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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

The Manhattan College football team last season included the repre- sentatives of ten different nation. alities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Shorts Editor


 New York, Dec. l4.-"Gentleman tim,' the movie purported to por- ray the life of James J. Corbett, IS Nurely misnamed. It is not Errol Flynn who is at ault. He plays the fight parts re- 'narkably well. Knowing nothing or bim Corbett's early life, he had to ollow the script. Those who had the technical direction are the ones to houlder the blame for the tripe rotted out as the life story of James Corbett. In his early days, Corbett was nore or less a cocky, self-assureo pd. Fear was no part of his make' 7p. but he was never the lowdown Irageart he is pictured. Nor was his amily a crowd of roisterers.
 Corbett had three brothers, Harry -om and Joe. All three mounted to 8eights among the citizens Of San Francisco.
 Harry and Tom were in insurance md real estate and were betting |1ommissioners. Joe was an outstaild- bg pitcher, coached Yale. None oi hem was a scrapper of the broiling Epe. Jim's parents were of the uiet, church. going and home-loving ype. .
 It is too bad that future gen. rations will have one of the real humorous men of the ring planted
 their memory by such an unfac- bal mess as is the picture. Gen eman Jim"
 Bill Frawley as the closed mouth, etired and gentlemanly Billy De. ney is the most fragrant bit oi iscasting in more recent years.
 So Is the part of John L. Sullivan ayed by Ward Bond. Sullivan ever talked with a brogue. Sul ivan )wers over Corbett in the picture e actually stood only 5 feet 10 1-2, ' nd he was a fat old man when the foot finch Corbett caught up with m. F'arthest out of line. however, is e Over-sized wrestler Sammy ,ein's impersonation of Joe Choy1l- | who, as a matter of fact, would '~Aa.A hAAn bntharad by the hSht-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
CRAWFORD VS BARTOLO

 Providence, R. l., Dec. 14.--(UP) -Davey Crawford, rugged little New York City Negro who is signed for west coast bantamweight title bout with Manuel Ortiz, meets Sal Bartolo of Boston tonight in the 10-round feature bout at the Rhode Island auditorium.
 Crawford was favored despite the fact that he cost a close decision at Holyoke recently to Bartolo who seeks his 14th straight win and 6 shot at Willie Pep's featherweight title.
 In the semi-final Peewee Lewis of Baltimore meets Chick Morales of New York city. There also will be two sizes and four rounder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
|ONE OF THREE
 DODGERS ON ALL DEFENSE TEAM
New York Giants Shaded Brooklyn Best Fielding
 Unit

New York, Dec. 14.-CUP)-The New York Giants were the best field ing team in the National League in 1942, official averages showed today with .9772 to Brooklyn's .9770, but the Dodgers won individual laurels by placing three men on the all-de- fensive team.
 Joe Midwick won a berth in the outfield, able Mickey Owen, goat oi the. 1941 world series staged the comeback of the year to win the catcher's post and Curt Davis, dean of the Dodger staff, placed second among the pitchers.
 The Giants put two men - First Basemban Johnny Mize and Second Stacker Nick Witek among the fielding leaders. Mize topped the first basemen with .995 for 1475 chances in l38 games although Frank Mo- Cormick of Cincinnati handled t5l4 opportunities in IA games of .993 Witek chalked up .978 while handling the most chances in his division 830-in 147 games.
 Chicago and Boston each placed two men. Stan Hack Jed the third basemen with .965 in l39 games for 430 chances and Claude Passeau paced the pitchers for the Cubs with an average of 1000 for73 chances ir 35 games.
 Best Again
 Eddie Miller of the Braves, sold to Cincinnati recently, paced the shortstops for the third straight year with .983 for 142 games and 74s chances. Teaminate Tommy Holmes the only rookie to win honors shared the runner-up spot among the outfielders with >dedwick bS handling 3e3 chances and making only four errors for .990.
 Harry Gumbert was the only member of the champion St. Louis Cardinals to place among the lead CTS, compiling 1000 for handling 6e chances in 38 games to finish third among the pitchers.
 Outfielder Danny Litwhiler o1 Philadelphia set a new all-time league record by pacing the picket men with 1000 for 317 chances ir i5l games.
 Two other league records were broken and one tied. Miller's .98S mark as top shortstop surpassed the former mark of .978 set by Jimmy Cooney, Chicago-Philadelphia, ir 1927. Len Merullo of the Cubs made four errors in one inning to break the record of three, established by three other shortstops.
 Equaled Mark
 Bill Jurges, Giants shortstop, tiet a record held by several players when he went II fielding inning without a chance.
 Only 138 errors in 6066 chance! over 154 games gave the Giants team honors. Brooklyn compiled .9770 fol | the same number of misplays bu had only 60l5 chances in 155 games
 Catcher Ray Lamanno of Cincin. natl had the most passed balls witt eleven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
ANEC GVazAHAAbo EASTERN nTVUSTOn
WESTERN Dl..SION

