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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07
Correspondent Sends iia
News From an American
Warship With Convoy
SMASH JAPANESE IS
SLOGAN OF SOL DlERS
Convoy Steafning Through
South Pacific; Strength
OfFOrces in Australia
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE
,x,.. 49, Sac. ~. -. = -.

BX EDWAkSD W. wEA11AE
UNITED Press Staff; Correspondent
London, March Z. CUP
- A gigantic United States
convoy is steamiug through
the southwest Pacific, to aid
the defense Of Australia and
lay the foundations for an
eventual offensive against
Japan, a London. Daily Mail
correspondent reported to-
day in a dramatic dispatch
dated Aboard An American
Warship". M s
Infantrymen, hundFe6s ofSscrack
pilots, planes, tanks; guns aWATe iA
the convoy which, the lccrrespc llA
eut said. could be d sFsi ad susgt ilA
every direction oTs
ship. teszsysNA
The dispatch said naval abattles.
which could not yet be 'fenrkted Pc
cause of military reasons, were new
being fought over vide areas Of the
vast Pacific and, quoting American
naval officers that ttley. were sccz1
fident they could siiaak the Jars
nese navy ship for ship but that flae
battle would be hard, added:
"They by no means rule out Tie
possibility that thea Japanese VIII
be able to continue to deal very
heavy blows not only In the South
Pacific but at other. naval bases
and at the coast line Of the United
States mainland" N
AS this dispatch was published
by the London newspaper. It was
reported from Australia that plans
were being formed to assemble the
maximum possible United Naticns
strength for counter Offensive
against Japan ct the eaTliesE posi-
BILE moment. .
Navy Is At work
"A United Press HoAQlElus ota-
match said observers there saw i'm
dication from Tokyo and WeHhiag-
ton dispatches that the United
States Navy was carrying CIT ~Iar
flung operations In I the aRaciTici
striking unexpected bloWs Japa-
nese possessions.
only q few hours before this dis
patch reached L0Eiacnt india
radio broadcast from III Delhi
that a United States Zee tltal mis-
sion was due there soon 70 aid ~
developing India as supply base
for the United Nations 1erces
reminder OF the feeling, Of many
military men that the BLOW 10 he'
struck against Japan sokn& CAV
may come from India and galzle
Walter FAR, the Daily Azad tlese
correspondent, reported shat 4a t.le
American convoy steamed t4WeEA
its destination, the United tatss
| fleet had split into whist Eziht heE
considered q number uE ia each
self protecting, each able - 1trilEs
swiftly by sea or afr, % uleet jap
anese threats.
''Those swift moving, n6avAAg
armed new type American 4estr0s
ers which I can see hcyeslng En-
the horizon ere doing q tbQFcu8h
job" he reported.
ITO those WHO ere Wuudexik.
what exactly the American fleet y
going TO do can only quote tkH
words Of the captain cg this asp
when I came abcard:
~.Just stick around here n~
CContinued a. pAee d
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07
BY DONALD ROBINS

NScCOuU AlcutcHhHLp Os o. A'y
Copyright, 1912, by United Press)
Corregidor, Manila Bay, March 6
--(UP) - (Delayed)-After moving
from field to field eluding Jap at
tacks in the first two days Of the
war and even sleeping under the
wing of our B-1 (dying fortreSs) one
night, we proceeded to badly bombed
Clark field (north of Manila) on
the morning of December 10 for a
load Of bombs and gasoline.
When we were about half finished
with our loading, an air raid warn
ing sounded. I well recall, 1t was
then 9:35 a. m. / started all four
motors at once-something highly
unconventional-and we took of
as soon as possible. We had had
time to load only three bombs but
those were big babies.
We cleared the field safely, pro-
ceeded east Of Lingayen Gulf and
waited for other planes which were
scheduled to join us.
Colin, who was deputy squadron
leader, told me that our mission
was to get an aircraft carrier be-
lieved to be on northern Luzon.
The other Bills apparently received
a different last minute order. Any
way, they didn't appear. So we start
ed looking for the enemy alone and
few as far as the small island north
Of Luzon where we observed two
small Japanese transports.
After Bigger Game
But we were after bigger game
and changed our course to travel
south, hitting Luzon at Apart.
There we saw seven ships three
transports, three destroyers, and one
big fat son Of g ---. Three pur-
suits took after Us 50 we climbed up
to 10000 feet and the pursuits left
US, leaving the field open on Q
perfect bombing day.
At this choice altitude, Kelly. my
self Ind the navigator took turns
looking through the glasses and
coucEFred that the fat boy cculdn't
Gaantinued On Page %
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07
Waterbury Praised For Defense Bond Sales
Hundreds Of Crack Pilots
With Planes, Tanks Aboard
Balloon Report
Is Investigated

