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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09

ported that "the brunt Of the de-
tense to date has fallen upon avia-
ton personnel, in which the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps all were
represented"
There has been no specific mention
yet of the size or type of the Am
erican Naval force which participate
ed.
Arnolds figures on the number OF
Japanese warshipS sunk by army
flyers before Midway were at var
lance with those compiled from Off
cial communicates. That compilation
credited the army with sinking 10
warships and the Navy with "a.
Some army air officials sought to
explain that discrepancy by saying
the Navy may have inadvertently
been credited with sinkingS accom-
plished by Army bombers operating
In conjunction with Naval forces.
Navy Spokesman would not COM
ment.
But whichever branch gets the
most credit at Midway, it is evident
that their combined efforts dealt
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on south Kim street Friday night.
The fight preceded the fatal knsfs
ing,
Michael Rossi, manager Of the
Grand Barber shop was called %
headquarters to-day 10 shave Dad
dona and cut his hair.
Attorney Maseolo indicated that
q plea Of self def0nse would be
made By Daddena, he sad that
ne has learned from q source not
yet questioned by police that Dad
GelaA was on the ground during
part 81 the struggle with Cagna0
which ended u the latteF's death.
The accused mans two brothers
accompanied Attorney Masc0l0 70
his cell last night,
poliee ARE stili holding e. ma
lGrlat witnesses depnar0 Palermo,
81, Who lived with Caruso; and
Rath carter, -. who was In Pals
taFeFn on South ELM BtEeet where
lla fatal fight started
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09
WIN. NOWSETTE
ESCAPES JAIL
CONTINUED from Page u


before closing time the evening OF
April IS, pointed guns Mt the clerks
and officials and stuffed loose cash
into thelH pockets,
NoWsette has Q wife living on
Martin street, Hartford, II was re-
called that At the time Of his AZ
rest she attempted 70 commit sui
eide,
Northampton police reported that
the trio were seen entering that
city, their automobile well Stocked
With liquor, They were tFalied 10
the airport and theIF eag found
abandoned ~ TIE door o. 9 ham
gaF containing IS plains,
George ", Bradley, superintendent
Of Industries for the state prison,
explained that the men were IN
charge OF storing automobiles Rs
the prison garage and went feR q Joy
ride apparently IN one Of the prison
ears. They were tetuFnln9 b the
eafa9e with no lights lasa night
when a guard raw them and save
ms - them - &C.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09
Planes of Army, Navy
Took Part In Jap ,Rout
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the Japanese crushing blows. Taken
with their losses in previous actions,
1t appears that the major portion
Of the striking force Of the enemy's
Navy has been sunk Or damaged
during the last six months.
At the outbreak of the war, the
Japanese were known to have had
66 battleships, cruisers and aircraft
carriers. Compilations based on Of
fetal American communicates show
that So have been sunk, probably
sunk or damaged by American arm
ed forces.
It must be emphasized that the
Japanese had other ships in these
classes under construction and some
of these may have been commits
stoned since the war. Also, ships
listed as damaged may have been
repaired.
The known pre-war Japanese
naval strength was: Battleships. II:
cruisers, 46 (although some unof'
ficiaI estimates placed cruiser
strength at 75D aircraft carriers, 8;
destroyers, 1875; and submarines II
HITS JAPs
American armed forces have done to
b the final report from Midway stih
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09

Continued from Page y
The 10 missing were: Lieutenant
Commander Clinton S. Rounds of
Toms River, N. j.; Lieutenant Frank
A. Trotter of Toms River; Ensign
@. O. Ross of Jacksonville, Fla;
Ensign x. G. Lee of New London,
Conn: Aviation Chief Machinist's
Mate o. v. Ross of Lakewood, N. j.;
Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate
r. o. Poteet Of Langdon, Kansas;
and (civilians) DR.. j. G. Hoover
OF Middletown, Conn; l.. Q. Meyer
Of Minneapolis, MINI; TITLES of SAN
Diego. Calf: F. c. Gilbert Of New
London, and DR.. A. B. Wyse of
San Diego.
Three bodies We're recovered to-
day from the wreckage of one air.
craft, officers of the Lakehurst
Naval Air Training station an
nounced.
Bodies recovered were those of
Lieut.. Commander Clinton s..
Rounds, Toms River, N. J., pilot
Of the La; r. c. Poteet, Langdon,
Kans., aviation machinist's mate;
and Dr.. a, p. Wise, civilian scientist,
OF San Diego, Cal.
All aboard the blimp GIL were
listed as missing. They were:
Lieut. Frank A. Trotter, Toms
River, pilot; Ensign Clarence G..
Ross, Jacksonville, Fla; Ensign x.
Q. Lee, New London, Conn; Vic
tor Ro0s, aviation chief machinist's
mate, OF Lakewood, N. j.; w, H,
HeFpdon, Jr., Lakehurst, boatswain's
mate first class; Or. O. r. Hoover,
Of 40 Wesleyan Place. MiddletoWp,
Coma; \, s. Meyer, of Minneapolis,
end !, II, TILES, of San Diego, Cal.
IN addition, DR.. ~ q. Gilbert Of
~ 6bipley Lanel New London,
Conn., q civilian scientist aboard the
Iva, vas missing,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09
LATE REALTY NEWS
MORTGAGE DEEDS

