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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29

Waterbury Women's Democratic Booster Club will hold party this evening at 2 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Frank A. McGrath on Sylvan avenue.
 Miss Eleanor LaFlamme of Wash ington street and the Misses Kay and Betty Mccarthy of Watertown avenue, are spending weeks vaca- ton at Ted Hilton's Hideway in Moodus, Conn.
 The Girl Scouts of Washington Park Community Club have been holding supper and picnic meeting during the months of June and July-with Mrs. Fred Talbot in charge Last evening they had their usual picnic supper at Washington Park and handicraft work made of wood were started. Next week an- other project will be started. All the Girl Scouts are going to think up some way to make money to buy their own uniforms. Announcement of next weeks meeting will be made early next week.
 C.Y.O. of St. Francis will hold baseball practice tomorrow eve- ming at Washington Park diamond at o'clock. All players who possi- bly, can, are asked to report for practice at that time.
 William Joyce of Madison street has returned after spending a few days in New London, Conn.
 Quoit practice for members of St. Francis Holy Name Quoit Club will report at the Xavier street quoit courts tomorrow evening at 2 o'clock.
 Joseph O'Reilly of South street was rendered birthday party re- gently at his home-the occasion being his ninth birthday. The guest of honor was the recipient of many useful gifts.
 Luncheon was served-and the table decorations were red, white and blue.
 Among those who attended were Ann Hyland, Joan Phelan, Patricia Breen, Thomas McHugh, Thomas Gruzer, John O'Sullivan, James OSullivan, James Mullen, Bobby Thompson, Jackie Brown, Edwad Hyland, Mary Gladney, May Shel- ley, Marsh. Jerry Breen, Mrs. John Hyland, Mrs. John Brown, Mrs. James Phelan, Mrs. Mary Shelley, Mrs. Bea Gladney.
 Bernard Shelly of South street registered at the Hotel Llewelyn, at Atlantic City, N. J., for his two weeks vacation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29
HORSE BETTING IS
 NOT ALWAYS GOOD

Boston, July 20.-(UP)-A short order cook, arrested on larceny charge here today, told police he stole SITS in Springfield last Sep tember, ran 1t up to $14,000 by bet ting at horse race tracks, but even- tually lost virtually all the money in the same fashion.
 When seized at his Back Bay room Leon Vienneau, 35, had only Il cents and 16O two-dollar pari-mutuel tickets representing lost bets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29

tributed this morning for WAAC enlistment in Waterbury, Corp. Armstrong stated. Interest in the women's Army seemed high last week when the office was awaiting shipment of necessary forms, but since Monday when the material arrived only 6 dozen women have called for information on enlist ment. No closing date has been set for recruiting of women, and it is believed the application forms will be distributed gradually.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29
POLICE CAR WAS
 WELCOME TRAILER

Portland, Me, July 29-(UP- Mrs. Charles Miller, 8 Brookline, Mass, motorist, was doubly happy today.
 When police car that had been trailing her pulled alongside yester- day, Mrs. Miller expected she was being halted for a traffic violation.
 But Policeman Jonn w. Murphy handed her a wallet her baby son had tossed from a rear window as they rode along. It contained $310.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29
E. J. Ryan Announces
 His Candidacy Today
IhOmastOn Man to Seek Election to Congress on < American Progressive TiCket-OutIines Aims

Edward J. Ryan of Thomaston, who poled an excep- tonay large vote in the recent special congressman election today announced that he will again be candidate for Congress in the coming fall elections The Secretary
 u State has already notified Mir Ryan that he entitled to
 place the ballots in the coming elections There have been throughout the state to the effect that Mir Ryan intended to endorse of the major
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29

Washington, D. C., July s. Major Max Traurig of Waterbury, assigned to the office of the judge advocate general, U.S.A., was prO- noted to lieutenant colonel MOn- day. He has been on active duty since August l, 1941.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29
Full Weather Report

Boston. July 20 (UP)-Weather forecasts
 MASSACHUSETTS CONNECTI- CUT and RHODE ISLAND-Llttle change In temperature tonight with scattered light showers OF mild thunder showers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29
BOOSTER CLUB
 PARTY TONIGHT
Many Prominent Guests Expected at Gathering
 C. Y. 0. to Practice
Washington Hill

Waterbury Women's Democratic Booster Club will hold a party this evening at o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Frank A. McGrath on Sylvan avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29
LAST DISPATCH.
 ABOUT ALEUTlANS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29
WILLIAM GRIFFIN
 UNDER $5,OOOB BAIL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29

