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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-23
OBITUARY

FRENCH-Legter Everett French Of PA Boyden street. Waterville, died suddenly last night at his home. A native of Hollis, NH. he was born on May l6, 1860.
 MT. French had been an employe of the scOvill Mfg. Go. for ~ years. He was c member of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Wa terviIle.
 He leaves a daughter, Mrs. N. E. Honnold of Waterbury; brother. George 4. French of Middlebury: two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be held at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Gen. tral avenue, Friday evening at 8 o'clock, with Rev. Ernest Weise, pastor of Grace Methodist Epis- copal Church, officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family Saturday morning at the Riverside cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this eve- ming from 2 to g o'clock.
 FRENCH-Cliford Louis French, "A, of Spring street, Ansonia, died yesterday at his home. He was born on September g, 1867, the son of Samuel H. and Sarah Lyon) French.
 MT. French was a member of Housatonic lodge, Odd Fellows, of Derby. He had been a carpenter.
 He leaves a brother, Frederick w. French of Waterbury, and three daughters, Mrs. Charles Martinez of Morris, Mrs. Hazel Reardon of Milford and Miss Florence French of Ansonia.
 The funeral will be held tomor- row afternoon at 2::30 at the Lewis & Son funeral home, 148 Elizabeth street, Derby. Burial will be in Pine Grove cemetery, Ansonia. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from to 9 o'clock.
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VICTORY HOUSE.
 TO OPEN HERE
Formal Ceremonies We'd nesday; Bond Sale to
 Be Stimulated

"Victory House." headquarters for a concerted drive to increase the sale of war stamps and bonds in Waterbury, will be erected on the Green early next week, it was announced today by J. Francis Smith. chairman of the war bond sales committee for Waterbury.
 The house, which has been used in Hartford and New Haven, is 8 replica of the old Stonington bank, well known Connecticut landmark, and is provided by the Connecticut Society of the Colonial Danes of America. It is IS feet square and includes a portico with columns. Above the door is gilded plaque of the American eagle in bas relief.
 Official opening ceremonies will be held Wednesday noon and the house will then be open daily from 10 o'clock mornings until 6 o'clock evenings until August 8, when it will be moved to Bridgeport.
 Bond sales at Victory House" will be handled by local banks and stamps will be sold daily by volun- teers from various civilian defense groups and other organizations.
 A feature of the drive will be the use of Victory Book" in which buyers of bonds and stamps will sign their names. At the conclu- sion of the campaign, the book will be sent to the White House.
 Daily programs of entertainment will be offered at Victory House" and arrangements are being made for two broadcasts from the house each day over Waterbury's two ra- dio stations.
 MT. Smith said that the city park department will cooperate in plac- ing the house on the Green near Exchange place.
 Erwin J. Frey and Walter Osborne Howard of VERY an Harold Thomas of WATR are in charge of the breakfasts and entertainment at Victory House.. Mrs. Mark L. Sperry, Jr., and Mrs. Charles E. Hart are arranging for the groups of volunteers to sell. stamps, while Lewis s. Reed and Carl F. Heebner are planning bond sales which will be participated in by Waterbury banks.
 Mrs. Rowley W. Phillips of the Colonial Danes has charge of the house and the Victory Book.
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dambrini celebrated the requiem Mass at g o'clock.
 The bearers included Salvatore Matteo, Carmen Tedesco, Philip De Pascale, Frank DiFronzo, William Romaniello and Gaetano Forte.
 Burial was in the family plot at Calvary cemetery, with services by Rev. Rocco Nadile.
 The funeral of John B. Wheela- han of Bunker Hill road was held this morning at 8:30 o'clock from the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main street. Rev. Thomas McGarry celebrated the Mass of requiem at g o'clock.
 Mrs. Maude Donahue, organist and soloist, rendered special pro- gram of music.
 The bearers included Luther Pel- ton, Thomas Wheelahan, Charles Milne and and Francis Wheelahan.
 Burial was in the family plot at new St. Joseph's cemetery, with ser- vices by Father McGarry.
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The funeral of John Colagrand was held this morning from the Maiorano funeral home, 95 Willow street, to the church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Rt. Rev. Joseph Val
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-23

Fish may now be prepared only on main courses in Switzerland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-23
Certificate For
 9O9o Participation
 GiUe en Democrat