THE WEEKS GAMES: Tuesday Cleveland at Washington; Wednes- day = Cleveland at Pittsburgh; Thursday-New Haven at Provi- dence; Saturday-Buffalo at Cleve- land, Hershey at Pittsburgh, New Haven at Washington; Sunday Pittsburgh at New Haven. Cleveland at Providence, Hershey at Indian apolis, Washington at Buffalo.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
Aluminium
Drive Fails
WPB Announces Fig
ures S h O wing Less
Than Half Expected
Metal Was Collected.

Washington. June 19.-(AP)-
In the midst of the govern
ment's campaign to salvage scrap
rubber, was production board Of
ficials discovered today that the
famous pots and pans" alumni
mum collection drive last year
turned up less than half of the
metal they had expected.
For months, it was learned, WIPE
has been attempting to obtain con-
elusive and final reports IN success
or failure Of the one-Week alumni
num campaign last July. Finally,
what amounted to an official lnVestl-
CATION was undertaken and a COM
plete statistical report prepared.
The report, it was understood,
showed that a total Of about II 200. 000
pounds of aluininum AM other scrap
was collected-compared with the
10000, 900 pounds which had been
predicted. OF this scrap, only $780,
600 was in the form Of aluminium,
constrasted with a $4,000, 0O0-pound
forecast.
OF the scrap obtained, about $780,
600 pounds of aluminium ingots ac-
tually has been sold the RFC metals
reserve company, for resale to war
industries and use in Var produc-
zion.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
To Prevent
Chiseling
OF Gasoline
Coiored Stickers Will
Be Issued With Ration
Books Under Perman-
ent Gas Rationing
Program; Price In
crease Hinted

Warrington. June 19.-(AP)
10 nip any chiseling under the
permanent eastern gasoline ra.
tlOnIug system starting July Is
every automobile will have t.
carry q "olored stickcr showing
the type Of rationing book hello
by if driver, the office of price
administration announced TO-
day
Those holding the basic "A"
card will receive. at the time
the cards are issued. a black
>tichcr with a large "A" printed
on ii in white and the words
gasoline ration" below. "B'
>tickcrs will be green, &c" stick
cr> red, and IS" stickers. for
commercial vehicles. brown.
Joe. Dean, chief of OPA's fuel IA
ttnug branch, said he expected the
Stlca.ot >EStcm to prove ar ettec-
)Nc deterrent against any person OBJ
tanning and using gasoline ration
books to which he is not entitled. in
aSntach as he will come under con-
Stant public sCrutiny.'
Numerous letters have been re-
celEed urging OPA to provide some
means of public notice of the type
OF Eatlon book issued to each car.
Dean explained.
Another disclosure today was
that a retail price increase IN
gasoline in the eastern shortage
area is under study by the OPA
and that a decision may be an
nounCed next week.
Declining to confirm reports that
the increase might be three cents a
gallon, n high official SAID the
anognt had not yet been decided
upon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
Cargo Vessel
Sunk By Sub

