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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
MONITOR HOSE
CO. CELEBRATES
Famed Fire Co. OF Years
Gone By Observes 18th
Anniversary

William II. Brodeur was elected
hhe Monitor Hose Company No. 3,
of the Waterbury fire department.
at a 18th anniversary celebration
Saturday night at the Colonnade
dining room on state street.
Five of the IS living original
members Of the veterans associa-
ton were present at the celebration.
Seigmond Klobedanz was chosen
president and Wade S. Man
vile, secretary and treasurer.
The members of the company who
were present were Harry l.. Bunce,
Joseph l.. Stanley George E. Petit
jean, George A. Pourard and Wallace
f. Palmer. A supper was served.
Other members attending were:
Mr.. Klobedanz, Mr.. Brodeur, George
Reichenbach, Mr.. Manville, Joseph
w. Cooke, William B. Candee, Jo-
seph E. Cooke, Harold E. Manville,
Nelson F.. Thomas, Leon L. Hall, H..
christensen and Clifford Ineson.
Many relatives and guests of the
members also attended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
HALF OF FINE
RENTED TODAY

Ralph p. Johnson. "a, OF 648 Wood =
tick road, was given $50 remis-
sion when he was fined 500 and
costs on charge of operating
under the influence of liquor, when
he was arraigned before Judge L.
f. Conway in municipal court to-
day. The remission was made on
plea of his attorney who informed
the court that the accused was
working and had not been arrest
ed before on any charge.
Victor A. Gyllenhammer, 81, of
$50 Huntington avenue, had his
sentence on charge of operat ting
under the influence of liquor de-
ferred to Feb. % after he was fined
500 and costs of S..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
BUS DRIVER WAS
MAKING SPEED

Woonsocket, r. l., Feb. o. (U.P)
Max Coburn orr Dorchester, Mass,
a New England Transportation
Company bus driver, was fined SIS
in district court today after he
pleaded guilty to speeding charge.
Coburn was seized in North
Smithfield yesterday by state police
who said he was driving a 37-pas-
scnger bus on the Worcester, 'ovi~
dence run at more than SO miles an
hour. He was taken from the bus
and jailed and another driver took
the bus and its six passengers to
Providence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
Compensation
Agreements

Compensation G o m m i S S Oner
John J. O'Connell today approval
the following agreements:
Frank Musante, Terryville,
against Harry Simon, doing bus
mess as the Terryville Furniture
store, Terryville, $15.31 per week
beginning January 26; trumatic
myositis Of the right thigh.
John Belanger, Southbury,
against John DeMichiel Bros, Inc,
T0rrington, S11.07 per week be-
ginning November 20; liberation
and confusion of the left great
toe.
Marie Markevicz, Waterbury,
against Princeton Knitting Mills,
Waicrtown, $500 per week begin
ming August II; injured left
thumb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
EAST EElD CLUB
MEETS TOMORROW

The regular meeting of the East
End Community club viii take place
on Tuesday evening at the Ander-
son school gymnasium. President
James Green will preside, and vari-
GUS activities will he discussed.
A member of the Waterbury
Medical association will address the
group, on the topic of Health. He
will show pictures concerning his
subject.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

Former Derby City Court Judge
John J. O'Conncll today took up his
new duties as Workmen's C0mpen-
satim Commissioner for the fifth
district.
Tie new incumbent, sworn in
Saturday morning by his close
friend, Judge William Kingston of
Ars0nia City Court, was at his
des', at 9:30 this morning. prepared
to resume where his predecessor,
Congressman Joseph r. Talbot, left
OFF.
Comsr. O'CcnnelI will devote
full time to the compensation COM
missi0ner's job henceforth. The
une1pired term of Congressman
Tablet, nearly four years, will run
until January 1, 1916. His annual
salary will be $1,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
STEINMAN WILL
IS FILED TODAY

Terms of the will of j. Paul
Steinman of Middlebury, admitted
to probate today by Judge Patrick
Healey, bequeaths all property, both
real and personal, to the wife of the
late realty operator, Mrs. Olga j. B.
Steinman. The document was drawn
up last November 10.
Mr.. Steinman, who made his home
at Yale avenue, Middlebury, was
born in Switzerland, July 16, 1875.
He had been a resident of Middle
bury for 46 years at the time of
his death last January 16. Mr.. Stein
man was responsible for the de-
velopment of the entire West View
Heights section.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

in air raid precautions arranged for
householders. The course will
open at tbs tonight at st. Thomas
church basement.
Sisters who teach in the city'S
parochial schools will begin Sat
urday morning at Waterbury Cath
Ole high school. Miss Anna Pagan
will be the Instructor.
A first aid course for residents
of the Overlook section will begin
tonight at the Bethel synagogue
auditorium on Cooke street.
The school FOR auxiliary police
men opened today at police head
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
BUILDING PERMITS