The Waterbury Democrat, Inc, has received from Secre- tary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., a certificate attesting. that over 90 per cent of its employees are participat- ing in the payroll deduction plan for the purchase of war bonds. The certificate bears the signatures of MT. MOrgen- thau, State AdministratOr Thomas $. Smith, and State Chairman Philip Hewes.
 Receipt of the certificate en- titles The Democrat to fly the Minuteman flag as evidence of the voluntary support by it's employees of the war bond cam paign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-23

(COnClQueQ rom Pdge 1.) Coma Mission on the north coast of Papua, which was not occupied by Allied forces.
 Convoy Discovery
 "An enemy convoy was discovered by our reconnaissance and our air force executed a series of bombing and machine gun attacks through out the day Wednesday, on enemy shipping, landing barges and per- sonnel on the shore.
 "One large transport and one barge were sunk and heavy casual ties were inflicted on debarking troops.
 "An enemy float plane was shot down in combat. Two of our fight CTS were missing"
 It added that in the northwestern sector an Allied air unit on recon naissance light bombed enemy bar racks in Dutch-Portuguese Timor Island.
 At their new landing point, the Japanese were directly across New OulIled rom the AllleQ aQVnaced base of Port Moresby.
 The only road across that part of the island runs from Port Moresby to Buna, 120 miles over the Owen Stanley mountains which rise to T. 900 feet.
 Thus the Japanese migh seek to move across the mountains on Port Moresby, 375 miles northeast of Cape York at the northeastern tip of Australia, and establish them- selves within easy striking distance of the continent.
 Defensively the Japanese had strengthened themselves because planes based there could aid in de- lending their bases on the north New Guinea coast, and in the Bis
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JAPANESE LAND
 TROOPS IN GUINEA

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 AS the government considered lbsidies for packers as one means Nf meeting the problem, packers nd wholesalers said that the aortage was caused by increasingly HiBh prices for livestock, which al- sow little or no margin for profit nce price ceilings must be ob- erved. Other factors are heavy i1ying by the government for the Eaed force and for leaselerd.
 Charles Brechluber, local manager Nor Swift & Co.,, John w. Tice, local manager for Armuor's; and Dudley
 Beach, treasurer of the D. F. Beach Go. all reported that their supplies of beef have been ex- l1austed. Arrival of early shipments may alleviate the shortage some what.
 Meantime, housewives started rush on the city's meat counters. Instead of waiting until Friday or Saturday to make their heavy meat purchases, they were thronging markets and super-markets today. Wholesalers say that the shortage Of beef is the worst in their experi- ence. The situation in regard tc pork and veal is also serious, they said.
 Supplies of the scarce meats in the hands of retailers were being fapidly depleted today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-23
BUYS YACHT TO JOIN NAVY

New Orleans (UP)-George Drey- fous, 48-year-old attorney, made uI his mind to get in the navy even if he had to do it the hard way After other attempts had failed, he bought yacht and presented it to the Coast Guard, thus acquiring a temporary commission as lieuten- ant, junior grade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-23
FUNERALS

Funeral services for Charles L. Johnson were held yesterday after noon at 2 o'clock at the Mulville Funeral Home, Rev. Gibson Winter, curate of St. Johns Episcopal church, officiating. Burial was in Bucks Hill cemetery. The bearers were Charles Lipps, Donald Lipps, Nick Capella, Harold Strever, Emil Bragg and Douglas Hatch. The funeral of John A. Hendrick will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue. Burial will be in Forestville cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from 2 to g p. m.
 The funeral of George E. Breeyer, chief inspector at the Manufac- turer's Foundry Company, was held this morning from the Byron Fun eral Home, 684 State street, Spring field, Mass. Burial was in St. Thomas cemetery, West Springfield, Mass.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Hal pin, widow of Sergeant James Hal pin, took place this morning at 8:3O o'clock from the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main street, to the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion.
 The Rev. John P. Kennedy cele- brated the solemn high Mass of requiem for his cousin at nine o'clock, with the Rev. Paul Spod- nix as deacon and Rev. Phillip Hussey as sub-deacon.
 Professor F. F. Harmon played a special program with Miss Con- stance Linskey singing 'Panis Angelicus".
 The bearers included Franklin Johnson, Robert Stone, Jr., Atty. Edward McAlenney, all nephews of Mrs. Halpin, William Guilfoile, ST, Frank Geraghty, Jr., and Thomas Ice.
 Interment was in new St. Jo- seph's cemetery with services by Father Kennedy, assisted by Rev. George Reilly.
 The funeral of John Colagrardi was held this morning from the Maiorano funeral home, 95 Willow street, to the church of Our Lady of Iourdes. Rt. Rev. Joseph Val
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-23
Heavy Shopping Rush
 CoInplicates Picture
hortage of Pork, Veal Admitted Price Ceilings Are Blamed for Scarcity; Shipments Expected

