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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
Australian Men Shoot
Down Is Planes Today
In Big Aerial Attack
Australians Defense
Fight Close At Home
japanese Bombs Fall on Island OutpOsts; Recall OF
Raj. Squadrons in Britain Likely; Manpower
Reorganization Plan Affected
BY BRYDON c. TAVES
United Press Staff Correspondent

Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 81 -
CUP -Japanese bombs fell on island
outposts within rs miles of Aus
tralia today and stirred the COM
monwealth to realization that its
defense fight now is close to home.
A downpour of enemy bombs on
New Guinea, Bismarck and the
Admiralty Islands was followed by
reports that war cabinet talks at
Canberra next week may lead to
the recall to Australia of pilots and
air crews attached to Royal Aus
tralian Air Force Squadrons in
Britain.
An RAAF communique announced
that 40 Japanese bombers protected
by 20 fighter planes, bombed KaWi-
eng, in the Bismarck group. while
three attacked Madang, northern
New Guinea, and more than so
bombers and fighters ranged down
the Guinea coast to attack Sa.a-
maua and other detectives. The
Salamaua airdrome was bombed.
Big flying boats and both shore
based and carrier fighting planes
were used in the assaults.
Previously the new Britain port
OF Rabaul, lying about 78o miles
north of Australia's northernmost
point, Cape York, had been attacked
leading Prime Minister John Cur
tin to quote from Byron's night be-
fore Waterloo the lines: Nearer,
clearer and deadlier than ever be-
fore
Before leaving for Perth, on his
first visit to his home province
since August, Curtin observed to-
night that anyone who fails to per-
ceive the menace for Australia of
Japan's increasingly nearer attacks
must be lost to reality.
Australia went into action as the
war swept nearer. Every man,
woman and child, it was announced,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
TYPHUS SPREADS
THROUGH EUROPE
Dread War Sc0urge, Jail
Fever, Increases on Ger
man Side OF Russia
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

London, January 81. - (UP) -
The British war office has consult
ed Russian specialists here regard
ing means to check the dread war
scourge of typhus which is spread
ing through eastern and southeast
ern Europe and has reached North
AfEca, it was made known today.
The Daily Mail asserted that
Health Minister Ernest Brown had
completed arrangements for large
scale incubation against typhus
in Great Britain.
An official spokesman said to-
day in formal statement:
There has been marked Increase
of typhus or Jail fever on the Ger
man side Of the Russian front.
There has been an increase also
in southeastern Europe.
mo statistics regarding the num-
Der OF cases are obtainable. From
motives which can be understood
German authorities have preferred
10 keep figures most secret
A government spokesman had said
in the House OF Commons yesterday
that typhus epidemic which had
assumed dangerous proportions In
eastern Europe had now reached
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
Compensation c Commissioner Beats
John S. Monagan By 8, GA Plurality
Edward J. Ryan Polls Com=
paratively Strong Vote
Locally, l,343

The fifth district had a Republi-
can Congressman-elect today, fol-
lowing a special election yesterday
in which only $4,000 votes, about
one third of the registration, were
cast. The outcome was largely a
tribute to the popularity of Com
pensation Commissioner Joseph e.
Talbot of Naugatuck, the winner.
Mr.. Talbot held his Democratic
rival, John S. Monagan, to a plural
ity of less than 5000 in Waterbury,
carried his home town by record
breaking margin, cut deeply into
the Democratic vote in all urban
areas and maintained the usual
G. o. P. strength in rural districts.
Sets Borough Record
MI. Talbot carried the district by
a plurality of 1914. He lost Water
bury by only 1880, though two
months ago Mayor Vincent A. Scully
Cd was reelected by almost 1000.
He won Naugatuck by 2,07l, the
greatest plurality even given can
didate there.
4 lac CACtOAOil SdfC OAiC Ai1OAi
trict its first Republican congress-
man since the days Of Edward W..
Med" Goss, who was defeated in
1884 by j. Joseph Smith. Mr.. Smith,
after Being elected to four terms,
resigned in November to accept ar-
pointment as a U. S. district court
judge.
The third party candidate in the
election, Edward J. Ryan of
Thomaston, American Progressive,
polled 1878 votes in the district He
had a comparatively strong vote in
Waterbury, winning l,343 ballots
here.
The totals for the entire district
were:
Talbot-23,
Monagan-l9,6 63.
Ryan-1 ,878.
Only an efficient job by the
Democratic organization in the last
few hours before the polls closed,
built up the Waterbury vote for
Mr.. Monagan. AS late as 3 p. IN.
some party leaders feared that the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
NELSON DROPS
0.P. M. OFFICE
Main Operating Divisions
to Be Tied Directly to
War Production Board