The following permits were Is
sued today by Building Inspector
John 4. Hartley:
Anthony STANCE, alterations to
shed. Mart0nc street, $3.50.
Charles Mcchan enclose rear
perch. II Lounsbury street, 500.
Mary Difranccsco, repair and
enclose rear porch. i01 Wood
street, 500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
Marriage
Intentions

The following marriage inten-
tiOns have been filed at the Blu
reau of Vital Statistics of the
Health Department:
Robert Conway. 286 Hillside
avenue and Josephine Tangney,
16S Walnut street.
John Il. O'Neill, 135 West Main
street and Mary l.. c. Clark, 1875
West Main street.
Charles Jurgonis, 143 Draher
avenue, and Albina Garbukas, TAO
Washington avenue.
William Paul Donors, 10 Willow
Court and Lillian Thelma LuSher,
80 Tower Road.
Francis Pfeiffer, Bridgeport and
Mary Kennedy, 80 Pemberton
street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
ZINDAH CROTTO
FETES EDW. HOW'D

Edward f, How'd. immediate past
monarch, was feted by members of
zindah Grotto, at a testimonial din
ner in the Chase Country club last
night. Delegates of other state
grottos were present to praise Mr..
How'd for his work white in Office.
Acting as master of ceremonies was
Thorn w. Corby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
CERACHTY DUE TO
Be MADE PRESIDENT
Postal Clerks to Hold An
nual Convention at
Bristol Feb. %

Bristol, Feb. 9-Members OF the
Connecticut Postal Clerks Associa-
ton plan to elect Walter Geraghty
OF Waterbury as their president at
the annual convention to be held at
the Elks hall here on Feb 90. Mr..
Geraghty is scheduled to succeed
Clayton Draper, the present. incum-
bent.
Governor Robert A. Hurley has
been invited to the convention. In
vitation have also been sent to
Postmaster General Frank Walker,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
SIGNS SUPPLY BILL

Washington. Feb. 9-(UP)-Presi-
dert Roosevelt today signed the $685.
ass 265 Naval supply bill--largest
single appropriation measure in the
nations history-designed to assure
American supremacy on the seas
and in the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

quarters, and school for auxiliary
firemen will begin sessions tomor-
row night. Fire classes will be
held at each engine house.
Director Louis F. Laun of the
city-wide first aid classes today that
approximately l25 instructors are
now engaged in teaching a total OF
about 3,400 volunteers.
Many more volunteers for the
several defense agencies are still
needed. Applications will be ac-
cepted at the Civilian Defense Vol
unteer office, 7 Field street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
TRAVEL TALK is
GIVEN BY TEACHER

A travel talk on the subject
Gems of the United States, was
given by Miss Lulu Murphy, teacher
at the Russell grammar school, at
meeting OF the Bucks Hill Com
munity club, at the community hall
this week. Miss Murphy also ex-
hiLiteG films of her travels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

Mayor Daniel Davis, Senator Fran
els T. Maloney, John A. Danaher
Congressman Herman P. kopple-
mann and John j. Barrett of Wash
ington, national president Of the or
ganiZation.
The principal speaker at the event
will be Mr.. Barrett whose subject
will be reorganization and Legisla-
ton in Washington for the Better
ment of Postal Service"
The business of the convention
will be held at the Elks club but
the luncheon at noon and dinner
and dancing in the vening will take
place at the Eagles hall on West
street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

The fifth session of the daytime
air raid warden school was held
this morning at the State theater.
The lecturers were William #. Jebb,
division manager for the Connecticut
Light & Power Co., who spoke on
blackouts, Scout Executive David P.
Babson, who spoke on emergency
mobilization, and DR.. Edward j.
Godfrey, city health officer. who
spoke on medical precautions in the
event of bombing or other dis
aSter.
North End residents will have
the first of the new siX-hour courses
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
OVERCOAT STOLEN
AT BALL is REPORT

