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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-03

Continued rom Page D the chief interest was in the Fourth District Fairfield county) where Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, widely known author and world traveller, was opposed by Rep Leroy DoWns, D., Norwalk. If elected. Mrs, Luce the Republican nominee. would be the first woman congressman from Connecticut
 Wendell Wlllkie. in Bridgeport to attend the Army Navy "E' award Co the Auto Ordnance Corp. en- A6Fsed h0ts Baldwin and Mrs, Luce.
 Ray Baldwin" Wilikie said. lis a fine, liberal Republican, He Is one of the outstanding Republi- cans"
 Gov. Hurley, Baldwin, and Jas per MeLeYy, Bridgeport Socialist candidate, went on the air last night with last-minnte appeals to the voters,
 Tt is my hope, my sincere hope, said Gov, Hurley, that my eol' leagues and l will be returned to of- RkAN eO htkhk FN hAey NkhkshAs hfN advance We have begun together to victory, to peace and to the good life to come"
 Said Baldwin:
 "The new, liberal Republican party offers to all of us 6 program for a more vigorous and more uni- ted WaF effort in Connecticut. ! welcome the opportunity again to work with you and for you in earrys ing forward the task We first un. aeFI0uk together ln le30 and iD4o when war came to Europe
 The polls today were open from 8, n, to Q ?, ID, The extension Of hours was voted recently by a special session Of the General As, sembly because Of appeals by labor groups that they would be unable to vote unless the hours were ex- tended beyond c ?, m,
 Democrats expected 10 gain by the extension Of hours, but Republicans said they would benefit too. espeei. ally in Fairfield county where there gre thousands Of commuters who may vote after dinner,
 Close races were expected ln all i've congressional districts. All now are represented by Democrats ex. eept the Fifth. and Republicans said they hoped to pick up two or three seats,
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 The Germans advanced over low ground, fairly well suited to tanks, at the foot of the snow-capped Cau- casus mountains.
 Their objectives were Ordzhoni- kidze, 50 miles to the southeast, and Grozny. about 90 miles due east.
 From ordzhonikid7e, the Georgian military highway leads through G. 0o0-foot gorge to Tif1is, In the south- crn Caucasus. From Ordzhonikidze also leads the Ossetic military high way, over the mountains to Kutanis, in the southern Caucasus.
 It is 2S0 miles from Tifiis to Baku, Russia's principal oil district, and 70 miles from Kutanis to the im- portant port of Batum on the Turk ish border. The weather permits operations all year in the southern Caucasus.
 The noon communiQue described fighting on the Stalingrad and Nall chik fronts as follows:
 ''In the Stalingrad area, Soviet troops repulsed enemy attacks and fortified themselves in occupied po- sitions. They dislodged the Ger mans frcm several buildings in a factory area.
 Northwest of Stalingrad, Soviet patrols penetrated trenches and killed 40 Germans. Soviet trench mortars wiped out German com pany and destroyed three anti-tank guns.
 southeast of Nalchik. Soviet troops continued heavy defensive fighting. One unit repulsed two att tacks, killed 250 Germans and de- stroyed two tanks and one self-pro- polling gun. Bringing up reinforce ments. the Germans attacked a third time and succeeded at the cost of heavy losses in pressing back our attachments somewhat.
 "On another sector southeast of Nalchik, 30 German tanks were dis abled'
 Soviet forces fighting northeast of Tuapse naval base, in the western Caucasus, occupied another height their second in 24 hours-and killed 250 Germans.
 Coincidentally, the army organ, Red Star, revealed that the Ger mans were unable to take the prin- cipal cement factory in Novorossisk, a naval base a short way up the Black sea coast from Tuapse. The Russians announced six weeks ago that they had evacuated Novoros- sisk, but dispatches said they had not retreated farther than the sub urbs.
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Guadalcanal And The Battle of Supply
By JACK GAMBLE

