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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-14
ORGANIZING CAREER

ORGANIZING CAREER
In addition to working as a
machinist, he has been Grand
Lodge Representative for Districts
8, and 38 /. A. M; organizer for
the Jewelry Workers, and the In
ternational Ladies Garment Work
ers; vocational rehabilitation Off
Ger for the u. S. Veterans Bureau,
supervisor of boys i'm the Indiana
School for the Deaf and Dumb.
Morris was active in starting the
Hartford Consumers Cooperative
store, and served twice as presi-
dent of that organization. He
helped start the Hartford Civic
and Economic Welfare Council.
He is a member of the State
Council of the Conn. Merit Sys-
tenn Association and of many other
committees and groups. He is mar
ried and has a married daughter.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-14
1000 Miners In Army
Are Given A Furlough

Four thousand experienced miners
of copper and other vital metals are
being furloughed by the Army so that
they may help to relieve the labor
shortage. "The Army sees no need at
this time for furloughing other troops
in similar manner Under Secre-
tary of War Patterson said in an
nouncing the action
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-14

self comfortable while awaiting the
return trip at S 100 P. M-but not
for long. Employment officials, see
ing him lo1ling at ease in front of
the factory, were appalled, at the
wastage of manpower-and proceeded
to do something about it. In a matter
of minutes he was called inside,
offered a job, and put to work. Now
he's spending eight hours a day MAX
ing puncture proof gas tanks-in adj
dition to his regular stint driving
his bus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
ICY ROADS AGAIN
 EXPECTED TONIGHT
Rain, Near Freezing Tenn peratures Make Travel-
 ing Hazardous

Prospects of another night of icy roadways and sidewalks faced the city today as a steady drizzle of rain continued to fall and the tempera- ture hovered near the freezing mark.
 Again today many streets were icy as early workers headed for their jobs, but, as was the case yesterday, the continued rain and a slight rise in temperature melted away most of the ice before most resi- dents were on their way to work Now and then during the morning. sleet fell with the rain. creating traffic hazards.
 The weather bureau predicts con- tinued rain. with the temperature remaining in the neighborhood of the 32 degree freezing point or above.
 Buses and trucks were equipped with chains as a precautionary measure before daylight today, but in most cases the chains were re- moved as the rain melted the icy glaze On main streets.
 Early this afternoon, over two inches of rain had fallen since the almost incessant rainfall began late Sunday riGhk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
FITzMAURICE TO
 GET CITY CHECK
Mayors Sec'y. Bringing Tax Anticipation Loan of
 SSOO,O0O From N. Y.

John P. Fitzmaurice, executive secretary to the mayor, was in New York today to receive check for s800,000 from the Central Hanover Bank & Trust CO, low bidder for the city,s tax anticipation loan The money will be deposited To- cally on his return and will be used to finance city operations un- til the May installment of taxes is received.
 Dated as of today, the note is due June 2. The interest rate is .49 per cent, only a fraction over the .48 per cent rate which the city paid a syndicate last year.
 The amount borrowed in anticipa- tion of taxes is the lowest in years. Next year, according to Controller Thomas M. Conion, tax anticipa- ton loan will not be needed, pro- vided tax payments keep up to the level of the past few years.
 Mir. Fitzmaurice was in Boston yesterday to receive the necessary legal papers from the city's fi- nancial attorneys, Storey, Thorn dike 6E Palmer. He left for New York from Boston.
 Miss Ann DeBonis. acting city controller, said that the $800,000 will be placed in local Repositories, to be drawn against as needed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
PETROLEUM TO BE CONFERENCE TOPIC

