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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
BATTLE IN EGYPT
 TO BREAK AGAIN
Both British, Germans Seem to Be Getting Pre-
 pared for Something

Cairo, Aug. 27-(UP)-Dispatches from the suddenly seething Fl Ala mein battle line 80 miles from Alex andria and 225 miles from Suez in- dicated today that both the British Imperial 8th Army and the Ger man and Italian forces were or ganizing for offensive operations which might start at any time.
 Tanks were arriving behind the lines at concentration points, field guns of both sides were in action, the New Zealanders had made a raid in force on the Italian Bologna division nd airplanes of the Royal Air Force, the British navy, the South African air force and the United States army air force were in day and night action against the enemy far beyond the fighting area and across the Mediterranean to Crete and Greece, where heavy American army bombers had att tackled the Corinth canal. more than 625 miles from their bases.
 Today's communique was unre- vealing, however.
 It said that imperial troops on Tuesday night made 8 successful raid in the Mireir area of the cen tral sector and inflicted casualties and took prisoners. During the op- eration, the imperial artillery shelled enemy positions.
 There were increasingly plain signs that neither Gen. Harold Alexander, the new British con- mander, nor Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the Axis commander-in chief. was disposed to await the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
SUCCESSOR TO LYNCH PICKED BY MR. SCULLY Appointment Becomes Ef- fective When Lynch Is
 Commissioned LYNCH TO SUBMIT
 HIS RESIGNATION Attorney Healey Is Not Partisan in Politics, AL though a Democrat

Mayor Vincent A. Scully today announced that he will appoint Attorney Maurice T. Healey, popular member of the local bar, to succeed Cor poration Counsel J. Gregory Lynch when the latter enters military service. The Demo- crat predicted Tuesday that MT. Healey would be named. The appointment will be- come effective after MT. Lynch, who has been commissioned B first lieutenant in the provost marshals department of the army, Is sworn in as an officer and Sub- mits his resignation from his city post. He is to report at Fort Ogle- Thorpe, Ga., September 4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
Soldier In Australia Weeds
 American Girl Over Cable

here. With them was an affidavit sworn to by Vaughn before his com manding officer which read in part:
 Benjamin Vaughn, being sworn and deposed, says his home Is at Libby. Mont, and that at present he is with the United States army in Australia, and that he did on July B. l942, transmit 8 cablegram to Eleanor Lucille Grandlund, Spo- kane. stating that he took her to be his lawful welded wife.
 "He further deposes that said Eleanor Gralndlund did on the 18th day of July file q cablegram, &C., cepting the agreement of marriage, and that copy of said cablegram is attached"
 Mrs. Vaughn now lives with her father-in-law at Libby, Mont.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27

This was in line with the others, one of which said that the members of the United States embassy were being treated "worSe than criminals and prisoners of war who at least are given food"
 Eugene H. Dooman, embassy counselor, protested to a Japanese Foreign Office representative De- cember 18th taht there was nothing in the history of international rela- tions which could even approach this instance of savage treatment of public officials"
 "The record of behavior of Japan csc policy will remain blot to shame Japan for the next hundred years" Dooman said.
 During the first three months of internment, Grew protested because uniformed Japanese police swarmed daily through the private apart ments of the diplomats, even peer ing through the windows of the ambassadors private quarters and attempting to roam the rooms despite the fact that Mrs. Grew was i'll,
 Other Indignities
 Other indignities he protested in- cluded:
 l. Failure of the Japanse to pro- vide any food whatsoever despite promises and the embassy'S acute need for outside supplies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27

Spokane. Wash, Aug. T-(UP)- A pretty Spokane girl opened with trembling hands cablegraIn from her fiancee with the United States army in Australia, and read:
 Darling, will you marry me by cable? Today I. Benjamin Vaughn, take you, Eleanor Lucille Grand lund, to be my lawful welded wife. (Signed) Benjamin Vaughn"
 Her reply was swift. It read:
 Darling, marry you by cable today. I, Eleanor Grandlund. take you, Benjamin Vaughn, to be my lawful welded husband. (Signed) Eleanor Grandlund. Attest Chaplain Rusel |. Blalsdeli."
 Records of the ceremony span ming half the globe were on file today In the county clerks cEace
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
SOVIET DRIVE IS
 WELL RECEIVED
It May Have Much to Do With Hitler's New Win-
 ter Home
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE

