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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-02

(Continued from Page D battle of the Atlantic which al- ready has resulted in an almost unbelievable accumulation of dem- onstrations of courage forbearaflce and endurance.
 The story of the birth in the life- boat as piecAd together from the survivors follows:
 The skipper Of the vessel had prepared for such an eVentuality and arranged that the ships doc. tor would 30 in the same nfeboat with the pregnant woman in event the VeWei was attacked.
 Thus, when two torpcdoes struck the vessel Sunday afternoon, Mrs Mohoroviclc, her two-year ole daughter, pr. l.. II. Conley oi Brooklyn, and two other woner climbed into No. { lifeboat with fl other passengers and Beamen. pr Conley fell Into the lifeboat after 1t had been lowered about eight feet and fractured two ribs.
 The doctor had with him tht simple materials in on emergency llfe-boat kit--gome diSinfectant gauge and band&gOs, but no in' Strumentg and no anaesthesia.
 About three hours after the life- boat left the sinking vessel, Mrs MohoroVlcic's labor pains started Six hours later the child was born
 Leroy Tate, c seaman, told of thC difficulties under which the de- livery was performed:
 'The seq was rough. The wavei were high and water was constantly being splashed into the boat. BS the time her labor pains had begun the boat was practically full of wa. ter, All of Us were either sitting In water or lying in it,
 Mother Mere Than Brave
 "The woman had no shoes. Al. thoug the pains continued for sev. erai hours she was more than brave She did not complain and did everything ghe could to make it ai easy as possible for the doctor and those who attended.
 We rigged Up . piece Of caHlvai as . shield to give her privacy fol the ordeal"
 pr. Conley, who never had beer to seA before, had only the highest praise for the mother. He wal modest and would say nothing of hii part.
 Not until 4O hours after thu vessel had been torpedoed did U 6, naval vessels pick them up, SomG of those in the ifeb0at were ss weak by then that they had to bs assisted up the side of the rescue boat.
 But not Airs. Mohorovicic. shI climbed up the cargo net whlcf had been lowered over tho side, aiit then walked the full length of thl vessel to take shower before eo'
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ing to bed.
 Shortly after the delivery, while still in the lifeboat, Mrs. Mohoro- vicic announced to her companions that the boys name would be Jesse Roper Mohorovicie.
 Tate said the llfeboat drifted all Sunday afternoon and night and most of Monday before airplanes were sighted overhead. The planes disappeared at 5 D. m. Monday and the boat was not picked Up until l2 hours later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-02
DAMAGING FIRE IN
 WATERVILL ME

Waterville, Me, April 2-(UP)-. WaterVille'B worst fire in c decade destroyed the four-story Barron block and slightly damaged two ad- jacent buildings last night with an estimated loss of nearly S200,O00.
 The blaze, which broke out in the center of this textile mill city, was controlled after help was called from Fairfield, Oakland, Norrdgo. Wock and WinsloW.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-02

the corner of the Danish coast from the Kattegat to the skager Rak and North Sea.
 The 10 ships had been interned here since German attacked Nor way, awaiting Q ruling of the Swed- lsn courts on their status.
 Recently the high court ruled that they were Norwegian and must be held the property of Norway, as represented by the Norwegian gov- ernment in exile at London, rather than the quisling Puppet govern ment which purports to Administer German -held Norwegian territory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-02
TROLLEY RAIL
 REMOVAL PLAN
Continued from Page Il

Continued from Page Il equipment, the communities pro- viding the rest. Proceeds from sale of the scrap metal would go to the communities,
 The work would involve digging up only q small strip of pavement around each rail. This would then be filled in and resurfaced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-02

Georgia French, who was once the screens leading child actress, is now q Stand-in for actress Eliza. beth Rigden in Paramount's T Live On Danger"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-02
Alexander fin CharRe

Chungking, April 2.-(UP)-Bri- tish Gen. Harold R. L. Alexander has taken supreme command Of oil Allied forces in the Burma war the- ater, reliable sources reported to- day.
 Realignment of the Burma com- mand, the sources said, placed Alex ander over Lieut.. Gen. Joseph W. 5tilwell, American commander of ChinaB fifth and sixth armies and head of all United States forces in Burma.
 Alexander has been reported di- recting British operations on the prone front in weSterdn Burma while stilweii commanded Chinese defense forces in e:ie T'oungoo sec- tor. It was denied here that stii- well had taken over active com. mand in the field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-02