James EMBARGO Of sc Fee cl street.
reported to the detective bureau ttst
his Elue wool overcoat was stolen at
the Firemen's aid ball held Frioay
at the Buckingham hall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

gines 2, 3, 4, 10 with Truck / ano
the Booster ard Emergency freq
headquarters. The firemen wels
under command of Chief Thomas
F. Cavanaugh and Acting Deputy
Chief Stephen ]. Bloomfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
Recruiters Guests
At Rotary Luncheon

Sgts, Maxwell p. DickerSon and
Charles SierS local marine recruit
ing officers, will be guests at the
weekly meeting of the Rotary club,
Tuesday noon at the Elton hotel
Four films on marine activities will
be exhibited.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
2 or 3 Jap Carriers Sunk,
Other Ships Hit at Midway
Continued From First Page)

by Admiral Ernest j. King chief of the United
States Fleet. The message read:
CThe Navy Marine Corps Guard join in ad-
mraon for the American naval marine and Army forces,
who have galanty and effectively repeled the enemy ad
Midway and confident that their comrades in
will continue to make the enemy realize tnat war is
(Although details of the communque
Navy Department its receipt was received with )uoiiaton
there and elsewhere in the Capital.
chairman vinson of the House Committee
commented that lust what expected as soon we
in contact with the japanese 1t confirms, he sad
that the fighting will whip the Japs at sea just as
they will later on land
Pilots Brunt Of Attack.
Army Navy and Marine Corps pilots of the
attack carried the fight to the invading fleet ITSELF the
greaes' @ enemy @ aamaaa ye 10 @ % ecv ~ that the
further reported attack the heavily little island
itself from the of Japanese submarine Thursday night
Exact losses of either side were not reported in Admiral
Nmz first two communiques but he made clear that the
they inflicted upon the American sinkings
reported in them and the extent of damage to individual ships
not listed but altogether the admiral said 1t appears the
Mention of transports the first troop carriers to be
ppad te m and an ouns par Of Widespread Honolulu
County, perhaps Hawaii itself.
Midway westerly island in the chain of the Ha
waian Islands, extending from Honolulu like finger pointing
toward 1t the Dateline about 1900
bases in the Marshall Islands, southwest OF Midway
Fridays Communique.
The Friday night communque reads:
The japanese have not followed up their initial air attack
Midway except for few Intellectual shots from submarine
during last night. (Thursday night:
reports that the damage is
heavy indeed involving several ships in each Of the carrier
batesp transport classes This damage far out
Of proportion o which have received.
of the defense to date has fallen aviation
personnel Army Navy Marine all
They added another shining their
record of achievements.
by air attack hit by three
torpedoes fired by submarine.
"On every occasion when have met the enemy, our
Superlave in their offensive spirit
complete lack of fear Our country feel with
Sonnel such as this
reported several instances Of enemy planes
cunning aviation personnel who baed out in
chuteS adrift In rubber boats
while it early to claim major Japanese disaster
consevavey stated that United States control
mains firm in the Midway
The to be withdrawing but continuing
he
Evening star., 1942-06-07

Adolph. Benito and Hirohito-the
three blind mice. Make them run
with War bonds.
Evening star., 1942-06-07

JAP AIRCRAFT Pictured the
at cranes the
dmaybe
theyp used in island WordP Photo
Evening star., 1942-06-07

laya the oil, rubber and iron which
they so desperately need. !
Hinged by Vast Circle.
In order to gain time, they must
continue to strike all around the
circumference of the vast circle
within which they are contained.
a circle which, beginning at Midway
sweeps round through the islands
of the South Pacific to Australia,
across the Indian Ocean to Ceylon,
and then back across China to
Vladivostok, Sakhalin, Kamchatka.
the Aleutians and down to Midway
again. The farther back the Japa-
nese can push the limits of that
containing circle, the more time
they can gain, and the more easily
they can protect the far-hung lines
of communication on which all their
hopes depend.
They know well that they cannot
keep that circle in status quo. They
must continue to expand it, they
are suffering severe losses in ships
and aircraft; losses which Japanese
industry cannot replace. They grow
weaker as we grow stronger.
If we gave them time TO cash in
on their conquests, i we gave them
time to translate their captured re-
sources into fighting power, they
would grow strong again; perhaps
so strong that they could never be
conquered.
But it is plain they are not being
given the time; their desperate ef-
forts to gain it at steadily increas-
ing risks and at a steadily increas-
ing price are the best evidences Of
their anxieties.
The circle is beginning to con-
tract, and the Japanese situation
is such that Japan cannot endure
any considerable contraction of the
circle even at single point, much
less at two or three points simul-
taneously.
Evening star., 1942-06-07