(NEA Service War Map EditorD
 Guadalcanal has many of the same problems of supply and re- inforcement that contributed to the defeat of the defenders of Wake Island and Bataan, but has the ad- vantage of being near to several United Nations south Pacific bases, links in the supply chain from America.
 Australia. HOO miles away, and Hawaii, 5000 miles, are two main supply bases for Guadalcanal.
 The Japs-as is usually the case with the Axis-have shorter SUD- ply lines for the Battle of Guadal- canal. From their main produc- tion front in Japan. it is only $500 miles against our 75OO from the U s. Even closer-at Truk-the Japs have a great supply base for naval and land operations. 1900 miles ava yagainst our 5000 from Hawaii.
 At close range, the Japs are at Lac. New Guinea. 1000 miles away; at Rabaul, New Britain. $50 miles; and at Bougainville, Buka. and other northern Solomons bases, all within 400 miles of Guadalcnaal.
 It is these nearby enemy bases that are the targets of swaEms of allied bombers operating from New Guinea and New Hebrides fields. U, s. flyers have also won air superiority over Guadalcanal, but to hold 1t must have reinforce ments in fighter planes and dive bombers as well as long range heavy bombers.
 The big jobs-like Flying Fort resses-can hop to Guadalcanal from Australia. New Guinea or New Caledonia easily. But only Milne Bay. New Guinea, and Es- piritu Santo. our New Hebrides base. are within range of fighter planes carrying extra gas supplies Otherwise 1t is up to aircraft caE- riers to bring in the smaller planes and the U. s. has already lost one carrier in the 6olomons and had another damaged.
 To keep 'em flying. Guadal- canals planes need oil and gas, ammunition and bombs-all of which must be brought in by vul- nerable tankers and supply ships. These vessels must run the gaunt- let in waters infested by Jap sub marines and other enemy naval vessels. Food and ammunition for the troops holding the GuadalcanaI airfield also come by sea.
 Unlike Bataan, duadalcanal if not encircied by the enemy. Un- like Wake, the fight here si not primarily q defensive action. Be- cause the supply lines are open. though long. and because we went into the solomons prepared for the risks of an offensive action. there is reason to believe tohat 0uadal- canal will hold.
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catching the Japanese by surprise
 We had them in an advantageous position" he said. The gunnery functioned perfectly and we began hitting shortly. We fired on al least nine targets. The action car best be described as & Fourth ot July celebration lasting about forty minutes.
 At the end Of the engagement the Japs simply didn't exist-they were sunk or running away"
 As soon as the American force opened fire, Small said, the Jap- anese fleet, which had been ap- preaching at right angles from the north, appeared confused. Part oi it swung parallel to the American course and other ships reversed their course.
 Things happened with great ra- pidity," he said. Night action is a hell of melee. My ship was hit but I was too damn busy receiving reports to even know it.
 You don't have time to worry about what's going on, even in the immediate vicinity. The turrets were blasting away, just below my bridge. My eyes burned from their flash and my ears rang from the noise, because I'd lost the cotton from them.
 You fired. and a ship disap- peared or fire started. The of ficers of my ship saw at least two enemy ships actually sink. The first sank within five or six minutes
 The enemy was caught absolute ly 'de-panted'. saw one cruiser with its guns trained fore and aft and not even firing. I believed we sank her.
 We were hitting targets of op- portunity during periods of intense activity then during lull We swept the field, picking on burning ships.
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(Continued from Page Il tralians, who cut across the Alex andria- -Matruh railroad after driv- ing a spearhead through the Axis forward positions and turning north, had reached as far as Sidi and Fl Rahman, 25 miles west of Alamein.
 They had not completely isolated the Afrika Korps detachment. how ever. Front reports said German tanks had succeeded in keeping a narrow corridor open, and through that wedge Rommel sent heavy Mark " tanks to aid the trapped infantrymen.
 Battle reports from correspond ents said Rommel was making un- stinting use of shock troops, backed up by artillery and heavy mortars in an effort to widen the gap in the Australian encirclement. The Brit ish moved up their guns. particular ly anti-tank guns, to batter the iso- lated Axis forces.
 The Afrika Korps was making sporadic attacks all along the Ala mein line, but the ImperialS were holding the positions they had won in their first surge forward.
 In the extreme south, near the the Qattara Depression end of the narrow. 40-mile fighting front, Brit ish infantry attacked yesterday, an making important adcance, the communique. issued jointly by the British middle east command and the Royal Air Force, said.
 Allied aircraft. with American units bearing a major share of the work, maintained an umbrella of supremacy above the troops and tanks struggling on the western desert sands.
 Fighter planes intercepted forma- tions of German Dive bombers which attempted unsuccessfully. for the second straight day, to bomb British forward positions. At least five German Junkers-67's were des- troyed, the communique said.
 Six other enemy aircraft were shot down over the desert battle field and at least seven more set afire on the ground. One hostile plane was shot down by allied heavy bombers during a raid on Tobruk and a German Messerschmitt- i09 fighter destroyed over Malta.
 It was one Of the heaviest one- day bags Of the campaign. Allied air forces destroyed at least 20 Axis aircraft. and, in al loperations. lost B Of their own, the communique said.
 Strong force of allied medium bombers. operating in conjunction with naval aircraft. attacked enemy positions in the battle area con- tinuously Sunday night, infiicting heavy damage on the Afrika Korps'
 Raieing Crete. the main source Of Rommei's air achievements, concentrations.
 allied bombers scored direct hits on two enemy destroyers.
 Two operations were reported at the supply Port of Tobruk. The first was described only as suc- eessfui raid" In the second. the eommunlque said. Allied bombers attacked in escorted Axis convoy northwest Of Tobruk. setting fire to . medium sized merchant ship and scoring q possible hit on a smaller vessel.
 Air attacks against Malta con- tlnued to fall off. Only one plane was shot down there yesterday, and the communique made no mention Of any sustained Axis raid.
 The c0mmunique said increasing numbers Of prisoners were being taken in the ground fighting. It was estimated that well over 5000 Axis soldiers had been taken pris- oners since the offensive began.
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NO DISTURBANCES
 AT POLLS TODAY