Washington. Dec. 29-UP)-Eco- homie Stabilization Director James F. Byrnes today called a conference of high government officials and railroad executives to explore pos- sibse methods of relieving the petro- leum shortage in the east.
 The railroad executives came to Washington at Byrnes' invitation. They were to meet briefly with President Roosevelt and then con- fer with Byrnes. Petroleum Admin. istrator Harold L. Ickes. Defense Transportation Director Joseph B. Eastman, and Price Administrator Leon Henderson.
 Railroad presidents invited to meet with the government leaders included M. w. Clement. Pennsyl- vania railroad: F. E. Williamson, New York Central: E. E. Norris. Southern: J. L. Veven, Illinois Gen. tral: J. M. Kurn. St. Louis and San Francisco; L. ". Baldwin. Mis- souri Pacific. and John J. Policy. president of the Association of American Railroads.
 White House Press Secretary Ste phen T. Early said Byrnes wanted to talk to the men who re really moving the oil' to discuss all pos sible means of relieving the oil ~a.~wfnun
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
CANNED GOODS
 MAY BE FROZEN
Rationing Officials Would Take Action to Prevent
 Panic Buying

Washington, Dec. 29-(UP)-Ra. tioning authorities indicated today that if necessary they would freeze" the sale of all canned goods to forestall widespread panic buying.
 Americans generally, they said, appeared to be needing the govern ment's mo hoarding'' appeal. But they admitted that buying waves had developed in some parts of the country which, if continued, might require quick and drastic action.
 The governments appeal was made in a broadcast Sunday night by Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard following an announce ment that all canned, dried and frozen fruits and vegetables will be rationed on a point" system in February.
 High rationing authorities con- ferred all day yesterday on action to be taken if a general run should develop. A general freeze" on all sales was regarded as the likeliest counter measure. Officials hoped the governments appeal and the informal rationing system already imposed by many retailers would suffice to prevent store shelves being cleaned out in the next few weeks.
 Since a shortage of canned goods first became evident some time ago many retailers limited sales to one or two cans for each customer or refused to sell to anyone except regular customers.
 There still was no indication ct all what the final canned goods ra- ton will be. Wickard indicated that total supplies in ie43 would not exceed three pounds per per- son. Ohiciais said it would be er- roneOus to assume that the ration will be about three one-pound cans a month.
 They pointed out that a large number of factors had to be taken into account-fOr example. that some types of canned foods are much more popular than others. RatiOning authorities, they said, presently are engaged in the c0m- plex job of computing the point values of hundreds Of individual canned items, and this task was not expected to be completed before the mn& ee xamAzmww.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
Touhy, Banghart Taken Alive; Two Gangsters
 Are Shot Down

Chicago, December 29. - (UP) = FBI Director J, Edgar Hoover today an nounced that the terrible Touhy gangsters - "the vicious and most dangerous criminals the country ever had" - has been killed or captured in a series of raids by G-Men eliminating early this morning in the seizure of Roger Touhy and Basil (The Owl) Banghart).
 Captured were:
 Roger (The Terrible) Touhy, gang leader.
 Basil (The OwD Banghart, his lieutenant.
 Edward Darlak, escaped Joliet prison lifer.
 William Stewart, lifer.
 Matthew Nelson, lifer.
 Slain resisting capture were:
 Eugene Lanthorn, alias James O'Conn0r, Mfr.
 st. Clair McInerney, alias Baby Doll and the Saint, . safe blower and robber.
 Wipes Out Gang
 "This wipes out the Touhy gang" Hoover said.
 After moving down the two men who resisted, FBI agents moved against the gang leaders with tou- my-guns, tear gas and rifles in north side apartment.
 Hoover described the action this way:
 "The zero hour was set for o'clock this morning for the raid on the Touhy- -Banghart hideout. "FBI agents surrounded the building. They had an apartment on the floor opposite Touhy's apart ment. The FBI was equipped with machine guns, high-powered rifles and tear gas. The building was lighted with searchlights at exactly s o'clock.
 Loudspeakers Used
 "Loudspeakers which had been set up told the men to surrender and instructed them to come out of their apartment backwards, hands up and one at time, Banghart first.
 ''The men deliberated 10 minutes. Banghart. acting as spokesman, in- dicated they would surrender and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
BATTLESHIP HIT
 UNCHARTED REEF

