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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13

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 boards to defer married men until further notice.
 During congressional hearings, Se- lective service officials testified that they did not expect to start calling men with dependents for at least eight months. The bill, however, would not compel deferment of married men.
 Allowances paid to dependents would depend on the size of the family and the nature of the rela- tionship. A soldiers wife would get $50 a month, of which $22 would come from the soldiers pay and $28 from the government. If there was one child, the government would add $12, making a total of $62 a month. For each addition child the government would add $1O a month, and there is no limit on the amount of the government contri- button. Wives and children are considered Glass A" dependents.
 Dependent parents, brothers, sis- ters, or grandparents, would be Glass B." entailing Q smaller gov- ernment contribution. One parent would get $37 month, consisting of $22 from the soldier and $15 from the government; two parents would get $47, with $22 coming from the soldier and $25 from the govern ment.
 A soldier with dependents in both classes would have $27 deducted from his pay, of which $22 would go to his immediate family and $5 to the Class B dependents, with government grants added to both.
 Because of the administrative work connected with starting the system, payments will not begin un- til Nov. l, but they will date from June l, so that dependents now el- igible for the benefits will receive an amount covering five months in the first check.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
SILVER ST. WOMAN
 TAKES OWN LIFE
Police Find Body of Mrs. Robert Derrick in Kit.
 chen of Home

Mrs. Robert Derrick, 56, of 27 Sil- yer street, committed suicide by gas poisoning yesterday, according to pr. Edward H. Kirschbaum, med- ical examiner. Police entered the home shortly before 5 o'clock yes- terday afternoon in response to a call from the woman's husband who returned from work to find her dead in 8 rocking chair in the kitchen. Dr. Kirschbaum said six jets of @ kitchen gas stove were open. MT. Derrick told the medical examiner his wife had been i'll.
 Efforts of Deputy Fire Chief Stephen Bloomfield and Privates Joseph Olson and John Lawlor to revive the woman with pullmotor were in vain. Dr. Kirschbaum said she was dead some hours before she was discovered. A neighbor re- ported she heard movements in the building at about 10:30 yesterday morning.
 Mrs. Derrick was born Mary L. Schauwecker in Bridgeport, April g, 1887. She is survived by a son, Charles T. Burns, of Bridgeport, by a former marriage; brother, The odore Schauwecker of Bridgeport and a sister, Mrs. Wilhelmina Krause of New York City.
 Funeral services will be held from the Lieberum and Heathy funeral home in Bridgeport Monday after noon at 2:30. Burial will be in Mountain Grove cemetery, Bridge port. Friends may call at the Bridgeport home Saturday even ing and Sunday afternoon and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
Air Attacks Drive Japs Off Inhabited Regions
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fogs probably concealed enemy operations.
 Tokyo Claimed Landing Last Wednesday, Tokyo claimed that Japanese troops had landed in the Aleutians. Those claims were denied that day by an American naval spokesman who said: "None of our inhabited areas, islands or rocks are troubled with uninvited visitors up to this time."
 The landings in the Aleutia1S are sequel to the Japanese air at- tack on Dutch arbor and seem to have been timed to coincide with the attempt to invade Midway. Lacking definite information on the enemy's major objectives, observers believed that for the present the Japanese moves against A1tu and KiSka are primarily defensive. They may be intended to forestall Amer ican air attacks by way of the Aleutians against Japan.
 Closer to Asia
 Although geographically the moves place the enemy in the western hemisphere, the islands invaded actually are much closer to Asia and hundreds of miles from Alaska and several thousands of miles from the Pacific coast of the United States proper.
 Attu Island, westernmost outpost of the United States in the North Pacific, is 1,50O miles from Alaska, 769 miles west of Dutch Harbor, and is known to Alaskans as the "lone- somest spot this side of Hell"
 Kiska Island, 100 miles to the east, is the Rat island group-So called because the first Russian ex- plorers who landed there found only rats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
EVERYONE'S HAPPY, 50 ARE THE COWS