No disturbances at the polls were reported to police headquarters dur ing the morning voting session Members of Platoons B and c have been on duty at the g voting dis tricts during the day and will re- main there until the polsl close to- night at o'clock, Police Supt. Will liam J. Roach said.
 All taVerns and package stores viii be closed throughout the day in observance of the Jaw prohibiting the sale of liquor. Restaurants will be opened for the sale of food, but no dispensing Of liquor is permitted under the law.
 The familiar signs announcing "No Soliciting Within 75 Feet Of the Polls, are in evidence in the city.
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light vote. They had previously | cited the absence of several thou. sand young men, now in the armed services; the general preoccupatior with the war to the exclusion oi most other matters; the lack oi sharp issues in the state campaign; and the refusal of the electorate to respond to attempts to whet its in- | tereSt.
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully was the first to vote in his home district 3-7 He was at the polling place. a store at l73 Willow street. before { a. m and cast his ballot as soon as the polls were opened.
 The usual election day excitement was missing. Cars hired by the par ties to bring voters to the polls were almost all without the banners and signs that had marked them in past years.
 Headquarters Busy
 The campaign headquarters of the Democrats and Republicans were busy places, but their work was largely concerned with efforts to have district workers get out the vote and to check total vote figures periodically.
 Many poll workers believed that the three-hour extension of voting hours had led many voters. who normally would have voted in the morning. to delay going to the polls until after finishing work and hay ing their evening meal. One dis trict reported only 10 votes cast during the first hour, from 6 to ' a. m.
 A tour of the voting districts showed many new faces among the workers at the polls. Many of the familiar faces were missing, their owners having gone of to war or being prevented by war work from doing election work.
 The campaign, which started on a quiet note and continued that way except for a brief furry last week, likewise ended in compara- tive quiet. The principal state and congressional candidates made ra- dio addresses last night. Local Democratic candidates and leaders took part in two radio programs, while the G. O. P. had one radio program and a Summa-for- Senator rally.
 Rallies Omitted
 The usual colorful parade and outdoor rallies held by the Demo- crats On election eve were not staged this year. The party in- stead chose to climax it's campaign with four rallies last Friday night, at which Governor Hurley was the principal speaker.
 Several of the local candidates made tours of the polling places to make their own observations at first hand. Invariably they were told, and could see for themselves, that "Vot- ing is very light,
 46,729 Voters Eligible
 There were 46,729 electors eligible to vote today. This total is some- what smaller than in recent years but not a great deal. On the list however, are the names of the men in service, as well as those of many who have left Waterbury for wal work in other parts of the country
 There seemed no indication of any heavy protest vote for the Social ist gubernatorial candidate, Mayor Jasper McLeyy of Bridgeport. Four years ago he carried the city in major upset, but two years ago his vote dWindled to GAP,
 The usual reports of "a lot oi ticket-splitting' were heard, but there was no way of telling whethel or not they are true at this time.
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NavySec'y 'yKnoxWarns Against Over Optimism
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their advance positions on Guadal- sanal Island, one group of Marines advancing two miles west of Matan- iku river-the scene of bloody fight ing a week ago, while American air. men carried death and destruction to enemy troops and installations.
 On the basis of Naval communi- ques. the last Japanese offensive ac- ton was Tuesday tSolomons time) of last week when the enemy pierced American lines, was finally thrown back and then failed in two subse- quent thrusts. The only Japanese
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GAS COUPONS $lO
 IN CASH MISSING
Motor Tire Service Break One of Two Reported
 to Police Today

Ten dollars in cash and a quan- tity of gasoline coupons were stolen last night in 8 break at the Motor Tire Service, Inc, corner Of Judd and Freight streets, according to report which Jack Miller, proprietor of the station, made today to the detective bureau, The thief entered and left by 8 window in the rear of the station,
 Chief Inspector Joseph ?, Stevens announced that the break was one Of two reported to the bureau this morning,
 The other was attempted al q meat market owned by Charles stTlekulis at R5I Bank street, where a heavy sledgehammer was used on a cellar door, Although the door was badly damaged, no entrance was made
 Detective Lieut., William Foley and Detective Lieut., William Pollard are Investigating the eases,
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under constant Soviet artillery and machine gun fire and it was useless to the Germans. Red Star published a photograph of the Russians fight ing on small bay near Novorossisk.
 Thus, the Germans had failed to drive them from the good coastal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-03