Washington. Jan. 81 CUP)-War
production chief Donald NJ Nelson
today abolished the Office of produc-
ticn management as a war agency
and tied directly to the war pro-
Guction board the main operating
divisions OF OPM.
Nelson also announced creation OF
an overall requirements board which
will match war requirements and
available raw materials, Its chair
man will be William l.. Bait and
members will represent the army,
navy, economic defense board, lend
lease and maritime commission.
From the Old OPM, Nelson trans
ferred to the WPB the divisions of
purchases, production, materials, Ia
Dor and civilian supply
He created a new division of In
6ustry operations which will include
the former priorities system.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
Most Critical Skirmish OF
War RACES, Damage,
Casualties Heavy
CIVILIAN AREAS IN
SINGAPORE ATTACKED
Firemen Fight to Put Gun
Blazes as Bombs Con-
tinue to Rock City
BY HAROLD GUARD
United Press Staff Correspondent

Singapore, January 81. =
(UP) = Japan lost 13 bomb
ers in big scale aerial at.
tacks on Singapore today ano
suffered "heavy casualties
in the fiercest fighting of the
war on the Malayan front.
but a British communique
acknowledged withdrawal OF
defense lines on the east
coast in the face Of superior enemy
forces.
British artillery inflicted heavy
casualties Oh the enemy at short
range over open sights" the COM
munique said in describing a DIG
battle raging about 60 miles from
Singapore island.
japanese level and dive bombers
made many attacks on the BRITISH
lines, it added, often swooping low
to machine gun the defense forces.
The British lines appeared to be
holding best on the west coast OF
Malaya, in the Batu Pahat sector.
but the communique said that a
withdrawal had been necessary on
the east coast In the Endau river
sector, about rs miles from Singa-
pore.
Mersing Bombed
The Japanese bombed Mersing,
which lies south of Endau on the
east coast, the communique added.
Heavy fighting continues IN
northwest Johore state, it added,
but there was only slight contact
with the enemy in the Batu Pahat
sector, as the japanese still we're
attempting to avoid frontal clashes
and were seeking to outhank and
infilter through the defense lines.
British artillery took a heavy toll
in direct fire on the Japanese in the
Bukit Payong area, according TO
the communique.
1t was officially disclosed that sc
Japanese bombers, protected by
fighter planes, took part in today;
raids on Singapore, where the civ
ilian population was attacked in
discriminatory. Loss of II enemy
bombers made the raid unusually
costly, as 10 per cent loss Is re-
garded as disastrous. A second wave
of raiders was driven off.
Most of the bombs were dropped
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
JAPS LOSE Al
SHIPS TO DATE
Almost One Sunk Daily
Since Start OF War; 'Sui=
eide Raid Successful
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENCE

Washington, Jan. -(UP)-Jap-
anese forces appeared today to have
won control of the northern third
of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Ba-
taan stronghold despite new feats
of daring by American fighting men.
The latest exploit was suicide
raid by an American motor torpedo
boat from Admiral Thomas c.
Harris Asiatic fleet which already
has registered telling blows against
Japanese sea power.
The tiny American warcraft, COM
manded by Lieut.. John D. Buckley
slipped into Binanga bay, three
miles south Of the Olongapo nava
base on the western Bataan shore
and torpedoed a 5,000-ton Japanese
ship under cover Of darkness. Des-
pite the rafting fire of japanese
machine guns which spattered the
water around it and the bursting
shells of 3-inch batteries emplaceoi
by the japanese along the Binanga
shore
Bulkeley's exploit was reported by
the navy which said he had been
commended for the achievement. 1t
brought the score Of Japanese ships
sunk by the army, navy and marine
corps to 41-almost one a day since
the start of the war
The navy communique also gave
tacit confirmation of Japanese
claims to the capture Of the Olonga-
pc base and of a Japanese drive
south along the western Bataan
coast to Port Binanga, about five
miles south of Olongapo
On the eastern fringe of the
mountain-and-j jungle peninsula the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
CROMWELL'S WATER
PLAN NOT POTABLE