MORTGAGE DEEDS
Terminals, gne,, 10 Consolidated
Meter Lines, gne. sg0,000,
ASSIGNMENT or MORTGAGE
Consolidated Motor Lines, Inc,
= 0waFsRty trust Go, Of New
xeFk,
GUT CLAIM DEEDS
kaalts MaTshRk " H. A. M
Realty 60,
Waterbury National haHk u
NaaRge Mnllenise, property On
0Taasy Ilill road,
GBfF 81 Waterbury 70 0saslsye
0ykleBhaimHleF, property On Citbs
Nemm @ganAe,
WARRANTY DEED
eseaese Mullanite ~ Raymond
3. nn1 E1ylile 0FenisS
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NUHN ESTATE
IS $06,235.ll
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Properly on WateFville road, with
varying Interests, esTh, 600. o.
$50, $3.50,
Properly 81 Southport, el,000,
Properly AZ bridgeport etaab,
eiAab and el02b,
Property ~ Newt0Wn, ei9S,
Properly ~ % WateFyille street.
ei,Tb0.
Iols N waterbury, $50. GOO. ESQ,
$50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09

GAYS wounds are not serious. We
n q eFaauate o. Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical college. = civil and
mechanical oilgineegs ana lock hia
flight training 90 Jackson Wills and
Miams Wl@
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09


Meanwhile, the Senate received
from the House q dependents bill,
passed without record vote, carry
ing allowances Of $50 and up for
families Of men in the armed SER
vices. The House harmonized its
allowance scales with those Of the
Senate, but made minor amend
ments that viii require Senate acs
ceptance or q conference with the
House.
Monthly Pay Change
The pay bill makes these changes
in the monthly pay Of soldiers, sail
ors, marines and coast guardsmen:
Present New
Private apprentice sea-
man ....s...'..'..'.% QUA ~
First class private
man ....5........... 80 o.
Corporal = Seaman, LIST
sergeant-Petty officer,
Glass ............. ~ 90
LIST sergeant-Petty Of.
ficer 1St class ....,. "a ia
Master Sergeant-Chief
Petty officer ....... 126 1873
s(X)-$2l for first four months.
The bill also raised the pay Of
second lieutenantS and ensigns-
from $500 q year to $l,S00-ard
increases the allowances given COM
missioned officers for subsistence
and quarters. Only the lowest rank
increase In pay.
The dependents bill calls for de-
duction of $40 a month from the pay
Of enlisted men Of the four lower
grades, to be given to their families.
Government allowances are added
to the deductions.
Wives and children are desig-
mated Glass A dependents. Parents,
grandparents, brothers, sisters,
grandchildren are Clas B. II a SOL
der has dependents in both classes
an additional IS Is deducted from
his pay, making o total Of $27.
Government payments to Glass A
dependents begin at $28 monthly to
a wife, who would thus get total
Of $50. Glass 3 dependents con-
tributions from the government be-
gin at SIS for o parent, but the
totals received by dependents in
this group are smaller II the soldier
also has ClaS A dependents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09
nHn 0TAKEs OvER TEE RgTNa

mrs Grossly learned 10 drive .
hoHss. trying his hands N TIE Feils
~ - fIKft TINE b bis lIie, fore
Faaanonls Alg0li6ay Inn" ning IL
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09
MEET THE '''SEABEES" NAVY'S
OWN SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION GANG"

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09
FIGHTING FORCES
Of US. BEST PAID

CONTINUED from Page I,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09
BLIMPS COLLIDE
NEAR new JERSEY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-09
CORONER TO FILE
CARUSO FINDING