The funeral of William [. Rian- hard of Staten Island wl1y daed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-29

Bernard Shelly of South street registered at the Hotel Llewelyn, at Atlantic City, N. J., for his two weeks vacation.
Evening star., 1942-10-26

revealed in August by Representa-
tive Magnuson, Democrat, of WASH
ington, a former lieutenant COM
mander in the Navy, who accom-
panied group of Senators to Alas
ka on an inspection tour. In an
interview at Seattle, Representative
Magnuson charged that the Army
command had failed "to interpret
literally standing naval orders re-
garding enemy contact" and that
this failure resulted in a delay
which gave the enemy an oppor-
tunity to remove itself" He said
the responsible Army officer had
been relieved of duty.
'"The Army command" Repre-
sentative Magnuson said, "was To-
Gated within operating distance of
the japanese task force. I have
information that it was notified
soon after the Dutch Harbor attack
that Navy Phys Cflying boats had
a Japanese carrier under continual
observation, and that they were
waiting for the arrival of land
based aircraft to make the kill.
THE Army command, however. be-
lieved its orders were not sufficiently
broad enough to warrant sending
out a bombing force at this phase of
the battle without definite instruc-
tions. AS result, Army planes re-
manned on the ground and before
naval authorities could straighten
the matter out, the Japs had slid
away from observation.
Later the Army did succeed in
making contact, but not under as
favorable circumstances as they
might have found If the response
had been earlier"
Evening star., 1942-10-26
Man, 44, Disabled
In World War,
| Taken in Draft
By the Associated Press,

BY the. Associated freSS.
MERIDEN, Conn.,, Oct. 26.-Al-
fred J. Bellerose, A, disabled vet
eran who won the Croix de Guerre
in the World War, had been drafted
into the Army, it was disclosed last
night, and accepted for service.
Capt. John R. Feegel who was
Mr.. Bellerose's commanding officer
in France Is years ago, chairman
of the board that inducted him,
said he could not understand how
the soldier passed the physical ex-
animation.
Mr.. Bellerose, ordered to report
for duty next Saturday, wasn't COM
planning, however.
my only hope is that I will be
able to make good soldier again,
and 1 think I will" he said.
Mr.. Bellerose, whose son. Robert,
was drafted year ago and is now
in Officers Training School, is
listed at the United States Veterans
Hospital in Newington as suffering
permanent partial disability.
Capt. Feegel said Mr.. Bellerose
had "a great deal of sickness" since
the war and a few years ago under
weH "a very serious throat opera
ton"
Mr.. Bellerose served during the
World War in Company I, 1920
Infantry, 26th Division, as a mes
senger and French interpreter.
In October, 1918. he was wounded
! by machine-gun fire.
Evening star., 1942-10-26
NyIon
Continued From First Page.)

to give a pair this Christmas should
be able to do so.'
Pointing out that the ceiling
price ranged down to s1.15 for
seconds" the statement explained
that these prices hold no mat
ter how fancily the stockings may
be gift-packaged," Owl added:
Furthermore a store may offer to
sell you a Christmas gift package
containing nylon and other types of
hosiery or apparel. But you don't
have to buy the whole package to
get the nylons. A store cannot force
you to buy other goods in order to
obtain nylons. OF course if packag-
ing is wanted a charge can be made
for it, but it will not be necessary
to take it if only the stockings are
wanted"
1t also was pointed out that the
OPA ceiling required merchants to
attach to nylons tags showing the
type and quality.
The final shipment of nylon yarns
to hosiery mills, it was explained,
was made last March, and since
that time production has dropped
from more than 100000 pairs in
January to less than 10000 in
August. Up to the time price CELL
ings were placed, manufacturers
stocks had been moving out at the
rate Of 900 900 pairs month. In
view of the ceilings, owl said, the
incentive of high prices no longer
will be a factor in holding back
stocks, and 1t is likely that nylons
will be released freely for the
Christmas trade,
Evening star., 1942-10-26
Coffee
Continued From First Page.l