Washington Dec. 2e. - lUP) = Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said today that in the early stages of the war an American battleshsp struck an uncharted reef but that the damage had been repaired long since.
 Knox made the disclosure at a press conference after he was in- formed that reports had been pub- lished of battleship sustaining damage in striking a reef. Report CTS complained that this publication appeared to violate wartime regu- latiOns.
 Knox did not reveal where the incident occurred but reporter told him that the unauthorized re- port had mentioned the south Pa- cific.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
Manpower Needs Of Nation
 For 1943 Revised Upwards
McNutt Says 65,4OO,0O Will Be Required By
 December, l943

Washington, Dec. 2e-(Up)-War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNuti today revised upward to 65,400,00o his estimate of the number of men and women of this country who will be engaged in war industries and on the batt'"front by December, l043.
 McNutt, ct e press conference. de- clned to say whether the 100000 increase over previous estimates Of l043 manpower requirements was due to reeds of the armed forces.
 He said 5D,0oo,000 persons are now working in essential industries, agri- culture, non-essential industries, professional or scientific professions, or are in the armed forces. This means that e,400,O00 more persons must go to work or become members of the armed forces in the next i2 months. he added.
 Asked why the estimate had been revised. upward from 63,200, 900, Mo- Mutt said:
 We now have Q more complete
 
 picture before us. It is due to needs of agriculture, lend.lease and sup plying our own armed forces
 McNutt said i7,500 900 persons now are employed in war industries alone, an increase of i0,600 600 over December, i94i. The number em- ployed in non-essential industries, decreased from 2o,2o0,0o0 to 2l,l0o,- GOO, he said.
 Industry, he said, will need i9,30o,- 900 persons by December. l943, or i800,00 more than 1t has now. This leaves 4,eo0, 900 to be found for agriculture and the armed forces, he said.
 President Roosevelt said recently that the armed forces would have 0,700.000 men, exclusive of officers, by the end of i943, an increase of 5000 over the present estimated
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
ALLIES ATTACK SUPPLY LINES
British Subs Sink 4 Ships U. s. Planes Hit All
 Axis=Held Ports
By EDWARD w. BEATTIE limited Press Staff C0rresnondenfl

London, Dec. 29 - (UP.)-British submarines have blasted four ships attempting to reinforce the Ger mans in North Africa, and the Allied Air attack has grown so heavy that observers said today that every Axis-held port in Tunisia was damaged heavily.
 The submarine struck along the Axis Tunisia- -Sicily-Italy supply line and sank two ships, forced an- other to beach itself and probably sank a fourth, according to a Brit ish admiralty announcement.
 German positions in Tunisia were under two-way attack from the air. Bombers and fighters attached to the British eighth army roamed far from their bases to strike at German bases in Tunisia. Then AL lied planes based on Tunisian air. dromes took up the attack in what almost amounted to a round the clock air offensive.
 American Lockheed Lightnings, longrange. twin-fuselage fighters. N04 ACA NAAC bdbLAC 1IOlll Tripolitania and attacked a German supply column 30 miles west of Tri- poll.
 British observers believed the con- stant Allied attack on supply lines might be beginning to pinch Col onel Walther Nehring. German commander in Tunisia who has a force of about 10000 at his disposal. For a time he was being reinforced at the rate of 1000 men 6 day, 1t was said. but that now has been re- duced to a trickle.
 Mounting Allied air activity indi- cated the big Allied push for Tunis and Bizerte might not be far of.
 GA dispatch from La Linea, Spain said there was considerable sea and air activity at Gibraltar, suggesting that large-scale Allied operations were imminent in the Mediterran- can.
 (The dispatch said the British aircraft carriers. Furious, Argus and Victorious; the battleships Nell son and Rodney: three cruisers; two destroyers. a number of submarines, one French destroyer; 90 French and British merchantmen, and a large British transport were anchor ed at Gibraltar).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
Last Stronghold In Africa Joins E lighting French Cause
Terrible Touhy Gang Captured By
 FBI Headed By J. Edgar Hoover
DRIVERS WON'T GIVE UP COUPONS