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NO NATIONWIDE
GAS RATIONINC

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Evening star., 1942-08-22
Frank 6. Heaton Dies;
Once Star Staff Member

Frank G. Heaton, 10, former real
estate editor of The Evening Star
and former resident of Bethesda
Md, died at his home in Tampa,
Fla. yesterday, the Associated Press
reported today.
A veteran newspaperman and
publicity director, Mr.. Heaton was
a native of Charlottesville, Ind,
worked for the indianapolis News
and was on the staff of The Eve
ming Star for IS years before moving
TO Fort Myers, Fla, in 1920.
Mr.. Heaton was editor of the
Press at Fort Myers, city editor of
the Tampa Tribune and later on
the staff of the Tampa Times. He
was assistant to C. B. Treadway
during Mr.. Treadway's term as
head of WPA In Florida.
Mr.. Heaton is survived by his
widow
Evening star., 1942-08-22
0PC Hopes 10 Prevent
Western Oil 'Hardships'
Earlier Story on Page AIRY

Earlier Story on Page A-12.)
The Office of the Petroleum Co
ordinator said today it hoped to
avoid undue hardship" on supply
ers, distributors and purchasers in
the 20 Middle West and Southwest
States where the hauling of auto
motive gasoline by rail was ordered
banned yesterday.
An OPC spokesman said the order
contained a provision which makes
it possible to obtain gasoline by
tank car for necessary agricultural
production. the continued operation
of essential establishments and for
maintenance of public health and
safety.
Persons thus affected must obtain
permits from the OPC district
director for District No. at Chi
cago or from the director of Dis
trict No. at Houston, Tex
1t also was said that the order
authorizes supplyers, distributors
and purchasers throughout the 20
States to make purchases, sales,
exchanges or loans of petroleum
products, and arrange for common
use of terminals. transportation or
distribution facilities.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
WiIkie Tour Will Include
China, White House Says

China is included in the list of
countries that Wendell Willkie will
visit in his world tour, during which
he will tell our Allies and the neu-
trails the truth about the course of
American production and American
will to win, the White House an
nounced today.
Stephen T Early, White House
secretary, said China had been in
advertently left off the list by
President Roosevelt yesterday when
he gave details of the Willkie tour,
The President said Mr. Willkie was
going to Egypt, Turkey. Syria, Pal
estine, Iraq, Iran and Russia.
Mr. Early disclosed that Mr.. Will
kie today conferred with DR.. T. V.
Soong, Chinese Foreign Minister,
and other Chinese officials.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
War Deaths Since 1881
Placed at "a Million
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug, 2-Fourteen
million persons have been killed in
war since 1881. when Japan began
her invasion of Manchuria, Prof. At
wood H. Townsend of New York Uni
versity estimates in an article writ
ten for the Free World
The majority Of dead were civil
ians. the professor said. He placed
S,500,000 in that category.
In China 100000 soldiers and
e,3Oo,00o civilians have been killed
since 1897 alone. he said, and in
Russia, 100000 soldiers and 2,00o,-
900 to 10000 600 civilians have met
death.
These losses, he said. compared
with 1000 United States dead
Prof. Townsend said his estimates
were based on minimum figures
available, and that if maximum fig
ures were used the total would run
to 100000 instead of l4,000, 900.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
38 Enemy Aliens Arrested;
Contraband Seized in West
Fy the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. GA
vigorous roundup of enemy aliens
who have been violating the pm.
curfew regulations and countraband
restrictions was pushed in Northern
California today by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and State
and local police.
Thirty-eight persons were ar
rested before noon in spot checks"
on IS cities and towns This num-
ber included 26 Italians and IL
Germans. Arrests are expected to
continue throughout the day.
H. C. Van Pelt, assistant chief
of the FBI here, said one Italian
alien arrested in San Francisco ad-
mitted he had served nine months
in the Italian Army, up to 1894;
that German alien arrested in
Greenfield had a short-wave radio
receiving set; that two Italian aliens,
a man and wife, admitted many
curfeW violations and had two
cameras in violation of law.
The Army announced this week
that dangerous or potentially dan
gerous individuals would be excluded
from the Pacific military zone, but
that there would be no further
mass excavations of enemy aliens
or other groups.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
War Bond Rally Sponsors
Three More Groups Join
By the Associated Press,