Hartford, Conn, JAN 2l- CUP
A superior court supplemental judg'
ment today gave the Cromwell Wat
er Co. until Friday to improve III
water supply system.
The judgment was given by Su-
perior Court Judge Alfred C. BALD
win, and ordered various improve.
mentS in the water supply furnished
Cromwell residents by the wate'
company.
The Cromwell Water Co. case ha;
been in and out Of the State Publi'
Utilities commission for the past 81
years When a new commission
took control last summer, proceed
ings began toward improvement O
the water supply, which the com
mission said was not potable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21

a Democrat, Will be named by Gov
ernor Robert A. Hurley and will
serve for almost four years, the I'M
expired portion of Commissioner
Talbot's term. at a salary Of $500.
Leading candidates for the APP
pointment are eX Commissioner
James M. Lynch, who held the Office
until Ex-Governor Raymond E.
Baldwin dropped him in favor Of
Mr.. Talbot: Dr. John M. sF'reney,
political ally of the late Senator
George r. Culhane, Attorney Harry
Spellman. Judge Edward J. Finn, ex-
Senator Thomas M. McGrath and
Francis Hogan of Torrington, new
head Of the hearings division of the
state motor vehicle department. A
legal question was being raised
about Mr.. Lynch, who is over 10,
the retirement age for judges in the
stats. Some observers claimed that
by accepting state pension when
he was retired he forfeited any right
TO reappointment; others held that
if he waived the pension he could
be appointed to his old job by Gov
erncr Hurley.
Monagan May Get Job
The Democratic candidate in yes
;erdAy's election, Alderman John s.
Monagan, is regarded as a possible
choice for appointment as special
assistant in the citys Legal departs
ment. The place Of Special As
sistant Edward Mcdonald is vacant,
thanks to his advancement to the
post CT assistant corporation coun.
sell The post Of special assistant
which was formerly known as tina.
of claims attorney, pays $500 a
year.
MY. Talbot said that he had "nos
even considered" the appointment
of a secretary. He would make no
comment on rumors that he planned
to name Democrat, but associates
said that such reports were with
out foundation.
Under the statutes, the work
mems compensation commissioner
need not necessarily be a lawyer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
Legislation To Stamp
Out Profiteering Seen
House Naval Affairs Committee Charges Industry and
Labor With Attempts to Enrich Themselves
BY JAMES r. SHEPLEY
United Press Staff Correspondent


Washington, Jan. 21-(UP) The
House naval affairs committee today
recommended legisle ton to stamp
out prof1teering, charging that in
dustry and labor alike have at
tempted to enrich themselves with
defense contracts.
Excessive and unconscionable'
profits of industrieS--some ranging
up to 247 per cent and many profits
of SO per cent or more'-and an
astounding concentration of wealth
in labor unions 1T unions re-
porting assets of 1884 ,959-an in
crease during an Is months period
of $10,679 ,294-were highlights Of a
report of the committees investiga-
ton of the greatest naval building
program in history.
The committee recommended con-
gressional action to block methods
by which corporations and labor
unions have fattened their treasures
at the expense of the taxpayer.
Chairman Carl Vinson, d., Va,
planned TO submit legislation to the
House soon. r..
The report was signed by IA of
the u members of the committee.
Seven signed a dissenting view on
the conclusions and statements re-
garding labor" Another member,
Rep. Joseph b. Shannon, d., Mo,
filed separate minority report de-
handing that all of the report deal
ing with labor be eliminated.
The committee recommended:
For InduStry-"That some method
of profit limitation should be adopted
to eliminate profiteering OH defense
contracts q. to prevent excessive
and uncomfortable profits. Such
measures are owed to the public
which bears the enormous tax bur
den of defense costs"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
20 WOMEN, OVER Is,
OFFERED POSITIONS