Washington, June l9.-(AH)-The
NAVY announced today that d small
ohIttd States merchant vessel had
oeen shclled and sunk by an enemy
submarine in the Caribbean and that
Survivors had been landed at an east
coast port.
survivors said that a lookout spot
teo the submarine %4urfacine nearly
d mile astern of the ship at 7:30 a.
m, the day Of the attack.
Inc captain z~igzagged the ship, as
ue submarine opened fire and be-
gan pursuit. After Is minutes Of
smelling, the ship caught fire.
lWenty-one men and the captain
LOOK to a lifeboat, and nine men to
" ra1t and pulled away as the sub
marine continued the Smelling. The
BOAT made land at noon the next day,
ana the men on the raft picked
up by a small patrD YES 81 ami
'e'ea 10 a Caribbean poIt. \
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
Auto Tire
ALLEGATION
Is ADVOCATED

Washington, June lY.-(AP)-
Wendell Lund, director Of the
WPB's labor production division,
cOnlended today that tires Oh
nOn-essential private automO~
bile. must be purchased by the
government ana allocated to wal
workers Who are COOperatins,
fully in carrying full loads Of
fellow Workers.
The whole victory program
rides on the tires Of the work
ers. he told a special House com
mlttee on defense migration. nov
studying methods for fun utiliza-
ton Of the nations transporter
ton facilities in the war plO-
gram.
Even if we assume an ability
to absorb serious economic dis
location" Lund said in d state
ment, well over half of our cars
must be kept running just to
make our war economy function
at its present rate: and this does
not contemplate transportation
for the millions of new war
workers to be added in the fu-
Iure."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
robson FARMER
SENTENCED TO Ct.

LumbertOn. June 10. - C.AP) -
Judge Walter n. Bone today sentence
ed Palmer M5ares, 35-year Old
farmer. 10 die in the gas chamber
at State prison, Raleigh, July II,
for the Staying Of his neighbor,
George Allen. So.
Notice of appeal was given, which
viii automatically postpone eXecu-
ton Of the sentence, made manda-
tory by a first degree murder YER
dict returned by a jury in superior
court yesterday.
I'm not guilty Of premeditated
murder" said Meares when asked
if he had anything to say. He was
calm when Judge Bone passed SEN
,snce.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
Saboteurs
Harass Nazis

Nchy, June l9.-(AP)-Anothcr
Gcrman troop train has been wreck
ca by saboteurs in occupied France
and attempts at sabotage have been
made against two other trains, 1t was
revealed today.
The new efforts at sabotage be-
came known when rewards to French
railway men for preventing damage
To trans were announced. In one
case, the announcement said, a Ger
man troop train vas wrecked and
caught fire, but the blaze was
brought under control.
In another case, two French lines
men discovered that a railway bridge
mao been mined, and signallcd an x
press train in time to halt it. The
uIlrd reward was given to a work.
man who apparently repaired some
rails when had been damaged.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
Gable Seeks
Commission


Washington, June l9,-CAP)-The
Washington Evening Star says that
Clark Gable. the movie actor, took a
physical examination al Boiling Field
here today. seeking 4 commission in
the Army Air Forces.
1t MAS understood OF reliable u
thorjty,' the Star reported. that if
Mr.. Gable passes the physical ex-
animation. he viii be commissioned
as a major"
The public relations section Of the
air forces SAID il had no comment to
make at this time.
Gable has not been active publicly
since his glamorouS blond wife, Ac-
tresS Caroline Lombard, was killed
in q passenger plane accident several
months so.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
MADELINE WEGG SENT
TO PRISON FOR LIFE

New York, June l9.-(AP)-Maoe-
line Webb. 26-year old saltwater,
Okla. model, was sentenced today to
life imprisonment for her part in the
murder of Mrs, Susan Flora Reich,
wealthy refugee.
Her lover, Eli Shonbrun, and John
D. Cullen, convicted With her were
sentenced TO die in the electric chair
lulins the week Vi july l..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
Jap Troops
In Manchuriia
Chinese Sources Re-
po,t Million Japanese
Poised for Attack on
Siaelia if C erm a n
Grand Offensive is
f>ucCess,
(Bl TNr ASSocjnfrN Press