Washington, Dec. 29-(UP)- Thousands of Americans who eat regularly in restaurants will not be required to surrender coupons when the "point' system of ra- sioning on canned and frozen foodstuffs becomes effective in February.
 OPA spokesmen admitted today that the complexities of demand ing ration coupons from diners out would be too great to be sur- mounted.
 Instead, the restaurants them selves will be rationed. They will be allowed a monthly percentage of the amount of canned and frozen vegetables and fruits pre- viously consumed on their prem ises. Another plan being consid- cred to assure the restaurant eater 8 fair share-and no more of the rationed foodstuffs is the English system of cutting down courses and portions, it was learned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
BOSTON CLUBS FEAR
 LOSS OF TRADE

Boston, Dec. 29.-UP)-Boston night club, cafe and restauT mt own- CTS were worried today about the possibility of losing part of their New Years eve trade--the most profitable of the year.
 Their yearly permits expire at midnight Thursday and more than 200 places have failed to receive their l943 licenses, which will be necessary to operate the morning of New Years Day. The delay was caused in part by the rigi dinspec- ton now required as result of the Cocoanut Grove night club holocaust which took 4e9 lives.
 Some night clubs and restaurants which were ready to operate devoted their advertisements for New Years to allaying public fears by printing diagrams of their establishments and listing the number of exits and safety advantages.
 Much of the testimony about the Cocoanut Grove disaster concerned the lack of sufficient exits and the ss.saev~-nalrslik- ~f daenrasscRa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
JAP CRUISER IS
 BLASTED BY U. s.
Allied Air Force in New Guinea Sinks Vessel
 at RabOul

Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia, Dec. 29-(UP)-The Jap anese have lost another cruiser to the Allied air force in New Guinea. and failed in an attempt to shell Gen Douglas MacArthur's ground forces out of Buna village, it was revealed today.
 While Libarator bombers of the Allied force were blasting the cruiser in the harbor of Rabaul. New Britain, and bombing Japanese air bases at Finsch- -Hafen. New Guinea, and on Timor island, Mac Arthur's ground forces deepened their wedge in the Japanese beach head below Buna.
 A headquarters spokesman said that in the beach head fighting Sunday night and yesterday. the Japanese suffered considerable cas- ualties" in their first attempt to meet the Allied forces outside pre- pared positions since the siege be- gan.
 This desperate sally from strong points and pillboxes around the western end of the main Japanese air strip, south of the Buna mis- sion. came as enemy naval air. craft-probably submarines-shelled the Buna village from just before midnight to just before dawn Mon- day.
 The shelling failed to damage AL lied installations and the sally was beaten back with the net result that American units deepened the wedge which. at Gairopa Point. separates the Japanese forces at the mission
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
BALDWIN TO ASK RIGHT TO SUSPEND LAWS Raymond E. Baldwin May Seek Wartime Elmer.
 gency Powers PLANS TO PETITION
 ASSEMBLY IN JAN. Power Would Be Exercised Only When War Needs
 Demanded It
BY JACK AMMAN

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Hartford, Conn, December 20. - (UP)-Governor- Elect Raymond E. Baldwin, in an extraordinary wartime move, will ask the General Assembly shortly after his inauguration next Wednes- day for power to suspend state laws which interfere" with the war effort, 1t was learned today.
 This request for strong guberna- torias powers in the war emergency will he contained in . bili to be pre- eented soon after tho legislature convenes and organizes.
 Tha measure, 1t was learned, will give the governor the right to sus. pend statutes whish he feels inter. fere with the prompt administration of the war effort in Connecticut.
 Can suspend Laws
 it will give the governor the right to investigate the necessity for keep- Ing . law in effect if it acts aS ''red tapes in the prosecution of the war ln this state. The governor, if he deems the law temporarily tinneces- Sary after investigation, will be giv- sn the right to suspend it for the duration.
 There are scores of laws in the state statute books, an informed sourcs said, which can Do put aside until the end of the war, with no loss in state security. For instance It was pointed out that the state public utilities law which requires motorists who carry passengers to and from work to have c livery II. eense could well be dispensed with during the war.
 Travel Aided
 To obtain livery permit 1t is nee. sssary to 20 through application and hearing procedures at the public utilities commission. By doing away with the law for the duration, war workers who travel by private motor gili be aided considerably. and more private car-owners will carry pas- sengers for fees.
 This and other operative proce- dure" laws will be suspended until the end of the war under the grant to be asked by the governor, 1t was learned. The Legislature, which Is entirely Republicen-controlled, probably will grant Baldwin the suspension pow CT without hesitation. The incoming governor plans to call a special ses- sion in about year to report to the Assembly on what he has done with his new power.
 Other Laws Ready
 Tn addition to submission of this measure, it Sas expected the gov-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
Allies Withdraw
 Near Medjez-El-Bab