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 21.-eUP)--
The Federal Employment Service is
sued an appeal today for 20 young
women to work in an important war
industry as laboratory assistants.
They must be over 10 years of age
and high school graduates with at
least one year of chemistry or phys
les Single women were preferred
This industry, according to the
employment service, might soon re-
quire an additional 100 women for
similar work, Applicants were asked
to file their names at their local
Federal Employment Offices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
ARGENTINE BACKS
COMPROMISE PLAN
Measure Drafted to Save
Country's Face in Light
OF Opposition
BY EVERETT X. HOLES
fnitad praSS Stay CnrroSnnndant


Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 2l-(UP) -
Argentina was reported today to
have agreed to compromise On
the resolution for joint severance
of all relations with the Axis ra-
lions by che q American republics.
The compromise, it was under
stood, was drafted by Foreign Min
lister Oswaldo Aranha of Brazil
with the approval of the United
States delegation. to permit Argen-
tina TO save her face" in the light
of her stronG opposition to the reso-
luton.
The compromise, it was said,
would permit the American repub-
lies to submit the severance resolu-
ton to referendum OF the cab
inets and congresses OF their re-
spectivc countries, thus giving each
country freedom of action but
achieving a unanimous vote on the
measure III the conference OF for
eign minister.
One conference source explained
that actually the original resolu-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
CLERICAL ERROR
SAVES MANS LIFE

Fall River, Mass, Jan. 2l-(UP)
--Philias Ducas. 40, was thankful
today for a clerical error which
cost him a job-but which kept him
off the torpedoed tanker Malay.
Ducas said today he received an
order to report last week as re-
lief mate on the Malay. However,
when he arrived he was told there
had been an error and the Job was
filled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
1000 GERMANS
KILLED TUESDAY
Leningrad Radio Claims
Quantities of Nazi War
Materials Destroyed
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


London, Jan. 21-CUP)-Russia
asserted today that its army was
pursuing the Germans westward
from captured Mozhaisk, key city
of the Hitler winter line, and was
blasting German strongpoints on
the Leningrad front in a rapidly
developing offensive.
AS Russia jubilantly hailed the
first major defeat for Adolf Hitler
since he took personal command on
the eastern front, and made MOI
ha,sk the anchor of his line, the
parliament and government of the
Ukrainian Soviet Republic broad
cast manifesto to the entire
Ukraine, promising 1t freedom soon
and calling on the people to rise in
the German rear in aid of the Red
army.
The Germans had been thrown
out OF Mozhaisk in hand to hand
fighting They had left enormous
quantities Of war material behind
(Ccp Tip,,ab m paua A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
ENGLISH CHURCH
HEAD RESICNlNC
Canterbury Archbishop,
Leader of 100000 900,
Making Way for Youth
BY ii. l.. PERCY
limited Press Staff COrresnOndent)

United Press staff Correspondent
London, Jan. 81 CUP)-The Most
Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang. II, Arch
bishop of Canterbury, and, as such
head of the Church of England and
spiritual leader Of its 10000, 900
adherents, announced today that he
is resigning ito make way for a
younger man"
He told joint session Of the
Houses of the Convocation of Can
terbury, the churchS parliament
that he wanted his resignation to
become effective March 81.
81 deem it my duty to hand over
my charge to some one younger in
years and more vigorous in mind
and spirit who will be better able
to prepare now for postwar plans
because he may expect a leading
place i'll endeavoring to carry them
out" he said.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
BARROWS HONORED

Hartford. Coma, Jan. 81 CUP
Richard Barrows, Fairfield, former
librarian at University Of
Connecticut, today was named as
sistant at the business ana technical
public library here. He succeeded
Esther CLAM, who resigned last
week,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
STAIN CHEERED

Moscow. Jan. 2l-(Omcial Rus
sian roadcast Recorded by the
United Press in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Josef Stain received a wild ova-
ton which lasted ten minutes today
when he appeared at a Moscow
meeting marking the 18th anniver-
sary of the death Of Lenin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
Talbot To Offer
His Resignation
Early In February
James Lynch, DR.. John Frenzy, Attorneys Harry
Spellman and Thomas McGrath, and Ex-senator
Francis Hogan Leading Candidates for Post