(Ba THr 1&%ociofrd Press
High Chinese quarter lc-
clarcd To-Day that Japan had
messed nearly 1000. 600 trc0ps
IL Mauc.urla and said new adj
vices indicated that the Japan
csc planned 90 strike at Russian
Siberia some time in July.
Neutral Observers, however,
expressed belief chat Japan
would not risk taking on a new
enemy until Adolf Hitler had
started his long delayed grand
offensive against Russia-and
until she was sure that the Ger
man push was succeeding.
Russia and Japan have a five
year neutrality and Friendship pact
signed April IS, 1871, which Sc far
has been observed amid warnings by
Moscow and Tokyo to each other
against violations.
High quarters in C~hungking,
Oil1leSe NdlllHe Cdpllal, Sdlu llc
Japanese general staff preferred to
postpone further thrusts into the
southeast in favor Of stately affect
ing territory near Japan.
On the China fighting front,
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek's
Chinese armies doggedly fought
against a dozen or more Japanese
invasion columns. chiefly. in the
eastern and southern provinces.
In the battle of Australia, an allied
spokesman said the Japanese We're
using two new type planes-a light
er Zero fighter and a cannOn-equip-
ped medium bomber-and he added
that the enemy was bombing with
even less accuracy than in the Phil
ippines.
General d ougl a McArthur's
headquarters said Is heavy Japanese
bombers escorted by fighters again
attacked the allied outpost at Port
Morcsby, New Guinea, but succeed
cd in damaging only ''one small ship"
United Nations filters intercepted
the raiders and shot down two bomb
crs and a fighter
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
Win War Strategy
Talk Hiighlighted
By Allied Reverse
Hitler's Headquarters Reports Decisive Sue
cess in Piercing Northern Defense Line in Sc
vastopol; Other War News.
ON Tie ASsOciuted PytSS)

latiul decisions hung in the balance today as Prime Minister
Churchill, arriving in The United States for the second time in
seven months, conferred with President Roosevelt on Win-the-war
strategy and presumably on the urgency Of creating a second
front in Europe.
The urgency was highIghtcd as Adolf Iitlers field head
quarters asserted that German shock troops, scoring "decsive
success, had pierced The last northern defense lines in the siege
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
Continued ON Page Four)
WINGS Over Iur':cN.

wings Over Turkey.
London. June 10. - tAP)-
RHcierS said today il had record
cd a Berlin broadcast by DNB
reporting that Is or Ii United
states aircraf: making for the
Black sea flew over Turkish ter
rit0ry last night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
t1T.R

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Little change in temperature
tonight. a few widely scattered
showers and thund"rstarms west
and north pcrticns this after
neon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
Destroyer Sunk, Six
German Junkers 88's
Downed, Four Spanish
Fishing Trawlers Lost
i'm Melee Off French
Coast.

London. June lj.-(AP)-A
wild sea and air melee 100 miles
off the French Atlantic coast on
Wednesday which resulted in
the destruction of four Spanish
fishing traWler$, the l.120-ton
British destroyer Wild Swan
ana half of an attacking force of
twelve German dive bombcrs
was disclosed today by the Brit
ish admiralty.
Chronologicaly, this was what hap
pcned, according to the admiralty
c~ommunique:
/. a dozen Junkcrs 88's roared in
on the 23-year old destroyer on We'd
nCSday evening and "also turned
their attention to a Spanish uaWler
fleet which was fishing in the vic
as the admiralty expressed IL.
,. Three of the little Spanish YES
sells were sunk and d fourth was
damaged.
3. The Wild Swan shot down four
of the twelve Junkers and two
others, which probably were winged
by the d~cstroyer's guns, collided and
crashed into the sea-.
i. The Wild Swan. herself dam
aged, collided accidentally with the
damaged Spanish trawler, sending
the fishing boat under;
5. The Wild Swan subsequently,
sank.
Eleven members of the traWler
crew and bulk of the Wild Swans
rHMn1FnCDt wore saved
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-19
In Washington. Presidential
Secretary stephen Early an
nounccd ChurchillS arrival with