Washington. Dec. go --tUP)-- Allied units have been withdrawn from the hlll position six miles northeast of Medjcx- -El-Bad In northern Tunisla, which they took on Christmas eve, the War De- partment announced today.
 Meanwhile, . communique said. Allied patrols In the whole north ern area remained active while air patrols continued to bomb and strafe enemy positions.
 In the air action six German planes were reported shot down with loss of two Allied planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
|ROSTOv IS NEW
 RED OBJECTIVE
Russians EnvelOping I With Pincers; KOteInik-
 OvSki Also Threatened
By M. s. HANDLER United Press Staff Correspondent

(Unlgeu FreSS stan COrreSpOndent)
 Moscow, Dec. 29-(UP)-The Red Army developed pincer movement against Rostov today by driving scuthward down the Voronezh rail- road to within less than 30 miles of the city and breaking into the Ros- toy administrative district from the northeast.
 Russian forces all but surrounded Kotelnikovski, the principal Ger man base southwest of Stalingrad and swept 56 miles to the south, en- tering the northeastern top of Ros- tov administrative district and reaching Kichkino on the border of the Kalmyk republic.
 Six German divisions which start ed a counter-offensive southwest of Stalingrad Dec. 12, atempting to re- lieve the 9 divisions trapped be- tween the Volga and the Don, ap- peared to have been fully routed and thrown out of action. Their rout opened the way for the Rus- sianS to swing down the rail line between Kotelnikovski and Salsk and develop their left wings thrust across 100 miles of f1atlands con- taining few obstacles to tank war fare.
 The arrival of German reinforce ments failed to halt the advance oi Lieut.. Gen. Philip Golikov's Soviet forces down the Voronezh railroad His troops captured the station of Chherdkovo, 30 miles north of en- circled Millerovo, while his advanced forces were reported in the inmedi- ate vicinity of Kamensk, less than 80 miles north of Rostov.
 The Germans had only one avenue of escape from Kotelinikovski, front dispatches reported. Driving in from all directions, the Russians cut five of the six highways leading to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29
SINGLE MEN ...,
 TO BE POOLED
Statewide Basis Would Prevent immediate Induc.
 ton of Married Men
(U. 8. Army photo from NEA)

Washington, December 29. - (Up) - Pooling of all single men on a statewide basis for induction into the armed forces before the calling of a states married men will be proposed to the new congress, it was learned today.
 An amendment requiring this type of pooling was included in the house version of the teen age draft act adopted last month. But it was removed from the bill by confer ence committee. One representative and one senator only voted favor ably upon 1t in conference.
 The reason was never made pub lie and even Representative Paul J. Kilday, Democrat Texas. author of the amendment, said he did not know why it was removed.
 Administration sources said it was planned to ask congress to pass the required legislation to permit pool ing as soon as possible. Objections to the drafting of husbands. which already is underway in most states. were said to be adding impetus to the desire to press for the legisla- ton.
 Meantime, Kilday reported that his mail had been heavy with cor respondence asking for information about his defeated proposal for pool ing. He said that his correspond ents were unanimously in favor of the plan.
 The plan already is being em- ployed in Pennsylvania where state and local Selective Service officials adopted it on their own initiative. It met such favorable reaction and worked so well that Pennsylvania newspapers opened an editorial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-29

Claremont, Minn., Dec. 2o.-UP) Ensign Lawrence M. Knoring, Dorchester, Mass, was killed when his training plane crashed and burned as he tried to make a forced landing near here late yesterday
 Knoring a noval aviation cadet. vas on a routine flight from Wold- Chamberlain field, Minneapolis
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