Congressman Elect Joseph E. Talbot told The Demo
crat this afternoon that he does not expect to retire from
his present post workmens compensation commissioner
for the Fifth District until February He plans to decide
on from eight to 10 important before him and
numerous minor before submitting his resignation
Wide-open for Mr.. TabotS commissonership was
underway today. The appoinee who will undoubtedly be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21

New Glasses begin Feb. g.. Short
hand, bookkeeping, Cal. Machines
Post Junior College Of Commerce
ADV.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-21
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan. I'll (UP)-~ov =
ernment expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Jan.
18th, compared with year ago:
This Year Expenses Inst Yea,
s13,120, 50, 4f9.76 $5,S36, 23S .253l1
War Spending
s 9,452, 3o2.2 69.s2 s2,l9750o, 4o5.G
Receipts
$ 1895, 4OS, o6S,S7 $s,12G .92l.ss2lf
Net Deficit
$ s,51s,1Sl, o55,Ss $26oo,7bl.7o
Cash Balance
$ 3,oG5,359,2. lS7 1866, S5y. oas.si
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

setter to take care Of the cocker spaniel's pups.
Setter refused.
The man then took the setter to see the body
OF the dead spaniel. After that man once again
forced the cocker spaniel puppies on the setter.
This time the setter did not rebel and nursed
the spaniel puppies from then on
NOW will have to be really accurate. Heve
~ Fischman says he is checking me. Herve,
IL years old is one of the quiz kids
Writes a San Francisco subscriber:
81 am blonde feet with big blue startled
fawn eyes"
am a little vague on that startled fawn eyes
angle Where could see a startled fawn?
Mentioning the name Of very beautiful
screen star a client says he believes she has more
beautiful legs than either Marlene Dietrich or
Claudette Colbert.
Reason l don't mention this stars name IS
because she has 10 use double when IL comes
TO scenes in which the exposure OF an expanse OF
limb Is required.
So the limbs the gentleman admired were not
those OF the star he names
Some of the film stars who have beautiful
legs have to use a double for their hands. And
so II goes.
A woman with both beautiful legs and hands
is rare even in Hollywood.
A YOUNG woman OF Manhattan seems really
n worried because after she killed a spider
several OF her friends said that would bring her
bad luck.
"Do you believe this." she asks
/ don't believe IL. / am not at all super
sttious. I was somewhat supersttious when a
kid but after breaking several mirrors. walking
under number Of ladders, meeting black cats
on the road. etc, and having no bad luck as a
result was cured.
However If l were supersttiouS, even as TO
killing spiders. would not be ashamed TO admit
il as / know some well educated and intelligent
and experienced people who are very super
stitious.
AN INFORMED there is no marker of any
"A kind on the grave OF Helen Morgan in the
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Chicago That is
not as il should be.
Those of us who admired this gifted singer
so much should do something about IT,
What would be a good eptaph for Helen
Morgan?
thought OF several but none OF them seemed
good enough
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

ruling to keep saboteurs from seeing too much
and we said:
"How about those lads In miform-don't you
trust them?"
Nobody must look" she said.
SWELL" we warned her. when you're not look
ing-Fm gonna dood It."
you better don't" she said shaking we'll
polished nnger-nail at us, don't forget I'm guv-
vinmint manw
TYPEWRITER Ribbons: Travis-Mason: She
spoke as II fastening each word down with
thumbtack.
Warwick Deepng: He sat on the edge OF his
suspense.
H. Brubaker: Better Henderson and hard
ship than Hitler. Himmler and hunger.
r. Maoy: Her eyes gave him the ADDRESS
OF her heart.
Daily Variety: How TO live on $4,000 year
n one problem. but how TO get II Is another.
Ben Hecht: Any views are unimportant u
they are held about women by man past Az.
Lloyd Jones: The men who try TO do some
thing and fail are infinitely better than those
who try TO do nothing and succeed.
Macarthur: Send me arplanes trucks and
guns. II you can't spare anything else, SEND me
some Indian war tomahawks.
! Retlaw Chellwin: Some Congressmen's slo-
gan appears TO be: Keep En- Flying-lnto
'Rages!
Anon Roses are red, violets are blue, Sugar
Is sweet, Remember!