New London, Conn, June 13 = tUP)-The telephone rang in the of1ce of farm placement interviewer A. B. St. Germain and a woman farm operator anxiously inquired: I've got six COWS and all my help has left me to take factory jobs. 7 Who can I get to milk the cows?"
 St. German thumbed through his lists of men working at the Electric Boat Co, building submarines and after some research found two former farm hands who had the same milking technique and who were willing to work part time.
 One milked the COWS before he went to work in the morning and in return received his room and board. St. Germain said the man was dissatisfied with his other rooming house conditions.
 sfThe other man milked the COWS in the evening, for dollar 8 week and fresh milk for his young ster.
 St. Germain noted in his report: one satisfied farm owner, two sat- !. isfieG war workers, one placement interviewer very pleased with him. vself and milk flowed on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
JAPAN OFFENSIVE
 POWER CRIPPLED
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One was a striking force which included four carriers, three battle ships and numerous cruisers and destroyers.
 The second was an occupation fleet including Il large ships crowded with troops and supplies and protected by numerous cruisers and destroyers, and, probably, bat tleships.
 The striking force was supposed to knock out Midway's defenses so the invasion fleet, which followed, could occupy 1t at leisure.
 But the American forces struck first. They attacked the carrier fleet June 3.
 Next morning, apparently from a point about 200 miles away, the Japanese launched their planes against Midway while the fleet stemaed straight for the island.
 It got within 125 miles.
 The marines added a glroious chapter to hteir proud history in their defense of Midway against an estimated 200 enemy planes. Bomb CTS joined the navy and army air force planes in attacking the enemy fleet.
 The one enemy aerial attack on the island was repened with heavy losses; the Japanese fleet from which they came meanwhile was being shattered.
 Navy quarters here were careful to be conservative. Yet some sources said the turning point in the Pa- cific war had now been reached.
 The Japanese met such unex- pectedly strong United States forces in the Coral Sea that they be- heved the United States had left the Hawaiian zone unguarded. Hence they quickly organized their main fleet for an attack on Mid- way, intending 1t as the spearhead for an invasion thrust against Hawaii.
 It was evident, experts said, that the Japanese command had made a terrible blunder.
 CThe magnitude of the Japanese disaster was calculated to have im- portant repercussions between the Japanese navy and army. The army has had n linbroken series of suc- cesses since Pearl Harbor; the navy has suffered Its greatest defeat in It's history. Even before the war there was often pickering between the services.
 (It was usually reported from Tokyo before the war that the navy was opposed to war with the United States and that 1t was being goaded into one only by the megalomaniac army leaders).
 It was agreed that tho Midway
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
TERRIFIC BATTLE
 AT SEVASTOPOL
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men) and 8 squadron of cavalry yesterday. Sixty German tanks were destroyed and 12 damagedd and 10 artillery and trench mortar bat teries were blown up.
 Russian planes ranged far be- hind German positions, blasting their supply lines. One of the So- viet air forces most successful blows yesterday was the destruction of 40 planes on the ground around Kharkov.
 On various fronts Thursday, the midnight communique reported, Russian flyers destroyed or damaged 35 German tanks, 253 trucks of troops and supplies, 80 cars, 19 fuel tanks, 63 field and anti-aircraft guns and five trench mortar batter ies, destroyed "A railway cars and dispersed and partly annihilated four battalions of enemy infantry.
 On an unidentified sector, the Germans threw 800 men into an attack. After an eight-hour battle, 400 retreated. The rest were lying on the battlefield dead.
 A Soviet unit on the Bryansk front, where activity is picking up, destroyed a German transport, a battery of three guns, two pin boxes, an observation point and 104 Ger mans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
RUBBER DRIVE OPENS MONDAY
Gasoline Stations to Re. ceive Donations From
 Public; !; Big Response

The defense salvage committee will meet Monday to complete plans for collection of scrap rubber in Waterbury. A list of gasoline sta tions where used rubber may be de- posited will be announced after the meeting.
 Chairman J. Warren Upson of the salvage committee said today that there has been a splendid public response to announcement of the drive. Scores of people, he said, have already made inquiries about the method of making their con- tributions.
 Among the articles sought are used tires, hot water bottles, tubes, rubber shoes, boots, golf balls, hose, etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13