NOA tmG OHntCU GTCSS WaE OcSky
 News of the Russian offensive in the Rzhev-VyaAna area west of Moscow is most heartening, not for what 1t has accomplished so far but for the effect it may have on Adolf Hitler's winter strategy.
 Russia, as had been expected, is taking advantage of Hitler's unbal- anced strength on the long front from Leningrod to the Caucasus. The German war machine is top- heavy in the south, where Hitler is making a supreme effort, regard less of cost, to reach the Volga, the Caspian and the Black Sea and settle down for the winter.
 The Russian drive in the Moscow region is not likely to affect the outcome of the struggle for Stalin- grad, which will be decided by the forces Marshal Timoshenko already
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
Japs Tried to Start Diver, sion From Disastrous De-
 feat of Their Navy PLANES CRASH MANY
 VESSELS OF INVADERS Powerful Jap Naval Fleet Still Trying to Break
 Into SOlOmOns
BY HAROLD GUARD

R1 nANOAO OOANU
 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Somewhere in Australia, August 27. = (UP) = Japan has landed an invasion force at the southeast tip of New Guinea in a desperate at- tempt to create a diversion from it's threatened disaS- trous defeat in the southern Solomon islands, it was an nounced today.
 A small enemy force effected . landing under ferocious airplane attack in which General Douglas MacArthur's planes sank a troor transport, heavily damaged and probably sank cruiser, damaged a destroyer, destroyed six landing barges and heavily and effectively bombed and machine -gunned Sup- plies and troops on the beach.
 Fires were left blazing among the supply dumps.
 A spokesman for General Mac Arthur announced the Allied troops, quietly dispatched to the area in anticipation of just such an enemy move, already were in contact with the enemy.
 A few hours after MacArthur's daily communique announced the Japanese landing, 1t was announced that MacArthur had spent Tuesday with an American unit in the field, making a surprise troop inspection. No details were revealed.
 (This might indicate some im- portant development to come as the announcement was an unusual one.)
 75O Mile Front
 The landing extended the battle zone off eastern Australia to front of approximately 750 miles from the westward to the top of New Guinea. westward the tip of New Guinea.
 Announcement by the United tSates Navy at Washington yester- day that results in the SolomoDs so far were encouraging, gave rise to new hope here that in their attempt to oust the Marines from their posi- tions in the islands the Japanese faced the likelihood of a disaster much worse than those suffered in the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway.
 Japan was taking Its biggest blows of the war, and hte eney war lords had been expected to try at any cost to retrieve their position.
 The attack on southeastern New Guinea therefore had been expect ed as at least one diversional att tempt.
 MacArthur's planes detected on a small enemy convoy off the Trobriand islands, 210 miles from the Japanese Buna-gona base on the north coast of New Guinea and about 130 miles from the southeast tip of the island.
 The planes attacked at once and destroyed 8 gunboat and damaged transports.
 Tuesday night this battered con- voy reached the southeast tir oS New Guinea.
 Under a constant attack by AL lied planes from great flying for tresses to fighters, the enemy gained a precarious foothold on the mudy, rain-swept shores of Milne Bay, 250 miles down the coast from the Allied advanced base at Port Moresby on the south coast, 200 miles from the enemy base on the north coast and 750 miles west of the southern SolomonS.
 MacArthur's planes attacked de- spite almost impossible weather The heavy bombers, attacking at daringly low level to get better visi- bility in the sheet-like rain, sank transport, damaged cruiser 90
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27

MT. Lynch has held the $7,500 Q year post since Mayor Scully began his first term in 1940.
 MT. Healey, prominent Demo- crat for many years but not re- warded as a partisan in politics. is now a member of the law firm of Carmody, Larkin and Torrance. He has been a member of the bar for 21 years. He served in the first World War, entering the Army as 8 private and emerging as lieutenant in the field artillery. He Is a grad- uate of Dartmouth College and Yale Law School. Hegi is member of one of the city's best known Irish families.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
BY ROBERT BELLAIRE United Press Staff CorrespOndent)

New York August 27. = (UP) - Japanese treatment of the American diplomatic mission to Japan was such In one made December 2 two after Pearl Harbor he informed the Japanese through the legation that the American diplomats being treated in Unparalleled in the history of intercourse between civilized
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
Small Landing Force Makes Shore Under Terrific Fire
American Diplomats Were Treated As Scum
Manager of United Press Bureau in Tokyo Who Just Arrived Home, Reveals Insults Heaped Upon
 Officials of This Country

CThe manager arrived home Tuesday aboard the diplomatic exchange ship Grip hOm after nteFnment in dscOses the following dis patch the indnis to which American diplomats subjected by the Japanese after Pearl Harbor)
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Some Warmer For
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, 1942-06-24
Rates Tipped
g & !