normal demands, this figure jumped
to about Is pounds. Thus far in
1912 we have consumed coffee at
the rate of about 12.5 pounds an
nually. Therefore, ration of l
pound each five weeks per person
over Is certainly is not a drastic
reduction"
1t was estimated there are about
100000 persons in the country
eligible for coffee rationing. A ra-
ton of a pound each five weeks will
furnish the coffee consumer with
10.4 pounds a year.
All sales of coffee at retail will
be frozen at midnight, November
81, for the week before rationing
starts, to permit stores to stock their
shelves for the beginning Of rationed
sales, OPA declared.
The action marked the first time,
OPA had announced q rationing
plan so far in advance Of the effec-
tive date. 1t was felt, . spokesman
said, that rumors of rationing had
caused about as much of q run"
as possible on coffee, and that it was
best to tell the public the official
story rather than subject them to
additional rumors.
OPA said the plan for limiting
consumption OF coffee In restau-
rants, hotels and other public places
had not been worked out In final
form. It probably will follow closely
the manner In which sugar .distri-
button Is handled for hostelries.
Evening star., 1942-10-26
u. S. Flyers Win Free Beer
rom General for Desert Raid
Scorpion Squadron Shoots Down Four
Axis Planes on Their Own AirfieId

burst which sent 1t plunging in
flames.
Capt. Bilby fired at one which
rolled over, and spun to within 500
feet of the ground where it was last
seen. Enemy fire forced Capt. Bilby
to discontinue the attack, but a few
seconds later he went for another
and downed it.
Whole Squadron Unscatched.
Meanwhile, 1t. Beck was sending
another of the enemy aircraft to it's
doom, while 1t. Hartman got a hit
on the sixth. Pieces of it flew off and
smoke was pouring from 1t when
this plane was last seen.
The whole squadron came home
unscathed and jubilant.
Later in the morning the squad
ron went on a fighter bomber raid.
After dropping one big bomb apiece
on another enemy airfeld, the
Americans were attacked by Mes
serschmitts and 1t. Middleditch sent
one Of them down.
Again the squadron came home
unscathed and jubilant.
Lunch in the squadron's tent was
like a carnival. Outside the sand
was blowing fiercely, but no one in
the tent noticed it, there was Sc
much excitement over the morning s
| work.
General Buys Beer.
There is keen rivalry among the
American fighter squadrons, and
the morning action had put the
Black Scorpions far out in front
Suddenly the tent flap opened
and in walked Maj. Gen. Lewis H
Brereton, commander of the Ameri-
can Air Forces in the Middle East
and Brig. Gen. Auby c. Strickland
who commands in the desert. A
thick cloud of yellow dust poured
in behind them.
They had come to congratulate
the boys.
Gen. Strickland grabbed Wheeler
by the head, rubbing his black hair
and saying:
Knocking 'em right down on
their own airf1eld. That will teach
those monkeys a lesson. Well
drive those rats out of their holes.
Tonight beer for the whole squad
ron is going to be on me-"
Evening star., 1942-10-26
BY EDWARD KENNEDY,


WITH UNITED STATES ARMY
AIR FORCES IN THE EGYPTIAN
DESERT, Oct. Is Delayed. An
American fighter squadron shot
down four enemy planes and dam
aged three more over the desert
battlefield today, making this the
most successful day the United
States fighter pilots have had yet
in this theater.
Today's victories brought this
squadron's total to five Axis planes
destroyed, two probably destroyed
and three damaged. The score for
all American fighter units in the
desert is six planes destroyed, three
probably destroyed and six and a
half damaged Zone of these being
shared with an Allied pilot.
Members of the lucky squadron,
which for the moment at least has
the lions share of American victories
here, call themselves the BLACK
Scorpions" name they have
adopted since coming to the desert
Can Alexandria dispatch said
pilots of this squadron and
others flew across the top of
Africa to reach the battle scene.
They took off from a carrier on
the West African coast.)
The Americans scored all their
victories today in fierce dogfght
over an enemy battlefield at Ell Dabs
where they fought from 10000 feet
all the way down to $500 and sent
their victims crashing on their own
landing ground.
Escorting Bombers.
The score by pilots for the day was
as follows:
Maj Clermont E. Wheeler of San
Jose, Calf, one destroyed and one
damaged.
Capt. Glade Bilby of Skidmore
Mo-, one destroyed. one damaged.
1t. William S. Beck of Nashville,
Tenn, one destroyed.
1t. Lyman Middleditch of High
land, N. j., one destroyed.
1t. Ernest D. Hartman of Indian
apolis, one damaged.
The squadron took off early this
morning to escort bombers which
were taking a crack at the enemy
airfield. They were high above the
bombers, and just as the planes
turned homeward after carrying out
their mission a formation of Messer-
schmitts and Macchis came at them,
firing
But the enemy fighters decided to
withdraw and dived to get away, ap-
parently thinking that the Ameri-
cans, too, would be glad to break off
the fight.
But instead the Americans dived
after them with bursts of deadly
cannon and machine-gun fire.
Down and down the fight ragged,
with the planes whirling dizzily.
Maj. Wheeler took on a Macchi
and damaged it, then engaged his
second enemy plane, getting in a
Evening star., 1942-10-26
Biggest Gulf Coast Tanker
Launched al Mobile, Ala.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 26-The
largest ship yet launched on the
Gulf Coast-the 2l,670-ton tanker
Arickaree-was being rushed to
completion today.
The vessel slid down the ways
yesterday as the first Of number
of tankers to be built by the Ala
bama Dry Dock g. Shipbuilding
Co. for the Maritime Commission.
l.. R. Sanford of New Orleans,
regional director of the Maritime
Commission, declared he had faith
in the ability of the Nations ship
yards to reach or exceed President
Roosevelt's goal of 100000 tons OF
ships this year.
The maritime IN" pennant was
presented the yard and its labor
merit badges to the workers for
accomplished production of Liberty
ships during the past six months y
Evening star., 1942-10-26
West Coast Dimout Rules
frightened by Army
By the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.-A
new darkness has descended on the
Pacific Coast-not enough gloom to
keep city residents from finding
their way about the streets, but
enough to protect American ships
from Axis submarines.
Under new dimout regulations of
the Army, all lights except street
lamps in coastal areas and as far
eastward as the Sierra Nevada now
must be shielded from above, and
from direct view of the sea.
Street lights also must be shaded
under regulations effective within q
few days.
The new and more stringent dim
out regulations, designed to foil en-
emy submarines trying to hunt out
merchant ships by the lights on the
mainland, went into effect at 1910
am. yesterday along the entire coast
from Canada to Mexico.
Evening star., 1942-10-26
Ralph L. Ingram Heads
st. Andrews Society