Three more Italian American or
carnations have been added to the
list of sponsoring groups of the
Districts Columbus Day rally,
bringing the total to Is. 1t was
learned here today.
At a meeting last night of the
District of Columbia War Bond
Rally Committee, definite plans
were made for the affair, and it
Was decided to hold the celebration
October 1l-12.
Plans include religious cere-
mony the first day and a dance
that evening. The next day
wreath will be placed at the base
of the statue of Columbus standing
at Union Station, and a bond rally
will be held that night at Depart
mental Auditorium, Fourteenth
street and Constitution avenue NV.
Mr.. william Amoroso was named
promotion chairman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Manuel were named CO.
chairmen of the Columbus eve
dance.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
British Air Minister
Pledges Increase
In 1,0O0-PIane Raids
Normal Attacks Worse
Than Nozis Inflicted ar
BIitz Peck, He Says
Fy the Associated Press

4, the Associated Press.
SWANSEA, Wales, August 22.-Air
Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair said
In public speech today that the
British intended to continue bomb
ing Germany ruthlessly, and that
1,000-plane raids would be less in
frequent in the next few months.
Augmented by the United States
Air Force. Allied bomber strength
is increasing steadily, and already
the zest of the German people for
war has begun to fail" he asserted
In a normal raid like that on
Osnabrueck the other night, when
the size of the force was such as we
could send on any suitable night to
Germany, We dropped heavier load
of bombs than the Germans dropped
in any single night of the blitz on
this country" Sinclair said.
He warned however, that Nazi
power still is unbroken and when
the weather breaks in Russia, the
Germans may bring their bombers
back here.
He said the Dieppe raid developed
the biggest aid battle of the war. The
RAF flew on 500 sorties single
plane Fights, he disclosed.
Of SO German aircraft confirmed
shot down in the Dieppe battles As,
were Germany's most advanced
fighters, Focke-Wulf 1905. and %
were her Dornier 2l7s, her most
formidable bombers Sinclair de-
clared.
Defending Britain's plan for sys-
tematic destruction of German in
dustry. the air minister said the
destruction of the Renault and
Matford plants in France deprived
the Axis of rolling stock for five
armored divisions at the cost to the
RAF of "25 gallant lives
Bonbers have destroyed be
tween a quarter and a third of the
whole Of Cologne-the third city in
Germany" he added, and smashed
or damaged $50 factories.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
Norrogunsett Park
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse. 81 200: claiming;
3-year-olds and up: II. miles.
Midnight Ride fWahler, 4.sO 400 $50
Crab Apple iChafnn) 500 $50
Mason Dixon tSeabo) $50
Time, 2:01 IS.
Also ran-Countrv Lass Decade. Piucky
Mufhn, Mine, The Shaugraun and Doorbel.
SECOND RACE-Purse. $1,000: claim
Ing; 3-year-olds and up: a furlongs.
Flying Bonny tZufeltb 1920 $40 400
Range Dust tHettlngerb $50 $50
Canterup tTurnbulD $40
Time, 1:13
Also Ian--Hieronymous Updo Last
Frontier Jacksie. Grand Glow. euertero,
All Crystal, Compton and Not Yet.
DAILY Double paid SAL 400
THIRD RACE-Purse, 1900: claiming;
3year-olds and up, 6 furlongs
Sun Ivy tBrunelle) 800 $50 $50
Primarily tshelhamer) $50 $50
Hi-Kid AtkinsonD $50
Time, I:13Is.. ..s>sr T.
Also fan--Gold Tower Lupoba. Minde-
ful. Parabo1oid, Valdina Flare Quadrant,
Flaming High and Gadabout.
FOURTH RAcEPurse 81 800: claim
ing; 3-year-olds and UP: s furionss." -"
Singing Torch fAtk' son) 3i.28 1880 90
Prairie Dog MOORE 400 $50
Argella tSnyderf -'' 2.40
Time. 1:12.
Also ran-Witon, Family" Doc and Easy
Blend.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
NINTH tsUBo RAcE-Purse. 81 zoos
Closing Chicago Grain
r, the Associated Press.