The Rate Committee met with
the Management in a second
meeting after the signing of the
contract, which resulted in several
wage increases from the first
meeting and still more from the
last meeting. Workers rates are
to be adjusted every sixty days
and so we congratulate the Rate
Committee of the Gondert &
Lienesch Unit for the success in
receiving these rates. The Rate
Committee composed of Chief
Steward, Roy Grant, Leslie Swift,
and John jackson, have been
holding meetings with Manage
ment on rate adjustments.
The War Production Board has
met with the Company and a
drive for war bonds and stamps
is going on in full blast" and it
is hoped that the entire plant will
500 have 10o% payroll deduc-
tons. Two departments already
are up to 1909 and the others
are better than 500, so 60 to it
boys, let's see Gondert & Lien
esch up with the other plants that
are 1000 and work for that Min
ute-Man Flag. Through the War
Production Council at Gondert,
we have received the stars and
stripes and are now working for
the Minute Man, SO that both will
be waving over the plant to-
gether. New bulletin boards have
been put up in the various de-
partments of the plant, so let's
put up our suggestions on how to
improve production to help win
this war!
, 1942-06-24
REVISION OF PROVISION NUMBER srz

For the purpose of recall, employees shall be classified
into two categories:
() Workers whose previous training and occupation in
civilian production qualities them for employment
in war production without additional training.
O) Workers whose occupation in civilian production
did not qualify them for war production but who
must be fully trained by the new employer for
employment in war production.
"A worker who is classified under 1(a) shall be subject
to recall by the employer where he has seniority upon seven
days notice in order to retain his seniority. Any claims on the
part of the employees that he has acquired additional skill
through training and should be classified under 1b) shall
be supported by a written statement signed by the employee
making such claim within the seven day period. The matter
shall be adjusted within five days thereafter.
ga worker who is classified under Lib and who has
received sufficient training from a war industry employer to
qualify for a new occupation necessary to the war effort in
the plant of this employer shall not be required to return to
his original employer prior to January :, 1913, but shall accunu-
late seniority with the original employer during the war
emergency so long as he continues in his present employment
or in employment approved by the United States Employment
Service, unless the employer with whom he has his seniority
offers him employment in an occupation which requires the
skill which his additional training has given him, in which
case he must report back to his original employer within seven
days.
, 1942-06-24

There was a great deal Of
publicity given these raises. BUT,
as soon as the general raise had
taken effect, management began to
quietly cut the workers pay and
get that dough back by robbing
small groups. This seemed a good
procedure until they tackled the
welders!
Now, they didn't want to cut
the weIders, MUCH! JUST A
MERE FORTY-TWO CENTS AN
HOUR The best information that
the group of welders could get
from Swami Creamer was that
THEY HAD NO COMPLAINT!
Quick, Watson, bring me the gas
mask
The welders stuck together
nobly! Particularly in view of the
pressure from both company
union and management. Manage
ment, as represented by. Dreamer
and Company, failed to impress
this group with any need for a
cut. A little bird from CLIO head
quarters advised the welders to
stick to their guns. THEY DID,
AND THEY WON!
What a real Union can do for
workers at MGR is we'll shown in
this example. Stop in and see us,
WHEN THEY CUT YOUR PAY!
, 1942-06-24

A 0-Calibre machine gun uses
so pounds of scrap
:..s. 4
There are 1000 pounds of scrap
in a IS MN howitzer.
4 =
Labor unions have always been
first to- fight dictators. See that
your Union has War Savings
Bonds in its treasury.
X
Almost 10000 bicycles have been
released to war production plants
for transportation of workers and
for messenger service.
X
5,766 bicycles have been releas-
ed to one California aircraft COM
pany for use of their workers.
X
The stop order" on the Use of
iron and steel in manufacture bans
the making of such common ar
ticles as mechanical blade strop-
pers, book ends, butter knives,
cash registers, cocktail shakers,
compacts, drinking cups and lawn
sprinklers.
x
A tin can salvage program to.
reclaim large quantities of tin,
steel scrap and copper, urgently
needed for war materials, sponsor
ed and directed by the Bureau of
Industrial Conservation of the
War Production Board, Is being
started in SO metropolitan plants
now in operation. |
, 1942-06-24
30 Nos K>som?