Ralph L. Ingram was elected pres
ident of st. Andrews Society at
meeting Saturday night at the Uni
versity Club. 1t was announced to-
day. Other new officers include:
William E. James, first vice presi-
dent: William Kerr, second vice
president; William H. Young, Sec
retary, and Eugene H. McLachlen.
treasurer.
The organization discussed plans
for its annual pilgrimage on Novem-
Der 20 to the Old Presbyterian
Meeting House in Alexandria to
pay homage to the Unknown Soldier
of the Revolutionary War.
Evening star., 1942-10-26
"A. P. Wirephotos.

time. District employees were to
gather at $3.50 pm. today. in the
board room, when Campaign Chair
man Akers, and Executive Director
Herbert L. Willett, jr., will speak.
Social Security personnel were
addressed today in the new Interior
Department auditorium by Arthur
j. Altmeyer, chairman of the Social
Security Board.
Federal Security Administrator
Paul v. McNutt, Gen. James A.
Drain, and Mr.. Willett will speak
to Federal Security Administration
employees at $50 am. tomorrow in
the Social Security Building audi
torium.
Among many other large Federal
employe meetings scheduled tomor-
row are four for employees of the
Federal Works agency at 1870 pm.
in the auditorium of the South In
terror Building when Miss Katherine
Lenroot will speak; at 2:45 pm,
same place, when Coleman Jennings
will speak, and at and pm, same
place, when Justice Bolitha Laws
will speak.
At the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing at 1000 am, tomorrow the
presses will stop while employees
listen to talks by Miss Gertrude
Bowling, director of the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society, and Linn c.
Drake, head of the Boy Scouts.
All section chiefs and key men
from Area I of the Group Unit were
to meet with their chairman, Edgar
N. Brawner, to discuss final plans
for the drive today in the Chestnut
Farms Dairy headquarters. Miss
Mabel Cooke of the USO, and Mr..
Akers, were scheduled speakers.
Meetings of Metropolitan Unit
volunteers who are now preparing
for the drive in Southeast areas of
the city include one sponsored by
the Southeast Business Division, at
7:3Q O'Clock tonight in Friendship
House, 619 D street Sc, and an
other at BIS pm. Wednesday in
Knox Hills Community Center.
Both will hear a War Fund speaker
and view the campaign film, THE
Light Behind the Blackout."
Evening star., 1942-10-26
Russiun
Continued From First Page.)