NAVY BOMBERs ON THE PROWL-These Kingfsher Navy
bomber patrong Atlantic waters will break from this gh
formation reaching the they must patrol
The planes carry demolition bombs for use against
ships submarines the surface Like
most aviation personnel the OF these planes are
Young The flight Average Of the observers
Is 10. AZ Fno'o
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Use Of Soldiers on Farms
In Labor Shortage Urged
By tire Associated Press,

By tire Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6-The
Nation will need to use men from
Army camps to harvest crops be-
cause of the farm labor shortage,
Roland Tognazzini, president of
Union Sugar Co., told Paul V. Nc
Mutt, director of the War Manpower
Commission, in letter made public
today.
The letter urged consideration of
substituting work in harvest fields
for calisthenics at Army camps
rotating groups of men so that
military training of none would be
seriously delayed.
Mr.. TognaZzini said farmers were
"despairing of obtaining any relief
and grumblings and mumblings are
heard on every hand" He esti-
mated the loss of 25 900 acres al
ready out of the California beet
picture had cost the Nation 1885,
100000 pounds of sugar.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
laps Charge U. 5. Seeks
'Pretext' 10 Use Gas

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC From Japanese Broad
casts, Sunday, June THE Domei
news agency charged in a radio
broadcast today that the United
States was seeking a "pretext" to
use poison gas.
The broadcast said:
We'll circles. ridiculing
Allied charges of Japanese use of
poison gas, declared that President
Roosevelt's latest threat to resort
to such methods of warfare against
Japan is the latter persists in
utilizing such methods of warfare
only serves to indicate that the
United States is anxiously seeking a
pretext to resort to such 'barbaric
means in order to extracate itself
fDom impending defeat
These sources described as 1udi-
crous' Roosevelt's charge based OF
Chungking's allegations that Japan
has been resorting to gas warfare
and said winners do not have to
resort to illegal tactics and it is
only losers in a struggle who fall
back on desperate under-handed
methods
President Roosevelt said Friday
that "if Japan persists in this in
human form Of warfare against
China or against any other of the
United Nations, such action will be
regarded by this Government as
though taken against the United
States, and retaliation in kind and
in full measure will be meted out. "
The President said he had re-
ceived authoritative reports that the
japanese were using poisonous gases
against the Chinese.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Nazis in Norway Smash
At Ring Of Patriot Papers
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sunday, June T.
Nazi authorities in Norway have
smashed at a ring of approximately
200 patriot newspapers with wide
underground circulation, arresting
"a persons and sending some to
prison, dispatches from the Ger
man-occupied country said today.
Eleven persons were given prison
terms Of from nine months to four
years.
The underground newspapers
thrive on foreign news, which the
people are unable to get in any
other way because radio sets have
been confiscated.
A group of 300 school teachers
who were sent to the Arctic front
have been reported In camp at Ele-
venes where they are working with
Russian prisoners of war unloading
ships.
Evening star., 1942-06-07

German Air Force fought to defend
its airdromes and the channel ports
through which an invasion might
pass.
Britain lost 13 planes in Friday
nights attack on the Ruhr, an indi-
cation of the scale at which the
offensive was continuing, and this
brought the total for the week to
l13, around 8 per cent of the more
than 5000 engaged in nocturnal
operations.
The disclosure by informed quar-
ters that more than 1000 bombers
had been used, indicated this approx
innate log of the Raj for the week: ::
May 80. Cologne, 1.130 bombers.
Sunday night, grounded.
Monday night, Essen, 1.036
bombers.
Tuesday night, Essen and Ruhr,
about 300 bombers.
Wednesday night, Bremen, about
800 bombers.
Thursday night, occupied coun-
tries, no figures.
Friday night. Ruhr, between 200
and 300 bombers.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Raids
Continued From First Page.)