NNO11kl1luSO 1EVul EakS II November 26, 1928 and has taken part in the fighting of some of Wa terbury'S most serious and disastrous fires.
 We'll Liked In Dept.
 His fellow firemen refer with pride to his cooperative spirit--a spirit which almost caused him se- riouS injury few years ago when the Hopeville school annex was burned to the ground.
 Fireman were experiencing diff culty battling the flaming wooden building. Smoke and flames roared from inside the building. Suddenly a figure rolled out of one of the sec- ond floor windows, where the smoke was heaviest. It was Private Dowd, choking from the fumes he swal- lowed while playing hose on the flames. He was rescued by fellow firemen who revealed later that he was not on duty, but had jumped in" to help.
 Private Dowd resides at 172 Will low street with his wife and two children who are proud of him for the sacrifice he is making. His clas- sification under the selective service system is 3-A and there Is little pos- sibility that he would have been called up for army induction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
|O'LearyProlnoted To Lieut.. Colonel
 In U. s. Marines

John D. OLeary of Waterbury, Conn.,, has been temporarily pro- noted to the ranx of Lieutenant Colonel, according to an an nOuncement by Marine Corps Headquarters.
 Lieut.. Colonel O'Leary had re- tired from the. Marine Corps in June, 104O while q major. The following month he was ordered back to active duty at Dallas, Texas, where he is serving at present. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1917 and was appointed 9 second lieutenant in December, 1918.
 Lieut.. colonel was cited for "gal- lantxy in action in destroying . machine gun nest" Later, he par- ticipated in the march to the Rhine.
 His other tours of foreign duty includes service i'm China in 1927, and Nicaragua in 1S3O. He was born in Waterbury on June l, 1894. His mother, Mrs. Hannah D. O'Leary, lives at 915 West Main St., Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13

There were no flags, no bunting, no bands, no speeches. The troops hooted, whistled and cheered the dock workers awaiting them.
 where's the mayor2" they shout ed.
 The lockers pointed to a big grinning foreman.
 "There he is," they said.
 The foreman rose to the occasion. He raised his derby hat, bowed sol- emniy ,and roared:
 welcome to Irelandl Did you bring Sergeant York with you?"
 Hell be along later. the troops shouted back.
 The gangplankS were hoisted and the conveys commanding officer went down it to the dock, to be greeted by Maj. Gen. Russell P. Hartle, commanding American troops in nrothern Ireland.
 Hartle came with the first con- tingent. Since then he had well comed two more--the first March 4, the second, substantially larger than those before 1t and bringing quantities of tanks.
 Hartle watched closely, sizing up the new troops and their armament.
 accompanied this convoy, which set out with United States Navy escort and crossed virtually unchal- lenged and without the loss of a single life, Not a shot was fired at the convoy.
 (Two sections of dispatch with held by censors at point of origin)
 The ships remained constantly on the alert and there were precau- tionary calls to battle stations day and night as the convoy entered the area of he big German Focke-Wulff long range raiders on this side.
 But again, the troops reached port without sighting single Axis plane. It was welcome sight when the troops saw 8 British coastal command plane which made con- tact with them far out at sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
OBITUARY

MULLTGAN = Mrs. Mary A. Conaty Mulligan, widow of Patrick J. MulIigan, of 139 Waterville street, died last night at her home, following a short illness. A native of County Cavan, Ireland, she had been Q resident of this city for over 50 years.
 Mrs. Mulligan is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Patrick Doolin, a Sis- ter, Mrs. Michael Kierna1l, a grand daughter, Virginia Doolin, all of Waterbury; two brothers, John Conaty and Andrew Conaty of Ire- land. She was 8 member of St. Margaret's parish for more than 35 years.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning at 8:15 o'clock from her home, 130 Waterville street, to st. Margaret's Church where a solemn high mass will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call after p. m.. Saturday at her home.
 McLOUGHLIN - Matthew Mo- Loughlin of 52 Welles street died last night at his home. A native of Ireland, he had been 8 resident ot this city for over 50 years.
 MT. Mclaughlin was a devout connnunicant of the Church of St. Francis Xavier.
 He leaves a number of nieces and nephews including the Misses Mary A. and Elizabeth G. Clare of thil city.
 The funeral will be held on Mon- day morning at 8;30 o'clock from the Bergin funeral home. 290 East Main street, to St. Francis xavier'l church at Q o'clock.
 Burial will be in old St. Joseph'l cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow afternoon and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
CITIZENSHIP MAY
 BE TAKEN AWAY