trained for street fighting, were sent
into Stalingrad as the German as
sault grew more intense with the
return of favorable weather.
1t was not clear from dispatches
whether the Russian gains within
Stalingrad completely nulliied the
German occupation of two new
streets in the city as reported by
Soviet high command earlier. The
Nazi advance had been made at
the cost of enormous losses.
Nazis Throw in Fresh Troops.
The Germans threw two divisions
of fresh infantry into the battle
and backed them up with fleets of
tanks and planes, but the Russians,
after nine weeks of bloody and tir-
ing siege, continued to slug back
at every corner, dispatches said.
Within the city alone, 5000 of the
enemy were reported killed yester-
day as the Germans made their
advance.
The critical situation inside Stall
lngrad was somewhat relieved by
reports of local successes northwest
of the city and the complete cessa-
ton of German activity in the Moz-
dok area where, the Russians said,
the Germans are exhausted by
heavy losses"
They said Russian forces north
west OF Stalingrad surged forward
In one sector, broke the enemy re-
slstance and occupied a village in
bitter fighting during which 600
Rumanians were slain. Prisoners
and a quantity of equipment were
captured, the midnight communicate
said.
Operational Base Taken.
In another sector of this region
a German operational base was
occupied and held despite counter
attacks, the war bulletin reported,
adding that $50 German dead were
found in trenches there.
OF the fighting within Stalingrad,
the Soviet midnight communique
said:
Soviet troops repelled repeated
Atank and infantry attacks. The
heroic defenders of stalingrad are
stubbornly defending every street
and every building. At the cost of
enormous losses the Germans sue
ceeded in occupying two streets in
factory settlement"
(The German high command
said yesterday that'Nazi troops
had captured "all the remaining
plants and installations of the
Red October works except one
hangar" as well as the northern
suburb Of Spartakovka. The high
command today said new gains
were scored in the city and also
northwest of the city,
Southeast of Novorossisk, the Rus
slams said, Red Army scouts broke
through enemy lines and attacked
German staff bus. Twenty Ger
man Air Force officers were re-
ported killed and important docu-
ments captured. Two companies of
Rumanian infantry were wiped out
in battle with Russian marine
units, Russian advices said.
Enemy Boats Destroyed.
Dispatches from the northern
front told how 16 enemy motor
boats and pontoon boats were de-
stroyed and Is planes shot down
In a land, sea and air fight three
days ago which followed an at
tempted German landing on a
Soviet island in Lake Ladoga.
Part Of the enemy force which
succeeded IN reaching shore was
hurled into the water and ami
hilated," PravtIa sni1.
Evening star., 1942-10-26
Dakar Ready 10 Meet
Any Attack From Sea
Or Land, Dar|an Says
ViAhy Commander Quoted
BY Berlin Radio Aftek
Visit to African Port
By the Associated Press.

ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Admira]
Jean Darlan, commander of the
Vichy land, sea and air forces. de-
clared yesterday in an interview
broadcast by the Berlin radio that
Dakar is ready for any attack from
sea or land and would react
promptly"
The admiral gave his interview to
a French newspaperman, George
Charles Verand, in Rabat, French
Morocco, shortly before he called on
the Sultan or Morocco, the German
radio said. Darlan is returning from
Dakar, strategic French port in
French West Africa.
Should a direct threat become
evident on the coast of West Africa,
we are IN a position to react prompt
ly,' he said. THE means to do so
are on the spot and those who
handle them know how to use them. -
Surprise Promised.
ut would be very dangerous
should any one intend to attack il
(Dakar)," the admiral was quoted
as saying. "Dakar has once before
stood the test against the British
and Fighting French in 1940). There
can be no comparison between the
forces stationed at Dakar now and
tnose which enabled 1t to resist at
that time. Any one making such an
attempt would get the surprise Of
his life"
The radio said he disclosed the
French have the battleship Richie
lieu, the light cruisers Georges
Leygues, the fourth division of tor
pedo boat destroyers and other
French naval units at the port.
Berlin reported Admiral Darlan
seemed surprised when asked about
q land attack on Dakar, but quoted
him as saying:
III Dakar is to be attacked from
land this attack must come a long
way. Such an attack, by the way,
must be made in the dry season,
which we are indeed now entering.
II this long way is to be covered
the attackers will probably have
some very annoying surprises on
the way"
To Continue Inspections.
The Berlin radio said Admiral
Darlan plans a military inspection
OF the most important points along
the Mediterranean coast of French
North Africa as we'll as points on
the Atlantic coast, which German
propagandists have been insisting is
menaced by British-American Of
tensive plans.
The radio reported from Vichy
that Admiral Darlan was expected
to visit Algiers, Blida and Bizerte
on the Mediterranean coast before
he returns to France.
A broadcast OF Cairo dispatch
by Tass. official Russian news
agency, meanwhile, declared Ad-
miral Darlan's hurried inspections
were caused by German demands
for full cooperation between French
armed forces in Africa and German
troops.