FS the Associated Fress.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-Corn prices
turned lower with losses ranging
up to ia cents a bushel today that
carried quotations back to around
seasonal lows. Wheat fell a cent
and other cereals almost as much.
Liquidation of September corn
contracts, excellent crop weather
throughout much Of the belt, re-
ports of record barley receipts at
Minneapolis and letup in indus
trial demand helped to weaken corn.
Slight expansion in new wheat re-
ceipts at spring belt terminals and
Increasing movement Of grain from
the Northwest to Chicago, al
though much of this has been Gov
ernment feed wheat, attracted
notice. Prices at Minneapolis for
September delivery are almost
cents a bushel under Chicago quo
tations.
Corn closed l4-l& cents lower
than yesterday. September, s3s.-h X:
December, 86ls SO; Wheat. h-lls
down; September, 117R-A, De-
cember. 1908 -5s; oats. 1a-A lower:
soybeans, unchanged to 4 Oh; rye,
3s-7s lower.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
One Of Canadian Leaders
Missing After Dieppe Raid
Earlier Story on Page ABB
Ia thl Assnciaffd prssr

Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
s> The Associated Press.
TORONTO, Aug. 22.-Brig. W. W.
Southam of Toronto. one of the
officers commanding the Canadian
troops taking part in the big raid
on Dieppe, is reported missing as a
result of the action, according to
word received from Ottawa by his
family today.
Brig Southam. 40, a member of
the noted Canadian publishing fam
lily. was appointed last January Is
TO command brigade Of the Ca
madam Army overseas and was
promoted from lieutenant colonel
to brigadier.
He had previously been officer
commanding the 48th Highlanders
of Canada. a Toronto unit. He
joined tine 48th in 1922 after his
graduation from Royal Military
College.
Before the war Brig. Southam
was vice president and managing
director of Southam Press, Toronto,
Ltd.
In the second casualty list issued
at Ottawa, 68 names were added
today to those announced last night
as among the killed, wounded and
missing at Diepp~.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
Murder Charge Placed
Against Virginia Woman
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
COV1NGTON, Va. Aug. o.
Commemorative Attorney T. Moore
Butler said today charge of MUIR
der had been placed against Mrs.
Matte Davis, 46, following the kill
ing last night of Elmer Brent
Wright, q, of Clifton Forge
Wright, according to Sheriff j.
w. Meeks, was shot to death on the
porch of residence here.
The sheriff said Mrs. Davis came
to his Office about 1890 o'clock this
morning and he quoted her as say
ing she shot Wright with %
caliber revolver when he attempted
to force his way into the house.
He said officers accompanied the
woman back to the scene and found
the body lying on the steps and
later found gun In the yard where
the woman said she had thrown it.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
British Seize ID Danish Ships

LONDON, Aug. % (Pl.-The Ad-
miralty announced today that IA
Danish fishing vessels had been
seized and moved into British ports.
Denmark is German-occupied. The
Admiralty communique said the
seizures were in line with a warn
ing issued last month that vessels
proceeding outside coastal waters
in the North Sea would do so at
their owa risk and peril.
Evening star., 1942-08-22
Nelson
Continued From First Page

ton, right and left" He said that
was necessary in order to get started
quickly. and that as result of that
policy production now is much fur
ther ahead than if we had sat down
in the beginning on balanced pro-
gram"
During the early production stage
Mr.. Nelson said he realized that the
war program eventually must be put
In balance
we are now in the balancing pc
Rod" he added We have been bal
ancing our program for some time.
Our immediate job is to see that the
necessary materials get to the right
places to produce the weapons the
chiefs of staff call for"
Mr.. Nelson said the flow Of ma
terials was getting better and bet
ter all the time" and that his job
was to reach perfect system OF ma
terials flow.
Mr.. Nelson described production
of combat aircraft as the most i'm
portant job at this time. He said
airplanes are placed ahead Of ev-
erything else because they are our
best offensive weapons right now. "
He said he knew of no instance
where the aircraft program had
been sighted for anything else. He
described engines as the limiting
factor in plane output.
In his report Mr. Nelson pointed
out the WPB index of munitions
production advanced in July TO
$685. times as great as in No
vember, 194l. the month before
Pearl Harbor, upon which the index
is based. The June index was 303
Discusses Libbey's Discharge.
Commenting on the discharge
this week of Frederick J. Libbey
a WPB employe. for revealing to a
newspaper a confidential report be-
fore it had been completed and SUBJ
nitted to production officials, MIR
Nelson said:
II think that I have the right
to insist that any report be SUBJ
mitted to me before it is submitted
to the press. This does not mean
We are clamping down on any Gen.
sorship rule"
Mr.. Nelson said he had not seer
the partially completed report ir
which Mr.. Libbey sharply criticized
the steel and iron branch of WPB
He added that the only thing hi
knew of the contents Of the repor
he had read in the newspapers.
Mr. Nelson said newspaper report
of Mr.. Libbey's criticism Of tht
branch were untrue.
I'VE have In the steel branch th
very best man in the industry" Mr.
Nelson continued.