The u. S. Army today was in
vestigating reports that q mys-
teri0us, unidentified balloon
was over waterbury last night.
Local police were also seeking
information.
Police and civilian defense
authorities were notified by sew
eraI Town Plot residents at
about $3.50 last night. They
said that lights on the myster-
iOus object were clearly visible,
and located the object as being
over the eastern part Of the
city. The observers said they
were positive it was not o plane
they saw.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07
$7,432,O59 Has
Been Spent Here
In Bonds, Stamps
Philip Hewes, Deputy Administrator, Con-
, graduates Chairman Smith

Waterburans purchased total of 432059 in defense
bonds and stamps up to February 49, Chairman Francis
Smith of the defense bond committee announced today
The report dscoses that sales less in February than
in January. Sales Of Series bonds to February %
totaled ATS Included in this total 7475
purchased the post office $27S225 bought at banks
and $35 875 sold by industrial iSSuerS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07
QUICKLY MADE A1ARINE

Springfield, Mass. March ~ CUP
Manning Jr., n, who went
to the q. 8. Marine Corps recruit
ing office here yesterday 10 repair
q typewriter, win report Cor duty n
IA two weeks. Before he sot the type
writer fixed, q recruiting officer h1a
talked him Into i0inlng llln Akaglnaal
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07
Last Minutes OF Hero
Colin Kelly Are Told
Second Lieut. Donald Robins, CO-PilOt of Captain
Kelly, Describes Great Battle Before Kelly
Went to His Death

Captain Colin p. Kelly, Jr., was
Americas first hero Of the present
war. How he achieved his fame
and died for his country are de-
scribed in the following dispatch,
one Of the first detailed accounts.
The author is Second Lieut.. DON
aid Robins, Captain Kellys CO.
pilot on his last fight. He Is one
Of the defenders Of Bataan PEN
insuIa in the Philippines.
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The Weather

No Temp. Change;
Diminished Winds
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19

Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 200 p. m. from the
Will Funeral Home in New
Haven for John c. Miller. IS,
Of 81 Mosher Place, Mount
Clemens. who died last night Mt
81. Joseph's hospital where he
was taken after suffering a seri-
Gus fall In his home.
Born in Ray Township, the
deceased moved to Mount Glenn
ems when he retired from farm
ing. He was a member of the
Mount Clemens Methodist
church where he had been an
usher for several years.
Surviving, besides the wife,
Nellie, is a daughter, Mrs. Ethel
Patow, of Lenox Township. q
brother, Wesley, and a sister,
Mrs. Edward Bauer, both OF
Mount Clemens. A granddaugh-
ter also survives. Burial will be
in the Meade Cemetery with the
Rev. Karl Patow, of st. Clair,
officiating.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
Admiral
Continued from Page 1

OF any one service Is going to
win this war. 1t will be not any
one branch of the Navy or Ma
rine Corps or Army but the
United Service Group"
The naval commander of the
southwest Pacific termed the ma
val situation fine from our
point of view"
He said his recipe for victory
on the sea was similar 10 his
advice to the troops on land
"Sink ships, sink ships and sink
more ships" adding that May
be after all the carriers are gone,
our battleships still will be there
to beat them"
"Battleships," he said, twill
have a decided role in this war
before it ends, and / am an air.
man." He said he expected no
change in carrier design as a
result of recent battles in the
Pacific.
The Vice Admiral was inter-
viewed by five correspondents
here. One of them asked, Would
you call this q second 'front.'"
ct his is definitely a first
'front.'" he responded.
Replying to questions about
the work of the air force here
Halsey said, They're the most
S uperb gang of men l ever
dreamed of. l knew they were
good, but they were so damned
good it surprised even me. Of
the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps filters here on Guadalca-
nal the only comparison is in the
nerve of the individual"
The Vice Admiral made his
visit to the accompaniment of
light shells and the thunder of
guns in the distance.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19