Hartford, Conn, June 13-(UP)- The government moved today to re- yoke the citizenship of Anastase A Vonsiatsky, wealthy Russian refu- gee and one of five men indicted by 8 federal grand jury earlier in the week on charges of being member of an Axis spy ring.
 Vonsiatsky was being held at county jail in $25,O0O bond pending trial in August.
 Special Assistant Attorney Gen. eral Thomas J. Dodd said petition would be filed in district court next week, asking that Vonsiatsky's citi- zenship be cancelled on grounds he made mental reservations when he took the oath of allegiance to the United States, had no intention o1 making this country his permanent residence, and submitted false state- ments to the court.
 VonSiatsky was named in the in- dictment as leader of the All Rus sian National Revolutionary party and as financial packer of a con- spiracy to transmit military infor- nation to Germany and Japan. Only one of the defendants was unapprehended. Gerhardt Wilhelm Kurze, head of the German Amer ican Bund and allegedly emissary of the group, was believed in Mex leo.
 Vonsiatsky and Dr. Otto Willu- melt, Chicago, mid-western leader of the Bund, pleaded innocent to the indictment Wednesday, The Rev. Kurt E. B. Mulzahn, Philadel- phia Lutheran pastor, and Dr. Wolfgang Ebell, Fl Paso, Tex, were scheduled for pleading here next wednesday. Dr. Ebell was being held at detention camp as an en- emy alien.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13

member of 16-B regiStrants ad- visory board that he accepted fees from regiStrants in connection with the preparation of affidayits and appeals.
 Attorney Guastaferri has stated that he was justified in accepting the fees referred to because of the work involved. He referred also to letter which Chairman Anthony schiavone of Board 16-B claims to have received from a state off, cial of the Selective Service System that is alleged to contain authority for the collection of such fees.
 The letter has never been made public, however, in spite of repeat ed requests by reporters for permis- sion to print all or part of its con- tents.
 A number or registrants of Board 16-B are said to have provided agents of the F.BI. with affidavitS to the effect that they either paid Attor- ney GuaStaferri for his services or were asked for fees. Three other members of the same advisory board state that they have never accepted fees and one stated that he has on at least one occasion de- clined to accept sum of money of- fered by 8 registrant.
 Selective Service laws and regu- lations prohibit the acceptance of fees. Services of members of the registrants advisory board are "free" according to printed circu- lars distributed by selective service officials.
 Captain Frederick E. Phelan, head of the public relations division of the Selective Service Headquarters said today that neither Attorney Guastaferri nor MT. Schiavone have been in touch with head quarters on the matter since 1t was revealed that the probe was underway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
MILITARY RITES :,
 FOR OLD GENERAL

Boston, June 13. = (UP) = Mili- itary funeral services were held here today for Brigadier-G General William Henry Bisbee, the oldest retired general of the U. s. Army, who died at his Brookline home Thursday at the age of 102.
 The Rev. Harold J. Dale, Billerica congregational. minister, officiated at the services at a Kenmore Square chapel, and a military guard of honor escorted the body to Forest Hills crematory
 The ashes will be sent to Airing ton National cemetery for intern ment Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
FUNERALS

The funeral of Harry c. Palmer of 25 Madison street was held this morning at 9:30 from the Colasanto Funeral Home, 932 Bank street, to the First Methodist church at 10 o'clock. Rev. Dr. John Snavely ofl- ciated. Burial was in the family plot old Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Madeline Brooks Hart was held this morning at 8 o'clock from the Gagnon Funeral home, 14O Willow street, to St. Ann's church where requiem High Mass was celebrated at g o'clock. Burial was in Calvary cenn- etery.
 The funeral of of Frank Gribas of 3 James Place was held this morning at 8:45 from the Deliniks Funeral Home, 1T Congress avenue to St. Joseph's church at 9 o'clock. Burial was in the family plot, Call vary cemetery.
 Private funeral services will be held for Mrs. Adelaide Boden of 534 Willow street. Rev. Thomas L.. Sinclair, rector of All Souls church, and Rev. Leonard FIeisher of Mid- dle Haddam will offlciate. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
 The funeral of Patrick Quinlan. "A, of 195 South Leonard street, was held this morning at 8:3O from the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main street, to St. Patrick's church at g o'clock. Rev. Bernard Foster celebrated the requiem Mass. Burial was in Calvary cemetery with serv- ices by Father Foster.
 The bearers were Thomas F. Sharkey, Edward Hussey, Thomas Breen and John Hughes.
 The funeral of Atty. John s. Phelan of 190 Wo0dlawn terrace was held this morning from the Mulville funeral home, 27O West Main street, to St. MargaretS church, where Q solemn high Mass was celebrated at o'clock. Burial was in the family plot, new St. Jos eph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Lewis McCorry Gorton was held this morning at 10 o'clock at the Bailey Snyder funeral home, 04 Willow street, Rev. Alan M. Fairbank officiating. Burial was in the family plot, Providence, R. I.
 The funeral of Katherine Con- nelly, infant daughter of William H. and Katherine Kelly Connolly. will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Mulville funeral home. 270 West Main stress. Burial will be in the family plot. old st. Joseph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13