Continued on Page Four)
The Valley settler., 1942-12-25
SLASHINGS =
BY 4 STUMPGODG Err.


tho superb Gritty Of the horse over
the motor eri"en machines to seine
CT the lsass rojud1ced citizens Of
tho conmrurj ty. Some say ii ct it
olainl5 Shows chat g horse has more -
- the So called hcrses ensc than
any Chi ne. f or whom hccse finds
himself 90 STERN aSrrouncod by
sub zero weather, &c will at least
try u IinG a place who're o cnn
get warmth, foc6. anc shelter, and
will even euioc his da,tvor to -
places Of this kind By instinct.
But car CT 6 tractor Will just
lie Gown and sulG ano Leu the er1v-
er perish. In any debate between
the horse lover anc the machine age
mi ndcc person. this one thing
should always be remembered We
won6er IL great many IF cur Sc
called leaders Gf are net I'M
duly Inf 1uencod by the cole cal1ous ~
charo ctor Of che machines that have
made cur present system so effe CT
i've but of ten at the expense Of =.
less powerful individual wlac lacks
the ability to drive aothers F,r to
hew place In cur present orGer
for thems elves. Perhaps We are too
sentimental but like tho kinG1y
spirit Of the horse: and,' while we
80 net grievo for the return #
the Good Old Days, yet VIC wish
that Of the powerful zen Ct -
offic1aldcm could be inouef with II
part IF the Kindness # the horse
anc acquire little mare E&cse - -
sense. Nth AGclpn TT the reins;1 ~
the Ole ma chine et3o horse IS rum
ing wild. Littl II eoes :Adolpn core i
whether his so1eiers freeze to = =
aecth in Russia Or CO Of the heat ~,
in Africa os l<n5 as b; insane
idea CO conquest dominates the -
scene, there will DE tne same cc1d -
s5nseloss disregard fcr tho welfare
Of humanity and a complete acaense
IF Hcrsc sense. Of course sore one
will .unscat A6o-rh eventuc!ly, and -
we hor0 that TOmcSt Il UfcCctCCS
will learn by otservati IN just what
really happens wien aesires tfSr@ ,.r*
pers cnal power ano elory arc Given.
precedence ov er the 6osa1e t. pro
mote O fir cn,' human pclicy ccr
tie be 1afit Ct t:c,o "A,c f.2pcn to
emo under 5hcir care ~ (omlnat-
The Valley settler., 1942-12-25
(cont inueo from page. 81

other Farmers re2res enJieivc in
Washington. The Farmers Union is
composed Of farmorc 90 very ~oeer.'
ate means. oHe it's Officers under
stand anc IT,, t. Trcmote the inter
ests IF these pe2rle. ona # 1t s
great occompli shmeNts !tas boon the
ABORTION OF the iGta tflet the fern /
err shcnl*.: have living Conditions
and prices fer his rr0cucts IN O
par with any ether group. The head
quarters K the onA@n IS located at
Denver, C 1olaGo, and tic Pcesi6ont
has authorized the forming Ct
Local Unit in the Matanuska Valley,
Anyone who is Interested in the
crmat on Of 9 Unit here will find
the Eaitur right in line fer the
sane thing.
co-oF. LADIES GUILD NOTICE.
The Laoics Guild IF t',e Cooper
alive will hole It's regular meet
ing at the home Ct MRS, lie. Stock
on Monday Jan. 4th., 1913. This
is very Important meeting as two
Amendments to cur CO institution are
under cons iaeroti or. We are be-
ginning the STUDY Ct CUR cwn Coop
erattve: starting wit the Proe,uc-
ers Units. Production pr ob ms
will be stueiet along with process
ing anG sales SO that we can learn
VII at makes the wheel g. round anG
how to be able tc criticize intell-
igent ly If such is fcunc necessary ;,
Cooperative members wi Il fine the
following quotattcr interest ting as
a pertinent cofination.
1--WE learn Cooperation as we live
it, we live it in The 6egr se that
we learn it, We laurn It as we &C.
cept its values in past and pres
ent living, enc recognize it's
contr BIT ons to future 1ivicg."
(Frcm cocpereticn: Principles a.r7
Practices. Eleventh Year BHok OF
the Natianal E6ucati cnal Associe-
ticn.
Dorothy M. Bell, =.
The Valley settler., 1942-12-25