Londoners smoke more than
100, 900, 100000 cigarets a year,
In normal times.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
BIKES STOLEN

BIKES STOLEN
Roy Mann, 103 Grand, and
Jack Schwartz, 80 South Graf
lot, reported the theft of their
Ebicycles TO city police yesterday.
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Pacific
CONTINUED from Page I

in ships, men and equipment in
last weeks rout.
Meanwhile, American bomb
ers hunted through bad weather
for q force of eight japanese
destroyers off the New Guinea
coast near Buna, while U. S.
Army and British troops closed
within rs miles of the enemy's
main invasion base there.
Dispatches said the destroy
ers apparently planned to help
japanese ground forces now be-
ing driven to the coast, and
there was also the possibility
they were standing by for an
attempted evacuation.
BLAST BASES
While Allied jungle fighters
pushed forward against little or
no opposition outside Buna,
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's hard
hitting airmen pounded the
enemy throughout the southwest
Pacific theater.
A communique said United
Nations warplanes attacked jap
anese troops around Buna and
raided six enemy bases in New
Guinea, Tinor and New Britain.
On the China war front, a
Chinese army spokesman re-
ported growing signs that ia
pans invasion armies were pre-
pairing a double-headed often
sive against Yunnan Province,
Southwest China, from French
Indo- China and Burma.
The spokesman said the Jap
anese had secretly increased
their strength in Yunnan by H.
900 troops, bringing the total 10
$4,000, and had also bolstered
their air forces along the oc-
cupied Yunnan frontier region.
A major objective of such a
Japanese drive would be the
capture of Running and the
possible disruption of vital air
services between India and
China
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Russia
Continued from Page One

ported in active operations
which scored some advance
northeast of Tuapse along the
Black Sea coast in the Western
Caucasus while 800 of the en-
envy were said to have been kill
ed in an artillery-supported in
fantry attack southeast of Nal
chik in the mid-Caucasus.
The defenders also struck out
t.. the factory area at Stalingrad
yesterday, occupied several in
vader strongpointS and killed
600, the Soviet midnight COM
munique said.
For the past week the Ger
mans had been attacking again
and again on narrow front in
this area, trying to break
through to the Volga and secure
winter quarters but although
they had paid with thousands
of lives they had gained only a
few yards.
"a Berlin broadcast last night
reported that Italian soldiers on
the Russian front already were
established in winter positions
along the Don river. It said that
this winter would find the Ger
mans and their Allies much bet
ter prepared in Russia than
they were last Winter.)
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Royce
Continued from Page I

the automobile does in interstate
movement of freight.
Describing the present war as
a brutal one, Royce said, "the
Japs have shown themselves to
be ruthless and fanatical, treach-
erous and brave" He told how
in the earlier days of the war
some of our men tried to help
wounded Japs. The wounded
men pulled pins on hand gre
nades, blowing themselves and
their rescuers into bits"
Jap machine gunners," he
continued, mot only shoot our
airmen after they've bailed out,
but also have killed their own
men who were dropping over
our territory, presumably to
prevent them from being taken
prisoner and questioned"
Aviation Day celebrations
were sponsored by the National
Aeronautic Associations.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
s. Italian Divisions
DESTROYED in War

LONDON, Nov. 10 - R -
Sixty-six Italian divisions, COM
prising about 594 900 men, have
been destroyed in Africa and
Albania since Mussolini entered
the war, a military commentator
said today.
He explained that division,
which in the Italian army av-
erages about 5000 men, Is con-
sidered destroyed in a military
sense when it is so severely
mauled it must be regrouped or
reformed.
Some of Italy's 80 white and
81 native African divisions list
ed as destroyed were wiped out
completely, however.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
Mrs. J. RevilIe, IS
Victim Of Illness
Survived by Several
loesl Rslotives