0 minor engagement foreshadowing Q major battle below Pyinmana on the central Burma plains.
 One Chinese communique report cd an unsuccessful Japanese at- tack against Manghan, west oi Chiengmai, Thailand. Tn this en- gagement in the mountains near the Burma frontier, the Chinese replilsed the enemy on March 24 and re- talned control of the village. The Japanese suffered heaviest" losses tho eommunique said, when small Chinese units attacked both enemy Hanks and encircied them in c narrow mountain pass.
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SEA BABY, WITH
 MOTHER, WELL

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part of the army and the Royal Australian air force enjoys Separa-
 rate status like the British air force.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25

too high to display the quilt to
advantage. What a difference in
the effect when the board was cut
down and the crisp frills of dotted
Swiss were added! Surely, any
quilt worth piecing is worth this
extra touch.
NOTE: If you have metal bed that
you would like to moderniZe you will find
sketches and directions in Mrs. Spears
Book 3. There are eight of these booklets
of 50 pages of things to make from odds
and ends which accumulate around the
house, or from inexpensive new materials.
Copies are 10 cents each and with an or
der for three mo. to 81 you will re-
ceive set of three different quilt block
patterns including the Whirl Wind illus.
trated herewith. Send order to:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25
Fortunately Hole in Barrel
Vas Discovered In Time

The particular unit in question
had taken on a large number of
new recruits and some of them
were a little raw. During the first
rifle inspection, the officer ap-
preached one of the men, had a
look at his rifle, and then called
to the MOO. in charge.
"Look at this mans rife!" he
announced.
The sergeant looked down the
barrel, swung the rifle around to
the recruit, and barked: "Take a
look at that rifle, you'll"
The recruit peered carefully
down the barrel, then muttered in
surprised tone:
"Well, what do you know. Got
hole clean through it!'
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25
Meteoric Shower

The Perseids, one of the ten
principal meteoric showers occur
ring annually, is usually seen
about August II and presents the
greatest celestial display of it's
kind in the Northern hemisphere.
It is one of the oldest meteoric
showers on record, it's first record
ed appearance having been ILL
years ago.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25
PREPAREDNESS
~ = tie
AMERICAN RED CROSS

NEWEST of all the American
~ Red Cross activities is the
Wool Conservation program. I'm
der it, volunteers from the more
than $500 Red Cross chapters
throughout the nation collect
scraps of new, unused wool and
place them in reprocessing chan
nels.
The Wool Conservation program
was developed jointly by the War
Production board and the Red
Cross when it became apparent
that the nation faced a serious
wool shortage. There were only
two ways in which this shortage
could be alleviated within the next
year. The first was by cutting
down wool consumption in every
possible way by restyling and re-
designing garments to save wool.
The second was to have every
scrap of new, unused wool reproc-
essed as rapidly as possible. The
Red Cross was selected to do this
job.
Under the agreement be-
tween the Red Cross and the
War Production board, the
$500 Red Cross chapters ar
range for the collection of
trousers cuff clippings, wool
samples and other wool clips
from tailors, mems clothing
stores, department stores,
clothing inanufa cturers and
cleaners. These are then
placed in reprocessing chan
nels by selling them to wool
reclaiming firms.
When reprocessed into wool
cloth, the clippings from 81 pairs
of mems trousers will be enough
to make a complete soldiers uni
form or another civilian suit. One
Red Cross chapter in a large city
collected enough wool clips in one
day to make 1855 soldiers uni
forms.
Proceeds from the sale of the
wool clips collected under the
Wool Conservation program are
retained by the local Red Cross
chapters to carry on their work of
War Relief and Civilian Defense
Preparedness training.
Prepared Exclusively for WNU.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25

ming, anyway. I pay five cents
pound for potatoes and the potato
bug gets his free"
Economy is the art of living as
though you were poor when you
are really not SO; whereas, if you
are really poor and live that way
that's stinginess.
Hearts Desire
Spinster-So the waiter said to
me, "How would you like your
rice?"
Friend-Yes, dearie, go on.
Spinster-So I said wistfully,
"ThroWn at me-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25

MOST quilts today are planned
Iva as bedspreads and have col
or scheme to harmonic with other
decorations. If a variety of fig
ured scraps is used one color is
generally repeated in each block
to give the design unity.
The beauty of any quilt is en-
HANGED if it is set off with a val
ance around the bed. The bed in
the sketch had no particular ira
dition and the footboard was much
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25