Pork and veal well beef increasingly scarce Waterbury today the government took steps to ale ate the shortage which has developed in many parts of he East Some wholesalers report having beef at all
 sale to meat markets and supplies of pork and veal are es much 50 per cent below normal An ample supply of
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marck and Solomon Islands.

marck and Solomon Islands.
 Reconnaissance planes sighted the Japanese convoy at Dusk Tuesday, it was understood.
 "This new landing shows that since the Coral Sea and Midway battles the Japanese have been working like beavers to build up their strength" Curtin said.
 There can be only one answer: We must work like beavers too.
 We have had breathing space but the menace to Australia is con- stant. It will not disappear until the Japanese have been defeated We have to win the war before ou1 country is safe."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Is Slip by laps
In Manila Bay,
Sail 1000 Miles
Using Diesel Launch,
They Sneak Past
SIS japanese Vessels

WASHINGTON, Aug. I UP).
The navy tonight revealed the
dramatic story Of how two officers
and 1G men from the Scuttled
mineSwceper Quail sailed away
from Manila Bay in 36-foot
launch after Corregidor had fallen
and sneaked past IS Japanese war
ships TO land in Australia, 1000
miles and one months time away,
Their voyage of necessity was a
game of Zig-zagging TO escape
enemy ships and planes II was
carried out with only the most
elementary equipment--a compass,
a common watch, an improvised
scXtant and one large scale, small
area map,
The group of IS found their
small Diesel launch a few days
before Corregidor fell. stocked the
boat with 450 gallons of fuel, food
clothing. firearms and ammunition,
and hid the ship in a cove.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Allies COUer $500 Miles:
MacArthur's Planes
Hit Cruiser, Transport

Amboina, the former Dutch naval
base at the eastern end OF the
Netherlands Indies.
In the northeastern zone, Allied
reconnaissance planes shot down a
challenging japanese plane in the
r bau zone of New Britain
Island, east of New Guinea.
They made a heavy attack on
Coma, center of the new enemy
invasion base on the north New
Guinea coast. and started two big
fires near the coast in addition To
doing other damage
A United Press dispatch from
an advanced Allied base said it
was believed that, in addition 10 at
least seven fighters and two bomb
ers shot down in Japanese raid
on Darwin yesterday morning, sew
eral additional enemy fighters and
bombers crashed on tn q ir way
home because their fuel ran out.
The British radio heard by
CHS. reported that the Japanese
were believed to have lost a
total of 20 planes, l3 fighters
and seven bombers)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
RunnI Income
Tax Plan
Favor
Sentiment for II
Increases in Senate
Finance Committee

WASHINGTON. Aug. l. Senti-
ment increased in the Senate
finance committee today for
adoption of a pay-as-you-go plan
of paying federal income taxes
and scrapping of the 5 per cent
withholding tax included in the
S6,271.00O,000 tax bill as it was
passed by the House.
While the plan. technically,
calls for skipping a years federal
individual income taxes, its ad-
vocates contended that much of
this paper loss would be made up
in future years.
The plan, advocated by Boards
ley Ruml. treasurer of r. II. Macy
& Co, and chairman Of the Fed
eral Reserve Board of New York,
is endorsed by economists who
aided in development of the pro-
posed radical change i'm tax col
lection methods.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Plane 500 Feet Up

They were ready to start their
trip May 6. but too many Japa-
nese were cluttering the bay. The
men bided their time, waiting a
chance TO slip through the enemy
patrols
Tree branches which they placed
overhead camouflaged their boat
so well that a Japanese plane flew
over at less than 500 feet but
failed TO see the vessel.
Corregidor fell in the early
hours of May I. Still the men
waited. Early that evening they
We're about TO try to slip out, but
Japanese destroyer suddenly
hove in sight and dropped anchor
at the entrance 10 their hidden
cove, only few hundred yards
from their craft.
Throughout the night we
stood ready with rifles and auto
matte rifles, but the destroyer
did not sight u.s." reported 1t.
Commander John II. Morrill, of
Waverly, Va. skipper of the
Quail. The destroyer left at
dawn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Hale and Hearty.
Could Outrun You