War expenditures in May, 1912
-$3,853 ,OO0, OO0-was 1919 more
than the $3,5O5, 100000 spent in
April, 1912.
X
Plastics are replacing chromium
for trimmings.
X
Five-hundred pounds of scrap
are used in a 1000 pound aerial
bomb.
X
Prosecution of the war has cost
the Federal Government$30,6 15,-
100000 since intensive military
effort began in the middle of
1910.
The bill for war expenditures
in May, 1913, came to $3,853,0O0,00O
-2h times the figure for Novem-
Der, the month before Pearl Har-
Dor, and more than four times
expenditures in May, 1941.
X
Ice prices will not be frozen,
because in certain sections of the
country the ice machinery's es-
tablished practice has been to
have higher seasonal prices during
the heavier consuming summer
season, and to set the winter
period" prices of March, 1912 az
the ~industry's peak would cause
unnecessary hardship to sellers
during the summer months.
, 1942-06-24
Football

The time is beginning to roll
around, even though the weather
is hot, to think of a CIO Football
League this fall. Inter-Local COM
petition has been so hot in the
Softball League that we hope to
carry on during the cooler months
with Football and Bowling.
Tanks a milliOn!-Buy Bonds ! !
, 1942-06-24
Fishing Trips

Over the past few weeks, CLIO
fishermen have been banding to-
gether to conserve tires and gas.
We are hoping to continue these
trips and are interested in the
purchase of a truck that will
haul u fishermen in larger
parties.
, 1942-06-24
755 Home

The pride in Ownership" cam
paign at Delco Local 755 is going
along according to expectations,
Soon we hope to announce that
the 20 Madison Street Hall Is the
private property of Delco Local
755. .s+..
George c. Mathews, Chairman
of the Housing Committee, Is ex-
tending an invitation to all men,
bers to become a share holder in
the first Local in Dayton to own
a permanent home. It's a can't
lose proposition.
The rent of this spacious build
ing is considerable. BY the pur-
chase of the property, the amount
paid for rent may be used to pay
back to the membership the
amount of money paid in for the
shares. Then the membership will
benefit to the amount of rent paid
each month. That money will be
added to the Local treasury to
build up q reserve for the future.
You can do your part by con-
tacting the office at 20 Madison
Street and taking your share in
your Locals future, NOW
, 1942-06-24
Master. Flashes

The Honor Roll of Master in
c1udes these workers who are
serving their country in the armed
forces:
Leo Renner, Paul Floyd, Robert
Hancock, Leo Paulus, Ralph ORA
goo, Leroy Cantren, Norbert
Bruins, Leonard Aldice, Joseph
Bennington, Robert Walker, Ralph
Dorsten.
The Membership Drive at
Master is still on. Get behind your
steward! Make your department
1000 organized by June 3Oth!
x
In. cooperation with the District,
the Master Executive Board at
its last meeting, moved and adopt
ed that forms be made up for con-
tributions toward an implement of
war.
X
Dave Lewis is getting neal deaf
running his radial drill. Tt sounds
like the test department in a
jingle bell factory.
X
What started the construction
of the new shower room in Large
Motors? Did Bills two gallon
bath tub turn the trick?
, 1942-06-24
Glenn Miller,
Soys:

Glenn, Miller, Woodworking Elk
ecutive Board member of Local
8O7, MGR, says, Local BOT has
made a full response to the re-
quests of the President of the
United States for unity among the
American workers, and for more
War production.
More and more, the people of
our nation are realizing the need
for organized effort to out-pro-
duce the Axis countries. We are
sending a steady stream of War
material to our Allies and at the
least are supplying as much goods
in America alone, as the entire
efforts of all countrys combined
with the Axis.
Protection of our standards and
conditions of working are also
important and can only be SO
protected by a real Union. Ask
yourselves, DO WE HAVE A
REAL UNION AT MGR? Then
answer that question by joining
Local SO7!"
Tanks a milIioni-Ruy Bonds ! !!
, 1942-06-24
SOftbau

Due to the fact that no scores
have been turned in, we are un-
able to give you the scores in
the CLIO Softball League. We do
know that competition is high
and some hard games that are
well worth seeing are being play
ed. This is strictly hearsay how
ever, the increased size Of our
paper taking up most of our time.
, 1942-06-24