Alice Sncdgrass has been q pa
tient in the Hospital curing the
last week. We hope that she wi IL
recover sooa SO that we can see
her smi ling face ct the office.
The carnage suit started by the
Shee1ys against. Mr.. Martin CT the
Step an6 Half Dairy in Anchorage
finally come beforo G. jury this
last week, but no decision was
rendered, as the Court finally
Evening star., 1942-03-22

setter. There's enough nourislment on that
bone to feed French peasant boy for two
whole days" Lily would declare.
How would the French peasant boy get
it, Aunt Lly?" young Bill would ask, being
cursed with logical mind.
There are ways" Lily would hint darkly.
Or she would 60 out in the kitchen and
take the lid off the garbage pail and soold
leila. Then she would teach Zella how to
make certain kind of brioche for her break
fast tray that took pint of cream. And load
her down with mounds of lingerie, all with
little lace ruffles that must be >noned pains
takingly, just as Lily thought they should be.
Strangely enough, Zella didn't mind. Il
JUS adoah Mis- Lily" was her comment.
Lily, too, had lavish hand with cables,
kilograms and foreign mail But newspaper
thrown away caused her pangA She all but
snatched one out of your hand to fold it and
run and put it in corner of the garage, where
the growing pile got in everybody's way.
'You don't knoU the things they make out
of old newspapers in Europe" she'd say.
Or she would look at Caroline and mutter,
AAoS SaAiO wv uAiA. 0uc LCcoS SOOu sun
and sea air. She ought to be on the Riviera
this very moment" Characteristically, Lily
shelved the war when it interfered with her
own train of thought.
This was sore spot to Ruth. Caroline ,oos
too thin and limp. But she couldn't say to
Lily. I'VE can't afford to travel just now. I
would have to go with her. and can't leave
things here as they are
Still, everybody ''adoahed' Lily. Young
Bill was her bounden slave. Caroline fol-
Evening star., 1942-03-22

lowed her around like dazzled shadow. It
was the fact that Lily showed no sign of ever
changing the status quo, no concern whatever
with her own future, that finally drove Ruth
to have serious talk with Bill about it.
And Bill, Unexpectedly, produced an idea.
Lily ought to write book about her life
in Europe" he suggested. "Everybody's
sick and tired of war adventure books Il
don't mean that kind. She ought to write
about Europe like it was when people had fun
there. Lily must have had plenty of fun"
He Tinned. "She might do best seller"
Ruth was fired with the idea, and Lily her
self was pleased and impressed.
DILL went 50 far as to 60 and talk it over
with J. G.. Hillcrest's leading citizen, and
one of his best friends And ]. G. thought 90
well of the idea that he offered to arrange an
interview for Lily with Jason Thorndyke, the
New York publisher. when Lily had few
chapters done.
Ruth set to with will to ensconce Lily
in her literary quarters. Bill" she said to
her son. would you mind lot taking the
little back storeroom for a while? So Aunt
Lily can have your bedroom for her study?"
Sure! I'd do anything for Aunt Lily"
Ruth kissed the top of his head Though
she longed full well to smack him, knowing
he would never have behaved like such a
perfect little gent if it had been something
she. his mother. wanted of him.
Big Bill contributed his desk and the swivel
chair Ruth had once given him for Christ
mas. And Ruth bought reams of paper and
pencils, and fountain pen in case Lily