He's hale and hearty and could
still outrun you and YOU ~ in
spite of your 10 miles day.
He has the youngest heart
imaginable. Thinks of the days
ahead in which he believes that
the soil will furnish the solution
10 the worlds troubles. that the
product of the soil will in the days
10 come feed the worlds industry.
He goes TO bed at 10 every
night, gets up at 6. Says he al
ways sleeps like a top If he sticks
10 this routine. The only eXcep-
ton is when he loafs all day or
stays up late
He is watching his gigantic
bomber production which is boom
ing and he is becoming the
worlds largest individual producer
OF war materials. He's put soy
beans on the map-and long range
bombers.
Wonder if anybody has ever told
YOU how well MIR. Ford wears his
clothes. He likes gray for bust
ness. stands as straight as an
arrow.
He has a fine sense of humor
likes TO tell about the time he fed
Fred Zeder. vice president Of
Chrysler. a carrot dinner, and
Ernd hates carrots
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
i. s., Raj FEers
Blast Tobruk

CAIRO, Aug. I GNS).-Ameri-
can army and Raj bombers. striv-
ing TO knock out the main coastal
supply base for the Axis push into
Egypt. dealt another staggering
blow to the Libyan port of To-
.bruk last night, it was announced
tonight.
New fires were kindled i'm pro-
fusion amid wreckings left by two
previous American-British raids
earlier in the week, and three of
the heaviest explosion" rocked
the town, so miles west of in
vaded Egypts border, a commune
que stated.
Two small Axis ships in the bar-
Dor suffered direct hits.
The United States air base and
aviation repair depot in Eritrea.
former Italian East African colony
conquered by the British. has been
completed after months of con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Women Participate
In Keep-FH Drills

You never saw so much drilling
as is going on around here. There
aren't any men left at home but
the women are making up for it.
The department Of recreation
has started a big keep fit cam
paign want 10000 women bend
ing down to keep their hips slim.
You won't know them when you
get back And you can't get on
Belle Isle on Wednesday nights.
That's when Mrs. De Witt Mer-
rams girls. 1000 strong, drill.
They are girls from offices, shops.
and they drill in Stacks and bright
colored blouSeS. The idea is to
keep them fit.
Lieut.. William Dempsey, Jack
to you. will be at Fort Custer for
the dedication of the coast guards
new training station there.
Kayo Morgan, old time fighter,
was turned down by his draft
board. Kayo is mortified, insists
there isn't thing in the world
wrong with him. He tried TO ar
que. but you know how that is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
NeUhOuSer in m.
Gambler Departs

Harold Newhouser. Dctroit's
left-handed pitcher, has been put
In Az.
Horace +. Dodge, motor boat
builder and son of the late auto
mobile magnate. is major in the
army now
Commissioner of health for
Michigan. II. Allen Meyer, warns
against too much Sunburn, says it
may cause cancer.
Wallace Gambler the golf clown
who has such. a good time on the
links. is off for Custer August )
10 JON the military police.
Detroit's policewomen have new
blue uniforms, for emergencies
They look nice in them,
And here is the spot FOR general
fashion notes. The girls are all
wearing flowers in their hair now.
instead of hats. And hose are
scarce. Shoe shops have stacks
of spare hose which the girls slip
onto their feet when they try on
their new fall shoes Fall clothes
have a lot of Sequins on them.
and stacks of sweaters
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Supplied by NatiUeS

From then on theirs was a voy-
age Of daytime caution, free run
ming at night, replenishing supplies
with purchases from friendly ma
tives. anchoring in the lee of
islands to avoid swapping by
squalls and finally sailing into
Darwin Bay.
The skipper recorded that his
men had conquered all but one
of the many problems that arose
ON the 2.000-mile voyage. One of
his entries read:
NO fishermen were present
in the party. Many attempts
were made but no fish were
caught
There was no serious sickness,
The fugitiVeS were supplied with
good water because Chief Pharma-
cist'S Mate George William Head
of Smithfield, KY brought along
eight fve-gallon water beakerS
and rcplenished them with water
distilled from the sea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Witness Links
Pastor TO Ndzis