Anne Ryan five year old daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Edward J. Ryan of ThomaStOn will be fea- tured in 8 special presentation over radio station VERY Sunday morning at 11:15.
 Anne is still too young to go to school and this marks her first public appearance. She will deliver LIncoln's Gettysberg Address, at a later date she will speak over WTIC.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
STUDY RECREATION
 FOR WAR WORKERS

A study of recreational facilities for employees of the Scovill Mfg. CO, is being conducted by company ofiicials. F. EIwin Allen, 6 repre- sentative of the National Recrea- tional association, is in this city consulting on possible improve ments. Plans will be made to de- wise . substitute for the recreation employees had before use Of auto mobiles was restricted due to gaso- Ine rationing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13

forces in the area against these op. eratlons are continuing. Weather conditions in these outlying islands precluded air search operations un. til within the last 24 hours"
 That communique indicated that American air patrols did not dis cover the Japanese landings because of weather conditions, until Thurs day at the earliest. Dense Sub-Arctic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
DELEGATES NAMED
 BY LISCUM CAMP

Martin Therkildsen will represent the E. H. Liscum camp, United Spanish American War Veterans, at the national convention which will be held August 12 through p in Cleveland, Ohio. Joseph Mona ghan has been named alternate. Plans for picnic to be held at MT. 'T.herkildsen's home July 12 were made at a meeting of the group last night at Garden hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
Early Alarm

An automobile owned by Mar tin Gavin was damaged by fire this morning at 3 o'clock in front of 70 South street. Fire men said 3 cigaret butt caused the blaze. A naIarm was rung in from box 514 bringing En- zines 4 and 10, the booster and truck 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
New England Briefs

Chelsea, Mass, June 1S.-(Up)- -Comdr. Howard R. Healy, 43 damage control officer aboard tl14 U. s. s. Lexington, was killed wheI the aircraft carrier was sunk bl the Japanese, according to naval notification received here by h4 family last night. Healy graduated from Annapolis in 1922.
 Gloucester, Masss June 13.- (UP)-JOhn o. Johnson, 20, whose Gloucester fishing dragger was sunk June 3 by enemy subma- rine shell fire is seeking revenge upon the "enemy who cheated me out of living by destroying my boat" Johnson enlisted in the navy yesterday as 8 warrant bOatswain and will begin serving next month.
 Portland, Me-, June 13.--(UP)-A medical examiner returned a pre- nminary verdict of accidental drowning today in the case of Mrs Allison K. Choate, attractive 27. year-old bride whose body was dis, covered yesterday in Casco Bay.
 Missing since May 29, Mrs. Choats had been married less than three months to Crandall ChoatO of Fal. mouth F'oreside.
 Boston, June 13.-(UP)-Serv- icemen unable to pay poll and motor vehicle excise taxes will have the Ievies abated under a plan sent today to tax collectors and assessors by State Tax Com missioner Henry F. Long.
 Long said the abatement should be made so there will be 'sno dan ger that someone coming out of the service in 1942 or 19l4 will be faced with an unpaid 1942 tax bill"
 PittEfeld, Mass, June 13.-(UP) Federal agents announced todAy the raiding of 77 enemy alien homes In the vicinity of the General Elec- tric Co. plant here.
 Contraband seized in yesterdays raids included IA shotgunS. l3 rifles, 10 cameras, three shortwave radios. seven pairs of binoculars, 14O6 rounds of ammunition and a hunt ingknife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-13
Condemns Communism

Unanimous approval was given last night by the Waterbury Brass Workers union, CIO, to a resolu- tion asserting that labor has no desire for "unwanted doctrines" in this country. The resolution condemns Communism, though urging support of Russia as an ally.
 Adoption of the resolution was voted on recommendation of the Connecticut Industrial Union council, of which the Waterbury Brass Workers union is the larg- est affiliate.