Funeral services are not yet
complete for Mrs. Joseph Re-
Vile, who died at her Detroit
home last night. The deceased
would have been rs on her next
birthday December "a.
Surviving Is a daughter, Mrs.
Arthur w. Peliter, and two sons,
Charles Lehner and Elmer Leh-
ner, al of Mount Clemens. Also
surviving is q sister, two bro
theirs, five Observation-Disclosures,
and seven grandchildren. The
Barker Funeral Home of Detroit
10 in charge of arrangements.
The five granddaughter are:
Mrs. Russell Stark, Mrs. Walter
Mueller, Mrs. Bernard Fox, Bet
ty June Peltier, and Mrs. Omer
Forth; and two grandsons are
David Peltier and Arthur w.
Peltier, Jr.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
RatiOning
Continued from Page /

applications. Other typically
heavy registrations were: Lin
coin high, Van Dyke, 500; East
Detroit high. TOO; Busch high,
Center Line, 800; Fraser high.
1876; Southlake high, st. Clair
Shores, 500.
School officials and members
Of the gasoline panel Of the Ma
comb County War Price and
Rationing Board today urged
motorists who have not yet reg
istered to do so today SO that
there will nto be a jam on the
final day which might necessi-
tate long waiting upon the part
of applicants.
The officials stressed the fact
that the current registration is
for passenger car owners only.
They pointed out that certificate
of registration must be present.
ed, that serial numbers OF all
tires must be listed and that ap-
plications must be signed by the
owner, or authorized user. of the
vehicle.
The school registration cent
ers, most of which are open from
/: p. m. to 8: p. m. daily, are
equipped with blanks upon
which those desiring more than
the basic "A" allotment of 'gaso-
line may state the facts concern
ing their needs. These forms,
when completed, must be mailed
to the nearest gasoline process
ing center. The centers are To-
Gated in Mount Clemens, Romeo,
Richmond, Centef Line, Rose
Vile and st. Clair Shores.
Ration board officials pointed
out that passenger car owners
may apply for their basic "A"
books at any of the designated
schools, depending upon which
proves the most convenient to
the individual. For example
war-workers enroute to plants
who work shifts making it in
convenient to wait in. Mount
Celmens for the opening Of the
center at 1870 p. m. may start
toward their jobs and drop off
at Roseville, Center Line, War
rem township or other designat-
ed school centers to make their
applications.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19

Won Mannstein, conqueror OF
Sevastopol, has been men,
toned In German announce
ments as leading troops on the
Volga front, either as successor
to Won Book or as local COM
mander there.
Gen. Halder, chief of staff of
the German army, was reported
to have been removed at the
same time as Won Book and re-
placed by Gen. Alfred Jodl, who
has been a special military ad-
wiser to Hitler.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
Library Decorating
Closes Section
for Adults Friday

Because of the decorating Of
the first floor of the public Ii
brary the adult section will be
closed all day tomorrow. The
children's section will be open
as usual. There Is a. fine dis
play of new children's books.
The library will be open at the
usual hours Saturday morning
and inspection is invited.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
Anti-Hitler
Continued from Page I


materially strengthened the
hand of the Junta among old
line Army officers.
In that speech the possibility
Of defeat seemed to weigh heav-
lily upon the Fuehrer's mind, for
he said he would never flee the
country if things went wrong,
and he declared that, unlike the
Kaiser, he would never give up.
Won Brauchitsch, dismissed
nearly year ago, has since been
reported called back by Hitler
for consultation in various mat
tiers but has never been restored
fully to his former position.
Won Book was reported 10
have been removed from his
command several weeks ago,
Berlin has specifically denied
reports that he had been arrest
ed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
BlackOut
Continued from Page ]