escorted by Spitflres, scored hits on
airdrome buildings and the peri
meter of the track at Maupertus,
on the Cherbourg peninsula, the
news service added.
5000 Bombers Tend.
Hundreds of Britains fighter
craft appeared to rule the air over
the nemy-occupied coast last night
as British quarters estimated that
more than 5000 bombers in the past
week had dropped their destructive
cargoes on cities Of the Reich
beginning with Cologne.
There on May 30, the Ali
Ministry said, photographs showed
eight square miles of the most
vital factory districts and thick
ly populated regions of that
Rhineland city's l00-Square mile
area had been raZed in single holo-
caust caused by 1,l30 bombers.
This area was eight times that
which the Nazis claimed to have
burned out in London in their great
fire raid on December 20, 1910.
Fires in the Ruhr, lighted by the
RATS third strong attack Of
the week Friday night, still fed last
night on the factories on which
Hitler had counted to equip his
armies for mighty offensives.
Big Monday Night Attack.
This attack was not so great as
that OF Monday night when l,03t
bombers blasted the Essen area in
the Ruhr, but observers believed il
was equal or almost equal to that OF
the following night when about 800
heavy planes participated.
Returning flyers said it would have
been big stuff before this week:
bomber surge"
The roar of the returning motor:
had hardly awakened the resident!
of the coast when squadron aftel
squadron of Spitfire, Hurricane ane
four cannon Whirlwind fighters ant
fighter bombers swarmed across tn,
Channel.
Coast observers said it appeared
to be thee biggest sweep of th'
week." and this meant that perhaps
more than 1000 planes were engaged
/ in the work of demolishing Naz
airdromes. transport trains and de-
fenSive installations Throughout
northern France and Belgium-a
| least the second time this week tina
number of planes was reported il
daylight operations.
Kept Up Throughout Day.
These powerful sorties kept up al
through the sunlit afternoon as thu
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Fully 8 Square Miles
OF Cologne Razed in
Attack, British Say
One Twelfth of Entire
Metropolitan Area Is
Declared Destroyed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 6.-The utter de-
struction of fully eight square miles
of Cologne and widespread fire and
bomb damage to the rest of the great
Rhineland city and its suburbs were
announced tonight by the Air Min
istry from detailed study of aerial
photographs taken after the first of
the r. A. F.'s 1,000-plane attacks
week ago.
The great part of the old town
of Cologne is finished" an Air Min
tstry source said.
The pictures, it was announced,
showed one-twelfth Of the entire
Cologne metropolitan and suburban
area -blackened ruin. Whole
industrial and residential areas were
wiped out.
Smashed by xplosions and
scourged by flames were the great
Vulcan works. Rheinfelz plant, and
K. G. Mauser works which turned
out steel and arms for the Nazi war
machine.
HohenzoIlern Bridge Hit. .
Hit squarely was the Hohenzollern
Bridge, principal rail crossing of the
Rhine.
But the pictures were said to have
shown no damage to Cologne's famed
l4th century Cathedral overlooking
the east approach to the bridge al
though districts nearby were burned
out.
The Berlin radio said the toll Of
deaths in Cologne had risen to 305,
but qualified unof1icial sources here
were inclined to believe the deaths
must have been many times this
figure since thousands of Cologne
residents had become so accus-
toned to RAP flights over their
city that they failed to go to shell
ters.
The damage to Hohenzollern
Bridge was regarded here as par
ticularly important The big span,
smashed at its east end was the
main transportation gate from
Western Europe to the heart of
the Reich.
The Air Ministry news service
said the big railway workshops in
Nippes, suburb of Cologne, also
were hard hit.
A single area of 100000 square
yards was reported bombed and
burned into ruins in the Ehren-
fields section, northwest of the
city. where thousands of industrial
workers lived.
Many Ruined Homes.
The reconnaissance pictures were
said to have shown there remained
nothing but row after row of ruined
homes.
Three areas of total devastation
covering some $1,000 square yards
were reported in the old town area
of narrow streets and quaint srchi-
lecture.
The news service said there were
three other major areas of devas-
tation" totaling 10000 square
yards; one west of the main rail-
way station, one near a station In
the western part of the city, and
one south of the cathedral.
Elsewhere damage was consider
able, as at the Koln-Mulheim tire
factory where the news service said
two big buildings were ruined by
fire and a group of other structures
was damaged seriously.
Evening star., 1942-06-07

Buy War savings stamps and help
stamp out the Axis!
Evening star., 1942-06-07
jap Rudio Still Silent
On Midwoy Bottle

B. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sunday, June T.
japanese broadcasts heard in New
York up to midnight Il pm. Sunday,
Toxic time) had made no mention
of the battle for Midway Island or
the Dutch Harbor raid.
Instead, the Toxic radio continued
to pour forth erroneous accounts of
what Japanese submarines had done
to Sydney harbor and the Diego
Suarez naval base on Madagascar