HARTFORD. Conn. Aug. l
GNS).-Dr. Otto Willumeit Of
Chicago. one OF four co-defendants
named in an Indictment charging
Drs Km, +. r. Molzahn, Phlladel-
phia Clergyman, with conspiracy
TO violate espionage laws. will
continue testimony as a govern
ment witness when the trial re-
Sumes Monday
Testimony given thus far by
Doctor Willumeit tends to cor
roboratc the story of an earlier
witness. the Rev Alexsi Pelypenko.
Ukrainian Catholic priest, who
identified the Philadelphia pastor
of engaged IN Nazi affairs in this
country.
Under questioning. Doctor Willu-
melt admitted knowing his three
other co-dcfendants: Gerhard Will
helm Kunzc, erStwhile "fuehrer"
of the extinct German-American
Bund; Dr. WolfganE Ebell Of Fl
PaSo. Tex and AnaStase Vonsiat-
sky White Russian Fascist who is
currently serving a diVc-ycaT term
for his part IN Tho conspiracy
~ our Own Horoscope, hN
Frances Drake, il one Of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02

handing an autopsy 10 prove The
cause of Honey death
He says II was old age for
Honey was T.
The navy has fenced of the
girls from the armory, where the
student navy mechanics live. That
means that 4 large section of
Gabriel Richard Park at the
bridge approach will be behind
high wire fence. So the girls must
now turn their attention TO the
army, or 10 other navy posts. The
navy says their action is not
against the girls, lust 10 cut down
on the danger of sabotage. The
girls are Skeptical about it.
Remember Frankenmuth and
those chicken dinners? Now the
city is Boosting about lis arms
plant Their employees have bought
war bonds 100 per cent. 10 the
tune Of 20 per cent Of their pay. 1t
IS the Universal Engineering Com
Dany.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Throttle Motor

The next evening Morrill, and
his crew, creeping along with
throttled motor. evaded four Jap
destroyerS. picked their way
around and between numerous
patrol boats, sidestepped other
destroyers and headed for the
southwest coast of LuZon.
They took time out to paint
their launch black, then proceeded
until they suddenly dis
themselves between two
lines of Jap patrol boats.
To make matters worse, the
engine broke down and the current
swept them almost into the groove
Of the enemy guns. Working under
a canvas hood with a fiashlight,
they repaired the engine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Sorry to See
Army ShOW 90

We're saying good-by to the
Amy War Show Sunday night
and we're sorry. It's been swell
having the boys in town and De-
troit entertained them royalty.
Twenty two thousand people sat
through the rain 10 watch one
performance. That's how good the
bows are.
Don Sperry Of Flint won the
state skeet championship in driv-
inc rainstorm.
Here's a laugh al the draft
board One of them sent a ques-
tionnaire 10 1t. Byron Flechtner.
chief recruiting officer Of the
United States Navy here. lie sent
il back. asked for deferment for
occupational reasons.
There are hundreds OF small
boats out in Anchor Bay every
night.
The BOYS fish up until II o'clock
and y o'clock.
Now we return 10 the dog de-
partment in these dog days of
summer. Toto the Clown was the
hit Of the Albion Dog Show Teddy
a scrawny. nondescript fox terrier
has gone 10 war He Joined uE
with his master. George r. BeSo-
men, $3.50 Balfour road. and turned
up at jefferson Barracks where he
got a fine reception. Only trouble
with this story is that Mrs. Beso.
ncn insists their dog was a chow
ANYWAY private BeSonen is having
fun with Teddy and he's stay
ing on
Judo a canine Of uncertain an.
cestry. Joined up the Army Wal
Show here lie was given 10 one
Of the boys when they were east
opened with the show in Akron
The boys feel terrible. Just before
the last show here Judo ran into q
dog carrying heavier guns and dice
IN action.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Sets Marx Passing
Air Corps Cadet Test

Roy c GraSby. former North
western High School lad. had all
those college boys with degrees
over at the air corps
induction center III the Federal
Building. Eight years out OF school
Roy passed the air corps cadet
tests with a LAP highest by %
points ever made here in the De-
trolt area.
Gov Murray Van Wagner has
asked the State Defense Council
TO design some kind Of sign 10 put
on tho houses and apartments OF
defense workers on the night
shift Daytime sleeping is becom-
ing a problem, what with vacation
DAYS and the kids playing cops
and robbers far INTO the long twi-
light
Midget racing died with July
for the duration Ethel Shutta is
In town singing at the Casanova
and Tony Pastor band is az East
wood Park