Cause Enough
PROFESSIONALLY were you late to
school this morning, Henry?
Henry-Because the bell rang
before I got here.
COnciSely
Aunt-I suppose you will be at the
picnic, John?
Jofn-Na,U, l amt goin'.
Aunt-Don't say II amt goin'." I'll
give you lesson: am not going, you
are not going, he is not going, sOe are
not going, they are not going. Now can
you say all that?
John-Sure. There amt nobody goin'.
Advantage
"They say that with war cut
ting off imports of insecticides, the
insects are steadily winning their
eternal war with man."
"They've made a good begin
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25

" FOR VICTORY! Crochet these
VS. in red, white and blue gimp
to sew on blouse, lapel, sleeve or
hat. Add a necklace of stars or
tiny military drums in our colors.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
GRAND JURY ASKED
FOR YESHINSKAS
States Attorney Fitzger.
aid Going Before Judge
DAILY to Make Request

States Attorney william D. Fitz-
gerald will 90 before Judge Edward
J. DAILY In superior court tomorrow
morning ut 10 o'clock and request
that O grand jury be impanellcd 70
consider murder charge against
Xavier exile" YeshinskaS, 10, OF
go Washington avenue.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said that Judge
DAILY would determine tho date TO
be set for the l8-man jury TO cob.
slider the evidence against YeShirB-
kas who Is charged with the Ratchet
Staying Of his mother, Mrs. Nellie
YeshinskaS, 4B, last Sunday night,
April IL.
YeshinSkas, who was arraigned
In municipal court Saturday and
bound over TO superior court has
confessed TO County Detective
Roland q. Alling and Chief Tnspec-
tor Joseph p. Stevens that he killed
his mother and then robbed her OF
9i176 cash.
Transferred Saturday
Yeshinskas, quiet, well-f1afl-
f1ered youth who impressed local
police cell attendants with his ap-
parent disregard for the nature Of
the charges against him, was trans.
ferred TO the New Haven county
jaIl Saturday. A 24.hour "protec-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20

Az the same time Father Coughlin
released copies OF an article writ
ten for this weeks Issue asserting
that postal regulations require q
public hearing before there can be
blanket suspension OF second class
mailing privileges once such q priv
iege II granted.
The article announces that the
temporary order will be challenged
ct q hearing IN Washington April
20 and that meanwhile publication
Will continue with each issue being
submitted for mali distribution,
~ the April 30 hearing results IN
9 permanent suspension Of mailing
privileges, the article continued,
publication and distribution viii be
continued through tho limited
sphere avallahle,1 and the ruling
VIII be appealed through Me courts.
~ was indieated taaat wnEsuF
Cougalin may peFsonallv attend slls
Avgh Az hearing II AHgtonl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
MODERN REVERE,
DAWES ON RIDE
Historic Lexington High
ways Witnessed Old
Ceremonies Repeated

Boston, April 20 - CUP.) -- A
modern Paul Revere and o modern
william Dawes rode over historic
highways 70 Lexington and Concord
today In the second part OF the
states two-day Observance Of Pa
triots Day.
Revere was unprecedented by Cap
tain o. John HAYES and Dawes by
Lieutenant O. A. Peters, both former
members Of the 10th y. 0. Cav-
airy.
TownspeopIe along the route held
special ceremonies In remembrance
Of the famous ride 10 spread the
alarm 10 every Middiesex village
and farm"
Governor Leverett galtonstall and
Mayor Maurice j.. Tobin Of Boston
headed large groups Of political,
eciesiasticai, civilian defense and
military ofsiclals taking part In
various commemorative ceremonies
Throughout the stats.
FOR the MFst time IN history, Voc
men played o major part IN Patriots
Day celebrations when uniformed
members 81 the Wononss Defense
Corps paEaaed yesterday a. xexlng-
lon
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
Five Assaults Were Made
on Fort Mills; Hit.Run
Troops at II Again
BY MACK JOHNSON
nltNd Press STAFF Correspondent