miles per hour when the crash
occurred.
AWAIT OUTCOME
Kirkum could not be ques-
toned by troopers due to his
condition. Action against him
will likely be deferred pending
the outcome of Witukiewicz' In
juries.
Kirkum, apparently, was not
the only driver who violated the
blackout ordinance by driving
his car. Prosecutor Ivan A.
Johnston, who was i'll at his
Clinton township home last
night, said he noticed three cars
speeding down nearby Harper
avenue during the blackout.
Generally, the blackout was
remarkably free from violations.
Air raid wardens in Mount
Clemens reported that q few
cars were left parked with head
lights on and that some families
had to be told to extinguish their
lights.
GREAT SUCCESS
Lawrence Blades, acting COM
mander of Civilian Defense in
the city, termed the blackout n
grand success" He warned,
however, that a surprise black
out can be expected at any time.
Fifty Military Police from
Selfridge Field aided Sheriff
Jacob F. Theut's deputies In pa
trolling rural sections Of the
county.
South Macomb communities
reported few violations and
some found the blackout 100 per
cent successful.
The fact that war plants
doused their lights for the first
time made the blackout q dis
tinct Improvement. over its
predecessors, civilian defense
leaders said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19

Won Rundstedt. Withdrawn
from the Russian front, was last
reported made overseer OF all
German defenses In the West,
facing the Channel and North
Sea.
Blaskowitz, a German hero OF
the Polish campaign, was re-
ported several months ago living
in retirement in Paris or North
ern France where he had with
drawn after dissgreeing with
! Hitler.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
Romeo Farm
Honors
Cited For Herd
Improvement

The w. E. Moss Guernsey
Farm, of Romeo, has three reg
istered Guernseys that just COM
pleted outstanding Herd I'M
provement records, as follows:
Greenfield Farms Rose, King
a three and one-half year old
cow-10,659.4 pounds of milk
and 513.8 pounds of butterfat.
She is daughter of Flying Hill
Rose King and this is her sec
ond official record. This sire now
has thirteen sons and daughters
in the Performance Register of
The American Guernsey Cattle
Club.
Trixie of Greenfield Farm, a
registered Guernsey COW, made
a record of 11,52O.5 pounds of
milk and 596.5 pounds of but
terfat. She is the 18th cow sired
by Fanny's Slogan of Sausma-
req (Imp.) to finish a perform
ance record. Trixie of Greenfield
Farm has two previous records
published in the Performance
r egister of The American
Guernsey Cattle Club.
Cherub's Ola of Greenfield, a
four and one-half year old cow,
completed record of 8676.6
pounds of milk and 1855 pounds
of butterfat in one year on twice
daily milking. This is above the
average of the Guernsey breed
for this age and class. This cow
was sired by Brookwood Win
ner, that has twenty Perform
ance Register sons and daugh-
tiers and was last owned by w.
l.. Stadler. Crosse lie. Michigan.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
James Scott Col Buck
on First Day Of Season

James Scott, So North Rose
street, is another Macomb coun-
ty hunter whose aim is true. He
sent a card to his employer,
Frank Munt, this week citing his
good fortune in shooting a four
point buck near East Tawas on
the first day of the deer season.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-03-14
Teen-Ager
Celebrates

With the warm greetings OF more
than a hundred OF her friends TO
aid her Miss Jeanne Hill celebrated
her sixteenth birthday last Friday
Miss Hill, gayly attired in a suit Of
bright yellow and with her lovely
home on Melbourne as a back
ground. greeted her guests with a
smile and entertained them charm
ingly throughout the evening
Jeanne, a popular member OF the
Younger set. is the daughter Of Mrs
Louise Hill OF 632 Melbourne Be
sides her studies as a sophomore Of
Northern high school. she IS very
active in social life as president Of
the JP.A's and a member. Of the
Coets.
Seen dancing to the very --latest
recordings and having a swell time
at it were: Phyllis Patterson, Billy
Eckstein. Sally Giles. Ernest Cabule
Wyolean Strong, Leonard Barth-
we'll, Mary Lindsay, Dolores and
Gwendolyn Howell Charles Hurley
Robert Tandy. Melvin Smith, Doris
Davis. Harry Mask, Gwendolyn
Broyles, George Waters. Iva Jane
Shamborger, Joseph Miller and a
host of others.
Jeanne was the recipient OF many