Mayor Vincent A. Scully to- day issued a proclamation desig- mating this week as Forget-Me- Not Week, during which a sale of tke memorial flowers will be sponsored by the Disabled Ameri- can Veterans.
 The proclamation follows:
 PROCLAMATION
 WHEREAS, FORGET-ME-NOT WEEK is an annual tribute on the part of the Disabled Amerf-
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WOOL MARKET

Boston, Nov. g. (UP) Y Cleanup sales of odd lots of domestic wool were reported in the Boston market today, according to the U. s. De- pertinent of Agriculture.
 A large lost of medium rejects from Missouri and Southern Iowa was sold at a grease price of A cents Punta woos secured in this country were sold at 95 cents for one quarter blood and si00 to $l,05 for three eights wool of good staple and color.
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made notes for sale Co the Germans. He gathered information hy touring taverns and talking to fellow sea- men.
 'The moral may be drawn" the official announcement said, "that British and Allied seamen in neutral ports should constantly guard against strangers leading them into betrayal of their country"
 Shortly before Scott~Ford was hanged, an unidentified brigadler visited the prison, carrying Q brief case. Two telegrams, the contents of which were not divulged, were delivered to the prisoner just before he was executed.
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road that leads from Novorossisk through Tuapse and Suknum tc Batum. They had failed to take Tuapse by driving over the noun. tains. They were trying to make up for these failures by taking Ord zhonikidze.
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Radio llstsnsds whe are wise to the fact that many comedians make deliberate "fluffs" in linesFeadlngs may rest assured that it is not a Oracle Allen practice, In fact when dFaele "bleW' line on recent MEG broadcast, she blushed, gulped and broke ID the rest Of the cast for q full 30 seconds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-03

Immediately after the Great Mo- ments in Music" broadcast from San Francisco on october 28. Jean Tennyson and the other members of tlse show will entrain for New York. The soprano star will re- sume broadcasting from the cBS New Ynrk sksidins nh November {.
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Democratic Town Committeeman James Jimmy" Fitzgerald was ser wing Uncle Sam today instead of his party. He was one of the group of draftees that left the railroad sta ton this morning for Fort Devens, Mass. Several political associates were on hand to see him of.
 Jimmy" made sure that he voted before he left.
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Late corrections had 10 be made when it was found yesterday after noon that there was a mistake on the voting machine labels. Instead of saying Governor the machine tapes read Governor Electors" The second word had to be eliminated.
 The error was called to the atten. tion of the registrars by a news paperman.
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|BRTTISH SAILOR
 PAYS FOR TREASON

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Police Supt. William ]. Roach made tour of the polls this morning. Extra men were on duty at each of the g voting places.
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NEW HAVEN CAPT.
 IN BIG BATTLE

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The new-type paper ballots were in use in the small towns of the state today, marking the first time they have been used in q state election.
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ELECTION DAY
 NEWS PTCK-UPS

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RECORD LIGHT
 VOTE IS CAST

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LIGHT VOTE IS
 SEEN IN STATE

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NAYS ADVANCE
 NEAR NALCHIK

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Campaign headquarters of both parties, the Democrats on Grand street and the Republicans on Bank street, were buzzing with activity all day long. The task of getting voters to the polls was being supervised from each point.
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Principal election day betting centerCd on the congressional cOn- test between Congressman Joseph E. Talbot (R) and Mayor William A. Patten (D). Several bets were also made on the outcome of the 18th senatorial district contest, packers of Republican Frank Sum- ma feeling confident that he would defeat Senator Michael V. Blans- field.
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TANK BATTLE IS
 ON IN AFRICA

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In a preliminary report, Con- gresSnan Joseph E. Talbot has list ed contributions of $485 and ex- pendlsures of $39887. The report was filed, under congressional rules, at Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Sports Editor

New York, June 1l-John Aloysius Hassett's batting streak and yipping success at first base further con- vinces American League rivals Of the luck of the Yankees.
 If I were Joe Mccarthy" says Bucky Harris of Washington, T wouldn't even bother to go to the park. I'd stay at the hotel and call up now and then to get the score"
 Buddy HaSsett wasn't good enough for the Boston Braves. He looked worse than that in spring training. Ed Barrow gave up on him. Ed Levy started the season at first base.
 Yet when Hassett, theh Bronx thrush, stretched his consecutive game batting streak to 19 with Q two-bagger to center scoring Frank Crosetti in the eighth inning of the nightcap of the double -header with Cleveland, 73,238 spectactors let out roar comparable to the thunder that acclaimed Joe DiMag- gio's new record of 1941, when the great outfielder went on to 56 games.
 Playing he slickest base in theh American League, Hassett has play ed a big part in the Yankees 69 doublbe plays.
 By this time other clubs are posi-