NOuAtGu 4EtNB 6NtAh SVEEVHRVAA&SAel
washington, April 20 -- (uP) -
Five bombing attacks on Fort
Mllls-the first time they have been
employed by the Japanese In their
attempt 10 knock out Corregidor -
were reported today In war de-
partment communique.
The dive bombing attacks, made
yesterday, were followed by raids
by enemy light bonbers, operating
at high attitudes, on Corregidor and
Fort Hughes, the communique said,
II added that one Japanese bomber
was hit by anti-aireraft artillery,
but did not specify whether ~ was
Q dive bomber,
The big guns Of the island retail
lated by silencing enemy batteries
and troop and truck concentrations
on BataAn.
The cofnInunlque also revealed
that Q new sortle lsy ArneTicaii-Ftli.
plno patrols on the southern Phil
ippine Island Of Mlndanao infected
numerous casualties" when II am
pushed two bits loads OF Japanese
troops near zamhoanga, one OF the
Islands major ports.
The city hAs been In enemy handt
for some time but the siny force OF
defenders has inflicted considerable
damage by hit-andlrun tactics.
The communicate said the enemy
"opened an intense artillery bonn
bardnaent on our island foFts from
new positions In CaVito and Bataan"
yesterday.
Continued on Page u
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
Drowned Boys Father
Located At Syracuse
Anthony PIOurde, ST., Was Found at O'Clock This
Morning; He Started for Home After
Hearing Sad News

Anthony Plourde, ST.. was located
ct Syracuse, N. Y. this morning at
0 o'clock and notified OF the death
OF his six year old son, Anthony, Jrp
by drowning Saturday afternoon,
Desk Lieutenant Joseph McEyoy
received word this morning that Mr..
piourde who left Waterbury Satur-
day noon TO accept work on q new
airport at Syracuse, started for
home Immediately and would arrive
this afternoon.
Funeral services for the little boy
will DO held tomorrow morning from
his home, GA South Main street ut
9:iB o'clock TO 81. AIMS church
where O Mass OF the Angels Will DC
celebrated. Friends may call this
afternoon OF the home.
Drowned Saturday
Anthony was drowned Saturday
afternoon In Mad river, near the
old Mill street playground while
reaching for o rubber ball. He was
pronounced dead by DR.. Prank In
SIERRA, inferno 90 81. Mary's hospital
after ile had been taken from the
water by Michael Pettinicchi, $40
Sylvan avenue; Stanley Kolakowski,
203 River street and Francis Greco,
ii Spark street. KolakowSki dove
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin Challenges
Postoffice Dept. For Social Justice"

Father Coughlln, vino founded the
magazine In 1885 Go the ofkiciai
publication Of his new political
party, the National Union Tor DO
ciai Justice, announced In the Issue
OF May ~, 1910, inst no was With
drawing from control 81 the pubii-
cation. He since has asserted that
oil stock In tho B0ciay Justice pub-
iighing Company, ~ owned by hls
pagents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j.
Coughiln.
IN his statement today, Couehiin
reiterated that he Is neither editor,
publisher nor owner "a the maya
Elne but added
"A aione aa7i responsible fOg and
20 control the magazine, ~ policies
and contents.
~ eoclal Justice, Is Attorney
0eneFal MiGaie Is reported 70 haye
deeIeftd N hle press conferences q
1elsaBly daaleNH Alle fesE
u MaEle
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
REVERE FACTORY
GIVEN NAVY E
Copper, Brass Inc. Com.
pany Was Founded By
Patriot Paul Revere

New Bedford, Mas, April 20 -
'(U.P) 50 The i4i-year-oid Revere
Copper and Brass, Inc, founded ~
Patriot Paul Revere as the first cop
per rolling mill in America, was
awarded the Nays IL" for excel
lence pennaflt today.
Retired Rear Admiral II. A. Wiley,
chairman Of the navy board OF pro-
dslctIons awards and former CONF
mander.in- chief Of the y. o. fieet,
presented the pennant 10 the COM
pany officials and ~ lapel buttons
10 employees In recognition Of out
standing results in the production
Of vital war material for the navy.
The firm, which In itg early days
ccppered the bottom Of the y. y. y.
Constitution (old IronsideS) ana
provided the boilers for Robert Full
toms first steamboats,, was founded
by Revere In 1901 when 10 opened
. small foundry on the Neponset
river Of the present site Of the town
Of Canton.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
BOY OF TWELVE
KILLS GUARDIANS
Always Took Care OF Him,
But They Spanked Him
Months Ago

