was said
are being allowed clean and fairly
comfortable quarters but have been
provided with little food because
the Japanese occupation army OF
100000 troops or more Is living off
the land. Both civilian stores and
homes were said to have been
looted.
Most of the Americans in Manila
1t was reported, have been gathered
in ancient Santo Tomas Univer-
sity. They have been given fairly
decent living quarters but only a
few handfuls of rice per person per
day.
Norman H. Davis, chairman of
the American Red Cross, said that
information regarding Japanese
held American prisoners of war
probably will be forthcoming short
ly. He had been informed that
Japan has accepted delegate from
the International Red Cross and
is ready to transmit, through the
central agency, Geneva, information
concerning prisoners of war on the
basis Of reciprocity"
Information concerning interned
non-combatants also will be ex-
changed "as far as possible Davis
said.
The japanese propaganda assert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-31
MIL|TRY RITES
FOR LATE COL,
Services Monday at Our
Lady OF LOurdes Church
for Col. Gminera

Full military honors will be paid
the late Lieutenant Colonel Joseph
A. Ciminera at funeral services Mon
day. The body of the officer, who
died suddenly Wednesday while on
duty at Camp Banding, Fla, ar
rived here last night. accompanied
by his widow, Mrs. Irene B
Ciminera, and by Major Edward
w. Ludwig of the Add division.
National Guard, State Guard and
Reserve Officers will be honorary
bearers and will furnish an escort
at the funeral. Former sergeants
Of the 102d Infantry in which Col
onel Ciminera served will be active
bearers. A firing squad will be made
up of members of the State Guard
Colonel Ciminera had been a Ma
tional Guard officer for IA years
before being called into federal
service last year.
The funeral will take place Mon
day morning at = O'Clock from the
Maiorano Funeral Home, 95 Willow
street to the Church of Our Lady
of Lourdes where a solemn high
Mass of requiem will be celebrated
at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in the
family plot in Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home this evening from to IL
o'clock and tomorrow from 2 to
IL p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-31
Merciless Japanese
Smash Back British
Continued from Page y

munique announcing the withdrawal
said:
To-day we stand beleaguered in
our island fortress.
Our task is to hold this fortress
until help can come as assuredly 1t
will come"
japanese forces, pursuing their
usual cautious tactics despite over
Whelming numerical strength, made
little attempt to interfere with the
withdrawal
AS the last man crossed the cause
way, demolition squads of the Royal
Engineers, aided by men of the
Royal navy, made a breach in it of
sufficient extent to prevent Japa-
nese crossing, and the island was
under siege.
Force cooperated
forces, fighting IN the lines until
they were exhausted, often cut off
and forced to fight their way
through jungle and rubber planta-
tons back to their own lines, had
held back the hordes of Japanese
troops including the crack emperor S
guard.
They had fought under the con-
slant attack of great fleets Of Jap
anese bombing and fighter planes,
which swept down on them unop-
posed except for occasional machine
gun fire, few British planes, and
the fire of the scanty supply of anti
aircraft guns the imperial forces
had at their command.
Fight Delaying Action
1t is now possible to say that the
imperials with their few numbers,
their lack OF airplanes, and Japa-
nese command of the sea, had hoped
only to fight a gallant delaying ac-
ton which would hold the Japanese
and impose the greatest number of
casualties while achievements were
started toward them.
Now they proposed to hold this
island under the attack of japanese
planes and land guns, and possibly
OF Warships.