The CLIO Industrial Softball
League officially consists of the
following teams:
UE Local 755-Delco Products.
UE Local 768-Amalgamated.
UE Local 8O4-Leland Electric.
URW Local 87-Inland.
UAW Local 643-United Air
craft.
UAW Local 696-Delco Brake.
, 1942-06-24
New Defense Seniority

AS the result of conferences held in Washington with the War
Manpower Commission and General Motors, the following revision
of Provision No. 6, of the Office of Production Management Defense
Seniority agreement has been worked out to protect the newly
acquired skiIs of GIN employees. Cut this provision out and keep it
for your future reference.
, 1942-06-24
Management Of NCR urn
Out 70 Be Indian Givers
OR
IooI;,nn A Gift Horse In The Mouth
Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth

Thousands of MGR workers in general, and twenty-seven arc
weIders in particular are going to have a hard time erasing the odor
of the ten and the seven and one-haf cent raises that the manage
ment so generously granted them.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Pillows Reduced

l. down filled, and white striped cotton tick
ing. Was S6.95. Now ---- IS
J. 25H, white goose down. 75rc white goose feather filled
Blue and white striped cotton ticking Were $3.50 Now Sc
2 duck feathers chicken feather filled
Green and white striped cotton ticking Were 81 e5 Now s5o
3 white goose feather filled striped
ticking. Were s595 S4.75
J. white goose feather filled. Green and white striped
cotton ticking Were 1925. Now S225
Bosers, 19x34 white feather filled Blue and white
striped cotton ticking Were s495 Now s395
Bolster, 19x34 white feather filled. Blue and white
striped cotton ticking. Was s49 Now S325
l Revolving Vanity Stool with back figured yellow cotton
glosheen Originally SITS. Now S12.75
Adam design Mirror walnutfnshed hardwood Originally
l MOdern-d Dresser with mirror walnut
hardwood Originally SIS Now ----------------- S49.75
Matching Vanity with Mirror Originally $7250. Now $4975
1 Matching Bench Originally $13 Now------- $6.75
Boudor Slipper Chair with reversible cushion. Figured
cotton Glosheen cover. Originally s2275 Now S1675
Sngesize Box Spring, cotton andrayon damask ticking
Originally $34 so. Now S2675
Bolster Pillow 1ex34 white feathers tan and white
striped cotton ticking Was S. Now 81
Chinese Chests large size carved Originally SIS Now
$3.50
BEDROOM FURNITURE, FIFTH FLOOR.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Knit Underwear

4 pairs All-siIk Step-in Panties, blush
pink. size 9, and size S. Were
$3.50 and $295. Now S1.Ss
pairs Rayon Jersey Knit Slips;
white, sizes "a and a.; 2 blush, sizes
36 and 40. Were $225. Now $l.45
Rayon Jersey Knit Slips, blush, size
AZ. Were $2s5. Now S1.s5
pairs Rayon Panties. blush pink,
sizes 1 to 7. Were 81 and $l.15.
Now -68c
Vests (Swiss Swan brandt Of Isle in
white, size S. Were $1.25. Now Csc
2 Girdles Of cotton lace and Nylon
woven with LAstex yarn; cameo pink,
small size. Were $295 Now $1.95
KNIT UNDERWEAR, THIRD Floor.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Games, R price

8 Ell Dorado. Were $3.50. Now $1.75
5 Hi-Ro. Were 81. Now SOC
20 Party Game Books with 10 games
in each. Were 81. Now SOC
% u. s. Service Game Kits with
checkers. acey ducey. backgammon.
crown and anchor. Were 81. Now SOC
: Crossword Jigsaw Puzzles. Were 81.
Now SOC
IL Games Of Limbo. Were SOC. Now,
ESQ
Backgammon Sets; cover and men
in cardboard tube Were $3.50. Now 75c
IL Checker Sets in tubes Were 81.
Now Soc
STATIONERY, AISLE 6, FIRST FLOOR.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Rayon Crepe Pajamas
3).45 We're $3.50

pairs in prints with red background,
sizes SO and 40.
Nisht Shirt Sets of cotton flannel
cite; shirt, cap and matching bootees
in white and tearose, size small and
medium. Were $295. Now -- S1.95
I Satin Gowns of silk-and-rayon with
fagoting trim; tearose, sizes 80 and
36. Were $495. Now-$ $3.45
2 Gowns of pure dye silk satin with
pleated sheer bodice in ivory color.
sizes 80 and 80. Were $7.95. Now. $5.95
UNDERwEAR, THIRD FLOOR.