Mount Carroll, Ill, April 20 -
Cup - Billy Coleman, IL, told
Sheriff Ray Westfali that he shot
and killed his guardians because
they spanked him seven months
ago for playing hockey from school.
Billy, frail, flaxef1-fiaired, said he
shot Charles KrugJohafin, 4H, O
farmer, and his wife, Ada, 43, about
eight times, reloading his IA CalibFe
rifle each time.
They got me everything ! want
Cd, but was mad and couldn't get
over H." Billy said. u wanted 10
get even with them" IEe had PLAN
ned several times 10 Kill them but
lost his nerve.
They were q good Christian cOu-
Die and send him 10 Sunday School
every sunday Westfaii said. "Billy
said he had been quit satisfied living
With them, but Tho whippin must
have been preyii1g on his mind
since last September
WestkalI said tlie boy VISA bright
fpf I'LL Aae.w
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20

Detroit, April 2O--(uP1--Father
Charles u. Coughlin, founder Of the
magazine Social Justice, announced
today he alone Is responsible for the
policies and contents Of tho pubiica-
ton and will challenge the right Of
postmaster General Frank o. Walk
or TO suspend It's second class mail.
Ing privileges without O hearing.
The magazines mailing privileges
were suspended last week for al.
legged BeditiOus titeranceg and Attor
ney General Francis Biddle has afis
ficlincod that q federal grand jury
III the District Of Columbia soon viii
begin en- inyestigatiOn or the pubil-
cation.
rather Colighiin Issued o formal
statement asserting that he would
eliminate the need Tor such en- m.
ventigaticn by declaring himself
soleiy fesponelble To- tlia magazine,
sisB policles end conteiite'
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
PATROLMAN MAY
NOT Be CITIZEN
Patrolman Patrick CIuney
Cannot Produce a Birth
Certificate

A member OF the waterbury police
force more than "A years, Patrol.
man Patrick Quincy OF n Albert
place has notified members Of the
board OF police commissioners that
he 10 unable 10 submit proof OF his
United States citizenship.
A meeting OF the committee on
men and discipline OF the board Will
be held this afternoon to consider
what action will be taken In the
case.
The development results from 81
investigation being conducted by
Police gupt. william j. Roach 70
Determine whether ell members Of
the department are citizens. The
probe was started shortly after
former patroiman Anthony StangO
was suspended March 6, when II
became known that he registered
as On axis allen. Mr.. stango was
discharged subsequently when no
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
CHINESE CAME TO
AID OF BRITISH
They Were Almost Encir-
cIed By laps, When They
Were Relieved
Nv ROBERT p. MARTIN

UNITED Press stan Correspondent
Chungking, April 20-(Up)-Chi-
ilese forces rushed 10 the western
Burma front 10 relieve pressed
British 1mperials have recaptured
YCnanyaung In the 1rrawaddy val
ley ollfields, liberated several thou-
sand" oncircled British troops and
killed more than 500 Japanese In
two days Of bitter fighting, q CHI
iiese headquarters coInn1unique dis.
closed today.
The Chinese relnforcements were
believed 10 have eased temporarily
O tense Allied situation IN the heart
Of the destroyed oil fields,
The ,cofnnunique said the Chi-
llese forces had been moved into
the Yenanya'ing area from Kyauk-
padaung, 3b miles 10 the northeast
and only 100 miles below Mandalay.
AFTER two days Of bitter fight
ing, Chinese troops from Kyaukpa-
daurg, sent 10 rescue trapped Brit
ish forces, have recaptured Yen
Afigyaung from Japanese hands"
the comfnunique said. several
thousand British troops have been
released from On eflcircleinelt
CONTINUED on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
Nipponese Officials Are
Not Yet Admitting Losses
Japs Resort To Dive-Bombing For
First Time In Drive On Corregidor
Hitler Is Congratulated On
His 53rd Birthday Today
tBy United Press)

Adolf today and Of his first birthday presents
Fado message from emperor Fu III
Of Manohuku0
Congratulations occasion Of Nth birthday"
that Hitler like other dctaoFs sensitive TO
encFoAchng he would receive che message In corrected
form.
The German radio Hitler spending his third
birthday the Russian trent.
the Polish government IN exile IN London Hitler received
that Poland making LIST OF
more than 100000 Oa throughout Poland Or aragn
after the war"
included officials IN Poland and those
aided them In shooting hostages malEsatng prisoners
and starving Jews In ghettOs.
doebbe NaK propaganda minister broadcast In
that Hitler GeFmany Grea and unique man.
Hitler sAd who day and night gives instructions
for the conduct Of the IN Russia,
0OeFng Naxl No ana Hitlerb Ohcal heir, went
further. .
strategy which led 10 the destructive battles against
Soviet exclusively the work Of Adolf Hitler he said